being so sans enuy be it spoken for correcting our too generally corrupted iudgements in applause of any nouell monstrous I might say Monsters manners as more especially strangers gugawes and to the present purpose forreine stories neare or farre before our owne whereby the same lie more vntrimd and trodden vnder foot since what Scholers studie see wee as nor Merchants traffique for those things how good so-e're that are but seldome sought for want vent and are not saleable This yet incited me the more to trie new wayes that Noueltie it selfe and Nouelists fancying fancie pleased and others the best at least contented Albion and her Worthies might by this meanes at all hands receiue some though the meanest part of their true lustre due ancient and deserued glorie The ayme of this discourse the full scope of our Bryttish historie so diuided that according to the ten great Reall or apparant changes of Estate each seuerall Booke or Ode from such mutation take their subiect and beginning in historicall order and from some partie of prime note denomination the first treating of our first Founder Samothes and his succession called Samothes the second Albion of him chiefe actor in the same the third the Giants of their rude regiment the fourth named Brute of his next stablishing a Kingdome fift Mulmutius of his re-vniting the distracted Prouinces sixt Caesar of his conquest and the Roman Caesars gouernment the seuenth entituled Hengist of his foundation of the Saxon Heptarchy eight Sueno of his and the then rapines and oppressions of the Danes ninth Gulielmus of his Norman conquest tenth Iacobus of him a plant of that pacifique Oliue fortunate Peace-maker of famous memorie HENRY the seuenth now anew also planting peace and vniting foure Kingdomes whose other stories on that occasion are briefly there displayed In all which passages what is lesse lightsome or delightsome impute it if not to the obscuritie and harshnesse of the matter to his weaknesse that yet was and is willing far as able to giue all best contentment in that kinde That Poesie should shadow Historie such 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and pleasant studie I may hope to find out Patrons for protection as well as patterns and those right ancient and worthy for imitation and excuse What nouell is should not for nouelty distaste the English Poeme glosse to the stranger Idiome that speaks perhaps such barbarous States-matters like our English Lawes but rude the marginall notes seruing for illustration to them both supplying the defects guiding and supporting the course of Historie other Annotations Analyses or Explications proposing order pointing at method light and life of all discourse as they cannot but yeeld some profit how-e're painefull and laborious to me I wish to thee as vsefull and commodious not doubting then thy well acceptance of the same The Title suiting to the Treatise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Albion or Antiqua-Albion should seeme to promise Albions antiquities and ancient storie of our Ile if alluding to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Olbion as thou fauourest one happily enioy the other and as a Fauorite of Albion mayst thou be fauoured in the highest Olbion for whose sakes I say and wish to say Sentio quâ Natale solum dulcedine Cunctos Sentio quâ Coeleste solum dulcedine Sanctos Ducit vt immemores non sinat esse sui Not censuring before thou reade not reading with preiudicate opinions of thine owne or others and not condemning all before thou haue read all As I shall much expect such censure and approue it so shall I most respect the Censurer I will not be so rash or harsh to say commend or else comemend yet doe conclude thus with the Poet Siquid nouisti rectius istis Candidus imperti si non his vtere mecum GVLIEL SLATYER Typus breuis siue Analysis totius operis poematis scilicet Historici quae PALAE-ALBION inscribitur This Treatise or Poeme according to the ten seuerall great mutations and changes of the state or name of this Iland is diuided into ten Bookes or Odes Whereof the 1. COntayneth after an assertion of the storie a briefe description of Britayne and Ireland with the first succession of Kings from Samothes descended A. M. 1787. till Albion A. 2200. by the space of 400. yeares 2. A second race of Kings Albion and Bergion with their discent according to the ancient and Greeke Histories also an illustration of the present and domestique as well as some forren Antiquities and Genealogies together with their defeate by Hercules circa Annum 2250. 3. The Anarchy or Interregnum of the Gyants that succeeded Albion and Hercules from A. 2300. till Brute A. 2850. being 500. yeares vpwards 4. Brute and his succession Kings of this Iland from A. 2850. till Malmutius Dunwallo A. 3500. aboue 600. yeares 5. Malmutius and his race Kings here till the Romans Conquest vnder Iulius Caesar which was A. 3900. about 400. yeares 6. Caesars Conquest and the Romans Gouernement in Britayne by their Presidents and deputy-Deputy-Kings from Iulius Casars to Valentinians dayes A. 4400. neare 500. yeares 7. The seuen Kingdomes of the Saxons begun in Hongist A. 4400. And reduced from Heptarchy into Monarchy by Egbert King of West Saxons A. 4800. after neare 400. yeares 8. The often inuasions and rapines of the Danes so continually vexing the Land and the Kings of England from Egberts time till Harold and William the Conqueror Anno Christi 1060. neare 300. yeares 9. The Norman Conquest William the Conqueror and his issue Kings of England with the bloudy faction and schisme betweene the houses of Lancaster and Yorke ended in Henry the seuenth in whose issue also the Realmes of England and Sotland grew vnited after 500 yeares from the Conquest 10. The happy discent of King Iames from Henry the seuenth whereby the vnion of the two Kingdomes of England is accomplished as vnder one Prince so flourishing vnder one name of great Britayne In the end a briefe touch of the Scottish Irish and French Histories A more perfect and particular Type or Analysis of the first Booke or Ode The first Ode contayneth 1. As a Proaemium a generall deducing of Historie from the beginning and Noah with an assertion of the storie and antiquities of this Iland compared with those of other Nations especially of these Neighbouring and Northerne Countries 2. A briefe description both of the Peoples and Situations of the Ilands of great Britayne and Ireland according to the Rules in so compendious limits of Chorographie Geographie and Historie 3. The Historie and succession of the first race of Kings here viz. Samothes A. M. 1800. his sonne Magus his sonne Sarron his sonne Druis his sonne Bardus his sonne Longho and successor Bardus 2. in whose time Albion and Bergion obtayned the Dominion of Britayne and Ireland PALAE ALBION Ode prima Inscripta SAMOTHES ARGVMENTVM Prima palaephatiâ Samothen Sobolemque papyro Samotheae Dominos ceu not at Oda canit Albion adueniens fatalia donec in
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Vortiger steppeth vp dispossessing the right heires and â—bteyneth the Crowne the Romane Eâ—pire wayning and fully ended in Britaine VOrtiger for wisedome by report Gracious with all but most at Court Amidst these broyles so laid his traine The King by a Pict in 's Guard was slaine And himselfe crown'd both the right heires Kings brothers fled to France for feare And now alas this noble I le Albions that wert since Brytaines style Admir'd of all nor lou'd in vaine By Nereus beauteous Sea-Nymph traine In their soft armes waue-circled round By th' other powers with pleasures crown'd Now lay'd and left at lowest bay For Hunn's Picts and wilde Scots a pray Romes Lords nor Aetius eft-soones prou'd By piteous plaints t'aide Brittons mou'd Prime tropheys erst of Caesars glory And rar'st Lords once in Romans story Though 't seemes the wayning Empires state Through very eld leaues them and late Languishing plac't her reignes period here From Iulius nigh fiue hundred yeere Where then Rome left rose Saxon Kings Whose race and acts my Muse next sings The end of the sixt Ode A briefe type of the seuenth Ode of PALAE-ALBION Entitulâ— HENGISTVS the seauenâ— Ode contayneth 2. The Heptarchye â—eauen Kingdomes of the Saxons with their seueâ—â—â—eginnings extent encrease continuance â—â—â—â—ding viz. 1. The original callâ—â—gâ—n of the Saxons vnder Vortiger and the end of the Bâ—ytons reigne vnder their 〈◊〉 Kings vâ—z Vortiger A. 417. R 20 v. Vâ—â—â—mer his son dead in his fathers life time Aureli ' Ambrose son of Constantine late King R 32 yeares Vther Pendragon his brother r. 18. Arthur surnamed the Great Vthers sonne R. 26 years Constantine duke Cadors sonne reigned 3 years Conan Arthurs Nephew R. â—3 Vortiporus his son R. 4. Malgâ— R. 5. Carâ—â—cus R. 3 yeares Cadâ—ar R. 22 yeares Cadwâ—â—â— R. 48 yeares Cadwallader his son last King of the Brytons R. only 3 years 1. The Kingdome of Kent Anno 456. vnder Hengist who reigned 24. yeares Octa his sonne R. 24. Otho his sonne R. 22. Ermenrike his sonne reigned 25. Ethelbert his sonne reigned 56. In his time Saint Augustine came into England conuerting the Saxons Eadbald his sonne a notable Pagan reigned 24 yeares Ercombert his sonne a good Prince reigned 20. Egbert his son reigned 9. Luthere Egberts brother reigned 11. yeares Edrâ—â—g his Cousin 2. Guthred sonne of Egbert reigned three yeares His three sonnes 〈◊〉 R. 23. Ethâ—â—â—â— 11. Aâ—â—â— â—4 〈…〉 Cuthred R. 8 yeares Alâ—ed alias Balared expelled by Egbert King of west Saxons Anno 827. hee reade his sonne Aâ—â—â—stane Duke thereof 2 The Kingdom of Mercia began A. 586. vnder Crida who reigned 9. yeares his sonne Wibba reigned 20 yeares Ceorlus his sonne reigned 10. Penda sonne of Wibba reigned 30. slame by Oswy K. of Northumbers Wolfere his sonne R. 17. Ethelred Wolferes sonne R. 29. Hee warred with Egfride of Northumberland and Lothaire of Kent Kenred sonne of Wolfer reigned 5. Celred Edâ—reds sonne reigned 8. Hee warred with Ina. Ethelbald of the bloud of Eopa brother of Penda reigned 40. slaine by Bernred that R. 10. y. Offa a bloudy King reigned 39. Egfride his sonne reigned 4 moneths Cynewolf of Penda's line reigned 24 yeares Kenelme his sonne â—ame by his sister Quindred Câ—â—wulf brother to K. Cynewolf reigned two yeares expelled by â—â—nulf who was vanquished by Egbert and sâ—aine by the East-Angles afterwards Ludicenus reign 2. y. and Whitlafe 15 yeares made tributarie to Egbert about Anno 827. 3. The Kingdome of Northumbers began â—â—der Ida A. 547. he reigned 12 yeares afâ—â— his death his Kingdom was diuided into tâ—â— petty Kingdomes or Prouinces In Bremcia Ada his son and his brothers reigned 30 yeares Deira Ella the sonne Histria a 〈◊〉 Duke R. 30 Ethelfride nephew to Ida expelleth Edâ—â— sonne of Ella heire of Deira and reigneth â—â—uer both Prouinces 22 yeares Edwine afterwaâ—â—â— ouerthrew Ethelfride and reign ouer all 17 Eaufride sonne of Ethelfride R. 1. y. Osrijc sonne of Ethelfride R. 1. 〈◊〉 Oswald sonne of Ethelfride the Cadwâ—â—â— and was slaine by Penda King of Mâ—â— he reigned ouer both Prouinces 8 yeares Oswy brother of Oswald after Oswine slaine reigned ouer both the Prouinces which were neuer againe after 〈◊〉 ioyned as they had before been 28 yearâ— Oswine sonâ—â— Osrijc slainâ— Oswy R. 8 Egfride sonne of Oswye reigned 15 yearesâ— Alfride his brother reigned 20 yeares Osred his sonne reigned 11 yeares slaine Kenred his Cousin who reigned 2 yeares Osrijc his other Cousin reigned 10 yeareâ—â— Ceolf brother of Kenred reigned 8 yeareâ—â— Egbert reigned 24. Osulfus reigned 1. murdered Edilwald reigned 11. slaine by the Vsuâ—â—â— Alred who reigned 10 yeares Edilbert sonne of Edilwald expelled 2. Dukes Ethelbald and Herebert but after 10 yeâ—â—â— reigne of Aâ—â— sonne Aswald slaine by one Siga and his breeâ—â—â— Osred that reigned 1 yeare expelled reigned againe many yeares c. But the Northumbers sore vexed by these 〈◊〉 other intestine wars of their Kings or Duâ—â— and also by the Danes submit to Egbert Circa Anno 820. â— The Kingdome of the East Saxons A. 527. vnder Erchenwine who reigned 60 yeares â—â—dda his sonne reigned 17. â—â—â—ert his sonne reigned 13. â—â—â—red his sonne â—â—â—red his brother â—â—â—bald his broâ—her Paruusâ—nne â—nne of Sewâ—rd â—â—â—bert sonne of â—â—igebald â—deline â—â—gaire sonne of â—â—igebert ' Paruus â—â—lbius Associate of Sigaire â—â—â—gard and Sewâ—â—â—red sonnes of â—â—elbius and 〈◊〉 sonne of Sigaire from Anno 617. â—â—â—ill Anno 717. R. all of them 100. years â—â—â—red sonne of Sigeâ—â—â—t reigned 38 yeares 〈◊〉 then followed â—â—â—thelwald Albert â—â—ena and Suthred â—anquished by Egbert â—â—â—f west Saxons hauing â—eigned there till the yeare 800 or after vt dicitur 5. The Kingdome of East Angles began An. 492. vnder Vffa of whom his Successours were called Vffings he reig 7 yeares Tytullus his sonne R. 20. Redwald his sonne R. 25. he aided Edwine of Northumberland against Ethelfride Eorpwald his sonne R. 12. Sigebert his brother who founded Cambridge and Edrike his cousin R. 60. y. Anna sonne of Ewide brother of Redwald R. 20 yeares All these three last Kings were slaine by Penda of Mercia Adilherus brother of Anna slaine by Oswy with Penda R. Edilwald his brother R. 9. Aldulf sonnes of Adilhere Reign 25. Eluold 12. Hisbern or 26. Beornas  Edilred a good Prince reigned 52 yeares Ethelbert his sonne about An. 790. a very godly Prince trecherously slain by Offa King of Mercia whose Lands taken by Offa with the Kingdome of Mercia came to the west Saxons Crowne Egberts hands about Anno 827. 6. The Kingdome of the South Saxons began A. 478 the first of all the other kingdoms next to the Kingdom of Kent in Hengists life-time vnder Ella who reigned 36. yeares Cissa his son who builded Chichester reigned 76. yeares After them Edilwalcus reigned 25 yeares Berthunus Anthynus were slaine by Cedwalla K. of west Saxons and Aldwyne by his Successor Ina so this Kingdome came first of all the rest into the west
Saxons hands Circa Annum 713. 7. The Kingd of west Saxons began A. 499. vnder Cerdic who reigned or was in Brytaine 27. Kenrik his sonne R. 25. v. Ceauline his sonne R. 33 y. dyeth in exile Celrijc his grand-child by Cutwyne reigned 5 yeares Ceolfus sonne of Cutha brother of Ceauline reigned 12. Cunegulf son of Ceola son of Cutha brother of Ceauline reigned 31 yeares Guthred son of Guicheline son of Kingulf R. 3 yeares Kenwalâ— son of Kingulf r. 30 Sexburga his wife R. 1 y. Elckwyne and Centwyne sons or nephewes of Kingulf r. 11. Cedwalla nephew to Cutwine reigned but 3 yeares and went to Rome Ina his cousin reigned 37 y. Ethelard reigned 14 yeares Cuthred reigned 17 yeares Sigebert reigned 1 yeare Kenulf R. 29. slaine by Cyneard one of the bloud Royal. Brytricus poysoned by his wife Eadburga reign 17 y. Egbert who before had bin a petty King among the west Saxons and fled into France for feare of Brytricus recalled was made King A. 802. He reduced all the Kingdoms to one vnder his obedience and reigned 37 yeares 3. The vnion of the seuen Kingdomes of the Saxons vnder the west Saxon King Egbert into Monarchy againe who at a generall Councell or Parliament assembled at Winchester Anno caused himselfe to bee crowned King ouer all the seuen Prouinces and by his Edict-Royall commanded the land to be called from thenceforth Engla-Lond as the Saxons write and as wee pronounce England he reigned 37 years and dyed about Anno 839. first King of England he also subdued the Danes Wales and a part of Scotland HENGIST and HORSVS Brittons harmes Their Ensignes signing both their names The Saxon Horse their Armes Braue warriours hither came Whose mightie stocke Like Hydra bud So huge a flocke Of Saxon brood That Brytaine bends To th' Pagan force But late as friends Call'd to their shores Kent first her Kings West Saxons then And Sussex sings As Essex men East Angles and Northumbers wilde Last Merken-land Great'st Kingdome stylde So while these raigne Brittons race failes When Welsh-men faine Fly into Wales Leaue Albions faire And best parts free To th' Foe to reare Their Heptarchye Which flourisht long with fame Till EGBERTS warre-like force Brought all to one and England names Faire speede to th' honoured Saxon Horse PALAE ALBION Ode septima Inscripta HENGISTVS ARGVMENTVM Septima septenis sub Regibus Anglica vixdùm Oda regi recitat Regna Britanna cadunt Egbertus tot sceptra tamen coalescere in vnum Rex west-Saxo facit iamque monarcha gerit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Institutum Odae Prooemium I Lle ego qui Samothem Albiona immaneisque Gigantes Brutum Brytannis cecini agminaque Italain oris Iam venio ad parteis Anglorum Saxones Anglis Vicinos primumque in littora nostra vocatos Rege iubente rudeis contra hostilesque tumultus Gentis Hyperboreae Pictûmque Scotûmque rapinas Quaesitos igitur toties totiesque negatos Numine Phoebeis primos ostendere fonteis Saxonici illustris generis concedite vati Vestro augescentis florescere germen honoris Percupienti tandem archaia arcana reclusa Pandite Daedaliae nobis Oracula Diuae Sic ego sic Britones Iuitae Angli Saxones omnes Florea serta simul sollemni more feremus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Anglum Saxonicae gentis vt nominis Origo SAxones à Sacis ducunt sua stemmata Sacae Sarmatiam coluêre Getae iuga Pontica Iuitae Dicti ac terra illis concessa est Cymbrica sedes Vicinae heic gentes cum Iuitis Saxonas olim Periustrasse ferunt pandis freta caeca Cyulis Hos praedae intentos contra tumidosque furores Saxonicae Comites orae instituere Quirites E contrà hos Comites sibi Vortiger euocat Atquî Vimine texebant puppeis alnosque cauatas Flumina senserunt direptaque terga iuuencûm Fluctibus insiliunt ratibus velamina pandis Vix Venetus stagnante Pado ceu Saxo furenti Nauigat Oceano talem videt Indus in alueo Saurobatis perhibent contextam vimine Cymbam Primùm vbi Semiramis summo fluitantia malo Caeruleis Regnis victricia signa leuârat Vtcunque hos primùm video esse necesse fateri Sarmatiam aut Scythiae partem aut confinia Sacas Incoluisse Getae sedêre ad littora Ponti Iutae nunc dicti Iuit-landia Cymbrica Nesos Sedes percelebris Boreali in Cardine mundi Sauromatûm Sacûm sedem Scythiam Europaeamque Olim Sarmatiam Poloni alijque Polonis Vicini lota tota tenent Scythiam vlteriorem Hordae Tartaricae gentesque Hierosolymitanae Suntque ingressi Europam aiunt Scytha Sarmata Sacae Sacasque è Scythiâ redeunteis subripuisse Paulatimin Cymbriâ sedes neque Negnone natum Saxona commemorem qui certè Sassones altâ Chersone so primùm posucrunt maenia Cymbriâ Quos medios Iuitasque oliminter-creuerit Anglus Flens-burgum propè quod Saxonia protulit Anglos Hoc patet in linguâ niueoque colore ibidem Anglia aiunt vetus est locus sacer angulus Anglis Saxones inque suâ nostrûm linguâ quasi Sacûm Progenies sonat nos Saxones indè vocamus Sedemque Armenijs Sacas invallibus olim Sacacenam habuisse ferunt magnumque Monarcham Ante Cyrum Sacas fugisse Cyrumque fugasse Inque vicem victum victorem ait inuida Fama Indè olim Persae Sacaeaque festa quotannis Instituunt celebri Eustathio referente triumpho Persa Scythas quamuis vno omneis nomine Sacas Saepe vocet nosmet tamen hijsce parentibus ortos Scilicet è Sacis Persisque potentibus olim Contiguas habuisse domos neque forsitan illa Coniectura leuis quam multa vocabulain vsu Iam nostris hodie cumque hijs communia Persis Arguerent ijdem historijs recinentibus Albim Transuecti Sueuos turbârunt modò Gallos Et Salicam Gentem delataque postea ad illas Gens Anglûm recolit dictas de nomine sedes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Saxones à Vortigerno accersiti praemijs praedijs donati VOrtiger Imperio ac sceptris velut ante receptis Circumlustranteis pandis freta caeca Cyulis Saxones accersit sibi praesidiaria turbas Hostileis contrâ socia agmina Scoto-Hybernûm Namque ferunt Britonesque feros in montibus olim Finibus expulsos Italo regnante per vrbeis Secessu è longo extremique Aquilonis ab Axe Agresteis homines Dumisque horrentibus ortos Pingendi Pistos prisco de more vocatos Affore antiquis sibi reppetere Arua Colonis Iure sua Hybernis turmisque Scotûm inter-mixtis Odêrunt quippe Britones cane peius Angue Italionatos antiquior illa Brytannûm Veraque progenies quanquam horrida picta rudisque Quanquam etiam agnatos viuenteis iure Quiritum Vortiger hos reprimit duce Saxone pace pâ—titus Praemia militiae Hengisto fatalia dona Cantia rura dedit quae Saxone Saxo repleuit Inque tenent hunc vsque diem pater atque nepotes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vortigerni
