“You noble men, in briefe I speake to you, And vnto all the Captains of your bands, And eke to all you souldiers good and true, Which haue the sway of bloudshed in your hands: Consider well the state of both our lands: You shall decrease your force, by ciuile discord, warres and strife, Distaine your blods, defame your selues, and reaue _Cornwenna’s_ life.[596] 42. “Then if that eyther _Ioue’s_ immortall ire, (Which euer hated slaughters such as these) Or feare of _Plutoe’s_ euerlasting fire, Or daungers threatned both by land and seas, Or mother’s minde (which both you ought to please) Or countries loue, or sacred peace (which al are bound t’imbrace) May ought perswade, let my requests among you all haue place.[597] 43. “If not, loe here my naked breast, (quoth shee) Which once you both did sucke in tender age, Let both your swords in these first bathed bee, Perhaps this slaughter shall your thirsts aswage: It shall be counted euen as small outrage To slay your mother pleading for your peace, As wadge the wars which gods and men and nature wils to cease.”[598] 44. Much more she sayde which were too long to tell: And proffered foorth to swordes her naked brest, But when wee both considered had full well Her woefull teares, her wise and graue request, They so to peace our hautie hearts addrest, We layde our weapons downe: we met, imbrac’st and kist, More ioy in both the armies was then erst in wars I wist.[599] 45. We ioyned hands, our captaynes did the like, And eke the souldiers linked all in loue, There was not one that did our truce mislike, Our peace did all to ioy and maruaile moue, With many triumphes feates of armes we proue, Our subiects all reioyce, in songs we sound _Cornewenna’s_ prayse, Her fame to skies aloft with many showtes and cryes they rayse. 46. The _Galles_ and _Senons_ then supposing me In _Britayne_ from my Dukedome hard at fight, Thought great occasion offred them to be, And set themselues in armes and order right: My subiects eke of _Sauoy_ day and night They did entice, perswade, solicite and constrayne, To chuse another Duke at home with them to raigne. 47.