The Romans declared to the Britons they could not undertake such troublesome expeditions for their sake and advised them rather ' to handle their weapons like men and undertake themselves the charge of engaging their Д®nemies, who would not prove too powerful for them, unless they were deterred by cowardice.' But still the cry was ever for help. They sent piteous entreaties to the Romans asking for succour, promising perpetual subjection-they whose fathers' valour had won the applause of even their victorious foe. The Picts and Scots from the North and West swarmed down upon them and 'like men mowing ripe corn, bore down all before them.' The Britons seem to have forgotten the arts of defence, and subjection to Roman rule to have sapped their pristine courage. The Britons were exposed to wild and ruthless raiders.

It was impossible for her to retain the provinces won by so much slaughter and at so great a cost. Treasures that could not easily be taken away or were not urgently needed were buried. It was assumed their removal would not be permanent. Cambodunum was evacuated with the rest. The legions were withdrawn from the garrisons. It was as tho' to save London, every ship and troop were summoned from distant seas, from India and our every Colony. OME four hundred and seventy years after the first landing of Casar and when for at least three centuries the Roman rule had been riveted upon the Britons, the Imperial City was stormed by the Goths, the power of Rome was shaken at its base, and every soldier and every sword was needed for the defence of the very centre of the Empire. In fable or romance of Uther's son, Begirt with British and Armoric knights.' These will suffice to show, what only I am concerned to impress, that the relics of the ancient Brigantes may be found not only in barrow and kistvaen but in the living speech of us for whom there are who claim that Uthersfield derives its name from Uther, father of the British Arthur,Д¬ELTIC: Bwgan, hobgoblin. Esther's 'Glossary of the Dialects of AlmondburyДЄnd Huddersfield.' * В«Memorials and Annals of H. I may cite a few that occur to my memory, and others may be gleaned, I doubt not, from the late Mr. In our dialect many words still linger of that musical tongue which was once the universal speech on our ancestral hills. Upon our speech the effect of the many, the persistent, and the insidious invasions the primeval language has sustained is marked indeed, but still has not sufficed to eradicate all relics of the ancient tongue. Nicholas' learned treatise on 'The Pedigree of the English People,' if he would seek corroboration of the view that it is neither to Saxon, Danish nor Norman settler that the natives of the West-Riding must look for their parent stock. Omen But a chapter might be written on this theme. THIS HISTORY OF HUDDERSFIELD AND ITS VICINITY IS (BY PERMISSION)ДEDICATED, AS A RESPECTFUL TRIBUTE TO HIS PRIVATE CHARACTER AND PUBLIC SERVICES. OF ARMITAGE BRIDGE HOUSE, IN THE COUNTY OF YORK, HUDDERSFIELD : THE ADVERTISER PRESS, LIMITED. HUDDERSFIELD : BY THE ADVERTISER PRESS, LIMITED, QUEEN STREET SOUTH. The text is believed to be in the Public Domain. Click on a page number to view the book in your web browser. This page is designed to be indexed by search engines. The following is the OCR text of a book and will likely contain conversion errors. Sykes (1856-1920) The History of Huddersfield and its Vicinity (1898) by D.F.E. The History of Huddersfield and its Vicinity (1898) by D.F.E.

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