Scots and all Our Saxons Scyttan Gothes beene Getes What let 's it Scythes Northumbers Scettes And Getes and Scythian peoples held Spaines Townes and Cities sure of elde Susana and many places more Scythian names walles and guises wore Whence Scythians into Ireland came For Spanish dwellers did sayes Fame But some will say beleeue 't or smile Scotos from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 draw their stile Some say from Scota but if you Would faine heare Fables more then true Or monstrous matters for disport Her Legend you shall heare but * short CANZ. XIX Diuers of their ancient historicall Relations and lastly the late Conquests thereof made by the English BEfore the vniuersall flood This Storie now begins for good Came Caesara old Noahs Neece Not knowne what ship nor o're what Seas Next comes nor will I leaue thy glories Sublimate quintessence of Stories Bartolenus and his sonnes whose names Their Cels and Irish stations fames Then Bergion comes Nemodus then Whom Bergions Race chac'd thence agen Greeke Dela though the Gyants Mates He Syrians knew and Scythians States Nemodus and his mens what time Gurguntius claimes the Irish clime But mightie Monster Rumor sayes Ruan liu'd till Saint Patricks dayes Though 't was thought next Scota's braue Knight Gathels Race queld those Gyants quight 'Gainst th' Aethiops Moses and Gathelus Warring vnder Aegypts King they tell vs Cecrops or Neols much prays'd heire Weds Pharao's Daughter Scota faire Whence set for Seas on Spaine they light Their tongue from him Gaoth-lag hight The Scots from her from them deriued In Simon Brechus Reigne arriued In Ireland Hermion and Hyberus From Spaine from them in hand they beare vs Came Ferguse so from th' Irish traine Came Brytaine Scots those Scots from Spaine Still vnderstand the fatall stone Goes with them Iacob slept vpon But true indeed all Stories saine Scots came from th' Irish they from Spaine These Ireland-dwellers Edgar vanquisht Saint Edward lou'd first Richards Conquest But in the second Henries Reigne Dermon Mac-Morough did complaine Whom Strong-bow Chepstols Earle releeues Winnes his Lands weds his Daughter Eue Is Englands Feodist to King Iohn Made Irelands Lord Pope Adrian Sends him a Ring Vrban a Crowne But after by the Popes puld downe England and Ireland he full deare Rents at a thousand Markes by th'yeare Eighth Henry King the Pope first stil'd Philip and Mary reconcil'd To Rome and Queene Elizabeth weare The same so doth King Iames the heire CANZ. XX. The ancient gouernments of France and how the Crowns right is now deuolued to the English The conclusion of all SO the French Titles whose free State And Salique Lords deare Nymphs relate But leaue th' Herculeans race and traine Tili Paris faire was plac'd on Seyne By Marcomyre whose Issue beene Pharamond and his Monarchs o're Rhene O're Francks or Francons he beginnes And Merouey much honour winnes But Clouis most who addeth first Christ to his Crowne or that to Christ Their Race long flourisht till vp springs Maior Domus vnder th' idle Kings Martellus Issue then gan Raigne Pipin and famous Charle-mayne Hugh Capet though his second Race Roots out so Talion Law tooke place From him descended Isabell faire France her sole and indubitate heire Third Edwards Mother though misprizde By fabulous Salick Law deuizde Since Katharine from that Royall Stem Her Dower brings Frances Diadem T' Henry the fift whose sonne anone Sate crown'd on triumph t' Frances Throne So France and Englands flowers so sweete Welsh Scotsh and Irish Musicke meete Their Prince by side of siluer Thames To greet with ioy Great Monarck IAMES CANZ. XXI A Peroration to King Iames. AND now great gracious glorious sprights Whilome braue Worthies still braue wights Liue long aud happie euer daigne Your sacred influence to these straines You that in Albion reign'd and you That doe but hope for Heauen your due Fortunately famous fairely shine Sainted on Earth in Heauen diuine And glad thou canst but ken his dayes Deare Muse ceasse thy rude Mantuan Layes The end of the tenth and last Ode of PALAE-ALBION POTENTISSIMO IACOBO MAGNAE BRYTANNIAE MONARCHAE QVando leui calamo Britonum Heroesque Ducesque Quà m potui dignis cupiens celebrare camoenis Quanquam infoelici magis exitu at ordine iusto Percurri titulos magnosque aliquando Monarchas Cui magis atque tibi dedero Flos inclyte Regum Cum Sophiae sancto pietatis lumine pulchrâ Stirpe vtriusque Rosae Regali stemmate claro Muscas non capient Aquilae at Lyra Lilia amoenis Cumque Rosis rurisque choros Regumque tryumphos Saepe equidem celebrant habitarunt Dij quoque syluas Musaeque Aonios saltus placeantque ita nostro Cynthus ceu Clario tibi agrestia numina Phoebo Non Lepori inuisus Leo Non Iouis Armiger ales Fulgura celsa magis Iouis ira terebrat Olympum Inuidia alta petens humilis mea Musa supremis Vix Aganippaeos latices libata labellis Quod parcas nimiumuè rudi lapsaeuè rogabit En supplex magis atque tuis quà m tuta sub alis Musca Aquilae Lepus ante pedes ceu Dama Leonis Rex Regum video es titulis Agamemnonis Olim Anglia septenos habuit duo Scotia Reges Wallia treis totidem quoque Gallia Hybernia quinos Haebus Ila aliquot ratibusque imperuia Thyle Cumbria praeterea Druidum celeberrima Mona Quos omneis tamen Imperio tot plurima Regna Pace tenes teneasque precor pietatis alumnus Egregius natura no uum tua lumina donec Eripiens terris addat Dea Sydus Olympo IPSISSIMO MAECENATI THus haue I brought this Worke to end Ioue gently will perhaps befriend And all those Sun 's now or of yore Haue shin'd on our deare Albion shore Will send their pleasing sweet aspect If onely thou thy beames reflect Do'st now Lord of th' Ascendant Raigne T is more then guerdon for my paine And gentle Nymphes I hope will smile On Bryttons thy Gests my rude stile ILLVSTRISSIMO AC SVMMAE SPEI M. Brytanniae CAROLO PRINCIPI WRiting though rudely Brittons ancient Storie Whence th' old might luster yeeld to moderne glorie One Tome toucht to Yous and your Fathers dayes That yours and his might a next Volume rayse By some sweet Attique Muse Or could a rill Of honyed Nectar dew my barren Quill What rarer Theme would I more Royall text Then your worth's whom Europe admires expects Your milde aspect faire Prince making me soone Think my night day and such faire morning noonel NOBILISSIMIS HEROI FRIDERICO RHENI Palatino Comiti Elizabethae Principi GRaue though all youthfull ancient though young Prince That matchles raught'st Englands fair'st flower from hence Your comming o're thus caus'd my artlesse Penne Rouing from Thames to seeke you out by Rhene Your Germany I know affords such store Of choice wits
Before his suddaine fall and fate Spaines Nymph was then to be diuorst Which sentence cause the Card'nals crost Campegius staies not Wolsey hyed To Yorke disgrac't for griefe he dyed Then famous Rhodes by Turkes was tooke The Pope and Rome by Burbons Duke And French King falles at Caesars foote Which made France find a league to boote With England and Nauarre the scope 'Gainst Spaine her Emperor and the Pope Though Iulius Crowne and Scepters sent Tenth Leo titles when he lent Luther sore lashes faiths Defender And Clement golden gifts did tender Yet Wolsey dead the Pope to Rome Spaine Caesar all from hence sled home Then Wolsey's man his masters heire Of 's fate and fall from Phaetons chaire So Mushrome-like comes Cromwell he From parents of as meane degree To seruile trade train'd growing great Mounts yet amaine tow'rds honours seate As Wolsey wan'dâ— whose fauours plac't him In princes Court whose fall more grac't him If not disgrac't him but his Prince Fauours such his double diligence Whose counsels to the Clergies paine Brought the Kings Coffers noe small gaine And more he sayes t' enrich the Crowne Pulls the Religious houses downe Whose ruines reare his greatnesse glory To blow the bladder of his story Secretary Comwell 'mongst them sate As head of the spirituall state Making his pride seene no small deale Master of the Rolles and priuie-Seale Essex Earle and great Chamberlaine So swoll him that he brast againe For at the top and highest port Presume and Traytor cut him short Thus blaz'd these Stars and out againe Fell first to waxe grew then to wane CANZ. V. King Henry the eight his latter time seuerall marriages and last will concerning his heires OVr King both Emperour entertaines Scots Queene King and Queene of Danes The Irish tames and French-men faine And Flemmings aides in spight