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A13472	A memorial of all the English monarchs being in number 151, from Brute to King Charles. In heroicall verse by Io. Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1630 (1630)	STC 23774; ESTC S118225	26,126	113

Richard wonne the royall state Vnnatnrally the children of his brothe The King and Duke of Yorke he caus'd to smother For Sir Iames Tirrell Dighton and Blacke Will Did in the Tower these harmlesse Princes kill Buckinghams Duke did raise King Richard high And for reward he lost his head thereby A fellow to this King I scarce can finde His shape deform'd and crooked like his minde Most cruell tyrannous inconstant stout Couragious hardy t' abide all dangers out Yet when his sinnes were mellow ripe and full Th' Almighties Iustice then his plum●…s did pull By bloudy meanes he did the kingdome gaine And lost it so at Bosworth being slaine This Richard was neuer a good subiect but wh●… he had got the Crowne he striued by all meanes to be a good King for in his short reigne of two yeeres two mo●…s he made very profitable Lawes which are yet in force by which it may be perceiued how willing he was to 〈◊〉 his mis-spent time Henry the seuenth An. Dom. 1485. VVHen Ciuill wars full fourescore yeers more Had made this kingdome welter in her Gore When eightie of the royall blood were kild That Yorke and Lancasters crosse faction held Then God in mercy looking on this Land Brought in this Prince with a triumphant band The onely Heire of the Lancastrian line Who grac●…ously consented to combine To ease poore England of a world of anone And make the red Rose and the white but one By Marriage with Elizabeth the faire Fourth Edwards daughter and Yorks onely heire But Margret Burgunds Lancaster storm'd frown'd That th' heire of Lancaster in state was crown'd A counterfeit one Lambert she suborn'd Beign with Princely ornaments adorn'd To claime the State in name of Cla●…ce sonne Who in the Tower before to death was done Wars ' gainst the French King Henry did maintaine And Edward braue Lord Wooduil●… there was slaine Northumberlands great Earle for the Kings right Was slaine by Northerne rebels in sharpe fight The King besiedged Boloigne but a Peace The French king sought and so the siedge did cease Still Burgunds Dutchesse with inueterate hate Did seeke to ruine Henries Royall state She caus'd one Perkin Warbecke to put on The name of Richard Edwards murdred sonne Which Richard was the youngest of the twaine Of Edwards sonnes that in the Tower was slaine The King at last these traitors did confound And Perkin for a counterfeit was found Sir William Stanley once the Kings best friend At Tower hill on a Scaffold had his end On Blacke Heath Cornish rebels were o'rthrowne A Shoomaker did claine King Henries Crowne The Earle of Warwicke lost his haplesse head And Lady Katherine did Prince Arthur wed But ere sixe moneths were fully gone and past In Ludlow Castle Arthur breath'd his last King Henry built his Chappell from the ground At Westminster whose like can scarce be found Faire Margret eldest daughter to our King King Iames the fourth of 〈◊〉 home did bring Where those two Princes with great pompe and cheare In State at Edenborough married were But as all Mortall ●…hings are tra●…ory So to an end came H●…nrie ●…arthly glory Twenty three yeeres and 8. months here he swaid And then at Westminster i●…s Tombe was laid He all his Life had variable share Of Peace Warre Ioy Griefe Royaltie and Care In his 1. yeere in 7. weekes space there dyed in London 2. Masors and 6. Aldermen besides many hundred others of a strange sweating sicknesse 1485. Anno Reg. 12. at Saint Needs in Bedfordshire there fell bail-stones 18. inches about King Iames the 4. of Scotland married Margret eldest daughter to Henry the 7. from whom our gracious Soueraigne is lineally descended Henry the eight An. Dom. 1509. FRom both the Lines and both the loynes did spring Of York Lancaster this mighty King Katherine that was his brothers wife of late He tooke to wife and crown'd her Queene in state Empson and Dudley lost their heads at Tower For racking the poore Commons by their power Warres dreadfull wars arose 'twixt vs and France Lord Edward Howard drowned by mis-chance At Brest he was high Admirall in fight Cast ouerboord dy'd like a valiant Knight In England Suffolks Duke did lose his head The King to Tur●…in d●…d an army lead Turney he wonne with his victorious blade King Iames of Scotland England did inuade But Surries Earle the Sco●…sh King ouercame Who lost life there but wonne immortall fame Now Cardinall Wol●…ey in the Kings high Grace Was rais'd to honours from great place to place Lordship on Lordship laid vpon his backe Vntill the burthen was the bearers wracke The Duke of Buckingham his head did lose And Luther stoutly did the Pope oppose Blinde ignorance that long had look'd awry Began to see Truth with a clearer eye And then the King inspir'd with feruent Zeale Reformed both the Church and Common weale Iehouah with his power Omnipotent Did make this King his gracious instrument T' vnmaske his Truth from Antichristian fables And purge this wofull Land from Babel●… bables This King at Boloigne was victorious In peace and warre Magnifique Glorious In his rage bounty he did oft expresse His Liberality to bee excesse In Reuels Iusts and Turnies he spent more Then fiue of his Fore-fathers did before His Auarice was all for Noble fame Amongst the Worthies to inrole his Name A valiant Champion for the Faiths defence Was the great Title of this mightie Prince Sixe wiues he had 3. Kates 2. Annes one Iane Two were diuorc'd two at the blocke were slaine One sonne and two faire daughters he did leaue Who each from other did the Crowne receiue The first was Edward Mary next whose death Left State and Realme to Queene Elizabeth He thirty eight yeeres kept this Royall Roome At Windsor hee 's enter'd without a Tombe Leeth Edenbourgh and diuers other parts of Scotland were spoyled by Sir Iohn Dudley Lord Viscount Lisle Lord high Admirall of England with a Nauy of 200. tall Ships Anno 1544. King Henry went to Boloigne hee entred France the 13. of Iuly and into Boloigne the 25. of September in which yeere were taken 300. French Ships for prizes Edward the sixt An. Dom. 1546. HAd this Kings reigne bin long as it was good Religion in a peaceable state had stood What might haue his age bin when his blest youth So valiantly aduanc'd Gods sacred truth At nine yeeres age the Crowne on him hee tooke And ere sixteene he Crowne and life forsooke Too good for earth th' Almighty tooke his spirit And Westminster his Carkas doth inherit In his 5. yeere a strange Earth-quake did much harme in diuers places of Surry and a sweating sicknesse generally ouer England that dispatched those that were in good health in 12. houres or 24. at the most In one weeke there dyed of it in London 806. the most of them being men of best strength Queene Mary An. Dam. D●… AFter a while this Queene had worne the Crown Idolatry was rais'd

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. ●…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 inst●…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 w●…se By Edwin●… 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 hel●… 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 10●…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 raig●…'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 ●…ast into the Thames in reuenge of his brother Allureds death he was buried at Winchester 115. Saint Edward 1043. 1●…6 Harold the second 1066. SAint Edward from the Danes this Ki●…gdom freed And for he had no Heyre he heere decreed That William Duke of Normandy ●…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 ●…w Lords brought in new Lawes incontinent ●…nd all were Conquer'd but the County Kent King William after he had all surpriz'd ●…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 disgrac●…d 〈◊〉 in their places the proud French were plac'd 〈◊〉 beating down the right with wrong on wrong ●…aining men should speake the English tongue 〈◊〉 so to bring o●…r memory to naught 〈◊〉 Grammar and the Lawes in French were taught 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sonnes with Danes a mighty band 〈◊〉 in ●…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