where it should bee 68 And how it prospers with this wretched Land Witnesse the vniuersall miserie Wherein as if accurst the Realme doth stand Depriu'd of State wealth honor dignitie The Church and Commons vnderneath the hand Of violence extortion robberie No face of order no respect of Lawes And thus complaynes of what himselfe is cause 69 Accusing others insolence that they Exhausted the Reuenues of the Crowne So that the King was forc't onely to prey Vpon his Subiects poore and wretched growne And that they now sought Ireland to betray And Calais to the French which hee had knowne By th' intercepted notes of their owne hand Who were the onely Traytors of the Land 70 And yet procur'd th'Attaynders most vniust Of others guiltlesse and vnspotted blood Who euermore had labour'd in their trust And faithfull seruice for their Countries good And who with extreame violence were thrust Quite out of all spoyl'd of their liuelihood Expos'd to all the miseries of life Which they indur'd to put-off blood and strife 71 But since sayth he their malice hath no ende But t' end vs all and to vndo the Land For which the hatefull French gladly attend And at this instant haue their swords in hand And that the God of heauen doth seeme to bend Vnto our Cause whereto the best men stand And that this blood of mine so long time sought Reserued seemes for something to be wrought 72 It rests within your iudgements to vp-right Or else to ruine vtterly the Land For this be sure I must pursue my Right Whil'st I haue breath or I and mine can stand Thinke whether this poore State being in this plight Stands not in need of some vp-raysing hand Or whether 't is not time we should haue rest And this confusion and our wounds redrest 73 This said he turnes aside and out hee goes Leaues them to counsell what was to be done Where though the most part gath'red were of those Who with no opposition sure would run Yet some more temp'rate offred to propose That which was fit to bee considered on Who though they knew his clayme was faire in sight Yet thought it now lackt the right face of Right 74 Since for the space of three score yeeres the Crowne Had beene in act possest in three descents Confirm'd by all the Nobles of renowne The peoples suffrages Oathes Parlements So many Actes of State both of our owne And of all other foraine Gouernments That Wrong by order may grow Right by this Sith Right th'obseruer but of Order is 75 And then considring first how Bullingbrooke Landing in Yorkeshire but with three score men By the consent of all the Kingdome tooke The Crowne vpon him held for lawfull then His Vncle Yorke and all the Peeres betooke Themselues to him as to their Soueraigne when King Richards wrongs and his propinquitie Did seeme to make no distance in their 〈◊〉 76 Nor was without example in those dayes Wherein as in all Ages States do take The side of publique Peace to counterpayse The waight of wrong which time may rightfull make No elderhood Rufus and 〈◊〉 stayes The imperiall Crowne of England t' vndertake And Iohn before his nephew Arthur 〈◊〉 Whom though depriv'd Henry his sonne succeedes 77 Edward the third made Sov'raigne of the State Vpon his fathers depriuation was All which though seeming wrongs yet fairely sate In their succeeders and for right did passe And if they could so worke t'accommodate And calme the Peeres and please the Populasse They wisht the Crowne might where it stood remaine Succeeding inconuenience to restraine 78 Thus th' auncient Fathers of the Law aduise Graue Baron Thorpe and learned Fortescue Who though they could not fashion otherwise Those strong-bent humors which auersiue grew Yet seem'd to qualifie th'extreamities And some respect more to their Sov'raine drew That during life it was by all agreed He should be King and Yorke should him succeed 79 Which presently enacted was beside Proclaym'd through-out with all solemnities And inter mutually there ratifi'd With protestations vowes and oathes likewise Built-vp with all the strength of forme t' abide What-euer oppositions could aryse And might haue seem'd sure and authenticall Had all this bodie of the State beene all 80 But Trent thou keptst a part Thames had not all The North diuided honor with the South And like powre held like Greatnes seuerall Where other Right spake with another mouth Another Heire another Prince they call Whom naturall succession follow doth The branch of Kings the true sonne of the Crowne To whom no father can but leaue his owne 81 The King as husband to the Crowne doth by The wiues infe offement hold and onely here Inioyes the same for life by Curtesie Without powre to dispose it other-where After his death but as th' authoritie Order and custome of Succession beare And therefore Henries Act cannot vndo The right of him whom it belongs vnto 82 And this vnnaturall intrusion here Of that attainted Blood out of all course Effected with confusion and with feare Must be reduc't to other tearmes of force These insolencies Iustice cannot beare The sword whereto they onely had recourse Must cut this knot so intricately ty'd Whose vaine contriued ends are plaine descry'd 83 Thus they giue-out and out the sword in hand Is drawne for blood to iustifie the same And by a side with many a Worthie mand Great Sommerset Excester Buckingham With Clifford Courtney and Northumberland Lords of as mightie courage as of name Which all against Yorkes forced courses bend Who hauing done yet had not made an end 84 But to another worke is forc't to go The last turmoyle lab'ring Ambition had Where Pride and Ouer-weening led him so For fortunes past as made the 〈◊〉 sad For whether safer counsell would or no His yet vnfurnisht troupes he desp'rat led From Sandall Castle vnto VVakefield Greene Against far mightier forces of the Queene 85 Where round inclos'd by Ambushments fore-lay'd Hard-working for his life but all in vaine With number and confusion ouer-lay'd Himselfe and valiant Salsbury are slaine With whome the most and dearest blood decay'd Of his couragious and aduenturous traine So short a life had those long hopes of his Borne not to weare the Crowne he wrought for thus 86 But in the ryse of his out-springing lust Now in the last of hope receiv'd this fall Now that his working powres so far had thrust That his desires had but this step to all When so neere home he seem'd past all distrust This vnexspected wracke doth him befall This successor th'inheritor fore-goes The play-game made of Fortune and his foes 87 Whos 's young sonne Rutland made the sacrifice For others sinnes ere he knew how to sinne Brought only but to see this exercise Of blood and wounds endes ere he did beginne Whose teares whose mone whose lamentable cryes Could neither mercie nor compassion winne The branch of such a tree though tender now Was not thought fit should
