The genuine history of the Britons asserted against Mr. Macpherson ...
The genuine history of the Britons asserted against Mr. Macpherson ... The genuine history of the Britons asserted against Mr. Macpherson ...
no THE GENUINE HISTORY OF Bede then has not cdmmitted, as Mr. Macpher- fon afferts, " a very effential miflake " here. He has commkted none at all. He deduces the original Britons from Armorica, perhaps ex- tending that name along the whole coaft of France, and being then right in his deduclion. One of his reafons was the continuing appella- tion of Britons in Gaul, perhaps in Flanders or Picardy, and certainly in Bretagne. And the other was the general tradition of the times. But he gives us all with a ftrong note of diffidence, referring us to his fingle authority, and declaring that to be only the popular opinion. By his afcribing the name of the Infular to the Conti- nental Britons, he plainly fliews that he con- lidered the name as exifting in Gaul, many ages before the invafion of the Saxons or the rebellion of Maximus. And we have feen above, that the name was aftually prior to both. I have entered the more fully into this argu- ment, becaufc it might feem to carry feme de- gree of force with it. And I was defirous to afcertain the trifiingnefs of the Britifli migrations into Gaul, which had been confiderably heigh- tened, to point out the exiftcnce of the name of Britons theie before them, and to lay open the grounds and reafons of the name confidently with the etymology of Britain before. Mr. Carte, purfuing the fleps of Bcde, had endeavoured to derive
THE BRITONS ASSERTED. zzz- dcrive the name of our own Britons from the remahnng appellation on the continent, but had not afferted the meaning of euher. And he had even, contradictorily, derived the name of Bre- tagne from the tranfplanted Britons of this illand '. And I was willing, in anfwer equally to Mr. Macpherfon and Mr. Carte, to vindicate the real hiftory, if I could, and to reduce it into a regular confiftency. P. 123. ''From the political and religious *' prejudices which prevailed, in the days of Bede, " between the Britifh Scots and the Saxons, we " may conclude that the Tenerable writer had ** very little converfation with the antiquaries or " fenachies of the former nation. Had he even " confulted them, very little light could be de- " rived from them in an age of ignorance, cre- '' dulity, and barbarifm. Bede, on the other " hand, entertained a friendly partiality for the *' Scots of Ireland.—Their benevolence and hof- " pitality to the Saxon Students, who flocked " into their country, recommended them, in a *' very high degree, to the venerable Anglo-Saxon " (Bede Hift. lib. iv. c. 26.). The good man, " we may take it for granted, embraced every ** opportunity of converfmg with thofe Hibernian * Carte, p. 5— 6, and 194— 19^, '-'.I. " miilionaries
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dcrive <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> our own <strong>Britons</strong> from <strong>the</strong><br />
remahnng appellation on <strong>the</strong> continent, but had<br />
not afferted <strong>the</strong> meaning <strong>of</strong> euher. And he had<br />
even, contradictorily, derived <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Bre-<br />
tagne from <strong>the</strong> tranfplanted <strong>Britons</strong> <strong>of</strong> this<br />
illand '. And I was willing, in anfwer equally<br />
to <strong>Mr</strong>. Macpherfon and <strong>Mr</strong>. Carte, to vindicate<br />
<strong>the</strong> real hiftory, if I could, and to reduce it into<br />
a regular confiftency.<br />
P. 123. ''From <strong>the</strong> political and religious<br />
*' prejudices which prevailed, in <strong>the</strong> days <strong>of</strong> Bede,<br />
" between <strong>the</strong> Britifh Scots and <strong>the</strong> Saxons, we<br />
" may conclude that <strong>the</strong> Tenerable writer had<br />
** very little converfation with <strong>the</strong> antiquaries or<br />
" fenachies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> former nation. Had he even<br />
" confulted <strong>the</strong>m, very little light could be de-<br />
" rived from <strong>the</strong>m in an age <strong>of</strong> ignorance, cre-<br />
'' dulity, and barbarifm. Bede, on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
" hand, entertained a friendly partiality for <strong>the</strong><br />
*' Scots <strong>of</strong> Ireland.—<strong>The</strong>ir benevolence and h<strong>of</strong>-<br />
" pitality to <strong>the</strong> Saxon Students, who flocked<br />
" into <strong>the</strong>ir country, recommended <strong>the</strong>m, in a<br />
*' very high degree, to <strong>the</strong> venerable Anglo-Saxon<br />
" (Bede Hift. lib. iv. c. 26.). <strong>The</strong> good man,<br />
" we may take it for granted, embraced every<br />
** opportunity <strong>of</strong> converfmg with th<strong>of</strong>e Hibernian<br />
* Carte, p. 5— 6, and 194— 19^, '-'.I.<br />
" miilionaries
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