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
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
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
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
Carminis esto mei meta vltrâ incognita multis Hoc patre iam veniens Rheni super ora niuosi Franconum an Francûm primus Pharamondus in oris Firmatique sibi serisque nepotibus olim Fundamenta iacit Regni Merouaeus adauxit Perficit primus Clodouaeus at ordine quintus Illustratque modis Christiano dogmate miris Floruit illorumque diu prosapia donec Altera progenies Carolus sibi Sceptra suisque Transtulit à primis Martcllus Eique Pipinus Successit soboles series numerosaque Regum Tertia progenies donec sub Hugone Capeto Hosce etiam solio Lex Talio talis abegit Hac sata stirpe venit Francorum filia Regum Floret adhuc Gallijs quorum prosapia nostri Mater Edouardi patre functo fratribus Haeres Vnica Francorum Regni Katharinaque quinto Heinrico secum Diademata nupta ferebat Purpuraque induerant tenerâ cum prole parentes Saepè etiam Angliacae pendere coacta tributum Lilia iure Rosae cedant flos Celta Brytannae Ceu Lyra Walla Scotae Cornubia Cambria Ierne Anglia Celta Scotus vario sermone Iacobo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 suum totidem linguis aut pluribus edant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Peroratio operis ad eundem Iacobum horum quatuor Regnorum potentissimum Monarcham ET iam coelestes animae quibus aethera curae Viuite ter magni Heroes aeternumque valete Viuite foelices oro nostrumque beetis Aspectu placido carmen quando Anglia Reges Indigenas quandam vidit Deus ille sed crrans Qui nunc in terris modò sedem adfectat Olympo O valcat vigeat viuat vincatque Iacobus Rexque velut sanctus nunc heîc super Astrabeatus Olim degat eoque iugi florente Monarchâ Desine Maenalios mea desine Tibia versus PALAE-ALBIONIS Odae decimae ac vltimae finis PALAE ALBION The tenth Ode Entituled IACOBVS THE ARGVMENT The tenth Odes taske though last not least Brings Teudor in vnites the Roses Whence sprong that Iemme that euer blest Two factious Realmes in vnion closes Bryttaines King IAMES to ken whose glories â—eene epitomiz'd French Scot'sh Irish stories CANT I. The Authors vow and intention of the Ode GReat Pallas crowne this Ode we pray This last grant peacefull Oliue may Since Theodor signes Gods gift thine Then warlike Neptunes more diuine Brittish Irish Scot'sh Welsh all our layes Beene peace and glories of our dayes Then goddesse gracious be whiles I Would fayne sing most melodiously This our great Theodor and his Line Whose beauties now in England shine And Peace our Poeme if not Bay Let Myrtle crowne't or Oliue spray Ioues Impe and th' Oceans peace and Pallas Astraea and Vnion meet whose sollace Our Nymphs well-wishing for their head Wreathes made of Roses white and red And in their pearly chaines vnite Rarest Iems with th' English Margarite Seuenth Henry and Elizabeth Re-vnite both Roses in one wreath Mayd'n Queene Elizabeth weds foure Realmes For her Virginities sonne King Iames Happy then may both Eliza's rest That our great Bryttaine so haue blest And till the golden age returne Sybills foretold ne're be outworne Such royoll race whence springs our peace Might they O might they all warres cease And second Brittish Constantine May he as some all schismes decline Church vertues godlinesse sworne friend Raze errors truth and right defend CANZ. II. Henry the seuenth his marriage ofspring and honourable act related NOw aide me Muses whilst I tell How after Tyrant Crook-backe fell Seuenth Henry victor he o th' house Of Lancaster white Rose his spouse Fourth Edwards eldest daughter heire Of Yorkes red rosie Garland faire Concluded such perpetuall peace As after ages all should blesse Hence Arthur Henry Margret wed To Scotland whence the vnion bred And Mary troth'd to Spaine but married To th'bedred French King Brandon carried Their Coronation day 't did grace Stanley with Derbies Earledomes place Courtney wiâ—h Deuonshires Bedfords Duke Shines Pembrooke faithfull Morton tooke For Elyes Englands Primates See From heath'n Moores now was Spaine set free But to disturbe such peace so praised Lambert in Ireland tumults raysed Personating in these plots begonne Warwick's Earle drown'd Duke Clarence sonne Last young Plantaginet who waxt old Close kept in Landons strongest hold In like sort a meane London groome Fayning too both fell by like doome In Ireland Perkin Warbek goes Currant fore Lancasters white Rose Fourth