Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1876. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... tucadre a British, G-od) was the name among them of a worshipped Idol, as appears in Ausonius; and the same with Apollo, which also by a most ancient British coin, stamped with Apollo playing on his Harp, circumscribed with 0 VN O - B E L IN, is showed to have been expressly among the Britons. Although I know, according to their use, it might be added to Cuno (which was the first part of many of their regal names, as you see in Cuneglas, Cyngetorix, Congolitan, and others) to make a significant word, as if you should say, the yellow King; for Belin in British is yellow. But seeing the very name of their Apollo so well-fitted with that colour, which to Apollo* is commonly attributed (and observe that their names had usually some note of colour in them, by reason of their custom of painting themselves) I suppose they took it as a fortunate concurrence to bear an honored Deity in their title, as we see in the names of Merodach and Evil-Merodach among the Babylonian Kings from Merodach? one of their false gods; and like examples may be found among the old Emperors. Observe also that in British genealogies, they ascend always to Belintho Great (which is supposed Heli, father to Lnd and Cassibelin) as you see to the Fourth Song; and here might you compare that of Hel2 in the Punic tongue, signifying Phoebus, and turned into Bclus; but I will not therewith trouble you. Howsoever, by this I am persuaded (whensoever the time were of our Belinus) that Bolgus in Pausanias, and Belgius in Justin were mistook for Belinus, as perhaps also Prausus in Strabo (it. supplying3 ofttimes the room of (3.) generated of Brennus corrupted. In the story I dare follow none of the modern erroneously-transcribing relaters or seeming correctors, but * Sni'Oot'Attowwv. 1 Jirme. cap. ...
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