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
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
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.
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.
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
that our Land-lord did that shift preuent Who came in pudding time and tooke his Rent And as the Sunne was from the Ocean peeping We lanch'd to Sea againe and left house-keeping When presently we saw the drisling skies ' Can powt and lowre and Winds and Seas ' ganrise Who each on other plaid their parts so wilde As if they meant not to be reconcilde The whilst we leape vpon those liquid hills Where Porposes did shew their sins and Gills Whilst we like various Fortunes Tennis ball At euery stroake were in the Hazzard all And thus by Rye and * I walk'd to Winchelâ—ey where I thanke my Cousin M r. Câ—â—â— the Maior there hee â—â—â—â—â—â— kindely welcoâ—â—â— Winchelsey we past By Fairlegh and those Rockie cliffs at last Some two miles short of Hastings we percein'd The Lee shore dangerous and the Billowes hear'd Which made vs land to scape the Seas distresse Within a harbour almost harbourlesse We giue God thanks amongst the Rocks we hit Yet were we neither wash'd or sunke or split Within a Cottage nigh there dwels a Weauer Who entertaind vs as the like was neuer No meat no drinke no lodging but the floore No Stoole to sit no Locke vnto the doore No straw to make vs litter in the night Nor any Candlesticke to hold the light To which the Owner bid vs welcome still Good entertainement though our cheare was ill The morrow when the Sun with flushed face In his diurnall course began to trace The wind exceeding stiffe and strong and tough The Seas outragious and extremely rough Our Boate laid safe vpon the Boachy sand Whilst we to Hastings went or walk'd by land Much to that Towne my thankfulnesse is bound Such vndeserued kindnesse there I found Three nights we lay there and three daies we spent Most freely welcom'd with much merriment Kinde M r * The Maiors name was M r Richard Boyse a Gentleman whâ—â— laudâ—ble life and honest gouerment is much beloued and â—â— proued Maior his loue aboue the rest Me and my crue he did both feed and feast He sent vs God and came himselfe to vs My thankes are these because his loue was thus Mine Host and Hostesse Clayton thus I thanke And all good fellowes there I found so franke That what they had or what could there be got They neither thought too heauy or too hot The windes and Seas continued still their course Inueterate seem'd their rage vntam'd their force Yet were we loth to linger and delay But once againe to venture and away Thus desperately resolu'd 'twixt hope and doubt Halfe sunke with lanching madly we went out At twelue a clocke at noone and by Sun-set To Miching or New Hauen we did get There almost sunke to saue our Boat at last Our selues into the shallow Seas we cast And pluck'd her into safety to remaine Till Friday that we put to Sea againe Then 'mongst our old acquaintance storms flaâ—â— At euery stroake neere deaths deuouring iawes The weary day we past through many feares And land at last quite sunke o'r head and eares All dropping dry like fiue poore Rats half droâ—â—â—â— From succour farre we halde the Boat on ground Cast out our water whilst we brauely drop'd And vp and downe to drie our selues we hop'd Thus we our weary Pilgrimage did weare Expecting for the weather calme and cleare But stormes flawes windes seas tooke no minutes râ—â— Continuall fiercely blowing West Southwest A Town call'd Gorting stood neere two miles wâ—â—â— To which we went and had our wants supplide There we relieu'd our felues with good compassioÌ„ With meat and lodging of the homely fashion To bed we went in hope of rest and ease But all beleaguer'd with an Host of Fleas Who in their fury nip'd and skip'd so hotly That all our skins were almost turn'd to motly The bloudy sight endur'd at least sixe houres When we opprest with their encreasing pow'rs Were glad to yeeld the honour of the day Vnto our foes and rise and runne away The night before * The Maiors name was M r Richard Boyse a Gentleman whâ—â—â— laudâ—ble life and honest gouerment is much beloued and â—â— proued a Constable there came Who ask'd my Trade my dwelling and my name My businesse and a troope of questions more And wherefore we did land vpon that shore To whom I fram'd my answers true and fit According to his plenteous want of wit But were my words all true or if I li'd With neither I could get him satisfi'd â—â—â— ask'd if we were Pyrats We said no â—â—â— if we had we would