thriftlesse e Edward the third his mother daughter to Philip le Bel sister to Charles the fift and Lewes Hutin whose heire she was they dying without issue f 〈◊〉 was daughter to 〈…〉 of Henault 〈…〉 Philip de Valoâ—s who new vsurped France against Edward the third 〈◊〉 his mother 〈…〉 title g The Flemingsâ—â—â—â—tted â—â—â—â—tted themselues to the King of Englands obeysâ—â—â— and 〈…〉 the Earle three times and King Edward was 〈◊〉 of the Empire 1339. clected also 〈◊〉 Emperor 13â—◠〈…〉 h Oyly-flame was 〈…〉 the French KIng 〈…〉 â—sying No mery but vpon 〈◊〉 of death of prisonerâ— to the 〈◊〉 against this the King of England 〈◊〉 his Banner of the Dâ—agon noting 〈◊〉 i With the Kings of Maiork and Beme sell the Archbishop Zanximus the Bishop of Noyoune the Dakes of 〈◊〉 and Burbon the Earles of Alenson Haâ—ecourt Aumarle Sauoy Noyâ— Mont byliard Niuers and Franders the Grand Prior and 4000. men of armes besiâ—es that innumerable multitude of the commons k At the battell of Durham or Neuils Crosse William de la Zouch Archbishop of Yorke vicegerent for the King in the Marches giuing him battell the said Dauid King of Scots was taken by Iohn Copland Esquire and so sent to the Tower where he remayned many yeares l In this battell of Poytew were slaine the Dukes of Burbon Dafines the Marshall of France and many Lords and taken prisoners the King and his sonne Philip the Dolphin the Archbishop of Senon the Earles of Pontue Ewe Longvile Tankeruill Daaâ—tet Vendadour Vindome Wademont Slancer Iuyney Don-Martin Saâ—so Selabrase Viscounts Nerbon and Belemont and many Lords who were by the Prince brought prisoners into England in triumph the King of France was lodged in the Sauoy and all the Kings and Princes the King and Prince of England the captiue kings of France and Scotland the Dolphin and king of Cyprus with many of the Nobilitie were sumptuously entertayned and feasted by Henry Pyeard Vintner Maior of London * Being inuaded by the Kings of England and Nauarre m Hee was expelled by Henry his bastard brother but being restored by Prince Edward hee was shortly after treacherously murdred the two daughters of the said King Peter were after married to Iohn Duke of Lancaster and Edmond Earle of Cambridge the King of Englands sonnes Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster who married the elder sister Constance wrote himselfe King of Castile and challenged it and aided the King of Portugal agaâ—nst bastard Henry but receiuing a large summe of money gaue his daughter in marriage to the said King and quitted all claime to his kingdome A. 1350. was celebrated the first feast of S. George at Windsore A. 1376. the Prince dyed n The King of France was to deliuer the lands of Gascoigne Guienne Poytâ—ers Limosin Baleiâ—le Exanteâ— Galaice Guisnes freely to the King of England and three millions of Florences for his ransome Dauid king of Scots was to pay 100000 marks in ten yeares next following his release o Violentis her name the sumptuousnesse of which marriage whereat Francis Petrach was present and the magnificence seeming to equall if not surpasse the state of the greatest and wealthiest Princes p Of Henry the bastard q Hee was a great enemy to the Bishops City and Clergy bolstering Wicklife against his Ordinary the Bishop of London with such intolency that had not the Bishop requiting euill with good entreated the Citizens in his behalfe they would haue slaine him at his Palace of the Sauoy a Hee instituted the most noble Order of the Garter and round Table at Wiâ—dsore on Saint Georges day A. 1350. kept the first Saint Georges feast with the beginning of that institution of Knighthood the King of Frace in imitation of him then began a like order of round Table to keepe the noble men of Italy Spaine from the King of Englands but with no successe He almost new built the said Castle of Windsore to the eight Channons there hee added a Deane and fifteene more and 24. Knights he builded the new Abbey by the Tower of white Monks and one for Nunnes at Dertfort in Kent and Kings Hall in Cambridge and Maison de Dieu an Hospitall in Callaice and augmented Saint Steuens Chappell in Westminster giuing it more 500. pounds per annum Edward the third his issue were Edward the black Prince William of Hatfield Lionel Duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt William of Windsore Thomas of Woodstock Isabel Ioan Queen of Spain Blanch Mary and Margaret Richard borne at Burdeaux began 21. Iunij 1377. crowned at Westminster by Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury the 16. of Iuly next what time he made foure Earles and nine Knights he was deposed 29. September 1399. hauing reigned 22. yeares 3. moneths and odde dayes he was murdred at Pomfret 14. Februarij following buried at Langley by Saint Albons and after remoued by Henry the fift to Westminster * Shee is said to haue beene the first bringer in of many strange attyres for women and also the vse of side-saddles and Gownes with long traynes b Wat Tyler the master of the Kentish rebells was slaine with a dagger by William Walworth Maior of London close by the Kings side in the Kings defence who was therefore knighted and the City since giueth for armes the Dagger at that time Iohn Litistar a rebell in Norwich and his crew were dispersed by the Bishop of Norwich Henry Spensers valour the like rebellion in other parts of Norfolke and Suffolke with their Captayn a Priest one Iohn Wraw who intended to kill all Gentlemen Lords knights Bishops and began with the arch-Bish Abbots and all the Orders of religious sauing begging Fryers together with the King himselfe and especially the Lawyers whom they termed the Oppressors of the poore but they were not without great adoe and much bloud-shed suppressed c The Irish are said to haue much honoured and admired the memory and armes of Saint Edward the Confessor which were a crosse Paton Gold and Gules with foure white Martellets insomuch that foure of the Irish Kings came and voluntarily submitted Henry the fourth borne at Bolingbrooke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt fourth sonne of Edward the third began 29. September 1399. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundale Archbishop of Canterbury 13. October prox he dyed 20. Martij 1412. hauing reigned 13. yeares 6. moneths lacking 10. dayes r This Kings reigne was full of tumults and troubles among which that of Owen Glendor Henry Hotspur of the North were not the least Owen called of the place where he dwelt Glen being a Vale Dour Water or the Riuer of Dew in the Parâ—st of Corwen in Meâ—onethshire hauing maried his daughter to the Earle of March who had title to the Crowne Westm. by Tho. Arundale archbishop of Cant. 13. Octob. prox he died 20. Martij 1412. hauing reig 13. y. 6. m. lacking 10. daies Henr. 4. his issue were Henr. 5. Thom. Duke of Clarâ—ce Iohn Duke of Bedford Humfrey
A transition to the next and conclusion of this present Ode MOre to confirme vs to our Brute Since sacred Sybills seeme not mute Whose books well worthy best respect Frame Brutus Iles in Greeke Dialect Needs such as this nor aught will please We pray them better shew or cease And giue vs leaue and Welsh to raise Aswell our Brutes as Arthurs praise The end of the third Ode A briefe type of the fourth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called BRVTVS The fourth Ode contayneth 1. A brief recapitulation of Brutus storie his descent trauels with the aduentures hee found here when he came into this Iland Quelling the Giants and establishing his Kingdome in Albion called since Britannia or Brutania of his owne name 2. Brutus Acts Race and succession of Kings here viz. Brute 2855. he reigned 24. yeares and diuided his Kingdome among his three sonnes 1. Locrine King of Loegres or England reigned 20. yeares His wife was Guendoline His Paramour the beauteous Estrild 2. Camber King of Wales or Cambria 3. Albanak King of Albania or Scotâ—and Madan his sonne and Gwendoline reign 55. yeares Mempritius his sonne reigned 20. yeares Hee slue his brother Manlius Ebranke his sonne reigned 60. yeares His sonnes conquer Germany He builded Oxford Brute Greene-shâ—eld his sonne reigned 12. yeares Leiâ— his sonne reigned 25 yeares Lud-Rudibras his sonne reigned 29. yeares Bladud his sonne reigned 20. yeares A Magitian he founded Bath Leir his sonne reigned 40. yeares Expelled by his elder Daugâ—ters Gonorilla and Ragan and their husbands Is restored by Cordyla his youngest Daughter whom he had reiected Cordyla daughter to King Leir reigned 5. yeares Cunedagius sonne to Ragan slue his Cousin Morgan sonne of Gonorilla and possessed the Kingdome and reigned 33. yeares Riuallo his sonne reigned 46. yeares Gurgius his sonne reigned 38. yeares Syssylth Riuallo's sonne reigned 49. yeares Iago Gurgius sonne reigned 15. yeares Kâ—macâ— sonne of Syssylth reigned 54. yeares Gronodugo or Gorbodugus reigned 63. yeares His sonnes Ferrex and Porrex being slaine began the Pentarcâ—y or fiue Kingdomes in fiue seuerall parts of the Land which Mâ—lmutius Dunwallo sonne of Clotenus Duke of Cornwall reduced into Monarchy after fiftie yeares 3. A remonstrance opposed to the erronious retection of some supposed Errours by Polydore Virgill an Italian writer of our English Annalls refelling some of his errours detecting and rectifying his vvrong coÌ„putation of times and calculating the K. reignes according to the same Also shewing how vniust his some of his Followers calumniations are that are made against the British our Histories PALAE ALBION Ode quarta Inscripta BRVTVS ARGVMENTVM Brutus vt Albionem Brutoque Brytania Nomen Coepit excisus quarta dat Oda Gygas At Mulmutiadae stirps altera Bruto oriundis Sceptra licet serò surripit illa tamen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prooemij Ioco istius Odae Hypothesis SAmotheam exorsi primùm lustrauimus Oram Desertae Albionis promouimus inde Brytannos Nunc tractus vtique olim etiam indita nomina nostris Temporibus rediuiua vigent benè nota recensens Musa veni resonis pete candida sydera pennis A Mauris Luso vel aquis quae Tania dicta est Aut venit aut videt aut vicit Brutus Amoenae Albioni impositum à Bruto Brytania Nomen Hic claruêre eius per saecula multa nepotes Brutigenûm donec acer Romanus in oras Deuenit Gallûmque manu spolijsque superbus Demptaque cognatis populis è sanguine Troûm Ortis Tarpeiâ suspendit in Arce trophaea Caâ—sar in aequoreos qui transtulit arma Brytannos Nota canam vati linguis animisque fauentes Annuite Aonides Brutus trans Gallica Regna Lustrans fata solum geniale inuenerat olim Pandite Daedaliae fonteis Heliconaque Diuae Vos meministis enim Nymphae quibus Anglica iam tum Floruerit terra alma viris quibus arserit Armis Ad nos vix tenuis famae perlabitur aura 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bruti in Brytanniam aduentus CVm pius Aeneas sociorum flebile fatum Occasum Troiae supremaque funera vidit Monte sub Attandro molitur vtique biremes Tendensque in Latium sedes vbi fata quietas Ostendebant fas vbiregna resurgere Troiae Getulis Lybicisque ereptus Syrtibus exul Impulerat sospes Lauiua ad littora classes Nec citius Latijs tuto consederat Agris Quam fuit Alecto stygijs infecta venenis Quam fuit Alecto coniux Iouis effera Iuno Quae Phrygas Rutilos miseranda strage fatigent Sed postquam Aeneiâ deiectus cuspide Turnus Concidit sero facta est Liuinia Coniux Syluius in Syluis ex hac tua posthuma proles Nascitur Aeneas hoc saeclo recta fuêre Regna sub Ascanio quae dicitur Alba sed huius Aeneae soboles diuersa per aequora vectus Brutus in Angliacas tandem deuenerat oras Has etiam terras meministis vt antea sanctae Aonidum turmae vasti tenuere Gygantes Neptuni filij nam postquam regna fuêrunt Olim Saturni diuisa habet aethera summus Iupiter infernum styga Dis maria omnia lustrans Caeruleis dominaris aquis Neptune nepotes Cuius regna patris per Caerula flumina nando Oras inuenêre finibus incoluêre Desertae Albionis faelicia rura Gygantes Quorum aliquam partem disiecit littore Celtûm Virtus Alcidae hic reliquos Aeneia proles Damnoniae attingens Totnesia littora Brutus Ecce tenet portum iam stabant littore curuo Naues quam primum summis de montibus hostis Apparet tanquam nemorosa proceraque sylua Sic nautae vidissle ferunt in montibus olim Trinacriae Cyclopas hic è Collibus astra Sublimi ceruice ferit Naualia Bruti In mare progreditur lustrans vt consitaripâ Populus Eridani verritque Cacumime nubes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bruti cum Gygantibus praelium praelij euentus NEc mora quin stricto cernuntur praelia ferro Vndique concursant vasto clamore Gygantes Ac nisi vana fuit Phlegraeis fabula castris Dijs infestae acies certarunt Pelio Ossan Insuper atque Ossae frondosum inuoluere Olympum Imperio Diuos premere supera astra tenere Praelia Brutus init tremit horrida terra tumultu Euolat interea certis victoria pennis Brutigenûm turmis releuans sua pectora vt hostis Aufugit insequitur Brutus nec rara Gigantum Corpora sternit humi vt secus haud respersa videres Passim per terras per Genialia rura Quà m vel in Autumno Boreali flamine frondes Nituntur Bruti Comites puluere condunt Quoscunque aspiciunt ac caesa cadauera campis Rellinquunt lanianda Lupis sic Iupiter altus Centimanumque Gygen Briareaque obruit Aetnâ Enceladum è campis Phlegrae Titanidaque Olim Condidit Inarines aeterna mole Typhaea Neu priùs è regno extirparunt martis alumnos Neptuni Nerei sobolem quà m summus
married there Agatha the Empresse sister nice To th' Almaigne Lords and Dukes From these Both English came and Scottish Kings Edgar from these and Margret springs Margret to Malcolme wed their Impes Beene Maud and Mary Maud faire Nymph's First Henries spouse Maud th' Empresse mother Whose son 's next Henrie Mary t'other Weds Eustace Earle of Bolloignoys Their Maud King Stephen then Earle of Bloys And thus a race as royall springs Of Scotch and English Britaine Kings From this poore wrackt despised stem As e're ware golden Diadem CANZ. XVI Canute the Danes famous reigne ouer England Scotland Denmarke and Norway NOw Edmond slaine and his sonnes fate Exil'd Knute meant should mend his state For Norwayesâ—oin'd â—oin'd to th' Danish Crowne And King Olaue and Scots pull'd downe English Scots Danes and Norwayes they Foure mighty people him obey More to make friends to th' Norman Duke His sister giues to wife and tooke Ethelreds widdow Emme entailes The crowne they say t' her issue males This Cnute commands the seas to shew His Sycophants flattering termes vntrew And knowledging Christ his only trust Return'd from Rome returnes to dust CANZ. XVII Harold Hardyknute and Edward Confessors reigne MOngst his three sonnes his lands in three Deuided Bastard Harold hee Britaine Swane Norway sonne to Emme Hardi-knute ha's Denmarks Diadem Harold then working his stepmothers Discredit vexing realmes and brothers Dies three yeeres King likewise Emmes sonne Hardiknute next set on Englands throne Dies three yeeres King too his halfe-brother Edward by Norman Emme their mother Confessor call'd then reignes th'off-spring Of Ethelred late Englands King This King weds Edyth Godwines Impe Kind modest comely vertuous Nymphe So faire so sweet the by-word goes Her Syre the Bryer brought her the Rose Earle Godwine whose ill counsels long King abus'd friends and mother wrong Till he and 's sonnes expulst she last of All into Wilton Nunnerie's cast off Both louing too much virgin-life Expos'd the Crowne to strangers strife CANZ. XVIII Edward dying Harold Earle Godwines sonne vsurpeth against Clyto Edgar BVt Godwine and his sonnes reclaim'd To the Kings fauour Harold tam'd The Welsh-mens powers on Snowdowne hils Syward Northumbers Earle then kils Macbeth which Scot'sh vsuper gone Malcolme his grand-child ha's his throne Malcolme that married Margret after Edmonds neece Edward out-lawes daughter So call'd as outed by disseyssor Knute call'd home though by the Confessor He with his Children and his wife Hitherwards returning ends his life His sonne young Edgar though's set downe As heire apparant t' Englands Crowne And Godwin's sonne Protector these Things thus compos'd good King in peace Edward he rests but soone from 's death Edgar's disrob'd of 's royall wreath For Nobles doubt and Normans threat Edgar but young Godwines sonne great In all mens fauours and of might To match if neede his foes in fight Though Edward promising Harold tooke Oath some say to the Norman Duke As his Liege-lord yet Nobles since And vulgars wish him for their Prince As being his troth-plight promise broke Able to ward warr's steely stroke When Edgar heire by 's fathers side Sign'd Prince and prince-like else alli'd As young thought weake to quench the flame Of Normans furie if they came CANZ. XIX All England vexed with strange feares and vproares at the comming in of the Conquerour T' Was easie now for Harold none Opposing thus to gayne the Throne To make sure worke he quickly downe Did set him and do's on the Crowne His twice-broke trust and troubled State Arm'd to free or meet Foes and Fate Flame Starres fume Tosto not the while Powers of Scots Norwayes Orkes and I le Danes Newstrians maken him afraid William nor France nor Flanders aide His Goale's Crowne My Muse next sings His fall then facts of Norman Kings The end of the eight Ode A briefe type of the ninth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called GVLIELMVS The ninth Ode contayneth 1. The Originall of the Normans with their Conquest and the great alteration of the land vnder William the Conquerour who was the sonne of Robert the second Duke of Normandy who was the sonne of Richard the second sonne of Richard the first sonne of William the first sonne of Rollo the Dane that in King Alfreds time inuaded England and thence expeld seated himselfe in Normandy and became Duke thereof who receiuing Christianity was baptized Robert and so Robert the first being the sonne of Guion a Noble man of Denmarke 2. The Race and succession of the Normans Kings of this Land viz. William the Conquerour A. 1066. who R. 20. yeares William Rufus his sonne reigned 12. yeares Henry Beauclerke his brother R. 35. y. Stephen Grandchild to William the Conquerour by his daughter Adela married to the Earle of Bloys he reigned 18. yeares Henry the second grandchild to Henry the first by his daughter Maud the Empresse R. 34 y. Richard Coeur-de-Lyon his sonne R. 9 y. Iohn called Without land his brother R. 17. y. Henry the third his sonne R. 56. y. Edward the first his sonne R. 34. y. Edward the second of Carnaruon his sonne R. 19. y. Edward the third his sonne R. 50. y. hee instituted the round Table and first laid claime to the Crowne of France Richard the second his grandchild by Edward the blacke Prâ—nce R. 22. y. Henry the fourth of Bolingbroke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt fourth sonne of Edward the third R. 13. y. he began the bloudy schisme betweene the houses of Yorke and Lancaster Henry the fift his sonne conquered France R. 9. y. Heney the sixt his sonne lost France R. 50. y. Edward the fourth of the house of Yorke descended of Lionel third sonne of Edward the third restored the house of Yorke and reigned 22. yeares Edward the fift his sonne murdered ere he was crowned reigned not one yeare Richard the third his Vncle vsurped three yeares Henry the seuenth descended of Iohn of Gaunt of the house of Lancaster espoused Elizabeth eldest daughter of Edward the 4 of the house of Yorke whereby the schisme of the Houses and Roâ—es of Lancaster and Yorke was fully determined and ended A. 1485. which had endured almost 100. yeares to the destruction of many hundred thousands 3. The Vnion of the long diuided and bloudy schisme betweene the Houses and Roses of Lancaster and Yorke the red Rose being the cognizance of the House of Yorke as the white Rose was of Lancaster by the marriage of Henry the seuenth with the Lady Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth from whom also sprang the Lady Margaret whose marriage into Scotland hath since produced betweene those two long foesworne Kingdomes of England and Scotland a no lesse haâ—py and blessed Vnion PALAE ALBION Ode nona Inscripta GVLIELMVS ARGVMENTVM Nona vbi Neustriacos canit Oda trophaea triumphos Contrâ Anglis clades perniciemque parat Sceptra sed Angligenis sua restaurantur vti ipsis
