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after a peace was concluded betwixt the A peace con|cluded. parties, with these
conditions; that the Romans should content themselues with that which they had in possession before the
beginning of these last wars, and suffer Corbreid to inioy all such countries as his brother Caratake held.
And likewise the Picts pai|eng their former tribut for the finding of such gari|sons of Romans as laie at
Camelon, they should be no further charged with anie other exactions. Moreouer it was agreed, that neither
the Scots nor Picts from thenceforth should receiue or succour a|nie rebels of Frenchmen or Britains, nor
should aid by anie maner of means the inhabitants of the Ile of Man, who had doone manie notable
displea|sures to the Romans during the last warres. This peace continued a six yeares during the life of
Aulus Aulus Didi|us departeth this life at London. Didius, who at the end of those
six yeares, depar|ted this life at London, leauing behind him all things in good quiet.
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deceasse the emperour Nero, who succee|ded Uerannius is made lieu|tenant of
Bri|taine. Claudius, appointed one Uerannius to be lieutenant of Britaine, a man verie ambitious
and much desirous of honor, by means whereof, in hope to aduance his name, he sought occasions to haue
warres with the Scotishmen; and at length hearing that certeine of them being borderers had fetched booties
out of Pictland, he did send a great power of Romans to make a rode into the next marches of the Scots, from
whence they brought a great spoile, both of men and of goods. With which iniuries the Scots being moued,
sought dailie in semblable sort to be reuenged, so that by such means the warre was renewed. But before anie
notable incounter chanced betwixt them, Uerannius died. His last Uerannius departeth this
life. words were full of ambitious boasts, wishing to haue liued but two yeares longer, that he
might haue subdued the whole Ile of Albion vnto the Ro|mane empire, as if he might haue had so much time he
doubted not to haue doone.
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Suetonius succéeded in his place, a Paulinus Suetonius. man of an excellent wit,
and verie desirous of peace. He first confirmed the ancient league with Cor|breid king of Scotland: a
recompense being made in euerie behalfe for all wrongs & iniuries doone on Angleseie and not Man was thus in|uaded by Suetonius. euerie part. After this (as Hector
Boetius hath ga|thered) he conquered the Ile of Man; but for somuch as by probable reasons it is
apparant inough, that EEBO page image 52 it was not Man, but the Ile of Angleseic which the Britains name
Môn, and at this time was sub|dued by Suetonius, we haue here omitted to make report thereof,
referring you to the place in the En|glish chronicle, where we haue spoken sufficientlie after what sort
Suetonius both attempted & atchi|ued this enterprise, which being brought to end, he was sent for
into Gallia, to represse certeine tu|mults raised among the people there. In whose ab|sence the Britains
thinking to haue a meet time for their purpose, mooued a new rebellion.
But by the relation of Cornelius Tacitus, this chanced whilest Suetonius was busie in requiring the
Ile of An|gleseie, as in the English chronicle it likewise ap|peareth, with the strange fights and woonders
which happened about the same time, wherevpon the south|saiers (as Hector Boetius saith) declared
that the Ro|mans should receiue a great ouerthrow. Upon trust of whose words the Picts and other Britains
inha|biting Camelon and in the marches thereabouts,
The Scots and Picts kill the Romans. set vpon such Romans as inhabited there, and
fiue a great manie of them yer they were in doubt of a|nie rebellion. The residue which escaped, got them
into an old church, where they were slaine ech mo|thers sonne.