How can _Iehoua_ iust abide the wrong? He will not suffer such haue scepter long. As he did strike for sinfull life my seate, And did me downe from royall kingdome beate, So hath be done for aye, examples[691] are in stories rife, No wicked wight can gouerne long in rest: For eyther some [the like] bereaues him of his life, Or downe his throne and kingdome is deprest. Bid Princes then and noble Peeres the like delights detest. There is no way the [iudgement high and] wrath of _Ioue_ to wrest. LENUOY. 1. What should I longer on such Princes stay, Whose factes vnworthie were to be enrolde: The cause why thence I make more speede away, Is for his sake, whose fame hath farre bene tolde, That noble _Nennius’_ Duke, a captaine bolde, Of royall bloud, to Prince and countrey kinde, Whose fame a place aboue the skies shall finde. 2. When he the feates of armes had learned well, And coulde encounter with the best aliue, Hee not to treason nor to falshode fell, Nor with his ciuill friendes at home to striue: But hence the landed _Romaynes_ out to driue. Which sith he did, to Prince and countrey kinde, His fame a place aboue the skies shall finde. 3. Eke sith the rest, as were their liues obscure, Haue tolde their tales, but simply as you see: To helpe my style, the _Muses_ most demure, For _Nennius’_ sake, gaue greater grace to mee, Or else I thinke, frend Reader, t’was for thee, That when thou readst of _Nennius’_ noble minde, Thou maist be so to Prince and countrey kinde. 4. I will no longer thee from reading stay, But wish thee marke howe he exhorteth all: Do learne by him for countreye’s sake to fray, In peace no broyles of warres at home to brall: And thinke thou seest that noble captayne tall Thus wise display his warlike noble minde, Duke _Nennius_, so to Prince and countrey kinde. Howe the worthie _Britaine_ Duke Nennius as a valiaunt souldier and faithfull subiecte encountred with Iulius Cæsar, was by him death wounded: yet naytheles[692] he gate Cæsar’s sworde, put him to flight, slewe therewith Labianus a Tribune of the Romaynes, endured fight till his countreymen wanne the field, and now encourageth all good subiectes, to defende their countrey from the power of forraine and entruding enemies. He was slaine about the yeere before Christ, 52. 1.