Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain derived from the Phœenicians, wherein the original trade of this island is discovered, the names of places, offices, dignities, as likewise the idolatry, language and customs of the p by Aylett Sammes ...

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Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain derived from the Phœenicians, wherein the original trade of this island is discovered, the names of places, offices, dignities, as likewise the idolatry, language and customs of the p by Aylett Sammes ...

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Sammes, Aylett, 1636?-1679?

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London :: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for the author,

1676.

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Contents

• title page
• license
• TO The Right Honourable Heneage Lord Finch, BARON OF DAVENTRY, AND LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• A DESCRIPTION OF THE Renowned Island OF BRITAIN IN GENERAL.
  • CHAP. I. A Description of Ancient BRITAIN.
    • The Languages in Britain are these.
  • CHAP. II. The first Inhabitants of BRITAIN.
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  • CHAP. III. The Explication of the Ancient Names of Kingdoms, Islands, Havens, Cities, &c. as well those expressed in the foregoing Mapp, as others, which in that narrow Compass could not be set down, gathered out of the Phoe∣nician Tongue.
    • From Serpents, &c. these Places take Name.
  • CHAP. IV. Whether the First Planters of this Island came by Sea, or Land? and, Whether BRITAIN was ever part of the Continent?
    • Depths of the North Sea from the Fore-land.
  • CHAP. V. When BRITAIN was first known to the Phoe∣nicians, And how it received its Name from them.
    • That these Islands of Scilly were the Cassiterides of the Ancients.
    • The time when the Phoenicians came from Tyre and Zidon, their own Native Country, to discover BRITAIN.
    • Names of Offices and Gods, in Britain and Gaul, of Phoenician Derivation.
    • THE Antiquity and Original OF THE PHOENICIANS, THEIR Correspondence and Agreement WITH THE JEWS.
  • CHAP. VI. The Greeks in BRITAIN.
    • The Landing Place of the Graecians.
    • THE ANTIQUITY AND ORIGINAL OF THE GREEKS.
  • CHAP. VII. The Customes and Manners of the BRITAINS; Their Laws and Government.
  • CHAP. VIII. The Custome of the BRITAINS in their Wars, and Manner of Fighting.
  • CHAP. IX. The BRITISH Idolatry; their several GODS, and superstitious Rites and Ceremonies of Worship.
    • THE LIFE OF THE Phoenician Hercules, AN HERO.
    • THE NAMES OF THE KINGS Of this Island, FROM SAMOTHES the first Ruler thereof, to the Entrance of the ROMANS.
  • THE CHRONICLE OF THE Celtick Kings.
  • THE CHRONICLE OF THE British Kings.
    • SOME OBSERVATIONS UPON THIS History of Brute.
  • THE CHRONICLE AND HISTORY OF Ancient Britain.
    • THE NAMES OF THE Roman Emperours WHO GOVERNED THIS ISLAND, FROM The first Invasion thereof by Julius Caesar, until it was quitted of the Roman Jurisdiction by Honorius, im∣mediately before the Entrance of the Saxons. AND A Catalogue of the Lieutenants employed by them.
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  • chapter - 13
    • The BRITAINS send for PEACE, but upon an Accident to the ROMAN Fleet, change Counsels.
    • THE British History, RELATING TO THE FIRST INVASION BY CAESAR.
    • CAESAR, HIS Second Expedition INTO BRITAIN.
    • A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF JULIUS CAESAR.
    • THE British History, RELATING TO THE SECOND EXPEDITION OF J. CAESAR.
    • THE Inter - Regnum OF THE ROMANS.
  • chapter - 14
    • THE British History, CONCERNING THE EXPEDITION OF CLAUDIUS, And these Times.
      • Observations upon the before-mentioned Inscription, in memory of the first Christian Church in Britain.
    • THE CONTINUATION OF THE Roman History, UNDER CLAUDIUS BY HIS LIEUTENANTS.
      • THE LIFE OF CLAUDIUS.
      • NERO.
      • THE LIFE OF NERO.
      • GALBA.
      • OTHO.
      • VITELLIUS.
      • VESPATIANUS.
    • THE British History.
      • MARIUS, otherwise Meurig, or Maw.
