And when our nauies mette, he wilde me yeelde This Lady straight, or else defend the cause: A thing (quoth I) requested erst but seelde, Against of Gods and men the sacred lawes: It hath not erst bene harde amongst the wise men’s sawes,[580] That any King should clayme the like with sword of stormie strife, Or make assaulte in warlike sorte to winne a Prince’s wife.[581] 8. From wordes to fight we fell on eyther side, But in the ende I was discomfit there, And yeelded[582] her that listed scarce abide, For she to him before did fauour beare: By tempest then our nauies seuered were, And he perforce by storme on shores of _Britayne_ cast, Was fayne for tribute hostage giue to _Beline_ or he past.[583] 9. At Seas turmoylde fiue dayes with raging winde, Sore wearied with the fight, the foyle and losse, And casting with my selfe in woefull minde, The cause why so God _Neptune_ did me tosse, Why boyling Seas with surges so me sosse,[584] I made a vowe to kill the man that causde me flye, Or with my bloud the kingdome all from him to buy. 10. The Seas alayde, at last my ships I found And rigde againe, at seas met of our foes[585] Some[586] wandring _Danes_, where we beset them round In warlike sorte, we did them all inclose: Euen so the wheele of Lady Fortune goes, Abiects, castes downe, turnes topsie toruie quight, The men of late extold with all her mayne and might. 11. These ships my wants in some respect supplyde With tacle, armour, vitayles and the rest And so to _Britayne_ land apace I hyde, For kingdome lost to make againe request, Or else by might and force away to wrest The scepter from my brother _Beline_, and the crowne, Which lay that time by North at _Euerwyke_ the towne. 12. To lande I came, and did menace my brother sore,[587] But he an armie did with speede addresse, Which mette me straight at th’entry on the shore, Our battayles ioynd and fought with valiantnesse: But I was put in th’end to such distresse, To ships I flewe and tooke a fewe with me beside, And hoysing sayles for hap to _Gallia_ strands I hyd. 13. Ariued there, I trauayld long to see The nature of the Countrey and the men: And for my purpose I disposed mee, To please the Princes and the people then, In hope to see my countrey once agen, To winne my noble kingdome or to wreacke the wrong That I sustaynd, exilde from natiue soyle so long. 14.