Philadelphus, or a defence of Brutes, and the Brutans history Written by R. H.

The Genealogy of the Romano-Brutans.

BRutany by meanes of much trouble, bred doubt∣fulnesse in it selfe, and hereof grew Resistance, till Resolution held with Kindred, and tooke

the sonne of a Brutan before the child of a Romane: thus Basianus Caracalla was for his good mothers sake made king, but his elder brother Geta was refused. Busines sent Caracalla to his Romane Empire: Fauour made Carasse the Viceroy for a time, and Flattery with Per∣swasion and Vsurpation made him Ruler: War ouer∣threw him: Victory created Alectus a Roman the king of Brutany: Displeasure puld him downe, and Compa∣rison set vp Asclepiodate, Duke of Cornewall: yet Coil the Earle of Colechester brought the peoples goodwill into such a wheele, and so turned it to himselfeward, that he slew Asclepiodate, and was the third of that name king next him: then Feare amazed Coil, till Marri∣age ioined Constantius a Roman Duke with his daugh∣ter Helen, the fayrest mayd aliue: then Contentment setled them both in the kingdome, and Loue brought them foorth into the world Constantine the first, whom Excellency lifted vp to the Roman Empire: but Agree∣ment appointed Octauy Duke of Cambry the ruler of this Iland: then Enuy flew from Roome, and brought Traherne on his winges against Octauy, and made him fly abroad for a time, but Strength and Hope carried him home againe, and Prouidence counselled him to marry his daughter with Maximinian one of Helens kin∣dred, and him Conueyance made king against Conans minde: then Superioritie remoued Maximinian to Roome, and Gracian by grace and desert supplyed hys roume in Brutany: but Crueltie so alienated the people from him, that Force destroyed him as an vngratious Ruler: then ill Neighbourhood in Albany made the Bru∣tans to seeke vppon Roome, and Submission obteined help of the Romans two times, but varietie of Wars

made Roome leaue Brutany at this time, and good Neighbourhood in little Brutanie caused their king Al∣droene to assist the great Brutans, but yet dangers held them without a Ruler many yeares.

When Romanes raigne as much as Brutans, I must not make long account of them both, and in this respect I call them Romanobrutans or Brutanoromans, which you will: their Genealogy is so mingled and put together, that a Grammarian Doctor might make a great questi∣on of the name, and shew much conceit. I had rather point at such slight and needlesse questions, then in∣treate of them more or lesse: and partly vppon such a cause I containe Topography, at this time in the morall Tables of Vertues and Vices, and would chuse to ioyne the places with the actions hereafter, rather then diuide them, and set them seuerally, as I did before with more reason then I can now. One day telleth an other, and one night certifieth another: new and old names are diuersly considered.