Menelaus his sad howers in anguish wasts By this the Graecian Kinges his sorrowes know And of themselues assemble offering free Theyr hostyle ayde and in Troyes fall agree 14 To bring so huge a Nauy on the Seas Behooues vs know theyr names that first deuisde These noble vessayles whether for their ease Whether Ambitious they the Land despisde Whether the Creatan Minos did first please The sutges God or Neptune enterprise The foaming billowes being by Saturnes motion Made Admirall of all the brinish Ocean 15 Whether Ericthris in the red Sea sayled And first made Boats which others would impute To the Meones such as neuer sayled In th'Hellespont or whether the pursuit Of Danaus in the Egyptian Sea preuailed An honour which to him most attribute Or whether Navigators first had place In Atlas kingdome or in Samo-Thrace 16 This I averre his Arke first Noah made Fore th' vniuersall Deluge since his dayes Iason the Greeke who Colchos sought to invade Composde the Galley which next him assayes Sesostris King of Aegypt In this Trade Eytheus flourisht whom our Anthors prayse For Marine skill his Barge did first deuide The Surges with two Oares on eyther side 17 First with three course of Oares Amocles rowed The Carthagens with foure as many write With fiue Nesichthon These were first bestowed By the bold Romans in the great Sea-fight At the first battayle Punicke He that owed The sixe-Oard barge to do Zenagaras right Must yeld it him in Siracusa dwelling For ship-wrights Craft all other much excelling 18 Hyppias the Troyan the broad Lyter framed The Cyrenens the Hoy which some more fine The Gallioon call with Barks the Cyprians tamed The rude sea-Rouers Cockboates some diuine Th' ◅lyrians built the Keele and Craer were named By the Phenetians first the Brigandine The Rhodians rear'd the Canoas now in trade In India by the Germans were first made 19 The Copians found the Rudder the broad Oare The sly Plateans by their Art composed Young Icarus the saile not knowne before Which some affirme King Aeolus disclosed With Masts and Sayle-yards Dedalus did store The Cretans but the sterne Typhis disposed The stemme Pyseus Anacharsis wrought The Tackle Anchors first the Tyrhens sought 20 Athens first ferried men whether we must draw Th'Graecian fleete the great'st that hath bin seene Such store th' amazed Neptune neuer saw No not when France and England met betweene Callice and vs where after many a flaw Phillip gaue place to the third Edwards spleene Before the blacke Prince by wars prosperous chance Quater'd our Lyons with the Flowers of France 21 Nor when the stout Venetian Gallies frame Their expedition gainst the Turkes Armade Nor when Sea-wars Malta or Rhodes proclaime Whose ponderous hulkes the Oceans backe nie swayde Nor when th'◅uincible huge Nauy came In the yeare Eighty eight England t' inuade Were there so many Vessailes well prouided As by the Argiue Pylots are now guided 22 Great Agamemnon they Grand-Duke create Of all their powerfull hoast who in the ayde Of Menelaus as one of hyest estate With full an hundred ships at Athens staide All stuft with Armed Knights sworne to the Fate Of threatned Troy whome they with scornes vpbraid With forty ships faire rig'd and well supplide In Athens road doth Menelaus now ride 23 For Athens was their Randeuous and there King Archelaus and Prothenor stay With fifty Ships that of Boetia were With fifty Ships from Orconomies bay Helmius and Duke Ascalaphus appeare The Kings Epistrophus and Sedius way Their Anchors next and to the Spartan King Thirty tall ships rig'd from Phociden bring 24 King Telamon launcht fifty Souldierd well From Salamine and in his princely traine Duke Theuter Polyxeme and Thebes fell With Duke Amphimachus from Pylon came With three-ag'd Nestor fifty ships t' expell The Troians from the Hellesponticke Maine Thoas with fifty ships the harbour sought whether K. Doxunois likewise fifty brought 25 King Telamon Chileus three times ten And six good Ships rig'd in the Spartans Quest Amphimachus and Polibetes men Of high rcsolue accompany the rest With thirty saile King Idumeus then And Cretan Mereon their loues exprest They fourescore and two Frigots brought in place And thirty two Vlisses weighed from Thrace 26 Twelue Ships from Phrygia Duke Tynelus brings And from Phtlaca fifty two arriue at the great charge of two imperious Kings Prothocathus The Prince to that did wiue Laodomeia faire whose praise Fame sings Prothesilaus Collesis seeks to driue With foure and twenty Craers th'opposed fleets Whom King Machaon by appointment meets 27 Machaons Sonne Pollydris thirty three Achilles two and twenty hath in store King Thelaphus as many these agree By their ioynt Armes to win the Troian shore Eruphilus hath likewise vowd to free The rauisht Queene with two and fifty more Anthipus and Amphimachus are seene From Rustican with Hulkes and Hoyes thirteene 27 King Polybetes that from Rythee came Bring sixty two and in his friendly ayde His Brother the Duke Lopius mou'd with fame Of these great warres seekes Phrygia to i◅ade King Diomed of Arges threats the same Fourescore and two tall Vessailes he displaide Eurialus and Thelanus in sight Of all the hoast beneath his Ensignes sight 29 Thirteene K. Fureus Polyphebus nine Prothoylus fifty two as many led The King Carpenor of the Bresseian line Theorius foure and twenty colours spread In foure and twenty ships all these in fine In the Athenian part meet and make head Twelue hundred twenty Ships make th' Ocean trēble In whom full sixty nine bold Kings assemble 38 But ere we further enter or proceed In these Heroike wars we hold it fit Before the Graecians or the Troians bleed To memorize their shapes ere we admit The Argiue Peeres all in one thought agreed To be reueng'd on Troy and ransacke it Hellen the first as Pearelesse through all Lands As Venus picture that in Coos stands 31 She was nor dwarfe-like statur'd nor too tall Nor foggy fat nor yet Consumptiue leane Her Wast not grosse nor yet too slender-small Her saire proportion was smooth quaint and cleane Her habit shadowed no extreame at all She was all shaped by the Golden meane So rare that neuer eye dwelt on her Checke But lost it selfe and had his light to seeke 32 What should I with harsh Language slubber o're Exact perfection Shall my ragged quill In seeking Natures cunning to explore Iniure the worke in which she shewes such skill T' expresse such Graces as the Gods adore In Hellen would a spacious Volume fill And asko should I her beauties al recite A world of Paper and an Age to write 33 And all my Subiect should be Hellen she That in the Vniuerse can find no peere Hellen the scope of all my
strange Monsters breed One bore a Child that had the face of man and body of a Lyon th' other bred One with two bodies from the Girdle-sted 54 The Scotch King dying Issulesse contention In Scotland grew who should succeede the State The strife Edward atton'd and after mention Made of their Title which these Lords relate He arbitrates theyr fierce and hot dissention And to Iohn Balioll priz'd at hyest rate He giues the Crowne which pleased Scotland well Madock and Morgan now in Wales rebell 55 Edward thrice war'd gainst Scotland and preuayled The French Kings Sister Margaret tooke to Wife and to his Sonne the Princedome he entayled Of Wales proud Ottoman began great stufe With Christendome and many Townes assayled In him the Empire of the Turkes tooke life Pope Boniface the eyght suruiued than He first in Rome the Iubilee began 56 Creat Tamor Caâ—… gouernd Tartaria Albert the Empire France King Phillip guided Prince Ladislaus ruld Hungaria Clement the fift the seat of Rome deuided Transporting it to France which from that day Seauenty foure yeares continew'd vndecided Seraph th' Egiptian Souldan-ship supplide Edward the first in his Scotch garboiles dide 57 The second Edward him succeeds and raignes Full eighteene yeares a Prince of no renowne He ryots Lusts and wantonnesse maintaind Mongst priuate vnthrifts and his peeres put downe Henry the Emperour hauing brauely gaind Many great fields was with an yron Crowne at Milleine Crownd where he aduancst his name The Crutched Fryares first into England came 58 Peirs Gaueston twice banisht by the Peeres Was by the King recald Iohn Tamer rose In rebell armes destroyd by his owne feares Phillip the long their King the French-men chose The hauty Spencers triumpht many yeares Ouer the Nobles who themselues oppose against their pride the Spencers they exile Whom the loose King reuoked in small while 59 Twenty two Barons for the Spencers loue The King cut off the Sun six houres appeared Of sanguine hew his glorious brightnesse stroue with his red Maske which at the last he cleared Edward his force did twice gainst Scotland proue Both times the soyle with English blood besmeared The Queene and Prince the Spencers could not brook And like two exiles their owne Land forsooke 60 Sir Iohn of Henault Lands in the Queenes ayde And hy the Barons helpe the King pursued who after in strong Barkley Castle layde Sir Roger Mortimer a man indude With Pride and Tyrrany the King betrayde and with the Kings bloud 〈◊〉 Tower Imbrude Baldock the Spencers Minions to the King The Conquering Peeres vnto destruction bring 61 Edward King Edwards Sonne fifty yeares bore Englands rich Scepter Charles the French King dide