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A12317) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 17959) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1008:9) The history of Great Britanie from the first peopling of this island to this present raigne of or [sic] happy and peacefull monarke K: Iames, by Will: Slatyer. Slatyer, William, 1587-1647. [24], 303, [17] p. : ill. (woodcut) Printed by W: Stansby, for Rich: Meighen, and are to be sold at his shop at St. Clements Church, London : [1621] In verse. Parallel Latin and English texts. The title page is engraved. Publication date from colophon, which is usually lacking. The first leaf contains a verse explanation of the title page. Running title reads: Palæ-Albion. .. Includes index. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Leaves [par.]6-2[par.]6 bound at end; lacking colophon. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Great Britain -- History -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. 2005-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2005-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2005-05 Olivia Bottum Sampled and proofread 2005-05 Olivia Bottum Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Frontispicij & seqq . Enarratio Historica , Or a Declaration of the Frontispice or first Page , wherein in intimated the whole Scope of the Poeme , and not obscurely , the complete platforme of this ensuing History . A Stately Nymph of Nereus traine , Waue-bred in the Virgiuian Maine , Ycleped Albion , kept ere-whiles , So famous erst the Fortunate a Iles ! Whose treasures , as of equall price , With Hesperid's Fruit and Colchos Fliece , Braue Knights to seeke Aduentures came , To winne this wealth , and court this Dame ; From b Syria one , a next from c Greece , The third d a home-bred churlish peece , A Brute from e Troy , the f fift neere kinne , The one quels Deuils , g t'other Men ; A sixt from h Rome , and next from i Rhene , The eighth k from Cymbria , ninth from l Seyne : All these were Warriors , all these came , By dint of Sword to purchase Fame ! But comes a m tenth in shew more milde , A crowned King euen from a Child , And though new-Lords , new-Lawes ! yet strange , New-Lord , nor Law nor State did change ; Because , perhaps this peace-full Impe , Or so lou'd Albion , or faire Nymph Most lou'd by her : To see their Glories , Whereof they vaunt ; behold their Stories . To win this Nymph , her wealth or fauour , The n Syrian first , who came to craue her , Bore Armes through eld , obscure and darke , Seemes his great Grandsire Noah's Arke ; Next o Neptunes sonne of Paynim Race , Talkes of his Fathers Trident Mace , The third a Gyant-Satyr wilde , Pan-like in shew , and Cham-bred stilde ! The fourth from Troy , Venus his Guide , Brute doth one crowne in three deuide . The p fift agen of fiue makes one , Happie Cornish Prince , blest vnion . Sixt Caesar vaunts his q gods at Rome , His Eagle and Troyes Trophees some : The r seuenth next with his seuen fold Crowne And Saxon Horse , would beare all downe . The eighth the s Dane , in armes by stealth , Sought win , or wed , or weare her wealth . And t ninth , aduanc'd 'mongst these Misrules His Norman Leopards , bath'de in Gules ! But now the u tenth sans strife or Warres , Brings Peace and Vnion , stints all Iarres . Giue sentence then , if any craue ; Who best deserues this Nymph to haue . THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITANIE from the first peopling of this Iland to this present Raigne of o r happy and peacefull Monarke K : JAMES , by Will : Slatyer . London Printed by W : Stansby . for Rich : Meighen , and are to be sold at his shop at St. Clements Church . POTENTISSIMO , SIMVLAC SERENISSIMO , IACOBO , Magnae Britanniae Monarchae , cui se suamque PALAE-ALBIONEM dicat , consecrátque , Authoris Epiphonema . GReat Brytaines King , sprong from great'st wights ; Who claym'st iust right , in all their rights , From IAPHETS sonnes first , comes thy Grace , As all our Northerne peoples Race ! And as for ALBION his intrusion , And CHAM-bred Giants fell confusion , Disclayme it . All the rest of them , That e're wore Englands Diadem , Danes , Saxons , Brittish , Romans came , With Normans Armes , and TEVDOR'S Name , Deriu'd to thee , whom Scotlands Throne With all her Iles , calls her deare owne : To thee my humble Muse doth bend These Stories of thine owne thus penn'd . Daigne to receiue , shee prayes , in worth , Till grauer golden Pens step forth , To blaze praise-worthy acts , whose posies French Lillyes with the English Roses , Shall sweetly wreathe about that Lyre , Which we and all the World admire . And for great'st persons oft , great'st grace Afforden : makes me bring in place , And lay what of their rights I sing , Just at thy feete , great Brytaines King. Odarum ordo , numerus , & nomina Disticho comprehensa . Vestra Mesech 1 , Chemnita 2 , Gygas 3 , laus Brute 4 , tuique 5 Laurea Iule 6 , Angli 7 , Sueno 8 , Celtaque 9 ; Oliua Iacobi10. With Samothes 1 , Albion 2 , Giants 3 , Brute 4 , comes peacefull 5 Prince Donwallo , Caesar 6 , Hengist 7 , Sweno 8 , William 9 , IAMES 10 , faire Vnion-Iem done follow . TO THE WELL-AFFECTED AND INGENIOVS , OR NO MORE CVRIOVS THEN COVRTEOVS READERS . FAirely disposed Friends : Since the world ( of Critiques ) for custome-sake at least , would take it else in scorne ; it being growne so coy and squeamish , or , good City-Dame , so much affecting , as we see , Court fashion , that with an oyly tongue shee must be complemented with ; otherwise in stead of courtesie nothing but curiositie can be expected . Bowing therefore to , rather then of singularitie offering to infringe her doted-on Darlings customary proceedings , that Momus so might haue lesse cause to carpe and mow at what he cannot mend , or Zoilus to bite and snarle at it , by this importunity I yeeld to be thus ceremonious , Preface-wise to salute a World of ( some captious and capricious , no doubt , others more friendly ) Readers ; and thy selfe , perhaps , a more iudicious , and so lesse supercilious Censurer : for satisfaction to such thy selfe , being somewhat here is to be said of this ensuing Treatise ; let mee find fauour to be borne with , in speaking these few words , more for fashion sake then else , of that thou knowest before , or canst not but streight-waies collect , from the but viewing the first Pages of this present Historie . Historie her Encomium needs not farre fetching , so frequent in our mouthes , the Life , Light , and Mistresse of Prudence : Life of past ; Light of present ; Directresse of future actions : memorizing Monument , and Trophey of the worlds ages and minoritie ; Glasse of Time ; Historie so conspicuous in it selfe , enueyled in the robes of Poesie , if worthily commendable , in many a famous forreine Nations gests , I may well thinke it no wayes disallowable in our owne ; how-e're obscuritie like a Cymmerian night , hath ouer-clouded the infancy of this our Iland ! still bearing sway with most , thereby yet prouing vs not degenerate in that , from our not curious Ancestors , in conseruation of Antiquities , we quit as little , if not lesse industrious to obserue and note the same ! when notwithstanding , with the enuious Mans , and curious , our eyes gaze on our Neighbours ground , his manners , seldome looking to our selues , neare home . We better skill the warres of Troy and Thebes , with the Pharsalian fields , the halfe-feyned fights of Hercules , Achilles Turnus , Hector and Aeneas , ( I will not say of Amadis , Don Quixot , and such like ) then as Heroike , if not more warlike , and worthy to be renowned martiall spirits of our owne ; Danes , Saxons , Romans , Normans , Brittons , and other noble Captaynes here at home ; the great Britannicus Caesars , Cassiuelane , Guider , Hengist , Arthur , Egbert , Rollo , Alfred , Marcia's , Elfled's , and their equalls , as truely glorious and worthy Wights , in this our Sea-encompast little Bryttaine-World , as euer were those halfe-deified and Pagan-sainted Heroes , of whose acts Homer and Hesiods , the Mantuan and Theban Poets layes in that so famous and triumphant wise resound ! yet then I feare , we should not be the true , plaine , downe-right , shall I say , or fantastique English-men , if Apes , Toyes , Monkeyes , Parrots , and Baboones , or yond-sea Owles , other Country-far-fetcht and new-fangle fashions , were not more fancy-able to our braine-sicke humours , and plausible to our nice palats , then wiser and better obiects , more profitable and fitting matters , in staid and setled iudgements , nearer concerning both our selues and natiue home . Which 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-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 arua , Pellit eos , statim pulsus & ipse cadit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Institutum operis : & occasione arreptâ , opera Creationis ; Rerum tam omnium , quam impraesentiarum primordia . VIsam Laurigero sacrata palatia Phoebo , Dodonique Iouis patulas , Oracula Graijs , Quercus ! Parnassi Colleis , & Phocidos aruae , Sacrorum saltus Memorum , Hyantaeaque Rura ; Pierij Laticis Decus ô Decus omne , Sorores , Nymphae , noster Amor , Libethrides , Aurea Virgo , Gorgophora , & Paeon , linguis animisque fauete ; Et Dea Mnemosine , pandens ab Origine primâ , Mecum Dic Britones , populos & Praelia Reges : Heroumque Ducumque Britannûm parta Trophaea ; Monstraiter ! Aonios superabo , Te Duce , Saltus . Quàm fuit aut Tellus , aut Quod tegit omnia , Coelum , Siue aequor glaucum , Chaos & Lis omnis in Orbe est ! Liteque Dir●ptâ , fulserunt sydera Coelis ; Fronde tegi syluas , cingi Labentia riuis Flumina , protendi Campos , surgescere Colleis Fecit : 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , Valles subsidere . Littora fluctus Insano fremitu pulsando tumescere Ventis . Terra feris , aqua pisce , repletus & Alite fulgens Aer , non Regio vlla suis animalibus Orba ; Aureus egit iter super aethera Apollo , Madentes Nube cadunt Imbres submota , Maximus Atlas Sydereis humeris leuat astra cadentia , Prodit Res Quaeuis , Quocunque Modo aedita Lucis in Oras ! Tum Zonis Coelum , omnipotens pater ille , secari Iussit ; Parte gradus istâ nix altaretardat , Parte aliâ torrent sudantis Brachia Cancri : Innocuas vireis , exercent flamine venti , Persidaque Eurus adit , Nabathaeaque regna ; recessit Auster ad Aethiopes ; positique sub axe tepentes Hesperio Zephyri ! Boreae spirantia Thracis , Frigora saeua Scytho-taurûm famulantur in oris . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Hominis formatio , lapsus , Gygantes , & Diluvium . TErra recens partu , producens Plasma decorum , Induit ignotas hominum ( res mira ) figuras : In se fusaque habet Diuinae semina mentis . Natus homo è terrâ colit ex quâ creuerat ipse , Glebam , tuta sedet Pinus , non montibus altis Caesa erat , vt poterat peregrinam visere terram ; Non tuba , bella canunt , strepitu non cornuarauco ; Aurea tunc vere fuerant ea pristina saecla : Poma cibi , fruticesque ; fluebant Nectare Riui , Lacte greg●s , duro stillabant roscida mella Cortice , dona Ceres nullo cogente ministrat . Fraga rubent nascentia humi , lapidosaque Corna ; Ver tepet aeternum ! sed iam meliore cadebat , Ante statû , quo natus homo ; verumque fidesque , Fugêre , instrârunt furor & sine lege libido : Affectando , ferunt , Coelestiaregna Gyganteis , Velle Iouem superis regem detrudere Regnis . Hij sceleraimponunt sceleri , super Ossan Olympum , Multaque moliti Diuûm conscendere sedes ; Quae Pater ac summa vidit Lucetius Arce , Insidias hominum iratus probitate carenteis , Foeda Lycaoneae referens conuiuia mensae , Consilium stetit humanum genus efferum & excors , Perdere aquis ! Nymbis Auster fluuialis anhelis , Suffultus celer Aeolio de carcere fugit : Flumina non iniussaruunt per rura , per agros , Perque hominum villas ; Latis spaciatur in oris , Aequor caeruleum ! migrans Neptunus in arua , Campos & colleis spissâ perfundit arenâ ! Cumque satis arbusta rapit , pecudesque virosque ; Nat Lupus inter Oueis , Fuluos vehit vnda Leones , Tigres aqua ! ablato minime velocia Ceruo Prosunt crura ; diuterris vbi sistere posset Quaesitis , lassis volucris vaga decidit alis : Omnia Pontus erat , nec habent quae littora pulsent , Flumina Nereides sub aquis , vrbeisque domosque Mirantur , syluis ludunt Delphines in altis : Qui vir de tot erat modo millibus ecce superstes , Cnm consorte thori , sibi coniugibusque receptis , Pignoribusque datis , vectus rate sospes adhaesit , Montibus Armenijs ! Edocti ita Moseos ore , Crediderant Patres ; Monumentaque sacra reuoluunt ; Prole sua toto qui restaurabat in orbe , Humanum genus , vt mundi melioris origo ! Nec lamen vt cautum est , scelerata euanuit aetas , In meliúsue redacta fuit , Gygantúmue Anguipedum soboles , prodeunt sceleraomnia in aeuum ; Ille suae soboli terras partitur , & vnus , Relliquiae miserae mersae , primordia Gentis , Alterius renouae , prolem dimisit in omnem Terram , sole suo lustratam vbi vertitur axis Fulgidus & minimè freta stricta gelu aurea tingunt Sydera , Bubsequa neué cadentia plaustra secutus ; Aethiopes vltra nigros Garamantas & Indos . Corniger vnci Apis primus monstrator aratri , Mizriam ad Aegypti deuenerat ora fluentis Nyli ; sub Zephyro colit Hespera limina Tubal ; Magog adit Tanais ripas Scythiamque niuosam ; Ille quoque Europam , dictus quod finijt illam , Quam recolunt homines terram , Gomer ; Arcades illic , Climate in Arctoo potiuntur sede & Olympo . Teque canunt prolemque tuam , res dignarelatu , Nos canimus Grandaeue Mesech ; Quem saecla subacta , Illustrem norunt Rhutupino in littore Regem . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Vt Europaearum , ac Borealium magis ita Britanniarum Gentium Origo , & Laudes . QVid Cretes Britonen ? Quae Nympha inferre parantem , Vim Minoa sibi , fugit ; commisit & vndis ●leutenerum Corpus rapidis ! Quid Pryton Araxes Gnatum , Brytannis memorem dare nomina Regnis ? Vestra Iaphet Samothen soboles ! Chem creta Gygantes , Albiona ! Bruti proles sedêre Brytannis Oris ! Angliacis habitârunt finibus Angli . Sed quid ego moror hisce , recenseoque ab Ioue gentem ? Seu Bruti soboles , seu Picti , * seu Gomeraei , Diues opum patria est , nec si generosa probatis Stemmata , nonne sat est quod sint sine crimine Mores ; Nec tam auersus equos nostro sol iungit ab orbe , Non obtusa adeò gestamus pectora , Néue Ingenia illepidus septentrio frigore stringit ! Quid doteis animi referam ? Corpúsue labores Posse pati ? certè populi , quos despicit Arctos , Viribus vtque animi inuictis , ita corpore pollent ; Flectere ludus equos & mittere spicula cornu , Siue forum retinet , siue vnctae dona palestrae , Enitet vtraque laus ! & nunquam ociosa iuuentus Venatu inuigilant ; modo rus geniale colendo Exercent vireis ; & concutere oppida bello : Durum à stirpe genus Maeotiacasque paludeis , Qui circa Tanain habitant , & Phasios vndas : Massagetes qui fugit equo , Pictusque Gelonus , Et fera quos homines producit Taurica Tellus , Noruagenus , Dacus , Scythicus trucis incola Iernes , Sauromataeque leues , & quos Germania mittit , Dalmata , Maenapî , Cymbri ! virideisque Britannos Adiungam ; longisque leueis Axônas in armis : Caussa nec est , cur heîc despecta habeatur origo , Arua quòd haec late Boreas , septemque Triones Stringunt ! solantur mentem Rhodopeiae arces , Altaque Pangaea , & Rhaesi mauortia tellus : Hebrus itemque Getae ! nunquam viduata pruinis , Riphaeis , perfusa niuis conspergine tota Arua ora : Claróue celebria quae loca fastu , Edita iam quae non neque laeserat Inuida fama ; Gentibus his Italus natus , Longiusúe remotis Exoritur Francus , Germanus , laesus Iberus ; Pannonius satus , eque hoc stemmate Alemanus ortus : Quasque ferunt Arceis Antenora condere : ( qui de Troia prosiliens olim , medijsque Mycenis , Turbae vrbem fessis , posuit super ora Timaui : ) Sanguine misceri Scythico , rea Iberaque tellus . Illius immunis non Anglica terra pericli , Quando Scythae toto debacchabantur in orbe : Quòd modò contulerint , fari horret perbreue tempus , Hellespontiacâ damnum numerosius Alga ! Laeuaque siqua fuit , sors semper laeua meorum , Dente Theomno si velles laedere laudem , Sunt vrbes captae , sunt terrae , deijcere auram Fama adulatricem ; vt cnm iam praedixeris omnia , Obtrectes alijs famam quoque , liuide morsor , Morsor habes quodque Inuideas , praeclara nepotum Stirpis auita suae gesta ! & modo certius illo , Cum virtute patrum semper memorabile nomen ; Ergo vbi liuor abest , quae belli palma Britannis Mansit adhuc , steteratque diu fuit aut vigor ingens Ille animi ! vt micuitque patrum longe inclyta virtus , Consule scripta virûm clarorum , & Carmina vatum : Namque vti non semper fautrix , neque semper acerba , Caeca sibi Diua , & Dociles non parcerc parcae , Persa potens olim ! & iam Media concutis orbem , Duxque Philippiades Macedum , ditione premebas ; Gentibus ille Ninus qui transtulit omnibus arma , Caedit auum , incoluit primus qui Persidos oris , Bactra auro , ac gemma pretiosa ditia Regna , Assyrioque prior rex Rege Aegyptus & alter , Sarmaticus Tanais vastant vicinia Bello ! Sed neque Persepolis , nec quam ipsa Semyramis vrbem Condit , coctilibus Babylon circundata muris ; Perpetuò sua colla superba leuarit ad astra : Néue suo assuescat diffuso gurgite in ora Septem , Nylus aquis , spolijs gazisque repletas , Ferre rateis Ebeno Indo oneratas ; Quamque tulisse Telam depectunt sylua Gangetide Scres ! Semper Saurobates fugiatné , Semyramis , Iras ? Flumine deiectum quem viderat Indus aquoso ; Subdita vel Scythico Pontus virosa Tyranno ? Roma ingum imposuit populis , Lassisque resurgens Viribus , vsque potens per saecula Graecia multa ! Sed fugit , & mundi volat irreparabilis aetas , Quodque fuit non est , neque erit , quod perstet in orbe . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue infortuniorum quorundam excusatio . I Lle graueis Persas , qui subijcit , atque superbus , Fine redit Lybies , victor , Gangetide terra , Portando palmas , Brytannicus esse superbit ; Cum neque adhuc sciret , quid sit pendere tributuns Romanis rerum Dominis , Brito ! Moenia Troiae , Quae modo despectis , duce cumque Atriade , Achiuis , Olim Aurorigena nigro sub Memnone in Armis , Defendere diu , non tanti erat Indica bello Agmina vicisse , & Parthos superare fugaces , Medosué Italidas Generosos ! vt Latijsue Hospes Dardanius , profugus , fera bella colonis , Concitet ! Indomitis , plus , Iulius arma Britannis , Intulit & potuit bello domuisse feroceis ! Quis Deus opposuit Phrygibus Phrygas ? aut duce quo vel Numine vel furia , vertêre in viscera ferrum ? Ilus & Assaracus Genitor sua stemmata clara , Trosque parens faciunt , & Troiae Cynthius author ! Vtque suae stirpis , nostri sis carminis ! O ter Principe te dignus fuero , Sol Candide , foelix : Phoebeiae Comites , Parnassi fauete Choraea ; Combibat & vates Latices è fontibus haustos , Sic ego , sic qui Delon amat , velit , & Iuga Cynthi , Idque Canam , quod non Deus ipse referre recuset ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Britanniae Topographia . TRans Gessoriacum mare , Gallica littora contra , Insula in Oceano est , diuisa Britannia ab orbe , Gallûm in conspectu tellus ; notissima Fama ! Faucibus angustis , Gemini heic vbi Ianua Ponti , Caerulus ille pater spumantia littora fluctû Concutit irato ; Morinûm de littore ad Anglos , Traiectus breuis : vsque citò , prora illita hiulcet , Littus vtrumque maris , Dorobe●●●● finibus Anglis , Labenteis vndas , Gallorum à parte Caletae , Mirantur , celerique vident freta concita cursu ; Nereus aequoreos Britannos ambit , & huius Forma triquetra patet residentis rupibus albis Insulae , Hybernos quae sustinet vndique fluctus ! Angulus ad Gallos , quibus Auster nubila anhelat , In mare progreditur , Rhutupinum littus apertum ; Promontoriolum , sed longè , flumina Ibera , Belerium , Zephyri qua molles , spectat Hybernos ! Ora vbi Iuuernae cincta est sub sole cadenti , Vergiuio Oceano : Scotiam secluserit Orcas , A Scythi Hyperboreas turbante Aquilonibus vndas : Orcades & validum positae inter Scotum & Hybernen , Aebudes Oceano apparent , vt Sporades inter Aegaeos fluctus , Terrarumque vltima Thule : Germanùm terras , Euri si respicis Ortum , Vidimus Aurorae iuga subdita Matutinae ! Germanisque Ortus , Phoebus cadit inter Iberos , Oceani immergens liquidis caput aureus vndit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Encomium Britanniae . SEd nimium neque stricta gelu , neque sydere ferues , Insula , Diues opum , studijsque asperrima belli , Sedes antiqua , atque satis famosa cygantum ; O nostrae regionis opes ! ô florida prata , Pascuaque & Colles , dumi , campique virences ! Cincta ô frondoso nemore , alta cacumina montium , Vmbrosaeque specus , liquentia flumine rura ! Frugiferae valles , zephyri praedulcia anheli , Flamina , syluarum saltus , fluuijque , lacusque , Muscosi fontes , & quae circumfluus humor Irrigat arua , hortos , mandataque semina terrae ; Totius ac terrae Tempe celebrata per oras Thessala ! cuius opes si possem ac ditia dona , Dicere , si cultus operosos , denique floreis , Ordine contextos & iunctas vitibus vlmos ! Arbor●s aura comas , hominum tua carmina , Aedon , Turturis & gemitus dimulcent suauiter aureis : Alma quies , cum mobilibus sopita susurris , Aurae , inter frondes densas , vmbrasque virenteis , Praetentat sensus suadenti languida somno , Ponere membra , super viridi lanugine ripam , Praetextam , lenè labentis murmure riui ; Colle Lyaeo vuae , Bacchi pendere Racemo ; Vellus ouis manibus tondentis , vt Indica Serûm Lanugo ! Dea Gargaridas succidier vncâ Falce stupet messeis ! Tellus mitissima frugeis , Producit ! nostra ô Coeloque soloque beata Insula : Quid Scythicis nascens aconiton in oris , Nescia , quid posset Pontus virosa venenis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Stirps prima Regum , seu regni Britannici origo . GRatulor huic orbi , quod non sata dentibus Hydrae Monstrosis , enata , sinu terra alma fouebat , Neu creu●re hominum , veteres vti , corpora , bullae Instar , vulgârunt , plunialibus edita fungis ! Ipse pater Samothes qui regna prioribus annis , Transtulerat Gallos super aequoreosque Britannos : Namque vti flumineâ Cymba pater omnibus vndis , Elatus vidit nemorosa Cacumina montium , Fluctu submersa , iratisque euaserat olim Fluminibus , sedem soboles quaesiuit vbique , Tuncque nepos Iapetiades , iuga Pontica Mesech , Transgressus , queis fata dabant consistere terris , Vltra Cappadoces positam & Bithynica Regna , Inuenit sedem ; sancit sua regna quibusque Alpes Aerei latis spaciantur in oris : Non procul hinc , triplici famosi corpore , Ibero Geryones Tauros lauêre , & saltibus herbam , Nequic quam insoliti , nullo pascente per arua , Gramineis errare boues carpsêre ! Rapinae , Dignae eo , vt Allectus Tirynthius attigit oras ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Samothae Britanni Regis primi Imperium ac sedes . VEnimus ad Samothen ! diducunt stemmata ab ipso , Quique Pyrenaeis habuerunt montibus ortum , Quique sub Alpinis oriuntur collibus : aut qui Burgundam iuxta Sequamam ; statuisse priusquam Ripis Parisios fertur Marcomyrus vrbem ! Lenem Ararim , Rhodanumque bibunt , Gensque vltima littus Quae colit , extremas vbi pandit Gallia terras , Supremis hominum Morinis , regnisque Britannis . Ille iugis totis superatis venit in arua Sorte data ! & Gallum requieuit littore ; Rheni Alpini cum iam super ora , & adusque Pyrenen , Regna pater sibi venturisque nepotibus olim , Obtinuit Samothes ! agnouerat Insula Regem , Quamlibet ignoto sita nostra Britannia Ponto . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Samothidarum Regna . DIuinam norat Sophiam Rex primus in oris Britannis Samothes ! Qui non moritura reliquit , Regna Mago ! Populisque suis Magus ille dedisse Arteis & Sophiam , quas à patre caeperat ante ; Fertur ! vt ornârit studijs non saecula docta : Assyricis arteis , adeò vt magiamque professis , Astrologis Persis , dubium est , dederit ne sacratas . Defunctoque Mago , populis patriaeque dicatus , Succedit Sarron ! & non sine honore gerebat , Imperium ; instituit primus Gymnasia ; lumen , Adrectum virtutis opus ! ter nobile sydus ; Quod Parnassiacos colleis , Phoebaeaque Templa , Visere , Castaliosque det●ore bibisse liquores : Haec , ó Samothides , non rerum oblite tuarum , Vt gentem Sophiae studijs , & moribus ornes . Sarronides Druis , Arctoos , vbi Sarron ad astra Conscendit , populos rexit ! Dicuntur ab illo , Quorum prima foret publicis pro rebus agendis , Atque vigil semper communis cura negotî : Hij cultus docucre Dei immortalis ; & ipsum Norunt , pectore dum probitas innata maneret , Nedum ficta iuuet Fanis idola tueri ; Siue * senis Samij temerassent dogmate sectas : Praeriptunt liteis populo , praesaga futuri Mens erat ; & viscum Druides clamare solebant . Graecano● ita manu Druidum , illustrataque Athenis , Pallados A●●aeis , Timagenis arte ; choraeis Litter● : Qui ritu Druides periêre profano Gallia quos olim , quos fouit & Anglica tellus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . De Bardo , & Bardi sectatoribus Poetis . VLtimus vsque feros fertur rexisse Britannos , Samothidum Bardus ! Musarum dulcis Alumnus ; Qui cum suanisonas tentaret pollice chordas , Detinuit ripis mirantibus agmen aquarum , Et tacitos pisceis : captae modulamine syluae , Exoptant vatem , modò quae Phoebaea sonoro Efferret cantu , stupet inscia turba ferarum Carmina , magne Poeta , tui vestigia , Bardi Sectantur ! forteis animas belloque peremptas , In longum innumeris , qui ducunt laudibus aeuum , Gesta Ducum , Calamo , & Regum recinendo triumphos ; Gratiaque illa fuit , Quam non aboleuerit aetas Vatibus ! Ingenium fuluo pretiosius auro ; Ennius emeruit Calabris in montibus ortum ; Hic decus , ille lares , & non moritura per igneis Nomina ! Priamiden , quis , si latuisset Homerus , Nouerit Haemoniûm vi ducier Hectora equorum ? Quis Campos , vbi Troia stetit ? Quis Moenia Troiae Inclyta Dardaniae ? Diuum domus , Ilion ingens Gloria quae Teucrùm est ? Quis fortem nosset Achillem ? Anni quis Solisque vias ? Lunaeque labores Compertos , primamque ratem quae nesciat aetas ? Carmine ni celebrata forent , fidibusque canoris ! Gratia tanta lyrae est , Reges Regumque triumphi , Hijs cedunt ! sed tam periêre fauorque decusque ; Occubat Augustus vatum solatia pascens , Moecenas obijt , nunquam rediturus ab Orco ! Sunt quoque , stulti-loquis , dicant , quae praemia Musis ? Efficite vt redeant Moecenas , & Deus ille , Qui secùm abstulerat discedens vatibus omnia ; Ingenij vires , modò venerit ipse , redibunt ! O vatum praedulce decus ! Libata priusquam , Phoebo grata , mero cithara est ; & Bacchica festa , Absynthi ac celebret prope flumina Thracia Bacche ! Cum neque sic Furijs , Idaeis , Moenades actae , Bacchauere iugis , sacer vt chorus iste Camoenis . Heu quid inest pretij Musis ! vbi grata venustas , Queis venit Alma Thaleia modis ? periêre Camoenae ; Nos malè deuoti , grex hic imbellis , inersque , Vatum , Moeonij mirabimur ora Magistri : Et laudem ipsius canimus , qui monte potitus , Ridet anhelantem dura ad fastigia turbam . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Irreligiosa feritas Samothidarum , euersio Imperij . VIx dum , qui rigidas quercus atque ardua cantu , Saxa mouere suo quiuit , volucreisque ferasque Mollijt indomitae durissima pectora plebis ; Quid iuuat ad surdas si cantet Pythius aureis ? Namque irrepsit acerba lues , vbi Longus , & alter Bardus , Samothei gessêrunt sceptra nepotes : Effera colla iugo populus detraxerat , aris Submouêre igneis , infandum ! Relligioque Ter pia cum probitateiacet , neglectaque iura , Sancta patrum , & Legum semper veneranda potestas ! Quis stupet in peius si vel meliora residant , Caepta ? quod in piscem Seiren formosa superné ? Molis erat tantae , impatientia subdere fraeno Colla , aut conceptus animi mutare proteruos . Aurea sic Latijque abiêrunt saecula Regis ; Regnaque Samothidum verita est quos Anglica tellus , Quondam ! deperit & multos sacrata per annos Relligio , hijs terris , Diuinique aetheris haustus Mentis ; Sarronides quid enim Bardique Magique Samotheique omnes , docuêre nisi ista ? Remotis , Qui colitis lucis , ritus , moremque sinistrum , Barbaricos , Druides , Coeli quid numina prosunt , Orbe alio , quándo reget idem spiritus artus ? 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . De Magis & Idololatricae gentium superstitionis origine . ET Galli Druidas , Bardosque habuêre canoros ; Arsacidaeque Magos ! sed non Samothes , neque Sarron , Hos certe docuêre Deos , quos impiae honore Afficiunt Gentes ! Phoeben neque Apollina diuos , Martem , ipsumque Iouem : quis eorum nomina norat ? Donec erant Belus Saturnus & omnis Ogyges , Vestaque Dij Gentium ! quando ignorantia caeca , Nomina Nymbrotes , magni occuluitque Iapeti , Tum iuuat à diuis proauorum duce re turmas ; Et Saturnus erat Genitor , dein Corniger Hammon , In fanis passim colitur , Crocodilon adorat Aegyptus , saturamque pauet serpentibus Ibin ! Inscia plebs Diuos ignotaque nomina Diuûm , Immaneis statuas stupet , ingenteisque Colossos : Barbara Memphitim miratur pubes Osyrim ! Heu scelus infandum ! miseraeque piacula plebis , Quosque suo sacris peragendis sanguine tristeis Inficiunt Ritus ! placatur sanguine diro , Teutates ; horrensque feris altaribus Haesus ; Taranis & Scythicae non mitiorara Dianae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Samothidarum regni finis . TE Duce , qui poteras resona testudine quercus , Carmine blandiri Rupes , atque agmina Tygres , Omne nefas latuit scelus & sentina malorum ; Quin Duce de medio sublato , & lumine casso , Vulgus iners neque ius , neque fas exercuit ! ingens Pestis & exitiosa lues , patriaeque suique Supplicium fatuo dominatur vbique popello ! Nox aeterna ruit , terras Astraea relinquens Magnanimique Iouis superas conscendit in aedes : Astra fides sua distulit ! omine purpureus Sol Perquam fatidico , miseris mortalibus , orbem Perstrinxit radijs , hij contempsêre Gygantes Cum superisque Iouem ; non fabula notior vlla ! Pyndo imponebant Ossan , & Pelion Ossae , Anguipedum soboles , Phlegraeis horrida castris ; Non minus Albionis per inhospita littora , non iam Dictae , at dicendae nuper , ferus incola , turba , Nequitiae addentes fraudem scelerique Rapinas , Accelerant certam amotâ pietate ruinam ; Scilicet improbitas semper scelerata , rescindens Iussa patrum , Legesque sacras transgressa , pericli Immunis nunquam euasit ! neque honoribus vnquam Quis Reges , putet , exutos putet ignibus Aras Nudatas , lusosúe Deos impune tulisse Monstra diu ! non fata sinent , quin , improbe , poenas Heu dabis haud miteis , laesas violator adaras ! Sic Bacchi Pentheus , sic Brennus Apollinis iras Senserat occisus , comixtâ grandine Nymbo : 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de impietate , occasione sumptâ ex Samothidarum improbitate . SIc Reges commissa suûm , commissaque Regum Saepe luunt populi ; rapta vel imagine diuae , Palladio è Troiâ ; potiusné exurere classem Argiuûm , atque ipsos voluit submergere Ponto , Vnius ob noxam , & furias Aiacis Oilaei , Aegide Pallas ouans ? Tholosano haud segnius auro , Dux populusque perit , violati ob nummis iram . O igitur caeci , & rerum coelestium inanes , Si genus humanum & mortalia temnitis arma , At sperate Deos , memores fandi atque nefandi . Aut si sacrilegis manibus rapere omnia Templis , Sacra , aras , igneis , census , donaria , honores , Vsque adeò libitum , sanctisque illudere diuis , Aspicite at celebres dantem Salmonea paenas ! Vsque adeò haud licite forsan fieri ista docebit , Detonat ac magno miseris mortalibus ore , Discite iustitiam moniti & non temnere diuos ! Et quis non solos pacisque piaeque patronos , Omnimodae fateatur eos , fontemque salutis ? Ecquis item nisi mentis inops Iouis omnia plena Ceu videat , summos non illi affingit honores ? Quando igitur vacuas video Iouis ignibus aras , Neglectisque suis , diuina humanaque , sacris , Misceri , ruere , ac sine numine , nomine nudos Consilijque inopes , suetos rapere omnia Templis ; Turpiter infameis cunctis , Ire omnia pessum Ex factis liquet hisce satìs : videorque videre Sedibus & populis Reges , populosque tumenteis Regibus atque sibi saeuam intentare ruinam . Relligione equidem spretâ sequiturque Deorum Contemptus , spretoque deûm ter numine sacro , Quis pudor ? in sanctos Diuûm sub imagine Reges , Quis timor ? in moreis vergit Natura deorsùm Damnatos prona , & mutari nescia , vt ante , In melius , neque saepe prehensa , recedere donec Regna ruant , nimiumque frequens suae sero pericla , Sentiat Impretas , ausa & temeraria damnet . Quandoquidem ille auro patriam , charosque penateis Vendidit , hic Leges fixit pretio , atque refixit , Vt facile haud quenquam contentum videris vno Flagitio , aut finem ponat sibi , caeca libido , Peccandi & furiosus amor quem coepit , & omnem Excussit semel attrito de fronte ruborem , Regna haec vna , eademque domos subuertit & vrbeis ; Funditus Impietas : vos , ô mea dicta , tyranni , Percipite haec animis , multumque ignobile vulgus , Instabile , Oceani refluis velut vnda marinis , Fluctibus , assiduos vel passa Diana labores : Percipite haec animis quanquam indignantibus , vsque Dura , at ver a tamen , imisque reponite sensis . Impietas , mirum , nisi debita praemia dignis Non dabit ; eijciet populos , euerterit vrbeis ; Facta Ducum scelerata luunt , Regumque cruentas Saepe manus , soboles , temerata palatia , & arces . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de improbis . HAec mea Samothidûm velut extera linea Regum Eruta saepe docent ; quasi talia saepe perennis , Moliri improbitas non desinat ante supremos Credo ità si posset mundum euersura , nouosque Semper in exitium sibimet motura tumultus ! Sicubi Samothei cedunt Neptunia proles , Succedunt similisque cadunt cito conscia culpae , Post igitur Samothen qui regnat adusque Pyrenen , Persis vt nostris Magicae pater artis & author , Quando penes Persas Magus est , qui syderanôrit , Qui sciat herbarum vireis , cultusque Deorum , Persepoli clarus ! Sarronque , Druisque Poetûm Carminibus magno Bardus celebratus honore , Longus & à longè sequitur , Bardusque secundus , Ordine postremi ! quibus vsque gerentibus aurea Sceptra manu magni Samothae cessere nepotum . Regna Britanniacis quondam celeberrima in oris : In Gallijs regnante Lyco ! qui proximus illis Fertur apud Celtas regnasse ; vbi venerat olim Albion Albionis , Iernes vti Bergion Oras . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Hyberniae Descriptio . AC velut Albionis tractum quasi praepete pennâ , Lustrata es dudum & sita Littora rupibus albis , Ogygiaeque situm , peramaenaque limina Iernes , Nostra referre precor non dedignere Thalia ! Vtraque ab Aequatore Brittannias Insula distat , Quinquaginta gradus , ter quinque Canariâ Eoos ! Vergiuioque iacens minor Insula Hybernia Ponto , Cingitur Occiduo : Primas tenet omnibus vndis , Indica Taprobane , dicente Geographo , eidem Succeditque secunda Britannia , tertia Ierne ! Oblonga , in Boream protensa , simillimaque ouo , Forma rotunda patet , plenae stagnantibus vndis , Insulae , Hyperboreo quae cingitur vndique ponto . Hesperiaque plagâ , procul haud se iungit ab Anglis , Quam modo virgiuius circumquâque alluit aestus . Virginia in Zephyrum , longè iacet , Anglia ad Eurum , Thule Aquilonari , oppositoque Hispania tractu : Dicta eadem antiquis , Ierne , & Iuuernia & Iris , Quae Tartessiaco propior setingere Soles , Conspicit Oceano ! Cauri subiecta procacis , Flatibus Aeolijs , quamuis , Hiemisque fragori ! Cui Deus aut melior Natura , hoc muneris Almi , Concessit chara cum Cretâ altrice tonantis Solis nulla suis edant vti sibila in oris , Terrifici tabo creti Phorcynidos angues : Fortè quoque illati compressis faucibus atris Viroso pariter vitam cum sanguine ponant . Degentesque ferox inclultis horrida syluis Gens habitat , saeuo mauortia pectora bello , Qui cursu Alipedes norunt praeuertere Ceruos Ierna feris faecunda , fouet ! Generosa Caballos Egregios ; Armenta boum , pecorisque niuosi , Lactea dona sui ; miratur , & educat vuas , Pampineis ramis , quamuis nec amata Lyaeo , Nec Cereri nimiùm : Laedaeos flumine cygnos , Piscososque lacus profert ; voiucrumque paludeis Omnimodûm lustris faetas ! stannique fodinas , Et puri argenti venas , quas terra refossis Visceribus maneis imos visura recludit , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Albionis aduentus in Britanniam . QVin redeo ad susceptum opus ! A dominisque verendis Dicta ferunt Samothe , nostra Anglia ; iamque Britannis Plusquam tercentos annos dominantur in oris , Samothei Celtae : donec freta caerula pando Myoparone secans . Neptunius Albion oram , Milite stipatus forti turmisque suorum , Attigit Albionis : fataliaque inuenit arua , Regna heu Samothidûm miserè vastata furentûm ; Cumque Britanniaco proles Neptunia Rege , Bergion aduenit , cui subdita Ogygia Ierne ! Haebus & Ila suâ atibusque imperuia Thyle , Sub ditione iacent . Iapetiadasque furore Neptune geniti per litora saeua Tyranni Exagitant fessos lucemque oculosque perosos : Quos super accumulat Chemnita per inuia rura , Infand●s strageis , miseranda piacula Dirae Sortis vti exortae propter contagia pestis . Iam verò ingemuit tellus , cladisque miserta est ; Albion inque sinus placidos accepit opimos , Heroes Titaniadas , quibus vsque vocata est Albion , à dominis deducens nomina ! dudum Virgineo cultu , speciosaque colla comasque Ornata : in qualem iussu Sirena Deorum Formosam posses mutari credere Nympham , Nautis inuisam , quam perdidit acer Vlysses , Neritius quondam ; cum iam Scironia saxis Fluctibus in medijs mutarier à Ioue possent Ossa , Seuerinis , ità nostra Britannia nummis , Rupibus vnà ac Nerëidum super insidet albis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad sequentem librum & Historiam . NVnc Caelireserate vias Heliconacolentes Diuae ! opis indigeo vestrae , iuuat ire per astra , Iuuerit astrigeris humeris insistere Atlantis , Hinc homines , instar pecudum , rationis egenos , Despectare procul lubet , & contemnere curas , Rerum humanarum fluxus ediscere , Coelos Sperare , & ferriclarum super aethera mente . Musavola , & resonis pete candida sydera pennis ; Dic antiquum Argos , Argiua Aegyptaque castra , Quamque papyriferi septemflua flumina Nili , Rege nouo Graiam fluctu innuectare carinam , Fama refert ! Tellus , vberrima cuius inundans Littora Nilus aquis immersit & arua meatu , Illa virum nouit , cui coniux Inachis Iö , Memphitis Dea ; funeribus qui raptis iniquis , Non styga perpessus , Phlegetontideué obrutus vndâ Surripuit Templis altaria lucida flammis ; Considet inque epulis Diuûm , coeloque receptus , Numen habet terris , genitus Ioue , magnus Osyris . Odae primae Finis . PALAE ALBION . The first Ode , Entituled SAMOTHES . THE ARGVMENT . First Ancient'st records that we finde Enrolled in the Towre of Fame , Samothes and his by Fates assign'de T' our I le , thence call'● Samothea , came ; Who long time herc as Kings did raigne , Till cha●t hence by rude Albions traine . CANT . I. The scope of the Poeme , and by deducing Storie from the beginning , the Creation touched . FAine would I visit Phoebus shrine , And Dodon Oracles diuine , Parnassus hill , and Phocis fields , That sacred Cells and Solace yeelds : Pierian sisters , honored Nymphs , Lou'd and ador'd , by Learnings Imps. Pallas , faire Sol , and Memnosine , O Gently fauour my designes , And shew me out of stories old The warlike acts of Britons bold ; Or guide me to the Towre of Fame , To find their first birth : Ere heauens frame , Or Earth , or Sea was , Chaos was ! And out of that Confused Masse , Natures Commander a did produce , Bright star's for heauen , heau'n for earths vse ; The flowry vales , the hills and woods , Fresh Riuerets , and salt swelling floods , b And earth , and aire , and sea , brought forth Their wondrous Creatures , sundrie sorts ! The golden Sunne appeares in skie , And dainty showres in Clouds on hie . Whiles Atlas on his shoulders beares The burden of the starry Spheares . Then mightie Ioue , cuts earth and heauen By zones , degrees , and portions eauen : Farre North or South are frosts and snowes , I' th midst sweat Cancers scorched pawes , Both sides beene temp'rate zones : the windes Eurus and Zephyr , to both Indes , Auster to th' Aethiops hyes apace , Boreas to Scythia , North , and Thrace . CANZ. II. The creation of Man , his Fall , the Gyants , Floud , and World re-peopled . THen new borne earth puts on Mans feature Of all , the last , but perfitt'st Creature . Inspir'de by * Gods immortall Breath , Though set , whence tane to till the Earth , The stately Pine on Hills remaynes ; Not forc't to plough vp th' Ocean playnes . No Trumpets sound doth Mars enrage In this the truely golden a Age , But Apples , Milke , and Honey there Pure Nectar , and Ambrosia were ; Whiles Ceres with her golden Tresses , Glads many a Field which no man dresses . Eternall Spring , on Earth abode With Man , till Man forgot his GOD : Then Vertue fled ; then Paradise Did fade away ; and in came Vice. Men-Deuils then , a Gyant race , Heapt sinne on sinne , Heau'n to out-face . Like Ossa laid on b Olymp hie , To pull downe Ioue , and scale the skie ; Till Heauens dread Roy to mocke their pride , Remembring fell Lycaons deed , To quench their malice , thought it good , T'orewhelme the World with c Noes flood ! The Winds sent from th' Aeolian Caues , From Sea to Shore bring Nereus waues . And Neptune with his Sea - Nymph traines , Doth driue the Land - Nymphs from the Plaines . The cristall Brookes and their cleere Springs , Let loose to hurt , helpe drowne all things : And sweepe from Fields and Mountaines steepe , Woolues , Lyons , and whole flocks of Sheepe ; Swift Tygres , nor the winged Quire , Could scape the furious d Oceans ire . No Shores appeare , but all 's wild Sea ; O're Townes tops wanton Dolphins play ; And Mermaid monsters of the floods , Dance in the hyest Hills and Woods . When all flesh sayes the sacred spell , Di'de , saue what Noe , in 's Arke-like * Cell Sau'de , whose Arke lastly rested at Th' Armenian Mountaynes a Ararat . Whence sprung this newer latter race , That now ore-spreads the Earths broad face . Yet who so lookes on this our Time , Might scarce thinke , th'Adder-footed line Of Gyants were extinct , to see Heauens scorne so rife on earth to bee . The second worlds first Father then , Into all Lands that now agen Their heads aboue the flouds shew b sorth , Sends out his Sonnes , East , West , and North , As farre as frozen Charlsiz-Wayne , That neuer diues in th'lcy Mayne : To Lybia and the Lands that shew The Moores and Indians blacke of hew . Mizraim to Nyle , Tubal to c Spaine , Magog to Scythia ; Gomer gaines , Furd'st Europe , where th' Arcadian Beares Are plac't by Ioue , ith'heauenly Spheares . Then Mesech namde in holy d Writ , Our Samothes , they say , did sit By-North the Alpes as Monarke or'e The Gaulish and our Brittish shore . CANZ. III. European Nations , and especially the Britons originall , with all deserued praises in their honor . WHat need our Ile then hunt for fame , From Britones and Prytus name ? Since Samothes from Iaphet * sprong , First rul'd Samothea ! and e're long Cham's Sonne of 's owne name cald it Albion . Brute , Britaine names , brings Troy from Ilion : And English Englands Scepters sway , Till Normans wore the Victors bay ! But whether sprung from Brute or Ioue , Ioue , sure , himselfe their Land doth loue ; Their Countries rich , their manners ciuill , And though farre North their chance not euill , Since Phoebus doth their brests inspire With sacred and celestiall Fire ; How for their worth can I set forth Those fairest peoples of the * North , Whose minds as free as bodies faire , Though bred i th' cold and frozen aire , To ride , to run , to plead , or fight , Their laurell Crownes , and martiall might Were such , all Nations farre and ●eere , Haue seene or felt , or sore did feare , Those hotter clymes yeeld frozen blouds , When North of Tanais frozen flouds , Beene firie spirits , warlike brutes , The Massagett's and painted Iutes ; Numberlesse as Hybla's swarmes , the Scythes , Danes , Sweuians , Norwayes , Moscouites , Gaules , Germans , and the folke that held The North and Brittish Iles of eld : Who th'off springs iustly can despize , That from the Northerne clymes did rise ? Since there is Rhodopeian Thrace , Pangaea Mount , fierce Rhcsus place , Swift Hebrus , and the warlike Getes , With cold Riphaean snowy seates , So graced erst and famous now , As Enuy ne're could disallow . From these , or farther North then these , Whole Armies oft did South-ward prease , Whence f Spaniard and Italian both , Are said descended of the Goth ; The courtly French , and Almaine stout , From Picts and Hun's that Scythian Rout , Then Britaine was not free from harmes , When Picts and Huns were vp in armes . Who came downe with their furious g Hosts , From Norway and the Scandian Coasts ; And then , if others were not free From enuious fate , what if not wee ? When furie of these Northerne blasts , Our Cities , Land , and Countrie wasts ! Yet if for this bites Zoilus , Zoilus bites others more then vs. To reade , what Enuie shall repine To reade ! see but the Brittish line ; Their valiant acts and deeds of old , Their Bardes our Poets erst h haue told : So cleare their praise , and palmes their prize , Their brightnesse bleares dimme Enuies eyes . Sometimes , perhaps , they were cast downe : On whom did Fortune neuer frowne ? So various are the change of State , So fickle Fortune , doubtfull fate ! Sometime the * Persian Empire flourisht , And Media Easterne Monarks nourisht , Then Macedonian Scanders Court , Was the Worlds Empires whole resort ; Though first th' Assyrian Monarks wore Th' Imperiall Purple long before ! Yet kept they not their Honors won , Persia , nor towred Babylon ; For Fame hath left this now long while Euphrates shores , and seuen-fold Nyle , The Seres with their silken woods , And those that dwell by Ganges floods , Might lastly sit and take their rest , By Westerne Warriors long opprest ! Being Pontus and the Regions nie , Set free from i Scythian slauerie : But Rome at last bore all the sway , When Greeks had lost their Phoebus bay ; Thus Ages , Empires , wondrous strange , The world , and wee , and all doe change ! CANZ. IIII. Excusing , as also incident to the greatest Nations , their misfortunes . BVt Conquerors with Laurell crown'd , That Persia turn'd to Roman ground , Indus and Lybia's desart shore ; In k Brittish titles gloried more ; A much grac't stile ! when nere erst they Tribute to Roman Lords did pay : Nor was it held so great a grace T' haue held those Indian troopes in chase , Whose Ancestors , to Greeks annoy , Stoutly defended stately Troy ; Or Parthians put or Medes to flight , Or Turnus powers in bloudie fight ; As Iulius deeds , who Britaine pierc't , And tam'd her brood , vntamed l erst ; But what or God , or power , did send Troians with Troians to contend ? Tros , Ilus , and Assaracus , Being Parents both to them and vs ! And thou , Troyes founder , both our glories Author , bright Phoebus in these stories , Whiles I the Brittons acts reherse , Daigne to be Patron of my Verse ! With such sweet influence thy traynes Shall then perhaps inspire these straynes , That thy selfe , faire Sol , at my sute , Shalt sing them to thy Ebon Lute . CANZ. V. The description and site of Britaine . BEyond the Mayne and shores of France , Brittish Iles their chalkie tops * aduance : Short being the passage twixt both Strands , From Douer Cliffs to m Callaice Sands ; Whence flouds in narrow Seas with force , Doe beate vpon both Britaines shores ; And Nereus euery way doth bound Our Iland with the Ocean round : Whose whitish Rocks and three-square n forme , Feele th' Oceans rage , and sore Sea stormes . Right South is France , South-East doth lie , One angle towards o Germanie , At second corner Michaels Mount , South-west doth Spaine and Ireland front : The last third angle pointeth forth , 'Mongst Orkney Scottish Iles iust North ! Ireland is West , more North therewhiles , Ebudes , furd'st Thyle , and Orkney Iles : Denmarke is East , and Germanie , Norway North-East ; so heauens bright eye Rising , as 't were , from Germans East , Twixt Spaine and Ireland seemes to rest ! South narrow Seas , North frozen bee , Th' East German , West Vergiuian Sea. CANZ. VI. The qualitie and richnesse of the soile . THus lyes our Ile , our pleasant seate , Nor vext with cold , nor p Cancers heate . Doubtfull whether for Gyants bold , Or wealth , or warre , most fam'd of old ! O , our rich flowrie Fields and Plaines , In Summers pride , when Flora raignes , Greene meadowes , mountayns , dales & downes , Whom many a groue with shaddowes crownes , Lakes , Riuerets , Flouds , and Fountaynes faire , Where Zephyr breathes his sweetest aire ! Plentie and pleasure temp'red are , So sweet , scarce Tempe may compare , Those famous fields of Thessalie , With this our pleasant Arcadie : Such beds of flowres and Hybla Thyme , The louing Elme with spreading q Vine , Soft gentle aire , sweet Philomel , Kind Turtles moanes , and shadie Cells , Intyre ones yeelding eares and eyes , To taste such daintiest nouelties : Or rest or sleepe by Riuers sides , Whose streames with gentle murmur glides . Our Land doth yeeld Lyaean * Vines , The golden fleece , or twist as fine , Almost as Indian Seres weaue ; Pomona's fruit , and Ceres sheaues , Thrice happy soile for Earth and Aire , Scarce knowing what ( the lesse her care ! ) To Scythian Aconitum strong , Or Pontus poysons doth belong . CANZ. VII . First entrance and inhabiting thereof . THis ioy we more , that not our Land From teeth of Hydra sowne in sand , Receiued her Peoples , they their birth , Like wat'ry * Mushromes from the earth ! Since Gaules and Britons , both of these , Are said to come of Samothes , Great Noahs Nephew ; for when hee Saw one world drown'd , and scaping free , With woodden Horse , not winged Steed , Vnto th' Armenian Hills did speed . Our Sire , his Nephew , Iaphets sonne , So twise all Nations sprung from one , Mesech call'd Samothes that time , Passing beyond the Pontike clime , In Europe plac't his seate betweene The snowy a Alpes and frozen Rhene : Not farre from whence by Iber's side , The Geryons Heards , fam'd farre and wide , Long since did feed ! till Victor-wise , Alcides tooke them for his prize . CANZ. VIII . Samothes Rule and Empire here , the first King of this Iland . NOw sing we Samothes , whose Race Held th' Alpes , * Pyrene , and all the space Twixt that and Seyne , where now aspires , Faire Paris , built by Marcomyre ; And Rhene , and Rhosne , and Arar's source , And farthest French and Brittish shores . First Samothes came from the East , Whither Fate assign'd him place of rest ; Who sate him downe , sole Lord betweene The Pyrene Hills , and Alpine Rhene : For vnto Samothes they say , Both France , and Brittish Iles obey : Who was to all or Sire or King , That with him came , or from him spring . CANZ. IX . Samothes issue , Kings after him , Magus , Sarron , Druis ; of whom the Druides tooke their name , and beginning . IN Samothes sacred wisedome shone ; Next him sate * Magus in his Throne ; And with his Fathers Crowne inherits , His prudence , iust and best demerits ! Diuiner Artes he lou'd , and taught Those Magi of the East , 't is thought ! Magus sonne , Sarron , next succeeds Heire , both to 's Crowne , and vertuous Deeds . He founded Schooles , the Load-starre bright , That vertue guides with louing a light . Then Parnasse Nymphs , and Phoebus Shrine , And learnings Lamps seem'd here to shine . O , well becomes it b Royall blood , And Prince , to care for peoples good ! Sarrons sonne , Druis , next is King , From whom the c Druid's name did spring , Whose care and state was vnderstood , For peoples worth , and publike good . These taught diuine Philosophie , What Vertue meant , what Pietie , Ere they in Temples Idols plac't , Or with strange Sects their owne disgrac't . They iudge the people , prophetize , Vs'd Misle-toe at sacrifize . Greeke literature , from them , 't was thought , By d Timagen , to Athens brought : Though since they fell , that sometimes flourisht , Whom Gallia er'st , and Britaine nourisht . CANZ. X. Bardus , last absolute Lord and King of that race here , of whom the Bardes , the ancient and grauer Poets , glorie to haue beene followers . THe last of these Samotheans race , Druis sonne , Bardus , takes his place ; The * Graces Darling , Muses Friend , Whom choisest vertues did commend . Like Orpheus with his daintie Lute , The Woods , Fields , Flouds , and Fishes mute , He held attentiue , and among , The sauage Beasts with his sweet song . French Bardes , great Poet , and Welsh would grace Their name , when theirs , in thine they trace ! Who soules to rest departed sing , * Heröes acts and gests of Kings : Once wit was priz'd more worth then gold , And once these flourisht ! so of old , Iapigian Mountaynes won much honors For Ennius birth , Athens for Homers ! And who had knowne or Priams glorie , Or Hector stout , or Troians storie , Dardanian Troy , or Ilion Towres , Great Thetis sonne , or Ida's Bowres . The various motions of the Spheares , And all those acts of elder yeares , If g Poets had not sweetly song , And so preseru'd their fames thus long ! Kings with their triumphs may giue place To laureate poesie that doth grace , Their worth 's with praise ! the worthies names With trumpe of neuer dying Fame . But some haue said 'twixt spight and hate , That poesie now is out of date : Indeed , Moecenas he is dead , And great Augustus lapt in lead ; But let such liue againe , and see , If euer fades the Laurell Tree . Yet more , I muse not much , if Phoebus And gentle Nymphs the Muses leaue vs , Since these our Poets more adore Their Bacchus feasts , then Phoebus lore : Whose follies fits , as furious h beene As Moenad ' froes , on Ida's greene ! Let best admire but ne're come neere , That graue , sweet , old Moeonian quire . CANZ. XI . The irreligious and barbarous acts of the Samotheans , their ouerthrow . BVt our Prince-Poet Bardus , when Hee could moue Rocks , could scarce moue Men. With his so sweet enchanting tongue ; Deafe eares despize e'en Phoebus song ! For when next age , in France they sayne , * Longus , and second Bardus raigne ; Brittons rude lawlesse wild desires , From th' altars hur'ld , their hallowed fires , And Pietie being thrust out of Grace , Pollicy yet stept not vp in place ; Thus oft begun well , sometimes failes , And Syrens formes haue fishes tailes : So great a worke of waight and wonder , 'T was now to bring these peoples vnder . That Saturnes golden Age is vanisht , And from the Brittish coasts are banisht , Samothes and his ; fall what may fall , Religion , Scepters , Monarchs , all ! Which Monarchs then both Priests and Kings , Melchisedek-like did rule all things , Guiding both sacred and prophane , Teaching things heauenly and humane . CANZ. XII . The originall of Idolatrie and Heathenish superstition . FRom Samothes and Sarron sprong , Druid's for State-matters , Bardes for Song ; And Magi so for wisedome nam'd In Persia , or to Persia fam'd : Did flourish long : that yet not taught Those fables fond with dotage fraught Of Saturne , Ioue , Pan , and Apollo , And all those Heathen gods that follow ; Whose * names were neuer heard nor knowne , Till blindnesse blossomes were full blowne , And Ignorance had with their fames Almost hid both themselues and names ; Of Noe , Nimrod , and the rest , Of those great Worthies , then at least , Each one with might and mayne did striue , From Gods their Linage to deriue ; Then Ioue and Saturne honoured were , For Gods , some are so wise , they feare Huge Idols , stocks and flouds , as Nyle , Anubis , and the a Crocodyle : And with their owne , or strangers blouds , Foile th' altars of their Scythique gods . CANZ. XIII . The end of the Samotheans Kingdome . WHile thou didst liue , whose sweetest voyce , Made rocks , wild beasts , & woods reioyce , All ill was hush't ! when thou * didst die , Stept in foule rude impietie , And all what plagues or deadly smarts , Could pierce such lawlesse peoples hearts . Eternall night might cloud our skie , To heauen when Iustice seem'd to hie , And Faith was fled ! might Phoebus beames Well faile or faint , when such foule streames Of loathed vice , in heauens disgrace , Both heauen and him seem'd to outface , As if those Gyants had beene reuiu'd , Noahs floud erst of life deptiu'd ; These Monsters now of men , so much Degenerate , their rudenesse such , Vice heap't on vice , they godlesse grow , And haste on fast their ouerthrow . Yet mark't who will , when orders meete , And Lawes beene trodden a vnder feete , It neuer past vnpunisht quight , Or God or King dis-rob'de of right , Heauen suffred long such lawlesse rage To prosper ! or at least next age , Done rue , or damne , to lowest night , Deeds so ill sped to heauens despight ! Pentheus , to Bacchus , Bren t' Apollo's Rauisht shrin● fearefull vengeance follow 's . CANZ. XIIII . Wickednesse , the destruction of Empires . KIngs haue ru'd peoples faults , they Kings , Whence State & Realmes oft ruine springs , So for one Greeks fault , Pallas ire Thousands drown'd or consum'd with fire , Of sacred Rapin'd haplesse gold , * Tholouze for meed shall e're be told . O foolish Mortalls most vnwise , Can you so Heauen and Hell despise , And thinke with sacrilegious hands To heape vp treasures , leaue faire lands , And not heauen and her Saints fell doomes Reuenge wrong'd Altars , Temples , Tombes ! That 't is not safe to iest at Saints , Or mocke heauens Host , thy wretched plaints , Salmoneus , shew , and Mizers notes , Yell'd through their hellish bellowing throates , Who heauen nor hop't nor fear'd , now dwell In dungeons deepe of darkest hell ! When I see some so much want grace , As Church and Gods right would deface , How needefull wer 't to call out then , Dare not God , though you dread not men ! All things must runne to ruine * needs , Whereso foule swelling tumor breeds ; Nor to sole priuate state this tends , Such Comet kingdomes fall portends ! For the that puls Gods honors downe , From Kings head puls withall the crowne : Or do's what ere he can to tread Downe Vertue , and lay Honour dead . Many poore weeping states can tell How ill Kings far'd , where God not well ; God builds their houses that build his , And puls downe theirs that pull downe this ; Or if God should not vengeance take , Sense shewes how senselesse they mistake , With Tyrannous and Turkish might , Or policy rather then right , That thinke to rule ; giue leaue , but marke , Gainst milde Religions cause that barke , How carnall , and on how weake grounds They build , selfe-wit selfe-weight confounds ! See they that most religion spight Or wrong the Church , Fooles-motto right , They cut the bough they stand on ! take Religion downe , shall not crownes shake ? For God not worshipt , to his Image , Kings , who will reuerence doe or homage ? Who then shall gouerne , how protect , Liues or lands in such lawes neglect ? And who will feare to sinne , when sin May goe vnpunisht ? who begin To care for goodnesse when there 's naught That 's good , or God , or Conscience taught ? CANZ. XV. Exemplified in these Samotheans , and not vnpunished . SEe then , you Tyrants , that misconster Religion ! many-headded * Monster That barkes at thine owne bowels : theirs , Is thine , and thine may be their heires ! Time will shew truth . Most famous men Most grac't Gods House , that theirs agen ; When they that pul'd it downe most fast , Swine-like must liue , most miseries tast . Small strokes leaue small impressions ! greater Make the great giuers ne're the better ! Experience of this truth , they sayne , Samotheans irreligious trayne , Growne orderlesse and lawlesse feeles ; Albion to scourge them hard at heeles : That wrought their ruine ; what time came Bergion to Ireland , so sayes Fame . CANZ. XVI . A short description of Ireland , occasioned by Bergions comming in with Albion , and possessing the same . NOw gentle Muse , since in thy flight Thou Albion coasts didst touch ! but light : And * Ireland now her neighbour neere Comes thus in place ! Touch also here , Lightly her site ! since ancients stile By name of Brittish either I le : Fifty degrees North ; East fifteene Both lye , or but small difference seene ; Third chiefe Ile plac't by Ptolomey , Next Britaine and Taprobane , Seated in the Vergiuian Mayne , Full of Lakes and of Egge-forme playne . Ireland is North-extended ! East England at hand ; Virginia West . Aloofe in that a Verginian Mayne , Island farre Northward , South lyes Spaine . Iuuerna , Ierne , and Iris height ; Subiect to wind and winters spight , Sees the Sunnes set , in Iber's floud : Whom God and Nature gaue this good With Candy Ioues owne foster place , Equall , that none of Pythons race , Doe breed there ; and if thither brought They die ! a secret not b vnsought ; From venom's free ! The men for warres , Swift runners , nimble swimmers ; Mars Their ee'n ord'narie play-mate takes , For Townes or Cities , Loughes or Lakes , That beene with Fish and Fowle repleate , And snow-white Swans their pleasant seate , Whole herds of beasts both wild and tame , In pastures large c for goods and gaine , Much milch-store and fam'd Hobbies race ; Their grounds for Corne and Wine lesse grace ! By Ceres nor Lyaeus lou'd , Their ill-late-ripened fruits well prou'd ; Her Plutus pelfe neere Pluto's Cell , Th' Earth hides in mines e'en halfe at Hell. But to retire to Albion , whence We came , returne , deare Muse , from hence With Proserpine , to th' Orientall , Ioues Pallace , from this Occidentall . CANZ. XVII . Albion , Neptunes sonne , comming hither , destroyeth the Samotheans , Bergion ruleth in Ireland . NOw Samothes Sonne in France and heere , Had raign'd wel-nigh three hundred yeere ! Of whom our Iland first tooke * name , Samothea cleped , so sayes Fame ; Yet now their rule was in the wayning , Longus , and second Bardus , raigning In France among the Celts , before Albion found out our Brittish shore ; As soone as this our Brittaine shore ; As soone as this our Brittaine stoopes To Neptunes Albion and his a troopes , His Brother Bergion sayles for Thyle , Haebudes , Ireland , Orkney , and I le ; But still Cham's issue , Albions traine , From Neptune sprung , in great disdaine , Massacre their lawlesse Caytifes , and Chase them through their misgouern'd land , Wearie of their liues , in all their borders Doing penance for their foule disorders ; So heauen tooke vengeance whiles earth stood , Amaz'd to see 't e'en drunke with blood ; And Albion , her new Lords that came , Gently receiues and keepes their name . Faire I le , whose flowry bosome is A Paradise of earthly blisse , So faire , so sweet , that all mens eyes , Thy Syren beautie doth entice , O , sure some Nimph thus turnd by Ioue , Drown'd for vnkinde Vlysses loue , For Syren-like with wauing b locks , Seuerus seates thee on white rocks . CANZ. XVIII . A descending to the seeking out of Albions descent , which , with his acts and fall , are the subiects of the second Ode . NOw , aid me Muses , for I long To rest on Atlas shoulders * strong , Whence Ialoofe , with carelesse eie , Viewing poore mortals miserie , May earth despise , and rapt aboue Those starry battlements of Ioue , On contemplations spotlesse wings , To heau'ns cleere light the soules faire spring , Taste , feede , and feast on , ô best good , Heauenly Ambrosia , Angels food ; My mind most free , whiles I in verse Doe Albions due descent rehearse , Should then suruey Aegyptian Nile , And ancient Argos where some while , Osyris raig'nd , and Isis Queene , Alcides Tutoresse , Albions teene , Who plac't in heauen , for iust * desires Were hayl'd on earth , with hallowed fires . The end of the first Ode . A briefe type of the second Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION , called ALBION . The second Ode contayneth , 1. AN Apologie for Poësie in generall , and more expresly in respect of some moralizing fictions , and supposed escapes in this present , or the like moderne Historie of our Land of great Britaine . 2. An asseueration of the peopling of this Iland soone after the floud , as were the rest , by Noah , the great Belus or Saturne of Assyria , and his sonnes : whose stories are compared with those ancient Panym fictions of Saturne , of Creet , and vnder him the flourishing golden Age. 3. The comming in of Albion , and his descent from Neptune , the sonne of Osyris , Iupiter , or Saturne of Egypt , the sonne of Cham , the sonne of Noah , who with his brother Bergion , were Kings of this Iland , Ireland , and the Orcades . 4. The ouerthrow of Albion and Bergion , by Hercules , the sonne of Iupiter , Europs or Osyris of Egypt , who with his mother Isis came into Germany and France , where he espoused the daughter of Lycus , King of Celts : whose issue reigned there , and from whom the people and many of the chiefest places tooke their names . PALAE ALBION . Ode secunda , Inscripta ALBION . ARGVMENTVM . Proximus Albionis ceu nominet Albion oras , Et genus & proauos Oda secunda refert : Ambo , sed Alcides , fratremque ipsumque coegit , Noctis adire nigrae , tecta inamoena , domos . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 antiquitatum , & inde occasione oblatâ , Poese 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Apologia . SAmotheam Samothes , velut Albiona , Albion olim , Insulam vterque suo dixit de nomine ; Fama est . Quis tamen aut Samothes , aut quis fuit Albion ille , Clariùs vt referam , cum res vix clara vel vsquam Quaesita antiquis , aut orbi cognita nostro ; Cymmerijs videar tenebris anquirere solem ; Fama malum , mendax ! quid non ? veneranda vetustas Occubuit , solùm ignorantia caeca superstes ! Cum ne hominum aetatem , quis mundi saecula norit ? Prima obscura aetas , nugisque referta secunda , Tertia sola fidem historijs polita meretur . At Pol ego Magnis quae sunt libanda Poetis , Carmina , vel cedro digna , aut linenda cupresso , Gesta legens magnûm monumentaque prisca virorum , Semideûm laudes Heroum fortia facta , Celsa quibus viguit fulgens super aethera virtus , Sic soleo afficier , hausto quasi caelitus igne , Ambrosijsque epulis iussus consistere Diuûm ; Et cupio hijs fieri similem , vel ad astra leuari , Sedibus hijs miseris hominum socijsque relictis ; Vt cum ijsdem placidam possem traducere vitam ; Nam vel erant homines , nunc dij , hominesue deceret , Taleis esse , sient Diuino vti munere Diui , Sancti Immortales , aeternâ pace beati . Siue igitur figmenta forent , ea seria siue , Namque , fatebor enim , fuerant dignissima lectu , Plurima virtutum fomenta , repagula prauae Nequitiae , stimulusque exempla illustria laudi . Desine mirari , res ingeniosa Poeta est ; Ornatu miro , varijsque coloribus vsus , Plusquam Parrhasiâ depictis arte tabellis , Tum menteis , oculosque hominum demulcet & aures , Si bonus est ; natum inter spelaea ferarum , Quem nutrijt Rhodope , aut horrenti Caucasus antro , Ingenuumque hominemque facit , praeceptaque tradit , Non bene formatae , verè moralia vitae . Fictaque res persaepe iuuat , si vera relatu Defuerint , summi ne desint semina honoris , Neu ' pia virtuti , deessent sua praemia laudes : Hinc merito debetur honos , diuine Poeta , Chie Melesigenes tibi suauiloquisque Camoenis . Qui canitis magnos Heroes , gesta , triumphos ! Hij Ioue prognatos cecinêre Deosque Ducesque Ne quisquam aut proprio , aut digno fraudetur honore , Hinc iuuat à Diuis proauorum Ducere turmas ; Nec cito crediderim , qui stemma suum , ab Ioue summo , Deduci cupidè vellet , quin protinus Idem Vellet item cupidè , nato Ioue dignus haberi , Virtutisque ergò , Herculeos perferre labores . Nobilitas populi , Maiestas vrbis & orbis , Clara trophaea , vocant mundi miracula , vulgus , Atria , Templa , Domus , Statuae , ingentesque Colossi , Magnatum elato praetendunt nomina fronte ; Gloria quanta ijsdem fuerat , pictasque fidesque , Quos fundatores praeconia splendida iactant . Accensus velut hijs animus stimulatur ad omne Virtutum genus , esse cupit primordia gentis Clara suae , meritis vti laudibus omne per aeuum , Maiores super astra ferens , se immisceat illis . Aura nec ista leuis , vanâ spe lactat hiantem Famae ! etenim in dubijs constans fiducia rebus , Mentem hominis firmat , vt maiorum & gloria semper Fida Comes , praesens oculis , animoque figuras , Exhibet haud tristeis ! neque deserit illa labanteis , Donec in Elisios migrarint se Duce Campos . Durior at siquis dicat mihi forsan , vt ille , Malo pater tibi sit Thersites , dummodo tu sis , Aeacidae similis , vulcaniaque arma capessas , Quàm te Thersitae similem producat Achilles ! Nobilitas equidem , sola est atque vnica virtus , Ingenuè fateor ! sunt & sine crimine mores ; Neué obtusa adeò gestamus pectora ; soli Virtutisque rudes , soboles & inhospita Musis ! Sin etiam cupimus meritis clarescere auorum , An vitio nobis vertat , quod Graecia laudi , Docta sibi , Aegyptus , Babylon , Roma , Ilion , Argos ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . A thesi ad hypothesin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ! & ita historiae & antiquitatum Britannicarum assertio excusatoria . HIjsce superbire , & saltem virtutis amorem Prae se ferre homines perhibent , praesagia honoris ; Nobilitatis enim propriae , ceu conscia mens est , Vt stirpis generisque sui ! Non saepe videmus Maiorique ardore cieri , atque impetu in ipsam Virtutem ? & quasi iam sibi debita praemia poscat ? Nec vana , aut fallax haec talis opinio nostris , Censeri possit , ceu fabula inutilis , Anglis ! Certa vtique è tenebris cum redditanuper in Auras , Canicies veneranda , acceptaque grataque multis , Anglos effulsit super aequoreosque Britannos ! Saxones à Noe , Thurstoque parente & Odeno ; Quos medios I●tasque olim inter-creuerit Anglus ; Britttones à Bruto , pictóue colore Agathyrsi , Quem Brith dixerunt patrio sermone Britanni ! Caesar Aborigines quos sensit , serior aetas Inuenit Bruti sobolemque , Hunnosque Scythasque ; Tum Samothenoris , primum , Albionemque Britannis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Nohae tanquam Saturni historiae adumbratio : plurimarum●ue hinc inde gentium antiquitates & Origo . DIcitur , in toto , notissima Fabula Coelo , Saturni vt mundo cessêrunt Aurea saecla , Treis Regna in parteis olim diuisa fuisse ; Coelica sceptra Ioui , Neptuno caerula , Diti Infera sorte data ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , anné negabit Esse quis Assyrium Noe ? qui totius orbis Diuidit imperium Gnatis tribus ? Indica cedunt , Regna Asiae Semo ! Iaphet Europa ; Africa Chamo ! Diuino eloquio , citò pagina sacradocebit . Coeli Oriens typus Illustris ! sic , forsitan ille Iupiter Assyrijs , oris Sem iustus Eois , Sceptra gerens pacis ! qui Melchi-sedekque Salemque Ante Ninum & Belum , infameis ; qui iam duo vidit Diuisos ab aquis mundos ! cui nescia vitae Principij aut finis , series numerosa Dierum . Coeli Oriens dixi Typus ! Orcus & infera forsan , Aegyptus Chusijqueque nigri , Loca ; Torrida Zona , Chamo ceu diti , cessit , maledictio patris ! Hesperioque Mari , quae dicitur Insula Gentium , Ceu medio , Ionio , Euxino , & Maeotidos vndis , Cincta loca , Iapeto quasi Neptuno data ! summi Vates decantant ; & norunt omnia Vates ! Quod siquis niueos interstrepit Anser Oloreis , Vates hic dicet ; quis enim non clarius ipso Sole , videt tenebris se errorum inuoluere caecis ? Creta Iouis geniale solum ! fateorque benignè ! At quis non videat , captus nisi mente & ocellis , Saturnosque Iouesque Deosque per oppida plureis , Promiscuè cultos ? Alcidas nouimus ipsi , Et Lybicum , & Gallum , & Graiugenam Amphitryonis ! Antiquo de more , etenim , Gens quaelibet olim , Saturnumque Iouemque habet incunabula stirpis Prima suae ! hosce canit multum admirata vetustas : Hos solita est numeris mirè celebrare canoris . Iupiter in Cretâ est ! Aegyptius alter , Osyris ! Hammon in Lybia ! Durstus quoque fortè & Odenus , Iupiter & Saturnus erant Germanici ! eisdem Sic placet Hebraeis pater Aschenas ! Aschenes ipsi , Hebreis hodie dicti ! Sic Graecia , Iauan , Ionios populos habet ! vt Dodanim , Dodonaeo Sacra Ioui Quercus , feret aut tua nomina Dedan ! Eque Tyrash Tyrij , Thraxuè ; Eque Gomer Gomeraei , Antiquo historicis dicti quoque nomine Cymbri : Quos Belgij Gallos , quos nunc vocat Anglia Wallos , Se Cumero , Cumeraeg , quo vsi Idiomate dictant : Stemmatis antiqui memores , quasi per dere nomen , Indignè aut minimè , cum agris & sede ferentes ! Haud secus ac miseri ex aruis & arce Syonis , Quae Gens rapta tuo , Salmanasar impie , iussu , Tartaricis vltra Babylonem agit hospes in oris ; Fama refert , vti eis , Solymorum flebilis inter Cantica prorumpti Gemitus , Io , Ierushalaim ; Sic genus & Natale solum , patria alma , Penates , Nescio quâ , at video , vt rapiant dulcedine cunctos . Vtque minus mirere , meis quasi fabula verbis , Et non vera fides , adsit , precor , adspice Gentes , Eoas , quae sunt Semi de sanguine cretae , Quaeque Austrum coluêre , satae de stemmate Chami . Nonne Madai Medès , Paras sua nomina Persis , Sicut Elam , dedit ? Assur , Aram , Saba , Hauila , Sydon , Samarithes , Chanaan , Hethus , Iebus , Amor , Heuaeus , Qui magnas dixêre suo denomine Genteis . Mizraim in Aegypto , qui sedit ad ora fluentis Nili , Niliacae imposuit sua nomina terrae : Testibus Hebraeis , Hebraeoùe idiomate gnaris . Aethiopes Chusios , genuit Chu● ! At Lybicos nè , Coniectare licet Lehabim ; ceu saba Sabaeos ? Cumque Lydi Ludim ; Iones & Graecia Iauan ; Ryphath , Ryphaeis qui habuere in montibus ortum ; Moschus habetque suum Mosoch , & Turca Togarmah : Serius è tenebris velut eruta Nomina ! quid nî , Iam pulsis nebulis orientis lumine Phoebi , Verior elicior : videatur & hinc tua Gomer , Progenies ? Cumeri , ceu Cymbri seu Gomeraei , Quae gens relliquiae cupide audit Cambro-Britannae ; Et sedes ? siquidem tua nomina , terminus ! inter Sedem habeas , Morinos , hominum extremosque Britannos . Siue Gomer , siue ille Mesech , Germanica , & ista Litora Samotheae , tenuêre , & forsan vterque , Ambo Iapetiadae ; quem primum Europa Monarcham Agnouit ! soboles forsan Germaniae in Oris Eois Mesech , Hesperijs Gomer , Aschenes austro , Sub tepido ! primos vtcunque Britannia Gallis Germanisué suos , debet de iure colonos . Trans mare in Albionem , deducta colonia multa , Caesareis visa est ! Samothes quoque littore vtroque Regnauit , perhibent , Celtasque superque Britannos : Quippe Mesech Samothes dictus fuit ! Insula nomen Traxit & inde suum ; sic vos cecinisse sorores Aoniae memini ! Cur dicta sit Albion olim , Musa rogata , refer ! ceu quis fuit Albion ille , Vnde etiam nomen praenobilis Insula , dudum Caeperat ; a toto seclusa Britannia mundo . