ance was forced to retire.

210.23

Which blot his sonne succeeding in his seat,
2 The second _Brute_, the second both in name,
And eke in semblance of his puissance great,
4 Right well recur'd, and did away that blame
With recompence of euerlasting fame.
6 He with his victour sword first +opened,+
The bowels of wide Fraunce, a forlorne Dame,
8 And taught her first how to be conquered;
Since which, with sundrie spoiles she hath beene ransacked.

6 opened, > opened _1609_

1 Which blot his son (succeeding in his seat,
2 The second Brutus, the second both in name

Brutus > (Surnamed "Greenshield")

3 And eke in semblance of his puissance great)

eke > also
puissance > power, strength

4 Right well recured, and did away that blame

Right well > Very well, thoroughly
recured > remedied

5 With recompense of everlasting fame.
6 He with his victor sword first opened
7 The bowels of wide France, a forlorn dame,
8 And taught her first how to be conquered;
9 Since which, with sundry spoils she has been ransacked.

spoils > {Acts of pillage}

210.24

Let _Scaldis_ tell, and let tell _Hania_,
2 And let the marsh of _Estham bruges_ tell,
What colour were their waters that same day,
4 And all the moore twixt _Eluersham_ and _Dell_,
With bloud of _Henalois_, which therein fell.
6 How oft that day did sad _Brunchildis_ see
The greene shield dyde in dolorous vermell?
8 That not +_Scuith guiridh_+ +it+ mote seeme to +bee,+
But +rather _y Scuith gogh_, signe of sad crueltee+.

8 _Scuith guiridh_ > _omitted from 1590_
8 it > he _1590_
8 bee, > bee. _1596_
9 rather _y Scuith gogh_, signe of sad crueltee > _omitted from
1590;_ But _Seuith Scuith FE_

1 Let Scaldis tell, and let tell Haina,

Scaldis > (The River Schelde, which rises in NE France, crosses
Belgium, and in the Netherlands flows into the North Sea; length
c. 270 miles)
Haina > (The River Haina)

2 And let the marsh of Estham Bruges tell,

Estham Bruges > (Bruges; Brutus's camp)

3 What colour were their waters that same day,
4 And all the moor 'twixt Elversham and Dell,

moor > marsh; flood-plain; heath
Elversham and Dell > (Not identifiable)

5 With blood of Henalois which therein fell.

Henalois > (The men of Hainaut)

6 How oft that day did sad Brunchildis see
7 The green shield dyed in dolorous vermilion?

in > [with]

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