A Crovvne-Garland of Govlden Roses Gathered out of Englands royall garden. Being the liues and strange fortunes of many great personages of this Land. Set forth in many pleasant new songs and sonetts neuer before imprinted. By Richard Iohnson |
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The life and death of the great Duke of Buckingham,
who came to an vntimely end, for
consenting to the deposing of the two gallant
young princes, King Edward the fourths Children.
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 | A Crovvne-Garland of Govlden Roses |  |
The life and death of the great Duke of Buckingham, who came to an vntimely end, for consenting to the deposing of the two gallant young princes, King Edward the fourths Children.
A Tale
of griefe I must vnfold,
a tale that neuer yet was told:
A tale that might to pitty mooue,
the spirits below and Saints aboue.
a tale that neuer yet was told:
A tale that might to pitty mooue,
the spirits below and Saints aboue.
When warres did plague this maiden land,
great Buckingham in grace did stand:
With Kings and Queenes he ruled so,
when he said I, none durst say no.
great Buckingham in grace did stand:
With Kings and Queenes he ruled so,
when he said I, none durst say no.
Great Glosters Duke that washt the throane
with blood of Kings, to makt his owne:
By Henry Staffords help obtaind
what reason wild to be refraind.
with blood of Kings, to makt his owne:
By Henry Staffords help obtaind
what reason wild to be refraind.
If any noble of this land,
against great Glosters arme did stand:
Ould Buckingham with might and power,
in seas of woes did him deuoure.
against great Glosters arme did stand:
Ould Buckingham with might and power,
in seas of woes did him deuoure.
He hoped when Richard was made King,
he would much greater honors bring:
To Buckingham and to his name,
and well reward him for the same.
he would much greater honors bring:
To Buckingham and to his name,
and well reward him for the same.
In Clarence death he had a hand,
and gainst King Edwards Queen did stand,
And to hir sonnes bore little loue,
when he as Bastards would them prooue.
and gainst King Edwards Queen did stand,
And to hir sonnes bore little loue,
when he as Bastards would them prooue.
King Edward swore him by his oth,
in true aledgeance to them both,
Which if I faile I wish quoth he,
all Christians curse may light on me.
in true aledgeance to them both,
Which if I faile I wish quoth he,
all Christians curse may light on me.
It so fell out on All Soules day,
by law his life was tane away:
He had his wish though not his will,
for treasons end is alwaies ill.
by law his life was tane away:
He had his wish though not his will,
for treasons end is alwaies ill.
In London hauing pleaded claime,
and Richard thereby won the game:
He challengd honour for his gaine
but was rewarded with disdaine.
and Richard thereby won the game:
He challengd honour for his gaine
but was rewarded with disdaine.
On which disgrace within few houres,
Great Buckingham had raisd his powers,
But all in vaine the King was strong,
and Stafford needs must suffer wrong.
But all in vaine the King was strong,
and Stafford needs must suffer wrong.
His Army faild and durst not stand,
vpon a Traitors false command:
Beeing thus deceaued ould Stafford fled,
not knowing where to hide his head.
vpon a Traitors false command:
Beeing thus deceaued ould Stafford fled,
not knowing where to hide his head.
The King with speed to haue him found,
did offer ful two thousand pound:
Thus Richard sought to cast him downe,
whose wit did win him Englands Crowne.
did offer ful two thousand pound:
Thus Richard sought to cast him downe,
whose wit did win him Englands Crowne.
The plaine old Duke his life to saue,
of his owne man did succour craue:
In hope that he would him releiue,
that late much land to him did giue.
of his owne man did succour craue:
In hope that he would him releiue,
that late much land to him did giue.
Base Banester this man was nam'd,
by this vild deed for euer sham'd:
It is quoth he a common thing,
to iniure him that wrongd his King.
by this vild deed for euer sham'd:
It is quoth he a common thing,
to iniure him that wrongd his King.
King Edwards children he betraid,
the like gainst him I will haue plaid.
Being true, my heart him greatly grast,
but prouing false that loue is past.
the like gainst him I will haue plaid.
but prouing false that loue is past.
Thus Banester his maister sold,
vnto his foe, for hier of gold:
But marke his end and rightly see,
the iust reward of trechery.
vnto his foe, for hier of gold:
But marke his end and rightly see,
the iust reward of trechery.
The Duke by law did loose his blood,
for him he sought to doe most good:
The man that wrought his Maisters woe,
by lingring griefe was brought full low.
for him he sought to doe most good:
The man that wrought his Maisters woe,
by lingring griefe was brought full low.
For when the King did heare him speake,
how basely he the Duke did take:
In stead of gold gaue him disgrace,
with banishment from towne and place.
how basely he the Duke did take:
In stead of gold gaue him disgrace,
with banishment from towne and place.
Thus Banester was forst to beg,
and craue for food with cap and leg:
But none to him would bread bestow:
that to his master proued a foe.
and craue for food with cap and leg:
But none to him would bread bestow:
that to his master proued a foe.
Thus wandred he in poore estate:
repenting his misdeed to late:
Till starued he gaue vp his breath,
by no man pittied at his death,
repenting his misdeed to late:
by no man pittied at his death,
To wofull ends his Children came,
sore punisht for their fathers shame:
Within a kennell one was drownd,
where water scarse could hide the ground:
sore punisht for their fathers shame:
Within a kennell one was drownd,
where water scarse could hide the ground:
Another by the powers diuine,
was strangely eaten vp of swine::
The last a wofull ending makes,
by strangling in a stinking Iakes.
was strangely eaten vp of swine::
The last a wofull ending makes,
by strangling in a stinking Iakes.
Let traitors this behold and see,
and such as false to masters be:
Let disobedient sonnes draw neere,
these iudgements wel may touch them neere
and such as false to masters be:
Let disobedient sonnes draw neere,
these iudgements wel may touch them neere
Both old and young that liue not well,
looke to be plagu'd, by heauen or hell:
So haue you heard the story than,
of this great Duke of Buckingham.
looke to be plagu'd, by heauen or hell:
So haue you heard the story than,
of this great Duke of Buckingham.
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