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Wordes: First, Gonoril told Leyr, she loued him more then her owne soule: then Ragan sayd, she loued him vnspeakably.
Leuity: When Locrin saw Elstrid, he would haue re∣iected Guendolin: Memprise liued loosely, and spent most of his time in pastime and licentious games.
Drinke: Gurgust by some naturall infirmitie of braine was dronken once a day: this dronkennesse neither shortened his life, nor hindered his actions, as it seemeth by the yeares of his gouernement and life.
Discord: Madian was subiect to much impatience and tyrannie. Memprise, procured the death of those great men whom hee feared for their vertue and therefore hated for his owne guiltie life.
Venery: Locrine kept Elstrid his captiue for his Concubine, and accompanied her a long time, too long by sixe yeares and twelue monethes. Memprise solde himselfe to adultery, he gaue his body to bug∣gery and beastly loue, which was loue, sauing your reuerence. Ebrank had twentie wiues, some saye, but I think nineteene of them were huswifes, as we commonly saye, and she his wife onely that married him and knew him first: A right line is betweene two, to go aside is to go amisse.