the citie of Chester now standeth; Niomagus, George Lillie placeth where the towne of Buckingham is now remaining.  Beside this, Bale dooth so highlie commend the foresaid Magus for his learning renowmed ouer all the world, that he would haue the Persians, and other nations of the south and west parts, to deriue the name of their diuines called Magi from him.  In deed Rauisius Textor, and sir Iohn Prise affirme, that in the daies of Plinie, the Britons were so expert in art magike, that they might be thought to haue first deliuered the same to the Persians.  What the name of Magus [Sidenote:  De diui. lib. 1. De fastis li. 5.] importeth, and of what profession the Magi were, Tullie declareth at large, and Mantuan in briefe, after this maner: 

  Ille penes Persas Magus est, qui sidera norit,
  Qui sciat herbarum vires cultumq; deorum,
  Persepoli facit ista Magos prudentia triplex.

  The Persians terme him Magus, that
  the course of starres dooth knowe,
  The power of herbs, and worship due
    to God that man dooth owe,
  By threefold knowledge thus the name
    of Magus then dooth growe.

  [Sidenote:  H.F.]

[Sidenote:  SARRON THE SON OF MAGUS. De ant.  Cant. lib. 1.] [Sidenote:  Bale. script. Brit. cent. I.] Sarron the third king of the Celts succeeded his father Magus in gouernement of the countrie of Gallia, and the Ile Samothea, wherein as (D.  Caius writeth) he founded certaine publike places for them that professed learning, which Berosus affirmeth to be done, to the intent to restraine the wilfull outrage of men, being as then but raw and void of all ciuilitie.  Also it is thought by Annius, that he was the first author of those kind of philosophers, which were called Sarronides, of whom Diodorus Siculus writeth in this sort:  “There are (saith he) among [Sidenote:  Lib. 6.] the Celts certaine diuines and philosophers called Sarronides, whom aboue all other they haue in great estimation.  For it is the manner among them, not without a philosopher to make anie sacrifice:  sith they are of beleefe, that sacrifices ought onelie to be made by such as are skilfull in the diuine mysteries, as of those who are neerest vnto God, by whose intercession they thinke all good things are to be required of God, and whose aduise they vse and follow, as well in warre as in peace.”

[Sidenote:  DRUIS THE SON OF SARRON. De morte Claud.] Druis, whom Seneca calleth Dryus, being the sonne of Sarron, was after his father established the fourth king of Celtica, indifferentlie reigning as wel ouer the Celts as Britons, or rather (as the inhabitants of this Ile were then called) Samotheans.  This prince is commended by Berosus to be so plentifullie indued with wisedome and learning, that Annius taketh him to be the vndoubted author of the begining and name of the philosophers called Druides, whome Caesar