Lenuoye.
THis tragedye declareth who list here
Of duke Brennyus many greate batayle
His extort conquest and holy the manere
Howe by force rode through all Itayle
After howe he the romayns dyd assayle
His fall in grece by vengeable violence
For he to goddys wolde do no reuerence
Toke all the tresours and Iuels moost entere
Oute of their temples and richest apparayle
Golde and perle and all that I fere
To his encrees which that might auaile
The rich he robbed oppressed the porayle
Of very pompe and frowarde insolence
And list to goddys do no reuerence
This mighty tyraunt moste surquedous of chere
With couetise brent in his entrayle
Whoos gredy fret there might no mesure stere
Tyll that fortune at mischeef dyd him faile
He lackyd might hir variaunt whele to nayle
Ageyn whoos fall ther was no resistence
For he to goddys liste do no reuerence
Noble princys conceyue and do lere
The fall of Brennyus for misgouernayle
And prudently peysynge this matere
Vertue is strenger than outher plate or mayle
Afore considred whan Brennyus doth counsayle
Cheef preseruatyf of your magnificence
Is to god to do due reuerence