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 â—â— 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
THE FOVRTH KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. Edward the 4 beeing 18 yeares Olde began his Raigne the 4 of march 1460 he was crowned 6 of June he Raigned 22 years 1 month 8 dayes and lyeth buried in Winsor Edward 4. I Yorkes great heire by fell domesticke Warre Inthroned was vn-King'd and reinthroan'd Subiecting quite the House of Lancaster Whilst wofull England ouerburthen'd groan'd Old Sonlesse Sires and Childlesse Mothers moan'd These bloody broyles had lasted threescore yeares And till the time we were in peace attoan'd It wasted fourescore of the Royall Peeres But age and time all earthly things outweares Through terrours horrors mischiefe and debate By trust by treason by hopes doubts and feares I got I kept I left and lost the State Thus as disposing heauens doe smile or frowne So Cares or Comforts waite vpon a Crowne EDWARD THE FIFT KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. Edward the 5 being 13 yeres of age came att london to be crouned the 4 of may 1483. Was deposed of his Croune by his onnaturall onkel the protecter laste his lyff in the tower his buriall is onknowen Edward 5. IF birth if beauty innocence and youth Could make a Tyrant feele one sparke of grace My crooked Vncle had bene mou'd to ruth Beholding of my pittie-pleading face But what auailes to spring from royall Race What surety is in beauty strength or wit What is commaund might eminence and place When treason lurkes where Maiesty doth sit My haplesse selfe had true false proofe of it Nipt in my bud and blasted in my bloome Depriu'd of life by murther most vnfit And for three Kingdomes could not haue one Tomb. Thus Treason all my glory ouer-top't And e're the Fruite could spring the Tree was lop't RICHARD THE THIRD KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. Richard the 3. king of England began his Raigne the 22. of June 1483. hee Raigned 2 Yeares 2. months hee was slaine at bosworth by Henrie earle of Richmond And lyeth buried at lecester Richard 3. AMbition's like vnto a quenchlesse thirst Ambition Angels threw from Heauen to Hell Ambition that infernall Hag accurst Ambitiously made me aspire rebell Ambition that damned Necromanticke Spell Made me clime proud with shame to tumble downe By bloudy murther I did all expell Whose right or might debard me from the Crowne My smiles my gifts my fauours or my frowne Were fain'd corrupt vile flattry death and spight By cruell Tyranny I gat renowne Till Heau'ns iust Iudge me iustly did requite By blood I won by blood I lost the Throne Detested liu'd dy'd lou'd bewail'd of none HENRY THE SEVENTH KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. Henry the 7. began his Raigne the 22. of June 1485. And was Crowned at Westminster the 30 of octob Hee Raigned 25. Yeares and 8. monthes and died the 22. of April lieth buried at Westminster Henry 7. I Was the Man by Gods high grace assign'd That for this restlesse Kingdome purchas 't Rest I Yorke and Lancaster in one combinde That sundred had each other long opprest My strength and pollicy th' Almighty blest With good successe from first vnto the last And high Iehouah turned to the best A world of perils which my youth o're past The white and red Rose I conioyned fast In sacred Marriages Coniugall band I Traytorstam'd and treason stood agast At mee strong guarded by my Makers hand In glory and magnificence I Raign'd And fame loue and a tombe was all I gainde HENRY THE EIGHT KING OF ENGLAND France and Ireland Defender of the FAITH c. Henry the 8 Was borne at Grenwich Entred his Raigne being 18 yeares of age the 22 of Aprill 1509. Was Crouned at Westminster the 25. of June following He Raigned 37. yeares and 9 months died the 28. of June buried at Winsor Henry 8. TO both the Royall Houses I was Heyre I made but one of long contending twaine This Realme diuided drooping in despaire I did rebinde in my auspicious Raigne I banisht Romish Vsurpation vaine In France I Bullen Turwin Turney wan The Stile of Faiths Defender I did gaine Sixe wiues I had three An's two Kates one Iane. In my expences Royall beyond measure Striuing in Noble Actions to exceede Accounting Honour as my greatest Treasure Yet various fancies did my frailty feede I made and marr'd I did and I vndid Till all my Greatnesse in a Graue was hid EDWARD THE SIXT KING OF ENGLAND France and Ireland Defender of the FAITH c. Edward borne at Hamton Court at the age of 9 yeares began his raigne the 31 of Janu 1546. Crowned at Westm the 20 of februa folowing he raigned 6 yeares 5 monthes died the 6 of Julie buried at westminster Edward 6. I Seem'd in wisdome aged in my youth A Princely patterne I reform'd the time With zeale and courage I maintain'd Gods truth And Christian faith gainst Antichristian crime My Father did begin I in my prime Both Baal and Beliall from this Kingdome droue With concords true harmonious heauenly chime I caus'd be said and sung Gods truth and loue From vertue vnto vertue still I stroue I liu'd beloued both of God and men My soule vnto her Maker soar'd aboue My earthly part returnd to earth agen Thus Death my faire