Valloyâ—… The Bridge a Paris built bâ—… the English campe in twâ—… dayes Phaeton thâ—… sonne of Phâ—… bus by misgouernyng his fathers chariotâ—… had almost burn the whole world The Britaine proceedingâ—… to Callice pitch their tentes neare the forrest of Crâ—…sse or Crâ—…ssey Valoys Insuâ—… eth the English army with a greaâ—… boost King Edwardes exhortation tâ—… his souldiouâ—… before thâ—… battaile 〈◊〉 English battailes placed The first battaile was led by the Prince of VValles beyng but xviii yeares of age The king causeth his army to retire neare the woode to auoyde backe ossâ—… The Frenchâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…king the 〈◊〉 to hauâ—… fled insues and assailes them The horses of the Frenchmen hurt with arrowes throw their riders and breake the rayes The noblest of the French army 〈◊〉 slayne The Duke of â—…orreine The Duke of Alanson or Dalanson The king and 〈◊〉 Eddward his sonne fight valiantly Thirtie thousand Prench men sâ—…yne Valois seeing such slaughter of his men flyeth The Britaine victor Mutabilis alea Martis The next daâ—… after the battaile the Frenchmen gathered them selues againe who by these threâ—… Baâ—…les of VVarwike Huntington and Northampton were cleanâ—… subuerted distroyed Callice besieged Dauid king of Scottes 〈◊〉 instigation 〈◊〉 the French king inuadâ—… England Prince Edward and the â—…ench kyng oyne battaile â—…care 〈◊〉 King Iohn â—…aken There were â—…ken in this â—…attade at Poytiers â—…500 of the â—…iefest of all â—…aunce The two â—…inges Dauid of Scotland â—…nd Iohn of â—…aunce 〈◊〉 with â—…he rest of the â—…aptiues Edward the 〈◊〉 dyeth â—…efore the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one â—…f the three â—…adies of 〈◊〉 whiche â—…tts the â—…ed of mans 〈◊〉 â—…ward the â—…ther dyeth â—…ichard the â—…cond began 〈◊〉 raigne â—…377 〈◊〉 Goâ—… desse of Battaile Iustes 〈◊〉 nyng at the Tilt between Englimen foâ—…reyners Foure and twenty Britayne Peeâ—… prouoke as many as will come Southfield Most in 〈◊〉 ber â—…oth the Englishmen and â—…einers beâ—…aues themâ—…elues stoutly Iohn of Gaâ—… Duke of Lancaster desired aide of king Riâ—…o inuado spaigne Gaunt The aunsweeâ—… of king Ri. Spaigne inuaded by the Duke of Lancaster The Spâ—…nvard â—…teth For peace Peace graunted ConstaÌ„ce the Dukes eldest daughter maâ—…ed to the kyng of Spayne Anne the second daughter to the kyng of 〈◊〉 An insolent challenge of 〈◊〉 Scoâ—… 〈◊〉 the Englishmen The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Torney Ireland subâ—… by kyâ—…g Richard Henry the fourth began to raigne 1â—…99 Henry 〈◊〉 fiâ—…t succedeth his father 1412. Henry banisheth from the Court all his leude coÌ„panions left they should corrupt him by their euill counsell Legates sent into Fraunce to require the king of Englandes right The Oration or speech of thâ—… English Legate The reply of the king of Fraunce Henry sayleth into Fraunce Seine a mightie â—…uer 〈◊〉 from a 〈◊〉 floweth by Roan â—…nd through a great part of Fraunce at length falleth in at Caâ—… or Kâ—…d Caâ—… where are two strong townes Henry goeth agayne into Fraunce Henry offreth the Dolphin battaile which he refuseth Henry taken with a feuer The speach of Henry before his death Henry in his death bed committeâ—… his hâ—…yre Hâ—…ry with hiâ—… wife Queenâ—… Catherine to his brothers and exhoâ—…teth theâ—… to loue and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Henry the sixt his 〈◊〉 was crowned at Paris 1422. For the. Duke of yorke claimed the crown whose sonne and heire Edward Earle of â—…h afterward ' obtained it by name of Edâ—…ward the fourth VVilliam coÌ„querour first Duke of Normandie At S. Albons was foght the first battaile betweene kyng Henry and the Duke of Yorke Blore heath field 2. The onseâ—… giuen valiand by the Ascâ—… Duke of Bâ—…â—…layne Some of 〈◊〉 nobles of Fraunce sâ—…yne 〈◊〉 God oâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…l these citâ—…tances exâ—…ressed in son â—…y places â—…ane noâ—…ing els but â—…e dyed as â—…ndyng to â—…utoes kingâ—…es to 〈◊〉 the riuers 〈◊〉 c. The Citizens â—…f London â—…eaue home â—…e kyng â—…th great solempnitie â—…o in like maâ—…er doe the 〈◊〉 â—…vgismunds â—…he Empeâ—…our coÌ„meth â—…o England â—…o treat a â—…ce beâ—…weene kyng 〈◊〉 and â—…he French â—…yng â—…he speach of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…halfe of 〈◊〉 Frankes The Frenchmen violaâ—… their 〈◊〉 Sygismond 〈◊〉 Henry strike a league during their 〈◊〉 Sygismond departeth The kyng of England reneweth his warres in Fraunce Many townes in Normandie subdued Roane besieged Eight dayes truce â—…ded Englishmen goe to inhabite Harflu their owne country left Bridges 〈◊〉 Some Henry was aduertise 〈◊〉 a great 〈◊〉 of Frenchâ—… approching Sol the sunne Henry a little before night calleth his Lordes to Counsaile as concernyng their daunger through the multitude of their enemies Thetis Goddesse of the sea vsed for the Sea A stratageme oâ—… sleight to intrapt the the enemy by fraude The English army set in order Henry rising out of his bed prayeth God to ayde him The Duke of Yorke beseecheth the king that he might lead the forefront of the battâ—…e The kyng graunted the Duke of Yorke the con lucting of the forefront The Earle of Suffolke The Earle of VVarwicke The kyng of England exhorteth his souldiours to fight At Northaâ—…ton was foughten the third battaile where the kyng was taken prisoner in the field The fourth famous battaile was at VVakefield where the Queenes pow et slue the Duke of York with his sonne the Earle of Rutland and destroyed his hoast The fift battaile fought at S. Albons againe where in the Queene discomfited her enemies and deliuered her husband The battaile at Exam fought betweene Eddward the fourth and the Lord Moâ—… tague lieuetenaunt of the North to recouer the crowne for kyng Henry the sixt The battailes at Banbury Barnet Todeastell and Teuxbury were fought in Edward the fourthes dayes Henry Earle of Richmond at Bosworth slue Richard the third beyng third brother of Edward the fourth and then maried the Lady Elizabeth daughter to kyng Edward and obtaineth the crowne he first ioyned the houses of Lancaster and Yorke beyng long tyme at variaunce â—…try 〈◊〉 509. A great expedition into Franticâ—… â—…ir Rice ap Thomas Turwyn 〈◊〉 Maximilian the Emperour seâ—…ues kyng Henry for pay Turwyn wonne Tornay rendred payes the king ten thousand duckets for yearely rent VVhilst kinge Henry is busie in Fraunce Iames King of Scottes inuadeth England Lord Haward admirall and his brother in blacke harnish The Scott had pitcht then tents on flodden hill Iames king of Scots slain and all his armie discomfited A Scottish legate comes into England The Scots â—…reaking into â—…ngland â—…ore Carlile VVharton with two M. â—…uldiours â—…bdues the â—…cots and â—…uts them to â—…ght â—…ames King of â—…cots swimâ—…ing ouer a â—…uer as some â—…y was drow â—…ed The Chiefest 〈◊〉 Scotland â—…aken prisoâ—…ers sent to â—…he Towre The clemen of King Hery The oration of the Scottish Captiuâ—… to King Heâ—… rie King Henryes â—…cence The Scots set â—…t freedome and pardoned without any â—…aunsome on them The Sâ—…ts dâ—… hâ—…t the Queene 〈◊〉 mâ—…ying hâ—… daughter to the Englishe Prince Edward 〈◊〉 of Heâ—…forde and Iohn Dudley Lord admiâ—…all with a nauy of ship
pes enter Sotland I eithe and Edenborowe ransacked The Scottes placed their ordinauâ—… full agâ—… their gâ—… The Scottes forsake their Ordinaunce Preparation of wars against Fraunce The king of Fraunce his league with the Turke The Dukes of Northfolkâ—… and Suffolkâ—… the Earle of Arundeil Lord Paulet Lord Russell appointed chiefe in this warfarâ—… Sir Anthonie browne master of the horse Or Titaâ—… set that is or when the Sunne is set The discription of king Henry thâ—… 8. â—…ulcanus The descripâ—…ion of the workeman â—…hip of kyng Henries harâ—…ish King Henry landeth at Callice Bullen besiged The English giue assault The gallâ—… resist The vse of the great gunne Iohn Dadley beâ—… checâ—… the king that bee with his marriners might first scale the was Corona murâ—… lis in old time he that first entred the Enemies fort wanne great honour and therefore crowned with a garland in the triumphe The oration of Iohn Dudâ—… ley to his mâ—… riners The King considering the daunger that Dudley with his men wear like to runne into commaundes them to desist Bullen rendred Iohn Dudley Lieuetenant of Bullen Preparation of the Frank against England The Frenchmen with a great nauy it uade the I le of wight â—…enry 8. afâ—…er 3â—… yeares â—…yeth â—…dward the sixt begunne â—…o â—…aigne â—… 546. The Earle of 〈◊〉 created Duke of Sommerset Iohn Dudley made Earle of VVarwicke Expedition of souldiours into Scotland The Duke of Sommerset Ealre of VVarwicke and Lord Dacies assigned chiefe in this warfare Lord Graiâ—… captaine of the horsemen A light skirmage of the horsemen of both partes the day before the battaile VVhori it was neare sunne set The Farle Arreine gouernour of Scotland sen. deth an Herault vnto the the Duke of Somerset and the Harle of Huntley prouoketh him had to hand Huntley challenged The Duke of Somersets reply The aunswere of the Earle of VVarwick to the messenger The Earle of VVarwicke chalengeth Huntley to single cumbat The Engliâ—… army is set order The on set â—…uskelborow â—…lde The Scots send into Frauncc to intreate a league betweene the heires of Scâ—… land and Fraunce Hymen God of wedlâ—…k To Dusson dale The Rebels â—…nclosed themselues with their cariages on euery side â—…o keep of the assaults of the Barle of war wickes horsemen The Harle of VVarwicke subdueth the rebels in Northsolke The Giants in old tiâ—…e rebelled against the Gods and would haue pulled â—…ubiter out of heaueÌ„ The Earle of VVarwicke created Dukâ—… of Northumberland The death of king Edward King Edwards praise Mary beginneth to raign 1553. Queene Mary marrieth to king Phyllip Sâ—…itium â—…ernum is 〈◊〉 the eight Calendes of Ianuary Christmas he meaneth Henry of Fraunce inuadeth Flaunders Preparation of warres against the Frenchmen Diuers nations in phillips 〈◊〉 Saint Quintinnes besieged Saint Quintines â—…ted Henry Dudley slayne Saint Quintinnes taken The Castell 〈◊〉 Houne taken ransackt The Admiral of England with too shipps sayleth into Frauncâ—… and burneth Conque Sir VVilliam VVinter with many of the Queenes shipps taketh â—…gayne Alderne I le â—…oÌ„ he handes of â—…e Frenchmen The words of Sir VVilliam VVinter to his souldiours Sir VVillim VVinter meeting with the Frenche Captaine slaieth him valiantly The Frenchmen subdued Câ—…lice lost Thirlby Bishoppe of Elye Queene Mary dyeth Aegis the shield of Pallas The Censures of the Vniuersities of Italy and Fraunce against the Pope The toune Princes of Europe more or leâ—…se are ment to be as ten hornes vnto this beast Hymeneus or Hymen God of mariage A solempne pompe at the mariage of Henry and Anno. Anne great by King Henry Anne crowned which hapneth to none but to the heires of the kingdom Nestor liâ—…ed three hudred yeares The conduiâ—… ran with wine at the coronation of Queene Anne VVhitâ—…hall Sainct Peters at VVestminster Thomas Duke of Northfolke made chiefe Steward of England â—…rle of Arundeil Tâ—…ster Phoebe two sillables vsed for the Moone Elizabeth borne on tht seuenth day of December being the sabboth day Elizabeth baptised and confirmed in the true faith Her sureties were the Archbishop of Cannterbury the duthesse of Norfolke and the Lady Mâ—…ques of Exeter Elisabeth poâ—…laimed heite vnto the Crowne by â—…n Herault The surties giue gifts of pâ—…e gold The Englisâ—… people by oâ—… vowe their loyaltie and obedience vnto Queen Elizabeth The toward nes of Elizabeth in her childhood Description of the spring tyme. â—…orpheus â—…od of dreaâ—…es â—…he dreame 〈◊〉 Queene 〈◊〉 whereâ—… she was â—…ed of 〈◊〉 death at 〈◊〉 and of â—…ny other â—…ble câ—…es A foreshew â—…ng of the exterminating and ioâ—… ting out of Idols Restâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by kâ—…g â—…dward Acheron oâ—… of tâ—…e â—…ue 〈◊〉 uers of hell where 〈◊〉 are â—…mented Maries gouâ—… nement Anne declareth her dreame vnto a noble matrone Anne dyeth Annes prayse for almes giuing Henry marieth Queene Iane. Edward borne Prince Edward and Elizabeth skilfull in the Greeke and Latin tong Henry 8. dyeth Edward 6. crowned Hatfield Periphrasis sixe yeare for the Sunne once a yeare ouerg es the xâ—… signes so that be meaneth by ouertaking the signes vi times vi yeare Edward the. 6 dieth Queene Mary ruleth The Bishoppe of VVinchester Holie sort Ironia cuius contrarium veâ—… est licolas Baâ—…ns Lord priuy seale Thomas Brockley Lord chauncolour VVilliam Paulet Marques of VVin chester Lord Cicill high treasurer of England Ae lus God the windes Baron of Burghley The Earles o Arundell an Penbroke Stewardes o the Queenes house Clinton Lord Admirall Earle of Lin colne Villiam hoâ—…ard â—…he Earle of â—…ssex high â—…hamberlaine â—…f England â—…e also was â—…esetenant in â—…eland Robart Dudly Castor Polâ—…ux hatched â—…fan agge by â—…eda whom â—…upiter rauish â—…ed in forme of 〈◊〉 swanne Master of the horse Achates companion of Aeneas in all his toiles trauailes Farle of Lecester Hospitall built by the Earle Lecester Earle of Huntington liefe tenaunt of Yorke Scoolefellow and plaimare with king Edward the 6 Earle of warwicke Earle of Bedford Iord Hunsdon liesecenant of Barwicke Queene Anne aunt to the Lord Hunsden Syr Henry Sidney Lord President of wales Thomas Pary The Duke of Northsolke Syr Thomas Smith Syr Frauncis Knolls Syr Frauncis Knolls in Q. Maries dayes fled into Germanie Syr Ambrose Caue Syr Christopher Hatton master of the Garde Sir Raph Sadler Syr Gwaltor Mildmay Syr Iames a Crostes Secretary VValsinghaâ—… D. VVilson 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
spring That so the happie concorde of this late confirmed peace Might through a 〈◊〉 kinde of league establisht more increase The Lusitaâ—…an Prince for so ther â—…ou they did agree The second daughter tooke to wife with solempne pompe and glee These matters thus performde by power of God th' almighty guide To antike seates agayne through Ocean vast they backward slide And he withall his traine are lauâ—…ed safe on Britayne shore Few dayes expirde the Princes leaue by suite obtainde before A bragging Scottish Earle hight Marley enters English coastes On frothing palfrey borne and challenge making boldly boastes To London comne within the listes to iust with pointed speare With whosoeuer durst contend the Prince was present there And thousands of the common sort in plumpes thick thrungo that tyde Lord Moâ—…bray valiant Peere these Scottish bragges could not abide But goodly to behold in armour close his steede he takes And downe with force the Scot out of his saddle shogging shakes And horse with mighty push of steeled troncheon throwes to ground Wherewith the lookers on with shouts applauding loude resound He all astoynisht lyes two ribbes in sonder craced quite Whom set vpright his feeble feete could not support one white Wherfore from thence he was to lodging neare adioyning borne Where shortly through the grief augmented more distract and torne He yeldes his breath by force of armes so he which honour sought In armes doth honour lose and challengd combatt dearely bought Next Darel Scottish Peere Lord Courtney Britaine did prouoke And loftie lookt for prayse but of like Fortune felt the stroke In force inferiour far The third companion in the race Uâ—… that he iustling ranne of valure small and listes did trace Fiue boystrous blowes downe driues and conquered Cocburne it did shame For to haue strous no glory got retourning whence he came But the contendours chief Lord Haubers mighty limbd and next Haut â—…macke Courtney stout whose venging right hand sore had vext And backe repeld the foriners which challengd Britaines bold Through foolish pride puft vp with condigne honour were extold Those torneys finisht thus and things at home set in a stay King Richard to the sauage Kernes imbarkt did take his way And them by warres resâ—…ting fierce with little bloudshed downe He brought the Britaine yoke to hold Then shortly from the crowne And pretious Princely diademe himselfe he did depose And Henry Duke of Lancaster to â—…old the scepter chose Now Henry fourth of that name king the Britayne state did guide UUhose stout and puissant valure then sufficiently was tried UUhen for his Ladies dower his father Spanyardes made to stoupe UUhen Sier and sonne and after them of men a warlike troupe From Callice sandes proceedyng forth did enter Gascoine soyle And foes by drierie dint of blade and reaking fiers did foyle The meekle vertue of the man and stocke so much renownd Throughout the world the Britaynes foes through feare put in a slouâ—…d He yet a very youth through these aduentures hard did passe That glory whole by due desart on him bestowed was Of ech exploit were it atchiu de at home or forraine coast Besides his flowing wealth this king himselfe might happy boast Through noble progenie to whom his vertuous Lady fayre Foure sonnes of wondrous towardnes had borne of which the heyre Of comely stature tall when manly yeares he neare had rought Full many a ventrous enterprise wich courage bold he wrought Of equall yeares and maners eke companions to him sought Yet nothyng he vniustly did nor straide from vertues line Belou'd of all within whose youthfull