And so from trecherous Edel tooke
At once his life and crowne,
And of Northumberland was king,
Long raigning in renowne.
NOTES
- Athen. Oxon.
- Athen. Oxon.
- The construction is, "How that many an amorous toy, or foolery of love, escaped
Curan;"i.e.escaped from him, being off his guard.
4.i.e.holy-day russets.
5.i.e.roasts a crab, or apple.
6.i.e.emblazon beauty's coat.
- During the Saxon Heptarchy, the kingdom of Northumberland (consisting of six
northern counties, besides part of Scotland) was for a long time divided into two
lesser sovereignties, viz. Deira (called here Diria), which contained the southern parts,
and Bernicia, comprehending those which lay north.