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endued with the Franchises of Italy : out of the Colony 

 Salariensis, the Citizens of Old Latium, Castulonenses, whom 

 Ccesar calleth Venales. The Setabitani, who are also Au- 

 gustani, and the Valerrienses. But of the Stipendiarii, of 

 greatest name be the Babanenses, the Bastiani, the Con- 

 saburenses, Dianenses, Egelestani, Ilorcitani, Laminitani, 

 Mentesani, the same as Oritani ; arid Mentesani, who other- 

 wise are Bastuli ; Oretani, who also are called Germani ; 

 the Chief of the Celtiberians, the Segobrigenses, and the 

 Toletani of Carpetania, dwelling upon the River Tagus : 

 next to them, the Viacienses and Virgilienses. To the Juris- 

 diction of Cluniensis the Varduli bring fourteen Nations, of 

 which it is necessary to name none but the Albanenses ; 

 the Turmodigi four, among whom are the Segisamonenses, 

 Sagisainejulienses. To the same Jurisdiction the Carietes 

 and the Vennenses go out of five Cities, of which the Ve- 

 lienses are. Thither repair the Pelendones, with four States 

 of the Celtiberians, of whom the Numantini were famous ; 

 as in the eighteen Cities of the Vaccsei. the Intercatienses, 

 Pallantini, Lacobricenses, and Caucenses: for in the four 

 States of the Cantabrici only Juliobrica is named. In the 

 ten Cities of the Autrigoni, Tritium and Vironesca. To 

 the Arevaci the River Areva gave name. Of them there be 

 seven Towns : Saguntia and Uxama, which Names are often 

 used in other Places ; besides Segovia and Nova Augusta, 

 Termes, and Clunia itself, the very utmost bound of Cel- 

 tiberia. All the rest lie toward the Ocean ; and of the 

 above-named, the Verduli, together with the Cantabri. To 

 these there are joined twelve Nations of the Astures, divided 

 into the Augustanes and Transmontani, having a stately 

 City, Asturica. Among these are Giguri, Pesici, Lancienses, 

 and Zoclae. The number of the whole Multitude ariseth to 

 240,000 Polls of free Men. The Jurisdiction Lucensis com- 

 priseth sixteen Nations (besides the Celtici and Lebuni) of 

 base Condition, and having barbarous Names ; but of Free- 

 men, almost 166,000. In like manner, twenty-four Cities, 

 having 275,000 Polls of Bracari; of whom, besides the 

 Bracari themselves, the Vibali, Celerini, Galleeci, ^Equesilici, 



