Emperour that Charles eldest sonne of the said Philip should marry the Ladie Mary daughter to King Henry when they came to age which agreement was afterward in the eight yeare of Henry the eight annihilated When he in triumph of his victorie Vnder a rich embrodered Canapie Entred proud Turney which did trembling stand c. Henry the 8. after the long siege of Turnay which was deliuered to him vpon composition entred the Citie in triumph vnder a Canapie of cloth of gold borne by foure of the chiefe and most noble Cittizens the king himselfe mounted vpou a gallant courser barbed with the Armes of England France and Ireland When Charles of Castile there to banquet came With him his sister that ambitious Dame Sauoys prowd Dutches The King being at Turnay there came to him the Prince of Castile and the Lady Margaret Dutches of Sanoy his sister to whom King Henry gaus great entertainment Sauoys proud Dutches knowing how long shee By her loue sought to win my loue from mee At this time there was speech of a marriage to be concluded betweene Charles Brandron then Lord Lâ—ste and the Dutches of Sauoy the Lord Lâ—sâ—e being highly fauoured and exceedingly beloued of the Dutches. When in King Henries Tent of cloth of gold The King caused a rich Tent of cloth of gold to bee erected where he feasted the Prince of Castile and the Dutches and entertained them with sumptuous maskes and banquets during their aboad When Maximillian to those wars addrest Were Englands Crosse on his imperiall breast Maximillian the Emperour with all his souldiers which serued vnder king Henry wore the Crosse of S. George with the Rose on their breasts And in our Armie let his Eagle flie The blacke Eagle is the badge imperiall which here is vsed for the displaying of his ensigne or standard And had his pay from Henries treasurie Henry the 8. at his wars in France retained the Emperor al his souldiers in wages which serued vnder him during those warres But this alone by Wolseys wit was wrought Thomas Wolsey the kings Almoner then Bishop of Lincolne a man of great authoritie with the king and afterward Cardinall was the chiefe cause that the Lady Mary was married to the old French King with whom the French had dealt vnder-hand to befriend him in that match When the proud Dolphin for thy valour sake Chose thee at tilt his Princely part to take Frauncis Duke of Valoyes and Dolphin of Fraunce at the mariage of the Lady Mary in honour thereof proclaimed a Iusts where he chose the Duke of Suffolke and the Marques Dorset for his aydes at all martiall exercises Galeas and Bounarme matchlesse for their might This Countie Galeas at the Iusts ran a course with a speare which was at the head fiue inches square on euery side and at the But nine inches square wherby he shewed his woÌ„drous force and strength This Bounarme a Gentleman of Fraunce at the same time came into the field armed at all poyntes with tenne Speares about him in each stirrop three vnder each thigh one one vnder his left arme and one in his hand and putting his horse to the careere neuer stopped him till he had broken euerie staffe Hall Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk to Mary the French Queene BVt that thy faith commaunds me to forbeare The fault thine owne if I vnpacient were Were my dispatch such as should be my speede I should want time thy louing lines to reede Heere in the Court Camelion-like I fare And as that creature feed vpon the ayre All day I waite and all the night I watch And starue mine eares to heare of thy dispatch If Douer were th'Abydos of my rest Or pleasant Cal 〈…〉 ce were my Maries Cest Thou shouldst not need faire Queene to blame me so Did not the distance to desire say no Noted ous night from trauell should be free Tâ—ll through the wanes with swimming vnto thee A snowy path I made vnto thy Bay So bright as is that Nectar-stained way The restlesse sunne by trauelling doth weare Passing his course to finish vp the yeare But Paris lockes my loue within the maine And London yet my Brandon doth detaine Of thy firme loue thou putst me still in minde But of my faith not one word can I finde When Longauile to Mary was affide And thou by him wast made King Lewes bride How oft I wisht that thou a prize mightst bee That I in armes might combate him for thee And in the madnesse of my loue distraught A thousand times his murther haue sore thought But that th'all-seeing powers which sit a 〈…〉 Regard not mad mens oathes nor faults in loue And haue confirmde it by the graunt of heauen That Louers sinnes on earth should be forgiuen For neuer than is halfe so much distrest As he that loues to see his loue possest Comming to Richmond after thy depart Richmond where first thou stolst away my heart Me thought it looke not as it did of late But wanting thee â—or loâ—ne and desolate In whose faire walkes thou often hast bin seene To sport with Katharine Henries beauteous Queene Astâ—nishing sad winter with thy sight As for thy sake the day hath put backe night That the smal birds as in the pleasant spring Forgot themselues and haue begun to sing So oft I go by Thames so oft returne Me thinkes for thee the riuer yet doth mourne Who I haue seene to let her streame at large Which like a hand-maid waited on thy Barge And if thou hapst against the flood to row Which way it ebd it presently would flow Weeping in drops vpon thy laboring oares For ioy that it had got thee from the shoares The Swans with musicke that the Roothers make Ruffing their plumes come gliding on the lake As the fleete Dolphins by Arionâ— strings Were brought to land with their sweete rauishings The flockes and hâ—irdes that pasture neere the flood To gaze vpon thee haue forborne their food And sate downe sadly mourning by the brim That they by nature were not made to swim Whenas the Post to Englands royall Court Of thy hard passage brought the true report How in a storme thy well rigd ships were tost And thou thy selfe in danger to be lost I knew t was Venus loath'd that aged bed Where beautie so should be dishonoured Or fearde the Sea-Nimphs haunting of the lake If thou but seene their Goddesse should forsake And whirling round her Doue-drawne Coach about To view the Nauie now in lanching out Her ayrie mantle loosely doth vnbinde Which fanning forth a rougher gale of winde Wafted thy sailes with speede vnto the land And runnes thy ship on Bullins harboring strand How should I ioy of thy arriue to heare But as a poore sea-faring passenger After long trauaile tempest-torne and wrack'd By some vnpitting Pirat that is sack'd Heare 's the false robber that hath stolne his wealth Landed in some safe harbour and in health Enriched with invaluable store For which he
