12 Offa 13 Sâ—lred 14 Suthred 5 Northumberland was sometimes diuided into two kingdomes It contained the â—â—ies of Yorkshire Durham Lancashire Westâ—land Cumberland and Northumberland this Kingdome beganne in the yeere of our Lord â—7 and expired in 926. continuing 379. â—eeres vnder 23 Kings whose names were 1 â—â— 2 Adâ—â—a 3 Theodwald 4 Frethulfe 5 Theâ—â—â—â—â—â—ick 6 Ethelrick 7 Ethelâ—rid 8 Edwin 9 Osâ—â—â— 10 Oswy 11 Egfrid 12 Alkfrid 13 Ofred 14 â—â—red 15 Oswolfe 16 Ceolnuph 17 Egbert 18 Oswicke 19 Edilwald 20 Alured 21 Ethelâ—â—â— 22 Alswald 23 Osred Amongst these â—dwin was their first Christian King 6 The East Angles vnder 15 seuerall Kings continued 353 yeeres beginning in Anno 575. â—â—d ended in 914. their Territories were â—â—lolke Norfolk Cambridgeshire and the â—â— of Ely their Kings names were 1 Vffa 2 â—â—â—lus 3 Redwald their first Christian King â—â—â—wold 5 Sigebert 6 Egrik 7 Anna 8 â—â—â—bert 9 Ethwald 10 Aldwolâ—e 11 Aswald 12 Beorn 13 Ethelred 14 Ethelbert 15 Edmund â—â—â— The seuenth Kingdome were the Merâ—â—â—â—â—â— who had 20 Kings and 17 shires â—nder their command their Kings wereâ—â— Creda 2 Wibba 3 Cheorle 4 Penda 5 Peada â—heir first Christian King 6 Wolfere 7 â—â—helred 8 Kenred 9 Chelred 10 Ethebald 11 Offa 12 Egfrid 13 Kenwolfe 14 Kenelme 15 Chelwolfe 16 Bernulfe 17 Ludecan 18 â—â—itlafe 19 Bertwolfe 20 Burdred Their â—ounds and dominions were 17 Counties as of Northampton Leister Darby Lincolne Huntington Rutland Notingham Cheshire Oxfordshire Staffordshire Worcestershire Glostershire Shropshire Warwickeshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire and â—artfordshire Yeeres after Christ. 98 Vortiporus 578. 99 Malgo 581. THis Vortipore from good Kings did decline Kept his wiues Daughter as his Concubine And Malgo pâ—t his Wiâ—â—e to broady slaughter To liue in â—ncest with his brothers Daughter About this time Augustine the Monke Mellitus Iustus and Iohn all â—â—â— men came from Rome and preached the Gospell to the English mâ—n Vortipore reigned 4. yeeres Malgo his raignâ—â— was short and wicked 100. Careticus 586. GVrmundus hither out of Ireland came And with the Saxons ioyn'd with sword and flame The King to Wales did flye his ifeâ—tâ— saue Whereas he chang'd his Kingdome for a Graue He reigned 3. yeeres and now the Saxons had all England the Brittaines and their Kings being expulsed and chased to the West sides of the Riuers Seauerne and Dâ—â— Cadwane 613. THis Cadwane did the Saxon â—orce withstand Of Ethelfridus of Northumberland And made him to entreate and sue for peace Raign'd two and twenty yeeres then did decease Yeeres before Christ. 102. Cadwallin 635. CAdwallin slew King Edwin Egfrids Sonne He Penda Merciaes King did ouer-runne He neuer fought but Conquest home did bring And eight and forty yeeres did raigne a King Cadwallin was buried at London in Saint Martins Church neere Ludgate 103. Cadwallader 685. THis King renowned was both neere and farre The last of Brittaines Kings Cadwallader The name of Brittaine was quite alterd then The Kings of England subiects Englishmen Then in this Land of Kings there raign'd so many That Subiects knew not to obey all or any Their names and times of raigne I meane to tell Should I write more my Book too big would swell Here the inhabitants lost the name of Brittaines the land being called Anglia or England and the people Englishmen 687. Cadwallader left his Crowne went to Rome and dyed there These Kings following were of the West Saxons 726 Ethelard was King of the West Saxons Yeeres before Christ. 740. Cuthred succeeded him 757. Sigebert next him was slainâ— by a Swineheard 758. Kenulphus was slaine by Kinsman of Sigebert 786. Brithricus In his time iâ— rained blood IN the 800. yeere of Christ the Danes landed at Poâ—â—land but Brithricus beat them backe and afterâ—â—â—â— was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga Egbriâ—us King of West-Saxons 839. â—â—â— 839. Adelnulphus ouercame â—â— Danes that came to inuaâ—e the Kingdome with 350. ships 857. Athelbald Yeeres after Christ. 860. Athelbrict 866. Etheldrid 872. AElfred 900. Edward surnamed Seâ—ior Heere end the Kings of the West-Saxons now follow the Kings of Britaine 104. Athelstane reigned 15. yeeres 905. THis King did tame the Welsh the Danes subdu'd He conquered Scotland and the Marches rude The Danish Gyant Colebrand in Hyde-meads â—y Gâ—y the Earle of Warwick was struck dead King Athelstane was crowned at Kingstone hee fought this Land againe to one sole Monarchy hee was buried at Mâ—lâ—â—â—bury Yeeres after Christ. 105. Edmund 940. 106. Eldred 640. EDmund reign'd next his brother Athelstane And after fiue yeeres was vntimely slaine Nine yeeres was Eldrid Englands King instil'd Th' insulting Danes he from this Realme exilde Edmund was buried at Glastenbury Eldred was brother to Edmund hee was crowned as Kingstone hee expelled the Danes and was buried at Winchester 107. Edwin 955. 108 Edgar 959. THen Edwin as his right obtain'd the Crowne For Rape and brutish Lust he was put downe His brother Edger a man iust and wiâ—e By Edwins fall vnto the Throne did rise The Church and Commonweâ—le long time deform'd He by his Iustice and good Lawes reform'd Raign'd sixteen yeeres and then by death assail'd As he had liu'd belou'd he dy'd bewail'd Edwin was Eldreds kinsman crowned a Kingstone he deftowred his owne kinswoman and slew her husband for which â—â—â— acts hee was deposed of all Kingly dignity and his brother Edgar was in his stead crowned at Bathâ— Edgar had 3600 skips to withstand the inuasion of his enemies hee founded and repaired 47. religious houses hee was buried at Glastenbury 109 Edward 975. 110 Etheldred 978. EDward was slain by his accurst Stepmother Ayded by Etheldred his cruell brother This Etheldred caus'd all the Danes be slaine And dyed the thirty eightth yeere of his raigne He was crowned at Kingstone be reigned 3. yeeres and was buried at Shaftsbury Etheldred was buried in St. Pauls Church in London 111 Edmond Irònside 1016. THe Danes came to reuenge with sword and fire Both Kings to Combat single did desire On equall tormes their valours both were tride In loue the Realme betwixt them they deuide Edricus a traitor murdered King Edmond Ironside for the which Canutus the Dane caused him to bee tormented to death griâ—â—uously as he deserued 112 Canutus 1018. THis mighty Danish King foure Kingdomes held Danes Norway England Scotland he compeld Taxes and toles he rais'd in England here And dyed when he had gouern'd twenty yeere In Canutus his raigne the Danes possessed all England he â—â—â—â— buried at Winchester 113 Harold 1038. 114 Hardianutus 1041. HArold from England did exile his Mother And kild Allured his King and his Brother Hardianutus then the Crowne obtain'd Who quaâ—â—ing died when he 3. yeeres had raign'd Harold was a Tyrant hee was called Hartfoott â—â— hâ—â—â—â—â—â—â— running be murdered Prince Allured hee raigned three yeeres and was buried at Westminster Hee caused the body of Harold to be digged out of the graue and cast into the Thames in reuenge of his brother Allureds death he
By whom the Christians all were slaine or vext Constantius was a victorious Prince and triumphed in Rome yet â—â—â—â—uell oppressor and an Arian hereticke 89 Maximinianus 375. NExt Iulian raigned Valentiâ—iaâ— And after him succeeded Grasiâ—â— Maximianus was of life depriu'd 'Cause he with Gratian for the Empire striu'd How like Bauius these tyrants consumed onâ— another these were all Emperours of Rome Kings of Brittaine 90. Gratian. 376. THen Gratian claim'd this Kingdome as his right But hauing gain'd it he was slaine in fight Fierce warres the Romane Empire did deuide And Caesars and their Viceroyes fought and dyde Honorius Romes Tribunall did obtaine Next after him did Theodosius raigne Then did the Scot ioyne with the barbarous pict This headlesse Kinglesse Kingdome to afflict The Romane Scepter we had long obayd Foure hundred eightythree yeeres Tribute payd And now this land shook off their wrongd comand When Ciuill discord had neer spoyl'd this Land In one â—â—â—â—â— the whole nation of the Picts were â—â— Yeeres after Christ. â—â—â—â—â—â—shed about this time the Romanes gouernment â—â—here Gratian was a Brittaine Emperour but someâ—â— 91 Vortiger 447. THis King through murder did the Throne ascend And had a troublous Raigne and murdrous end â—â—â—â—â—â— Constantines lawfull Heyre and Sonne By vortigers false meanes to death was done For which to keepe the Crowne vniustly gain'd The Saxons for his ayde he entertain'd Then Hengâ—st with his Brother Horlus crue â—â— Britaine 's best bloud did their blades embrew King Vortiger with doting loue inthral'd â—atch't Hengists daughter beauteous Rowan cal'd â—â—â— Saxons troopes on troopes came in so fast That Britaines did depriue the King at last Hee murdered his lawfull Prince and vsurping the Throne was enforced to haue ayd of the Saxons who at the â—â— almost ouer-ran this Kingdome but the Brittaines â—â—â—â—ed Vortiger and crowned his Sonne Vortimer 92. Vortimer 454. THen * On the Plaine of Salisbury at Stonching where the Stones are to be seene as this day Vortimer the Sonne of Vortiger Vpon the Saxons made successfull warre Till he by Rowan was by craft o'r-tane From whose false hands he dy'd by poys'nous bane Deposed Vortiger his Sonne once slaine His ill gain'd ill kept Crowne he gain'd againe Hengistus with his Saxon fresh supplies The Plaines of Salisbury did all surprize The King tooke counsell of his Brittaine Lords And all in generall to a Peace accords The Saxons and the Brittaines did agree That at this meeting all vnarm'd should be â—â—xt traitrous Hengist did a watch-word speake Which did the Law of Armes and Honour breake Yeeres after Christ. The Saxons vnsuspected drew forth Kniues Foure hundred threescore Lords all lost their liues All Brittaine Nobles then the Saxons there Surpris'd the King constraining him through feare To giue Kent Sussex Suffolke Norfolke and That Hengist King should in those Lands command But after nineteene yeeres were quite expir'd * The King Queene burnt to death Reuenging Fire the King in 's Castle fir'd And thus the Saxons and Great Hengists Heyres Won Shire to Shire till Brittaine all was theirs Vortiger married his owne daughter to his third wife 93. Aurelius Ambrose 466. IN honour of the Nobles basely slaine This King set vp the Stones on Sarum plainâ— The Gospell with great zeale he dignifi'd Raign'd thirty two yeeres and by poyson dy'd This King was a Romane and brother to Vter Pendragon that succeeded him 94. Vter Pendragon raigned 18 yeeres 498. THis King by Merlins meanes a skilfull man Igrene the Duke of Cornewals Dutchesse wan On her he got though illegittimate The Christian Worthy Arthur stilde the Great Vter Pendragon poysoned by the Saxons after he had reigned 18 yeeres Yeeres after Christ. 95. Arthur 516. OF the nine Worthies was this Worthy one Denmarke and Norway did obey his Throne In twelue set Battels he the Saxons beat Great and to make his Victories more great The Faithlesse Sarazens he ouercame And made them honour high Ichonah's Name The Noble order of the Table round At Winchester his first inuention found Whilst he beyond Sea fought to win Renowne His Nephew Mordred did vsurpe his Crowne But he return'd and Mordred did confound And in the fight great Arthur got a wound That prou'd so mortall that immortally It made him liue although it made him dye Full sixteene yeeres the Diadem he wore And euery day gaind Honour more and more Arthur the great was buried at Glastenbury 96 Constantine the fourth 542. 97 Aurelius Conanus 545. COnstantine was by King Aurelius kil'd Aurelius ' Brittaine thirty three yeeres held Seuen Kingdomes heere at once the Saxons held And slaughter launc'd when proud ambition sweld This Constantine was kinsman to King Arthur and was slaine by Conanus Constantine was a wicked Prince and slaine in battell by his kinsman Conanus when he had reigned neere 3. yeeres Of the tyme of this Aurelius Conanus his reigne there is much variation in Histories Yeeres after Christ. Heere beganne the Heptarchy or 7 Kingdomes iâ— this Land namely Kent South-Saxons West-Saxons East-Saxons Northumberland Mercia and East-Angles which diuision continued more then 600. yeeres be fore it was all vnited into one Monarchy â—â—e names of the Kings times of their reignes and limits of their Kingdomes are hereunder expressed 1 KEnt was only a kingdome which had 17 Kings namely 1 Hengist 2 Eâ—â—â—â—sâ— 3 Octa 4 Ymerick 5 Ethelbert who was the first Christian King of Kent hee was an aydeâ— and helper of Sebert King of the East-Saxons in the famous and memorable buildings of S t Pauls Church in London and Saint Peters at Westminster 6 Eabald 7 Ercombert 8 Eglâ—â—â— 9 Lother 10 Edrick 11 Withred 12 Eaberâ— 13 Edelbert 14 Alick 15 Ethilbert 16 Cuthred 17 Baldred These Kings reigned in Kent 372 yeeres from the yeere of Grace 455. till the yeere 827. 2 The kingdome of the South-Saxons contained the Counties of Suffex and Surrit â—â— continued from the yeere 488. vntill the yeere 601. being 113 yeeres they had three Kingsâ— namely 1 Ella 2 Cissa 3 Ethelwolse a Christian King 4 Berthrum 5 Authum 3 The West-Saxons kingdome whose beginning was in the yeer 519. and ended Annoâ— 166. lasted 561 yeeres hauing 17 Kings namely 1 Cherdick 2 Kenrick 3 Chequilen 4 Cealick 5 Chelwold 6 Kingils a Christian 7 Kenwald 8 Eskwin 9 Kentwin 10 Ceadwald 11 Inas 12 Ethelarc 13 Cuthred 14 Sigebat 15 Kenwolse 16 Brightrik 17 Egbert These Kings had vnder their gouernments the Counties of Cornewall Deuonshire Somersetshire Wiltshire Hampshire and Barkshire 4 The East-Saxons reigned 281 yeeres beginning Anno. 527. and ending in the yeere 827. Their bounds were Essex and Middle-Sex and their Kings were in numberâ— 14 namely 1 Erchenwin 2 Sledda 3 Sâ—â—â—â—â— a Christian King that assisted Ethelbert Yeeres after Christ. King of Kent it in the building of the â—hurches of saint Paul and Saint Peter aforeâ—â—â— 4 Seward 5 Sigebert 6 Sigibert 7 Switheâ—â—â— 8 Sighere 9 Sâ—bba 10 Sigherd 11 Seoâ—â—l
was buried at Winchester 115. Saint Edward 1043. 116. Harold the second 1066. SAint Edward from the Danes this Kingdom freedâ— And for he had no Heyre he heere decreed That William Duke of Normandy should be Next King but Harold seem â—â—â— to agree As soone as Edward was laid in his Toombe This hasty Harold mounted in his roome But William came from Normanay amaine By whom King Harold was vnking'd and slaine The end of the first part The second part William Conquerour An. Dom. 1066. VVHen Britains Romanes Saxons Danes had done The Normans fiftly Englandâ— glory wonâ— New Lords brought in new Lawes incontinent And all were Conquer'd but the County Kent King William after he had all surpriz'd Insulted domineer'd and tyranniz'd All Englishmen like slaues their doores must lock On paine of death each night at eight of clocke The English from all Officâ— were disgrac'd And in their places the proud French were plac'd â—â—ill beating down the right with wrong on wrong Disdaining men should speake the English tongue And so to bring our memory to naught The Grammar and the Lawes in French were taught King Swanus Sonnes with Danes a mighty band Arriu'd in Humber to inuade the Land Then Yorke was burnt the wealth away was borne And Danes on Composition home did turne A dearth in England was so great that heere Cats Dogs and mans flesh was our wofull cheere The Mercians and Northumbers they rebel'd Strong warres the Scott within our Country held The I le of Ely did the King surprize He caus'd the Rebels lose hands feet and eyes The Normans did rebell and were subdu'd Danes came and fled with all their multitude The Kings sonne Robert by the French Kings ayd Did diuers parts of Normandy inuade The Scots spoild England with all might and maine And Durbans Bishop in a broyle was slaine Heere euery Acre of mens Lands were measur'd And by a heauy taxe the King was treasur'd Slaine by a Deere the Kings sonne lost his life And Glassenbury Monkes were kill'd in strife The English Nobles almost were decay'd And euery place of rule the Normans swai'd And all mens goods and lands and coyn were rated Through England and vnto the King related The French mens pride did England ouerwhelme And grieuous tributes did oppresse the Realme Churches and Chappels were throwne down with speed â—o make New Forrest as the King decreed Who hauing rul'd in trouble toyle and care And tryannously pol'd this Kingdome bare Neere twenty one yeeres death was then his bane He lyes in Normandy enterr'd at Cane William Conquerour was crowned on Christmas-day 1067 the yeere then beginning on that day In the â—â—â—â— Forrest in Hampshire called New Forrest â—â—ere this King had defaced many Churches wherein the â—â—â— of God was called vpon and placed wild Beasts for His disportun the same Forrest two of his owne sonnes were â—â—â—â— Prince Robert killed by a Deere and William Rufus by a Knight shooting at a Deere William Rufus An. Dom. 1087. WIlliam the cruell Conquerours second Sonne With ease got what his Fathers paines had won Oppressed England he opprest and prest And great Exactions wrongfully did wrest For Symony and base corrupting gold The King most Churches and Church-liuings sold And more his Subiects vilely to abuse Against them he in armes did arme the Iewes And swore if they the victory did gaine That he their faithlesse faith would entertaine Vpon his eldest brother hee raysd warres His youngest brother troubled him with iarres At London such a furious winde did blow Which did sixe hundred houses ouerthrow The City Gloster was by Welshmen sack'd Northumberland was by King William wrack'd William de Oue and William de Aluery In cruell torments dyed at Salisbury Duke Robert laid all Normandy to gage Vnto the King warres with the Turkes to wage Westminster Hall was built the Danes came in And th' Orchades and the I le of Man did win But as the King was hunting in Hampshire Sir Walter Tâ—rrâ—ll shooting at a Deere The Arrow glauncing'gainst a Tree by chance Th' vnhappy King kild by the haâ—lesse Glaunce A Comers Cart to Winchester did bring The Corps where vnbemoand they laid the King Rufus In the 8. yeere of his reigne the Christian Army went to Ierusalem vnder the conduct of Godfry Duke of Bulleine in which warres serued Robert Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest brother who pawned his Dukedome for 16666. pounds weight of siluer In the 11. yeere the Lands of the late Earle Godwine sunk in the sea and are to this day called Godwine â—ands This King died the 2. of August 1100. He reigned 12. yeeres 11. Moneths and was buried at Winchester Henry the first An. Dom. 1100. THis Henry for his wisedome Beuclarke nam'd Th'vnlawfull Lawes and measures he reclaim'd The Norman Duke eld'st Brother to the King To claime the Crowne a mighty Hoast did bring Saint Bartholâ—mewes was founded and Saint Gyles And Henry stop'd Duke Roberts mouth with wiles Then peace was made but after warres did rise The King tooke's brother and put out his eyes Here Windsor Church and Castle were erected And Wales rebeld most sharpely was corrected All the King's Sonnes and eight score persons more Were drown'd by tempest neere the Norman shore Thus all his Ioy in Childrens losse bereft Saue onely Maud the Widdow Empresse left Whom Geffrey Anioy's Earle to wife did get From whom did spring the name Plantagenet The King proclaim'd his Daughter or her seede After his death should in the Realme succeede And after thirty fiue yeeres time was past King Henry by a surfet breath'd his last Much trouble in his dayes this Kingdome wearied He dyed and dead at Redding he lies buried Thus God that lifts the low casts downe the high Caus'd all the Conquerors sonnes vntimely dye Henry the â— He held the Crowne wrongfully from his elder brother Robert Duke of Normandy and ouercomming him in battell most vnnaturally put out his eâ—es he reigned 35. yeeres his braines eyes and bowels were buried at Roane in France and the rest of his body at Redding his Phisicion that opened his head was killed suddainely with the stench of his braiâ—er King Stephen An. Dom. 1135. STephen Earle of Bâ—loigâ— th' Earle of Bloyâ— his son From th' Empresse Mâ—nd this famous Kingdome won Domestike forraigne dangerous discords 'Twixt factions factions of the King and 's Lords Wars 'twixt the King and th' Empresse for the crown Both tasted Fortunes fauours and her frowne Now vp now downe like balles at Tennis tost Till Stephen gain'd the goale and th ' Empresse lost And after eighteene yeeres were come and gone The King not hauing any lawfull Sonne He dyed and chang'd his Kingdome his strength For a small Sepulcher of sixe foote length King Stephen He was noble valiant liberall and politique and almost in continuall trouble In the 1. yeere of his reigne a fire burnt all the streete from London-stone East to Pauls and West to Algate and within 2.
wrong for fouour â—â—â—â—â—e or â—â—â—â—â— And layes on each that each detâ—ru's to beaâ—â— 27 Such men no doubt but few such liuing are For they are thickly soâ—'d and thinly grow'd The purest Wheat is mixed with the Tare The humble mindes are seruile to the proud Vice Reuâ—ls and poore Vertue 's poore and bare Hypocrisie into the Church will crowd So man must more then human â—â—â—â—it possâ—ssâ— T' escape the baites and inares of wickednesse 28 The Atheist of the Scriptures can dispute That one would deeme him a Religious man The Temporizer to the Time will sute Although his Zeale be Machimillian Then there 's a Faith that seldome yeelds good fruit And though impure is call'd a ' â—â—â—â—â—tan A thousand Seiâ—â— in thousand Prâ—â—â—â—â— shapes Are Times true Turne-câ—ates and Religions Apes 29 The greatest plague that euer came from Hell Is to be puft and stuft with selfe-conceit When men too Ill esteeme themselues too well When ouer-valued worth proues light in weight When Selfe-loue and Ambition makes vs swell Aboue the limits of Discretions height When the poore lay displays his borrowed plumes And man vnfeeling sin to sinne presumes 30 But if thy feathred pride Icarian-high Doth soare too farre aboue true Reasons bownd Th' eternall Sunne thy waren wings will frie Thy fatall Fall thy Folly shall confound Who like that Cretan mounts ambitiously In Seas of sorrow shall like him be drownd By pride the Caldean Monarchie decreast A King the best of men was made a Beast 31 The state of Man may be compared well Vnto a Kingdome gouern'd well or ill For if his Rule and Policie excell His Reason like a Queene commands his will But if seditious Passions doe rebell They Reasons Court with all disorder fill And ouer-run her carelesse Common-wealth With murder fraud oppression whoredome stealth 32 The Senceâ— are this Kingdomes Court of Guarde To keepe their Queene secure from terrene treason Great is the trust and safetie of this Ward Whilst they giue true Intelligence to Reason But if this Guarde their duties not regard And mis-informe their Queene at any season Then right for wrong and wrong for right shee le conster And in her Apprehension proues a Monster 33 The Hearing Sight the Taste the Smell and Touch If Vices doe present themselues for obiects And they incredulous not deeme them such Informing Reason that they are good Subiects If Reasons iudgement be not more then much She entertaines for Worthies these base Abiects Who spoyle her Court and breake her Kingdomes frame And turne her State and Glory into shame 34 The Appetite the Fancie and the Will Spirituall Faâ—nkies are Reasons Peeres Who of themselues doe counsell all things ill Not knowing what is true but what appeares If she attend what onely they instill She takes in meere delusions through her eares And they at last will thrust her from her Throne And then vsurping Rebels sit thereon 35 These Vassals hauing got the Regall sway Inforce the Commons which are the Affections Their hatefull hellish precepts to obey With promise of their fauours and protections Th' Affections all agree and all doe pay These Miscreants their tributes and subiections And now is Reason banisht and they threat She ne're shall gaine againe her awfull seat 36 Th'vsurping Heart sometimes doth raigne as King Sometimes the Braine is Counseller of State The Eyes and Eares Intelligence doe bring The Tongue as Herald tydings doth relate The Hands and Feet doe execute each thing Which these intruding Tyrants loue or hate And euery Member plaies a painfull part To serue a swimming Braine and swelling Heart 37 The Fancy like an Ape skips to and fro Begins a thousand things and endeth none Makes marrs forbids and bids no yea yea no Doe and vndoe hold fast and let alone Run stay vp downe stand fall goe come come goe Sad glad mad wittie foolish mirth and moue Thus Fancie doth in Apish toyes delight To serue the greedy maw of appetite 38 And Appetite as doth a big-womb'd Dame Lusts longs desires and must haue this and that Hearbs roots fruits flowres Fish Fowle Beasts wilde and tame She must wil haue wel she knows not what Whilst Fancy and Imagination frame Themselues more nimbly then a mouzing Cat Still searching what the Appetite desires Superfluous meats drinks bables and attires 39 The Memory's Lord Keeper of the Treasure And great Recorder of this world of dust The Vnderstanding giues true Iustice measure To Good to Bad to Iust and to Vniust Inuention and Remembrance waite the leasure Of Memorie and Vnderstanding must Haue Wisedome for her fellow and her guide Else Prince and Peeres and Commons stray aside 40 Truth and false Lying on the Tongue attends The one instructs her plainely in the Trâ—ath The other 's proper and improper ends Doth reach to lye and vouch it with an oath The Tongue loues one of these yet both contends But she wants entertainment for them both At last she takes in Lying for her Page And bids Truth walke a beggers Pilgrimage 41 When VVisedome must giue Follie cap and knee When hare-braind will o're Wit doth rule raigne When Lying shall make Truth regardles be When Loue is payde with hatred and disdaine When Sense and Appetite doe all agree To serue a false rebellious heart and braine When they haue Reasons Court thus vnderminde It is a signe that Vnderstanding's blinde 42 Then is the place where Vertue doth abode Made a foule Rendeuouz for filthy Vice The Temple of the holy Spirit of God Esteemes his blessed presence of no price Man spurnes against his iust reuenging Rod Worse then the Iewes that for his Coat cast Dice Men falne into a reprobated Sence Dread not their Makers great Omnipotence 43 Then what art thou polluted earthly clod Thou span thou froth thou bubble and thou smoke Worse then the dust that vnder-foot is trod Dar'st thou thy Makers furie to prouoke Why wilt thou wilfull thy perdition plod And with damnation thy saluation choke Christ bought thy Soule and lent it thee to vse it 'T is one of thine and therefore not abuse it 44 Dar'st thou prophane with thy vngodly breath His name that did before the world elect thee Dar'st thou dare him his Iustice sword t'vnsheath Dar'st thou prouoke his mercy to reiect thee Dar'st thou run headloug to perpetuall death Whereas eternall torments shall correct thee And dar'st thou wretched worme of earthly race Belch blasphemy against thy Makers Grace 45 He thou offendest is the King of Kings Heau'n Earth and Hell doe tremble at his frowne Bright Angells and Archangells alwayes sings Before the seat of his immortall Crowne His foes to fell confusion downe he slings He giues his seruants Honour and Renowne His power 's not circumscribed here or there But all in all is all and euery-where 46 Can nothing moue thy flinty heart to Ruthe That of thy selfe thou some remorse wouldst take And not to spend thy beauty strength and youth To
Steward be Which at the last the Lord shall faithfull finde Heart tongue or eyes cannot thinke speake or see The glory that to him shall be assignde He shall out-passe the Angells in degree He shall out-shine all Starres that euer shinde He shall for euer and for euer sing Eternall prayses to his God and King 85 Vnto which God the Father first and last Whose goodnes all conseru's preseru's and seeds To God the Sonne whose merits downe hath cast Sinne death and hell due vnto sinners meeds To thee O Holy Ghost that euer wast The blessing that from Sire and Sonne proceeds And to the vn-deuided Three in One All Power and Praise and Glory be alone FINIS TO THE TRVELY VVORTHY AND RIGHT HONOVRABLE IOHN MORAY L. VISCOVNT ANNAN EARLE OF Annandale one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties Royall Bed-chamber Earths Honours and Heauens happinesse THis Booke Good Sir the issue of my braine Though farre vnworthy of your worthy view Yet I in duty offer it to you In hope you Gently it will entertaine And though the Method and the Phrase be plaine Not Artlike writ as to the stile is due Yet is it voyde of any thing vntrue And truth I know your fauour shall obtaine The many fauours I from you haue had Hath forc'd me thus to shew my thankefull minde And of all faults I know no vice so bad And hatefull as ingratefully inclinde A thankefull Heart is all a poore mans pelfe Which with this Booke I giue your Worthy Selfe Your Worships euer most obliged IOHN TAYLOR THE SEVERALL SIEGES ASSAVLTS SACKINGS AND FINALL DESTRVCTION OF the Famous Ancient and memorable Citty of IERVSALEM THe Iustice Mercy and the Might I sing Of heau'ns inst mercifull Almighty KING By whose fore-knowledge all things were elected Whose power hath all things made al protected Whose Mercies flood hath quencht his Iustice flame Who was is shall be One and still the same Who in the Prime when all things first began Made all for Man and for himselfe made Man Made not begotten or of humane birth No Sire but God no Mother but the Earth Who ne'r knew Childhood of the â—ucking teate But at the first was made a man compleat Whose inward Soule in God-like forme did shine As Image of the Maiestie Diuine Whose supernaturall wisedome beyond Nature Did name each sensible and sencelesse creature And from whose Star-like Sand-like Generation Sprung euery Kindred Kingdome Tribe and Nation All people then one language spake alone Interpreters the world then needed none There liued then no learned deepe Grammarians There were no Turkes no Scythians no Tartarians Then all was one and one was onely all The language of the vniuersall Ball. Then if a Traueller had gone as farre As from the Artick to th' Antartick starre If he from Boreas vnto Auster went Or from the Orient to th' Occident Which way soeuer he did â—â—â— or minde He had beene sure his Country-man to find One hundred thirty winters since the Flood The Earth one onely language vnderstood Vntill the sonne of Cush the sonne of Cham A proud cloud-scaling Towre began to frame Trusting that if the world againe were drown'd He in his lofty building might rest sound All future Floods he purposd to preuent Aspiring to Heau'ns glorious Battlement But high Iehouah with a puff was able To make ambitious Babel out a bable For what is man that he should dare resist The great Almighties pow'r who in his fist Doth gripe Eternity and when he please Can make and vnmake Heau'n and Earth Seas For in their expectation of conclusion He plag'd them all with sundry Tongues confusion Such Gibrish Gibble Gabble all did tangle Some laugh some fret all prate all diffring wrangle One calls in Hebrew to his working Mate And he in Welch Glough wheâ— Comrage doth prate Another gapes in English or in Scotch And they are answer'd in the French or Dutch Caldaicke Syriacke and Arabian Greeke Latine Tuscan and Armenian The Transiluaniae and Hungarian The Persian and the rude Barbarian All these and diuers more then I can number Misunderstanding tongues did there incumber Thus he that sits in Heau'n their plots derided And in their height of pride their tongues deuided For in this sudden vnexpected chang The wife and husband Sire and sonne were strange The Brother could not vnderstand the Brother The Daughter stands amazed at her Mother By euery one a seuerall part is acted And each vnto the other seemesdistracted Thus by the iustice of the Lord of Hosts Each seuerall tongue was driu'n to seuerall coasts And GOD peculiar to himselfe did chuse His most beloued yet hard-hearted Iewes Iehouahs honor with them then did dwetl His name was onely knowne in Israel Salem his habitation was of yore In Sion men his Glory did adore Th' Eternall Trine and Trine Eternall One In Iury then was called on alone The sonnes of Heber were the adopted stocke Gods onely Chosen holy sacred Flocke Amongst all Nations them he onely lik'd And for his owne vse them he culd and pik'd Them his sin-killing sauing word he gaue T' instruct them what condemn'd and what would saue To them he gaue his word his Couenants band His Patriarks his Prophets and his hand Did blesse defend instruct correct and guide The Iewes and no one Nation else beside For them a world of wonders hath he done To them he sent his best begotten Sonne On them a Land he freely did bestow Where milke and hony plentiously did flow With them he was till they from him did turne And wilfully against his blessings spurne All heau'nly earthly Soules or Bodies good They lack'd no temp'rall or eternall food His Temple builded in Ierusalem Where he had daily sacrifice from them Where though their seruice was defect and lame Th' Almighties mercy did accept the same For though Mans sin is great God hath decreed To take his best endeuour for a deed And whilst they in his loue and feare abode They were his people he their gracious God But when impieties began to breed And ouergrow old Iacobs sacred seed When they from good to bad began to fall From ill to worse from worst to worst of all When Gods great mercies could not them allure And his sharp threatnings could not them procure When each ones body was vnto the soule A lothsome Dungeon to a prisoner foule When sin al shamelesse the whole Land o'rspreads Then God threw dreadful vengeance on their heads And for their heynous heaping sin on sin Ierusalem hath oft assaulted bin First Shishak Egypts King with might and maine Made hauock there in Rehoboams Raigne The Citty Temple Golden vessels Shielas All as a prey to the Egyptians yeelds Next loas came the King of Israel In Amaziahs dayes with fury fell He brought Iudea to Samariaes thrall King Kingdome Princes Peeres and people all Then thirdly Rezin King of Aram came In Abaz time with sword and furious flame Th' Assyrian great Zonach'rib was
the next By whom good Hezekiab was perplext But when blasphemous Pagans puft with pride Contemptuously the God of gods deside The Lord of Lorâ—s whom no pow'r can withstand Tooke his owne gracious glorious cause in hand He vs'd no humane Arme or speare or sword But with his All-commanding mighty Word One Angell sent to grisly Plutoes den A hundred eighty and fiue thousand men Then fiftly was Ierusalem subdude In Iudaes blood th' â—â—â—yrians hands imbrude Manasses godlesse Glory did expire All yeeld vnto th' insulting foes desire Vsurping Conquest all did seaze vpon The King in chaines-bound sent to Babylon Till he repenting to his God did call Who heard his cry and freed him out of thrall Then sixtly Pharaob-Necho Egypts King To great distresse all Iudaes Land did bring With fell confusion all the Kingdome fill'd And with a Dart good King Iosias kill'd The Shepheard for his wandring sheep was strook The godly Prince from godlesse people tooke So this iust zealous and religious Prince Whose like scarce euer Raign'd before or since Th' Almighty to himselfe did take agen As knowing him too good for such bad men Nabuchadnezer next made them obey When Zedekiah did the Scepter sway King Kingdome Peeres and people all o'rethrown All topsie-turuy spoyld and tumbled downe The curst Caldeans did the King surprize Then slew his Sons and next pluck'd out his eyes Then vnto Babylon he was conuayde In Chaines in Priso and in Darknesse layde Till death his Corps did from his soule deuide He liu'd a slaue and sadly gladly dyde The Citty and the Temple burnt and spoyld With all pollution euery place was soyld The holy vessels all away were borne The sacred Garments which the Priests had worne All these the Caldees voyde of all remorce Did cary vnto Babylon perforce Which seuenty yeeres in slauery and much woe They kept and would by no meanes let them goe Till Persian Cyrus did Earths glory gaine Who freed the Iewes and sent them home againe He rendred backe their vessels and their store And bad them build their Temple vp once more Which many yeeres in glorious state did stand Till Piolomy the King of Egypts band Surpriz'd the Iewes and made them all obey Assaulting them vpon the Sabbath day Next after that from Rome great Pompey came And Iudaes force by force perforce did tame Then did the Caesars beare the earthly sway The vniuersall world did them obey And after that the Romane pow'r did place The Idumean Herods gracelesse Grace Him they created Tetrarch demy King 'Gainst whom the Iewes did boldly spurne and â—ling For they had sworne that none but Dauids seed In the seat Royall euer should succeed But Sossius and King Herods Armies strength Did ouer-run them all in breadth and length By hostile Armes they did them all prouoke To beare the burthen of their awfull yoke And lastly when the Romanes ouer-run By valiant Titus old Vespasians sonne Then fell they to an vnrecouer'd wane They all in generall were or slaine or tane Then was the extirpation of them all Their iust worst last most fatall finall fall Thus mercy being mock'd pluckd iudgmeÌ„t down Gods fauour being scorn'd prouokes his frowne Aboue all Nations he did them respect Below all Nations he did them deiect Most vnto them his fauour was addicted Most vpon them his fury was inflicted Most neere most deare they were to him in loue And farthest off his wrath did them remoue He blest he curst he gaue and then he tooke As they his Word obeyde or else forsooke How oft Iebouab seem'd his sword to draw To make them feare his precepts and his Law How oft he raisd them when they hedlong fell How oft he pardond when they did rebell How long did Mercy shiue and Iustice winke When their foule crimes before Gods face did stinke How oft Repentance like a pleasing sauour Repurchasd Gods abused gracious fauour When he did blessings vpon blessings heape Then they ingratefull held them meane and cheape Their plenty made them too too much secure They their Creators yoke would not endure They gracelesse fell from goodnesse from grace And kick'd and spurn'd at Heau'ns most glorious face The Prophets and the Seers that were sent To warne them to amendment repent They ston'd they kill'd they scorn'd they heat they bound Their goodnesse to requite their spight did wound The Prophets came with loue and purchas'd hate They offred peace and were return'd debate They came to saue and were vniustly spill'd They brought them life and were vnkindly kill'd No better entertainment they afford Vnto the Legates of their louing Lord. Thus were the Lab'rers in GODS Vineyard vsde Thus was their loue their care their paines abusde Their toyles and trauailes had no more regard Bonds death and tortures was their best reward At last th' Almighty from his glorious seat Perceiu'd his seruants they so ill intreat No more would send a Prophet or a Seer But his owne Sonne which he esteem'd most deare He left his high Tribunall and downe came And for all Glory enterchang'd all shame All mortall miseries he vnderwent To cause his loued-louelesse Iewes repent By Signes by Wonders and by Miracles By Preaching Parables and Oracles He wrought sought their faithlesse faith to cure But euer they obdurate did endure Our blest Redeemer came vnto his owne And 'mongst them neither was receiu'd or knowne He whom of all they should haue welcom'd best They scorn'd and hated more then all the rest The GOD of principalities and pow'rs A Sea of endlesse boundlesse mercy showres Vpon the heads of these vnthankefull men Who pay loue hate and good with ill agen Their murdrous-minded-malice neuer lest Till they the Lord of life of life bereft No tongue or pen can speake or write the story Of the surpassing high immortall glory Which he in pitty and in loue forsooke When he on him our fraile weake nature tooke To saue Mans soule his most esteemed â—era And bring it to the new Ierusalem From Greatest great to least of least he fell For his belouee chosen Israel But they more mad then madnesse in behauiour Laid cursed hands vpon our blessed Sauiour They kill'd th'ternall Sonne and Heirs of Heau'n By whom and from whom all our liues are giu'n For which the great Almighty did refuse Disperse and quite forsake the saithlesse Iewes And in his Iustice great omnipotence He left them to a reprobated sence Thus sundry times these people fell and rose From weale to want from height of ioyes to woâ—â—â— As they their gracious GOD forsooke or tooke His mercy either tooke them or forsooke The swart Egyptians and the Isralites And raging Rezin King of Aramnes Then the Assyrians twice and then againe Th' Egyptians ouer-run them all amaine Then the Caldeans and once more there came Egyptian Ptolomy who them o'recame Then Pompey next King Herod last of all Vespasian was their vniuersall fall As in Assyria Monarchy began They lost it to the