proceedings did preuent And Peeres and People did my losse lament MARY QVEENE OF ENGLAND France and Freland Defender of the FAITH c. Maria nata Grenouici ii febru 1505. Incipit regnare 6. Iuli 1553. Regnauit 5 annos et 4 mensis Obyt annos nata 45. et 9. mensis Queene Mary NO sooner I possest the Royall Throne But true Religion straight was dispossest Bad Counsell caus'd Rome Spaine and I as one To persecute to martyr and molest All that the vnstain'd Truth of God profest All such as dar'd oppugne the pow'rfull Pope With grieuous Tortures were opprest and prest With Axes Fire and Faggot and the Rope Scarce any Land beneath the heau'nly Cope Afflicted was as I caus'd this to bee And when my fortunes were in highest hope Death at the fiue yeares end arrested me No Bale would serue I could command no ayde But I in prison in my Graue was laid ELIZABETH QVEENE OF ENGLAND France and Freland Defender of the FAITH c. The most excellent Princes Elizabeth Queene of Englande France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. She raigned 44 yeares died the 24 of March 1602 aged 69 6 monthes and lieth buried at Westminster Queene Elizabeth THe griefes the feares the terrours and the toiles The sleights tricks snares that for my life were laid Popes prisons poysons pistols bloody broyles All these encompast me poore harmlesse Maid But I still trusting in my Makers aide Was still defended by his power diuine My Glory and my Greatnesse was displaid As farre as Sunne and Moone did euer shine Gods mingled seruice I did re-refine From Romish rubbish and from humane drosse I yearely made the pride of Spaine decline France and all Belgin I sau'd from losse I was Arts patterne t'Armes I was a Patron I liu'd and dy'd a Queene a Maid a Matron IAMES Of that name THE FIRST And First MONARCH of the whole Iland of GREAT BRITAINE Vniting vnder one and the same his most Glorious Crowne the Kingdomes of ENGLAND SCOTLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Gods immediate VICE-GERENT Supreame HEAD of all Persons And Defender of the true ancient Christian Faith in these his Empire and Dominions Whom God long preserue The right high and most mightie Monarch IAMES by the grace of God King of Great Britaine Fraunce and Ireland c Defendor of the faith King James WEre all the flattry of the world in mee Great King of Hearts and Arts Great Britaines King Yet all that flattry could not flatter thee Or adde to thy renowne the smallest thing My Muse with truth and freedome dares to sing Thou art a Monarch lou'd of God and men Two famous Kingdomes thou to one didst bring And gau'st lost Britaines name her name agen Thou causedst Doctors with their learned pen The sacred Bible newly to translate Thy Wisdome found the damned powderd Den That Hell had hatch'd to ouer-throw thy state And all the world thy Motto must allow The Peace-makers are blest and so art thou CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES c. The most Illustrious Prince Charles Prince of Greate Brittaine and Ireland Duke of Cornwall Yorke and Albany Earle of Chester Kt of the most noble order of the Garter c. Prince Charles ILlustrious Off-spring of most glorious Stems Our happy hope our Royall CHARLES the great Successiue Heyre to foure Rich Diadems With gifts of Grace and Learning high repleate For thee th' Almighties ayde I doe intreate To guide and prosper thy proceedings still That long thou maist suruiue a Prince compleate To guard the Good and to subuert the Ill. And when by Gods determin'd boundlesse will Thy gracious Father shall Immortall be Then let thy Fame like his the world full fill That thou maist ioy in vs and wee in thee And all true Britaines pray to God aboue To match thy life and fortune with their loue FINIS Compton Holland excudit
with Peeres and people brauely mand Repeld repulst expulst insulting foes My Barons did my Soueraigntie withstand And wrapt themselues and me in wars and woes But in each battell none but I did lose I lost my Subiects liues on euery side From Ciuill wars no better gayning growes Friends foes my people all that fought or dyed My gaines was lesse my pleasure was my paine These were the triumphs of my troublous Raigne EDWARD THE FIRST KING OF ENGLAND Lord of IRELAND Duke of AQVITAINE c. Eduard the 1. borne at westmin was Crowned at westmi At the age of 33 yeares the 18 of September the 2. yeare of his raigne 1274 Hee raigned 34 Yeares 6. monthes and 14 dais hee died at burgh vpon the sandes lieth buried at westminster Edward Long-shankes MY Victories my Valour and my strength My Actions and my neuer-conquer'd name Were spred throghout the world in bredth length By mortall deeds I wan immortall Fame Rebellious Wales I finally did tame And made them Vassalls to my Princely Son Ientred Scotland fierce with Sword and Flame And almost all that Kingdome ouerrun Still where I fought triumphantly I won Through Blood and Death my Glory I obtain'd But in the end when all my acts were done A Sepulcher was all the gaine I gain'd For though great Kings contend for earthly sway Death binds them to the peace and parts the fray EDWARD THE SECOND KING OF ENGLAND Lord of IRELAND Duke of AQVITAINE c. King Edward the 2. surnamed Carnaruen