[236] The story of Humber is narrated according to the principal authorities. It is somewhat different in the Chronicle of St. Albans, which says: “so it befel that this Kynge Humbar was besyde a water that was a great riuer with his folke for to dysporte hym. And there came Lotrin and Camber with theyr folke sodaynly or that ony of the other hoost knew of them. And whan Humbar dyde se them come in aray he was sore adrad, for as moche as his men wyst it not a fore; and also that they were vnarmed. And a none Humbar for drede lept in to y^e water and drowned hymselfe, and so he deyed. And his men were all slayne in so moche that there escaped not one away on lyue. And therefore is that water called Humbar and euer more shall be, whyle the worlde is world.” [237] THE AUTHOURE. Then vanishte Humber, and no sooner gon Was he but straight in place before me came, A princely wight had complet harnesse on, Though not so complet as they now do frame: He seemde sometime t’aue bene of worthy fame, In breste a shafte with bleeding wounde he bare, And thus be told the cause of all his care. ed. 1575. [238] A line as vigorous and musical as Dryden. [239] My haplesse deeds of yore, the same may I. N. [240] But I. ed. 1575. [241] Ill. ib. [242] Force. ib. [243] And. ib. [244] So. ed. 1575. [245] His. ib. [246] Lovely. N. [247] No Lady went on earthely grounde. ed. 1575. [248] Euer chaunge my minde. ib. [249] Where he declar’d what promise I did make. N. [250] Never. 1575. [251] “The singuler great loue and affection that he bare vnto the saide Eastrilde coued not yet out of his minde and be forgotten, wherfore he made a Caue vnder the ground in the Citie of Troynouant and enclosed her therein--insomuch as he had the companie of her the space of vij yeres full, aud none knewe it, but a fewe of his verie familyer and faythfull friendes.” _Grafton._ [252] Likewise my Elstride I as Queene ordain’d. N. [253] Rais’d. N. [254] Or. 1575. [255] For. N. [256] Stura stream. 1575. [257] Fabian varies from the other chronicles by stating the death of Locrine as in the life time of Gwendoline’s father; as she “beynge sore discontent, excyted her Fader and frendes to make warre vpon the sayd Lotryne her husbande. In the which warre, lastly, he was slayne when he reygned or ruled Loegria, or Logiers, after the concordaunce of moste wryters XX yers; And was buryed by his Fader in the cytie of Troynouant.” This might be the authority of our author for relating his burial at Troynouant as the stanza appears in the first edition. Then was I brought to Troynouant, and there My body was enterrid as you reade: When I had raigned all out twenty yere: Lo thus I liude and thus became I deade: Thus was my crowne depriued from my heade, And all my pompe, my princely troupe and trayne, And I to earth and duste resolude againe. (1575.) [258] Now warne estates, ib. [259] No false deceit deceiues. N.