haplesse raigne Since treason first these troubles did beget which through more strange varieties had runne Than it that time celestiall signes hath done 2 Whilst our ill thriuing in those Scottish broiles Their strength and courage greatly doth aduance That being made fat and wealthy by our spoiles When we still weakned by the jarres in France And thus dis-hartned by continuall foiles Yeeldes other cause whereat our Muse may glance And Herckleys treasons lastly brings to view Whose power of late the Barrons ouer-threw 3 Now when the Scot with an inuasiue hand By daily inroads on the borders made Had spoilde the Country of Northumberland whose buildings leuell with the ground were laide And finding none that dare his power withstand Without controlement eu'ry where had praide Bearing with pride what was by pillage got As our last fall appointed to their lot 4 For which false Herckley by his Soueraigne sent T' intreate this needefull though dishonored peace Cloking his treasons by this fain'd intent Kinling the warre which otherwise might cease And with a Scot new mischiefes doth inuent T' intrap King Edward and their feare release For which their faith they constantly haue plight In peace and warre to stand for eithers right 5 For which the King his sister doth bestow Vpon this false Lord which to him affy'd Maketh too plaine and euident a show Of what before his trust did closely hide But being found from whence this match should grow By such as now into their actions pry'd Displaies the treasons which not quickly crost Would shed more blood then all the wars had cost 6 Whether the Kings weake Counsells causes are That eu'ry thing so badly sorteth out Or that the Earle did of our state dispaire when nothing prosperd that was gone about And therefore carelesse how these matters fare I le not define but leaue it as a doubt Or some vaine title his ambition lackt Hatch'd in his breast this treasonable act 7 Which now reueal'd vnto the jealous King For apprehension of this trait'rous Peere To the Lord Lucy leaues the managing One whose knowne faith he euer held so deere By whose dispatch and trauell in this thing He doth well worthy of his trust appeare In his owne Castell carelesly desended The trecherous Herckley closely apprehended 8 For which ere long vnto his triall led In all the roabes befitting his degree Where Scroope chiefe Iustice in King Edwards sted was now prepar'd his lawfull Iudge to bee Vrging the proofes by his enditement read Where they his treasons euidently see Which now themselues so plainely do expresse As might at first declare his bad successe 9 His honor'd title backe againe restord Noted with termes of infamie and scorne And then disarmed of his knightly sword On which his faith and loyalty was sworne And by a varlet of his spurres dispur'd His coate of Armes in peeces hal'd and torne To taste deserued punishment is sent T' a traitrous death that traitrously had meant 10 When such the fauorers of this fatall warre Whom this occasion dóth more sharpely whet Those for this cause that yet impris'ned are Boldly attempt at libertie to set Whose purpose frustrate by the others care Doth greater wounds continually beget Warning the King more strictly looke about These secret fires still daily breaking out 11 And Hereford in Parlement accusde Of treasons which apparantly were wrought That with the Queene and Mortimers were vsde Whereby subuersion of the Realme was sought And both his calling and his trust abusde Which now to answer when he should be brought Seizde by the Clergie in the Kings despight Vnder the colour of the Churches right 12 Whilst now the Queene from England day by day That of these troubles still had certaine word Whose friends much blamde her tedious long delay When now the time occasion doth afford With better haste doth for her selfe puruay Bearing prouision presently abord Ships of all vses daily rigging are Fit'st for inuasion to transport a warre 13 The Earle of Kent by 's soueraigne brother plac'd As the great Generall of his force in Gwine Who in his absence heere at home disgrac'd And frustrated both of his men and coine By such lewd persons to mainetaine their waste From the Kings treasures ceas'd not to proloine Th'lasciuious Prince though mou'd regardlesse still Both of his owne losse and his brothers ill 14 Whose discontentment being quickly found By such as all aduantages await That still apply'd strong corsiues to the wound And by their sharpe and intricate deceit Hindred all meanes might possibly redound This fast-arising mischiefe to defeate Vntill his wrongs were to that fulnesse growne That they haue made him absolute their owne 15 Whose selfe-like followers in these faithlesse warres Men most experienc'd and of worthiest parts Which for their pay receiued onely scarres Whilst the inglorious reap'd their due desarts And Mineons hate of other hope debarres With too much violence vrg'd their grieued harts On Iohn of Henault wholy doe rely Who led a great and valiant company 16 That in this conquest do themselues combine The Lords Pocelles Sares and Boyseers Dambretticourt the young and valiant Heyn Estoteuill Comines and Villeers Others his Knights Sir Michaell de la Lyne Sir Robert Balioll Boswit and Semeers Men of great power whom spoile glory warmes Such as were wholy dedicate to Armes 17 Three thousand souldiers mustred men in pay Of French Scotch Almaine Swiser and the Dutch Of natiue English fled beyond the sea Whose number neere amounted to asmuch which long had look'd for this vnhappie day whom her reuenge did but too neerely tutch Her friends now ready to receiue her in And new commotions eu'ry day begin 18 When she for England fitly setting forth Spreading her prowd sailes on the watry plaine Shaping her course directly to the North with her young Edward Duke of Aquitaine with th' other three of speciall name and worth The destainde scourges of his lawlesse raigne Her souldier Beumount with the Earle of Kent And Mortimer that mightie malconsent 19 A fore-winde now for Harwich fitly blowes Blow not too fast to kindle such a fire whilst with full saile and fairer tide shegoes Turne gentle winde and force her to retire The fleete thou driu'st is fraughted with our woes But windes and seas do Edwards wracke conspire For when iust heauen to chastice vs is bent All things conuert to our due punishment 20 Thy coasts be kept with a continuall ward Thy Beacons watch'd her comming to discry O had the loue of subiects beene thy guard T 'had beene t' effect that thou didst fortifie But whilst thou standst gainst forraigne foes prepard Thou art betraide by thy home enemy Small helpe by this thou art but like to win Shutting death out thou keep'st destruction in 21 When Henry brother to that haplesse Prince The first great engine of this ciuill strife Deere Lancaster who law did late conuince And that at Pomfret left his wretched life This Henry in whose great
our father won before Nor leaue our sonne a sword to conquer more Thus but in vaine we fondly do resist Where power can doe euen all things as it list And with vniust men to debate of lawes Is to giue power to hurt a rightfull cause Whilst Parlements must still redresse their wrongs And we must starue for what to vs belongs Our wealth but fuell to their fond excesse And we must fast to feast their wantonnesse Think'st thou our wrongs then insufficient are To moue our brother to religious warre And if they were yet Edward doth detaine Homage for Pontiu Guyne and Aquytaine And if not that yet hath he broke the truce Thus all accurre to put backe all excuse The sisters wrong ioynde with the brothers right Me thinks might vrge him in this cause to fight Be all those people sencelesse of our harmes Which for our Country ought haue manag'd armes Is the braue Normans courage now forgot Or the bold Brittaines lost the vse of shot The big-bonde Almaines and stowt Brabanders Their warlike Pikes and sharpe-edg'd Semiters Or do the Pickards let their Crosse-bowes lie Once like the Centaurs of old Thessalie Or if a valiant Leader be their lacke Where thou art present who should driue them back I doe coniure thee by what is most deere By that great name of famous Mortimer By antient Wigmors honourable crâ—st The tombes where all thy famous grand-sires