Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	daughter_n	duke_n	earl_n	11,070	5	7.3316	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08452	The valiant actes and victorious battailes of the English nation: from the yeere of our Lord, one thousand three hundred twentie and seuen: being the first yeare of the raigne of the most mightie Prince Edvvard the third, to the yeere 1558. Also, of the peaceable and quiet state of England, vnder the blessed gouernement of the most excellent and vertuous Princesse Elizabeth: a compendious declaration written by C.O. And newly translated out of Latine verse into English meeter. By I.S.; Anglorum prælia, ab anno Domini. 1327. anno nimirùm primo inclytiss. principis Eduardi eius nominis tertii, usque ad annum Do. 1558. carmine summatim perstricta. English	Ocland, Christopher, d. 1590?; Ocland, Christopher, d. 1590? Eirēnarchia. English. aut; Sharrock, John.	1585 (1585)	STC 18777; ESTC S110231	101,841	114

furious rage doth roame and tortures vseth all Aboundant streames of Christian bloud most ruthfull moistes the land And goarie flouds alacke in pooles of hit reieeted stand Ay me and waile a day young childrens corpes fire brandes deuoures And difference none put twixt their sexe both men and weomen scoures For he gainst Ioue almightie is a foe outragious thought If anie man his enemie the Romish bishop cought Out of the word of God which takes away Christes honor due And falsely white that thing affirmes which is of duskish hue Yea so his heynous trecheries with gloses couered beene As at no time our graundsiers olde in elder age haue seene That both the sense of touching and of tast doe fading fayle If that ye take that priuiledge from bodies what auayle Can th' eare or twinckling eie vnto what vse shall fingers stand Aa haa in deepe Charibdis gulfe uplung'd the Britaine land For very grief doth grone and ginnes of safetie to dispaire Howbeit the ghost diuine of Ioue her pitying vnaware which with his bec●…e the heauens and seas and earthly regions shakes For the afflicted English state a gratefull plai●…er makes For from their hie vsurped seates proud potentates are drawne Downe headlong to the ground which reuerent worship to be showne Bad vnto Idols wrought in woode or forgd of moulten brasse The Prince with deepe perseuerance scelected of the best Of Britaine states a fewe which long vse had with wisedome frought And learning eke Parnassus Nimphes to deck their wits had brought By which proppes of eternall Fame vnder a mayden Queene Renowmed England through the world is bright blazed to beseene First of her Counsayle Bacon was a wise and prudent Knight Of polisht wit who Britaine lawes by iudgement scand aright Whose sweete and sugred eloquence in midst of Counsaile sage Hath such his endles Fame atchiu'de that though Fates headlong rage Him hath destroide he liues and after death his vertues blaze Lord Chauncelour he of England and the Brodeseales keeper was Whose honourable seat Sir Thomas Bromeley doth beseeme Thought worthie of that dignitie by censure of the Queene The prudent troupe of Senatours their suffrage yealding like UUhich lawes in equall ballance weyes and cancelling out doth strike UUhich ouer ponderous to him seemes that which is good and right May thereof spring and middle place possest may Vertue bright Next thy Lord Marques Winchester his worthie seat did take Renowmed whom the title high of Treasurer did make A man of wondrous grauitie whilst that he ran his race On earth but crookt through age at last to destinie he gaue place Before all these came forth blacke frowning Fortune spurning back UUhose faith in danger dire at hand from sincere heart extract The Prince had tried Lord Cicill and of all the Counsaile sage By Princesse verdict chiefe assignd now stroke with drowping age And worne in yeares with study leane and sickly on his feat For great affaires white hoary heares and crooked age to fleet Doe cause before their time which then scarse fortie yeares had rought Seldome to sleepe addict from slender diett seldome brought Still graue and modest found at no time giuen to dallying play UUhere that he talkt or musing sate it earnest was alway A fuutor of religion true of right he studious was In this our age thinges of great waight borne for to bring to passe UUhose loue towardes his natiue soile and faith towardes his Queene UUhose wisedome busied