The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

Casaubon, ¹in his Notes upon Strabo, tells us, from Hesychius, That bria signifieth a Village or Town upon a hill: So bria signifieth not simply a Town or Village, but such a one as is builded upon a hill. And truly, in the most ancient times, Towns or Villages were, for the most part, builded upon high places; as any man that hath taken the pains to remark, either by Histories, or by considering the places he may have seen, knoweth. So then Brigantes are men inhabiting the hills, or having their Towns, Cities, Villages upon the hills. Yea, in old times, when they had not yet fixed their abode certain, they were wont to remove from hill to hill, as we have said formerly; and to this day some of our Highlanders do, within their own extent and limits.

Cansabon, ¹in his Notes upon Strabo, tells us, from Hesychius, That bria signifieth a Village or Tovvn upon a hill: So bria signifieth not simply a Tovvn or Village, but such a one as is builded upon a hill. And truely, in the most ancient times, Tovvns or Villages vvere, for the most part, builded upon high places; as any man that hath taken the pains to remark, either by Histories, or by considering the places he may have seen, knovveth. So then Brigantes are men inhabiting the hills, or having their Tovvns, Cities, Villages upon the hills. Yea, in old times, vvhen they had not yet fixed their abode certain, they were wont to remove from hill to hill, as we have said formerly; and to this day some of our Highlanders do, within their own extent and limits.

1. 1Hesychius explicat, [Greek or Hebrew], ubi lego [Greek or Hebrew], non [Greek or Hebrew] ut vulgò legitur.Hesychius explicat, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, ubi lego 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, non 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 ut vulgò legitur.