for when he tilled the ground it should not yeeld the strength of her fertility vnto him Gen. 4. In the 26. of Leuiticus God doth denounce most fearefull Curses against all wilfull obstinate transgressors of his Law as first that he will afflict their bodies with diseases verse 16. And that he will set his face against them that they shall fall before their enemies and bee subiect vnto them That hee will make their Heauen as Iron and their Earth as Brasse That their labour and strength shall be spent in vaine and that their Trees shall bee fruiâ— lesse That the Sword Pestilence and Famine shall make them desolate Furthermore in the 28. of Deutorenâ—mie from the 16. verse to the end of the Chapter there is nothing but the dreadfull Curses of Almightie God against the contemners and prophane breakers of his Testimonies Likewise in the 27. of Deut. are 12. Curses denounced against rebellious and carelesse offenders In Genesis 9. 3. God doth promise Abrsham to Curse those that Curse him God in the 29. of Ieremie and 17. verse doth by the mouth of the Prophet threaten the destruction of Ierusalem with their King and people with the Curses of Famine Sword and Pestilence and that they should be a reproch and an hissing or a contempt scorne and terrour to all Nations and Kingdomes of the Earth Also the same Prophet in the 48. Chapter verse 10. doth Curse all those that are negligent in doing the worke of the Lord from which Curse none are excluded be they high or low rich or poore Ecclesiasticall or Ciuill The Lord doth also declare all men accursed that trust in the helpe or power of Man making weake flesh their arme or defence and distrusting the mighty power of the Almighty Ierem. 17. 5. In the second of Samuel chap. 3. verse 29. the Kingly Prophet Dauid doth denounce a bitter Curse vpon Ioab and his posterity because Ioab had treacherously slaine Abner the son of Ner the laid Abner hauing King Dauid's leaue to goe in peace the which Curse fell vpon Ioab afterward for when Dauid was in his death-bed he gaue a charge to his sonne King Salomon 1 King chap. 2. and 5. â—verse that because Ioab had slaine Abner and Amasa 2 Sâ—m 20.10 against the Law of Armes or the Kings permission or knowledge that Salomon should not suffer his gray head to goe to the Graue in peace which Curse was accomplished for Salomon sent Benaiah with a command to kill him which was accordingly performed in the Tabernac'e at Ierusalem close by the Alter whither Ioab was fled in hope the holinesse and dignity oâ— he place would haue beene his refuge and sanctuary from the indignation of the King â— Kings 2. 34. Our Sauiour Christ in the 23. of Saint Mathew doth denounce 8. seuerall Curses or woes against the Hypocriticall Seribes and Pharesies and in the 23. chapter the miserable damned are described by the name of Goates who standing on the left hand are inforced to heare that vnrecouerable sentence of Depart ye Cursed into euerlasting fire prepared for the Deuill and his anels The holy Patriacrk Noah did propehtically Curse all the posterity of his sonne Cham which Curse stands in force against all those that are disobedient to their Princes Parents Magistrates and Gouernours Genesis 9.25 The vniuersall flood wherein all mankind perished except eight persons was Gods dreadfull and consuming Curse for the manifold and insupportable sinnes of the whole world Genesis 7. The Patriarke â—saack by the spirit of prophecie by Gods appointment did pronounce all those to be Cursed that Cursed Iaob Genesis 27. 29. The Prophets generally in sundry places doe by the direction of the holy Ghost proclaime many Curses against the enemies of God and contemners of his Commandements These are the first sort of Curses namely from Gods iust Iudgements either by himselfe his Patriarckes Prophets or by his Sonne our Sauiour Christ Iesus These manner of Cursings are Manâ—owne deseruings and therefore they are for Gods glory in the punishment of sinners The second Curses from Man to Man THis kind of Cursing is altogether against the rules of Christianity and Charity for all Christians being members of one head which is Christ Iesus who is the fountaine of all blessing and blessednesse it followeth by consequence that all those who are addicted to Cursing or Cursed speeches are not members of that Head of blessednesse Balaam the Prophet desireth and wisheth to dye the death of the righteous and yet in the 22. of Numbers Balak King of the Moabites did so corrupt the Prophets conscience with the hope of reward or a bribe that hee was willing to Curse the people of Israel and though God in the 12. verse of the same chapter doth forbid Balaam to Curse them saying vnto him They are blessed yet did couetousnesse so blind him that hee dared to aske or expect Gods leaue the second time to Curse them verse 19. which leaue or permission hee thought hee had got but that his Asse before himselfe saw the resisting power of the Almightie verse 27. When Alsalâ—â— rebelled against his father Dauid and that Dauid in great extremity was forced to flee whilst his sonne pursued him 2 Sumuel 16. Shimei the sonne of â—â—ra ran towards King Dauid reuiling and Cursing him saying that all the blood that was shed of the house and family of Saul was by Gods Iustice fallen vpon his head and that the Lord had depriued him of his Kingdome and giuen it to his sonne Absalen Here you see that although God hath commanded vs to pray for all men and not to curse one another yet this wicked wretch Shimei did Curse his King his Soueraigne the Lords anoynted a Prophet a type of Christ and a man after Gods owne heart This is one infallible marke or token whereby the good and bad may be distinguished and knowne one from another that the wicked doth Curse the Godly and wish them hurt and the godly doth pray for the good conuersion of the wicked and wish them all earthly and heauenly happines The Wise-man giueth good counsell to all people in the 10. of Ecclesiastes verse 20. Curse not the King no not in thy thought neither Curse the rich man in thy bed chamber for the sowle of the Heauen shall carry the voyce and that which hath wings shall declare the matter The Apostle doth exhort that prayers intercessions and giuing of thanks be made for all men and namely and especially for Kings and all that be in authority 1 Timethy 2. 1 2. and in the 1 Peter 2. Wee are commanded to feare God and honour the King Whereby it is plaine that whosoeuer doth Curse the Prince or Ruler doth Curse Gods Deputy and Ordinance for the which sinne they must neuer expect any other wayes but the wayes of the Accursed besides in many places of the Scripture we are commanded to pray one for another and not in any place we are bid to
he would that might be sacrificed to God to satisfie his Iustice for sinne and to recouer that eternall happinesse which was most miserably lost If man had had this liberty to aske and chuse a Redeemer surely I am verily perswaded that he would neuer haue beene so bold as to haue requested God to giue his well-beloued onely begotten Sonne to be crucified for him as in these dayes a condemned malefactor would be vndiscreet and vnkind if he should intreat his innocent friend to dye for him but if hee should request the Iudge on the Bench or the King on his Throane that either of them would doe him the fauour as to suffer his sonne to be executed for him if an offender should make such an vnreasonable request I imagine he would either be accounted mad or impudently foolish Seeing the case was such that man was altogether in misery remedilesse then did the God of mercy and Father of all consolation shew himselfe to bee in mercy boundlesse then did he promise to send his Sonne to be a Sauiour and Redeemer for as many as before and after his comming should lay hold on the merits of his death and passion which hee suffered for the Redemption of all true beleeuers At last in the fulnesse of time the eternall God-head was pleased to be so far abased as to leaue the blessed heauens to visit personally the cursed earth to forsake the glorious Throne and Crowne of vnspeakeable glory and Maiestie and by taking our fraile nature vpon him in the wombe of the Virgin to vndergoe all shame and calamitie and after many trauels and suffering innumerable reproaches to take the sinnes and transgressions of the whole World vpon his shoulders and being free from sinne was made sinne for vs and to redeeme vs from the Curse of the Law and the eternall wrath of God his Father was pleased to offer himselfe for a sacrifice of propitiation and reconciliation and to purchase vs eternall glory by his ignominious cruell and shamefull death of the Crosse. This was a Loue transcending all Loue so farre that no heart of Man or Angell could euer conceiue the last part of it that the King of Kings Lords of Lords should willingly and freely dye for his mortall enemies Seeing that Gods loue was so infinite to vs so many wayes as in creating vs not Beasts or Vermine but Men in redeeming vs when we wer in captiuity to the Deuill for euer with no lesse price then the precious heart blood of his owne Sonne for these and the rest of the multitude of his mercies let vs all in generall and euery Swearer and Blasphemer in particular examine our consciences how we doe with thankefulnesse requite this our good and gracious God for his vnmeasurable loue and mercy towards vs. How many of vs with very little search may finde our bosomes cram'd full of rebellious treacheries ingratitude that in stead of giuing God glory praise and thankes for all his benefits doe most accursedly or maliciously sweare him ouer and ouer from the head to the foot not leauing any part or attribute of him vnabused or not sworne by his body his soule his sides his heart his wounds his blood his entrailes his bones his feet nay they will not forbeare him â—â— much as his nailes so that the Iewes were more kind and lesse cruell in crucifying of him for they meddled neither with his soule or his bones but these wicked miscreants who are falsly called Christians doe their best endauours with all deuillisâ— greedinesse to cruciâ—â—â— againe the Lord of life and to teare him in pieces with oathes betwixt their cursed teeth I haue read in the Turkish History that is the a battell betwixt Amurath third Emperour of the Turkes and Lazarus Despot of Serâ—â—â—â— that the Archers were so many in the Turkish Army that in the fight they did as it were raine in showres vpon the Christians and with the multitude of the Arrowes like a clouâ—â— they darkned the earth And it is to be feared that euery houre in the day more oathes and shot at the Maiesty of God by wicked Câ—tiffes then the Turks did shoot Arrowers â—â—â— the Christians in that battell so that if our Sauiour had come into the World with a purpose to worke our perpetuall destruction and that the Deuill had beene the best friend we had in our redemption if it had or could haue beene so could men striue either to require the loue of the one with more seruice or the malice of the other with more abuse for Swearing is now in such high request that some man doth hold it a disparagement to his reputation not to sweare but to goe to Church he thinkes it too ciuill a course or to giue God thankes either before or after meales he is altogether ashamed and like a Micher muffles his face in his hat saying sometimes either nothing or nothing that any man can hears or vnderstand but to sweare and abuse the Name of God he is neuer ashamed but with open mouth he roares out his oathes stamping with his feete and beating his brest with more feruency then he said his prayers I haue heard a swearer most earnestly pray now and then to God but it hath beene â—â—â— beseech God to damne him or forsake him and on the other side I haue heard the same Rescall to beg and entreat the Deuill to take his soule and body making such great account of Hell that rather then hee would goe without it hee will request his bread meat or drinke to be his damnation but to desire God to forgiue his sins or to be thankefull for all his benefits to entreat saluation by true repentance â— through the merits of Christ Iesus these are things which he esteemes not worth the asking for altogether against the garbe of his Gentleman-like humour Now iudge with thy selfe whosoeuer thou beest that reads this dost thou thinke thou dealest well with God and that hee deserues no better vsage at thy hands A good name as Salomon faith is as a precious Oyntment and men are so chary and wary that they will by all meanes auoyd any scandall or dishonour of their names and it is Capitall Treason for any subiect to abuse or vilifie his King or Princes name Yet is God who is Almighty AEternall Incomprehensible the God of all glory Empires Kingdomes Principalities and Powers whose name is Wonderfull â—â—y and Iust at whose Name euery knee should bow with feare and reuerence before whose Throne the blessed Armies of Cherubins Seraphins Archangel Angels Patriarkes Prophets Apostles Saints and Martyrs doe continually sing Hallelutsh This great God whom the very Deuils in Hell doe beleeue and feare and tremble at his dreadfull wrath Iames 1.19 yet doth the earth breed monsters worse then Deuils and retaines and seedes more accursed fiends then Hell doth who with their vngodly breath doe as often as they can belch their odious oathes and blasphemie against the maiestie of
also tremble in feare of his mighty power but the Swearer though hee doth know and beleeue there is a God yet hee beleeues not his Word or feares or trembles at his Iudgements Besides these endlesse torments ordained in hell for odious Swearers God hath promised to afflict them in this life for he saith The plague shall neuer goe from the house of the Swearer Ecclesiasticus 23. So that the gaine of a Swearer is nothing but the eternall wrath of God the hatred of all good men the ill example to others and the vexation and discredit of himselfe his kindred and friends with a fearefull reward hereafter except true repentance obtaine mercy What a foolish absurditie is it for a man being crost in some wordly affaires or gaming or other businesse either materiall or triuiall to reuenge himselfe vpon God and blasphemously fly in the face of his Maker with Oathes and Excerations If wee did consider what God hath done for vs we would not so vnthankefully requite him if we called to mind his gracious promise of glory euerlasting to those that loue and feare him we should then hold his Name in such reuerence as becomes Christians if his fearefull threatnings against the takers of his Name in vaine could terrifie vs no doubt but we would be more carefull and circumspect in our liues and conuersations as that we would be allured by his mercies or restrained by his Iudgements GOd hath naturally placed and inclosed the tongue of man within the stone-walls of his teeth and without those walls there are also the two earthen Bulwarkes or Rampieres of his lippes he hath appointed Reason to be the tongues guide and guardian and he freely offers his Grace to be Reasons counsellour and gouernour wherefore let vs flee to the Throne of Grace and beseech the God of Grace that he will cause his sauing Grace to guide our Reason that our Reason may rule our tongues that Cursing may be cashiered Swearing suppressed that by Gods Spirit our lippes may bee opened that with our mouthes his Name may be praysed that Gods Name may be glorified and our sinfull soules eternally saued through the merits of our great and blessed Redeemer Iesus Christ To whom with the Father and the Blessed Spirit be all Honour Power Maiestie Glory Dominion and Thankesgiuing ascribed and rendred as is due of men and Angels both now and for euermore Amen Amen Against Swearing THou that these lines dost either heare or read Consider with thy selfe and take good heed Reade them and let them neuer be forgot They doe concerne thy soule then slight them not The a Iames. Fiends of Hell beleeue there is a God And feare and tremble at his angry Rod They doe confesse his glorious Excellence And his Almighty powers Omnipotence But Man his choisest and his chiefest Creature Is so rebellious against God and Nature That hee 'gainst Heau'n dare both blaspheme and sweare And worse then Fiends they not beleeue or feare So that the Earth doth breed feed and retaine Worse Monsters then there doth in Hell remaine If men beleeu'd the Word that God hath spoke They would belieue that Word shuld ne'er be broke In His enacted Law b Exodus 20. is one Decree That all who take his Name in vaine shall be Accounted guilty and his fearefull wrath Will hold them guilty of eternall death Againe 't is said Let the c Leuiticus 24. Blasphemer dye Let him be stoned for his blasphemy And euill tongues who dare to curse aduenter Shall into Heauens d 1 Cot. 6.10 blessednesse not enter And Christ when on the Earth he liued heere Forbade vs that at e Mat. 6 all we should not sweare And in th'leuenth of Deutoronomy againe We are commanded not to sweare in vaine The f God himselfe complaineth that men blaspheme him Esay 52. 5. The names of blasphemy are writ vpon the 10. heads of Antichrist Apoc 13. 1. Cursing iâ— so biddâ—n by the Apostle when hee saith Blesse I say and cursenâ— Rom. 12. 14. Our Sauiour commandeth vs to blesse them that curse vs Mat. 5. 44. Blesse them that curse you and pray for them which hurt you Luke 6. 28. Accustome not thy mouth to swearing for in it are many falls neither take vp for a custome the naming of the holy One for thou shalt not be vnpunished for such things Eocle 23. 9. The Plague shall neuer goe forth from the house of the swearer Id.m. Who so sweares falsely calls the God of truth to witnesse a lie Who so sweares as he thinks may be deceiued Who so sweares vnreuerendy dishonoureth God Whoso sweares deceitfully abuseth Christian sideâ—lity Whoso sweares idlely abuseth the credit of a faithfull oath Whoso sweares accustomably God will plague him E'fred an English Earle conspiring to put our K. Adelstancs eyes at Winebestes forsware the treason in St. Peters Church at Reeâ— and fell downe dead presently Godwin murthered Prince Aâ—â—â— brother to King Edward Confessor and being at dinner the King charged him with the murther then Godwin swore by bread prayed it might choak him if he were guilty and immediatly it choaked him in the place his lands also sunke into the sea and are called Godwin sands King Stephen forsware himselfe to King Henry 1. and liued in continuall trouble and dyed in perplexity of minde Edward the 4. brake his oath made at Yorke that he came not with intent to seaze the Kingdom and breaking that oath was punisht with a troublesome raigne his brethren and children all except one murthered and not any of his islue raigned after him Roger Mâ—â—tuner a great Peere of this land for breaking his oath to King Edward the II. was most ignominiâ—usly hanged boweld and quartred M. Fox in his booke of Martyrs declares of one Richard Long of Calice that forsware himselfe to accuse one Smith for eating flesh in Lentt after which oath Long went presently and drowned himselfe One Grâ—â—wood at Hitâ—hant in Sussolke forsware himselfe and his bowels buâ—st out One Widdow Barues for the like sinne cast herselfe out of her window in Cornhill and brake her necke Anne Auertis forsware herselfe in Woodstreet for six pounds of Towe desiting God â—â—â— might sinke downe which fearefully hapned One Lâ—a â—n Sunne-alley without Bishops-gate forsware himselfe and after ript out his guts Heathen to blaspheme their gods abhorr'd Yet Christians wilfully blaspheme the Lord. Who-euer to reuile the gods were knowne In Rome were from the Rock Tarpeius throwne Th'Egyptians Law was he should lose his head 'Mongst Scythians life and goods were forfeited These grieuous punishments did Pagant vse Against all them that did their gods abuse King Donald's Law in Scotland's not forgot Who burnt them through the lips with irons hot And when King Edmund here had Regall State All Swearers he did excommunicate And Philip King of France a Prince renown'd Ordain'd that Blasphemers should be drown'd The Emperour Maximilian did decree That all vaine Swearers
Iohn Gibb his house one of the Groomes of his Maiesties Bed chamber and I thinke the oldest Seruant the King hath withall I was well entertained there by Master Crighton at his owne house who went with me and shewed me the Queenes Palace a delicate Princely Mansion withall I saw the ruines of an ancient stately built Abey with faire gardens orchards medowes belonging to the Palace all which with faire goodly reuenues by the suppression of the Abbey were annexed to the Crowne There also I saw a very faire Church which though it bee now very large and spacious â—yet it hath in former times beene much larger But I taking my leaue of Dumfermling would needs goe and see the truely Noble Knight Sir George Bruce at a Towne called the Coor as there he made mâ—â— right welcome both with varietie of fare and after all hee commanded three of his menâ—â—s direct mee to see his most admirable Cole mines which if man can or could worke wonders is a wonder for my selfe neither in any trauels that I haue beene in nor any History that I haue read or any Discourse that I haue heard did neuer see read or heare of any worke of man that might parallell or bee equiualent with this vnfellowed and vnmâ—â—chable work though all I can say of it cannot describe it according to the worthines of his vigilant industry that was both the occasion Inuentor Maintainer of it yet rather then the memory of so rare an Enterprise and so accomplisht a profit to the Common-wealth shall bee raked and smothered in the dust of obliuion I will giue a little touch at the description of it although I amongst Writers as like he that worst may hold the candle The Mine hath two wayes into it the one by sea and the other by land but a man may goe into it by land and returne the same way if he please and so he may enter into it by sea and by sea he may come forth of it but I â—â— varieties sake went in by sea and out by land Now men may obiect how can a man goe into a Mine the entrance of it being into the sea but that the Sea will follow him and so drown the Mine To which obiection thus I answer That at low water the sea being ebd away and a great part of the sand bare vpon this same sand being mixed with rockes and cragges did the Master of this great worke build a round circular frame of stone very thicke strong and ioyned together with glutinous or bitumous matter so high withall that the Sea at the highest flood or the greatest rage of storme or tempest can neither dissolue the stones so well compacted in the building or yet ouerflowe the height of it Within this round frame at all aduentures hee did set workemen to digge with Mattockes Pickaxes and other instruments fit for such purposes They did dig forty foot downe right into and through a rocke At last they found that which they expected which was Sea-cole they following the veine of the Mine did dig â—â—rward still So that in the space of eight and â—â—enty or nine and twenty yeeres they haue â—â—gged more then an English mile vnder the â—ea that when men are at worke belowe an hundred of the greatest shippes in Britaine â—ay saile ouer their heads Besides the Mine â— most artificially cut like an Arch or a Vault â—â— that great length with many nookes and â— wayes and it is so made that a man may â—alke vpright in the most places both in and â—â—t Many poore people are there set on work which otherwise through the want of imployâ—ent would perish But when I had seene the line and was come forth of it againe after â—y thankes giuen to Sir George Bâ—uce I told â—m that if the plotters of the Powder Treason â— England had seene this Mine that they perâ—â—ps would haue attempted to haue left the â—arliament House and haue vndermined the â—hames and so to haue blowne vp the Barges â—nd Wherries wherein the King and all â—e Estates of our Kingdome were Moreoâ—er I said that I could affoord to turne Tapâ—er at London so that I had but one quarter of â— mile of his Mine to make mee a Celler to â—â—epe Beere and Bottle-ale in But leauing â—ese Iests in Prose I will relate a few Verses â—at I made merrily of this Mine That haue wasted MoÌ„ths weeks dayes houres In viewing Kingdomes Countries Townes and Without al measure measuring many paces tow'rs â—nd with my pen describing many places With few additions of mine owne deuizing Because I haue a smacke of Cortatizing â—ur Mandeuill Primaleon Don Quixot â—â—reat Amadis or Huon traueld not â— I haue done or beene where I haue beene â—â— heard and seene what I haue heard and seene â—or Britaines Odcombe Zany braue Vlissis â—â— all his ambling saw the like as this is â—was in would I could describe it well â—â— darke light pleasant profitable hell â—and as by water I was wasted in â— thought that I in Charons Boare had bin â—â—ut being at the entrance landed thus â—hree men there in stead of Cerberus â—â—â—â—â—â—me in in each one hand a light â—â— guide vs in that vault of endlesse night There young old with glim'ring candles burning Digge delue and labour turning and returning Some in a hole with baskets and with baggs Resembling furies or infernall haggs There one like Tantall feeding and there one Like Sisiphus he â—owles that restlesse stone Yet all I saw was pleasure mixt with profit Which prou'd it to be no tormenting Tophet For in this honest worthy harmelesse hell There ne'r did any damned Deuill dwell And th' Owner of it games by 't more true glory Then Rome doth by fantasticke Purgatory A long mile thus I past down downe steepe steepe In deepenesse far more deepe then Neptunes deepe Whilst o're my head in fourefold stories hie Was Earth Sea Ayre and Sun and Skie That had I dyed in that Cimerian roome Foure Elements had couered o're my tombe Thus farther then the bottome did I goe And many Englishmen haue not done so Where mounting Porposes and mountaine Whales And Regiments of fish with finnes and Scales Twixt me and Heauen did freely glide and slide And where great ships may at an anchor ride Thus in by Sea and out by land I past And tooke my leaue of good Sir George at last The Sea at certaines places doth leake of soake into the Mine which by the industry of Sir George Bruce is all conueyd to one Well neere the land where he hath a deuice like a horse-mill that with three horses and a great chaine of Iron going downeward many fadomes with thirty sixe buckets fastened to the chaine of the which eighteene goe downe still to be filled and eighteene ascend vp to be emptied which doe emptie themselues without any mans labour into a trough that conueyes the water into the Sea againe by which
a hundred three-score and eight hunâ—ry Soldiers allowing to each of them halfe a â—â—abbet Bell the famous Idoll of the Babylonians was meere imposture a Iuggling toye and a â—heating bable in comparison of this Nichoâ—â—an Kentish Tenterbelly the high and mighty â—uke All paunib was but a fiction to him Milo â—he Crotoniaâ— could hardly be his equall and â—oclner of Windsor was not worthy to bee his â—â—ot-man A quarter of fat Lambe and threeâ—ore Eggs haue beene but an easie colation â—nd three well larded Pudding-pyes he hath at â—ne time time put to foyle eighteene yards of â—lacke Puddings London measure haue suddenly beene imprisoned in his sowse-tub A â—ucke raw with guts feathers and all exâ—ept the bill the long feathers of the wings â—ath swomme in the whirlepole or pond of his â—â—awe and he told me that three-score pound of Cherries was but a kind of washing meate â—nd that there was no tacke in them for hee â—ad tride it at one time But one Iohn Dale was â—oo hard for him at a place called Lennam for â—he said Dale had laid a wager that he would fill â—oods belly with good wholesome victuals for â—â— shillings a Gentleman that laid the conâ—rary did wager that as â—oone as noble Nick â—ad eaten out Dales 2. shillings that he should presently enter combate with a worthy Knight called Sir Loyne of Beefe ouerthrow him in conclusion Dale bought 6. pots of potent high and mighty Ale and twelue new penny white loaues which hee sop'd in the said Ale the powerfull fume whereof conquer'd the conquerour rob'd him of his reason berest him of his wit violently tooke away his stomacke intoxicated his Pian ater entred the Sconce of his Pericranion blinde-folded him with sleep setting a nap of nine houres for manacles vpon his threed-bare eyelids to the preseruation of the rost Beefe and the vnexpected winning of the wager This inuincible Ale victoriously vanquish'd the vanquisher and ouer our Great Triumpher was Triumphant But there are presidents enow of as potent men as our Nicholas that haue subdude Kings and Kingdomes and yet they themselues haue beene captiu'd and conquer'd by drinke wee need recite no more examples but the Great Alexander and Holophernes their ambition was boundlesse and so is the stomacke of my Pens subiect for all the foure Elements cannot cloy him fish from the deepest Ocean or purest Riuer fairest Pond foulest Ditch or dirtiest puddle he hath a receite for Fowle of all sorts from the Wren to the Eagle from the Titmouse to the Estrich or Cassawar away his paunch is either a Coope or a Roost for them He hath within himselfe a stall for the Oxe a roome for the Cow a stye for the Hogge a Parke for the Deere a warren for Coneies a store-house for fruit a dayery for Milke Creame Curds Whay Butter-milke and Cheese his mouth is a Mill of perpetuall motion for let the wind or the water rise or fall yet his teeth will euer bee grinding his guts are the Rendez-vous or meeting place or Burse for the Beasts of the fields the Fowles of the Ayre and Fishes of the Sea and though they be neuer so wild or disagreeing in Nature one to another yet hee binds or grindes them to the peace in such manner that they neuer fall at odds againe His eating of a Sheepe a Hog and a Duck raw doth shew that he is free from the sinne of nicenesse or curiosity in his Dyert It had beene happy for the poore if their stomacks had beene of that constitution when â—â—acoales were so deare here Besides he neuer troubles a Larder or Cupboord to lay cold meate in nor doth he keepe any Cats or Traps in his house to destroy vermin he takes so good a course that he layes or shuts vp all safe within himselfe in briefe giue him meate and he ne'r stands vpon the cookery he cares not for the Peacocke of Same 's the Woodcock of Phrygia the Cranes of Malta the Pheasants of England the Caperkelly the Heathcocke and Terniagant of Scotland the Goate of Wales the Salmon and Vsquabah of Ireland the Sawâ—edge of Bolognia the Skink of Westphalia the Spanish Potato he holds as a bable and the Italian Pigge he esteemes as poyson He is an English man and English dyet will serue his turne If the Norfolk Dumplin and the Deuonshire White-pot be at variance he will aâ—one them the Bag-puadings of Gloucester shire the Blacke-puddings of Wâ—rcester shire the Pan-puddings of â—hâ—â—pshire the white puddings of Somersetshire the Hasty-puddings of Hamshire and the Pudding pyes of any shire all is one to him nothing comes amisse a contented mind is worth all and let any thing come in the shape of fodder or eating stuffe it is welcome whether it bee Saâ—sedge or Custard or Eg-pye or Cheese-cake or Flawne or Foole or Frâ—yze or Tanzy or Pancake or Fritter or Flapiacke or Posset Galley-maâ—srey Mackeroone Kickshaw or Tantablin he is no puling Meacocke nor in all his life time the queasinesse of his stomacke needed any sawcy spurre or switch of sowre Veriuice or acute Vineger his appetite is no straggler nor is it euer to seeke for he keepes it close prisoner and like a courteous kind Iaylour he is very tender ouer it not suffering it to want any thing if he can by any meanes procure it indeede it was neuer knowne to be so farre out of reparations that it needed the assistance of Carrdle Alebery Iulep Cullisse Grewell or stewd-broth onely a messe of plaine frugall Countrey Pottage was alwayes sufficient for him though it were but a washing-bowle full of the quantity of two pecks which porrenger of his I my selfe saw at the signe of the white Lyon at a Village called Harriâ—â—m in Kent â—â—â— Hostesse of which house did affirme that â—â— did at once wash downe that Bowle full portage with nine penny loaues of bread â—â— three Iugges of Beere Indeed in my presence after he had bâ—â—ken his fast hauing as he said eaten one poâ—tle of milke one pottle of potage with bread butter and cheese I then sent for him to â—â—â— aforesaid Inne and after some accomodatâ—â—â— salutations I asked him if hee could eate â—â—â— thing He gaue me thankes and said that â—â—â— he had knowne that any Gentleman woâ—â—â— haue inuited him that he would haue spaâ—â—â— his breakefast at home and with that he â—â—â—â— me as aforesaid what he had eaten yet neâ—â—thelesse to doe me a courtesie he would sâ—â—â—â— me some small cast of his office for he had oâ—â— hole or corner in the profundity of his sâ—â—â—â— house into which he would stow and bessâ—â— any thing that the house would afford at â—â—â—â— perill and my cost Whereupon I summoâ—â— my Hostesse with three knocks vpon the Tableâ— two stamps on the floore with my fist and â—oâ— at which shee made her personall appearance with a low Curtsie and an inquisitiue Wâ—â—â—â— lacke ye I presently laid the authority of bold Guest vpon
â—mounted from my Couch and put to Sea â—ike Glasse the Oceans face was smooth and calme The gentle Ayre breath'd like Arabian Balme â—â—â— stormes and flawes lay sleeping in their Cels Whilst with much labour we Row'd o'r the Welles â—his was the greatest * We Rowed aboue 100. miles that day Day of worke indeed â—nd it behou'd vs much to make much speed â—or why before that day did quite expire â— â—â—epast the dangerous Wash to Lincolnshire And there in three houres space and little more ' We Row'd to Boston from the Norfolke shore Which by Report of people that dwell there â—â—â— six and twenty mile or very neere â—he way vnknowne and we no Pilot had â—â—â—â—â— Sands and Shoales and Tydes all raging mad â—hen Sands our passage many times denide â—â—â— put vs sometimes * Sands Iying crookedâ—â— our way making vs goe three or foure miles about at low â—â—â— three or foure miles wide â—â—â—ides the Flood runs there with such great force â—at I imagine it out-runnes a Horse â—nd with a head some 4 foot high that Rores â—â—â— on the sodaine swels and beats the Shores â—â—umbled vs a ground vpon the Sands â—nd all that we could doe with wit or hands â—oâ—ld not resist it but we were in doubt â— would haue beaten our Boates bottome out â—â—hath lesse mercy then Beare Wolfe or Tyger â—nd in those Countries it is call'd the * It is so called in M r. Drâ—ytous second part of Polyaâ—â—â— in his treatise of Humber Hyger We much were vnacquainted with those fashions â—nd much it troubled vs with sundry passions â—e thought the shore we neuer should recouer â—nd look'd still when our Boat would tumble ouer â—â—â— He that made all with his word of might â—â—ought vs to Boston where we lodg'd all night â—â—â— morrow morning when the Sun 'gan peepe â—â—wak'd and rub'd mine eyes and shak'd off sleepe â—â—d vnderstanding that the Riuer went â—â—om Boston vp to Lincolne and to Trent â—â—â—mber Owse Yorke and taking paine â—e need not come in sight of Sea againe â—ik'd the motion and made haste away â—â—â— Lincolne which was 50 mile that Day â—â—ich City in the 3. King Edwards Raigne â—s th' onely staple for this Kingdomes gaine â—or Leather Lead and Wooll and then was seene â—ue times ten Churches there but now Fifteene â—â—â— braâ—e Cathedrall Church there now doth stand â—hat searcely hath a fellow in this Land T is for a Godly vse a goodly Frame And beares the blessed Virgin Maries name The Towne is Ancient and by course of Fate Through Warres and Time defac'd and Ruinate But Monarchies Empires Kingdomes Crowns Haue rose or fell as Fortune smiles or frownes And Townes and Cities haue their portions had Of time-tost Variations good and bad There is a Prouerbe part of which is this They say that Lincolne was and London is From thence we past a Ditch of Weeds and Mud Which they doe falsly there call * It is a passage cut thorow the Land eight miles from Linecolne into Trext but through either the peoples pouerty or negligence it is growne vp with â—eedes and mudde so that in the Summer it is in many places almost dry Forcedike Flood For I 'l be sworne no flood I could finde there But dirt filth which scarce my Boat would beare 'T is 8. miles long and there our paines was such As all our trauell did not seeme so much My men did wade and draw the Boate like Horses And scarce could tugge her on with all our forces Moyl'd toyl'd myr'd tyr'd stil labr'ing euer doing Yet were we 9 long houres that 8 miles going At last when as the Day was well-nigh spent We gat from Forcedikes floodlesâ—e flood to Trent Eu'n as the Windowes of the Day did shut Downe Trents swift streame to Gainsburough we put There did we rest vntill the morning Starre The ioyfull doores of Dawning did vn-barre To Humbers churlish streams our Course we fram'd So Nam'd for Drowning of a King so nam'd And there the swift Ebbe tide ranne in such sort The Winde at East the Waues brake thick short That in some doubts it me began to strike For in my life I ne'r had seene the like My way was vp to Yorke but my intent Was contrary for from the fall of Trent I * I went fifteene mile out of Trent downe Humber on purpose to see Hâ—ll when my way was quite conâ—â—ary fifteene mile went downewards East Northeast When as my way was vpward West Southwest And as against the Wind we madly venter The Waues like Pirats boord our Boate and enter But though they came in fury and amaine Like Theeues we cast them ouer-boord againe This Conflict lasted two houres to the full Vntill we gate to Kingston vpon Hull For to that Towne I had a Prooued friend That Letters did and Commendations send By me vnto the worthy Magistrate The Maior and some of 's Brethren in that State Besides I had some Letters of like Charge From my good Friend the Master of the Barge Vnto some friends of his that they would there Giue me * Hull Cheese is much like a loafe out of a Brewers Basket it is Composed of two simples Mauk and VVater in one Compound and is Cousin Germane to the mightiest Ale in England Hull Cheese welcome good Cheere Sunday at M r Maiors much Cheere and Wine Where as the Hall did in the Parlour Dine At night with one that had bin Shrieue I Sup'd Well entertain'd I was and halfe well Cup'd On Munday noone I was inuited than To a graue Iusticer an Alderman And there such Cheere as Earth and Waters yeeld Shew'd like a Haruest in a plentious Field Another I must thanke for his Good will For he Prest * The meaning of those marks are only knowne to the Townsmen there on to bid me welcome still There is a Captaine of good Life and Fame And God * An ingenuous man named Machabeus with vs I oft haue call'd his Name He welcom'd me as I had bin his fellow Lent me his silken Colours Blacke and Yellow Which to our Mast made fast we with a Drum Did keepe till we to Yorke in Triumph come Thankes to my louing Host and Hostesse Pease There at mine Inne each Night I tooke mine ease And there I gat a Cantle of Hull Cheese One Euening late I thanke thee * M r. I.I. Machabees Kind Roger Parker many thankes to thee Thou shew'dst much vndeserued loue to me Layd my Boat safe spent time Coyne and endeauor And mad'st my mony counted Copper euer But as at Feasts the first Course being past Men doe reserue their Dainties till the last So my most thankes I euer whil'st I liue Will to the Maior and his Brethren giue But most of all to shut vp all together I giue him thankes that did Commend * The Riuer of Hull is 20 miles in length cut with mens
rest he 's one that I must thanke With his good wife and honest brother Frank. Now for the City 'T is of state and Port Where Emperors Kings haue kept their Court 939 yeere the foundation Was layd before our Sauiours Incarnation By * Ebrank was the fift K. of Britain after Brule Ebrank who a Temple there did reare And plac'd a * An Arch-Flamâ—â— which was as an idolatrous high Priest to Dians Flammin to Diana there But when King Lucius here the Scepter swaid The Idols leuell with the ground were layd Then Eleutherius Romes high Bishop plac'd An Archbishop at Yorke with Titles grac'd Then after Christ 627. Was Edwin * Edwin and his whole family were baptized on Easter day the 12. of Aprill 6 7â— baptiz'd by the grace of heauen He pluck'd the Minster down that then was wood And made it stone a deed both great and good The City oft hath knowne the chance of warres Of cruell forraigne and of home-bred iarres And those that further please thereof to read May turne the volumes of great Hollinshead 'T is large 't is pleasant and magnificent The Norths most fertile famous ornament 'T is rich and populous and hath indeed No want of any thing to serue their need Abundance doth that noble City make Much abler to bestow then need to take So farewell Yorke * Yorkshire the greatest shire in England and 308. â—â—â— about Speed the tenth of August then Away came I for London with my men To dinner I to Pomfret quickly rode Where good hot Venison staid for my abode I thanke the worshipfull George Shillito He fill'd my men and me and let vs goe There did I well view ouer twice or thrice A strong a faire and ancient Edifice Reedifi'd where it was ruin'd most At th' high and hopefull Prince * Pomfret Castle of Wales his cost I saw the roome where Exton * Prince Charles and his rowt Of Traytors Royall Richards braines beat out And if that King did strike so many blowes As hackes and hewes vpon one pillar showes There are one hundred slashes he withstood Before the Villaines shed his Kingly blood From Pomfret then vnto my noble friend Sir Robert Swift at Doncaster we wend An ancient Knight of a most generous spirit Who made me welcome farre beyond my merit From thence by Newarke I to Stamâ—ord past And so in time to London at the last With friends and neighbors all with louing hearts Did welcome me with pottles pintes and quarts Which made my Muse more glib and blythe to tell Thistory of my Voyage So farewell * Sir Pierce of Exton Knight King Richard the second murdered there An Epilogue Thus haue I brought to end a worke of paine I wish it may requite me with some game For well I wote the dangers where I ventered No full bag'd man would euer durst haue entered But hauing further shores for to discouer Hereafter now my Pen doth here giue ouer FINIS THE GREAT O TOOLE ENglands Scotlands Irelands Mirror Mars his fellow Rebels Terror These lines doe gallop for their pleasure Writ with neither feet or measure Because Prose Verse or Anticko Story Cannot Blaze O Tooles great Glory GReat Moguls Landlord and both Indies King Whose selfe-admiring Fame dot â— lowdly ring Writes 4. score yeeres More Kingdomes he hath right to The Starres say so And for them be wiâ— Fight toâ— And though this worthlesse Age will not beleeue him But clatter spatter slander scoffe and grieue him Yet he and all the world in this agree That such another TOOLE will deuer bee AN ENCOMIVM OR ENCO-MI-ASS TRICK DEDICATED TO THE VNLIMITED memory of Arthur O Toole or O Toole the Great Being the Sonne and Heire of Brian O Toole Lord of Poores Court and farre Collen in the County of Dublin in the Kingdome of Ireland The Marâ— and Mercury the Agamemnon and Vlisses both for Wisdome and Valour in the Kingdomes of Great Britaine and Ireland Prologue BRaue Vsquebough that fierce Hibernian liquor Assist my braine and make my wit run quicker To heat my Muse like to a well warm'd Chimney I beg thy merry ayde kinde Polyhimny I list not to call Fables into question Nor of Baboones or idle bables jest I on And yet if Sence or reason heere you looke for For neither or for either read this Booke for And if perchance I doe in any word lye Doe as I writ it reade it o'r absurdly Though in these daies there are a Crew of fond men That for inuention striue to goe beyond men And write so humerous Dogmaticall To please my Lord and Lady what d' ee Cail With Inkehorne tearms stiffe quilted bumbastâ—â— And though not vnderstood yet are well tasted And therefore I 'l not reach beyond the bounds of My weake capacity nor search the sounds of Deepe Natures secrets or Arts spacious cirquit My Muse is free from those my selfe will her quâ— But leauing idle toyes with toyle endure I on To write the praise of this braue bold Centutiâ—â— THE ARGVMENT AND MEANING of this following History IN all Ages and Countries it hath euer bin knowne that Famous men haue florished whose worthy Actions and Eminency of place haue euer beene as conspicuous Beacons Burning and blazing to the Spectators view the sparkes and flames whereof hath sometimes kindled Courage in the most coldest and Effeminate Cowards as Thersites amongst the Grecians Amadis de Gaule Sir Huon of Burdeaux in France Sir Beuis Gogmagog Chinon Palmerin Lancelot and Sir Tristram amongst vs here in England Sir Degre Sir Grime and Sir Gray Steele in Scotland Don Quixot with the Spaniards Gargantua almost no where Sir Dagonet and Sir Triamore any where all these and many more of the like Raâ—â— haue fill'd whole Volumes with the ayrie Imaginations of their vnknowne and vnmatchable worths Sâ— Ireland amongst the rest had the Honor to produce and breed a sparke of Valour Wisedome and Magninimity to whom all the Nations of the world must giue place The Great O Toole is the toole that my Muse takes in hand whose praises if they should be set forth to the full would make Apollo and the Muses Barren To whom the nine Worthies were neuer to be compared betwixt whom and Haniball Scipio the Great Pompey or Tamberlaine was such oddes that it was vnfit the best of them should â—ell his stirrop and who by his owne Report in whom Ireland may reioyce and England be merry whose Youth was Dedicated to Mars and his Age to Westminster which ancient Cittie is now honour'd with his beloued Residence To the Honour of the Noble CAPTAINE O TOOLE THou Famous man East West and North and Southward â—om Boreas cold rump t' Austers slauering mouthward â—all Apolloes daughters all to witnes â—uch would I praise thee but my Wit wants fitnesâ— â—â— thou thy selfe of thy selfe canst speake so-well â—â—ut though my Rimes not altogether goe-well â—â—et if the worlds applause would not
