pes enter Sotland I eithe and Edenborowe ransacked The Scottes placed their ordinauâ—… full agâ—… their gâ—… The Scottes forsake their Ordinaunce Preparation of wars against Fraunce The king of Fraunce his league with the Turke The Dukes of Northfolkâ—… and Suffolkâ—… the Earle of Arundeil Lord Paulet Lord Russell appointed chiefe in this warfarâ—… Sir Anthonie browne master of the horse Or Titaâ—… set that is or when the Sunne is set The discription of king Henry thâ—… 8. â—…ulcanus The descripâ—…ion of the workeman â—…hip of kyng Henries harâ—…ish King Henry landeth at Callice Bullen besiged The English giue assault The gallâ—… resist The vse of the great gunne Iohn Dadley beâ—… checâ—… the king that bee with his marriners might first scale the was Corona murâ—… lis in old time he that first entred the Enemies fort wanne great honour and therefore crowned with a garland in the triumphe The oration of Iohn Dudâ—… ley to his mâ—… riners The King considering the daunger that Dudley with his men wear like to runne into commaundes them to desist Bullen rendred Iohn Dudley Lieuetenant of Bullen Preparation of the Frank against England The Frenchmen with a great nauy it uade the I le of wight â—…enry 8. afâ—…er 3â—… yeares â—…yeth â—…dward the sixt begunne â—…o â—…aigne â—… 546. The Earle of 〈◊〉 created Duke of Sommerset Iohn Dudley made Earle of VVarwicke Expedition of souldiours into Scotland The Duke of Sommerset Ealre of VVarwicke and Lord Dacies assigned chiefe in this warfare Lord Graiâ—… captaine of the horsemen A light skirmage of the horsemen of both partes the day before the battaile VVhori it was neare sunne set The Farle Arreine gouernour of Scotland sen. deth an Herault vnto the the Duke of Somerset and the Harle of Huntley prouoketh him had to hand Huntley challenged The Duke of Somersets reply The aunswere of the Earle of VVarwick to the messenger The Earle of VVarwicke chalengeth Huntley to single cumbat The Engliâ—… army is set order The on set â—…uskelborow â—…lde The Scots send into Frauncc to intreate a league betweene the heires of Scâ—… land and Fraunce Hymen God of wedlâ—…k To Dusson dale The Rebels â—…nclosed themselues with their cariages on euery side â—…o keep of the assaults of the Barle of war wickes horsemen The Harle of VVarwicke subdueth the rebels in Northsolke The Giants in old tiâ—…e rebelled against the Gods and would haue pulled â—…ubiter out of heaueÌ„ The Earle of VVarwicke created Dukâ—… of Northumberland The death of king Edward King Edwards praise Mary beginneth to raign 1553. Queene Mary marrieth to king Phyllip Sâ—…itium â—…ernum is 〈◊〉 the eight Calendes of Ianuary Christmas he meaneth Henry of Fraunce inuadeth Flaunders Preparation of warres against the Frenchmen Diuers nations in phillips 〈◊〉 Saint Quintinnes besieged Saint Quintines â—…ted Henry Dudley slayne Saint Quintinnes taken The Castell 〈◊〉 Houne taken ransackt The Admiral of England with too shipps sayleth into Frauncâ—… and burneth Conque Sir VVilliam VVinter with many of the Queenes shipps taketh â—…gayne Alderne I le â—…oÌ„ he handes of â—…e Frenchmen The words of Sir VVilliam VVinter to his souldiours Sir VVillim VVinter meeting with the Frenche Captaine slaieth him valiantly The Frenchmen subdued Câ—…lice lost Thirlby Bishoppe of Elye Queene Mary dyeth Aegis the shield of Pallas The Censures of the Vniuersities of Italy and Fraunce against the Pope The toune Princes of Europe more or leâ—…se are ment to be as ten hornes vnto this beast Hymeneus or Hymen God of mariage A solempne pompe at the mariage of Henry and Anno. Anne great by King Henry Anne crowned which hapneth to none but to the heires of the kingdom Nestor liâ—…ed three hudred yeares The conduiâ—… ran with wine at the coronation of Queene Anne VVhitâ—…hall Sainct Peters at VVestminster Thomas Duke of Northfolke made chiefe Steward of England â—…rle of Arundeil Tâ—…ster Phoebe two sillables vsed for the Moone Elizabeth borne on tht seuenth day of December being the sabboth day Elizabeth baptised and confirmed in the true faith Her sureties were the Archbishop of Cannterbury the duthesse of Norfolke and the Lady Mâ—…ques of Exeter Elisabeth poâ—…laimed heite vnto the Crowne by â—…n Herault The surties giue gifts of pâ—…e gold The Englisâ—… people by oâ—… vowe their loyaltie and obedience vnto Queen Elizabeth The toward nes of Elizabeth in her childhood Description of the spring tyme. â—…orpheus â—…od of dreaâ—…es â—…he dreame 〈◊〉 Queene 〈◊〉 whereâ—… she was â—…ed of 〈◊〉 death at 〈◊〉 and of â—…ny other â—…ble câ—…es A foreshew â—…ng of the exterminating and ioâ—… ting out of Idols Restâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by kâ—…g â—…dward Acheron oâ—… of tâ—…e â—…ue 〈◊〉 uers of hell where 〈◊〉 are â—…mented Maries gouâ—… nement Anne declareth her dreame vnto a noble matrone Anne dyeth Annes prayse for almes giuing Henry marieth Queene Iane. Edward borne Prince Edward and Elizabeth skilfull in the Greeke and Latin tong Henry 8. dyeth Edward 6. crowned Hatfield Periphrasis sixe yeare for the Sunne once a yeare ouerg es the xâ—… signes so that be meaneth by ouertaking the signes vi times vi yeare Edward the. 6 dieth Queene Mary ruleth The Bishoppe of VVinchester Holie sort Ironia cuius contrarium veâ—… est licolas Baâ—…ns Lord priuy seale Thomas Brockley Lord chauncolour VVilliam Paulet Marques of VVin chester Lord Cicill high treasurer of England Ae lus God the windes Baron of Burghley The Earles o Arundell an Penbroke Stewardes o the Queenes house Clinton Lord Admirall Earle of Lin colne Villiam hoâ—…ard â—…he Earle of â—…ssex high â—…hamberlaine â—…f England â—…e also was â—…esetenant in â—…eland Robart Dudly Castor Polâ—…ux hatched â—…fan agge by â—…eda whom â—…upiter rauish â—…ed in forme of 〈◊〉 swanne Master of the horse Achates companion of Aeneas in all his toiles trauailes Farle of Lecester Hospitall built by the Earle Lecester Earle of Huntington liefe tenaunt of Yorke Scoolefellow and plaimare with king Edward the 6 Earle of warwicke Earle of Bedford Iord Hunsdon liesecenant of Barwicke Queene Anne aunt to the Lord Hunsden Syr Henry Sidney Lord President of wales Thomas Pary The Duke of Northsolke Syr Thomas Smith Syr Frauncis Knolls Syr Frauncis Knolls in Q. Maries dayes fled into Germanie Syr Ambrose Caue Syr Christopher Hatton master of the Garde Sir Raph Sadler Syr Gwaltor Mildmay Syr Iames a Crostes Secretary VValsinghaâ—… D. VVilson 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
ours to mightie Henries lore By poures celestialls sound decree That we to death be bore If thundring Ioue do thinke it good and Henry puissant Prince Command we must obey it were in vayne gainst pricke to wince Than how much nobler ist a high exploit with willing minde To vndertake then by constraint thereto to be assignde Us victors euerlasting fame and glory shall endure Howbeit but hard aduentures can true laude in deede procure And now attentiue marke I pray whereto this speach is made The king counsaile haue decreed that we shall first inuade And ransact enemies walls with ladders fierce assaulting clime This gratefull prouince after long request to me and mine Permitted was if euery one to take his chaunce be bent Than dout not but your Captaine I do promise good euent He whusted here with shoutes extold to starrs bring ladders calls Ech mariner starse Captaines threates can hold them from the walls With such desire of prayse and ardent loue of glory rought But godly Henry pondring much in minde him vnbethought Not so much waying warlike townes with rampier walls inclosde That with his men to certaine bale and drierie death reposde He would nor fortresd Cities rich nor kingdomes vast subdue UUherfore by strait edict from his pretence he Dudley drue Few dayes expired