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

Their vice or iniu∣stice is in

Couetousnesse: Vortiger forgetting his loyaltie to his Prince abused him intollerably, and got him by his own consent the strongest Castels, and best trea∣sure that he had: he euer defended the 100. Pictes what naughtinesse soeuer they committed in the Court.

Vnthankfulnesse: the Brutans being desired by Vorti∣mer on his death bed, to bury his body at the hauen where the Saxons vsed to land, in a sepulchre of brasse spire like, to put them in feare with the remem∣brance of him and his acts, eyther neglected his will or forgat it. O vniust men that take such a farewell of their friends. Vter died by force of poyson at Veru∣lam in Hertfordshire neere S. Albons. Constantine and Constance, the father and his sonne were not buried after the maner of Princes.

I haue not that peculiar regard of places nowe, which I had before, partly by reason of forenamed cau∣ses, and partly in that they are sufficiently set foorth in these morall tables. I desire heerein and euer a quiet iudgement, and then I doubt not of any censurer, but he will speake fairely. Yet I must leaue euery man to himselfe, to doe as he is caused in his deliberatiue and considerate insight. If I omit some histories of Sax∣ons, I do but my duetie: what haue I to do with them, vnlesse it were to make them tributary to Brutans? o∣therwise, let their owne men commend them if they wil, I owe them no seruice by writing or speaking. Yet I haue named some of the Saxons, though I doe it more for their sakes with whome they dwelt, then for any merite of their owne. Let them lye in dead forget∣fulnesse like stones, that haue desired, or doe desire the trouble of Brutanie: let their names be cleane put out, and not come among the righteous. When men play the parts of beasts, let them go among the numbers of cattell in Zoography and keepe their fit place. An ape must not come among Churchmen, Serpentes must not dwell in chambers of Counsell, make bates are not in case to cōuerse in the dwellings of peaceable Lords, who can abide, to haue a deformed mocker with hys distorted mouthes, a venimous hisser with his noysom breath, a rayling stage player with his trifling actions for his companion? Arise ye sonnes of Ebranke, and yee kinsmen of true auncient Brutans, and make those stone∣hearted creatures know, that they are made to be your seruants and drudges: let not any double forked toong perswade you, that Brutanie is vnder any part of the earth.