[797] I raught to him. ib. [798] My frendes likewyse could. ib. [799] They drew. ib. [800] We freshly. ib. [801] They. ed. 1575. [802] Was. ib. [803] They. ib. [804] Wherfore they layde about them francke. ib. [805] Knight. ib. [806] Several of the early historians concur in representing that this improvident quarrell, and unexpected rencounter, first enabled Cæsar to establish his landing in Britain, from the assistance afterwards given him by the Earl of London. The following is one of the briefest of the statements:--“It befell thus vpon a day that the gentylmen of the kynge’s housholde and the gentylmen of the Erle’s housholde of London after meet, went togyder for to play. And thrugh debate that arose ymonge them Enelin, that was the Erle’s cosyn of London, slewe Irenglas that was the kynge’s cosyn. Wherfore the kynge swore that Enelyn sholde be hanged. But the Erle of London, that was Enelin’s lorde, wolde not suffer hym. Wherfore the kynge was greatly wroth and vexed towarde the Erle and thought hym to dystroye. And pryuely the Erle sende letters to Julius Cezar, that he sholde come into this lande for to helpe hym, and hym auenge vpon the kynge, and he wolde helpe hym with al his myght. And whan the emperour herde these tydynges he was full glad, and ordeyned a stronge power, and came agayne the thyrde tyme into this lande, and the Erle of London helped hym with viii M. men. And at the thyrde tyme was Cassybolon ouercome and dyscomfyted, and made peas to the Emperour for thre thousande pounde of syluer, yeldynge by yere for truage for this lande for euermore.” _Chron. of St. Albans._ [807] Oh that my friend of yore. N. [808] The edition of 1575 finishes with the life of Lord Irenglas, which Higgins calls the FIRST PART in his concluding lines of THE AUTHOR. With that (me thought) he vanisht quite away: And I was come to end my worke at last: Not minding longer on the which to staye, My penne did trudge to wryte these verses fast. I trust sith once, they haue the Printer past That went before: these fragmentes come behinde, Shall of the Readers, likewyse fauour finde. So of my first part here I make an ende, The Seconde parte which I haue now to fyle Doth call me hence, from these to those to wende: In which if God send grace to guyde my style, I shall (I trust) and that in shorter whyle, Againe retourne, to Printer’s presse with those: Which shal likewise, their fight and falles disclose. Till then farewell a thousand times to thee, Which takst in hand this booke to shun the ill, That was the fall of these describde by mee, And haste to mende their faultes a firme good will, I wishe thy health, increase of vertu still, Adieu, farewell, I haue but this to say, God send vs both his heauenly grace for aye. _I. Higgins._ [809] Surely. N. [810] In brief. N. [811] Aurelia faire. N. [812] Morall discipline instruct. N.