visage then did shine The very image of those deedes which comne to riper age He should absolue Now twise seuen yeares his Syer by counsell sage The Brittish aâ—…tient land had rulde with loue and laude of all Till waxing crooke through age him finall end of life did call Incroching fast and sicknes dire procurd his fatall fall Forthwith his fathers royall crowne the sâ—…eyre apparant takes To whom the Britayne Peers on bended knees their homage makes UUith sckipping harts for glad their countenaunce eke expressing ioyes But he among his mates somewhat addict to wanton toyes Before forthwith his father dead became both stayed and graue And from the Court his leude licentious panions old he draue More for such fawning hangbies he priscribde a penalcie If once they should appeare in place whereas the Court did lye Thus changde in all his actions he doth as a Prince beseeâ—…de For counsaylours vsing such as sage and of great wit he deemde And seldome ceast from taking care what best might stand in steed For coâ—…on wealthes auayle much shepheard like which taking heede Unto his foldes long winters nightes with painefull watchinges wastes And whilst what was his right reuoluing deepe in thought he castes And what vnto his auncestours perceiude in elder age He calls to mynde â—…ow king of Galls incenst with furious rage Had sondry wayes indamaged and hurt the Britayne kinge UUherfore a counsaile straight be calls and causes good doth bringe UUhich might prouoke the valiant Brutes those wars to take in hand Unto which point agree all peers and primates of the land That backe againe by dreadfull wars the kinges right should be sought Forthwith for to requyre his owne away by Frenchmen rought The king doth legates send of polisht witt and councell rare Unto the king of Fraunce from him this message to declare The most renowned Britayne guide king Henry much doth muse UUhat this vniustice moneth you and rigour for to vse That you the plighted league haue torne UUhy others proper right Doe you with clasping clumbes by force out wrest and wrieth by might UUhat moues you thus despitefully against the English land Them absent cruelly to pill but when they be at hand If brandes of dreadfull Mars they stirre I needes must speake the troth Your cause is foundred still and forct your iustice yeeld though loth UUherfore to Britaines 〈◊〉 restore away vniustly tane Or dint of swourd and fierie force expect to breed your bane And that which we out of your handes may not by fayre meanes wring Unconquered Mars shall wrest Such hope doth feed our noble king That Ioue of heynous wickednesse be iust reuenger will UUho bids â—…s this to say and princelike threats this to fulfill Unlesse your minde to better chaungd you ware repent in time The chaunce of Mars is mutable not one way doth incline UUhen these wordes vttered had th'imbassadour from Henry sent Forthwith hot 〈◊〉 burning blacke the Frenchmans hartstringes rent The pallace vast which burly burly noyce consusde doth ring And disagreeing angers rage their mindes doth glowing sting The king all wroth at last did ope his mouth in great disdaine A labour hard to get but kingdomes got for to maintaine Is virtue great If he deserue high fame and worthy prayse UUhich through vnfriendly Mars perchaunce vniust doth goe
them infold Commending high their haughtie heartes and manly courage bold Meane time the Scottish Peeres with â—…ckle lightnesse puft in minde And Enuies rage vp swolne that frustrate hope might Britaines blinde UUith generall consent in moneth which December hight Unto the Celtane nation send that their young princesse bright Right heire vnto king Iames be knit in bandes of wedlocke might To the heire of Fraunce If Henry king this profer would not take That so an euerlasting truce two nations one might make Yet that the mightie guide of Frankes this would vouthsafe to yeeld That for the loue which loyall league twixt nations both did build As Scottish and the Celtane eke he would not once permit One of them torne by dreadfull warres whereby the league might flit Or spoyld by dint of th' enemies sword to forreine empire bend The Brutes by force of conquering hand that onely to intend And in the sequent spring the surging flouds with nauy vast Quite couered for to be and troupes of horsemen flocking fast To enter scottish landes proposing this their onely stay The Scottish heire from mothers lap by force to take away which pray if they attayne by aduerse lucke and spurning fate O woefull realme of Scottes O blacke and lamentable state Nothing but mourning sobs and blubbering salt teares left behind UUherefore by Gods by sacred rites they prayd that cald in mind Their auncient league establisht erst he would the virgin take Before for long delay doth often greater daunger make which tender Impe if with the king of Fraunce she be vp traind with princely education eke within his court containd That then they had a certayne hope of great good to succeede which might the perfit happinesse of both their kingdomes breede And after that through yeares mature she may in Himens Iace Be â—…nked fast to whome he please let king of Galls her place Forthwith by princes hest the Celtane Fleet launch'd from the shore Is finely furnisht neet and Galâ—…ies swift with saile and ore which after from the callmy harbour close wih Southwindes shrill Swift sliding through the deepes the Scottish realme they come vntill The Princesse Mary now to painted Pull with pomp was led where for her princely Grace was set a stately purple bed Soft cushions vnderneath with soft Downe stuft as white as milke And costly Arras Cabbins decks ywoucn of gold and silke Great heapes of siluer plate was brought with shapes of gold inwrought And whatsoeuer els for virgin Princesse meete was thought Forthwith the comely damesell thus a shipbord portlike plac'd withall her virgine troupe and men of armes which after trac'd Shee steâ—…ting fast is borne the aire the spred sayles driuing on And merry gales of winde them through the rough seas course anon The flecte in order saild as Swannes twixt fishie riuers bankes whil'st middle and the third insues the first and in long rankes The third day comes and Phoebe the worlde with cleere light ouer goes Stout Dudley with his warlike mates them selues in tents do close So do the doughtie bandes which London mightie Citie yeelds Neere auncient Norwich walled towne downe pitcht in open fieldes Which when the country crautus tought with pale feare had espied In briery brakes and lucking holes in shadowy groues they hide In no place daring peepe but after boldnes fiercer growne In time that all those soddaine panges of feare away were flowne They rushing thicke out brake and to a valley bordring hye No man remembring calde to minde the daunger preasing nye But armed stoode with carres and waynes their winges incompast round On thother side the princes hoast with cheerefull trumpets sound Proceedes and first the blowes begins and egar fight vp reares But Warwicke furious wroth with blouddy blade his foes downe beares At length when beastlike backes to turne on this side shame forbad On that side certayne death the rebels 〈◊〉 outragious mad One part resisting fierce downe falles the other groueling flat Is battered but stout Warwicke Peere respected chiefly that Least all at once were ouerthrowne those men of peruerse wit Hawbeit of courage such as daungers done should force to flit He causeth through the Martiall field an Herault loud to cry If anie armour would abiect which he most traiterously Had tane in hand and for his fault would pardon humbly craue He should vnpunisht life and goods and former freedome haue Which when the commons heard they tooles and armour laid aside On bended knees with mourning teares and Pardon Pardon cride The mercy then of Warwicke Earle did so resplendent shine That penaunce of their haynous fact he pardoned free that time No Britaine now remainde whom Giaunt like rebellious rage Did rechlesse beare away none did from loyall duetie gage But to their true annoynted king remainde and country staâ—…e The Princes court from this lugubrious war did Dudley take With solempne pompe and ioy with flitting wings whom Fame did make Renowmed through the warlike townes of Britaine kingdomes stout How in king Henries dayes he hard aduentures brought about Whil'st that his thundring gleiue he rold amongst the enimies rout Not of deathes drierie launce or dreadfull edge of sword agast He neuer doubtfull stoode himselfe to daungers all to cast If great affaires or countries cause required him to goe Or hest of sacred king incenst his minde for to do so Howe manie times with boties rich and laud immortall wonne Did he to natiue soyle againe from externe Regions come His enimies battered downe or els in fearefull flight back driu'de Whereby he royall dignitie and endlesse Fame atchiu'de God prospering the euent which he begonne in luckie houre Wherefore as yet he higher was extolde in Fortunes bowre The King him Duke creating whom with ioy and mickle cheere Northumberland did title giue and honouring loue full deere Him Lord chiefe Stuard eke the Princes Court imbraced fayne Till Atrapos the fatall threed of Edward cut in twayne Renowned Edward from the paps framde of his noble Dame Instructed in all Sciences by learned men became Who Greekish phrase with Latine speech conioyning in short space Did reape such ample fruite that vnto none of princely race He was inferior found which Britaine nation fostring reares Nor Peere hee anie had if flexile age and tender yeares Ye do respect which three times fiue and two had scarse expirde Or redy sharpnesse of his wit or iudgement ye requirde In anie point to learning which or morall vertues bright Did appertaine the Phoenix rare of Europe and the light UUhom death vntimely like the flowre from tender stalke of rapt From Britaines tooke away and youthfull corps in coffin lapt Death enuies on the earth who sacred lawes obserue and keepe So boyes and springoldes fresh he with his dart away doth sweepe which Ioue th' almightie king vouchsafes to heauen to haue extold The king thus dead him after doth a woman scepter hold UUhich Mary hight one
the land The Celler doores with wine repleat to all men open stand God Bacchus bolles deepe cares do quell and ioyes in heart makes flowe These thinges thus finisht on the rout the king doth thankes vestowe And many sendes vnto their homes how beit the greatest part Of noble race esprong from Princes court do neuer start Couragious springoldes eke collect'd from all partes of this land To bend and vow at euery beck all waiting ready stand More to confirme their loue towardes this Impe conceau'd in minde with plighted oth on sacrament themselues the people binde Establisht firme to stand in faithfull duetie to her knit Not one but all this region ceastes throughout vow not to sâ—…itt Meane time the Uirgin adding groth vnto her tender yeares Increasd in fauour eke of heauenly powers and earthly Peeres Whom commons loue succeeds But when her mother tong she knew Expressing signes of wondrous wit and Iudgement to insue She at her prâ—…dent sayinges made astoinisht men to stand And bookes desirous to be taught would alway haue in hand She scarse the letters with her eyes intentiue did behold Their seuerall names but thrise before by her instructor told But perfect them at fingers end as two monthes taught she bare Their figures diuerse made deciphering well by iudgement rate Yea in few dayes a marueile great it is to speake no dout The Princely impe by industie such sap had sucked out That without councell to assist she any thing could reed So nothing intricate is found nor difficult in deed To willing mindes deceauing toyles the loue of vertue true Her mothers solace great this Uirgin bright of roseal hue Did ample hope foreshew what helpe she should to Britaynes bee The Aequinoctiall line which dayes and nightes makes to agree In true proportion like Don Phoebus lampe had banisht farre From this our Climate chasing fast towardes the Northarne starre Then ready for to take a signe celestâ—…all by the way which Venus mansion house to be Astronomers do say Then pleasant spring appeares on earth and rough hayle shoures depriues Expelling nipping coldes and into th'hard earth moisture driues Then fieldes do fragrant shew than all things budding blossomes beare Then Nightingales with chirping notes melodiously do were Away the lingring darksome night and please the watchfull eare Now was the tyme when gratefull rest had layd in drowsie sleepe Men mortalls weried bones and bodies close in couch did keepe The king therfore him hies to bed so doth his royall Queene His chamber he she takes a rowme ioynt to an herbour greene With floures of sondry colours dect most pleasant to be seene where long and tedious houres she spendes whilst studious she her booke Reuoluing turnes which customde vse of tender yeares she tooke Till drowsâ—…e sleepe her daceled eyes soft stealing on vp closde But when she thus a great part of the night had spent reposde At last in loftie bed of state as Princely Ladies are with vowes deuout of soule and corps she prayes high Ioue take care Then drencht in deepe sleepe rest she takes forgetting fancies past Now midst of glomish shadowy night expired was at last Deepe silence dogges and men and beastes of saluage kind had rought when Morpheus in her grandsiers shape the God of dreames him brought Unto the Queene which long before was in Sepâ—…lcher layd UUith beard downe dangling long and head white hoar and thus he sayd O Anne which layd in dead sleepe sound yet thought herselfe awake Feare not my daughter Anne nor at this vision trembling quake Behold thy Grandsier I here present stand of yore well knowne From all contagion earthly free I dwell in heauenly throne Wherewith loues sacred ministers I endlesse life obtaine To liue so is to liue in deede thou liu'st to dye agayne Prepare thy selfe with Sainctes in ioyes celestiall for to comme To Christ which heauenly boures hath built and sitts in highest rowme Desirous that his flocke with him should raigne Peace endlesse blisse Tranquillitie secure in deede no chaunce nor chaunge there is What earthly honour can preuayle what glory great of kings What pompous wealth aboundant what rich pretious vestements brings UUhat prosite can bright purple robes what glistering gemmes and gold Can they mens mindes once better or the sting of plagues withhold Can they Deathes threatning dart or vexinâ—… chaunces keepe away All earthly thinges perswade thy selfe do frayle fall in decay On heauen thine eyelids firmely fire seeke heauenly kingdomes hie UUhich for Christes faythfull flocke prepared are vndoubtedly Now to what end this talke doth tend with minde attentiue know Foule enuie start with poysoning snakes from gastly shadowes low UUith hatreds brandes the world perturbes in Princes Courtes her nest Erecting strong that who so God and Iustice fauours best And gratious in his Prince his sight with credit great doth grow So much the rather on his flesh will enuious vipers gnow And worke will with such secreâ—…e that he shall not perâ—…eaue The venemous sting till Atrapos â—…s vitall breath bereaue And by dire destinies fatall doome he be entombd in ground Thou knowest the mighty Britaine guide by stablisht lawes profound In his hye Court of Parliament where mixt in Counsell seat Both Peers and People of the land it earnest did iutreat His subtill â—…nining fraude now set abroch and knowne The Pope with his Supremacle out of his land hath throwne And that no Bulls from Romish seat hereafter should be sought Whereby his pompe might be maintaind by them in thousands bought Wherfore the prudent Monarch hath from his dominions all Him quite expelld howbeit in Court his wilie fautors stall And faultring dread lest that their fraude detected and betrayde Should in her glosing colours be portraid and brode bewrayde They shiuering feare lest that thy rule their rage to ruine bring If fatall destinies in thy Prime thee with their bane should sting For that those traitrous villaines brue they would triumphing sing No farther dout or daunger then suspecting to impend Howbeit about the hugie world Sir Titan shall not end Two times his wandring course before that by the Counsailes hestes All Idolls props supporting both the Pope and shauen crestes Shall by deuouring greedy flames be burnt and turnde to nought And Images be battred downe with stones of marble wrought The floore of Ioues most sacred house shall purg'd and scoured bee Meane time O happy England through thy Region by decree Of Henry mighty king the Crier shall promulgate loude That vnto carued stockes or stones no knee shall once be bowde These wondrous thinges thou shalt not see aliue to come to passe But relickes of the Challice and such dreggs and trumperie trash Shall not till after Henries death be bauisht backe to Rome From whence as from the fountain head and welspring first they come A boy then with coruscant vertue deckt deuoyde of crime Againe shall bring to Saincâ—…es celestiall deare in happie time The sacred
