had conquered most of NW Europe. With the Angles and the Jutes
they established the beginnings of Anglo-Saxon culture in
England)
safety > security [he employed them as guards]

210.65

Two brethren were their +Capitains+, which hight
2 _Hengist_ and _Horsus_, well approu'd in warre,
And both of them men of renowmed might;
4 Who making vantage of their ciuill iarre,
And of those forreiners, which came from farre,
6 Grew great, and got large portions of land,
That in the Realme ere long they stronger arre,
8 Then they which sought at first their helping hand,
And _Vortiger_ +enforst+ the kingdome to aband.

1 Capitains > Capitayns _1590;_ Captains _1596_
9 enforst > haue forst _1590_

1 Two brethren were their captains, which hight

hight > were named

2 Hengest and Horsa, well approved in war,

Hengest > (Chief of the Jutes, joint founder with his brother of the
kingdom of Kent. Died 488)
Horsa > (Hengest's brother, killed at the Battle of Aylesford in
455)
approved > proved, tried

3 And both of them men of renowned might;
4 Who, making vantage of their civil jar,

vantage > advantage
their > [the Britons']
jar > discord

5 And of those foreigners, which came from far,

those foreigners > [the Saxons]

6 Grew great, and got large portions of land,
7 That in the realm ere long they stronger are

That > [So that]

8 Than they who sought at first their helping hand,
9 And Vortigern enforced the kingdom to aband.

enforced > compelled
aband > forsake, abandon

210.66

But by the helpe of _Vortimere_ his sonne,
2 He is againe vnto his rule restord,
And _Hengist_ seeming sad, for that was donne,
4 Receiued is to grace and new accord,
Through his faire daughters face, and flattring word;
6 Soone after which, three hundred Lordes he slew
Of British bloud, all sitting at his bord;
8 Whose dolefull moniments who list to rew,
Th'eternall markes of treason may at _Stonheng_ vew.

1 But by the help of Vortimer, his son,
2 He is again to his rule restored,
3 And Hengest, seeming sad for that was done,

that > [that which]

4 Received is to grace and new accord,
5 Through his fair daughter's face, and flattering word;

his fair daughter > (Rowena, whom Vortigern married)

6 Soon after which, three hundred lords he slew
7 Of British blood, all sitting at his board;

board > table;