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A01382	The famous historie of Albions queene VVherein is discoursed King Edwards ielosie, Queene Katherines chastetie, the Duke of Suffolkes loyaltie, and the Barron of Buckinghams treacherie.	R. G., fl. 1600.	1600 (1600)	STC 11502; ESTC S105725	44,266	86

rule and gouernement the which if it bee vnfortunately brought to passe what other hopes may you then expect but to bee ransacked and dispoyled of all your possessions and wealth your young men put to violent sworde your wiues rauished and your daughters euerie one defloured surely then let troth bee in your hearts stirre vp your valours manifest your noble minds and stretch forth the power and strength of men whereby that they which seeke to winne our ioyes may first bee drowned in a sea of sorrowes and those that will bee honoured with crownes must first in marshal fields obtaine a victorie therefore my louing souldiours if you stedfastly stand I wil sprinkle my heart bloud vpon our English ground before that cowardize shall inforce me to flie or loose one iotte or little portion of my kingdome Be not amazed my friends and country-men either let vs liue to maintaine our states together at liberty or else loose our liues with fame renowne Thus much I trust sufficeth to witnesse the vnfeigned affection the which I beare towards you from whose loue I wil neuer depart till death THis Knightly Oration so reioyced the soldiours harts that they almost willingly offered their liues a sacrifice in Prince Edmonds seruice and made choise rather to fight in defence of their Countrey then to be captiuated with tyrannicall slauery for whereas the English forces were before separated in their seuerall opinions so nowe were they with inseparable heartes knit fast together valiantly resolued to trie the last euent of this dangerous warre Thus whilst Prince Edmond incouraged his followers in this Knightly maner the Denmarke King with King Edward ariued on the coastes of Englande with a mightie band of armed souldiours intermingled with the ayde of many forraine Princes who marched succesfully to a conuenient place in Rent whereas they pitched their forces at the bottome of a high hill in which place the Danish King being a perfect good souldiour a man of a prudent iudgement practised many excellent pollicyes for in the night time he caused a thousand wild horses with hollow rattls of yron fastened to their neckes to be sent forth vpon the English tents without returne this in-rode being so confusedly entered he ordained also an hoast of foure thousand souldiours to pursue them with wilde fire burning brimstone in their handes In this maner entred they vpon the English souldiers as naked men and dispoiled the whole multitude of their liues in which conflict Prince Edmond was taken prisoner who had his head by his owne fathers commandement stroken from his shoulders and pitched vpon the top of a Pikes ende The battle thus ceasing newes by a publike reporte was spread throughout the land of Prince Edmonds death at which report the cities and principall houlds in the countrey were yeelded vp and the forraine souldiours being inforced to shift for themselues escaped away in the night after whose departure King Edward although in vtter hatred of the people yet once againe gloriouslie entered into his kingdome and became their gouernour where after he had setled himselfe and the Denmarke King taken leaue and departed backe into his Eountrey but King Edwarde reposses sing his former estate larde sharpe punishments harde lawes vppon the English-mens backes the which brought him againe into cankered contempt for the people being vnruly with vnbrideled will placed their former malice against him vpon which the King for his better fecuritie resigned his crowne and gouernement to his daughter Silina and vnto Lord Essricke hir husband and so betooke himselfe to priuate pleasure and rest Lorde Essricke and faire Silura with renowned honour thus tooke vpon them the gouernment of the land and because they were vnacquainted with the manners conditions of the people they retained Sir Perce of Winchester to be esperially of their councel and their only Secretarie who cunningly dehaued himselfe that he obtained the faudr and friendship of the common fort winding himselfe more and more into their priuities in such sort that he perswaded the people that Lord Essticke and Lady Siluia were vnnaturall Princes and vnfit to gouerne so souing a people Sir Perce of Winchester thus got into the loue of the common sort winked vppon all transgressions fa●●●●ed traytors theeues harlots and such dissolute persons and many times hauing a company of simple then in his presents he would speake to them in this