* 1.1VI. CHAP.
1. Iulian made Caesar.
2.3. Lupicinus Governour of Brittany re∣call'd Gumoharius succeeds him.
4 The Scotts invade Brittany: Now first named.
1. COnstantius to disburden himself of some part of the cares of the Empire did in the year of Christ three hundred fifty one create Gallus the Son of his Vncle An∣nilalianus Caesar, & gave him to wife his sister Constantina, sending him into the Eastern parts to govern there: But three years after, for his cruelty and other enormous crimes he cau∣sed him to be emprison'd, and his head to be cut off. And the year following he assum'd into the same dignity of Caesar and Successour in the Empire Iulian younger Brother to Gal∣lus,* 1.2 afterward called the Apostat, whom he sent with an army into Gaule, to represse the irruptions of the Franks and other German Nations.
2. In the fourth year of his Government troubles arising in Brittany,* 1.3 he sent over Lupicinus to compose them. These troubles were caused by the excursions of the barba∣rous Nations,* 1.4 the Picts and Scotts, saith Mar∣cellinus, which wasted with all cruelty the Northern Provinces bordring on them. Lupi∣cinus therfore strengthning his Army with auxiliary companies of the Heruli, Batavians and Maesians, in the midst of Winter took shipping at Bulloign (Bononia) in Gaule, and landed at Richborow (Rutupiae) a Sea-town on the other side: from whence he mar∣ched to London, there intending to advise how to proceed.
3. But he was not permitted to perform any considerable exploit against the ene∣mies, by reason that Iulian proclam'd Em∣perour by his Army was iealous of him, least if he shoud be inform'd of his rebellion against Constantius, he should practise his Army against him. Whereupon stopping all passages from Gaule into Brittany, he recal∣led Lupicinus and in his place sent for Gene∣rall of the Brittish Army, Gumoharius.
4. But neither did he doe any thing wor∣thy of memory, for notwithstanding any opposition of his the Scots, a people which came out of Ireland, rooted themselves so firmly in the Northern parts of this Isle, that dayly encreasing, they in after ages esta∣blish'd a Ki••••dom there to them selves and posterity to this day. Hereto pertains that passage of Giraldus Cambrensis,* 1.5 It must be ob∣serv'd, saith he, that when Nele obtain'd the Monarchy of Ireland, the six sons of Mured King of Vlster passing over in a considerable fleet, pos∣ses'd themselves of the Northern parts of Britta∣ny. Whence a people descending from them, called by a peculiar name, Scotts, doe inhabite that co••••er to these times. Now this Prince called Nele, the Monark of Ireland, raigned in the dayes of the Emperour Constantius, as Bishop Vsher collects from the nameles Au∣thour of the Life of S. Patrick. Which if it be true, then it is probable that the irruption of the Scotts and Picts mention'd by Marcel∣linus, was the same which Giraldus speaks of. And it is very likely that among the six sons of Mured, the eldest was that Reuda of whom S. Beda writes, saying, In processe of time Brittany, after the Brittains and Picts, received a third Nation of Scotts,* 1.6 who seated themselves in the countrey of the Picts. These coming out of Ireland under the command of their Captain Reuda, partly by freindship, and partly by the sword possess'd themselves of those seats, which they hold to this day. And from this their Ca∣ptain Reuda, they are called Dalreudini.
5. This is the first time that mention is