To lying I beare such a hate that I Will neuer wittingly affirme a lye I will not say but I a lye may say But I will not affirme it any way T is the maintaining falshoods to be true To whom a lyers odious name is due That all vntruths are falshoods none denies But sure all falshoods cannot be cald lies For Esops fables Ouids art-like fictions Although they are 'gainst truth meere contradictions Of humane transformations from their kind Of disputations 'twixt the Sunne and winde Of fowles and beasts and riuers trees and stones To tell each other of their ioyes or mones Of men traÌ„sform'd to dogs beares bulls swine apeâ— Which showes that treasons murders incests â—â—â— Turne men into worse forms then beastly creaâ—â— When reason 's dispossest by brutish natures A fiction fable or a harmelesse iest I tolerate but lyes I doe detest Th'Egyptians had a Law that euery lyer Should strait-way be beheaded for their hyre But if that Law wère executed here Few Pettifoggers would be found I feare The very Court would forfeit now and than Many a complementing Gentleman But sure the City were the greatest share Where lying buyes and sells a world of ware The Countrey sometimes would a head allow In selling Corne a Horse a Sow a Cow And then a headsman would get store of pelse If he could but refraine to lye himselfe I haue a memory like as I doe find A wallet â—alfe before and halfe behind In the fore-part my neighbors faults I put Behind quite from my sight mine owne are shâ—â— Thus partiality runnes like a streame To spy a Mout and not to see a Beame But when as reason memory collects T' examine my owne impotent defects Then doth it vnto me such things record As make me almost of my selfe abhord It tells me I was in corruption borne And to corruption that I shall returne It tells me that betwixt my birth and this I haue done thousand thousand thingâ— amisse It bids me to remember what I am To what place I must goe and whence I came And with those thoughts when as my mind is hye I am deiected through humility And this all Great men well remember may They are but Honourable clods of clay Or Reuerend Right Worshipfull graue dust And whence they came againe they thither â—â—â— I say if foolish females with faire features Would but remember they were mortal Creâ—â—â— And that as their good Grandams dy'd before Eu'n so must they and must be seene no more And all their gawdy glory be forgot Whilst they shall lye consume and sâ—inke and â—ot If these things they would to remembrance call Their honyed pleasures would be mix'd with Gall And all and euery one their course would bend Within themselues what is amisse to mend The memory vnto the soule is food That thinks saies doth the thing that 's good I haue a heart doth like a Monarch raigne Who in any Microcosine doth lawes ordaine â—ffections Sences Passions Subiects Slaues â—ome like good Courtiers some like flatt'ring knaues With show of Vertue hiding of their Vice They bring their Lord t' a foolish Paradise For when the heart thinkes swearing an abuse Then Anger saies it is a manly vse And when to quaffe the minde hath no intent â—ffection saies 't is honest merriment The minde calls Letchery abomination â—ence saies 't is Gentleman like recreation The minde holds Couetousnesse worse then theft â—ence calls it Husbandry and frugall thrift Reason delights in liberality â—ence counsels it to prodigality â—nd thus these vassalls doe their King mislead â— Whilst Reason seemes to be asleepe or dead â—nd thus this little Kingdome man doth fade With hearing Traytors when they doe perswade â— haue experience by the which I finde â—hat some though poore in purse are rich in minde â—nd they that haue of wealth the greatest store â—re in content most miserable poore There 's many a Mammonist doth houses keepe With lofty Turrets and with Sellers deepe With a most slately porch and spacious hall â—nd kitchin lesser then a Coblers stall â—here in two dayes a poore halse racke of Mutton â—roclaimes the Master of the house no Glutton Where soule-bewitching gold in bondage is â— As may the keepers be in hells abisse â—here waking thoughts keepe still the mind opprest And frightfull dreames make rest to be vnrest â—nd whereas feares by night and doubts by day â—riue happinesse and sweet content away Much better their is my estate then theirs â— haue content and they the golden cares â— can feed well at home and soundly sleepe And what I haue not care to lose or keepe â— haue consideration to perceiue â—hat's best for me to take and what to leaue â—hen I consider pleasures past and gone â—oth adde affliction to affliction â—hough he that 's low can very hardly rise â—et he that 's high oft falls to miseries He that is downe his feare 's already past â—hilst he that 's vp may haue a slippery cast â— doe consider that I oft did craue â—hings both from God and men vnfit to haue And many times through inconsiderate wit Gifts giuers and receiuers are vnfit He is a liberall man that doth deny â—hat which will doe the askers iniury â—here is a bounty which I will reueale That he ne'r giu's in vaine that giu's in zéale As prodigality brings want and woes â—o liberality makes friends of foes T is better for a man his purse to hold Then giue to make a begger proud or bold True bounty is on earth a speciall grace And hath in heauen prepar'd a glorious place For as the Sunne vnto the moone giu's light Which light she giues againe to vs by night So God doth giue his gifts to lib'rall men Which they to men that want doe giue agen But he that giues should strait forget it quite What they that take in memory should write And I accept alike great gifts and small Onely to me the giuers mind is all T is a base bounty when a man relieues These prostituted Whores or Knaues or Thecues For still the Diuell is bountifull to those That vnto Vertue are inueterate foes But many hold it for a generous part To giue a man that 's drunke theother quart And in a humor to haue Drawers trouble Throw pottle Pots down stairs to come vp double When strait vpon their knees they all accord To drinke a health to some vnworthy Lord Some fusty Madam or some carpet Knight 'Till they can neither speake or stand vpright Then being all abominable drunke A Gallant drinkes a health vnto his Punke The which withall Sir Reucrence strait they are Inioynd to doe vpon their knees all bare If any dare deny to pledge the Drab He 's in great danger of a mortall Stab For he accounts it worse then blasphe my That one should there his Mistris health deny Vntill at last o'r charg'd with too much wine They wallow in their vomits worse then swine Thus many a
into their Countrey So that he earnestly disswaded me from the iourney if I loued my life and welfare at last he concluded his discourse with me by a summe of mony that he threw downe from a window thorow which he looked out into a sheete tied vp by the foure corners and hanging very neere the ground a hundred pieces of siluer each worth two shillings sterling which counteruailed ten pounds of our English mony this businesse I carried so secretly by the helpe of my Persian that neither our English Ambassadour nor any other of my Countrymen sauing one special priuate and intrinsicall friend had the least inkling of it till I had throughly accomplished my designe for I well knew that our Ambassadour would haue stopped and Barracadoed all my proceeding therein if he might haue had any notice thereof as indeed he signified vnto mee after I had effected my proiect alleaging this forsooth for his reason why he would haue hindred me because it would redound somewhat to the dishonour of our Nation that one of our Countrey should present himselfe in that beggerly and poore fashion to the King out of an insinuating humour to craue money of him But I answered our Ambassadour in that stout and resolute manner after I had ended my businesse that hee was contented to cease nibbling at me neuer had I more need of money in all my life then at that time for in truth I had but twenty shillings sterling left in my purse by reason of a mischance I had in one of the Turkes Cities called Emert in the country of Mesopotamia where a miscreant Turke stripped me of almost all my monyes according as I wrote vnto you in a very large letter the last yeere which I sent from the Court of this mighty Monarch by one of my Countrymen that went home by Sea in an English shippe laden with the commodities of this India which letter I hope came to your hands long since After I had beene with the King I went to a certain Noble and generous Christian of the Armenian race two dayes iourney from the Mogols court to the end to obserue certaine remarkeable matters in the same place to whom by meanes of my Persian tongue I was so welcome that hee entertained me with very ciuill courteous complement and at my departure gaue mee very bountifully twenty pieces of such kind of mony as the King had done before counteruayling forty shillings sterling About ten dayes after that I departed from Azmere the court of the Mogoll Prince to the end to begin my Pilgrimage after my long rest of fourteene moneths backe againe into Persia at what time our Ambassadour gaue mee a piece of Gold of this Kings Coyne worth foure and twenty shillings which I will saue if it bee possible till my ariuall in England so that I haue receiued for beneuolences since I came into this countrey twenty markes sterling sauing two shillings eight pence and by the way vpon the confines of Persia a little before I came into this country three and thirty shillings foure pence in Persian money of my Lady Sherly aâ— this present I haue in the City of Agra where-hence I wrote this letter about twelue pounds sterling which according to my manner of liuing vpon the way at two pence sterling a day for with that proportion I can liue pretty well such is the cheapnesse of all eateable things in Asia drinkable things costing nothing for seldome doe I drinke in my pilgrimage any other liquor then pure water will maintaine me very competently three yeeres in my trauell with meat drinke and clothes Of these gratuities which haue beene giuen me willingly would I send you some part as a demonstration of the filiall loue and affection which euery child bred in ciuility and humility ought to performe to his louing and good mother but the distance of space betwixt this place and England the hazard of mens liues in so long a iourney and also the infidelity of many men who though they liue to come home are vnwilling to render an account of the things they haue receiued doe not a little discourage mee to send any precious token vnto you but if I liue to come one day to Constantinople againe for thither I doe resolue to goe once more by the grace of Christ and therehence to take my passage by land into Christendome ouer renouned Greece I will make choice of some substantiall and faithfull Countriman by whom I will send some prety token as an expression of my dutifull and obedient respect vnto you I haue not had the oportunity to see the King of Persia as yet since I came into this country but I haue resolued to goe to him when I come next into his Territories and to search him out wheresoeuer I can find him in his Kingdome for seeing I can discourse with him in his Persian tongue I doubt not but that going vnto him in the forme of a Pilgrime hee will not onely entertaine me with good words but also bestow some worthy reward vpon me beseeming his dignity and person for which cause I am prouided before-hand with an excellent thing written in the Persian-tongue that I meane to present vnto him and thus I hope to get beneuolences of worthy persons to maintaine me in a competent manner in my whole pilgrimage till come into England which I hold to be as laudable and a more secure course then if I did continuall carry store of mony about mee In the letter which I wrote vnto you by an English ship the last yeere I made relation vnto you both of my iourney from the once holy Hierusalem hither and of the state of this Kings Court and the Customes of this Country therefore I hold it superfluous to repeat the same things againe but what the Countryes are that I meane to see betwixt this and Christendome and how long time I will spend in each country I am vnwilling to aduertise you of at this present desiring rather to signifie that vnto you after I haue performed my designe then before howbeit in few words I will tell you of certaine Cities of great renoune in former times but now partly ruined that I resolue by Gods helpe to see in Asia where I now am namely ancient Babylon and Nimrods Tower some few miles from Niniue and in the same the Sepulcher of the Prophet Ionas spacious and goodly Câ—â— in Egypt heretofore Memphis vpon the famous Riuer Nilus where Moses Aaron and the children of Israel liued with K. Pharaoh whose ruined Palace is shewed there till this day and a world of other moueable things as memorable as any City of the whole world yeeldeth sauing onely Ierusalem but in none of these or any other Cities of note doe I determine to linger as I haue done in other places as in Constantinople and Azmere in this Easterne India onely some few daies will I tarry in a principall citie of fame to obserue euery
â—Tis somewhat hard but yet it is no riddle All Bawdry doth not breed below the middle â—o many seuerall sorts of Bawdes doe grow That where there 's not a Bawd 't is hard to know The first with spirituall Bawdes whose honour high â—â—prings from the whoredome of Idolatry â—â—st but your eyes vpon the Man of Rome That stiles himselfe the head of Christendome â—â—ists vniuersall Vicar and Vicegerent â—â— whom fooles thinke the Truth is so inherent That he can soules to Heauen or hell preferre And being full of Errours cannot erre And though his witchcraft thousands hath entic'd He will be call'd Lieutenant vnto Christ. How hath that false Conuenticle of Trent â—ade lawes which God or good men neuer meant Commanding worshipping of stones and stockes Of Reliques dead mens bones and senslesse blocks From which adultrate painted Adoration â—en worse then stocks or blockes must seeke saluation The Soules of men are His that dearly bought them And he the onely way to Heauen hath taught them And whoso forceth them to false adoring â—s the maine Bawd vnto this Spirituall Whoring Besides it is apparent and most cleere That hee 's the greatest Bawd the Earth doth beare For he that tolerates the Stewes erection Allowes them Priuiledges and protection Shares in the profit of their fordid sweat Râ—apes yeerely Pensions and Reuennues great Permits the Pole-shorne Fry of Fryers and Monks For Annuall stipends to enioy their Punckes When * Sâ—â— Smith in his treat of Herodot Cap. 38. page 303. Pâ—â—â— the third the Romish miter wore He had contributary Truls such store To fiue and forty thousand they amount As then Romes Register gaue true account Besides it was approu'd the gaine was cleere â— Full twenty thousand Duckats euery yeere Moreouer once a Bishop boasting said He had Ten Thousand Priests that paid Some more some lesse by way of Rent or fines Each a Corathus Agrippa in his vanity of Sciences one of them for keeping Concubines And he that keepes none payes as much as he As for his vse doth keepe one two or three All 's one the Priests must pay t'augmeÌ„t the treasure Keepe or not keepe Whore or not Whore at Pleasure Now iudge good Reader haue I said amisse * Idem Was euer any Bawdry like to this Pope a Lucroce was first married to her own brother the son of Pope Alexander the sixt shee being daughter to the laid Pope and daughter in low to him by the marriage with his sonne And being concubine to the said Pope hee caused her after his sonne her husbands death to be married to three Princes one after another Fist to Duke Iohn Sforza secondly to Lewis sonne to Alphonsus King of Arragon thirdly to Alphonsus D'â—st Duke of Ferara Alexander of that name the sixt With his owne childe incestuously commixt And Paul the third affecting the said Game With his owne b Her name was Constancia shee was married to a Duke named Sforza but the Pope her father poysoned her because he could not lawfully enioy her Also for the like he poysoned his sister daughter did commit the same And after with his sister tooke such course That he with her did doe as bad or worse Iohn the thirteenth and other more 't is plaine Haue with their sisters and their daughters laine And when their stomackes haue beene gone past To Princes they haue married them at last Here 's Bawdes of state of high and mighty place Our Turnbull street poore Bawdes to these are base But these braue Doings better to disclose A little while I le turne my Verse to Prose The forenamed Lucrece being dead had this Epitaph bestowed on her written by Pontanus Here lyes Lucrece by name but Thais in life The Popes child and Spouse and yet his own sons wife Besides I found a cursed Catalogue of these veneriall Caterpillers who were supprest with the Monasteries in England in the time of King Henry the eight with the number of trugs which each of them kept in those daies as these Christopher Iames a Monke of the Order of Saint Bennet in Canterburie had three Whores all married women William Abbot of Bristoll foure Nicholas VVhyden Priest kept foure in Windsor Castle in the same place George Whitthorne fiue Nicholas Spoter fiue Robert Hunne fiue Robert Daueson sixe Richard the Prior of Maidenbeadly fiue In Shulbred Monastery in Chichester Diocesses George Walden the Prior seuen Iohn Standnep seuen Nicholas Duke fiue In Bath Monafterie Richard Lincoombe seuen three of them married Iohn Hill in the Cathedrall Church at Chichester but thirteene Iohn White Prior of Bermonsey had no more but twenty all this Rabble was found and known in England let a man imagine then how many were not knowne and what a goodly brood of barnes were fathered vpon those that neuer begat them withall if England were so stored with them it is not to bee doubted but all the rest of the Christian world did swarme with these lecherous Locusts Moreouer much knauery Bawdery I should say may bee couered vnder the vaile of Auricular Confession for the Priest hauing a young pretty maid or wife at shrift wil know her disposition groape out all her secret conueyances and craftily vnderfeele her policies and for a penance for her faults past shee is inioyned to commit a sinne present The vnloading of her Conscience many times prouing the burthen of her belly Forty weeks after And in this manner the most zealous Catholike or the most iealous Italian may be most dououtly cornuted vnder the cloake of Confession and Absolution Besides a most pernicious Bawd is hee That for poore b A flattring hireling preacher is a Bawd to the vices of his surly Patrone and an hypocriticall conniuer at the crying sinnes of his Audience scraps and a bare ten pounds fee Dares not his mighty Patron to offend Or any way his vices reprehend Nor preach 'gainst pride oppression vsury Dice drinke or drabbes vaine oathes or simonie Nor Veniall sinne or Mortall or nothing That may his Worship in the Withers wring But euery way must fit his Text and time To leaue vntoucht th' Impropriators crime Thus those whose functions Heauen doth dignifie Who should like Trumpets lift thier voyces high Are mute and muzzled for a hireling price And so are Bawdes vnto their Patrones vice For he 's a Bawd who doth his Liuing winne By hiding or by flattring peoples sinne The * The Deuill is the chiefe Bawd Prince of darknesse King of Acheron Great Emperor of Styx and Phlegeton Cocitus Monarch high and mighty Dis Who of Great Limbe-Lake Commander is Of Tartary of Erebus and all Those Kingdomes which men Barathrum doe call He is the chiefest Bawd and still he plods To send vs Whoring after godlesse gods And by his sway and powerfull Instigation Hath made the world stark drunk with fornication For since the first Creation neuer was The least degree of Bawdry brought to passe But he began it
cloth is hungers flagge of Truce â—â—â— in the fight the Napkins are your friends â—â—â— wait vpon you at your fingers ends â—â—â— Dinner and your Supper ouer-past â—â—â— linnen in your beds you are imbrac'd â—â—â—â— 'twixt the sheetes refreshing rest you take â—â—turne from side to side and sleepe and wake â—â—re the sheetes in euery Christian Nation â—â— walles or limits of our generation â—â—â— where desire and loue combined meets â—â—â— there 's braue doings 'twixt a paire of sheets â—â—â— where a Harlots lust doth entertaine â—â—here one sheets pennance bides the shames of twaine â—â—â— all degrees my counsaile here is such â—â—â— of the lower sheet take not too much â—â—â— from our beds we doe oft cast our eyes â—â—Linnen yeelds a shirt before we rise Which is a garment shisting in condition â—â—nd in the Canting tongue is a Commission â—â—â—â—eale or woe in ioy or dangerous drifts â—â—â— will put a man vnto his shifts â—â—vnto it belongs this fatall lot â—â—â— makes him shift that hath or hath it not â—â—he man that hath a shirt doth shift and chaunge â—â—he that hath no shirt doth shift and raunge â—â—â— the conclusion of this point must fall â—â—â— shifteth most that doth not shift at all â—â— a shirt most magically can â—â— if it 's owner be an honest man â—â—he washing will his honesty bewray â—â—â— the lesse soape will wash his shirt they say â—â—â— men Cleans shirts at such esteeme doe prize â—â—â— the poor'st thiefe who at the gallowes dyes â—â—â— but his shirt is cleane his mind is eas'd â—â—â— hangs the hansomer and better pleas'd Next at the smocke I needs must haue a sâ—irt Which is indeed the sister to a shirt 'T is many a females Linnen tenement Whilest twixt the quarters she receiues her rent A Smock's her store-house or her ware-house rather Where shee her commings in doth take and gather Her gaines by it are more then can be told 'T is her reuennue and her copy-hold Her owne fee simple shee alone hath power To let and set at pleasure euery houre 'T is a commodity that giues no day 'T is taken vp and yet yeelds ready pay But for most other wares a man shall bee Allow'd for payment dayes three months and three Yet hath a Smocke this great preheminence Where honour's mix'd with modest innocence It is the Roabe of married chastitie The vaile of Heauen-belou'd Virginitie The chaste concealemeÌ„t of those fruits close hidden Which to vnchaste affections are forbidden It is the Casket or the Cabinet Where Nature hath her chiefest Iewels set For whatsoe'r men toyle for farre and nere By sea or land with danger cost and feare Warres wrinkled brow the smooth face of peace Are both to serue the smocke and it's increase The greatest Kings and wisest Counsellours Stout Soldiers and most sage Philosophers The welthieft Merchants and Artificers Pleibeians and Plow-toyling labourers All these degrees and more haue woo'd and praid And alwayes to the smocke their tributes paid Besides 't is taken for a fauour great When one his mistris kindly doth intreat He holds these words as Iewels dropt from her You first shall doe as doth my Smocke sweet Sir This Theame of smocke is very large and wide And might in verse be further amplifide But I thinke best a speedy end to make Lest for a smel-smocke some should me mistake I first began it with a flirt or flout And ending with a mocke I will goe out The Anagram of SMOCKE I find is MOCKES And I conclude a pox of all strait smockes Now vp aloft I mount vnto the Russe Which into foolish mortals pride doth pusse Yet Ruffes antiquity is here but small Within this eighty yeeres not one at all For the eighth Henry as I vnderstand Was the first King that euer wore a Band And but a falling Band plaine with a hem All other people knew no vse of them Yet imitation in small time began To grow that it the Kingdome ouer-ran The little falling-bands encreac'd to Ruffes Ruffes growing great were waited on by Cuffes And though our frailties should awake our care We make our Ruffes as carelesse as we are Our Ruffes vnto our faults compare I may Both carelesse and growne greater euery day A Spaniards Ruffe in follio large and wide Is th' abstract of ambitions boundlesse pride For roundnesse 't is the Embleme as you see Of the terrestriall Globes rotunditie And all the world is like a Ruffe to Spaine Which doth encircle his aspiring braine And his vnbounded pride doth still persist To haue it set and poaked as he list The sets to Organ-pipes compare I can Becausethey doe offend the Paritan Whose zeale doth call it superstition And Badges of the Beast of Babilon Ruffes onely at the first were in request With such as of abilitie were best But now the plaine the stich'd the lac'd and shagge Àre at all prices worne by tagge and Ragge So Spaine who all the world would weare shall see Like Ruffes the world from him shall seat'red bee As for the Cuffe 't is pretily encreac'd Since it began two hand fulls at the leaft At first 't was but a girdle foe the wrist Or a small circle to enclose the fist Which hath by little and by little crept And from the wrist vnto the elboe leap't Which doth resemble sawey persons well For giue a Knaue an inch hee 'l take an ell Ruffes are to Cuffes as 't were the breading mothers And Cuffes are twins in pride or two proud brothers So to conclude Pride weares them for abuse Humalitie for ornament and vse A Night-cap is a garment of high state Which in captiuitie doth captines â— The braine the reason wit and sense and all And euery night doth beare sway capitall And as the horne aboue the head is worne So is the Night-cap worne aboue the horne And is a Sconce or Block-house for the head Wherein much matter is considered And therefore when too much wee sucke the tap 'T is truly called a considering Cap. By day it waits on Agues Plurisies Consumptions and all other malladies A day worne Night-cap in our Common-wealth Doth shew the wearer is not well in health Yet some mens folly makes my muse so smile When for a kib'd heele broken shin or bile Seab'd hams cut fingers or a little sâ—arâ— Aâ— royne Bumpe or a Goose from Winchester When I see Night-caps worne for these poore vses It makes my worship laugh at their abuses Thus is a Night-cap most officious A Captaine Captrous and Capritious And though vnmarried young men may forbeare â—â—â— Yet age and wedlocke makes a man to weare it A Handkerchiefe may well be cal'd in briefe Both a perpetuall leacher and a thiefe About the lippes it's kissing good and ill Or else 't is diuing in the pocket still As farre as from the pocket to the mouth So is it's pilgrimage with age or youth At Christining-banquets and at funerals At weddings Comfit-makers festiuals A Handkerchiefe doth filch most manifold
IT was at that time that the worlds terrour and warres Thunder-bolt Allaricke King of the Gothes wasted Italy sacked Rome and stooke all the Kingdomes of the earth into a Feuertertian when there was inhabiting in the Dukedome of Tuscanye a valiant Captaine named Catso descended from the Royall house of Frigus the first King of the Fridgians This Catso being driuen to his shifts in these robustuous bickerings of the Gothes fled for safety to the I le of Sardinia where for his good parts and free behauiour hee was entertained by the most beautifull Madam Meretricia the delightfull daughter and sole heire of Baloclitus King of Sardis yet although his place was chiefe Gentleman of the Bid-Chamber his high pitcht resolution was eleuated and erected for trauell and hotter seruices So with much griefe to the Lady hee tooke his leaue and sayling through the straits of Gibralter and the gulphe of Madye Lane hee past the Cape Bona Esperance as farre as China where hee staid certaine daies at Iappan then hee determined to progresse it by land and passing by the great Citty of Tarsus in Idumea by long iourneys hee came to Gallicia where nere to Greyne hee was in hot seruice and came off somewhat scortch'd with fire workes in a mine passing from thence hee came into France where hee was well wel-com'd at Brest and at the Towne of Deipe was made great prouision for his comming but for some reasons hee would neuer come there In briefe after hee had approu'd himselfe a hot valiant and aduenturous Souldier abroad and a peace-maker aâ—â—â— home hee came into Ireland where at Dubblâ— hee was strucke lame but recouering neâ— strength and courage hee snip'd himselfe foâ— England landed at West-Chester whence taking pofte towards London hee lodg'd at â—â—â— ley in the hole in his way at last being come to the Citty hee made many merry and mad vageries betwixt Turnebull-street and Burnt-wood spending freely and faring deliciously hauing a stiffe stomacke to digest all dishes except Winchester Geese and Newmarket Turkies â—â—â— thus with much danger and difficulty hauing trauelled farther then euer man saw and passed his time with much loue amongst Ladyes and Gentlewomen hauing beene a great with stander of many desperate oppositions and â—â—â— rare Musitian for his long practice in Prickesong He againe past the Sea in a Frigget to Constantinople where hee fell into a moody melancholy like Tymon of Athens and scorned to stand at any time although he was charged in the name of the Graund Signior This Gallant hauing beene all his time a great vser wearer and taker vp of Napery did most bountifully bequeath to any Poet that would write a Poeme in the praise of Cleane Linnen as many shirts of the purest Holland as might bee wash'd in Hellicon and dryed on the two topt hill of Parnassus To performe whose commaund and receiue the bequeathed Legacie I vndertooke this great taske and perform'd it accordingly FINIS THE TRVE CAVSE OF THE WATERMENS Suit concerning Players and the reasons that their Playing on London side is their extreame hindrances With a Relation how farre that suit was proceeded in and the occasions that it was not effected THe occasions that hath moued me to write this Pamphlet are many and forcible and the Attempt in wriring it aduenturous and full of danger for as on the one side I doubt not but with truth to stop the mouthes of Ignorance and Mallice that haue and doe daily scandalize mee and withall I know I shall purchase a generall thankes from all honest men of my Company so I am assured to gaine the hatred of some that loue mee well and I affect them no worse only for my plaine truth and discharging my conscience But fall back fall edge come what can come I am resolued and without feare or flattery thus I beginne In the month of Ianuary last 1613. there was a motion made by some of the better sort of the company of Watermen that it were necessary for the reliefe of such a decayed multitude to petition to his Maiesty that the Players might not haue a play-house in London or in Middlesex within foure miles of the City on that side of the Thames Now this request may seeme harsh and not well to bee disgested by the Players and their Apendixes But the reasons that mou'd vs vnto it being claritably considered makes the suite not only seeme reasonable but past seeming most necessary to be sued for and tollerable to bee granted Out petition being written to purpose aforesaid I was selected by my company to deliuer it to his Maiesty and follow the businesse which I did with that care and integrity that I am assured none can iustly taxe me with the contrary I did ride twice to Theobalds once to Newmarket and twice to Roystone before I could get a reference vpon my petition I had to beare my charge of my company first and last seuen pound two shillings which horshire horse meat and mans meat brought to a consumption besides I wrote seuerall petitions to most of the Right Honourable Lords of his Maiesties Priuy Counsell and I found them all compassionately affected to the necessity of our cause First I did briefly declare part of the seruices that Watermen had done in Queene Elizabeths raigne of famous memory in the voyage to Portingale with the Right Honorable and neuer to be forgotten Earle of Essex then after that how it pleased God in that great deliuerance in the yeere 1588. to make Watermen good seruiceable instruments with their losse of liues and limbs to defend their Prince and Country Moreouer many of them serued with Sir Francis Drake Sir Iohn Hawkins Sir Martin Frobusher and others besides in Cales action the Iland voyage in Ireland in the Lowcuntryes and in the narrow Seas they haue beene as in duty they are bound at continuall command so that euery Summer 1500. or 2000. of them were imployed to the places asoresaid hauing but nine shillings foure pence the month a peece for their pay and yet were they abâ—e then to set themselues out like men with shift of Apparell linnen and wollen and forbeare charging of their Prince for their pay sometimes sixe months nine months twelue months sometimes more for then there were so few Watermen and the one halfe of them being at Sea those that staid at home had as much worke as they would doe Afterwards the Players began to play on the Bank-side and to leaue playing in London and Middlesex for the most part then there went such great concourse of people by water that the smal number of watermen remaining at home were not able to carry them by reason of the Court the Tearmes the Players and other imployments so that we were inforced and encouraged hoping that this golden stirring world would haue lasted euer to take and entertaine men and boyes which boyes are growne men and keepers of houses many of them being ouer-charged with families of Wife and
be scandaliz'd for it If a Mercer a Grocer a Gold smith or any other of the best Trades be a Traytor a Thiefe or a Debosht Drunkard it were impudent ignorance for the Vices of a few that all the rest of the function should bee reproch'd I will make no odious comparisons but I am perswaded that there are as many honest men of our company as of any other such as doe make a conscience of what they doe such as wil not wrong others though it might be gainfull to themselues Such who are both Religious and Charitable and whose greatest care is to liue in Gods feare that they may die in his fauour And for those that are vnruly ignorant and brutish there is no company hath sharper Lawes or more seuerely executed as the Counters can testifie once a weeke Little ease can witnesse often The whip and the Whipper like a roaring diuell doth many times affirme the naked truth and banishment from the Riuer of Thames for euer now and then cuts off a bad member Besides Fines and Forfeitures are laid vpon the heads of petty offenders that few or none escapes vnpunished if their faults be knowne If the gout be in a mans toe all the body is grieued if a finger ake the rest of the members hath a share in the paine but if many of the Ioynts and members be putrifide then the heart cannot chuse but be craz'd with eare if not wounded so is it with our company that the Abuses and Vices of the worst inferiour members as Gracelesse Godlesse Reprobates are sometimes like a Plague infectious to their betters and a daily heart-griefe to all honest men who are scandalized by their damnable demeanors But all they doe or can doe is nothing to the defaming of the Company for it were very absurd because one in his drinke hath kild a man to impute the fault to the wine or the drinke that he dranke when the blame lies in the drunkard that abus'd Gods good Creatures in taking too much so a Watermans trade is honest necessary and not to be wanted howsoeuer it is abus'd by misgouern'd vnciuill companions If a Water-man would be false in his trade I muse what falshood he could vse hee hath no false weights or measures to curtoll a mans passage but he will land a man for his money and not bate him an inch of the place he is appointed His shop is not darke like a Wollen-Drapers on purpose because the buyer shall not see the coursnesse of the Cloath or the falsenesse of the Colour no his worke and ware is seene and knowne and hee vtters it with the sweat of hiâ— browes the worst fault is that like a Lawyer he will take more then his see if anybody will giue it him very thankfully his bare fare he will take willingly vpon necessity but lesse then his fare or many times nothing me thinkes goes against stomacke I haue seene a Vsurer who hath beene â—â—â— onely for the graue these seuen yeeres being more then halfe rotten with the Gowt the Cough and the Murre who hath lost his conscience to get money and perhaps win damnation who is not able to goe by land and yet will not pay his Fare by water but like the picture of misery will either beg his passage of some seruing-man or bargaine with a Waterman to giue him two pence for sixe penni worth of labour such I haue seene and such there are too many who if they were once buried the wheele of Time would turne and what they got vniustly by extortion oppression and grinding the faces of the poore what they haue vncharitably pinch'd in keeping backe the labourers hyre their Sons or heires perhaps will consume in Law who shall possesse most of that ill gotten goods or else Drinke it Dice it Drab it Reuel and ruffle it till al is gone and as their fathers before them made others to rot in prison so their prodigall Sonnes are holed in some loathsome Iayle being lowzy lodging on the boords and liue vpon the Boxe and the Almes-basket Moreouer too many there are that passe the bounds of liberality and spend most prodigally on a Whore on the diuell of India Tobacco on the superfluous Quarts and Pintes of the blood of Bacchus Sack and Claret Spanish and French on vnlawfull Games and in a word on a thousand vanities they wil carelesly and beyond expectation cast away their cash but vpon a Water-man that hath rowed till his heart ake and sweats till hee hath not a dry thread about him the Gentlemens bounty is asleepe and hee will pay him by the Statute or if hee giue him two pence more he hath done a huge worke beyond the merrit of Suttons Hospitall I my selfe haue often met with a Roaring boy or one of the cursed crew that hath had nothing about him but a Sattin outside to couer â—â—â— his knauery and that none of his owne â—â—ther witnesse his Mercer and his Taylor â—â—â— this Gallant must be shipp'd in a paire of â—â—â— at least but his gay slop hath no sooâ—â—â—â— the Cushions but with a volley of â—â—â— coynd outlies newly brought from hell â—â—â— Bermoodoes by the Ghost of a Knight â—â—â— the poft he hath neuer left Roaring row â—â—â— row a pox on you row as if his punke â—â—ld stay too long for his pestiferous perâ—â—â—â— and when his scuruinesse is landed where â—â—â— leases hee hath told meâ— I must waite on â—â—â— and he will returne to mee presently â—â—â— I shall carry him backe againe and bee â—â—d all together then haue I attended fiue â—â— six houres like Iohn Noakes for nothing â—â—â— my cheating sharke hauing neither mony â—â—â— honesty hath neuer come at mee but â—â—â— some other paire of stayres and in the â—â—â— fashion coozened another Water-man â—â—â— his Boat-hire We must and doe with thankfulnesse conâ—â—â—â—â—â— that the Nobility Gentry and all others â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— of this Kingdome haue hoâ—â—â—â—â—â— worthy and charitable considerations of â—â—â— want of meanes and multitude of men â—â—â— they doe know that house rent and victuâ—â—â—â—â—â— are at foure times the rate which it was â—â—â— when the Statute was made in Queene Maâ—â—â— â—â—â—â—â— for our fares and as the price of â—â— thing is raised except to â—â—â—â—â—mens labors â—â—â— doe they in conscience very liberally rayse â—â—â— hires accordingly And as before I haue written out grade isâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— vsefull and necessary both for the Kings â—ruice and the Commons commodity that it â—â—â— not to be or cannot be wanted and by how â—â—â— the more a Water-man is neere to his â—â—esty to the Queenes Maiesty to the Prinâ—es â—â— Highnesse to the Nobility the Gentry â—â—â— the best of the Commonaity of this Kingâ—ome â—â—â— and sometimes of forraine Nations so â—â—ch the â—â—â—â—â—â—ight Water-men to behaue â—â—emselues honestly and soberly in their â—â—â—â—â—â—â—here are many better trades and quaâ—ties â—â—â— that scarce the best of their Companies â—â—â—â— their â—â—ues â—â—â—â— do come so often and so â—â—â—â—â—â— presence
