Chapter 93

[885]My cruell foes. N.[886]Beset me round about. N.[887]Perceiu’d my death’s approching sting. N.[888]Yee princes all and noble men beware of pride,Wracke not the Commonwealth for wealthie kingdome’s sake;Be warn’d by me that set myselfe the world to guide,Beware what bloodie warres for rule you vndertake:Ere three and twentie wounds had made my heart to quake,How many thousands fell from Pompeyes pride and mine?How many valiant Knights did loued life resigne? N.[889]Themselues againe for griefe. N.[890]For they would neuer yeeld though I did them subdue. N.[891]Some trauail’d farre away. N.[892]Loth to stay and see. N.[893]Swift. N.[894]On Aphrike’s coasts, and Asia. N.[895]Also knew. N.[896]Was nought but glorie. N.[897]Rule 'mongst men aboue. N.[898]In mind of. N.[899]So oft addrest. N.[900]I iustly deeme. N.[901]Wounds this sentence long hath stood. N.[902]Of. N.[903]All men that in affaires themselues imploy. N.[904]Doe. N.[905]But first vnto Augustus what befell.[906]I was both vnto warre. N.[907]The Romanes heapt on me all worldly blisse. N.[908]Best 'mongst them. N.[909]But otherwise then I had thought it fell. N.[910]About that time did. N.[911]Loe now when as the Hebrewes. N.[912]Fiends. N.[913]All men called. N.[914]The priests in enuie brought him vnto me. N.[915]Wisard ’gainst. N.[916]Which I belieuing whipt him. N.[917]They kept three daies with souldiers stout: yet he. N.[918]Which wheu they heard, they. N.[919]Say, his corpes was stolne away. N.[920]—they money taken had;I write the truth, if any otherwiseDo bring report, account it but vain lies. N.[921]Punish. N.[922]To their accusers threaten. N.[923]I eke Germanicus with poyson slew. N.[924]But mine owne selfe who did abuse my place. N.[925]Caligula at last did poyson me. N.[926]In throne on earth a prince as God doth sit,And as a God no iustice should omit. N.[927]Of foul lust incest. N.[928]Which mine owne seruants loathing at the last,With their owne hands my timelesse death did hast. N.[929]The princely rote no tyrant thoughts can hide. N.[930]Guiderius was my name, the sonne of yore,Of noble Cimbaline, and after king:The Romane tribute I would pay no more. N.[931]I stoutly did deny what they did claime,Though many counseld me to yeeld the same. N.[932]By force and fraude proud Cæsar heere did raigne,But now by might my right I would maintaine. N.[933]Amongst his men, a Captaine stout he had,With whom in fight I made my party good;Hamoniusmen him cal’d, who for his bladeIn single fight so often I withstood:At last did worke a wile to shed my blood. N.[934]He marcht with vs as he a friend had been,And when we came to fight he shew’d a faceOf comfort and bold courage ’gainst his men:And when they fled, and we pursu’d the chace,Pursue (quoth he) the Romans flie apace,In British tongue he cride, they flie, they flie,Our hostages had taught him so to crie. N.[935]His. N.[936]Thus by deceits my life hee did confound,Of my decay this was the fatall ground:Which thou must pen that I a miror be,For men to shun the sleights of trecherie. N.[937]The Cronycle of Englande, and also Gaufride, say that in the hoost of the Romaynes was a Capitayne named Hame or Hamon, the whiche entendyge hurte & destruccyon of the Brytons, chaunged his shelde or Armure and dydde vpon hym the armoure of a Brytayne, and by that meane as a Bryton mysclad, he entred into the thyckest of the hoost, and lastly vnto the place where as kynge Guyderius faught, and shortly after slewe the kynge. But Aruiragus seynge this sodayne myschyef, to the ende that the Brytons shulde nat gyue backe, he hastely causyd hymselfe to be armyd with the cognisaunce of the kynge, and so for kynge contynued the fyght with suche manhode that the romaynes were put to flyght.—Aruiragas, brother to Guyderius, before slayne, wes ordeyned kynge of Brytons, in the yere of our Lord xliiii. This in the Englysshe booke is named Armager, the whiche, as there is shewed, well and knyghtley maynteyned the warre agayne the Romaynes, and after slewe the forenamed Hamo nere vnto an Hauen or port of the see, and hym, so slayne, threwe Gobet meale into the same see. For this skyll was this Hauen longe tyme called Hamon’s Hauen, which at this daye is called Southampton.Fabian.[938]By treason vile deserues a shrowding sheete of shame. N.[939]So well they say, I thinke. N.[940]Tell thee heere what. N.[941]Expresse the madnesse of my mind. N.[942]But also me in ire a monster. N.[943]Nor fully compleat fram’d. N.[944]Oft in anger me defam’d. N.[945]Blood and high descent was. N.[946]The supreame throne. N.[947]The bloodie Senate. N.[948]Determining in minde t’ abolish. N.[949]Ancient linage. N.[950]They could, they thought. N.[951]But still by our proud raigne were. N.[952]I myselfe had hid. N.[953]Loe from a place obscure. N.