The genuine history of the Britons asserted against Mr. Macpherson ...

J20 THE GENUINE HISTORY OF
into one community, in confequence of the Cim-f
brie incroachments upon tliem. There were
none made. And there were no Cimbri, or
German Celtre, to make them. The Caledonians
actually embodied together long after the
asra affigned for it by Mr. Macpherfon, when
Agricola threatened the reduction of all their
tribes.
Nor is the name of Caeldoch, now ufed by the
Highlanders to fignify their own country, any
proof of fuch an affociation. It is no proof of
any at all. And the etymon, which is here
difplayed with fucli an air of confequence, and
with fuch a refle£lion upon the ignorance of
others, is obvioully unjuft in itfelf. This will
cafily appear.—I have previoufly ihewn Gathei
to be pronounced fimilarly to Gael by the Irifli
and Highlanders. And Gathei is alfo changed,
as I have equally remarked, into Galath, Galat,
Gait, and Celt. It is alfo changed into Gaellt,
Gallt, Gaeld, andGald '. This we fee direftly
exemplified, in the Gael of the continent and the
ifland being univerfally denominated Galath and
Celtac by the Grsecians, Gallt and and Gallta by
' See Buchanan, p. 34— 35". and p. 61. V. I. Ruddlman,
who informs us, that the Scotch ufe the word Gald tor a Gaul.
And fee alfo Gauld-i and Gaeiti, and even Gaeltach, in Du
^acpherfon, p. 98, 99.—From the word Gald is derived the
n^me for Galgacus in the Scotch Romances, Galdus.—And
fee Irwin's Hill. Scot. Nomenclatura Latino-vernacula,
i68i, p. 83.
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