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were favourably received by the consuls�察 �and swore submission to the
Roman yoke�察�with whatever severity it might be imposed。
The Romans�察�therefore�察�came with a powerful army to the assistance
of the Britons�察 �and having appointed over them a ruler�察 �and settled the
government�察�returned to Rome�此�and this took place alternately during the
space of three hundred and forty´eight years。 The Britons�察�however�察�from
the oppression of the empire�察�again massacred The Roman deputies�察�and
again petitioned for succour。 Once more the Romans undertook the
government of the Britons�察�and assisted them in repelling their neighbours�察�
and�察 �after having exhausted the country of its gold�察 �silver�察 �brass�察 �honey�察�
and costly vestments�察�and having besides received rich gifts�察�they returned
in great triumph to Rome。
31。 After the above´said war between the Britons and Romans�察 �the
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assassination of their rulers�察 �and the victory of Maximus�察 �who slew
Gratian�察�and the termination of the Roman power in Britain�察�they were in
alarm forty years。
Vortigern then reigned in Britain。 In his time�察�the natives had cause of
dread�察�not only from the inroads of the Scots and Picts�察�but also from the
Romans�察 �and their apprehensions of Ambrosius。* * These words relate
evidently to some cause of dispute between the Romans�察�Ambrosius�察�and
Vortigern。 Vortigern is said to have been sovereign of the Dimetae�察 �and
Ambrosius son to the king of the Damnonii。 The latter was half a Roman
by descent�察 �and naturally supported the Roman interest�此 �the former was
entirely a Briton�察�and as naturally seconded by the original Britons。
In the meantime�察 �three vessels�察 �exiled from Germany�察 �arrived in
Britain。 They were commanded by Horsa and Hengist�察�brothers�察�and sons
of Wihtgils。 Wihtgils was the son of Witta�察 �Witta of Wecta�察 �Wecta of
Woden�察 �Woden of Frithowald�察 �Frithowald of Frithuwulf�察 �Frithuwulf of
Finn�察�Finn of Godwulf�察�Godwulf of Geat�察�who�察�as they say�察�was the son of
a god�察 �not��1�А �of the omnipotent God and our Lord Jesus Christ ��who
before the beginning of the world�察�was with the Father and the Holy Spirit�察�
co´eternal and of the same substance�察�and who�察�in compassion to human
nature�察�disdained not to assume the form of a servant���察�but the offspring of
one of their idols�察�and whom�察�blinded by some demon�察�they worshipped
according to the custom of the heathen。 Vortigern received them as friends�察�
and delivered up to them the island which is in their language called
Thanet�察�and�察�by the Britons�察�Ruym。��2�А�Gratianus Aequantius at that time
reigned in Rome。 The Saxons were received by Vortigern�察 �four hundred
and forty´seven years after the passion of Christ�察�and�撮�3�А�according to the
tradition of our ancestors�察�from the period of their first arrival in Britain�察�to
the first year of the reign of king Edmund�察 �five hundred and forty´two
years�察�and to that in which we now write�察�which is the fifth of his reign�察�
five hundred and forty´seven years。 ��1�А �V。R。 not the God of gods�察 �the
Amen�察�the Lord of Hosts�察�but one of their idols which they worshipped。 ��2�А�
Sometimes called Ruoichin�察�Ruith´in�察�or ;river island�察─�separated from the
rest of Kent and the mainland of Britain by the estuary of the Wantsum�察�
which�察 �though now a small brook�察 �was formerly navigable for large
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vessels�察 �and in Bede's time was three stadia broad�察 �and fordable only at
two places。 ��3�А�The rest of this sentence is omitted in some of the MSS。
32。 At that time St。 Germanus�察�distinguished for his numerous virtues�察�
came to preach in Britain�此 �by his ministry many were saved�察 �but many
likewise died unconverted。 Of the various miracles which God enabled
him to perform�察�I shall here mention only a few�此�I shall first advert to that