haue told him so â—â—â— said that Lords sometimes would enterprise â—scape and leaue the Kingdome in disguise â—â—â— I assur'd him on my honest word â—at I was no disguised Knight or Lord. â—â—â— told me then that I must goe sixe miles â—â—â— lustice there Sir Iohn or else Sir Giles â—â—â—â—old him I was loth to goe so farre â—â—â— he told me he would my iourny barre â—â—s what with Fleas and with the seuerall prates â—â—th ' Officer and his Ass-sociats â—â—e a rose to goe but Fortune bade vs stay â—â—e Constable had stolne our Oares away â—â—d bome them thence a qâ—arter of a mile â—â—â— through a Lane beyond a gate and stile â—â—â— hid them there to hinder my depart â—â—â— which I wish'd him hang'd with all my heart â—â—â—lowman for vs found our Oares againe â—â—ithin'a field well fill'd with Barly Graine â—â—â—en madly gladly out to Sea we thrust â—â—inst windes stormes many a churlish Gust â—â—â— Kingston Chappell and by Rushington â—â—â— little Hampton and by Middleton â—â—â— Bâ—gâ—â—â— fearefull Rockes which hidden lie â—â—â— miles into the Sea some wet some dry â—â—ere we suppos'd our danger most of all â—â—we â—â—â—â—â—â—â— remorcelesse Rockes should fall â—â—t by th' Almighties mercy and his might â—â—â—â—e Row'd to Selsey where we stay'd all night â—ere our necessity could haue no Law â—â—â— want of beds we made good vse of Straw â—â—â— Sâ—â— that old continuall Traueller â—om Tâ—â—â—â— lap 'gan mount his flaming Car. â—â—â— weather kept it's course and blow'd rag'd â—ithout appearance it would e'r be swag'd â—hilst we did passe those hills dales Downs â—â—at had denour'd great ships and swallow'd Towns â—â—us after six or fiue houres toyle at least â—â—â— past along by Wittering West and East â—â—on the Lee shore still the winde full South â—â—e came neere Chichesters faire Hauens mouth â—â—d being then halfe sunk and all through wet â—â—ore fear'd then hurt we did the Hauen get â—â—us in that harbour we our course did frame â—â—â— Portsmouth where on Munday morne we came â—â—en to the Royall Fleet we Row'd aboord Where much good welcome they did vs affoord â—othe Lord Generall first my thankes shall be â—â—â— is bounty did appeare in gold to me â—â—nd euery one aboord the Prince I found â—â—â— stead of want to make their loues abound â—aptine Penrudduck there amongst the rest â—â—â— is loue and bounty was to vs
And all that they could buy or sell or barter Would scarce be worth a Gubb in once a quarter The mounting Larke that seemes so high to fâ—ye Vntill she seemes no greater then a Flie And to the flaming Sunne doth chirp and prate Doth in the net come to her ending date My neighbour Woodcocke buzzard and the Gull And Philip Sparrow all most plentifull All sorts or faire fowle or the souleâ—â— fowle From the degree of the Eagle to the Owle Are with ingenucut jâ—ns grins neâ—s and snares For mans reliefe oft taken vnawares Deeres Hares and Conies would too much abound And ouer-run the beating breeding ground And Weâ—zâ—ls Polcats Wildcats Stoats ans such Like spoyling Vermin would annoy men much But for toyles hayes for traps for snares and grins Which brings vs food and profit by their skins No Plowman liues beneath the azure Cope But for his plough or cart must vse the rope No Hoâ—tler liues in ours or other Lands But makes the halters Horses falling bands Bâ—lâ— would hang dead within the loftie steeple And neuer call to Church forgetfull people Mute like a bagbite that hath lost his bag Except the Bell ropes made the clappers wag It were an endlesse tâ—â—keâ—o goe about it To reckon those that cannot liue without it Alasse what would our silken Mercers be What could they doe sweet Hempseed but for thee Rash Taffata Paropa and Nouato Shagge Pillizetta Damaske and Mockado No Veluers Piles two Piles pile and halfe Pile No Plush or Grograines could adorne this Ile No cloth of siluer Gold or Tisue here Philip and Cheiny neuer would appeare Within our bounds nor any Flanders-ferge Could euer come within our Kingdomes verge Should Mercers want these things with diuers moreâ— Their trade were nothing or else very poore This seed doth helpe the Grocer euery season Or else his wisedome could not yeeld a reison He could not long be Currant in his state And scarcely worth a fig would end his Date For Cloues his credit would be clouen quick Not from the loafe or lumpe his lips could licke No Natmegs Liquoris or biting graines Or Almons for a Parrat were his gaines Sans Ginger weakely he would run his Race And Powltry Mace would put downe Indian Mace And he vnable through his want of pelfe To pepper vs or yet to prune himselfe The