still about his countries causes seene Beyond Europa borders hath achiu'd him endles Fame Nor here he first to aid his Prince with learned counsell came For in king Edwardes noble Court he wondrous credite wanne And Counsellour to his leich to be in bloming youth began UUhen mongst the Britaine Peeres he hurlie hurlie tumultes wrought By prudent circumspection to quaile and bring to nought And whil'st some others furrowes deepe in gurtie channels cast Their hollow hulls tos'd and turmoild with Aeolls whurling blast And sometime downe with headlong fall the infernall pitts do see He both his honour and his seat and name preserueth free How wary in Queene Maryes dates he did himselfe behaue And sailes which hung aloft at Mast to windes relenting gaue Because it better is to yeeld to rough and mightie force Of raging floud then stand against and to resist his course which doth a deadly perill prest and certaine harme procure By iudgement plaine apparant doth expresse his wisedome sure That for sixe yeares amidst his foes vnhurt he vpright stoode Though persecuted with the hate of Cayphas wicked broode In euerie way in euery streete in London royall mart To all mens dew proceeding forth when as the greatest part In forreine nations bannisht straide him Ioue preseru'd at hand Forth honour of our noble Queene and profite of our land He externe Princes Legates heard attentiue whilest the hest They of their Lordes declarde and aunswere prompt againe express In counsell graue a Nestor which now noble Burghley hight Of woodes and auncient farmes and Castles strong adiacent pight which doth the common Treasurie of goods confiscate keepe He being full aduertised of waightie causes deepe It worth rehearsall is forthwith with what industrious care He doth disside the strife and right ascribes by iudgement rare Not aboue two daies space deferring it or three at most Unlesse of pointes so intricate the matter stand composde That without longer trackt of time it may not be vnfold which laud as chiefest veriest eke let this high Lordling hold The mightie Earle of Arundel is in this order tide The Penbrooke prudent Peere insuing ioyntly by his side Both Stewardes of the royall house of their renowmed guide The warlike Mauy of the Queene came Clinton to thy care whereof full thirtie yeares agoe thou hast tuition bare Nor to thy little honour it redoundes three Princes strong That thou hast seru'd thy selfe of bloud of auncient Peeres esprong Atchiuing many hard exploites a shipborde and on shore Lincolne this warlike Earle hath with title due vphore Next of the Princes Chamber was Lord Haward chiefe assignd A man to anger prone howbeit of gentle courteous minde Whose vncle title high of Duke and Nephew erst did binde Whome dead in like degree the Earle of Sussex did succeede A most redoubted Peere of courage haut and bold indeed Thy royall Parsons gardon strong and faithfull tride alwaies Elizabeth prest to attempt the brunt at all assayes In fearfull Mauors bickering iars through minde vnconquered haut Who oftentimes the saluage Rerne subdued hath in assaut Whom noble victorie did adorne in blouddy warres atchiu'de Yet from a righteous Iusticer he chiefest laud deriu'de UUhen Mary did her flickering sp'rite out breath the Britaine guide By chaunce at Hatfield with her troupe of Ladyes did abide Her noble parson with a true of yeomen garded strong Lord Dudley on a palfray sterce vp mounted swift along Doth thither post his colour

Valloy●… The Bridge a Paris built b●… the English campe in tw●… dayes Phaeton th●… sonne of Ph●… bus by misgouernyng his fathers chariot●… had almost burn the whole world The Britaine proceeding●… to Callice pitch their tentes neare the forrest of Cr●…sse or Cr●…ssey Valoys Insu●… eth the English army with a grea●… boost King Edwardes exhortation t●… his souldiou●… before th●… battaile 〈◊〉 English battailes placed The first battaile was led by the Prince of VValles beyng but xviii yeares of age The king causeth his army to retire neare the woode to auoyde backe oss●… The French●… 〈◊〉 ●…king the 〈◊〉 to hau●… fled insues and assailes them The horses of the Frenchmen hurt with arrowes throw their riders and breake the rayes The noblest of the French army 〈◊〉 slayne The Duke of ●…orreine The Duke of Alanson or Dalanson The king and 〈◊〉 Eddward his sonne fight valiantly Thirtie thousand Prench men s●…yne Valois seeing such