the age of 65 yeares after he had raigned 56 yeares and lieth intombed at Westminster 1272. The groaning Kingdome being rid of John Has found his very Image in his Son King Henry the Third nine years of Age Enters a troubled and a doubtfull Stage The Realme he found Rebecca like become With divers Nations strugling in her Womb All which he clear'd at last with promise fair With Oaths Vowes which prov'd nothing but Aiâ— He pill'd his subjects so that at his need Give him they nothing would nor could indeed He marries then with a mean Family And spoyles his Realme to lard their Poverty EDVVARD the First King of England WHen King Henry died Edward his son and heir was in Palestine very intent about the holy war where he underwent a grievous danger having received 3 desperate wounds from his adversary with a poysoned weapon But he was cured by the wonderfull Piety of his Wife who with her mouth in time sucked out the venome from his wounds In his way being made more certain of his fathers death he made great journeyes and travelled in all hast into England where with the generall applause both of his Nobles and Common-people he was crowned King when he was of the age of 35 years At the beginning of his Reigne he used the Nobility well but to abate the insolence of the Clergy he commanded their wealth to be brought into his Exchequer and he afflicted them otherwise and so drew upon himself their envy The Welch rise against him but he luckily intercepts Monfort's daughter espoused to Lluellen their Prince upon surrender of whom that storm blew over and obedience was promised by the Welch to King Edward But within few years three or four at most Lluellen puts an end to his Oath and obedience for his wife Eleoner being dead he breaks forth into new Rebellions also David forgetting the great love of King Edward to him falls off to his brother and so with joynt forces they enter England and does some mischief to Edward both of them wonderfully inflamed by a false prophesie of Merlin whereby the Crowne of Brutus was promised to Lluellen but the battle being set Lluellen was killed by a private Soldier and his Head brought to King Edward his Brother David also was taken and had his Head struck off and with his Brothers it was set upon the Tower of London where it remained a long time after but his four Quarters were sent to four Principall Cities in England to be set up for a terrour to all Traitors hereafter so Edward revenged the Rebellion of the Welch and the death of Alphonsus his first Borne who was slain in the same battle In the eighteenth year of King Edward's Reigne Alexander the King of Scots not having any Issue of his body fell with his horse and unfortunately brake his neck He had three sisters the eldest of which was married to Iohn Balioll Lord of Galloway the second to Robert le Bruse Lord of Valley-Andrew and the third was married into England to Iohn Hastings Lord of Abergavenny amongst these three each of them backed with his best friends sharp bickerings and civill wars arose to the destruction of many worthy persons on all sides Whilst the matter thus was handled King Edward promises the Kingdome of Scotland to Bruse for ever so he would do him homage for it but Bruse refuseth it preferring his Countries Liberty before his own honour Yet Balioll yields to those conditions and so got the Kingdome of Scotland but the ill will of all his Country-men Envy against him increased for refusing Justice upon the death of the Earl of Fife who was slaine for Baylioll exempted Albermeâ—h from punishment that slew him whereupon Baylioll cited before Edward's Tribunall is forced to plead his cause he was angry at this disgrace and denies Homage to Edward and proclaims warre making a Covenant with the French King Hence arose the cause of a most bloudy warre between the two Nations which lasted for three hundred years only some feigned cessations passed between No lesse than four times did this victorious King Edward subdue the false and fraudulent Scots compelling them with extraordinary tokens of subjection and humility to submit themselves to his mercy In the mean time a new warre breaks forth between King Edward and the French King Philip the fair by a controversie between the subjects of either King for Kings that envy one another easily break forth into open Hatred but Edward had other grudges against the French for conniving at the death of his Cousen Henry the Emperors Son Edward therefore when a day was appointed him hath a stipendary to plead his cause before King Philip he refused to appeare whereupon a great Army being raised Philip enters upon the Territories of King Edward in France by force of Armes the King of England by the assistance of neighbour Princes the Earl of Flanders the Duke of Brabant with Adolphus of Nassaw the Roman Emperour presently marches