of Spaine When once his Spanish twenty yeeres spouse Queene Maries mother he disauowes Let Pope and Spaine and Caesar freat Holy maid of Kent and spare not threat Queene Eliza's mother soone was seene Pembrookes Marchionesse Englands Queene And when Anne Bulleine lost her head Iane Seymour next in Childbirth dead King Edwards mother next was taken Faire Anne of Cleue and she forsaken Katharine Howard soone lost her head Kathar'ne Parre saw him lap 't in lead His last warres vexed France and raz'd Bolloigne till peace was bred and blaz'd Edenborow and Lieth were tane the while By Shrewsbury Seymour and Lord Lysle By his last will Edward first heire Next Mary third Eliza were Many's fall his reigne nigh fortie yeeres His fall on Windsore monuments reares CANZ. VI. The short reigne of King Edward the sixt SEymors Nymphs sonne his Scepters tooke Whose vncle th' Earle Protector Duke Of Somerset's made Dudley Lord Lysle Weares Warwick and Northumbers style Kets he procur'd and Rebels sorrow And Scots disgrace at Muscleborow And now by Somersets command All not yet seiz'd on Chauntry-land All church reuentions treasure plate And tokens of her ancient state Trophees of wealth or worth that deck her Been turn'd into the Kings Exchequer Pope Saints and reliques haue like doome These banisht this dismist to Rome Somersets Duke about this season Acquitted was accus'd of treason And yet soone after lost his head Who failing seemes full soone too dead Not seuen yeeres King in bud of youth Westminster tombes to Englands ruth CANZ. VII The Lady Ianes downefall Queene Maries comming to the Crowne and marriage with Spaine WHen Suffolks daughter Lady Iane With her spouse Guilford Dudley tane For King and Queene their sires craft crost Their heads life Crowne and Kingdome lost Queene Maryes right so farre preuail'd Both Dukes Impes plots pretences quail'd Who set in sires and brothers throne Rome her Religion here soone shone Bishop Gardner's made Chancelor and Piercy Earle of Northumberland To Wyats and English great disdaine She weds her Cousen King of Spaine Whose style 's so stately to be seene Philip and Mary King and Queene Of England Ireland and with them France Naples and Ierusalem Princes of Spaine Sicilia Indies Austrich Arch-Dukes Dukes of Burgundy Millaine and Brabant the low Countreys Tyroll and Haspurge Earle and Countesse Their royall Embassie to Rome The Pope returnes much honoured home Cardinall and Canterburies Primate Poole with his cousen Queene braue Prelate Flourisheth and fadeth once againe Reuiues here the Religious traine Peace sweetely did her selfe aduance 'Twixt France and Spaine and vs had France Not broken first that'gan to bourd Philips Flemish townes with fire and sword Thy'young Queene of Scots the Dolphin weds Whiles Mars his rage their Realmes o'respreads Dutch English Switzers Pole with Spaine Walloones too in his warlike traine And many a sort more to be seene That 'gainst his foes combined beene With Philip forrag'd France and downe Raz'd Conquet and Saint Quintines townes But that which most the English crost Callaice in lieu thereof was lost Philip from home our fiue yeeres Queene At Westminster her tombe is seene CANZ. VIII Queene Elizabeth her admired and famous acts at the beginning of her reigne SO by her sister Maries death The Crowne came to Elizabeth So Goddesse-like a mayden Queene Seld-when or ne're in England seene She pull'd downe such religious cells Her sister built and Pope expels And warr'd with Scots and France and Spaine Till Scots and French crau'd peace full faine Scot'sh Queene then laid downe Englands armes She had tane vp by th' Guises charmes Though after tane i th' English bounds Her head flew off such Crowne-lawes grounds Eliza by the Mounsieurs meanes And his French brother-King then leanes To Flemmings aide and French when Dudley To Flanders went with noble Sydney Where Sydney fell and Dudley's glories Read yet in the low Countries stories He that with Mars might Philip well Sweete Sydney striue with Philomell Both Britaines deerest Darlings whose Fame no end name no Period knowes CANZ. IX Diuers other then memorable matters and her warres with Spaine FAmous no lesse at this time were Drake and far-trauail'd Frobisher Frobisher that sail'd North and East Seas T'other by South-west passages Sought the Sunnes-setting and strange lands Where Phoebus steeds and stable stands Till rounding th' earth comne backe agen Liu'd one day lesse then other men That liu'd as long as he that view'd Huge India's shore and monsters rude Whose quaintance great with Neptunes realmes Wrought wondrous feates on Doris streames In eighty eight when Spaines chiefe pride Did hithr'ward on Sea-horses ride Sea Nymph-rounds guiding o're the mayne Great Duke Medeena's glorious traine That with lesse state soone after sees Both Scottish Orkes and Irish seas Tilburie campe was Leyr'sters e ward Hunsdon did the Queenes person guard Charles Howard chiefe vice-Admirall Drake Made Spaines huge great Armatha quake Flying faintly fast So triumphs cheere Our natiue soyle and my
Neece To Edmond Iron-side Issue sees Edgar Scander and Dauid who Were Kings of Scotland all-a-row CANZ. XV. The residue of the Scottish Kings vntill Queene Marie Mother of King Iames the sixt DAuid who led in Englands Court His pleasant youth in Princely sort Whence Scotland claimes them weds the faire Huntingdons and Northumbers heire The Countesse Maud Maud th' Empresse rights Fauourite by Stephen foilde in fight Gaue his sonne pledge whose sonne succeeds Malcolme in 's Sire and Grandsires steeds William then and Scander who weds Ioane Daughter to our Englands King Iohn And their sonne Alexander too Had our third Henries Daughter who Dying Issue-lesse in Kings account Englands Kings as Lords Paramount Edward the first Iohn Baliol plac't Robert Bruse all he could disgrac 't Third Edward Edward Baliols Crowne Aduanc'd whom Dauid Bruse puld downe T' inuade England by Valoys swaide Captiu'd the Victors price he paid Three Roberts were and next to them Fiue Iameses from that Royall Stem And next his Mother-Queene sixt Iames First English reignes from Tay to Thames First Scottish Iames on surging Seas Fourth Henry tooke sixt Henry frees Whom Somersets faire Daughter Iane Had to her Husband his they saine Went with a hundred Nymphs to France And for third Iames 't was second 's chance Fourth's Edwards Cicely t' aske to Wife But mortall War's stint farther strife T'ones Nephew yet weds t'others Neece Seau'nth Henries Imps such Fates decrees Fourth Iames Spouse Mother to fift Iames Margret who after Floddon flames Wed 's Archibald Douglasse whose Girle Margret wed 's Matthew Lennox Earle Their sonne Lord Darnley wed 's fift Iames Nymph Mother to thy King faire Thames Who comming from beyond cold Tweed Relate deare Muse with happy speed CANZ. XVI The troublesome State of Scotland in Queene Maries time her Marriage with the Lord Darnley BEing in these our last times our late Henries Parenthesis of State Mary Edward and Elizabeth Vanisht and banisht vitall breath Was Henries Sister Margret faire Their Aunt whole Albions sole heire Fourth Iames Wife so the Raceyclept hers Sway Scotsh-Sites English Mothers Scepters Her sonne fift Iames his tender Impe Scarce seu'n dayes old yet Queene poore Nymph So left by 'r Sires vntimely end Causde Mother Queene and Peeres contend For her and her Lands Gouernment So France to warre with Scotland went But Hamilton from the French Faction Obtaynes the Queene and Lands protection Whiles furious French in Scots despight The Rhine-graue and the Rhodian Knights Fierce Almaigne and Italian bands Allure to vex their late friends Lands And gaine th'yong Queene or lay the State Of Scotland could they desolate But say'n they soone as Lennox fauor'd Our English th' Earle Protector wauer'd And Mary Scot's yong Queene was carryed To France and to the Dolphin marryed Alas poore Nymph as soone as borne She 's crown'd indeed but with but thorne And married now but all her ioyes Soone marr'd or mixt with sore annoyes Soone dyes her Spouse her Sire long-since Her Mother now and she yong Prince In forreine shores and scarce 't is knowne Where 's Crowne or Kingdome of her owne So vext they were with ciuill Warres So bruisde besides by strangers skarres As she was comming homewards tost By Aeol's blasts to th' English Coast And thence return'd domesticke crosses She scarce regaines but with great losses Quenching those