Leauing no issue of the Royall store Therefore King Edward being next alyde Claymes France to which the Doncipeeres restore Phillip Valois and Edwards clayme deride Sir Roger Mortimer long graft boue reason By the Kings Mother was condemn'd of Treason 62 Edward the Blacke-Prince was at Woodstocke borne King Edward fought the fiâ—…ld cald Haldonne Hill In Scotland After some few dayes out-worne The King his clayme to France doth menace still Petrach the Laureat liu'd the French in scorne Foure hundred Sayle with armed Souldiers fill These Edward meetes at Siuce whom fame hath sounded Thirty three thousand of French t' haue slain drowned 63 The order of the Garter was first made Soone after was the famous Cressie field Don Petro by his Spanish Peeres betrayde Was to their violent fury forst to yeild Edward wan Callis Iohn next Phillip swayde In France and mena'st with his warlike Shield The braue Black-Prince at Poytieres battayle wonne The field the French King Prisoner and his Sonne 64 Melchella was now Souldan Amurath Emperor of Turky and with Conquest fought A persecutor of the Christian Fayth The French King-Iohn hauing his peace now bought at Sauoy dide and Charles the sixt next hath The Crowne of France Don-Peter ayde besought Who late exiled from the Crowne of Spaine Was by the Black-Prince repostest againe 65 The Duke of Laâ—…caster France ouer-run Vnfought withall Sir Robert Knowles likewise Marcht by the Citty Paris now begun Great Baiazeth among the Turkes to rise The braue blacke Prince from France where he had won So many Noble fields returning dyes The King himselfe as our best writers say Expird of Iune the two and twentith day 66 Richard the second sonne to the bold Prince Edward sit-namd the Blacke at yeares eleuen Began his rule whom many men conuince Of wanton ryot and a course vneuen Well tutor'd in 's minority but since He manag'd state too much neglecting heauen Gunnes were deuisd first by a Germaine Fryer France doth the Kingdome of Nauar desire 67 Queene â—…ane of Naples flourisht Bohemes King Vinceslaus was Almaine Emperor made Twixt Portugall and Castile discords spring Two Popes contend the Genowayes inuade The bold Venetians and to battaile bring Their Nauall powers both Ensignes flye displaid Iacke Straw dyes stabd in Smithfield by the care Of William Walworth at that time Lord Maior 68 A wondrous Earth-quake did whole England shake King Richard thâ—… Almaine Emperors daughter wiude The Turkes in Christendome great vprores make Iohn Galeazo in those dayes suruiu'd Duke Iohn of Gaunt doth a braue voyage take To conquer Spaine and in his purpose thriu'd The Barons of the Realme themselues with-drew And many of the King seducers slew 69 The Duke of Lancaster his daughter Kate Married to Henry Castiles eldess sonne His second daughter had the Queene-like state Of Portugall by which all warres were done The Turke in Hungary suppreft but late Seekes by his power all Gâ—…eece to ouer-ron Against Constantiâ—…opolis he layde at eyght-yeare siedge now Colleines Schoole was made 70 Robert of Scotland dying Iohn his heyre Succeedes next Richard Queene Anne beiug dead Espousd French Isabel then did prepare For Ireland where 's voyage slowly sped He put to death his Vncles for the care Of him and his Realmes safty sore misled Hereford and Norfolke Dukes the Combat clayme and both are banist in King Richards name 71 The Sâ—…ithian Tamberlaine the Turkes subdude and kept theyr Emperor in an Iron Cage Hereford against his sentence durst intrude Himselfe int'England and gainst Richard wage A threatned warre the Peeres Richard exclude From gouernment who in his strength of age Resignes his Crowne his Dignity and Fame To Henry Bullingbrooke fourth of that name 72 Gainst whom the Duke of Exeter Richards Brother The Dukes of Surry and Aumarle conspyre With Glocester who his hatred cannot smother And Salsbury all these his life conspyre and for it lost their lyues with many other Of the same faction seeking to aspyre Richard is slayne in Prison after showne Through London streets to haue his death wel known 73 Owen
should a guiltlesse sonne pursue A sonne that hath his father sau'd from Treason And but so late his dangerous enemies slew From whose embracing armes he for a season With much vnwillingnesse himselfe withdrew All things well poys'd he cannot yet debate How such hot loue so soone should change to hate 33 But whilst he argues thus behold his foes With armed rankes begirt Parthemia round Mongst whom the prince his father Saturne knowes And heares his warlike tunes to battell sound He now forgets the filiall zeale he owes And cries to armes their fury to confound But then againe into himselfe retiring He to his Father sends his peace desiring 34 Twice his submission to King Saturne came Twice his submission he returnes in skorne Then Ihoue his protestation doth proclaime That with vnwillingnesse his Armes were borne Loth with his Syre to fight more loath with shame By his bold foes to haue his Kingdome torne Which to make good as Saturne earst had vowd'e They charge and cry Assault with clamors lowde 35 Since no entreaty can preuaile he rather Then trust to certaine death must battaile wage Archas with him their sterne Parthemians gather And issue boldly to withstand the rage Of their knowne mallice Twice Ihoue meetes his Father Twice giues him place yet nothing can assvvage His setled hate he threats the Prince to kill Who whilst he strikes beares off and guardeth still 36 And seekes out other Conquest mongst the troopes Of men vn-numbred where his valour shines The strongest Champion to his fury stoopes And where he profers warre his stand resignes That now the pride of Saturne flagges and droops Archas his forces with Prince Ihoue combines And make one hoast of able strength and feare Before them as they fight the field to cleare 40 So haue I seene a storme of hayle and rayne With thicke tempestuous clouds of night and smoke Before it lay the fields of standing graine And top the stiffe bowes from the tallest Oake So where they come these Princes smooth the plaine Making the greene leaues weare a Crimson cloake The skarlet drops that from the wounded slide Into deepered the spring-tydes liuery dide 38 They still pursue the slaughter Saturne flyes Him Archas hotly to the Sea-side chaces But in a Creeke a new-rigd ship he spies And skapes by sea his swist steps Archas traces But all in vaine the gentle gusts arise and beare him from the sight of his disgraces Leaue we the conquered Father basely fled The conquering sonne triumphant mongst the dead 39 Who from Parthemia posts in hast to Creet To ceize vnto his vse his Fathers Crowne The Cretans him with Olyue branches meet For who at prosperous Fortunes dare to frowne The Scepter and themselues too at his feet With one consent and voice they prostrate downe His person with applause they circle round Thus Ihoue Iuno King and Queene are crownd 40 So without threatned armes or rude hostility In greater pompe and more degrees of State By Englands Commons and our high Nobility Was Royall Iames mongst vs receiued of late With his Queene Anne to the Realmes large vtility Oh may their dayes on earth haue endlesse date In stead of Olyue branches enterteined With zeale with loyall thoughts and harts vnfeined 41 Some say Ihoue guelded Saturne and surrendred His procreatiue parts into the Ocean Of which the Goddesse Venus was engendred Betwixt them and the Seas continuall motion I thinke such superstitious people tendred Vnto these idle dreames too much deuotion Else by this Morrall signifie they would He mongst his Souldiors dealt his Fathers gould 42 And from this plenty surfets mongst them grew Lasciuious gestures Lust that had no measure And in this kind appeares the Morrall true For ost excesse begets vnlawfull pleasure And so the Froath-borne Venus might accrew and be begot by Saturnes gelded treasure So sacred spels are writ in parchment Tables So golden truths are meant in Leaden Fables 42 Opinion strongly mongst the Heathen raignes And hath continued from the longest season I searcht the Iudgments of some ydle braines That no Religton like but built on Reason To know what strength it hath when it restraines Some men in loyall bonds fils some with Treason But found theyr censures vary from the right For thus th' Irregular prophanely wright 43 Opinion iudgeth all by apparition And from Opinion shame or Honor springs Opinion Thou that art all Superstition Thou makest Beggars or pronouncest Kings For why should man to man make low submission Since each of vs his line from Adam brings Hauing at first one Father and one mother What duty owes a brother to a brother 44 What 's wealth to him that nothing doth esteeme it What 's to the dunghill Cocke the Pearle he found Giue him a graine of Barley and hee 'l deeme it A richer prize What differs gold from ground To him that hath no iudgement to esteeme it Or Diamonds from Glasse Search the world round Nothing is pretious held but what 's thought best Nothing acquir'd but what 's in most request 45 Opinion's all Say I this man adore He is to me a King though but a Slaue Or if a King of him that bowes no more Or holdes him none the stile he cannot haue Religion is Opinion too Before Religion was Man worshipt euery Graue And in these daies through all the worlds dominions We