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THE BRITONS ASSERTED. i6j<br />

It gives me pain to remark <strong>the</strong> gr<strong>of</strong>s and re-<br />

peated contradii^lions In fo ingenious a writer.<br />

I flrain, I exaggerate nothing. I only collate<br />

parts with parts. And <strong>the</strong> inconfiftency, that<br />

appears upo!^ <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>fe collations, muft<br />

he attributed, fom.etimes to his fervility to thd<br />

interefts <strong>of</strong> an Hypo<strong>the</strong>fis, and fometimes to <strong>the</strong><br />

hafiinefs and inattention with which he appears<br />

to have written his work.<br />

IL<br />

E author, now fetting himfelf to prove<br />

THthat no Iriih colony tranfmigrated into<br />

Britain in or after <strong>the</strong> reign <strong>of</strong> Domician, takes<br />

a review <strong>of</strong> what <strong>the</strong> Romans have communicated<br />

to us concerning <strong>the</strong> flate <strong>of</strong> Caledonia, from<br />

<strong>the</strong> period to <strong>the</strong> appearance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scots on<br />

<strong>the</strong> frontiers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> province. With this I<br />

am but partially concerned. Till it defcends to<br />

<strong>the</strong> 4th century, it has no relation to that mi-<br />

gration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scots into Ireland, which alone<br />

M 2 is

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