wourd of high Iehoue then superstition vaine A foule and filthy errour shall all desolate remaine For seuen yeares space which so doth sticke vnto religions side As doth the clinging Iuie thrombe fast to the Eâ—…ne abide Almighty Ioue to heauenly blisse shall first this springold call Before the worldes frayle glory shall his hart seduce at all Or lusting flesh incense him by suggestion vnto sinne A flattering foe in floud of Acheron to plundge him in The seuenth yeare of his raigne shall him bereaue of regall mace Whom after shall a married Queene succeed in royall place The Pope reducing Then shall wofull England sliding backe Fall prostrate downe to blockes and ripp agayne the Romish pack If any man do mutter once by conscience terrour stong Or once reuolue the testâ—…nt write in his mother song Or out of it conuince the Pope to swarue from law and right In vaunting his authoritie equall with Ioues almight With diuilish pride vp pufâ—… he shall with scorching brands be burnd With raging fiers consuming force his bones to ashes turnd When that the noble Princesse had the matter peisde aright And cald to minde that daungers such and lucklesse chaunce as might Not be eschewie must suffred be and not â—…ailde with grief Few dayes expirde in robes of state and Princely bestmentes chief All shining downe he comes and musing walke in harbour greene By chaunce a Courtlike Lady than prostrate on both her kneene I know not what petition made of royall stocke esprong Of mighty Peers whose ielous loue and secret truth erst long In sondry pointes she had fortitide to whom the Queene thus spake O trustie Lady manifest do not oer secretes â—…ake None present stands we are alone and leasure serues to talke For far apart the portlike troupe of britaine nimphes did walke And opes her lipps for to proceede and faultring shutts againe At length she spake when dulcett sleepe me close in bed had laine My maydes secluded all Inrold in earth in elder yeares Ay me my Grandsier old in antike forme so brim appeares As when he drew his vitall breath he was vnto me knowne And in a long processe my fatall houre hath to me showne UUhich in this month insuing next the destinies will procure The noble dame sale trickling teares bedewing her lookes demure Astoinsht sobbing sayes noâ—… God auext this bitter lot The fancies of your troubled braine so vayne remember not But quite roote out such parching thoughtes as macerate your hart Out of a gladsome minde fresh florishing age doth bloming start Perplexing grief hart strings of mortall men vntimely freats And in his pinsers holding fast their mindes with corture beats Meane tyme a page doth warne the royall king for to approch But Anne desirous of her grief the cause to set abroch Unto her trustie frend her dreame in order doth declare And what the diuine oracles concerning England weare More of king Henries mightie race what should be the successe Then of her tender Impe in fine the fate the doth expresse Her willing truth and faythfull loue toward her to maintaine Yet yong of yeares which in processe might recompence her payne Then to the goodly Prince her spouse she lowlie doth incline For honours sake who tokens great of loue erprest that tyme Both ioyntly side by side the fragrant garden trace about UUhich sight the hartes did gladsome make of all the vulgar rout Sir Titan Venus glorious house in heauenly coape had past And some degrees incroching made in signe adiacent fast Renowmed Anne for endlesse life a short death doth exchaunge Deuouring cares expeld and in celestiall coastes doth range Learne you that liue what can backbiting malice gobling fell Blacke Enuie gastly hagg neare happy liuers still doth dwell UUhich filthy venome blew of viperous tonges insues as mate Religion and worship true of mightie Ioue which sate All drownd much like a burning coale vp rakt in embers dead In happy dayes of vertuous Anne disclosd her burnisht head Of Anne whose hand so bountifull gaue almes vnto the pore Ech day and feeble creeples lame and people blind vp bore Ye wailyng widowes do lament the black and dismall day Ye children eke of Siers bereft which tooke this Queene away The Lady Iane of Seimers bloud stout Henry mightie king In holy wedlocke rites espousâ—… from which a babe did spring A boy of wondrous towardnes and manly vertue cleare He was by sacred muses reard and fostred vp most deare To him in tender age Elizabeth coequall cleft Aa both to soone in springing yeares of noble dames bereft Howbeit that carefull prouidence in Henries brest was shrind That he a man of knowledge deepe them to instruct assignd The day in diuers partes was cut for diuers studies fitt Euen with Syr Titans springing lampe they at their bookes doe sitt These vertuous Impes now this now that with mindes intentiue reed First Iesus Christ instilled was their endlesse blisse to breed The life the rocke the tracked path to them which dread the Lord. Then bookes of ciuill gouernement which preceptes did afford And other noble Artes beside for royall children meet Sound knowledge daily did increase and ripe wit polisht neet Renowmed Henryes ardent loue towardes them kindled more And fauour of the Britaine Peers obtaind and commons lore Elizabeth three yeares by byrth her brother went before Inferiour in her sexe but for bicause of riper age Desirous laud and prayse to winne free from fell enuious rage And that her brother Prince incenst by her proceedings might Be spurd more ardent to attaine to Vertues sacred light She here desistes and qualities beseeming her degree She practisâ—… els beside Now silken vesture holdeth she In lilly handes and fitting fine with pliant fingers small With needle worke imbrodereth rich and ouerspreadeth all Mineruaes pretious webbe the vewers would haue voucht it sure The hemmes distinguisht with a gard of glistering mettall pure Now doth she exercise her selfe of solempne Lute to play On warbling stringes now more now lesse sad dumpes to driue away The Nightingale her chirping voyce so diuers scarse could make Diuideo into sondry tunes as she most sweetly strake with quauering fingers small and gentle touching of the strings All men admiting much whence that celestiall Musicke springs Where daintie cates on tables spred they were to take repast Or after viandes all remou'de in galleries they wast The time or els in gardens fresh of fragrant sauour walke Of vertue of Religion true of sayings wise her talke Should still be framde both godly speach and true she alwayes vsde A token plaine how that her hart the spot of vice refusde In old Palaemons learned Art they both most skilfull weare The Prince and Lady eke so deepe ingraft in minde did beare The Greekish phrase with Latine speach conioynd that in short space Once reeding would suffise to vnderstand the hardest place That of the hugie world so vast where Phoebus globe
Arithmetricians Art both cunning Clarkes whome vertue gaind By long vse hath extold and wisedome in most thinges attainde They both in Senate house perswade and Counsaile graue downe lay Chroftes in his royall mistresse house controller now doth slay And with his valiant burly corps adornes the Princes hall UUhich erst in campes of dreadfull Mars did force the foe to fall In Englandes chief affaires one Secretarie to the Queene Is Walsingham who Legate then of Britayne Prince was seene At Paris when the slaughter great and dire destruction was And such effusion vast was made of Christian bloud alas A godly man of courage high with bribe not to be bought Nor by corrupting chraft from path of Iustice to be brought Most happy sure which suppliant doth talke with the heauenly king But secreatly as soone as clad 〈◊〉 srâ—… his bed doth spring And of ech day by vowes deuout â—…oth good abodements take O would that many such great kings would of their Counsaile make Then should no doubt ech common weale in blessed state remaine And old Saturnus golden age would be renewde againe Commended eke with sondry vertues rare the other was Willson whose flickering ghost of late to aierie coastes did passe These doth the Princesse vse these Counsailours hath she vsde of yore For what to happy end with good successe may well be bore If that with wauering minde you holesome counsaile do despise Ech state into subuersion runnes deuoyde of good aduise And shall I hope triumph as long as Debora did raigne Whose tracte of life whose thoughts whose crowne almighty Ioue main For many yeares blessâ—…nd preserue in calme peace to remaine taine And after mortall life these worldly thoughtes and crowne forlorne UUith endlesse life diuine affectes and heauenly crowne adorne FINIS Virgil 〈◊〉 neth the 〈◊〉 deeds of Aeâ—…â—…s â—…er blaâ—… seth the acâ—… of Achilles 〈◊〉 sonn to Thâ—… tia Cherâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…y kiâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synâ—…tes 〈◊〉 poore 〈◊〉 Phillippâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…oble 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Mars God of battaile Iul us Caesar. Caesars Commentaâ—…s Gradiuus one of the names of Mars from whom Romulus first kyng of the Romaines disâ—…ded Britaines paid tribute and did homage to the Emperours of Rome Ciuilâ—… diffention present destruction of a câ—…ntry or coÌ„mon weale Erinnis a fury breeding dissention I atines of Latini people in Italiâ—… Galles of thâ—… the people Galls in Frauâ—… Semyramis wife to kyng Ninus of Pertia gouerned the first Monarchie Nylus a great riuer in Aegipt by whose inundation with the heat of the sunne is the country adiacoÌ„t made frutefull Alexander Magnus king of Macedonia the second Monarch The Romains vnder Romulus had the third Monarchy but rather vnder Iulius Caesar. The prayse of all the natioÌ„s in Europa The Scithian and those coâ—…tryes whiche lye neare the North Pole at the people Getae and Saâ—…uromatae and others The Authorâ—…â—…uocation Bdâ—…rd the third began to â—…gne Au. 1520. in the xv yeare of his age Edward a godly Prince VVherof this was one Longbeardes haâ—…â—…eile paus ted houdes â—…else Gay coates gâ—…celesse ma nes England thâ—…stleus The Scottes entring into â—…ngland as faire as Stanhop parke were compast rosd by kyng Edward who thought to subdue there but by â—…eason of sâ—…e of his host they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the king by â—…n self of Sir Edward Mortimer who the bare great sway in England deliuered vp those Charters and Patentes But more scillict to spite the kyng of England Edward Baliol kyng of Scotts dâ—…uen out of his coâ—… trie comes into England The Oration of Baliol to kyng Edward od present at faythfull prayers The aunswere of kyng Eid ward 〈◊〉 one sillable take for the Suâ—… two sillables for the Moâ—… Preparation for warre agaynst Scotland Gold and â—…luer borne on carres to pay the souldiours Twede a mighty riuer runnyng by Barwicke Barwicke bâ—…sieged DescriptioÌ„ of Barwicke Flora the Goddesse of flowers and greene 〈◊〉 â—…tan the unne The assaulting of Barwicke Vulcanus God â—…ers Iubâ—…s smith The Britaines gaue so hot assault that the Scottes drew all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 walles and piâ—…es drye to quench the fired places of their towne The Scottes like to sa 〈◊〉 hâ—… The Oratiâ—… of the liuetenaunt of Barwicke to his souldiours Eight dayâ—… truce Pledges taken â—…he Scottâ—… 〈◊〉 their â—…ce 〈◊〉 Dacâ—…tt with a fewe other enters Barwicke in the â—…ight The Scottes truce breakers The pledges hanged Famine oppresâ—…eth the Barwicke souldiâ—…urs inhabitantes One sorrow and calamitie mittigateth an other Truce the second tyme. An army of Scottes sent to remoue the fiâ—…ge The of Scottish Nobles The Scottes deuide their army into three battailes The English army By reason of the reflexe of the sunne The exhortation of the king of England to his souldiours The prayer of the kyng of England A pollicie to animate his souldiours Vulcane as Poetes sayne had his smithey in mount Lemnos in Cicilie where he with his mates wrought A great scath by the Eng. Archers done to the Scotts Lethe a riuer in â—…al The Scottes slaine and puâ—… to flight The Retraiâ—… soâ—…nded Bacchus God of wine Ceres Goddesse of corne and such like prouision Edward the next morning after the battaile fought with all his army doe prayse the Lord. The number of the Scottes slayne in the battaile was xxxv thousand fiue huÌ„dred Thirten Englishmen onely lost Barwicke â—…elded Baliol restored to his kingdome King Edward returnes to London Edward Baliol comes to Newcastell â—…e doth homage to king Edward He scillicâ—… the king of England speaketh comfortable wourdâ—… to Baliol. Edward say led into 〈◊〉 Pillip de Valloys kyng of Fraunce threatneth England Edward summoneth the French kyng and beareth the armes of France intermixt with th' English Claimyng Fraunce to be his by inheritaunce Preparation foâ—… warres Gold at that tyâ—…e made in England by art Edward sayleth into FlauÌ„ ders A great battaile on the sea neare â—…ude Thetis goddeâ—…se of the sea The fight induced from XII a clocke at noone till day breake neâ—… morning Thirtis thousand slayne of the Frenchmen Edward victor Edward returning into England goes to VVindles Castell 〈◊〉 George is feast Bacchus God of wine vsed for wine it selfe The first institution of the golden Garter King Edwâ—…â—…yning to him the â—…ar of VVarwicâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…arl more wasteâ—… the VVesterâ—…â—…stes of Fraunce The kyng 〈◊〉 turned noâ—… calleth a Pa liâ—…t whâ—… in he sheâ—… 〈◊〉 Crownâ—… of Fraunce be his by 〈◊〉 heritance Vessell coiâ—… to make mâ—… ney Preparatioâ—… for warre The Britaâ—… 〈◊〉 arriâ—… at 〈◊〉 die Aâ—…ol Goâ—… the windâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them theâ—… selues 〈◊〉 â—…ranne â—…he assauling and subâ—…uyng of â—…ane â—…rchery doth â—…uch preâ—…ayle Celtane of Celtaea peoâ—…le in Fraunce The Hâ—…rle of Tancaâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…rom Cane the army proceedes further into Nor â—…die and 〈◊〉 breaâ—…th ray â—…alloys gaâ—…hereth an arâ—…y â—…ridges of â—…ome broken â—…owne to â—…eepe backe 〈◊〉 English â—…my â—…ridges of â—…ome broken â—…owne neare Paris by the 〈◊〉 â—…f
THE VALIANT ACTES And victorious BatTAILES OF THE ENGlish nation from the yeere of our Lord one thousand three hundred twentie and seuen being the first yeare of the raigne of the most mightie Prince EDVVARD the third to the yeere 1558. ALSO OF THE PEACEABLE AND quiet state of ENGLAND vnder the blessed gouernement of the most excellent and vertuous Princesse Elizabeth A compendious declaration written by C. O. And newly translated out of Latine verse into English meeter By I. S. Nobâ—… so la â—…statque vinica virtus AT LONDON Printed by Robert Walde-graue ¶ The names of the kinges of England in whose dayes these warres and great aduentures haue bene made Edward 3 Richard 2 Henry 4 Henry 5 Henry 6 Edward 4 Richard 3 Henry 7 Henry 8 Edward 6 Phillip and Mary ¶ TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull Sir William Mohun Knight longlyfe and heauenly felicitie IF Maroes Muse if Homers sacred vaine VVhich auncient Poets intombed lye in molde Parnassus Nimphes had bett into my braine If that their skill my slender quill did hold Then worthy sir your prayses manifold VVith Troian Dukes should lifted be to skie Or Thetis Impes whose fame shall neuer die But bitter Fate and cruell destinies doome Such cunning rare denide haue to bestowe On me poore lad to Homers lofty roome I may not clime but cowching lye full lowe VVith Cherilus and Virgills vaine forgoe They of their store did spred and blase their skill I of my want do testifie my will VVherefore in worth accept my willing hart VVhich what I could not what I would haue brought Of Artaxerxes play the princely part Of fountayne flouds who drunke a harty drought VVhich to his mouth with handes Synaetes rought Let Macedonian Phyllips courteous minde Right worshipfull within your brest be shrinde The Persian king in bosome shrouded close A silie bird which shund the hawke by flight And did her selfe for safetie there repose Till that her foe were soared out of sight So these my toyles accept with countenaunce bright VVhich I present here humbly to your hand Your like or loth may cause them fall or stand Here Martiall feates by valiant Brutes atchiu'de Here hard exploites here battailes fiercely fought then the valew of the gift Howbeiti the toyle and labour in trnaslatyng was myne tâ—…â—…ectation and pleasure in reading shall be yours if any be which I would it were as much as I could wishe to your contentation and good like and to my great coÌ„fort and hartes desire Both incouragements to incense me hereafter to atteÌ„pt some other thing which shall be peraduenture more pleasant I will not say more profitable vnto you for besides the notable gestes and high exploites of our Britaine kings and other particular personages deciphered in this small volume here also are liuely expressed blased forth the haut stomackes famous actes of our English natioÌ„ in generall their coÌ„quests in Fraunce their victorious baâ—…les in Scotland their memorable adueÌ„tures in Spaine their valure in Iustes combates at home their order of battaile their kinde of munition Artillery whereby they haue atchieued so many coÌ„quests and haue bene most redoubted and terrible to their enemies I meane Archery which laudable and martiall exercise how greatly it is now in these our dayes falne into decay we shall I feare me if constrained to indure those bruntes and atteÌ„pt those aduentures and perills