warres His youngest brother troubled him with iarres At London such a furious winde did blow Which did sixe hundred houses ouerthrow The City Gloster was by Welshmen sack'd Northumberland was by King William wrack'd William de Oue and William de Aluery In cruell torments dyed at Salisbury Duke Robert laid all Normandy to gage Vnto the King warres with the Turkes to wage Westminster Hall was built the Danes came in And th' Orchades and the I le of Man did win But as the King was hunting in Hampshire Sir Walter Tirrâ—…ll shooting at a Deere The Arrow glauncing'gainst a Tree by chance Th' vnhappy King kild by the haplesse Glaunce A Colliers Cart to Winchester did bring The Corps where vnbemoand they laid the King Rufus In the 8. yeere of his reigne the Christian Army went to Ierusalem vnder the conduct of Godfry Duke of Bulleine in which warres serued Robert Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest brother who pawned his Dukedome for 16666 pounds weight of siluer In the 11. yeere the Lands of the late Earle Godwine sunk in the sea and are to this day called Godwine sands This King died the 2. of August 1100. he reigned 12. yeeres 11. moneths and was buried at Winchester Henry the first An. Dom. 1100. THis Henry for his wisedome Beuclarke nam'd Th'vnlawfull Lawes and measures he reclaim'd The Norman Duke eld'st Brother to the King To claime the Crowne a mighty Hoast did bring Saint Bartholomewes was founded and Saint Gyles And Henry stop'd Duke Roberts mouth with wiles Then peace was made but after warres did rise The King tooke's brother and put out his eyes Here Windsor Church and Castle were erected And Wales rebeld most sharpely was corrected All the King's Sonnes and eight score persons more Were drown'd by tempest neere the Norman shore Thus all his Ioy in Childrens losse bereft Saue onely Maud the Widdow Empresse left Whom Geffrey Anioy's Earle to wife did get From whom did spring the name Plantâ—…genet The King proclaim'd his Daughter or her seede After his death should in the Realme succeede And after thirty fiue yeeres time was past King Henry by a surfet breath'd his last Much trouble in his dayes this Kingdome wearied He dyed and dead at Redding he lies buried Thus God that lifts the low casts downe the high Caus'd all the Conquerors sonnes vntimely dye Henry the 1. He held the Crowne wrongfully from his elder brother Robert Duke of Normandy and ouercomming him in battell most vnnaturally put out his eies he reigned 35. yâ—…res his braines eyes and bowels were buried at Roane in France and the rest of his body at Redding his Phisician that opened his head was killed suddainely with the stench of his braines King Stephen An. Dom. 1135. STephen Earle of Bâ—…loign th' Earle of Bloys his son From th' Empresse Maud this famous Kingdome won Domestike forraigne dangerous discords 'Twixt factions fâ—…ctions of the King and 's Lords Wars 'twixt the King and th' Empresse for the crown Both tasted Fortunes fauours and her frowne Now vp now downe like balles at Tennis tost Till Stephen gain'd the goale and th' Empresse lost And after eighteene yeeres were come and gone The King not hauing any lawfull Sonne He dyed and chang'd his Kingdome his strength For a small Sepulcher of sixe foote length King Stephen He was noble valiant liberall and politique and almost in continuall trouble In the 1. yeere of his reigne a fire burnt all the streete from London-stone East to Pauls and West to Algate and within 2. yeeres after the ciâ—…ties of York Rochester and Bathe were burnt Hee reigned 18. yeeres 10. moneths and was buried at Feuersham Henry the second An Dom. 1154. THis King vnto the Empresse Maud was Heyre And lawfully obtain'd the Regall Chayre He was couragious and yet most vnchaste Which Vice his other Vertues all defac'd He lou'd faire Rosamond the worlds faire Rose For which his wife and children turn'd his foes He made his sonne Copartner in his Crowne Who rais'd strong warres to put his Father downe Faire Rosamond at Woodstock by the Queene Was poyson'd in reuengefull-iealous spleene In toyle and trouble with his Sonnes and Peeres The King raign'd almost fiue and thirty yeeres Hee neere his death did curse his day of birth Hee curst his Sonnes and sadly left the earth Hee at Founteuerard in his Tombe was laid And his Son Richard next the Scepter swaid Henry