My eldest sonne, hight _Swaine_, in his rash moode With rage incen’st, with his vnhappie hand, Did beast-like spill his vncle _Byorn’s_ blood, For which a pilgrim to the holie land He was inioyn’d by churche’s strict command: Where rouing Saracens vpon the way, With murther did his vncle’s death repay. 51. The next was _Harrold_, who in _Edward’s_ reigne, After my death grew famous in this land, Manie great victories he did obtaine Against the Welsh, who with rebellious hand Against the king themselues did proudlie band: For which in name and fame he was renown’d, And by the king with manie merits crown’d. 52. But the third brother did thereat enuie, _Tostie_ by name, a man of mickle pride, Which when his brother _Harrold_ did espie, His angrie hart did swell, and rage did guide That reason, which doth man and beast diuide: For on a time inrag’d with anger’s sting, They fell at ods in presence of the king. 53. Where _Harrold_ caught young _Tostie_ by the haire, And with his fist did smite him on the face: But by well-wishing friends they parted were: Yet _Tostie_ in his minde for such disgrace, Did vowe reuenge in more conuenient place, And forthwith from the court with angrie looke, To _Harrold’s_ house his readie way he tooke. 54. Where when hee came, the seruants hee did finde Preparing all things for the king’s repaire, On whom he wreak’d the vengeance of his minde: For not a man his wrathfull sword did spare, In his reuenge they all alike did share: Yet could not this his furie’s heat asswage, Their limmes he hew’d in peeces in his rage. 55. Which he amongst the hogsheads of pure wine, Vessels of ale and cydar did bestow, And in the lomes of meath, and tubs of brine, And other sorts of liquor he did throw Heads, legs, and armes, whence yet warme blood did flow: Then sent he word, that at his brother’s house The king should find good store of poudered sowce. 56. For which offence, he was exilde the land, And _Harrold_ after _Edward_ as his right The crowne did claime, ’gainst whom no peere did stand: Yet _Tostie_ did the Norway king excite, In battaile gainst his brother for to fight, In which by _Harrold_ vpon Stamford plaine, Both _Tostie_ and the Norway king were slaine. 57.