see as many Churches as Opinions 46. Opinion first made Kings first founded Lawes First did deuide the Gentle from the Base First bounded Man in compasse for because Men thought it good they gaue Opinion place From this comes all contempt and all applause Reuerence to some and vnto some disgrace This Peace compounds or Concord turns to ods This first dam'd Deuils first created Gods 48 This breedes the Atheists skorne the Christians feare The Arrians error Pagans misbeliefe This makes the Turke his Alcoran to heare Breeds in the bold presumption penitent griefe This made the Iewes their Saniour Christ forsweare Despising him choose Barrabas the Theefe Hence came the Persian Haly long agone Diffring from him the sect of Praester-Iohn 49 Hence comes the Protestant to be deuided From Triple-crowned Rome a long-liu'd warre Not yet by armes or Arguments decided Hence came the Catholikes mongst themselues to iar Hence diuers orders diuers waies are guyded Some Iacobins and some Franciscans are Templers Capoochians Fryers both blacke and gray Moonks and the Iesuits bearing the most sway 50 In our reformed Church too a new man Is in few yeares crept vp in strange disguise And cald the selfe-opinion'd Puritan A fellow that can be are himselfe precise No church supremacy endure he can No orders in the Byshops Diocyse He keepes a starcht gate weares a formall ruffe A nosegay set face and a poted cuffe 51 He neuer bids God speed you on the way Bicause he knowes not what your bosomes smother His phrase is Verily By yea and nay In faith in truth good neighbor or good brother
haue by these warres bin de◅oured which haue left the certainty of our first Antiquity doubtfull to the world and not truely re◅embred by any that haue undertooke her first discouery Here moreouer wee could haue tooke fit occasion to haue recorded all the Genealogies before the flood with a briefe report who after the floud peopled euery other Kingdome and from whom euery Region tooke her Name but it had bin a course too strange and different from our purpose which is onely to finde out such thinges as haue alliance to this Land of Brittan and the memorable things best knowne to us We infist not much in Aeneas trauels of his landing at Carthage his loue to Queene Dldo her killing her selfe at his departure from her land the funer all of his Father Anchises with his warres against king Turnus for the beautious Laninia These because they are amply set downe in Virgils 12. Bookes of his Aeneids wee thought better rather superficially to passe them ouer with a bare remembrance then to bee too palpably tract in a History so common to all men Which we the rather to omit because we hasten to the antiquittes and the successiue Souer aigneties of our natiue Island whose age our purpose is to deriue from the first Inhabitantes and so to continue it euen to this present government The Antiquity of London was helde to bee longe before Rome For Brute landed here in the yeare of the Lord 2855. in the yeare before Christ 1108. Rome was built long after in the time that Riuallo ruld in Brittain the yeare after the floud 155◅ after Comerus the first king of Italy 1414 after the destruction of Troy 432 after Brute arriuedin in this Land of B◅tain 355. The end of the sixteenth CANTO Argumentum OF all great Brittans Kinges truely descended From the first Conqueror next we shall intreat How they haue sayld or how their hands extended Through any forraine Realmes by Conquest great How they begun and how their raignes they ended Till royall Iames claymes his Monarchall Seate In whom three kingdomes first by Brute deuided Vnited are and by one Scepter guided ARG. 2. From Norman William a true note collected Of all the kinges and Queenes that here protected CANTO 17. 1 William the Norman Duke is next inuested Sixt of that Dutchy entring by sterne warre A troublous raigne he liu'd and sildome rested From rough rebellious armes yet euery barre His Sword remou'd Hertford his pride detested But for his Treason was confined farre Earle Walter too into that faction led Disclosde the plot and for it lost his head 2 Duke Robert Williams Sonne by th'instigation Of the French King doth Normandy inuade Against whom William raysde the English nation And when no Prince betwixt them could perswade They met and fought with much loude acclamation Robert vnhorst his Father and then stayde His warlike hand whom by his voyce he knew And raisd him for which peace betweene them grew 3 William inuading France in Caan expyerd And there lies buried by his warlike Peeres after he many Towers and Townes had fierd Raigning o're England one and twenty yeares Foure Sonnes he left one Danghter much admierd Robert and Richard who ascends the Spheares Before ripe age William who next doth sway Henry cald Bewclack and fayre Adela 4 Whilst our great Conqueror liu'd the King of Danes Canutus by the English Out-Lawes ayded Inuades the North but William him restraynes Henry the Emperor Bauaria inuaded Malcolm that ore the troublous Scots then raignes Peirces Northumberland at this time vaded The Saxons glory Otho them defaced after the Thuringas he by armes had chaced 5 Eudochia who had seuen yeares worne the Crown Of Graciaes Empyre was by maryage tyde Vnto Rhomanus one of high renowne Sir-nam'd Diogenes Gregory denyde Marriage to Priests the Russ. Duke was put downe By Prince Demetrius neare to him allyde William foure Castles built his Foes to tame At Yorke at Lincolne aud at Nottighame 6 Henry then Casar for some sinne detected Did by the Pope stand excommunicate and being of his Feudor King reiected To Gregory submits him and his State Now liu'd the famous Oswald much respected Byshop of Sarum Casar absolu'd late The second time condemnd gainst Gregory sped Stating Rauennaes Robert in his sted 7 Vradislaus was the first King made Of Boheme and of all the Countries neare Ansell who then Galisiaes Scepter swayed Did gainst the Sarazens in armes appeare And wan from them Tolledo by the ayde Of Christian Princes Rufus gouernd heer Next after conquering William thirteene springs He sat inuested in our Throne of Kings 8 Twice Robert made incursion but supprest By Williams power the Scots inuade againe But are appeasd the Welshmen Rees inuest Who in a conflict was by William slaine lerusalem by Pagan Armes opprest Th' assembled christiā kings by force maintain Where dide in battaile as the rumor ran The Babilonian Souldan Soliman 9 The Norman Robert chusd King by election Of Palestine refusd the Sacred stile Which Bulloin Godfrey tooke to his protection Scotch Malcolm with his sonne entring by guile Northumbers Marches came to the deiection By valiant Robert who was Earle that while Both slaine in field K. William the same yeare Erected the great Hall in Westminster 10 Duncan vsurpes in Scotland not two yeares He gouernd there but in his bed was slaine Donnald restor'd not long the Scepter beares But Edgar that ambitious was to raigne By armes supprest him and the Dia'dem weares Rufus being hunting Tyrrell of his traine By glauncing of an Arrow the King slew Henrie next gouernes by succession true 11 Thirty fiue yeares did Henry Beauclarke guide Th'Helme-Royall he for Thest strict lawes decreed Robert returnd from Palestine defide Henry who after parley were agreed Long their truce lasted not Beu-clarke denide His Brothers pension great dissentions breed After much warre Duke Robert they surprise Who for a prisons breach forfeits his eyes 12 Norwich Cathedrall Church is founded new S. Bartholmewes built by Reior a Musitian In Belgia great Inundations grew Being almost drown'd Now vpon good condition Peace twixt the Emperor and King Henry grew Whose daughter was with much hye superstition Made Empresse Maud the English Queen being dead Henry takes Adelisia in her stead 13 The King of England with French Lodwicke tryes Great discords where the English gaine the best In their returne by Sea great Tempests ryse Where all the yssue-Royall most and least Perisht with many Nobles grane and wise Where eight-score soules at once are sent to rest Of all the ship one Butcher and no more Escapt the seas and swam vnto the shore 14 Geffrey plantagenet the Emperour dead Wiues Maud the Empresse vnto whom she bare Two sonnes Henry and Geoffrey now life fled From Beu-clarke who to Stephen resignes his Chaire
