Great Britain -- History -- Poetry; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources
But when as _Brutus_ fiftene yeares was olde,
(For so they calde my father by his name)
With _Siluius_ then a hunting goe he would,
And thinking for to strike in chace the game,
His father that by chaunce beyonde it came,
Receiude the glaunce and through his tender syde,
With deadly dint, the shaft did swiftly slyde. ed. 1575.
[128]
So though by chaunce my father Brutus slewe,
My grandsyre _Siluius_, sore against his will:
Which came by chaunce as he his arrow drewe,
That thought the fearfull Harte, not him to kill:
Yet was he banisht from Italia still: &c. ib.
[129] Thither. N.
[130] From death of those whose fall their. ed. 1575.
[131] My father all this. ib.
[132] Saw my father’s powre not weke. 1575.
[133] For of his brother he could finde no grace. N.
[134] Thus. 1575.
[135] All. ib.
[136] His post vnto the. ib.
[137] He. ib.
[138] Then whyle King. ib.
[139] My father with. ib.
[140] Him. ib.
[141] And tooke the brother of the Græcian King. N.
[142] My father into woods conueyde him than. ed. 1575.
[143]
And when the king had calde to mynde his foyle,
His flighte, and brother by the Troianes take. ib.
[144] And Brutus had. ib.
[145] By night my father. ib.
[146] He. ib.
[147] My father. ib.
[148]
Which victorie when he had wisely won,
The Trojane victour did a counsayle call,
To knowe what best were with the king be don;
Now tell (q’ he) what ransom aske we shall:
On which when none agreed scarce of all,
At length Mempricius vp from seate did ryse
And silence made, gaue thus his counsayle wise. ib.
[149] Troianes. ed. 1575.
[150] The fact. ib.
[151] Which thought, as ’twas a wicked heynous acte. ib.
[152] We rather ought. ib.
[153] All do wayle. ib.
[154] Lady. ib.
[155]
And by hir wisdome, cheere and parentes loue,
Doth vs, and Brutus, both to pitie moue. ib.
[156]
Yet some will saye, he should depriued bee,
Of kingdome quite, and worthy Brutus should
Receiue the scepter, this misliketh mee,
To this vniustice, Brutus, if we could
Consent, I deeme, agree he neuer would,
So much himselfe ambitiously t’ abuse,
Or else a king vnkindly so to vse, ib.
[157]
Our names for aye with foule defame would brand. N.
[158]
For kingdomes sake a king at home to kill
Were farre to bad, within his natiue lande:
Though he by right or wrong directed still,
His force gainst vs, that did him so withstande:
The king hath therfore ay the sworde in hand,
If any kicke against his pointes of lawe:
To cut them of, or keepe them vnder awe. ed. 1575.
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