being so sans enuy be it spoken for correcting our too generally corrupted iudgements in applause of any nouell monstrous I might say Monsters manners as more especially strangers gugawes and to the present purpose forreine stories neare or farre before our owne whereby the same lie more vntrimd and trodden vnder foot since what Scholers studie see wee as nor Merchants traffique for those things how good so-e're that are but seldome sought for want vent and are not saleable This yet incited me the more to trie new wayes that Noueltie it selfe and Nouelists fancying fancie pleased and others the best at least contented Albion and her Worthies might by this meanes at all hands receiue some though the meanest part of their true lustre due ancient and deserued glorie The ayme of this discourse the full scope of our Bryttish historie so diuided that according to the ten great Reall or apparant changes of Estate each seuerall Booke or Ode from such mutation take their subiect and beginning in historicall order and from some partie of prime note denomination the first treating of our first Founder Samothes and his succession called Samothes the second Albion of him chiefe actor in the same the third the Giants of their rude regiment the fourth named Brute of his next stablishing a Kingdome fift Mulmutius of his re-vniting the distracted Prouinces sixt Caesar of his conquest and the Roman Caesars gouernment the seuenth entituled Hengist of his foundation of the Saxon Heptarchy eight Sueno of his and the then rapines and oppressions of the Danes ninth Gulielmus of his Norman conquest tenth Iacobus of him a plant of that pacifique Oliue fortunate Peace-maker of famous memorie HENRY the seuenth now anew also planting peace and vniting foure Kingdomes whose other stories on that occasion are briefly there displayed In all which passages what is lesse lightsome or delightsome impute it if not to the obscuritie and harshnesse of the matter to his weaknesse that yet was and is willing far as able to giue all best contentment in that kinde That Poesie should shadow Historie such 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and pleasant studie I may hope to find out Patrons for protection as well as patterns and those right ancient and worthy for imitation and excuse What nouell is should not for nouelty distaste the English Poeme glosse to the stranger Idiome that speaks perhaps such barbarous States-matters like our English Lawes but rude the marginall notes seruing for illustration to them both supplying the defects guiding and supporting the course of Historie other Annotations Analyses or Explications proposing order pointing at method light and life of all discourse as they cannot but yeeld some profit how-e're painefull and laborious to me I wish to thee as vsefull and commodious not doubting then thy well acceptance of the same The Title suiting to the Treatise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Albion or Antiqua-Albion should seeme to promise Albions antiquities and ancient storie of our Ile if alluding to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Olbion as thou fauourest one happily enioy the other and as a Fauorite of Albion mayst thou be fauoured in the highest Olbion for whose sakes I say and wish to say Sentio quâ Natale solum dulcedine Cunctos Sentio quâ Coeleste solum dulcedine Sanctos Ducit vt immemores non sinat esse sui Not censuring before thou reade not reading with preiudicate opinions of thine owne or others and not condemning all before thou haue read all As I shall much expect such censure and approue it so shall I most respect the Censurer I will not be so rash or harsh to say commend or else comemend yet doe conclude thus with the Poet Siquid nouisti rectius istis Candidus imperti si non his vtere mecum GVLIEL SLATYER Typus breuis siue Analysis totius operis poematis scilicet Historici quae PALAE-ALBION inscribitur This Treatise or Poeme according to the ten seuerall great mutations and changes of the state or name of this Iland is diuided into ten Bookes or Odes Whereof the 1. COntayneth after an assertion of the storie a briefe description of Britayne and Ireland with the first succession of Kings from Samothes descended A. M. 1787. till Albion A. 2200. by the space of 400. yeares 2. A second race of Kings Albion and Bergion with their discent according to the ancient and Greeke Histories also an illustration of the present and domestique as well as some forren Antiquities and Genealogies together with their defeate by Hercules circa Annum 2250. 3. The Anarchy or Interregnum of the Gyants that succeeded Albion and Hercules from A. 2300. till Brute A. 2850. being 500. yeares vpwards 4. Brute and his succession Kings of this Iland from A. 2850. till Malmutius Dunwallo A. 3500. aboue 600. yeares 5. Malmutius and his race Kings here till the Romans Conquest vnder Iulius Caesar which was A. 3900. about 400. yeares 6. Caesars Conquest and the Romans Gouernement in Britayne by their Presidents and deputy-Deputy-Kings from Iulius Casars to Valentinians dayes A. 4400. neare 500. yeares 7. The seuen Kingdomes of the Saxons begun in Hongist A. 4400. And reduced from Heptarchy into Monarchy by Egbert King of West Saxons A. 4800. after neare 400. yeares 8. The often inuasions and rapines of the Danes so continually vexing the Land and the Kings of England from Egberts time till Harold and William the Conqueror Anno Christi 1060. neare 300. yeares 9. The Norman Conquest William the Conqueror and his issue Kings of England with the bloudy faction and schisme betweene the houses of Lancaster and Yorke ended in Henry the seuenth in whose issue also the Realmes of England and Sotland grew vnited after 500 yeares from the Conquest 10. The happy discent of King Iames from Henry the seuenth whereby the vnion of the two Kingdomes of England is accomplished as vnder one Prince so flourishing vnder one name of great Britayne In the end a briefe touch of the Scottish Irish and French Histories A more perfect and particular Type or Analysis of the first Booke or Ode The first Ode contayneth 1. As a Proaemium a generall deducing of Historie from the beginning and Noah with an assertion of the storie and antiquities of this Iland compared with those of other Nations especially of these Neighbouring and Northerne Countries 2. A briefe description both of the Peoples and Situations of the Ilands of great Britayne and Ireland according to the Rules in so compendious limits of Chorographie Geographie and Historie 3. The Historie and succession of the first race of Kings here viz. Samothes A. M. 1800. his sonne Magus his sonne Sarron his sonne Druis his sonne Bardus his sonne Longho and successor Bardus 2. in whose time Albion and Bergion obtayned the Dominion of Britayne and Ireland PALAE ALBION Ode prima Inscripta SAMOTHES ARGVMENTVM Prima palaephatiâ Samothen Sobolemque papyro Samotheae Dominos ceu not at Oda canit Albion adueniens fatalia donec in
Saxons hands Circa Annum 713. 7. The Kingd of west Saxons began A. 499. vnder Cerdic who reigned or was in Brytaine 27. Kenrik his sonne R. 25. v. Ceauline his sonne R. 33 y. dyeth in exile Celrijc his grand-child by Cutwyne reigned 5 yeares Ceolfus sonne of Cutha brother of Ceauline reigned 12. Cunegulf son of Ceola son of Cutha brother of Ceauline reigned 31 yeares Guthred son of Guicheline son of Kingulf R. 3 yeares Kenwalâ— son of Kingulf r. 30 Sexburga his wife R. 1 y. Elckwyne and Centwyne sons or nephewes of Kingulf r. 11. Cedwalla nephew to Cutwine reigned but 3 yeares and went to Rome Ina his cousin reigned 37 y. Ethelard reigned 14 yeares Cuthred reigned 17 yeares Sigebert reigned 1 yeare Kenulf R. 29. slaine by Cyneard one of the bloud Royal. Brytricus poysoned by his wife Eadburga reign 17 y. Egbert who before had bin a petty King among the west Saxons and fled into France for feare of Brytricus recalled was made King A. 802. He reduced all the Kingdoms to one vnder his obedience and reigned 37 yeares 3. The vnion of the seuen Kingdomes of the Saxons vnder the west Saxon King Egbert into Monarchy againe who at a generall Councell or Parliament assembled at Winchester Anno caused himselfe to bee crowned King ouer all the seuen Prouinces and by his Edict-Royall commanded the land to be called from thenceforth Engla-Lond as the Saxons write and as wee pronounce England he reigned 37 years and dyed about Anno 839. first King of England he also subdued the Danes Wales and a part of Scotland HENGIST and HORSVS Brittons harmes Their Ensignes signing both their names The Saxon Horse their Armes Braue warriours hither came Whose mightie stocke Like Hydra bud So huge a flocke Of Saxon brood That Brytaine bends To th' Pagan force But late as friends Call'd to their shores Kent first her Kings West Saxons then And Sussex sings As Essex men East Angles and Northumbers wilde Last Merken-land Great'st Kingdome stylde So while these raigne Brittons race failes When Welsh-men faine Fly into Wales Leaue Albions faire And best parts free To th' Foe to reare Their Heptarchye Which flourisht long with fame Till EGBERTS warre-like force Brought all to one and England names Faire speede to th' honoured Saxon Horse PALAE ALBION Ode septima Inscripta HENGISTVS ARGVMENTVM Septima septenis sub Regibus Anglica vixdùm Oda regi recitat Regna Britanna cadunt Egbertus tot sceptra tamen coalescere in vnum Rex west-Saxo facit iamque monarcha gerit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Institutum Odae Prooemium I Lle ego qui Samothem Albiona immaneisque Gigantes Brutum Brytannis cecini agminaque Italain oris Iam venio ad parteis Anglorum Saxones Anglis Vicinos primumque in littora nostra vocatos Rege iubente rudeis contra hostilesque tumultus Gentis Hyperboreae Pictûmque Scotûmque rapinas Quaesitos igitur toties totiesque negatos Numine Phoebeis primos ostendere fonteis Saxonici illustris generis concedite vati Vestro augescentis florescere germen honoris Percupienti tandem archaia arcana reclusa Pandite Daedaliae nobis Oracula Diuae Sic ego sic Britones Iuitae Angli Saxones omnes Florea serta simul sollemni more feremus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Anglum Saxonicae gentis vt nominis Origo SAxones à Sacis ducunt sua stemmata Sacae Sarmatiam coluêre Getae iuga Pontica Iuitae Dicti ac terra illis concessa est Cymbrica sedes Vicinae heic gentes cum Iuitis Saxonas olim Periustrasse ferunt pandis freta caeca Cyulis Hos praedae intentos contra tumidosque furores Saxonicae Comites orae instituere Quirites E contrà hos Comites sibi Vortiger euocat Atquî Vimine texebant puppeis alnosque cauatas Flumina senserunt direptaque terga iuuencûm Fluctibus insiliunt ratibus velamina pandis Vix Venetus stagnante Pado ceu Saxo furenti Nauigat Oceano talem videt Indus in alueo Saurobatis perhibent contextam vimine Cymbam Primùm vbi Semiramis summo fluitantia malo Caeruleis Regnis victricia signa leuârat Vtcunque hos primùm video esse necesse fateri Sarmatiam aut Scythiae partem aut confinia Sacas Incoluisse Getae sedêre ad littora Ponti Iutae nunc dicti Iuit-landia Cymbrica Nesos Sedes percelebris Boreali in Cardine mundi Sauromatûm Sacûm sedem Scythiam Europaeamque Olim Sarmatiam Poloni alijque Polonis Vicini lota tota tenent Scythiam vlteriorem Hordae Tartaricae gentesque Hierosolymitanae Suntque ingressi Europam aiunt Scytha Sarmata Sacae Sacasque è Scythiâ redeunteis subripuisse Paulatimin Cymbriâ sedes neque Negnone natum Saxona commemorem qui certè Sassones altâ Chersone so primùm posucrunt maenia Cymbriâ Quos medios Iuitasque oliminter-creuerit Anglus Flens-burgum propè quod Saxonia protulit Anglos Hoc patet in linguâ niueoque colore ibidem Anglia aiunt vetus est locus sacer angulus Anglis Saxones inque suâ nostrûm linguâ quasi Sacûm Progenies sonat nos Saxones indè vocamus Sedemque Armenijs Sacas invallibus olim Sacacenam habuisse ferunt magnumque Monarcham Ante Cyrum Sacas fugisse Cyrumque fugasse Inque vicem victum victorem ait inuida Fama Indè olim Persae Sacaeaque festa quotannis Instituunt celebri Eustathio referente triumpho Persa Scythas quamuis vno omneis nomine Sacas Saepe vocet nosmet tamen hijsce parentibus ortos Scilicet è Sacis Persisque potentibus olim Contiguas habuisse domos neque forsitan illa Coniectura leuis quam multa vocabulain vsu Iam nostris hodie cumque hijs communia Persis Arguerent ijdem historijs recinentibus Albim Transuecti Sueuos turbârunt modò Gallos Et Salicam Gentem delataque postea ad illas Gens Anglûm recolit dictas de nomine sedes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Saxones à Vortigerno accersiti praemijs praedijs donati VOrtiger Imperio ac sceptris velut ante receptis Circumlustranteis pandis freta caeca Cyulis Saxones accersit sibi praesidiaria turbas Hostileis contrâ socia agmina Scoto-Hybernûm Namque ferunt Britonesque feros in montibus olim Finibus expulsos Italo regnante per vrbeis Secessu è longo extremique Aquilonis ab Axe Agresteis homines Dumisque horrentibus ortos Pingendi Pistos prisco de more vocatos Affore antiquis sibi reppetere Arua Colonis Iure sua Hybernis turmisque Scotûm inter-mixtis Odêrunt quippe Britones cane peius Angue Italionatos antiquior illa Brytannûm Veraque progenies quanquam horrida picta rudisque Quanquam etiam agnatos viuenteis iure Quiritum Vortiger hos reprimit duce Saxone pace pâ—titus Praemia militiae Hengisto fatalia dona Cantia rura dedit quae Saxone Saxo repleuit Inque tenent hunc vsque diem pater atque nepotes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vortigerni
