Valloyâ—… The Bridge a Paris built bâ—… the English campe in twâ—… dayes Phaeton thâ—… sonne of Phâ—… bus by misgouernyng his fathers chariotâ—… had almost burn the whole world The Britaine proceedingâ—… to Callice pitch their tentes neare the forrest of Crâ—…sse or Crâ—…ssey Valoys Insuâ—… eth the English army with a greaâ—… boost King Edwardes exhortation tâ—… his souldiouâ—… before thâ—… battaile 〈◊〉 English battailes placed The first battaile was led by the Prince of VValles beyng but xviii yeares of age The king causeth his army to retire neare the woode to auoyde backe ossâ—… The Frenchâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…king the 〈◊〉 to hauâ—… fled insues and assailes them The horses of the Frenchmen hurt with arrowes throw their riders and breake the rayes The noblest of the French army 〈◊〉 slayne The Duke of â—…orreine The Duke of Alanson or Dalanson The king and 〈◊〉 Eddward his sonne fight valiantly Thirtie thousand Prench men sâ—…yne Valois seeing such slaughter of his men flyeth The Britaine victor Mutabilis alea Martis The next daâ—… after the battaile the Frenchmen gathered them selues againe who by these threâ—… Baâ—…les of VVarwike Huntington and Northampton were cleanâ—… subuerted distroyed Callice besieged Dauid king of Scottes 〈◊〉 instigation 〈◊〉 the French king inuadâ—… England Prince Edward and the â—…ench kyng oyne battaile â—…care 〈◊〉 King Iohn â—…aken There were â—…ken in this â—…attade at Poytiers â—…500 of the â—…iefest of all â—…aunce The two â—…inges Dauid of Scotland â—…nd Iohn of â—…aunce 〈◊〉 with â—…he rest of the â—…aptiues Edward the 〈◊〉 dyeth â—…efore the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one â—…f the three â—…adies of 〈◊〉 whiche â—…tts the â—…ed of mans 〈◊〉 â—…ward the â—…ther dyeth â—…ichard the â—…cond began 〈◊〉 raigne â—…377 〈◊〉 Goâ—… desse of Battaile Iustes 〈◊〉 nyng at the Tilt between Englimen foâ—…reyners Foure and twenty Britayne Peeâ—… prouoke as many as will come Southfield Most in 〈◊〉 ber â—…oth the Englishmen and â—…einers beâ—…aues themâ—…elues stoutly Iohn of Gaâ—… Duke of Lancaster desired aide of king Riâ—…o inuado spaigne Gaunt The aunsweeâ—… of king Ri. Spaigne inuaded by the Duke of Lancaster The Spâ—…nvard â—…teth For peace Peace graunted ConstaÌ„ce the Dukes eldest daughter maâ—…ed to the kyng of Spayne Anne the second daughter to the kyng of 〈◊〉 An insolent challenge of 〈◊〉 Scoâ—… 〈◊〉 the Englishmen The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Torney Ireland subâ—… by kyâ—…g Richard Henry the fourth began to raigne 1â—…99 Henry 〈◊〉 fiâ—…t succedeth his father 1412. Henry banisheth from the Court all his leude coÌ„panions left they should corrupt him by their euill counsell Legates sent into Fraunce to require the king of Englandes right The Oration or speech of thâ—… English Legate The reply of the king of Fraunce Henry sayleth into Fraunce Seine a mightie â—…uer 〈◊〉 from a 〈◊〉 floweth by Roan â—…nd through a great part of Fraunce at length falleth in at Caâ—… or Kâ—…d Caâ—… where are two strong townes Henry goeth agayne into Fraunce Henry offreth the Dolphin battaile which he refuseth Henry taken with a feuer The speach of Henry before his death Henry in his death bed committeâ—… his hâ—…yre Hâ—…ry with hiâ—… wife Queenâ—… Catherine to his brothers and exhoâ—…teth theâ—… to loue and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henry the sixt his 〈◊〉 was crowned at Paris 1422. For the. Duke of yorke claimed the crown whose sonne and heire Edward Earle of â—…h afterward ' obtained it by name of Edâ—…ward the fourth VVilliam coÌ„querour first Duke of Normandie At S. Albons was foght the first battaile betweene kyng Henry and the Duke of Yorke Blore heath field 2. The onseâ—… giuen valiand by the Ascâ—… Duke of Bâ—…â—…layne Some of 〈◊〉 nobles of Fraunce sâ—…yne 〈◊〉 God oâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…l these citâ—…tances exâ—…ressed in son â—…y places â—…ane noâ—…ing els but â—…e dyed as â—…ndyng to â—…utoes kingâ—…es to 〈◊〉 the riuers 〈◊〉 c. The Citizens â—…f London â—…eaue home â—…e kyng â—…th great solempnitie â—…o in like maâ—…er doe the 〈◊〉 â—…vgismunds â—…he Empeâ—…our coÌ„meth â—…o England â—…o treat a â—…ce beâ—…weene kyng 〈◊〉 and â—…he French â—…yng â—…he speach of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…halfe of 〈◊〉 Frankes The Frenchmen violaâ—… their 〈◊〉 Sygismond 〈◊〉 Henry strike a league during their 〈◊〉 Sygismond departeth The kyng of England reneweth his warres in Fraunce Many townes in Normandie subdued Roane besieged Eight dayes truce â—…ded Englishmen goe to inhabite Harflu their owne country left Bridges 〈◊〉 Some Henry was aduertise 〈◊〉 a great 〈◊〉 of Frenchâ—… approching Sol the sunne Henry a little before night calleth his Lordes to Counsaile as concernyng their daunger through the multitude of their enemies Thetis Goddesse of the sea vsed for the Sea A stratageme oâ—… sleight to intrapt the the enemy by fraude The English army set in order Henry rising out of his bed prayeth God to ayde him The Duke of Yorke beseecheth the king that he might lead the forefront of the battâ—…e The kyng graunted the Duke of Yorke the con lucting of the forefront The Earle of Suffolke The Earle of VVarwicke The kyng of England exhorteth his souldiours to fight At Northaâ—…ton was foughten the third battaile where the kyng was taken prisoner in the field The fourth famous battaile was at VVakefield where the Queenes pow et slue the Duke of York with his sonne the Earle of Rutland and destroyed his hoast The fift battaile fought at S. Albons againe where in the Queene discomfited her enemies and deliuered her husband The battaile at Exam fought betweene Eddward the fourth and the Lord Moâ—… tague lieuetenaunt of the North to recouer the crowne for kyng Henry the sixt The battailes at Banbury Barnet Todeastell and Teuxbury were fought in Edward the fourthes dayes Henry Earle of Richmond at Bosworth slue Richard the third beyng third brother of Edward the fourth and then maried the Lady Elizabeth daughter to kyng Edward and obtaineth the crowne he first ioyned the houses of Lancaster and Yorke beyng long tyme at variaunce â—…try 〈◊〉 509. A great expedition into Franticâ—… â—…ir Rice ap Thomas Turwyn 〈◊〉 Maximilian the Emperour seâ—…ues kyng Henry for pay Turwyn wonne Tornay rendred payes the king ten thousand duckets for yearely rent VVhilst kinge Henry is busie in Fraunce Iames King of Scottes inuadeth England Lord Haward admirall and his brother in blacke harnish The Scott had pitcht then tents on flodden hill Iames king of Scots slain and all his armie discomfited A Scottish legate comes into England The Scots â—…reaking into â—…ngland â—…ore Carlile VVharton with two M. â—…uldiours â—…bdues the â—…cots and â—…uts them to â—…ght â—…ames King of â—…cots swimâ—…ing ouer a â—…uer as some â—…y was drow â—…ed The Chiefest 〈◊〉 Scotland â—…aken prisoâ—…ers sent to â—…he Towre The clemen of King Hery The oration of the Scottish Captiuâ—… to King Heâ—… rie King Henryes â—…cence The Scots set â—…t freedome and pardoned without any â—…aunsome on them The Sâ—…ts dâ—… hâ—…t the Queene 〈◊〉 mâ—…ying hâ—… daughter to the Englishe Prince Edward 〈◊〉 of Heâ—…forde and Iohn Dudley Lord admiâ—…all with a nauy of ship
Arithmetricians Art both cunning Clarkes whome vertue gaind By long vse hath extold and wisedome in most thinges attainde They both in Senate house perswade and Counsaile graue downe lay Chroftes in his royall mistresse house controller now doth slay And with his valiant burly corps adornes the Princes hall UUhich erst in campes of dreadfull Mars did force the foe to fall In Englandes chief affaires one Secretarie to the Queene Is Walsingham who Legate then of Britayne Prince was seene At Paris when the slaughter great and dire destruction was And such effusion vast was made of Christian bloud alas A godly man of courage high with bribe not to be bought Nor by corrupting chraft from path of Iustice to be brought Most happy sure which suppliant doth talke with the heauenly king But secreatly as soone as clad 〈◊〉 srâ—… his bed doth spring And of ech day by vowes deuout â—…oth good abodements take O would that many such great kings would of their Counsaile make Then should no doubt ech common weale in blessed state remaine And old Saturnus golden age would be renewde againe Commended eke with sondry vertues rare the other was Willson whose flickering ghost of late to aierie coastes did passe These doth the Princesse vse these Counsailours hath she vsde of yore For what to happy end with good successe may well be bore If that with wauering minde you holesome counsaile do despise Ech state into subuersion runnes deuoyde of good aduise