concerning an iniquitous and tyrannical king�察 �named Benlli。* The holy
man�察 �informed of his wicked conduct�察 �hastened to visit him�察 �for the
purpose of remonstrating him。 When the man of God�察�with his attendants�察�
arrived at the gate of the city�察 �they were respectfully received by the
keeper of it�察�who came out and saluted them。 Him they commissioned to
communicate their intention to the king�察 �who returned a harsh answer�察�
declaring�察 �with an oath�察 �that although they remained there a year�察 �they
should not enter the city。 While waiting for an answer�察�the evening came
on�察 �and they knew not where to go。 At length�察 �came one of the king's
servants�察 �who bowing himself before the man of God�察 �announced the
words of the tyrant�察�inviting them�察�at the same time�察�to his own house�察�to
which they went�察�and were kindly received。 It happened�察�however�察�that he
had no cattle�察 �except one cow and a calf�察 �the latter of which�察 �urged by
generous hospitality to his guests�察�he killed�察�dressed and set before them。
But holy St。 Germanus ordered his companions not to break a bone of the
calf�察�and�察�the next morning�察�it was found alive uninjured�察�and standing by
its mother。 * King of Powys。 V。R。 Benli in the district of Ial ��in
Derbyshire���察�in the district of Dalrieta�察�Belinus�察�Beluni�察�and Benty。
33。 Early the same day�察 �they again went to the gate of the city�察 �to
solicit audience of the wicked king�察�and�察�whilst engaged in fervent prayer
they were waiting for admission�察 �a man�察 �covered with sweat�察 �came out�察�
and prostrated himself before them。 Then St。 Germanus�察�addressing him�察�
said ;Dost thou believe in the Holy Trinity�拭─�To which the man having
replied�察 �I do believe�察─�he baptized�察�and kissed him�察�saying�察 �Go in peace�察�
within this hour thou shalt die�此�the angels of God are waiting for thee in
the air�察 �with them thou shalt ascent to that God in whom thou has
believed。�此�He�察 �overjoyed�察 �entered the city�察�and being met by the prefect�察�
was seized�察 �bound�察 �and conducted before the tyrant�察 �who having passed
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sentence upon him�察�he was immediately put to death�察�for it was a law of
this wicked king�察 �that whoever was not at his labour before sun´rising
should be beheaded in the citadel。 In the meantime�察�St。 Germanus�察�with his
attendants�察 �waited the whole day before the gate�察 �without obtaining
admission to the tyrant。
34。 The man above´mentioned�察 �however�察 �remained with them。 ;Take
care�察─ �said St。 Germanus to him�察 �that none of your friends remain this
night within these walls。 Upon this he hastily entered the city�察�brought out
his nine sons�察�and with them retired to the house where he had exercised
such generous hospitality。 Here St。 Germanus ordered them to continue�察�
fasting�察 �and when the gates were shut�察 �Watch�察─ �said he�察 �and whatever
shall happen in the citadel�察 �turn not thither your eyes�察 �but pray without
ceasing�察�and invoke the protection of the true God。; And�察�behold�察�early in
the night�察�fire fell from heaven�察�and burned the city�察�together with all those
who were with the tyrant�察 �so that not one escaped�察 �and that citadel has
never been rebuilt even to this day。
35。 The following day�察�the hospitable man who had been converted by
the preaching of St。 Germanus�察 �was baptized�察 �with his sons�察 �and all the
inhabitants of that part of the country�察 �and St。 Germanus blessed him�察�
saying�察 �a king shall not be wanting of thy seed for ever。; The name of this
person is Catel Drunlue��* ;from hence´ forward thou shalt be a king all the
days of thy life。; Thus was fulfilled the prophecy of the Psalmist�此 �He
raiseth up the poor out of the dust�察 �and lifteth up the needy out of the
dunghill。; And agreeably to the prediction of St。 Germanus�察�fr
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