My yonger brother Britaine’s _Gefferie_, A partner with vs in rebellious pride, To pay iust paines for his disloyaltie Vnto our father, bruzed on the side With fall from off his horse, vntimely dide: In youth cut off, as most vnworthie life, That with his father liu’d in rebell strife. 19. This vengeance for such disobedient sin, Vnto my brethren as in mercie sent, Might to my future deeds haue caueats bin: But I in heart too stubborne to relent, And proud prince _Iohn_ did once againe consent, To lift rebellious hands against our sire, In his last daies when age did rest require. 20. The French king’s power we did support in field, And did in armes the aged king constraine To such dishonor’d tearmes of truce to yeeld, That he in heart vnable to sustaine The griefe of such disgrace, with sorow slaine, In those last words which dying he did breath, To vs his curse most iustly did bequeath. 21. After his death, to shew that griefe and shame Of my misdeeds, did put his soule to flight, His cold dead corps, as I beheld the same, Streaming out blood did shew the great despight That it conceiu’d at my detested sight: Which forc’d griefe’s drops to dew my manly face, Toucht at the heart with shame of such disgrace. 22. Thus hauing blaz’d out those vnnaturall crimes, The wicked brood of my degenerate pride, I will no longer vilifie thy rimes: Thou now to tell what after did betide Vnto the house of fame, thy muse must guide, And mount her thoughts to th’highest pitch of glorie, In loftie straine to sing my golden storie. 23. No sooner was the kingdome’s scepter seene In my right royall hand, but that in mind Transform’d I was from what I once had beene, And turn’d my back to fore-past shame: heau’n shin’d Vpon my head, thoughts only now enclin’d To actions of true praise did heau’n aspire, Forren affaires gaue wings to my desire. 24. For absolution for my trespasse done Against my sire, when I did vnderstand How _Saladine_, the Pagan prince, had wonne The sacred Salem and the holy land, Which christian princes did of late command: The christian badge I bore vpon my brest, And did direct my iorney towards the east. 25. The ablest men through my large emperie, That I could chuse for this so great affaire, From England, Guien, Poyctou and Normandie, From Britaine and from Aniou did prepare, Themselues in best habilliments of warre, T’insue their father’s steps, and gaine againe What they had wonne, and we could not retaine. 26.