against the King of France but finding the French divided in two parts and defrauded with the Emperours delayes when he had held his winters quarters at Gaunt not without the murmuring of the Citizens and great want of his souldiers At the beginning of the spring truce being made with the French for three years the King tooke Margaret the Dukes sister to wife for Eleoner died in the former Expedition against the Scots And the daughter of Philip being betrothed to King Edwards sonne he retreated for England About the same time Doctor Langton then Bishop of Chester complained grievously to the King upon Edward the young Prince who by the lewd advice of Pierce Gaveston his loose and gracelesse Companion brake forcibly into his Park and made havock of his Game for which the Prince was committed to Prison and Gaveston banished for ever Lastly making an incursion into Scotland he is taken with a Disentery and dies of it and lies buried at Westminster He was very tall of Countenance somwhat sorrowfull of Chastitie like his Father but in fortitude farre before him Religious he was and wise The noble and Victorious Prince EDWARD the first surnamed Long-shanks King of England Duke of Aquitaine Earle of Poictices and Anjou Lo of Ireland c He Conquered Scotland and brought from thence the Marble Chaire He subdued and overcame llewelyn Prince of Wales and made his sonne Edward Prince Hereof he died at the age of 68 yeares 1307. after he had raigned 34 yeares 8 monthes buried at Westminster King Edward Saraceus Head Sholder sunders Where Christ wrought miracles this Prince did wonders His wife with such so pious love abounds She sucks the venome from his poysoned wounds 'T were Treason to their merits to conceal So great a Valour and so sweet a zeal The haughty Welch he soon did over-run And left them Vassalls to his Princely Son And by his sword so weighed down Fortunes scales That Englands heir succeeds stil Prince of
her lodging in the Crowne Curs'd be the luckless minute that did bring A Minious subject to be Englands King EDVVARD the Third King of England EDward the Third being fifteen years of Age was crowned by Reynold Arch-Bishop of Canterbury his deposed father being yet alive In his younger years he was chiefly directed by the advice and counsell of the Queen and his Unkle Edmund of Woodstock Earl of Kent and of Sr Roger Mortimer who to interesse himself more especially in the Queens favour traiterously conspired and procured that murther of the last King in that horrid and butcherly manner before spoken of in the 2. year of this Kings Reigne The Court in those dayes was seldome or never without a Viper for as Gaveston was the fore-runner of the Spencers in ambition lasciviousnesse pride rapine and confusion so the Spencers were the ushers of the Mortimers in intollerable aspiring avarice and destruction the ill laid foundations of all whose greatness was attended by certain and sudden ruine There fell out a war with the Scots in which Edward got the better then a Parliament is called in which the two Spencers and Stapleton Bishop of â—xeter are attainted of high Treason Then the King by the directions of his Mother and Sr Roger Mortimer concluded a dishonourable peace with the Scots and released to them their homage fealty and services to him due for that Kingdom and delivered up to them the grand Chaâ—tar or Instrument called Ragman which under the Hands and Seals of their late King and of the Nobillity of Scotland testified their tenure and subjection to the Kings of this Realme and then he married his Sister Iane unto David the Son and Heir apparent to Robert le Bruce the Usurping Scotish King and created Sr Roger Mortimer Earl of March whereat his Nobles were exceedingly discontented and such was the new Earls mallice and hatred unto the Kings Unkle the Earl of Kent and so powerfull was he with the King by reason of his too much familiarity with his mother Queen Isabell that he never desisted from his wicked and ungodly plottings till he had bereaved him of his head But God permitted not this wretched man to persist long in these mischievous courses for within few months after he was accused by the State for horrid and hainous crimes for which his wicked Treasons and horrible transgressions he was condemned to die in the same manner which he had devised for Sr Hugh Spencer the younger and Queen Isabell being most honourably attended on was sequestred into a strong Castle where she lived more than 30 years after and then died After this the French King requires homage for the Dutchy of Guian which Edward offers by proxy but not otherwise The French cite him again to a personal appearance Edward unwilling to controvert with him sends it him under the great Seal whereat his Nobles are much offended telling him that the Crown of France in right of his Mother belonged