which our forefathers haue done to soone for our selues though it to late repent I haue not presented it here as a thing exquisitely done but as a worke rudely ouerranne rather then curiously absolued and perfited If any one hereafter to the better explication of the Poets meaning to the liuelier bewtifiyng of his Countries exploytes and famous attempts and to the greater delight and vtilitie of the reader shall in a more loftie vaine and heroicall stile polishe and publish this Authour a new who I confesse deserueth a traÌ„slatour farre better then I am then let these my toyses be brent and coÌ„sumed to ashes deuoide of farther name memory In the meane space if you vouchsafe to turne them ouer for your solace at vacant times I hope you shall reape some vtility be the matter though not by the meeter in which though you here and there finde a scape I beseech you passe it ouer with patience and perswade your selues that if God send me lyfe and health vpoÌ„ information thereof it shall be in the next AeditioÌ„ reformed As for you my Maisters and Teachers which read this Author in sâ—…koles you must not be offended though euery verse auÌ„swere not your expectation according vnto the Latin for as the worshipfull Tho. Phaer in his Preface to his Aeneads affirmeth beside the differeÌ„ce of a construction a traÌ„slatioÌ„ there are many things which seeme delectable and pleasaunt in the Latine tong which coÌ„uerted into English would either be so intricate that none could vnderstaÌ„d them or so vnpleasaunt that none would vouchsase the reading of them Wherfore I haue Imitated the counsaile of Horace in his booke intituled De Arte Poetica where he commendes and allowes him as a good interpretour amongst other pointes Qui quae non sperat nitescere posse relinquit and haue somewhat in some places omitted though iâ—… but little and somewhat altered though not much altogether for the ease of the reader and the better vnderstanding of the whole worke The Authors meaning as neare as I could I haue kept perfect and inuiolate And so fare ye well most frendly Gentlemen Yours to vse IOHN SHARROCK ¶ William Bluett studient in the Vniuersitie Colledge in Oxenford in praise of the work and Author CEASE cease hence forth you worthy Englishe wightes at straungers deedes to take such admiration Since far they come behinde the noble Knights VVhich fostred haue bin in our Englishe nation Cease cease henceforth to wonder at the actes Of martiall Caesar and renowmed Pompâ—… Cease cease to talke of Alexanders factes Of Scipio Hanniball or the warlike Fabie Cease cease a while to turne the books of Liuius Plutarch Tacitus Appian and Curtius Of Homers tales or Virgill very fables Of Thucidid or Herodotus bables Behold a wight from Parnasse lately prest Hath Phoebus sent whose penne of auncient name Our noble Henries Edwardes and the rest Enrolled haâ—…h in bookeof lasting same VVhere you may see the virtues manifolde Of this your countrie done in former yeeres Patternes to followe where â—…keyou may behold If you will imitate such noble Peeres Nowe if his voice you do not vnderstand Or lâ—…iffer had in speache of this our land This Autor read harke what the Muses haue Of that decreed and done which you do â—…aue They praied Syr Phoebe in humble wise of late From out his sacred mount to send some on That might this worke into our tongue translate VVho looking round about his Helicon Sharrocke espied amongest his learned bâ—…nd VVhoâ—… straight as apt and able both hee bindes This worthy worke
Iustice dayly tilde And statutes made and lawes consirmde the common state to ease But chiefly he imployde his care the Lord of Lordes to please Foure times the glittering Sunne ech signe in heauen wandred had The fift the when through Cancers armes he stealing gan to gad A chosen true of Martiall knightes king Edward hauing got Cntented battaile for to wage agaynst the busie Scot. The greatest part of all his Realme with wordes do more increase His Princely ire for that the Scottes had brake their league and peace Hereto a Caunte full of reproth against this noble land UUith an old grudge was ioynde since they on Stanhop were in band Moreouer at Northampton vy the kinges chief Casketts torne UUherein they left their bandes of league the seales tane of beforne These causes iust incenst the valiaunt English hartes to fight And cleane expelde all faintyng seare which might their myndes afright But yet by speaches fayre repent if that perchaunce they would And eke amend their traitrous myndes if that which Iustice should Atrribute due vnto the Crowne of England they would pay To winne the Scottes the courteous Prince first frendly did assay But they no white at all relent but more intende to bring Some meanes whereby to worke the death of Baliol their king UUhich spying out their treasons false all perilles to refrayne Attaines the English coast by stealth and so auoydes their trayne And setts abroch vnto the king what fraude they did pretend Ungratefull Scottes their soueraigne leyge to bring to fatall end And then requestes in himibâ—… sort his grace his case to ayde For thus permitted for to speake in dolefull sort he sayd He which made heauen and earth and men and beastes of brutish hinde In guidyng thinges most prouident assuredly did mynde That kinges of kinges should neede the helpe should their succour craue And he which had receaued most commoditie should haue A gratefull hart to beare for aye the giuers actes in myâ—…e And sure I thinke it Gods behesâ—… that some are here assignde Under some lucklesse Planet borne in some vnhappy houre UUhich in this world most griping grief and sorrow shall deuoure And to what end for that the Lord most perfit good and kinde In ample sort to good men giues good giftes with willing minde And will his like haue for to ayde men plunged in distresse But what auayles by circumstance my minde for to expresse Wherfore in brief vnto the cause it selfe I le me addresse Of late a kingdome I possest my fathers onely heire And did that stifueckt people well with rayne restricted beare I liu'de deuoyde of feare in pleasaunt peace and â—…de my lande UUhen sodainely a tumulte made of rebels false 〈◊〉 â—…de Me vnwares besiegeth round suspecting nought at all And hauing chosen captaines fit besets my pllace wall UUhat should I doe vnhappy wight such daungers prest at hand And at that pinch when not a frend was by my side to stand Helpe from the Gods with voyce submisse and lowly minde I crau'de God heard my plaint and in my hart this was forthwith ingrau'de To flie the watch by scaping through a window in the night From whence I here am come O king vnto thy land by flight And vnder this that nation vile their vile offence haue closde That I not in their Peers nor in their people trust reposde But to to much your grace esteemde and Britaines lou'de to neare My natiue country now I want my wife and children deare 〈◊〉 â—…oore and needy wretch here wander in a forraine land â—…thing but hope remaines a sorie comfort still at hand Unto distressed wightes which neuer sure their mindes forsakes Till gasping breath begonne my broken hart which somewhat makes For to reuiue and will in time more frendly Fortune bring Some pitie take I pray vpon my trauailes past O king But if you will vouchsafe to take the tuâ—…ele of my state While I am here tormented with the scourge of bitter fate And me into your fauour high by good lucke shall receaue You Baâ—…ial shall his state ychangde of thousand thrals bereaue And eke your Fame throughout the world shall blased be therfore This is the summe of my request then this I aske no more He hauing ended his discourse forthwith to make reply King Edward him address of Britaine land the glory hye All thinges within this wauering world to fickle chaunce are thrall The turrettes 〈◊〉 huge in hight sustaine the greater fall He that is nothing mou'de at all with beggars state most base Nor yet is daunted with the lookes of frowning Fortunes face But with a minde vnmoued beares all losse no whit apalde He ought by right a prudent man and stout in deede be calde A vertue patience is which other witnes doth surmount Therfore this aduerse lucke despise and therof make no count For God himselfe hath limittes put vnto thy cares no dout Which at his pleasure he will end when times are turnde about Expect a while till ripe corne eares Autumnus heat shall bring And greene grasse by the blasing beames of Phoebe aloft shall spring That for the barbed courser braue the earth may prouend yeld Meane time against this nation false to fight fit for the field I armour strong will get and souldiours stout through all my land I will collect and what thinges els for warres in steede may stand The fautors shall be quite destroyed which that vile cauâ—…e sustaine And ouer that vnbrideled nation fierce I le make thee raigne If God shall graunt and set will in thy fathers seat againe Thus said the English puissant Prince the Court with murmour cract On euery side resounding shrill a foule and filthy fact Ech one cries for cankred nation proud their lawfull king Of royall-scepter to bereaue and worke his bale to bring Few dayes expired weare and stealing time not farre had start When doughtie knightes and souldiours braue the king from euery part Selected had and Captaines stout had chosen stoare at hand The troupes of horsemen set in ray and many a mightie band Of footemen floct in heapes before being all disposed the masse Of coyned gold for so great wars and siluer taken was Out of the chestes wherein all goodes confiscate hourded are And to be borne on carres was layd no dout most gratfull ware Forthwith the warlike Princes both the Britaine first in sight And after him the Scot before the towne that Barwicke hight UUith walles aloofe erected strong yfenct their tentes they place UUhich bordreth neare the 〈◊〉 fieldes where Twede doth run his race A fortresse Barwicke is with ample walles succincted round Cut out from craggie rocke and bulwarkt vp with baulkie bund That from the dreadfull dint of sword it can hit souldiours shield And will not to the bouncing blowes of warlike ingine yeld Fast vnto which conioynde of hollowed rockes 〈◊〉 lyes A turret mounted vp aloft vnto the Starrie 〈◊〉 And
his wayes As victor chief subduing landes to beare his seruile yoke I st not vnto the conquered if courage they reuoke A greater glory of their legs the fettring boltes to shake And neckes from yooke to pluck and force by force recuile to make Some howre to some more happie chaunce then other doth portend And ficle Fate will not remaine to one firme to the end The Frenchman now doth rule towre the Britaine bare the sway UUe florisht haue in time and haue beene Troians doe you say Ten yeeres wars first expirde by Greekes the Troians were subdued Fraunce after many Sommers hath her antike force renued And me her captaine now againe begins to looke aloft Her iniuries reuenging bold and setting foes at nought Yong boyes do terrifie with threats with bugges make Girles auaunt No vaine colluding shadowes can the manly courage vaunt Nor boasting brags nor florisht blade with threatning trakes forth showne UUhat that your king to manly yeeres is nothing neere yet growne Inexpert quite of dolefull wars Let it suffice that he For his disport doe tosse the ball at home and shunning flee The glittering tankes of mighty Mars let riper age those guide Therfore this aunsweer take and thus declare it was replied That Frenchmen will their countrie coastes and natiue cities shryne With armes in spite of all their foes that thereat do repine The Legates aunswered thus to natiue soyle in hast they hie And wourd by wourd declare the manner of the Frankes replie The scofe the king not taking well all other thinges derides Meane time his royall nauie huge at Hampton he prouides And forth through wandring salt sea floudes with friendly gales he slides For Ioue almight the Southwindes coucht in caues did close containe That both the King and captaines stout with all their warlike traine Unlooked for on th'ennimies shore their ankers fastned faine And ships forsaking far and wide did all thinges wracke and wast And houses brued with bloud and roofes with reaking flames down cast Now puissant Henry in his tentes one night away had past When Phoebus rising cloudes consumde and brought againe the day And with his radiant light ech place in broad sight did bewray Which way that mighty floud which flowing forth from Roan doth fall Into the sea and with his rage the rocky shoores doth ball And with his sprinkling maketh moyst the bordring campes annext Neare to the tentes whereas his mouth with gaping iawes wide strecht UUithin the compasse of sixe howres still salt sea floudes doth sup And out againe gainst customde time doth belking perbrake vp Two warlike townes with mighty walles ycompast round they spied On this banke one that other built vpon the farther side Forthwith the king commaundes them both with bandes besiegd to bee Against them both the whirling crosbow shot to be let flee And walls with ingine forgd of yron hard to batter downe This vnaccustomde kinde of torment fell put in a stounde The Celtaines closd within their walles boyes mothers â—…ed siers But to his great affaires as he was wise doth fit the time If that perchaunce his fathers Law which then in yeares did clime Him absens should desire to see the coast of Fraunce agayne He goes vntill where comne the Duke of Burgoine sheweth plaine How that the Dolphin tumultes made and reared vprores newe Pretending faithles fraude Against his foe a warlike crue The king doth therfore send his false attemptes for to withstand But causes of more weight he needed than to take in hand And not for to respect at all the Dolphins sielie band Which valiant Britaines prest at hand dares manly nought to done But two dayes iourney of aloof doth warie still them shunne This did he at the first that corne and victualls might abound Throughout his campe and needefull foode might not be wanting found Who hauing all thinges bought at last the Britaine proffer makes Of battaile in an equall soyle which trembling he forsakes In number and in puissance not with Brutes to be comparde That place moreouer vnto which the warlike English garde Approching drawes the yong man shunnes worse then a dogg or snake That he refusing flies and course contrary swift doth take When that the doughtie Britaines campe Northparts of Fraunce attainde He thence his power remouâ—… and with his bandes to Narbone ttainde And hit inuading doth vesâ—…ege which from the Celtanes might The Duke of Bedford straight acquites and Dolphin puts to flight Meane time the king with broilyng heat and toyling labours brake Him languishing effâ—…ebled sore a feuer sharpe doth take The heauens intemperate ayre and scorching dog star sweltring hott Was cause that neare vnto his hart the deadly poyson gott How be it he iourneyed still with wondrous grief tormented fore Till that his hart and limbes still faultring fainting more and more He will perceau'd the struggling panges of ghaâ—…ly death draw neare His brother Humffrey posting comes and Bedford Duke so deare And doe with trickling teares this sodaine thaunce lamenting rue Most dolefull wightes The king at last these wordes with grief out drew With both his handes extended bye to heauen I much do owe O God almighty guide but worthy thankes therfore bestow I cannot that in bloming youth so fresh I hence depart Unto this day not hauing felt dame Fortunes bitter dart That in this life all my attemptes with good successe haue gone That to thy heauenly power O God referred be alone And to his brother turning sayes why thus with mestiue hart Doe you this mourning make and deepe sobs let with grief depart I do reioyse my fatall houre and death to be at hand That must with equal minde be borne which no man can withstand By sacred league of brotherhoode I do beseech you all That Henry you my tender sonne regard loue foster shall And honour as your king and specially with heauenly feare You will informe his minde so shall he worthy be to beare The scepter of so noble a Realme and purchase endlesse fame My louing spouse which of the race of mightie Princes came Which is aboue all other left a pensiue wretched dame With godly duetie her sustaine so doth it Brutes beseeme And concord greatest gift of God that fauour and esteeme The Bedford and the Burgoine Dukes let them the Frenchmen guide And to Duke Humfreys gouernance let Britaines stout be tide This carefully to be fulfilde I bid commaund require More Normandie a fertile land which vnder their empire Our auncient graundsiers did in elder age by right retaine Which lost by dint of sword and conquering arme I got agayne That do you keepe by force with iust warre that do you defend Now death approching neare did Henry bring to fatall end The onely honour of his land dame vertues shining light From age to age to come of stomacke hie vnconquered might Whose gentle hart his loyall frends alone not onely lou'de But enemies did embrace also of faith