Swans-coombe kend who stood Maz'd thus to meete this moouing wood By which sleight they encompast round His Normans on vnequall ground Who casting downe their boughs appeares Their Kentish force to Normans feares But Stigand only praying peace And countries freedome so to cease All warres and farther strife which thing The King grants and they greete him King Hence Kent enjoyes our Lawyers say Her ancient customes to this day Londons Charter Bishop William names Her fauourite Kent-freed Stygand fames Yet such his faith nor fame defends His worth from Enuie subtile fiend But dying disrob'd in prisoners weedes Cane's Abbot Lanfrank him succeedes And now began our th' English bane Some fyn'd some punish't som's lands tane And giuen to strangers many a place To wild-beasts faire fields made a chace Hamp-shiere townes on New-forrest side Could witnesse well this Normans pride Where Church and all laid leuell ground Wilde Deere or Satyr's dance around Where plagues for Widowes Orphan cryes Richard Kings-child and Rufus dyes No lesse the Nobles for their parts Or feare or feele as grieuous smarts Feele present wrongs feare future dangers Their fellowesmade foote-stooles for strangers When each Iack iets for gentleman That skill of French or Norman can Stage Court Lawes turn'd French strange to see How brag French beggers English't bee So great and small skorn'd or skar'd sore All feare some fled their natiue shore And ioyning with the warlike Dane Who claim'd the crowne his right were slaine Others ioyn'd with th' inuading Scots In Edgars quarrell chanc't like lots Both Welsh and Scot'sh and Herewards powers The brother Earles braue martiall flowers Haue all like Fortune Welsh are tam'd The rest quite fled foyl'd or reclaim'd Malcolme do's homage Edgar too And his as tane to fauour doe Receiue the Kings rich gifts all friends His course thence for Pannonia bends CANZ. V. The Kings tyrannie also against his brother his death and strange funerall in France THe Kings halfe brothers were by 's mother Robert Earle of Morton and his brother Odo Bayon's Bishop Earle of Kent Who vice-Roy made when William went To warre in France Northumbers wilde With th' rest of 's Kings foes brauely foyl'd But gaping for the Papall Crowne When fates great Hidebrand pull'd downe Was prisnor'd by his brother-King Enuie par'd proud Ambitions wing Doubly deceiu'd by lying Augury Lost triple-Crowne and long time liberty Peace gain'd the King did Poules repaire Built many a Church and Abbey faire And castles and of England tooke The great suruey in Doomes-day booke Last time King William France inuaded Because French Philip 'gainst him ayded Robert his so vnnaturall Sonne Falne sicke at Roan the French begonne And King to scoffe as if his sicknesse Were Child-bed faintnesse womens weakenesse Which made him mad-chas't vow should shrines And altars with burnt-offrings shine At his safe Church going saues his oath Th' Altars flame townes and temples both 'Mongst which warre tumults bruised fore By his horse leaping sickning more Soone after dyes when wofull case Great Cane scarce yeelds him buriall place A spacious Empire so small roome To fit her Monarks eight-foote toombe Till 't was with loathsome neede for gold To all beholders terrours sold Whom Normandy nurst France did feare England and Picards conquests were Lesse Brytaine bowes to Scot'sh Welsh both Triumpht Ah worlds pride glory froth CANZ. VI. The smally-praised governement of William Rufus HIs death makes Robert Normans Duke Rufus our King youngst Henry tooke His treasures Stephen Earle of Bloys Adela weds the Britannoy's Earle Alam Constance Spaines Alfonso Elnor Adeliza and his throne so Both Harold left they Cicely call Canes Abbesse Williams issue all Now Odo free'd by 's Brothers fate Nurst fell flames till wit deare bought late Vnites the Nephewes powers that quell'd Welsh Scot'sh and Normans that rebell'd Then Robert gone to th' Holy-land Rufus makes Edgar Scot'sh King and Builds Westminster great Hall but lead A most loose life being Lanfrank dead Who rul'd him much and exil'd flies Reuerend Anselme who taxt his vice Though rapine nor of Church nor State Scapt scot-free Tyrell such his fate On the new Forrest ill-got ground From Gods and men gaue him deaths wound Whom Colliers Carts vncourtly bring Winchester toombs th'eleuen yeeres m King CANZ. VII Henrie the first called Beuclerks honourable reigne NExt young'st Henry the first restoring Saint Edwards Lawes and most adoring Artes armes and honour Beauclerk styl'd Fam'd yet for couetous wanton wilde He banisht Anselme backe doth call Regards his counsels yet but small Robert now from Ierusalem Comes claimes his royall Diadem But peace tooke place till last fresh broyles Captiu'd the Duke whom Cardiff spoyles Of eyes and life his sonne that flyes To th' Duch and French for aid soone dies First Parliaments and Templers first Vnder this Henry heard who earst Build Windsore Castle after fam'd So by Saint George He Welshmen tam'd Weds Maud Scot'sh Edgars sister whose Sole heire the rest sea-swallowed spouse Maud too to th' Emperor after tooke Geofrey Plantaginet Angeou's Duke Whose issue second Henry brings In th' ancient race of Saxon Kings His mother th' Empresse Maud hers too Scot'sh-Queene Margrets Daughter who Had to syre Edward Edmonds sonne Nam'd Ironside King heere long agone These heires Henry beyond-sea dyes Thrise twelue yeeres King at Reading lyes CANZ. VIII King Stephens altogether troublesome time BVt Stephen Earle of Bloys his sonne On Stephens day crownd his reigne begunne By 's mother Adela Conquerours Impe Whose Nobles and the Imperiall Nymphe So vext him faine at last as 't were Adopts her sonne young Henry heire Yet hee for 's life King weares the Crowne Nigh twenty yeeres tomb'd at Feuersham towne CANZ IX Henry the second his partly vnquiet otherwise fortunate and flourishing gouernement SEcond Henry first Plantaginet sonne To th' Empresse new as 't were begonne Th' old Saxons line in him exemplar'd Seem'd famous Edgar Alfred Edward By 's mothers side from these descended O're Scotsh Welsh Orkeys he extended His British Empire conquering foote In Ireland sets at Mac-mor'gh's suite All these were his with Normandy In 's mothers right Towrs Picardy And Angeou were his fathers lands Lesse Brytaine too came to his hands Ieffrey his sonne wedding the Gyrle Daughter and heire to Conan Earle Yet more his land in Frances mayne Extends Poytew and Aquitaine Being his wiues dower did Elnor bring Forsaken though by Frances King Poytew's Earle Williams issue their Earledomes and Dukedomes both sole heire By her were Richard Ieoffrey Iohn And Henry's crown'd slaine rebell son Girles Elnor Spaines Queene Sicill's t'other Maud Saxons Duchesse Cesars Mother But subtill Syrens two faire dames Light loue our wanton King defames French Adeliza and Rosamond Of Cliffords race who held him bound In her loues Labyrinih Woodstocke bowers Shrowding her their loues loue-stolne houres But
French and Scots so weilds T'ons Crowne next Crownes third Castles yeilds But Shores faire wife widdow Gray So woo'd so wed and Bona gay Left being the loue-embassage there Made French King fume and Warwicke sweare Both vow reuenge so Edwards Impe The Dolphin wooes weds th' Austrian Nymphe Which Edward tooke so ill that tyde For very griefe 't was thought hee dy'de Fiue Girles and two sonnes left behind Thrise seuen yeeres King at Windsore shrin'd His sonnes fift Edward few-moneths King With 's brother Duke did Gloster bring T'vntimely end in Londons Tower Vnknowne where tombed to this hower This their sire fearing cursed plot Though Glosters guile the crowne that got Made Clarence dye a maulmesey death And by this means must needes bequeath To murdrous tyrant Crook-backs hand Guiding both of his sonnes and land Which opportunity gaue to act By Gods and men s'abhor'd a fact That furies fiends and specters fell Fore's death gaues conscience taste of hell CANZ. XXII Henry the seuenth concludeth this Ode with the conclusion of the schisme by the vnion of the long deuided Roses and howses of Yorke and Lancaster SEuenth Henry now whose mother is Margret her sire Iohn Thomas his Iohn-a-Gaunt's by Kath'rine Swinfords race Bewfort's whom Som'rsets titles grace Owen Teuthors and Queene Kath'rines sonne Edmond his sire too that in one Th' Earle Richmond's wore and Som'rsets stile Liuing in France his friends the while Buckingham Morton and mother deere With both Elizabeths wisht him here T'one th'eldst of Edwards forlorne Impes Queene mother and daughter royall Nymphes Th' earle though with few French Britton bands At Milford hau'n in Wales he lands At Bosworth field with warlike crew Then three-yeeres Tyrant Richard slew Whose carcasse torne to th'horse-taile doom'd Leyster scarce daign'd to see it toomb'd So Henry and Elizabeth Ioyntly wore Englands royall wreath And Yorke and Lancaster in these Were wed thrise happy lasting peace That bloudy schisme betwixt the Roses And Kingdomes too in vnion closes Which so begunne so heauens King frames Planted then full compleate in Iames. The end of the ninth Ode A briefe Type of the tenth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called IACOBVS The tenth Ode contayneth 1. The succession of the Kings of England from Henry the 7. in vvhose issue vvere vnited the Kingdomes of England and Scotland viz. Henry the 7. reigned 23. yeares Henry 8. his sonne reigned 37. yeares Edward 6. his son reigned 6. yeares Q. Mary his sister reigned 5. yeares Q. Elizabeth her sister R. 44. years Iames the sonne of Mary Q. of Scots daughter of Iames 5. K. of Scotland son of Iames the 4. and Margaret eldest daughter of Hen. 7. now reigneth Diu. V. R. 2. The descent of the Kings of Scotland from Ferguse 2. in the RomaÌ„s time or before and so down consequently to this present age with the originall of the Scottish Name Nation according to the iudgmeÌ„t of the most approued authors that haue written of the same 3. The beginning and descent of both Irish and Scottish Nations more amply set downe with the Originall of the now Irish and their seuerall Conquests by the English made of latter times whereby the Kings of England came first to bee Lords and since Kings of Ireland as they are at this present day 4. The descent of the Kingdom Crowne of France to the king of England whereby are touched the descent of the Merouingians kings of FraÌ„ce from Pharamond the Carlouingians from Carolus Martellus Pepin The Capevingians or Hugonetts so termed for diuers respects and partly in the worst sence by the Guise being the modern K. of France from Hugh Capet of whose Line Isabella the Heire was wife to Edward the second King of England in whose right Edward the third claymed Henry the sixt wore the French Diadem PALAE ALBION Ode decima Inscripta IACOBVS ARGVMENTVM Vltima iam Myrto dignum vel fronde Mineruae Innuba cui circum tempora laurus eat Oda virum recinens velut Anglica sceptra trophaeis Iungit Hyberna Scotis Lilia Franca Rosis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Primâ fronte libri institutum Authoris votum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 EXtremum hunc Aracyntha mihi concede laborem Magna tui velata comas Dea candida ramis Dijs data dona fero Theodorae nomina stirpis Omnia pacis habent Scoto-Anglis Cambro-Brytannis Septimus Henricus Theodori Regia coniux Elizabetha parens Anglorum postea Regum Carminibus nostris celebrandi mascula virtus Heroicae sobolis veniunt nisi Diua faueres Viribus huic impar tanto succumbo labori Ergo feres mea amabò paterna per aethera tecum Carmina quae si non lauro at decorabis Oliuâ Quando Brytanniacis Astraea pijssima in oris Et preciosa magis pax omnibus aequore Conchis Inque dies aliae inueniantur vnio Gemmae Littoribus nostris Credo sic voluere Parcas Scilicet Heinricus ambas coniunxit in vnum Et niueam rubeamque Rosas duo regna Iacobus Anglorum Scotiae Binae inter-vtrisque fuêre Foederibus nuptura parens innuptaque proles Henrici octaui ceu filia mater Elizae Nupta Rosas vinxit vincloque innupta iugali Regna piae pacis pia filia mater vtraeque Aeterna laude dignae aeternumque beatae Hinc Astraea meis hinc vnio fulserat Anglis Et vigeat magis atque magis stirps inclyta donec Cumeae redeant precor aurea saecla Sybillae Atque vtinam ac toto quondam pax reddita mundo Schismataque extirpata forent velut Arius Hydrae Pax nostris vtique simul effluat omnibus oris Constantina fides Iterumque trophaea Britannis Debeat Arctois iustis Deus annue votis Vestrae opus est opis Aonides sacra turma fanete 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henrici septimi coniugium proles gesta omnia meritò celebratissima CEu cecidit toruus fatali Marte Tyrannus Septimus Henricus foelicissima coniux Maxima quae natu est Edouardi filia quarti Haec niuei rubei satus ille propagine floris Nympha Eboracensis Lancastri stemmatis Heros Bellis regna animos odijs populosque leuârunt Gnati queis duo tot proles pulcherrima Gnatae Hispanae Arthurus Katharinae sponsus olli Succedens titulis Thalamisque Henricus opimis Marguerita Scoto Gallo sponsata Maria Hispano priùs at Brandonia postèa coniux Derbia Stanleyum Comitemque Deuonia cernit Courtneyum citò Bedfordi Pembrochia nomen Rege creante Ducis simul induit ipse coronam Mortonusque olim fidus velut alter Achates Cantuariae antistes Eliensis Episcopus audit Tempore quo tellus fit â—berica libera Mauris Qui cecidit seris modò Plantaginêta sub annis Varuici Comitem Clarensi ex stirpe Georgi A primis perhibent sublimi in Caesaris arce Detentum simul ac simulat Lambertus Hybernis Londini lanio
he had Richard the second who espoused first Iudith sister to the Earle of Brytaine after Paula daughter to Sweine K of Denmarke by them hee had Richard the third neuer married and Robert the second who by his Concubine Arletta a mans daughter of the Towne of Fallaise had William the Conquerour Harold son of Earle Godwine and Thyra as some say sister to King Canutus whence was some pretended shew of a title An. 1066. reigned not full one yeare * Edgar is by Harold made Earle of Oxford a goodly recompence for his Kingdome taken away by him * His Nauy 896. ships * Malchere or Morcare Earle of Northumberland Edwine of Merciaâ— * At Pemsey in Sussex on the 28. day of September in 1066. and fought the great battell at Battaile the 14. of October and William was crowned in London on Christmasse day next following William the Conquerour after this victory getting much of the Land and withall London was there crowned 25. Decemb. the same yeare 1066. dyed 9. September 1087. hauing reigned 20. yeares 8. moneths and 16. dayes * Egbert began A. 802. ended 838 whence to this yeare 1066. is 228 years Hengist came almost 400. yeares before that An. 449. began his reigne An 456. Whence to the present yeare 1066 is 610. yeares a Towards the end of the day William caused his men to retire which the English perceiuing thinking they had fled breaking their rankes 〈◊〉 to pursue were easily euercome where this battaile was fought the Conquerour after found â— Battaile Abbey there were slaine of the Normans 6013. of the English 47944. or after some â—7974 scarce euer the like â—uerthrow and number slaine heard of among the English before b In the colledge of S. Crosse which he had founded and there placed a Deane and eleuen Channâ—ns c Edwine and Morcare * The famous exploit and stratagem of Stygandus Archbishop of Canterbury Eglesine Abbat of Saint Augustines and the Kentishmen at Swans-coomb two miles from Gâ—auesend whereby they gayned the Freedome and Priuiledges of their Countrey * The same first yeare of the Conquerour the Archbishop Stygand so proâ—ured the liberties of Kent William Bishop of London procured the Charter and priuiledges thereof o To Lanfranke and the See of Canterbury the Archbishop of Yorke at this time made a kâ—nde of submission for him and his See Scotland was then vnder the Prouince of Yorke p Many Towns Villages and Churches in Hampshire were vnpeopled and ruined to make the Kings Chase of new Forrest not without the griefe and many bitter curses of the poore wronged owners q which made the English Nobilitie as Morcare Edwine Gospatrik Earle of Cumberland Walthe of Earle of Northampton Syward Hereward Clito Edgar and Bishops and the rest attempt many insolencies against the State ioyning sometimes with the Scots otherwhiles the Danes end doing many outrages till at last most of them were slaine and came to vntimely ends * Hereward his father Leofrike Earle of Leycester being dead came out of Flanders to claime has lands that were giuen to Normans hee was a valiant and right worthy warriour and long time defended hâ—msâ—lfe is the I le of Ely being made Knight by his Vncle Brand Abbot of Peterborrow the fashion then being that the Knight to be made after Confession and Abâ—olution watching afore the Altar all night then offereth his sword which receiuing againe with a benediction from the Abbot or Bishop hee was thenceforth accounted a lawfull Knight which order as well as 〈…〉 with golden crossâ—s the Normans aboâ—â—shed substituting others in their places * Arlotta why before the Duke his fathers death married one Herlewine of Gantreuill of meane estate as proceeding of her immodest behauiour towards the Duke some allude the name of Harlot as it were descended e The Abbeyes of Battaile in Sussex Gane in Normandy to which he gaue his Crowne and Ornaments which King Henry the first redeemed at a great rate Selby Abby in Yorkshire Saint Nicholas Priory in Exeter hee gaue lands and priuiledges to the Colledge of Saint Martins le grand ten Monasteries built by his Ancestors in Normandy hee enlarged in his time were 2â— in diuers parts with his consent and confirmation founded with the greatest part of Paules Church and the Tower of London and many other Castles in England and Normandy f It was called the Roll of Winton of being laid vp at Winchester the booke of Bermondsey saith it is called Domus Dei Booke of lying in the Kings Treasury called Domus Dei at Westminster such a Rolhad Alfred before set forth all England thereby taxed by Shires Hundreds and Tâ—â—ings g At the firing of the City of Meux * Dying at Roan he was left by his seruants who fled his body was found naked on the floore and most of his stuffe an 〈◊〉 stollen thence conneyed to Câ—ne one Fitz Arthur denyed the K. buriall in the Abbey Church as ground which was wrongfully taken by the King from father till he had 100 pounds paid him for it the Kings Coffin there breaking to the feare and amazement of those present there issued so 〈◊〉 a stench of the body not bowelled that the Priests and Monkes could scarce abide to finish the ordinary Kites and funerall dutie the end and embleme of all flesh though neuer so proud or stately * So was the Kings will lying on his death bed when hee â—â—â—willed all prison dores to fly open all prisoners to be released sauing his brother Odo whose contentious nature and ambition he feareds but at the last gaue consent to his release also William Rufus 9. Septemb. A. 1087. R. 12. y. 11. moneths wanting 8. dayes cowned at Westminster by Lanfranke Archbishop of Cant. sline by Tyrell in the new Forrest in Hampshire 2. August A. 1100. k The Nobles and hee setting vp Robert for King against Rutus but being reconciled Duke Robert went with Godfrey of Bolloigne to the holy Land were they achieued many honourable victories against the Saracens whiles William at home ouercame the Vsurper Donald and made Edgar King of Scots also the contention growing hot in Wales between lestin Prince Rees William and the English ouercame them and tooke many goodly Lordships and Territories in the chiefest parts of Wales from them l During Lanfranks life hee so liued saith the story that hee might have beene a mirrour of Princes though afterwards his rapines sacriledges and synonies exceeded of his variablenesse is noted this That to the Iewes who brought him presents encourageing them to fight against Christians he would say if they overcame and swore by Saint Lukes face which was his oath he would be one of their sect A note of his prodigalitie is recorded his rating his Chamberline for bringing him a paire of hose that cost but three shillings who fetching a worse paire and saying they cost a marke he was pleased which may with more wonder taxe the excesse of meaner persons in this
Nunue at Dertford Anne espoused Tho. Howard Earle of Surrey Duke of Norfolke Katharine espoused William Lord Courtney Earle of Deuon Edward 5. began 9. April 1483. but the preparation for his coronation was turned to the setting the Crowne on his treacherous Vncles head 6. Iuly following by whose meanes he and his brother were soone after murdred in the Tower * He had Henry the sixt's crown and 72000. crownes paid him by the French King A. 1475. and tribute of 50000. yearly granted from the Scots he tooke Barwick Bamburgh Castles others f Whiles the Earle of Warwick was in France to treate the mariage with the Lady Bona sister to the French Queen daughter to the Duke of Sauoy he maried the widow Lady Elizabeth Gray which made Warwicke take part against him and the French King afterwards maried the Dolphin who was to wed king Edwards daughter Elizabeth by him called often the L Dolphinesse to Margret of Austria daughter to Duke Maximilian g In the new Chappell which he builded hee erected the Colledge there and repayred the Castles of Nottingham Douer the tower of London and the house of Eltham h Drowned in a Butt of Malmesey by the Duke of Glosters meanes as was thought who with his owne hands it is said murdred Henry the sixt there in the tower i The King hearing of a certaine prophesie that G should dispossesse his children of the Crowne was consenting to his death interpreting G to be George Duke of Clarence which fell out to bee Gloster to whose tyrannie hee left them by this vngodly meanes Richard the third surnamed Crook-backe about 22. Iunij 1483. was first called King and crowned 6. Iuly next slaine at Bosworthfield in Leicestershire 22. Augusti A. 1485. hauing vsurped 2. yeares 2. moneths * They were made legitimate in the Parliament 1397. vnder Richard the second and called Beuforts and by him was Thomas made Earle of Somerset by Henry the fourth Marques Dorset A. 1411. by Henry the fift A. 1416. Duke of Exeter his sonne Iohn Earle of Somerset is made Duke of Somerset his sole daughter and heire Margret espoused Edmond sonne of Owen Tewther and Queene Katharine Duke of Somerset after Edmond and Henry Iohns brother and his sonne he was slain at Tewxbury A. 1470. and this Henry his sonne now liued in France for safety sake with the Duke of Brytaine k Elizabeth as was said promised heretofore to the Dolphin of France and by her father Edward the fourth at that time appointed to bee called the Lady Dolphinesse Henry the seuenth ouerthrew the Tyrant Crook-backe at Bosworth-field and so began his reigne 22. August A. 1485. l The vniting of the long diuided Roses from whence also springeth the Vnion of the Realmes of England and Scotland Series Poematis eiusdemque ratio siue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Odae Hypothesi Hypotyposi quasi recens natae emergentis fâ—licitatis voto obsecundatur reliqua historiae series ac primo vnde tanquam ex fonte caetera emanârunt fortunatissima Henrici 7. connubia hinc orta soboles cuius Amicis honoratis Insidiatoribus ad pedes proâ—olutis profligatis Inter alia eius opera pijssimâ— pulcherima Westmonasteriensis Capeâ—la ab ipso condita tymbus â—â—â—eleberrimus Filius Henricus 8. primis temporibus multa domi foras praeclarè gelsit quo Regnante primùm Tho. Wolsaeus Cardinalis mirum in modum elatus posteâ Wolsae seruâ—â— Cromwellus similibus Iudiâ—â—â— fortunae blandimentis factus â—uâ—gidior mâ—serabili casu periêunt Sub regni finem Rex varia frequens valdè celebrat connubâ—a 〈◊〉 iâ—em eius gesta suprema voluntas de regni haeredibus hîc attexuntur Eius filius Edwardus sextus regno per tutores administrato breui moritur non fine veneni suspicione 〈◊〉 Iana Graia cum viro Guilfordo Dudley parentum dolo in regno succedere proclamati capite plectuntur Maria Heâ—r 8. filia Regina euadens Papam reuocat Philippo Hispano nubit Eoque 〈◊〉 Galliâ absente bellis occupato moritur vnde Elizabetha natù minima HeÌ„tici 8. filia regnum adit Quae Papae hostis infensi sima cum Gallis Scotis Hispanis crebra gessit praelia Flandris verò plurimùm opiâ—ulata est Rei nauticae periti vt Famosa 1588. naualis pugna toto orbe Christiano expâ—ctatissima inter Anglos â—beros Aliáque nouiâ—â—â—mis regni temporibus praeclatè perpetrata facinora celebrantur Illâque decedente regnorum Angliae Scotiae sub Potentissimo Iacobo Rege vnio foelicissima Cuius Titulos prosapiam prosequendo Scotiae aliorúmque Antiquitatâ—â— Historiae Fergusius Rex Scotorum famosissimus eiusquâ— successores eorum acta ordo adusque Pictos penâ—tus ex Scotiâ deletos Et Consâ—quenter ad Macbethi Tyrannidem Malcolinum 3. Gulielmi Conquestoris tempora cum cito posteà Lis inter 12. Scoticae Coronae competitores composita per Edw. 1. Angliae Regem Indies renouatur 〈◊〉 per Brusios qui Regis Edw. sententiam respuebanâ— quorum Ex stirpe ordinata Regum Scotiae successio ad sextum lacobum vsque pertingit cuius ab Hen. 7. 〈◊〉 Reginae Mariae matris regum turbulentissimum Varia Infortunia aâ— demùm Fortunatior rerum status Gum Heroe Darnleyo nuptiae alia gesta memorantur Eorum filius Iacobus sextus Annotitinus intans Rex Scotiae creatut posteà totius Brytanniae Monarcha Hyberniae cuius Ideó Antiquitates variae Nomina Gentes Mores 〈◊〉 Historia suae originis ipsissimis Hybernis talia referentibus ac denuò Variae eorundem per Anglos subiugationes dominij apud eos confirmationes vnde Hyberniae Dynasteia Goronae Anglicae annexa est Postremò Variarum in Franciâ Regiarum familiarum Anglorumque itidem Regum ad Coronam Franciae Atque ità serenissimi R Iacobi hinc orti Iuris ipsamet retectio Cui Tanquam cui haec debentur omnia Musa supplex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synchronismus siue computatis Annorum Supplementum Historiae * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies Dei donum Gods gift which is the name of Theodor spoken briefly Teudor or Tewther * Bay a token of learning and victory as Myrtle of Ioy Oliuè of peace * The former Elizabeth and her spouse Henry the seuenth vnited the Roses or Families of Yorke and Lancaster The next Elizabeth daughter of Henry the eight by her not marrâ—ing produced the Vnion of the Realmes of England France and Ireland with Scotland s Such also was the first Constantine called the Great a Britton borne vnder whom the heresie of Arius was extirpate and the Church began to flourish triumphantly by his meanes Henry the seuenth borne in Pembrooke Castle began 22. August 1485. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Bourchier Archbishop of Canterbury 30. die Octobris prox espoused the Lady Elâ—zabeth 18. lanuar nexâ— dyed the 22. of April 1509 hauing reigned 23. yeares eight moneths buried in the new Chappell of Westm.
