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.

* 1.1I. CHAPTER.

1.2. &c. Kingdoms of the Picts and Scotts established in Brittany.

* 1.21. THE Romans having taken their farewell of this Island, it is from that Epocha that we may reckon the institution of two Kingdoms here, the Picts and the Scotts. For though heretofore there hath been mention made of severall Princes and Kings of each Nation, yet they seem to have been Kings rather by election, and in the nature of Generall's for present expeditions, then as enjoying an establish'd Principality.

2. For as much as concerns the Picts, though they always had their habitation in the Northern parts of Brittany, yet they were oft forced to change and contract their Seats: But now enjoying peace and secu∣rity by the Romans absence, they became establish'd in their ancient Territory. Which Territory they in a few years enlarged ma∣king an irruption through the Wall of sepa∣ration, and possessing themselves of the Pro∣vince more Southerly.

3. And as for the Scotts, they being hi∣therto as auxiliaries of the Picts, mingled among them in all their invasions, and o••t compell'd by the Romans to return to their habitation in Ireland and other Northern Regions: Yet now they fix'd their habitation in the Northern coasts of Brittany, under Fer∣gusius their King.

4. Of these two Nations and Kingdoms, the principall in this age was that o•• the Picts: And if we enquire into their peculiar Seats, the Picts seem to have possess'd the Provinces about Edinborough confining to the Wall, which therefore was anciently call'd

the Picts-wall:* 1.3 And the Scots inhabited the Northern and Western Provinces lying nea∣rest to Ireland, from whence they came. But in the following age they turn'd their arms against the Picts, whose numbers and power they by degrees diminished, and at last utterly destroy'd their kingdom and name, and gave to the whole countrey the new appellation of Scotland.

Notes

• * 1.1

  I. CHAP.
• * 1.2

  A. D. 421.
• * 1.3

  A. D. 423.