slaughter of his men flyeth The Britaine victor Mutabilis alea Martis The next da●… after the battaile the Frenchmen gathered them selues againe who by these thre●… Ba●…les of VVarwike Huntington and Northampton were clean●… subuerted distroyed Callice besieged Dauid king of Scottes 〈◊〉 instigation 〈◊〉 the French king inuad●… England Prince Edward and the ●…ench kyng oyne battaile ●…care 〈◊〉 King Iohn ●…aken There were ●…ken in this ●…attade at Poytiers ●…500 of the ●…iefest of all ●…aunce The two ●…inges Dauid of Scotland ●…nd Iohn of ●…aunce 〈◊〉 with ●…he rest of the ●…aptiues Edward the 〈◊〉 dyeth ●…efore the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one ●…f the three ●…adies of 〈◊〉 whiche ●…tts the ●…ed of mans 〈◊〉 ●…ward the ●…ther dyeth ●…ichard the ●…cond began 〈◊〉 raigne ●…377 〈◊〉 Go●… desse of Battaile Iustes 〈◊〉 nyng at the Tilt between Englimen fo●…reyners Foure and twenty Britayne Pee●… prouoke as many as will come Southfield Most in 〈◊〉 ber ●…oth the Englishmen and ●…einers be●…aues them●…elues stoutly Iohn of Ga●… Duke of Lancaster desired aide of king Ri●…o inuado spaigne Gaunt The aunswee●… of king Ri. Spaigne inuaded by the Duke of Lancaster The Sp●…nvard ●…teth For peace Peace graunted Constāce the Dukes eldest daughter ma●…ed to the kyng of Spayne Anne the second daughter to the kyng of 〈◊〉 An insolent challenge of 〈◊〉 Sco●… 〈◊〉 the Englishmen The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Torney Ireland sub●… by ky●…g Richard Henry the fourth began to raigne 1●…99 Henry 〈◊〉 fi●…t succedeth his father 1412. Henry banisheth from the Court all his leude cōpanions left they should corrupt him by their euill counsell Legates sent into Fraunce to require the king of Englandes right The Oration or speech of th●… English Legate The reply of the king of Fraunce Henry sayleth into Fraunce Seine a mightie ●…uer 〈◊〉 from a 〈◊〉 floweth by Roan ●…nd through a great part of Fraunce at length falleth in at Ca●… or K●…d Ca●… where are two strong townes Henry goeth agayne into Fraunce Henry offreth the Dolphin battaile which he refuseth Henry taken with a feuer The speach of Henry before his death Henry in his death bed committe●… his h●…yre H●…ry with hi●… wife Queen●… Catherine to his brothers and exho●…teth the●… to loue and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henry the sixt his 〈◊〉 was crowned at Paris 1422. For the. Duke of yorke claimed the crown whose sonne and heire Edward Earle of ●…h afterward ' obtained it by name of Ed●…ward the fourth VVilliam cōquerour first Duke of Normandie At S. Albons was foght the first battaile betweene kyng Henry and the Duke of Yorke Blore heath field 2. The onse●… giuen valiand by the Asc●… Duke of B●…●…layne Some of 〈◊〉 nobles of Fraunce s●…yne 〈◊〉 God o●… 〈◊〉 ●…l these cit●…tances ex●…ressed in son ●…y places ●…ane no●…ing els but ●…e dyed as ●…ndyng to ●…utoes king●…es to 〈◊〉 the riuers 〈◊〉 c. The Citizens ●…f London ●…eaue home ●…e kyng ●…th great solempnitie ●…o in like ma●…er doe the 〈◊〉 ●…vgismunds ●…he Empe●…our cōmeth ●…o England ●…o treat a ●…ce be●…weene kyng 〈◊〉 and ●…he French ●…yng ●…he speach of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●…halfe of 〈◊〉 Frankes The Frenchmen viola●… their 〈◊〉 Sygismond 〈◊〉 Henry strike a league during their 〈◊〉 Sygismond departeth The kyng of England reneweth his warres in Fraunce Many townes in Normandie subdued Roane besieged Eight dayes truce ●…ded Englishmen goe to inhabite Harflu their owne country left Bridges 〈◊〉 Some Henry was aduertise 〈◊〉 a great 〈◊〉 of French●… approching Sol the sunne Henry a little before night calleth his Lordes to Counsaile as concernyng their daunger through the multitude of their enemies Thetis Goddesse of the sea vsed for the Sea A stratageme o●… sleight to intrapt the the enemy by fraude The English army set in order Henry rising out of his bed prayeth God to ayde him The Duke of Yorke beseecheth the king that he might lead the forefront of the batt●…e The kyng graunted the Duke of Yorke the con lucting of the forefront The Earle of Suffolke The Earle of VVarwicke The kyng of England exhorteth his souldiours to fight At Northa●…ton was foughten the third battaile where the kyng was taken prisoner in the field The fourth famous battaile was at VVakefield where the Queenes pow et slue the Duke of York with his sonne the Earle of Rutland and destroyed his hoast The fift