Philadelphus, or a defence of Brutes, and the Brutans history Written by R. H.

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Philadelphus, or a defence of Brutes, and the Brutans history Written by R. H.
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Harvey, Richard, 1560-1623?
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Imprinted at London :: by Iohn Wolfe,
1593.
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Brutus the Trojan (Legendary character) -- Early works to 1800.
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"Philadelphus, or a defence of Brutes, and the Brutans history Written by R. H." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A72252.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.

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Their ver∣tue or for∣titude is in

Glorious desire: Hely called the Ile of Ely after hys name, that he might be famous for euer. Marius set vp a Colosse in remembrance of the victory he had of the Picts, with Marij Victoria grauen in it: a warly Register.

Magnificence: Lud repaired olde Temples and Ci∣ties and built new. He made walles about Troynew, and called the West gate Ludgate in honour of hys owne name, and then dwelt most there because he had built most there. Aruirage road about the realme, to renew the decayed Cities which the Romans de∣faced: he built a Castle at Douer to strengthen that

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part of the Land against forraigne Powers.

Wordes: When the Romanes thought to terrifie the Brutans by their letters, these sent them word, that as they must, so they would defend their Coun∣trey from all forces. Aruirage being for his Noble∣nesse made the Emperours sonne in law, and wish∣ing to haue a memoriall of Claudius his queenes and wiues owne father, called the Cittie where he mar∣ried Claudiocestria or Glocester, the rather, to be free frō tribute in respect of his wife, though he were free of himselfe by his vertue.

Victories: Cassiuelan made the Romans flie to their ships at their first battell, and at the second: beware the third.

Desertes: Cymbelin in his youth led so manly a life in Roome, that the Emperour Augustus made him a knight there in his order of knightes.

Exercise: Hirelda and Eueline two braue knightes wrastled openly at the Feast which was made after the victories against the Romanes.

Warre: Guinder denied to pay tribute to the Ro∣mans, & chose rather to sight with them then yeald otherwise. Aruirage did the like, and when they came against him; he made them flie from the southeast part of this Iland to the southwest, there he draue them from Excester and Totnes, & within seuen daies made all well. Marius staied the fire and sword of the Picts in Albany and slew their armies.

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Deuise: Aruirage seeing his brother Guinder dead, took on him presently his armour and Princely cog∣nisāce, that the Brutans might not suspect their kings death and be discomforted: then hee continued the battel so stedfastly and heartily, that the Brutans were stirred vp to fight valiantly by his liuely example, till they ouerthrew the Romans.

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