Danes whom Ethelwolf vanquisht in Surrey Burthred made King by Ethelwolf married Ethelswide the Kings daughter but at last hee fled froÌ„ the Danes to Rome about Alfreds time Eldred made King by Alfred espoused the noble Lady Elslede who also after her husbands death gouerned the Mercians with great honour defended them right nobly against the Danes her brother King being much holpen by her martiall aide and politike counsels after whose death K. Edward tooke the land of Mercians wholly the Crowne Northumbers Osfride and Ella rebell against Ethelred and are slaine by the Danes about the beginning of Alfreds reigne Egbert made King by the Danes expelled by the Northumbers Ricsiga King vnder the Danes R. 3. yeares Egbert a second vnder the Danes R. 7. y. Guthred or Gormo a Dane but God-sonne to King Alfred regned 11. Sythrik his son reigned next and espoused Edyth daughter to King Edward sister to Adelstane but Aulafe and Godfride their sonnes for mouing some sedition against Adelstane were expelled and fled Aulafe into Ireland God fridus into Scotland where they raysed some powers but were notwithstanding at seuerall times vanquished by Adelstane and Eldred After that one Edrike did clayme the Kingdome of Northumberland but was ouercome by Eldred about An. 950. since when Northumberland hath onely remayned an Earledome or Dukedome PALAE ALBION Ode octaua Inscripta SVENO ARGVMENTVM Oda velut varijs Anglos octaua procellis Iactatos canit huc Danica turba ruit Duraque Suenc lâ—cèt pensa imperet omne retrorsum Cessit at Angligenis Imperâ—ale decus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prooemio Odae inserta hypothesis BRitannos Latij cum Italis modò Saxâ— Brytannos Sedibus è patrijs finibus expulit ambos Saxones è solio simul omnia turbine versant Daci disijciunt Nostris ita saepè minutis Ludit in humanis diuina potentia rebus Sicque vices Fortuna fouet Naturaque cursu Omnia perpetuo varians sicque explicat annum Ver fugit aestates aestatum terga lacessit Pomifer Autumnus Nymbis cessurus vndis Vtque canit Samius sic nos sic omnia verti Nunc has nunc alias videas florescere genteis Celsaolim veteres nunc Troia humilâ—sque ruinas Et pro diuitijs tumulos estendit auorum Clara fuit Sparte quondam viguêre Mycenae Cecropis Prâ—ami necnon Carthaginis arces Vile solum Sparta est clarae cecidere Mycenae Celsaque Carthago Thebae celeberrimae Argos Laomedonteae quid nunc nisi nomina Troiae Quid Pandionijs restant nisi nomina Athenis Tam variat Fortuna vices tot mille figuris Vt quod erat non est neque erit quod perstet in orbe Imperiale decus saeclo isto pessimâ— Hirene Transferre ad Gallos velles insana Monarcha 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dacorum siue Danorum Daciae domen origo SAxones Egberto florent regnante cruento Mox ipsi praedae Daco miseraeque rapinae Vnde igitur Dani veniunt quibus incola terris Olim Dacus erat qui tot modo coedibus Anglo Saxones affecit pandens ab origine primâ Musa rogata refer Fuit olim Dacia propter Ripam Istri Gothique Getaeque ad littora Ponti Contiguas Dacis sedes habuêre sed intus Daci Danubicis iuxta adsedêre fluentis Contiguas quoque nunc Boreali in cardine mundi Quaesiuêre sibi sedes nam Gotthia fineis Dacorum attingit quâ tendit Cymbrica Nesos Illi multoties Romano à milite victi Trajani ac iussu Caracallae postea bellis Romani Imperij fineis regnante Philippo Turbârunt miserè Europamque Asiamque remiscent Donec ab Aurelio victi validisque fugati Aut propè deleti irruentùm à gente feroci Hunnorum Eoas dominante Valente per oras Exin cessêre atque vbi iam sedêre potiti Sede ex quâ Marius Cymbros deleuerat inter Arctoos mundi populos numerantur Eorum Dacia Pannonijs vicina Valachia nuper Dicta tulit Danos dudum Dragulasque sibjipsis Infestos parilique odio flagrà nte vocatus Turca iugum imposuit collis Danosque trucidat Instinctu Dragulûm Sic turpè vtrisque subactis Possidet arua ferox hostis celeberrima donec Rettulit Hunniades à Turcis capta trophaea Extitit ac patriae vindex Lunasque repressit Sicque vetus perhibent produxit Dacia Dacos Iam Danos Dragulasque hodiernaque Dania dudum A sibi cognatis Danis aut sede potitis Antiqua Istriacâ nomen traxisse putatur Crebraque cos inter commercia vtrosque fuisse Dacosque Danos olim Edgaris acta docerent Eque sinu quamuis quidam autumat hosce Codano Danos iam dictos siue haec seu verior illa Summi vtriusque authoris erit sententia Dacos Siue vocare lubet Danos de nomine quippe Sollicitè minùs Orator monet esse seueros Cum dere constet suo enim diplomate Regem Dacûm sâ— profitetur ouans Rex Daniae ab illis Littoribus certum est venisse vbi Scandia in Arcton Brachia protendit tum limina nostra rapinis Infestasse diu sunt Oceanoque propinqui Dani Baltiacique sedentes margine Ponti Eoumque per Oceanum sua littora contrâ Hostibus infestis breuis hinc traiectus ad Anglos Hic fons hoc flemma haec Dacûm celebratur origo Iamque Deà vnde fores digressa reuertere tempus Et mecum Albionis placidam lege littoris oram 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Egberti dominatus Dynastiae finis PRimum quem canimus Egberto Principe primo Gaudet nata recèns roseas induta Corollas Anglia pace choros celebrans laurumque triumphos Saxonum ab aduentu quadringentesimus annus Est propè coeptus agi Egberto iam Rege salutisque Octingentesimus tricesimus Ogdoos idem Postquam Merciacis Wallisque Monarcha subactis Eurique Zephyri Anglo-Saxones atque Meatas Septem Regna suis adiunxerat exteraque arma Finibus è totis repulit cum stamina vitae Ruperunt Parcae florentia Sceptrarelinquit Filio Ethelwolfo hic Romam proficiscitur vrbis Visendi studio votis Monachoque solutus Quo priùs indutus fuerat Regalia iura Sceptra capit soliumque sibi Diademata Patris 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Egberti filij Ethelwolphi Regnum gesta DVctâque Osburgâ formosâ coniuge Gnatos Bis duo suscepit totidem ordine postea Reges Huic Diuus Swithinus Adelstanusque celebres Consiliarij erant Egbertus anteà Gnato Cantia rura Duci dedit Adelstano vti fama est Dotibus egregij naturae instructus artis Iusticiaque suos multâ pace fouebat Cum subitò Oceani emergens quasi fluctibus ingens Dacorum numerus turbantes omnia Regni Fineis inuadunt quos Damnoniaeque Ceorlus Vicit Adelstanusque per aequora tota fugauit At priùs villas multùm populantur agros Et Thamesim ingressi Londinum Mercica rura Cum duce Merciaco dicto modò Rege Fridulphâ— A Dacis
married there Agatha the Empresse sister nice To th' Almaigne Lords and Dukes From these Both English came and Scottish Kings Edgar from these and Margret springs Margret to Malcolme wed their Impes Beene Maud and Mary Maud faire Nymph's First Henries spouse Maud th' Empresse mother Whose son 's next Henrie Mary t'other Weds Eustace Earle of Bolloignoys Their Maud King Stephen then Earle of Bloys And thus a race as royall springs Of Scotch and English Britaine Kings From this poore wrackt despised stem As e're ware golden Diadem CANZ. XVI Canute the Danes famous reigne ouer England Scotland Denmarke and Norway NOw Edmond slaine and his sonnes fate Exil'd Knute meant should mend his state For Norwayesâ—oin'd â—oin'd to th' Danish Crowne And King Olaue and Scots pull'd downe English Scots Danes and Norwayes they Foure mighty people him obey More to make friends to th' Norman Duke His sister giues to wife and tooke Ethelreds widdow Emme entailes The crowne they say t' her issue males This Cnute commands the seas to shew His Sycophants flattering termes vntrew And knowledging Christ his only trust Return'd from Rome returnes to dust CANZ. XVII Harold Hardyknute and Edward Confessors reigne MOngst his three sonnes his lands in three Deuided Bastard Harold hee Britaine Swane Norway sonne to Emme Hardi-knute ha's Denmarks Diadem Harold then working his stepmothers Discredit vexing realmes and brothers Dies three yeeres King likewise Emmes sonne Hardiknute next set on Englands throne Dies three yeeres King too his halfe-brother Edward by Norman Emme their mother Confessor call'd then reignes th'off-spring Of Ethelred late Englands King This King weds Edyth Godwines Impe Kind modest comely vertuous Nymphe So faire so sweet the by-word goes Her Syre the Bryer brought her the Rose Earle Godwine whose ill counsels long King abus'd friends and mother wrong Till he and 's sonnes expulst she last of All into Wilton Nunnerie's cast off Both louing too much virgin-life Expos'd the Crowne to strangers strife CANZ. XVIII Edward dying Harold Earle Godwines sonne vsurpeth against Clyto Edgar BVt Godwine and his sonnes reclaim'd To the Kings fauour Harold tam'd The Welsh-mens powers on Snowdowne hils Syward Northumbers Earle then kils Macbeth which Scot'sh vsuper gone Malcolme his grand-child ha's his throne Malcolme that married Margret after Edmonds neece Edward out-lawes daughter So call'd as outed by disseyssor Knute call'd home though by the Confessor He with his Children and his wife Hitherwards returning ends his life His sonne young Edgar though's set downe As heire apparant t' Englands Crowne And Godwin's sonne Protector these Things thus compos'd good King in peace Edward he rests but soone from 's death Edgar's disrob'd of 's royall wreath For Nobles doubt and Normans threat Edgar but young Godwines sonne great In all