battaile fought at S. Albons againe where in the Queene discomfited her enemies and deliuered her husband The battaile at Exam fought betweene Eddward the fourth and the Lord Mo●… tague lieuetenaunt of the North to recouer the crowne for kyng Henry the sixt The battailes at Banbury Barnet Todeastell and Teuxbury were fought in Edward the fourthes dayes Henry Earle of Richmond at Bosworth slue Richard the third beyng third brother of Edward the fourth and then maried the Lady Elizabeth daughter to kyng Edward and obtaineth the crowne he first ioyned the houses of Lancaster and Yorke beyng long tyme at variaunce ●…try 〈◊〉 509. A great expedition into Frantic●… ●…ir Rice ap Thomas Turwyn 〈◊〉 Maximilian the Emperour se●…ues kyng Henry for pay Turwyn wonne Tornay rendred payes the king ten thousand duckets for yearely rent VVhilst kinge Henry is busie in Fraunce Iames King of Scottes inuadeth England Lord Haward admirall and his brother in blacke harnish The Scott had pitcht then tents on flodden hill Iames king of Scots slain and all his armie discomfited A Scottish legate comes into England The Scots ●…reaking into ●…ngland ●…ore Carlile VVharton with two M. ●…uldiours ●…bdues the ●…cots and ●…uts them to ●…ght ●…ames King of ●…cots swim●…ing ouer a ●…uer as some ●…y was drow ●…ed The Chiefest 〈◊〉 Scotland ●…aken priso●…ers sent to ●…he Towre The clemen of King Hery The oration of the Scottish Captiu●… to King He●… rie King Henryes ●…cence The Scots set ●…t freedome and pardoned without any ●…aunsome on them The S●…ts d●… h●…t the Queene 〈◊〉 m●…ying h●… daughter to the Englishe Prince Edward 〈◊〉 of He●…forde and Iohn Dudley Lord admi●…all with a nauy of ship

pes enter Sotland I eithe and Edenborowe ransacked The Scottes placed their ordinau●… full ag●… their g●… The Scottes forsake their Ordinaunce Preparation of wars against Fraunce The king of Fraunce his league with the Turke The Dukes of Northfolk●… and Suffolk●… the Earle of Arundeil Lord Paulet Lord Russell appointed chiefe in this warfar●… Sir Anthonie browne master of the horse Or Tita●… set that is or when the Sunne is set The discription of king Henry th●… 8. ●…ulcanus The descrip●…ion of the workeman ●…hip of kyng Henries har●…ish King Henry landeth at Callice Bullen besiged The English giue assault The gall●… resist The vse of the great gunne Iohn Dadley be●… chec●… the king that bee with his marriners might first scale the was Corona mur●… lis in old time he that first entred the Enemies fort wanne great honour and therefore crowned with a garland in the triumphe The oration of Iohn Dud●… ley to his m●… riners The King considering the daunger that Dudley with his men wear like to runne into commaundes them to desist Bullen rendred Iohn Dudley Lieuetenant of Bullen Preparation of the Frank against England The Frenchmen with a great nauy it uade the I le of wight ●…enry 8. af●…er 3●… yeares ●…yeth ●…dward the sixt begunne ●…o ●…aigne ●… 546. The Earle of 〈◊〉 created Duke of Sommerset Iohn Dudley made Earle of VVarwicke Expedition of souldiours into Scotland The Duke of Sommerset Ealre of VVarwicke and Lord Dacies assigned chiefe in this warfare Lord Grai●… captaine of the horsemen A light skirmage of the horsemen of both partes the day before the battaile VVhori it was neare sunne set The Farle Arreine gouernour of Scotland sen. deth an Herault vnto the the Duke of Somerset and the Harle of Huntley prouoketh him had to hand Huntley challenged The Duke of Somersets reply The aunswere of the Earle of VVarwick to the messenger The Earle of VVarwicke chalengeth Huntley to single cumbat The Engli●… army is set order The on set ●…uskelborow ●…lde The Scots send into Frauncc to intreate a league betweene the heires of Sc●… land and Fraunce Hymen God of wedl●…k To Dusson dale The Rebels ●…nclosed themselues with their cariages on euery side ●…o keep of the assaults of the Barle of war wickes horsemen The Harle of VVarwicke subdueth the rebels in Northsolke The Giants in old ti●…e rebelled against the Gods and would haue pulled ●…ubiter out of heauē The Earle of VVarwicke created Duk●… of Northumberland The death of king Edward King Edwards praise Mary beginneth to raign 1553. Queene Mary marrieth to king Phyllip S●…itium ●…ernum is 〈◊〉 the eight Calendes of Ianuary Christmas he meaneth Henry of Fraunce inuadeth Flaunders Preparation of warres against the Frenchmen Diuers nations