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . De Osyridis , Albionis aui , Aegypti regno , & vrbe Memphi , vetustissimis . VRbs antiqua fuit ; prisci tenuere Coloni , Illius Authores , soboles Chamique nepotes , Ad Nili ripas positam , qua postea fertur Ostentasse superba procul , miracula Memphis ! Hîc olim regnasse ferunt , genitum Ioue Osyrim , Iupiter ille idem , dictusque Aegyptius ijsdem , Cui dea memphitis , coniux erat Inachis Iö Isis dicta eadem , perque omneis inclyta Gentes ; Ille Aegyptiaci , qui venit ad ostia Nili , Et sua Niliacis relliquit nomina terris Mizram , apud nostros magnus reputatur Osyris ! Qui Serapis & Apis erat ; ceu corniger Hammon In Lybijs ! vncique puer monstrator Aratri , Fortè Aegyptiacae Gentis Saturnus ! vt olli Nepthum erat genitus , monstrat sacra pagina ! quidam Neptunum dixere ; itidem satus Albion illo Qui dedit Albioni nomen , sic Fama , Brytannae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Loquacitas & fabulae Graecorum hîc praesertim de Iside , Argo , & Osyride . HIc tamen incertam , in caecos impingere Cymbam Errorum scopulos , video ; vt ne plurima fando , Aut tractus lustrando omneis , attingere portum , Securus possim ; Miris adeoque referta est , Fabellis , monstris , mundi haec obscurior aetas ; De se , deque alijs , res mira , at dignanotatu ; Quàm propè nil audet non dicere Graecia mendax ! Seque suosque canendo , nimis dum iactat abundè , Sic certa incertis , veris sic falsa remiscet , A summo vt medium , à toto quoque discrepet imum . Omniavae miserè , quantùm haec facundia , plusquam Libera , turbarit , cupit omnia , perdidit omma ; Ingeniumque decusque suis famamque perennem . Hij regem Argiuûm , Argiuis Regnoque relictis , Aegyptum migrasse , rudeis docuissevti sulcis Mandarent cererem , & reliquas faeliciter arteis ? Vnde bouis formâ , monstrator Osyris aratri , Dein colitur ; referunt : deberi ita singula doctis , Gloriolam certè , primùm omnia cognita Graecis , A Ioue deceptamque canunt , namque omnia vellent De Ioue dicta suo , vaccae sub Imagine terris Errantem ignotis , venisse ad flumina Nili , Quae furijs agitata dolis Iunonis iniquae , Aegypti impleuit falsis mugitibus agros ; Reddita forma prior , donec , fit Osyridis Isis , Iö dicta priùs ! genitus quoque creditur Eius , Esse Epaphus ! cuius dicta est de coniuge Memphis ! Quanquam alij Lybien , referunt , de nomine dictam . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Beli Nohae , cum reliquis Beli nomine insignitis , collatio . CRedo equidem ante alios Rex Antiquissimus omnes , Assyrijs Noe est dominus sic dictus in oris ; Belus enim dominum sonat , hoc quoque nomine Belus , Aegypti Danaique pater , quos postea gentes Aegypti Danaûmque canunt , Beloque priori , Dico satas omnes , docet hoc sacra pagina , genteis ! Hocque satus Belo , fortè est antiquior Apis , Illo Diuae Iûs famoso coni●ge ; & Ille , Forsan vt alter erat , siet alteraque Isis , Osyris ! Aegialeus Frater , Coniux fuit Inachis Iö , Eius qui histoijs tantum est celebratus Osyris . Eque Ioue hoc sata , iam soboles Neptuni● , multis Coeperat esse locis celebris , & sceptra gerebant Quacunque est toto circum diffusa profundo Insula ! magnus enim fratreis sic iusserat Apis , Triginta aut plureis , varijs dominarier oris . Lestrigo Italiam colit ; Hespera limina habebant Geryones ! aliosque inter , maria omnia lustrans , Bergion Ogygiam Iernen atque Orcades ; omnem Albion Albionis tractum capit , insula nomen Cum dominis recipitque nouum , dominosque priores Aut fugat aut caedit miseros , duráue subactos Seruitute premit , Neptunius Albion omneis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Ob Samothidarum per Albionem extirpationem querela , amborumque nequitia , adnotatur . HEu , heu , Samothidûm periêrunt gloria , nomen , Heu grandaeué Mesech tua iam cecidêre decusque Et sceptra , in manibus quae olim gessêre nepotes , Tum lauro Phoebaâ , hederaque reuincta decoris ! Cum pia Relligio , & probitas deserta , fidesque , Tum iacuêre simul , desertaque splendida sceptra ; Relligio basis est nexusque & vincula pacis , Hanc vbi neglexere , homines Astraea reliquit ; Insequitur vindicta scelus ! & rabiesque Cigantum , Contemptus superûm ; pestis mortalibus aegris ! Nequitiam improbitas superat ! se Daemones ipsi Excruciant : clauus clauo , vndâ pellitur vnda . Albion inuisus superis , reliquique Tyranni , Neptuno-geniti longè lateque per omneis Terras , haud secus ac vasti Titanides olim , Viperea proles , omni pietate remota , Accumulare scelus sceleri , ceu Pelio Ossan , Aggressi , atque Ossae frondosum inuoluere Olympum ; Donec auus , sic fama refert , grandaeuus Osyris , Magnus & annoso multum venerabilis aeuo , Iratus diro scelere & furialibus ausis Increpat hos , grauiter culpans crudelia facta . Vnanimi consensu omnes , hunc tollere censent Eviuis , aetate grauem , curuumque senectâ ! Nec mora , vti cautum est , vbi coniuratio facta est , Immaneis inter , sceleratosque hosce Giganteis , Exequitur scelus ipse Tryphon ; tibi frater Osyris ! Et clam , è conspectû dilectae coniugis Iûs , Crandaeuum perimit ( sceleri scelus additum , ) Osyrim : Isis vt absentem , longâ spe caeca , Maritum Non videt , horrendae male sedula , nescia fraudis , Per syluas & agros atque inuiarura , furenti Persimilis , solis , comitata timore & amore , Nî sociam addiderat , timidaeque superuenit , Eccho Errabat quaerens socium , pia Nympha , ingalem ; Scissa comas , laniata genas , incessibus agros , Atterit illa suis , querulis vlulatibus auras ! Donec vt omne nemus , fontesque & flumina Nili , Murmure clamarent magno , tua nomina Osyris . Ipsa sed in somnis inhumati venit Imago , Ostendensque scelus , transfixaque pectora ferro , Vindictam hinc animo , mandat , suaque ossa sepulchro . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Osiridis à funere tymbus , sacra & exequiae . EXilit e somno , somnis exterrita , & vmbram Persequitur verbis , quòd non se sistat ocellis ; Et fugis ô Coniux , inquit , miseramque relinquis ? Ibimus ô Coniux pariter , pariterque Tyranni , Sanguine perfusi , pulsabimus ostia Ditis : Tum vero quibus ipse locis monstrauerat antè , Inuenit , atque rogo imponit , consumptaque flammis , Cum celebri pompâ , capit ossa recondita in vrna , Insula in Aegypto , quae Abatos accincta palude , Quam dicunt stygiâ , Diuae contermina Memphi . Indè bouem Aegyptus colit , inuentumque quotannis , Barbara Memphitim miratur pubes Osyrim : Forsitan & Lybicis qui corniger Hammon in oris ! Parta dolo , vi regna Tryphon sceleratus habebat ; At Regina graui iam dudum saucia curâ , Multa animo secum tacitoque in pectore voluit ! Vindictam meditatur ouans , ad caetera moesta . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Alcidae contra Gigantes bella & belli occasio . HErculis adsciscens cunctos perferre labores Virtutem inuictam , socium comitemque pericli , Nympha suum Lehabim , Lybium quoque fortè vocatum ; Alter hic Alcides , multumque antiquior illo Alcidâ , Alcmenae gnato ; sed forsitanidem Cum Gallo , quòd ibi , Celtarum in littore , saeuos Albionis strauit , faelici marte Tyrannos : Huic Dea , dum scelera enarrat , caedemque parentis , Vsque adeò exacuit mentemque irasque querelis ; Vis excelsa viri emicuit , velut ignea flammis Fax è coelo ardens , vindictam exposcit ab omni Peste Tyrannorum ; virtutis verae & honoris Accensus stimulis : horrentiaque intulit arma Hijs hominum monstris , totúmque ad bella per orbem Prouocat immaneis horrenda mole Gigantes . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Alcidae profectio , pereg●inatio , & gesta contra Gigantes . TVm clara Alcidae virtus , à Gadibus vsque Auroram & Britones , caedit superatque Tyrannos , Dijs gratus superis ; victricia vtique per omneis ●am coeli plagas circumtulit arma ; serenam Restituens mundo pacem : primumque Typhonem Verius Italiae referam Aegyptine Tyrannum , Anth●um in Lybia domuit , propriasque columnas Transgressus Calpen & diuerso in littore Abylen , Vltima in Hesperiâ : fingunt tria corpora in vno , Geryonem informem , superat , seu treis ita dictos Neptuni potiùs gnatos ! Lestrigona contrâ , Faucibus Italiae saeuos prolemque tyrannos , Vnde Anthropophagi saeclis venientibus orti , Alcidae virtus parat ire ! Alpeisque niuosas , Dum transit , cupiens Celtarum inuisere regna , Celtarumque Lycum regem , cui iam ferus hostis Imminet , Aëreas posuit qui castraper Alpes , Albion ! è coelo veniens diuinus & hospes Alcides videare Lyco ! & iam terga premebat Hostis agens raptas quaecunque per oppida praedas ; Sollennes epulae , conuiuia festa parantur , Hospitibus leuet vt curas fessisque laborem ; Laetitia tonat ingenti , cum Regia Celtae , Vulgus item festas passim duxêre choraeas ; Phoebus vt Eurotam , plaudente , vel ad iuga Cynthi , Sic populo , Didûsue recepti Troes in vrbem : Et Galathaea genas roseo suffusa nitore , Gnata Lyco , formam faciemque simillima Diuae , Nympha rosas potis & Ledaeos vincere cygnos , Ornatur , niueae vt deceptus amore puellae , Alcides patrem & populos defendere possit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Inter Herculem & Albionem belli motus & praeparatio . COniugio hunc stabili vinctum charisque Hymenaeis , Praesidium tutum esserati , firmataque in aeuum , Foedera , sceptra , sibi , serisque nepotibus olim , Rex cupit hoc , populus , pariter pulcherima Nympha ; Hinc iurata prius clades & nobile lethum , Albion Herculeâ , tua certa accitaque dextrâ ! Efferus interea gentis populator opimae Celtùm Gomereae sobolis , furiosior Adriâ , Et fratrum Impatiens necis , & quasi percitus oestro , Herculis aduentu fratrum occisoris , & arcto Foedere cum Celtis inito ; malus aestuat Iris ! Accersens fratrem , in fratrum occisoris inultûm Perniciem , ex Ierne , Scotica Orcade , & Acmode , & vltimo Ex Britonum tractu , Tamesino aruoque Sabrino , Albion in Campum secum rapit agmina ! Gallûm Littora ceu tota insolito sonuêre tumultu . Excitat Ogygiam Iernen , Scythicam Orcada & omnem , Quâ patet acris hiems , ratibusque imperuia Thule , Insulam , in auxilium fratris , fretusque suorum Bergion acer adest turmis ; Iunguntque Phalanges , Inuisi superis fratres ; & cedere nescij ! Magni vtrique duces , solùm , duo fulmina belli , Bergion Herculeis , vincendus & Albion armis . Impiger Alcides iam notum limen Amicae , Amplexus molleis benè concessasque relinquens Delicias , quas ferre solent dulces Hymenaei ; Quos celebrare parat deuictis hostibus ! haud iam ●●ditus imbelli Cytharae ; sed Cornua rauco Cum stridore iuuant ; clauo exuuijsque Leonis Hordidus , & teneris nequicquam amplexibus aptus Coniugis ! Arma vocat , Iustasque exasperat Iras , Heroicae plenus virtutis , dignus honore Summo , dimeritus pia serta , trophaea , triumphos , A saeuis totum monstris qui liberet orbem : Tum comites Celtaeque simul multo agmine facto , In sua castrarunt , pectus dedit Inclyta famâ , Magnanimi ducis , & foelix celebrataque virtus ! Qui prius attoniti vt lepores , vix hiscere nuper Ausi prae dubio , infandum , nimioque pauore ; Ac timidi sic fortè aliquando , ad pocula Damae , Cum canibus venient , velut hij sua tecta Domosque ; Nunc virtus menti , mens insita pectore , cunctis Vis Inuicta viris , certae spes vna salutis : Tantae molis erat Ducis inclyti honosque Decusque ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Praelij commissi apparatus , & Albionis euersio . IAm properant acies , toruis aspectibus ambae , Herculis ex vnâ , diuersâ ex parte Gigantum , Inficere Herbosos cum caede & sanguine Campos ; Ac nisi vana fuit Phlegraeis fabula castris , Aggressi superos , Iouis vt nunc filium in armis , Horrendo fremitu stolidi immanesque Gigantes , Ceu Boreas bello , pluuiosus & Auster aperto , Congressi magno turbantes murmure coelum , Exercent vireis , & terras turbine perflant ; Crebrosque excutinunt attritis nubibus igneis ! Sic fremitu ingenti , & telorum nubibus aether Turbidus , infestos reddunt solemque diemque , Et quasi misceri , coelumque solumque videres , Laxa est terra cruore , fluunt de sanguine riui , Nescit habere modum rabies , studiumque nocendi ; Donec permissù superûm Neptunia proles , Virtuti Alcidae cessit , caesisque tyrannis , Cum socijs ; maduit fraterno sanguine tellus ; Ceu fato cecidêre pari , & quasi turbine missis Imbribus è coelo . Comitum pars maxima Saxis , Narbonensi agro , Lapidoso in littore Le-Craux ; Ad Rhodani ripas ; diuerso in limine , quidam Dixêre , ad Scaldim , vel amoeni fluminis Albis , Bergion Herculeis , vti pressus & Albion armis . Iamque aderant festusque Dies , laetique Hymenaei ; Magnificum Paeana canunt , celebrantque triumphos , Pax quoniam Arcto● , & liberta● reddita mundo . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Herculis de Albione triumphi , & cum Galathaea Hymenaei . TVm bonus Alcides clauo , spolijsque Leonis Depositis , Nymphae dulceis meditatur amores Formosae ; Dryades , Fauni , Satyrique petulci , In syluis , iuuenes , passim , innuptaeque puellae , In Thalamis Galathaes tuis ! tum pronuba Iuno , Atque Hymen hanc celebrant pompam taedasque ingaleis . Nascitur ex illâ Calates , qui nomina Celtis Imposuit ! Celtum verò e Celtice & Hercule natum , Parthenius Nicaeus ait , dare nomina Celtis ; Illa autem Bretani gnata est ! Bretanoque Britannos Deduci perhibent ! ceu nomina Graeca sonarent , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●ue ; Quòd si ita sint , & certa fides adhibenda Nicaeo , Quid Britonen Cretes Nympham ? qu● Pryton Araxes Gnatum , Brytannis memorent dare Nomina regnis ? Vel Brutum ? vel vbi Galates , Galathaea , Lycusque ? N● Bretanus Lycus ille foret , Galathaeaque dicta Celtica , ceu Galates Celtus ; ceu nomina rebus , Aut alia , aut intorta nimis , data saepe videmus . Iudicium hic alios , per me , penès esto licebit ! Fama etiam victis domitisque Gigantibus olim , Alciden cum matre deâ , ( quae gloriagentì ; ) Germanis venisse , simul docuisse feroceis Tunc populos , arteis , & commoda plurima vitae . At quidam venisse , ferunt , cumque Iside Osyrim , Ad Marsum Regem ; sed non ego credulus illis ; Serior hic nisi Osyris erit , siet alteraque Isis ; Aut illo genitus , pro illo ponatur Osyris ! Trans Rhenum atque Alpeis qui iam peruenit adusque Germanos , vel quae gens illi proxima Gallos , Ac fudit , dum quaerit ouans , toto orbe Giganteis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Transitio ad seqq . obiter tamen adnotatis Herculis sobole , postea Francorum Regibus . INclytum apud Gallos , charae teneraeque sodalis , Implicitum Thalamis , reliquósue domare Gigantes , Forte paraturum , Alciden rel●sinquimus ! Orti , Gallorum ex illo Reges , per saecula multa , Nati natorum , quique enascuntur ab illis , Perpetuâ serie , Galates , & Lugdus , Harbon , Beligius Iasiusque ferox , serique nepotes Herculei , Allobroges , Romus , Paris , atque Lemanus , Olbius , hoc , Galatesque secundus in agmine , Nannes , Et Remis , & Francus , & longo post ordine Pictus . Odae secundae Finis . PALAE ALBION . The second Ode , Entituled ALBION . THE ARGVMENT . The second Ode , sings Albions acts , Whose downefall and his brother Bergions , Beene fam'd for Gaule-Alcides facts ; Their remnant issue , in these Regions , On Danaus Daughters , got the race Of Cyclops huge , that haunt the place . CANT . I. An assertion of approued Antiquities , with an Apologie in defence of Historie and Poesie . SAmothes Samothea's , Albions style , Albion , saies Fame , gaue this our Ile . Who Samothes or Albion were To make report , of eld more cleere , When doubts like mists doe seeme t'arise , And ouercast our clouded skies , We will seeke what those Ancients sayne To shew the cause of truth more plaine , Although we know some said not late , Fames rumors want , most , their true date ; Her monuments all saue last vnsure , Flatteries or fables or obscure ; One scarce knowes th' acts of present ages How much lesse th' old worlds halfe lost pages ? Yet in their venerable dust Like Ennius leaues , lyes gold sans rust . And when I read those stately Poesies , Whence Phoebus with his traine discloses A gracious splendor , and affords Th' old Heroes fame , among old records , Their honors gests though mixt with fables , Worthy Cypresse , or Cedar tables , Engrauen there ; I so admire , And feele such sparkes of heauenly fire , To heare their legends , reade their * story , Spectacles of old , spur's to new glory , What more repast ? how more refrest , If set at Ioues Ambrosian feast ? That I then only wish that I , Might with those Worthies liue and die : And rest where in th' Elisium blest , Their spirits possesse all peace and rest . For whether truth , or fain'd Trop●aea's Plato's Eutopian world 's Idaea's , Yet such as should be ; whose heart scant As soft as steele , or Adamant , Not mou'd , or not enflam'd to heare Those honoured acts of elder yeares ? When Poets , when they please , impart To liuelesse things such liuing Art ! That one might say , yet Hector liues , And great Achilles fame * suruiues , His marble Monument ! whence they sayne , Great Scander wisht like fate , full fayne . And laurell crown'd bee all those pen's That are incitements to great'st men , Through Vertues Temple most diuine To tread the way to Honors a shrine ! Haue we not knowne of Ioues bloud some Supposing onely they had come , As Poets told them , in that height Of courage and auspicious might , Such toyle haue ta'ne worthy to raise , From Homers pen Herculean praise ; For who but generous spirits aspires To be fam'd with their famous Sires ? Dumbe shewes , which admiration sunders From common things ! the b worlds rare wonders , Whose high forefronts hunt after fame , Shewing proudly forth their founders name , Townes , Cities , Castles , and Colossi , As well as th' Hesperid's read in Poesie : And hanging Gardens in the East Th' Assyrian Monarkes presence blest . Colleges and Temples , built for loue Of vertue , and those Quires aboue , With what content , and sweet satietie , They feede the Eye ; with what varietie , They feast a free and honest minde , That needes must wish praise in this kinde ! Whom like them honored for good deedes Olymph may crowne ! whose minde not heedes Such heauenly height : but base earth tombes , Must needes be most ignoble c Groomes . CANZ. II. Applyed to the present matter of our owne Nation . IF Momus taxe me , that I taxe Not their great worthi's and noble acts , Of vanitie ! Vngracious dayes ! Nor good deeds done , nor none will praise ; And more then most ingratefull wee , If snatch the fruite , yet scorne the tree ! Which if we mend not , 't will not misse , Next age must want much of our blisse : For had these men their mindes , too late Wretched experience ship-wrackt State , Might weepe , with had I wist , to see , What confus'd Chaos things would be . Thus natures , arts , dumbe , all records , Sweet sollace to good minds affords : Whence many Nations for their fame , Trauerse out their first founders name ; Brittons there find as well as these , Brute , Albion , and old Samothes ; Whiles Saxon too for companie , On Thurstus and great a Woden crie . CANZ. III. The Historie of Noe shewne , shadowed in the fables of Saturne , with the originall of diuers , if not most Nations , and consequently of Albion and the Brittons . ENuie them not ; Rome , Babylon Greece , Aegypt , and fair'st Ilion , Curious in farre-fetcht Pedegrees Censure that finds vs , them not frees ! Yet sure this fault if t' any bee , Best deserues Grace , for ought I see : Since such too curious though , must needes Loue honour that delight her deedes . Britaines name and Albions , whence deriu'd Many men haue many a meanes contriu'd : Britt's , some of Brith , their painted a hew In their owne tongue cald ! Caesar b knew , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 only ! latter ages , With Brutus line , haue fild whole pages : Albions descent , no lesse dissented On , as if t' were too strange inuented ; Truth rest to try ! Gaules , Scythes or Hunnes , Brutes , Samothes , all 's , or Albions sonnes : Needes must I , faire Sol , guide my wayes Begin at Saturnes golden dayes . That famou'st Legend vnder a Sunne , That Saturnes reigne ends , Ioues begunne , The golden worlds Realmes parts betwixt Ioue , Neptune , and the Lord of Styx ; Were Noah , Saturne ! cursed b Chem , Blacke Dis , with th' Aethiops ! blessed Sem Salem's Melchisedek , Syon sayes , Sans yeeres beginning or end of dayes ; Ioue in the Orient , heau'ns Type ! whiles Iaphet hath Europe shores ; they th'Iles O' th Gentiles cald ! Iust Neptunes part ; How stories fit ? or if nice Art , Call Candy Ioues owne foster-place ; T is true ! yet must they grant this grace , More Ioues then Creet 's ! more , Hercules , Then that Amphitryo's sonne of Greece ; And many Saturnes more by ods , As euery Countrey had their gods : From whom they drew their stem's ! though Greece , Stole their great'st Gests , from most of these , In Creet Ioue ! Lybia , Hammon he , In Aegypt , Apis Altars be . Durstus or Woden , Germans c Ioue , Or Saturne may , most likely proue ! Then who 'le denie , Noe was at least Th' Assyrian Saturne in the East : From whose sonnes sent to farthest Seas , All Nations draw their Pedigrees ! As th' Iönes , Iauans impes ; sure Ioues , Or Inach's ! those 'bout Dodon Groues , Of Dedan come ; of Tyrash , d Tyrians , Or Thracians ; of Gomer , Gomerians . Haply , our Cambrians , who call'd long Themselues Cumero , Cumeraeg their tongue , Like Syon's sonnes , wer 't loath to lose Their name , though borne on tydes of woes ! Banished and carried from their owne , To Tartars , beyond Babylon ; To mirthfull musique yet proclayme , In mournefull wise e Ierushaläym : As hands should faile , and heart breake , e're They would forget their Countrey deare ! Sweet secret sympathy betweene , One and ones natiue soile thus seene . But you 'le lesse wonder at these new , And strange reports , yet likely true , If you but heed Sems Easterne Nations , Or sun-burnt Chams sonnes , South generations , There Madai , Paras , Amor , Heth , Assur , Elam , Saba , Samareth , Lud , Lehabim , Canaan , Sydon , and A many more nam'd each his land : As Mizraim his on Nilus streames , And Chus the Ethiopian c Realmes ; What lets it Iaphets sonnes likewise , Should not their names to lands deuise ; Both to posterities ! as 't is thought , Iauan his name , t' Ionia brought ; Riphath to cold Riphaean boundes , Mosoch to Moschi ; Twisco d soundes , Neere the Duttch , Aschenez , they say , Th' Hebrues so call them to this day . And yet with Aschenez might well Mesech and Gomers Cambrians dwell , Gomer in Gaule , Mesech more East , Higher Aschenez ; all right Germans e rest . So well thought Caesar that of yore , From German , Gaule , or Belgique shote , Colonies to vs transplanted were , From these thus Germans 't is most f cleere ; For Samothes Mesech thought , reign'd o're Our Brytaines both and Belgian shores . CANZ. IIII. Of Osyris , Albions Grandfather , and his most Kingdome of Aegypt and Citie of Memphis . TIll Albion ! whose descent ere-whiles We meant to seeke o're seuen fold Niles , And Neptunes flouds , where Memphis faire Aduanc't her stately pride in th' Aire , Her towring spires , built by Chams seede , Whom Aegypts fruitfull wombe did breede ; Here sometimes reign'd , Osyris , * first Aegyptian King , call'd Saturne erst Or Ancient Ioue ; some thinke , the same , That Misraim Hebrw writ doth name , Who had to spouse , Iö faire Greeke , Whos 's Deiti's said so oft to seeke , Serapis hight ! If Nephthuim His sonne be Neptune , then from him ; We streight doe bring our Albion , whoe , So nam'd our Ile so long agoe . CANZ. V. The truth of which story is conferred with the fabulous narrations of the Greekes BVt here of Apis I 'me to seeke More then ere they ; the fabulous Greeke Hath so inuolu'd these ancient'st yeeres With tales of his ten moderne * Peeres , That all that ere was spoke may be , Spoke of his Ioue and none but he , It much obscures most things , that cleere Might else to all the world appeare . But giue them leaue , for thus they sing , That leauing Greece , an Argiue King Went into Aegypt and there taught Them to sow Corne , poore soules , who thought His Godhead worthily t' adore In Apis Oxe-like forme therefore . Then sing they how , Iö faire dame , Cow-turn'd for feare of farther shame , No sooner iealous Iuno spies For iealousy hath an hundred c eyes , Argus set sentinell , Ioues faire loue , As farre as Nilus streames did roue ! And like one in forlorne despaire , With bellowing sounds she fils the d aire . Till Iuno reconcil'd was s●ene , Ioues Paramour Isis Aegypts Queene , Wed to Osyris , and their sonne Epaphus built Memphis walls anone ; And of his wise so call'd the same , Yet some say Lybia weares her name : And I doe find , at least there beene Hundreds of yeeres these Ioues betweene . CANZ. VI. As that of the Assyrian Belus , Noah , with the other Bele's of Aegypt and Greece . SO from this Labyrinth turnes to winde , Ariadnes clew , one had neede finde : This make me then say th' ancient'st Bele , Noe , rul'd th' Assyrian common-weale : Nimrod was Belus too , which word , In Hebrew signeth King or * Lord ; Danaus syre , and Aegyptus , hee 's A latter Belus farre then these , And others more , rays'd great , this same Iupiter Bele's so ambiguous e name , Our Mizraim oldest Belus Impe Or grand-child , and that beauteous Nymph Inachus or Iauans Daughter beene , Aegypt's much fam'd , first King and Queene . And these perhaps did teach good Artes , So deifyed for their great deserts , Their nephewes , Neptunes sonnes it seemes , Their Grandsire plac't in diuers realmes ; Italy Lestrigo's , Geryon's Spaine Antaeus Lybia ; Albion raignes And Bergion in the Brittish Iles , Where they hauing set foote ere whiles , Wretched Samotheans thence they chac'te ; And wel-nigh lay'd their countrey waste . CANZ. VII . Albion hauing made hauocke of the Samotheans , and the other Giants Neptunes Imps , tyrannizing euerywhere , reprehended by Osyris the most ancient Belus of Aegypt , cause him to be murdered . GReat Samothes , as oft as I Thinke on thy sonnes , whose progenie Might haue worne Crownes , borne scepters gay , With Iuie wreath'd , and Oliue spray ? I see that Kings and greatest * ones , May hap to haue vngracious sonnes ! When on their Phaeton-fall ; I thinke , Some great ones now how soone they 'le sinke ; When these would heauen and hers out-face , Contemne Religion , and disgrace Astraea ; Albion , scourge of God , Bruis'd them , though Ioue soone burnt this rod ; So Deuils to Deuils tormenters f beene , Naile driues out naile , streame driues on streame . Albion and all the Giant crew , So godlesse then and gracelesse grew , That were they not , they might well bee Th' earth's sonnes , whom heauen abhord to g see ; Like Titans broode , that in their Pride Laid hils on hils , and heau'n defyde , Heapt sinne on sinne , ee'n seem'd to striue How Vertue least , most Vice might thriue . Till great Osyris , quite asham'd To heare their leudnesse , them much blam'd ! Who though , despis'd his counsels sage , With all his graue and reuerend age , And all , with one consent conspire , Gainst his graue yeeres , their leud desires Sole obstacles ! whom they meane to kill , So gracelesse ones , quit good withill ! Tryphon his brother , with the rest , Well ware of their vnnaturall hest , The secret Tragique stroke then gaue , Hasting his gray haires to their h graue ; Least minding such perfidious vowes , Isis laments her absent spouse , Not knowne where hee 's become , her voice , Niles banks redouble with Ecchoing noice ; So oft , so shrill , groues , flouds , good Dame , Might seeme t' haue learn'd Osyris name , Whose pale Ghost , in nights shady gloome , Told her their treasons , points h●●ombe . CANZ. VIII . His carcasse is sought , found , and honorably entombed by his wife the Goddesse Isis , and diuine honours intituled to him by his subiects . SHee much amaz'd at that horrid sight , Yet faine t' haue caught the fleeting spright , Sought and found out , where he did shew His mangled corps , the Tyrants slew : And good Queene in that heauy dumpe , Bringing him backe , with funerall pompe , Addrest in Ceremonious sort , And state to fit his Kingly Port , His vrne and ashes tomb'd ; where hee Pale Ghost pointed himselfe to be : In Abatos I le , neere Memphis walls , Girt with a lake , some Stygian calls ; These Nilanders the Memphians since , In memory of their so lost Prince , And his good deedes ! seeke , and i adore , Serapis found , with honours store . CANZ. IX . Isis reuenge on the Tyrants by her sonne Hercules or Lehabims meanes . NOw Tryphon weares the kingly stile , With force maintayn'd what got with guile ; Whiles heauy Isis , wofull Queene , Wants time and meanes to wreake her teene On all that Parricidious crew , Which though they thinke not , well she knew , With patience arm'd awhile , till some Reuenge resolu'd on , might strike home ; And therefore breakes her mind anon , To Hercules her warlike sonne , Cald Lehabim ! ancienter then hee , Blaz'd so Alcmena's sonne to bee , The Lybian , or as may seeme true , The Gaule , since there , he Albion slue . CANZ. X. Hercules ouerthroweth and slayeth these Giants euerywhere , and commeth into Gaule , where he encountreth Albion . TO him as whom 't concerned chiefe , Hauing laid downe her cause of griefe , He ' stonisht at such strangest words , Iust courage , so iust cause affords ; As quick as lightning , and as fierce As thunder , clouds and towres that teares , Streight vowes reuenge , and soone proclaimes Th' inhumane Tyrants , Traytors * names ! Then gan his glory shine as faire , As Phoebus from his golden Chaire , From whose cleere orient Ganges east , As farre as Gades Pillars west , Hercules his honor was heard fam'd , For peace protected , tyrants tam●d ! Then Tryphon fell ! in Libia's slaine , Giant Antey ; Geryons in e Spaine : Lestrigo and his sonnes , from whom Th' Anthropöphagi Italian Canibals come , 'Bout Italy they say did fall ! And he prepares to visit Gaule : Where Albion neere the Alpes by chance , Then sore vext Lycus King of f France . Diuine Alcides at that time , How did thy presence blesse their clime , To Lycus one so neere opprest , Nor vnwish't , nor vnwelcom'd guest . The peoples then of Gaules all round We guesse were glad , and Pallace crown'd With triumphs ; Court and Countrey euen Ioy'd , as he had come downe from heauen : That Phoebus might not , with more Ioy , To Cynthus come , Venus to Troy. CANZ. XI . He is entertained by Lycus King of Gaule , Albion being professed enemy to them both whom Hercules prepareth to ouerthrow . FAire Galathaea , that more faire , Then Leda's Cygnet , might compare With th'orient beauty , and sweet roses Aurora's morning blush discloses ; With sweetest Art , as louers doe Did spread her wanton plumes to wooe , And win their guest to be their Prince , Her spouse , her sires and lands defence . Dumbe eloquence that conquers hearts , Where Loue and Beauty play their parts ! So , willing he was eas'ly wonne , To doe what else he would haue done , Doubly bound by loue , honour ; all , To worke Gaules freedome , Albions fall . Albion was now vext many wayes , His Brothers death's , the victor's * bayes ; This league with France and what great ioy , The Gaules conceiu'd , for their new Roy ! T' was neede aswell for his owne good , As for reuenge of others bloud , Of fresh supply from Brittish realmes , From Trent , Thames , and faire Scuernes streames , Fierce enemies to encounter thoe , And force of such a furious foe ! His Brother Bergion comes from m Thyle , With powers of Irish , Orkes , and I le ; Ioyn'd like two Thunder-bolts of warres , Mated to be by none but Mars . Alcides leauing then his Loue , Ioues Eagle takes for Venus Doue , His Lyon-skin stead of softer tyre , And winded Hornes for warbling lyre . So from her Chamber to his charge , His iust designements shewne at large , Drawes with him of his presence fayne , Celts mingled troopes with his owne n trayne , Who late more fearefull then the Deere Hunted to toyle ; though now of cheere , To front their proudest foes ; his fame Their fainting hearts did so inflame , Signes of true valour shewne they forth ; Such courage giues , the Captaines worth ! CANZ. XII . Albion and his powers vanquished and slaine . BOth sides prepar'd now for these warres , Alcides and those twinnes of Mars , Neither of them euer match't till now , Eith'r ayming others ouerthrow , Haste on right sore , with might and mayne Greene fields with purple gore to stayne , Fierce as the Giant-troopes that stroue From heau'ns high towres to pull downe Ioue ; For Albions tree-like traines did yeeld Like monsters as fought Phlegra * field ; These met on Frances floury pride , Like raged boystrous windes that tyde , Whose furious force , sends flames of fire From blowes redoubled in their ire : Their steele-strokes glittring , lightning seeme , Their clamors thunder , and betweene , Heau'n clouded with hurld weapons store , Th' ayre fild with groanes , ground fild with gore ! When as'twere heau'ns cause gainst these rude Heau'ns and earth's out-lawes ! that fell feude , 'Gainst right rais'd , Gods good hests and Ioues ! Ioue showr'd downe from his realmes aboue , Such stormes of stones , with vengeance mixt , Sent many of these fiends to Styx . The place they say as yet is o showne , Le-Craux , in Narbone coasts by Rho'ne , Monument as 't were of that strange shower , The stony Shore cald to this hower : The rest of them that so not fell , Hercules sent with their Lords to hell . CANZ. XIII . Hercules marrieth Galathaea Daughter to that Lycus King of France , which of their sonne Galates or Celtes , tooke name . Diuers stories hereof are here reconciled . ALbion and Bergion slaine ; was so France freed from feare of Giant-foe , And almost all the world was clear'd Of Cy●lops-monsters whom they fear'd ; Hercules returnes incontinent , To Venus bower , from Mars his Tent. Then Court , and Countrey Nymphs not coy , And Fawnes and Syluanes sung with ioy Their nuptiall Hymens ; sweete Napaeas , Hercules Loue and faire Galathaea's ; Queene Iuno too , chiefe president Of marriage rites , gaue all content . So from this noble paire there came , Galates that gaue the Celts their name ; Niceus though , sayes Celts they p bee Of Celtus , Celtices sonne ; and shee , Hercules wife , Bretanus Impe , who names Vs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , as Greeke Idiome frames . Wher 's Prytus then Araxe's Impe ? Lycus , Brute , or Britone Candyes q Nymph ? Vnlesse Bretanus may Lycus bee , Celt Galates , Celtica Galathey ? As oft wee see names so much chang'd , Wondrously from themselues estrang'd ! Let others iudge hereof ! there beene Say Hercules and his mother Queene Dame Isis came into these parts , And Gaules and Germanes taught good Arts , Others Isis and Osyris bring To Marsus ancient Germane r King : Makes me thinke their sonne Hercules , so , His name might be Osyris too . CANZ. XIIII . Their issue Kings in France afterward , whose names only there recorded ; the next Ode pursueth the story of the remainder of those Giants in this I le of Albion . BVt leaue we Hercules now to seeke Aduentures whether Gaule or Greeke , With his faire charge , his tender spouse , Whose race , French Kings , old story * showes , With Lugdus and a number more , Belgius that nam'd the Belgique shore , Paris , Reme , and Francus , till they sayne , Pictus by Coryne ta'ne or slayne . The end of the second Ode . A briefe type of the third Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION , called GIGANTES . The third Ode contayneth , 1. THe description of the confused Chaos of a Kingdome not well ordered : Seene in the Anarchy or Inter-regnum of the Giants , the race or remnant of Albion , and Samothes traynes , liuing disorderly like brute beasts , many hundreds of yeares without any discipline of State or politique Gouernement in their Land. 2. The comming in of Danaus daughters to these Giants , whence were descended those monstrous Creatures , that Brute and Corynaeus found at their arriuall here ; by reason whereof the stories of Belus and Danaus , with the occasion of these Ladies comming , are briefly touched and set downe . 3. The arriuall of Brutus in this Iland , and his aduentures and trauels to Greece , and other parts of the world before he came hither : with a short Apologie , both for his and the other precedent Histories of Albion and Samothes . PALAE ALBION . Ode tertia , Inscripta GIGANTES . ARGVMENTVM . Terti●que Oda canit , quota inhospita saecla , Gigantum Relliquiae saeuae , littora nostra tenent ! Queis Neptunigenis ortam , Danaique puellis , Cyclopeam sobolem , trans Styga , Brutus agit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Odae propositum , & proaemium . NVnc interregnum Albionis , rabiemque Gigantum , Albione occiso , & nullo dominante per arua , Musa refer ! Sine Regerudeis , sine lege Britannos Viuenteis , Satyrûm in syluis aut more ferarum ; Quos Neptunigenas inter , Danaique puellas , Ceu sama est , oritur malè sana Gigantea moles , Quos aliquot post saecla , accedens Troius Heros , Littoribus nostris Plutonis ad ostia Brutus , Praecipitesque nigro misit Corinaeus auerno ! Iam chorus alme faueto precor , dum singula paucis Expediam , cunctique sciant quid Numina possint Castalides mecum castae , doctaeque sorores . Et quanquam in tenebris priuati lumine caecis Errabundi agimur , tamen eruite ista Camoenae , Vt tandem videant nostri sua stirpis auitae , Gesta , Gigantaeos contra , reliquûmque furores ! Siqua fides dubijs , chorus alme referre stupendam , Annuite ô , sobolem , vatique haec diciite vestro . Albione Albionis , caeso , Iernesque Tyranno , Foelicem heu nimiùm , quae diceris Olbion olim , Si poteras Dominos non agnouisse Tyrannos , Insula , sed Dominis nimiùm nudata seueris Amplius inuenit nullos , moderamina rerum Qui caperent , quid sanctum esset , iustúmue docerent ; Nec quis erat tantâ fretus probitatè fideque Qui regere Imperio , vel Lege , rudique popello Aut premere , aut laxas sciret dare iussus habenas ! Donec vti perhibent , Troiano sanguine cretus , Longum post tempus , quingentos plus minùs annos , Brutus in Angliacas serò deuenerat Oras . Tum rudis vsque adeoque ferox Gens , Daemonas esse , Credimus Historijs dictos , pietate carenteis , Nulla Lege , ( nefas ) aut Relligione reuinctos , Inter se sociosque ; hinc fabula forsitan illa , Daemonas , in Danai gnatis , genuisse Giganteis ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Danai & gnatarum Historia . ALtiùs vt repetam pandens ab origine primâ : Beli Epaphus pater , & Reginae filius Iûs , Phoebi fortè alijs , Chusiué caloribus vsti , Neptuni & Lybies gnatum , cognomine Belum , Dixêrunt alij ; Gnatûm pater ille duorum Aegypti Rameses dicti , Danaique parentis Argiuûm Danaûm ; Rex factus vterque tenebat Niliacae partem terrae , Aegyptoque fuêrunt Quinquaginta aiunt gnati , pulcherrima proles , Et Danao gnatae totidem ! vt sibi firmet in aeuum Imperium , sobolique suae , concedere gnatis , Postulat Aegyptus gnatas , Danausque recusat ; Audierat quoniam , & vatum responsa timebat , Deberi fato generum sibi , sceptra animamque , Qui non impauido , auferret , sic voluere Parcas ! Armis Aegyptus cupidè , belloque parabat , Indignum , quod pace nequit precibusque potiri ; Moliturque fugam , regno patriaque relictis , Cum gnatis Danaus ! aurisque fauentibus vsus Appulit Argos , vbi populis solióque receptis , Liquit adhuc , prius ignotae sua nomina Genti , Cognatae tamen , vt cui atauo , grandaeuus Osyris . Insequitur pulchrâ , profugos , cum prole parentem , Aegypti soholes ! Europae limina & Argos , Ingressi , lento vastant sua regna duello , Vique coactus erat Danaus , tam tradere charas Inuisis gnatas sollenni more maritis , Quod se facturum simulat , sed consciamens est Egregij sceleris ! somno vinóque sepultos , Prima nocte viros , gnatas deper dere iussit , Saeuum & inauditum scelus , omneis ! omnibus vna , Sors manet , in Thalamis sponsi iacuere cruentis , Praeter Hypermnestra , seruatum Lyncea amore ; Vt curae est capitis Nisi non purpura Scyllae , Minoem ac sectata , timet non Minoa patrem Cnossia amans decepta dolo , à te pessime Theseu , Vt nec Hypermnestra agnoscit pia iussa parentis , Fidaluit poe●as , caecoque in Carcere clausa est ; Vincula amor menti , dederat , quoque vincla lacertis , Pro nimiá pietate pater ! ceu Lynceus omnem Euasit dubij casumque metumque pericli , Aegyptum remeans celeri pede reppetit Argos , Vindictae causâ , ingenti comitante Cateruâ : Et Danaum , Regno spoliatum & lumine cassum Infera Taenarij detrudit in atria Ditis : Fato sic refragus transuersum agit omnia fato ; Liberat è vinclis inclusam Carcere , charam Coniugem Hypermnestram , Lynceus ! turbamque sororum , Caede maritorum Infameis ; non caedere motus Suae prece Hypermnestrae , duce remigioque carenti Imposuit naui , pelagoque immisit aperto : Acnè vndis Remos dederat , neque Carbasa ventis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Gnatarum Danai in Albionem Aduentus . TRistis Amymone Phrygijs Errabat in agris ; Expositaque iris ventûm Oceanique furentis , Myrmidone Scylla , Scea , Trite , Chrysothemisque Glaucippe , Polybe , formosa Vrania , Chlio , Euridiceque , Erato , Danaë , Philomela canora , Demophile , Hypareta , Hyale , Hero , Electra , Pyrene ; Has certè , plureisque canunt Neptunio in alto , Absque Gubernaclo , per Caerula Flumina Lembo , Huc fore delatas ; non Oris Assyris illa Attulit impulsa Albine sua nomina nostris . Has etiam Albionis Nymphas ad littora fato Ventisque appulsas , vastisque Gigantibus olim Relliquijs caesùm Herculea virtute Cyclôpum , Daemonijs forsan magnâ ex feritate vocatis , Commixtas , syluis , montiumque horrentibus antris , Historiae Immaneis referunt peperisse Gigantes . Hac quoque stirpe satos , olim domuisse feroceis , Monstra hominum , Albionis inculta per aura colonos , Creditur à nostris mira celebratus honore , Nomine non celebri , at famoso Carmine Brutus ; Brutus ab Aenea , Troiano stemmate clarus . His quoque temporibus , simul-atque sequentibus Annis , Carleon vrbs celebris florensque Leone Gauero , Fundatore suo gaudet ; famosa Gigantis , Mox Italûm , Arx belli , Britonumque sat inclyta sedes ! Antraque saxosaeque domus , monumenta lacertûm , Roboris inuicti ; atque effossa stupenda sepulcris Ossa , docent quales fuerint ! scelera vsque Latrones Monstra malos monstrant , hominumque Deûmque perosos . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . In Bruti Historiam praefatiuncula inuocatoria , & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . NVnc mihi Musa virum memora , qui primus ab oris Italiae , fato profugus , Brytannica venit Littora ; qui multum terris iactatus & alto , Vi superum & saeuae memorem Iunonis ob Irae● , Iugiter ac Phrygios miserandâ strage fatigat ; Multa quoque & bello passus , dum Littora nostrae Quaereret Albionis ; veteres , vastosque colonos Dijs genus inuisum superis , superaret , alumnos Martis , terribiles horrendâ mole Gigantes . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Bruti natalitia , Exilium & in exilio Gesta . SYluius in Syluis Aeneae posthuma proles , Nascitur Aeneas , quo tempore clara fuere Regna sub Ascanio , in longâ quam condidit Albâ ; Huius & Aeneae soboles , sic Fama , parentem Obruit Imprudens ! patriaeque è finibus Exul , Brutus agens vitam , Assaraci venit hospes in vrbem , Troiani Ducis in Graia ditione potentis , Nec minus hospes erat gratus modo fratribus olim , Hectoris Andromache , Pyrrhoque parentibus ortis , Pergameo , Pyleo , iam Chaoniaeque Molosso Principibus , qui castra Olli sedemque dedêre . Bruto aderant iam multa manus de sanguine Troûm Mancipijs nati , & iuga sub seruilia missi , Fatali Bello oppressi , Troiaeqúe ruinis . Qui Brutum vn● omnes Regemque ducemque salutant , Et dulci vt donet se Libertate requirunt , Se sociosque rogant ; quorum pars plurima , tractu Finitimo pressi , Pandrasi regis in Aulâ , Seruitute graui . Firmato pectore Brutus , Pandrasum infestum Phrygibus Troiaque profectis , Regem Acheloigenam rogat vt dimittere vellet , Troes , immiti quos iam ditione premebat . Infensumque superque minantem plu●●ma verbis , Compulerat belli dubio discrimine victor , Brutus agens laetis , victricia captaque signa , Vecta triumphali currû Regemque trophaeis . Fratre etiam Antigono capto , ingenuâque puellá Innogenâ egregiae formae , iam virgine Regis Gnatâ ; quam pater ac Bruto pro coniuge spondet , Immenso argenti dotatam pondere & auri . Caussaque tum belli sublata erat omnis ; ab hoste In generum Conuersus ; honoris praemia Brutus Iusta tulit , dignos celebrans dulceisque Hymenaeos ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Peregrinationis Bruti Apparatus & socij . FOrmosa Brutus cum Coniuge , diuite dote , Muneribusque datis , socijsque & classe receptis , Regali Illustris pompa comitumque decoro Incessu , multo stipantibus Agmine , turmâque Ingenti , ipse animi excelsi , eximijque nitoris Ante omneis , auro decoratam , & dentibus Indis , Conscendit nauem , sequitur dein omnis & ipsum Ipse Iuuentutis Regni flos ; omine fausto Laeti ; Regna & non arctatas quaerere sedes , Brutus ouans Graio Classem de Littore soluit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Brutus Leogetiam appellit oracula Dianae consulturus . INde Leogetiam vectus , iacet Insula ponto In medio , Immenso circum diffusa profundo ; Non bene nota frequensué viris ; sed templa Dianae , Struxerat ecce pia , & multùm deuota vetustas . Brutus vt è ratibus descendit , littore curuo Rellinquens classem , comites vocat ordine longo ; Et quae conspexit , non marmore clara , neque Auro , Sed luco , & nemore vmbroso , plane inuia , sacris Templa adit orba diu , & pompa viduata frequenti ; Inuenit hic sine thure focum , atque altaria Diuae ; Thura aras super accendens , spumantia Baccho Brutus vtrisque leuat manibus Carchesia , ceruae Sanguine tum niueae , gratae olli , altaria spargit , Et genibus flexis , sistens se , oracula Diuae Consultûm ! Magnum prece supplice Numen adorat : 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Bruti oratio , & Oraculi ad eundem responsa ! O Comes errorum , Arcadicis dea Cynthia lucis , Parthenijsque potens in saltibus Ilithyia ; Bruto ait , & socijs , sedes da diua quietas : Nosti etenim Dea , quae , toto Sol Aureus orbe Despicit , & Genteis , incultaque margine ponti , Littora ; dic sedes igitur quocunque sub axe , Queis olim nos fata sinant consistere terris ; Dic sedes vbi Templa tibi de marmore ponam , Templaque dicabo , tibi , virgineisque choraeis . Cui Dea sic , placidis , demulcens pectora verbis , In somnis responsa tulit ; simul Atria tota , Signa Deae aduentus , nebulis perfusa & odore Diuino Ambrosiae ; aethereoque nitore refulsit Diua potens ! haud talis equos Threissa fatigat , Harpalice ; haud talis Pharetraeta Semyramis olim , Quantúmuis speciosa ! Duci quintalia fatur , Troiano ; placidis , demulcens pectora verbis : Zephyreo terra est celebris sub sole cadenti , Tota oram insana Oceani collisa fragore , Insula , trans Rheni or a Alpini , antiqua Gigantum Illa domus ! modò desertam lege littoris oram , Chare nepos ; locus est Idaeis Gentibus aptus ; Hanc pete , namque tibi sobolique erit illa perennis Sedes , & surget noua Troia tibique tuisque , Hic de prole tua Reges nascentur , & omnis Subdita terra sibi , quam Phoebe accingo rotatû , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Bruti & sociorum ob Oraculi responsum gaudia . INtonuere simul ad●tusque atque Atria diuae , Cum strepitu ingenti , penetraliaque intima Templi ; Brutus at in terram pronus , comitesque silenti Murmure , fas , magno Numen venerantur honore ; Iamque egressi omnes venerandae Limina Diuae , Instructisque Pyris , vin●que & aromate pastis , Fragranti magnum perfundunt aëra odore ; Ingeminant responsa Deae , reboantia circum Littora , cum fremitu , quae è syluis rettulit Eccho Plaudentis populi , voxque aurea syderatangit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Bruti Brytanniam versus nauigatio & cursus . CLasse iterum totâ , è portu & statione solutâ , Cursu dum Brutus celeri , maria omnia lustrans , Alter vt Aeneas , fatalia tendit in arua ; Puppibus oram Africae attingunt , vltraque columnas Herculis egeressi , sinuosa ad littora Troes , Classe , Pyrenaeis loca subdita montibus , ipsos Gallos Hesperiosque inter Confinia Iberos , Appellunt ! Magno , hîc sociati foedere certo Cum Corinaeo , alijsque antiqua stirpe creatis , Troianâ , sibi cognatis ; duce , creditur , Illo Qui Illyricos penetrare sinus , atque intimatutus Regna Liburnorum potuit , fontemque Timaui , Venêre è Troiâ ! & Garamantica sydera contra , Nunc oram Illyricos vltrâ , Gallosque Pyrenen , Incoluêre ; Vbi descendentem è montibus , Eccum , Hijsce Pyrenaeis Brutus , sociumque ducemque Adsciscit , comitemque viae : Dein littora Gallûm Lustrando , Ligeris superora Aquitannici ; aperto Marte , ( tulit quippe indignè sua barbara iussa , Pictonûm insulsi Regis , ) virtute Corini , Goffarium fudit Celtam , cognomine Pictum , Herculea , quem stirpe satum cecinêre poetae . Inde dato cursu , Brutus comitatus Achate Fido , ceu Phrygiâ Corinaeo stirpe nepote , Gallorum spolijs cumulatis nauibus , aequor Exarat , & superis aurâque fauentibus vsus , Littora Foeliccis intrat Totnesia Portus . Brutus at Albionis , placidâ iam sede sinuque , Per varios casus , per tot discrimina rerum , Albionem tendens , fatalia in arua receptus , Ionioque mari , Maleaeque sequacibus vndis Erutus & Lybicis tutus , Arisque Philenûm Gadibus Herculeis visis ; altáque Pyrene , Gallis ceu Graecis superatis , Ocyor Aurâ Damnoniae portum simulac ingressus ; inoram Prosiliens ! Salue O fatis mihi debita tellus , Vosque ait , ô fidi Troiae saluete penates ; Heic domus , haec patria est , sic dixit Cynthia Diuae . Nunc repeto ! heic rutilis , altaria lucida flammis , Diua tibi , festosque dies denomine Phoebes , Instituam ! duce te magnas obcuntia terras , Tot maria intraui , Gades penitusque repostas Massylûm Genteis , praetentaque syrtibus arua , Iam tandem Albionis fugientem prendimus Oram ! Sic deinde effatus frondenti tempora ramo Implicat , & geniumque loci , primamque deorum Tellurem , Nymphasque , & adhuc ignota precatur Flumina , tum Noctem , noctisque Deam ●ithyiam ; Idaeumque Iouem , Phrygiosque ex ordine Diuos , Inuocat ore pio ; cum Laomedontia pubes Gramineo Ripae religauit ab aggere classem , Fluminis ignoti ; fusique in littore toto , Instituêre dapes , & adorea Liba per herbas , Subijciunt epulis ! sic tandem , Numine Diuûm , Laetus in Albionis consedit limine Brutus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 : ac primò Samothae & Albionis Historiae . AC velut antiquum Samothen , è stemmate Noes ; Neptuni & Nerei Albionem , rabiemque Gigantum , Vidimus immaneis ( ita fama palaia ) Tyrannos Non minùs ad Bruti venientes tempora , Brutum , Si non Graiugenis direptae & littore Troiae ; Finibus Italiae , saltem , Troïaeque propinquis , Incolumem Angliacis nuper diduximus oris : Quum tamen Albionem , Neptunigenasque Gigantes , Grandaeuumque suis malè sedula turba Britannis Vexârunt Samothen , conati expellere Regnis . Primus vt à primo Noe , sibi stemma parente , Traxerit ; an dubitare locus ? fideine sacratae , Danda , vel Historiae violandae erit ansa proteruis ? Et Neptunigenas , toto quibus Insula Ponto , Praedia vbique patent , vno quasi nomine Nautas , Quis minimè vocat , aut quae non Fabella vocabit ? Siue igitur pirata fuit , siue Albion vnus Neptuni illius vero sic nomine dicti , Filius ! In nostris ausim memorare nepotes , Et Nerei sobolem , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sedisse Brytannis ; Nec meruisse fidem minùs hoc videare quod olim , Albiona Herculeis , Mela , Bergionemque sub armis Occubuisse refert ! Rhodani prope flumina , quando , Albion Historijs , haec nostra Brytannia Graijs , Dicitur , & passim Monumentis : Rupibus albis , Quî magis , ac Domino , foret aut Domitore superba ? Quandoquidem hos constet , mundi dominarier ●ris Arctoi , extremas quâ pandit Gallia terras . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Bruti Historiae Apologia : seu defensio . SEd venio ad Brutum ! cumque haec . Aporetica iniquis , Secta adeò inualuit , ceu non rata , sanctaque firmè , Temporibus nostris , satiùs dubia omnia credit , Res quasi vel libitu , leuium argutijsque sophorum Essent delectu sine , subijcienda procaci Quaelibet ingenio cuiusuis ! Gredo sagaces , Prudenteisque viros sapere hijs meliora ; malisque Consilia in melius maturè adhibendo , mederi ! Hijs igitur leuibus , leuis argumenta sophistae , Persando ; liceat , tumidis occurrere verbis Non probro vacuis , Eurisque fauentibus vsos , Cursum eius contra velis volitare secundis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Dubitationes variae contra Brutum , & earundem solutiones . SCilicet extenuant Brutumque aditumque Brytannis Littoribus ; tum prisca fides , tum certa recentis Notitia historiae ; Monumentaque muta reclamant ; Caesar ouans , Tacitusque tacent ! Extinguere laudes , Qui cupit , in tenebris inuoluere nomina caecis , Velle etiam & genus & proauos & stemmata clara , Quis dubilet ? Caesar forsan conatus vtrumque ; Ce● prius ! Et dolus , an virtus quis in hoste requirat ? Obscurare alijs Famam , quibus inclyta gesta Off●scare suam , videat , queis stemmata , stirpi , Officiant splendore suo , si certa notentur . Sin Druidae , in Cambros fineis , Monaeque recessus , Secum prisca suae Patriae & ditionis Auitae , Seu Regum , retulêre ! patriae ecquis crederet hosti Munimenta suae , & clarûm monumenta penatum ? Caesareos siquando citi aufugere Triumphos ! At miranda magis reuirescit vulnere virtus ; Et rursum è Cambris Oris , Bardisque furentum E sobole Druidum , superas venit omnis in Oras , Progenies caelata diu ! Brutique nepotes , Cum Cadwalligenis , nigri prope limina Ditis , Detrusi nuper , soboles , caput extulit Orci , Sedibus vmbriferis . Quod si non extera nostrae , Saxonica historiae meminit neque pagina Cambrae : Quando leui Calamo percurrere Cambro-Britannûm Gesta solent ; mirum quid , si latuisset in atris , Brutus , & Arthurus velut & Cadwallader vmbris ? Anglorum hîc muti Annales , licet omnia chartis , Libroso hoc saeclo , scateant , nugisque sonoris ; Ergo minùs miror Monumenta prioribus Annis , Muta magis ! si non Anglus , non extera Musa , Scilicet id populus curet ! Quasi vulgus & exter ! Cambrica nunc Monumenta quidem vix inspicit Anglus , Vix quisquam Historias ; meritò ergo vel omnia lustrans , Quàm potes , ignoras Britones fortissime Caesar ; Aemula siue latent cupido , monumenta , vel hosti , Inuida Caesareae doctrinae ! Druidaene laborent Inuidiâ turpi ? An cuperet premere Arte vel Armis , Maximus ille putem ? placeat sententia neutra ! Quin Druides siquidem chartis minùs , omnia verò Mandârunt menti , memores ; Hinc Caesaris error ; Siqua magis visa est , res circa incuria nostras . Siquis & in sensa illius iurare paratus , Sensit Aborigines ; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esse , Britannos . Caesaris at Domini vestigia , verba Magistri , Sectatur Taecitus ! Doctissimus ille Latinus , Varro , vbi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prius , post 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , solùm Tertiaque Historiae adsignârit tempora certae ; Quid nî alios , aequè ac nos conuenit ? Italus olim , Italicas Maro ! Graeca tuba , Smyrnaeus Homerus , Res Phrygias Graiûmque canit . De nomine Cambrae Queis magis ac Cambris , credam , vel origine Gentis ? Aeneamque aliquis Gnati , neget esto , cruento Vulnere confossum Bruti , cecidisse , fidemque Deroget historiae ; videat tamen ille quod vsque Fermè simul duo Syluij erant , Gnatusque paterque , Aeneae Reges Itali , minimeque priori Si satus est , quis item neque posteriore docebit ? Sin minùs arrident nimis aspera Nomina nostris Auribus ; insuauis foret ac quasi Barbara , Bruti , Vox , minimeque Latina ; neges licet , optime Caesar , Inuenio tamen , Italiae antiquissimae in Oris , Et Brutios populos , tractusque & nomina Bruti . Hijs neque jejunis forsan , neque prorsùs ineptis , Aut leuibus modò coniecturis ; adde , quod olim , Nostra Sibyllinis memorata Brytania libris , Dicta quasi à Bruto , foret ; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , siue excusatio , & Metabasis ad seqq . CVi minùs haec placeant , neque picta Britannia * veris , Clara tuis Camdene coloribus ! omnibus vnus , Doctior , aut veniam , dabit , aut meliora rogamus ! Sic mihi , sic nostris , modò nomina , stemmata Cambris , Concedat clarosque olim magnosque Monarchas , Albionis Dominos , Troiano sanguine cretos , Priamidas , sobolemque Heleni , sociosque leuatos Pandrasijs odijs , feret alta per aethera Brutus . Odae tertiae Finis . PALAE ALBION , The third Ode , Entituled GIGANTES . THE ARGVMENT . The third Ode , th' Interregnum sings , Of Syluan swarmes , that baunten here , Whiles Danaus Daughters brood , of Kings The Royall style vnworthy were ; Where Brute , that brought these Caytifes downe , Stablisht Throne , Scepters , Regall Crowne . CANT . I. The Subiect proposed of the present discourse , shadowing the turbulent and confused state of a disordered kingdome , here represented in Albion . NOw sing we th' Interregnum next Of Albion , neuer more perplext , Then now for want of Lords & lawes ; Faith fayling Priests , truth all men sawes ; For Albion slaine , sans guide or grace , The remnant of his Giant race Like Satyrs liu'd in Saluage wise , Of whom and Danaus Daughters rise Those monsters rude , were heere , the same Time Brute and Corinaeus came . Thou sacred Quire that sits and sings Amid's Parnassus pleasant springs , Turne o're the duskie leaues of fame , And let me , pray , o'relooke the same ; That I may th'vn couth Lords repeate , That sometimes held this floury seate . When Albion , Albion's scourge , ere while , And Irish Bergion fell , our Ile , How truely Olbion , happy * then , For Tyrant Lords had shee found men ? But they vnkinged , were found none , Were fit to sit on regall Throne ; That knew what long'd to Morall piety , Much lesse to high and holy Deity , Or could teach , guide , or rule ; till heere Brute after many a hundred yeere , Came in and found so rude a race , As Deuills seem'd haunt , not men the place . And for they were so rude a crew , From thence the fables haply grew , How they , to Ladyes strange ( God wot ) Right ragged Saluages , begot Like Deuils on Danaus Daughters then , That Paynim race , of monstrous Men. CANZ. II. The story of Danaus and his fiftie Daughters that murdered their husbands , with the euent thereof . THese Cyclops pedegrees to bring Deriued from their ancient'st springs ; Bele's sonne t' Io's sonne , * Epaphus ; Some Sol's , some thine blacke sun-burt Chus , Some Neptunes him , and Lybia's sayne ; Bele , his two sonn 's deuide in twaine , Aegypt's so much fam'd fruitfull soyle , Plac't on his-bankes-neglecting Nyle . Aegyptus t'one , that Aegypt nam'd , And Danaus , s Argiues founder fam'd . Aegyptus he had fiftie sonnes ; As many Daughters gallant ones , Had Danaus , whom Aegyptus craues Wiues for his sonnes , faire Nymphs , to haue ! But Danaus nild , who had heard told A sonne in law vnking him t should : Which by Aegyptus and his trayne , Was taken in so foule disdayne , That father both and Daughters bee Faine flie to Greece , where Danaus hee , Reignes Argiue King , till to these Dames Aegyptus sonnes maken fresh claymes . And last by warre forc't Danaus giues In sollem sort , long-wish't their wiues ! But fie on falshood , with bloud-shed Each bride she staines her bridall bed , First night , so father will'd ! saue one , Hypermnestra's loue , sau'd , scap't and gone ! Whil'st she 's poore soule honouring loues deity , Wrong'd , prisond , for her too much piety ; So Scylla priz'd Minos welfare , ' Boue her sire Nisus purple u haire ; And Minos Daughter skil'd the same Lesson for Theseus loue , faire * Dame. Lynceus thus by his faire loues means , Scap't from his trecherous Vncles Realmes , Returning soone , with so strong hand , As Argos powers could not withstand , In fell reuenge of brothers slaine , Wrought Danaus still-fled , sore-feard bane ; Who flying found fate following fast Spur'd on with winged speede for haste . Lynceus thus by this conquest wonne , Set on his Vncles Argiue throne , His faire loue frees , who prison'd long , For his sake had sustayn'd much wrong ; But had fordo● th'vngracious sisters , Saue , for his loued Hypermnestra's Suite , at whose pray'rs , he set them in A ship , sans helme , sayles , oares , or men ! And so the abandon'd Ladies went , T' Atlantique seas to y banishment . CANT . III. They are banished to the Sea , and arriue in Albion ; where they become the mothers of the succeeding race of Giants , of whom nothing is memorable , besides their rudenesse , disorder , and ouer throw by Brute , saue that Leon-Gauere built Carleon . THis makes me thinke ; not Dioclesian His Daughters , nor the faire Assyrian , Albina brought our Albions Name , Since likelyer these Nymphs hither came , Hal'd by windes , waues , and Nereus force , To Neptunes sonne 's on Albions shores ! Who though long since in Celt-land dead His name 's yet on our white-rockes read . Their weather-beaten Barke , being cast On British coast , right sore agast , Amymone-like , sad , left alone , On Phrygian mountaines making * mone : These meete such mates in our wild Groues You 'd thinke vnfit for Ladies loues , Faire Greekes ! Vrania , Scylla , Scaea , Hero , Hyale , Glauce , Galathaea , And twise three times as many more , By Aeolus brought to Albions shore ; Which passing prize with merry glee , The Syluan's seize , pretty to see , Such Nymphs keepe Sheepe vpon the Downes , Such Ladies laid by such right Clownes . So their halfe-Greeke , halfe-barbarous brood , Brutish before ere British bloud , From Troian Brute deriu'd , they sayne , These Centaure-like huge monsters raigne . Leon Gauere , builds Carleon's bowers Other tracts shew'n crophees of their powers , Whose tombes portend , in equall range , With monstrous might their statures strange . CANT . IIII. An Exordium to the History of Brute . NOw Muses sing the Man , whose might , Italian Tents in Albion pight ; Who long kept off , turmoyl'd and tost To many a farre and forreine Coast , By Iuno's ire , and wreak-full spleene , Or Gods that Troians torturers beene : Our second wandring Prince of Troy , As great aduentures , with great Ioy , Sought , as his Grandsire ; and at last , That big-bon'd broode , from Brytaine chac't . CANT . V. The descent of Brutus , the cause of his exile , and trauailes and aduentures in Greece . WHen after great Aeneas death , Syluius in saluage Woods tooke breath , Did his half-brother , yclep't Iùle , In new-built Alba Longa rule . Brute then , they say , this Syluius sonne Had by mischance his sire * fordone , And fled to Greece , where Hectors once Andromache's and Pyrrhus sonnes , His noble Cousins now liu'd , and Were Princes of Chaonia land , Pergameus , Pyleus , and Molossus , Whose welcome cheeres , whom fortune a crosses ! Who had by them , lands giuen him then , But that a numerous band of men , From Troy descended , captiu'd all By King Pandrasus kep't in thrall , A neighboring Prince ; did him importune , To free them , and if th' hand of Fortune So friended them ; they once set free , Vassals to him their Prince , would bee . First then , Pandrase he gently b prayes , Who with proud threats , their suite denayes ; Which caus'd him force the Tyrant feele , The strokes of vnrelenting steele : And Pandrase and his children then , Antigonus , and Innogen , Captiu'd , the victors price had c paid , But that Brute for the beauteous Maid , Faire Innogens sake , set them free , And marrying her , for dowry hee May haue , but what hee 'le craue ! so strange , Foes to friends ; warres to weddings change ! CANT . VI. Brute marrying King Pandrasus daughter with great prouision of Ships and company , seeketh fortune , and other larger dominions , wherewith his remnant Troian troopes to inhabit . THen Brutus and his beautious Make , To ship and Seas themselues betake , With money , men , munition , and The youthes choise flowers of all the land ; All seeking fame , and with new seates , Aduentures strange , by warlike feates : That not those Peeres of Argo fam'd , Set forth with courage more enflamd , To Colchos for the golden fleece , Then Brute , and his they done from Greece . CANT . VII . He falleth with an Iland called Leogetia , where he sacrifizeth , prayeth , and asketh counsell at Dianas Oracle . THence sayling forth with prosperous course , They light on Leogetia * shores ; An Iland in an vnknowne Ocean ; There founded by zealous deuotion , Brute found , where one of Phoebe's shrines , With gold nor sparkling Iewels shines , But o're top't by the dangling trees And fenc't with thorny passages . Heere calling out his Mates arow , He sacrifiz'd a milke-white Doe , And mighty bowles of wine there beene Crownd by him to nights shady Queene ; And 'fore her Oracle whiles he stayes , For her propitious aid thus prayes . CANZ. VIII . Hee receiueth answere , to bend his course for Brytaine . GReat Goddesse that th' Arcadian groues , Parthenian hils and Cynthus * loues , Giue gracious Audience to my suite , And gently guide thy Beads-man Brute , That o're rough Seas with prosperous winde , Their seats of rest by fates assign'd For him and his , he may attaine ; To thee then and thy virgin trayne , Great Oceans Queene , wee 'll to thy praise , That right'st our course , faire Temples raise ! The Goddesse then in Vision-wise , Sleepe hauing now seiz'd Brutus a Eyes , Shewing cleere tokens of diuine Maiestike presence , in her shrine , Her selfe more stately to be seene , Then th' Amazon , or Assyrian Queene , Most rauishing bright , with heauenly looke , She thus bespake the valiant Duke . In westerne Sea 's an Isle is plac't , Subject to gentle Zephyr's b blast , Neptunes sonnes , Seamen say'ne of yore Huge Cyants held that wealthie shore : Deere Nephew that 's a place right fit , For Ida's Peoples there to sit , Where I deuine New-troy shall rise , And Kings , whose fames shall pierce the Skies , Thy sonn 's ! beyond th' Herculean straites Seeke out those seates assign'd by fates CANZ. IX . The generall applause of his whole company , and the●r preparation for the same . THe Chappell with her words seem'd shake , And Brutus from his trance awake , With his companions halfe agast , Perfumes vp to the Heauens they cast , Of Frankinsence , and costly spice , Th' aire Ecchoing forth , and open skies , These sawes ; with their glad shouts for ioy In hope of their new-builded Troy ! CANZ. X. Their meeting with Corynaeus and other Troians neere the Pyrenine mountaines , ouerthrow of Guffar King of Poytewes in France , and arriuall in Britaine . THence putting forth to seas againe , The Lybian Syrts and Midland mayne , He leaues , passing by Hercules Pillers into th' Atlantique Seas ; Aeneas-like perhaps by kinde , Seekes forraine shores , New-Troy to finde : And casting by the coast of Spaine , Before he met with Frances Mayne , Where Pyrene hills deuide both lands , Hee 's seene by Corynaeus * bands , A Captaine that at great Troyes foyle , Chaing'd Ilions for Illyrian soyle , And with Antenor noble Prince Came to Timaus springs ! and since , Leauing Lyburnian Kingdomes quite , To South and Indies opposite , On Spaine and Frances bounds At foote of Pyrene hils was found , Whose tops fir'd by the Nomad e Nation Thence nam'd , or'elooke the vast west Ocean . This Corynaeus and his traine Both sides of such Colleagues full faine , All of one stocke , one Troian Kin , All neere Allyes , Brute takes him in , Complice Copartner and Companion Of Trauels , who on th' Aquitanian King Guffar , come of Hercules bloud , Proofe of his valour shew'd right f good : Whose ransack't townes and subiects slaine , When King to fly himselfe was faine , Deere did abuy , th'opprobrious words He proudly gaue those Troian Lords . From hence with wealthy spoyles , they say , Embark't againe withouten stay , They make for Deuon and Totnesse strand , Albions fore-told long-lookt-for land , Thus hauing past the dangerous Syrtes And Altars on fam'd Affrike g skyrtes Malaea's gulfe , and lately seene Furd'st Gades Pillers and Pyrene : No sooner safe from vunder sayle , But toucht , but leaping forth , All haile , All haile , cries Brute , thou sacred seate , Faire I le which Cynthia goddesse great ; Promis'd to me and mine for ay , This is the place ; here must I pay My vowes to her , whose gracious hand From vnknowne Peoples , and strange * Lands , And Seas , and Syrts , and dangers store , Hath brought vs safe to Albions shore . And then , as was the manner , crown'd , With leauy sprayes his temples round , Deuoutly he by pray'rs doth call On Phrygian gods in order all , Ioue , Cybele , Sunne and Moone , and Night , And what or Genius god or spright , Was hallowed there , or haunts the place . His Mates their businesse ply apace , All got a-shore , glad of sweet rest , On Albions flowry fields they feast . CANZ. XI . An Apologie for the storie of Samothes or Mesech , and Albion . NOw Brute's in Brytaine ; Noahs brood , Though fetcht from th' vniuersall floud , Nor Neptunes sonnes escap't not free , From Zoilus carping , much lesse hee ; How secretly so e're he came , From Troy , some that maligne his fame , Haue made sore search ! they 'le not endure , That he should flourish , they * obscure ! Samothes , whose stories nearest fit With verities of sacred Writ , That from great Noahs Arke doe bring , The second Worlds new-birth and spring , 'Bout whose obscure and ancient dayes , Few'st scruples sure , deserue most prayse . For Neptunes sonnes and Albion hee , 'T was e're the guise , and e're will bee , That those , that furrow th' Ocean 2 flouds , Beene term'd by Poets Nereus brood ! And these must needs possesse of yore , Waues-all-encircled Albion shore . But more to make their storie plaine , Mela reports of Albion slaine , Neare Britaine ; why not he the while As rathe as white Rocks , names this I le ? CANZ. XII . The like for that of Brute , his descent and race . ANd now to Brute ; since some in game Or spight , will sport at others fame ; But sure I know not how to please , Such curious queint conceits as these ; And certes ! th' Aporetique * Sect , In all establish Lawes neglect , Hath too too much preuail'd in this Sicke Age of ours , and much amisse , When nothing once , so firme was thought , That now 's not vnder Quaere's brought : Though more staid heads will one day see , Such too much medling should not bee ; Or by experience learne , at last , That hee 's not wisest , prates too fast . CANZ. XIII . All ordinary Obiections to the contrary answered and clearely refelled , and the Sybils Oracle-verses cited to that purpose . BVt now , pray heare , what they can say , That Brutes Detractors parts would play ! * Caesar , forsooth , was wondrous mute , And Tacitus , in not naming * Brute . Indeed , I thinke , 't was wisest art , For Caesar , to conceale some part ; And not the best of them to say , From whom he bore the worst away : His glorie was obscur'd too much , To lose the day , his lucke was such ! Or if he truely had good will To say the truth ! he had small skill To reade the Brittish Annalls o're , And leisure lesse he had therefore , I doubt ! or if he had ; I * weene , In Kent alone his conquests beene . And our chiefe Monuments , they say , Farre off in Mona secret lay ; Among the Druides : And who , Would wish or trust such with his foe ? When they themselues from Romans ire , To their remotest Cells retyre ? But now from Mona's secret * Cells , And Druid ' Priests inuolued spells , The Bard's the Druid's off-spring haue , Rais'd Brute and Arthur from their graue ; Where they yet slept , forgotten long , In the Bard's songs , and Brittish tongue . See , now in these great lett'red * dayes , We scarcely minde those Brittish layes , Or heed their gests and moderne acts , Much lesse those ancient times and facts . No maruell then if Latine storie , Or Saxon silence Brutus glorie : Lesse wonder too , that Caesar should Not finde these matters though he would . For grant the Druid's not enuy'de This , so to baulke great Caesars pride , Yet we finde they committed * then Most things to memorie , least to pen , Whence he t' affirme them knowes not whether , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or from France come thither ; And Tacitus may-be sought no more , Then his great Lord obseru'd before . Th' Obscure first Age doth Varro call , Next Fabulous , third Historicall : The learned Latine too , sayes true , But toucheth all both vs and you ! And if great Maro merit * Bayes , For Romes first Lords , in Latine layes ! And Homer like-grac't , when he sings His owne Greeke Peeres , and Dardan Kings ! Whom rather for their stories else , Seeke we to then , then Brittons selues ? More , some obiect , in Roman * writ , Brute , nor his slaine Sire , read in it ; And Brutes name barbarous seemes ! We may , If Brutes name be not found , well say , They writ but barely of their owne Much more , of forraine more vnknowne , Their Kings e'en clouded ! specially In those first Ages ; and yet I , See diuers Syluij ; if not ones Sonne , who can yet shew Brute was nones ? And Brutij , with Caesars good * grace , In ancient'st Italy had place . CANZ. XIIII . A transition to the next , and conclusion of this present Ode . MOre , to confirme vs to our Brute , Since sacred Sybills seeme not * mute ; Whose books well worthy best respect , Frame Brutus Iles in Greeke b Dialect : Needs , such as this , nor aught will please , We pray them better shew , or cease , And giue vs leaue , and Welsh to raise , Aswell our Brutes , as Arthurs praise . The end of the third Ode . A briefe type of the fourth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION , called BRVTVS . The fourth Ode contayneth , 1. A brief recapitulation of Brutus storie , his descent & trauels with the aduentures hee found here , when he came into this Iland : Quelling the Giants , and establishing his Kingdome in Albion , called since Britannia or Brutania of his owne name . 