thriftlesse e Edward the third his mother daughter to Philip le Bel sister to Charles the fift and Lewes Hutin whose heire she was they dying without issue f 〈◊〉 was daughter to 〈…〉 of Henault 〈…〉 Philip de Valoâ—s who new vsurped France against Edward the third 〈◊〉 his mother 〈…〉 title g The Flemingsâ—â—â—â—tted â—â—â—â—tted themselues to the King of Englands obeysâ—â—â— and 〈…〉 the Earle three times and King Edward was 〈◊〉 of the Empire 1339. clected also 〈◊〉 Emperor 13â—◠〈…〉 h Oyly-flame was 〈…〉 the French KIng 〈…〉 â—sying No mery but vpon 〈◊〉 of death of prisonerâ— to the 〈◊〉 against this the King of England 〈◊〉 his Banner of the Dâ—agon noting 〈◊〉 i With the Kings of Maiork and Beme sell the Archbishop Zanximus the Bishop of Noyoune the Dakes of 〈◊〉 and Burbon the Earles of Alenson Haâ—ecourt Aumarle Sauoy Noyâ— Mont byliard Niuers and Franders the Grand Prior and 4000. men of armes besiâ—es that innumerable multitude of the commons k At the battell of Durham or Neuils Crosse William de la Zouch Archbishop of Yorke vicegerent for the King in the Marches giuing him battell the said Dauid King of Scots was taken by Iohn Copland Esquire and so sent to the Tower where he remayned many yeares l In this battell of Poytew were slaine the Dukes of Burbon Dafines the Marshall of France and many Lords and taken prisoners the King and his sonne Philip the Dolphin the Archbishop of Senon the Earles of Pontue Ewe Longvile Tankeruill Daaâ—tet Vendadour Vindome Wademont Slancer Iuyney Don-Martin Saâ—so Selabrase Viscounts Nerbon and Belemont and many Lords who were by the Prince brought prisoners into England in triumph the King of France was lodged in the Sauoy and all the Kings and Princes the King and Prince of England the captiue kings of France and Scotland the Dolphin and king of Cyprus with many of the Nobilitie were sumptuously entertayned and feasted by Henry Pyeard Vintner Maior of London * Being inuaded by the Kings of England and Nauarre m Hee was expelled by Henry his bastard brother but being restored by Prince Edward hee was shortly after treacherously murdred the two daughters of the said King Peter were after married to Iohn Duke of Lancaster and Edmond Earle of Cambridge the King of Englands sonnes Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster who married the elder sister Constance wrote himselfe King of Castile and challenged it and aided the King of Portugal agaâ—nst bastard Henry but receiuing a large summe of money gaue his daughter in marriage to the said King and quitted all claime to his kingdome A. 1350. was celebrated the first feast of S. George at Windsore A. 1376. the Prince dyed n The King of France was to deliuer the lands of Gascoigne Guienne Poytâ—ers Limosin Baleiâ—le Exanteâ— Galaice Guisnes freely to the King of England and three millions of Florences for his ransome Dauid king of Scots was to pay 100000 marks in ten yeares next following his release o Violentis her name the sumptuousnesse of which marriage whereat Francis Petrach was present and the magnificence seeming to equall if not surpasse the state of the greatest and wealthiest Princes p Of Henry the bastard q Hee was a great enemy to the Bishops City and Clergy bolstering Wicklife against his Ordinary the Bishop of London with such intolency that had not the Bishop requiting euill with good entreated the Citizens in his behalfe they would haue slaine him at his Palace of the Sauoy a Hee instituted the most noble Order of the Garter and round Table at Wiâ—dsore on Saint Georges day A. 1350. kept the first Saint Georges feast with the beginning of that institution of Knighthood the King of Frace in imitation of him then began a like order of round Table to keepe the noble men of Italy Spaine from the King of Englands but with no successe He almost new built the said Castle of Windsore to the eight Channons there hee added a Deane and fifteene more and 24. Knights