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Ambrosius。 

     41。 In consequence of this reply�察�the king sent messengers through´ out 

Britain�察�in search of a child born without a father。 After having inquired in 

all   the   provinces�察  �they   came   to   the   field   of Aelecti�撮�1�А  �in   the   district   of 

Glevesing�撮�2�А�where a party of boys were playing at ball。 And two of them 

quarrelling�察�one said to the other�察 �O boy without a father�察�no good will 

ever happen to you。; Upon this�察�the messengers diligently inquired of the 

mother and the other boys�察�whether he had had a father�拭�Which his mother 

denied�察�saying�察 �In what manner he was conceived I know not�察�for I have 

never had intercourse with any man�察─�and then she solemnly affirmed that 

he had no mortal father。 The boy was�察�therefore�察�led away�察�and conducted 



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before   Vortigern   the   king。   ��1�А  �V。R。   Elleti�察  �Electi�察  �Gleti。   Supposed   to   be 

Bassalig in Monmouthshire。 ��2�А�The district between the Usk and Rumney�察�

in Monmouthshire。 

     42。 A meeting took place the next day for the purpose of putting him to 

death。 Then the boy said to the king�察 �Why have your servants brought me 

hither�拭─ �That   you   may  be   put   to death�察─  �replied the  king�察  �and   that   the 

ground on which my citadel is to stand�察�may be sprinkled with your blood�察�

without      which    I  shall   be   unable     to  build    it。;  ;Who�察─    �said   the   boy�察�

;instructed   you   to   do   this�拭─   �My  wise   men�察─  �answered   the   king。   ;Order 

them      hither�察─  �returned     the   boy�察   �this   being    complied      with�察   �he   thus 

questioned them�此 �By what means was it revealed to you that this citadel 

could   not   be   built�察  �unless   the   spot   were   previously   sprinkled   with   my 

blood�拭�Speak without disguise�察�and declare who discovered me to you�察─�

then turning to the king�察 �I will soon�察─�said he�察 �unfold to you every thing�察�

but I desire to question your wise men�察�and wish them to disclose to you 

what is hidden under this pavement�此─�they acknowledging their ignorance�察�

;there is�察─�said he�察 �a pool�察�come and dig�此─�they did so�察�and found the pool。 

;Now�察─�continued he�察 �tell me what is in it�察─�but they were ashamed�察�and 

made   no   reply。   ;I�察─  �said   the   boy�察   �can   discover   it   to   you�此  �there   are   two 

vases in the pool�察─�they examined and found it so�此�continuing his questions�察�

;What is in the vases�拭─�they were silent�此 �there is a tent in them�察─�said the 

boy�察 �separate them�察�and you shall find it so�察─�this being done by the king's 

command�察�there was found in them a folded tent。 The boy�察�going on with 

his questions�察�asked the wise men what was in it�拭�But they not knowing 

what to reply�察 �There are�察─�said he�察 �two serpents�察�one white and the other 

red�察   �unfold    the   tent�察─  �they    obeyed�察    �and   two    sleeping     serpents    were 

discovered�察   �consider   attentively�察─  �said   the   boy�察   �what   they   are   doing。; 

The serpents began to struggle with each other�察�and the white one�察�raising 

himself      up�察 �threw     down     the   other   into   the   middle     of  the   tent�察  �and 

sometimes   drove   him  to   the   edge   of   it�察  �and   this   was   repeated   thrice。 At 

length     the  red   one�察  �apparently   the     weaker     of  the   two�察  �recovering      his 

strength�察�expelled the white one from the tent�察�and the latter being pursued 

through   the   pool   by   the   red   one�察  �disappeared。   Then   the   boy�察  �asking   the 

wise men what was signified by this wonderful omen�察�and they expressing 



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their ignorance�察�he said to the king�察 �I will now unfold to you the meaning 

of this mystery。 The pool is the emblem of this world�察�and the tent that of 

your kingdom�此�the two serpents are two dragons�察�the red serpent is your 

dragon�察  �but   the   white   serpent   is   the   dragon   of   the   people   who   occupy 

several provinces and districts of Britain�察�even almost from sea to sea�此�at 

length�察�however�察�our people shall rise and drive away the Saxon race from 

beyond the sea�察�whence they originally came�察�but do you depart from this 

place�察�where you are not permitted to erect a citadel�察�I�察�to whom fate has 

allotted this mansion�察�shall remain here�察�whilst to you it is incumbent to 

seek   other   provinces�察  �where   you   may   build   a   fortress。;   ;What   is   your 

name�拭─�asked the king�察 �I am called Ambrose ��in British Embresguletic���察─�

returned   the   boy�察  �and   in   answer   to   the   king's   question�察   �What   is   your 

origin�拭─�he replied�察 �A Roman consul was my father。; 

