[649] The principal events of this long life of Brennus are also recorded by Grafton and Harding, or may be found in the amusing and copious relation of Fabian. The supernatural discomfiture of his army and occasion of his death is thus related in the Polychronicon. “Efte Brennius tourned agayn oute of the eest countrees: And efte ouercome the Macedoyns and theyr duck Sosten, and spoyled goddes and temples and sayde meryly, that ryche goddes muste gyue men somwhat of her rychesse. Also he spoyled Appolyn Delphicus temple in the hylle mount Pernasus. There men of the countrey prayde helpe of her God, and sodaynly the erthe began to shake and a grete parte of the hylle felle vpon the hooste of Galles; and haylestones slough that other dele. The duc Brennius for sore of his woundes myght not endure, and therefore he slough himself with a sharpe swerde. No man shal wonder though Appolyn toke wreche of hem that spoyled the goddes and the temples: for God suffred Appolyn destroye many nacions by cause of theyr trespaas and euyl lyuyng and dedes. For it is certayn that spirites of the ayer may vse her shrewdnes in them that be mysbyleuyd and euyll of dedes: For grace is wythdrawe from suche maner men and euyl of spirytes haue leue graunted to noye them and to greue them.” [650] Declare what good. N. [651] No kingly state. N. [652] Lofty. ed. 1575. [653] Sith vertue. ib. [654] Such praise that all the world giue them applause. N. [655] “Marcia was right connynge and conde many maner craftes, she made the lawe called Marcene lawe.” _Polychronicon._ [656] Or shall I saye, Kimarus I was king. ed. 1575. [657] Praise the men that vertuous bin. N. [658] Purpose I to passe did meane to bring. N. [659] Of Kimarus “there is nothing written, but that he was a wilde and wanton Prince, geuen to all pleasure and pastime, and reigned but thre yeres, beyng slain of his aduersaries as he was a hunting.” _Grafton._ [660] THE AUTHOURE. On this Kimarus left me all alone, And so did Morpheus, then I thought to reste: But yet againe he came presenting one, For audience likewise making his requeste, A worthy prince, he ware a warlike creste: A blade in hande, he bloudy rusty bore, Was all his harnesse from his shoulders tore. His armes and handes were all embrued in bloud, So was his breste, but all the rest beside Seemde rayde with matter vyle, or slimy mud, With red and yelowe as it were bedide: You scarcely could the sight therof abide: Yet sith he seemde some worthy wight to be, It brought by farre lesse squemishnes to me. [661] Which I do beare. N. [662] I the dreadfull monster slew. N. [663] On whom long time did. N. [664] Till on her wheele’s steepe top she did me bring. N. [665] Subiected thoughts doth wicked pride suppresse. N. [666] Without all law as was my lawlesse life. N. [667] Whom. ed. 1575. [668]