were when Bulloine of her owne accord All armour layd aside to Henry yeldes as lawfull Lord. The Frenchmen all themselues withdrue and gates wide open set UUith streaming murrtons glimmering bright adornd in Britaines let Sixe thousand Galls their antike seates all pensiue did forsake The walls with stately buildinges fayre and turretts Britaines take The warlike Castells strong with Captaines new yfenced were And certaine garrisons of men in stations settled there Lieutenant of the conquered towne the king that worthy Peere Assignd which of his mighty fleet did the protection beare Forthwith with primates garded swift he salt seas doth deuide And through the walloing wrastling waues to natiue land doth slide Lord Dudley his committed charge respectes with wondrous care Reuoluing much in thought in great foresight and all thinges bare And doth by secret pollicie the wielie Frankes preuent Sometime by fraude diminishing and weakning their entent Sometime in open fight prouoking them to bickering blowes Subduing Captiue some but more the goarie blade downe throwes No day past one in which no hard exploit he did atchiue UUhereby stout Dudleys name through th' world so wide swift Fame did And glory greater waxt renowned more in Celtane landes And higher he accepted was imbrast at Henryes handes driue Thrise golden Phoebe to her brothers lampe conioyned was When from the puissant Britaine guide a Legate forth did passe The Admirall to recall on weighty causes of this land The noble Order welcome him fast clasping hand in hand The Britaine springoldes fresh at his returne do shipp for glad Few monthes expirde swift fleeting Fame throughout this land did blab That Frenchmen had prepard of warlike shipps a nauy vast For to inuade the Britaine coastes and land with ruine wast Ech to defend prepares hye beacons built of fagotts light UUeare on the copped cliffes that kindled they giue warning might If on our shore the enemies fleet should steale in duskie night And landing downe with reaking flames our country hamletts cast Sols chariot bright with swift course had the head of Leo past UUhen Celtane nauy huge with boistrous blastes along are blowne The sea now shewd no sea if from a craggie steepe rocke one By chaunce vpon the floudes far vnderneath had cast his eyes Or like a shadowy groue or woode with okes which loftie rise It rather seemd to be or field with tall trees thicke ypight UUith salt sea waters compast round there lyes the I le of Wight where shearing Southwind glome with rough waues bounce the Britaine The enemies army vast in hollow hull is thither bore shore The grappling anker strong is cast out of the sterne before And with his whistle sounding hoarse a signe by master ginne And prudent with immortall prayse had Britaines haut contaynd Since he the mightie scepter of their happie kingdome bore UUhen that th' almightie Ioue by fatall sicknesse waring more Did warne him leaue this mortall life alak and waile a day How manie Brutes with blubbering teares their soft cheekes did beray How bitterly the Britaine states him-sick bewayling rued All England droupes bereft of ioy with trickling teares bedewd Phisition nought can vayle nor holsome herbes found in the field UUhich health accustomde wear tofore to mortall members yeeld No compound drugs could life prolong nor pleasaunt potions brought Alas to cure deaths drierie sting in vaine is phisicke sought Howbeit before his finall gasp because his tender heire Prince Edward yet was young he states assignde the rule to beare For a prescribed time of which Lord Dudley high renownd In royall tombe inclosde hys worthie corps did lay in ground With brinish teares Of funerall now sacred rightes right done By all the troupe of mightie Pieres on Edward prince his sonne In solempne pompe a pretious crowne of gold adorning round His temples faire was sett The Britaines all in duetie bound UUith one assent him lawfull king with reuerence great adore And heir legitimate to his sier The Earle of Hertford bore The title of Protector chiefe and by his nephewes grace The Duchie tooke of Somerset to him and ofsprong race His other vncle Seimer made Lord Admirall of his fleet But Dudley by the title he of Warwicke Earle dyd greet From whence his ancient progenie by long discent he drue The greatest mirrour of his stock and kindreds glorie true As euerie man in great reuenues floev with honor dewe So was he high extold and deckt with glorious title newe A wondrous troupe of royall Pieres the kinges court stately found And lookers on applauding loud with shoutes vp reard a sound All thinges haue limits true presirt Now pleasant pasâ—…imes past The counsaile causes of great waight reuoluing deepe did cast Of common weales affaires of ancient forts falne in decay They councell take aduisde of planting garrisons in a stay In certaine places weake and what auaild for common state But chiefly they respect'd the Scottish realme which bordering sate Eche in remembraunce had the plighted troth of Scottish Peeres which they had firmly vowd to bring to passe in former yeares Concerning linking fast their mayden prince in wâ—…dlocke bandes And wisht that so might be procurd the vnitie of two landes UUith euerlasting peace and endles truce thereon to spring wherfore when glittering Phoebe declinyng downe his beames did bring Into fayre Virgos faâ—…e straight armed troupes of warriours sent They gree to Scottish soyle to be to know the Scotts intent Chief Captaines were assignd the Prince his eldest vncle deare And to him ioynt as mate the Warwicke Earle a puissant Peer Whom warlike glory hye of dreadfull Mars had made renownd And
spring That so the happie concorde of this late confirmed peace Might through a 〈◊〉 kinde of league establisht more increase The Lusitaâ—…an Prince for so ther â—…ou they did agree The second daughter tooke to wife with solempne pompe and glee These matters thus performde by power of God th' almighty guide To antike seates agayne through Ocean vast they backward slide And he withall his traine are lauâ—…ed safe on Britayne shore Few dayes expirde the Princes leaue by suite obtainde before A bragging Scottish Earle hight Marley enters English coastes On frothing palfrey borne and challenge making boldly boastes To London comne within the listes to iust with pointed speare With whosoeuer durst contend the Prince was present there And thousands of the common sort in plumpes thick thrungo that tyde Lord Moâ—…bray valiant Peere these Scottish bragges could not abide But goodly to behold in armour close his steede he takes And downe with force the Scot out of his saddle shogging shakes And horse with mighty push of steeled troncheon throwes to ground Wherewith the lookers on with shouts applauding loude resound He all astoynisht lyes two ribbes in sonder craced quite Whom set vpright his feeble feete could not support one white Wherfore from thence he was to lodging neare adioyning borne Where shortly through the grief augmented more distract and torne He yeldes his breath by force of armes so he which honour sought In armes doth honour lose and challengd combatt dearely bought Next Darel Scottish Peere Lord Courtney Britaine did prouoke And loftie lookt for prayse but of like Fortune felt the stroke In force inferiour far The third companion in the race Uâ—… that he iustling ranne of valure small and listes did trace Fiue boystrous blowes downe driues and conquered Cocburne it did shame For to haue strous no glory got retourning whence he came But the contendours chief Lord Haubers mighty limbd and next Haut â—…macke Courtney stout whose venging right hand sore had vext And backe repeld the foriners which challengd Britaines bold Through foolish pride puft vp with condigne honour were extold Those torneys