2. Brutus Acts , Race , and succession of Kings here : viz. Brute , 2855. he reigned 24. yeares , and diuided his Kingdome among his three sonnes . 1. Locrine King of Loegres , or England , reigned 20. yeares ; His wife was Guendoline ; His Paramour the beauteous Estrild . 2. Camber King of Wales or Cambria . 3. Albanak King of Albania or Scot●and . Madan his sonne , and Gwendoline , reign . 55. yeares . Mempritius his sonne , reigned 20. yeares : Hee slue his brother Manlius . Ebranke his sonne , reigned 60. yeares : His sonnes conquer Germany : He builded Oxford . Brute Greene-sh●eld his sonne , reigned 12. yeares . Lei● his sonne , reigned 25 yeares . Lud-Rudibras his sonne , reigned 29. yeares . Bladud his sonne , reigned 20. yeares : A Magitian , he founded Bath . Leir his sonne , reigned 40. yeares . Expelled by his elder Daug●ters , Gonorilla and Ragan , and their husbands ; Is restored by Cordyla his youngest Daughter whom he had reiected . Cordyla , daughter to King Leir , reigned 5. yeares . Cunedagius , sonne to Ragan , slue his Cousin Morgan , sonne of Gonorilla , and possessed the Kingdome , and reigned 33. yeares . Riuallo his sonne , reigned 46. yeares . Gurgius his sonne , reigned 38. yeares . Syssylth , Riuallo's sonne , reigned 49. yeares . Iago , Gurgius sonne , reigned 15. yeares . K●mac● , sonne of Syssylth , reigned 54. yeares . Gronodugo or Gorbodugus , reigned 63. yeares : His sonnes Ferrex and Porrex being slaine , began the Pentarc●y or fiue Kingdomes in fiue seuerall parts of the Land , which M●lmutius Dunwallo , sonne of Clotenus Duke of Cornwall , reduced into Monarchy , after fiftie yeares . 3. A remonstrance opposed to the erronious retection of some supposed Errours , by Polydore Virgill , an Italian writer , of our English Annalls : refelling some of his errours ; detecting and rectifying his vvrong cōputation of times and calculating the K. reignes according to the same . Also shewing how vniust his & some of his Followers calumniations are , that are made against the British & our Histories . PALAE ALBION . Ode quarta , Inscripta BRVTVS . ARGVMENTVM . Brutus vt Albionem , Brutoque Brytania Nomen , Coepit , & excisus , quarta dat Oda , Gygas ! At Mulmutiadae , stirps altera , Bruto oriundis , Sceptra licet serò , surripit illa tamen . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Prooemij Ioco , istius Odae Hypothesis . SAmotheam exorsi primùm , lustrauimus ! Oram Desertae Albionis promouimus inde ; Brytannos Nunc tractus , vtique olim etiam indita nomina nostris Temporibus rediuiua vigent , benè nota recensens , Musa veni , & resonis pete candida sydera pennis ! A Mauris , Luso , vel aquis , quae Tania dicta est , Aut venit , aut videt , aut vicit Brutus ! Amoenae Albioni , impositum , à Bruto Brytania Nomen : Hic claruêre eius per saecula multa nepotes , Brutigenûm , donec acer Romanus in oras Deuenit , Gallûmque manu spolijsque superbus , Demptaque cognatis populis è sanguine Troûm , Ortis , Tarpeiâ suspendit in Arce trophaea , Ca●sar in aequoreos , qui transtulit arma Brytannos . Nota canam ! vati linguis animisque fauentes , Annuite Aonides ! Brutus trans Gallica Regna , Lustrans fata , solum geniale inuenerat olim . Pandite Daedaliae fonteis Heliconaque Diuae , Vos meministis enim Nymphae , quibus Anglica iam tum , Floruerit terra alma viris , quibus arserit Armis ▪ Ad nos vix tenuis famae perlabitur aura . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Bruti in Brytanniam aduentus . CVm pius Aeneas sociorum flebile fatum , Occasum Troiae supremaque funera vidit , Monte sub Attandro molitur vtique biremes , Tendensque in Latium , sedes vbi fata quietas Ostendebant , fas vbiregna resurgere Troiae , Getulis Lybicisque ereptus Syrtibus , exul , Impulerat sospes Lauiua ad littora classes ; Nec citius Latijs tuto consederat Agris , Quam fuit Alecto , stygijs infecta venenis , Quam fuit Alecto & coniux Iouis effera Iuno , Quae Phrygas & Rutilos miseranda strage fatigent . Sed postquam Aeneiâ deiectus cuspide Turnus , Concidit , & sero facta est Liuinia Coniux , Syluius in Syluis ex hac tua posthuma proles , Nascitur Aeneas ; hoc saeclo , recta fuêre , Regna sub Ascanio , & quae dicitur Alba ; sed huius Aeneae soboles , diuersa per aequora vectus , Brutus in Angliacas tandem deuenerat oras . Has etiam terras meministis vt antea sanctae Aonidum turmae , vasti tenuere Gygantes ! Neptuni filij : nam postquam regna fuêrunt , Olim Saturni diuisa , habet aethera summus Iupiter , infernum styga Dis ; maria omnia lustrans Caeruleis dominaris aquis Neptune , nepotes Cuius , regna patris , per Caerula flumina nando , Oras inuenêre , & finibus incoluêre Desertae Albionis , faelicia rura , Gygantes : Quorum aliquam partem disiecit littore Celtûm Virtus Alcidae ; hic reliquos Aeneia proles ; Damnoniae attingens Totnesia littora Brutus , Ecce tenet portum ; iam stabant littore curuo Naues ; quam primum summis de montibus hostis , Apparet tanquam nemorosa , proceraque sylua ; Sic nautae vidissle ferunt in montibus olim Trinacriae Cyclopas , & hic è Collibus astra Sublimi ceruice ferit ; Naualia Bruti , In mare progreditur lustrans , vt consitaripâ Populus Eridani , verritque Cacumime nubes . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Bruti cum Gygantibus praelium & praelij euentus . NEc mora , quin stricto cernuntur praelia ferro ; Vndique concursant vasto clamore Gygantes , Ac nisi vana fuit Phlegraeis fabula castris , Dijs infestae acies , certarunt Pelio Ossan , Insuper atque Ossae frondosum inuoluere Olympum , Imperio Diuos premere , & supera astra tenere ; Praelia Brutus init , tremit horrida terra tumultu , Euolat interea certis victoria pennis , Brutigenûm turmis , releuans sua pectora ! vt hostis Aufugit , insequitur Brutus , nec rara Gigantum Corpora sternit humi ; vt secus haud respersa videres , Passim per terras & per Genialia rura , Quàm vel in Autumno , Boreali flamine frondes : Nituntur Bruti Comites , & puluere condunt , Quoscunque aspiciunt , ac caesa cadauera campis , Rellinquunt lanianda Lupis ; sic Iupiter altus , Centimanumque Gygen , Briareaque & obruit Aetnâ , Enceladum : è campis Phlegrae , Titanidaque Olim Condidit Inarines aeterna mole Typhaea . Neu priùs è regno extirparunt martis alumnos , Neptuni & Nerei sobolem , quàm summus honore , Dux Corinaeus opem tulit ; huic pro munera tanto , Arua dedit Brutus , Corinaeaque rura vocauit ; Proxima Damnonijs , quâ inter confinia currit , Loegriae Tamaris diuisor Cornubiaeque ; Quo tractu montes aiunt Titanibus illis , Antiquis famulosadomus , quibus vda ferarum Terga dabant vestes , cruor haustus pocula trunci , Antra lares , dumeta thoros , Caenacula rupes , Praeda cibos , raptus venerem , spectaculacaedes , Imperium vires , animos furor , impetus arma , Mortem pugna , sepulcra rubus : monstrisque gemebat Monticolis tellus , sed eorum plurima tractû , Pars crat occiduo ; terror , maiorque premebat Te furor , extremum Zephyri Cornubia limen ; Fortè quia huc multo occursarunt agmine Teucris , Tunc ità perculsi , insolito terrore Gigantes . Hos auidum belli robur Corinaeus Auerno Praecipites misit , cubitis ter quatuor altum Gogmagog Herculeâ suspendit in Aere luctâ ; Anthaeumque suum , scopulo detrusit in aequor , Qua Tamaris glauco immiscet sua flumina Ponto , Potauit fuso Thetis ebria sanguine fluctus , Diuisumque tulit corpus mare , Cerberus vmbram . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Vortigerin facinorosa regni occupatio , & Romani Imperij finis . REge breui , à famulis Pictoque satellite , caeso , Vortiger hac princeps in proditione Tyrannus , Euadens , potitur sceptris , solioque Brytannis . Vther & Aurelius , defuncti Regis vterque Frater , Aremoricum vicino littore tractum Cesserunt , neque iam totam cum Scotus Hybernen Mouit , & infesto spumauit Remige Tethys , Te modo vicinis percuntem Gentibus , olim O Nympha aequoras inter celeberrima diuas , Ferro picta genas , cuius vestigia verrit Caerulus , immenso Brytannia cincta profundo , Defendit rapidis acer Romanus in armis , Ampliùs , aut reprimit Pictûmve , Scotûmve tumultus : Caesar abes ; ter Consul opem negat Aetius ! hostis , Britannum Oceano , Oceanusque repellit in hostem . Quo nunc ? Caesar eras , non deserere ausus Alumnos , Quo ruit Imperium ? deserta quod Insula Iule , Parta trophaea tuâ , quondam fortissime , dextrâ . Scilicet ingenium , senio , mens , forma , laborant Cunctae sue ! Imperijque suis iacet aegra ruinis , Maiestas ; multum languens annosa veterno . Imperij in nostros heic meta ! à Caesare primo , Postquam quingentos , lustris labentibus , annos , Seu propè Brytannis Itali dominantur in oris . Odae sextae Finis . PALAE ALBION , The fourth Ode , Entituled BRVTVS . THE ARGVMENT . The fourth Ode brings in Troian Brute Mong's sonnes , that parts his Realmes in three , Scot'sh yet and Cambrian Kings ow'n suite And seruice t' Englands Primacy , That in right Line arow descends T' his Heires , till Schisme their glorie ends . CANT . I. The intention of the present Booke discouered . SAmothea first , next Albion shore Now so , both now and nam'd of yore , Great Britaine shewes ! new dayes forth brings , Th' old names , and ancient race of Kings . Thou sought'st , deare Muse , how Mauritane , Spanish Lusitane , French Aquitane , Coasted or kend ' or conquerd ' , last Brute at Brute-tania anchor cast ! Call'd Albion erst ; where many a-day His issue reign'd , till Caesars way Hither lay through France ; so French and ours With Trophey's deckt Tarpaeyan towers ; Nor booted kindred : Mars decides Th' alliance , lands by lot diuides . Then Pallas and my Muse that sings Their Roman Lords or Troian Kings , How Brute who quell'd the Belgique hoast , Found entertaynment on our coast ; Diuine Dames you remember when He came , his chance , the meanes , the men , With whom he fought , that Giant race : Now briefely , that both time and place , And all things else I may reherse , Pray , prompt my pen , tune well my Verse . CANZ. II. A briefe recollection of the precedent story of Brute , continuing it to his encounter with the Giants that he found in the Iland . VVHen once the wandring Troian * Duke To salt Sea woues himselfe betooke , In Barks ybuilt ' in Ida , and Leauing furious Dido's loue , and land , Had safe set foote in ●●●ium , where Fates had decreed , 〈◊〉 Troy to reare , And Romes great 〈◊〉 ; soone were seene , Fell Furies rais'd 〈…〉 hie Queene . But tumults laid , and Turnus dead , Troyes Prince he doth Lauinia wed , Whose late-borne Babe , since Fathers death , Syluius in saluage woods tooke breath ; From him whose brother halfe of bloud , Built Alba-Longa , t'goes for good , Came our first founder Brute ; what time Vast Giants did possesse this Clime ; Great Neptunes sonnes ; for Saturnes * lands , When they came to his childrens hands , Beene had by them , thus , Poets please ; Ioue Heau'n , Dis Hell , Neptune the Seas . So Neptunes sonnes held this our shore , And many a wealthy I le of yore : Of which race , Herc'les some in France Did quell ; these here , 't was Brutus chance ; Who striking in at Totnesse Strand , In Deuo●shire brought his Barks to land ! But scarce had time to view the coasts , Ere from the Hills he spies huge hosts , And Cyclops swarmes , as 't were great woods Come from their fields to th'neybouring flouds : Such , Sea-men sayne , they vs'd to see 'Bout Mongibell , in * Sicily . Such statures strange , they say'n , of eld , Both their and our Trinacria held , Th' Aetnaean Monsters , matching tho Tall Poplar's on the banks of Poe. CANZ. III. The Giants ouerthrowne , and Gogmagog the greatest slaine by Corinaeus , who hath Cornwall assigned to him ; their manners decyphered . VVIth these , whose tree-like tops did skar The flutt'ring clouds , must Brutus war ; Not much vnlike such match , I weene , In Phlaegra fields there once was seene , Where Ossa laid on Pelion hie , Made Olymph tops out-towre the skie ; Whiles for to win , fell Monsters stroue , Those starry battlements of Ioue These liuelesse , breathlesse , chac't and slaine , Brute strewes their corpses o're the plaine ; Like eares of corne while haruest lasts , Or leaues borne downe by Boreas blasts ! A prey for Wolues , and daintie feasts For rauenous Birds , and for wild Beasts . So Ioue dealt with the * Tytannoy's , Th'huge Monsters quelling , layes the poise Of Aetna on this Giants brest ; Of Iles and Sea-rocks on the rest ; Of Inarine's burden sore and streight , Typhaeus feeles the endless weight . But Albions coasts were not set free , From Albions brood ; e're braue Knight hee , Duke Corinaeus tooke in hand , To rid these vncoth Creatures , and Had faire lands giuen him , call'd , they say , Of his name * Cornwall to this day ; Where on the bankes of Tamaris , Which now the Cornish confines is , He with Herculean might o're-threw Gogmagog , Chieftaine of that crew ; Who hurl'd downe head-long , Doris deepe His corps , Styx had his soule to sleepe . And it was thought that westerne coast , Of this our Iland pest'red most , With those huge-limbed Centaures , who In stead of house and harbour , doe On Mountaynes liue in dens and caues That summers sunne , and winter saues : The running Riuers , Herbs , and Rootes , Right sauage-like , raw flesh and fruits , And skins of wild beasts , such their * states , Their meate , drinke , cloth , and finest cates , And greatest strength bore greatest sway , Till Corine chac't them quite away ! CANZ. XV. Vortiger steppeth vp dispossessing the right heires , and ●bteyneth the Crowne ; the Romane E●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 d 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 c 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 , Entitul● HENGISTVS . the seauen● Ode contayneth , 2. The Heptarchye , ●eauen Kingdomes of the Saxons , with their seue●●●eginnings , extent , encrease , continuance ●●●●ding , viz. 1. The original & call●●g●n of the Saxons vnder Vortiger , and the end of the B●ytons reigne , vnder their 〈◊〉 Kings . v●z . Vortiger , A. 417. R 20 v. V●●●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. ●3 Vortiporus , his son R. 4. Malg● R. 5. Car●●cus , R. 3 yeares . Cad●ar , R. 22 yeares . Cadw●●● , 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 . Edr●●g , his Cousin , 2. Guthred , sonne of Egbert , reigned three yeares . His three sonnes . 〈◊〉 , R. 23. Eth●●●● , 11. A●●● , ●4 . 〈…〉 Cuthred , R. 8 yeares , Al●ed , alias Balared , expelled by Egbert , King of west Saxons , Anno 827. hee reade his sonne A●●●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 , Ed●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 , ●ame by his sister Quindred . C●●wulf , brother to K. Cynewolf , reigned two yeares , expelled by ●●nulf who was vanquished by Egbert , and s●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 ●●der Ida , A. 547. he reigned 12 yeares : af●● his death his Kingdom was diuided into t●● 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 Ed●● sonne of Ella , heire of Deira , and reigneth ●●uer both Prouinces 22 yeares : Edwine afterwa●●● 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 Cadw●●● and was slaine by Penda King of M●● 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 year● Oswine , son●● Osrijc , slain● Oswy , R. 8 Egfride , sonne of Oswye , reigned 15 yeares● 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 yeare●● Ceolf , brother of Kenred , reigned 8 yeare●● Egbert , reigned 24. Osulfus , reigned 1. murdered . Edilwald , reigned 11. slaine by the Vsu●●● Alred who reigned 10 yeares . Edilbert , sonne of Edilwald , expelled 2. Dukes Ethelbald , and Herebert , but after 10 ye●●● reigne of A●● sonne . Aswald , slaine by one Siga , and his bree●●● 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 Du●● and also by the Danes , submit to Egbert . Circa Anno 820. ● The Kingdome of the East Saxons , A. 527. vnder Erchenwine , who reigned 60 yeares . ●●dda , his sonne , reigned 17. ●●●ert , his sonne , reigned 13. ●●●red , his sonne , ●●●red , his brother , ●●●bald , his bro●her , Paruus●nne ●nne of Sew●rd , ●●●bert , sonne of ●●igebald . ●deline . ●●gaire . sonne of ●●igebert ' Paruus . ●●lbius , Associate of Sigaire . ●●●gard , and Sew●●●red , sonnes of ●●elbius , and 〈◊〉 sonne of Sigaire , from , — Anno 617. ●●●ill — Anno 717. R. all of them 100. years ●●●red , sonne of Sige●●●t , reigned 38 yeares . 〈◊〉 then followed ●●●thelwald , Albert , ●●ena , and Suthred , ●anquished by Egbert , ●●●f west Saxons , hauing ●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-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 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 . Kenwal● , 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 p●titus , Praemia militiae Hengisto , fatalia dona , Cantia rura dedit ; quae Saxone Saxo repleuit ; Inque tenent hunc vsque diem , pater atque nepotes . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Vortigerni & Rowennae Hengisti filiae , amores & nuptiae . HVic erat Hengisto , pulcherrima filia Nympha , Nomine dicta Ronix , alij dixêre Roennam ; Illa adeò insigni formâ , vultuque decoro , Vt Venerem potuisse putes , & vincere Cygnos Ledaeos iurare velis , ità candida virgo Pectoribus niueis totum spirabat amorem , Qualis in Arcadiâ Phoebe , Cytheraea sub Idâ , Visa , vel Aurora est in vertice montis Hymetti , Talis erat Ronix , talem se Regis ocellis , Praebuit , & gestû & formae splendore superba , Lilia sic amicita rosis , sic vere tepenti , Flora rubens pratis ; Roseos diffundere odores Est quoque visa Ronix , anniverisque decore Florida ; sic teneris , Veneres , Charitesque labellis Spargere : cùm pendens placidè ridentis ab ore , In mensis medijs , Dapibus vinoque repletis , Vortiger immensam rapuit sub pectore flammam ; Illic saepe animos iuuenum rapuêre puellae , Illic Rex positis pro virgine concidit armis . Tum primum spumante cypho , pulcherrima Was-heil Instituit Regi Ronix ! Rex impiger vno Vinum haustu veneremque simul , Lenaeum & Amorem Libauit ! Proceres , Ciues , ignobile vulgus , Quis credat ? facti memores , hucusque quot-annis , Concelebrant Was-heil , & Bacchica festa coronant ; Cum bene me , bene te , bene nos , bene vos , bene nostram Et dominam ingeminant , cassâque salute salutem : Sicubi eam visamque cupit potiturque cupitâ , Reginâ gnatisque tribus , vel carcere clausis Vel saltem spretis ; ad virginis omnia nutum , Saxonicae genti Regni permisit habenas : Omnia iam poterant ; & nil non Saxones audent . Paganos minimè passi , ( sic namque vocabant Saxones ; ) vlteriùs Brytanni ! Rege sepulto , Aut vitijs quasi sopito , sibi pro patre Gnatum Vortimerum ex primâ statuebant coniuge Regem . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Belli inter Britannos & Saxones initium , & regni Brytannici finis . IAmque parant miseri plusquam ciuilia Ciues Bella , heu innumeros non extinguenda per annos ; Saxones à Patris , a Gnati stant parte Brytanni , Rexque Octam accersit & ex Scotica Orcade Ebusam ; Spectatrix prima miserûm Deruentio cladis , Saxonum , & Anglorum ; queis non benè fata fauebant , Bellorumque duces , saeuo periêre Duello , Magnanimi , mutuo confossi vulnere , fratres Wodenî Hengisti , & Britannûm Regis ; acerbo Funerc submersos , pulcherrima corpora bello , Deflerunt Briiones , & versis Saxones armis . Saxones ac pugnis fracti cecidêre cruentis Rex fugit , atque penes Britones victoria mansit ; Turbas sedatura sed ipsa Nouerca , priuigno Pocula Vortimero Medaeis miscuit herbis ; Qno simul ablato ▪ ac Hengisti fraude doloque Delet● fuerant proceres ; Rex pace quiesset , Nî noua Aremoricus mouisset praelia tractus ; Nam Constantini fratres modò Regis vterque Vther & Aurelius socias iunxêre Phalanges ; Iuraque poscebant , & pro diademate certant Vortigeri ; à domino quam dempserat antè coronam . Hisce lacessitus bellis , lassusque cruentis , Victori Aurelio linquens sibi debita Iura Voriger aufugiens , Eboraci ad Moenia tendit . Saxones Aurelius Regemque à Saxone factum Vortigerum insequitur , nec destitit antè ruinis Horum inhians , solio sese firmasset Eburno . Vortigerum perijsse iniectis vndique flammis . Castro in Mont-Cloarijc dicto , prope flumina Guanae , Hengistumque ferunt virtute superstitis Eldol , Qui vnus ab Ambriaco euasit stratagemate sospes : Vitâ Octam donatum , aiunt , Scotiamque remissum . Bis senos tamen Hengistum occidisse tremendo Marte Duces Britonum audimus ; Britonesque fugasse , Quos domitos bello , Creisfordia vidit aperto ; Ac tandem placida compostum pace quiesse : Inque vicem perhibent , Octa , Otho , Irmenricus olli Post successores sua Cantia Regna tenebant . Non tamen inficias eo , Regem quippe vocatum Aurelium Ambrosium , Britonum sibi splendida sceptra Acquisita manu , insigni virtute tueri ; Ac laudis monumenta suae , praeclara trophaea Relliquisse , vti Saxonico bene tincta cruore . Illoque extincto post bis tria lustra venenis , Vther successit ; modò Merlinaeâ ope fratris , Ambrosij-buriae ad fineis , ex vrbe Dablanâ Allata est lapidum structura , Choraea Gigantum Dicta ! Guilo-mauro Iernes , tum Saxone fusis . Illoque extincto post bis duo lustra veneno , Proximus Arthurus , Constantinusque Cadori Filius insequitur ; Constantinoque Conanus Aurelius , cui Vortiporus , cui Maglonus , olli Cathericus , Cadwanus ei , Cadwallo , puerque Qui Brito-Romanûm longo vltimus ordine Regum . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Heptarchiae , siue septem Regnorum heic Saxonicorum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . SAxones interea , Aurelio regnante & Vthero , Sub Ducibus , si●i , quisque suis , sua Regna parârunt ; Diuersisque locis florere Heptarchia coepit : Prima equidem Cantij ; sed flore●tissima Merciae ; Nerthumbriaeque fuêre , Essexiae splendida sceptra , East-Angliae parua , at Sussexia quàm propè nulla : Verùm vni tibi soli omnes West-Sexia cedunt . Cantij erant Cantiae ditionis & Insula Vectis , Parentque Hengisto Hengistique nepotibus ●lim . Merciae ; Herefordi , fuerintque Vigorina , Gleuum , Lectodorum , Oxonium , Staffordi , Hertfordia , Leyri Castra , Notinghamia , & quos Buckinghamia saltus , Northamptoniaque habet , Varuicum ; Erythraeaque rura , Cestria , Salopia , Huntingdonia , Derbia , Lindum , Quae Trentam , & Tamisim , Sabrinae & flumina Deuae , Prata bibunt ; quaquâ vergens media Anglica tellus : Quas genteis Latiâ dixti fortissime Caesar Voce Catechlaunos , Coritanos , atque Dobunos , Cornauiosque , omnes Merciae sub lege iugoque , Primum habuêre Cridam , & gnatos sibi postèa Reges . Northumbriae amplexû Lancastria 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Atque Eboracenses , Dunelmia , Cumbria & omnes Westmoriae , lateque tui Northumbria fines Contenti ; & Regio Borealis tota , Marinis Scotiae Edinburgi contermina adusque fluentis : Ipsi , ora haec omnis , sobolique obtemperat Idae . Essexiae Regnum , Trinobantes Caesaris olim Hertfordiae partem , cùm Middel-sexiam , & ipsam Essexiam amplectens , fuit Vffae , Vffaeque nepotum . East-Anglûm genteis , quos iam Norfolcia diues , Cantabrite , Suffolcia , Eliensis & Insula pauit , Vffa habuit ; Tityla , & Titylae tenuere nepotes . Primos sed paucos profert Sussexia Reges , A Cissâ quamuis , Ellaque parente oriundos Surreiam sibi iunctam habuit Sussexia , vbi Ella , Primus ab Hengisto Rex : at citò postea Regnum , Cum West-Saxonico , perhibent , coaleuit in vnum . West-Sexiae Regnum est , Dorsetia , Danmonijque , Bercheria , Hamptonia , Wiltonia , amoenaque sedes Aestatis , satis & Cornubia clara metallis ; Cerdicus est à quo , West-Saxones ordine longo Nascuntur Reges ! pater Ella ; a●us vnde Gewisses . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Saxonum , & votum . NVnc Heleconiades , in tanto turbine rerum , Saxonieos Reges memorate , trophaeaque Diuae : Dijs genitos equidem se oriundos Saxones omnes Inclamant , magno attollentes nomina fastû ! Saturnus Seater , quocum Sol , Luna , Deaque Dijque dies , sacro , Hebdomadae de nomine censent ; Mars Tuisco , Cytheraea Frea , Geta Apollo , Thor ipse Iupiter esse , Herm●sque adeo celebratus Odenus , Creditur ! hinc oritur tam verè Martia proles ; Orti à Seth , & Adam ; & aui numerantur auorum . Cantia nunc Primâs , Regnique Metropolis olim , Primi Saxonici ; primùm ergo canenda camoenis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Cantij Regni & Regum primorum origo , & ordo . GRandaeui , vt perhibent , Hengistus noster Odeni , Progenies , Magnique Getae ; modò quartus ab illo ! Cantia Regna tenet ; successit filius Octa ; Quicum Pen-dragon exercet lachrymabile bellum , Rexque in praelio apud Mont-Badon concidit Octa ; Cornubiae Ducis Igernae , ce● captus amore Victor vtique suos minime citò Pendragon igneis Vicerat , omnificas Merlini consulit artes ; Mentiturque Ducis habitus , & Rege latente , Induit absentis praesentia Gorlois ora . Est locus Abrimi sinuoso in littore Ponti , Rupe situs mediâ , refluus quem circuit aestus , Fulminat heic latè turrito vertice Castrum Nomine Tyndagium veteres dixêre Corini : Hac specie tectus , hoc nomine falsus adulter , Tyndagel irrupit ; ex illo Arthurius ingens Concubitu genitus ; Brytannûm gloria ! Cuius Mira frequensque canit laudes Lyra ! Martis alumni . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Tempore primorum Cantij Regum , Arthuri gesta & laudes . OCtae Otho successit , aiunt , Irmenricus olli Tempestate istâ fusis vbicunque Britannis , Northumbriam Ida regit , South-Saxones Ella , Gewisses Cerdicus , & paullò Crida posteà Merciam , & ambos Gnati Orientaleis Anglos & Saxones Vffae : Haec mala tot Britonum , capita ac quae pullulat Hydra , Atque renascenteis vires quasi sanguine Lernae Debellare aggressus eras Arthurius omneis , Namque Scotûm turmas atque agmina Pictica Loti , Cui data Connubio Arthuri soror Anna , Ducemque Nor danhumbrorum Colgernum Saxona , fudit , Bis , deciesque aiunt Anglos ; viresque repressit . Formosam hinc Nympham Guinheram nomine dictam Accipit in socias sibi taedas ! Scoto-Hybernis , Vsque metu micuêre sinus , quando algida Ierne , Brutigenum aduentu spumantem remige Tethym Sensit ! eum norant , Islandiae , quaeque , Britanno , Insula in Oceano , Germani , Gallia , Gothae , Saxones & Daci confecti caede cruenta , Gallia at Infidum redeunti , è transque marinis , Cantia Lotiden Mordredum bella fugarunt ; Quem videt ac stratum Zephyri Cornubia limen , Arthurusque cadit ; mutatam vbi Cambula fontis Naturam stupet esse sui ; ceu transit inundans , Sanguineus torrens ripas , & voluit in aequor Corpora caesorum : cognatum ac perculit hastâ Comminus accepit lethalia vulnera Princeps ; Mellodunusque vbi aquas confundit Dulios vndis , Cuius conuersim per Riuos perque paludeis Pont-perilos recipit fluctus remeantis ; in illis Ille locis ensem Calibur Arthurius alto Vulnere confossus proiecit ! Iamque leuare Desierat fuso morientia membra cruore ; Somersettiae agris ! Pomorum vbi in insulâ Auallon , Glasconiâ tumulatus humo , iacet inclytus Hector ; Saxonicas toties , qui fudit Marte cruent● , Turmas , fulmineo qui Pictos ●ontudit ense , Qui Scotos , Gallos ; Germanos quique feroceis Perculit , & Dacos bello confregit aperto ; Dum tumuli Elogium , & canet hos tibi tymbus honores , Perpetuo celebrata vigescent fortia facta , Militiae clarum decus & virtutis Alumne ! O igitur proles Gentis generosa Brytannae , Ceu facitis , Regiter magno assurgite vestro , Et tumulo sacro R●seas inferte Corollas , Officij testes redolentia munera vestri . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Reliqui Reges , & regni Cantij finis . ARthuro extincto , simul-ac ruit omne Brytannis Imperiale decus , virtusque refloruit Anglis : Postquam lustra decem , Otho , atque Irmenricus eiu● Successor , rexêre , aut iam latuêre per Arua Cantij ; Ethelbertus sequitur ! pia nupserat ●lli Francorum Regis Chereberti filia Berta : Iisdem Augustinus , vice Apostoli , vt Angelus Anglis , E Coelo , Christique fidem , cum Chrismate sacro , Attulit in terris summum vir sanctus honorem . Immanis tamen huic solio Paganus in alto , Gnatus Eadbaldus successit ; Apostata saeuus ! Cui sor●r , Edwino Ethelburga pijssima Nympha , Northumbro , Nupta est , Christi serua optima , secum Paulinumque ferens & non mortalia dona . Olli Ercumbertus ; satus illo Ecbertus ; & illi Successor Lotherus erat ; furialia bella Merciae Ethelredus quicum gerit ! Edricus illum Filius Eeberti , belli armorumque perosum Cognatus perimit , solumque duo Edricus annos Rex , in ciuili simul occubat ipse tumultû : Tum Cedwalla potens West-Saxo , Cantia Regna Vast abat miserè ; Cui postea visere Romam ( Fratre sed amisso West-Saxonis antè , ) volenti Filius Ecberti Guithredus lenijt iras , Immensum soluens Argenti pondus & Auri. Guithredus ille Edrici frater , tresque ordine Gnati , Pace Ethelredusque Edbertus , & Alricus almâ Cantia sceptragerunt , centum vel circiter annos ; Alter & Edbertus sequitur , Cynewolfus at illum Deturbat solio , Rex Merciae ; eique Cuthredum Substituit ; perhibent , iam proximum & vltimum in isto Ordine successorem Alredum è limite pulsum Liquisse Egberto fatis sibi debita Sceptra , Angliaco Regi primo ! cui serius vni , Heic omneis parere , vitas & Saxones ; Anglûm Regna simul septena , audimus , sic voluere Parcas . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Merciaci regni , primorumque Regum origo & ordo . ETiam Merciacos mihi Musa recense Tyrannos ! A Crida exorsi , Guifa proximus ; inde Ceorlus , Bellatorque potens , terrorque pudorque Brytannûm ; Proximus ast illi successor Penda , Brytannis Foedere coniunctus Northumbrûm fortiter armis , Opposuit Regem Edwinum , Gnatosque Ceorli Gnatae Quinburgae Edwino priùs anteà nuptae ; Saxones Occiduos Bellonae turbine vexat , Quippe quòd indigna est iniuria lata sorori , Sponsae â Rege suo spretae ; at pax alma secuta est . Iamque orientalis Anglos treis ordine Reges , Et solio & vitâ spoliarat ; denique quarto Iunctus foedere , cum socio simul occubat ipse , A Rege Osuuio Northumbro , victus vterque ; Occupat Osuuius Regnum , minimèque ferentes Aequo animo proceres , sua subdere colla Tyranno , Externo tanquam Merciae de sanguine creto , Wolpherum in Regno statuunt , Regemque salutant ; Saxone qui fuso occiduo , Vectamque subegit , Quam dat Edilwalco , Regi Sussexiae ! at ●lli Frater Edilredus successit , Cantia Rura , Crebris qui spoliat bellis ; regnante Lothero : Nec minùs Egfridi Northumbrica sceptra , perempto Egfridi fratre Alcwino , prope flumina Trentae ; Atquî operae-precium ! Accensos in praelia Reges , Ecce Theodorus placat , dat Mercia D●ron : Wolferi at soboles simulac Rex ille cucullum Induerat , Diadema capit Kenredus ; & olli , Gnatus Edilredi ; quicum fera bella gerebat Ina ! Ceolredus succedit : proximus illi , Ortus Ethilbaldus fratris de sanguine Pendae , Eopides ! Wallos qui contudit atque Meatas , Occiduo tamen à Cuthredo Saxone fusus , Bernredo occisus ; quem sustulit Offa tyrannum . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Regni & reliquorum Regum Merciacorum acta & exitus . WAlli Offa veniente tremunt , & Cantia Regna , Saxones occidui , & Northumbria tota tumultû ; East-Anglûm Regem , in generum taedasque paratas , Conscius egregiae fraudis , scelerisque vocatum Interimi iubet , & Regnum rapit ; at pia Nympha , Alfreda , heu lachrymis tumulum decorata Mariti Sperati , & facinus crudele exosa parentis , Incusans patrem , Monacham induit ! Anglo-Eoûm , Caeso ità Ethelberto , meta haec fuit vltima Regni ; Inque manus venit Egberti , cui Mercia venit : Offa vtique Alcuinum , ad Carolum cognomine Magnum , Misit , vt illius sibi conciliaret amorem . Et quid non illi facanda Lutetia debes ? Vix latuit quater , & toto quater orbe recreuit Luna , vbi post patrem cito funere raptus acerba , Filius Egfridus Offa satus appulit vmbras : Succedis Cynewofe , satus de sanguine Pendae . Edbertum strauit , dat Cantia Regna Cuthredo ; Quem soror & latis Quindreda reliquit in aruis . Confossum . Infelix sequitur puer ipse Kenelmus ; Inde Ceolwolphus Cunewolfi frater ; at illum Bernulph●s pellit , Regno mox pulsus & ipse , Fusus ab Egberto , sed ab Anglis caesus Eois ; Et quamuis Ludicenus ei , ceu Guthlacus olli , Successêre , iugo tamen ambo Egbertus adegit , Subdere colla , sibique ratum pendere tributum Angliaco Regi primo : sic Fata volebant . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Regnorum Breniciae ac Deirae , Regumque Northumbrorum Origo & admodum varia successio . IAmque Ottadinos , dabis ordine Diua Toparchas ! Ida regit primus Northumbros ; nomine clarus , Regio ! & imperij fineis promouit ab Humbro Flumine , adusque fretum Scoticum ; socio agmine victis , L●tho Pictorum , ac Conrano Rege Scotorum ; Intra bis senos spacium quo rexerat annos . Idae Ada Breniciae ; at Histriae , Rex Ella Deirae : Regnum Ellae cis , Adae , Scoticos tendebat in agros Glappa , Theodulphus , Freodulphus , Adamque secuti Ter modo Theodoricus denos , & Ethelricus omnes , Breniciam ! Deiros vnus rexisse tot annos , Dicitur Ella suos ! Ellae tamen vnicus haeres , Vix ab Ethelrici Ethelfrido , tutore maligno , Euadens sospes , Redoualdi Regis , & oras East-Anglum venit Edwinus ; charissimus olli ! Cuius ope fretus solio sceptrisque potiri Bello Ethelfridum aggreditur , sternitque furentem ; Quanquam & pace forent firmata sibi omnia , postquam Imperij extendens fineis , Britonesque fugara● , Et Scotum Ethelfridus , Pictumque & ab Orcade Regem ; Quo caeso , in Scotiam se proripuêre tenelli , Quinque cius Gnati , Don-Waldi Regis ad aulam , Osricus , Oswaldus , Eufridus , Osuuius , Offa , Ebbaque virgo soror ! Longè hic Scotica aura & Hybernas Ebrides imperio adiecit ; pulchrâque Ceorli Merciaci ex Gnatâ Quinburgâ , mascula bina , Nata sibi soboles ; Gnataeque ex coniuge binae , Cantia Ethelburgâ ! quae Christum , candida Nympha , Attulerat secum dotem , & coelestia dona : Primùm ibi tum fundata fides , & Cantia sedes , Aemulam habet Famae mater sanctissima gnatam , Inuidet Edwino infaelix West-Saxo Ceolphus , Interimique cupit , bello tamen occubat ipse . Penda sed & Britonum Princeps Cadwallinus , armis Edwinum & Gnatos Quinburga ex coniuge caedunt , Offredum , Edfredumque : Offredum cum patre aperto Marte , aliumque datae violato faedere pacis : Queis caesis , misera Ethelburga in Cantia Rura , Heu virgo infelix , natis comitata duabus , Venit Eadbaldum ad fratrem , transfixa dolore , Et teneram prolem externas pia mater in oras Misit , vbi aethereis desiêrunt vescier auris . Breniciae ac Deirae , Eufridus & Osricus Accâ , Sponsa Ethelfridi , Edwinique sorore creati , Regna adeunt ; ab Adâ veniunt , & ab Histriâ & Ellâ ; Finibus è Scotiae reduces ! sed concidit Osrijc , Concidit & positis , Wallo Duce , Eufridus armis . Tertius Oswaldus venit acrem infensus in hostem Vlturus Fratreis crudelia vulnera passos ; Conuersam in cin●res patriam , charosque Penateis . Est locus ; Oswaldi , Heauen feildia nota trophaeis , Dictus , vbi caedit victor , domuitque Britannos : Neu Britonum ignoras O Denisbornia clades , Rex ibi Saxonicis Cadwallinus occidit armis ; Quem sequeris Britonum Cadwallader vltime Regum . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Oswaldi pientissimi regis gloria , & nepotum gesta . POsteà pacificus sine caede aut sanguine Pictos , Continuitque Scotos , Britannos , Saxones omnes , Foedere ; Brenicios simul vnanimique Deiros , Pace suos ! queis vixdum animis concordia concors : Pacis amans , summa pietate insignis , egenis Dans Elcemosynas largis , manibusque quod aiunt , Ambabus , populo Ecclesias , donaria templis ; Haud secùs ac Anius , Rex ille , Deique Sacerdos . Rex ipse Oswaldus sacer interpresque Deorum ; Quando ex Aidani venerandi praesulis ore , Verba sacra excerpens , populi spargebat in aures . Tandem Merciacus multâ feritate tyrannus Saeuus , & immanis Christiani nominis hostis , Oswaldum superat Penda , & transmisit ad vmbras : Osrici at Oswino , Oswalditam Deira nepoti Obtigit , Osuuio , Oswaldi Brenicia fratri ; Atque ita Brenicios inter-cidit atque Deiros , Schisma iterum ; quanquam , non multùm ità postea capto , Caesoque Oswino , Osuuium penes vtraque mansit , Breniciae Deiraeque simul Prouincia : Pendae Osuuius bellumque mouet ; belloque peremit ; Datque Peda Pendae Gnato , pro coniuge Gnatam , Australemque plagam Merciae ; sibi caetera victor , Rettinuit , moriensque Egfrido sceptra relinquit ; Gnato , â Merciacis victo , Pictisque peremt● ; Qui sponsae , florens quamuis iuuenilibus annis , Virgineam haud soluit Zonam , Monachamque remisit : Frater at è gelidis rediens Elfridus Hybernis , Ad cultum ingenij capiendum eousque profectus ; Succedit : sequiturque Osredus filius , ●lli , Cognati Kenredus & Osricus ; inde Ceolphus , Egbertusque pius , Monachi ambo , Deoque dicati ; Egbertoque satus , turbisque excisus Osulphus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Regni Northumbrici per bellicas turbas dissipatio . NOrthumbris vbi iam discordia turpis oriri Coepit , Eidwaldus cadit , Alredusque Tyrannus ; Factus Ethelbertus bis Rex totiesque reiectus , Oswaldus , fraterque Osredus eosque secuti , Post Alfwoldum Ardulphus , & isto turbine , fato , Aut pulsi , aut capite plexi , cecidêre tremendo , Omnes postremi Reges : vti Sceptra iacebant , Visa Seianeio magis infortuna Caballo Quando duces inter , multos viduata per annos Regibus ; vt praeda infestis Northumbria Dacis , Occubuit , sua fatagemens crudelia ; cumque Bella cient miseri , plusquam ciuilia ciues . Quis cladeis etenim miseras , quis funera fando , Explicet , aut possit lachrymis aequare dolores ? Sylua nemusque omnis , deiectis frondibus arbos , Aethereus montium tractus , scit & ardua rupes , Quos gemitus ; qualeisque Tigreis , rapidosque Leones , Posse mouere putes , silices adamantaque durum , Instar Arioneae citharae ! Egbertoque mouente Praelia , Palladios pacis praetendere ramos , Legatos mittunt , Regemque vno ore salutant ; Et quanquam Egberto incipiunt pendere tributum , Vix tamen à Dacis , tutos fore , fata ferebant . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Essexiae Regnum ; & Regum series . NVnc claros mihi Pande tuos Essexia Reges ; Et primus magno venit Erchenwinus ab Vffâ , Sledda deinde , sacroque Sebertus chrismate tinctus , E Sleddâ satus ille fuit , Riculaque sorore , Cantij Ethelberti ; sceptrisque inglorius haeres , Serredus ; sequiturque nepos cognomine Paruus Atque alter Sigebertus ; eumque subinde secuti Suithelinus , simulac Regni socioque Sigerus Cum Selbio , Monachum induto , Gnatisque Sigardo , Seufredoque suis ; multumque pijssimus Offa , Vrbis visendae studio , veniaeque petendae Romam primâ aetate profectus , ibique sepultus . Offae Celredus perhibent , successeraet olli Clarus Edilwaldus ; Alberto , Vmbêna ; cadebat , Regum East-Saxonicâ supremus ab arce Suthredus , Qui West-Saxonico linquens sua Regna tyranno , Cesserat Egberto ! longè cui Martia virtus , Sic micuit reliquos inter , sociosque Dynastas Vndique vicinos ; quos iam malè fata fouebant , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . East-Angliae siue Angliae Regnum orientalis & Regis . NEc minus O recine Alma tuos East-Anglia Reges ; Exoritur magno , primoque Tytullus ab Vffâ , Filius huic Redoualdus erat , qui flebile bellum Mouit Ethelfridum contrâ . Edwinoque fauêbat ; Ol●● Forpwaldus ; Sigebertus proximus ; illo , Plurima patrono sibi Cantabrigia gaudet : Tresque adeò à Pendâ saeuo , veluti ordine Reges Continuo occisi , prior hic ingressus Eremum , Cognatusque Edricus , nec fortunatior Anna ; Hosque secutus Edilherus dat sanguine poenas Cum Pendâ Osuu● , Christi pro Dogmate spreto . Ordine Edilwaldus sequitur ; succedit Adulphus , Gnatus Adilheri ; Eluoldusque , illisque Beornas ; Clarus Edilredus , & chara pro coniuge ab offâ Caesus Ethelbertus , Rex vltimus Anglo-Eoûm . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Sussexiae Regnum , & siqui supersunt Reges . IAm paucos numerare potes Sussexia Reges : Saxonum ab aduentu , vix dum trigesimus annus . Voluitur , ac solio regnantem viderat alto , Austri Ellam plaga ! Plettigero , Cissâ , atque Cymene , Cum gnatis tribus ; egregijs , Rex ille Britannos , Afflixit damnis ; successit Cissa parenti , Eius Cissan Cestria opus : West-Saxone cuncti Posteâ Edilwalcus , mox & Berthunus , Athuno Cum socio caesi à Cedwalla , Aldwinus ab Inâ : Hos West-Saxonici primùm absorpsere Tyranni , Mox Reliquos : quos Musa olim memorate Monarchas . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Dynastiae & regum West-Saxonum historia . CErdicus est , à quo , West-Saxones ordine longo Nascuntur Reges ! Britones , serò aduena ab axe Zephyreo eiecit ; sobolesque huic Kenricus , olli Rexque Ceaulinus , ferus hostis vterque Brytannis : Iisque Ceaulini frater Cutha , tristia beila Intulit , & villas rapuit , domuitque feroceis ; Treisque fudit Britonum Reges ! at Regia proles , Cutwinus tamen occubuit , Regni vnicus haeres : Illiusque patris vice filius , ortus ab illo , Celricus exuli auo successit ; eique Ceolphus ; Cuius in Edwinum mala Machina , se opprimit ipsum ! Succedit Cynegillus ei Ceolaeque Cuthaeque Filius , hic Ceolae ipse Cuthae : Kenoualchius olli ; Armat in exitium sibi , vindictamque sororis , Spretae , iras iustas Pendae ; mediante sed Annâ , East-Anglo , sponsamque & pristina regna re●epit ! Septra gerit Segburga manu , moriente marito : Posteaque egregij luuenes , Elewinus , & alter , Centwinus Cuthwino orti ; domat ille Britannos , Merciacos prior . Et post hos Cedwalla , reuersus Exilio , inuidiam propter quo missus abijsset , Ipse etiam Cuthwino ortus ! temerarius ausu , Primus Edilwalkus , mox & Berthunus Athuno , Cum socio , heic fusi , Sussexiae vtrique Tyranni ; Iamque feris bellis vastabat Cantiae Regna , Cum tamen à Cantio , amisso sed fratre Molone , Pacatus grandi nummorum pondere cessit ; Sceptris substituens Inam ! Romamque profectus Sacro vbi chrismate eum tinxit , Petrumque vocauit , Sergius Antistes , sanctâ iacet vrbe sepultus . Fusoque Alwino , Regnum Sussexiae in vnum Cum West-Saxonico coalescere , Cantia fecit Regna suo subiecta iugo , pendere tributum , Atque Ceolredum ! & Wellijs , iam pace potitus Sanctorum Monumentum ingens Rex Ina laborum , Condebat templum ; Benedictinisque celebre Coenobium Monachis , cùm praedia templaque ponit ; Olim vbi Glasconiae , fore Arymathiense sacellum , Fama refert , Christi , velantis syndone corpus : Dormieruntque Deo , Rex Romae ingressus eremum , Berchyngaeque domi , Ethelburga pijssima coniux . Successêre Ethelardus ei , domuitque rebellem Oswaldum ; Cuthredus ei , domuitque ferocem Merciae Edilwaldum ; primo Sigebertus at anno , Turbatus solio ; fususque Kenulphus ab Offâ , Posteaque à Regum Cyneardo è sanguine creto , Caesus , & occisore suo comitatus ad vmbras . Inde salutatus fuerat Rex Brytricus ! olli , Valde suspecta est , orti de sanguine Regum , Egbertivirtus ! suspectam Galliae in oras , Cogit in exilium ; fato cedente sed ipso , Hunc omnes reducem expectant , Regemque salutant . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Egberti Regnum & cum vnione 7. regnorum gesta florentissima . MErciacos statim aggressus , Wallosque rebelleis , Ambos West-Saxo , & sibi Cantia Regna iugauit ; Inde Orientaleis , deuicto Rege Suthredo , Saxones imperio adiecit ; sed & Anglo-eoos , Merciaco , spretoque ingo , stratoque tyranno Bernulpho , ad se vltrò venienteis , omine perquàm Fatidico recipit : Ludicenus & Vthlacus olli Merciaci Reges succumbunt ; praelio vterque Ille occisus , & hic iuga sub seruilia missus . Iamque Ottadinos contà conuersus , Oliuâ Palladiâ circùm redimitos tempora , amicè Legatos recipit , Rexque ipse receptus ab illis ; Et sibi promittens tutelam , è limine toto , Dispulit , & bello Dacos confregit aperto ; Tunc Northumbriacis solum quasi finibus hostem Totius A●bionis miserandam posteà pestem . Vicit & Ordouices velut antè Silures , & vrbem Carleon ad flumen Deuae : sic Cantia rura , Mercia , Northumbri , Walli , Anglo-Saxones omnes , Vni iam parent Egberto ; Florida rerum Angliacarum erat haec facies ! Heu parcere Parcas , Indocileis diuas , atque inuida fata ! paterent , Quorsùm ea Normannûm spolijs Danûmque rapinis ? Wintoniamque regressus , vbi proceresque Ducesque Hospitio excipiens laetos per cuncta benig nè Concilio indicto , Diademate clarus & auro , Totius Albionis nostrae , Rex inde creatur . Totam etiam illius , quae dicitur Anglia , partem Publico eam edicto , iussit , sermone vocari Saxonico Engla-lond ; nostro contractiús England ; Rex West-Saxo , genus ducens Egbertus ab Anglis . Anglis sic effulsit honos , quo tempere primùm , Desijt Heptarchia , florere Monarchia coepit . Odae septimae Finis . PALAE ALBION , Entituled HENGIST . The seuenth Ode , THE ARGVMENT . Seuen Saxon Kings this seuenth Ode tells , And Hengist how , 'gainst Pictish pride , By Bryttons call'd in , both expells , And Conquerour-like their Lands diuides : But Egbert brought all Crownes to one , Erecting new styl'd Englands Throne . CANT . I. The scope proposed of this present Ode . I That late sung , in humble straine , Samothes , Albion , Brute , Romans traine ; Sing now the warlike English , and Saxons neare kin , Kings of this Land , Call'd in by Vortiger , t' oppose Picts rapines first , and other foes ! Whose Ancestors and Gentries ground Not so rare sought , as seldome found , Daigne , gentle Phoebus , to reherse , And be thou Patron of my Verse : Brits then , Iuits , Saxons , we and they , Will decke thy shrine , with Garlands gay ; So honouring thee , that honour'st them With Blazon of their Royall stem . CANZ. II. A summary discouery of the Saxons originall and honorable antiquitie . FRom Sacae comes the Saxons name , The Sacae they from Scythia * came , Inhabiting erst Sarmatia , where , The Pontique Getes , neare neighbours were ; And now , since plac't in Cymbrike a seates , As nigh beene set , the Iuites or Getes ; And rouing since , Romans 'gainst these Set th'Earles of Saxon shores , and b seas : Though rouing so , Vortiger , he prai'd , 'Gainst Picts , and Scots , these Pyrates aide , Whose boates of so small bulke , to row , Venice scarce would venture on her Poe ; As these compact of twigs of willowes , Couered with skins , to cut salt b●llowes ; Much like Saurobates Indian fleete , Semyramis did in triumph meete : First sea-fight first time land-reft woods Seeme quarrell on fam'd Indus flouds . These Saca's son's their Scythian style , Inhabiters of the Scandian c I le , Saxons and moderne Iutes ; old Getes , For Iuit-land and their Cymbrian seates ; Left their erst home , more easterne site , To th' Pol● , 't is thought or Moscouite ; Perhaps , Tartarian Hords ! say d some , That from faire Syons Towers did come . Getes , Gothes , Iutes , Saxons , all sate in The Baltique sea-coast , all neere kin , And mid'st these Iuites and Saxons , neere Flensburge , old Anglia's found we e here , What need 's then , seeke th' English to bring , From other , then the Saxon spring ; Whose manners , beauty , speech and guise , Bewrayes it ! nor neede they deuise , Negnon's Saxo , or other f grace , Then their trew ancient Saca's race , Which Saca's sonnes spoke short and g round , Saxons , their very name doth sound : And in th' Armenian bounds was seene Saca's old Citty Sacacene ; Where conquering Cyrus , conquer'd oft , Was lastly by Thomyris scoft : For Persians they promiscuously , Sacae , and Scythians call ; h whereby , Triumphs memorizing Scythian gests , Beene nam'd by them Sacaean feasts . More to confirme this our assertion Of their so bord'ring on the Persian , Trauellors and skilfull Linguists may Gather from their speech , good proofs , they i say ! So thence , first Germany , now long-while , Since haue they held faire Albions Ile . CANZ. III. Their calling in and first plantation here vnder Vortiger . VOrtiger , as was before set downe , Hauing by fraud gayn'd Brytaines Crowne , Call'd in these Saxons t' helpe * with stand Irish , Scots , and Picts , that spoil'd the Land ; Some holden th' ancient Britons race , When Roman Lords reign'd in their place , Retyr'd to Scotlands Mountaynes h wilde , And Irish Orkes , thence beene Picts stylde , Because they , as they vsed , e're Since Caesars dayes , be-painted i were , Notes of their Gentrie such ! this wise , Retayning still th' old Brytons guise ; Hating th' Italionate new brood , As we say , worse , then Turke or Toad ! Proud of their painting ! none true Brittons , Else held ; most painted , so most Great-ones . Vortiger represt these Picts rude traynes , By th' Saxons aide ; and for his k paynes , Gaue Hengist Kent , whose sonnes , they say , Held since , and hold it to this day . CANZ. IIII. Vortiger taking Rowen , Hengists Daughter , to wife more establisheth the Saxons power and authoritie , whereat the Bryttons repine . BVt fairest Rowen , Hengists Impe , Some call her Ronix , beauteous Nymph , Whose rarest parts , so rauishing are , As one would sweare , were no compare , Like Leda's Swans ; and Venus Doues , The Queene of soft and wanton loues ; Or else faire Lillies ; mixe with those , The orient beauties of the Rose , When Zephir's gentle breath makes sweet Th' aire , and strew's flowers at Flora's feet . So sweet was Rowen , faire her face , Such Nymph-like gate , and goddesse grace , Her Spring-time fresh , and gallant youth So liuely bloomes , and louely shew'th : That but her Peeres on Ida's greene , Cynthus e're or Arcadia seene ; Lesse wonder then , that one so * sweet , At feasts where Loue and Bromius meet , Should snare the King ! vnwares so tan'e , Tooke many a heedlesse youth their bane . This gallant Dame , with courtly grace , Was-heall myn Liege , they say her phrase , Dranke to the King ; who pledg'd so deepe , That loue his senses lull'd asleepe ; And Venus with Vines-bloud he raught , Loue and Lenaeus , at one draught . Was-heill a perhaps tan'e vp from hence , In City , Court , and Country since , Health 's ply'd so round , till quaffing healths To Mistris fann's , craze healths and wealths . The King bewitcht , as 't were and thrall , For Rowens b sake abandons all , Spouse , Sonnes , Friends ; Saxons only guide , The State , that rues their Pagan pride ; Which made the Brittons in disgrace , Make his first wiues sonne , King in 's c place . CANZ. V. Warres flaming betweene the Saxons and Bryttons , Vortiger is dispossest of the Kingdome . ANd now began that mortall feud , Many yeares asswag'd not , nor much bloud ▪ That 'twixt Brittons and Saxons heere Endur'd aboue a thousand yeere . Octa and Ebysse , sent for from th' Orke , At Derwent made first wofull * worke : In King and Hengists aide ; these done Defend the Sire , Bryttons the sonne . In this first fight their bane , braue e Dukes Vortimers and Hengists brothers tooke , But Saxons fayll'd , and were o're aw'd , Till Vortimer fell by Rowens fraud , And Hengist the Welsh Barons slew , Whose fate , strange Stonedge stones yet f shew . Then Vortiger had gayn'd rest , but for Fresh broyles from th' Aremorique shore , The last slaine King Constantius brothers , Vther and Aurelius , no more smother Their title , hoping t' haue the Crowne , And Vortigern , and Hengist downe ; Vortiger e'en weary of all f warres , Calling to minde his ancient scarres , Flying towards Yorke , did in plaine field Bayes and gold-wreath t' Aurelius yeeld ; But so hard chac't by th' Britons traine , T' his Castle plac't on Riuer Guane Mont-Cloarik cal'd , burnt in it there , T' Aurelius leaues his regall Chaire . And Hengist was by Eldol slaine , Alone that skap't from Salsbury plaine : Octa was sau'd , but sent away To Scotland backe , the Brittons say . Though we doe heare that Hengist slew , Twelue Britton Dukes ; and Brittons crew , From Creisford fled ; since when , warres cease , And he liu'd , rested , slept in t peace : And his sonnes Octa , Otho , and Irmenrike reign'd in Kent their land . I thinke no lesse , though , gather'd hence , Aurelius was a worthy Prince , And by strong powerfull hand maintain'd , The Brittish scepters which he gain'd ; With swords point hewing tokens fresh Of honours on the Saxons flesh . Whom poyson'd , thirty yeeres King succeeds Vther , much-fam'd for Merlines deeds , That t' Amesbury from Dubline u translates , That trophey of the Welshmens fates , Those hanging stones , the Gyants bower , Saxons slaine , and King x Guilla-moure ; Him poyson'd , twenty yeeres King succeeds Arthur most fam'd for martiall deeds ; Next Constantine Duke Cadors sonne , Conan , Vortiporus , and Malgwn , Catherik , Cadwane , Cadwallo , y and His sonne last King of Brittons land . CANZ. VI. The seuen Saxon Kingdomes their arise and extent . ANd now the Saxons * euerywhere , Their Kingdomes plant ! first Kentish were , Fair'st Merke-lands and Northumbers beene ; East-Angles were not so much seene ; Essex lesse , Sussex small or none ; All yeeld last to West-Saxons one . Kent with the I le of Wight z repaires , To Kents throne , her Kings , Hengists heires . To Merk-land longen , Hereford , Chester , Wor'ster , Gloster , Warwike , Salop , Leyster , Northampton , Lincolne , Derby , a Notingham , Huntingdon , Hertford , Bedford , Buckingham , Oxford , Rutland , and Stafford bee , The Thames and Seuerne , Trent and Dee , Within her march ! These Cattechlauni , Cornauij , and wit ▪ Corytani , Caesars Dobuni beene ! their Prince , Crida first King , and his sonnes since . Beene in Northumbers circuite b nam'd Lancashire , for faite women fam'd ; Yorke ; Durham ; erst a Kingdome , Cumberland West-morland , and our now Northumberland ; E'ne almost to Scot'sh Frith ! and once Ida's dominions , since his sonnes . East-Saxons , perhaps , c Trinobantes Of Tre-nuidh call'd or Troy-Nouant ; Vffa , and his , ore Essex were , Middle-sex and part of Hertford-sheere . East-Angles Kings and kingly d stile , Cambrige admires and Elye I le , Norfolke , and Suffolke ; Vffa there ; Tytila , and his sonnes Princes were . South-Saxons , Sussex , Surrey , e shew , Though the next first Kings , yet but few , Great Ella's sonnes ! whom first the West Saxons deuou●'d , since all the f rest . West-Saxons Kingdome though not great , Deuon , Dorset ; flowry Sommers-seat , Corn-wall with mines stor'd , Hampshire full , Berks and Wilt-shire , with corne and wooll : From Ella's sonne , call'd Cerdijc , came Their Kings ! Gewisse his Grand-sires g name . CANZ. VII . The Saxons glorying in their Ancestors and Gods. ANd now great Heliconian Dames , Our Saxon Kings trophee's and fames , From gods descended all-arow , Ioue , Woden , Geta , Tuisco * show , Seater , with Sunne and Moone , from whom Th' old Saxon weeke-dayes names did come ; And what Seth's martiall brood did here , Reigning since many hundred yeare ; Prime Kingdome once , as Primates See , Kent was , and my first song shall bee . CANZ. VIII . The story of the first Saxon Kentish Kingdome , continued till Arthurs birth . WOdens and Geta's sonne , the fourth , From him was noble Hengists worth ; Who first wore Kentish g Diadem : Octa , his sonne succeeds ! with him , Pendragon waging warre , they tell , How at Mont-Badon Octa h fell . But the late Conquerour conquered proues , Captiu'd by faire Igerna's loue , The Cornish Duchesse ; Merlines art Helpt the King play his Louers part ; Like Ioue transform'd t' Amphytrio's shape , To Goylen's he , commits this rape ; And in the absent Gorlois i place Did his deceiu'd faire Spouse embrace : So Tyndagel whose towring pride Is plac't on flowry Seuernes k side , Great Arthur got ; whom in their Layes Welsh Harps , and Poets , loudly prayse . CANZ. IX . Great Arthurs prowesse , life and death . OTho succeeded Octa ; than , Irmenrijck : and right now * began Th'Heptarchy ; 'mongst Northumbers Ida , South Saxons Ella , Mercyans Crida , West Saxons Cerdic , Vffa's sonnes Won Essex , and East Angles Crownes ; Brittons weake powers could now no good Against those Hydra's heads that bud , Though Arthur rose with powerfull hand , The Saxon foe-men to withstand ; And in twelue fierce-fought fields , * they say , Did brauely beare the bell away : His wife was faire a Guin-hera , fam'd For beautie ! By his prowesse tam'd Great Saxon Colgerne , and the Scot , With 's sister Ann's Spouse Pictish Lot , Island and Ireland , vtmost b Thyle , French , Germans , Scottish , Orkes and I le , Gothes , Danes , and Saxons : Welshmen needs Will haue to rue his warlike deeds ; With whom at his returne from France , The trecherous Mordred tryes warres c chance , At first in Kent ; and after slaine Where bloudy Riuers did distaine Cambula's fresh Fountaynes waters cleere , In Corn-walls confines ! Arthur heere , Had his deaths wound , but after dy'de By Mellodunes low Lake-ish side ; Into whose troubled streames he throwes , Accustom'd to warres deadly blowes , His conqu'ring sword , and 'mongst those Lakes His farewell of the world he d takes . In Somerset-shire ! and Aualon I le , That of her Orchards weares that style , Glastenbury now call'd , doth enfold His liuelesse corps , there laid in e mold ; He that subdu'd by restlesse paines , French , Picts , Scots , Germans , Saxons , Danes , Though clos'd vp in his marble tombe , His dust , her euerlasting home ; His fame yet liues , and with fleet wings , O're the worlds surface nimbly flings : And that dumbe monument though , doth blaze Such things to his immortall f praise , As rosie Garlands and fair'st flowers Beene fit'st to decke his dead-mans bowers . CANZ. X The story pursued to the end of the Kingdome of Kent with the first plantation of Christian faith among the Saxons . WIth Arthur , Bryttons hopes decay , And Saxons now beare all the sway ; Otho , and Irmenricus , had raign'd Forty yeeres ; and Ethelbert , next gain'd His sires throne ; weds French Cherebert's Impe , The Lady Bertha , beauteous Nymph , And gracious Queene , for Saxons good Her meanes , here heauenly Angels * food Christs faith by Augustine had plantation , Apostle of the English nation : A monstrous Pagan though their sonne , Edbald succeeds in 's fathers throne , Whose sister to Northumbers King , Edwine wed ! Christian faith did bring . Ercombert his sonne next ; Ecbert m his , And then Lothaire ! To warre with this , Mercian King Ethelred begonne , But Edrike slew him Ecberts n sonne : Edrike his cousin , too , left his life Within two yeeres by ciuill strife . West-Saxon Ceadwall now in 's o ire Wasted Kents townes with sword and fire ; Till Guthred Ecberts other sonne Appeas'd his wrath and warres begonne ; This Guthred and his three sons then Ethelbert , Edbert , and Alrijc p beene Kentish Kings , and that Diadem wore , An hundred yeeres , in peace , or more . An other Edbert , followes next , Whom Merk-lands King vnthron'd and vext , Cynewolfe , that to his great'st disgrace , Did set vp Cuthred King in 's place ; Next Alred , last King , leaues by fate , T' Englands first Egbert Crowne and state ; So last , Kentish , all the rest Submitten to th' West-Saxons hest . CANZ. XI . The Mercian Kings their originall and order till Offa. ANd now sing Merk-lands Lords dear Dames ; First Cride , then Guipha , third place * names Ceorlus Brittons fell foe ; next Brittons friend Penda , that sore vext Northumbrian Edwine , and his once First spouse Ceorlus daughters sons ; With Kenwalke then , West-Saxons King , War 's for his sisters sake did spring ; But shee and all receiu'd to q grace , By Anna's meanes , sweete peace tooke place ! Yet two East-Angles Kings beside , And Anna fell , for Penda's r pride : But being confederate with a s fourth Both fall , by noble Oswyes worth ; Northumbers King : who hauing gain'd Penda's dominions thus ; there t raign'd : Till Merk-lands Nobles loath t' obay Others then of Merk-lands bloud , made way , For Wolphere , who Northumbers yoke , West-Saxons warre attempts too , broke ; T' Edilwalke Sussex King giues Wight , Leaues Merklands Crowne t' his brother , hight Edilred ! that vext Lothaire of Kent ; And hauing slaine Alcwine by Trent , Brother to Egfride Northumbers King , Yorkes Primate stints the strife that spring : Edilred turn'd Monke then , Wolferes u sonne Kenred possest the x regall throne ; Edilreds sonne Celred that succeeds , And Ina , try'd their martiall meeds . Ethilbald next King , from Penda numbers His descent ; Welsh quels , and y Northumbers But by West-Saxon Cuthred foyl'd Bernred of crowne and life dispoyl'd . CANZ. XII . The end of the great Kingdome of Mercia . OFfa then Tyrant Bernred slew , Northumbers doth and Kent * subdew , Welsh foyl'd ; West-Saxon Kenulfe slaine , He by pretence of marriage , traines Ethelbert East-Angles King t' his Court , And slue him there , in cruell sort : Foule fell act ! which his promis'd spouse Faire Alfred so much disauowes , With hands wrung , and di-sheuel'd haire Distilling many a pearly y teare At her loues herse , poore soule , so greeues , She her fires Court , and Pallace leaues , And vow'd t' auoide all farther strife , To liue , and led an Anchoresse z life ! East-Angles Kingdome that here ends , This Tyrant tooke ! Alkuine he sends , To France to famous Charle-maine : His sonne Egfrids scarce foure-month's raigne Kynewolfe succ●eds , that downe did a bring Edbert , made Cuthred Kentish King. His haplesse young sonne next doth raigne Kenelme , by 's sister Quindred b slaine ! Kenulfs brother , next wore the Crowne Ccolwolf , by Bernulf ; he put downe By Egbert ; to whom Ludicene , And Whitlafe , Tributaries beene : And euer-since West-Saxons c count Themselues Merklands Lords Paramount . CANZ. XIII . The originall of the Kings and Kingdome of Northumberland and the many deuisions thereof before good King Olwal●is ti●e . NOrthumbers Kings Muse next relate ! Ida first founder of the state , From Tine to Cluid reign'd ; * vanquisht Lots Pict - troopes , and Conrane King of Scots ; But after twelue yeeres reigne deuided , Beene his lands ! his sonne Ada d guided Brenicia's North ! South Deira tooke , Histria's sonne Ella , Saxon Duke ; Glappa , Tydwald , Fridulf , Thyery , and Ethelrik in Brenicia's land Scarce thirtie yeares reign'd : Ella alone Sate so long on Deira's e Throne . Ethelriks heire though , Ethelfride , Had almost set Edwine beside Ella his Sires seate ! who was made Fly to East - Angles King for aide . Redwald that lou'd him dearely well , Holpe him , so that Ethelfride f fell , Though growne so great , that all Kings heare , Wales , Scots , and Orkeys stood in g feare . Ebba , Oswy , Oswald , Eaufride , Osrijc , and Offa , fled that tide ; His tender daughter and fiue sonnes , To th' Scot'sh Kings Court , poore little ones ! Edwine possest , of all what state Long'd to Northumbers both Crownes late , Th' Ebrides he did t' his Empire adde ; By Mercian Ceorles daughter had Two sonnes , as many female Imps By Ethelburga , Cantian Nymph , Who brought Christs Faith , and great h Pauline To Yorks See , chiefe , next Kents faire shrine . Edwine , West - Saxon Ceolph i sought To wrong , but fell by th'wiles he wrought ; But Penda and the Brittons Prince , Slue Edwine and his both sonnes since , Mercyan Quinburga's issue , k these First in fierce warre , next in false peace ! Kents Nymph with her Imps from wars chance Fled into Kent ; fayl'd , sent to France . From Scotland now return'd at once , Ethelfrides and Edwines sisters sonnes : Faire Acca's Royall off-spring , so From Ella sprong , and l Ida too , Eaufride Brenicia's , Osrijc glad Deyra's Crowne and Scepters had , Whom Cambrian Prince Cadwall● slue , Whose cause doth Oswald fresh pursue , Where neare Picts wall , is Heauen-field nam'd , The place by Oswalds conquest fam'd , And Denisbournet that saw in plaine Field Bryttons King Cadwallo slaine ; Cadwallader , his sonne , next in place , Last King of Cambers of that race . CANZ. XIIII . The rest of the continuance till the subuersion of that factious Kingdome . ANd now good Oswald fayne makes peace 'Twixt his two factious * Prouinces , Brenicia and Deyra ; since , They late scarce brooke one Law or Prince : Both whom , with Picts , Scots , Bryttons bold , He did in due subiection hold . His plenteous almes the sumptuous shrines He built , and whence his glorie shines ; Such power hath Faith , such grace affords Interprets reuerend Aidans m words , T' his men , seemes Anius-like for these , Priest of th' high GOD , and Prince of Peace . But Pagan Penda , Mercians King , T'vntimely death good n Oswald brings . Then Oswalds brothers , Osrijc's sonne , Oswine had Deira , Oswye wonne Brenicia ; and betwixt these twaine , New warres , and schisme , 'gan now againe , Till Oswyne slaine , Oswye alone Had Deira's and Brenicia's Throne . He Penda slue , and Mercians o Crowne , As Fortune would , annext t' his p owne ; Whereof part , Peda , Penda's Impe Dower with his daughter had , false Nymph . Egfride succeeded next , his sonne Who leaues his Virgin-Spouse , a q Nonne , Though in youths prime ! when th' Irish rew Mercians foile , Picts King r Brudeus slew . Next then his brother Alfride rules , Taught , and trayn'd vp in Irish s Schooles ; Osred his sonne next , Osrijc then , His cousin , and Kenred crowned beene ; Ceolfe and Egbert soone , that , t strange Royall Robes done for Regular change . CANZ. XV. Their last encumbrance by the Danes , and submission for reliefe to the West-Saxons . EGberts sonne Osulfe then , and next Whiles grieuous ciuill warres sore vext Northumbers , after after * Ethelwald , Alred ! and twise downe , twise enstal'd , King Ethelbert ; since those two a brothers Oswald , Osred ; since diuers others . For this poore Kingdome more of late , Then Sejan's horse vnfortunate , As if she kingly style not brookes , Was a while gouern'd by her Dukes . Scarce any of the latter traine Of Kings that scap't and was not slaine , Such tragique ends and fearefull fate Pursu'd the Princes of that b State ; The flowry dales , the fields and flouds , Fresh stain'd with streames of purple bloud , And Eccho pitious plaints affor●s What she could though she wanted words , Earth's face shew'd forth her graues like scarres Part the Danes worke , part ciuill warres . Northumbers therefore tooke , Fame sings W●st-Saxons Egbert for their King. CANZ. XVI . The Kings and Kingdome of East-Saxons . EAst-Saxons Kings , may now next * song ; First Erchenwine from Vffa sprong , Sledda , and Sledda's Sebert , since , And Ricula's sonne , first Christian Prince : Ignoble Serred , then a paire Of Sigeberts , Swithline , c Sigaire , And Selbius , Sigaires consort , once , Monke-profest turn'd ! next his two d sonnes Sigard and Sewfred : after them Good Offa weares the Diadem , That of deuotion visit's e Rome , And youths best good , found there his tombe . Next Celred , and then Ethelwold , Albertus , and Vmbena , hold East-Saxon scepters , Suthred f 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 g Ethelfride , His Carpwald , and Sigebert , whoot's ●aid , Learned Cambrige first foundation h laid : But old , and leauing kingly weeds For Monks cowle , Edricus succeeds His cousin , and Anna next doth raigne , By Mercyan Penda , all three i slaine : Brother though thus slaine , and kinsmen were , By th'wretch , with him ioyn'd , Edilhere , Christs enemies fell by Oswyes k hand ! Edilwald then , Adulfe , Alfwold , and Beorn , Edilred , and last King slaine , Ethelbert fall's by false Offa's l 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 m Chichester , Sore vext the Brytons ; after them Edilwalcus wore the n Diadem ; Last Tyrants Berthune and o 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 p 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 q 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 r 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 s 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 ●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 . t 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 b●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 a 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 b 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 , frō 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 Ethelw●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 . Hard●Knute , his brother , R 2. y. Edward , sonne of Ethelred , surnamed Confessor , R. 23. yeares , a good Prince . Harold , the sonne of ●arle God●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 Danes , whom Ethelwolf vanquisht in Surrey . Burthred , made King by Ethelwolf , married Ethelswide the Kings daughter , but at last hee fled frō the Danes to Rome about Alfreds time . Eldred , made King by Alfred , espoused the noble Lady Elslede , who also after her husbands death gouerned the Mercians with great honour , & defended them right nobly against the Danes : her brother King being much holpen by her martiall aide and politike counsels , after whose death K. Edward tooke the land of Mercians wholly the Crowne . Northumbers . Osfride and Ella rebell against Ethelred , and are slaine by the Danes , about the beginning of Alfreds reigne , Egbert , made King by the Danes , expelled by the Northumbers . Ricsiga , King vnder the Danes , R. 3. yeares . Egbert , a second , vnder the Danes , R. 7. y. Guthred or Gormo a Dane , but God-sonne to King Alfred , regned 11. Sythrik , his son , reigned next , and espoused Edyth daughter to King Edward , sister to Adelstane : but Aulafe and Godfride their sonnes , for mouing some sedition against Adelstane , were expelled , and fled , Aulafe into Ireland , God fridus into Scotland ; where they raysed some powers , but were notwithstanding at seuerall times vanquished by Adelstane and Eldred . After that one Edrike did clayme the Kingdome of Northumberland : but was ouercome by Eldred , about , An. 950. since when , Northumberland hath onely remayned an Earledome or Dukedome . PALAE ALBION . Ode octaua , Inscripta SVENO . ARGVMENTVM . Oda velut varijs , Anglos , octaua procellis Iactatos canit , huc Danica turba ruit ; Duraque Suenc l●cèt pensa imperet , omne retrorsum Cessit at Angligenis Imper●ale decus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Prooemio Odae , inserta hypothesis . BRitannos Latij ▪ cum Italis modò Sax● Brytannos , Sedibus è patrijs & finibus expulit ambos : Saxones è solio , simul omnia turbine versant , Daci disijciunt . Nostris ita saepè minutis , Ludit in humanis diuina potentia rebus . Sicque vices Fortuna fouet , Naturaque cursu Omnia perpetuo varians , sicque explicat annum ; Ver fugit aestates , aestatum terga lacessit Pomifer Autumnus , Nymbis cessurus & vndis . Vtque canit Samius , sic nos , sic omnia verti , Nunc has , nunc alias videas florescere genteis ; Celsaolim , veteres nunc Troia , humil●sque ruinas , Et pro diuitijs tumulos estendit auorum ; Clara fuit Sparte , quondam viguêre Mycenae , Cecropis , & Pr●ami , necnon Carthaginis arces : Vile solum Sparta est , clarae cecidere Mycenae , Celsaque Carthago , Thebae celeberrimae & Argos . Laomedonteae , quid nunc nisi nomina Troiae ? Quid Pandionijs restant nisi nomina Athenis ? Tam variat Fortuna vices , tot mille figuris , Vt quod erat non est , neque erit quod perstet in orbe . Imperiale decus , saeclo isto , pessim● Hirene , Transferre ad Gallos , velles insana Monarcha . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Dacorum siue Danorum & Daciae domen & origo . SAxones Egberto florent regnante , cruento Mox ipsi praedae Daco , miseraeque rapinae ; Vnde igitur Dani veniunt , quibus incola terris Olim Dacus erat , qui tot modo coedibus Anglo Saxones affecit ; pandens ab origine primâ Musa rogata refer ! Fuit olim Dacia propter Ripam Istri , Gothique Getaeque ad littora Ponti , Contiguas Dacis sedes habuêre , sed intus Daci Danubicis iuxta adsedêre fluentis : Contiguas quoque nunc Boreali in cardine mundi Quaesiuêre sibi sedes ; nam Gotthia fineis Dacorum attingit , quâ tendit Cymbrica Nesos . Illi multoties Romano à milite victi , Trajani ac iussu Caracallae : postea bellis Romani Imperij fineis regnante Philippo , Turbârunt miserè , Europamque , Asiamque remiscent , Donec ab Aurelio victi , validisque fugati , Aut propè deleti , irruentùm à gente feroci Hunnorum , Eoas dominante Valente per oras : Exin cessêre , atque vbi iam sedêre , potiti Sede , ex quâ Marius Cymbros deleuerat , inter Arctoos mundi populos numerantur : Eorum Dacia Pannonijs vicina , Valachia nuper Dicta , tulit Danos dudum , Dragulasque sibjipsis Infestos ; parilique odio flagrànte , vocatus Turca iugum imposuit collis , Danosque trucidat Instinctu Dragulûm ! Sic turpè vtrisque subactis , Possidet arua ferox hostis ; celeberrima donec , Rettulit Hunniades , à Turcis capta trophaea , Extitit ac patriae vindex , Lunasque repressit ; Sicque vetus , perhibent , produxit Dacia Dacos , Iam Danos Dragulasque ; hodiernaque Dania dudum , A sibi cognatis Danis , aut sede potitis Antiqua Istriacâ , nomen traxisse putatur . Crebraque cos inter commercia vtrosque fuisse , Dacosque & Danos , olim Edgaris acta docerent ; Eque sinu quamuis , quidam autumat hosce Codano , Danos iam dictos ; siue haec seu verior illa Summi vtriusque authoris erit sententia , Dacos Siue vocare lubet Danos , de nomine quippe Sollicitè minùs Orator monet esse seueros , Cum dere constet : suo enim diplomate Regem Dacûm s● profitetur ouans , Rex Daniae ! ab illis Littoribus certum est venisse , vbi Scandia in Arcton Brachia protendit , tum limina nostra rapinis , Infestasse diu ! sunt Oceanoque propinqui Dani , Baltiacique sedentes margine Ponti , Eoumque per Oceanum , sua littora contrâ , Hostibus infestis ; breuis hinc traiectus ad Anglos ; Hic fons , hoc flemma , haec Dacûm celebratur origo . Iamque Deà vnde fores digressa , reuertere tempus , Et mecum Albionis placidam lege littoris oram . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Egberti dominatus , & Dynastiae finis . PRimum quem canimus , Egberto Principe primo , Gaudet nata recèns , roseas induta Corollas Anglia , pace choros celebrans , laurumque triumphos . Saxonum ab aduentu , quadringentesimus annus Est propè coeptus agi , Egberto iam Rege salutisque Octingentesimus , tricesimus , Ogdoos idem , Postquam Merciacis Wallisque Monarcha subactis , Eurique & Zephyri , Anglo-Saxones atque Meatas , Septem Regna suis adiunxerat ; exteraque arma Finibus è totis repulit ; cum stamina vitae Ruperunt Parcae , & florentia Sceptrarelinquit Filio Ethelwolfo : hic Romam proficiscitur , vrbis Visendi studio , & votis Monachoque solutus , Quo priùs indutus fuerat , Regalia iura , Sceptra capit , soliumque sibi , & Diademata Patris . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Egberti filij Ethelwolphi Regnum & gesta , DVctâque Osburgâ formosâ coniuge , Gnatos Bis duo suscepit , totidem ordine postea Reges . Huic Diuus Swithinus , Adelstanusque celebres , Consiliarij erant ; Egbertus & anteà Gnato , Cantia rura Duci dedit Adelstano , vti fama est . Dotibus egregij naturae instructus & artis , Iusticiaque suos & multâ pace fouebat , Cum subitò Oceani emergens quasi fluctibus ingens Dacorum numerus , turbantes omnia , Regni Fineis inuadunt ! quos Damnoniaeque Ceorlus , Vicit , Adelstanusque per aequora tota fugauit ; At priùs & villas multùm populantur & agros , Et Thamesim ingressi , Londinum , & Mercica rura , Cum , duce Merciaco , dicto modò Rege , Fridulph● , A Dacis fuso ; comiti pro coniuge Gnatam Rex dat Ethelswidam , Burthredo ; & Marcia donat Sceptra , & quam potuit magno conamine iuuit , Infestos contra Dacos , inimicaque tela , Donec eos multâ discedere strage coegit . Sicuti iam radijs , aliquot obscura per annos , Dispergens nebulas , Anglis pax alma refulsit : Rex Iuditham duxit Francam , solioque locarat Contrâ quàm Proceres Regesque ipsi antea contrâ Brytici Eadburgam statuissent Regi-Cidam : Wintoniaeque iacet post bis duo lustra sepultus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Ethelbaldi , Ethelberti & Ethelredi , trium Ethelwolfi Gnatorum regna . REgnat Ethelbaldus cum patre & fratre , sibique Iudittham malus , vxorem patris , omine diro , Concubitu incesto , male tum copulauit & audit : Despectusque suis , paucosque superstes in annos Vixit ; Ethelbertusque olli successit ; in illum Danica turba ruit ; valida at virtute repressit , Ac citò post moritur , vix quintâ aestate peractá . Frater Ethelredus sequitur , quem Dania totis Viribus aggressa est : etenim Rex Dacus Iuarus , Cum classe ingenti Angliacas simul appulit oras ; Temporis intereâ Merciosque parumque fideles , Regi Ottadinos perhibent ; ipsosque regebant , Burthredus Mercios , Osfridus & Ella Meatas ; Rex tamen & Dacos superat , Regemque cecidi● : Vnde duces , cum fratre Agnerus Hubone creati . Quanquam alij referunt Regem haud perijsse , sed ipsum Pace impetratâ , terrâque hoc nomine quantum Tergo , ceu Corio circundare posset equino , Doncastrum posuisse , domumque measse , subortos Ad compescendum motus & furialia bella ; Atque ita substituit fratreis , sed foedere nullo , Foedifragi poenis Daci magis vsque stetêrunt : Vnde breui post bellum oritur , ingensque secuta est Dacorum strages ! cum , accepto vulnere , paullò Posteà Ethelredus , animam exhalauit in auras . Et minimus natû Alfredus , moderamine rerum Iam potitur ; potitisque domi circùm vndique pace Compositis ; votíne ergô , an faciebat honoris , Romam abiens , diadema verendo à praesule coepit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Quarti Ethelwolphi filij Alfredi Gesta florentissima . PErfidiae interèa fuso dant sanguine poenas , Merciacique infidi , Ottadinique rebelles ; Namque per id tempus Northumbria paruit Ellae , Offridoque Anglumque iugo sua colla leuârat ; Cum ducis infoelix spensam violare Beorni , Haud cunctatus erat Northumbricus ille Tyrannus Osfridus ; vindexque Thori laesique pudoris Coniugis assertor , vocat in confinia Dacos , Aspergensque odijs commissa ob crimina Reges , Vallo ipsos Eboraci intra sua moenia cingit , Nec vita & solio , ac spoliarat , destitit ambos : Crimen adulterij Osfridus cum sanguine pensat , Et pr●pè Vro-uicum locus est qui dicitur Ellae Campus , vbicaesus cum sanguine nomina liquit . Nacti opportunum Daci tempusque locumque , Nunc Regum ac scelus infandum quo pellere Reges Nulli non libitum ; illorum sibi Regna iugarunt ; Regique Egberto cuidam Northumbrica sceptra Mandarunt ! pulsoque illo , Ricsiga , secuti , Egbertusque alius ! Gormo successerat illis , Guthredusque aliâs dictus , charissimus vnus Alfredo quandam ; Daci omnes Regna gubernant . Atque ità Northumbris dominati sedibus , vltrâ Merciacis agris latè populantur , & Anglos Inuasere etiam fineis ; lentoque duello , Corruente Edmond● sanctae pietatis alumn● , Alkymondâ orto , Norymbergaque Sywarâ ; Regem siue ducem sibi substituêre Guthormum ; Eois sequiturque nouissimus Edricus Anglis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Daci & eorum Duces saepiùs ab Alfredo profligati . BVrthredo haud Mercio minus , Alfredoque furentes Multùm perfidiosi ingentia damna tulerunt Daci ; qui nullis pacto neque foedere , stantes , Exoniam Alfredo ●ripiunt , inopinaque Regi Struxêre insidias ; Rex , impiger arma capescens , Bristoliam propè primò , Abingdoniaeque secundò Praelio eos , magnumque ducem modo strauit Hubonem : Atque iterum à bellis sancito foedere cessit . Tempestate istâ Dacis veniebat ab oris Rollo , & ab Alfredo victus , ceu littora longè Neustriaca aspiciebat , apumque examine , gente Mellificâ , ductore , procul , sed debita fato , Regna petit , fluuios Ligerim super atque Garumnam , Et Sequanam vsque sitam sedem ! à quo postea Reges Neustriae , & Angliacis qui olim dominantur in oris . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Alfredi infortunia , sed & eorum foelix exitus . PErpetua intereà Dacis-cum bella fuisse , Sancitum quamuis esset foedusque fidesque Irrita cum votis , notum satis omnibus ; vni Tot varios rerum casus , tot adire labores Contigit Alfredo inuicto ! cui mixta dolori , Gaudia semper erant , spes semper mixta timori , Cui vestes sudore iugi , cui sica cruore Tincta iugi , quantum sit onus regnare probârunt , Vixque foret quisquam immensi per climata mundi Cui tot in aduersis vel respirare liceret , Nec tamen aut ferro contritus ponere ferrum Decreuit ! quanquam à Burthredo Regia Dacis , Merciaque exposita est praedae ; confinia Regis Alfredi , cum se Romam modò contulit , ausus Vlterius tumidis sese haud committere bellis ; Inque manus Dacûm sic Mercia venit ; vt antè Desertis Ducibus Northumbria ; totaque Eoûm Rura , & Londinia East-Anglûm pulcherrima sedes : Hisce malis pressum & cingentibus vndique Danis , Alfredum , perhibent , per deuia rura vagantem Haud secus ac Phoebum Admeti inter prata , paludeis , Somersetiae agris , tanquam loca tuta tenentem ; Insula Nobilium , per id tempus Athelnea texit Hostium ab incursu ! & speratae penè salutis Immemorem : at Cutheberto , aiunt , hortante labantem , ( Posteà cui , ( pario positum est de marmore templum Ingens Cestriae Ei ; ) donaria multa dicauit , Dunelmense solum , Cuthebertique arua ! ) palude Rellicta , in fuluam , contrà , descendit arenam . Post toties fractâmque fidem , iurataque frustrâ Numina Rex totis insurgens viribus , hostem Finibus è patrijs repulit ! mox Mercica Regna Ingressus subigit sibi ; Noruegiosque ferenteis Praesidiariam opem , sternit , Dacumque cohortes ; Et quem Burthredi vice substituêre Ceolphum Merciacis Daci , indignum vel nomine Regis , Infimae vti sortis , musis neque Martis alumnum . Cestria dein redit ad Regem , & Northumbria ! Dacus Praeficitur quibus , Alfredi ex baptismate Gnatus , Gormo ! fugâ , quaquâ versum sibi consulit hostis , Pars patriam repetens , pars munijt aggere fossas ; Praeterèa ac nemo bellis tot victor apertis , Vno , vti qui septies Dacis-cum cerneret anno : Londinium , ereptam Dacis vbicunque fugatis , Merciacique soli partem , cum coniuge Gnatâ , Dat Duci Ethelredo , Elfledae Rex nomine dotis : At bellis simulac Dacumque furore quiescens , Tum Monachis aedes , Cuthebertoque arua dicauit , Rex Tinam atque Athesim inter flumina ; debeat olli Quicquid habet Phoebi & Musarum splendida sedes , Oxonium studijs florens , mihi dulcis alumna : Qui primùm instituens gymnasia , praemia fixit , Pallados , Hesperidumque sacri cultoribus horti , Wintoniaeque iacet post bis tria lustra sepultus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eduardi Senioris regnum & gesta . GNatus Eduardus sequitur , Wallumque Scotumque Hic primo Imperio & fratrem , Dacosque cecîdit , Fratris Athelwoldi insigni feritate rebelleis : Northumbrosque armis domat , East-Anglûmque Guthormì Successorem Ericum , ereptis cum sanguine sceptris : Mortuo & Eldredo , Augustam , Oxoniumque recepit ; Merciâ at in reliquâ populos Elfleda feroceis Inclyta Amazoniâ plusquam virtute coercet : Varuicum huic multum , Staffordia , Cestria debent , Salopia , atque aliae posuit queis moenia villae : Scilicet & Wallos domuisti , insigniaque armis Bellica Northumbris , Dacisque trophaea tulisti , O Elfleda potens , ô terror virgo virorum , Penthesilaea Phryges , Italos pharetrata Camilla Inter & ipsa tuos Dacisque verenda virago ! Merciaque hac vitâ functâ , estreuoluta Coronae Fratris , & imperium Scoticos , penetrauit inagros ; Daci etenim & Walli , Eduardo , atque Anglia tota , Praeter , quae Sythrico solum Northumbria Daco Guthredi Gnato , parent ! sexusque vtriusque , Sex Gnatas , sed non ex vna coniuge ▪ treisque Suscepit Gnatos , totidem ordine postea Reges : Nupta Editha est Sythrico , Northumbro ; Elgina Monarchae Francorum Carolo , Elysi●s Rex visere campos Tendit , Wintoniaeque habet ossa recondita Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Adelstani & fratrum , splendidum solis Imperium . GNatus Athelslanus sequitur , Regemque Scotorum , Arma vocantem , armis reprimit ; Binosque nepotes , Defuncti Sythrici Gnat●s , furialia bella Ad minimum tacitè de seditione mouenteis Consilia , è regno pellit , solioque paterno : Godfridusque Scotos , fugiens , Aualassus Hybernos , Mouit Adelstanum contra ; sed vtrosque manebat Belli eadem fortuna ; Scotûmque exercitus ingens Concidit , illorumque etiam Regesque Ducesque Non pauci ! Repetitque suos Aualassus Hybernos . Non impunè Scotos rupisseque foedera Dacos , Passus Athelstanus , Dacos subsidere , & ipsum In sua verba facit Regem jurare Scotorum : Vimerumque cepit , Wallosque , aggressus Huuallum , Regnis restituens ipsos ; domitosque rebelleis Exus Cornubios , mox pulsos flumine ab Exi , 〈◊〉 operâ turrita Excestria vidit ; Cui Tamarisque datum est recipit Cornubia limen , Florente Imperio illius quoque tempore florent , Wolstanus Deirae , sanctus Cantuariae Adelmus , Cùm Monachis aedes , sibi nomina clara , parabat , Et fratri moriens sobole sine , splendida sceptra Permisit ; Dacos qui perculit atque rebelleis Northumbros Edmondus ouans : Rursusque nepotem Fudit , si ex Scoticâ redit idem Aualassus Hyberne ! At breue fata nimis tempus vitaeque dierumque Indulsere sibi ! cuius post flebile bustum Bina superstes erant soboles , Edwinus & Edgar ; Frater ei successit , adhuc impubere prole , Eldredus ; tenerisque datur Rex tutor Alumnis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eldredi & pupillorum dominium , & gesta . VNus hic Angliacos Reges celeberrimus inter , Eldredus ! cui tanta hominis sapientia , virtus Bellica & integritas , morum candore , parata , Vt facilè hostileis audito nomine solùm Sedaret motus ! Hunc Odo , duosque sequenteis , Edgarum & Edwinum fratres ; treis ordine Reges ; Odo coronauit , Cantuariae Episcopus ! Ormi Rursum Aualassus ope soceri , Northumbrica Regna Inuasit , rursumque petens , reppulsus ab ipsis Northumbris ; posthaec Ericum sibi denuo sceptris Successorem habuit ! Quem nigro immersit auerno , Impiger Eldredus : Quem post duo lustra secutus , Edmondi puer Edwinus ; qui insignia praeter Sumptamanu , sanctosque viros , meliora monenteis Candidè , in exilium pulsos , ea●propter & iras , Praeter & incestum , haud quicquam memorabile gessit , Dignum Rege nihil : Quare Northumbria & omnis Mercia , mirati teneris adeò Edgaris annis Eximias doteis claro sat stemmate dignas , Asciuêre ducem sibi eum , Regemque salutant ; Quo facto , irarum , curisque ingentibus , aeger , Fluctibus , occubuit frater citò ; coeptaque Regis Fama nec immeritò volitare per ora virorum : Dictus eras Edgar-Etheling pulcherrime rerum ●los , honor , Anglorum sydus ter nobile gentis , Deliciae , patriae decus , & virtutis alumnus ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Edgaris Acta famosissima . VNdè equidem reliquos super , inclyta fama , Monarchas , Edgaris eximijcelebratur , & ardua virtus ; Disposuit classem , munimina , littora circùm , Dunstanum reuocat , Wallumque Scotumque subegit : Regum octo , Cumbriae , Wallûm , Scotiae , Orcadum , Hybernes , Vsque remigio , est transuectus flumina Deuae ; Classe etiam aequoreos tractus solitum ire per omnes , Et Regni fineis circum-lustrare quotannis , Florentem perhihent suprâ omneis antea Reges ! Is Wallûm Regem Luduuallum nomine , iussit , Trecentos , res bella , lupos , de more quotannis , Noxium ità , id genus , omne animal perdendo , tributi Nomine pendere . At mullum illi infamiae amores Inspersère leues ; spaciatus amasius Edgar Rure & Vere nouo , deceptus amore puellae , Quae Ioue digna rapi visa est ; pulcherrima Nympha ; Sollicitusque suos Matri dum narrat amores , Percupiens praedam , Danaes disponderat Imbrem . Mater vt , & natae illibato virgine flore , Posset Amatorem placasse , auroque potiri , Construxit Thalamum , at Nympham subduxit amanti , Ancillamque suam pro virgine Regis in vlnas Ignari dedit ! ignoscenteque nomina fassae Edgaro , ab imperio dominae fit libera ! vti illam Prostituisse iuuet , turpi pro foenore corpus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Amoris Edgaris infames , aliáque gesta . ORgerijque Ducis Gnatae , postquam improba fama , Eximiam formam illius retulisset ad aures , Misit Ethelwoldum Comitem satis antè fidelem , Aequè formosam ac famosam visere Nympham : It , videt hanc , visamque cupit , potiturque cupitâ Mentitus Regi ; Alfredae pulcherrima ▪ amatae Formamque faciemque atque ora simillima Diuis , Ceu Rege indigna , aut potiùs sibi congrua Nymphae Connubia ; atque istis non absona caetera fingens , Rege petit veniam , Gnatam patre , virgine amorem , Quam capit in sociam , accelerans sua fata , iugalem : Mox vbi fama iterùm est formam admirata puellae , Se Rex infido delusum sensit amico , Spectatumque suis quo certior esset ocellis , Cornubiae Ducis , Orgerij patris , omnibus vni Praeter Ethelwoldo , valdè exoptatus in aedes , Edgarus ecce venit ! Tyrioque nitentior ostro Interfusa genas roseo formosa pudore Constitit ante oculos , heu talis vt alma Dione , Candidior nive , pulchra suos . Alfreda decores Ostentans ; quamuis coniux secus antè rogasset ; Causasque exposuit delusi Regis amores : Quo magis illa stupet , magis & formosa videri , Falsa , sui similis , leuiorque fugacibus auris , Deperit ! Hancce mouent , non pignora chara precesque ; Mollicieque animi indutâ , illaqueatus amore , Rex sponsum interimi curat , votisque potitur : Decept●que priùs Domino simili arte , rapinam , Inter venandum transfixus arundine liquit . Wilfreda● ex Monachâ , Monachamque habet Edgar Edytham , Wiltoniae primam Abbatissam ; dijsque relatam ; Edgaris ista iuuenta fuit ; quapropter abundè Sancto à Dunstano est reprehensus ; serior aetas Sanctior ! heic Monachis indulgentissimus aedes Extruxitque nouas , veteresque alioque receptas Transtulit ijs , auxitque alias , reparatque vetustas ; Ijsque tulit leges , Regnoque apprime salubreis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eduardi Martyris & Ethelredi regna diuersimodè infoelicia . LEgitima ex Elfredâ Edouardus coniuge natus , Ex Alfreda alter Copronymus ! Edgarus auris Aethere mutatis , Edouardo sceptra relinquit . Fraude sed ille suae impettitus & arte Nouercae , Occubuit rediens venatu incautus ab agris , Impia Ethelredo Gnato , dum regna pararet Alfreda ; hunc tanquam emergentem ex sanguine fratris , Diris deuouet ; at , tandem sacrare coactus Diuus Dunstanus , sacra ceu baptismata vates , Foedantem , Angligenis insignia damna ferentem : Ignauum atque malum , fore iam praedixit , vt olim . Eius Ethelredi vitia , & simul Anglia Nympham , Te vitâ demptam Guinthildida luget in aeuum . Dacus enim hinc fineis armis inuaserat Anglos , Atque agitat praedas per littora curua ; paratam Proditor insignis classem dedit Aelfricus hosti ; Tum primùm , hisce malis , fractis Rex Sueno Britannis Imposuit vectigal , & icto foedere cessit . Brictius at postquam flêrunt madidique Nouembres Danorum interitum , quos puncto temporis vno , Fraudis Ethelredi memorant insigne trophaeum Excisos ! dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat ? Sueno iterum Angliacas venit indignatus in oras ; Totoque Eoo tractu , Thamisim inter & Humbri Flumina , tum populis ripam extra vtriusque subactis , Rex fugit ad socerum , Richardum , coniugis Emmae Patrem , Normannûm Regem ; regnoque potitus Sueno erat , Angliacis Dacûm Rex primus in oris : Quo vitâ functo , insulsûm misera Anglia Danûm Lassa iugo , reuocatque domum , recipitque misellum Rursus Ethelredum ! miseranda strage peremptis Dacis , Sueniades sua trans mare regna Canutus , Moxque reuersurus furiali more recessit . Regiâ Ethelredus praeter spem sede potitus , Postquam lustra suos propè rexerat octo Britannos , Ceu priùs Edmondum , ex Elginâ , postmodo Regem Eduardum Alfredumque ex coniuge ceperat Emmâ , Londinij morbo , an curis confectus acerbis , Iam Diui Pauli tumulatus in aede recumbit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Edmondi Regis immaturè extincti nobilissima progenies . REgna adit Edmondus , qui littora ad ista reuersum , Impiger excipiens horrendo marte Canutum , Multa quoque est bello passus , stratagemmate multa Indigno , malè fidi Edrici , cognomine dicti Stratonici ! tandem ad Sabrinae fluminis vndas , Monomachia duos inter suscepta Tyrannos , Litem aufert ! socijs vtrinque astantibus armis , Oluea , Sabrinae in medio sita fluminis Alueo , Insula vidit eos lentum admirata duellum , Pugnando fessos demumque itaque conuenit actis , Inter eos publicis ; Borealior ora Canuto , Edmondo Zephyri atque austri subiecta procellis Cessere , & socias iunxerunt foedere dextras . At citò fraude Edrici Edmondus cadit , Anglia fleuit Flore iuuentutis raptum ! sunt Regia proles Daciam adusque suam ablegati à Rege Canuto : Et fieri sic firmaratus sibi sceptra tyrannus , Quo Daca effuso fratrum conspersa cruore Terra foret , premere incautos nece Knutus alumnos Impius ac voluit , frater concedere nollet ; Rex Dacus , factum crudele perhorruit intus , Pannonico Regi externam qui misit in oram Imberbes iuuenes , vbi cessit vescier auris Edmondus superis ! Agathaeque suique hymenaeos Eduardus celebrat ; voluuntur vt omnia fato ! Pannonicae illa soror Reginae , filia Neptis , Regum & Alemaniae dominorum ; oriuntur ab illo Stemmate , Qui Reges , Scoticis dominantur in oris : Hijs satus Edgar erat , Margaretaque nupta Scotorum Regi Malcolmo , Scotiae quibus ordine longo Nascuntur Reges ; Mariaque sorore , Mathildis Henrici primi coniux , sed & illa Mathildam Induperatricem genuit , fuit illa secundi Henrici genitrix ; comiti quoque nupta Maria Bononiae Eustathio , Stephani hijs sata sponsa , Mathildis Altera ! sicque Scotis dominata & vbique Britannis , Spreta licet , despecta quasi , insidijsque petita , Progenies toto longè celeberrima mundo . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Kanuti Daci apud Anglos Imperium . SIc Ferreo-latere extincto , simul exule prole Sceptra Canutus habes , iam totius Anglia ; Olauo Noruegiam pulso subigens , Scoticosque rebelles , Noruegiae , Dacûm , Scotiae , Angliae , vnus & idem Quatuor ingentûm populorum habeare Monarcha ! Cui viduâ Emmâ vxore , dataque sorore vicissim , Normanno ; illius sobolem succedere celso Pactus erat solio : egregiè hic maris imperat vndis , Stulto adulatori illudens ; Christoque Coronam Dedicat , imperiumque pedes pius antè resignat ; Poenituit scelerum ac commissûm ! inuisat & vrbem Romanam , in cineres post bis duo lustra reuersus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Canuti & Emmae Gnatorum successionis ordo & dominia . TReis Regna in parteis , soboles , diuisa capescit , Noruegium Sueno ; satus Hardi-Kanutus ab Emmâ , Vulgo sic dictus , Daciam ; sed & Anglica sceptra , Suppositus , perhibent , Gnatus inuasit Haraldus ; Regnum & confratreis vexans odijsque Nouercam , Rexque triennis obit ! Solio successor in alto Rex Dacus sequitur , satus Hardi-Canutus ab Emmâ Rexque triennis obit ! solioque Edouardus Eburno Successit , sanctus Confessor ! & ipse Canuto , Ex Emmâ frater ; geminisque parentibus ortus , Emmâ & Ethelredo : Godwini huic filia nupta est , Pulchra adeò pia Nympha , pudica , modesta , decensque ; Ac quasi spina rosam , perhibent , Godwinus Edytham Barbarus atque ferox genuit , pater improbus ! Eius , Godwini malè consilijs , Rex saepius vsus , Multa minùs rectè , matremque aliosque fideleis Contra equidem falsò insimulatos crimine , amicos , Gessit ; donec erant , Gnatique paterque rebelles Pulsi , & in exilium missi , pia nuptaque eorum Culpâ Wiltoniae Monachis est reddita Nymphis . Rexque manens virgo cum virgine coniuge , fama est , Praedam alijs moriens , sobole sine , sceptra reliquit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eduardo Confessore sine prole decedente , varij suborti motus in Anglia . POstea at in Regis , Gnatique paterque fauorem , Depositis redeunt obijs ; ipsoque iubente Rege , per insolitos saltus , tractusque niuosos Victor agens currus Snowdonis montibus 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 S●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 , Armatàque 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-gu●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 ba●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 b 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 c 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 ●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 Ce●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 foe , So peace againe in 's latter dayes Gan to shew forth his golden * rayes ; French Iudith made his Queene anon The King set her on regall Throne , Contrary to what was decreed For Brytrik's Queenes King-quelling deede , Eadburga's act ; Winchester deignes , Her King tombe for twise ten yeeres * reigne . CANZ. V. Ethelbalds , Ethelbert and Ethelreds times sore pestred wth incursions of the Danes ; NExt Ethelbald , Ethelwolphes sonne , Succeeds , and 'mongst his deeds ill done , Foule acts befit incestuous beds , His fathers wife French Iudith weds ; But liues not long . His brother next Ethelbert whom the Danes sore vext , Reignes but fiue yeere ! chac't hence the Dancs . Ethelred then third brother raignes , Who was much pestred with those hoasts Of Pyrates from the Scandian * coasts ; More , Merk-lands Duke Burthred rebels , And Humbers Lords Offride and Elle ; But Ethelred quencht all these flames , Danes , faithlesse friends , and enemies tames , When Danes King slaine , famous Agner● And Hubbo , Dukes created a were ; Though some say , he with Englands peace Went hence home ciuill broiles to cease : But first from Ethelred procur'd , Land where those brothers them immur'd , Like Byrsa , Carthage Castle strong , What might be compast by one b thong , Whence Thong-Castle or Doncaster As soone suppose , surnamed were . But Danes brake truce ; whence to those Danes Warres dismall chance , brought all their banes ; And Ethelred hurt in the c fight , Dy'd shortly after ; whose crownes right , Did to fourth brother Alfred come , For honours sake then fetcht at Rome . CANZ. VI. Alfred made King of Northumberland and a great part of England besides , being ruled by the Danes . BVt now Northumbers in this tide , And Mercians paide deere for their pride , Who left the English yoke , and tane , Were made slaues to the Lordly Dane . Northumbers tyrants , one of them That then vsurpt the Diadem , Osbright , rauisht Beorna's spouse , A Lords ! that solemne vengeance vowes ; When Danes call'd in , within Yorke walls With hostile armes girt , Osbright falls . Nor distant is farre from the * same Where Ella left , both life and name . Northumberland then , these two slaine , Was forthwith subiect to the Dane ; One Egbert first , next Ri●sige , d then Another Egbert bring they in , And Guthred's made the Crowne to weare , Sometimes by Alfred loued deare . The Danes thus 'mongst Meatae they Reigning , was Merkland made their prey , East-Angles too , their good King e gone , Edmond great Alkymonda's sonne , And Queene Sywares ! by holy vow , King Offa's heire , whom Danes o'rethrow . And Guthrum in his place they bring , And Edrick last East-Angles King. CANZ. VII . Alfred forsaken of some of his rebellious Dukes , yet vanquisheth Rollo the Dane , great ancestor of the Normans . THerewhiles as one of friends forsooke , Alfred alone though , could not brooke Those rech-lesse rapines of the Dane , Troth-lesse truce-breaks , that had ta'ne Exeter by such craft ; and laid waite For the Kings life : who therefore straite With his few Southerne forces , did First battell nigh to Bristow bid ; And next , neere Abingdon he slew , Great Hubbo , Chieftaine of the * crew . So Danes sought peace ! and Rollo came Foe-like , but was repulst with shame ; And hony-bees their gentle guides By Loyr's , and by Seynes floury sides , He and his warlike Danish hoast Plac't themselues in faire Frances coast , Which Northmen Normans been ! whence springs , Their Neustrian race of * English Kings . CANZ. VII . Afterwards brought to the lowest ebbe of fortune , and faine to lurke vnknowne in the marishes in Somerset shire , yet againe recouereth the Monarchie of the whole Iland : he founded Oxford . NOr yet can noble Alfred cease From wars , though Danes themselues craue peace ; Whose troth-plight promise broken still , Done raise fresh broyles and farther ill , That scarce one found , more truely bare A crowne of thornes then Alfred ware , Whose head from care , nor hands from bloud , Or he from toyle , ere vacant stood ; Each passed paine , seeming t' haue beene Prologue , t' a more prodigious scene ! That he , almost , and none but hee Could liu'd , or haue beene halfe so free From feare , or farther danger , when , His foes so false and faithlesse beene . For Burthred , by this time to b Rome From Merk-land fled and natiue home , Left pallace , lands , and what remaines Expos'd to th'rapines of the Danes : East-Angles and Northumberland More , e're this , held by Danes strong hand . Good Alfred too , by frownes of fate At lowest ebbe ; in stead of state In Athelney the Nobles c I le , In ragged poore attire , a while , Wearied by warre , in Somerset-sheere , Among the marshes hid him d there , And Sol-like with his lyre , that song T' Admetus heards , he too among Those rushie pastures , seemes , was glad In minstrell-like meane habit clad With Harpe in hand , so to spie out The ryots of the Danish rout . Whom holy Cuthbert cheering , and Perswading to take armes in hand , Had Cuthberts lands vow'd , and in fine Dedicate to him Chesters sumptuous shrine ; Alfred much like the sparke that came From cynders rak't , resumes new e flame , And first from his owne realmes the Danes , Next most ignoble King that raignes , Ceolfe he sets from supreme seate Dane-King since Burthreds defeate ! Fresh Norway powers foyl'd , Chester fail'd , Northumbers then , and London quail'd , He Humbers flowry bankes betooke This god-sonne Gormo Danish Duke ; Eldred , with Kings-child , Elfled flower Of maides , hath Merklands part her dower ! So foes fal'n or fled , newes to bring To th' Neth'rlands or their Norway King , In peace Monks cells hee plac't and * signes Saint Cuthberts lands twixt Tees and Tyne . More honoring Pallas-towers With Sols and Muses sacred bowers , My deer'st nurse e're his praise will sing , Whom Cair-Guent tombes these ten yeers King. CANZ. IX . King Edward Senior , and the Princesse Elfleda's warlike acts . WHen Alfred who made Mars rage cease In warre triumphant , slept in peace , His sonne first Edward , Danes Welsh , Scots , Northumbers and false brothers plots With Edrike last East-Angles King Subdu'd ! and Eldred dead , did bring From Merk-lands back t' his Englands crowne , London and Oxford , Thames chiefe townes . Though Elfled , Amazonian Dame , His sister gouernes with great fame Her Mercians ! that not more fear'd beene Camilla , nor those Scythian * Queenes ; Whiles Danes , Welsh , and Northumbers yeeld , Her warlike tropheys in the a field ; And Shrewsburies , Staffords , Chester townes With Warwikes walls , this Queene renownes : Who dead ; t' her brother King , doe fall Both Mercia , Danes , and Welsh and all , To Scotland borders ; saue alone Northumbrian Sythrik's , Gormo's sonne , T'whom was wed Edith , Edwards Impe , As Elgine to French Charles , faire Nymph ; Foure daughters more he had , and sonnes All three Kings ; b Cair-Guent , tombes his bones . CANZ. X King Adelstanes worthy reigne vnder whom flourisht famous VVolstane and Adelme . REignes his sonne Athelstane next ! who , Foyl'd by the Scot'sh King , and those x two Sonnes of dead Sythrike , that for warres Secretly sow'd seditious iarres ; And fled though , mortall feud to cherish , Godfrey of Scots , Aulafe o th' Irish Obtaine whole troopes , but both like sped For th' Irish fell , and Scots lay dead : And Scot'sh King on his knees brought downe , Fealty faine sweares to th' English z crowne . Siferth too , and Howell Welsh Kings both , Tane and restor'd , tane the like a 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 b 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 c 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 d 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-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 f 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 g 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 h 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 a 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 b brother Denmarks King loath'd so vile a murther , And sends them to Pannonia , where Edmond dy'de , Edward married there Agatha , the Empresse sister , c nice To th' Almaigne Lords and Dukes ! From these , Both English came and Scottish Kings ; Edgar from these and Margret d springs , Margret to Malcolme wed , their Impes Beene Maud and Mary ; Maud faire Nymph's First Henries spouse , Maud th' Empresse mother Whose son 's next Henrie ! Mary t'other Weds Eustace Earle of Bolloignoys , Their Maud King Stephen then Earle of Bloys ! And thus a race as royall springs Of Scotch and English Britaine Kings , From this poore wrackt despised stem . As e're ware golden Diadem . CANZ. XVI . Canute the Danes famous reigne ouer England , Scotland , Denmarke and Norway . NOw Edmond slaine , and his sonnes fate Exil'd , Knute meant should mend his state , For Norwayes●oin'd ●oin'd to th' Danish Crowne And King Olaue , and Scots pull'd downe , English , Scots , Danes and Norwayes they , Foure mighty people him * obey ; More to make friends to th' Norman Duke , His sister giues to wife , and tooke Ethelreds widdow Emme ! e entailes The crowne , they say , t' her issue males ; This Cnute commands the seas to f shew , His Sycophants flattering termes vntrew , And knowledging Christ his only trust , Return'd from Rome , returnes to dust . CANZ. XVII . Harold Hardyknute , and Edward Confessors reigne . MOngst his three sonnes his lands in three , Deuided ; Bastard Harold , hee Britaine ; Swane Norway ; sonne to Emme , Hardi-knute , ha's Denmarks Diadem . Harold then working his * stepmothers Discredit , vexing realmes and brothers , Dies three yeeres King ! likewise Emmes sonne Hardiknute , next set on Englands throne Dies three yeeres King too ; his halfe-brother Edward , by Norman Emme , their mother , Confessor call'd then reignes , th'off-spring Of Ethelred , late Englands g King ; This King weds Edyth Godwines Impe , Kind , modest , comely , vertuous Nymphe , So faire , so sweet , the by-word goes , Her Syre the Bryer , brought her the Rose ; Earle Godwine ; whose ill counsels long , King abus'd , friends and mother wrong , Till he , and 's sonnes expulst ; she last h of All into Wilton Nunnerie's cast off ! Both louing too much virgin-life Expos'd the Crowne , to strangers i strife . CANZ. XVIII . Edward dying , Harold Earle Godwines sonne vsurpeth against Clyto Edgar . BVt Godwine , and his sonnes reclaim'd To the Kings fauour , Harold tam'd The Welsh-mens powers on Snowdowne hils ; Syward Northumbers Earle then kils Macbeth ! which Scot'sh vsuper gone , Malcolme his grand-child ha's his * throne ; Malcolme that married Margret after , Edmonds neece , Edward out-lawes daughter , So call'd as outed by disseyssor Knute , call'd home though by the Confessor ; He with his Children and his wife , Hitherwards returning ends his life . His sonne young Edgar though's set k downe , As heire apparant t' Englands Crowne , And Godwin's sonne Protector ; l these Things thus compos'd , good King in peace Edward he rests ! but soone from 's death Edgar's disrob'd of 's royall wreath ; For Nobles doubt ; and Normans threat Edgar but young : Godwines sonne m great In all mens fauours , and of might To match , if neede , his foes in fight ; Though Edward promising , Harold tooke Oath , some say , to the Norman Duke , As his Liege-lord ; yet Nobles since , And vulgars , wish him for their Prince ; As , being his troth-plight promise n broke , Able to ward warr's steely stroke : When Edgar heire by 's fathers side , Sign'd Prince and prince-like else alli'd , As young , thought weake to quench the flame Of Normans furie if they came . CANZ. XIX . All England vexed with strange feares and vproares , at the comming in of the Conquerour . T' Was easie now for Harold , none Opposing , thus to gayne the Throne ; To make sure worke , he quickly downe Did set him , and do's on the Crowne ; His twice-broke trust , and troubled State Arm'd to free , or meet Foes and Fate . Flame Starres , fume Tosto , not the * while Powers of Scots , Norwayes , Orkes and I le , Danes , Newstrians , maken him afraid ; William , nor France , nor Flanders aide : His Goale's Crowne ! My Muse next sings His fall , then facts of Norman Kings . The end of the eight Ode . A briefe type of the ninth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION , called GVLIELMVS . The ninth Ode contayneth , 1. The Originall of the Normans with their Conquest , and the great alteration of the land vnder William the Conquerour , who was the sonne of Robert the second Duke of Normandy , who was the sonne of Richard the second sonne of Richard the first , sonne of William the first , sonne of Rollo the Dane , that in King Alfreds time inuaded England , and thence expeld , seated himselfe in Normandy , and became Duke thereof ; who receiuing Christianity , was baptized Robert , and so Robert the first , being the sonne of Guion a Noble man of Denmarke . 2. The Race and succession of the Normans , Kings of this Land. viz. William the Conquerour , A. 1066. who R. 20. yeares . William Rufus , his sonne , reigned 12. yeares . Henry Beauclerke , his brother , R. 35. y. Stephen , Grandchild to William the Conquerour by his daughter Adela , married to the Earle of Bloys , he reigned 18. yeares . Henry the second , grandchild to Henry the first by his daughter Maud the Empresse , R. 34 y. Richard Coeur-de-Lyon , his sonne , R. 9 y. Iohn , called Without land , his brother , R. 17. y. Henry the third , his sonne , R. 56. y. Edward the first , his sonne , R. 34. y. Edward the second of Carnaruon , his sonne , R. 19. y. Edward the third , his sonne , R. 50. y. hee instituted the round Table , and first laid claime to the Crowne of France . Richard the second , his grandchild by Edward the blacke Pr●nce , R. 22. y. Henry the fourth of Bolingbroke , sonne of Iohn of Gaunt , fourth sonne of Edward the third , R. 13. y. he began the bloudy schisme betweene the houses of Yorke and Lancaster . Henry the fift , his sonne , conquered France , R. 9. y. Heney the sixt , his sonne , lost France , R. 50. y. Edward the fourth , of the house of Yorke , descended of Lionel , third sonne of Edward the third : restored the house of Yorke , and reigned 22. yeares . Edward the fift , his sonne , murdered ere he was crowned , reigned not one yeare . Richard the third , his Vncle , vsurped three yeares . Henry the seuenth , descended of Iohn of Gaunt , of the house of Lancaster , espoused Elizabeth eldest daughter of Edward the 4 , of the house of Yorke , whereby the schisme of the Houses , and Ro●es of Lancaster and Yorke , was fully determined , and ended , A. 1485. which had endured almost 100. yeares , to the destruction of many hundred thousands . 3. The Vnion of the long diuided and bloudy schisme betweene the Houses and Roses of Lancaster and Yorke ( the red Rose being the cognizance of the House of Yorke , as the white Rose was of Lancaster ) by the marriage of Henry the seuenth , with the Lady Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth , from whom also sprang the Lady Margaret , whose marriage into Scotland hath since produced betweene those two long foesworne Kingdomes of England and Scotland , a no lesse ha●py and blessed Vnion . PALAE ALBION . Ode nona , Inscripta GVLIELMVS . ARGVMENTVM . Nona vbi Neustriacos canit Oda trophaea , triumphos , Contrâ Anglis clades , perniciemque parat ; Sceptra sed Angligenis sua restaurantur , vti ipsis Inque hunc vsque diem nomine regna vigent . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Prooemio statim subijcitur , Ducum Normannorum stemmatis disquisitio . SIc Britones Latijs , Saxones ipsis Cessêrunt Dacis ; Daci sic Neustriae & Anglis . Saxones & Dacos , Italos , Brutique Nepotes Neptuni & Nerei sobolem , immancisque Gigantes , Et Samothen cecinisti olim ter candida Peitho , Anglus vt Eois , oriundi , Dacus ab Istro , Vnde Itali , in toto notissima fabula coelo ; Brutus & è Troiâ , sacrum , traxitque furenti Albion Oceano , Samothes genus omnibus vndis : Nunc mihi Musa virum memora , prosapia in oris Cuius adhuc viget Angliacis ; nisi nomina totis Inclyta iussa recèns , facerent magis esse Brytannis , Cui decus & debetur honos , quem postea Reges , Innumeri numerantque patrem & numerantur ab illo , Neustria quem genuit , Gulielmum , habet Anglica tellus , Nomine Conquastus clarum , sobolemque Monarchas . Illius repetens proauos ab origine primâ Diua veni , & resonis , super aethera lucida pennis , Tolle virum ! Modò Danus , at idem oriundus ab Istro , Guionides Rollo , Dacis olim asper ab oris Infestus bello fineis inuaserat Anglos : Rege sed Alfredo , Brytannûm littore pulsus , Postmodò sede sibi , Gallis , Regnoque potitus Dux , ibi consedit multos longaeuus in annos ; Belligerae ex illo gentes nascuntur & ipsi Reges Neustriacis , dominati postea & Anglis . Ille Elephantiasi , lotus quasi fonte salutis Chrismate , curatà , dictus modò Rollo , Robertus ; Ex Ope Bellouacûm comitis , sibi coniuge , Gantâ , Gnatum suscepti Gulielmum ; haud simplicis olli Filia erat Caroli , in sponsam ! sed & inclyta longè Fmicuit virtus Gulielmi ; eiusque Richardus Primus erat , primique secundus & Emma , secundi Tertius insequitur , soboles , fraterque Robertus : Sponsaque Ethelredi fuit Emma ; paterque Robertus Ille secundus erat , Gulielmi huisce secundi , Conquaestûs titulo heic clari , & cognomine primi : Illa Ducum series ; Regum haec memoratur origo . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Haraldi , regni vsurpatio , & Gulielmi in eum praeparatio bellica . SCeptra manu simul ac , Regnique capescit habenas , Godwinoque satus Thyraque sorore Canuti , Omnibus ille cèbris populo adblanditur Haraldus : Neue sibi fraudem intentatam existimet Edgar , Scilicet egregio iuuenem decorauit honore Oxonij titulos , Comitem huic pro Rege reponit ; Legati sedenim , à Gulielmo multa monentes Praestò aderant , dominoque Duci , sua Regna reposcunt ; Deque fide , fractis , iuramentoque querentes , Antè Duci factis , responsa superba tulerunt ; Quae iurat mens est , non coniurauimus : illa Cogor vt orba darem , atque dedi sine pectore vocem , Vrba fide ! gnataeque Ducis simul atque rogassent De Thalamis , pactisque tuis Adeliza Hymenaeis ; Néue istis meliora , tibi , responsa tulissent ; Sumere perfidiae poenas , Sceptrisque potiri , Eximia Dux classe parat ; magnâque manûm vi , Exorsus fineis , hostemque lacessere bello ; Carperet ac Regnique Rosas , capitique Corollas , Conciliat Flandrûmque fidem Gallûmque cateruas . Tosto sed interè a Flandris è finibus exul Oram omnem Eoam , Bellonae turbine vexat , Quem iuuenes verè regij , iuncto agmine fratres Northumbriae & Merciae Comites , Edoumus & vnâ Malcherius fudère trucem , Scotiamque fugârunt : Vndè citò remeans reparatis viribus , omni Noruegiae , Scotiaeque & ab Orcade milite , circum - Cinctus adest ; Comites , belli duo fulmina , fratreis , Cum turmis disiecit , & aspera praelia miscens , Northumbros populatur agros ; Rex donec Haraldus , Marte aggressus , eos , Deruentae ad flumina fudit . Aufugêre leues turmae ; Scotiamque reuersi Noruegiae cum Rege-sato , Rex Orcadum , Olaue : Tostoque Noruegiaeque cadunt famosus Haraldus . Nec mora , ceu Normannûm acies , lectasque phalanges Audijt , Hastyngum prope , descendisse Carinis , Impiger in bello , Rex , intrepidusque pericli , Sanguine fraterno tinctas , & caede recenti Conseruisse manus properans , festinus ad arma Concitat ore suos ; pugnaeque immittere dextras : Vt vix , aut ne vix , iam respirare liceret Fessis assiduo , dudùm , lassisque labore : Sic bellum bello , sic vulnere vulnera condi Curat , & haud dubiam expectat cunctando salutem , Inuictus belli terroribus , acer Haraldus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Gulielmus victor , vulgò Conquaestor , euadens coronatur . SEd iam tempus adest , & ineluctabile fatum , Cum cecidit Princeps supremus in ordine Regum Saxonicae stripis ; ducentos circiter annos , A Rege Egberto ; sexcentos , Saxone primo : Vndecies sextoque supra millesime eodem Voluente , vt perhibent , à partu Virginis anno . Cunctanti haud similis , furijs agitatus iniquis Rex venit , Anglorumque ingens fuit edita strages , Duxque catus fugiens quò vincere posset , inoris Sussexiae strauit Regem : Rex illicò factus Rege cadente ; ita fortè Ducem dea caeca beârat ! Redditum erat Matri , caesi modò Regis Haraldi Corpus ab hoste , Thyraenè putem , lachrymansque sepulchro , Walthamiae ipsa dedit , quam munijt antè Tyrannus : Vno , eodemque anno , iam primo vtriusque Monarchae . Londinum Proceres turmisque ignobile vulgus Seque recepêrunt ciues ; Ducis Angliaiussu In cineres conuersa flagrat ! Scotiamque petebant Malcherius cum fratre , huc tempestate furenti Edgarus actus erat ; pelagique tumentibus iris , Pannoniam repetens diuersa in littora vectus , Nuptaque Marguerita fuit , soror vna , Scotorum Regi Malcolmo ; Monacham induit altera , Christi Serua , professa fidem velamine , nomine , Sanctam : Iamque immiscuerat coelumque solumque fauillis , Caede furens , lateque ferens , incendia totis Spargebat campis Gulielmus ; denuò in vrbem Londinum tendens , & principe sede receptus ! Quae Christo carnem genialis , & illa Coronam Induerat lux alma Duci ; Aldredusque sacrauit Illum Eboracensis praesul : Cantuariae alumnus Illustris virtute , sacris , pietate Stygandus , Praeclarum facinus satis , & me morabile pensat . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Stygandi & Gulielmi , Episcoporum in suos beneficia ; reliquae verò Angliae miseria . PRessuro iam-iam Gulielmo Cantia bellis Rura feris ; illi , contrâ , Archi-Praesul adortus , Ingentique manu stipatus , & agmine forti , Fronde , suis iussit , velarier arma comasque ; Praetendunt manibus ramos , Regique propinquant ; Rex cum Normannis gradientem cernere syluam C●u stupet , insolitùm monteis motare cacumen , Cignaea in valle est propè circumuentus ab hoste : Cui patriae intentus pro libertate Stygandus Arma mouet , ni iura sibi sua pristina mâlit Concedi ; abiectisque apparent frondibus arma , Et totis circùm densis seges horruit Hastis , In campis strictoque paratis cernere ferro : Annuit at votis Rex , proijcit arma Sacerdos . Moribus antiquis & consuetudine priscâ Hinc gaudent hodiè ; hinc leges & pristina iura Cantia rura colunt ! quae clare Stygande , perennis Laus tua : Londinumque virum qui fouit amoenâ Libertate , suam Gulielmus Episcopus vrbem , Acropolis canit ; huic , vel adhuc plaga Cantia laudes . Quem tamen , integritas minimè , aut sacra infula texit Inuidiâ , at citò post disiectus culmine honoris , Carcere vir sanctus moritur ; Cadomensis & Abbas , Lanfrancus Cathredâ successit homo Italus olli : Tum verò mulctis grauitèr , sine crimine no●os , Immeritùmque suis spoliabat honoribus Anglos Atque opthus , dedit atque suis Normannus ! & agris Expulit antiquos , aliâ heic de gente Colonos , Induxitque feras alibi ; Forresta vocatur Quâ noua , Wintoniae circùm loca plurima tractû , Templa aequans ac tecta solo , ludibrio haberet Diuûm acsi populique domos , dat ludere capris ; Ceu viduae , haud lachrymis prolisúe patrisúe pepercit ; Heu pueri hèic cecidêre Richardus , postea Rufus . Rexque malo ductus genio , mala plurima nectit , Feralcisque tulit , legisque apprimè nociuas Anglis : iamque Foro circum-sonat extera lingua , Quam qui non nôrit nedum generosus haberi Turpè , foret dignus ; ità barbara verba Theatris , In querulis caussis , inter conuiuia , mensis Barbara tota strepunt : Anglosque idiomatis Angli , Paenè pudet ; variasque fugit malè sedula in oras , Anglica nobilitas , irrisaque spretaque terris , Hospite vt hoste suis ; toto ludibria Coelo : Pars Scotiam penetrant , pars ad iuga Cymbrica Dacis . Hoc quoque praetextu , simulac ditionis auitae , Bella mouens Dacus Normannis concidit armis , Cum profugis ducibusque suis Rex ipse Canutus , Fratresque è Scotià comites , Malcolmus & Edgar , Cum profugis turmisque Scotûm , confinia bellis Diuexant crebris ; Herewardus & agmina iungit : Rex parili fortuná omneis , Wallosque rebelles , Vicit & exegit iuramentum à Rege Scotorum ; Appulûmque suûm trans-mittitur Edgar in oras , Ac redit in Regis , donis decoratus , amorem . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Regis in suos etiam saeuitia , & in Gallia tymbus . REgis crant fratres , Arlettâ ex matre oriundi , Verùm Herlouino , ignoto quasi patre ; Robertus Mortonus Comes , & Bayocensis Episcopus Odo ! Odo Comes Cantij , & Pro-rex à Rege creatus Bellis implicito , summâ virtute rebelleis , Northumbros , aliosque domat ; triplicique coronae Papa inhiat , vigili Hildebrando morte perempto , Augurio malus ac laeuo cecinisset haruspex . Verùm vbi celsa sibi pretioque palatia Romae Praegrandi conducta forent , in carcere vinctum Detinuit frater , sua busta nec ante remisit . Rexque aedes monachis posuit iam pace potitus , Templaque , deque nouo , Pauli celebre , inchoat , igne Consumptum prius ; & tot castra , quot antea Regum Nemo vnquam extruxit : censuque recognita ab illo Anglia tota , domusque Dei liber extitit ingens . Saepius Armorico tractu , gnatoque Roberto , Intulit , & sibi finitimis fera praelia Gallis ; Intestina patri , ceu mouerat antè Robertus , Bella ipsum contra . Gallorum à Rege Philippo Adiutus fuerat , gnati ergo furore represso , Neustriaco insonuit , iam Gallia tota tumultu ; Francorumque iterum fineis intrare parantem , Rothomagi morbo detentum irrisit acerbè Ignano quasi puerperio per Scomma cubantem Anglum , Rex Gallus ; iurataque numina frustrà Non sunt , Mille meis lucebunt ignibus Arae Cum valem , Anglus ait , mulierum more sacellis Ceu purgatum iëro ; sua verba fidesque secuta est , Gallia vbique flagrat , sensêre Altaria flammas . Saliu vbi fractus equi , media inter praelia , morbo Correptus grauiore perit ; Cadomique negatus Vix capit octo pedum tumulus ; quem Gallia nuper Vix tenuit ; sed nudus humique relictus , & auro Terra emptâ , magnoque omnium terrore sepultus ; Gallia quem nuper tremuit , Normannia nato Rege superba suo , Cenomania & Anglia , claro Conquaestu , Armoricus cui subdere colla Brytannus Gaudebat , Wallique Scotique fuêre triumpho : Sic cine regna abeunt ? sic flos ? sic gloria mundi ? 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Gulielmi Rufi non multùm laudata Dynastia . ANglica ceu Rufo , Normannica regna Roberto Thesauri Henrico cedunt ; mox omnia ! Gnatae , Caecilia Abbatissa fuit ; Stephanoque Blesensi Nupsit Adela soror ; Comiti , Constantia Alano Armorici tractus , sponsa , Eleonoraque Regi Alphonso Hispano ; sponsataque Haraldo Adeliza . Iamque inter fratreis belli exorientibus addit Odo oleum flammis ! sedenim cedentibus iris Foedere coniuncti , Wallûmque Scolûmque tumultus , Normannûmque premunt ; sacra adit loca , bella , Robertus ; Westque-Monasteriensis opus Rufi Aula ; Donaldi Inque vicem , Rex fit Malcolmius Edgar ab illo ; Lanfranco heic viuente minùs , moriente , Tyranni Vafricies visa est ; populi , arae , templa , rapinae , Omnia erant , Sanctusque monens meliora remissus Praesul in exilium Anselmus ! Dij sumere poenas Vellent : Templa quibus , fora ciuibus , arua colonis , Ceu pater antè , aiunt , Beaulensi in limine dempsit : Rex Ceruum insequitur , Regem vindicta , Tyrellus Transfixit ; modo Rex , bis sex inglorius annos , Wintoniae pompâ sine , cassus honore recumbit . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici primi Dominium , & honorifica gesta . HEnricus sequitur , Musarum & Martis alumnus , Claram ob Doctrinam & doteis cognomine , Beuclerk ; Sanctique hic placitis Edwardi indixit honorem ; Quanquam etiam ingenio , genio , Martisque fauore Insignis , tamen , vt mollis , crudelis , anarus , Audijt infamis : Reuocat memorabilis aeui Anselmum , ac monitis , vix paruit vsque verendis : Frater & è Solymis rediens sua iura Robertus Poscit , at in pacis conuentum est pacta ab vtrisque , Donec lite iteram exortâ , Dux captus , ocellis Priuatus , longo Cardyffae carcere , fato Cessit , & illius Gnatus Gulielmus , ad arma , Gallisque & Flandris accitis , morte recumbit . Tum Wallos domat Henricus , primique Senatus Parliamenta vocat : Templarius incipit Ordo ! Castraque Vindesorae surgunt in culmine ripae Piscosi Thamisis , iam posteà clara Georgî Militiâ ac titulis : Nostro pia Nympha Monarchae Filia Malcolmi , Scoti , soror Edgaris alma , Nupta Mathildis erat ; queis sola Matilda superstes , Oceano absumptis reliquis , data nubere primùm , Induperatori Henrico , demùm Andegauensi Galfrido Comiti , pulchrâ illum prole parentem Henrico facit , atque alijs ; hinc postèa Reges Angligenae , antiquâ de Saxone stirpe creati ; Quippe Mathilda illi genitrix , Margreta Mathildae , Margretae Eduardus pater Edmundique puellus , Angli olim Regis : tenerâ hanc cum prole Matildam Legitimos Regni haeredes statuebat , & oris Neustriae obit ; septemque iacet post lustra Redyngae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Stephani Blesensis Regnum : omni ex parte turbulentissimum . IAm Stephanus , Stephani Gnatus , Stephanoque dicato , Induerat Diadema die ; satus ipse Blesensi Ex Conite , & Gnatâ modò Conquaestoris Adelâ : Hunc Proceres crebris , Augustaque Nympba Matildae Vexarunt bellis ! Donec sua sceptra Mathildae 〈◊〉 obitum , Henrico , ablegarat Regia Gnato ; 〈◊〉 vitâ tamen ipse sua durante , maneret : 〈◊〉 post ferè his duo Feuershamia Tymbus : 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici secundi inquietum , alioqui foelix satis Dominium . PRimus at Angliacis Rex Plantaginêta , Matildae Filius Augustae , Henricusque secundus in oris , Succedit Stephano : Renouataque linea Regum Saxonicae stirpis , quasi iam videantur in illo , Alfredus Seniorque Edouardus , & inclytus Edgar , Stemmate materno satus hijs : Rex ille Britanno Orcades adiecit , Wallosque Scotosque reduxit Imperio ! virideisque super dominatur Hybernos , Primus : Dermitio vel ita exposcente Lageno . Materno haec , velut & Normannia ; iure paterno , Turones in Galliâ ei , Cenomania & Andes Parebant , Gnatoque , vbi iam data Nympha , Conani , Filia Galfredo , Armoricus Britannia tractus : Pictauia vxoris dos atque Aquitania , Franci Regis desertae modò coniugis Eleonorae ; Pictonûm Comitum Gnatae , & ditionis auitae Haeredis ! sobole ex illâ Comite Armoricano , Susceptâ , simulac cum Rege Iohanne Richardo ; Cumque immaturè , at iustè , & sine nomine Regis Olli obitum ante , coronato , atque rebelle perempto : Et gnatas habuit ; quarum , Eleonora cubile Hispani ascendit Regis , Siculique Iohanna , Saxonici ducis Augustos genitura Mathildis ! At Regem infamant veneres , nimiumque proteruae Cliffordis Rosamunda , Adelizaque Franca ! loquelas Improba quid fingis ; complens modò cantibus auras Blandiloqua , ah Syren , querulis ! Si Regis ocellos Formâ , vt mellitis ore aut sermonibus aures , Ac Labyrinthaeo tenuisti in limine captum Anglica Cliffordis Circe , ceu Galla Calypso . Zelotypa at sensit Regina , irataque Iuno Inuenit in medio , & Ioue non praesente , Maeandro , Inficit aegra , datis , sibi pocula saeua venenis ; Et gnatos in bella ciet ! quâ ductus Erynni , Concidit Henricus : Rex illam , ac senserat iras , Carcere conclusit . Becketti at sanguine tinctas Criminibusque alijs , Diuis fuit ille relatus , Ceu purgare manus Solymis de more sacratis , Ferre parabat opem , Gnatûmque odijsque Philippi Francorum Regis , detentus Galliae in oris Occubuit ; septem post lustra ; Chinone sepultus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Richardi primi honorificentissima domi & fortis gesta . SVccessit patris in solio sceptrisque Richardus , Coeur-de-lyon dictus ; Solymos qui visere colleis , Intentus , bellisque sacris ingentia mouit . Insula Carpathio , circúm diffusa , profundo , Diues opum Cyprus , bello , & modo concidit Acon , Aca cadit , quam nos Ptolemaida dicimus vrbem ; Chaoniaque graueis , & diuite merce repletas , Ille rateis , Ioppem , & quae munimina cepit Niliacus Princeps dudùm victricibus armis Instaurans victor , virtute pericla refellit ; Sed iuga Christicolis grauia imposuêre Tyranni Heu Saladinius , & Turcarum dira potestas , Excelsis Solymis impigro marte potiti . Quando sibi infestis coniunctus foedere Gallis , Infidus frater , tulerat socia arma Iohannes . Ille pedem retrò , at Leopoldi Principis oris Austriaci , iratâ ventis dum nauigat Adriâ , Naufragio eiectus , contraius fasque tenetur Captiuus , donec , lutron persoluerat ingens , Ac posuit pulchrae sua moenia clara Viennae : At veniam supplex iam à Rege fratre reuerso , Matre inter cedente petit , petitamque Iohannes Obtinuit , miroque illum Rex fouit amore : Cui rapto , sobole sine , post duo lustra , tumultu Carleoli facto , successit ! humantur ibidem Viscera , Rothomagi cor , Caetera fontis Ebrardi . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Regis Iohannis , ob Baronum aliorumque odia , tempora turbis refertissima . REge Iohanne , tuâ Galfridi prole reiectâ , Maioris natu fratris , comitisque Brytanni , Omnia pessum abeunt ; Gallorum ope fultus at impar , Cesserat Arthurus : sedenim Rex iura Iohanni , Arte magis quàm armis dempsit , sibi Gallica Gallu● : Et Regni Proceres vulgo inclyta turma Barones Olli imentarunt turbas , simulantque salutem , Ceu dulci patriae pro libertate reclament . Nec minùs immunis Stephani Archi-praesulis iris , Rex modò censurae Romanae fulmina sensit , Donec in Ecclesiae gremio iam pacereceptus , Papa Coronam aufert capiti , rursumque reponit ; Pandulpho satagente , à quo consistere iussi Saeua manus Procerum , Rex Gallus & acer in armis Delphinus , Procerum causâ transgressus ad Anglos , Vix tamen â bellis compostâ ita pace quieuit : Qui●●●suâ raptis provirgine , coniuge , Nymphis , Zelotypi Proceres , quibus & lasciuia Regis Probro erat , insanos multùm indignantur amores . Treis Gnatas equidem nuptas tot Regibus , vnam Induperatori ; Gnat●s duos , postea Reges , Henricum Angliae , habebat , Alemaniaeque Richardum ; Post tria lustra veneno obijt , Vigornia tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici tertij benè diuturnum & foelix Regnum . RExque nouennis adhuc infans , puer illius , Anglis , Lustris bis senis propè regnaturus in oris , Tertius Henricus sequitur ; quem turma Baronum Infestant odijs , quem Gallia , Wallia , Bellis : Quos omneis superat , leuibus non arte nec armis ; Nobile sed bellum , imprimis curante Gualone Sedis Apostolicae legato ! Regia proles , Assyricas turmas Aegyptiaque agmina sternunt , Inuicti bello fratres ! Solymisque reuersi Rex fit Edouardus , fratri Lancastriacessit , Edmundo ! simul-atque patri West-minstria tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eduardi primi Regnum & bene fortunata gesta . PRimus Edouardus Leolino Principe caeso Wallia Edouardum natum , decorauit honore , Ac titulis , vtimos , solitis ! Scotiaeque Iohannem Baliolum praefert ! Brusioque furente Roberto , Aduena ciuili qui semper crimine creuit Miles habet belli funesti praemiarura , Angliaci ex dono Regis ! post lustraque septem Ceupulchram ex Gallâ , numerosam ex coniuge cepit Hispaniâ sobolem , magnosque aliquando Monarchas , In Scoticis morientis agris West-mynstria Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Edwardi secundi dominandi ratio malé sana , & miserior exitus . ALter Edouardus sequitur , celebratque Isabellae , Procurante Petro Hispano , connubia Gallae ; Quem fudere leues Scoti , infamemque dedêre , Anté Gauestonus , mox & Spenserus vterque ; Quorum adcò insulsùm peruerterat omnia nutû ; Heroes ac , proceresque , malé stomachantur opimi ; Mortimerûmque odijs , & saeuae coniugis iris , Depositus post bis duo lustra ; vbi morte misellâ Barkleyo in Castro perijt ; Glocestria Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eduardi tertij domi tum foras apud Scotos & Gallos splendor verè Martius . TErtius Eduardus , obitum patris ante , Coronam Induerat ; mollis deprensum in limine amicae Reginae matris , nimiumque tumentibus ausis Mortimerum interimi mandat : teneramque Tyrann● Sororem quamuis Dauidi Brusio antè locârat , Consilio illorum ductus ! seu scommate motus , Fama ait , indigno , seuiure fideque negatis ; Baliolum iuuit , Baruicum cingit , auitis Regem restituens regnis ; Dauidemque fugauit Ad Gallos : Bellonae horrenda Halydonia testis , Quàm nullâ Anglorum caede , innumerâque Scotorum Percelebris . Cum iam tacito sub pectore voluit Maius opus , Rex Anglus ouans ! celebrando Philippae Hannouiae Comitis Gnataeque suique Hymenaeos ; Gallica Sceptra animo , nec spes malê fouit inaneis : Quippe soror Caroli , Bellique Isabella Philippi Eduardi genitrix , Haeres & filia Regum : Coniugis ac tenerae genitrix , soror ipsa Valesî , Qui iam Franca ferox rapuit sibi Regna Tyrannus . Ergo petens sua certa , ereptaque pristina auorum Iura , faces belli Gallorum accendit in agris : Neustria Francorumque vrbes in limine plures , Hostileis timuitque superba Lutetia flammas , Auratis fulgens tectis ! Quà lympidus Amnis Cresseidis syluae latus alluit , vtraque gentis Tandem conuenêre acies , & vallis amoenae Delectati opibus floreis , Martique dicatis , Conseruêre manus , rubeisque coloribus herbas Inficiunt virideis ; sic lactea Lilia rubrae Tincta colore Rosae ; atque oleo-flammantia signa , Sanguineis maculis conspersa Draconibus Anglis . Rex ibi consuluit certus fugiendo saluti Celta suae ; Innumeri , vulgus , Comitesque , Ducesque , Maiorci , Regesque , aiunt , cecidêre Bohemi ; Nomina dant syluae , his , loca famosissima bellis ; Sic Cadomum , Guisnes , sic Tanker-villa , Caletae , Atque aliae haud paucae , nec parui Nominis , vrbes Galliae , & occiduus circùm , citò posteà tractus , Reddita sunt Anglo Regi : Brusiusque Tyrannus , Bella mouens , Celtâ suadente , in finibus Anglis , Captiuus premitur ! Rex foedera Gallus ab Anglo , Ceu petit , inducijs potitur ; moriturque Philippus Cui Gnatus patrijs solio sceptrisque Iohannes Successit . Princeps Niger appellatus in oris , Iunior Eduardus , Gallis , Aquitaniam & omnem Hesperiae tractum Galliae , qua Phoebus Iberum Prospicit occiduum , patreità mandante , regebat ; Gallorumque agros latè populatur & vrbeis , Cum iuuenes inter illustreis , laudis auitae Ceu Regni cupidos , summique Heroas honoris , Certatum est acriter ! Pictonûm in finibus Anglus Sed rerum potitur , Poyteusi ait accola bello ; Et proceres Princeps Gallos , Regemque Brytannus Captiuos duxit spectacula laeta Triumphi . