Husbands Bed denide 82 And proouing armes by them she honor sought She tam'd the VVelch-men and the Danes disgraced Next Edward Adelstane the battailes fought Of the bold English and the Castles raced as the proud Danes reard and to ruine brought The Sarafins euen from Hetruria chased Th Italian Guards they Gâ—…n ouerthrow VVhere bloud three dayes out of a VVell did flow 83 Now Gui of Warwick Danish Colebrand slew And England of all Tribute quite releast King Edmond did the Soueraignety pursue When Adelstane at Malmsbury deceast Slaine after fiue yeares by succession true Eldred his Brother raignes whose pomp increast Edmonds two Sons being young the Peeres coÌ„plaine and thinke their Vncle of more worth to raigne 84 France Tuskaine Germany the Hungars wast Hugh King of Italy by Fire destroyes The nauy of the Sarazens then past To Traxinetum Edwin next inioyes The Scepter Eldred hauing breath'd his last At Kingstone crown'd whose hart was set on toyes He Dunstan banisht his Landes and Treasure lauisht and his neere Nâ—…c vpon his Crowne-day rauisht 85 And next he slew her Husband for all which after foure yeares he was depriude his state Edgar his Brother a Prince wise and rich In all things â—…ust seuere and Fortunate ascends the Throne no Sorcerer nor Witch His sentence spard Theeues Bribers he did hate To him Ludwallis Prince of Wales obayd Three hundred Wolues for Tribute yearely payd 86 Forty seauen Monasteryes this King erected Red Crosses made and on mens Roabes were seared When Duffus had foure yeares the Scots protected Donewald a Scotch Lord that no bad thing feared Him basely slew and from his Throne derected From which â—…xe monthes no Moone or Sunne appeared The Turkes by Euecus Earle of Bygar Were Spaine expold he first King of Nauar. 87 King Edgar in his sixteenth yeare expyres When his Sonne Edward was at Kingstone crownde Slaine by his trayterous Stepdame who desires The Crowne for her Sonne Etheldred he founde Exter Abbey Swayne of Denmarke fires Citties and Townes in England burning round King Etheldred raign'd in this Kingdome free Thirty eyght yeares His murdred Brother three 88 Now Stephen was made first King of Hungary And thirty nine yeares raign'd Alphons of Spaine Besiedging great Visenum valiantly Was with an arrow kild and strowed the plaine All the Lord-Danes that liu'd here tyranously Were by the English Wiues in one night slaine Ierusalem was by the Turkes possest Whom twice the bold Venetian Duke distrest 89 King Edmond sir-nam'd Iron-side next his Father Inioyes the Kingdome gainst whom Swanus Son The bold Canutus all his Danâ—…s doth gather Twixt whom were many battayles lost and won After much bloods effusion they chose rather By single strife to end the broyles begon Theyr valors were in epuall ballance tryde and after Combat they the Land deuide 90 Edrick of Stratton valiant Edmond slew And from Canutus had a Traytors meede The valiant Dane in Stiles and Honors grew He Scotland wan and Norway To his seed Leauing foure Kingdomes Vice he did eschew Nor euer did a juster Prince succeed English and Danâ—…s he atton'd vnto his doome and after went on Pilgrimage to Roome 91 Robert the Norman Duke for valor famed Hyes to the holy warres in Palestine He gone his young Sonne William is proclaymed The Norman Duke Now seekes a Throne deuine Canutus when he twenty yeares had raigned and Harrold Harefoote vnto whom incline The Danâ—…s in England next the Scepter swayes and three yeares past at Oxford ends his dayes 92 Hardi-canutus the same number fild and drinking dide whom the good Edward Sainted For holy workes succeeds no bloud he spild Nor with knowne sinnes his high profession taynted He married as the great Earle Goodwin wild Th'Earles Daughter Edgitha and nothing wanted That a iust Prince should haue one and twenty years In zeale and clemency the Crowne he weares 93 This Goodwin Alphred Edward younger Brother Traytorously slew and by his power he yoaked The King himselfe betray de his Soueraigne Mother By Byshop Robert to these illes prouoked But Heauen no longer could such mischiefe smother Swearing by Bread he by the bit was choaked The swallowing Sea deuour'd all his Lands Which to this day beare name of Goodwins sands 94 