The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-31
9isorral
History and Laws Of England.
Compiled for he Democratic Advocate
BY J. S. a.


Gauls, with whom he had been at war, but
the Welsh chronicles relate that the Brit
ish Prince Caswallawn had landed in Gaul,
and put 6000 Romans to death, in rccoy-
ering princess, named Flur, from Caesar.
TO whom he was betFothed.
Claudius, 100 years after, renewed the
invasion, partly to employ the turbulent
Roman soldiery, and partly owing to the
treachery Of a British Prince Ayarwy.
son of Lludd, who invited and assisted the
Romans ~ vi f
About the commencement of the Chris
tiau era, the language of the whole Island
was probably Celtic, or that now spoken
and written in Wales. In the north Of
Scotland lived tribe Of Norwegian set
tiers, who continuing to paint their bodies
after the fashion had ceased in the South,
were, by the Romans, called Pica. The
Western islands and mountains Of Scot
land were peopled byn brave and high
spirited race from ireland; bgt the Low
laEds were occupied by irongrel race Of
Scandinayians, Germans, run-away Brit
onss and others constituting Ae Scots,
needy, greedy, and glad to receive aid in
their marauding excursions from the hardy
and barbarous Picts, who, il is stated by
st. Jerome, were oannibals. Three hun
dred years before, Ireland had given them
king Of the name Of Fergus; but their
savage annals exhibit little but success
cession of assassinations and slaughters.
The Britons, or Cymri, occupied Eng
land and Wales, under the name Of Leog-
ria and Cambria. And Ireland was peo.
pied by race who Borshipped Baal or
the Sun, and who spoke the language Of
the Phenicians and Carthaginians, the
same that is spoken in the Highlands in
Scotland, and there called Erse or Irish.
Even in these early ages, the Phgnici-
ans and other Mediterranean traders visit
ed Britain for tin, and this metal first gave
them an Importance to the ancient world.
But it seems to be agreed, as general
fact, that when the Trojans were dispersed
on the taking Of their city, they colonized
in other places, and one Brutus, Trojan
Prince, landed with feet Of adventurers
at Totness, in Dcvonshire, about the year
100 D. c. 1t is then alleged that he
conquered the country, and left it to
dynasty, who governed it in different states
till the Roman conquest. Sheakspeare's
Lear was one of these kings; Lud, who
founded London, is said to be another;
and, it is alleged that Brennus, who took
and sacked Rome, at the head Of Gaulish
army, in 1856 b. c., was British prince of
this family.
The Irish claim descent from colony
from Caucasus and Iberia, who first set
tied in Gallicia, and fled to Ireland, to es-
cape conquest by Sesostris. Their Ian
guage is Phenician and Carthaginian, and
they were worshippers of Baal
When Henry VII had availed himself
Of the unpopularity of Richard III. to
usurp the sovereignty, he employed a COM
mission of learned Cambrians to prove his
grandfther's (0wen Tudor ap Meredith)
pedigree. This they effected through 100
generations, up to Brute the Trojan King
Of Britain. First they traced him to
Fychan, Chiei-Justice to Prince Lewelyn,
and thence to Coel, Kingof Britain; whose
line they traced to Rhegaw, daughter of
Lear, and wife Of Duke Henwin; aud ten
other steps carried Henry back to Brutus,
whose name, say they, caused the country
to be called Britain. His three sons
Leucrine had Leogria, now England; KAN
Der had Kambria, now Wales; and Albae-
tanus had Albania, now Scotland They
also proved that, in the Both degree, he
was, on his mothers side, directly descen-
ded from Ruthven, OF Yortigern
The Druids of Wales were the priests,
administrators Of justice, poets, and in
struetors Of the people. The bards were
the poets, and the most learned among the
Druids. The Romans and other intruders
persecuted them, owing to their great in
fluence over the people. Their colleges
were called BANGOR, and the youth of Gaul
received education at them. They met
annually, in sort Of parliament, at Abury,
earn Bre, Stanton-Drew or Druid, Lani-
dan, in Anglesey, &C.; and latterly at Cmr
Emrys, or Stonehenge, built by Ambro-
sius, about AGO, on the site Of previous
circle. They were fine poets and moral
lists, but their ideas Of causation were su-
perstitious, and they believed in elves,
demons, charms, &c. Their moral maxims
are equalled by none that ever were com
posed, and were expressed in triads for
ease of memory. The chief poets were
Aneurin, Taliesin, and Merdynn, or Mer-
lin; and many of their productions have
high classical merit. The most noted
bards were Plenydd, Alawn and Gwron;
and Britain was the source and head of
the system. Its ultimate objects were to
reform morals and customs, to secure
peace, and to exalt virtue. They had
three orders--presiding bards, orators or
poets, and druids or instructors.
St. Pelagius was Cambrian of the name
of Morgan, and his heresy arose from his
mixing some Of the tenets Of druidism with
christianism III es
Ban, in Welsh, signi6ed high, and cor,
circle or choir. Hence, Stonehenge was
called Cor Gawr by the Welsh, (for stone
hung, or hanging stones by the Saxons,)
and BANGOR, or Bangor, was the generic
name for principal church, and they
had 8 or 8.
While the Romans governed, Latin was
the language Of the towns, Of religion, law
and authority; and hence, when the Ro-
mans retired, it retained its ascendency
over the dialects Of the nations abandoned.
II is curious that the Welsh Triads
mention that Gayran went 10 sea in search
Of Gwerddonau Lion, the Green Islands
Of the sea, in accordance with a popular
tradition that Welsh Prince did sail on
voyage Of discovery in an early age.
E,,. NE Jler.ar.,,ss. s,l.n...f.