CAROLUS STUART Koningk van Engelandt Schotlandt En Irlandt Gebooren A o. 1600. Binnen Londen onthalst A o. 1649. in 't 24 Iaer zyner Regeeringe Antâ—… van Dyck pinxit Ioost Hartgers excud S. Savery fâ—â—tt A MEMORIAL OF ALL THE English Monarchs being in number 151 from BRVTE to King CHARLES In Heroicall Uerse by IO. TAYLOR LONDON Printed by IOHN BEALE for Iames Bowler 1630 ⧠TO THE RIGHT Honourable LIONEL Lord Viscount Cranefield Earle of Middlesex c. MY humble Muse in lofty manner sings A Catalogue of Englands mighty Kings At first I do begin with Troian BRVTE And following Chronicles I do dispute Proceeding briefely with their Raignes and Names Till these blest dayes of our best Monarch IAMES T is but an Argument that 's written here That in such time such and such Princes were But he that meanes their Actions more to know May read Boetius Hollinshed or Stow Or our true labouring Moderne Master How Which Authors Learned Iudgement do allow Or if you le see how former times doe runne Reade the laborious paines of Middleton We haue had Kings since Brute of royall Blood One hundred forty sixe some bad some good Foure Queenes in all this time did only Raigne Whose Memories in Histories remaine So in two thousand and seuen hundred yeeres We had thrice 50 Princes it appeares This Kingdome here was fiue times won and lost And Kings as God decreed oft chang'd and tost Sometimes one swaid the Scepter sometime twaine And sometime seuen at once did rule and raigne Till sixe by bloudy warres lost life and throne And valiant Egbert ioyn'd them all in one But since through Heauens high prouidence I see T is growne more great and greater like to be Long may He liue by whom in one 't is guided And may they sinke that wish't againe diuided Then Noble Lord with good acceptance take This Poem for the Royall Subiects sake And though it be not compleate as it should Beare with it and accept of what I could The matter 's worthy though the manner poore VVhich makes me heere your Patronage implore And may you be externall and internall Blest and aduanc'd to happinesse eternall Your Honours in all obseruance to be commanded Iohn Taylor Yeeres before Christ. Medulla Historioe Anglicanoe BRVTE THE FIRST KING OF BRITTAINE began his Reigne 1. BRVTE Anno mundi 2858. Before Christ 1108. AENEAS from subuerted Troy exilde In Tuscan wedded King Latiâ—…s childe By whom the Realme of Italy he gain'd And after he had 3 yeeres fully raign'd He died and left Ascanius in his stead To whom Silâ—…s Postâ—…s did succeed From which Posthumus Royall loynes did spring Great Brutus Brittaines first commanding King The people then were here all voyd of pride Borne Naked Naked liu'd and Naked dy'd Three Sonnes Brute left Locrinus was his Heire To England Cambria Wales was Cambers share To Albanact the youngest 't was his lot To sway the Scepter of the valiant Scot. Thus 'mongst his Sonnes this Ile he did diuide And after twenty foure yeeres Reigne he dy'd Locrine 20. yeeres 1084. LOcrinus Eldest of old Brutus Sonnes By Valour vanquisht the inuading Hunnes He chas'd them their power did quite confound And their King Humber was in Humber drownd This Locrine had a Queene faire Guendolin Yet folly led him to the Paphaean sinne â—…esotted sence and blood with lust inflam'd He lou'd a beautie Beautious Estrild nam'd â—…y whom he had a Daughter Sabrin hight 〈◊〉 whome the King had whole and sole delight â—…or which the Queene made war vpon her Lord â—…nd in the Fight she put him to the Sword â—…nd after a reuengefull bloody slaughter Queene Guendoline tooke Estrild and her daughter â—…nd drownd them both to queÌ„ch her ielous flame â—…nd so from Sabrine Seauerne got the name Q. Guendoline 1064. About this time Saul was King of Israel VVHen 15. yeeres this Queen had wisely raign'd She dy'd then her Son the kingdome gain'd Queene Guendoline was allowed the gouernment in her Sonne Madans minority whose pâ—…dent reigne is appâ—…fully recorded in histories Madan 1009. VVHen forty yeers this King had rul'd this Ile As Stories say he died a death most vile The wide-mouth'd Wolfe and keene-tusk'd brutish Bore Did eate his Kingly flesh drinke his gore Madan was a vicious and wicked Prince the Sonnâ—… of Locrine and Guendoline Hee was a great Tyrant Hâ—… built the Toâ—…ne of Doncaster Hee had