in phillips 〈◊〉 Saint Quintinnes besieged Saint Quintines ●…ted Henry Dudley slayne Saint Quintinnes taken The Castell 〈◊〉 Houne taken ransackt The Admiral of England with too shipps sayleth into Fraunc●… and burneth Conque Sir VVilliam VVinter with many of the Queenes shipps taketh ●…gayne Alderne I le ●…ō he handes of ●…e Frenchmen The words of Sir VVilliam VVinter to his souldiours Sir VVillim VVinter meeting with the Frenche Captaine slaieth him valiantly The Frenchmen subdued C●…lice lost Thirlby Bishoppe of Elye Queene Mary dyeth Aegis the shield of Pallas The Censures of the Vniuersities of Italy and Fraunce against the Pope The toune Princes of Europe more or le●…se are ment to be as ten hornes vnto this beast Hymeneus or Hymen God of mariage A solempne pompe at the mariage of Henry and Anno. Anne great by King Henry Anne crowned which hapneth to none but to the heires of the kingdom Nestor li●…ed three hudred yeares The condui●… ran with wine at the coronation of Queene Anne VVhit●…hall Sainct Peters at VVestminster Thomas Duke of Northfolke made chiefe Steward of England ●…rle of Arundeil T●…ster Phoebe two sillables vsed for the Moone Elizabeth borne on tht seuenth day of December being the sabboth day Elizabeth baptised and confirmed in the true faith Her sureties were the Archbishop of Cannterbury the duthesse of Norfolke and the Lady M●…ques of Exeter Elisabeth po●…laimed heite vnto the Crowne by ●…n Herault The surties giue gifts of p●…e gold The Englis●… people by o●… vowe their loyaltie and obedience vnto Queen Elizabeth The toward nes of Elizabeth in her childhood Description of the spring tyme. ●…orpheus ●…od of drea●…es ●…he dreame 〈◊〉 Queene 〈◊〉 where●… she was ●…ed of 〈◊〉 death at 〈◊〉 and of ●…ny other ●…ble c●…es A foreshew ●…ng of the exterminating and io●… ting out of Idols Rest●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by k●…g ●…dward Acheron o●… of t●…e ●…ue 〈◊〉 uers of hell where 〈◊〉 are ●…mented Maries gou●… nement Anne declareth her dreame vnto a noble matrone Anne dyeth Annes prayse for almes giuing Henry marieth Queene Iane. Edward borne Prince Edward and Elizabeth skilfull in the Greeke and Latin tong Henry 8. dyeth Edward 6. crowned Hatfield Periphrasis sixe yeare for the Sunne once a yeare ouerg es the x●… signes so that be meaneth by ouertaking the signes vi times vi yeare Edward the. 6 dieth Queene Mary ruleth The Bishoppe of VVinchester Holie sort Ironia cuius contrarium ve●… est licolas Ba●…ns Lord priuy seale Thomas Brockley Lord chauncolour VVilliam Paulet Marques of VVin chester Lord Cicill high treasurer of England Ae lus God the windes Baron of Burghley The Earles o Arundell an Penbroke Stewardes o the Queenes house Clinton Lord Admirall Earle of Lin colne Villiam ho●…ard ●…he Earle of ●…ssex high ●…hamberlaine ●…f England ●…e also was ●…esetenant in ●…eland Robart Dudly Castor Pol●…ux hatched ●…fan agge by ●…eda whom ●…upiter rauish ●…ed in forme of 〈◊〉 swanne Master of the horse Achates companion of Aeneas in all his toiles trauailes Farle of Lecester Hospitall built by the Earle Lecester Earle of Huntington liefe tenaunt of Yorke Scoolefellow and plaimare with king Edward the 6 Earle of warwicke Earle of Bedford Iord Hunsdon liesecenant of Barwicke Queene Anne aunt to the Lord Hunsden Syr Henry Sidney Lord President of wales Thomas Pary The Duke of Northsolke Syr Thomas Smith Syr Frauncis Knolls Syr Frauncis Knolls in Q. Maries dayes fled into Germanie Syr Ambrose Caue Syr Christopher Hatton master of the Garde Sir Raph Sadler Syr Gwaltor Mildmay Syr Iames a Crostes Secretary VValsingha●… D. VVilson 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉

were UUith Frankes in hand the sacred hoast had tane not long beforne And on the holy Sacrament had most deuoutly sworne For to obserue the rouenantes then plighted to his frend Himselfe with flaming fire and sword against our bankes doth bend And sixtie thousand souldiours hard all armed training fast In absence of their Lord the Britaine borders wide doth wast The Surrey Earle of English bondes assignd lieftenant stright Of valiant Brutes an army chose and to augment his might He noble Peers of auncient race descended to him ioynes Scroupe Stanly Latymer of stomacke stout and sturdy loynes Lord Dacres present was and Clifford harnisht glistering gay Than Bulmer Butler than with Haward Admirall of the sea And Edmond to