Whereof when I heard tell in _Britayne_ Isle, Eke when my brother _Beline_ thereof knewe, We layde aside our sports and playes a while, And of our souldiers tooke a muster newe: Of both our hoasts we chose a noble crewe: We past the seas, as brethren ought, in concord knit, And both our force in one to conquere _Fraunce_ we fit. 48. Without resistance much we spoil’d the land At th’entry in, and after many fights We conquer’d all the Realme, my foes we fand, Which were in armes stout, valiant, noble wights. By sword they fell or flewe before our sights. The _Germains_ force likewise that did them succour send, We made to fall therefore and to our scepters bend. 49. Three hundred thousand we in armour had, An armie great renownde _Europa_ through: The Kings and Princes of our peace were glad, We were in fight so puissant fearce and rough, Munition, vitayles, money eke enough, We had of tributes store, of dueties in that came, Through all the world of _Brenne_ and _Beline_ flew the fame. 50. To vs came souldiers out of many parts, And captaynes worthy for the fame of warre, Of fearce _Bellona_ braue wee had the arts, Whereof wee wanne the praise both neare and farre: But not with this wee so contented arr, As _Hercules_ to scale the _Alpes_ did first contend, So wee agayne (a worke of toyle) the cloudy _Alpes_ ascend. 51. Great mountaynes, craggy, high, that touch the skies, Full steepe to climbe vnto, and penshot all, The Seas allow doe rore, and foggy vapours rise, And from the hills great streames of waters fall, The pathes so strickte to passe the speede is small:[600] The ise, snowe, cold, clouds, rombling stormes, and sights aboue, Are able constant harts with doubtfull feare to moue. 52. For as you goe sometimes y’ar fayne to reatch, And hang by handes, to wend aloft the way, And then on buttockes downe an other breatch, With elbowes and with heeles your selfe to stay, Downe vnder well behold the streames you may, And waters wilde which from the mountaynes faling flow: Ore head the rockes hang down whence riuers rore of melting snow.[601] 53. When wee these _Alpes_ had past with daungers greate, To _Clusium_ towne in _Tuscane_ land wee came: They, as wee did prouide our forage vitayles meate,[602] Did issue out [in armes] to intercept the same: Ambassage to the _Romaines_ eke they frame, Desiring aide against the _Galles_ (so vs they counted theere) Because I was of _Fraunce_ and _Frenchmen_ in our armies were.[603] 54.