Inuades in Arthur Duke of Brittons name Whose powers the English Iohn surprisd by chance Imprisoning Arthur whence these Garboyles came The Persians Dauid to the Throne aduance Who with his Indian Troopes marcht with much Fame Of Parthia and Armenia Conqueror And of Tartaria the first Emperor 35 Fiue Moones were all at once in Torkeshire seene After which portent many stormes insude prince Iohn hauing incurd the popes fell spleene Stands with his Land accurst which some allude To Byshop Lanchton who at Rome had beene And sought in Canterbury to intrude In Suffolke was a strange Fish tooke that bore The shape of man and six months liu'd a shore 36 The Maior and Shrieffes in London were first made Wales twice rebelling was by warre appeasd Th'English at Sluce the Nauy of France inuade A thousand twenty sayle at once they ceasd Pope Innocent great Coesars pompe all aide Making such Lawes as searce the Empire pleasd Onely such princes should as Emperors stand As should receiue their Crownes at the popes hand 37 Of whom the Saxon Duke Otho was first Venice subdues Coreyra and the Iles Adiacent Otho by the popeaccurst For taking to himselfe the Empires stiles Against him Menace warre pope Innocent durst and traind into these broyles by prayers and smiles Fredericke the second who the Diadem weares after Duke Otho three and twenty yeares 38 Iohn for a yearely tribute to Rome payde Of twice fiue hundred Markes absolues his Land King Alexander is the Scotch King made After deceased William to command He twenty and foure yeares the kingdome staide Against King Iohn the English Barons stand And to their faction the French Lewes bring Whom in Iohns stead they seeke t'elect as King 39 Amidst these tumults Iohn by fate expires As some suppose by poyson whom succeeds Henry his sonne him more the Land desires Then Lewes hated for some bloody deeds For him the people make triumphant fires A generall ioy his hye instalment breeds at nineteene yeares the kingdome hee attained and fifty fix yeares o're his subiects raigned 40 Our Ladies Church in Westminster he reared Now Hocata the second puissant King Of great Tartaria was renownd and feared He first the Title of great Caan did win The drooping Scotch King was by Henry cheared To whom he gaue his Sister next of Kin Faire Ioane Robert Graciaes Empire swayd Who to his Empresse tooke a beautious Mayd 41 She was before betroth'd to a great peere Of Burgoine he the Emperours pompe despysing Entred his armed pallace without feare The Damsell in the Emperors armes surprising He first cut off her nose reuenge seuere And from that place himselfe disguising To her'fore bribed Mother posting fast Th'in constant Dame into the Seas he cast 42 The Scots in Cathnes their proud Byshop burne Because he curst such as their tythes denide Wards were first graunted Frederick doth returne Towards Asia and the Souldan puft with pride Vanquisht in field and now no longer mourne Those Christians that in Palestine abide England with France makes warre and after peace Tumults in Wales arise but soone surcease 43 Frederick King Henries Sister takes to wife Cald Isabell Henry takes Elanour Daughter to th' Earle of Prouence ending strife Twixt them before begun about that houre His spousals were solemniz'd and ioyes rife In th' Element appear'd a war like power Of men in armes of diâ—…ers wings compacted The Merton Statute now was first enacted 44 This yeare the famous faction first begun Of Guelfes and Gibelines Tartarian Caan Inuades the Hungars and their kingdome won Where their King Bela was in battaile slaine The Mother eats her Childe and Sire the Sonne So great was hunger mongst the Hungars than Now London Aldermen were first elected and Frederick once more by the pope reiected 45 Pope Innocent the fourth from th'Emperour flying To Lyons to the Cardinals first gaue Red hats A Iew in Spaine Christs faith denying picrst a huge rocke there found a hallow Caue In it a Marble stone which with Steele trying He finds a Booke inclosd with praecepts graue Which spoke of Christ by which the Story saith The stiffe-neckt Iew was turn'd to Christian faith 46 Henry with London Citty late displeasd For sentence gainst one Margaret Viell past Into his power the Cities Charters ceasd Which by submission they regain'd at last Young Alexanders Father long diseads Expir'd in Scotland the young prince in hast at nine yeares Crownd to whom Henry