On rockes theyr barkes, in seas themselues were slaine:
The westerne windes with wo did them constrayne,
By Britayne bankes to make so long delaye,
I, and the seas, brought them to their decay.
22.
By meanes whereof my credite did increase:
Seuerus did esteeme me as his stay,
I from my fyrst deuises coulde not cease,
For aye I hopte to haue a happy day,
To bring the Roman rule to their decay,