Let _Scaldis_ tell, and let tell _Hania_, xxiv And let the marsh of _Estham bruges_ tell, What colour were their waters that same day, And all the moore twixt _Eluersham_ and _Dell_, With bloud of _Henalois_, which therein fell. How oft that day did sad _Brunchildis_ see The greene shield dyde in dolorous vermell? That not _Scuith guiridh_[775] it[776] mote seeme to bee, But rather _y Scuith gogh_, signe of sad crueltee[777]. His sonne king _Leill_ by fathers labour long, xxv Enioyd an heritage of lasting peace, And built _Cairleill_, and built _Cairleon_ strong. Next _Huddibras_ his realme did not encrease, But taught the land from wearie warres to cease. Whose footsteps _Bladud_ following, in arts Exceld at _Athens_ all the learned preace, From whence he brought them to these saluage parts, And with sweet science mollifide their stubborne harts. Ensample of his wondrous faculty, xxvi Behold the boyling Bathes at _Cairbadon_, Which seeth with secret fire eternally, And in their entrails, full of quicke Brimston, Nourish the flames, which they are warm’d vpon, That to their[778] people wealth they forth do well, And health to euery forreine nation: Yet he at last contending to excell The reach of men, through flight into fond mischief fell. Next him king _Leyr_ in happie peace long raind, xxvii But had no issue male him to succeed, But three faire daughters, which were well vptraind, In all that seemed fit for kingly seed: Mongst whom his realme he equally decreed To haue diuided. Tho when feeble age Nigh to his vtmost date he saw proceed, He cald his daughters; and with speeches sage Inquyrd, which of them most did loue her parentage. The eldest _Gonorill_[779] gan to protest, xxviii That she much more then her owne life him lou’d: And _Regan_ greater loue to him profest, Then all the world, when euer it were proou’d; But _Cordeill_ said she lou’d him, as behoou’d: Whose simple answere, wanting colours faire To paint it forth, him to displeasance moou’d, That in his crowne he counted her no haire, But twixt the other twaine his kingdome whole did shaire. So wedded th’one to _Maglan_ king of Scots, xxix And th’other to the king of _Cambria_, And twixt them shayrd his realme by equall lots: But without dowre the wise _Cordelia_[780] Was sent to _Aganip_ of _Celtica_. Their aged Syre, thus eased of his crowne, A priuate life led in _Albania_, With _Gonorill_, long had in great renowne, That nought him grieu’d to bene from rule deposed downe.