was crouned att westminster at the 22. yere of his age the 24. of febru 1308. he Raigned 19 yere 6 monethes Was deposed the 25 of Ianiwarius 1326. he was slayne in the castle of barkley in the 43 yere of his age Edward 2. SOone after was my fathers Corps inter'd Whilst Fate and Fortune did on me attend And to the Royall Throne I was prefer'd With Aue Casar euery knee did bend But all these fickle ioyes did fading end Peirce Gaueston to thee my loue combinde My friendship to thee scarce left me a friend But made my Queene Peeres People all vnkind I tortur'd both in body and in mind Was vanquisht by the Scots at Bannocks Bourne And I enforc't by flight some safety finde Yet taken by my Wife at my returne A Red-hot spit my Bowels through did gore Such misery no Slaue endured more EDWARD THE THIRD KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. Eduard the 3. borne at winsor was Crowned at westminster the 2. of feb 1327. being 15. Yeares olde Raigned 50. years 4 months 24 dais Dyed the 21 of June 1377 lyeth buired in west Edward 3. IN Peace and War my Stars auspitious stood False Fortune stedfast held her wauering Wheele I did reuenge my Fathers butche'rd blood I forced France my furious force to feele I Warr'd on Scotland with triumphing Steele Afflicting them with slaughtcring Sword and Fire That Kingdome then deuided needs mustreele Betwixt the Bruces and the Balliols ire Thus daily still my glory mounted higher With blacke Prince Edward my victorious Son Vnto the top of Honor wee aspire By manly Princely worthy actions done But all my Triumphs fortunes strength and force Age brought to death and death turn'd to a Coarse RICHARD THE SECOND KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. RICHARD the 2. borne at Burdeaux Sonne to Edward Prince of Wales begann his Raigne the 21 of Iune An o Dni 1377. he Raiged 22. yeares was Deposed died the 14. of February 1399. First buried at Langley in Hartfordshire afterwardes at WestmiÌ„ster Richard 2. A Sun-shine morne precedes a showry day A Calme at Sea oft times fore-runnes a Storme All is not gold that soemes so glistring gay Foule Vice is fairest features Canker-worme So I that was of blood descent and forme The perfect image of a royall stock Vnseason'd young a duice did me deforme Split all my Hopes against Despaires black rock My Regall name and power was made a mock My Subiects madly in Rebellion rose Mischiefe on mischiefe all in troopes did flock Oppos'd depos'd expos'd inclos'd in woes With wauering fortunes troublously I raign'd Slaine by soule murther peace and rest I gaind HENRY THE FOVRTH KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. HENRY the 4. borne at Bollingbroke in the County of Lincolne beganÌ„ his Raigne the 26. of September 1â—â— Raigned 13. yeares 6. moneths died in An o D 1413. Of the age of 46. yeares buried at Canterbury Henry 4. FRom right wrong-doing Richard I did wrest His Crowne mis-guided but on me mis-plac'd Vnciuill Ciuill Wars my Realme molest And English men did England spoyle and wast The Sire the Son the Son the Father chas'd Vndutifull vnkind vnnaturall Both Yorke and Lancaster were rais'd and rac'd As Conquest did to either Faction fall But still I grip'd the Scepter and the Ball And what by wrong I won by might I wore For Prince of Wales I did my Son install But as my Martiall Fame grew more and more By fatall Fate my vitall threed was cut And all my Greatnes in a Graue was put HENRY THE FIFT KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. Henry the 5. bagan his Raigne the 20. of March. Was Crouned At Westminster the 9 of Aprill 1413. He Raigned 9 Yeares 2 months died in the castel of Boyes nere paris the 13 of August 1422. buried at Westminster Henry 5. FRom my Lancastrian Sire succesiuely I Englands glorious golden Garland got I temperd Iustice with mild clemency Much bloud I shed yet bloud-shed loued not Time my Sepulchre and my bones may rot But I i me can neuer end my endlesse fame O' liuion cannot my braue acts out blot Or make Forgetfulnesse forget my name I plaid all France at Tennise such a Game With roaring Rackets bandyed Bals and Foyles And what I plaid for still I won the same Triumphantly transporting home the spoyles But in the end grim Death my life affail'd And as I liu'd I dy'd belou'd bewayl'd HENRY THE SIXT KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. Henry the 6 of the age of 8 moneths Began his Raigne Tte 1. of September 1422. Crowned at Westminster the 6 of Nouember 1429 Afterward Crowned at Paris 7 September 1431 Raigned 38 yeares 6 moneths 4 dayes Buried at Winsore Henry 6. GReat Englands Mars my Father being dead I not of yeares or yeare but eight months old The Diadem was plac't vpon my head In royall Robes the Scepter I did hold But as th' Almighties workes are manifold Too high for mans conceit to comprehend In his eternall Register enrold My Birth my troublous Life and tragicke End 'Gainst me the house of Yorke their force did bend And Peeres and People weltred in their gore My Crowne and Kingdome they from me did read Which I my Sire and Grandsire kept and wore Twice was I crown'd vncrown'd oft blest oft crost And lastly murdred life and kingdome lost EDWARD