flames of fatall feud With Riuers streaming Scottish bloud Yet soone as English Mary dies Too forward seemes swaid by the Guise She tooke vp th' English Ensignes France Backes th' Errours she did first aduance Foolish France must needs so much for strangers Th' owne brests laid ope t' a World of dangers But after much their fruitlesse paines To eithers losse and neithers gaines Both Scot'sh and French o're-poiz'd with harmes Both ciuill rew'd and forreigne Armes So Mars fled and Peace sweetly smilde Twixt Scots and English reconcilde When in the Queene of Scotlands Court Mongst other Lords of Princely port Youthfull Lord Darnley there was seene New come from Englands Court and Queene Right well of Scotlands Prince belou'd And such her after fauours prou'd First Rothsey's Earle then Duke create Of Albaney and next her mate Third sonne of Lenox Earle there-while Weares Scotlands Crowne and Kingly style Henry Lord Darnley Stewart borne Scotlands King made in youth's fresh mornes Their sonne anew Great Brittaine names Scotlands sixt Englands first King Iames But shortly Henry Stewart crownde In the Queenes Orchard's murdred found And she to Bothwell's Earle soone wed No small suspect of falshood bred When she not daigning to be brought Fore her Realmes Peeres to answere ought Sans womanish feare with threatning charmes Affronts her subiects vp in Armes But bootes no braues she prison'd lyes Bothwell to Denmarke fled there dyes And she from Keepers scap't prepares Her Peeres sore bale but ill she fares From Scotland prison'd flying strife In England prison'd ends her life CANZ. XVII The gouernment there in the minority of Iames the fixt THen Scotland felt sore foes out-rage Before her yong King came to age Crown'd one yeares yongling in his Realme His Grandsire Lennox steeres at helme Morton Murrey and Marre helpe guide The Vessell o're rough-swelling tyde Till sore with surging billowes tost The King tooke to his Barke nigh lost And Pylot-like at greatest neede Brought her to hauen with happy speed Flourish great Prince whiles thee fame raises Equall to Ioues or Caesars prayses Thy Reigne since peacefull Oliue-crownde Thy browes Sols Bayes don circle rounde And more t' adorne thy Kingly Posies France shall bring Lillies we will Roses Since our Eliza did bequeath Thee Royall Garlands at her death CANZ. XVIII As before of Scots so heere the Historie and originall of their Ancestors the Irish with diuers coniectures concerning the same ANd for our Sunne like sommer time Rose from farre North cold Scottish clime In this oblike Horizon whose Set Rise and Regiment Ireland knowes Ours comne from Scotsh-kings theirs from them All now but one Kings Diadem Irelands both Impe and Lord now see We th' Ancetors they Posteritie That Westerne I le whose shores doe face Wilde Cambers Cliffes by her owne race Cald Erin by their Neighbours wilde Yuerdhon Ireland English stilde From Iasons Greekes t' is thought we learne To call Iuuerna Iris Ierne Whether from her site as Austrich East Spaine West so Hiere should be guest So sounding since more Ierne's beene By-west Hils Rils and places seene Hybernia else of winter weather Iber or Duke Irnaulph choose you whether Ogygia old and holy I le Banno and great Scotland Poets stile Albany and Alban as 't were t'other Lesse Banno sprung from this her Mother Lesse Scotland from this greater Brittish Scots from these Irish Scots and Pictish To thinke that Scots beene Scythians Race Coniectures may perhaps finde grace Since Greekes doe Scythians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 call The Germanes Scutten
Domino foret aut Domitore superba Quandoquidem hos constet mundi dominarier â—ris Arctoi extremas quâ pandit Gallia terras 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bruti Historiae Apologia seu defensio SEd venio ad Brutum cumque haec Aporetica iniquis Secta adeò inualuit ceu non rata sanctaque firmè Temporibus nostris satiùs dubia omnia credit Res quasi vel libitu leuium argutijsque sophorum Essent delectu sine subijcienda procaci Quaelibet ingenio cuiusuis Gredo sagaces Prudenteisque viros sapere hijs meliora malisque Consilia in melius maturè adhibendo mederi Hijs igitur leuibus leuis argumenta sophistae Persando liceat tumidis occurrere verbis Non probro vacuis Eurisque fauentibus vsos Cursum eius contra velis volitare secundis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dubitationes variae contra Brutum earundem solutiones SCilicet extenuant Brutumque aditumque Brytannis Littoribus tum prisca fides tum certa recentis Notitia historiae Monumentaque muta reclamant Caesar ouans Tacitusque tacent Extinguere laudes Qui cupit in tenebris inuoluere nomina caecis Velle etiam genus proauos stemmata clara Quis dubilet Caesar forsan conatus vtrumque Ceâ— prius Et dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat Obscurare alijs Famam quibus inclyta gesta Offâ—scare suam videat queis stemmata stirpi Officiant splendore suo si certa notentur Sin Druidae in Cambros fineis Monaeque recessus Secum prisca suae Patriae ditionis Auitae Seu Regum retulêre patriae ecquis crederet hosti Munimenta suae clarûm monumenta penatum Caesareos siquando citi aufugere Triumphos At miranda magis reuirescit vulnere virtus Et rursum è Cambris Oris Bardisque furentum E sobole Druidum superas venit omnis in Oras Progenies caelata diu Brutique nepotes Cum Cadwalligenis nigri prope limina Ditis Detrusi nuper soboles caput extulit Orci Sedibus vmbriferis Quod si non extera nostrae Saxonica historiae meminit neque pagina Cambrae Quando leui Calamo percurrere Cambro-Britannûm Gesta solent mirum quid si latuisset in atris Brutus Arthurus velut Cadwallader vmbris Anglorum hîc muti Annales licet omnia chartis Libroso hoc saeclo scateant nugisque sonoris Ergo minùs miror Monumenta prioribus Annis Muta magis si non Anglus non extera Musa Scilicet id populus curet Quasi vulgus exter Cambrica nunc Monumenta quidem vix inspicit Anglus Vix quisquam Historias meritò ergo vel omnia lustrans Quà m potes ignoras Britones fortissime Caesar Aemula siue latent cupido monumenta vel hosti Inuida Caesareae doctrinae Druidaene laborent Inuidiâ turpi An cuperet premere Arte vel Armis Maximus ille putem placeat sententia neutra Quin Druides siquidem chartis minùs omnia verò Mandârunt menti memores Hinc Caesaris error Siqua magis visa est res circa incuria nostras Siquis in sensa illius iurare paratus Sensit Aborigines 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esse Britannos Caesaris at Domini vestigia verba Magistri Sectatur Taecitus Doctissimus ille Latinus Varro vbi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prius post 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 solùm Tertiaque Historiae adsignârit tempora certae Quid nî alios aequè ac nos conuenit Italus olim Italicas Maro Graeca tuba Smyrnaeus Homerus Res Phrygias Graiûmque canit De nomine Cambrae Queis magis ac Cambris credam vel origine Gentis Aeneamque aliquis Gnati neget esto cruento Vulnere confossum Bruti cecidisse fidemque Deroget historiae videat tamen ille quod vsque Fermè simul duo Syluij erant Gnatusque paterque Aeneae Reges Itali minimeque priori Si satus est quis item neque posteriore docebit Sin minùs arrident nimis aspera Nomina nostris Auribus insuauis foret ac quasi Barbara Bruti Vox minimeque Latina neges licet optime Caesar Inuenio tamen Italiae antiquissimae in Oris Et Brutios populos tractusque nomina Bruti Hijs neque jejunis forsan neque prorsùs ineptis Aut leuibus modò coniecturis adde quod olim Nostra Sibyllinis memorata Brytania libris Dicta quasi à Bruto foret 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue excusatio Metabasis ad seqq CVi minùs haec placeant neque picta Britannia veris Clara tuis Camdene coloribus omnibus vnus Doctior aut veniam dabit aut meliora rogamus Sic mihi sic nostris modò nomina stemmata Cambris Concedat clarosque olim magnosque Monarchas Albionis Dominos Troiano sanguine cretos Priamidas sobolemque Heleni sociosque leuatos Pandrasijs odijs feret alta per aethera Brutus Odae tertiae Finis PALAE ALBION The third Ode Entituled GIGANTES THE ARGVMENT The third Ode th' Interregnum sings Of Syluan swarmes that baunten here Whiles Danaus Daughters brood of Kings The Royall style vnworthy were Where Brute that brought these Caytifes downe Stablisht Throne Scepters Regall Crowne CANT I. The Subiect proposed of the present discourse shadowing the turbulent and confused state