the 2. In the 12. yeer of this King an earthquake in Norfolk Suffolk and Elye that made bels ring with shaking the steeples and ouerthrew men that stood on their feete Nicholas Breakespeare an Englishman was Pope of Rome and was named Adrian the fourth hee gaue the Lord-shippe of Ireland to King Henry Richard Cordelion An. Dom. 1189. THis braue victorious Lyon-hearted Prince The foes of Christ in Iury did conuince Whilst at Ierusalem he wan Renowne His Brother Iohn at home vsurp'd his Crowne And as he home return'd his owne to gaine By Austria's Duke the King was Prisoner tane His ransome was an hundred thousand pound Which paid in England he againe was crown'd Yet after nine full yeeres and 9. months raigne Hee with a Shot was kild in Aquitane His buriall at 〈◊〉 was â—…hought meet At his dead Fathers second Henries feet Richard the 1. he conquered the kingdome of Cypresse and he tooke from the Infidels the Cities of Acon Ioppa and deliuered them to Christians In his 2. yeere the bones of the renowned King Arthur were found at Glastenbury King Richards bowels were buried at Chalne Castle in Aquitane his heart at Roane and his body at Founteuerard King Iohn An. Dom. 1199. John Earle of Morton tooke the regall Seate His state his toyle his pompe his cares all great The French the Welsh the Scotsh all prou'd his foes The Pope King Iohn did from his Crowne depose His Lords rebel'd from France the Dolphin came And wasted England much with sword and flame And after seuenteene yeeres were full expir'd King Iohn being poysoned to his graue retir'd King Iohn In the 8. yeere many men Women and cattell were slaine with thunder and many houses burnt and the corne was beaten downe with haile as bigge as goose egges Some say the King was poâ—…son'd by a monke and others write that he died of a surfeit at Newark but his life was full of troubles and after his death he was by base villaines rob'd and left naked without any thing to couer the corpes hee was buried at Worcester Henry the third An. Dom. 1216. WArs bloody wars the French in EnglaÌ„d made Strong holds Towns Towres Castles they inuade But afterwards it was K. Henries chance By force perforce to force them backe to France Great discord 'twixt the King and Barons were And factions did the Realme in pieces teare A world of mischiefes did this Land abide And fifty sixe yeeres raign'd the King and dy'd Henry the 3. This King was born at Winchester crowned at Glocester buried
other two too bad Yet the old King lou'd theÌ„ that wrong'd him most She that lou'd him he banisht from his Coast. False Gonorel and Ragan he betweene Them gaue the Kingdome making â—…ach a Queene But young Cordeilla wedded was by chance To Aganippus King of fertile France The eldest Daughters did reiect their Sire For succour to the young'st hee did retire By whose iust aide the Crowne againe he gain'd And dyed when he full forty yeeres had reign'd Leire built Leicester and was a good Prince At Leycester he built a Temple to Ianues Bifrons or Ianues with two faces Qu. Cordeilla 805. MAd Morgan and vnmanner'd Cunedague Their AuÌ„t Cordeilla with fierce war did plague They vanquish'd her and her in Prison threw And hauing reign'd fiue yeeres her selfe she slew She reigned with her Husband Aganippus till he dyed and then in her widowhood her cruell kinsmen opprest her Shee stabb'd her selfe in prison being tyrannously vsed in despaire of her liberty Morgan Cunedaguâ—… 800. THen Morgan did 'gainst Cunedague contend And at Glamorgan Morgan had his end Then Cunedagus sole King did abide Full three and thirty yeeres and then he dyed Morgan was the Sonne of Gonorel Leires eldest Daughter and Cunedagus his kinsman was the Sonne of Ragan The Prophet Esay prophesied about this time Riuallo before Christ 766. THree daies it rain'd blood when Riuallo reign'd And great mortalitie the Land sustain'd Hee forty six yeeres rul'd in Kingly State And then surrendred to all humane Fate This Land in this Kings reigne was almost vnpeopled with dearth death and desolation In his time Rome was builded 356. yeeres after Brute Innumerable multitudes of Horse-flyes or Hornets sprung out of the blood that raind which flyes stung many people to death Riuallo was buried at Yorke Gurgustus 7â—… Scicillius 684. A Common Drunkard was this wicked King Which vice did many other vices bring Yeeres thirty eight the Diadem he wore Scicillius next raignd nine and forty more Gurgustus and Scicillius were brethren I finde little mention of any good they did though they reigned long They were both the Sonnes of Riuallo Iago 636. 