And shall I hope triumph as long as Debora did raigne Whose tracte of life whose thoughts whose crowne almighty Ioue main For many yeares blessâ—…nd preserue in calme peace to remaine taine And after mortall life these worldly thoughtes and crowne forlorne UUith endlesse life diuine affectes and heauenly crowne adorne FINIS Virgil 〈◊〉 neth the 〈◊〉 deeds of Aeâ—…â—…s â—…er blaâ—… seth the acâ—… of Achilles 〈◊〉 sonn to Thâ—… tia Cherâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…y kiâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synâ—…tes 〈◊〉 poore 〈◊〉 Phillippâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…oble 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Mars God of battaile Iul us Caesar. Caesars Commentaâ—…s Gradiuus one of the names of Mars from whom Romulus first kyng of the Romaines disâ—…ded Britaines paid tribute and did homage to the Emperours of Rome Ciuilâ—… diffention present destruction of a câ—…ntry or coÌ„mon weale Erinnis a fury breeding dissention I atines of Latini people in Italiâ—… Galles of thâ—… the people Galls in Frauâ—… Semyramis wife to kyng Ninus of Pertia gouerned the first Monarchie Nylus a great riuer in Aegipt by whose inundation with the heat of the sunne is the country adiacoÌ„t made frutefull Alexander Magnus king of Macedonia the second Monarch The Romains vnder Romulus had the third Monarchy but rather vnder Iulius Caesar. The prayse of all the natioÌ„s in Europa The Scithian and those coâ—…tryes whiche lye neare the North Pole at the people Getae and Saâ—…uromatae and others The Authorâ—…â—…uocation Bdâ—…rd the third began to â—…gne Au. 1520. in the xv yeare of his age Edward a godly Prince VVherof this was one Longbeardes haâ—…â—…eile paus ted houdes â—…else Gay coates gâ—…celesse ma nes England thâ—…stleus The Scottes entring into â—…ngland as faire as Stanhop parke were compast rosd by kyng Edward who thought to subdue there but by â—…eason of sâ—…e of his host they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the king by â—…n self of Sir Edward Mortimer who the bare great sway in England deliuered vp those Charters and Patentes But more scillict to spite the kyng of England Edward Baliol kyng of Scotts dâ—…uen out of his coâ—… trie comes into England The Oration of Baliol to kyng Edward od present at faythfull prayers The aunswere of kyng Eid ward 〈◊〉 one sillable take for the Suâ—… two sillables for the Moâ—… Preparation for warre agaynst Scotland Gold and â—…luer borne on carres to pay the souldiours Twede a mighty riuer runnyng by Barwicke Barwicke bâ—…sieged DescriptioÌ„ of Barwicke Flora the Goddesse of flowers and greene 〈◊〉 â—…tan the unne The assaulting of Barwicke Vulcanus God â—…ers Iubâ—…s smith The Britaines gaue so hot assault that the Scottes drew all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 walles and piâ—…es drye to quench the fired places of their towne The Scottes like to sa 〈◊〉 hâ—… The Oratiâ—… of the liuetenaunt of Barwicke to his souldiours Eight dayâ—… truce Pledges taken â—…he Scottâ—… 〈◊〉 their â—…ce 〈◊〉 Dacâ—…tt with a fewe other enters Barwicke in the â—…ight The Scottes truce breakers The pledges hanged Famine oppresâ—…eth the Barwicke souldiâ—…urs inhabitantes One sorrow and calamitie mittigateth an other Truce the second tyme. An army of Scottes sent to remoue the fiâ—…ge The of Scottish Nobles The Scottes deuide their army into three battailes The English army By reason of the reflexe of the sunne The exhortation of the king of England to his souldiours The prayer of the kyng of England A pollicie to animate his souldiours Vulcane as Poetes sayne had his smithey in mount Lemnos in Cicilie where he with his mates wrought A great scath by the Eng. Archers done to the Scotts Lethe a riuer in â—…al The Scottes slaine and puâ—… to flight The Retraiâ—… soâ—…nded Bacchus God of wine Ceres Goddesse of corne and such like prouision Edward the next morning after the battaile fought with all his army doe prayse the Lord. The number of the Scottes slayne in the battaile was xxxv thousand fiue huÌ„dred Thirten Englishmen onely lost Barwicke â—…elded Baliol restored to his kingdome King Edward returnes to London Edward Baliol comes to Newcastell â—…e doth homage to king Edward He scillicâ—… the king of England speaketh comfortable wourdâ—… to Baliol. Edward say led into 〈◊〉 Pillip de Valloys kyng of Fraunce threatneth England Edward summoneth the French kyng and beareth the armes of France intermixt with th' English Claimyng Fraunce to be his by inheritaunce Preparation foâ—… warres Gold at that tyâ—…e made in England by art Edward sayleth into FlauÌ„ ders A great battaile on the sea neare â—…ude Thetis goddeâ—…se of the sea The fight induced from XII a clocke at noone till day breake neâ—… morning Thirtis thousand slayne of the Frenchmen Edward victor Edward returning into England goes to VVindles Castell 〈◊〉 George is feast Bacchus God of wine vsed for wine it selfe The first institution of the golden Garter King Edwâ—…â—…yning to him the â—…ar of VVarwicâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…arl more wasteâ—… the VVesterâ—…â—…stes of Fraunce The kyng 〈◊〉 turned noâ—… calleth a Pa liâ—…t whâ—… in he sheâ—… 〈◊〉 Crownâ—… of Fraunce be his by 〈◊〉 heritance Vessell coiâ—… to make mâ—… ney Preparatioâ—… for warre The Britaâ—… 〈◊〉 arriâ—… at 〈◊〉 die Aâ—…ol Goâ—… the windâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them theâ—… selues 〈◊〉 â—…ranne â—…he assauling and subâ—…uyng of â—…ane â—…rchery doth â—…uch preâ—…ayle Celtane of Celtaea peoâ—…le in Fraunce The Hâ—…rle of Tancaâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…rom Cane the army proceedes further into Nor â—…die and 〈◊〉 breaâ—…th ray â—…alloys gaâ—…hereth an arâ—…y â—…ridges of â—…ome broken â—…owne to â—…eepe backe 〈◊〉 English â—…my â—…ridges of â—…ome broken â—…owne neare Paris by the 〈◊〉 â—…f
THE VALIANT ACTES And victorious BatTAILES OF THE ENGlish nation from the yeere of our Lord one thousand three hundred twentie and seuen being the first yeare of the raigne of the most mightie Prince EDVVARD the third to the yeere 1558. ALSO OF THE PEACEABLE AND quiet state of ENGLAND vnder the blessed gouernement of the most excellent and vertuous Princesse Elizabeth A compendious declaration written by C. O. And newly translated out of Latine verse into English meeter By I. S. Nobâ—… so la â—…statque vinica virtus AT LONDON Printed by Robert Walde-graue ¶ The names of the kinges of England in whose dayes these warres and great aduentures haue bene made Edward 3 Richard 2 Henry 4 Henry 5 Henry 6 Edward 4 Richard 3 Henry 7 Henry 8 Edward 6 Phillip and Mary ¶ TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull Sir William Mohun Knight longlyfe and heauenly felicitie IF Maroes Muse if Homers sacred vaine VVhich auncient Poets intombed lye in molde Parnassus Nimphes had bett into my braine If that their skill my slender quill did hold Then worthy sir your prayses manifold VVith Troian Dukes should lifted be to skie Or Thetis Impes whose fame shall neuer die But bitter Fate and cruell destinies doome Such cunning rare denide haue to bestowe On me poore lad to Homers lofty roome I may not clime but cowching lye full lowe VVith Cherilus and Virgills vaine forgoe They of their store did spred and blase their skill I of my want do testifie my will VVherefore in worth accept my willing hart VVhich what I could not what I would haue brought Of Artaxerxes play the princely part Of fountayne flouds who drunke a harty drought VVhich to his mouth with handes Synaetes rought Let Macedonian Phyllips courteous minde Right worshipfull within your brest be shrinde The Persian king in bosome shrouded close A silie bird which shund the hawke by flight And did her selfe for safetie there repose Till that her foe were soared out of sight So these my toyles accept with countenaunce bright VVhich I present here humbly to your hand Your like or loth may cause them fall or stand Here Martiall feates by valiant Brutes atchiu'de Here hard exploites here battailes fiercely fought then the valew of the gift Howbeiti the toyle and labour in trnaslatyng was myne tâ—…â—…ectation and pleasure in reading shall be yours if any be which I would it were as much as I could wishe to your contentation and good like and to my great coÌ„fort and hartes desire Both incouragements to incense me hereafter to atteÌ„pt some other thing which shall be peraduenture more pleasant I will not say more profitable vnto you for besides the notable gestes and high exploites of our Britaine kings and other particular personages deciphered in this small volume here also are liuely expressed blased forth the haut stomackes famous actes