and Iustice proude Of euerlasting memory the king now layd in grounde The Iunior Henry chearefull babe with diademe was crownde At Paris and about the streetes as custome was did ride But â—…icle Fortune wauering dame will not still firme abide UUhich with her turning wheele is alwayes tost in compas wise The Frenchmen here the tender Prince rebelling do despise A periur'de nation false and violate their faithes yplight In sacred Sinode late beforne But Bedford Duke by might Doth tame their rage great slaughter made and Dolphin puts to flight The king peace thiefly lou'de when that to ripe yeares he attainde And gastly bickering sâ—…kirmages of dreadfull Mars disdainde And neuer busied was in ciuill hatredes restlesse race But voyde of care with settled minde did gratefull rest imbrace To prayer much addict and oft on God in secret cried But wicked people fell such godly kinges cannot abide But loothes them and detestes with vertue vice cannot agree And glimmering light darke duskish cloudes eschewing swift do flee The gentle disposition therfore of Britaines guide When that the Dolphinne and the rest of Celtaine peeres had spide They blouddie battaile moue and some by fraud betraying take Some townes by conquering might vnto their force to yeelde they make The Britaines hope retired backe and hearts to faint began Since Henry fift of that name kinge a stout and valiant man UUas laide in graue Hereon a cause insude of greater griefe For suddaine strife at home concerning rule and title cheife Perdition threatning dire increasing kindled more the iarres Muse silence keepe or muttring soft the Britaines ciuill warres In dolefull verse declare because that gastly woundes againe By touching blede afreshe and doe renew the former paine Old Henry now forgotte none Normand nation stout regards UUhich barren and bereft all destitute of auncient wardes In vain doth denth of William monarch haunt bewailing rue Faire citties wresting out by force from their possessours true The Dolphin through the region vast of Fraunce doth roming strake Prohibited of none and townes assaulting first doth take A willing people to subdue it is an easie thing And freely offering vp their handes Howbeit small glorie bring It came vnto the conquerour th'out bloudshed landes to winne Such hurlie burlie ciuill broyles the Britaine land within How could they force of forraine foe oppose them selues to bend The Britaine is the Britaines foe the hand the wombe doth rend What that the foote with rechles anger mou'd the head doth crushe And Citizens do Citizens in furious rage through pushe UUith drierie blade his Lord the slaue his man the master slaies Fell slaughter beares the swaye and blouddie Mars wide raâ—…ging straies Alacke for little breach the Brother workes his brothers end One neighbour thrustes an other out no place could safetie lend From sauage enemies rage the holy sanctuarie vailed naught Which euer safety heretofore to wightes distressed brought These places were most famous made through griesly slaughters vast Saint Albones Blore Northampton Banbury fields and Barnet plast Neer copped hils Wakefielde Saint Albones than the second time And Northerne Exam which with Scottishe borders doth confine So that the husbandmen that habite neer those blouddie soiles Out wayling to this day as often as the plough turmoyles Those fieldes where casting furrowes large of men halfeburied bones The chawâ—…g souldiour wâ—…th with â—…uglte showtes the sâ—…es doth rend And now they diâ—… wearâ—… as farre 〈◊〉 â—…urdie 〈◊〉 toâ—… 〈◊〉 The whistling shaft with strength pulâ—… vp Shoâ—…te Shoote the Captaine Ye Britains stout your pâ—…rsing â—…ems steâ—…nt â—…kering flights â—…reights Applie your bending bowes applie your hatrd enemies scoure Like hailstâ—…nes thick when â—…ttling downe doth fall a winter shoure The arrowes girt forth flie and light of Sunne obscure do make In shoulder wounded deepe with beating pawes the â—…ier doth rake All endlong reeâ—…d aâ—…ooft the â—…ourser flerce his master cast The Celtaine horsemen galled thus more sauffer thincke at last Upon our footemen for to ruime with point of charged speare Forthwith our 〈◊〉 â—…ronglie sensâ—… with bowes to ground to beare They fiersly presse with launce the sight than bloudie wareth more Stabd in with sharpened stakes euen as the Prince had shewed before The horses foundred lie vpon the ground their sitters slaine By drierie blade And when no shaftes their quiuers did retaine The bowmen take their gleiues and downe their enemies tombling fell The King endeuoring fierce with sword in hand beâ—…res him well Ech noble Captaine did the same and with them all the rout The bouncing Helmet knockes did shrill resound the woudes throughout With clattering clashing loud of harnish ringes the waters cleere And morning grones the bordring hils and hollow valeis neere Of dying soules receiue The goorie bloud streames so abound As doth the earth with standing pooles when Saturne old is founde And Ioue inferiour in degree Mars Sol and Venus neate Hermes and Lune in Cancers house Pisces or Scorpion weat Iust through the brainpanne with a shaft the Duke of Barre yshot Comes tumbling of his steed his fainting spirite and hart bloud hott Out through the deadly wound disperst in thinne ayer vanisht quite The noble Duke of Alanson with fatall arrow smitte The timber pulleth out but steelehead leaues in scull remaine Dire death insâ—…es the deadly wound wherefore in deeps disdaine His steed hee falleth fro and hard earth rending with his seeth His aierie ghost out startes and thinne in starie region fleeth Like bane thy Duke O Brabant bringes vnto his fatall end These Peeres the first ranke did conduct the seconds guiders send Like wise their dying spirites to Plutoes kingdomes large to flie As th' Earle of Nauarre with whome O Sans thy Byshoppe â—…te Eight Earles more beside their flickering ghostes did send to sâ—…e With grieslie wound yâ—… And of those Peeres which Barons hight Aboue an hundred lost their liues Of Knightes and Squiers in â—…ght â—…ue times full sixtene score their breaths out gaspt the common sort Unto ten thousande soules and morâ—… did Stigie varge transportt Of Celtans army huge Three hundred Britaines onely slaine And in the handes of Henry king the victorie did remaine Alack the Duke of Yorke with staggering launce his death wound gott Where first agaynst our men the bickering skirmage waxed hott And Suffolke Earle ' huge heapes of ghostes first sent to Limbo lake Of Frenchmen Peers his vitall breath with hart bloud did forsake The Captiue Celtane Lordes were safely kept in trustie hold These thinges thus done his men inricht with th' enemies spoyles and gold The noble Victor with his fleet hastes backe to Callice shore And cutting ore the strait sea gulfe of auncient kinges of yore To royall pallaces he wendes triumphantlike a trayne And after him he drawes the Maior of pompous London fayne UUith all his troupe of Aldermen in roobes of Ermines clad Three miles agaynst his royall grace for honours sake gan
gad To testifie their dueties all the Citizens doe the same And to expresse their ioyes that he the Celtanes pride did tamâ—… The Clergy eke their sacred temples left doe solempne sing The streetes throughout deserued laud to the eternall king The common sort with noyse resounding brim do after trace Long prosperous health beseeching God to giue vnto his grace This solempne pompe the captiues all in order sett insue Unto the Victor Prince his Court where entertainement due By Henryes hest they shewed had In fleeting barke yhore Behold Sygismund taketh land vpon English shore UUhom courteously the Britaine Monarch hye a gratefull hoast His auncient frend receaues and welcome bids to Albion coast Now loftie horned stagges now sielie does they hunt in chase Now hawking likes them best and hollow winged gossehaukes race Whilst lesser sort of birdes for dread all shiuering he â—…fests When leysure seru'd and clogging cares expeld were from their brests The Emperour thus begins Most royall Prince through fame renownd UUhich blasted hath thine actes throughout the world with troÌ„petts sound Spare now the conquered Galls at length from blouddy wâ—…rs abstaine You goorie bloud haue drawne inough and foes-on heapes haue laine UUhy doe you tire your selfe and subiects weare with endlesse paine Your late atchiued 〈◊〉 in mynde will still remaine Let peace be rooted in your hart loue peace then which the Lord A greatet gift on mortall men at no time doth afforde King Charles doth entreat the same his Legate it doth pray Which present in your royall Court for that pretence doth stay All cause of strife remoue let loyall league of truce be plight King Henry shall of Frenchmen haue what lawfull is by right Behold how tender babes of Sters bereft do howlinges make And widowes mourning waile their husbande 's sent to Stigie lake Consider pondring deepe vnto the Lord how we are wrought Sigismund had king Henry neare by this persuasion brought To condiscend who deepe in thought now this now that way strayes Uncertaine what to doe to pittie rare addict alwayes And doutlesse the intreatie had preuailed of his frend Had not the French Embassadour intreating for to end Which earst the Emperour had proposde a post from Harflu comne Declaring how the Realme of Fraunce warres to renue begonne And how of Englishmen of late was made a slaughter dire â—…eare bankes of Seine All burning woode and furious standes in yre Prince Henry hearing thus the Britayne souldiours to be slayne Which few could not the mighty power of Celtane king sustaine And stopping straight the Legates mouth intreating still for peace He sayes reuengement shall insue wherfore your suite surcease The Emperour was ashamed that for that periurde nation bad He suppliant low with speaches fayre his frend intreated had UUho ready to depart with royall giftes in Princely guise Presented sacred league of truce with Britaine king contriues And country soyle through surging seas by prosperous gales attaines Forthwith resounding loude the brasen troÌ„pe his hoarse voyce straines The egar youth thrunge thicke on flockes with hartes incensed mad And by commaundement from the Prince ech one in armour clad The hollow hull vp fills and through the rough seas scouring passe Till Normandie a fertile land of large corne fieldes and grasse On rockie shores put out receaues the warlike Britaine traine His souldiâ—…urs here refresht he Touche at first assaultes amaine The Frenchmen hard endeuoring fierce resist by dint of sword The blouddy onset beating backe but that small helpe could ford For conquerde they to Britaine victor stout to yeld were fayne And Britaine campe within their walls perforce eke entertaine From thence he mou'd his siege to Cane which he did not subdue But with great bloudshed on both partes But doutlesse vertue true Cannot be tamde In first assault he cleane their power did quell Howbeit the bickering then at Cane at no place was more fell He fauoured sacred temples all and sanctuaries eke he sparde UUhich when the trembling habitantes by fame broad bruted hard Admiring in their mortall foe such wondrous vertue rare And how he did preserue Ioues houses with religious care The Normand people doe commit themselues vnto his grace And to his campe with victualls in troupes did flocking trace Conueying basketts heaped full of bread to them apace Then he with conquering force Alencon did assaulting get Next Argenton fayre Constance doth without resistance set UUide ope her gates But Laudum and Falesia populous towne In vayne expecting natiue ayde at length were conquered downe And vnder the subiection brought of Britaine monarch weare Then Larcha bordering neare on bankes of Seine which hie doth reare Her rampier walls with turretts fenced strong next conquered was And many burrowes more beside whose vulgar names I passe Roan last of all remainde which costly warres and glittering gold UUhich fined siluer pretious plate abondantly doth hold The Normand Citie chief which by a hugie mountaine side Is situate neare chanells deepe where mighty Seine doth slide Here Rumor spread that Britaines army vast was neare at hand The husbandmen and such as neare did eair the bordring land Did hether bring their chiefest stuffe transportyng it in carres Persuaded that so strong a towne could not be wonne by warres The Britayne king with trenches deepe and rampier bulwarke bankes The towne inclosing round doth fierce besiege with warlike rankes Rockes rolling huge and loftie towers downe throwing an ingine vast A ramme of steele swelts strong yforgd by martiall skill was plast So that with crooked hornes he might the walls ransacking teare Agayne the Normans fierce from hie walls crest do battaile reare And rough rockes tumbling rolde wrest'd from far the trembling speare UUith hott assault and courage fierce on both sides it was fought Till Fleeboates armed strong the king into the riuer brought On euery side to stopp that through Seines gurtie streames no ayde Of men of armes or victuals should be by ships conuayde The towne besiegd to helpe Then Famine dire doth raunging stray Throughout the Citie large and want of foode doth much dismay The feebled souldiours poore wherfore of boyes a combrous flocke And sielie women weake out of their gates they thought to locke UUith point of threatning blade the English Captaines that denyde Howbeit our deathes vnto our land small safetie can procure If we resistaunce make all vnreueng'd we shall be slayne And troth we must confesse our goodes and substaunce will remaine To Henry king of Brutes both towne and gorgeous turretts gay If ought offended were tofore that pardon we thee pray And if no succour from our Prince be sent for our redresse UUithin eight dayes then entrance make and freely do possesse Hold and enioy our towne with luckie chaunce this let vs craue To spare our liues such mercy sure becomes it kinges to haue This vertue rare thine auncestours did earst renowned make UUhat here the Celtane to obtaine demaundes that
worke of high 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thou 〈◊〉 â—…ll 〈◊〉 the same Thy warlike nâ—… vnto thee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 straight to battaile frame Thy selfe and dreadfull foes to come by maâ—…y courage tame And through thy great exploites in warre deseru'de laud beare away Without delay the Arthets stout are sett in battaile ray Of which the greatest part in sondry winges deuided weare The martiall rankes which tronthesn piâ—…es claspt in their hands did beare The ensigne of the king in armour thick did compasse round The Earle then which by the name of Suffolke was renownde The right wing did conduct the Warwicke Earle the left hand rout Both armde with souldiours old which twangd there bowes with courage A troupe of horsemen light the pikâ—…en rankes did firmely garde stout The reregarde such as browne billâ—… date and 〈◊〉 keene did warde Like Giantes strong with hugie limbes and campe behinde did close Here was the Britaynes power this hinde of battaile ray they chose The army ordred thus the king demandes what time a day About the time in which our Priestes accustom'd are to pray The nobles aunswere make throughout the townes of Albion hie Be of good cheare ye Britaynes â—…ut the king doth straight reply For in this 〈◊〉 the sacred clarkes do pray for our successe Goe to my lads your valure so by great exploites expresse That like to your forefathers old this day you may depart Whose handes in fight not onely haue the Frenchmen made to start But manly lookes haue stoinde and forst to flie with broken hart All feare expell death dreadfull is to none of gentle kind If to be ouercomne by destinies lott we be assignde The last gasp of my vitall breath shall be blowne out this day For me as captiue to redeeme no man shall tribute pay Nor for my raunsome Brittish land shall any charge defray He sayd Like minde was to them all the army showting hie Redoubleth loude the noyce and promise plightes that all would die On paint of goarie blade if Fortune victory should denie Meane time towardes the Celtanes hoast began to wend away The army all and broad in sight their bankers to display Behold of dreadfull Mars the trompet gastly noyce out blue Prouokementes dire of blouddy slaughters fell then to insue The armies both bloudthirstie neare and neare their footestepps drue The share vprooting reares and brings to light in steede of stones Doe curse and banne with dolefull playnts those ciuill battailes fell In which an hundred thousand wights the blooddy blade did quell Todcastle eke through battaile strange a noble name doth gayne In which full thirtie thousand men in dolefull sort were slaine The last broyle of this ciuill war did Teuxburie contayne Which townes yet standing of those warres are testimonies good How then that flowing riuers ranue conuerted into blood So many dreadfull foughten fieldes the faction of two kings Did cause which mightie Ioue at last vnto conclusion brings Here Bosworth blooddy warres and others moe I will omit By which king Henry seuenth eternall fame which will not flit From age to age continned still in memorie attaynd UUho first but Earle of Richmond then king Edwards daughter gaynd In wedlocke linked fast and with her Britaine crowne possest That did the lawes require and English Primates chiefe request This God th' almightie guide as authour chiefe did bring to passe And thus at length the rage of ciuill hatred ended was He rayngd vnto his subiects all a noble prince most deare All externe enemies far and neare his puyssance great did feare He