Chag. y. O F ^AN.CEESTE R. 149 fpjth-W*ft of Warwickshire and the whole of Worcefterfhire **. Tfhe Carnabii attacked it on the north and weft, and reduced all Shropfhire, all Staffordfhire, noarly all Warwickfhire, the little detached 4$n& of Flintflxire, -and the eaft of Chefliire * And. the Silures. inched ittto the center of their dominions, fybdued their remaining pofieflfans in North-Wales, and put a fin^l pe- riod to their epigirQ % . Theft w?re the Jfritiflvinji^bitantjs of Eaft-Chefhire. But the Britiflv tfiha&tentjs q$ Pejpbyfliire were the Icepi> who under the conduct of their injured princefs cut feventy thoufand of the Roinaas jti*J: RopfWpi*e4 Britons to pieces, and deftroyed their three tQWpg o£ Vefv&vn Cglchefter and London ". Thefe^ oonfifted of twq diftin# frityes *'- One of them was the Proper Jfceai* and* i»- deao*WJt3te4 l$^ 1 hy Antoninus, Cenimagni by Cfdar* QeHQJHeft fry- Ifcavqwa^ and bpth Cenomanni and Cpni- HWQftl by Rfcta4 .*%■ Tte genuine and .proper name there- ipremuft featf* bf»» Cea4, Y?c$n-i» or Cen-pra*es; and the appeUatiofts-pf Coftigftgrn* Cfcnhnannv <# Cenqnaanni myft h?vA been m^reijr Wffid^^,^;^^ **• By£ bo^h 4^iominat;ions ware untatatf? floral witjoL tha -ffrft fettlpn^ftf s ?f the tribe in. Briteta. And hod* tteie ^fdqutyedfr >deriw4 together • with. tW StSt fettJw**f it irqtfi tfc^ Cejuomaiwi of Gaul 3 %. Several nature of tfc* pripii^v^ ^ritons appear tjtvhave. re- named i&d names of the /A»&4 *>£ which, tfce^ were ^rjg^qaJlly memfoM v 4ftd from which «hty fgiggfeMy jpigratf d it* C^VW^ to Britain/ Suafe wtte^th? Httdw* of ^^ffejffrre, ,4^i?i?4 from the Efcedui of (Usual** aadfufcck#d by tjn$ Belgae of Hawp* Aire. Sueh r^r© the Bibixxjo* or EhejrtU vyhpTrcw ^vidqptljf a tribfc ef *he> native inhabitants^ tjerauTe fbty ft##pk#d #h} ft V dued (*»' I have ffiewad b**><e *)> Ae; Ba%tc Hfegn* ftf *te&ujfr> Such were the Attrebates, who were at cnri^ntlj ; A.afiftoir ftf the genuine Britons, beeaufe thiy efinalljr htjrto J(fee apfltr of the Bibrcxm ■* . Such aMfc were the i Anca&tec * dfcfeedtdsd f r«sfu the Caletes of Gatrt, and eto*jly tin* akfUnrtajbieaof /thA)ifli&4»< having both' the Attr e bates and tfe* JHbrocea Jtbxtha Imtffe:^ tbem *V And fuch were undoubtedly th« li^i^c»iG^omaxuM^ 1 * : being:
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