Nunue at Dertford Anne espoused Tho. Howard Earle of Surrey Duke of Norfolke Katharine espoused William Lord Courtney Earle of Deuon Edward 5. began 9. April 1483. but the preparation for his coronation was turned to the setting the Crowne on his treacherous Vncles head 6. Iuly following by whose meanes he and his brother were soone after murdred in the Tower * He had Henry the sixt's crown and 72000. crownes paid him by the French King A. 1475. and tribute of 50000. yearly granted from the Scots he tooke Barwick Bamburgh Castles others f Whiles the Earle of Warwick was in France to treate the mariage with the Lady Bona sister to the French Queen daughter to the Duke of Sauoy he maried the widow Lady Elizabeth Gray which made Warwicke take part against him and the French King afterwards maried the Dolphin who was to wed king Edwards daughter Elizabeth by him called often the L Dolphinesse to Margret of Austria daughter to Duke Maximilian g In the new Chappell which he builded hee erected the Colledge there and repayred the Castles of Nottingham Douer the tower of London and the house of Eltham h Drowned in a Butt of Malmesey by the Duke of Glosters meanes as was thought who with his owne hands it is said murdred Henry the sixt there in the tower i The King hearing of a certaine prophesie that G should dispossesse his children of the Crowne was consenting to his death interpreting G to be George Duke of Clarence which fell out to bee Gloster to whose tyrannie hee left them by this vngodly meanes Richard the third surnamed Crook-backe about 22. Iunij 1483. was first called King and crowned 6. Iuly next slaine at Bosworthfield in Leicestershire 22. Augusti A. 1485. hauing vsurped 2. yeares 2. moneths * They were made legitimate in the Parliament 1397. vnder Richard the second and called Beuforts and by him was Thomas made Earle of Somerset by Henry the fourth Marques Dorset A. 1411. by Henry the fift A. 1416. Duke of Exeter his sonne Iohn Earle of Somerset is made Duke of Somerset his sole daughter and heire Margret espoused Edmond sonne of Owen Tewther and Queene Katharine Duke of Somerset after Edmond and Henry Iohns brother and his sonne he was slain at Tewxbury A. 1470. and this Henry his sonne now liued in France for safety sake with the Duke of Brytaine k Elizabeth as was said promised heretofore to the Dolphin of France and by her father Edward the fourth at that time appointed to bee called the Lady Dolphinesse Henry the seuenth ouerthrew the Tyrant Crook-backe at Bosworth-field and so began his reigne 22. August A. 1485. l The vniting of the long diuided Roses from whence also springeth the Vnion of the Realmes of England and Scotland Series Poematis eiusdemque ratio siue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Odae Hypothesi Hypotyposi quasi recens natae emergentis fâ—licitatis voto obsecundatur reliqua historiae series ac primo vnde tanquam ex fonte caetera emanârunt fortunatissima Henrici 7. connubia hinc orta soboles cuius Amicis honoratis Insidiatoribus ad pedes proâ—olutis profligatis Inter alia eius opera pijssimâ— pulcherima Westmonasteriensis Capeâ—la ab ipso condita tymbus â—â—â—eleberrimus Filius Henricus 8. primis temporibus multa domi foras praeclarè gelsit quo Regnante primùm Tho. Wolsaeus Cardinalis mirum in modum elatus posteâ Wolsae seruâ—â— Cromwellus similibus Iudiâ—â—â— fortunae blandimentis factus â—uâ—gidior mâ—serabili casu periêunt Sub regni finem Rex varia frequens valdè celebrat connubâ—a 〈◊〉 iâ—em eius gesta suprema voluntas de regni haeredibus hîc attexuntur Eius filius Edwardus sextus regno per tutores administrato breui moritur non fine veneni suspicione 〈◊〉 Iana Graia cum viro Guilfordo Dudley parentum dolo in regno succedere proclamati capite plectuntur Maria Heâ—r 8. filia Regina euadens Papam reuocat Philippo Hispano nubit Eoque 〈◊〉 Galliâ absente bellis occupato moritur vnde Elizabetha natù minima HeÌ„tici 8. filia regnum adit Quae Papae hostis infensi sima cum Gallis Scotis Hispanis crebra gessit praelia Flandris verò plurimùm opiâ—ulata est Rei nauticae periti vt Famosa 1588. naualis pugna toto orbe Christiano expâ—ctatissima inter Anglos â—beros Aliáque nouiâ—â—â—mis regni temporibus praeclatè perpetrata facinora celebrantur Illâque decedente regnorum Angliae Scotiae sub Potentissimo Iacobo Rege vnio foelicissima Cuius Titulos prosapiam prosequendo Scotiae aliorúmque Antiquitatâ—â— Historiae Fergusius Rex Scotorum famosissimus eiusquâ— successores eorum acta ordo adusque Pictos penâ—tus ex Scotiâ deletos Et Consâ—quenter ad Macbethi Tyrannidem Malcolinum 3. Gulielmi Conquestoris tempora cum cito posteà Lis inter 12. Scoticae Coronae competitores composita per Edw. 1. Angliae Regem Indies renouatur 〈◊〉 per Brusios qui Regis Edw. sententiam respuebanâ— quorum Ex stirpe ordinata Regum Scotiae successio ad sextum lacobum vsque pertingit cuius ab Hen. 7. 