worshipt chiefly God and godlines and iustice lou'de And craftie wicked men he hating sharpely still reprou'de Full twentie yeeres and three belou'de of all he ware the crowne Of forrayne princes high esteemde and had in great renowne A king of iustice rare of prudence manners courage bolde who dying left the dyademe to Henry stout to holde His heyre with wondrous welth huge heapes of siluer pure and golde The ende of the first Booke HE from him tender yeares the workes of mighty Mars esteemd That other giftes most singular which well a Prince beseemd As well of body as of minde I do not here declare How puissant courteous eke how he his shoulders loftie bare Aboue the rest with comely face adornd and vertue rare The fourth time haruest yellowish waxt since first he ruld this soyle And hott Autumnus scorching flames the earth did chapping broile UUhen Henry valiant Britayne king did fearefull wars vp rere And cruell Frankes to blouddy campes of dreadfull Mars did stere The Romane bishop him incenst these warres to take in hand UUherfore the surging floudes he cuts and doth at Callice land The Citie filling full with thirtie thousand souldiours stout Foure noble Captaines onely tane out of the warlike rout Lord Talbot martiall Peere and eger Poynings fierce in fight Rice ap Thomas floure of Wales and Somerset a doughtie knight UUhich Henry had foresent to fragrant fieldes where Turwyn standes Turwyn a walled fortresse strong yfenest with warlike bandes In tune of pleasant spring as boystrous windes with whirling blastes On ground all sweeping sheere and slubble light and dust vp castes Or as the earth with croked teeth of sickle sharpe is shorne So downe the heardes of deare with th' English horsemen thick are borne They troupes of prisoners take and droues of beastes subdue by might The king insues and thirtie thousand men in harnish dight Of hard brasse beaten forgd in siege gainst Turwyn walls he pight Under the Britaine king the mightie Emperour serues for pay And blouddy Germaines fierce in bruntes of warre renownd alway Nothing to souldiours is disburst for hyer but fyned gold Of which ech tent throughout the campe such wondrous store did hold That money for to coine the king of siluer was constrainde Rewardes stout courage brought and hier in armes haut hartes maintaind The Celtane horsemen troupes with valiaunt Brutes do battaile make To rescue theirs but all in vayne they weaker armour take The palme of conquest wonne away the puissant Britayne beares The enemies all thrust through with sharpned pointes of thirling speares The walls with roring Cannon shot all groueling battred downe Doe easie passage giue and entraunce large into the towne And Frenchmen fild with shiuering dread Now Turwyn Britaines hold And conquered spoyles of ransackt towne the king decks manifold UUhose mighty puissance great in feates of Mars with flickring winges Swift sliding through the ayre Report to bordring Cities bringes In Tornay famous Citie strong when that these newes were told For very grief she grones and grauntes for tribute sommes of gold And gates wide open fetts permitting Britaines entrance bold UUithin her walls and subiect now vnto new Lordes becomne Extincting former lawes of Henry king takes new in romne Meane time kyng Iames which then of Scottes the regall mace did beare And to confirme the league till warres of Britaines ended
were UUith Frankes in hand the sacred hoast had tane not long beforne And on the holy Sacrament had most deuoutly sworne For to obserue the rouenantes then plighted to his frend Himselfe with flaming fire and sword against our bankes doth bend And sixtie thousand souldiours hard all armed training fast In absence of their Lord the Britaine borders wide doth wast The Surrey Earle of English bondes assignd lieftenant stright Of valiant Brutes an army chose and to augment his might He noble Peers of auncient race descended to him ioynes Scroupe Stanly Latymer of stomacke stout and sturdy loynes Lord Dacres present was and Clifford harnisht glistering gay Than Bulmer Butler than with Haward Admirall of the sea And Edmond to him mynd sprong of one line of Grandsiers old UUhich first assailde his foes couragious knight aduentring bold Both dight in brestplates black so made by salt seas springling drop The enemy planted was on Flodden mountaines crested topp And when approching fast the king perceau'd in battaile ray UUith banners broad displayde the Brutes toward him take their way Dismounted from his steede where glory vaine incenst him forth Or feruent angers rage which in such case is little worth He forefront of the battaile leades and straight assailes his foes On sturdy buckler bosse the Britaine bare the enemies blowes And venging gleine with goary bloud downe runnyng red imbrued Three long houres armyes both in doutfull bickering fierce pursued The Scott with two large greifley woundes the sharpe sword edge doth stay So doth he for his faithles part deserued penaunce pay Part sau'd themselues by flight the remnaunt downe to death are cast Renowned Henry thus of nations twaine returnes at last Chief conquerour to his natiue land where thus his foes destroyde Then after many yeares he rulde and quiet peace inioyde At length the Northarne borderers abusde were of the Scott But he Embassadours doth send the trespasse out to blott And to acquite himselfe which done the Legates home retire But after that on this side Britaine 's grudgd and Scottish Ire On that side is incenst for on their borders grewe a strife And secret murmuringes went how quarrels dayly waxed rife Betwixt the peoples twaine Scarse thrise dame Phoebes glittering flame Repayred had her blazing beames and circle round became When as a mightie power of Scots well arm'de with troncheon speares One part on foote the other hors'd on praunsing steedes vp reares Themselues and in Nouember when the high heauens rayne down powrd Irruption making fierce with sword and fire our borders scourd There is a Citie hight Carlile with strong walles fenced round Built in the Northpart of this land which without balke or bound In valley playne is set and faire broad campes doth bordring vue Out of this fortrest warlike towne the kinges lieuetenant drue And other partes adioyning neere which are in Cumberland Two thousand Britaines harnisht bright gainst all the Scottes to stand Which hautie hearted Wharton doth conduct in open fieldes And egar onset giues dishiuering speares and battering shieldes But Scottes a chilly feare theyr trembling hartes possessing stright Astonisht were at first assault and by Ioues power almight UUere conquerde battered downe all groueling on the duskie ground Some takes the bushy groues and dungeon caues with rough rockes bound Some swift to mountaynes toppes with tale okes froughted flying gate The king of Scottes himselfe which on a hill side lurking sate Afright with this euent and of his men the sloughter vast To passe a gurtie floud himselfe into the channell â—…ast The riuer through wilde winter showres then flowed aboue the brinkes Wherfore in midst of striuing streames he gulping waters sinkes Besides all those which flight preseru'd and were in skirmage slaiue A number captiue of the Peeres and commons did remayne UUhich wearied sore and sad that night Carlile did safe containe The common sort with iron beltes and shackles fettred fast UUhich for a mashy muck of coyne all raunsom'de at the last As conquerours and conquered betweene them could agree Doe haste them home to natiue soyle from bondage quited free But all the nobler sorte from race of auncient Peeres esprong From thence to London Tower with swift course were conueyed along UUhere they inclosed fast the first night were constrayned to stay All mourning pensiue wightes sweet liberties freedome tane away The next morne glomy shadowes dimme from hye heauens had depres'd UUhen godly Henry mindfull sâ—…ill of wretched wightes distres'd Commaundes the Captiues all adornde in robes as white as milke The kinges rich pretious giftes all curious wrought with finest silke Through midst of London vnto him gentlie to be coâ—…ayde Then of the hard vngratefull harts of Scottes but little sayde There olde accustomed fraud ingraft he reprehendeth much Yet all with wondrous leâ—…itie and pleasaunt countenance such As louing parentes vse to haue when they their children deare Sprong from their proper loyns correcting chide to put in feare The Captiues on the other side did render ample speech Both for themselues and countrie soyle and for their late dead leich And farther did in humble sort beseech his royall grace That he vnto their wordes would lend his listening eare a space King Henry grauntes deepe silence straight ech man from talk doth hold When thus the eldest of the troupe of captiues thus he told O Prince amongst all noble kinges of Europe most renownd UUhose mightie praise through weightie workes in warfare doth abound UUe conquered Scottes thee conquerour confesse with willing thought Nor shame it is to such as you vs subiect to be brought what shame i st for the Panther weake to 'th Lion grim to couch If sharper penance you appoint deseru'de I hit auouch Our vitall blisse our finall bane in your handes doth remaine Howbeit to such a prince renownd our death small prayse can gayne Nor to be slayne can profit bring vnto your souldiers stout Respect our sucking babes and dolefull spouses scriking out with teares the ruthfull funeralls bewayling of their Lordes As dead Offendours to forgiue it greater glorie fordes If they offend which hest obey of their annoynted king Then twentie hundred foes in field to dreadfull death to bring But now vnto our sute which pondring wey with iustice right Renowmed prince we entrance made thy coastes to wast by might And wasted haue the bordring hamsettes neere with fierie flame Haue not our men with coudigne death paide penance for the same Our king no longer vitall breath and aire supernall takes But lucklesse chance of lowring Mars and life despising hates Perchance the Destinies so required and God the eternall guide would haue it so vnto whose becke all thinges on earth are tyde That of his wondrous clemencie two kingdomes ioynt combinde Might be in friendly loue and both haue one concordant minde Discordant earst before and endlesse league of friendship knit This thing to bring to passe occasion now is offered
fit which take O noble king and of two lands procure the blisse A male child of great towardnes your heyre apparant is Our Prince hath taâ—…e his fat all fall hiâ—… heire of female kinde But lately borne the Scottish crowne to weare 〈◊〉 left behinde If these two Princes were conioynd in Hymens sacred bandes The cause of all out bickering iarres wâ—…d quâ—…e be out of hand And eke in euerlasting peace both regions should be tide Who can prohibitt this if it by you be not deuide If you commaund it to be so which me aske and request He sayd â—…th one 〈◊〉 both parties this â—…steeme as best Affirming it the wondrous worke of â—…ye Iehoue to bee For nations 〈◊〉 in hatred â—…st by such meanes to agree The king that present time few wordes did render backe agayne But them disâ—… coâ—…ndes 〈◊〉 states beseemd to entertaine And portlike houseâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Peer he frendly lenties Expences all defrapâ—… rich â—…ires gold and siluer sâ—…des And more with massie golden chaines ech captiue he addornes Now fearefull does they hunt chase â—…er â—…eepe hills thick with thornes Now into hunting â—…tts they drâ—…ue the swift â—…aggs haut with hornes But flattering pleasure puts a meane at lengeh unto her ioyes And nothing is so pleasaunt found but it hath foure aâ—…yes To country gâ—…ostes more sweet in tast is beeâ—… then patridg fine More gratefull eke then daintie cares is powdred flesh of swine Euen so the Scotts their country cold then ours more better sayes Though all thinges likes them well and all thinges they unwilling prayse Such ardent loue of country soyle mens mortall mindes doth taxe In respect of which all other ioyes dot soure and lothsome waxe Wherfore they burning in desire to see their natiue 〈◊〉 And licence free for to depart attaind at Henries hand Whilst that they promisd golden mâ—…tes and did perswade the king How they two nations linkt in league and endles truce would bring He froothing palfrayes fayrs and bugy he apes of fined golde On them bestowd and gratiâ—…y most chearefull did behold Their raunsomes pardoning â—…ke Thus captiue Scotts dismissed â—…ee With solempne shewes of wondrous ioyes now welcomde home they hee Unto the pallace of the Queene which to her husband drownd The sacred rites of funerall performing 〈◊〉 they found These primates thus returned safe the Queene their soueraigne dear Demaundes what â—…er in Britaines â—…ourt and how they used weare Ungratefull Scotts they first concelde king Henries gratefull hart And did disprayse the English guide a vile vnworthy part Then dosefull her lamenting still they earnest did exhort The Britaine not to chuse in wedlocke bed to be conforâ—… Unto the Princesse fayre but forraine soâ—…ne in lawe elswhere get And noble Celtane king in nations seuered far to fet And peace for wars to change to such as wars would boldly make That fortune then in tune to fore successe would better take These sayings all the Scottish Peeres vpheld with one assent And towards britaines borders straight with sword and â—…er they went The periurde Scot to burning wrath now Henry kindled had And chearefull trumpets ratling sound to broyles stout britaines bad Foorthwith in solempne sort were summond states of all the land A haynous fact eche one cries out reuengement out of hand By dreadfull sword by reaking flames eche sayes must be prepard And promizd seuerally their helps all cause of stay that bard This enterprize seemd long to ieopard life none dout doth make That Brytaines of such villanie reuengement iust might take The Captaines chiefe assignd the Earle of Hartford vncle deere To Edward tender Prince and Dudley haut and warlike peere Which Henry Admirall of his Fleete appointed had to be In wit and courage like but far vnlike in sterce for he In mighty puissance fierce of sturdie limbes and ioynts did passe The other subiect lesse to yre lesse wroth and dreadfull was In fewe dayes did the enemies shore with crooked keele attaine Through weltring salt sea flouds with prosperous gales blowne on amaine Without delay with armed souldiours stout yfenst they land Their Marriners hot blooddy broyles beginning out of hand The foe rumies scattred here and there the countrie cottage tops which ether clotted turfes or flaggie marrish rushes stoppes And couers from the winter showers with flerie flames atâ—… burnd Lieth ransact to the ground by Vulcans blasing brandes was turnd And all the bordring region neere did smoldring smoke vp reare Of female sexe the dolefull mournings loud the skies doe teare With scriking noyse and aier throughout yong childrens clamours ringes All sadnes did portend a wretched shape remaind of thinges To Edenborowe then our men with tents remou'd proceed Dere bickering blowes beginnes with showres vplifted fierce indeed The Scottes their entrie gates indeuoring fast with ingines rambd And ordinaunce roring loud with iust charge of gunpouther crambd On this side foundred is the Scotte their Britaine breathlesse lies Those gasht with goorie blade those flame with shaft which flickering flies The bounchy ashen tronch doth many riue with gaping wound Sent far aloof but more the whussing bullet dings to ground At length part of the Britaines campe the battred walls had scalde Inuading fierce with reaking fiers and vâ—…utes and roofes downe haelde The Scotts do flye for feare their goodly Ordinance Britaines hold They shunne their sight as does doe houndes as hindes do Lions bold The strong stone walls remainde and housen pinions stared vast All other thinges to ashes burnt with Vulcanes sparkling blast The castell yet of Edenbrow vnconquered standeth stout An auncient fort with ouglie walls of cragged rocke cut out Depending on her strength and burning with desire of fame That she durst proudly boast no forraine force her power could tame The euent and finall end of thinges doth try them false or true But therof triall to be made the kinges edict withdrue For present time wherfore the valiant victor Britaines hoast Fame leading them the way with swift course sayle to natiue coast In fleeting hull ybore with chearefull noyse of trompetts sound The shippes safe in their wonted roades with mighty cables bound When thus the nauy strong tawe ropes to grapling ankers tyed Lord Dudley martiall peere straight waye to Princes court him hyed Whom many a right hand stretched out doth welcome home full fayne Where he saluted is and salutations giues agayne Before all others Henry Prince to loftie skyes doth raise His Admirall and puissant corps with minde vntamde doth prayse UUith Princely wordes and Princelike giftes adds to confirme the same Scarse through the twelue celestiall signes done Phoebus glittering flame Had stealing crept when Britaines force the Frankes prouokt to fight UUhose king with cruell miscreant Turkes a league of truce had plight Out out a filthy fact and deed vnworthy to be spake For Christian king to doe religious care which seemde to take And of that title to the world so vast