of a disordered kingdome here represented in Albion NOw sing we th' Interregnum next Of Albion neuer more perplext Then now for want of Lords lawes Faith fayling Priests truth all men sawes For Albion slaine sans guide or grace The remnant of his Giant race Like Satyrs liu'd in Saluage wise Of whom and Danaus Daughters rise Those monsters rude were heere the same Time Brute and Corinaeus came Thou sacred Quire that sits and sings Amid's Parnassus pleasant springs Turne o're the duskie leaues of fame And let me pray o'relooke the same That I may th'vn couth Lords repeate That sometimes held this floury seate When Albion Albion's scourge ere while And Irish Bergion fell our Ile How truely Olbion happy then For Tyrant Lords had shee found men But they vnkinged were found none Were fit to sit on regall Throne That knew what long'd to Morall piety Much lesse to high and holy Deity Or could teach guide or rule till heere Brute after many a hundred yeere Came in and found so rude a race As Deuills seem'd haunt not men the place And for they were so rude a crew From thence the fables haply grew How they to Ladyes strange God wot Right ragged Saluages begot Like Deuils on Danaus Daughters then That Paynim race of monstrous Men. CANZ. II. The story of Danaus and his fiftie Daughters that murdered their husbands with the euent thereof THese Cyclops pedegrees to bring Deriued from their ancient'st springs Bele's sonne t' Io's sonne Epaphus Some Sol's some thine blacke sun-burt Chus Some Neptunes him and
married there Agatha the Empresse sister nice To th' Almaigne Lords and Dukes From these Both English came and Scottish Kings Edgar from these and Margret springs Margret to Malcolme wed their Impes Beene Maud and Mary Maud faire Nymph's First Henries spouse Maud th' Empresse mother Whose son 's next Henrie Mary t'other Weds Eustace Earle of Bolloignoys Their Maud King Stephen then Earle of Bloys And thus a race as royall springs Of Scotch and English Britaine Kings From this poore wrackt despised stem As e're ware golden Diadem CANZ. XVI Canute the Danes famous reigne ouer England Scotland Denmarke and Norway NOw Edmond slaine and his sonnes fate Exil'd Knute meant should mend his state For Norwayesâ—oin'd â—oin'd to th' Danish Crowne And King Olaue and Scots pull'd downe English Scots Danes and Norwayes they Foure mighty people him obey More to make friends to th' Norman Duke His sister giues to wife and tooke Ethelreds widdow Emme entailes The crowne they say t' her issue males This Cnute commands the seas to shew His Sycophants flattering termes vntrew And knowledging Christ his only trust Return'd from Rome returnes to dust CANZ. XVII Harold Hardyknute and Edward Confessors reigne MOngst his three sonnes his lands in three Deuided Bastard Harold hee Britaine Swane Norway sonne to Emme Hardi-knute ha's Denmarks Diadem Harold then working his stepmothers Discredit vexing realmes and brothers Dies three yeeres King likewise Emmes sonne Hardiknute next set on Englands throne Dies three yeeres King too his halfe-brother Edward by Norman Emme their mother Confessor call'd then reignes th'off-spring Of Ethelred late Englands King This King weds Edyth Godwines Impe Kind modest comely vertuous Nymphe So faire so sweet the by-word goes Her Syre the Bryer brought her the Rose Earle Godwine whose ill counsels long King abus'd friends and mother wrong Till he and 's sonnes expulst she last of All into Wilton Nunnerie's cast off Both louing too much virgin-life Expos'd the Crowne to strangers strife CANZ. XVIII Edward dying Harold Earle Godwines sonne vsurpeth against Clyto Edgar BVt Godwine and his sonnes reclaim'd To the Kings fauour Harold tam'd The Welsh-mens powers on Snowdowne hils Syward Northumbers Earle then kils Macbeth which Scot'sh vsuper gone Malcolme his grand-child ha's his throne Malcolme that married Margret after Edmonds neece Edward out-lawes daughter So call'd as outed by disseyssor Knute call'd home though by the Confessor He with his Children and his wife Hitherwards returning ends his life His sonne young Edgar though's set downe As heire apparant t' Englands Crowne And Godwin's sonne Protector these Things thus compos'd good King in peace Edward he rests but soone from 's death Edgar's disrob'd of 's royall wreath For Nobles doubt and Normans threat Edgar but young Godwines sonne great In all mens fauours and of might To match if neede his foes in fight Though Edward promising Harold tooke Oath some say to the Norman Duke As his liege-Liege-lord yet Nobles since And vulgars wish him for their Prince As being his troth-plight promise broke Able to ward warr's steely stroke When Edgar heire by 's fathers side Sign'd Prince and prince-like else alli'd As young thought weake to quench the flame Of Normans furie if they came CANZ. XIX All England vexed with strange feares and vproares at the comming in of the Conquerour T' Was easie now for Harold none Opposing thus to gayne the Throne To make sure worke he quickly downe Did set him and do's on the Crowne His twice-broke trust and troubled State Arm'd to free or meet Foes and Fate Flame Starres fume Tosto not the while Powers of Scots Norwayes Orkes and I le Danes Newstrians maken him afraid William nor France nor Flanders aide His Goale's Crowne My Muse next sings His fall then facts of Norman Kings The end of the eight Ode A briefe type of the ninth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called GVLIELMVS The ninth Ode contayneth 1. The Originall of the Normans with their Conquest and the great alteration of the land vnder William the Conquerour who was the sonne of Robert the second Duke of Normandy who was the sonne of Richard the second sonne of Richard the first sonne of William the first sonne of Rollo the Dane that in King Alfreds time inuaded England and thence expeld seated himselfe in Normandy and became Duke thereof who receiuing Christianity was baptized Robert and so Robert the first being the sonne of Guion a Noble man of Denmarke 2. The Race and succession of the Normans Kings of this Land viz. William the Conquerour A. 1066. who R. 20. yeares William Rufus his sonne reigned 12. yeares Henry Beauclerke his brother R. 35. y. Stephen Grandchild to William the Conquerour by his daughter Adela married to the Earle of Bloys he reigned 18. yeares Henry the second grandchild to Henry the first by his daughter Maud the Empresse R. 34 y. Richard Coeur-de-Lyon his sonne R. 9 y. Iohn called Without land his brother R. 17. y. Henry the third his sonne R. 56. y. Edward the first his sonne R. 34. y. Edward the second of Carnaruon his sonne R. 19. y. Edward the third his sonne R. 50. y. hee instituted the round Table and first laid claime to the Crowne of France Richard the second his grandchild by Edward the blacke Prâ—nce R. 22. y. Henry the fourth of Bolingbroke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt fourth sonne of Edward the third R. 13. y. he began the bloudy schisme betweene the houses of Yorke and Lancaster Henry the fift his sonne conquered France R. 9. y. Heney the sixt his sonne lost France R. 50. y. Edward the fourth of the house of Yorke descended of Lionel third sonne of Edward the third restored the house of Yorke and reigned 22. yeares Edward the fift his sonne murdered ere he was crowned reigned not one yeare Richard the third his Vncle vsurped three yeares Henry the seuenth descended of Iohn of Gaunt of the house of Lancaster espoused Elizabeth eldest daughter of Edward the 4 of the house of Yorke whereby the schisme of the Houses and Roâ—es of Lancaster and Yorke was fully determined and ended A. 1485. which had endured almost 100. yeares to the destruction of many hundred thousands 3. The Vnion of the long diuided and bloudy schisme betweene the Houses and Roses of Lancaster and Yorke the red Rose being the cognizance of the House of Yorke as the white Rose was of Lancaster by the marriage of Henry the seuenth with the Lady Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth from whom also sprang the Lady Margaret whose marriage into Scotland hath since produced betweene those two long foesworne Kingdomes of England and Scotland a no lesse haâ—py and blessed Vnion PALAE ALBION Ode nona Inscripta GVLIELMVS ARGVMENTVM Nona vbi Neustriacos canit Oda trophaea triumphos Contrâ Anglis clades perniciemque parat Sceptra sed Angligenis sua restaurantur vti ipsis