〈◊〉 Reginae Mariae matris regum turbulentissimum Varia Infortunia aâ— demùm Fortunatior rerum status Gum Heroe Darnleyo nuptiae alia gesta memorantur Eorum filius Iacobus sextus Annotitinus intans Rex Scotiae creatut posteà totius Brytanniae Monarcha Hyberniae cuius Ideó Antiquitates variae Nomina Gentes Mores 〈◊〉 Historia suae originis ipsissimis Hybernis talia referentibus ac denuò Variae eorundem per Anglos subiugationes dominij apud eos confirmationes vnde Hyberniae Dynasteia Goronae Anglicae annexa est Postremò Variarum in Franciâ Regiarum familiarum Anglorumque itidem Regum ad Coronam Franciae Atque ità serenissimi R Iacobi hinc orti Iuris ipsamet retectio Cui Tanquam cui haec debentur omnia Musa supplex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synchronismus siue computatis Annorum Supplementum Historiae * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies Dei donum Gods gift which is the name of Theodor spoken briefly Teudor or Tewther * Bay a token of learning and victory as Myrtle of Ioy Oliuè of peace * The former Elizabeth and her spouse Henry the seuenth vnited the Roses or Families of Yorke and Lancaster The next Elizabeth daughter of Henry the eight by her not marrâ—ing produced the Vnion of the Realmes of England France and Ireland with Scotland s Such also was the first Constantine called the Great a Britton borne vnder whom the heresie of Arius was extirpate and the Church began to flourish triumphantly by his meanes Henry the seuenth borne in Pembrooke Castle began 22. August 1485. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Bourchier Archbishop of Canterbury 30. die Octobris prox espoused the Lady Elâ—zabeth 18. lanuar nexâ— dyed the 22. of April 1509 hauing reigned 23. yeares eight moneths buried in the new Chappell of Westm.
Whence Richard black-Prince son's made Prince french-French-King and Dolphin Bruse too since Tributaries and ransom'd ioyne hands So peace shone fresh on all three lands Clarence Duke Lyonell weds the faire Millaines Duke Galease his heire Hauing with her goodly lands his brother Iohn of Gaunt Lancastrian Duke and t'other Cambrige Earle Edmond wed two Nymphes Castile King Pedro's beauteous â—mpes Whence claim'd the Duke the Crowne but giues Only his daughter and receiues Of the new King a masse of gold From lucre of which drossy mold 'Gainst Cities wealth and Churches state His enuie first growes to such hate Might Wicklifes words worke Wicham's dole Or theirs hee 'd gladly blow the cole Scarce King or Prince for him long space Gain'd Wichams Church or Citizens grace This our third Edward's Windsores round Saint Georges feasts with honour crown'd And Garter his inuentions since So fam'd let th'orders of no Prince Contend or not compare with these Rhodes Pall's nor Colchos golden Fleece Seauen sonnes fiue daughters royall state Shew'd him thrice blest and fortunate At Richmond fifty yeeres King he dyes At Westminster there tombed lyes CANZ. XVII Richard the second stript of the crowne by Henry Bolingbrooke whence grew the schisme BOth's father Prince and Grand-sire King Richard succeeeds for many a thing Infam'd Sans heire die both his Queenes French Is'bell and proud Anne of Beme The Commons he vnheard-of broyles Wat-Tylers Scot'sh and Welsh turmoyles And Irish tam'd 'mong whose rude traines Saint Edwards armes the garland gaines Whom thence returning Herefords Duke Late banisht Henry of Bolingbrooke Captiu'd and soone vnking'd whence rose Those wofull flames 'twixt either Rose In which so many thousands bane Kings Dukes and noble Captaines slaine Poore King at Pomfret famish't dyes At Langley neere Saint Albons lyes CANZ. XVIII Henry the fourth his most vnquiet gouernement FOurth Henry after twise ten yeere Proclaim'd deposed Richard heires In Wales with Owen Glendowers dew Mort'mer his sonne in law o're threw Th' English too sore and oft rebell Scots at vnfortunate Halydon fell Where Dukes-son's tane of Albancy Many Lords and Kings son Iames by sea Which Scotsh nobilities youths choise flower Were long deteyn'd in Londons Tower Kings herse three sonnes three Dukes bewailes Two daughters and the Prince of Wales Twise seuen-yeeres King then Henry dyes At Canterbury entombed lyes CANZ. XIX Henry the fift his short but victorious reigne and conquest of France Fift Henry of Monmouth much infam'd In 's younger yeeres but now reclaym'd Stints many ciuill strifes at home With Wickliefs sect Old castles doome Then casting o're his eyes ' â—ow'rds France Soone th' English armes did there aduance In his great Grand-sires right whose posies French Lillyes ioyn'd with th' English Roses Though scoft 'gainst Frances proud'st towne walls Sent bullets backe for Tennis-balls And Agincourts first famous day Adorn'd his browes with victors Bay Where most part of the French Kings traine Of Nobles were or tane or slaine Braue men at armes who late plaid cards For English prisoners now their guards Trophees of Englands triumphs nor Henry so held his hand before France su'd for peace and humbly proffers Her child and crowne with fairest offers Regent proclaim'd for th' old Kings life He tooke France him heire he to wise The Princesse Katharine France her dower Whose royall marriage stately Low're Peeres nobles commons young and old As first to heare glad to behold