Others, again, connect it with the Braunogenium of the Ravenna geographer, and the Cair Guoranegon or Guiragon of Nennius, which latter is probably itself a corrupted version of the English name.
The Latin compilation by some Welsh writer, ascribed to Nennius, calls it Cair Legion, which is also its name in the Irish annals.
Nennius calls it Cair Lerion; and that unblushing romancer, Geoffrey of Monmouth, makes it at once into Cair Leir, the city of Leir.
Nennius applies the very similar name of Cair Legeion to Exeter, still in his time a Damnonian or West Welsh fortress.
Whitaker, however, says that Cair Guorthegirn was the Maridunum of the Romans, and the present Caermarthen.
The ninth was at the City of Legion,[321] which is called Cair Lion.
He died in Britain; his sepulchre, as it appears by the inscription on his tomb, is still seen near the city named Cair segont (near Carnarvon).
Many faythfull wordis said he in the meane tyme, takin no head or cair of the cruell tormentis which war then prepared for him.
Giff religioun be nott perswaidit unto yow, yit cast ye not away the cair ye aucht to have ower your commun-welth, quhilk ye see manifestlie and violentlie rewyneit befoir your eyis.
Let this motherlie cair than be tryit be the fruttis thairof: First, Be the greit and exhorbitant taxatiounis usit upoun yow, and yitt ten tymeis greittar preissit at, as ye knaw.
Bot, becaus that this is nocht the principall whiche I have to speak, omitting the same to be considderit by the wisdome of those to quhome the cair of the commone wealth apperteaneth.
But this libertie with all cair must be reserved till everie severall Kirk, to have thair votis and suffragis in electioun of thair Ministeris.
The man of God ansuerit, "Albeit I be ane strainger in your pollicey, yit so am I not in the Kirk of God; and thairfoir the cair thairof does no less appertene to me in Scotland than gif I wer in the myddis of Ingland.
Cair Dour, now Dorchester it selfe, sometime the throughfare from Wales and the west countrie to London, which insued vpon this fact, is easie to be seene.
Sidenote: * Cair Segent stood vpon the Thames, not farre from Reding.
Some are of the opinion that Cantabrigia was not so called of Cantaber, but Cair Grant of the finisher of the worke, or at the leastwise of the riuer that runneth by the same, and afterward by the Saxons Grantcester.
Silures, which then dwelled vpon the west coast of our Iland, and euen so farre as Dunbritton, and beyond: but to our Cair kybi.
And here vpon Nennius in his catalog of cities calleth it Cair municip, as [Sidenote: Sullomaca and Barnet all one, or not far in sunder.
The Welshmen call it Tiremone and Mon, and herein likewise is a [Sidenote: Holie head, or Cair kiby.
After this it goeth foorth vnto Worcester, in old time called Cair Brangon, [Sidenote: Tiber.
Item: Because the commission anent the witches was not as yet come, it was thocht gude to have ane cair of them still.
Bot quhen he saw passit baith day and hour Of hir gaincome, than sorrow can oppres 55 His woful hart in cair and hevines.
Ye gave me anis ane devyn responsaill That I suld be the flour of luif in Troy; Now am I maid an unworthy outwaill, And all in cair translatit is my joy.
For he knew weill that thair was na succour To hir seiknes; and that dowblit his pane; Thus was thair cair aneuch betwix tham twane.
Cair Lud Coit, of the woods { that stood about it.
The Welshmen call it Tiremone and Mon, and herein likewise is a promontorie [Sidenote: Holie head, or Cair kiby.
In the north side therefore of Cair Kibie is a little rill or creeke: but whether the water thereof be fresh or salt, as yet I doo not remember.
After this it goeth foorth vnto Worcester, in old time called Cair Brangon, or Cair Frangon, where it [Sidenote: Tiber.
At the first it was called Cair Bledud, and not Cair Bledune, as some would haue it, for that is the old name of the ancient castell at Malmesburie, which the Saxons named Yngleburne.
The ninth was at the City of Legion which is called Cair Lion.
I hoed corn, tatahs, garden onions, and hepped take cair de hosses, mules an oxen.
Den Marse Ben, he wuz Yankee ofser, tol 'em he take cair me and he did.
The ninth was at the City of Legion,(8) which is called Cair Lion.
Nane takis cair Thocht all forfair[1208]: Na man will spair Now to do wrang.
Be Him that buir the cruell croun of thorne, I cairnocht to be hangit, evin the morne.
The wyffis of the village cryis with cair Quhen thai persave your mowe ouirthort thar medis[150].
September 5, 186---i got up erly this morning befoar father went to Boston and took cair of Nellie and swept out the stable and luged in the water and split a lot of wood and blacked fathers boots and set up and had breckfast with him.
Pewt is the secritery becaus he can wright so good and Beany is the tresurer becaus it dont cost ennything to get in and he aint got enny money to taikcair of.
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