Duke Cloten, though a man of worthie praise, Who claim’d the crowne as due to him by right: Could not preuaile till death did end his daies, His sonne Mulmucius that vndaunted Knight Pursu’d his fathers claime with all his might, And meeting vs in many a bloodie field, At length in manly fight did make vs yeeld. N. [555] He Lion-like himselfe with his all troope Of nimble Cornish met vs on the way, And to his conquering arme did cause vs stoope, The price of treason I with blood did pay, My wrong deem’d right appear’d in my decay. Who so by violence scales the throne of State, Seldome sits sure, but falles by violent fate. N. [556] Not in the first edition. It is scarcely necessary to notice to the reader the change to the anapæstic metre in this short life, which the author has just called “staylesse staggering footed verse.” [557] Desist not in histories truly to tell. N. [558] Mirrours. N. [559] Our souldiers were slaughter’d, or forced to yeeld. N. [560] Were killed before. N. [561] Or forced to yeeld, or abandon the coast. N. [562] Not in the first edition. [563] Esteem’d. N. [564] Bladhud’s fond deuice. N. [565] Adowne. N. [566] By my mishaps let other men be wise. N. [567] (For Forrex hight and Porrex both were slayne. N.) [568] The wors er thereby our faithfull friends were. N. [569] We do enioy her vaine ioyes. N. [570] Stand. N. [571] When I who with others did thinke myselfe sure. N. [572] Who, when to field our power we did draw. N. [573] Donwallo with honour. N. [574] Oppose. N. [575] Not inserted in the first edition. [576] Mulmucius who with conquering blade did free The Britans troubled state from tyrants vile. N. [577] With me in Albany to leade a princely life. N. [578] His eie on Samye’s beautie had so fed. N. [579] By force of armes to beare the. N. [580] Erst bene heard mongst wise men sawes. N. [581] ----the like by strife, Or make assault by wrong to winne a Prince’s wife. N. [582] But on his side the conquest did appear, I yeelded her. N. [583] For tribute hostage gaue to Beline ere he past. N. [584] And why false fortune my attempt did crosse. N. [585] At seas we met our foes. N. [586] The. N. [587] And threatned Beline sore. N. [588] Then appointed was to take the warre in hand. N. [589] Whose bounteous grace for aye my loue to him did bind. N. [590] Rashnes (by proofe I found) incurs the greatest ill. N. [591] With her his Dukedome. N. [592] By this you shall defame. N. [593] Wore. N. [594] Or force him yeeld. [595] By bloodshed they do build and prop their tottering state, Raigne, liue and die despisde, in never dying hate. N. [596] ----your force, by discord and by strife, Distaine your bloods and reaue Corwenna’s of her life. N. [597] Then let my iust request haue place. N. [598]