hither hastly sent
_Vespasian_, that with great spoile and rage
8 Forwasted all, till _Genuissa_ gent
Perswaded him to ceasse, and her Lord to relent.

1 Was never king more highly magnified,

magnified > lauded

2 Nor dread of Romans, than was Arviragus,

dread of > [dreaded by the]

3 For which the emperor to him allied
4 His daughter Genuissa in marriage:
5 Yet shortly he renounced the vassalage

vassalage > subservience, subjection

6 Of Rome again, who hither hastily sent

Of > To

7 Vespasian, that with great spoil and rage

Vespasian > (Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasian, 9-79: he subsequently
became emperor himself and ruled from 69 until his death. During
this period, Agricola (37-93) achieved his military victories in
Britain)
spoil > plunder; acts of pillage

8 Forwasted all, till Genuissa gent

Forwasted > Ravaged, devastated
gent > noble; gentle

9 Persuaded him to cease, and her lord to relent.

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He dyde; and him succeeded _Marius_,
2 Who ioyd his dayes +in+ great tranquillity,
Then _Coyll_, and after him good _Lucius_,
4 That first receiued Christianitie,
The sacred pledge of Christes Euangely:
6 Yet true it is, that long before that day
Hither came _Ioseph_ of _Arimathy_,
8 Who brought with him the holy grayle, (they say)
And preacht the truth, but since it greatly did decay.

2 in > with _1609_

1 He died; and him succeeded Marius,
2 Who joyed his days in great tranquillity,

joyed > [had the benefit of; felt the joy of]

3 Then Coillus, and after him good Lucius,

Lucius > (Or Pudens, "The Modest": see _2 Tim._ 4.21)

4 That first received Christianity,
5 The sacred pledge of Christ's evangely;

sacred pledge > [baptism]
evangely > evangile, evangel: gospel

6 Yet true it is, that long before that day
7 Hither came Joseph of Arimathea,

Joseph of Arimathea > (Mentioned in all the gospels: e.g. _Matt._
27.57-60)

8 Who brought with him the Holy Grail, (they say)

Holy Grail > (The Sangreal, the platter used at the last supper, in
which Joseph is said to have received Christ's blood at the cross.
A persistent medieval legend has Joseph bringing the Sangreal,
and with it Christianity, to Glastonbury in western England)

9 And preached the truth; but since it greatly did decay.

since > subsequently

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This good king shortly without issew dide,
2 Whe