he dignifi'd Raign'd thirty two yeeres and by poyson dy'd This King was a Româ—…ne and brother to Vter Pendragon that succeeded him 94. Vter Pendragon raigned 18 yeeres 498. THis King by Merlins meanes a skilfull man Igrene the Duke of Cornewals Dutchesse wan On her he got though illegittimate The Christian Worthy Arthur stilde the Great Vter Pendragon poysoned by the Saxons after he had reigned 18. yeeres 95. Arthur 516. OF the nine Worthies was this Worthy one Denmarke and Norway did â—…y his Throne In twelue set Battels he the Saxons beat Great and to make his Victories more great The Faithlesse Sarazons he ouercame And made them honour high Iehonah's Name The Noble order of the Table round At Winchester his first inuention found Whilst he beyond Sea fought to win Renowne His Nephew Mordred did vsurpe his Crowne But he return'd and Mordred did confound And in the fight great Arthur got a wound That prou'd lo mortall that immortally It made him liue although it made him dye Full sixteene yeeres the Diadem he wore And euery day gaind Honour more and more Arthur the great was buried at Glastenbury 96 Constantine the fourth 542. 97 Aurelius Conanus 545. COnstantine was by King 〈◊〉 kil'd Aurelius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yeeres held Seuen Kingdomes heere at once the Saxons held And slaughter launc'd when proud ambition sweld This Constantine was kinsman to King Arthur and was slaine by Conanus Constantine was a wicked Prince and slaine in battell by his kinsman Conanus when he had reigned neere 3. yeeres Of the tyme of this Aurelius Conanus his reigne there is much variation in Histories Heere beganne the Heptarchy or 7 Kingdomes in this Land namely Kent South-Saxons West-Saxons East-Saxons Northumberland Mercia and East-Angles which diuision continued more then 600. yeeres before it was all vnited into one Monarchy the names of the Kings times of their reignes and limits of their Kingdomes are hereunder expressed 1 KEnt was only a kingdome which had 17 Kings namely 1 Hengist 2 Eske 3 Octa 4 Ymerick 5 Ethelbert who was the first Christian King of Kent hee was an ayde and helper of Sebert King of the East-Saxons in the famous and memorable buildings of S t. Pauls Church in London and Saint Peters at Westminster 6 Eabald 7 Ercombert 8 Egbert 9 Lother 10 Edrick 11 Withred 12 Edbert 13 Edelbert 14 Alick 15 Ethilbert 16 Cuthred 17 Baldred These Kings reigned in Kent 372. yeeres from the yeere of Grace 455. till the yeere 827. 2 The kingdome of the South-Saxons contained the Counties of Sussex and Surrie it continued from the yeere 488. vntill the yeere 601. being 113 yeeres they had three Kings namely 1 Ella 2 Cissa 3 Ethelwolfe a Christian King 4 Berthrum 5 Authum 3 The West-Saxons kingdome whose beginning was in the yeer 519. and ended Anno. 166. lasted 561 yeeres hauing 17 Kings namely 1 Cherdick 2 Kenrick 3 Chequilin 4 Cealick 5 Chelwold 6 Kingils a Christian 7 Kenwald 8 Eskwin 9 Kentwin 10 Ceadwald 11 Inas 12 〈◊〉 13 Cuthred 14 Sigebert 15 Kenwolfe 16 Brightrik 17 Egbert These Kings had vnder their gouernments the Counties of Cornewall Deuonshire Somersetshire Wiltshire Hampshire and Barkshire 4 The East-Saxons reigned 281 yeeres beginning Anno. 527 and ending in the yeere 827. Their bounds were Essex and Middle-Sex and their Kings were in number 14 namely 1 Erchenwin 2 Sledda 3 Sebert a Christian King that assisted Ethelbert King of Kent in the building of the Churches of Saint Paul and Saint Peter aforesaid 4 Seward 5 Sigebert 6 Sigibext 7 Switheline 8 Sighere 9 Sebba 10 Sigherd 11 Seofrid 12 Offa 13 Selred 14 Suthred 5 Northumberland was sometimes diuided into two kingdomes It contained the CouÌ„ties of Yorkshire Durham Lancashire Westmerland Cumberland and Northumberland this Kingdome beganne in the yeere of our Lord 547. and expired in 926. continuing 379. yeeres vnder 23 Kings whose names were 1 Ella 2 Adda 3 Theodwald 4 Frethulse 5 Theodrick 6 Ethelrick 7 Ethelfrid 8 Edwin 9 Oswald 10 Oswy 11 Egfrid 12 Alkfrid 13 Ofred 14 Kenred 15 Oswicke 16 Ceolnuph 17 Egbert 18 Oswolfe 19 Edilwald 20 Alured 21 Ethelred 22 Alswald 23 Osrâ—…d Amongst these Edwin was their first Christian King 6 The East Angles vnder 15 seuerall Kings continued 353 yeeres beginning in Anno 575. and 〈◊〉 III 914. their Territories were Suâ—… Norâ—…olk