§. II. The Britanns at bloudie odds among themselues, vpon Iulius Caesars inuasion.

THe iland then was full of ciuil warres, as∣well because it was full of petie kings, as for other perplexiue respects, growing out of the distinction of originals among the most early, or most antient races, and the later ones, CAS∣SIBELINE in BRITAINE, head of the one, and, of the other, DIVITIACVS in GAL∣LIA, to whom king GALBA succeeded. Con∣trarie to that preceptiue oracle of HOMER, let there bee but one king; for more then one doe not well. The best of APOLLOS oracles no truer. In this estate of things the weaker states of BRI∣TAINE could not otherwise preserue themselues then by the counterpoise of leagues; till the end∣lesse iniquities of disagreeing princes enforced parties to fly vnder foreigne guards as to auoide oppressions at home. This the tragicall case of that poore distressed prince MANDVBRATIVS, whose father (late king of the TRINOBANTS) was slaine by CASSIBELINE. MANDVBRA∣TIVS himselfe (whom domesticke moniments call by another name) compelled to quit his countrey, did not therefore quit his claime. So notable an opportunitie of the ilanders intestine diuisions (though not acknowledged by CAE∣SAR, as a motiue of his attempt) could not but bee a speciall hand to becken him ouer, and bring him in.