terit aurea sceptra Richardus At sequitur vindicta scelus facinusque superbum Odêrunt populi monstrisque insomnia terrent Manes horrendae ante oculos mala mille figurae Tartareisque canes inferni vlulare tenebris Visi animaeque negant irataque spectra quietem Donec eis dederat scelerato sanguine poenas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henrici septimi gesta connubia foelicissima SEptimus Henricus Lancastro stemmate cretus Margretâ venit ecce satus Margreta Iohanne Ille Thomâ hic magno Grandauae stirpis alumno Et Katharinâ olim dictâ Swinfordiâ adepti Bewforti titulis iuga Somersettia Wallus Huic Edmundus eique parens pulcherrima quinti Henrici Katharina pater Theodorus Ocnus Duxque Somersettus Comes Richmondius audit Mater eum inuitat Stanleyo nupta Baroni Nymphae ambae regiae materque filia Elizae Mortonusque pius Buckinghamiusque Tyranno Infesti accelerant remorantem Galliae in oris Ille manu paruâ Britonum comitante profectus Milfordum Cambris in finibus indé triennem Bosworthi in campis petit occiditque Tyrannum Cui pompâ sine vix lacero Leir-cestria tymbus Clara dies pia cuius ope pax reddita mundo Elizabetha etenim Dux Richmondus eundem Conuenêre Thorum Iam Musa recense triumphans Germina dijs gratae pacis modulamine dulci Hinc viget ambarum niueae rubeaeque Rosarum Vnio Regnorum Anglo-Gallo-Hyberno-Scotorum Hinc veniunt certoque sequuntur in ordine Reges Septimus octauusque Henrici Edouardus vnae Hispano nupta Hispanis oriunda Maria Diuaque virgo satusque Anglis quasi virgine Diuâ Tuque puerque tuus ter Eliza beata Iacobus Odae nonae Finis PALAE ALBION The ninth Ode Entituled GVLIELMVS THE ARGVMENT Ninth Ode shewes Danish broyles o'reblowne How Norman William here set foote Whose Conquest by that name 's yet knowne But th' English race againe tooke roote Whiles Albions Scepters e'en t' our dayes Plantaginet's name and Tewthors swayes CANT I. The descent of VVilliam the Conquerour from Great Rollo the Dane ROme Brittons ruine gaue Saxons roome Danes they Danes stood at Normans doome Normans Danes Saxons Romans Bryttons Neptunes and Nereus brood huge Eattons And Samothes sang you learned Sisters Angles from th' East lands Danes from Isters And Simois side both ours and theirs Romes Lords you brought and Bryttaines heires Albion from 's Oares and Samothes From th'Arke when all the world was Seas Now name the man deare Nymphs whose line Reignes now in Brutes new Sainted shrine Whom England and great Brittaine sings So much-fam'd Conquerour Sire of Kings Whom Newstria bred now Brittaine holds Him and his off-spring Monarkes bold Sing we our Williams warlike feates His conquests and atchiuements great And first his Stocke from whence he came Reuoluing elder yeares of Fame From Istrian Daci erst they sayne Came Rollo Guion's sonne great Dane And England skal'd whom Alfreds worth Repell'd but France shores nearest North Afford him land-roome whence now springs Their Norman Dukes race Englands Kings This Rollo christ'ned Robert th' Earle Of Beauois not Charles Simples Gyrle Weds and hath issue William who Had Richard he a next he too Another Richard and his brother Robert whose Aunt 's Saint Edwards mother Which second Robert was the father Of second William with vs rather Call'd first of Norman Dukes the second 'Mongst English Kings the foremost reckon'd Such was this Dukedome name and race Comes now his Kingdome next in place CANZ. II. The Conquerours quarrell claime and preparation to gaine the crowne of Englands WHen fates had Edwards life-thread spon Soone Godwines Harold Thyra's son Caught Englands Crowne seeks all mens fauours And left too grosse fraud Edgar sauours Makes him some mends part guilt for pearle For Englands King sooth Oxfords Earle But now besides his cancell'd oath To Edgar made and Edward both More shame a harsh Embassage came From Norman William who much blame His troth-plight promise broke which made He did the Dukes vow'd right inuade But no expected words or deedes For Duke or them from him proceedes Dukes daughter too his promis'd spouse Forsakes they say forsweares all vowes Which so incen'st the Dukes sharp spleene To worke reuenge and wreak his teene He men and ships to sea bequeathes To winne the rosie royall wreathes Flanders and France with him combin'd Fierce Tosto was not farre behinde To worke his brothers bane till those Two noble Earles against him rose Morcare and Edwine who him sent To th' Orks as t' were to banishment Whence Norway Scot'sh and Orkey powers He drew that not those martiall flowers Northumhers Earle and Merk-lands flame Could stay him till King Harold came Who by faire Riuer Darwents side Foyl'd Scot'sh and Orkeyes Prince and pride And Tosto sent and Norwayes King To Pluto's Palace newes to bring When more streight more might make him feare He heard the Normans landed were Neare Hastings with vndaunted spright Streight he calls forth his men to fight Longing t' allay that fatall feud With hands new dipt in 's brothers bloud His wearied war-mates waxing faint Vnbreath'd were faine yet fresh to paint Their scarres with bloud and wounds with gore As daring Mars at deaths owne dore So furious Harold hastes to meet His fate like fire with winged feet CANZ. III. His successe conquest and coronation on Christmasse day Anno 1066. NOw comes that houre and times full date That wrackt the Saxon Princes state From Egberts reigne two hundred neare From Hengist nigh sixe hundred yeare Since CHRIST one thousand sixtie six When Fate or some foule Friend of Styx Hastes Harold on William that fayn'd To fly both Crowne and Kingdome gayn'd In Sussex battaile th' English fell Strange Comets did such change foretell Harolds corps the Duke now King so doom'd By him built Waltham ha's entoomb'd Thyra mourning being selfe-same last yeere As his first First first William's heere Then th' English fled to London fast Whiles Normans did their Countries wast Northumberlands and Merk-lands Lords For safetie tending Scotland wards Met there young Edgar who set late Sailes for Appulia but by Fate Or mightie Aeol's Impes thus crost Cast on a quite contrary coast Whose sisters Margret's Malcolmes wife Scot'sh Queene t'other vowes Monastique life Now made the Norman Leopards pray On Englands spoile and tooke their way For London which they friendly found Where Christ-masse day was William crown'd By Aldred Yorkes Arch-bishop whiles Famous Stigand whom England stiles Her other Primate thus entends His Countries freedome to defend CANZ. IIII. The Arch-bishops Stygands famous stratagem whereby he procured Kents liberties and ancient freedome all England else groning under the Normans tyrannie AS William ween'd with warlike powers To o're runne Kent in greene-wood bowers Th'Arch-Bishop he his men arayes Couering their armes with leauie sprayes Saint Austines Abbot Eglesine Did in this act with him combine The King at
age Sir Walter Tyrell that slue the King escaped other of the Kings seruants fled his body laid on a Colliers Cart was by a silly leane iade drawne into Winchester there in Saint Swithins church entombed Henry the first called Beuclerk of his learning third sonne of the Conqueror borne at Selby in Lincolnshire brought vp in study at Cambridge began his reigne 2. August was crowned 5. August 1100. at Westminst by Maurice Bishop of London being Anselme then in exile he reigned 35. y. 4. m. A. 1116. the first Parliament at Salisbury A. 1122. the king went to Poâ—ysland being Coman of Northwales in peace with him but Meredith ap Blethin and Eneon Madok and Morgan the sons of Cadugan pursuing the wars awhile at last sought peace * William called Earle of Flanders the Kings nephew a worthy young Captaine he was staine at the siege of the castle of Angeou a The first conuocation of the State Prelates Nobles and Commons of the Land was 19. Aprilis A. 1116 and A. regni 16. when beforetimes the Kings made their Lawes by the aduice of the learned without altogether such solemne meetings Of Templers the first were the honorable men Hugo Paganus and Galfridus de Saint Andemate vnder Baldwine King of Ierusalem their white habit they had from Pope Honorius their red Crosses from Eugenius their name from their first Mansion â—ard by the Temple at Ierusalem b Maud was first married to Henry the Emperour then to Ieffrey Plantaginet Earle of Angeou whose issue Plantaginets reigned in England till Henry the seuenth c In Normandy 1. Decembr 1135. his bowels braines and eyes buried at Roan the rest at Reading where hee founded an Abbey of blacke Monks in place of a Nunnery which he suppressed so he conuerted a rich Colledge of Prehends at Cicester to an Abbey hee sounded the Priory of Dunstable the Hospitall of S. Iohn in Ciceter and Castle and Colledge at new Windsore he is noted to haue beene better disposed at the beginning then end of his reigne Stephen sonne of Stephen Earle of Bloys and Adela the Conquerours daughter crowned on S. Steuens day 1135. did found an Hospitall by the west gate of Yorke two Nunneries at Carew and Higham by Grauesend the Abbey of Cogshall in Essex Furnesse in Lancashire and Feuersham in Kent where he was buried hauing reigned 18. yeares 10. moneths and odde dayes he dyed 25. Octob. 