Edwards counterfet young'st child Yorks Duke by 's Aunt and Dam so styl'd The Burgoine Countesse but both hee And his faire spouse tane headded bee Henry both these and all else flames Doth quench and French and Irish tames And 'gainst their foes to make some mends Aids the Brittons his ancient friends And for Religious Abbeyes store He deck's the Sauoy for the poore When after twenty three yeeres raigne Fortunately famous he is layne In Westminsters Saint Peters trim And stately Chappell built by him CANZ. III. The famous acts of Henry the eight EIght Henry being his brother dead Prince Arthurs spouse and crowne doth wed Whose tend'rest yeeres yeeld fairest hope And warres with France as will'd the Pope Where th'Emperour then and Flemming they Were wag'd and tooke King Henries pay Turwin and Turney yet full well His pompous state and traine can tell That did in brauest sort behold Him glistring and his troopes in gold Scots then inuade so French King will England but fell at Floddon hill With Iames the fourth so did fift Iames At Carliell's fresh swolne torrent streames And Scotlands Nobles choisest flower Are fafe bestow'd in Caesars bower But Henryes sister Mary sent To France doth stint much discontent Whence being return'd Brandon that carried her Suffolks Duke made soone after marryed her CANZ. IIII. Cardinall VVolseys aud the Lord Cromwells Comet-like blazing state and falls IN this Kings reigne the rise and falles Of two of Fortunes Tennis-balles Were famous Father Wolseyes fate And Cromwells Comet-blazing state Well worth beholding Wolsey hee From parents sprong of low degree First Dorset Earles then his Kings Court Henry the seuenth's were his resort Whose Chapleine being 'twixt King Emperor Employ'd wonne thereby no small honour Then Almoner made and Lincolnes Deane The new King add's new honour when In France first of his councell grac't him Then Turney wonne there Bishop plac't him To Lincolns thence and Yorke translate Prince-like in Primates See he sate More Card'nall made his glories shine And power transcendant Legantine Wonne Prince and peoples whole aspect Both Lords and Laytie at his becke So choicely priuie Councell more Chauncellor almost Kings paramour So liberall lou'd so iust they dread him So few come nigh him none exceed him So faire-spoke such his oratorie At Charles the fift's hand gain'd much glory T'whom twise Embassag'd th' Emperours Court That saw his state can best report France view'd his last braue pompe e'en late
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
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.
vltimo Ex Britonum tractu Tamesino aruoque Sabrino Albion in Campum secum rapit agmina Gallûm Littora ceu tota insolito sonuêre tumultu Excitat Ogygiam Iernen Scythicam Orcada omnem Quâ patet acris hiems ratibusque imperuia Thule Insulam in auxilium fratris fretusque suorum Bergion acer adest turmis Iunguntque Phalanges Inuisi superis fratres cedere nescij Magni vtrique duces solùm duo fulmina belli Bergion Herculeis vincendus Albion armis Impiger Alcides iam notum limen Amicae Amplexus molleis benè concessasque relinquens Delicias quas ferre solent dulces Hymenaei Quos celebrare parat deuictis hostibus haud iam â—â—ditus imbelli Cytharae sed Cornua rauco Cum stridore iuuant clauo exuuijsque Leonis Hordidus teneris nequicquam amplexibus aptus Coniugis Arma vocat Iustasque exasperat Iras Heroicae plenus virtutis dignus honore Summo dimeritus pia serta trophaea triumphos A saeuis totum monstris qui liberet orbem Tum comites Celtaeque simul multo agmine facto In sua castrarunt pectus dedit Inclyta famâ Magnanimi ducis foelix celebrataque virtus Qui prius attoniti vt lepores vix hiscere nuper Ausi prae dubio infandum nimioque pauore Ac timidi sic fortè aliquando ad pocula Damae Cum canibus venient velut hij sua tecta Domosque Nunc virtus menti mens insita pectore cunctis Vis Inuicta viris certae spes vna salutis Tantae molis erat Ducis inclyti honosque Decusque 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Praelij commissi apparatus Albionis euersio IAm properant acies toruis aspectibus ambae Herculis ex vnâ diuersâ ex parte Gigantum Inficere Herbosos cum caede sanguine Campos Ac nisi vana fuit Phlegraeis fabula castris Aggressi superos Iouis vt nunc filium in armis Horrendo fremitu stolidi immanesque Gigantes Ceu Boreas bello pluuiosus Auster aperto Congressi magno turbantes murmure coelum Exercent vireis terras turbine perflant Crebrosque excutinunt attritis nubibus igneis Sic fremitu ingenti