finisht thus and things at home set in a stay King Richard to the sauage Kernes imbarkt did take his way And them by warres resâ—…ting fierce with little bloudshed downe He brought the Britaine yoke to hold Then shortly from the crowne And pretious Princely diademe himselfe he did depose And Henry Duke of Lancaster to â—…old the scepter chose Now Henry fourth of that name king the Britayne state did guide UUhose stout and puissant valure then sufficiently was tried UUhen for his Ladies dower his father Spanyardes made to stoupe UUhen Sier and sonne and after them of men a warlike troupe From Callice sandes proceedyng forth did enter Gascoine soyle And foes by drierie dint of blade and reaking fiers did foyle The meekle vertue of the man and stocke so much renownd Throughout the world the Britaynes foes through feare put in a slouâ—…d He yet a very youth through these aduentures hard did passe That glory whole by due desart on him bestowed was Of ech exploit were it atchiu de at home or forraine coast Besides his flowing wealth this king himselfe might happy boast Through noble progenie to whom his vertuous Lady fayre Foure sonnes of wondrous towardnes had borne of which the heyre Of comely stature tall when manly yeares he neare had rought Full many a ventrous enterprise wich courage bold he wrought Of equall yeares and maners eke companions to him sought Yet nothyng he vniustly did nor straide from vertues line Belou'd of all within whose youthfull visage then did shine The very image of those deedes which comne to riper age He should absolue Now twise seuen yeares his Syer by counsell sage The Brittish aâ—…tient land had rulde with loue and laude of all Till waxing crooke through age him finall end of life did call Incroching fast and sicknes dire procurd his fatall fall Forthwith his fathers royall crowne the sâ—…eyre apparant takes To whom the Britayne Peers on bended knees their homage makes UUith sckipping harts for glad their countenaunce eke expressing ioyes But he among his mates somewhat addict to wanton toyes Before forthwith his father dead became both stayed and graue And from the Court his leude licentious panions old he draue More for such fawning hangbies he priscribde a penalcie If once they should appeare in place whereas the Court did lye Thus changde in all his actions he doth as a Prince beseeâ—…de For counsaylours vsing such as sage and of great wit he deemde And seldome ceast from taking care what best might stand in steed For coâ—…on wealthes auayle much shepheard like which taking heede Unto his foldes long winters nightes with painefull watchinges wastes And whilst what was his right reuoluing deepe in thought he castes And what vnto his auncestours perceiude in elder age He calls to mynde â—…ow king of Galls incenst with furious rage Had sondry wayes indamaged and hurt the Britayne kinge UUherfore a counsaile straight be calls and causes good doth bringe UUhich might prouoke the valiant Brutes those wars to take in hand Unto which point agree all peers and primates of the land That backe againe by dreadfull wars the kinges right should be sought Forthwith for to requyre his owne away by Frenchmen rought The king doth legates send of polisht witt and councell rare Unto the king of Fraunce from him this message to declare The most renowned Britayne guide king Henry much doth muse UUhat this vniustice moneth you and rigour for to vse That you the plighted league haue torne UUhy others proper right Doe you with clasping clumbes by force out wrest and wrieth by might UUhat moues you thus despitefully against the English land Them absent cruelly to pill but when they be at hand If brandes of dreadfull Mars they stirre I needes must speake the troth Your cause is foundred still and forct your iustice yeeld though loth UUherfore to Britaines 〈◊〉 restore away vniustly tane Or dint of swourd and fierie force expect to breed your bane And that which we out of your handes may not by fayre meanes wring Unconquered Mars shall wrest Such hope doth feed our noble king That Ioue of heynous wickednesse be iust reuenger will UUho bids â—…s this to say and princelike threats this to fulfill Unlesse your minde to better chaungd you ware repent in time The chaunce of Mars is mutable not one way doth incline UUhen these wordes vttered had th'imbassadour from Henry sent Forthwith hot 〈◊〉 burning blacke the Frenchmans hartstringes rent The pallace vast which burly burly noyce consusde doth ring And disagreeing angers rage their mindes doth glowing sting The king all wroth at last did ope his mouth in great disdaine A labour hard to get but kingdomes got for to maintaine Is virtue great If he deserue high fame and worthy prayse UUhich through vnfriendly Mars perchaunce vniust doth goe
were UUith Frankes in hand the sacred hoast had tane not long beforne And on the holy Sacrament had most deuoutly sworne For to obserue the rouenantes then plighted to his frend Himselfe with flaming fire and sword against our bankes doth bend And sixtie thousand souldiours hard all armed training fast In absence of their Lord the Britaine borders wide doth wast The Surrey Earle of English bondes assignd lieftenant stright Of valiant Brutes an army chose and to augment his might He noble Peers of auncient race descended to him ioynes Scroupe Stanly Latymer of stomacke stout and sturdy loynes Lord Dacres present was and Clifford harnisht glistering gay Than Bulmer Butler than with Haward Admirall of the sea And Edmond to him mynd sprong of one line of Grandsiers old UUhich first assailde his foes couragious knight aduentring bold Both dight in brestplates black so made by salt seas springling drop The enemy planted was on Flodden mountaines crested topp And when approching fast the king perceau'd in battaile ray UUith banners broad displayde the Brutes toward him take their way Dismounted from his steede where glory vaine incenst him forth Or feruent angers rage which in such case is little worth He forefront of the battaile leades and straight assailes his foes On sturdy buckler bosse the Britaine bare the enemies blowes And venging gleine with goary bloud downe runnyng red imbrued Three long houres armyes both in doutfull bickering fierce pursued The Scott with two large greifley woundes the sharpe sword edge doth stay So doth he for his faithles part deserued penaunce pay Part sau'd themselues by flight the remnaunt downe to death are cast Renowned Henry thus of nations twaine returnes at last Chief conquerour to his natiue land where thus his foes destroyde Then after many yeares he rulde and quiet peace inioyde At length the Northarne borderers abusde were of the Scott But he Embassadours doth send the trespasse out to blott And to acquite himselfe which done the Legates home retire But after that on this side Britaine 's grudgd and Scottish Ire On that side is incenst for on their borders grewe a strife And secret murmuringes went how quarrels dayly waxed rife Betwixt the peoples twaine Scarse thrise dame Phoebes glittering flame Repayred had her blazing beames and circle round became When as a mightie power of Scots well arm'de with troncheon speares One part on foote the other hors'd on praunsing steedes vp reares Themselues and in Nouember when the high heauens rayne down powrd Irruption making fierce with sword and fire our borders scourd There is a Citie hight Carlile with strong walles fenced round Built in the Northpart of this land which without balke or bound In valley playne is set and faire broad campes doth bordring vue Out of this fortrest warlike towne the kinges lieuetenant drue And other partes adioyning neere which are in Cumberland Two thousand Britaines harnisht bright gainst all the Scottes to stand Which hautie hearted Wharton doth conduct in