planted and partly it is like immediately from their North-easterne Countries Marius Anno Christi 73. reigned 53. in his time came Roderick or Reuda saith Beda and by him vanquisht the north parts of Scotland were assigned to them for place of habitation d The Geâ—es or Gothes aboue Pontus and all the Neighbouring Countries North and Northeast Polonia Sarmatia Russia and almost Scandia and Tattaria were in ancient time called Scythia a generall name as all the East scarce knowne or called by other name then India e Which was Ireland and they did couenant that in case the Kings bloud did â—aile the Irish should haue a voice in the election of a new King and the Irish to be eligible in regard of that affinity contracted with them as hauing giuen them both aide and wiues * The Scots will onely haue â—im then a Pictishâ—ing â—ing that reigned in some little pâ—rt of Scotland In this the Scots most ancient though fabulous story Fergusius antiquis was Anno M. 3640. Durstus King of Scots that married Argasia Daughter â—o Siciâ—ius King of Brytaine Anno M. 3850. This Erchus espoused Rocha the Danish Lady and by her â—ad Ferguse that was with Goth Alarick at Rome circa annum 4350. an Christi 400 This Ferguâ—â— An. Christi 424. Dongard Anno 470. a Being as they write a whole race of Kings before him and another Ferguse almost of the same time with Mulmutius 600 or 700 yeares since Brute within few Descents of Gathelus when this Ferguse is 700. yeares after the other and 1400. yeares from Brute What confusion is in the Storie about these things I cannot but attribute it mucâ— to Polydore Virgil who did his part to obscure our Historie to all sequent times as much as lay in him his Scottish History I follow neuerthelesse since hee is so much receiued in these succeeding Kings b Hold they did this Stone in wondrous fatall admiration for the Prophesie that they say went thus Nempe Scotis fatum res mira vbicunque lâ—catum Inuenient lapidem regnare tenentur ibidem c Palladius was sent by Pope Caelestine to the Scots and the Iland of the Brytons in the Ocean he flourished at the beginning or a little before the Saxons entry heere who dying Gaelestine ordeined his Successor Patricius borne in Cluidesâ—ale Scholler to S. German accounted since as it were their Apostle Donald 632. to him King Ethelfrides children of Northumberland fled when their Father was slaine by Edwyne d Which may bee obserued especially in their Wars with England eyther affected with others distresse and helping other Scotland the back-dore by which England was alwayes molested in her Conquests of France and France ayding the Scots in their Warres with the English Alpine 830. in his Father Athaius right K. of Scots in his Mother Fergusiaâ—a's heire of Pictland e The vtter ruine of the Picts in Scotland with the cause thereof f They then brought the fatall Stone into Pictland and placed it at Scone whence it was about Edward 1. time brought into England Chenneth 834. * Ireland Constantine Anno 903. * Hauing perfidiously ayded the sonnes of Sythrick last King of Northumberland against the King of England Malcolm 1. Anno 943. murdred at Vâ—rine buried at Colin * â—ather vnder Eâ—dred or Edgar vnlesse it were in his yonger yeares Malcolm 2. Anno 1010. murdered at Glamuis * He was sonne to Syneâ— Thane of Glamuis by Doada younger Daughter to Malcolme the 2. Malcolm 3. Anno 1061. Sonne of Duncane King of Scots 1040. who was sonne of Beatrice daughter to Malcolm 2. Malcolm 3. his Mother was E. Sywards of Northumber Daughter by whose aide and K. Edward the Confessors hee slew the Vsurper Macbeth and gained the Crowne * The Prophesie of a Witch wherby hee was deceiued for Mackduâ—e that slue him was not borne but ripe out of his Mothers Wombe Macbeth the Vsurper 1046. R. 16. yeares * About this time also Fleance from whom the later Kings of Scotland are descended fled froÌ„ his tyranny into Wales where by Nest Daughter to Griffiâ—â— ap Lewlyn then Prince of all Wales he had Walter first Lord Steward of Scot. this Fleance was sonne to Bianquo Thane of Loquhabar an ancient House and allyed to the Kings who being inuited by Macbeth to a Supper was there murdered An. 1061. Malcolm 3. R. 36. Y. Edgar Alexander 1100. R. 29. yeares Dauid their Brother 1125. R. 29. yeares * Hee marryed Maud Daughter to the Earle of NorthumberlaÌ„d and Huntingdon whereby the K. of Scotland had thâ—se Earledomes or a pension for them hee fauouring the right of Maud the Empresse was taken by K. Stephen and faine to giue his sonne Henry pledge for him which Henries sonne Malcolme his Grand-child did succeed him in his Kingdome Malcolm sonne of Henry 1153 R. 12. yeares * Alexander the first espoused Ioane Daughter to K. Iohn Alex 3. maryeth Margret daughter to Henry the third King of England after whose death rose twelue Competitors laying claime to the Crowne of Scotland * As son of Deuorguild daughter of Margret daughter of Dauid Earle of Angus Brother to King William the Lyâ—â— Robert Bruse being also sonne of Isabel another Daughter of the same Dauid Earle of Angus * For griefe whereof and of his sonne Iohns death Iohn K. of Scots who named himselfe Robert some say dyed * Iames the second required Cicely Daughter to Edward the 4. King of England for Wife for his sonne Iames the 3. but Warves arising brake off that Marriage intended yet Iames the 4. grand-childe to Iames the 2. espoused Margaret grand-childe to Edw the 4. whence sprang the vnion of both Realmes in the person of Iames the sixt now King of all Brytaine Iames the sixt an Infant of a yeere old began his Reigne in Scoâ—land 1567 ouer all Brytaine 1602. * The defection of the Hamiltons and vprores made by the French in Scotland in the beginning of Q. Maries Reigne * These accidents happening neer about the first yeares of Queene Elizabeth * Henry Steuart Lord Darnley 3. sonne of Matthew Earle of Lennox and Margaret Douglasse Daughter to Margaret Henry the eighths Sisters made Earle of Rothsey and Duke of Albany espoused Mary Q. of Scots Daughter to lames the fift and had by her lames the 6. who is first of all Brittaine being beire to the Kingdome of Scotland by his Mothers side heâ—e to the Kingdome of England by Margaret his great Grandmother and on both Fathers and Mothers side * The Realme of Scotland * The Kings of England are now descended of the Scottish Kings the Scottish no lesse and their Kings from the Irish so that as the Realmes are vnited so are the Houses and Bloud-royall whereby the Kings of this Land are the true and naturall Liege Lords ouer all these Nations * A description of Ireland with the site thererof the olde and moderne names and diuers other Antiquities * Called so of their Westerne
Mushromes from the earth Since Gaules and Britons both of these Are said to come of Samothes Great Noahs Nephew for when hee Saw one world drown'd and scaping free With woodden Horse not winged Steed Vnto th' Armenian Hills did speed Our Sire his Nephew Iaphets sonne So twise all Nations sprung from one Mesech call'd Samothes that time Passing beyond the Pontike clime In Europe plac't his seate betweene The snowy Alpes and frozen Rhene Not farre from whence by Iber's side The Geryons Heards fam'd farre and wide Long since did feed till Victor-wise Alcides tooke them for his prize CANZ. VIII Samothes Rule and Empire here the first King of this Iland NOw sing we Samothes whose Race Held th' Alpes Pyrene and all the space Twixt that and Seyne where now aspires Faire Paris built by Marcomyre And Rhene and Rhosne and Arar's source And farthest French and Brittish shores First Samothes came from the East Whither Fate assign'd him place of rest Who sate him downe sole Lord betweene The Pyrene Hills and Alpine Rhene For vnto Samothes they say Both France and Brittish Iles obey Who was to all or Sire or King That with him came or from him spring CANZ. IX Samothes issue Kings after him Magus Sarron Druis of whom the Druides tooke their name and beginning IN Samothes sacred wisedome shone Next him sate Magus in his Throne And with his Fathers Crowne inherits His prudence iust and best demerits Diuiner Artes he lou'd and taught Those Magi of the East 't is thought Magus sonne Sarron next succeeds Heire both to 's Crowne and vertuous Deeds He founded Schooles the Load-starre bright That vertue guides with louing light Then Parnasse Nymphs and Phoebus Shrine And learnings Lamps seem'd here to shine O well becomes it Royall blood And Prince to care for peoples good Sarrons sonne Druis next is King From whom the Druid's name did spring Whose care and state was vnderstood For peoples worth and publike good These taught diuine Philosophie What Vertue meant what Pietie Ere they in Temples Idols plac't Or with strange Sects their owne disgrac't They iudge the people prophetize Vs'd Misle-toe at sacrifize Greeke literature from them 't was thought By Timagen to Athens brought Though since they fell that sometimes flourisht Whom Gallia er'st and Britaine nourisht CANZ. X. Bardus last absolute Lord and King of that race here of whom the Bardes the ancient and grauer Poets glorie to haue beene followers THe last of these Samotheans race Druis sonne Bardus takes his place The Graces Darling Muses Friend Whom choisest vertues did commend Like Orpheus with his daintie Lute The Woods Fields Flouds and Fishes mute He held attentiue and among The sauage Beasts with his sweet song French Bardes great Poet and Welsh would grace Their name when theirs in thine they trace Who soules to rest departed sing Heröes acts and gests of Kings Once wit was priz'd more worth then gold And once these flourisht so of old Iapigian Mountaynes won much honors For Ennius birth Athens for Homers And who had knowne or Priams glorie Or Hector stout or Troians storie Dardanian Troy or Ilion Towres Great Thetis sonne or Ida's Bowres The various motions of the Spheares And all those acts of elder yeares If Poets had not sweetly song And so preseru'd their fames thus long Kings with their triumphs may giue place To laureate poesie that doth grace Their worth 's with praise the worthies names With trumpe of neuer dying Fame But some haue said 'twixt spight and hate That poesie now is out of date Indeed Moecenas he is dead And great Augustus lapt in lead But let such liue againe and see If euer fades the Laurell Tree Yet more I muse not much if Phoebus And gentle Nymphs the Muses leaue vs Since these our Poets more adore Their Bacchus feasts then Phoebus lore Whose follies fits as furious beene As Moenad ' froes on Ida's greene Let best admire but ne're come neere That graue sweet old Moeonian quire CANZ. XI The irreligious and barbarous acts of the Samotheans their ouerthrow BVt our Prince-Poet Bardus when Hee could moue Rocks could scarce moue Men. With his so sweet enchanting tongue Deafe eares despize e'en Phoebus song For when next age in France they sayne Longus and second Bardus raigne Brittons rude lawlesse wild desires From th' altars hur'ld their hallowed fires And Pietie being thrust out of Grace Pollicy yet stept not vp in place Thus oft begun well sometimes failes And Syrens formes haue fishes tailes So great a worke of waight and wonder 'T was now to bring these peoples vnder That Saturnes golden Age is vanisht And from the Brittish coasts are banisht Samothes and his fall what may fall Religion Scepters Monarchs all Which Monarchs then both Priests and Kings Melchisedek-like did rule all things Guiding both sacred and prophane Teaching things heauenly and humane CANZ. XII The originall of Idolatrie and Heathenish superstition FRom Samothes and Sarron sprong Druid's for State-matters Bardes for Song And Magi so for wisedome nam'd In Persia or to Persia fam'd Did flourish long that yet not taught Those fables fond with dotage fraught Of Saturne Ioue Pan and Apollo And all those Heathen gods that follow Whose names were neuer heard nor knowne Till blindnesse blossomes were full blowne And Ignorance had with their fames Almost hid both themselues and names Of Noe Nimrod and the rest Of those great Worthies then at least Each one with might and mayne did striue From Gods their Linage to deriue Then Ioue and Saturne honoured were For Gods some are so wise they feare Huge Idols stocks and flouds as Nyle Anubis and the Crocodyle And with their owne or strangers blouds Foile th' altars of their Scythique gods CANZ. XIII The end of the Samotheans Kingdome WHile thou didst liue whose sweetest voyce Made rocks wild beasts woods reioyce All ill was hush't when thou didst die Stept in foule rude impietie And all what plagues or deadly smarts Could pierce such lawlesse peoples hearts Eternall night might cloud our skie To heauen when Iustice seem'd to hie And Faith was fled might Phoebus beames Well faile or faint when such foule streames Of loathed vice in heauens disgrace Both heauen and him seem'd to outface As if those Gyants had beene reuiu'd Noahs floud erst of life deptiu'd These Monsters now of men so much Degenerate their rudenesse such Vice heap't on vice they godlesse grow And haste on fast their ouerthrow Yet mark't who will when orders meete And Lawes beene trodden vnder feete It neuer past vnpunisht quight Or God or King dis-rob'de of right Heauen suffred long such lawlesse rage To prosper or at least next age Done rue or damne to lowest night Deeds so ill sped to heauens despight Pentheus to Bacchus Bren t' Apollo's Rauisht shrin◠fearefull vengeance follow 's CANZ. XIIII Wickednesse the destruction of
to all the world appeare But giue them leaue for thus they sing That leauing Greece an Argiue King Went into Aegypt and there taught Them to sow Corne poore soules who thought His Godhead worthily t' adore In Apis Oxe-like forme therefore Then sing they how Iö faire dame Cow-turn'd for feare of farther shame No sooner iealous Iuno spies For iealousy hath an hundred eyes Argus set sentinell Ioues faire loue As farre as Nilus streames did roue And like one in forlorne despaire With bellowing sounds she fils the aire Till Iuno reconcil'd was sâ—ene Ioues Paramour Isis Aegypts Queene Wed to Osyris and their sonne Epaphus built Memphis walls anone And of his wise so call'd the same Yet some say Lybia weares her name And I doe find at least there beene Hundreds of yeeres these Ioues betweene CANZ. VI. As that of the Assyrian Belus Noah with the other Bele's of Aegypt and Greece SO from this Labyrinth turnes to winde Ariadnes clew one had neede finde This make me then say th' ancient'st Bele Noe rul'd th' Assyrian common-weale Nimrod was Belus too which word In Hebrew signeth King or Lord Danaus syre and Aegyptus hee 's A latter Belus farre then these And others more rays'd great this same Iupiter Bele's so ambiguous name Our Mizraim oldest Belus Impe Or grand-child and that beauteous Nymph Inachus or Iauans Daughter beene Aegypt's much fam'd first King and Queene And these perhaps did teach good Artes So deifyed for their great deserts Their nephewes Neptunes sonnes it seemes Their Grandsire plac't in diuers realmes Italy Lestrigo's Geryon's Spaine Antaeus Lybia Albion raignes And Bergion in the Brittish Iles Where they hauing set foote ere whiles Wretched Samotheans thence they chac'te And wel-nigh lay'd their countrey waste CANZ. VII Albion hauing made hauocke of the Samotheans and the other Giants Neptunes Imps tyrannizing euerywhere reprehended by Osyris the most ancient Belus of Aegypt cause him to be murdered GReat Samothes as oft as I Thinke on thy sonnes whose progenie Might haue worne Crownes borne scepters gay With Iuie wreath'd and Oliue spray I see that Kings and greatest ones May hap to haue vngracious sonnes When on their Phaeton-fall I thinke Some great ones now how soone they 'le sinke When these would heauen and hers out-face Contemne Religion and disgrace Astraea Albion scourge of God Bruis'd them though Ioue soone burnt this rod So Deuils to Deuils tormenters beene Naile driues out naile streame driues on streame Albion and all the Giant crew So godlesse then and gracelesse grew That were they not they might well bee Th' earth's sonnes whom heauen abhord to see Like Titans broode that in their Pride Laid hils on hils and heau'n defyde Heapt sinne on sinne ee'n seem'd to striue How Vertue least most Vice might thriue Till great Osyris quite asham'd To heare their leudnesse them much blam'd Who though despis'd his counsels sage With all his graue and reuerend age And all with one consent conspire Gainst his graue yeeres their leud desires Sole obstacles whom they meane to kill So gracelesse ones quit good withill Tryphon his brother with the rest Well ware of their vnnaturall hest The secret Tragique stroke then gaue Hasting his gray haires to their graue Least minding such perfidious vowes Isis laments her absent spouse Not knowne where hee 's become her voice Niles banks redouble with Ecchoing noice So oft so shrill groues flouds good Dame Might seeme t' haue learn'd Osyris name Whose pale Ghost in nights shady gloome Told her their treasons points hâ—â—ombe CANZ. VIII His carcasse is sought found and honorably entombed by his wife the Goddesse Isis and diuine honours intituled to him by his subiects SHee much amaz'd at that horrid sight Yet faine t' haue caught the fleeting spright Sought and found out where he did shew His mangled corps the Tyrants slew And good Queene in that heauy dumpe Bringing him backe with funerall pompe Addrest in Ceremonious sort And state to fit his Kingly Port His vrne and ashes tomb'd where hee Pale Ghost pointed himselfe to be In Abatos I le neere Memphis walls Girt with a lake some Stygian calls These Nilanders the Memphians since In memory of their so lost Prince And his good deedes seeke and adore Serapis found with honours store CANZ. IX Isis reuenge on the Tyrants by her sonne Hercules or Lehabims meanes NOw Tryphon weares the kingly stile With force maintayn'd what got with guile Whiles heauy Isis wofull Queene Wants time and meanes to wreake her teene On all that Parricidious crew Which though they thinke not well she knew With patience arm'd awhile till some Reuenge resolu'd on might strike home And therefore breakes her mind anon To Hercules her warlike sonne Cald Lehabim ancienter then hee Blaz'd so Alcmena's sonne to bee The Lybian or as may seeme true The Gaule since there he Albion slue CANZ. X. Hercules ouerthroweth and slayeth these Giants euerywhere and commeth into Gaule where he encountreth Albion TO him as whom 't concerned chiefe Hauing laid downe her cause of griefe He ' stonisht at such strangest words Iust courage so iust cause affords As quick as lightning and as fierce As thunder clouds and towres that teares Streight vowes reuenge and soone proclaimes Th' inhumane Tyrants Traytors names Then gan his glory shine as faire As Phoebus from his golden Chaire From whose cleere orient Ganges east As farre as Gades Pillars west Hercules his honor was heard fam'd For peace protected tyrants tamâ—d Then Tryphon fell in Libia's slaine Giant Antey Geryons in Spaine Lestrigo and his sonnes from whom Th' Anthropöphagi Italian Canibals come 'Bout Italy they say did fall And he prepares to visit Gaule Where Albion neere the Alpes by chance Then sore vext Lycus King of France Diuine Alcides at that time How did thy presence blesse their clime To Lycus one so neere opprest Nor vnwish't nor vnwelcom'd guest The peoples then of Gaules all round We guesse were glad and Pallace crown'd With triumphs Court and Countrey euen Ioy'd as he had come downe from heauen That Phoebus might not with more Ioy To Cynthus come Venus to Troy CANZ. XI He is entertained by Lycus King of Gaule Albion being professed enemy to them both whom Hercules prepareth to ouerthrow FAire Galathaea that more faire Then Leda's Cygnet might compare With th'orient beauty and sweet roses Aurora's morning blush discloses With sweetest Art as louers doe Did spread her wanton plumes to wooe And win their guest to be their Prince Her spouse her sires and lands defence Dumbe eloquence that conquers hearts Where Loue and Beauty play their parts So willing he was eas'ly wonne To doe what else he would haue done Doubly bound by loue honour all To worke Gaules freedome Albions fall Albion was now vext many wayes His Brothers death's the victor's bayes This league with France and what great ioy The Gaules