William the Bastard Duke first landing heare Was by the King receaued and Englands Crowne Promist by Edward which no English Peere Was knowne to contradict after lenthome With greatest pompe and Harrold the same yeare Earle Goodwins sonne a man of great renowne Arriude in Normandy and with oathes deepe Sware the King dead for him the Crowne to keepe 95 But Edward dead Harrold vsurpes the seate Whom Fauston and the Norwey King inuade Vpon the North both whom he did defeate And brauely slew in battaile William made A new Incursion gainst whom in t' is heare Harrold his Ensignes in the field displayde The Norman Duke preuaylde and Harrald slaine William the first so cald begins his raigne In Brutes time whilst he gouernd Brittan Anaeus Siluius raigned amongst the Latines Dercitus in Assyria Athletets in Corinth Pipinus in Thusâ—…an Codrus in Athens in whose dayes the Arke of God was taken by the Philistims In Locrynes raigne Dauid was annoynted King ouer Israel In Guendolins raigne he 〈◊〉 Vriah and marryed Bersheba In Madans dayes Salomon built the Temple c. From Brute to Caelar the Brittans were not Tributary to any the gouernment of the Romans from Caesar to Theodosius lasted 483. years In Theodosius the youngers raign the yeare of Christ 443. the Tribute 〈◊〉 The gouernment of the Saxons continued the space of 600. yeares in continuall warre and hostility either with the Brittans the Danes or the Normans The opinions of those that write of the first inhabiting of this Iland are diuerse and how it came first to receiue the name of Albion some thinke of the Chalky and white Cliffe which seemes to wall it in from the Sea But Hugh Genisis a Roman Chronicler writing of all the Kinges and Kingdomes of the World from the Vniuer sall Deluge to Christ. Writes that Danaus King of Greece had fifty Daughters and Aegiptus as many Sonnes who being married and the women the first night murdring their Husbands were for the offence banished and sayling on the Seas were driuen vpon this Island which Albiana called after her Name Albion vvith these Ladies he reports that Spirits engendred and begotte Gyants who laie with their Mothers and Sisters led onely by their lustes till they had multiplyed themselues to the number of twelue thousand But Idoubt not but that this Land may contend with any other whatsoeuer for her antiquity being inhabited with the first which beeing continually vexed within it selfe with ciâ—… 〈◊〉 and forraine inuasions her Monuments and remembrances
But ere he rests him in his earthy bed He is renown'd for many buildings rare Dunstable Priory Reading Abbey and Windsore fayre Castle that on hye doth sland 15 Duke Bohemond in Asia warres maintaining Was by the Turkes surpriz'd restor'd againe By Tanered who in Puell after raigning Infinite Turkes were by his valour slaine Baldwin defies the Souldan thereby gaining Two famous Townes Now Alphons rules in Spaine Lawes the groâ—…e in France in Scotlands rights Malcolms first 〈◊〉 that Alexander â—…ight 16 Alexius did the Gracian Empire sway Henry in Rome the Pope-â—…om Pascall guids In Hungary 〈◊〉 Stephen about that day A blazing-Starre appeares and long abides Two Moones are seene and in Flaminia Blood raignes Michaell the Duke of Venice rides Against the Pagans who were made his pray At â—…oppen After in his 〈◊〉 feturne He many of the Emperours townes did burne 17 Charles Earle of flaunders in the Church was slaine By the proud Bâ—…ggis prouost which related William the sonne of Cort-hose did complaine And by French Lewes was next Earle instated Balach the Parthian did proud warres maintaine Gainst Baldwin which was by rough steele debated Baldwin surprizd fayre Stons Towers quite raced And faire Ierusalem once more defaced 18 Stephen Earle of Bulloin sonne to th' Earle of Bloys and Addela next Henry rules as King Though Maud the Empresse had th'applausiue voyce Of many English peeres through which warres spring Gloster and Chester Earles after much choise Of fields and battailes such an Army bring That Stephen is tooke and vnto Bristow sent After releast by London and by Kent 19 These Counties rayse an army and surprize Gloster for whom the Barons change King Stephen Dauid of Scotland doth gainst England rife