The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed.

His Issue.

(142) Henrie the first sonne of King Henry by Queene Katherine his first wife, was borne at Rich∣•…•…d in Surrey vpon the first of Ianuary, and the first

of his fathers Raigne, whose Godfathers at Font were the Lord Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterburie, and the Earle of Surrey: his Godmother, Lady Ka∣therine Countesse of Deuonshire, daughter to King Edward the fourth. This Prince liued not fully two months but died in the same place wherein he was borne, vpon the two and twentieth of February, and his body with all due obsequies buried in Westmin∣ster.

(143) A sonne not named was borne vnto King Henrie by Lady Katherine his first Queene in the month of Nouember, and the sixth yeere of his Raigne, who liued not long, and therefore no fur∣ther mention of him can bee made: the deathes of these Princes King Henrie tooke as a punishment from God, for so he alleaged it in the publike Court held in Blacke-friers London, they being begot on his owne brothers wife.

(144) Marie the third childe and first daughter of King Henrie by Queene Katherine his first wife, was born at Greenewich in Kent, the eighteenth of Fe∣bruar•…•… in the yeere of Christs humanity, 1518▪ and the eighth of his Raigne. Shee was by the direction of her mother brought vp in her Childe-hood by the Countesse of Salisbury her neere kinswoman, for that as some thought, the Queene wished a marriage betwixt some of her sons and the Princesse, to streng∣then her Title by that Aliance into Yorke, if the King should die without issue Male. In her yong yeeres shee was sued to be married with the Emperour, the King of Scots, and the Duke of Orleance in France, * 1.1 but all these failing, and shee succeeding her brother K Edward in the Crowne, at the age of thirtie sixe yeeres, matched with Phillip King of Spaine, to the great dislike of many, and small content to her selfe, hee being imploied for the most part beyond the Seas, for griefe whereof and the losse of Calice, shee lastly fell into a burning feauer, that cost her her life.

(145) Elizabeth the second daughter of King Henrie, and first childe by Queene Anne his second wife, was borne at Greenwich, vpon Sunday the se∣uenth of September, the yeere of Christ Iesus, 1534 and twenty fiue of her Fathers Raigne, who with due solemnities was baptized the Wednesday fol∣lowing, Archbishop Cranmer, the old Dutches of Norfolke, and the old Marchionesse of Dorset being the witnesses at the Font, and the Marchionesse of Excester at the confirmation: Shee succeeded her si∣ster Queene Marie in the Monarchy of England, and was for wisdome, vertue, piety, and Iustice, not one∣lie the Mirrour of her Sexe, but a patterne for Go∣uernment to al the princes in Christendome: whose name I may not mention without al dutiful remem∣brance, and whose memory vnto me is most deare, amongst the many thousands that receiued extraor∣dinary fauours at her gracious and most liberall hand.

(146) Another man childe Queene Anne bare vnto King Henry, though without life vpon the nine * 1.2 and twentieth of Ianuary, and twenty seuen of his Raigne, to the no little griefe of the mother, some dislike of the King, as the sequel of her accusation and death did shortly confirme.

(147) Edward the last childe of King Henry, and first of Queene Iane his third wife, was borne at Ham∣pton Court, the twelfth of October, the yeere of Grace, 1537. and twenty nine of the Kings Raigne, being cut out of his mothers wombe as is constant∣ly affirmed, like as Iulius Caesar is said to haue been: his Godfathers at the Font, was Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Duke of Norfolk, his sister Lady Mary being Godmother, saith Graf∣ton: Sixe daies after his birth he was created Prince of Wales, and at the death of his Father, succeeded him in all his Dominions, of whom more followeth heereafter.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. p. 183.
• * 1.2

  Iohn Stow.