conceiu'd for their new Roy T' was neede aswell for his owne good As for reuenge of others bloud Of fresh supply from Brittish realmes From Trent Thames and faire Scuernes streames Fierce enemies to encounter thoe And force of such a furious foe His Brother Bergion comes from Thyle With powers of Irish Orkes and I le Ioyn'd like two Thunder-bolts of warres Mated to be by none but Mars Alcides leauing then his Loue Ioues Eagle takes for Venus Doue His Lyon-skin stead of softer tyre And winded Hornes for warbling lyre So from her Chamber to his charge His iust designements shewne at large Drawes with him of his presence fayne Celts mingled troopes with his owne trayne Who late more fearefull then the Deere Hunted to toyle though now of cheere To front their proudest foes his fame Their fainting hearts did so inflame Signes of true valour shewne they forth Such courage giues the Captaines worth CANZ. XII Albion and his powers vanquished and slaine BOth sides prepar'd now for these warres Alcides and those twinnes of Mars Neither of them euer match't till now Eith'r ayming others ouerthrow Haste on right sore with might and mayne Greene fields with purple gore to stayne Fierce as the Giant-troopes that stroue From heau'ns high towres to pull downe Ioue For Albions tree-like traines did yeeld Like monsters as fought Phlegra field These met on Frances floury pride Like raged boystrous windes that tyde Whose furious force sends flames of fire From blowes redoubled in their ire Their steele-strokes glittring lightning seeme Their clamors thunder and betweene Heau'n clouded with hurld weapons store Th' ayre fild with groanes ground fild with gore When as'twere heau'ns cause gainst these rude Heau'ns and earth's out-lawes that fell feude 'Gainst right rais'd Gods good hests and Ioues Ioue showr'd downe from his realmes aboue Such stormes of stones with vengeance mixt Sent many of these fiends to Styx The place they say as yet is showne Le-Craux in Narbone coasts by Rho'ne Monument as 't were of that strange shower The stony Shore cald to this hower The rest of them that so not fell Hercules sent with their Lords to hell CANZ. XIII Hercules marrieth Galathaea Daughter to that Lycus King of France which of their sonne Galates or Celtes tooke name Diuers stories hereof are here reconciled ALbion and Bergion slaine was so France freed from feare of Giant-foe And almost all the world was clear'd Of Cyâ—lops-monsters whom they fear'd Hercules returnes incontinent To Venus bower from Mars his Tent. Then Court and Countrey Nymphs not coy And Fawnes and Syluanes sung with ioy Their nuptiall Hymens sweete Napaeas Hercules Loue and faire Galathaea's Queene Iuno too chiefe president Of marriage rites gaue all content So from this noble paire there came Galates that gaue the Celts their name Niceus though sayes Celts they bee Of Celtus Celtices sonne and shee Hercules wife Bretanus Impe who names Vs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Greeke Idiome frames Wher 's Prytus then Araxe's Impe Lycus Brute or Britone Candyes Nymph Vnlesse Bretanus may Lycus bee Celt Galates Celtica Galathey As oft wee see names so much chang'd Wondrously from themselues estrang'd Let others iudge hereof there beene Say Hercules and his mother Queene Dame Isis came into these parts And Gaules and Germanes taught good Arts Others Isis and Osyris bring To Marsus ancient Germane King Makes me thinke their sonne Hercules so His name might be Osyris too CANZ. XIIII Their issue Kings in France afterward whose names only there recorded the next Ode pursueth the story of the remainder of those Giants in this I le of Albion BVt leaue we Hercules now to seeke Aduentures whether Gaule or Greeke With his faire charge his tender spouse Whose race French Kings old story showes With Lugdus and a number more Belgius that nam'd the Belgique shore Paris Reme and Francus till they sayne Pictus by Coryne ta'ne or slayne The end of the second Ode A briefe type of the third Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called GIGANTES The third Ode contayneth 1. THe description of the confused Chaos of a Kingdome not well ordered Seene in the Anarchy or Inter-regnum of the Giants the race or remnant of Albion and Samothes traynes liuing disorderly like brute beasts many hundreds of yeares without any discipline of State or politique Gouernement in their Land 2. The comming in of Danaus daughters to these Giants whence were descended those monstrous Creatures that Brute and Corynaeus found at their arriuall here by reason whereof the stories of Belus and Danaus with the occasion of these Ladies comming are briefly touched and set downe 3. The arriuall of Brutus in this Iland and his aduentures and trauels to Greece and other parts of the world before he came hither with a short Apologie both for his and the other precedent Histories of Albion and Samothes PALAE ALBION Ode tertia Inscripta GIGANTES ARGVMENTVM Tertiâ—que Oda canit quota inhospita saecla Gigantum Relliquiae saeuae littora nostra tenent Queis Neptunigenis ortam Danaique puellis Cyclopeam sobolem trans Styga Brutus agit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Odae propositum proaemium NVnc interregnum Albionis rabiemque Gigantum Albione occiso nullo dominante per arua Musa refer Sine Regerudeis sine lege Britannos Viuenteis Satyrûm in syluis aut more ferarum Quos Neptunigenas inter Danaique puellas Ceu sama est oritur malè sana Gigantea moles Quos aliquot post saecla accedens Troius Heros Littoribus nostris Plutonis ad ostia Brutus Praecipitesque nigro misit Corinaeus auerno Iam chorus alme faueto precor dum singula paucis Expediam cunctique sciant quid Numina possint Castalides mecum castae doctaeque sorores Et quanquam in tenebris priuati lumine caecis Errabundi agimur tamen eruite ista Camoenae Vt tandem videant nostri sua stirpis auitae Gesta Gigantaeos contra reliquûmque furores Siqua fides dubijs chorus alme referre stupendam Annuite ô sobolem vatique haec diciite vestro Albione Albionis caeso Iernesque Tyranno Foelicem heu nimiùm quae diceris Olbion olim Si poteras Dominos non agnouisse Tyrannos Insula sed Dominis nimiùm nudata seueris Amplius inuenit nullos moderamina rerum Qui caperent quid sanctum esset iustúmue docerent Nec quis erat tantâ fretus probitatè fideque Qui regere Imperio vel Lege rudique popello Aut premere aut laxas sciret dare iussus habenas Donec vti perhibent Troiano sanguine cretus Longum post tempus quingentos plus minùs annos Brutus in Angliacas serò deuenerat Oras Tum rudis vsque adeoque ferox Gens Daemonas esse Credimus Historijs dictos pietate carenteis Nulla Lege nefas aut Relligione reuinctos Inter se sociosque hinc fabula forsitan illa Daemonas in Danai gnatis genuisse Giganteis
Domino foret aut Domitore superba Quandoquidem hos constet mundi dominarier â—ris Arctoi extremas quâ pandit Gallia terras 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bruti Historiae Apologia seu defensio SEd venio ad Brutum cumque haec Aporetica iniquis Secta adeò inualuit ceu non rata sanctaque firmè Temporibus nostris satiùs dubia omnia credit Res quasi vel libitu leuium argutijsque sophorum Essent delectu sine subijcienda procaci Quaelibet ingenio cuiusuis Gredo sagaces Prudenteisque viros sapere hijs meliora malisque Consilia in melius maturè adhibendo mederi Hijs igitur leuibus leuis argumenta sophistae Persando liceat tumidis occurrere verbis Non probro vacuis Eurisque fauentibus vsos Cursum eius contra velis volitare secundis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dubitationes variae contra Brutum earundem solutiones SCilicet extenuant Brutumque aditumque Brytannis Littoribus tum prisca fides tum certa recentis Notitia historiae Monumentaque muta reclamant Caesar ouans Tacitusque tacent Extinguere laudes Qui cupit in tenebris inuoluere nomina caecis Velle etiam genus proauos stemmata clara Quis dubilet Caesar forsan conatus vtrumque Ceâ— prius Et dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat Obscurare alijs Famam quibus inclyta gesta Offâ—scare suam videat queis stemmata stirpi Officiant splendore suo si certa notentur Sin Druidae in Cambros fineis Monaeque recessus Secum prisca suae Patriae ditionis Auitae Seu Regum retulêre patriae ecquis crederet hosti Munimenta suae clarûm monumenta penatum Caesareos siquando citi aufugere Triumphos At miranda magis reuirescit vulnere virtus Et rursum è Cambris Oris Bardisque furentum E sobole Druidum superas venit omnis in Oras Progenies caelata diu Brutique nepotes Cum Cadwalligenis nigri prope limina Ditis Detrusi nuper soboles caput extulit Orci Sedibus vmbriferis Quod si non extera nostrae Saxonica historiae meminit neque pagina Cambrae Quando leui Calamo percurrere Cambro-Britannûm Gesta solent mirum quid si latuisset in atris Brutus Arthurus velut Cadwallader vmbris Anglorum hîc muti Annales licet omnia chartis Libroso hoc saeclo scateant nugisque sonoris Ergo minùs miror Monumenta prioribus Annis Muta magis si non Anglus non extera Musa Scilicet id populus curet Quasi vulgus exter Cambrica nunc Monumenta quidem vix inspicit Anglus Vix quisquam Historias meritò ergo vel omnia lustrans Quà m potes ignoras Britones fortissime Caesar Aemula siue latent cupido monumenta vel hosti Inuida Caesareae doctrinae Druidaene laborent Inuidiâ turpi An cuperet premere Arte vel Armis Maximus ille putem placeat sententia neutra Quin Druides siquidem chartis minùs omnia verò Mandârunt menti memores Hinc Caesaris error Siqua magis visa est res circa incuria nostras Siquis in sensa illius iurare paratus Sensit Aborigines 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esse Britannos Caesaris at Domini vestigia verba Magistri Sectatur Taecitus Doctissimus ille Latinus Varro vbi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prius post 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 solùm Tertiaque Historiae adsignârit tempora certae Quid nî alios aequè ac nos conuenit Italus olim Italicas Maro Graeca tuba Smyrnaeus Homerus Res Phrygias Graiûmque canit De nomine Cambrae Queis magis ac Cambris credam vel origine Gentis Aeneamque aliquis Gnati neget esto cruento Vulnere confossum Bruti cecidisse fidemque Deroget historiae videat tamen ille quod vsque Fermè simul duo Syluij erant Gnatusque paterque Aeneae Reges Itali minimeque priori Si satus est quis item neque posteriore docebit Sin minùs arrident nimis aspera Nomina nostris Auribus insuauis foret ac quasi Barbara Bruti Vox minimeque Latina neges licet optime Caesar Inuenio tamen Italiae antiquissimae in Oris Et Brutios populos tractusque nomina Bruti Hijs neque jejunis forsan neque prorsùs ineptis Aut leuibus modò coniecturis adde quod olim Nostra Sibyllinis memorata Brytania libris Dicta quasi à Bruto foret 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue excusatio Metabasis ad seqq CVi minùs haec placeant neque picta Britannia veris Clara tuis Camdene coloribus omnibus vnus Doctior aut veniam dabit aut meliora rogamus Sic mihi sic nostris modò nomina stemmata Cambris Concedat clarosque olim magnosque Monarchas Albionis Dominos Troiano sanguine cretos Priamidas sobolemque Heleni sociosque leuatos Pandrasijs odijs feret alta per aethera Brutus Odae tertiae Finis PALAE ALBION The third Ode Entituled GIGANTES THE ARGVMENT The third Ode th' Interregnum sings Of Syluan swarmes that baunten here Whiles Danaus Daughters brood of Kings The Royall style vnworthy were Where Brute that brought these Caytifes downe Stablisht Throne Scepters Regall Crowne CANT I. The Subiect proposed of the present discourse shadowing the turbulent and confused state of a disordered kingdome here represented in Albion NOw sing we th' Interregnum next Of Albion neuer more perplext Then now for want of Lords lawes Faith fayling Priests truth all men sawes For Albion slaine sans guide or grace The remnant of his Giant race Like Satyrs liu'd in Saluage wise Of whom and Danaus Daughters rise Those monsters rude were heere the same Time Brute and Corinaeus came Thou sacred Quire that sits and sings Amid's Parnassus pleasant springs Turne o're the duskie leaues of fame And let me pray o'relooke the same That I may th'vn couth Lords repeate That sometimes held this floury seate When Albion Albion's scourge ere while And Irish Bergion fell our Ile How truely Olbion happy then For Tyrant Lords had shee found men But they vnkinged were found none Were fit to sit on regall Throne That knew what long'd to Morall piety Much lesse to high and holy Deity Or could teach guide or rule till heere Brute after many a hundred yeere Came in and found so rude a race As Deuills seem'd haunt not men the place And for they were so rude a crew From thence the fables haply grew How they to Ladyes strange God wot Right ragged Saluages begot Like Deuils on Danaus Daughters then That Paynim race of monstrous Men. CANZ. II. The story of Danaus and his fiftie Daughters that murdered their husbands with the euent thereof THese Cyclops pedegrees to bring Deriued from their ancient'st springs Bele's sonne t' Io's sonne Epaphus Some Sol's some thine blacke sun-burt Chus Some Neptunes him and
Lybia's sayne Bele his two sonn 's deuide in twaine Aegypt's so much fam'd fruitfull soyle Plac't on his-bankes-neglecting Nyle Aegyptus t'one that Aegypt nam'd And Danaus Argiues founder fam'd Aegyptus he had fiftie sonnes As many Daughters gallant ones Had Danaus whom Aegyptus craues Wiues for his sonnes faire Nymphs to haue But Danaus nild who had heard told A sonne in law vnking him should Which by Aegyptus and his trayne Was taken in so foule disdayne That father both and Daughters bee Faine flie to Greece where Danaus hee Reignes Argiue King till to these Dames Aegyptus sonnes maken fresh claymes And last by warre forc't Danaus giues In sollem sort long-wish't their wiues But fie on falshood with bloud-shed Each bride she staines her bridall bed First night so father will'd saue one Hypermnestra's loue sau'd scap't and gone Whil'st she 's poore soule honouring loues deity Wrong'd prisond for her too much piety So Scylla priz'd Minos welfare ' Boue her sire Nisus purple haire And Minos Daughter skil'd the same Lesson for Theseus loue faire Dame Lynceus thus by his faire loues means Scap't from his trecherous Vncles Realmes Returning soone with so strong hand As Argos powers could not withstand In fell reuenge of brothers slaine Wrought Danaus still-fled sore-feard bane Who flying found fate following fast Spur'd on with winged speede for haste Lynceus thus by this conquest wonne Set on his Vncles Argiue throne His faire loue frees who prison'd long For his sake had sustayn'd much wrong But had fordo◠th'vngracious sisters Saue for his loued Hypermnestra's Suite at whose pray'rs he set them in A ship sans helme sayles oares or men And so the abandon'd Ladies went T' Atlantique seas to banishment CANT III. They are banished to the Sea and arriue in Albion where they become the mothers of the succeeding race of Giants of whom nothing is memorable besides their rudenesse disorder and ouer throw by Brute saue that Leon-Gauere built Carleon THis makes me thinke not Dioclesian His Daughters nor the faire Assyrian Albina brought our Albions Name Since likelyer these Nymphs hither came Hal'd by windes waues and Nereus force To Neptunes sonne 's on Albions shores Who though long since in Celt-land dead His name 's yet on our white-rockes read Their weather-beaten Barke being cast On British coast right sore agast Amymone-like sad left alone On Phrygian mountaines making mone These meete such mates in our wild Groues You 'd thinke vnfit for Ladies loues Faire Greekes Vrania Scylla Scaea Hero Hyale Glauce Galathaea And twise three times as many more By Aeolus brought to Albions shore Which passing prize with merry glee The Syluan's seize pretty to see Such Nymphs keepe Sheepe vpon the Downes Such Ladies laid by such right Clownes So their halfe-Greeke halfe-barbarous brood Brutish before ere British bloud From Troian Brute deriu'd they sayne These Centaure-like huge monsters raigne Leon Gauere builds Carleon's bowers Other tracts shew'n crophees of their powers Whose tombes portend in equall range With monstrous might their statures strange CANT IIII. An Exordium to the History of Brute NOw Muses sing the Man whose might Italian Tents in Albion pight Who long kept off turmoyl'd and tost To many a farre and forreine Coast By Iuno's ire and wreak-full spleene Or Gods that Troians torturers beene Our second wandring Prince of Troy As great aduentures with great Ioy Sought as his Grandsire and at last That big-bon'd broode from Brytaine chac't CANT V. The descent of Brutus the cause of his exile and trauailes and aduentures in Greece WHen after great Aeneas death Syluius in saluage Woods tooke breath Did his half-brother yclep't Iùle In new-built Alba Longa rule Brute then they say this Syluius sonne Had by mischance his sire fordone And fled to Greece where Hectors once Andromache's and Pyrrhus sonnes His noble Cousins now liu'd and Were Princes of Chaonia land Pergameus Pyleus and Molossus Whose welcome cheeres whom fortune crosses Who had by them lands giuen him then But that a numerous band of men From Troy descended captiu'd all By King Pandrasus kep't in thrall A neighboring Prince did him importune To free them and if th' hand of Fortune So friended them they once set free Vassals to him their Prince would bee First then Pandrase he gently prayes Who with proud threats their suite denayes Which caus'd him force the Tyrant feele The strokes of vnrelenting steele And Pandrase and his children then Antigonus and Innogen Captiu'd the victors price had paid But that Brute for the beauteous Maid Faire Innogens sake set them free And marrying her for dowry hee May haue but what hee 'le craue so strange Foes to friends warres to weddings change CANT VI. Brute marrying King Pandrasus daughter with great prouision of Ships and company seeketh fortune and other larger dominions wherewith his remnant Troian troopes to inhabit THen Brutus and his beautious Make To ship and Seas themselues betake With money men munition and The youthes choise flowers of all the land All seeking fame and with new seates Aduentures strange by warlike feates That not those Peeres of Argo fam'd Set forth with courage more enflamd To Colchos for the golden fleece Then Brute and his they done from Greece CANT VII He falleth with an Iland called Leogetia where he sacrifizeth prayeth and asketh counsell at Dianas Oracle THence sayling forth with prosperous course They light on Leogetia shores An Iland in an vnknowne Ocean There founded by zealous deuotion Brute found where one of Phoebe's shrines With gold nor sparkling Iewels shines But o're top't by the dangling trees And fenc't with thorny passages Heere calling out his Mates arow He sacrifiz'd a milke-white Doe And mighty bowles of wine there beene Crownd by him to nights shady Queene And 'fore her Oracle whiles he stayes For her propitious aid thus prayes CANZ. VIII Hee receiueth answere to bend his course for Brytaine GReat Goddesse that th' Arcadian groues Parthenian hils and Cynthus loues Giue gracious Audience to my suite And gently guide thy Beads-man Brute That o're rough Seas with prosperous winde Their seats of rest by fates assign'd For him and his he may attaine To thee then and thy virgin trayne Great Oceans Queene wee 'll to thy praise That right'st our course faire Temples raise The Goddesse then in Vision-wise Sleepe hauing now seiz'd Brutus Eyes Shewing cleere tokens of diuine Maiestike presence in her shrine Her selfe more stately to be seene Then th' Amazon or Assyrian Queene Most rauishing bright with heauenly looke She thus bespake the valiant Duke In westerne Sea 's an Isle is plac't Subject to gentle Zephyr's blast Neptunes sonnes Seamen say'ne of yore Huge Cyants held that wealthie shore Deere Nephew that 's a place right fit For Ida's Peoples there to sit Where I deuine New-troy shall rise And Kings whose fames shall pierce the Skies Thy sonn