[954]Forth, by force. N.[955]I seem’d in heart. N.[956]Eke t’ obtaine th’ Emperiall place,Whereby the warriers stout were vnto me inclin’de,Supposing I was meeke, and of a gentle mind. N.[957]The wilie wolfe that seekes to slay the silly sheepe. N.[958]Oft times to beare. N.[959]The craftie fox likewise would. N.[960]If that he do perceiue the mastiue lying by. N.[961]The Crocodile in Nile will faine. N.[962]Wolfe, foxe, and Crocodile. N.[963]Could wisely faine. N.[964]Charge forme too great. N.[965]Well in mind I wist. N.[966]Not me by force thereof defeate. N.[967]They had no power to stay me. N.[968]But after I was thron’d, I gaue. N.[969]To sport, and bellie chere. N.[970]And foolish fearefull. N.[971]Who Messalina hight. N.[972]The cuckold’s horne. N.[973]They did seeme t’ abhor the fact. N.[974]Or if that men with her adulterate would not be. N.[975]Some famous crime. N.[976]For which not they. N.[977]My houshold seruants were prefer’d in place by me. N.[978]Her for to be. N.[979]No more with women for to wed. N.[980]My vicious wiues. N.[981]Whoredome vile to violate my bed.[982]But blind at length with folly from my vow I fled. N.[983]And Agrippina hight, my. N.[984]And lothsome sinne. N.[985]Riot, drinking, cards and dice. N.[986]Skilfull was by practise growne therein. N.[987]That I of dicing arte did write a worke. N.[988]May full well declare. N.[989]Growne old in all my deeds, so credulous was I.That in each doubtfull place I had some secret spie. N.[990]So bloodie was I growne, that euery light offence. N.[991]Cause enough. N.[992]I so forgetfull was, and such. N.[993]I would enquire for those that causde my former griefe. N.[994]For Messalina faire, of late. N.[995]Others dead I would enquire again. N.[996]As I in rage before commanded to be slaine. N.[997]I fondly did extoll. N.[998]Adorning their degrees with titles. N.[999]Euen such as seruants were and seru’d. N.[1000]Amongst the ancient men in senate often sate. N.[1001]For which the Romans me vnto the death did hate. N.[1002]Cruell deeds and beastly. N.[1003]That I their prince were dead. N.[1004]My Agrippina perswaded me t’adopt her hopefull sonne. N.[1005]That after my decease the. N.[1006]When too soone at length. N.[1007]Her vniust request. N.[1008]The deadly poyson. N.[1009]Whereof at last I di’d. N.[1010]Which as a mirour heere to thee I do commend. N.[1011]My mother Agrippine so wrought for me. N.[1012]One man had me for bride and for bride-wife. N.[1013]Of all they had. N.[1014]With life to scape. N.[1015]Waues. N.[1016]Experience and the prouerbs. N.[1017]Each tide his flowe. N.[1018]Went for to destroy. N.[1019]Mine outrage they no longer could endure. N.[1020]To saue my selfe away by night I steale. N.[1021]Which in the ditches stanke. N.[1022]At my request my friend would me not kill. N.[1023]Yet. N.[1024]So mine owne sword I ran quite through my hart. N.[1025]Euill. N.[1026]I sought by death to post proud Nero hence. N.[1027]Although his vice were made the chiefe pretence. N.[1028]A thing indeed that. N.[1029]In purple gore oft yeeldes like gainfull good. N.[1030]The wolfe of wolfe no friendship doth refuse. N.[1031]The crafty foxe the foxe for friend doth chuse. N.[1032]As well the shape as qualities of minde. N.[1033]One loues soft musick and sweet melodie. N.[1034]For Neroe’s crue. N.[1035]With. N.[1036]To seeke reuenge for Neroe’s death. N.[1037]Souldiers all I. N.[1038]I cast about and many waies did trieWith prudent fore cast to preuent all ill. N.[1039]Bereft. N.[1040]Fortune was wont in state to lift her children high. N.[1041]Fall adowne againe. N.[1042]Those that haue renowne. N.[1043]Amongst the states of men, best is the meaner sort. N.[1044]A mightie man doe. N.[1045]And yet with men as great doe daily liue in strife,His pleasure is but paine, and all his ioy but griefe:When we not with our own contented can abide,With auarice we clime, but fall againe with pride. N.[1046]I came, had won before. N.[1047]In fruitfull Westmerlande. N.[1048]Londricus “landed with a great nauy in the prouince of Albania, now called Scotland, and there vnmercifully he began to spoyle the country, with sworde and fire: whereof when Marius was warned, he in all haste assembled his knightes and people, and made towardes them, and gaue them a strong battaile, in the which Londricus was slaine, and a great part of his people ouerthrowne. In the remembraunce of which victorie, King Marius caused a great stone to be erected, and commaunded therein to be grauen these woordes,Marii Victoria, that is, the victory of Marius. This battaile, as the English Chronicle sayth, was foughten at a place which is called Stanes Moore. But wheresoeuer this stone is set, the countrie thereabout was long after called Westmarie, and is nowe called Westmerland.”Grafton.