of our English natioÌ„ in generall their coÌ„quests in Fraunce their victorious baâ—…les in Scotland their memorable adueÌ„tures in Spaine their valure in Iustes combates at home their order of battaile their kinde of munition Artillery whereby they haue atchieued so many coÌ„quests and haue bene most redoubted and terrible to their enemies I meane Archery which laudable and martiall exercise how greatly it is now in these our dayes falne into decay we shall I feare me if constrained to indure those bruntes and atteÌ„pt those aduentures and perills which our forefathers haue done to soone for our selues though it to late repent I haue not presented it here as a thing exquisitely done but as a worke rudely ouerranne rather then curiously absolued and perfited If any one hereafter to the better explication of the Poets meaning to the liuelier bewtifiyng of his Countries exploytes and famous attempts and to the greater delight and vtilitie of the reader shall in a more loftie vaine and heroicall stile polishe and publish this Authour a new who I confesse deserueth a traÌ„slatour farre better then I am then let these my toyses be brent and coÌ„sumed to ashes deuoide of farther name memory In the meane space if you vouchsafe to turne them ouer for your solace at vacant times I hope you shall reape some vtility be the matter though not by the meeter in which though you here and there finde a scape I beseech you passe it ouer with patience and perswade your selues that if God send me lyfe and health vpoÌ„ information thereof it shall be in the next AeditioÌ„ reformed As for you my Maisters and Teachers which read this Author in sâ—…koles you must not be offended though euery verse auÌ„swere not your expectation according vnto the Latin for as the worshipfull Tho. Phaer in his Preface to his Aeneads affirmeth beside the differeÌ„ce of a construction a traÌ„slatioÌ„ there are many things which seeme delectable and pleasaunt in the Latine tong which coÌ„uerted into English would either be so intricate that none could vnderstaÌ„d them or so vnpleasaunt that none would vouchsase the reading of them Wherfore I haue Imitated the counsaile of Horace in his booke intituled De Arte Poetica where he commendes and allowes him as a good interpretour amongst other pointes Qui quae non sperat nitescere posse relinquit and haue somewhat in some places omitted though iâ—… but little and somewhat altered though not much altogether for the ease of the reader and the better vnderstanding of the whole worke The Authors meaning as neare as I could I haue kept perfect and inuiolate And so fare ye well most frendly Gentlemen Yours to vse IOHN SHARROCK ¶ William Bluett studient in the Vniuersitie Colledge in Oxenford in praise of the work and Author CEASE cease hence forth you worthy Englishe wightes at straungers deedes to take such admiration Since far they come behinde the noble Knights VVhich fostred haue bin in our Englishe nation Cease cease henceforth to wonder at the actes Of martiall Caesar and renowmed Pompâ—… Cease cease to talke of Alexanders factes Of Scipio Hanniball or the warlike Fabie Cease cease a while to turne the books of Liuius Plutarch Tacitus Appian and Curtius Of Homers tales or Virgill very fables Of Thucidid or Herodotus bables Behold a wight from Parnasse lately prest Hath Phoebus sent whose penne of auncient name Our noble Henries Edwardes and the rest Enrolled haâ—…h in bookeof lasting same VVhere you may see the virtues manifolde Of this your countrie done in former yeeres Patternes to followe where â—…keyou may behold If you will imitate such noble Peeres Nowe if his voice you do not vnderstand Or lâ—…iffer had in speache of this our land This Autor read harke what the Muses haue Of that decreed and done which you do â—…aue They praied Syr Phoebe in humble wise of late From out his sacred mount to send some on That might this worke into our tongue translate VVho looking round about his Helicon Sharrocke espied amongest his learned bâ—…nd VVhoâ—… straight as apt and able both hee bindes This worthy worke
destroyed by Brytaines fell in fight Of all the Scottish army huge thirtie fiue thousand weare Which sloughtred number to augment which noblest bloud did beare Of all their realme fiue hundred Peeres were sent to limbo lake Plantagenet these thinges thus knowne returne doth speedie make Unto his tentes whom by the way a Legate meetes in hast Declaring how the Barwicke Lordes would yeld themselues at last And leaue their goodly towne which â—…rong stone walles do surely â—…arde If by the mercy of his grace their liues might all be sparde And that with bagge and baggage they might freely thence depart The godly Prince the late shed bloud lamenting at his hart Their liues with good will grauntes but goodes substaunce doth denay Which on my souldiours must quoth he bestowde be for their pray Prouookementes to incense their mindes aduentures hard to proue UUhat doth not mortall men to do leane pined hunger moue UUhat doth not aduerse fate conculking backward folke constraine Neede is a direfull dart To saue their liues they therfore faine Conclude and onely with their clothes their natiue towne forsake Forthwith Prince Edward of the tower by right doth seison take And Barwicke giues vnto his men with all her substaunce free UUhose not inricht goodes to possesse of which no owners bee Though thousand troublous thoughtes turnâ—…ild the king now here now And restlesse rage of clogging cares his mynd did peece meale teare there Yet chiefly Baliol he respectâ—… wherfore with helping hand He sets him in his Graundsiers seat and Princelie throne to stand Inricht with â—…es of coyne and garded strong with warriours stout And after garrisons were placde ech where the towne throughout Tyme styding warnes the kyng the South partes of his realme to see To London therfore hying fast in short time comne is hee UUhich fayre broode streates addornes and forth with solempne triumph Unto his royall pallace braue whose comming there abides rides The Cytizens his safe retourne applauding and his feere The Princesse Phillip with her sonne which lookt with smiling cheare His noble prayse and high renowne through euery streate doth range And glory past the vncoth coostes of Aâ—…ke people strange The swift report of this new warre beyond the bankes fâ—…ue out Of Ganges liquid floudes the mirrour of our world no dout The king vnweryed sturres and circuite makes throughout the land Survewing townes and fortes and in what case ech thing doth stand But chieflie at Newcastell he doth loue to make his stay Which from the Scottish borders farre is distant not away Here whilst he lawes confirmde and for offenders stablisht paynes King Baliol comes and after him a troupe of nobles traines His homage for to doe as customde was in eloâ—…r age And eke to shew his frendlie hart which should at no time gage Wherfore admitted for to come before the Senate sage On bended knee as in degree inferiour he submitts Himselfe King Edward on his throne with regall scepter sitts And biddes with chearefull voyce him prostrate to be tane from ground Commending highlie this his face that though in duetie bound Yet vncompelde he honour giues and ayde by promise plightes If that his traitrous subiectes should against him bend their mightes Of common weales affaires and of God Mauors noble art Much talke was spent he biddes him haue a haut vnconquered hart And not to beare in minde his former thralls and irkesome fate But courage stout to haue concordant to his present state To Saintes celestiall yelding prayse and to the powers diuine He more submisse doth humble thankes referre and thus in fine In sondrie sortes of talke and sporting mirth a day they spende And then another till away Plantagenet did wende And Baliol king to Edenbrowe his progresse straight did bende The Moone increasing oft had now repayrde her glittering gleames UUhen Edward with swift slyding hull deuides the surging streames Requested by the Flaunders Earle on causes of great weight For to consult to bothes behoofe in time redounde which might UUhom kindred neare and eke his spouse to Britaine monarch knit And hauing had on their affaires such talke as they thought fite They strike a league and heauenly bodies bright to recorde call UUhich neuer during terme of life be abrogated shall The Peeres of Flaunders on their othes this league a vowe to keepe This done the king to England backe the salt sea â—…udes doth sweepe These 〈◊〉 the French man galles and fills his minde with doutfull 〈◊〉 UUhen through the streetes of Paris pompous towne this fame had spred And rumour running fast vncertaine who it first should reare And did likewise the irefull hart through