Cambridgeshire and the I le 〈◊〉 Ely thâ—…ir Kings names were 1 Vffa 2 Tiâ—…us 〈◊〉 Redâ—…ald their first Christian King 4 〈◊〉 5 Sigebert 6 Egrik 7 Anna 8 Ethelbert 9 Ethwald 10 Aldwolâ—…e 11 Aswald 12 Beorn 13 Ethelred 14 Ethelbert 15 Edmund 7 The seuenth Kingdome were the Mercians who had 20 Kings and 17 shires vnder their command their Kings were 1 Creda 2 Wibba 3 Cheorle 4 Penda 5 Peada their first Christian King 6 Wolfere 7 Ethelred 8 Kenred 9 Chelred 10 Ethebald 11 Offa 12 Egfrid 13 Kenwolfe 14 Kenelme 15 Chelwolse 16 Bernulfe 17 Ludecan 18 Whitlafe 19 Bertwolfe 20 Burdred Their bounds and dominions were 17 Counties as of Northampton Leister Darby Lincolne Huntington Rutland Notingham Chesshire Oxfordshire Staffordshire Worcestershire Glostershire Shropshire Warwickeshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire and Hartfordshire 98 Vortiporus 578. 99 Malgo. 581. THis Vortipore from good Kings did decline Kept his wiues Daughter as his Concâ—…ine And Malgo put his Wife to bloudy slaughter To liue in â—…ncest with his brothers Daughter About this time Augustine the Monke Mellitus Iustus and Iohn all learned men came from Rome and preached the Gospell to the English men Vortipore reigned 4. yeeres Malgo his raigne was short and wicked 100. Careticus 586. GVrmundus hither out of Ireland came And with the Saxons ioyn'd with sword and flame The King to Wales did flye his life to saue Whereas he chang'd his Kingdome for a Graue He reigned 3. yeeres and now the Saxons had all England the Brittaines and their Kings being expulsed and chased to the West sides of the Riuers Seauerne and d ee Cadwane 613. THis Cadwane did the Saxon force withstand Of Ethelfridus of Northumberland And made him to intreate and sue for peace Raign'd two and twenty yeeres then did decease 102. Cadwallin 635. CAdwallin slew King Edwin Egfrids Sonne He Penda Mercias King did ouer-runne He neuer fought but Conquest home did bring And eight and forty yeeres did raigne a King Cadwallin was buried at London in Saint Martins Church neere Ludgate 103. Cadwallader 685. THis King renowned was both neere and farre The last of Brittaines Kings Cadwallader The name of Brittaine was quite alterd then The Kings of England subiects Englishmen Then in this Land of Kings there raign'd so many That Subiects knew not to obey all or any Their names and times of raigne I meane to tell Should I write more my Book too big would swell Here the inhabitants lost the name of Brittaines the land being called Anglia or England and the people Englishmen 687. Cadwallader left his Crowne went to Rome and dyed there These
CAROLUS STUART Koningk van Engelandt Schotlandt En Irlandt Gebooren A o. 1600. Binnen Londen onthalst A o. 1649. in 't 24 Iaer zyner Regeeringe Antâ—… van Dyck pinxit Ioost Hartgers excud S. Savery fâ—â—tt A MEMORIAL OF ALL THE English Monarchs being in number 151 from BRVTE to King CHARLES In Heroicall Uerse by IO. TAYLOR LONDON Printed by IOHN BEALE for Iames Bowler 1630 ⧠TO THE RIGHT Honourable LIONEL Lord Viscount Cranefield Earle of Middlesex c. MY humble Muse in lofty manner sings A Catalogue of Englands mighty Kings At first I do begin with Troian BRVTE And following Chronicles I do dispute Proceeding briefely with their Raignes and Names Till these blest dayes of our best Monarch IAMES T is but an Argument that 's written here That in such time such and such Princes were But he that meanes their Actions more to know May read Boetius Hollinshed or Stow Or our true labouring Moderne Master How Which Authors Learned Iudgement do allow Or if you le see how former times doe runne Reade the laborious paines of Middleton We haue had Kings since Brute of royall Blood One hundred forty sixe some bad some good Foure Queenes in all this time did only Raigne Whose Memories in Histories remaine So in two thousand and seuen hundred yeeres We had thrice 50 Princes it appeares This Kingdome here was fiue times won and lost And Kings as God decreed oft chang'd and tost Sometimes one swaid the Scepter sometime twaine And sometime seuen at once did rule and raigne Till sixe by bloudy warres lost life and throne And valiant Egbert ioyn'd them all in one But since through Heauens high prouidence I see T is growne more great and greater like to be Long may He liue by whom in one 't is guided And may they