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Vectis, Silimnus, and Andros : but beneath Siambis and 

 Axantos: and on the contrary side, toward the German 

 Sea, there lie scattered the Glessaria?, which the later Greek 

 Writers have named Electrides, because Amber was pro- 

 duced there. The farthest of all, which are spoken of, is 

 Thule ; in which there are no Nights, as we have declared, 

 at the Solstice, when the Sun passeth through the Sign 

 Cancer ; and on the other hand no Days in Midwinter ; and 

 each of these Times they supposed to last Six Months. 

 Timceus the Historiographer saith, That farther within, at 

 Six Days' sailing from Britannia, is the Island Mictis, in 

 which White Lead is produced, and that the Britanni sail 

 thither in Wicker Vessels, sewed round with Leather. Some 

 make mention of others, as Scandia, Dumna, and Bergos ; 

 and the biggest of all, Nerigos; from which Men sail to 

 Thule. Within one Day's Sail from Thule is the Frozen 

 Sea, named by some Cronium. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Gallia. 



ALL Gallia, by one Name called Comata, is divided into 

 three Kinds of People, and those for the most part divided 

 one from the other by Rivers : Belgica, from Scaldis to 

 Sequana : Celtica, from it to Garumna ; and this Part of 

 Gallia is also named Lugdunensis. From thence to the lying 

 out of the Mountain Pyrenseus, Aquitania, formerly called 

 Aremorica. Agrippa hath made this Computation of all 

 the Galliae lying between Rhenus, Pyrenaeus, the Ocean, 

 and the Mountains Gehenna and Jura ; whereby he ex- 

 cludeth Narbonensis Gallia; in Length 420 Miles, and in 

 Breadth 313. Next to Scaldis, the Toxandri inhabit the 

 utmost Borders, under many Names. Then the Menapii, 

 Morini, and Oromansaci ; joining upon that District which is 

 called Gessoriacus, the Brinanni, Ambiani, Bellonici, and 

 Hassi. Within, the Castologi, Atrebates, and the free Nervii. 

 The Veromandui,Sueconi,and free Suessiones,freelllbanectes, 

 Tungri, Rinuci, Frisiabones, Betasi, free Leuci. The Treviri, 