But ere he rests him in his earthy bed He is renown'd for many buildings rare Dunstable Priory Reading Abbey and Windsore fayre Castle that on hye doth sland 15 Duke Bohemond in Asia warres maintaining Was by the Turkes surpriz'd restor'd againe By Tanered who in Puell after raigning Infinite Turkes were by his valour slaine Baldwin defies the Souldan thereby gaining Two famous Townes Now Alphons rules in Spaine Lawes the groâ—…e in France in Scotlands rights Malcolms first 〈◊〉 that Alexander â—…ight 16 Alexius did the Gracian Empire sway Henry in Rome the Pope-â—…om Pascall guids In Hungary 〈◊〉 Stephen about that day A blazing-Starre appeares and long abides Two Moones are seene and in Flaminia Blood raignes Michaell the Duke of Venice rides Against the Pagans who were made his pray At â—…oppen After in his 〈◊〉 feturne He many of the Emperours townes did burne 17 Charles Earle of flaunders in the Church was slaine By the proud Bâ—…ggis prouost which related William the sonne of Cort-hose did complaine And by French Lewes was next Earle instated Balach the Parthian did proud warres maintaine Gainst Baldwin which was by rough steele debated Baldwin surprizd fayre Stons Towers quite raced And faire Ierusalem once more defaced 18 Stephen Earle of Bulloin sonne to th' Earle of Bloys and Addela next Henry rules as King Though Maud the Empresse had th'applausiue voyce Of many English peeres through which warres spring Gloster and Chester Earles after much choise Of fields and battailes such an Army bring That Stephen is tooke and vnto Bristow sent After releast by London and by Kent 19 These Counties rayse an army and surprize Gloster for whom the Barons change King Stephen Dauid of Scotland doth gainst England rife after much warre then discords are made ecuen By th' Empresse meanes his Barons him despise First Stephen preuailes the Lords their Lands bereauen But gathering head at Wilton they preuaile Where the King flyes whom Gloster doth assaile 20 Henry Maâ—…ds sonne after K. Stephens decease Is proclaim'd King which soone attones their strife By which mild Stephen raignes all his dayes in peace His sonne the French Kings Sister takes to wife Gersa the sonne of Bela gan encrease His fame among the Hungars and his life Was fearefull to the Germans Lewes swayd France The Turkes grim Alaph to their Crowne aduance 21 Earle Roger rul'd Sicilia Almany Great Barbarosse Romes Empery Conrade Adrian of England held the Papacy In Scotland raignd Malcolm a beautious mayd The English Iewes at Easter Crucifie A Christian child and life for life they paid Next Stephen King Henry second of that name Sonne to the Empresse Maud the Peeres proclame 22 Thirty fiue yeares his prosperous raigne doth last In which he Englands 〈◊〉 augmented With Scotland Ireland and then further past To th'Orcad Isles whose forces he preuented Brittaine Poictou and Guien he made fast To th' English Crowne 〈◊〉 that but late dissented His sword appeasd and after well protected Which done great Rutland Castle he erected 23 Two Sunnes at once within our skies apeare And in the Moone a bloody Crosfe was seene Lewes of France sent ouer Margaret heere His daughter to be made young Henries Queene By which the discords that both Realmes did feare In this alliance quite dispersed beene Once more the King gainst Scotland is prouoked Pope Adrian drinking with a Fly was choked 24 Vradislaus for his valour showne At Milleins siedge was by the Emperour made Bohemians second King his Armes well knowne A faire red Rampant Lyon Baldwin layde On his blacke hearse Almerious is growne King of Ierusalem who brauely staid Th ` Aegiptian power and in one gloriouâ—…day Wan from the Souldan Alexandria 25 Now Thomas Bâ—…ket who before had fled To Rome and there complaind him of the King Was to his Sea restor'd after strooke dead In Canterbury Church a pâ—…tious thing Him Rome Cannoniz'd for a Saint which bred Much superstition Salladine doth bring A puissant host â—…his Conquests he began And by the sword Egipt and Sarry wan 26 Henry King Henries sonne was twice instated And Crown'd in England in his Fathers dayes By which much vprore was by warre debated The sonnes against the father tumults raise The Pope gainst th'Emperour Fredericke animated Fredericke submits and at his foot he layes His princely head whilst with a Lordly checke The Pope his foot sets on the Emperors necke 27 Andronicus hauing his Maister slaine The childe Alexius left to his tuition Three yeares the Gracian Empire doth maintaine Baldwin the fift a Chiln of faire condition Is Crowd in Syon Saladin againe Gainst Palestine doth make new expedition Subdues Ierusalem and â—…nce his dayes The Infidell the holy kingdome sways 28 Henry the sonne before the Father dyes Whose warres his Brother Richard takes in hand And by hostility the King defies Vnable gainst his puissant sonne to stand Sickenesse and griefe of thoughts the King surprise Who dying to Prince Richard leaues the Land Richard in Aâ—…nes a bold reputed Knight Who for his stout heart Cordelyon hight 29 Eleuen full years nine months and twenty dayes He sat inthrâ—…'d Now Bayliffes first begun In London many Christian princes raise Fresh powers to gaine Ierusalem late wun Almaine France England Burgoine whom most praise To this Sicilia Venice Pysa run And quell the Pagans Richard Cipresse tooke And Acon where the French King him forsooke 30 Frederick the Empetor hauing late subdude The lesse Armenia where his Fame was sowned Through greatest part of Asia gan inttude And of that Tri-part world was soueraigne Crowned But by misfortune or by rashnesâ—…ude Was after in the flood Selephins drowned Richard exchang'd with Gui of Lessingham The Crowne of Cipresse for Ierusalem 31 Grac'st with the title of the holy King Returning with a small and slendet traine Towards England where his Brother Iohn vsurping Tooke to himselfe a short rebellious raigne The Austrich Duke King Richard enuying Surpriz'd him first then gaue him to be slaine To s fierce Lyon whom vnarm'd he beat And from his bulke his warme heart tore and eat 32 Thence ransom'd after warre prince Iohn submits Whilst Saphandenus Egipts Empire swayde In Spaines Tribunall the eight Alphons sits Emericus Hungariaes King is made To Innocent the third th'Emperour submits Who eighteene years the Papall Crosier staide He first deuisd Auricular confession Which since his time the Popes keepe by succession 33 Richard besideging Gailerd long with Steele Was with an Arrow from the Castle wounded Shot by the hand of one Peter Bazeele He slaine Retrait the valiant English sounded His want the Cleargy Peeres and Commons feele In whom Religion power and state abound Next him King Iohn succeeds by the Lands doome Who whilst he raign'd despisd the threats of Rome 34 Raign'd seuenteene years him phillip King of France
tumult at his Sermon raisde A man vnknowne his Doctrine much disdaining Threw at his face a Dagger Ridley praysd Mongst protestants and Cramner fauour gaining In Edwards dayes were for Arch-traitors blaz'd And dide by fire Northumberland that sped To Cambridge on the Tower-hill lost his hed 114 The Turkish Solyman with his owne hands Slew his sonne Mustapha the Cardinall In Henries dayes but late exild his Lands Was by the Queene reâ—…cald now gan to fall The protestants against them strictly stands The Catholicke Cleargy the proud Genowayes brall With the French King who after in small while Wan by the Turkes ayde the rich Corsicke I le 115 Englands great Queene espousd Phillip of Spaine Sir Thomas Wyat for rebellion dide Duke Suffolke Father to the Lady Iane Was at the Tower beheaded Coortney allyde To the blood Royall once more they restraine Of Liberty the fourth Paule full of pride Supplies the pope-dome the same year did chance Much warrâ—… and trouble betweene Spaine and France 116 Lady Elizabeth was keptin hold and by the Queene committed to the Tower There harshly vsd her life to danger sold By souldiers theâ—…ce remooud to Wood-stocke Bower Sir Henry Benning-field somewhat too bold Vpon her iust proceedings looking sower a blazing Comet twelue full nights appeared Great Lones of Money by the Queene were reared 117 Great dearth in England For base murder dide at Salisbury Lord Sturton Callis lost Which was by England many yeares supplide Since the third Edward the proud Clergy mgrost all the spirituall fruits to glut their pride Phillip tooke fea and left the English Coast For griefe of which Mary soone after craisd and dide with Cardinall Poole in England raisd 118 Next whom the faire Elizabeth is Crownd a Princesse with all gracious Thewes indude She did the Gospell quicken and confound Romes Antichrist all such as he pursude With fire and Inquisition she guirt round With safety and her Lands pure face imbrude With blood of Innocents her prospetous raigne Cleard and wipt off each foule and bloody staine 119 Henry the French King in the â—…ilt was layde Breathlesse at Paris Paules is burnt a peace Betweene the Realmes of France and England made Newhauen siege and a great plagâ—…les increase Lord Henry Stewart to the hests obayd Of the Scotch peeres whose vâ—…gings neuer â—…ease Till to their generall comforts he was seene Espousd to Lady Mary Scotlands Queene 120 Now came the Baden margraâ—… with his wife To London she heere brought him a new sonne Whom the Queene Christend breathing a new life In his decaid estate Now was begun The Burse on Cornhill whose renowne grew rife In euery place where Traffickes gaine is won In Scotland to restore a kingdome torne Iames of that name the fixt this yeare was borne 121 Henry of Scotland was by Traytors slaine And Shan Oneile in Ireland put to flight By bold Sir Henry Sidney with the gaine Of a great battaile where theyr Treasons light Vpon the Traytors with a gallant trayne The Muscouite lands in his Emperors right T' establish Trafficke now as rebels stand Th'Earles of Nor thumber land and Westmerland 122 Debate with Scotland and in Norfolke grew Conspiracy the Queene in person came To Gressams Burse to take a princely view To which she gaue at his request a name Royall Exchange this yeare the Christians slew Many proud Turkes and beate them backe with shame Into theyr Foretresses and Citties walled This was the battaile of Lepantho called 123 A massacre in Paris now their heads The Norfolke Duke