sinke that wish't againe diuided Then Noble Lord with good acceptance take This Poem for the Royall Subiects sake And though it be not compleate as it should Beare with it and accept of what I could The matter 's worthy though the manner poore VVhich makes me heere your Patronage implore And may you be externall and internall Blest and aduanc'd to happinesse eternall Your Honours in all obseruance to be commanded Iohn Taylor Yeeres before Christ. Medulla Historioe Anglicanoe BRVTE THE FIRST KING OF BRITTAINE began his Reigne 1. BRVTE Anno mundi 2858. Before Christ 1108. AENEAS from subuerted Troy exilde In Tuscan wedded King Latiâ—…s childe By whom the Realme of Italy he gain'd And after he had 3 yeeres fully raign'd He died and left Ascanius in his stead To whom Silâ—…s Postâ—…s did succeed From which Posthumus Royall loynes did spring Great Brutus Brittaines first commanding King The people then were here all voyd of pride Borne Naked Naked liu'd and Naked dy'd Three Sonnes Brute left Locrinus was his Heire To England Cambria Wales was Cambers share To Albanact the youngest 't was his lot To sway the Scepter of the valiant Scot. Thus 'mongst his Sonnes this Ile he did diuide And after twenty foure yeeres Reigne he dy'd Locrine 20. yeeres 1084. LOcrinus Eldest of old Brutus Sonnes By Valour vanquisht the inuading Hunnes He chas'd them their power did quite confound And their King Humber was in Humber drownd This Locrine had a Queene faire Guendolin Yet folly led him to the Paphaean sinne â—…esotted sence and blood with lust inflam'd He lou'd a beautie Beautious Estrild nam'd â—…y whom he had a Daughter Sabrin hight 〈◊〉 whome the King had whole and sole delight â—…or which the Queene made war vpon her Lord â—…nd in the Fight she put him to the Sword â—…nd after a reuengefull bloody slaughter Queene Guendoline tooke Estrild and her daughter â—…nd drownd them both to queÌ„ch her ielous flame â—…nd so from Sabrine Seauerne got the name Q. Guendoline 1064. About this time Saul was King of Israel VVHen 15. yeeres this Queen had wisely raign'd She dy'd then her Son the kingdome gain'd Queene Guendoline was allowed the gouernment in her Sonne Madans minority whose pâ—…dent reigne is appâ—…fully recorded in histories Madan 1009. VVHen forty yeers this King had rul'd this Ile As Stories say he died a death most vile The wide-mouth'd Wolfe and keene-tusk'd brutish Bore Did eate his Kingly flesh drinke his gore Madan was a vicious and wicked Prince the Sonnâ—… of Locrine and Guendoline Hee was a great Tyrant Hâ—… built the Toâ—…ne of Doncaster Hee had two â—…nes Mempricius and Mannus Mempricius raigned 20. yeeres 991. MEmpricius base his brother 〈◊〉 slew And got the Crowne by murder 〈◊〉 as dâ—…e Maids wiues and widdowes hoby 〈◊〉 deflowr'd He liu'd a Beast and dy'd by a Beast dâ—…uour'd Hee killed his elder brother treâ—… sly as â—…ee was parlying with him Hee was eaten of Wolues as hee was hunting Hee was so beastly that he was taâ—…din histories to be a Sodomite with Beasts in his time Ebranke 989. King Dauid reigne ouer Israeâ—… AT Edinburgh the Castle he did found Alcluid York he built new from the ground He builded Bambrough and reigned sixty yeeres Belou'd as it in Chronicles appeares Ebranke had 21. wiues by whom he had 20. Sonnes and 30. Daughters hee inuaded Gallia now France He was the Sonne of Mempricius In his Reigne reigne King Salomon Alcluid is Dumbreton in Scotland Brute the second 929. IF any noble act Brute Greeneshield did Hee 's wrong'd because from Histories th' are hid Twelue yeeres he rul'd that 's all I of him read And how at Yorke hee Iyeth buried This Brute was the Sonne of Ebranke and some histories write doubtfully that he conquer'd France and that after he receiued a great foyle in field by Brinchild or Brinchillus Prince of Henoway or Henault Leil 917. LEil Carleile bâ—…t and raignâ—…d yeeres twenty fiue And as Fame still keepes dead mens acts aliue So Leil though dead 〈◊〉 euer liue by Fame He lyes at Carleile which himselfe did frame Leil was the Sonne of Brute Greeneshield It is also written that he buâ—… the 〈◊〉 of Chester Lud or Rudhudibras was the Sonne of Leil a religious Prince in â—…s superstitious way of Paganisme for in these 3. Townes â—…ich he built hee erected 3. Temples and placed 3. 