Otho and Irmenrike reign'd in Kent their land I thinke no lesse though gather'd hence Aurelius was a worthy Prince And by strong powerfull hand maintain'd The Brittish scepters which he gain'd With swords point hewing tokens fresh Of honours on the Saxons flesh Whom poyson'd thirty yeeres King succeeds Vther much-fam'd for Merlines deeds That t' Amesbury from Dubline translates That trophey of the Welshmens fates Those hanging stones the Gyants bower Saxons slaine and King Guilla-moure Him poyson'd twenty yeeres King succeeds Arthur most fam'd for martiall deeds Next Constantine Duke Cadors sonne Conan Vortiporus and Malgwn Catherik Cadwane Cadwallo and His sonne last King of Brittons land CANZ. VI. The seuen Saxon Kingdomes their arise and extent ANd now the Saxons euerywhere Their Kingdomes plant first Kentish were Fair'st Merke-lands and Northumbers beene East-Angles were not so much seene Essex lesse Sussex small or none All yeeld last to West-Saxons one Kent with the I le of Wight repaires To Kents throne her Kings Hengists heires To Merk-land longen Hereford Chester Wor'ster Gloster Warwike Salop Leyster Northampton Lincolne Derby Notingham Huntingdon Hertford Bedford Buckingham Oxford Rutland and Stafford bee The Thames and Seuerne Trent and Dee Within her march These Cattechlauni Cornauij and wit Corytani Caesars Dobuni beene their Prince Crida first King and his sonnes since Beene in Northumbers circuite nam'd Lancashire for faite women fam'd Yorke Durham erst a Kingdome Cumberland West-morland and our now Northumberland E'ne almost to Scot'sh Frith and once Ida's dominions since his sonnes East-Saxons perhaps Trinobantes Of Tre-nuidh call'd or Troy-Nouant Vffa and his ore Essex were Middle-sex and part of Hertford-sheere East-Angles Kings and kingly stile Cambrige admires and Elye I le Norfolke and Suffolke Vffa there Tytila and his sonnes Princes were South-Saxons Sussex Surrey shew Though the next first Kings yet but few Great Ella's sonnes whom first the West Saxons deuouâ—'d since all the rest West-Saxons Kingdome though not great Deuon Dorset flowry Sommers-seat Corn-wall with mines stor'd Hampshire full Berks and Wilt-shire with corne and wooll From Ella's sonne call'd Cerdijc came Their Kings Gewisse his Grand-sires name CANZ. VII The Saxons glorying in their Ancestors and Gods ANd now great Heliconian Dames Our Saxon Kings trophee's and fames From gods descended all-arow Ioue Woden Geta Tuisco show Seater with Sunne and Moone from whom Th' old Saxon weeke-dayes names did come And what Seth's martiall brood did here Reigning since many hundred yeare Prime Kingdome once as Primates See Kent was and my first song shall bee CANZ. VIII The story of the first Saxon Kentish Kingdome continued till Arthurs birth WOdens and Geta's sonne the fourth From him was noble Hengists worth Who first wore Kentish Diadem Octa his sonne succeeds with him Pendragon waging warre they tell How at Mont-Badon Octa fell But the late Conquerour conquered proues Captiu'd by faire Igerna's loue The Cornish Duchesse Merlines art Helpt the King play his Louers part Like Ioue transform'd t' Amphytrio's shape To Goylen's he commits this rape And in the absent Gorlois place Did his deceiu'd faire Spouse embrace So Tyndagel whose towring pride Is plac't on flowry Seuernes side Great Arthur got whom in their Layes Welsh Harps and Poets loudly prayse CANZ. IX Great Arthurs prowesse life and death OTho succeeded Octa than Irmenrijck and right now began Th'Heptarchy 'mongst Northumbers Ida South Saxons Ella Mercyans Crida West Saxons Cerdic Vffa's sonnes Won Essex and East Angles Crownes Brittons weake powers could now no good Against those Hydra's heads that bud Though Arthur rose with powerfull hand The Saxon foe-men to withstand And in twelue fierce-fought fields they say Did brauely beare the bell away His wife was faire Guin-hera fam'd For beautie By his prowesse tam'd Great Saxon Colgerne and the Scot With 's sister Ann's Spouse Pictish Lot Island and Ireland vtmost Thyle French Germans Scottish Orkes and I le Gothes Danes and Saxons Welshmen needs Will haue to rue his warlike deeds With whom at his returne from France The trecherous Mordred tryes warres chance At first in Kent and after slaine Where bloudy Riuers did distaine Cambula's fresh Fountaynes waters cleere In Corn-walls confines Arthur heere Had his deaths wound but after dy'de By Mellodunes low Lake-ish side Into whose troubled streames he throwes Accustom'd to warres deadly blowes His conqu'ring sword and 'mongst those Lakes His farewell of the world he takes In Somerset-shire and Aualon I le That of her Orchards weares that style Glastenbury now call'd doth enfold His liuelesse corps there laid in mold He that subdu'd by restlesse paines French Picts Scots Germans Saxons Danes Though clos'd vp in his marble tombe His dust her euerlasting home His fame yet liues and with fleet wings O're the worlds surface nimbly flings And that dumbe monument though doth blaze Such things to his immortall praise As rosie Garlands and fair'st flowers Beene fit'st to decke his dead-mans bowers CANZ. X The story pursued to the end of the Kingdome of Kent with the first plantation of Christian faith among the Saxons WIth Arthur Bryttons hopes decay And Saxons now beare all the sway Otho and Irmenricus had raign'd Forty yeeres and Ethelbert next gain'd His sires throne weds French Cherebert's Impe The Lady Bertha beauteous Nymph And gracious Queene for Saxons good Her meanes here heauenly Angels food Christs faith by Augustine had plantation Apostle of the English nation A monstrous Pagan though their sonne Edbald succeeds in 's fathers throne Whose sister to Northumbers King Edwine wed Christian faith did bring Ercombert his sonne next Ecbert his And then Lothaire To warre with this Mercian King Ethelred begonne But Edrike slew him Ecberts sonne Edrike his cousin too left his life Within two yeeres by ciuill strife West-Saxon Ceadwall now in 's ire Wasted Kents townes with sword and fire Till Guthred Ecberts other sonne Appeas'd his wrath and warres begonne This Guthred and his three sons then Ethelbert Edbert and Alrijc beene Kentish Kings and that Diadem wore An hundred yeeres in peace or more An other Edbert followes next Whom Merk-lands King vnthron'd and vext Cynewolfe that to his great'st disgrace Did set vp Cuthred King in 's place Next Alred last King leaues by fate T' Englands first Egbert Crowne and state So last Kentish all the rest Submitten to th' West-Saxons hest CANZ. XI The Mercian Kings their originall and order till Offa. ANd now sing Merk-lands Lords dear Dames First Cride then Guipha third place names Ceorlus Brittons fell foe next Brittons friend Penda that sore vext Northumbrian Edwine and his once First
Diadem That of deuotion visit's Rome And youths best good found there his tombe Next Celred and then Ethelwold Albertus and Vmbena hold East-Saxon scepters Suthred last West-Saxon Egbert quite displac't Their trophees doe with all else meete Thus at victorious Egberts feete CANZ. XVII The East-Angle Kings and their time of gouernement EAst-Angles Kings would next be told Vffa's sonne Titylla's first enrol'd His Redwald that on Edwines side Warres with Northumbrian Ethelfride His Carpwald and Sigebert whoot's â—aid Learned Cambrige first foundation laid But old and leauing kingly weeds For Monks cowle Edricus succeeds His cousin and Anna next doth raigne By Mercyan Penda all three slaine Brother though thus slaine and kinsmen were By th'wretch with him ioyn'd Edilhere Christs enemies fell by Oswyes hand Edilwald then Adulfe Alfwold and Beorn Edilred and last King slaine Ethelbert fall's by false Offa's traine East-Angles so with Mercyans lands Came to West-Saxon Egberts hands CANZ. XVIII The ancient South-Saxon Kings with their short dominion NOw Sussex next in order brings Her few indeede though next first Kings When Ella within thirty yeere Of Saxon Hengist reigned heere Who with his three sonnes Cymen Plettinger And Cissa that built Chichester Sore vext the Brytons after them Edilwalcus wore the Diadem Last Tyrants Berthune and Anthyne By Cedwal slaine Aldwine by Ine West-Saxon Kings thus swallowed them West-Saxons Kingdome my next theme CANZ. XIX The west-Saxon Kings and whole time of gouernement vnder the Heptarchy vntill Egberts time WEst-Saxon Monarkes Cerdic first From the west draue the Welshmen erst Kenrik his sonne his Ceauline And Cuthe and Ceaulines slaine Cutwine All Brittons foes but Cutha most By whom the Brittons three Kings lost Next Cuthwines Celrijc then whose wyles 'Gainst Edwine Ceolph's owne selfe spoiles Gutha's Ceola's sonne next Kingulfe springs Berinus conuert Christian King Kenwalcus then whom Penda chac't From thence for sisters sake disgrac't But by East-Angle Anna's meanes Wife Kingdome Crowne and all regaines Sexburga reignes her husband gone And Elewine next sate on his throne And Centwine both of Cutwines race This Brittons that Mercians disgrace Then Cedwall much enuy'd from long Exile return'd from Cutwine sprong That Edilwalcus erst o'rethrew Now Berthune and Anthunus slew Sussex Kings and with fatall feuds Bath'd flowry Kentish fields in bloud Till leauing more with losse then gaine Of spoyle his brother Mollo slaine Peter he by Sergius Pope of Rome Baptiz'd there found both fount and tombe His Cousen Ina King in 's place Rootes Aldwine out Sussex Kings race For Ceolreds Mercyans Crowne and Kent Makes the Kings pay him tributary rent With faire Saint Andrewes Church in * Wells Glastenburies Benedictine Cells Where Arymathean Ioseph lurkes Archorite of â—ld his pious workes Who payes to God his life and vowes At Rome at Berking his faire spouse Next Ethelard doth Oswald tame And Cuthred Earle Adelme o'recame With Mercians and the Kings of Wales Then Sigebert one sole yeere King fayles Foyl'd Kenulph fled from Offa fayne Cyneard o th' King bloud slew though slaine Whence Brytricus obtayn'd the Crowne Enuious at Egberts high renowne Whom more bloud-Royall did aduance Who fled to free suspect to France Till Brytrike was vnheard-of fact Slaine his false Spouses loathed act CANZ. XX. Egbert King of West-Saxons reducing the seuen Kingdomes to one and calling it England with the bâ—ginning of his Monarchy concludeth this Ode and the Heptarchye THen Egbert all with one consent Wisht thron'd crown'd King incontinent The Merks Welsh Cornish Kentish all Yeeld bow or downe before him fall East Saxon Suthred could not stand East Angles left Mercians command Submisse to him Bernulfe was slaine Ludicenus vanquisht Whitlafe ta'ne Northumbers doubtfull which perplext By Danes or ciuill warres more vext With Pallas peacefull Oliue spray Their Legates crown'd did Egbert pray To be their King and free them from Bloud-thirsty rapines rise at home Who their Liege they his Liege-menta'ne Englands plague since expulst the Dane Thus Mercyans Danes those by cold Tweede Trent Tyne and Humbers pleasant side Welsh East West-Saxons Angles now All Subiects beene or to him bow Braue state of things pitty that e're Danes spoiles they should or Normans feare At Winchester with Royall feasts He entertaynes his Lordly guests Nobles and Knights where with consent Of a then held full Parliament Egbert Crown'd Thron'd in greatest state Was of all England King create His Edict-Royall publisht then That England nam'd vs English-men So Egbert first brought into one Seuen Kingdomes rear'd one Regall Throne The end of the seuenth Ode A briefe type of the eight Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called SWENO or SWANVS The eight Ode contayneth 1. The Originall of the Danes froÌ„ old Dacia by Danubius side whose off-spring in Scandia sere vexed the Realme of England first by Rouers then by the King Iuarus in Ethelreds time after by Hinguar and Hubba in Alfreds time and after till Sweno made a conquest though lost againe by the succeeding Kings 2. The story of the chiefe Kings of England viz. Egbert A. 830. who left his sonnes Ethelwâ—lf King A. 839. hee reigned 18. yeares Adelstane Duke of Kent Ethelbald his sonne reigned 3. Ethelbert his brother reign 5. Ethelred his brother reign 7. Alfred his brother R. 29. he had great war with the Danes made Oxford an Vniuersitie Edward Senior his son R. 24. y. Adelstane his son R. 15. yeares Edmond his brother R. 5. years Eldred his brother R. 9 yeares Edwine Edmonds sonne R. 4. y. Edgar his brother R. 16. y. A right worthy Prince especially in his latter yeares Edward his sonne surnamed the Martyr reigned three yeares Ethelred his brother he reigned in all 38. y. In his time Sweno got the conquest of this land and tribute and exiled him into Normandy Edmond his sonne surnamed Ironside after the Danes were againe expeld reigned 2. yeares Canute the son of Sweno reigned 20 yeares Harold his sonne R. 3. yeares Hardâ—Knute his brother R 2. y. Edward sonne of Ethelred surnamed Confessor R. 23. yeares a good Prince Harold the sonne of â—arle Godâ—ine and Thyra as some say the after of Canute vsurpeth one eare and is dispossessed by William the Conquerour An. 1066. 3. Certayne fragments of the stories of the tributary and petty Kings of diuers Prouinces set vp and for the most part subiect to the former viz. Of East-Angles King Offa about the time of Ethelwolf King Edmond his adopted son martyred by the Pagan Danes K. Guthrum set vp by the Danes R. 12. King Edrike also set vp by the Danes and last King of the East-Angles reigned 14. sauing that some name Turkillus or Turketillus the Dane King of East-Angles about Adelstanes time Mercians Whitlafe R. 15. y. Fridulf R. 13. y. ouerthrown by the
Saxons or English or English Saxons saith Ranzouius f Saxo is said to be the sonne of Nâ—gâ—o who was brother of Vandalus of whom according to some the Vandals were named g Sac's sons is Saxons x. valuing c. s. They were also anciently written Salâ—ones with ss Verstegan will not allow of this but wil haue them called Seaxen or Seaxes of their skeynes they vsed to wâ—are as we call Lances Carabines Pikes Muskets the bearers of those weapons so these for distinction sake named of their Seaxen as the Verse goeth Quippe breuis gladius apud illos Saxa vocatur Vnde â—uum nomen Saxo traxisse putatur And the like of this hee vrgeth of the Galliglasses in Ireland h As it may bee seene in Eustathius Commentaries vpon Dionysius de Situ or descripcione Orbis i Hauing beene neighbour Nations many of their words as Feadar Madar Breadar Doctear Star Baud for father c. and the very Idiom like or the same which may argue their originall from thence Vortiger Anno Christo 447. reigned first 7. yeares afterwards 12. yeares or moâ—t * The Saxons to the number of 9000. came in certayne long Vessels they called Keeles with their Leaders two brothers Hengist Horse nobly descended whose ensigne as was an vsuall and honorable deuice of antiquity alluded to their names Hengst signifying a stond horse Horse as the word importeth their Banner being a white or siluer Horse in a field Gules Armes which the noblest Families of Saxons and other thence descended haue borne h As being not Romanized for it was Agricola's policy to haue had the Brittons brought vp after the Latines fashion so to haue them more tractable and leaue their rudenesse i Who reported this their guise that they dyed themselues with wâ—ad of a wan and blewâ—sh colour to make themselues seeme more terrible in battaile the hair they ware being long but shauen all sauing the head and vpper lip then taking their name of Britts or Brittons of their owne word Brit from their painting since Picti of the Latines as on like occasions Longa-bardi of their long beards Gallia togata and Braccata with the peoples of their habit there wearing Togae and Braccae tooke their name k The Saxons had onely the I le of Thanet first giuen them where they first landed and whither Vortimer afterwards chased them out of the rest of the Land till he and the Barons were slaine then Hengist bad all Kent assigned him Geffrey of Monmouth saith Vortiger first gaue him ground to build a Castle so much as could be composed in a thong of a Bulls skin which is Thong-Castle by Sittingbourne in Kent Hengist began his reigne 8. yeares after his first arriuall about Anno 456 he reigned 34. yeares * By her meanes the Saxons chiefly got the great fauour and sure footing in the Laud as wel as by their fauour in repulâ—â—ng the Picts and other enemies a Wasâ—â—il or 〈…〉 waâ—s heall hlaford Gyning 〈◊〉 in Saxon â—e of health Lord King to which the King directed by his Interpretour answered Drinke-heall or Drinke health whence the like words of health and especially wassaile may well be supposed to take originall b The King for her sake diuorâ—â—st himselfe from his lawfull wife by whom hee had three sonnes for which cause most of the Brittons forsooke him c Vortimer at which accidents and by the counsell of the good Archbishop Vodinus of London Vortiger lamenting his ill acts and life Hengist perceiuing it slâ—e the said Vodinus the 13. and last Archbishop of that See and defaced and spoyled all the Churches and religiouâ— houses in Kent Vortimer son to Vortiger by his former wife began An. 454. was poysoned by Rowen his step-mother hauing reigned 6. yeares * The second battell was fought at Crocan-ford or Craford in Kent the third at Weppeds Fleet a fourth at Colmore e Horsus Hengists brother Cattigern Vortimers whose tombes are shewed Horsus at Horsteed within two miles of Aâ—glesthorpe or AElsford in Kent where some say the battell was fought and the inhabitants affirme Horsus was there slaine And at the same AElsford is also shewed a monument which the people call corruptly Citt's Cattihons very likely to beâ— Cattigernes f The hanging stones on Salisbury Playnes neare Amsbury or Ambresbury where the chiefest Brytons being inuited to a feast or parley being a watchword giuen by the Saxons Nimen eot Seaxen which is take your Sexes with short skeynes â—id vnder their clothes 300. or more of the Brytons Nobilitiâ— were slaine and that monument there erected by Merlins arte in remembrance of the same f Of Vortigers flying into Wales building has Castle the loâ—g let of the same his Prophet Meâ—line and the Fayery Geffrey of Monmouth and others speake many and miraculous things Aurelius sonne of Constantine A. 466. reigned 32. yeares Hengist A. 456 reign 34. yeares Osca succeeded his father Hengist A. 490. reign 24. yeares Otto his sonne A. 514. R. 22. y. t So saith Marianus Scotus he dyed honorably hauing reigned 34. yeares though Peter de Icham saâ—th Eldol Duke of Glosteâ— by the counsell of Eldad Bishop there smote off his head at Conesborow Irmenrik â—is sonne A. 536. reigned 25. Vther Pendragon brother of Aurelius A. 498. R. 18. y. Arthur Vthers sonne A. 516 reigned 26. Constantine Cadors sonne A. 542. R. 3. y. u That were also brought out of Africke thither and placed on Mount Kyllare Conan Arthurs nephew A. 545. R. 33. Vortiporus Conans sonne A. 578. reign 4. x King of Ireland Malgo reign 5. Caretic â—eig 3. Cadwan R. 22. Cadwallo 48. y Cadwalladar Cadwallader reigned 3. yeares * All these seuen Kingdomes by three of the Nations of the strongest in Germany The Iuits or Vites Saxons and Angles of the Vites came the Kentish part of the West-Saxons and I le of Wight of whom it tooke name of the Saxons of old Saxonia came the East and rest of South and West Saxons of the Angles came the East-Angles Mercians and Northumbers The Heptarchy or seuen Kingdomes began 456. THE HEPTARCHY z The Kingdome of Kent with the bounds and race of Kings Kingdome of Kent began A. 456. ended A. 827. endured 371. yeares Kingdome of Mercia began A. 586. ended in A. 875. vnaâ— Alâ—red a The Kingdome of Mercia race of Kings with the bounds thereof and Nations how styled in Caesars time Kingdome of Northumbers began A. 547. ended A. 940. vnder Adelstane and Edmond in Sithriks sonnes b Northumbers their King race and bounds of their Kingdome Kingdome of East Saxons began A. 527. ended about A. 800. in Suthred Kingdome of East-Angles began A. 492. ended A. 885. in Edmond slaine by the Dane Hinguar vnder Alfred c East-Saxons kingdome and Kings d East-Angles Kingdome of South Saxons began A. 478. ended A. â—13 in Alwine vnder Ina. e South Saxons kingdome and race of Kings who were first Kings of Saxons here sauing the Kenâ—â—sh the first ouerthrowne by the West Saxons Kingdome of