affide His Daughter Mary whom he tooke to Bride 47 In Italy bloud issued out of bread As out of woundes French Lewes was surprisd By the great Souldan Mango Caan 's made head Of the rude Tartars who being well aduisde Receiued the Christian Fayth and after sped against the Turkes in Crosses red disguisde Alphons of Spaine bestowes his Daughter fayre On young Prince Edward Henries hopefull heyre 48 Richard of Cornwall Brother to the King At Aquisgraue was Emperor elected and Alphons of Castile the State affecting Was by the Electors from the State reiected Albertus Magnus flourisht in his spring And Michael Paleologus respected For his great warres in Greece who Baldwin slew and thirty fiue yeares in the Empire grewe 49 At Oxford the mad Parlement began King Henry with his Barons doth contend They fought neare Lewes many a valiant man Of Noble bloud came to a timeless end The King against his Peeres the best he can Striues by the Sword his Barons to offend Who Manger all his force the battaile wonne Surprisd the King his Brother and his Sonne 50 Prince Edward entred Asia and there fought against the Turkes where he atchieued much fame at length his life was by a Sarazan sought Who with a Knife to his Pauilion came Empoysoned and his death had almost wrought For in his princely arme he fixt the same Richard King Henries Brother and Romes king First dyes and after Henry the same spring 51 Next whom Prince Edward Long-shankes was inucsted and thirty foure yeares raign'd admir'd and feared Th'vsurping pride of Priests he much detested Bounty and Vertue in this Prince appeared Nicholas the third made Pope from th' Empire wrested Two Kingdomes for two Nephewes much indeered Of lewes at once that in their wealth tooke pride Two hundred eyghty foure for Coyning dyde 52 Lewellen next rebeld slaino by the hand Of Roger Mortimer After not long Dauid his Brother did gainst Edward stand A daungerous Rebell and infaction strong Yet perisht likewise with his warlike Band Of Welch reuolted other things among King Edward ioyes to quell the French-mens scorne and for Prince Edward at Carnaruan borne 53 Alexander Issu-lesse fell from his Steed And brake his necke the Carmelites began Phillip the fayre in France was King decreed Two Women in Heluetia liued than Who in their Wombs did two
strange Monsters breed One bore a Child that had the face of man and body of a Lyon th' other bred One with two bodies from the Girdle-sted 54 The Scotch King dying Issulesse contention In Scotland grew who should succeede the State The strife Edward atton'd and after mention Made of their Title which these Lords relate He arbitrates theyr fierce and hot dissention And to Iohn Balioll priz'd at hyest rate He giues the Crowne which pleased Scotland well Madock and Morgan now in Wales rebell 55 Edward thrice war'd gainst Scotland and preuayled The French Kings Sister Margaret tooke to Wife and to his Sonne the Princedome he entayled Of Wales proud Ottoman began great stufe With Christendome and many Townes assayled In him the Empire of the Turkes tooke life Pope Boniface the eyght suruiued than He first in Rome the Iubilee began 56 Creat Tamor Caâ—… gouernd Tartaria Albert the Empire France King Phillip guided Prince Ladislaus ruld Hungaria Clement the fift the seat of Rome deuided Transporting it to France which from that day Seauenty foure yeares continew'd vndecided Seraph th' Egiptian Souldan-ship supplide Edward the first in his Scotch garboiles dide 57 The second Edward him succeeds and raignes Full eighteene yeares a Prince of no renowne He ryots Lusts and wantonnesse maintaind Mongst priuate vnthrifts and his peeres put downe Henry the Emperour hauing brauely gaind Many great fields was with an yron Crowne at Milleine Crownd where he aduancst his name The Crutched Fryares first into England came 58 Peirs Gaueston twice banisht by the Peeres Was by the King recald Iohn Tamer rose In rebell armes destroyd by his owne feares Phillip the long their King the French-men chose The hauty Spencers triumpht many yeares Ouer the Nobles who themselues oppose against their pride the Spencers they exile Whom the loose King reuoked in small while 59 Twenty two Barons for the Spencers loue The King cut off the Sun six houres appeared Of sanguine hew his glorious brightnesse stroue with his red Maske which at the last he cleared Edward his force did twice gainst Scotland proue Both times