will make men rotten â—re they die Old Adam liu'd nine hundred thirty yeere Yet ne'r dranke none as I could read or heare And some men now liue ninety yeeres and past Who neuer dranke Tobacco first nor last Then since at first it came from faithlesse Moores And since t is now more common far then whores â— I see no reason any Christian Nation Should follow then in diuellish imâ—â—ation So farewell pipe and pudding stuffe and smoake My Muse thinks fit to leaue before the choake Certaine verses written in the Barbarian tongue dropt out of a Negroes pocket which I thought good to insert because they tend to â—â— honour of Tobacco VAprosh fogh stinkguash slauorumques fie fominoshte Spitterspawâ—smon loather so hem halkâ—sh spewrsbâ—shte Mistrum foâ— smoakrash choakerumques olifa â—rish trash Dam durtâ—cun belehum contagioâ—â—te vemâ—â—troshe Whifferum puffe gulpum allisnuff huff fleaminon odish Rewmito contaminosh disboâ—â—â—â— dungish odorish To the Right Honourable Lord William Earle of Pembroke WILLIAM HERBERT Anagramma My heart will beare RIght Noble Lord whose brest doth beare a heart Which is a Patron vnto Armes and Art Inspight of Enuy still thy fame shines cleere For none but honor'd thoughts thy heart wil beare WHen I but think the daies we wander in How most part of the world do liue by sin How finely Satan shewes his cunning sâ—ill That one man gets his goods from others ill Doe not the Lawyers liue like mighty Lords On brawles on iarâ—res contentions and discords When if men as they should would but agree A Tearme would scarcely yeeld a Lawyers fee Let vsurers bragge of conscience what they can They liue like deuils vpon the bane of man The racking Land-lord gets his ill got store By raysing rents which make his tenants poore Clap-shoulder Serieants get the deuill and all By begg'ring and by bringing men in thrall Like Gentlemen the Iaylors spend their liues By keeping men in fetters bonds and gyues The vintner and the vict'lar get most gaines From dayly drunkards and distemperd braines From whence do Iustice Clerks get most they haue But from the whore the thiefe the bawd the knaue In what consists the hangmans greatest hope But hope of great imployment for the rope The very blue-coate Beadles get their trash By whips and rods and the fine firking lash But leauing these note but how Corporations From others vices get their reputations The vpstart veluet silken satten gull His owne purse empts to fill the Mercers full When for his birth or wit more fit agrees A breech of leather and a coate of freese The Taylor is a Gentleman transform'd For his inuenting fashions new deform'd And those that make the Verdingales and bodies Get most they haue from idle witlesse nodies The Tires the Periwigs and the Rebatoes Are made t'adome ilshap'd Inamoratoes Yea all the world is falue to such a madnesse That each man gets his goods from others badnesse The Chirurgian and Phisicion get their stockes From Gowts from Feauers Botches Piles Pocks With others paine they most of all are pleas'd And best are eas'd when others are diseasd As Sextons liue by dead and not by quicke So they liue with the sound but by the sicke Thus each man liues by other mens amisse And one mans meat anothers poyson is To the Right honourable Iohn Lord Viscount Haddington Earle of Holdernes Iohn Ramsey Angaramma I ayme Honors THrice worthy Lord whose vertues do proclaime How Honors noble marke is still thy Ayme T' attaine the which thou holdst thy hand so steady That thy deserts haue woâ—ne the prize already To the Honourable Knight Sir Thomas Bludder Anagramma Arm'd Thus bold GOd is my Captaine my defence and hold Through faith in him I am thus arm'd thus boldâ— Vpon the Powder Treason the fifth of Nouember 1605. THis day old Dâ—mon and the damned Crue Our King and Kingdome in the ayre had tost But that our God their diuellish practice crost And on their treacherous heads the mischiefe threw No Pagan Tartar Turke or faithlesse Iew Or hels blacke Monarch with his hatefull host Since first amongst them Treason was ingrost No plot like that from their inuention flew But when they thought a powder blast a breath Should all this Iland into totters teare Th' Almighties mercy freed vs from that feare And paid the Traitors with infamous death For which let King and all true Subiects sing Continuall praise vnto Heau'ns gracious King To the Right Honourable Iobâ— Moray Lord Viscount Annan Earle of Annandale Gentleman of his Maiesties Honourable Bed-chamber Anagramma I ayme Honour INdustrious Loyalty doth dayly tell You Ayme at honour and you leuell well And with your trusty seruice shoot so right That in the end you sure will hit the white Twelue Sonnets vpon the Sonnes entring into the twelue Caelestiall Signes The 10. of March the Sunne enters into Aries or the signe of the Raw. March 10. Aries DIurnall Titans all reuiuing Carre Through all the heauens his progresse now he â—â—â—â—â— And now his glistering Raies he doth vnbarre And what his absence mard his presence makes Now he begins dame Tellus face to parch With blustring Boreas with Eurus breth Thicke clouds of dust in March through ayre doth march And Plants dead seeming Re-reuines from death Now at the heauy-headed horned Ram AEoâ—â—â— AErbon Phlogon and Pyrois â—â— sweet Ambrosya sweetly feede and cram And drinking Nector's gods carowsing iuice Thus yeerely one and thirty daies at least In Aries Titan daines to be a guest To the Right Honourable Christopher Villers Earle of Anglesey Anagramma Christ is our helper TO me and mine our onely comfort 's this In all good Actions Christ our helper is The 11. of Aprill he comes into Taurus or the Signe of the Bull. Taurus HIpericon now 's remou'd vnto the Bull And seemes all hid in Mists and watry bowres Till wollsacke seeming cloudes are bursting full And then he glides the Aire with golden showres He shines he hides he smiles and then he lowres Now glorious glowing and straight darkned dim He 's now obscur'd and now his beames out powres Asskies are cleare or thicke twixt vs and him Thus all the Aprill at bo-peepe he plaies â—â—circling daily the Rotundious spheare And at the Bull he hides his glistring raies Tilâ— ayre is purgde of cloudes and skies are cleare Then he the head-strong Taurus soone forsakes And to his Summer progresse haste he makes To the Right Honorable the Earle of Manchester Lord priuy Seale to the Kings Matestie HENRY MONTAGVE Anagramma Gouerneth many AMongst a Million there is hardly Any That like your selfe so well doth gouerne Many The 12. of May the Sunne enters into Gemini or the Twinnes Gemini May. NOw bright fac'd Sminthus with faire Flora meet Adorning her with Natures best attire Trees plants hearbs flowres odoriferous sweet With Birds all chaunting in their feathered quire Now countrie Tom and Tyb haue their desire And rowle and tumble freely on the
labours and takes paine May with a better Conscience sleepe in bed Then he that is with ill got thousands sped So well I like it and such loue I owe Vnto it that I 'll fall againe to Rowe 'T will keepe my health from falling to decay Get money and chase Idlenesse away I 'm sure it for Antiquity hath stood Since the worlds drowning vniuersall Flood And howsoeuer now it rise or fall The Boate in Noahs Deluge carried all And though our wits be like our purses bare With any Company wee 'll make compare To write a Verse prouided that they be No better skild in Schollership then wee And then come one come thousands nay come all And for a wager wee 'll to Versing fall Epilogue to those that know what they haue read and how to censure TO you whose eares and eyes haue heard seene This little pamphlet and can iudge betweene That which is good or tol'rable or ill If I with Artlesse Nature wanting skill Haue writ but ought that may your thoughts content My Muse hath then accomplisht her intent Your fauors can preserue me but your frownes My poore inuentions in obliuion drownes With tolerable friendship let me craue You will not seeke to spill what you may saue But for the wrymouth'd Critick that hath read That mewes puh's and shakes his brainlesse head And saies my education or my state Doth make my verse esteem'd at lower rate To such a one this answer I doe send And bid him mend before he discommend His Enuy vnto me will fauours prooue The hatred of a foole breeds wise-mens loue My Muse is iocund that her labours merits To be malign'd and scornd by Enuious spirits Thus humbly I craue pardon of the best Which being gaind Sir reuerence for the rest FINIS A MEMORIALL OF ALL THE ENGLISH MONARCHS being in number 151. from Brute to King CHARLES TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE LIONEL Lord Viscount Cranefield Earle of Middlesex c. MY humble Muse in lofty manner sings a The y. Kingdomes were 1. Kent 2 â—â—â— Sussx and Surry 3 â—â—â—â— â—â—â— Norfolke and Cambridge-shire 4 â—â—â—â—â—â— â—â—â— Somersetshire and Corneâ—â—â— 5 Mertia Glostershire Hertfordshire Worcester Shraâ—â—â— Staffordshire Cheshire Warwike Leycester North Oxford Buckingham Bedford and halfe Hartfordshire 6 East-Saxon Essex Middlesex and halfe Hartfordshire 7 Northumberland diuided to two Kingdomes Deyrs and all brought to one Monarchy by Eghert King of saeâ—â—â— and called England 1968. yeeres after Brute A Catalogue of Englands mighty Kings At first I do begin with Troian BRVTE And following Chronicles I do dispute Proceeding briefely with their Raignes and Names Till these blest dayes of our best Monarch IAMES T is but an Argument that 's written here That in such time such and such Princes were But he that meanes their Actions were to know May read Boetius Hollinshed or Stow Or our true labouring Moderne Master How Which Authors Learned Iudgement do allow Or if you le see how former times doe runne Reade the laborious paines of Middleton We haue had Kings since Brute of royall Blood One hundred forty sixe some bad some good Foure Queenes in all this time did only Raigne Whose Memories in Histories remaine So in two thousand and seuen hundred yeeres We had thrice 50 Princes it appeares This Kingdome here was fiue times won and lost And Kings as God decreed oft chang'd and tost Sometimes one swaid the Scepter sometime twaine And sometime seuen at once did rule and raigne Till sixe by bloudy warres lost life and throne And valiant Egbert ioyn'd them all in one But since through Heauens high prouidence I see T is growne more great and greater like to be Long may He liue by whom in one 't is guided And may they sinke that wish't againe diuided â—â—â—e Noble Lord with good acceptance take â— Poem for the Royall Subiects sake â—â—though it be not compleate as it should â—â—with it and accept of what I could â—â—â—â—â— matter 's worthy though the manner 's poore Which makes me heere your Patronage implore And may you be externall and internall Blest and aduanc'd to happinesse eternall Your Honours in all obseruance to be commanded Iohn Taylor BRVTE THE FIRST KING OF BRITTAINE began his Reigne 1. BRVTE â—â—â—â—â—â—munds 2858. Before Christ 1108. AENE AS from subuerted Troy exilde In Tuscais wedded King Latinus childe By whom the Realme of Italy he gain'd And after he had 3. yeeres fully raign'd He died and left Ascanius in his stead To whom Siluius Posthumus did succeed From which Posthumus Royall loynes did spring â—â—â— Great Brutus Brittaines first commanding King The people then were here all voyd of pride Borne Naked Naked liu'd and Naked dy'd Three Sonnes Brute left Locrinus was his Heire To England Cambria Wales was Cambers share To Albanact the youngest 't was his lot To sway the Scepter of the valiant Scot. Thus 'mongst his Sonnes this Ile he did diuide And after twenty foure yeeres Reigne he dy'd Brute being of the age of 15 yeeres as he shot at a wild beast the arrow glanced unfortunately and slew his Father Sinius AEneas for the which he was exiled and came on this â—â—â—â—â— then called Albyon I follow the common opinion for many Writers doe neither write or allow of Brutes being here accounting it a dishonor for our Nation to haue originall from a Paâ—â—â—ide and one that deriued his descent from the Goddesse alias strumpet Venus Howsoeuer Histories are obseured and clouded with ambiguities some burnt left defaced by antiquity and some abused by the malice ignorance or partialitie of Writers so that truth is hard to be found Amongst all which variations of Times and Writers I must conclude there was a BRVTE Locrine 20. yeeres 1034. LOcrinus Eldest of old Brutus Sonnes By Valour vanquisht the inuading Hunnes He chas'd them their power did quite confound And their King Humber was in a The Riuer of Humber tooke the name from the drowned King of the Huns now Hungarians Humber drownd This Locrine had a Queene faire b Guendoline was daughter vnto Corineus Duke of Cornewall Estrild was a beautious Lady of King Humbers whom Locrinus tooke prisoner Guendolin Yet folly led him to the Paphaean sinne Besotted sence and blood with lust inflam'd He lou'd a beautie Beautious Estrild nam'd By whom he had a Daughter Sabrin hight In whome the King had whole and sole delight For which the Queene made war vpon her Lord And in the Fight she put him to the Sword And after a reuengefull bloody slaughter Queene Guendoline tooke Estrild and her daughter And drownd them both to quéch her ielous flame And so from Sabrine Seauerne got the name Yeeres before Christ. Q. Guendoline 1064. About this time Saul was King of Israel VVHen 15. yeeres this Queen'had wisely raign'd She dy'd then her Son the kingdome gain'd Queene Guendoline was allowed the gouernment in her Sonne Madans minority whose prudent reigne is applausefully recorded in histories Madan
1009. VVHen forty yeers this King had rul'd this Ile As Stories say he died a death most vile The wide-mouth'd Wolfe and keene-tusk'd brutish Bore Did eate his Kingly flesh drinke his gore Madan was a vicious and wicked Prince the Sonne of Locrine and Guendoline Hee was a great Tyrant He built the Towne of Doncaster Hee had two Sonnes Mempricius and Manlius Mempricius raigned 20. yeeres 991. MEmpricius base his brother Manlius slew And got the Crowne by murder not as due Maids wiues and widdowes he by force destowr'd He liu'd a Beast and dy'd by a Beast deuour'd Hee killed his elder brother trecherously as hee was parlying with him Hee was eaten of Wolues at hee was hunting Hee was so beastly that he was taxed in histories to be a Sodomite with Beasts in his time Yeeres before Christ. Ebranke 989. King Dâ—â—uid â—â—â—â—â—â— At Edinburgh the Castle he did found Alcluid Tork he built new from the ground He builded Bambrough and reigned sixty yeeres Belou'd as it in Chronicles appeares Ebranke had 21. wiues by whom he had 20. Sonnes and 30. Daughters hee inuaded Gallia now Frâ—â—â— He was the Sonne of Mempricius In his Reigneâ—â—â—â— King Salomon Alcluid is Dumbreton in Scotland Brute the second 929. IF any noble act Brute Greeneeshield did Hee 's wrong'd because from Histories th' are hiâ—â—â— Twelue yeeres he rul'd that 's all I of him read And how at Yorke hee lyeth buried This Brute was the Sonne of Ebranke and some histories write doubtfully that he conquer'd France and thâ— after he receiued a great soyle in field by Brinchild Brinchillus Prince of Henoway or Henault Leil 917. LEil Carleile built and raign'd yeeres twenty fiue And as Fame still keepes dead mens acts aliue So Leil though dead shall euer liue by Fame He lyes at Carleile which himselfe did frame Leil was the Sonne of Brute Greeneshield It is â—â—â— written that he built the Citie of Chester Lud or Rud hudibras was the Sonne of Leil a religious Prince â—â—â— way of Paganisâ—â— for in those 3. Townes â—â— built hee erected 3. Temples and placed 3. â— Pagan Bishops in them Yeeres before Christ. Rudbudibrasse 892. His King built Canterbury Winchester And Shastbury he from the ground did reare â—â— after twenty nine yeeres reigne was past â—â— bester sore sicke he breath'd his last Bladud reign'd 20. 863. BLathe was by Bladud to perfection brought By Necromanticke Arts to flye hee sought â— from a Towre he thought to scale the Sky â— brake his necke because he soar'd too high This Bladud had beene a Student in Athens from â—â— hee brought many learned men bee built Stamâ—â— a Colledge I thinke the first in England striuing to â—â—â— the foule or the foole he brake his necke on the Temâ—â—â— of Apollo in Troynouant Leire 844. LEire as the Story saies three daughters had The youngest good the other two too bad â—et the old King lou'd theÌ„ that wrong'd him most â—e that lou'd him he banisht from his Coast. â—â—â—â—â— and Ragan he betweene â—â—â— the Kingdome making each a Queene But young Cordeilla wedded was by chance To Aganippus King of fertile France The eldest Daughters did reiect their Sire For succour to the young'st hee did retire By whose iust aide the Crowne againe he gain'd And dyed when he full forty yeeres had reign'd Leire built Leicester and was a good Prince At Leycester he built a Temple to Iames Bifrons or Iames with two faces Yeeres before Christ. Qu. Cordeilla 805. MAd Morgan an vnmanner'd Cunedagus Their AuÌ„t Cordeilla with fierce war did plagues They vanquish'd her and her in Prison threw And hauing reign'd fiue yeeres her selfe she flew She reigned with her Husband Aganippus till he dyed and then in her widowhead her cruell kinsmen opprest her Shee stabb'd her selfe in prison being tyrannously vsed in despaire of her liberty Morgan Cunedagus 800. THen Morgan did 'gainst Cunedagus contend And at Glamorgan Morgan had his end Then Cunedagus sole King did abide Full three and thirty yeeres and then he dyed Morgan was the Sonne of Gonorel Leires eldest Daughter and Cunedagus his kinsman was the Sonne of Ragan The Prophet Esay prophefied about this time Yeeres before Christ. Riuallo before Christ 766. THree daies it rain'd blood when Riuallo reign'd And great mortalitie the Land sustain'd Hee forty six yeeres rul'd in Kingly State And then surrendred to all humane Fate This Land in this Kings reigne was almost vnpeopled with dearth death and desolation In his time Rome was builded 356. yeeres after Brute Innumerable multitudes of Horse-flyes or Hornets spring out of the blood thus raind which flyes strong many people to death Riuallo was buried as Yorke Gurgustus 721. Scicillius 684. A Common Drunkard was this wicked King Which vice did many other vices bring Yeeres thirty eight the Diadem he wore Scicillius next raignd nine and forty more Gurgustus and Scicillius were bretbrâ—n I finde little mentioned of any good they did though they rsigned long They were both the Sonnes of Riuallo Iago 636. Kimmaâ—m 612. OF these two Kings small mention I doe finde They left bare Names for memorie behinde One twentie fiue yeares th' other fifty foure Had in this Land Commanding Regall power Iugo was a kinsman to Gurgustus and by his vicious life he got asleepy disease called the Lethargy â—â—â—â— dyed These two Kings were both buried at Yorke Yeeres before Christ. Gorbodug 559. GOrbodug next did in the Throne succeed Was sixty three yeeres King and last decâ—â—â—â—â— 'Twixt his two Sonnes this Kingdome to diuide â— At Yorke hee 's buried where in peace hee dy'd Some write that he reigned but 42. years and â—â—â—â— he was buried at Troynouant Ferex and Porex 496. POrex in Fight his brother Ferex kil'd For which their mother Porex heart blâ—d sâ—â— These murthers mercilesse did quite deâ—ace These Princes last of Royall Brutus Race Ferex and Porex were the sonnes of Corâ—odâ—â— Their mother and her maides chopped Porex in â—â—â—â—â— reuenge of her sonne Ferex they reigned fiue yeeres â—â—â— whose death the Land was a long time diuided â—â—â— Kingdomes Mulmutius Donwallo 441. THe Land vnguided Kinglesse did remaine Till great Mulmutius did the Wreathe â—â—â—â—â— Yeeres before Christ. He builded Temples made Lawes Ploughs high-waies And 40. yeeres he liu'd infame and praise Mulmutius â—lew Pinnar Slater and Rudack three Kings of seuerall parts of this I le and at last brought the â—â— Kingdome to his sole obedience He was the Sonne of â—â—â—â—ten Duke of Cornewall He was the first of all the Kings of this Land that wore a crowne of Gold Bellinus and Brennus reigned 26. yeeres 401. THese brethren did diuide the Realme in twaine But Kings can brooke no partnership in reigne They fell at oddes and Brennâ—s fled subdude With slaughter of his warlike multitude To France he scap'd and was receiu'd in State In London Belline builded Bellinsgate â—â—â—ane Brennus conquer'd Italy and Rome Bellinus lies heere in an honour'd Tombe Brennus slew himselfe
with the sword at the siedge of â—elphos in Greece Bochas They were the sonnes of Mulmutius Donwallo Belinus brought Denmarke to â—butary to Brittaine they were a paire of worthy broâ—â—â—â— Gâ—rguintus 373. GVrguintus was Belinus first-borne sonne Victoriously he Denmarkâ— ouer-runne â—â—e the vnpeopled Ireland did supply â—eign'd nineteen yeeres a King and then did dye This King gaue leaue to a company of stragling â—â—â—â—ssed Spaniards to possesse themselues in Ireland hee â—â—â— buried at Caerlion Yeeres before Christ. Guinthelinus 456. HE married Merciâ— a renowned Dame From whom the iust â— wise Merâ—â—â—an Statutes came He sixe and twenty yeeres the Scepter swaide And then with honour in his Tombe was laide He was the sonne of Gurguintus he builed Warwick and lyâ—th buried at London Cecilius 330. Kimarus 223. SEuen yeeres Cecilius kept the Regall Chaâ—re Three yeeres Kimarus rul'd as his â—ole Heire The Syre with loue did well and â—ustly reigne His sonne Kimarus was a hunting slaine About this time a sauage people called the Picts beg'd habitation of the King of Scots and liued in the Marâ—â—es betweene England and Scotland Kimarus was a vicious Prince and killed by wild Beasts as hee was hunting he was the sonne of Cecilius Cecilius was buried at Caerlion Elanius 321. ELanius as most Histories agree Was King of Brittaine yeeres iust three times three What Acts he did or what Lawes he decreed They are vnwrit and therefore are vnread Elanius was the sonne of Kimarus Yeeres before Christ. Morindus reigned 8 yeeres 311. THis King Morindus valiant more then wise A rau'ning Monster from the Sea did â—ise Which many people to destruction brought Who kil'd this braue King as he brauely fought He killed the Monster after the Monster had deâ—â—â—red him for he was in the belly of it liuing and found dead with his dagger in his hand Gorbomanus 303. THis King eleuen yeers wore the Brittain crown He founded Cambridge built Grantham Town His subiects peace past Kingdomes he prefer'd Lou'd and bewaiâ—'d at London was inter'd He built the Townes of Cambridge and Grantham Archigalo and Elidurus 392. THese brothers were not Kings both at one time But for extortion an vnkingly crime The Eldest hauing gaind his Subiects hate Depos'd and Elidurus got the State But he not greedy after worldly reigne To Archigalo gaue it vp againe Rul'd tenne yeeres more thus twenty yeeres in all His State Maiesticke did twice rise and fall Archigalo put away from him and reiected the true and ancient Nobility and Gentry and in their roomes was supplyde with the counsels of flatterers and parasites which was his downefall Yeeres before Christ. Elidurus 272. Vigenius Peredurus 270. THen Aâ—chigale beeing dead and gone Good Elidure two yeers kept Brittaines Throne Vigenius Peredurus two yeeres more Thrust Elidure from all the sway he bore But they both dy'd the third time he was crown'd Elidurus 261. And reigned foure yeeres more belou'd renown'd Once subiect twice a slaue and thrice a King Thus Fortunes fauours vp and downe did sling Heere because Hystories make little or â—o mention of any the doings of the Kings from the reigne of Elidurus to King Lâ—â— I thinke it fit onely to insert their names and the times of their reignes with their yeeres before Christ. 258. Gerbonian reigned ten yeeres 248. Morgan foureteene yeeres 224. Emeriaâ—â—s seuen yeeres This King was deposed from alâ—â—â— gall gouernment for his tyranny 227. Iuall twenty yeeres This King was a iust and â—â—â— Prince Yeeres before Christ. 207. Rimo sixteen yeeres His reigne was blest with abundance of Peace and Plenty 191. Geruncius twenty yeeres 171. Catillus ten yeeres Catillus caused all the oppressors of the poore to be hanged vp but since his time they are doubly increased 161. Coylus twenty yeeres A peaceable King and a quiet reigne 141. Porrex fiue yeeres A good Prince 136. Chirimus one yeere Chirimus through excessiue drinking got his death 135. Tulgon two yeeres 133. ELâ—red one yeere Yeeres before Christ. 132. Androgius one yeere 131. Varianus one yeere Varianus giuen all to lust purchsed himselfe a short reigne and it may bee perceiued that all these Princes either by treason or their own bad liues were soon brought to their ends for 25 of them did not reigne aboue 62 yeeres 12â— Eliud fiue yeeres 120. Dedamius fiue yeeres 118. Gurginius three yeeres 115. Merianus two yeeres 113. Blodunus two yeeres 110. Capenus three yeeres Yeeres after Christ. 108. Quinus two yeeres 106. Silius two yeeres 94. Bledgabredus ten yeeres A great louer of Musicke and a good Patron to Musicians 92. Archemalus two yeeres 90. Eldolus two yeeres 88. Rodianus two yeeres 86. Redargius three yeeres Yeeres after Christ. 84. Samullius two yeeres 81. Penisellus three yeeres 78. Pirrhus two yeeres 76. Caporus two yeeres 74. Diuellus foure yeeres A Noble and verâ—nous Prince 70. Hellius one yeere The I le of Ely tooke the nâ—mâ—â—â—tion from this Prince There hee â—â—â—â— a Palace and there he dying was buried Lud reigned 11. yeeres 66. A Long time after Troynouant was fram'd It was by Lud Kair-Lud or Lud-stoâ—s nam'd Yeeres before Christ. â—â—e made it strong with Battlements and Towres â—â—â— against foes inuasiue pow'rs â—â—â—free Stone for Free-men Ludgate hee founded â—â— here freemen wanting freedom are confounded â—â—dy'd and left two Sonnes too young for reigne Therefore his brother did the Crowne obtaine Some Writers doe affirme that this King builded London from Ludgate to London-stone and that the stone â—â—â—â— thereof was called Luds stone Cassibelan 17. yeeres 58. Vâ— dead the nobles crown'd Cassibelan â—â—â— whose reign here the Romanes conquest wan â—â— Iulius Caesar sailed out of France â—in this Land his Eagle did aduance â—â—â—â—â— bold scorn'd base at first to stoope â—â—â— Caesar fled before their warlike troope â— Ciuill warres this Kingdome ouer-runnes â—twixt Cassibelan and Luds two Sonnes â—â—â— they vnnaturall sought each others fall â—â—â— Romanes tooke aduantage conquer'd all Tâ—â—â— Caesar by his high Imperiall doome â—â—â— Britaine Tributary vnto Rome Nemias a valiant Duke of this Kingdome receiued deaths wound of Caesar Yet after that he tooke Caesars â—â—â—nd from him and with the same kil'd Labianus a Romane Tribune and lastly was she field and dyed Caesar â—the Castles of Douer Canterbury and the Tower â—â— London Theomantius 37. THen Theomantius of the royall blood The sole Sonne liuing of his Father Lud â—â—ign'd three and twenty yeeres a King in State â—hose Picture stands on Luds vnlucky gate Yeeres before Christ. Cimbilinus IN this Kings reigne the glorious King of Kings In person came and mans saluation brings When through the world all bloody wars did cease For our soules peace then came the Prince of peace Our Sauiour Iesus Christ was borne his reigne in the 42. yeere of Augustus Caesar then being Emperour of Rome Cimbelinus was the Sonne of Theomantins Guiderius anno Christi 21. THis King and Subiects brauely nobly ioyne To hold from Rome the tributary Coyne But
Claudius Caesar with an Army came The Britaines bold rebellious hearts to tame One Hamen there a Romane did deuise Himselfe like to a Britaine to disguise Guiderinâ— brauely chaâ—de his foes amaine Was by disguised Hamon falsely slaine When Guiderius was King of Britaine our Râ—â—â—â—mer suffered vnder Claudius Tiberius Caesar being the Romane Emperour Guiderius was a valiant Prince Aruiragus 44 STout Aruiragus being in the fight The Kings death added fury to his might Perceiu'd the Britaine Host almost dismaide In 's brothers Armour hee himselfe atray'd Yeeres after Christ. The Souldiers thought the King againe suruiu'd With courage new through euery veine deriu'd Braue Aruiragus like a Tempest goes And pell mell topsieturuy throwes his foes Great Caesar with his Romane army fled The King tooke Hamon and cut off his head And more with sharp reuenge his wrath t' appease Hew'd him piece-meale and cast him in the Seas The place long time this name did then allow Of Hamons hauâ—n or Southampton now The Emperour would quite the tribute free If Brittaines King his Sonne in law would be Then Aruarigue did faire Genisse marry And Claudius Caesar heere a while did tarry He builded Glostâ—r whil'st he heere remain'd The King dyed hauing twenty eight yeeres reign'd Marius 73. IN this Kings reigne the lawlesse proling Pict A Nation strange did the North part afflict But Marius in a battell slew their King And all their power did to subiection bring The Picts from Scythia into Scotland came Rude barbarous ingratefull hard to tame For by the Scotisâ— Kings fauour hauing got Possession they oft warr'd vpon the Scot. And more and more that Kingdome they annoy'd Till Kennith Scotlandâ— King them all destroy'd Yeeres fifty three reign'd Marius iust and wise Dyed and at Carlâ—â—â— his Corps royall lies Much about this time Ioseph of Arimathea after he had buried Christ being hated for it of the mis-beleeuing Iewes came into this Land and first planted Christianity heere built a Chapell at Ghastenburgh Some writers say that he repaired Chester and was buried there Coylus 124. IN Rome this King was fostred all his youth He lou'd Peace Iustice Fortiude and Truth Yeeres after Christ. He builded Colchestâ—r and did suruiue Till he had reign'd a Kings yeeres fifty fiue Coylus was the Sonne of Marius hee was buried â—â— Yorke Lucius 179. THe first of Kings that was a Christian nam'd Was Lucius with the spirit of God inflam'd The Bread of life he did receiue with ioy The Pagan Idols hee did all destroâ— The Flamines and Arch â—â—mines he downe cost And Bishops and Archbishops here he placâ—d He lou'd and fear'd th' eternall Three in one And dyed when he had 12. yeeres kept the Throne This was the first Christian King of Brittaine â—â—eeâ—â—â—ed twentie eight Idolatrous Temples of thy Pagan god â—â— he made Cathedrall Churches for the seruice of the â—â—â— God Elutherius was then Bishop of Rome King â—ucâ—â—â— was buried at Glocester hee dyed leauing no â—â—â—â—â—â— that this Land was in a hurly-burly 15 yeeres tâ—â—â—â—â— want of a King Seuerus 194. THis was a Romane Emperour and was slaine At York the eighteenth yeere of his proud reigne Hee was an Alien and a stranger heere And therefore bought his vsurpation deare Seuerus was 60. yeeres old when hee tooke the â—â—â—â—â—â— and caused a wall of Turse to be made betwixt Englaâ—â— and Scotland to kepe this Land from the incursions of tâ—â— Scots and Picts the wall reached from Tyme to â—â—â— Scottish Seas 112. miles Yeeres after Christ. Bassianus 212. SEâ—â—rus here did wed a British Dame By whom this King their Son the Crowne did claime â— after sixe yeeres time he left this Land â—ad had the Romane Empire at 's command Bassianus was brought from Rome by his Father â—â—â—â—rcus Carausius 290. Alectus 291. â—â—â— Carausiâ—â—â—â—â— Dioâ—â—â—â— was â—â—â—â—â— THis king of meane birth did the Crown attain After seuen yeeres was by Alectus slaine Three yeeres Alectus did in state recide â—ur Protomartyr then Saint Alban dyde Dioâ—esian and Maximilian ruled the Romane Emâ—â—â—â— when saint Albane suffered Alectus was sent from Rome against Carausius this Alectus was a cruell â—â—â—â—â— and was also slaine by Asclepiodatus Asclepiodatus 299. ASclepiodatus in a mortall Fight Sabdude the Romane Generall Gallus might Kil'd him and cast him head-long in a Brooke Whence Gallus or Wallbrooke for name it tooke And as Alectus did Carausius kill So did this King Alectus life bloud spill And a free two yeeres reigne in mortall strife Asclepiodatus slaine lost Crowne and life Glallus brooke or Wallbrooke tooke the name from Glallus â—â— Rome to Captaine slaine by Asclepiodatus and throwne into that Brooke Asclepiodatus was after slaine by Coil Duke of Colchester Some write that Asclepiodatus reigned 30. yeeres Yeeres after Christ. Coil raigned 14. yeeres 301. COlchesters Duke Coil in the Throne inuested Was by Constantius Caesar much molested Till Coil gaue's Daughter to him for his Bride And paid Romes tribute that was long denide The Lady was of beauty most diuine Faire Hellen Mother to great Constantine The King at Colchester dead laide in 's Tombe His Sonne Constantius did supply his roome This Hellen râ—â—defied Ierusalem and adorned it with goodly Churches She also waâ—eâ— Ladon and Colchester Constantius 305. SPaine Italy France Britaines Emperor Foure yeeres he raign'd heere with Maiesticke power True Honour was the ayme at which he shoâ— Iust Valiant these reports his Actions got This Constantius was Grandfather to Constantine the Great he came from Rome to this I le and was buried at Yorke Constantine 306. GReat Emp'ror Constantine surnam'd the Great In all respects a worthy Prince compleate Yeeres after Christ. The glorious Gospell he ador'd and fear'd Constantinople famously he rear'd Maxentius Romes great Tyrant most abhor'd He made him flie from his Imperiall sword Belou'd bewail'd high honor'd and admir'd In grace with God and men his dayes expir'd This worthy Prince Constantine was borne in this Land the Sonne of Constantius and Hellen. After Constantius decease our Land was molested by Octauius Maximus and others for many yeers These times are so diuersly written of in Histories that a man knowes not which to beleeue most 84. Constantinus 337. 85. Constans 340. THese two were Brothers of the Royall line And Sonnes vnto the Emperour Constantine Ambition and debate for Kingly Raigne Was the vnnaturall cause they both were slaine Kings and Louers can brook no partners for these two brothers were each others destruction 86. Octauius 345. 87. Traherus 349. OCtauius Duke of Windsore tooke the Crowne Traherus came from Rome and put him downe The Land was full with hurly-burlies fild Traherus by Octtauius last was kild Theodosius was Emperour of the East and Macrinus of the West Some write that Octauius reigned 54. yeeres Non credo Yeeres after Christ. 88. Constantius the third 353. The Romane Empire he did closely sway And as a King this Land did him obay Th'Apostate Iulian was the Emp'rour next
yeeres after the cities of York Rochester and Bathe were burnt Hee reigned 18. yeeres 10 moneths and was buried at Feuersham Henry the second An Dom. 1154. THis King vnto the Empresse Maud was Heyre And lawfully obtain'd the Regall Chayre He was couragious and yet most vnchaste Which Vice his other Vertues all defac'd He lou'd faire Rosamond the worlds faire Rosâ— For which his wife and children turn'd his foes He made his sonne Copartner in his Crowne Who rais'd strong warres to put his Father downe Faire Rosamond at Woodstock by the Queene Was poyson'd in reuengefull iealous spleene In toyle and trouble with his Sonnes and Peereâ— The King raign'd almost fiue and thirty yeeres Hee neere his death did curse his day of birth Hee curst his Sonnes and sadly leâ—t the earth Hee at Founteuerard in his Tombe was laid And his Son Richard next the Scepter swaâ—d Henry the 2. In the 12. yeer of this King an earthquâ—â—â— in Norfolk Suffolk and Eiye that made â—â—â—â—â—â— shaking the sleeples and ouerthrew men that stood on this feete Nicholas Breakespeare an English man was â—â—ope of Rome and was named Adrian the fourth hee gaue â—â—â— Lord-shippe of Ireland to King Henry Richard Cordelion An. Dom. 1189. THis braue victorious Lyon-hearted Prince The foes of Christ in â—â—â—y did conuince Whilst at Ierusalem he wan Renowne His Brother Iohn at home vsurp'd his Crowne And as he home return'd his owne to gaine By Austria's Duke the King was Prisoner â—ane His ransome was an hundred thousand pound Which paid in England he againe was crown'd Yet after nine full yeeres and 9. months raigne Hee with a Shot was kild in Aquitâ—ne His buriall at Founteuerard was thought meet At his dead Fathers second Henries feet Richard the 1. he conquered the kingdome of Cypresse and he tooke from the Infidels the Cities of Acon Ioppa and deliuered them to Christians In his 2. yeere the â—â—s of the renowned King Arthur were found at Glastenbury King Richards bowels were buried at Chalne Castle in Aquitane his heart at Roane and his body at Founteuerard King Iohn An. Dom. 1199. IOhn Earle of Morton tooke the regall Seate His state his toyle his pompe his cares all great The French the Welsh the Scotsh all prou'd his foes The Pope King Iohn did from his Crowne depose His Lords rebel'd from France the Dolphin came And Wasted England much with sword and flame And after seuenteene yeeres were full expir'd King Iohn being poysoned to his graue retir'd King Iohn In the 8. yeere many men Women and cattell â— slainâ— with thunder and many houses burnt and the â—â—â—â— was beaten downe with haile as bigge as goose egges Some say the King was poyson'd by a monke and others â—rite that he died of a surfeit at Newark but his life was full of troubles and after his death he was by base villaines â—â—â—d and lâ—â—t naked without any thing to couer the corpes hee was buried at Worcester Henry the third An. Dom. 1216. Wars bloody wars the French in England made Strong holds Towns Towres Castles they inuade â—â—t afterwards it was K. Henries chance By force perforce to force them backe to France Great discord 'twixt the King and Barons were â—nd factions did the Realme in pieces teare A world of mischiefes did this Land abide And fifty sixe yeeres raign'd the King and dy'd Henry the 3. This King was born at Winchester crowned at Glocester buried at Westminster In the 17. of his reigne on the 8. of Aprill 1233. there were 5 Sonnes in the firmament and the naturall Sun was as red as blood Edward Long-â—hanks An. Dom. 1271. THis was a hardy wise Victorious King The Welshmen he did to subiection bring He Scotland wan and brought from thence by fate Their Crowne their Scepter Chaire and Cloth of state That Kingdome with oppression sore he brusde Much tyranny and bloodshed there he vsde When thirty fiue yeeres he the Crowne had kept At Westminster he with his Father slept Edward the 1. In the 13. yeere his sonne Edward was borne at Carnaruan who was the first sonne of any King of England that was Prince of Wales Edward of Carnaruan An. Dom. 1307. THe hard mis-haps that did this King attend The wretched life and lamentable end Which he endur'd the like hath ne'r bin seene Depos'd and poyson'd by his cruell Queene Which when the poyson had no force to kill Another way she wrought her wicked will Into his Fundament a red hot Spit Was thrust which made his Royall heart to split In his 8. yeere such a death that dogges and horses were good food many ate their owne children and old prisoners tore such as were newly committed in pieces and deuoured them halfe liuing The King reigned 19. yeeres 6. moneths Edward the third An. Dom. 1326. IN Peace and warre this King was right good He did reuenge his murdred Fathers blood Hee and the blacke Prince his most valiant Sonne The Field at Cressle and at Poytiers wonne At first and last in his victorious raigne Of French and Scots were six score thousand slaine And more his glory further to aduance He tooke the Kings of Scotland and of France The noble order of the Garter he At Windsor instituted caus'd to be When fifty yeeres this Land had him obaid At Westminster he in his tombe was laid In his 12. yeere he quartered the Armes of England and France as they are at this day Henry Pichard Vintuer in his Moralâ—y feasted at once Edward King of England Dauid King of Scotland Iohn King of France the King of Cypres the Prince of Wales the Dolphin of France with many other great Personages of Honour and Worship Richard the second An. Dom. 1377. YOng King rash coâ—sell lawes right neglected The good put downe the bad in State erected The Court with knaues flat'rers here did swarm The Kingdome like a Farme was let to Farme The Commons tost in Armies Routes and throngs And by soule treason would redresse soule wrongs In this Kings raigne began the Ciuill warre Vnnaturally 'twixt Yorke and Lancaster Oppression on oppression breedes Confusion Bad Prologue bad Proceeding bad Conclusion King Richard twenty two yeeres raign'd misse-led Deposed and at Poâ—â—râ—s knock'd ith'head This King was Grandchild to Edward the 3. and sonne to the black Prince he was borne at Burdeux in France and was but 11. yeeres old when he was crowned so that all his miserable Calamity may be imputed to him not hauing or not regarding good counsell Henry the fourth An. Dom. 1399. THe Crown wrong got froÌ„ the wrong'doing king More griefe then ioy did to King Henry bring France England Scotland Wales arose in Armes And menac'd Henry with most fierce Alarmes Hot Percy Dowglas Mortimer Glendowre At Shrewsbury the King orethrew their power He fourteene yeeres did raigne and then did dye At Canterbury buried he doth lye Henry the 4. Hee began his reigne the 29. of September 1399. and the 14.