to him and that therefore he might justly refuse to doe him any homage at all and deny all fealty whatever Then Edward enters Scotland and crowns Baylioll King thereof But now instead of doiâ—g homage King Edward claims the Crown of France in right of inheritance from his mother Isabell and in spite of their Salique Law entitles himself King of France and quarters the Armes of France with the Armes of England And levying much money and all necessary Provision with a strong Army he fails into France winning many Cities Forts and Castles so that the English Army becomes rich with spoiles The French King solemnly swears pâ—otests that King Edward should not return home without a battle between them But Edward marches on still winning Gizours Vernon St. Germans in lay Mountrell St. Cloud Rely aâ—d the whole country about Roan point de L'arch Naples Nâ—wlench Robboiâ— Fountain Poiâ— and Vimewer at last King Philip of France having certain intelligence that King Edward with his Army was within two Leagues of Paris left the City telling the Parisians that King Edâ—ard dared not to look them in the face but they believed him not but were grievously aâ—raid but he turned off to find out the French Army still Provinces in his way for I have nâ—t room to particularize Now to the English glory the never to be forgotten Bâ—ttâ—ll of Cressâ— where the French with all the Flower and prowesse of their Realme with Swords whet with malice with numbers six to one met the English weakened with a differing Clime their bodies tired with tedious marches wounded with Assaults their swords broken or blunted with continual skirmiges now is the time to try the difference between French and English mettal The French begin the battell with a Forlorn of 15000 Genoways an Army bigger then the English but they have their Errant quickly and returned with such terrour that in their flying they routed and confounded their own main battle yet the French emboldened with multitudes continued the Charge with number upon number but their disorder and confusion was such they came but up as so many sacrifices to the hungry swords of the King and his renowned Son the black but the brave Prince at last the French flie amaine and are so eagerly pursued by the English that their souls are too nimble for their bodies the greatest part lying breathlesse on the ground and in the chase the two Marshalls of England encountered with a multitude of Bevoys Reigner Roan and Anbevile and slew 7000 of them and the next day slew and put to flight a strong Army under the command of the grand Prior of France who not knowing the battel were coming to aid their King that run away the day before leaving behind him slain in the field 11 of his Princes 80 Barons 1200 Knights and more than 30000 common Souldiers the French King himself hardly escaping death by speedy flight Then marched the King and Prince to Callice besieges and takes it notwithstanding the French King endeavoured with 200000 men to raise the siege and could not but went away as he came At the battel of Poictiers the Prince did overthrow the French took their King and infinite Nobles Lords Knights and brought them prisoners into England so that this King had two Kings at one time prisoners in England He reigned 50 years The true pourtraicture of EDWARD III. borne at Windsore of the age of 15 yeres was crowned at Westminster the 2 of Februarie 1326. he tooke the tittle of King of France as dew vnto him both by Ciuill Lawe and order of succession being the Nephew and next heir male of K Charles IIII. his mothers brother in regard wherof he quartred the armes of France with Englands He raigned 50. yeres 5. mo He died at the manor of Shene in Surrey Ano. 1377. buried in Westminster R.E. Sculâ— Edward the Third did at the Throne arrive Whilst his deposed Father was alive But till hit Father willingly resign'd it Though Queen
England STephen having now paid his debt to Nature it remained that his Engagements also be discharged to his adopted Heir which in like manner was in a short time performed for Henry Duke of Anjou the Empress Mauds son according to agreement succeeded him in the Throne who with the great applause and generall liking of all men was rightly Crowned at Westminster by the hands of Theobald Arch-Bishop of Canterbury He was also Crowned at Lincolne and Thirdly at Worcester Malcome King of Scots joyning with him confederate He behaved himself wisely in the beginning of his Reigne making election of the wisest men he could get for Counsellers he expelled strangers such as came in hope of rapine especially those of Flanders demolishing the Castles that the Nobility had built at the Connivance of King Stephen which they had often abused to sedition The Laws also that were faulty during the War he reduced to their former integrity The Demeans bestowed by