1 "The Trojan Brutus did first that city found,

Brutus > (See 210.9:6 ff.)

2 And Highgate made the mere thereof by west,

mere > boundary

3 And Overt Gate by north: that is the bound

Overt > Open (unlike Highgate, this gate is not identifiable today) bound > boundary

4 Toward the land; two rivers bound the rest.

two rivers > (One appears to be the Thames; the other is not clearly identifiable)

5 So huge a scope at first him seemed best, 6 To be the compass of his kingdom's seat:

compass > area, extent