after much warre then discords are made ecuen By th' Empresse meanes his Barons him despise First Stephen preuailes the Lords their Lands bereauen But gathering head at Wilton they preuaile Where the King flyes whom Gloster doth assaile 20 Henry Maâ—…ds sonne after K. Stephens decease Is proclaim'd King which soone attones their strife By which mild Stephen raignes all his dayes in peace His sonne the French Kings Sister takes to wife Gersa the sonne of Bela gan encrease His fame among the Hungars and his life Was fearefull to the Germans Lewes swayd France The Turkes grim Alaph to their Crowne aduance 21 Earle Roger rul'd Sicilia Almany Great Barbarosse Romes Empery Conrade Adrian of England held the Papacy In Scotland raignd Malcolm a beautious mayd The English Iewes at Easter Crucifie A Christian child and life for life they paid Next Stephen King Henry second of that name Sonne to the Empresse Maud the Peeres proclame 22 Thirty fiue yeares his prosperous raigne doth last In which he Englands 〈◊〉 augmented With Scotland Ireland and then further past To th'Orcad Isles whose forces he preuented Brittaine Poictou and Guien he made fast To th' English Crowne 〈◊〉 that but late dissented His sword appeasd and after well protected Which done great Rutland Castle he erected 23 Two Sunnes at once within our skies apeare And in the Moone a bloody Crosfe was seene Lewes of France sent ouer Margaret heere His daughter to be made young Henries Queene By which the discords that both Realmes did feare In this alliance quite dispersed beene Once more the King gainst Scotland is prouoked Pope Adrian drinking with a Fly was choked 24 Vradislaus for his valour showne At Milleins siedge was by the Emperour made Bohemians second King his Armes well knowne A faire red Rampant Lyon Baldwin layde On his blacke hearse Almerious is growne King of Ierusalem who brauely staid Th ` Aegiptian power and in one gloriouâ—…day Wan from the Souldan Alexandria 25 Now Thomas Bâ—…ket who before had fled To Rome and there complaind him of the King Was to his Sea restor'd after strooke dead In Canterbury Church a pâ—…tious thing Him Rome Cannoniz'd for a Saint which bred Much superstition Salladine doth bring A puissant host â—…his Conquests he began And by the sword Egipt and Sarry wan 26 Henry King Henries sonne was twice instated And Crown'd in England in his Fathers dayes By which much vprore was by warre debated The sonnes against the father tumults raise The Pope gainst th'Emperour Fredericke animated Fredericke submits and at his foot he layes His princely head whilst with a Lordly checke The Pope his foot sets on the Emperors necke 27 Andronicus hauing his Maister slaine The childe Alexius left to his tuition Three yeares the Gracian Empire doth maintaine Baldwin the fift a Chiln of faire condition Is Crowd in Syon Saladin againe Gainst Palestine doth make new expedition Subdues Ierusalem and â—…nce his dayes The Infidell the holy kingdome sways 28 Henry the sonne before the Father dyes Whose warres his Brother Richard takes in hand And by hostility the King defies Vnable gainst his puissant sonne to stand Sickenesse and griefe of thoughts the King surprise Who dying to Prince Richard leaues the Land Richard in Aâ—…nes a bold reputed Knight Who for his stout heart Cordelyon hight 29 Eleuen full years nine months and twenty dayes He sat inthrâ—…'d Now Bayliffes first begun In London many Christian princes raise Fresh powers to gaine Ierusalem late wun Almaine France England Burgoine whom most praise To this Sicilia Venice Pysa run And quell the Pagans Richard Cipresse tooke And Acon where the French King him forsooke 30 Frederick the Empetor hauing late subdude The lesse Armenia where his Fame was sowned Through greatest part of Asia gan inttude And of that Tri-part world was soueraigne Crowned But by misfortune or by rashnesâ—…ude Was after in the flood Selephins drowned Richard exchang'd with Gui of Lessingham The Crowne of Cipresse for Ierusalem 31 Grac'st with the title of the holy King Returning with a small and slendet traine Towards England where his Brother Iohn vsurping Tooke to himselfe a short rebellious raigne The Austrich Duke King Richard enuying Surpriz'd him first then