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A13424 A briefe remembrance of all the English monarchs, from the Normans conquest, vntill this present. By Iohn Taylor Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1618 (1618) STC 23736; ESTC S102441 7,924 105

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A BRIEFE REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE ENGLISH MONARCHS From the Normans Conquest vntill this present BY IOHN TAYLOR LONDON Printed by George Eld for Henry Gosson 1618. WILLIAM THE FIRST Surnamed the CONQVEROVR KING OF ENGLAND And DVKE OF NORMANDIE William 7 D of Normandy at the age of 38 yeares Conquered England Was Crouned at Westminster the 25 of December 1667 Raigned 20 Yeares 10 months 26. dais died at St. garuis in Norm the 9 of Septemb buried at Caen in Normandy William Conquerour BY bloudy battels Conquest and by Fate Faire Englands Crowne and Kingdom I surpris'd I topsie-turuy turn'd the English State And Lawes and Customes new and strange deuis'd And where I vanquish't there I tyranniz'd In stead of peoples loue inforcing feare Extorting Tolls I daily exercis'd And Tributes greater then this Land could beare Besides the Normans fame the more to reare The English I forbad the English tongue French Schooles of Grammer I ordayned here And ' gainst this Nation added wrong to wrong At last my Crowne Sword Scepter Conquest braue I left I lost scarce found an earthly Graue WILLIAM THE SECOND Surnamed RVFVS KING OF ENGLAND And DVKE OF NORMANDIE William Rufus was Crowned at Westminster the 26. of Septemb 1087. being 21 yeares of age Hee raigned 12 yeares 11. months 18. daies was killed with an arrow in new forrest the 2 of Aug 1160. was buried at winchester William Rufus WHat my triumphant Father wan I held I pill'd and poll'd this Kingdom more then he Great Tributes from my people I compeld No place in Church or Common-wealth was free But alwayes those that would giue most to mee Obtain'd their purpose being wrong or right The Clergy I enforced to agree To sell Church-plate and Challices out-right Vntill at last by the Almighties might My Kingly power and force was forcelesse made My glorious pomp that seem'd t'eclips mens sight Did vanish by a glance by chance and fade For hunting in New forrest voyd of feare A Subiect slew me shooting at a Deere HENRY THE FIRST Surnamed BEAVCLERK KING OF ENGLAND And DVKE OF NORMANDIE Henry the 1 Beuclarck borne at selbye in york shire Was crouned at the age of 30 yeares the ●● of August he Raigned 35. Yeares 4. months Died in the forest of Lions in the 65. yeare of age 1135. buried in Redding abby Henry I. MY Father and my Brother Kings both gone With acclamations Royall I was crown'd And hauing gain'd the Scepter and the Throne I with the name of Beauclerk was renown'd The English Lawes long lost I did refound False weights and measures I corrected true The power of Wales in fight I did confound And Normandy my valour did subdue Yet I vnmindfull whence these glories grew My eldest Brother Robert did surprise Detain'd him and vsurp'd his Royall due And most vnnat'rally pluckt out his eyes Kings liue like Gods but yet like men they dye All must pay Natures due and so did I. STEPHEN KING OF ENGLAND And DVKE OF NORMANDIE King Stephen sonne to Stephen Earle of Blois and of Adela daughter to William Conquerour began his raigne the 2d. of December 1135. he raigned 18 years 11 months and 18 dayes died at the age of 49 yeares and lyeth buried at Feversham K. Stephen BY wrested Titles and vsurping claime Through storms tempests of tumultuous wars The Crowne my fayrest marke and fouleft ayme I won and wore beleaguerd round with iars The English Scots and Normans all prepares Their powers exposing to oppose my powers Whilst this Land laden and or'ewhelm'd with cares Endures whilst war woe want and death deuoures But as years months weeks daies decline by howers Howers into minutes minutes into nought My painefull pomp decaid like fading flowers And vnto nought was my Ambition brought Thus is the state of transitory things There 's nothing can be permanent with Kings HENRY THE SECOND KING OF ENGLAND DVKE OF NORMANDIE Guyen and Aquitaine c. Henry the 2. surnamed plantagenett Raigned 34 Yeres 9 monethes and 2 daies He dyed the 6 of July 1189. in the 61 Yere of his age was buried at fonteuerard in normandy Henry 2. TO th' Empresse Maud I was vndoubted heyre And in her Right my title being iust By Iustice I obtain'd the Regall Chayre Fayre Rosamond I soyled with foule lust For which Heauens Iustice hating deedes vniust Stir'd vp my wife and Sonnes to be my foes Who sought to lay my Glory in the dust And he m'd me round with cruell wars and woes They poysned my sweet beautious tainted Rose By Isabels deuice my furious Queene My very bowels 'gainst me did oppose Such fruit hath lust such force hath iealous spleene My cursed crosses made me curse my birth With care I liu'd raign'd dyed and turn'd to earth RICHARD THE FIRST Surnamed CVER DE LYON KING OF ENGLAND DVKE OF NORMANDIE Guyen and Aquitaine c. King Richard surnamed Cordelyon Was 43 Yeres ould when he had Raigued 9 Yeres 9 monethes and 22 daies was wounded and died the 6 daie of aprill 1199. Was buried att fonteuerard Richard I. THrough my Creators mercy and his might Ierusalem I conquer'd and set free False misbeleeuing ewes and Turkish spight From Iury force perforce I forc'd to flee The Realme of Cipresse was subdude by mee Sicillia trembled a my prowesse bold King Tancred bought his peace and did agree And paid mee threescore ounces of fine gold Whilst I abroad won honours manifold Aspiring Iohn my Brother vext my Realme In Austria I was tane and laid in hold Thus flouds of griefe each way me ouer-whelme At last I home return'd my Ransome paid My earthly glory in a Graue was laid IOHN KING OF ENGLAND DVKE OF NORMANDIE Guyen and Aquitaine LORD OF IRELAND c. King John surnamed without land Raigned 17 Yeres and 7 monethes died 19 daie of october 1216. Was buried att worcester in the 51 Yere of his age K. John ROmes mighty miterd Metropolitan I did oppose and was by him depos'd He turn'd his cursed blessings to his ban And caus'd me round to be with cares inclos'd The English and the Normans me oppos'de And Lewis of France my Kingdome did molest Whilst I to all these miseries expos'd Consum'd my Kingly dayes in restlesse rest At last the Pope was pleas'd and I reblest Peace was obtain'd proclaim'd I re-inthroan'd Thus was my raigne with woes opprest and prest Blest curst friends foes diuided and atton'd And after seauenteene yeares were gone and past At Swinstead poysned there I dranke my last HENRY THE THIRD KING OF ENGLAND Lord of IRELAND DVKE OF NORMANDIE Guyen and Aquitaine c. King Henry the 3. Was Crouned at the age of 9 Yeres the 28 october 1216 he Raigned 56 Yeres and 20 daies dyed the 16 of nouember 1272 tyeth buried at Westminster Henry 3. IN toyle and trouble midst contentious broyles I seiz'd the Scepter of this famous Land Then being greatly wasted with the spoyles Which Lewis had made with his French furious band But I