At these all these seem'd to clap hands So peacefull Hymens ioyfull bands Only the Dolphin he abhorres This present peace whom th' English force From France expulst whiles Kath'rine Queene Crown'd was by Thames her sonne by Seyne Whom Windsore borne his father than Too true prophetique dying Swan Diuines to reigne long all to lose Himselfe short-liu'd all too-right whose Triumphant Carre late deckt with bayes Now herse-wise shaden Cypresse sprayes By his last will old Exeter tooke Care of the young King Glosters Duke Doth gouerne England Frances land Burgundy and Bedford Dukes command More Bethlem stately Richmond towers Sheene and religious Syons bowers And Garter as his founder doth Admire him who in 's flowers of youth At Paris faire of feuer dyes At Westminster entombed lyes CANZ. XX. King Henry the sixt his wonderfull misfortunes SIxt Henry eight moneths old made King Did by his noble Tutors bring The Dolphin downe till Bedford dyes Whom Richard Duke of Yorke supplies And Warwick what time Burgundy Gan to play false and French fast flye From th' English rule whiles English broyles Lost France and selfe hand-selfe-bloud soyles Be silent or bemone sweet Muse These times and these sad times abuse Well might the Dolphin conquest gaine When none oppos'd or few but faine To leaue vs left small glory crownes Such paines to take such yeelding townes For th' English hy'd home all diuided Parts-take with one or other sided The Dukes of Somerset and Yorke Did first begin this wofull worke Whose priuate quarrels bred too rathe A world of mischiefe publique scathe Whiles Richard Duke of Yorke who came From Irelands conquest with great fame Enui'd by Somerset ne're smothers His wayward tants not his Kings brothers For words first next for Crownes the game Riuers of bloud not quench't the flame Richard the world in hand doth beare The Realmes they how misgouern'd were Protector so by force proclaim'd So not content the Kingdome claim'd And this his right Anne his her mother Philip her sire being elder brother Lionell third Edward second sonne King came but from his next sonne Iohn Hence Somersets fall first Verlam yeelds Blore-heath's fam'd and Northampton fields And though Yorkes Dukes at Wakefield slaine His sonne fourth Edward London gaynes There crown'd whiles haplesse Henry flies Tow'rds Scotland noble Queene she hies T' her syre Angeous Duke Reyners child Naples Sicills Syons King so styl'd Whence fresh supplies wrought foes fresh harmes And Margret warlike Nymph at armes Yet once againe wins Henries crowne Who yet againe is soone put downe But after many a grieuous losse Barwick Yorke Barnet Mortmers crosse At Tewksbury last her selfe was tane And her young sonne Prince Edward slaine Henry the sixt poore King oppressed Good-man scarce e're one more distressed Tane in the north to London sent From Caesars to Ioues towers he went Vs'd so milde speech such often pray'r Lou'd peace liu'd vertuous heauenly care On contemplations spotlesse wings Rapting his thoughts to holyer things His heart so void of hate or strife On earth he led an Angels life Nigh fortie yeeres King first time but then Not forty weekes next though crown'd agen Long prisond poore exil'd last death-doom'd At Chertsey first then Windsore toomb'd CANZ. XXI Edward the fourth and his sonnes true spectacles of enuious fate FOurth Edward Earle of March the fourth Of March was crown'd whose martiall worth Sixt Henry
French and Scots so weilds T'ons Crowne next Crownes third Castles yeilds But Shores faire wife widdow Gray So woo'd so wed and Bona gay Left being the loue-embassage there Made French King fume and Warwicke sweare Both vow reuenge so Edwards Impe The Dolphin wooes weds th' Austrian Nymphe Which Edward tooke so ill that tyde For very griefe 't was thought hee dy'de Fiue Girles and two sonnes left behind Thrise seuen yeeres King at Windsore shrin'd His sonnes fift Edward few-moneths King With 's brother Duke did Gloster bring T'vntimely end in Londons Tower Vnknowne where tombed to this hower This their sire fearing cursed plot Though Glosters guile the crowne that got Made Clarence dye a maulmesey death And by this means must needes bequeath To murdrous tyrant Crook-backs hand Guiding both of his sonnes and land Which opportunity gaue to act By Gods and men s'abhor'd a fact That furies fiends and specters fell Fore's death gaues conscience taste of hell CANZ. XXII Henry the seuenth concludeth this Ode with the conclusion of the schisme by the vnion of the long deuided Roses and howses of Yorke and Lancaster SEuenth Henry now whose mother is Margret her sire Iohn Thomas his Iohn-a-Gaunt's by Kath'rine Swinfords race Bewfort's whom Som'rsets titles grace Owen Teuthors and Queene Kath'rines sonne Edmond his sire too that in one Th' Earle Richmond's wore and Som'rsets stile Liuing in France his friends the while Buckingham Morton and mother deere With both Elizabeths wisht him here T'one th'eldst of Edwards forlorne Impes Queene mother and daughter royall Nymphes Th' earle though with few French Britton bands At Milford hau'n in Wales he lands