117. Cum ipse adolescentulus in Gallia viderim Attacottos
(or Scotos) gentem Brittannicam humanis vesci carnibus; et
cum per silvas porcorum greges, et armentorum pecudumque
reperiant, pastorum nates et feminarum papillas solere
ab scindere; et has solas ciborum delicias arbitrari. Such
is the evidence of Jerom (tom. ii. p. 75 [adv. Jovinianum,
1. ii. tom. ii. p. 335, ed. Vallars.]), whose veracity I
find no reason to question.