The church-history of Brittany from the beginning of Christianity to the Norman conquest under Roman governours, Brittish kings, the English-Saxon heptarchy, the English-Saxon (and Danish) monarchy ... : from all which is evidently demonstrated that the present Roman Catholick religion hath from the beginning, without interruption or change been professed in this our island, &c. / by R.F., S. Cressy of the Holy Order of S. Benedict.

* 1.1X. CHAP.

1. Antoninus Pius succeeds to Hadrian in the Empire: who sent Lollius Vrbicus to represse the rebellious Caledonians in Brittany.

2.3. The Brigantes in Brittany rebell: and are pacified: For which the Em∣perour is stiled Britannicus.

1. TO the Emperour Hadrian succeeded Antoninus Pius adopted by him:* 1.2 In the beginning of whose raign the Northern rude Brittains took the boldnes to break through the wall rais'd by Hadrian for their restraint, and after a hostile manner made in roads into the Roman Provinces. For the repressing of whom Lollius Vrbicus was by the New ••mperour sent into Brittany to govern the Roman Army: who easily quietted those commotions, and moreover drove back the Brittains within their former bounds, at Edinborough, where he rais'd a new Wall, in the same narrow space between the Eastern and Western seas, where formerly Iulius Agricola had for the same purpose built se∣verall forts at convenient distances. From which wall the Emperour Antoninus in his Itinerary reckons the utmost limits of the Empire.

* 1.32. A few years after, the Brigantes (in Yorkshire) upon what provocations it is un∣certain, began ••umults, and both by Sea and land invaded the Ordovices (in North∣wales) a Roman Province. Which injury the others likewise repayd in the like man∣ner. Hereupon Lollius Vrbicus the Roman Pretor, least this flame of dissention should spread further, timely put both his army and Navy in readines. Himselfe lead his Army by land, and Seius Saturninus com∣manded at Sea: Thus in a short time all differences were composed, and the Brigan∣tes, who first began the sedition, received condign punishment.

3. Though these two Tumults in Britta∣ny are by the Writers of those times only sleightly and summarily described, yet it seems they were full of danger and hazard to the Romans, otherwise the Emperour An∣toninus by whose directions and authority the war was managed, would not have as∣sumed the Title of Britannicus, as a conque∣rour of Brittany, which Title notwithstan∣ding we find ascrib'd to him.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A. D. 147.

  X. CHAP.
• * 1.2

  A. D. 142 Capitol. in Antonin. c. ••.
• * 1.3

  A. D. 147.