rest Or if than these what more may thee approue Euen by those vowes of thy vnfained loue That thy great hopes may moue the Christian King By forraigne armes some comfort yet to bring To curbe the power of traitors that rebell Against the right of princely Isabell Vaine witlesle woman why should I desire To adde more heate to thy immortall fire To vrge thee by the violence of hate To shake the pillars of thine owne estate When whatsoeuer we intend to doe To our misfortune euer sorts vnto And nothing else remaines for vs beside But teares and coffins onely to prouide When still so long as Burrough beares that name Time shall not blot out our deserued shame And whilst cleere Trent her wonted course shall keep For our sad fall her christall drops shall weepe All see our ruine on our backes is throwne And to our selues our sorrowes are our owne And Torlton now whose counsell should direct The first of all is slaundred with suspect For dang'rous things dissembled seldome are Which many eyes attend with busie care What should I say My griefes do still renew And but begin when I should bid adiew Few be my words but manifold my woe And still I stay the more I shiue to goe As accents issue forth griefes enter in And where I end me thinks I but begin Till then faire time some greater good affords Take my loues paiment in these ayrie words ¶ Notes of the Chronicle Historie O how I feard that sleepte drinke I sent Might yet want power to further thine intent MOrtimer being in the Tower and ordaining a feast in honor of his birth-day as he pretended and inuiting there-vnto Sir Stephen Segraue Constable of the Tower with the rest of the officers belonging to the same he gaue them a sleepie drinke prouided him by the Queene by which meanes he got liberue for his escape I steale to Thames as though to take the aire And aske the gentle streame as it doth glide Mortimer being got out of the Tower swamme the riuer of Thames into Kent whereof she hauing intelligence doubteth of his strength to escape by reason of his long imprisonment being almost the space of three yeares Did Bulloyne once a festiuall prepare For England Almaine Cicile and Niuarrâ— Edward Cà rnaruan the first Prince of Wales of the English blood married Isabell daughter of Philip the Faire at Bulloine in the presence of the Kings of Almaine Nauarre and Cicile with the chiefe Nobilitie of France and England which marriage was there solemnized with exceeding pompe and magnificence And in my place vpon his regall throne To set that girle-boy wanton Gaueston Noting the effeminacie and luxurious wantonnesse of Gaueston the Kings Minion his behauiour and attire euer so womanlike to please the eye of his lasciuious Prince That a fowle Witches bastard should thereby It was vrged by the Queene the Nobility in the disgrace of Piers Gauestone that his mother was conuicted of witchcraft and burned for the same and that Piers had bewitched the King Albania Gascoine Cambria Ireland Albania Scotland so called of Albanact the second son of Brutus and Cambria Wales so called of Camber the third sonne the foure Realmes and Countries brought in subiection by Edward Longshanks When of our princely Iewells and our dowers We but enioy the least of what is ours A complaint of the prodigalitie of King Edward giuing vnto Gauestone the jewels and treasure which was left him by the ancient Kings of England and enriching him with the goodly Manor of Wallingford assigned as parcell of the dower to the Queenes of this famous â—le And ioyn'd with the braue issue of our blood Alie our kingdome to their crauand brood Edward the second gaue to Piers Gaueston in marriage the daughtet of Gilbert Clare Earle of Glocester begot of the Kings sister lone of Acres married to the said Earle of Glocester Should giue away all that his father won To backe a stranger King Edward offered his right in France to Charles his brother in law and his right in Scotland to Robert Bruse to be aided against the Barrons in the quarrell of Piers Gaueston And did great Edward on his death-bed giue Edward Longshankes on his death-bed at Carlile commanded yong Edward his sonne on his blessing not to call backe Gaueston which for the mis-guiding of the Princes youth was before banished by the whole counsell of the Land That after all this fearefull massaker The fall of Beuchamp Lasy Lancaster Thomas Earle of Lancaster Guy Earle of Warwicke and Henry Earle of Lincolne who had taken their oaths before the deceased King at his death to withstand his sonne Edward if he should call Gaueston froÌ„ exile being a thing which he much feared now seeing Edward to violate his fathers commandement rise in armes against the King which was the cause of the ciuill warre and the ruine of so many Princes And gloried I in Gauestons great fall That now a Spenser should succeede in all The two Hugh Spensers the father the son after the death of Gaueston became the great fauorites of the king the son being created by him lord Chamberlain the father Earl of Winchester And if they were yet Edward doth detaine Homage for Pontiu Guyne and Aquitaine Edward Longshankes did homage for those Citties and Territories to the French King which Edward the second neglecting moued the French King by the subornation of Mortimer to sease those Countries into his hands By antient Wigmors honourable Crest Wigmore in the marches of Wales was the antient
griefe she turnes away her face Iealous that he the waters should embrace 26 This angry Lyon hauing slipp'd his chaine As in a feuer makes King Edward quake Which knew too well ere he was caught againe Deere was the blood must serue his thirst to stake Many the labours had beene spent in vaine And he inforc'd a longer course to take Saw further vengeance hanging in the wind That knew the pride and greatnes of his mind 27 The faction working in this lingring jarrâ— How for the Scot free passage might be made To lay the ground of a succesfull warre That hope might breede fresh courage to inuade And whilst our safetie standeth out so farre More dangerous proiects eu'ry where are layd That some in hand home troubles to enure Others in France do forraigne broiles procure 28 By these discentions that were lately sowne Inciting Charles to open Armes againe Who seazing Guyne pretended as his owne That Edward should vnlawfully detaine Proceeds to make a further title knowne T' our Lands in Pontieu and in Aquitaine When wanted homage hath desolu'd the truce Waking his wrongs by Isabels abuse 29 This plot concluded that was long in hand Which to this issue prosperously had thriu'd The Base whereon a mightie frame must stand With mickle Art yet with more fcare contâ—iu'd So strongly builded by this factious band As from the same their safetie is deriu'd Till their full-rooted and inueterate hate Getting more strength might deepely penetrate 30 When choise of such to sway this French affaire Which as a sharpelesse and vnweldie masse Might well imploy the strength of all their care So hard and perlous to be brought to passe Which it behooues them quickly to prepare That being now so setled as it was Craues a graue spirit whose eminence and powre Might like a stiffe gale checke this threatning showre 31 This must a Session seriously debate That depth of iudgement crau'd to be discust That so concernes the safetie of the state And in a case so plausible and iust As might haue quench'd all sparckes of former hate 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ight