Draper of his wealth would much be shorted But that our cloathes and Kersies are transported Our cottons penistones frizadoes baze Our sundry sorts of frizes blackes and grayes And linnen Dâ—apers but for transportation Could hardly Canuase out their occupation Hempseed doth yeeld or else it doth allow Lâ—awne Cambricke Holland Canuase Callico Normandy Hambrough strong poledauis Lockram And to make vp the Rime with reason Buckram The Gold smiths trade would totter and vnsettle And he could be a man of no good mettle Were 't not for Sailes and Ropes that Ships doe rig That bring gold siluer many a Sow and Pig Which makes them by an admirable skill To liue by that which many a Horse doth kill Which is the * A Goldsmith and a Taylor liue by that which will kill a horse Fashions for continually They sell the fashion but they seldome buy And braue wine Marchants little were your gaine By Mallegoes Canaries Sacke from Spaine Sweet Allegant and the concocted Cute Hollock and Tent would be of small repute O all you Baâ—hinalian drâ—nkards honour Hamp-seed Your Bastards their owne Fathers would forget Nor they our Gossips lips no more would wet The wind no Muskadine could hither bandy Or sprightfull Malmesey out of fruitfull Candy Liatica or Corsica could not From their owne bearing breeding bounds be got Peter-se-meâ— or head strong Charnico Sherry nor Rob-o-Dauy here could flow The French Frontiniâ—cke Claret Red nor White Graues nor High-Country could our hearts delight No Gascoygne Orloance or the Chrystall Sherrant Nor Rhenish from the Rheine would be apparant Thus Heempseed w th these wines our land doth spread Which if we want wine Marchants trades were dead The Vintners trade were hardly worth a rush Vnable to hang vp a signe or bush And were 't not for this small forgotten graine Their coniuring at midnight would be vaine Anon anon would be forgotten soone And he might seore a pudding in the Moone But not a pinte of Clarret in the Sunne Because the emptie hogshead coâ—kâ— not runne His blushing lattice would looke pile and wan Nor could he long be a well liquord man No more could all his regimentâ— of pots Aâ—â—right men daily with scoresâ— bellâ—s and sâ—ots The Taylors trade would hardly get them bread If Hempseed did not furnish them with thread And though it â—â— a terror to most â—â—ues Yet it thus occupation neuer greeues They loue it black brown yellow greene red blew Which is a signe that Taylers must be true The worthy Company or warme lin'd Skinners Would in short spact be miserable sinners It Hempseed did not oft supply their boxes With Russian Sables Miniuers and Foxes With Beares Budges and rare poweâ—red Ermines And with the skins of diuers beasts and Vermines The Habberdasher of small ware would be In a small time a man of small degree If Hempseed did not helpe him by the great Small would his gaines be to buy cloathes or meat Then might his wares be rightly tearmed small Which would be eyther few or none at all And * They might liue to dye poorely but not dye to liue rich Dyers though you doe no colours feare 'T is Hemseed that doth you to riches reare Woad Madder Indico and Cutcheneale Brazil and Logwood and aboundant deale Of drugs which did they not your wants supply You could not liue because you could not dye Apothecaries were not worth a pin If Hempseed did not bring their commings in Oyles Vnguents Sirrops Minerals and Baulmes All Natures treasure and th' Almighties almes Emplasters Simples Compounds sundry drugs With Necromanticke names like fearefull Bugs Fumes Vomits purges that both cures and kils Extractions consernes preserues potions pils Ellixers simples compounds distillations Gums in abundance brought from foraigne nations A braue world for Physitions and Chyrurgions the while And all or most of these forenamed things Helps health preseruatiues and riches brings There 's many a Gallant dallying with a Drab Hath got the Spanish pip or Naples scab The Golliae Morbus or the Scottish fleas Or English Poxe for all 's but one disease And though they were perfum'd with Ciuet hot Yet wanting these things they would stinke and rot With gowts Consumptions Palsies Lethargies With apoplexies quinzies plurifies Cramps cataracts the teare-throat cough and tisick From which to health men are restor'd by Physicke Agues quotidian quartan tertian or The leprosie which all men doe abhor The stone strangury botches biles or blaines Head â— aches cankers swimming of the braines Ruptures Herniâ—â—quosa or Carnosa Or the Evlien hernia veniosa All Dropsies Collicks laundizes or Scabs Gangrenaes Vicers wounds and mortall stabs