two â—…nes Mempricius and Mannus Mempricius raigned 20. yeeres 991. MEmpricius base his brother 〈◊〉 slew And got the Crowne by murder 〈◊〉 as dâ—…e Maids wiues and widdowes hoby 〈◊〉 deflowr'd He liu'd a Beast and dy'd by a Beast dâ—…uour'd Hee killed his elder brother treâ—… sly as â—…ee was parlying with him Hee was eaten of Wolues as hee was hunting Hee was so beastly that he was taâ—…din histories to be a Sodomite with Beasts in his time Ebranke 989. King Dauid reigne ouer Israeâ—… AT Edinburgh the Castle he did found Alcluid York he built new from the ground He builded Bambrough and reigned sixty yeeres Belou'd as it in Chronicles appeares Ebranke had 21. wiues by whom he had 20. Sonnes and 30. Daughters hee inuaded Gallia now France He was the Sonne of Mempricius In his Reigne reigne King Salomon Alcluid is Dumbreton in Scotland Brute the second 929. IF any noble act Brute Greeneshield did Hee 's wrong'd because from Histories th' are hid Twelue yeeres he rul'd that 's all I of him read And how at Yorke hee Iyeth buried This Brute was the Sonne of Ebranke and some histories write doubtfully that he conquer'd France and that after he receiued a great foyle in field by Brinchild or Brinchillus Prince of Henoway or Henault Leil 917. LEil Carleile bâ—…t and raignâ—…d yeeres twenty fiue And as Fame still keepes dead mens acts aliue So Leil though dead 〈◊〉 euer liue by Fame He lyes at Carleile which himselfe did frame Leil was the Sonne of Brute Greeneshield It is also written that he buâ—… the 〈◊〉 of Chester Lud or Rudhudibras was the Sonne of Leil a religious Prince in â—…s superstitious way of Paganisme for in these 3. Townes â—…ich he built hee erected 3. Temples and placed 3. 〈◊〉 or Pagan Bishops in them Rudhudibrasse 892. THis King built Canterbury Winchester And Shaftsbury he from the ground did reare And after twenty nine yeeres reigne was past At Winchester sore sicke he breath'd his last Bladud reign'd 20. 863. BAathe was by Bladud to perfection brought By Necromanricke Arts to flye hee sought As from a Towre he thought to scale the Sky He brake his necke because he soar'd too higâ—… This Bladud had beene a stâ—… in Ather â—…id whence hee brought â—…ny learned men hee buiâ—… elue ford a Colledge I thinke the first in England play the fowle or the foole he brake his necke on the Temple of Apollo in Troynouant Leire 844. LEire as the Story saies three daughters had The youngest good the
other two too bad Yet the old King lou'd theÌ„ that wrong'd him most She that lou'd him he banisht from his Coast. False Gonorel and Ragan he betweene Them gaue the Kingdome making â—…ach a Queene But young Cordeilla wedded was by chance To Aganippus King of fertile France The eldest Daughters did reiect their Sire For succour to the young'st hee did retire By whose iust aide the Crowne againe he gain'd And dyed when he full forty yeeres had reign'd Leire built Leicester and was a good Prince At Leycester he built a Temple to Ianues Bifrons or Ianues with two faces Qu. Cordeilla 805. MAd Morgan and vnmanner'd Cunedague Their AuÌ„t Cordeilla with fierce war did plague They vanquish'd her and her in Prison threw And hauing reign'd fiue yeeres her selfe she slew She reigned with her Husband Aganippus till he dyed and then in her widowhood her cruell kinsmen opprest her Shee stabb'd her selfe in prison being tyrannously vsed in despaire of her liberty Morgan Cunedaguâ—… 800. THen Morgan did 'gainst Cunedague contend And at Glamorgan Morgan had his end Then Cunedagus sole King did abide Full three and thirty yeeres and then he dyed Morgan was the Sonne of Gonorel Leires eldest Daughter and Cunedagus his kinsman was the Sonne of Ragan The Prophet Esay prophesied about this time Riuallo before Christ 766. THree daies it rain'd blood when Riuallo reign'd And great mortalitie the Land sustain'd Hee forty six yeeres rul'd in Kingly State And then surrendred to all humane Fate This Land in this Kings reigne was almost vnpeopled with dearth death and desolation In his time Rome was builded 356. yeeres after Brute Innumerable multitudes of Horse-flyes or Hornets sprung out of the blood that raind which flyes stung many people to death Riuallo was buried at Yorke Gurgustus 7â—… Scicillius 684. A Common Drunkard was this wicked King Which vice did many other vices bring Yeeres thirty eight the Diadem he wore Scicillius next raignd nine and forty more Gurgustus and Scicillius were brethren I finde little mention of any good they did though they reigned long They were both the Sonnes of Riuallo Iago 636. 