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Vtriusque Eduardi patris & filij mors vltima vitae linea , fama finis nescia . I Amque vstae Lybies Indisque virentibus oris ; Tempestate ista Armorum portenta furentûm , Apparent oculis sublimia in aëre Castra Quorum in conspectu ferus incola praelia gessit , Pars nigra Memnonijs , armis turma altera in albis ; Rorantemque comam perfusaque sanguine cristas , Turma cadis positis niueo velamine & armis , Palma nigris remanet , locus Aethera deperit inter . Neustria , Burgundi , Britannia , Gallia tota , Principis ante pedes , tremuitque Nauarra tumultu ; Castellaeque Petro , disiecto à fratre tyranno , Auxilio iuuat , & frontem diademate cingit ; Rexque Cypriposcebat opem ; sic Principis Angli Captiui duo , Rexque Cypi famulantur in Aulâ . Ipse Periscelidi suras , Chlamydisque intenti , Ornatu fulgens , heu funere raptus acerbo , Occubuit Princeps ; Anglûm decus ! vnde Richardus Ornatus titulis , patrijs & honore superbit . Rex tamen ante , auroque , datis , & Galliae in oris Terrarum ingenti tractu , modo pace remisit , Gallorum Regem & Delphinum : Brusius heros , Lutra dedit , Regesque inter pax alma refulsit ; Clarensique Duci Leonello , candida Nympha , Mediolanensis Galeasî filia nupta est ; Lataque cum spons â formosâ , possidet arua , Finibus Italiae , Leonellus Regia proles : Lancastroque Duci , Gandauo prima Iohanni , Regni haeres nupsit , Cantabrigiae altera fratri , Castiliaè Regis gnatae : quare Hespera Regna Dux petijt ; Rexsque ipse nouus , quo posset amorem Conciliare , Iohanne satam , socijs Hymenaeis Accepit , multoque Ducem donauerat auro . At miser héic claris Dux ciuibus atque sacratae Inuidus heu nimium Ecclesiae , macrescit opimis Praelatorum opibus , titulis & honoribus aeger , Hosque leuare opibus dignatur , honoribus illos , Wicleafi incendens magno mala dogmata fastû , Quem tamen Ecclesiae , Wickhamo , ciuibus vnum Conciliare student , Edouardus , Aliza , * Richardus . Huius Edouardi quasi Vindesorensia sacra , Festaque Regis opus ! modò munereclara Georgî Cappadocis : quorum alma cohors chlamydata , superbas , Cincta periscelidi suras , sic laudibus illum Illustrat , tantis radijs perstringit & orbem Vt iam Phryxaeum prae illis Burgundia vellus Contemnat , Cochleis variatos Gallia torques , Et Cruce conspicuas Pallas Rhodos , Elkala , & Elb● . Quinis foemineâ , septiens , prole virili , Laetus agens foelixque diem , Richmondiae obiuit Rex pulcher , post lustra decem , Westminstria Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Richardus secundus Regno temerè administrato , spoliatur ; vnde schisma . DEfunctis successit auoque patrique secundus Audit , at heu nimiâ infamis leuitate Richardus ! Anna Bohema , nouis vestitu habituque superba , Franca Isabella , etiam , sobole sine Regia coniux ; Hic vulgi motus propè inauditosque furores , Ceu Wallûm , Scotûmque , trucesque domabat Hybernos ! Sancti Edouardi aureis insignibus vsus & albis . Quando ducis rediens ●ancastri filius exul Dux Herefordensis , Boling brokiusque vocatus , Excipit Henricus , redeuntem è littore Iernes , Regem armis , nudumque premit , nudatque Coronâ ; Nobilis hinc oritur contentio , flebilis Anglis , Lisque tremenda viris , niueaeque rubraeque Rosarum Factio , schisma Dueum , rerum & confusio Regum , Rexque fame Pont-fracti obit , ad Proto-Martyris aedes , Magnifici , quamuis mollis , Langleya Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici quarti tempore ob Coronae indebitam adeptionem variae inde secutae turbae . QVatuor Henricus quartus post lustra , Richardum Deposuit ; quem Mortimerusque & Wallus Oenus , Glendower dictus , primùm , Scoticique tumultus , Posteà turbárunt ! sed concidtt acer Owenus , Mortimerusque gener ! rursumque Halydonia fastis , Damnata in Scoticis , Scotica agmina fudit , & Anglo , Albaniae Gnatum Ducis , Oceanusque Iacobum Roberti Regis , dederant , Proceresque Scotorum Non paucos ; qui sic in Caesaris arce vel arcto Detenti custode , Scotae flos ipse iuuentae : Regi , Herefordensi ex Nymphâ , pulcherrima proles , Principe cumque satû Cambriae , Gnatisque duâbus , Bedfordi , Gleuique Duces , Thomasque Clarensis ! Inque Hierosolymis Cameris , ità fama , vocatis Terno obijt Regni lustro ; Cantuaria Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici quinti Gesta , triumphali curru dignissima . FIlius Henricus , Cambriad confinia , quintus , Monmuthiae ortus agro ; vitijs , primaeque iuuentae Rellictis socijs ; irisque , odijsque furentûm Marte domi oppressis , veteris deliria Castri Vulgo sic dicti , celebris Wicklefia sectae Errorisque sati socios & dogmata damnat : Postèaque externas Celtae conuersus in oras , Iam meditatur ouans , sua iura reposcere bello , Regis Edouardi titulis & honore superbus , Quondam ataui ! Gallûmque olim domitoris , in armis Lilia qui socianda Rosis curârat amoenis . Proque pilis missis pessum dedit omnia pilis ; Inque ferens totis inimica incendia campis , Galliae agros rapidis mandauit & ignibus vrbeis ; Claraque Agincourti , famosaque praelia , summis Laudibus Angligenas ornant , nitidisque trophaeis . Pars ibi magna cadunt Procerumque quàm maxima Gallûm Nobilium capti , Angliacis decora alta triumphis ; Victor at instat ouans , donec iam Gallia supplex Venerat , & Regi pulcherrima Regia virgo , Nubilis oblata est , Katharinaque Nobilis , Anglo , Filia Francorum Regis : Data nomine dotis , Gallica sceptra placent genero ; oblectatus vterque , Rex , socero viuente regens , functo ; audijt Haeres : Parrisijsque frequens pompas celebrante cateruâ Nobilium cum Rege suo , inuenesque senesque , Foemineusque tener chorus , innuptaeque puellae , Pacificos laeti celebrant dulceisque Hymenaeos : Pace istâ , noxaque sibi Delphinus abhorret Solus ! at insequitur totisque è finibus Anglus Pellit eum patrijs : Katharina inuiserat Anglos Mutuaque Angliacis haec sedibus , illius infans Ortus Vindesorae Tamesini ad fluminis vndas , Parrisijs Gallis , frontem Diademate cincti : Cum citò Rexmoriens tenerae heu propè flore iuuentae , Faeliceis nuper , per Gallica littora , victor , Phoebeia insignis lauro , plantâque Mineruae Pulcher agens currus , febre iam correptus acutâ Res ità disponit , Gleui Ducis Anglia nutu Bedfordi Ducis & Burgundi , Gallia cessit ; Et tenero Tutor datus est Excestrius Heros , Qui monitisque pijs Regem educat , instruit , ornat ; Parrisijsque obijt , cum vix duo munere lustra Functus erat regio , Heroicè ; Westminstria tymbus : ●arteriusque huius , Richmondia celsa , Syonis Claustraque Regis opus ! quo iam moriente Monarchâ , Vix nouimestris adhuc , Haeres modò , filius infans , Incipit Henricus sextus regnare Britannis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici sexti sanctissimi Regis egregia infortunia . CVi Burgunda tamen soror , & Burgundio , coniux , Delphinum domuêre Duces ! Gallosque fugaces ; Donec fata suae ruperunt stamina vitae Bedfordi illustris : domitorque Richardus Hybernes , Dux Eboracensis regali stemmate clarus Olli successit , citò Warwicensis & ●lli Sufficitur Comes ! At Burgundio Celtaque Gallo Deficiunt Carolo ; gens perfida ! quando Britannis Dudum oriens furiosa domi dominatur Erynnis : Musa sile , aut mussa infortunia temporis huius ; Ceu Fortuna nouerca furit , capit oppida Gallus Delphinus : facile est populum domuisse volentem Tendentemque manus vltro ; nec clarior ornat Gloria vincentem fuso sine sanguine Regna . Dux Eboraci odijs & Somersettus in armis Flagrabant mutuis : queis tanta incendia flammit Vt vix dùm accensas poterant restinguere , multo Albionis fluerent quamuis , de sanguine riui . Priuatisque oriens , publicae cito certa ruinae Caussa agitata odijs ; & de Diademate lis est . Ac gelidis redijt , domitisque Richardus Hybernis , Dux Eboracensis , claris velut anteà gestis , Inuidet Edmondus Dux Somersettus , vterque Aequè opibus , proauis , rerum splendore superbi : Inque vicem probris onerant , lacerantque scipsos . Sicuti saeua , animisque ingens discordia gliscit , Millia multa hominum , pulcherrima corpora bellis , Occubuére feris ! quasi regno incuria regnet , Ferre Richardus opem parat ; hinc sua stemmata pandit , Rege suo potiora magis ! huic Anna Rogeri Filia Mortimeri genitrix , huic Gnata Philippa Clarensis Leonelli , Edouardi hic tertia proles : Rex solum è quartâ , Gandauo prole Iohanne , Venerat Henricus Lancastro stemmate cretus . Inde Somersetti Verulamia prima cruore , Blore-hethi celebres & Northamptonia pugnae ; Quarta Eboracensem dominum Wake-feildia sternit : Filius Eduardus quartus tamen occupat vrbem Londinum , & Regio cinctus Diademate fulget ; Intereà Henricus Scoticos fugit exul in agros , Margueritaque moesta Thori socia , inclyta Nympha , Neapolis Siculi & Solymorum filia Regis Reyneri , titulis Ducis Andegauensis onusti , Restaurare viro cupiens Gnatoque coronam , Instaurat bellum ; rursum Verulamia caede Et Wallûm clarae , & Scotiae ad confinia pugnae : Haec fugat ad Gallos Edouardum , iterumque reponit Henricum in solio Regina ; iterumque repressa Haec fugit ad Gallos , patriâque ope fulta , regressa , Varuici casum Barnetti in collibus audit ; Dum parat vt reparando petat , pereundo salutem ; Supremae , loca clara Theoci Curia , pugnae , Heic capitur cum matre tener , manibusque Tyranni Caeditur Eduardus , truce circumstante coronâ ! Cùm partim Scoticis , partim Anglis , pauper & exul , Heinricus pater orbus agens in finibus , agris Lancastris latuit ; Talbottus at obtulit illum Regi , vbi Caesareâ detentus & obrutus arce : In prece multus erat , sanctae pietatis alumnus , Pacis auens , virtutis amans , Rex summus honore , Tristia sanguinei deuitans praelia campi , Se non si potis , immiscens ciuilibus vndis , Captabat placidae securior ocia mentis : Octoque lustra priùs , iam post duo lustra , monarchae Vix totidem menses , Castella Georgica Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eduardus quartus & soboles , ludicrae fortunae specimina . QVartus vbi Edwardus Gallis fera bella Scotisque Intulit , hijs arceis , ijs aurea pensa recepit . At Shori infamis famosa coniuge Ianâ ; Et pulchrae perhibent , ceu mollis amator Elizae Graij equitis viduae nubens ! Carolotta sorori Franca tuae Regina bonae , ducisque Sabaudi Illusit gnatae , parilique illuditur arte ; Filia Delphino iussu Elizabetha parentis Desponsata fuit , Margretta sed Austrica nupsit . Confixusque acri moriens , ità fama , dolore , Londini ; liquit Gnatos duo , quinque puellas ; Bis duo cui post lustra sacella Georgica Tymbus . Filius Eduardus quintus puer , anté coronâ Tempora cincta forent , Gleui Ducis arte Richardi , Intra aliqu●t menses , in celsâ Caesaris arce , Cum Duce fratre perit ; rapit & sua Regna Tyrannus . Hoc metuens pater , antè nigris transmisit auernis , Clarensem , infandum , fratrem ! quae machina Gleui Dicitur esse Ducis : meliùs quò fraude nepotes , Opprimere incautos poterat protector alumnos ; Tertius inque manu terit aurea sceptra Richardus . At sequitur vindicta scelus ; facinusque superbum , Odêrunt populi : monstrisque insomnia terrent , Manes , & horrendae ante oculos mala mille figurae ; Tartareisque canes inferni vlulare tenebris Visi , animaeque negant , irataque spectra quietem ; Donec eis dederat scelerato sanguine poenas . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici septimi gesta : & connubia foelicissima . SEptimus Henricus Lancastro stemmate cretus , Margretâ venit ecce satus ; Margreta Iohanne , Ille Thomâ , hic magno Grandauae stirpis alumno , Et Katharinâ olim dictâ Swinfordiâ ! adepti Bewforti titulis iuga Somersettia ; Wallus Huic Edmundus , eique parens , pulcherrima quinti Henrici Katharina , pater Theodorus Ocnus ! Duxque Somersettus , Comes & Richmondius audit : Mater eum inuitat Stanleyo nupta Baroni ; Nymphae ambae regiae , materque & filia Elizae , Mortonusque pius , Buckinghamiusque Tyranno Infesti , accelerant remorantem Galliae in oris . Ille manu paruâ Britonum comitante , profectus , Milfordum Cambris in finibus , indé triennem Bosworthi in campis petit occiditque Tyrannum ; Cui pompâ sine , vix lacero Leir-cestria tymbus . Clara dies , pia cuius ope , pax reddita mundo ! Elizabetha etenim Dux & Richmondus eundem Conuenêre Thorum ! Iam Musa recense triumphans Germina dijs gratae pacis modulamine dulci ; Hinc viget ambarum , niueae , rubeaeque Rosarum Vnio , Regnorum Anglo-Gallo-Hyberno-Scotorum ! Hinc veniunt , certoque sequuntur in ordine Reges , Septimus , octauusque Henrici , Edouardus , & vnae Hispano nupta , Hispanis oriunda Maria ! Diuaque virgo , satusque Anglis quasi virgine Diuâ , Tuque puerque tuus , ter Eliza beata , Iacobus . Odae nonae Finis . PALAE ALBION , The ninth Ode , Entituled GVLIELMVS . THE ARGVMENT . Ninth Ode , shewes , Danish broyles o'reblowne , How Norman William here set foote , Whose Conquest by that name 's yet knowne ; But th' English race againe tooke roote ; Whiles Albions Scepters e'en t' our dayes Plantaginet's name and Tewthors swayes . CANT . I. The descent of VVilliam the Conquerour , from Great Rollo the Dane . ROme , Brittons ruine , gaue Saxons roome , Danes they , Danes stood at Normans doome ; Normans , Danes , Saxons , Romans , Bryttons , Neptunes and Nereus brood , huge Eattons , And Samothes , sang you , learned Sisters , Angles from th' East lands , Danes from Isters , And Simois side , both ours and theirs Romes Lords , you brought , and Bryttaines heires ; Albion from 's Oares , and Samothes , From th'Arke , when all the world was Seas . Now name the man , deare Nymphs , whose line , Reignes now , in Brutes new Sainted shrine , Whom England and great Brittaine sings , So much-fam'd Conquerour , Sire of Kings ! Whom Newstria bred , now Brittaine holds Him and his off-spring Monarkes bold . Sing we our Williams warlike feates , His conquests and atchiuements great , And first his Stocke from whence he came , Reuoluing elder yeares of Fame . From Istrian Daci , erst , * they sayne , Came Rollo Guion's sonne , great Dane , And England skal'd , whom Alfreds worth Repell'd ; but France shores , nearest North , Afford him land-roome , whence now springs , Their Norman Dukes race , Englands Kings : This Rollo , christ'ned Robert , th' Earle Of Beauois , not Charles Simples , * Gyrle , Weds , and hath issue , William ; who Had Richard ; he a next ; he too , Another Richard , and his brother Robert , whose Aunt 's Saint Edwards mother : Which second Robert was the father Of second William ; with vs rather Call'd first ; of Norman Dukes the second ; 'Mongst English Kings , the foremost reckon'd ! Such was this Dukedome , name and race , Comes now his Kingdome next in place . CANZ. II. The Conquerours quarrell , claime , and preparation to gaine the crowne of Englands . WHen fates had Edwards life-thread spon , Soone Godwines Harold Thyra's son , Caught Englands Crowne ; seeks all mens fauours ; And left , too grosse fraud Edgar sauours , Makes him some mends ! part guilt , for pearle , For Englands King , sooth , Oxfords * Earle ; But now , besides his cancell'd oath , To Edgar made , and Edward both , ( More shame , ) a harsh Embassage came , From Norman William , who much blame , His troth-plight promise broke , which made He did the Dukes vow'd right inuade ; But no expected words or deedes , For Duke or them , from him proceedes , Dukes daughter too , his promis'd spouse , Forsakes they say , forsweares all vowes : Which so incen'st the Dukes sharp spleene To worke reuenge , and wreak his teene , He men and ships to sea * bequeathes To winne the rosie royall wreathes . Flanders and France with him combin'd , Fierce Tosto was not farre behinde , To worke his brothers bane , till those Two noble Earles against him rose Morcare and Edwine , who him * sent To th' Orks as t' were to banishment ; Whence Norway , Scot'sh and Orkey powers He drew , that not those martiall flowers , Northumhers Earle , and Merk-lands flame Could stay him till King Harold came ; Who by faire Riuer Darwents side , Foyl'd Scot'sh and Orkeyes Prince and pride , And Tosto sent and Norwayes King , To Pluto's Palace newes to bring ; When more , streight , more might make him feare , He heard the Normans landed * were , Neare Hastings ! with vndaunted spright : Streight he calls forth his men to fight , Longing t' allay that fatall feud , With hands new dipt in 's brothers bloud ; His wearied war-mates waxing faint , Vnbreath'd , were faine yet fresh to paint Their scarres with bloud and wounds with gore , As daring Mars at deaths owne dore : So furious Harold hastes to meet His fate like fire with winged feet . CANZ. III. His successe , conquest , and coronation , on Christmasse day , Anno 1066. NOw comes that houre , and times full date , That wrackt the Saxon Princes state , From Egberts * reigne two hundred neare , From Hengist nigh sixe hundred yeare ; Since CHRIST , one thousand sixtie six ; When Fate or some foule Friend of Styx , Hastes Harold on ! William a that fayn'd To fly , both Crowne and Kingdome gayn'd ; In Sussex battaile th' English fell , Strange Comets did such change foretell . Harolds corps ( the Duke , now King , so doom'd ) By him built Waltham , ha's b entoomb'd , Thyra mourning ! being , selfe-same last yeere , As his first ! First , first William's heere . Then th' English fled to London fast , Whiles Normans did their Countries wast : Northumberlands and c Merk-lands Lords For safetie tending Scotland wards , Met there young Edgar , who set late Sailes for Appulia , but by Fate , Or mightie Aeol's Impes thus crost , Cast on a quite contrary coast : Whose sisters , Margret's Malcolmes wife Scot'sh Queene ! t'other vowes Monastique life . Now made the Norman Leopards pray On Englands spoile , and tooke their way For London , which they friendly found , Where Christ-masse day , was William crown'd By Aldred , Yorkes Arch-bishop ! * whiles Famous Stigand , whom England stiles Her other Primate , thus entends His Countries freedome to defend . CANZ. IIII. The Arch-bishops Stygands famous stratagem whereby he procured Kents liberties and ancient freedome , all England else groning under the Normans tyrannie . AS William ween'd with warlike powers To o're runne Kent ; in greene-wood bowers Th'Arch-Bishop he , his men arayes Couering their armes , with leauie sprayes : Saint Austines Abbot Eglesine Did in this act with him combine , The King at Swans-coombe kend , who stood Maz'd thus to meete this moouing wood , By which sleight they encompast round His Normans on vnequall ground , Who casting downe their boughs , appeares Their Kentish force , to Normans feares : But Stigand only praying peace And countries freedome , so to cease All warres , and farther strife ; which thing , The King grants , and they greete him King. Hence Kent enjoyes ( our Lawyers say ) Her ancient customes to this day . Londons Charter Bishop William * names Her fauourite ! Kent-freed Stygand fames . Yet such his faith nor fame defends His worth from Enuie , subtile fiend ; But dying disrob'd in prisoners weedes Cane's Abbot Lanfrank him o succeedes . And now began our , th' English , bane , Some fyn'd , some punish't ; som's lands tane And giuen to strangers , many a place To wild-beasts , faire fields made a chace : Hamp-shiere townes on New-forrest p side Could witnesse well this Normans pride , Where Church and all , laid leuell ground , Wilde Deere or Satyr's dance around , Where plagues for Widowes , Orphan cryes , Richard Kings-child and Rufus dyes . No lesse the Nobles for their parts Or feare , or feele , as grieuous smarts , Feele present wrongs , feare future dangers , Their fellowesmade foote-stooles for q strangers , When each Iack iets for gentleman That skill of French or Norman can , Stage , Court , Lawes turn'd French , strange to see How brag French beggers English't bee . So great and small , skorn'd or skar'd sore , All feare , some fled their natiue shore , And ioyning with the warlike Dane , Who claim'd the crowne his right , were slaine : Others ioyn'd with th' inuading Scots In Edgars quarrell , chanc't like lots . Both Welsh and Scot'sh and Herewards * powers The brother Earles braue martiall flowers , Haue all like Fortune , Welsh are tam'd , The rest quite fled , foyl'd , or reclaim'd . Malcolme do's homage , Edgar too , And his as tane to fauour , doe Receiue the Kings rich gifts ! all friends His course thence for Pannonia bends . CANZ. V. The Kings tyrannie also against his brother , his death and strange funerall in France . THe Kings halfe brothers were by 's * mother , Robert Earle of Morton , and his brother Odo Bayon's Bishop , Earle of Kent , Who vice-Roy made , when William went To warre in France , Northumbers wilde , With th' rest of 's Kings foes brauely foyl'd ; But gaping for the Papall Crowne , When fates great Hidebrand pull'd downe , Was prisnor'd by his brother-King , Enuie par'd proud Ambitions wing , Doubly deceiu'd by lying Augury Lost triple-Crowne , and long time liberty ! Peace gain'd , the King did Poules repaire , Built many a Church and Abbey e faire , And castles , and of England tooke The great suruey , in Doomes-day f booke . Last time King William France inuaded , Because French Philip 'gainst him ayded Robert his so vnnaturall Sonne ; Falne sicke at Roan , the French begonne And King to scoffe , as if his sicknesse Were Child-bed faintnesse , womens weakenesse ; Which made him mad-chas't vow , should shrines And altars with burnt-offrings shine , At his safe Church going ; saues his oath , Th' Altars flame , townes , and temples both : 'Mongst which warre tumults , bruised g fore By his horse leaping ; sickning more , Soone after dyes ! when ( wofull * case ) Great Cane scarce yeelds him buriall place ; A spacious Empire , so small roome , To fit her Monarks eight-foote toombe , Till 't was with loathsome neede for gold To all beholders terrours sold ! Whom Normandy nurst , France did feare , England and Picards , conquests were , Lesse Brytaine bowes to , Scot'sh , Welsh , both Triumpht ! Ah , worlds pride , glory , froth ! CANZ. VI. The smally-praised governement of William Rufus . HIs death makes Robert Normans * Duke ; Rufus our King ; youngst Henry tooke , His treasures ; Stephen Earle of Bloys Adela weds ! the Britannoy's Earle Alam , Constance ; Spaines Alfonso Elnor ; Adeliza and his throne so , Both Harold left ! they Cicely call Canes Abbesse ; Williams issue all ! Now Odo free'd by 's Brothers k fate Nurst fell flames till wit deare bought late , Vnites the Nephewes powers , that quell'd Welsh , Scot'sh and Normans that rebell'd . Then Robert gone to th' Holy-land Rufus makes Edgar Scot'sh King ; and Builds Westminster great Hall ; but lead A most loose life , being Lanfrank l dead , Who rul'd him much : and exil'd flies Reuerend Anselme who taxt his vice ! Though rapine nor of Church nor State Scapt scot-free . Tyrell , such his fate , On the new Forrest , ill-got ground From Gods and men , gaue him deaths wound ; Whom Colliers Carts , vncourtly bring , Winchester toombs th'eleuen yeeres m King. CANZ. VII . Henrie the first called Beuclerks honourable reigne . NExt , young'st Henry , the first , restoring Saint Edwards Lawes , and most adoring Artes , armes , and honour , Beauclerk styl'd ; Fam'd yet for couetous , wanton , wilde ; He banisht Anselme backe doth call , Regards his counsels yet but small . Robert , now from Ierusalem Comes , claimes his royall Diadem ; But peace tooke place , till last , fresh broyles Captiu'd the Duke , whom Cardiff spoyles Of eyes and life : his sonne that * flyes To th' Duch , and French for aid , soone dies . First Parliaments , and Templers a first Vnder this Henry heard ! who earst Build Windsore Castle , after fam'd So by Saint George ! He Welshmen tam'd ; Weds Maud , Scot'sh Edgars sister , whose Sole heire , ( the rest sea-swallowed ! ) spouse Maud too , to th' Emperor , after tooke Geofrey Plantaginet , Angeou's b Duke : Whose issue , second Henry brings In , th' ancient race of Saxon Kings , His mother th' Empresse Maud ! hers too Scot'sh-Queene Margrets Daughter , who Had to syre Edward , Edmonds sonne Nam'd Ironside , King heere long agone ! These heires ! Henry beyond-sea c dyes ; Thrise twelue yeeres King ; at Reading lyes . CANZ. VIII . King Stephens altogether troublesome time . BVt Stephen Earle of Bloys his sonne , On Stephens day crownd his reigne begunne , By 's mother Adela , Conquerours Impe ; Whose Nobles , and the Imperiall Nymphe So vext him , faine at last , as 't were Adopts her sonne , young Henry * heire : Yet hee , for 's life King , weares the Crowne Nigh twenty yeeres ; tomb'd at Feuersham towne . CANZ IX . Henry the second his partly vnquiet , otherwise fortunate and flourishing gouernement . SEcond Henry , first Plantaginet , sonne To th' Empresse ; new as 't were begonne Th' old Saxons line ; in him exemplar'd Seem'd famous Edgar , Alfred , Edward ; By 's mothers side from these descended , O're Scotsh , Welsh , Orkeys , he * extended His British Empire ; conquering foote In Ireland sets , at Mac-mor'gh's a suite ; All these were his , with Normandy In 's mothers right ! Towrs , Picardy And Angeou , were his fathers lands , Lesse Brytaine too came to his hands , Ieffrey his sonne , wedding the Gyrle , Daughter and heire to Conan Earle . Yet more his land in Frances mayne Extends ; Poytew , and Aquitaine , Being his wiues dower ; did Elnor bring , Forsaken though by Frances King , Poytew's Earle Williams issue , b their Earledomes and Dukedomes both sole heire . By her were Richard , Ieoffrey , Iohn And Henry's crown'd , slaine rebell son ; Girles Elnor , Spaines Queene ; Sicill's c t'other ; Maud Saxons Duchesse , Cesars Mother . But subtill Syrens , two faire dames Light loue our wanton King defames ; French Adeliza , and d Rosamond , Of Cliffords race ; who held him bound , In her loues Labyrinih ; Woodstocke bowers Shrowding her , their loues , & loue-stolne houres . But 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 e bloud Meanes purge by warres for Holy-lands good : But French broyles staying him , fates assigne , Chinon , thrise twelue yeeres King , his f 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 b 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 c 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 p 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 h smother ; Henry Englands , Richard Almaignes beene , Kings both his sonnes ; three daughters Queenes Princely wed ! when Iohn , poyson'd i 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 k 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 a lands . Made sire t' a race of royall b 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 c 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 d 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 e 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 f Nymphe , Brought Henault , and with th' Earle her syre Flanders with England fierce g 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 h Oyly-flame Learn'd th' English Lyons were vntame . The French King fled , his Lords they tell , Kings of Maiork , and Beme , they i 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 k 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 whilom● 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 l 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 m 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 ; Whence Richard , black-Prince son's made Prince . French-King , and Dolphin , Bruse too , since , Tributaries and ransom'd ioyne n hands ; So peace shone fresh , on all three lands . Clarence Duke Lyonell , weds the faire Millaines Duke Galease , his o heire , Hauing with her goodly lands ! his brother Iohn of Gaunt , Lancastrian Duke , and t'other Cambrige Earle Edmond , wed two Nymphes Castile King Pedro's beauteous ●mpes , Whence claim'd the Duke the Crowne ; but giues Only his daughter , and receiues Of the new King , a masse of p gold , From lucre of which drossy mold , 'Gainst Cities wealth , and Churches state , His enuie first growes to such hate , Might Wicklifes words worke Wicham's dole Or theirs , hee 'd gladly blow the q cole ; Scarce King , or Prince , for him long space Gain'd Wichams Church , or Citizens grace . This our third Edward's Windsores round Saint Georges feasts with honour crown'd , And Garter his inuentions ; a since So fam'd : let th'orders of no Prince , Contend , or not compare with these , Rhodes Pall's , nor Colchos golden Fleece . Seauen sonnes , fiue daughters , royall state Shew'd him thrice blest and fortunate ; At Richmond , fifty yeeres King he dyes , At Westminster there tombed lyes . CANZ. XVII . Richard the second stript of the crowne by Henry Bolingbrooke ; whence grew the schisme . BOth's father Prince , and Grand-sire King , Richard succeeeds , for many a thing Infam'd ! Sans heire die both his Queenes , French Is'bell , and proud Anne of * Beme . The Commons he , vnheard-of b broyles , Wat-Tylers , Scot'sh and Welsh turmoyles , And Irish tam'd ! 'mong whose rude traines Saint Edwards armes the garland c gaines : Whom , thence returning , Herefords Duke , Late banisht Henry of Bolingbrooke , Captiu'd , and soone vnking'd ; whence rose Those wofull flames 'twixt either Rose ! In which so many thousands bane , Kings , Dukes , and noble Captaines slaine ; Poore King , at Pomfret , famish't dyes , At Langley , neere Saint Albons lyes . CANZ. XVIII . Henry the fourth his most vnquiet gouernement . FOurth Henry , after twise ten yeere Proclaim'd , deposed Richard , heires ; In Wales with Owen Glendowers r dew , Mort'mer his sonne in law o're threw ; Th' English too , sore , and oft rebell , Scots at vnfortunate Halydon fell , Where Dukes-son's tane of Albancy , Many Lords and Kings son Iames by s sea ; Which Scotsh nobilities youths choise flower Were long deteyn'd in Londons Tower ; Kings herse three sonnes , three Dukes , bewailes , Two daughters , and the Prince of Wales ! Twise seuen-yeeres King , then Henry dyes , At Canterbury , entombed t lyes . CANZ. XIX . Henry the fift , his short , but victorious reigne and conquest of France . Fift Henry of Monmouth , much infam'd , In 's younger yeeres , but now reclaym'd , Stints many ciuill strifes at home , With Wickliefs sect , Old castles * doome ! Then casting o're his eyes ' ●ow'rds France , Soone th' English armes did there aduance , In his great Grand-sires right , whose posies French Lillyes ioyn'd with th' English Roses ; Though scoft ; 'gainst Frances proud'st towne walls Sent bullets backe , for u Tennis-balls ; And Agincourts first famous day Adorn'd his browes with victors Bay , Where most part of the French Kings traine Of Nobles were or tane or slaine , Braue men at armes , who late plaid cards For English prisoners , now their x guards ; Trophees of Englands triumphs ! nor Henry so held his hand , before France su'd for peace , and humbly proffers Her child and crowne with fairest offers , Regent proclaim'd , for th' old Kings life , He tooke ! France him heire ! he to wise The Princesse Katharine , France her dower , Whose royall marriage stately Low're , Peeres , nobles , commons , young and old As first to heare , glad to behold ; At these , all these , seem'd to clap hands So peacefull Hymens ioyfull bands ! Only the Dolphin he f abhorres , This present peace ; whom th' English force , From France expulst ; whiles Kath'rine Queene Crown'd was by Thames , her sonne by Seyne ! Whom Windsore borne , his father than , Too true prophetique dying Swan ! Diuines to reigne long all to g lose ; Himselfe short-liu'd ; all too-right ! whose Triumphant Carre , late deckt with bayes Now herse-wise shaden Cypresse sprayes ! By his last will , old Exeter tooke Care of the young King : Glosters Duke Doth gouerne England ; Frances land Burgundy and Bedford Dukes command . More , Bethlem , stately Richmond h towers Sheene , and religious Syons bowers And Garter , as his founder , doth Admire him ; who in 's flowers of youth At Paris faire , of feuer dyes , At Westminster entombed lyes . CANZ. XX. King Henry the sixt his wonderfull misfortunes . SIxt Henry , eight moneths old made King , Did by his noble Tutors bring The Dolphin downe , till Bedford dyes , Whom Richard Duke of Yorke supplies And Warwick ! what time * Burgundy Gan to play false , and French fast flye From th' English rule ; whiles English broyles Lost France , and selfe hand-selfe-bloud i soyles . Be silent , or bemone , sweet Muse , These times and these sad times abuse ! Well might the Dolphin conquest gaine When none oppos'd , or few but faine To leaue vs left : small glory crownes Such paines to take such yeelding townes ! For th' English hy'd home , all diuided Parts-take , with one or other sided : The Dukes of Somerset and Yorke , Did first begin this wofull worke , Whose priuate quarrels bred too rathe A world of mischiefe , publique scathe , Whiles Richard Duke of Yorke , who * came From Irelands conquest with great fame , Enui'd by Somerset , ne're smothers His wayward tants , not his Kings brothers ; For words first , next for Crownes the game , Riuers of bloud not quench't the flame ! Richard , the world in hand doth beare , The Realmes they how misgouern'd b were , Protector so , by force proclaim'd , So not content , the Kingdome claim'd , And this his right ! Anne his , her mother Philip , her sire being elder brother Lionell , third Edward second sonne King came , but from his next sonne Iohn ! Hence Somersets fall first Verlam yeelds Blore-heath's fam'd and Northampton fields . And though Yorkes Dukes at Wakefield c slaine , His sonne fourth Edward , London gaynes , There crown'd ; whiles haplesse Henry flies Tow'rds Scotland , noble Queene she hies T' her syre ! Angeous Duke Reyners child , Naples , Sicills , Syons King so styl'd ; Whence fresh supplies , wrought foes fresh harmes And Margret warlike Nymph at armes , Yet once againe wins Henries crowne , Who yet againe is soone put downe ; But after many a grieuous losse , Barwick , Yorke , Barnet , Mortmers d crosse : At Tewksbury last , her selfe was tane And her young sonne Prince Edward slaine ; Henry the sixt , poore King , oppressed Good-man , scarce e're one more distressed ; Tane in the north , to London sent , From Caesars to Ioues towers he went ; Vs'd so milde speech , such often pray'r , Lou'd peace , liu'd vertuous , heauenly care On contemplations spotlesse wings Rapting his thoughts to holyer things ; His heart so void of hate or strife , On earth he led an Angels e life , Nigh fortie yeeres King , first time , but then Not forty weekes next , though crown'd agen ; Long prisond , poore , exil'd , last , death-doom'd , At Chertsey first , then Windsore toomb'd . CANZ. XXI . Edward the fourth and his sonnes , true spectacles of enuious fate . FOurth Edward , Earle of March , the fourth Of March was crown'd , whose martiall worth Sixt Henry , French , and Scots so weilds T'ons Crowne , next Crownes , third * Castles yeilds ! But Shores faire wife ; & widdow Gray , So woo'd , so wed ! and Bona gay , Left , being the loue-embassage f there , Made French King fume , and Warwicke sweare , Both vow reuenge ; so Edwards Impe , The Dolphin wooes , weds th' Austrian Nymphe : Which Edward tooke so ill , that tyde , For very griefe , 't was thought hee dy'de ! Fiue Girles , and two sonnes left behind , Thrise seuen yeeres King , at Windsore g shrin'd . His sonnes , fift Edward few-moneths King With 's brother Duke , did Gloster bring T'vntimely end in Londons Tower , Vnknowne where tombed to this hower ; This their sire fearing , cursed plot , Though Glosters guile , the crowne that got , Made Clarence dye a maulmesey h death And by this means , must needes bequeath To murdrous tyrant Crook-backs hand Guiding both of his sonnes and land ; Which opportunity gaue to i act By Gods and men , s'abhor'd a fact ; That furies , fiends and specters fell , Fore's death , gaues conscience taste of hell . CANZ. XXII . Henry the seuenth concludeth this Ode with the conclusion of the schisme , by the vnion of the long deuided Roses and howses of Yorke and Lancaster . SEuenth Henry now , whose mother is Margret , her sire Iohn , Thomas * his , Iohn-a-Gaunt's by Kath'rine Swinfords race , Bewfort's ! whom Som'rsets titles grace ; Owen Teuthors and Queene Kath'rines sonne , Edmond his sire too , that in one Th' Earle Richmond's wore and Som'rsets stile , Liuing in France ; his friends the while , Buckingham , Morton , and mother deere , With both Elizabeths wisht him here ; T'one th'eldst of Edwards forlorne k Impes , Queene mother , and daughter , royall Nymphes ! Th' earle , though with few , French Britton bands , At Milford hau'n , in Wales he lands ! At Bosworth field , with warlike crew Then three-yeeres Tyrant Richard slew , Whose carcasse torne , to th'horse-taile doom'd , Leyster scarce daign'd to see it toomb'd . So Henry and Elizabeth , Ioyntly wore Englands royall wreath , And Yorke and Lancaster in l these , Were wed ; thrise happy lasting peace , That bloudy schisme betwixt the Roses , And Kingdomes too , in vnion closes ! Which so begunne , so heauens King frames , Planted then , full compleate in Iames. The end of the ninth Ode . A briefe Type of the tenth Booke or Ode of PALAE-ALBION , called IACOBVS . The tenth Ode contayneth , 1. The succession of the Kings of England , from Henry the 7. in vvhose issue vvere vnited the Kingdomes of England and Scotland , viz. Henry the 7. reigned 23. yeares . Henry 8. his sonne , reigned 37. yeares . Edward 6. his son , reigned 6. yeares . Q. Mary , his sister , reigned 5. yeares . Q. Elizabeth , her sister , R. 44. years . Iames , the sonne of Mary , Q. of Scots , daughter of Iames 5. K. of Scotland , ( son of Iames the 4. and Margaret , eldest daughter of Hen. 7. ) now reigneth , & Diu. V. R. 2. The descent of the Kings of Scotland from Ferguse 2. in the Romās time or before , and so down consequently to this present age , with the originall of the Scottish Name & Nation ; according to the iudgmēt of the most approued authors , that haue written of the same . 3. The beginning and descent of both Irish and Scottish Nations , more amply set downe , with the Originall of the now Irish and their seuerall Conquests by the English made of latter times , whereby the Kings of England came first to bee Lords , and since Kings of Ireland , as they are at this present day . 4. The descent of the Kingdom & Crowne of France , to the king of England , whereby are touched the descent of the Merouingians , kings of Frāce , from Pharamond ; the Carlouingians , from Carolus Martellus , & Pepin : The Capevingians or Hugonetts , ( so termed for diuers respects , and partly in the worst sence by the Guise ) being the modern K. of France , from Hugh Capet ; of whose Line , Isabella the Heire , was wife to Edward the second , King of England , in whose right Edward the third claymed , Henry the sixt wore the French Diadem . PALAE ALBION . Ode decima , Inscripta IACOBVS . ARGVMENTVM . Vltima iam Myrto dignum , vel fronde Mineruae , Innuba cui circum tempora laurus eat ; Oda virum recinens , velut Anglica sceptra , trophaeis , Iungit Hyberna Scotis , Lilia Franca Rosis ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Primâ fronte , libri institutum , & Authoris votum , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . EXtremum hunc , Aracyntha , mihi concede laborem , Magna tui velata comas , Dea candida ramis ! Dijs data dona fero ! Theodorae nomina stirpis , Omnia pacis habent ; Scoto-Anglis , Cambro-Brytannis : Septimus Henricus Theodori , & Regia coniux , Elizabetha , parens Anglorum postea Regum , Carminibus nostris celebrandi & mascula virtus , Heroicae sobolis , veniunt ; nisi Diua faueres , Viribus huic impar tanto succumbo labori ; Ergo feres mea , amabò , paterna per aethera tecum , Carmina , quae si non lauro , at decorabis Oliuâ . Quando Brytanniacis Astraea pijssima in oris , Et preciosa magis pax omnibus aequore Conchis , Inque dies aliae inueniantur & vnio Gemmae , Littoribus nostris : Credo , sic voluere Parcas . Scilicet Heinricus , ambas coniunxit in vnum Et niueam , rubeamque Rosas ; duo regna Iacobus ; Anglorum & Scotiae : Binae inter-vtrisque fuêre Foederibus , nuptura parens , innuptaque proles , Henrici octaui , ceu filia , mater , Elizae : Nupta Rosas vinxit , vincloque innupta iugali , Regna , piae pacis , pia filia , mater , vtraeque Aeterna laude dignae , aeternumque beatae . Hinc Astraea meis , hinc vnio fulserat Anglis , Et vigeat magis atque magis stirps inclyta , donec Cumeae redeant ( precor ) aurea saecla Sybillae : Atque vtinam ac toto quondam pax reddita mundo , Schismataque extirpata forent , velut Arius Hydrae , Pax nostris vtique & simul effluat omnibus oris Constantina fides ! Iterumque trophaea Britannis Debeat Arctois ! iustis Deus annue votis : Vestrae opus est opis , Aonides , sacra turma fanete . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici septimi coniugium , proles , gesta , omnia meritò celebratissima . CEu cecidit toruus fatali Marte Tyrannus , Septimus Henricus , & foelicissima coniux , Maxima quae natu est Edouardi filia quarti , Haec niuei , rubei satus ille propagine floris , Nympha Eboracensis , Lancastri stemmatis Heros , Bellis regna , animos odijs , populosque leuârunt ; Gnati queis duo , tot proles pulcherrima Gnatae , Hispanae Arthurus Katharinae sponsus , & olli Succedens titulis Thalamisque Henricus opimis ; Marguerita Scoto , Gallo sponsata Maria , Hispano priùs , at Brandonia postèa coniux ! Derbia Stanleyum , Comitemque Deuonia cernit Courtneyum ; citò , Bedfordi Pembrochia nomen Rege creante Ducis , simul induit ipse coronam . Mortonusque olim fidus , velut alter Achates , Cantuariae antistes , Eliensis Episcopus audit ! Tempore quo tellus fit ●berica libera Mauris . Qui cecidit seris modò Plantaginêta sub annis , Varuici Comitem Clarensi ex stirpe Georgi , A primis perhibent , sublimi in Caesaris arce Detentum simul ac simulat Lambertus Hybernis , Londini lanio satus , actus vterque furore , Debito eis fato cecidêre ; aliusque Richardum Se simulans quinti fratrem , fore turre perempti Regis Edouardi ; Comitissae ea Techna , ità famae est , Burgoniae puerorum amitae , Eduardique sororis Quarti , eius sobolem quasi ; cùm furialibus ausis , Primus ad arma feros , Rex primùm ibi natus Hybernos , Perkinus mouit , notus cognomine Warbek : Mox Flandros falsus , Francosque Anglosque Richardus , Egregiâ pollens formâ ; at pulcherrima coniux , Heroina etiam secum Gordonia capti Ambo ruunt ! Francisque mouens fera bella & Hybernis , Iuuit ope Armoricos , aliosque domique rebelleis Perdomuit ! Monachis multas , aedeisque Sabaudas Pauperibus posuit ; Petro pulchella sacella , Treisque vbi viginti suprâ , regnauerat annos , Multa pace pius , patriae pater , Anglica gemma Vnio visa duûm niueaeque rubraeque Rosarum , Occubat , occiduique Petri sacra limina , Regis , Structa capella suapte operâ celeberrima , Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Henrici octaui gesta , omnium ore hominum , decantatissima ▪ PRincipis Arthurititulis , nimiumque propinquis In Thalamis , solioque patris successit Eburno , Filius Henricus , quem nos octauius ! Olli Plurimus à teneris viguit decor inclytus annis : Qui Papâ suadente ferox , & foedere Iberis Coniunctus Francos contrâ , fera bella mouebat ; Clara vbi laus , vbi Flander ouans , sub Rege Britanno Militat , & Castris meret Induperator in Anglis ! Tornacum hoc ipso ceciditque Terouana bello : Rex vtique ante alios , Glauco magè , Maior Achille Fulgidus atque furens , plumisque coruscat & auro . Intereà Scotus Anglorum confinia , Celtâ Rege iubente , armis vexat ; sed vertice montis Floddonis quartus , quintusque Iacobus amoenae Carleoli cadit in conspectu , vbi fluminis , aiunt , Aufugiens tumidis solitò magis obrutus vndis ; Pars bona Caesaream capti mittuntur ad arcem Nobilium Scotiae ; priùs at data foedera Gallo , Henricique soror ! Ducis , vndè reuersa , subintrat , Suffolci Thalamos , Celtâ moriente , Maria. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . VVolsei , Wolseique alumni Cromwelli Legendae sub Henrico octauo ortus & occasus , celeberimi . HIc equidem spectare iuuat memorabile in aeuum Wolsaei fatum ! fortunae insigne trophaeum : Heu Diuae indignos ludibria , dona , dolores ! Purpureus pater ille grauis ; grauis ille Sacerdos , Fortunaque humili obscurisque parentibus ortus , Dorsetti Comitis primùm , mox Principis aedes Inuisarat ; eumque Henricus septimus olim A sacris habuit , charumque , vbi Nuncius inter Induperatorem existens Regemque sat ingens Edidit ingenij specimen ! meritoque recenti Indolis egregiae , multùm adquisiuit honoris : Vndè Eleëmosynis olli , Lindique Decanus ; Iamque à Rege nouo accipiens decora alta , vocatus Primum à consilijs , Tornacensis Episcopus audit , Trans mare Francorum bellis cum Rege profectus ; Posteà Lincolnensis , Eboracensis , & idem Albionis Primas fulget , sumptoque Galero Rubro , conspicuus , prae Cardinis ordine , Papae Legatus fuit à latere ! & celeberrimus vnus Anglorum satrapas inter , facilè omnia nutu Regemque & populos , plebem proceresque gubernat : Regi à consilijs velut intimus , vnicè amatus Consiliarius , & modò Cancellarius , Anglis Iustitiam indulgens alios supereminet omneis ; Illustrisque adeo quasi saecula nulla priorem Vix ea nostra parem tulerint ; facundia tanta . Bis Carolum quintum inuisat , pompaque frequenti Regali planè excellebat ; Caesar eundem Plurimùm honorificè accepit , donisque remisit Dotatum Regijs ! Legatum Gallia serò Nec celebri minùs aut celebratum lumine vidit ! Casum inopinatum paulò ante ; vbi Regia coniux Est deserta suo Katharina Hispana marito , Ex illis foret ac Thalamis prognata Maria , Wolseius postquam pater & Campeius ambo Sensa reseruarunt Papae , titulis & honore Priuatus citò post Legatus noster acerbo Confectus moerore obijt ! paulò ante Tyrannis Clara Rhodos Turcis capta est ; ceu Roma tumultu Papaque Borbonij Ducis ; & Rex Celta sub armis Caesareis cadit : at iam Celta Nauarrus & Anglus Foedere coniuncti , Papalia iura & Iberûm , Papae infensiomnes , vti Caesaris acta , rescindunt . Et quamuis gladium , sibi , Caesareamque tyaram Iulius , vt titulos decimus Leo , quando Lutherum Perstrinxit calamo , fidei Aegida , postea Clemens , Mirandique operis , aurata Rosaria misit ; Wolseio moriente tamen , Romana recessit Relligio , citò Caesareis Henricus abhorrens , Papam trans Tyberim ablegarat , Iberica Nympha Deseritur . Dominique alter morientis vt haeres Fati & Fortunae , Phaethon , Regisque fauore Conspicuus , simili Cromwellus turbine demùm Mersus & elatus , verè Wolseius alumnus Aut meruit dici , aut poterat sucessor haberi . Nam fortunâ humili , obscurisque parentibus ortus , Mechanicen , perhibent , primis exercuit annis ; Mox Wolsaei intrat solers , mox principis Aulam , Wolsaeoque cadente , verendo praesule , eandem Ingressus , callensque viam , securior Arteis Seruus adeptus erat Domini , Regisque fauorem : Regi à Consilijs , Clerum contra , omnibus vnus Praelatis magis elatus , taxarier illos Imprimis mulctâ poenaeque grauedine curat ; Destruit & Monachis aedeis ; Regisque iubentis Promouet articulos clero ; primùmque sigilli , Dein Rotulûm custos , Regisque Vicarius , ipse Clerum ipsum , Cleri veluti caput , assidet inter : Hac pompâ vt bullâ turgens , hac lassus in vmbrâ Laetitiae , demùm titulis & honore superbus Essexi Comitis , detectus Crimine laesae Maiestatis , erat , capite truncatus ; hic illos Exitus , haec taleis mansit Fortuna Cometas . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Crebra Henrici octaui connubia , aliáque nouissima ipsius gesta . REx Carolum quintum , accepit Scotûmque sororem Reginam hospitio ; & Regem cum coniuge Dacos , Heinricus ; iuuit Flandros , repressit Hybernos : Hispanâque priùs Katharinâ , matre Mariae , Annosi Thalami desertâ coniuge , quamuis Inuito Papa , neglecto Caesare , Ibero Dira vouente , acri , frustraque fremente boatu ! Cantia virgo licet , fremat , & mala millè licebit , Henrico datur Anna Bolonia , mater Elizae ; Truncatamque caput , sequitur Seymeria Nympha , Mater Edouardi , Thalamisque puerpera primis Pulchra obijt ; Cliuiensis ei successerat Anna , Olli desertae , Katharina Howardia , vt olli Iam capite plexae , Katharinaque Parra , sub annos Illo cum seros mansura ! Nouissima Scotis Ceu venit Hertfordus Comes & Dudleius Heros , Lythe , & Edinburgum ; Rapiturque Bolonia Gallis , Rege ferente leueis , tectis incendia , flammas : Regnantisque octo propè lustra , suprema voluntas , Eduardum primò , Mariamque subindè & Elizam Legitimos Regnihaeredes vbi sanxerat ; annis Hinc olim seris , omnes velut ordine iusto , Inque vicem sibimet soboles successerat ; olli Vindesorae praeclara Sacella Georgica Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Eduardi sexti , immaturo funere absumpti , dynasteia . SExtus Edouardus soboles Seymeria , Patris ( Indolis egregiae puer ) aurea sceptra capescit ! Protectorque sui , Regis , Regnique nepotis , Pro Comite Hertfordo Dux Somersettius audit : Varuicique Comes primùm Dudleyus alumnus , Duxque tuus citò pòst claro Northumbria fastû Gestijt ac fieret ; Kettumque aliosque rebelleis , Eximiâ virtute premit ; turmasque Scotorum Muscelburgum iuxtâ , acri certamine vicit . Papa relegatus Romam malè audit ab Anglis , Et Calices & opes , nitidis donaria Templis , Erut●● Relliquijsque olim gazisque repletae Ecclesiae purgantur , haberet vt omnia Regis Fiscus , & in priscis , minùs aurea vasa sacellis , Psalmistûmque ferunt bona vendita siqua supersunt . Insimulatus at interea Dux crimine laesae Maiestatis erat Somersettensis , & illo Purgatus , capite plexus tamen occubat vmbris : Protectore cadente etiam citò posteà Rexque Concidit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ; olli Westminstria Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Iana Graia Riualis à Regina Mariâ profligatur , cuius celebrantur cum Philippo Hispano , Regnum & nuptiae . CVm tamen , heu , cui Graia , viro Suffolcia Nympha , Gilfordo Heroi Dudleio nupta ; patenteis Regis & ostentant literas ; succedere , nutû Suffolci Ducis , & Northumbri , vtriusque parentum , Inuiti ambo , patrum facinusque patrare coacti , Perdebant miseri , acceptam , caput ante coronam ! Et patres periêre Duces ! Fratrisque Maria Sceptra capit , solioque patris succedit Eburno . Haec Papam reuocat , lapsas instaurat & aedeis Quas potuit , Monachis , indulgentissima Princeps ; Perceyumque videt Comitem Northumbria , Regni Gardinerusque sui fit Cancellarius . Ipsa Regina Hispano , consanguineoque Philippo , Reclamante Anglo quanquam & renuente Wiatt● , Nupsit ; vbi titulis sat onustus vterque superbis ; Anglia , Ierna , Syon , Neapolisque & Gallia Reges ! Principem vtrumque vocant Trinacria Iberaque tellus ! Austriaca Archiduces ! Burgunda , Brabantia , & arua Mediolana Duces claros , Comitesque salutant , Flandria , vt Aspurgus , celeberrima tota Tyrolis . Principibusque istis Legatio Regia Romam , Missa erat , & magnos Papa ijs indulsit honores , Quos potuit ! Polus Antistes Dorouernius audit ; Principe cumque viget , moritur moriente Mariâ , Cognatâ ! effecit quem Cardinis ordo celebrem : Quando iam Gallos inter florebat & Anglos , Paxque eadem Hispanos , Flandros , populumque Philippi , Continuit ; Gallus subitò , sacra foedera rumpit , Deuastans Flandros flammis hostilibus agros : Scota sub id tempus , Gallo , bona Nympha Maria , Nupsit Delphino ! & iam Martius vndique terror Emicuit latè : Hispanus ceu belliger Anglus , Flandria & Aspurgus , Germanica terra , Tyrolis , Dalmata Burgundaeque acies , fortissimus Humus , Coniunctus contra Gallosque , Scotosque Philippo Militat acer , opemque tulit gens plurima apertis , Contudit ac Gallos bellis , capit , oppida Diui Quintini ; quamque & salsis Thetis alluit vndis , Nobile Conquetum ! At Gallis rediêre Caletae , Anglo iniucundum facinus ; moriturque Maria , Bellis implicito , Gallijsque absente marito , Quinquennis Regina ! eius West-Mynstria Tymbus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Elizabethae pientissimae nuper Angliae Reginae , Regnum & gesta florentissima . ELizabetha suae post funera flenda sororis , Diua adeò ingenuas edocta fideliter Arteis , Aurea sceptra manu , frontem Diademate cincta , Candida virgo capit ! solioque innexa paterno , Romanamque fidem , Papamque suosque repellit ; Gessit & imprimis sociantibus agmina Gallis , Cumque Scotis fera bella ; dein sacra foedera sancit ; Depositis priùs at titulis , quae sumpserat antè , Nympha Scota , & suasû Guisiorum , insignibus Anglis : Capta sed illa Anglûm modò limine , postea plexa est . Hispanos etiam contra , prece mota Monarchae Francorum fratris , Ducis Andegauensis , ( hic idem Duxque D' Alenconius , ) Germanica praelia gessit . Posteà & illustris lassos Leircestrius Heros Iuuit ope Flandros iussu Dudleyus Elizae ! Hêic pulcher Sydneie cadis , dilecte Camoenis , Cygnus vt Aonidûm , decus immortale Brytannis , Sydneij ingenium Musae , Germana trophaea Dudleyum , celebreis ambos canit Anglia alumnos . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . De viris alijs quibusdam claris , & famoso Anno 1588. nauali praelio . NEc minùs insignes istis floruêre sub annis , Ille pererrati , notus cui terminus orbis Vltimus , atque alijs incognita , cognita solis Phoebo meta sibique fuit ; populosque patenteis Extra anni Solisque vias , vbi coelifer Atlas , Tenrifa , China , Gygas Chicae , extremisque sub Indis , Aetherei montes caput inter nubila condunt , Lustrans , Hesperijs , Austrinis clarus & Eurijs , Drakus , & Arctois monstra Frobisherus in oris ; Drakus & armatae contra ausa immania classis , Hispanae , Caroloque sub-Admiralis Howardo , Magna patrans , magnum satis est sibi nomen adeptus ; Mille vbi quingentosque à partu Virginis almae Octauusque suprâ venit octogesimus annus , Famosâ satis Angligenis , celebratus , Iberis Infami satis , Oceani refluentibus vndis Nauali pugnâ ; cùm tu dux magne Medinâ , Gloria cui celsumque decus Sydonia , tractus Iam Scoticos fugis , atque Scotos transgressus Hybernos , Indè domum , indomitis ostendens terga Britannis . Tylbericis praeerat castris Leycestrius heros , Reginae adhaesit lateri , praenobilis Hunsdon , Pontus habet reliquas , Neptunia Regna cateruas , Classis Ibera quibus perijt ! sic gaudia nostris Summa tulit celebris , mihi qui genialis & annus . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Reliqua Reginae Elizabethae praeclarissima Gesta . POstmodò Norricius penetrant , & Drakus Iberos , Seque Comes comitem dedit ijs Essexius ; hastam Armaque Vlyssiponae infixit qui martia portae : Cui pater antè truces , eques aureus , vrget Hybernos , Gualterus D'Eureux , Ferrers , Chartleyus Heros ; Quo satus iste Robertus erat , qui primus Iberis Bella ; Nauarraeo Regi , dein , agmina Gallis Auxiliaria , opemque tulit , modò calcat Hybernos ; Angliaque heu raptum gemuit , decorantque trophaea Mount-ioyum , & spolia , & captus trucis incola Iernes ! Haec tua supremis gesta Elizabetha sub annis , Clara satis ; seu pace tuis pietatis alumna , Siue geris bella , in bellis metuenda Virago . Eius & ornati Caesar , Rex Dacus & Anglâ Celta perisce●idi , Eliza indulgente fauorem ! Lustra nouem dominata suis pia Nympha Britannis , Heu fugit Elisios Eliza inuisere campos ; Ossa licet breuis vrna tegit , Westminstria Tymbus , Omnia non capit , at solum domus illa perennis Corpus habet , laus orbe viret , mens aurea Olympo . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Potentissimi Iacobi Regi prosapia , vndè Scoticae aliorumque historiae hic referuntur . CYnthia seu sol noster , Arabs , an Afra auis orbi , Mira canam , occubuit quanquam , mala nulla sequuta ! Mira loquar , sed vera tamen , recitando Hymenaeos Hinc ortos , saeclisque istis , velut ante cupitos , Annulus Oceanus , quibus Amphitheatrica mundus , Templa , fidem spondent duo regna , Monarcha Sacerdos . Antea nupta Rosas vnijt , roseasque Corollas Virgine , quàm nuptâ satus Irenarcha Iacobus ; Nupta parit sobolem , s●boles successit Elizae , Virgo parit certam minimè pariendo salutem , Et pacem Regnis , Scoto-Anglis-Gallo-Hybernis ! Ceu venit è Scotia , Diuae successor Elizae , Qui regit Angligenas , Gallisque Monarcha & Hybernis ! Quàm potes ô lassis quanquam dea candida pennis , Tolle virum precor , & des stemmata clara , meisque Ceu titulos dederis , populos percurrere Iernes , Dedignere leui calamo , neque carmine Gallos ; Parcius in reliquis ; Scotum sub origine primâ Ad mea perpetuum deducere tempora carmen Musa velis ; nostris Cynthi Deus annue coeptis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . De Pictis & Scotis , tum vtriusque gentis origine . VNde Scoti traherent , dubium est ; Pharaonida pulchram , Vix ego crediderim Scotis dare nomina Scotam ; Et Scotiâ magnâ , potiùs , quando Insula Ierne , Exculta est Scoticis , per secla priora , Colonis ; Vndè etiam his velutijs nomen , trucis incola terrae Postea pro Scoticis , narrabit , Hybernus Hybernis : Quando tamen nostras primùm Scotus appulit oras , Hic labor , hoc opus , haec vel adhuc sub iudice lis est . Aruirago quondam aut Mario regnante Brytannis , Intra annos centum natae de Virgine Prolis , Moribus affineis Gothis , patriaque propinquos E Scythiâ populos , perhibent , appellere Iernen , Vndè citi , modò Hyberno-Scotis suadentibus , oram Albionis , gelidâ positam , petiêre sub Arcto : Híc postquam fixere pedem ; neque foedera Pictis , Siue forent alij , siue ex Alcidâ Agathyrsi , Dignantur Britones ; neque connubialia iura In thalamis socijs ; ijdem cum Scoto-Hybernis , Picti ineunt foedus ! Haec talia gesta feruntur Roderico Duce Pictorum ; ex pactisque virili Deficiente olim Regum prosapiâ , Hybernos Ius penes esto Scotos , Regis de more creandi , Foeminea ex turmâ , aut Scoticâ , sibi nubere missis . Quanquam ego crediderim potiùs Romano-Britannos Hos verè Britones contrâ , Pictosque rudeisque In siluis rigidis , dumisque horrentibus ortos , Vsque adeò infesto , Latio quasi sanguine cretos , Esse animo , vt Pictos vocitent , contemptui haberent ; Visque repellendae causâ , cum Scoto-Hybernis , Foedus , amicitiamque ita contraxisse coactos : Agricola hos alijque frequens , Caesarque Seuerus His vallum obducens , Stilico propè dispulit olim . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Fergusij magni Scotorum Regis natalitia , vt & gesta ac soboles . HIs quoque temporibus , cum praedabundus , Hybernes Littore Scotus adest , Latio tamen agmine turbas Italus amborum Pictûmque Scotûmque repressit , Reuda venit , testante Bedâ ; qui primus in oris Imperium Scoticum , firmat Scotus aduena nostris . At Scotici Annales referunt , multò antè Gathelum , Aegypti generum Pharaonis , Iberica quondam Sceptra , eiusque Symone Brecho regnante , nepotes Scoto-Hyberna manu tenuisse , illoque creatum Sanguine Fergusium ; illustrem modò candida partû Rocha , suo sobolem tulit Ercho , Daca , Marito , Fergusium ! satus Erchus erat de stemmate Regum Albaniae ; & Gothis Romam populantibus , armis , Fergusius , quo nomen habet Knok-Fergus Hybernis , Alarico Comes vnus erat ; fatalia secum Saxa ferens , Scotiamque petens , insignia rubrum Regia , aiunt , portat sobolesque secuta Leonem , Scoto-Britannorum Rex primus ; vt indè nepotes . Reutheroque , ( is Reuda Bedae ) socijsque fugatis , Reutherum at redijsse ferunt , reditumque fuisse Reutheri , aduentum minimè , Reudamque secutos , Eugenium primum , citò , Fergusiumque secundum , Eugeniumque eius gnatum ; Dongardus at olli , Praeliaquem perimunt contra suscepta Britannos ; Constantinus ei successit filius , illum Foedere Saxonico detentum , numinis almi Palladio suadente fidem , redijsse Britannis , Sanctiùs ac perhibent sumptis communibus armis Saxonicos contra Christiani nominis hosteis ; Congallusque ex fratre nepos , illique Goranus , Tertius Eugenius , Conuallo , Anitellus & illis Aidanus , Cheneth , Eugenius , Ferquarra , Donaldus , Maldonus , Eugenijsque duo , Ambercletus ab hoste Picto interfectus , dein Eugeniusque , satusque Mordacus Ambercleto , Etsinus , vitijsque notati Eugenius cum Fergusio , Soluatus Achaiusque Etsini Gnatus , Caroli qui foedera Magni , Primus auet , Francisque manum dedit , vndè perennis Forsan & inuiolata fides , per saecula multa Inter eas mansit genteis ! cumulatus & omni Laude ferunt , dignusque fuit cui Gallia dextram Porrigeret ; Conuallus , ei , Dongallus , & olli Alpinus Pictis captus , nulloque verendae Maiestatis honore habito simulatque peremptus , Chennetho patris vlturo miserabile bustum , Pictorum , omnino crudelia fasta dederunt Ansam extirpandae sobolis ; caedisque cruentae Pictorum , portenta quasi , casumque minati , Aetherei crebris implent hinnitibus auras Solis Equi , Zephyris Caurisque parentibus orti , Arma sonant , resonat plangoribus igneus aer . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Reliqui Scotiae Principes . adusque Malcolmum Gulielmi Conquestoris tempore Regem . DEletisque ità , Drusheno cum Rege , feroci Picto , Regna vigent vti nunc Scotiae ! indè Donaldus Chennethum sequitur , quem Constantinus & Ethus , Quem citò Gregorius Regno spoliarat , & idem Dongalides domat , & domitis dominatur Hybernis ; Inde Donaldus ei , Constantinus filius Ethi , Qui modò Edouardum contra , feralia bella Mouit , Adelstanus iurare in verba coegit ; Malcolmus , dein , Indulphus qui militat acer Alfredo Danos contra , Dufus , atque Culenus ; Chennethusque alius , Constantinusque Tyrannus , Grimus , Malcolmus , Duncanus & ortus auorum Stirpe ducum , Regisque nepos , modò Glammius Heros , Macbethus intrusor , citò quem detrusit ab alto Malcolmus solio ; crudeliaque illius olim Fata magos cecinisse ferunt , quae , flebile bustum , Sceptra gerenda manu , casusque fuisse suorum , Quàm vel in excelsi Dusitana cacumine montis , Castra forent syluae Byrnanae tegmine circum - Cincta , mori prius haud posse ; at , neque faemina partû Quem tulit , inuictis victum occubuisse sub armis Illius , ac cecidit : non eluctabile fatum . Dux sclerisque vltor rediens è finibus Anglis , Impetratâ ope Malcolmus , comitante Sywardo Northumbro Comite , ingens quò caelauerit agmen Hosti , frondoso socios cingebat amictû Ramum , etenim iussit velarier ora comasque Obuiàm in anfractu nemoroso vbi venerat altae Byrnanae syluae ; hij nemoris decus omne renidunt ! Quisque comam folijs ornatus , & arma , reuulsis Arboribus sylua alta tremit , vocesque canora Eccho tulit reboans verba ingeminantia cliuis . Hijs acies instructa dolis , venére vbi castra Structa per excelsi nymbosa cacumina montis , Ecce comas folijs laxârunt , & caua fronde Tempora , dixit vti maga sedula saepius ista : Regi subrubet hoc viso mirabile dictû , Cor gemit , & caeci latitant sub corde dolores , Pectore vel quoties suspiria traxit ab imo , Flectere si posset superos irataeque fatae , Si nequeat subiens armato corde labores ; Quid fugis , vt vincas inuictos ? Mars tuus omen Vsque malum iam nunc habet , innuba non tua lauras Phoebi instar Clarij victricia tempora cingit : Albaniae Comes vnus erat , qui saeua Tyranni Iuss● , suique manus fugiens , patriosque penateis , Iuit ad Angligenas ; furiatâ hic mente tyrannum Insequitur veluti currus agitante choraeâ Eumenidûm : conscensus equo fuit Ocyor aurâ Macbethus , cursu donec praeuerterat illum Macdufus , & sua strauit humi morientia membra ; Mandit humum & saeuo confossus vulnere terram Calcauit moriens ; bustum docuêre sorores ! O artis magicae nimiùm confise susurris , Neu pia cum grauidâ , mater gestauerat illum , Edidit infoelix partû , sed caesus ab aluo ! Praecinit ista truci veluti Magus antè tyranno . Pannonis huic nupsit , sata Regibus Edgaris almae Malcolmo Margreta soror ! quibus ordine gnati , Edgar , Alexander , Dauid , totidem ordine Reges . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Reliqui omnes Scotorum Reges , adusque Iacobum sextum , iam magnae Brytanniae Monarcham . RExque Dauid Scotiae , quando Anglûm Regis in Aula Consumpsit placidam , fato meliore iuuentam . Nubit ei formâ pulcherrima Nympha Matildis Filia Northumbriae Comitis Hunting doniaeque Vndè Scotus petit hos comitatus ; ille Mathildae Ceu fauet Augustae , à Stephano superatur , & obses Filius Henricus datur ; Heinricique Puellus Malcolmus successit auo , Gulielmus , & Olli Gnatus Alexander , cui gnata Iohanna Iohannis Angliaci data nupta fuit , modò filius illi Alter Alexander . Dedit ac pro coniuge gnatam Tertius Henricus ; fato cedentibus ijsdem , Defecit quoniam prosapia Regia , Regno Primus Edouardus lites dirimendo , Iohannem Baliolum praefert ! Brusiusque Robertus abegit : Baliolumque Edouardum Edouardus tertius , illum Deturbatque Dauid Brusius , suasûque Valesî , Bella mouens Anglis , captus precioque redemptus ; Tresque Roberti , aiunt , regnant ! quo stemmate creti , Continuoque sequuntur in ordine quinque Iacobi , Nullo inter posito , nosterque subinde , Mariâ Solùm interposita , Regina matre , Monarcha Primus in Angliacis , Scotiae qui sextus in oris ! Primus at ille olim Scotiae , Neptunio in alto , Sub quarto Henrico captus , sextoque solutus , Nupta Somersetti cui filia Iana Iohannis , Gnatâ etiam centum Nymphis comitantibus illam , Margretâ ad Gallos missâ , sua Regna secundo , Relliquit ! quartique suo petit ille Iacobo Caeciliam Eduardi gnatam , sed bella parandos Praeueniunt thalamos ; neptis tamen vna , nepoti Illius , Octaui quarto data Nympha Iacobo Henrici Margreta soror ; quintique Iacobi Mater , at illa viri post funera flenda perempti Floddonijs campis , facta est Douglasia coniunx ; Quo Margreta thoro Douglasia , nupta Mathaeo Leuiniae Comiti , pettingit , satus hijs Darnleyus Heros , Cui demum quarti data nupta Maria Iacobi Gnata , eadem Angliaci mater , pater ille Monarchae ! Qui nouus exoriens quasi sol , sacer , aduena , nostras Nunc terras beat ; aduentum modò panditae Diuae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Varij motus in Scotiâ Reginae Mariae temporibus . DEficiente equidem Regali stirpe sub istis , Henrici octaui , Eduardoque Mariâ & Elizâ Temporibus , Margreta soror , sobolesque Brytannis Totius Albionis Haeres velut vnica , Sceptris Dijs data visa suis ! Scotiae quae napta Iacobo , Stirpe suâ , fratrisque Angli soror audijt haeres ! Mater enim quinti , cui gnata Maria Iacobi Regis erat ; caesoque Scotûm victoribus Anglis Agmine , praenimio patre iam moriente dolore , Vix septem , Regina tamen , fit paruula Nympha , Nata Maria dies ; litem tutela ciebat ; Betaque cum socijs detruditur Imperiali Sede , ope maiorum minimâ , sibi suisque potitâ Inque vicem infantem Comes Arraneyus Hamilton Protegit . At miseram Franci infelicibus armis , Infestant Scotiam , furibundi , Dessius Heros Dandelotusque Duces Francorum ; Strozzius agmen Italicum , & positis Gallûm furialibus armis , Ringrauius populos quos Alemania nutrit In Scotiam duxit ; ac nequa deesset Erynnys , Addidit infestas vireis Rhodos ! omnia lento Sic miserè in Scotiâ corruebant vndique bello . Verùm vbi Hamiltonus Gallis , Leuiniaque Anglis Fauêre , ad Francos delata Maria tumenteis , Delphino nubit ; tenerae heu fera fata puellae ! Exposita à primis Martis terroribus , annis , Exul & extremis degens , patre mortuo , in oris Nupta viro virgo est : Neu gaudia vera ; sed vmbrae Laetitiae , inusto , rapta heu rapta omnia letho ; Vir flendus , tumulata parens , & quaerere Regna Non noua , sed potior virtus fuit parta tueri ! Scotica cum peteret lento vexata duello , Sceptra , acuit crebris Neptunia Regna procellis , Aeolus , & Nympham Angliacas coniecit in oras ; Ac tenuit portum , inuisat patriosque penateis , Bella manu parat , infensas restinguere flammas . Vtque erat in bello , bellis memoranda virago , Munia magna obiens , orbatà luce Mariâ Angliacâ , Angligenae , decorata superba Trophaeis , Induit & vestes Tyrias , circundataque auro Nympha Scota praefert atauorum insignia Regum : Hoc illi peperère decus , Heroes opimi Guisi , Quos genuit male sedula Gallia fouit , Errores Stygios , quos ia a sors atra premebat ; Fouit abortiuam prolem ; non viscera bello Lugubrivastata diu , sed Scotica damna Sunt releuandamanu ; viridi latet Anguis in herbâ ! At positis odijs , Scotos vclut inter & Anglos Pax venit & cultus laxarunt ocia , mens est Apta capi ; leuis vtque puer praeuerterat illam , Constitit ante oculos Heros Darnleyus ; ocellis Enitet ille genas roseas , annosque decusque Flagranteis vultus atque ora simillima diuis : Ora rubor , virtus mentem , decet aurea pectus Integritas morum , succinctus tempora Myrto Littoreâ , victorque aureos egisse triumphos Fertur , amor , fingitque metus , illa omnia voluit , O non est quaestus , Didûsue audijsse furores , Roranteis oculos & moestas ore querelas ; Ardet amans , fouet & velut altera Amasia Dido Flammas , dilecti iuuenis iuuat ora tueri ! Talis Apollo fores , talis Lenaee , vtì Nymphae Gnossiados potiris thalamis , deserta vbi salsis Dia feritur aquis , Satyris clamantibus Euohe . Rosseyusque Comes , Dux Albaniaeque creatus , Reginae ingreditur thalamos Darnleyus Heros , Leuiniae Comitis gnatus , Scotiaeque Stuartûm ; Rex magnus satus hijsce tuis Regina Hymenaeis , Angliae erat primus , Scotiae sextusque Iacobus . Rege sed absumpto , Hepborno citò posteà nubit Bothwello Comiti ; malé ceu suspecta necati Coniugis alterius , suaque ad pomaria caesi ; Sistier ante suos Proceres Regnique Dynastas Indignata , adit armatos in praelia ciueis , Nuda genu , nodoque sinus collecta fluenteis , Sola Duces belli alloquitur , feruensque morata est ! Hanc tamen in caeco dimittunt carcere clausam ; At fugit , & Dacis moritur Bothwellus in oris : In Proceresque , elapsa suis custodibus , armis , Saeua parat Regina necem ; sed passa repulsam , Epatrio euadens manet Anglo in carcere ; donec Effera fata suae ruperunt stamina vitae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Iacobi sexti sub tutela existentis , anni primi varijs procellis obnoxij . SEd neque Hamiltonij desiêre immanibus ausis , Quàm caperet manibus Rex aurea sceptra tenellis , Qui priùs Annotinusque infans , sacra purpura sumpsit ; Regis enim teneris , rerum moderamina , cunis , Ceperunt Comites Murreij , Leuiniaeque Regis auus , Maris libatae Alemanio alto , Mortonusque Comes ; capiebat quo Duce Regía Sceptra manû , populisque Ducem profitetur in annis Rex teneris ; meritoque agnoscit Scotia Regem : Solus enim Ioue dignus eras , vel Caesare magno Ter sancte , ac venerande puer ! memorabilis aeui ; Coelesti sophiâ , primis imbutus ab annis , Totius Albionis , simul atque Monarcha Brytannus ; Tutè Iacobus eris , manibus date Lilia plenis ! Ceu pulchrùm infertis Roseas de more corollas , Laurca serta simul , capiti imponatis honorem , Olli qut diuae in solio successit Elizae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Anglis vicinae , Scotisque propinquae , gentis Hybernicae antiquitates . AT quoniam arctoo , Scotico sol noster ab orbe , Nec minùs Occiduis , perhibent , Scotus ortus Hybernis , Qui Britonum parent sceptris ; mihi pauca recensens , Musa agè & Ogygios Iernes reserato colonos . Insula Virgiuio circùm vndique cincta profundo , Quae fuerat Graijs olim glacialis Ierne Iasoniaeque ferunt puppis benè cognita nautis Dicta etiam antiquis Iuuerne , & Hybernia , & Iris ! Camber Yuerdhon , aiunt , Erin incola , Hybernus Hybernen Ipse suam vocat , Occiduo ceu nomina tractu Traxerit ; Hesperio velut Hesperia , Austria Eoo , Ambo sitû ! quando patrio sermone sonare Occiduum , Hiere , notant ! & Ierna , & Ierne , & Iernus , Hesperijs visuntur adhuc , loca , flumina , montes ; Siue ibi perpetuis , & Hyberno tempore , nymbis : Siue Duce Irnaulpho , & for san quis credat , Hybero , Sic dictam ; Ogygiamque & sacram , vti Banno Poetis Multoties ! Scotiamque olim cognomine magnam Allabanique , Albinque , aliam quasi Banno Brytannis Vt Scotiam paruam , nostris quae Albania in oris ; Nam prima haec Scotia est , arctois vnde Brytannis Paulatim Scotus irrepsit , Brytonesque fugauit ; Quos Brito-Romanus Pictos , malè forsan alumnos Tractat & ipse suos , mores stomachatus agresteis , Ceu vidit , rudibusque notam cum nomine inussit . E Scythiâque venit , modò coniectura valeret , Ac fuerit populus , Scytha , origine , nomine , Scotus . Graeca 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , vbi lexis habet ; Germanica Scutten , Ambo Scythasque Scotosque notat ! Northumbria Scettes ; Saxonicè Scyttan , Scyttan-Lond Scotia dicta est . Vtque Getae Geticique ijdem , Gothicique Gothique , Fortè Scythae Scythicique forent Scoticique Scotique : Et Scythiae populos tenuisse Hispanica Regna Sarmaticosque doces attollens Susana muros Et qui Massagatem , monstrans feritate parentem Cornipedis fusâ satiaris Concane venâ : Hosce etiam Scythiae populos è finibus olim Cantabris perhibent appellere littora Iernes ; Hincque Scoti populi Scythici ! quis crederet illos : Esse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , obscuro nomine claros ? Nomina siue dedisse sibi Pharaonida pulchram : Quem tamen aut noua delectant , aut mira relatû , Illius Historiamuè cupit Pharaonidos ; Eccam ! 