[885]My cruell foes. N.

[886]Beset me round about. N.

[887]Perceiu’d my death’s approching sting. N.

[888]Yee princes all and noble men beware of pride,Wracke not the Commonwealth for wealthie kingdome’s sake;Be warn’d by me that set myselfe the world to guide,Beware what bloodie warres for rule you vndertake:Ere three and twentie wounds had made my heart to quake,How many thousands fell from Pompeyes pride and mine?How many valiant Knights did loued life resigne? N.

[888]

Yee princes all and noble men beware of pride,Wracke not the Commonwealth for wealthie kingdome’s sake;Be warn’d by me that set myselfe the world to guide,Beware what bloodie warres for rule you vndertake:Ere three and twentie wounds had made my heart to quake,How many thousands fell from Pompeyes pride and mine?How many valiant Knights did loued life resigne? N.

Yee princes all and noble men beware of pride,

Wracke not the Commonwealth for wealthie kingdome’s sake;

Be warn’d by me that set myselfe the world to guide,

Beware what bloodie warres for rule you vndertake:

Ere three and twentie wounds had made my heart to quake,

How many thousands fell from Pompeyes pride and mine?

How many valiant Knights did loued life resigne? N.

[889]Themselues againe for griefe. N.

[890]For they would neuer yeeld though I did them subdue. N.

[891]Some trauail’d farre away. N.

[892]Loth to stay and see. N.

[893]Swift. N.

[894]On Aphrike’s coasts, and Asia. N.

[895]Also knew. N.

[896]Was nought but glorie. N.

[897]Rule 'mongst men aboue. N.

[898]In mind of. N.

[899]So oft addrest. N.

[900]I iustly deeme. N.

[901]Wounds this sentence long hath stood. N.

[902]Of. N.

[903]All men that in affaires themselues imploy. N.

[904]Doe. N.

[905]But first vnto Augustus what befell.

[906]I was both vnto warre. N.

[907]The Romanes heapt on me all worldly blisse. N.

[908]Best 'mongst them. N.

[909]But otherwise then I had thought it fell. N.

[910]About that time did. N.

[911]Loe now when as the Hebrewes. N.

[912]Fiends. N.

[913]All men called. N.

[914]The priests in enuie brought him vnto me. N.

[915]Wisard ’gainst. N.

[916]Which I belieuing whipt him. N.

[917]They kept three daies with souldiers stout: yet he. N.