open fieldes And egar onset giues dishiuering speares and battering shieldes But Scottes a chilly feare theyr trembling hartes possessing stright Astonisht were at first assault and by Ioues power almight UUere conquerde battered downe all groueling on the duskie ground Some takes the bushy groues and dungeon caues with rough rockes bound Some swift to mountaynes toppes with tale okes froughted flying gate The king of Scottes himselfe which on a hill side lurking sate Afright with this euent and of his men the sloughter vast To passe a gurtie floud himselfe into the channell â—…ast The riuer through wilde winter showres then flowed aboue the brinkes Wherfore in midst of striuing streames he gulping waters sinkes Besides all those which flight preseru'd and were in skirmage slaiue A number captiue of the Peeres and commons did remayne UUhich wearied sore and sad that night Carlile did safe containe The common sort with iron beltes and shackles fettred fast UUhich for a mashy muck of coyne all raunsom'de at the last As conquerours and conquered betweene them could agree Doe haste them home to natiue soyle from bondage quited free But all the nobler sorte from race of auncient Peeres esprong From thence to London Tower with swift course were conueyed along UUhere they inclosed fast the first night were constrayned to stay All mourning pensiue wightes sweet liberties freedome tane away The next morne glomy shadowes dimme from hye heauens had depres'd UUhen godly Henry mindfull sâ—…ill of wretched wightes distres'd Commaundes the Captiues all adornde in robes as white as milke The kinges rich pretious giftes all curious wrought with finest silke Through midst of London vnto him gentlie to be coâ—…ayde Then of the hard vngratefull harts of Scottes but little sayde There olde accustomed fraud ingraft he reprehendeth much Yet all with wondrous leâ—…itie and pleasaunt countenance such As louing parentes vse to haue when they their children deare Sprong from their proper loyns correcting chide to put in feare The Captiues on the other side did render ample speech Both for themselues and countrie soyle and for their late dead leich And farther did in humble sort beseech his royall grace That he vnto their wordes would lend his listening eare a space King Henry grauntes deepe silence straight ech man from talk doth hold When thus the eldest of the troupe of captiues thus he told O Prince amongst all noble kinges of Europe most renownd UUhose mightie praise through weightie workes in warfare doth abound UUe conquered Scottes thee conquerour confesse with willing thought Nor shame it is to such as you vs subiect to be brought what shame i st for the Panther weake to 'th Lion grim to couch If sharper penance you appoint deseru'de I hit auouch Our vitall blisse our finall bane in your handes doth remaine Howbeit to such a prince renownd our death small prayse can gayne Nor to be slayne can profit bring vnto your souldiers stout Respect our sucking babes and dolefull spouses scriking out with teares the ruthfull funeralls bewayling of their Lordes As dead Offendours to forgiue it greater glorie fordes If they offend which hest obey of their annoynted king Then twentie hundred foes in field to dreadfull death to bring But now vnto our sute which pondring wey with iustice right Renowmed prince we entrance made thy coastes to wast by might And wasted haue the bordring hamsettes neere with fierie flame Haue not our men with coudigne death paide penance for the same Our king no longer vitall breath and aire supernall takes But lucklesse chance of lowring Mars and life despising hates Perchance the Destinies so required and God the eternall guide would haue it so vnto whose becke all thinges on earth are tyde That of his wondrous clemencie two kingdomes ioynt combinde Might be in friendly loue and both haue one concordant minde Discordant earst before and endlesse league of friendship knit This thing to bring to passe occasion now is offered
a shew did make Agaynst him therfore for to warre renowned Henry bent UUith suffrage of the primates chief and councels graund consent He armes of proofe prouides and souldiours customed long to warres And doughtie ladds of courage stout and prompt to bickering iorres And valiant guides of stomacke haut all such he bringeth out The nobles present weare and commons eke a hugie rout And first that Peeâ—…e whom Suffolke name and title hye assignde Up mounted on a trampling steed in Tyrian purple shinde UUith golden helmet deckt whose copped crest did streeming stare Then he to whom like title rich of sheepes woll Norfolke â—…are Exulting skipping came a Duke to wrothfull anger prest Howbeit of minde vnconquered nor by Mars to be supprest Then Arundell an Earle of youthfull yeares a strippling braue UUith Pawlet which did corne and needefull foode prouide and saue Lord Russell then which warlike troupes of burly ladds did trace UUhich Deuon fostred vp of white tinne mines a fertile place Walles sent a iolly route and Ireland eke a few did yeld UUhich neither dred the bright drawne sword nor blouddy foes in field In running springoldes light of hart and handes of valure tried The chosen Northarne crue on warlike Coursers fierce to ride In mayled shurtes of sturdy yron sweltes fine forged dight By swift course of their horse could equall striue with birdes in flight Anthony Browne whose comely corps if men you would behold In portrature none excelde nor in exploites of Mars more bold Most willingly the horsemen troupes by Princes hest did guide From all the coastes of Britayne came thicke thrunging far and wide A mighty power of Springoldes fresh and store of palfrays fierce The horne hoofe of the foming horse the trembling earth doth pearce And horsemen armde with sturdy launce do runne with frisking pace The campe thus ordred well in long rankes marcheth on a pace And aierie region vast with clamorous noyse discordant fills UUith armed troupes the hollow vales and loftie mounted hills As with falne flakes of snow or Titan set with dropps of due You might all scattered thick in complet harnish cluttering vue whose blasing brightnesse through the rayes of Phoebe so dimd the looke Of vewers all that Titans beames away the prospect tooke New rayment partie coloured made of woll by skilfull art The souldiours of ech Captaine did disseuering set apart Fine silken banners broad displayed before ech â—…and doth goe The skipping souldiours of his guide the Ensigne spread doth know Euen as the fragrant floures aboue the greene grasse loftie show In pleasaunt time of spring and with their coloures do delight If any man of fayre fresh fieldes shall walke to take the sight Such semblaunce hath out bands whilst oer the playne heathes thick they gad In silken iacketts fine with skirtes imbrodered curious clad Their glittering armour glimsing rayes like Sunne beames casting fro King Henry loftier by the head all boistrous stout doth goe A great and mighty Peere where you his strong armes do behold Or huge thighs sturdy pight which art had closd in pretious gold And eke his manly corps with mighty brestbont bolstred broad By no force to be tawde nor through with hard steele to be throad Him armour strong inclosde of finest mettall polisht wrought Such as by fierie puissant God yforgd you would haue thought Or by the monstrous Cyclops vast in smoldring Aetna caues The workman there sleepe clammering hills and liquid flouds ingraues Here shadowy darkesome woodes are set their shrubby salowes lowe Moreouer Themmes which with straight course into the sea doth goe And on that side whence Easterne windes with boistrous blastes do sweepe Were Seuerne grau'de and Trent two mighty floudes with chanells deepe Whose weried streames to th'greedy gulf of th' Ocean vast