spouse Ceorlus daughters sons With Kenwalke then West-Saxons King War 's for his sisters sake did spring But shee and all receiu'd to grace By Anna's meanes sweete peace tooke place Yet two East-Angles Kings beside And Anna fell for Penda's pride But being confederate with a fourth Both fall by noble Oswyes worth Northumbers King who hauing gain'd Penda's dominions thus there raign'd Till Merk-lands Nobles loath t' obay Others then of Merk-lands bloud made way For Wolphere who Northumbers yoke West-Saxons warre attempts too broke T' Edilwalke Sussex King giues Wight Leaues Merklands Crowne t' his brother hight Edilred that vext Lothaire of Kent And hauing slaine Alcwine by Trent Brother to Egfride Northumbers King Yorkes Primate stints the strife that spring Edilred turn'd Monke then Wolferes sonne Kenred possest the regall throne Edilreds sonne Celred that succeeds And Ina try'd their martiall meeds Ethilbald next King from Penda numbers His descent Welsh quels and Northumbers But by West-Saxon Cuthred foyl'd Bernred of crowne and life dispoyl'd CANZ. XII The end of the great Kingdome of Mercia OFfa then Tyrant Bernred slew Northumbers doth and Kent subdew Welsh foyl'd West-Saxon Kenulfe slaine He by pretence of marriage traines Ethelbert East-Angles King t' his Court And slue him there in cruell sort Foule fell act which his promis'd spouse Faire Alfred so much disauowes With hands wrung and di-sheuel'd haire Distilling many a pearly teare At her loues herse poore soule so greeues She her fires Court and Pallace leaues And vow'd t' auoide all farther strife To liue and led an Anchoresse life East-Angles Kingdome that here ends This Tyrant tooke Alkuine he sends To France to famous Charle-maine His sonne Egfrids scarce foure-month's raigne Kynewolfe succâ—eds that downe did bring Edbert made Cuthred Kentish King His haplesse young sonne next doth raigne Kenelme by 's sister Quindred slaine Kenulfs brother next wore the Crowne Ccolwolf by Bernulf he put downe By Egbert to whom Ludicene And Whitlafe Tributaries beene And euer-since West-Saxons count Themselues Merklands Lords Paramount CANZ. XIII The originall of the Kings and Kingdome of Northumberland and the many deuisions thereof before good King Olwalâ—is tiâ—e NOrthumbers Kings Muse next relate Ida first founder of the state From Tine to Cluid reign'd vanquisht Lots Pict troopes and Conrane King of Scots But after twelue yeeres reigne deuided Beene his lands his sonne Ada guided Brenicia's North South Deira tooke Histria's sonne Ella Saxon Duke Glappa Tydwald Fridulf Thyery and Ethelrik in Brenicia's land Scarce thirtie yeares reign'd Ella alone Sate so long on Deira's Throne Ethelriks heire though Ethelfride Had almost set Edwine beside Ella his Sires seate who was made Fly to East Angles King for aide Redwald that lou'd him dearely well Holpe him so that Ethelfride fell Though growne so great that all Kings heare Wales Scots and Orkeys stood in feare Ebba Oswy Oswald Eaufride Osrijc and Offa fled that tide His tender daughter and fiue sonnes To th' Scot'sh Kings Court poore little ones Edwine possest of all what state Long'd to Northumbers both Crownes late Th' Ebrides he did t' his Empire adde By Mercian Ceorles daughter had Two sonnes as many female Imps By Ethelburga Cantian Nymph Who brought Christs Faith and great Pauline To Yorks See chiefe next Kents faire shrine Edwine West Saxon Ceolph sought To wrong but fell by th'wiles he wrought But Penda and the Brittons Prince Slue Edwine and his both sonnes since Mercyan Quinburga's issue these First in fierce warre next in false peace Kents Nymph with her Imps from wars chance Fled into Kent fayl'd sent to France From Scotland now return'd at once Ethelfrides and Edwines sisters sonnes Faire Acca's Royall off-spring so From Ella sprong and Ida too Eaufride Brenicia's Osrijc glad Deyra's Crowne and Scepters had Whom Cambrian Prince Cadwallâ— slue Whose cause doth Oswald fresh pursue Where neare Picts wall is Heauen-field nam'd The place by Oswalds conquest fam'd And Denisbournet that saw in plaine Field Bryttons King Cadwallo slaine Cadwallader his sonne next in place Last King of Cambers of that race CANZ. XIIII The rest of the continuance till the subuersion of that factious Kingdome ANd now good Oswald fayne makes peace 'Twixt his two factious Prouinces Brenicia and Deyra since They late scarce brooke one Law or Prince Both whom with Picts Scots Bryttons bold He did in due subiection hold His plenteous almes the sumptuous shrines He built and whence his glorie shines Such power hath Faith such grace affords Interprets reuerend Aidans words T' his men seemes Anius-like for these Priest of th' high GOD and Prince of Peace But Pagan Penda Mercians King T'vntimely death good Oswald brings Then Oswalds brothers Osrijc's sonne Oswine had Deira Oswye wonne Brenicia and betwixt these twaine New warres and schisme 'gan now againe Till Oswyne slaine Oswye alone Had Deira's and Brenicia's Throne He Penda slue and Mercians Crowne As Fortune would annext t' his owne Whereof part Peda Penda's Impe Dower with his daughter had false Nymph Egfride succeeded next his sonne Who leaues his Virgin-Spouse a Nonne Though in youths prime when th' Irish rew Mercians foile Picts King Brudeus slew Next then his brother Alfride rules Taught and trayn'd vp in Irish Schooles Osred his sonne next Osrijc then His cousin and Kenred crowned beene Ceolfe and Egbert soone that strange Royall Robes done for Regular change CANZ. XV. Their last encumbrance by the Danes and submission for reliefe to the West-Saxons EGberts sonne Osulfe then and next Whiles grieuous ciuill warres sore vext Northumbers after after Ethelwald Alred and twise downe twise enstal'd King Ethelbert since those two brothers Oswald Osred since diuers others For this poore Kingdome more of late Then Sejan's horse vnfortunate As if she kingly style not brookes Was a while gouern'd by her Dukes Scarce any of the latter traine Of Kings that scap't and was not slaine Such tragique ends and fearefull fate Pursu'd the Princes of that State The flowry dales the fields and flouds Fresh stain'd with streames of purple bloud And Eccho pitious plaints afforâ—s What she could though she wanted words Earth's face shew'd forth her graues like scarres Part the Danes worke part ciuill warres Northumbers therefore tooke Fame sings Wâ—st-Saxons Egbert for their King CANZ. XVI The Kings and Kingdome of East-Saxons EAst-Saxons Kings may now next song First Erchenwine from Vffa sprong Sledda and Sledda's Sebert since And Ricula's sonne first Christian Prince Ignoble Serred then a paire Of Sigeberts Swithline Sigaire And Selbius Sigaires consort once Monke-profest turn'd next his two sonnes Sigard and Sewfred after them Good Offa weares the
Danes whom Ethelwolf vanquisht in Surrey Burthred made King by Ethelwolf married Ethelswide the Kings daughter but at last hee fled froÌ„ the Danes to Rome about Alfreds time Eldred made King by Alfred espoused the noble Lady Elslede who also after her husbands death gouerned the Mercians with great honour defended them right nobly against the Danes her brother King being much holpen by her martiall aide and politike counsels after whose death K. Edward tooke the land of Mercians wholly the Crowne Northumbers Osfride and Ella rebell against Ethelred and are slaine by the Danes about the beginning of Alfreds reigne Egbert made King by the Danes expelled by the Northumbers Ricsiga King vnder the Danes R. 3. yeares Egbert a second vnder the Danes R. 7. y. Guthred or Gormo a Dane but God-sonne to King Alfred regned 11. Sythrik his son reigned next and espoused Edyth daughter to King Edward sister to Adelstane but Aulafe and Godfride their sonnes for mouing some sedition against Adelstane were expelled and fled Aulafe into Ireland God fridus into Scotland where they raysed some powers but were notwithstanding at seuerall times vanquished by Adelstane and Eldred After that one Edrike did clayme the Kingdome of Northumberland but was ouercome by Eldred about An. 950. since when Northumberland hath onely remayned an Earledome or Dukedome PALAE ALBION Ode octaua Inscripta SVENO ARGVMENTVM Oda velut varijs Anglos octaua procellis Iactatos canit huc Danica turba ruit Duraque Suenc lâ—cèt pensa imperet omne retrorsum Cessit at Angligenis Imperâ—ale decus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prooemio Odae inserta hypothesis BRitannos Latij cum Italis modò Saxâ— Brytannos Sedibus è patrijs finibus expulit ambos Saxones è solio simul omnia turbine versant Daci disijciunt Nostris ita saepè minutis Ludit in humanis diuina potentia rebus Sicque vices Fortuna fouet Naturaque cursu Omnia perpetuo varians sicque explicat annum Ver fugit aestates aestatum terga lacessit Pomifer Autumnus Nymbis cessurus vndis Vtque canit Samius sic nos sic omnia verti Nunc has nunc alias videas florescere genteis Celsaolim veteres nunc Troia humilâ—sque ruinas Et pro diuitijs tumulos estendit auorum Clara fuit Sparte quondam viguêre Mycenae Cecropis Prâ—ami necnon Carthaginis arces Vile solum Sparta est clarae cecidere Mycenae Celsaque Carthago Thebae celeberrimae Argos Laomedonteae quid nunc nisi nomina Troiae Quid Pandionijs restant nisi nomina Athenis Tam variat Fortuna vices tot mille figuris Vt quod erat non est neque erit quod perstet in orbe Imperiale decus saeclo isto pessimâ— Hirene Transferre ad Gallos velles insana Monarcha 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dacorum siue Danorum Daciae domen origo SAxones Egberto florent regnante cruento Mox ipsi praedae Daco miseraeque rapinae Vnde igitur Dani veniunt quibus incola terris Olim Dacus erat qui tot modo coedibus Anglo Saxones affecit pandens ab origine primâ Musa rogata refer Fuit olim Dacia propter Ripam Istri Gothique Getaeque ad littora Ponti Contiguas Dacis sedes habuêre sed intus Daci Danubicis iuxta adsedêre fluentis Contiguas quoque nunc Boreali in cardine mundi Quaesiuêre sibi sedes nam Gotthia fineis Dacorum attingit quâ tendit Cymbrica Nesos Illi multoties Romano à milite victi Trajani ac iussu Caracallae postea bellis Romani Imperij fineis regnante Philippo Turbârunt miserè Europamque Asiamque remiscent Donec ab Aurelio victi validisque fugati Aut propè deleti irruentùm à gente feroci Hunnorum Eoas dominante Valente per oras Exin cessêre atque vbi iam sedêre potiti Sede ex quâ Marius Cymbros deleuerat inter Arctoos mundi populos numerantur Eorum Dacia Pannonijs vicina Valachia nuper Dicta tulit Danos dudum Dragulasque sibjipsis Infestos parilique odio flagrà nte vocatus Turca iugum imposuit collis Danosque trucidat Instinctu Dragulûm Sic turpè vtrisque subactis Possidet arua ferox hostis celeberrima donec Rettulit Hunniades à Turcis capta trophaea Extitit ac patriae vindex Lunasque repressit Sicque vetus perhibent produxit Dacia Dacos Iam Danos Dragulasque hodiernaque Dania dudum A sibi cognatis Danis aut sede potitis Antiqua Istriacâ nomen traxisse putatur Crebraque cos inter commercia vtrosque fuisse Dacosque Danos olim Edgaris acta docerent Eque sinu quamuis quidam autumat hosce Codano Danos iam dictos siue haec seu verior illa Summi vtriusque authoris erit sententia Dacos Siue vocare lubet Danos de nomine quippe Sollicitè minùs Orator monet esse seueros Cum dere constet suo enim diplomate Regem Dacûm sâ— profitetur ouans Rex Daniae ab illis Littoribus certum est venisse vbi Scandia in Arcton Brachia protendit tum limina nostra rapinis Infestasse diu sunt Oceanoque propinqui Dani Baltiacique sedentes margine Ponti Eoumque per Oceanum sua littora contrâ Hostibus infestis breuis hinc traiectus ad Anglos Hic fons hoc flemma haec Dacûm celebratur origo Iamque Deà vnde fores digressa reuertere tempus Et mecum Albionis placidam lege littoris oram 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Egberti dominatus Dynastiae finis PRimum quem canimus Egberto Principe primo Gaudet nata recèns roseas induta Corollas Anglia pace choros celebrans laurumque triumphos Saxonum ab aduentu quadringentesimus annus Est propè coeptus agi Egberto iam Rege salutisque Octingentesimus tricesimus Ogdoos idem Postquam Merciacis Wallisque Monarcha subactis Eurique Zephyri Anglo-Saxones atque Meatas Septem Regna suis adiunxerat exteraque arma Finibus è totis repulit cum stamina vitae Ruperunt Parcae florentia Sceptrarelinquit Filio Ethelwolfo hic Romam proficiscitur vrbis Visendi studio votis Monachoque solutus Quo priùs indutus fuerat Regalia iura Sceptra capit soliumque sibi Diademata Patris 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Egberti filij Ethelwolphi Regnum gesta DVctâque Osburgâ formosâ coniuge Gnatos Bis duo suscepit totidem ordine postea Reges Huic Diuus Swithinus Adelstanusque celebres Consiliarij erant Egbertus anteà Gnato Cantia rura Duci dedit Adelstano vti fama est Dotibus egregij naturae instructus artis Iusticiaque suos multâ pace fouebat Cum subitò Oceani emergens quasi fluctibus ingens Dacorum numerus turbantes omnia Regni Fineis inuadunt quos Damnoniaeque Ceorlus Vicit Adelstanusque per aequora tota fugauit At priùs villas multùm populantur agros Et Thamesim ingressi Londinum Mercica rura Cum duce Merciaco dicto modò Rege Fridulphâ— A Dacis
foe So peace againe in 's latter dayes Gan to shew forth his golden rayes French Iudith made his Queene anon The King set her on regall Throne Contrary to what was decreed For Brytrik's Queenes King-quelling deede Eadburga's act Winchester deignes Her King tombe for twise ten yeeres reigne CANZ. V. Ethelbalds Ethelbert and Ethelreds times sore pestred wth incursions of the Danes NExt Ethelbald Ethelwolphes sonne Succeeds and 'mongst his deeds ill done Foule acts befit incestuous beds His fathers wife French Iudith weds But liues not long His brother next Ethelbert whom the Danes sore vext Reignes but fiue yeere chac't hence the Dancs Ethelred then third brother raignes Who was much pestred with those hoasts Of Pyrates from the Scandian coasts More Merk-lands Duke Burthred rebels And Humbers Lords Offride and Elle But Ethelred quencht all these flames Danes faithlesse friends and enemies tames When Danes King slaine famous Agnerâ— And Hubbo Dukes created were Though some say he with Englands peace Went hence home ciuill broiles to cease But first from Ethelred procur'd Land where those brothers them immur'd Like Byrsa Carthage Castle strong What might be compast by one thong Whence Thong-Castle or Doncaster As soone suppose surnamed were But Danes brake truce whence to those Danes Warres dismall chance brought all their banes And Ethelred hurt in the fight Dy'd shortly after whose crownes right Did to fourth brother Alfred come For honours sake then fetcht at Rome CANZ. VI. Alfred made King of Northumberland and a great part of England besides being ruled by the Danes BVt now Northumbers in this tide And Mercians paide deere for their pride Who left the English yoke and tane Were made slaues to the Lordly Dane Northumbers tyrants one of them That then vsurpt the Diadem Osbright rauisht Beorna's spouse A Lords that solemne vengeance vowes When Danes call'd in within Yorke walls With hostile armes girt Osbright falls Nor distant is farre from the same Where Ella left both life and name Northumberland then these two slaine Was forthwith subiect to the Dane One Egbert first next Riâ—sige then Another Egbert bring they in And Guthred's made the Crowne to weare Sometimes by Alfred loued deare The Danes thus 'mongst Meatae they Reigning was Merkland made their prey East-Angles too their good King gone Edmond great Alkymonda's sonne And Queene Sywares by holy vow King Offa's heire whom Danes o'rethrow And Guthrum in his place they bring And Edrick last East-Angles King CANZ. VII Alfred forsaken of some of his rebellious Dukes yet vanquisheth Rollo the Dane great ancestor of the Normans THerewhiles as one of friends forsooke Alfred alone though could not brooke Those rech-lesse rapines of the Dane Troth-lesse truce-breaks that had ta'ne Exeter by such craft and laid waite For the Kings life who therefore straite With his few Southerne forces did First battell nigh to Bristow bid And next neere Abingdon he slew Great Hubbo Chieftaine of the crew So Danes sought peace and Rollo came Foe-like but was repulst with shame And hony-bees their gentle guides By Loyr's and by Seynes floury sides He and his warlike Danish hoast Plac't themselues in faire Frances coast Which Northmen Normans been whence springs Their Neustrian race of English Kings CANZ. VII Afterwards brought to the lowest ebbe of fortune and faine to lurke vnknowne in the marishes in Somerset shire yet againe recouereth the Monarchie of the whole Iland he founded Oxford NOr yet can noble Alfred cease From wars though Danes themselues craue peace Whose troth-plight promise broken still Done raise fresh broyles and farther ill That scarce one found more truely bare A crowne of thornes then Alfred ware Whose head from care nor hands from bloud Or he from toyle ere vacant stood Each passed paine seeming t' haue beene Prologue t' a more prodigious scene That he almost and none but hee Could liu'd or haue beene halfe so free From feare or farther danger when His foes so false and faithlesse beene For Burthred by this time to Rome From Merk-land fled and natiue home Left pallace lands and what remaines Expos'd to th'rapines of the Danes East-Angles and Northumberland More e're this held by Danes strong hand Good Alfred too by frownes of fate At lowest ebbe in stead of state In Athelney the Nobles I le In ragged poore attire a while Wearied by warre in Somerset-sheere Among the marshes hid him there And Sol-like with his lyre that song T' Admetus heards he too among Those rushie pastures seemes was glad In minstrell-like meane habit clad With Harpe in hand so to spie out The ryots of the Danish rout Whom holy Cuthbert cheering and Perswading to take armes in hand Had Cuthberts lands vow'd and in fine Dedicate to him Chesters sumptuous shrine Alfred much like the sparke that came From cynders rak't resumes new flame And first from his owne realmes the Danes Next most ignoble King that raignes Ceolfe he sets from supreme seate Dane-King since Burthreds defeate Fresh Norway powers foyl'd Chester fail'd Northumbers then and London quail'd He Humbers flowry bankes betooke This god-sonne Gormo Danish Duke Eldred with Kings-child Elfled flower Of maides hath Merklands part her dower So foes fal'n or fled newes to bring To th' Neth'rlands or their Norway King In peace Monks cells hee plac't and signes Saint Cuthberts lands twixt Tees and Tyne More honoring Pallas-towers With Sols and Muses sacred bowers My deer'st nurse e're his praise will sing Whom Cair-Guent tombes these ten yeers King CANZ. IX King Edward Senior and the Princesse Elfleda's warlike acts WHen Alfred who made Mars rage cease In warre triumphant slept in peace His sonne first Edward Danes Welsh Scots Northumbers and false brothers plots With Edrike last East-Angles King Subdu'd and Eldred dead did bring From Merk-lands back t' his Englands crowne London and Oxford Thames chiefe townes Though Elfled Amazonian Dame His sister gouernes with great fame Her Mercians that not more fear'd beene Camilla nor those Scythian Queenes Whiles Danes Welsh and Northumbers yeeld Her warlike tropheys in the field And Shrewsburies Staffords Chester townes With Warwikes walls this Queene renownes Who dead t' her brother King doe fall Both Mercia Danes and Welsh and all To Scotland borders saue alone Northumbrian Sythrik's Gormo's sonne T'whom was wed Edith Edwards Impe As Elgine to French Charles faire Nymph Foure daughters more he had and sonnes All three Kings Cair-Guent tombes his bones CANZ. X King Adelstanes worthy reigne vnder whom flourisht famous VVolstane and Adelme REignes his sonne Athelstane next who Foyl'd by the Scot'sh King and those two Sonnes of dead Sythrike that for warres Secretly sow'd seditious iarres And fled though mortall feud to cherish Godfrey of Scots Aulafe o th' Irish Obtaine whole troopes but both like sped For th' Irish fell and Scots lay dead And Scot'sh
iealous Iuno furious Queene Found a fit time to worke her teene In her Lords absence as he goes To French warr's on his beauteous Rose Whom she did poyson and sets on In armes against the sire his son But younger Henry falls both crown'd By 's fathers life and laid in ground Which furious acts of hers when seene The King imprison's th' angry Queene And hands thought stain'd with Beckets bloud Meanes purge by warres for Holy-lands good But French broyles staying him fates assigne Chinon thrise twelue yeeres King his shrine CANZ. X. Richard the first called Cuor-de-Lyon and his victorious acts SVcceedes braue Richard Cuor-de-lyon Who as his sire meanes visit Syon And from the Babylonian Prince Cyprus Acon and Ioppa winnes And ships towne towers and forts regaines With warlike and victorious traines Though Souldan yet and Saracens bold The faire Ierusalem still did hold But wo-worth those crost such designes False brother Iohn with France combines To quench with flames retiring fast 'Bout Austria coasts by tempest cast Ignobly by Limpoldus Duke 'Gainst law of nations pris'nor tooke Great ransome giues fayne too as ' tfalls To build the faire Vienna's walls Safe when return'd false brother sought And mothers mediation wrought Such peace that he being Richard gone Sans issue obtayn'd his ten-yeeres throne Who falne i th' French warres Chalne conteynes His bowels there where he was slaine By Bertram Gordon's venom'd dart His corps Fount-Euerard Roan his hart CANZ. XI King Iohns vnfortunate reigne and troubles by the Barons warres KIng Iohn scarce crown'd when France will needs The elder brothers son indeed Set Arthur vp but got but harmes If aught 't was more by art then armes Till more his Barons warres him vext For countries good faire foule pretext Th'Archbishop Langton too rak't th' ashes Whence Romish thundring censure flashes Nor reconcil'd to them till when Vnking'd vncrown'd the Pope agen Put on his Crowne Pandulfe the meanes Who blest vext curst and calm'd the Realmes Lewys of France the Dolphin then Who came to th' aid o th' English men i th' Barons cause although call'd home Scarce stints all strife his Nobles some For rauisht wiues for daughters other Fell rage conceiu'd can scantly smother Henry Englands Richard Almaignes beene Kings both his sonnes three daughters Queenes Princely wed when Iohn poyson'd dyes Thrise six yeeres King at Worster lyes CANZ. XII Henry the third his acts and his sonnes warlike exploits at the holy Land THird Henry then his infant sonne His nigh threescore-yeeres reigne begon Whose Barons warres with Welsh and French He all scant eas'ly though did quench Legat Gualo chiefly managing The Realmes affaires for the young King Whose valiant Impes long after spoyle The Souldans townes and Syrians foyle And safe return'd from Syons aide First Edward King of England's made Lancasters Duke his brother Edmond To Westminster their sire being summon'd CANZ. XIII Edward the first and his decyding the right of the Crowne of Scotland Edward his sonne first English Prince of VVales BY Edwards hand Prince Leoline falles And Edwards son's borne Prince of Wales And Robere Bruse by him put downe Iohn Baliols right beares Scotlands Crowne But Scottish broyles s'mbrew'd all hands That th' English Lords deuide their lands Made sire t' a race of royall Impes By 's two Queenes Spaines and Frances Nymphs Elnor and Margret Westminsters Shrine him fiue-seuen-yeeres King interres CANZ. XIIII Edward the second called of Carnaruan an vnfortunate Prince much wronged by Gaueston the Mortimers and Spensers meanes NExt Edward Frances heire as 't fell Peter Hispan's