[918]Which wheu they heard, they. N.

[919]Say, his corpes was stolne away. N.

[920]—they money taken had;I write the truth, if any otherwiseDo bring report, account it but vain lies. N.

[920]

—they money taken had;I write the truth, if any otherwiseDo bring report, account it but vain lies. N.

—they money taken had;

I write the truth, if any otherwise

Do bring report, account it but vain lies. N.

[921]Punish. N.

[922]To their accusers threaten. N.

[923]I eke Germanicus with poyson slew. N.

[924]But mine owne selfe who did abuse my place. N.

[925]Caligula at last did poyson me. N.

[926]In throne on earth a prince as God doth sit,And as a God no iustice should omit. N.

[926]

In throne on earth a prince as God doth sit,And as a God no iustice should omit. N.

In throne on earth a prince as God doth sit,

And as a God no iustice should omit. N.

[927]Of foul lust incest. N.

[928]Which mine owne seruants loathing at the last,With their owne hands my timelesse death did hast. N.

[928]

Which mine owne seruants loathing at the last,With their owne hands my timelesse death did hast. N.

Which mine owne seruants loathing at the last,

With their owne hands my timelesse death did hast. N.

[929]The princely rote no tyrant thoughts can hide. N.

[930]Guiderius was my name, the sonne of yore,Of noble Cimbaline, and after king:The Romane tribute I would pay no more. N.

[930]

Guiderius was my name, the sonne of yore,Of noble Cimbaline, and after king:The Romane tribute I would pay no more. N.

Guiderius was my name, the sonne of yore,

Of noble Cimbaline, and after king:

The Romane tribute I would pay no more. N.

[931]I stoutly did deny what they did claime,Though many counseld me to yeeld the same. N.

[931]

I stoutly did deny what they did claime,Though many counseld me to yeeld the same. N.

I stoutly did deny what they did claime,

Though many counseld me to yeeld the same. N.

[932]By force and fraude proud Cæsar heere did raigne,But now by might my right I would maintaine. N.

[932]

By force and fraude proud Cæsar heere did raigne,But now by might my right I would maintaine. N.

By force and fraude proud Cæsar heere did raigne,

But now by might my right I would maintaine. N.

[933]Amongst his men, a Captaine stout he had,With whom in fight I made my party good;Hamoniusmen him cal’d, who for his bladeIn single fight so often I withstood:At last did worke a wile to shed my blood. N.

[933]

Amongst his men, a Captaine stout he had,With whom in fight I made my party good;Hamoniusmen him cal’d, who for his bladeIn single fight so often I withstood:At last did worke a wile to shed my blood. N.

Amongst his men, a Captaine stout he had,

With whom in fight I made my party good;

Hamoniusmen him cal’d, who for his blade

In single fight so often I withstood:

At last did worke a wile to shed my blood. N.

[934]He marcht with vs as he a friend had been,And when we came to fight he shew’d a faceOf comfort and bold courage ’gainst his men:And when they fled, and we pursu’d the chace,Pursue (quoth he) the Romans flie apace,In British tongue he cride, they flie, they flie,Our hostages had taught him so to crie. N.

[934]

He marcht with vs as he a friend had been,And when we came to fight he shew’d a faceOf comfort and bold courage ’gainst his men:And when they fled, and we pursu’d the chace,Pursue (quoth he) the Romans flie apace,In British tongue he cride, they flie, they flie,Our hostages had taught him so to crie. N.

He marcht with vs as he a friend had been,

And when we came to fight he shew’d a face

Of comfort and bold courage ’gainst his men:

And when they fled, and we pursu’d the chace,

Pursue (quoth he) the Romans flie apace,

In British tongue he cride, they flie, they flie,

Our hostages had taught him so to crie. N.

[935]His. N.

[936]Thus by deceits my life hee did confound,Of my decay this was the fatall ground:Which thou must pen that I a miror be,For men to shun the sleights of trecherie. N.

[936]

Thus by deceits my life hee did confound,Of my decay this was the fatall ground:Which thou must pen that I a miror be,For men to shun the sleights of trecherie. N.

Thus by deceits my life hee did confound,

Of my decay this was the fatall ground:

Which thou must pen that I a miror be,

For men to shun the sleights of trecherie. N.