him mynd sprong of one line of Grandsiers old UUhich first assailde his foes couragious knight aduentring bold Both dight in brestplates black so made by salt seas springling drop The enemy planted was on Flodden mountaines crested topp And when approching fast the king perceau'd in battaile ray UUith banners broad displayde the Brutes toward him take their way Dismounted from his steede where glory vaine incenst him forth Or feruent angers rage which in such case is little worth He forefront of the battaile leades and straight assailes his foes On sturdy buckler bosse the Britaine bare the enemies blowes And venging gleine with goary bloud downe runnyng red imbrued Three long houres armyes both in doutfull bickering fierce pursued The Scott with two large greifley woundes the sharpe sword edge doth stay So doth he for his faithles part deserued penaunce pay Part sau'd themselues by flight the remnaunt downe to death are cast Renowned Henry thus of nations twaine returnes at last Chief conquerour to his natiue land where thus his foes destroyde Then after many yeares he rulde and quiet peace inioyde At length the Northarne borderers abusde were of the Scott But he Embassadours doth send the trespasse out to blott And to acquite himselfe which done the Legates home retire But after that on this side Britaine 's grudgd and Scottish Ire On that side is incenst for on their borders grewe a strife And secret murmuringes went how quarrels dayly waxed rife Betwixt the peoples twaine Scarse thrise dame Phoebes glittering flame Repayred had her blazing beames and circle round became When as a mightie power of Scots well arm'de with troncheon speares One part on foote the other hors'd on praunsing steedes vp reares Themselues and in Nouember when the high heauens rayne down powrd Irruption making fierce with sword and fire our borders scourd There is a Citie hight Carlile with strong walles fenced round Built in the Northpart of this land which without balke or bound In valley playne is set and faire broad campes doth bordring vue Out of this fortrest warlike towne the kinges lieuetenant drue And other partes adioyning neere which are in Cumberland Two thousand Britaines harnisht bright gainst all the Scottes to stand Which hautie hearted Wharton doth conduct in open fieldes And egar onset giues dishiuering speares and battering shieldes But Scottes a chilly feare theyr trembling hartes possessing stright Astonisht were at first assault and by Ioues power almight UUere conquerde battered downe all groueling on the duskie ground Some takes the bushy groues and dungeon caues with rough rockes bound Some swift to mountaynes toppes with tale okes froughted flying gate The king of Scottes himselfe which on a hill side lurking sate Afright with this euent and of his men the sloughter vast To passe a gurtie floud himselfe into the channell ●…ast The riuer through wilde winter showres then flowed aboue the brinkes Wherfore in midst of striuing streames he gulping waters sinkes Besides all those which flight preseru'd and were in skirmage slaiue A number captiue of the Peeres and commons did remayne UUhich wearied sore and sad that night Carlile did safe containe The common sort with iron beltes and shackles fettred fast UUhich for a mashy muck of coyne all raunsom'de at the last As conquerours and conquered betweene them could agree Doe haste them home to natiue soyle from bondage quited free But all the nobler sorte from race of auncient Peeres esprong From thence to London Tower with swift course were conueyed along UUhere they inclosed fast the first night were constrayned to stay All mourning pensiue wightes sweet liberties freedome tane away The next morne glomy shadowes dimme from hye heauens had depres'd UUhen godly Henry mindfull s●…ill of wretched wightes distres'd Commaundes the Captiues all adornde in robes as white as milke The kinges rich pretious giftes all curious wrought with finest silke Through midst of London vnto him gentlie to be co●…ayde Then of the hard vngratefull harts of Scottes but little sayde There olde accustomed fraud ingraft he reprehendeth much Yet all with wondrous le●…itie and pleasaunt countenance such As louing parentes vse to haue when they their children deare Sprong from their proper loyns correcting chide to put in feare The Captiues on the other side did render ample speech Both for themselues and countrie