〈◊〉 612. OF these two Kings small mention I doe finde They left bare Names for me horiâ—… behinde One twentie fiue yeeres 〈◊〉 other fifty foure Had in this Land Commanding Regall power Iugo was a kinsman to Gurgustus and by his vicious life he got a sleepy disease called the Lethargy whereof he dyed These two Kings were both buried at Yorke Gorbodug 559. GOrbodug next did in the Throne succced Was sixty three yeeres King and â—…ast decreed 'Twixt his two Sonnes this Kingdome to diuide At Yorke hee 's buried where in peace hee dy'd Some write that he reigned but 42. yeeres and that he was buried at Troynouant Ferex and Porex 496. POrex in Fight his brother Ferex kil'd For which their mother Porex heartblud 〈◊〉 These murthers mercilesse did quite deface These Princes last of Royall Brutus Race Ferex and Porex were the sonnes of Gorbodug Their mother and her maides chopped Porex in pieces in reuenge of her sonne Ferex they reigned fiue yeeres after whose death the Land was a long time diuided into fiue Kingdomes Mulmutius Donwallo 441. THe Land vnguided Kinglesse did remaine Till great Mulmutius did the Wreathe obtaine He builded Temples made Lawes Ploughs high-waies And 40. yeeres he liu'd in fame and praise Mulmutius slew Pinnar Slater and Rudack three Kings of seuerall parts of this I le and at last brought the Kingdome to his sole obedience He was the Sonne of â—…lotten Duke of Cornewall He was the first of all the Kings of this Land that wore a crowne of Gold Bellinus and Brennus reigned 26. yeeres 401. THese brethren did diuide the Realme in twaine But Kings can brooke no partnership in reigne They fell at oddes and Brennus fled subdude With slaughter of his warlike multitude To France he scap'd and was receiu'd in State In London Belline builded Bellins-gate Braue Brennus conquer'd Italy and Rome Bellinus lies heere in an honour'd Tombe Brennus slew himselfe with the sword at the fiedge of Delphos in Greece Bochas They were the sonnes of Mulmutius Donwallo Belinus brought Denmarke to be tributary to Brittaine they were a paire of worthy brothers Gurguintus 373. GVrguintus was Belinus first-borne sonne Victorously â—…e Denmarke ouer-runne He the vnpeopled Ireland did supply Reign'd nineteene yeeres a King and then did dye This King gaue leaue to a company of stragling distressed Spaniards to possesse themselules in Ireland hee lyeth buried at Carelion Guinthelinus 456. HE married Mercia a renowned Dame From whom the iust wise Mercian Statutes came He sixe and twenty yeeres the Scepter swaide And then with honour in his Tombe was laide He was the sonne of Arguintus he builded Warwick and lyeth buried at London Cecilius 330. Kimarus 223. Seuen yeeres Cecilius kept the Regall Chaire Three yeeres Kimarus rul'd as his sole Heire The Syre with loue did well and iustly reigne His sonne Kimarus was a hunting slaine About this time a sauage people called the Picts beg'd habitation of the King of Scots and liued in the Marshes betweene England and Scotland Kimarus was a vicious Prince and killed by wild Beasts as hee was hunting he was the sonne of Cecilius Cecilius was buried at Carelion Elanius 321. ELanius as most Histories agree Was King of Brittaine yeeres iust three times three What Acts he did or what Lawes he decreed They are vnwrit and therefore are vnread Elanius was the sonne of Kimarus Morindus reigned 8 yeeres 311. THis King Morindus valiant more then wise A ran'ning Monster from the Sea did rise Which many people to destruction brought Who kil'd this braue King as he brauely fought He killed the Monster after the Monster had deuoured him for he was in the belly of it liuing and found dead with his dagger in his hand Gorbomanus 303. THis King eleuen yeers wore the Brittain crown He founded Cambridge built Grantham Town His subiects peace past Kingdomes he prefer'd Lou'd and bewail'd at London was inter'd He built the Townes of Cambridge and Grantham Archigalo and Elidurus 392. THese brothers were not Kings both at one time But for extortion an vnkingly crime The Eldest hauing gaind his Subiects hate Depos'd and Elidurus got the State