West Saxons began in Cerdic who arriued here A. 499. and subduin the others hath continued hitherto thâ—ugh interrupted somewhat by the Danes rapines Norman Conquest f The kingdome of West Saxons the bounds and race of Kings who lastly conquered all the other kingdomes of the land and reduced it to Monarchy g Of whom the people were called Gewisses * With the Saxons Thor or Thurstus is said to be Iupiter Tuisco Mars Woden who is farre ancienter then Hengists great Grand father Woden Mercury by some Mars Geta Apollo Frea Venus Seater Saturne who with the Sunne and Moone and others had their seuerall Idolls and peculiar worships from whom also the dayes of the Weeke were called Sondeag Moondeag Tuis-d Wondens-d Thursdeag Frea-d Scaterdeag as we now say Sunday Monday c. for the Germans and Saxons then worshipped the Planets aswell as their ancient founders for their gods Hengist first King of Kent A. 456. R. 34. y. The Kingdome of KENT g This was the chiefe of the seuen Kingdomes and to whom the rest were in a sort Feodaries for that Vortiger at the defeat vpon Salisbury plaine deliu red seisâ— of the whole to Hengist whence the Kings of Kent challenged Soueraigâ—tie of the whole Countriâ— from thence to Humber Octa A. 490. reign 24. yeares h Mont-Badon supposed to bee Bannar-downe by where tokens of battell bones and teeth of men are ploughed vp in great abundance Vther-Pendragon A. 498. reign 18. yeares i This Duke of Cornwall was after slaine by the King at Duuilioc k The place of Arthurs birth Otho alias Oâ—ta A. 514. reign 22. yeares * The Heptarchy began The first Kingdome was Hengists in Kent A. 456. The last but greatest of Mercia beganne vnder Crida An. 586. About which time reigned Cadmane grandfather of Cadwalladar last King of Brittons it being then the very wane of the Brittish Monarchy Irmenrik sonne to Otho A. 536 reign 25. yeares Arthur surnamed the Great A. 516. R. 26. y. * Whereof the first was at the water of â—â—leine or Gledy the second third fourth and fifth neare the â—â—uer Douglasse in the Country of Lineux the sâ—xt at Riuer Bassus the seuenth at Câ—r-câ—iâ— Calâ—don or the wood Calydon the eight at Castle Gwineonâ—the â—the ninth at Carleeâ— the tenth by the Sea-side at a place called â—â—achen-Rith or Râ—ther-wood the eleuenth on tâ—e hill Agned-Cathergonien the twelfth at Badon hill Bath Towne or Hill a Guinheâ—â— was Cousin to Cador Duke of Cornwall Goâ—â—en or Gorlois sonne but daughter to the King of Biskay b Hauing ouercome the Saxons or abated their courage be inâ—â—â—tuted the order of the Round Table for his Knights honour which he kept at Carleen and Winchester and Camelot a place neare south Cadbury in Somersetshire There is a place hewâ—n out of the Rocke at Lansannan in Denbigh-shire which the inhabitants call Arthurs Round Table c Hauing quieted the Saxons they say hee made an expedition into Norway which â—ee conquered with the Regions adioyning so farre as Lapland and Russiâ— causing them to be baptized and obtayned of the Popâ— to hauâ— them confirmed to the Crownâ— of this Realme calling Norway the Chamber of Brytaine 〈◊〉 â—â—tring France ouercamâ— the Gouernour and in warre slue Lucius Hiberus who demanded tribute and sent his body to the Senate of Rome for tribute in which meane time his Kinsman Mordred to whom he betooke the rule of Brytaine combined with Geâ—dic and the Saxons against him d The riuers below Glastenbury in Somersetshire where for the plenty of fruit Aualoâ— tooke name signifying Insula Pomorum e At his return from beyond seas the traytor Mordred gave him battell at Sandwich near Rich-borow where were slaine Angussel of Scotland Gawen Cador whence thewarre translated into Cornwall by their returning thither where Mordred was slaine and Arthur receiued his deaths wound neare the Riuer Alanne or Camblan thence conueyed into Somersetshire he dyed and was buried at Glastenbury f Saith William of Malmesbury a Prince worthy to haue had his acts recorded in true History rather then fables which haue made his story doubtfull being in his time the onely prop and pillar of his Country and decaying Nation by credible Historians report a very martiall Prince borne where he was slaine in Cornwall crowned at Carleen or Caer-Seguent an old decayed Towne in Hampshire called Cilicester by Dubricius Archbishop of Caer-Legionum tombed with his wife Guinhera at Glastenbury as his tombe digged vp in the reigne of Henry the second witnessed wherein were found their bones and this inscription Hic iacet sepultus Rex Arthurus in Insulâ Aualoniae the tresses of Guinhera's haire seemed whole and finely plotted of colour like to gold but being touched fell away to dust Ethelbert son to Ermenrik A. 562. R. 53. Bede saith 56. Augustine sent by Pope Gregory A. 596. since the Saxons first arriuall 147. in the yeare of Ethelberts R. 33. * Queene Berta brought with her a godly Bishop named Letaâ—dus by whose meanes the King was made tractable to the receiuing the Christian Faith when Pope Gregory A. 596. sent Augustine who was founder of S. Augustines and Archbishop of Canterbury with Melitus Iustus and Iohn and other zealous men to preach the Faith who were proudly withstood by the Monks of Bangor Brytaine on whom Gildas doth complaine Melitus made Bishop of London preached to the East Angles Iustus was Bishop of Rochester where Ethelbert built the Church of Saint Andrewes at he did Paules in London for Mellitus or Miletus Eadbald son to Ethelbert a notable Pagan and vicious King A. 616. R. 24. Ercombert a good Prince A. 641. R. 25. m About Ercomberts time Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury diuided his Prouince into Parishes as is recorded among the Antiquities of Christ-Church in Canterbury Ecbert Etcomberts son A. 666. R. 9. n The Lady Dompneua right heire to the Crowne from Eadbald about this time founded the Monastery of Minster in Thanet and was first Abbesse there her selfe Loathaire Ecberts brother A. 674. R. 13. o Ceadwalla's brother Mollo being slaine by the Kentish men he was furious against them till Guthred with great summes of money purchased peace this Guthred founded the Monastery of Saint Martin in Douer with him one King Sebherd did reign ioyntly in one part of the Kingdom Edrik sonne of Ecbert A. 688. R. 2. years After whose death the West Saxons many yeares sore vexed Kent Guthred a. 698 p In Edberts time strange Comets were sâ—ene the Pagans the while cruelly infesting France and Spaine R. 33. yeares Edbert A. 731. R. 23. yeares Ethelred A. 754. R. 11. years Alrije A. 765. R. 34. yeares Edbert alias Pren did vsurp and was pulled downe and Cuthred made King A. 799. R. 8. yeares Alred alias Baldred heire to A. 807. after 20. yeares expelled by West Saxon Egbert Crida A. 586. R. 10 yeares The Kingdome of MERCIA * This Kingdome was the greatest though latest 〈◊〉 of all
the reâ—t the first King whereof Crida was the 〈◊〉 from Woden Wibba his son R. 20 yeares Ceorlus Wibba's sonne 10. Penda sonne of Wibba A. 626. reign 30. yeares q Anna King of East-Angles r Boto Sigebert that founded Cambridge turned Monke in his old age but drawne out into the field and his 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 Anna all three successiuely Kings of East-Angles s Adâ—â—here brother to 〈◊〉 next King Peda sonne to Penda and Oswy A. 656. R. 3. or 4. yeares t Three yeares but gaue all the fourth parts from 〈◊〉 to Penda's sonne Peda with his 〈…〉 who 〈…〉 King who 〈…〉 Christianity which Oâ—wy and Peda had begun but â—ee 〈◊〉 his two sonnes for frequenting the holy man Cedda's Cell whose bodies their mother Ernenelda buried at Stone in 〈…〉 a Church to bee built there shee afterwards became a Nunne at Ely vnder her mother Sex burga sometime Queene of west Saxons and heere penting that deed among other pious works in building Churches and Monasteries bestowed great cost on Medishamsted or Peterborow which Penda's sonnes daughters though hee were a Pagan did build from the foundation Wolfere Penda's sonne A. 660. R. 17. Edilred sonne to Penda A. 677. R. 30. Kenred Wolferes sonne A. 707. R. 5. and went to Rome u Edilred founded the â—â—shoprike of Worcester turned Monke at Bardoney in Lincolnsture x Kenred went to Rome and was Monke in the Church of S. Peter he founded the Monastery of Euesham Celred sonne of Edilred A 711. R. 8. Ethelbald descended of Eopa brother of Penda A. 719 R. 41. y This King Ethelbald by the procurement of the Poâ—es Legate Boniface Archbishop of Mentz an English man borne with aduice of Cuthbert Archbishop of Canterbury made good Church lawes giuing Churches and Monasteries great priuiledges and exemptions from taxes and tributes bee also founded the Abbey of Crowland Bernred vsurped 10. yeares Offa nephew to Ethelbald A. 760. R. 39. his sonne not one yeare * He made a Dike called Offa-dike to bound his Kingdome against Wales extending from the South part neare Bristoll ouer the Mountaynes towards Flint and the North Sea to the moutâ— of 〈◊〉 see â—ounded the Monastery of Bath translated the 〈◊〉 See to Lichfield caused the 〈◊〉 of Saint Alban to bee laid in a 〈◊〉 at old Verulam which hee 〈…〉 adorned with gold and 〈◊〉 stones and raysing there a Princely Abbey hee gaue 〈◊〉 to it the Charter dated 〈◊〉 79â— of his reigne 33. witnesse 〈◊〉 selfe Egâ—â—ide his sonne nine Kings 15. Bishops 10. Dukes c. The Chappell where the said Offa was buryed being demolished by the Riuer Ouse at Bedford his leaden tombe as it were some phantasticall thing aâ—peareth often to them that seeke it not but to them that seeke it saith Rouse it is inuisible y He was slaine at Sutton-wallis or Kenchester 〈◊〉 Offa's Palace was and buried on the Riuer Lugg's banke where Maurdâ—â—e Church 〈◊〉 whence remoued to Hereford ouer him is builded the Church of the Bishops See dedicate to the same Ethelbert z At Crowland shee prophesied against 〈◊〉 mother who caused Ethelberts death and against her brother all which sell out according to her words of her brother Alcuine wrote that for his fathers bloudy deeds his reigne and dayes were the shorter East Angles Kingdome fell so to Offa and the Mercians A. 790. or 800. and with the Mercians Crowne to the West Saxons afterwards a Some say that on the day of the dedication of the Church of Winchelcombe which hee built hee released the said Edbeâ—t the founded the Church of Saint Ethelbert in Hereford b He is accounted the Martyr his body was found by a scroll cast on the Altar thus written in Saxon Kenelm King barne lye vnder thorne Heaued-bereaued that is Kenelm Kings child lyeth vnder a thorne bereft of the head or life Kenulf nephew in the fift degree to Penda A. 799. R. 23. c Fridulf Burthred and others being set vp by the West Saxons and Danes afterwards scarce worthy the name of Kings rather Dukes Ceolwolâ—e expelled by Bernulf A. 820 reigned 〈◊〉 Bernulf subdued by Egbert A. 824. R. 3. Ludicene expelled the East Angles A. 825. Whitlafe A. 826. reigned 13. yeares The Kingdome of NORTHVMBERS Octa Ebysse Saxons sent by Hengist into the North it seemes long time molested by the Picts Scots Brittons before they were fully possest of any Kingdome for 99. yeares space and after Hengists 〈◊〉 60 yeares being A. 547. that Ida began being the 10. from Woden 〈◊〉 reigned 2. yeares * Lot was father to Mordred allyed both yet enemies to great Arthur d The Kingdome of Brenicia exteÌ„deâ— from Edenborow â—rith to Tyne Deira from the said Tyne to 〈◊〉 but they were quite vnited againe in Oswy Ethelfrides sonne Idas sons 559. Ada reign 7. Glappa 5. Tidwald 1. Fridulf 7. Theodorik 7. in Brenicia whiles Ella son of Histria reig 30. in Deira Ethelrik R. 5. partly in both Prouinces e He was surnamed the 〈◊〉 Ethelfride son of Ethelrik A. 589. R. 27. ouer both Prâ—uinces Ella's sonne Edwine being yong or expeld f 〈…〉 g 〈…〉 Edwine Ella's sonne A. 616. R. 17. ouer both Prouinces the sonnes of Ethelfride being â—led into Scotland Paulinus Bishop of Rochester went with queen Ethelburga A. 626. And Edwine and the Northumbers generally receiued the Faith A. 627 oâ—gni 11. h The king gaue Pauline the Bishops See at Yorke and began to build Saint Peters Church there which was finished by Oswald and Paulinus founded the great Church of Lincolne i He sent a desperate fellow named â—omer to murder Edwine and continually vexing all his neighbour Princes with warre was slaine in the quarrels he moued and Edwine was slaine by Cadwallo and Penda k Edfred and Offâ—ed Offâ—ed with his father Edwine 〈…〉 battell at Hatfield 〈◊〉 fell with them Eadbaldus King of the Oâ—keyes Edfred 〈◊〉 afterwards Edwines reigne had beene so peacefull that a woman with a sucking child might haue trauelled free from violence ouer all his Dominions yet so triumphant that Banners displaid were borne before 〈◊〉 both in warre and peace Osrijc aud Eaufride A. 633. reigned a very small time l Who fled into Scotland to king Donald when Edwine got the Crowne they being the sonnes of Ethelfride from Ida descended and Acca sister to Edwine daughter to Ella the kings both of Brenicia and Deira Oswald sonne of Ethelfride A. 634. R. 8. y. * So vertuous godly a prince that after his death 〈◊〉 was Canonizâ—d for a Saint m A holy learned man whom the King for propagation of the Gospell had sent for out of Scotland and giuen him Lindisâ—ern or holy Iland for his Bishops See Oswine reigned with Oswy about 8. yeares n At Maserfield or Oswalstre the Towne now so called of his name Oswye sonne of Ethelfride A. 642. reign 28. o At which time Oswy vowed great lands to 〈…〉 from Yorke p And by this meanes the Mâ—rcians receiued the
Faith hee founded the Bishops See of Mercia at Lichfield and Dwina Bishop at Lindesferne was also Bishop of the same Egfride Oswyes sonne A. 670. R. 15. q Her name Mildred or Etheldred after twelue yeares she became Nunne at Ely where shee founded the Monastery whereof shee was Abbesse r At a place called Nectansmore hee was buried in Saint Columbes Iland Alfride base sonne of Osway A. 685. R. 20. s Where learning then flourisht more then in Brytaine it being the fashion to send the noblest youth thither as now to our Vniuersities Osred A. 705. reigned 10. Kenred Osrijc reign 13. Ceolf A. 728. reigned 8. years Egbert A. 736. reigned 20. t Ceolf or Ceolnulf became Monke in holy Iland in his time glazing painting and Masons were brought into the land by the Monke Bennet or Benedict venerable Bede dedicateth his Ecclesiastique history to this king Egbert also became Monke and his brother of the same name was Archbishop of Yorke which See hee greatly aduanced and founded the Library worthily furnished with all good Authors Osulfe reigned 1. yeare Edilwald or Mo. l A. 758. reigned 11. Alred reign 11. Ethelbert son of Mollo A. 780 reigned first 5. y. and after Alswald or Oswald 11. Osred 1. he reigned 4. all the others bare but the titles of Dukes rather then Kings * Or Mollo who slue Earle Oswine that rebelled and himselfe slaine by Alred that vsurping succeeded a Sonnes of Alred then Ethelbert againe after him Ardulf Alâ—wold Eandred Etheldred Readulf Osbright and Ella which last Kings were slaine by the Danes Hinguar and Hubba incited to that by the Lo. Beornas whose wife Osbert or Osbright had rauisht most of these latter Kings or Dukes acknowledging Egbert of west Saxons and his sonnes Lo. Paramount b Partly fallen by the Danes inuasion but more by ciuill warres last Kings of all were Riâ—siga the Dane then Cuthred and Sythrik to whom Adâ—lsane gaue his daughter in marriage but their sonnes were finally expeld by Edmond and the succeeding Kings about A. 950. Erchenwine A. 527. R. about 60. yeares Sledda sonne of Erchenwine A. 587. R. 17. Sebert sonne to Sledda A. 604. reigned 13. from An. 617. by the space of 100. y. reigned Serred Seberts 〈◊〉 with his brothers and their sonnes Sigebert son of Seward Sigebert sonne of Sigebald the brothers of Serred and Swideline Sigaire with Sebba or Selbius and his sons Sigard and Sewfred and Offa sonne of Sighere till A. 717. In Selbius time Erkenwald builded the Monastery of Croteley in Surrey for himselfe and Berking in Essex for his sister Edilburga Queene of West Saxons he was after Bishop of London about A. 700. Celred A. 718 reigned 30. Edilwald Albert Vmbena and Suthred reigned till A. 800. or after * Erchenwine the 8. from Woden sonne of Vffa his sonne Sledda married Ricula daughter of Ermenrik King of Kent and to their sonne Sebert first Christian King there came Miletus from Augustine and Ethelbert King of Kent who preached the Faith conuerted and baptized the King and his people who then builded a Church in honour of Saint Peter at Westminster then called Thorney where he his wife were buried The Kingdome of EAST-SAXONS c Serred and his brethren sons of Sebert enemies of Christianity were slaine by Kynegilfus King of West Saxons but the second Sigebert son of Sigebald brother of Serred called the holy man Cedda to him making him Bishop of East Saxons hee baptized Swideline Anna King of East Angles being his Godfather d Sebba or Selbius Monke at Saint Paules in London e He endued the Church of Saint Peter in Westm. with faire possessions and buildings and leauing his wife Geneswede Penda's daughter went to Rome with Kenred King of Mercia and Edwine Bishop of Worster and there liued in a Monks habit f Subdued by Egbert about the very time that he conquered Kent Vffa A. 492. reign 7. yeares Tytullus a. 499. R. 20. Redwald R. 25. Eorpenwald reigned 12. Sigebert sonne of Redwald A. 569. and his cousin Edrik R. 60. yeares slaine by Penda Anna sonne of Ewide brother of Redwald R. 20. yeares slaine by Penda Adelhere brother of Anna slaine with Penda A. 656. Edilwald brother to Anna reigned 9. yeares Sonnes of Adilhere Adalphe reigned 25. Eluold Hisbern Edilred Ethelbert sonne of Edilred A. 790. * Vffa the 8. from Woden The Kingdome of EAST-ANGLES g Whom he slue and repossest Edwine of the Kingdome h He also plaâ—ted Christian saith there by the hâ—lpe of Foelix a Burgundian sent by Honorius Archbâ—shop of Canter whom hee made Bâ—shop of Dunwich an 〈◊〉 of Suffolke which 〈◊〉 was after diuâ—ded by one Bisi â—ishop tâ—ere into two viz Dunwich and Holmham i Sigebert foundâ—r of Cambridge was fetch out of the â—onastery into the field against Penda where both hee and Egricus were slaâ—ne and so was Anna afterwâ—â—ds k Both 〈◊〉 and Penda A. 656. neare the Riuer Iewet his wife was 〈◊〉 daughter to Hereticus and sister to Abbesse Hilda his daughter Etheldred founded Saint Peters Church in the I le of Ely A. 674. l King of Mercia in whose hands and his successors the chiefe Kingdome remayned till Egbert Ella with his 3. sonnes and three ships landed at a place called Cymenshore An. 470. in HeÌ„gâ—sts life time his kingdome begâ—n R. 36. yeares Cisia A. 514. reigned 76. Edilwalcus A. 590 R. 25. Aldwine slaine by Ine and Sussex vnited to the West Sax. crown about A. 713. The Kingdome of SOVTH-SAXONS * Ella the 8. from Woden witâ— his sonnes put the Bryttons to flight first at Cymens-shore where hee landed then at Macroeds bourne after won Aâ—dreds-ceaster and so began his Kingdome m Which is called Cissan-ceaster in the Saxon tonguâ— n He gaue 〈◊〉 to Wilfride Archbishop of Yorke who came to plant the Faith in Sussex where Wilfride set a Monastery for Episcopall Sâ—e yet Sussex was since sometimes vnder Winchester and the See translated also to Chichester o Ceadwalla ouerthrew Ediâ—walke in his yonger yeares before he went into exile Berthune and Anthyne after when he came to be King of West Saxons Cerdic and his son Kenrik with 5 ships arriue at a place called Cerdic-shore A. 499. slue Natanlâ—od K. of Brittons and 5000. men and conquered the I le of Wight hee reign 17. yeares * Cerdic the 10. from Woden vanquished the Bryttons first at Cerdics-ford then at Cerdicks lege and at Withgar-birg in the I le of Wight which hee gaue to his Nephew Withgare who reigned there and was buried at the Withgar-birg or Withgares City The Kingdome of WEST-SAXONS p They vanquished the Brytons fiue times and tooke from them the Cities of Glocester Giren-Cester Bathan-Cester and diuers other â—ownes but at last Geaulines sonne and heire Cutwine was slaine by them and he expeld by his brother Cuthas son Ceoli and Cutwolf but his grand child Celrijc succeeded and after him Geolfe that vexed all the neighbour Princes which was slaine by