he builded the new Abbey by the Tower of white Monks and one for Nunnes at Dertfort in Kent and Kings Hall in Cambridge and Maison de Dieu an Hospitall in Callaice and augmented Saint Steuens Chappell in Westminster giuing it more 500. pounds per annum Edward the third his issue were Edward the black Prince William of Hatfield Lionel Duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt William of Windsore Thomas of Woodstock Isabel Ioan Queen of Spain Blanch Mary and Margaret Richard borne at Burdeaux began 21. Iunij 1377. crowned at Westminster by Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury the 16. of Iuly next what time he made foure Earles and nine Knights he was deposed 29. September 1399. hauing reigned 22. yeares 3. moneths and odde dayes he was murdred at Pomfret 14. Februarij following buried at Langley by Saint Albons and after remoued by Henry the fift to Westminster * Shee is said to haue beene the first bringer in of many strange attyres for women and also the vse of side-saddles and Gownes with long traynes b Wat Tyler the master of the Kentish rebells was slaine with a dagger by William Walworth Maior of London close by the Kings side in the Kings defence who was therefore knighted and the City since giueth for armes the Dagger at that time Iohn Litistar a rebell in Norwich and his crew were dispersed by the Bishop of Norwich Henry Spensers valour the like rebellion in other parts of Norfolke and Suffolke with their Captayn a Priest one Iohn Wraw who intended to kill all Gentlemen Lords knights Bishops and began with the arch-Bish Abbots and all the Orders of religious sauing begging Fryers together with the King himselfe and especially the Lawyers whom they termed the Oppressors of the poore but they were not without great adoe and much bloud-shed suppressed c The Irish are said to haue much honoured and admired the memory and armes of Saint Edward the Confessor which were a crosse Paton Gold and Gules with foure white Martellets insomuch that foure of the Irish Kings came and voluntarily submitted Henry the fourth borne at Bolingbrooke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt fourth sonne of Edward the third began 29. September 1399. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundale Archbishop of Canterbury 13. October prox he dyed 20. Martij 1412. hauing reigned 13. yeares 6. moneths lacking 10. dayes r This Kings reigne was full of tumults and troubles among which that of Owen Glendor Henry Hotspur of the North were not the least Owen called of the place where he dwelt Glen being a Vale Dour Water or the Riuer of Dew in the Parâ—st of Corwen in Meâ—onethshire hauing maried his daughter to the Earle of March who had title to the Crowne Westm. by Tho. Arundale archbishop of Cant. 13. Octob. prox he died 20. Martij 1412. hauing reig 13. y. 6. m. lacking 10. daies Henr. 4. his issue were Henr. 5. Thom. Duke of Clarâ—ce Iohn Duke of Bedford Humfrey
Nunue at Dertford Anne espoused Tho. Howard Earle of Surrey Duke of Norfolke Katharine espoused William Lord Courtney Earle of Deuon Edward 5. began 9. April 1483. but the preparation for his coronation was turned to the setting the Crowne on his treacherous Vncles head 6. Iuly following by whose meanes he and his brother were soone after murdred in the Tower * He had Henry the sixt's crown and 72000. crownes paid him by the French King A. 1475. and tribute of 50000. yearly granted from the Scots he tooke Barwick Bamburgh Castles others f Whiles the Earle of Warwick was in France to treate the mariage with the Lady Bona sister to the French Queen daughter to the Duke of Sauoy he maried the widow Lady Elizabeth Gray which made Warwicke take part against him and the French King afterwards maried the Dolphin who was to wed king Edwards daughter Elizabeth by him called often the L Dolphinesse to Margret of Austria daughter to Duke Maximilian g In the new