King Stephen on such as were unworthy he took away to himself and so spared his subjects from Tribute and Taxes deeming it safer to offend a few then many Singular was the zeal this King bare to the furtherance of Justice and equity for he divided his Kingdom into six several Circuits and for the better administration of Justice together with the tryal of Causes between man and man and for the greater ease and comfort of his subjects he appoynted severall Judges twice in every year to ride those Circuits which course and order is continually observed to this day He also resumed into his own hands the Province of Northumberland together with the Earldome which David King of Scots and Henry his Son had received Giftwise of King Stephen because they should not further intermeddle in the interest of his Mother Maud the Empress to the Crown In the thirteenth year of his Reign he marryed Geofrie one of his younger sons to Constance the daughter and heir apparent to Conaccus Duke of Britain who dyed not long after and left to them that Dutchie He also affied his younger son Richard unto Adela one of the Daughters of Lewis the King of France and marryed his Daughter Maud to Henry Duke of Saxony Much about this time dyed Maud the Empresse his Mother In the Nineteenth year of his Reign for that the Irish Nation attempted to deprive him of certain Territories in that Island left him by his Predecessors he sailed thither with a mighty Army and fought many victorious Battles against Five Kings which at that time reigned there all which he did subdue and made subject to himself and became sole Lord of all that Country and annexed that Title unto his Crown and returned loaden with honours into this Kingdome If he managed all things wisely hitherto now does he shew as much weakness and infirmity making his Son Henry and his Wife Margaret daughter to the French King to be twice solemnly crowned in the presence of his people himself the second time for that day leaving the Title of a King and serving as a sewer at his Sons Table whereat his proud Son made no wonder but publickly affirmed that his Father was thereby no whit dishonoured for that he was only the son of an Empress but he himself was the son both of a King and also of a Queen In the mean time Lewis King of France his father in Law fell to upbraid his pusillanimity that he being entered into the Government and crowned King would permit his father to be equall with him in the Kingdome contenting himself to be a Titular King only he easily enflamed his youthfull mind too ready to be set on fire with unlawful desires This secret Envy began now to break forth into open hate and the son constantly cavilled at every thing the father did or said Nor was the sons horrible ingratitude unknown to the Father wherefore Messengers were sent to Lewis to oppress and extinguish those so sad beginnings of discord But Lewis instead of doing good offices of reconciliation laught at the Embassadors asking them scornfully why they called him Maâ—ter who had freely delivered up his right to his son But these things ended not thus for many jarrs and quarrels arose betwixt King Henry the Father and Lewis the French King which at length were decided by sharp and bloudy Wars In all which most unnaturally Henry Geofry and Iohn and most undutifully Robert Earl of Leicester and Hugh Earl of Chester together with William then King of Scots took part with the French against the King in all which notwithstanding King Henry by noble courage and princely prowesse did still prevaile and upon submission granted pardon to his sons and all their Complices Yet were his sons after grievously punished by God for Henry dyed before his Father in the prime and flower of his youth and Iohn who after was King was poysoned by a Monk in Swinstead Abbey in Lincolnshire Yet these unnaturall Rebellions of his own Children to whom he had been so indulgent a father moved such a passion in his perplexed mind as it suddenly struck him into a Feaver extream dangerous and hearing that his son Richard had raised a new broyl against him he could no longer sustain the wounds of his spirit but within a day or two breathed out his last when he had reigned almost 25 years and was buryed at Fontenward in Normandy The History of this Kings reign approveth him to have been wise learned just politick and valiant save in that over-indulgence to his graceless children and what not a little addeth to the number and splendour of his commendations was that albeit he were often engaged in business some of them concerning his Wars in France Normandy Anjou Ireland and in other places and some of them respecting his Politick Rule and government at home yet he never imposed upon his subjects any extraordinary Tax or payment whatsoever yet left he unto his Successor more than 900000 pounds in silver