plot weds Isabell Him Scots chac't home and Gauestone And Spensers made him lou'd of none Whose pride the mis-rul'd State much rues Till they fled Then whom they abuse King twenty yeers Queene Mortimers doom'd Him Barkley murdred Gloster toomb'd CANZ. XV. Edward the third his warlike acts and conquest of France THird Edward crown'd ere 's fathers death As he the Earles ouer-boldnesse seeth Slue Mortimer whiles he disapproues His and his mothers wanton loues And married though with his consent But their appoint his sister went To Scotland yet for homage not Perform'd or scofs giuen by the Scot Beleaguring Barwicke Dauid Bruse His brother in-law so hard pursues To Halydon hill Scots great'st disgrace He Balioll king'd in Bruse his place Who fled for France whither angry fate Brought our King soone to claim 's estate Laying title to Frances Lillies Of right his mother Isabella's Charles sister and Philip the Faire Last King of Frances daughter and heire Valoys the vsurpers sister Impe. Queene Philip our Kings wife faire Nymphe Brought Henault and with th' Earle her syre Flanders with England fierce conspire That Newstria and her neighbour France 'Gan hope war's helplesse haplessechance Paris e'en felt for feare the fire Of English warriours in their ire And Cresseid flowry vale beheld A famous fierce-fought well-pitcht field When greene-grasse beds with gore were spred White milkie Lillies dyde bloud-red And mercy ne're-taught Oyly-flame Learn'd th' English Lyons were vntame The French King fled his Lords they tell Kings of Maiork and Beme they sell With troopes of Commons numberlesse In this fam'd battell nam'd of Cresse Tankeruill Guisnes Cane Callaice and Many a faire towne that late did stand For Philip then and all the west Submit to th' English Conquerors hest Bruis in French cause afresh French aided Was tane as England he inuaded The Pope for French-King treating peace Takes truce whiles did th' old King decease Whom his sonne Iohn succeeds with whom Young Edward call'd in Frence whilomâ— The Black-Prince who rul'd France full farre And Aquitane moues mortall warre Wheth'r noble youth's for crownes or praise You stroue or both and Phoebus bayes When Poyteu fields were skarlet dyde When fell the chiefe of Frances pride Were Dolphin King and many a Lord Captiu'd by Black-Prince Edwards sword Tropheys of triumph high that raise Englands both Prince and souldiers praise CANZ. XVI Edward the blacke Prince his honourable atchiuements and vntimely death GReat signes o're south and Indian shores Seemes to foreshew such strange vprores White troopes 'gainst Aethiopians blacke In Azure skies to threat fierce wracke But while they fell wheth'r Mahounds powers Or else were showne by Memnons Moores For now great warres in Normandy Lesse Britaine were and Burgundy France fell before our Princes feete Trembleth Nauarre Spaine doth entreate For her King Pedro who 's new made King by braue black-prince Edwards aide Came Cyprus King his helpe t' obtaine 'Gainst Turks were then in 's royall traine Worth registring on fames faire wings Two captiues and the Cyprus Kings Whiles he thus glorious Knighted shines Both at Saint George and Marses shrines Pale foe to honour winter-power Of death nipt this faire springing flower
Neece To Edmond Iron-side Issue sees Edgar Scander and Dauid who Were Kings of Scotland all-a-row CANZ. XV. The residue of the Scottish Kings vntill Queene Marie Mother of King Iames the sixt DAuid who led in Englands Court His pleasant youth in Princely sort Whence Scotland claimes them weds the faire Huntingdons and Northumbers heire The Countesse Maud Maud th' Empresse rights Fauourite by Stephen foilde in fight Gaue his sonne pledge whose sonne succeeds Malcolme in 's Sire and Grandsires steeds William then and Scander who weds Ioane Daughter to our Englands King Iohn And their sonne Alexander too Had our third Henries Daughter who Dying Issue-lesse in Kings account Englands Kings as Lords Paramount Edward the first Iohn Baliol plac't Robert Bruse all he could disgrac 't Third Edward Edward Baliols Crowne Aduanc'd whom Dauid Bruse puld downe T' inuade England by Valoys swaide Captiu'd the Victors price he paid Three Roberts were and next to them Fiue Iameses from that Royall Stem And next his Mother-Queene sixt Iames First English reignes from Tay to Thames First Scottish Iames on surging Seas Fourth Henry tooke sixt Henry frees Whom Somersets faire Daughter Iane Had to her Husband his they saine Went with a hundred Nymphs to France And for third Iames 't was second 's chance Fourth's Edwards Cicely t' aske to Wife But mortall War's stint farther strife T'ones Nephew yet weds t'others Neece Seau'nth Henries Imps such Fates decrees Fourth Iames Spouse Mother to fift Iames Margret who after Floddon flames Wed 's Archibald Douglasse whose Girle Margret wed 's Matthew Lennox Earle Their sonne Lord Darnley wed 's fift Iames Nymph Mother to thy King faire Thames Who comming from beyond cold Tweed Relate deare Muse with happy speed CANZ. XVI The troublesome State of Scotland in Queene Maries time her Marriage with the Lord Darnley BEing in these our last times our late Henries Parenthesis of State Mary Edward and Elizabeth Vanisht and banisht vitall breath Was Henries Sister Margret faire Their Aunt whole Albions sole heire Fourth Iames Wife so the Raceyclept hers Sway Scotsh-Sites English Mothers Scepters Her sonne fift Iames his tender Impe Scarce seu'n dayes old yet Queene poore Nymph So left by 'r Sires vntimely end Causde Mother Queene and Peeres contend For her and her Lands Gouernment So France to warre with Scotland went But Hamilton from the French Faction Obtaynes the Queene and Lands protection Whiles furious French in Scots despight The Rhine-graue and the Rhodian Knights Fierce Almaigne and Italian bands Allure to vex their late friends Lands And gaine th'yong Queene or lay the State Of Scotland could they desolate But say'n they soone as Lennox fauor'd Our English th' Earle Protector wauer'd And Mary Scot's yong Queene was carryed To France and to the Dolphin marryed Alas poore Nymph as soone as borne She 's crown'd indeed but with but thorne And married now but all her ioyes Soone marr'd or mixt with sore annoyes Soone dyes her Spouse her Sire long-since Her Mother now and she yong Prince In forreine shores and scarce 't is knowne Where 's Crowne or Kingdome of her owne So vext they were with ciuill Warres So bruisde besides by strangers skarres As she was comming homewards tost By Aeol's blasts to th' English Coast And thence return'd domesticke crosses She scarce regaines but with great losses Quenching those flames of fatall feud With Riuers streaming Scottish bloud Yet soone as English Mary dies Too forward seemes swaid by the Guise She tooke vp th' English Ensignes France Backes th' Errours she did first aduance Foolish France must needs so much for strangers Th' owne brests laid ope t' a World of dangers But after much their fruitlesse paines To eithers losse and neithers gaines Both Scot'sh and French o're-poiz'd with harmes Both ciuill rew'd and forreigne Armes So Mars fled and Peace sweetly smilde Twixt Scots and English reconcilde When in the Queene of Scotlands Court Mongst other Lords of Princely port Youthfull Lord Darnley there was seene New come from Englands Court and Queene Right well of Scotlands Prince belou'd And such her after fauours prou'd First Rothsey's Earle then Duke create Of Albaney and next her mate Third sonne of Lenox Earle there-while Weares Scotlands Crowne and Kingly style Henry Lord Darnley Stewart borne Scotlands King made in youth's fresh mornes Their sonne anew Great Brittaine names Scotlands sixt Englands first King Iames But shortly Henry Stewart crownde In the Queenes Orchard's murdred found And she to Bothwell's Earle soone wed No small suspect of falshood bred When she not daigning to be brought Fore her Realmes Peeres to answere ought Sans womanish feare with threatning charmes Affronts her subiects vp in Armes But bootes no braues she prison'd lyes Bothwell to Denmarke fled there dyes And she from Keepers scap't prepares Her Peeres sore bale but ill she fares From Scotland prison'd flying strife In England prison'd ends her life CANZ. XVII The gouernment there in the minority of Iames the fixt THen Scotland felt sore foes out-rage Before her yong King came to age Crown'd one yeares yongling in his Realme His Grandsire Lennox steeres at helme Morton Murrey and Marre helpe guide The Vessell o're rough-swelling tyde Till sore with surging billowes tost The King tooke to his Barke nigh lost And Pylot-like at greatest neede Brought her to hauen with happy speed Flourish great Prince whiles thee fame raises Equall to Ioues or Caesars prayses Thy Reigne since peacefull Oliue-crownde Thy browes Sols Bayes don circle rounde And more t' adorne thy Kingly Posies France shall bring Lillies we will Roses Since our Eliza did bequeath Thee Royall Garlands at her death CANZ. XVIII As before of Scots so heere the Historie and originall of their Ancestors the Irish with diuers coniectures concerning the same ANd for our Sunne like sommer time Rose from farre North cold Scottish clime In this oblike Horizon whose Set Rise and Regiment Ireland knowes Ours comne from Scotsh-kings theirs from them All now but one Kings Diadem Irelands both Impe and Lord now see We th' Ancetors they Posteritie That Westerne I le whose shores doe face Wilde Cambers Cliffes by her owne race Cald Erin by their Neighbours wilde Yuerdhon Ireland English stilde From Iasons Greekes t' is thought we learne To call Iuuerna Iris Ierne Whether from her site as Austrich East Spaine West so Hiere should be guest So sounding since more Ierne's beene By-west Hils Rils and places seene Hybernia else of winter weather Iber or Duke Irnaulph choose you whether Ogygia old and holy I le Banno and great Scotland Poets stile Albany and Alban as 't were t'other Lesse Banno sprung from this her Mother Lesse Scotland from this greater Brittish Scots from these Irish Scots and Pictish To thinke that Scots beene Scythians Race Coniectures may perhaps finde grace Since Greekes doe Scythians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 call The Germanes Scutten
quod sciam author est Metabasis siue transitio ad commodiorem historiae continuationem spectans Supplementum historiae Synchronismuâ— siue computatio Aâ—â—â—rum * Olbion signifieth in Greeke Happy whence some deriue others onely allude thereto the name of Albion Of these Giants as no acts but their rudenesse so neither can Chronologie be registred sauing onely thus generally Albion slaine and Hercules liued in Gaule about or before An. 2300. Brute came not till after An. 2800. so this Interregnum continued fiue or sixe hundred yeares * The common receiued opinion is that hee was sonne of Lybia daughter of Epaphus sonne of Io the second who was grandchild to Argus of whom the Argiues tooke their name which Argus is reckoned the fift in descent from Inachus Aegyptus and Danaus Kings of Egypt circa An. 2500. s Of whom they gloried to be called Danai hee did establish so flourishing a Kingdome and Common-wealth amongst them t Some blind prophesie which he had heard and seeking to shun it as the fashion of such is more surely entangled himselfe therein and hastned if not so framed the euent Danaus King of Argiues carca An. 2500. u Which haire shee for loue betrayed to Minos though therein consisted the slay and welfare of her father and his whole Kingdome * Who guided him by a clew of threed into the Labyrinth whereby hee slue the Minotaure and freed his Countrey of Athens from the bloudy tribute and seruitude to Minos and the Candians Lynceus King of Argos An. 2525. y A like story but more vncertayne as hauing no probable author or ground is told of Dioclesians daughters a King or Emperour of Assyria wâ—ereas there was neuer any such and one Albina amongst them that should giue name to this Iland Albion These Ladies must come circa an 2525. for at that time Lynceus was King of Argiues * Where shee is said to haue wandred comfortlesse till Iupiter pitied her or tooke her for his Paramour This only act and name of Leon Gauere but without expresse mention of time when hee built Carleon now called Chester is found during those many hundred yeares of their rude misgouernment or Anarchy The Historie of King Brute and his comming towards Britayne Troiâ— excidium A. M. 2767. Ascanius builded Alba-Longa A. 2774. reigned there 38. yeares * Brute slue his father by misfortune as they were buâ—â—â—ng in the Forrest together and so fled or banished from Italy went into Greece into exile a The like friendly entertaynement hee found at the hands of another Troian Prince there named Assaracus b These captiued Troians and their race prayed Brute to bee their Captayne saith the Storie as desirous to seeke aduentures and weary of their seruitude in Greece c King Pandrasus Citie Spartianum was taken by Brutus and many of his men drowned in the Riuer Schelâ—uâ— and 〈◊〉 after the King brought into 〈◊〉 hands was glad to buy his Lands and freedome at that friendly rate Brutes setting forth from Greece * Leogetia one of the Ilands about Greece or Italy where it seemes â—â—ood one of Dianas Temples and so Brute doing sacrifice seeketh to the Oracle * The places where shee was principally resident and most honoured as luno at Samos Pallas at Athens Phoebus at Delphos c. a As was the manner to sleepe before toâ— Oracle on the skins of the beasts that were slaine for sacrifice b The answere of Dianas Oracle concerning his voyage and aduentures directing his course for Britayne then called Albion * A man of approued wisedome and valour thaâ— was Captayne of a remnant of these that came from Troy with Antenor to seate themselues in Illyria and the Westerne coasts and now had light on the â—orders of the Pyrenine Hills inhabited by a people called Nomades e The Nomades hauing their name of feeding Cattell to whose pastures the woods being no frieÌ„dly neighbours they fired the sâ—me on those Pyrene Mountaynes of which great burning of the vast woods the Hills tooke their name Pyr signifying fire in Greeke not much dâ—stant frâ—m the Dutch and English Saxon words Fyre and Brâ—n that is Burne f Arriuing in the mouth of Loire and receiuing some discourtesie from king Guffar called Pictus of whom the Pictones quasi picti or Poytewes some would deriue they ouerthrew 〈◊〉 and some of his confederate neighbour Princes And so with wealthy spoiles set saile for Albion Brute circa An. 2850. cousque peregrinatus est g Arae Philenûm as the Syrtes and like dangerous places were so called it might be for that the ships omminâ— neare could â—ardly escape from being sacrificed to Aeouls and the Oceans fury of them Virgil sings Treis Notus abreptas in Saxa latentia torquet Saxa vocant Itali medijs quae in fluctibus Aras * Brutes trauailes and nauigation in that Age were great being ouer all the Mediteriane Sea and a great part of the Atlantique Ocean Vlysâ—es and Aeneas wondred at aduentures lying all within the narrow compasse of the former Apologia * Herostratus would haue a name were it for burning so goodly a Monument as the Temple of Diana was reputed among the Ephesians and Heathen so doe some now nothing more then hunt for Name though by vndermining truth 2 Oceano-geniti and Neptunia proles though sometimes otherwise taken doe most fitly point out Sea-faring men who must needs be the first inhabiters of this I le and if any more doubt were but Mela's report makes all cleare whence this allusion could not choose but haue originall * Aporetici a braine-sicke sect of Philosophers that not trusting any known veritâ—e foolishly doubting of all things would call all things euen the most certayne truths into question * Obiections against the story of Brute vrged by some * The first Obiection answered and the reasons following why Caesar might bee ignorant of the British stories and antiquities as well as their present estate notwithstanding hee should then seeke the same which may bee doubted of * Caesars conquest in Brytaine as it seemes not very faire extended for fours of the Kings â—ee conquered were onely of Kent and Cassiueâ—anes City of the Tâ—inobantes or London his most fayned opposite on the very edge thereof at whose submission his conquest was determined * The Brittish story reuiued and flourished from those parts and parties that were fled and hid from Caesar. * The Saxons and English euen to this day doe little intermeddle with the Brittons gests insomuch that more obscure are they to them and lesse minded by them then the storie almost of any other Nation * And this vse of committing the greatest matters to memorie rather then writing could not but much increase Caesars ignorance of the state The second Obiection Sol. per concess * And what lets it that we should not take the Brittish storie on their credit with the like applause at the Brittons hands since the Maxime is vnicuique in sua arte
the reâ—t the first King whereof Crida was the 〈◊〉 from Woden Wibba his son R. 20 yeares Ceorlus Wibba's sonne 10. Penda sonne of Wibba A. 626. reign 30. yeares q Anna King of East-Angles r Boto Sigebert that founded Cambridge turned Monke in his old age but drawne out into the field and his 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 Anna all three successiuely Kings of East-Angles s Adâ—â—here brother to 〈◊〉 next King Peda sonne to Penda and Oswy A. 656. R. 3. or 4. yeares t Three yeares but gaue all the fourth parts from 〈◊〉 to Penda's sonne Peda with his 〈…〉 who 〈…〉 King who 〈…〉 Christianity which Oâ—wy and Peda had begun but â—ee 〈◊〉 his two sonnes for frequenting the holy man Cedda's Cell whose bodies their mother Ernenelda buried at Stone in 〈…〉 a Church to bee built there shee afterwards became a Nunne at Ely vnder her mother Sex burga sometime Queene of west Saxons and heere penting that deed among other pious works in building Churches and Monasteries bestowed great cost on Medishamsted or Peterborow which Penda's sonnes daughters though hee were a Pagan did build from the foundation Wolfere Penda's sonne A. 660. R. 17. Edilred sonne to Penda A. 677. R. 30. Kenred Wolferes sonne A. 707. R. 5. and went to Rome u Edilred founded the â—â—shoprike of Worcester turned Monke at Bardoney in Lincolnsture x Kenred went to Rome and was Monke in the Church of S. Peter he founded the Monastery of Euesham Celred sonne of Edilred A 711. R. 8. Ethelbald descended of Eopa brother of Penda A. 719 R. 41. y This King Ethelbald by the procurement of the Poâ—es Legate Boniface Archbishop of Mentz an English man borne with aduice of Cuthbert Archbishop of Canterbury made good Church lawes giuing Churches and Monasteries great priuiledges and exemptions from taxes and tributes bee also founded the Abbey of Crowland Bernred vsurped 10. yeares Offa nephew to Ethelbald A. 760. R. 39. his sonne not one yeare * He made a Dike called Offa-dike to bound his Kingdome against Wales extending from the South part neare Bristoll ouer the Mountaynes towards Flint and the North Sea to the moutâ— of 〈◊〉 see â—ounded the Monastery of Bath translated the 〈◊〉 See to Lichfield caused the 〈◊〉 of Saint Alban to bee laid in a 〈◊〉 at old Verulam which hee 〈…〉 adorned with gold and 〈◊〉 stones and raysing there a Princely Abbey hee gaue 〈◊〉 to it the Charter dated 〈◊〉 79â— of his reigne 33. witnesse 〈◊〉 selfe Egâ—â—ide his sonne nine Kings 15. Bishops 10. Dukes c. The Chappell where the said Offa was buryed being demolished by the Riuer Ouse at Bedford his leaden tombe as it were some phantasticall thing aâ—peareth often to them that seeke it not but to them that seeke it saith Rouse it is inuisible y He was slaine at Sutton-wallis or Kenchester 〈◊〉 Offa's Palace was and buried on the Riuer Lugg's banke where Maurdâ—â—e Church 〈◊〉 whence remoued to Hereford ouer him is builded the Church of the Bishops See dedicate to the same Ethelbert z At Crowland shee prophesied against 〈◊〉 mother who caused Ethelberts death and against her brother all which sell out according to her words of her brother Alcuine wrote that for his fathers bloudy deeds his reigne and dayes were the shorter East Angles Kingdome fell so to Offa and the Mercians A. 790. or 800. and with the Mercians Crowne to the West Saxons afterwards a Some say that on the day of the dedication of the Church of Winchelcombe which hee built hee released the said Edbeâ—t the founded the Church of Saint Ethelbert in Hereford b He is accounted the Martyr his body was found by a scroll cast on the Altar thus written in Saxon Kenelm King barne lye vnder thorne Heaued-bereaued that is Kenelm Kings child lyeth vnder a thorne bereft of the head or life Kenulf nephew in the fift degree to Penda A. 799. R. 23. c Fridulf Burthred and others being set vp by the West Saxons and Danes afterwards scarce worthy the name of Kings rather Dukes Ceolwolâ—e expelled by Bernulf A. 820 reigned 〈◊〉 Bernulf subdued by Egbert A. 824. R. 3. Ludicene expelled the East Angles A. 825. Whitlafe A. 826. reigned 13. yeares The Kingdome of NORTHVMBERS Octa Ebysse Saxons sent by Hengist into the North it seemes long time molested by the Picts Scots Brittons before they were fully possest of any Kingdome for 99. yeares space and after Hengists 〈◊〉 60 yeares being A. 547. that Ida began being the 10. from Woden 〈◊〉 reigned 2. yeares * Lot was father to Mordred allyed both yet enemies to great Arthur d The Kingdome of Brenicia exteÌ„deâ— from Edenborow â—rith to Tyne Deira from the said Tyne to 〈◊〉 but they were quite vnited againe in Oswy Ethelfrides sonne Idas sons 559. Ada reign 7. Glappa 5. Tidwald 1. Fridulf 7. Theodorik 7. in Brenicia whiles Ella son of Histria reig 30. in Deira Ethelrik R. 5. partly in both Prouinces e He was surnamed the 〈◊〉 Ethelfride son of Ethelrik A. 589. R. 27. ouer both Prâ—uinces Ella's sonne Edwine being yong or expeld f 〈…〉 g 〈…〉 Edwine Ella's sonne A. 616. R. 17. ouer both Prouinces the sonnes of Ethelfride being â—led into Scotland Paulinus Bishop of Rochester went with queen Ethelburga A. 626. And Edwine and the Northumbers generally receiued the Faith A. 627 oâ—gni 11. h The king gaue Pauline the Bishops See at Yorke and began to build Saint Peters Church there which was finished by Oswald and Paulinus founded the great Church of Lincolne i He sent a desperate fellow named â—omer to murder Edwine and continually vexing all his neighbour Princes with warre was slaine in the quarrels he moued and Edwine was slaine by Cadwallo and Penda k Edfred and Offâ—ed Offâ—ed with his father Edwine 〈…〉 battell at Hatfield 〈◊〉 fell with them Eadbaldus King of the Oâ—keyes Edfred 〈◊〉 afterwards Edwines reigne had beene so peacefull that a woman with a sucking child might haue trauelled free from violence ouer all his Dominions yet so triumphant that Banners displaid were borne before 〈◊〉 both in warre and peace Osrijc aud Eaufride A. 633. reigned a very small time l Who fled into Scotland to king Donald when Edwine got the Crowne they being the sonnes of Ethelfride from Ida descended and Acca sister to Edwine daughter to Ella the kings both of Brenicia and Deira Oswald sonne of Ethelfride A. 634. R. 8. y. * So vertuous godly a prince that after his death 〈◊〉 was Canonizâ—d for a Saint m A holy learned man whom the King for propagation of the Gospell had sent for out of Scotland and giuen him Lindisâ—ern or holy Iland for his Bishops See Oswine reigned with Oswy about 8. yeares n At Maserfield or Oswalstre the Towne now so called of his name Oswye sonne of Ethelfride A. 642. reign 28. o At which time Oswy vowed great lands to 〈…〉 from Yorke p And by this meanes the Mâ—rcians receiued the
