The second reply of Thomas CartwrightThe second replie of Thomas Cartwright

But if we will narrowly exact this story of Geffrey / it will hardly fall out / that Lucius him self became a Christian / according to his delivering off the story. For he saith it came to pass by means off Eleutherius / who was made bishop off Rome in the days of Commodus the Emperor / anno 180. and yet maketh Lucius to die an 156. so by that reckoning / Lucius became Christian after he was dead / at least xxiiij years. Further if we well mark / after what long blindness off time / this story cometh to light / and in what defect off any old / and good writer to keep the memory thereof: I dare warrant you / it will prove but a fable. The time when this is said to be done / lacketh a good deal off 200. years after Christ: a thousand years after this we have no known writer / nether off our own / not foreign / that maketh any little report off this change off Archflaminrickes into archbishoprics / until the time off Geffrey: who was made bishop off S. Ass / in the day off Henry the second. And from whence fetcheth he this story? it may be some will say / he had it off the old Britons / and was by him only turned into latin. but how likely is this to be true? when old Gildas dealeth thus plainly / in report off his own country monuments. The monuments ¹of writers, if there were any, be ether burnt by fire of enemies: or by navy of citizens exiled, carried far off, do not appear.

But if we will narrowly exact this storie of Geffrey / yt will hardly fall owt / that Lucius him self became a Christian / according to his deliuering off the sterie. For he saith yt came to passe by meanes off Eleutherius / wo was made bishop off Rome in the daies of Commodus the Emperour / anno 180. and yet maketh Lucius to die an 156. so by that reckening / Lucius became Christian after he was dead / at least xxiiij yeares. Further if we well marck / after what long blindnes off time / this storie commeth to light / and in what defect off any ould / and good writer to keepe the memorie therof: I dare warrant yow / yt will proue but a fable. The time when this is saied to be doon / lacketh a good deale off 200. yeares after Christ: a thowsand yeares after this we haue no knowen writer / nether off our owne / not forein / that maketh any litle report off this chaunge off Archflaminrickes into archbishoprickes / vntill the tyme off Geffrey: who was made bishop off S. Asse / in the daye off Henry the second. And from vvhence fetcheth he this storie? yt may be some will say / he had yt off the ould Britaines / and was by him onely tourned into latin. but how likely is this to be true? when ould Gildas dealeth thus plainly / in report off his owne countrey monumentes. The monumentes