〈◊〉 or Pagan Bishops in them Rudhudibrasse 892. THis King built Canterbury Winchester And Shaftsbury he from the ground did reare And after twenty nine yeeres reigne was past At Winchester sore sicke he breath'd his last Bladud reign'd 20. 863. BAathe was by Bladud to perfection brought By Necromanricke Arts to flye hee sought As from a Towre he thought to scale the Sky He brake his necke because he soar'd too higâ—… This Bladud had beene a stâ—… in Ather â—…id whence hee brought â—…ny learned men hee buiâ—… elue ford a Colledge I thinke the first in England play the fowle or the foole he brake his necke on the Temple of Apollo in Troynouant Leire 844. LEire as the Story saies three daughters had The youngest good the
other two too bad Yet the old King lou'd theÌ„ that wrong'd him most She that lou'd him he banisht from his Coast. False Gonorel and Ragan he betweene Them gaue the Kingdome making â—…ach a Queene But young Cordeilla wedded was by chance To Aganippus King of fertile France The eldest Daughters did reiect their Sire For succour to the young'st hee did retire By whose iust aide the Crowne againe he gain'd And dyed when he full forty yeeres had reign'd Leire built Leicester and was a good Prince At Leycester he built a Temple to Ianues Bifrons or Ianues with two faces Qu. Cordeilla 805. MAd Morgan and vnmanner'd Cunedague Their AuÌ„t Cordeilla with fierce war did plague They vanquish'd her and her in Prison threw And hauing reign'd fiue yeeres her selfe she slew She reigned with her Husband Aganippus till he dyed and then in her widowhood her cruell kinsmen opprest her Shee stabb'd her selfe in prison being tyrannously vsed in despaire of her liberty Morgan Cunedaguâ—… 800. THen Morgan did 'gainst Cunedague contend And at Glamorgan Morgan had his end Then Cunedagus sole King did abide Full three and thirty yeeres and then he dyed Morgan was the Sonne of Gonorel Leires eldest Daughter and Cunedagus his kinsman was the Sonne of Ragan The Prophet Esay prophesied about this time Riuallo before Christ 766. THree daies it rain'd blood when Riuallo reign'd And great mortalitie the Land sustain'd Hee forty six yeeres rul'd in Kingly State And then surrendred to all humane Fate This Land in this Kings reigne was almost vnpeopled with dearth death and desolation In his time Rome was builded 356. yeeres after Brute Innumerable multitudes of Horse-flyes or Hornets sprung out of the blood that raind which flyes stung many people to death Riuallo was buried at Yorke Gurgustus 7â—… Scicillius 684. A Common Drunkard was this wicked King Which vice did many other vices bring Yeeres thirty eight the Diadem he wore Scicillius next raignd nine and forty more Gurgustus and Scicillius were brethren I finde little mention of any good they did though they reigned long They were both the Sonnes of Riuallo Iago 636. 〈◊〉 612. OF these two Kings small mention I doe finde They left bare Names for me horiâ—… behinde One twentie fiue yeeres 〈◊〉 other fifty foure Had in this Land Commanding Regall power Iugo was a kinsman to Gurgustus and by his vicious life he got a sleepy disease called the Lethargy whereof he dyed These two Kings were both buried at Yorke Gorbodug 559. GOrbodug next did in the Throne succced Was sixty three yeeres King and â—…ast decreed 'Twixt his two Sonnes this Kingdome to diuide At Yorke hee 's buried where in peace hee dy'd Some write that he reigned but 42. yeeres and that he was buried at Troynouant Ferex and Porex 496. POrex in Fight his brother Ferex kil'd For which their mother Porex heartblud 〈◊〉 These murthers mercilesse did quite deface These Princes last of Royall Brutus Race Ferex and Porex were the sonnes of Gorbodug Their mother and her maides chopped Porex in pieces in reuenge of her sonne Ferex they reigned fiue yeeres after whose death the Land was a long time diuided into fiue Kingdomes Mulmutius Donwallo 441. THe Land vnguided Kinglesse did remaine Till great Mulmutius did the Wreathe obtaine He builded Temples made Lawes Ploughs high-waies And 40. yeeres he liu'd in fame and praise Mulmutius slew Pinnar Slater and Rudack three Kings of seuerall parts of this I le and at last brought the Kingdome to his sole obedience He was the Sonne of â—…lotten Duke of Cornewall He was the first of all the Kings of this Land that wore a crowne of Gold Bellinus and Brennus reigned 