Empresse for the succession and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 18. yeares and 10. 〈◊〉 1154. Hen 2. sonne of Gef 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 E. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Empresse 〈◊〉 ated his sonne Hen. in the Crown and gouerment 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to hu gre t 〈◊〉 and set 〈◊〉 sonnes Henry Richard Geffry Iohn against him 〈◊〉 34. 〈◊〉 7. 〈◊〉 1189. Richard went to the 〈◊〉 warres was 〈◊〉 of Ierusalem 〈◊〉 his brother 〈◊〉 by the help of the King of France 〈◊〉 the crown of England Hee was detained prisoner in Austria redeemed and reigned nine years 9. months 1199. K. Iohn vsurps the right of Arthur sonne to Geffery his elder brother and raignes 17 yeares Hee had warres with his Barons who elected Lewis Sonne to the K. of France 1216. Hen. 3 at 9. yeares of age was Crowned King and raigned 56 yeares 1272. Ed. 1. had the dominion ouer this whole Iland of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 gloriously 34. yeeres 7. Moneths 〈◊〉 307. Edward 2. abused by his Minions debaushed by his owne weaknesse was deposed froÌ„ his gouernment when he had reig ned 19. yeares 6. moneths and was murthered in prison 13. 26. Edw. 3 Edward the black prince who died before his father Richard 2. being but 11. yeares of age was crowned K. of England 1377 Richard the 2. son to the blacke prince The D. of Lancaster intitled K. of Castile in the right of his wife Constance eldest daughter to K. Peter Edmond Langly Earle of Cambridge after created D. of Yorke Thomas of Wood 〈◊〉 after made D. of Glocester Robert Veere Duke of Ireland Ann. Reg. 11. the D. of Gloster with the E E. of Darby AruÌ„del Nottingham Warwicke other L L. hauing forced the K. to put from him all his officers of Court at this ParliameÌ„t caused most of theÌ„ to be executed as 〈◊〉 Beauchamp L. 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 Sir Simon Burley L. Chamberlaine with manyother Also the L. chief Iustice was here executed and all the Iudges condeÌ„ned to death for 〈◊〉 the kings 〈◊〉 against these L L. the 〈◊〉 of the last Parliament m Ann. 10 Ann. Reg. 18. Ann. 20. 〈◊〉 daughter to Charles 6. Valeran E. of S. Paule who had maried the kings halfe sister At the parliament in Anno 11. the I. L. of the league with Gloster being pardoned for their opposing against the kings proceedings were quiet till Anno 21 when vpon report of a new conspiracie they were surprised Mowbray E. Marshal after made Duke of Norfolke 〈◊〉 the charge of dispatching the D. of Gloster at Calice The K. had by 〈◊〉 before pardoned the D. and those two Earles yet was the pardon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quo l credere de se non possit cùm laudatur 〈◊〉 aequa 〈◊〉 Hen. Bollingbroke of Heresord Tho. Mowbray D. of Norfolke Mowbray was banished the very day by the course of the yeere whereon he murthered the D. of Glocester An. Reg. 22. The D. being bavished in 〈◊〉 landed in the beginning of Iulie after 〈◊〉 Rauenspurre in Yorkeshire some say but with 60. men other with 3000 and 8 shippes set forth and furnished by the Duke of Brittaine Ann. Reg. 22. The Genius of England appeares to Bullingbrooke The D. put to death VVilliaÌ„ Scroope E. of 〈◊〉 Treasurer of Eng. with Sir Hen. Greene Sir Iohn Bushy for misgouerning the king and the Realme Th. Arundel Archbish. of Canterburie Bis peccat qui pretextu Religionis peccat Edward D. of Aumerle Sonne to the D. of Yorke Conway Castle in Wales Montague E. of 〈◊〉 This Percie was Earle of Worster brother to the Earle of Northumberland and steward of the Kings house 〈◊〉 D. of Yorke left Gouernour of the ' Realm in the 〈◊〉 of the king hauing leuied a 〈◊〉 Army as if to haue opposed against Bulling brooke brought most of the 〈◊〉 of the kingdome to take his 〈◊〉 The E. of 〈◊〉 sent to the king from Hen. Bulling brooke now D. of Lancaster The Bishop of Carlile Montague Earle of Salisbury This was sir â—eter Leighs â—â—uncitor of â—ime in Cheâ—â—ire that â—ow is nico d' Arâ—is a Gasâ—oin The Earle of â—alsbury his â—peech to K. Richard The Bishop of Carlile Lex Amnestiae The Owle is said to bee Mineruas bird The Archbishop of Cant. takes his text out of the first booke of the Kings cap. 9. Vir dominabitur in populo The Nobilitie accused 〈◊〉 the death 〈◊〉 Thomas of Woodstocke D. of Gloster The Dukes of Surry Excester and Aumarle The Earles of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 the Bishop of Carlile Sir Thomas Blunt and other were the parties accused for the death of the D. of Gloster Thom. late Duke of Surry Sir Thom. Blunt This Knight was Sir Pierce of The Exton Primus imperium communicauit posuit Dioclesianus in eo ponendo dixisse fertur Recipe Iupiter imperium quod mihi commodasti The Corps was 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 to LondoÌ„ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 withopen 〈◊〉 in Paules 3 dayes and after a solemne obseque was had to Langley and there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 K. Ric. bruted to be 〈◊〉 after he was 〈◊〉 murthered which 〈◊〉 a conCon 〈◊〉 for the which Sir 〈◊〉 Clarindon supposed to be the base sonne of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was executed with diuers 〈◊〉 Hee 〈◊〉 in his Courte 1000. 〈◊〉 in ordinarie allowance of 〈◊〉 300. 〈◊〉 in his Kitchin aboue 300. Ladies 〈◊〉 and Landerers 〈◊〉 apparell was sumptuous 〈◊〉 so was it generally in his time bee had one Cote of gold and stone valued as 30000. 〈◊〉 One 〈◊〉 with the Fr. King at 〈◊〉 when 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Isabel was deliuered vnto him cost 300000. markes Hen. 4. 〈◊〉 al letters patents of 〈◊〉 granted by K. 〈◊〉 and K. Ric. Ann. reg 6. When he was first surpris'd in Wales the D. of 〈◊〉 had in 〈◊〉 Castle 100000. 〈◊〉 in coyne and 200000 markes in 〈◊〉 and at his Resignation 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 300000 〈◊〉 beside plate and Iewels A Prince 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sent to forraine Princes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Kings proceedings In this time of Charles 6. 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 warres 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 between the Dukes of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 The Truce made with R'c. 2. renewd for 30 yeares but broken the next yeare after vpon their part sending 〈◊〉 de Burbon with forces into 〈◊〉 to the ayde of 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 labors to haue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to his sonne Henry Prince of Wales 〈◊〉 Isabel was maried to Charles sonne to 〈◊〉 D. of 〈◊〉 Thom. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 was sent into Gascony with 200. men at Armes and 400. Archers to 〈◊〉 Sir Robert 〈◊〉 Lieutenant there where he 〈◊〉 that Country being 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 vpon their 〈◊〉 for the death of King Ric. whom they especially 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at Burdeux George 〈◊〉 E. of March 〈◊〉 out of Scotland was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 England and 〈◊〉 against his Country Owen Glendour an 〈◊〉 in North-Wales 〈◊〉 with the L. Gray of 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 and being not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 owne 〈◊〉 to recouer them 〈◊〉
spoyles Vpon themselues turn-backe their conquering hand Whil'st Kin their Kin Brother the Brother foyles Like Ensignes all against like Ensignes band Bowes against Bowes the Crowne against the Crowne Whil'st all pretending right all right 's throwne downe 2 What furie ô what madnes held thee so Deare England too too prodigall of blood To waste so much and warre without a foe Whilst Fraunce to see thy spoyles at pleasure stood How much might'st thou haue purchast with lesse woe T' haue done thee honour and thy people good Thine might haue beene what-euer lies betweene The Alps 〈◊〉 vs the Pyrenei and Rhene 3 Yet now what reason haue we to complaine Since hereby came the calme we did inioy The blisse of thee Eliza happie gaine For all our losse when-as no other way The Heauens could finde but to vnite againe The 〈◊〉 sev'red Families that they Might bring foorth thee that in thy peace might growe That glorie which few Times could euer showe 4 Come sacred Virtue I no Muse but thee 〈◊〉 in this great labour I intend Doo thou inspire my thoughts infuse in mee A power to bring the same to happie end Rayse vp a worke for later times to see That may thy glorie and my paynes commend Make me these tumults rightly to rehearse And giue peace to my life life to my verse 5 And thou