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us, RedaHa paulatim in formam provincial 1 proxima 
pars Britanniae , addita infuper veteranorum colonia , 
quaedam civitates Cogiduno regi donatae { 6 ). Where 
by the Words, proxima pars Britanniae , muft be 
underflood the l'outh eaft parts nearefl the conti- 
nent (7). 
From this time a Roman governor was ufually ap- 
pointed to refide here, as in other provinces of the 
empire. And in the next reign, which was that of 
Nero , the Romans continued to gain frefh conquefls ; 
though the Britons, who were very uneafy in this Rate 
of fervitude, made feveral efforts to regain their li- 
berty, and particularly under the conduft of queen 
Boadicea, When, as the fame hiflorian relates, Bri- 
tain had been loft, if the Roman governor Paullinus , 
who was imployed in the reduction of the ifle of 
Anglefey, had not fpeedily returned, and given the 
enemy a total defeat (8). 
After this no frefh difturbances arofe till the reign 
of V efpafian , who affumed the empire near the end of 
the year 69. In the year 71 the Roman army under 
Cerealis having attacked the Brigantes , a northern 
people, and very numerous, conquered a great part 
of their country (9). And in the year 76 the Silures , 
inhabitants of Wales, a powerful and warlike people, 
were in like manner fubdued by Frontinus (10). 
The next Roman legate in Britain was Julias 
Ngricola , a man of equal courage and prudence ; 
who in the year 78, being fent by Vejpajian to go- 
(6) Ibid. cap. 14. (7) See Horjley S Brit. Rom. p. 33. 
( 8 ) Tac. ubi fupra. cap. 16 , j8. ( 9 ) Tac. ibid. cap. 17 . 
( 10 ) Ibid. 
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