At Bosworth field with warlike crew Then three-yeeres Tyrant Richard slew Whose carcasse torne to th'horse-taile doom'd Leyster scarce daign'd to see it toomb'd So Henry and Elizabeth Ioyntly wore Englands royall wreath And Yorke and Lancaster in these Were wed thrise happy lasting peace That bloudy schisme betwixt the Roses And Kingdomes too in vnion closes Which so begunne so heauens King frames Planted then full compleate in Iames. The end of the ninth Ode A briefe Type of the tenth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called IACOBVS The tenth Ode contayneth 1. The succession of the Kings of England from Henry the 7. in vvhose issue vvere vnited the Kingdomes of England and Scotland viz. Henry the 7. reigned 23. yeares Henry 8. his sonne reigned 37. yeares Edward 6. his son reigned 6. yeares Q. Mary his sister reigned 5. yeares Q. Elizabeth her sister R. 44. years Iames the sonne of Mary Q. of Scots daughter of Iames 5. K. of Scotland son of Iames the 4. and Margaret eldest daughter of Hen. 7. now reigneth Diu. V. R. 2. The descent of the Kings of Scotland from Ferguse 2. in the RomaÌ„s time or before and so down consequently to this present age with the originall of the Scottish Name Nation according to the iudgmeÌ„t of the most approued authors that haue written of the same 3. The beginning and descent of both Irish and Scottish Nations more amply set downe with the Originall of the now Irish and their seuerall Conquests by the English made of latter times whereby the Kings of England came first to bee Lords and since Kings of Ireland as they are at this present day 4. The descent of the Kingdom Crowne of France to the king of England whereby are touched the descent of the Merouingians kings of FraÌ„ce from Pharamond the Carlouingians from Carolus Martellus Pepin The Capevingians or Hugonetts so termed for diuers respects and partly in the worst sence by the Guise being the modern K. of France from Hugh Capet of whose Line Isabella the Heire was wife to Edward the second King of England in whose right Edward the third claymed Henry the sixt wore the French Diadem PALAE ALBION Ode decima Inscripta IACOBVS ARGVMENTVM Vltima iam Myrto dignum vel fronde Mineruae Innuba cui circum tempora laurus eat Oda virum recinens velut Anglica sceptra trophaeis Iungit Hyberna Scotis Lilia Franca Rosis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Primâ fronte libri institutum Authoris votum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 EXtremum hunc Aracyntha mihi concede laborem Magna tui velata comas Dea candida ramis Dijs data dona fero Theodorae nomina stirpis Omnia pacis habent Scoto-Anglis Cambro-Brytannis Septimus Henricus Theodori Regia coniux Elizabetha parens Anglorum postea Regum Carminibus nostris celebrandi mascula virtus Heroicae sobolis veniunt nisi Diua faueres Viribus huic impar tanto succumbo labori Ergo feres mea amabò paterna per aethera tecum Carmina quae si non lauro at decorabis Oliuâ Quando Brytanniacis Astraea pijssima in oris Et preciosa magis pax omnibus aequore Conchis Inque dies aliae inueniantur vnio Gemmae Littoribus nostris Credo sic voluere Parcas Scilicet Heinricus ambas coniunxit in vnum Et niueam rubeamque Rosas duo regna Iacobus Anglorum Scotiae Binae inter-vtrisque fuêre Foederibus nuptura parens innuptaque proles Henrici octaui ceu filia mater Elizae Nupta Rosas vinxit vincloque innupta iugali Regna piae pacis pia filia mater vtraeque Aeterna laude dignae aeternumque beatae Hinc Astraea meis hinc vnio fulserat Anglis Et vigeat magis atque magis stirps inclyta donec Cumeae redeant precor aurea saecla Sybillae Atque vtinam ac toto quondam pax reddita mundo Schismataque extirpata forent velut Arius Hydrae Pax nostris vtique simul effluat omnibus oris Constantina fides Iterumque trophaea Britannis Debeat Arctois iustis Deus annue votis Vestrae opus est opis Aonides sacra turma fanete 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henrici septimi coniugium proles gesta omnia meritò celebratissima CEu cecidit toruus fatali Marte Tyrannus Septimus Henricus foelicissima coniux Maxima quae natu est Edouardi filia quarti Haec niuei rubei satus ille propagine floris Nympha Eboracensis Lancastri stemmatis Heros Bellis regna animos odijs populosque leuârunt Gnati queis duo tot proles pulcherrima Gnatae Hispanae Arthurus Katharinae sponsus olli Succedens titulis Thalamisque Henricus opimis Marguerita Scoto Gallo sponsata Maria Hispano priùs at Brandonia postèa coniux Derbia Stanleyum Comitemque Deuonia cernit Courtneyum citò Bedfordi Pembrochia nomen Rege creante Ducis simul induit ipse coronam Mortonusque olim fidus velut alter Achates Cantuariae antistes Eliensis Episcopus audit Tempore quo tellus fit â—berica libera Mauris Qui cecidit seris modò Plantaginêta sub annis Varuici Comitem Clarensi ex stirpe Georgi A primis perhibent sublimi in Caesaris arce Detentum simul ac simulat Lambertus Hybernis Londini lanio