     Then the king assigned him that city�察�with all the western Provinces of 

Britain�察�and departing with his wise men to the sinistral district�察�he arrived 

in the region named Gueneri�察�where he built a city which�察�according to his 

name�察�was called Cair Guorthegirn。* * An ancient scholiast adds�察 �He then 

built   Guasmoric�察  �near   Lugubalia   ��Carlisle�В察  �a   city   which   in   English   is 

called Palmecaster。; Some difference of opinion exists among antiquaries 

respecting the site of vortigern's castle or city。 Usher places it at Gwent�察�

Monmouthshire�察�which name�察�he ways�察�was taken from Caer´Went�察�near 

Chepstow。 This appears to agree with Geoffrey's account�察。�illegible�� See 

Usher's Britan。 Eccles。 cap。 v。 p。23。 According to others�察�supposed to be 

the    city  from    the  ruins   of  which     arose   the   castle  of   Gurthrenion�察    �in 

Radnorshire�察      �Camden's      Britannia�察   �p。479。   Whitaker�察    �however�察    �says   that 

Cair   Guorthegirn   was   the   Maridunum   of   the   Romans�察  �and   the   present 

Caermarthen。        ��Hist。  Of   Manchester�察     �book    ii。  c。  1。��  See  also   Nennius�察�

sec。47。 

     43。 At length Vortimer�察�the son of Vortigern�察�valiantly fought against 

Hengist�察  �Horsa�察  �and   his   people�察  �drove   them   to   the   isle   of   Thanet�察  �and 

thrice enclosed them within it�察�and beset them on the Western side。 

     The    Saxons     now    despatched      deputies    to  Germany      to  solicit   large 

reinforcements�察�and an additional number of ships�此�having obtained these�察�

they    fought    against    the  kings    and   princes    of  Britain�察  �and    sometimes 



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extended their boundaries by victory�察�and sometimes were conquered and 

driven back。 

     44。   Four   times   did   Vortimer   valorously   encounter   the   enemy�撮�1�А  �the 

first has been mentioned�察�the second was upon the river Darent�察�the third 

at   the   Ford�察   �in   their  language      called   Epsford�察    �though     in  ours    Set 

thirgabail�撮�2�А  �there   Horsa   fell�察  �and   Catigern�察  �the   son   of   Vortigern�察  �the 

fourth battle he fought was near the stone��3�А�on the shore of the Gallic sea�察�

where the Saxons being defeated�察�fled to their ships。 ��1�А�Some MSS。 here 

add�察 �This Vortimer�察�the son of Vortigern�察�in a synod held at Guartherniaun�察�

after    the  wicked     king�察  �on   account     of  the  incest    committed      with   his 

daughter�察�fled from the face of Germanus and the British clergy�察�would not 

consent   to   his   father's   wickedness�察  �but   returning   to   St。   Germanus�察  �and 

falling   down   at   his   feet�察  �he   sued   for   pardon�察  �and   in   atonement   for   the 

calumny   brought   upon   Germanus   by   his   father   and   sister�察  �gave   him   the 

land�察�in which the forementioned bishop had endured such abuse�察�to be his 

for   ever。   Whence�察     �in  memory      of  St。  Germanus�察     �it  received   the   name 

Guarenniaun         ��Guartherniaun�察       �Gurthrenion�察      �Gwarth      Ennian��      which 

signifies�察�a calumny justly retorted�察�since�察�when he thought to reproach the 

bishop�察�he covered himself with reproach。; ��2�А�According to   Langhorne�察�

Epsford was afterwards called�察�in the British tongue�察�Saessenaeg habail�察�or 

'the slaughter of the Saxons。' ��3�А�V。R。 ;The stone of Titulus�察�thought to be 

Stone in Kent�察�or Larger´stone in Suffolk。 

     After a short interval Vortimer died�察�before his decease�察�anxious for the 

future prosperity of his country�察�he charged his friends to inter his body at 

the entrance of the Saxon port�察�viz。 upon the rock where the Saxons first 

landed�察 �for though�察─�said he�察 �they may inhabit other parts of Britain�察�yet 

if you follow my commands�察�they will never remain in this island。; They 

imprudently   disobeyed   this   last   injunction�察  �and   neglected   to   bury   him 

where     he   had   ap´   pointed。*    *  Rapin    says   he   was   buried    at  Lincoln�察�

Geoffrey�察�at London。
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