iussit sermone vocari Saxonico Engla-lond nostro contractiús England Rex West-Saxo genus ducens Egbertus ab Anglis Anglis sic effulsit honos quo tempere primùm Desijt Heptarchia florere Monarchia coepit Odae septimae Finis PALAE ALBION Entituled HENGIST The seuenth Ode THE ARGVMENT Seuen Saxon Kings this seuenth Ode tells And Hengist how 'gainst Pictish pride By Bryttons call'd in both expells And Conquerour-like their Lands diuides But Egbert brought all Crownes to one Erecting new styl'd Englands Throne CANT I. The scope proposed of this present Ode I That late sung in humble straine Samothes Albion Brute Romans traine Sing now the warlike English and Saxons neare kin Kings of this Land Call'd in by Vortiger t' oppose Picts rapines first and other foes Whose Ancestors and Gentries ground Not so rare sought as seldome found Daigne gentle Phoebus to reherse And be thou Patron of my Verse Brits then Iuits Saxons we and they Will decke thy shrine with Garlands gay So honouring thee that honour'st them With Blazon of their Royall stem CANZ. II. A summary discouery of the Saxons originall and honorable antiquitie FRom Sacae comes the Saxons name The Sacae they from Scythia came Inhabiting erst Sarmatia where The Pontique Getes neare neighbours were And now since plac't in Cymbrike seates As nigh beene set the Iuites or Getes And rouing since Romans 'gainst these Set th'Earles of Saxon shores and seas Though rouing so Vortiger he prai'd 'Gainst Picts and Scots these Pyrates aide Whose boates of so small bulke to row Venice scarce would venture on her Poe As these compact of twigs of willowes Couered with skins to cut salt bâ—llowes Much like Saurobates Indian fleete Semyramis did in triumph meete First sea-fight first time land-reft woods Seeme quarrell on fam'd Indus flouds These Saca's son's their Scythian style Inhabiters of the Scandian I le Saxons and moderne Iutes old Getes For Iuit-land and their Cymbrian seates Left their erst home more easterne site To th' Polâ— 't is thought or Moscouite Perhaps Tartarian Hords say some That from faire Syons Towers did come Getes Gothes Iutes Saxons all sate in The Baltique sea-coast all neere kin And mid'st these Iuites and Saxons neere Flensburge old Anglia's found we here What need 's then seeke th' English to bring From other then the Saxon spring Whose manners beauty speech and guise Bewrayes it nor neede they deuise Negnon's Saxo or other grace Then their trew ancient Saca's race Which Saca's sonnes spoke short and round Saxons their very name doth sound And in th' Armenian bounds was seene Saca's old Citty Sacacene Where conquering Cyrus conquer'd oft Was lastly by Thomyris scoft For Persians they promiscuously Sacae and Scythians call whereby Triumphs memorizing Scythian gests Beene nam'd by them Sacaean feasts More to confirme this our assertion Of their so bord'ring on the Persian Trauellors and skilfull Linguists may Gather from their speech good proofs they say So thence first Germany now long-while Since haue they held faire Albions Ile CANZ. III. Their calling in and first plantation here vnder Vortiger VOrtiger as was before set downe Hauing by fraud gayn'd Brytaines Crowne Call'd in these Saxons t' helpe with stand Irish Scots and Picts that spoil'd the Land Some holden th' ancient Britons race When Roman Lords reign'd in their place Retyr'd to Scotlands Mountaynes wilde And Irish Orkes thence beene Picts stylde Because they as they vsed e're Since Caesars dayes be-painted were Notes of their Gentrie such this wise Retayning still th' old Brytons guise Hating th' Italionate new brood As we say worse then Turke or Toad Proud of their painting none true Brittons Else held most painted so most Great-ones Vortiger represt these Picts rude traynes By th' Saxons aide and for his paynes Gaue Hengist Kent whose sonnes they say Held since and hold it to this day CANZ. IIII. Vortiger taking Rowen Hengists Daughter to wife more establisheth the Saxons power and authoritie whereat the Bryttons repine BVt fairest Rowen Hengists Impe Some call her Ronix beauteous Nymph Whose rarest parts so rauishing are As one would sweare were no compare Like Leda's Swans and Venus Doues The Queene of soft and wanton loues Or else faire Lillies mixe with those The orient beauties of the Rose When Zephir's gentle breath makes sweet Th' aire and strew's flowers at Flora's feet So sweet was Rowen faire her face Such Nymph-like gate and goddesse grace Her Spring-time fresh and gallant youth So liuely bloomes and louely shew'th That but her Peeres on Ida's greene Cynthus e're or Arcadia seene Lesse wonder then that one so sweet At feasts where Loue and Bromius meet Should snare the King vnwares so tan'e Tooke many a heedlesse youth their bane This gallant Dame with courtly grace Was-heall myn Liege they say her phrase Dranke to the King who pledg'd so deepe That loue his senses lull'd asleepe And Venus with Vines-bloud he raught Loue and Lenaeus at one draught Was-heill perhaps tan'e vp from hence In City Court and Country since Health 's ply'd so round till quaffing healths To Mistris fann's craze healths and wealths The King bewitcht as 't were and thrall For Rowens sake abandons all Spouse Sonnes Friends Saxons only guide The State that rues their Pagan pride Which made the Brittons in disgrace Make his first wiues sonne King in 's place CANZ. V. Warres flaming betweene the Saxons and Bryttons Vortiger is dispossest of the Kingdome ANd now began that mortall feud Many yeares asswag'd not nor much bloud That 'twixt Brittons and Saxons heere Endur'd aboue a thousand yeere Octa and Ebysse sent for from th' Orke At Derwent made first wofull worke In King and Hengists aide these done Defend the Sire Bryttons the sonne In this first fight their bane braue Dukes Vortimers and Hengists brothers tooke But Saxons fayll'd and were o're aw'd Till Vortimer fell by Rowens fraud And Hengist the Welsh Barons slew Whose fate strange Stonedge stones yet shew Then Vortiger had gayn'd rest but for Fresh broyles from th' Aremorique shore The last slaine King Constantius brothers Vther and Aurelius no more smother Their title hoping t' haue the Crowne And Vortigern and Hengist downe Vortiger e'en weary of all warres Calling to minde his ancient scarres Flying towards Yorke did in plaine field Bayes and gold-wreath t' Aurelius yeeld But so hard chac't by th' Britons traine T' his Castle plac't on Riuer Guane Mont-Cloarik cal'd burnt in it there T' Aurelius leaues his regall Chaire And Hengist was by Eldol slaine Alone that skap't from Salsbury plaine Octa was sau'd but sent away To Scotland backe the Brittons say Though we doe heare that Hengist slew Twelue Britton Dukes and Brittons crew From Creisford fled since when warres cease And he liu'd rested slept in peace And his sonnes Octa
hostem Perculit bello minimè confregit aperto Contectos Wallos nemore atque silentibus vmbris Godwino satus acer Haraldus vtique Sywardus Disiecit Scoticum Ottadinus Comes ipse Tyrannum Machutam Et Regum Scotiae de sanguine cretum Malcolmum statuit Regem cui postea nupsit Edmondi neptis soror Edgaris Angliae in oras Qui modò cum patre matre Agatha atque sororibus vnâ Accessurus erat Rege accersente sed ecce Interèa Eduardus moritur pater exulis ergò Dicti Edgar-Etheling Gnatus Regni audijt Haeres A Rege Eduardo Angliaci Protector Haraldus His ità compositis cui plurima sanctaque virtus Emicuit sanctâ Eduardus Rex pace quieuit At dubij Proceres quò se vertere nescij Seu fugere antè suam siue expectare ruinam Normannas metuunt vireis iactataque vulgo Facta Duci promissa at Godwineius Haraldus Ingentem populi sibi conciliarat amorem Et iam Pannonico fato ecce superstes ab orbe Nobilitate potens dudùm Edgar Regia proles Venerat Angliacas patre condecoratus in oras Sed puer Edgar adhuc nondùm aetatis adultae Nec tam acri aut tanto potis est occurrere morbo Nascentisue mali infenfas restinguere flammas Hijs ità suspensis animo Protector habendus Sâ—u genere anne magis hoc audax nomine Regnum Nemine eum prohibente ferox inuadit Haraldus Sceptra manu rapiens frontem Diademate cingit Bisque fidem fractam pueroque Ducique parabat Armatà que manû aut quauis ratione tueri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sub aduentum Gulielmi Normanni valdè tumultuantis Angliae descriptio AT iam corda hominum terrent visusque Cometes Hijque noui motus fata contraria fatis Anglia accensis furialibus vndique flammis Insula tota ferè flagrat ciuilibus armis Frater Tosto furit Venetâ iracundior Adriâ Addidit infestas vireis plaga frigida mundi Noruegiaeque manus Scotia Orcades vltima Thule Nec Gulielmus abest longè quem Flandria totis Neustria quem sequitur quem Gallia viribus Olli Charta sacrata mea est illi haec mea carmina Terris Qui decus Oceano Dominos genus addit Olympo Odae octauae Finis PALAE ALBION Entituled SWENO The eighth Ode THE ARGVMENT Th' eighth Ode the rapines of the Dane And Swane's supposed conquest sings Who here impos'd Dane-guâ—t but t'ane Away by Fate few Danes were Kings For English as they back regaine Their Phoebus Bay agen did raigne CANT I. The Exordium drawne from the various changes of all humane things BRittons the Latian Lords of eld Them Saxons Danes them both expeld So Ioue Kings crowns like baâ—s in sport Tosses in Fortunes tennis-court Whiles shee her shapes and vassals tornes Vortumnus-like t' a thousand formes So Nature her things nothing strange Doth yearely vary hourely change Spring Sommer Fall doth Winter chace Liue take Deads Young their Elders place Of Soules Seas Empires Vs and all Pythagoras sang the Rise and Fall How now this King anon that Nation Triumphs soone suffers alteration Troy now for towers may tell her toombes Whose ruines take their stately roomes That buried in their owne falls beene Thebes learned Athens faire Mycene Sparta Argos Carthage armes pride fame What newes where now seen nought saue name Th' old Samians saying so not strange Townes We States World and all doe change Hirene mad now more to change States Greeks Empire would to French translate CANZ. II. The originall of the Danes that so molested England EGbert now flourisht and his raigne Free from the rapines of the Dane Who whence they came that England vext So bee 't thy taske deere Muse now next Old Dacia lay by Donow where Goths their neere Pontique neighbours were These though not farre Danes neerer bide To Swan-lou'd Isters pleasant side Southerne of eld the selfe same seene Now Northerne Nations neighbours beene Goth-land and Denmarke dwellers neere The Baltique now erst th' Euxine Meere These Daci oft the Romans thralls By Traians power and Caracalls Vext th' Empire sore in Philip's raigne Till by Aurelius foyl'd or slaine Th' Huns too o're ranne them with huge hoasts When Valens rul'd ith'easterne coasts So faine to seeke this northerne Cell Whence Marius did the Cymbri quell That ancient Dacia that since hight Valachia lately brought to light Two factious families t'one of Danes T'other Draguli that their owne banes Wrought by vnciuill ciuill flames To their great losse and Christians shames Whiles Turke deuoures with rauening Kite Those frogs and mice-like warriours quite Though soone Don Iohn of Austria fam'd From Mahounds moones their lands reclaim'd Thus Dacia once her Daci now Her Danes and Draguli did show Whence moderne Denmark name and race From those on Donow's bankes they trace Whose old mutual commerce and loue Since Edgars acts and theirs seeme proue Though Danes name nor meane authors some Would haue from Codane gulfe to come So here 's inuentions choise lesse neede Striue o're names things themselues-on greede Since Danes King King of Daci writes And his Danes from t 'vs easterne sites Their Dacian seates on Scandian coasts Harrow'd England erst with furious â—oasts And 't is but from their shores to these A short cut o're the German Seas Such their old seates their stocke and stem Leauing a while their lands and them Goe we whence we digrest before Backe to our best knowne Brittaine shore CANZ. III. The flourishing reigne and Monarchy of King Egbert vniting the seuen Kingdomes of Saxons and subduing the Danes COmes that now first in place to sing Egbert first new made Englands King His due for Peace the myrtle spray And Rosy wreath's for warres the bay Four-hundreth from first Saxons heere Eight-hundreth and nie fortieth yeere Of grace it was and Egbert raign'd O're all seuen Saxon Kingdomes gain'd And Danes driuen out t' him Englands King Angles all-haile and Saxons sing Hauing so subdu'd both Welsh and them He dyes and leaues his Diadem And scepters flourishing full faire To Ethelwolfe his sonne and heire Who went to visit Rome where freede From vow'd do's on the regall weede CANZ. IIII. His sonne Ethelwolphes acts and reigne THen marrying faire Osburga springs From them twise two sonnes after Kings Saint Swithine and good Ethelstane Were his chiefe councell this they sayne As was his father Egberts minde Had for his Earledome Kent affign'd This good Kings time saw iustice raigne And peace till troubled by the Dane Whom when Ceâ—rle by land o'recame Athelstane did by sea the same Though they had first borne Fridulfe downe And sack't and fir'd his Merk-land townes Being come so farre as London and Her Thames the pride of all the land Merk-land her dower for Buthred's bride Her sire then gaue faire Ethelswide And with ioynt-powers opposing thoe They done represse the Danish
Domino foret aut Domitore superba Quandoquidem hos constet mundi dominarier â—ris Arctoi extremas quâ pandit Gallia terras 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bruti Historiae Apologia seu defensio SEd venio ad Brutum cumque haec Aporetica iniquis Secta adeò inualuit ceu non rata sanctaque firmè Temporibus nostris satiùs dubia omnia credit Res quasi vel libitu leuium argutijsque sophorum Essent delectu sine subijcienda procaci Quaelibet ingenio cuiusuis Gredo sagaces Prudenteisque viros sapere hijs meliora malisque Consilia in melius maturè adhibendo mederi Hijs igitur leuibus leuis argumenta sophistae Persando liceat tumidis occurrere verbis Non probro vacuis Eurisque fauentibus vsos Cursum eius contra velis volitare secundis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dubitationes variae contra Brutum earundem solutiones SCilicet extenuant Brutumque aditumque Brytannis Littoribus tum prisca fides tum certa recentis Notitia historiae Monumentaque muta reclamant Caesar ouans Tacitusque tacent Extinguere laudes Qui cupit in tenebris inuoluere nomina caecis Velle etiam genus proauos stemmata clara Quis dubilet Caesar forsan conatus vtrumque Ceâ— prius Et dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat Obscurare alijs Famam quibus inclyta gesta Offâ—scare suam videat queis stemmata stirpi Officiant splendore suo si certa notentur Sin Druidae in Cambros fineis Monaeque recessus Secum prisca suae Patriae ditionis Auitae Seu Regum retulêre patriae ecquis crederet hosti Munimenta suae clarûm monumenta penatum Caesareos siquando citi aufugere Triumphos At miranda magis reuirescit vulnere virtus Et rursum è Cambris Oris Bardisque furentum E sobole Druidum superas venit omnis in Oras Progenies caelata diu Brutique nepotes Cum Cadwalligenis nigri prope limina Ditis Detrusi nuper soboles caput extulit Orci Sedibus vmbriferis Quod si non extera nostrae Saxonica historiae meminit neque pagina Cambrae Quando leui Calamo percurrere Cambro-Britannûm Gesta solent mirum quid si latuisset in atris Brutus Arthurus velut Cadwallader vmbris Anglorum hîc muti Annales licet omnia chartis Libroso hoc saeclo scateant nugisque sonoris Ergo minùs miror Monumenta prioribus Annis Muta magis si non Anglus non extera Musa Scilicet id populus curet Quasi vulgus exter Cambrica nunc Monumenta quidem vix inspicit Anglus Vix quisquam Historias meritò ergo vel omnia lustrans Quà m potes ignoras Britones fortissime Caesar Aemula siue latent cupido monumenta vel hosti Inuida Caesareae doctrinae Druidaene laborent Inuidiâ turpi An cuperet premere Arte vel Armis Maximus ille putem placeat sententia neutra Quin Druides siquidem chartis minùs omnia verò Mandârunt menti memores Hinc Caesaris error Siqua magis visa est res circa incuria nostras Siquis in sensa illius iurare paratus Sensit Aborigines 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esse Britannos Caesaris at Domini vestigia verba Magistri Sectatur Taecitus Doctissimus ille Latinus Varro vbi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prius post 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 solùm Tertiaque Historiae adsignârit tempora certae Quid nî alios aequè ac nos conuenit Italus olim Italicas Maro Graeca tuba Smyrnaeus Homerus Res Phrygias Graiûmque canit De nomine