Chappell which he builded hee erected the Colledge there and repayred the Castles of Nottingham Douer the tower of London and the house of Eltham h Drowned in a Butt of Malmesey by the Duke of Glosters meanes as was thought who with his owne hands it is said murdred Henry the sixt there in the tower i The King hearing of a certaine prophesie that G should dispossesse his children of the Crowne was consenting to his death interpreting G to be George Duke of Clarence which fell out to bee Gloster to whose tyrannie hee left them by this vngodly meanes Richard the third surnamed Crook-backe about 22. Iunij 1483. was first called King and crowned 6. Iuly next slaine at Bosworthfield in Leicestershire 22. Augusti A. 1485. hauing vsurped 2. yeares 2. moneths * They were made legitimate in the Parliament 1397. vnder Richard the second and called Beuforts and by him was Thomas made Earle of Somerset by Henry the fourth Marques Dorset A. 1411. by Henry the fift A. 1416. Duke of Exeter his sonne Iohn Earle of Somerset is made Duke of Somerset his sole daughter and heire Margret espoused Edmond sonne of Owen Tewther and Queene Katharine Duke of Somerset after Edmond and Henry Iohns brother and his sonne he was slain at Tewxbury A. 1470. and this Henry his sonne now liued in France for safety sake with the Duke of Brytaine k Elizabeth as was said promised heretofore to the Dolphin of France and by her father Edward the fourth at that time appointed to bee called the Lady Dolphinesse Henry the seuenth ouerthrew the Tyrant Crook-backe at Bosworth-field and so began his reigne 22. August A. 1485. l The vniting of the long diuided Roses from whence also springeth the Vnion of the Realmes of England and Scotland Series Poematis eiusdemque ratio siue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Odae Hypothesi Hypotyposi quasi recens natae emergentis fâ—licitatis voto obsecundatur reliqua historiae series ac primo vnde tanquam ex fonte caetera emanârunt fortunatissima Henrici 7. connubia hinc orta soboles cuius Amicis honoratis Insidiatoribus ad pedes proâ—olutis profligatis Inter alia eius opera pijssimâ— pulcherima Westmonasteriensis Capeâ—la ab ipso condita tymbus â—â—â—eleberrimus Filius Henricus 8. primis temporibus multa domi foras praeclarè gelsit quo Regnante primùm Tho. Wolsaeus Cardinalis mirum in modum elatus posteâ Wolsae seruâ—â— Cromwellus similibus Iudiâ—â—â— fortunae blandimentis factus â—uâ—gidior mâ—serabili casu periêunt Sub regni finem Rex varia frequens valdè celebrat connubâ—a 〈◊〉 iâ—em eius gesta suprema voluntas de regni haeredibus hîc attexuntur Eius filius Edwardus sextus regno per tutores administrato breui moritur non fine veneni suspicione 〈◊〉 Iana Graia cum viro Guilfordo Dudley parentum dolo in regno succedere proclamati capite plectuntur Maria Heâ—r 8. filia Regina euadens Papam reuocat Philippo Hispano nubit Eoque 〈◊〉 Galliâ absente bellis occupato moritur vnde Elizabetha natù minima HeÌ„tici 8. filia regnum adit Quae Papae hostis infensi sima cum Gallis Scotis Hispanis crebra gessit praelia Flandris verò plurimùm opiâ—ulata est Rei nauticae periti vt Famosa 1588. naualis pugna toto orbe Christiano expâ—ctatissima inter Anglos â—beros Aliáque nouiâ—â—â—mis regni temporibus praeclatè perpetrata facinora celebrantur Illâque decedente regnorum Angliae Scotiae sub Potentissimo Iacobo Rege vnio foelicissima Cuius Titulos prosapiam prosequendo Scotiae aliorúmque Antiquitatâ—â— Historiae Fergusius Rex Scotorum famosissimus eiusquâ— successores eorum acta ordo adusque Pictos penâ—tus ex Scotiâ deletos Et Consâ—quenter ad Macbethi Tyrannidem Malcolinum 3. Gulielmi Conquestoris tempora cum cito posteà Lis inter 12. Scoticae Coronae competitores composita per Edw. 1. Angliae Regem Indies renouatur 〈◊〉 per Brusios qui Regis Edw. sententiam respuebanâ— quorum Ex stirpe ordinata Regum Scotiae successio ad sextum lacobum vsque pertingit cuius ab Hen. 7. 