But he not greedy after worldly reigne To Archigalo gaue it vp againe Rul'd tenne yeeres more thus twenty yeeres in all His State Maiesticke did twice rise and fall Archigalo put away from him and reiected the true and 〈◊〉 Nobility and Gentry and in their roomes was â—…pplyde with the counsels of flatterers and parasites which was his downefall Elidurus 272. Vigenius Peredurus 270. THen Archigale beeing dead and gone Good Elidure two yeers kept Brittaines Throne Vigenius Peredurus two yeeres more Thrust Elidure from all the sway he bore But they both dy'd the third time he was crown'd Elidurus 261. And reigned foure yeeres more belou'd renown'd Once subiect twice a slaue and thrice
Kings following were of the West Saxons 726 Ethelard was King of the West Saxons 740. Cuthred succeeded him 757. Sigebert next him was slaine by a Swineheard 758. Kenulphus was slaine by a kinsman of Sigebert 786. Brithricus In his time it rained blood IN the 800. â—…re of Christ the Danes landed at Portland but Brithricus beat them backe and afterwards was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga Eghricus King of West-Saxons 839. Adelnulphus ouercame 〈◊〉 Danes that came to inuade the kingdome with 350. ships 857. Athelbald 860. Athelbrict 866. Etheldrid 872. Aelfred 900. Edward surnamed Senior Heere end the Kings of the West-Saxons now follow the Kings of Britaine 104. Athelstane reigned 15. yeeres 905. THis King did tame the Welsh the Danes sub du'd He conquerd Scotland and the Marches rude The Danish Gyant Colebrand in Hyde-meade By Guy the Earle of Warwicke was strucke dead King Athelstane was crowned at Kingstone hee brought this Land againe to one sole Monarchy he was buried at Malmsbury 105. Edmund 940. 106. Eldred 946. EDmond reigned next his brother Athelstane And after fiue yeeres was vntimely slaine Nine yeeres was Eldred Englands King instâ—…d Th' insulting Danes he from this Realme exilde Edmund was buried at Glastenbury Eldred was brother to Edmund he was crowned at Kingstone he expelled the Danes and was buried at Winchester 107 Edwin 955. 108 Edgar 959. THen Edwin as his right obtain'd the Crowne For Rape and brutish Iust he was put downe His brother Edgar a man iust and wâ—…se By Edwinâ—… fall vnto the Throne did rise The Church and Commonweale long time deform'd He by his Iustice and good Lawes reform'd Raign'd sixteen yeeres and then by death assail'd As he had liu'd belou'd he dy'd bewail'd Edwin was Eldreds kinsman crowned at Kingstone he defloured his owne kinswoman and slew her husband for which odious acts hee was deposed of all Kingly dignity and his brother Edgar was in his stead crowned at Bathe Edgar had 3600 ships to withstand the inuasion of his enemies hee founded and repaired 47. relligious houses hee was buried at Glastenbury 109 Edward 975. 110 Etheldred 978. EDward was slain by his accurst Stepmother Ayded by Etheldred his cruell brother This Etheldred caus'd all the Danes be slaine And dyed the thirty eight yeere of his raigne He was crowned at Kingstone he reigned 3 yeeres and was buried at Shaftsbury Etheldred was buried in S. Pauls Church in London 111 Edmond Ironside 1016. THe Danes came to reuenge with sword and fire Both Kings to Combat single did desire On equall termes their valours both were tride In loue the Realme betwixt them they deuide Edricus a traitor murdered King Edmond Ironside for the which Canutus the Dane caused him to bee tormented to death grieuously as he deserued 112 Canutus 1018. THis mighty Danish King foure Kingdomes helâ—… Danes Norway England Scotland he compeld Taxes and toles he rais'd in England here And dyed when he had gouern'd twenty yeere In Canutus his raigne the Danes possessed all England he lies buried at Winchester 113 Harold 10â—…8 114 Hardicanutus 1041. HArold from England did exile his Mother And kild Allured his King and his Brother Hardicanutus then the Crowne obtain'd Who quaffing died when he 3. yeeres had raigâ—…'d Harold was a Tyrant hee was called Hartfoote for his swift running he murdered Prince Allured hee raigned three yeeres and was buried at Westminster Hee caused the body of Harold to be digged out of the graue and â—…ast into the Thames in reuenge of his brother Allureds death he was buried at Winchester 115. Saint Edward 1043. 