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THE BRITONS ASSERTED. 87<br />

nnd aftually appears in Ptolemy's name^ for <strong>the</strong><br />

South-Foreland, Cantion or A-Cantion, Promon-<br />

tory or <strong>The</strong> Promiontory '. <strong>The</strong> Cantii and<br />

Cantre equally borrowed <strong>the</strong>ir appellation, from<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir p<strong>of</strong>ition upon <strong>the</strong> headlands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir coafl.<br />

And Cantire literally fignifies an Headland.<br />

<strong>The</strong> divifion <strong>of</strong> Trinobantes Into Trion-oban<br />

will appear very furprizing, when we confider,<br />

that <strong>the</strong> tribe is denominated Novanei or No-<br />

vantes in <strong>the</strong> coins <strong>of</strong> Cuncbellne. And <strong>the</strong> inter-<br />

pretation <strong>of</strong> it into Mardiy Diftricl: will appear<br />

equally wonderful, when we reflect, that it was<br />

originally <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dry and gravelly fire<br />

<strong>of</strong> London. <strong>The</strong> Belgce <strong>of</strong> Kent pufhed acr<strong>of</strong>s<br />

<strong>the</strong> Thames, and feized <strong>the</strong> South <strong>of</strong> Middlc-<br />

fex, under <strong>the</strong> title <strong>of</strong> Novantes or New-comers %<br />

This happened a confiderable period before <strong>the</strong><br />

defcent <strong>of</strong> Ccefar, as <strong>the</strong>y <strong>the</strong>n formed a power-<br />

ful kingdom to <strong>the</strong> North <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Thames %<br />

and mufl <strong>the</strong>refore have <strong>the</strong>n held all <strong>the</strong> ter-<br />

ritories that <strong>the</strong>y afterwards poiTeiTed in Mid-<br />

dlefex and Effex. Upon <strong>the</strong>ir irruption into<br />

<strong>the</strong> South <strong>of</strong> Middlefex, <strong>the</strong>y fele&d <strong>the</strong> fine<br />

fite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prefent London, <strong>the</strong> eminence bt-<br />

-twixt <strong>the</strong> Thames and Fleetbrook, for <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong><br />

^. 92,<br />

' See Hlftory <strong>of</strong> Ptlancheuer, p. 467.<br />

- Hiilory <strong>of</strong> Manchefler, p. 60, 62, and 41 2.<br />

' Trinobaates, prope firmiiruna earum regioaum clviras,<br />

G 4<br />

a for-

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