burning choler teare Of Valoys king of Galls wherfore his Lordes to counsell tane By dreadfull Mars it was decreed to worke the Britaines bane Small matter finding out and that vniust to build vpon But th' English Rector fraude preuentes with vertue pure anon For he to blouddy warres the Frenchman summons as right heyre Unto the crowne and armes of Fraunce with th' English mixt doth beate For that his vncle Charles did to ioyes supernall passe No issue left behinde whose sister true and coheire was The comely Lady Isabell out from whose loynes did spring She comne of auncient lyne her selfe the mightie English king UUho with these causes iust of ire prouookt in bagges doth fold A masse of siluer pure and hugie heapes of glittering gold And ready gettes ech thing for present warres which he thinkes meete But first he goes the Flanders Earle his faithfull frend to greet And to consult beyond the seas A mightie army gardes His maiestie which hollow hull from flashing surges wardes And now in midst of weltring waues the nauy fleetes apace UUhich with his boystrous blastes the Northwinde cold along doth chase His lustie laddes to copp with whistle shrill the carefull guide Commaundes where standing one of Shippes a nauy huge descryde And aske how many aunswere makes on wooddie mountaines hye So many as are tender okes esprong Then of what countrie Of Fraunce quoth he Forthwith the king biddes ech man to addresse Him selfe to fight and armour strong to set in readinesse And that no man should turne the sterne and course intended leaue On payne of losse of that deare ioynt to which the shoulders cleaue Don Phaebus now with glimering rayes the hye heauen costes deuides And loftie in his chariot bright the windes quite calmed rides Stout Valoys his vp sturres the broilyng battaile to begin Shipp fast to shipp conioynes the clasping grapple hellish ginne On both sides fiercer growes the fight bloud bloud pursues full fast He headlong tumblyng downe in gulfie channell quicke is cast A pleasaunt bait for frisking fish he gasht with goory knife Into the surging salt sea floudes is throwne deuoyde of life And so one man with double corture hath his fatall end Moreouer huge vnwieldie stones the English souldiours sende Downe froÌ„ their hollow topps
the â—…act out fully 〈◊〉 Nor on his cheekes the soft and 〈◊〉 lockes you might discerne By reason of his youth the weightie workes of Mars to learne The maine battaile he himselfe in gliâ—…ering armour brodered takes And backward to retyre the 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 neere he makes To Cresseis baulky boothes all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thereby to voyde And more that by that meanes the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 By marching vp against the hill and disaduantage by The vnegall soyle in the assault But when the Galles did spie The Britaine backe to draw more rash then wise forth fast they hie And spurde their coursâ—… fierce supposing Britaines for to flie The trompets sound 〈◊〉 â—…mies shout the noyse hie heauen doth pearce The English raâ—…es 〈◊〉 their enemies troupes assayling 〈◊〉 With yew bowes bended stife which flickring flights forth whistling sends The warriour praunser hurt with stripe his rider flinging trendes Out of his sadle and with hard horne hoofe his maister kickes An other horse within whose paunch a long stamne staggering stickes His countrimen downe driues and raies disturbing backward runnes Outragious springing fast and stables seekes from which he comes Then other after others raungt their sitters all outwrencht And here and there crosecoursing fease nor hedge nor dike deepe trench Can stop their furious swinge but bye pathes scattered seuerall trace The goorie blacke bloud drops the ground besprinkling in the race And now the footmen forth are comne and fierce with weapons fell The battaile doe restaure the English stripe with stripe repell The theiftaines of the Frenchmen strecht along with gaping wound Digd in by dint of drierie blade lie struggâ—… on the ground He first which cruell borderers on bankâ—…s of Aibis floud Acknowledgd for their Prince then noble Lorein fierce and wood Then of Dalanson Duke then Harcourt Earle and many more Who from their auncient peâ—…egree their worthie titles bore Or els from castels fayre or warlike countries drew their name A number of the common sort then also had their bane The king with gastly gleiue like thunderbolt driues forth away So doth the Prince his sonne whose Britaine virtue bright that day Did shew it selfe and of what force it was and puissaunce good In which were thirty thousand slaine and fieldes moyst made with bloud UUhith when aloofe from hie hill top king Valois did behold Forthwith backsliding fast through swift course borne of horses bolâ—… His countrie bâ—… attainde A foule reproch to Fraunce no dout And blot most blacke to him for at his heeles a greater rout He slying after drew then Britaines were which causbe him flee So much it is at first assault of courage fierce to bee In blouddy martiall fieldes The campe throughout then ioyes at will Ech hart and â—…kes sweet consent ech care with tâ—…es doth fill Of Frenchmen thus the pillage sweet and precious gold possest Our men vâ—…to their tentes in shadowy euening them addrest Next morne â—…s soone as glittering globe of Phoebe vpstart the Frankes Together floâ—…t and once againe in order set their rankes UUith armes to trie if that perhaps Mars chaunce would wauering bee UUhich first the king intreated hard by earnest suite that he UUould giue them leaue in open field once more with Galles to fight These three Earles stout of Warwike first a haunt and egar knight Then Huntington and after him Northamptons chiefe renowne All vnawares in skirmish hot the Frenchmen batter downe Then lawfully king Edward might the large fieldes raunge at will Resistance none is made against his bandes but all is still The Frenchmen dare nomore the brunt of Britaines force abyde Nor them against in open campes their quarrell to disside Three dayes here spent the king his tentes remoues backward goes To Caleys shoares and towne with trench and bulwarke round doth close UUhen wonne by fraud and fauning flatterings smooth of Valois king The Scottish scepter bearer vades our 〈◊〉 and downe doth fling All thinges to frying flames The prudent â—…ene her husband lacke For to suppresse these falâ—…e periude irruptions doth not slacke But bandes of armed souldiours vp collectes nor need she had Th' inhabitantes it Poytiers call neare which withouten bound An open plaine there lyes in which no tree with shadowy limbe Nor braky bush doth grow a place most fic for skirmage grim Here both the armyes meet on ground out blacke bloud gushing powres The horsemen topsie tayle are turnde death conquered Frankes deuouâ—… The rayes are broke and remnant yet aliue the battaile shunnes Through swift pursute thevictor pantes and starting lightly runnes His footestepps thick thick fetching fast as in a champion plaine When as the watchfull grayhound hath a wattkin spied full faine He springeth on his pray to get he life for to maintaine The greyhound gaping wide with greedy iawes threats still to catch The hare herselfe from byting chapps away doth scudding snatch So is in hope of pray the Britayne swift and dreading bane The Frenchmen flie but in the flight most are subdued and tane The king himselfe into the tentes was captiue brought and chose More rather for toyeld then life by dint of swourd to lose Forthwith in slidyng hull through flashing floudes to Britaine shore He was conueyed where prisoner like the seruile yoke he bore To teach him of the Britaine king his Lord to obey the lore Now noble Prince Plantagenet two kinges did captiue hold And gentle prison many Peers of both landes did infold Of auncient stockes esprong which Britaines tooke in blouddy fight But clemencie of Edward king resplendent shinde so bright Such vertue rooted in his brest and mercy did remaine That on conditions and for raunsome he â—…mist agayne Ech one vnto his country soyle and kinsfolkes linkt in loue Those kinges high glory followeth fast which battaile so do moue So to contend in dreadfull warres immortall prayse atchiues Good shepheardes vse to sheere their sheepe and not to skiâ—…e with kniues He noble Monarch sparde the suppliant downe the proude supprest Thrise happy sure if Atrapos fell Goddesse had not wrest To vnripe death his noble sonnes Prince Edwardes fatall thredd But hauing first begott a tender babe in wedlocke bedd UUhich Richard had to name whom as his heyre he left behind And whom his 〈◊〉 dying to beare the regall mace assignde According as this nations lawes and auncient rites did binde The child the slender age of eleuen winters did not passe UUhen that with Princely 〈◊〉 his head adorned was But when he neare to mans estate through riper yeares was start No man can well declare how for from 〈◊〉 â—…awtie hart And maners eke he swaru'de in mynde vnlike how he became Contrarily disposde to mighty Sier and noble dame But antike vertue still in breastes of Britaine Peers was shrinde And manlie courage bold which in the auncient primates shinde By natures force ingraft that in God Mars aduentures hard The
