All the workes of Iohn Taylor the Water-Poet Being Sixty and three in Number. Collected into one Volume by the Author [i.e. John Taylor]: With sundry new Additions, corrected, reuised, and newly Imprinted |
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Henry the eight. An. Dom. 1509. |
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 | All the workes of Iohn Taylor the Water-Poet |  |
Henry the eight. An. Dom. 1509.
From both the Lines, and both the Ioynes (did spring)Of York & Lancaster, this mighty King:
Katherine that was his brothers wife of late,
He tooke to wife, and crown'd her Queene in state.
Empson and Dudley lost their heads at Tower,
For racking the poore Commons by their power.
Warres, dreadfull wars, arose 'twixt vs and France,
Lord Edward Howard, drowned by mis-chance
At Brest, he was high Admirall in fight,
Cast ouerboord, dy'd like a valiant Knight.
In England Suffolks Duke did lose his head,
The King to Turwin did an army lead,
Turney he wonne with his victorious blade,
King Iames of Scotland, England did inuade:
But Surries Earle, the Scotsh King ouercame,
Who lost life there, but wonne immortall fame.
Now Cardinall Wolsey, in the Kings high Grace,
Was rais'd to honours, from great place to place,
Lordship on Lordship laid vpon his backe,
Vntill the burthen was the bearers wracke.
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And Luther stoutly did the Pope oppose,
Blinde ignorance that long had look'd awry,
Began to see Truth with a clearer eye,
And then the King (inspir'd with feruent Zeale)
Reformed both the Church and Common weale,
Iehouah with his power Omnipotent,
Did make this King his gracious Instrument,
T'vnmaske his Truth from Antichristian fables,
And purge this wofull Land from Babels bables.
This King at Boloigne was victorious;
In peace and warre, Magnifique, Glorious;
In his rage bounty he did oft expresse,
His Liberality to bee excesse,
In Reuels, Iusts, and Turnies he spent more,
Then fiue of his Fore-fathers did before,
His Auarice was all for Noble fame,
Amongst the Worthies to inrole his Name,
A valiant Champion for the Faiths defence,
Was the great Title of this mightie Prince.
Sixe wiues he had, 3 Kates, 2. Annes, one Iaue,
Two were diuorc'd, two at the blocke were slaine:
One sonne and two faire daughters he did leaue,
Who each from other did the Crowne receiue:
The first was Edward; Mary next, whose death
Left State, and Realme, to Queene Elizabeth.
He thirty eight yeeres kept this Royall Roome,
At Windsor hee's enter'd without a Tombe.
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