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Victories: Bassian and the Brutans slew Geta, and the Romanes by night. Maximinian ouerranne great partes of Gallia and Germania. Octauy ouerthrew Tra∣herne and the Romanes three legions neere Winche∣ster, and made them flie euen into Albany, and pur∣sued them into Westmerland. Gracian being sent in∣to the field from Maximinian, ouercame Guany the Duke of the Huns, and Melga the Duke of the Pictes,
and kept this Land from their furor by the helpe of the Brutans. Coil Earle of Colchester, which hee built rose against Asclepiodate, and slew him and was made king.
Battels: Bassian was able to endure all the pains of war: a right Emperour for the campe. The Brutans seeing the valiant wit of Carasse, made him their king in spite of the Romans, & rather then they would yeeld to Roome they dyed in battell: Death is better then slauery among enemies. Constantine the first armed himselfe with the Brutans, and fought against Max∣entius: did he not good among them to doe them the more mischiefe, as the Philistines suspected Dauid who was a true saint of God? Conan Meriadocke made war with Maximinian at diuers times, because hee was a Roman: O it is an hard bone to digest Rome which counteth all birdes dawes besides her owne chickens: the man that hath another maister beside himselfe in his owne house is beside himselfe, or else I beleeue, he shalbe set beside his cushion at the last.
Magnanimitie: Maximinian called Armorica Litle Brutany in honour of Brutans, because they conquered it: that a man winneth is his owne: a man may call his owne possession by what name it pleaseth him: new Lordes will haue newe names for their newe landes. Octauy being appointed king in the absence of Constantine, and hearing that Constantine was then made Emperor of Rome, thought verily, that he had enough to do in Roome, though hee medled not with Brutany, and tooke the Crowne to himselfe, and cha∣sed
the Romanes vp and downe in the land, and played Rex with them at all handes, to redeeme his Countrey from thraldome as hee counted it. Home is for the homeborne.