the soyle with English blood besmeared The Queene and Prince the Spencers could not brook And like two exiles their owne Land forsooke 60 Sir Iohn of Henault Lands in the Queenes ayde And hy the Barons helpe the King pursued who after in strong Barkley Castle layde Sir Roger Mortimer a man indude With Pride and Tyrrany the King betrayde and with the Kings bloud 〈◊〉 Tower Imbrude Baldock the Spencers Minions to the King The Conquering Peeres vnto destruction bring 61 Edward King Edwards Sonne fifty yeares bore Englands rich Scepter Charles the French King dide Leauing no issue of the Royall store Therefore King Edward being next alyde Claymes France to which the Doncipeeres restore Phillip Valois and Edwards clayme deride Sir Roger Mortimer long graft boue reason By the Kings Mother was condemn'd of Treason 62 Edward the Blacke-Prince was at Woodstocke borne King Edward fought the fiâ—…ld cald Haldonne Hill In Scotland After some few dayes out-worne The King his clayme to France doth menace still Petrach the Laureat liu'd the French in scorne Foure hundred Sayle with armed Souldiers fill These Edward meetes at Siuce whom fame hath sounded Thirty three thousand of French t' haue slain drowned 63 The order of the Garter was first made Soone after was the famous Cressie field Don Petro by his Spanish Peeres betrayde Was to their violent fury forst to yeild Edward wan Callis Iohn next Phillip swayde In France and mena'st with his warlike Shield The braue Black-Prince at Poytieres battayle wonne The field the French King Prisoner and his Sonne 64 Melchella was now Souldan Amurath Emperor of Turky and with Conquest fought A persecutor of the Christian Fayth The French King-Iohn hauing his peace now bought at Sauoy dide and Charles the sixt next hath The Crowne of France Don-Peter ayde besought Who late exiled from the Crowne of Spaine Was by the Black-Prince repostest againe 65 The Duke of Laâ—…caster France ouer-run Vnfought withall Sir Robert Knowles likewise Marcht by the Citty Paris now begun Great Baiazeth among the Turkes to rise The braue blacke Prince from France where he had won So many Noble fields returning dyes The King himselfe as our best writers say Expird of Iune the two and twentith day 66 Richard the second sonne to the bold Prince Edward sit-namd the Blacke at yeares eleuen Began his rule whom many men conuince Of wanton ryot and a course vneuen Well tutor'd in 's minority but since He manag'd state too much neglecting heauen Gunnes were deuisd first by a Germaine Fryer France doth the Kingdome of Nauar desire 67 Queene â—…ane of Naples flourisht Bohemes King Vinceslaus was Almaine Emperor made Twixt Portugall and Castile discords spring Two Popes contend the Genowayes inuade The bold Venetians and to battaile bring Their Nauall powers both Ensignes flye displaid Iacke Straw dyes stabd in Smithfield by the care Of William Walworth at that time Lord Maior 68 A wondrous Earth-quake did whole England shake King Richard thâ—… Almaine Emperors daughter wiude The Turkes in Christendome great vprores make Iohn Galeazo in those dayes suruiu'd Duke Iohn of Gaunt doth a braue voyage take To conquer Spaine and in his purpose thriu'd The Barons of the Realme themselues with-drew And many of the King seducers slew 69 The Duke of Lancaster his daughter Kate Married to Henry Castiles eldess sonne His second daughter had the Queene-like state Of Portugall by which all warres were done The Turke in Hungary suppreft but late Seekes by his power all Gâ—…eece to ouer-ron Against Constantiâ—…opolis he layde at eyght-yeare siedge now Colleines Schoole was made 70 Robert of Scotland dying Iohn his heyre Succeedes next Richard Queene Anne beiug dead Espousd French Isabel then did prepare For Ireland where 's voyage slowly sped He put to death his Vncles for the care Of him and his Realmes safty sore misled Hereford and Norfolke Dukes the Combat clayme and both are banist in King Richards name 71 The Sâ—…ithian Tamberlaine the Turkes subdude and kept theyr Emperor in an Iron Cage Hereford against his sentence durst intrude Himselfe int'England and gainst Richard wage A threatned warre the Peeres Richard exclude From gouernment who in his strength of age Resignes his Crowne his Dignity and Fame To Henry Bullingbrooke fourth of that name 72 Gainst whom the Duke of Exeter Richards Brother The Dukes of Surry and Aumarle conspyre With Glocester who his hatred cannot smother And Salsbury all these his life conspyre and for it lost their lyues with many other Of the same faction seeking to aspyre Richard is slayne in Prison after showne Through London streets to haue his death wel known 73 Owen