of February following king Richard the 2. being in prison at Poâ—â—fret-Castle â—â—â— murdered The raigne of King Henry was accâ—â—â—â—â— warre and trouble Henry the fift An. Dom. 1412. THis was a King Renowned neere and farre A Mars of men a Thunderbolt of warre At Agencourt the French were ouerthrowne And Henry heyre proclaim'd vnto that Crowne In nine yeeres raigne this valiant Prince wan more Then all the Kings did after or before Intomb'd at Westminster his Carkas lyes His soule did like his Acts ascend the skies Henry the 5. In his 3. yeere hee past the sea with 1000. saile of Ships and Veâ—â—els into France His tombe or â—â—â—â— was couered with siluer but this yrâ—n age â—â—th â—â—â—â—â—â— Henry the sixt An. Dom. 1422. THis Infant Prince scarce being nine moneths old The Realmes of France and England he did hold But he vncapable through want of yeeres Was ouer-gouern'd by mis-gouern'd Peeres Now Yorke and Lancaster with bloudy wars Both wound this kingdome with deep deadly scars Whilst this good King by Yorks oppos'd depos'd Expos'd to dangers is captiu'd inclos'd His Queene exilde his sonne and many friends Fled murdred slaughtred lastly Fate contends To crowne him once againe who then at last Was murdred thirty nine yeeres being past King Edward the sixt being 10. yeers old was crowned King of France in Paris but with the strife betwixt the Nobility and the Commons in England the most part of France was lost againe which was neuer recouered â—â—â—â—â— Edward the fourth An. Dom. 1460. EDward the 4. the house of Yorks great heire By bloudy wars attain'd the Regall Chaire The poore King Henry into Scotland fled And foure yeeres there was royally cloath'd and fed Still good successe with him was in the wane â—â—e by King Edwardâ—â— power at last was tane Yet yet before the tenth yeere of his reigne Hence Edward fled and Henry crown'd againe By Warwicks meanes sixe moneths he held the same Till Edâ—ward backe in armes to England came And fighting stoutly made this kingdome yeeld And slew great Warwicks Earle at Barnot field Thus Ciuill wars on wars and broyles on broyles And England against England spils and spoyles Now Yorke then Lancaster then Yorke againe â—uels Lancaster thus ioy griefe pleasure paine â—â—oth like inconstant waters â—bbe and flow Ones rising is the others ouerthrow King Edward twenty two yeeres rul'd this Land And lies at Windsor where his Tombe doth stand Edward the 4. In the first yeere on Palme-sunday 1460. there was a battell fought betwixt King Edward and King Henry neere Todcaster wherein were sâ—aine of English-men on both sides 53000 700 and 11. persons The bloudy victory fell to King Edward In the 10. yeere of his reigne he was forced to forsake this Land whereby King Henry was restored againe to the Crowne But shortly after Edward returned and Henry was murthered Edward the fifth An. Dom. 1483. HIgh birth blood state and innocent in yeeres Eclips'd and murdred by insulting Peeres This King was neuer crown'd short was his raigne For to be short hee in short space was slaine Edward the 5. Within 3. moneths after the death of his father hee and his brother Richard Duke of Yorke were depriued both of their liues and he of the Crowne by their tyrannous Unkle Richard Duke of Gloster Richard the third An. Dom. 1483. BY Treason mischiefe murder and debate Vsurping Richard wonne the royall state Vnnaturally the children of his brother The King and Duke of Yorke he caus'd to smother For Sir Iames Tirrell Dighton and Blacke â—ill Did in the Tower these harmlesse Princes kill Buckinghams Duke did raise King Richard high And for reward he lost his head thereby A fellow to this King I scarce can finde His shape deform'd and crooked like his minde Most cruell tyrannous inconstant stout Couragious hardy t' abide all dangers out Yet when his sinnes were mellow ripe and full Th' Almighties iustice then his plumes did pull By bloudy meanes he did the kingdome gaine And lost it so at Bosworth being slaine This Richard was neuer a good subiect but when he had got the Crowne be striued by all meanes to be a good King for in his Short reigne of two yeeres two moneths he made very profitable Lawes which are yet in force by which it may be perceiued how willing he was to redeeme his mis-spent time Henry the seuenth An. Dom. 1485. VVHen Ciuill wars full fourescore yeers more Had made this kingdome welter in her Gore When eightie of the royall blood were kild That Yorke and Lancasters crosse faction held Then God in mercy looking on this Land Brought in this Prince with a triumphant band The onely Heire of the Lancastrian line Who graciously consented to combine To ease poore England of a world of mone And make the red Rose and the white but one By Marriage with Elizabeth the faire Fourth Edwards daughter and Yorks onely heire But Margret Burgunds dutches storm'd frown'd That th' heire of Lancaster in state was crown'd A counterfeit one Lambert she suborn'd Being with Princely ornaments adorn'd To claime the State in name of Clarence sonne Who in the Tower before to death was done Wars'gainst the French King Henry did maintaine And Edward braue Lord Wooduile there was slaine Northumberlands great Earle for the Kings right Was slaine by Northerne rebels in sharpe fight The King besiedged Boloigne but a Peace The French king fought and so the siedge did cease Still Burgunds Dutchesse with inueterate hate Did seeke to ruine Henries Royall state She caus'd one Perkin Warbacke to put on The name of Richard Edwards murdred sonne Which Richard was the youngest of the twaine Of Edwards sonnes that in the Tower was slaine The King at last these traitors did confound And Perkin for a counterfeit was found Sir William Stanley once the Kings best friend At Tower hill on a Scaffold had his end On Blacke Heath Cornish rebels were o'rthrowne A Shoomaker did claime King Henries Crowne The Earle of Warwicke lost his haplesse head And Lady Katherine did Prince Arthur wed But ere sixe moneths were fully gone and past In Ludlow Castle Arthur breath'd his last King Henry built his Chappell from the ground At Westminster whose like can scarce be found Faire Margret eldest daughter to our King King Iames the fourth of Scotland home did bring Where those two Princes with great pompe and cheare In State at Edenborough married were But as all Mortall things are transitory So to an end came Henries earthly glory Twenty three yeeres and 8. months here he swaid And then at Westminster in 's Tombe was laid He all his Life had variable share Of Peace Warre Ioy Griefe Royaltie and Care In his I. yeere in 7. weekes space there dyed in London 2. Maiors and 6. Aldermen besides many hundred others of a strange sweating sicknesse 1485. Anno Reg. 12. at Saint Needâ— in Beafordshire there fell hail-stones 18. inches about King Iames the 4. of Scotland married Margret
Westminster she buried doth abide And as the fame of this Imperiall Maâ—de Is through the world by the foure winds displaid So shall her memory for euer grace Her famous birth her death and buriall place At Teuxbury Anno 1574. the 24. of February being a hard frost the Riuer of Seuerne was couered with Flâ— and Beetles so that it was thought within the length of a paire of Buâ—â— to be 100. quarters of them the mâ—â—â—â—en stopped with them but from whence they came is unknown 1582. A piece of Land of three Acres in Dorsotshire iâ— the Parish of Armitage was suddenly remooâ—ed 600. fâ—â—t from the place where formerly it stood King Iames. An. Dom. 1601. VVHen as Elizaes wofull death was acted When this lamenting land was halfe distractedâ— WheÌ„ tears each loyall heart with grief had drown'd Then came this King and made our ioyes abound Ordain'd for vs by heauenly power diuine Then from the North this glorious starre did shine The Roall Image of the Prince of Peace The blest Concorder that made warres to cease By Name a STEVVARD and by Nature one Appointed from Iâ—houahs sacred Throne And by th' almighties hand supported euer That Treason or the Diuell should hurt him neâ—â—â— And as his Zeale vnto his God was great Gods blessings on him were each way compleat Rich in his Subiects loue a Kings best treasure Rich in content a Riches aboue measure Rich in his Princely Issue and in them Rich in his hopefull Branches of his stemme Rich in Munition and a Nauy Royall And richer then all Kings in seruants Loyall When Hell and Rome together did conspire To blow him and his kingdome vp with fire Then did the King of Kingâ— preserue our King And all the Traytors to confusion bring And who so reckons vp from first to last The many hel-hatch'd dangers he hath past Through all his daies he will beleeue no doubt That he with heauenly pow'rs was wall'd about All Christian Princes held his friendship deare Was fear'd for loue and not belou'd for feare And Pâ—â—gan Monarchs were in League combin'd With him as farre as is the Easterne Inde â—â—â— like a stâ—â—â— amidst a Riuer fix'd â—â— was his â—â—flicâ— with his mercy mix'd He â—riu'd to imitate his Maker still â—ed clemency preseru'd where Law would kill He hath cur'd England and heal'd Scotlands wounds And made them both great ancieÌ„t Britains bounds â—â—â— bloudy deadly â—eud the caus'd â—â— cease And â—â—â—â—â—'d hate he turn'd to Christian peace The mouth of warre he muzzled mute and dum He fill'd the roaring Cannon and the Drum â—â—ure in peace his people siâ—â— and dine With their owne fig-trees shaded and their vine Whilst in an vprore most of Christendome â—â—e nation doth another ouercome Vnto the King of Kings let 's pratles sing For giuing vs this happy peacefull King â—â—â—one know so well how they should peace prefer â—â—s those that know the miseries of warre â—Tis true though old and must not be forgot The warres are sweet to such as know them not Peace happy peace doth spread tranquillity Through all the bounds of Britaines Monarchy And may we all our actions still addresse For peace with God and warre 'gainst wickednesse Vnto which peace of God this King 's ascended â—o reigne in glory that shall ne'r be ended His mortall part at Westminster enter'd His soule and Fame immortally preser'd God did wonderfully preserue him vpon two seueralâ—â— Tueâ—daies from 2 most dangerous treasons the one at the Towne of Saint Iohnston in Scotland on Tuesday the 5. of August 1600. where the Earle of Gowry attemptea to kill his Maiesty The other was in England in that fearfull treason and deliucrance from the Powder-plot on Tuesday the 5. of November 1606. King CHARLES TWo Williams Henries 8. I. Steuen I. Iohn Sixe Edwards Richards 3. and I. Queene Mary Elizabeth and Iames all dead and gone Our gracious Charles doth now the Scepter carry And may they liue and dye of God accurst Who wish the preiudice of Charles the first â—ust 25. Kings and Queenes of England since the Norman Conquest A BRIEFE REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE ENGLISH MOnarchs from the Normans Conquest vntill this present TO THE HONOVRABLE AND TRVLY Noble Sir ROBERT CARR Knight one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties Royall Bed-chamber c. T Is not in expectation of reward That I this booke vnto your hands doe tender But in my humble dutie in regard That I am bound my daily thanks to render And though my stile be harsh my learning slender My Verse defectiue and my Accent rude Yet if your Patronage be my Defender Iam defended'gainst a multitude Thus to auoyd Hell-hatch'd ingratitude My dutious Love my Liues and Life shall be To you deuoted euer to conclude May you and your most vertuous Ladie see Long happie dayes in Honour still encreasing And after death true Glorie neuer ceasing Your Honours in all seruice Iohn Taylor WILLIAM THE FIRST Surnamed the CONQVEROVR KING OF ENGLAND And DVKE OF NORMANDY BY bloody Battels Conquest and by Fate Faire Englands Crown kingdome l surpris'd Itopsie-tutuy turn'd elie Eng'ish State And Lawes and Customes new and strange deuis'd And where â— vanquisht there I tyrannaiz'd Instead of peoples loue inforcing feare Extorting Ioils I daily exercis'd And Tributes greater then the Land could beare Besides the Normans fame the more to reare The English I forbad the English tongue French Schooles of Grammer I ordayned here And gainst this Nation added wrong to wrong At last my Crown Sword scepter CoÌ„quest braue I left I lost scarce found an earthly Graue Anno 1066 October 14 Saturday William Conqueror the sonne of Robert the 6. Duke of Normandy Ianded with a 1000. shippes furnished with men horse all warlike prouision at Hastings in Sussex and after a bloody battell with King Harold with the slaughter of nere 70000. men on both parts Hareld beeing slaine Duke William came in Triumph to London and was crowned at Westminster on Christmas day following by Aldred Archbisbop of Yorke he vsed his victorie and conquest here tyrannically dispossesing most part of the English of their lands giuing them to the Normans for which appressions he was continually molested sometimes with the Danes then with the Welsh with the Scots out of Ireland and at home amongst his owne people besides many miseries did at once afflict this Land as I. an vniuersall feauer amongst people 2 Barrennesse of the ground 3 Dearth and famine 4 Moraine of Cattell and the Church of St Pauls in London burnt and all that was in it The Country extremely ruin'd and spoyled for 60 miles space betwixt York and Durham The king pulled downe 36 Churches Townes and Villages laying the Country waste and open for 30 miles space from the City of Salisbury Southward which is now called Newforrest and was by him made a wildernes or place for beasts for his game of hunting In which place by Gods iust Iudgement his second sonne Richard
was kil'd by a Deere his son K. William Rusus kil'd for a Deer Henry his grandchilde strucke into the iawes with a bough and hanged so till he was found dead Neuerthlesse he built many Abbies Priories Garisons Houses and Caslles amongst the which the Towre of London was one He died at Roane 1087 September 9. he was not onely robd and risted of all his goods and Kingly ornaments and riches but barbarously stripped and left naked on the floore not hauing any one to attend his carcasse but for saken of all Such is the frailty and misery of earthly greatnesse Lastly he had much adoe to get a graue which in the end with great difficulty was purchased for him at Cane in Normandy WILLIAM THE IJ Surnamed RVFVS KING OF ENGLAND And DVKE OF NORMANDY VVHat my triumphant Father wan I held I pill'd poll'd this Kingdom more then he Great Tributes from my people I compeld No place in Church or Common-wealth was freee But alwaies those that would giue most to me Obtain'd their purpose being wrong or right The Clergy I enforced to agree To sell Church-plate and Chalices out-right Vntill at last by the Almighties might My Kingly power and force was forcelesse made My glorious pompe that seem'd t'eclips mens sight Did vanish by a glance by chance and fade For hunting in new-forrest voyd of feare A Subiect flew me shooting at Decre Anno 1087. September 26. being Sunday William the second surnamed Rufus by â—â— son of his ruddy or red colour was crowned at Westminster by Lanfrank Archbishop of Canâ—â—terbury his elder brother Robert being Duke â—â— Normandy who likewise claimed the Crowne â—â— he was pacified with the mediation of the friends â—â— William and the promise of 3000 markes a yeere â— Robert departed this Land after is had beene â—â— wasted with their contentions Then after little breathing time the Welsh arose in Armes and Malcolme King of Scots Inuaded England burning and spolying as farre as Chester â—â— soone as the peace was made betwixt the King William and Malcolme the two brothers William and Robert sell at oddes again and again are appeased After that Malcolme King of Scoâ—â—â— made an inroad into England againe whom Roâ—bert Moubray Earle of Northumberland lyâ—â— in ambush suddenly slew in which action Edwâ—â— King Malcolms sonne likewise was slaine Afâ—â— which the third time the 2 brothers Robert â—â— William sell againe at variance and after â—â— trouble are againe reconciled Then Duke Robertâ—â— goeth to Ierusalem and conquers it In the yeere 1099. the Schisme began there beeing 2 Popes â— at Rome the other at Auigniou in France The K. William was as valiant a prince as the warâ— yeelded and a great opposer of the indirect coursâ—â— the see of Rome Many fearefull things happened in his reigne as earthquakes dreadfull lightning and Apparitions Blazing Commets in strangeâ— gures Inundations Deluges to the destruction is people and much land ouerwhelmed with theâ—neuer to be recouered amongst the which â—â— Goodwins lands were drowned and are now câ—â—â— Goodwin sands At Finchamsted in Barkinâ— there was a Well of blood which flowed 15 dayes When this King had reigned neere 13 years he was vnfortunately slaine by a French Knight S t Water Tirrell and brought to Winchester in a Câ—liers cart and there buried Anno 1100 Angâ—â—â— HENRY THE FIRST Surnamed BEAVCLARKE KING OF ENGLAND And DVKE OF NORMANDY MY Father and my Brother Kings both gone With acclamations Royall I was crown'd Had hauing gain'd the Scepter and the Throne I with the name of Beauclarke was renown'd The English Lawes long lost I did refound False waights and measures I corrected true The power of Wales in fight I did confound And Normandy my valour did subdue Yet I vnmindfull whence these glories grew My eldest Brother Robert did surprise Detain'd him and vsurp'd his Royall due And most vnnat ' rally pluckt out his eyes Kings liue like Gods but yet like men they dye All must pay Natures due and to did I. Anno 1100. August I Wednesday Henry the I a Prince of incomparable wisdom learning for which indowments he was surnamed Beauclark he mollified the seuentty of his Father and brother lawes he cashierd and punished all flatrers parasites froÌ„ his Court but his elder brother Robert Duke of Normandy hearing of the death of his brother Rufus makes haste from is Conquest and Kingdome of Ierusalem if hee had pleased and comming into England landed at Portsmouth claiming the Crowne but by aduice of the Nobles on either part it was agreed that King Henry should pay vnto Duke Robert 3000 markes yeerely but by the instigation of some discontented persons the two brothers disagree againe and in the fift yeere of King Henry Duke Robert landed in England again then there was a â—ayned peace made between them which in the 7 yeere of this king was broken and in the 8 yeere King Henry tooke his brother Duke Robert and caused his eyes to be put out Thus iust the same day forty yeers that the Duke of Normandy conquered England that very day did this Henry the first King of England conquer Normandy Henry the fourth Emperour of Germany marryed Maude the Daughter of king Henry This King was the first thai ordained the High court of Parliament In the yeare 1020. Prince William the sonne of king Henry of the age of 17 crossing the Seas from France towards England with his wife the Duke of Anious daughter and his sister Maud the Lady Lucy a Neece of the Kings the Earle of Chester with diuers other Noblemen Ladies and others to the number of 160 were all most miserably drown'd not any of them saued but a poor Butcher The king hauing no children left but his daughter Maude the Empresse The Emperor her Husband beeing dead she came into England to whom the king her father caused his Nobles to sweare allegeance as to his lawfull heire after his decease which Empresse after was married to Ieffrie Plantagenet Earle of Aniou The King after many troubles with the French Welsh Scots and Englsih with forraigne and Ciuill warres vnfortunate and vntimely losse of children and friends after 35 yeeres reigns he dyed at Saint Dennis in Normandy whose corpes were brought into England and buried at Reding 1135. STEPHEN KING OF ENGLAND AND DVKE OF NORMANDY BY wrested Titles and vsurping claime Through storms tempests of tumultuous wars The Crowne my fairest marke and foulest ayme I wonne and wore beleaguerd round with iars The English Scots and Normans all prepares Their powers exposing to oppose my powers Whilst this land ladeo and o'rwhelm'd with cares Fndures whilst war wo want and death deuoures But as yeers months weeks days decline by houres Houres into minutes minutes into nought My painfull pompe decai'd like fading flowers And vnto nought was my Ambition brought Thus is the state of transitory things Ther 's nothing can be permanent with Kings Anno 1135. December 26. Munday On Saint Stephens
day Stephen Earle of Mortaigue and Bulloyne the Sonne of Stephen Eâ—â—â— Bloys and Champaine was crowned at Westminster by William Corbell Archbishop of Canterbury takâ— Gouernement vpon him vsurpingly compare to his â—â— made to King Henry the I in the behalf of Maudth ' Empresse for the which his whole reigne was full of comoâ— all troubles For the Empresse claiming her right great parties weere taken on each side the King had on his part his brother Henry Bishop of Winchester William Archbishop of Canterbury Roger Bishop of Salisbury Hugh Bigott late Lord Steward to King Henry the first On the Empresse part were Robert Earle of Glocester her halfe brother Dauid King of Scotland Owen and Cadwallader sent to Griffith ap Coâ—â— Prince of Wa es and in Normandy Geffry the Empresse Husband made hauocke in the right of his â—â—â—â— in which space the King was dangerously sicks recouered and went into Normandy appeasing the tumults and leauing his Sonne Eustace Duke there makes league with France buyes his peace with the Empresse for 5000 marks yeerely and returnes into England after which Dauid King of Scotland with his valiant Sonne Preâ—â— Henry wasted and spoyled call the North parts of England till by Thurstane Archbishop of York and Ralpâ— Bishop of Durham He was â—â—â—â— and discomfited In â— me and space K. Stephen in diuers parts of this Kingdom was victortous chasing and killing many of those but aâ—â—â—â— posed him inforcing Robert Earle of Glocester to â—â—â— into France â—â—whilst Stephen in England â—â—â—â— â—â—â—â—â— and Castles After in a great â—â—â—â— the King was â—â—â—â— at Lincolne by th' Empresse and committed â—â—â—â— Bristow Castle but the Nobility distastins the â—â—â—â— sâ—rict gouernment fell off from her to King Stephens â—â— againe In these broyles more the â—â—â—â— Charâ—â—â—â— burnt in Winchester with almost the whaâ—â—â—â—â— med to ashes In the end Robert Eearle of Glocester was taken prisoner and exâ—hanged for King Stephenâ— the warres more and more encreasing till at last â—â—â—â— mercy looking on this miserable Land was pleased â—â—â—â— Stephen should ordaine Henry the Empresse form Sonneâ—â— Hetre after him vpon which conditions peace â—â—â—â— blished The King aged at Douer and was buried at Feuersham October 25 1154. hauing reigned â—â—â—â— all vexation neere 19 yeeres HENRY THE SECOND KING OF ENGLAND DVKE OF NORMANDY Guyen and Aquitaine c. TO th' Empresse Maud I was vndoubted Heyre And in her Right my Title being iust By iustice I obtain'd the Regall Chayre Fayre Rosamond I soyled with soule lust For which Heauens lustice hating deeds vniust Stir'd vp my Wife and Sonnes to be my foes Who sought to lay my Glory in the dust And he m'd me round with cruell warres and woes They poys'ned my sweete beautious tainted â—â— By Isabels deuice my furious Queene My very bowels 'gainst me did oppose Such fruit hath lust such force hath iealons spleene My cursed crossâ—s made me curse my birth With her I liu'd raignd died and arm'd to earth Anno â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— RICHARD THE FIRST Surnamed CVER DE LYON KING OF ENGLAND DVKE OF NORMANDY Guyen and Aquitaine c. THrough my Creators mercy and his might Ierusalem conquer'd and set free False mis-beleeuing Iewes and Turkish spight From Iury force perforce I forc'd to flee The Realme of Cypresse was subdude by me Suâ—ha trembled at my prowesse bold King Tanered bought his peace and did agree And paid me threescore ounces of fine gold Whilst I abroad won Honour manifold Aspiring Iohn my brother vext my Realme In Austria I was tane and laid in hold Thus noods of griefe each way me ouer whelme At last I home return'd my ransome paid My earthly glory in a Graue was laid Anoo 1189 Iuly 6 Thursday Richard the first surnamed Cuer De Lyon or Lyons Heart was crowned at Westminster by Baldwin Archbishop of Canterbury Shortly after his Coâ—â—â—tion he sold and pawned lands and gathering a great sum of 1100000â— he left England in the guidance of William Longchamp Bishop of Ely the Popes Legate and Lord Chancelor of England William king of Scotla'd being in amity with King Richard this king sailed in France with whom the French K. Philip went with their armies toward the holy Land in their voyage they touched the kingdom of Sicilia where Tancred the vsurping King of that Country gaue king Richard 6000. ounces of â— I know not whether it was for loue or feare He saild from thence and in a Tempest his Nauie was disperst and foâ— wrack'd neere the I le of Cyprus whom lsakius the by courteous King of that kingdome would not harbour vnlieue but contrarily pillaged and abused king Richard and inraged landed conquerd Cyprus carrying the king and his daughter away prisoners leauing the kingdoms vds â—â— two trusty Viceryes hee put againe to Sea bit â—â—â—â—â— number more then 300 he met with a great Argâ—â—â—â—â—â—â— the Sarazens with 1500 men in her and furâ—â—â— munition and victuals for their friends at Acon â— Argosey the King tooke after hee sailed to Acon â— ciently called Ptol omais which City he likewise conquered Philip king of France being with him and â—â—â—med 1500 Christians that were there in bondage The king of France weary or ennious of King Richards â—â— ries returned home In the meane time Earle Iohn Kings brother driues the proud gouerning Bishop of Eâ— out of his gouernment and this kingdome Tâ—â—â—â—â—â—â— King Richard fortified Ascalon marched before Ienâ—â— lem fought with the Salladine took 7000 Câ—â—â—â—â— other beasts killing the Infidels in heaps At last â—â—â— Duke of Burgundy forsakes the warres whereby thâ—â—â— was inforced to come to truce with the Saladine for â—â—â—â— yeeres Hee returning in disguise like a Marchâ—â— â—â— discouered and taken by Leopoldus Duke of Austria â— the Emperor took him from him In the meant space â—â—â— the Kings brother vseth all the foule play he c 〈…〉 Crowne After 15 moneths imprisonment the king â— released paying a great Ransome be landed in England was crowned againe at Winchester for gaue his brother Iohn sailed into Normandy against his mortall eâ—â—â—â— the King of France who fled from the siege of Vernoyâ—â— so soene as he heard of Richards comming yet newâ—â—â—â— arose betweene them wherein King Richard wasâ—â—â— Victorius Lastly at the battell of Gisors 1192 after â—â—â—â— sion he was most infortunately slain at the siege of â—â—â—â— named Chaluz with an Arrow the 6 of April 119â—â— hauing reigned nobly and prosperously neere 10 yeere IOHN KING OF ENGLAND DVKE OF NORMANDY Guyen and Aquitaine LORD OF IRELAND c. ROmes mighty miter'd Metropolitan I did oppose and was by him depos'd He turn'd this cursed blessings to his ban And caus'd me round to be with cares inclos'd The English and the Normans me oppos'd And Lewis of France my Kingdome did molest Whilst I to all these miseries expos'd Consum'd my Kingly dayes in restlesse rest At last the Pope was pleas'd and I reblest Peace was obtain'd proclaim'd I re-inthroan'd This was my raigne with
woes opprest and prest Blest curst friends foes diuided and aron'd And after seuenteene yeeres were gone and past At Swinsted poys'ned there I dranke my last Anno 1199 Aprill 6 Tuesday Iohn â—â—â—â—stly intruded the Crowne it being by right his nephew Arthurs who was sonne to Ieffry Duke of Britaine Iohns eldest brother howsoeuer Iohn was crowned on the 6 of May at Westminster by Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury but after a false reconciliation betwixt Philip King of France Iohn king of England and Arthur ' Duke of Britaine the said Duke Arthur was murthered some Authors in malice taxing king Iohn with the murther and some Writers altogether clearing him Hoasoeuer he had not one quiet day in his whole-Reigne his Principalities in France seazed only the French Wales in combustion Ireland in vproare Scotland preparing against him England all in confusion defender and hurliburly the King the Peeres the Prelates and Commons at perpetuall diuisioen The Pope of Rome thunders out his Excommunications against the King and all that obeyed him and interacts the whole Realme Soe that for three yeeres no Church was opened either for Gods Seruice to be exercised or Sacraments administred There was no Christian buriall allowed to any but the Carcasses of the dead were barbarously laid in vnhallowed places or cast like dogges into ditches yet all this time many of the English Nobilitie loyally serued their Soueraigne mangre the Papall Anathemizing The King went into Ireland and finding it shattered into contentions fractures ioynes and vnites it againe and returnes into England When suddenly Lewilyn Prince of Northwales who had married King Iohns daughter inuades the Marches of England but Lewilyn was soyled and Wales conquered But in the yeere 1211 the Popes set all curse beganne to fall heauy vpon king Iohn which curse also made many great Lords and other to far from the King neuerthelesse Scotland being in contention by a Traytor that claimed the Crowne there â—â—â— Gothred King John went thither aided his friend K. William and in that expedition set all in good peace taking the Traitor Gothred caused him to be hanged The Pope very liberally gaue the kingdome of England to Phil. of France An. 1112. More then 3000 people were burn'd drown'd on vnder London bridge in the space of 4 yeers King John made his peace with the Pope surrendred his Crown to Pandulphus the Legat for money and good words was blest and had his Crowne againe Philip of France attempts Englands inuasion his Fleet is beaten discontented sunke scattered taken by king Iohn Lewis the Dolphin of France landed at Sarawich with 650 ships came to London and tooke oaths of Allegeance of the Barons and Citizens in Pauls yet at last Lewis it forsaken of the English Lords yet holds possessions heere King Iohn being thus freed from Inuasion and Forraigne assaults was assaulted with poyson by a Monk in Swinsted Abbey hauing reigned more powerfull then fortunate 17 yeeres 5 moneths and odde dayes was interred at Worcester HENRY THE THIRD KING OF ENGLAND LORD OF JRELAND DVKE OF NORMANDY Gâ—â—en and Aquitaine c. IN toyle and trouble midst contentions broyles â—â— z'd the Scepter of this famous land Then being gready wasted with the spoyles Which â—â—â—â— I made with his French furious band But I with Peeres and people brauely mand Repald repulst expaâ—st insulting foes My â—â—â—ons did my Soueraignty withstand And wrap themâ—â— and me in warres and woes But in each Battell none but I did lose I lost my Subiects lines on euery side From Ciuill warres no better gaining growes Friends foes my people all that fought or died My gaines was losse my pleasure was my paine These were the triumphs of my troublous raigne Anno 1216 October 19 Wednesday Henry the third the eldest sonne of King Ioha and Isabel which was the daughter of Aymâ—r Earle of Aâ—golesme Thus Henry was borne at Winchester â—â— first crowned at Gloucester by Peter Bishop of Winchester Iosseline Bishop of Bath and after agâ—â—man with his Lords he was againe crownes at Westminster by Stephen Langton Archbishop of Conterbury â—â— Whitsanday God in mercy lookes gentle 〈…〉 calamities that this wofull Land pressed by forraigne warres and ciuill discord It all turned to a happy â—â—â—â— betwixt the King and his Lords which continued a long time Gualo the Popes Legate the Bishop of Winchester William Marshall Earle of Pombroke being the protector of the Kings Realme the King â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— old by whose good gouernment Lewts the â—â—â—â—â—â— of France with all his French Armies were expâ—â—ed out of the kingdome The King forgâ—â—e all of the Laâ—â—â—â— the had taken part with Lewis but he made the Clergâ—â—â— great sines Alexander the King of Scotland was married to the Leaytane sister to King Henry at which misiery Dragons wereâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— the â—â—â—â—â—â— counâ—â—â—â—â— fellow said he â—â—â— Iesus Christ sheuing the markes â—â—â— were of Nayles in his hands feet â—er the which blaâ—â—â—â— my bewaâ— Crucified at a place called Atterbury neare the Towne of Banbury Some say hee was 〈…〉 two walls and started at Cathnes in Scotland The Bishop did excem 〈…〉 the people because they would â—â— pay their Tithes for the which they burned the Bishop aliue for reward of which wicked act their King caused 400. of the chife offenders to be â—arged golded â—â—â—â—â—â—â— drâ—â— and put the Earle from his Earledoms Iohn King of Ierusclem came into England to â—raue â—â— deâ—â—f King Henry But the King was so busied here that he coâ—alâ—â— ayd him K. Henry with a great Arm went into Britaine against Lewis King of France and spoyled the Câ—â—â—â— mighty till at last a Peace was coâ—â—lâ—ded The Emperor Fredâ—rick married the Lady Isabell the King â—â—â—â— Eigâ—â—â—â— Iewes were hanged for cruâ—â—ring a â—â—â—â—dre Lincolne Richard Earle of Cornwall the Kingsâ—â—â— ther was made King of the Romanes The King lâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— lands in France except the Duchy of Aquitaine Wales was in insurrection Ireland in rebellion England in a hurty-burly â—â—stoy all Diuision betwixt the King and his â—â—â— Lords Anno 1233. 5 Sunnes were â—eâ—u 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—â—â— in the East one in the West one in the South â—â— in the North â—â—â—â—â— the fifth in the mâ—â—st of the firmament The King entertaines Poictouines out of France and giues them places of great honour in Court and â—â—â—â—â—â—â— which made the English Barons raise Atâ—â—â— aganâ—â—â—â— King The Earl of Leicester and Gloucester â—â—â—â—the King of England in the battell at Lewes The Lord Chiefe iustueâ—â—â—'d in Westminster-â—â—â— â—â—â—â—â— after all these ones the King dyed in peace hauing reigned 56 yeeres â—â—â— burried at Westminster 127â— EDWARD THE FIRST KING OF ENGLAND LORD OF IRELAND DVKE OF AQVITAINE c. MY Victories my Valour and my strength My actions and my neuer-conquer'd name â—ere spred throughout the world in bredth leÌ„gth â—â— mortall deeds I want immortall Fame â—â—ebellious Wales I finally did tame â—â— made them Vassalls to my princely Sonne â—â—red Scotland fierce with