Charles 〈◊〉 who didst once afford Rest for my fortunes on thy quiet shore And cheer'dst mee on these measures to record In grauer tones then I had vs'd before Beholde my gratitude makes good my word Ingag'd to thee although thou be no more That I who 〈◊〉 haue liv'd by thee Doo giue thee now a roome to liue with me 6 And MEMORIE preserv'resse of things done Come thou vnfold the woundes the wracke the waste Reueale to me now all the strife be gunne Twixt Lancaster and Yorke in ages past How causes counsels and euents did runne So long as these vnhappie times did last 〈◊〉 with fictions fantasies I versifie the troth not Poetize 7 And to the ende wee may with better ease Discerne the true discourse vouchsafe to showe What were the times foregoing neere to these That these we may with better profit knowe Tell how the world sell into this disease And how so great distemperature did growe So shall we see by what degrees it came How things at full do soone wex out of frame 8 Ten Kings had from the Norman Conqueror raign'd With intermixt and variable fate When England to her greatest height attain'd Of powre dominion glorie wealth and State After it had with much a doo sustain'd The violence of Princes with debate For titles and the often mutinies Of Nobles for their ancient liberties 9 For first the Norman conquering all by might By might was forc't to keepe what he had got Mixing our Customes and the forme of Right With foraine Constitutions he had brought Maistering the mightie humbling the poorer wight By all seuerest meanes that could be wrought And making the succession doubtfull rent This new-got State and left it turbulent 10 VVilliam his sonne tracing his fathers wayes The great men spent in peace or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fight Vpon depressed weaknes 〈◊〉 preyes And makes his force maintaine his doubtfull right His elder brothers clayme vexing his dayes His actions and 〈◊〉 still incite And giuing Beastes what did to Men pertaine Tooke for a Beast himselfe in th' end was slaine 11 His brother Henrie next commands the State Who Roberts title better to reiect Seekes to repacifie the peoples hate And with faire shewes rather then in effect Allayes those grieuances that heauie sate Reformes the lawes which soone hee did neglect And reft of 〈◊〉 for whom he did prepare Leaues crowne and strife to Maude his daughters care 12 Whom Stephen his nephew falsifying his Oath Preuents assay les the Realme obtaines the Crowne Such tumults ray sing as torment them both Whil'st both held nothing certainely their owne Th' afflicted State diuided in their troth And partiall faith most miserable growne Endures the while till peace and Stephens death Gaue some calme leasure to recouer breath 13 When Henrie sonne to Maude the Empresse raignes And England into forme and greatnes brought Addes Ireland to this Scepter and obtaines Large Prouinces in Fraunce much treasure gote And from exactions here at home abstaynes And had not his 〈◊〉 children sought 〈◊〉 his age with tumults he had beene The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that this State had seene 14 Him Richard followes in the gouernment Who much the glory of our Armes increast And all his fathers mighty 〈◊〉 spent In that deuoutfull 〈◊〉 of the East Whereto whiles he 〈◊〉 forces wholly bent 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 opprest A 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and a fatall King Cut-off his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 glory in the spring 15 Which wicked brother contrary to course False Iohn vsurpes his Nephew Arthurs right Gets to the Crowne by craft by wrong by force Rules it with lust oppression rigour might Murders the lawfull heire without remorse Wherefore procuring all the worlds despight A Tyrant loath'd a homicide conuented Poysoned he dyes disgrac't and vnlamented 16 Henrie his sonne is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though young And Lewes of France elected first beguil'd After the mighty had debated long Doubtfull to choose a straunger or a child With him the 〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉 growne strong Warre for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so long exil'd He graunts the 〈◊〉 that pretended ease Yet kept his owne and did his State appease 17 Edward his 〈◊〉 a Martiall 〈◊〉 succeedes Iust prudent graue religious 〈◊〉 Whose happy ordered Raigne most fertile breedes Plenty of mighty spirits to strength his State And worthy mindes to manage worthy deedes Th' experience of those times ingenerate For euer great imployment for the great Quickens the blood and honour doth beget 18 And had 〈◊〉 his mis-led lasciuious Sonne Edward the second intermitted so The course of glory happily begunne Which brought him and his fauorites to woe That happy current without stop had runne Vnto the full of his sonne Edwards flowe But who hath often seene in such a State Father and Sonne like good like fortunate 19 But now this great Succeeder all repaires And reinduc't that discontinued good He builds vp strength greatnes for his heires Out of the virtues that adornd his blood He makes his Subiects Lords of more then theirs And sets their bounds farre wider then they stood His powre and fortune had 〈◊〉 wrought Could but the State haue kept what he had got 20 And had his heire surviu'd him in due course What limits England hadst thou found what barre What world could haue resisted so great force O more then men two thunderbolts of warre Why did not Time your ioyned worth diuorce T' haue made your seueral glories greater farre Too prodigall was Nature thus to doe To spend in one Age what should serue for two 21 But now the Scepter in this glorious State
and more Besieg'd the Hold that could not long defend Consuming so al that resisting store Of those prouisions Nature daign'd to lend As that the walles 〈◊〉 thin permit the Minde To looke out thorow and his frailty finde 85 For now as if those vapors vanisht were Which heat of boyling bloud and health did breed To clowd the iudgement things do plaine appeare In their owne colours as they are indeede When-as th'illightned soule discouers cleere Th'abusing shewes of Sense and notes with heed How poore a thing is pride when all as slaues Differ but in their fetters not their Graues 86 And lying on his last afflicted bed Pale Death and Conscience both before him stand Th' one holding out a Booke wherein he read In bloudy lines the deedes of his owne hand The other shewes a glasse which figured Anougly forme of foule corrupted Sand Both bringing horror in the hiest degree With what he was and what he soone should be 87 Which seeing all trembling and confus'd with feare He lay a while amaz'd with this affright Atlast commands some that attending were To fetch the Crowne and set it in his sight On which with fixed eye and heauy cheere Casting a looke O God sayth he what right I had to thee I now in griefe conceiue Thee which with blood I held with horror leaue 88 And herewithall the soule rapt with the thought Of mischiefes past did so attentiue wey These present terrors whil'st as if forgot The dull oppressed body senselesse lay That he as breathlesse quite quite dead is thought When lo the sonne comes in and takes-away This fatall Crowne from thence and out he goes As if impatient longer time to lose 89 To whom call'd backe for this presumptuous deed The King return'd from out his extasie Began O sonne what needst thou make such speed To be before-hand with thy miserie Thou shalt haue time ynough if thou succeed To feele the stormes that beat on Dignitie And if thou 〈◊〉 but bee be any thing In 〈◊〉 then neuer be a King 90 Nay Father since your Fortune did attaine So high a Stand