de Thessalia Dailochus Pherecides Zezes histo 45. Pyragmon Berountes and Sâ—…pes the three Ciclops that attend on Vulcan Achilles armor Achilles shield A Battaile Apollodorus lib. 3. Hesiodus in Theogonia Simonides Poeta K. Memnon slain by Achilles King Hupon slaine King Philos slaine Three Kinges slaine by Hector The Sagittary slaine by Diomed King Polixenes slaine Andromaches dreame Astianax Hectors Sonne Aiax Telemon Prince Margareton flaine D. Coriphus Duke Bastidius slaine Leocides slain Policeus slaine Achilles wouÌ„ded The death of Hâ—… Ouid. Metamerpho 6. Apollonius lib. 1 Argâ—… Appolo lib. 2. Suidas Homer Isacius Horatius lib. 2 Carminum Artimesia Camna Edward the 3. Q. Margaret wife to Henry the 6. Laide Mary Countesse of Penbrooke Sister to Sir Phillip Sidney Prince Arthur elder brother to Prince Henry after Henry the 8. M. F. Cicero The battaile The valour of King Priaâ—… Troylus The death of Troylus Archilochus the sonne of Nestor The death of Achilles and Archilochus penthisâ—… Neoptoâ—…mus A tale of a chast Queene amongst the Amazons The death of Paris The death of Deiphebus and Amphiemachus The death of Pâ—…nthisilea Dares The Palladiâ—… bought by Vlisses of the Priest of Pallas for a great sum of mony Plutarchus libde virtutibus Mulierum Antimachus Lycophron in Alexandra Ibicus Herodotus in Euterpe Diognetes in rebus Smernais Harmonidaâ—… 〈◊〉 Duris 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Alexandar in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lib. 3. Q Elizabeth Doctor Parry Babington his 〈◊〉 Percy and Catesby with their Conâ—…ederates Guido Vaux Virgils Eneids The horse of Troy Synons Tale Hectors ghost Panthus Otriades Androgeos The death of Chorobus The death of Polytes The death of Priam. Creusaes death Helenus Italy The death of Astianax The death of Polyxeua Polymnestor K. of Thrace The death of Polidore The death of Hecuba The number of Greckes Troians slaine at the siedge Ironia Ouid metamâ—… The death of Aiax Telegonus son to Vlisses and Circe otherwise cald Calipso Vlisses slain by his Bastard son Telegonus The death of Agâ—…memnon The death of Cletemenestra The death of Pytrhus The death of Hellen. Pausa in Atticis Heredotus in Melpom. Apollonius lib. 4. Arg. nanc slefichorus Luciaâ—…s Strabo lib. 14. Apollodorâ—…s Athenodorâ—…â—…izantius zozes Cic. de nature deorum Callimachus in Himn Homer Simonides Coeus 2. geneal Isacius Horâ—… I. carnium Stesicherus Calliâ—… Dares Dictes 2. De Arte Amand Vlisses Circo Deâ—… remedio Amoris lib. 1. Mm 2 Zczeshistor 16. Chil. 5. Hesiodusin Theog Homerus libr. odiss Dionisius Milctus Hesiodus in Theog onea Lycophron Strabo lib. 9. Tymaus siculus De arte Amandi 2. De remedio Amoris I. Dardanus Son to Jupiter and Electra Turnus King of Tuskaine Innogen Daughter to Pandras Hugh Genesis and Harding Albion of Albania the eldest Sister The yeare of the world aboue the line The yeare before â—…hri vnder the line Brute 2855. 1108. 2878. 1085. Locrine 2889. 1074. 2889. 1704. Guendoline Madan 2916. 1047. Meâ—…prisius 2954. 1009. Ebranke 2972. 991. Brute Green 3033. 930. 3034. 929. Leill 3046 917. Lud Hurdibras 3071 892. 3097 896 Bladud 3109. 854. Leir 3123 840. Cordeilla 1358. 805. Morgan Cunedadgius 3162. 801. Riuallo 3196. 767. Gurgustius 3242. 721. 3252 711. Sisillus 3279. 084. 3299 668. 3311. 652. Iago 3327. 636 3351. 612. Kinimachus 3369. 594. Gorbodug 3404 559. 3417. 546. 3430. 533. Forrex Porrex 3467. 496. 3475. 488 3513. 450 3522. 441 Mulmutius 3550. 413. Beline Bren. 3563. 400. 3568. 395. 3586. 377. Gurguintus 3588 375. 3595. 368. 3604 359. Guintheline 3607 356. 3628. 311. Cecilius Kimar 3633. 330. Elanius Morindus 3,652 311. Gorbomanus 3660. 3660. 303. Archigall 3671. 292. Elidure 3676. 287 Archigallo 3681. 282. Elidure 3691. 272. Vigenius Peridure 3693. 270. Elidure 3702. 261. 3684. 279. 3705. 258. Gorboman Morgan Emerianus 3736. 227. 3756. 207. Rimo Geruntius 3771 192 Catellus 3790. 173. 3795. 168. Coill 3800. 263. 3820 140. Porrex Cherimus Fulgen. Eldred Androgeus Dedantius Detonnus 3843. 120. 3835. 128. 3848. 115. Vrianus Eliud Mâ—…rianus Bladunus Capenas Ouinius Sisilus Bladgabred 3857 109 3869. 