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CLaudius sent Didius to supply the place of Ostorius nowe* 1.1 departed, but in the mean time ye Silures fought fortunatly against the legions which was vnder the conduct of Manlius Valens. In this time war brake out betwéene Cartismanda Q▪ of the Brigants, & Venutius hir husband, whom she refused, & matched hir self with Vellocatus his Esquire: wherevpon Venutius fauored of the people, assayled hir territory, and she succoured by ye Romains, after she had intercepted by treche∣ry Venutius brother & allies, fought with him. Wher after a sharp fight, she by the ayde of ye Romaines, preuayled, as also Caesius Nasica did wt his legion against the Brytans in an other place: for Didius vsed others in these matters, bicause he was aged, & onely kept y• which others had heretofore conquered.