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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Henry the Second, King of England.
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Henry the Second, King of England.
He that shall read thy Reign (great Henry) mustConclude thee truly valiant, wise, and just;
Who from the Treasury of thine own braine,
Didst Forreign and Domestick Wars maintain.
Thou never didst unusuall Tax impose
Vpon thy subjects, to subdue thy foes:
Yet did thy Son in ready Coyne receive
Nine hundred thousand pounds which thou didst leav.
Hadst thou not Becket, nor thy Syren seen,
Thy Love had ne're turn'd Lust; nor Anger spleen.
Thy Sons with woe had ne're opprest thy life;
No Rosamond is like a Royall Wife.
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