gaue him to be slaine To s fierce Lyon whom vnarm'd he beat And from his bulke his warme heart tore and eat 32 Thence ransom'd after warre prince Iohn submits Whilst Saphandenus Egipts Empire swayde In Spaines Tribunall the eight Alphons sits Emericus Hungariaes King is made To Innocent the third th'Emperour submits Who eighteene years the Papall Crosier staide He first deuisd Auricular confession Which since his time the Popes keepe by succession 33 Richard besideging Gailerd long with Steele Was with an Arrow from the Castle wounded Shot by the hand of one Peter Bazeele He slaine Retrait the valiant English sounded His want the Cleargy Peeres and Commons feele In whom Religion power and state abound Next him King Iohn succeeds by the Lands doome Who whilst he raign'd despisd the threats of Rome 34 Raign'd seuenteene years him phillip King of France
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
tumult at his Sermon raisde A man vnknowne his Doctrine much disdaining Threw at his face a Dagger Ridley praysd Mongst protestants and Cramner fauour gaining In Edwards dayes were for Arch-traitors blaz'd And dide by fire Northumberland that sped To Cambridge on the Tower-hill lost his hed 114 The Turkish Solyman with his owne hands Slew his sonne Mustapha the Cardinall In Henries dayes but late exild his Lands Was by the Queene reâ—…cald now gan to fall The protestants against them strictly stands The Catholicke Cleargy the proud Genowayes brall With the French King who after in small while Wan by the Turkes ayde the rich Corsicke I le 115 Englands great Queene espousd Phillip of Spaine Sir Thomas Wyat for rebellion dide Duke Suffolke Father to the Lady Iane Was at the Tower beheaded Coortney allyde To the blood Royall once more they restraine Of Liberty the fourth Paule full of pride Supplies the pope-dome the same year did chance Much warrâ—… and trouble betweene Spaine and France 116 Lady Elizabeth was keptin hold and by the Queene committed to the Tower There harshly vsd her life to danger sold By souldiers theâ—…ce remooud to Wood-stocke Bower Sir Henry Benning-field somewhat too bold Vpon her iust proceedings looking sower a blazing Comet twelue full nights appeared Great Lones of Money by the Queene were reared 117 Great dearth in England For base murder dide at Salisbury Lord Sturton Callis lost Which was by England many yeares supplide Since the third Edward the proud Clergy mgrost all the spirituall fruits to glut their pride Phillip tooke fea and left the English Coast For griefe of which Mary soone after craisd and dide with Cardinall Poole in England raisd 118 Next whom the faire Elizabeth is Crownd a Princesse with all gracious Thewes indude She did the Gospell quicken and confound Romes Antichrist all such as he pursude With fire and Inquisition she guirt round With safety and her Lands pure face imbrude With blood of Innocents her prospetous raigne Cleard and wipt off each foule and bloody staine 119 Henry the French King in the â—…ilt was layde Breathlesse at Paris Paules is burnt a peace Betweene the Realmes of France and England made Newhauen siege and a great plagâ—…les increase Lord Henry Stewart to the hests obayd Of the Scotch peeres whose vâ—…gings neuer â—…ease Till to their generall comforts he was seene Espousd to Lady Mary Scotlands Queene 120 Now came the Baden margraâ—… with his wife To London she heere brought him a new sonne Whom the Queene Christend breathing a new life In his decaid estate Now was begun The Burse on Cornhill whose renowne grew rife In euery place where Traffickes gaine is won In Scotland to restore a kingdome torne Iames of that name the fixt this yeare was borne 121 Henry of Scotland was by Traytors slaine And Shan Oneile in Ireland put to flight By bold Sir Henry Sidney with the gaine Of a great battaile where theyr Treasons light Vpon the Traytors with a gallant trayne The Muscouite lands in his Emperors right T' establish Trafficke now as rebels stand Th'Earles of Nor thumber land and Westmerland 122 Debate with Scotland and in Norfolke grew Conspiracy the Queene in person came To Gressams Burse to take a princely view To which she gaue at his request a name Royall Exchange this yeare the Christians slew