be thought euen pollicie might trust Could enuy master her distracted will Or apprehend sacietie in ill 32 Tarleton whose tongue mens eares in chaines could tie And as a fearefull thunder-bolt could pierce In which there more authoritie did lie Then in the Sybils sage propheticke verse Whose sentence was so absolute and hie As had the power a iudgement to reuerse On the Queenes part with all his might doth stand To lay this charge on her well-guiding hand 33 What helpes her presence to the cause might bring Being a wife a sister and a mother And in so great and pertinent a thing To right her lonne her husband and her brother Her gratious helpe to all distributing To take of her what they should holde of other Which colour serues t' effect in these extreames That which God knowes King Edward neuer dreames 34 Torleten is this thy spirituall pretence Would God thy thoughts were more spirituall Or lesse perswasiue were thy eloquence But O! thy actions are too temporall Opinion lends too great preheminence Thy reasons subtile and sophisticall Would all were true thy supposition saith Thy arguments lesse force or thou more faith 35 These suddaine broiles that were begun of late Still kept in motion by their secret sleight By false suggestions so interminate That as a ballast of some solide weight Betwixt these aduerse currents of debate Kept their proceeding in a course so streight As lends the Queene an ampler colour still By generall meanes to worke a generall ill 36 She which thus fitly found both wind and tyde And sees her leisure serue the howre so neare All her endeuours mutually apply'd Whilst for her purpose things so fitly were And thus aduantage quickly had espy'd As one whose fortunes taught the worst to feare Seeing the times so variously inclinde And eu'ry toy soone altring Edwards minde 37 Her followers such as friendlesse else had stood Suncke and deiected by the Spensers pride Who bare the brands of treason in their blood Which but with blood there was no way to hide Whose meane was weake whose will was but too good Which to effect did but the howre abide And knew all meanes that mischiefe could inuent That any way might further her intent 38 Whilst Mortimer which now so long hath laine From our iust course by fortune lately crosst In Fraunce now strugling how he might regaine That which before he had in England lost All present meanes doth gladly entertaine No jote dismaide in all these tempests tosst Nor his great minde can thus be ouerthrowne All men his friends all countries are his owne 39 And Muse transported by thy former zeale Led in our progresse where his fortune lies To thy faire ayde I seriously appeale To sing this great man his magnanimous guise The auntient Heroes vnto me reueale whose worths may raise our nobler faculties That in my verse transparent nete and cleere His character more liuely may appeere 40 Such one he was of him we boldely say In whose rich soule all soueraigne powres did sute In whome in peace th' elements all lay So mixt as none could soueraignty impute As all did gouerne yet all did obey His liuely temper was so absolute That t'seemde when heauen his modell first began In him it shewd perfection in a man 41 So throughly seasond and so rightly set As in the leuell of cleere iudgements eye Time neuer tuch't him with deforming fret Nor had the powre to wrap him once awry Whose stedfast course no crosse could euer let His eleuation was so heauenly hie Those giddy tempests that the base world proue State vnder where he Planet like did moue 42 Which this faire Queene that had a knowing spirite And sawe the beauties resting in his minde One that had throughly lookt into his merit Aboue the value of the vulgar kinde That rightly did his Grandsires deedes inherit When now the ages in their course declinde when the old world being weake began to bow To th' effeminate basenes that it rests at now 43 What weighs he wealth or what his Wigmore left Let needlesse heapes things momentary stand He counts not his that can be rapde by theft Man is the sole Lord both of sea and land And still is rich of these that is not reft Who of all creatures hath an vpright hand And by the starres is onely taught to know That as they progresse heauen he earth should do 44 Wherefore wise Nature forcde this face of ground And through the deeps shewd him the secret way That in the flouds her iudgements might be found Where she for safety did her treasure lay Whose store that he might absolutely sound Shee gaue him courage for her onely kay That he alone of all her creatures free Her glory and her wondrous works should see 45 Let wretched worldlings sweate for mud and earth whose groueling bosomes licke the recreant stones And pesants
hart euer since Reuenge lay couerd smotherd vp in griefe Like fire in some fat minerall of the earth Finding the least vent giues it selfe a birth 22 That being Earle Marshall great vpon the coast With bells and bon-fires welcomes her ashore And by his office gath'ring vp an hoast Shewes the old malice in his breast he bore Nor of his helpe abash'd at all to boast The Clergies power in readinesse before Vpon their friends a great taxation laide To raise munition for the present aide 23 And to confusion all their power expose On the rent bosome of this I le where long Warre did it selfe so stedfastly inclose warre from our owne lewd desolutenesse sprong Whom no inuasion euer yet could lose So old the malice and so great the wrong Vrg'd with the force that forraigne fire doth bring A greater spoile and horror menacing 24 This inuouation by an altred state Lent this new action such a violent hand That it thus boldly dare insinuate On the cold faintnesse of the feebled Land And being arm'd with all the power of fate Finding a way so openly to stand To their intendments which endeuoured well Might get that height from whence at first they fel. 25 When all their strength in order strictly set All helps and doubts by warres best counsailes waid What well might further what their course might let And their reliefes conueniently had laid A meane reseru'd securitie to get Whereon at worst their fortune might be stayd And furnish'd fully as themselues desir'd Of all this action needefully requir'd 26 And at Saint Edmonds doe a while repose To rest themselues and their new welcom'd force Better to learne the manner of their foes To th' end not vainely to direct their course And seeing daily how the Armie growes To take a full view both of foote and horse With such discretion managing the war Truly to shew them what indeede they are 27 When now the King of these proceedings heard And of the troopes that to them daily runne And little strength at London yet preparde Where he expected fauour to haue wonne He now commits the Cittie to the guard Of his approu'd most-trusted Stapleton To Iohn of Eltham his faire sonne the Tower Himselfe to Wales to raise a speedy power 28 Yet whilst his name doth any hope admit Proclaimes in forfait both of goods and life All that enioyde a subiects benefit Should lend their power against his sonne and wife And doth all slaughters generally acquite Were done vpon the moouers of this strife And who could bring in Mortimers prowd head Should freely take th'reuenewes of the dead 29 Which strait encountred by the Queenes Edict who making knowne the iustnes of her cause That she proceeded in a course so strict T'vphold their antient liberties and lawes Nor that she did this punishment inflict For