now as no Age no Land more To charme your eares which might amate my Muse But yet your Noblesse doth new spirit infuse And such your Grace thrice Roiall paire shall make Me sing your praise for loued Albions sake REVERENDISSIMO DOMINO SVO DOMINO GEORGIO Prouidentia Diuina Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi TH' Eagle stoops not to catch at Flies her wings Shade often though shelter meanest things That Eagle piercing sight and learnings height That sores aboue the vulgar low conceipt Makes sure swift wing at higher holier things As Heauen the source from whence such knowledge springs Yet since your Grace doth somtimes please to looke On our meane Acts as to me to my Booke Daigne to be Patrone and whats'ere you deeme Your worthie censure I shall most esteeme HONORATISSIMO DOMINO GEORGIO Marchioni Buckingham aureae Periscelidis Equiti WEnd thou thy wayes deare Muse to Court whiles I in Shepheards Weed Thus tune such homely Mantuan Layes on my poore Country Reed Or sitting on the lowly Downes among my Syluan Swaines Doe mone my royall Mistris losse t' our sweet Arcadian Plaines Whose daintiest Nymphes if they perhaps shall grace thee so to make Thee rest in Albions stateliest Towers againe for her deare sake Doe as those ancient Knights profest with all respectiue dutie Thy best endeuours euer prest to honour Vertue Beautie I wish thee more seeke out the Man whose Marquisate and Fame From Tityr's beech-tree shades renownd deriue their noble Name Admired of the vulgar sort and of the Realme a Peere A chiefe flower of the Courtly traine and of his Prince held deere T' is he can giue thee free accesse vnto thy Kings good Grace Thou need'st not feare though thou so meane and he so high of place Tender thy best deuoire and loue he cannot but protect Thy suite and goodnesse of thy Cause a good Cause gaines respect For goodnesse stands at Greatnesse gate sole ay true glorie shines Where Vertue free from flatteries fraud guides acts her blest designes When after Ages all that dare boldly the truth auerre Proclaime them noble whose high Acts from Honours Lawes not erre So hauing gain'd thy Souereignes grace soone all th' attending traine Of Stars that on faire Sols Carre waite will thee like fauour daigne Those Stars that our Horizon sees whom like the welkin cleere Ioues Pallace Sols bright Zodiake holds to glad our Hemisphere Their names should beautifie these lines but that these lines would blenne Their Honours that should be descriu'd by Homers golden Penne. I d'e hope you'd pardon't yet great Duke ally'd to the House of Kings That Pans Pipe plaid till Phoebus tun'd his Lyres melodious strings And you both Earles that Worsters weare and Pembrookes ancient style Sydneyan Worthies Cambrian Lords and Leyster-graced Lysle Sussex Essex nor Oxford then with Howards haughty Name And more braue spirits that there possesse place of respect and fame Should passe vntold saue now I leaue to loftier lines this taske And of the man first mention'd heere this Boone I humbly aske That as he is among his Peeres possessest of chiefest place Hee 'll daigne to bee the meanes may gaine my Muse her Souereignes grace Who if he lending louing lookes on lowly Albion smile Her loue and labours will not thus leaue honouring this our Ile But sing that sandy Seuerne-waues Trent Tweed and siluer Thames Shall loudly Eccho forth her Layes deuoted to King Iames. Author ad Librum FOrtè nec inuideo celsam liber ibis in vrbem Me sine vel placido Principis aula sinu Excipiat foueatque rudem Tu suauiter aures Quà m potes incantes forsan vsque potes Heroumque citans licèt haud tuba Homerica laudes Optârit meritò vir bonus esse suas Gratia seu tibi sit plus debita gloria dignis Haud absit similis nec tuba desit eis Et tibi quis nequid Scoto-Anglûm Cambro-Brytannûm Debeat indigenûm ceu canis arma Ducûm Dente Theonino siquis tua dona rubenteis Suspicor atque Rosas rodere velle vale FINIS AN ALPHABETICALL TABLE CONTAINING ALL THE PRINCIPALL MATTERS mentioned in this Poeme and in the Illustrations thereof A ACts the victorious Acts of Albion 29. The victorious Acts of Ebrank and his sonnes 97. The war-like Acts of Bundicia 139. The honourable Acts of Henry the seuenth 269 The famous Acts of Henry the eighth 271 Adelme his flourishing 209 Adelstane his Reigne 209 Age the golden Age. 5. Agricola his War-like Acts in Brittaine 141 Albion who gaue that name to this I le 7. The originall thereof 39.41 Albion his Descent and first comming to Samothea and destroying the Samothes 29. 47. Albion an enemy to Hercules and Licus 53. Albion ouerthrowne and slaine 55. The disorders of the Kingdome after Albions death 61. The Storie of Albion defended 75 Alfred made King of Northumberland 203. Alfred forsaken of his Dukes yet conquers Rollo the Dane ibid. Alfred brought to the lowest ebbe of Fortune hides himselfe in the Marishes of Somersetshire 205. He founded Oxford ib. Antiquities an assertion of Antiquities 34 Arthur his prowesse life and death 171 Aulus Plancius his beginning was in Guiderus Reigne 137 Aegypt 43 B BArdus his Reigne 17. His vertues and imitation 19 Barbarossa his Conquest of Denmarke 117. His planting in Ireland ibid. Barons their Warres 243 Bathe the foundation thereof 99 Belinus his ciuill war with Brennus 113. His honourable Acts at home 117. His founding of Archflamins ibid. Belus or Belees the diuersities 45 Bergion his comming into Ireland 27. His rule there 29 Bladud his Reigne 99 Brennus his ciuill warre with Belinus 113. His Conquest at Rome 115. His sacriledge and punishment at Delphos ibid. Britons their originall and commendations 7. Their manner of fight and furniture 123 Britaine who first gaue that name 7. Britaine described 13 The qualities and richnesse of the soyle ibid. 15. Who first entred inhabited Britaine 15. The originall of Britaine 39. 