ofpring worthy of such Syers with them might be comparte And freely durst to tollerate what tossing toyles you would The nobles seyng thus the feates of mighty Mars waxe could For that the king secure and pleasant peace sought to vphold And fearing sloughtfull Idlenesse her poyson should instill Corrupting them and more least from Bellonaes warlike skill Long discontinuaunce should degenerate the Britaines hartes Incensing them to filthy lust soft sleepe and sluggish partes The king therof aduertizde first a solempne Iustes they make The counterfaited worke of Mars The quiuering speare to shake At Tilt and Torney eke th'appoint for foure and xx dayes Which number iust of Britaine Peers as challengers forthwayes To externe nations Legats send such tydinges for to blase That Britaynes iustes triumphantlike will keepe for one monthes space Ioint to the Citie lyes a field from Smithes deriu'de the name Th'outside of London walls an ample place fit for the same Here shall the race be pight and certaine limitts measured out Let hyther make repayre of noble bloud ech champion stout All nations shall haue safe conduct And they which shall doe best And to the ground most doughtie knightes out of their seates shall wrest Or sturdy stafe shall oftnest crack they massie heapes of gold Shall for their seruice haue and pretious rewardes rich shall hold King Richard them bestowing of manly fortitude the hier This publisht thus abroad to many Cities far and nyer On this side and beyond the Alpes as manlier courage hold Possest ech forraine hart by worthy lynage high extold He horse and armour getts and swift through salt sea surges springes From Fraunce comes th Earle of S. Paule his heire with him bringes To whom a frutefull land of fish Bataue the Duchie yeldes And many more of noble byrth out of Italia â—…eldes From sondry regions of the world likewise agaynst that day Full many a Peere of royall bloud at London made his stay The king of England from the tower which mighty Caesar built Proceedes whom foure and xx doughtie knightes in harnish guâ—… Doe after traine along proud pompous London streated brode In number euen which mounted braue on milke white palfrayes rode Them ioyntly after trace their portlike Ladies richly drest With golden neckbandes bright â—…mboso with stones their corps inuestd With golden roobes of needle worke with shapes of hartes of gold In wrought whose neckes eke golden crownes most curious did infold The Britaine king these liueries would haue his landes to bee The forriners with precious genunes ydect with gallant glee Of no lesse coâ—…ly workmanship did sumptuous garmentes weare And goodly to be seen on trampling steedes did armour beare Of Iron sweltes and gold yforgd most gratefull sightes to see To common people much amasde To Smithfield comne they bee At last Then Circle wise in rankes the Tiltyard fayre about They all suruewing traste both Challengers and challengd rout The bard horse mounts an end and with his heeles the ayre doth beat Carreyring forth and back with studded raines yfurnisht neat The hollow brasse trompe shrill with Taratantara skies doth threat The Torneyars iustling meet with might and maine and labours great They tire themselues now salt sweat dropps downe still from top to toe And panting puffinges following fast out of their mouthes doe goe The point of ratling speare the thinne ayre small dishtuâ—…red teares The troncheon burst beforne to ground the enemy stombling beares The lookers on reioyse and clapping handes a shout vp reares Now glommy night approching neare one dayes contention endes On morrow to renew the warlike sport ech champion wendes 〈◊〉 courage â—…all to their auncestours through doughtie deedes They plainely shew True glory sure from hard exploites proceedes The third day comnes of sondry peoples flocke the assembly large Doe wonder at the Captaines mighty actes how they did charge UUith peise the trembling stafe and lustie armes aloft did lift And eke with what fierce courage was indued the courser swift UUith clashing loude of armour skies through bouncing bobs resound Ech day for the contendours knightes his proper pleasures found Anâ—… 〈◊〉 full foure and twentie dayes in Torneying were expirde And time the Britaine king to weyghtier causes fast requirde UUherfore the stranngers he for manly prowesse much extolde Rewarding them with massie chaynes of pure and fined gold And looded home with other giftes to natiue soyle doth send That bagges with heapes of coyne 〈◊〉 vp their masters downe did bend But th' English challenge makers Fame requird for their reward To be commended for their factes they onely did regard And ech vnto his proper home the Iustes thus finisht hies When to the king his nephew thus with wordes expresse applyes The noble Duke of Lancaster ybred in Gaunt that towne Deare nephew to thy vncle of Grandsyers stocke the chiefe renowne Thou knowest I thinke that if an iniurie committed bee Gainst linage of Plantagenetts of what impaciencie Of mind they are forthwith by dint of swourd requyring right Such courage was ingraft in our forefathers great of might T' imitate myne auncestours why should it yrke my minde Renowned Prince within your realme caulme peace long time hath shinde No foe deccipt pretendes nor bickering dares your force to trie Whilst vncle to your maiestie and princes of spring I Behold my spouse in wedlocke bandes conioynd of Hispanig land Her fathers onely heir by force the Spaniard to withstand And barre from kingdomes rich which publike lawes her giues as due UUherefore of souldiours stout by your commission large a crue Let me collect this warfare long to vndertake with me And of my spouses right by wars to seeke recouerie And Iustice rites inuiolate by dreadfull Mars maintaine His vnkle speaking thus with friendly speach the king againe Receaues at lengh this aunswere makes aâ—…ydst his noble traine I can not sure but much commend thy stomack haut and bolde In no respect behind in courage our forefathers olde Goe with good luck vnto the land which floud Iberus streames Doe famous make and what as dower vnto thy wyfe pertaines By custome due which Nations all haue erst allowed for right If that the Spaniard will not yeeld that stoutly win in fight True heyres to be defrauded both Gods lawes and mans deny Almighty Ioue to ayde the right will succour send from hie Herewith he him dimisde The Duke with mighty nauie straight Strong armed for those combrous wars with hardy souldiours fraightd The sounding salt sea sweepes with vertuous spouse and daughters twain His cause distrusting straight of peace conditions offreth faine The Spanish guide which being tane forthwith eyght carres with coyne Full loaded to the Duke he sendes moreouer doth enioyne Himselfe ten thousand poundes of yearely tribute for to pay In Bayon Castell fayre which then did Britayne Prince obey But th' English Duke for recompence vnto the Hispaigne king In mariage linkes his daughter which first from his loynes did