priuate hate or popular applause Onely the Spensers to account to bring Whose wicked counsells had abusde the King 30 Which ballasing the multitude that stood As a light barke that 's tosst twixt winde and tide Turnd in the mixture of th'opposed flood when yet opinion not their course could guide And wau'ring thus in their inconstant moode Till by the weakenes of th'emperiall side Suffers the seisure of it selfe at last which to the Queene all free aduantage cast 31 When friendlesse Edward followed by his foes whom danger dooth to recreant flight debase As poore in hope as he is rich in woes Depriu'd all princely ornament and grace whose force th'more weakened further that he goes His safety now suspecting eu'ry place No helpe at home no succour seene abroade His minde small rest his body lesse abode 32 One scarce to him his sad discourse hath done Of Henaults power and what the Queene intends But whilst he speakes another hath begunne A third dooth take it where the second ends when now abroade there 's other rumours runne Some of new foes some of reuolting friends These scarcely past when more reports are spred Of many that rebell of many fled 33 What plagues doth Edward for himselfe prepare Forsaken king O whither doost thou she Men change their clime but sildome change their care Thou fli'st thy foes but follow'st misery The euill fates in number many are That to thy footsteps doe themselues apply And still thy conscience prickt with inward griefe Thy selfe pursues thy selfe both robd and thiefe 34 Accepting succour offerd next at hand At last for Wales commits him to the seas And seeing Lundy that so faire dooth stand Puts in for succour neede would faine haue ease This little modell of his banisht land Which for a while his fancie seemes to please Faine would he be king of a little I le Although his Empire bounded in a mile 35 And ready now to strike his prosp'rous saile As vnder lee past danger of the flood A suddaine storme of mixed â—leet and haile Not suffers him to rule this peece of wood What doth thy labour what thy toyle auaile When thou art still with greater powers with-stood Edward thy hopes all vainely do delude By Gods and men incessantly pursude 36 In this blacke tempest long turmoild and tost Quite from their course well they know not where Mongst rockes and sands in danger to be lost without in perrill and within in feare At length perceiuing they are neere the coast And that the place more plainely doth appeare Knowes by the mountaines insolently tall That part of Wales that we Glamorgan call 37 To Neath a Castell fortifi'd and strong Commanding entrance with his banish'd crew The Earle of Gloster worker of much wrong The Chancelor Baldocke that much euill knew Reding his Marshall is the rest among Heere hid from eyes but not from enuies view where for a while committing them to dwell We must prepare more dreadfull things to tell 38 You lighter Muses leaue me and be gone Your weake complaints are matters much too slight More horred plagues are heere approching on Yee ghastly spirits that haunt the gloomie night Lend me your shreeks t' expresse the depth of moane with ghastly howling all approach my sight And round about with funerall tapers stand To giue a sad light to my sadder hand 39 Each line shall leade to some dire point of wo And eu'ry cadence as a torturde cry Now must my teares in such aboundance flow That they surround the circle of mine eye And whilst these great calamities I show All loose affections stand you idely by Once more our cleere Muse dips her wing in gore The dreerest tale that pen did ere deplore 40 New sorts of vengeance threatned to the earth The raging Ocean past the bounds to rise Strange apparitions and prodigious birth Vnheard of sicknesse and mortalities More inaccustom'd and vnlook'd for dearth New sorts of Meteors gazing from the skies As what before had small or nothing bin And onely now our miseries begin 41 And whilst these discordes and dissentions breede The land layd naked to all offered ill The
deed namde Ragman of renown By which the kings of Scotland had deuisde Their fealty vnto the English crowne With other Reliques that were highly prizde As that which forc'd the greatest part to frowne Th'blacke Crosse of Scotland men did omenous deeme Being a Relique of so hie esteeme 8 To colour which and to confirme the peace They make a marrige twixt the Scot and vs To giue more strength vnto this strange release Which vnto all men seemd so dangerous Whilst Roberts raigne and after his decease The league might euer be continued thus Dauid the Prince the Lady Iane should take which twixt the Realms a lasting bond shuld make 9 When th' Earle of Kent that being one of those Which in their actions had a powerfull hand Perceiuing them of matters to dispose To the subiection of so great a land Finding the inconuenience that growes Vnder the guidance of their wilfull hand To shake their power whilst he strangely doth cast His fatall end too violently doth haste 10 Which giuing out his brother yet to liue Long now supposed the deceased King Vnto his nephew might that scandall giue As into question might his title bring Ill this report beganne and worse it thriue Being so foule and dangerous a thing Which being the motiue of intestine strife The time not long ere it bereft his life 11 Whilst Edward takes what late their power did giue Whose non-age craues their bountifull protection Which know to rule whilst he must learne to liue From their experience taking his direction Which more and more their doubtfull hopes reuiue When borne to raigne yet crownd by their election Th' allegiance duely dooth to him belong Now makes their faction absolutely strong 12 Prouiding for protection of the king Men of most power and noblest of the Pecres That no distaste vnto the realme might bring For ripened iudgement or well seasoned yeeres With comelines all matters managing Yet whilst they row t is Mortimer that steeres wel might we think the man were worse than blind That wanted sea-roome and could rule the wind 13 To smoothe the path wherein this course was gone Which as a test might to their actions stand And giue more full possession of their owne In being receiued from a soucraine band Into their bosomes absolutely throwne Both for the good and safety of the land When their proceedings colourd with this care To the worlds eye so faire an out-side bare 14 All complement that appertainde to state By giuing greatnes eu'ry honored rite To feed those eies that did their houres avvaite And by all meanes to nourish their delight That entertaining loue they welcome hate And vvith free bounty equally inuite A Princes wealth in spending still doth spred Like to a brooke with many fountaines fed 15 To Nottingham the Norths emperious eye Which as a Pharus guardes the goodly soile And armd by Nature danger to defie There to repose him safely after toile Where treason least aduantage might espie Closely conuaies this great in-valued spoile That by residing from the publique sight He might more freely relish his delight 16 Nine score in checke attending in their court Whom honored Knighthood knitts in mutuall bands Men most select of speciall worth and sort Much might they doe that haue so many hands Who payes not tribute to this lordly port This hie-rearde Castell eu'ry way commands Thus like those Giants gainst great heauen they rise Which darted Rockes at the emperiall skies 17 It seemes in him Fame meanes hir power to show And