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All the workes of Iohn Taylor the Water-Poet

Being Sixty and three in Number. Collected into one Volume by the Author [i.e. John Taylor]: With sundry new Additions, corrected, reuised, and newly Imprinted

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91 Vortiger. 447.

This King through murder did the Throne ascend,
And had a troublous Raigne, and murdrous end:
Constance (Constantines) lawfull Heyre and Sonne,
By Vortigers false meanes to death was done.
For which (to keepe the Crowne vniustly gain'd)
The Saxons for his ayde he entertain'd.
Then Hengist, with his Brother Horsus crue,
In Britaines best bloud did their blades embrew.
King Vortiger with doting loue inthral'd,
Match't Hengists daughter, beauteous Rowan cal'd:
But Saxons troopes, on troopes came in so fast,
That Britaines did depriue the King at last.