and gold besides Plate Jewels houshold-stuff and plentifull provision for the War And though in most things prosperity made him happy yet in three things he was unfortunate The 1. was the unnaturall disobedience and revolt of the fruit of his own Loyns The 2. was his unquenchable lust to his inseperable Concubine the beautious Rosamond who being admirably fair and wantonly condition'd too much estranged his affections from Eleanor his renowned Queen and made his desires subject nay slavish to the others wanton Will The 3. was the irreconcileable dissention betwixt him and Thomas Becket the insolent Arch-Bishop of Canterbury The King is accused of his death by the Pope which he denyes upon oath yet the Pope enjoyns him for pennance 3. years War in person in the Holy Land which he redeemed by erecting 3. houses of Religion and to go from London to Canterbury bare-footed to visit Beckets shrine which he did suffer'd himself to be scourg'd by every Monk Thus this King ended all his troubles
whom of right the Crown belonged as he was descended of Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster with these joyned the Duke of Britain with whom Henry then resided Richard in the mean time who had notice of the consultations of Buckingham sent for him again and again to come to him but when he flatly refuses to come to him they fall to their Arms on both sides The Duke presently mustering some Welch Forces came to Gloucester to meet Richard that had a mightier Army with him but the Soldiers he had procured voluntarily rather then for pay all forsook him before he came in sight of the enemy and having none left with him but his Lacky who was forced to flie to shift for himself he went to his servant Humfrey Banisters house who unmindfull of all former favours delivered him afterward to Richard who cut off his head and all the Conspirators presently ran One one way Another another way some to places of refuge and some into Britanny to the Earl Richard in the mean time heard that the Duke did not only not hurt the Earl but had resolved to assist him wherefore he provides a great Fleet to intercept the Earles Landing here Henry in the mean time with forty Ships and five thousand Britains Sails for England but a Tempest arose and scattered his Ships and he almost quit of all his Forces was driven on Cornwall where coming ashore and seeing a great Army he was forced to retire to his Ships and being very pensive when he heard of Buckinghams death void of all Counsell he return'd again to Britanny in France but by the coming of the Nobillity he took heart once more and promised before the Altar to marry Elizabeth King Edwards Daughter if the businesse succeeded according to his mind and so a fresh Oath of fidelity was taken by them all In the mean time Richard did fiercely rage against all such as followed the Earl wheresoever he could lay hold on them Thomas Earl of Dorset who fled to him he banished both by Sea and Land also he made a Covenant with the Scotch King giving his Sister Anne in marriage to his Son Richard layes new Traps for Henry by corrupting the Dukes Treasures with money but he escapes them the matter being detected by Bishop Morton When the fraud was made known to the Duke he was so enraged against the Treasurer that he caused him for that other wicked deeds to be hanged But Richard to hinder Henry's Marriage with Elizabeth partly by flattery partly by fear and partly by promises he prevailed so farre with the Queen that she should entrust her daughters with him and should write her Letters to her son the Marquess of Dorset that was near the Earl that without delay he should return home and leave the society of the Earl Henry that all things were now pacified and their family in favour with the King Richard all this while having gotten the Queens Daughters that he might totally destroy the design of Marriage with Henry resolved himself to marry her his own Brothers Daughter his own Wife being yet alive whom to that end he privately packed away by poyson In the mean while he tryes all wayes he can to make Elizabeth affect him he was also resolved to joyne violence to his prayers if he could not otherwise obâ—aine her but he was so much urged with care and forraigne fear that he had no time for Courtship In the inâ—erim Stanley had a Command to Muster an Army but he must not goe forth before he had given to Henry his Son the Lord Strange for a pledge of his fidelity A fame was also spread abroad on purpose that Henry had implored help of the French in vain and that there was no fear of his coming which made Richard deal somwhat carelesly and unwarily discharging the Navy he had to Scour the English Coasts Henry was advertised how things stood and arrived in England with but two thousanâ— Soldiers in pay presently Rice Thomas and Iohn Savage two of the