twixt her wings to beare him through the skies He might more easly see the things below Hauing aboue them mounted him so hie Vnto whose will they meckely seeme to bow Vnder whose greatnes meaner powers doe â—e All things concurre with faire succeslefull chance To raise that man whom Fortune will aduance 18 Heere all along the flower enameld vales The siluer Trent on pearly sandâ— dooth slide And to the medowes telling wanton tales Her Cristall limbs lasciuiously in pride As rauished with the enamored gales with often turnings casts from side to side As loath she were the sweete soyle to for sake And cast her selfe into the German lake 19 Neare whom faire Sherwood wildely bent to roue Twines her loose armes about the flattering Towers By the milde shadowes of her scattered groue Lends winter shelter and giues ' summer bowers As with the flood in curtesie it stroue And by repulsing the sharpe Northerne showers Courts the prowd Castell who by turning to her Smiles to behold th'lasciuious wod-nymph wo hir 20 Who being retirde so strictly to this place To this faire sted the Princes person drawes When Fortune seemes their greatnes to embrace That as a working and especiall cause Effects each formall ceremonious grace As by her iust and necessary lawes That in the towne retaines his kingly seate With Marches Court the Castle is repleate 21 Occasiond where in counsels to debate And by the king conueniently is met So soueraigne and magnificent in state As might all eies vpon his greatnesse set Prizing his honour at that costly rate As to the same due reuerence might beget which as the obiect sundry passions wrought Stirring strange forms in many a wandring thoght 22 Could blind ambition find the meanest stay His disproportiond and vaine course to guide Tassure some safety in that slippery way Where the most worldly prouident doe slide Feeling the steep fall threatning sure decay Besotted in the wantonnesse of pride The minde assuming absoluter powres Might checke the fraile mortality of ours 23 But still in pleasure sitting with excesse His sauory junkett tasted with delight Ne're can that glutton appetite suppresse Where eu'ry dish inuites a licorish sight Nor hauing much is his desire the lesle Till tempted past the compasse of his might The pampered stomacke more than well suffizde Casts vp the surfet lately gurmundizde 24 And when som brook from th'ouer moistned ground By swelling waters prowdly ouer slowd Stoppeth his â—â—rrent shouldrrth downe his mownd And from his course dooth quite himselfe vnloade The bordring meddowes eu'ry where surrownd Dispersing his owne riches all abroade Spending the store he was maintained by Leaues his first channell desolate and dry 25 When now those few that many teares had spent And long had wept on murthered Edwards graue Muttring in corners grieud and discontent And finding some a willing care that gaue Stiâ— as they durst bewraying what they meant Tending his pride and greatnes to depraue Vrging withall what some might iustly do If things thus borne were rightly lookt into 26 Some giue it out that March by blood to rise Had cut off Kent the man might next succeed And his late treasons falsly did surmise As a meere colour to this lawlesse deede That his ambition onely did deuise In time the royall family to weede When in account there was but only one That kept him off from stepping to the throne 27 And those much busied in the former times Then credulous
none not pitti'd now of any And for opposde by men of greatest might The King my danger that had wisely waide That did pursue me with such deadly spight Me into Ireland secretly conuaide Vntill he might my peace againe procure And his owne safety better might assure As one whose house remedilesly burning Seeing his goods now heapt together lost His griefe no whit disburthen'd by his mourning Taking some one thing that he loueth most To some remote place doth with that retire Leauing the rest to 'th mercie of the fire Yet he so much that still did me esteeme That euer stroue to couer my disgrace To make my absence otherwise to seeme And to the world to beare a fairer Face Lest my exile suggested by their hate Might ouerthrow my liuelihoode and estate By their neere councell that were him about His Deputy of Ireland doth me make And causde it each-where to be giuen out My iourney thither instantly to take To stop their mouthes that gladly would embrace Any report might tend to my disgrace There liu'd I in that honourable sort As to my high place purchased renowne vvith no lesse bountie managing a court Then hourely crau'd th'reuenues of a Crowne To me his loue such soueraigntie did bring That though he raignde I absolutely King Few weekes there went but some the channell crosst With some such present Princes holde in price Some jewell that him infinitely cost Or sumptuous roabe of excellent deuise When they that sawe what he vpon me cast Found that his treasure long time could not last And since the floud me followed in this wise His fulnes I as amply entertaine It might shew folly to be found precise That to refuse which fell as did the raine Such as no age before did euer winne And since his being yet hath neuer bin When now th'abated Baronry that found The cunning vsde for couering of my flight That me but shifted to a surer ground On which so vainely they bestow'd their might Perceiu'd farre off where greater perill rose Then they could finde how rightly to dispose Like those that striue to stop some violent sourse vvhose plenty Nature planted not for boundes Climes aboue all the opposers of his course Or let at large the neighboring plaine surrounds That in it selfe s'enated is bless'd That will the more be more it depress'd And fearing now the force I had abroade vvho knew the way the Irish harts to winne Fitter by farre at home to be bestow'd And to the State more safety found therein vvhere though my riots they could not preuent Yet might suruey the giddy course I went Whereof they scarsly entertain'd the thought And did thereto but seemingly descend But that his loue immediately it caught Nor cares he by it what they doe intend Plot what they could so he therby might gaine him That with delight which still did entertaine him O how thy presence maiestie commands That so seuerely humbleth euery eie vvhose onely selfe actes more than many handes In thee such vertue secretly doth lie Hauing about thee the high power of fate Art both emperious ouer loue and hate He that occasion neuer did neglect That aught vnto my happinesse might winne My buisnes did so carefully effect That euer was so fortunate therein As he to passe doth prouidently bring Before deemde so impossible a thing And Messengers immediately are sent Me into England instantly to call Authorizde by the generall consent Although not likde of inwardly of all Yet t was sufficient that it freedome gaue me But to be there where he desirde to haue me My sailes now swelling with a prosperous winde The boisterous seas do homage to mine eies That much aboue their vsuall course are kinde All lowring clouds abandoning the skies Nothing discern'd that any whit might feare me Fortune herselfe sittes at the helme to steare me What time the King his progresse then did take That part of Wales pretending now to see For which he forward instantly did make vvhich was indeede there but to meete with me with all the fauour that he could deuise To giue me honour in the publique eies Where for my landing long he did prouide