do passe On the vpper margent of the shining brestplate grauen was The shapes of mighty kinges and ginning of his auncient race Edward Plantagenet the fourth there had his royall place The liuely Image then and antike forme of Henry sixt Of mothers and of fathers side his grandsiers next were fixt Then Henry seuenth with loyall spouse adioynd in seates are stalde By name of royall Salomon most worthy to be calde For that he prudent was and godly eke which vertues twaine Unto a Princely Peer eternall fame deseru'd can gaine His sonne of yong and tender yeares the staring hellmethad Whom ruling here on earth dire death did enuie youthfull lad Two Princes virgines last by seuerall mothers brought to light Successours to the crowne so lawes and rites requirde by right Two royall chaires possest ingrau'd in crest of headpeece bright Where from his sturdy bow the king his flickering shaft did wrest All showting loude out cried that he therein exceld the best Or whither he with straining force did charge the shiuering speare He had agayne the prayse If valiant Hector liuing weare And now Achilles should assayle with gastly gleiue agayne Like force of thunderbole so he his sword with might did straine But to de short euen as their king the army all desires To be the like hye honours pricke their hautie stomackes siers Incensing more with courage great aduentures great to take The souldiour will be stout which vnder stout guide wars doth make Upon his armour honge a vesâ—…ure dect with pretious gemmes From vtmost Indies brought Emerauldes dazeling eyes with glemmes The Diamond shining Saphire eke and Iasper were infold His hangers guilt his sword hilts gold his buckler bosse of gold Or if that any thing then red gold were more pretious found And to be brief his gorgeous trappers gay and bitt linkes round Did cunning rare containe and cost which such a king beseemd The common sort thus richly dight him not a man esteemd But thought a God For God himselfe the heauenly monarch hie Will earthly Princes haue also in royall dignitie To be as Salomon in glittering ornamentes we know And now the sea which through the strait clifes rough with rage doth flow By blastes of prosperous westerne windes the Britaines ouer cast At Callice landing safe Refreshing toyles and labours past The king and all his warlike troupe their viandes gladlyer tast And now the dimme night weried corps all drouping layes to rest The greatest part do watch perplexing cares them so opprest Ech little stay or none to wights destrous seemes delay When Titan from the Easterne flouds with bright beames gan his way The dreadfull trompet soundeth shrill ech tooles in hand doth take And towardes coastes of Celtane kyng forthwith do iourney make Towardes the glistering beames of Titans flashing charriot bright There is an ample soyle amongst the Galls which Artoyse hight A frutefull plague for pasturing fieldes to feede the fleesie sheepe Abounding eke with loftie trees and bushie mountaines steepe There see we stand aloof with pompous houses Bulloine old On rough sea shore ybuilt with walls of hard rocke round infold In elder
resplendent dight The solempne pompe doe much adorne and bewtifie the sight The troupe of Peeres insuing next a stately Wagon showes which palfraies white as driuen snow on bright bits champing drawes The Queene vnto the commons all in robes of purple fine with Diamondes and Emerauldes beset which glistering shine with countenaunce full of modestie adornd and seemely grace Who with a troupe of courtlike Dames which after her did trace Into the temple wendes with heart and hand to Ioue extolde Where in the midst of prayer time a pretious crowne of gold Her temples bright doth garnish braue the priest with solempne vowes Beseeching God with fruit to spring to blesse this late made spowes These sacred rites performed thus eche noble in his rome Returnes vnto a royall feast in order as he come Chiefe Steward then of England was the Northfolke Duke assignd The dignitie of Taster th Earle of Arundell did binde High Chaberlaine the Oxford Earle did decke as title new The remnant comne of royall race perform'd their office due In massie bolls of fined gold God Bacchus giftes were brought And plenteous store of cates was laid on tables curious wrought This solempne banquett time with certaine limites finisht quite When Phoebus neere the euening starre began with raies to smite The Ocean salt sea flouds and downe in deepes his front to hide Declining prone towardes the coastes of Libia Region wide The princely Court of Henry king with murmuring noyce resounds At the returning of the Queene such wondrous ioy abounds Nine times her glimmering light the lampe of Phoebe had renued And after the solemniz'd day the tenth mouth fast insued Don Titan had not yet the face of Virgo ouerpast Remaining in the aspect of that heauenly starre where placst Hermes as in his mansion house to be doth chiefe delight Great learning wandring Hermes doth foreshew and manners bright But chiefly he portendes a happy witt and iudgement quick But if that Ioue exalted be linkt in coniunction strick To Venus and with them in friendly aspect Sol be tied O goodly God which so the course of heauenly starres doest guide And force doest giue and take again as likes thy sacred hest The childe borne shall be fortunate with honour eke inuest Shall royall seepter hold and still in flowing wealth abound Rewardes bestowing still nor end of giuing shall be found With heauenly wit indued also adornde with counsaile sound Eche vertuous worke attempting bold in bruntes of Mars renownd God this doth bring to passe not Planetts which their course do take Within the Spheres celestiall for Planets courses make By powre of Ioue diuine without whose aid they nought preuayle Nor good effect can woorke God in them is which thouten faile Doth certaine houre of birth appoint to euery mortall wight As him shall please that Author was which formed them aright As other thinges so Planets were the worke of God almight The seuenth of December Ioue omnipotent to passe This doutlesse brought by course of yeares the day of Sabaoth was Wherein king Henryes noble spouse in childbirth trauaild sore As griefe augmentes so skilfull aged wife insisteth more About her charge sage matrons eke of worthy race applied Their industry to aid when labouring Princes gan to slide In fainting panges through burden ripe deliuering vnto light Howbeit vndoubted tokens were foreshewed of former might But after that into the world a childe of bewtious hue Was brought with members straight composde as softned waxe a true And perfit image fashioned beares the people wondring much The cunning workmans skilfull hand in forming to be such The aged Graundame cries amasde her handes to heauen vp throwne Ye people present praise the Lord Christ Iesus laud alone A Uirgin doth her mothers blisse her fathers ioy increase In time to come this Uirgine shall procure the Britaines peace This is the onely hope and solace of our English land The king his footesteppes fetching fast him hasteth out of hand The mother with her tender Impe to see and wordes doth speake Of comfort to his spowes stick and through fleshly frailenes weake Forthwith for baptisme of this babe the king his nobles bad For to prepare the Northfolke Duke chiefe rule and guidance had who in his hand a slender rod of Iuerie whitenesse bore All thinges prouided as the king commaunded had before The Duke them willing first the Barons went an easie pace In portlike guise then Earls then mightie Dukes did after trace The noble Duchesse in her armes the infant small did hold In swadling sheetes of lincloth soft her tender corps infold A pretious mantle brodered rich vpon the which did shine with golden gard adornd imbosde