Diadem That of deuotion visit's Rome And youths best good found there his tombe Next Celred and then Ethelwold Albertus and Vmbena hold East-Saxon scepters Suthred last West-Saxon Egbert quite displac't Their trophees doe with all else meete Thus at victorious Egberts feete CANZ. XVII The East-Angle Kings and their time of gouernement EAst-Angles Kings would next be told Vffa's sonne Titylla's first enrol'd His Redwald that on Edwines side Warres with Northumbrian Ethelfride His Carpwald and Sigebert whoot's â—aid Learned Cambrige first foundation laid But old and leauing kingly weeds For Monks cowle Edricus succeeds His cousin and Anna next doth raigne By Mercyan Penda all three slaine Brother though thus slaine and kinsmen were By th'wretch with him ioyn'd Edilhere Christs enemies fell by Oswyes hand Edilwald then Adulfe Alfwold and Beorn Edilred and last King slaine Ethelbert fall's by false Offa's traine East-Angles so with Mercyans lands Came to West-Saxon Egberts hands CANZ. XVIII The ancient South-Saxon Kings with their short dominion NOw Sussex next in order brings Her few indeede though next first Kings When Ella within thirty yeere Of Saxon Hengist reigned heere Who with his three sonnes Cymen Plettinger And Cissa that built Chichester Sore vext the Brytons after them Edilwalcus wore the Diadem Last Tyrants Berthune and Anthyne By Cedwal slaine Aldwine by Ine West-Saxon Kings thus swallowed them West-Saxons Kingdome my next theme CANZ. XIX The west-Saxon Kings and whole time of gouernement vnder the Heptarchy vntill Egberts time WEst-Saxon Monarkes Cerdic first From the west draue the Welshmen erst Kenrik his sonne his Ceauline And Cuthe and Ceaulines slaine Cutwine All Brittons foes but Cutha most By whom the Brittons three Kings lost Next Cuthwines Celrijc then whose wyles 'Gainst Edwine Ceolph's owne selfe spoiles Gutha's Ceola's sonne next Kingulfe springs Berinus conuert Christian King Kenwalcus then whom Penda chac't From thence for sisters sake disgrac't But by East-Angle Anna's meanes Wife Kingdome Crowne and all regaines Sexburga reignes her husband gone And Elewine next sate on his throne And Centwine both of Cutwines race This Brittons that Mercians disgrace Then Cedwall much enuy'd from long Exile return'd from Cutwine sprong That Edilwalcus erst o'rethrew Now Berthune and Anthunus slew Sussex Kings and with fatall feuds Bath'd flowry Kentish fields in bloud Till leauing more with losse then gaine Of spoyle his brother Mollo slaine Peter he by Sergius Pope of Rome Baptiz'd there found both fount and tombe His Cousen Ina King in 's place Rootes Aldwine out Sussex Kings race For Ceolreds Mercyans Crowne and Kent Makes the Kings pay him tributary rent With faire Saint Andrewes Church in * Wells Glastenburies Benedictine Cells Where Arymathean Ioseph lurkes Archorite of â—ld his pious workes Who payes to God his life and vowes At Rome at Berking his faire spouse Next Ethelard doth Oswald tame And Cuthred Earle Adelme o'recame With Mercians and the Kings of Wales Then Sigebert one sole yeere King fayles Foyl'd Kenulph fled from Offa fayne Cyneard o th' King bloud slew though slaine Whence Brytricus obtayn'd the Crowne Enuious at Egberts high renowne Whom more bloud-Royall did aduance Who fled to free suspect to France Till Brytrike was vnheard-of fact Slaine his false Spouses loathed act CANZ. XX. Egbert King of West-Saxons reducing the seuen Kingdomes to one and calling it England with the bâ—ginning of his Monarchy concludeth this Ode and the Heptarchye THen Egbert all with one consent Wisht thron'd crown'd King incontinent The Merks Welsh Cornish Kentish all Yeeld bow or downe before him fall East Saxon Suthred could not stand East Angles left Mercians command Submisse to him Bernulfe was slaine Ludicenus vanquisht Whitlafe ta'ne Northumbers doubtfull which perplext By Danes or ciuill warres more vext With Pallas peacefull Oliue spray Their Legates crown'd did Egbert pray To be their King and free them from Bloud-thirsty rapines rise at home Who their Liege they his Liege-menta'ne Englands plague since expulst the Dane Thus Mercyans Danes those by cold Tweede Trent Tyne and Humbers pleasant side Welsh East West-Saxons Angles now All Subiects beene or to him bow Braue state of things pitty that e're Danes spoiles they should or Normans feare At Winchester with Royall feasts He entertaynes his Lordly guests Nobles and Knights where with consent Of a then held full Parliament Egbert Crown'd Thron'd in greatest state Was of all England King create His Edict-Royall publisht then That England nam'd vs English-men So Egbert first brought into one Seuen Kingdomes rear'd one Regall Throne The end of the seuenth Ode A briefe type of the eight Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION called SWENO or SWANVS The eight Ode contayneth 1. The Originall of the Danes froÌ„ old Dacia by Danubius side whose off-spring in Scandia sere vexed the Realme of England first by Rouers then by the King Iuarus in Ethelreds time after by Hinguar and Hubba in Alfreds time and after till Sweno made a conquest though lost againe by the succeeding Kings 2. The story of the chiefe Kings of England viz. Egbert A. 830. who left his sonnes Ethelwâ—lf King A. 839. hee reigned 18. yeares Adelstane Duke of Kent Ethelbald his sonne reigned 3. Ethelbert his brother reign 5. Ethelred his brother reign 7. Alfred his brother R. 29. he had great war with the Danes made Oxford an Vniuersitie Edward Senior his son R. 24. y. Adelstane his son R. 15. yeares Edmond his brother R. 5. years Eldred his brother R. 9 yeares Edwine Edmonds sonne R. 4. y. Edgar his brother R. 16. y. A right worthy Prince especially in his latter yeares Edward his sonne surnamed the Martyr reigned three yeares Ethelred his brother he reigned in all 38. y. In his time Sweno got the conquest of this land and tribute and exiled him into Normandy Edmond his sonne surnamed Ironside after the Danes were againe expeld reigned 2. yeares Canute the son of Sweno reigned 20 yeares Harold his sonne R. 3. yeares Hardâ—Knute his brother R 2. y. Edward sonne of Ethelred surnamed Confessor R. 23. yeares a good Prince Harold the sonne of â—arle Godâ—ine and Thyra as some say the after of Canute vsurpeth one eare and is dispossessed by William the Conquerour An. 1066. 3. Certayne fragments of the stories of the tributary and petty Kings of diuers Prouinces set vp and for the most part subiect to the former viz. Of East-Angles King Offa about the time of Ethelwolf King Edmond his adopted son martyred by the Pagan Danes K. Guthrum set vp by the Danes R. 12. King Edrike also set vp by the Danes and last King of the East-Angles reigned 14. sauing that some name Turkillus or Turketillus the Dane King of East-Angles about Adelstanes time Mercians Whitlafe R. 15. y. Fridulf R. 13. y. ouerthrown by the
hostem Perculit bello minimè confregit aperto Contectos Wallos nemore atque silentibus vmbris Godwino satus acer Haraldus vtique Sywardus Disiecit Scoticum Ottadinus Comes ipse Tyrannum Machutam Et Regum Scotiae de sanguine cretum Malcolmum statuit Regem cui postea nupsit Edmondi neptis soror Edgaris Angliae in oras Qui modò cum patre matre Agatha atque sororibus vnâ Accessurus erat Rege accersente sed ecce Interèa Eduardus moritur pater exulis ergò Dicti Edgar-Etheling Gnatus Regni audijt Haeres A Rege Eduardo Angliaci Protector Haraldus His ità compositis cui plurima sanctaque virtus Emicuit sanctâ Eduardus Rex pace quieuit At dubij Proceres quò se vertere nescij Seu fugere antè suam siue expectare ruinam Normannas metuunt vireis iactataque vulgo Facta Duci promissa at Godwineius Haraldus Ingentem populi sibi conciliarat amorem Et iam Pannonico fato ecce superstes ab orbe Nobilitate potens dudùm Edgar Regia proles Venerat Angliacas patre condecoratus in oras Sed puer Edgar adhuc nondùm aetatis adultae Nec tam acri aut tanto potis est occurrere morbo Nascentisue mali infenfas restinguere flammas Hijs ità suspensis animo Protector habendus Sâ—u genere anne magis hoc audax nomine Regnum Nemine eum prohibente ferox inuadit Haraldus Sceptra manu rapiens frontem Diademate cingit Bisque fidem fractam pueroque Ducique parabat Armatà que manû aut quauis ratione tueri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sub aduentum Gulielmi Normanni valdè tumultuantis Angliae descriptio AT iam corda hominum terrent visusque Cometes Hijque noui motus fata contraria fatis Anglia accensis furialibus vndique flammis Insula tota ferè flagrat ciuilibus armis Frater Tosto furit Venetâ iracundior Adriâ Addidit infestas vireis plaga frigida mundi Noruegiaeque manus Scotia Orcades vltima Thule Nec Gulielmus abest longè quem Flandria totis Neustria quem sequitur quem Gallia viribus Olli Charta sacrata mea est illi haec mea carmina Terris Qui decus Oceano Dominos genus addit Olympo Odae octauae Finis PALAE ALBION Entituled SWENO The eighth Ode THE ARGVMENT Th' eighth Ode the rapines of the Dane And Swane's supposed conquest sings Who here impos'd Dane-guâ—t but t'ane Away by Fate few Danes were Kings For English as they back regaine Their Phoebus Bay agen did raigne CANT I. The Exordium drawne from the various changes of all humane things BRittons the Latian Lords of eld Them Saxons Danes them both expeld So Ioue Kings crowns like baâ—s in sport Tosses in Fortunes tennis-court Whiles shee her shapes and vassals tornes Vortumnus-like t' a thousand formes So Nature her things nothing strange Doth yearely vary hourely change Spring Sommer Fall doth Winter chace Liue take Deads Young their Elders place Of Soules Seas Empires Vs and all Pythagoras sang the Rise and Fall How now this King anon that Nation Triumphs soone suffers alteration Troy now for towers may tell her toombes Whose ruines take their stately roomes That buried in their owne falls beene Thebes learned Athens faire Mycene Sparta Argos Carthage armes pride fame What newes where now seen nought saue name Th' old Samians saying so not strange Townes We States World and all doe change Hirene mad now more to change States Greeks Empire would to French translate CANZ. II. The originall of the Danes that so molested England EGbert now flourisht and his raigne Free from the rapines of the Dane Who whence they came that England vext So bee 't thy taske deere Muse now next Old Dacia lay by Donow where Goths their neere Pontique neighbours were These though not farre Danes neerer bide To Swan-lou'd Isters pleasant side Southerne of eld the selfe same seene Now Northerne Nations neighbours beene Goth-land and Denmarke dwellers neere The Baltique now erst th' Euxine Meere These Daci oft the Romans thralls By Traians power and Caracalls Vext th' Empire sore in Philip's raigne Till by Aurelius foyl'd or slaine Th' Huns too o're ranne them with huge hoasts When Valens rul'd ith'easterne coasts So faine to seeke this northerne Cell Whence Marius did the Cymbri quell That ancient Dacia that since hight Valachia lately brought to light Two factious families t'one of Danes T'other Draguli that their owne banes Wrought by vnciuill ciuill flames To their great losse and Christians shames Whiles Turke deuoures with rauening Kite Those frogs and mice-like warriours quite Though soone Don Iohn of Austria fam'd From Mahounds moones their lands reclaim'd Thus Dacia once her Daci now Her Danes and Draguli did show Whence moderne Denmark name and race From those on Donow's bankes they trace Whose old mutual commerce and loue Since Edgars acts and theirs seeme proue Though Danes name nor meane authors some Would haue from Codane gulfe to come So here 's inuentions choise lesse neede Striue o're names things themselues-on greede Since Danes King King of Daci writes And his Danes from t 'vs easterne sites Their Dacian seates on Scandian coasts Harrow'd England erst with furious â—oasts And 't is but from their shores to these A short cut o're the German Seas Such their old seates their stocke and stem Leauing a while their lands and them Goe we whence we digrest before Backe to our best knowne Brittaine shore CANZ. III. The flourishing reigne and Monarchy of King Egbert vniting the seuen Kingdomes of Saxons and subduing the Danes COmes that now first in place to sing Egbert first new made Englands King His due for Peace the myrtle spray And Rosy wreath's for warres the bay Four-hundreth from first Saxons heere Eight-hundreth and nie fortieth yeere Of grace it was and Egbert raign'd O're all seuen Saxon Kingdomes gain'd And Danes driuen out t' him Englands King Angles all-haile and Saxons sing Hauing so subdu'd both Welsh and them He dyes and leaues his Diadem And scepters flourishing full faire To Ethelwolfe his sonne and heire Who went to visit Rome where freede From vow'd do's on the regall weede CANZ. IIII. His sonne Ethelwolphes acts and reigne THen marrying faire Osburga springs From them twise two sonnes after Kings Saint Swithine and good Ethelstane Were his chiefe councell this they sayne As was his father Egberts minde Had for his Earledome Kent affign'd This good Kings time saw iustice raigne And peace till troubled by the Dane Whom when Ceâ—rle by land o'recame Athelstane did by sea the same Though they had first borne Fridulfe downe And sack't and fir'd his Merk-land townes Being come so farre as London and Her Thames the pride of all the land Merk-land her dower for Buthred's bride Her sire then gaue faire Ethelswide And with ioynt-powers opposing thoe They done represse the Danish
iealous Iuno furious Queene Found a fit time to worke her teene In her Lords absence as he goes To French warr's on his beauteous Rose Whom she did poyson and sets on In armes against the sire his son But younger Henry falls both crown'd By 's fathers life and laid in ground Which furious acts of hers when seene The King imprison's th' angry Queene And hands thought stain'd with Beckets bloud Meanes purge by warres for Holy-lands good But French broyles staying him fates assigne Chinon thrise twelue yeeres King his shrine CANZ. X. Richard the first called Cuor-de-Lyon and his victorious acts SVcceedes braue Richard Cuor-de-lyon Who as his sire meanes visit Syon And from the Babylonian Prince Cyprus Acon and Ioppa winnes And ships towne towers and forts regaines With warlike and victorious traines Though Souldan yet and Saracens bold The faire Ierusalem still did hold But wo-worth those crost such designes False brother Iohn with France combines To quench with flames retiring fast 'Bout Austria coasts by tempest cast Ignobly by Limpoldus Duke 'Gainst law of nations pris'nor tooke Great ransome giues fayne too as ' tfalls To build the faire Vienna's walls Safe when return'd false brother sought And mothers mediation wrought Such peace that he being Richard gone Sans issue obtayn'd his ten-yeeres throne Who falne i th' French warres Chalne conteynes His bowels there where he was slaine By Bertram Gordon's venom'd dart His corps Fount-Euerard Roan his hart CANZ. XI King Iohns vnfortunate reigne and troubles by the Barons warres KIng Iohn scarce crown'd when France will needs The elder brothers son indeed Set Arthur vp but got but harmes If aught 't was more by art then armes Till more his Barons warres him vext For countries good faire foule pretext Th'Archbishop Langton too rak't th' ashes Whence Romish thundring censure flashes Nor reconcil'd to them till when Vnking'd vncrown'd the Pope agen Put on his Crowne Pandulfe the meanes Who blest vext curst and calm'd the Realmes Lewys of France the Dolphin then Who came to th' aid o th' English men i th' Barons cause although call'd home Scarce stints all strife his Nobles some For rauisht wiues for daughters other Fell rage conceiu'd can scantly smother Henry Englands Richard Almaignes beene Kings both his sonnes three daughters Queenes Princely wed when Iohn poyson'd dyes Thrise six yeeres King at Worster lyes CANZ. XII Henry the third his acts and his sonnes warlike exploits at the holy Land THird Henry then his infant sonne His nigh threescore-yeeres reigne begon Whose Barons warres with Welsh and French He all scant eas'ly though did quench Legat Gualo chiefly managing The Realmes affaires for the young King Whose valiant Impes long after spoyle The Souldans townes and Syrians foyle And safe return'd from Syons aide First Edward King of England's made Lancasters Duke his brother Edmond To Westminster their sire being summon'd CANZ. XIII Edward the first and his decyding the right of the Crowne of Scotland Edward his sonne first English Prince of VVales BY Edwards hand Prince Leoline falles And Edwards son's borne Prince of Wales And Robere Bruse by him put downe Iohn Baliols right beares Scotlands Crowne But Scottish broyles s'mbrew'd all hands That th' English Lords deuide their lands Made sire t' a race of royall Impes By 's two Queenes Spaines and Frances Nymphs Elnor and Margret Westminsters Shrine him fiue-seuen-yeeres King interres CANZ. XIIII Edward the second