I meane not to descend Replyes the Prince as if what you did gaine I were of spirit vnable to defend Time will appease 〈◊〉 well who now complaine And ratifie our int'rest in the end What wrong hath not continuance quite out-worne Yeares make that right which neuer was so borne 91 If so God worke his pleasure sayd the King Yet thou must needs contend with all thy might Such euidence of vertuous deeds to bring That well may proue our wrong to be our right And let the goodnesse of the managing Raze out the blot of foul attaining quite That Discontent may all aduantage misse To wish it otherwise then now it is 92 And since my death my purpose doth preuent Touching this Holy warre I tooke in hand An action wherewithall my soule had ment T' appease my God and reconcile my Land To thee is left to finish my intent Who to be safe must neueridly stand But some great actions entertaine thou still To holde their mindes who else wil practise ill 93 Thou hast not that aduantage by my Raigne To ryotit as they whom long descent Hath purchas'tloue by custome but with paine Thou must contend to buy the worlds content What their birth gaue them thou hast yet to gaine By thine owne vertues and good gouernment So that vnlesse thy worth confirme the thing Thou neuer shalt be father to a King 94 Nor art thou borne in those calme dayes where Rest Hath brought asleepe sluggish Securitie But in tumultuous times where mindes addrest To factions are invr'd to mutinie A mischiefe not by force to be supprest Where rigor still begets more enmitie Hatred must be beguil'd with some new course Where States are stiffe and Princes doubt their force 95 This and much more Affliction would haue say'd Out of th' experience of a troublous Raigne For which his high desires had dearely pay'd The int'rest of an euer-toyling paine But that this all-subduing Power here stai'd His fault'ring tongue and paine r'inforc't againe Barr'd vp th' oppressed passages of breath To bring him quite vnder the state of Death 96 In whose possession I must leaue him now And now into the Ocean of new toyles Into the stormie Maine where tempestes growe Of greater ruines and of greater spoyles Setfoorth my course to hasten-on my vow Ov'rall the troublous Deepe of these turmoyles And if I may but liue t' attaine the shore Of my desired end I wish no more The ende of the fourth Booke THE FIFT BOOKE THE ARGVMENT Henry the fift cuts off his enemie The Earle of Cambridge that conspir'd his death Henry the sixt married vnluckily His and his Countryes glorie ruineth Suffolke that made the match preferd too hie Going to exile a Pirat murthereth VVhat meanes the Duke of Yorke obseru'd to gaine The worlds good-will seeking the Crowne t' attaine 1 CLose smothered lay the lowe depressed fire Whose after-issuing flames confounded all The whil'st victorious Henry did conspire The wracke of Fraunce that at his feete did fall Whil'st ioyes of gotten spoyles and new desire Of greater gaine to greater deeds did call His conquering troupes that could no thoughts retaine Saue thoughts of glorie all that actiue Raigne 2 Whome here me thinks as if hee did appeare Out of the clowdy darkenes of the night I do behold approche with Martiall cheere And with a dreadful and yet louely sight Whose eye giues courage and whose brow hath feare Both representing terror and delight And stayes my course and off my purpose breakes And in vp brayding words thus fiercely speakes 3 Vngrateful times that impiously neglect That worth that neuer times againe shall shew What merites all our toyle no more respect Or else standes Idlenesse asham'd to knowe Those wondrous Actions that do so obiect Blame to the wanton sinne vnto the slowe Can England see the best that she can boast Lie thus vngrac't vndeckt and almost lost 4 Why do you seeke for fained Palladines Out of the smoke of idle vanitie Who may giue glory to the true designes Of 〈◊〉 chier Talbot Neuile Willoughby Why should not you striue to fill vp your lines With wonders of your owne with veritie T' inflame their ofspring with the loue of good And glorious true examples of their Blood 5 What euerlasting matter here is found Whence new immortall Iliads might proceed That those whose happie graces do abound In blessed accents here may haue to feed Good thoughts on no imaginarie ground Of hungry shadowes which no profite breed Whence musicke-like instant delight may growe Yet when men all do knowe they nothing knowe 6 And why dost thou in lamentable verse Nothing but blood-shed treasons sinne and shame The worst of times th' extreame of ills rehearse To rayse olde staynes and to renew dead blame As if the mindes of th' euill and 〈◊〉 Were not farre sooner trained from the same By good
sollicited That this great Earle was drawne t' attempt the thing And practiseth how to depose the King 27 For being of mightie meanes to do the deed And yet of mightier hopes then meanes to do And yet of spirit that did his hopes exceed And then of Blood as great to adde thereto All these with what the gold of France could breed Being powers enow a clyming minde to woo He so imploy'd that many he had wonne Euen of the chiefe the King reli'd vpon 28 The well-knowne right of th' Earle of March allur'd A leaning loue whose Cause he did pretend Whereby he knew that so himselfe procur'd The Crowne for his owne children in the ende For the Earle beeing as hee was assur'd Vnapt for issue it must needes descend On those of his being next of Clarence race As who by course of right should hold the place 29 It was the time when-as the forward Prince Had all prepar'd for his great enterprize And ready stand his troupes to part from hence And all in stately forme and order lyes When open Fame giues out intelligence Of these bad complots of his enemies Or else this time of purpose chosen is Though knowne before yet let run-on till this 30 That this might yeeld the more 〈◊〉 aggrauate Vpon so foul a deed vntimely sought Now at this point t' attempt to ruinate So glorious a designe so forward brought Whil'st careful Virtue seekes t' aduance the State And for her euerlasting honor sought That though the Cause seem'd right and title strong The time 〈◊〉 dooing it yet makes it wrong 31 But straight an vnlamented death he had And straight were ioyfully the Anchors weighd And all flocke fast aboord with visage glad As if the sacrifice had now beene payd For their good speed that made 〈◊〉 stay so sad Loathing the least occasion that delayd And now new thoughts great hopes calme seas fair windes With present action intertaine their mindes 32 No other crosse ô Henry saw thy dayes But this that toucht thy now possessed hold Nor after long till this mans sonne assayes To get of thine the right that he controll'd For which contending long his life he payes So that it fatal seem'd the father should Thy winning seeke to stay and then his sonne Should be the cause to lose when thou hadst won 33 Yet now in this so happy a meane-while And interlightning times thy 〈◊〉 wrought That Discord had 〈◊〉 leasure to defile So faire attempts with a tumultuous thought And euen thy selfe thy selfe didst so beguile With such attention vpon what was sought That time 〈◊〉 not now with feare or hate Others to seeke thee to secure thy State 34 Or else how easie had it beene for thee All the pretendant race t' haue layd full lowe If thou proceeded hadst with crueltie Not suffering any fatall branch to growe But vnsuspicious Magnanimitie Shames such effectes of feare and force to showe Busied in free and open Actions still Being great for being good hates to be ill 35 And yet such wrongs are held meete to be done And often for the State thought requisite As when the publike good depends thereon When great iniustice is esteem'd great