1154. * For during all his reigne England was full of brâ—yles Ranulph Earle of Chester Robert Earle of Gloster Miles Roger Earles of Hereford and many others of the â—obles Bishops and King of Scots holding with the Empresse once tooke the King prisoner but this conclusion procured peace at the last Henry the second sonne of Maud the Empresse in whose person reuiued the ancient race of Saxon kings that were before the Conquest began 25. Octobr. A. 1154. crowned at Westm. 17. of Decemb. following he dyed in France at Chinon hauing R. 34. y. 7. m. waÌ„ting 11. daies This Henry that rebeld against his father was at the age of seuen yeares maried to the French K. daughter Margret being but three yeares old An. 1160. and crownd A. 1170 but in his fathers life sime rebelling slaine dyed before his father A. 1183. A. 1185. Maud the Empresse did found the Abbey of Brodesley shee was buried at Reading with this epitaph Ortu magna viro maior sed maxima partû Hic iacet Henrici filia sponsa parens being daughter to Henry the first wife to Henry Emperour mother to Henry the second king of England * A. Regni 10. Malcolme K of Scots and Rees K. of Wales did homage to him at Westminst a Dermon Mac-Morough K. of Leymster go of the K. Richard Strongbow Earle of Chepstoll for â—is aide with Welsh English who repossessed him of his land and married his daughter Eue and brought Ireland with the Kings thereof Maurice K. of Meth Duuenald K. of Limerik and all the other Kings and Bishops to the subiection of the king of EnglaÌ„d who came ouer from Pembroke and receiued their sealty built a Princely Palace it Dubline these acts were confirmed by â—ove Adrian the fourth an English man succeeded Anastasius his name being Nicholas Breakespeare borne at Langley in Hartâ—ordshire he had beene Bishop of Alba Cardinall and Legate to the Norwayes whom be conuerted to Christianitie b William a name almost hereditary with those Dukedomes wherfore her first son was named William but he liued not long c Ione Queene of Sicily d Adeliza daughter to the king of France espoused to Richard the king of Englands son trayned to the kings lust after RosamoÌ„ds death whose ancestors were Clyfford then since Earls of CumberlaÌ„d hâ—r tombe was at Godstow by Oxford with these Verses thereon Hic iacet in tumbâ Rosa Mundi non Rosa Munda Non redolet sed olet Quae redolere soler But cast out of Godstow Church by Hugh bishop of Lincolne who said That monument of shame befitted not so hallowed a place e Who was slaine by William Tracy baron of Mortâ—n and other knights as was thought with the kings priuity though the king took it on his oath he was not therewith acquainted and was so assoyled of the same f He dyed at Chinon and was entombed at Fount-Eucrard in a Monastery of Nuns which hee there founded hee also built the Priories of Stanley Douer and Basingwarke and the Abbey of Regular Chanons at Waltham hee began London Stone-bridge now the Thames course being turned by a trench beginning at Redrife and ending at Battersey Richard surnamed Coeur de Lyon of his valiancy began his reigne 6. Iuly 1189. hee dyed the 6. of Aprill 1199. hauing reigned 9. y. 9. moneths hee reiected his wife the French K. sister supposed his fathers Coneubine and espoused Berengaria the king of 〈◊〉 daughter * The Souldan or Soultan signifieth in Hebrew and likewise Arab or Morisco Lord or Prince b Being withdrawne from the holy Land warres by the conspiracy of his brother the French king Philip who fell out with him and departed from Acoâ— he thus taken was fame for his ransome to pay a great summe for which the Bishops Abbots and Prelates brought the fourth part of their reuenues and all the Chalices of siluer and gold and ornaments of their Churches and promised more which being shewed to the Pope hâ—e excommunicated the Duke who refused to yâ—eld restitutâ—on and after back his leg and dying to great anguish remayned vnburied till his 〈◊〉 released the pledges taken of king Richard and sware to obey the decrees of the Church of Rome Vienna and her walls the bulwark of Christendome against the inuasions of the Turke these many ages c Being so enuied by the Emperour and French king for that he shewed more vâ—lour in his expedition to the holy Land then any other In his time were those famous out-lawes called Robin-hood and Little Iohn and a
planted and partly it is like immediately from their North-easterne Countries Marius Anno Christi 73. reigned 53. in his time came Roderick or Reuda saith Beda and by him vanquisht the north parts of Scotland were assigned to them for place of habitation d The Geâ—es or Gothes aboue Pontus and all the Neighbouring Countries North and Northeast Polonia Sarmatia Russia and almost Scandia and Tattaria were in ancient time called Scythia a generall name as all the East scarce knowne or called by other name then India e Which was Ireland and they did couenant that in case the Kings bloud did â—aile the Irish should haue a voice in the election of a new King and the Irish to be eligible in regard of that affinity contracted with them as hauing giuen them both aide and wiues * The Scots will onely haue â—im then a Pictishâ—ing â—ing that reigned in some little pâ—rt of Scotland In this the Scots most ancient though fabulous story Fergusius antiquis was Anno M. 3640. Durstus King of Scots that married Argasia Daughter â—o Siciâ—ius King of Brytaine Anno M. 3850. This Erchus espoused Rocha the Danish Lady and by her â—ad Ferguse that was with Goth Alarick at Rome circa annum 4350. an Christi 400 This Ferguâ—â— An. Christi 424. Dongard Anno 470. a Being as they write a whole race of Kings before him and another Ferguse almost of the same time with Mulmutius 600 or 700 yeares since Brute within few Descents of Gathelus when this Ferguse is 700. yeares after the other and 1400. yeares from Brute What confusion is in the Storie about these things I cannot but attribute it mucâ— to Polydore Virgil who did his part to obscure our Historie to all sequent times as much as lay in him his Scottish History I follow neuerthelesse since hee is so much receiued in these succeeding Kings b Hold they did this Stone in wondrous fatall admiration for the Prophesie that they say went thus Nempe Scotis fatum res mira vbicunque lâ—catum Inuenient lapidem regnare tenentur ibidem c Palladius was sent by Pope Caelestine to the Scots and the Iland of the Brytons in the Ocean he flourished at the beginning or a little before the Saxons entry heere who dying Gaelestine ordeined his Successor Patricius borne in Cluidesâ—ale Scholler to S. German accounted since as it were their Apostle Donald 632. to him King Ethelfrides children of Northumberland fled when their Father was slaine by Edwyne d Which may bee obserued especially in their Wars with England eyther affected with others distresse and helping other Scotland the back-dore by which England was alwayes molested in her Conquests of France and France ayding the Scots in their Warres with the English Alpine 830. in his Father Athaius right K. of Scots in his Mother Fergusiaâ—a's heire of Pictland e The vtter ruine of the Picts in Scotland with the cause thereof f They then brought the fatall Stone into Pictland and placed it at Scone whence it was about Edward 1. time brought into England Chenneth 834. * Ireland Constantine Anno 903. * Hauing perfidiously ayded the sonnes of Sythrick last King of Northumberland against the King of England Malcolm 1. Anno 943. murdred at Vâ—rine buried at Colin * â—ather vnder Eâ—dred or Edgar vnlesse it were in his yonger yeares Malcolm 2. Anno 1010. murdered at Glamuis * He was sonne to Syneâ— Thane of Glamuis by Doada younger Daughter to Malcolme the 2. Malcolm 3. Anno 1061. Sonne of Duncane King of Scots 1040. who