lost and Northumber land A blazing starre six months together spreds Her fiery rayes now by the violent hand Of one George Browne who murdrous futy leads Was Maister Saunders slaine the matter scand Anne Dreury for that fact and Saunders wife George Browne with trusty Roger lost his life 124 By Furbusher Cathaia was made knowne The Essex Earle this yeare at Dinelon dide In Ireland where his Fame was dreadfull growne Ioh 〈◊〉 Cassimerus did through London ride Desmond rebeld Drake that had compast rowne The world and many dangerous Fortunes tride Was Knighted by the Queene Mounsier arriued Thinking the English Monarchesse t' haue wiued 125 William the Prince of Orenge was betrayde And with a Pystoll by a souldier slaine Poland Musco into England made avoyage and did six months heere remaine Purser and Clinton Pyrars that denaide allegiance to the Queene at length were tane By William Barrowes Antwerpe sackt and spoyld By Parmaes Duke who long against it toyld 126 Northumberland himselfe in the Tower slew Iago Domingo and Carthagen By Drake and Furbusher whom most men knew Carletle and many gallant Englishmen Surprisd and â—…ckt the Earle of Liester grew Great in the Land and sayld to Flushing then Where his Commission he at large relates Being made chiefe Generall to the Belgian states 127 Embassadors from Denmarke gratulate Her highnesse raigne the Earle of Arundell Conuict aleague twixt England and the state Of Scotland Noble Candish furnisht well In two good ships well mand and builded late Compast the world the foureteene Traitors fell and suffer'd for the guilt at Zutphen dide Noble Sir Phillip Sidney souldiers pride 128 His death a generall griefe mongst souldiers bred a Parlyment The great At made of Spaine Rode on the English Coast and gainst vs sped But by our Fleet they were repulst againe at Tilbery the Campe was brauely led By Elizabeth in person in whose traine all Englands Chiualry mustred and met Leister meane time to Nature paid his debt 129 Portugall voyage Lodwicke Grewill prest For murder the bold Duke of Guise betraid And slaine by the third Henry when he least Suspected Death a Fryer no whit dismaid Incouragd by the Guisians as t is ghest Murdred the King then Henrie Burbon laid Claime to the Crowne whom England so supplies That by her ayde his warlike Fortunes rise 130 Whom Essex Willoughby Norris assist Sir Roger Williams with a many moe Strong Paris they besiege and as they list March thorough France maugre the common foe Hacket is hangd in Cheape who did persist In blasphemy In London gan to grow a grieuous Plague Lopes arraind and tride Drawne from the London Tower at Tyburne dide 131 Cales sieg'd and won the Duke of Bulloine lands In England th' Islands voyage this yeare came Embassadors from Denmarke from whose hands The Queene receiu'd rich presents Now with Fame Th' Earle Cumberland renownd in forraigne Lands Wan Iohn de Porterico sackt the same Lord Burleigh Treasurer submits to fate Since the sixt Edward Counsellor of state 132 Essex is sent for Ireland gainst Tyrone a Muster at Mile-end Essex comes backe With a small traine of followers after whom Lord Montioy speeds against the dangerous packe Of Irish Rebels whose braue valours showne In
implacable Prince his rage thus wreakes Behold what doome the Impartiall Deities Alot the wretch that Lawes of honor breakes So with his shiled Gergonian him pursude Hardning the face which he behind him skrewd 45 At th' instant his retorted necke waxt hard His spread Armes stiffe his fixt eyes shewing feare And you would thinke his shape all sence debard Spake as it stood words that a man might heare These tumults done and Hymens rights prepard The Prince intends another course to beare He takes his leaue consorted with his Bride And to his Mother his swift steps applide 46 In the Mid-way he youthfull Danaus meets His hopefull Brother who at the first sight Salutes him and his wife with kind regreets In many a sweet discourse they spend that night At length the Murke and Palped darkenesse fleets From the skies azurd forehead with the light The Princes rise and speed them to the shore To which the mast-lesse boat their mother bore 47 Now Phrigian Mydas famous for his eares In giuing Apolloes honor to God Pan And for his golden wish the Scepter beares Of Phrigia In Israell that good man Samgor was Iudge whose power so great appeares He of the Philistyns kild many a man And in one battaile whilst the Trumpets blew VVith an Oxe-goade sixe hundred Heathen slew 48 But in these passages great Saturnes Sonne That with the Troians was at broad hostility At Ganimeds request a league begun Now Ihoue and Troos are one he whose ability Could not defend his Troy from being ore-run Now can commaund Troyes foes with much facility So to yeeld way rebates the greatest stroake So softest walles hard bullets soonest choake 49 T'wixt England and great Spaine two potent Nations Like enmity hath long time beene commenced And whilst Eliza liu'd her proclamations Oppos'd their pride and her owne Prouince fenced But now with mutuall kind Congratulations All iniuries on both sides are dispensed And our great Englands Ihoue for Spaines best vse Hath at their suite granted a termine Truce 50 Troos yeelds his due to Nature him succeeds Ilion his Sonne who Ilions high Towers reard More famous for his buildings then braue deeds A royall Prince and more beloud then feard He for a present sends foure milke-white Steedes To Cretan Ihoue a Present much indeerd Who by the Knight that such a treasure brought Re-sends a pretious gold-branch quaintly wrought 51 Much richer gifts in enterchange of state Our Soueraigne to the lofty Spaniard gaue The warlike Constable who came of late From Hespery a fiue yeares truce to craue More precious presents and of dearer rate Bare Englands Admirall both rich and braue When from K. Iames sent with a princely traine He was the great Embassador for Spaine 52 Ihoues branch cald the Palladium the King plac'st In Pallas royall Temple where it stood Till Troyes proud wals were quite deiect and rac'st And Islions lofty Turrets swam in blood Great Islion dies and he that next him grac'st The Troian Crowne a prince not all so good Laomedon of whom vve heere vvill stay To beare the Sonnes of Danae on their way 53 Who as they past the desart from a farre They might espy a goodly Knight lie spread Vpon the grasse he seem'd a man of Warre For he was arm'd at all points saue the head On his faire brow appear'd no souldier scarre It seemes he had not Armes long managed Exchanges past of many a kind salute Thus speaks the ◅med Knight whilft they stand mute 54 Who hath not of the great Acrisius hard Acrisius hē that built the brazen Tower Novv Arges King no longer but debard His nat◅e kingdome by his Brothers power His Brother Pricus hath against him ward And all his glor◅s reft him in an hovver Stay there quoth Perseus you haue toucht me neerly Acrisius vvrongs King Pricus shall buy deerely 54 Weare Acrisius Grand-child and discended From beautious Danae and that fort of Brasse That Lady Rumor hath so farre commended Who in Gold-liquid-showre-drops courted was Oh! vvhere vvas I Acrisius t' haue defended With Pricus blood to haue staind the Argiue grasse Both Abas sonnes a Prince frugall and thrifty He Linceus sonne the sole remaine of fifty 56 Is Brother-hood abroad so light esteemed That kingdomes can such holy knots vnty Let me no more Ihoues Royall soone be deemed But for Acrisius wrongs King Pricus die He that in all the world austeerest seemed And stood vpon most points of honesty Hath prou'd the greatest Hypocrite like those Without precise within religious foes 57 Assist me Noble Knight in this aduenture Quoth the great Gorgon-tamer when replide The armed stranger by the firme Inde◅ture Of honor I am else-where bound to ride But if with me you will my voyage enter And see what shall my Chiualry betide My Noble taske atchieu'd I then wil lead you To Pricus where my knowledge much may sted you 58 When I the Triple-shapt Chimere haue slaine Whose dreadfull forme makes all Sicilia quake Bellerephon will then returne againe And your attempt gainst Pricus vndertake The Princes wonder at Chimeraes name And that one knight his desperate life should stake Against such ods asking what Imposition Hath sent him on this dangerous expedition 59 Or whether vncompeld he be so mad To seeke assur'd destruction and to scale The Deuils den where nothing can be had But certain ruine his tough skin is Male A terrible huge Lyons head which drad A Chieures body and a Serpents tale Him whose vast gorge whole armies cannot fill Why should one desperate Knight attempt to kill 60 Bellerephon replies by Pricus doome Not my owne will I am compeld to go Else in my growing yeares that yet but bloome I 'de flesh my sword on a more equall foe But in Sicilia I must seeke my Toombe Or kill the triple-Monster dreaded so Sayth Perseus then VVhat makes him so seuere Attend quoth he great Princes you shall heare 61 Oh! Why did Nature frame these Women fayre And make theyr outward features Angell-bright When their blacke insides staynd and spotted are With Lust with Pride Contempt disdaine Spight Why should the snowy Swans in beauty ◅re Haue such blacke feet Why should the Lilly white Beare such ranke smel Can men withstand their fates When golden vessailes bring in poysoned cates 62 I thought I might haue gatherd a fresh Rose And not haue prick't my finger with a Thorne Or a sweete flower out of the Garden chose But not a Nettle in my hand haue worne Still next the sweetest flower the Nettle growes The rarest beauty hath the rudest scorne The Rouers Shippe beares the best promising sayles The foulest Serpents the most golden skales 63 By a fayre Woman is my youth mispent My Innocent youth that neuer loue imbraced Her deuillish mind to mallice wholly bent My fortunes hath o're turnd my Name disgraced And I through her maleuol◅t entent Like a poore exile from my Countrey chaced Oh woman
