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6o THE GENUINE HISTORY OF<br />

before, mud necefTarily have carried <strong>the</strong> name<br />

<strong>of</strong> Cimbri with <strong>the</strong>m acr<strong>of</strong>s <strong>the</strong> Rhine into Germany,<br />

and have brought it with <strong>the</strong>m into Gaul<br />

again. And <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Belgse appears not to<br />

have been given in Gaul, and feems to have<br />

been borne in Germany. Ccefar fays, pler<strong>of</strong>que<br />

Belgas e^e ortos a Germanis, llhenumqiie antiquitus<br />

tranfduflos— ibi confedifle, Gall<strong>of</strong>que —<br />

expuliffe : where we have not <strong>the</strong> lead intima-<br />

tion <strong>of</strong> any change in <strong>the</strong> name upon <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

paffing into Gaul, and where <strong>the</strong>y feem to have<br />

borne <strong>the</strong> fame appellation on <strong>the</strong> German as on<br />

<strong>the</strong> Gallic fide <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rhine. And, wherever it<br />

was given or afilimed, it was certainly no title <strong>of</strong><br />

reproach, becaufe <strong>the</strong> Belg^ appear univerfally<br />

acknowledging it for <strong>the</strong>ir own on <strong>the</strong> continent,<br />

in Britain, and in Ireland. This <strong>the</strong>refore en-<br />

tirely fets afide <strong>the</strong> Indiftind and forced etymo-<br />

logy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mr</strong>. Macpherfon, becaufe it carries a<br />

reproach in its meaning. And <strong>the</strong> name mud<br />

be derived from fome principle <strong>of</strong> diilindlion,<br />

that was admitted by <strong>the</strong> Belgsc as well as <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

neighbours, and will adapt itfelf to <strong>the</strong>ir con-<br />

dition ei<strong>the</strong>r in Germany or Gaul. <strong>The</strong> Bel-<br />

gce pretty certainly lived, before <strong>the</strong>ir mi-<br />

gration into Gaul, immediately on <strong>the</strong> German<br />

fide <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rhine. And as <strong>the</strong>y and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

neighbours were all equally Celtic ', <strong>the</strong> name<br />

* See herer.fter for <strong>the</strong> Belgce.<br />

was

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