    • THE CONTINUATION OF THE Roman History.
      • TITUS VESPATIAN.
      • DOMITIAN.
      • NERVA.
      • TRAJAN.
      • HADRIAN.
    • THE CONTINUATION OF THE British History, From the Daies of VESPATIAN, To the fourteenth Year of HADRIAN.
    • THE Roman History.
      • Antoninus Pius.
      • Marcus Aurelius.
      • Comm. Antoninus.
    • THE British History OUT OF BEDE.
      • Observations upon this EPISTLE of Pope Eleutherius, to King Lucius.
      • The Succession of Bishops in the See of London.
      • What these Flamens and Arch-flamens were, and their being changed into Bishops and Arch-bishops.
      • Concerning the Flamens and Arch-flamens of the Gen∣tiles, and the Limits of their Jurisdiction, after they were changed into Bishops, and Arch-bishops.
    • THE CONTINUATION OF THE Roman History, Under the EMPEROUR COMMODUS, As it relateth to This ISLAND.
      • Helvius Pertinax.
      • Didius Julianus.
      • Septimius Severus.
        • SEVERVS his WALL.
      • The Manner of the Romans Deifying their Princes, was performed after this method.
    • THE British Account OF THE WARS OF SEVERUS, IN THIS ISLAND.
      • Bass. Caracalla Anto. And His BROTHER Septimius Geta.
    • THE British History.
      • Anton. Heliogabulus.
      • Alexander Severus.
      • Julius Maximinus.
      • Pupienus Maximus, And Clodius Balbinus, EMPEROURS.
      • M. Anton. Gordianus.
      • M. Julius Philippus.
      • Gn. Messius Quinctus Trajan Decius.
      • Trebonianus Gallus.
      • P. Licinius Valerianus.
      • Publius Licinius Galienus.
      • M. Aurelius Flavius Claudius.
      • THE British Writers CONCERNING CLAUDIUS.
      • L. Domitius Aurel. Valer. Aurelianus.
      • M. Claudius Tacitus.
      • M. Aurelius Valer. Probus.
      • M. Aurelius Carus.
      • C. Aurel. Valer. Dioclesianus, Jovius, AND M. Aurel. Valer. Maximianus.
      • THE Panegyrick Oration, ASCRIBED TO MAMERTINUS, In Praise of the EMPEROURS DIOCLESIAN and MAXIMIAN; Intituled only to MAXIMIAN.
      • SOME OBSERVATIONS Out of the fore-going PANEGYRICK.
    • THE British History, In the Daies of DIOCLESIAN AND MAXIMIAN.
      • Fl. Val. Constantius Chlorus.
      • CONSTANTINE the Great.
    • THE British History, In the Daies of CONSTANTINE THE GREAT.
      • Constantinus Junior.
      • CONSTANS.
      • Flav. Val. Constantius.
    • THE British History, In the Daies of CONSTANTIUS.
      • Flav. Claudius Julianus Apostata.
      • FLAVIUS JOVIANUS.
      • Flav. Valentinianus.
      • THE British Account OF MAXIMUS, And the state of AFFAIRS IN HIS DAIES.
      • Flav. Theodosius.
      • HONORIUS.
    • THE British History, In the Daies of HONORIUS, UNTO VORTIGERN Who brought in the SAXONS.
    • THE AFFAIRS OF BRITAIN, From the decay of the ROMAN State, To the Entrance of the SAXONS.
• THE ANTIQUITY AND ORIGINAL OF THE ROMANS,
  • Of the distinction and division of the People.
  • Of their Civil Government.
  • Of their Religion, some of their GODS, and manner of Worship
  • Of SOOTH-SAYING there are fonr kinds.
    • JANUS.
    • JUPITER.
    • CERES.
    • PAN.
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  • Their Order of Sacrificing was after this manner.
  • Of their Religious places for Worship.
  • Of their Military Discipline.
  • The manner of their Encamping.
  • Of their Habits.
  • Of the Womens Garments.
• A CATALOGUE OF THE British KINGS, In the Time of the SAXONS.
• THE HISTORY OF THE British KINGS In the Daies of the SAXONS, WITH Some necessary Observations upon the Monument of Stone-Henge, Part whereof still remains upon Salisbury-Plain, in the County of Wilts.
  • A TREATISE OF THE Ancient Monument CALLED STONE-HENGE.
  • THE CONTINUATION OF THE British KINGS In the Daies of the SAXONS.
    • Constantine the IV.
    • CARETICUS.
    • CADWAN.
    • CADWALLO.
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  • THE ANTIQUITY AND ORIGINAL OF THE SAXONS.
    • First therefore of the SAXONS.
    • The next People are the ANGLES.
    • The other Nation of the Saxons are the JUTES.
    • That the Saxons were the same with the Getes, and a branch of the Cimbri, proved by the Language, Cu∣stomes, &c. of both Nations.
