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Excerpt from A Critical Essay on the Ancient Inhabitants of the Northern Parts of Britain, or Scotland, Vol. 2: Containing an Account of the Romans, of the Britains Betwixt the Walls, of the Caledonians or Picts, and Particularly of the Scots; With an Appendix of Ancient Ms. Pieces A N D indeed I have often wondered, that a mong fo many truly learned and capable men, who have diftinguiihcd themfelves in all kinds of learning, that Ireland hath produced during the hit, and in this age, none of them have ever ap plied to féparate what is certain of their hiliory, and grounded upon folid monuments of antiquity, written in times of light and learning, from what is uncertain, and hath no Other foundation but the traditions or writings of their Seanadyier and bards, in order to give a true hli'tory of the coun try fincc. The times of St. Patrick and king Let aire; both civil and facred; whilfborbers, fuch as Keating, 0 Hebert], Sec. Render all uncertain, by putting on an equal level, and delivering, and that on the fole credit of the bards, the accounts of their hiory from almolt the deluge of Naab. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.