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tAitis from the Trojans, And this is the Opinion too of 
feveral oihct learned Men, But whatever their Abilities 
and Authority might be in other Refpeds, yet in this they 
mud be reckon d partial^ and I rather ftrike in with tliofe 
other JVrilers of n^ore authority who derive the Britains 
from the Gauls 5 amongft whom Mr. Camden is chief. He 
has diligently and nicely prov’d that the Gauls and Britains 
had the fame lieligion ^ that they both had their Bards 
and Druids, enjoy’d the {sLmQform of Government^ us’d the 
fame Method of Fightings had the fame Natural Genius^ 
were equally candid and innocent^ were addided to change 
when provok’d, were compafionate to their Relations, and 
always ready to partake in their Vindication, He has 
withal (hew’d that they both affeded great Numbers of 
Servants, that their Buildings were alike and were fur- 
rounded with JVoodsy that they both ufually wore Chains 
of Gold about their Necks, and had Rings on their Mid- 
dk- Finger s that they both wore long Hair, and that the 
Garments call’d Brachse were common to each, Thefe Things 
he confirms from the befi and moji approved Authors. And as 
the chiefefi Argument ho has alledg’d Variety of Injiances to 
flievv that they (poke the fame Language, Mr. Sheringham 
himfelf was aware of this, and therefore to evade the 
Force of the Argument he makes (^) the Trojans to come 
through Gaul, which being then thinly inhabited, he 
fays Brute and his Companions foon conquer’d it, built a 
City, and continued there *till fuch time as they had well 
peopled it, after which they pafs’d over into Britain^ 
and by that means the Britains ' camQ to have the fame 
Language, This is his Hypotheps, which is fo far from 
cleferving Approbation^ that it does not feem confiftent 
with ufual Prudence, nor with the other wife ABs that 
are aferib’d to Brute, For no one that rightly confiders 
can think that Brule would voluntarily leave fo large a 
(?; Ssc his Book dc Origiuc Gemis Anglcy. p>*g. 7. & feqq. 
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