[937]The Cronycle of Englande, and also Gaufride, say that in the hoost of the Romaynes was a Capitayne named Hame or Hamon, the whiche entendyge hurte & destruccyon of the Brytons, chaunged his shelde or Armure and dydde vpon hym the armoure of a Brytayne, and by that meane as a Bryton mysclad, he entred into the thyckest of the hoost, and lastly vnto the place where as kynge Guyderius faught, and shortly after slewe the kynge. But Aruiragus seynge this sodayne myschyef, to the ende that the Brytons shulde nat gyue backe, he hastely causyd hymselfe to be armyd with the cognisaunce of the kynge, and so for kynge contynued the fyght with suche manhode that the romaynes were put to flyght.—Aruiragas, brother to Guyderius, before slayne, wes ordeyned kynge of Brytons, in the yere of our Lord xliiii. This in the Englysshe booke is named Armager, the whiche, as there is shewed, well and knyghtley maynteyned the warre agayne the Romaynes, and after slewe the forenamed Hamo nere vnto an Hauen or port of the see, and hym, so slayne, threwe Gobet meale into the same see. For this skyll was this Hauen longe tyme called Hamon’s Hauen, which at this daye is called Southampton.Fabian.

[938]By treason vile deserues a shrowding sheete of shame. N.

[939]So well they say, I thinke. N.

[940]Tell thee heere what. N.

[941]Expresse the madnesse of my mind. N.

[942]But also me in ire a monster. N.

[943]Nor fully compleat fram’d. N.

[944]Oft in anger me defam’d. N.

[945]Blood and high descent was. N.

[946]The supreame throne. N.

[947]The bloodie Senate. N.

[948]Determining in minde t’ abolish. N.

[949]Ancient linage. N.

[950]They could, they thought. N.

[951]But still by our proud raigne were. N.

[952]I myselfe had hid. N.

[953]Loe from a place obscure. N.

[954]Forth, by force. N.

[955]I seem’d in heart. N.

[956]Eke t’ obtaine th’ Emperiall place,Whereby the warriers stout were vnto me inclin’de,Supposing I was meeke, and of a gentle mind. N.

[956]

Eke t’ obtaine th’ Emperiall place,Whereby the warriers stout were vnto me inclin’de,Supposing I was meeke, and of a gentle mind. N.

Eke t’ obtaine th’ Emperiall place,

Whereby the warriers stout were vnto me inclin’de,

Supposing I was meeke, and of a gentle mind. N.

[957]The wilie wolfe that seekes to slay the silly sheepe. N.

[958]Oft times to beare. N.

[959]The craftie fox likewise would. N.

[960]If that he do perceiue the mastiue lying by. N.

[961]The Crocodile in Nile will faine. N.

[962]Wolfe, foxe, and Crocodile. N.

[963]Could wisely faine. N.

[964]Charge forme too great. N.

[965]Well in mind I wist. N.

[966]Not me by force thereof defeate. N.

[967]They had no power to stay me. N.

[968]But after I was thron’d, I gaue. N.

[969]To sport, and bellie chere. N.

[970]And foolish fearefull. N.

[971]Who Messalina hight. N.

[972]The cuckold’s horne. N.

[973]They did seeme t’ abhor the fact. N.

[974]Or if that men with her adulterate would not be. N.

[975]Some famous crime. N.

[976]For which not they. N.

[977]My houshold seruants were prefer’d in place by me. N.

[978]Her for to be. N.

[979]No more with women for to wed. N.

[980]My vicious wiues. N.

[981]Whoredome vile to violate my bed.

[982]But blind at length with folly from my vow I fled. N.

[983]And Agrippina hight, my. N.

[984]And lothsome sinne. N.

[985]Riot, drinking, cards and dice. N.

[986]Skilfull was by practise growne therein. N.

[987]That I of dicing arte did write a worke. N.

[988]May full well declare. N.

[989]Growne old in all my deeds, so credulous was I.That in each doubtfull place I had some secret spie. N.

[989]

Growne old in all my deeds, so credulous was I.That in each doubtfull place I had some secret spie. N.

Growne old in all my deeds, so credulous was I.