〈◊〉 612. OF these two Kings small mention I doe finde They left bare Names for me horiâ—… behinde One twentie fiue yeeres 〈◊〉 other fifty foure Had in this Land Commanding Regall power Iugo was a kinsman to Gurgustus and by his vicious life he got a sleepy disease called the Lethargy whereof he dyed These two Kings were both buried at Yorke Gorbodug 559. GOrbodug next did in the Throne succced Was sixty three yeeres King and â—…ast decreed 'Twixt his two Sonnes this Kingdome to diuide At Yorke hee 's buried where in peace hee dy'd Some write that he reigned but 42. yeeres and that he was buried at Troynouant Ferex and Porex 496. POrex in Fight his brother Ferex kil'd For which their mother Porex heartblud 〈◊〉 These murthers mercilesse did quite deface These Princes last of Royall Brutus Race Ferex and Porex were the sonnes of Gorbodug Their mother and her maides chopped Porex in pieces in reuenge of her sonne Ferex they reigned fiue yeeres after whose death the Land was a long time diuided into fiue Kingdomes Mulmutius Donwallo 441. THe Land vnguided Kinglesse did remaine Till great Mulmutius did the Wreathe obtaine He builded Temples made Lawes Ploughs high-waies And 40. yeeres he liu'd in fame and praise Mulmutius slew Pinnar Slater and Rudack three Kings of seuerall parts of this I le and at last brought the Kingdome to his sole obedience He was the Sonne of â—…lotten Duke of Cornewall He was the first of all the Kings of this Land that wore a crowne of Gold Bellinus and Brennus reigned 26. yeeres 401. THese brethren did diuide the Realme in twaine But Kings can brooke no partnership in reigne They fell at oddes and Brennus fled subdude With slaughter of his warlike multitude To France he scap'd and was receiu'd in State In London Belline builded Bellins-gate Braue Brennus conquer'd Italy and Rome Bellinus lies heere in an honour'd Tombe Brennus slew himselfe with the sword at the fiedge of Delphos in Greece Bochas They were the sonnes of Mulmutius Donwallo Belinus brought Denmarke to be tributary to Brittaine they were a paire of worthy brothers Gurguintus 373. GVrguintus was Belinus first-borne sonne Victorously â—…e Denmarke ouer-runne He the vnpeopled Ireland did supply Reign'd nineteene yeeres a King and then did dye This King gaue leaue to a company of stragling distressed Spaniards to possesse themselules in Ireland hee lyeth buried at Carelion Guinthelinus 456. HE married Mercia a renowned Dame From whom the iust wise Mercian Statutes came He sixe and twenty yeeres the Scepter swaide And then with honour in his Tombe was laide He was the sonne of Arguintus he builded Warwick and lyeth buried at London Cecilius 330. Kimarus 223. Seuen yeeres Cecilius kept the Regall Chaire Three yeeres Kimarus rul'd as his sole Heire The Syre with loue did well and iustly reigne His sonne Kimarus was a hunting slaine About this time a sauage people called the Picts beg'd habitation of the King of Scots and liued in the Marshes betweene England and Scotland Kimarus was a vicious Prince and killed by wild Beasts as hee was hunting he was the sonne of Cecilius Cecilius was buried at Carelion Elanius 321. ELanius as most Histories agree Was King of Brittaine yeeres iust three times three What Acts he did or what Lawes he decreed They are vnwrit and therefore are vnread Elanius was the sonne of Kimarus Morindus reigned 8 yeeres 311. THis King Morindus valiant more then wise A ran'ning Monster from the Sea did rise Which many people to destruction brought Who kil'd this braue King as he brauely fought He killed the Monster after the Monster had deuoured him for he was in the belly of it liuing and found dead with his dagger in his hand Gorbomanus 303. THis King eleuen yeers wore the Brittain crown He founded Cambridge built Grantham Town His subiects peace past Kingdomes he prefer'd Lou'd and bewail'd at London was inter'd He built the Townes of Cambridge and Grantham Archigalo and Elidurus 392. THese brothers were not Kings both at one time But for extortion an vnkingly crime The Eldest