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A13472	A memorial of all the English monarchs being in number 151, from Brute to King Charles. In heroicall verse by Io. Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1630 (1630)	STC 23774; ESTC S118225	26,126	113

he dignifi'd Raign'd thirty two yeeres and by poyson dy'd This King was a Rom●…ne and brother to Vter Pendragon that succeeded him 94. Vter Pendragon raigned 18 yeeres 498. THis King by Merlins meanes a skilfull man Igrene the Duke of Cornewals Dutchesse wan On her he got though illegittimate The Christian Worthy Arthur stilde the Great Vter Pendragon poysoned by the Saxons after he had reigned 18. yeeres 95. Arthur 516. OF the nine Worthies was this Worthy one Denmarke and Norway did ●…y his Throne In twelue set Battels he the Saxons beat Great and to make his Victories more great The Faithlesse Sarazons he ouercame And made them honour high Iehonah's Name The Noble order of the Table round At Winchester his first inuention found Whilst he beyond Sea fought to win Renowne His Nephew Mordred did vsurpe his Crowne But he return'd and Mordred did confound And in the fight great Arthur got a wound That prou'd lo mortall that immortally It made him liue although it made him dye Full sixteene yeeres the Diadem he wore And euery day gaind Honour more and more Arthur the great was buried at Glastenbury 96 Constantine the fourth 542. 97 Aurelius Conanus 545. COnstantine was by King 〈◊〉 kil'd Aurelius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yeeres held Seuen Kingdomes heere at once the Saxons held And slaughter launc'd when proud ambition sweld This Constantine was kinsman to King Arthur and was slaine by Conanus Constantine was a wicked Prince and slaine in battell by his kinsman Conanus when he had reigned neere 3. yeeres Of the tyme of this Aurelius Conanus his reigne there is much variation in Histories Heere beganne the Heptarchy or 7 Kingdomes in this Land namely Kent South-Saxons West-Saxons East-Saxons Northumberland Mercia and East-Angles which diuision continued more then 600. yeeres before it was all vnited into one Monarchy the names of the Kings times of their reignes and limits of their Kingdomes are hereunder expressed 1 KEnt was only a kingdome which had 17 Kings namely 1 Hengist 2 Eske 3 Octa 4 Ymerick 5 Ethelbert who was the first Christian King of Kent hee was an ayde and helper of Sebert King of the East-Saxons in the famous and memorable buildings of S t. Pauls Church in London and Saint Peters at Westminster 6 Eabald 7 Ercombert 8 Egbert 9 Lother 10 Edrick 11 Withred 12 Edbert 13 Edelbert 14 Alick 15 Ethilbert 16 Cuthred 17 Baldred These Kings reigned in Kent 372. yeeres from the yeere of Grace 455. till the yeere 827. 2 The kingdome of the South-Saxons contained the Counties of Sussex and Surrie it continued from the yeere 488. vntill the yeere 601. being 113 yeeres they had three Kings namely 1 Ella 2 Cissa 3 Ethelwolfe a Christian King 4 Berthrum 5 Authum 3 The West-Saxons kingdome whose beginning was in the yeer 519. and ended Anno. 166. lasted 561 yeeres hauing 17 Kings namely 1 Cherdick 2 Kenrick 3 Chequilin 4 Cealick 5 Chelwold 6 Kingils a Christian 7 Kenwald 8 Eskwin 9 Kentwin 10 Ceadwald 11 Inas 12 〈◊〉 13 Cuthred 14 Sigebert 15 Kenwolfe 16 Brightrik 17 Egbert These Kings had vnder their gouernments the Counties of Cornewall Deuonshire Somersetshire Wiltshire Hampshire and Barkshire 4 The East-Saxons reigned 281 yeeres beginning Anno. 527 and ending in the yeere 827. Their bounds were Essex and Middle-Sex and their Kings were in number 14 namely 1 Erchenwin 2 Sledda 3 Sebert a Christian King that assisted Ethelbert King of Kent in the building of the Churches of Saint