right But yet what good with doing ill is won Who hath of blood made such a benefite As hath not fear'd more after then before And made his peace the 〈◊〉 his plague the more 36 Farre otherwise dealt this vndaunted King That cherished the ofspring of his foes And his Competitors to grace did bring And them his friendes for Armes and honors chose As if plaine courses were the safest thing Where vpright goodnesse sure and stedfast goes Free from that subtile maskt impietie Which this depraued world calles policie 37 Yet how hath Fate dispos'd of all this good What haue these Virtues after 〈◊〉 auail'd In what stead hath hy-raised Valour stood When this continuing cause of Greatnes fail'd Then when proud-growne the irritated blood Enduring not it selfe it selfe 〈◊〉 As though that Prowesse had but learnd to spill Much blood abrode to cut her throat with skill 38 How doth th' Eternall in the course of things Immix the causes both of Good and Ill That thus the one effects of th' other brings As what seemes made to blisse is borne to spill What from the best of Virtues glorie springs That which the world with miserie doth fill Is th' end of happinesse but wretchednesse Hath Sinne his plague and Virtue no successe 39 Either that is not good the world holdes good Or else is so confus'd with ill that we Abused with th' appearing likelihood Run to offend whil'st we thinke good to bee Or else the heauens made man in furious blood To torture man Allotting no course free From mischiefe long Sending faire dayes that breed But stormes to make more foul times that succeed 40 Who would haue thought that so great victories Such conquests riches Land and Kingdome gain'd Could not but haue establisht in such wise This powrefull state in state to haue remain'd Who would haue thought that Mischiefe could deuise A way so soone to lose what was attain'd As if powre were but shew'd to grieue not grace And to reduce vs into farre worse case 41 With what contagion Fraunce didst thou infect This Land by thee made proud to disagree T'inrage them so their owne swordes to direct Vpon them-selues that were made sharp in thee Why didst thou teach them here at homet'erect Trophees of their blood which of thine should bee Or was the date of thine affliction out And so by course was ours to come about 42 But that vntimely death of this great King Whose nine yeeres Raigne so mightie wonders wrought To thee thy hopes to vs despaire did bring Not long to keepe and gouerne what was got For those that had th'affayres in managing Although their Countries good they greatly sought Yet so ill accidentes vofitly fell That their dessignes could hardly prosper wel 43 An infant King doth in the State succeed 〈◊〉 one yeere old left vnto others guide Whose 〈◊〉 trust though such as shew'd indeed They weigh'd their charge more then the world beside And did with dutie zeale and loue proceed Yet for all what their trauaile could prouide Could not woo Fortune to remaine with vs When this her Minion was departed thus 44 But by degrees first this then that regain'd The turning tide beares backe with flowing chaunce Vnto the Dolphin all we had attain'd And filles the late lowe-running hopes of Fraunce When Bedford who our onely hold maintain'd Death takes from vs their fortune to aduance And then home-strife that on it selfe did fall Neglecting forraine care did soone lose all 45 Neere three score yeeres are past since Bulling brooke Did first attaine God knowes how iust the Crowne And now his race 〈◊〉 right possessors tooke Were held of all to hold nought but their owne When Richard Duke of Yorke begins to looke Into their right and makes his 〈◊〉 knowne
Wakening-vp sleeping Right that lay as dead To 〈◊〉 how his race was 〈◊〉 46 His fathers end in him no feare could moue T' attempt the like against the like of might Where long possession now of feare and loue Seem'd to prescribe euen an innated Right So that To proue his state was to disproue Time law consent oath and allegeance quight And no way but the way of blood there was Through which with all confusion hee must passe 47 And how much better for him had it beene T' indure a wrong with peace then with such toyle T' obtaine a bloody Right since Right is sinne That is ill sought and purchased with spoyle But this so wretched state are Kingdomes in Where one mans Cause shall all the rest imbroyle And oft t' aduance a Tyran to a Crowne Men runt ' vndoo the State that is their owne 48 And yet that opportunitie which led Him to attempt seeme 〈◊〉 him t' excuse A seeble spirited King that gouerned Who ill could guide the Scepter he did vse His enemies that his worth maliced Who both the Land and him did much abuse The peoples loue and his apparant Right May seeme sufficient motiues to incite 49 Besides the now ripe wrath deferd till now Of that sure and vnsayling Iusticer That neuers suffers wrong so long to growe And to incorporate with right so farre As it might come to seeme the same in showe T' incourage those that 〈◊〉 minded are By such successe but that at last he will Confound the branch whose root was planted ill 50 Else might the impious say with grudging spight Doth God permit the Great to riot free And blesse the mightie though they do vnright As if he did vnto their wrongs agree And onely plague the weake and wretched wight For smallest faults euen in the high'st degree When he but vsing them for others scourge Likewise of them at lēgth the world doth purge 51 But could not yet for blood-shed satisfie The now well-ruling of th'ill-gotten Crowne Must euen the good receiue the penaltie Of former sinnes that neuer were their owne And must a iust Kings blood with miserie Pay for a bad vniustly ouerthrowne Well then wee see Right in his course must goe And men t' escape from blood must keepe it so 52 And sure this King that now the Crowne possest Henrie the sixt was one whose life was free From that command of vice whereto the rest Of most these mightie Soueraignes subiects bee And numbred might haue beene among the best Of other men if not of that degree A right good man but yet an euill King Vnfit for what hee had in managing 53 Of humble spirite of nature continent No thought t' increase he had scarce keep his owne For pard'ning apter then for punishment He chokes his powre to haue his bountie knowne Farre from reuenge soone wonne soone made content As fitter for a Cloyster then a Crowne Whose holy minde so much addicted is On th' world to-come that he neglecteth this 54 With such a weake-good feeble-godly King Hath Richard Duke of Yorke his Cause to trie Who by th' experience of long managing The warres of Fraunce with supreame dignitie And by his owne great worth with furthering The common good against the enemie Had wrought that zeale and loue attend his might And made his spirit equall vnto his Right 55 For now the Duke of Bedford beeing dead He is ordain'd the Regent to succeed In Fraunce for fiue yeeres where he trauayled With ready hand and with as carefull heed To seeke to turne backe Fortune that now fled And hold vp falling power in time of need And got and lost and reattaines againe That which againe was lost for all his paine 56 His time expir'd he should for fiue yeeres more Haue had his charge prolongd but Sommerset That still had enui'd his command before That place and honor for himselfe did get Which ads that matter to th'already store Of kindled hate which such a fire doth set Vnto the touch of a confounding flame As both their bloods could neuer quench the same 57 And now the weakenesse of that feeble Head That doth neglect all care but his soules care So easie meanes of practice ministred Vnto th' ambitious members to prepare Their owne desires to what their humors led That all good actions coldly