hauing gaind his Subiects hate Depos'd and Elidurus got the State But he not greedy after worldly reigne To Archigalo gaue it vp againe Rul'd tenne yeeres more thus twenty yeeres in all His State Maiesticke did twice rise and fall Archigalo put away from him and reiected the true and 〈◊〉 Nobility and Gentry and in their roomes was â—…pplyde with the counsels of flatterers and parasites which was his downefall Elidurus 272. Vigenius Peredurus 270. THen Archigale beeing dead and gone Good Elidure two yeers kept Brittaines Throne Vigenius Peredurus two yeeres more Thrust Elidure from all the sway he bore But they both dy'd the third time he was crown'd Elidurus 261. And reigned foure yeeres more belou'd renown'd Once subiect twice a slaue and thrice
Kings following were of the West Saxons 726 Ethelard was King of the West Saxons 740. Cuthred succeeded him 757. Sigebert next him was slaine by a Swineheard 758. Kenulphus was slaine by a kinsman of Sigebert 786. Brithricus In his time it rained blood IN the 800. â—…re of Christ the Danes landed at Portland but Brithricus beat them backe and afterwards was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga Eghricus King of West-Saxons 839. Adelnulphus ouercame 〈◊〉 Danes that came to inuade the kingdome with 350. ships 857. Athelbald 860. Athelbrict 866. Etheldrid 872. Aelfred 900. Edward surnamed Senior Heere end the Kings of the West-Saxons now follow the Kings of Britaine 104. Athelstane reigned 15. yeeres 905. THis King did tame the Welsh the Danes sub du'd He conquerd Scotland and the Marches rude The Danish Gyant Colebrand in Hyde-meade By Guy the Earle of Warwicke was strucke dead King Athelstane was crowned at Kingstone hee brought this Land againe to one sole Monarchy he was buried at Malmsbury 105. Edmund 940. 106. Eldred 946. EDmond reigned next his brother Athelstane And after fiue yeeres was vntimely slaine Nine yeeres was Eldred Englands King instâ—…d Th' insulting Danes he from this Realme exilde Edmund was buried at Glastenbury Eldred was brother to Edmund he was crowned at Kingstone he expelled the Danes and was buried at Winchester 107 Edwin 955. 108 Edgar 959. THen Edwin as his right obtain'd the Crowne For Rape and brutish Iust he was put downe His brother Edgar a man iust and wâ—…se By Edwinâ—… fall vnto the Throne did rise The Church and Commonweale long time deform'd He by his Iustice and good Lawes reform'd Raign'd sixteen yeeres and then by death assail'd As he had liu'd belou'd he dy'd bewail'd Edwin was Eldreds kinsman crowned at Kingstone he defloured his owne kinswoman and slew her husband for which odious acts hee was deposed of all Kingly dignity and his brother Edgar was in his stead crowned at Bathe Edgar had 3600 ships to withstand the inuasion of his enemies hee founded and repaired 47. relligious houses hee was buried at Glastenbury 109 Edward 975. 110 Etheldred 978. EDward was slain by his accurst Stepmother Ayded by Etheldred his cruell brother This Etheldred caus'd all the Danes be slaine And dyed the thirty eight yeere of his raigne He was crowned at Kingstone he reigned 3 yeeres and was buried at Shaftsbury Etheldred was buried in S. Pauls Church in London 111 Edmond Ironside 1016. THe Danes came to reuenge with sword and fire Both Kings to Combat single did desire On equall termes their valours both were tride In loue the Realme betwixt them they deuide Edricus a traitor murdered King Edmond Ironside for the which Canutus the Dane caused him to bee tormented to death grieuously as he deserued 112 Canutus 1018. THis mighty Danish King foure Kingdomes helâ—… Danes Norway England Scotland he compeld Taxes and toles he rais'd in England here And dyed when he had gouern'd twenty yeere In Canutus his raigne the Danes possessed all England he lies buried at Winchester 113 Harold 10â—…8 114 Hardicanutus 1041. HArold from England did exile his Mother And kild Allured his King and his Brother Hardicanutus then the Crowne obtain'd Who quaffing died when he 3. yeeres had raigâ—…'d Harold was a Tyrant hee was called Hartfoote for his swift running he murdered Prince Allured hee raigned three yeeres and was buried at Westminster Hee caused the body of Harold to be digged out of the graue and â—…ast into the Thames in reuenge of his brother Allureds death he was buried at Winchester 115. Saint Edward 1043. 