me_. This Threefold Slavery not only our _Gallia_, but all
the other Provinces, took most bitterly to heart; and therefore in
_Tiberius's_ Reign, not long after _Caesar's_ Conquest, _Tacitus_ tells
us, That the Cities of _Gaul_ rebell'd, because of the Continuance of
Taxes, the Extortions of Usurers, and Insolence of the Soldiery. And
afterwards in _Nero's_ Reign, _Suetonius_ writes, "That the _Gauls_
being weary of his Tyranny, revolted. The World" (says he) "having for
near 13 Years, endured such a Sort of Prince, at last shook him off: The
_Gauls_ beginning the Defection." Now all _Gallia_ was divided by the
_Romans_ into 16 Provinces, _viz. Viennensis, Narbonensis prima,
Narbonensis secunda, Aquitania prima, Aquitania secunda, Novempopulana,
Alpes maritimae, Belgica prima, Belgica secunda, Germania prima,
Germania secunda, Lugdunensis prima, Lugdunensis secunda, Lugdunensis
tertia, Maxima Sequanorum, & Alpes Graecas_, as _Antoninus_ in his
_Itinerary_, and _Sextus Rufus_, give an Account of them. But _Ammianus
Marcellinus_ treats of them more particularly.

But to return to what we were speaking of: 'Tis not to be imagined how
grievously, and with what Indignation the _Gauls_ bore the Indecencies
and Plunderings of the _Romans_; nor how frequently they revolted upon
that Account and because they were not strong enough of themselves to
shake off the _Roman_ Tyranny, 'twas common Custom with them, to hire
_German_ Auxiliaries. These were the first beginnings of the Colonies of
the _Franks_; For those _Germans_, whether they were beaten by the
_Romans_, or (which is more likely) were bought off by them, began by
little and little, to settle themselves in the borders of _Gallia_. This
gave to _Suetonius_, in his Life of _Augustus_, to say,--"He drove the
_Germans_ beyond the River _Elb_; but the _Suevi_ and _Sicambri_
(submitting themselves); he transplanted into _Gallia_ where he assign'd
them Lands near the river _Rhine_."--Also in his Life of _Therius_,--"He
brought (says he) forty thousand of those that had surrendred themselves
in the _German_ War, over into _Gallia_, and allotted them Settlements
upon the Banks of the _Rhine_."--Neither must we omit what _Flavius
Vepiseus_ records, concerning the Reign of _Probus_ the Emperor; in
whose time almost all _Gallia_, that is, sixty Cities, revolted from the
_Romans_; and with common Consent, took up Arms for the Recovery of'
their Liberty:--"Having done these things (say