[Sidenote: Seruius. 3. Aeneid. Ouid in Ibin.] Where Helenus king Priam’s son His brother Theon kilde. Medea eke in bloudy wyse, Hir brother’s bloud that spilde. [Sidenote: Statius.] Where Tydeus is in hunting shote His brother through the side: Polytes eke his brother’s harte With sworde that opened wyde. [Sidenote: Herodotus. Gel. li. 4. cap. 3.] And where as that Cambyses is, His sister once that slewe: And Polipontes king that made, His brother treason rewe. And cruell where Odores s, Which mercy did deny To Mithridate his brother deare, That did for pardon crie. [Sidenote: Herodotus.] Eke where Learchus is, that did His brother sicke destroy: With poyson deadly hoping so, To make him selfe a Roy. [Sidenote: Ouid in Ibin.] And where that wretche Mamertes lies, His brothers sonnes that spilte: And Sisapho tormenting him, For such an heynous gilte. [Sidenote: Plutarch. Laert. Volater.] Where Rhesus and Caduidus are, With shaftes their brethren slewe: And Philadelphus Ptolomæ His brother’s death did brewe. [Sidenote: Volater.] Where Philopater Ptolomæ His father made away And after that his brother with His dearest frendes did slay. [Sidenote: Plato. 10. de rep.] And where Ardieus, tyraunt vile, His aged father stroyde, And after that his elder brother, Kingdomes to enioyde. [Sidenote: Cælius.] Where Mithridates, beastly king, Of Pontus feeles anoye: Which mother his, and brother eke, Sixe children did destroye. [Sidenote: Volater.] Where is Antiochus the great, His brother brought to graue: That he might onely raigne alone, And all the kingdome haue. [Sidenote: Liuius. Lucan. Ouid.] Wher Romulus, that Remus slew, Of Romaines, first had fall: Though louing brother first he were, Presumde to scale the wall. [Sidenote: Flores Histor.] And where Mempricius lewde doth lye, A Britayne Prince that slue, His brother Manlius fearing lest He were to him vntrue. [Sidenote: Salust.] Where Iurgurth eke that basterde is, His brethren brought to graue: That after them Numidia He might for kingdome haue. And where a thousande are beside, Which were to long to tell, Their parentes deare and brethren slue, And now in darkenes dwell. From thence I came a Britayne yore, Namde Porrex once a king: Againe to shewe what vices mee To sodaine death did bring. Now list a while and then do write, What I thee tell, that others may Themselues in such attempts as these, From bloudy acts, as brethren stay. My brother Forrex fiue yeares space, And I this kingdome helde: Betweene vs both the common weale, We scace did wisely welde.