    • Of TUISCO, that he is vainly supposed the Founder of the German Nation, and Conductor of our Ancestors. Of the Progress of the Getes under divers Princes, ERICUS, WODEN, and others.
    • WODEN.
• THE HEPTARCHY OF THE SAXONS IN BRITAIN.
  • THE KINGDOM OF KENT
    • HENGIST.
    • OERIC.
    • OCTA.
    • ERMIRIC.
    • ETHELBERT.
    • THE British EPISTLES OF GREGORY the GREAT.
      • GREGORY Bishop, servant of the Servants of GOD, To the Servants of our Lord Jesus Christ.
        • Observations upon this Epistle.
      • GREGORY, servant of the Servants of GOD, To our most Re∣verend and Holy Brother, and fellow Bishop Etherius.
      • Gregory the Great To Candidus the Priest going to the Patrimony of Gaul.
      • Gregory the Great To Palladius Bishop of Xanton, To Pelagius of Tours, and To Serenus of Marseilles, Fellow Bishops of Gaul.
      • Gregory the Great To Virgilius Bishop of Arles, and Metropolitan of Gaul.
      • Gregory the Great To Desiderius of Vienna, and Syagrius of Au∣gustodunum, Fellow Bishop of Gaul.
      • Gregory the Great To Arigius a Noble man of Gaul.
      • Gregory the Great To Theoderick and Theodebert, Kings of the Frankes, concerning Augustine Servant of God, sent to the English Nation.
      • Gregory the Great To Brunichild Queen of the Frankes.
      • Gregory the Great To Eulogius Bishop of Alexandria.
        • Observations upon this Epistle.
      • Gregory To Menna of Tolouse, To Serenus of Marseilles, To Lupus of Cavation, To Agilius of Meris, To Simplicius of Paris, To Melantius of Roan, and To Licinius, Fellow Bishops of the Frankes.
      • Gregory the Great To Clotharius King of the Frankes.
      • Gregory To Brunichild Queen of the Frankes.
      • Gregory To Augustine Bishop of the English.
        • Observations upon this Epistle.
      • Gregory To Aldiberga, Queen of the English.
        • Observations upon this Epistle.
      • Gregory To Aldibert King of the English.
      • Gregory To Virgilius Bishop of Arles.
      • Gregory To Melltus Abbot in France.
      • Gregory To Augustine Bishop of the English.
    • THE LIFE OF St AUGUSTINE The first Arch-Bishop of CANTERBURY,
    • THE ANSWERS OF GREGORY TO THE QUESTIONS SENT BY AUGUSTINE The first Arch-Bishop of CANTERBURY,
    • OF THE Famous MONASTERY OF BANGOR, AND THE Conference held between AUGUSTINE, and DINOTH Abbot of that place.
    • EADBALD.
    • ERCOMBERT.
    • EGBERT.
    • LOTHAIR.
    • EDRIC.
    • WIGTRED.
    • EDBERT.
    • ETHELBERT the Second.
    • ALRIC.
    • ETHELBERT the Third.
    • CUTHRED.
    • BALDRED.
  • THE KINGDOM OF THE East-SAXONS
    • SLEDDA.
    • SEBERT.
    • SIGIBERT the First.
    • SIGIBERT the Second.
    • SWITHELM.
    • SIGHERE.
    • OFFA.
    • SELRED.
    • SUTHRED.
  • THE KINGDOM OF THE South-SAXONS
    • ELLA.
    • CISSA.
    • EDILWALCH.
    • The Conversion of the South-SAXONS.
    • The Conversion of the Inhabitants of WIGHT.
  • THE KINGDOM OF Northumberland
    • IDA.
    • ELLA.
    • ETHELRIC.
    • EDELFRID.
    • EDWIN.
    • OSRIC, EANFRITH.
    • OSWALD.
    • OSWY.
      • Bede's Preface to this Synod.
    • EGFRID.
    • ALKFRYD.
    • OSRED.
    • KENRED.
    • OSRIC.
    • CEOLNULF.
    • EGBERT.
    • OSWULF.
    • ETHELWALD
    • ALCRED.
    • ETHELRED.
    • ELFWALD.
    • OSRED.
    • ETHELRED.
  • THE KINGDOM OF THE East-ANGLES
    • UFFA, TITULUS.
    • REDWALD.
    • EARPENWALD.
    • SIGEBERT.
    • EGRIC.
    • ANNA.
    • ETHELHERD.
    • EDELWALD.
    • ALDULF.
    • ELFWOLD.
    • BEORN.
    • ETHELRED.
    • EGILBERT.
  • THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA
    • king
    • CRIDA, WIBBA, CEORL.
    • PENDA.
    • PEADA.
    • WULFER.
    • ETHELRED.
    • KENRED.
    • KELRED.
    • ETHELBALD.
    • BEORNRED.
    • OFFA.
    • EGFRID.
    • KENWOLF.
    • KENELM.
  • THE KINGDOM OF THE West-SAXONS
    • CERDIC.
    • KENRIC.
    • CEAULIN.
    • CEARLIK.
    • CEOWOLF.
    • KINGILS.
      • The Conversion of the West-SAXONS.
    • KENWALCH.
    • ESKWIN.
    • KETWIN.
    • CEADWALLA.
    • INA.
      • THE LAWS OF King INA.
    • ETHELARD.
    • CUTHRED.
    • SIGIBERT.
    • KINWULF.
    • BIRTHRIC.
• Elenchus Capitum.