All which his sonne Careticus awhile
2 Shall well defend, and Saxons powre suppresse,
Vntill a straunger king from +vnknowne+ soyle
4 Arriuing, him with multitude oppresse;
Great Gormond, hauing with huge mightinesse
6 Ireland subdewd, and therein fixt his throne,
Like a swift Otter, fell through emptinesse,
8 Shall ouerswim the sea with many one
Of his Norueyses, to assist the Britons fone.

3 vnknowne > vnkowne 1596

1 "All which his son Careticus awhile 2 Shall well defend, and Saxons' power suppress, 3 Until a stranger king from unknown soil

stranger > foreign

4 Arriving, him with multitude oppress;

multitude >

5 Great Gormund, having with huge mightiness 6 Ireland subdued, and therein fixed his throne, 7 Like a swift otter, fell through emptiness,

fell > fierce, terrible emptiness > [hunger]

8 Shall overswim the sea with many 9 Of his Norwegians, to assist the Britons' foes.

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