council-meeting

8 Whose doleful monuments, who list to rue,

who > [whoever]
list > chooses, pleases

9 The eternal marks of treason may at Stonehenge view.

marks > marks; _also:_ memorial-stones
Stonehenge > (The standing stones of which were supposed to have
represented the murdered men)

210.67

By this the sonnes of _Constantine_, which fled,
2 +_Ambrose_+ and _Vther_ did ripe yeares attaine,
And here arriuing, strongly challenged
4 The crowne, which _Vortiger_ did long detaine:
Who flying from his guilt, by them was +slaine,+
6 And _Hengist_ eke soone brought to shamefull death.
Thenceforth _Aurelius_ peaceably did rayne,
8 Till that through poyson stopped was his breath;
So now entombed lyes at Stoneheng by the heath.

2 _Ambrose_ > _Ambrise 1596, 1609_
5 slaine, > slaine. _1596_

1 By this the sons of Constantine, who fled,

By this > By this time

2 (Ambrosius and Uther) did ripe years attain,

Ambrosius > (Ambrosius Aurelius, fl. c. 440 AD, Roman emperor of
Britain, Gaul and Spain under Honorius. He led the Britons
against the Saxon invasion. Poisoned at Winchester by a Saxon)

3 And here arriving, strongly challenged

challenged > laid claim to

4 The crown, which Vortigern did long detain:

detain > hold

5 Who, flying from his guilt, by them was slain,

flying > fleeing

6 And Hengest eke soon brought to shameful death.

eke > also

7 Thenceforth Aurelius peaceably did reign,
8 Till through poison stopped was his breath;
9 So now entombed lies at Stonehenge by the heath.

the heath > (Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire)

210.68

After him _Vther_, which _Pendragon_ hight,
2 Succeding There abruptly it did end,
Without full point, or other Cesure right,
4 As if the rest some wicked hand did rend,
Or th'Authour selfe could not at least attend
6 To finish it: that so vntimely breach
The Prince him selfe halfe +seemeth+ to offend,
8 Yet secret pleasure did offence empeach,
And wonder of antiquitie long stopt his speach.

7 seemeth > seemed _1590_

1 After him Uther, who Pendragon hight,

Uther > (The father of Arthur; hence the abrupt end of the
chronicle)
Pendragon > ("Dragon-head", perhaps so called from the dragon
surmounting his helmet: "pen" = "head" in the Brythonic language.
_HRB_ 8.17 records that Uther caused golden dragons to be made in
commemoration of Merlin's prop