with stones of Iasper fine which eyes of the beholders dimmd with dazeling glauncing rayes Full many a noble Dame insues and trustie seruaunces stayes At euery becke to runne about the temple dores alwayes Amongest the stately Peeres the London Bishop present came with milke white sfole inuest'd as nunciâ—… age requir'd the same Faire fountaine streames were yoâ—…red in pretious fout of siluet hâ—…ght The Godfathers and Godmothers their promise freely plight'd That in the liuely corps of Christ Elizabeth vnited Should him receaue as head whose corps the holy church perfited And purged cleane from filthy drosse and superstition was The Archbishop of Caunterbury who did in honour passe The rest chiefe Primate of this land and Northfolke Duches bright with Exon Lady Marques then did vow to Ioue almight In her behalfe that she should loue his preceptes and his lore when vnto age mature in time she should attaine therefore Forthwith she was confirmde in faith of Christ our carefull guide When as a king at Armes with voyce vplifted loftie cried Long may the royall ofspring liue of her renowmed sire Elizabeth long may she liue and to all blisse aspire And to the Crowne her father dead let her succeede at heire The people all Amen exclaiming noyce to heauens did reare which by the aire reuerâ—…rate causde all the towne to ring The witnesses of happie daies abodementes good did bring Unto the infant seuerally rich giftes of fined gold By skilfull Art ingrau'de with shapes of Britaine Monarches old In which the Uirgine come to yeares triumphing did delight Three hugie chargers first did warlike Dudley lift in sight For from the sacred tembles borne the royall offringes were By princely state in solempne sort as custome did require The second gifts aloft redoubted Haward high extold Three mightie standing bolles Three massie cuppes of pretious gold Bestudded thick with stones and radiant gemmes from Indy brought Thou third Fittzwater wenst before thy brode brest lifting loft The fourth and last O Worcester thy Earle succeeded straight whose wearied armes of curious place ingrauen felt the waight And now the regall court was thrungd and full of people prest The Primates lookes bewraid their ioyes conceau'd in royall brest with all their noble Dames and Lordes and Barons of
furious rage doth roame and tortures vseth all Aboundant streames of Christian bloud most ruthfull moistes the land And goarie flouds alacke in pooles of hit reieeted stand Ay me and waile a day young childrens corpes fire brandes deuoures And difference none put twixt their sexe both men and weomen scoures For he gainst Ioue almightie is a foe outragious thought If anie man his enemie the Romish bishop cought Out of the word of God which takes away Christes honor due And falsely white that thing affirmes which is of duskish hue Yea so his heynous trecheries with gloses couered beene As at no time our graundsiers olde in elder age haue seene That both the sense of touching and of tast doe fading fayle If that ye take that priuiledge from bodies what auayle Can th' eare or twinckling eie vnto what vse shall fingers stand Aa haa in deepe Charibdis gulfe uplung'd the Britaine land For very grief doth grone and ginnes of safetie to dispaire Howbeit the ghost diuine of Ioue her pitying vnaware which with his becâ—…e the heauens and seas and earthly regions shakes For the afflicted English state a gratefull plaiâ—…er makes For from their hie vsurped seates proud potentates are drawne Downe headlong to the ground which reuerent worship to be showne Bad vnto Idols wrought in woode or forgd of moulten brasse The Prince with deepe perseuerance scelected of the best Of Britaine states a fewe which long vse had with wisedome frought And learning eke Parnassus Nimphes to deck their wits had brought By which proppes of eternall Fame vnder a mayden Queene Renowmed England through the world is bright blazed to beseene First of her Counsayle Bacon was a wise and prudent Knight Of polisht wit who Britaine lawes by iudgement scand aright Whose sweete and sugred eloquence in midst of Counsaile sage Hath such his endles Fame atchiu'de that though Fates headlong rage Him hath destroide he liues and after death his vertues blaze Lord Chauncelour he of England and the Brodeseales keeper was Whose honourable seat Sir Thomas Bromeley doth beseeme Thought worthie of that dignitie by censure of the Queene The prudent troupe of Senatours their suffrage yealding like UUhich lawes in equall ballance weyes and cancelling out doth strike UUhich ouer ponderous to him seemes that which is good and right May thereof spring and middle place possest may Vertue bright Next thy Lord Marques Winchester his worthie seat did take Renowmed whom the title high of Treasurer did make A man of wondrous grauitie whilst that he ran his race On earth but crookt through age at last to destinie he gaue place Before all these came forth blacke frowning Fortune spurning back UUhose faith in danger dire at hand from sincere heart extract The Prince had tried Lord Cicill and of all the Counsaile sage By Princesse verdict chiefe assignd now stroke with drowping age And worne in yeares with study leane and sickly on his feat For great affaires white hoary heares and crooked age to fleet Doe cause before their time which then scarse fortie yeares had rought Seldome to sleepe addict from slender diett seldome brought Still graue and modest found at no time giuen to dallying play UUhere that he talkt or musing sate it earnest was alway A fuutor of religion true of right he studious was In this our age thinges of great waight borne for to bring to passe UUhose loue towardes his natiue soile and faith towardes his Queene UUhose wisedome busied still about his countries causes seene Beyond Europa borders hath achiu'd him endles Fame Nor here he first to aid his Prince with learned counsell came For in king Edwardes noble Court he wondrous credite wanne And Counsellour to his leich to be in bloming youth began UUhen mongst the Britaine Peeres he hurlie hurlie tumultes wrought By prudent circumspection to quaile and bring to nought And whil'st some others furrowes deepe in gurtie channels cast Their hollow hulls tos'd and turmoild with Aeolls whurling blast And sometime downe with headlong fall the infernall pitts do see He both his honour and his seat and name preserueth free How wary in Queene Maryes dates he did himselfe behaue And sailes which hung aloft at Mast to windes relenting gaue Because it better is to yeeld to rough and mightie force Of raging floud then stand against and to resist his course which doth a deadly perill prest and certaine harme procure By iudgement plaine apparant doth expresse his wisedome sure That for sixe yeares amidst his foes vnhurt he vpright stoode Though persecuted with the hate of Cayphas wicked broode In euerie way in euery streete in London royall mart To all mens dew proceeding forth when as the greatest part In forreine nations bannisht straide him Ioue preseru'd at hand Forth honour of our noble Queene and profite of our land He externe Princes Legates heard attentiue whilest the hest They of their Lordes declarde and aunswere prompt againe express In counsell graue a Nestor which now noble Burghley hight Of woodes and auncient farmes and Castles strong adiacent pight which doth the common Treasurie of goods confiscate keepe He being full aduertised of waightie causes deepe It worth rehearsall is forthwith with what industrious care He doth disside the strife and right ascribes by iudgement rare Not aboue two daies space deferring it or three at most Unlesse of pointes so intricate the matter stand composde That without longer trackt of time it may not be vnfold which laud as chiefest veriest eke let this high