a shew did make Agaynst him therfore for to warre renowned Henry bent UUith suffrage of the primates chief and councels graund consent He armes of proofe prouides and souldiours customed long to warres And doughtie ladds of courage stout and prompt to bickering iorres And valiant guides of stomacke haut all such he bringeth out The nobles present weare and commons eke a hugie rout And first that Peeâ—…e whom Suffolke name and title hye assignde Up mounted on a trampling steed in Tyrian purple shinde UUith golden helmet deckt whose copped crest did streeming stare Then he to whom like title rich of sheepes woll Norfolke â—…are Exulting skipping came a Duke to wrothfull anger prest Howbeit of minde vnconquered nor by Mars to be supprest Then Arundell an Earle of youthfull yeares a strippling braue UUith Pawlet which did corne and needefull foode prouide and saue Lord Russell then which warlike troupes of burly ladds did trace UUhich Deuon fostred vp of white tinne mines a fertile place Walles sent a iolly route and Ireland eke a few did yeld UUhich neither dred the bright drawne sword nor blouddy foes in field In running springoldes light of hart and handes of valure tried The chosen Northarne crue on warlike Coursers fierce to ride In mayled shurtes of sturdy yron sweltes fine forged dight By swift course of their horse could equall striue with birdes in flight Anthony Browne whose comely corps if men you would behold In portrature none excelde nor in exploites of Mars more bold Most willingly the horsemen troupes by Princes hest did guide From all the coastes of Britayne came thicke thrunging far and wide A mighty power of Springoldes fresh and store of palfrays fierce The horne hoofe of the foming horse the trembling earth doth pearce And horsemen armde with sturdy launce do runne with frisking pace The campe thus ordred well in long rankes marcheth on a pace And aierie region vast with clamorous noyse discordant fills UUith armed troupes the hollow vales and loftie mounted hills As with falne flakes of snow or Titan set with dropps of due You might all scattered thick in complet harnish cluttering vue whose blasing brightnesse through the rayes of Phoebe so dimd the looke Of vewers all that Titans beames away the prospect tooke New rayment partie coloured made of woll by skilfull art The souldiours of ech Captaine did disseuering set apart Fine silken banners broad displayed before ech â—…and doth goe The skipping souldiours of his guide the Ensigne spread doth know Euen as the fragrant floures aboue the greene grasse loftie show In pleasaunt time of spring and with their coloures do delight If any man of fayre fresh fieldes shall walke to take the sight Such semblaunce hath out bands whilst oer the playne heathes thick they gad In silken iacketts fine with skirtes imbrodered curious clad Their glittering armour glimsing rayes like Sunne beames casting fro King Henry loftier by the head all boistrous stout doth goe A great and mighty Peere where you his strong armes do behold Or huge thighs sturdy pight which art had closd in pretious gold And eke his manly corps with mighty brestbont bolstred broad By no force to be tawde nor through with hard steele to be throad Him armour strong inclosde of finest mettall polisht wrought Such as by fierie puissant God yforgd you would haue thought Or by the monstrous Cyclops vast in smoldring Aetna caues The workman there sleepe clammering hills and liquid flouds ingraues Here shadowy darkesome woodes are set their shrubby salowes lowe Moreouer Themmes which with straight course into the sea doth goe And on that side whence Easterne windes with boistrous blastes do sweepe Were Seuerne grau'de and Trent two mighty floudes with chanells deepe Whose weried streames to th'greedy gulf of th' Ocean vast do passe On the vpper margent of the shining brestplate grauen was The shapes of mighty kinges and ginning of his auncient race Edward Plantagenet the fourth there had his royall place The liuely Image then and antike forme of Henry sixt Of mothers and of fathers side his grandsiers next were fixt Then Henry seuenth with loyall spouse adioynd in seates are stalde By name of royall Salomon most worthy to be calde For that he prudent was and godly eke which vertues twaine Unto a Princely Peer eternall fame deseru'd can gaine His sonne of yong and tender yeares the staring hellmethad Whom ruling here on earth dire death did enuie youthfull lad Two Princes virgines last by seuerall mothers brought to light Successours to the crowne so lawes and rites requirde by right Two royall chaires possest ingrau'd in crest of headpeece bright Where from his sturdy bow the king his flickering shaft did wrest All showting loude out cried that he therein exceld the best Or whither he with straining force did charge the shiuering speare He had agayne the prayse If valiant Hector liuing weare And now Achilles should assayle with gastly gleiue agayne Like force of thunderbole so he his sword with might did straine But to de short euen as their king the army all desires To be the like hye honours pricke their hautie stomackes siers Incensing more with courage great aduentures great to take The souldiour will be stout which vnder stout guide wars doth make Upon his armour honge a vesâ—…ure dect with pretious gemmes From vtmost Indies brought Emerauldes dazeling eyes with glemmes The Diamond shining Saphire eke and Iasper were infold His hangers guilt his sword hilts gold his buckler bosse of gold Or if that any thing then red gold were more pretious found And to be brief his gorgeous trappers gay and bitt linkes round Did cunning rare containe and cost which such a king beseemd The common sort thus richly dight him not a man esteemd But thought a God For God himselfe the heauenly monarch hie Will earthly Princes haue also in royall dignitie To be as Salomon in glittering ornamentes we know And now the sea which through the strait clifes rough with rage doth flow By blastes of prosperous westerne windes the Britaines ouer cast At Callice landing safe Refreshing toyles and labours past The king and all his warlike troupe their viandes gladlyer tast And now the dimme night weried corps all drouping layes to rest The greatest part do watch perplexing cares them so opprest Ech little stay or none to wights destrous seemes delay When Titan from the Easterne flouds with bright beames gan his way The dreadfull trompet soundeth shrill ech tooles in hand doth take And towardes coastes of Celtane kyng forthwith do iourney make Towardes the glistering beames of Titans flashing charriot bright There is an ample soyle amongst the Galls which Artoyse hight A frutefull plague for pasturing fieldes to feede the fleesie sheepe Abounding eke with loftie trees and bushie mountaines steepe There see we stand aloof with pompous houses Bulloine old On rough sea shore ybuilt with walls of hard rocke round infold In elder
age inuinsible by any forraine foes This warlike fortresse proud for to assault the Britaine goes And rampier bulwarke casses and towne with deepe trench doth inclose To those that were shut in no hope remaind of comming out Next to the walles fierce Dudley standes withall his dreadfull rout Of mariners through flashing surges brought a people fell Are mariners and sterne vnbrideled such no force can quell Which boistrous roaring floudes with mighty whirle winde raging stoure When in the gurtie channels low the ouglie rockes they scoure Doth neuer daunt with shinering dread nor chilley feare procure To whom nor ragged desart rockes nor fierie flames inure Doe terrour cold nor daungers dire by sea or els by land The Admirall of the sea reioysde at this his warlike band The mariners themselues of such a Captaine happy deeme So like doth like with willing hart imbracing high esteeme Of all the hugie Britaine campe these men one quarter weare By which the Bolloyne Citizens did vtter ruine feare On th' other side doth Charles Brandon dire destruction threat And towne besiegd withouten rest and walles doth battering bent Nor farre from thence stout Henry king his warlike tentes hath pight From whence through thinne aire ratling pearst with peise the whirling And sparkling burning brands to lofty tops of turrets flies flight None of the shiuering enemies durst for feare lift vp their eies Nothing but trembling terrour pale within the walles remaind At length from rampier tops and crested walles down iauelinges straind The Galls besiegd and stoutly force by force againe repelde And with their manly balute bold to tacke the Britaines helde The bickering blouddy groes here feare here glorie moue mens brests The staggering launce with force forth flying swift both parties wrestes Through gasht with gaping wound out grudging ghoshes a number send Most yet of these were slaine which hye walles garrets did defend And maimde with gaâ—…ly stripe with grief vnto their homes are borne He stoynisht gasping breathlesse lies he haltes his foote ytorne With braines on ground besprinckled broad no forme of bisage left An other spraules with knocke of stone he tumbleth peecemeale cleft The ancient age in conquering fortrest'd townes and cities found The vse of ingine fell with mightie beames of timber bound Or els a Ramme with hooked hornes of sturdie iron wrought which shogging pusht the walles and hugie stones cut losened brought This kinde of warlike ingine in our age auaileth nought Our men a torment much more dire for dreadfull warres haue sought There is a gunne composde of molten streames of yre or brasse Of which a Frier as some report the first inuentour was Wherewith in few dayes strongest fortes and townes may down be bore Which scarse in space of one hole yeare subdued might before That powder then the hollow boored brasse in equall wight Doe load according to her charge a rule directeth right Where it be more or lesse insuing which close after ramd If that a pellet fashioned round of ire or stone be cramd And that with leuell iust direct you peise her on her wheeles UUho would beleeue but triall true thereof experience yeeldes That whurling fearce like wind it lightned all and set on fire The bullet flies through th' ayre and strikes what marke you will desire Downe battering sturdie walles with rockie stones full strong erect Nothing against the whuzzing pellet swift can force obiect For what can stand against although it were a mount of ire The walled Citie strong assaulted with his this torment dire Doth beare off many bouncing bobs with noyse resondes the skies And smouldring smoke as blacke as pitch to heauens doth reaking rise Both earth and housen shake as if with shog of whirlewinds rage They from their deepe foundations mou'de did staggering beckning gage UUith clamours loud which rought the starres our men bestow their blows UUhen of the wall a hugie part with rumbling crack downe goes UUherewith both heauens and seas doe roare the mariners tents eke shril Resounding shake whose captaine haut the kinges pauillion till Him hies apace on bended knees and suppliant him doth pray That he the battered walles to skale might first begin the way And that none from his souldiers bold that worthie praise might get Although the prayse with present danger prest were ioyntly set Bicause that dearer was then life hie glorie and renowne And losse of breath was to be changed for worthie murall crowne As long as by him and his men the victorie were atchiu'de He death a thousand wayes would take if thousand times reuiu'de He were againe The king scarse would consent to his request Such ardent Ioue of him he had conceau'de in royall brest At length on morrow following next be licens'd was to take In hand his wished enterprise he condigne thankes doth make To Henry mightie prince as though a pretious treasure great He had found out his sute obtaind and humbly doth intreat His Grace his wedded Lady deare and children to respect Forthwith for to returne no time at all he doth neglect To him desirous egar knight the night did longer seeme Then it was wont to be so fayne he would at bickering beene His minde turmoyling this and that soft stealing sleepe refusde Before day breake his souldiers calde as he of custome vsde He bids their bodies straight with lightest armour to be dight Then many thinges reuoluing deepe in thought the cleare day light He long expect'd his sturdie bandes of Mariners repare On warning small assembling thick as bid to costly fare Then Dudley noble peere his mouth resolues amongest the rout They that in all their time no hard exployt haue brought about Deseruing lasting fame redoubted laddes their liues forsake Much like dumbe players from the stage descending nothing spake we were our country soyle with life and labour borne to ayde Or wherefore haue we in this world so long like sluggardes stayde The earth her seede with large increase referres to sowe againe The fruitfull tree in season due her burden doth sustayne The peare tree peares doth bring The cornell Tree doth Cornels yeeld These doe their maisters good and profit tillers of the field No creature els of vse so small I can here call in minde By whose increase some other thinges no needefull fostring finde Unto our country we were borne no man can that denie And doth not Iustice vs require for it agayne to die What is the life of man but stombring sleepe or pleasant traunce The action of cleare Vertue doth mens prayse to starres aduaunce Which simple glistereth not at all but in her subiectes shines Wherfore the warriour stout on quarrell iust she chiefly shrines Some languishing in tormantes fell with greeuous panges out blastes Their flickering spirite to skies whom blouddy Mars in warres down castes They dye a worthy death and in a moment yeld their ghostes Disseuered thin in ayre glad wandring in supernall coastes We in subiection are and
of the sisters twaine sprong of the race Of Henry royall Monarch high which did within short space A Foreiner her kinsman eke king Phyllip Spanyard take In wedlocke bandes which penstue heartes vnto the Brutes did make For seldome shall you marke two realmes concordant to agree UUhich farre by laudes and seas disiungd and legall friendship be Here whilest this Bridegrome new doth with his spowse himselfe delight Round garded with a mighty troupe in purple Mantles dight UUith hemme of gold about beset with Emeraulds glittering bright which wandring marchaunt had from vtmost bankes of Iudy brought Phoebes burning lampe the front of Leo vast had ouerought And in the hye heauens region brode now many signes oregone The winter Solstice passed had with swift course borne anone Secure and pleasaunt peace both Frankes and Britaines ioyntly bound UUhich league both Spanyardes Fleminges eke and Phyllips kingâ—… And for because the feastfull time the great yeare rold about wound Not without solempne pompe and mirth the Britaine land throughout UUhich in Decembers nipping cold still falles ech heart bereau'de Of faithlesse fraud which secret foe in watching bed conceau'de King Henry Celtane guide with youthfull heat prouoked mad And thirsting after endles Fame great hope incensed had In minde that either Phyllip none was or but halfe a man And stablisht sacred bandes of league to violate began UUith reaking flames all Flaunders coastes then wasting broad in sight Subduing droues of beastes and troupes of men by martiall might UUhich Hyspaigne king prouoked wroth and cholers raging yre Of all the Spanish Peeres incensing kindled light on â—…re Not Autumne yet was come that loftie Ceres frute might spring with yellowish eares and pastures large the greene grasse fragrant bring Nor of the earth Sols scorching heat the moysture had vp dride That vnder hye heauens coape all night the souldiers might abide wherefore till hoped houre of them desâ—…rous looked long The nauy rigged is swordes flickering shaftes and iauelins strong with armour strong of proofe are got flesh bread and wine are bought That needefull foode for valiant men might not be wanting sought But in ech tent abound huge chestes were packed full of gold That they which fought with courage stout deserued hire might hold From sondrie nations seuered far full manie a martiall crue King Phyllip willing so his Peeres came to his warfare newe Meane time the bewtions Queene and noble spouse of Phyllip king To ayde her husband bent a trustie troupe of men to bring A legate sendes vnto the Frank which dreadfull battayle bad And did vnto that nation false rough threates moreouer add All Fraunce in vprore standes with fearfull tumult on her part All England crackt with noyce to blouddy Mars vpsturd doth start All Flaunders Aspurge eke all Burgoine and Tirolis strong And many a doughtie Captaine Spaigne so mighty minges among Full many eke whom dreadfull warres long times had vexed sore whereby their skill in workes of Mars through vse increased more In crested helmets streming dight all glorious to behold Their corps in harnish strong with shieldes bright shining brode infold The puissant captayne present was which Brunsweikes title due Doth beautifie in harnish black whom gardes a horsemen crue This troupe at first assault did daunt the Frenchmen sore with feare And downe with manly might did many 〈◊〉 bâ—…orse tumbling bea rt From Germanie likewise to aide were sent a châ—… 〈◊〉 Nor