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. XXI
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This like himselfe, euen Knight like and an English-man indeed,
Did quickē Englands quailing Prowes, & Mars-like did proceed.
Abrauer Captaine than was he not any band might haue:
And yeat a Mars did match this Mars, Canutus was as braue.
These wonders of that age for Armes, and Diris of those daies,
Did often battell, equally to eithers losse and praies.
Now, after many bloody Fields, when none might estimate
The better or the worser part, a Knight that saw the state.
Then present, and by likelyhoods presaged what might fall,
Said (hearing it, the differing Kings and Souldiers almost all:)
We euer warre, and neuer winne, Edmund hath Fortitude,
Canutus Fortune, neither thus of other is subdude.
Death feares not vs, nor for their liues our Contraries doe care:
It followes then, that all must die wheare all so desprat are.
If all be slaine, then who shall serue our Princes that suruiue,
Or fence out Forrens? better one, then none of both should thriue.
To thriue therefore, were not a-misse, that seeing one of twaine
Will Owner all, that onely they the quarrell doe maintaine
Or if Combattensie not please, the Land is rich and large,
And they Copernicers may liue, and vs of death discharge.
If Combat nor Partition be, then will his Warre reuiue,
Till one, suruiuing all of vs, wants one with whom to striue.
This said, the Kings did marke and make a profit of the same,
And did conclude by Combacye to winne or loose the Game.
Did quickē Englands quailing Prowes, & Mars-like did proceed.
Abrauer Captaine than was he not any band might haue:
And yeat a Mars did match this Mars, Canutus was as braue.
These wonders of that age for Armes, and Diris of those daies,
Did often battell, equally to eithers losse and praies.
Now, after many bloody Fields, when none might estimate
The better or the worser part, a Knight that saw the state.
Then present, and by likelyhoods presaged what might fall,
Said (hearing it, the differing Kings and Souldiers almost all:)
We euer warre, and neuer winne, Edmund hath Fortitude,
Canutus Fortune, neither thus of other is subdude.
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It followes then, that all must die wheare all so desprat are.
If all be slaine, then who shall serue our Princes that suruiue,
Or fence out Forrens? better one, then none of both should thriue.
To thriue therefore, were not a-misse, that seeing one of twaine
Will Owner all, that onely they the quarrell doe maintaine
Or if Combattensie not please, the Land is rich and large,
And they Copernicers may liue, and vs of death discharge.
If Combat nor Partition be, then will his Warre reuiue,
Till one, suruiuing all of vs, wants one with whom to striue.
This said, the Kings did marke and make a profit of the same,
And did conclude by Combacye to winne or loose the Game.
Within a little Island neare (round which the Armies stand)
The Kingly Champions trie their Force, by fighting hand to hand:
They spur their Horses, breake their Speares, and beat at Barriers long
And then, dismounting, did renew a Battell braue and strong.
Whil'st eyther King thus Martially defends, and did offend,
They breathing, King Canutus said: we both I see shall end,
Ere Empire shall begin to one, then be it at thy choyce
To fight, or part. With it their Knights, crie out with common voyce,
Deuide, most valiant Kings, deuide, enough ye haue of Fight:
And so the Champions did embrace, forgetting malice quite.
The Kingly Champions trie their Force, by fighting hand to hand:
They spur their Horses, breake their Speares, and beat at Barriers long
And then, dismounting, did renew a Battell braue and strong.
Whil'st eyther King thus Martially defends, and did offend,
They breathing, King Canutus said: we both I see shall end,
Ere Empire shall begin to one, then be it at thy choyce
To fight, or part. With it their Knights, crie out with common voyce,
Deuide, most valiant Kings, deuide, enough ye haue of Fight:
And so the Champions did embrace, forgetting malice quite.
Partition equally was made betwixt these Princes twaine,
And Brother-like they liue and loue: till by a deu'lish traine,
Earle Edricus, a Traytor to the Father and the Sonne,
Did murther Edmund: and his head (supposing to haue wonne
The fauour of Canutus so) presenting said (O King)
For loue of thee I thus haue done. Amazed at the thing,
Canutus said, and for that thou hast headed him for me,
Thy head aboue all English heads exalted it shall be:
The Earle was headed, & his head poold vp for all to see.
And Brother-like they liue and loue: till by a deu'lish traine,
Earle Edricus, a Traytor to the Father and the Sonne,
Did murther Edmund: and his head (supposing to haue wonne
The fauour of Canutus so) presenting said (O King)
For loue of thee I thus haue done. Amazed at the thing,
Canutus said, and for that thou hast headed him for me,
Thy head aboue all English heads exalted it shall be:
The Earle was headed, & his head poold vp for all to see.
Of England, Danske, and Norway then Canut was perfect Lord,
And in this triple Regiment all with vertue did accord.
Harold & Hards-knought his Sonnes each th' other did succeed:
Of either which small certaine Fame of well or ill we reed,
Saue by their Raignes to English-men did grieuous thraldom breed.
But after Hardi-knought his death the Danes were chased hence,
Not intermedling with the state of England euer since.
And in this triple Regiment all with vertue did accord.
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Of either which small certaine Fame of well or ill we reed,
Saue by their Raignes to English-men did grieuous thraldom breed.
But after Hardi-knought his death the Danes were chased hence,
Not intermedling with the state of England euer since.
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