Many proud Turkes and beate them backe with shame Into theyr Foretresses and Citties walled This was the battaile of Lepantho called 123 A massacre in Paris now their heads The Norfolke Duke lost and Northumber land A blazing starre six months together spreds Her fiery rayes now by the violent hand Of one George Browne who murdrous futy leads Was Maister Saunders slaine the matter scand Anne Dreury for that fact and Saunders wife George Browne with trusty Roger lost his life 124 By Furbusher Cathaia was made knowne The Essex Earle this yeare at Dinelon dide In Ireland where his Fame was dreadfull growne Ioh 〈◊〉 Cassimerus did through London ride Desmond rebeld Drake that had compast rowne The world and many dangerous Fortunes tride Was Knighted by the Queene Mounsier arriued Thinking the English Monarchesse t' haue wiued 125 William the Prince of Orenge was betrayde And with a Pystoll by a souldier slaine Poland Musco into England made avoyage and did six months heere remaine Purser and Clinton Pyrars that denaide allegiance to the Queene at length were tane By William Barrowes Antwerpe sackt and spoyld By Parmaes Duke who long against it toyld 126 Northumberland himselfe in the Tower slew Iago Domingo and Carthagen By Drake and Furbusher whom most men knew Carletle and many gallant Englishmen Surprisd and â—…ckt the Earle of Liester grew Great in the Land and sayld to Flushing then Where his Commission he at large relates Being made chiefe Generall to the Belgian states 127 Embassadors from Denmarke gratulate Her highnesse raigne the Earle of Arundell Conuict aleague twixt England and the state Of Scotland Noble Candish furnisht well In two good ships well mand and builded late Compast the world the foureteene Traitors fell and suffer'd for the guilt at Zutphen dide Noble Sir Phillip Sidney souldiers pride 128 His death a generall griefe mongst souldiers bred a Parlyment The great At made of Spaine Rode on the English Coast and gainst vs sped But by our Fleet they were repulst againe at Tilbery the Campe was brauely led By Elizabeth in person in whose traine all Englands Chiualry mustred and met Leister meane time to Nature paid his debt 129 Portugall voyage Lodwicke Grewill prest For murder the bold Duke of Guise betraid And slaine by the third Henry when he least Suspected Death a Fryer no whit dismaid Incouragd by the Guisians as t is ghest Murdred the King then Henrie Burbon laid Claime to the Crowne whom England so supplies That by her ayde his warlike Fortunes rise 130 Whom Essex Willoughby Norris assist Sir Roger Williams with a many moe Strong Paris they besiege and as they list March thorough France maugre the common foe Hacket is hangd in Cheape who did persist In blasphemy In London gan to grow a grieuous Plague Lopes arraind and tride Drawne from the London Tower at Tyburne dide 131 Cales sieg'd and won the Duke of Bulloine lands In England th' Islands voyage this yeare came Embassadors from Denmarke from whose hands The Queene receiu'd rich presents Now with Fame Th' Earle Cumberland renownd in forraigne Lands Wan Iohn de Porterico sackt the same Lord Burleigh Treasurer submits to fate Since the sixt Edward Counsellor of state 132 Essex is sent for Ireland gainst Tyrone a Muster at Mile-end Essex comes backe With a small traine of followers after whom Lord Montioy speeds against the dangerous packe Of Irish Rebels whose braue valours showne In
Menelaus his sad howers in anguish wasts By this the Graecian Kinges his sorrowes know And of themselues assemble offering free Theyr hostyle ayde and in Troyes fall agree 14 To bring so huge a Nauy on the Seas Behooues vs know theyr names that first deuisde These noble vessayles whether for their ease Whether Ambitious they the Land despisde Whether the Creatan Minos did first please The sutges God or Neptune enterprise The foaming billowes being by Saturnes motion Made Admirall of all the brinish Ocean 15 Whether Ericthris in the red Sea sayled And first made Boats which others would impute To the Meones such as neuer sayled In th'Hellespont or whether the pursuit Of Danaus in the Egyptian Sea preuailed An honour which to him most attribute Or whether Navigators first had place In Atlas kingdome or in