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. LXXIII.
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From
Ianus (called Noe of some, Iaphet of some Noes Sonne,
And Iaphets sonne of others (Rule in Tuscan first begonne,
Raign'd in sixe hundreth twentie yeares of Latines Twentie one:
Son of the Eight of which was Brute, first Soueraign of our Throne.
The last of these Numitor was, whome Romulus did kill,
And, building Rome, slew Remus, there to lord it at his will.
This Cittie (then Receptacle for all, how vile skils not)
Of Italie by one and one the Sixteene State-Lands got.
Tarquinius raign'd the Seauenth in Rome, whē for the Out-rage done
Vpon Lucretia, Kings did cease, and Consuls then begonne:
When had two hundreth thirtie yeres bin Kings, that much had won.
In this estate of Consuls (Two, remoueable each yeere)
Rome flourished in Victories fiue hundreth yeares well neere.
No age can boast like valiant Men, or Senatours so graue,
That Warre and Peace vnto the world at their Deuotion gaue,
Whose only naked Maiestie not Armour then could braue:
Like Monarchie none euer had, or likely is shall haue.
When now the world was wholly Romes, and Pompei ouercome,
Then Iulius Cæsar did Vsurpe the Common-wealth of Rome,
Had Thirtie eight bin Emperours successiuely when as
Did Constantine to Siluester Rome, by Donation pas.
This Constantine (surnam'd the great, Our heire, and of our blood)
Baptiz'd of Siluester, did hurt, as hap't, by doing good:
When to Constantinople he remou'd th' imperiall Seate,
Rome prou'd too proude for Priests, or pride of Priests for Rome too great.
Besides, was little Policie in Partnership of Raigne,
For Rome, and Greece, one Empier earst, was rul'd as if of Twaine:
Who also chose their Cæsars, that their priuate Turnes did waite:
Whence (after at Bizantium Nine had held imperiall State)
Rome by the Gothe Alaracus was sackt in barbrous rate.
And here the Monarchie of Rome did palpably decline:
As of her Palls Supremacie like may we now deuine.
But, keepe in mind where stayde our search of Countries, where left we
Of Mandeuil and Elenor, and wheare these Louers be,
Whilst yet we shall digresse of Rome, subiecting vs so long,
For yet we tract of Rome, though lothe, your memories to wrong.
And Iaphets sonne of others (Rule in Tuscan first begonne,
Raign'd in sixe hundreth twentie yeares of Latines Twentie one:
Son of the Eight of which was Brute, first Soueraign of our Throne.
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And, building Rome, slew Remus, there to lord it at his will.
This Cittie (then Receptacle for all, how vile skils not)
Of Italie by one and one the Sixteene State-Lands got.
Tarquinius raign'd the Seauenth in Rome, whē for the Out-rage done
Vpon Lucretia, Kings did cease, and Consuls then begonne:
When had two hundreth thirtie yeres bin Kings, that much had won.
In this estate of Consuls (Two, remoueable each yeere)
Rome flourished in Victories fiue hundreth yeares well neere.
No age can boast like valiant Men, or Senatours so graue,
That Warre and Peace vnto the world at their Deuotion gaue,
Whose only naked Maiestie not Armour then could braue:
Like Monarchie none euer had, or likely is shall haue.
When now the world was wholly Romes, and Pompei ouercome,
Then Iulius Cæsar did Vsurpe the Common-wealth of Rome,
Had Thirtie eight bin Emperours successiuely when as
Did Constantine to Siluester Rome, by Donation pas.
This Constantine (surnam'd the great, Our heire, and of our blood)
Baptiz'd of Siluester, did hurt, as hap't, by doing good:
When to Constantinople he remou'd th' imperiall Seate,
Rome prou'd too proude for Priests, or pride of Priests for Rome too great.
Besides, was little Policie in Partnership of Raigne,
For Rome, and Greece, one Empier earst, was rul'd as if of Twaine:
Who also chose their Cæsars, that their priuate Turnes did waite:
Whence (after at Bizantium Nine had held imperiall State)
Rome by the Gothe Alaracus was sackt in barbrous rate.
And here the Monarchie of Rome did palpably decline:
As of her Palls Supremacie like may we now deuine.
But, keepe in mind where stayde our search of Countries, where left we
Of Mandeuil and Elenor, and wheare these Louers be,
Whilst yet we shall digresse of Rome, subiecting vs so long,
For yet we tract of Rome, though lothe, your memories to wrong.
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CHAP. LXXIII.
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