When hee was deade they hop’d to winne the rest, And ouer _Aby_ streame with hast did hye. But I, and eke my brother _Camber_, drest Our armies strayght, and came their force to try. Wee brake theyr rayes and forst the king to fly Into the arme of sea they ouer came, Where _Humber_ drownde the waters tooke their[245] name. 11. Wee either slewe, or tooke them captiues all, Emongst the which (O mischiefe great to tell) The Gods to worke mine ouerthrowe and fall Sent Ladyes three, whose beauties did excell: Of which, because I liked one so well, I tooke her strayght, nor shee did ought deny, But ech thing graunted so shee might not dye. 12. Thus _Humber_ wee this hatefull hungery king In _Humber_ drencht, and him depriu’d of pryde, And of his lofty[246] Ladyes he did bring He lost the pray, and all his men beside, And wee the spoyles of all his hoast deuide. But I that thought I had the greatest share, Had caught the cause of all my woefull care. 13. They cal’d this Lady _Elstride_, whom I tooke, Whose beauty braue did so my wittes confound, That for her sake my promise I forsooke, Whereby I was to _Guendoline_ first bound. Mee thought no Lady else so high renound[247] That might allure mee, chaunge my conflate minde,[248] So was I caught by snares of _Cupide_ blynde. 14. Was neuer none before so lik’d myne eye, I lou’d her more then I could loue my life: Her absence still mee thought did cause mee dye, I surely ment to take her for my wife. But see how beauty breadeth deadly strife, Lo here began my whole confusion, here Sprang out the shaft from whence this wound I beare. 15. For _Corineus_ had no sooner heard, That I did meane his daughter to forsake, But strayght as one that did nought else regard, In hast his voyage towards me did take, And come, declar’d what promise I did make,[249] From which if he sayd once I sought to slyde, It would by dynte of sworde, and bloude, be tryde. 16. But if I would her take, as erst I sayd, And not this straunger choose agaynst his minde, His helpe he promiste at each time, and ayde To be so ready, as I wisht to fynde. He further sayd my countrey did me binde, To take such one as all my subiects knewe, Sith straungers to theyr foes are seldome[250] true. 17.