worke of high 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thou 〈◊〉 â—…ll 〈◊〉 the same Thy warlike nâ—… vnto thee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 straight to battaile frame Thy selfe and dreadfull foes to come by maâ—…y courage tame And through thy great exploites in warre deseru'de laud beare away Without delay the Arthets stout are sett in battaile ray Of which the greatest part in sondry winges deuided weare The martiall rankes which tronthesn piâ—…es claspt in their hands did beare The ensigne of the king in armour thick did compasse round The Earle then which by the name of Suffolke was renownde The right wing did conduct the Warwicke Earle the left hand rout Both armde with souldiours old which twangd there bowes with courage A troupe of horsemen light the pikâ—…en rankes did firmely garde stout The reregarde such as browne billâ—… date and 〈◊〉 keene did warde Like Giantes strong with hugie limbes and campe behinde did close Here was the Britaynes power this hinde of battaile ray they chose The army ordred thus the king demandes what time a day About the time in which our Priestes accustom'd are to pray The nobles aunswere make throughout the townes of Albion hie Be of good cheare ye Britaynes â—…ut the king doth straight reply For in this 〈◊〉 the sacred clarkes do pray for our successe Goe to my lads your valure so by great exploites expresse That like to your forefathers old this day you may depart Whose handes in fight not onely haue the Frenchmen made to start But manly lookes haue stoinde and forst to flie with broken hart All feare expell death dreadfull is to none of gentle kind If to be ouercomne by destinies lott we be assignde The last gasp of my vitall breath shall be blowne out this day For me as captiue to redeeme no man shall tribute pay Nor for my raunsome Brittish land shall any charge defray He sayd Like minde was to them all the army showting hie Redoubleth loude the noyce and promise plightes that all would die On paint of goarie blade if Fortune victory should denie Meane time towardes the Celtanes hoast began to wend away The army all and broad in sight their bankers to display Behold of dreadfull Mars the trompet gastly noyce out blue Prouokementes dire of blouddy slaughters fell then to insue The armies both bloudthirstie neare and neare their footestepps drue The share vprooting reares and brings to light in steede of stones Doe curse and banne with dolefull playnts those ciuill battailes fell In which an hundred thousand wights the blooddy blade did quell Todcastle eke through battaile strange a noble name doth gayne In which full thirtie thousand men in dolefull sort were slaine The last broyle of this ciuill war did Teuxburie contayne Which townes yet standing of those warres are testimonies good How then that flowing riuers ranue conuerted into blood So many dreadfull foughten fieldes the faction of two kings Did cause which mightie Ioue at last vnto conclusion brings Here Bosworth blooddy warres and others moe I will omit By which king Henry seuenth eternall fame which will not flit From age to age continned still in memorie attaynd UUho first but Earle of Richmond then king Edwards daughter gaynd In wedlocke linked fast and with her Britaine crowne possest That did the lawes require and English Primates chiefe request This God th' almightie guide as authour chiefe did bring to passe And thus at length the rage of ciuill hatred ended was He rayngd vnto his subiects all a noble prince most deare All externe enemies far and neare his puyssance great did feare He worshipt chiefly God and godlines and iustice lou'de And craftie wicked men he hating sharpely still reprou'de Full twentie yeeres and three belou'de of all he ware the crowne Of forrayne princes high esteemde and had in great renowne A king of iustice rare of prudence manners courage bolde who dying left the dyademe to Henry stout to holde His heyre with wondrous welth huge heapes of siluer pure and golde The ende of the first Booke HE from him tender yeares the workes of mighty Mars esteemd That other giftes most singular which well a Prince beseemd As well of body as of minde I do not here declare How puissant courteous eke how he his shoulders loftie bare Aboue the rest with comely face adornd and vertue rare The fourth time haruest yellowish waxt since first he ruld this soyle And hott Autumnus scorching flames the earth did chapping broile UUhen Henry valiant Britayne king did fearefull wars vp rere And cruell Frankes to blouddy campes of dreadfull Mars did stere The Romane bishop him incenst these warres to take in hand UUherfore the surging floudes he cuts and doth at Callice land The Citie filling full with thirtie thousand souldiours stout Foure noble Captaines onely tane out of the warlike rout Lord Talbot martiall Peere and eger Poynings fierce in fight Rice ap Thomas floure of Wales and Somerset a doughtie knight UUhich Henry had foresent to fragrant fieldes where Turwyn standes Turwyn a walled fortresse strong yfenest with warlike bandes In tune of pleasant spring as boystrous windes with whirling blastes On ground all sweeping sheere and slubble light and dust vp castes Or as the earth with croked teeth of sickle sharpe is shorne So downe the heardes of deare with th' English horsemen thick are borne They troupes of prisoners take and droues of beastes subdue by might The king insues and thirtie thousand men in harnish dight Of hard brasse beaten forgd in siege gainst Turwyn walls he pight Under the Britaine king the mightie Emperour serues for pay And blouddy Germaines fierce in bruntes of warre renownd alway Nothing to souldiours is disburst for hyer but fyned gold Of which ech tent throughout the campe such wondrous store did hold That money for to coine the king of siluer was constrainde Rewardes stout courage brought and hier in armes haut hartes maintaind The Celtane horsemen troupes with valiaunt Brutes do battaile make To rescue theirs but all in vayne they weaker armour take The palme of conquest wonne away the puissant Britayne beares The enemies all thrust through with sharpned pointes of thirling speares The walls with roring Cannon shot all groueling battred downe Doe easie passage giue and entraunce large into the towne And Frenchmen fild with shiuering dread Now Turwyn Britaines hold And conquered spoyles of ransackt towne the king decks manifold UUhose mighty puissance great in feates of Mars with flickring winges Swift sliding through the ayre Report to bordring Cities bringes In Tornay famous Citie strong when that these newes were told For very grief she grones and grauntes for tribute sommes of gold And gates wide open fetts permitting Britaines entrance bold UUithin her walls and subiect now vnto new Lordes becomne Extincting former lawes of Henry king takes new in romne Meane time kyng Iames which then of Scottes the regall mace did beare And to confirme the league till warres of Britaines ended
wourd of high Iehoue then superstition vaine A foule and filthy errour shall all desolate remaine For seuen yeares space which so doth sticke vnto religions side As doth the clinging Iuie thrombe fast to the Eâ—…ne abide Almighty Ioue to heauenly blisse shall first this springold call Before the worldes frayle glory shall his hart seduce at all Or lusting flesh incense him by suggestion vnto sinne A flattering foe in floud of Acheron to plundge him in The seuenth yeare of his raigne shall him bereaue of regall mace Whom after shall a married Queene succeed in royall place The Pope reducing Then shall wofull England sliding backe Fall prostrate downe to blockes and ripp agayne the Romish pack If any man do mutter once by conscience terrour stong Or once reuolue the testâ—…nt write in his mother song Or out of it conuince the Pope to swarue from law and right In vaunting his authoritie equall with Ioues almight With diuilish pride vp pufâ—… he shall with scorching brands be burnd With raging fiers consuming force his bones to ashes turnd When that the noble Princesse had the matter peisde aright And cald to minde that daungers such and lucklesse chaunce as might Not be eschewie must suffred be and not â—…ailde with grief Few dayes expirde in robes of state and Princely bestmentes chief All shining downe he comes and musing walke in harbour greene By chaunce a Courtlike Lady than prostrate on both her kneene I know not what petition made of royall stocke esprong Of mighty Peers whose ielous loue and secret truth erst long In sondry pointes she had fortitide to whom the Queene thus spake O trustie Lady manifest do not oer secretes â—…ake None present stands we are alone and leasure serues to talke For far apart the portlike troupe of britaine nimphes did walke And opes her lipps for to proceede and faultring shutts againe At length she spake when dulcett sleepe me close in bed had laine My maydes secluded all Inrold in earth in elder yeares Ay me my Grandsier old in antike forme so brim appeares As when he drew his vitall breath he was vnto me knowne And in a long processe my fatall houre hath to me showne UUhich in this month insuing next the destinies will procure The noble dame sale trickling teares bedewing her lookes demure Astoinsht sobbing sayes noâ—… God auext this bitter lot The fancies of your troubled braine so vayne remember not But quite roote out such parching thoughtes as macerate your hart Out of a gladsome minde fresh florishing age doth bloming start Perplexing grief hart strings of mortall men vntimely freats And in his pinsers holding fast their mindes with corture beats Meane tyme a page doth warne the royall king for to approch But Anne desirous of her grief the cause to set abroch Unto her trustie frend her dreame in order doth declare And what the diuine oracles concerning England weare More of king Henries mightie race what should be the successe Then