was sonne of Beatrice daughter to Malcolm 2. Malcolm 3. his Mother was E. Sywards of Northumber Daughter by whose aide and K. Edward the Confessors hee slew the Vsurper Macbeth and gained the Crowne * The Prophesie of a Witch wherby hee was deceiued for Mackduâ—e that slue him was not borne but ripe out of his Mothers Wombe Macbeth the Vsurper 1046. R. 16. yeares * About this time also Fleance from whom the later Kings of Scotland are descended fled froÌ„ his tyranny into Wales where by Nest Daughter to Griffiâ—â— ap Lewlyn then Prince of all Wales he had Walter first Lord Steward of Scot. this Fleance was sonne to Bianquo Thane of Loquhabar an ancient House and allyed to the Kings who being inuited by Macbeth to a Supper was there murdered An. 1061. Malcolm 3. R. 36. Y. Edgar Alexander 1100. R. 29. yeares Dauid their Brother 1125. R. 29. yeares * Hee marryed Maud Daughter to the Earle of NorthumberlaÌ„d and Huntingdon whereby the K. of Scotland had thâ—se Earledomes or a pension for them hee fauouring the right of Maud the Empresse was taken by K. Stephen and faine to giue his sonne Henry pledge for him which Henries sonne Malcolme his Grand-child did succeed him in his Kingdome Malcolm sonne of Henry 1153 R. 12. yeares * Alexander the first espoused Ioane Daughter to K. Iohn Alex 3. maryeth Margret daughter to Henry the third King of England after whose death rose twelue Competitors laying claime to the Crowne of Scotland * As son of Deuorguild daughter of Margret daughter of Dauid Earle of Angus Brother to King William the Lyâ—â— Robert Bruse being also sonne of Isabel another Daughter of the same Dauid Earle of Angus * For griefe whereof and of his sonne Iohns death Iohn K. of Scots who named himselfe Robert some say dyed * Iames the second required Cicely Daughter to Edward the 4. King of England for Wife for his sonne Iames the 3. but Warves arising brake off that Marriage intended yet Iames the 4. grand-childe to Iames the 2. espoused Margaret grand-childe to Edw the 4. whence sprang the vnion of both Realmes in the person of Iames the sixt now King of all Brytaine Iames the sixt an Infant of a yeere old began his Reigne in Scoâ—land 1567 ouer all Brytaine 1602. * The defection of the Hamiltons and vprores made by the French in Scotland in the beginning of Q. Maries Reigne * These accidents happening neer about the first yeares of Queene Elizabeth * Henry Steuart Lord Darnley 3. sonne of Matthew Earle of Lennox and Margaret Douglasse Daughter to Margaret Henry the eighths Sisters made Earle of Rothsey and Duke of Albany espoused Mary Q. of Scots Daughter to lames the fift and had by her lames the 6. who is first of all Brittaine being beire to the Kingdome of Scotland by his Mothers side heâ—e to the Kingdome of England by Margaret his great Grandmother and on both Fathers and Mothers side * The Realme of Scotland * The Kings of England are now descended of the Scottish Kings the Scottish no lesse and their Kings from the Irish so that as the Realmes are vnited so are the Houses and Bloud-royall whereby the Kings of this Land are the true and naturall Liege Lords ouer all these Nations * A description of Ireland with the site thererof the olde and moderne names and diuers other Antiquities * Called so of their Westerne
which he built and had bestowed thereon 14000 pounds * King Henry the seuenth his children were Prince Arthur that dyed in his fathers life time Henry the 8. K. Margret wed to Iames the fourth of ScotlaÌ„d and Mary promised to Charâ—es King of Castâ—le but wed to â—ewes the twelfth King of France after to Charles Braâ—don whom Henry the eight made Duke of Suffolke t Iasper Earle of Pembrooke the Kings vncle made Duke of Bedford Morton Bishâ—p of Ely who chiefly plotted be Kings aide and Râ—â—hard thâ— third his ouerthrow â—ent for by K. Henry 〈◊〉 of Flanâ—ers succeeded Tho. Bourchier who shortly after dyed in the See of Canterbury u The Londoner that personated Edward Earle of Warwick sonne to George Duke of Clarence that had beene prisoner in the â—ower from the beginning of King Henries reigne till then was hanged at Saint Tho. of Waterinâ—s Pâ—rkin Warbeck that did counterfait Richard Duke of Yorkâ— second sonne to Edward the fourth at Tybourne and the Earle of Warwick himselfe beneaded on the Tower bill all three dyed within the compasse of yeare 1499 Lambert that had before fayned himselfe to be the said Earle of Warwicke in Ireland was made the Kings Faulconer x Margret Countesse of Burgoine sister to Edward 〈◊〉 fourth set vp both this Perkin and that other Lambert as enuying the prosperous estate of Henry the seuenth * Against the King of France An. 1488. f He conuerted the Sauoy built by Peter Earle of Sauoy and Richmond in Henry the third his time which long since belonged to the Dukes of Lancaster and now to the Crowne to an Hospitall for 100. poore people hee new builded Richmond Baynards Castle founded three houses for Frantiscan Fryers obseruants at Richmond Greenwich and Newarke three others for Franciscan Fryers Conuentualls at Canterbury New Castle and Southampton he builded the faire Chappell of Westminster where he lyeth entombed Henry 8. began 22 Aprill 1509. crownd at Westminster with Q. Katharine by William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England 22. Iunij next following hee dyed 28. Ianuar. 1547 hauing reigned 37. yeares 9. moneths and odde dayes buried at Windsor * Who had dispensed with him for the marriage of Q. Katharine Prince Arthurs wise g Where the King of Scots encamped the field is by some called Bramston field of a place there neare adioyning This victory was gotten by Tho. Howard Earle of Surrey A. 1513. the same yeare that the King got Turwyn and Turney where hee made Tho. Wolsey being one of his Councell Bishop of Turney * The strange fortunes of both Cardinall Wolsey and the Lord Cromwell in this Kings reigns well worth the noting z Both his Embassies and Court at home were with such state beyond compare the greatest of the Gentrie and Nobilitie of the land attendant in his trayne a As some say he poysoned himselfe at Southwell fearing more disgrace as hee was comming towards the King who sent for him to London Rhodes taken A. 1523. Rome sacked and the French King taken before Pauye A. 1525. the Duke of Burbon was slaine at Rome b Pope Iulius the second sent a Cap of maintenance and a Sword to Henry the eight which were receiued 19. May 1514. with great solemnitie Leo the tenth gaue him the Title Defender of the Faith for his writing his booke against Luther 1521. Clement the seuenth sent a Rose tree of gold with buds and branches and a Rose wherein was a rich Saphire it was presented to the King at Windsore 1524. c Who was as some thought some part of the meanes of his Master the Cardinalls downfall which was his raysing to honour d Though indeed it fell out cleane contrary as Tho. Arundell arch-Bishop of Cant. said in a like case entended in a Parliament Henr. 4. A. 1404. to the like euill Counsellors of the King that not for all the Cells and Religious houses pulled downe then worth many thousands now many millions the King was the richer halfe a Marke but rather the common Treasures and Weale of the Land wherein lyeth the Kings chiefe wealth and State impouerished priuate persons hauing begged and appropriated them to themselues conuerting that to priuate and sometimes leud vses which was before to hospitality and a generall benefit reliefe of the land e The great Titles the Lord Cromwell possest before his fall when the King tooke displeasure against him about his marriage with the Lady Anne of Cleue whom Cromwell had so commended by which meanes the marriage was made which proued after so distastefull to the King and shee not loued * The Emperour Maximilian was in pay with the King of England before Turwyn 1513. the Emperour Charles was royally feasted and entertayned by him at Callaice A. 1520. in London 1522. the Queene of Scots 1516. King Christieâ—â— of Denmarke and his Queene 1523. the Palsgraue of Rhine Frederick 1539. when he came to conclude the marriage betweene the King and the Lady Anne of Cleue f After the King was diuâ—rced from Queen Katharine of Spain Queene Maries mother with whom he had liued 20. yeares more hee made the Lady Anne Boleine Marchionesse of Pembrooke and married her 1533. by whom he had Queene Elâ—zabeth he married Iane Seymer mother to K. Edward An. 1536. Anne of Cleue 1540. the Lady