26. yeeres 401. THese brethren did diuide the Realme in twaine But Kings can brooke no partnership in reigne They fell at oddes and Brennus fled subdude With slaughter of his warlike multitude To France he scap'd and was receiu'd in State In London Belline builded Bellins-gate Braue Brennus conquer'd Italy and Rome Bellinus lies heere in an honour'd Tombe Brennus slew himselfe with the sword at the fiedge of Delphos in Greece Bochas They were the sonnes of Mulmutius Donwallo Belinus brought Denmarke to be tributary to Brittaine they were a paire of worthy brothers Gurguintus 373. GVrguintus was Belinus first-borne sonne Victorously â—…e Denmarke ouer-runne He the vnpeopled Ireland did supply Reign'd nineteene yeeres a King and then did dye This King gaue leaue to a company of stragling distressed Spaniards to possesse themselules in Ireland hee lyeth buried at Carelion Guinthelinus 456. HE married Mercia a renowned Dame From whom the iust wise Mercian Statutes came He sixe and twenty yeeres the Scepter swaide And then with honour in his Tombe was laide He was the sonne of Arguintus he builded Warwick and lyeth buried at London Cecilius 330. Kimarus 223. Seuen yeeres Cecilius kept the Regall Chaire Three yeeres Kimarus rul'd as his sole Heire The Syre with loue did well and iustly reigne His sonne Kimarus was a hunting slaine About this time a sauage people called the Picts beg'd habitation of the King of Scots and liued in the Marshes betweene England and Scotland Kimarus was a vicious Prince and killed by wild Beasts as hee was hunting he was the sonne of Cecilius Cecilius was buried at Carelion Elanius 321. ELanius as most Histories agree Was King of Brittaine yeeres iust three times three What Acts he did or what Lawes he decreed They are vnwrit and therefore are vnread Elanius was the sonne of Kimarus Morindus reigned 8 yeeres 311. THis King Morindus valiant more then wise A ran'ning Monster from the Sea did rise Which many people to destruction brought Who kil'd this braue King as he brauely fought He killed the Monster after the Monster had deuoured him for he was in the belly of it liuing and found dead with his dagger in his hand Gorbomanus 303. THis King eleuen yeers wore the Brittain crown He founded Cambridge built Grantham Town His subiects peace past Kingdomes he prefer'd Lou'd and bewail'd at London was inter'd He built the Townes of Cambridge and Grantham Archigalo and Elidurus 392. THese brothers were not Kings both at one time But for extortion an vnkingly crime The Eldest hauing gaind his Subiects hate Depos'd and Elidurus got the State But he not greedy after worldly reigne To Archigalo gaue it vp againe Rul'd tenne yeeres more thus twenty yeeres in all His State Maiesticke did twice rise and fall Archigalo put away from him and reiected the true and 〈◊〉 Nobility and Gentry and in their roomes was â—…pplyde with the counsels of flatterers and parasites which was his downefall Elidurus 272. Vigenius Peredurus 270. THen Archigale beeing dead and gone Good Elidure two yeers kept Brittaines Throne Vigenius Peredurus two yeeres more Thrust Elidure from all the sway he bore But they both dy'd the third time he was crown'd Elidurus 261. And reigned foure yeeres more belou'd renown'd Once subiect twice a slaue and thrice
a King Thus Fortunes fauours vp and downe did fling In these often changes of Princes estates this Land was miserably vexed Heere because Hystories make little or no mention of any the doings of the Kings from the reigne of Elidurus to King Lud I thinke it fit onely to insert their names and the times of their reignes with their yeeres before Christ. 258. Gorbonian reigned ten yeeres 248. Morgan foureteene yeeres 234. Emerianus seuen yeeres This King was deposed from all Regall gouernment for hâ—… tyranny 227. Iuall twenty yeeres This King was a iust and prudent Prince 207. Rimo sixteen yeeres His reigne was blest with abundance of Peace and Plenty 191. Geruncius twenty yeeres 171. Catillus ten yeeres Catillus caused all the oppressors of the poore to be hanged vp but since his time they are doubly increased 161. Coylus twenty yeeres A peaceable King and a quiet reigne 141. Porrex fiue yeeres A good Prince 136. Chirimus one yeere Chirimus through excessiue drinking gat his death 135. Fulgon two yeeres 133. Eldred one yeere 