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Transcription by Janelle Jenstad, 26 April 2011.
NEW Troy my name: when firſt my fame begun /
By Trajon
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NEW Troy my name: when firſt my fame begunBy Trajon Brute : who then me placed here:On fruitfull ſoyle, where pleaſant Thames doth run Sith Lud my Lord, my King and Lover dear,Encreaſt my bounds: and London (far that rings Through Regions large) he called then my name How famous ſince (I ſtately ſeat of Kings) Have flouriſh’d aye: let others that proclaim. And let me joy thus happy ſtill to ſee This vertuous Peer my Soveraign King to be.
New Troy It was common to think of London as a second Troy. my name, when first my fame begun,By Trojan Brute ,Early modern Londoners knew well the legend that Brute (or Brut), the great-grandson of Aeneas, founded London in the Trojan diaspora after the Trojan war. who then me placèdThe metre of the line demands that this word be pronounced with two syllables. here,On fruitful soil, where pleasant Thames doth run. Sith Archaic term meaning afterwards, subsequently(OED sith, adv.1.a.).Lud , my Lord, my King, and lover dear,Increased my bounds, and London (far that I.e., the sound of the word ringsLondon.Through regions large) he called then my name. How famous since, I (stately seat of kings) London was and still is the traditional seat of the English monarch. Have flourished aye, Archaic term meaning let others that proclaim.ever, always, continually(OED ay, adv.1.a.).I.e., let others proclaim how famous London has been since Lud enlarged the city and changed its name to London. And let me joy thus happy still to see This virtuous peer my soveraign king to be. James I . This reference in the poem is one of several pieces of evidence that the three extant copies of the Agas map date from 1603 or later.