Faith hee founded the Bishops See of Mercia at Lichfield and Dwina Bishop at Lindesferne was also Bishop of the same Egfride Oswyes sonne A. 670. R. 15. q Her name Mildred or Etheldred after twelue yeares she became Nunne at Ely where shee founded the Monastery whereof shee was Abbesse r At a place called Nectansmore hee was buried in Saint Columbes Iland Alfride base sonne of Osway A. 685. R. 20. s Where learning then flourisht more then in Brytaine it being the fashion to send the noblest youth thither as now to our Vniuersities Osred A. 705. reigned 10. Kenred Osrijc reign 13. Ceolf A. 728. reigned 8. years Egbert A. 736. reigned 20. t Ceolf or Ceolnulf became Monke in holy Iland in his time glazing painting and Masons were brought into the land by the Monke Bennet or Benedict venerable Bede dedicateth his Ecclesiastique history to this king Egbert also became Monke and his brother of the same name was Archbishop of Yorke which See hee greatly aduanced and founded the Library worthily furnished with all good Authors Osulfe reigned 1. yeare Edilwald or Mo. l A. 758. reigned 11. Alred reign 11. Ethelbert son of Mollo A. 780 reigned first 5. y. and after Alswald or Oswald 11. Osred 1. he reigned 4. all the others bare but the titles of Dukes rather then Kings * Or Mollo who slue Earle Oswine that rebelled and himselfe slaine by Alred that vsurping succeeded a Sonnes of Alred then Ethelbert againe after him Ardulf Alâ—wold Eandred Etheldred Readulf Osbright and Ella which last Kings were slaine by the Danes Hinguar and Hubba incited to that by the Lo. Beornas whose wife Osbert or Osbright had rauisht most of these latter Kings or Dukes acknowledging Egbert of west Saxons and his sonnes Lo. Paramount b Partly fallen by the Danes inuasion but more by ciuill warres last Kings of all were Riâ—siga the Dane then Cuthred and Sythrik to whom Adâ—lsane gaue his daughter in marriage but their sonnes were finally expeld by Edmond and the succeeding Kings about A. 950. Erchenwine A. 527. R. about 60. yeares Sledda sonne of Erchenwine A. 587. R. 17. Sebert sonne to Sledda A. 604. reigned 13. from An. 617. by the space of 100. y. reigned Serred Seberts 〈◊〉 with his brothers and their sonnes Sigebert son of Seward Sigebert sonne of Sigebald the brothers of Serred and Swideline Sigaire with Sebba or Selbius and his sons Sigard and Sewfred and Offa sonne of Sighere till A. 717. In Selbius time Erkenwald builded the Monastery of Croteley in Surrey for himselfe and Berking in Essex for his sister Edilburga Queene of West Saxons he was after Bishop of London about A. 700. Celred A. 718 reigned 30. Edilwald Albert Vmbena and Suthred reigned till A. 800. or after * Erchenwine the 8. from Woden sonne of Vffa his sonne Sledda married Ricula daughter of Ermenrik King of Kent and to their sonne Sebert first Christian King there came Miletus from Augustine and Ethelbert King of Kent who preached the Faith conuerted and baptized the King and his people who then builded a Church in honour of Saint Peter at Westminster then called Thorney where he his wife were buried The Kingdome of EAST-SAXONS c Serred and his brethren sons of Sebert enemies of Christianity were slaine by Kynegilfus King of West Saxons but the second Sigebert son of Sigebald brother of Serred called the holy man Cedda to him making him Bishop of East Saxons hee baptized Swideline Anna King of East Angles being his Godfather d Sebba or Selbius Monke at Saint Paules in London e He endued the Church of Saint Peter in Westm. with faire possessions and buildings and leauing his wife Geneswede Penda's daughter went to Rome with Kenred King of Mercia and Edwine Bishop of Worster and there liued in a Monks habit f Subdued by Egbert about the very time that he conquered Kent Vffa A. 492. reign 7. yeares Tytullus a. 499. R. 20. Redwald R. 25. Eorpenwald reigned 12. Sigebert sonne of Redwald A. 569. and his cousin Edrik R. 60. yeares slaine by Penda Anna sonne of Ewide brother of Redwald R. 20. yeares slaine by Penda Adelhere brother of Anna slaine with Penda A. 656. Edilwald brother to Anna reigned 9. yeares Sonnes of Adilhere Adalphe reigned 25. Eluold Hisbern Edilred Ethelbert sonne of Edilred A. 790. * Vffa the 8. from Woden The Kingdome of EAST-ANGLES g Whom he slue and repossest Edwine of the Kingdome h He also plaâ—ted Christian saith there by the hâ—lpe of Foelix a Burgundian sent by Honorius Archbâ—shop of Canter whom hee made Bâ—shop of Dunwich an 〈◊〉 of Suffolke which 〈◊〉 was after diuâ—ded by one Bisi â—ishop tâ—ere into two viz Dunwich and Holmham i Sigebert foundâ—r of Cambridge was fetch out of the â—onastery into the field against Penda where both hee and Egricus were slaâ—ne and so was Anna afterwâ—â—ds k Both 〈◊〉 and Penda A. 656. neare the Riuer Iewet his wife was 〈◊〉 daughter to Hereticus and sister to Abbesse Hilda his daughter Etheldred founded Saint Peters Church in the I le of Ely A. 674. l King of Mercia in whose hands and his successors the chiefe Kingdome remayned till Egbert Ella with his 3. sonnes and three ships landed at a place called Cymenshore An. 470. in HeÌ„gâ—sts life time his kingdome begâ—n R. 36. yeares Cisia A. 514. reigned 76. Edilwalcus A. 590 R. 25. Aldwine slaine by Ine and Sussex vnited to the West Sax. crown about A. 713. The Kingdome of SOVTH-SAXONS * Ella the 8. from Woden witâ— his sonnes put the Bryttons to flight first at Cymens-shore where hee landed then at Macroeds bourne after won Aâ—dreds-ceaster and so began his Kingdome m Which is called Cissan-ceaster in the Saxon tonguâ— n He gaue 〈◊〉 to Wilfride Archbishop of Yorke who came to plant the Faith in Sussex where Wilfride set a Monastery for Episcopall Sâ—e yet Sussex was since sometimes vnder Winchester and the See translated also to Chichester o Ceadwalla ouerthrew Ediâ—walke in his yonger yeares before he went into exile Berthune and Anthyne after when he came to be King of West Saxons Cerdic and his son Kenrik with 5 ships arriue at a place called Cerdic-shore A. 499. slue Natanlâ—od K. of Brittons and 5000. men and conquered the I le of Wight hee reign 17. yeares * Cerdic the 10. from Woden vanquished the Bryttons first at Cerdics-ford then at Cerdicks lege and at Withgar-birg in the I le of Wight which hee gaue to his Nephew Withgare who reigned there and was buried at the Withgar-birg or Withgares City The Kingdome of WEST-SAXONS p They vanquished the Brytons fiue times and tooke from them the Cities of Glocester Giren-Cester Bathan-Cester and diuers other â—ownes but at last Geaulines sonne and heire Cutwine was slaine by them and he expeld by his brother Cuthas son Ceoli and Cutwolf but his grand child Celrijc succeeded and after him Geolfe that vexed all the neighbour Princes which was slaine by
the South Saxons q With Kingulf his sonne Guicheline christned and ioyntly reigned and dyed and his sonne Guthred reigned noâ— past 3 or 4 yeares after his father and grandfather whom Kenwalk succeeded that founded the Cathedrall Church and Bishops See of Winchester Kenric A. 526. reigned 25. Ceauline An. 552. R. 33. Celâ—ik A. 588. reigned 5. Ceolf sonne of Cutha brother of Ceauline A. 594. R. 14. r Shee founded a Monasâ—â—ry in the I le of Shepey and became a Nunne after Abbeâ—â—e there and in the I le of Ely whither also came her daughter Ermenilda wife sometime to Wolfere King of Mercia Kingulf son of Ceola sonne of Cutha brother of Ceauline A. 603. R. 31. his son Guicheline and his sonne Guthred reign in Kingulfs life time and foure yeares after Kenwalkus son of Kingulf A. 643. R. 30. s The Bryttons confound the stories by falsely supposing this Cedwalâ—s to be their last King Cadwalladar and so attributing Cedwalla's acts and going to Rome to him Saxburga reig a small time Elkwine Nephew of Kingulf A. 673. R. 2. Kentwine Kingulf Nephew orâ—eire reigned 9. Cedwalla Nephew to Cutwine Ceauline A. 685. R. 3 yeares and went to Rome Ina a kinsman of Cedwalla's of the line of Cerdic A. 688. reigned 37. Ethelard An. 724. R. 14. Cuthred An. 739. R. 17. Sigebert anno 757. R. 1. Kenulph anno 758 R. 29. t He bulded it for a Colledge but his successor Kenulf turned it to a Cathedrall Church and Bishops See for Ina had diuided the Bishoprike of West-Saxons into two Sees Winchester Shirburne and erected Selsey by Chichester to a Bishops Seâ— and made Abbot Gadbert Bishop there he gaue to the Monasâ—â—ry of Glastenbury which he erected in ornaments as Censer Châ—â—lice Paten Bason and Vessels of gold and siluer for the Altar with a Pall for the same Candlesticks and the Images of Christ and our Lady and the 12. Apostles with other ornaments for the Monks with precious stones inserted to the weight 264 pounds of gold and 2640. pounds of siluer he also made Peter pence to be paid to Rome where he dyed a Votary as his wife at Barkinâ— Brytricus of the line of Cerdic A. 786. R. 17 * Brytricus of the Bloud-Royall a louer of peace rather then war aduanced to the Crowne marryed Eadâ—urga daughter to Offa K. of Mercia by whose power hee expelled Egbeâ—t 〈◊〉 was a petty King among the West Saxons but being poysoned by his wife in detestation of the fâ—ct the Nobles ordayned that the Kings wiues should not bee called Queenes nor sit with them in 〈◊〉 of Estate she fled into France where shee â—ued leudly and dyed miserably whence Egbert was recalled home Egbert A. 802. R. 37. yeares and 7. moneths * All three Kings or Vsurpers of the East Angles and Mercians Crownâ— a He fought with ouerthrew the Danes at Carham at Hengisten-doune and the I le Thanet in Kent hee vanquished the Mercians and Bertult at Hellan-dune he subdued the Kentish-men and East Saxons and receiued to his protection the East Angles and Northumbers he brake down the brazen Image of Cadwalline King of the Brittons and commanded the land to bee called Anglia or Engla-lond and not Brytaine he was crowned and buryed hauing reigned 38. yeares at Winchester b This Edict and new â—aâ—ing the Land by him was about A ... and the ... yeare of his reigne Series Poematis siue historiae Syntaxeâ—s ratio Prooemio 〈◊〉 inconstantis Fortunae accuâ—â—tione constanti statiâ— subtexitur Archaiologia siue origo Danorum è Dacia veteri â—uxta Danubâ—um sitâ vnde in Cymbricam Chersonesum Indâ— ad nos transierunt Quibus tamen Angliae Reges vt hic ordine 〈◊〉 restitâ—runt Egbertus filius Ethelwolfus fortiter profligârunt reliquâ— Reges VI Ethelbaldus Ethelbertus Ethelâ—edus multùm rapinis eorum infestatieos tamen repressunt At sub primis Alfredi temporibus Rebelles reguli Northumbriae Merciae Dacis succumbunt Qui vice illorum reguloâ— alios substituunt Alfredus ipse quamuis Dacis saepius fusis ac pulso Rollone Neustriae Normannorum â—rimo Duce iâ— angustias deductus In Somersetiâ latuit donec à S. Cutheberro solatus cohortatus resumptis armis Dacos quoscunque hostes eiecit inter alia ipsius opera magnificentissima Oxonium Academiam instâ—tuit Eius soboles Eduardus Senior Elfleda posteà Adelstanus cum Dacis Wallis Scotis alijsque regno inâ—â—diatoribus fortiter â—â—liciter praeliatur similiter â—ecêrunt Edmondus Eldredus Reges meritò honoratissimi Edwinum verò infamem sequitur Edgar frater cuius gesta florentissima nisi Qâ—òd leuioribus nimiùm induâ—serit amoribus quae eius intamia est Regem alioqui satis inclytum demonstrârunt Eius filij Eduardus Martyr â—adit Ethelredus Copronymus prophetante S. Dunstano vitijs ignauiâ suâ Angliam miserijs oppletam Dacis Suenone Rege tributariam praestitit at recuperato regno filius Edmondus fraude tamen proditoris Edrici occumbit vnde Canutus Suenonis filius regnat Edmondi puelluli exilio degentes vitam temporis tractu tamen longa post successione ad Angliae Scotiae coronam in suis posteris adspirârunt Ipsi verò Canuto duo ipsius Gnati Haraldus cognomento Harefoot Hardi-Kanutus ac tandem Ethelredi Gnatus Eduardus Confessor dictus succedunt Quo sobole sine decedente Regnum tanquam praedae expositum inter Competitores Edgarum Haraldum Godwini Gnatum Gulielum denuò Conquaestorem dilaniandum discerpendum reliquit cuius Miseriae hypotyposis ad sequentâ—m Odam fit quasi Metabasis Synchronismus siue computatio Annorum Supplementum Historiae * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the transmigration of soules from one body to another and sometimes of diuers and strange kinds as of the soules of men into Apes Swine c. for punishment among the various changes of things waâ— the doctrine of the Pythagorians * Pythagoras â—is saying Hirene the Empresse A Christi 800. Egbert A. 802. reign 37. yeares * The originall of the Daci oâ— Danes now Dani their Country being called Dacâ—a or Dania Trajanus anno 100. b The old Daci of Dacia by Ister or Donow opprest and expulst by the Romans and Huns were faine to seeke new seates about Cymbrica Chersonesus and the Baltique Ocean whence Marius expeld the Cymbrians c Sinus Codanus being all that Sea and Gulfe bordcring the now Dania or Denmarke vide Ortelium * The whole Land being then newly by his Edict called Anglia or Engla-lond of the Angles or English of whose stocke the King was The latter end of Egberts reigne hee being tâ—â—n King of all England who began A. Christi 802. and R. 37. was â— 838. and 839. And from Hengists comming 390. years who came about the 450. yeare of Christ. * He was Bishop of Winchester saith Iohn Bâ—ompton Abboâ— of Iaâ—uaux at Romeâ—e â—e repayâ—ed the English Schoole founded by Offa King of Mercia
and three hundred pound siluer 2500. head of neaâ—e with Hounds Hawkes to a certayne number b Hee â—ounded Saint Germans in Cornwall which was since a Bishops See Saint Petrocus at Bodmyn so likewise Pylton Priory Middleton and Michelney in his time Guy Earle of Warwicke slue Colbrond the Danish Giant in Hide-meade by Winchester Edmond A. 940. R. 5. yeares c He was fam'd for a good Iusticer and vertuous Prince hee granted the priuiledges of Saint Edmondsbury he was staine at Puckle Church rescuing his seruant from a thiefe and buried at Glastenbury Eldred brother of Adelstane A. 946. R. 9. y. buried at Winâ—hester * He tooke on him onely the rule as Protector at first but was after crowned at Kingstone hee founded the Bishops See of Cornwall at Saint Germans where it continued till Edward the Confessor translated it to Exeter he builded Mich at Abingdon giuing great lands confirming them Charters with seales of gold d The Northumbers had receiued Aulafe for their king and againe reiecting him set vp Ericus but Eldred repayed all their disloyalties according to their deserts Edwine sonne of Edmond A. 955. R. 4. * And after slue her husband so to enioy her vnlawfully the more freely * So being depriued by the Mercians and Northumbers hee dyed soone after for griefe and was buried at Winchester Edgar sonne of Edmond A. 959. R. 16. hee was surnamed the Peaceable * Himselfe his brother Edwine and vncle Eldred were crowned by Archbishop Odo hee was crowned at Bath enterred at Glasâ—enbury * Which was not past 3. or 4. yeares e're no more could bee gotten * There were the Kings Rinoch of Scots Malcolme of CumberlaÌ„d Macone of Man Dyfn-wall of Dymetia Siferth and Huwall other Kings of Wales Iames of Galloway and Iukill of Westmerland his nauy of 3600. ships sauing when bee compassed the Iland triumphantwise in the same hee disposed at three seuerall places 1200. at a place for defence of the Kingdome * Hee restored and new founded 47. Monasteries intending to make the number 50. In the presence of all the Nobilitie on Christmasse day A 974. he confirmed the Abbey of Ramsey which his Kinsman Alwine had founded made the Monastery which Bishop Oâ—wald had builded the Cathedrall Church of that shire Among other Lawes he made some against Ale houses and the number of them and against Drunkards that none vnder a certayne paine should exceed in drinking certayne marks which were 〈◊〉 in ordinary drinking cups for that purpose Edward surnamed the Marâ—yr A. 975. R. 3. he was crowned by Dunstan Arch. of Canter at Kingstone poysoâ—ed at the â—astle of 〈◊〉 in the ilâ— of Pâ—rbeck by his stepmother and buried first at Warham after at Shaâ—tesbury * Alfred afterwards doing penance builded two Monasteries of Nunnes at Amesbury and at Warwell where shee liued a solitary life till shee dyed f He was crowned at Kingstone by Dunstane who refused to performe that 〈◊〉 for him as one that rose 〈…〉 his brother 〈…〉 to it in stead 〈…〉 king many 〈…〉 of the losses that England should sustayne by the King who also foyled the Fount at his baptisme Ethelâ—ed or Eldred surnamed the Vnready A. 978. R. 38. y. but in the meane time was once expeld by the Danes who reigned part of that time he being in exile ere he recouered the Crowne againe g About A. 9â—5 Ethelredâ—â—countred â—â—countred by Swane K. of â—enmarke and the King Olafe of Norway was fayne to admit 16000. pounds tribute but after the Danes were slaine on Saint Brices day 13. Nouemb. 1002. and Swanâ—s sister Guinâ—hildis she in reuenge of their deaths inuaded so furiously that in the yeare 1011. 48000. pounds tribute was imposed and A. 1012. Ethelred notwithstanding fayne to fly into NormaÌ„dy the Danes cruelty more more raging both against Elsegus Archbishop of Canterbury and the King A. 995. the body of S. Cuthbeâ—â— and the Bishoprike of Lâ—ndisfâ—nâ— or holy Iland were remoued to Durham and the yeare before viz 994. the Bishops See of Exeter erected A. 1011. the body of Saint Edmond being brought into LoÌ„don through Criple-gate by Bishop Alwâ—ne who fled from the rapines of the Danes in Essex miracles were said to be done and the lame that begged at the gate restored praysing God Sueno or Swanus first Dane-King of England A. 1012. R. 2. yeares h Hauing the like mâ—rcy shewed to him and his followers as 〈◊〉 father not long before had shewed to the English all put to fire and sword Edmond surnamed Ironside of his hardinesse and valour A. 1016. R. 2. y. * A full battell at Penham neare Giâ—â—ngham the second at Sher staâ—e in Worstershâ—re the third the 〈…〉 notwithstanding I drinke did what hee could to 〈◊〉 the English blazing flasely in the 〈◊〉 of the fight that the King was slaine the Danes flying thâ—nce to London Eâ—mond 〈◊〉 and at 〈…〉 else-where discomfited them till 〈◊〉 the sixt battell at Assen dune in Essex neare 〈◊〉 by the practize and plot of Edâ—ike who sled of purpose losing the day hee was fayne to fly towards Gloucester where hauing gathered new powers the warre was yet ended by single combaâ—e a This Edâ—cus de Streona or Stratonicus in Edmonds reigne and Aeltriâ—us Duke of Mercia in his fathers time were two notable Traytors but Canute in recompence of his good seruices slue Edrike lest he should play his parts with him as hee had done with his Predecessors Canutus the Dane sonne of Sueno A. 1018 reigned 20. b Or as some say a Prince of Sueth-land who contrary to the trust reposed to kill them so preserued their liues c Daughter to Henry the fourth Emperour d Edmond Ironside had two sonnes 1. Edward that married Agatha the Emp. daughter had by her 1. Edgar surnamed Etheling who dyed without issue 2. Margret wed to Malcolm K. of Scotland had issue Edgar Dauid Alexander all three Kings of ScotlaÌ„d Maud wife to Henry the first King of England had issue Diuers children drowned in the Sea Maud the Empresse mother to Henry the second Mary wed to Eustace Earle of Boloigne had issue Maud wife to king Stephen 3. Christian who was a Nunne profest 2. EdmoÌ„d that dyed without issue Their Race though they were thus exil'd returning to be Kings of England in the person of Henry the second about 120. yeares after in A. 1155. * Canutus hath foure Kingdomes vnder him hee was faniâ—d for a iust Prince in all sauing his tyrannie against the two young Princes the sonnes of 〈◊〉 e By thâ— meanes notwithstanding his conquest the Crowne did reuert to the ancient 〈◊〉 f Seaâ—e Parasites in flattery calling him as a demâ—-god Lord of the Seas becaused a chaire to be set where the tyde 〈◊〉 come and commanding the 〈…〉 to wet his Kingly feet staid till the Sea keeping her 〈◊〉 wel washed his flatterers and hiâ— selfe who thus derided their fâ—llies â—e gaue great priuiledges to the Monastery of Saint
