RAPIN, BY TINDAL. PREFACE. Rapin's Dissertation on the Whigs and Tories, translated from the French into English, Dutch, Danish, and twice into High Dutch.-Rapin on The Origin and Nature of the English Constitution.-The Translator of Rapin acknowledges the assistance of the Rev. Philip Morant, and states that Rapin did not depend on any Modern Historian before the Reign of Henry VIII. but consulted only Ancient and Cotemporary Writers.-Rymer's Foedera-Lord Halifax, a great promoter of. An Account of that Collection.-A Dissertation on the Salic Law, by Rapin, at the end of Edward the Third's Reign. Some Particulars of the Life of Mr. Rapin de Thoyras, in a Letter to Borel, Recherches sur les Anquitez de la Langue Françoise, ou Dictionnaire Gaulois.-Father Daniel.-French Historians speak of the Two Brothers of Rapin.-Histoires admirables de Simon Goulart.-M. de la Faille, his Annals of Toulouse. Mezerai and Thuanus, with whom few Writers can be compared for Faithfulness.-Moreri's Dictionary, (Suppt.) Amst. 1716. - Panegyrics on M. de Rapin, in the 10th Volume of the Bibliotheque Germanique, and in the Histoire Litteraire, Feb. 1726.-Pellison's Reflections on Religious Differences.-Recueil d'Arrêts de Papon. RAPIN, BY TINDAL. INTRODUCTION to The History of England, containing the Extent of Great Britain or Albion.- Whence so called. The First Inhabitants, Customs, and Manners of the Britons.-Their Way of Fighting and Commerce.—Their Religion.-The Druids.-Their Government.-Origin of the Irish, Scots, and Picts. Bede.-Bochart in Canaan, &c.-Hector Boethius.Brutus, (the fabulous story of) published by Geoffrey of Monmouth.-Buchanan's History of Scotland.-Burchett's Preface to his History.-A Burgundian Author's Maxims of the Druids. Cæsar's Commentaries.-Camden Brit.-Coke (Law of burning Women who had killed their Husbands.)— Diodorus Siculus.-Dion Cassius.-The Eubates.-Eumenius's Panegyric to Maximinian.-Geoffrey of Monmouth, who penned a Latin History of Britain.-Gollut. Mem. de Franch Com.-Huntingd.-S. Julian Orig. of the Burgund. Le Clerc.-Livy.-Bishop Lloyd.-Lucan.-Mackenzie.— Mag. Brit. Marcellinus.-Martin's Voyage to St. Kilda.Nennius. Ovid.-Father Pezron's Original of the Celtic Language.-Plin. Hist. Nat. &c.-Plutarch.-Pomp. Mel.Rapin.-Rowland's Mon. Antiq.-Sammes's Brit, Antiq. Illust.-Selden's Notes on Poly-Olbion.-Solinus.-Somper. -Stillingfleet. Strabo.-Tacitus and vit, Agricol. &c.Sir W. Temple.-Tertullian.-Tyrrell.-Usher.-Verstagan.-Vopiscus.-Usher. RAPIN, BY TINDAL. BOOK I.-From the First Invasion of Britain by the Romans, under Julius Caesar, to the calling in of the Saxons; containing the space of about Five Hundred Years. Ammianus Marcellinus.-Antonínus's Itinerary.-Aurelius Victor.-Batteley Antiq. Rutup.-Bede.-Brady, and conjectures after Hottoman, &c.-Buchanan.-Burton.-Cæsar's Commentaries.-Cæsar's Letter to Cicero.-Vit. Jul. Cæs.Camden.-Capit. in Pertinace.-Capitolin. in Antonin.Capitolin. in Aurelio.-Claudian.-Dio Cassius.-Drayton's Poly-Olbion, and Notes on Echard.-Eumen. Paneg. ad Const.-Eusebius vit. Constant.-Eutropius.-Eyndü.Chronicon Zel.-Dr. Gale.-Geoffrey of Monmouth.-Gildas. -Gordon.-Dr. Halley.-Herodian.-Homer.-Horace.-Horsley's Brit. Rom.-Juvenal's Satires.-Bishop Lloyd, Historical Account, &c.-Lowthorpe's Abridgm. Phil. Trans. —Lucan.—Martialis Epigrammata.-Mela.-Milton's History of England.-Nennius.-Nicephorus.- Orosius.-Pancirollus et Not. Imp. Occident.-Paneg. ad Const.-Paneg. Maximiano.-Philosophical Transactions, No. 379.-Polyænus's Stratag.-David Powel.-Ptolemy.-Rapin.-The Roman Fasti.-Rowland's Mona Antiqua.-Saints in Cæsar's Household, mentioned by St. Paul.