Sword and Flame â—â—d almost all that Kingdome ouer-run â—â—ll where I fought triumphantly I won â—hrough Blood and Death my glory I obtain'd â—â— in the end when all my Acts were done â—â— Sepulcher was all the game I gain'd For though great Kings contend for earthly sway Death binds them to the peace and parts the fray An. Dom. 1272. Nouember Wednesday Edward the first was 35 yeares old when he beganne to reigne but at the death of his Father he was in warres in the Holy Lâ—â—d against the Saracens So that he returned not home till the next yeere a â—time hee was crowned the 14 day of December in the second yeere of his reigne the â—â—â—â—minsâ—ty of â—â—â— Coroâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— performed by Robert Kâ—lwarby Arâ—â—â—â—â—â— of Canterbury at Westminster Thus King brought Wales wholy vnto subsection to the crowne of England he effect â—â—â—â— peace be caused all coâ—â—â—â—tred Iudges and Officers of Note to be must exemplertly pâ—â—nâ—â—ea with sines â—â— priâ—â—men and bantshment A Nauy of 60 English sâ—â—ps ouâ—â—â—ams and tooke 800 ships of France An. 1293. Sir William Wallace A Noble vaâ—â—â—ant Scoâ— aâ—d warrâ— vpon King Edward and in the seruice of his Countrey did much â—â—â—â—â—â— to England The King caâ—â—â— this Sonne Edward being an inâ—â—rt to be the first Prince of Wales that was of toâ— English blood Since when all the Kings of Englands elaest Sonnes are by right Princes of Wales 284 Iewes were executed for â—â—â—ptes of the Kings coyne An 1280. King Edward caused Bayâ—trds Castle to be buils in London now the mansion house of the Right Honourable Earle of Pembâ—â—â—â— In the 15 yeers of this kings reigne Wheate was sold for 3 d the Bâ—sheâ— and the next yeere being 1288 it was sold for 18 d the Bushâ—â— which in those dâ—â—ies was accouÌ„ted a great price but after as long as The King liued the price came to 5â— the Bashell King Edwards Armiâ—â—â—ew 70000 of the Scots in one day as the â—â—ttâ—k of Fauâ—â—rke Sir William Wallace was betrayed taken and brought out of Scotland and executed in Smithfield has head being set on London Bridge and his quarters sent into Scotland yes be is by â—â—â—â—â— men had in Honorable remembrance The warres â—â—â— so set in this Kings reigne betwixt him and the Scots that as â—enerall times there were more then 130000 men slaine on both parts yet amongst all our English Kings that past before him Edward was not inferiour today he was religious valiant victorious wise affable of a comely Maâ—estmall Aspect and proportion he had two wiues the first was Eleanor daughter to Ferdinand the third King of Castile the second was Margaret daughter to Philip surnamed Hardy King of France by them hee had 4 Sonnes and 10 Daughters bee reigned neere 35 yeeres and was burried at Westminster 1307. July 7. EDWARD THE II KING OF ENGLAND LORD OF IRELAND DVKE OF AQVITAINE c. SOone after was my fathers corps inter'd Whilst Fate and Fortune did on me attend And to the Royall Throne I was prefer'd With Aâ—e Ceaser euery knee did bend But all these fickle ioyes did fading end Peirce Gaueston to thee my loue combind My friendship to thee scarce left me a friend But made my Queene Peeres People all vnkind I tortur'd both in body and in mind Was vanquisht by the Scots at Bannocki Rourne And I enfor'cd b flight some safety find Yet taken by my Wife at my returne A red-hot Spit my Bowels through did gore Such misery no slaue endured more Anno Dom. 1307 Iuly 8. Edward the second surnamed Carnaruan â—… cause he was born at Carnaruan Castle is Wales was crowned at Westminster by the hands of William Bishop of Winchester deputy for Robert Archbishop of Canterbury then absent in exile â—â— 24 of February next following He was much â—â—â—â—cted to follow the aduice and counsell of light â—â—â—â— which caused the Nobility to rebel against him â—â—â— at the first he ouercame them and tooke Thomas Earle of Lancaster a Peers of the blood their chief Leader fate in iudgment himself on him at Pomfret where the Earle had iudgment giuen against him to be drawne for is Treason for his murder spoyle burning robberies to be hangd and for his shamefull flying away to be beheaded but because â—â—â— was of the Kings kindred he was only beheaded â—â—â— the last such of the Barons as had escap'd â—â—â— the Mortimers with the helpe of the Queene â—â—â— the yong Prince then come out of France newly tooke the King and imprisoned him neuer â—â—â— kingdome in more â—â—sery then this Kings â—â—â— for his immoderate loue to Peirce Gauâ—â—â—â— a meane Gentleman of France was the cause of the Kings and has owne destruction with the â—â—â— calamity of the â—â—â—â—â— kingdom This Gaueston â—â—â— banished hence by the Kings father was in â—â—â— times exil'd but at his third â—â—â—rne Guy â—â—â— Watwick took him in Warwick Castle â—â—â— his head to be snore off which so inraged the â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—ing King that bee vowed reuenge vpon all â—â—â— Lords others who were the causers of Gauestâ— death in the meane space Robert Bruce King Scots gaue King Edward a mighty ouerâ—â—â— place cal'd Bannocksbourne where the English â—â—â— their confederates Hollanders Brabanders â—â—â— landers Flemings Picards Gascognes â—â—â— mans Poloiners wer in number ooooo â—â—â— foot yet were discomfited with the losse of 5000 â—â—â— the King in great danger to be taken famine foul and pestilence at once afflicted England so that â—â—â— ple did eat one another halfe-aliue and the â—â—â— scarce able to bury the deed The King prepares for reuenge against his Lords for Gaueston â—â—â— Hugh Dispencer from meane estate to be â—â—â— Chamberlaine The King caused 2â— of his â—â—â— suffer death diuers â—â—â—â—â—â— He makes a second â—â—â— against Scotland â—â—â—â— againe with great â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— This was the miserable â—â—â— this King who was deposed the Spencers â—â—â— Edward reign'd 19 years 7 months and 17 days EDWARD THE IIJ KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND IN Peace and War my Stars auspicious stood False Fortune stedfast held her wauering wheele I did reuenge my Fathers butcher'd blood I forced France my furious force to feele I warr'd on Scotland with triumphing Steele Afflicting them with slaughtering Sword and Fire That Kingdome then diuided needs must reele Betwixt the Bruces and the Balliols ire Thus daily still my glory mounted higher With black Prince Edward my victorious Sonne Vnto the top of honour wee alpire By manly Princely worthy actions done But all my Triumphs fortunes strength and force Age brought to death death turn'd to a Coarse Anno 1327 Ianuary 25 Saturday Edward the 3 being borne at Windsor being 15 yeers old was crowned by Walter Reignolds Arcbishop of Canterbury â— in his 2 yeere Edward his Father was murthred The Court in those daies was seldome without a vipeÌ„ for as Gaueston was the foreruÌ„ner of the Spencers in ambition rapine pride and confusion So the Spencers were the
vshers of the Mortimers intollarable aspiring conetousnesse and destruction and which was most insupportable there were for all most 20 yeers space the plagues and desolation of the King and kingdomes After great coutentions were betwixt the 2 Realmes of England and Scotland a peace was concluded and Dauid-le Bruce the young Prince of Scotland was married to Iane King Edward the 3 sister K. Edward maried with the Lady Philip daughter to the Earle of Henault at Yorke with whom she liu'd 42 yeers She sounded Queens Colledge in Oxford She was mother to that mirrour of manhood and stâ—â—â—â— of Chiuâ—â— it Edward surnamed the black Prince There was a dreadfull batell sought at Hallidon hill in which were slaine 8 Earles 80 Knights and Baroness and 35000 Common soldiers on the Scots side the losses on the English side through the parciality of Writers were not set downe About the 12 yeers of this Kings reigne a quarter of Wheate was sold for 28 an Oxe 6 d a Geose 2d a fat Sheepe 6 d fixe Pidgeons and a fat Pigge for 2 d. The King claimed the Crowne of France and with 200 ships sought with 300 French ships and flew 33000 of the French This King first instituted the Honorable Order of the Garter at Windsor there being alwaies 26 in number The King sought the battell of Cressie in France wherein was slain the King of Bohemia with 10 Princes 80 Knights Baroness and 1200 Knights with 330000 Common Soldiers The King made 4 inroades into Scotland with great armies and was still victorious Anno 1338 the arms of France were quartered wth the armes of England the King prepared a great armie against France and on the Sea neere Sluce in Flanders he vanquished 400 French ships with the losse of 30000 of their men Then was France taken or halfe a yeere the wars againe renewing King Edward besieged Callice and â—ocke it An. 1347 Dauid King of Scotland was taken prisoner by one Iohn Copland an Esquire of the North. At the battell of Potiers Edward the black Prince of Wales had a glorious victory for there hee â—ocke King Iohn of France with his Sonne Phillip the Dolphin prisoners There were slaine of the French 52 Neblemen 1700 Knights and Esquires and 600 Common men 100 Ensignes and many men of note taken prisoners Dauid King of Scots was set at liberty hauing bin a prisoner 11 yeers paying 100000 marks stâ—â—â—ing Iohn K. of France after 4 yeeres imprisonment set free paying 1000000 â— for his ransome Finally neuer was English King more triumphant and fortunate in war in the fruition of a vertuous Queen 7 sons and daughters a glorious and lang reign of 50 yeeres buried at Sheene Anno Domini 1378. RICHARD THE IJ KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. A Sunshine Morne precedes a showry day A Calme at Sea ofttimes foreruns a storme All is not gold that seemes so glistring gay Foule Vice is fairest features Canker-worme So I that was of blood descent and forme The perfect image of a Royall Stock Vnseason'd young aduice did me deforme Split all my hopes against despaires blacke rock My Regall name and power was made a mock My Subiects madly in rebellion rose Mischiefe on mischiefe all in troopes did flock Oppos'd depos'd expos'd inclos'd in woes With wauering fortunes troublously I raing'd Slaine by soule mur ther peace and rest I gain'd Anno Dom. 1377 June 21 Sunday Richard the second borne as Burdeux the â—â—â—â—â— nate Grandebilde and son of the two 〈…〉 and Paragons of Armes and all Noble vertues Edward the third and his euer-famous sonne Edward the â—â—â—â—â— Prince was crowned at Westminster by the 〈…〉 mond Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury the Kâ—â—â— being but 11 yeeres old The glory of the English Nâ—â—â— was in a continual Eclips the most part of this Kâ—â—gâ—â—â— his youth with all the frailties incident vnâ—â—â—â— with â—â—â—â— gouernours both of his Kingdome and person 〈…〉 main Ruines of the King almost the Realm The 〈…〉 of his fortunes after his Coronation was that 50 French ships landed at Rye in Suffex who burnt and spoyled the Towne and diuers other parts of the kingdome and â—â—â— Alexander Ramsey a valiant Scottish Gentlemen with but 40 men withhim tooke the Castle of Barwicke which the Earle of NorthuÌ„berland man from him â—â—â—â— with a great number The French did so far preuaile â—â—â—â—â— they came to Granesend and burnt and rifled it Tâ—â—â— Comment arose in rebellion in diuers places as Kent â—â—â—â— sex Surrie Suffolk Norfolk Cambridge the Kâ—â—â—â— men being 50000 came to London where the â—â—â—â— cammitted many outrages vnder the cemmanâ—â— of â—â—â—â—â— solent rebels Wat Tyler and Iack Sraw who â—â—â—â—â— mated to that mischief by one Iohn Ball anâ—â—â—â—â—â— priest but Tyler was killed by the famous Sir William Walworth Lord Maior of London the rebele dispeâ—â—â—â— Iack Staw and Ball the Priest extented the Comâ—â—â—â— pardoned and all at peace for a short time These Bascalls had beheaded Sinon Tibald Archbishop of Canterburyâ—â— and Sir Robert Hales Lord Treasurer of England â—â—â— burnt and spoylea the Sahoy the like they had â—â—â— Lanibeth destroying all the Rowles and Record of â—â—â—â—â— Chancerie Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster the King vnckle was accused for Treason by a Carmilite Fryer â—â—â—â— the Fryer was cruelly murdered and the Duke suspiciâ—â—â—â— cleared Barwick was wonne againe by the Scots â—â—â—â— againe recouered by the Earle of Northumberland The French prepare a great Nauy and Army purpa â—â—â—â— inuade England King Richard raiseth a â—â—â—â—â— intending to conquer Scotland all which desigâ—â—â—â—â— neither good or profitable euents 1386 mischiefe and â—â— serie hauing sate long abroad began to batch the â—â—â—â—â— insulting on the one side and the people rebellious â—â—â— other did Bandy the regall power in to hazard The Scott enter England vnder the command of the valiant Sir William Dowglasse and are met and â—â—â—â— tred by the Right Noble Lord Henry Hotspurre Dowglasle was staine and Hotspur taking Ireland rebel'd the King went thither in person and lest England the whilest he bring forced to surrender himselfe but Crowâ—â—â— and kingdome to his kinsman Henry Bullingbrooke Son to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster 1400. HENRY THE IV KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. FRom right wrong-doing Richard I did wrest His Crowne mis-guided but on me mis-plac'd Vnciuill Ciuill warres my Realme molest And English men did England spoyle and wast The Sire the Son the Son the Father chas'd Vndutifull vnkind vnnaturall Both Yorke and Lancaster were rais'd and rac'd As Conquest did to either Faction fall But still I grip'd the Scepter and the Ball And what by wrong I won by might I wore For Prince of Wales I did my Son install But as my Martiall Fame grew more and more By fatall Fate my vitall threed was cut And all my Greatnesse in a graue was put Anno Dom. 1399 September 19 Munday Crownes misplaced on vnrightfull heads are commonly lined with
golden promises which were neuer performed but with the taking of Buckinghams head at shaâ—â—â—â—â— after specified Now mischiefe beganne to 〈…〉 the Queene was accused of sorcery by the Potector Hastings Lord Chamberlaine was beheaded suddenly without either crime or â—â—â— in the Towre Poore Iane Shore was also taken and carried to the Towre her goods to the vallue of 3000 maâ— kes were seazedon and confiscate to the vse of the Protector She was a woman hauing many good parts and howsoeuer by the command of King Edward the fourth and her owne fraâ—â—â— shee fell into â—â—â— with the King â—â—â— she was euer inclined and did much good and cannot be taxed in Histories for doing any man hurt The King and his brother were both standred with bastard Duke of Gloucester was proclaimed King which â—â—â— much modelly he refused though hee meant with all his â—â—â—â—â— to take it Anno 1483. RICHARD THE IIJ KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND c. AMbition's like vnto quenchlesse thirst Ambition Angels threw from Heauen to Hell Ambition that infernall Hag accurst Ambitiously made me aspire rebell Ambition that damned Necromanticke Spell Made me clime proud with shame to tumble down By bloody murther I did all expell Whose right or might debard me from the Crown My smiles my gifts my fauours or my frowne Were fain'd corrupt vile flattry death and spite By cruell Tyranny I gat renowne Till Heau'n iust Iudge me iustly did require By blood I won by blood I lost the throne Detested liu'd dy'd lou'd bewail'd of none Anno 1483 June 22. Richard Duke of Glocester the 3 some of Richard Duke of Yorke the 3 Duke of Glocester and third of that name King of England Is tyranny and vsurpation griped the Scepter of the kingdome after hee he had proclaimed his Nephewes Bastardy his brother the deceased King Edward the fourths scandall and accused his own mother of adultry making his way to the Regality by the murther of his two innocent Nephewes which murther was committed by the bands of Sir Iames Tirrell Knight and one Myles Forrest and Iohn Dighton which villains murthered then in their bed and buried them beneath a paire of staires vnder an heape of stones in the Towne and in that ledging which in memory of that blanke deed is first named the bloody Towre their bodies were taken â— and againe buried obscurely no man knoweswhere By these means hauing gotten the Goale God â—â—â—â—red his reigne to be his perpetuall sormens â—â—â—â—â— without and continuall horrory within the murtherers had part of their payment in this world for Myles Foâ—rest â—otted aboue ground peece meale in S t Martins Str Iames Tirrell was executed for treason on the Towre-hill Dighton liu'd a hatted miscreant both of God and man the Duke of Buckingham though innocent of dthe murther yet hee suppresse the young Princes and raised the Tyrant and his end was the losse of his head at Salisbury Shortly after the Diuine iustice began to fall heauy vpon King Richard many of the Nobility and Gentrie for sooke him and fled into Britaine in France to Henry Earle of Richmond who was the onely heyre to the English crowne of the Line of the house of Lancaster king Richard in the dangers would haue procured a most wicked safety by marrâ—ing the Lady Elizabeth eldest daughter is his deceased brother King Edward the fourth the only inheritix of the house of York lawfull heyre to the Crowne but Gods prouidence and the Ladies vertue with stood that incestuous match shortly after Henry of Richmond arriued at Milford hauen in Wales where his Army encreasing met Richard at Redmere field neere Posworth seuen miles from Leicester where Richard vahautly fighting was slaine 1485 August 23 and was buried at Leycester HENRY THE VIJ KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND â—Was the man by Gods high grace assign'd â—That for this restlesse Kingdome purchas'd rest â—ork and Lancaster in one combin'd â—â— sundred had each other long opprest â—â— strength and policy th' Almighty blest â—â— good successe from first vnto the last â—â— high â—houab turned to the best â— orld of perills which my youth o're past â—â— white and red Rose I conioyned fast â—sacred Marriages coniugall band â—â—ytors tam'd and treason stood agast â—â— strong guarded by my Makers hand â—nglory and magnificence I raign'd And fame loue and a tombe was all I gain'd Anno Dom. 1485 August 22 Monday Henry of that name the seuenth King of England was Earle of Richmond borne in Pembroke-Castle in Wales sonne of Edmund of Hadham Earle of Richmond Sonne of Owen Theodore and Queene Katherin the French King daughter late wife to King Henry the sist was crowned at Westminster the 30 day of October by the bands of Thomas Bourghchier Archbishop of Conterbury this Prince was wise valsant and fortunate Through many perals hazards he had past his life and attained the Royalty of Englands throne and with much prudence and muâ—â—â—ble fortitude be gouerned this Land Maugre many dangerous attempts and treacherom conspâ—acses plottâ—â— against hun and his designes had such ausptcsous euents thus still hee was victoriâ—â—â— ouer surreâ—gne cuall and 〈…〉 troubles One Lambest Simnei a Bakers sonne claimed the crowns countersetting inâ—â—â—else to be Edward Earle of Warwicke sonne of George Duke of Clarence Some write that â—â—e assumed to bee one of king Edward the fourthes sonne which was murthered in the Toure howsoeuer Hambert gat into Ireland and in Christ Church in Dublin was crowned King of England and Ireland hee with an Armie landed at Fowdrey in Lancashire but King Henry met him and at the battell of Stoke he took him prisoner pardon'd him his life and gaue him a turn-spits place in his kitchen and after maue him one of his saulkners Lambert was net long supprest but another of his stamp supphes his roome of a rebellious imposture Peter or Perkin Warbecke the sonne of a Iew borne in Torney claimed the Crowne by the counterfest stile of Richard Second sonne to King Edward the fourth Perkin gat into England and after into Scotland where â—â—â— preuailed that he was married to the Lady Katherin Gordon the Earle of Huntleys daughters K. Iames the fourths kinsnman the rebels in Kent were ouen thwone and their Captante the Lord Audley taken and beheaded Perkin came out of Scotland and moues the â—â—â— men to ayae him King Henry net ouercame and â—â—â— and pardon ' him another counterfest a shoemakers son named Ralph Milford â—â—â— the Crowne and purchast'd a balter Perkin Warback Sica from the King and againe was taken and executed as Tyburnc King Henry gaue his daughter the Lady Margaret in â—â—â— to Iames â—â—e fourth King of Scotland Arthur Prince of Wales the eldest Sonne of Henry Married with the Lady Katherin daughter to the King of Spaine but the Prince dyed â—â—â— after The King gathered a â—â—â— masse of money to the general grieuance of the subiects he had three font Arthur Henry
Edmund and foure daughters Margaret Elizabeth Mary and Katherin reigned 23 yeeres 8 moneths dyed at Richmond buried at Westminster in the most â—â—â— Chappell of his owne building 1508. HENRY THE VIIJ KING OF ENGLAND And FRANCE LORD OF IRELAND TO both the Royall Houses I was Heyre I made but one of long contending twaine This realme diuided drooping in despaire I did rebind in my auspicious Raigne I banisht Romish Vsurpation vaine In France I Bullen Turwin Turney Wan The Stile of Faiths Defender I did gaine Sixe wiues I had three An's two Kates one lane In my expences Royall beyond measure Striuing in Noble Actions to exceede Accounting Honour as my greatest Treasure Yet various fancies did my frailty feede I made and marr'd I did and I vndid Till all my Greatnesse in Graue was hid Anno Dom. 1509 Aprill 22 Sunday Henry the eight with his beautcous queen â—â—â—dy Catherin who had bin before the wife of his â—â—â— borhter Prince Arthur on Sunday the 25 of Iune were both crowned King Queen of England â—â—â— minster by the bvnds of William Warham â—â—â— bishop of Canterbury He entre France wish as and was the strong Towns of Terwin and Tumayâ— valiant King lames the sourth of scotland â—â—â— land with a great Host and was met and sought â—â—â— by the Noble Lord Thomas Howard Earleâ—â—â— and at a place called Flodden in Northumber king lames vailiantly fighting was â—â—â— Bishops 2 Abbots 12 Earles 17 Lords and â— common Soldiers Thomas Wolsey from meaâ—â— some say the sonne of a Butcher in Ipswich by â— mounted to the tope Fortunes wheel â—â—â— to be a scholem after next a seruant to the Treasâ— Callis 3 to be one of the Kings chaplainer 4 the â—â— Almoner 5 he was made Deane of Lincoâ—â—e 6 â—â—â— chosen for priuy Councellour 7 be was â—â—â— shop of Tornay 8 after that Archbishops of Yorke â—â— ated Cardinall 10 ne was Lord Chancellor 11 â—â—â— all these boneurs at once with the Bishoprick of â—â—â— ster Worcester Bathe Heresord â—â—â— Saint Albans Lastly all these â—â—â— which in many yeeres hee attained were in aâ—â—â— the kings displeasure and his own â—â—â— lost The King had the Title of Defender of the â—â—â— from Rome neuer was any King of England â—â—â— nificent hee was visited three times by the â—â—â— and one of them Maximillian serued â—â—â—â—â—â— warres in France the other Charles â—â—â— England so likewise did the King of Denmarkeâ— Queene who all were most Royalty entertained King Henry waâ—â—he first of the English King â—â—tuled â—â—â— himselfe King of Ireland In the â—â—â— Citie of Rome was taken by the French Clement with 23 cardinakâ— imprisoned â— moneths King Henry and thepope fell atâ—â—â— that the King causedâ— all â—â—â—â— obedience to â—â— den and in the tempest of histurie seased â—â—â—â— power in These his Dominiens â—â—â—â— to him â—â—â— Land hauing too long borne the â—â— of Antichristian Tyramny for the which â—â—â— King caused to bee suppressed in England and 283 â—â—â— 215 Prâ—ries 108 â—â—â—â—â—â— 84 colleages 9 cells and 103 Hospitals Henry reigned 37 years 9 moneths and â—â—â— 28 of January 1546 buried at Windsor EDWARD THE VI KING OF ENGLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Desender of the Faith c. â—â—â— Seem'd in wisedome aged in my youth â—â—â— A Princly patterne I reform'd the time â—â—â— With zeale and courage I maintain'd Gods truth â—â—d Christian faith 'gainst Antichristian crime â—â—â— Father did begin lâ—in my prime â—â—h Baal and Beltall from this Kingdome droue With concords true harmonious heauenly chime â—â—â—'d be said and sung Gods truth and loue â—â—â— vertue vnto vertue still I stroue â—â—â—'d beloued both of God and men â—â—y soule vnto her Maker soar'd aboue â—â—â—y earthly part return'd to earth agen Thus Death my faire proceedings did preuent And Peeres and People did my loffe lament Anno Dom. 1546 Ianuary 28 Thursday Edward the 6 borne at Hampton Court the only son and Heire to King Henry the 8 at 9 yeers of age began his reigne ouer this kingdome hee was crowned the 27 day of February 1547 at Westminster by the hands of Thomas Cranmer Arcbishop of Canterbury his vnkle by the mother side Edward Earle of Hestford and Duke of Somerset was gouernomy of his person and kingdome This King was a second losias inreforming many errors on the Church he was contracted to the Lady Mary this young Queene of Scotland daughter and sole beyre to King Iames the fiâ—â—t mother to our late King Iames deceased and Grandmother to our gracious Someraigne King Charles now reigning but some â—â—â— spirits brake of the match which caused much blood shed for the Duke of Somerset entred Scotland with a strong Army whom the Scottish Nobitâ—â—â— with their powers met at a place neere Musklebrough where was sought a fierce and sharpe battell where many men at â—â—â— on both sides but in the end the victory tell to be English us the meane space the young Queene was conveyed into France where afterward she â—â—â— the Dolphin Rebellion in Cornewall commotion in Norfolke descention in many places and lastly in the Northren parts of England some striuâ—ng to bold vp the rotten fragments of Romish Religion some seeking lawlesse liberty to haue all things in command to lay open all enclosures so that much mischief was done and at last ended with executions of the slaughter and executions of many of the Rebels in diuers places of this Lasâ—â—i Malice and mischiefe had no sooner done amongst the Commons but they thrust themselues amongst the Nobilsty The Lord Protector procured or tollerated his brother the Lord Thomas Seimer to be beheaded and shortly after himselfe followed the same way whose death was much bewailed by the poore Commons and the King neuer haâ— he heath or ioy after the deathes of both his Vnkles This hopefull France was endued with wisdom farre about his yeeres he was tearned and a louer of learning he was exceedingly delighted in reading the Scriptures he was iust merestull â—â—â—ing and beloued hee ended his late at Greenwich fifth day of Iuly Anno 1552 in the fix entbyeere at his age when he had reigned sixe yeeres nine months eight dayes He was buried at westminster MARY QVEENE OF ENGLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Desender of the Faith c. NO sooner I possest the Royall Throne But true Religion straight was dispossest Bad Councell caus'd Rome Spaine and I as one To persecute to martyr and molest All that the vnstain'd truth of God profest All such as dar'd oppugne the pow'rfull Pope With grieuous tortures were opprest and prest With Axes Pire and Faggot and the Rope Scarce any Land beneath the Heauenly Cope Afflicted was as I caus'd this to bee And when my Fortunes were in highest hope Death at the fiue yeeres end arrested mee No Bale would serue I could command no ayd But I in prison in my graue was laid Anno. Dom. 1553 Iuly 6 Thursday Queene Mary was borne at Creenwich elder daughter to King Henry the eight and sister
and â—â—â— to King Edward the sixt Shee was crowned at Westminster the first of October 1553 by the hands of Stephen Gardner Bishop of Winchester King Edward being dead his death was concealed two daies by reason of the feare of Queene Maries alteration of the religion which King Edward had established for which cause the Lady Iane was by many of the Lords and the Londoners proclaimed Queene This Lady Iane was eldest daughter to Henry Duke of Suffolke shee was then married to the Lord Guiford Dudlty fourth sonne to Iohn Duke of Northumberland her mother was the Lady Francis the daughter of Mary the French Queene and the younger sister of King Henry the 8. Queene Mary bearing that Iane was proclaim'd Queen begain to rowse raised an Army and was first proclaimed in the City of Norwich her powers still increasing she made towards London where all supplies forsocke the Lady Iane so that she with her husband and father and the Lord Thomas Gray with others were beheaded The Queene ceases all the protestant Bishops and Clergie to bee degraded suspended or imprisoned She raised againe the Mase and with it masse of misery to this kingdome King Philip of Spaine was contracted to Queene Mary but Sir Thomas Wiat with an Armie opposed it and after much bickering was taken and executed on the Towreâ—â—â— The Lady Elizabeth the Queenes sister was wrongâ—â—ly imprisoned and in danger to be put to death Philip King of Spaine was married to Queene Mary withâ—â— Royall solemnity at Winchester the 25 of Iuly Anno 1454. This wofull Land was in those daies a very Achetdima or field of blood the Popes Mâ—rebanâ—s â—â—â— Church and Commonwealth with holy Water Pax Censors Oyle Spittle Creame Altars Pictures Images â— Crosses Crucifixes Beades Lights Tapers Candâ—â—â— the Breaden god these Romish warres did cost the liâ—es neere 6000 people that refused them some hanged â—â—â— burne and diuers others suffering other deaths and â—â—ties K. Philip Queen Mary send defiance into France Philip went thither in person besieged the strong â—â—â— of S t. Quintins and man it but shortly after the English men lost Callice which had beene the King of English Towne 21 yeeres Wherefore Queene Mary tooke â—â—â— griefe that sheâ— neuer enioyed her life-long after â—â—â— Callice was lost the 17 of Ianuary and the Queene â—â—â— at Saint Iames house the 7 of Nouember following â—â—â— 1558 when she had reigned 5 yeeres 4 monethâ—â—â—â— daies she lieth buried as Westminster ELIZABETH QVEENE OF ENGLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Defender of the Faith c. THe griefes the feares the terrors and the toiles The sleights tricks snares that for my life were laid â—pes prisons poysons pistois bloody broyles â—â— these incompast me poore harmelesse Mayd â—â— I still trusting in my Makers ayde Was still defended by his power diuine â—y glory and my greatnesse was displai'd â—â— farre as Sunne and Moone did euer shine Gods mingled Seruice I did re-refine From Romish rubbish and from humane drosse â— yearely made the pride of Spaine decline â—â—â— and all Belgia I sau'd from losse I was Arts patterne t' Armes I was a Patron I liu'd and dyed a Queene a Maid a Matron Anno Dom. 1558 Nouember 17 Thursday Lady Elizabeth borne at Greenwich second daughter to King Henry the eight sister and heire to the late Queene Mary after shee had by Gods gracious prouience past through many afflictions as scandals calumnations sundry imprisonns â—â—â— and hazard of her life shee was at the age of 25 yeeres and od dayes crowned Queen of England France and Ireland at Westminster by the hand of Owen Oglethorpe Bishop of Carlielc the 13 of Ianuary The first good worke of hers after her coronation was to reforme and restore and Seruice of God to the Primitiue sincerity and prayer and preaching to be vsed in the English tongue she caused all the bables of Babek and all the Romish rubbish to bee cast out of the Church shee dismissed those Bishops and others of the Clergie as would not be reformed She caused all base momes and coyneste to be supprest and to be no vallue and in their stead she ordained that no coyne but Gold and Siluer shouâ— passe for current in her Dominions The French King Henry at a â—lâ—ng was vnfortunately slaine by a Lord named Mountgomery â—â—inter of the lâ—â—â—nce running into his eye An. 1559. Sorne after the French molest Scotland but by Queene Elizabeths â—yde they were expulsed The Noble Earle of Arraw in Scotland and Ericus King of Sweaden were suuerâ—â— to marry â—â—â— the Queene which her Maiesty with all princely modesty refused She was after sued to by Henry Duke of Aniou brother to the French King Charles the 9. Anno 1514. The bloody massaker was in France where in the City of Paris only 10000 Protestarts were mâ—n thered by the Pepists The Irish fell to rebellian vnder the Earle of Tirone which rebellion put England to much cost and trouble Henry Lord Darneley King of Scots most inhumanely murdred Anno 1568 and his Queen Mary assaulted by the oppression of her rebellicus Subiects came into England and was royally welcomed One Thomas Appletree discharging his â—â—ce the Queene was in her Barge vpon the Thames the bullet ranne thorow both the Armes of one of her Watermen but the Queene vnderstanding that the shot was by casualtie pardoned the offender Her mercie iustice temperance fortitude magnanimity prudence learning and incomparable wisedome would each of them fill a volume So that neither â—â—â— vnablenesse of me the writer nor the briefnesse which I am â—â—â— to in thus abstract can no waies touch the â—em of her vertues wherefore I refer the reader to the great volumes of Hollinsheds story the Reuerend learned Cambden Master speed and others who haue writen more largely of her though all of them are much short of her vnimmitable merits shee ayed the 24 of March 1602 aged 69 yâ—eeres 6 moneths and 7 dayes she reigned 44 yeeres â—4 months and 7 daies On the 28 of Aprill after shee was buried at Westminster IAMES Of that Name THE FIRST And I. Monarch of the whole Iland of GREAT BRITAINE c. WEre all the flatt'ry of the world in me Great King of hearts Arts great Britaines King Yet all that flattery could not flatter thee Or adde to thy renowne the smallest thing My Muse with truth and freedome dares to sing Thou wert a Monarch lou'd of God and Men. Two famous Kingdomes thou to one didst bring And gau'st lost Britaines name her name agen Thou cansedst Doctors with their learned pen The sacred Bible newly to translate Thy wisdome found the damned powder'd Den That hell had hatcht to ouerthrow thy state And all the world thv Motto must allow The peace makers are blast and so art thou Anno Dom. 1602 March 24 Thursday Iames the first of that name King of England Scotland France Ireland the first King that was â—â—â— in England since the Norman conquest