most Potent men iâ— Wales having collected some forces came to joyne with Henry Pembrook with some other did the like Stanley though he wished well yet for his sons sake delayed his intention tilâ— fit opportunity presented it self Richard all this time was wonderfull sluggish but when he heard how his subjects revolted to Henry he raised what men he could scrape up and went against him he Pitched his Tent in Bosworth field and both sides make ready at last they fall on but Stanley who came late and brought fresh forces joyned with Henry whereby he was not a little animated The King himself after wonderfull tokens of his valour is slain hand to hand by the Earl to whom by Gods blessing that day and Crown fell Richards body all naked and miery is found among the dead and trussed up like a Calf behind a Pursevant is buried at Leicester with as much honour as his Nephews in the Tower under the Stairs The portraict of RICHARD the 3. King of England and Fraunce Lord of Ireland He was slaine at Bosworth feild the 22th of August 1486. and homelye bured at the Graye friers Church in Leicester when he had vsurped 2 yeares 2 monthes and one day Monster of men Thou son of Belial Shall not thy Nephews bloud for vengeance call Shall it think'st thou with them in silence dye No â—hough their mouths be stopt their blood shal cry For which when God shall inquisition make Rocks cannot hide thee nor the Stigean Lake Thou that didst publish all the World before Thy Brother Bastard and thy Mother Whore Thy barbarous hand did take away the Life Of two great Kings and thine own dearest Wife Two Princes thou and many Peers didst murther Had Hel broke loose it could have gone scarce further HENRY the Seventh King of England HENRY both by right and true valour came to the Kingdome and was crowned at Westminster Anno 1486. the day before the Calends of November Then caling a Parliament he is discharged of the Treason that Richard laid to him and he gave honors and rewards to some that were grieved Then according to his Oath and Promise he married the fair and vertuous Lady Elizabeth eldest daughter to King Edward the Fourth thereby joyning in one the two great Families of Lancaster and York betwixt whom for principallity and the Crown infinite contentions and mortall wars had formerly consumed and destroyed many thousands of noble brave and valiant men Now that the State of the Kingdome might be confirmed in its happinesse by the safety of the Kings person and by other requisites King Henry taking example by the Kings of France selected a certain number of warlike men in all places to attend him whom he tearmed the Yeomen of his Crown He elected the most Noble Grave and wise men of this Kingdome to be of his privy Counsell by whose sage directions and advice the Government of this Kingdome was settled in peace
made a prey to any Usurper But such and so flexible was the Dukes disposition though in boldness and valour he were second to none that he rather enclined himself to a tranquill and peaceable condition which was gently craved by his Brother then by the effusion of much bloud which of necessity must have followed to possesse himself of this Crowne So that in the end being fairly promised that in case he survived he should succeed He accepted the grant of three thousand Marks per Annum from his Brother and took a friendly leave and returned safely home into his own Dutchie of Normandy Presently after this Malcom King of Scots denyes homage but William enters his Territories with an Army and subduing him takes Hostages for his future Obedience The King by these Victories more strongly footed himself in his Realme of England and being better assured of his establishment than heretofore began to tread in his Fathers steps and with like severity and oppression to humble the haughty spirits of the English and put a check to their courage and finding by pollicy that plenty puffeth up also that penury prevents the danger of opposition by bereaving them of those requisites that might promote his fear and their hope falls to imposing on them many intollerable taxes which by his greedy Ministers he levied with such despite and cruelty that they might well perceive that he meant nothing more then to cut the nerves and sinews of their strength making it his grand design to dash the hopes of their Redemption Now againe Robert the Kings Brother once more proclaimes Warre against him for lack of the Money he promised him in lieu of the forbearance of his Kingdom of England and the King of France taking his part he took some Towns by force from his Brother which of right belonged to him But the King of France bribed by William forsook Robert so that being deprived of assistance he compelled him to crave pardon In the sixt year of his Reign his prosperity was interrupted by the obstinate Rebellion of Rees