Florus Britannicus Or, an Exact Epitome of the History of England, From William the Conquerour to the Twelfth Year of the Reign of his Sacred Majesty Charls the Second, now flourishing. Illustrated with their perfect Portraictures ... By Mathew Stevenson |
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Edvvard the Fourth, King of England.
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Edvvard the Fourth, King of England.
Now sixty years out, York obtains the Crowne,And Lancaster with all his friends puts down;
Betwixt which Houses while the difference stood,
Fell more then fourscore of the Noble Bloud;
For which, but think how many thousands bled,
And you will Judge the Roses both were Red.
Warwick advances Edward to the Crown,
And in distast againe he pulls him down:
But Edward to the Duke of Burgoine flyes,
And with his aid, and his own perjuries
Recrowns himself; for Kingdomes men will dare
A thousand Oaths, and count them solemne Aire.
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