94 Archemac Eldotus Rodianus Redargius Samillus Penesillus Pirrhus Caporus Diuellus Heâ—… 3893. 70. Lud 3894. 69 â—…belan 3911 52 Caesar. 3916 47 3919 44 3921 42 Tenancius 3934 29 3944. 19 Cimbeline The yeare of the worldboue the line The yeare after Christ vnder the line 3962. 1. 3978. 17 Guiderius 3985 24. 3994. 33. 4006 45 Aruiragus 4017 56. 4019. 58. 4029 68 4024. 73. Marius 4024 73 4070 108 4087 126 Coyll 4141. 180. Lucius 4169. 208. Seuerus 4174. 213. Caracalla 4179. 218. Carassus 4187. 226. Alectus Asclipiodale 4193. 232. 4223 262. Coill 4250 289. Constantius 4271. 310. Constantine 4284. 325 4290. 329. Octauius 4344. 383. Maximus 4388. 387. 4352. 391. Gratian 4380 419 4381 422. 4394. 443. Constantine 4404. 443. Constans 4409. 448. Vortiger Vortimer 4426. 465. 4432. 471. Vortiger 4402. 441 4411. 450. 4417 456 4418. 457. 4432. 471. Hengist 4442 482. Aurelius Ambros. 4461 500. Vter Pendragon 4478. 517. Arthur 4504. 533. Mordred 4504 543 Constantine 4482 521. 4488 527 4505 545 4507. 546. Aurelius Conanus 4509. 548. Vortigorus 4513. 542. Malgo. 4539. 578. 4577. 586. Careticus Ethelfrid 4574. 613. Cadwan 4549. 588. 4586 625. 4596 335. Cadwallin 4644. 683. Cadwallader 4684 723. Iue raigned 37 yeares Ethelard 4685 724 4690 729. Cuthred 4706. 745. Sigebert 4709 748. Kinulphus 4702 749 4739 778 Brithricus 4756 795 Egbert 4793 832 Ethelwolf 4804. 843. Os Porci 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4816. 845. Ethelwald 4817. 856. Ethelbert 4824. 863. Etheldred 4833 872 Alured 4862 901 Edward 4872 911. 4886 925 Adelstane 4896 915 4901 940 Edmond 4907 949 Eldred 4915 954 4916 955. Edwin 4920. 959 Edgar 4927 966 4939. 975. Edward 4936 978 Etheldred 4961 1000 Edmond Iron-side 4977 1016 4978 1017. Canutus 4993. 1032. 4896 1038. Harrold Harefoote 5002 1041 Hardicanutus 5004 1043 Edward 5008 1047 5016 1055 5014 1053 5027. 1066. Harrold 5028 1067. William Lanquet Stow. Harding Hugh Genesis Marian. By Mirandula Virgil. Eusebius William the Conqueror 5028 1067 Roger Earle of Hertâ—…ord 5037 1076 5042 1081 5050 1089 5030 1069. 5031. 1670. Otho Duke of Bauaria Pope Gregory the seauenth 5030 1069 5037 1079 Robert Byshop of Rauenna made pope by the name of Clement 5047 1089 Will. Rufus 5050 1089 5051 1090. 5055. 1044 5061 1100. 5060 1099 5060. 1099 5062. 1101 Henry Beuclarke 5062 1101 5067 1106 Adelisia daughter to the Duke of Louaine 5071 1110 5081 1120 5096 1135. Gazim and Damascus 5083 1122. Rhodes Chiuâ—… Samos Lesbos Mitelene 5085 1125 5086 1125 K. Stephen 5102 1141 5107 1136 Eustace son to King Stephen 5114 1153 5115 1154 Henry the 2 5116 1155 5118 1157 5120. 1159 5132. 1171. 5133 1172 5137 1176. 5143. 1183 5144 1183 5149. 1186 5150 1189. Richard Cordelion 5151 1189. 5152. 1191 5151 1190 5154. 1193 5154 1193. 5159 1198 5161 1200 King Iohn 5162 1201. 5164 1203 5167 1206. 5170 1209 5173 1212 5174 1213 5177. 1216. Henry the 3. 5179. 1220 5181 1220. 5182 1221 5183 1222 5184. 1223 5186. 1225 5190 1229 5196 1235. 5198 1237 5201 1240 5202 1241 5203. 1242 5204 1243. 5206 1245 5209 1248 5213. 1252. 5214 1253 5219 1254 5218 1257 5219 1258. 5221. 1260. 5225 1264. Richard of Cornwayle Brother to the King and Emperor 5233. 1272 5233 1272 Edward the first 5235 1274 5238 1277 5240 1279 5246 1285. 5247 1286. 5248 1287 5253. 1292 5254 1293 5255 1294 5260 1299 Edward the 2. the 1. Prince of Wales 5261 1300 5267. 1306. 5268 1307. Edward 2. 5269 1308 Henry 7. Em. 5270 1309. 5076. 1315 5283 1322. 5â—…84 1323 5287 1326 Edward the 3. 5288 1327 5291 1330 5293 1332 5301 1340. 5309 1348 5317. 1356 5324 1363. 5327 1366 Iohn a Gaunt Duke of Lancaster 5334 1373. 5337. 1376. Richard 2. 5341 1380 5342 1381 5343 1382 5346 1385 5347 1386 5349 1389 5350 1389. The Academy of 〈◊〉 leine fouâ—…d 5356 1395 The Duke of Gloster and Earle of Arundell 5359 1398 Edward the fourth 5360 1399 5362 1401 Galiazo Duke of Milleine 5363 1402 5367 1460. 5368 1407 5372 1411 Henry the S. 5374 1413. 5377. 1416 5378 1417 5382 1421 5383 1422 Henry the sixt 5389 1428 Ioane de pusill 5394 1433. Eug. 4. 5398 1437 5399 1438 5420 1441 5406 1445 5408 1447 5411 1450 5413 1452. 5414 1453 5415 1454 5416 1455 5420 1459 5421 1460 Edward 4. 5224 1463 5225 1464 5431 1470 5432 1471 5435 1474 5436 1475 5444. 1483 Edward the 5 5445 1484 Richard the 3. 5446 1485 Henry the 7. 5448 1487 5450 1439 5451 1490. 5453 1492 5456 1495 5457 1496. 5459. 1498 5461 1500 1462 1501 5460 1502 5469 1508 5470 1509 Henry the eyght 5471 1510. 