ADVERTISEMENT.

THE object of the lamented Author, in the following work, as stated by himself in the Preface and opening Chapter, and the expression of his desire, during his last illness, that it should be published, are the best guarantees, to all who knew him, of the care and fidelity with which it was written. It is due to his memory, however, to draw attention to the fact, that he was not spared to superintend its publication, and that the sudden termination of his illness rendered a personal revision impracticable. The verification of References, and other details incident to preparation for the Press, have therefore devolved upon the friend to whom he entrusted the Manuscript.

CONTENTS OF FIRST VOLUME.

PREFACE.

BRIEF NOTICE OF THE PRINCIPAL ENGLISH WRITERS WHO HAVE

TREATED OF BRITISH AFFAIRS ANTERIOR TO THE SAXON INVA-

SION AND PLAN OF THE WORK....

P. i--xxiv.

ENCE OF THE PHOENICIANS UPON THE MYTHOLOGY, LANGUAGE,

AND MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT BRITAIN-COMMERCE OF THE

CARTHAGINIANS, GREEKS, AND ROMANS WITH BRITAIN

DRUIDISM THE BARDS-THE FAIDS-PROBABLE AMOUNT OF

THE POPULATION OF BRITAIN BEFORE THE INVASION OF JULIUS

CÆSAR THAT INVASION CONSIDERED-CASSIBELINUS-CUNO-

INVASION OF BRITAIN

BELINUS

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COINS OF THE LATTER

UNDER AULUS PLAUTIUS-CARACTACUS.

CHAPTER II.

THE QUESTION EXAMINED, FROM THE SCRIPTURES, THE FATHERS,

AND OTHER ANCIENT WRITERS, WHETHER ST. PAUL EVER

VISITED BRITAIN? WHETHER SIMON ZELOTES, ST. PETER,

JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA, OR ARISTOBULUS, EVER DID SO?-

PETER DE MARCA'S OPINIONS, RESPECTING THE FOUNDATION

OF THE GALLICAN CHURCHES, CONSIDERED-STATE OF THE

CHURCH AFTER THE ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST-COURSE

ADOPTED BY THE APOSTLES WITH REGARD TO THE CONVERSION

P. 1

OF HEATHEN NATIONS-POMPONIA GRÆCINA, AND OTHERS,

WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CONVERTING THE

BRITONS-A REMARKABLE PASSAGE IN GILDAS CONSIDERED-

PROBABLE PERIOD AT WHICH CHRISTIANITY WAS INTRO-

DUCED INTO BRITAIN-NATURE OF THE FIRST PLACES OF

PUBLIC WORSHIP-RETROSPECT OF MILITARY TRANSACTIONS:

BOADICEA AGRICOLA; HADRIAN; ANTONINUS PIUS; MARCUS

AURELIUS-CHURCH OF LYONS-IRENEUS

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CHAPTER III.

STATEMENTS OF NENNIUS AND BEDE RESPECTING THE CONVERSION

OF LUCIUS-CONJECTURES OF OTHER WRITERS REGARDING

HIM-TREATMENT OBSERVED BY THE ROMANS TOWARD SOME

OF THEIR TRIBUTARY PRINCES

PEDIGREE ASSIGNED TO

BISHOP STILLING-

LUCIUS BY THE WELCH AUTHORITIES, AND BY SIR H. SPELMAN

-FABLES OF GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH

FLEET'S CONJECTURES RESPECTING LUCIUS -EXTRACT FROM

BARONIUS A GREAT PART OF THE BRITONS, AND OF THE

ROMAN ARMY, CONTINUED IN HEATHENISM DURING THE

SECOND AND THIRD CENTURIES-THE BRITISH CHRISTIANS

GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE RULE AND PRACTICE OF THE

CHURCH OF LYONS, RATHER THAN OF ROME- THE MAIN

ARTICLES OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, AS SET FORTH BY IRENÆUS—

SOME ACCOUNT OF ELEUTHERIUS, BISHOP OF ROME....

CHAPTER IV.

CALPHURNIUS AGRICOLA COMMANDS THE ROMAN FORCES IN BRITAIN

— ULPIUS MARCELLUS-P. H. PERTINAX-D. CLODIUS ALBINUS

-DEATH OF THE EMPEROR COMMODUS-L. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS

DEATH OF CLODIUS ALBINUS

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HIS DEATH-

VIRIUS LUPUS, PRESIDENT

OF BRITAIN - ACHIEVEMENTS OF SEVERUS

CARACALLA-CHURCHES SUPPOSED TO BE FIRST ERECTED IN

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BRITAIN DURING THE

REIGN OF

ALEXANDER SEVERUS

CONTENTS OF FIRST VOLUME.

OBSERVATIONS UPON THE PRACTICES OF THE BRITONS WITH

REGARD TO DIVINE WORSHIP-CATECHUMENS-INFANT BAP-

TISM THE TERMS DIOCESE AND PROVINCE CONSIDERED,

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IN A CIVIL AND IN AN ECCLESIASTICAL POINT OF VIEW

CHAPTER V.

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REFLECTIONS UPON THE STATE OF BRITAIN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF

THE THIRD CENTURY-THE EMPERORS, MAXIMIN, GORDIAN III.,

AND PHILIP CONVERSION OF PART OF GAUL DURING THE

REIGN OF DECIUS-PROBUS, CARUS, DIOCLETIAN-CONSTANTIUS

-CARAUSIUS USURPS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF BRITAIN HIS

CONDUCT AND CHARACTER HIS COINS-ALLECTUS

RECOVERED BY CONSTANTIUS..

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CHAPTER VI.

PERSECUTION UNDER DIOCLETIAN, BEGUN IN NICOMEDIA, EXTENDED

TO BRITAIN-MARTYRDOM OF ALBANUS, AMPHIBALUS, AND

OTHERS-CONSTANTIUS AND GALERIUS EMPERORS-CONSTAN-

TIUS DIES AT YORK

-

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT RECEIVES

TITLE OF CÆSAR THERE HIS CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY

-DEFEAT OF MAXENTIUS

--

THE DONATISTS

COUNCIL AT

ARLES, A. D. 314, ATTENDED BY THREE BRITISH BISHOPS—

CANONS OF THAT COUNCIL CONSTANTINE SOLE EMPEROR

HE DIRECTS THE NECESSARY MEANS TO BE PROVIDED FOR

REPAIRING, ENLARGING, AND BUILDING CHURCHES-ARIUS-

COUNCIL OF NICE-CANONS OF THE COUNCIL-THEIR BEARING

UPON THE CUSTOMS AND PRACTICE OF THE BRITISH CHURCH-

BAPTISM AND DEATH OF CONSTANTINE..

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