at the age 36 yeeres 9 monethe and 5 daies hee was crowned Westminster with his wife Queene Anne by the â—â—â— of Iohn Whitguist Archbishop of Canterbury Theâ—â— was a conspiracy to surprise the King and insorce him to grant a tolleration of Religion but the plot was discoueâ—â— and the offenders were some executed some otherwise by the King elemency banished and imprisoned with good competency of meanes allowed them This king was a King of Peace and with all victorious for he did â—â—â— then his predecesser King Henry the 7 th who ioyned â—â— Roses of Lancaster and Yorke But King Iames â—â—â— happily ioyned kingdomes vniting England and Scotland into one glorious Monarchy by the name and â—â—â— Great Britaine Anno 1605 Nouember 5 the â—â—â— de-plot of perdition was but by the mercy of the Almighty â—â— a mis-taken deliuerie of a Letter and the deepe wisedome of the King the horrid Treason was â—â—â— preuented and the Traitours confounded in their â—â—â—â—â—â—ked deuices King Iames was so crowned and â—â—â— that Germany Polland Sweaueland Russia France Spaine Holland Zealand the Arch-Duke of Austria the estate and Sâ—â—gmory of Venice The great Duke of Florence all these Princes and Potentates did â—â—â— Ambassadors into England to hold Amity and â—â—â— with King Iames. Amongst Kings he was the â—â—â— mirrour of Learning the Patterne and Patron of piety â—â— pittie such a sweet and well composed mixture of Iustice and mercy was inuated in his Royall brest that â—â—â—â—â—â— truth did meet kisse and combine together all the â—â—â— his most auspicious reigne like a second Sallomon gouernment was blest with peace and plenty so that be â—â—â— iustly be stiled vnder God The Peace-maker of â—â—â— Christendome and the louing father and preseruer of â—â—â— own people Realmes and Dominions his life was generally beloued and his death as much lamented which was â—â—â— of March being Sunday there being but 2 daies differâ—â—â— or ods betwixt the accompt of the beginning and ending of his reigne for he began the 24 of March 1602 â—â—â— the 27 of March 1625. Two Tuesdaies were â—â—nate to him for on a Tuesday the 5 of August 1602 â—â— escaped a dangerous conspiracy of the Earle Cowries and on Tuesday the 5 of Nouember 1605 he wisâ—h of that could be called his was preferred from that Great master piece of Satan the Powder Treason and as â—â— Satâ—rday â—â—â— the 8 of May 1603 he was receiued within ioy â—â—â— London so on Saterday the 8 of May 1625 â—â—â— with grise buried at Westminster CHARLES Of that Name THE FIRST And II. Monarch of the whole Iland of GREAT BRITAINE KING OF ENGLAND SCOTLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Gods immediate VICEGERENT Supreame HEAD c. â—â—â—â—strious Off-spring of most glorious Stems Our happy hope our Royall CHARLES the great â—â—â— Heyre to foure Rich Diadems With gifts of Grace and Learning high â—epleat â—â—â— thee th' Almighties ayd I doe intreate â—â—â— guide and prosper thy proceedings still â—â—â—â—â— long thou maist suruiue a Prince compleat â—â—â— guard the good and to subuert the ill â—â—â— when thy â—â—â— determin'd boundlesse will Thy mortall part shall made immortall be â—â—â—â— let thy liuing Fame the world full fill â—â—â— blesâ—ed famous memory of thee And all true Britaines pray to God aboue To match thy life and fortune with their loue STEWARTâ— CHARLES MARIE Anagramma Christ Arme vs Eâ—â— AT AL Though feâ—â—ds and men to â—â—â—â— should endeuer Against their force AT AL CHRIST ARME VS EVER Anno. Dom. 1625-March 27. Sunday The â—â— sall â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— kingdomes hauing â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— full Iames â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— eternall Our Royall Charles the â—â—â— heire of his blessed Fathers Crowne and vertues â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— Westminster by the hands of the Right Reueâ—â—nd fahter in God â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— Iohn Williams â—â—â— new present Lord Bishop of Lincolne and Deane of Westminister He is Charles the first of that name and second Monarch of great Britaine â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— Vicegerent and God is his â—â—â—â— Seueraigne he is Defender of the True â—â—â—â— Apotlolicasll and Christian I â—â—â—â— and that faith is his shield against all his bedily and ghostly enemies in the first yeare of his reigne he married with the illustrious and vertuous Princesse Henneretta Maria daughter to that admired Mirrer and Mars of martiallilis of Henry the 4 th the French King last of that name vopn the 22 day of Iune 1625 shee safely arrived â—â—â—â—â—â— in Kent where the King stay'd till â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— and to both their ioyes and the â—â—â—â— of this kingdome he enioyed and enioyes her This Noble Pâ—â—â—ce was borne the 19 th of Nouember A no 1602 he was second and youngest Sonne to king Iames the â—â—â— of Scotland and first of that name of England Our last â—â—â— Soueraigne In the yeere 1623 â—â—â— into Spaine priuately and by Gods gracious assistance came backe safely from thence the 26 or October in the some yeere whose safe returne all true hearted Britaines did and doe esteem â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— and happy blessing his elemency â—â—â—â— is manifest his Royall end princely enâ—â—â— are ample â—â—â— his same and Magnificenceis â—â—â—â— sall The graces and cardinall vertues haue â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— taken â—â—â— their habitatiens in his Heroick and Magâ—â—â—â—â—â— brest â—â—â— may hee with his gracious Queene reigne our these his Dominions to the gloâ—â—â—â—â— of God and the good of this famous Iland with the rest of his Territories and to the ioy and comfort of his â—â—â— Amen ALIVING SADNES INDVTY CONSECRATED TO THE IMMORtall memory of our late Deceased all-beloued Soueraigne LORD the Peerelesse Paragon of Princes IAMES King of great Britaine France and Ireland who departed this Life at his Manour of Theobalds on Sunday the 27. of March 1625. TO THE MOST HIGH AND PVISSENT Prince CHARLES by the Grace of GOD the first of that name and second Monarch of the whole Iland of Great BRITAINE HIS VNDOVBTED ROYALTIES BEING VNITED VNDER one and the same his most glorious Crowne the Kingdomes of England Scotland France and Ireland Gods Immediate Vice-Gerent Supreme head of all Persons and Defender of the true ancient Christian Faith in these his Empires and Dominions MOst Mighty Monarch of this mourning Land Vpon the knees of my submissiue mind I begge acceptance at your Royall hand That my lamenting Muse may fauour finde My Gracious Master was so good so kinde So iust so much beloued neere and sarre Which generally did Loue and Duiy binde From all and from me in particular But as your Maiesty vndoubted are The Heire vnto his Vertues and his Crowne I pray that whether Heauen send Peace or Warre You likewise may inherit his Renowne And as Death strucke his Earthly Glory downe Left you in Maiesty and mourning Chiefe Yet through the World apparantly 't is knowne Your Sorrow is an vniuersall Griefe Let this recomfort then your Princely heart That in this Duty all men beares a part Your Maiesties most humble and obedient Subiect and Seruant IOHN TAYLOR A Funerall Elegie vpon King IAMES YOu gushing Torrents
Angels to the Shepheards told As Luke th'Euangelist doth well vnfold And should my verse a little but decline Lok â— â— To humane stories and leaue diuine There are some mightie Princes I can name Whose breeding at the first from Shepheards came Romes founder Romulus was bred and ted Mongst Shepheards where his youthfull dayes he led The Persian Monarch Cyrâ—â—â— hee did passe His youth with * Valeriux Maximus and Aureliaxus were raised from been Heardsmen to the imperiall dignitie Shepheards and a Shepheard was The Terrour of the world that famous man Who conquer'd Kings and kingdomes ouer-ran His stile was as some stories doe repeat The Scythsan Shepheard Tamberlaine the Great T is sueh a Tytle of preheminence Of reuerence and such high magnificence That Dauid who so well his words did frame â—â—â—â— Did call our great Creator by the name Our blest Redeamer Goas eternall Sonne Whose onely merits our Saluation wonne He did the harmlesse name of Shepheard take â—â—â— For our protection and his Mercres sake Those that will reade the sacred Text and looke With diligence throughout that heauenly Booke Shall finde the Ministers haue Epithires And named Angels Stewards Watchmen Lights Salt Builders Husbandmen and Starres that shine Inflamed with the Light which is Diuine And with these names within that books compil'd They with the Stile of Shepheards are instil'd Thus God the Sire and sonne the Scriptures call Both Shepheards my stieall and literall And by similitudes comparing to All kings and Churchmen beare that tytle do A.E.I.O.V. two Anagrams of the fiue Vowels the one serues for the glorious name GOD and the other in the Spanish tongue is a Sheepe which name the Prophet Esay doth figuratiuely or mystically call our Creator IEOVA or IEHOVAH OVEIA is a sheepe Wherein may bee perceiued that there is no Word Name or Action in or vnder Heauen but hath one or more of the fiue Vowels and that no Word or Name hath them all Without other Letters but IEOVA and OVEIA Which doth admonish vs in the feare and reuerence of the Almightie because in all our thoughts Words and actions some part of his Wonderfull Name is infinitely included And withall that OVEIA or a sheepe is a most significant Emblem or signe of our God and Sauiours innocencie and patient sufferings WIse and Insorutable Omniscient Eternall Gracious and Omnipotent In Loue in Iustice Mercy in Might In Honour Power and Glory infinite In workes in words in euery Attribute Almightie All. commanding Absolute For who so notes the Letters of the name IE MOVAH shall perceiue within the same The Vowels of all Tongues included be â—â—â—â—th no name that e're was nam'd but HE â—â—â— I haue heard some Schollers make Relation â—â— is but a breathing Aspiration A letter that may be left out and spar'd Whereby is cleerely to our sight declar'd That Great IEHOVA may be written true With onely Vowels A E I O V And that there is no word or name but this That hath them all alone but onely His So that the Heauens with all the mighty Host Of Creatures there Earth sea or any Coast Or Climate any Fish or Fowle or Beast Or any of His workes the most and least Or thoughts or words or writing with the Pen Or deedes that are accomplished by men But haue some of these Letters in them all And God alone hath all in Generall By which we see according to his will He is in all things and doth all things fill And all things said or done he hath ordain'd Some part of his great Name 's there in contain'd All future present and all past things seeing In whom we liue and moue and haue our being A Almightie All in All and euery where E Eternall in whom change cannot appeare I Immortall who made all things mortall else O Omnipotent whose Power all Power all Power excels V Vnited Three in one and one in Three IEOVA Vnto whom all Glory bee Besides the learned poets of all times Haue chanted out the praise in pleasant times The harmelesse liues of rurall shepheards Swaines And beautious shepheardesses on the plaines In * All the famous Poetes and Poetesses of all tongues and nations haue written vpon this worthy subiect Odes in Rouudelaies and Madrigals In Sonnets and in well pen'd Pastorals They haue recorded most delightfully Their loues their fortunes and felicitie And sure if in this low terrestriall Round Plaine honest happinesse is to be found It with the Shepheards is remaining still Because they haue least power to doe ill And whilst they on their feeding flockes attend They haue the least occasions to offend Ambition Pompe and Hell begotten Pride And damned Adulation they deride The complementall flatt'rie of kings Courts Is neuer intermix'd amidst their sports They seldome enuie at each others state Their loue and feare is Gods the deuil 's their hate In weightie businesse they nor marre or make And cursed bribes they neither giue or take They are not guiltie as some great men are Tvndoe their Mercer and Embroiderer Their Taylor Butcher Bewer Baker Powlter For which there 's some haue well deseru'd a halter Their Shoomaker and Silkman I forgot Though breaking or else begg'rie be their lot Nor is' t a Shepheards trade by night or day To sweare themselues in debt and neuer pay Hee 's no state-plotting Macbiushan Or Proiect-monger Monopolitan Hee hath no trickes or wiles to circumuent Nor feares he when there comes a Parliament He neuer weares his cap nor bends his knee To feed Contention with a Lawyers fee He wants the art to Cog Cheat Sweare and Lie Nor feares the Gallowes or the Pillorie Nor cares he if great men be fooles or wise If honour fall and base dishonour rise Let fortunes mounted minions sinke or swim Hee neuer breakes his braines all 's one to him He 's free from fearefull curses of the poore And liues and dies content with lesse or more Great temporance in Shepheards He doth not waste the time as many vse His good Creators creatures to abuse In drinking sicks vngodly healths to some They veryest Cankerwormes of Christendome My Lord Ambition and my Lady Pride Shall with his quasting not be magnifide Nor for their sakes will he carowse and feast Vntill from man he be turn'd worse then beast Whereby he scapes vaine oathes and blasphemy And surfets fruits of drunken gluttony He scapes occasion vnto lusts pretence And so escapes the Poxe by consequence Thus doth he scape the Parator and Proctor Th' Apothecary Surgeon and Doctor Whereby he this prerogatiue may haue To hold the laying in into his graue Whilst many that his betters farre haue bin Will very hardly hold the laying in These are great priuiledges though few men seeke or care for them Thus Shepheards liuÌ„e and thus they end their liues Adorn'd and grac'd with these prerogatiues And when he dyes he leaues no wrangling heyres To law till all be speÌ„nt and nothing theirs Hooke Tar-box
Sir Iohn Wats Clothworker Lord Maior gaue to Christ Church Hospitall ten pound â—â— to the Hospitall of S. Thomas in Southwarkeâ—tic pound King Ioses our most gracious Soueraigne was made a Irec â— of the Worshipfull Company of Clothworkers Sir Iohn â—â—â— being then Lord Maior who seasted his Marestie Sir Wisâ—â— Knight being then Master of the Company at which â— the King gaue a Guist of two brace of Buckes to the said Company yearely for euer to bee spent at their feast in their â—â—â—â— Richard Faringdon Clothworker and Aldermangaue to the seuerall Hospitals in London and the Suburbs 66. pound 13. shillings 4d Sir William Stone Clothworker gaue to the â—â—rall Prisons in London 50 pound Lady Barbara Stone wife to the forenamed Sir William Stone gaue to the Hospitall of Christ church one hundred pounds Lady Spencer wife to Sir Iohn Spencer clothworker gaue to the seuerall Hospitals 20. pound William Lambe Esquire free of the Company Clothworkers and one of the Gentlemen of the Chappell to King Henry the 8. built a Free Grammer Schoole at Sutton Valence in Kens where he was borne allowing yearely for euer to the Master of the said Schoole twenty pound and to the Vsher ten pound Also he built sixe Alemet-houses there with Gardens and Orchards and ten pound yearely to each of them foreuer Besides he gaue to the Free Schoole at Maidstone in Kent ten pound yearely for euer which he appointed to bee bestowed onely vpon â—â— children who were destitute of friends and â—courlesse Also hee bestowed three hundred pound for the vse of decayed Clothiers in the countie â—â—â—â— of Suffolke and in the Townes of Bridgâ—â—â—le and Ludlow Moreouer hee built two conduits in London one at Holbourne Bridge and the other on the Hill towards New Gate â—oth of which cost 1500 pounds at which time â—â—gaue 120. new Pailes to so many poore woâ—â— to beare Water withall Moreouer hee gaue thirty pound a yeare to his Company for euer and 4. pounds yearely to a Minister for 4. Sermons and 301. yearely for euer to be bestowed on twelue poore men and twelue poore women each of them to haue a Freeze Gowne one Lockerom shirt or smocke one paire of winter shooes which guist is yearely distributed on the first of October he also gaue to the poore of Saint Giles Parish without Cripplegate fifteene pound To the poore of the Company of Stationers hee gaue sixe pounds thirteene shillings 4d yearely for euer to be bestowed euery Friday in the Parish of S. Faiths on twelue poore people twelue pence in bread and twelue pence in money He gaue to Christs Hospitall Sixe pounds yearely for euer and 100. pound in readie money present Hee gaue to S. Thomas Hospitall 4. pounds yearely for euer and to poore Maides marriage hee gaue 20. pounds besides Newgate Ludgate the two Comptors in London the Marshalsea the Kings Bench and the White Lyon had all most louing tasts of his Charitable liberalitie and in conclusion he gaue 108. Gownes to poore aged people at his Funerall This was a Lambe whose like was neuer any Whose loue and pitty fed and cloth'd so many And'sis no doubt but these good deeds of his Did helpe to lift his soule to endlesse Blisse Master Iohn Berriman of Byshops Tannton in the Countie of Deuonshire Clothier and free Draper of London gaue to the Hospitall of Christ Church 100. pounds to S Bartholomews 5 pounds to S. Thomas Hospitall 6. pounds to Bridewell 40. shillings and to the Hospitall of Bethlehem 50. pounds Peter Blundell Clothier gaue to Christ-Church Hospitall 500. pounds to Saint Bartholomewes Hospitall 250. pounds to Saint Thomas Hospitall 250. pounds to Bridewell 8. pounds yearely for euer to the Reparation of the Church at Tiuerton where he was borne fiftie pounds towards the mending of High-wayes one hundred pounds to the twelue Companies in London to euery of them one hundred and fiftie pound to poore Maides marriages in Tiuerton foure hundred pound to the poore at Exeter hee gaue nine hundred pound to build a Grammar-schoole at Tiuerten 2400.l and after layd out by his Executors one thousand pound to the Schoole-master fiftie pounds yearely for euer to the Vsher 13. pound 6. shillings 8. pence yearely to the Clarke 40. shillings yearely to place foure poore boyes yearely Apprentises twenty pounds per annum to keepe 3. Schollers at Oxford and three at Cambridge 2000. pound Robert Chilcot seruant to the aforesaid M r. Blundell gaue to Christs Hospitall 100. pound towards a meauer Schoole to haue Children taught to be fit for his Masters GraÌ„mer schoole he gaue 400. pound to maintaine it he gaue 90. pound allowing the Scholemaster yearely 20. l. the Clarke 3. pound and toward Reparations 40. shillings per annum to fifteene poore men he gaue sixteene pounds 10. shillings a yeare for euer to 15. poote labouring men 15. pound to 15. poore people weekely sixe pence each for euer to mend the Church at Tiuerton 19. pound ten shillings to mend High wayes ten pounds and to other charitable vles more then is mentioned Thus hath it pleased God that these men whose trades and liuings were deriued from the poore Sheepes backe haue not onely growne to great wealth and places of honour but haue bin also great Instruments of the Almightles mercy in relieuing the needie and impotent members of Christ should I reckon vp the particulars of profits that arise from this Beast to Graziers Butchers Skinners Glouers Felmongers Leather sellers Feltmongers Taylors and an infinite number of other Trades and Functions who could not liue or else liue very hardly without this Commoditie I say should I write of these things in particular my worke would neuer bee done in generall Wooll hath beene formerly in such esteeme in England that in Parliament holden the 36. of Edward the 3 the King had his Subiects payd him in Wooll and before that in the eleuenth yeare of his Raigne it was forbidden to be transported out of this Kingdome and then did strangers come ouer hither from diuers parts beyond the Seas who were Fullers Weauers and Clothworkers whom the King entertained and baro all their charges out of his Exchequer at which time the Staples or places of Merchandize for Wools were kept at diuers places of this Land at once as at Newcastle Yorke Lincolne canterbury Norwich Westminster Chichester Winchester Exeter Bristoll and carmarthen by which may bee perceiued what a great commodity Wooll was in those dayes But in the 6. yeare of King Edward the 4. the King sent certaine Sheep out of Cotswold in Glocester shire into Spaine the encrease of which so enriched the Spaniards with our Wooll that euer since it hath beene in the lesse request in England neuerthelesse as it is it is the means of life and maintainance for many hundred thousands Here fokoweth a touch of paultry Scabbed and infectious kinds of Sheepe which I thinke sit to place by themselues in the lagge end of my Booke as
cocks Drakes with the ducks all male and female stocks The Ewe the Ram the Lambe and the sat weather In generall are called sheepe together Harts Stages Bucks Does Hinds Roes Fawnes euery where Are in the generality call'd Deere So Hemp and Flax or which you list to name Are male and female both one and the same Those that 'gainst these comparisons deride And will not with my lines be satisfide Let them imagine e'â—e they doe condemne I loue to play the foole with such as them The cause why Hempseed hath endur'd this wrong And hath its worthy praise obscur'd so long I doe suppose it to bee onely this That Poets know their insufficience is That were earth Paper and Sea inke they know 'T were not enough great Hempseeds worth to show I muse the Pagans with varietie Of godles Gods made it no Deity Heeree followes the names of most of the heathen Gods and â—â—â—s The AEgyptians to a Bull they Arts nam'd A temple most magnificent they framed The â—â—is Crocodile a cat a dog The Hippopostamy beetles or a frog â—â—â—â—â—â—mons dragons the wolfe aspe â—â—le and Râ—â— Base beastly gods for such curst â—â—â—â— of Cham â—â—s were so with I dolatry misted They worship'd Onioâ—s and a garlike hâ—ad If these people had tasted but a messe of Tewxbury must and they would surely haue honoured it â—ot a God or â—eared it as a â—â—â—â—â— King Ieroboam for his gods did take Two golden calues and the truâ— God forsake â—â—â— Philistins and the Assirians The Persians and Babilonians Sâ—â—â—â—ritâ—ns and the Arabians The Thebans Spartans and Athenians The Indians Parthians and the Libians The Britaines Galliant and Hibernians Since the first Chaos or creation â—â—â—ry hath crept in euery Nation And as the diuell did mens minds inspire Some worshipt earth seme aire or water fire Windes Riuers Rainbow Stars and Moone and Sun Ceres and Bacchus riding on his â—un Mars Saturne Ioue Apollo Mercury Priapus and the Queene of techery Vulcan Diana Pluto Proserpine Pâ—â—â—â—â— Neptune and Panâ— piping shrine Old Bâ—â—â—m Berâ—câ—rthia Stones and Trees Bâ—witâ—â—â—â— creatâ—râ—â— worshipt on their knees Bâ—â—l Bâ—â—â—z â—â—â— Niâ—roâ—â— the Diâ—â—ll and Dâ—â—gon Ashâ—aâ—â—oth Râ—mmon Belus Bâ—li the Dragon Flies soules hawkes â—â—â—men any thing they saw Their very Pâ—â—â—ies they did serne with awe And theâ— did sacrifice at sundry â—â—â—sts Their châ—â—â—â—eâ— vnto diuels stockes stones and beasts O had these men the worth of Humpseed knowne Their bâ—â—â—â— zâ—â—â— no doubt they would haue showne In building Temples and would alters frame Lake Ephesus to great Dianaes name And therefore Merchants Marrâ—ners people all Of all trades on your marrow bones â—â—â—â—â— fall For you could neither rose or bâ—te or â—â—p If noble Hempseed did not hold you vp And Reader now â—â—â—â—â—â—â— it is â—â—â—â—â—â— To come vnto the matter with my â—â—â—â— But iudge not â—â—â—â— you â—â—â— well read and scan'd And asks your selues if you dec vnder stand And if you can doe but this fauour shew Make no ill faces cryâ—â—â—â—â—â—â— and â—â—mew For though I dare not brag I dare â—â—â—â— taine Tâ—ue censurers will iudge I haue â—â—â—â— paine Vnto the wise I humbly doe submit For those that play the fooles for want of wit My poore reuenge against them stâ—â—â— shall be I le laugh at them whilst they doe scoffe at me THE PRAISE OF HEMP-SEED WITH The Voyage of Mr. Roger Bird and the Writer hereof in a Boat of browne-Paper from London to Quinborough in Kent SWeet sacred Muses my inuention raise Vnto the life to writâ—â— great Hempseeds praise This grain growes to a stalk wrose coat or â—â—in Good industry doth â—aâ—chellâ—t â—â—â— and â—pin And for mans best aduantage and auailes It makes clothes cordage halters ropes and sailes From this small Aâ—ome mighty matters springs It is the Art of nauigations wings It spreads aloft the lofty skie it scales â—â—â—s o're the great Leuiathan and Whales Dâ—â—es to the boundlesse bottome of the deepe What Neptune doth mongst dreadful monsters keep From Pole to pole it cuts both Seas and Skyes From th'orient to the occident it flyes Kings that are sâ—ndred farre by Seas and Lands It makes them in a manner to shake hands It fils our Land with plenty wonderfull From th'Esterne Indiâ—â— from the great Mogull From France from Portiagale from Venice Spaine From Denmarke Norwâ—y it seâ—ds o'er the maine Vnto this Kingdome it doth wealth acrue From beyond China farre beyond ' Peru From Beâ—gâ—a Almaine the West Indies and From Guiny Biny â—â—â—and New sound land This little seed is the great instrument To shew the power of God Omnipotent Whereby the glorious Gospell of his Sonne Millions misled soules hath from Sathan wonne It is an instrument by the appointment of God for the encrease of the Gospell of Christ. Those that knew no God in the times of yore Now they their great Creator doe adore And many that did thinke they did doe well To giue themselues a sacrifice to Hell And seru'd the Diuell with th' inhumane slaughters Of their vnhappy haplesse sonnes and daughters Now they the remnant of their liues doe frame To praise their Makers and Redeemers name Witnesse Virginia witnesse many moe Witnesse our selues few hundred yeares agoe When in Religion and in barbarous natures We were poore wretched misbeleeuing creatures How had Gods Preachers faild to sundry coasts Tinstrust men how to know the Lord of Hosts But for the Sayles which he with wind doth fill As Seruants to accomplish his great will But leauing this high supernaturall straine I 'le talke of Hempseed in a lower vaine How should we haue gold siluer jems or Iewels Wine oyle spice rice and diuers sorts of fewels Food for the belly clothing fot the baâ—ke Silke Sattin Veluat any thing we lacke To serue necesâ—icies How should we get Such sorts of plenteous fish but with the net The smelt Roaoh Salmon Flounder and the Dace Would in fresh riuers keeps their dwelling place The Ling Cod Herring Sturgeon such as these Would liâ—e and dyâ— in their owne natiue Seas Without this feed the Whale could not be caught Whereby our oyles are out of Greenland brought Nay wer 't not for the net made of this seed Mâ—n could not catch a Sprat whereon to feed Besides it liberally each where bestowes A liuing vpon thousands where it growes As beaters Spinners Weauers and a crue Of halter makers which could sâ—â—rce line true But for th' imployment which this little graine Doth vse them in and payes them for their paine Mirth and Truth are good companions The Rope makers the Net makers and all Would be trade falne for their trade would fall Besides what multitudes of Fishers are In euery Sea townâ— numbers past compare Whilest they their seruants children and their wiues From Hempsceed get their liuing all their liues The Fish-mongers would quickly goe to wrack The lacke of this seed would be their great lack And being now rich and in good reputation They would haue neither Hall nor Corporation
associates assaults this Castle of Enuy where after halfe an houres fight or thereabouts by the inuincible prowesse of the assaiâ—ants the Hell borne defendants were vanquished their Castle vtterly razed demolished and subuerted with Rackets breakers blowes and reports innumerable IOHN TINDALL The description of such part of the Fire workes as were deuised and accomplished by Master William Fishenden Gunner and Seruant to his Maiestie Apiramides or loftie platforme in the forme of a Triangled spire with a Globe fixed on the top therof the whole work turning burning the space almost of halfe an houre or neere thereabouts from whence proceeded many Rackets firea blowes and reports in great numbers to the great delight and contentment of the King the Queene the Prince the Princesse Elizabeth the Prince Palatine and diuers others the Nobility the Gentry and Commons of this Kingdom FINIS EPITHALAMIES OR Encomiasticke Triumphall Verses Consecrated to the Immortall memory of the royall Nuptials of the two Parragons of Christendome FREDERICKE and ELIZABETH HEe * God that vpon the Poles hath hing'd the skyes Who made the Spheares the Orbs and Planets seuen Whose justice dams whose mercy justifies What was is shall be in earth Hell or Heauen Whom men and Angels lauds and magnifies According as his Lawes command hath giuen The poore the Rich the Begger and the King In seuerall Anthems his great praises sing Then as the meanest doe their voices stretch To lawd the sempiternall Lord of Lords So I a lame Decrepit-witted wretch With such poore Phrases as my skill a floords From out the Circuit of my braine did fetch Such weake inuention as my wit records To write the tryumphs of this famous I le On which both Heauen earth with ioy doth smile My Genius therefore my inuention moues TO sing of Britaines great Olympick Games Of mirth of Heau'n and earths beloued loues Of Princely sports that noble mindes enflames To doe the vtmost of their best behoues To fill the world with their atchieued Fames T' attaine Eternities all-passing bounds Which neither Fate nor Death nor Time confounds Guns Drums and Trumpets Fire-workes Bonfires Bels. With acclamations and applausefull noyse Tilts Turneyes Barriers all in mirth excels The ayre reuerberates our earthly ioyes This great Tryumphing Prophet-like fore-tels I hope how * The Lake or Gulph of forgetfulnes of the which I hope our griefes haue sufficiently carowled Leathes Lake all griefe destroyes For now blacke sorrow from our Land is chac'd And ioy and mirth each other haue embrac'd How much Ichouah hath this Iland blest The thoughts of man can neuer well conceaue How much we lately were with woes oprest For him * Prince Henry whom Death did late of life bereaue And in the midst of griefe and sad vnrest To mirthfull sport * God freely giu'es vs leaue And when we all were drench'd in blacke dispaire Ioy conquered greife and comfort vanquish'd care Thou high and mighty 〈…〉 â—â—â— Count Pallatine and pal 〈…〉 of the â—â—â—â—â— Bauares great Duke whom God on high doth life To be the tenth vnto the Worthies nine Be euer blest with thy beloued * The Princesse Elizabeth Guilt Whom God and best of men makes onely thine Let annually the day be giuen to mirth Wherein the Nuptials gaue our loy loyes new birth Right gracious Princesse great Elizabeth In whose Heroicke pure white Iuory breast True vertue liues and liuing flourisheth And as their Mansion hath the same possest Belou'd of God aboue and men beneath In whom the Goddesses and graces rest By vertues power Ichonah thee hath giuen Each place doth seeme where thou remain'st a heauen The Royall bloud of Emperours and Kings Of Potent Conquerours and Famous Knights Successiuely from these two Princes springs Who well may claime these titles as their rights The Patrons Christendome to vnion brings Whose vnity remoted Lands vnites And well in time I hope this sacred worke Will hunt from Christian Lands the faithlesse Turke By this happy marriage great Britaine France Denmarke Germany the most part of Christendonâ—e are vnited eyther in affinity or consanguinity Since first the framing of the worlds vast Roome A fitter better match was not combinde So old in wisdome young in beauties bloome And both so good and graciously inclinde And from this day vntill the day of doome I doubt succeeding ages shall not finde Such wisdome beauty grace compact together As is innate in them in both in eyther None but the Diuell and his infernall crue At this beloued heau'nly match repines None but such fiends which hell on earth doth spue Which wish Eclips of their illustrious shines The Gods themselues with rare inuentions new With inspiration mans deuice refines And with their presence vndertakes these taskes Deuises motions Reuels playes and Maskes That which God loues most the Diuell hates most and I am sure that none but the blacke crew are offended with these Royal Nuptials The thund'rers * Iune Bride hath â—efe her heauenly bed And with her presence this great wedding graces Himâ—â— in Saffron Robes inuelloped Ioynas and accords these Louers lou'd embraces Yea all the Gods downe to the Earth are fied And mongst our ioyes their pleasures enterlaces Immortals joynes with mortals in their mirth And makes the Court their Paradice on earth Maiestick Ioue hath left his spangled Throane To dance Leuoltoes at this Bridall feast Infusieg Iouiall glee in euery one The high the low the greatest and the least Sad mindes to sable melancholy prone Great loue their vitall parts hath so possest That all are wrapt in sportfull extasies With showes and Glamors ecchoing in the skyes Where the Planeâ— Iupiter hath sole predominance there is all Royall mirth and jouâ—all alacrity a Sol. Apollo from the two topt b Pernassus Muses Hill Eight of the c The Muses Sisters nine hath brought from thence Leauing d A tragicall mourneful Muse who hath beene here already but I hope now she is lame of the Gout that she wil keepe home for euer Meâ—pomence alone there still To muse on sad and tragicall euents The rest all stretching their all matchlesse skill To serue this Royall Princesse and this Princes Thus Sol descended from his Radient shrine Brings Poesie and Musicke downe diuine The wrathfull God of e Mars War in burnish'd Armes Layes by his angry all confounding mood And in the Lifts strikes vp sweet Loues Alarmes Where friendly warres drawes no vnfriendly bloud Where honours fire the noble spirit warmes To vndertake such actions as are good Thus mighty Mars these tryumphs doth encrease At Tilt. With peacefull warre and sweet contentions peace The Queene of f Venus Loue these Royall sports attend And at this Banquet deignes to be a guest Her whole endeauours she doth wholly bend She may in Loues delights outstrip the best For whosoe're doth Hymens Lawos preâ—end If Venus be but absent from the feast They may perhaps be merry in some
a Pease And to the world I 'le cause it to appeare VVho e're giues for you twenty pounds a yeareâ— Must from the Marchants pilfer fourescore more Or else he cannot liue and pay the score And to close vp this point I say in briefe VVho buyes it is a Begger or a Thiefe Or else a Foole or to make all agree He may be Foole Thiefe Begger all the Three So you false Bottles to you both adieu The Thames for me not a Denier for you FINIS VERBVM SEMPITERNVM DEDICATED TO THE MOST GRACIOVS AND ILLVSTRIOVS KING CHARLES MOst mightie Soveraigne to your hands I giue The summe of that which makes Vs euer liue I humbly craue acceptance at your hand And rest your Servant ever to Command IOHN TAYLOR To the Reader THou that this little Booke dost take in hand Before thou Iudge bee sure to vnderstand And as thy kindnesse thou extend'st to mee At any time I le doe as much for thee Thine IOHN TAYLOR Genesis IEhouah heere of nothing all things makes And man before all things his God forsakes Yet by th' Almighties mercy 't was decreed Heau'ns Haire should satisfie for maus misdeed Mans age is long and all are great not good And all saue eight are drowned in the Flood Old Noah second sire to worst and best Of Cham the eurst Iaphet and Sem blest Of Abrahams starre-like numberlesse encrease Of of-springs of-springs and his rest in peace Of Israels going into AEgypt and Of their abode and liuing in that Land Of Iosephs brethren faithlesse and vnkind Of his firme Faith and euer constant mind He pardons them that did his death deuise He sâ—es his Childrens children and he dyes Exodus Th' increase of Iacobs stocke is growne past number And feare of them the AEgyptean King doth cumber Who giuing credit to the Inchanters tales Commands to kill all Infant Hebrew Males But Moses is preserued in the Riuer To be a Captaine Israel to deliuer Sterne Pharaobs cruell Adamantine heart Will not permit Gods people to depart Ten plagues froÌ„ heau'n are on th' AEgyptians powr'd Bloud frogs lice flyes beasts scabs haile thundring showr'd Grashoppers darknesse death of first borne men These were the AEgyptian plagues in number ten The Isra'lites are freed and Pharaobs Host In chasing them are in the red Sea lost A cloud doth shrowd them from the burning day By night a fierie Piller leades the way The murmuring people fearingfamine railes God raines down Manna from the Heauen quailes The Law is writ in stone to Moses giuen By Gods owne hand to guide man vnto Heauen The Ceremoniall Sacrifice is taught As types of whom out blest redemption's wrought Leniticus Heere man is shew'd it is the Almightles will To guard the good and to correct the ill The truest Seruice of the highest stands In no mans fancie but as he commands And cause men are so apt from Grace to swerue He shewes them here their Maker how to serue The Leuites are appointed by the Lord To preach vnto his chosen flocke the word Numbers Old Iacobs blessed off spring numbred are Their valiant Captaines and their men of Warre Curst Korah with his kinsman despâ—rate Datâ—â—n And bold Abiram three sworne Sonnes of Sathad Rebell 'gainst Moses with their tongues vnhallowed And by the earth by heau'ns just Vengeance swallowed The Israelites to fell confusion brings Great Og and Sibâ—n misbeleeuing Kings Where Balaam thought to eurse of force he blest And by his Asse was told how he transgrest Fiue Midian Monarchs Iudaes Host doth slay And all their spoyle diuided as a pray The Land of Câ—naan measur'd is and found That in it all things plenteous doe abound Deutâ—ronomy This Booke againe the Law of God repeats With blessings cursings teachings and with threats Meeke Moses dyes lyes in an vnknowne too me And Nuns Son Iosuab doth supply his roome Ioshua Great Captaine Ioshua great in faith and courage Through greatest dangers valiantly doth forrage He passeth Iordane with his mighty host And to the Tribes diuideth Coast from Coast. The harlot Rahab doth preserue the Spyes She knowes the Lord that reignes aboue the skyes They all passe Iordan which is parted dry Whilst they securely match inuasiuâ—ly The feare of Cananâ—tes doth much increase Ierichoes tane and Manna here doth cease Vile Achan closely steales the cursed prey And Israels beaten from the Wals of Ai Fiue Kings are hang'd and Phebus standeth still At Iosuah's prayer whilst he his Foes did kill Iust one and thirty mighty Kings were slaine Ere Israel could in peace the Land attaine Which being done the bloudy warres doe cease Their faithfull Captains Ioshuah dyes in peece Iudges Iuda is Captaine Anaks Sonnes are flaine The Câ—nanites as vassals doe remaine The Israelites rebell and serue strange Gods And are all plagu'd with heau'ns correcting reds The men of Midia Isra'l much did greeue Stout Gideon comes their sorrowes to releeue And is Gods Spirit doth his Seruant moue He ouerthrowes Baals Altar and his Groue A womans hand King Iabins Hoste doth quaile And kild his Captaine Sis'ra with a naile Abimeleh by wrong the kingdome gaines A woman dashe oat his ambitious braines Victorious Iphâ—ab rashly sweares not good And ends his conquest in his Daugliters blood Great Sampson's borne whoseuer marchlesse strength Orethrowes the Philistims in bredth and length Faire flattering Dalâ—lab her Lord deceiues He 's â—ane himselfe himselfe of life bereaues The Beniamites abus'd a Leuites wife For which all but sixe hundred lost their life Ruth According to the flesh this woman Ruth Was ancient Grandame to th' eternall Truth And though the from the Mâ—abites doth come It shewes th' Almighty in all Lands hath some 1. Samuel The Prophet Samuel's borne and Elies Sonnes To sinne and flat confusion headlong runnes The Isralites are by the Lord forsaken And by the Philistins the Arke is taken The figur'd presence of this all in All Doth make the Diuels inuention Dagon fall God takes his people to his loue againe The Ark's brought backe the Philistines are slaine The Sonnes of Samuel wrong their Fathers trust By partiall Indgements and with bribes vniust Saul seeking straying Asses findes a Crowne And is annointed King in Raman towne The fell Philistians Isrâ—el doth oppresse King Saul doth proudly gainst the Lord transgresse God dids kill Agag Saul will haue him spar'd His will more than his Gods he doth regard Goliah armed leades an hoste from Gath Defies the Lord of Hosts prouokes his wrath Yong Dauid comes and in his hand a sling And with a stone the Gyant downe doth ding Old Ishays Sonne before the Kings preferr'd And Dauid hath Sauls Daughter for reward Th' ingratefull King seekes Dauids causlesse death True hearted Ionathan preserues his breath Saul leaues his God and to a Witch doth goe And so himselfe himselfe doth ouerthrow The Philistines his childrens bloud doe spill And with his Sword King Saul King Saul did kill Saul leaues his God and to a Witch doth goe And