5473 1512 5474 1513 5475 1514 5476 1515 5478 1517 5479 1518 5481 1520 5481 1520 5483 1522. 5484 1523 5487 1526. 5488 1527 5490 1528 5491 1530 5493 1523 5494 1533 5494 1536 5498 1537. 5499 1538 5500 1539 5501 1540. 5504. 1533 5505 1544. 5507 1546 1508 1547 Edward the 6. 5509 1548 5500 1549 5512 1551 5514 1553. Cuâ—…ford Dudley to the D. Northumberland Q. Iane. Q. Mary Bourne Cannon of Paules Ridley Bishop of London Craâ—…mer Archbishop of Câ—…terbury Carâ—…al Poole 5515 1554 Coortney earle of Deuonshire 5516. 1555 5517 1556. 5510. 1558 K. Phillip 5520 1959. Q Elizab. Henry the 2 5521. 1560. 5525. 1564 5246. 1565. 5227 1566. 5528 1567 5530 5569 5531. 1570 5532 1571. 5533. 1572 5524 1373. 5435. 1576. 5542 1582 5543. 1582 5544. 1583. 5546 1585. 5547 1586 His twn ships the Desire and Content 5549 1588. Henry 4. kild 5552 1591 5553 1592 5555 1594 5557 1596. 5558 1597 5559 1598. 5560 1599 5561 1600 5563. 1602. The death of Q. Elizabeth 5594 1603. King Iames.
at once the Prince doth lacke Stor'd with nought else saue wounds alacke the day Yet like a stedfast rocke the worthy stood From whom ran twenty seuerall springs of blood 107 This when the fresh-breath'd Greeke beheld and saw So much effuse of blood about him run He chargd his warlike Myrmidons withdraw And crying out alowd Now Troy is won With shamefull oddes against all Knight-hoods law Gainst naked Hector well-arm'd Thetis son Aymes a stiffe Iauelin and against him rides The ruthlesse staffe through picrst his Royall sides 108 With him King Priam and whole Asiaes glory Queene Hecuba with all her daughters faire Sinke into Lethe euen the Gods are sorry To see the man they made without compare So basely fall to make Achilles story Reproachfull to all eares that would not spare So great a Worthy but with oddes strike vnder Him that atchiâ—…ud things beyond strength wonder 109 Hector thus falne the Troians whose whole power Lay in the arme of Hector flye the field And now th'incourag'd Greekes Scamander scower The head subdude the body needs must yeild Behold the Prince that aw'd within this hower Millions of Greekes lyes dead vpon his shield He gone whose Atlas Arme vpheld their states Amazed Troy rams-vp her sieged Gates 110 At sight of which Achilles sweld with rage From Hectors breast the Belt Aiax him gaue Snatcheth in hast and his sad spleene t' asswage Fetters his Legges and like a conquerd slaue Voyde of all honor ruth or Counsell sage at his Horse-heeles he drags him like a slaue Hauing Troyes wall first three-times circled round hurdling the Dardan Heroâ—… on the ground 111 To thinke so braue a Peere should basely bleede A Prince t'insult vpon a slaughter'd Foe and gaâ—…nst a worthy act so base a deede Makes my soft eye with Springs of Sorrow flow Nor can I further at this time procâ—…ede The Greekes blacke practise doth offend me so Heare therefore I desist my Tragicke verse To mourne in silence o're Prince Hectors hearse Aeacides a name we sometimes giue to Achilles is a deriuatiue of Aeacus and is as much as to say the Grand childe of Aeacus sometime we call him Pelias Issue viz the Sonne of Peleas the Sonne of Aeacus Patroclus a Noble Greeke sonne to Menetius and Stheuele he was brought up under Chiron the Centaure with Achilles who euer after entirely loued him Chiron likewise whom we haâ—…e before in some places mentioned is thought to be Sonne of Saturne Vt Saturnus Equo geminum Chirona creauit His Mother was cald Philyra Ad mare descendit montis de parte suprema Chiron Philerides Saturne deflowring the faire Philiris Daughter to the old Oceanus and fearing leaft his â—…ife Rhea otherwise cald Sibilla should discouer his wantonnesse transhapes him selfe into a Horse and then beg at in the Islands Philerides Chiton the Centaure from the Nauell vpwardes hauing the perfect semblance of Man the rest downewards the shape of an Horse Others haue thought him to be the Sonne of Ixion Brother to the race of the Centaurs He taught Aesculapius Phisicke Hercules Astronomy and Apollo to play on the Lute or Harpe Of Thetis otherwise cald Amph 〈◊〉 it is thus reported that she was the most beautifull of all the Goddesses when Apollo Neptune and Iuâ—…ter contended about her which should â—…ioy her bed being all frustrate Iupiter inraged doom'd her to be a mortals Bride because shee had so peremptorily despised their God hoods The Goddesse much agrieu'd to be so abiectly bestowed despised