doughtie warriours wanting were from out Italia land Dalmatians fierce vnto these wars and actiue Heynowes trast Howbeit the chiefest confidence in Britaine bandes was plast The narrow league of frendship plight and wife requirâ—… the fame To whom with her espoused feere all daungers equall came The Earle of Penbroke generall of Britaines rankes assignd Three Earles more had linkt first him whom Worcesters title shrind Next him whom Bedford did adorne with honours which beseemd So mighty a Peere and lastly him which Rutland high esteemd To these in like degree for his exploites atchiu'de beforne Was ioynd Syr Anthony Browne of Anthony sier true ofspring borne with whom stout Dudleys manly race gay springoldes armour bare And from what noble bloud they sprang expresly did declare The Palme tree cannot downe be prest but loftier doth extend Her braunched top if that with waight you goe about to bend Her bowes wâ—…h baistrous stemme and springing liftes her crest to stars Wars purchase high renowne great honours are atchiu'd by wars Hence springes the Princes loue and gratious fauour offred growes Hence commons like proceedes if vnto Mauors bickering fawes For natiue countryes sake you boldly do obiect your brest Refusing daungers none ech kinde of death to venture prest This was ingraft by natures skill if no man had instruct The Dudleys they with parentes milke inuicted courage suckt So much it is to spring from valiant Sire and noble dame The chearefull Brethren three in armour like exulting came Of which the first outstarteth fresh of minde vnconquered bold With shoulders broad bespred hight Ambrose whom rich clothes infold Of purple hue vpon his armour polisht fine with gold Ioint by his side in brethren loue linkt fast and natures bandes That mutually one might defend the others quarrell standes Robert his brother borne with smiling fate in luckly houre Who as he gentle was so stout and bold his foes to scoure The third companion to these knit which like loue did impart Was Henry voide of feare of mighty force and hautie hart These three all striplings gay had soft lockes scarse on cheekes sproug out Such bodies fayre as seldome yeldes the like this world no dout A fourth these Brethren had of elder age whom stealing death In floure of youthfull dayes vntimely reft of vitall breath Through languishing disease by bitter destinies cruell downe To mightie Syer and Grandsiers old who like had sure become Inferiour vnto none in high exploites of all his line Such courage rare of minde and force in hardie corps did shine You would him sayd to be of Hercles sturdie armes and brest Such vigour great he had where girding forth the stafe he wresâ—…d On courser mounted braue or strong in wrastling might expresâ—…d What kinde of sap ingenerate the Apple tree doth feede In Autumne season fauouring like such Apples well proceede So the couragious progenie from valiant Dudley sprong Do imitate their auncestours both he whom death hath stong And they which liuely now do skip the Spanish Peers among And farther many more which were by knighthoode noble made With warlike weapons strong were armde the Celtane coastes to vade which Primates stout teen thousand wightes of Brutus race were bound To gard and now the time was comne when clangring trompetts sound These vncoth nations far a part togethers summond round The season of the yeare the corne eare causd with reed to strout And for the barbed steed the earth greene pasturing burgend out The warlike region vast of Fraunce with
statelinesse be seene I worthie her confesse whome Homer should insugred verse Or with the Notes of warbling Lute Apollâ—… great rehearse I am no Poet you pardon must me since I pardon pray If that a bourden ouer vast do downe my shoulders way My arte vnto the vertueyeeldes of her a Prince so great VVhich shuld be sounded by a trompe more shril with winds repleat If others lye in silence shrinde why should my Muse not sing But when her laud in fluent phrase from one more learnd shal spring Then will I these my papers voyde the fiery flames to feed Meane time the honour of her Grace let these my verses breede ELIZABETH QUEENE FOrthwith in royall throne and regall chaire as Queene was set Elizabeth a Princesse stout whâ—… Henry did begett King Henry monarch high extold amongst all earthly Peeres Elizabeth abornished euen from her ténder yeares With manners meeke with learnings lore with wisedome â—…e diuine Excelling in the Greekish tong and Latine phrase so fine She knowes ech Countries language to through Europe all along The Germaine and the Italike the French and Spanish tong In skillfull scanning of the law she palme deserueth well In comely feature bewtie cleare her visage doth excell The courage of her mynde is such as like is hard to finde In female sexe celestiall wisedome pure so deepe is shrinde within her royall brest The mirrour of this age no dout On earth a regallâ—…mace to beare from heauens dimised out A virgin brooking gratefull peace gaynst dreadfull wars opposâ—…e Howbeit that of this Princely Impe the byrth day be disclosde And from what happy mother sprong so happy a byrth made glad The Britaines harts through mestiue grones sobbs which erst were sad The Lady Anne a damsell bright with Henry linked fast In sacred wedlock was his conscience pricke and mou'd at last The best diuine of high Iehoue expresly to him showne His brother Arthurs spoused scere to cherish as his owne which twentie yeares and three vnwittyng mighty Ioues edict By Moyses mouth express such bandes contractforbidding strict He vsed had the Britaine Peers allowing this his fact Lest that so rich a dower from his demaines should be extract Agayne to be repayde The Romaine Bishopps Bull this act Confirmed to that lawfully one brother might obtaine His brothers wife if him behinde suruiuour he remaine Howbeit fewe yeares expirde the Approbation of such bandes Quite abrogated by the learned Lawyers of the landes Of Italy and Fraunce that here vnshewd their suffrage hold Our English Doctors all through sacred knowledge high extold The Romish prelate proud such actes for to allow As though the heauenly lawes diuine vnto his becke did bow And he himselfe exempted did not vnder lawes abide As subiect vnto Christ the head the very church is tide For head is one sweete Christ alone to which as corpes is knit His flocke vnite two heades cannot vnto one body fit Hence did this ougly monstrous beast first take his curelesse wound One horne off torne though nine remaine his front succincting round And doth with shiuering dread the hugie world put in a stound Moreouer with diuine instinct inspirde a prophet sage Hath song the time to come in which this hellish fend shall rage Unarmde his other hornes off torne which earthly Monarches shall For time prescribde forsake being spotted blacke and rough withall wherefore in good and luckie houre by best of Ioue almights Are worthily solemnized Hymeneus sacred rightes Twixt Henry king and Anne with royall pompe of honour due which more adornde of Britaine Peeres a huge and stately true with troupes of men beset in silken vestures brauely clad The States most pretious robes with red gold spanges imbrodered had And massie chaines of fined gold on shoulders foulded bare The Courtlike Ladies blasing gemmes their hands beseeming ware Their neckes with Iewels glimmering bright adornd and ouches rare On auncient beames bespred was cloth of Arras curious wrought Such as by Pallas proper hand ywouen you would haue thought All thinges did mirth portend both boyes and men of elder age And virgine troupes with solempne Himnes did good successe presage The holed boxe pipe fild with winde doth plaiers will obay Then might you see the springoldes fresh in streetes to skip and play These open signes of commons ioy might well the Queene delight And with his new espowsed feere reioyce the king by right But after that of seede conceau'de through wombe extended hye Undoubted tokens to the world the princesse did descrit Almightie God what wondrous ioy the heartes of Britaines rought What ardent hope what decpe desire eche noble stomacke cought That to the king into the world a male childe might be brought Forthwith vnto the antike tower of Caesar mightie king The Queene with condigne pompè a troupe of noble peeres did bring From whence she came according to this nations guise of old To take the princely Diademe imbos'de with stones of gold The people all exclayming Ioue your blisse and ioies increase God graunt you liue king Nestors yeares God giue you good successe And whil'st she did triumphantlike in gorgeous chariot passe With trampling milke white Steeds of courage fierce which caried was With yeomen tall of sturdie loines in purple decked neat Strong garded as a prince beseemd perfumes in euerie streat We are made as erst in elder age when men in temples praid Sweet smelling mith and frankensence were on the altars laid And as in time of Autumne when the round and staring stalke Standes bolt vpright in furrowes large that passers as they walke Cannot discerne the ground so thicke are sprong the reedes of corne The eares all wauering with the windes now here now there are borne None otherwise in euerie streete the people presse apace The waies vp thrunging thick that scarse remaines a standing place Eche eie directly bent vpon her gratious heauenly face The Conditts eke which liqued streames accustom'd erst did scoure Did Bacchus sacred giftes of wine fresh frothing bolls out poure The outside of eche house faire hanging carpets brodered dight And balmed odours eke of fragrant flowers breede much delight Which ioyes augmented more the cheerefull countenaunce of the Queene And thousandes thick of people which ranne stragling to be seene Most wondrous thrust on plumpes from street to street insuing fast And musickes skill the eares did fill with many a chearefull blast Now Phoebus hastning for to shrine in Ocean flouds his face Beholdes the iourney of the Queene as to the roiall place Of Henry King she hied in westerne side of London sett The next day comes The princely traine to Peters church doth set Where breathles corps of Britaine kings intombd are went to lye The nobles first before in order two and two do hye As Princes Court requires and Britaine nations antike rite A king at armes ech setts in rome as honour doth inuite His fellowes eke in auncient coates of Armes
resplendent dight The solempne pompe doe much adorne and bewtifie the sight The troupe of Peeres insuing next a stately Wagon showes which palfraies white as driuen snow on bright bits champing drawes The Queene vnto the commons all in robes of purple fine with Diamondes and Emerauldes beset which glistering shine with countenaunce full of modestie adornd and seemely grace Who with a troupe of courtlike Dames which after her did trace Into the temple wendes with heart and hand to Ioue extolde Where in the midst of prayer time a pretious crowne of gold Her temples bright doth garnish braue the priest with solempne vowes Beseeching God with fruit to spring to blesse this late made spowes These sacred rites performed thus eche noble in his rome Returnes vnto a royall feast in order as he come Chiefe Steward then of England was the Northfolke Duke assignd The dignitie of Taster th Earle of Arundell did binde High Chaberlaine the Oxford Earle did decke as title new The remnant comne of royall race perform'd their office due In massie bolls of fined gold God Bacchus giftes were brought And plenteous store of cates was laid on tables curious wrought This solempne banquett time with certaine limites finisht quite When Phoebus neere the euening starre began with raies to smite The Ocean salt sea flouds and downe in deepes his front to hide Declining prone towardes the coastes of Libia Region wide The princely Court of Henry king with murmuring noyce resounds At the returning of the Queene such wondrous ioy abounds Nine times her glimmering light the lampe of Phoebe had renued And after the solemniz'd day the tenth mouth fast insued Don Titan had not yet the face of Virgo ouerpast Remaining in the aspect of that heauenly starre where placst Hermes as in his mansion house to be doth chiefe delight Great learning wandring Hermes doth foreshew and manners bright But chiefly he portendes a happy witt and iudgement quick But if that Ioue exalted be linkt in coniunction strick To Venus and with them in friendly aspect Sol be tied O goodly God which so the course of heauenly starres doest guide And force doest giue and take again as likes thy sacred hest The childe borne shall be fortunate with honour eke inuest Shall royall seepter hold and still in flowing wealth abound Rewardes bestowing still nor end of giuing shall be found With heauenly wit indued also adornde with counsaile sound Eche vertuous worke attempting bold in bruntes of Mars renownd God this doth bring to passe not Planetts which their course do take Within the Spheres celestiall for Planets courses make By powre of Ioue diuine without whose aid they nought preuayle Nor good effect can woorke God in them is which thouten faile Doth certaine houre of birth appoint to euery mortall wight As him shall please that Author was which formed them aright As other thinges so Planets were the worke of God almight The seuenth of December Ioue omnipotent to passe This doutlesse brought by course of yeares the day of Sabaoth was Wherein king Henryes noble spouse in childbirth trauaild sore As griefe augmentes so skilfull aged wife insisteth more About her charge sage matrons eke of worthy race applied Their industry to aid when labouring Princes gan to slide In fainting panges through burden ripe deliuering vnto light Howbeit vndoubted tokens were foreshewed of former might But after that into the world a childe of bewtious hue Was brought with members straight composde as softned waxe a true And perfit image fashioned beares the people wondring much The cunning workmans skilfull hand in forming to be such The aged Graundame cries amasde her handes to heauen vp throwne Ye people present praise the Lord Christ Iesus laud alone A Uirgin doth her mothers blisse her fathers ioy increase In time to come this Uirgine shall procure the Britaines peace This is the onely hope and solace of our English land The king his footesteppes fetching fast him hasteth out of hand The mother with her tender Impe to see and wordes doth speake Of comfort to his spowes stick and through fleshly frailenes weake Forthwith for baptisme of this babe the king his nobles bad For to prepare the Northfolke Duke chiefe rule and guidance had who in his hand a slender rod of Iuerie whitenesse bore All thinges prouided as the king commaunded had before The Duke them willing first the Barons went an easie pace In portlike guise then Earls then mightie Dukes did after trace The noble Duchesse in her armes the infant small did hold In swadling sheetes of lincloth soft her tender corps infold A pretious mantle brodered rich vpon the which did shine with golden gard adornd imbosde with stones of Iasper fine which eyes of the beholders dimmd with dazeling glauncing rayes Full many a noble Dame insues and trustie seruaunces stayes At euery becke to runne about the temple dores alwayes Amongest the stately Peeres the London Bishop present came with milke white sfole inuest'd as nunciâ—… age requir'd the same Faire fountaine streames were yoâ—…red in pretious fout of siluet hâ—…ght The Godfathers and Godmothers their promise freely plight'd That in the liuely corps of Christ Elizabeth vnited Should him receaue as head whose corps the holy church perfited And purged cleane from filthy drosse and superstition was The Archbishop of Caunterbury who did in honour passe The rest chiefe Primate of this land and Northfolke Duches bright with Exon Lady Marques then did vow to Ioue almight In her behalfe that she should loue his preceptes and his lore when vnto age mature in time she should attaine therefore Forthwith she was confirmde in faith of Christ our carefull guide When as a king at Armes with voyce vplifted loftie cried Long may the royall ofspring liue of her renowmed sire Elizabeth long may she liue and to all blisse aspire And to the Crowne her father dead let her succeede at heire The people all Amen exclaiming noyce to heauens did reare which by the aire reuerâ—…rate causde all the towne to ring The witnesses of happie daies abodementes good did bring Unto the infant seuerally rich giftes of fined gold By skilfull Art ingrau'de with shapes of Britaine Monarches old In which the Uirgine come to yeares triumphing did delight Three hugie chargers first did warlike Dudley lift in sight For from the sacred tembles borne the royall offringes were By princely state in solempne sort as custome did require The second gifts aloft redoubted Haward high extold Three mightie standing bolles Three massie cuppes of pretious gold Bestudded thick with stones and radiant gemmes from Indy brought Thou third Fittzwater wenst before thy brode brest lifting loft The fourth and last O Worcester thy Earle succeeded straight whose wearied armes of curious place ingrauen felt the waight And now the regall court was thrungd and full of people prest The Primates lookes bewraid their ioyes conceau'd in royall brest with all their noble Dames and Lordes and Barons of