Mother She Lychus Wise yet rauisht with the sight Of Iupiter her loue she could not smother These her fayre sonnes built Thebes with large extent Two yeares before they on this voyage went 43 With all the Graecian chiualry attended They disimbogue the gentle B llowes smile Th' Aegean Seas they passe but late defended By the Grand Thiefe that gaue those Seas their stile No wind or waue their well-tig'd ship offended But the calme looking Thetis harbors guile Her fawning front she wrinkles with a frowne Aâ—…d thinkes th' ambitious Argonants to drowne 44 At the blacke Euening close the Sea lookt white The storme-presaging Waue begins to swell And blustring Eurus rising now at night With his flag Winges vpon the waters fell The Mayster bids slacke sayle but gainst the might Of his commaunded Mates the winds rebell The Boat-Swayne brals the Marriners are chid For what they would the stubborne gusts forbid 45 All fall to labour one man helps to steere Others to slacken the big bellied Sayle Some to the Cap-string call some pray some sweare Some let the Tackles slip whilst others hale Some cling vnto the maine-Mast and cleaue there Some chafe with anger some with feare looke pale Some ply the Pompe and that which would deuour Their ship in time Sea into Sea repoure 46 Sharpe-bâ—…ting winter growes and on each side The foure seditâ—…ous Brothers threaten war and tosse the Billowes who in scornefull pride Spit foaming Brine the winds with waters iarre The breaking seas whose entrance were denyde Beaâ—…e gainst each Pitchy-rib and calked sparre and by their Oaken strength denyde Intention Fall where they were begot to meere confusion 47 Now as the shriking Billowes are diuided Low Vallyes tweene two mighty Mountaines fall From whose steepe breasts the shaken vessaile slyded Burying in Sea Sayles Tackles Masts and all But â—…here remaynes not long the Barke well guided Climbes vp those clyffes a dreadfull watty wall That to themselues amazd with feare they show Like men in th' ayre surueighing hell below 48 It seem'd as if the Heauens and Seas had Wars And that the one the other did defy Twixt whom the mutinous winds make greater Iars Th' ambitious Billowes seeme to threat the sky And fling their brine-waues in the face of Stars Who therewith mooud melt all the Clouds on hye And such tempestuous shewers of raine thaw downe As if their drops meant the vast Seas to drowne 49 The waters both of Heaueu and Earth are mixt Flagging their sayles to make them brooke no blast No Lampe of heauen appeares wandring or fixt Darkenesse hath o're the face of both heauens past And left his vgly blindnesse them betwixt Whose horride presence makes the Greekes agast The Heauens bright fire the troubled Water braues sindging with lightninges force the Gulfy waues 50 Vnto these Argonants I may compare Our Island-voyages alike distrest With whelming seas thicke Mists and troubled ayre Loud claps of Thunder Lightning from the West so dreadfull that their Pilots loose their care Through feare forgetting what should stead them best The sea to quench Heauens glorious Lamps aspyres Heauen burns the Ocean with her lightning fires 51 As braue a Generall Martiald our great Fleete as that bold Greeke that sought the fleece of Gold hoping by sea an enemy to meete Fiercer then Iasons and more warlike bold Renowned Essex at whose warlike feete Spaines countlesse spoyles and Trophyes haue been told Who from Hesperia brought to Englands Greece More Gold then would haue weigh'd downe Iasons fleece 52 Grim Terror with the Greekes a ship-board lyes All night some weepe some rage the boldest feare Soliciting the Gods with Prayers and cryes Seeing their Fates and hopelesse ruins neere They thinke on Fathers Children Wiues Allyes But whom they faine would see they wish not there Grim terror in the Morning forward sped The Sunne begins to wake the tempest fled 53 Who as from forth the Spanish Seas he raisde His burnisht lockes and bout his shoulders shooke them and as his custome is about him gazd To view fayre Thetis bounds and ouer-looke them He spyes th'Imbarqued Greekes with feare amazd So sore the rough tumultuous Sea had tooke them He sees their Pendants torne their Sheetes all rent Their Hatches broken and theyr mayne-mast spent 54 Therefore he angry Neptune doth intreat as he would haue him guild his siluer streames Or thaw his frozen Waters with his heate Or cheare his coole Waues with his gorgeous beames Th'aduentrous Greekes his charge not to defeat But they may safe re-view their Natiue Realmes Neptune is pleas'd his Trident calmes the Seas And grants them waftage to what coast they please 55 Who entring th' Hellespont acquire some shore VVhere they may land their Fortunes to repaire at Tenedos they tutch knowne long before By great Alcides since he battayld there Where great Laomedon the Scepter bore and to preuent like dangers threatning care Re-builds his battred holds and with supplyes Mans euery Sea-skout that adiacent lyes 56 These Garrisons the Graecian Peeres deny Reliefe or Anchorage till the Kings mind Be fully knowne Who heares his foes so nye That had so late his forces ouerthrowne Therefore inraged he sends them to defie And from his Coasts to get them quickely gone Or mongst them all hee 'l leaue no liuing Greeke For golden Pillage on the seas to seeke 57 Vndanted Hercules at this offended Sweares by his Father Ihoue Troyes second wracke And with his Argonants had then discended Mauger the King but Iason kept him backe Who being chiefe Commander hath intended A golden coarse the ColchoÌ„s first must sacke Therefore though much against Alcides will Put from that shore the Conqueror threatens still 58 Vowing if Fate affoord him safe returne In whose aduenture al the Peeres vnite Troyes wals to batter and their Citty burne And be the Kings eternall opposite To whose disgrace Troy shall in ashes mourne Th' vngratefull King be forc'st to death or flight And all these lofty Towers at his next Landing Not haue one stone vpon another standing 59 Resolued thus they make to hoyse vp saile Weigh Anchor and their tackles hale and pull Their lofty spleenes gainst Troy they now auaile And onely ayme at the Phrixean wooll The God of winds affoords them a calme gale Making their waue-washt sheetes shew swelling full Whose gentle Gusts the Graecian Heroës bring To Colchos welcom'd by the Phasian King 60 At whose arriue Medea Iason viewing Oh heauen quoth she what passion 's this I feele Shall yon faire Graecian youth his fame pursuing Die by inchanted fire or tempered steele Oh saue thy fame by this attempt eschevving Thy arme vvants povver to make the Dragon reele Thy amorous hand alasse too soft and white with Brasse-hoou'd Buls that breath out fire to fight 61 More fitter t' were a Lady to embrace T' imprison beauty in a cristall fold Oh why should one that hath so sweet a face Made to be lou'd and loue seeke acts so
Glendoure raysd armes Hotspur rebeld Woorster Northumberland with others moe Whom Edward met at Shrewsbury and queld Giuing those Lords a Mortall ouerthrow The Milleine Duke that many yeares exceld In Tyranny at length was layde full low Leauing to Iohn his Sonne the Dukedomes Seat This yeare was stated Mahomeâ—… the great 74 Charles of Cremona by the Treason dide Of base Cabrinus Fundulus his slaue Th'Arch-Byshop Scroope that Edward late defide Surprizd in field came to a timelesse graue In Poland at Cracouia full of pride Was founded th'Accademy some depraue The Burgoin Duke that did his hands imbrew In Orleance blood whom he by Treason slew 75 Saint Andrewes Vniuersity begon In Scotland Iohâ—… the Milleine Duke is slaine Of his owne Subjects Ladislaus won The Citty Rome which he gaue vp againe King Edward dying left vnto his son Henry the fift a faire and prosperous raigne Ten yeares he did his Royall fame aduance and to his Crowne annext the Realme of France 76 Great Amurath sway'd Turky Iohn Castile The sixt Charles France Pope Martin Peters Chaire at Henries claime to France the French-men smile With many taunts they Englands puissance dare King Henrie crost the seas and in small while at Agin-court manag'd a fight so rare That in one battaile he the Land ore-tun Leauiug the Crowne successiue to his son 77 Ieremy Prague and Iohn Husse dye by fire about religious causes Ziscaled The Thaborytes and further gan aspire against the Emperour to list his head French Katherine was Crownd Queene by great desire Of all our English peeres Duke Clarens sped against the Dolphin but alas in vaine By multitudes he was ore-set and slaine 78 Henry t' auenge his Brothers death prepares againe to inuade France where he breaths his last Pale death that in his rigour no man