132. Androgius one yeere 131. Varianus oâ—…â—…re Varianus giuen â—…to lust purchsed himselfe a short reigneâ—… and it may bee perceiued that all these Prince either by treason or their owâ—… bad liues were soon brought to their ends for 25 of them did not reignâ—… aboue 62 yeeres 129. Fliud fiue yeeres 120. Dedamius fiue yeeres 118. Gurginius three yeeres 115. Mercianus two yeeres 113. Bladunus two yeeres 110. Cupenus three yeeres 108. Quinus two yeeres 106. Sâ—…ius two yeeres 94. Bledgabredus ten yeeres A great louer of Musicke and a good Patron to Musicianâ—… 92. Archemalus two yeeres 90. Eldolus two yeeres 88. Rodianus two yeeres 86. Redargius three yeeres 84. Samullius two yeeres 81. Penisellus three yeeres 78. Pirrhus two yeeres 76. Caporus two yeeres 74. Dinellus foure yeeres A Noble and vertuous Prince 70. Hellius one yeere The I le of Ely tooke the nomination from this Prince There hee built a Palace and there he dying was buried Lud reigned 11. yeeres 66. A Long time after Troynouant was fram'd It was by Lud Kair-Lud or Lud-stone nam'd He made 〈◊〉 strong with Battlemenâ—…s and Towres Defensiue against foes inuasiue pow'rs Of free Stone for Free-men Ludgate hee founded Where freemen wanting freedom are confounded He dy'd and left two Sonnes too young for reigne Wherefore his brother did the Crowne obtaine Some Writers doe affirme that this King bâ—…ilded â—…ondon from Ludgate to London-stone and that the stone in memory thereof was called Luds stone Cassibelan 17. yeeres 58. LVd deed the Nobles crown'd Cassibelan In whose reigne herâ—… the Romane conquest â—…an Great Iulius Caesar sailed out of France And in this Land his Eagle did aduance But Brittaines bold scorn'd base at first to stoope Twice Caesar fâ—…ed before their warlike troope The â—…iuill warres this Kingdome ouer 〈◊〉 Betwixt Cassibelan and Luds two Sonnes Whilst they vnnaturall sought each others fall The Romanes tooke aduantage conquer'd all Where Caesar by his high Imperiall doome Made Brittaine Tributary vnto Rome Nennius a valiant Duke of this Kingdome receiued his deâ—…ths â—…und of Caesar Yet after that he tooke Caesars Sword from him and with the same kilâ—…d Laâ—…ianus a Romane Tribune and lastly maâ—… the fiâ—…ld and 〈◊〉 Caesar built the Castles of Douâ—… Canterbury and the Tower of London Theomantius 37. THen Theomantius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all blood The 〈◊〉 Sonne 〈◊〉 oâ—… his Father 〈◊〉 Reign'd three and twenty yeeres a King in 〈◊〉 Whose Picture stands on Luds 〈◊〉 gate Cimbelinus IN this Kings reigne the glorious King of Kings In person came and mans saluation brings When through the world all bloody wars did cease For our soules peace then came the Prince of peace Our Sauiour Iesus Christ was borne in his reigne in the 42. yeere of Augustus Caesar then being Emperour of Rome Cimbelinus was the Sonne of Iheomantius Yeeres after Christ. Guiderius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 21. THis King and Subâ—…cts brauely nobly ioyne To hold from Rome the tributary Coyne But Claudius Caesar with an Army came The Bâ—…t bold rebellious hearts to tame One Hamon there a Romane diâ—… 〈◊〉 Himselfe like to a Britaine to 〈◊〉 Guiderius brauely chaâ—…de his foâ—…s amaine Was by disgâ—…ifed Hamon falfely slaine When Guiderius was King of Britaine our Redeemer suffered vnder Claudius Tiberius Caesar being the Romane Emperour Guiderius was a valiant Prince Aruiragus 44. STout Aruiragus being in the fight The Kings death added fury to his might Perceiu'd the Britaine Host almost dismaide In 's brothers Armour hee himselfe array'd The Souldiers thought the King againe suruiu'd With coâ—…rage new through euery veine deriu'd Braue Aruiragus like a Tempest goes And pell mell topsieturuy throwes his foes Grear Caesar with his Romane army fled The King tooke Hamon and cut off his head And more with sharp reuenge his wrath t' appease Hew'd him piece-meale and cast him in the Seas The place long time this name did then allow Of Hamons hauen or Southampton now The Emperour would quite the tribute free If Brittaines King his Sonne in law would be Then Aruarigue did faire Genisse marry And Claudius Caesar heere a while did tarry He builded Gloster whil'st he heere remain'd The King dyed hauing twenty eight yeeres reign'd Marius 73. IN this Kings reigne the