called of Carnaruan an vnfortunate Prince much wronged by Gaueston the Mortimers and Spensers meanes NExt Edward Frances heire as 't fell Peter Hispan's plot weds Isabell Him Scots chac't home and Gauestone And Spensers made him lou'd of none Whose pride the mis-rul'd State much rues Till they fled Then whom they abuse King twenty yeers Queene Mortimers doom'd Him Barkley murdred Gloster toomb'd CANZ. XV. Edward the third his warlike acts and conquest of France THird Edward crown'd ere 's fathers death As he the Earles ouer-boldnesse seeth Slue Mortimer whiles he disapproues His and his mothers wanton loues And married though with his consent But their appoint his sister went To Scotland yet for homage not Perform'd or scofs giuen by the Scot Beleaguring Barwicke Dauid Bruse His brother in-law so hard pursues To Halydon hill Scots great'st disgrace He Balioll king'd in Bruse his place Who fled for France whither angry fate Brought our King soone to claim 's estate Laying title to Frances Lillies Of right his mother Isabella's Charles sister and Philip the Faire Last King of Frances daughter and heire Valoys the vsurpers sister Impe. Queene Philip our Kings wife faire Nymphe Brought Henault and with th' Earle her syre Flanders with England fierce conspire That Newstria and her neighbour France 'Gan hope war's helplesse haplessechance Paris e'en felt for feare the fire Of English warriours in their ire And Cresseid flowry vale beheld A famous fierce-fought well-pitcht field When greene-grasse beds with gore were spred White milkie Lillies dyde bloud-red And mercy ne're-taught Oyly-flame Learn'd th' English Lyons were vntame The French King fled his Lords they tell Kings of Maiork and Beme they sell With troopes of Commons numberlesse In this fam'd battell nam'd of Cresse Tankeruill Guisnes Cane Callaice and Many a faire towne that late did stand For Philip then and all the west Submit to th' English Conquerors hest Bruis in French cause afresh French aided Was tane as England he inuaded The Pope for French-King treating peace Takes truce whiles did th' old King decease Whom his sonne Iohn succeeds with whom Young Edward call'd in Frence whilomâ— The Black-Prince who rul'd France full farre And Aquitane moues mortall warre Wheth'r noble youth's for crownes or praise You stroue or both and Phoebus bayes When Poyteu fields were skarlet dyde When fell the chiefe of Frances pride Were Dolphin King and many a Lord Captiu'd by Black-Prince Edwards sword Tropheys of triumph high that raise Englands both Prince and souldiers praise CANZ. XVI Edward the blacke Prince his honourable atchiuements and vntimely death GReat signes o're south and Indian shores Seemes to foreshew such strange vprores White troopes 'gainst Aethiopians blacke In Azure skies to threat fierce wracke But while they fell wheth'r Mahounds powers Or else were showne by Memnons Moores For now great warres in Normandy Lesse Britaine were and Burgundy France fell before our Princes feete Trembleth Nauarre Spaine doth entreate For her King Pedro who 's new made King by braue black-prince Edwards aide Came Cyprus King his helpe t' obtaine 'Gainst Turks were then in 's royall traine Worth registring on fames faire wings Two captiues and the Cyprus Kings Whiles he thus glorious Knighted shines Both at Saint George and Marses shrines Pale foe to honour winter-power Of death nipt this faire springing flower
ingenij ingenuis quoque mentibus aptos Fortè equidem dices Releuaminis etia quaerens Talia sollicitus nulli vt mea carmina prosint At mihi nempè viden volat aetas hinc voco Musas Quas vereor venerorque volens sicque inuoco Diuas His vitae spatijs verni temporis aeuo Florenti stadio nec me formidine terrent Immanes rerum fluctus quibus astuat ingens Haec hominum domus ac mundi vaesana voragâ— Non liuor leuis ira tumens iecur atraque bilis Torquebunt miserum sapiam modò sed neque sperem Deposuisse vel antè mea ista cadauera ponam Corpus humi moriens cineres atque ossa sepulchrâ— Cum nemo his vitijs sine nascitur optimus ille est Quem lacerant minimè retrahantùe trahantue sequentem Sum vacuus curis à turbine liber amoenum Rus geniale colo lustro lito laudo Camoenas Syluestreis quod aiunt agrestia numina Faunos Me Galathaea humilis precij redimita corymbris Poma Pyrosque manu pressique coagula lactis Rustica dona ferens te celsa superba Amaryllis Regia diues opum Nympha auro alboque orychalco Ceu gemmis Asiae rigens ac dentibus Indis Iam tenet eque tuis antris quasi pumice tectis Cantantem sublimè ferent ad sydera Cygni Iceler O coelique vias superato supernas Quin simulac nobis illam monstraueris artem Terrasque trastusque oleoque lacte fluenteis Vicinas tiâ—imet sedes velut ante verendus Cygneius cecinit vates meliora sequendo Qui magis ac tecum dicam vrbicè an aulicè viuam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This Poeme entituled PALAE-ALBION is digested into ten seuerall Bookes or ODES Whereof THe first Ayming principally at the story of Samothes and his Race first Kings of this Iland is called SAMOTHES The second Shewing the descent and comming in of Albion that so named the Iland and his defeat by Hercules is entituled ALBION The third Setting forth the Anarchy or Interregnum of the Giants that liued here many hundred yeares before Brute is thence named GIGANTES The fourth Relating Brutus his establishing a Kingdome and his Race successiuely Kings after him is therefore styled BRVTVS The fift After the surcease of Brutes issue in the direct line bringing in Mulmutius Dunwallo and his Race Kings here is thence called MVâ—MVTIVâ— The sixt Contayning Caesars conquest of the Land with the Romans time of gouernment is entituled CAESAR The seuenth Being the comming of Hengist and seuen Kingdomes of the Saxons is thence named HENGISTVS The eight Shewing the often rapines of the Danes with a seeming foundation of a kingdome by conquest a tribute imposed by Sweno thence called SWANVS The ninth The story of the Norman conquest and succession of Kings from William the Conqueror and so styled GVLIEâ—MVS The tenth The Vnion of the long-diuided and dissentious Realmes of England and Scotland vnder the flourishing and peacefull reigne of our now most excellent Prince and to his honour vowed IACOBVS Chronologia breuis ad sequentis Historiae seriem concinnata ad ordinem Regum tempora faciliâ—ùs animo concipienda apprimè conducens necessaria Assyr Monarch Belus qui putatur Nimrod Ninus 1790. Semiramis Ninias Zamaeis Arius Arallus Xerxes Arma mithres Beluchus Balaeus Sethus Mamythus Aschalius Sphaerus Mamylus Sparethus Aschatades Amyntes Belochus Lamprides Sosares Lampraes Panyas Sosarmus Mythraeus Teâ—tamos Teutaeus Chalais Anabos Babyos Thyraeus Dercylus â—upacines Laosthenes Pyritiades Ophrateus Epacheres Acracames Tonos Conleros siâ—e Sardanapalus Quem Regno priuant Apud Assyries Belesus Phulus 2. Reg. 15. 29. Tiglath Pileset Reg. 15. 29. Salmanassar Apud Medos Arbaces A. 3077. Mandanes Sosarmus Artycas Biblia de Hebraeis Peleg natus est A M. 1750 post Dilu 100 Abram natus A. M. 1948. Isaac natus Sem moritur 2158. Iacob Esau nati 2108. Ioseph natur Aaron natus 2370 Moses natus 2374 Exitus ex Aegypto A. 2452. Ingressus Canaan diuisio terrae Iudices Debora 161â— Gedeon 2652. Sampson Samuel Saul A. 2880. Dauid 2890. Salomon A. 2930. fundat Templsi A. 2932. Asa A. 2988. Achab. Athalia A. 3063. Sanhedrim sine Consistorium Iudaicum German Reg. Tuisco filius Nohae A.M. 1787. post Dilu 131. Mannus Ingaeuon Istaeuon vxor Frea Hermion Marsus ad quem Osyris cum Iside ex Aegypto in Germaniam venit arteis agriculturam docuit Gambriuius Sueuus Vandalus Teuto Alman Q. anne Hercules alius sit filij Noricus Hâ—nnus Heluet. Boius Boâ—us quo tempore duae legiones in AsiaÌ„ missae CymbroruÌ„ Amazonum quae EphesuÌ„ condebant Ingramus Adelherus Larrein Vlfing vocatur Vlysses Brenner quo tempore Amazones ad Troiam Hoctar Wolfeinus alias Wickinger Eius 3. filij Kells Gall Illyr Vnde Celtae Galli Illyrij Homerus circa An. 3030. Carthago condita circa an 3070. Obit Hesiodus sub initium Olympiadum circa A. 3170. Sicyonij R. in Peloâ—onneso Agialaeus A.M. 1860. Europs Telchin Ayis Thelxion Aegyrus Thurimacus Leucippus Mesapuâ— c. Circa hoc tempus Athenis primuÌ„ regnat Cecrops Cranaus Deucalionts Diluuium Amphictyon Ericthonius Pandion pater Prognes Philomelae Erictheus pater Orithyiae Cecrops secundus Pandion secundus Aegaeus Theseus Demophoon Oxyntes Aphidas vltimus ex stirpe Ericthei Deinceps Melanthus Codrus inde Archontes K. Tyri Abibelus Hyram Baleasar Abdestartus Astartuss Ascrimus Pheles Ithobilus siue Itho. Baal Achabi socer per filiam Iezebel Badezorus Matgenus Pygmalion a quo Dido fugit circa An. 3060. Esayas floret circa An. 3180. Argiui R. Inachus qui fortè Iaâ—an iam senex A.M. 2090. Phoroneus Apis qui Osiris Argus vnde Argiui Criasus Phorbas Triopas Phorbas Crotopus Sthenelas Gelanot quem e regno pellit Danaus Danaus Lynceus Abas Acrisius Sthenelas cum patre Perseo Euristheus Myce nis translato Regno Atreus Thyestes Plisthenes Agamemnon Aegystâ—s Orestes Tisamenus PeÌ„thilus Orestae filiji sed desijt RegnuÌ„ oh reditum Heraclidarum qui deinde regnant Lacedaemone duae familiae Corynthi tertia circa An. 2850. Lycurgus 2. 3070. Olympiades circa annum 3170. Roma condita Olympiade septima Britanni Angl. R. Samothes vel Mesech vt ve 〈◊〉 le est venit â—n Iâ—ropam cum Gomero Tuiscone vel Aschenaz circ A.M. 1787. post Diluuium 131. ante Christum 2158. Magus Sarron Druis Bardus Longus Bardus 2. siue potius interregnum ad Albionis Bergionis tempora Albion Bergion in Britanniam veniunt Alcides sorsitan cum matre in Galliam venit Interregnum aliud Danai Gnatae Gigantes Brutus in Brit. venit circa A.M. 8330. a Troiae exci dio 70. Loerinus Madanus Mempricius Ebrankus Brutus 2.
Osyris Synchronismus siue coÌ„putatio annorum sequitur in hac scrie Supplementum Historia in isto latere a Principio creauit Deus c. Gen. 1. The works of the Creation the spring and originall of all things and so consequently of the Kingdomes of the Earth and therein the Kinreds Peoples and Nations Coelum Terra Opera primorum sex dierum b Vnder this truth of the Creation of Heauen and Earth the Poets would needs inuolue great mysteries and fictions of their owne concerning Vranus or Coelum and Terra called Vesta the most ancient of their Panym Gods being indeed in regard of their Pagan and Idolatrous worship truely Terrae filij Sol. Zonae Venti * Formauit Deus hominem de limo terrae inspirauit in faciem eius spiraculum vitae Genes 2. a Aurea aetas The golden Age vnder which terme the Poets seeme to set forth Paradise and the happy estate of Man in his creation and innocenâ—y as vnder the title of the Iron Age the fall of him at first with his degenerating more to these present times b Gygantes autem erant super terram in diebus illis Genes 6. So in these Gyants as in the story of the Floud the Poets seeme to allude to the history of the Bible hauing perhaps read the same as may be gathered by Orpheus in his Hymnes Vniuersale Diluvium Nohae erat A. M. 1656. c Whence the fabulous Greekes stealing and forging all Antiquities of others and vsurping all such things to the glorie of their Nation would shaddow this vniuersall Deluge vnder the colour of their Deucalions floud which was but an invndation of some though perhaps a great part of Thessaly Diluvium Ogygium circa An. 2250. apud Thebas sub Ogyge R. Deucalionis Diluvium à Poetis tantummodo celebratum in parte Thessaliae circa An. 2440. d Some haue beene of opinion that the breaking of Sicilia from Italy of England from France and the like were the effects of this furious Deluge though there want not reasons alleaged to the contrary which may be these and other like strange euents of that nature the accidents of later ages * Noahs building of the Arke hâ—s entrance into and comming forth of the same Gen. 7. seq a Quicuit Arca in montibus Armenijs vocatis Ararat Genes 8. Supposed a branch of the Mountayne Caucasus where Prometheus is fayned to be tyed in chaynes by Iupiter for stealing fire from heauen where indeed Noah sacrificed first whether deriued or hauing such holy fire stolen to prophane and Heathâ—nâ—sh Rites by Cham in all likelihood their founder therefore cursed and as afterwards perpetuo patris Anathemati subiectus A. M. 1750. quo tempore Peleg natus est circa 100. annos post Diluvium b Because of the wild beasts abounding anciently in Albion and diuers sea fish shels great bones found in the vpper skirts of Germanie and France Master Verstegan is of opinion that the Low Countries and those inferior parts of Germany haue beene recouered from the Sea since the floud there hauing beene an Isihmos between Albion Gallia and of later ages broken vp and the higher Seas towards Denmarke vnburdening themselues into the lower towards Spaine those Prouinces appeared the like inequalitie hauing beene noted by the Kings of Egypt of the Red Sea aboue the Mediterran and of late of Mardel zur aboue the Atlantike Ocean c Of this first plantation and peopling of the world and the Iles of the Gentiles Gen. 10. of the further diuisions and distributions of the Princos among the sonnes and posteritie of Noah Vide Ioseph de antiquit Berosum al. A. M. 1787. post Diluvium 131. d Mesech Moâ—och or Samothes came as is said with Gomer and Fuisco or Aschenas founders of the Westerne Gaules and Germans about Anno 1787. what time twentie other Dukes of the sonnes of Noah are supposed sent who peopled Europe and these parts * The foure names that this Kingdome of Britaine successiuely tooke from her Lords and inhabitants at seuerall times viz. Samothea of Samothes or Mesech Albion of Neptunes Sonne Albion Britaine of Brute And lastly the chiefest part Engla-lond Anglia or England from Egbert and the Angles To which may fitly bee added with that addition the renouation of her ancient name or new naming now great Britaine Embleme of the ioyfull vnion of her long distracted Kingdomes in the raigne and person of her happy and peacefull Prince and Monarch King IAMES Samothes A. M. 1787. post Diluvium 131. Ante Christum 2158. Albion A. M. 2200. Brutus A. M. 2850. Egbert A. 4750. Gulielmus Conquestor A. M. 5020. A. Christi 1070. * All Naturalists affirming the more Southerne peoples to be subtill politique and ingenious neither can they if they would deny but that al our part of the North being but the temporate Zone affordeth peoples ingenious bold warlike and for outward lineaments of body strong goodly and beautifull that no Nation can deseruedly haue greater prayses then they â—aue at all times purchased and howeuer the Prouerb stupidus Thrax may intimate very farre North more dull of apprehension it hath beene euer seene that these haue beene in diuers gifts admirably excelling Iacobus Primus in magna Britaniâ A. M. 5550. A. Christi 1602. Vnder the name of British Iles or Insulae Britannicae was anciently comprehended both Britaine and Ireland and all the adiacent Iles of Orcades Haebudes and the rest f The Spaniard will not indure to bee accounted sprung from 〈◊〉 Moore or other stranger inhabitants of Spaine then the Goth which he much applaudeth affirming in his owne tongue Io soy del antigo Gotho g Wbence many great Warriours and Armies hurrying ouer and harrying in very furious sort Greece Italy Spaine and the Southerne Countries haue oftentimes come as Danes Cymbrians Gaules Goths Vandals Hunnes vnder the conduct of Totyla Alarik Attyla Brennus c. h Bardes were the auncient Gaulish and Brittish Poets as Druides their Priests and Philosophers who also were Magistrates Assyr Monarchia Belus A. M. 1750. Nium A. 1790. * The first Monarchy or Empire of the World was that of Assyria begun by Ninus and ended in Sardan â—palus or the Babylonians the second of the Medes Persians begun by Arbaces but flourishing to the greatest height vnder Cyrus the third of the Graecians begun by Alexander the fourth of the Romans begun in the nature indeed of an Empire by the Consuls and Magistracy but perfected and reduced from Aristocracy to Monarchy by Caesar who first of the Romans entred Britaine Medorum Arbaces A. 3076. Persarum Cyrus A. 3400. Graecorum Alexander A. 3620. Romanorum Caesar A. 3907. Carolus M. 4750 A. Christi 800. i Of Mithridates and anciently the Amazons and other â—â—cythian Warriors did euer out of the North disturbe the Empires of the Medes Persians Greeks and Romans as of later yeares the Vandals Gothes Huns c. from almost the same coasts and
