To breake such othe doth not the fayth defile,
Let them goe tel to Claudius this tale,
We meane with force to furnishe this our ile,
Which force himselfe shal fede within a while,
For if he wyll not fetch his tribute here,
We then wyl goe and pay hym tribute there.
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Which when the Roman Claudius had heard,
Though he at home had ciuile strife in hande,
And though he were by forrain foes debar’de,