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 and anger exceeded the bounds of moderation, and it had tempted him to lay violent hands on himself, had not Nestor, an aged duke of great wisdom, gravely counselled him to be patient, telling him prudent men ought to bear afflictions, and not by immoderate grief give their enemies great cause to rejoice over them; that the affront was not only given to him, but the princes of Greece, his confederates, who would; assist him to revenge the cause, which could not be done but by the sword; whereupon Menelaus assembled Agamemnon, Telamon Ajax, Patroclus, Protefelaus, Achilles, Ulysses, and many other princes of Greece, to whom he declared the wrongs done him by the Trojans, whereupon all with one consent promised to aid him, in revenging it with forces and powers till they had laid the city in ashes, and made the Trojans mourn their anger in tears of blood.

And now the bloody scene began, the Greeks having provided supplies of victuals from Melsa, and settled their affairs, drew out their armies to give an assault upon the city of Troy; but were saved the labour, for the Trojans met them with great fury. Hector issued out at the gate in glorious arms, seeming in his strong hands to carry thunder-bolts, laying all dead before him, laying king Protefelaus who was the first