mens fauours and of might To match if neede his foes in fight Though Edward promising Harold tooke Oath some say to the Norman Duke As his Liege-lord yet Nobles since And vulgars wish him for their Prince As being his troth-plight promise broke Able to ward warr's steely stroke When Edgar heire by 's fathers side Sign'd Prince and prince-like else alli'd As young thought weake to quench the flame Of Normans furie if they came CANZ. XIX All England vexed with strange feares and vproares at the comming in of the Conquerour T' Was easie now for Harold none Opposing thus to gayne the Throne To make sure worke he quickly downe Did set him and do's on the Crowne His twice-broke trust and troubled State Arm'd to free or meet Foes and Fate Flame Starres fume Tosto not the while Powers of Scots Norwayes Orkes and I le Danes Newstrians maken him afraid William nor France nor Flanders aide His Goale's Crowne My Muse next sings His fall then facts of Norman Kings The end of the eight Ode A briefe type of the ninth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called GVLIELMVS The ninth Ode contayneth 1. The Originall of the Normans with their Conquest and the great alteration of the land vnder William the Conquerour who was the sonne of Robert the second Duke of Normandy who was the sonne of Richard the second sonne of Richard the first sonne of William the first sonne of Rollo the Dane that in King Alfreds time inuaded England and thence expeld seated himselfe in Normandy and became Duke thereof who receiuing Christianity was baptized Robert and so Robert the first being the sonne of Guion a Noble man of Denmarke 2. The Race and succession of the Normans Kings of this Land viz. William the Conquerour A. 1066. who R. 20. yeares William Rufus his sonne reigned 12. yeares Henry Beauclerke his brother R. 35. y. Stephen Grandchild to William the Conquerour by his daughter Adela married to the Earle of Bloys he reigned 18. yeares Henry the second grandchild to Henry the first by his daughter Maud the Empresse R. 34 y. Richard Coeur-de-Lyon his sonne R. 9 y. Iohn called Without land his brother R. 17. y. Henry the third his sonne R. 56. y. Edward the first his sonne R. 34. y. Edward the second of Carnaruon his sonne R. 19. y. Edward the third his sonne R. 50. y. hee instituted the round Table and first laid claime to the Crowne of France Richard the second his grandchild by Edward the blacke Prâ—nce R. 22. y. Henry the fourth of Bolingbroke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt fourth sonne of Edward the third R. 13. y. he began the bloudy schisme betweene the houses of Yorke and Lancaster Henry the fift his sonne conquered France R. 9. y. Heney the sixt his sonne lost France R. 50. y. Edward the fourth of the house of Yorke descended of Lionel third sonne of Edward the third restored the house of Yorke and reigned 22. yeares Edward the fift his sonne murdered ere he was crowned reigned not one yeare Richard the third his Vncle vsurped three yeares Henry the seuenth descended of Iohn of Gaunt of the house of Lancaster espoused Elizabeth eldest daughter of Edward the 4 of the house of Yorke whereby the schisme of the Houses and Roâ—es of Lancaster and Yorke was fully determined and ended A. 1485. which had endured almost 100. yeares to the destruction of many hundred thousands 3. The Vnion of the long diuided and bloudy schisme betweene the Houses and Roses of Lancaster and Yorke the red Rose being the cognizance of the House of Yorke as the white Rose was of Lancaster by the marriage of Henry the seuenth with the Lady Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth from whom also sprang the Lady Margaret whose marriage into Scotland hath since produced betweene those two long foesworne Kingdomes of England and Scotland a no lesse haâ—py and blessed Vnion PALAE ALBION Ode nona Inscripta GVLIELMVS ARGVMENTVM Nona vbi Neustriacos canit Oda trophaea triumphos Contrâ Anglis clades perniciemque parat Sceptra sed Angligenis sua restaurantur vti ipsis
terit aurea sceptra Richardus At sequitur vindicta scelus facinusque superbum Odêrunt populi monstrisque insomnia terrent Manes horrendae ante oculos mala mille figurae Tartareisque canes inferni vlulare tenebris Visi animaeque negant irataque spectra quietem Donec eis dederat scelerato sanguine poenas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henrici septimi gesta connubia foelicissima SEptimus Henricus Lancastro stemmate cretus Margretâ venit ecce satus Margreta Iohanne Ille Thomâ hic magno Grandauae stirpis alumno Et Katharinâ olim dictâ Swinfordiâ adepti Bewforti titulis iuga Somersettia Wallus Huic Edmundus eique parens pulcherrima quinti Henrici Katharina pater Theodorus Ocnus Duxque Somersettus Comes Richmondius audit Mater eum inuitat Stanleyo nupta Baroni Nymphae ambae regiae materque filia Elizae Mortonusque pius Buckinghamiusque Tyranno Infesti accelerant remorantem Galliae in oris Ille manu paruâ Britonum comitante profectus Milfordum Cambris in finibus indé triennem Bosworthi in campis petit occiditque Tyrannum Cui pompâ sine vix lacero Leir-cestria tymbus Clara dies pia cuius ope pax reddita mundo Elizabetha etenim Dux Richmondus eundem Conuenêre Thorum Iam Musa recense triumphans Germina dijs gratae pacis modulamine dulci Hinc viget ambarum niueae rubeaeque Rosarum Vnio Regnorum Anglo-Gallo-Hyberno-Scotorum Hinc veniunt certoque sequuntur in ordine Reges Septimus octauusque Henrici Edouardus vnae Hispano nupta Hispanis oriunda Maria Diuaque virgo satusque Anglis quasi virgine Diuâ Tuque puerque tuus ter Eliza beata Iacobus Odae nonae Finis PALAE ALBION The ninth Ode Entituled GVLIELMVS THE ARGVMENT Ninth Ode shewes Danish broyles o'reblowne How Norman William here set foote Whose Conquest by that name 's yet knowne But th' English race againe tooke roote Whiles Albions Scepters e'en t' our dayes Plantaginet's name and Tewthors swayes CANT I. The descent of VVilliam the Conquerour from Great Rollo the Dane ROme Brittons ruine gaue Saxons roome Danes they Danes stood at Normans doome Normans Danes Saxons Romans Bryttons Neptunes and Nereus brood huge Eattons And Samothes sang you learned Sisters Angles from th' East lands Danes from Isters And Simois side both ours and theirs Romes Lords you brought and Bryttaines heires Albion from 's Oares and Samothes From th'Arke when all the world was Seas Now name the man deare Nymphs whose line Reignes now in Brutes new Sainted shrine Whom England and great Brittaine sings So much-fam'd Conquerour Sire of Kings Whom Newstria bred now Brittaine holds Him and his off-spring Monarkes bold Sing we our Williams warlike feates His conquests and atchiuements great And first his Stocke from whence he came Reuoluing elder yeares of Fame From Istrian Daci erst they sayne Came Rollo Guion's sonne great Dane And England skal'd whom Alfreds worth Repell'd but France shores nearest North Afford him land-roome whence now springs Their Norman Dukes race Englands Kings This Rollo christ'ned Robert th' Earle Of Beauois not Charles Simples Gyrle Weds and hath issue William who Had Richard he a next he too Another Richard and his brother Robert whose Aunt 's Saint Edwards mother Which second Robert was the father Of second William with vs rather Call'd first of Norman Dukes the second 'Mongst English Kings the foremost reckon'd Such was this Dukedome name and race Comes now his Kingdome next in place CANZ. II. The Conquerours quarrell claime and preparation to gaine the crowne of Englands WHen fates had Edwards life-thread spon Soone Godwines Harold Thyra's son Caught Englands Crowne seeks all mens fauours And left too grosse fraud Edgar sauours Makes him some mends part guilt for pearle For Englands King sooth Oxfords Earle But now besides his cancell'd oath To Edgar made and Edward both More shame a harsh Embassage came From Norman William who much blame His troth-plight promise broke which made He did the Dukes vow'd right inuade But no expected words or deedes For Duke or them from him proceedes Dukes daughter too his promis'd spouse Forsakes they say forsweares all vowes Which so incen'st the Dukes sharp spleene To worke reuenge and wreak his teene He men and ships to sea bequeathes To winne the rosie royall wreathes Flanders and France with him combin'd Fierce Tosto was not farre behinde To worke his brothers bane till those Two noble Earles against him rose Morcare and Edwine who him sent To th' Orks as t' were to banishment Whence Norway Scot'sh and Orkey powers He drew that not those martiall flowers Northumhers Earle and Merk-lands flame Could stay him till King Harold came Who by faire Riuer Darwents side Foyl'd Scot'sh and Orkeyes Prince and pride And Tosto sent and Norwayes King To Pluto's Palace newes to bring When more streight more might make him feare He heard the Normans landed were Neare Hastings with vndaunted spright Streight he calls forth his men to fight Longing t' allay that fatall feud With hands new dipt in 's brothers bloud His wearied war-mates waxing faint Vnbreath'd were faine yet fresh to paint Their scarres with bloud and wounds with gore As daring Mars at deaths owne dore So furious Harold hastes to meet His fate like fire with winged feet CANZ. III. His successe conquest and coronation on