The line of argument went to shew, that the Umbri were one of the most ancient nations of Italy. That they, through their colonies or entire tribes, entered deeply into the composition of the primitive population of Rome. That, according to ancient authorities, these Umbri were the descendants of the “Veteres Galli.” That these Veteres Galli were of the same race and blood as the present Cumbri of Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. That hence it is probable, that the ancient language still preserved among these may have entered easily into the composition of the language of the Romans.