Cambrae Queis magis ac Cambris credam vel origine Gentis Aeneamque aliquis Gnati neget esto cruento Vulnere confossum Bruti cecidisse fidemque Deroget historiae videat tamen ille quod vsque Fermè simul duo Syluij erant Gnatusque paterque Aeneae Reges Itali minimeque priori Si satus est quis item neque posteriore docebit Sin minùs arrident nimis aspera Nomina nostris Auribus insuauis foret ac quasi Barbara Bruti Vox minimeque Latina neges licet optime Caesar Inuenio tamen Italiae antiquissimae in Oris Et Brutios populos tractusque nomina Bruti Hijs neque jejunis forsan neque prorsùs ineptis Aut leuibus modò coniecturis adde quod olim Nostra Sibyllinis memorata Brytania libris Dicta quasi à Bruto foret 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue excusatio Metabasis ad seqq CVi minùs haec placeant neque picta Britannia veris Clara tuis Camdene coloribus omnibus vnus Doctior aut veniam dabit aut meliora rogamus Sic mihi sic nostris modò nomina stemmata Cambris Concedat clarosque olim magnosque Monarchas Albionis Dominos Troiano sanguine cretos Priamidas sobolemque Heleni sociosque leuatos Pandrasijs odijs feret alta per aethera Brutus Odae tertiae Finis PALAE ALBION The third Ode Entituled GIGANTES THE ARGVMENT The third Ode th' Interregnum sings Of Syluan swarmes that baunten here Whiles Danaus Daughters brood of Kings The Royall style vnworthy were Where Brute that brought these Caytifes downe Stablisht Throne Scepters Regall Crowne CANT I. The Subiect proposed of the present discourse shadowing the turbulent and confused state of a disordered kingdome here represented in Albion NOw sing we th' Interregnum next Of Albion neuer more perplext Then now for want of Lords lawes Faith fayling Priests truth all men sawes For Albion slaine sans guide or grace The remnant of his Giant race Like Satyrs liu'd in Saluage wise Of whom and Danaus Daughters rise Those monsters rude were heere the same Time Brute and Corinaeus came Thou sacred Quire that sits and sings Amid's Parnassus pleasant springs Turne o're the duskie leaues of fame And let me pray o'relooke the same That I may th'vn couth Lords repeate That sometimes held this floury seate When Albion Albion's scourge ere while And Irish Bergion fell our Ile How truely Olbion happy then For Tyrant Lords had shee found men But they vnkinged were found none Were fit to sit on regall Throne That knew what long'd to Morall piety Much lesse to high and holy Deity Or could teach guide or rule till heere Brute after many a hundred yeere Came in and found so rude a race As Deuills seem'd haunt not men the place And for they were so rude a crew From thence the fables haply grew How they to Ladyes strange God wot Right ragged Saluages begot Like Deuils on Danaus Daughters then That Paynim race of monstrous Men. CANZ. II. The story of Danaus and his fiftie Daughters that murdered their husbands with the euent thereof THese Cyclops pedegrees to bring Deriued from their ancient'st springs Bele's sonne t' Io's sonne Epaphus Some Sol's some thine blacke sun-burt Chus Some Neptunes him and
's beyond th' Herculean straites Seeke out those seates assign'd by fates CANZ. IX The generall applause of his whole company and theâ—r preparation for the same THe Chappell with her words seem'd shake And Brutus from his trance awake With his companions halfe agast Perfumes vp to the Heauens they cast Of Frankinsence and costly spice Th' aire Ecchoing forth and open skies These sawes with their glad shouts for ioy In hope of their new-builded Troy CANZ. X. Their meeting with Corynaeus and other Troians neere the Pyrenine mountaines ouerthrow of Guffar King of Poytewes in France and arriuall in Britaine THence putting forth to seas againe The Lybian Syrts and Midland mayne He leaues passing by Hercules Pillers into th' Atlantique Seas Aeneas-like perhaps by kinde Seekes forraine shores New-Troy to finde And casting by the coast of Spaine Before he met with Frances Mayne Where Pyrene hills deuide both lands Hee 's seene by Corynaeus bands A Captaine that at great Troyes foyle Chaing'd Ilions for Illyrian soyle And with Antenor noble Prince Came to Timaus springs and since Leauing Lyburnian Kingdomes quite To South and Indies opposite On Spaine and Frances bounds At foote of Pyrene hils was found Whose tops fir'd by the Nomad Nation Thence nam'd or'elooke the vast west Ocean This Corynaeus and his traine Both sides of such Colleagues full faine All of one stocke one Troian Kin All neere Allyes Brute takes him in Complice Copartner and Companion Of Trauels who on th' Aquitanian King Guffar come of Hercules bloud Proofe of his valour shew'd right good Whose ransack't townes and subiects slaine When King to fly himselfe was faine Deere did abuy th'opprobrious words He proudly gaue those Troian Lords From hence with wealthy spoyles they say Embark't againe withouten stay They make for Deuon and Totnesse strand Albions fore-told long-lookt-for land Thus hauing past the dangerous Syrtes And Altars on fam'd Affrike skyrtes Malaea's gulfe and lately seene Furd'st Gades Pillers and Pyrene No sooner safe from vunder sayle But toucht but leaping forth All haile All haile cries Brute thou sacred seate Faire I le which Cynthia goddesse great Promis'd to me and mine for ay This is the place here must I pay My vowes to her whose gracious hand From vnknowne Peoples and strange Lands And Seas and Syrts and dangers store Hath brought vs safe to Albions shore And then as was the manner crown'd With leauy sprayes his temples round Deuoutly he by pray'rs doth call On Phrygian gods in order all Ioue Cybele Sunne and Moone and Night And what or Genius god or spright Was hallowed there or haunts the place His Mates their businesse ply apace All got a-shore glad of sweet rest On Albions flowry fields they feast CANZ. XI An Apologie for the storie of Samothes or Mesech and Albion NOw Brute's in Brytaine Noahs brood Though fetcht from th' vniuersall floud Nor Neptunes sonnes escap't not free From Zoilus carping much lesse hee How secretly so e're he came From Troy some that maligne his fame Haue made sore search they 'le not endure That he should flourish they obscure Samothes whose stories nearest fit With verities of sacred Writ That from great Noahs Arke doe bring The second Worlds new-birth and spring 'Bout whose obscure and ancient dayes Few'st scruples sure deserue most prayse For Neptunes sonnes and Albion hee 'T was e're the guise and e're will bee That those that furrow th' Ocean flouds Beene term'd by Poets Nereus brood And these must needs possesse of yore Waues-all-encircled Albion shore But more to make their storie plaine Mela reports of Albion slaine Neare Britaine why not he the while As rathe as white Rocks names this I le CANZ. XII The like for that of Brute his descent and race ANd now to Brute since some in game Or spight will sport at others fame But sure I know not how to please Such curious queint conceits as these And certes th' Aporetique Sect In all establish Lawes neglect Hath too too much preuail'd in this Sicke Age of ours and much amisse When nothing once so firme was thought That now 's not vnder Quaere's brought Though more staid heads will one day see Such too much medling should not bee Or by experience learne at last That hee 's not wisest prates too fast CANZ. XIII All ordinary Obiections to the contrary answered and clearely refelled and the Sybils Oracle-verses cited to that purpose BVt now pray heare what they can say That Brutes Detractors parts would play Caesar forsooth was wondrous mute And Tacitus in not naming Brute Indeed I thinke 't was wisest art For Caesar to conceale some part And not the best of them to say From whom he bore the worst away His glorie was obscur'd too much To lose the day his lucke was such Or if he truely had good will To say the truth he had small skill To reade the Brittish Annalls o're And leisure lesse he had therefore I doubt or if he had I weene In Kent alone his conquests beene And our chiefe Monuments they say Farre off in Mona secret lay Among the Druides And who Would wish or trust such with his foe When they themselues from Romans ire To their remotest Cells retyre But now from Mona's secret Cells And Druid ' Priests inuolued spells The Bard's the Druid's off-spring haue Rais'd Brute and Arthur from their graue Where they yet slept forgotten long In the Bard's songs and Brittish tongue See now in these great lett'red dayes We scarcely minde those Brittish layes Or heed their gests and moderne acts Much lesse those ancient times and facts No maruell then if Latine storie Or Saxon silence Brutus glorie Lesse wonder too that Caesar should Not finde these matters though he would For grant the Druid's not enuy'de This so to baulke great Caesars pride Yet we finde they committed then Most things to memorie least to pen Whence he t' affirme them knowes not whether 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or from France come thither And Tacitus may-be sought no more Then his great Lord obseru'd before Th' Obscure first Age doth Varro call Next Fabulous third Historicall The learned Latine too sayes true But toucheth all both vs and you And if great Maro merit Bayes For Romes first Lords in Latine layes And Homer like-grac't when he sings His owne Greeke Peeres and Dardan Kings Whom rather for their stories else Seeke we to then then Brittons selues More some obiect in Roman writ Brute nor his slaine Sire read in it And Brutes name barbarous seemes We may If Brutes name be not found well say They writ but barely of their owne Much more of forraine more vnknowne Their Kings e'en clouded specially In those first Ages and yet I See diuers Syluij if not ones Sonne who can yet shew Brute was nones And Brutij with Caesars good grace In ancient'st Italy had place CANZ. XIIII
A transition to the next and conclusion of this present Ode MOre to confirme vs to our Brute Since sacred Sybills seeme not mute Whose books well worthy best respect Frame Brutus Iles in Greeke Dialect Needs such as this nor aught will please We pray them better shew or cease And giue vs leaue and Welsh to raise Aswell our Brutes as Arthurs praise The end of the third Ode A briefe type of the fourth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called BRVTVS The fourth Ode contayneth 1. A brief recapitulation of Brutus storie his descent trauels with the aduentures hee found here when he came into this Iland Quelling the Giants and establishing his Kingdome in Albion called since Britannia or Brutania of his owne name 2. Brutus Acts Race and succession of Kings here viz. Brute 2855. he reigned 24. yeares and diuided his Kingdome among his three sonnes 1. Locrine King of Loegres or England reigned 20. yeares His wife was Guendoline His Paramour the beauteous Estrild 2. Camber King of Wales or Cambria 3. Albanak King of Albania or Scotâ—and Madan his sonne and Gwendoline reign 55. yeares Mempritius his sonne reigned 20. yeares Hee slue his brother Manlius Ebranke his sonne reigned 60. yeares His sonnes conquer Germany He builded Oxford Brute Greene-shâ—eld his sonne reigned 12. yeares Leiâ— his sonne reigned 25 yeares Lud-Rudibras his sonne reigned 29. yeares Bladud his sonne reigned 20. yeares A Magitian he founded Bath Leir his sonne reigned 40. yeares Expelled by his elder Daugâ—ters Gonorilla and Ragan and their husbands Is restored by Cordyla his youngest Daughter whom he had reiected Cordyla daughter to King Leir reigned 5. yeares Cunedagius sonne to Ragan slue his Cousin Morgan sonne of Gonorilla and possessed the Kingdome and reigned 33. yeares Riuallo his sonne reigned 46. yeares Gurgius his sonne reigned 38. yeares Syssylth Riuallo's sonne reigned 49. yeares Iago Gurgius sonne reigned 15. yeares Kâ—macâ— sonne of Syssylth reigned 54. yeares Gronodugo or Gorbodugus reigned 63. yeares His sonnes Ferrex and Porrex being slaine began the Pentarcâ—y or fiue Kingdomes in fiue seuerall parts of the Land which Mâ—lmutius Dunwallo sonne of Clotenus Duke of Cornwall reduced into Monarchy after fiftie yeares 3. A remonstrance opposed to the erronious retection of some supposed Errours by Polydore Virgill an Italian writer of our English Annalls refelling some of his errours detecting and rectifying his vvrong coÌ„putation of times and calculating the K. reignes according to the same Also shewing how vniust his some of his Followers calumniations are that are made against the British our Histories PALAE ALBION Ode quarta Inscripta BRVTVS ARGVMENTVM Brutus vt Albionem Brutoque Brytania Nomen Coepit excisus quarta dat Oda Gygas At Mulmutiadae stirps altera Bruto oriundis Sceptra licet serò surripit illa tamen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prooemij Ioco istius Odae Hypothesis SAmotheam exorsi primùm lustrauimus Oram Desertae Albionis promouimus inde Brytannos Nunc tractus vtique olim etiam indita nomina nostris Temporibus rediuiua vigent benè nota recensens Musa veni resonis pete candida sydera pennis A Mauris Luso vel aquis quae Tania dicta est Aut venit aut videt aut vicit Brutus Amoenae Albioni impositum à Bruto Brytania Nomen Hic claruêre eius per saecula multa nepotes Brutigenûm donec acer Romanus in oras Deuenit Gallûmque manu spolijsque superbus Demptaque cognatis populis è sanguine Troûm Ortis Tarpeiâ suspendit in Arce trophaea Caâ—sar in aequoreos qui transtulit arma Brytannos Nota canam vati linguis animisque fauentes Annuite Aonides Brutus trans Gallica Regna Lustrans fata solum geniale inuenerat olim Pandite Daedaliae fonteis Heliconaque Diuae Vos meministis enim Nymphae quibus Anglica iam tum Floruerit terra alma viris quibus arserit Armis Ad nos vix tenuis famae perlabitur aura 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bruti in Brytanniam aduentus CVm pius Aeneas sociorum flebile fatum Occasum Troiae supremaque funera vidit Monte sub Attandro molitur vtique biremes Tendensque in Latium sedes vbi fata quietas Ostendebant fas vbiregna resurgere Troiae Getulis Lybicisque ereptus Syrtibus exul Impulerat sospes Lauiua ad littora classes Nec citius Latijs tuto consederat Agris Quam fuit Alecto stygijs infecta venenis Quam fuit Alecto coniux Iouis effera Iuno Quae Phrygas Rutilos miseranda strage fatigent Sed postquam Aeneiâ deiectus cuspide Turnus Concidit sero facta est Liuinia Coniux Syluius in Syluis ex hac tua posthuma proles Nascitur Aeneas hoc saeclo recta fuêre Regna sub Ascanio quae dicitur Alba sed huius Aeneae soboles diuersa per aequora vectus Brutus in Angliacas tandem deuenerat oras Has etiam terras meministis vt antea sanctae Aonidum turmae vasti tenuere Gygantes Neptuni filij nam postquam regna fuêrunt Olim Saturni diuisa habet aethera summus Iupiter infernum styga Dis maria omnia lustrans Caeruleis dominaris aquis Neptune nepotes Cuius regna patris per Caerula flumina nando Oras inuenêre finibus incoluêre Desertae Albionis faelicia rura Gygantes Quorum aliquam partem disiecit littore Celtûm Virtus Alcidae hic reliquos Aeneia proles Damnoniae attingens Totnesia littora Brutus Ecce tenet portum iam stabant littore curuo Naues quam primum summis de montibus hostis Apparet tanquam nemorosa proceraque sylua Sic nautae vidissle ferunt in montibus olim Trinacriae Cyclopas hic è Collibus astra Sublimi ceruice ferit Naualia Bruti In mare progreditur lustrans vt consitaripâ Populus Eridani verritque Cacumime nubes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bruti cum Gygantibus praelium praelij euentus NEc mora quin stricto cernuntur praelia ferro Vndique concursant vasto clamore Gygantes Ac nisi vana fuit Phlegraeis fabula castris Dijs infestae acies certarunt Pelio Ossan Insuper atque Ossae frondosum inuoluere Olympum Imperio Diuos premere supera astra tenere Praelia Brutus init tremit horrida terra tumultu Euolat interea certis victoria pennis Brutigenûm turmis releuans sua pectora vt hostis Aufugit insequitur Brutus nec rara Gigantum Corpora sternit humi vt secus haud respersa videres Passim per terras per Genialia rura Quà m vel in Autumno Boreali flamine frondes Nituntur Bruti Comites puluere condunt Quoscunque aspiciunt ac caesa cadauera campis Rellinquunt lanianda Lupis sic Iupiter altus Centimanumque Gygen Briareaque obruit Aetnâ Enceladum è campis Phlegrae Titanidaque Olim Condidit Inarines aeterna mole Typhaea Neu priùs è regno extirparunt martis alumnos Neptuni Nerei sobolem quà m summus
spouse Ceorlus daughters sons With Kenwalke then West-Saxons King War 's for his sisters sake did spring But shee and all receiu'd to grace By Anna's meanes sweete peace tooke place Yet two East-Angles Kings beside And Anna fell for Penda's pride But being confederate with a fourth Both fall by noble Oswyes worth Northumbers King who hauing gain'd Penda's dominions thus there raign'd Till Merk-lands Nobles loath t' obay Others then of Merk-lands bloud made way For Wolphere who Northumbers yoke West-Saxons warre attempts too broke T' Edilwalke Sussex King giues Wight Leaues Merklands Crowne t' his brother hight Edilred that vext Lothaire of Kent And hauing slaine Alcwine by Trent Brother to Egfride Northumbers King Yorkes Primate stints the strife that spring Edilred turn'd Monke then Wolferes sonne Kenred possest the regall throne Edilreds sonne Celred that succeeds And Ina try'd their martiall meeds Ethilbald next King from Penda numbers His descent Welsh quels and Northumbers But by West-Saxon Cuthred foyl'd Bernred of crowne and life dispoyl'd CANZ. XII The end of the great Kingdome of Mercia OFfa then Tyrant Bernred slew Northumbers doth and Kent subdew Welsh foyl'd West-Saxon Kenulfe slaine He by pretence of marriage traines Ethelbert East-Angles King t' his Court And slue him there in cruell sort Foule fell act which his promis'd spouse Faire Alfred so much disauowes With hands wrung and di-sheuel'd haire Distilling many a pearly teare At her loues herse poore soule so greeues She her fires Court and Pallace leaues And vow'd t' auoide all farther strife To liue and led an Anchoresse life East-Angles Kingdome that here ends This Tyrant tooke Alkuine he sends To France to famous Charle-maine His sonne Egfrids scarce foure-month's raigne Kynewolfe succâ—eds that downe did bring Edbert made Cuthred Kentish King His haplesse young sonne next doth raigne Kenelme by 's sister Quindred slaine Kenulfs brother next wore the Crowne Ccolwolf by Bernulf he put downe By Egbert to whom Ludicene And Whitlafe Tributaries beene And euer-since West-Saxons count Themselues Merklands Lords Paramount CANZ. XIII The originall of the Kings and Kingdome of Northumberland and the many deuisions thereof before good King Olwalâ—is tiâ—e NOrthumbers Kings Muse next relate Ida first founder of the state From Tine to Cluid reign'd vanquisht Lots Pict troopes and Conrane King of Scots But after twelue yeeres reigne deuided Beene his lands his sonne Ada guided Brenicia's North South Deira tooke Histria's sonne Ella Saxon Duke Glappa Tydwald Fridulf Thyery and Ethelrik in Brenicia's land Scarce thirtie yeares reign'd Ella alone Sate so long on Deira's Throne Ethelriks heire though Ethelfride Had almost set Edwine beside Ella his Sires seate who was made Fly to East Angles King for aide Redwald that lou'd him dearely well Holpe him so that Ethelfride fell Though growne so great that all Kings heare Wales Scots and Orkeys stood in feare Ebba Oswy Oswald Eaufride Osrijc and Offa fled that tide His tender daughter and fiue sonnes To th' Scot'sh Kings Court poore little ones Edwine possest of all what state