so himselfe himselfe doth ouerthrow The Philistines his childrens bloud did spill And with his Sword King Saul King Saul did kill 2. Samuel King Deuids royall heart is fild with woe For Ionathan and Saul his friend and foe In Regall state he liues and flourisheth And loues Sauls Grandchild lame Mephibosheth Affection blinds him on Vriahs wife T' accomplish which her husband lost his life The King 's reprou'd by Nathan and repents And by repenting heau'ns high wrach preuents Incestuous Amnon Absâ—lon doth kill For forcing Tamar gainst her Virgin will He 's reconcil'd vnto his louing Sire And proudly to the Kingdome doth aspire The old King flees and ouer Iordane hies The Sonne pursuing and the Father flyes Achitophel himselfe hangs in dispaire And Absolon dyes hanged by the haire The King for his rebellious Sonne doth mourne His people numbred are at his returne The Lord is wrath the pestilence increast That seuenty thousand dye and then it ceast 1. Kings The Kingly Prophet valiant Dauid dyes His Throne is left to Salomon the wise False Adoniah Ioab Shimei kild By his command as erst his Father wild With speed he sends for workmen from farte Coasts To build a Temple to the Lord of Hosts Before or after him was neuer such That had of wisedome or of wealth so much A thousand women some wed some vnwed This wise King to Idolatry misled He dyes and 's buried by his fathers toome And Rehoboam doth succeed his roome Now Israel from Iudah is diuided Both Kingdomes by bad Kings are badly guided Yet God to Iacobs seed doth promise keepe And raises faithfull Pastors for his sheepe 2. Kings Eliah worketh wonders with his word By inspiration of the liuing Lord He 's taken vp aliue and his blest Spirit Doth doubly in Elishaâ—s breast inherit Some Kings doe gouerne well most gouerne ill And what the good reformes the bad doth spill Till Isr'el Iudah King and Kingdome 's lost To great Nebuâ—hadnâ—zzar and his host 1. Chronicles Here euery Tribe is numbred to their names To their memorials and immortall fames And Dauids acts t' instruct misguided men Are briefly here recorded all agen 2. Chronicles The state of Israel Iâ—dah and their Kings This Booke againe againe Recordance brings Their plagues of plague of â—â—mineâ—â—lâ—uery sword For their contemâ—ing heau'ns All sauing word Mâ—â—â—ssâ—â—â— Praâ—er Mâ—â—â—ssâ—â— almost drown'd in black despaire Gaines mercy by repentance and by prayer Ezrs. The Persian Monarch Câ—â—â—â— granteth haue The Iewes once more their freedomâ— should receiue When at Ierusâ—lâ—m they make abâ—d They all with zeale â—â—â—â—â— the house of God Malicious men with poysnous â—â—â—â—â— fild Makes Artaâ—â—â— â—irdeâ— tho'e that build Yet God so workes that Israels is loâ—e and zâ—ale Resâ—mes againe their ancient Church and weale Nehemiah The booke of Ezra doth concord with this Commanding good forbidding what 's amisse And godly Nehemiah â—â—â—â—â— reform'd What sinne and Sathan had long time deform'd Esther Here he that dwels in heauen doth deride Queene Vshy's and ambitious Hamans pride The Iewes are sau'd by Esters suite from death And Haman and his Sons hang'd loose their breath Poore Mordecay is held in high account And to great greatnesse humbly he doth mount Thus God doth raise all those his Lawes doe seeke He layes the lofty low exâ—lâ—s the meeke Iob. No lusse of Sonnes and Daughters goods and all Make not this man into impatience fall Assailing Sathan tempring wife false friends With perfect patience he â—ll woeâ—â— defends I â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— quoth he into this world And â—â—â—â—d herâ—â—â—â—â—â— I shall be hurâ—d God giues and takes according to his word And blessed euer bee the liuing Lord. Psâ—lmes The blessed Kingly Prophet sweetly sings â—â—â—nall praises to the King of Kings Gods Power Iustice Mercy Fauour looke For they are comprehended in this Booke Prouerbs The wisest man that euer man begot In heauenly Prouerbs shewes what 's good what 's not Ecclessiastes Health strength wit valour wordly wisdome pelfe All 's nought and worse then vanity it selfe Salomons song This Song may well be call'd the Song of Songs It to the heauenly Bride and Groome belongs It truely shewes Christs loue vnto his loue His Church his Wife his Virgin Spouse his Doue Isaâ—ah This worthy Prophet truely doth foretell How Christ shall come to conquer death and hell Rewards vnto the godly he repeats And to the godlesse he denounceth threats Ieremy This Man of God long time before foreshoes Ierusalems Captiuity and woes Lamentations He wishes here his head a fountaine deepe That he might weepe weepe nothing else but weep That he might gush forth flowing streames fo teares For Iuaah's thraldome misery and feares Ezeâ—hiel In Babylon this Prophet Captiue is And there he prophesies of bale and blisse How all must come to passe the Lord hath said How Iudgement surely comes although dalayed Daniel The Kings darke dreame the Prophet doth expound For which he 's highly honour'd and renown'd Nabuchadnezzar doth an Image frame Commands all paine of death t' adore the same Three godly Iewes by no meanes will fall downe And for contempt are in the fornace throwne Where midst the flames vnhurt they sweetly sing Which wonder doth conuert the tyrant King Here Daniel Prophesies of Christ to come Of Babel Persia Graâ—ia and Rome Hosea He tels misgouern'd Israel their sinnes And how the losse of grace destruction winnes Ioel. This Prophet tels the stubborne hearted Iewes How heau'ns consuming wrath apace ensues He therefore doth perswade them to contrition And by contrition they shall haue remission Amos. Mans thanklesse heart and Gods vnmeasur'd loue This Prophet doth to Isr'els faces proue Obadiah He comforts Pudah ouer-prest with woes And prophesies destruction of their foes Ionah Here Ionah tels the Niniâ—itrs except Repentance wrath of Heauen doe intercept In forty dayes high low rich poore great small The Lords hot fury shall consume them all With hearts vnâ—aign'd the sinfull Citie mournes The Lord grants mercy Ionah backe returnes Micah He speakes of Isr'els and of Iuda's crimes And tels them their confusion comes betimes Nahâ—m The Niniâ—ites againe forsake the Lord And are subdu'd by the Assirian sword This Prophet comforts those that are opprest And tels the godly they shall be releast Habakkuk He doth be waile th' oppression of the poore For mercy humbly he doth God implore To keepe the Captiu'd Iewes from fell despaire He teâ—ches them a heauenly forme of Prayer Zephaniaâ— He fils the good with hope the bad with â—eare And tels the Iewes their thraldome draweth neere Haggay He exhorteth them to patience in their paine And bids them build the Temple once againe Zachariah He tels the Iewes why they haue plagued beene He bids them shunne Idolatry and sinne Malachi For sinne he doth reproâ—e both Peince and Priest And shewes the comming both of Iohn and Christ. Which Christ shall be a Sauiour vnto all That with true faith obey his heauoâ—ly call Apâ—â—ryphâ— These bookes doe all in generall intimate The State
Carists faith did dye together Then Hengist with the Saxons hither came Who many kild with sword and furious flame Besides eleuen hundred Monkes were kild At Bangor Abby all their blouds were spild And when the Saxons race to end was run The Dines came in and all the Kingdome won Before whose Swords did many thousands fall Which on the name of IESVS CHRIST did call Then William Conquerour with a multitude Vnto the Normanâ— voâ—ke this Land subdude The Pope then caus'd all Priests to leaue their wiues To leade soule Sodomiticke single liues Then afterward in second Hearies raigâ—e Was sawcy Sir Saint Thomas Becket slaine A Popish Saint and Martyr made because He dy'd a Traytor to his Soueraignes Lawes King Henry and King Richard dead and gone Their brother Iohn by right ascends the Tâ—â—rone Whom all his life the Pope of Rome did vexe And with oppressions all the Realme perplexe With Candle Booke and Bell he curst and blest And Bals and Legates did the King molest Vntill such time he on his knees fell downe And to the Pope surrendred vp his Crowne At last because he durst the Pope withstand He dyed imposned by a â—â—yers hand When thus by treason they had kild King Iohn Then the third Henrie Englands Crowne put on Then England bought the Râ—mesh doctrine deare It cost her threescore thousand markes a yeare For Agnus Deses Pardons Peter pance For which the Pope had all this coine from hence King Henry dyed then Edward tooke the sway His Sonne and Grandchild England did obay The first of them call'd Long-shanks conquests won Lost by Carnaruan his vnhappy Son Who by his Queene was in a Dungâ—on cast Till being murthered sadly breath'd his last Edward the third a braue victorious King Did Frenchmens pride into subiection bring Kickard the second next to raigne began Who lost more than his Royall Grandsire wan Then gan Iohn Wicklisse boldly to begin To preach gainst Antichrist that man of sin Who many troubles stoutly did abide Yet spight the Pope he naturally dy'de And being dead from out is graue was turn'd And had his Martyr'd bones to ashes burn'd Which ashes they did cast into a Brooke Because he had the Romish Faith for sooke Yet whilst the second Richard here suruiu'd No Martyrs were by fire of lite depriu'd Henry the fourth was in the Throne inuested In whose Reigne many were too much molested And Wiâ—â—â—â— Sautre first his life â—â—â—â—â—â— Through flames of fire who now in heauen doth liue The next Iohn Baâ—â—by in the fuâ—â—â—â— flame And William Tharpe both was immortail fame Then the fifth Henrie a victoriâ—â—â— Prince The Realme of France did â—â— quar and â—â—â— The good Lord Cebâ—â— then O â—â—â—â—â—â— By Popish Priests an Hereticke procâ—aim'd Washang'd and burn'd by the vnit â—tull doome Of Sathans Seruants sleues to Hell and Râ—â—e And leauing some vnnam'd Iohn ' Bâ—owneâ— quâ—re Iohn Beuâ—â—ly a Preacher dyed in â—â—â— B sid s a number from the Leâ—â—rds Towre Rackes tortures halters and the flame deuoure Ioba Huâ— a glorious Martyr of the Lord. Was in Eoheâ—â—â— burned or Gods word And renâ—rend Icrome did to Constance come From Pragae and stoutly suffered Martyrdome In Smith-sield one Iohn Claydon suffered death And with him Richard Turming lost his breath At this time sixeteâ—ne godly folkes in Kent The Antichristian vassals dâ—d torment Then death cut off the fifth King Henries Raigne The Crowne the sixth King Henrie did obrame And William Taylor a true zealous Priest Did passe through fire vnto his Sauiour Christ. Good Richard Houedon with him William White Each vnto God through fire did yeeld his sprite Dâ—ke Humphrey though no Martyr kil'd in 's bed And Richard Wych a Priest was burned dead Then Saint like good King Henry was depos'd By the fourth Edward in the tower inclos'd Then Edward flâ—d and Henry once againe By Warwickes power the Kingdome did obtaine Thds did the various slate of humane things Make Kings of Capriues and of Captiues Kings Vntill at last King Edward turning backe Brought Henries royalty to finall wracke In whose Raigne Iohn Goâ—se as the story saith Was the first Martyr burned for Christs faith King Henry in the Tower was ab'd to death And Edward yeelded vp his hie and breath His Sonne young Edward of that name the sift Whom the third Richard from his life did lift VVho by foule murthers â—loud and tyranny Vsurpt the Throne of Englands Monarchy Till valiant Henry of that name the seuen Kild him and made vncuâ—n England euen Then first Ioane Beughâ—on and a man call'd Babramâ— By faith through fire went to old Father Abram An Old man was in Smithfield burnt because He did resist against the Roman Lawes One Ierom hang'd and burned on the Gallowes In Florence with two otâ—er of his fâ—llowes And William Tiliesworth Thomas Bernard and Iames Morton cause they did the Pope withstand Burn'd all and Father Rogers and old Reine Did dye by fire a better life to gaine One Thomas Nouice and one Thomas Chase Dy'd constant Martyrs by the Heauenly Grace A woman and a man call'd Laurence Guest By Deah gain'd euerlasting life and rest Besides a number past mans reckoning vp For IESVS sake dranke of afflictions cup. Some carried faggots through a world of mocks Some rack'd some pinde some fettered in the stocks Some naked stript and scourged with a lash For their reiecting of their Romish trash Some branded in the cheeke did alwayes beare The marke and badge of their Redeemer deare Thus the insulting tyrannizing Pope With cursings tortures fire and sword and rope Did force the Soules and Consciences of men To run dispairing to damnations Den And those who valiantly his power withstood Did seale their resolution with their bloud Before his triple treble trouble Crowne In adoration Emperours must fall downe Were they as high as any Caesar borne To kisse his feet they must not hold it scorne Henry the sixth the Emperour did fall downe Whom with his Feet Pope Celestine did Crowne Henry the fourth his Empresse and his young Son All three to Rome did barefoot goe and run And three dayes so these three did all attend His holinesse a godlesse eare to lend Which afterward was granted on condition That he should giue his Crowne vp in submission Pandulphus the Popes Legate with a frowne Did make King Iohn of England yeeld his Crowne King Henry of that as me the second he Kneel'd downe and kist the Romish Legats knee The Emperour when Pope Adrian was to ride Did hold his stirrop on the neere wrong side For which his Holinesse in angry sort Disdainfully did checke the Emperour for 't When as the Pope doth ride in Cope of gold Kings like to foot-men must his bridle hold In pompe he must bee borne vpon mens shoulders With glorious shew amazing the beholders Whilst Kings and Princes must before him goe To vsher him in this vaine-glorious show This being true as no man can deny Those that will
not be blinde may plainely spy That their insulting proud commanding Priest Is â—bsolute and onely Antichrist H'exalts himselfe ' boue all that 's called God Vpon the Emperours necke he proudly trod Hee is th'abomination void of grace That mounts himselfe into the holy place He makes the Princes of the Earth drinke vp And quaffe the poyson of his cursed Cup. Who being drunken with the drâ—gs of sinne They haue his sworne and forsworne vassals beene Bewitched with his foule Inchanting charmes Gainst one another they haue rose in armes By forreine and domesticke bloudie broyles Whilst he hath fild his his coffers with their spoyles His double dealing too plaine appeares In setting Christian Princes by the eares Whilst he into his anatitious hands Hath feiz'd their persons moueables and lands And as the Christian Kings themselues made weake The Turke into their Kingdomes gan to breake And thus the Turke and Pope joynd with the deuill Haue beene the authors of all Christian euill FINIS THE BOOKE OF MARTYRS The Second Part. DEDICATED TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE PHILLIP EARLE OF MONTGOMERIE c. MY Lord the liues and deaths of Saints and Kings This little Booke vnto your Greatnesse sings Protection and acceptance if you giue It shall as shall Your selfe for ever liue IOHN TAYLOR VVHen the 7 Henry in his graue was laid And the eight Henry Englands Scepter sway'd Romes bloudy persecution raged more In England than in ten Kings raignes before And therefore Reader in this little Booke For euery Martyrs name thou must not looke But men of chiefest note respect and same That dyed in England onely these I name And first the Papists tyranny beganne In murthering Richard Hun a zealous man For being kept in prison by their power They closly hang'd him in the Lollards Tower And then they all in generall decreed Reporting Hun himselfe had done the deed Ann sixteene dayes iust after this was don They burn'd the foresaid corps of Richard Hun. Then to the number of full thirty fiue The surious flames did all of life depriue In seuerall places of this wofull land Because they did the Pope of Rome withstand At which time Thomas Bilney did begin To preach and teach against Antichristian sinne Where in Saint Georges Church in Ipswich Towne The Papists from the Pulpit pluckt him downe And as in dolefull prison he did lie He put his finger in the flames to try He prou'd aud God did giue him strenght to beare His death to liue with his Redeemer deare The next of note was one Iohn Frith a man Of learning great a Martyrs same he wan Then learned Luther and graue Zwinglius With Caluin Beza Occolampadius All glorious gracious reuerend lamps of light Were instruments to cleare blear'd Englands sight In Flanders William Tindall for Gods Word Was Sacrific'd to glorifie the Lord. Iohn Lambert valiantly his death did take And burn'd in Smithfield for his Sauiour sake About this time that Honourable man Lord Cromwels life and timelesse death began Hee like an Earthquake made the Abbies fall The Fryeries the Nunneries and all This famous Noble worthy Essex Earle This Iemme this Iewell this most orient pearle Was for his truth from all he had discarded And with his heads losse all his faith rewarded The next of worthy note by fire that dide Was good Anne Askew who did strong abide Rackes tortures and the cruell raging flame To magnifie her high Creators name Then gan the Kings eyes to be opended quite Inlightened by the euerlasting light He banisht Superstitious idle sables And packt the Papists hence with all their bables Then Bonner Gardner Brethren both in euill Factors and Actors bloudhounds for the Deuill Their burning fame to infamy soone saded They Godlesse gracelesse were disgracst degraded The King thus hauing this good worke begun He dyed and left the Kingdome to his Sonne Then raign'd young Edward that sweet Princely childe By whom all Popery was cleane exilde But he too good to liue mongst wicked men Th' Almighty tooke him hence to Heauen agen No sooner Edward was laid in his Tombe But England was the slaughter-house of Rome Gardner and Bonner were from prison turn'd And whom they pleas'd were eyther sau'd or burn'd Queene Mary imitating Iezabell Aduanc'd againe the Ministers of Hell Then tyranny began to tyrannize Tortures and torments then they did deuise Then Master Rogers with a saith most feruent Was burn'd and dy'd in Smith field Gods true Seruant Next vnto him did Laurence Sanders dye By fire for Iesus sake at Couentry He did embrace and kindly kisse the stake To gaine Heau'ns glory did the world for sake Good Byshop Hooper was at Gloster burn'd Cause he against the Romish Doctrine spurn'd And Doctor Taylor a true zealous man At Hadly burn'd eternall glory wan Then Byshop Ferrar next his life did spend In fire to gaine the life shall neuer end Next William Fowler first did loose his hand Then burn'd because the Pope he did withstand In Essex Thomas Hawkes with faith victorious Did dye by fire to gaine a life most glorious Master Ioha Bradford for his Sauiours sake In Smithsield burn'd a godly end did make Two reuerend Byshops Father Latimer And Ridley each of them a heauenly starre Liu'd in Gods foare and in his fauour dy'd At Oxford burn'd and now are glorisi'd Iohâ— Philpâ—t gladly did the fire embrace And died and liues in his Redeemers grace Then that graue Father and religious man Arch-Bishop of Cranmars troubles hot began His Pompe his state his glory and his pride Was to know Iesus and him crucifide He liu'd a godly Preacher of Gods Word And dy'd a glorious Martyr of the Lord. Iohn Carcles in close Prison carefully Did change his cares for ioyes eternally But this small volum cannot well containe One quarter of the Saints in England flaine In Henries Raigne and Maries cruell Queene Eight thousand people there hath slaughtered beene Some by the Sword some Hang'd some burnt in fire Some staru'd to death in Prison all expire Twelue thousand and seuen hundred more beside Much perseâ—uting trouble did abide Some wrackt som whipt som tortur'd som in stocks Some doing penance with a world of mockes Some with an yron in the faces burn'd Some out of all their goods to beggry rurn'd Some barefoot bearing faggots on their shoulders Weâ—e made a wondring stocke to the beholders All this and more much more they did endure Because they would not yeeld to liue impure But now to speake the law lesse â—ause wherefore And why these people troubled were so sore Because they would not make their plaints mones To senseles I mages dead stockes and slones Because they said the Sacramentall bread Is not the Lord which shall iudge quick and dead Because they not beleeu'd a Purgatory And held the Popes decrees an idle story Because they would not creepe vnto the crosse And change Gods sacred Word for humane drosse Because they held the Masse an Idoll soule At once which
pickt the purse damn'd the Soule Because they knew the Pope and all his crue Hâ—â— hounds whoÌ„ heauern in rage on earth did spue And in a word they thus were ouer-trod Because they truly seru'd the liuing God This was the maine and onely cause of all Because they would not offer vnto Bâ—el The Popes outragious and couragious actor Was Bishop Bonner hells most trusty factor Romes hangman and the firebrand of this Realme That with a sloud of bloud did ouerwhelme The true beleeuers of Gods holy truth He burchered not regarding age or youth With him was ioyn'd a man almost as ill Who tooke delight Gods seruants bleud to spill Cal'd Stephen Gardner Englands Chanceller And Bishop of the Sea of Winchester These two did striue each other to excell Who should doe greatest seruice vnto Hell Vntill at last God heard his seruants cry And each of them did die immediately Thus when Iâ—honah heard the iust complaints Of his beloued poore afflicted Saints Then this too cruell Pope defending Queene The bloudiest Princesse that this land hath seene She did decease and persecution ceast And tired wofullâ— Englands purchast rest Queene Mary being dead her welcome death Reuin'd our ioyes in blest ELIZABETH Innumerable were her woes and cares Abundance were the subtill wiles and snares Which Sathan and his Ministers oft laid To reaue the life of that most harmelesse Maid She was accus'd abus'd reuil'd miscal'd She was from prison vnto prison hal'd Long in the Tower she shas close prisner shut Her louing seruants all way were put From thence to Windsor thence to Woodstocke sent Closely mewd vp from all the worlds content But God whose mercies euer did defend her Did in her greatest Sorrow comfort send her He did behold her from his Throne on hie And kept her as the apple of his eye Let Hell and Hell-hounds still attempt to spill Yet the Almighty guards his Seruants still And he at lest did ease her Sorrowes mone And rais'd her to her lawfall awfull throne This Royall Deborah this Princely Dame Whose life made all the world admire her fame As Iudith in Bet hâ—lias same was spread For cutting off great Holophernès head So our Eliza stoutly did begin Vntopping and beheading Romish sin Shee purg'd the Land of Papistryâ—agen Shee liu'd belou'd of God admir'd of men Shee made the Antichristian Kingdome quake She made the mighty power of Spaine to shake As farre as Sunne and Moone dispears'd her Rayes So farre and farther went her matchlesse praise She was at home abroad in euery part Loadstar and Loadstone to each eye and heart Supported onely by Gods powerfull hand She foure and forty yeares did rule this Land And then she lest her Royall Princely Seat She chang'd earths greatnesse to be heauenly great Thus did this Westerne Worlds great wouder dye She fell from height to be aduanc'd more hie Terrestriall Kings and Kingdomes all must fade Then blest is she that is immortall made Her death fild woefull England full of feares The Papists long'd for change with itching eares For her decease was all their onely hope To raise againe the doctrine of the Pope But he whose power is all omnipotent Diâ— their vnhappy hopelesse hopes preuent Succession lawfully did leaue the Crowne Vnto a Prince whose vertue and Renowne And learning did out-stripall Kings as sarre As doth the Sunne obseure a little starre What man that is but man could bassâ— more Romes seauenâ—headed purple beastly Whore How wisely hath he Bellarmine conâ—uted And how diuinely hath'he ost dispated How zealously he did Cods faith desend How often on Gods word he did attend How clement pious and how gracious good Was he as fits the greatnesse of his bloud Were 't not for him how should the Muâ—â—s doe He was their patterne and their patron too He was th' Apollo from whose radient Beames The quinteffence of Poetry our-streames And from the splendor of his piercing rayes A world of worthy writers won the bayes Yet all the worthy vertues so transparent And so well knowne to be in him inharent Could not perswade the Papists leaue their strife With cursed treasons to attempt his life For when their disputations helpt them not They would dispute in a damn'd powder plot In which the Romists went beyond the deuill For Hell could not inuent a plot so euill But he that plac'd him on his royall Throne The God of Iacob Iudahs holy one That God for Iesus sake I doe beseech With humble heart and with vnfained speech That he or his may Britaines Scepter sway Till time the world and all things passe away But now he 's gone into Eternall blissÌ„e Crowneâ— And with Eternall glory crowned is Long may King CHARLES weare Britaines royall And heauens best blessings raise his high Renowne FINIS GODS MANIFOLD MERCIES IN THESE MIRACVLOVS DELIverances of our Church of England from the yeare 1565. vntill this present 1630. particularly and briefly Described IOSHVA 4.21 22. 24. When your Children shall aske their Fathers in time to come What meaneth this Pillar Then yee shall let your Children know saying THESE ARE THE DELIVERIES WHICH GOD HATH VOVCHSAFED TO HIS CHVRCH IN ENGLAND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF QVEENE ELIZABETHS RAIGNE TO THIS DAY That all the People of the Earth might know the hand of the Lord that it is mightie that yee might feare the Lord your God for euer THere was a Bull in Rome was long a breeding Which Bull prou'd little better then a Calfe Was sent to England for some better feeding To fatten in his Holinesse behalfe The vertues that this Beast of Babell had In thundring manner was to banne and curse Raile at the Queene as it were raging mad Yet God be thanked she was ne're the worse The goodly Sire of it was Impious * Pius the fufh of that name Pope of Rome piuâ— Hee taught it learnedly to curse and banne And to our faces boldly to defie vs. It madly ouer England quickly ranne But what succeâ—â—e it had reade more and see The fruits of it herevnder written be This Bull did excommunicate and curse the Queene â—â—depâ—â—eth her from her Crowne it proclaimed her an Hereâ—â—â—â— it cursed all such as loued her it threatned damnation to all subiects as durâ—t obey her and it promised the kingdome of heauen to those that would oppose and kill her This was the effect and nature of this Popish Beast which all wise godly and vnder standing men did deride and contemne 1. A Priest call'd Moortâ—n by the Pope assign'd Northumberland and Westmerland seduceth With whom the Duke of * Duke of Norfolke and Earle of Northumberland beheaded Earle of Westmorland fled Norfolke is combin'd The whilst the Pope nocost or charge refuseth But pawnes his challices his Beads and Crosses Giues them his gracelesse blessing for their ayde The fruit where of were heads and honors losses God still defending Englands Royall Maid Thus we by proofe must thankefully confesse That where the pope doth
curse there God doth blesse year 1569 2. Dou Iohn * He was Brother to the King of Spaine and failing of the hope be had to be Crowned King of Tums be practiseth to inuade England Wherof sailing he dyes for griefe of Austriâ— whom the pope incites Our Queene and kingdome both to Capâ—uate And whilst he warre prepares with subâ—ll slights A fained peace he doth capâ—â—ulate Nay more he doth perpetuall peace proclaime Thereby to make vs sleepe the more secure But Gods great Mercy made him misse his aime And what he thought most certaine proud vnsure This plot of our inuasion thus orethrowne Don Iohns ambition with his life did end Whereby th' Almighty to the world makes known That he his Church will euermore defend His vine she is his power doth guard her round And all her Enemies he will confound year 1578 3. Romes malice and Spaines practice still concurs To vexe and trouble blest Elizabeth With Sâ—nkâ—lâ—y they combine to raise new stirs And Ireland bragging sinkely promiseth To giue vnto the popes braue Bastard Sonne Iames ' Boncatnâ—agâ—â— an ambitious boy And Stâ—â—ely from the pope a prize hath Wonne A holy Peacocks Iaile a proper toy But Stâ—â—ely was in Maurstania slaine In that great battâ—ll at Alcazor fought Whereby we see his power doth still defend Hâ—â— Church which on his mercy doth depend year 1578 Pope Gregory and the king of Spaine Conspire to â—â—â—â— Rebellâ—â—â— in Ireland by meanes of Thomas Stukeâ—â—an Englishâ— can who was slainem the field with three Kings with â—â—â—â—â— 4. An English Priest call'd Nicholas Saunders next A consecrated Banner gets from Rome And like a trayterons wretch mistakes his text Rebelliously doth into Ireland come He with the Desmons ioynes in bloudy manner And when * Iohn Desmond was brother to the Earle of Desmond Iohn Desmond murther did commit Then by the vertue of his bable banner Applauded it and did the crime remit This good successe Romes fâ—â—â—â— pâ—r 〈…〉 had The Earle was by a common â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— And * Saunders râ—n mad in the wild Mountains Woods and bogs of Ireland and dyed by â—â—â— Saunders pind◠〈…〉 â—â—â—â— His conscience with 〈…〉 Thus treason is accordinglâ— rewaâ—â—â— And still the Church of Godby â—â—â— is guarded year 1579 5. Pâ—rsons and Campion a most wicked brace Of English Tâ—aâ—ors Roâ—â—â—â—h â—eâ—uites Get from the Pope the fauour and the grace To play in England the â—â—earâ—â—â—â—ites Frâ—e leaue they from his Holinesse obtaine To draw true subiects from their loyalty To make our Kingdome vaâ—â—all vnto Spaine And to depoâ—â— the Queene from Royalty At last despight the blessing of the pope Their plots were knoâ— ne and qvickely Parsons â—iâ—d But Campion dy'd at Tyburne in a Rope Hang'd all as ' t is supposed but the head God still the practice and the p'ots orethrowes Oâ— his most deare beloued churches foes year 1581 These â—esuites walked in disguise hâ—ve long before they were taken sometimes like swaggeâ—â—g Ruffians sometimes like Ministers sometimes like Noblemen sometimes like souldiers and sometimes like Aparators 6. Here Soâ—â—eruiâ—â— an English Gentleman Seduc'd by Romesh Priests the Queene to kill Attempts it in the despurat ' â— sort he can And with a drawne Sword runs her bloud to spill But by the way with one or two he met Who did oppose him and his damn'd intent Whilst like a mad man he gan rage and fâ—et At those that did the mischiefe then preuent But â—ane he was and closâ— in prison pent There to remaine till Iustice him should trye And then to haue deâ—erued punishment That others might example take thereby But Sommerâ—â—â— was strangled in the layle Thus God to guard his Church doth neuer faile year 1583 It was thought that Sommeruill was strangled by some that set him on works for fearâ— least his conâ—ession might haue preferred them to the Gaâ—â—owes 7. Mendoza here Ambassador for Spaine Foule treaâ—on with Throckmorton practiseth To moue sedition raise a warlike trains Inuade the Realme depose Elizabeth Mendoza is discoutred and disgrac'd And out of England in disgrace was thrust Whilst in each hand he hath a Letter plac'd Which he had got from Traitors most vniust In one of them was written all the Names Of English Lords that did the Pope affect In th' other all the Hauens and the streames For shipping and our foes how to direct But God his Church our Queene and Realme desended Thrâ—gmorton hang'd and quarter'd all was ended year 1584 In these dangerous times the Queenes mercit was very great towards the Priests and Iesâ—â—es for shee commanded that the seueritie of the Law might bee mittigaâ—ed towards them 8. The Remish Vipers neuer taking rest Most dangerous Letters trait eroâ—sly were writ That foraigne Princes England might moleâ—t The bâ—arer was a * His name was Creighton being taken at Sea he cast his Letters torne in pieces into the Sea for feare of being discouered but the Winde blow them into the Ship againe Scottish â—osâ—ite Who by Dutch Pyrates on the Sea was tane His Letters tornâ— hee ouer boord did fling But the Winde blowing from the raging Maine The Papers backe into the Ship did bring Which though they were in many peeces rent Were plac'd together by Sir William Wade Who found the Guise the Pope and Spaines intent Were strong combined England to inuade These proiects thus were blasted in their bud And their pretence of Harme God made our Good year 1585 9. Here William Parry hath got leaue from Rome To broach new mischiefes on our English shore And he to kill Elizabeth doth come Though shee his life had pardon'd long before His Absolution from the Pope doth show That ere the murders done it is forgiuen Nay more his Holinesse doth free bestow Vpon the â—â—sitor endlesse loyes of Heauen False Parry with his Dagger purposely Went to the Queenâ— in dutious sort dissembling When with her lookes of awfull Maiestie She strucke the villaine full of feare and trembling Then was he tooke and hang'd as he desern'd And onely God our Church and State preseru'd year 1586 Parry was a Doctor of the Ciuil Law whom the Queene had pardoned sixe yeares before for killing of one Huge Hare yet afterward by the diuels inâ—ligation and the Popes abselntion and encouragement he feâ—â— into this treason Exceuted at Westminster 10. Here Ballard Sauage Tiâ—â—burne Babington Gage Trauerse Tilney Windsor Charneck Dâ—â— Iones Barnewell Salisbury and Abington These fourteene into dangerous treasons run They would but kill the Queene subuert the State Make England beare the yoake of Antichrist And for thofe ends they worke both soone and late Whilst Ignorance to Erroâ—r is entis'd They in Saint Giles his fields their proiects layd There was the consultations of their braines And in those fields they had their wages paid Handsomly hang'd and quarter'd for their paines Thus God doth still our Church defend and blesse And those that are her foes haue ill successe year 1586 This yeare