of her tender Impe in fine the fate the doth expresse Her willing truth and faythfull loue toward her to maintaine Yet yong of yeares which in processe might recompence her payne Then to the goodly Prince her spouse she lowlie doth incline For honours sake who tokens great of loue erprest that tyme Both ioyntly side by side the fragrant garden trace about UUhich sight the hartes did gladsome make of all the vulgar rout Sir Titan Venus glorious house in heauenly coape had past And some degrees incroching made in signe adiacent fast Renowmed Anne for endlesse life a short death doth exchaunge Deuouring cares expeld and in celestiall coastes doth range Learne you that liue what can backbiting malice gobling fell Blacke Enuie gastly hagg neare happy liuers still doth dwell UUhich filthy venome blew of viperous tonges insues as mate Religion and worship true of mightie Ioue which sate All drownd much like a burning coale vp rakt in embers dead In happy dayes of vertuous Anne disclosd her burnisht head Of Anne whose hand so bountifull gaue almes vnto the pore Ech day and feeble creeples lame and people blind vp bore Ye wailyng widowes do lament the black and dismall day Ye children eke of Siers bereft which tooke this Queene away The Lady Iane of Seimers bloud stout Henry mightie king In holy wedlocke rites espousâ—… from which a babe did spring A boy of wondrous towardnes and manly vertue cleare He was by sacred muses reard and fostred vp most deare To him in tender age Elizabeth coequall cleft Aa both to soone in springing yeares of noble dames bereft Howbeit that carefull prouidence in Henries brest was shrind That he a man of knowledge deepe them to instruct assignd The day in diuers partes was cut for diuers studies fitt Euen with Syr Titans springing lampe they at their bookes doe sitt These vertuous Impes now this now that with mindes intentiue reed First Iesus Christ instilled was their endlesse blisse to breed The life the rocke the tracked path to them which dread the Lord. Then bookes of ciuill gouernement which preceptes did afford And other noble Artes beside for royall children meet Sound knowledge daily did increase and ripe wit polisht neet Renowmed Henryes ardent loue towardes them kindled more And fauour of the Britaine Peers obtaind and commons lore Elizabeth three yeares by byrth her brother went before Inferiour in her sexe but for bicause of riper age Desirous laud and prayse to winne free from fell enuious rage And that her brother Prince incenst by her proceedings might Be spurd more ardent to attaine to Vertues sacred light She here desistes and qualities beseeming her degree She practisâ—… els beside Now silken vesture holdeth she In lilly handes and fitting fine with pliant fingers small With needle worke imbrodereth rich and ouerspreadeth all Mineruaes pretious webbe the vewers would haue voucht it sure The hemmes distinguisht with a gard of glistering mettall pure Now doth she exercise her selfe of solempne Lute to play On warbling stringes now more now lesse sad dumpes to driue away The Nightingale her chirping voyce so diuers scarse could make Diuideo into sondry tunes as she most sweetly strake with quauering fingers small and gentle touching of the strings All men admiting much whence that celestiall Musicke springs Where daintie cates on tables spred they were to take repast Or after viandes all remou'de in galleries they wast The time or els in gardens fresh of fragrant sauour walke Of vertue of Religion true of sayings wise her talke Should still be framde both godly speach and true she alwayes vsde A token plaine how that her hart the spot of vice refusde In old Palaemons learned Art they both most skilfull weare The Prince and Lady eke so deepe ingraft in minde did beare The Greekish phrase with Latine speach conioynd that in short space Once reeding would suffise to vnderstand the hardest place That of the hugie world so vast where Phoebus globe
pes enter Sotland I eithe and Edenborowe ransacked The Scottes placed their ordinauâ—… full agâ—… their gâ—… The Scottes forsake their Ordinaunce Preparation of wars against Fraunce The king of Fraunce his league with the Turke The Dukes of Northfolkâ—… and Suffolkâ—… the Earle of Arundeil Lord Paulet Lord Russell appointed chiefe in this warfarâ—… Sir Anthonie browne master of the horse Or Titaâ—… set that is or when the Sunne is set The discription of king Henry thâ—… 8. â—…ulcanus The descripâ—…ion of the workeman â—…hip of kyng Henries harâ—…ish King Henry landeth at Callice Bullen besiged The English giue assault The gallâ—… resist The vse of the great gunne Iohn Dadley beâ—… checâ—… the king that bee with his marriners might first scale the was Corona murâ—… lis in old time he that first entred the Enemies fort wanne great honour and therefore crowned with a garland in the triumphe The oration of Iohn Dudâ—… ley to his mâ—… riners The King considering the daunger that Dudley with his men wear like to runne into commaundes them to desist Bullen rendred Iohn Dudley Lieuetenant of Bullen Preparation of the Frank against England The Frenchmen with a great nauy it uade the I le of wight â—…enry 8. afâ—…er 3â—… yeares â—…yeth â—…dward the sixt begunne â—…o â—…aigne â—… 546. The Earle of 〈◊〉 created Duke of Sommerset Iohn Dudley made Earle of VVarwicke Expedition of souldiours into Scotland The Duke of Sommerset Ealre of VVarwicke and Lord Dacies assigned chiefe in this warfare Lord Graiâ—… captaine of the horsemen A light skirmage of the horsemen of both partes the day before the battaile VVhori it was neare sunne set The Farle Arreine gouernour of Scotland sen. deth an Herault vnto the the Duke of Somerset and the Harle of Huntley prouoketh him had to hand Huntley challenged The Duke of Somersets reply The aunswere of the Earle of VVarwick to the messenger The Earle of VVarwicke chalengeth Huntley to single cumbat The Engliâ—… army is set order The on set â—…uskelborow â—…lde The Scots send into Frauncc to intreate a league betweene the heires of Scâ—… land and Fraunce Hymen God of wedlâ—…k To Dusson dale The Rebels â—…nclosed themselues with their cariages on euery side â—…o keep of the assaults of the Barle of war wickes horsemen The Harle of VVarwicke subdueth the rebels in Northsolke The Giants in old tiâ—…e rebelled against the Gods and would haue pulled â—…ubiter out of heaueÌ„ The Earle of VVarwicke created Dukâ—… of Northumberland The death of king Edward King Edwards praise Mary beginneth to raign 1553. Queene Mary marrieth to king Phyllip Sâ—…itium â—…ernum is 〈◊〉 the eight Calendes of Ianuary Christmas he meaneth Henry of Fraunce inuadeth Flaunders Preparation of warres against the Frenchmen Diuers nations in phillips 〈◊〉 Saint Quintinnes besieged Saint Quintines â—…ted Henry Dudley slayne Saint Quintinnes taken The Castell 〈◊〉 Houne taken ransackt The Admiral of England with too shipps sayleth into Frauncâ—… and burneth Conque Sir VVilliam VVinter with many of the Queenes shipps taketh â—…gayne Alderne I le â—…oÌ„ he handes of â—…e Frenchmen The words of Sir VVilliam VVinter to his souldiours Sir VVillim VVinter meeting with the Frenche Captaine slaieth him valiantly The Frenchmen subdued Câ—…lice lost Thirlby Bishoppe of Elye Queene Mary dyeth Aegis the shield of Pallas The Censures of the Vniuersities of Italy and Fraunce against the Pope The toune Princes of Europe more or leâ—…se are ment to be as ten hornes vnto this beast Hymeneus or Hymen God of mariage A solempne pompe at the mariage of Henry and Anno. Anne great by King Henry Anne crowned which hapneth to none but to the heires of the kingdom Nestor liâ—…ed three hudred yeares The conduiâ—… ran with wine at the coronation of Queene Anne VVhitâ—…hall Sainct Peters at VVestminster Thomas Duke of Northfolke made chiefe Steward of England â—…rle of Arundeil Tâ—…ster Phoebe two sillables vsed for the Moone Elizabeth borne on tht seuenth day of December being the sabboth day Elizabeth baptised and confirmed in the true faith Her sureties were the Archbishop of Cannterbury the duthesse of Norfolke and the Lady Mâ—…ques of Exeter Elisabeth poâ—…laimed heite vnto the Crowne by â—…n Herault The surties giue gifts of pâ—…e gold The Englisâ—… people by oâ—… vowe their loyaltie and obedience vnto Queen Elizabeth The toward nes of Elizabeth in her childhood Description of the spring tyme. â—…orpheus â—…od of dreaâ—…es â—…he dreame 〈◊〉 Queene 〈◊〉 whereâ—… she was â—…ed of 〈◊〉 death at 〈◊〉 and of â—…ny other â—…ble câ—…es A foreshew â—…ng of the exterminating and ioâ—… ting out of Idols Restâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by kâ—…g â—…dward Acheron oâ—… of tâ—…e â—…ue 〈◊〉 uers of hell where 〈◊〉 are â—…mented Maries