1â—…6 Harold the second 1066. SAint Edward from the Danes this Kiâ—…gdom freed And for he had no Heyre he heere decreed That William Duke of Normandy â—…hou'd be Next King but Harold seeming to agree Assoone as Edward was laid in his Toombe This hasty Harold mounted in his roome But William came from Normandy amaine By whom King Harold was vnking'd and slaine The end of the first part The second part William Conquerour An. Dom. 1066. VVHen Britains Romanes Saxons Danes had done The Normans fiftly Englands glory won â—…w Lords brought in new Lawes incontinent â—…nd all were Conquer'd but the County Kent King William after he had all surpriz'd â—…lted domineer'd and tyranniz'd 〈◊〉 Englishmen like slaues their doores must lock 〈◊〉 paine of death each night at eight of clocke 〈◊〉 English from all Office were disgracâ—…d 〈◊〉 in their places the proud French were plac'd 〈◊〉 beating down the right with wrong on wrong â—…aining men should speake the English tongue 〈◊〉 so to bring oâ—…r memory to naught 〈◊〉 Grammar and the Lawes in French were taught 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sonnes with Danes a mighty band 〈◊〉 in â—…umber to inuade the Land Then Yorke was burnt the wealth away was borne And Danes on Composition home did turne A dearth in England was so great that heere Cats Dogs and mans flesh was our wofull cheere The Mercians and Northumbers they rebel'd Strong warres the Scots within our Country held The I le of Ely did the King surprize He caus'd the Rebels lose hands feet and eyes The Normans did rebell and were subdu'd Danes came and fled with all their multitude The Kings sonne Robert by the French Kings ayd Did diuers parts of Normandy inuade The Scots spoild England with all might and maine And Durhams Bishop in a broyle was slaine Heere euery Acre of mens Lands were measur'd And by a heauy taxe the King was treasur'd Slaine by a Deere the Kings sonne lost his life And Glassenbury Monkes were kill'd in strife The English Nobles almost were decay'd And euery place of rule the Normans swai'd And all mens goods and lands and coyn were rated Through England and vnto the King related The French mens pride did England ouerwhelme And grieuous tributes did oppresse the Realme Churches and Chappels were throwne down with speed To make New Forrest as the King decreed Who hauing rul'd in trouble toyle and care And tryannously pol'd this Kingdome bare Neere twenty one yeeres death was then his bane He lyes in Normandy enterr'd at Cane William Conquerour was crowned on Christmas-day 1067. the yeere then beginning on that day In the 〈◊〉 Forrest in Hampshire called New Forrest where this King had defased many Churches wherein the name of God was called vpon and placed wild Beasts for his disport in the same Forrest two of his owne sonnes were slaine Prince Robert killed by a Deere and William Rufus by a Knight shooting at a Deere William Rufus An. Dom. 1087. WIlliam the cruell Conquerours second Sonne With ease got what his Fathers paines had won Oppressed England he opprest and prest And great Exactions wrongfully did wrest For Symony and base corrupting gold The King most Churches and Church-liuings sold And more his Subiects vilely to abuse Against them he in armes did arme the Iewes And swore if they the victory did gaine That he their faithlesse faith would entertaine Vpon his eldest brother hee rai'sd
at Westminster In the 17. of his reigne on the 8. of Aprill 1233. there were 5 Sonnes in the firmament and the naturall Sun was as red as blood Edward Long-shanks An. Dom. 1272. THis was a hardy wise Victorious King The Welshmen he did to subiection bring He Scotland wan and brought from thence by fate Their Crowne their Scepter Chaire and Cloth of state That Kingdome with oppression sore he brusde Much tyranny and bloodshed there he vsde When thirty fiue yeeres he the Crowne had kept At Westminster he with his Father slept Edward the 1. In the 13. yeere his sonne Edward was borne at Carnaruan who was the first sonne of any King of England that was Prince of Wales An. 17. Wheat at 3. pence the Bushell Edward of Carnaruan An. Dom. 1307. THe hard mis haps that did this King attend The wretched life and lamentable end Which he endur'd the like hath ne'r bin seene