Lordling hold The mightie Earle of Arundel is in this order tide The Penbrooke prudent Peere insuing ioyntly by his side Both Stewardes of the royall house of their renowmed guide The warlike Mauy of the Queene came Clinton to thy care whereof full thirtie yeares agoe thou hast tuition bare Nor to thy little honour it redoundes three Princes strong That thou hast seru'd thy selfe of bloud of auncient Peeres esprong Atchiuing many hard exploites a shipborde and on shore Lincolne this warlike Earle hath with title due vphore Next of the Princes Chamber was Lord Haward chiefe assignd A man to anger prone howbeit of gentle courteous minde Whose vncle title high of Duke and Nephew erst did binde Whome dead in like degree the Earle of Sussex did succeede A most redoubted Peere of courage haut and bold indeed Thy royall Parsons gardon strong and faithfull tride alwaies Elizabeth prest to attempt the brunt at all assayes In fearfull Mauors bickering iars through minde vnconquered haut Who oftentimes the saluage Rerne subdued hath in assaut Whom noble victorie did adorne in blouddy warres atchiu'de Yet from a righteous Iusticer he chiefest laud deriu'de UUhen Mary did her flickering sp'rite out breath the Britaine guide By chaunce at Hatfield with her troupe of Ladyes did abide Her noble parson with a true of yeomen garded strong Lord Dudley on a palfray sterce vp mounted swift along Doth thither post his colour
white as winters snow tall pight His buttockes brode bespred his brest and backe most faire in sight As mightie Alexanders steede throughout the world renownd Bucephalus or courser fierce of Castor whom men sound Of Laedaes egge esprong this in all pointes resembling those So with his hoofes carreieing in the thinne aire swift he goes For of a stripling tought that arte by riders till this time He doth delight on loftie steedes all fierie fierce to clime UUhere when he came and license had to come vnto her sight On bended knees he prostrate falles and duetie doth aright Here Robert Dudley then of comely corpes and stature tall UUhome fresh and blooming youth commended goodly therewithall Assigned maister of the horse by her most royall grace Doth alwayes on her maiestie attend from place to place As often as she rides and like a true Achates kinde His mistres serues her person next insuing ioint behinde And takes for guerdon of his paynes and meede for vertue true An honourable name with large reuenewes thereto due with portlike houses faire and stately turretts huge in hight whome Leycester her Earle acknowledgeth and whom by right with honour one all Albion land doth worship and imbrace For he exalted vp aloft and set in royall place By lowly mind and courteous deedes hath wonne the Britaines heartes Pale Enuy and of mallice fell the sharpe and poysoned dartes The myndes uf many noble men with venome blacke bespottâ—… Howbeit this Peer is free from raging Enuies filing dropps He labreth all to helpe not damage on poore men to heape When that he can hath still redound vnto his glory great Most bountefull with stretched hand he allmes deuout doth giue Which aged and decrepit folkes erect'd for to reliue His hospitall at Warwicke shewes with annuall rentes thereto And Couentry can testifie where godly Preachers doe Continually the blessed word of hye Iehoue set downe To these annexed comes which Huntington with chief renowne Adornes and guidaunce great of Britaines Northarne borders large UUith Fame augmented high extolls wherof long time the charge UUith Counsaile rare much grauitie and faith vnspotted bore To him deserued prayse hath wonne and Princesse fauour more Increasd and natiue Countries peace and safetie made succeed He in his yong and tender yeares did auncient authors reed UUhich wisedome and Philosophie in Greeke or Latine tong Containde play mate to Edward Prince of auncient race esprong Of mighty kinges their bookes and grauer studies layd apart The Preachers word this Potentate hard with attentiue hart UUhose life with vertuous manners most coruscant glorious shind The Warwicke Earle renownd in armes of mighty Warwickes kind From noble stocke of Grandsiers old esprong of stomacke stout In skirmage grim despising death and glory seeking out More pretious then his life And Bedford Earle which Iustice seedes And godlynesse doth dayly sow religious in his deedes Professour true of Iesus Christ a fosserer of the sicke And needy soules in Counsaile both to Britaine Monarch sticke To these that mighty Lord renowmed Hunsden ioyntly ioynes whose noble aunt the gratious Queene deliuered from her loynes Espouso in Hymens sacred bandes to Henryes royall grace what should I all recite one yet remaynes who in this place Demeritts not with sinallest laud to be remembred here Of noble stocke of grandsiers old yet he himselfe a Peere Far more renoâ—… theri they Sir Henry Sidney prudent knight with the most noble order of the golden Garter dight whom Ireland thrise Embassadour holding the royall mace Hath seene and exceuting lawes set in his Ladies place Nor onely seene but felt yea feard and eke imbrac'd with loue That no man hath as true report and fame the same can proue That Region entred in with greater fauour of the same Gouernde in greater awe or with more wailyng from it came Nor onely externe Irish coastes his noble laud resound But Wales on part of Albion land which doth on Seuerne bound Seuerne a mighty floud which twixt the borders sliding flowes Her Presidentes most worthy prayse with trompe of Fame out blowes Under whose prudent gouernement she long hath florisht free From daunger that it doubtfull seemes where they more happy he Beyng there President exult or equall Iudge reioyse Long since renowmd Elizabeth Fraunce hard his sugred voyce Thy Legate being than of goodly stature comely sett Nor Pary shall I thee ydrencht in Lethe floudes forgett Which in extreme aduersitie a faithfull counsailour wast When Fortune had not yet the crowne vpon thy Lady cast And shewdst thy selfe a seruaunt true which safetie didst respect Of thy deare mistresse when thou didst those traitours guiles detect Into this sacred company the Duke of Northfolke chose Euen in the floure of all his time his vitall breath did lose Smith both with pregnant witt adornd commended eke beside With all the noble sciences whose councell hath bene tride Both iust and sound by destinies tane doth closd in Tombe abide Let here Syr Frauncis Knolls obtaine his seat amongst the rout A man of wondrous constancie religious graue a stout Defendour of the fayth who least he should destruction dire Behold and godly men consumde with scorching brands of fire The blouddy English Clergy then incenst with outrage fell He fled his natiue soyle in externe costes and those to dwell Amongst the Germaines rather there to read a lothsome life In mestiue grief and there to dye then painted Idols rife In sacred temples see Nor happy England had at all Him backe retournd beheld nor rich possessions home could call But that renownd Elizabeth her fathers regall crowne Most glorious did sustaine on whom her neace in duetie bownd Sir Frauncis loyall spouse attendant serud at euery 〈◊〉 The valiant courage of their mynde his auncestours did deck Aboue three hundred winters past and corps most goodly pight With dread not to be daunted when of yore that mighty knight Edward the third did blouddy warres agaynst the Celtanes reare Then doughtie Knolls most valiantly himselfe in armes did beare And did atchiue such hard exploites as may the myndes delight Of such as reed our Cronicles whose noble ofspring bright Yet florishing at this day shall make their nephewes yet to cente To florish more if mighty Ioue which sitts in highest rome The godlines and righteous minde of the aged Siet regard Next Ambrose Caue insues Then Hatton which the Princes gard Of yeoman call doth lead with chearefull hart to Studentes pore A liberall Moecenas none Religion fauouring more What should I tell the giftes ingraft within his vertuous mynde Or sharpnes of his witt if cause you vrge it out to finde In hearing of the Senate graue with what mellifluous phrase And dulcett voyce he speakes how louing he doth all imbrace And puissant men couragious doth affect and hurtes no wight Ralfe Sadler with his penne and Gwalter Mildmay scanning right The
