XIV.
Ut Brettones fame famosa coacti, barbaros suis e finibus pepulerint; nec mora, frugum copia, luxuria, pestilentia, et exterminium gentis secutum sit.Gildas, § 20. |
The Britons repel their enemies. |
ib. § 21. |
Return of prosperity Consequent demoralisation. |
Gildas, § 22. cf. Matth xi. 29. |
The Britons call in the Saxons. |
ib. § 23. |