Depos'd and poyson'd by his cruell Queene Which when the poyson had no force to kill Another way she wrought her wicked will Into his Fundament a red hot Spit Was thrust which made his Royall heart to split In his 8. yeere such a dearth that dogges and horses were good food many ate their owne children and old prisoners tore such as were newly committed in pieces and deuoured them halfe liuing The King reigned 19. yeeres 6. moneths Edward the third An. Dom. 1316. IN Peace and warre â—…his King was right good He did reuâ—…nge his murdred Fathers blood Hee and the blacke Prince his most valiant Sonne The field at Cressâ—… and at Poytiers wonne At first and lâ—…st in his victorious raigne Of French and Scots were six score thousand slaine And more his glory further to aduance He tooke the Kings of Scotland and of France The noble order of the Garter he At Windsor instituted caus'd to be When fifty yeeres this Land had him obaid At Westminster he in his tombe was laid In his 12. yeere he quartered the Armes of England and France as they are at this day Henry Pichard Viâ—…tner in his Maioralty feasted at once Edward King of England Dauid King of Scotland Iohn King of France the King of Cypres the Prince of Wales the Dolphin of France with many other great Personages of Honour and Worship Richard the second An. Dom. 1377. YOng King rash couÌ„sell lawes right neglected The good put downe the bad in State â—…rected The Court with knaues flat'rers here did swarm The Kingdome like a Farme was let to Farme The Commons rose in Armies Rouâ—…es and throngs And by foule treason would 〈◊〉 foule wrongs In this Kings raigne began the Ciuill warre Vnnaturally 'twixt Yorke and Lancaster Oppression on oppression breedes Confusion Bad Prologue bad Proceeding bad Conclusion King Richard twenty two yeeres raign'd misse-led Deposed and at Pomfret knock'd ith'head This King was Grandchild to Edward the 3. and sonne to the black Prince he was borne at Burdeux in France and was but 11. yeeres old when he was crowned so that all his miserable calamity may be imputed to his not hauing or not regarding good counsell Henry the fourth An. Dom. 1399. THe Crown wrong got froÌ„ the wrong ' doing king More griefe then ioy did to King Henry bring France England Scotland Wales arose in Armes And menac'd Henry with most fierce Alarmes Hot Percy Dowglas Mortimer Glendâ—…wre At Shrewsbury the King orâ—…threw their power He fourteene yeeres did raigne and then did dye At Cantâ—…rbury buried he doth lye Henry the 4. Hee began his reigne the 29. of September 1399. and the 14. of February following King Richard the 2. being in prison at Pomfret-Castle was murdered The raigne of King Henry was a continuall warre and trouble Henry the fift An. Dom. 1412. THis was a King Renowned nâ—…ere and farre A Mars of men a Thunderbolt of warre At Agencourt the French were ouerthrowne And Henry heyre proclaim'd vnto that Crowne â—…ine yeeres raigne this valiant Prince wan more I henaâ—… the Kings did after or before Intomb'd at Westminster his Carkas lyes His soule did like his Acts ascend the skies Henry the 5. In his 3. yeere hee past the sea with 1000. 〈◊〉 of Ships and Vessels into France His tombe or statue was couered with siluer but this yron age hath deuoured Henry the sixt An. Dom. 1422. THis Infant Prince scarce being nine moneths old The Realmes of France and England he did hold But he vncapable through want of yeeres Was ouer-gouern'd by mis-gouern'd Peeres Now Yorke and Lancaster with bloudy wars Both wound this kingdome with deep deadly scars Whâ—…st this good King by Yorke oppos'd depos'd Expos'd to dangers is captiu'd 〈◊〉 ' d His 〈◊〉 â—…xilde his sonne and many friends Fâ—…d murdred slaughtred lastly â—…ate contends To crowne him once againe who then at last Was murdred thirty nine yeeres being past King Henry the fixt being 10. yeers old was crowned King of France in Paris but with the strife betwixt the Nobility and the Commons in England the most part of France was lost againe which was neuer recouered since Edward the fourth An. Dom. 1460. EDward the 4 the house of Yorks great heire By bloudy wars attain'd the Regall Chairâ—… The poore King Henry into Scotland fled And foure yeeres there was royally cloath'd and fed Still good successâ—… with him was in the wane He by