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 as by the Romaine Records, unto theire great shame, it appeareth. Which Ex amples of Crueltie, I thincke, are sufficient to prove, the inhumane Tyranny, which naturallie is gounded in the proud Romaines. And nowe that I have brieffelie sett forthe the Wronges and Injuries, which the worthie Brittaines receaved by the Romaines, I will also compendiously dilate of manie wronges and inormious abuses, which the Brutaines, throughe Treacherie, receaved at divers pagan Nations, as Saxons, Danes, Normans, &c. Abouts anno Domini 435. the Pagan Saxons were sent for by Kinge Vortiger, to aide and defend him and his Realme of Brutaine against Picts and Scotts, which then did greate harme with robbinge and spoilinge. Vortiger, knowinge Brutaine to be unprovided of men of Warr, by reason that the Romaines had taken moste of them awaie, as before is shewed, and that the Romaine Legions were likewise departed out of this Realme, bicause the Romaine Goverment in Brittaine was then ended, and also bicause that Constantine the Greate, and his Christen Mother Helen, had taken out of Brutaine with them all the able men, that then were in the Lande, by all which reasons yt is manifest, that Brutaine was then verie weake of yt self, which made other Nations the bolder to doe them wronge. So that Vortiger was enforced to seeke aide from the Saxons, and also to augment the weaknenes of Brutaine, the tyraunt Maximus, called of Brutaines Maxen grilion, bicause he cruellie persecuted the Christians, tooke out of Brutaine all the able men of his time, and placed them, with theire Kinge Conon Meridiocke, in Litle Brittaine neere Fraunce, called of Britaines, Llidawe Brutaine. Beinge thus weakned by the reasons aforesaid, and continuallie vexed with the robbinge of the Pictes and Scotts, who put all to Sword and Fire as they went, Vortiger the Kinge sent into Germanie for aid against the Pictes and Scotts, his enemies, and to his succour came out of Germanie and Saxonie a greate nomber of Souldiers, under the Conducte of Angli Hengiste and Hersus, who beinge arrived in Brittaine, agreed with the Kinge Vortiger for Wages, to serve him and the Brutaines, and to defend the Kinge and his Realme from theire Enemies. And after that Vortiger, by the helpe of the said Saxons, had expulsed