Christmasse day Anno 1066. NOw comes that houre and times full date That wrackt the Saxon Princes state From Egberts reigne two hundred neare From Hengist nigh sixe hundred yeare Since CHRIST one thousand sixtie six When Fate or some foule Friend of Styx Hastes Harold on William that fayn'd To fly both Crowne and Kingdome gayn'd In Sussex battaile th' English fell Strange Comets did such change foretell Harolds corps the Duke now King so doom'd By him built Waltham ha's entoomb'd Thyra mourning being selfe-same last yeere As his first First first William's heere Then th' English fled to London fast Whiles Normans did their Countries wast Northumberlands and Merk-lands Lords For safetie tending Scotland wards Met there young Edgar who set late Sailes for Appulia but by Fate Or mightie Aeol's Impes thus crost Cast on a quite contrary coast Whose sisters Margret's Malcolmes wife Scot'sh Queene t'other vowes Monastique life Now made the Norman Leopards pray On Englands spoile and tooke their way For London which they friendly found Where Christ-masse day was William crown'd By Aldred Yorkes Arch-bishop whiles Famous Stigand whom England stiles Her other Primate thus entends His Countries freedome to defend CANZ. IIII. The Arch-bishops Stygands famous stratagem whereby he procured Kents liberties and ancient freedome all England else groning under the Normans tyrannie AS William ween'd with warlike powers To o're runne Kent in greene-wood bowers Th'Arch-Bishop he his men arayes Couering their armes with leauie sprayes Saint Austines Abbot Eglesine Did in this act with him combine The King at
iealous Iuno furious Queene Found a fit time to worke her teene In her Lords absence as he goes To French warr's on his beauteous Rose Whom she did poyson and sets on In armes against the sire his son But younger Henry falls both crown'd By 's fathers life and laid in ground Which furious acts of hers when seene The King imprison's th' angry Queene And hands thought stain'd with Beckets bloud Meanes purge by warres for Holy-lands good But French broyles staying him fates assigne Chinon thrise twelue yeeres King his shrine CANZ. X. Richard the first called Cuor-de-Lyon and his victorious acts SVcceedes braue Richard Cuor-de-lyon Who as his sire meanes visit Syon And from the Babylonian Prince Cyprus Acon and Ioppa winnes And ships towne towers and forts regaines With warlike and victorious traines Though Souldan yet and Saracens bold The faire Ierusalem still did hold But wo-worth those crost such designes False brother Iohn with France combines To quench with flames retiring fast 'Bout Austria coasts by tempest cast Ignobly by Limpoldus Duke 'Gainst law of nations pris'nor tooke Great ransome giues fayne too as ' tfalls To build the faire Vienna's walls Safe when return'd false brother sought And mothers mediation wrought Such peace that he being Richard gone Sans issue obtayn'd his ten-yeeres throne Who falne i th' French warres Chalne conteynes His bowels there where he was slaine By Bertram Gordon's venom'd dart His corps Fount-Euerard Roan his hart CANZ. XI King Iohns vnfortunate reigne and troubles by the Barons warres KIng Iohn scarce crown'd when France will needs The elder brothers son indeed Set Arthur vp but got but harmes If aught 't was more by art then armes Till more his Barons warres him vext For countries good faire foule pretext Th'Archbishop Langton too rak't th' ashes Whence Romish thundring censure flashes Nor reconcil'd to them till when Vnking'd vncrown'd the Pope agen Put on his Crowne Pandulfe the meanes Who blest vext curst and calm'd the Realmes Lewys of France the Dolphin then Who came to th' aid o th' English men i th' Barons cause although call'd home Scarce stints all strife his Nobles some For rauisht wiues for daughters other Fell rage conceiu'd can scantly smother Henry Englands Richard Almaignes beene Kings both his sonnes three daughters Queenes Princely wed when Iohn poyson'd dyes Thrise six yeeres King at Worster lyes CANZ. XII Henry the third his acts and his sonnes warlike exploits at the holy Land THird Henry then his infant sonne His nigh threescore-yeeres reigne begon Whose Barons warres with Welsh and French He all scant eas'ly though did quench Legat Gualo chiefly managing The Realmes affaires for the young King Whose valiant Impes long after spoyle The Souldans townes and Syrians foyle And safe return'd from Syons aide First Edward King of England's made Lancasters Duke his brother Edmond To Westminster their sire being summon'd CANZ. XIII Edward the first and his decyding the right of the Crowne of Scotland Edward his sonne first English Prince of VVales BY Edwards hand Prince Leoline falles And Edwards son's borne Prince of Wales And Robere Bruse by him put downe Iohn Baliols right beares Scotlands Crowne But Scottish broyles s'mbrew'd all hands That th' English Lords deuide their lands Made sire t' a race of royall Impes By 's two Queenes Spaines and Frances Nymphs Elnor and Margret Westminsters Shrine him fiue-seuen-yeeres King interres CANZ. XIIII Edward the second called of Carnaruan an vnfortunate Prince much wronged by Gaueston the Mortimers and Spensers meanes NExt Edward Frances heire as 't fell Peter Hispan's plot weds Isabell Him Scots chac't home and Gauestone And Spensers made him lou'd of none Whose pride the mis-rul'd State much rues Till they fled Then whom they abuse King twenty yeers Queene Mortimers doom'd Him Barkley murdred Gloster toomb'd CANZ. XV. Edward the third his warlike acts and conquest of France THird Edward crown'd ere 's fathers death As he the Earles ouer-boldnesse seeth Slue Mortimer whiles he disapproues His and his mothers wanton loues And married though with his consent But their appoint his sister went To Scotland yet for homage not Perform'd or scofs giuen by the Scot Beleaguring Barwicke Dauid Bruse His brother in-law so hard pursues To Halydon hill Scots great'st disgrace He Balioll king'd in Bruse his place Who fled for France whither angry fate Brought our King soone to claim 's estate Laying title to Frances Lillies Of right his mother Isabella's Charles sister and Philip the Faire Last King of Frances daughter and heire Valoys the vsurpers sister Impe. Queene Philip our Kings wife faire Nymphe Brought Henault and with th' Earle her syre Flanders with England fierce conspire That Newstria and her neighbour France 'Gan hope war's helplesse haplessechance Paris e'en felt for feare the fire Of English warriours in their ire And Cresseid flowry vale beheld A famous fierce-fought well-pitcht field When greene-grasse beds with gore were spred White milkie Lillies dyde bloud-red And mercy ne're-taught Oyly-flame Learn'd th' English Lyons were vntame The French King fled his Lords they tell Kings of Maiork and Beme they sell With troopes of Commons numberlesse In this fam'd battell nam'd of Cresse Tankeruill Guisnes Cane Callaice and Many a faire towne that late did stand For Philip then and all the west Submit to th' English Conquerors hest Bruis in French cause afresh French aided Was tane as England he inuaded The Pope for French-King treating peace Takes truce whiles did th' old King decease Whom his sonne Iohn succeeds with whom Young Edward call'd in Frence whilomâ— The Black-Prince who rul'd France full farre And Aquitane moues mortall warre Wheth'r noble youth's for crownes or praise You stroue or both and Phoebus bayes When Poyteu fields were skarlet dyde When fell the chiefe of Frances pride Were Dolphin King and many a Lord Captiu'd by Black-Prince Edwards sword Tropheys of triumph high that raise Englands both Prince and souldiers praise CANZ. XVI Edward the blacke Prince his honourable atchiuements and vntimely death GReat signes o're south and Indian shores Seemes to foreshew such strange vprores White troopes 'gainst Aethiopians blacke In Azure skies to threat fierce wracke But while they fell wheth'r Mahounds powers Or else were showne by Memnons Moores For now great warres in Normandy Lesse Britaine were and Burgundy France fell before our Princes feete Trembleth Nauarre Spaine doth entreate For her King Pedro who 's new made King by braue black-prince Edwards aide Came Cyprus King his helpe t' obtaine 'Gainst Turks were then in 's royall traine Worth registring on fames faire wings Two captiues and the Cyprus Kings Whiles he thus glorious Knighted shines Both at Saint George and Marses shrines Pale foe to honour winter-power Of death nipt this faire springing flower