That â—ought might want intending my delight And at each place as leasurely we ride Did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with some pleasing sight And vnto Lâ—ndon to the pompous Court Bring me in the magnificentest sort Which prou'd but spurres to my vntamde desire Giuing the 〈◊〉 to my 〈…〉 ious will â—ho let me forth vnto my full caâ—â—re On places slippeâ—y and my manage ill Small my forefight and ouermuch my haste That me alas infortunately cast The Princes eare that hauing at command That who would aught haue me must entertaine And yet before it passde my gripple hand Got the greatst share vnto my priuate gaine Nor carde I what from any I did wring Many thereby too much impouerishing And daily begging of Monopolies Taking the lands belonging to the Crowne 〈◊〉 â—ence transporting those commodities 〈◊〉 England vsefull comming of her owne And basely selling offices ere then The due reward of best deseruing men And being irrecouerably prowd Held all things vile that suted not my vaine Nothing might passe my iudgement not allow'd A great opinion to my wit to gaine Giuing vile termes and nicke-names of disgrace To men that sate in honourable place By which brake out that execrable rage That long before had boiled in their blood And for reuenge they boldly them ingage When lastly for their libertie they stood And in this quarrell open Armes they take Or to marre all or better it to make They durst affirme my mother was a witch And for the fact condemned burnt to be And I her sonne and rightly of her pitch She had bequeath'd her damned Art to me Vrging it an inseperable thing That I by Magicke wrought vpon the King And into France did charge me to conuay A goodly table that was massie gold A relique kept at Windsor many a day â—â—at to King Arthur did belong of old Vpon whose margent as they did surmise Merlin ingraued many prophecies And by appealing to the sea of Rome A Legat thence procuring to the land With malediction by the Churches doome On any one that on my part should stand The King suspending should he not consent And ratifie the generall intent Which they did but to prosperously effect Being so strong to counterprize his force The Clergy still being ready to direct Them the best way in all their restlesse course That at the last they strongly him procure By solemne oth me euer to abiure Th' vncertaine biding of each earthly thing Set out most liuely in my starre-crost state That doth remaine in Fortunes mannaging Appearing in my variable fate On me that frown'd and flattered me so oft Casting me downe and setting me aloft To Flanders then my present course I cast Which being the near'st lay fittest for my ease Safest the way the sooner it was past All not my friends that were abroad at
seas Such meanes in France they daily do procure That there my selfe I doubted to secure And though I chang'd my habite and my name Because I meant to liue vnknowne to any Yet swift report had so divulg'd my shame My hated life was publish'd to too many In euery streete that as I pas'd along I was the talke of euery common tongue And finding that which onely I did craue A secret meanes to send vnto the King To me certaine intelligence that gaue Of the state and course of euery thing Who labored now more euer then before Me into England safely to restore For which relying on my Soueraignes loue To whom my life had euer beene so deare Which I then now had ne're more cause to proue Striuing t' obtaine if any meane there were A dispensation for his former oth In their dispight that thereto seem'd most loth Where casting many a sundry course at length Being by marridge mightily alide And but too much presuming of my strength Resolu'd for England come what could beâ—ide And in a ship that for the iourney lay Thither my selfe did suddainely conuay And safely landed on the wished shore Vnto the Court me secretly betooke Of which the King had notice long before And for my comming euery day did looke Wisely that plotted when I should arriue All helpefull meanes my safetie to contriue Which soone being known whilst yet their blood was hote That to their strength now onely were to trust For what before was done preuailed not And for my sake the King did proue vniust Bringing thereby whilst trifling they did stand Wrong to themselues and danger to the land Now when the time did generally distaste Our lewd and inconsiderate neglect when those in Court that our high fauours plac'de Giue vs iust cause their dealings to suspect And they that view'd vs with the pleasedst eye Yet at our actions sometimes looke awric Wherefore the King inforced to prouide A present Armie trusting to his friends Repâ—irde to Yorke vntill he were supplide From whence for aide he into Scotland sends To warlike Balioll and to Wales from whence He might get power to frustrate their pretence But they his purpose wholy intercept Not now to seeke in any secret thing The marches that so vigilantly kept And yet renounce all malice to the King Only to chastice my abhorred sinne Who had the cause of all this trouble bin Thus Like a ship dismembred of the sailes Forc'd by the winde against the streamefull tide From place to place with euery billow hales And as it haps from shore to shore doth ride As that poore vessell rests my brittle stay Nearer the land still nearest cast away Corsiue of kingdoms home-begotten hate which in no limits euer yet wast bounded when didst thou seize euen on the greatest state By thee that was not vtterly confounded How many kingdome be there that doe rue thee Happy the world was till too well it knew thee Thus of our succour instantly bereft Hauing but now some little force at sea Lastly to trust to onely vs was left On which our hope infortunately lay Which he to hasten speedily doth make His former courses forced to forsake The present danger mannaging it so That did for aide importunately call Wherefore in Yorke as farthest from the foe Leaues me vnto the safegard of the wall Till his returne me further helpe might giue Whom more and more he studied to relecue From Bedford now the Armie setting on Th' appointed randy whore they gathered head When they had notice that the King was gone Vpon their way more hastily them sped Me t' afflict as purposed they were Whose presence else might force them to forbeare To Skarborough immediately I poste With the small force my fortune then did lend me A Fort best fitting standing on the coast And of all other likest to defend me And came the worst resistlesse were their might The sea should safely priuiledge my flight But they the Cittie lying round about Keepe euery passage with a watchfull spie That gaue them notice of my passing out With their light horse pursue me by and by Whereas vpon me suddainely they came E're I had time to fortifie the same Along the lands towards Oxford they conuey me Wondring my sight as birds do at the Owle And by the way continually they bray me As hungry woolues at passengers do howle Each one exulting that I now was caught That in the land such mischiefe euer wrought And being brought to Dedington at last Where the Eaâ—le of Pombrooke wild me to be staid To vnderstand 〈◊〉 further that I past Things to my charge that secretly were laid And to the King he speedily had sent T' acquaint him with the generall intent But the Earle of Warwicke lying but too neare The dog of Arden that I vsde to call That deadly hatred still to me did beare And that I euer doubted most of all Thither repairing with a powerfull band Ceazed vpon me with a violent hand And vnto Warwicke carrying me along Where he had long desired me to get With friends and tenants absolutely strong Whom all the puissant Barronry abet Since now occasion offered them such hold Hasten my death by all the meanes they could North from the Towne a mile or very neare An easie hill in publike view doth lie Blacklow then call'd of those that dwelled there Neare to the antient Hermitage of Guy Thither with arm'd bands strongly they me led Whereas I lastly forfaâ—ed my head My sundry passions hauing thus exprest In the sad tenor of my tragicke Tale Let me returne vnto the fields of rest Thither transported by a prosp'rous gale I leaue the world my destiny to view Bidding it thus for euermore a diew FINIS
