Neither did wee this onely[571] for this cause, But to say truth, force draue vs to the same: For hee despising God and all his lawes, Slewe whome hee would, made sinne a very game: And seeing neyther age[572] nor counsaile could him tame, Wee thought it well done for the kingdome’s sake, To leaue his rule, that did all rule forsake. 9. But when sir _Henry_ had attaynde his place, Hee strayght became in all poynts worse then hee, Destroyed the peeres, and slewe king _Richard’s_ grace, Against his othe made to the lordes and mee: And seeking quarels how to disagree, Hee shamelesly required mee and my sonne, To yeelde hym _Scots_[573] which wee in fielde had wonne. 10. My nephue also _Edmund Mortimer_, The very heyre apparant to the crowne, Whome _Owen Glendour_ held as prisoner, Vilely bound[574] in dungeon deepe cast downe, Hee would not raunsome, but did felly frowne Against my brother and mee,[575] which[576] for him spake, And him proclaymed traytour for our sake. 11. This foule despite did cause vs to conspire, To put him downe as wee did _Richard_ erst, And that wee might this matter set on fire, From _Owen’s_ jaile, our coosin wee remerst, And vnto _Glendour_ all our griefes reherst, Who made a bond with _Mortimer_ and mee, To priue the king and part the realme in three. 12. But when king _Henry_ heard of this deuise, Toward[577] _Owen Glendour_ hee sped him very quicke, Mynding by force to stop hur[578] enterprise: And as the deuill would, than fell I sicke, Howbeit my brother, and sonne, more polliticke Than prosperous, with an hoast from _Scotland_ brought, Encountred him at _Shrewesbury_, where they fought. 13. The one was tane and kild, the other slayne, And shortly after was _Owen_ put to flight, By meanes whereof I forced was to fayne, That I knewe nothing of the former fight: Fraude oft auayles more then doth sturdy might, For by my faining I brought him in beliefe, I knewe not that wherein my part was chiefe. 14. And while the king thus tooke mee for his frend, I sought all meane my former wrong to wreake, Which that I might bring to the sooner end, To the bishop of _Yorke_ I did the matter breake, And to th’earle marshall likewise did I speake, Whose father was through _Henrie’s_ cause exiled, The bishop’s brother with trayterous death defiled. 15.