lawlesse proling Pict A Nation strange did the North part afflict But Marius in a battell slew their King And all their power did to subiection bring The Picts from Scythia into Scotland came Rude barbarous ingratefull hard to tame For by the Scotsh Kings fauour hauing got Possession they oft warr'd vpon the Scot. And more and more that Kingdome they annoy'd Till Kennith Scotlands King them all destroy'd Yeeres fifty three reign'd Marius iust and wise Dyed and at Carleile his Corps royall lies Much about this time Ioseph of Arimathea after he had buried Christ being hated for it of the mis-beleeuing Iewes came into this Land and first planted Christianity heere built a Chappell at Glastenburgh Some writers say that he repaired Chester and was buried there Coylus 124. IN Rome this King was fostred all his youth He lou'd Peace Iustice Fortitude and Truth He builded Colchester and did suruiue Till he had reign'd a Kings yeeres fifty fiue Coylus was the Sonne of Marius hee was buried at Yorke Lucius 179. THe first of Kings that was a Christian nam'd Was Lucius with the spirit of God inflam'd The Bread of life he did receiue with ioy The Pagan Idols hee did all destroy The Flamines and Archflamines he downe cast And Bishops and Archbishops here he plac'd He lou'd and fear'd th' eternall Three in one And dyed when he had 12 yeeres kept the Throne This was the first Christian King of Brittaine he caused twentie eight Idolatrous Temples of the â—…agan gods to be made Cathedrall Churches for the seruice of the 〈◊〉 God Elutherius was then Bishop of Rome King Lucius was buried at Glocester hee dyed leauing no 〈◊〉 so that this Land
was in a burly-burly 15. yeeres through want of a King Seuerus 194. THis was a Romane Emperour and was slaine At York the eighteenth yeere of his proud reigneâ—… Hee was an Alien and a stranger heere And therefore bought his vsurpation deare Seuerus was 60. yeeres old when hee tooke the crowne and caused a wall of Turfe to be made betwixt England and Scotland to kepe this Land from the incursions of the Scots and Picts the wall reached from Tyne to the Scottish Seas 112. miles Bassianus 212. SEuerus here did wed a Brittish Dame By whom this King their Son the Crowne did claime But after sixe veeres time he left this Land And had the Romane Empire at 's command Bassianus was brought from Rome by his Father Seuerus Carausius 290. When Carausiâ—… reigned Dioclesian was â—…mperor Alectus 292. THis King of meane birth did the Crown attain After seuen yeeres was by Alectus slaine Thre yeeres Alectus did in state recide Our Protomartyr then Saint Alban dyde Dioclesian and Maximilian ruled the Romane Empire when Saint Albane suffered Alectus was sent from Rome against Carausius this Alectus was a cruell Tyrant and was also slame by Asclepiodatus Asclepiodatus 299. ASclepiodatus in a mortall Fight Suodude the Romane Generall Gallus might Kil'd him and cast him head-long in a Brooke Whence Gallus or Wallbrooke for name it tooke And as Alectus did Carausius kill So did this King Alectus life bloud spill And after two yeeres reigne in mortall strife Asclepiodatus slaine lost Crowne and life Gallus Brooke or Wallbrooke tooke the name from Gallus a Romane Captaine slaine by Asclepiodatus and throwne into that Brooke Asclepiodatus was after slaine by Coil Duke of Colchester Some write that Asclepiodatus reigned 30. yeeres Coil raigned 14. yeeres 301. COlchesters Duke Coil in the Throne inuested Was by Constantius Caesar much molested Till Coil gaue's Daughter to him for his Bride And paid Romes tribute that was long denide The Lady was of beauty most diuine Faire Hellen Mother to great Constantine The King at Colchester dead laide in 's Tombe His Sonne Constantius did supply his roome This Hellen reedified Ierusalem and adorned it with â—…oodly Churches She also walleâ—… London and Colchester Constantius 305. SPaine Italy France Britaines Emperor Foure yeeres he raign'd heere with Maiesticke power True Honour was the ayme at which he shot Iust Valiant these reports his Actions got This Constantius was Grandfather to Constantine the Great he came from Rome to this I le and was buried at Yorke Constantine 306 GReat Emp'ror Constantine surnam'd the Great In all respects a worthy Prince compleate The glorious Gospell he ador'd and fear'd Constantinople famously he rear'd Maxentius Romes great Tyrant most abhor'd He made him flie from his 〈◊〉 sword Belou'd be wail'd high honor'd and admir'd In grace with God and men his dayes expir'd This worthy Prince Constantine was borne in this Land the Sonne of Constantius and Hellen. After Constantius decease our Land was molested by Octauius Maximus and others for many yeers These times are so diuersly written of in Histories that a man knowes not which to beleeue most 84. Constantinus 337. 