followed are And sev'rall-tending hopes do wholly bend To other now then to the publique end 58 And to draw-on more speedy miserie The King vnto a fatall match is led With Rayners daughter King of Sicilie Whom with vnlucky starres he married For by the meanes of this affimtie Was lost all that his father conquered Euen as if France had some Erynnis sent T' auenge their wrongs done by the insolent 59 This marriage was the Earle of Suffolkes deed With great rewardes won to effect the same Which made him that hee tooke so little heed Vnto his Countries good or his owne shame It beeing a match could stand vs in no steed For strength for wealth for reputation fame But cunningly contriv'd for others gaine And cost vs more then Aniou Mauns and Maine 60 And yet as if he had accomplished Some mightie benefit vnto the Land He got his trauailes to be registred In Parlement for euermore to stand A witnes to approue all what he did To th' end that if hereafter it were scand Authoritie might yet be on his side As doing nought but what was ratifi'd 61 Imagining th' allowance of that Place Would make that good the which he knew was naught And so would his negotiation grace As none might think it was his priuate fault Wherein though wit dealt wary in this case Yet in the end it selfe it ouer-raught Striuing to hide he opened it the more His after-care shew'd craft had gone before 62 Deare didst thou buy ô King so faire a Wife So rare a spirit so high a minde the-while Whose 〈◊〉 was destruction dowry strise Whose bed was sorrow whose embracing spoyle Whose maintenance cost thee and thine their life And whose best comfort neuer was but toyle What Paris brought this booty of desire To set our mightie Ilium here on fire 63 I grieue I should be forc't to say thus much To blame her whom I yet must wonder at Whos 's so sweete beautie wit and worth were such As though she Fortune lost she glory gat Yet doth my Countries zeale so neerely touch That here my Muse it doth exasperate Although vnwilling that my pen should giue Staine to that sex by whom her fame doth liue 64 For sure those virtues well deserv'd a Crowne And had it not beene ours no doubt she might Haue beene among the Worthies of renowne And now sat faire with fame with glorie bright But comming in the way where sinne was growne So foule and thicke it was her chaunce to light Amidst the grosse infection of those times And so came stain'd with black disgrace-full crimes 65 For some the world must haue
Considering how his youth but now begun Would make it vnto him at all no staine His death small fame his flight no shame could gaine 87 To whom th'aggrieued Sonne as if disgrac't Ah Father haue you then selected me To be the man whom you would haue displac't Out of the roule of Immortalitie What haue I done this day that hath defac't My worth that my hands worke despis'd should be God shield I should beare home a Cowards name He long enough hath liv'd who dyes with fame 88 At which the Father toucht with sorrowing-ioy Turnd him about shaking his head and sayes O my deare Sonne worthy a better day To enter thy first youth in hard assayes And now had Wrath impatient 〈◊〉 delay Begun the fight and farther speeches stayes Furie thrustes on striuing whose sword should be First warmed in the wounds of th' enemie 89 Hotly these small but mightie-minded Bands As if ambitious now of death doe straine Against innumerable armed hands And gloriously a wondrous fight maintaine Rushing on all what-euer strength withstands Whetting their wrath on blood and on disdaine And so far thrust that hard 't were to descry Whether they more desire to kill or dye 90 Frank of their owne greedy of others blood No stroke they giue but wounds no wound but kills Neere to their hate close to their work they stood Hit where they would their hand obeyes their wills Scorning the blowe from far that doth no good Loathing the cracke vnlesse some blood it spils No wounds could let-out life that wrath held in Till others wounds reueng'd did first begin 91 So much true resolution wrought in those Who had made couenant with death before That their smal number scorning so great foes Made Fraunce most happie that there were no more And Fortune doubt to whom she might dispose That weary day or vnto whom restore The glory of a Conquest dearely bought Which scarce the Conqueror could thinke well got 92 For as with equall rage and equall might Two aduerse windes combat with billowes proud And neither yeeld Seas skies maintaine like fight Waue against waue oppos'd and clowd to clowd So warre both sides with obstinate despight With like reuenge and neither partie bow'd Fronting each other with confounding blowes No wound one sword vnto the other owes 93 Whil'st Talbot whose fresh ardor hauing got A meruailous aduantage of his yeares Carries his vnfelt age as if forgot Whirling about where any need appeares His hand his eye his wits all present wrought The function of the glorious Part he beares Now vrging here now cheering there he flyes Vnlockes the thickest troups where most force lyes 94 In midst of wrath of wounds of blood and death There is he most where as he may do best And there the closest ranks hee seuereth Driues-back the stoutest powres that forward prest There makes his sword his way there laboreth Th'infatigable hand that neuer ceast Scorning vnto his mortall wounds to yeeld Till Death became best maister of the Field 95 Then like a sturdy Oke that hauing long Against the warres of fiercest windes made head When withsome forc't tempestuous rage more strong His down-borne top comes ouer-maistered All the neere bordering Trees hee stood among Crusht with his waightie fall lie ruined So lay his spoyles all round about him slaine T' adorne his death that could not die in vaine 96 On th' other part his most all-daring 〈◊〉 Although the inexperience of his yeares Made him lesse skild in what was to be done And yet did carrie him beyond all feares Into the maine Battalion thrusting on Neere to the King amidst the chiefest Peeres With thousand wounds became at length opprest As if he scorn'd to die but with the best 97 Who thus both hauing gaind a glorious end Soone ended that great day that set so red As all the purple Plaines that wide extend A sad tempestuous season witnessed So much adoe had toyling Fraunce to rend From vs the right so long inherited And so hard went we from what we posseft As with it went the blood wee loued best 98 Which blood not lost but fast lay'd vp with heed In euerlasting fame is there held deere To seale the memorie of this dayes deed Th' eternall euidence of what we were To which our Fathers wee and who succeed Doe owe a sigh for that it toucht vs neere Nor must we sinne so much as to neglect The holy thought of such a deare respect 99 Yet happy-hapless day blest ill-lost breath Both for our better fortune and your ownel For what foul wounds what spoyl what shamefull death Had by this forward resolution growne If at S. Albons Wakefield 〈◊〉 heath It should vnto your infamie beene showne Blest you that did not teach how great a fault Euen Virtue is in actions that are naught 100 Yet would this sad dayes losse had now beene all That this day lost then should we not much plaine If hereby we had com'n but there to fall And that day ended ended had our paine Then small the losse of Fraunce of Guien small Nothing the shame to be turn'd home againe Compard with other shames But now Fraunce lost Sheds vs more blood then all her winning cost 101 For losing warre abroad at home lost peace Be'ing with our vnsupporting selues close pent And no dessignes for pride that did increase But our owne throats and our owne punishment The working spirit ceast not though worke did cease Hauing fit time to practise