[ IX] HOngarie was for a long time a retreat for many strange nations: for it was first inha∣bited by the Panonians and Peonians, then vpon the declining of the Roman em∣pire, [ C] by the Gothes, who were expelled by the Hun••. The Lombards followed them, and held it two and fortie yeres: then the Huns succeeded them vnder their king Attila, who inriched this countrie with the spoyles of other nations. But Charlemaine vanquished them, and tooke from them a great treasure which they had gathered together, at Buda. Lastly, in the yeare of Grace 900, in the time of the Emperour Arnold, the Hongres comming out of Scythia, ••el vpon this countrie, who joyning with the remainders of the Huns, spoyled all Germanie; but in the end, they were somewhat supprest by a defeat which was giuen them by the Emperour Otho, neere vnto Ausbourg, in the yeare of our Redemption 954.
[ X] In old time, the inhabitants of this countrie had inuironed it about with nine circles, [ D] which the German call Hagues, wherof euerie one was so made of beech, oake, or firre, as it contained twentie foot in br••dth, and as much in heigth. All the places thus inui∣roned were filled with chalke that was verie glutinous, or with verie hard stones, and the top of the rampiers were couered with great flagges of earth ful of grasse, and at the cor∣ners of these rampiers they had planted little trees, which being dispersed here and there, did represent trees and grasse which grew all along those forts. It was twentie Germane [ IV] leagues from one circle vnto another; and within them were boroughs, villages, and hamlets, disposed in such sort, as th••y might heare the voyce of a man from the one vnto the other. The gates were low and narrow, and set out of the way, to the end they might with more ease and more cou••••tly go ••orth to robbe and spoyle. And one circle gaue [ E] notice vnto another of what happened, or what they intended, by the sound of trumpets.
Procopi••s doth distinguish the Huns, calling some White, and the others Nomades: he speakes of the white after this manner, The Huns Euthalites do not lead a pastorall life, like vnto the other Huns, but keepe themselues verie neatly, and are the fairest among the Huns. These neuer made any roads into the Romans territories, and are not of a sa∣uage aspect like vnto the rest. They haue a king which commaunds them: and he is most happie among them that hath most friends, who are most commonly at his table, and are partakers of his cre••••••, p••ise, and fortune. The P••onians had not any townes, as Appi••n Alexand••i•••••• writes, but liued in hamlets according to their families; neither did they vse any ordinarie course of judgement, ••••••re being not any prince that did commaund o•• [ F] rule ouer them.
[ XI] The inhabitants of Hongarie were in old time h••ld to be sauage, stirring, soditious, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, couetous, desirous of reuenge, and no ••••••••nds to strangers.