Samo-Thrace 16 This I averre his Arke first Noah made Fore th' vniuersall Deluge since his dayes Iason the Greeke who Colchos sought to invade Composde the Galley which next him assayes Sesostris King of Aegypt In this Trade Eytheus flourisht whom our Anthors prayse For Marine skill his Barge did first deuide The Surges with two Oares on eyther side 17 First with three course of Oares Amocles rowed The Carthagens with foure as many write With fiue Nesichthon These were first bestowed By the bold Romans in the great Sea-fight At the first battayle Punicke He that owed The sixe-Oard barge to do Zenagaras right Must yeld it him in Siracusa dwelling For ship-wrights Craft all other much excelling 18 Hyppias the Troyan the broad Lyter framed The Cyrenens the Hoy which some more fine The Gallioon call with Barks the Cyprians tamed The rude sea-Rouers Cockboates some diuine Th' ◅lyrians built the Keele and Craer were named By the Phenetians first the Brigandine The Rhodians rear'd the Canoas now in trade In India by the Germans were first made 19 The Copians found the Rudder the broad Oare The sly Plateans by their Art composed Young Icarus the saile not knowne before Which some affirme King Aeolus disclosed With Masts and Sayle-yards Dedalus did store The Cretans but the sterne Typhis disposed The stemme Pyseus Anacharsis wrought The Tackle Anchors first the Tyrhens sought 20 Athens first ferried men whether we must draw Th'Graecian fleete the great'st that hath bin seene Such store th' amazed Neptune neuer saw No not when France and England met betweene Callice and vs where after many a flaw Phillip gaue place to the third Edwards spleene Before the blacke Prince by wars prosperous chance Quater'd our Lyons with the Flowers of France 21 Nor when the stout Venetian Gallies frame Their expedition gainst the Turkes Armade Nor when Sea-wars Malta or Rhodes proclaime Whose ponderous hulkes the Oceans backe nie swayde Nor when th'◅uincible huge Nauy came In the yeare Eighty eight England t' inuade Were there so many Vessailes well prouided As by the Argiue Pylots are now guided 22 Great Agamemnon they Grand-Duke create Of all their powerfull hoast who in the ayde Of Menelaus as one of hyest estate With full an hundred ships at Athens staide All stuft with Armed Knights sworne to the Fate Of threatned Troy whome they with scornes vpbraid With forty ships faire rig'd and well supplide In Athens road doth Menelaus now ride 23 For Athens was their Randeuous and there King Archelaus and Prothenor stay With fifty Ships that of Boetia were With fifty Ships from Orconomies bay Helmius and Duke Ascalaphus appeare The Kings Epistrophus and Sedius way Their Anchors next and to the Spartan King Thirty tall ships rig'd from Phociden bring 24 King Telamon launcht fifty Souldierd well From Salamine and in his princely traine Duke Theuter Polyxeme and Thebes fell With Duke Amphimachus from Pylon came With three-ag'd Nestor fifty ships t' expell The Troians from the Hellesponticke Maine Thoas with fifty ships the harbour sought whether K. Doxunois likewise fifty brought 25 King Telamon Chileus three times ten And six good Ships rig'd in the Spartans Quest Amphimachus and Polibetes men Of high rcsolue accompany the rest With thirty saile King Idumeus then And Cretan Mereon their loues exprest They fourescore and two Frigots brought in place And thirty two Vlisses weighed from Thrace 26 Twelue Ships from Phrygia Duke Tynelus brings And from Phtlaca fifty two arriue at the great charge of two imperious Kings Prothocathus The Prince to that did wiue Laodomeia faire whose praise Fame sings Prothesilaus Collesis seeks to driue With foure and twenty Craers th'opposed fleets Whom King Machaon by appointment meets 27 Machaons Sonne Pollydris thirty three Achilles two and twenty hath in store King Thelaphus as many these agree By their ioynt Armes to win the Troian shore Eruphilus hath likewise vowd to free The rauisht Queene with two and fifty more Anthipus and Amphimachus are seene From Rustican with Hulkes and Hoyes thirteene 27 King Polybetes that from Rythee came Bring sixty two and in his friendly ayde His Brother the Duke Lopius mou'd with fame Of these great warres seekes Phrygia to i◅ade