gouâ—… nement Anne declareth her dreame vnto a noble matrone Anne dyeth Annes prayse for almes giuing Henry marieth Queene Iane. Edward borne Prince Edward and Elizabeth skilfull in the Greeke and Latin tong Henry 8. dyeth Edward 6. crowned Hatfield Periphrasis sixe yeare for the Sunne once a yeare ouerg es the xâ—… signes so that be meaneth by ouertaking the signes vi times vi yeare Edward the. 6 dieth Queene Mary ruleth The Bishoppe of VVinchester Holie sort Ironia cuius contrarium veâ—… est licolas Baâ—…ns Lord priuy seale Thomas Brockley Lord chauncolour VVilliam Paulet Marques of VVin chester Lord Cicill high treasurer of England Ae lus God the windes Baron of Burghley The Earles o Arundell an Penbroke Stewardes o the Queenes house Clinton Lord Admirall Earle of Lin colne Villiam hoâ—…ard â—…he Earle of â—…ssex high â—…hamberlaine â—…f England â—…e also was â—…esetenant in â—…eland Robart Dudly Castor Polâ—…ux hatched â—…fan agge by â—…eda whom â—…upiter rauish â—…ed in forme of 〈◊〉 swanne Master of the horse Achates companion of Aeneas in all his toiles trauailes Farle of Lecester Hospitall built by the Earle Lecester Earle of Huntington liefe tenaunt of Yorke Scoolefellow and plaimare with king Edward the 6 Earle of warwicke Earle of Bedford Iord Hunsdon liesecenant of Barwicke Queene Anne aunt to the Lord Hunsden Syr Henry Sidney Lord President of wales Thomas Pary The Duke of Northsolke Syr Thomas Smith Syr Frauncis Knolls Syr Frauncis Knolls in Q. Maries dayes fled into Germanie Syr Ambrose Caue Syr Christopher Hatton master of the Garde Sir Raph Sadler Syr Gwaltor Mildmay Syr Iames a Crostes Secretary VValsinghaâ—… D. VVilson 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
were UUith Frankes in hand the sacred hoast had tane not long beforne And on the holy Sacrament had most deuoutly sworne For to obserue the rouenantes then plighted to his frend Himselfe with flaming fire and sword against our bankes doth bend And sixtie thousand souldiours hard all armed training fast In absence of their Lord the Britaine borders wide doth wast The Surrey Earle of English bondes assignd lieftenant stright Of valiant Brutes an army chose and to augment his might He noble Peers of auncient race descended to him ioynes Scroupe Stanly Latymer of stomacke stout and sturdy loynes Lord Dacres present was and Clifford harnisht glistering gay Than Bulmer Butler than with Haward Admirall of the sea And Edmond to him mynd sprong of one line of Grandsiers old UUhich first assailde his foes couragious knight aduentring bold Both dight in brestplates black so made by salt seas springling drop The enemy planted was on Flodden mountaines crested topp And when approching fast the king perceau'd in battaile ray UUith banners broad displayde the Brutes toward him take their way Dismounted from his steede where glory vaine incenst him forth Or feruent angers rage which in such case is little worth He forefront of the battaile leades and straight assailes his foes On sturdy buckler bosse the Britaine bare the enemies blowes And venging gleine with goary bloud downe runnyng red imbrued Three long houres armyes both in doutfull bickering fierce pursued The Scott with two large greifley woundes the sharpe sword edge doth stay So doth he for his faithles part deserued penaunce pay Part sau'd themselues by flight the remnaunt downe to death are cast Renowned Henry thus of nations twaine returnes at last Chief conquerour to his natiue land where thus his foes destroyde Then after many yeares he rulde and quiet peace inioyde At length the Northarne borderers abusde were of the Scott But he Embassadours doth send the trespasse out to blott And to acquite himselfe which done the Legates home retire But after that on this side Britaine 's grudgd and Scottish Ire On that side is incenst for on their borders grewe a strife And secret murmuringes went how quarrels dayly waxed rife Betwixt the peoples twaine Scarse thrise dame Phoebes glittering flame Repayred had her blazing beames and circle round became When as a mightie power of Scots well arm'de with troncheon speares One part on foote the other hors'd on praunsing steedes vp reares Themselues and in Nouember when the high heauens rayne down powrd Irruption making fierce with sword and fire our borders scourd There is a Citie hight Carlile with strong walles fenced round Built in the Northpart of this land which without balke or bound In valley playne is set and faire broad campes doth bordring vue Out of this fortrest warlike towne the kinges lieuetenant drue And other partes adioyning neere which are in Cumberland Two thousand Britaines harnisht bright gainst all the Scottes to stand Which hautie hearted Wharton doth conduct in open fieldes And egar onset giues dishiuering speares and battering shieldes But Scottes a chilly feare theyr trembling hartes possessing stright Astonisht were at first assault and by Ioues power almight UUere conquerde battered downe all groueling on the duskie ground Some takes the bushy groues and dungeon caues with rough rockes bound Some swift to mountaynes toppes with tale okes froughted flying gate The king of Scottes himselfe which on a hill side lurking sate Afright with this euent and of his men the sloughter vast To passe a gurtie floud himselfe into the channell â—…ast The riuer through wilde winter showres then flowed aboue the brinkes Wherfore in midst of striuing streames he gulping waters sinkes Besides all those which flight preseru'd and were in skirmage slaiue A number captiue of the Peeres and commons did remayne UUhich wearied sore and sad that night Carlile did safe containe The common sort with iron beltes and shackles fettred fast UUhich for a mashy muck of coyne all raunsom'de at the last As conquerours and conquered betweene them could agree Doe haste them home to natiue soyle from bondage quited free But all the nobler sorte from race of auncient Peeres esprong From thence to London Tower with swift course were conueyed along UUhere they inclosed fast the first night were constrayned to stay All mourning pensiue wightes sweet liberties freedome tane away The next morne glomy shadowes dimme from hye heauens had depres'd UUhen godly Henry mindfull sâ—…ill of wretched wightes distres'd Commaundes the Captiues all adornde in robes as white as milke The kinges rich pretious giftes all curious wrought with finest silke Through midst of London vnto him gentlie to be coâ—…ayde Then of the hard vngratefull harts of Scottes but little sayde There olde accustomed fraud ingraft he reprehendeth much Yet all with wondrous leâ—…itie and pleasaunt countenance such As louing parentes vse to haue when they their children deare Sprong from their proper loyns correcting chide to put in feare The Captiues on the other side did render ample speech Both for themselues and countrie soyle and for their late dead leich And farther did in humble sort beseech his royall grace That he vnto their wordes would lend his listening eare a space King Henry grauntes deepe silence straight ech man from talk doth hold When thus the eldest of the troupe of captiues thus he told O Prince amongst all noble kinges of Europe most renownd UUhose mightie praise through weightie workes in warfare doth abound UUe conquered Scottes thee conquerour confesse with willing thought Nor shame it is to such as you vs subiect to be brought what shame i st for the Panther weake to 'th Lion grim to couch If sharper penance you appoint deseru'de I hit auouch Our vitall blisse our finall bane in your handes doth remaine Howbeit to such a prince renownd our death small prayse can gayne Nor to be slayne can profit bring vnto your souldiers stout Respect our sucking babes and dolefull spouses scriking out with teares the ruthfull funeralls bewayling of their Lordes As dead Offendours to forgiue it greater glorie fordes If they offend which hest obey of their annoynted king Then twentie hundred foes in field to dreadfull death to bring But now vnto our sute which pondring wey with iustice right Renowmed prince we entrance made thy coastes to wast by might And wasted haue the bordring hamsettes neere with fierie flame Haue not our men with coudigne death paide penance for the same Our king no longer vitall breath and aire supernall takes But lucklesse chance of lowring Mars and life despising hates Perchance the Destinies so required and God the eternall guide would haue it so vnto whose becke all thinges on earth are tyde That of his wondrous clemencie two kingdomes ioynt combinde Might be in friendly loue and both haue one concordant minde Discordant earst before and endlesse league of friendship knit This thing to bring to passe occasion now is offered