Gynaikeion: or, Nine bookes of various history. Concerninge women inscribed by ye names of ye nine Muses. Written by Thom: Heywoode.

Celtae.

THese be a people of France betweene the riuers Graumna and Sequana, who dissenting amongst themselues, fell into an intestine and implacable ciuill warre. After many bloody conflicts, being ready once more to ioyne battaile, the women presented themselues betwixt their armies, and with such smooth Oratory and persuasiue arguments layd open the miseries of warre, with the aboundant commodity arising from peace and amitie, that they not onely reconciled all hostilitie for the present, but betwixt all the citties and chiefe families confirmed an indissoluble league of friendship, which conti∣nued many yeares after. Since which time, either in forreine differences, or domesticke quarrells, as well in warre, as peace, their counsell is euer deman∣ded, and for the most part followed. Therefore in the league which this peo∣ple made with Hanniball, it is thus written; If the Celtae haue any thing worthy taxation to obiect against the Carthaginians, let it be disputed by the generalls and Prae∣fects in Spaine; If the Carthaginians find any thing iustlie to reprooue the Celtae, the matter shall be discust and arbitrated by their women.