Saxons or English or English Saxons saith Ranzouius f Saxo is said to be the sonne of Nâ—gâ—o who was brother of Vandalus of whom according to some the Vandals were named g Sac's sons is Saxons x. valuing c. s. They were also anciently written Salâ—ones with ss Verstegan will not allow of this but wil haue them called Seaxen or Seaxes of their skeynes they vsed to wâ—are as we call Lances Carabines Pikes Muskets the bearers of those weapons so these for distinction sake named of their Seaxen as the Verse goeth Quippe breuis gladius apud illos Saxa vocatur Vnde â—uum nomen Saxo traxisse putatur And the like of this hee vrgeth of the Galliglasses in Ireland h As it may bee seene in Eustathius Commentaries vpon Dionysius de Situ or descripcione Orbis i Hauing beene neighbour Nations many of their words as Feadar Madar Breadar Doctear Star Baud for father c. and the very Idiom like or the same which may argue their originall from thence Vortiger Anno Christo 447. reigned first 7. yeares afterwards 12. yeares or moâ—t * The Saxons to the number of 9000. came in certayne long Vessels they called Keeles with their Leaders two brothers Hengist Horse nobly descended whose ensigne as was an vsuall and honorable deuice of antiquity alluded to their names Hengst signifying a stond horse Horse as the word importeth their Banner being a white or siluer Horse in a field Gules Armes which the noblest Families of Saxons and other thence descended haue borne h As being not Romanized for it was Agricola's policy to haue had the Brittons brought vp after the Latines fashion so to haue them more tractable and leaue their rudenesse i Who reported this their guise that they dyed themselues with wâ—ad of a wan and blewâ—sh colour to make themselues seeme more terrible in battaile the hair they ware being long but shauen all sauing the head and vpper lip then taking their name of Britts or Brittons of their owne word Brit from their painting since Picti of the Latines as on like occasions Longa-bardi of their long beards Gallia togata and Braccata with the peoples of their habit there wearing Togae and Braccae tooke their name k The Saxons had onely the I le of Thanet first giuen them where they first landed and whither Vortimer afterwards chased them out of the rest of the Land till he and the Barons were slaine then Hengist bad all Kent assigned him Geffrey of Monmouth saith Vortiger first gaue him ground to build a Castle so much as could be composed in a thong of a Bulls skin which is Thong-Castle by Sittingbourne in Kent Hengist began his reigne 8. yeares after his first arriuall about Anno 456 he reigned 34. yeares * By her meanes the Saxons chiefly got the great fauour and sure footing in the Laud as wel as by their fauour in repulâ—â—ng the Picts and other enemies a Wasâ—â—il or 〈…〉 waâ—s heall hlaford Gyning 〈◊〉 in Saxon â—e of health Lord King to which the King directed by his Interpretour answered Drinke-heall or Drinke health whence the like words of health and especially wassaile may well be supposed to take originall b The King for her sake diuorâ—â—st himselfe from his lawfull wife by whom hee had three sonnes for which cause most of the Brittons forsooke him c Vortimer at which accidents and by the counsell of the good Archbishop Vodinus of London Vortiger lamenting his ill acts and life Hengist perceiuing it slâ—e the said Vodinus the 13. and last Archbishop of that See and defaced and spoyled all the Churches and religiouâ— houses in Kent Vortimer son to Vortiger by his former wife began An. 454. was poysoned by Rowen his step-mother hauing reigned 6. yeares * The second battell was fought at Crocan-ford or Craford in Kent the third at Weppeds Fleet a fourth at Colmore e Horsus Hengists brother Cattigern Vortimers whose tombes are shewed Horsus at Horsteed within two miles of Aâ—glesthorpe or AElsford in Kent where some say the battell was fought and the inhabitants affirme Horsus was there slaine And at the same AElsford is also shewed a monument which the people call corruptly Citt's Cattihons very likely to beâ— Cattigernes f The hanging stones on Salisbury Playnes neare Amsbury or Ambresbury where the chiefest Brytons being inuited to a feast or parley being a watchword giuen by the Saxons Nimen eot Seaxen which is take your Sexes with short skeynes â—id vnder their clothes 300. or more of the Brytons Nobilitiâ— were slaine and that monument there erected by Merlins arte in remembrance of the same f Of Vortigers flying into Wales building has Castle the loâ—g let of the same his Prophet Meâ—line and the Fayery Geffrey of Monmouth and others speake many and miraculous things Aurelius sonne of Constantine A. 466. reigned 32. yeares Hengist A. 456 reign 34. yeares Osca succeeded his father Hengist A. 490. reign 24. yeares Otto his sonne A. 514. R. 22. y. t So saith Marianus Scotus he dyed honorably hauing reigned 34. yeares though Peter de Icham saâ—th Eldol Duke of Glosteâ— by the counsell of Eldad Bishop there smote off his head at Conesborow Irmenrik â—is sonne A. 536. reigned 25. Vther Pendragon brother of Aurelius A. 498. R. 18. y. Arthur Vthers sonne A. 516 reigned 26. Constantine Cadors sonne A. 542. R. 3. y. u That were also brought out of Africke thither and placed on Mount Kyllare Conan Arthurs nephew A. 545. R. 33. Vortiporus Conans sonne A. 578. reign 4. x King of Ireland Malgo reign 5. Caretic â—eig 3. Cadwan R. 22. Cadwallo 48. y Cadwalladar Cadwallader reigned 3. yeares * All these seuen Kingdomes by three of the Nations of the strongest in Germany The Iuits or Vites Saxons and Angles of the Vites came the Kentish part of the West-Saxons and I le of Wight of whom it tooke name of the Saxons of old Saxonia came the East and rest of South and West Saxons of the Angles came the East-Angles Mercians and Northumbers The Heptarchy or seuen Kingdomes began 456. THE HEPTARCHY z The Kingdome of Kent with the bounds and race of Kings Kingdome of Kent began A. 456. ended A. 827. endured 371. yeares Kingdome of Mercia began A. 586. ended in A. 875. vnaâ— Alâ—red a The Kingdome of Mercia race of Kings with the bounds thereof and Nations how styled in Caesars time Kingdome of Northumbers began A. 547. ended A. 940. vnder Adelstane and Edmond in Sithriks sonnes b Northumbers their King race and bounds of their Kingdome Kingdome of East Saxons began A. 527. ended about A. 800. in Suthred Kingdome of East-Angles began A. 492. ended A. 885. in Edmond slaine by the Dane Hinguar vnder Alfred c East-Saxons kingdome and Kings d East-Angles Kingdome of South Saxons began A. 478. ended A. â—13 in Alwine vnder Ina. e South Saxons kingdome and race of Kings who were first Kings of Saxons here sauing the Kenâ—â—sh the first ouerthrowne by the West
Saxons Kingdome of West Saxons began in Cerdic who arriued here A. 499. and subduin the others hath continued hitherto thâ—ugh interrupted somewhat by the Danes rapines Norman Conquest f The kingdome of West Saxons the bounds and race of Kings who lastly conquered all the other kingdomes of the land and reduced it to Monarchy g Of whom the people were called Gewisses * With the Saxons Thor or Thurstus is said to be Iupiter Tuisco Mars Woden who is farre ancienter then Hengists great Grand father Woden Mercury by some Mars Geta Apollo Frea Venus Seater Saturne who with the Sunne and Moone and others had their seuerall Idolls and peculiar worships from whom also the dayes of the Weeke were called Sondeag Moondeag Tuis-d Wondens-d Thursdeag Frea-d Scaterdeag as we now say Sunday Monday c. for the Germans and Saxons then worshipped the Planets aswell as their ancient founders for their gods Hengist first King of Kent A. 456. R. 34. y. The Kingdome of KENT g This was the chiefe of the seuen Kingdomes and to whom the rest were in a sort Feodaries for that Vortiger at the defeat vpon Salisbury plaine deliu red seisâ— of the whole to Hengist whence the Kings of Kent challenged Soueraigâ—tie of the whole Countriâ— from thence to Humber Octa A. 490. reign 24. yeares h Mont-Badon supposed to bee Bannar-downe by where tokens of battell bones and teeth of men are ploughed vp in great abundance Vther-Pendragon A. 498. reign 18. yeares i This Duke of Cornwall was after slaine by the King at Duuilioc k The place of Arthurs birth Otho alias Oâ—ta A. 514. reign 22. yeares * The Heptarchy began The first Kingdome was Hengists in Kent A. 456. The last but greatest of Mercia beganne vnder Crida An. 586. About which time reigned Cadmane grandfather of Cadwalladar last King of Brittons it being then the very wane of the Brittish Monarchy Irmenrik sonne to Otho A. 536 reign 25. yeares Arthur surnamed the Great A. 516. R. 26. y. * Whereof the first was at the water of â—â—leine or Gledy the second third fourth and fifth neare the â—â—uer Douglasse in the Country of Lineux the sâ—xt at Riuer Bassus the seuenth at Câ—r-câ—iâ— Calâ—don or the wood Calydon the eight at Castle Gwineonâ—the â—the ninth at Carleeâ— the tenth by the Sea-side at a place called â—â—achen-Rith or Râ—ther-wood the eleuenth on tâ—e hill Agned-Cathergonien the twelfth at Badon hill Bath Towne or Hill a Guinheâ—â— was Cousin to Cador Duke of Cornwall Goâ—â—en or Gorlois sonne but daughter to the King of Biskay b Hauing ouercome the Saxons or abated their courage be inâ—â—â—tuted the order of the Round Table for his Knights honour which he kept at Carleen and Winchester and Camelot a place neare south Cadbury in Somersetshire There is a place hewâ—n out of the Rocke at Lansannan in Denbigh-shire which the inhabitants call Arthurs Round Table c Hauing quieted the Saxons they say hee made an expedition into Norway which â—ee conquered with the Regions adioyning so farre as Lapland and Russiâ— causing them to be baptized and obtayned of the Popâ— to hauâ— them confirmed to the Crownâ— of this Realme calling Norway the Chamber of Brytaine 〈◊〉 â—â—tring France ouercamâ— the Gouernour and in warre slue Lucius Hiberus who demanded tribute and sent his body to the Senate of Rome for tribute in which meane time his Kinsman Mordred to whom he betooke the rule of Brytaine combined with Geâ—dic and the Saxons against him d The riuers below Glastenbury in Somersetshire where for the plenty of fruit Aualoâ— tooke name signifying Insula Pomorum e At his return from beyond seas the traytor Mordred gave him battell at Sandwich near Rich-borow where were slaine Angussel of Scotland Gawen Cador whence thewarre translated into Cornwall by their returning thither where Mordred was slaine and Arthur receiued his deaths wound neare the Riuer Alanne or Camblan thence conueyed into Somersetshire he dyed and was buried at Glastenbury f Saith William of Malmesbury a Prince worthy to haue had his acts recorded in true History rather then fables which haue made his story doubtfull being in his time the onely prop and pillar of his Country and decaying Nation by credible Historians report a very martiall Prince borne where he was slaine in Cornwall crowned at Carleen or Caer-Seguent an old decayed Towne in Hampshire called Cilicester by Dubricius Archbishop of Caer-Legionum tombed with his wife Guinhera at Glastenbury as his tombe digged vp in the reigne of Henry the second witnessed wherein were found their bones and this inscription Hic iacet sepultus Rex Arthurus in Insulâ Aualoniae the tresses of Guinhera's haire seemed whole and finely plotted of colour like to gold but being touched fell away to dust Ethelbert son to Ermenrik A. 562. R. 53. Bede saith 56. Augustine sent by Pope Gregory A. 596. since the Saxons first arriuall 147. in the yeare of Ethelberts R. 33. * Queene Berta brought with her a godly Bishop named Letaâ—dus by whose meanes the King was made tractable to the receiuing the Christian Faith when Pope Gregory A. 596. sent Augustine who was founder of S. Augustines and Archbishop of Canterbury with Melitus Iustus and Iohn and other zealous men to preach the Faith who were proudly withstood by the Monks of Bangor Brytaine on whom Gildas doth complaine Melitus made Bishop of London preached to the East Angles Iustus was Bishop of Rochester where Ethelbert built the Church of Saint Andrewes at he did Paules in London for Mellitus or Miletus Eadbald son to Ethelbert a notable Pagan and vicious King A. 616. R. 24. Ercombert a good Prince A. 641. R. 25. m About Ercomberts time Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury diuided his Prouince into Parishes as is recorded among the Antiquities of Christ-Church in Canterbury Ecbert Etcomberts son A. 666. R. 9. n The Lady Dompneua right heire to the Crowne from Eadbald about this time founded the Monastery of Minster in Thanet and was first Abbesse there her selfe Loathaire Ecberts brother A. 674. R. 13. o Ceadwalla's brother Mollo being slaine by the Kentish men he was furious against them till Guthred with great summes of money purchased peace this Guthred founded the Monastery of Saint Martin in Douer with him one King Sebherd did reign ioyntly in one part of the Kingdom Edrik sonne of Ecbert A. 688. R. 2. years After whose death the West Saxons many yeares sore vexed Kent Guthred a. 698 p In Edberts time strange Comets were sâ—ene the Pagans the while cruelly infesting France and Spaine R. 33. yeares Edbert A. 731. R. 23. yeares Ethelred A. 754. R. 11. years Alrije A. 765. R. 34. yeares Edbert alias Pren did vsurp and was pulled downe and Cuthred made King A. 799. R. 8. yeares Alred alias Baldred heire to A. 807. after 20. yeares expelled by West Saxon Egbert Crida A. 586. R. 10 yeares The Kingdome of MERCIA * This Kingdome was the greatest though latest 〈◊〉 of all