Katharine Howarâ— the same yeare the Lady Katharine Par 1543. g King Henry the eight his last Will partly contrary to some acts of Parliament made in his life time h Other Kings were famous for building many monuments of piety and Religion hee for defacing almost all that were raysed since the first planting and foundation of Christianity in this land Edward 6. borne at Hampton Court began 28. lanâ— 1547. crowned at Westminst 20. February following dyed 6. Iuly 1553. reigned 6. years 5. moneths and odde dayes buried at Westm. * Of whom there was then great store there being commotions in Somersetshire Lincolnshire Deuon and Cornwall Norwich and Yorkshire a In which battell of the Scots were 14000. slaine 1500. taken prisoners the English onely hauing lost 60 men b Chauntries Free-chappells and Brotherhoods as the remainder of religious houses that were not demolished in King Henr. 8. time were pulled down about the bâ—ginning of K. Edw. 6. reigne And afterwards the Iewels cbalices Vesseis and Ornaments of gold and siluer out of all Cathedrall Churches and others were call'd for into the Tower Copes Vestments cloth of tyssue and the like into the Kings Wardrobe money and peeces of plate sold into the Exchequer Many Churches and Chappell 's being pulled downe among other the Church of the Strand to build the Lord Protectors house who was shortly after beheaded 1552. after whose death the King liued not long Lady Iane daughter to Francis daughter to Mary King Henr. 8. sister was proclaymed Queen 10. Iuly 1553. but Queene Mary preuayling shee her husband were beheaded 12. February next following Mary daughter of Henr. 8. and Q
Katharine of Spaine began from the death of her brother 6. Iuly 1553. though interrupted by the Lady Iane she was crowned at Westm by Bishop Gardiner of Winchester Lord Châ—ncellor 1. Octob following shee dyed 17. Nouemb. 1558. R 5. y. 4. M. and odde dayes the same day of her death deceased her cousin Card. Poole at Lambeth she buried at West he at Cant. * He was fourth sonne to Sir Io. Dudley Lord Lisle Earle of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland so created by king Edward the sixt c The Duke of Northumberland was beheaded 22. Augusti 1553. Henry Gray Duke of Suffolke father to the Lady Iane the 23. of February following d Sir Tho. Wyats pretence of Religion being to withstand the Queenes marriage with Spaine he was beheaded 11. April 1554. e The style and royall Titles of King Philip and Queene Mary proclaymed by the king of Heralds at the time of their marriage being on Saint Iames day 1554. l The Queene sent for him from beyond the Seas where he was in great estimation in the Court of Rome and Cranmer being burned he was made Archbishop of Canterbury 1556. Queene Mary also restored and buâ—â—ded what religious houses were in her power or possession a sat Greenwich Westminster Syon Sheene the blacke Fryers in Smithfield all which were suppressed by Queene Eâ—â—zabeth m Francis the Dolphin of FraÌ„ce espoused Mary daughter sole heire to Iames the fift King of Scots 1558. 28. Aprilis at Paris A marriage was heretofore intended betweene her King Edward the sixt n About this time also dyed Charles the fift Emperour father to King Philip hee being busie at his warres in France Elizabeth second daughter to K. Henr. 8. began 17. Nouemb. 1558. crowned at Westm. by Doctor Oglethorpe Bishop of Carliele 14. Ianu. next following Dyed 24. Martij An. 1603 or according to the computation of the Church of England 1602. buried at Westminster reigned 44. yeares 4. moneths and 7. dayes * Shee had beene kept prisoner in the Tower and elsewhere a good part of her sister Queene Maries reigne o Peace was concluded between all foure Realmes A. 1. Eliz. betweene the Kings of Spaine and France the Dolphin and his wife Queene of Scots the Queene of England but the Q. of Scots set on by the Guises of France the peace broken quarrells and wars grew and she being taken as she fled from her owne subiects into England long after suffred death at Fodringhay Castle A. 1587. Diuers inroades in the mean time were made into Scotland by the English against the Hamiltons and in aide of the K. and likewise into France but A. 1564. peace was again concluded with France and the K inuested with the most noble order of the Garter p Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester went ouer Lieutenant Generall and Gouernour of the Low Countries A. 1585. where his Excellency for so he was styled was entertayned with great triumphs and many worthy and warlike exploits were then done by him and Sir Philip Sydney Gouernour of Flushing after whom Captayne Norrys and Sir Francis Vere were held for noble warriors and in great estimation * 15. Iunij 1576. and the three yeares following he made seuerall voyages into the North-west Seas to seeke that way a passage to Cathaia and comming to the places called Queen Elizabeths Foreland Frobishers Streights and meta incognita brought thence Mineral at seueral times which then were supposed to bee gold Ore but proued otherwise This yeare 1588. by diuers forespoken was called Mirabilis Annus in August and the moneths following were great reioycings and triumphs in all England London and at Court for their deliuerance and the discomfiture of the Spanish fleet In the yeares following were diuers voiages made to the Spaniards great losse vnder the conduct of Sir Io. Norrys Sir Francis Drake and the Earle of Essex d Captayne Francis Drake with fiâ—e ships of which the Pellicane was Admirall set out from Plimmouth 13. Decemb. 1577. passed by the coast of Brasile Rio de plata and entred the Magellane streights came to the Molucco Iles and Iaua so returning by Cape de Buona esperanza arriued in England A. 1580. the yeare following the Queenes Maiesty dining at Detford in Kent where the Vessell was laid vp which he had so fortunately guided round about the World going into the ship to see it there in the same gaue him the honour of Knighthood The like voyage was performed by Captayne Cauendish and finished An. 1588. The Queene being at Tilbury Campe in Essex the fight on the narrow Seas was continued betweene the two fleets of Spaine and England from the 24. to the 28. of Iuly in which time Don Pedro and other Nobles were taken and many of the Spanish Gallyes and Ships burned sunke and spoyled the Prince of Parma that should haue sent aide to the Duke was hindred by the Hollanders whose Fleet lay at the mouth of the Riuer which hee should passe to ioyne with the Duke insomuch that 29. Iuly the Spanâ—sh fleet began to fly the English men chasing them Northwards towards Scotland where about the Orkeyes and coasts of Ireland many ships and men were lost the Duke returning with greatest dishonour into Spaine had lost ships men f Walter Earle of Essex went into Ireland Lord Generall of the warre 157â— Robert his son Earle of Essex 1591. went into France with a band of men sent from the Queene to aide the French King And An. into Ireland to suppresse the rebellions there hee was wondrously loued and honoured by the Englishmen about all the Peeres of his time g Charles the ninth of France 1566. Maximilian the Emperour 1567. Frederâ—k the second King of Denmarke 1582. were by Queene Elizabeth inuested Knights of the most noble order of the Garter h Her time being to all ages worthily memorable for her admired Mayden reigne her conquests abroad and peace at home Iames the sixt in Scotland the first in EnglaÌ„d borne at Edenborrow 19. Iunij 1566. descended of the Lady Margaret eldest sister of Henry the eight began his reigne in Scotland 29. Iulij 1567. crowned in Sterling church being but one yeare old he began his reigne in England 24. Martij 1602. crowned with Queene Anne his wife daughter to the King of Denmarke on Saint Iames his day next following at Westminst by * The Ocean the Ring wherwith our whole Albion or great Britayne is encompassed the Kingdomes of England and Scotland wedded vnited together by King Iames. i Queene Elizabeth * The most approued Authors hold the story of Scota King Pharao's daughter supposed wedded to the Argiue Knight Gatholus whence Scots would draw their name and pedigree a meere fable but certayne it is Ireland was auncienâ—ly called Scotia and thence the Scots came whence Ireland is called Scotia of Scythes or Scutten is shewed hereafter in the description of the Irish these Scytheâ— or Scythians came thither out of Spaine partly where they were long