〈◊〉 Reginae Mariae matris regum turbulentissimum Varia Infortunia aâ— demùm Fortunatior rerum status Gum Heroe Darnleyo nuptiae alia gesta memorantur Eorum filius Iacobus sextus Annotitinus intans Rex Scotiae creatut posteà totius Brytanniae Monarcha Hyberniae cuius Ideó Antiquitates variae Nomina Gentes Mores 〈◊〉 Historia suae originis ipsissimis Hybernis talia referentibus ac denuò Variae eorundem per Anglos subiugationes dominij apud eos confirmationes vnde Hyberniae Dynasteia Goronae Anglicae annexa est Postremò Variarum in Franciâ Regiarum familiarum Anglorumque itidem Regum ad Coronam Franciae Atque ità serenissimi R Iacobi hinc orti Iuris ipsamet retectio Cui Tanquam cui haec debentur omnia Musa supplex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synchronismus siue computatis Annorum Supplementum Historiae * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies Dei donum Gods gift which is the name of Theodor spoken briefly Teudor or Tewther * Bay a token of learning and victory as Myrtle of Ioy Oliuè of peace * The former Elizabeth and her spouse Henry the seuenth vnited the Roses or Families of Yorke and Lancaster The next Elizabeth daughter of Henry the eight by her not marrâ—ing produced the Vnion of the Realmes of England France and Ireland with Scotland s Such also was the first Constantine called the Great a Britton borne vnder whom the heresie of Arius was extirpate and the Church began to flourish triumphantly by his meanes Henry the seuenth borne in Pembrooke Castle began 22. August 1485. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Bourchier Archbishop of Canterbury 30. die Octobris prox espoused the Lady Elâ—zabeth 18. lanuar nexâ— dyed the 22. of April 1509 hauing reigned 23. yeares eight moneths buried in the new Chappell of Westm.
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
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
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
now as no Age no Land more To charme your eares which might amate my Muse But yet your Noblesse doth new spirit infuse And such your Grace thrice Roiall paire shall make Me sing your praise for loued Albions sake REVERENDISSIMO DOMINO SVO DOMINO GEORGIO Prouidentia Diuina Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi TH' Eagle stoops not to catch at Flies her wings Shade often though shelter meanest things That Eagle piercing sight and learnings height That sores aboue the vulgar low conceipt Makes sure swift wing at higher holier things As Heauen the source from whence such knowledge springs Yet since your Grace doth somtimes please to looke On our meane Acts as to me to my Booke Daigne to be Patrone and whats'ere you deeme Your worthie censure I shall most esteeme HONORATISSIMO DOMINO GEORGIO Marchioni Buckingham aureae Periscelidis Equiti WEnd thou thy wayes deare Muse to Court whiles I in Shepheards Weed Thus tune such homely Mantuan Layes on my poore Country Reed Or sitting on the lowly Downes among my Syluan Swaines Doe mone my royall Mistris losse t' our sweet Arcadian Plaines Whose daintiest Nymphes if they perhaps shall grace thee so to make Thee rest in Albions stateliest Towers againe for her deare sake Doe as those ancient Knights profest with all respectiue dutie Thy best endeuours euer prest to honour Vertue Beautie I wish thee more seeke out the Man whose Marquisate and Fame From Tityr's beech-tree shades renownd deriue their noble Name Admired of the vulgar sort and of the Realme a Peere A chiefe flower of the Courtly traine and of his Prince held deere T' is he can giue thee free accesse vnto thy Kings good Grace Thou need'st not feare though thou so meane and he so high of place Tender thy best deuoire and loue he cannot but protect Thy suite and goodnesse of thy Cause a good Cause gaines respect For goodnesse stands at Greatnesse gate sole ay true glorie shines Where Vertue free from flatteries fraud