maner saying Oh if I were your gouernour the awful sword of Iustice in my hands what liberty thē should ouershadow your attions for without controusment or punishment then should you freely liue and haue both honour wealth pleasure at your will This practise fecretly came to king Edwards eares who being well acquainted with the driftes of flatterers trembling at the memorie of his former miseries led Winchester by faire wordes vp to the top of a high Tower whereas ouerlooking the same King Edward with other confederates appoynted for that purpose cast him hedlong ouer the wall dashing his bones against the hard ground so brake his necke euen as he craftely crept into the fauour of the common sort so wretchedly with shame and dishonour ended he his life Now King Edward thinking the estate of his kingdome freed from all traitrous complotters gaue him selfe wholly to voluptuous desires and hauing vnchast lust harboring in his ●●est against all nature he desired incestious concupisence with faire Siluia his owne daughter and being in a secret chamber ready to inforce her to that filthy fact she spake to him in this maner Deare Father remember the honour of your house my alcadance and duetie to my husband and the violating of my nuptiall chastetie all which if you commit your pretended sinne will bring a heauy iudgement and greeuous scourge from God to punish our wicked deed and euermore in this worlde we shal be made a disdaine and open contempt to be gaped at All which perswasions nothing preuayled for the King being drowned in forgetfulnesse of former miseries inforced vehemently the rauishment and deflowring of his daughter Siluiaes honorable chastety the which being no soner obtained and shamefully committed but by the iust iudgement of God he was sodainly stroken with death for in his daughters presence a fearefull flambe of burning fire descended from the celestiall throne of heauen and bereaued him both of speach and lyfe in a moment in the twinckling of an eye Which strange vengeance was no litle vexation to the sorrowfull hart of Lady Siluia yet remembring the duety of a daughter to her father she caused a costly Monument of pure wrought gold to be framed wherein with her husbands consent he was with great honour intombed as though he had left this transitorie world naturally without any such violent end After king Edwards death thus strangely happened Lord Essrick vpon his owne absolute authority bore sway among the people who was not able to gouerne the countrey except it were with mercilesse tyrannie for the

Queene and the Duke of Suffolke were arraigned and condemned of adultrie through false witnesses and what after happened THe very next morning after King Edward had giuen charge for their arraignment were they called foorth before certaine of the honourable Lords of the priuie Counsell and were tryed vpon the proofe of their accusation where the wicked Barron of Buckingam with two other bace Gentlemen of the Kinges Court did sweare by the immortall powers of heauen that the filthy fact of adultrie was committed betweene Queene Katherine and the Duke of Suffolke against the honour of his Maiesties person After which detestable oath falsely protested the good Earle of Sommerset stood vp in open audience and with a dischearefull countenance spake as followeth Oh you wretched betrayers of Innocent blood quoth he although they taste the bitter to●mentes in this worlde yet I feare not but they will shortly wander to that celestiall Paradice from whence will descend fierie vengance vpon your heades Oh you Diuels and Feendes of impietie woe worth the time that euer you attempted so vile a periurie for you haue taken a vertuous Queene from vs a Queene that is the merrour of true continencie and onely patterne of a constant woman the lyke clamor and pittifull lamentation was in the whole Countrey rounde about Then in the middest of which sorrowfull moane the Duke of Suffolke desired the Counsellours and Iudges that he might vtter some speaches in his owne behalfe and likewise to discharge his conscience of the vile acte his accuser had layde against his lyfe his speaches were in this maner deliuered I am not ignorant right Honorable assemblie that this my tender body clothed with Innocencie must shortly be discharged from the prison of this worlde and must take my iourney vp to heauen for true protection for this lyfe is nothing but a wandering pilgrimage of woe a mercilesse sea which often times vomiteth vs into the mouth of prying Pirates dashing vs vpon many dangerous Shipwracks and now since my duetie tyeth me to solemnize an honorable memorie of this aflicted Queene deliuer out a true discharge of her chastetie and a preseruation of mine owne honestie For if