Albions England A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England |
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CHAP. XXXVII.
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Ivst Guerdons for Ambition, for poore Soules opprest for well,
For dastard Dotards, Wittolrie, and Harlots nice you tell;
Said Perkens Wife: But thus now of her husbands pride befell.
At last when sundry Armes had end, Henry victorious still,
And Perkens passage was fore-stald, he yeelds, of his owne will,
Himselfe from Churches Priuiledge to Henries Mercy, who
Did onely limitte his abode, and lesse he could not doe.
But when he sought escapes he then had petite punishment,
And after, for some new attempts, to Tower was he sent:
Whence practising escape t'was said, he won to his intent
Young Edward Earle of Warwicke, that indeed was Clarenes sonne,
And euer had beene Prisner theare eare Henries raigne begonne,
And now, by law too strickt me seemes, for this to death was donne.
Perken was hang'd, and hang may such: but that the Earle should die
Some thought hard law, saue that it stood with present pollicie.
Sir William Stanley dide for this (oft King law is doe thus)
Deseruing better of the King: but what is that to vs?
For dastard Dotards, Wittolrie, and Harlots nice you tell;
Said Perkens Wife: But thus now of her husbands pride befell.
At last when sundry Armes had end, Henry victorious still,
And Perkens passage was fore-stald, he yeelds, of his owne will,
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Did onely limitte his abode, and lesse he could not doe.
But when he sought escapes he then had petite punishment,
And after, for some new attempts, to Tower was he sent:
Whence practising escape t'was said, he won to his intent
Young Edward Earle of Warwicke, that indeed was Clarenes sonne,
And euer had beene Prisner theare eare Henries raigne begonne,
And now, by law too strickt me seemes, for this to death was donne.
Perken was hang'd, and hang may such: but that the Earle should die
Some thought hard law, saue that it stood with present pollicie.
Sir William Stanley dide for this (oft King law is doe thus)
Deseruing better of the King: but what is that to vs?
The last of our three Phaetons was tuter'd of a Fryer,
Who, being fitted now by Art and nature to aspier,
(The foresaid name of Warwicke fain'd) seduced folke thereby.
As I my selfe in Essex heard and saw a Traitor dye,
That fain'd himselfe sixt Edward: and to grace out such his lye,
Lookes, bodie, words, and gesture seem'd heroyccall, to view
He had like age, like markes, and all that might inforce it trew,
Whereby to him assisting minds of simple Folke he drew.
Our Cowle-mans foresaid Actor so preuailed, that the Fryer
In Pulpets durst affirme him King, and Aydes for him requier.
But lastly both were taken, both did fault in one same ill,
Yeat rope-law had the Youth, the Fryer liu'd Clergie-knaued still.
Who, being fitted now by Art and nature to aspier,
(The foresaid name of Warwicke fain'd) seduced folke thereby.
As I my selfe in Essex heard and saw a Traitor dye,
That fain'd himselfe sixt Edward: and to grace out such his lye,
Lookes, bodie, words, and gesture seem'd heroyccall, to view
He had like age, like markes, and all that might inforce it trew,
Whereby to him assisting minds of simple Folke he drew.
Our Cowle-mans foresaid Actor so preuailed, that the Fryer
In Pulpets durst affirme him King, and Aydes for him requier.
But lastly both were taken, both did fault in one same ill,
Yeat rope-law had the Youth, the Fryer liu'd Clergie-knaued still.
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