soyle and for their late dead leich And farther did in humble sort beseech his royall grace That he vnto their wordes would lend his listening eare a space King Henry grauntes deepe silence straight ech man from talk doth hold When thus the eldest of the troupe of captiues thus he told O Prince amongst all noble kinges of Europe most renownd UUhose mightie praise through weightie workes in warfare doth abound UUe conquered Scottes thee conquerour confesse with willing thought Nor shame it is to such as you vs subiect to be brought what shame i st for the Panther weake to 'th Lion grim to couch If sharper penance you appoint deseru'de I hit auouch Our vitall blisse our finall bane in your handes doth remaine Howbeit to such a prince renownd our death small prayse can gayne Nor to be slayne can profit bring vnto your souldiers stout Respect our sucking babes and dolefull spouses scriking out with teares the ruthfull funeralls bewayling of their Lordes As dead Offendours to forgiue it greater glorie fordes If they offend which hest obey of their annoynted king Then twentie hundred foes in field to dreadfull death to bring But now vnto our sute which pondring wey with iustice right Renowmed prince we entrance made thy coastes to wast by might And wasted haue the bordring hamsettes neere with fierie flame Haue not our men with coudigne death paide penance for the same Our king no longer vitall breath and aire supernall takes But lucklesse chance of lowring Mars and life despising hates Perchance the Destinies so required and God the eternall guide would haue it so vnto whose becke all thinges on earth are tyde That of his wondrous clemencie two kingdomes ioynt combinde Might be in friendly loue and both haue one concordant minde Discordant earst before and endlesse league of friendship knit This thing to bring to passe occasion now is offered

ours to mightie Henries lore By poures celestialls sound decree That we to death be bore If thundring Ioue do thinke it good and Henry puissant Prince Command we must obey it were in vayne gainst pricke to wince Than how much nobler ist a high exploit with willing minde To vndertake then by constraint thereto to be assignde Us victors euerlasting fame and glory shall endure Howbeit but hard aduentures can true laude in deede procure And now attentiue marke I pray whereto this speach is made The king counsaile haue decreed that we shall first inuade And ransact enemies walls with ladders fierce assaulting clime This gratefull prouince after long request to me and mine Permitted was if euery one to take his chaunce be bent Than dout not but your Captaine I do promise good euent He whusted here with shoutes extold to starrs bring ladders calls Ech mariner starse Captaines threates can hold them from the walls With such desire of prayse and ardent loue of glory rought But godly Henry pondring much in minde him vnbethought Not so much waying warlike townes with rampier walls inclosde That with his men to certaine bale and drierie death reposde He would nor fortresd Cities rich nor kingdomes vast subdue UUherfore by strait edict from his pretence he Dudley drue Few dayes expired were when Bulloine of her owne accord All armour layd aside to Henry yeldes as lawfull Lord. The Frenchmen all themselues withdrue and gates wide open set UUith streaming murrtons glimmering bright adornd in Britaines let Sixe thousand Galls their antike seates all pensiue did forsake The walls with stately buildinges fayre and turretts Britaines take The warlike Castells strong with Captaines new yfenced were And certaine garrisons of men in stations settled there Lieutenant of the conquered towne the king that worthy Peere Assignd which of his mighty fleet did the protection beare Forthwith with primates garded swift he salt seas doth deuide And through the walloing wrastling waues to natiue land doth slide Lord Dudley his committed charge respectes with wondrous care Reuoluing much in thought in great foresight and all thinges bare And doth by secret pollicie the wielie Frankes preuent Sometime by fraude diminishing and weakning their entent Sometime in open fight prouoking them to bickering blowes Subduing Captiue some but more the goarie blade downe throwes No day past one in which no hard exploit he did atchiue UUhereby stout Dudleys name through th' world so wide swift Fame did And glory greater waxt renowned more in