Likewise to the shore, where stood in order of battell and huge
number of armed men close togither, redie to beat backe the Romans, and to staie them from comming to land. [Sidenote: A strange maner of women.] Amongst the men, a number of women were also runn ing vp and downe as they had beene out of their wits, in garments like to wild roges, with their
haire hanging downe about their shoulders, and bearing firebrands in their hands. There was also a companie of their priests

[Sidenote: The Druids.] or philosophers called Druides, who with stretched forth hands towards
heauen, thundered out curssings
against the Romans in most bitter wise. The souldiers were so amazed with the strangenesse of this sight, that (as
men benummed of their lims and senses) they suffred themselues to be wounded and slaine like senselesse creatures, till by the calling
vpon of their generall, and ech one
incouraging other in no wise
to feare a sort of mad & distract women, they preassed forward vnder their ensignes, bearing downe such as stood in their way,

and with their owne fire smooldered and burnt them to ashes. [Sidenote: Anglesey won by the Romans.] To conclude, the Romane lieutenant got possession of the whole Ile, wherein he placed
garisons of men of warre to keepe the people there in subiection. He
also caused their woods to be cut downe, that [Sidenote: Woods cut downe.] were consecrated
to their gods, within the which they were accustomed to sacrifice sush as they tooke
prisoners, and by the view of their intrailes, in dismembring them, to learne of their gods some oracles and such other things as should come
to passe. But now in the meane time, whilest Pa