discontent And stirre vp such as could not long lie still Who not imploy'd to good must needes do ill 102 And now this griefe of our receiued shame Gaue fit occasion for ambitious care To draw the chiefe reproche of all the same On such as obuious vnto hatred are Th' especiall men of State who all the blame Of whatsoeuer Fortune doth must beare For still in vulgar eares delight it breeds To haue the hated authors of misdeeds 103 And therefore easily great Sommerset Whom enuie long had singled out before With all the vollie of disgraces met As th' onely marke that Fortune plac't therefore On whose ill-wrought opinion Spight did whet The edge of wrath to make it pearce the more And grief was glad t' haue gotten now on whom To lay the fault of what must light on some 104 Whereon th'againe out-breaking Yorke beginnes To build new modules of his old desire And se'ing the booty Fortune for him winnes Vpon the ground of this in kind ledire He takes th' aduantages of others sinnes To ay de his owne and help him to aspire For doubting peace should better scanne deeds past Hee thinkes not safe to haue his sword out last 105 Especially since euery man now prest To innouation doe with rancor swell A stirring humor gen'rally possest Those peace-spilt times weary of beeing well The weake with wrongs the happy tyr'd with rest And many mad for what they could not tell The World euen great with
harbor of conspiracie Enuies Retreit Rebellions nursery 30 Which fatall place seemes that with either hand Is made t' offend For Fraunce sh'afflicts with th' one And with the other did infest this Land As if ordained to doe good to none But as a Gate to both our ills did stand To let-out plagues on vs and int'her owne A part without vs that small good hath bin But to keepe lesse intire the whole within 31 And there as in their all and best support Is Warwicke got with March and Salsbury When all the Gates of England euery Port And Shore close-shut debarres their 〈◊〉 Lockt out from all and all left in that sort As no meanes seemes can ay de their misery This wound giuen without blowe weakens them more Then all their losse of blood had done before 32 For now againe vpon them frowningly 〈◊〉 Powre with Fortune trampling on their Sates And brands them with the markes of Infamy Rebellions Treasons and Assassinats Attaints their Bloud in all Posteritie Ransacks their Lands spoiles their Confederats And layes so hideous colours on their crimes As would haue terrified more timorous times 33 But heere could doe no good for why this Age Being in a course of motion could not rest Vntill the reuolution of their rage Came to that poynt whereto it was addrest Misfortune crosses ruine could not swage That heate of hope or of reuenge at least The World once set a-worke cannot soone cease Nor euer is the same it is in peace 34 For other motions other int'rests heere The acting spirits vp and awake doe keepe Faith friendship honour is more sure more deere And more it selfe then when it is asleepe Worth will stand-out and doth no shadowes feare 〈◊〉 make impressions far more deepe When Ease 〈◊〉 it will stirre or breake her rest Lyes still beares all content to be opprest 35 Yorke and his side could not while life remain'd Though thus disperst but worke and interdeale Nor any sword at home could keepe restrain'd Th'out-breaking powres of this innated zeale This humor had so large a passage gain'd On th' inward body of the Common-weale That 't was impossible to stop by force This current of affections violent course 36 Yet they at home disorder to keepe forth Did all what powre could doe or wit inuent Plac't in th'auoided roomes men of great worth Young Sommerset with strength to Calais sent Northumberland and 〈◊〉 to the North Whereof They onely had the gouernment Defend all landings barre all 〈◊〉 Striue to redresse the publique grieuances 37 And to this end summon a Parlement Wherein when-as the godly King would not Vnto th' attainder of the Lords consent The Queene in griefe and in her passions hot Breakes out in speech louingly violent And what saith shee my Lord haue vou forgot To rule and be a King Why will you thus Bemilde to them and cruell vnto vs 38 What good haue you procur'd by clemencie But giuen to wilde presumption much more head And now what cure what other remedie Can to our desp'rat wounds be ministred Men are not good but for necessitie Nor orderly are euer borne but bred Sad want and pouertie makes men industrious But Law must make them good and feare obsequious 39 My Lord Hee gouerns well that 's well obayd And temp'rat Rigour euer safely sits For as to him who Cotis did vpbraid And call'd his rigor madnesse raging fits Content thee thou vnskilfull man he said My madnesse keepes my Subiects in their wits So to like course my Lord y' are forc't to fall Or else you must in th' end vndoe vs all 40 Looke but I pray on this deare part of you This branch sprung frō your blood your owne aspect Looke on this Childe and think what shal ensue To this faire hope of ours by 〈◊〉 neglect Though you respect not vs wrong not his due That must his right left you from you expect The right of the renowned Lancasters His fathers fathers and great grand-fathers 41 Then turnes t' her sonne O sonne dost thou not see He is not mov'd nor toucht nor weighes our teares What shall I doe What hope is left for me When he wants will to help thou wantst yeares Could yet these hands of thine but partners bee In these my labours to keep-out our feares How well were I that now alone must toile And turne and tosse and yet vndone the while 42 I knowe if thou could'st helpe thy mother thus Should not beyond her strength endure so much Nor these proud Rebels that would ruine vs Scape with their hainous treasons without touch I knowe thou would'st conceiue how dangerous Mercy were vnto those whose hopes are such And not preserue whom Law hath ouer-throwne Sauing their liuely-hood to lose our owne 43 But sith thou canst not nor I able am Thou must no more expect of me deare Son Nor yet in time to come thy Mother blame If thou by others weakenesse be vndon The world with me must testifie the same That I haue done my best what could be done And haue not fail'd with hazard of my life The duetie of a mother and a wife 44 But well I see which way the world will goe And let it goe and so turnes her about Full with stout griefe and with disdainefull woe Which now her words shut-vp her lookes let-out The cast of her side-bended eye did showe Both sorrow and reproofe se'ing so great doubt And no powre to redresse but stand and vex Imprisoned in the setters of her sex 45 Yet so much wrought these mouing arguments Drawne from that blood where Nature vrg'd her Right As his all-vpward tending zeale relents And downeward to his State 〈◊〉 his sight And so to their Attainders he consents Prouided He on their submission might Out of his Princely powre in his owne name Without a Parlement reuoke the same 46 Whil'st Sommerset with maine endeuour lay To get his giuen but vngot gouernment The stout Calisians bent another way Fiercely repell him frustrate his intent Yet takes he Guines landing at VVhit sandbay Where-as the swordes hee brought would not consent To wound his foes the fight no rancor hath Malice was friends and Warre was without wrath 47 Though hee their hands yet VVarwicke had their hearts To whom both men and shipping they betray'd Whilst Englands though debarred shore imparts To him herother-where intended ay de For the Lord Riuers passing to those parts T' haue fresh supplies vnto the Duke conuay'd At Sandwich with his Sonne accompayned Staying for winde was taken in his bed 48 Whos 's shipping and prouisions VVarwicke takes For Ireland with his Chieftaine to conferre And within thirtie dayes this voyage makes And backe-returnes ere knowne to haue beene there So that the heauens the sea the winde partakes With him as if they of his faction were Or that his spirit and valour were combin'd With destinie t' effect what he design'd 49 Which working though without