41. Britaine much wasted 149. Britaine abandoned by the Romanes and left to the Picts 151 Bundicia her Warre-like Acts. 139 Brute his Descent his Exile Turmoyles and Aduentures in Greece 67. His Markage vnto Pandrasus Daughter and the seeking of his fortune 69. His comming to the Iland Leogetia and his going to the Oracle of Diana ibid. His answere from the Oracle 71. His ioy and preparation ibid. His meeting with Corinaeus the ouerthrow of Guffar and Brutes arriuall in Britaine 73. The storie of Brute defended 77. All Obiections answered ibid. Brute his encounter with the Gyants his ouerthrowing of them killing of Gogmagog 87. Brutes diuision of the Kingdome 91. The end of Brutes Issue 105 C CAmbridge new founded 117 Cantaber the Founder of Cambridge 117 Canute the Dane his famous Reigne 219 Caratacus betrayed and borne in triumph to Rome 139 Caracalla the Emperour 145 Cassibeline his Protectorship his repulsing Caesar. 123. His death 135 Caesar his entring Britaine and his manner of fight 123. His deliuering of
he had Richard the second who espoused first Iudith sister to the Earle of Brytaine after Paula daughter to Sweine K of Denmarke by them hee had Richard the third neuer married and Robert the second who by his Concubine Arletta a mans daughter of the Towne of Fallaise had William the Conquerour Harold son of Earle Godwine and Thyra as some say sister to King Canutus whence was some pretended shew of a title An. 1066. reigned not full one yeare * Edgar is by Harold made Earle of Oxford a goodly recompence for his Kingdome taken away by him * His Nauy 896. ships * Malchere or Morcare Earle of Northumberland Edwine of Merciaâ— * At Pemsey in Sussex on the 28. day of September in 1066. and fought the great battell at Battaile the 14. of October and William was crowned in London on Christmasse day next following William the Conquerour after this victory getting much of the Land and withall London was there crowned 25. Decemb. the same yeare 1066. dyed 9. September 1087. hauing reigned 20. yeares 8. moneths and 16. dayes * Egbert began A. 802. ended 838 whence to this yeare 1066. is 228 years Hengist came almost 400. yeares before that An. 449. began his reigne An 456. Whence to the present yeare 1066 is 610. yeares a Towards the end of the day William caused his men to retire which the English perceiuing thinking they had fled breaking their rankes 〈◊〉 to pursue were easily euercome where this battaile was fought the Conquerour after found â— Battaile Abbey there were slaine of the Normans 6013. of the English 47944. or after some â—7974 scarce euer the like â—uerthrow and number slaine heard of among the English before b In the colledge of S. Crosse which he had founded and there placed a Deane and eleuen Channâ—ns c Edwine and Morcare * The famous exploit and stratagem of Stygandus Archbishop of Canterbury Eglesine Abbat of Saint Augustines and the Kentishmen at Swans-coomb two miles from Gâ—auesend whereby they gayned the Freedome and Priuiledges of their Countrey * The same first yeare of the Conquerour the Archbishop Stygand so proâ—ured the liberties of Kent William Bishop of London procured the Charter and priuiledges thereof o To Lanfranke and the See of Canterbury the Archbishop of Yorke at this time made a kâ—nde of submission for him and his See Scotland was then vnder the Prouince of Yorke p Many Towns Villages and Churches in Hampshire were vnpeopled and ruined to make the Kings Chase of new Forrest not without the griefe and many bitter curses of the poore wronged owners q which made the English Nobilitie as Morcare Edwine Gospatrik Earle of Cumberland Walthe of Earle of Northampton Syward Hereward Clito Edgar and Bishops and the rest attempt many insolencies against the State ioyning sometimes with the Scots otherwhiles the Danes end doing many outrages till at last most of them were slaine and came to vntimely ends * Hereward his father Leofrike Earle of Leycester being dead came out of Flanders to claime has lands that were giuen to Normans hee was a valiant and right worthy warriour and long time defended hâ—msâ—lfe is the I le of Ely being made Knight by his Vncle Brand Abbot of Peterborrow the fashion then being that the Knight to be made after Confession and Abâ—olution watching afore the Altar all night then offereth his sword which receiuing againe with a benediction from the Abbot or Bishop hee was thenceforth accounted a lawfull Knight which order as well as 〈…〉 with golden crossâ—s the Normans