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¶How Brute was dreuen out of the lon∣de / and how he helde hym in Grece.

ANd whan this myschaūce was befall all y^e people of the londe made sorowe ynough & were sore an angred. And for enche son there of they droue brute out of the lōde / & wolde not suffre hym among them. And whā he sawe that he myght not there abyde / he wē from thens in to Grece / and there he founde .vii. thousande men that were of the lygnage and kynred of Troy that were come of grete blood as the story telleth / as of men and wym¦men and chyldern / the whyche were all hollde in thraldome and bondage of the kynge Pan∣dras of Grece / for the dethe of Achilles that was betrayed and slayne at troy. This brute was a wonder fayre man and a stronge and a huge of his age and of gladde there and sem∣blaunt / and also worthy of body / & was well beloued amonge his people. Thys kyng Pan¦dras herde speke of his goodnes & his condici¦ons / and anone made hym dwelle wyth hym soo that brute became wonder preuy & moche beloued with the kynge / soo that longe tyme brute dwelled with the kynge So at the laste they of Troy and brute spake togyders of kyn¦red and of lygnage & of acquayntaunce / & the¦re playned them vnto Brute of ther sorowe & of ther bondage / & of many other shames that the kynge Pandras had them done. And vnto brute they sayde vpon a tyme. ye be a lorde of our lygnage & a strong man & a myghty •• ye be our capytayne & lorde / and gouernoure / & we wyll become your men / & your cōmaundemē¦tes doo in all maner of thynges / & brynge vs out of this wretchednesse and bondage / & we wyll fyghte with the kynge for trouthe with y^e grace of the grete god / we shal hym ouercome and we shall make you kyng of the londe and to you doo homage / and of you we shall holde euer more. Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr bōdage that they were brought ī. And preu••ly wente then from the kynges courte and tho them that were of Troy / wente and put them in to woodes and in to moūtaynes and them there helde. And sente vnto kynge Pandras / that he sholde gyue them leue sauely for to wē¦de out of the londe / for they wolde noo l••nger dwelle in his bondage. The kynge Pandras wexed tho sore anoyed and tho swore that he sholde slee them euerychone / and ordeyned a grete power and wente to warde them all for to fyght. But Brute and his men māly them defended and fyerfly fought and slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped / and toke the kynge and helde hym in pryson / and ordeyned counsell bytwen them what they my¦ghte done And some sayde that he sholde be put to dethe / and some sayde that he sholde be exi∣led out of y^e londe And some sayd / that he shol∣de be brēte. And tho spake a wyse kynght that was called Mempris / and sayd to Brute and to alle tho of Troy. yf kynge Pandras wolde yelde hym and haue his lyf. I counsell that he

gyue vnto Brute that is our duke & our soue¦rayne / his doughter Gennogen to a wyf / and in maryage wyth her an hōdred shyppes well arayed / and all his tresoure of golde & syluer of corne & of wyne / & as moche as we nede to haue of ••o thyng & other. & then̄e go we out of this londe / & ordeyned vs a londe elles where. For we nenōe of our kynred that come after vs shall neuer haue peas in this londe amōge theym of Grece. For we haue slayne so many of ther knyghtes and of other frēdes that euer more warre and contake sholde be among vs Brute tho and all his folke consented well to that counseyll. And this thynge they tolde to kyng Pādras. And he for to haue his lyf graū¦ted as moche as they axed / and anone gaf vn∣to Brute Gennogen his doughter to wyfe / & an hondred shyppes with asmoche / as them neded of all vytaylles / as afore was ordeyned Brute tho toke his wyfe and all his men / that forsoke the londe of Grece and went them vn¦to the see and had wynde & weder at theyr wyll and came y^e thyrde daye in to an Ile that was called Lorgers. Thys Brute anone sente of his men a londe for to espye the maner of the countree. And they founde an olde cyte all wa¦sted and forlet that was ther in nother mā ne woman / ne no thynge dwellynge / and in the mydeell of this cyte they founde an olde tem∣ple of a fayre lady that was called Dyana the goddesse. And they came ayen vnto Brute & tolde hym what they had seen and foūde. And they counselled hym to goo and doo sacrefyce vnto dame Dyana / for she was wōte to yeue answere of what euer men prayed her and na∣mely vnto them that her honoured with sacre¦fyce. Brute wente vnto that yamge and sayd Dyana noble goddesse that all thynge haste in thy myght and power / wyndes / waters. woo∣des / felde / and all thynge of the world / and all manere of beestes that theryn ben. To you I make my prayer / that ye me counseyll and tel∣le / where / and in what place: I shall haue a co¦uenable dwellynge for me and for my people and there I shal make in honour of you a well fayre temple and a noble / wherin ye shall al¦waye be honoured / whā he had done his pray¦er. Dyana answerd in this maner Brute say∣de she go euen forth thy waye ouer the see in io Frauce to warde the west / and there ye shall fynde an yle that is called Albyon / & that yle is be compassed all wyth the see / and noo man maye come ther in but it be by shyppes and in that londe were wonte to dwelle gyauntes / but now it is not soo / but all wyldernes. And that londe is destenyed and ordeyned for you and for your people.