spates Beteaues him life his infant sonne not past Eyght months of age assumes the Lands affayres Vnder protection Bedfards Duke was great With Regency of France a Sorceting Maide Fought on the Dolphins part and brought him ayde 79 Who in small time was King of France proclaymde at Orleance braue Mountacute is slaine Prince Sigismond is Roman Emperor nam'd Eugenius doth the papall Sea maintaine Phillip guides Milleine now was Talboot fam'd Who many lost Townes did in France regaine Now flourisht Francis Forza in his pride The Lyons in the Tower this yeare all dyde 80 Zeuza liues Persiaes King for Sorcery Dame Elen Cobham the Protectors Wise With diuers others were found treacherously To haue cnnspyred against King Henries life Dame Margaret to the King of Scicily Sole-Daughter which began much future strife To Henries Bed with Suffolke crost the Scas now liu'd the braue Prince Huniades 81 Humphrey the Duke of Gloster was depriu'd His harmelesse life at Bury Suffolke now Was banisht England where he long had striu'd By the Kings grace to make the Barons bow Iacke Cade a mutit ous Rebell now suruiu'd Dating the Kings Edicts to disalow This was the yeare of Iubilee In Menz Faustius first printed at his owne expence 82 The Turkish Mahomet sackt and despoylde Constantinople at this time was fought Saint Albons battaile where the King was foyld and by the Duke of yorke a prisoner blought To London the sixt Henry being much toyld With Kingdomes cares his peace and quiet sought Making proud yorke protector now was fam'd George Castriotus Scanderbag sir-nam'd 83 Great Warwicke at Northampton the King met In battaile of the Barons many slew Surpri'd the King in person without let The Duke of Torke reuiues his claime anew Whom many of the chiefest Lords abet And in the Parlement his right pursue Being Titled heyre apparant to the Crowne at Wakefield him King Henries Queene put downe 84 Great Warwiâ—…ke at Saint Albons she made flie Rescuing the King her husband in small space Torkes sonne the Earle of March gan to defie and sought by armes King Henry to displace Neere Torke both powers each other soone discry Where the fourth Edward hath the King in chace and now the victors Lord it where they please Whilst Margaret with her young son crost the Seas 85 Twelue Kingdomes and two hundred Citties more Great Mahomet subdues next Exham field Was fought by them that Henry would restore But to King Edwards powers perforce they yeild Who wiues the Lady Gray she that before Was wife to Sir Iohn Gray Warwick his shield aduancst against the King whom he had Crownd and for French Bona seekes him to confound 78 Edward flyes England Henry is restord and Edward with an army Lands againe Where Warwickes pride vpon his shield is scord Edward ore-comes his powers on Barnet plaine Earle Warwicke by the Commons is deplord Edward the fourth once more vsurpes his raigne Gloster kils Henries sonne then madly fares Gainst Henrie whom he murdred at his Prayers 87 Cassanus gouernd Persia Mistris Shore Was famous for her beauty Hungary Mathias ruld The Pope not knowne before at twenty fiue yeares made the lubily The Duke of Clarens is lamented sore Being in a Wine-but murdred treacherously Edward expyres two sons he leaues behind Three Daughters and a Brother most vnkind 88 The eleauenth of Aprill and the eleauenth sad yeare Of his young age fift Edward gins his raigne But eare he yet was Crown'd Richard too neare His Vncle did his hands with murther stayne Both Edwards Children by his doome seuere Were Butcherd in the Tower and fouly slaine now famous wearc Gaza Sabellicus Pycus Myrandula Aldus Minutius 89 George Valla Hermolaus Barbarus Pelitian Platine with a many moe Marcilius Ficinus Pomponius Latus With Iohannes de monte regio Now Venice and Ferara peace discusse Great Baiazeth sustaines an ouerthrow By the bold Souldan next instated came Vsurping Richard cald third of that name 90 Two yeares two months and two dayes he inioyes Regality whilst Charles the eyght swayes France And Innocent the eyght his power imployes In Rome his Bastards to inhance Richard the Duke of Buckingham destroyes Who thought the Earle of Richmond to aduance Henry Earle Richmond Mâ—…lford Hauen sought Where landing he the field of Bosworth fought 91 Richard there slaine Henry the seauenth sits Crown'd Twenty three yeares Vgnerus Persia guides Fredericke the Empire Henry to make found The breach that Torke and Lancaster deuides a happy nuptiall contract doth propound With fayre Elizabeth whom soone he brides She heyre to yorke This yeare a disease new The Sweating sicknesse first in England grew 82 Spaines Ferdinand the kingdome of Granade Wan from the Sarazens Lambert a Child Taught by a Priest cald Simon came to inuade England with a new stile by him compil'd As Sonne to Clarens in this claime were made Chiese Leaders Francis Louel once exil'd Broughton and Lincolnes Earle with whom took
part A valiant German that hight Martin-Swart 83 These Henry slew in battaile and arrear'd A Taxe of the Tenth-penny through the Land For which the Commons in the field appeard And kill Northumbers Earle with a strong band Henry inuaded France Columbus cleard The vnknowne Seas and boldly tooke in hand The Indies first discouery Insurrection By Perkin Warbeck in forraine protection 84 In Italy a Stone exceeding great Fell from the ayre Lord Audly now rebeld Henry and the Scotch King of peace intreat The Turke the bold Venetian forces queld Who at Dyrachium sought him to defeate Katherine of Spaine a Lady that exceld Was fianst to Prince Arthur Sforce subdude Milleine and all the French-men did exclude 85 Margaret King Henries Daughter was affyde Vnto Scotch Iames In Germany bloud raind Elizabeth the Queene in Child-bed dyde The French this yeare from Naples were constrainde By Ferdinand of Spaine Now in his pride Liu'd Prestor-Iohn Great Ismael Sophy gaind Vpon the Turke in many a warlike strife Henry the seauenth at Richmond ends his life 86 At eyghteene yeares Henry the eyght succedes And thirty eyght yeares raign'd his Brothers Wife He marries by the Popes dispence which breedes Among the Cardinals murmure and strife Emson and Dudley hated for theyr deeds To please the Commons were depriu'd of life Now Doctor Collet liu'd a man of fame Erasmus too deriu'd from Rhoterdame 97 The Turkish Tyrant Selimus by warre Two Aegiptian Souldans chast and slew The Muscouites the stoute Pollonians barre Some rights for which great battailes t'ween them grew France still retaines the memorable searre Of Henries valor who that time o'rethrew Turwin and Turney in whose streetes appeare Turrets as many as be daies â—…'th yeare 98 A peace with France King Lewes Mary wiues Sister to Henry and within few dayes Expyres Charles Brandon gainst the French-men striues At Tilt and Barriers where he won great prayse and fetcht the Queene thence Francis next suruiues The King of France Charles Brandon now assayes The Queene and marryes her in small while after Mary was borne King Henries eldest Daughter 99 Charles Duke of Austrich is made King of Spaine The Citties tumult chanc't on Ill-May-day Cardinall Woolsy flourisht now complaine The Popes allyes gainst Luther Turkes display Theyr Ensignes against Belgrade once againe Zuinglius began against the Pope t'inuaye Whose Doctrines learnd Erasmus seemde to abet Henry at Arde in France the French King met 100 Charles is Crown'd Emperor th'eyght Henry writ A Booke gainst Luther This yeare lost his head The Duke of Buckingham and now did sit In the Turkes Throne a Prince with fury led Who Belgraue did besidge and threatned it Great Solyman The Emperor Charles him sped For England where at Windsore he was called Vnto the Garter and there Knight installed 101 Christierne of Denmarke banisht with his Wife Enter this Land where they were well intreated The Earle of Surry in his Northerne strife In many sundry fights the Foe defeated Stormes and tempestuous Gusts this yeare were rife And in Granade a Prodince fayrely seared Were Citties swallowed the great Turke makes hed From whom the Hungars king drown'd as he fled 102 The Annabaptists sect was first begun Charles Burbons Duke sackt Rome and there was slaine Vaivad grew great in Fame this yeare the Sunne Appear'd three Sunnes at once Katherine of Spaine Before prince Arthurs wife the king is wun To be diuorst from this diuorse in vaine Cardinall Woolsie seekes by meanes to crosse Which to his ruine turnes and fauours losse 103 Tindall the holy Scripture now translated Th'arrested Cardinall at Leister dide And Ferdinand is King of Rome created Anne Bulloine next became King Henrtes Bride And Thomas Cromwell whom the Cleargy hated Made of the Counsell the Kings Sister tyde In marriage to Charles Brandon dyes forlorne Elizabeth was now at Greenewich borne 104 For Treason dyde the holy Mayde of Kent Lady Anne Bulloine like wise lost her head Erasmus after seauenty Winters spent Expi'd whose fame through Christendome is spread Lady Iane Seamors beauty did content The King so well he tooke her to his bed And on Saint Edwards Eeue this yeare tooke life noble Prince Edward by the kings late Wife 105 Fryer Forrest dyde for Treason One of Spaine For eating Flesh vpon a day of Fast Was hang'd in Paris and tooke downe againe His Lady burnt A full conclusion past Of Marriage tweene the