Pelcus who extreamely doted on her beauty and still when hee would haue comprest her she metamorphised her selfe somtimes to a flame of Fire sometimes to a Lyon then a serpent so dreadfull that he was still deter'd from his purpose till after by the aduice of Chiron the Centaure neglecting all terror she helde her fast so long till hauing run through all her Protean shapes he wearted her in her transformation till she return'd into her owne shape of the most beautiful Goddesse of whom he begat Achilles Tython for his beauty beloued of Aurora the morning is said to be the son of Laomedon and Brother to Priam thogh by diuers mothers he gat Prâ—…am of Leucippe and Tython of Sâ—…ma or else of Rhoea the daughter of Scamander Aurora begd of the Fates for her Husband Tython Imortality which being imediately graunted her she had for got with his length of life to beg withal that he should neuer wax old and decrepit wherefore he is said to be euer bed rid till the Gods pittying his feeblenesse turn'd him after into a Grashopper Longa Tithonum minuit senâ—…ctus suâ—…a a chiefe Citty in Persia where the great Sophies keepe their Courts it is seated neare the famous riuer Choaspes and was builded by Tython Pclasgians are an auncient people of Greece dwelling in Peloponesus in the edge of Macedonia of whom the generall Graecians sometimes haue vsurpt that name The end of the thirteenth CANTO Argumentum TRoylus Achilles wounds and is betraid By his fell Myrmidons which being spredd The bloody Greeke still loues the beautious Maid Pollixena and for her loue is lead To Pallas Church whom Paris doth inuade And with an Arrow in the heele strikes dead Penthisilea with her valiant Maydes Assists sad Troy Greece lofty Pyrthus ayds ARG. 2. IN this last fight fall by the Argiue spleene Paris Amphimachus Scithiaes Queene CANTO 14. 1 TO whom Andromache may I compare Thy Funerall teares ore Hectors body shed If mongst late Widdowes none suruiue so rare To equall thee le ts search among the dead The Carian Queene that was as chast as faire Bright Artimesia a wonder bred Galathian Camna did likewise constant proue And â—…al'd her in firme Coniugall Loue. 2 What Fathers griefe could equall Priams teares Who lost a sonne no age no world could match Whose arme vpheld his glory many yeares Whose vigilant eye did on his safety watch Englands third Edward in thy face appeares Like griefe when timelesse death did soone dispatch Thy braue sonnes life Edward Sirnam'd the blacke By whom Spaine flag'd and France sustained wracke 3 Noâ—… Margaret when at Teuxbury her sonne Was stab'd to death by Tyrant Glosters hand Felt from her riueld cheekes more Pearle drops ronne Then Hecuba when she did vnderstand The thred of Hectors life already sponne Whose glories stretcht through Heauen aire sea land Though he of semblant hope to England were With him whom Asia did account most deare 4 Nor could the Countesse Mary sorrow more To heare her Brother the braue Sidney wounded Whose death the seuenteene Belgian states deplore Whose Fame for Arts and armes the whole world sounded Then did Cassandra who her garments tore Creusa who with extreame griefe confounded With whom Polyxena bare a sad straine To heare a third part of the earth complaine 5 Nor when the hopefull youth Prince Arthur dide Leauing his Brother both his
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Theseus inrebus Corinthiacis Persepolis The genealogy of Hercules Galantis Alcmenaes nurse â—…pectent Herules tvvinne-Brother and sonne to Amphitrio Iole daughter to Cacus Herodotâ—… Hesione daughter to LaomedoÌ„ The first destruction of Troy Crâ—…on K. of Thebes Pluto and Proserpine Ceres Apollâ—…d AtheÌ„ lib. 2 Melanthes lib. de misteryÌ„s S. Augustine â—…uid Metamorph Hesâ—… in Thâ—…g Apollodorus Athen. Eusebius 〈◊〉 Solinus Mercury 〈◊〉 â—…liattes king of Lydia Orpheus and Euridice Molossia a part of Epire so called of Moloâ—…us Sonne to Pyrhus and Androâ—…ch M 〈◊〉 s. rerum Astronomicarum Minos Eacâ—… Rhodamant Hels torments Clotho 〈◊〉 Atropos In Argonanticis â—…rithous slaine The lal or inth made to Dâ—…alus Looke in the Skolly Peleas King of Thessâ—…ly and Vnckle to â—…son Amâ—…ion Zethus Thebes A tempest The Islands voyage Phasis a town in 〈◊〉 and a Riuer Medea Dionis Milesius Charles Branâ—…on Duke of Suffolke Iason sonne to Eâ—…on and Poâ—…nela Antimachus 〈◊〉 3. 