King Diomed of Arges threats the same Fourescore and two tall Vessailes he displaide Eurialus and Thelanus in sight Of all the hoast beneath his Ensignes sight 29 Thirteene K. Fureus Polyphebus nine Prothoylus fifty two as many led The King Carpenor of the Bresseian line Theorius foure and twenty colours spread In foure and twenty ships all these in fine In the Athenian part meet and make head Twelue hundred twenty Ships make th' Ocean trēble In whom full sixty nine bold Kings assemble 38 But ere we further enter or proceed In these Heroike wars we hold it fit Before the Graecians or the Troians bleed To memorize their shapes ere we admit The Argiue Peeres all in one thought agreed To be reueng'd on Troy and ransacke it Hellen the first as Pearelesse through all Lands As Venus picture that in Coos stands 31 She was nor dwarfe-like statur'd nor too tall Nor foggy fat nor yet Consumptiue leane Her Wast not grosse nor yet too slender-small Her saire proportion was smooth quaint and cleane Her habit shadowed no extreame at all She was all shaped by the Golden meane So rare that neuer eye dwelt on her Checke But lost it selfe and had his light to seeke 32 What should I with harsh Language slubber o're Exact perfection Shall my ragged quill In seeking Natures cunning to explore Iniure the worke in which she shewes such skill T' expresse such Graces as the Gods adore In Hellen would a spacious Volume fill And asko should I her beauties al recite A world of Paper and an Age to write 33 And all my Subiect should be Hellen she That in the Vniuerse can find no peere Hellen the scope of all my
5 Bold Edmond Sir-nam'd Ironside him succeeds a brauer Spirit breath'd not vitall ayre The Bastard Williams Sonne Duke Roberts deeds aske the next place for his attempts were rare By Cort-hose many a Tyrant Panim bleeds By whom the Christians re-invested are and whilst hye Syons Towers triumphant stand He chosen Monarch o're the holy Land 6 Richard the first that Cordelyon hight and Edward Sirnam'd Long-shankes without Peere Was neuer Dardan Prince or Argiue Knight That in their ages more admired were Edvvard the third that Conquer'd France by fight and Edvvard the Blacke Prince to England deere He forrag'd France for Pedro wan all Spaine Which after Iohn a-Gaunt subdude againe 7 Henry the fift then whom the world neare bread A worthier Prince Bedford and Talbot bold Who in their forrain Regency so sped That puissant France was by their powers controld Edward the fourth though wantonly misled Wan ten set battailes The third Richard sold His name to scandall else his warlike merit Might with the rest a Worthies name inherit 8 The valiant Earle of Surrey often staid The Northerne Enemies from filching heare In the eight Henries dayes Charles Brandon made England renown'd by his victorious Speare And those whose Woorths these late times haue displaid Howard Grey Norris Sidney Essex Veare These had they liu'd in aged Priams dayes Had dim'd the Greekes and matcht the Troians prayse 9 Now to our hostile preparations we Must arme our Pen the Greekes are vnder saile There is a place from Earth Sea Heauen stands free And equally remoued from them all In the worlds Nauell fixt where Concaues be And hollow-sounding Vaults through Crannies small Where the reports and rumors of all sounds Giue shrill Reuerberat Ecchoes and rebounds 10 Heere Fame her Pallace builds by wondrous skill Seating her selfe in her most lofty Tower Yet is her house erected on a hill A thousand Loope-holes are within her Bower A thousand doores and windowes open still Transparant euery late and early hower Full of Big-bellyed Vaults and the wals such Of sounding Brasse that rings with euery tutch 11 Whose empty wombe continuall murmur yeilds And iterates againe each word it heares Within this place no toonglesse silence builds No solitary dumnesse spares the eares A whistling wind flyes round about the fields Which shakes the trembling branches but forbeares All violent gusts about this hollowed ground There are perpetuall calmes no Tempests found 12 And though no silence yet no clamors rise Onely a whispering murmur like the Seas Heard a farre off or when the troubled skies With remote Thunder mou'd soft showers