course eftsoone to bring about That which long since the wiser sort did doubt For whilst the King doth seriously attend His long-hop'd voyage to the Holy-land For which his subiects mighty summes did leud Euen whilst this buisnes onely was in hand All on the suddaine happily doth fall The death of Edward quickely altred all Should I assay his vertues to report To do the honor due vnto his name My meane endeuours should come farre too short And I thereby should greatly wrong the same But leaue it to some sacred Muse to tell Vpon whose life a Poets pen might dwell His princely body scarsly wrapt in lead Before his mournefull obsequies were done But that the Crowne was set on Edwards head With whom too soone my happy daies begunne After blacke night like brightnesse of the day All former sorrowes vanished away When now Carnaruan calls within a while Whom Edward Long-shanks hated to the death He whom the father lately did exile Is to the sonne as precious as his breath What th' old inscrib'd the yonger forth did blot Kings wils perform'd and dead mens words forgot When the winde wafts me to that happy place And soone did set me safely on that shore From whence I seemde but banish'd for a space That my returne might honored be the more Vnto this new King happily to leaue me Whose princely armes were ready to receiue me Who would haue seene how that kinde Roman dame Oâ—e-come with ioy did yeelde her latest breath Hersonne returning laden with such fame When thankfull Rome had mourned for his death Might heere behold her personated right When I approached to the Princes sight My Ioue now Lord of the Ascendant is In an aspect that promisde happy speede Whilst in that luckie influence of his Some praisde the course wherein I did proceede Yet it to some prodigiously appeares Telling the troubles of ensuing yeares When like to Midas all I touch'd was gold Powr'd as t' was once downe into Danaes lap For I obtained any thing I would Fortune had yet so lotted out my hap The chests of great men like to Oceans are To whom all floods by course do still repare The Isle of Man he first vnto me gaue To shew how high I in his grace did stand But fearing me sufficient not to haue I next receiued from his bounteous hand Faire Wallingford that antiently had beene The wealthy dower of many an English Queene The summes his father had beene leuying long By impositions for the warre abroad Other his princely benefits among At once on me he bounteously bestow'd When those which saw how much on me he cast Soone found his wealth sufficed not his waste He giues me then chiefe Secretaries place Thereby to traine me in affaires of state And those high roomes that I did hold to grace Me Earle of Cornwall franckly did create And that in Court he freely might pertake me Of England Lord high Chamberlaine did make me And that he would more strongly me alie To backe me gainst their insolent ambition Doth his faire Cosen vnto me affie A Lady of right vertuous condition which his deare sister prosperously bare To the Earle of Gloster blood-ennobled Clare O sacred bounty mother of content Fautresse and happy nourisher of Arts That giu'st successe to euery high intent The Conquerour of the most noblest harts High grace into mortalitie infused Pitty it is that e're thou wast abused When those that did my banishment procure Still in my bosome hated did abide And they before that could me not endure Are now much more impatient of my pride For emulation euer did attend Vpon the great and shall vnto th' end And into fauour closly working those That from meane places lifted vp by me And factious spirits being fittest to oppose Them that perhaps too powerfull else might be That euen gainst enuie raised by my hand Me must vphold to make themselues to stand And since the frame by fortune so contriu'd To giue protect to my ambitious waies Vrging thereby their hate to me deriu'd From those hie honours 〈◊〉 vpon me layes Drawing the King my courses to pertake Still to maintaine what he himselfe did make Thus doth my youth still exercise extreames My heed fond rashnes to forerunne my fall My wit meere folly and my hopes but dreames My councell serues my selfe but to inthrall That me abused with a vaine illusion When all I did intending my confusion And now the King to hasten his repaire Himselfe by marriage highly to aduance With Isabel a Princesse yong and faire As was her father Philip king of France When now the more to perfect my command Leaues vnto me protection of the land My power confirm'd so absolute withall That I dranke pleasure in a plenteous cup vvhen there was none me to account to call All to my hands so freely rendred vp That earth to me no greater blisse could bring Except to make me greater than a King When being now got as high as I could clime That the vaine world thus bountifully blest Franckly imbrace the benefite of time Fully t' enioy that freely I possest Strongly maintaining he was worse than mad Fondly to spare a Princes wealth that had Their counsells when continually I crosst As scorning their authoritie and blood And in those things concernd their honor 's most In those against them euer most I stoode And things most publique priuately extend To feede my riot that had neuer end When lastly Fortune like a treacherous foe That had so long attended on my fall In the plaine path wherein I was to goe Layes many a baite to traine me on withall Till by her skill she cunningly had brought me Vnto the place where at her will she caught me The mighty busines falling then in hand Triumphs ordain'd to welcome his returne Before the French in honour of the land vvith all my power I labourd to adiourne Till all their charge was lastly ouer throwne vvho likde t' haue seene no glory but mine owne Thus euery thing me forward still doth set Euen as an engine forcing by the slight One mischiefe thus a second doth beget And that doth leade th' other but to right Yet euery one himselfe employing wholy In their iust course to prosecute my folly Which when they found how still I did retaine Th' ambitious course wherein I first beganne And lastly felt that vnder my disdaine Into contempt continually they ranne Take armes at once to remedy their wrong vvhich their cold spirits had suffred but too long Me boldely charging to abuse the King A wastefull spender of his needefull treasure A secret thiefe of many a sacred thing And that I led him to vnlawfull pleasure That neuer did in any thing delight But what might please my sensuall appetite That as a scourge vpon the land was sent Whose hatefull life the cause had onely beene The State so vniuersally was rent Whose ill increasing euery day was seene I was reproached openly of many Who pitti'd