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. XXXVIII.
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Henry (heire indubitate of Yorke and Lancaster)
Succeeded, and with Kingly rites his Father did interre.
His minde, his words, his lookes, his gaet, his lynaments, and Stature,
Weare such for Maiestie as shew'd a King compos'd by Nature.
All Subiects now of ciuill strife, all counter-minds for Raigne,
All enuious of his Empier now weare rid, weare pleas'd, or slaine.
Rich weare his sundrie Tryumphs, but his cost had foyzen than
When Terwin and strong Turnay in resisting France he wan:
When Maximilian Emperour did vnder Henry fight:
When English Ships did often put the French Sea-powre to flight:
And that the French King was inforc'll to craue and buy his peace,
Who, wiuing louely Mary, so the warres for then did cease.
Succeeded, and with Kingly rites his Father did interre.
His minde, his words, his lookes, his gaet, his lynaments, and Stature,
Weare such for Maiestie as shew'd a King compos'd by Nature.
All Subiects now of ciuill strife, all counter-minds for Raigne,
All enuious of his Empier now weare rid, weare pleas'd, or slaine.
Rich weare his sundrie Tryumphs, but his cost had foyzen than
When Terwin and strong Turnay in resisting France he wan:
When Maximilian Emperour did vnder Henry fight:
When English Ships did often put the French Sea-powre to flight:
And that the French King was inforc'll to craue and buy his peace,
Who, wiuing louely Mary, so the warres for then did cease.
This sister to our King, and then the French Kings goodly Queene,
Was welcommed with Tryumphes such as erst in France vnseene.
Iustes, Barriers, Tylts, and Turneyes were proclaym'd each wheare for All:
Wherefore to Paris at the time flockt Marsielists full tall,
With Princes braue, and Ladies faire of euery Realme about,
And hence, with moe, Charles Brandon, in fine Chiualrie most stout,
Whose bodie fitted to his mind, whose minde was puesant, and
Whose puesance yeelded not to Mars, this Mars in France did land:
With whō incoūtred valiāt knights, but none might him withstand.
The English-French Queene standing theare, admir'd for beautie rare,
Behild the Tryumphs, in the which high Feates performed ware.
But Brandon (yet not Duke) he was the Knight aboue the rest
That in her eye (nor did she erre) acquited him the best.
For whether that he trots, or turnes, or bounds, his barded Steede,
Did runne at Tylt, at Random, or did cast a Speare with heede,
Or fight at Barriers, he in all did most her fancie feede.
Weake on a Couch her King lay theare whom though she loued well,
Yeat likte she Brandon, and the same lou'd her ere this befell:
For chastly had they fancied long before she came to Fraunce,
Or that from meane estate to Duke the king did him aduaunce.
Was welcommed with Tryumphes such as erst in France vnseene.
Iustes, Barriers, Tylts, and Turneyes were proclaym'd each wheare for All:
Wherefore to Paris at the time flockt Marsielists full tall,
With Princes braue, and Ladies faire of euery Realme about,
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Whose bodie fitted to his mind, whose minde was puesant, and
Whose puesance yeelded not to Mars, this Mars in France did land:
With whō incoūtred valiāt knights, but none might him withstand.
The English-French Queene standing theare, admir'd for beautie rare,
Behild the Tryumphs, in the which high Feates performed ware.
But Brandon (yet not Duke) he was the Knight aboue the rest
That in her eye (nor did she erre) acquited him the best.
For whether that he trots, or turnes, or bounds, his barded Steede,
Did runne at Tylt, at Random, or did cast a Speare with heede,
Or fight at Barriers, he in all did most her fancie feede.
Weake on a Couch her King lay theare whom though she loued well,
Yeat likte she Brandon, and the same lou'd her ere this befell:
For chastly had they fancied long before she came to Fraunce,
Or that from meane estate to Duke the king did him aduaunce.
The dayes of Triumph weare expir'd, & English Peeres, with praise
Come home, and Lewes King of France decea'st within few daies.
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolke then, with honour furnisht hence,
Was sent to France for to returne the widow Queene from thence:
Who had been wed scarce thrice three weekes vnto a sickly King,
To her, a fayre young Queene, therefore smal time might solace bring.
Yet lesse did time than braue Duke Charles asswage fair Maries griefe:
He chats, she cheers, he courts, she coyes, he wowes, she yeelds in brife.
No winds (thought she) assist those Sayles that seeke no certain Shore,
Nor find they constant liues that but they liue respect no more:
Let each ones life ayme some one end: as, if it be to marrie,
Then see, heare, loue, and soone conclude, it betters not to tarrie.
To cast too many doubts (thought she) weare oft to erre no lesse
Than to be rash: And thus, no doubt, the gentle Queene did gesse,
That seeing This or That at first or last had likelyhood,
A man so much a manly Man weare peeuishly withstood:
Then Kisses reuel'd on their Lips to eithers equall good.
And, least King Henry should dissent, they secretly did wead,
And then sollicet his good will, and of their wishes spead.
The periur'd valiant Scotch-king Iames, slaine at braue Flodons Slaughter,
Had also left in widowhood Englands faire elder Daughter.
She also weds a Scottish Earle, vnlicenc'st of her Brother:
And was to her Sons Daughters Sonne, now sixt Iames, great-Grandmother.
Come home, and Lewes King of France decea'st within few daies.
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolke then, with honour furnisht hence,
Was sent to France for to returne the widow Queene from thence:
Who had been wed scarce thrice three weekes vnto a sickly King,
To her, a fayre young Queene, therefore smal time might solace bring.
Yet lesse did time than braue Duke Charles asswage fair Maries griefe:
He chats, she cheers, he courts, she coyes, he wowes, she yeelds in brife.
No winds (thought she) assist those Sayles that seeke no certain Shore,
Nor find they constant liues that but they liue respect no more:
Let each ones life ayme some one end: as, if it be to marrie,
Then see, heare, loue, and soone conclude, it betters not to tarrie.
To cast too many doubts (thought she) weare oft to erre no lesse
Than to be rash: And thus, no doubt, the gentle Queene did gesse,
That seeing This or That at first or last had likelyhood,
A man so much a manly Man weare peeuishly withstood:
Then Kisses reuel'd on their Lips to eithers equall good.
And, least King Henry should dissent, they secretly did wead,
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The periur'd valiant Scotch-king Iames, slaine at braue Flodons Slaughter,
Had also left in widowhood Englands faire elder Daughter.
She also weds a Scottish Earle, vnlicenc'st of her Brother:
And was to her Sons Daughters Sonne, now sixt Iames, great-Grandmother.
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