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_In what state the Iland stood whiles Aruiragus reigned; the dissolute
and loose gouernement of Petronius Turpilianus, Trebellius Maximus,
and Victius Volanus, three lieutenants in Brltaine for the Romane
emperours, of Iulius Frontinus who vanquished the Silures_.
THE XIIIJ. CHAPTER.
[Sidenote: PETRONIUS TURPILIANUS LIEUTENANT.]
In place of Suetonius, was Petronius Turpilianus (who had latelie
beene consull) appointed to haue gouernance of the armie in Britaine,
the which neither troubling the enimie, nor being of the enimie in
anie wise troubled or prouoked, did colour slouthfull rest with
the honest name of peace and quietnesse, and so sat still without
exploiting anie notable enterprise.
[Sidenote: TREBELLIUS MAXIMUS LIEUTENANT.]
After Turpilianus, Trebellius Maximus was made lieutenant of
Britaine, who likewise with courteous demeanour sought to keepe the
Britains in rest rather than by force to compell them. And now began
the people of the Ile to beare with pleasant faults and flattering
vices, so that the ciuill warres that chanced in those daies after
the death of the emperour Nero at home, might easilie excuse the
slouthfulnesse of the Romane lieutenants.
Moreouer, there rose dissention amongest their men of warre, which
being vsed to lie abroad in the field, could not agree with the idle
life; so that Trebellius Maximus was glad to hide himselfe from the
sight of the souldiers being in an vprore against him, till at length
humbling himselfe vnto them further than became his estate, he
gouerned by waie of intreatie, or rather at their courtesie.
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