Durius, sc. aequo. H. 444, 1. cf. 4: acrius, note.
Delictis—novus. A stranger to their faults. Cf. Sil. Ital. 6, 254: novusque dolori. Wr. Cf. Böt. Lex. Tac. Dativus.
Poenitentiae mitior, i.e. mitior erga poenitentiam, or facilior erga poenitentes. Poenitentiae dat. of object.
Compositis prioribus. Having restored things to their former quiet state.
Nullis—experimentis. Undertaking no military expeditions. Or.— Castrorum. Cf. 5, note.
Comitate—tenuit. "Retained the province by a popular manner of administering the government." Ky.—Curandi. Note, H. 1, 52.
Ignoscere. Properly not to notice, hence to view with indulgence, to indulge in.
Vitiis blandientibus. The reference is to the luxurious and vicious pleasures of the Romans, which enervated the Britons, cf. 21, at close, where the idea is brought out more fully.
Cum—lasciviret. Cum==since. Hence the subj.
Precario. Cf. note, G. 44.—Mox, cf. note 4.