[Sidenote: Imanuentius.]
Imanuentius, that was chiefe lord and king of the Troinouants, and so
now by their ambassadors the same Troinouants requested Cesar, not
onelie to receiue Mandubratius into his protection, but also to send
him vnto them, that he might take the gouernment and rule of their
citie into his hands. Cesar commanded them to deliuer vnto him
40 hostages, and graine for his armie, and therewith sent
[Sidenote: Some take the Troinouants to be Londoners.]
Mandubratius vnto them. The Troinouants accomplished his commandements
with all spéed, sending both the appointed number of hostages, and
also graine for the armie. And being thus defended and preserued from
iniurie of the souldiers, the people called Cenimagni, Segontiaci,
Ancalites, Bibroci, and Cassi, submitted themselues vnto Cesar, by
whom he vnderstood that the towne of Cassibellane was not far from the
place where he was then incamped fensed with wooddes and marishes,
into the which a great number of people with their cattell and other
substance was withdrawne. The Britains in those daies (as Cesar
writeth) called that a towne or hold, which they had fortified with
anie thicke combersome wood, with trench and rampire, into the which
they vsed to get themselues for the auoiding of inuasion.

Cesar with his legions of souldiers therfore marched thither, and
finding the place verie strong both by nature and helpe of hand,
assaulted it on two partes. The Britains defending their strength
a while, at length not able longer to endure the impression of the
Romans, fled out on the contrarie side of the towne where the enimies
were not. Within this place a great number of cattell was found, and
manie of the Romans taken by the Britains that followed them in chase,
and manie also slaine.