Paul and Saint Peter aforesaid 4 Seward 5 Sigebert 6 Sigibext 7 Switheline 8 Sighere 9 Sebba 10 Sigherd 11 Seofrid 12 Offa 13 Selred 14 Suthred 5 Northumberland was sometimes diuided into two kingdomes It contained the Coūties of Yorkshire Durham Lancashire Westmerland Cumberland and Northumberland this Kingdome beganne in the yeere of our Lord 547. and expired in 926. continuing 379. yeeres vnder 23 Kings whose names were 1 Ella 2 Adda 3 Theodwald 4 Frethulse 5 Theodrick 6 Ethelrick 7 Ethelfrid 8 Edwin 9 Oswald 10 Oswy 11 Egfrid 12 Alkfrid 13 Ofred 14 Kenred 15 Oswicke 16 Ceolnuph 17 Egbert 18 Oswolfe 19 Edilwald 20 Alured 21 Ethelred 22 Alswald 23 Osr●…d Amongst these Edwin was their first Christian King 6 The East Angles vnder 15 seuerall Kings continued 353 yeeres beginning in Anno 575. and 〈◊〉 III 914. their Territories were Su●… Nor●…olk Cambridgeshire and the I le 〈◊〉 Ely th●…ir Kings names were 1 Vffa 2 Ti●…us 〈◊〉 Red●…ald their first Christian King 4 〈◊〉 5 Sigebert 6 Egrik 7 Anna 8 Ethelbert 9 Ethwald 10 Aldwol●…e 11 Aswald 12 Beorn 13 Ethelred 14 Ethelbert 15 Edmund 7 The seuenth Kingdome were the Mercians who had 20 Kings and 17 shires vnder their command their Kings were 1 Creda 2 Wibba 3 Cheorle 4 Penda 5 Peada their first Christian King 6 Wolfere 7 Ethelred 8 Kenred 9 Chelred 10 Ethebald 11 Offa 12 Egfrid 13 Kenwolfe 14 Kenelme 15 Chelwolse 16 Bernulfe 17 Ludecan 18 Whitlafe 19 Bertwolfe 20 Burdred Their bounds and dominions were 17 Counties as of Northampton Leister Darby Lincolne Huntington Rutland Notingham Chesshire Oxfordshire Staffordshire Worcestershire Glostershire Shropshire Warwickeshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire and Hartfordshire 98 Vortiporus 578. 99 Malgo. 581. THis Vortipore from good Kings did decline Kept his wiues Daughter as his Conc●…ine And Malgo put his Wife to bloudy slaughter To liue in ●…ncest with his brothers Daughter About this time Augustine the Monke Mellitus Iustus and Iohn all learned men came from Rome and preached the Gospell to the English men Vortipore reigned 4. yeeres Malgo his raigne was short and wicked 100. Careticus 586. GVrmundus hither out of Ireland came And with the Saxons ioyn'd with sword and flame The King to Wales did flye his life to saue Whereas he chang'd his Kingdome for a Graue He reigned 3. yeeres and now the Saxons had all England the Brittaines and their Kings being expulsed and chased to the West sides of the Riuers Seauerne and d ee Cadwane 613. THis Cadwane did the Saxon force withstand Of Ethelfridus of Northumberland And made him to intreate and sue for peace Raign'd two and twenty yeeres then did decease 102. Cadwallin 635. CAdwallin slew King Edwin Egfrids Sonne He Penda Mercias King did ouer-runne He neuer fought but Conquest home did bring And eight and forty yeeres did raigne a King Cadwallin was buried at London in Saint Martins Church neere Ludgate 103. Cadwallader 685. THis King renowned was both neere and farre The last of Brittaines Kings Cadwallader The name of Brittaine was quite alterd then The Kings of England subiects Englishmen Then in this Land of Kings there raign'd so many That Subiects knew not to obey all or any Their names and times of raigne I meane to tell Should I write more my Book too big would swell Here the inhabitants lost the name of Brittaines the land being called Anglia or England and the people Englishmen 687. Cadwallader left his Crowne went to Rome and dyed there These