Neece To Edmond Iron-side Issue sees Edgar Scander and Dauid who Were Kings of Scotland all-a-row CANZ. XV. The residue of the Scottish Kings vntill Queene Marie Mother of King Iames the sixt DAuid who led in Englands Court His pleasant youth in Princely sort Whence Scotland claimes them weds the faire Huntingdons and Northumbers heire The Countesse Maud Maud th' Empresse rights Fauourite by Stephen foilde in fight Gaue his sonne pledge whose sonne succeeds Malcolme in 's Sire and Grandsires steeds William then and Scander who weds Ioane Daughter to our Englands King Iohn And their sonne Alexander too Had our third Henries Daughter who Dying Issue-lesse in Kings account Englands Kings as Lords Paramount Edward the first Iohn Baliol plac't Robert Bruse all he could disgrac 't Third Edward Edward Baliols Crowne Aduanc'd whom Dauid Bruse puld downe T' inuade England by Valoys swaide Captiu'd the Victors price he paid Three Roberts were and next to them Fiue Iameses from that Royall Stem And next his Mother-Queene sixt Iames First English reignes from Tay to Thames First Scottish Iames on surging Seas Fourth Henry tooke sixt Henry frees Whom Somersets faire Daughter Iane Had to her Husband his they saine Went with a hundred Nymphs to France And for third Iames 't was second 's chance Fourth's Edwards Cicely t' aske to Wife But mortall War's stint farther strife T'ones Nephew yet weds t'others Neece Seau'nth Henries Imps such Fates decrees Fourth Iames Spouse Mother to fift Iames Margret who after Floddon flames Wed 's Archibald Douglasse whose Girle Margret wed 's Matthew Lennox Earle Their sonne Lord Darnley wed 's fift Iames Nymph Mother to thy King faire Thames Who comming from beyond cold Tweed Relate deare Muse with happy speed CANZ. XVI The troublesome State of Scotland in Queene Maries time her Marriage with the Lord Darnley BEing in these our last times our late Henries Parenthesis of State Mary Edward and Elizabeth Vanisht and banisht vitall breath Was Henries Sister Margret faire Their Aunt whole Albions sole heire Fourth Iames Wife so the Raceyclept hers Sway Scotsh-Sites English Mothers Scepters Her sonne fift Iames his tender Impe Scarce seu'n dayes old yet Queene poore Nymph So left by 'r Sires vntimely end Causde Mother Queene and Peeres contend For her and her Lands Gouernment So France to warre with Scotland went But Hamilton from the French Faction Obtaynes the Queene and Lands protection Whiles furious French in Scots despight The Rhine-graue and the Rhodian Knights Fierce Almaigne and Italian bands Allure to vex their late friends Lands And gaine th'yong Queene or lay the State Of Scotland could they desolate But say'n they soone as Lennox fauor'd Our English th' Earle Protector wauer'd And Mary Scot's yong Queene was carryed To France and to the Dolphin marryed Alas poore Nymph as soone as borne She 's crown'd indeed but with but thorne And married now but all her ioyes Soone marr'd or mixt with sore annoyes Soone dyes her Spouse her Sire long-since Her Mother now and she yong Prince In forreine shores and scarce 't is knowne Where 's Crowne or Kingdome of her owne So vext they were with ciuill Warres So bruisde besides by strangers skarres As she was comming homewards tost By Aeol's blasts to th' English Coast And thence return'd domesticke crosses She scarce regaines but with great losses Quenching those flames of fatall feud With Riuers streaming Scottish bloud Yet soone as English Mary dies Too forward seemes swaid by the Guise She tooke vp th' English Ensignes France Backes th' Errours she did first aduance Foolish France must needs so much for strangers Th' owne brests laid ope t' a World of dangers But after much their fruitlesse paines To eithers losse and neithers gaines Both Scot'sh and French o're-poiz'd with harmes Both ciuill rew'd and forreigne Armes So Mars fled and Peace sweetly smilde Twixt Scots and English reconcilde When in the Queene of Scotlands Court Mongst other Lords of Princely port Youthfull Lord Darnley there was seene New come from Englands Court and Queene Right well of Scotlands Prince belou'd And such her after fauours prou'd First Rothsey's Earle then Duke create Of Albaney and next her mate Third sonne of Lenox Earle there-while Weares Scotlands Crowne and Kingly style Henry Lord Darnley Stewart borne Scotlands King made in youth's fresh mornes Their sonne anew Great Brittaine names Scotlands sixt Englands first King Iames But shortly Henry Stewart crownde In the Queenes Orchard's murdred found And she to Bothwell's Earle soone wed No small suspect of falshood bred When she not daigning to be brought Fore her Realmes Peeres to answere ought Sans womanish feare with threatning charmes Affronts her subiects vp in Armes But bootes no braues she prison'd lyes Bothwell to Denmarke fled there dyes And she from Keepers scap't prepares Her Peeres sore bale but ill she fares From Scotland prison'd flying strife In England prison'd ends her life CANZ. XVII The gouernment there in the minority of Iames the fixt THen Scotland felt sore foes out-rage Before her yong King came to age Crown'd one yeares yongling in his Realme His Grandsire Lennox steeres at helme Morton Murrey and Marre helpe guide The Vessell o're rough-swelling tyde Till sore with surging billowes tost The King tooke to his Barke nigh lost And Pylot-like at greatest neede Brought her to hauen with happy speed Flourish great Prince whiles thee fame raises Equall to Ioues or Caesars prayses Thy Reigne since peacefull Oliue-crownde Thy browes Sols Bayes don circle rounde And more t' adorne thy Kingly Posies France shall bring Lillies we will Roses Since our Eliza did bequeath Thee Royall Garlands at her death CANZ. XVIII As before of Scots so heere the Historie and originall of their Ancestors the Irish with diuers coniectures concerning the same ANd for our Sunne like sommer time Rose from farre North cold Scottish clime In this oblike Horizon whose Set Rise and Regiment Ireland knowes Ours comne from Scotsh-kings theirs from them All now but one Kings Diadem Irelands both Impe and Lord now see We th' Ancetors they Posteritie That Westerne I le whose shores doe face Wilde Cambers Cliffes by her owne race Cald Erin by their Neighbours wilde Yuerdhon Ireland English stilde From Iasons Greekes t' is thought we learne To call Iuuerna Iris Ierne Whether from her site as Austrich East Spaine West so Hiere should be guest So sounding since more Ierne's beene By-west Hils Rils and places seene Hybernia else of winter weather Iber or Duke Irnaulph choose you whether Ogygia old and holy I le Banno and great Scotland Poets stile Albany and Alban as 't were t'other Lesse Banno sprung from this her Mother Lesse Scotland from this greater Brittish Scots from these Irish Scots and Pictish To thinke that Scots beene Scythians Race Coniectures may perhaps finde grace Since Greekes doe Scythians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 call The Germanes Scutten
ingenij ingenuis quoque mentibus aptos Fortè equidem dices Releuaminis etia quaerens Talia sollicitus nulli vt mea carmina prosint At mihi nempè viden volat aetas hinc voco Musas Quas vereor venerorque volens sicque inuoco Diuas His vitae spatijs verni temporis aeuo Florenti stadio nec me formidine terrent Immanes rerum fluctus quibus astuat ingens Haec hominum domus ac mundi vaesana voragâ— Non liuor leuis ira tumens iecur atraque bilis Torquebunt miserum sapiam modò sed neque sperem Deposuisse vel antè mea ista cadauera ponam Corpus humi moriens cineres atque ossa sepulchrâ— Cum nemo his vitijs sine nascitur optimus ille est Quem lacerant minimè retrahantùe trahantue sequentem Sum vacuus curis à turbine liber amoenum Rus geniale colo lustro lito laudo Camoenas Syluestreis quod aiunt agrestia numina Faunos Me Galathaea humilis precij redimita corymbris Poma Pyrosque manu pressique coagula lactis Rustica dona ferens te celsa superba Amaryllis Regia diues opum Nympha auro alboque orychalco Ceu gemmis Asiae rigens ac dentibus Indis Iam tenet eque tuis antris quasi pumice tectis Cantantem sublimè ferent ad sydera Cygni Iceler O coelique vias superato supernas Quin simulac nobis illam monstraueris artem Terrasque trastusque oleoque lacte fluenteis Vicinas tiâ—imet sedes velut ante verendus Cygneius cecinit vates meliora sequendo Qui magis ac tecum dicam vrbicè an aulicè viuam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This Poeme entituled PALAE-ALBION is digested into ten seuerall Bookes or ODES Whereof THe first Ayming principally at the story of Samothes and his Race first Kings of this Iland is called SAMOTHES The second Shewing the descent and comming in of Albion that so named the Iland and his defeat by Hercules is entituled ALBION The third Setting forth the Anarchy or Interregnum of the Giants that liued here many hundred yeares before Brute is thence named GIGANTES The fourth Relating Brutus his establishing a Kingdome and his Race successiuely Kings after him is therefore styled BRVTVS The fift After the surcease of Brutes issue in the direct line bringing in Mulmutius Dunwallo and his Race Kings here is thence called MVâ—MVTIVâ— The sixt Contayning Caesars conquest of the Land with the Romans time of gouernment is entituled CAESAR The seuenth Being the comming of Hengist and seuen Kingdomes of the Saxons is thence named HENGISTVS The eight Shewing the often rapines of the Danes with a seeming foundation of a kingdome by conquest a tribute imposed by Sweno thence called SWANVS The ninth The story of the Norman conquest and succession of Kings from William the Conqueror and so styled GVLIEâ—MVS The tenth The Vnion of the long-diuided and dissentious Realmes of England and Scotland vnder the flourishing and peacefull reigne of our now most excellent Prince and to his honour vowed IACOBVS Chronologia breuis ad sequentis Historiae seriem concinnata ad ordinem Regum tempora faciliâ—ùs animo concipienda apprimè conducens necessaria Assyr Monarch Belus qui putatur Nimrod Ninus 1790. Semiramis Ninias Zamaeis Arius Arallus Xerxes Arma mithres Beluchus Balaeus Sethus Mamythus Aschalius Sphaerus Mamylus Sparethus Aschatades Amyntes Belochus Lamprides Sosares Lampraes Panyas Sosarmus Mythraeus Teâ—tamos Teutaeus Chalais Anabos Babyos Thyraeus Dercylus â—upacines Laosthenes Pyritiades Ophrateus Epacheres Acracames Tonos Conleros siâ—e Sardanapalus Quem Regno priuant Apud Assyries Belesus Phulus 2. Reg. 15. 