Edmondsbury which hee founded a new he dyed at Shaftesbury and was buried at Saint Swithins in Winchester where Queene Emma made her abode euer after Harold surnamed Harefoot A. 1038. R 3. y. he dyed at Oxford and was buried at Westminster after at Saint ClemeÌ„ts without Temple barre Hardy-Cnute A. 1041. R. 2. y. was buried at Winchester * Queene Emma's whom hee accused grieuâ—ush and barâ—shiâ—g her put one of her son 〈◊〉 to death Edward the Confessor hardly escaâ—ing by â—â—ght g Sonne of Ethelred Emma borne at Isâ—p by Oxâ—ord but brought vp mâ—ch in Normandy he is accounted chiefe founder composer of the CoÌ„mon lawes of the Land collected from the ordinances and customes of those foure principall Regiments that sometimes flourished here viz. the Mercians West Saxons Danes and Northumbers the Normans since added or new broached others more rigorous tyrannicall ones whence haue diuers commotions beene for the abolishing of such and reestablishment of these Edward the Confessor An. 1043. R. 23. y. h When they rebelled because they could not in euery thing haue their minde the father was fame to fly into Planders the sonnes into Ireland i In this Queenes commendations Ingul us Abbot of Crowland whâ— then flourished speaketh much for her wisedome learning humility modesty and behauiour nothing sauouring of the barbarousneâ—â—e of her father and brothers shee endowed that Monastery of Wilton with goodly buildings and faire possessions A. 1050. was the Bishoprick of Saint Germans translated to Exeter * Earle Sywards daughter was King Malcolmes mother being also Duchesse or Queen of Cumberland k Hee was called Etheling a name proper onely to the Kings children in hope and possibilitâ—e of the Crowne l Hee released the grieuous tribute called the Dane-gelt affirming he saw a Deuill dancing about the money when it was brought in he translated the Bishops See of Saint Germans to Exeter founded the Colledge of Saint Mary Otery in â—â—euon and the goodly Abbey of Westm. where he was buried Harold dispossesseth Edgar and made King A. 2066. reigneth not full one yeare m The reasons mouing the Nobles to fauour Harolds part the more n Now twice once to the Duke and since to King Edward in the behalfe of Edgar who should haue beene by right and was appointed King * Tosto raysed all those Northerne Countries against his brother Harold A Comet also was seene for many dayes together in Aprill the same yeare viz. An. 1066. being the yeare of the Conquest by the Normans made of this Land Series Poematis siue Marginalia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Auspicatur haec Oda à 〈…〉 Gulielmi Conquaestoâ—s à Rollone Daco cuius heic sâ—bâ—les Noâ—maâ—noâ—â—m Duces recculâ—ntur indè â—usdem Gulielmi ad Haraldum Angliae tunc Regem Legatio posteà in ipsum Angiam vairs procellis agitatam Expeditio vtique Haraldo profigato Conquaestus die natah Christ coronatio Cuius primis temporibus Cantium atte stratagemate Stygandi Archiepiscopi Londinum Gulielmi Episcoproperâ liberatibus priuilegijs suis gaudent Reliqua verò Anglia vulgus Proceres 〈…〉 〈◊〉 â—rater Regis Odo vt filius Robertus dant illi coÌ„missorum poenas in Galliâ praeliatus occumbit Cademi sepultus 〈◊〉 progenies inter quos Gulielmus Rufus satis illaudatè posseà Heinricus cognomento Beuclerk aliquanto melius Regnum administraâ—un◠〈◊〉 Stephanus succedit quorum Mathilda de iure Coronae certat pro filio suo Qui 〈…〉 Henrici nomine 2. praeclara edidit facinora Eius ditienes soboles Ieuiusculi amores odia domestica flagrantia Tymbus Richardus eius filius Hierosolymis locis sacris opitulatus Rex in reditu èterra Sanctâ ab Austriaco Duce nequam captiuus injuriosisimè detinetur Iâ— Galliâ illatus iniurias vlturus occâ—mbit ibidem tumulatus est Iohannes frater eontrà Cognatos Episcopos Papam cui Coronam tandem resignat Proceres suos tumultuatus moriens turbas filio Henrico tertio eius tutoribus sedandas siniendas reliquit Eius filius Eduardus 1. Hierosolymis ante regnum adeptum posteà In Walliâ Scotiâ victor laureat ssimus Coronam Eduardâ— se undo â—lio relinquitâ—◠〈◊〉 vaide insanienrem 〈◊〉 â—â—be getentâ—m plutâ—ma ad nutum Gauestom alâ—â—â—â—m Infida coniux Amasius Mortimerus Regno vita spoliant filius Eduardus tertius Rexfactus In Mortimeri matris nequitias animaduertit Scotos subigit anhelaâ—s ad Galliae coronam famosissimis praelijs fudit Gallos Eius autem filius Eduardus Princeps Niger fiue ex nigricantibus armis fiue luctuoso atro Gallorum fato its appellatus ob expeditiones in Galliam Hispaniam omni bellicâ laude eumulatissimus ante patrem diem obijt Reliquâ— Proles multùm vigult Rex ipse omnium reliquorum qui in Angliâ floruêrunt vt eius opera testantur honoratissimus * Alizia Pierce ob cuius nimiam cum ipso consuetudine Rex audijt infamis Nepotem Richardum 3. Edwardi Nigri Principis Gnatum Haeredem quamuis Wallis Scotis alijs hostibus debellatis bellicosum satis at longe alijs infâ— liciorem reliquit vt qui tandem ab Henrico 4. Coronâ regno nudatus in magnâ— miseriâ fame perijt Rex nâ—nus varijs lacessitus sedition bus bellis superatâ—â— omâ—ibus semper victor euadens Sceptra auctiora filio Henrico 5. relinquit quivitiis societate improborum quibus in prima iuuenta irretitu fuerat excussis Princeps optimus res domi pace composuit regnum Franciae recuperare aggressus bellicosissimè se gessit vnde acceptâ coniuge Regis filiâ Ka haâ—â—â haeres administâ—â—â—â— regni Francâ—ae institutâ—s est Florenti verâ— aetate decedens filius Henricus 6 nouimestris infans primò Galliae gliscente inter tutoâ—es discordiá indâ— ingruente ciuili bello Angliae dominatum cum vitâ fâ—â—o Henrico amisit Rex pijssimus Cui Eduardus quartus ex Eboracensi familia oriundus incessit qui leuibus amoribus Fratris nece infamis Richardo alteri fratri moriens suos puellulos in manus quasi opptimendos tradidit vndè Richardus tertius tyrannidem triennem exercuit donec Henricus septimus Lancastrensis eum solio deturbans Elizabetham Eboracensis familiae Edwardi quarti gnatam in vxorem accipiens sanguinolento schismati cum hâc Odâ finem imponit Synchronismus siue computatis Annorum Supplementum Historia * The descent of William the Conquerour and Dukes of Normandy from Rollo and the Danes * As some haue written but not rightly for he married Poupa as some call her daughter of Beenger Earle of Bessin and Beauuoisie but indeed another Norman Princes a little before married Gilda Neece to Carolus Crassus whence is supposed sprang the error William the first called Long-sword espoused Sporta daughter of Herbert Earle of Senlis by whom hee had Richard the first called Without feare who espoused Agnes sister to Hugh Capet after Gunnor a Danish Lady by whom
age Sir Walter Tyrell that slue the King escaped other of the Kings seruants fled his body laid on a Colliers Cart was by a silly leane iade drawne into Winchester there in Saint Swithins church entombed Henry the first called Beuclerk of his learning third sonne of the Conqueror borne at Selby in Lincolnshire brought vp in study at Cambridge began his reigne 2. August was crowned 5. August 1100. at Westminst by Maurice Bishop of London being Anselme then in exile he reigned 35. y. 4. m. A. 1116. the first Parliament at Salisbury A. 1122. the king went to Poâ—ysland being Coman of Northwales in peace with him but Meredith ap Blethin and Eneon Madok and Morgan the sons of Cadugan pursuing the wars awhile at last sought peace * William called Earle of Flanders the Kings nephew a worthy young Captaine he was staine at the siege of the castle of Angeou a The first conuocation of the State Prelates Nobles and Commons of the Land was 19. Aprilis A. 1116 and A. regni 16. when beforetimes the Kings made their Lawes by the aduice of the learned without altogether such solemne meetings Of Templers the first were the honorable men Hugo Paganus and Galfridus de Saint Andemate vnder Baldwine King of Ierusalem their white habit they had from Pope Honorius their red Crosses from Eugenius their name from their first Mansion â—ard by the Temple at Ierusalem b Maud was first married to Henry the Emperour then to Ieffrey Plantaginet Earle of Angeou whose issue Plantaginets reigned in England till Henry the seuenth c In Normandy 1. Decembr 1135. his bowels braines and eyes buried at Roan the rest at Reading where hee founded an Abbey of blacke Monks in place of a Nunnery which he suppressed so he conuerted a rich Colledge of Prehends at Cicester to an Abbey hee sounded the Priory of Dunstable the Hospitall of S. Iohn in Ciceter and Castle and Colledge at new Windsore he is noted to haue beene better disposed at the beginning then end of his reigne Stephen sonne of Stephen Earle of Bloys and Adela the Conquerours daughter crowned on S. Steuens day 1135. did found an Hospitall by the west gate of Yorke two Nunneries at Carew and Higham by Grauesend the Abbey of Cogshall in Essex Furnesse in Lancashire and Feuersham in Kent where he was buried hauing reigned 18. yeares 10. moneths and odde dayes he dyed 25. Octob. 1154. * For during all his reigne England was full of brâ—yles Ranulph Earle of Chester Robert Earle of Gloster Miles Roger Earles of Hereford and many others of the â—obles Bishops and King of Scots holding with the Empresse once tooke the King prisoner but this conclusion procured peace at the last Henry the second sonne of Maud the Empresse in whose person reuiued the ancient race of Saxon kings that were before the Conquest began 25. Octobr. A. 1154. crowned at Westm. 17. of Decemb. following he dyed in France at Chinon hauing R. 34. y. 7. m. waÌ„ting 11. daies This Henry that rebeld against his father was at the age of seuen yeares maried to the French K. daughter Margret being but three yeares old An. 1160. and crownd A. 1170 but in his fathers life sime rebelling slaine dyed before his father A. 1183. A. 1185. Maud the Empresse did found the Abbey of Brodesley shee was buried at Reading with this epitaph Ortu magna viro maior sed maxima partû Hic iacet Henrici filia sponsa parens being daughter to Henry the first wife to Henry Emperour mother to Henry the second king of England * A. Regni 10. Malcolme K of Scots and Rees K. of Wales did homage to him at Westminst a Dermon Mac-Morough K. of Leymster go of the K. Richard Strongbow Earle of Chepstoll for â—is aide with Welsh English who repossessed him of his land and married his daughter Eue and brought Ireland with the Kings thereof Maurice K. of Meth Duuenald K. of Limerik and all the other Kings and Bishops to the subiection of the king of EnglaÌ„d who came ouer from Pembroke and receiued their sealty built a Princely Palace it Dubline these acts were confirmed by â—ove Adrian the fourth an English man succeeded Anastasius his name being Nicholas Breakespeare borne at Langley in Hartâ—ordshire he had beene Bishop of Alba Cardinall and Legate to the Norwayes whom be conuerted to Christianitie b William a name almost hereditary with those Dukedomes wherfore her first son was named William but he liued not long c Ione Queene of Sicily d Adeliza daughter to the king of France espoused to Richard the king of Englands son trayned to the kings lust after RosamoÌ„ds death whose ancestors were Clyfford then since Earls of CumberlaÌ„d hâ—r tombe was at Godstow by Oxford with these Verses thereon Hic iacet in tumbâ Rosa Mundi non Rosa Munda Non redolet sed olet Quae redolere soler But cast out of Godstow Church by Hugh bishop of Lincolne who said That monument of shame befitted not so hallowed a place e Who was slaine by William Tracy baron of Mortâ—n and other knights as was thought with the kings priuity though the king took it on his oath he was not therewith acquainted and was so assoyled of the same f He dyed at Chinon and was entombed at Fount-Eucrard in a Monastery of Nuns which hee there founded hee also built the Priories of Stanley Douer and Basingwarke and the Abbey of Regular Chanons at Waltham hee began London Stone-bridge now the Thames course being turned by a trench beginning at Redrife and ending at Battersey Richard surnamed Coeur de Lyon of his valiancy began his reigne 6. Iuly 1189. hee dyed the 6. of Aprill 1199. hauing reigned 9. y. 9. moneths hee reiected his wife the French K. sister supposed his fathers Coneubine and espoused Berengaria the king of 〈◊〉 daughter * The Souldan or Soultan signifieth in Hebrew and likewise Arab or Morisco Lord or Prince b Being withdrawne from the holy Land warres by the conspiracy of his brother the French king Philip who fell out with him and departed from Acoâ— he thus taken was fame for his ransome to pay a great summe for which the Bishops Abbots and Prelates brought the fourth part of their reuenues and all the Chalices of siluer and gold and ornaments of their Churches and promised more which being shewed to the Pope hâ—e excommunicated the Duke who refused to yâ—eld restitutâ—on and after back his leg and dying to great anguish remayned vnburied till his 〈◊〉 released the pledges taken of king Richard and sware to obey the decrees of the Church of Rome Vienna and her walls the bulwark of Christendome against the inuasions of the Turke these many ages c Being so enuied by the Emperour and French king for that he shewed more vâ—lour in his expedition to the holy Land then any other In his time were those famous out-lawes called Robin-hood and Little Iohn and a
seditious Preacher called William with the Beard also Hubert Archbishop of Cant. chiefe Iuâ—â—ice Vice-Roy and Lieutenant in the kings absence set peace amongst the Welshmen being at variance among themselues and vanquished them after when they did rebell K. Iohn though not right heire was elâ—cted and crowned by Hubert Arcâ—h of Cant. 26. May 1199. who was made Lord Chacellor of EnglaÌ„d though in king Richards life time he had both resisted the tyraÌ„ny of the now king excoÌ„municated him and preferred the title of Arthur Geofreyes son K. Iohn died the 19. of Octob. 1216 hauing reigned 17. y. and 5. m. lacking 8. dayes K. Iohn had continuall warres with either the French or Emperor or his Barons at home partly for their liberties and Saint Edwards Lawes and partly other priuate 〈◊〉 he had warres in Scotland and with his son in law Leoline of Wales he dyed in the heate of the warres the K. of France hauing taken vp 〈◊〉 a second time in the Barons behalfe and Lewes the Dolphin being then come ouer into England * But King Iohn soone got his nephew Arthur that had espoused the King of Frances daughter and was right 〈◊〉 to the Crowne into his hands and murdred him p The Bishop's William of London 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and Malgor of Winchester executing the Popes 〈…〉 vpon the Realme it came that the dead were buried in 〈◊〉 and corners bylaymen like dogs King Iohn then seised the Abbeyes and Ecclesiasticall liuings and put them in Laymens hands Pope Innocent then absolued all Princes and others from subiection to King Iohn incited the King of France and Dolphin to seize England as they did all beyond the Seas and his Nobles and the Welshmen conspiring against him hee was forced to call home diuers exiled Bishops recall diuers vniust lawes and put Saint Edwards lawes in execution Pandulph the Legate chiefe actor herein to 〈◊〉 in the Popes behalfe he resigned the Crowne King Iohns 3. daughters were Isabel wed to the Emperour Frederike Iohan espoused Leoline Prince of Wales Ianc espoused Alexander King of Scots h And among others Maud tbe Faire daughter of Robert Fitz-Walter who not consenting to his vnlawfull loue was by him poysoned where shee was buried at Dunmow i As it is said by a Monke in Swynstead Abbey yet hee had founded the Abbey of Beauly in Hampshire the Monasteries of Farenden of Hales Owen in Shropshire hee redified Godstow Wroxhall and the Chappell of Snaris borough Henry the third borne at Winchester King Iohns eldest son but 9. yeares of age beganne his reigne 19. Octob. A. 1216. crowned at Glocester by Peter Bishop of Winchester Ioseline Bishop of Bath in presence of Walo the Popes Legate 28. Octob. 1216. and after peace concluded with the Barons by Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster on Whitsonday A. 1219. he dyed 16. Nouemb. 1272. hauing liued 65. yeares and 28. dayes * Gualo the Popes Legate the Bishop of Winchester and William Marshall Earle of Pembroke being Protectors of the Realme and Kings person so wrought that the Barons were quieted Lewes the Dolphin departed and things setied in peace of this William Marshall is read this Epitaph in his honour Sum quem Saturnum sibâ— sensit Hybornia Solem Anglia Mercurium Nâ—rmâ—nnia Gallia Martem towards the end of his reign the Parons taking vp armes againe Symon Montfort Earle of Leister Gilbert de Clare principall actors therein vnder pretext of the Acts of the Parliament called The mad Parliament of Oxford A. 1258. to the ruine of many of the Nobilitie but the warre was ended partly by the battell of Euesham partly by Legate Othobone and the Acts of the Mad Parliament repealed at Winchester 1265. A 1268. was the Parliament of Marleborow and the Statutes enacted called Of Marlebrige k He builded the Hospitall of Saint Iohns in Oxford a house and Church for Conuerts of Iewes and Pagans in London the Chappell at Westminster whither Saint Edwards the Confessors boâ—es were translated out of the Quire by him and himselfe buried Edward the first surnamed Longshanks being in the parts beyond the Seas towards Ierusalem beganne his reigne 16. Nouemb 1272. and came into England was crowned at Westminster by Rob. Kilwarby Archbishop of Cant. 15. August 1274. he dyed 7. Iuly 1307. R. 34. y. 7. m. odde dayes * And called Edward of Carnaruan for the Welshmen after Leolines death earnest with the King for a Prince of their owne Countrimen the King told them they should haue a Prince there borne that could speake no Eâ—glish which they contented with he named his â—fant Sonne who of this policy the Queene being brought to Carnaruan was borne there hee diuided Wales incorporated into England into Shires and Hundreds A. 1292. 18. Nouemb Alex. K. of Scots being dead without issue the K. of England as Lord Paramount hauing heard all the titles and claymes of the 12 Competitors as beires to the Crowne of Scotland adiudged the Crowne to To. Baliol of whom he tooke homage who rebelling K. Edward entring Scotland and Edenborow tooke all the regall ensignes and offered the Chaire Crowne and Scepter of the Scottish King to Saint Edward at Westminster a To whom the King gaue Mannors and Signioâ—tes with great liberties throughout all parts euen to the farthest end of all ScotlaÌ„d whence tooke roote there many English customes and names b By â—â—ianor of Spaine he had Prince Edward and foure other sonnes and 10. daughters for this Qucenes sake were builded the Crosses of Cheapside and Charing-crosse and diuers others as all the places where her Herse rested being brought from Lincolne where shee dyed in the Kings iourney to Scotland to Westm. By Margret the K. of Frances daughter he haâ—â— two sonnes and one daughter Edward the second named of Carnaruan began 7. Iuly 1307. deposed 25. Ianuary 1326. R. 19. y. 6. moneths and odde dayes * Daughter to Philip le Beau and heire to France all her brothers being dead without issue c For their insolencies the Barons tooke vp armes against him but he was by the Queene at last and Mortimer her Minion deposed and most lamentably vsed and murdred at Barkley Castle on 5. Matthews day 21. Septemb. 1327 then buried at Gloster Edward the third borne at Windso e began 25. Ian. 1326 and crowned at Westminster by Walter Reginalds Archbishop of Cant. 1. Feb. next in his fathers life time he dyed at Sheene now Richmond 21. Iune 1377. hauing reigned 50. yeares 4. months and odde dayes Edward Baliol was crowned K. of Scots 27. Septemb. 1332. there were then slaine at Halidon of the Scots 8. Earles 1300. horsemen and of common Souldiers 35000. * Causing him to bee condemned by his Peeres but neuer brought to his answere like as hec before had serued diuers others d Among others this rime is said to bee cast abroad by the Scots about that time Long bearaâ—s heartlesse Painted boâ—ds witlesse Gay coates gracelesse Makes England