Celtane landes And higher he accepted was imbrast at Henryes handes driue Thrise golden Phoebe to her brothers lampe conioyned was When from the puissant Britaine guide a Legate forth did passe The Admirall to recall on weighty causes of this land The noble Order welcome him fast clasping hand in hand The Britaine springoldes fresh at his returne do shipp for glad Few monthes expirde swift fleeting Fame throughout this land did blab That Frenchmen had prepard of warlike shipps a nauy vast For to inuade the Britaine coastes and land with ruine wast Ech to defend prepares hye beacons built of fagotts light UUeare on the copped cliffes that kindled they giue warning might If on our shore the enemies fleet should steale in duskie night And landing downe with reaking flames our country hamletts cast Sols chariot bright with swift course had the head of Leo past UUhen Celtane nauy huge with boistrous blastes along are blowne The sea now shewd no sea if from a craggie steepe rocke one By chaunce vpon the floudes far vnderneath had cast his eyes Or like a shadowy groue or woode with okes which loftie rise It rather seemd to be or field with tall trees thicke ypight UUith salt sea waters compast round there lyes the I le of Wight where shearing Southwind glome with rough waues bounce the Britaine The enemies army vast in hollow hull is thither bore shore The grappling anker strong is cast out of the sterne before And with his whistle sounding hoarse a signe by master ginne And prudent with immortall prayse had Britaines haut contaynd Since he the mightie scepter of their happie kingdome bore UUhen that th' almightie Ioue by fatall sicknesse waring more Did warne him leaue this mortall life alak and waile a day How manie Brutes with blubbering teares their soft cheekes did beray How bitterly the Britaine states him-sick bewayling rued All England droupes bereft of ioy with trickling teares bedewd Phisition nought can vayle nor holsome herbes found in the field UUhich health accustomde wear tofore to mortall members yeeld No compound drugs could life prolong nor pleasaunt potions brought Alas to cure deaths drierie sting in vaine is phisicke sought Howbeit before his finall gasp because his tender heire Prince Edward yet was young he states assignde the rule to beare For a prescribed time of which Lord Dudley high renownd In royall tombe inclosde hys worthie corps did lay in ground With brinish teares Of funerall now sacred rightes right done By all the troupe of mightie Pieres on Edward prince his sonne In solempne pompe a pretious crowne of gold adorning round His temples faire was sett The Britaines all in duetie bound UUith one assent him lawfull king with reuerence great adore And heir legitimate to his sier The Earle of Hertford bore The title of Protector chiefe and by his nephewes grace The Duchie tooke of Somerset to him and ofsprong race His other vncle Seimer made Lord Admirall of his fleet But Dudley by the title he of Warwicke Earle dyd greet From whence his ancient progenie by long discent he drue The greatest mirrour of his stock and kindreds glorie true As euerie man in great reuenues floev with honor dewe So was he high extold and deckt with glorious title newe A wondrous troupe of royall Pieres the kinges court stately found And lookers on applauding loud with shoutes vp reard a sound All thinges haue limits true presirt Now pleasant pas●…imes past The counsaile causes of great waight reuoluing deepe did cast Of common weales affaires of ancient forts falne in decay They councell take aduisde of planting garrisons in a stay In certaine places weake and what auaild for common state But chiefly they respect'd the Scottish realme which bordering sate Eche in remembraunce had the plighted troth of Scottish Peeres which they had firmly vowd to bring to passe in former yeares Concerning linking fast their mayden prince in w●…dlocke bandes And wisht that so might be procurd the vnitie of two landes UUith euerlasting peace and endles truce thereon to spring wherfore when glittering Phoebe declinyng downe his beames did bring Into fayre Virgos fa●…e straight armed troupes of warriours sent They gree to Scottish soyle to be to know the Scotts intent Chief Captaines were assignd the Prince his eldest vncle deare And to him ioynt as mate the Warwicke Earle a puissant Peer Whom warlike glory hye of dreadfull Mars had made renownd And