29. Tiglath Pileset Reg. 15. 29. Salmanassar Apud Medos Arbaces A. 3077. Mandanes Sosarmus Artycas Biblia de Hebraeis Peleg natus est A M. 1750 post Dilu 100 Abram natus A. M. 1948. Isaac natus Sem moritur 2158. Iacob Esau nati 2108. Ioseph natur Aaron natus 2370 Moses natus 2374 Exitus ex Aegypto A. 2452. Ingressus Canaan diuisio terrae Iudices Debora 161â— Gedeon 2652. Sampson Samuel Saul A. 2880. Dauid 2890. Salomon A. 2930. fundat Templsi A. 2932. Asa A. 2988. Achab. Athalia A. 3063. Sanhedrim sine Consistorium Iudaicum German Reg. Tuisco filius Nohae A.M. 1787. post Dilu 131. Mannus Ingaeuon Istaeuon vxor Frea Hermion Marsus ad quem Osyris cum Iside ex Aegypto in Germaniam venit arteis agriculturam docuit Gambriuius Sueuus Vandalus Teuto Alman Q. anne Hercules alius sit filij Noricus Hâ—nnus Heluet. Boius Boâ—us quo tempore duae legiones in AsiaÌ„ missae CymbroruÌ„ Amazonum quae EphesuÌ„ condebant Ingramus Adelherus Larrein Vlfing vocatur Vlysses Brenner quo tempore Amazones ad Troiam Hoctar Wolfeinus alias Wickinger Eius 3. filij Kells Gall Illyr Vnde Celtae Galli Illyrij Homerus circa An. 3030. Carthago condita circa an 3070. Obit Hesiodus sub initium Olympiadum circa A. 3170. Sicyonij R. in Peloâ—onneso Agialaeus A.M. 1860. Europs Telchin Ayis Thelxion Aegyrus Thurimacus Leucippus Mesapuâ— c. Circa hoc tempus Athenis primuÌ„ regnat Cecrops Cranaus Deucalionts Diluuium Amphictyon Ericthonius Pandion pater Prognes Philomelae Erictheus pater Orithyiae Cecrops secundus Pandion secundus Aegaeus Theseus Demophoon Oxyntes Aphidas vltimus ex stirpe Ericthei Deinceps Melanthus Codrus inde Archontes K. Tyri Abibelus Hyram Baleasar Abdestartus Astartuss Ascrimus Pheles Ithobilus siue Itho. Baal Achabi socer per filiam Iezebel Badezorus Matgenus Pygmalion a quo Dido fugit circa An. 3060. Esayas floret circa An. 3180. Argiui R. Inachus qui fortè Iaâ—an iam senex A.M. 2090. Phoroneus Apis qui Osiris Argus vnde Argiui Criasus Phorbas Triopas Phorbas Crotopus Sthenelas Gelanot quem e regno pellit Danaus Danaus Lynceus Abas Acrisius Sthenelas cum patre Perseo Euristheus Myce nis translato Regno Atreus Thyestes Plisthenes Agamemnon Aegystâ—s Orestes Tisamenus PeÌ„thilus Orestae filiji sed desijt RegnuÌ„ oh reditum Heraclidarum qui deinde regnant Lacedaemone duae familiae Corynthi tertia circa An. 2850. Lycurgus 2. 3070. Olympiades circa annum 3170. Roma condita Olympiade septima Britanni Angl. R. Samothes vel Mesech vt ve 〈◊〉 le est venit â—n Iâ—ropam cum Gomero Tuiscone vel Aschenaz circ A.M. 1787. post Diluuium 131. ante Christum 2158. Magus Sarron Druis Bardus Longus Bardus 2. siue potius interregnum ad Albionis Bergionis tempora Albion Bergion in Britanniam veniunt Alcides sorsitan cum matre in Galliam venit Interregnum aliud Danai Gnatae Gigantes Brutus in Brit. venit circa A.M. 8330. a Troiae exci dio 70. Loerinus Madanus Mempricius Ebrankus Brutus 2.
Concil Oecumen 8. 〈…〉 A Christi 870. Theophvlactus Luitpraâ—dus Rhazes Medicus Guido Aâ—â—tuus Haymo â—ildebrandus postea Papa Germ. Romani Imperatores Pontifices Henricus quâ—â— us An. Christi 1056. Henricus quintus Lotharius Saxo Conradus Fâ—idericus Barbarossa dictus Henricus Asyer Otto Quartus Fridericus Secundus Conradus Richardus Ang. Rodolphus 〈◊〉 Adolphus Nâ—â—sou Albertus Austr Henricus Larzenb Lud. Bauarus Carolus Quartus Wenceslaus Rupertus Sigismondus Albertus Fridericus Maximilianus An. Christi 1â—93 Carolus Quintus An. Christi 1517. Ferdinandus Maximilianus Kodolphus Matthias Ferdiuandus An. 1619. Romani Pontifices Victor Steph. Nieol Alex. Honor. Hildebr siue Greg. 7. Victor Vrban Paschalis Gelas. Call Honor. Innoc. Coelestinus Lucius Engenius Anast Hadr. Alex. Lucius Vib. Gregor Clem. Coelestinus Innoc. Honorius Gregor Coelestinus Innocentius Alex. Vrban Clem. Gregorius Innoc Adrian Io. Nicol. Mart. Honor. Nicolaus Coelest Bonif. Benedict Clem. Io. Nicol. Bened. Clem. Innoc. Vrban Gregor Vrban Bonif Innoc. Gregor Ioh. Mar Eugenius Nicolaus Calixtus Pius 2. d ctus antè Aencas Svluius Paulus Xistus Innoc. Alex. Pius Iulius Leo Adr. Paulus Iulius Marcellus Paulus 4. Pius 4. Pius 5. Gregor 13. Xistus 5. Vrban 7. Gregor 14. Innoc. 9. Clem. 8. Leo 11. Paulus 5. Franci R. Philippus Ludonicus Philippus Ludonicus Philip. Ludou Ludouicus qui sanctus Philip. Audax Philip. Pulcher Lud. 10. Philip. Longus Philippus Valesius Iohannes Carolus 5. Carolus 6. Carolus 7. Ludou 11. Carolus 8. Lud. 12. Franciscus Henricus Franciscus 2. Carolus 9. Henr. 3. Henr. 4. dictus Nauarraeus Angli R. Guâ—ielmus coÌ„quaestor 1066. Guliel Rufus Henr. 1. Stephanus Henr. 2. Richardus Iohannes Henr. 3. Eduard 1. Eduard 2. Eduard 3. 〈◊〉 Gallias vicâ—â— Richard 2. Henr. 4. Henr. 5. Henr. 6. Eduard 4. Eduard 5. Richard 3. Henr 7. Henr. 8. Eduard 6. Maria Elizabetha an 1558. Scot. R. Malcolmus Duncanus Donaldus Edgar Alexan. Dauid Malcolm Gulielmus Alex. 2. Alex. 3. Io. Baliolus Rob. Bruâ—sins Edu Baliolus Dauid Brusius Robertus 1 Rob. 2. Rob. 3. Iacobus 1. Iacobus 2. Iacobus 3. Iacobus 4. Iacobus 5. Maria Iacobus 6. in Scotia idem Iacobus 1. in Magna Brytannia Hispani R. Sanctius Alfonsus Alfonsus 7. Alfonsus 8. fiue bonus Sanctius Ferdinand Alfonsus 9. Henr. 1. Ferd. 3. Alfonsus Astronomus Sanctius Ferdin 4. Alfons 11. Petrus Henr. 2. Iohan. 1. Henr. 3. Iohan. 2. Henr. 4. Ferdin 5. Philippus Carolus 5. Philip. 3. Philip. 3. Res viti insigniâ—ret Lanfrancus Haymo Bernardus Reges Hierosolymitani Christiani anno Christi 1100. Gratianus Lombardus Primislaus Rex primus Boemiae circa annum Christi 1100. Bonauentura Thomas Aquinas Scotus Ottoman primus anno Christi 1299. Bartolus Frosardus Ioh. Hus Tamerlanes Trapeâ—untius Sclopparum Artis Typographica inuentio circa ann 14â—0 Anno Christi 1453 Constantinopolis a Turcis capta Lutherus Erasmus Zanchius Bellarminus Baronius Sealiger Lipsius Iam florent Regnant ANNO Mundi 5568. ANNO Gratiae 1619. Olympiadis 597. 1. a Vnder which name of beatarum Insularum Fortunatae alluding to Hesiods words and other Fables of the Greekes it seemes the ancient Romanes pointed out these Bryttish Iles see more in the end of the 5. Ode b Samothes supposed to bee Mesech c Albion sonne of the Greeks if not some other Neptune d The Gyant Race of Inhabitants e Brutus descended of Aeneas f Mulmutius descended of the same Troian Line and neere kin to the last Kings descended from Brute g Brutus ouercame the Gyants reputed of Antiquitie to haue bin the Race of Danaus Daughters and Deuils Mulmutius the seditious Bryttons in the Heptarchie h Caesar. i Hengist the Saxon of the German Nation whose chiefe Riuer is the Rhene k Sweno with his Danes inhabiting Gimbrica Chersonesus l William the Conquerour from Normandie a Dutchy of FraÌ„ce m King Iames crowned King of Scotland at a yeare old n Samothes whose darke antiquitie representeth a bright shine of Honour o Albion whose father Neptunes trident Mace was the token of his chiefe Honour and rule as god of the Sea p Mulmutius sonne of Clotenus Duke of Cornwall who establisht Peace after a bloudie Schisme q From whence they gloried to be descended r Hengist whose Saxon Successours conquered all England but deuided the same among them into seuen petty Kingdomes till Egbert who erected it to a Monarchie s Whose Armes Ensigne were ordinary the Rauen Embleme of rapacitie for such were the Danes Rapines rather then Conquests t William the Conqueror then taking aduantage of grieuous broyles u King Iames vniting the long deuided and dissentious Realmes of England and Scotland Series Poematis in hac margine Institutum operis Votum Narratio in qua exquirltur origo Mundi secundo Gentium ac Deâ—nceps Britonum Creationis series Mundi per parteis ordinatio dispositio Prima hominis formatio Descriptio Paradisi siue Aureae aetatis Lapsus hominis ac demum Gygansomachiae Diluvij caussa Descriptio Diluvij cessatio Mundi inter Nohae posteros diuisio Historia Nohae Gnatorum Vt nomâ—â— Brit sonat De Britannicae gentis Nobilitate discertatio quorum laus petita satis conspicua Ex Moribus Dotibus Animi Corporis Sosijs eiusdem Rei Amplificatio à patriae situ Sua aliarumque gentium origine Periculis tum suis aliorumque consimilibus casibus Infortunijs ac denuò per Romanos subiugatione Epiphonema Britanniae Illustratio à situ situatione à qualitate loci postea vnde Laudes Vberior expatiatio in Britanniae laudibus argumento sumpto 〈◊〉 opum ac deliciarum suarum 〈◊〉 Coeli â—um â—eli natura benâ—◠〈◊〉 Incolatum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Historica relatio de Samothe Rege quod aiunt Britanniarum primo Deinceps de Samothidis Samothae sc. Nepotibus ac posteris Magia Magi. Academiarum prima institutio Druidarum origo secta Autoritas literatura * Docâ—ntâ—s Metemâ—suchosim Apud Gallos Graecos Bardorum Poetarum nomen origo apud antiquos Gallos Britannos eorumque institutum sectae primum perquam laudabile Mores sed ab instituto Defectio deflectio satis illaudata vilis Vnde querimonia Samothidarum vtique aliorum quorundam vanitates Improbitates superstitiosae easdemque securae poenae Pernicies Exaggeratio in qua â—ffectus scelerum commissorum monstratur in priuatis publiciâ— tam Personis quam Relâ—us Regnis scilicet Imperijs Eiusdem rei amplificatio confirmatio per rationes Experimenta Exempla Hyberniae breuis illustratio Chorographia Forma Situs Nomina Loci Natura Mira Incolarum suorum Mores Habitus Opes ac Diuitiae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue Regressio ad propositam de Samothedarum exitio Albionis aduentu ac denuo Transitio ad seq De ortu interitu eiusdem necnon regno ac regni extirpatione quae in Oda proxima describuntur historiam