King Edwards power at last was tane But yet before the tenth yeere of his reigne Hence Edward fled and Henry crown'd againe By Warwicks meanes sixe moneths he held the same Till Edward backe in armes to England came And fighting stoutly made this kingdome yeeld And slew great Warwicks Earle at Barnet field Thus Ciuill wars on wars and broyles on broyles And England against England spils and spoyles Now Yorke then Lancaster then Yorke againe Quels Lancaster thus ioy griefe pleasure paine Doth like inconstant waters ebbe and flow Ones rising is the others ouerthrow King Edward twenty two yeeres rul'd this Land And lies at Windsor where his Tombe doth stand Edward the 4. In the first yeere on Palme-sunday 1460. there was a battell fought betwixt King Edward and King Henry neere Todcaster wherein were slaine of English-men on both sides 53000 700 and 11. persons The bloudy victory fell to King Edward In the 10. yeere of his reigne he was forced to forsake this Land whereby King Henry was restored againe to the Crowne But shortly after Edward returned and Henry was â—…urthered Edward the fifth An. Dom. 1483. HIgh birth blood state and innocent in yeeres Eclips'd and murdred by insulting Peeres This King was neuer crown'd short was his raigne For to be short hee in short space was slaine Edward the 5. Within 3. moneths after the death of his father hee and his brother Richard Duke of Yorke were depriued both of their liues and he of the Crowne by their tyrannous Unkle Richard Duke of Gloster Richard the third An. Dom. 1483. BY reason mischiefe murder and debate Vsurping
a King Thus Fortunes fauours vp and downe did fling In these often changes of Princes estates this Land was miserably vexed Heere because Hystories make little or no mention of any the doings of the Kings from the reigne of Elidurus to King Lud I thinke it fit onely to insert their names and the times of their reignes with their yeeres before Christ. 258. Gorbonian reigned ten yeeres 248. Morgan foureteene yeeres 234. Emerianus seuen yeeres This King was deposed from all Regall gouernment for hâ—… tyranny 227. Iuall twenty yeeres This King was a iust and prudent Prince 207. Rimo sixteen yeeres His reigne was blest with abundance of Peace and Plenty 191. Geruncius twenty yeeres 171. Catillus ten yeeres Catillus caused all the oppressors of the poore to be hanged vp but since his time they are doubly increased 161. Coylus twenty yeeres A peaceable King and a quiet reigne 141. Porrex fiue yeeres A good Prince 136. Chirimus one yeere Chirimus through excessiue drinking gat his death 135. Fulgon two yeeres 133. Eldred one yeere 132. Androgius one yeere 131. Varianus oâ—…â—…re Varianus giuen â—…to lust purchsed himselfe a short reigneâ—… and it may bee perceiued that all these Prince either by treason or their owâ—… bad liues were soon brought to their ends for 25 of them did not reignâ—… aboue 62 yeeres 129. Fliud fiue yeeres 120. Dedamius fiue yeeres 118. Gurginius three yeeres 115. Mercianus two yeeres 113. Bladunus two yeeres 110. Cupenus three yeeres 108. Quinus two yeeres 106. Sâ—…ius two yeeres 94. Bledgabredus ten yeeres A great louer of Musicke and a good Patron to Musicianâ—… 92. Archemalus two yeeres 90. Eldolus two yeeres 88. Rodianus two yeeres 86. Redargius three yeeres 84. Samullius two yeeres 81. Penisellus three yeeres 78. Pirrhus two yeeres 76. Caporus two yeeres 74. Dinellus foure yeeres A Noble and vertuous Prince 70. Hellius one yeere The I le of Ely tooke the nomination from this Prince There hee built a Palace and there he dying was buried Lud reigned 11. yeeres 66. A Long time after Troynouant was fram'd It was by Lud Kair-Lud or Lud-stone nam'd He made 〈◊〉 strong with Battlemenâ—…s and Towres Defensiue against foes inuasiue pow'rs Of free Stone for Free-men Ludgate hee founded Where freemen wanting freedom are confounded He dy'd and left two Sonnes too young for reigne Wherefore his brother did the Crowne obtaine Some Writers doe affirme that this King bâ—…ilded â—…ondon from Ludgate to London-stone and that the stone in memory thereof was called Luds stone Cassibelan 17. yeeres 58. LVd deed the Nobles crown'd Cassibelan In whose reigne herâ—… the Romane conquest â—…an Great Iulius Caesar sailed out of France And in this Land his Eagle did aduance