aboâ—â—shed substituting others in their places * Arlotta why before the Duke his fathers death married one Herlewine of Gantreuill of meane estate as proceeding of her immodest behauiour towards the Duke some allude the name of Harlot as it were descended e The Abbeyes of Battaile in Sussex Gane in Normandy to which he gaue his Crowne and Ornaments which King Henry the first redeemed at a great rate Selby Abby in Yorkshire Saint Nicholas Priory in Exeter hee gaue lands and priuiledges to the Colledge of Saint Martins le grand ten Monasteries built by his Ancestors in Normandy hee enlarged in his time were 2â— in diuers parts with his consent and confirmation founded with the greatest part of Paules Church and the Tower of London and many other Castles in England and Normandy f It was called the Roll of Winton of being laid vp at Winchester the booke of Bermondsey saith it is called Domus Dei Booke of lying in the Kings Treasury called Domus Dei at Westminster such a Rolhad Alfred before set forth all England thereby taxed by Shires Hundreds and Tâ—â—ings g At the firing of the City of Meux * Dying at Roan he was left by his seruants who fled his body was found naked on the floore and most of his stuffe an 〈◊〉 stollen thence conneyed to Câ—ne one Fitz Arthur denyed the K. buriall in the Abbey Church as ground which was wrongfully taken by the King from father till he had 100 pounds paid him for it the Kings Coffin there breaking to the feare and amazement of those present there issued so 〈◊〉 a stench of the body not bowelled that the Priests and Monkes could scarce abide to finish the ordinary Kites and funerall dutie the end and embleme of all flesh though neuer so proud or stately * So was the Kings will lying on his death bed when hee â—â—â—willed all prison dores to fly open all prisoners to be released sauing his brother Odo whose contentious nature and ambition he feareds but at the last gaue consent to his release also William Rufus 9. Septemb. A. 1087. R. 12. y. 11. moneths wanting 8. dayes cowned at Westminster by Lanfranke Archbishop of Cant. sline by Tyrell in the new Forrest in Hampshire 2. August A. 1100. k The Nobles and hee setting vp Robert for King against Rutus but being reconciled Duke Robert went with Godfrey of Bolloigne to the holy Land were they achieued many honourable victories against the Saracens whiles William at home ouercame the Vsurper Donald and made Edgar King of Scots also the contention growing hot in Wales between lestin Prince Rees William and the English ouercame them and tooke many goodly Lordships and Territories in the chiefest parts of Wales from them l During Lanfranks life hee so liued saith the story that hee might have beene a mirrour of Princes though afterwards his rapines sacriledges and synonies exceeded of his variablenesse is noted this That to the Iewes who brought him presents encourageing them to fight against Christians he would say if they overcame and swore by Saint Lukes face which was his oath he would be one of their sect A note of his prodigalitie is recorded his rating his Chamberline for bringing him a paire of hose that cost but three shillings who fetching a worse paire and saying they cost a marke he was pleased which may with more wonder taxe the excesse of meaner persons in this
iealous Iuno furious Queene Found a fit time to worke her teene In her Lords absence as he goes To French warr's on his beauteous Rose Whom she did poyson and sets on In armes against the sire his son But younger Henry falls both crown'd By 's fathers life and laid in ground Which furious acts of hers when seene The King imprison's th' angry Queene And hands thought stain'd with Beckets bloud Meanes purge by warres for Holy-lands good But French broyles staying him fates assigne Chinon thrise twelue yeeres King his shrine CANZ. X. Richard the first called Cuor-de-Lyon and his victorious acts SVcceedes braue Richard Cuor-de-lyon Who as his sire meanes visit Syon And from the Babylonian Prince Cyprus Acon and Ioppa winnes And ships towne towers and forts regaines With warlike and victorious traines Though Souldan yet and Saracens bold The faire Ierusalem still did hold But wo-worth those crost such designes False brother Iohn with France combines To quench with flames retiring fast 'Bout Austria coasts by tempest cast Ignobly by Limpoldus Duke 'Gainst law of nations pris'nor tooke Great ransome giues fayne too as ' tfalls To build the faire Vienna's walls Safe when return'd false brother sought And mothers mediation wrought Such peace that he being Richard gone Sans issue obtayn'd his ten-yeeres throne Who falne i th' French warres Chalne conteynes His bowels there where he was slaine By Bertram Gordon's venom'd dart His corps Fount-Euerard Roan his hart CANZ. XI King Iohns vnfortunate reigne and troubles by the Barons warres KIng Iohn scarce crown'd when France will needs The elder brothers son indeed Set Arthur vp but got but harmes If aught 't was more by art then armes Till more his Barons warres him vext For countries good faire foule pretext Th'Archbishop