Then was I hopelesse to escape their iawes, They fastned all their holders fast on mee: And on my royall robes they set their clawes: My Princely presence, nor my high degree Moou’d them no more obeysaunt for to bee, Nor of my corps to take no more remorce, Then did the greeuous groning of my horse. 15. But rauenously they rent my breast and throte, Forsooke my steede, came all at once and tare My kingly[404] corps, from which they fleyde my coate, And of my flesh they made at all no spare, They neuer left mee till my bones were bare. Lo thus I slewe my brother, left my wife, Liu’d vilely, and as vilely ended life. 16. Beware of bloudy broyles, beware of wrong, Embrace the counsayle of the wise and sage: Trust not to power though it bee nere so strong, Beware of rashnes rude and roysters rage. Eschew vile _Venus’_ toyes, shee cutts of age, And learne this lesson of and tell thy friend, By pockes, death sodayne, begging,[405] harlots end.[406] LENUOY. 1. Marke but the end of brother quellers all, And you shall see what woefull ends they had: For so _Iehouah_ suffers them to fall, As were their risinges murderous and bad, The life of wicked _Cayne_ was sorrowfull and sad. Of _Ioram_ the King what neede I to discriue, So infamous and violent both dead and eke aliue. 2. What auayl’d it _Memprice_ this Kingdome to obtayne,[407] That shamefully his Princely brother so did slay: Sith that Almighty _Ioue_ so punisht him agayne, For scepter’s sake that tooke his noble Prince away. His wretched cruell corps became for Wolues a pray. What neede I more the caytiues beastly facts descriue, So infamous and violent, both dead and eke aliue. 3. Now when as hee was gone, there presently, mee thought, A King full Angel like in feathers did appeare: With flying winges and plumes by cunning finely wrought, As hee aloft like fame to flie prepared were, To harken well his tale I gaue an heedy eare, Which hee in order thus mee thought did then contriue, Desiring mee to write it so, to warne the rest aliue. How King Bladvd,[408] taking on him to fly, fell vpon the Temple of Apollo, and brake his necke, The yeare before Christ, 844. 1.