were routed, and sore pursued by the Romans: And after this, about September, Caesar in the night having landed more Men, the Brettans gather together about six thousand Men, and enclose the Enemy round, and worsted the Romans. Thus out of Caesar himself, lib. 4. we find Fortune various in her Victories: Labienus being then Chief Commander under Caesar, and Cassibelaun General of the Brettans. And this was the effect of the first Expedition of Caesar, who setling the Winter-Quarters of his Sol∣diers in Belgis, that is, in Hantshire, Wiltshire, and Somersetshire; and having received Pledges onely from two Cities of Brettaine, in order to a Peace, (for the rest would send no Pledges) Caesar went into Italy: Lib. 4. de Bello Gallico, in ipso fine.
Caesar departed out of his Winter-Quarters into Italy, Lucius Domitius and Appian Claudius being Consuls, commanding his Deputies over his Legions in Brettaine, that they make as many new Ships as they can that Winter, and repair the old ones; Lib. 5. de Bello Gallico, in ipso initio. Now these were Consuls of Rome, Anno Urbis Conditae 700, saith Montanus: But Helvicus placeth their Consulship Anno Urbis Romae Conditae 699, Annóque Mundi 3896, & antè Christum Natum, quoàd Vulgarem Compu∣tationem, 54.
The next Summer Caesar returned again into Brettaine: Mandubratius King of the Trinobants (Son of Imanuentius) with their chief Town, now called London, submitted to the Romans. Caesar demanded forty Pledges, and Corn for his Army, which were forthwith sent him by the Trinobants: After which Example, many others submitted also. Caesar assaulted the Town of Cassibelaun, now called St. Albons, and takes it: The Brettans not enduring the Storm long, ran away out of the Town at another part thereof, and many of them were taken and slain as they fled. But the last great Bat∣tel between the Brettans and the Romans was a little before, when the Romans were bu∣sied in fortifying of their Tents and Holds, the Brettans entring forth of the Woods, (where they used to sculk) fell upon them, and sharply assaulted the Romans; and that day was slain Q. Laberius Durus Tribunus militum: And the day following the Brettans shewing themselves on Hills not far from the Roman Tents, provoked the Ro∣mans to Battel; but at Noon, when Caesar had sent three Legions, and all his Horse, with Caius Trebonius his Lieutenant, to bait, suddenly the Brettans fell upon them on all sides as they baited; but the Romans killed a great number of them, so as the Brettans could not get together, nor stand together, nor had liberty of leaping out of their Chariots to fight: And upon this Flight, their Auxilliaries (which were met on every side) went away: Neither after this time did the Brettans ever encounter the Romans with their chief Forces; Lib. 5. de Bello Gallico, pag. 160. & deinceps ad pag. 165. And after the taking of St. Albons, as is before-mentioned, Cassibelaun, by means of Comius the Atrebatian, sends Embassadors to Caesar, concerning his submitting to the Romans. Caesar demands Pledges, and appoints what Tribute should be paid yearly to the People of Rome from Brettaine, and chargeth Cassibelaun that he do no harm to Mandubratius, nor to the Trinobants: And so having received Pledges, Caesar carries back his Army to the Sea, and departed out of Brettaine: Caesar de Bello Gallico, lib. 5. pag. 164. of the Edition Printed at Leyden, with Montanus Notes, 1651. Nor do I read that Caesar came again into Brettaine ever after.
Divus Julius Caesar cùm Exercitu Britanniam ingressus, Quanquàm Prosperâ Pugnâ terruerit incolas, ac littore potitus sit, potest videri [Britanniam] ostendisse Posteris, non tradidisse. Cornelius Tacitus de Vita Agricolae, cap. 13.
And by and by Civil Wars growing, and several Princes rebelling against the Ro∣man State, Brettaine remained in Peace, as forgotten by the Romans, (Schidius upon Suetonius Tranquillus, Printed 1656. pag. 36.) until the time of the Emperour Claudius.