soule and Fame immortally prefer'd God did wonderfully preserue him vpon two seuerall Tuesdaies from 2 most dangerous treas●… the one at the Towne of Saint Iohnston in Scotland on Tuesday the 5. of August 1600. where the Earle of Gowry attempted to kill his Maiesty The ●…her was in England in that fearfull treason and deliuerance from the Powder-plot on Tuesday the 5. of Nouember 1606. King CHARLES TWo Williams Henries 8. 1. Steuen 1. Iohn Sixe Edwards Richards 3. and 1. Queene Mary Elizabeth and Iames all dead and gone Our gracious Charles doth now the Scepter carry And may they liue and dye of God accurst Who wish the pre●…dice of Charles the first Iust 25. Kings and Queenes of England since the Norman Conquest FINIS THIS AVTHOR HATH newly caused all his works being aboue 60. to bee printed into one Volume the Names of all which Works are set downe in this following Catalogue TAylors Vrania The life and death of the Virgin Mary The whip of Pride Against cursing and swearing The fearefull Summer Christian Admonitions The trauell of tweluepence The Armado The Begger Taylors Goose. Iacke a Lent Taylors peninlesse Pilgrimage The Sculler The Dolphins danger The Cormorant A sea-fight by Captaine Wedall The praise of Hempseed Taylors Pastorall Prince Charles his welcome from Spaine An English mans loue to Bohemia Three weeks and three daies trauels Taylors farewell ●…o Bohemia Sir Gregory Nonsence A very merry Whir●…y voyage The great O Tnole A voyage to the West The scourge of basenesse Taylors Motto Odcombs complaint Coriats resurrection Laugh and be fat Coriats newes A Bawd A Whore A Thiefe A Hangman The vnnaturall Father Taylors reuenge Fenners defence A cast ouer the water The praise of cleane Linnen The Water-mans suit Wit and mirth A Dogge of Warre The world runs on Wheeles The nipping or snipping of abuses A Chronicle from Brute A Briefe from the conquest A Farewell to the Towre bottles The marriage of the Princesse Elizabeth An Elegie for King Iames. An Elegy for the Earle of Nottingham An Elegy for the Earle of Holdernesse An Elegy for the Bishop of Winchester An Elegy for the Duke of Richmond An Elegy for Iohn Moray Esquire The summe of the Bible in verse The sum of the Booke of Martyrs in verse The Churches deliuerances Archies making peace with France The Acts and exployts of Wood the great Eater in Kent FINIS a The 7 Kingdomes were 1. Kent 2 South-Saxons Sussex and Surry 3 East-Angles Norfolke and Cambridge-shire 4 West Saxon Barkshire Deuonshire Somersetshire and Cornewell 5 Mertia Glostershire Herefordshire Worcester Shropsh●…re Scaffor●…shire Cheshire Warwike Leycester Noreb Oxford ●…ingham Bedford and halfe Hartfordshire 6 East-Saxon Essex Middlesex and halfe Hartfordshire 7 Northumberland diuided to two Kingdomes 〈◊〉 ●…nd Bernicia all brought to one Monarchy by Egler●… 〈◊〉 West-Saxons and called England 196●… yee●…s after 〈◊〉 * Brute being of the age of 15 yeeres as he shot at a wild beast the arrow glanced vnfortunately and slew his Father Siluius Aeneas for the which he was exilde and came into this Land then called Albyon I follow the common opinion for many Writers doe neither write or allow of Brutes being here accounting it a dishonor for our Nation to haue originall from a Par●…ide and one that deriued his descent from the Goddesse alias strumper Venus Howsoeuer Histories are obscured and clouded with ambiguities some burnt lost defaced by antiquity and some abused by the malice ignorance or partialitie of Writers so that truth is hard to be found Amongst all which variations of Times and Writers I must conclude there was a BRVTE a The Riuer of Humber tooke the name from the drow●…d King of the Huns now Hungarians b Guendoline was daughter vnto Corineus Duke Cornewall Estrild was a beautious Lady of King ●…umbers whom Locrinus tooke prisoner a On the Plaine of Salisbury at Stonehing where the Stones are to be seene at this day * The King Queene burnt to death Vortiger married his owne daughter 〈◊〉 his third wife