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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00982	The nine English worthies: or, Famous and worthy princes of England being all of one name; beginning with King Henrie the first, and concluding with Prince Henry, eldest sonne to our Soueraigne Lord the King.	Fletcher, Robert, purveyor of carriages to Queen Elizabeth.	1606 (1606)	STC 11087; ESTC S118024	29,385	76

of his gracious grandmother the Countesse of Richmond and Darby such as he knew to be prudent indéed and the kings his father most deare and familiar friends some of whose names I thought good to insert for the especiall and singular effects which insued of their most honourable and graue counsels viz. Thomas Lord Haward Earle of Surrey and Treasurer of England George Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewsebury and Steward of the kings householde Charles L. Somerset Lord Chamberlaine after Earle of Worcester and others which wise and graue Counsellers séeing what aboundance of wealth this young king was now possessed of least it might incline his young yeares vnto riotousnesse and forgetting of himselfe for not to any King before him was left the like riches in ready coyne iewels and plate and excellent moueables as to him by his famous father King Henry the seauenth therefore those most honourable Counsellers did labour to attaine his Princely presence in their secret méetings and most honourable priuie counsels that by degrées they might win him to suruay at least the affaires of a kingly office and Princely gouernment Which also he slacked not to do for within lesse then 5. yeares after to wit the 20. of Iuly in the fift yeare of his reigne he entred into France with a puissant power and mighty army wan the strong Townes of Torney and Turwin had in pay as souldiers mercenary that most famous Emperour Charles the fift and also the Palsgraue of the Rhene which wore Saint Georges crosse in which time also was fought that famous battaile of Branxstone or Floden-field where the King and the flower of all his chiualry was conquered by the valiant hands of Norfolke and Hawardes In the sixt yeare of his raigne the Pope did send him a cappe of maintenance in those dayes the highest degrée of honour and the same Pope was mediatour to him for peace in the French Kings behalfe and for the confirmation thereof the French king married the kings yonger sister Mary and dyed shortly after In the twelfth yeare the king made a most famous pleasant and princely voyage into France with atriumphant traine of Nobles Ladies c. for an interuew betwéene him his Quéene and States on the one party which was performed in the valley of Andrean with many varieties of princely showes as the history thereof at large describeth that voyage And that in his way the Emperor Charles met his Maiestie at Canterburie kéeping Whitsontide there with the king In the fouretéenth yeare of his raigne he was by a Bull from Rome ordained or intitled the defender of the Christian faith which title was then giuen to him and his successors for euer The same yeare also he receaued into his Realme the forenamed Charles the fift Emperour againe into the Cittie of London with Great triumphes c. inuosted him with the Garter and habit of that most honourable order sware league and amity during both their liues In the 18. yeare he contracted league with the french K. to hold both those kings liues and one yeare after hee was also inuested with the coller and order of S. Michael and the French king with the Garter and order of S. George The twentie three yeare hee or the lawe for him did confiscate Cardinall Wolsey a proude and wealthy Prelate in the statute of premunire had great treasure therby as also great fines of all the Clergie for defence of the Cardinals power Legatine and about the same time he took vpō him the title Supream head of the church c. For the which for the suppressiō of Abbeies immediatly after howsoeuer the Pope and his successors since haue presumed to curse him and his blessed succession his Daughter Mary only excepted Yet the Almighty hath blessed both him and them Edward and Elizabeth since and long O Lord vouchsafe to blesse the trewe and lineall descent of noble King Henry the seauenth But sure it was a wonderfull Kingly Maiestie in that valiant King who possessed but a part of great Britaine nor hauing fast friendship with the other part but many domestick and ciuill garboiles at home all or the maior parts of Christendome holding then Rome and her religion for Catholicke and vniuersall all which notwithstanding this most famous and mighty king did abolish and abandon to his euer immortall praise and wonder of the world How did God after this blesse his sonne although but with young yeares and short raigne yet with miraculous might and his second sister raigning almost forty and fiue yeares with immaculate happinesse And after this also he warred against the French king wonne the Tower of Bulloyne and many other partes on that side forced that Nation to composition brought home peace honor wealth and in the excéeding loue of his people he ended his life at his palace at White-hall the eight and twentieth day of January Anno 1546. when he had reigned thirty and seuen yeares nine moneths and odde dayes triumphantly and in great felicitie leauing the Issue before mentioned Edward Mary and Elizabeth His body according to his Will in that behalf was interred at Windsor with all funeral Pompe in the Chappel and Colledge of S. George Patron of the Garter whereof almost 38. yeeres hee had béene sole Souereigne His Description THis worthy Prince was right fortunate in all his doing● so that except onely in his mariages all other his attempts had good successe as wel in matters of peace as of wars Of personage he was tall and mightie yet excéeding comely but towards his latter end grosse and as wee tearme it bourly in wit and memory very perfect of great Maiestie yet so tempered with gracious humanitie as best became so high an estate a great fauourer of Learning learned men and of himself not ignorant of diuine Learning nor morall literature and for his great magnificence and bountious liberality his renowne was spred throughout the World His Epitaphe EIght Worthies now are nominated here Eight Kings eight Britaines eight braue English men Eight such as in their times had no compeere Eight such as cannot be exprest with pen Eight such as neuer liu'd in time together King Dauids Worthies might not match them euer For Dauids Worthies were not crowned Kings Dauid was once anointed of the Lord His Psalmes great comfort to our conscience brings His vertues were according to the word Of God for all his treatises are true Prefiguring Christ he Beare and Lyon slew Prince Iosua Captaine of that mightie hoste Six hundred thousand did his campe containe His prayer stayed the Sunne amid the Coast Till he the Kings of Canaan had slaine He Israel their foes did all confound And raz'd proud Iericho downe to the ground Braue Iudas Machabeus with the best Of valure his thus bouldly may he boast The Iewes redeeming them with foes opprest And that with small and verie sober hoast A Worthie therefore of the Iewish Race Arm'd with that God disposer