guides acts her blest designes When after Ages all that dare boldly the truth auerre Proclaime them noble whose high Acts from Honours Lawes not erre So hauing gain'd thy Souereignes grace soone all th' attending traine Of Stars that on faire Sols Carre waite will thee like fauour daigne Those Stars that our Horizon sees whom like the welkin cleere Ioues Pallace Sols bright Zodiake holds to glad our Hemisphere Their names should beautifie these lines but that these lines would blenne Their Honours that should be descriu'd by Homers golden Penne. I d'e hope you'd pardon't yet great Duke ally'd to the House of Kings That Pans Pipe plaid till Phoebus tun'd his Lyres melodious strings And you both Earles that Worsters weare and Pembrookes ancient style Sydneyan Worthies Cambrian Lords and Leyster-graced Lysle Sussex Essex nor Oxford then with Howards haughty Name And more braue spirits that there possesse place of respect and fame Should passe vntold saue now I leaue to loftier lines this taske And of the man first mention'd heere this Boone I humbly aske That as he is among his Peeres possessest of chiefest place Hee 'll daigne to bee the meanes may gaine my Muse her Souereignes grace Who if he lending louing lookes on lowly Albion smile Her loue and labours will not thus leaue honouring this our Ile But sing that sandy Seuerne-waues Trent Tweed and siluer Thames Shall loudly Eccho forth her Layes deuoted to King Iames. Author ad Librum FOrtè nec inuideo celsam liber ibis in vrbem Me sine vel placido Principis aula sinu Excipiat foueatque rudem Tu suauiter aures Quà m potes incantes forsan vsque potes Heroumque citans licèt haud tuba Homerica laudes Optârit meritò vir bonus esse suas Gratia seu tibi sit plus debita gloria dignis Haud absit similis nec tuba desit eis Et tibi quis nequid Scoto-Anglûm Cambro-Brytannûm Debeat indigenûm ceu canis arma Ducûm Dente Theonino siquis tua dona rubenteis Suspicor atque Rosas rodere velle vale FINIS AN ALPHABETICALL TABLE CONTAINING ALL THE PRINCIPALL MATTERS mentioned in this Poeme and in the Illustrations thereof A ACts the victorious Acts of Albion 29. The victorious Acts of Ebrank and his sonnes 97. The war-like Acts of Bundicia 139. The honourable Acts of Henry the seuenth 269 The famous Acts of Henry the eighth 271 Adelme his flourishing 209 Adelstane his Reigne 209 Age the golden Age. 5. Agricola his War-like Acts in Brittaine 141 Albion who gaue that name to this I le 7. The originall thereof 39.41 Albion his Descent and first comming to Samothea and destroying the Samothes 29. 47. Albion an enemy to Hercules and Licus 53. Albion ouerthrowne and slaine 55. The disorders of the Kingdome after Albions death 61. The Storie of Albion defended 75 Alfred made King of Northumberland 203. Alfred forsaken of his Dukes yet conquers Rollo the Dane ibid. Alfred brought to the lowest ebbe of Fortune hides himselfe in the Marishes of Somersetshire 205. He founded Oxford ib. Antiquities an assertion of Antiquities 34 Arthur his prowesse life and death 171 Aulus Plancius his beginning was in Guiderus Reigne 137 Aegypt 43 B BArdus his Reigne 17. His vertues and imitation 19 Barbarossa his Conquest of Denmarke 117. His planting in Ireland ibid. Barons their Warres 243 Bathe the foundation thereof 99 Belinus his ciuill war with Brennus 113. His honourable Acts at home 117. His founding of Archflamins ibid. Belus or Belees the diuersities 45 Bergion his comming into Ireland 27. His rule there 29 Bladud his Reigne 99 Brennus his ciuill warre with Belinus 113. His Conquest at Rome 115. His sacriledge and punishment at Delphos ibid. Britons their originall and commendations 7. Their manner of fight and furniture 123 Britaine who first gaue that name 7. Britaine described 13 The qualities and richnesse of the soyle ibid. 15. Who first entred inhabited Britaine 15. The originall of Britaine 39. 