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Hybernorum de suis relatio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in principio , in seqq . vera & historica . DIluuij ante ferunt sacra tempora , Caesara Noes Neptis , adit gelidos , sed quâ rate nescio , Hybernos ! Postmodò ( te quid enim taceam , sobolemue silerem Bartolene tuam ? ) veniunt pater , atque Ruthurgi Stagna , quibus debent , aëreique Salangae Culmina , tum vetus , vt perhibent , Langinia nomen ! Bergion atque venis , postque Oceanitida prolem , Syrus adest , Syrumque Gygantea turma Nemodum Dispellit ! tamenecce Delas socijsque , Gyganteis Dispellunt Graij ! Scythici , at sobolesque Nemodi , Noti vtrique Delae ; interea veniuntque Brytanni , Gurguntio regnante : sedô memorabile monstrum ! Tempora Patricij , ( quis credat ? ) adusque Ruanus Perrexit ! quanquam fusoque Gygante , Gatheli Progenies aderant ; qui Cecropis , anne Neoli Filius , Aethiopes contra Pharaone sub Or● Moseos , infamique tuo Israelita labore Militat ; & gnatam pro coniuge praemia duxit ! Nempe Scotam : Hispanae qui denuò margine Mundae , Turbae vrbem fessaesocijs & moenia ponit ! Hinc Gael , & Gaothel , sua lingua Gaoth-Lag Hybernis ; Quippe Simone Brecho Scotis regnante ; nepotes Hermion adueniunt & Hybernica littora Hyberus , Fatalem lapidem secum , quo , splendida quondam Supposito capiti , scala coelica visa Iacobo ; Fatalem lapidem secum , sobolemque ferentes . Saepiùs & Scythici , Cantabris finibus orti Certè aderant , populus Hispano limine pulsi ; Fergusius venit hijs , veniunt Scotiaeque Coloni E Scotiâ magnâ ; sic namque palaephata Ierne ! Parua velut Scotia est nunc Scotia ; Scoto-Hybernos , Saepe olim Britones petiêre & Saxones armis ; Edgar , Edouardus sanctus , primusque Richardus , Ceu penetrant , virideisque suprâ dominantur Hybernos ! Dermitio sed opem Rege implorante Lageno , E patriâ pulso , Henrico regnante secundo , Sat magnas secum vires , Pembrochia vester Chepstoli●que Comes ducens , vbi fregit Hybernos , Dermitij accipiens terras gnatamque Lagêni Angli habet vt feodum Regis ; dominusque Iohannes , A domino Papa , Henrico satus , audit Hybernes ! Annulus & digitis Adriani Insignia iussû ; Vrbani ex dono Iunonia vertice pauo , Emicuit cristis ! pennisue corusca Corona . Poslea sed Papae reddens , pendebat Hybernis Trecentas Marcas ! vti septinginta Brytannis , Sceptris pro laceris : pater at velut anteà Hybernes , Rex audijt , Pauli bullâ id testante , Maria Cum Thalami socio , Rex & Regina creati ; Elizabetha etiam titulos . nosterque Iacobus , Iam tenet , vt Francos ! queis nomina Franca & origo , Quàm Salicae gentis sint libera ; pandite Diuae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Francorum historiae , & Angli Iuris in eosdem commemoratio breuis . SEd tamen heîc Francum , Pictum , Herculeosque Nepotes , Ordine non referam ! neque secula prisca , priusquam Parrisios pulchram posuit Marcomyrus vrbem Ad Sequanae ripas ; Marcomyrus vltimus Author Carminis esto mei ; meta vltrâ incognita multis . Hoc patre iam veniens , Rheni super ora niuosi , Franconum an Francûm primus Pharamondus in oris , Firmatique sibi , serisque nepotibus olim , Fundamenta iacit Regni ! Merouaeus adauxit ; Perficit & primus Clodouaeus , at ordine quintus , Illustratque modis , Christiano dogmate , miris : Floruit illorumque diu prosapia ; donec , Altera progenies , Carolus sibi Sceptra suisque Transtulit à primis Martcllus ! Eique Pipinus , Successit soboles , series numerosaque Regum , Tertia progenies ; donec , sub Hugone Capeto , Hosce etiam solio , Lex Talio talis , abegit : Hac sata stirpe venit Francorum filia Regum , Floret adhuc Gallijs quorum prosapia , nostri Mater Edouardi ! patre functo , & fratribus , Haeres Vnica Francorum Regni ! Katharinaque quinto Heinrico secum Diademata , nupta ferebat , Purpuraque induerant , tenerâ cum prole parentes . Saepè etiam Angliacae , pendere coacta tributum Lilia iure Rosae , cedant , flos Celta Brytannae ; Ceu Lyra , Walla Scotae ! Cornubia , Cambria , Ierne , Anglia , Celta , Scotus , vario sermone , Iacobo , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 suum totidem linguis , aut pluribus edant . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Peroratio operis ad eundem Iacobum , horum quatuor Regnorum potentissimum Monarcham . ET iam coelestes animae , quibus aethera curae , Viuite ter magni Heroes , aeternumque valete , Viuite foelices , oro , nostrumque beetis Aspectu placido carmen ; quando Anglia Reges Indigenas quandam vidit ; Deus ille sed crrans , Qui nunc in terris , modò sedem adfectat Olympo , O valcat , vigeat , viuat , vincatque Iacobus , Rexque velut sanctus nunc heîc , super Astrabeatus , Olim degat , eoque iugi florente Monarchâ , Desine Maenalios , mea desine Tibia versus . PALAE-ALBIONIS , Odae decimae ac vltimae finis . PALAE ALBION , The tenth Ode , Entituled IACOBVS . THE ARGVMENT . The tenth Odes taske , though last , not least , Brings Teudor in , vnites the Roses , Whence sprong that Iemme , that euer blest , Two factious Realmes in vnion closes , Bryttaines King IAMES ! to ken whose glories , ●eene epitomiz'd French , Scot'sh , Irish stories . CANT . I. The Authors vow , and intention of the Ode . GReat Pallas , crowne this Ode , we pray , This last , grant , peacefull ▪ Oliue , may ! Since * Theodor signes Gods gift , & thine , Then warlike Neptunes more diuine ; Brittish , Irish , Scot'sh , Welsh , all our layes Beene peace and glories of our dayes ; Then goddesse gracious be ; whiles I , Would fayne sing most melodiously , This our great Theodor , and his Line , Whose beauties now in England shine ; And Peace our Poeme ! if not Bay , Let Myrtle crowne't , or * Oliue spray . Ioues Impe and th' Oceans , peace and Pallas , Astraea , and Vnion meet , whose sollace Our Nymphs well-wishing , for their head , Wreathes made of Roses white and red , And in their pearly chaines vnite Rarest Iems with th' English Margarite ; Seuenth Henry , and Elizabeth Re-vnite both Roses in one wreath , Mayd'n Queene Elizabeth weds foure Realmes , For her Virginities sonne King Iames ; Happy then , may both * Eliza's rest , That our great Bryttaine so haue blest ! And till the golden age returne Sybills foretold , ne're be outworne , Such royoll race , whence springs our peace . Might they , O might they , all warres cease , And second Brittish Constantine , May he , as some , all schismes decline ; Church , vertues , godlinesse sworne friend , Raze errors , truth and right s defend . CANZ. II. Henry the seuenth his marriage , ofspring and honourable act related . NOw aide me Muses , whilst I tell , How after Tyrant Crook-backe fell , Seuenth Henry victor , he o th' house , Of Lancaster white Rose , his spouse , Fourth Edwards eldest daughter , heire Of Yorkes red rosie Garland faire , Concluded such perpetuall peace , As after ages all should * blesse ; Hence Arthur , Henry ; Margret wed To Scotland , whence the vnion bred ! And Mary troth'd to Spaine , but married , To th'bedred French King , Brandon carried ! Their Coronation day , 't did grace , Stanley with Derbies Earledomes place , Courtney wi●h Deuonshires , Bedfords Duke Shines Pembrooke ! faithfull Morton t tooke For Elyes , Englands Primates See ; From heath'n Moores , now , was Spaine set free ! But to disturbe such peace so praised Lambert in Ireland tumults raysed , Personating in these plots begonne , Warwick's Earle , drown'd Duke Clarence sonne ; Last , young Plantaginet , who waxt u old Close kept in Landons strongest hold ; In like sort a meane London groome Fayning too ; both fell by like doome ! In Ireland Perkin Warbek goes Currant , fore Lancasters white Rose Fourth Edwards counterfet young'st child : Yorks Duke , by 's Aunt and Dam , so styl'd The Burgoine Countesse ; but both x hee , And his faire spouse tane , headded bee ! Henry both these , and all else flames Doth quench ; and French and Irish tames ; And 'gainst their foes , to make some mends Aids the Brittons his ancient * friends : And for Religious , Abbeyes store He deck's the Sauoy for the f poore ; When after twenty three yeeres raigne Fortunately famous , he is layne In Westminsters Saint Peters trim And stately Chappell built by him . CANZ. III. The famous acts of Henry the eight . EIght Henry ( being his brother dead ) Prince Arthurs spouse , and crowne doth wed , Whose tend'rest yeeres yeeld fairest hope ; And warres with France as will'd the * Pope , Where th'Emperour then , and Flemming they , Were wag'd , and tooke King Henries pay ! Turwin , and Turney yet full well His pompous state , and traine , can tell , That did in brauest sort behold Him glistring , and his troopes in gold ! Scots then inuade , so French King will , England ; but fell at Floddon g hill ; With Iames the fourth ! so did fift Iames , At Carliell's fresh swolne torrent streames ; And Scotlands Nobles choisest flower , Are fafe bestow'd in Caesars bower . But Henryes sister Mary sent To France , doth stint much discontent ; Whence being return'd , Brandon that carried her , Suffolks Duke made , soone after marryed her . CANZ. IIII. Cardinall VVolseys , aud the Lord Cromwells Comet-like blazing state , and falls . IN this Kings reigne the rise and falles Of two of Fortunes Tennis-balles , Were famous ; Father Wolseyes fate And Cromwells Comet-blazing state , Well worth beholding ! Wolsey * hee From parents sprong of low degree , First Dorset Earles , then his Kings Court , Henry the seuenth's were his resort ; Whose Chapleine , being 'twixt King & Emperor Employ'd , wonne thereby no small honour ; Then Almoner made , and Lincolnes Deane , The new King add's new honour , when In France first of his councell grac't him , Then Turney wonne , there Bishop plac't him ; To Lincolns thence , and Yorke translate , Prince-like in Primates See he sate ; More Card'nall made , his glories shine , And power transcendant Legantine , Wonne Prince and peoples whole aspect , Both Lords and Laytie at his becke ! So choicely priuie Councell , more Chauncellor , almost Kings paramour ; So liberall lou'd , so iust they dread him , So few come nigh him , none exceed him ; So faire-spoke , such his oratorie , At Charles the fift's hand gain'd much z glory , T'whom twise Embassag'd , th' Emperours Court That saw his state , can best report ; France view'd his last braue pompe , e'en late Before his suddaine fall and fate . Spaines Nymph , was then to be diuorst , Which sentence cause the Card'nals crost ; Campegius staies not , Wolsey hyed To Yorke : disgrac't , for griefe he a dyed ! Then famous Rhodes by Turkes was tooke ; The Pope and Rome by Burbons Duke ; And French King falles at Caesars foote , Which made France find a league to boote With England and Nauarre , the scope , 'Gainst Spaine her Emperor and the Pope ! Though Iulius Crowne and Scepters b sent , Tenth Leo titles , when he lent Luther sore lashes , faiths Defender , And Clement golden gifts did tender ; Yet Wolsey dead , the Pope to Rome , Spaine , Caesar , all from hence sled home . Then Wolsey's man , his masters heire Of 's fate , and fall , from Phaetons chaire , So Mushrome-like comes Cromwell , he From parents of as meane degree , To seruile trade train'd , growing great Mounts yet amaine tow'rds honours seate , As Wolsey wan'd● , whose fauours plac't him In princes Court , whose fall more grac't c him If not disgrac't him ; but his Prince Fauours such his double diligence , Whose counsels to the Clergies paine Brought the Kings Coffers , noe small gaine ; And more he sayes , t' enrich the d Crowne Pulls the Religious houses downe , Whose ruines reare his greatnesse glory , To blow the bladder of his story . Secretary Comwell , 'mongst them sate As head of the spirituall state ; Making his pride seene no small deale , Master of the Rolles , and priuie-Seale ; Essex Earle and great Chamberlaine , So swoll him that he brast againe , For at the top and highest e port Presume and Traytor cut him short ; Thus blaz'd these Stars , and out againe , Fell first to waxe , grew then to wane . CANZ. V. King Henry the eight his latter time , seuerall marriages , and last will concerning his heires . OVr King both Emperour * entertaines Scots Queene , & King and Queene of Danes : The Irish tames , and French-men faine , And Flemmings aides in spight of Spaine : When once his Spanish twenty yeeres spouse , Queene Maries mother he disauowes , Let Pope and Spaine , and Caesar freat Holy maid of Kent , and spare not threat ; Queene Eliza's mother soone was seene Pembrookes Marchionesse , Englands Queene : And when Anne Bulleine lost her f head , Iane Seymour next , in Childbirth dead King Edwards mother ! next was taken , Faire Anne of Cleue , and she forsaken , Katharine Howard soone lost her head , Kathar'ne Parre , saw him lap 't in lead . His last warres vexed France , and raz'd Bolloigne , till peace was bred , and blaz'd ; Edenborow and Lieth were tane the while , By Shrewsbury , Seymour , and Lord Lysle . By his last will , Edward first g heire , Next Mary , third Eliza were ; Many's fall , his reigne nigh fortie yeeres ; His fall , on Windsore monuments h reares . CANZ. VI. The short reigne of King Edward the sixt . SEymors Nymphs sonne his Scepters tooke Whose vncle , th' Earle Protector , Duke Of Somerset's made , Dudley Lord Lysle Weares Warwick , and Northumbers style ; Kets he procur'd , and Rebels * sorrow , And Scots disgrace , at Muscleborow . And now by Somersets a command , All not yet seiz'd on Chauntry-land , All church reuentions , treasure , plate , And tokens of her ancient state , Trophees of wealth , or worth that deck her , Been turn'd into the Kings b Exchequer : Pope , Saints , and reliques , haue like doome , These banisht , this dismist to Rome . Somersets Duke , about this season , Acquitted was , accus'd of treason , And yet soone after lost his head , Who failing ; seemes , full soone too , dead Not seuen yeeres King , in bud of youth , Westminster tombes , to Englands ruth . CANZ. VII . The Lady Ianes downefall , Queene Maries comming to the Crowne , and marriage with Spaine . WHen Suffolks daughter Lady Iane , With her spouse Guilford Dudley * tane For King and Queene , their sires craft crost , Their heads , life , Crowne and Kingdome lost ; Queene Maryes right , so farre preuail'd , Both Dukes Impes , plots , pretences c quail'd : Who set in sires and brothers throne , Rome her Religion here soone shone ; Bishop Gardner's made Chancelor , and Piercy Earle of Northumberland . To Wyats and English great d disdaine She weds her Cousen King of Spaine , Whose style 's so stately to be seene , Philip and Mary , e King and Queene Of England , Ireland , and with them France , Naples , and Ierusalem ; Princes of Spaine , Sicilia , Indies ; Austrich Arch-Dukes ; Dukes of Burgundy , Millaine and Brabant ! the low Countreys Tyroll and Haspurge , Earle and Countesse . Their royall Embassie to Rome , The Pope returnes much honoured home ; Cardinall and Canterburies Primate , Poole , with his cousen Queene , braue l Prelate Flourisheth and fadeth ! once againe Reuiues here the Religious traine ; Peace sweetely did her selfe aduance 'Twixt France , and Spaine , and vs ; had France Not broken first , that'gan to bourd Philips Flemish townes , with fire and sword . Thy'young Queene of Scots the Dolphin m weds , Whiles Mars his rage their Realmes o'respreads : Dutch , English , Switzers , Pole , with Spaine Walloones , too in his warlike traine , And many a sort more to be seene That 'gainst his foes combined beene With Philip , forrag'd France , and downe Raz'd Conquet , and Saint Quintines townes ; But that which most the English crost , Callaice in lieu thereof was lost : Philip from home , our fiue yeeres n Queene At Westminster her tombe is seene . CANZ. VIII . Queene Elizabeth her admired and famous acts at the beginning of her reigne . SO by her sister Maries death , The Crowne came to * Elizabeth , So Goddesse-like a mayden Queene , Seld-when or ne're in England seene : She pull'd downe such religious cells Her sister built , and Pope expels ; And warr'd with Scots and France and Spaine , Till Scots and French crau'd peace full o faine . Scot'sh Queene then laid downe Englands armes She had tane vp by th' Guises charmes ! Though after tane i th' English bounds , Her head flew off ; such Crowne-lawes grounds ! Eliza , by the Mounsieurs meanes And his French brother-King , then leanes To Flemmings aide and French ! when Dudley To Flanders went ! with noble Sydney ; Where Sydney fell , and Dudley's p glories Read yet in the low Countries stories : He that with Mars might ; Philip well , Sweete Sydney striue with Philomell : Both Britaines deerest Darlings ; whose Fame no end , name no Period knowes . CANZ. IX . Diuers other then memorable matters , and her warres with Spaine . FAmous no lesse at this time were , Drake and far-trauail'd * Frobisher , Frobisher that sail'd North and East Seas ; T'other by South-west passages , Sought the Sunnes-setting , and strange lands Where Phoebus steeds , and stable stands ! Till rounding th' earth , comne backe agen , Liu'd one day lesse , then other men That liu'd as long as he ! that d view'd Huge India's shore and monsters rude : Whose quaintance great , with Neptunes realmes , Wrought wondrous feates on Doris streames In eighty eight ; when Spaines chiefe pride Did hithr'ward on Sea-horses ride ! Sea - Nymph-rounds guiding o're the mayne Great Duke Medeena's glorious traine ; That with lesse state soone after sees Both Scottish Orkes , and Irish seas . Tilburie campe was Leyr'sters e ward , Hunsdon did the Queenes person guard ; Charles Howard chiefe , vice-Admirall Drake , Made Spaines huge great Armatha quake Flying faintly fast ! So triumphs cheere , Our natiue soyle ; and my first yeere . CANZ. X. Lastly , her latest glorious atchiuements , as Irelands conquest finished , Virginia's plantation began before her death . NOr left we so ; for Norys next And Drake againe , and Essex vext Spaines borders , thundring fire and fate To Seuills shrine and Lisbone gates . Walter Deuereux the sire , braue Knight That Lord Ferrers of Chartley f hight , Pierc't Ireland ! this man went as farre Hauing sped Na●arr's , French , Spanish warre ! But England dew'd his tombe with teares Whiles Irish tropheys Mount-ioy weares : Whose conquest and Virginia's gaine Were last acts of this Virgins raigne . Beene Caesar , French and Danes King dight Saint Georges , so this maydens g Knights ! And forty fiue yeeres Queene she fades Eliza to the Elizian shades ; The world her praise , Westminster her h dust , Heauen ha's her soule shrin'd with the iust . CANZ. XI . By reason of her successor King Iames , is enforced the discourse following out of Scottish and other forraigne histories . SVnne-rise did Cynthia's set disclose , And from her Phoenix ashes rose No fairer plumes , more royall crest E're found in princelyest Eagles nest , Th' Arabian bird , with spice-bed , then Deck't Pallas bowers , our Hymens , when The world the shrine , the sea the ring , Two Realmes were wed , the Priest a * King : A Wife vnites both Roses ; Iames Both wiues and Virgins heire , both Realmes ! The marryed brings a sonne ; her merit Th'vnmarryed leaues him crownes i t' inherit . Hence our foure-crown'd King Iames doth flourish O're English , Scottish , French and Irish ! Friend me deere Muses whiles I bring From Scotland's bounds our Englands King ; And when you haue toucht Scotlands glories , Briefely then France and Irelands stories ; Shewing so King Iames his Maiestie , Thron'd in his foure-fold Monarchie . CANZ. XII . Of the Originall of Scots and Picts . SCarce thinke I , th'race of Scottish Kings From Pharao's Daughter Scota * springs ; Sure from great Scotland since of eld , Ireland so call'd , the Scottish held : Whence Ireland's call'd so , her relations Seruen both Scotsh , and Irish Nations ! When th' Irish Scots , though , Scotland wan , The tymes vnneath , most hard to skan ; 'Bout Marius , or Aruiragus raigne , 'Bout th'hundreth yeere of grace , they sayne , Came Scythian Gothes , or neighbours neere , First t' Ireland , thence t' inhabit d heere , With their Duke Roderick ! Whether these Were of the race of Hercules , Th' old Agathyrsi ; or whos'e're Fell feuds 'twixt them and Brittons were ; Which made them backe to th' Irish fly , Then Scottish call'd , for fresh supply ; So wiues from greater Scotland e came , And aid ; and lesser Scotlands name ! Whence grew the guise , if Kings bloud failes In Scotland , Irelands voice preuailes In new Kings choice ; to be extract , From female race , as of compact ; Though some haue thought , th' old Brittons rude Scorn'd by the Romanized broode , Of Brittons new-come vp , ee'ne hated , Of their owne kinne , Italionated , As rudenesse Emblemes so were made To fly to th' Irish Scots for aide ; 'Gainst these Caesar Seuerus wall Was rais'd , and warres not few nor small ; Last Roman Lord being Gallio fam'd For both Scots , Picts , and Irish tam'd . CANZ. XIII . The Scottish Kings numbred from Ferguse to the end of the Picts reigne . REuda first reign'd , sayes reuerend * Bede , In Brittish Scotland , though we reade , In Scottish Annall's how th' Aegyptian Pharao's Impe Scota , with her Graecian Husband Cathelus long did raigne , With their succession Kings in Spaine ; Whence Scots were nam'd ! and Brechus King ; Their Colonies they to Ireland bring : From whom the Great Fergusius a came , Whom to her Erchus beares , faire Dame , Danish Rocha , to her Spanish Spouse , Of Scotlands Kings ennobled House ; He with Goth Alaricke made Rome flame , Ferguse that gaue Craig-Fergus name ; And brought with him so long agone , Scots gloried in the fatall Stone , Iacob lay on , in the Land of Syon ; With Brittish-Scotsh Kings Armes their b Lyon ! Whom Reuther , Beda's Reuda , followes , Roderick , that put to flight , with 's fellowes , Came backe againe ; whence call they't right , Rew ther 's returne , not his first flight ! First Owen followes , Ferguse next : Second Owen then , and Dongard vext , And slaine by Brittons ; Constantine , His sonne in Christians Cause diuine , Palladius Conuert , c warfare-goes In Brittons aid , 'gainst Saxon foes ! Next Congall , Conrane , Owen , Conuall , Aidan , Kenneth , Owen , Ferquard , Donwall , Maldwine , and with two Owens moe , Amberkeleth falne by Pictish foe , Owen , Mordak , Ethfine , and lesse gracious , Owen and Ferguse , then Soluatius And Ethfines sonne , who entertaines Amitie with French King Charlemaine , Worthy of Frances friendship ; d whence Remaines th'inuiolate league ere since . Then Congall , Conuall , and sans true Respect to Excellency due , Or King-hoods Maiestie diuine , Alpine , butcher'd at Pas-Alpine , By bloudy Picts ; made them too late , To rue their cruell facts and e fate ; For Kenneth kils them all , vnneth , In fell reuenge of Fathers death ; Whose ouerthrowes , not vn-fore-kend , Strange ●ights in Skies seene , seeme portend ; So Picts , with their King Drushen slaine , Sole Scottish Kings , in Scotland f raigne . CANZ. XIV . And so downeward to Macbeth and Malcolme in William the Conquerors time . NExt Kenneth , Donald , Constantine , And Ethus , by Gregour● in fine Depriu'd of Crowne and Kingly stile ; Who wanne , they say , the Westerne * I le . Then Donald , and late Ethus sonne , Constantine , who fell feud begunne , With Edward ; but was homage ta'ne From him subdu'd by * Athelstane ! Malcolme then next , and Indulph , who With Alfred wars 'gainst Danish * foe : D●fe , Cullen , Chenneth , Constantine , Grime , Malcolme , Duncane , and of Line Of th' ancient Princes and Bloud-royall , Glamuis Lord ; and yet most disloyall Intruder , Tyrant Macbeth , * whose Fate and fall , Wizards fore-disclose ; But with so doubtfull and obscure Aenigma's he thought him most sure ; Till Dunsnane Castle high in th' Ayre Encompast were with th' Woods of Weyre He should not fall ; being child nor other He should e're fall by , borne by Mother : Which Riddle , * put him out of doubt , Though 't fell , for him , too truly out ; For Malcolme with reuengefull hand , And Syward of Northumberland , His Grandsire , and their English aid , Comming thitherwards , in Weyr-woods staid To decke and hide their arm'd aray , In green-wood bowers , with leauy spray ; When so attir'd their troopes drew nie , To tow'ring Dunsnane Castles hie , Throwing their leauy Crownes away , Appear'd they clad in Armour gay : Which suddeine shewes , vnlook't for bale , 'Gan make the Tyrants courage quaile ; His towers so girt , with foes so drest With Wyre-wood Crownes , streight armed Crest : Flying therefore fast , with feth'red speed , Sets spurres to his e'en winged steed , Macbeth , t' auoid his foe-mens ire . Mackdufe as furious as the fire , Who erst from Tyrants anger * flew To voluntary Exile ; new Return'd , as swift as he that flyes , Repayes home all his courtesies , O're-taking him , fels him to ground , And so did Mackbeths pride confound , Who vainly thus deluded dyes By those prodigious Prophesies : Yet true they were , to thee , Fame tels , O too misled by Magicke spels ! Thy foe not timely borne , but ript From Mothers wombe , thus Mackbeth tript ! This Malcolme marrying Margret , Neece To Edmond Iron-side , Issue sees , Edgar , Scander , and Dauid , who , Were Kings of Scotland all-a-row . CANZ. XV. The residue of the Scottish Kings vntill Queene Marie , Mother of King Iames the sixt . DAuid who led in Englands Court His pleasant youth in Princely sort , Whence Scotland claimes them , weds the faire Huntingdons and Northumbers * heire The Countesse Maud ! Maud th' Empresse rights Fauourite , by Stephen foilde in fight : Gaue his sonne pledge , whose sonne succeeds Malcolme in 's Sire , and Grandsires steeds ; William then , and Scander who weds Ioane , Daughter to our Englands King * Iohn ; And their sonne Alexander too , Had our third Henries Daughter , who Dying Issue-lesse ; in Kings account ! Englands Kings , as Lords Paramount , Edward the first Iohn Baliol * plac't , Robert Bruse all he could disgrac 't ; Third Edward , Edward Baliols Crowne Aduanc'd , whom Dauid Bruse puld downe , T' inuade England , by Valoys swaide , Captiu'd , the Victors price he paid ! Three Roberts were , and next to them Fiue Iameses from that Royall Stem , And next his Mother-Queene ; sixt Iames , First English , reignes from Tay to Thames . First Scottish Iames on surging * Seas , Fourth Henry tooke , sixt Henry frees ; Whom Somersets faire Daughter Iane , Had to her Husband ! his , they saine , Went with a hundred Nymphs to France ; And for third Iames , 't was second 's chance , Fourth's Edwards Cicely , t' aske to Wife ; But mortall War's stint farther strife ! T'ones Nephew yet , weds t'others Neece , Seau'nth Henries Imps , such * Fates decrees , Fourth Iames Spouse ; Mother to fift Iames , Margret , who after Floddon flames , Wed 's Archibald Douglasse ; whose Girle Margret wed 's Matthew , Lennox Earle , Their sonne Lord Darnley , wed 's fift Iames Nymph , Mother to thy King , faire Thames ; Who comming from beyond cold Tweed , Relate , deare Muse , with happy speed ! CANZ. XVI . The troublesome State of Scotland in Queene Maries time ; her Marriage with the Lord Darnley . BEing in these our last times , our late Henries Parenthesis of State , Mary , Edward , and Elizabeth , Vanisht , and banisht vitall breath , Was Henries Sister Margret faire Their Aunt , whole Albions sole heire , Fourth Iames Wife ! so the Raceyclept hers , Sway Scotsh-Sites , English Mothers Scepters ; Her sonne fift Iames ; his tender Impe Scarce seu'n dayes old , yet Queene , poore Nymph , So left by 'r Sires vntimely end , Causde Mother Queene , and Peeres contend For her and her Lands Gouernment , So France to warre with Scotland went ; But Hamilton , from the French Faction Obtaynes the Queene , and * Lands protection ; Whiles furious French , in Scots despight , The Rhine-graue , and the Rhodian Knights , Fierce Almaigne and Italian bands Allure , to vex their late friends Lands , And gaine th'yong Queene , or lay the State Of Scotland , could they , desolate ; But say'n they , soone as Lennox fauor'd Our English , th' Earle Protector wauer'd , And Mary Scot's yong Queene was carryed To France , and to the Dolphin marryed ! Alas poore Nymph , as soone as borne She 's crown'd indeed , but with but thorne ! And married now , but all her ioyes Soone marr'd or mixt with sore annoyes ; Soone dyes her Spouse ; her Sire * long-since ; Her Mother now , and she yong Prince , In forreine shores , and scarce 't is knowne , Where 's Crowne or Kingdome of her owne : So vext they were with ciuill Warres , So bruisde besides by strangers skarres . As she was comming homewards , tost By Aeol's blasts to th' English Coast , And thence return'd , domesticke crosses She scarce regaines but with great losses , Quenching those flames of fatall feud , With Riuers streaming Scottish bloud ; Yet soone as English Mary dies , Too forward , seemes , swaid by the Guise , She tooke vp th' English Ensignes ! France Backes th' Errours she did first aduance ; Foolish France , must needs so much for strangers , Th' owne brests laid ope t' a World of dangers . But after much their fruitlesse paines To eithers losse , and neithers gaines , Both Scot'sh and French o're-poiz'd with harmes , Both ciuill rew'd and forreigne Armes . So Mars fled , and Peace sweetly smilde Twixt Scots and English reconcilde , When in the Queene of Scotlands Court , Mongst other Lords of Princely port , Youthfull Lord Darnley there was seene , New come from Englands Court and Queene , Right well of Scotlands Prince belou'd , And such her after fauours prou'd ; First Rothsey's Earle , then Duke create Of Albaney , and next her mate ; Third sonne of Lenox Earle , there-while , * Weares Scotlands Crowne , and Kingly style , Henry Lord Darnley , Stewart borne , Scotlands King made in youth's fresh mornes ; Their sonne anew Great Brittaine names , Scotlands sixt , Englands first King Iames ! But shortly Henry Stewart crownde , In the Queenes Orchard's murdred found , And she to Bothwell's Earle soone wed , No small suspect of falshood bred ; When she not daigning to be brought , Fore her Realmes Peeres to answere ought , Sans womanish feare , with threatning charmes Affronts her subiects vp in Armes ! But bootes no braues , she prison'd lyes ; Bothwell , to Denmarke fled , there dyes . And she from Keepers scap't prepares Her Peeres sore bale ; but ill she fares , From Scotland prison'd , flying strife , In England prison'd ends her life . CANZ. XVII . The gouernment there in the minority of Iames the fixt . THen Scotland felt sore foes out-rage , Before her yong King came to age , Crown'd one yeares yongling , in his Realme His Grandsire Lennox , steeres at helme ; Morton , Murrey , and Marre helpe guide , The Vessell o're rough-swelling tyde ; Till sore with surging billowes tost ; The King tooke to his * Barke nigh lost , And Pylot-like at greatest neede Brought her to hauen , with happy speed ! Flourish great Prince , whiles thee fame raises Equall to Ioues , or Caesars prayses , Thy Reigne since peacefull Oliue-crownde , Thy browes Sols Bayes don circle rounde , And more , t' adorne thy Kingly Posies , France shall bring Lillies , we will Roses ; Since our Eliza did bequeath Thee Royall Garlands , at her death . CANZ. XVIII . As before of Scots , so heere the Historie and originall of their Ancestors the Irish , with diuers coniectures concerning the same . ANd for our Sunne like sommer time Rose from farre North cold Scottish clime , In this oblike Horizon ! * whose Set , Rise , and Regiment Ireland knowes , Ours comne from Scotsh-kings , theirs from them , All now but one Kings Diadem ; Irelands both Impe , and Lord now ; see , We th' Ancetors , they Posteritie . That Westerne I le , whose shores * doe face Wilde Cambers Cliffes ; by her owne race Cald Erin ; by their Neighbours wilde Yuerdhon ; Ireland , English stilde ; From Iasons Greekes , t' is thought we learne , To call Iuuerna , Iris , Ierne ; Whether from her site , as Austrich East , Spaine West , so Hiere should be guest So sounding , since more Ierne's * beene By-west , Hils , Rils , and places seene . Hybernia else of winter weather , Iber , or Duke Irnaulph , choose you whether ; Ogygia , old , and holy I le , Banno , and great Scotland , Poets stile ! Albany , and Alban , as 't were * t'other , Lesse Banno , sprung from this her Mother , Lesse Scotland from this greater ; Brittish , Scots , from these Irish Scots , and Pictish To thinke that Scots beene Scythians Race , Coniectures may perhaps finde grace Since Greekes doe Scythians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 call ; The Germanes , Scutten , Scots and * all , Our Saxons , Scyttan ; Gothes , beene Getes ; What let 's it Scythes , Northumbers Scettes ? And Getes and Scythian peoples held Spaines Townes and Cities sure of elde ! Susana , and many places more , Scythian names , walles , and guises * wore : Whence Scythians into Ireland * came , For Spanish dwellers did , sayes Fame ! But some will say , beleeue 't or smile ! Scotos , from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , draw their stile , Some say from Scota ; but if you Would faine heare Fables , more then true , Or monstrous matters for disport , Her Legend you shall heare : but * short ! CANZ. XIX . Diuers of their ancient historicall Relations , and lastly , the late Conquests thereof made by the English. BEfore the vniuersall flood , This Storie now begins for good ! Came Caesara , old Noahs Neece , Not knowne what ship , nor o're what Seas ; Next comes , ( nor will I leaue thy glories , Sublimate quintessence of Stories , ) Bartolenus and his sonnes , whose * names Their Cels , and Irish stations fames ; Then Bergion comes ! Nemodus then ; Whom Bergions Race chac'd thence agen : Greeke Dela though the Gyants Mates , He Syrians knew , and Scythians States , Nemodus and his mens ! what time , Gurguntius claimes , the Irish clime ! But mightie Monster ! Rumor * sayes Ruan liu'd till Saint Patricks dayes ; Though 't was thought , next Scota's braue Knight , Gathels Race , queld those Gyants quight . 'Gainst th' Aethiops , Moses and * Gathelus , Warring vnder Aegypts King , they tell vs , Cecrops or Neols much prays'd heire , Weds Pharao's Daughter Scota faire , Whence set for Seas , on Spaine they light , Their tongue from him Gaoth-lag hight ; The Scots from her ! from them deriued In Simon Brechus Reigne arriued In Ireland , Hermion and Hyberus , From Spaine ; from them , in hand they beare vs , Came Ferguse ; so from th' Irish traine , Came Brytaine Scots , those Scots from Spaine . Still vnderstand , the fatall stone , Goes with them Iacob slept vpon ! But true indeed all Stories saine , Scots came from th' Irish , they from Spaine . These Ireland-dwellers , Edgar vanquisht ; Saint Edward lou'd ! first Richards * Conquest ; But in the second Henries Reigne , Dermon Mac-Morough did complaine , Whom Strong-bow Chepstols Earle releeues , Winnes his Lands , weds his Daughter Eue ; Is Englands Feodist ! to King Iohn , Made Irelands Lord , Pope Adrian , Sends him a Ring ; Vrban a Crowne ; But after by the Popes puld downe , England and Ireland he full * deare Rents at a thousand Markes by th'yeare . Eighth Henry King , the Pope first stil'd ; Philip and Mary reconcil'd To Rome ; and Queene Elizabeth weare The same ; so doth King Iames the heire . CANZ. XX. The ancient gouernments of France , and how the Crowns right is now deuolued to the English. The conclusion of all . SO the French Titles ! whose free State , And Salique Lords , deare Nymphs , relate ! But leaue th' Herculeans race and a traine , Tili Paris faire was plac'd on Seyne , By Marcomyre ; whose Issue beene Pharamond and his Monarchs o're Rhene , O're Francks or Francons ; he beginnes , And Merouey much honour b winnes , But Clouis most , who addeth first Christ to his Crowne , or that to Christ ! Their Race long flourisht , till vp springs Maior Domus vnder th' idle Kings , Martellus Issue then gan Raigne , Pipin , and famous Charle-mayne ; Hugh Capet , though , his second Race Roots out ; so Talion Law tooke place ! From him descended Isabell faire , France her sole and indubitate c heire , Third Edwards Mother , though misprizde , By fabulous Salick Law deuizde . Since Katharine from that Royall Stem . Her Dower brings Frances Diadem T' Henry the fift , whose sonne d anone Sate crown'd on triumph t' Frances Throne . So France and Englands flowers so sweete , Welsh , Scotsh , and Irish Musicke meete Their Prince , by side of siluer Thames , To greet with ioy Great Monarck IAMES . CANZ. XXI . A Peroration to King Iames. AND now great , gracious , glorious sprights , Whilome braue Worthies , still braue wights , Liue long aud happie euer ; daigne Your sacred influence to these straines , You that in Albion reign'd ; and you , That doe , but hope for Heauen your due ! Fortunately famous , fairely shine Sainted on Earth , in Heauen diuine ; And glad thou canst but ken his dayes , Deare Muse ceasse thy rude Mantuan Layes . The end of the tenth and last Ode of PALAE-ALBION . POTENTISSIMO IACOBO , MAGNAE BRYTANNIAE MONARCHAE . QVando leui calamo , Britonum Heroesque Ducesque , Quàm potui dignis cupiens celebrare camoenis , Quanquam infoelici magis exitu ; at ordine iusto , Percurri , & titulos , magnosque aliquando Monarchas ; Cui magis atque tibi dedero ? Flos inclyte Regum ! Cum Sophiae sancto , pietatis lumine , pulchrâ Stirpe vtriusque Rosae Regali stemmate claro ? Muscas non capient Aquilae ; at Lyra , Lilia , amoenis Cumque Rosis , rurisque choros , Regumque tryumphos , Saepe equidem celebrant ! habitarunt Dij quoque syluas , Musaeque Aonios saltus ; placeantque ita nostro Cynthus ceu Clario , tibi agrestia numina Phoebo ; Non Lepori inuisus Leo , Non Iouis Armiger ales , Fulgura , celsa magis , Iouis ira terebrat Olympum ; Inuidia alta petens , humilis mea Musa , supremis Vix Aganippaeos latices libata labellis , Quod parcas nimiumuè rudi , lapsaeuè rogabit , En supplex ! magis atque tuis quàm tuta sub alis , Musca Aquilae ; Lepus ante pedes , ceu Dama , Leonis . Rex Regum , video es , titulis Agamemnonis ! Olim Anglia septenos habuit , duo Scotia Reges ; Wallia treis , totidem quoque Gallia , Hybernia quinos , Haebus & Ila aliquot , ratibusque imperuia Thyle , Cumbria praeterea , & Druidum celeberrima Mona ; Quos omneis tamen Imperio , tot plurima Regna , Pace tenes , teneasque precor pietatis alumnus Egregius ; natura , no uum , tua lumina donec Eripiens terris , addat Dea Sydus Olympo . IPSISSIMO MAECENATI . THus haue I brought this Worke to end , Ioue gently will ( perhaps , ) befriend ; And all those Sun 's now or of yore , Haue shin'd on our deare Albion shore , Will send their pleasing sweet aspect , If onely thou thy beames reflect : Do'st now Lord of th' Ascendant Raigne , T is more then guerdon for my paine ; And gentle Nymphes , I hope , will smile , On Bryttons , thy Gests , my rude stile . ILLVSTRISSIMO AC SVMMAE SPEI M. Brytanniae CAROLO PRINCIPI . WRiting , though rudely , Brittons ancient Storie , Whence th' old might luster yeeld to moderne glorie , One Tome toucht to Yous and your Fathers dayes , That yours and his might a next Volume rayse , By some sweet Attique Muse ! Or could a rill Of honyed Nectar dew my barren Quill , What rarer Theme would I , more Royall text , Then your worth's , whom Europe admires , expects Your milde aspect , faire Prince , making me soone , Think my night day , and such faire morning noonel NOBILISSIMIS HEROI FRIDERICO , RHENI Palatino Comiti , & Elizabethae Principi . GRaue though all youthfull , ancient though young Prince , That matchles raught'st Englands fair'st flower from hence , Your comming o're thus caus'd my artlesse Penne , Rouing from Thames to seeke you out by Rhene . Your Germany , I know , affords such store Of choice wits 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 , Quàm 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 the Storie of Britaine . 125 More of Caesars Acts. 131. 133. The Britaines subiect to Caesar , and Tribute yeelded . 135 Christ , born in the dayes of Cimbeline . 134 Cimbeline , refuseth to pay Tribute to Caesar. 135 Claudius , finished the Conquest of Britaine , and regained the Tribute . 137 Clito Edgar against Harold 221 Constantine , the Great , his glorious Acts. 147. The Reigne of his sonnes till Theodosius , ibid. Constantine , the Tyrant his Reigne . 149 Cordilla , her Reigne 101 Corinaeus , his meeting with Brute 73. His killing of Gogmagog , and inhabiting of Cornwall . 89 Coylus , and other Kings reignes , till Hely . 119. the flourishing of the Christians vnder his Reigne . 143 Creation , of the Creation of the World. 3 Cromwell , Lord Chancellor , his Comet like-blazing . 271 Cunedagius , his enuie vnto Cordilla . 101 D DAnaus , his Storie , and of his fiftie Daughters . 63. Their banishment and arriuall in Albion . 65. The Descent of the Gyants from them , ibid. Danes , the originall of them in England . 197 Dissention , ciuill Dissention after Gorbodugus Reigne . 103 Druis , his Reigne . 17 Dudley , Earle of Leicester , made General into the Low Countries . 279 E EAst-Angle Kings , and their gouernment . 178 East-Saxons , their Kings and Kingdome . 195 Ebrank , his Victories , and his sonnes . 97 Edgar , his Reigne . 209. Hee obtayneth the Crowue . 211. Hee is infamous for his wanton loues . 213 Edmond Iron-side , and his Childrens Fortunes . 217 Edward senior , his Warrelike Acts. 207 Edward Martyr , poysoned . 215 Edward Confessor , his famous Reigne . 219. His death . 221 Edward the first , his deciding the right of the Crowne of Scotland , 245. His sonne first English Prince of Wales . ibid. Edward the second , his vnfortunate Reigne , and wrongs done by Gaueston , Mortimers and Spencers . 247 Edward the third , his Acts and Conquests of France . 247 Edward the blacke Prince , his noble Acts and death . 251 Edward the fourth , his Reigne , and his sonnes . 261 Edward the sixt his Reigne . 277 Edwine , his Reigne . 209. Hee is vicious . 211 Egbert , his reducing the Kingdomes to one , and calling it England . 199. His flourishing Monarchie and Reigne . 199 Elizabeth Queene , her admired and famous Acts at the beginning of her Reigne . 279. Her imprisonment before shee was Queene , ibid. Her generall peace with Scots , France and Spaine , ibid. Elfleda , her Warrelike Acts. 207 England , who first gaue that name . 7. Her feare at the Conquerors comming in . 223 Estrild , drowned by Guendoline , 93 Ethelred , his obtayning of the Crowne . 215 Ethelwolphes , his Acts and Reigne . 199. His troubles with the Danes , 201 Europa , her seuerall Nations and commendations . 9 F FErguse , his Reigne till the Picts , 285 Flouds , their creation . 5 France , the ancient Gouernement thereof . 303. How the Crownes right is now deuolued to the English , ibid. G GErmanie , conquered by Ebrank , 97 Giants , their creation . 5. The Descent of the Giants in Albion . 65 Gogmagog , slaine by Corinaeus , 89. He was the greatest of Giants . ibid. Gorbodugus , his Reigne , 103 Greenshield , a most worthy Prince , his Reigne . 103 Guendoline ouerthrowes Locrine , drownes Estrilde and Sabrine . 93. Guendoline her Reigne . 95 Guffar , King of Poytiers in France , ouerthrowne by Brute . 73 Guiderus , in his Reigne did Aulus Plancius begin . 137 Guitteline , and his Queene very famous for their Lawes 119 H HArold-Hardiknute and his Reigne . 91 Harold , Godwines sonne , his vsurpation . 221 Henry Beauclarke , his honourable Reigne . 239 Henry the second , his Reigne . 241 Henry the third , his Acts. 245 Henry the fourth his vnquiet Reigne . 258 Henry the fift , his Reigne and Conquest of France , 255 Henry the sixt , his wonderfull misfortunes . 257 Henry the seuenth , his ioyning the Houses of Yorke and Lancaster , 263. His marriage , off-spring , and actions . 269 Henry the eighth , his famous Acts. 271. His Reigne in his latter time . 275. His seuerall Marriages , and last will concerning his Heires , ibid. Heptarchie , the beginning thereof . 189 Hercules , the son of Isis , 49. His slaying of the Gyants , his comming into Gaule , and his meeting with Albion . 51. His entertainment by Lycus , and preparing to ouerthrow Albion . 53. Hee kils Albion , and his power . 55. Hercules marryeth Galathea the Daughter of Lycus , ibid. Historie defended , 37. Diuers Histories repeated and reconciled , 55 Humber ouerthrowne by Locrine . 91 I IAmes the sixt of Scotland , and first of England , his succeeding Elizabeth . 283. The Gouernment of Scotland in his minoritie . 297 A Peroration to King Iames. 303 Iane , the Wife of Lord Guilford Dudley , her down-fall . 277 Idolatrie , the originall thereof . 21 Iohn , King of England , his Reigne . 243 Ireland described . 27. Glorious Atchieuements there . 281. The originall of the Irish. 297. The Conquest of Ireland by the English. 299 Isis , the Goddesse , buries Osiris . 49. Her reuenge by the meanes of Hercules her sonne , ibid. Iupiter , or Ioue , their diuersities . 45 K KEntish Kingdome , the Storie thereof . 171 Kent , the Liberties thereof , how gained . 233 L LEicester builded , 101 Leil his Reigne , 99 Leon-Gauere , did build Cairleon . 65 Leir , the vnnaturalnesse of his three Daughters , and his crosse Fortunes , 101 Licus , the King of Gaule , 53 Locrine , his Reigne , and ouerthrowing of Humber . 91. Locrine ouerthrowne by his Wife Guendoline . 93 Lud-Rudibrasse , his Reigne . 99 Lud , his building of London , and the Gates . 121 M MAcbeth , his Reigne . 289 Madan , his Reigne . 95 Magus , his Reigne . 17 Malcolme , his Reigne . 289. Some other Scottish Kings . 291 Man , his Creation and his fall . 5 Marie , Queene of England , her Reigne , & Marriage to Spaine . 277 Mary Queene of Scotland , her Reigne , and Marriage , to the Lord Darnley . 293 Martia the Wife of Guitteline , famous for her Lawes . 119 Memphis , a Citie in Aegypt . 43 Mempricius , deuoured by Wolues 95 Mercia , the first originall of their Kings and order . 177. The end of the Kingdome of Mercia . 179 Misfortune , how incident to the greatest Nations . 11. Misfortunes excused , and the misfortunes of this I le , ibid. Morgans enuie to Cordilla . 101 Mulmutius , his Reigne . 103. His Noblenesse and the restoring of the Brittish Monarchie . 111 N NOe his Historie shewed vnder the shaddow of Saturne , 39 Northumberland , the originall of their Kings and Kingdome , 179 The subuersion thereof . 183. Their incumbrance by the Danes , and submission to the West-Saxons . ibidem . O OSiris , Albions Grand-Father , 43. Osiris slaine . 49 Oxenford builded . 97 P PIcts , their originall . 285 Poesie or Poetry , defended by an Apologie . 37 Polydore Virgil his subtilties , and disgrace of the Brittish I le , vnmasked and confuted . 105 Poole Cardinall , his flourishing vnder Queene Marie , 279 R RIchard Cordelyon ; his most famous Reigne . 243 Richard the second , deposed by Bullingbrooke . 253 Riuallo , his Reigne . 103 Rome , Tribute paid vnto Rome , 135. No Tribute paid to Rome , ibid. S SAbrine , drowned by Queene Guendoline . 93 Samothes , his Off-spring , and Reigne , and the giuing of the name Samothea . 7. Samothes first Rule and Empire . 15. Samothes Issue . 17. The Storie of Samothes defended . 75 Samotheans , their irreligious and barbarous Acts ▪ and their ouerthrow . 19. 21. The end of their Kingdome , 23. Their punishment . 25 Sarron his Reigne . 17 Saxons , their originall and Antiquitie . 159. Their calling in and plantation vnder Vortiger . 163. Warres betweene the Saxons 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 ●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 ; Wilfred● 217 27 nice neece 228 29 vrba verba 244 11 du●s du● 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 a beames The pride of sandy Seuernes streames , Sweet Cells ! though not compar'd with those Neare Ouses-fourd , where faire Tame b 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 c 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 d impresse Into thy soule ! from whence shee went To Cambers wild , and flowry Kent , Rhutupian farthest shores i' th East . Old holy Dauids shrine e by-west Did heare her tunes , and Odes shee ended In those well hop't-of bowers entended To Phoebus honour , of King IAMES Nam'd ; west of London by faire f Thames ! From Somerset , her natiue home Thus t' Ouse-fourd rapt , and Luds faire Towne , To those wilde plaines , and whither th'age Last past vow'd holy g Pilgrimage T' old Dauids cells , where Phoebus falles , Saint , Prophet , Priest , and Prince of Wales ; And from fard'st west to th' Orient , As farre as rich vnhealthy h Kent . If friendly fauour moue your brest To entertaine this wandring guest For your delight , or more grac't see Since Albion hight ! thus farre yet wee Curteously salute you , and your loue Zeus Xenius Guerdon't , gentle Ioue . Lauro , ac Laude Dignis S. P. D. G. S. POets Laureate , on whose sacred browes Flourish Garlands of ne're fading boughes , Whose sweete layes more delicious beene , Then Philomels or Paphos Queenes ; Helicon is yours , and though that I , Cannot vp to the heauenly numbers flye , Yet faine I doe admire you , and Ee'n beg this boone at Phoebus hand , To rest where in th' Elisian plaines , Faire fields , I may heare your sweete straines , Our Ennius , Chaucer , with old Line , Or Orpheus , where , Sidney deuine Sits with Musaeus ; Johnson , Spencer , Drayton , Daniel , English Horace , Homer , Maro , Ouid ; so sing 't would inspire , My dull Muse with deuiner fire . Or if not ; but with Eccho dombe , Her Cradle needs must be her tombe , Then sing her Requiem , much fam'd Cells , Pyndus , Tempe , Troy , and Thames farewell . In amici Palae-Alb . S. P. REader , abide , marke , buy : Diuisa Britannia Mundo , ( Mundus & alter ) adest ; here a World thou hast for a little ( World ! not a little ) worth : Vasa estque Britanno-Latina ; ( Mundus idem atque alter . ) To the World , see , Brittan a Lattine , English it is to her owne ; Liber iste est liber vtrisque . Tempora datque Locis : of Time here 's added another World with a world of Affaires : Res gestae hic ordine● antur , Antiqua & noua habes : Praise Slatyers Muse , or amend it . TEMPOKA , RESQVE SVIS , CANIT , ATQVE DAT ISTE BRITANNIS . In PALAE-ALBIONIS , Historiae , sc. Anglicanae , Odas & Authorem earundem , Odula . ALbion aequoreas inter celeberrima Nymphas , Virgiuio quondam flumine Diua potens , Caesare , Saxonicis ducibus , Dacisque petita , Normannis demum , dulcis amica tamen Angligenae soboli ; venit ac Scoto-Cambro-Hybernâ Stirpe sato Regi ! queis tua Musa fauens , Chare Slatere , canit festos dulceisque Hymenaeos ; Charior inque dies , vestra erit ergo pari Tam benè famoso , Nympae , magnoque Monarchae Albion , his Odis clara , palaia nouis . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . ALbion , illiusque , notis , sacer incola quondam Claruit antiquis , nuperiorque nouis ! Incisos siquidem Britones , Pictosque figuris , Glastove infectos corpora , mille modis , Caesaris antè , ferunt , saeclum rude ; iamque 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Albion ecce ●otis picta , placetque nouis . N. GWIN . In fratris sui charissimi G. S. Odas Historicas , PALae-ALBIONIS nomine insignitas , L. C. Carmen . GEsta antiqua nouis , collata nouissima primis , Albion haec Odis , cuncta , palaia suis , Ceu canit , & tenebris Britonum incunabula caecis Eruit , arrident plus sibi , siqua tibi ; Prisca petis ? obscura caue ! Noua ? Nota ; recensens Quaeque , placere cupit , nec minus ergo placent . IO. SLATYER . Musarum Praeconi blando , Amico suo integerrimo G. S. de sua Palae-Albione , opere Historico-Poetico , Melisma sacrum siue Paean . TAle tuum carmen nobis , diuine Poeta , Quale sopor fessis in gramine , quando per aestum Membra fouere iuuat , molleis per , amoeniter vmbras ; Ille dies longos , longum ipse leuaueris aeuum , Ceu canis Angligenas ! leni non murmure riuus , Non examina apum , florem depasta salicti , Siue thymum in pratis , demulcent suauiùs aures ; Perge bonis auibus , nostrûmque recense triumphos , Gestaque Apollineâ citharâ , vel carmine digna , Teque trophaea manent , Britonum tua , tuque Britannûm . THO. NEWTON . Clarissimo Amico suo S. PVRCHAS , multisque nominibus colendissimo , G. SLATYER , S. SIc ego , sic vdis niue concolor ales in herbis , Maeandrina sedens propè flumina ! qualis Aêdon , Amissos lugens foetus ; vel candida in agris Altera Amymone Phrygijs ; ego planctibus auras Sic repleam querulis , talis loca , flumina , fonteis ! Sed quid agam rogitas , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 longè Limitibus proprijs semotus & vrbe , & amicis ? Scilicet illud ago , quod Thessala Cynthius olim Admeteia inter rura , hortos , pascua , saltus , Ad studia & Lyricen intentus fortè , vel artem Aesclapij Medicam ! mihi sic nihil , omnia curae : Ruris honos , Verisque decus , florentia prata , Lucida stagna , virensque nemus capiuntur orellis , Ac capiunt oculos , menti solatia praestant . Saxa inter silicesque , abruptâ in rupe iacentem Lata per arua modò , nemorumque virentibus vmbris , Turturis ad gemitus , Prognes vel A●donis odas , Poetices studium illustre , affectusque süaues , Quam retinent , mir●que iuuant , & pectora mulcent ; Musica vel quoties modulamina , rustica quamuis , Mentis item Medicina meae ! memorabilis aeui Historia , ac blandis animum sopita susurris , Delectat modò ! linguarum persepe leuarit Cura dies longos ; quid sancta , quid aurea dictat Argiuûm dialectus , Hebraea , Pelasga sophia ! Solantur modò Barbaries Corydonia , mecum Ruricolûm turmae , dicam turbaene , Agathyrsis Herculeis genus asperius ; quin dulce meorum Quidni mentem etiam moueat , quin saepe moretur Visendique tui , desideriumque tuorum : Mens amat , alternatque vices ! in rure beat● , Degere quis nolit foelix ? In rure beatus , Absque sodalitio dulci , Musûmque sacrato , Viuere quî poterit cultor Parnassidos horti● Nunc amo , nunc fugio , quid nescio ; & an scio coelum Mensque hominis , quàm paenè capacia neutra quietis ; Ciuicus esse velim , nî Ciuica iura reclament ; Rusticus ; at duros horret mens lenta labores : Cum mihi quod Flacco videat euenisse , vel vsque , Instabilis vocer ! ac videam cecinisse quod ille , Romae Tibur amo , ventosus , Tibure Romam . Iam voco foeliceis , vos , qui potiore Quiritûm Conditione frui possitis ! & vrbica statim Taedia percensens , mirere , vti protinùs idem O me , itidem clamem , foelici sydere natum , Vosque aio , contectos Fagi florentibus vmbris ! Re tenui allicier solitos , conuictu & amictu , Nec grauibus pressos , curisuè ingentibus aegros : Sit grauis inque-vicem gratus quasi , Protea agenti , Visus vterque status ; modò Rus , modò ciuica damn● . Iudicio meliore tamen , ( sed parce labanti Seriò siue , ioc●ne foret , ) bona qui sua nôrunt , Dixerim eos , quocunque statu , quocunque sub axe ; Viuam igitur quocunque solo ; aut vbicunque locorum , Dissita quamque locis longè , procul inde remotis , Cambria siue tenet , teneant seu Cantia Rura Propitiâ bonitate dei , me crede scientem Viuere contentumque , illâque ex parte beatum : Sic horas fallo , insumo sic temporis annos Lusibus 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 vorag● ; 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 sepulchr● : 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 ti●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 — MV●MVTIV● 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 — GVLIE●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 facili●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 Te●tamos Teutaeus Chalais Anabos Babyos Thyraeus Dercylus ●upacines Laosthenes Pyritiades Ophrateus Epacheres Acracames Tonos Conleros si●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 , 161● . 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 H●nnus Heluet. Boius . Bo●us quo tempore duae legiones in Asiā missae Cymbrorū & Amazonum quae Ephesū 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 Pelo●onneso . Agialaeus , A.M. 1860. Europs Telchin Ayis Thelxion Aegyrus Thurimacus Leucippus Mesapu● , &c. Circa hoc tempus Athenis primū 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 Ia●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 Aegyst●s Orestes Tisamenus & Pēthilus Orestae filiji sed desijt Regnū , 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 ●n I●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. Leilus Luarudibrasus , B adudus Leyrus Leyri filiae circa annū 3160. Morganus Cunedagius Riuallo Goruntius F●es Memorabilio●●s . Babel Nini●e , & Babvion conditae . Ante annum . 2150. 〈…〉 . Sparta condita a Sparto Phoronei , vel 〈◊〉 filio . Deuca●●n , circa 2440. 〈◊〉 Regnum Deucer Dardanus Ericthomus . Tros Ilus Lanme●ō , 〈◊〉 Priamus , Exitdium Troiae . Ianus Picus Faunus Hercules Cacus occidit . Latinus Aeneas Ascanius . Syluins Posthum . Aeneas Syl●ius Latinus Syluius A. 2870. Alba Syluius , 292● Acpytus Syluins Calpetus Tybermus Syluiu Agrippa Syluius Alladius Auentinus Proca Amulius , Numitor , A 3197 Romulus & Reniu Reg. Assyr . Senacherib Assar. haddon Succumbunt 〈◊〉 Babylon●●s . Arkeanos Relvthus Ieraedin Sao●●ucimus Kvn●lladacus Nabopollassar Nabuchadnezar Belsazer Nabonedus Darius Persarum & Medorum Imperium . Cyrus , An. 3439. Cambyses Darius Histaspis Xerxes , A. 3405. Artaxerxes Darius Nothus Artaxeixes Mnemon Artaxer●ex Ochus Arses Darius Codomannus ab Alexandro Victus . Alexander Magnus , & post eius obitum 4. eius Duces exercitus regnant in Syria , Graecia , Asia , & Aegypto , quorum vnus nec infimus in Syria Seleucus . Seleucus Nicanor Antiochus Soter Antiochas Theos Seleucus Callinicus Seleucus Ceraumus Antiochus Magnus Selecucus Philopator Antiochus Epiphanes E●pator Demetrius Soter Alexander Veles Demetrius Nicanor Annochus Eutheus Antiochus Sydetes Demetrius Antiochus Gryphus Antiochas Cuyzenus Tigranes ob intestina Seleucidarum bella euocatus victor euasir , sed eo victo , Romani Svriam in Prouinciam redegerunt . Caesar Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero 1. persec . Vespasiani duo Domitianus 2. persec . Nerua Traianus 3. persec . Adrianus 4. persec . Antonini duo 5. persec . Commodus Seuerus 6. persecut . Caracalla Heliog . Seuerus Max. 7. persec . Gordianus . Iohannes Baptista Rex Regum & Saluator Mundi Christus , Apostoli & caeteri , Christiani , Antiochiae primum dicti , Act. 11. Synodus Apostolorum , A M. 3999. Christi 52. Papae , R. Linus , Cletus , Clemens , Anacletus , Euaristus , Alex. Sixtus , Telesphorus , Hyginus , Pius Anicetus , Soter , Eleutherius , Victor , Zepherinus , Callistus , Vrbanus Pontanus Anteru● Fabianus Cornelius , & Nouatus . Babylonij . & Medi. Nabonassar Nassius Porus Dalilaeus Merodach Arbianes A. 3235. Deioces Phraortes siue A●tines Cyaxartes siue Astybaras Astvages Cyrus , tādē per totam Asiam dominatur , A. 3439. Biblia Sacra . Achas , A. 3206. Exechias , A. 3223. Manasses Circa an . 3230. captiuitas perpetua 10. Trib. 2. Reg. 18. Amon ●osias Zedechias Babylonem abducitur , & Templi excidium , A. 3372. Salathiel Zorobabel Hester , & restauratio Templi , A. 3532. Nehemias Iaddus Pontifex ab Alexandro Magno honorat . A. 3620. Hyrcanus Iudas Macchabaeus A. 3780. Ionathas Symon Io. Hyrcanus Aristobulus Alexander Iammaeus Alex , Salome . Aristobulus Hyrcanus Hierosolymae a Pompeio captae : & ille sacerdotium absque Regno Hircano restituit . Antipater Idumaeus Herodes Mag. necat Infantes . Herod . Antip. occ . Ioh. Herod . Agrip. occ . Iac. Herodes Agrippa 2. quo Rege Hierosolymarum excidium A. 4010. Polycarpus S. Iohannis Euangelistae Discipulus , floret circa Ann. 4120. A. Christ 170. Irenaeus . Germ. R. E Seythia aut Oriente aiunt circa annum 3490 cum suis copijs , venit ad ostia Rheni Marcomyrus ex Antenore Troiano oriundus . Antenor , ex cuius vxore Cambra dicti Sycambri . Priamus Helenus Diocles Helenus Basanus Clodomirus Nicanor Marcomirus Coldius Antenor Clodomirus Merodacus Cassander Anthari ●s Francus Clogio Hermerus Marcomirus Clodomirus Antenor Ratherius Roterodami Conditor . Richimerus Odemarus Marcomirus Clodomirus Farabertus Sunno Hildericus . Bartberus . Britanni . Sicilius Iago Kymarus Gorbodugus eius filij mutuis vulneribus confossi , viz. Ferrex & Porrex , regnum Britan . in 5. partes diuisum , e schismate eruendum Mulmutio reliquerunt . Mulmutius , A M. 3507. ante Christū 441. Belinus , & Brennus , An. 3547. ante Christū 401. Gurgustius Guithelinus Cecilius , Kymarus , Elaumus Morindus Gorgonianus & 5. fratres . Emerianus , & fex cius fratrū filij . Cadelfrs Coelus Porrex & alij 24. Reges , minus celebrati nominis , intra spacium 200 annorum . Quorum nomina vix quicquam aliud de ijs habetur , adusque Heliam . Helva Ludus Cassibelinus Theomantius , Cymbelinus Guiderins Aruiragus Marius Coilus Lucius , first christned K. of this land , Papa Eleutherio . Seuerus Rex & Imperat. Bassianus Carausius . R. Romani Tatius cum Romulo , Nama Pomp. A. 3237. Tullus Hostilius , 3280. Ancus Martius Tarquinius Priscus e ruius Tullus Tarqui●ius Super● cum filio Sexto & tota familia & Reges omnino pulfi ob Lucretiae rap . tum . Consules primi Iunius Brutus , & Valerius Poplicola , A. 3443. Leges 12. Tabularum , De●emuiri , & Censores . Roma a Gallis capta , & Camillo liberata A. M. 3562. Bellum cum Pyrrho . Bellum Punicum . Cathago deleta . Numantia deleta . Bellum Dalmaticum , Iugurthinum , Cymbricum , Marsicum , Mithridaticū , Gladiatorum . Syria a Pompeio subacta . Britannia a Caesare petita . Bellú Hierosolym . Britan. Marcoman . Sucuicsi , &c. Schisma primum Romae , inter Papas Cornelium , & Nouatum , a quo Nouatian idicti . Res Memorabiliores . Nahum Propheta floret . Tyrtaeus Zaleucus Locrensis Legislator . Draco & 7. sapiētes A. 3340. Anacharsi● Phalaris Sappho Cr●esus Daniel Pindarus , A. 3470. Miltiades Malachias Esdras Thucidides Sophocles Socrates , A. 3550. Aristoteles Zeno Berosus Hanibal Plautus Ennius Carneades Terentius Cornelius Nepos Virgilius , & Horatius , circa annum 3900. Tigranes ob intestina Seleucidarum bella euocatus victor euasir , sed eo victo , Romani Svriam in Prouinciam redegerunt . Caesar Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero 1. persec . Vespasiani duo Domitianus 2. persec . Nerua Traianus 3. persec . Adrianus 4. persec . Antonini duo 5. persec . Commodus Seuerus 6. persecut . Caracalla Heliog . Seuerus Max. 7. persec . Gordianus . Iohannes Baptista Rex Regum & Saluator Mundi Christus , Apostoli & caeteri , Christiani , Antiochiae primum dicti , Act. 11. Synodus Apostolorum , A M. 3999. Christi 52. Papae , R. Linus , Cletus , Clemens , Anacletus , Euaristus , Alex. Sixtus , Telesphorus , Hyginus , Pius Anicetus , Soter , Eleutherius , Victor . Zepherinus , Callistus , Vrbanus Pontanus Anteru● Fabianus Cornelius , & Nouatus . Babylony . & Medi. Nabonassar Nassius Porus Dalilaeus Merodach Arbianes A. 3235. Deioces Phraortes siue Altines Cyaxartes siue Astybaras Astvages Cyrus , tádé per totam Asiam dominatur , A. 3439. Biblia Sacra . Achas , A. 3206. Exechias , A. 3223. Manasses Circa an . 3230. captiuitas perpetua 10. Trib. 2. Reg. 18. Amon ●osias Zedechias Babylonem abducitur , & Tempoli excidium , A. 3372. Salathiel Zorobabel Hester , & restaurantio Templi , A. 3532. Nehemias Iaddus Pontifex ab Alexandro Magno honorat . A. 3620. Hyrcanus Iudas Macchabaeus A. 3780. Ionathas Symon 10. Hyrcanus Aristobulus Alexander Iammaeus Alex , Salome , Aristobulus Hvrecanus Hierosolymae a Pompeio captae : & ille sacerdotium absque Regno Hircano restituit . Antipater Idumaeus Herodes Mag. necat Infantes . Herod . Antip. occ . Ioh. Herod . Agrip. occ . Iac. Herodes Agrippa 2. quo Rege Hierosolymarum excidium A. 4010. Polycarpus 5. Iohannis Euangelistae Discipulus , floret circa Ann. 4120. A. Christ 170. Irenaeus . Germ. R. E Seythia aut Oriente Aiunt circa annum 3490 cum suis copijs , venit ad ostia Rheni Marcomyrus ex Antcnore Troiano oriundus . Antenor , ex cuius vxore Cambra dicti Sycambri . Priamus Helenus Diocles Helenus Basanus Clodomirus Nicanor Marcomirus Coldius Antenor Glodomirus Merodacus Cassander Anthari ●s Francus Clogio Hermerus Marcomirus Clodomirus Antenor Ratherius Roterodami Conditor . Richimerus Odemarus Marcomirus Clodomirus Farabertus Sunno Hildericus Bartberus . Britanni . Sicilius Iago Kymarus Gorbodugus eius filij mutuis vulneribus confossi , viz. Ferrex & Portex , regnum Britan. in 5. partes diuisum , e schismate eruendum Mulmutio reliquerunt Mulmutius , A M. 3507. ante Christú 441. Belinus , & Brennus , An. 3547. ante Christú 401. Gurgustius Guthelinus Cecilius , Kymarus , Elaumus Morindus Gorgonianus & 5. fratres . Emerianus , & fex cius fratrú filij . Cadelfrs Coclus Porrex & alij 24. Reges , minus celebrati nominis , intra spacium 200 annorum . Quorum nomina vix quicquam aliud de ijs habetur , adusque Heliam . Helva Ludus Cassibelinus Theomantius , Cymbelinus Guiderins Aruiragus Marius Coilus Lucius , first christned K. of this land , Papa Eleutherio . Seuerus Rex & Imperat. Bassianus Carausius . R. Romani Tatius cum Romulo Nama Pomp. A. 3237. Tullus Hostilius , 3280. Ancus Martius Tarquinius Priscus e ruins Tullus Tarquinius Superit cum filio Sexto & tota familia & Reges omnino pulfi ob Lucretiz rap . tum . Consules primi Iunius Brutus , & Valerius Poplicola , A. 3443. Leges 12. Tabularum . Desemuiri , & Censores . Roma a Gallis capta , & Camillo liberata A. M. 3562. Bellum cum Pyrrho . Bellum Puncium . Cathago deleta . Numantia deleta . Bellum Dalmaticum , Iugurthinum , Cymbricum , Marsicum , Mithridaticú , Gladiatorum . Syria a Pompeio subacta . Britannia a Caesare petita . Bellū Hierosolym . Britan. Marcoman . Sueuieū , &c. Schisma primum Romae , inter Papas Cornelium , & Nouatum , a quo Nouatian idicti . Res Memorabiliores . Nahum Propheta florer . Tyrtaeus Zaleucus Locrensis Legislator . Draco & 7. sapiétes A. 3340. Anacharsi● Phalaris Sappho Crefus Daniel Pindarus , A. 3470. Miltiades Malachias Esdras Thucidides Sophocles Socrates , A. 3550. Aristoteles Zeno Berosus Hanibal Plautus Ennius Carneades Terentius Cornelius Nepos Virgilius , & Horatius , circa annum 3900. T. Liuius Strabo Q. Curtius Athenaeus Montanistarumh h●refis , circa tempora Imperatoris Antonini Philosophi , irrepsit , A. M , 4110 , A. Christi 160 Herodianus Dio Cashus Origenes Paulus Samosatenus & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 haeretici . Imperatores . & Pontifices . Decius . 