Katharine of Spaine began from the death of her brother 6. Iuly 1553. though interrupted by the Lady Iane she was crowned at Westm by Bishop Gardiner of Winchester Lord Châ—ncellor 1. Octob following shee dyed 17. Nouemb. 1558. R 5. y. 4. M. and odde dayes the same day of her death deceased her cousin Card. Poole at Lambeth she buried at West he at Cant. * He was fourth sonne to Sir Io. Dudley Lord Lisle Earle of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland so created by king Edward the sixt c The Duke of Northumberland was beheaded 22. Augusti 1553. Henry Gray Duke of Suffolke father to the Lady Iane the 23. of February following d Sir Tho. Wyats pretence of Religion being to withstand the Queenes marriage with Spaine he was beheaded 11. April 1554. e The style and royall Titles of King Philip and Queene Mary proclaymed by the king of Heralds at the time of their marriage being on Saint Iames day 1554. l The Queene sent for him from beyond the Seas where he was in great estimation in the Court of Rome and Cranmer being burned he was made Archbishop of Canterbury 1556. Queene Mary also restored and buâ—â—ded what religious houses were in her power or possession a sat Greenwich Westminster Syon Sheene the blacke Fryers in Smithfield all which were suppressed by Queene Eâ—â—zabeth m Francis the Dolphin of FraÌ„ce espoused Mary daughter sole heire to Iames the fift King of Scots 1558. 28. Aprilis at Paris A marriage was heretofore intended betweene her King Edward the sixt n About this time also dyed Charles the fift Emperour father to King Philip hee being busie at his warres in France Elizabeth second daughter to K. Henr. 8. began 17. Nouemb. 1558. crowned at Westm. by Doctor Oglethorpe Bishop of Carliele 14. Ianu. next following Dyed 24. Martij An. 1603 or according to the computation of the Church of England 1602. buried at Westminster reigned 44. yeares 4. moneths and 7. dayes * Shee had beene kept prisoner in the Tower and elsewhere a good part of her sister Queene Maries reigne o Peace was concluded between all foure Realmes A. 1. Eliz. betweene the Kings of Spaine and France the Dolphin and his wife Queene of Scots the Queene of England but the Q. of Scots set on by the Guises of France the peace broken quarrells and wars grew and she being taken as she fled from her owne subiects into England long after suffred death at Fodringhay Castle A. 1587. Diuers inroades in the mean time were made into Scotland by the English against the Hamiltons and in aide of the K. and likewise into France but A. 1564. peace was again concluded with France and the K inuested with the most noble order of the Garter p Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester went ouer Lieutenant Generall and Gouernour of the Low Countries A. 1585. where his Excellency for so he was styled was entertayned with great triumphs and many worthy and warlike exploits were then done by him and Sir Philip Sydney Gouernour of Flushing after whom Captayne Norrys and Sir Francis Vere were held for noble warriors and in great estimation * 15. Iunij 1576. and the three yeares following he made seuerall voyages into the North-west Seas to seeke that way a passage to Cathaia and comming to the places called Queen Elizabeths Foreland Frobishers Streights and meta incognita brought thence Mineral at seueral times which then were supposed to bee gold Ore but proued otherwise This yeare 1588. by diuers forespoken was called Mirabilis Annus in August and the moneths following were great reioycings and triumphs in all England London and at Court for their deliuerance and the discomfiture of the Spanish fleet In the yeares following were diuers voiages made to the Spaniards great losse vnder the conduct of Sir Io. Norrys Sir Francis Drake and the Earle of Essex d Captayne Francis Drake with fiâ—e ships of which the Pellicane was Admirall set out from Plimmouth 13. Decemb. 1577. passed by the coast of Brasile Rio de plata and entred the Magellane streights came to the Molucco Iles and Iaua so returning by Cape de Buona esperanza arriued in England A. 1580. the yeare following the Queenes Maiesty dining at Detford in Kent where the Vessell was laid vp which he had so fortunately guided round about the World going into the ship to see it there in the same gaue him the honour of Knighthood The like voyage was performed by Captayne Cauendish and finished An. 1588. The Queene being at Tilbury Campe in Essex the fight on the narrow Seas was continued betweene the two fleets of Spaine and England from the 24. to the 28. of Iuly in which time Don Pedro and other Nobles were taken and many of the Spanish Gallyes and Ships burned sunke and spoyled the Prince of Parma that should haue sent aide to the Duke was hindred by the Hollanders whose Fleet lay at the mouth of the Riuer which hee should passe to ioyne with the Duke insomuch that 29. Iuly the Spanâ—sh fleet began to fly the English men chasing them Northwards towards Scotland where about the Orkeyes and coasts of Ireland many ships and men were lost the Duke returning with greatest dishonour into Spaine had lost ships men f Walter Earle of Essex went into Ireland Lord Generall of the warre 157â— Robert his son Earle of Essex 1591. went into France with a band of men sent from the Queene to aide the French King And An. into Ireland to suppresse the rebellions there hee was wondrously loued and honoured by the Englishmen about all the Peeres of his time g Charles the ninth of France 1566. Maximilian the Emperour 1567. Frederâ—k the second King of Denmarke 1582. were by Queene Elizabeth inuested Knights of the most noble order of the Garter h Her time being to all ages worthily memorable for her admired Mayden reigne her conquests abroad and peace at home Iames the sixt in Scotland the first in EnglaÌ„d borne at Edenborrow 19. Iunij 1566. descended of the Lady Margaret eldest sister of Henry the eight began his reigne in Scotland 29. Iulij 1567. crowned in Sterling church being but one yeare old he began his reigne in England 24. Martij 1602. crowned with Queene Anne his wife daughter to the King of Denmarke on Saint Iames his day next following at Westminst by * The Ocean the Ring wherwith our whole Albion or great Britayne is encompassed the Kingdomes of England and Scotland wedded vnited together by King Iames. i Queene Elizabeth * The most approued Authors hold the story of Scota King Pharao's daughter supposed wedded to the Argiue Knight Gatholus whence Scots would draw their name and pedigree a meere fable but certayne it is Ireland was auncienâ—ly called Scotia and thence the Scots came whence Ireland is called Scotia of Scythes or Scutten is shewed hereafter in the description of the Irish these Scytheâ— or Scythians came thither out of Spaine partly where they were long
planted and partly it is like immediately from their North-easterne Countries Marius Anno Christi 73. reigned 53. in his time came Roderick or Reuda saith Beda and by him vanquisht the north parts of Scotland were assigned to them for place of habitation d The Geâ—es or Gothes aboue Pontus and all the Neighbouring Countries North and Northeast Polonia Sarmatia Russia and almost Scandia and Tattaria were in ancient time called Scythia a generall name as all the East scarce knowne or called by other name then India e Which was Ireland and they did couenant that in case the Kings bloud did â—aile the Irish should haue a voice in the election of a new King and the Irish to be eligible in regard of that affinity contracted with them as hauing giuen them both aide and wiues * The Scots will onely haue â—im then a Pictishâ—ing â—ing that reigned in some little pâ—rt of Scotland In this the Scots most ancient though fabulous story Fergusius antiquis was Anno M. 3640. Durstus King of Scots that married Argasia Daughter â—o Siciâ—ius King of Brytaine Anno M. 3850. This Erchus espoused Rocha the Danish Lady and by her â—ad Ferguse that was with Goth Alarick at Rome circa annum 4350. an Christi 400 This Ferguâ—â— An. Christi 424. Dongard Anno 470. a Being as they write a whole race of Kings before him and another Ferguse almost of the same time with Mulmutius 600 or 700 yeares since Brute within few Descents of Gathelus when this Ferguse is 700. yeares after the other and 1400. yeares from Brute What confusion is in the Storie about these things I cannot but attribute it mucâ— to Polydore Virgil who did his part to obscure our Historie to all sequent times as much as lay in him his Scottish History I follow neuerthelesse since hee is so much receiued in these