the last King of the Welch men who so infested him with broken Wars that for many Months together being urged to fight with Mountains to which upon all enforcements they fled instead of combating with men he could find no rest But such was his Resolution and undaunted Courage to withstand the strongest push of all extremities that in the end he slew their King and obtained a glorious Victory and thereby better secured the subjection of the Welch men then any his predecessors heretofore But Malcom finding William embroyled in new troubles again invades England and is slain by Mowbray Earle of Northumberland Now came the King after many covetous and ingratefull oppressions of the English Nobles and Commons to whom he owed his rescue from many perils of his Crowne and Life to use the same hard measure to the Clergy for such was his impiety by all possible means to enrich himself that he sold for money the greatest promotions in Church and Common-weal and did prohibit the Arch Bishop of Canterbury to assemble any Convocation or Synod for the well ordering of the Clergy by means whereof he secretly filled his Coffers with Treasure The Bishop complains to Pope Vrban who having newly excommunicated the Emperour Henry the Fourth the first Christian Prince that ever was excommunicated durst not have too many Irons in the fire at once not knowing what would become of the first forbears his Bull and sends a Command to the King to redintegrate with the Bishops which the King slights nevertheless at last a reconciliation is made This William was as valiant a Prince as the World ever had and a great opposer of the indirect courses of the See of Rome Many fearfull things hapned in his Reigne as Earthquakes dreadfull Lightnings and Apparitions blazing Comets in strange Figures great Inundations to the destruction of many of his people and very much Land overwhelmed with the Sea never to be recovered amongst the which Earl Godwins Lands were drowned and never to be recovered and are now called Godwins Sands At Finchamstead in Berkshire there was a Well that flowed blood fifteen dayes The signs of his unfortunate end were many but not regarded In the thirteenth year of his Reigne as he hunted in the New Forrest that his father had pulled downe Towns and Churches for he was slain with an Arrow by a French Knight named Sir Walter Tyrrel who shot at a Deer but it unfortunately glanced on a Tree and pierced the King into the Body whereof he fell down dead and in a Colliers Carâ— was carryed to Winchester and there buried Not long before Richard his Nephew and Son to Duke Robert of Normandy was there slaine Thus ended the troublesome yet Victorious Reigne of King William third Son to the Conquerour who being of a wanton Disposition and neglecting Marriage and dayly solacing himself among his Whores and Concubines dyed without any lawfull Issue of his Body His Stature was Comely his Limbs firmly compact active strong and healthy exceeding Leacherous and Covetous of high courage constant in his Resolutions scorning Fortune and troubles Thus he lived and thus he dyed getting much and suddenly leaving all William Rufus King of England and Duke of Normandy He was slaine being shot into the body by misfortune in new Forest in Hamshire after he had raigned 12 yeares and 11 monthes at the age of 43 and lieth buried at Winchester Anno 1100. R E sculâ— William the Father being dead and gone William his Son usurps his Brothers Throne They call him Rufus why you need not study Either his hair was red or count'nance râ—ddy Fortune his Reigne continuall Warre alots From the Welch from his brother or the Scots Still he was Victor till the fatall Dart In the new Forrest once his the wrong H'art Why there he fell in Iudgment so seuere If a Religious House be left ask there The father there invades the Churches hedg And the Son suffers for his Sacriledge HENRY the First King of England WHen King William the Second dyed Robert was valiantly warring at the Holy Land by means of whose absence Henry his youngest Brother got a fit opportunity to sit as King in his Throne whereunto without any difficulty he ascended through the favourable affection of the Nobles and Common people whose hearts were the more firmly engaged to him because he was born in England after his father was Crowned King and also because his singular wisdome care learning mild disposition and Princely vertues were apparent demonstrations that his Government would be accompanied with honourable atchievments gracefull safe and profitable both to the Church and also to the Common-wealth Now the Kingdome he had obtained by fraud he means to confirm by gentleness good deeds and just punishments He every where prefers learned men to places in the Church and removed such as were unworthy and unlearned from Church preferment He mitigates the more