But Brittaines bold scorn'd base at first to stoope Twice Caesar fâ—…ed before their warlike troope The â—…iuill warres this Kingdome ouer 〈◊〉 Betwixt Cassibelan and Luds two Sonnes Whilst they vnnaturall sought each others fall The Romanes tooke aduantage conquer'd all Where Caesar by his high Imperiall doome Made Brittaine Tributary vnto Rome Nennius a valiant Duke of this Kingdome receiued his deâ—…ths â—…und of Caesar Yet after that he tooke Caesars Sword from him and with the same kilâ—…d Laâ—…ianus a Romane Tribune and lastly maâ—… the fiâ—…ld and 〈◊〉 Caesar built the Castles of Douâ—… Canterbury and the Tower of London Theomantius 37. THen Theomantius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all blood The 〈◊〉 Sonne 〈◊〉 oâ—… his Father 〈◊〉 Reign'd three and twenty yeeres a King in 〈◊〉 Whose Picture stands on Luds 〈◊〉 gate Cimbelinus IN this Kings reigne the glorious King of Kings In person came and mans saluation brings When through the world all bloody wars did cease For our soules peace then came the Prince of peace Our Sauiour Iesus Christ was borne in his reigne in the 42. yeere of Augustus Caesar then being Emperour of Rome Cimbelinus was the Sonne of Iheomantius Yeeres after Christ. Guiderius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 21. THis King and Subâ—…cts brauely nobly ioyne To hold from Rome the tributary Coyne But Claudius Caesar with an Army came The Bâ—…t bold rebellious hearts to tame One Hamon there a Romane diâ—… 〈◊〉 Himselfe like to a Britaine to 〈◊〉 Guiderius brauely chaâ—…de his foâ—…s amaine Was by disgâ—…ifed Hamon falfely slaine When Guiderius was King of Britaine our Redeemer suffered vnder Claudius Tiberius Caesar being the Romane Emperour Guiderius was a valiant Prince Aruiragus 44. STout Aruiragus being in the fight The Kings death added fury to his might Perceiu'd the Britaine Host almost dismaide In 's brothers Armour hee himselfe array'd The Souldiers thought the King againe suruiu'd With coâ—…rage new through euery veine deriu'd Braue Aruiragus like a Tempest goes And pell mell topsieturuy throwes his foes Grear Caesar with his Romane army fled The King tooke Hamon and cut off his head And more with sharp reuenge his wrath t' appease Hew'd him piece-meale and cast him in the Seas The place long time this name did then allow Of Hamons hauen or Southampton now The Emperour would quite the tribute free If Brittaines King his Sonne in law would be Then Aruarigue did faire Genisse marry And Claudius Caesar heere a while did tarry He builded Gloster whil'st he heere remain'd The King dyed hauing twenty eight yeeres reign'd Marius 73. IN this Kings reigne the lawlesse proling Pict A Nation strange did the North part afflict But Marius in a battell slew their King And all their power did to subiection bring The Picts from Scythia into Scotland came Rude barbarous ingratefull hard to tame For by the Scotsh Kings fauour hauing got Possession they oft warr'd vpon the Scot. And more and more that Kingdome they annoy'd Till Kennith Scotlands King them all destroy'd Yeeres fifty three reign'd Marius iust and wise Dyed and at Carleile his Corps royall lies Much about this time Ioseph of Arimathea after he had buried Christ being hated for it of the mis-beleeuing Iewes came into this Land and first planted Christianity heere built a Chappell at Glastenburgh Some writers say that he repaired Chester and was buried there Coylus 124. IN Rome this King was fostred all his youth He lou'd Peace Iustice Fortitude and Truth He builded Colchester and did suruiue Till he had reign'd a Kings yeeres fifty fiue Coylus was the Sonne of Marius hee was buried at Yorke Lucius 179. THe first of Kings that was a Christian nam'd Was Lucius with the spirit of God inflam'd The Bread of life he did receiue with ioy The Pagan Idols hee did all destroy The Flamines and Archflamines he downe cast And Bishops and Archbishops here he plac'd He lou'd and fear'd th' eternall Three in one And dyed when he had 12 yeeres kept the Throne This was the first Christian King of Brittaine he caused twentie eight Idolatrous Temples of the â—…agan gods to be made Cathedrall Churches for the seruice of the 〈◊〉 God Elutherius was then Bishop of Rome King Lucius was buried at Glocester hee dyed leauing no 〈◊〉 so that this Land