King and Lady Anne Of Cleeue which solemne contract did distast The Kinges soone after who for her rare feature Wiu'd Lady Katherine Howard a fayer Creature 106 Cromwell next lost his head the disputation Begun at Rat'isbone Henry th'eyght is stiled The King of Ireland by his proclamation and Lady Katherine Howard who defiled Her vnchast body with much lamentation Led to her death now Luther was reâ—…led In the Popes Trident Counsell the King wed The Lady Katherine Lat'mer to his Bed 107 The Turkish Barbaressa famous grew In Germany at Mounster bloud did raigne Troubles with Scotland next these did insue The Counsell held at Spyre now once againe Henry inuaded France and did pursue The Bullenois since many did complaine Against the Stewes they were abandond quite The pope the Wormace Counsell did accite 108 Luther expyres soone after dyes the king Henry the eyght whom the sixt Edward then Succeedes at nine yeares old now first gan spring That reform'd Church which at first many men Impugn'd Masses no more the Church-men sing Next Musele-borrow field did happen when Much bloud was spilt a both-sides Bonner now Great in his Fathers dayes the king makes bow 109 Stephen Gardiner is cast into the tower The Brother Seamers falling at dissention By meanes of their proud Wiues begin to lower Each vpon other which without preuention Causd timelesse Fate both their sweet liues deuower First Arundell then Kit had firme intention To change the State but both were hang'd in chaines Bulloine was giuen vp by the French-mens traynes 111 At Feuersham was murdred by his Wife Arden by helpe of Mosby and Blacke-Will The Trade with Musco did now first grow rife Mong th' English Marchants by the Nauiall skill Of one Gabato he that first gaue life To these aduentures Many rumors fill The Land with newes that Edward lately dide Meane time the Lady Iane's made Guilfords Bride 112 Edward at sixteene yeares ofage deceast The Duke Northumberland proclaimes Queene Iane But soone her young and Infant title ceast The Commons by their power Mary maintaine Sister to Edward her high State increast And next her Brother she begins her raigne Guilford and Iane with whom the Queene 's offended Sent to the Tower where their sweete liues they enâ—…ded 113 Bourne preaching at Panles-Crosse the Masse maintaining A suddaine
his hye Conquests and their fatall wracke The treacherous Gowry gainst King Iames conspired whose safety heauen couserud the world admired 133 Peace betwixt Spaine and France from Barbary and from the Russian Emperour Legats come To gratulate the Queenes hye Soueraignty A sudden Insurrection for which some Suffred some Finde some set at Liberty Supprest without the clamour of the Drum Embassador from Scotland th' Earle of Marre Desmond sent Prisoner from the Irish warre 34 Martiall Byron arriues from France great ioy For victories in Ireland since their pride Was queld by th' English who their powers imploy To end the warres soone after the Queene dide At Richmond in her death she did destroy All former mirth this Virgin Queene supplide Forty foure yeares fiue months a prosperous raine To Englands honour and the feare of Spaine 133 To Register her vertues I should spend An age of time yet thinke my scope too small The pages of this Volume would extend Beyond strict number yet not quote them all Therefore her praises in her death I end They are so boundlesse that they cannot fall Within the compasse of my apprehension Being subâ—…ect to no limit no dimension 136 And to attempt that taske I should alone My owne sicke weakenesle to the world bewray And of her worth the smallest part or none Vnto the Readers couetous eyes display Therefore since she hath left an earthy Throne For heauens hye Mansion there to raigne for aye I leaue her shrind mongst Angels there to sing Vn-ending praises to th' eternal King 137 KIng Iames the sixt in Scotland of that name In England first her true and lawfull heyre Next Queene Elizabeth the peeres proclaime And gladly plant him in faâ—…e Englands Chaire Whose Vertues Graces Royall gifts and Fame Zeale Iustice Learning all without compare For thousands such my Muse must ' needs adore him Vnriuald yet by such as raignd before him 138 His praise is for my pen a straine too hye Therefore where he begins I make my pause and onely pray that he may still supply Great Brittaines Empyre with the Lands applause That as he hath begun to rectifie This Common-weale and stâ—…blish vertuous Lawes He still may'inioy his Queene and yssue Royall Mongst subiects euer true and Peeres still loyall 139 But where's the harbour and the happy Bay Where after stormes I may in safety ride The Gusts and Tempests now begin t' allay Whose many boysterous flawes my Barke hath tride A gentle Land-wind with my sayles doth play and thankes to Heauen I now my hauen haue spide And maugte the Seas wrath Behold at last Heere doth my shaken Ship her Anchor cast HE that expects in this briefe Epitomy of Chronicles that infinitnes of laber to suruey all the particuler kingdoms of the earth and euery destinct accident hapning in the must not onely allow mee an Ages limit and all too little but with all assist me in the search of many Authors whose workes are some rare to be found others not at all extant But my purpose was not to troble the world with such prolixity or confusion of History onely in a briefe Index or short Register to comprize many and the most noted things to conferre their times with our history of England In which if I haue any way failed the Readers expectation by inserting things friuolous or omitting things Material I must excuse it thus I haue more will then Art and more Indeuour then Cunning yet I make no question he that shall succeed me in the like labour will vse some mittigation of his Iudgement against me and say at the least It is done though not well done Onely thus much let me speake in my owne behalfe With Ages past I haue been too little acquainted and with this age present I dare not bee too bold FINIS Carion Xenophon Ptolometes Pinâ—…us Herodoâ—… Pliny Hâ—…dotus Apollonius in Argonant Iustinus posthum Isliad 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Paralip 〈◊〉 First Mon. Esay 39. Kings 4. 23 Paral. 35 I eremy 39 Daniel 〈◊〉 Died 〈◊〉 Herodotus Kings 3 14 〈◊〉 46 Lactantius Dionisius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The second Monarchy Metasthenes Xenophon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Demosthe The third Monarchy Polibises The fourth Moâ—…hy The yeare of the Lord aboue the line The yeare before Christ vnder the line The opinions of the old Philosophers touching the creation Thales Milesi Haraclitus Hyppasus Anaxamines Empedocles Epicurus Mâ—…rdorus Diâ—…dorus Empedocles Anaximander Democritus Zâ—… Mâ—…yses The Golden Age. Hessed in operibus disbus Pherecrates Tremigistus Marcil ficinns Tibullus Vranus and Vesta 1954. 2009. Hiberius sonne of Iubal gouerned Spaine Nynus Assyria Mogus Gallia Vranus called also Creet Pliny Herodotus Clement Aristotle Theophrast Strabo Polycron Polidor Difference twixt Tytaâ—… and Saturne Erythea Sibylla Their strife compounded Luâ—… Apollonius li. 2 Argonant Diod. Sâ—…lus Pausanias in Corinthiacis Of Tytan mor Can 3 stan 27 Saturne marrieth his Sister Sybill 2000. 1963. Sibâ—… versus The birth of Iupitey and Iuno 2014. 1946. Abraham enters Canaâ—… 24 yeares after Circumcision was commaunded and Sodome and Gomorrah burned Lycophron Iupiter saued Melliseus king of Epyre. Alias Advastea and Idas Apollon Rhod. lib. 3. Arg. Pausanias in Messemacis Lactan. lib de falsa religione Apol. Atheniensis gramat Eusebius Pausâ—… in Arâ—…as Aratusâ—… in phanomenis â—…nus in Sacriâ—… Virg. 4 Greg. 2. sastor The birth 9f Pluto glaâ—…a Higinius in fab Stellarum Pausanias in Arcadicis Pamâ—… Himnographus Sâ—…phocles Apollen lib. 4. Zezes in bi 〈◊〉 Plutarch Herodotus Hâ—… in 〈◊〉 Plut. in vita Pompeia Hom. lib. 5. odis Virg. 5. Pau. in Atticisâ—… Atticis Hiberia cald Spaine Strabo lib. 3. Geographca 2250. 1913. Cicero de natura deorum Bochas Lactantius Ovid. meta 2. 2425. 1538. Dardanus and Iasâ—…s Now Cecrops built Athens 2485. 1478. The first foundation of Troy Troy named of king Troos War betwixt the Epiriens Pelagians Lyâ—…aon Lycaon vaâ—…quisht by Iupiter Hecatcus Mileseus lib. 2. genealogiarum Iupiter made king of the Pelagians Diana Plut. in Arist. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus The 7. Wonders Plutarch in vita Alexand. Atlanta that first strook the Calidonian Boare Calisto deflou red Barotus Apollodorus Arat. in astron Theopompus King Iames. Warwicke Oxford The Spanish Armado sent to inuade Enland S. Fran Drake S. 10 Hawkins S. Mart. Frobisher Qu Elizabeth Hecateus Calisto transformd into a Beate Pauson in Arcadicis Pelagia cald Archadia of Archas. Tytons sons all Gyants Typhon Briarius Câ—…on Aegeon Hyperion Iapetus Promesheus The occasion of this waâ—…e The Armour of the gyants Henry the 5. Agincourt Iupiters Embally to 〈◊〉 The Battaile Tytan Hyperion slayne The Combat twixt Iupiter and 〈◊〉 Euseb. 2. euâ—…g prepar Lucian in dial de dipsad Pind. in Olimp. Lycophron Isacius Arabus sonne to Apollo The tale of Aesculapius Dictamum Sauory or Maioram Iupiter matied to Iuno Apol. lib. 1. bib Hesâ—…odus Ibo Draconus Orpheus in arg Pausâ—…n corint Apol. Rhodius Hermesinax eleg scriptor Hebe