telorum nubibus aether Turbidus infestos reddunt solemque diemque Et quasi misceri coelumque solumque videres Laxa est terra cruore fluunt de sanguine riui Nescit habere modum rabies studiumque nocendi Donec permissù superûm Neptunia proles Virtuti Alcidae cessit caesisque tyrannis Cum socijs maduit fraterno sanguine tellus Ceu fato cecidêre pari quasi turbine missis Imbribus è coelo Comitum pars maxima Saxis Narbonensi agro Lapidoso in littore Le-Craux Ad Rhodani ripas diuerso in limine quidam Dixêre ad Scaldim vel amoeni fluminis Albis Bergion Herculeis vti pressus Albion armis Iamque aderant festusque Dies laetique Hymenaei Magnificum Paeana canunt celebrantque triumphos Pax quoniam Arctoâ— libertaâ— reddita mundo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Herculis de Albione triumphi cum Galathaea Hymenaei TVm bonus Alcides clauo spolijsque Leonis Depositis Nymphae dulceis meditatur amores Formosae Dryades Fauni Satyrique petulci In syluis iuuenes passim innuptaeque puellae In Thalamis Galathaes tuis tum pronuba Iuno Atque Hymen hanc celebrant pompam taedasque ingaleis Nascitur ex illâ Calates qui nomina Celtis Imposuit Celtum verò e Celtice Hercule natum Parthenius Nicaeus ait dare nomina Celtis Illa autem Bretani gnata est Bretanoque Britannos Deduci perhibent ceu nomina Graeca sonarent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—ue Quòd si ita sint certa fides adhibenda Nicaeo Quid Britonen Cretes Nympham quâ— Pryton Araxes Gnatum Brytannis memorent dare Nomina regnis Vel Brutum vel vbi Galates Galathaea Lycusque Nâ— Bretanus Lycus ille foret Galathaeaque dicta Celtica ceu Galates Celtus ceu nomina rebus Aut alia aut intorta nimis data saepe videmus Iudicium hic alios per me penès esto licebit Fama etiam victis domitisque Gigantibus olim Alciden cum matre deâ quae gloriagentì Germanis venisse simul docuisse feroceis Tunc populos arteis commoda plurima vitae At quidam venisse ferunt cumque Iside Osyrim Ad Marsum Regem sed non ego credulus illis Serior hic nisi Osyris erit siet alteraque Isis Aut illo genitus pro illo ponatur Osyris Trans Rhenum atque Alpeis qui iam peruenit adusque Germanos vel quae gens illi proxima Gallos Ac fudit dum quaerit ouans toto orbe Giganteis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Transitio ad seqq obiter tamen adnotatis Herculis sobole postea Francorum Regibus INclytum apud Gallos charae teneraeque sodalis Implicitum Thalamis reliquósue domare Gigantes Forte paraturum Alciden relâ—sinquimus Orti Gallorum ex illo Reges per saecula multa Nati natorum quique enascuntur ab illis Perpetuâ serie Galates Lugdus Harbon Beligius Iasiusque ferox serique nepotes Herculei Allobroges Romus Paris atque Lemanus Olbius hoc Galatesque secundus in agmine Nannes Et Remis Francus longo post ordine Pictus Odae secundae Finis PALAE ALBION The second Ode Entituled ALBION THE ARGVMENT The second Ode sings Albions acts Whose downefall and his brother Bergions Beene fam'd for Gaule-Alcides facts Their remnant issue in these Regions On Danaus Daughters got the race Of Cyclops huge that haunt the place CANT I. An assertion of approued Antiquities with an Apologie in defence of Historie and Poesie SAmothes Samothea's Albions style Albion saies Fame gaue this our Ile Who Samothes or Albion were To make report of eld more cleere When doubts like mists doe seeme t'arise And ouercast our clouded skies We will seeke what those Ancients sayne To shew the cause of truth more plaine Although we know some said not late Fames rumors want most their true date Her monuments all saue last vnsure Flatteries or fables or obscure One scarce knowes th' acts of present ages How much lesse th' old worlds halfe lost pages Yet in their venerable dust Like Ennius leaues lyes gold sans rust And when I read those stately Poesies Whence Phoebus with his traine discloses A gracious splendor and affords Th' old Heroes fame among old records Their honors gests though mixt with fables Worthy Cypresse or Cedar tables Engrauen there I so admire And feele such sparkes of heauenly fire To heare their legends reade their story Spectacles of old spur's to new glory What more repast how more refrest If set at Ioues Ambrosian feast That I then only wish that I Might with those Worthies liue and die And rest where in th' Elisium blest Their spirits possesse all peace and rest For whether truth or fain'd Tropâ—aea's Plato's Eutopian world 's
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
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