Thus Brute this realme unto his rule fubde wd,
And raigned long in great felicity,
Lov'd of his freends, and of his foes efchewd:
He left three fonnes, his famous progeny,
Borne of fayre Inogene of Italy,
Mongst whom he parted his imperiall ftate,
And Locrine left chiefe lord of Bricany.
At laft ripe age bad him furrender late
His life, and long good fortune unto finall fate.
Locrine was left the foveraine lord of all;
But Albanac had all the northerue part,
Which of himfelfe Albania he did call;
And Camber did poffeffe the westerne quart,
Which Severne now from Logris doth depart :
And each his portion peaceably enioyed,
Ne was there outward breach, nor grudge in hart
That once their quiet government annoyd,
But each his paynes to others profit till employd.
Untill a nation ftraung, with visage swart,
And corage fierce, that all men did affray,
Which through the world then fwarmd in every
part,
And overflowd all countries far away,
Like Noyes great flood, with their importune fway,
This land invaded with like violence,
And did themselves through all the North display
Untill that Locrine, for his realmes defence
Did head against them make and strong munifi-
He them encountred, a confufed rout,
Foreby the river that whylome was hight
The ancient Abus, where with courage ftout
He them defeated in victorious fight,
And chaite to fiercely after fearfull flight,
That forft their chieftaine, for his fafeties fake,
(Their chiefetain Humber named was aright)
Unto the mighty streame him to betake,
Where he an end of batteill and of life did make.
XVII.
The king retourned proud of victory,
And infolent wox through unwonted ease,
That shortly he forgot the icopardy
Which in his aud he lately did appeafe,
And fell to vaine voluptuous difcafe:
He lov'd faire Lady Eftrild, leudly lov'd,
Whole wanton pleasures him too much did please,
That quite his hart, from Guendolene remov'd
From Guendolene his wife, though alwaies faith-
ful prov'd.
The noble daughter of Corincus
Would not endure to bee fo vile difdaind,
But gathering force and corage valorous,
Encountred him in batteill well ordaind,
In which him varquit the to fly contraind:
But the fo faft purfewd, that him the tooke,
And threw in bands, where he till death remaind;
Als his faire leman, flying through a brooke,
She overhent, nought mov'd with her pitcous looke.
And mightie decdes, fhould matched have the best, Yet oft the Briton kings againit them ftrongly As well in that fame field victorious
Against the forreine Morands he expreft;
Yet lives his memorie, though carcas fleepe in reft. Next him Tenantius raignd; then Kimbeline,
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