41. Britaine much wasted 149. Britaine abandoned by the Romanes and left to the Picts 151 Bundicia her Warre-like Acts. 139 Brute his Descent his Exile Turmoyles and Aduentures in Greece 67. His Markage vnto Pandrasus Daughter and the seeking of his fortune 69. His comming to the Iland Leogetia and his going to the Oracle of Diana ibid. His answere from the Oracle 71. His ioy and preparation ibid. His meeting with Corinaeus the ouerthrow of Guffar and Brutes arriuall in Britaine 73. The storie of Brute defended 77. All Obiections answered ibid. Brute his encounter with the Gyants his ouerthrowing of them killing of Gogmagog 87. Brutes diuision of the Kingdome 91. The end of Brutes Issue 105 C CAmbridge new founded 117 Cantaber the Founder of Cambridge 117 Canute the Dane his famous Reigne 219 Caratacus betrayed and borne in triumph to Rome 139 Caracalla the Emperour 145 Cassibeline his Protectorship his repulsing Caesar. 123. His death 135 Caesar his entring Britaine and his manner of fight 123. His deliuering of
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
Duke of Gloster Blanch Duchesse of Bauiere and Philip Queene of Denmarke s Iames sonne of Robert King of Scots was detayned in England prisoner till A. 2. Henr. 6. t He founded a Colledge at Battaile field in Shroâ—shire was a benefactor to Christ Church in Canterbury where he was buried his halfe bâ—others Thomas Beufort was made Earle of Somerset and Henry Beufort Carâ—â—all and Bishop of Winchester in his time were the two famous Poets Chaucer and Gower Henr. 5. borne at Monmouth began 20. Martij 1412. crowned at Westm. by Tho. Arundale Archb. of Canterbury In his younger yeares hee had kept such company as his father much misliked and one of the Iudges for his misse-demâ—â—ors in defence of his fellowes commanded him to the prison of the Kings bench but now vtterly abandoning the leud company he became a iust and good Prince he dyed in FraÌ„ce 31. August 1422. hauing reigned 9. y. 5. m. and â—dde dayes * They were stubborne and seditious both against the Bishops and the King insomuch that it was threatned that Sir Io. Oldcastle and Sir Rich. Acton would bring 25000. men into the field to defâ—â—d Wiclifes sect but they were â—â—spersed and many of them by the Kings care executed and Sir Io. Oldcastle himselfe that incited the Scots to inuade was taken and hanged whiles the King was in France u Charles the Dolphin of FraÌ„ce bearing of the Kings intent for the conquest of France in mockage sent him ouer a present of Tennis-balls as it were that hee should bestow his time as hee had done and let â—â—ance alone to which he returned answer Hee would send thâ—m such 〈◊〉 should make Francâ— shake x Which was right triumphum câ—nere ante victoriam ouernight the Nobles of France 〈◊〉 they had already conquered 〈◊〉 English plaid at Cards for them being the next day almost all slain or taken prisoners by them there were slaine one Archbishop three Dukes sixe Earles Barons and the like 80. Knights 1500. Esquiers and Gentlemen 7000. besides 〈◊〉 multitude of the meaner sort taken prisoners the Dukes of Orleance and Burbon of Earles 〈◊〉 others 1500. f This Charles the Dolphin had slaine the Duke of Burgoine treacherously wherefore the yong Duke claue so stedfastly to the English and the King his father now disinherited him the more willingly but both the Kings dying within two yeares left their sonnes to wrestle for the French Crowne when Henry the sixt lost it through the contentions and dissentions that burst sorth and flamed then in England Queene Katherine was crowned at Westminster 14. Februar 1421. her young sonne at Paris 7. Decembr 1431. g His father it is said hearing he was borne at Windsore brake forth into this speech I Henry borne at Monmoth shall small time line and gayne much but Henry borne at Windsore shall long time liue and lose all which he did his Realms first of France then England and his life in the Tower h He builded faire