Long'd to Northumbers both Crownes late Th' Ebrides he did t' his Empire adde By Mercian Ceorles daughter had Two sonnes as many female Imps By Ethelburga Cantian Nymph Who brought Christs Faith and great Pauline To Yorks See chiefe next Kents faire shrine Edwine West Saxon Ceolph sought To wrong but fell by th'wiles he wrought But Penda and the Brittons Prince Slue Edwine and his both sonnes since Mercyan Quinburga's issue these First in fierce warre next in false peace Kents Nymph with her Imps from wars chance Fled into Kent fayl'd sent to France From Scotland now return'd at once Ethelfrides and Edwines sisters sonnes Faire Acca's Royall off-spring so From Ella sprong and Ida too Eaufride Brenicia's Osrijc glad Deyra's Crowne and Scepters had Whom Cambrian Prince Cadwallâ— slue Whose cause doth Oswald fresh pursue Where neare Picts wall is Heauen-field nam'd The place by Oswalds conquest fam'd And Denisbournet that saw in plaine Field Bryttons King Cadwallo slaine Cadwallader his sonne next in place Last King of Cambers of that race CANZ. XIIII The rest of the continuance till the subuersion of that factious Kingdome ANd now good Oswald fayne makes peace 'Twixt his two factious Prouinces Brenicia and Deyra since They late scarce brooke one Law or Prince Both whom with Picts Scots Bryttons bold He did in due subiection hold His plenteous almes the sumptuous shrines He built and whence his glorie shines Such power hath Faith such grace affords Interprets reuerend Aidans words T' his men seemes Anius-like for these Priest of th' high GOD and Prince of Peace But Pagan Penda Mercians King T'vntimely death good Oswald brings Then Oswalds brothers Osrijc's sonne Oswine had Deira Oswye wonne Brenicia and betwixt these twaine New warres and schisme 'gan now againe Till Oswyne slaine Oswye alone Had Deira's and Brenicia's Throne He Penda slue and Mercians Crowne As Fortune would annext t' his owne Whereof part Peda Penda's Impe Dower with his daughter had false Nymph Egfride succeeded next his sonne Who leaues his Virgin-Spouse a Nonne Though in youths prime when th' Irish rew Mercians foile Picts King Brudeus slew Next then his brother Alfride rules Taught and trayn'd vp in Irish Schooles Osred his sonne next Osrijc then His cousin and Kenred crowned beene Ceolfe and Egbert soone that strange Royall Robes done for Regular change CANZ. XV. Their last encumbrance by the Danes and submission for reliefe to the West-Saxons EGberts sonne Osulfe then and next Whiles grieuous ciuill warres sore vext Northumbers after after Ethelwald Alred and twise downe twise enstal'd King Ethelbert since those two brothers Oswald Osred since diuers others For this poore Kingdome more of late Then Sejan's horse vnfortunate As if she kingly style not brookes Was a while gouern'd by her Dukes Scarce any of the latter traine Of Kings that scap't and was not slaine Such tragique ends and fearefull fate Pursu'd the Princes of that State The flowry dales the fields and flouds Fresh stain'd with streames of purple bloud And Eccho pitious plaints afforâ—s What she could though she wanted words Earth's face shew'd forth her graues like scarres Part the Danes worke part ciuill warres Northumbers therefore tooke Fame sings Wâ—st-Saxons Egbert for their King CANZ. XVI The Kings and Kingdome of East-Saxons EAst-Saxons Kings may now next song First Erchenwine from Vffa sprong Sledda and Sledda's Sebert since And Ricula's sonne first Christian Prince Ignoble Serred then a paire Of Sigeberts Swithline Sigaire And Selbius Sigaires consort once Monke-profest turn'd next his two sonnes Sigard and Sewfred after them Good Offa weares the
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
King on his knees brought downe Fealty faine sweares to th' English crowne Siferth too and Howell Welsh Kings both Tane and restor'd tane the like oath Cornish rebells repell'd to th' Exe And from her riuer thence t' a next Exceter being towr'd by this Kings meanes Saw them confin'd at Tamaris streames Athelstane flourishing flourish't then Wolstane and Adeline holy men Yorkes Sees Primates and Canterberies This King builds diuers Monasteries And dying issue-lesse leaues the crowne Too 's brother Edmond who put downe Danes and Northumbers first and then His cousen new-risen with th' Irish-men But rapt alas too soone by fate Two tender Impes in pupills state Edwine and Edgar crowne and heire He left t' his brother Eldreds care CANZ. XI Of King Edmonds sonnes Edwine and Edgar brought vp vnder their vncle Eldred who nobly expelled the Danes EDmond thus dead his sonnes and throne All left to 's brothers charge alone Eldred then reign'd whose very name His foes did daunt whose noble same For iustice and Prince-worthy parts Rebels represt wonne good-mens heart His cousen Aulasse that th' Irish prai'd By 's father-inlaw Duke Ormus aide Inuades and after Erike claimes Northumbers scepters but both slaine Next Eldreds ten yeeres reigne not long Edwine as ill-dispos'd as young Succeeded famous for no facts Saue vicious stead of vertuous acts His Cousen on 's Coronation-day He rauish't Dunstan fled away And good men banish't from his Court Must leaue him needs but bad report Northumbers they and Merkland men Chose for their Prince young Edgar then Whos 's much admir'd and princely parts Had stolne their loues and all mens hearts His brother dyde for very griefe Whose fam's his infamy Edgar chiefe Of English Kings mought all of eld As well as latter times so held CANZ. XII Edwine being despised for his vice Edgar obtayneth the Crowne a most fortunate and victorious Prince Monarke ouer all Britaine FAire flower though last not least renown'd Of three Kents Primate Otho Crown'd Wer 't th' English Rose and thence call'd Etheling As countries vertues honours darling He call'd home Dunstan and o'requell'd Both Scots and Welshmen that rebell'd And Ludwall yeerely tribute pay'd Three hundred Woolues till they decay'd Eight Kings we reade row'd him on d ee And oft in gallant fleete at Sea In sommer-time he sayles Brittaine round T' was thought his peere till then not found Though wanton loues did much disgrace His royall person and his place For at one time deceiu'd by loue Or a wench worthy wanton Ioue 'Bout Andeuor his faire loue dwels Whose mother charm'd with golden spels By amorous Edgar faine t' haue found His gold that sau'd her daughter sound Laid in loues armes by darke deceiu'd Her waiting maide which when perceiu'd By morning-sunne this Lasse he frees And gaue deseru'd her golden fees CANZ. XIII King Edgar infamed for his wanton loues ANother time the Cornish Dukes Fam'd daughters faire enchanting lookes For loue and beauty made him send Earle Ethelwold a faithlesse friend To view who went and woo'd and wonne For himselfe not his Prince This done Returnes tells wanton Edgar then T' was course stuffe fit for common men Not Princes Chambers fame bely'd her Or rather he to say beside her Was none so faire But pleas'd his grace Her parents portion birth and place More fit for him and so with leaue To wed both Prince and selfe deceiues For fame againe boasting too much Her peerelesse parts as 't were none such Edgar mis-doubts deceiu'd to proue Too-farre to trust false friends in loue Faines there to hunt rides to behold Wish't welcom'd t' all saue Ethelwold Who then disclos'd t' his wondring bride Kings foule loue crost by his false deede And by what else vowes loue or duty Coniures her to conceale her beauty Or cancell it by mis-attire To blinde the Kings else blinde desire But deafe as dumbe and wanton as Light lyther aire more faine she was To seeme more faire right woman too Spreads all her Peacocks plumes to woo Fresh as the morne fond Nymph to gaine Light loue her spouse a-hunting's slaine Faire Wilfride bore too for 't hee 's taynted Edyth first Wilton Abbesse Sainted This youth displeas'd Saint Dunstan sore Though in ripe yeeres for vertues more Freed from ill tongues and enuies iawes He built great Abbeyes made good Lawes CANZ. XIIII His bastard sonne Ethelred obtayneth the crowne from Edward Martyr poysoned and Sweno King of Denmarke expelleth him but at Swenos death he regaineth the Crowne ELfiede his lawfull wise bare one Alfred bare Eldred his base sonne Cornwals Duke Orgar's Impe when hee Chang'd earth for heauen then Alfred shee False stepdame greets with poysoned potion The good King Edward whose deuotion With vs the name of Martyr merits So her base sonne the crowne inherits Ethelred whom Dunstan forc't not el's Crownes sacring execrates and tels Prophet-like strange and fearefull fate To this fount-foyling King and state This Kings vice sloth and Guinchild slaine Tow'rds England made Danes flocke amaine When trecherous Elfrike did betray The Kings ships to the Dane by sea So Eldred first sore prest by th' Dane Admits Dane-gelt submits to Swane Till Saint Brice wept and wet Nouembers For the Danes dounfall in huge numbers Massacred in one minutes while Ouer all England whether guile Or policie wer 't then of a foe Some doubt but warres fresh flaming thoe Made Ethelred to Duke Richard flie His father in law in Normandy And Swaine see Fortune Fame proclaimes First Dane-King heere from Trent to Thames But he dead th' Englishmen reuoke Weary of the Lordly Danish yoke Their exil'd Ethelred and Swaines Sonne Knute home for to fly was faine Againe despair'd of late and gone Ethelred set on regall Throne Ny forty yeeres wore the Diademme Two sonnes he had by Norman Emme One by Elgine next King in 's roome In Paules in London in his tombe CANZ. XV. Edmond Ironside and his childrens fortunes EDmond Elgina's sonne suceeeds Whose prowesse and praise-worthy deeds Did Cnutus brauely entertaine That came to claime these Realmes againe Bare downe both Danes and by strong might Edrike of Scattons trecherous slights When after many a well fought field 'Twixt the King this conclusion held Their two sole duell should decide This diffrence by faire Seuernes side Where lay their powers and Olwey I le Saw them fight hand to hand long while Till breathlesse pawsing peace brake forth The South tooke Edmond Knute the North But peace though plac't Edmond o're-tane By Traytor Edriks fraud was slaine Which mou'd all England to much ruth For him so rapt in prime of youth Then his two sonnes young Princes were By Knute conuey'd to Denmarke where He meant their deaths but that his brother Denmarks King loath'd so vile a murther And sends them to Pannonia where Edmond dy'de Edward
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
Whence Richard black-Prince son's made Prince French-King and Dolphin Bruse too since Tributaries and ransom'd ioyne hands So peace shone fresh on all three lands Clarence Duke Lyonell weds the faire Millaines Duke Galease his heire Hauing with her goodly lands his brother Iohn of Gaunt Lancastrian Duke and t'other Cambrige Earle Edmond wed two Nymphes Castile King Pedro's beauteous â—mpes Whence claim'd the Duke the Crowne but giues Only his daughter and receiues Of the new King a masse of gold From lucre of which drossy mold 'Gainst Cities wealth and Churches state His enuie first growes to such hate Might Wicklifes words worke Wicham's dole Or theirs hee 'd gladly blow the cole Scarce King or Prince for him long space Gain'd Wichams Church or Citizens grace This our third Edward's Windsores round Saint Georges feasts with honour crown'd And Garter his inuentions since So fam'd let th'orders of no Prince Contend or not compare with these Rhodes Pall's nor Colchos golden Fleece Seauen sonnes fiue daughters royall state Shew'd him thrice blest and fortunate At Richmond fifty yeeres King he dyes At Westminster there tombed lyes CANZ. XVII Richard the second stript of the crowne by Henry Bolingbrooke whence grew the schisme BOth's father Prince and Grand-sire King Richard succeeeds for many a thing Infam'd Sans heire die both his Queenes French Is'bell and proud Anne of Beme The Commons he vnheard-of broyles Wat-Tylers Scot'sh and Welsh turmoyles And Irish tam'd 'mong whose rude traines Saint Edwards armes the garland gaines Whom thence returning Herefords Duke Late banisht Henry of Bolingbrooke Captiu'd and soone vnking'd whence rose Those wofull flames 'twixt either Rose In which so many thousands bane Kings Dukes and noble Captaines slaine Poore King at Pomfret famish't dyes At Langley neere Saint Albons lyes CANZ. XVIII Henry the fourth his most vnquiet gouernement FOurth Henry after twise ten yeere Proclaim'd deposed Richard heires In Wales with Owen Glendowers dew Mort'mer his sonne in law o're threw Th' English too sore and oft rebell Scots at vnfortunate Halydon fell Where Dukes-son's tane of Albancy Many Lords and Kings son Iames by sea Which Scotsh nobilities youths choise flower Were long deteyn'd in Londons Tower Kings herse three sonnes three Dukes bewailes Two daughters and the Prince of Wales Twise seuen-yeeres King then Henry dyes At Canterbury entombed lyes CANZ. XIX Henry the fift his short but victorious reigne and conquest of France Fift Henry of Monmouth much infam'd In 's younger yeeres but now reclaym'd Stints many ciuill strifes at home With Wickliefs sect Old castles doome Then casting o're his eyes ' â—ow'rds France Soone th' English armes did there aduance In his great Grand-sires right whose posies French Lillyes ioyn'd with th' English Roses Though scoft 'gainst Frances proud'st towne walls Sent bullets backe for Tennis-balls And Agincourts first famous day Adorn'd his browes with victors Bay Where most part of the French Kings traine Of Nobles were or tane or slaine Braue men at armes who late plaid cards For English prisoners now their guards Trophees of Englands triumphs nor Henry so held his hand before France su'd for peace and humbly proffers Her child and crowne with fairest offers Regent proclaim'd for th' old Kings life He tooke France him heire he to wise The Princesse Katharine France her dower Whose royall marriage stately Low're Peeres nobles commons young and old As first to heare glad to behold At these all these seem'd to clap hands So peacefull Hymens ioyfull bands Only the Dolphin he abhorres This present peace whom th' English force From France expulst whiles Kath'rine Queene Crown'd was by Thames her sonne by Seyne Whom Windsore borne his father than Too true prophetique dying Swan Diuines to reigne long all to lose Himselfe short-liu'd all too-right whose Triumphant Carre late deckt with bayes Now herse-wise shaden Cypresse sprayes By his last will old Exeter tooke Care of the young King Glosters Duke Doth gouerne England Frances land Burgundy and Bedford Dukes command More Bethlem stately Richmond towers Sheene and religious Syons bowers And Garter as his founder doth Admire him who in 's flowers of youth At Paris faire of feuer dyes At Westminster entombed lyes CANZ. XX. King Henry the sixt his wonderfull misfortunes SIxt Henry eight moneths old made King Did by his noble Tutors bring The Dolphin downe till Bedford dyes Whom Richard Duke of Yorke supplies And Warwick what time Burgundy Gan to play false and French fast flye From th' English rule whiles English broyles Lost France and selfe hand-selfe-bloud soyles Be silent or bemone sweet Muse These times and these sad times abuse Well might the Dolphin conquest gaine When none oppos'd or few but faine To leaue vs left small glory crownes Such paines to take such yeelding townes For th' English hy'd home all diuided Parts-take with one or other sided The Dukes of Somerset and Yorke Did first begin this wofull worke Whose priuate quarrels bred too rathe A world of mischiefe publique scathe Whiles Richard Duke of Yorke who came From Irelands conquest with great fame Enui'd by Somerset ne're smothers His wayward tants not his Kings brothers For words first next for Crownes the game Riuers of bloud not quench't the flame Richard the world in hand doth beare The Realmes they how misgouern'd were Protector so by force proclaim'd So not content the Kingdome claim'd And this his right Anne his her mother Philip her sire being elder brother Lionell third Edward second sonne King came but from his next sonne Iohn Hence Somersets fall first Verlam yeelds Blore-heath's fam'd and Northampton fields And though Yorkes Dukes at Wakefield slaine His sonne fourth Edward London gaynes There crown'd whiles haplesse Henry flies Tow'rds Scotland noble Queene she hies T' her syre Angeous Duke Reyners child Naples Sicills Syons King so styl'd Whence fresh supplies wrought foes fresh harmes And Margret warlike Nymph at armes Yet once againe wins Henries crowne Who yet againe is soone put downe But after many a grieuous losse Barwick Yorke Barnet Mortmers crosse At Tewksbury last her selfe was tane And her young sonne Prince Edward slaine Henry the sixt poore King oppressed Good-man scarce e're one more distressed Tane in the north to London sent From Caesars to Ioues towers he went Vs'd so milde speech such often pray'r Lou'd peace liu'd vertuous heauenly care On contemplations spotlesse wings Rapting his thoughts to holyer things His heart so void of hate or strife On earth he led an Angels life Nigh fortie yeeres King first time but then Not forty weekes next though crown'd agen Long prisond poore exil'd last death-doom'd At Chertsey first then Windsore toomb'd CANZ. XXI Edward the fourth and his sonnes true spectacles of enuious fate FOurth Edward Earle of March the fourth Of March was crown'd whose martiall worth Sixt Henry
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
