Hee raygned forty yeares, as other tell, Which seemes (as ’tis) a tale more true by farre.[703] By Iustice guided hee his subiects well, And liude in peace, without the broyles of warre. His childrens noble acts in stories are, In vulgar tongue: but nought is sayd of mee, And yet I worthy was the yongste of three. 9. His eldest sonne and heyre was after King, A noble Prince and hee was named _Lud_, Full politicke and wise in euery thing, And one that wil’d his Countrey alwayes good: Such vses, customes, statutes hee withstood, As seemde to bring the publique weales decay, And them abolisht, brake, repealde away. 10. So hee the walles of _Troy_ the new renewde, Them fortified with[704] forty Towres about: And at the west side of the wall hee vewde The Towre o’th[705] gate to keepe[706] the enmyes[707] out, That made hee prisons for the poore bankrout, Namde Ludgate yet, for free men debters, free From hurt, till with their creditours they gree. 11. Some say the City also tooke the name Of _Lud_ my brother: for hee it reparde: And I must needes as true confesse the same, For why that time no cost on it hee sparde: He still increast and peopled euery warde, And bad them aye _Kaerlud_, the City call, Or _Ludstone_, now you name it _London_ all. 12. At length hee died, his children vnder age, The elder named was _Androgeus_: Committing both vnto my brother’s charge, The yonger of them hight _Tennancius_: The _Britaynes_ wanting aged rulers thus, Choose for that time _Cassibellane_ their King, My brother Iustice ment in euery thing. 13. The _Romayne_ then the mighty _Cæsar_ fought Agaynst the _Galles_, and conquerde them by might: Which done, hee stoode on shoares where see hee mought The _Ocean_ Seas, and _Britayne_ clieues full bright. (Quoth hee) what region lyes there in my sight? Mee thinkes some Iland in the Seas I see, Not yet subdued, nor vanquist yet by mee. 14. With that they told him wee the _Britaynes_ were, A people stout, and fearce in feates of warre: (Quoth hee) the _Romaynes_ neuer yet with feare Of nation rude were daunted of so farre, Wee therefore mind to proue them what they are. And therewithall hee[708] letters hither sent, By those ambassage brought, and thus they went.[709] C. IVLIVS CÆSAR Consull of Rome, to Cassibellane King of Britayne, sendeth greeting.