1â—…6 Harold the second 1066. SAint Edward from the Danes this Kiâ—…gdom freed And for he had no Heyre he heere decreed That William Duke of Normandy â—…hou'd be Next King but Harold seeming to agree Assoone as Edward was laid in his Toombe This hasty Harold mounted in his roome But William came from Normandy amaine By whom King Harold was vnking'd and slaine The end of the first part The second part William Conquerour An. Dom. 1066. VVHen Britains Romanes Saxons Danes had done The Normans fiftly Englands glory won â—…w Lords brought in new Lawes incontinent â—…nd all were Conquer'd but the County Kent King William after he had all surpriz'd â—…lted domineer'd and tyranniz'd 〈◊〉 Englishmen like slaues their doores must lock 〈◊〉 paine of death each night at eight of clocke 〈◊〉 English from all Office were disgracâ—…d 〈◊〉 in their places the proud French were plac'd 〈◊〉 beating down the right with wrong on wrong â—…aining men should speake the English tongue 〈◊〉 so to bring oâ—…r memory to naught 〈◊〉 Grammar and the Lawes in French were taught 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sonnes with Danes a mighty band 〈◊〉 in â—…umber to inuade the Land Then Yorke was burnt the wealth away was borne And Danes on Composition home did turne A dearth in England was so great that heere Cats Dogs and mans flesh was our wofull cheere The Mercians and Northumbers they rebel'd Strong warres the Scots within our Country held The I le of Ely did the King surprize He caus'd the Rebels lose hands feet and eyes The Normans did rebell and were subdu'd Danes came and fled with all their multitude The Kings sonne Robert by the French Kings ayd Did diuers parts of Normandy inuade The Scots spoild England with all might and maine And Durhams Bishop in a broyle was slaine Heere euery Acre of mens Lands were measur'd And by a heauy taxe the King was treasur'd Slaine by a Deere the Kings sonne lost his life And Glassenbury Monkes were kill'd in strife The English Nobles almost were decay'd And euery place of rule the Normans swai'd And all mens goods and lands and coyn were rated Through England and vnto the King related The French mens pride did England ouerwhelme And grieuous tributes did oppresse the Realme Churches and Chappels were throwne down with speed To make New Forrest as the King decreed Who hauing rul'd in trouble toyle and care And tryannously pol'd this Kingdome bare Neere twenty one yeeres death was then his bane He lyes in Normandy enterr'd at Cane William Conquerour was crowned on Christmas-day 1067. the yeere then beginning on that day In the 〈◊〉 Forrest in Hampshire called New Forrest where this King had defased many Churches wherein the name of God was called vpon and placed wild Beasts for his disport in the same Forrest two of his owne sonnes were slaine Prince Robert killed by a Deere and William Rufus by a Knight shooting at a Deere William Rufus An. Dom. 1087. WIlliam the cruell Conquerours second Sonne With ease got what his Fathers paines had won Oppressed England he opprest and prest And great Exactions wrongfully did wrest For Symony and base corrupting gold The King most Churches and Church-liuings sold And more his Subiects vilely to abuse Against them he in armes did arme the Iewes And swore if they the victory did gaine That he their faithlesse faith would entertaine Vpon his eldest brother hee rai'sd
soule and Fame immortally prefer'd God did wonderfully preserue him vpon two seuerall Tuesdaies from 2 most dangerous treasâ—… 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 â—…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 preâ—…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 â—…o Bohemia Sir Gregory Nonsence A very merry Whirâ—…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 Shropshâ—…re Scafforâ—…shire Cheshire Warwike Leycester Noreb Oxford â—…ingham Bedford and halfe Hartfordshire 6 East-Saxon Essex Middlesex and halfe Hartfordshire 7 Northumberland diuided to two Kingdomes 〈◊〉 â—…nd Bernicia all brought to one Monarchy by Eglerâ—… 〈◊〉 West-Saxons and called England 196â—… yeeâ—…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 Parâ—…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 drowâ—…d King of the Huns now Hungarians b Guendoline was daughter vnto Corineus Duke Cornewall Estrild was a beautious Lady of King â—…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