Katharine of Spaine began from the death of her brother 6. Iuly 1553. though interrupted by the Lady Iane she was crowned at Westm by Bishop Gardiner of Winchester Lord Châ—ncellor 1. Octob following shee dyed 17. Nouemb. 1558. R 5. y. 4. M. and odde dayes the same day of her death deceased her cousin Card. Poole at Lambeth she buried at West he at Cant. * He was fourth sonne to Sir Io. Dudley Lord Lisle Earle of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland so created by king Edward the sixt c The Duke of Northumberland was beheaded 22. Augusti 1553. Henry Gray Duke of Suffolke father to the Lady Iane the 23. of February following d Sir Tho. Wyats pretence of Religion being to withstand the Queenes marriage with Spaine he was beheaded 11. April 1554. e The style and royall Titles of King Philip and Queene Mary proclaymed by the king of Heralds at the time of their marriage being on Saint Iames day 1554. l The Queene sent for him from beyond the Seas where he was in great estimation in the Court of Rome and Cranmer being burned he was made Archbishop of Canterbury 1556. Queene Mary also restored and buâ—â—ded what religious houses were in her power or possession a sat Greenwich Westminster Syon Sheene the blacke Fryers in Smithfield all which were suppressed by Queene Eâ—â—zabeth m Francis the Dolphin of FraÌ„ce espoused Mary daughter sole heire to Iames the fift King of Scots 1558. 28. Aprilis at Paris A marriage was heretofore intended betweene her King Edward the sixt n About this time also dyed Charles the fift Emperour father to King Philip hee being busie at his warres in France Elizabeth second daughter to K. Henr. 8. began 17. Nouemb. 1558. crowned at Westm. by Doctor Oglethorpe Bishop of Carliele 14. Ianu. next following Dyed 24. Martij An. 1603 or according to the computation of the Church of England 1602. buried at Westminster reigned 44. yeares 4. moneths and 7. dayes * Shee had beene kept prisoner in the Tower and elsewhere a good part of her sister Queene Maries reigne o Peace was concluded between all foure Realmes A. 1. Eliz. betweene the Kings of Spaine and France the Dolphin and his wife Queene of Scots the Queene of England but the Q. of Scots set on by the Guises of France the peace broken quarrells and wars grew and she being taken as she fled from her owne subiects into England long after suffred death at Fodringhay Castle A. 1587. Diuers inroades in the mean time were made into Scotland by the English against the Hamiltons and in aide of the K. and likewise into France but A. 1564. peace was again concluded with France and the K inuested with the most noble order of the Garter p Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester went ouer Lieutenant Generall and Gouernour of the Low Countries A. 1585. where his Excellency for so he was styled was entertayned with great triumphs and many worthy and warlike exploits were then done by him and Sir Philip Sydney Gouernour of Flushing after whom Captayne Norrys and Sir Francis Vere were held for noble warriors and in great estimation * 15. Iunij 1576. and the three yeares following he made seuerall voyages into the North-west Seas to seeke that way a passage to Cathaia and comming to the places called Queen Elizabeths Foreland Frobishers Streights and meta incognita brought thence Mineral at seueral times which then were supposed to bee gold Ore but proued otherwise This yeare 1588. by diuers forespoken was called Mirabilis Annus in August and the moneths following were great reioycings and triumphs in all England London and at Court for their deliuerance and the discomfiture of the Spanish fleet In the yeares following were diuers voiages made to the Spaniards great losse vnder the conduct of Sir Io. Norrys Sir Francis Drake and the Earle of Essex d Captayne Francis Drake with fiâ—e ships of which the Pellicane was Admirall set out from Plimmouth 13. Decemb. 1577. passed by the coast of Brasile Rio de plata and entred the Magellane streights came to the Molucco Iles and Iaua so returning by Cape de Buona esperanza arriued in England A. 1580. the yeare following the Queenes Maiesty dining at Detford in Kent where the Vessell was laid vp which he had so fortunately guided round about the World going into the ship to see it there in the same gaue him the honour of Knighthood The like voyage was performed by Captayne Cauendish and finished An. 1588. The Queene being at Tilbury Campe in Essex the fight on the narrow Seas was continued betweene the two fleets of Spaine and England from the 24. to the 28. of Iuly in which time Don Pedro and other Nobles were taken and many of the Spanish Gallyes and Ships burned sunke and spoyled the Prince of Parma that should haue sent aide to the Duke was hindred by the Hollanders whose Fleet lay at the mouth of the Riuer which hee should passe to ioyne with the Duke insomuch that 29. Iuly the Spanâ—sh fleet began to fly the English men chasing them Northwards towards Scotland where about the Orkeyes and coasts of Ireland many ships and men were lost the Duke returning with greatest dishonour into Spaine had lost ships men f Walter Earle of Essex went into Ireland Lord Generall of the warre 157â— Robert his son Earle of Essex 1591. went into France with a band of men sent from the Queene to aide the French King And An. into Ireland to suppresse the rebellions there hee was wondrously loued and honoured by the Englishmen about all the Peeres of his time g Charles the ninth of France 1566. Maximilian the Emperour 1567. Frederâ—k the second King of Denmarke 1582. were by Queene Elizabeth inuested Knights of the most noble order of the Garter h Her time being to all ages worthily memorable for her admired Mayden reigne her conquests abroad and peace at home Iames the sixt in Scotland the first in EnglaÌ„d borne at Edenborrow 19. Iunij 1566. descended of the Lady Margaret eldest sister of Henry the eight began his reigne in Scotland 29. Iulij 1567. crowned in Sterling church being but one yeare old he began his reigne in England 24. Martij 1602. crowned with Queene Anne his wife daughter to the King of Denmarke on Saint Iames his day next following at Westminst by * The Ocean the Ring wherwith our whole Albion or great Britayne is encompassed the Kingdomes of England and Scotland wedded vnited together by King Iames. i Queene Elizabeth * The most approued Authors hold the story of Scota King Pharao's daughter supposed wedded to the Argiue Knight Gatholus whence Scots would draw their name and pedigree a meere fable but certayne it is Ireland was auncienâ—ly called Scotia and thence the Scots came whence Ireland is called Scotia of Scythes or Scutten is shewed hereafter in the description of the Irish these Scytheâ— or Scythians came thither out of Spaine partly where they were long
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Vortiger steppeth vp dispossessing the right heires and â—bteyneth the Crowne the Romane Eâ—pire wayning and fully ended in Britaine VOrtiger for wisedome by report Gracious with all but most at Court Amidst these broyles so laid his traine The King by a Pict in 's Guard was slaine And himselfe crown'd both the right heires Kings brothers fled to France for feare And now alas this noble I le Albions that wert since Brytaines style Admir'd of all nor lou'd in vaine By Nereus beauteous Sea-Nymph traine In their soft armes waue-circled round By th' other powers with pleasures crown'd Now lay'd and left at lowest bay For Hunn's Picts and wilde Scots a pray Romes Lords nor Aetius eft-soones prou'd By piteous plaints t'aide Brittons mou'd Prime tropheys erst of Caesars glory And rar'st Lords once in Romans story Though 't seemes the wayning Empires state Through very eld leaues them and late Languishing plac't her reignes period here From Iulius nigh fiue hundred yeere Where then Rome left rose Saxon Kings Whose race and acts my Muse next sings The end of the sixt Ode A briefe type of the seuenth Ode of PALAE-ALBION Entitulâ— HENGISTVS the seauenâ— Ode contayneth 2. The Heptarchye â—eauen Kingdomes of the Saxons with their seueâ—â—â—eginnings extent encrease continuance â—â—â—â—ding viz. 1. The original callâ—â—gâ—n of the Saxons vnder Vortiger and the end of the Bâ—ytons reigne vnder their 〈◊〉 Kings vâ—z Vortiger A. 417. R 20 v. Vâ—â—â—mer his son dead in his fathers life time Aureli ' Ambrose son of Constantine late King R 32 yeares Vther Pendragon his brother r. 18. Arthur surnamed the Great Vthers sonne R. 26 years Constantine duke Cadors sonne reigned 3 years Conan Arthurs Nephew R. â—3 Vortiporus his son R. 4. Malgâ— R. 5. Carâ—â—cus R. 3 yeares Cadâ—ar R. 22 yeares Cadwâ—â—â— R. 48 yeares Cadwallader his son last King of the Brytons R. only 3 years 1. The Kingdome of Kent Anno 456. vnder Hengist who reigned 24. yeares Octa his sonne R. 24. Otho his sonne R. 22. Ermenrike his sonne reigned 25. Ethelbert his sonne reigned 56. In his time Saint Augustine came into England conuerting the Saxons Eadbald his sonne a notable Pagan reigned 24 yeares Ercombert his sonne a good Prince reigned 20. Egbert his son reigned 9. Luthere Egberts brother reigned 11. yeares Edrâ—â—g his Cousin 2. Guthred sonne of Egbert reigned three yeares His three sonnes 〈◊〉 R. 23. Ethâ—â—â—â— 11. Aâ—â—â— â—4 〈…〉 Cuthred R. 8 yeares Alâ—ed alias Balared expelled by Egbert King of west Saxons Anno 827. hee reade his sonne Aâ—â—â—stane Duke thereof 2 The Kingdom of Mercia began A. 586. vnder Crida who reigned 9. yeares his sonne Wibba reigned 20 yeares Ceorlus his sonne reigned 10. Penda sonne of Wibba reigned 30. slame by Oswy K. of Northumbers Wolfere his sonne R. 17. Ethelred Wolferes sonne R. 29. Hee warred with Egfride of Northumberland and Lothaire of Kent Kenred sonne of Wolfer reigned 5. Celred Edâ—reds sonne reigned 8. Hee warred with Ina. Ethelbald of the bloud of Eopa brother of Penda reigned 40. slaine by Bernred that R. 10. y. Offa a bloudy King reigned 39. Egfride his sonne reigned 4 moneths Cynewolf of Penda's line reigned 24 yeares Kenelme his sonne â—ame by his sister Quindred Câ—â—wulf brother to K. Cynewolf reigned two yeares expelled by â—â—nulf who was vanquished by Egbert and sâ—aine by the East-Angles afterwards Ludicenus reign 2. y. and Whitlafe 15 yeares made tributarie to Egbert about Anno 827. 3. The Kingdome of Northumbers began â—â—der Ida A. 547. he reigned 12 yeares afâ—â— his death his Kingdom was diuided into tâ—â— petty Kingdomes or Prouinces In Bremcia Ada his son and his brothers reigned 30 yeares Deira Ella the sonne Histria a 〈◊〉 Duke R. 30 Ethelfride nephew to Ida expelleth Edâ—â— sonne of Ella heire of Deira and reigneth â—â—uer both Prouinces 22 yeares Edwine afterwaâ—â—â— ouerthrew Ethelfride and reign ouer all 17 Eaufride sonne of Ethelfride R. 1. y. Osrijc sonne of Ethelfride R. 1. 〈◊〉 Oswald sonne of Ethelfride the Cadwâ—â—â— and was slaine by Penda King of Mâ—â— he reigned ouer both Prouinces 8 yeares Oswy brother of Oswald after Oswine slaine reigned ouer both the Prouinces which were neuer againe after 〈◊〉 ioyned as they had before been 28 yearâ— Oswine sonâ—â— Osrijc slainâ— Oswy R. 8 Egfride sonne of Oswye reigned 15 yearesâ— Alfride his brother reigned 20 yeares Osred his sonne reigned 11 yeares slaine Kenred his Cousin who reigned 2 yeares Osrijc his other Cousin reigned 10 yeareâ—â— Ceolf brother of Kenred reigned 8 yeareâ—â— Egbert reigned 24. Osulfus reigned 1. murdered Edilwald reigned 11. slaine by the Vsuâ—â—â— Alred who reigned 10 yeares Edilbert sonne of Edilwald expelled 2. Dukes Ethelbald and Herebert but after 10 yeâ—â—â— reigne of Aâ—â— sonne Aswald slaine by one Siga and his breeâ—â—â— Osred that reigned 1 yeare expelled reigned againe many yeares c. But the Northumbers sore vexed by these 〈◊〉 other intestine wars of their Kings or Duâ—â— and also by the Danes submit to Egbert Circa Anno 820. â— The Kingdome of the East Saxons A. 527. vnder Erchenwine who reigned 60 yeares â—â—dda his sonne reigned 17. â—â—â—ert his sonne reigned 13. â—â—â—red his sonne â—â—â—red his brother â—â—â—bald his broâ—her Paruusâ—nne â—nne of Sewâ—rd â—â—â—bert sonne of â—â—igebald â—deline â—â—gaire sonne of â—â—igebert ' Paruus â—â—lbius Associate of Sigaire â—â—â—gard and Sewâ—â—â—red sonnes of â—â—elbius and 〈◊〉 sonne of Sigaire from Anno 617. â—â—â—ill Anno 717. R. all of them 100. years â—â—â—red sonne of Sigeâ—â—â—t reigned 38 yeares 〈◊〉 then followed â—â—â—thelwald Albert â—â—ena and Suthred â—anquished by Egbert â—â—â—f west Saxons hauing â—eigned there till the yeare 800 or after vt dicitur 5. The Kingdome of East Angles began An. 492. vnder Vffa of whom his Successours were called Vffings he reig 7 yeares Tytullus his sonne R. 20. Redwald his sonne R. 25. he aided Edwine of Northumberland against Ethelfride Eorpwald his sonne R. 12. Sigebert his brother who founded Cambridge and Edrike his cousin R. 60. y. Anna sonne of Ewide brother of Redwald R. 20 yeares All these three last Kings were slaine by Penda of Mercia Adilherus brother of Anna slaine by Oswy with Penda R. Edilwald his brother R. 9. Aldulf sonnes of Adilhere Reign 25. Eluold 12. Hisbern or 26. Beornas  Edilred a good Prince reigned 52 yeares Ethelbert his sonne about An. 790. a very godly Prince trecherously slain by Offa King of Mercia whose Lands taken by Offa with the Kingdome of Mercia came to the west Saxons Crowne Egberts hands about Anno 827. 6. The Kingdome of the South Saxons began A. 478 the first of all the other kingdoms next to the Kingdom of Kent in Hengists life-life-time vnder Ella who reigned 36. yeares Cissa his son who builded Chichester reigned 76. yeares After them Edilwalcus reigned 25 yeares Berthunus Anthynus were slaine by Cedwalla K. of west Saxons and Aldwyne by his Successor Ina so this Kingdome came first of all the rest into the west