-Joseph Scaliger.Selden.-Scot. Chr.-Seneca.-Sheringham de Orig. Ang.— Dr. Smith.-Spartian in Severo.-Stillingfleet Orig. Brit.— Suetonius in Claudio, et in Vespasian.-Tacitus's Life of Agricola, Annals, &c.-Temple, Introduc.-Tibullus.Tyrrell.-Vegetius Castella.-Verstegan.-Vopiscus in Bonoso and Probo.-Usher de Antiq. Brit.-Usser.-Whelock. -William of Malmsbury.-Wright's Travels, confirm an Account of an Inscription in Suetonius, from the Palace of Barberini, at Rome.-Xiphil. in Ner. &c.-Xiphiline Dion's Epitomizer.-Zosim. Hist. BOOK II.-The State of the British Church, from the Conversion of the Britons to the calling in of the Saxons. Adon.-Arianism.-Bede.-Camden.-Charter of Henry II.-Collier's Eccles. Hist. and against the Tradition of Joseph of Arimathea.-Dorotheus' Synopsis.—Dupin.— Ethelwerd.-Eusebius.-Gildas.-The Greek Kalendar.Juvenal.-A Manuscript Chronicle in the Abbey of Glassenbury.-Nicephorus Callistus.-Origen.—Pelagianism in Britain.-Ptolemy.-Rapin.-St. Patrick's Charter.-Simeon Spelmanni Concilia, &c. Stillingfleet's Orig. Brit.-Sulp. Sever.-Tacitus of the Norman Germans. -Tertullian.-Testimony of Venutius Fortunatus in his Poem upon the Life of St. Martin.-Theodoret.-Tyrrell.Verses in Engelbusius.-Usher Brit. Eccl. Antiq.-Usuard. -Whelock.-William of Malmsbury, and after Freculphus. Metaphrastes. - From the Arrival of the Saxons to the Retreat of the Britons into Wales, containing about the space of a Hundred and Thirty Years. Annal. Sax.-Antiq. Glast.—Argentré, Histoire de Bretagne.-Asser. Menev.-Gab. or Fab. Athelwendus.-Baronius. -Bede.-Hector Boethius.-Brady's Hist. Eng.-Brit. Hist. -Buchanan.-Camden.-Cassiodorus's Letters on the Order of Knighthood in Italy.-Chron. Rudborn.-Concil. Gall.— Jo. Dousa.-John, Bishop of Chartres.-John Leydan.Jo. Salisb. in Polychchr.-Just,-Lambarde Dict. Top. Langhorne Chron. Reg. Ang.-Leland, concerning Arthur's Seal.-Matthew of Westminster.-Mezerai Abregé Chronologique.-Milton.-Nennius.-Nicolson's Historical Library. -Order of the Knights of the Round Table.-Polychron.Prisæus Hist. Brit. Def.-Randulph Cestrensils.—Rapin, and who, by mistake, quotes Nennius.- Ricard Divisien.Epit. of the Hist. of Eng. in Lat. verse.-Eyndü Chron. Zel.-Flor. Wigor.-Joan. de Fordun.-Gab. Athelwendus. -Dr. Gale's Notes upon Nennius.-Geoffrey of Monmouth. -Bp. Gib. Gloss. at the end Sax. An.-Gildas.-Girald. Cambr. in Spec. Eccl.-Glossarium Saxonicum.—Gul. Malmsb.-Harding's Chronicle.-Hen. Huntingdon.-R. Higden.-Roger de Hoveden.-Rowland and his Hypothesis in Mona Antiqua.-Saxon Annals.-Saxon Laws.-Scot. Chron.-Selden.-Somner on Roman Ports and Forts in Kent.-Speed.-Stillingfleet's Orig. Brit.-Tyrrell.-Verstegan.-Story of Vortigern and Rowena.-Ulitarpius.Usher de Prim. &c.-Witeekind, a Saxon Historian. BOOK II.-The State of the British Church, from the Arrival of the Saxons to the Retreat of the Britons into Wales. Bede.-Hector Boethius.-Buchan.-Camden.-Chronicle of Glassenbury Church.-Fechet. Antiq. Gaul.-" Gildas of Badon, or Bath, was scholar to Iltutus, and a Monk of Bangor Monastery, he was born in the Year of the Battle of Badon, according to Usher, in 520, but according to my calculation, built upon reasons, too long to be inserted, in 511. Gildas wrote a Treatise, entitled, De Excidio Britanniæ, of the Destruction of Britain; wherein he boldly censures the British Princes of his time, that is, those who, after the death of Arthur, divided the Country into several petty States. From him chiefly it is that we know what passed among the Britons about the time he wrote. 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