〈◊〉 Apolon lib. 3. Absyrtus Brother to Medea Strabo lib. 7. Atusilaus Phâ—…cides lib 7 Timaut 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cales Cales twice taken once by Sir Francis Drake since by the Earle of Essex Hercules Lybicus The 12 labors of Hercules The death of 〈◊〉 Eripid in Med 〈◊〉 Andron Teius 〈◊〉 Epist. Cithara canitus 〈◊〉 per 〈◊〉 Aurata 〈◊〉 quae maximus Atlas 〈◊〉 canit erraÌ„ tem Lunam 〈◊〉 labores 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 et pecuder vnde imber et Ignes S. 〈◊〉 Timonax in rebus 〈◊〉 Pasiphae Zezes histors 19 Dedalus and Icarus Ouid 2. de arte Amandi S. Hiâ—…roms Pompey gaue Theoptanes a Citty Thais a Curtezan of Athâ—…nt Lais a Curtezan of Corinth Aegipseus King of Thrace Hecubaes Issue Diodorus Tully Ihosephus Homer Aâ—…tolus Sonne to Mars Herodotus Polidor Plutarch Dares The first that was seene to vse the snield Peletronians a nation of Thessaly Macheuil historie Floreâ—…tina Priam Hector Parls Daris Ches-play first deuised in Troy Deiphebus Helenus Troylus Cressida Aeneus Anthenor Polydanus Menon Heeâ—…ba A dromache Creusa Cassandra Polyxena The sixe gates of Troy The Riuer Symois Three kingdomes conquered by Hector Hectors Oration The prophesie of Helenus Phoebus and Cassandra Pherecides Dio Drodorus Iâ—…hanes Antiochâ—…s Hecubaes dreame To preuent the Oracle Para was cast out among the shepheards of Ida. The vision of Paris Iuno Palles and â—…enus The entertainment of Paris Hâ—…en at nine yeares of age rauisht by Theseus A custome in Peleponesâ—… the Prouâ—… in which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 stands Ganimed Cephalus Anchises Myrtoan is a part of the sea betwixt the Ioutum Egâ—…um Sylenus the Priest of Bacchus Ariadnt Castor Poll. Castor Pollâ—… translated into the two Poles the North and South Pauson Strabo Diodo Pliny Palydor Polichron Amoclâ—…s of Corinth Nesichthon of Salamis A sea-battaile fought betwixt Phillip of FraÌ„ce Ed. the 3. in the yeare 1340. when there were slayâ—… FreÌ„ch 30000 ships taken 200. Agamemnon Menelaus Archâ—…laus Prothenor Helmius Ascalaphus Epistropus Sedius Telamon Theuter Thebus Amphimachus Nestor Thoas Doxunois Telam. Chyleus Amphimachus Polybetes Idumeus Mereon Vlisses Tynelus Prothocathus Prothesilaus Collosis Machaon Pollydris Achilles Thelaphus Eruphilus Anthipus Amphimachus Polybetes Lopius Diomedes Eurialus Thelanus Fureus Polyphebus Carpenor Theorius Hellen Philoctetes companion to Hercules De Arte Amandi 2. Deremedio Amoris 2. Homer Virgill Metamor 12. Theacritus in dioscuris Apollon lib 1 Zezes hist 46 Stasinus in rebus Ciprijs Bren. Nennius Arthur Edgar Edmond Ironside Robert of No mandy sirnamed Cort-bise Richard Cordelyon Edward long shankes Edward 3. Black prince inuested don Pedro in Spaine Iohn a 〈◊〉 Bedford Talbot Edward 4. Richard 3. Earle Surrey Charls Brandon Fame Tenedos subverted Pandrastus Panodrus Galior Carras Amasius Nestor Amphimac Glaucus Sarpedon Eusemus Mystor Capidus Remus Pylex Achamas Tessemus Stupex Fortunus Samnus Ausernumus Boetes Epistemus â—…hilemus Perseus Thiction Symagou Hector Thelemus Archilocus Two Kinges from Argrest Troâ—…lus Deiphebus Epistropus Sagittarius Nastes Tentumidas Pandarus Hyrtacides Adrestus Amphius Merops Ennonius Chronius Pylemen Pyrechmes Euphemes Ascanius Dius Pyrous Mnemon Pyleus Hypothous Vlisses and Diomeds Embassle Theutrâ—…m The first battaile Prothesilaus slaine The second daies battayle King Menon slaine Thesus The Tale of Cephalns and Procris Lycomedes K. of Scyros Achilles and Deiademeia Neptolemus cald Pyrrlâ—… Vlisses and Palamides Peribea daughter to Nais Oracle Femineâ—… Peribea dâ—…s Peribeapâ—…dorem fort â—…ere Heredotus lib. de perse Andromeda Penelopes Grece sig A brood of Indian hens 〈◊〉 in Chrisilla The third battell Archeptolemnus Hectors Charioter Antomedon Achilles Charioter Hectors challenge Hectors steeds The combat twixt Archelous Hercules Cornucopia The Combat betwixt Aiax and Achilles De Arte Amanâ—… 1. Achilles and Dâ—…a Ouid de Arte Amandi lib. 1. Homer Strabo lib. 10. Plutarch lib. dâ—… fluminibus Eurip. in Bachis Heredotâ—… in Eutripe Hellanicus Strabe 10. Xanthus in rebut Etolicis Herâ—…genes lib de Phrygia An enterchaÌ„ge of gifts betwixt Hector and Aiax A Truce Dictes The Greekes feasted by Priam. Achilles loue to Polixena A battaile lasting 30 daies Achilles his abstinence froÌ„ battaile Patroclus slain Thetis otherwise called Amphetrite Charis Homer Iliad Apollodorus Staphilus in lib