Before his suddaine fall and fate Spaines Nymph was then to be diuorst Which sentence cause the Card'nals crost Campegius staies not Wolsey hyed To Yorke disgrac't for griefe he dyed Then famous Rhodes by Turkes was tooke The Pope and Rome by Burbons Duke And French King falles at Caesars foote Which made France find a league to boote With England and Nauarre the scope 'Gainst Spaine her Emperor and the Pope Though Iulius Crowne and Scepters sent Tenth Leo titles when he lent Luther sore lashes faiths Defender And Clement golden gifts did tender Yet Wolsey dead the Pope to Rome Spaine Caesar all from hence sled home Then Wolsey's man his masters heire Of 's fate and fall from Phaetons chaire So Mushrome-like comes Cromwell he From parents of as meane degree To seruile trade train'd growing great Mounts yet amaine tow'rds honours seate As Wolsey wan'dâ— whose fauours plac't him In princes Court whose fall more grac't him If not disgrac't him but his Prince Fauours such his double diligence Whose counsels to the Clergies paine Brought the Kings Coffers noe small gaine And more he sayes t' enrich the Crowne Pulls the Religious houses downe Whose ruines reare his greatnesse glory To blow the bladder of his story Secretary Comwell 'mongst them sate As head of the spirituall state Making his pride seene no small deale Master of the Rolles and priuie-Seale Essex Earle and great Chamberlaine So swoll him that he brast againe For at the top and highest port Presume and Traytor cut him short Thus blaz'd these Stars and out againe Fell first to waxe grew then to wane CANZ. V. King Henry the eight his latter time seuerall marriages and last will concerning his heires OVr King both Emperour entertaines Scots Queene King and Queene of Danes The Irish tames and French-men faine And Flemmings aides in spight of Spaine When once his Spanish twenty yeeres spouse Queene Maries mother he disauowes Let Pope and Spaine and Caesar freat Holy maid of Kent and spare not threat Queene Eliza's mother soone was seene Pembrookes Marchionesse Englands Queene And when Anne Bulleine lost her head Iane Seymour next in Childbirth dead King Edwards mother next was taken Faire Anne of Cleue and she forsaken Katharine Howard soone lost her head Kathar'ne Parre saw him lap 't in lead His last warres vexed France and raz'd Bolloigne till peace was bred and blaz'd Edenborow and Lieth were tane the while By Shrewsbury Seymour and Lord Lysle By his last will Edward first heire Next Mary third Eliza were Many's fall his reigne nigh fortie yeeres His fall on Windsore monuments reares CANZ. VI. The short reigne of King Edward the sixt SEymors Nymphs sonne his Scepters tooke Whose vncle th' Earle Protector Duke Of Somerset's made Dudley Lord Lysle Weares Warwick and Northumbers style Kets he procur'd and Rebels sorrow And Scots disgrace at Muscleborow And now by Somersets command All not yet seiz'd on Chauntry-land All church reuentions treasure plate And tokens of her ancient state Trophees of wealth or worth that deck her Been turn'd into the Kings Exchequer Pope Saints and reliques haue like doome These banisht this dismist to Rome Somersets Duke about this season Acquitted was accus'd of treason And yet soone after lost his head Who failing seemes full soone too dead Not seuen yeeres King in bud of youth Westminster tombes to Englands ruth CANZ. VII The Lady Ianes downefall Queene Maries comming to the Crowne and marriage with Spaine WHen Suffolks daughter Lady Iane With her spouse Guilford Dudley tane For King and Queene their sires craft crost Their heads life Crowne and Kingdome lost Queene Maryes right so farre preuail'd Both Dukes Impes plots pretences quail'd Who set in sires and brothers throne Rome her Religion here soone shone Bishop Gardner's made Chancelor and Piercy Earle of Northumberland To Wyats and English great disdaine She weds her Cousen King of Spaine Whose style 's so stately to be seene Philip and Mary King and Queene Of England Ireland and with them France Naples and Ierusalem Princes of Spaine Sicilia Indies Austrich Arch-Dukes Dukes of Burgundy Millaine and Brabant the low Countreys Tyroll and Haspurge Earle and Countesse Their royall Embassie to Rome The Pope returnes much honoured home Cardinall and Canterburies Primate Poole with his cousen Queene braue Prelate Flourisheth and fadeth once againe Reuiues here the Religious traine Peace sweetely did her selfe aduance 'Twixt France and Spaine and vs had France Not broken first that'gan to bourd Philips Flemish townes with fire and sword Thy'young Queene of Scots the Dolphin weds Whiles Mars his rage their Realmes o'respreads Dutch English Switzers Pole with Spaine Walloones too in his warlike traine And many a sort more to be seene That 'gainst his foes combined beene With Philip forrag'd France and downe Raz'd Conquet and Saint Quintines townes But that which most the English crost Callaice in lieu thereof was lost Philip from home our fiue yeeres Queene At Westminster her tombe is seene CANZ. VIII Queene Elizabeth her admired and famous acts at the beginning of her reigne SO by her sister Maries death The Crowne came to Elizabeth So Goddesse-like a mayden Queene Seld-when or ne're in England seene She pull'd downe such religious cells Her sister built and Pope expels And warr'd with Scots and France and Spaine Till Scots and French crau'd peace full faine Scot'sh Queene then laid downe Englands armes She had tane vp by th' Guises charmes Though after tane i th' English bounds Her head flew off such Crowne-lawes grounds Eliza by the Mounsieurs meanes And his French brother-King then leanes To Flemmings aide and French when Dudley To Flanders went with noble Sydney Where Sydney fell and Dudley's glories Read yet in the low Countries stories He that with Mars might Philip well Sweete Sydney striue with Philomell Both Britaines deerest Darlings whose Fame no end name no Period knowes CANZ. IX Diuers other then memorable matters and her warres with Spaine FAmous no lesse at this time were Drake and far-trauail'd Frobisher Frobisher that sail'd North and East Seas T'other by South-west passages Sought the Sunnes-setting and strange lands Where Phoebus steeds and stable stands Till rounding th' earth comne backe agen Liu'd one day lesse then other men That liu'd as long as he that view'd Huge India's shore and monsters rude Whose quaintance great with Neptunes realmes Wrought wondrous feates on Doris streames In eighty eight when Spaines chiefe pride Did hithr'ward on Sea-horses ride Sea Nymph-rounds guiding o're the mayne Great Duke Medeena's glorious traine That with lesse state soone after sees Both Scottish Orkes and Irish seas Tilburie campe was Leyr'sters e ward Hunsdon did the Queenes person guard Charles Howard chiefe vice-Admirall Drake Made Spaines huge great Armatha quake Flying faintly fast So triumphs cheere Our natiue soyle and my
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
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
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.
quod sciam author est Metabasis siue transitio ad commodiorem historiae continuationem spectans Supplementum historiae Synchronismuâ— siue computatio Aâ—â—â—rum * Olbion signifieth in Greeke Happy whence some deriue others onely allude thereto the name of Albion Of these Giants as no acts but their rudenesse so neither can Chronologie be registred sauing onely thus generally Albion slaine and Hercules liued in Gaule about or before An. 2300. Brute came not till after An. 2800. so this Interregnum continued fiue or sixe hundred yeares * The common receiued opinion is that hee was sonne of Lybia daughter of Epaphus sonne of Io the second who was grandchild to Argus of whom the Argiues tooke their name which Argus is reckoned the fift in descent from Inachus Aegyptus and Danaus Kings of Egypt circa An. 2500. s Of whom they gloried to be called Danai hee did establish so flourishing a Kingdome and Common-wealth amongst them t Some blind prophesie which he had heard and seeking to shun it as the fashion of such is more surely entangled himselfe therein and hastned if not so framed the euent Danaus King of Argiues carca An. 2500. u Which haire shee for loue betrayed to Minos though therein consisted the slay and welfare of her father and his whole Kingdome * Who guided him by a clew of threed into the Labyrinth whereby hee slue the Minotaure and freed his Countrey of Athens from the bloudy tribute and seruitude to Minos and the Candians Lynceus King of Argos An. 2525. y A like story but more vncertayne as hauing no probable author or ground is told of Dioclesians daughters a King or Emperour of Assyria wâ—ereas there was neuer any such and one Albina amongst them that should giue name to this Iland Albion These Ladies must come circa an 2525. for at that time Lynceus was King of Argiues * Where shee is said to haue wandred comfortlesse till Iupiter pitied her or tooke her for his Paramour This only act and name of Leon Gauere but without expresse mention of time when hee built Carleon now called Chester is found during those many hundred yeares of their rude misgouernment or Anarchy The Historie of King Brute and his comming towards Britayne Troiâ— excidium A. M. 2767. Ascanius builded Alba-Longa A. 2774. reigned there 38. yeares * Brute slue his father by misfortune as they were buâ—â—â—ng in the Forrest together and so fled or banished from Italy went into Greece into exile a The like friendly entertaynement hee found at the hands of another Troian Prince there named Assaracus b These captiued Troians and their race prayed Brute to bee their Captayne saith the Storie as desirous to seeke aduentures and weary of their seruitude in Greece c King Pandrasus Citie Spartianum was taken by Brutus and many of his men drowned in the Riuer Schelâ—uâ— and 〈◊〉 after the King brought into 〈◊〉 hands was glad to buy his Lands and freedome at that friendly rate Brutes setting forth from Greece * Leogetia one of the Ilands about Greece or Italy where it seemes â—â—ood one of Dianas Temples and so Brute doing sacrifice seeketh to the Oracle * The places where shee was principally resident and most honoured as luno at Samos Pallas at Athens Phoebus at Delphos c. a As was the manner to sleepe before toâ— Oracle on the skins of the beasts that were slaine for sacrifice b The answere of Dianas Oracle concerning his voyage and aduentures directing his course for Britayne then called Albion * A man of approued wisedome and valour thaâ— was Captayne of a remnant of these that came from Troy with Antenor to seate themselues in Illyria and the Westerne coasts and now had light on the â—orders of the Pyrenine Hills inhabited by a people called Nomades e The Nomades hauing their name of feeding Cattell to whose pastures the woods being no frieÌ„dly neighbours they fired the sâ—me on those Pyrene Mountaynes of which great burning of the vast woods the Hills tooke their name Pyr signifying fire in Greeke not much dâ—stant frâ—m the Dutch and English Saxon words Fyre and Brâ—n that is Burne f Arriuing in the mouth of Loire and receiuing some discourtesie from king Guffar called Pictus of whom the Pictones quasi picti or Poytewes some would deriue they ouerthrew 〈◊〉 and some of his confederate neighbour Princes And so with wealthy spoiles set saile for Albion Brute circa An. 2850. cousque peregrinatus est g Arae Philenûm as the Syrtes and like dangerous places were so called it might be for that the ships omminâ— neare could â—ardly escape from being sacrificed to Aeouls and the Oceans fury of them Virgil sings Treis Notus abreptas in Saxa latentia torquet Saxa vocant Itali medijs quae in fluctibus Aras * Brutes trauailes and nauigation in that Age were great being ouer all the Mediteriane Sea and a great part of the Atlantique Ocean Vlysâ—es and Aeneas wondred at aduentures lying all within the narrow compasse of the former Apologia * Herostratus would haue a name were it for burning so goodly a Monument as the Temple of Diana was reputed among the Ephesians and Heathen so doe some now nothing more then hunt for Name though by vndermining truth 2 Oceano-geniti and Neptunia proles though sometimes otherwise taken doe most fitly point out Sea-faring men who must needs be the first inhabiters of this I le and if any more doubt were but Mela's report makes all cleare whence this allusion could not choose but haue originall * Aporetici a braine-sicke sect of Philosophers that not trusting any known veritâ—e foolishly doubting of all things would call all things euen the most certayne truths into question * Obiections against the story of Brute vrged by some * The first Obiection answered and the reasons following why Caesar might bee ignorant of the British stories and antiquities as well as their present estate notwithstanding hee should then seeke the same which may bee doubted of * Caesars conquest in Brytaine as it seemes not very faire extended for fours of the Kings â—ee conquered were onely of Kent and Cassiueâ—anes City of the Tâ—inobantes or London his most fayned opposite on the very edge thereof at whose submission his conquest was determined * The Brittish story reuiued and flourished from those parts and parties that were fled and hid from Caesar. * The Saxons and English euen to this day doe little intermeddle with the Brittons gests insomuch that more obscure are they to them and lesse minded by them then the storie almost of any other Nation * And this vse of committing the greatest matters to memorie rather then writing could not but much increase Caesars ignorance of the state The second Obiection Sol. per concess * And what lets it that we should not take the Brittish storie on their credit with the like applause at the Brittons hands since the Maxime is vnicuique in sua arte
Ethelwolfe sonne of Egbert A. 839. â— 18. * The Dane hauing entred the Thames with 530 ships spoyled London ouer-ran Mercia and entred Southrye there foyled by the King and his sonne Ethelbald at a place called Aolca and in the West and after by Adelstane and Earle Calchere at Sandwich in Kent where 9. of their ships were taken * Sauing that his sonne Ethelbald rebelling diuided his Kingdome with him and made him take the worser halfe * Where he was sometimes Bishop as some write before hee was King Ethelbald reigned with his father and his father dying An. 857. he reigned 3. yeares after Ethelbert An. 860. R. 5. yeares buried at Shirburne Ethelred An. 866. R. 7. yeares buried at Wimbourne * In his time the Danes harrowing England ouerthrew the famous Monasteries of Bardoney Croyland Medishamstede or Peterborow and Ely the Abbesse of Coldingham cut off her owne nose and vpper-lip perswading her sisters to do the like therby to become odible to the Danes so to preserue their Virginitie which made the Danes in despight burne both the Monastery and Nunnes therein a Or Hinguar or Hubba who ouerthrew the valiant Earle among the East-Angles Walketulus and shortly after the holy king Edmond whom they bound to a stake shot himfull of arrowes as bee was making his prayers to God and lastly strake off his head b Like to this was done by Queene Dâ—do at Carthage and by Hengist at Thong neare Sittingburne in Kent c After a battell at Basing hee was slaine or deadly hurt at Whitingham and buried in the Monastery of Wimbourne his Armes were a Crosse Florye Alfred the 4. son of Ethelwolf A. 872. R. 29. * The place called Elles-Croft Osbright and Ella Kings of Northumberland slaine d Kings set vp by the Danes in Northumberland e His predecessor Offa though of meane estate King of the Fast Angles making his voyage to the holy Land went by Saxony and Norymberge to visit his cousin Alkymond and young nephew Edmond whom hee promised to make his heire and did accordingly sending him his ring in token thereof from the place where he dyed in the iourney whâ— bringing diuers learne 〈◊〉 ouer with him reigned in East Angle till he was so ouercome by Hinguâ—r and Hubba and in profâ—â—sion of the Faith martyred by the mercilesse Pagan Danes his Psalter in the Saxon tongue was long kept as a monument in the Monastery of Saint Edmondsbury King Edmond of East-Angles the Martyr * A great beape of stones was copped vp in the place where hee was buried which is yet called of his name Hubbesâ—ow Rollo the Dane A. 890. * The ancestors of William the Conquerour Dukes of Normandy descended from this Rollo the Dane the 〈◊〉 of Guion being then expulsed hence by king Alfred b Where he dyed and was buried in the Saxons Schoole founded by Offa King of Mercia and since repayred by his father in law King Ethelâ—olâ—e c So called of King Alfred and his Nobles lurking there and â—â—ding them from the Danes cruelty d Where it is said a poore woman the wife of a Cowheard baking cakes on the coâ—es as the King was in the house dressing his bow and shafts by the fiâ—â— shee threw them away 〈…〉 saying Why doest not thou turne the bread 〈◊〉 but letteâ—â— it burne and yet wilt bee ready to eate it e're it behalfe baked not knowing it to bee the King that had fought so many sharâ—e◠〈◊〉 against the Danes for them e And first at a battell sought at Exceter the Danes ensigne called Reaâ—an a Banner with the Rauen held by them in great estimation for that it was imbrodered by the daughters of Lodbroke the three sisters of Hinguar and Hubba with rich spoiles was taken after they were defeated at Ethan-dune then at Rhoaf-ceaster or Rochester which they besieged after that at Farnham in the Parish of Alesford in Kent and thence chased into Essex through the Thames then at Beaufleet a place which the Dane Hastingâ—â— new come ouer with 80. ships â—ad fortified and lastly quite discomfited at Bultinga-tune by Scuerne at the I le Mersig or Mersey in Esâ—ex at the Riuer Ligea or Ley that goeth vp to Ware which carried vp their ships but by Alfred trenched and dryed that they could not bring them backe but so forced to 〈◊〉 into Northumberland and thence home to Denmarke Eldred or Ethelred King of Mercia * This most victorious and vertuous Prince well seene in the liberall Sciences and Poetry a carefull lusticer and prouider for the Poore and Orphanes and Widowes most vigilant and deuout in the seruice of God sent for Grimbald a learned man and by the counsell of Neotus erected common Schooles of the liberall Sciences in Oxenfourd turned the Lawes and diuers books into English diuided the Day eight houres to his study and prayer eight to beare his subiects causes and eight to his sleepe and repast his reuenues likewise part to his seruants part to building part to Schooles strangers Monasteries by him built and others hee also founded the Monasteries of Ethelingsey Shaftsbury and Winchester where he was buried his wife Alfwida founded the Monastery of Nunnes in Winchester Edward surnamed Senior A. 900. R. 24. his brother Adelwold rebelling fled to the Danes made their King was slaine and the other Kings of the Danes Healden Eouils at Wodens field by Wolfrune-hampton in Staffordshire A. 910. * The Amazons a This Lady after she had once felt the paynes of childbirth leauing her husbands company wholly gaue her selfe to such maâ—tiall actions much aiding the King his brother by her powers and counsell and policy in the warres she tooke a Queene of the Welsh in battell diuers times chased the Danes and in person tooke and entred Derby being fortified by them besides those other Townes shee fairely repayred Tamworth Lichfield Watersbury Eldesbury Leycester the Towne and Castle of Runcorne builded Brymsbury and a Bridge there euer the Seuerne shee ouercame the Yorkeshire men and hauing nobly gouerned eight yeares shee dyed and was buried at Glocester in the Church which her husband and shee had builded Turketillus likewise counted King slaine A. 915. with other Danish Earles and Dukes of Bed ord Buckingham c. And Edrike also after Guthrum made King of East-Anglâ—â— by the Danes b Winchester by the Brittons called Caer-Guent Adelstane A. 924. crowned at Kingstone by Adelme Archbishop of Canterbury R. 15. y. was buried at Malmesbury x And making Constantine king of Scots hee added this Princely word that it was more honour to make a king then to bee a king one hapning of fortune so to be borne the other being of worth and valour z But in a second expâ—dition in the said Aualaâ—â—us aide againe who had married his daughter he was slaine with fiue kings and twelue Dukes Leaders of the army consisting of Danes Irishmen Scots and Ilanders a Hee made them also pay the yearely tribute of twenty pound gold