Valloyâ—… The Bridge a Paris built bâ—… the English campe in twâ—… dayes Phaeton thâ—… sonne of Phâ—… bus by misgouernyng his fathers chariotâ—… had almost burn the whole world The Britaine proceedingâ—… to Callice pitch their tentes neare the forrest of Crâ—…sse or Crâ—…ssey Valoys Insuâ—… eth the English army with a greaâ—… boost King Edwardes exhortation tâ—… his souldiouâ—… before thâ—… battaile 〈◊〉 English battailes placed The first battaile was led by the Prince of VValles beyng but xviii yeares of age The king causeth his army to retire neare the woode to auoyde backe ossâ—… The Frenchâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…king the 〈◊〉 to hauâ—… fled insues and assailes them The horses of the Frenchmen hurt with arrowes throw their riders and breake the rayes The noblest of the French army 〈◊〉 slayne The Duke of â—…orreine The Duke of Alanson or Dalanson The king and 〈◊〉 Eddward his sonne fight valiantly Thirtie thousand Prench men sâ—…yne Valois seeing such slaughter of his men flyeth The Britaine victor Mutabilis alea Martis The next daâ—… after the battaile the Frenchmen gathered them selues againe who by these threâ—… Baâ—…les of VVarwike Huntington and Northampton were cleanâ—… subuerted distroyed Callice besieged Dauid king of Scottes 〈◊〉 instigation 〈◊〉 the French king inuadâ—… England Prince Edward and the â—…ench kyng oyne battaile â—…care 〈◊〉 King Iohn â—…aken There were â—…ken in this â—…attade at Poytiers â—…500 of the â—…iefest of all â—…aunce The two â—…inges Dauid of Scotland â—…nd Iohn of â—…aunce 〈◊〉 with â—…he rest of the â—…aptiues Edward the 〈◊〉 dyeth â—…efore the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one â—…f the three â—…adies of 〈◊〉 whiche â—…tts the â—…ed of mans 〈◊〉 â—…ward the â—…ther dyeth â—…ichard the â—…cond began 〈◊〉 raigne â—…377 〈◊〉 Goâ—… desse of Battaile Iustes 〈◊〉 nyng at the Tilt between Englimen foâ—…reyners Foure and twenty Britayne Peeâ—… prouoke as many as will come Southfield Most in 〈◊〉 ber â—…oth the Englishmen and â—…einers beâ—…aues themâ—…elues stoutly Iohn of Gaâ—… Duke of Lancaster desired aide of king Riâ—…o inuado spaigne Gaunt The aunsweeâ—… of king Ri. Spaigne inuaded by the Duke of Lancaster The Spâ—…nvard â—…teth For peace Peace graunted ConstaÌ„ce the Dukes eldest daughter maâ—…ed to the kyng of Spayne Anne the second daughter to the kyng of 〈◊〉 An insolent challenge of 〈◊〉 Scoâ—… 〈◊〉 the Englishmen The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Torney Ireland subâ—… by kyâ—…g Richard Henry the fourth began to raigne 1â—…99 Henry 〈◊〉 fiâ—…t succedeth his father 1412. Henry banisheth from the Court all his leude coÌ„panions left they should corrupt him by their euill counsell Legates sent into Fraunce to require the king of Englandes right The Oration or speech of thâ—… English Legate The reply of the king of Fraunce Henry sayleth into Fraunce Seine a mightie â—…uer 〈◊〉 from a 〈◊〉 floweth by Roan â—…nd through a great part of Fraunce at length falleth in at Caâ—… or Kâ—…d Caâ—… where are two strong townes Henry goeth agayne into Fraunce Henry offreth the Dolphin battaile which he refuseth Henry taken with a feuer The speach of Henry before his death Henry in his death bed committeâ—… his hâ—…yre Hâ—…ry with hiâ—… wife Queenâ—… Catherine to his brothers and exhoâ—…teth theâ—… to loue and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henry the sixt his 〈◊〉 was crowned at Paris 1422. For the. Duke of yorke claimed the crown whose sonne and heire Edward Earle of â—…h afterward ' obtained it by name of Edâ—…ward the fourth VVilliam coÌ„querour first Duke of Normandie At S. Albons was foght the first battaile betweene kyng Henry and the Duke of Yorke Blore heath field 2. The onseâ—… giuen valiand by the Ascâ—… Duke of Bâ—…â—…layne Some of 〈◊〉 nobles of Fraunce sâ—…yne 〈◊〉 God oâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…l these citâ—…tances exâ—…ressed in son â—…y places â—…ane noâ—…ing els but â—…e dyed as â—…ndyng to â—…utoes kingâ—…es to 〈◊〉 the riuers 〈◊〉 c. The Citizens â—…f London â—…eaue home â—…e kyng â—…th great solempnitie â—…o in like maâ—…er doe the 〈◊〉 â—…vgismunds â—…he Empeâ—…our coÌ„meth â—…o England â—…o treat a â—…ce beâ—…weene kyng 〈◊〉 and â—…he French â—…yng â—…he speach of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…halfe of 〈◊〉 Frankes The Frenchmen violaâ—… their 〈◊〉 Sygismond 〈◊〉 Henry strike a league during their 〈◊〉 Sygismond departeth The kyng of England reneweth his warres in Fraunce Many townes in Normandie subdued Roane besieged Eight dayes truce â—…ded Englishmen goe to inhabite Harflu their owne country left Bridges 〈◊〉 Some Henry was aduertise 〈◊〉 a great 〈◊〉 of Frenchâ—… approching Sol the sunne Henry a little before night calleth his Lordes to Counsaile as concernyng their daunger through the multitude of their enemies Thetis Goddesse of the sea vsed for the Sea A stratageme oâ—… sleight to intrapt the the enemy by fraude The English army set in order Henry rising out of his bed prayeth God to ayde him The Duke of Yorke beseecheth the king that he might lead the forefront of the battâ—…e The kyng graunted the Duke of Yorke the con lucting of the forefront The Earle of Suffolke The Earle of VVarwicke The kyng of England exhorteth his souldiours to fight At Northaâ—…ton was foughten the third battaile where the kyng was taken prisoner in the field The fourth famous battaile was at VVakefield where the Queenes pow et slue the Duke of York with his sonne the Earle of Rutland and destroyed his hoast The fift battaile fought at S. Albons againe where in the Queene discomfited her enemies and deliuered her husband The battaile at Exam fought betweene Eddward the fourth and the Lord Moâ—… tague lieuetenaunt of the North to recouer the crowne for kyng Henry the sixt The battailes at Banbury Barnet Todeastell and Teuxbury were fought in Edward the fourthes dayes Henry Earle of Richmond at Bosworth slue Richard the third beyng third brother of Edward the fourth and then maried the Lady Elizabeth daughter to kyng Edward and obtaineth the crowne he first ioyned the houses of Lancaster and Yorke beyng long tyme at variaunce â—…try 〈◊〉 509. A great expedition into Franticâ—… â—…ir Rice ap Thomas Turwyn 〈◊〉 Maximilian the Emperour seâ—…ues kyng Henry for pay Turwyn wonne Tornay rendred payes the king ten thousand duckets for yearely rent VVhilst kinge Henry is busie in Fraunce Iames King of Scottes inuadeth England Lord Haward admirall and his brother in blacke harnish The Scott had pitcht then tents on flodden hill Iames king of Scots slain and all his armie discomfited A Scottish legate comes into England The Scots â—…reaking into â—…ngland â—…ore Carlile VVharton with two M. â—…uldiours â—…bdues the â—…cots and â—…uts them to â—…ght â—…ames King of â—…cots swimâ—…ing ouer a â—…uer as some â—…y was drow â—…ed The Chiefest 〈◊〉 Scotland â—…aken prisoâ—…ers sent to â—…he Towre The clemen of King Hery The oration of the Scottish Captiuâ—… to King Heâ—… rie King Henryes â—…cence The Scots set â—…t freedome and pardoned without any â—…aunsome on them The Sâ—…ts dâ—… hâ—…t the Queene 〈◊〉 mâ—…ying hâ—… daughter to the Englishe Prince Edward 〈◊〉 of Heâ—…forde and Iohn Dudley Lord admiâ—…all with a nauy of ship