succeeding Kings b Hold they did this Stone in wondrous fatall admiration for the Prophesie that they say went thus Nempe Scotis fatum res mira vbicunque lâ—catum Inuenient lapidem regnare tenentur ibidem c Palladius was sent by Pope Caelestine to the Scots and the Iland of the Brytons in the Ocean he flourished at the beginning or a little before the Saxons entry heere who dying Gaelestine ordeined his Successor Patricius borne in Cluidesâ—ale Scholler to S. German accounted since as it were their Apostle Donald 632. to him King Ethelfrides children of Northumberland fled when their Father was slaine by Edwyne d Which may bee obserued especially in their Wars with England eyther affected with others distresse and helping other Scotland the back-dore by which England was alwayes molested in her Conquests of France and France ayding the Scots in their Warres with the English Alpine 830. in his Father Athaius right K. of Scots in his Mother Fergusiaâ—a's heire of Pictland e The vtter ruine of the Picts in Scotland with the cause thereof f They then brought the fatall Stone into Pictland and placed it at Scone whence it was about Edward 1. time brought into England Chenneth 834. * Ireland Constantine Anno 903. * Hauing perfidiously ayded the sonnes of Sythrick last King of Northumberland against the King of England Malcolm 1. Anno 943. murdred at Vâ—rine buried at Colin * â—ather vnder Eâ—dred or Edgar vnlesse it were in his yonger yeares Malcolm 2. Anno 1010. murdered at Glamuis * He was sonne to Syneâ— Thane of Glamuis by Doada younger Daughter to Malcolme the 2. Malcolm 3. Anno 1061. Sonne of Duncane King of Scots 1040. who was sonne of Beatrice daughter to Malcolm 2. Malcolm 3. his Mother was E. Sywards of Northumber Daughter by whose aide and K. Edward the Confessors hee slew the Vsurper Macbeth and gained the Crowne * The Prophesie of a Witch wherby hee was deceiued for Mackduâ—e that slue him was not borne but ripe out of his Mothers Wombe Macbeth the Vsurper 1046. R. 16. yeares * About this time also Fleance from whom the later Kings of Scotland are descended fled froÌ„ his tyranny into Wales where by Nest Daughter to Griffiâ—â— ap Lewlyn then Prince of all Wales he had Walter first Lord Steward of Scot. this Fleance was sonne to Bianquo Thane of Loquhabar an ancient House and allyed to the Kings who being inuited by Macbeth to a Supper was there murdered An. 1061. Malcolm 3. R. 36. Y. Edgar Alexander 1100. R. 29. yeares Dauid their Brother 1125. R. 29. yeares * Hee marryed Maud Daughter to the Earle of NorthumberlaÌ„d and Huntingdon whereby the K. of Scotland had thâ—se Earledomes or a pension for them hee fauouring the right of Maud the Empresse was taken by K. Stephen and faine to giue his sonne Henry pledge for him which Henries sonne Malcolme his Grand-child did succeed him in his Kingdome Malcolm sonne of Henry 1153 R. 12. yeares * Alexander the first espoused Ioane Daughter to K. Iohn Alex 3. maryeth Margret daughter to Henry the third King of England after whose death rose twelue Competitors laying claime to the Crowne of Scotland * As son of Deuorguild daughter of Margret daughter of Dauid Earle of Angus Brother to King William the Lyâ—â— Robert Bruse being also sonne of Isabel another Daughter of the same Dauid Earle of Angus * For griefe whereof and of his sonne Iohns death Iohn K. of Scots who named himselfe Robert some say dyed * Iames the second required Cicely Daughter to Edward the 4. King of England for Wife for his sonne Iames the 3. but Warves arising brake off that Marriage intended yet Iames the 4. grand-childe to Iames the 2. espoused Margaret grand-childe to Edw the 4. whence sprang the vnion of both Realmes in the person of Iames the sixt now King of all Brytaine Iames the sixt an Infant of a yeere old began his Reigne in Scoâ—land 1567 ouer all Brytaine 1602. * The defection of the Hamiltons and vprores made by the French in Scotland in the beginning of Q. Maries Reigne * These accidents happening neer about the first yeares of Queene Elizabeth * Henry Steuart Lord Darnley 3. sonne of Matthew Earle of Lennox and Margaret Douglasse Daughter to Margaret Henry the eighths Sisters made Earle of Rothsey and Duke of Albany espoused Mary Q. of Scots Daughter to lames the fift and had by her lames the 6. who is first of all Brittaine being beire to the Kingdome of Scotland by his Mothers side heâ—e to the Kingdome of England by Margaret his great Grandmother and on both Fathers and Mothers side * The Realme of Scotland * The Kings of England are now descended of the Scottish Kings the Scottish no lesse and their Kings from the Irish so that as the Realmes are vnited so are the Houses and Bloud-royall whereby the Kings of this Land are the true and naturall Liege Lords ouer all these Nations * A description of Ireland with the site thererof the olde and moderne names and diuers other Antiquities * Called so of their Westerne
French and Scots so weilds T'ons Crowne next Crownes third Castles yeilds But Shores faire wife widdow Gray So woo'd so wed and Bona gay Left being the loue-embassage there Made French King fume and Warwicke sweare Both vow reuenge so Edwards Impe The Dolphin wooes weds th' Austrian Nymphe Which Edward tooke so ill that tyde For very griefe 't was thought hee dy'de Fiue Girles and two sonnes left behind Thrise seuen yeeres King at Windsore shrin'd His sonnes fift Edward few-moneths King With 's brother Duke did Gloster bring T'vntimely end in Londons Tower Vnknowne where tombed to this hower This their sire fearing cursed plot Though Glosters guile the crowne that got Made Clarence dye a maulmesey death And by this means must needes bequeath To murdrous tyrant Crook-backs hand Guiding both of his sonnes and land Which opportunity gaue to act By Gods and men s'abhor'd a fact That furies fiends and specters fell Fore's death gaues conscience taste of hell CANZ. XXII Henry the seuenth concludeth this Ode with the conclusion of the schisme by the vnion of the long deuided Roses and howses of Yorke and Lancaster SEuenth Henry now whose mother is Margret her sire Iohn Thomas his Iohn-a-Gaunt's by Kath'rine Swinfords race Bewfort's whom Som'rsets titles grace Owen Teuthors and Queene Kath'rines sonne Edmond his sire too that in one Th' Earle Richmond's wore and Som'rsets stile Liuing in France his friends the while Buckingham Morton and mother deere With both Elizabeths wisht him here T'one th'eldst of Edwards forlorne Impes Queene mother and daughter royall Nymphes Th' earle though with few French Britton bands At Milford hau'n in Wales he lands At Bosworth field with warlike crew Then three-yeeres Tyrant Richard slew Whose carcasse torne to th'horse-taile doom'd Leyster scarce daign'd to see it toomb'd So Henry and Elizabeth Ioyntly wore Englands royall wreath And Yorke and Lancaster in these Were wed thrise happy lasting peace That bloudy schisme betwixt the Roses And Kingdomes too in vnion closes Which so begunne so heauens King frames Planted then full compleate in Iames. The end of the ninth Ode A briefe Type of the tenth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called IACOBVS The tenth Ode contayneth 1. The succession of the Kings of England from Henry the 7. in vvhose issue vvere vnited the Kingdomes of England and Scotland viz. Henry the 7. reigned 23. yeares Henry 8. his sonne reigned 37. yeares Edward 6. his son reigned 6. yeares Q. Mary his sister reigned 5. yeares Q. Elizabeth her sister R. 44. years Iames the sonne of Mary Q. of Scots daughter of Iames 5. K. of Scotland son of Iames the 4. and Margaret eldest daughter of Hen. 7. now reigneth Diu. V. R. 2. The descent of the Kings of Scotland from Ferguse 2. in the RomaÌ„s time or before and so down consequently to this present age with the originall of the Scottish Name Nation according to the iudgmeÌ„t of the most approued authors that haue written of the same 3. The beginning and descent of both Irish and Scottish Nations more amply set downe with the Originall of the now Irish and their seuerall Conquests by the English made of latter times whereby the Kings of England came first to bee Lords and since Kings of Ireland as they are at this present day 4. The descent of the Kingdom Crowne of France to the king of England whereby are touched the descent of the Merouingians kings of FraÌ„ce from Pharamond the Carlouingians from Carolus Martellus Pepin The Capevingians or Hugonetts so termed for diuers respects and partly in the worst sence by the Guise being the modern K. of France from Hugh Capet of whose Line Isabella the Heire was wife to Edward the second King of England in whose right Edward the third claymed Henry the sixt wore the French Diadem PALAE ALBION Ode decima Inscripta IACOBVS ARGVMENTVM Vltima iam Myrto dignum vel fronde Mineruae Innuba cui circum tempora laurus eat Oda virum recinens velut Anglica sceptra trophaeis Iungit Hyberna Scotis Lilia Franca Rosis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Primâ fronte libri institutum Authoris votum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 EXtremum hunc Aracyntha mihi concede laborem Magna tui velata comas Dea candida ramis Dijs data dona fero Theodorae nomina stirpis Omnia pacis habent Scoto-Anglis Cambro-Brytannis Septimus