¶ Lenuoy.
THis tragedy of Broūchild y• quene,
Loke her story who list yeue atten∣daunce
Froward to red, cōtagious to sene,
And contrary to all good gouernaunce,
Borne in Spaine, crowned quene of Fraūce
Double of tonge, vpfynder of treason,
Caused al that lande stande at deuision.
From tho traines there coude no man flene,
Sourse & headspring of sorow & mischaūce,
Shed hony first, stange after as do been,
Her myrremedled wt sugred false plesaunce:
What she said encluded in variaunce,
Maystresse of murdre and of discencion
Caused all that lande stande at deuision.
Princes of Gaule might nat sustene
Great outrages, nor the great greuaunce,
Nor the surfetes done in their yeres grene,
Brought y• kingdome almost to vttraunce:
All of assent cried on her vengeaunce,
The fame arose howe all that region
In her falsnesse stode at deuision.
The knyfe of murdre grounde was so kene
By her malice of longe continuaunce,
Her corage fret with infernall tene
Spared nouther kyn nor alyaunce,
Paysed her forfetes and wayed in balaunce,
As Bochas writeth she was the occasion
Which made al Fraunce to stand at deuision.