8. persecutio , Valerianus 9. persec . Gallienus Claudius . Aurelianus Tacitus Probus , Carus , Dioclesian , 10. pers . Constantinus Magnus pax Ecclesiae datur . Diuisio Imperij inter Const. M. filios . Iulianus Iouinianus Valent. Gratianus . Theodosius , & secunda Imperij diuisio inter Theodosij filios . Valentinianus . Gothi Rom. Imper. vastant , Constantinopoli Regnant Leo Thrax Zeno , Anastasius , Iustinus , Iustinianus , Iustinus Tiberius Mauricius Phocas Heraclius Constantinus Heracleonas Constans Constant , Pogonatus , Iustinianus secundus , Philippus Arthemius Anastasius Theodosius Leo Isaurus Constant. Copronymus , Leo , Constant. Irene , tertia Imperij diuisio . Carolus Magnus Ludouicus Pius Lotharius Lodouicus Carolus Caluus Lud. Balbus Carolus Crassus Arnolphus Ludouicus Conradus Henricus Auceps Otto Magnus Otto secundus Otto tertius Henricus secundus Conradus Henricus dictas Niger . An. Christi 1040. Lucius , Steph , Xistus , Dionysius , Foelix , Eutychianus , Caius , Marcellinus , Marcellus , Eusebius , Melchiades , Syluester Marcus , Iulius , Liberius Damasus Siricius Anast. Innocent . Zosimus , Bonif. Coelestinus Sixtus Leo Magnus Hilar●us Simplicius Foelix Gelasius Anastasius Symmachus Hormisda Iohan. Faelix , Bonif. Ioh. Agapetus , Siluerius , Vigilius , Pelagius , Iohan. Catellinus , Pelagius , Gregorius , Sabinus , Bonif. duo . Deusdedit Bonifacius Honorius , Seuerinus , Iohan. Theodorus , Martius Eugenius Vitalianus Adeodatus Domnus Agatho Benedictus Iohan. Conon . Sergius , Ioh. duo . Constan. Gregor . duo . Zacharias Steph. duo . Paulus , Const. Steph. Adrianus , Leo 3. Steph. Paschal . Eugenius , Valent. Gregor . Serg. Leo 4. Benedict . Nicolaus , Hadr. Ioh. Mar. Hadr. Steph. Formosus , Bonif. Steph. Rom. Theod. Ioh. Bened Leo , Christof . Serg. Anast. La●do . Ioh Leo , Steph. Ioh. Leo , Steph. Mar , Agapetus , Io. Leo , Bened. Io. Bened. Bonif. Bened. Io. Bonif. Ioh. duo . Gregor . Syluester , Io. tres . Serg. Bened. Io. Bened. Syluest . Gregor . Clem. Damasus , Leo , Ioh. Germ. & Franci K. Clodius Gualtherus Dagobertus , Clogio Clodomirus , Geuebaldus , Richimerus Theodorus Clogio Marcomirus , Dagobertus , Genebaldus , Pharamuudus , Clodius Merouaeus Childeri●us Clodouaeus Cloth●rius & filij 4. Cherebertus , Chilpericus Clothar . 2. Dagobertus , Clodouaeus Childericus & Clotharius Maiores Domus , Pipinus Car. Martellus , Pipinus qui Rex proclamatur . Carolus M. Ludouicus Car. Calnus Lud. Balbus Carlomannus , Car. Simplex , Car. Crassus , Lud. Transmarinus , Lotharius Lodouicus , Hugo Capetus , ex stirpe famosa . Wittikindi , Robertus , Henricus . Britan. R. Alectus Asclepiodatus , Constantius Constantinus M. & eius filij . Et consequen ter Imper. Romani Reges Brytanniae , reputatur adusque Constant●● um T●rannum , & Costantium eius filium , qui a Voitigero . A. 447. excisus est : inde Vortiger , Hēgritus Saxo & eius filij , & successores debellatis Britānis , in 7. Regnis adusque Egberti tempora , A. 802. Ethelbertus Rex Cantij . Cherebetti Regis Franciae filiam vx , duxit , & Augustinus eisuperuenit . Cadwalladar vltimus Britannorum Rex , circa A. 660. Ina Rex West Saxonum , A. 688. Eius successor ; West Saxo num Rex . Egbertus , ante A. 837. omnia 7. Regna Saxonum in Monarchiam reduxit . Ethelwolfus Ethelbaldus & fratres , Edward . senior Adelstanus Edmondus Eldredus Edwynus Edgar Edw. Martyr , Ethelredus Edmondus Canutus Haraldus Hardi-canutus Edw. nomine Confessor . Harald . a Gulielmo Cōquestore obrutus . Scot. R. Quidam a Gathelo Mosis . coaetaneo , & Symone B●echo S●●torum Regum seriem deducūt . Nos Polydorum sequuti ab hoc solummodo Fergusio didu●imu● . Pergusius cū Alarico Gothorum Rege Romam P●ofectus , An. Christ. 410 Eugenius Fergusius Fugenius Dongardus Cōstatinus Congallus Goranus Eugen us Conu●allo Amtellus Aidanus Chēnethus Eugenius Ferquardus Donaldus Maldonus Eugenij duo Ambercletus , Eugenius Mordacus Etsinus Eugenius Fergusius Saluatus Achaues Conuallus Dongallos , Alpinus Chēnethus Donaldus Cōstātinus Ethus Gregorius Donaldus Cōstātinus Malcolmus Indulphus Dufus Culenus Chēncthus Cōstātinus Grimus Malcolmus Duncanus Macbethus Hispani . R. West 〈◊〉 in Hispania . Athanaricus Alaricus Radagisus Ataul , hus S●gerieus The daredus Totus●undus Alaricus Ge●●●a arcus Atha●aricus Theod●ginus Athanag●ldus 〈…〉 , Liwa secundus Gaudematus , Sis●●● . ●●●hilla , ●●senaudus 〈…〉 〈…〉 thus , Bamba E●●igius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rodericus Pelagius Fauila Alfonsus Cathol cus , Froila Veremundus , Alphonsus Castus , Ranierius Alphonsus 3. Ordonius Ramirus Ordonius Sanctius Ramirus Ver●mundus Alphonsus Veremundus Ferdinandus qui Regna Astu●iarum Legionis & Cast●llae ducta Sanctia Alphonsi filia in vnum coniungit . Res & viri Celebres . Porphy●tes Manes Arius 〈◊〉 Athanasius , A Christi 320. floret . Concilium 〈…〉 A. Christi 326. Iamblichus Nazianzeius . Augustinus . Concil . Oecum . 2 Cōstātinopoli . A. Christ. 381 〈…〉 Machom●des 〈…〉 〈…〉 Concil Oecumen . 6. Constan●●●● . 〈…〉 681. Concil . O●cumen . 7. Niceae habitum , A. Christi 787. Beda Damascenus Alcumus Iohannes Scotus Hin●marus . Concil . Oecumen 8. 〈…〉 A Christi 870. Theophvlactus Luitpra●dus Rhazes , Medicus , Guido A●●tuus Haymo ●ildebrandus postea Papa . Germ. & Romani , Imperatores . Pontifices . Henricus qu●● us , An. Christi 1056. Henricus quintus , Lotharius Saxo , Conradus F●idericus Barbarossa dictus . Henricus Asyer Otto Quartus Fridericus Secundus Conradus Richardus Ang. Rodolphus 〈◊〉 . Adolphus N●●sou Albertus Austr . Henricus Larzenb . Lud. Bauarus Carolus Quartus Wenceslaus Rupertus Sigismondus Albertus Fridericus Maximilianus An. Christi 1●93 . Carolus Quintus An. Christi 1517. Ferdinandus Maximilianus Kodolphus Matthias Ferdiuandus An. 1619. Romani , Pontifices . Victor . Steph. Nieol Alex. Honor. Hildebr , siue Greg. 7. Victor . Vrban . Paschalis , Gelas. Call. Honor. Innoc. Coelestinus , Lucius , Engenius , Anast , Hadr. Alex. Lucius , Vib. Gregor . Clem. Coelestinus , Innoc. Honorius , Gregor . Coelestinus , Innocentius , Alex. Vrban . Clem. Gregorius , Innoc Adrian . Io. Nicol. Mart. Honor. Nicolaus , Coelest . Bonif. Benedict . Clem. Io. Nicol. Bened. Clem. Innoc. Vrban . Gregor . Vrban . Bonif Innoc. Gregor . Ioh. Mar Eugenius , Nicolaus , Calixtus . Pius 2. ( d ctus antè Aencas Svluius . ) Paulus , Xistus , Innoc. Alex. Pius , Iulius , Leo , Adr. Paulus , Iulius , Marcellus , Paulus 4. Pius 4. Pius 5. Gregor . 13. Xistus 5. Vrban . 7. Gregor . 14. Innoc. 9. Clem. 8. Leo 11. Paulus 5. Franci R. Philippus Ludonicus Philippus Ludonicus Philip. Ludou . Ludouicus qui & sanctus . Philip. Audax Philip. Pulcher Lud. 10. Philip. Longus Philippus Valesius Iohannes Carolus 5. Carolus 6. Carolus 7. Ludou . 11. Carolus 8. Lud. 12. Franciscus Henricus Franciscus 2. Carolus 9. Henr. 3. Henr. 4. dictus Nauarraeus . Angli R. Gu●ielmus cōquaestor 1066. Guliel Rufus Henr. 1. Stephanus Henr. 2. Richardus Iohannes Henr. 3. Eduard . 1. Eduard . 2. Eduard . 3. 〈◊〉 Gallias vic●● . Richard. 2. Henr. 4. Henr. 5. Henr. 6. Eduard . 4. Eduard . 5. Richard. 3. Henr 7. Henr. 8. Eduard . 6. Maria Elizabetha an . 1558. Scot. R. Malcolmus Duncanus Donaldus Edgar Alexan. Dauid Malcolm . Gulielmus Alex. 2. Alex. 3. Io. Baliolus Rob. Bru●sins Edu . Baliolus Dauid Brusius Robertus 1 Rob. 2. Rob. 3. Iacobus 1. Iacobus 2. Iacobus 3. Iacobus 4. Iacobus 5. Maria Iacobus 6. in Scotia : & idem Iacobus 1. in Magna Brytannia . Hispani . R. Sanctius Alfonsus Alfonsus 7. Alfonsus 8. fiue bonus . Sanctius Ferdinand . 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Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A12317-e10 a Vnder which name of beatarum Insularum , & Fortunatae , alluding to Hesiods words and other Fables of the Greekes , it seemes the ancient Romanes pointed out these Bryttish Iles ; see more in the end of the 5. Ode . b Samothes supposed to bee Mesech . c Albion , sonne of the Greeks , ( if not some other ) Neptune . d The Gyant Race of Inhabitants . e Brutus descended of Aeneas . f Mulmutius descended of the same Troian Line , and neere kin to the last Kings , descended from Brute . g Brutus ouercame the Gyants , reputed of Antiquitie to haue bin the Race of Danaus Daughters and Deuils ; Mulmutius the seditious Bryttons in the Heptarchie . h Caesar. i Hengist the Saxon , of the German Nation , whose chiefe Riuer is the Rhene . k Sweno with his Danes inhabiting Gimbrica Chersonesus . l William the Conquerour ; from Normandie a Dutchy of Frāce . m King Iames crowned King of Scotland at a yeare old . n Samothes , whose darke antiquitie representeth a bright shine of Honour . o Albion , whose father Neptunes trident Mace , was the token of his chiefe Honour , and rule , as god of the Sea. p Mulmutius sonne of Clotenus Duke of Cornwall , who establisht Peace after a bloudie Schisme . q From whence they gloried to be descended . r Hengist , whose Saxon Successours conquered all England , but deuided the same among them into seuen petty Kingdomes till Egbert who erected it to a Monarchie . s Whose Armes & Ensigne were ordinary the Rauen , Embleme of rapacitie , for such were the Danes Rapines rather then Conquests . t William the Conqueror , then taking aduantage of grieuous broyles . u King Iames vniting the long deuided and dissentious Realmes of England and Scotland . Notes for div A12317-e3710 Series Poematis in hac margine . Institutum operis & Votum . Narratio , in qua exquirltur origo Mundi , secundo Gentium , ac De●nceps Britonum . Creationis series . Mundi , per parteis , ordinatio & dispositio . Prima hominis formatio . Descriptio Paradisi , siue Aureae aetatis . & Lapsus hominis . ac demum Gygansomachiae . Diluvij caussa , & Descriptio . Diluvij cessatio & Mundi inter Nohae posteros diuisio . Historia Nohae , & Gnatorum . Vt nom●● Brit sonat . De Britannicae gentis Nobilitate , discertatio , quorum laus petita , & satis conspicua . Ex Moribus , Dotibus Animi , & Corporis , Sosijs ; & eiusdem Rei Amplificatio , à patriae situ , Sua aliarumque gentium origine , Periculis , & tum suis , aliorumque consimilibus casibus , & Infortunijs ac denuò , per Romanos subiugatione ; Epiphonema . Britanniae Illustratio . à situ & situatione , à qualitate loci postea , vnde Laudes . Vberior expatiatio , in Britanniae laudibus , argumento sumpto , 〈◊〉 opum ac deliciarum suarum 〈◊〉 Coeli ●um ●eli natura & ben●● 〈◊〉 , & Incolatum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 : Historica relatio , de Samothe Rege , quod aiunt , Britanniarum primo . Deinceps de Samothidis : Samothae sc. Nepotibus ac posteris . Magia , & Magi. Academiarum prima institutio . Druidarum origo , secta , Autoritas , & literatura , * Doc●nt●s Metem●suchosim . Apud Gallos , Graecos . Bardorum Poetarum nomen & origo , apud antiquos Gallos & Britannos , eorumque institutum sectae primum , perquam laudabile , & Mores , sed & ab instituto Defectio & deflectio , satis illaudata & vilis , Vnde querimonia . Samothidarum , vtique & aliorum quorundam vanitates , & Improbitates superstitiosae , easdemque securae poenae , & Pernicies . Exaggeratio , in qua ●ffectus scelerum commissorum monstratur in priuatis & publici● , tam Personis , quam Rel●us ; Regnis scilicet , & Imperijs . Eiusdem rei amplificatio , & confirmatio , per rationes . Experimenta , & Exempla . Hyberniae breuis illustratio . Chorographia , Forma , Situs , & Nomina , Loci Natura , Mira , Incolarum suorum Mores , Habitus , Opes , ac Diuitiae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue Regressio , ad propositam de Samothedarum exitio , & Albionis aduentu , ac denuo Transitio ad seq . De ortu & interitu eiusdem , necnon regno ac regni extirpatione , quae in Oda proxima describuntur , historiam . Osyris . Synchronismus , siue cōputatio 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 innocen●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 , h●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 Heath●n●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 , Mo●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 ●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 ●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 ●●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 since , the Turke , Tamerlane , and the Tartars . k And with their Titles of Imperator , Foelix , Augustus , Triumphator , &c. in●erted Britannicus : many time triumphing for their Conquests , gotten here . l By Caesar supposed to be Gauls ; though sin●e consisting of ●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 German● ▪ to 〈◊〉 Mount in Cornwal ( o● fr●m Saint Dauids to Yarmou●h ) bring the breadth of the Iland , extending from East to West , 〈◊〉 ned 200 miles and vpwards ; and from the sa●d Corners to the farthest 〈◊〉 of Scotland rea●h●ng among the Orcades , being the length of Britain● , extending from South to North , is 800. miles ●r better , so that it very neare 〈◊〉 with Cae●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. o● 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 Colle●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 ●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 Northern● 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 ear● . 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 Mis●●-toe , called Viscus , which they accounted a most holy branch , taught the people , and their owne Sect ; their learning consisting ch●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 Philosophie●nd ●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 m●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-se●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 wa●ing of the Brittish Monarchy vnder Longho , and second Bardus , Kings in France and here , with the causes of the fame . * The beginning of Pagan and Heathenish Idolatrie , by letting vp and honouring the Statues of their deceased Kings , in some places ; otherwhere by other meanes & deuillish illusions . So among the old Germans and Saxons were the ●dols & Statues in their Temples of the Sunne and Moone , and of their ancestors , Tuisco , Woden , their Mars or Mercurie , Thor their Ioue , Frea th●ir Venus , and Seater , of whom the Weeke dayes , Sunday , Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , Friday and Sat●rday , continued from the Saxons to vs , doe yet retayne their names , with the Idols of E●menseal , like Hermes or Mercurie , Fl●nt , standing on a flint stone , and in a sheete , like Death : Helmsteed , Prono , Fidegast , Siwe , and diuers others , to whom , euen till late times , they sacrificed Creatures , and in extremitie their sonnes & daughters , in Germany , Norway , and those Sept●ntrionall Regions . a So did the Egyptians & their superstitions did ouer-spread a great part of the world ; Busiris also King of Egypt , did offer strangers bloud to his gods , the like was done in these North Countries and Scythia , to Taranis , and Di●na Taurica ; they offered their childrens bloud , in Syria , Egypt , and elsewhere , the Bible sheweth . * Bardus , being so excellent & Musician and Poet , and King of this Iland . a To this tune was that sung by the famous Poet of our Land , When faith failes in Priests sawes , And Lords lusts bin held for lawes , When robbery is holden purchase , And lechery is counted solace ; Then shall the Land of Albion ▪ Be brought to great confusion , * Where not one of the Souldiers or others that spoyled the Temples or tooke , or had share of their gold , escaped a most fearefull end , insomuch , that like pennae Aquilinae , or Seianus horse , Tholosanum aurum , was taken vp prouerib-wise , for an vnfortunate possession , or an execrable and vnhappy spoile , such as all rapines from Churches and hallowed vses are . * For where they dare be so busie with God , it is likely they will bee bold with mortall men ; and the dispising and despite of Religion , which is the b●nd of peace , and things pertayning to the same , in very morall obseruation leauing the diuine Iustice , decaying the ordinarie Fidelitie and Integritie of men , subuerteth Kingdomes , the only neglect thereof working confusion and disorder , being the way leading to the assured ruine of Crownes , and all setled estates . * Vulgus bellua multorum capitum , as the Prouerbe sayes , and so called , as also instabile vulgus , of their folly and vnconstancy . * The description of Ireland briefly , and of her situation and people . a Ireland is almost round , the length that is so varying from a direct round , is extending from North to South , accounted 300. Miles . b Whence they haue supposed it called anciently , as Ogygia , so Banno , and holy Iland ; being no such venemous Creatures liue there ; and it is said , the roofe of Westminster Hall framed of Irish Oake , and ●imber brought from thence , so breedeth neither Cobwebs nor Spiders . c The commodities of Ireland . * Samothea , and since that time called Albion , as some say , of the Greeke word , Olbion , Happy ; others , ab Albis Rupibus , white Rocks , appearing to to them that on the South coast saile by it ; others of Albion , Neptunes sonne ; and lastly , some but most fabulously of Albania , Dioclesians supposed Daughter ; the name of Britaine , some deriue from Britone , a Nymph of Creete ; others of one Prytus ; some , as Sir Thomas Eliot , of the Greeke Prytaneia ; Master Lluid , of Welsh Pryd-cain , a faire forme ; Master Camden , of Brith , a painting , that the old Britons vsed ; Goropius Becanus , of Free-Dania , or Bry-Dania , as it were , Free Denmarke , but quite besides the marke , as well as they that suppose the name to haue come from little Britaine , for that it was ancienter of name then either of them , and little Britaine receiued name from hence , the common receiued opinion is , that it is so named of King Brute , as England of the English. a The end of the Samotheans raigne , and the comming in of Albion & Bergion , who henceforth ruled this Iland and Ireland . b The Emperour Seuerus did so describe this Iland of Albion in his Coy●● . * The Transition to the Story ( in the second Ode ) of Albion , and his trayne , next inhabitants of this I le , who came from Greece and Egypt , where Osyris raigned , whose Cousin or Grand-child Albion was . * With holy Vowes were sacrificed and prayed vnto , for their propitious ayde , by their deuout Clyents , thereby to obtayne their Petitions , and iust desires : A reuerent salutation and hayling of the Deities , being then accustomably vsed . Notes for div A12317-e25810 Series Poematis & Artificium siue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Antiquitatum , Contra suos exagitatores , & eorum molestias . Defensio . Vn● cum Poeseos verae ac genuinae , vt & vetustissimae vindicatione à calumnijis ! cuius laudes & approbatio , vel ideò elucescant & clariores fiant Argumentis inde sumptis . Laudabilibus & miris suis effectibus , in Viuentibus & Mortuis satis ex voto conspicuis : Cuius etiam vt monumentorum antiquitatis aliorum consimilium vis tanta , & Energeia , Omnes praesertim ingenuos sui dulcedine & amore captos Rapiant , & Alliciant . Ipsissimae Apologiae , Item Apologetici , sicut & Apologizatorum quorundam aliorum Apologia , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Instituti primi resumptio , & Nohae , sub Saturni persona , Historiae hypo●ypose 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . A●plior Eiusdem rei illustratio , & confirmatio , ab Anxia dub●tatione , confusione , & incertitudine , omnium aliarum antiquitatum , nisi istuc reducantur : vnde nostrarum vel●● & principaliorum Gentium Orientalium , & aliarum primordia , huc referuntur , hinc deducuntur & explicantur . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 & Deductio historiae ad Nohae posteros , in persona Chami . & Osyridis Aegyptij . Cuius Regnum & Ciuitas vita . & de eodem figmenta apud Graecos Aegyptios recitantur . Accommodatio praemissorum ad praesentem locum & materiam , de●n Prosecutio historiae propositae de Osyride & posteris . 〈◊〉 Albion contra Samothidas molitur machinationes bellicas & cum populorum subiugatione & Tyrannide , alia nefanda sceleta , Tum ipse & reliqui Gigantes contra Osyridem insidias struunt , & perimunt : At verò Contra hos omneis Alcides , Matre dea Iside , instigatus , Bellum mouens , necem & ex●●um parat ? Vnde eius ex Aegypto per Lybiam in Europam , & has mundi plagas pro●ectio , vbi inter alios incidit in Albionem vnum è Gigantibus Britanniae tunc Regem , quem vita ac regno spoliat . Interea Hospitium apud Lycum regem Galliae , memoratur , & vtriusque apparatus belli , tum foederis & Sociorum , ac Demum praelij commissi descriptio : Eiusdem euentu● & consequentia , Herculis sc. triumphi & Nuptiae cum Galathae● , vbi Dissentientes quorundam opiniones aliquatenùs reconciliantur ; In fine . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad sequentia , obiter verò recensitis Herculeis posteris , Francorum Regibus , ad Brutum vsque & Corynaei tempora . Synchronismus , siue supputatio Annorum . Supplementum historiae . Ennius . * The good vse to bee made of Poeticall sables and figments for honourable ends deuised . * Great Alexander , who visited Achilles tombe , wished that hee had such a trumpet of his fame , as Achilles had , meaning that mellifluous Homer , that preserued his glorie in a more diuine manner , then that his decaying and defaced monument ; whose works he so delighted in , that hee was seldome without th●m , but carryed them in his bosome . a So was the Temple of Honor in Rome placed , that the way into it lay through the Temple of Vertue : the morall of it 〈◊〉 , as it were , No comm●●● to honour , but by vertue ; 〈◊〉 truely noble , that were not worthily vertuous . b Antiq. c The basenesse and ignoblenesse of their minds , that heed not such honorable and vertuous designes , doth yet more appeare in those , who doing no good themselves , in enuious sort repining at others fame , themselves onely worthy with Herostratus , to be chronicled for infamy : defacing and pulling downe Monuments of others honor , doe what they can to despite and controll the deuoires of any flourishing , or sp●rred on by the triumphant incitements of magnanimitie and heroicall vertue . a Woden , from whom all our Saxons doe deriue their Genealogies , as the Welsh from Be●●maur : like as all other Nations had some great Man 〈◊〉 Prince , from whom they gloried to bee descended , the very Iewes their Abraham and Patriarkes ; Egyptians , Osyris ; Syrians , Belus ; Greeks , Danaus ; Ioue or Hercules , or some of the race ; Latines , Romulus & Aeneas : and generally all Europaean nations , of a kinde of fancy which they had from Troy , or one of her wandring and distressed pilgrime Captaynes . a For they were altogether giuen to painting themselues with woad , enter-chased with diuers and strange figures , in Caesars and the Romans time . b Which the Latines called Indigenae or Aborigines , borne and bred in the same soyle , not knowing whence their Ancestors were descended , but as if they had there right , like Mushromes growne or sprung out of the earth . a The description , and perhaps also the true morall or interpretation of Saturnes time , and the Golden Age. Nohae diluuium , A : 1656. Shortly after which must needs be Saturnes golden Age. b Noah , to be Saturne ; blessed Sem , Ioue ; cursed Cham , Pluto ; Iaphet , Neptune , being Iaphets , part Europe , called by the Iewes , Insula Gentium , or the Iles , as Neptunes part was the Seas : Saturne also like Noah , was a great planter of Vines , witnesse Arcadia & Italy , whither it is said Noah likewise came : Cham and Chus , like Pluto , had the lower and blacke Sunne-burnt Regions of Egypt , Lybia , and Ethiopia and Sem like Ioue , in most honourable sort succeeded his Father , being Melchi-sedek : a King in the East , the Orient being 〈◊〉 manner the type or figure of Heauen , whence Phoebus and the Planets daily ascend , mounting thither , as it were , in our Hemispheare . Noah liued almost to the yeere 2000. Sem dyed , A. 2158. His name Melchi-sedek , signifieth King of Iustice ; Salem , also whereof , it is said , hee was King , signifieth Peace . c Where note , though Seater was acknowledged lately for the Idoll Saturne , as also appeareth by that weeke day , alluding to both the names , yet in another sense , as founder of a Family or Nation . Tuisco and Thurstus or Woden , were their Ioue and Saturne , for euery Nation , or for the most part , and those the chiefest , had of their owne home-bred founders , their Mercuries , Mars , Venus , Hercules , and others , especially Ioues , and Saturnes of their owne : of owne : of Woden , was Wodensdeag or Wedensday , called as Tuisday of Tuisco ; Seater-deag , of Seater , their Saturne ; Frige-deag , of their Friga , Prea , or Venus ; Thusday , called yet of the Swedians , Thors-day ; of the Dutch Dunders-dagh ; of the old Saxons , Thunres-deag , of Thor or Thur , abreuiated , as it were ( like the Latine Tonans for Iupiter ) of Thunre , which wee write Thunder . Inachus , A. 2090. King of Argos : iam senex , and therefore likely to be Iauan . d So is it written by Iosephus , Berosus , and many other Antiquaries . e And so doe the Hebrewes write and pronounce Ierusalem ! there are also where they vse this kind of song , among the H●rdes of the Tartarians , which places from Iudaea lie right beyond old Babylon , prouinces and peoples called Danites , Assareth , and the like , as it were , arguing there to bee the seates of those Tribes , carryed into perpetuall captiuity , whose names they doe yet seeme to preserue . c The Hebrewes call Egypt Mizraim ; Greece and lonis , Iauan : Aethiopia , the Land of Chus , and the like the others ; as Germany & the Germans , Aschenez to this day . d The Italian calleth the German Tudesco at this day ; this Tuisco , by some , at Sebastian Munster , is held the sonne of Noe , by his wise Arezia or Tythea , borne after the floud ; by others to bee the s●nne of Aschenez , Grand-child to Iaphet : that ancient Germans held him for the sonne of the Earth , at the Aborigines thought themselues , all approued Authors ; as Tacicitus and wher 's , hold him the first great Commander among the Germans , whom they honoured for one or chiefe of their Gods , as was the Pagan fashion in old time . e As brothers or so neere kin . f For German and Germany , are thought by some to be names imposed by others , not themselues ; others thinke of themselues imposed for terror to the Romans , and other Inuaders , German & Alman signifying a stout warrior , Gar being the same with all , as Gar●ans ( whence our Carouse ) all is out , or off : so Gar-man or German , and Alman , wholly a Man or a stout Man ! The like name tooke the Sycambers , or Sigh-Campers , of Sigh-Victorie or Victorious , and Campers , Fighters , or Combatters in the old Teutonic tongue , in which language , Istaenoues seeme to sound outerest-woners , in English , Outermost-dwellers ; Ingaeuones , Inner-woners , or Inward dwellers ; Burgundiones , Bourgh-woners or Dwellers in Boroughs or fenced places ; Hermiones , Herst-woners or dwellers in or neare Woods , all of them ancient appellations of peoples in Germany . * Osyris was called Iupiter Europs , and Mizraim in Hebrew , first Egyptian King. Osyris the first or Mizraim , A. M. 1800. * The Graecians would haue this storie vnderstood of their loue of Creet , who was many hundred yeares after this Osyris , and the time that same part of the storie was indeed truely ordered . Iupiter Belus of Assyri● , and Iupiter Europ● or Osyris of Egypt , circa An. 1800 or very shortly after . Iupiter of Creet , A. 2400. or not much before . Inachus or Iauan , A. M. 2090 iam senex , King of Argos . Io the first , called of her father Inachis , of her brother Phoronis , flourisheth about An. 2000. shee liued 400. yeares . c Whence grew the fable of Argus hundred eyes , being by iealousie , that is euer waking enjoyned to keepe watch ouer Io. d Vnderstand hereby the brut●sh sensualitie of those who are led by their lust and appetite . Belus of Egypt circa A. M. 2400 * Belus and Baal , are all one , and in Hebrew signifie King , Lo●d , or Master , whence both the Assyrians Kings and Idoll-gods were so named ; and Noah might well be so called there , as he is in Italy supposed to be Ianus , by Berosus and others , of his comming thither and planting Vines , Iajin signifying wine in Hebrew : so hee might bee Vranus to the Greeks , as father of their and all other Satutnes , 〈◊〉 wife being called , as Authours report , Tythea or Arezia , which seemeth to be the Hebrew Arez or Are●s , for Earth , as Vranus or Coelum and Vesta , interpreted by Ouid , terra , à vi stando , were the Heathens reputed first gods , and greatest ancestors . Danaus , An. 2●70 . King of Argiues . e By reason of the many Baals , or Beles , Nimrod , Ninus , or Assur , and other Emperours there , aswell as the Kings of Ty●e , Dido's ancestors , and Danaus father ●o called , and many of them accounted loues , or Saturnes , to their succeeding generations . Samothes 1787. * As Horace said , Stultitiam pariuntur ope●● they afford no priuiledge nisi per accidens , for the owners to be better or wiser then others . Albion 2200. reigned 44. yeares . f Sic clauus clauo , sic vnda superuenit vndae Omnium rarum vicissitudo : cum tamen hora horam pell●t , dies diem docet . g Terrae filij , for ignoble and base creatures , in prou●●bium cessir ; opposite to such contemptible ones , albae Gallinae filius , is taken for an honorable or fortunate person . h And this Tryphon did vsurpe the Crowne of Egypt , till he was slaine by Hercules . i The people of Memphis and Egypt , did honour Mercurie vnder the forme of the 〈◊〉 Anubis , or the winged Ibis , Osyris of an Oxe ; whom after acertayne time , hauing made away or drowned the Priests , went vp and downe howling with the people , to find another so spotted and like the former , and then with great ioy and honour they brought him in triumph to Memphis , thencefo●th applauding him as the Idoll of Osyris . Tryphon . * The occasion that Hercules slue the Giants , and sought so many strange aduentures , in emulation of whom the Greeks set forth their Alcides , long after being Amphytrio's and Alcmena's sonne . e Diuers other the Giants that Hercules ouerthrew , about the time that he slue our Albion and Bergion . f Lycus succeeded Bardus iunior or second , that followed Longho and Bardus , the last King ouer both Gaule and Britaine . Lycus King of France , A. 2200. Lehabim or Hercules , King of Gaule , circa An. 2250. about what time Albion fell , hauing reigned 44. yeares . * For his conquests of the other Giants in Lybia , Italy , and those other parts before hee came to passe the Alpes into Gaule . m Whose dominion all those Northerne Ilands and Ireland , were said to be . n For Albion , who warred now in France , hauing called the Iland Albion of his owne name , had also ban●shed the name of Samotheans or Celts , call them how you will , into Gaule . Albion and Bergion slaine , circa An. 2250. hauing reigned in Albion and the Isles adiacent , about 44. yeares . * The battell wherein the Giants warred with the Gods , whereof Ouid & other Poe●s make mention ; when the Gods hauing the worst , Ioue hid vnder the f●●me of a Ram , in which forme Hammon is honoured for Iupiter in Lybia , Mercurie of a ●ag , Phoebus a Cow , Venus a Fish , Iuno a Cow , Diana a Cat , Bacchus a Goat , whence 〈◊〉 P●●nims since honored them in these formes some of them . o Le-Craux is indeed so stony a shore as if it had r●yned 〈◊〉 there ; as this fi●●ion pretends ! but that those Giants were s●ay●e thereabouts , an indiffer●nt ancient writer , Pomponius Mela beareth witnesse . p The names conferred together , of Bretanus supposed Lucus or Lycus , Celtica or Galathea , as Celtus or Galates , of whom the Galatae or Celts may haue their name ; se●me thus reconciled , and the rather since you shall obserue our Oxonians 〈…〉 discourse of Tully , 〈…〉 Cant●brigians wholly 〈◊〉 , and why not 〈…〉 especially of 〈…〉 , through diuersitie of Name , Surname , and other addition , as Hercules Alcides , Artaxasta Xerxes , Chasmonai Machabaei , and so perhaps Bretanus and Lycus . q Shee fl●d from Minos , who would haue rauished ●er , of whom some would deriue the name of Britaine , as others from Pretus , the sonne of Arax● : others of the famous Prytanaeum of Athens . Marsus King of Germany , A. M. 2190 , and reigned neare 50. yeares . r Marsus the sixt from Tuisco , first King of Germany , or at least the higher parts of the same . * After Lycus Hercules and his sonne Galates succeed , then all arow , Harbon , Lugdus , Beligius , Iasius , Allobrox , Romus , Paris , Lemanus , Oibius , Galates the second , Nannes , Remis , Francus , and Pictus , who was discomfited by Corynaeus and Brute ; of these the peoples & diuers parts of Frāce , are said to be named ; as was done by Sueuus , Vandalus , Teuto , Alman & his sonnes Noricus , Hunnus , Helue●us , Boiu● , &c. being Marsus issue in Germany . Notes for div A12317-e43990 Series Poemat's : siue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Institutum libri ; Votum & seqq . Historiarum cum praecedentibus , connexio . vnde Exordium à Danao & eius Gnatis 50. Quae Ex Aegypto primùm profugae , ob earum Nouum & inauditum facinus caede●d●co iuges prima nuptiarum nocte . Excepto Lynceo , qui solus beneficio 〈…〉 ●eruatus est , nouo & inaud to modo expositae , & in exil 〈◊〉 : ●ortè fortuna , in Britannias appellunt Insulas , vbi Monstiosis Samothidarum & Albionis lociotum reliqu●s app●imè Barba●is 〈◊〉 incultis , nubunt , proge 〈◊〉 sic parentes factae Monst●●sioris . Quae ad Bruti nostri tempora perrexerunt , qui deleuit eos . Cuius Historia proximo in loco habetur : 〈◊〉 Primò quibus ortus est ipse Brutus , tempore , natali solo , & parentibus , Eiusdem Deinde infortunia , in Graeciam fuga , & ibidem casus , & praecipuè contra Regem Pandrasum gesta , Quem Bello vincit , sed Regis filia Innogena in vxorem ducta ; Magnis ▪ cum Honore ac diuitijs è Graecia ad quaerendum nouas sedes nauigaturus , in itinere . In Leogetiam Insulam , & inibi Dianae templum incidens . It Oracula consultum . Vndè tulit Responsa dex perquam be●igna , & inde Classem soluens cum Antenoris socio , nobili quoda●● Troiano , duce Corinaeo , foedere inito , & Spoliato Galliae Rege Goffario qui eis insidiatus est , & ad Herculem Genus suum referebat : Citò Brytanniam appulit , vbi Enumeratis periculis , vota precelque fudisse , & Dijs propte●ea litatum fuisse . Nemo non credat . Exinde sequitur , sicut Samothae & Albionis , it● Bruti historiae vindicatio à quibusdam calumnijs , non minùs nouiter quàm verisimiliter falsò aspersis . Ac Primò propter Casa●is aliorumque authoritatem & grauitatem . A silentio & taciturnitate eorum , Elumbes negati●ae ●ationes , & earum appositae dilutiones , quatenus ex vetis & verisimilibus coniectare licet , aut datur , ac denuo post alia quorundam obiects , & similiter solutiones , & aliquorum aduersariorum recriminationes , in 〈◊〉 . Attexitur . * Vt Camdenus luculenti●● , Britanniae illustrationis , ita deriuationis à colore Brith , quod sciam , author est . Metabasis , siue transitio ad commodiorem historiae continuationem spectans . Supplementum historiae . Synchronismu● , siue computatio A●●●rum . * Olbion , signifieth in Greeke , Happy , whence some deriue , others onely allude thereto , the name of Albion . Of these Giants , as no acts , but their rudenesse , so neither can Chronologie be registred , sauing onely thus generally . Albion slaine and Hercules liued in Gaule , about , or before , An. 2300. Brute came not till after , An. 2800. so this Interregnum continued fiue or sixe hundred yeares . * The common receiued opinion is , that hee was sonne of Lybia , daughter of Epaphus , sonne of Io the second , who was grandchild to Argus , of whom the Argiues tooke their name ; which Argus is reckoned the fift in descent from Inachus . Aegyptus and Danaus Kings of Egypt , circa An. 2500. s Of whom they gloried to be called Danai , hee did establish so flourishing a Kingdome , and Common-wealth amongst them . t Some blind prophesie , which he had heard , and seeking to shun it , as the fashion of such is , more surely entangled himselfe therein and hastned , if not so framed the euent . Danaus , King of Argiues , carca An. 2500. u Which haire shee for loue betrayed to Minos , though therein consisted the slay and welfare of her father , and his whole Kingdome . * Who guided him by a clew of threed into the Labyrinth , whereby hee slue the Minotaure and freed his Countrey of Athens , from the bloudy tribute and seruitude to Minos and the Candians . Lynceus , King of Argos , An. 2525. y A like story ( but more vncertayne , as hauing no probable author or ground ) is told of Dioclesians daughters , a King or Emperour of Assyria , w●ereas there was neuer any such ; and one Albina , amongst them that should giue name to this Iland Albion . These Ladies must come , circa an . 2525. for at that time Lynceus was King of Argiues . * Where shee is said to haue wandred comfortlesse , till Iupiter pitied her or tooke her for his Paramour . This only act and name of Leon Gauere , but without expresse mention of time when hee built Carleon , now called Chester , is found during those many hundred yeares , of their rude misgouernment or Anarchy . The Historie of King Brute , and his comming towards Britayne . Troi● excidium , A. M. 2767. Ascanius builded Alba-Longa , A. 2774. reigned there 38. yeares . * Brute slue his father by misfortune as they were bu●●●ng in the Forrest together , and so fled or banished from Italy , went into Greece into exile . a The like friendly entertaynement , hee found at the hands of another Troian Prince there , named Assaracus . b These captiued Troians and their race , prayed Brute to bee their Captayne , saith the Storie , as desirous to seeke aduentures , and weary of their seruitude in Greece . c King Pandrasus Citie Spartianum , was taken by Brutus , and many of his men drowned in the Riuer Schel●u● , and 〈◊〉 after the King brought into 〈◊〉 hands , was glad to buy his Lands and freedome at that friendly rate . Brutes setting forth from Greece . * Leogetia , one of the Ilands about Greece or Italy , where it seemes ●●ood one of Dianas Temples , and so Brute doing sacrifice , seeketh to the Oracle . * The places where shee was principally resident and most honoured , as luno at Samos ; Pallas at Athens ; Phoebus at Delphos , &c. a As was the manner to sleepe before to● Oracle , on the skins of the beasts that were slaine for sacrifice . b The answere of Dianas Oracle , concerning his voyage and aduentures , directing his course for Britayne , then called Albion . * A man of approued wisedome and valour , tha● was Captayne of a remnant of these that came from Troy with Antenor , to seate themselues in Illyria , and the Westerne coasts : and now had light on the ●orders of the Pyrenine Hills , inhabited by a people called Nomades . e The Nomades hauing their name of feeding Cattell , to whose pastures the woods being no friēdly neighbours , they fired the s●me on those Pyrene Mountaynes , of which great burning of the vast woods , the Hills tooke their name : Pyr , signifying fire in Greeke , not much d●stant fr●m the Dutch , and English Saxon words , Fyre , and Br●n , that is , Burne . f Arriuing in the mouth of Loire , and receiuing some discourtesie from king Guffar , called Pictus , of whom the Pictones , quasi picti , or Poytewes , some would deriue ; they ouerthrew 〈◊〉 and some of his confederate neighbour Princes And so with wealthy spoiles set saile for Albion . Brute , circa An. 2850. cousque peregrinatus est . g Arae Philenûm as the Syrtes and like dangerous places , were so called , it might be , for that the ships ommin● neare , could ●ardly escape from being sacrificed to Aeouls and the Oceans fury , of them Virgil sings , Treis Notus abreptas , in Saxa latentia torquet ; Saxa vocant Itali , medijs quae in fluctibus , Aras. * Brutes trauailes and nauigation in that Age were great , being ouer all the Mediteriane Sea , and a great part of the Atlantique Ocean : Vlys●es and Aeneas wondred at aduentures , lying all within the narrow compasse of the former . Apologia . * Herostratus would haue a name , were it for burning so goodly a Monument , as the Temple of Diana was reputed among the Ephesians and Heathen ; so doe some now nothing more , then hunt for Name , though by vndermining truth . 2 Oceano-geniti , and Neptunia proles , though sometimes otherwise taken , doe most fitly point out Sea-faring men , who must needs be the first inhabiters of this I le , and if any more doubt were ( but Mela's report makes all cleare ) whence this allusion could not choose but haue originall . * Aporetici , a braine-sicke sect of Philosophers , that not trusting any known verit●e , foolishly doubting of all things , would call all things , euen the most certayne truths , into question . * Obiections against the story of Brute , vrged by some . * The first Obiection answered , and the reasons following , why Caesar might bee ignorant of the British stories and antiquities , as well as their present estate , notwithstanding hee should then seeke the same , which may bee doubted of . * Caesars conquest in Brytaine , as it seemes not very faire extended , for fours of the Kings ●ee conquered were onely of Kent , and Cassiue●anes City of the T●inobantes , or London his most fayned opposite , on the very edge thereof , at whose submission his conquest was determined . * The Brittish story reuiued and flourished from those parts and parties , that were fled and hid from Caesar. * The Saxons and English , euen to this day , doe little intermeddle with the Brittons gests : insomuch that more obscure are they to them , and lesse minded by them , then the storie almost of any other Nation . * And this vse of committing the greatest matters to memorie rather then writing , could not but much increase Caesars ignorance of the state . The second Obiection , Sol. per concess . * And what lets it that we should not take the Brittish storie on their credit , with the like applause , at the Brittons hands : since the Maxime is , vnicuique in sua arte ●redendum ? The third Obiection answered : cum recriminatione Polydoristarum . * In the ancient Roman storie , euen of their Kings , is much obscuritie , I may say contrarietie & apparant contradiction , which if it shall condemne the rest , their storie must be exploded as well as ours ! but then , sauing the holy Writ , I know not what historie should be saued . * Brutij , were an ancient people in Italy . * And it is certayne , the Oracles delighted in naming the places after the most ancient , and sometimes obscure and ae●igmaticall names . b Aethicus translated by Saint Ierome , aboue 1000. yeares since , calleth them Insulas Brutanicas : the Greeks writing it by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , it soundeth our u. And the Welsh doe the like , as is seene in Brytys , by them pronounced Brutus : Also English Writers that are aboue an hundred yeares since , call it Brutaine . J. Mandeuill . Notes for div A12317-e59000 Series Poematis , siue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Institutum libri , & votum , Inde post recapitulationem breuem , praecedenuum ante Bruti adue●tum , etiam reliqua Bruti historiae series & gesta , attexuntur ; Ac primo cum Gigantibus congressus ; initoque praelio , opera Corinaei , à quo Cornubia nomen traxit , Victeria . Et deinde Ingenio pollens , diadema & regnū per traudem occupat ; & heic Ode , est Romani apud Britones imperij , meta & periodus . in Epiphonemate isto , conclusionis aut corollarij vice , quasi inuolutae . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue supputatio Annorum . Supplementum Historiae . Caesar. * A briefe recapitulation of the former story of Brute , ere hee came at Brytaine ; and so proceeding on , and descending to his acts here . Troiae excidium , A. M. 2767. Ascanius King in Italy , A. 2774 * The golden Age , and diuision of the world vnder Saturnes heires ; whereby Neptune and his sonnes came to be Lords of the Seas and Iles. Brute King bere , A. 2855. * Mont-Gibello , the moderne name of the aunciently so much famed Mountayne , A●tna . * The sonnes of Tytan , and their adherents , the Giants that warred with Iupiter , and the Gods. * Corn-wall so called of Corinaeus name ; some say of the fashion of it lying out like a horne into the Sea , opposite to Gaule , and held by ancient Gaules in Brytaine , thence called Cornugallia ; which westerne parts were accounted the chiefe receptacle & abode of these Giants , where also are reported most stories of them , and most monuments yet appearing , tokens of their monstrous strength and hugenesse . * Therudenesse of the Giants . Vortiger King of Brytaine , A. 447. reigned in all 20 yeares . * Aurch●s 〈…〉 afterwards returned and 〈…〉 Vortiger and the Saxon Hengist 〈◊〉 ther in Law , of the Crowne d For in former times 〈◊〉 in vaine 〈◊〉 to Rome for aide ; and a letter to Aetius in Franee , the 〈◊〉 whereof was ( Aetio●er Consult ; the 〈◊〉 of the Britons ; The 〈◊〉 enemy driues vs to the Sea , the Sea backe to the enemy , between these tw●i●e arise two deaths , wee are slaine or drowned ) but the Romans could afford them small succour , be●ng ouer laid by Bleda and ●ttyla Kings of Huns and others , and so ended the Roman Empire here , with the beginning of Vortigers and the Saxons reigne . Iulius Caesar came hither , about A. ante Christum 51. Vottiger began since Christ 447. so the whole time of the Romans rule & stay here was within two yeares of 500. c Meta Romani apud nos Imperij . Notes for div A12317-e68330 Series Poematis , siue materiarum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Praesentis instituti Exegesis . Vbi primùm , S●xonum Archaiologia & 〈◊〉 exquiritur , qui è Scythiâ forsan Europaeâ aut proximè adiacenti Asiaticâ , & Oris Perfidi vicinis oriundi , in Germaniam , exinde in Britanniam transmigrârunt : A Vortigerno , sc. euocati ; qua oblata occasione cum Duce Hengisto , ibi sedem fixêrunt ; vnde paulatim , & praecipuè Rowennae gratiâ , potestas & autoritas eorum creuit , Brytannorum vero in peius in dies prolabens ; ex conflictatione cum Saxone , iam hoste , turmatim , in Angliam confluente , tandem sub posterioribus Regibus Arthur● qui aliquandiu labantis patriae columen extitit , succedentibus , in nihilum recidit , Et penitus euanuit . Saxones autem rerum potiti , septem locis , Regna Minutula , Regno●úmve Idaeas sibi con●●nxêrunt , quorum sc. Cantij , Merciae , Northumbriae , Essexiae East-Angliae , Sussexiae , & West-Sexiae regnorum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●iue Hypotyposes carptim hic proponuntur : & eo ordine , paulo fusiùs ▪ in seqq . elucidantur . vndè primò inter Cantios Reges tanquam omnium primos , & Vthe●um gesta , vt & Arthurum posteà recitantur , cuius Arthuri sc , natale● gesta Domi & foras occasus Tymbus , Gloria & Encomi● , virtutis praemia , recensentur . Inde Cantiorum Regum , tum inter eos , pientissimi Ethelberti , & Reliquorum , siqua precipua , memorantur gesta , ad Egberti tempora , qui sibi Cantios cum reliquis Regnis subiugauit . Exinde Merciae Regum & inter eos praecipuè , Pendae , Woferi , Edilredi & Offae Regis nequam gestorum Catalogus ad Egberti tempora vsque protenditur , proximè Northumbriae Regum , & inter eos praecipuè celebratorum Id● Ellae , Ethelfridi , Edwini , sanctissime Oswaldi . Regis honoratissimi , & Osuuij gesta , ac postremò turbae ciuili odio defl●gran●ium , ad Egberti vfque tempora , facinora explicantur , Deinde Essexiae Regum , inter quos Erchenwinus primus , Offa pijssimus habentur , Egbertum ●sque catalogus perducitur , sed & East-Angliae Reges recensen , tu● , 〈◊〉 quos Vffa primus Sigebertus Cantabrigiae sundator cla●●simus , Ethelbertus vltimus ab Offa Merciae Tyrannoc● cumuentus : qui East-Ang●●r regnum occupauit ; & successores ambo , Egberto relinquunt . Inde Sussexiae pauci qui sunt Reges & gesta recitantur . Vltimo West-Saxonum Regum & inter eos claridimorum , praecipuè , Cerdici , Ceaulini , Ceadwallae , Inae , Brytrici , Egberti gesta celebrantur , vtique eiusdem Egberti operâ , Danorum tunc saeuientium profli●t●atio , & Heptarchiae , septem scil . Regnorum in vnam politeian reductio , vndè ab ipso , gen●re Anglo , Anglia & Angli , Edicto eius publico , nomen suum , & eo cum Oda haec finem , sortiuntur . Synchronismus siue computatio Annorum . Supplementum Historiae . * All those Countries East and North , Sarm●tia , Polonia , Moscouia , Tartaria , &c. were anciently called Scythia , the hithermost Europaea , the other Asiatica ; like as the south-east Countries , all India's : the Southerne termed Lybia's . a Cymbrica , Chersonesus , Denmarke , and a great part of Scandia . b Comites Saxonici littoris ; such was Carausius . c Scandia and Scandinauia , are all those Countries called North of Germany , Prussia , and Polonia , which the Danes , Iuits , Swedians , Norwayes , and their Norther●y neigbhours doe inhabit . d Where the Hords haue names of Assareth , Danitae , and the like , as if deriued from the tribes of Israel , carryed that way captiue by Salmanasat beyond Babylon . e The place from whence the Angles , Angli , or English tooke their name , scituate betweene Flensbuge and the floud Sly , whereon Sleswike standeth , from which place came those peoples , called Saxons or English , or English Saxons , saith Ranzouius . f Saxo is said to be the sonne of N●g●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 Sal●ones , with ss . Verstegan will not allow of this , but wil haue them called Seaxen or Seaxes , of their skeynes they vsed to w●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 ●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 mo●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 w●ad , of a wan and blew●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 repul●●ng the Picts , and other enemies . a Was●●il , or 〈…〉 , wa●s heall hlaford Gyning , 〈◊〉 in Saxon , ●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 diuor●●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 , sl●e the said Vodinus , the 13. and last Archbishop of that See , and defaced and spoyled all the Churches and religiou● 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 A●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 be● 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 ●id vnder their clothes , 300. or more of the Brytons Nobiliti● 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 lo●g let of the same , his Prophet Me●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 sa●th , Eldol , Duke of Gloste● , by the counsell of Eldad Bishop there , smote off his head at Conesborow . Irmenrik , ●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 , ●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. vna● . Al●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. ●13 . in Alwine vnder Ina. e South Saxons kingdome and race of Kings , who were first Kings of Saxons here , sauing the Ken●●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 , th●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 seis● of the whole to Hengist ; whence the Kings of Kent challenged Soueraig●tie of the whole Countri● 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 O●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 ●●leine or Gledy ; the second , third , fourth , and fifth , neare the ●●uer Douglasse , in the Country of Lineux ; the s●xt at Riuer Bassus ; the seuenth at C●r-c●i● Cal●don , or the wood Calydon : the eight at Castle Gwineon●the ●the ninth at Carlee● : the tenth by the Sea-side , at a place called ●●achen-Rith , or R●ther-wood : the eleuenth on t●e hill Agned-Cathergonien : the twelfth at Badon hill , Bath Towne or Hill. a Guinhe●● was Cousin to Cador Duke of Cornwall , Go●●en or Gorlois sonne ; but daughter to the King of Biskay . b Hauing ouercome the Saxons or abated their courage , be in●●●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 hew●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 ●ee conquered with the Regions adioyning , so farre as Lapland and Russi● , causing them to be baptized , and obtayned of the Pop● to hau● them confirmed to the Crown● of this Realme , calling Norway the Chamber of Brytaine : 〈◊〉 ●●tring France , ouercam● 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 Ge●dic and the Saxons against him . d The riuers below Glastenbury in Somersetshire , where for the plenty of fruit Aualo● 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 Leta●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 s●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 the re●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 Ad●●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 O●wy and Peda had begun : but ●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 ●●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 Po●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 mout● of 〈◊〉 , see ●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 , 〈◊〉 79● . of his reigne 33. witnesse 〈◊〉 selfe , Eg●●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 , a●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 Maurd●●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 Edbe●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 . Ceolwol●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 , extēde● from Edenborow ●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 Pr●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 ●led into Scotland . Paulinus Bishop of Rochester went with queen Ethelburga , A. 626. And Edwine and the Northumbers generally receiued the Faith , A. 627 o●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 ●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 Off●ed : Off●ed with his father Edwine 〈…〉 battell at Hatfield , 〈◊〉 fell with them Eadbaldus King of the O●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 Canoniz●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 Lindis●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 M●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 Al●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 Ri●siga the Dane , then Cuthred and Sythrik , to whom Ad●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 pla●ted Christian saith there by the h●lpe of Foelix a Burgundian , sent by Honorius Archb●shop of Canter whom hee made B●shop of Dunwich : an 〈◊〉 of Suffolke , which 〈◊〉 was after diu●ded by one Bisi ●ishop t●ere into two , viz Dunwich and Holmham . i Sigebert , found●r of Cambridge was fetch out of the ●onastery into the field against Penda , where both hee and Egricus were sla●ne ; and so was Anna afterw●●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 Hēg●sts life time his kingdome beg●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 , wit● his sonnes put the Bryttons to flight first at Cymens-shore , where hee landed , then at Macroeds bourne , after won A●dreds-ceaster , and so began his Kingdome . m Which is called Cissan-ceaster in the Saxon tongu● . n He gaue 〈◊〉 to Wilfride Archbishop of Yorke , who came to plant the Faith in Sussex , where Wilfride set a Monastery for Episcopall S●e ; yet Sussex was since sometimes vnder Winchester , and the See translated also to Chichester . o Ceadwalla ouerthrew Edi●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 Natanl●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 ●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 the South Saxons . q With Kingulf his sonne Guicheline , christned , and ioyntly reigned and dyed , and his sonne Guthred reigned no● past 3 or 4 yeares after his father and grandfather , whom Kenwalk succeeded that founded the Cathedrall Church and Bishops See of Winchester . Kenric , A. 526. reigned 25. Ceauline , An. 552. R. 33. Cel●ik , A. 588. reigned 5. Ceolf , sonne of Cutha , brother of Ceauline , A. 594. R. 14. r Shee founded a Monas●●ry in the I le of Shepey , and became a Nunne , & after Abbe●●e there , and in the I le of Ely , whither also came her daughter Ermenilda , wife sometime to Wolfere King of Mercia . Kingulf , son of Ceola , sonne of Cutha , brother of Ceauline , A. 603. R. 31. his son Guicheline and his sonne Guthred , reign in Kingulfs life time and foure yeares after . Kenwalkus , son of Kingulf , A. 643. R. 30. s The Bryttons confound the stories by falsely supposing this Cedwal●s , to be their last King Cadwalladar , and so attributing Cedwalla's acts , and going to Rome to him . Saxburga , reig . a small time . Elkwine , Nephew of Kingulf A. 673. R. 2. Kentwine , Kingulf Nephew , or●eire , reigned 9. Cedwalla , Nephew to Cutwine & Ceauline , A. 685. R. 3 yeares and went to Rome . Ina , a kinsman of Cedwalla's , of the line of Cerdic , A. 688. reigned 37. Ethelard , An. 724. R. 14. Cuthred , An. 739. R. 17. Sigebert , anno 757. R. 1. Kenulph , anno 758 R. 29. t He bulded it for a Colledge , but his successor Kenulf turned it to a Cathedrall Church and Bishops See , for Ina had diuided the Bishoprike of West-Saxons into two Sees , Winchester & Shirburne , and erected Selsey by Chichester to a Bishops Se● , and made Abbot Gadbert Bishop there ; he gaue to the Monas●●ry of Glastenbury , which he erected , in ornaments , as Censer , Ch●●lice , Paten , Bason and Vessels of gold and siluer for the Altar , with a Pall for the same , Candlesticks ; and the Images of Christ and our Lady , and the 12. Apostles , with other ornaments for the Monks , with precious stones inserted , to the weight 264 , pounds of gold : and 2640. pounds of siluer , he also made Peter pence to be paid to Rome , where he dyed a Votary , as his wife at Barkin● . Brytricus , of the line of Cerdic , A. 786. R. 17 * Brytricus of the Bloud-Royall , a louer of peace rather then war , aduanced to the Crowne , marryed Ead●urga daughter to Offa K. of Mercia , by whose power hee expelled Egbe●t , 〈◊〉 was a petty King among the West Saxons , but being poysoned by his wife , in detestation of the f●ct the Nobles ordayned that the Kings wiues should not bee called Queenes , nor sit with them in 〈◊〉 of Estate : she fled into France , where shee ●ued leudly , and dyed miserably ; whence Egbert was recalled home . Egbert , A. 802. R. 37. yeares and 7. moneths . * All three , Kings or Vsurpers of the East Angles and Mercians Crown● . a He fought with & ouerthrew the Danes at Carham ; at Hengisten-doune , and the I le Thanet in Kent , hee vanquished the Mercians , and Bertult at Hellan-dune : he subdued the Kentish-men and East - Saxons , and receiued to his protection the East Angles , and Northumbers : he brake down the brazen Image of Cadwalline King of the Brittons , and commanded the land to bee called Anglia or Engla-lond and not Brytaine ; he was crowned and buryed , hauing reigned 38. yeares , at Winchester . b This Edict , and new ●a●ing the Land by him , was about A ... and the ... yeare of his reigne . Notes for div A12317-e102830 Series Poematis , siue historiae Syntaxe●s ratio . Prooemio , 〈◊〉 inconstantis Fortunae accu●●tione constanti , stati● subtexitur Archaiologia siue origo Danorum è Dacia veteri ●uxta Danub●um sitâ , vnde in Cymbricam Chersonesum , Ind● ad nos transierunt ; Quibus tamen Angliae Reges , vt hic ordine 〈◊〉 , restit●runt ▪ Egbertus , & filius Ethelwolfus , fortiter profligârunt ; reliqu● Reges VI Ethelbaldus , Ethelbertus , Ethel●edus , multùm rapinis eorum infestatieos tamen repressunt . At sub primis Alfredi temporibus , Rebelles reguli Northumbriae & Merciae Dacis succumbunt , Qui vice illorum regulo● alios substituunt , & Alfredus ipse quamuis Dacis saepius fusis , ac pulso Rollone , Neustriae & Normannorum ●rimo Duce ; i● angustias deductus , In Somersetiâ latuit , donec à S. Cutheberro solatus , & cohortatus , resumptis armis Dacos & quoscunque hostes eiecit , & inter alia ipsius , opera magnificentissima Oxonium Academiam inst●tuit . Eius soboles , Eduardus Senior , & Elfleda ▪ posteà . Adelstanus cum Dacis , Wallis , Scotis , alijsque regno in●●diatoribus fortiter & ●●liciter praeliatur . similiter ●ecêrunt Edmondus & Eldredus Reges meritò honoratissimi ; Edwinum verò infamem , sequitur Edgar frater , cuius gesta florentissima , nisi Q●òd leuioribus nimiùm indu●serit amoribus ; quae eius intamia est , Regem alioqui satis inclytum demonstrârunt . Eius filij Eduardus Martyr ●adit , Ethelredus Copronymus prophetante S. Dunstano , vitijs & ignauiâ suâ , Angliam miserijs oppletam , Dacis Suenone Rege , tributariam praestitit , at recuperato regno , filius Edmondus ; fraude tamen proditoris Edrici occumbit , vnde Canutus Suenonis filius regnat , & Edmondi puelluli , exilio degentes vitam , temporis tractu tamen , & longa post successione ad Angliae & Scotiae coronam , in suis posteris adspirârunt . Ipsi verò Canuto , duo ipsius Gnati . Haraldus cognomento Harefoot , & Hardi-Kanutus , ac tandem Ethelredi Gnatus Eduardus Confessor dictus , succedunt , Quo sobole sine decedente , Regnum tanquam praedae expositum , inter Competitores , Edgarum , Haraldum Godwini Gnatum & Gulielum , denuò Conquaestorem , dilaniandum & discerpendum reliquit , cuius Miseriae hypotyposis ad sequent●m Odam , fit quasi Metabasis . Synchronismus siue computatio Annorum . Supplementum Historiae . * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , or the transmigration of soules from one body to another , and sometimes of diuers and strange kinds , as of the soules of men into Apes , Swine , &c. for punishment , among the various changes of things , wa● the doctrine of the Pythagorians . * Pythagoras ●is saying . Hirene the Empresse , A Christi 800. Egbert , A. 802. reign . 37. yeares . * The originall of the Daci o● Danes , now Dani ; their Country being called Dac●a , or Dania . Trajanus , anno 100. b The old Daci of Dacia , by Ister or Donow , opprest and expulst by the Romans and Huns , were faine to seeke new seates about Cymbrica Chersonesus , and the Baltique Ocean , whence Marius expeld the Cymbrians . c Sinus Codanus being all that Sea and Gulfe , bordcring the now Dania or Denmarke . vide Ortelium . * The whole Land being then newly by his Edict called Anglia or Engla-lond , of the Angles or English , of whose stocke the King was . The latter end of Egberts reigne , hee being t●●n King of all England , who began , A. Christi 802. and R. 37. was , ● . 838. and 839. And from Hengists comming 390. years ; who came about the 450. yeare of Christ. * He was Bishop of Winchester , saith Iohn B●ompton , Abbo● of Ia●uaux ; at Rome●e ●e repay●ed the English Schoole , founded by Offa King of Mercia . Ethelwolfe , sonne of Egbert , A. 839. ● . 18. * The Dane hauing entred the Thames with 530 ships , spoyled London , ouer-ran Mercia , and entred Southrye , there foyled by the King and his sonne Ethelbald , at a place called Aolca , and in the West ; and after by Adelstane , and Earle Calchere , at Sandwich in Kent , where 9. of their ships were taken . * Sauing that his sonne Ethelbald rebelling , diuided his Kingdome with him , and made him take the worser halfe . * Where he was sometimes Bishop as some write , before hee was King. Ethelbald reigned with his father ; and his father dying , An. 857. he reigned 3. yeares after . Ethelbert , An. 860. R. 5. yeares , buried at Shirburne . Ethelred , An. 866. R. 7. yeares , buried at Wimbourne . * In his time the Danes harrowing England , ouerthrew the famous Monasteries of Bardoney , Croyland , Medishamstede , or Peterborow and Ely : the Abbesse of Coldingham , cut off her owne nose , and vpper-lip , perswading her sisters to do the like , therby to become odible to the Danes so to preserue their Virginitie ; which made the Danes in despight burne both the Monastery and Nunnes therein . a Or Hinguar or Hubba , who ouerthrew the valiant Earle among the East-Angles , Walketulus , and shortly after the holy king Edmond , whom they bound to a stake , shot himfull of arrowes as bee was making his prayers to God ; and lastly strake off his head . b Like to this was done by Queene D●do at Carthage , and by Hengist at Thong neare Sittingburne in Kent . c After a battell at Basing hee was slaine or deadly hurt at Whitingham , and buried in the Monastery of Wimbourne , his Armes were a Crosse Florye . Alfred , the 4. son of Ethelwolf , A. 872. R. 29. * The place called Elles-Croft . Osbright and Ella , Kings of Northumberland , slaine . d Kings set vp by the Danes in Northumberland . e His predecessor Offa , though of meane estate , King of the Fast - Angles , making his voyage to the holy Land , went by Saxony and Norymberge , to visit his cousin Alkymond , and young nephew Edmond , whom hee promised to make his heire , and did accordingly , sending him his ring in token thereof , from the place where he dyed in the iourney ; wh● bringing diuers learne ; 〈◊〉 ouer with him , reigned in East - Angle , till he was so ouercome by Hingu●r and Hubba , and in prof●●sion of the Faith martyred by the mercilesse Pagan Danes : his Psalter in the Saxon tongue was long kept as a monument in the Monastery of Saint Edmondsbury . King Edmond of East-Angles the Martyr . * A great beape of stones was copped vp in the place where hee was buried , which is yet called of his name Hubbes●ow . Rollo the Dane , A. 890. * The ancestors of William the Conquerour , Dukes of Normandy , descended from this Rollo the Dane , the 〈◊〉 of Guion , being then expulsed hence by king Alfred . b Where he dyed , and was buried in the Saxons Schoole , founded by Offa King of Mercia , and since repayred by his father in law , King Ethel●ol●e . c So called of King Alfred and his Nobles , lurking there and ●●ding them from the Danes cruelty . d Where it is said , a poore woman the wife of a Cowheard , baking cakes on the co●es , as the King was in the house dressing his bow and shafts by the fi●● shee threw them away 〈…〉 & saying , Why doest not thou turne the bread 〈◊〉 , but lette●● it burne , and yet wilt bee ready to eate it e're it behalfe baked : not knowing it to bee the King that had fought so many shar●e● 〈◊〉 against the Danes for them . e And first at a battell sought at Exceter , the Danes ensigne called Rea●an , a Banner with the Rauen , held by them in great estimation , for that it was imbrodered by the daughters of Lodbroke , the three sisters of Hinguar and Hubba , with rich spoiles was taken ; after they were defeated at Ethan-dune , then at Rhoaf-ceaster or Rochester which they besieged ; after that at Farnham in the Parish of Alesford in Kent , and thence chased into Essex through the Thames ; then at Beaufleet , a place which the Dane Hasting●● new come ouer with 80. ships ●ad fortified ; and lastly , quite discomfited at Bultinga-tune , by Scuerne , at the I le Mersig or Mersey in Es●ex , at the Riuer Ligea or Ley that goeth vp to Ware , which carried vp their ships , but by Alfred trenched and dryed that they could not bring them backe ; but so forced to 〈◊〉 into Northumberland , and thence home to Denmarke . Eldred , or Ethelred , King of Mercia . * This most victorious and vertuous Prince , well seene in the liberall Sciences and Poetry , a carefull lusticer and prouider for the Poore , and Orphanes , and Widowes , most vigilant and deuout in the seruice of God ; sent for Grimbald a learned man , and by the counsell of Neotus erected common Schooles of the liberall Sciences in Oxenfourd , turned the Lawes and diuers books into English ; diuided the Day , eight houres to his study and prayer , eight to beare his subiects causes , and eight to his sleepe and repast : his reuenues likewise , part to his seruants , part to building , part to Schooles , strangers , Monasteries , by him built and others ; hee also founded the Monasteries of Ethelingsey , Shaftsbury , and Winchester , where he was buried : his wife Alfwida founded the Monastery of Nunnes in Winchester . Edward , surnamed Senior , A. 900. R. 24. his brother Adelwold rebelling fled to the Danes & made their King , was slaine , and the other Kings of the Danes , Healden & Eouils , at Wodens field by Wolfrune-hampton , in Staffordshire , A. 910. * The Amazons . a This Lady after she had once felt the paynes of childbirth , leauing her husbands company , wholly gaue her selfe to such ma●tiall actions , much aiding the King his brother by her powers and counsell and policy in the warres , she tooke a Queene of the Welsh in battell , diuers times chased the Danes , and in person tooke and entred Derby , being fortified by them ; besides those other Townes shee fairely repayred Tamworth , Lichfield , Watersbury , Eldesbury , Leycester , the Towne and Castle of Runcorne , builded Brymsbury , and a Bridge there euer the Seuerne shee ouercame the Yorkeshire men , and hauing nobly gouerned eight yeares , shee dyed and was buried at Glocester in the Church which her husband and shee had builded . Turketillus , likewise counted King slaine , A. 915. with other Danish Earles and Dukes of Bed ord , Buckingham , &c. And Edrike also after Guthrum made King of East-Angl●● by the Danes . b Winchester by the Brittons called Caer-Guent . Adelstane , A. 924. crowned at Kingstone by Adelme , Archbishop of Canterbury , R. 15. y. was buried at Malmesbury . x And making Constantine king of Scots , hee added this Princely word , that it was more honour to make a king then to bee a king ; one hapning of fortune , so to be borne , the other being of worth and valour . z But in a second exp●dition in the said Auala●●us aide againe , who had married his daughter , he was slaine with fiue kings and twelue Dukes , Leaders of the army , consisting of Danes , Irishmen , Scots , and Ilanders . a Hee made them also pay the yearely tribute of twenty pound gold , and three hundred pound siluer , 2500. head of nea●e , with Hounds & Hawkes to a certayne number . b Hee ●ounded Saint Germans in Cornwall , which was since a Bishops See , Saint Petrocus at Bodmyn ; so likewise Pylton Priory , Middleton and Michelney ; in his time Guy Earle of Warwicke slue Colbrond the Danish Giant in Hide-meade by Winchester . Edmond , A. 940. R. 5. yeares . c He was fam'd for a good Iusticer and vertuous Prince , hee granted the priuiledges of Saint Edmondsbury : he was staine at Puckle Church , rescuing his seruant from a thiefe , and buried at Glastenbury . Eldred , brother of Adelstane , A. 946. R. 9. y. buried at Win●hester . * He tooke on him onely the rule as Protector at first , but was after crowned at Kingstone ; hee founded the Bishops See of Cornwall at Saint Germans , where it continued till Edward the Confessor translated it to Exeter : he builded Mich at Abingdon , giuing great lands & confirming them Charters with seales of gold . d The Northumbers had receiued Aulafe for their king , and againe reiecting him , set vp Ericus , but Eldred repayed all their disloyalties according to their deserts . Edwine , sonne of Edmond , A. 955. R. 4. * And after slue her husband , so to enioy her vnlawfully the more ! freely . * So being depriued by the Mercians and Northumbers , hee dyed soone after for griefe , and was buried at Winchester . Edgar , sonne of Edmond , A. 959. R. 16. hee was surnamed the Peaceable . * Himselfe , his brother Edwine and vncle Eldred , were crowned by Archbishop Odo : hee was crowned at Bath , enterred at Glas●enbury . * Which was not past 3. or 4. yeares , e're no more could bee gotten . * There were the Kings , Rinoch of Scots , Malcolme of Cumberlād , Macone of Man , Dyfn-wall of Dymetia , Siferth and Huwall other Kings of Wales , Iames of Galloway , and Iukill of Westmerland : his nauy of 3600. ships , sauing when bee compassed the Iland triumphantwise in the same , hee disposed at three seuerall places 1200. at a place , for defence of the Kingdome . * Hee restored and new founded 47. Monasteries , intending to make the number 50. In the presence of all the Nobilitie on Christmasse day , A 974. he confirmed the Abbey of Ramsey , which his Kinsman Alwine had founded , made the Monastery which Bishop O●wald had builded , the Cathedrall Church of that shire . Among other Lawes he made some against Ale houses , and the number of them , and against Drunkards , & that none vnder a certayne paine should exceed , in drinking , certayne marks which were 〈◊〉 in ordinary drinking cups for that purpose . Edward surnamed the Mar●yr , A. 975. R. 3. he was crowned by Dunstan Arch. of Canter . at Kingstone ; poyso●ed at the ●astle of 〈◊〉 in the il● of P●rbeck , by his stepmother , and buried first at Warham , after at Sha●tesbury . * Alfred afterwards doing penance , builded two Monasteries of Nunnes , at Amesbury and at Warwell , where shee liued a solitary life till shee dyed . f He was crowned at Kingstone by Dunstane , who refused to performe that 〈◊〉 for him , as one that rose 〈…〉 his brother 〈…〉 to it , in stead 〈…〉 king many 〈…〉 of the losses that England should sustayne by the King , who also foyled the Fount at his baptisme . Ethel●ed or Eldred , surnamed the Vnready , A. 978. R. 38. y. but in the meane time was once expeld by the Danes , who reigned part of that time ; he being in exile , ere he recouered the Crowne againe . g About , A. 9●5 , Ethelred●●countred ●●countred by Swane K. of ●enmarke , and the King Olafe of Norway , was fayne to admit 16000. pounds tribute ; but after the Danes were slaine on Saint Brices day , 13. Nouemb. 