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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13318	A booke, containing the true portraiture of the countenances and attires of the kings of England, from William Conqueror, vnto our Soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth now raigning together with a briefe report of some of the principall acts of the same kings, especially such as haue bene least mentioned in our late writers. Diligently collected by T.T.	Talbot, Thomas, antiquary.; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620, attributed name.; Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613, attributed name.	1597 (1597)	STC 23626; ESTC S100225	9,805	48

buried in the Towre of London ✚ EDVARDVS · V RICHARD Duke of Gloucester youngest brother to king Edward the fourth began his vsurped raigne ouer this realme by the name of k. Richard the third the xxij day of Iune an 1483. and was crowned at Westminster the vj. day of Iuly next ensuing He not contented with the deposing of his nephews from their right nor thinking himselfe surely setled in the kingdome till he had berest them of their liues caused the great seale of England to be fetched from Iohn Russell bishop o. Lincolne Lord Chauncellour being at London brought vnto him being on his progresse then in Warwickshire wherewith he secretly sealed such commissions as serued to the murder of the two sweet babes And thē sent the seale backe againe to the Chauncellor after it had bin viij dayes in his custody He most impudently defamed his owne mother with adultery likewise king Edwards children to be bastards the easier thereby to come to his purpose But all this would not serue for Henry Earle of Richmondentred the realme and in a battell by Bosworth slue him the 22. of August 1485. whē he had raigned most tyrannically two yeares and two months and was buried at Leicester ✚ RICHARDVS III · HENRIE Earle of Richmond borne in Penbroke castle in Wales sonne of Edmund of Hadham Earle of Richmond sonne of Owen ap Meredeth and Queene Katherine the French kings daughter late wife to king Henry the fift being of the age of xxx yeares began his raigne ouer this realme by the name of king Henry the vij the xxij day of August anno 1485. and was crowned at Westminster the xxx day of October next ensuing by the hands of Thomas Bourghchier Archbishop of Canterbury This king was wise valiant hardy for as the fame went he slue king Richard the iij. with his owne hands He vsed oftentimes to sit in proper person in courts of Iustice sometimes in one court sometimes in another which caused true and perfect iustice to take place He bestowed his offices not of fauour nor affection but on such as were most apt and fit persons for the same He gathered much riches by executing of penall lawes He ended his life at his new manour of Rich mond the xxi day of Aprill at night in the yeare of our Lord 1509. when he had raigned xxiij yeares viij moneths and lieth buried in his new chappell at VVestminster ✚ HENRICVS · VII HENRIE borne at Grenewich second sonne to king Henry the vij being of the age of xvij yeares vpward began his raigne ouer this realme by the name of king Henry viij the xxij day of Aprill 1509. and was crowned at VVestminster the xxiiij day of Iune next ensuing by the hands of VVilliam Warham archbishop of Canterbury By his first wife the Lady Katherine daughter to Ferdinand kind of Spaine he had a daughter named Mary that was afterwarde queene of England By the Lady Anne Rochford Marquionesse of Penbroke daughter to Thomas Bolein Earle of VViltshire and Ormond his second wife he had Lady Elizabeth now Queene of England And by the Lady Iane daughter to Sir Iohn Seint Maure knight his third wife he had a sonne named Edward that succeeded his father in the kingdome of England This king erected the court of Augmentation of the reuenues of the crowne the court of VVards and ordeined that the chiefe officer thereof should be called the maister of the VVards for euer He ended his life at VVestminster the xxvij of Ianuarie anno 1547. when he had raigned xxxvij yeares 9. moneths and 5. dayes and lieth buried at VVindsore ✚ HENRICVS · VIII · EDWARD the sixt borne at Hampton Court sonne heire to king Henry the viij being of the age of ix years began his raigne ouer this realme the xxviij of Ianuary 1547. and was crowned at Westminster the xx of Februarie next following by the hands of Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterburie This king in his tender age so profited in all kind of vertue good learning that he attained to the perfect knowledge of the Greeke Latine and French tongs In wisdom good pollicie he farre extelled all others of his years much like to haue proued another Salomon if death had not preuēted his dayes He was much delighted in reading the sacred Scripturs other good authors the better thereby to be able in true iustice to gouerne his people committed to his charge Yet for all this his tender age gaue occasion to some of his stubborne stifnecked people to rebell And the pride of some women was cause of great dissention amongst his Nobility which not long after was a shortening of some of their daies He ended his life at Grenewich the v. day of Iuly anno 1553. in the xvi yeare of his age when he had raigned vj. yeares v. moneths and 8. dayes and was buried at Westminster ✚ EDVARDVS · VI · MARIE borne at Grenewich elder daughter to king Henry the viij and sister and heire to the late deceased king Edward the vi being of the age of xxxviij yeares began her raigne ouer this realme the vj. of Iuly anno 1553. and was crowned at Westminster the 1. of October next following by the hands of Stephen Gardiner bishoppe of VVinchester and Chauncellor of England for Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury was then prisoner in the Tower She being indebted in very great sums of money both to the societie of Fulckers and other marchant strangers borrowed so much money of her subiects vpon priuie seales as acquited the forraine debt thinking much better to be indebted at home then to pay great interest abroad procured thereby much euill will and hatred of her subiects as neuer afterward could be remoued After this the losse of Caleis so troubled her as the memorie thereof would neuer out of her mind till her dying day so that shortly after she died at her mansion house called S. Iames neare to Westminster the xvij of Nouember 1558. at iiij of the clocke in the morning hauing raigned v. yeares v. moneths and x. dayes and was buried at Westminster ✚ MARIA · REGINA · ELIZABETH our gracious Queene born at Grenewich second daughter to king Henrie the viij sister heire to the late Queene Marie being of the age of 25. yeares and two moneths begā her most prosperous raigne ouer this realm the xvij of Nouember 1558. was crowned at Westminster the xv of Ianuarie next following by the hands of Owē Oglethorp bishop of Carlile She is a Princesse adorned with all good litterature both holy and humane a nourisher of peace both at home and abroad Amongst all other her most rare vertues she hath reformed religion she hath reduced all base coines which were currant here before her dayes into perfect gold siluer so that there is no other mony lesse or more currāt within her dominions which is not to be seene at this day else where vnder any Prince Christian or Ethnicke She hath builded such faire strong ships furnished so mighty a nauy for the defence of her coūtrie as maketh all her enemies afraid to attēpt any thing against the same God of his infinit goodnes defend her Maiestie from all perils dangers who this 38. yeares and more hath taken care to keepe vs in quietnesse and grant her Nestors yeares to her glory and our great comfort ELIZABETH · D · G · REGINA ·