King on his knees brought downe Fealty faine sweares to th' English crowne Siferth too and Howell Welsh Kings both Tane and restor'd tane the like oath Cornish rebells repell'd to th' Exe And from her riuer thence t' a next Exceter being towr'd by this Kings meanes Saw them confin'd at Tamaris streames Athelstane flourishing flourish't then Wolstane and Adeline holy men Yorkes Sees Primates and Canterberies This King builds diuers Monasteries And dying issue-lesse leaues the crowne Too 's brother Edmond who put downe Danes and Northumbers first and then His cousen new-risen with th' Irish-men But rapt alas too soone by fate Two tender Impes in pupills state Edwine and Edgar crowne and heire He left t' his brother Eldreds care CANZ. XI Of King Edmonds sonnes Edwine and Edgar brought vp vnder their vncle Eldred who nobly expelled the Danes EDmond thus dead his sonnes and throne All left to 's brothers charge alone Eldred then reign'd whose very name His foes did daunt whose noble same For iustice and Prince-worthy parts Rebels represt wonne good-mens heart His cousen Aulasse that th' Irish prai'd By 's father-inlaw Duke Ormus aide Inuades and after Erike claimes Northumbers scepters but both slaine Next Eldreds ten yeeres reigne not long Edwine as ill-dispos'd as young Succeeded famous for no facts Saue vicious stead of vertuous acts His Cousen on 's Coronation-day He rauish't Dunstan fled away And good men banish't from his Court Must leaue him needs but bad report Northumbers they and Merkland men Chose for their Prince young Edgar then Whos 's much admir'd and princely parts Had stolne their loues and all mens hearts His brother dyde for very griefe Whose fam's his infamy Edgar chiefe Of English Kings mought all of eld As well as latter times so held CANZ. XII Edwine being despised for his vice Edgar obtayneth the Crowne a most fortunate and victorious Prince Monarke ouer all Britaine FAire flower though last not least renown'd Of three Kents Primate Otho Crown'd Wer 't th' English Rose and thence call'd Etheling As countries vertues honours darling He call'd home Dunstan and o'requell'd Both Scots and Welshmen that rebell'd And Ludwall yeerely tribute pay'd Three hundred Woolues till they decay'd Eight Kings we reade row'd him on d ee And oft in gallant fleete at Sea In sommer-sommer-time he sayles Brittaine round T' was thought his peere till then not found Though wanton loues did much disgrace His royall person and his place For at one time deceiu'd by loue Or a wench worthy wanton Ioue 'Bout Andeuor his faire loue dwels Whose mother charm'd with golden spels By amorous Edgar faine t' haue found His gold that sau'd her daughter sound Laid in loues armes by darke deceiu'd Her waiting maide which when perceiu'd By morning-sunne this Lasse he frees And gaue deseru'd her golden fees CANZ. XIII King Edgar infamed for his wanton loues ANother time the Cornish Dukes Fam'd daughters faire enchanting lookes For loue and beauty made him send Earle Ethelwold a faithlesse friend To view who went and woo'd and wonne For himselfe not his Prince This done Returnes tells wanton Edgar then T' was course stuffe fit for common men Not Princes Chambers fame bely'd her Or rather he to say beside her Was none so faire But pleas'd his grace Her parents portion birth and place More fit for him and so with leaue To wed both Prince and selfe deceiues For fame againe boasting too much Her peerelesse parts as 't were none such Edgar mis-doubts deceiu'd to proue Too-farre to trust false friends in loue Faines there to hunt rides to behold Wish't welcom'd t' all saue Ethelwold Who then disclos'd t' his wondring bride Kings foule loue crost by his false deede And by what else vowes loue or duty Coniures her to conceale her beauty Or cancell it by mis-attire To blinde the Kings else blinde desire But deafe as dumbe and wanton as Light lyther aire more faine she was To seeme more faire right woman too Spreads all her Peacocks plumes to woo Fresh as the morne fond Nymph to gaine Light loue her spouse a-hunting's slaine Faire Wilfride bore too for 't hee 's taynted Edyth first Wilton Abbesse Sainted This youth displeas'd Saint Dunstan sore Though in ripe yeeres for vertues more Freed from ill tongues and enuies iawes He built great Abbeyes made good Lawes CANZ. XIIII His bastard sonne Ethelred obtayneth the crowne from Edward Martyr poysoned and Sweno King of Denmarke expelleth him but at Swenos death he regaineth the Crowne ELfiede his lawfull wise bare one Alfred bare Eldred his base sonne Cornwals Duke Orgar's Impe when hee Chang'd earth for heauen then Alfred shee False stepdame greets with poysoned potion The good King Edward whose deuotion With vs the name of Martyr merits So her base sonne the crowne inherits Ethelred whom Dunstan forc't not el's Crownes sacring execrates and tels Prophet-like strange and fearefull fate To this fount-foyling King and state This Kings vice sloth and Guinchild slaine Tow'rds England made Danes flocke amaine When trecherous Elfrike did betray The Kings ships to the Dane by sea So Eldred first sore prest by th' Dane Admits Dane-gelt submits to Swane Till Saint Brice wept and wet Nouembers For the Danes dounfall in huge numbers Massacred in one minutes while Ouer all England whether guile Or policie wer 't then of a foe Some doubt but warres fresh flaming thoe Made Ethelred to Duke Richard flie His father in law in Normandy And Swaine see Fortune Fame proclaimes First Dane-King heere from Trent to Thames But he dead th' Englishmen reuoke Weary of the Lordly Danish yoke Their exil'd Ethelred and Swaines Sonne Knute home for to fly was faine Againe despair'd of late and gone Ethelred set on regall Throne Ny forty yeeres wore the Diademme Two sonnes he had by Norman Emme One by Elgine next King in 's roome In Paules in London in his tombe CANZ. XV. Edmond Ironside and his childrens fortunes EDmond Elgina's sonne suceeeds Whose prowesse and praise-worthy deeds Did Cnutus brauely entertaine That came to claime these Realmes againe Bare downe both Danes and by strong might Edrike of Scattons trecherous slights When after many a well fought field 'Twixt the King this conclusion held Their two sole duell should decide This diffrence by faire Seuernes side Where lay their powers and Olwey I le Saw them fight hand to hand long while Till breathlesse pawsing peace brake forth The South tooke Edmond Knute the North But peace though plac't Edmond o're-tane By Traytor Edriks fraud was slaine Which mou'd all England to much ruth For him so rapt in prime of youth Then his two sonnes young Princes were By Knute conuey'd to Denmarke where He meant their deaths but that his brother Denmarks King loath'd so vile a murther And sends them to Pannonia where Edmond dy'de Edward
now as no Age no Land more To charme your eares which might amate my Muse But yet your Noblesse doth new spirit infuse And such your Grace thrice Roiall paire shall make Me sing your praise for loued Albions sake REVERENDISSIMO DOMINO SVO DOMINO GEORGIO Prouidentia Diuina Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi TH' Eagle stoops not to catch at Flies her wings Shade often though shelter meanest things That Eagle piercing sight and learnings height That sores aboue the vulgar low conceipt Makes sure swift wing at higher holier things As Heauen the source from whence such knowledge springs Yet since your Grace doth somtimes please to looke On our meane Acts as to me to my Booke Daigne to be Patrone and whats'ere you deeme Your worthie censure I shall most esteeme HONORATISSIMO DOMINO GEORGIO Marchioni Buckingham aureae Periscelidis Equiti WEnd thou thy wayes deare Muse to Court whiles I in Shepheards Weed Thus tune such homely Mantuan Layes on my poore Country Reed Or sitting on the lowly Downes among my Syluan Swaines Doe mone my royall Mistris losse t' our sweet Arcadian Plaines Whose daintiest Nymphes if they perhaps shall grace thee so to make Thee rest in Albions stateliest Towers againe for her deare sake Doe as those ancient Knights profest with all respectiue dutie Thy best endeuours euer prest to honour Vertue Beautie I wish thee more seeke out the Man whose Marquisate and Fame From Tityr's beech-tree shades renownd deriue their noble Name Admired of the vulgar sort and of the Realme a Peere A chiefe flower of the Courtly traine and of his Prince held deere T' is he can giue thee free accesse vnto thy Kings good Grace Thou need'st not feare though thou so meane and he so high of place Tender thy best deuoire and loue he cannot but protect Thy suite and goodnesse of thy Cause a good Cause gaines respect For goodnesse stands at Greatnesse gate sole ay true glorie shines Where Vertue free from flatteries fraud guides acts her blest designes When after Ages all that dare boldly the truth auerre Proclaime them noble whose high Acts from Honours Lawes not erre So hauing gain'd thy Souereignes grace soone all th' attending traine Of Stars that on faire Sols Carre waite will thee like fauour daigne Those Stars that our Horizon sees whom like the welkin cleere Ioues Pallace Sols bright Zodiake holds to glad our Hemisphere Their names should beautifie these lines but that these lines would blenne Their Honours that should be descriu'd by Homers golden Penne. I d'e hope you'd pardon't yet great Duke ally'd to the House of Kings That Pans Pipe plaid till Phoebus tun'd his Lyres melodious strings And you both Earles that Worsters weare and Pembrookes ancient style Sydneyan Worthies Cambrian Lords and Leyster-graced Lysle Sussex Essex nor Oxford then with Howards haughty Name And more braue spirits that there possesse place of respect and fame Should passe vntold saue now I leaue to loftier lines this taske And of the man first mention'd heere this Boone I humbly aske That as he is among his Peeres possessest of chiefest place Hee 'll daigne to bee the meanes may gaine my Muse her Souereignes grace Who if he lending louing lookes on lowly Albion smile Her loue and labours will not thus leaue honouring this our Ile But sing that sandy Seuerne-waues Trent Tweed and siluer Thames Shall loudly Eccho forth her Layes deuoted to King Iames. Author ad Librum FOrtè nec inuideo celsam liber ibis in vrbem Me sine vel placido Principis aula sinu Excipiat foueatque rudem Tu suauiter aures Quà m potes incantes forsan vsque potes Heroumque citans licèt haud tuba Homerica laudes Optârit meritò vir bonus esse suas Gratia seu tibi sit plus debita gloria dignis Haud absit similis nec tuba desit eis Et tibi quis nequid Scoto-Anglûm Cambro-Brytannûm Debeat indigenûm ceu canis arma Ducûm Dente Theonino siquis tua dona rubenteis Suspicor atque Rosas rodere velle vale FINIS AN ALPHABETICALL TABLE CONTAINING ALL THE PRINCIPALL MATTERS mentioned in this Poeme and in the Illustrations thereof A ACts the victorious Acts of Albion 29. The victorious Acts of Ebrank and his sonnes 97. The war-like Acts of Bundicia 139. The honourable Acts of Henry the seuenth 269 The famous Acts of Henry the eighth 271 Adelme his flourishing 209 Adelstane his Reigne 209 Age the golden Age. 5. Agricola his War-like Acts in Brittaine 141 Albion who gaue that name to this I le 7. The originall thereof 39.41 Albion his Descent and first comming to Samothea and destroying the Samothes 29. 47. Albion an enemy to Hercules and Licus 53. Albion ouerthrowne and slaine 55. The disorders of the Kingdome after Albions death 61. The Storie of Albion defended 75 Alfred made King of Northumberland 203. Alfred forsaken of his Dukes yet conquers Rollo the Dane ibid. Alfred brought to the lowest ebbe of Fortune hides himselfe in the Marishes of Somersetshire 205. He founded Oxford ib. Antiquities an assertion of Antiquities 34 Arthur his prowesse life and death 171 Aulus Plancius his beginning was in Guiderus Reigne 137 Aegypt 43 B BArdus his Reigne 17. His vertues and imitation 19 Barbarossa his Conquest of Denmarke 117. His planting in Ireland ibid. Barons their Warres 243 Bathe the foundation thereof 99 Belinus his ciuill war with Brennus 113. His honourable Acts at home 117. His founding of Archflamins ibid. Belus or Belees the diuersities 45 Bergion his comming into Ireland 27. His rule there 29 Bladud his Reigne 99 Brennus his ciuill warre with Belinus 113. His Conquest at Rome 115. His sacriledge and punishment at Delphos ibid. Britons their originall and commendations 7. Their manner of fight and furniture 123 Britaine who first gaue that name 7. Britaine described 13 The qualities and richnesse of the soyle ibid. 15. Who first entred inhabited Britaine 15. The originall of Britaine 39. 41. Britaine much wasted 149. Britaine abandoned by the Romanes and left to the Picts 151 Bundicia her Warre-like Acts. 139 Brute his Descent his Exile Turmoyles and Aduentures in Greece 67. His Markage vnto Pandrasus Daughter and the seeking of his fortune 69. His comming to the Iland Leogetia and his going to the Oracle of Diana ibid. His answere from the Oracle 71. His ioy and preparation ibid. His meeting with Corinaeus the ouerthrow of Guffar and Brutes arriuall in Britaine 73. The storie of Brute defended 77. All Obiections answered ibid. Brute his encounter with the Gyants his ouerthrowing of them killing of Gogmagog 87. Brutes diuision of the Kingdome 91. The end of Brutes Issue 105 C CAmbridge new founded 117 Cantaber the Founder of Cambridge 117 Canute the Dane his famous Reigne 219 Caratacus betrayed and borne in triumph to Rome 139 Caracalla the Emperour 145 Cassibeline his Protectorship his repulsing Caesar. 123. His death 135 Caesar his entring Britaine and his manner of fight 123. His deliuering of
and the Brittaines 165. The seuen Saxon Kingdomes their arise and extent 167. The Saxons glorying in their Ancestors and Gods 169. The first plantation of the Christian Faith amongst the Saxons 175 Scots their originall 285. Whether the first Scots sprang from Pharaohs Daughter ibid. Seauerne whence the name was deriued 93 Sibilla diuers of her Verses recited 77 South-Saxon Kings and their gouernment 187 Spaine memorable Warres in Spaine 281 Stamford the first foundation thereof 99 Stephen his troublous reigne 232 Stygands an Archbishoppe his stratagem for the libertie of Kent 233 Superstition the originall thereof 22 Sweno King of Denmarke his obtayning of the Crowne 215 T THeodore what it signifies 267 an allusion of it to Tewther or Teudor ibid. Theomantius refuseth to pay Tribute to Caesar. 135 Tholouse their Crueltie and Sacriledge 23 Triphon kils his Brother Osiris 49 V VArietie the various changes of all humane things 195 Vespasian his Warrelike Acts in Britaine 141 Virginia the first Plantation there in Queene Elizabeths reigne 282 Vortiger his comming to the Crowne 153. His Marriage 163. Vortiger dispossest of his Kingdome 165 W WEst-Saxon Kings and their Gouernment 189 William the Conqueror his Descent from Rollo the Dane 227. His quarrell claime and preparation to get the Crowne of England 229. His successe Conquest and Coronation 231. His Tyrannie against his Brother 235. His death and most strange Funerall ibid. William Rufus his Gouernment life and death 237 Wickednesse how it is the destruction of Empires 23 Winds their creation at the first 5 Wolston his flourishing 209 Wolsey a Cardinall his Comet-like blazing 271 World the creation thereof and the repeopling 7 Z ZOnes their creations at the first 5 FINIS Palae-Albion Liber lectoribus sapientibus ac beneuolis salutem nimiûm seueris Talionem KInd Readers were 't your trauels lyen Tow'rds Pilgrim-sainted Dauids shrine Where in an Antique sacred Cel Holy aged Heremits once did dwell There now by little Alluns side My Master 'mong his flockes this tyde On Oate-reede tunes such rurall Songs To Cambrian Nymphes and Neat-heard throngs Sometimes he sate by siluer Thames Now rests neere sandie Seuerne streames In valley low where Syluan Swaines Replenish rude Meneuian Plaines If Londay Nymphes can tell no newes Haile Scalmey if they refuse Gresham Ramsey or those shreud Sea-markes Men call the Bishop and his Clerkes Pembrochian borderers Neighbours neere To Deusland thei le direct you where Found tell him pray how by his lang Absence I haue sustein'd much wrong For fearing words might breed vnrest I for my silence haue beene prest An so in Duresse forced aye To say what I would faine vnsay Spare then sharpe Censure and supplant These Errours which I thus recant Pleading for pardon would you please T' expunge or mend such faults as these Errata Pag. Line Fault for Correction reade 1 7 succeffion succession 3 4 affignde assignde 4 20 gregis greges 6 30 Britanniarum Britannicarum 8 25 longuis longiùs  37 Theomno Theonino 10 15 Flamine Flumine 12 10 Doroberina Derobernia 15 1 Intire Intice 17 27 worth wealth 27 41 feate seate  43 and gaine or gaine 29 10 sone sons 39 44 rest rests 40 37 Medes Medis 42 39 Nephthuni Nephthuim 45 7 ten â—e'n 49 1 obstacles obstacle 52 35 demeritus dimeritus 70 31 aditusque adytusque 73 21 vtmost 74 2 Hithiam Ilithyiam 84 17 Fania Tania 85 28 aud aid 120 10 omni omnis 133 30 transferr it transferit 134 31 est 138 6 vteranorum veteraniorum 161 21 Lords Hords 170 19 Abrimi Abrini 182 17 Oswald Oswaldi 198 40 Marcia Mercica 207 18 these thrise 211 38 that yet 212 32 Wilfredam Wilfredâ— 217 27 nice neece 228 29 vrba verba 244 11 duâ—s duâ— 252 6 septiens septenis 254 31 procerumque procerum 258 25 Bex Rex 266 16 Omnia omina 273 41 wau'd wan'de 276 14 Eruti Eruta 286 25 Eugenijsque Eugenijque 298 39 suum debent    quibus 301 40 the heire her heire Lesser faults as mispointings or the like or others that may escape the most vigilant Correctors Eye the courteous Reader will amend Poetarum facilè Principi ac Coriphaeo Michaeli Drayton Ar. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 DEare Diuine Drayton I admire Thy Layes enspir'd with Delphian fire On whose plaine song Seld one more blest For Graces Minion Muses Guest Seld one more seene in old Folk-mote Deskants a most delicious note Doe not ennie me though I sing In rurall tunes such highest things Your Layes will liue though mine doe dye Sung long erst I confesse it I Thy Poly-Olbion did inuite My Palae-Albion thus to write Thy Songs mine Odes thy Poësie My harsh tunes notes rude Symphonie Thine ancient Albions moderne Glories Mine moderne Olbions ancient Stories This th ' only difference mine 's borne dying Thine sure on Fames wings euer flying Ceasse then my Muse and yet disclose A neuer dying Loue to those That wish their Country well Alhaile Deare Olbion may thy Fame ne're faile But be grac'd still till at loues call Heau'n Crowne Earths glories thine and all That Brytaine loue would Honour nourish May they ne're fade but euer flourish May be Albion then with Olbion may Ken many a faire and happy day Whiles Auon's cleere source that heares thee sing As she slides from her Chrystall spring Shall teach our Seuernes bankes to sound With Ecchoes shrill to the Sea-Nymph-round Thy Olbions Odes tuning with ioy Albions chiefe pride Thames and her Troy Authoris votum At the Poeticall shrine of IVPITER XENIVS on the Altar there found written in a scroll with this Inscription Vniuersis Iouis ac Pallados filijs sanctis Musarum alumnis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vt Lectori candido salutem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ZEus Xenius or thou friendly Ioue That strangers do'st and Pilgrimes loue To thee my humble Muse her song Should offer rapt from Cradle yong Where shee began these Odes to treate In pleasant flowry Sommers seate Neare that Faire-place beene with bright beames The pride of sandy Seuernes streames Sweet Cells though not compar'd with those Neare Ouses-fourd where faire Tame flowes Whith'r brought my Muse some part full faine Chaunts of her yet vnheard-off straine Thence siluer-founted Crystall Thames His fore-head deckt cleare lympid ' streame With dangling Reedes and flaggy Flowers Conuay'd her downe to old Luds bowers Where shee beheld with wondring eyes Both Cities pride and Courtly guise Whom noblest Nymphs that haunt the place Gently daign'd more then lookt-for grace Next Courtly troupes the Countrey traines Did heare her sing and those wild plaines That thee deare Daniel so did blesse And rauishing notions first impresse Into thy soule from whence shee went To Cambers wild and flowry Kent Rhutupian farthest shores i' th East Old holy Dauids shrine by-west Did heare her tunes and Odes shee ended In those well hop't-of bowers entended To Phoebus
since the Turke Tamerlane and the Tartars k And with their Titles of Imperator Foelix Augustus Triumphator c. inâ—erted Britannicus many time triumphing for their Conquests gotten here l By Caesar supposed to be Gauls though sinâ—e consisting of â—oure Nations especially vsing so many different sorts of speech within the compasse of the Iland viz. the first ancientest the Welsh being the very Britons The second the Cornish part Britons as their Dialect argueth and likely to bee with-all the remnant of the Gaules if any were as Caesar intimateth and their corner or part of the Land called Cornugallia doth seeme to sound The third and greatest Angles and Saxons now called Englishmen The fourth Scots the very race of the Irish Ireland being first Scotia and Scotia Magna Tamaris diuideth Cornwall from the rest of England whereof it is now accounted but one of the fortie shires or countries Seuerne and Dee do naturally diuide the Welsh their Wales from vs Tweed nowe parteth vs from Scotland * Of which whitenesse of the Rocks appearing to passengers Antiquitie hath supposed her called Albion m Not past thirtie miles n One and the narrowest flat-side lying against France South the second East against Denmarke the third West against Ireland and the Ebudes the angles or corners pointing as followeth o From which Corner viz. Sandwich in Kent ouer against Germanâ— to 〈◊〉 Mount in Cornwal oâ— frâ—m Saint Dauids to Yarmouâ—h bring the breadth of the Iland extending from East to West 〈◊〉 ned 200 miles and vpwards and from the saâ—d Corners to the farthest 〈◊〉 of Scotland reaâ—hâ—ng among the Orcades being the length of Britainâ— extending from South to North is 800. miles â—r better so that it very neare 〈◊〉 with Caeâ—ars account to be 2000. miles in compasse or much more according to the now Italian miles p In the temperate Zone the South parts of Britaine about the Degree of 50 of North latitude reaching thence 10. Degrees North the longitude thereof being from the Degree 17. to 25. oâ— thereabouts So the Degrees of latitude measuring the length of longitude the breadth of the Iland q That there haue beene flore of Vines and Vine-yards in England as at Windsore and other places appeareth in the Records kept by the Clerke of the Pleas for that Castle the Honours and Forrests where is set downe the charge of the Vineyard in the litle Parke and making the Wine whereof tithe was paid to the Abbot of Waltham * To these prayses of the Land for the peoples honor adde this as a corollary since Arts taught scarce any Nation more ingenious since Christianitie more zealously giuen and religious witnesse the many Schooles of learning the Vniuersities besides those in Scotland two in England comparable with any in the world the faire Churches Buildings Hospitals Monasteries Religious houses and Colleâ—ges though a multitude swept away and defaced in the reigne of King Henrie the eight yet monuments of the piety arte wisedome and industrie of our Ancestors in such abundance as scarce any Nation able to equall at least to surpasse them Gomer supposed founder of the most Western Gaules Tuisco or Aschenaz of the people of the more Southerne coasts higher Germany Mesech Mosoch or Samothes of the more North and East parts of Gaule Germany and Britaine with other the sonnes of Noah are said to come into Europe A. M. 1787. post Diluuium 131. Ante Christum 2158. * As the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greece and Aborigines in Italy were supposed to haue had there beginning And the old Germans affirmed their first founder Tuisco to be the sonne of the Earth all Pagan antiquitie deriued their Gods and great Men from Vranus and Vesta signifying Coelum Terra which might be Noe and Arezia his wife Arez signifying the Earth in Hebrew So did the West Indians the Americans of â—ate time about Peru worshipping their gods Pacha-Cama and Con suppose and were taught they were sonnes of the Sunne and the Earth a From whence it is said with Colonies sent ouer be peopled and ruled Britaine as Caesar in his time perceiued affinitie betweene those neighbouring Countries * Or at least the more Northernâ— parts of France Gallia Belgica and Britaine if the Westerns parts as they are by some be assigned for Gemers habitation or Kingdome according to the fashion of raigning of those first Kings in the ruder age of the World Samothes A. M. 1787. * Magus now signifieth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sapiens a wise man and so were the Philosophers in Persia and the East named And of them were chosen the Kings or chiefe Counsellors to the Kings This Magus is said to haue built amongst the Gaules the Cities of Neomagus Sitomagus Rhotomagus Nouiomagus c. Magus Sarron a First Schooles and Vniuersities founded by Sarron the tbird King of this Land b A pious and Prince-like earâ— Druis c Of the Druides Priests or chiefe Philosophers and Statesmen among the ancient Gaules and Britons how they gouerned the state determined matters sacrificed to the gods and therein vsed Misâ—â—-toe called Viscus which they accounted a most holy branch taught the people and their owne Sect their learning consisting châ—efly of a great number of Verses said and learned by heart with others of their behauiours superstitions Tacitus Suetonius and other latine Authors abundantly doe mention d Philosophieâ—nd â—nd good Letters brought from whence and by whom to Athens Bardus * Bardus according to his excellent qualities the honourable Author of both their Poeme and the Brittish Poets name of him afterwards called Bardi and Barthes to this day * It was their practice the recounting of the exploits of noble Captaynes and famous men Genealogies such was Hesiode Theogonia and singing them to their Instruments of musique in very stately sort as followeth g More may bee said in the honour of true Poetrie that elswhere as well as here 〈◊〉 authours and fauorites were of the greatest and best Princes Personages of the World and the Diuines Priests and Philosophers with Princes were of the chiefest Poets or at least well skild in poefie To leaue those mâ—re sacred Poets Dauid Salomon the author of Iobs booke Debora Moses c. witnesse Phoebus and King Pierus Daughters Chyron Achilles Hesiodus Orpheus Pythagorus Phocylides Tyrtaeus Aristotle Augustus with a multitude of the worthyest dedicating themselues to it or most delighted in the same h Not to suppose many licentious bald and ribauld rimes wherewith much paper hath beene stuffed worthy to passe vnder the name of Poesie being more distant from true Poetrie them Synons subtiltie from wisedome foole-bardy acts or Aiax impatient attempt of murdering himselfe from true valour such being indeed but sterquilinium velamento Aureo-seâ—ico obductum A varnish of words or scarce that Apes in outward imitation Parats for verball pronunciation else nothing partaking of the grauitie wisedome and moderation of the former * The waâ—ing of the Brittish
the reâ—t the first King whereof Crida was the 〈◊〉 from Woden Wibba his son R. 20 yeares Ceorlus Wibba's sonne 10. Penda sonne of Wibba A. 626. reign 30. yeares q Anna King of East-Angles r Boto Sigebert that founded Cambridge turned Monke in his old age but drawne out into the field and his 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 Anna all three successiuely Kings of East-Angles s Adâ—â—here brother to 〈◊〉 next King Peda sonne to Penda and Oswy A. 656. R. 3. or 4. yeares t Three yeares but gaue all the fourth parts from 〈◊〉 to Penda's sonne Peda with his 〈…〉 who 〈…〉 King who 〈…〉 Christianity which Oâ—wy and Peda had begun but â—ee 〈◊〉 his two sonnes for frequenting the holy man Cedda's Cell whose bodies their mother Ernenelda buried at Stone in 〈…〉 a Church to bee built there shee afterwards became a Nunne at Ely vnder her mother Sex burga sometime Queene of west Saxons and heere penting that deed among other pious works in building Churches and Monasteries bestowed great cost on Medishamsted or Peterborow which Penda's sonnes daughters though hee were a Pagan did build from the foundation Wolfere Penda's sonne A. 660. R. 17. Edilred sonne to Penda A. 677. R. 30. Kenred Wolferes sonne A. 707. R. 5. and went to Rome u Edilred founded the â—â—shoprike of Worcester turned Monke at Bardoney in Lincolnsture x Kenred went to Rome and was Monke in the Church of S. Peter he founded the Monastery of Euesham Celred sonne of Edilred A 711. R. 8. Ethelbald descended of Eopa brother of Penda A. 719 R. 41. y This King Ethelbald by the procurement of the Poâ—es Legate Boniface Archbishop of Mentz an English man borne with aduice of Cuthbert Archbishop of Canterbury made good Church lawes giuing Churches and Monasteries great priuiledges and exemptions from taxes and tributes bee also founded the Abbey of Crowland Bernred vsurped 10. yeares Offa nephew to Ethelbald A. 760. R. 39. his sonne not one yeare * He made a Dike called Offa-dike to bound his Kingdome against Wales extending from the South part neare Bristoll ouer the Mountaynes towards Flint and the North Sea to the moutâ— of 〈◊〉 see â—ounded the Monastery of Bath translated the 〈◊〉 See to Lichfield caused the 〈◊〉 of Saint Alban to bee laid in a 〈◊〉 at old Verulam which hee 〈…〉 adorned with gold and 〈◊〉 stones and raysing there a Princely Abbey hee gaue 〈◊〉 to it the Charter dated 〈◊〉 79â— of his reigne 33. witnesse 〈◊〉 selfe Egâ—â—ide his sonne nine Kings 15. Bishops 10. Dukes c. The Chappell where the said Offa was buryed being demolished by the Riuer Ouse at Bedford his leaden tombe as it were some phantasticall thing aâ—peareth often to them that seeke it not but to them that seeke it saith Rouse it is inuisible y He was slaine at Sutton-wallis or Kenchester 〈◊〉 Offa's Palace was and buried on the Riuer Lugg's banke where Maurdâ—â—e Church 〈◊〉 whence remoued to Hereford ouer him is builded the Church of the Bishops See dedicate to the same Ethelbert z At Crowland shee prophesied against 〈◊〉 mother who caused Ethelberts death and against her brother all which sell out according to her words of her brother Alcuine wrote that for his fathers bloudy deeds his reigne and dayes were the shorter East Angles Kingdome fell so to Offa and the Mercians A. 790. or 800. and with the Mercians Crowne to the West Saxons afterwards a Some say that on the day of the dedication of the Church of Winchelcombe which hee built hee released the said Edbeâ—t the founded the Church of Saint Ethelbert in Hereford b He is accounted the Martyr his body was found by a scroll cast on the Altar thus written in Saxon Kenelm King barne lye vnder thorne Heaued-bereaued that is Kenelm Kings child lyeth vnder a thorne bereft of the head or life Kenulf nephew in the fift degree to Penda A. 799. R. 23. c Fridulf Burthred and others being set vp by the West Saxons and Danes afterwards scarce worthy the name of Kings rather Dukes Ceolwolâ—e expelled by Bernulf A. 820 reigned 〈◊〉 Bernulf subdued by Egbert A. 824. R. 3. Ludicene expelled the East Angles A. 825. Whitlafe A. 826. reigned 13. yeares The Kingdome of NORTHVMBERS Octa Ebysse Saxons sent by Hengist into the North it seemes long time molested by the Picts Scots Brittons before they were fully possest of any Kingdome for 99. yeares space and after Hengists 〈◊〉 60 yeares being A. 547. that Ida began being the 10. from Woden 〈◊〉 reigned 2. yeares * Lot was father to Mordred allyed both yet enemies to great Arthur d The Kingdome of Brenicia exteÌ„deâ— from Edenborow â—rith to Tyne Deira from the said Tyne to 〈◊〉 but they were quite vnited againe in Oswy Ethelfrides sonne Idas sons 559. Ada reign 7. Glappa 5. Tidwald 1. Fridulf 7. Theodorik 7. in Brenicia whiles Ella son of Histria reig 30. in Deira Ethelrik R. 5. partly in both Prouinces e He was surnamed the 〈◊〉 Ethelfride son of Ethelrik A. 589. R. 27. ouer both Prâ—uinces Ella's sonne Edwine being yong or expeld f 〈…〉 g 〈…〉 Edwine Ella's sonne A. 616. R. 17. ouer both Prouinces the sonnes of Ethelfride being â—led into Scotland Paulinus Bishop of Rochester went with queen Ethelburga A. 626. And Edwine and the Northumbers generally receiued the Faith A. 627 oâ—gni 11. h The king gaue Pauline the Bishops See at Yorke and began to build Saint Peters Church there which was finished by Oswald and Paulinus founded the great Church of Lincolne i He sent a desperate fellow named â—omer to murder Edwine and continually vexing all his neighbour Princes with warre was slaine in the quarrels he moued and Edwine was slaine by Cadwallo and Penda k Edfred and Offâ—ed Offâ—ed with his father Edwine 〈…〉 battell at Hatfield 〈◊〉 fell with them Eadbaldus King of the Oâ—keyes Edfred 〈◊〉 afterwards Edwines reigne had beene so peacefull that a woman with a sucking child might haue trauelled free from violence ouer all his Dominions yet so triumphant that Banners displaid were borne before 〈◊〉 both in warre and peace Osrijc aud Eaufride A. 633. reigned a very small time l Who fled into Scotland to king Donald when Edwine got the Crowne they being the sonnes of Ethelfride from Ida descended and Acca sister to Edwine daughter to Ella the kings both of Brenicia and Deira Oswald sonne of Ethelfride A. 634. R. 8. y. * So vertuous godly a prince that after his death 〈◊〉 was Canonizâ—d for a Saint m A holy learned man whom the King for propagation of the Gospell had sent for out of Scotland and giuen him Lindisâ—ern or holy Iland for his Bishops See Oswine reigned with Oswy about 8. yeares n At Maserfield or Oswalstre the Towne now so called of his name Oswye sonne of Ethelfride A. 642. reign 28. o At which time Oswy vowed great lands to 〈…〉 from Yorke p And by this meanes the Mâ—rcians receiued the