and three hundred pound siluer 2500. head of neaâ—e with Hounds Hawkes to a certayne number b Hee â—ounded Saint Germans in Cornwall which was since a Bishops See Saint Petrocus at Bodmyn so likewise Pylton Priory Middleton and Michelney in his time Guy Earle of Warwicke slue Colbrond the Danish Giant in Hide-meade by Winchester Edmond A. 940. R. 5. yeares c He was fam'd for a good Iusticer and vertuous Prince hee granted the priuiledges of Saint Edmondsbury he was staine at Puckle Church rescuing his seruant from a thiefe and buried at Glastenbury Eldred brother of Adelstane A. 946. R. 9. y. buried at Winâ—hester * He tooke on him onely the rule as Protector at first but was after crowned at Kingstone hee founded the Bishops See of Cornwall at Saint Germans where it continued till Edward the Confessor translated it to Exeter he builded Mich at Abingdon giuing great lands confirming them Charters with seales of gold d The Northumbers had receiued Aulafe for their king and againe reiecting him set vp Ericus but Eldred repayed all their disloyalties according to their deserts Edwine sonne of Edmond A. 955. R. 4. * And after slue her husband so to enioy her vnlawfully the more freely * So being depriued by the Mercians and Northumbers hee dyed soone after for griefe and was buried at Winchester Edgar sonne of Edmond A. 959. R. 16. hee was surnamed the Peaceable * Himselfe his brother Edwine and vncle Eldred were crowned by Archbishop Odo hee was crowned at Bath enterred at Glasâ—enbury * Which was not past 3. or 4. yeares e're no more could bee gotten * There were the Kings Rinoch of Scots Malcolme of CumberlaÌ„d Macone of Man Dyfn-wall of Dymetia Siferth and Huwall other Kings of Wales Iames of Galloway and Iukill of Westmerland his nauy of 3600. ships sauing when bee compassed the Iland triumphantwise in the same hee disposed at three seuerall places 1200. at a place for defence of the Kingdome * Hee restored and new founded 47. Monasteries intending to make the number 50. In the presence of all the Nobilitie on Christmasse day A 974. he confirmed the Abbey of Ramsey which his Kinsman Alwine had founded made the Monastery which Bishop Oâ—wald had builded the Cathedrall Church of that shire Among other Lawes he made some against Ale houses and the number of them and against Drunkards that none vnder a certayne paine should exceed in drinking certayne marks which were 〈◊〉 in ordinary drinking cups for that purpose Edward surnamed the Marâ—yr A. 975. R. 3. he was crowned by Dunstan Arch. of Canter at Kingstone poysoâ—ed at the â—astle of 〈◊〉 in the ilâ— of Pâ—rbeck by his stepmother and buried first at Warham after at Shaâ—tesbury * Alfred afterwards doing penance builded two Monasteries of Nunnes at Amesbury and at Warwell where shee liued a solitary life till shee dyed f He was crowned at Kingstone by Dunstane who refused to performe that 〈◊〉 for him as one that rose 〈…〉 his brother 〈…〉 to it in stead 〈…〉 king many 〈…〉 of the losses that England should sustayne by the King who also foyled the Fount at his baptisme Ethelâ—ed or Eldred surnamed the Vnready A. 978. R. 38. y. but in the meane time was once expeld by the Danes who reigned part of that time he being in exile ere he recouered the Crowne againe g About A. 9â—5 Ethelredâ—â—countred â—â—countred by Swane K. of â—enmarke and the King Olafe of Norway was fayne to admit 16000. pounds tribute but after the Danes were slaine on Saint Brices day 13. Nouemb. 1002. and Swanâ—s sister Guinâ—hildis she in reuenge of their deaths inuaded so furiously that in the yeare 1011. 48000. pounds tribute was imposed and A. 1012. Ethelred notwithstanding fayne to fly into NormaÌ„dy the Danes cruelty more more raging both against Elsegus Archbishop of Canterbury and the King A. 995. the body of S. Cuthbeâ—â— and the Bishoprike of Lâ—ndisfâ—nâ— or holy Iland were remoued to Durham and the yeare before viz 994. the Bishops See of Exeter erected A. 1011. the body of Saint Edmond being brought into LoÌ„don through Criple-gate by Bishop Alwâ—ne who fled from the rapines of the Danes in Essex miracles were said to be done and the lame that begged at the gate restored praysing God Sueno or Swanus first Dane-King of England A. 1012. R. 2. yeares h Hauing the like mâ—rcy shewed to him and his followers as 〈◊〉 father not long before had shewed to the English all put to fire and sword Edmond surnamed Ironside of his hardinesse and valour A. 1016. R. 2. y. * A full battell at Penham neare Giâ—â—ngham the second at Sher staâ—e in Worstershâ—re the third the 〈…〉 notwithstanding I drinke did what hee could to 〈◊〉 the English blazing flasely in the 〈◊〉 of the fight that the King was slaine the Danes flying thâ—nce to London Eâ—mond 〈◊〉 and at 〈…〉 else-where discomfited them till 〈◊〉 the sixt battell at Assen dune in Essex neare 〈◊〉 by the practize and plot of Edâ—ike who sled of purpose losing the day hee was fayne to fly towards Gloucester where hauing gathered new powers the warre was yet ended by single combaâ—e a This Edâ—cus de Streona or Stratonicus in Edmonds reigne and Aeltriâ—us Duke of Mercia in his fathers time were two notable Traytors but Canute in recompence of his good seruices slue Edrike lest he should play his parts with him as hee had done with his Predecessors Canutus the Dane sonne of Sueno A. 1018 reigned 20. b Or as some say a Prince of Sueth-land who contrary to the trust reposed to kill them so preserued their liues c Daughter to Henry the fourth Emperour d Edmond Ironside had two sonnes 1. Edward that married Agatha the Emp. daughter had by her 1. Edgar surnamed Etheling who dyed without issue 2. Margret wed to Malcolm K. of Scotland had issue Edgar Dauid Alexander all three Kings of ScotlaÌ„d Maud wife to Henry the first King of England had issue Diuers children drowned in the Sea Maud the Empresse mother to Henry the second Mary wed to Eustace Earle of Boloigne had issue Maud wife to king Stephen 3. Christian who was a Nunne profest 2. EdmoÌ„d that dyed without issue Their Race though they were thus exil'd returning to be Kings of England in the person of Henry the second about 120. yeares after in A. 1155. * Canutus hath foure Kingdomes vnder him hee was faniâ—d for a iust Prince in all sauing his tyrannie against the two young Princes the sonnes of 〈◊〉 e By thâ— meanes notwithstanding his conquest the Crowne did reuert to the ancient 〈◊〉 f Seaâ—e Parasites in flattery calling him as a demâ—-god Lord of the Seas becaused a chaire to be set where the tyde 〈◊〉 come and commanding the 〈…〉 to wet his Kingly feet staid till the Sea keeping her 〈◊〉 wel washed his flatterers and hiâ— selfe who thus derided their fâ—llies â—e gaue great priuiledges to the Monastery of Saint
he had Richard the second who espoused first Iudith sister to the Earle of Brytaine after Paula daughter to Sweine K of Denmarke by them hee had Richard the third neuer married and Robert the second who by his Concubine Arletta a mans daughter of the Towne of Fallaise had William the Conquerour Harold son of Earle Godwine and Thyra as some say sister to King Canutus whence was some pretended shew of a title An. 1066. reigned not full one yeare * Edgar is by Harold made Earle of Oxford a goodly recompence for his Kingdome taken away by him * His Nauy 896. ships * Malchere or Morcare Earle of Northumberland Edwine of Merciaâ— * At Pemsey in Sussex on the 28. day of September in 1066. and fought the great battell at Battaile the 14. of October and William was crowned in London on Christmasse day next following William the Conquerour after this victory getting much of the Land and withall London was there crowned 25. Decemb. the same yeare 1066. dyed 9. September 1087. hauing reigned 20. yeares 8. moneths and 16. dayes * Egbert began A. 802. ended 838 whence to this yeare 1066. is 228 years Hengist came almost 400. yeares before that An. 449. began his reigne An 456. Whence to the present yeare 1066 is 610. yeares a Towards the end of the day William caused his men to retire which the English perceiuing thinking they had fled breaking their rankes 〈◊〉 to pursue were easily euercome where this battaile was fought the Conquerour after found â— Battaile Abbey there were slaine of the Normans 6013. of the English 47944. or after some â—7974 scarce euer the like â—uerthrow and number slaine heard of among the English before b In the colledge of S. Crosse which he had founded and there placed a Deane and eleuen Channâ—ns c Edwine and Morcare * The famous exploit and stratagem of Stygandus Archbishop of Canterbury Eglesine Abbat of Saint Augustines and the Kentishmen at Swans-coomb two miles from Gâ—auesend whereby they gayned the Freedome and Priuiledges of their Countrey * The same first yeare of the Conquerour the Archbishop Stygand so proâ—ured the liberties of Kent William Bishop of London procured the Charter and priuiledges thereof o To Lanfranke and the See of Canterbury the Archbishop of Yorke at this time made a kâ—nde of submission for him and his See Scotland was then vnder the Prouince of Yorke p Many Towns Villages and Churches in Hampshire were vnpeopled and ruined to make the Kings Chase of new Forrest not without the griefe and many bitter curses of the poore wronged owners q which made the English Nobilitie as Morcare Edwine Gospatrik Earle of Cumberland Walthe of Earle of Northampton Syward Hereward Clito Edgar and Bishops and the rest attempt many insolencies against the State ioyning sometimes with the Scots otherwhiles the Danes end doing many outrages till at last most of them were slaine and came to vntimely ends * Hereward his father Leofrike Earle of Leycester being dead came out of Flanders to claime has lands that were giuen to Normans hee was a valiant and right worthy warriour and long time defended hâ—msâ—lfe is the I le of Ely being made Knight by his Vncle Brand Abbot of Peterborrow the fashion then being that the Knight to be made after Confession and Abâ—olution watching afore the Altar all night then offereth his sword which receiuing againe with a benediction from the Abbot or Bishop hee was thenceforth accounted a lawfull Knight which order as well as 〈…〉 with golden crossâ—s the Normans aboâ—â—shed substituting others in their places * Arlotta why before the Duke his fathers death married one Herlewine of Gantreuill of meane estate as proceeding of her immodest behauiour towards the Duke some allude the name of Harlot as it were descended e The Abbeyes of Battaile in Sussex Gane in Normandy to which he gaue his Crowne and Ornaments which King Henry the first redeemed at a great rate Selby Abby in Yorkshire Saint Nicholas Priory in Exeter hee gaue lands and priuiledges to the Colledge of Saint Martins le grand ten Monasteries built by his Ancestors in Normandy hee enlarged in his time were 2â— in diuers parts with his consent and confirmation founded with the greatest part of Paules Church and the Tower of London and many other Castles in England and Normandy f It was called the Roll of Winton of being laid vp at Winchester the booke of Bermondsey saith it is called Domus Dei Booke of lying in the Kings Treasury called Domus Dei at Westminster such a Rolhad Alfred before set forth all England thereby taxed by Shires Hundreds and Tâ—â—ings g At the firing of the City of Meux * Dying at Roan he was left by his seruants who fled his body was found naked on the floore and most of his stuffe an 〈◊〉 stollen thence conneyed to Câ—ne one Fitz Arthur denyed the K. buriall in the Abbey Church as ground which was wrongfully taken by the King from father till he had 100 pounds paid him for it the Kings Coffin there breaking to the feare and amazement of those present there issued so 〈◊〉 a stench of the body not bowelled that the Priests and Monkes could scarce abide to finish the ordinary Kites and funerall dutie the end and embleme of all flesh though neuer so proud or stately * So was the Kings will lying on his death bed when hee â—â—â—willed all prison dores to fly open all prisoners to be released sauing his brother Odo whose contentious nature and ambition he feareds but at the last gaue consent to his release also William Rufus 9. Septemb. A. 1087. R. 12. y. 11. moneths wanting 8. dayes cowned at Westminster by Lanfranke Archbishop of Cant. sline by Tyrell in the new Forrest in Hampshire 2. August A. 1100. k The Nobles and hee setting vp Robert for King against Rutus but being reconciled Duke Robert went with Godfrey of Bolloigne to the holy Land were they achieued many honourable victories against the Saracens whiles William at home ouercame the Vsurper Donald and made Edgar King of Scots also the contention growing hot in Wales between lestin Prince Rees William and the English ouercame them and tooke many goodly Lordships and Territories in the chiefest parts of Wales from them l During Lanfranks life hee so liued saith the story that hee might have beene a mirrour of Princes though afterwards his rapines sacriledges and synonies exceeded of his variablenesse is noted this That to the Iewes who brought him presents encourageing them to fight against Christians he would say if they overcame and swore by Saint Lukes face which was his oath he would be one of their sect A note of his prodigalitie is recorded his rating his Chamberline for bringing him a paire of hose that cost but three shillings who fetching a worse paire and saying they cost a marke he was pleased which may with more wonder taxe the excesse of meaner persons in this
thriftlesse e Edward the third his mother daughter to Philip le Bel sister to Charles the fift and Lewes Hutin whose heire she was they dying without issue f 〈◊〉 was daughter to 〈…〉 of Henault 〈…〉 Philip de Valoâ—s who new vsurped France against Edward the third 〈◊〉 his mother 〈…〉 title g The Flemingsâ—â—â—â—tted â—â—â—â—tted themselues to the King of Englands obeysâ—â—â— and 〈…〉 the Earle three times and King Edward was 〈◊〉 of the Empire 1339. clected also 〈◊〉 Emperor 13â—◠〈…〉 h Oyly-flame was 〈…〉 the French KIng 〈…〉 â—sying No mery but vpon 〈◊〉 of death of prisonerâ— to the 〈◊〉 against this the King of England 〈◊〉 his Banner of the Dâ—agon noting 〈◊〉 i With the Kings of Maiork and Beme sell the Archbishop Zanximus the Bishop of Noyoune the Dakes of 〈◊〉 and Burbon the Earles of Alenson Haâ—ecourt Aumarle Sauoy Noyâ— Mont byliard Niuers and Franders the Grand Prior and 4000. men of armes besiâ—es that innumerable multitude of the commons k At the battell of Durham or Neuils Crosse William de la Zouch Archbishop of Yorke vicegerent for the King in the Marches giuing him battell the said Dauid King of Scots was taken by Iohn Copland Esquire and so sent to the Tower where he remayned many yeares l In this battell of Poytew were slaine the Dukes of Burbon Dafines the Marshall of France and many Lords and taken prisoners the King and his sonne Philip the Dolphin the Archbishop of Senon the Earles of Pontue Ewe Longvile Tankeruill Daaâ—tet Vendadour Vindome Wademont Slancer Iuyney Don-Martin Saâ—so Selabrase Viscounts Nerbon and Belemont and many Lords who were by the Prince brought prisoners into England in triumph the King of France was lodged in the Sauoy and all the Kings and Princes the King and Prince of England the captiue kings of France and Scotland the Dolphin and king of Cyprus with many of the Nobilitie were sumptuously entertayned and feasted by Henry Pyeard Vintner Maior of London * Being inuaded by the Kings of England and Nauarre m Hee was expelled by Henry his bastard brother but being restored by Prince Edward hee was shortly after treacherously murdred the two daughters of the said King Peter were after married to Iohn Duke of Lancaster and Edmond Earle of Cambridge the King of Englands sonnes Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster who married the elder sister Constance wrote himselfe King of Castile and challenged it and aided the King of Portugal agaâ—nst bastard Henry but receiuing a large summe of money gaue his daughter in marriage to the said King and quitted all claime to his kingdome A. 1350. was celebrated the first feast of S. George at Windsore A. 1376. the Prince dyed n The King of France was to deliuer the lands of Gascoigne Guienne Poytâ—ers Limosin Baleiâ—le Exanteâ— Galaice Guisnes freely to the King of England and three millions of Florences for his ransome Dauid king of Scots was to pay 100000 marks in ten yeares next following his release o Violentis her name the sumptuousnesse of which marriage whereat Francis Petrach was present and the magnificence seeming to equall if not surpasse the state of the greatest and wealthiest Princes p Of Henry the bastard q Hee was a great enemy to the Bishops City and Clergy bolstering Wicklife against his Ordinary the Bishop of London with such intolency that had not the Bishop requiting euill with good entreated the Citizens in his behalfe they would haue slaine him at his Palace of the Sauoy a Hee instituted the most noble Order of the Garter and round Table at Wiâ—dsore on Saint Georges day A. 1350. kept the first Saint Georges feast with the beginning of that institution of Knighthood the King of Frace in imitation of him then began a like order of round Table to keepe the noble men of Italy Spaine from the King of Englands but with no successe He almost new built the said Castle of Windsore to the eight Channons there hee added a Deane and fifteene more and 24. Knights he builded the new Abbey by the Tower of white Monks and one for Nunnes at Dertfort in Kent and Kings Hall in Cambridge and Maison de Dieu an Hospitall in Callaice and augmented Saint Steuens Chappell in Westminster giuing it more 500. pounds per annum Edward the third his issue were Edward the black Prince William of Hatfield Lionel Duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt William of Windsore Thomas of Woodstock Isabel Ioan Queen of Spain Blanch Mary and Margaret Richard borne at Burdeaux began 21. Iunij 1377. crowned at Westminster by Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury the 16. of Iuly next what time he made foure Earles and nine Knights he was deposed 29. September 1399. hauing reigned 22. yeares 3. moneths and odde dayes he was murdred at Pomfret 14. Februarij following buried at Langley by Saint Albons and after remoued by Henry the fift to Westminster * Shee is said to haue beene the first bringer in of many strange attyres for women and also the vse of side-saddles and Gownes with long traynes b Wat Tyler the master of the Kentish rebells was slaine with a dagger by William Walworth Maior of London close by the Kings side in the Kings defence who was therefore knighted and the City since giueth for armes the Dagger at that time Iohn Litistar a rebell in Norwich and his crew were dispersed by the Bishop of Norwich Henry Spensers valour the like rebellion in other parts of Norfolke and Suffolke with their Captayn a Priest one Iohn Wraw who intended to kill all Gentlemen Lords knights Bishops and began with the arch-Bish Abbots and all the Orders of religious sauing begging Fryers together with the King himselfe and especially the Lawyers whom they termed the Oppressors of the poore but they were not without great adoe and much bloud-shed suppressed c The Irish are said to haue much honoured and admired the memory and armes of Saint Edward the Confessor which were a crosse Paton Gold and Gules with foure white Martellets insomuch that foure of the Irish Kings came and voluntarily submitted Henry the fourth borne at Bolingbrooke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt fourth sonne of Edward the third began 29. September 1399. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundale Archbishop of Canterbury 13. October prox he dyed 20. Martij 1412. hauing reigned 13. yeares 6. moneths lacking 10. dayes r This Kings reigne was full of tumults and troubles among which that of Owen Glendor Henry Hotspur of the North were not the least Owen called of the place where he dwelt Glen being a Vale Dour Water or the Riuer of Dew in the Parâ—st of Corwen in Meâ—onethshire hauing maried his daughter to the Earle of March who had title to the Crowne Westm. by Tho. Arundale archbishop of Cant. 13. Octob. prox he died 20. Martij 1412. hauing reig 13. y. 6. m. lacking 10. daies Henr. 4. his issue were Henr. 5. Thom. Duke of Clarâ—ce Iohn Duke of Bedford Humfrey
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