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

THE ARTES AND ACTES OF Brute, and his Brutans were in their Vertues and Vices.

Their ver∣tue and Tempe∣rance ap∣peared in

Friend∣ship and commu∣nion

Betweene man & wife in marriage. Locrine mar∣ried Guendolin: Leyr married his two eldest daughters with two Dukes: Cordeil was married to Aganip Duke of the Gaules for her womanly vertues, and vertuous woman∣hoode.

Talke and con¦ference,

Betweene superiour and inferiour, the ruler and the subiect. Guendolin after her husbandes death liued contentedly and louingly with her kindred and acquaintance in Cornewall till shee dyed. Brute the second carried euer a greene shield with him, to signifie, what a minde he did carry withall, euen a mind and desire, to haue all thinges grow and florish like the fruitfull fieldes vnto a ioyful haruest: whereupon hee was named Greeneshield, a Prince gentle toward all men, and merciful to the needie. Leyl liued peaceably in his young dayes. Hurdibras allayed the factions and quarrels that hee found among his peo∣ple, and of vnquiet men made them very quiet. Leyr liued moderately with his sub∣iectes. Cordeil behaued her selfe so louingly and paciently, that she would not punish the two sonnes of Maglan and Hennine for their fathers: she thought it no reason, to plaister one bodie for an other bodies sores, to beate

one for anothers fault. Riual liued quietly. Gurgustus kept his countrey in rest and weal∣thy peace by some learned counsell.

Betweene the father and the childe: Cordeil be∣ing euer modestly and maydenly shamefa∣ced, either would not or could not flatter her father Leyr with needlesse phrases and vain othes, but answered him mildly and simply without ostentation or deceite, that she loued him as her naturall father with an obedient euer and thankfull hearth vnfainedly.

Betweene two coosins: When Conedag was in∣formed by his olde trustie friendes, and tolde from his mortall ennemies, that Morgan be∣gan roundly to make open warre agaynst him, he himselfe desired peace by letters, and sought it with all good meanes otherwise by Embassadours, he was so vnwilling to shed bloud, if he might chuse, or euen to carry armour against his kinsman.