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River Singulis, falling into the same Side of Bcetis. The 

 Towns of the Jurisdiction Hispalensis are these : Celtica Axa- 

 tiara, Arruci, Menoba, Ilipa, surnamed Italica. And on the 

 left Hand, Hispalis, a Colony, surnamed likewise Romulensis. 

 Opposite to it, the Town Osset, which is also called Julia Con- 

 stantia: Vergenturn, which also is JuliiGenitor; Hippo Caura- 

 siarum, the River Menoba, which also entereth into Bcetis on 

 the right Side. But within the Estuaries of the Boetis there 

 is the Town Nebrissa, surnamed Veneria and Colobona : also 

 Colonies, as Asta, which is called Regia. And in the midland 

 Part Asido, which is also Caesariana. The River Singulis 

 breaking into the Boatis in the order I have said, runneth 

 by the Colony Astigitania, surnamed also Augusta Firma, and 

 so forward it is navigable. The Rest of the Colonies belonging 

 to this Jurisdiction are free : namely, Tucci, which is surnamed 

 Augusta Gemella : Itucci, called also Virtus Julia: Attubi, 

 called Claritas Julia : Urso, which is Genua Urbanorum : and 

 among these was Munda, taken together with Pompeys Son. 

 Free Towns, Astigi the Old, Ostippo. Stipendiary, Callet, 

 Calucula, Castra Gemina, llipula the Less, Merucra, Sacrana, 

 Obulcula, Oningis. Coming from the Coast, near the River 

 Menoba, itself navigable, there dwell not far off the Alonti- 

 gicili, and Alostigi. But this Region, which, without the 

 forenamed, reacheth from the Boetis to the River Ana, is 

 called Beturia : divided into two Parts, and as many Sorts of 

 People : the Celtici, who border on Lusitania, and are within 

 the Jurisdiction Hispalensis: and the Turduli, who inhabit 

 close upon Lusitania and Tarraconensis : and they resort to 

 Corduba. It is clear that the Celtici came from the Celtibe- 

 rians, out of Lusitania, as appeareth by their Religion, 

 Tongue, and Names of Towns, which in Bcetica are distin- 

 guished by their Surnames ; as Seria, which is called Fama 

 Julia: Ucultuniacum, which now is Curiga : Laconimurgi,. 

 Constantia Julia ; Terresibus is now Fortunales ; and Callen- 

 sibus, Emanici. Besides these, in Celtica Acinippo, Arunda, 

 Arunci, Turobrica, Lastigi, Alpesa, Ssepona, Serippo. The 

 other Beturia, which we said belonged to the Turduli and 

 to the Jurisdiction of Corduba, hath Towns of no base Ac- 