Faith hee founded the Bishops See of Mercia at Lichfield and Dwina Bishop at Lindesferne was also Bishop of the same Egfride Oswyes sonne A. 670. R. 15. q Her name Mildred or Etheldred after twelue yeares she became Nunne at Ely where shee founded the Monastery whereof shee was Abbesse r At a place called Nectansmore hee was buried in Saint Columbes Iland Alfride base sonne of Osway A. 685. R. 20. s Where learning then flourisht more then in Brytaine it being the fashion to send the noblest youth thither as now to our Vniuersities Osred A. 705. reigned 10. Kenred Osrijc reign 13. Ceolf A. 728. reigned 8. years Egbert A. 736. reigned 20. t Ceolf or Ceolnulf became Monke in holy Iland in his time glazing painting and Masons were brought into the land by the Monke Bennet or Benedict venerable Bede dedicateth his Ecclesiastique history to this king Egbert also became Monke and his brother of the same name was Archbishop of Yorke which See hee greatly aduanced and founded the Library worthily furnished with all good Authors Osulfe reigned 1. yeare Edilwald or Mo. l A. 758. reigned 11. Alred reign 11. Ethelbert son of Mollo A. 780 reigned first 5. y. and after Alswald or Oswald 11. Osred 1. he reigned 4. all the others bare but the titles of Dukes rather then Kings * Or Mollo who slue Earle Oswine that rebelled and himselfe slaine by Alred that vsurping succeeded a Sonnes of Alred then Ethelbert againe after him Ardulf Alâ—wold Eandred Etheldred Readulf Osbright and Ella which last Kings were slaine by the Danes Hinguar and Hubba incited to that by the Lo. Beornas whose wife Osbert or Osbright had rauisht most of these latter Kings or Dukes acknowledging Egbert of west Saxons and his sonnes Lo. Paramount b Partly fallen by the Danes inuasion but more by ciuill warres last Kings of all were Riâ—siga the Dane then Cuthred and Sythrik to whom Adâ—lsane gaue his daughter in marriage but their sonnes were finally expeld by Edmond and the succeeding Kings about A. 950. Erchenwine A. 527. R. about 60. yeares Sledda sonne of Erchenwine A. 587. R. 17. Sebert sonne to Sledda A. 604. reigned 13. from An. 617. by the space of 100. y. reigned Serred Seberts 〈◊〉 with his brothers and their sonnes Sigebert son of Seward Sigebert sonne of Sigebald the brothers of Serred and Swideline Sigaire with Sebba or Selbius and his sons Sigard and Sewfred and Offa sonne of Sighere till A. 717. In Selbius time Erkenwald builded the Monastery of Croteley in Surrey for himselfe and Berking in Essex for his sister Edilburga Queene of West Saxons he was after Bishop of London about A. 700. Celred A. 718 reigned 30. Edilwald Albert Vmbena and Suthred reigned till A. 800. or after * Erchenwine the 8. from Woden sonne of Vffa his sonne Sledda married Ricula daughter of Ermenrik King of Kent and to their sonne Sebert first Christian King there came Miletus from Augustine and Ethelbert King of Kent who preached the Faith conuerted and baptized the King and his people who then builded a Church in honour of Saint Peter at Westminster then called Thorney where he his wife were buried The Kingdome of EAST-SAXONS c Serred and his brethren sons of Sebert enemies of Christianity were slaine by Kynegilfus King of West Saxons but the second Sigebert son of Sigebald brother of Serred called the holy man Cedda to him making him Bishop of East Saxons hee baptized Swideline Anna King of East Angles being his Godfather d Sebba or Selbius Monke at Saint Paules in London e He endued the Church of Saint Peter in Westm. with faire possessions and buildings and leauing his wife Geneswede Penda's daughter went to Rome with Kenred King of Mercia and Edwine Bishop of Worster and there liued in a Monks habit f Subdued by Egbert about the very time that he conquered Kent Vffa A. 492. reign 7. yeares Tytullus a. 499. R. 20. Redwald R. 25. Eorpenwald reigned 12. Sigebert sonne of Redwald A. 569. and his cousin Edrik R. 60. yeares slaine by Penda Anna sonne of Ewide brother of Redwald R. 20. yeares slaine by Penda Adelhere brother of Anna slaine with Penda A. 656. Edilwald brother to Anna reigned 9. yeares Sonnes of Adilhere Adalphe reigned 25. Eluold Hisbern Edilred Ethelbert sonne of Edilred A. 790. * Vffa the 8. from Woden The Kingdome of EAST-ANGLES g Whom he slue and repossest Edwine of the Kingdome h He also plaâ—ted Christian saith there by the hâ—lpe of Foelix a Burgundian sent by Honorius Archbâ—shop of Canter whom hee made Bâ—shop of Dunwich an 〈◊〉 of Suffolke which 〈◊〉 was after diuâ—ded by one Bisi â—ishop tâ—ere into two viz Dunwich and Holmham i Sigebert foundâ—r of Cambridge was fetch out of the â—onastery into the field against Penda where both hee and Egricus were slaâ—ne and so was Anna afterwâ—â—ds k Both 〈◊〉 and Penda A. 656. neare the Riuer Iewet his wife was 〈◊〉 daughter to Hereticus and sister to Abbesse Hilda his daughter Etheldred founded Saint Peters Church in the I le of Ely A. 674. l King of Mercia in whose hands and his successors the chiefe Kingdome remayned till Egbert Ella with his 3. sonnes and three ships landed at a place called Cymenshore An. 470. in HeÌ„gâ—sts life time his kingdome begâ—n R. 36. yeares Cisia A. 514. reigned 76. Edilwalcus A. 590 R. 25. Aldwine slaine by Ine and Sussex vnited to the West Sax. crown about A. 713. The Kingdome of SOVTH-SAXONS * Ella the 8. from Woden witâ— his sonnes put the Bryttons to flight first at Cymens-shore where hee landed then at Macroeds bourne after won Aâ—dreds-ceaster and so began his Kingdome m Which is called Cissan-ceaster in the Saxon tonguâ— n He gaue 〈◊〉 to Wilfride Archbishop of Yorke who came to plant the Faith in Sussex where Wilfride set a Monastery for Episcopall Sâ—e yet Sussex was since sometimes vnder Winchester and the See translated also to Chichester o Ceadwalla ouerthrew Ediâ—walke in his yonger yeares before he went into exile Berthune and Anthyne after when he came to be King of West Saxons Cerdic and his son Kenrik with 5 ships arriue at a place called Cerdic-shore A. 499. slue Natanlâ—od K. of Brittons and 5000. men and conquered the I le of Wight hee reign 17. yeares * Cerdic the 10. from Woden vanquished the Bryttons first at Cerdics-ford then at Cerdicks lege and at Withgar-birg in the I le of Wight which hee gaue to his Nephew Withgare who reigned there and was buried at the Withgar-birg or Withgares City The Kingdome of WEST-SAXONS p They vanquished the Brytons fiue times and tooke from them the Cities of Glocester Giren-Cester Bathan-Cester and diuers other â—ownes but at last Geaulines sonne and heire Cutwine was slaine by them and he expeld by his brother Cuthas son Ceoli and Cutwolf but his grand child Celrijc succeeded and after him Geolfe that vexed all the neighbour Princes which was slaine by
planted and partly it is like immediately from their North-easterne Countries Marius Anno Christi 73. reigned 53. in his time came Roderick or Reuda saith Beda and by him vanquisht the north parts of Scotland were assigned to them for place of habitation d The Geâ—es or Gothes aboue Pontus and all the Neighbouring Countries North and Northeast Polonia Sarmatia Russia and almost Scandia and Tattaria were in ancient time called Scythia a generall name as all the East scarce knowne or called by other name then India e Which was Ireland and they did couenant that in case the Kings bloud did â—aile the Irish should haue a voice in the election of a new King and the Irish to be eligible in regard of that affinity contracted with them as hauing giuen them both aide and wiues * The Scots will onely haue â—im then a Pictishâ—ing â—ing that reigned in some little pâ—rt of Scotland In this the Scots most ancient though fabulous story Fergusius antiquis was Anno M. 3640. Durstus King of Scots that married Argasia Daughter â—o Siciâ—ius King of Brytaine Anno M. 3850. This Erchus espoused Rocha the Danish Lady and by her â—ad Ferguse that was with Goth Alarick at Rome circa annum 4350. an Christi 400 This Ferguâ—â— An. Christi 424. Dongard Anno 470. a Being as they write a whole race of Kings before him and another Ferguse almost of the same time with Mulmutius 600 or 700 yeares since Brute within few Descents of Gathelus when this Ferguse is 700. yeares after the other and 1400. yeares from Brute What confusion is in the Storie about these things I cannot but attribute it mucâ— to Polydore Virgil who did his part to obscure our Historie to all sequent times as much as lay in him his Scottish History I follow neuerthelesse since hee is so much receiued in these succeeding Kings b Hold they did this Stone in wondrous fatall admiration for the Prophesie that they say went thus Nempe Scotis fatum res mira vbicunque lâ—catum Inuenient lapidem regnare tenentur ibidem c Palladius was sent by Pope Caelestine to the Scots and the Iland of the Brytons in the Ocean he flourished at the beginning or a little before the Saxons entry heere who dying Gaelestine ordeined his Successor Patricius borne in Cluidesâ—ale Scholler to S. German accounted since as it were their Apostle Donald 632. to him King Ethelfrides children of Northumberland fled when their Father was slaine by Edwyne d Which may bee obserued especially in their Wars with England eyther affected with others distresse and helping other Scotland the back-dore by which England was alwayes molested in her Conquests of France and France ayding the Scots in their Warres with the English Alpine 830. in his Father Athaius right K. of Scots in his Mother Fergusiaâ—a's heire of Pictland e The vtter ruine of the Picts in Scotland with the cause thereof f They then brought the fatall Stone into Pictland and placed it at Scone whence it was about Edward 1. time brought into England Chenneth 834. * Ireland Constantine Anno 903. * Hauing perfidiously ayded the sonnes of Sythrick last King of Northumberland against the King of England Malcolm 1. Anno 943. murdred at Vâ—rine buried at Colin * â—ather vnder Eâ—dred or Edgar vnlesse it were in his yonger yeares Malcolm 2. Anno 1010. murdered at Glamuis * He was sonne to Syneâ— Thane of Glamuis by Doada younger Daughter to Malcolme the 2. Malcolm 3. Anno 1061. Sonne of Duncane King of Scots 1040. who was sonne of Beatrice daughter to Malcolm 2. Malcolm 3. his Mother was E. Sywards of Northumber Daughter by whose aide and K. Edward the Confessors hee slew the Vsurper Macbeth and gained the Crowne * The Prophesie of a Witch wherby hee was deceiued for Mackduâ—e that slue him was not borne but ripe out of his Mothers Wombe Macbeth the Vsurper 1046. R. 16. yeares * About this time also Fleance from whom the later Kings of Scotland are descended fled froÌ„ his tyranny into Wales where by Nest Daughter to Griffiâ—â— ap Lewlyn then Prince of all Wales he had Walter first Lord Steward of Scot. this Fleance was sonne to Bianquo Thane of Loquhabar an ancient House and allyed to the Kings who being inuited by Macbeth to a Supper was there murdered An. 1061. Malcolm 3. R. 36. Y. Edgar Alexander 1100. R. 29. yeares Dauid their Brother 1125. R. 29. yeares * Hee marryed Maud Daughter to the Earle of NorthumberlaÌ„d and Huntingdon whereby the K. of Scotland had thâ—se Earledomes or a pension for them hee fauouring the right of Maud the Empresse was taken by K. Stephen and faine to giue his sonne Henry pledge for him which Henries sonne Malcolme his Grand-child did succeed him in his Kingdome Malcolm sonne of Henry 1153 R. 12. yeares * Alexander the first espoused Ioane Daughter to K. Iohn Alex 3. maryeth Margret daughter to Henry the third King of England after whose death rose twelue Competitors laying claime to the Crowne of Scotland * As son of Deuorguild daughter of Margret daughter of Dauid Earle of Angus Brother to King William the Lyâ—â— Robert Bruse being also sonne of Isabel another Daughter of the same Dauid Earle of Angus * For griefe whereof and of his sonne Iohns death Iohn K. of Scots who named himselfe Robert some say dyed * Iames the second required Cicely Daughter to Edward the 4. King of England for Wife for his sonne Iames the 3. but Warves arising brake off that Marriage intended yet Iames the 4. grand-childe to Iames the 2. espoused Margaret grand-childe to Edw the 4. whence sprang the vnion of both Realmes in the person of Iames the sixt now King of all Brytaine Iames the sixt an Infant of a yeere old began his Reigne in Scoâ—land 1567 ouer all Brytaine 1602. * The defection of the Hamiltons and vprores made by the French in Scotland in the beginning of Q. Maries Reigne * These accidents happening neer about the first yeares of Queene Elizabeth * Henry Steuart Lord Darnley 3. sonne of Matthew Earle of Lennox and Margaret Douglasse Daughter to Margaret Henry the eighths Sisters made Earle of Rothsey and Duke of Albany espoused Mary Q. of Scots Daughter to lames the fift and had by her lames the 6. who is first of all Brittaine being beire to the Kingdome of Scotland by his Mothers side heâ—e to the Kingdome of England by Margaret his great Grandmother and on both Fathers and Mothers side * The Realme of Scotland * The Kings of England are now descended of the Scottish Kings the Scottish no lesse and their Kings from the Irish so that as the Realmes are vnited so are the Houses and Bloud-royall whereby the Kings of this Land are the true and naturall Liege Lords ouer all these Nations * A description of Ireland with the site thererof the olde and moderne names and diuers other Antiquities * Called so of their Westerne