85. Constans 340. THese two were Brothers of the Royall line And Sonnes vnto the Emperour Constantine Ambition and debate for Kingly Raigne Was the vnnaturall cause they both were slaine Kings and Louers can brook no partners for these two brothers were each others destruction 86. Octauius 345. 87. Traherus 349. OCtauius Duke of Windsor to oke the Crowne Traherus came from Rome and put him downe The Land was â—…ull with hurly-burlies fild Traherus by Octtauius last was kild Theodosius was Emperour of the East â—…d Macriâ—… of the West Some write that Octauius 〈◊〉 54. yeeres Noncredo 88. Constantius the third 353. The Romane Empire he did closely sway And as a King this Land did him obay Th' Apostate Iulian was the Emp'rour next By whom the Christians all were slaine or vext Constantius was a victorious Prince and triumphed in Rome yet a cruell oppressor and an Arian hereticke 89 Maximinianus 375. NExt Iulian raigned Valentinian And after him succeeded Gratian Maximiâ—…nus was of life depriu'd 'Cause he with Gratian for the Empire striu'd How like Bauius these tyrâ—…ts confiâ—…med one another these were all Emperours of Rome Kings of Brittaine 90. Gratian. 376. THen Gratian claim'd this Kingdome as his rightâ—… But hauing gain'd it he was slaine in fight Fierce warres the Romane Empire did deuide And Caesars and their Viceroyes fought and dyde Honorius Romes Tribunall did obtaine Next after him did Theodosius raigne Then did the Scot ioyne with the barbarous Pict This headlesse Kinglesse Kingdome to afflict The Romane Scepter we had long obayd Foure hundred eightythree yeeres Tribute payd And now this land shook off their wrongd comand When Ciuill discord had neer spoyl'd this Land In one battell the whole nation of the Piets were quite â—…xtinguished about this time the Romanes gâ—…uernement â—…nded here Gratian was a Brittaine Emperour but foure 〈◊〉 91 Vortiger 447. THis King through murder did the Throne ascend And had a troublous Raigne and murdrous end Constanes Constantines lawfull Heyre and Sonne By Vortigers false meanes to death was done For which to keepe the Crowne vniustly gain'd The Saxons for his ayde he entertain'd Then Hengist with his Brother Horsus crue In Britaines best bloud did their blades embrew King Vortiger with doting loue inthral'd Match't Hengists daughter beauteous Rowan cal'd But Saxons troopes on troopes came in so fast That Britaines did depriue the King at last Hee murdered his lawfull Prince and vsurping the Throne was enforced to haue ayd of the Saxons who at the last almost ouer-ran this Kingdome but the Brittaines deposed Vortiger and crowned his Sonne Vortimer 92. Vortimer 454. THen Vortimer the Sonne of Vortiger Vpon the Saxons made successfull warre Till he by Rowan was by craft o'r-â—…ane From whose false hands he dy'd by poys'nous 〈◊〉 Deposed Vortiger his Sonne once slaine His ill gain'd ill kept Crowne he gain'd againe Hengistus with his Saxon fresh supplies The Plaines of Salisbury did all surprize The King tooke counsell of his Brittaine Lords And all in generall to a Peace accords The Saxons and the Brittaines did agree That at this meeting all vnarm'd should be But traitrous Hengist did a watch-word speake Which did the Law of Armes and Honour breake The Saxons vnsuspected drew forth Kniues Foure hundred threescore Lords all lost their liues All Brittaine Nobles then the Saxons there Surpris'd the King constraining him through feare To giue Kent Sussex Suffolke Norfolke and That Hengist King should in those Lands command But after nineteene yeeres were quite expir'd Reuenging Fire the King in 's Castle fir'd And thus the Saxons and Great Hengists Heyres Won Shire to Shire till Brittaine all was theirs 93. Aurelius Ambrose 466. IN honour of the Nobles basely slaine This King set vp the Stonâ—…s on Saruâ—… 〈◊〉 The Gospell with great zeale