Agr. 14.1Cōnsulārium prīmus Aulus Plautius praepositus ac subinde Ostōrius Scapula, uterque bellō ēgregius: redāctaque paulātim in fōrmam prōvinciae proxima pars Britanniae, addita īnsuper veterānōrum colōnia.The first of the consular governors to be placed in command was Aulus Plautius, and soon after him Ostorius Scapula, both outstanding in war: and the nearest part of Britain was gradually reduced to the form of a province, and a colony of veterans was added besides. Agr. 14.2Quaedam cīvitātēs Cogidumnō rēgī dōnātae (is ad nostram ūsque memoriam fīdissimus mānsit), vetere ac iam prīdem receptā populī Rōmānī cōnsuētūdine, ut habēret īnstrūmenta servitūtis et rēgēs.Certain states were given to King Cogidumnus (he remained most loyal right down to our own memory), in keeping with the old and long-accepted custom of the Roman people of having even kings as instruments of servitude. Agr. 14.3Mox Didius Gallus parta ā priōribus continuit, paucīs admodum castellīs in ulteriōra prōmōtīs, per quae fāma auctī officiī quaererētur.Then Didius Gallus held what his predecessors had won, pushing forward only a very few forts into more distant parts, through which he might seek the reputation of having enlarged his charge.
Agr. 14.3Didium Veranius excēpit, isque intrā annum extīnctus est.Veranius succeeded Didius, and he died within a year. Agr. 14.4Suētōnius hinc Paulīnus bienniō prosperās rēs habuit, subāctīs nātiōnibus firmātīsque praesidiīs;After him Suetonius Paulinus enjoyed success for two years, subduing tribes and strengthening garrisons; Agr. 14.4quōrum fīdūciā Monam īnsulam ut vīrēs rebellibus ministrantem adgressus terga occāsiōnī patefēcit.trusting in these, he attacked the island of Mona as supplying strength to the rebels, and so exposed his rear to the opportunity.