appease The Courts are throng'd with multitudes of spies Light giddy people tatling what they please Who in and out through euery chamber passe Whispering sometimes what is and what neare was 13 Infinite Currors Purseuants and Posts Embassadors and such as hurry newes Heralds such men as Trafficke betweene Hosts Walke too and fro and no man Tales eschewes One speakes of Warres of Combats and rude boasts Another serious talke of Peace pursues All as they are dispos'd this man is telling Of buying Land that other speakes of selling 14 Some talkes of this mans Honors that mans shames Others of Stormes and many a boysterous flaw Some men of their successe and chance in games One what he heard another what he saw Some men of Knights aduenturers some of Dames Others how long their sutes haue hung in Law Toies with things serious passe graue things with bables Lies mixt with truths and truths discourst with Fables 15 Numberlesse rumors through the Pallace flye In euery nooke they make their free intrusion heere bashfull truth doth face the bold fac'd lye To fend and proue begets a meere confusion Whilst some th'attentiue eare with newes supply Others report Stale things and in conclusion Addes of his owne which bandied without ceasing From euery seuerall tongue receiues increasing 16 Heere you may see a dwarfe-like rumor grow Euen in an instant to a Gyants size Whether the Nature of the winds that blow Retaines the power to make the tumors rise Or whether Fame all tydings apt to know Giues to her traine such Bombast Liueries Their growth is strange whom I compare aright Vnto the Mush-roome statur'd in a night 17 Heere dwels credulity rash error feare Doubt volubility and quicke beliefe There is no voyce hath power to pierce the eare But fame of brutes and rumors Queene and chiefe Shrieks through the world From hence the Troians hear Th' Atrides rage King Menelaus griefe Their expedition and their Naual power Ready the threatned Enemy to deuower 18 Their Frontier Townes that border next the waues Are fortified three distant leagues from Troy Stands Tenedos whom with imperious braues The Argine Flect assault race and destroy The wrathfull Greeke not one poore Phrygian saues But to their ruines all their powers imploy This done by generall Counsell t is decreed Two Kings to Priam shail on Message speed 19 Into the Hall where th' aged King then sate Attended with his Captaines Sonnes and Peeres And such confedered Kings as to the Fate Of threatned Troy brought Horsemen Bowes Spears On this hie businesse to deliberate And rid their hearts from all inuasiue feares In throngs Vlisses and bold Diomed Two Princes arm'd at all points saue the head 20 Heere sat the King Pandrastus King Pandore And the King Galior that to Priams ayde Brought each of them a thousand Knights and more Foure Kings that from Tholosson waftage made Carras Amasius Nestor dreaded sore And stowt Amphimachus these Kings displaid Their warlike Ensignes in all dreadfull fights Bringing along fiue thousand valiant Knights 21 Next these seauen Kings K. Glaucus tooke his place Three thousand bold Squires he from Lycia brought His Sonne Sarpedon of the Troian race In all King Priams battailes brauely fought Next whom Eusemus sat distant a space Who with three thousand Knights Troyes honor sought Lyconians all Lyconias Realme he guided Since into seuerall parted Crownes deuided 22 Two puissant Kings to make the Iury full Came from Larissa these had in their traine Knights sistâ—…ene hundred Mystor whose tough scul The Argiue Princes bruis'd Capidus slaine In battaile too about the Spartan Trull Neuer to see hir Natiue Clyme againe On a rich bench sast by King Priams State These twelue bold Kings vpon the right hand sate 23 Vpon the left from Thahory that came King Remus who besides three thousand men Brought foure great Dukes seauen Earles of Noble fame All clad in Azure armes wel noted then The King of Trachy whom some Pylex name Was plac'st next him this royall Monarch when He entred Troy had in his Princely traine Eleuen hundred valiant Knights all after slaine 24 With him Duke Achumus the Troians ayded By whom Pessemus the Pannonian King Was seated him great Hector had perswaded Vnto these wars three thousand