1002. and Swan●s sister Guin●hildis ; she in reuenge of their deaths inuaded so furiously , that in the yeare 1011. 48000. pounds tribute was imposed , and A. 1012. Ethelred notwithstanding fayne to fly into Normādy , the Danes cruelty more & more raging both against Elsegus Archbishop of Canterbury , and the King. A. 995. the body of S. Cuthbe●● and the Bishoprike of L●ndisf●n● or holy Iland , were remoued to Durham , and the yeare before , viz 994. the Bishops See of Exeter erected . A. 1011. the body of Saint Edmond being brought into Lōdon through Criple-gate by Bishop Alw●ne , who fled from the rapines of the Danes in Essex , miracles were said to be done , and the lame that begged at the gate restored , praysing God. Sueno or Swanus first Dane-King of England , A. 1012. R. 2. yeares . h Hauing the like m●rcy shewed to him and his followers , as 〈◊〉 father not long before had shewed to the English , all put to fire and sword . Edmond surnamed Ironside of his hardinesse and valour , A. 1016. R. 2. y. * A full battell at Penham neare Gi●●ngham ; the second at Sher sta●e in Worstersh●re , the third , the 〈…〉 notwithstanding I drinke did what hee could to 〈◊〉 the English , blazing flasely in the 〈◊〉 of the fight , that the King was slaine ; the Danes flying th●nce to London , E●mond 〈◊〉 , and at 〈…〉 else-where discomfited them , till 〈◊〉 the sixt battell at Assen dune in Essex neare 〈◊〉 , by the practize and plot of Ed●ike , who sled of purpose , losing the day , hee was fayne to fly towards Gloucester , where hauing gathered new powers , the warre was yet ended by single comba●e . a This Ed●cus de Streona , or Stratonicus , in Edmonds reigne , and Aeltri●us Duke of Mercia , in his fathers time , were two notable Traytors : but Canute in recompence of his good seruices slue Edrike lest he should play his parts with him , as hee had done with his Predecessors . Canutus the Dane , sonne of Sueno , A. 1018 reigned 20. b Or as some say , a Prince of Sueth-land , who contrary to the trust reposed to kill them , so preserued their liues . c Daughter to Henry the fourth Emperour . d Edmond Ironside had two sonnes , 1. Edward that married Agatha the Emp. daughter , & had by her 1. Edgar surnamed Etheling who dyed without issue . 2. Margret wed to Malcolm , K. of Scotland , had issue Edgar , Dauid , & Alexander , all three Kings of Scotlād . Maud wife to Henry the first King of England , had issue Diuers children drowned in the Sea. Maud the Empresse , mother to Henry the second . Mary wed to Eustace Earle of Boloigne , had issue Maud wife to king Stephen . 3. Christian who was a Nunne profest . 2. Edmōd , that dyed without issue . Their Race , though they were thus exil'd , returning to be Kings of England , in the person of Henry the second , about 120. yeares after , in A. 1155. * Canutus hath foure Kingdomes vnder him : hee was fani●d for a iust Prince , in all sauing his tyrannie against the two young Princes , the sonnes of 〈◊〉 . e By th● meanes notwithstanding his conquest , the Crowne did reuert to the ancient 〈◊〉 . f Sea●e Parasites in flattery calling him as a dem●-god , Lord of the Seas ; becaused a chaire to be set where the tyde 〈◊〉 come , and commanding the 〈…〉 to wet his Kingly feet , staid till the Sea keeping her 〈◊〉 , wel washed his flatterers and hi● selfe , who thus derided their f●llies : ●e gaue great priuiledges to the Monastery of Saint Edmondsbury , which hee founded a new : he dyed at Shaftesbury and was buried at Saint Swithins in Winchester where Queene Emma made her abode euer after . Harold surnamed Harefoot , A. 1038. R ; 3. y. he dyed at Oxford , and was buried at Westminster , after at Saint Clemēts without Temple barre . Hardy-Cnute , A. 1041. R. 2. y. was buried at Winchester . * Queene Emma's whom hee accused grieu●ush , and bar●shi●g her , put one of her son , 〈◊〉 , to death : Edward the Confessor hardly esca●ing by ●●ght . g Sonne of Ethelred & Emma , borne at Is●p by Ox●ord , but brought vp m●ch in Normandy ; he is accounted chiefe founder & composer of the Cōmon lawes of the Land , collected from the ordinances and customes of those foure principall Regiments that sometimes flourished here , viz. the Mercians , West Saxons , Danes and Northumbers ; the Normans since added , or new broached others more rigorous & tyrannicall ones , whence haue diuers commotions beene , for the abolishing of such , and reestablishment of these . Edward the Confessor , An. 1043. R. 23. y. h When they rebelled , because they could not in euery thing haue their minde , the father was fame to fly into Planders , the sonnes into Ireland . i In this Queenes commendations , Ingul us Abbot of Crowland wh● then flourished , speaketh much , for her wisedome , learning , humility , modesty , and behauiour , nothing sauouring of the barbarousne●●e of her father and brothers : shee endowed that Monastery of Wilton with goodly buildings and faire possessions . A. 1050. was the Bishoprick of Saint Germans translated to Exeter . * Earle Sywards daughter was King Malcolmes mother , being also Duchesse or Queen of Cumberland . k Hee was called Etheling , a name proper onely to the Kings children in hope and possibilit●e of the Crowne . l Hee released the grieuous tribute , called the Dane-gelt , affirming , he saw a Deuill dancing about the money when it was brought in : he translated the Bishops See of Saint Germans to Exeter , founded the Colledge of Saint Mary Otery in ●●euon , and the goodly Abbey of Westm. where he was buried . Harold dispossesseth Edgar , and made King , A. 2066. reigneth not full one yeare . m The reasons mouing the Nobles to fauour Harolds part the more . n Now twice , once to the Duke , and since to King Edward , in the behalfe of Edgar , who should haue beene by right , and was appointed King. * Tosto raysed all those Northerne Countries against his brother Harold : A Comet also was seene for many dayes together , in Aprill , the same yeare , viz. An. 1066. being the yeare of the Conquest by the Normans , made of this Land. Notes for div A12317-e126470 Series Poematis , siue Marginalia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Auspicatur haec Oda , à 〈…〉 Gulielmi Conquaesto●s , à Rollone Daco , cuius heic s●b●les No●ma●no●●m Duces reccul●ntur : indè ●usdem Gulielmi ad Haraldum , Angliae tunc Regem , Legatio , posteà in ipsum & Angiam vairs procellis agitatam Expeditio ; vtique Haraldo profigato Conquaestus , & die natah Christ coronatio . Cuius primis temporibus Cantium atte , & stratagemate Stygandi Archiepiscopi , Londinum Gulielmi Episcoproperâ liberatibus & priuilegijs suis gaudent . Reliqua verò Anglia vulgus , Proceres 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ●rater Regis Odo , vt & filius Robertus , dant illi cōmissorum poenas , in Galliâ praeliatus occumbit , Cademi sepultus , 〈◊〉 progenies : inter quos Gulielmus Rufus , satis illaudatè , posseà Heinricus cognomento Beuclerk , aliquanto melius : Regnum administra●un● 〈◊〉 Stephanus succedit , quorum Mathilda , de iure Coronae certat pro filio suo . Qui 〈…〉 Henrici nomine 2. praeclara edidit facinora . Eius ditienes , soboles , Ieuiusculi amores , odia domestica flagrantia , Tymbus . Richardus eius filius Hierosolymis & locis sacris opitulatus , Rex in reditu èterra Sanctâ , ab Austriaco Duce nequam captiuus injuriosisimè detinetur ? I● Galliâ illatus , iniurias vlturus occ●mbit ; & ibidem tumulatus est . Iohannes frater , eontrà Cognatos , Episcopos , Papam cui Coronam tandem resignat , & Proceres suos tumultuatus , moriens , turbas filio Henrico tertio , & eius tutoribus sedandas & siniendas reliquit . Eius filius Eduardus 1. Hierosolymis ante regnum adeptum , posteà In Walliâ & Scotiâ victor laureat ssimus , Coronam Eduard● se undo ●lio relinquit●● 〈◊〉 vaide insanienrem & 〈◊〉 ●●be getent●m plut●ma ad nutum Gauestom & al●●●●m . Infida coniux & Amasius Mortimerus Regno & vita spoliant ; filius Eduardus tertius Rexfactus In Mortimeri & matris nequitias animaduertit . Scotos subigit , anhela●s . ad Galliae coronam famosissimis praelijs fudit Gallos ; Eius autem filius Eduardus Princeps Niger , fiue ex nigricantibus armis , fiue luctuoso & atro Gallorum fato , its appellatus , ob expeditiones in Galliam , Hispaniam omni bellicâ laude eumulatissimus ante patrem diem obijt . Reliqu● Proles multùm vigult . Rex ipse , omnium reliquorum qui in Angliâ floruêrunt , vt eius opera testantur , honoratissimus . * Alizia Pierce ob cuius nimiam cum ipso consuetudine Rex audijt infamis . Nepotem Richardum 3. Edwardi Nigri Principis Gnatum Haeredem , quamuis Wallis , Scotis , & alijs hostibus debellatis , bellicosum satis , at longe alijs inf● liciorem reliquit ; vt qui tandem ab Henrico 4. Coronâ & regno nudatus , in magn● miseriâ , fame perijt . Rex n●nus varijs lacessitus sedition bus & bellis , superat●● om●ibus , semper victor euadens , Sceptra auctiora filio Henrico 5. relinquit , quivitiis & societate improborum , quibus in prima iuuenta , irretitu , fuerat , excussis , Princeps optimus res domi pace composuit ; & regnum Franciae recuperare aggressus , bellicosissimè se gessit , vnde acceptâ coniuge Regis filiâ Ka ha●●â , haeres & administ●●●● regni Franc●ae institut●s est . Florenti , ver● aetate decedens ; filius Henricus 6 , nouimestris infans ; primò Galliae ( gliscente inter tuto●es discordiá ) & ind● ingruente ciuili bello , Angliae dominatum , cum vitâ & f●●o Henrico , amisit Rex pijssimus . Cui Eduardus quartus , ex Eboracensi familia , oriundus , incessit , qui leuibus amoribus , & Fratris nece infamis , Richardo alteri fratri , moriens , suos puellulos in manus , quasi opptimendos tradidit , vndè Richardus tertius tyrannidem triennem exercuit , donec Henricus septimus Lancastrensis , eum solio deturbans , & Elizabetham Eboracensis familiae , Edwardi quarti gnatam , in vxorem accipiens , sanguinolento schismati , cum hâc Odâ , finem imponit . Synchronismus siue computatis Annorum . Supplementum Historia . * The descent of William the Conquerour , and Dukes of Normandy , from Rollo , and the Danes . * As some haue written , but not rightly , for he married Poupa , as some call her , daughter of Beenger Earle of Bessin and Beauuoisie : but indeed another Norman Princes a little before , married Gilda Neece to Carolus Crassus , whence is supposed , sprang the error : William the first called Long-sword , espoused Sporta , daughter of Herbert Earle of Senlis , by whom hee had Richard the first , called , Without feare , who espoused Agnes sister to Hugh Capet , after Gunnor a Danish Lady , by whom he had Richard the second , who espoused first Iudith sister to the Earle of Brytaine , after Paula daughter to Sweine K of Denmarke ; by them hee had Richard the third , neuer married , and Robert the second , who by his Concubine Arletta , a mans daughter of the Towne of Fallaise , had William the Conquerour . Harold , son of Earle Godwine and Thyra , as some say , sister to King Canutus , whence was some pretended shew of a title , An. 1066. reigned not full one yeare * Edgar is by Harold made Earle of Oxford , a goodly recompence for his Kingdome taken away by him . * His Nauy 896. ships . * Malchere or Morcare Earle of Northumberland , Edwine of Mercia● * At Pemsey in Sussex on the 28. day of September , in . 1066. and fought the great battell at Battaile the 14. of October , and William was crowned in London on Christmasse day next following . William the Conquerour , after this victory , getting much of the Land and withall London was there crowned 25. Decemb. the same yeare 1066. dyed 9. September . 1087. hauing reigned 20. yeares , 8. moneths and 16. dayes . * Egbert began , A. 802. ended 838 , whence to this yeare 1066. is 228 years . Hengist came almost 400. yeares before that , An. 449. began his reigne , An 456. Whence to the present yeare 1066 is 610. yeares . a Towards the end of the day William caused his men to retire , which the English perceiuing , thinking they had fled , breaking their rankes 〈◊〉 to pursue , were easily euercome ; where this battaile was fought the Conquerour after found , ● Battaile Abbey ; there were slaine of the Normans 6013. of the English 47944. or after some ●7974 scarce euer the like ●uerthrow and number slaine heard of among the English before . b In the colledge of S. Crosse , which he had founded , and there placed a Deane and eleuen Chann●ns c Edwine and Morcare . * The famous exploit and stratagem of Stygandus , Archbishop of Canterbury : Eglesine Abbat of Saint Augustines and the Kentishmen , at Swans-coomb two miles from G●auesend , whereby they gayned the Freedome and Priuiledges of their Countrey . * The same first yeare of the Conquerour , the Archbishop Stygand so pro●ured the liberties of Kent , William Bishop of London procured the Charter and priuiledges thereof . o To Lanfranke , and the See of Canterbury , the Archbishop of Yorke at this time made a k●nde of submission for him and his See ; Scotland was then vnder the Prouince of Yorke . p Many Towns , Villages , and Churches in Hampshire were vnpeopled and ruined , to make the Kings Chase of new Forrest , not without the griefe and many bitter curses of the poore wronged owners . q which made the English Nobilitie , as Morcare & Edwine , Gospatrik Earle of Cumberland , Walthe of Earle of Northampton , Syward , Hereward , Clito Edgar , and Bishops , and the rest , attempt many insolencies against the State , ioyning sometimes with the Scots , otherwhiles the Danes , end doing many outrages , till at last most of them were slaine and came to vntimely ends . * Hereward , his father Leofrike Earle of Leycester , being dead , came out of Flanders to claime has lands that were giuen to Normans ; hee was a valiant and right worthy warriour , and long time defended h●ms●lfe is the I le of Ely , being made Knight by his Vncle Brand , Abbot of Peterborrow ; the fashion then being that the Knight to be made , after Confession and Ab●olution , watching afore the Altar all night , then offereth his sword , which receiuing againe with a benediction from the Abbot or Bishop , hee was thenceforth accounted a lawfull Knight , which order as well as 〈…〉 with golden cross●s , the Normans abo●●shed , substituting others in their places . * Arlotta , why before the Duke his fathers death , married one Herlewine of Gantreuill of meane estate ; & as proceeding of her immodest behauiour towards the Duke , some allude the name of Harlot as it were descended . e The Abbeyes of Battaile in Sussex , Gane in Normandy , to which he gaue his Crowne and Ornaments , which King Henry the first redeemed at a great rate ▪ Selby Abby in Yorkshire , Saint Nicholas Priory in Exeter : hee gaue lands and priuiledges to the Colledge of Saint Martins le grand ; ten Monasteries built by his Ancestors in Normandy hee enlarged : in his time were 2● . in diuers parts with his consent and confirmation founded , with the greatest part of Paules Church and the Tower of London , and many other Castles in England and Normandy . f It was called the Roll of Winton , of being laid vp at Winchester ; the booke of Bermondsey saith it is called Domus Dei Booke , of lying in the Kings Treasury called Domus Dei , at Westminster , such a Rolhad , Alfred before set forth , all England thereby taxed by Shires , Hundreds , and T●●ings . g At the firing of the City of Meux . * Dying at Roan , he was left by his seruants who fled , his body was found naked on the floore , and most of his stuffe an 〈◊〉 stollen ; thence conneyed to C●ne , one Fitz Arthur denyed the K. buriall in the Abbey Church ( as ground which was wrongfully taken by the King from father ) till he had 100 pounds paid him for it ; the Kings Coffin there breaking , to the feare and amazement of those present , there issued so 〈◊〉 a stench of the body not bowelled , that the Priests and Monkes could scarce abide to finish the ordinary Kites and funerall dutie ; the end and embleme of all flesh though neuer so proud or stately . * So was the Kings will , lying on his death bed , when hee ●●●willed all prison dores to fly open , & all prisoners to be released sauing his brother Odo , whose contentious nature , and ambition , he feareds but at the last gaue consent to his release also . William Rufus 9. Septemb. A. 1087. R. 12. y. 11. moneths wanting 8. dayes , cowned at Westminster by Lanfranke Archbishop of Cant. sline by Tyrell in the new Forrest in Hampshire , 2. August . A. 1100. k The Nobles and hee setting vp Robert for King against Rutus : but being reconciled , Duke Robert went with Godfrey of Bolloigne to the holy Land , were they achieued many honourable victories against the Saracens : whiles William at home , ouercame the Vsurper Donald , and made Edgar King of Scots : also the contention growing hot in Wales between lestin & Prince Rees , William and the English ouercame them , and tooke many goodly Lordships and Territories , in the chiefest parts of Wales from them . l During Lanfranks life hee so liued , saith the story , that hee might have beene a mirrour of Princes , though afterwards his rapines , sacriledges , and synonies exceeded : of his variablenesse is noted this , That to the Iewes who brought him presents , encourageing them to fight against Christians , he would say ; if they overcame , and swore by Saint Lukes face , which was his oath , he would be one of their sect . A note of his prodigalitie is recorded , his rating his Chamberline for bringing him a paire of hose that cost but three shillings ; who fetching a worse paire , and saying , they cost a marke , he was pleased : which may with more wonder taxe the excesse of meaner persons in this age . Sir Walter Tyrell that slue the King escaped , other of the Kings seruants fled , his body laid on a Colliers Cart , was by a silly leane iade drawne into Winchester , & there in Saint Swithins church entombed . Henry the first , called Beuclerk , of his learning , third sonne of the Conqueror , borne at Selby in Lincolnshire , brought vp in study at Cambridge ; began his reigne 2. August , was crowned 5. August 1100. at Westminst . by Maurice Bishop of London , being Anselme then in exile ; he reigned 35. y. 4. m. A. 1116. the first Parliament at Salisbury . A. 1122. the king went to Po●ysland , being Coman of Northwales in peace with him , but Meredith ap Blethin , and Eneon , Madok and Morgan , the sons of Cadugan , pursuing the wars awhile , at last sought peace . * William called Earle of Flanders , the Kings nephew , a worthy young Captaine ; he was staine at the siege of the castle of Angeou . a The first conuocation of the State : Prelates , Nobles , and Commons of the Land , was 19. Aprilis , A. 1116 and A. regni 16. when beforetimes the Kings made their Lawes by the aduice of the learned without altogether such solemne meetings . Of Templers , the first were the honorable men Hugo Paganus and Galfridus de Saint Andemate , vnder Baldwine King of Ierusalem : their white habit they had from Pope Honorius ; their red Crosses from Eugenius , their name from their first Mansion ●ard by the Temple at Ierusalem . b Maud was first married to Henry the Emperour , then to Ieffrey Plantaginet Earle of Angeou , whose issue Plantaginets reigned in England , till Henry the seuenth . c In Normandy , 1. Decembr . 1135. his bowels , braines , and eyes , buried at Roan , the rest at Reading where hee founded an Abbey of blacke Monks in place of a Nunnery which he suppressed : so he conuerted a rich Colledge of Prehends at Cicester to an Abbey : hee sounded the Priory of Dunstable , the Hospitall of S. Iohn in Ciceter , and Castle and Colledge at new Windsore ; he is noted to haue beene better disposed at the beginning , then end of his reigne . Stephen , sonne of Stephen , Earle of Bloys , and Adela the Conquerours daughter , crowned on S. Steuens day , 1135. did found an Hospitall by the west gate of Yorke : two Nunneries at Carew , and Higham by Grauesend , the Abbey of Cogshall in Essex , Furnesse in Lancashire , and Feuersham in Kent , where he was buried , hauing reigned 18. yeares , 10. moneths , and odde dayes , he dyed 25. Octob. 1154. * For during all his reigne England was full of br●yles , Ranulph Earle of Chester , Robert Earle of Gloster , Miles & Roger Earles of Hereford , and many others of the ●obles & Bishops , and King of Scots , holding with the Empresse ; & once tooke the King prisoner ; but this conclusion procured peace at the last . Henry the second , sonne of Maud the Empresse , in whose person reuiued the ancient race of Saxon kings , that were before the Conquest , began 25. Octobr. A. 1154. crowned at Westm. 17. of Decemb. following , he dyed in France at Chinon , hauing R. 34. y. 7. m. wāting 11. daies . This Henry that rebeld against his father , was at the age of seuen yeares maried to the French K. daughter Margret , being but three yeares old , An. 1160. and crownd A. 1170 but in his fathers life sime rebelling , slaine , dyed before his father A. 1183. A. 1185. Maud the Empresse did found the Abbey of Brodesley , shee was buried at Reading , with this epitaph Ortu magna , viro maior , sed maxima partû , Hic iacet , Henrici , filia , sponsa parens : being daughter to Henry the first , wife to Henry Emperour , mother to Henry the second king of England . * A. Regni 10. Malcolme K of Scots , and Rees K. of Wales did homage to him at Westminst . a Dermon Mac-Morough K. of Leymster , go of the K. Richard Strongbow Earle of Chepstoll for ●is aide with Welsh & English , who repossessed him of his land , and married his daughter Eue , and brought Ireland with the Kings thereof , Maurice K. of Meth , Duuenald K. of Limerik , and all the other Kings and Bishops to the subiection of the king of Englād , who came ouer from Pembroke , and receiued their sealty , & built a Princely Palace it Dubline : these acts were confirmed by ●ove Adrian the fourth an English man succeeded Anastasius , his name being Nicholas Breakespeare , borne at Langley in Hart●ordshire ; he had beene Bishop of Alba , Cardinall and Legate to the Norwayes whom be conuerted to Christianitie . b William a name almost hereditary with those Dukedomes , wherfore her first son was named William , but he liued not long . c Ione Queene of Sicily . d Adeliza daughter to the king of France , espoused to Richard the king of Englands son , trayned to the kings lust after Rosamōds death , whose ancestors were Clyfford , then & since Earls of Cumberlād , h●r tombe was at Godstow by Oxford , with these Verses thereon , Hic iacet in tumbâ Rosa Mundi , non Rosa Munda , Non redolet , sed olet , Quae redolere soler . But cast out of Godstow Church , by Hugh bishop of Lincolne , who said , That monument of shame befitted not so hallowed a place . e Who was slaine by William Tracy , baron of Mort●n , and other knights , as was thought with the kings priuity ; though the king took it on his oath he was not therewith acquainted , and was so assoyled of the same . f He dyed at Chinon and was entombed at Fount-Eucrard , in a Monastery of Nuns , which hee there founded : hee also built the Priories of Stanley , Douer , and Basingwarke , and the Abbey of Regular Chanons at Waltham : hee began London Stone-bridge , now the Thames course , being turned by a trench , beginning at Redrife , and ending at Battersey . Richard surnamed Coeur de Lyon , of his valiancy , began his reigne 6. Iuly 1189. hee dyed the 6. of Aprill 1199. hauing reigned 9. y. 9. moneths : hee reiected his wife , the French K. sister , supposed his fathers Coneubine , and espoused Berengaria the king of 〈◊〉 daughter . * The Souldan , or Soultan , signifieth in Hebrew , and likewise Arab , or Morisco , Lord or Prince . b Being withdrawne from the holy Land warres , by the conspiracy of his brother , & the French king Philip , who fell out with him and departed from Aco● ; he thus taken was fame for his ransome to pay a great summe ( for which the Bishops , Abbots , and Prelates , brought the fourth part of their reuenues , and all the Chalices of siluer and gold and ornaments of their Churches ) and promised more : which being shewed to the Pope h●e excommunicated the Duke , who refused to y●eld restitut●on , and after back his leg , and dying to great anguish , remayned vnburied till his 〈◊〉 released the pledges taken of king Richard , and sware to obey the decrees of the Church of Rome . Vienna and her walls the bulwark of Christendome , against the inuasions of the Turke these many ages . c Being so enuied by the Emperour and French king , for that he shewed more v●lour in his expedition to the holy Land then any other . In his time were those famous out-lawes , called Robin-hood , and Little Iohn , and a seditious Preacher called William with the Beard : also Hubert Archbishop of Cant. chiefe Iu●●ice Vice-Roy and Lieutenant in the kings absence , set peace amongst the Welshmen being at variance among themselues , and vanquished them after when they did rebell . K. Iohn , though not right heire , was el●cted and crowned by Hubert Arc●h . of Cant. 26. May , 1199. who was made Lord Chacellor of Englād though in king Richards life time he had both resisted the tyrāny of the now king , & excōmunicated him , and preferred the title of Arthur , Geofreyes son : K. Iohn died the 19. of Octob. 1216 hauing reigned 17. y. and 5. m. lacking 8. dayes . K. Iohn had continuall warres with either the French or Emperor , or his Barons at home , partly for their liberties and Saint Edwards Lawes , and partly other priuate 〈◊〉 he had warres in Scotland , and with his son in law Leoline of Wales ; he dyed in the heate of the warres : the K. of France hauing taken vp 〈◊〉 a second time , in the Barons behalfe , and Lewes the Dolphin being then come ouer into England . * But King Iohn soone got his nephew Arthur , that had espoused the King of Frances daughter , and was right 〈◊〉 to the Crowne , into his hands and murdred him . p The Bishop's , William of London , 〈◊〉 , of 〈◊〉 , and Malgor of Winchester , executing the Popes 〈…〉 vpon the Realme , it came , that the dead were buried in 〈◊〉 , and corners , bylaymen , like dogs : King Iohn then seised the Abbeyes and Ecclesiasticall liuings , and put them in Laymens hands : Pope Innocent then absolued all Princes and others from subiection to King Iohn , incited the King of France and Dolphin to seize England , as they did all beyond the Seas : and his Nobles and the Welshmen conspiring against him , hee was forced to call home diuers exiled Bishops , recall diuers vniust lawes , and put Saint Edwards lawes in execution , Pandulph the Legate chiefe actor herein , to 〈◊〉 in the Popes behalfe he resigned the Crowne . King Iohns 3. daughters were Isabel , wed to the Emperour Frederike , Iohan espoused Leoline Prince of Wales , Ianc espoused Alexander King of Scots . h And among others Maud tbe Faire , daughter of Robert Fitz-Walter , who not consenting to his vnlawfull loue , was by him poysoned , where shee was buried at Dunmow . i As it is said , by a Monke in Swynstead Abbey : yet hee had founded the Abbey of Beauly in Hampshire ; the Monasteries of Farenden , & of Hales Owen , in Shropshire ; hee redified Godstow , Wroxhall , and the Chappell of Snaris borough . Henry the third borne at Winchester , King Iohns eldest son , but 9. yeares of age , beganne his reigne 19. Octob. A. 1216. crowned at Glocester by Peter Bishop of Winchester , & Ioseline Bishop of Bath : in presence of Walo the Popes Legate 28. Octob. 1216. and after peace concluded with the Barons , by Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury , at Westminster on Whitsonday , A. 1219. he dyed 16. Nouemb. 1272. hauing liued 65. yeares and 28. dayes . * Gualo the Popes Legate , the Bishop of Winchester , and William Marshall , Earle of Pembroke , being Protectors of the Realme and Kings person , so wrought that the Barons were quieted . Lewes the Dolphin departed , and things setied in peace : of this William Marshall is read this Epitaph , in his honour , Sum quem Saturnum sib● sensit Hybornia , Solem Anglia , Mercurium N●rm●nnia , Gallia Martem : towards the end of his reign the Parons taking vp armes againe : Symon Montfort Earle of Leister , & Gilbert de Clare ; principall actors therein , vnder pretext of the Acts of the Parliament , called , The mad Parliament of Oxford , A. 1258. to the ruine of many of the Nobilitie ; but the warre was ended partly by the battell of Euesham , partly by Legate Othobone , and the Acts of the Mad Parliament repealed at Winchester , 1265. A 1268. was the Parliament of Marleborow , and the Statutes enacted , called , Of Marlebrige . k He builded the Hospitall of Saint Iohns in Oxford , a house and Church for Conuerts of Iewes and Pagans in London , the Chappell at Westminster , whither Saint Edwards the Confessors bo●es were translated out of the Quire by him , and himselfe buried . Edward the first , surnamed Longshanks , being in the parts beyond the Seas towards Ierusalem , beganne his reigne 16. Nouemb . 1272. and came into England , was crowned at Westminster by Rob. Kilwarby Archbishop of Cant. 15. August . 1274. he dyed 7. Iuly 1307. R. 34. y. 7. m. & odde dayes . * And called Edward of Carnaruan ; for the Welshmen after Leolines death , earnest with the King for a Prince of their owne Countrimen ; the King told them they should haue a Prince there borne that could speake no E●glish , which they contented with , he named his ●fant Sonne ; who , of this policy , the Queene being brought to Carnaruan , was borne there : hee diuided Wales , incorporated into England , into Shires and Hundreds . A. 1292. 18. Nouemb . Alex. K. of Scots being dead without issue : the K. of England , as Lord Paramount , hauing heard all the titles and claymes of the 12 Competitors , as beires to the Crowne of Scotland , adiudged the Crowne to To. Baliol , of whom he tooke homage ; who rebelling , K. Edward entring Scotland and Edenborow , tooke all the regall ensignes , and offered the Chaire , Crowne , and Scepter of the Scottish King to Saint Edward at Westminster . a To whom the King gaue Mannors and Signio●tes with great liberties throughout all parts , euen to the farthest end of all Scotlād whence tooke roote there many English customes and names . b By ●●ianor of Spaine , he had Prince Edward , and foure other sonnes , and 10. daughters : for this Qucenes sake were builded the Crosses of Cheapside and Charing-crosse , and diuers others , as all the places where her Herse rested being brought from Lincolne ( where shee dyed in the Kings iourney to Scotland ) to Westm. By Margret the K. of Frances daughter , he ha●● two sonnes , and one daughter . Edward the second , named of Carnaruan , began 7. Iuly , 1307. deposed 25. Ianuary , 1326. R. 19. y. 6. moneths and odde dayes . * Daughter to Philip le Beau , and heire to France , all her brothers being dead without issue . c For their insolencies the Barons tooke vp armes against him , but he was by the Queene at last , and Mortimer her Minion deposed : and most lamentably vsed and murdred at Barkley Castle , on 5. Matthews day , 21. Septemb. 1327 , then buried at Gloster . Edward the third , borne at Windso . e , began 25. Ian. 1326 and crowned at Westminster by Walter Reginalds Archbishop of Cant. 1. Feb. next , in his fathers life time : he dyed at Sheene , now Richmond , 21. Iune , 1377. hauing reigned 50. yeares , 4. months , and odde dayes . Edward Baliol was crowned K. of Scots , 27. Septemb. 1332. there were then slaine at Halidon of the Scots , 8. Earles , 1300. horsemen , and of common Souldiers 35000. * Causing him to bee condemned by his Peeres , but neuer brought to his answere , like as hec before had serued diuers others . d Among others this rime is said to bee cast abroad by the Scots about that time , Long beara●s heartlesse , Painted bo●ds witlesse , Gay coates gracelesse , Makes England thriftlesse . e Edward the third , his mother , daughter to Philip le Bel , sister to Charles the fift , and Lewes Hutin , whose heire she was , they dying without issue . f 〈◊〉 was daughter to 〈…〉 of Henault , 〈…〉 Philip de Valo●s , who new vsurped France against Edward the third , 〈◊〉 his mother 〈…〉 title . g The Flemings●●●●tted ●●●●tted themselues to the King of Englands obeys●●● and 〈…〉 the Earle three times , and King Edward was 〈◊〉 of the Empire , 1339. clected also 〈◊〉 Emperor , 13●● 〈…〉 . h Oyly-flame , was 〈…〉 the French KIng 〈…〉 ●sying , No mery , but vpon 〈◊〉 of death , of prisoner● to the 〈◊〉 , against this the King of England 〈◊〉 his Banner of the D●agon , noting 〈◊〉 . i With the Kings of Maiork and Beme sell , the Archbishop Zanximus ; the Bishop of Noyoune , the Dakes of 〈◊〉 and Burbon , the Earles of Alenson , Ha●ecourt , Aumarle , Sauoy Noy● , Mont byliard , Niuers and Franders , the Grand Prior and 4000. men of armes , besi●es that innumerable multitude of the commons . k At the battell of Durham or Neuils Crosse , William de la Zouch , Archbishop of Yorke , vicegerent for the King in the Marches , giuing him battell ; the said Dauid King of Scots , was taken by Iohn Copland Esquire and so sent to the Tower , where he remayned many yeares . l In this battell of Poytew , were slaine the Dukes of Burbon , Dafines , the Marshall of France , and many Lords ; and taken prisoners , the King and his sonne Philip the Dolphin , the Archbishop of Senon , the Earles of Pontue , Ewe , Longvile , Tankeruill , Daa●tet , Vendadour , Vindome , Wademont , Slancer , Iuyney , Don-Martin , Sa●so , Selabrase : Viscounts , Nerbon and Belemont : and many Lords , who were by the Prince brought prisoners into England , in triumph : the King of France was lodged in the Sauoy ; and all the Kings and Princes , the King and Prince of England , the captiue kings of France and Scotland , the Dolphin and king of Cyprus , with many of the Nobilitie , were sumptuously entertayned and feasted by Henry Pyeard Vintner , Maior of London . * Being inuaded by the Kings of England and Nauarre . m Hee was expelled by Henry his bastard brother ; but being restored by Prince Edward , hee was shortly after treacherously murdred ; the two daughters of the said King Peter , were after married to Iohn Duke of Lancaster , and Edmond Earle of Cambridge , the King of Englands sonnes ; & Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster , who married the elder sister Constance , wrote himselfe King of Castile , and challenged it ; and aided the King of Portugal aga●nst bastard Henry : but receiuing a large summe of money , gaue his daughter in marriage to the said King , and quitted all claime to his kingdome . A. 1350. was celebrated the first feast of S. George at Windsore . A. 1376. the Prince dyed . n The King of France , was to deliuer the lands of Gascoigne , Guienne , Poyt●ers , Limosin , Balei●le , Exante● , Galaice & Guisnes , freely to the King of England , and three millions of Florences , for his ransome , Dauid king of Scots , was to pay 100000 marks in ten yeares next following his release . o Violentis her name , the sumptuousnesse of which marriage , whereat Francis Petrach was present , and the magnificence seeming to equall , if not surpasse , the state of the greatest and wealthiest Princes . p Of Henry the bastard . q Hee was a great enemy to the Bishops , City , and Clergy , bolstering Wicklife against his Ordinary the Bishop of London , with such intolency , that had not the Bishop , requiting euill with good , entreated the Citizens in his behalfe , they would haue slaine him at his Palace of the Sauoy . a Hee instituted the most noble Order of the Garter , and round Table at Wi●dsore ; & on Saint Georges day , A. 1350. kept the first Saint Georges feast , with the beginning of that institution of Knighthood : the King of Frace in imitation of him then began a like order of round Table , to keepe the noble men of Italy & Spaine from the King of Englands , but with no successe . He almost new built the said Castle of Windsore ; to the eight Channons there , hee added a Deane and fifteene more , and 24. Knights : he builded the new Abbey by the Tower of white Monks , and one for Nunnes at Dertfort in Kent , and Kings Hall in Cambridge , and Maison de Dieu , an Hospitall in Callaice , and augmented Saint Steuens Chappell in Westminster , giuing it more 500. pounds per annum . Edward the third his issue were Edward the black Prince , William of Hatfield , Lionel Duke of Clarence , Iohn of Gaunt , William of Windsore , Thomas of Woodstock : Isabel , Ioan Queen of Spain , Blanch , Mary , and Margaret . Richard borne at Burdeaux , began 21. Iunij , 1377. crowned at Westminster by Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury , the 16. of Iuly next : what time he made foure Earles and nine Knights : he was deposed 29. September 1399. hauing reigned 22. yeares 3. moneths and odde dayes : he was murdred at Pomfret , 14. Februarij following , buried at Langley by Saint Albons , and after remoued by Henry the fift to Westminster . * Shee is said to haue beene the first bringer in of many strange attyres for women , and also the vse of side-saddles , and Gownes with long traynes . b Wat Tyler the master of the Kentish rebells , was slaine with a dagger by William Walworth Maior of London , close by the Kings side , in the Kings defence , who was therefore knighted and the City since giueth for armes the Dagger : at that time Iohn Litistar a rebell in Norwich , and his crew were dispersed by the Bishop of Norwich , Henry Spensers valour : the like rebellion in other parts of Norfolke and Suffolke , with their Captayn a Priest one Iohn Wraw , who intended to kill all Gentlemen , Lords , knights , Bishops ( and began with the arch-Bish ) Abbots , and all the Orders of religious , sauing begging Fryers together with the King himselfe , and especially the Lawyers whom they termed the Oppressors of the poore : but they were , not without great adoe , and much bloud-shed ▪ suppressed . c The Irish are said to haue much honoured and admired the memory and armes of Saint Edward the Confessor , which were , a crosse Paton Gold and Gules , with foure white Martellets ; insomuch that foure of the Irish Kings came and voluntarily submitted . Henry the fourth borne at Bolingbrooke , sonne of Iohn of Gaunt , fourth sonne of Edward the third , began 29. September 1399. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundale , Archbishop of Canterbury , 13. October , prox . he dyed 20. Martij , 1412. hauing reigned 13. yeares , 6. moneths lacking 10. dayes . r This Kings reigne was full of tumults and troubles , among which that of Owen Glendor , & Henry Hotspur of the North were not the least ; Owen ( called of the place where he dwelt , Glen being a Vale ; Dour , Water , or the Riuer of Dew , in the Par●st of Corwen , in Me●onethshire . ) hauing maried his daughter to the Earle of March , who had title to the Crowne . Westm. by Tho. Arundale , archbishop of Cant. 13. Octob. prox . he died , 20. Martij , 1412. hauing reig . 13. y. 6. m. lacking 10. daies Henr. 4. his issue were Henr. 5. Thom. Duke of Clar●ce , Iohn Duke of Bedford , Humfrey Duke of Gloster , Blanch Duchesse of Bauiere , and Philip Queene of Denmarke . s Iames sonne of Robert King of Scots , was detayned in England prisoner , till A. 2. Henr. 6. t He founded a Colledge at Battaile field in Shro●shire , was a benefactor to Christ Church in Canterbury where he was buried , his halfe b●others Thomas Beufort was made Earle of Somerset , and Henry Beufort , Car●●all and Bishop of Winchester , in his time were the two famous Poets Chaucer and Gower . Henr. 5. borne at Monmouth , began 20. Martij , 1412. crowned at Westm. by Tho. Arundale , Archb. of Canterbury . In his younger yeares hee had kept such company as his father much misliked , and one of the Iudges for his misse-dem●●ors in defence of his fellowes , commanded him to the prison of the Kings bench , but now vtterly abandoning the leud company , he became a iust and good Prince ; he dyed in Frāce 31. August 1422. hauing reigned 9. y. 5. m. and ●dde dayes , * They were stubborne and seditious , both against the Bishops and the King , insomuch that it was threatned that Sir Io. Oldcastle and Sir Rich. Acton would bring 25000. men into the field to def●●d Wiclifes sect , but they were ●●spersed and many of them by the Kings care executed : and Sir Io. Oldcastle himselfe that incited the Scots to inuade , was taken and hanged whiles the King was in France . u Charles the Dolphin of Frāce , bearing of the Kings intent for the conquest of France , in mockage sent him ouer a present of Tennis-balls , as it were , that hee should bestow his time as hee had done , and let ●●ance alone , to which he returned answer , Hee would send th●m such 〈◊〉 should make Franc● shake . x Which was right triumphum c●nere ante victoriam , ouernight the Nobles of France , 〈◊〉 they had already conquered 〈◊〉 English , plaid at Cards for them , being the next day almost all slain or taken prisoners by them ; there were slaine , one Archbishop , three Dukes , sixe Earles , Barons and the like 80. Knights 1500. Esquiers and Gentlemen 7000. besides 〈◊〉 multitude of the meaner sort : taken prisoners the Dukes of Orleance and Burbon , of Earles 〈◊〉 others 1500. f This Charles the Dolphin had slaine the Duke of Burgoine treacherously , wherefore the yong Duke claue so stedfastly to the English , and the King his father now disinherited him the more willingly : but both the Kings dying within two yeares , left their sonnes to wrestle for the French Crowne ; when Henry the sixt lost it through the contentions and dissentions that burst sorth and flamed then in England . Queene Katherine was crowned at Westminster 14. Februar . 1421. her young sonne at Paris , 7. Decembr . 1431. g His father , it is said , hearing he was borne at Windsore , brake forth into this speech , I Henry borne at Monmoth , shall small time line and gayne much , but Henry borne at Windsore , shall long time liue and lose all : which he did , his Realms first of France , then England , and his life in the Tower. h He builded faire his Mannor of Sheene , called Richmond , and hard by founded two Monasteries , by the Thames , of Carthusians called Bethlem , and of the order of Saint Briget , called Syon , with the Brotherhood of Saint Giles without Criplegate , and ordayned Garter principall king at Armes : He also gaue 1000. marks and diuers ornaments of much price , to the Chappell of Westminster ; whither hee was conueyed out of France , and laid at the feete of Edward the Confessor . Henry the sixt began , vlt. Augusti , A. 1422. crowned at Westminster 6. Nouember , 1429. at Paris 7. December , 1431. Deposed 4. Martij , 1461. Restored 6. Octobr . 1470. Againe deposed and sent to the Tower , and murdred 21. May next following . * The occasion of breaking being his too much familiarity with the Countesse of Salisbury , which the Earle tooke in ill part ; and his alliance with Burbon and Cleremont , contrary to the English mens liking . i Dissentions arising betweene Richard Duke of Yorke , and Edmond younger sonne of Iohn , and then Duke of Somerset , in A. 1451. when Richard returned out of Ireland with conquest ; after grew to greater quarrells , and clayme laid to the Crowne . * Hee came thence 1451. but from A. 1448. when the Kings great vncle the Cardinall dyed , France was but negligently looked vnto ; and as it were on losing : the Commons at home rebelled in Kent and Essex vnder Iack Cade , and was slaine at Hothfield in Sussex ; but these mutinous courses of the Nobles raised all the land to armes , whence lastly King Henry lost his Crowne . b Such was his protestation at the first , An. 1453. but afterwards and at the Parliament , An. 1460. hee insisted on other things , and set forth his title to the Crowne , as followeth . c The battell of Saint Albons was , A. 1455. where the Duke of Somerset was slaine : of Blore-heath , 1459. at 1460. where the King was taken , and in the Parliament next holden allowed the Dukes title , and proclaymed him Protector , and heire apparant to the Crowne , reseruing it to himselfe only during life ; which Q. Margret disliking and renouncing , gathering power gaue the Duke battell at Wakefield 1461 where the Duke was slaine . The same yeare the Queens party had the soyle at Mortimers Crosse neare Ludlow , by the Dukes son the Earle of March ; and whiles the Queene got another victory at S. Albons : the Earle of March attayned London , & was there crowned , 4. Martij , 1461. d The battaile at Mortimers Crosse was fought immediately before Edward the fourth gayned London and was crowned : next at Towton was a great field fought on Palmesunday , 1461. King Edward victor , and 35000 slaine . In An. 1463. many light skirmishes and sieges of Yorke , Barwick , and other Castles by the Queene , and Scots , and French , and Normans , with their Captayne Pierce le Brasile , that came to aide the Queene . Hexham field 1464. Edgecote field 1469. and shortly thereupon was K. Edward taken at Northampton by the Archbishop of York , but escaped at Yorke and flying beyond Seas : Henry the sixt was crowned 6. Octob. the same yeare : but Edward returning , Warwicke of the Queenes part was slaine at Barnet , the King and Queene taken prisoners , and their sonne , Prince Henry slaine at Teuxbury . e The Bishop his Confessor auouching in ten years that he was Confessor , he committed no mortall crime ; he vsed no oathes nor made any shew of reuenge against any that wronged him , he founded the Kings Colledge in Cābrid●e and Eaton Colledge , and gaue large guifts to All-soules Colledge in Oxford : he abhorred vice , and was honoured by the name of holy king Henry : his red veluet hat was accounted euen to worke miracles of healing ; hee should haue beene canonized : what is now become of his body , at Windsore is scarce knowne . Edward 4. borne at Roan , began 4. Martij , 1461. crowned 12. Martij prox . expulsed 6. moneths in A. 1470. dyed 9. Aprilis 1483. hauing reigned 22. y. one moneth and ●dde dayes . Edward the fourth his issue . Edward 5. Richard murdred in the Tower . Elizab. espoused Henry the 7. Cicely espoused Viscount We●ls . Briget , a Nunue at Dertford . Anne espoused Tho. Howard Earle of Surrey , Duke of Norfolke . Katharine espoused William Lord Courtney , Earle of Deuon . Edward 5. began 9. April . 1483. but the preparation for his coronation was turned to the setting the Crowne on his treacherous Vncles head , 6. Iuly following , by whose meanes he and his brother were soone after murdred in the Tower. * He had Henry the sixt's crown , and 72000. crownes paid him by the French King , A. 1475. and tribute of 50000. yearly granted ▪ from the Scots he tooke Barwick & Bamburgh Castles , & others . f Whiles the Earle of Warwick was in France to treate the mariage with the Lady Bona , sister to the French Queen , & daughter to the Duke of Sauoy : he maried the widow Lady Elizabeth Gray : which made Warwicke take part against him , and the French King afterwards maried the Dolphin ( who was to wed king Edwards daughter Elizabeth , by him called often the L Dolphinesse ) to Margret of Austria , daughter to Duke Maximilian . g In the new Chappell which he builded , hee erected the Colledge there , and repayred the Castles of Nottingham , Douer , the tower of London , and the house of Eltham . h Drowned in a Butt of Malmesey by the Duke of Glosters meanes , as was thought ; who with his owne hands , it is said , murdred Henry the sixt there in the tower . i The King hearing of a certaine prophesie , that G should dispossesse his children of the Crowne , was consenting to his death ; interpreting G to be George Duke of Clarence , which fell out to bee Gloster , to whose tyrannie hee left them by this vngodly meanes . Richard the third , surnamed Crook-backe , about 22. Iunij , 1483. was first called King and crowned , 6. Iuly next : slaine at Bosworthfield in Leicestershire , 22. Augusti , A. 1485. hauing vsurped 2. yeares 2. moneths . * They were made legitimate in the Parliament , 1397. vnder Richard the second , and called Beuforts , and by him was Thomas made Earle of Somerset ; by Henry the fourth Marques Dorset , A. 1411. by Henry the fift , A. 1416. Duke of Exeter ; his sonne Iohn Earle of Somerset , is made Duke of Somerset , his sole daughter and heire Margret , espoused Edmond sonne of Owen Tewther and Queene Katharine , Duke of Somerset , ( after Edmond and Henry , Iohns brother and his sonne ) he was slain at Tewxbury , A. 1470. and this Henry his sonne now liued in France for safety sake , with the Duke of Brytaine . k Elizabeth , as was said , promised heretofore to the Dolphin of France , and by her father Edward the fourth , at that time appointed , to bee called the Lady Dolphinesse . Henry the seuenth ouerthrew the Tyrant Crook-backe at Bosworth-field , and so began his reigne , 22. August , A. 1485. l The vniting of the long diuided Roses ; from whence also springeth the Vnion of the Realmes of England and Scotland . Notes for div A12317-e159060 Series Poematis : eiusdemque ratio siue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Odae Hypothesi Hypotyposi quasi recens natae & emergentis f●licitatis , voto obsecundatur reliqua historiae series ; ac primo vnde tanquam ex fonte caetera emanârunt fortunatissima , Henrici 7. connubia , & hinc orta soboles , cuius Amicis honoratis , Insidiatoribus ad pedes pro●olutis & profligatis ; Inter alia eius opera pijssim● , pulcherima Westmonasteriensis Cape●la , ab ipso condita tymbus ●●●eleberrimus . Filius Henricus 8. primis temporibus , multa domi & foras praeclarè gelsit ; quo Regnante , primùm Tho. Wolsaeus Cardinalis , mirum in modum elatus , posteâ Wolsae ▪ seru●● Cromwellus , similibus Iudi●●● fortunae blandimentis factus ●u●gidior , m●serabili casu periêunt . Sub regni finem , Rex varia & frequens valdè celebrat connub●a , 〈◊〉 i●em eius gesta , & suprema voluntas , de regni haeredibus , hîc attexuntur . Eius filius , Edwardus sextus , regno per tutores administrato , breui moritur , non fine veneni suspicione ; 〈◊〉 Iana Graia , cum viro Guilfordo Dudley , parentum dolo , in regno succedere proclamati , capite plectuntur ; & Maria , He●r . 8. filia , Regina euadens , Papam reuocat , Philippo Hispano nubit . Eoque 〈◊〉 Galliâ absente , & bellis occupato , moritur , vnde Elizabetha , natù minima Hētici 8. filia regnum adit , Quae Papae hostis infensi sima , cum Gallis , Scotis , Hispanis , crebra gessit praelia , Flandris verò plurimùm opi●ulata est . Rei nauticae periti , vt & Famosa 1588. naualis pugna toto orbe Christiano exp●ctatissima , inter Anglos & ●beros . Aliáque noui●●●mis regni temporibus praeclatè perpetrata facinora celebrantur ; Illâque decedente , regnorum Angliae & Scotiae , sub Potentissimo Iacobo Rege , vnio foelicissima . Cuius Titulos & prosapiam prosequendo , Scotiae , aliorúmque Antiquitat●● & Historiae , Fergusius Rex Scotorum famosissimus , eiusqu● successores , & eorum acta , & ordo , adusque Pictos pen●tus ex Scotiâ deletos ; Et Cons●quenter ad Macbethi Tyrannidem , Malcolinum 3. & Gulielmi Conquestoris , tempora ; cum cito posteà Lis inter 12. Scoticae Coronae competitores , composita per Edw. 1. Angliae Regem , Indies renouatur , 〈◊〉 per Brusios , qui Regis Edw. sententiam respueban● , quorum Ex stirpe ordinata Regum Scotiae successio , ad sextum lacobum , vsque pertingit , cuius ab Hen. 7. 〈◊〉 . Reginae Mariae matris regum turbulentissimum , Varia Infortunia , a● . demùm Fortunatior rerum status , Gum Heroe Darnleyo nuptiae , & alia gesta memorantur . Eorum filius Iacobus sextus Annotitinus intans , Rex Scotiae creatut , posteà totius Brytanniae Monarcha & Hyberniae ; cuius Ideó Antiquitates variae , Nomina , Gentes , Mores , 〈◊〉 Historia , suae originis , ipsissimis Hybernis talia referentibus ; ac denuò Variae eorundem per Anglos subiugationes , & dominij apud eos confirmationes , vnde Hyberniae Dynasteia , Goronae Anglicae annexa est . Postremò . Variarum in Franciâ Regiarum familiarum , Anglorumque itidem Regum , ad Coronam Franciae Atque ità serenissimi R Iacobi hinc orti Iuris ipsamet retectio : Cui Tanquam cui haec debentur omnia , Musa supplex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Synchronismus siue computatis Annorum . Supplementum Historiae . * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , signifies , Dei donum , Gods gift , which is , the name of Theodor , spoken briefly Teudor , or Tewther . * Bay , a token of learning and victory , as Myrtle of Ioy , Oliuè of peace . * The former Elizabeth and her spouse Henry the seuenth , vnited the Roses or Families of Yorke and Lancaster . The next Elizabeth , daughter of Henry the eight , by her not marr●ing produced the Vnion of the Realmes of England , France , and Ireland , with Scotland . s Such also was the first Constantine , called the Great , a Britton borne , vnder whom the heresie of Arius was extirpate , and the Church began to flourish triumphantly by his meanes . Henry the seuenth borne in Pembrooke Castle , began 22. August 1485. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Bourchier Archbishop of Canterbury , 30. die Octobris , prox . espoused the Lady El●zabeth 18. lanuar . nex● : dyed the 22. of April , 1509 hauing reigned 23. yeares eight moneths ; buried in the new Chappell of Westm. which he built and had bestowed thereon 14000 pounds . * King Henry the seuenth his children were , Prince Arthur that dyed in his fathers life time . Henry the 8. K. Margret wed to Iames the fourth of Scotlād , and Mary promised to Char●es King of Cast●le , but wed to ●ewes the twelfth , King of France , after to Charles Bra●don , whom Henry the eight made Duke of Suffolke . t Iasper Earle of Pembrooke the Kings vncle made Duke of Bedford ; Morton Bish●p of Ely , who chiefly plotted be Kings aide , and R●●hard th● third his ouerthrow , ●ent for by K. Henry 〈◊〉 of Flan●ers , succeeded Tho. Bourchier , who shortly after dyed in the See of Canterbury . u The Londoner that personated Edward Earle of Warwick , sonne to George Duke of Clarence , that had beene prisoner in the ●ower from the beginning of King Henries reigne till then , was hanged at Saint Tho. of Waterin●s ; P●rkin Warbeck that did counterfait Richard Duke of York● , second sonne to Edward the fourth , at Tybourne ; and the Earle of Warwick himselfe beneaded on the Tower bill , all three dyed within the compasse of yeare 1499 Lambert that had before fayned himselfe to be the said Earle of Warwicke in Ireland , was made the Kings Faulconer . x Margret Countesse of Burgoine , sister to Edward 〈◊〉 fourth , set vp both this Perkin , and that other Lambert , as enuying the prosperous estate of Henry the seuenth . * Against the King of France , An. 1488. f He conuerted the Sauoy built by Peter Earle of Sauoy and Richmond , in Henry the third his time , ( which long since belonged to the Dukes of Lancaster , and now to the Crowne ) to an Hospitall for 100. poore people ; hee new builded Richmond & Baynards Castle ; founded three houses for Frantiscan Fryers obseruants , at Richmond , Greenwich , and Newarke ; three others for Franciscan Fryers Conuentualls , at Canterbury , New Castle , and Southampton ; he builded the faire Chappell of Westminster where he lyeth entombed . Henry 8. began 22 , Aprill , 1509. crownd at Westminster with Q. Katharine , by William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England , 22. Iunij next following : hee dyed 28. Ianuar. 1547 hauing reigned 37. yeares 9. moneths and odde dayes , buried at Windsor . * Who had dispensed with him for the marriage of Q. Katharine . Prince Arthurs wise . g Where the King of Scots encamped , the field is by some called Bramston field , of a place there neare adioyning . This victory was gotten by Tho. Howard Earle of Surrey , A. 1513. the same yeare that the King got Turwyn and Turney ; where hee made Tho. Wolsey , being one of his Councell , Bishop of Turney . * The strange fortunes of both Cardinall Wolsey and the Lord Cromwell , in this Kings reigns well worth the noting . z Both his Embassies , and Court at home , were with such state beyond compare , the greatest of the Gentrie and Nobilitie of the land attendant in his trayne . a As some say , he poysoned himselfe at Southwell , fearing more disgrace , as hee was comming towards the King , who sent for him to London . Rhodes taken , A. 1523. Rome sacked , and the French King taken , before Pauye , A. 1525. the Duke of Burbon was slaine at Rome . b Pope Iulius the second , sent a Cap of maintenance and a Sword to Henry the eight , which were receiued 19. May , 1514. with great solemnitie . Leo the tenth gaue him the Title , Defender of the Faith , for his writing his booke against Luther 1521. Clement the seuenth sent a Rose tree of gold , with buds and branches and a Rose , wherein was a rich Saphire ; it was presented to the King at Windsore , 1524. c Who was , as some thought some part of the meanes of his Master the Cardinalls downfall , which was his raysing to honour . d Though indeed it fell out cleane contrary , as Tho. Arundell arch-Bishop of Cant. said in a like case entended in a Parliament , Henr. 4. A. 1404. to the like euill Counsellors of the King ; that not for all the Cells and Religious houses pulled downe then , worth many thousands ( now many millions ) the King was the richer halfe a Marke , but rather the common Treasures and Weale of the Land , wherein lyeth the Kings chiefe wealth and State , impouerished , priuate persons hauing begged and appropriated them to themselues , conuerting that to priuate , and sometimes leud vses , which was before to hospitality , and a generall benefit & reliefe of the land . e The great Titles the Lord Cromwell possest before his fall ; when the King tooke displeasure against him about his marriage with the Lady Anne of Cleue , whom Cromwell had so commended , by which meanes the marriage was made , which proued after so distastefull to the King , and shee not loued . * The Emperour Maximilian was in pay with the King of England before Turwyn , 1513. the Emperour Charles was royally feasted and entertayned by him at Callaice , A. 1520. in London , 1522. the Queene of Scots , 1516. King Christie●● of Denmarke and his Queene , 1523. the Palsgraue of Rhine Frederick , 1539. when he came to conclude the marriage betweene the King and the Lady Anne of Cleue . f After the King was diu●rced from Queen Katharine of Spain Queene Maries mother , with whom he had liued 20. yeares & more : hee made the Lady Anne Boleine Marchionesse of Pembrooke , and married her , 1533. by whom he had Queene El●zabeth : he married Iane Seymer mother to K. Edward , An. 1536. Anne of Cleue , 1540. the Lady Katharine Howar● , the same yeare ; the Lady Katharine Par , 1543. g King Henry the eight his last Will , partly contrary to some acts of Parliament made in his life time . h Other Kings were famous for building many monuments of piety and Religion ; hee for defacing almost all that were raysed , since the first planting and foundation of Christianity in this land . Edward 6. borne at Hampton Court , began 28. lan● . 1547. crowned at Westminst . 20. February following ; dyed 6. Iuly , 1553. reigned 6. years , 5. moneths , and odde dayes , buried at Westm. * Of whom there was then great store , there being commotions in Somersetshire , Lincolnshire , Deuon , and Cornwall , Norwich and Yorkshire . a In which battell , of the Scots were 14000. slaine , 1500. taken prisoners ; the English onely hauing lost 60 men . b Chauntries , Free-chappells , and Brotherhoods , as the remainder of religious houses that were not demolished in King Henr. 8. time , were pulled down about the b●ginning of K. Edw. 6. reigne . And afterwards the Iewels , cbalices , Vesseis and Ornaments of gold and siluer , out of all Cathedrall Churches and others , were call'd for into the Tower ; Copes , Vestments , cloth of tyssue , and the like , into the Kings Wardrobe ; money and peeces of plate sold , into the Exchequer . Many Churches and Chappell 's being pulled downe , among other the Church of the Strand to build the Lord Protectors house , who was shortly after beheaded , 1552. after whose death the King liued not long . Lady Iane , daughter to Francis daughter to Mary , King Henr. 8. sister , was proclaymed Queen , 10. Iuly , 1553. but Queene Mary preuayling , shee & her husband were beheaded , 12. February next following . Mary daughter of Henr. 8. and Q ▪ 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 Ch●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 bu●●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 E●●zabeth . m Francis the Dolphin of Frāce , 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 fi●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 Span●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 , 157● . 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. Freder●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 Englād , 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 auncien●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 Scythe● or Scythians , came thither out of Spaine , partly , where they were long 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 Ge●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 ●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 ●im then a Pictish●ing ●ing , that reigned in some little p●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 ●o Sici●ius King of Brytaine , Anno M. 3850. This Erchus espoused Rocha the Danish Lady , and by her ●ad Ferguse that was with Goth Alarick at Rome , circa annum 4350. & an . Christi , 400 This Fergu●● , 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 muc● 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 l●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 Cluides●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 Fergusia●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 V●rine , buried at Colin . * ●ather vnder E●dred or Edgar , vnlesse it were in his yonger yeares . Malcolm 2. Anno 1010. murdered at Glamuis . * He was sonne to Syne● 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 Mackdu●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 frō his tyranny into Wales ; where by Nest Daughter to Griffi●● 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 Northumberlād and Huntingdon ; whereby the K. of Scotland had th●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 Ly●● ; 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 Sco●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 ; he●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 site , Iernus and Ierna a Mountaine , place and Riuer in the West parts of Spaine ; as our Ierne , the Westerne Ile or Ireland , as being west from England . * Ireland called Banno , Albin , &c. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Greeke , which seemes the originall of the rest , is so pronounced as Scutt●n , or Scyttan though the Latines haue much varied from the suund pronouncing Syth● , and not Sk●●ha , as the Greeke originall , and other Tongues doe import , Master Verstegan would haue Scytha deriued from the Du●ch word Schietten , to shoote , quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , good Shooters , Archers . * Susana , the Citie , and the people Concani , Authours witnesse as they had Scythian names , had also their barbarous Customes in Spaine ; as that of drinking and sucking their Horses bloud : from Spaine also is certainly knowne their transportation into Ireland . * Vt fabula , á side dignis historieis reprobatur ; nec minus reliquae ; adusque Fergusij 2. tempora . * In the time of Corymbratus King of great Britaine , Bartolenus or Partholinus Brother Cantaber , is said to haue builded Cambridge . Bergion , Anno M. 2200. * Ruanus the Gyant , they say , liued 2040. yeares , and instructed Saint Patrick . * Gathelus banished from Greece came into Egypr , where he had such fortunate successe : & thence setting forth to seeke Aduentures , arriued in Spaine ; where he builded the Citie Briganta ; his sonnes Hiberus and Himecus , went into Ireland , & his nephew Hermion sonne of K. Metellanus is said to haue come thither afterwards in their aide . Gathelus , Anno M. 2400. Edgar , Anno Christi , 959. Edw. Confessor , Anno 1042. * The seuerall Conquests of Ireland made by the English ; both before and since the Norman Conquest . Rich. primus , Anno 1189. Hen. secundus , Anno 1155. K. Iohn , Anno 1200. * Hee paid 700. Markes tribute for England , and 300. Markes for Ireland . Marcomirus , Anno 128. A briefe view of the Successions of the Kings of France ; their seuerall Houses . a Concerning whom , see the end of the second Ode . Marcomirus alius 378. Pharamond . 419. b Of him Pharamonds Race and Successors , were called Merouingians ; as the second Race from Carolus Magnus , Carlouingians ; and that third Race of Kings from Hugh Capet , Capeuingians or Hugoners , which word hath since and especially , bin spoken and taken by the house of the Guise against the Kings , in a secret sort disgracefully . Merouaeus , 448 Clodouaeus , Rex Christianus , 484. P●pinus , 750. Carolus Magnus , 777. Hugo Capetus 987. c See in the Reigne of Edw. 3. his Title , Warre , and Conquest of the same . Edw. 3. Rex . Angliae , Franciae , Dommus Hyberniae , Anno 1. 26. Hen. 5. A. 1412. d See the Agreements , and Hen. the sixt his Coronation at Paris , before in the Reigne of Henrie the third and sixt . Iacobus Rex Angliae , Scotiae , Franciae & Hyberniae , A. 1602. Peroratio . Notes for div A12317-e202580 * Alluding to the name of Somerset , Vnde ex humili Pago Tykenham nominato , originem duxit , quâ propè Bristoliam flaua Sabrina fluit . a Bright-stow , the name of Bristow , signifying a faire place ; it being a pleasant site , and the chiefe Emporium , of all the townes seated on the Seuerne , and on the coasts of Wales b Ouse-fourd the true interpretation of the name of Oxford so called of the Riuer Ouse , running by it . c Some will haue London to be anciently so called , viz. Ludstowne and Caer-Lud . d So Master Daniel writes of himselfe , and Wilton , of which Wilton , Wiltshire , ( alluded by some from the wild plaines , quasi Wilde-shire ) takes her name ; Vbi in villâ Bedwyn antiquitus totius Comitatus paenè nulli secundâ , nec satis ignobili , tam ob incolarum Rusticitatem , quam ob suarum olim celebritatum iacturam , aliquandiu Moram traxit . e Rhutupiae or the coasts of Douer , and Sandwich East , & Saint Dauids called Meneuia , in the West , are , and are ordinarily accounted the vtmost limits those wayes of great Brytaine . f Chelsey Colledge is K. Iames foundation , and in the Patent so called of his name . g Vnde , Roma semel quantum , bis dat Meneuia tātum . h The ordinary saying amongst vs , affirming the farther parts of Kent to be wealthy though vnhealthy , the middest healthy not wealthy , but both healthy and wealthy neare London . Notes for div A12317-e206240 No●ae Dila . Ante Chr. 2289. Nohae Dilu . A. M. 1656 A.M. 1750 poll Diluu●is 100. A.M. 1840. 1948. 2100. 2200. 2400. 2500. 2700. 2800. 3000. 3100. A. M. 3200 ante Ch. 748 A. M. 3300. 3500. Graecorum Imperium , A. 3620. 3700. 3900. Romanorum Imperium . A. M. 3999 Christ. 52. A. C h. 240. 3900. Romanorum Imperium . 3947. Christus . A. M. 3999 Christ. 52. A. Ch. 240. A.M. 4200. Christ. 252. A.M. 4300. Christ. 352. 4400. 4500. Christ. 552. 4600. 4700. Christ. 752. 4800. 4900. Christ. 952. A. M. 5000 Christ. 1052 A. M. 5100. Christ. 1152 M. 5200. 5300. Christ. 135. 5400. A. M. 5500. Christ. 1552 5400