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 Chap. XIL OF .MAN CHE STER. 429 fettled their viftorious foldiery in the kingdom of the Siftuntii and in the poffeffions of the Mancunians * 9. 1 Caefar p. 123 and Tacitus dc Mor. Germ. c. 28. — *Caefarand Tacitus ibid., Ltivy 1. v c. 34, and Ptolemy. Tacitus therefore is inconfiftent with himfelf in thinking the Germans to be un- mixed c. 2 and 4.— lS Tacitus c. 28, 38, 42, and 46. — 4 Tacitus c. 43 and 45. — 5 P. 444. — 6 C. 28. — 7 Diodorus p. 350 and Diori p. .216. See alfo Dio p. 704. — *P-355. See alfo Plutarch's life of Marius p. 495. v. ii. Bryan. — 9 Strabo p. 45 1. — to Strabo p. 444 and 447. — " Ibid, p.449. — "P. 449and 450. — ' 3 P. 355. — ' Ptolemy. — 15 ApGpwic in Plutarch and ApGpoves in Dio;'Nennius (Bertram) .p. J40 and 143. — v CL 37, compared with Plutarch p. 506 vol. ii. concerning the defeat of Manlius and Caepio. — ,7 P. 405 compared with p.50 1 .— ,8 Plutarch p. 506. Ambron in Celtic fignifies fierce. Hence Ambrones lupi inGildas c. 13. And fo alfo Ambrones in Bonifacii epilL i. p. 70. torn. 13. Maxima Bibliotheca Patrum. But in all probability this is only the fecondary idea of the word, -as Cimber latterly fignified a thief and Briganticus a turbulent man. The original word is probably the fame with Camber, the afpirate being omitted as in Umbri or^Cumbri &c, and Camber making Cambri or Cambrones in the plural. And they are ac- tually called Cimbri by Tacitus. — 19 Plutarch p. 506. — *° See Gaefar p. 34. — ai Ptolemy p. 53. Bertius, and Lucan L i. 423,— 22 Tacitus c. 37. — * 3 Qflian v. i. p. 6. — 2+ Ibid. 'They are therefore called the Sons of Ocean (vol- i. p. 17). And the Norwegians and Danes in the ninth century were called Lochlonnach or Mari— jxers (Ware's Ant. of Ireland by Harris p. 60.). So in Oflianyol. i. p. 3, 7,. and 14. — 2s Oflian vol. i. p. 14. and Soltnus c. 22.*—^ "Offian vol. i. p. 17. — V Ibid. vol. i. p. 26 and 16. Fingal wa£ then a middle-aged man, all his fons being then adults.— * J Eu- ircplus 1. ix. c. 21. — *' For the further account of the Saxons the Angles and the Jutes, fee b. II. c, vi. f. 2. And more may be expc&cd in b. LIL c._i # . IV.. Con-