euer I presumed such a deede against the maiestie of her worthy person let this Ghost of mine be deliuered a pasture for infernall woormes to gnaw vpon or if my senses had been so arrogantly disposed her vertues might haue easely kilde my desiers yea and disclosed the same to my vtter ruine and confusion But I see my proffered diligence lyke a trusty Seruant proffered to her commaundement hath brought this woe vpon vs both therefore if her fame be brought in question through my misusage or if the proude Barron enuiously thirsting for my blood hath thus wrongfully damnified my gratious Princesse let a doble death for her deliuerance be layde vpon my lyfe let my sorrowes be twice imbrewed to deminish her paynes let the ransome of her pictie be layde vpon my body a graue and pit to finish vp her sorrowes Now this I speake as a witnesse of my last will hauing enioyed this worlde twentie sixe yeeres sufficiently proouing the vanities thereof and now willing to resigne this lyfe to a more better hope and as my young forepassed lyfe is free from staine so will I neuer blush nor hide my face as one suspected or blotted with any such crime of which I am now condemned of With these wordes pronounced by the Duke of Suffolke was the Earle of Sommerset depriued of speach and for the inwarde griefe which swelled in his breast he could not vtter any one worde humane sorrow powred downe from his eyes abundant streames of teares manifesting the good will and true affection he bore to trueth and iustice his soule grecued that true honour nursed vp to ripe age should in a short moment be deliuered to a cruell and most vntimely death But the Earle of Westmerland which as then presented the Kinges person hauing somewhat a more chearefull hart stoode vp in the Iudgement seate and spake as followeth Most gracious Queene quoth he and you my honorable Lord the Duke of Suffolke know that we in Iustice cannot release nor helpe your miseries for it behooueth vs to fulfill the Kinges commaundement least we incurre displeasure to our selues hindering vs and nothing furthering you but yet this remedy in my conceite standes with iustice that you my Lord of Suffolke may reobtaine your honourable fame challenging a combat of the wicked Barron and so reueale to the worlde your giltlesse perfection for he in presence of vs all hath spit out most vile wordes of despight blemishing and ouerthrowing your credite euen so noteāe before the face of men your true intencion and respect to honour and to the same effect frameman humble Supplication to his Maiestie and in doing so we the estates of this land heare present will eternally crownacle your endeuours to after ages And in speaking these wordes the whole Counsell brooke vp court for that day and departed euery one seuerally to their lodginges the Queene and the Duke were conducted againe to their wonted captiuitie whereas the Duke of Suffolke greatly comforted with this counsell thought euery day a yeere vntill he had giuen the challendge and that the Barron was prouoked to the combat so taking pen and incke he writ this knightly petition to his Maiestie The Duke of Suffolkes challenge of combat sent to King Edward IF your royall person most mighty Prince hath bin wronged thorow my counterfeite seruice let me be attached with the scourge of penall iudgment so that reasonable desiers be first fauoured for now honour burning hot in the closure of my hart in tryall of my honesty doth craue this permission at your princely handes that I may combat with the mischieuous varlet and false flatterer the proud Barron of Buckingham in disproofe of his cloaked falsehood If my quarrell be vniust the eternall powers of heauen will not prosper it If his ground-worke be well layde and haue a sure foundation his intent will be expressed the better For he that dares commit these wronges openly will not be abashed to auow them openly He that launcheth in the puddle of discord knoweth a cleare passage how to escape therefore most noble Prince let the holy fountaine of mercifull pittie straine out that it may mooue your Grace to graunt my requestes I ende By me the sorrowfull and dessolate Duke of Suffolke King Edward receiuing this Supplication in the manner of a Challenge thought it a deadly bane prepared against the Barron of Buckinghams lyfe yet he iudged the deniall of it would greatly preiudice his dignitie so desembling an outward respect to honour though inwardly harbouring fraudulent deceipt he with a smiling countenance made motion of the combat to the Barron as well for expressing of fame as publishing of fayth The Barron tendering his owne insufficiencie being loth to performe the Combat was astonished at the Kinges request and stroken into sodaine dumpes like