That in each doubtfull place I had some secret spie. N.

[990]So bloodie was I growne, that euery light offence. N.

[991]Cause enough. N.

[992]I so forgetfull was, and such. N.

[993]I would enquire for those that causde my former griefe. N.

[994]For Messalina faire, of late. N.

[995]Others dead I would enquire again. N.

[996]As I in rage before commanded to be slaine. N.

[997]I fondly did extoll. N.

[998]Adorning their degrees with titles. N.

[999]Euen such as seruants were and seru’d. N.

[1000]Amongst the ancient men in senate often sate. N.

[1001]For which the Romans me vnto the death did hate. N.

[1002]Cruell deeds and beastly. N.

[1003]That I their prince were dead. N.

[1004]My Agrippina perswaded me t’adopt her hopefull sonne. N.

[1005]That after my decease the. N.

[1006]When too soone at length. N.

[1007]Her vniust request. N.

[1008]The deadly poyson. N.

[1009]Whereof at last I di’d. N.

[1010]Which as a mirour heere to thee I do commend. N.

[1011]My mother Agrippine so wrought for me. N.

[1012]One man had me for bride and for bride-wife. N.

[1013]Of all they had. N.

[1014]With life to scape. N.

[1015]Waues. N.

[1016]Experience and the prouerbs. N.

[1017]Each tide his flowe. N.

[1018]Went for to destroy. N.

[1019]Mine outrage they no longer could endure. N.

[1020]To saue my selfe away by night I steale. N.

[1021]Which in the ditches stanke. N.

[1022]At my request my friend would me not kill. N.

[1023]Yet. N.

[1024]So mine owne sword I ran quite through my hart. N.

[1025]Euill. N.

[1026]I sought by death to post proud Nero hence. N.

[1027]Although his vice were made the chiefe pretence. N.

[1028]A thing indeed that. N.

[1029]In purple gore oft yeeldes like gainfull good. N.

[1030]The wolfe of wolfe no friendship doth refuse. N.

[1031]The crafty foxe the foxe for friend doth chuse. N.

[1032]As well the shape as qualities of minde. N.

[1033]One loues soft musick and sweet melodie. N.

[1034]For Neroe’s crue. N.

[1035]With. N.

[1036]To seeke reuenge for Neroe’s death. N.

[1037]Souldiers all I. N.

[1038]I cast about and many waies did trieWith prudent fore cast to preuent all ill. N.

[1038]

I cast about and many waies did trieWith prudent fore cast to preuent all ill. N.

I cast about and many waies did trie

With prudent fore cast to preuent all ill. N.

[1039]Bereft. N.

[1040]Fortune was wont in state to lift her children high. N.

[1041]Fall adowne againe. N.

[1042]Those that haue renowne. N.

[1043]Amongst the states of men, best is the meaner sort. N.

[1044]A mightie man doe. N.

[1045]And yet with men as great doe daily liue in strife,His pleasure is but paine, and all his ioy but griefe:When we not with our own contented can abide,With auarice we clime, but fall againe with pride. N.

[1045]

And yet with men as great doe daily liue in strife,His pleasure is but paine, and all his ioy but griefe:When we not with our own contented can abide,With auarice we clime, but fall againe with pride. N.

And yet with men as great doe daily liue in strife,

His pleasure is but paine, and all his ioy but griefe:

When we not with our own contented can abide,

With auarice we clime, but fall againe with pride. N.

[1046]I came, had won before. N.

[1047]In fruitfull Westmerlande. N.

[1048]Londricus “landed with a great nauy in the prouince of Albania, now called Scotland, and there vnmercifully he began to spoyle the country, with sworde and fire: whereof when Marius was warned, he in all haste assembled his knightes and people, and made towardes them, and gaue them a strong battaile, in the which Londricus was slaine, and a great part of his people ouerthrowne. In the remembraunce of which victorie, King Marius caused a great stone to be erected, and commaunded therein to be grauen these woordes,Marii Victoria, that is, the victory of Marius. This battaile, as the English Chronicle sayth, was foughten at a place which is called Stanes Moore. But wheresoeuer this stone is set, the countrie thereabout was long after called Westmarie, and is nowe called Westmerland.”Grafton.

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