〈◊〉 obiected 〈◊〉 de la 〈◊〉 Duke of 〈◊〉 At the Parliamēt at Leicester the lower House besought the K. that such persons as assented to the rendring of 〈◊〉 and Maine might bee duelie pumshed of which fact they accused as principals the D. of Sufsolke the L. Say Treasurer of Eng. with others Where vpon the K. to appease the Commons sequestred them from their offices rooms and aster banished the D. for 5 yeeres As the D. vvas 〈◊〉 into France hee was 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 of Warre 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tooke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him back to 〈◊〉 where his head was 〈◊〉 off and his body left on the sands Ann. reg 27. The Commons of Kent assembled thē selues in great nūber and had to their Captains lack Cade who named himselfe Mortimer Cosen to the Duke of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 purpose to redresse the aluses of the gouernement The Commons of Kent with their Leader lacke Cade 〈◊〉 their many 〈◊〉 amongst which 〈◊〉 the King was driuen to 〈◊〉 onely on his Commons other men to 〈◊〉 the Re 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Maiestic and the great payments of 〈◊〉 people now late 〈◊〉 to the King 〈◊〉 Parlement Also they desire that the King would 〈◊〉 all the false 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of the late D. of 〈◊〉 which be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and them to punish and to take about 〈◊〉 person the 〈◊〉 Lords of 〈◊〉 royall bloud to wit the mightie Prince the D. of Yorke late exiled by the traytrous motion of the false D 〈◊〉 Suffolke and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Also they 〈◊〉 that they who contriued the death of the high and mighty Prince Humfrey ' D of Glocester might haue punishment Anno Reg. 29. The D. os York who at this time was in Ireland sent thither to appease a Rebellion which hee effected in such sort as got him his linage exceeding loue and 〈◊〉 with that people euer after returning home and pretending great iniuries to be offered him 〈◊〉 whiles hee was in the K. seruice likewise vpon his landing in North-wales combines himself 〈◊〉 Ric. Neuile E. of Salis. secōd son to Ralph E. of Westmerland whose daughter hee had maried with Ri. Neuile the son E. of Warw. with other his especiall friēds with whō he consults for the reformation of the gouernment after hee had complained of the great disorders therein Laying the blame for the losse of Normādy vpō the D. of Sommers whom 〈◊〉 his returning thence hee caused to be arrested and committed The D. of Yorke 〈◊〉 an Army in the marches of Wales vnder pretext to remoue diuers 〈◊〉 sellers about the King and to reuenge the manifest iniuries don to the Common-wealth withal 〈◊〉 publisheth a declaratiō of his loyalty and the wrongs done him by his aduersaries offering to take his oath vpō the blessed Sacrament to haue been euer true liege-man to the K. and so euer to continue Which declaration was written from his Castle of Ludlow the 9 of 〈◊〉 An. reg 30. The 16 of Febru the K. vvith the D. of Sōmerset other LL set forward towards the Marches but the D. of Yorke took other waies and made vp towards 〈◊〉 The vse of Guns and great Ordinance began about this time or not long before This principall part of Europe which contained the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Christendom was at this time in the hands of many seuerall 〈◊〉 and Common-wealths which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 for being so many and none ouer-great they were 〈◊〉 attemptiue to disturbe 〈◊〉 more 〈◊〉 to keepe their owne with a mutuall correspondēce of amitie As Italy had thē many more principalities Common-wealths then it hath 〈◊〉 was diuided into many kingdoms France consisted of diuers free Princes Both the 〈◊〉 of many more Gouernments The Church The many States of Christendom reduced to a few The D. of Yorke being not admitted into the 〈◊〉 passed 〈◊〉 King 〈◊〉 Bridge and so into 〈◊〉 an en Brent heath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The K. makes after and 〈◊〉 vpon Blacke heath from whence be 〈◊〉 the ' B. B. of 〈◊〉 and Ely 〈◊〉 the E E. of 〈◊〉 Warwike to mediat a peace And 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 expectation 〈◊〉 the kings 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then his he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to conditions of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 D. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from Iohn of Gante 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 man 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 qua 〈◊〉 The D. was suffred to go to his Castle at Wigmore The Cittie of Burdeux send their Ambassadors ossring to reuols from the French part if ayd might be sent vnto them whereupon Iohn L. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 was imployed with a powre of 3000 men and surprised the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 The Dukes of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 great meanes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the conquering of France The 〈◊〉 of Shrews 〈◊〉 accompayned 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sir 〈◊〉 I albot L. 〈◊〉 by the right of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the L L. Mohn 〈◊〉 and Cameis Sir 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sir Iohn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 recouered 〈◊〉 townes in Gaseony amongst other the towne and Castle of Chastillon in 〈◊〉 which the French looue after besieged The Lord Lisle was aduised by his father to retire him 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 The death of Iohn L. Talbot E. of Shrewesburie who had serued in the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 most 〈◊〉 for the space of 30. yeeres The death of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sonne to 〈◊〉 worthy 〈◊〉 Shrewesburie 1453. 〈◊〉 32. 〈◊〉 was the 〈◊〉 of Aquitaine lost which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Crow of England by the space almost of 300 yeares The 〈◊〉 whereof came 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of K Hen. 2. with 〈◊〉 daughter to 〈◊〉 D. of 〈◊〉 In this 〈◊〉 are 4. 〈◊〉 24. 〈◊〉 50. 〈◊〉 202. Baronies and aboue a 1000. 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 Yorke procures the hatred of the people against the Duke of 〈◊〉 and so wrought in a time of the Kings sicknes that hee caused him to be arrested in the Qu. great Chāber and sent to the Towre of Lō don accusing him to haue been the occasiō of the losse of France but the K. being recouered he was againe 〈◊〉 at liberty Ann. reg 32. The D. of Yorke 〈◊〉 his accusations not to 〈◊〉 against the D. of Som. resolues to 〈◊〉 his purpose by open war and so being in Wales accōpanied 〈◊〉 his special 〈◊〉 assēbled an Armie marched towards Londō K. Hen. sets forward 〈◊〉 Londō with 20000 mē of war to encoūter with the D. of Yorke attended with Hums D. of Buckingh and Humfry his son E. 〈◊〉 Edm. D. of Sōmers Hen. 〈◊〉 E. of North. Ia. Butler E. of 〈◊〉 Ormond Iasper E. of Pembrooke the sonne of Owen Tewder halfe brother to the K. Tho. Courtney E. of Deuonsh Ioh. L. Clifford the L L. Sudley Barnes Ross others The D. of York with the L L. pitched their bat 〈◊〉 without the towne in a place called Keyfield and the K. power to their great disaduantage tooke vp the towne where being 〈◊〉