his Mannor of Sheene called Richmond and hard by founded two Monasteries by the Thames of Carthusians called Bethlem and of the order of Saint Briget called Syon with the Brotherhood of Saint Giles without Criplegate and ordayned Garter principall king at Armes He also gaue 1000. marks and diuers ornaments of much price to the Chappell of Westminster whither hee was conueyed out of France and laid at the feete of Edward the Confessor Henry the sixt began vlt. Augusti A. 1422. crowned at Westminster 6. Nouember 1429. at Paris 7. December 1431. Deposed 4. Martij 1461. Restored 6. Octobr 1470. Againe deposed and sent to the Tower and murdred 21. May next following * The occasion of breaking being his too much familiarity with the Countesse of Salisbury which the Earle tooke in ill part and his alliance with Burbon and Cleremont contrary to the English mens liking i Dissentions arising betweene Richard Duke of Yorke and Edmond younger sonne of Iohn and then Duke of Somerset in A. 1451. when Richard returned out of Ireland with conquest after grew to greater quarrells and clayme laid to the Crowne * Hee came thence 1451. but from A. 1448. when the Kings great vncle the Cardinall dyed France was but negligently looked vnto and as it were on losing the Commons at home rebelled in Kent and Essex vnder Iack Cade and was slaine at Hothfield in Sussex but these mutinous courses of the Nobles raised all the land to armes whence lastly King Henry lost his Crowne b Such was his protestation at the first An. 1453. but afterwards and at the Parliament An. 1460. hee insisted on other things and set forth his title to the Crowne as followeth c The battell of Saint Albons was A. 1455. where the Duke of Somerset was slaine of Blore-heath 1459. at 1460. where the King was taken and in the Parliament next holden allowed the Dukes title and proclaymed him Protector and heire apparant to the Crowne reseruing it to himselfe only during life which Q. Margret disliking and renouncing gathering power gaue the Duke battell at Wakefield 1461 where the Duke was slaine The same yeare the Queens party had the soyle at Mortimers Crosse neare Ludlow by the Dukes son the Earle of March and whiles the Queene got another victory at S. Albons the Earle of March attayned London was there crowned 4. Martij 1461. d The battaile at Mortimers Crosse was fought immediately before Edward the fourth gayned London and was crowned next at Towton was a great field fought on Palmesunday 1461. King Edward victor and 35000 slaine In An. 1463. many light skirmishes and sieges of Yorke Barwick and other Castles by the Queene and Scots and French and Normans with their Captayne Pierce le Brasile that came to aide the Queene Hexham field 1464. Edgecote field 1469. and shortly thereupon was K. Edward taken at Northampton by the Archbishop of York but escaped at Yorke and flying beyond Seas Henry the sixt was crowned 6. Octob. the same yeare but Edward returning Warwicke of the Queenes part was slaine at Barnet the King and Queene taken prisoners and their sonne Prince Henry slaine at Teuxbury e The Bishop his Confessor auouching in ten years that he was Confessor he committed no mortall crime he vsed no oathes nor made any shew of reuenge against any that wronged him he founded the Kings Colledge in CaÌ„bridâ—e and Eaton Colledge and gaue large guifts to All-soules Colledge in Oxford he abhorred vice and was honoured by the name of holy king Henry his red veluet hat was accounted euen to worke miracles of healing hee should haue beene canonized what is now become of his body at Windsore is scarce knowne Edward 4. borne at Roan began 4. Martij 1461. crowned 12. Martij prox expulsed 6. moneths in A. 1470. dyed 9. Aprilis 1483. hauing reigned 22. y. one moneth and â—dde dayes Edward the fourth his issue Edward 5. Richard murdred in the Tower Elizab. espoused Henry the 7. Cicely espoused Viscount Weâ—ls Briget a