Henricus Theodori Regia coniux Elizabetha parens Anglorum postea Regum Carminibus nostris celebrandi mascula virtus Heroicae sobolis veniunt nisi Diua faueres Viribus huic impar tanto succumbo labori Ergo feres mea amabò paterna per aethera tecum Carmina quae si non lauro at decorabis Oliuâ Quando Brytanniacis Astraea pijssima in oris Et preciosa magis pax omnibus aequore Conchis Inque dies aliae inueniantur vnio Gemmae Littoribus nostris Credo sic voluere Parcas Scilicet Heinricus ambas coniunxit in vnum Et niueam rubeamque Rosas duo regna Iacobus Anglorum Scotiae Binae inter-vtrisque fuêre Foederibus nuptura parens innuptaque proles Henrici octaui ceu filia mater Elizae Nupta Rosas vinxit vincloque innupta iugali Regna piae pacis pia filia mater vtraeque Aeterna laude dignae aeternumque beatae Hinc Astraea meis hinc vnio fulserat Anglis Et vigeat magis atque magis stirps inclyta donec Cumeae redeant precor aurea saecla Sybillae Atque vtinam ac toto quondam pax reddita mundo Schismataque extirpata forent velut Arius Hydrae Pax nostris vtique simul effluat omnibus oris Constantina fides Iterumque trophaea Britannis Debeat Arctois iustis Deus annue votis Vestrae opus est opis Aonides sacra turma fanete 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henrici septimi coniugium proles gesta omnia meritò celebratissima CEu cecidit toruus fatali Marte Tyrannus Septimus Henricus foelicissima coniux Maxima quae natu est Edouardi filia quarti Haec niuei rubei satus ille propagine floris Nympha Eboracensis Lancastri stemmatis Heros Bellis regna animos odijs populosque leuârunt Gnati queis duo tot proles pulcherrima Gnatae Hispanae Arthurus Katharinae sponsus olli Succedens titulis Thalamisque Henricus opimis Marguerita Scoto Gallo sponsata Maria Hispano priùs at Brandonia postèa coniux Derbia Stanleyum Comitemque Deuonia cernit Courtneyum citò Bedfordi Pembrochia nomen Rege creante Ducis simul induit ipse coronam Mortonusque olim fidus velut alter Achates Cantuariae antistes Eliensis Episcopus audit Tempore quo tellus fit â—berica libera Mauris Qui cecidit seris modò Plantaginêta sub annis Varuici Comitem Clarensi ex stirpe Georgi A primis perhibent sublimi in Caesaris arce Detentum simul ac simulat Lambertus Hybernis Londini lanio
the Storie of Britaine 125 More of Caesars Acts. 131. 133. The Britaines subiect to Caesar and Tribute yeelded 135 Christ born in the dayes of Cimbeline 134 Cimbeline refuseth to pay Tribute to Caesar. 135 Claudius finished the Conquest of Britaine and regained the Tribute 137 Clito Edgar against Harold 221 Constantine the Great his glorious Acts. 147. The Reigne of his sonnes till Theodosius ibid. Constantine the Tyrant his Reigne 149 Cordilla her Reigne 101 Corinaeus his meeting with Brute 73. His killing of Gogmagog and inhabiting of Cornwall 89 Coylus and other Kings reignes till Hely 119. the flourishing of the Christians vnder his Reigne 143 Creation of the Creation of the World 3 Cromwell Lord Chancellor his Comet like-blazing 271 Cunedagius his enuie vnto Cordilla 101 D DAnaus his Storie and of his fiftie Daughters 63. Their banishment and arriuall in Albion 65. The Descent of the Gyants from them ibid. Danes the originall of them in England 197 Dissention ciuill Dissention after Gorbodugus Reigne 103 Druis his Reigne 17 Dudley Earle of Leicester made General into the Low Countries 279 E EAst-Angle Kings and their gouernment 178 East-Saxons their Kings and Kingdome 195 Ebrank his Victories and his sonnes 97 Edgar his Reigne 209. Hee obtayneth the Crowue 211. Hee is infamous for his wanton loues 213 Edmond Iron-side and his Childrens Fortunes 217 Edward senior his Warrelike Acts. 207 Edward Martyr poysoned 215 Edward Confessor his famous Reigne 219. His death 221 Edward the first his deciding the right of the Crowne of Scotland 245. His sonne first English Prince of Wales ibid. Edward the second his vnfortunate Reigne and wrongs done by Gaueston Mortimers and Spencers 247 Edward the third his Acts and Conquests of France 247 Edward the blacke Prince his noble Acts and death 251 Edward the fourth his Reigne and his sonnes 261 Edward the sixt his Reigne 277 Edwine his Reigne 209. Hee is vicious 211 Egbert his reducing the Kingdomes to one and calling it England 199. His flourishing Monarchie and Reigne 199 Elizabeth Queene her admired and famous Acts at the beginning of her Reigne 279. Her imprisonment before shee was Queene ibid. Her generall peace with Scots France and Spaine ibid. Elfleda her Warrelike Acts. 207 England who first gaue that name 7. Her feare at the Conquerors comming in 223 Estrild drowned by Guendoline 93 Ethelred his obtayning of the Crowne 215 Ethelwolphes his Acts and Reigne 199. His troubles with the Danes 201 Europa her seuerall Nations and commendations 9 F FErguse his Reigne till the Picts 285 Flouds their creation 5 France the ancient Gouernement thereof 303. How the Crownes right is now deuolued to the English ibid. G GErmanie conquered by Ebrank 97 Giants their creation 5. The Descent of the Giants in Albion 65 Gogmagog slaine by Corinaeus 89. He was the greatest of Giants ibid. Gorbodugus his Reigne 103 Greenshield a most worthy Prince his Reigne 103 Guendoline ouerthrowes Locrine drownes Estrilde and Sabrine 93. Guendoline her Reigne 95 Guffar King of Poytiers in France ouerthrowne by Brute 73 Guiderus in his Reigne did Aulus Plancius begin 137 Guitteline and his Queene very famous for their Lawes 119 H HArold-Hardiknute and his Reigne 91 Harold Godwines sonne his vsurpation 221 Henry Beauclarke his honourable Reigne 239 Henry the second his Reigne 241 Henry the third his Acts. 245 Henry the fourth his vnquiet Reigne 258 Henry the fift his Reigne and Conquest of France 255 Henry the sixt his wonderfull misfortunes 257 Henry the seuenth his ioyning the Houses of Yorke and Lancaster 263. His marriage off-spring and actions 269 Henry the eighth his famous Acts. 271. His Reigne in his latter time 275. His seuerall Marriages and last will concerning his Heires ibid. Heptarchie the beginning thereof 189 Hercules the son of Isis 49. His slaying of the Gyants his comming into Gaule and his meeting with Albion 51. His entertainment by Lycus and preparing to ouerthrow Albion 53. Hee kils Albion and his power 55. Hercules marryeth Galathea the Daughter of Lycus ibid. Historie defended 37. Diuers Histories repeated and reconciled 55 Humber ouerthrowne by Locrine 91 I IAmes the sixt of Scotland and first of England his succeeding Elizabeth 283. The Gouernment of Scotland in his minoritie 297 A Peroration to King Iames. 303 Iane the Wife of Lord Guilford Dudley her down-fall 277 Idolatrie the originall thereof 21 Iohn King of England his Reigne 243 Ireland described 27. Glorious Atchieuements there 281. The originall of the Irish. 297. The Conquest of Ireland by the English 299 Isis the Goddesse buries Osiris 49. Her reuenge by the meanes of Hercules her sonne ibid. Iupiter or Ioue their diuersities 45 K KEntish Kingdome the Storie thereof 171 Kent the Liberties thereof how gained 233 L LEicester builded 101 Leil his Reigne 99 Leon-Gauere did build Cairleon 65 Leir the vnnaturalnesse of his three Daughters and his crosse Fortunes 101 Licus the King of Gaule 53 Locrine his Reigne and ouerthrowing of Humber 91. Locrine ouerthrowne by his Wife Guendoline 93 Lud-Rudibrasse his Reigne 99 Lud his building of London and the Gates 121 M MAcbeth his Reigne 289 Madan his Reigne 95 Magus his Reigne 17 Malcolme his Reigne 289. Some other Scottish Kings 291 Man his Creation and his fall 5 Marie Queene of England her Reigne Marriage to Spaine 277 Mary Queene of Scotland her Reigne and Marriage to the Lord Darnley 293 Martia the Wife of Guitteline famous for her Lawes 119 Memphis a Citie in Aegypt 43 Mempricius deuoured by Wolues 95 Mercia the first originall of their Kings and order 177. The end of the Kingdome of Mercia 179 Misfortune how incident to the greatest Nations 11. Misfortunes excused and the misfortunes of this I le ibid. Morgans enuie to Cordilla 101 Mulmutius his Reigne 103. His Noblenesse and the restoring of the Brittish Monarchie 111 N NOe his Historie shewed vnder the shaddow of Saturne 39 Northumberland the originall of their Kings and Kingdome 179 The subuersion thereof 183. Their incumbrance by the Danes and submission to the West-Saxons ibidem O OSiris Albions Grand-Father 43. Osiris slaine 49 Oxenford builded 97 P PIcts their originall 285 Poesie or Poetry defended by an Apologie 37 Polydore Virgil his subtilties and disgrace of the Brittish I le vnmasked and confuted 105 Poole Cardinall his flourishing vnder Queene Marie 279 R RIchard Cordelyon his most famous Reigne 243 Richard the second deposed by Bullingbrooke 253 Riuallo his Reigne 103 Rome Tribute paid vnto Rome 135. No Tribute paid to Rome ibid. S SAbrine drowned by Queene Guendoline 93 Samothes his Off-spring and Reigne and the giuing of the name Samothea 7. Samothes first Rule and Empire 15. Samothes Issue 17. The Storie of Samothes defended 75 Samotheans their irreligious and barbarous Acts and their ouerthrow 19. 21. The end of their Kingdome 23. Their punishment 25 Sarron his Reigne 17 Saxons their originall and Antiquitie 159. Their calling in and plantation vnder Vortiger 163. Warres betweene the Saxons