Albions England A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England |
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CHAP. XIIII.
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Now, of the Conquerour, this Isle had Brutaine vnto name,
And with his Troians Brute began manurage of the same.
For rased Troy to reare a Troy fit place he searched then,
And viewes the mounting Northerne partes:
These fit (quoth he) for men
That trust asmuch to flight as fight: our Bulwarks are our brests,
The next Arriuals heere, perchaunce, will gladlier build their nests:
A Troians courage is to him a Fortres of defence:
And leauing so wheare Scottes be now he Southward maketh thence:
Wheareas the earth more plentie gaue, and ayre more temprature,
And nothing wanted that by wealth or pleasure might allure:
And more, the Lady Flood of Floods, the Ryuer Thamis, it
Did seeme to Brute against the foe, and with himselfe to fit.
Vpon whose fruitfull bancks therefore (whose bounds are chiefly said,
The want-les Counties Essex, Kent, Surrie, and wealthie Glayde
Of Hartfordshire, for Citties store participating ayde)
Did Brute build vp his Troy-nouant, inclosing it with wall:
Which Lud did after beautifie, and Luds-towne it did call
That now is London: euermore to rightfull Princes trewe,
Yea Prince and people still to it as to their Storehouse drewe,
For plentie and for populous the like we no wheare vewe.
Howbe-it many neighbour townes as much ere now could say,
But place for people, people, place, and all for sinne decay.
When Brute should dye thus to his Sonnes hee did the Isle conuay:
To Camber Wales, to Albanact he Albanie did leaue,
To Locrine Brutaine: whom his Queene of life did thus bereaue.
And with his Troians Brute began manurage of the same.
For rased Troy to reare a Troy fit place he searched then,
And viewes the mounting Northerne partes:
These fit (quoth he) for men
That trust asmuch to flight as fight: our Bulwarks are our brests,
The next Arriuals heere, perchaunce, will gladlier build their nests:
A Troians courage is to him a Fortres of defence:
And leauing so wheare Scottes be now he Southward maketh thence:
Wheareas the earth more plentie gaue, and ayre more temprature,
And nothing wanted that by wealth or pleasure might allure:
And more, the Lady Flood of Floods, the Ryuer Thamis, it
Did seeme to Brute against the foe, and with himselfe to fit.
Vpon whose fruitfull bancks therefore (whose bounds are chiefly said,
The want-les Counties Essex, Kent, Surrie, and wealthie Glayde
Of Hartfordshire, for Citties store participating ayde)
Did Brute build vp his Troy-nouant, inclosing it with wall:
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That now is London: euermore to rightfull Princes trewe,
Yea Prince and people still to it as to their Storehouse drewe,
For plentie and for populous the like we no wheare vewe.
Howbe-it many neighbour townes as much ere now could say,
But place for people, people, place, and all for sinne decay.
When Brute should dye thus to his Sonnes hee did the Isle conuay:
To Camber Wales, to Albanact he Albanie did leaue,
To Locrine Brutaine: whom his Queene of life did thus bereaue.
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CHAP. XIIII.
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