Langton too rak't th' ashes Whence Romish thundring censure flashes Nor reconcil'd to them till when Vnking'd vncrown'd the Pope agen Put on his Crowne Pandulfe the meanes Who blest vext curst and calm'd the Realmes Lewys of France the Dolphin then Who came to th' aid o th' English men i th' Barons cause although call'd home Scarce stints all strife his Nobles some For rauisht wiues for daughters other Fell rage conceiu'd can scantly smother Henry Englands Richard Almaignes beene Kings both his sonnes three daughters Queenes Princely wed when Iohn poyson'd dyes Thrise six yeeres King at Worster lyes CANZ. XII Henry the third his acts and his sonnes warlike exploits at the holy Land THird Henry then his infant sonne His nigh threescore-yeeres reigne begon Whose Barons warres with Welsh and French He all scant eas'ly though did quench Legat Gualo chiefly managing The Realmes affaires for the young King Whose valiant Impes long after spoyle The Souldans townes and Syrians foyle And safe return'd from Syons aide First Edward King of England's made Lancasters Duke his brother Edmond To Westminster their sire being summon'd CANZ. XIII Edward the first and his decyding the right of the Crowne of Scotland Edward his sonne first English Prince of VVales BY Edwards hand Prince Leoline falles And Edwards son's borne Prince of Wales And Robere Bruse by him put downe Iohn Baliols right beares Scotlands Crowne But Scottish broyles s'mbrew'd all hands That th' English Lords deuide their lands Made sire t' a race of royall Impes By 's two Queenes Spaines and Frances Nymphs Elnor and Margret Westminsters Shrine him fiue-seuen-yeeres King interres CANZ. XIIII Edward the second called of Carnaruan an vnfortunate Prince much wronged by Gaueston the Mortimers and Spensers meanes NExt Edward Frances heire as 't fell Peter Hispan's plot weds Isabell Him Scots chac't home and Gauestone And Spensers made him lou'd of none Whose pride the mis-rul'd State much rues Till they fled Then whom they abuse King twenty yeers Queene Mortimers doom'd Him Barkley murdred Gloster toomb'd CANZ. XV. Edward the third his warlike acts and conquest of France THird Edward crown'd ere 's fathers death As he the Earles ouer-boldnesse seeth Slue Mortimer whiles he disapproues His and his mothers wanton loues And married though with his consent But their appoint his sister went To Scotland yet for homage not Perform'd or scofs giuen by the Scot Beleaguring Barwicke Dauid Bruse His brother in-law so hard pursues To Halydon hill Scots great'st disgrace He Balioll king'd in Bruse his place Who fled for France whither angry fate Brought our King soone to claim 's estate Laying title to Frances Lillies Of right his mother Isabella's Charles sister and Philip the Faire Last King of Frances daughter and heire Valoys the vsurpers sister Impe. Queene Philip our Kings wife faire Nymphe Brought Henault and with th' Earle her syre Flanders with England fierce conspire That Newstria and her neighbour France 'Gan hope war's helplesse haplessechance Paris e'en felt for feare the fire Of English warriours in their ire And Cresseid flowry vale beheld A famous fierce-fought well-pitcht field When greene-grasse beds with gore were spred White milkie Lillies dyde bloud-red And mercy ne're-taught Oyly-flame Learn'd th' English Lyons were vntame The French King fled his Lords they tell Kings of Maiork and Beme they sell With troopes of Commons numberlesse In this fam'd battell nam'd of Cresse Tankeruill Guisnes Cane Callaice and Many a faire towne that late did stand For Philip then and all the west Submit to th' English Conquerors hest Bruis in French cause afresh French aided Was tane as England he inuaded The Pope for French-King treating peace Takes truce whiles did th' old King decease Whom his sonne Iohn succeeds with whom Young Edward call'd in Frence whilomâ— The Black-Prince who rul'd France full farre And Aquitane moues mortall warre Wheth'r noble youth's for crownes or praise You stroue or both and Phoebus bayes When Poyteu fields were skarlet dyde When fell the chiefe of Frances pride Were Dolphin King and many a Lord Captiu'd by Black-Prince Edwards sword Tropheys of triumph high that raise Englands both Prince and souldiers praise CANZ. XVI Edward the blacke Prince his honourable atchiuements and vntimely death GReat signes o're south and Indian shores Seemes to foreshew such strange vprores White troopes 'gainst Aethiopians blacke In Azure skies to threat fierce wracke But while they fell wheth'r Mahounds powers Or else were showne by Memnons Moores For now great warres in Normandy Lesse Britaine were and Burgundy France fell before our Princes feete Trembleth Nauarre Spaine doth entreate For her King Pedro who 's new made King by braue black-prince Edwards aide Came Cyprus King his helpe t' obtaine 'Gainst Turks were then in 's royall traine Worth registring on fames faire wings Two captiues and the Cyprus Kings Whiles he thus glorious Knighted shines Both at Saint George and Marses shrines Pale foe to honour winter-power Of death nipt this faire springing flower