The Flovver of Fame Containing the bright Renowne, & moste fortunate raigne of King Henry the viii. Wherein is mentioned of matters, by the rest of our Chronographers ouerpassed. Compyled by Ulpian Fulwell. Hereunto is annexed (by the Author) a short treatice of iii. noble and vertuous Queenes. And a discourse of the worthie seruice that was done at Hadington in Scotlande, the seconde yere of the raigne of King Edward the sixt |
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A Commendation of the Englishe Souldiers that serued at this siege of Hadington.
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A Commendation of the Englishe Souldiers that serued at this siege of Hadington.
The frowning furious dame,that hight Bellona fierce:
That grieflie Goddesse, whose outrage
doth Kinges and Countries pierce:
Drewe forth her bluddie blade,
Sets vp her Stander blacke:
And fenced with her fyerie Flagg,
to worke her wrakefull wracke.
Who can scape scotfree then,
that dares abyde the broyle:
The noble harte for honour fyghtes,
the Tyran huntes for spoyle.
The Cowarde crakes with woordes,
and hopes for happie daye:
Yet is he not the firste that strykes,
nor last that runnes away.
At point of harde distresse,
a hardie man is knowne:
At ratling shott or hunger sharpe
a dastarde is downe throwne.
But when Bellona sawe
the warlyke Englishe wyghtes:
That at this siege, in Marciall actes
affied their whole delyghtes:
to see that all her rage:
Coulde by no meanes, the haughtie hartes
of Englishe men asswage.
Tryumphing Garlandes then
with speede shee gan prepare:
To crowne those lustie Captaines all
that had of her no care.
The nobles that were theare
Shee gaue eche one a Crowne:
Adorning them by due desert
with large and bryght renowne.
And then shee calles by name
the rest to take their hyre:
Whiche was, that they shoulde to the toppe
of mounting Fame aspyre.
Sir Wilforde come thou first,
Receiue thy iust rewarde:
Thy hautie harte, of furious foe
had neuer yet regarde.
Sir Croftes come forth also
to clayme thy worthie name:
Controll eche misse, for so thou maiste,
Thou winnest the forte of Fame.
Sir Sellinger approche
Thou setst thy Foe at naught:
Sir Wolstrap in the Arte of warre
hath worthelye bene taught.
Sir Worseley was not worste,
but of the worthie wightes:
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of talking to her knyghtes.
Now Pellam that hath charge
of Pellet and of Shott:
A Garlande had by due desert,
as lyghted to his lot.
And Dethicke dreading nought
the daunger of his foe:
By polecie with prowes ioynde,
gaue oft the ouerthrowe.
Wood woulde not take the foyle
at anye equall matche:
And Windam well coulde wynde the twist
his wylye Foes to catche.
Fitzwilliams woulde not slacke
to fyght for countrey soyle:
And Taylers trustie diligence
sparde not for any toyle.
But Collbie knowes the cast
the craking Scot to trayne:
His name in Scotlande is well knowne,
but to their often paine.
Tiberio tooke no care
for his Italia lande:
But manfully among the rest,
did in the quarell stande.
And Whitten whet his witt,
eke playde his parte full stowte:
And Boothe woulde neuer balke the brunt
of Frenche or Scottish rowte.
and provde a valyant man:
And Gam by prowes wonne the game
that Frenchemen woulde haue wan.
So Garton he coulde guyde
and garde his menne full well:
And Bagshot was no whitt abasht
what chaunce soeuer fell.
As Ashleyes Auncent came
with honour from the fielde:
So Aslaby wan good reporte
to Foe he woulde not yelde.
Nowe Lawson is the laste,
yet not of lowest name:
But equall with his captayne mates
that hath deserude good fame.
Thease Captaines and their men
them selues so stoutly showde:
That Garlandes of still lasting Fame
is now on them bestowde.
A Garlande is small gayne,
wheare lymmes and lyuing lacke:
I wishe the Souldier as my selfe
to feele no kynde of wracke.
And suche as flowe in wealth
and seese a Souldier pore:
I woulde he were in forefrunt set
when rattlyng Canons rore.
Finis.
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