All the vvorkes of Iohn Taylor the water-poet Beeing sixty and three in number. Collected into one volume by the author: vvith sundry new additions corrected, reuised, and newly imprinted, 1630.

RICHARD THE IJ, KING OF ENGLAND, And FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND, &c.

A Sunshine Morne, precedes a showry day, A Calme at Sea ofttimes foreruns a storme: All is not gold that seemes so glistring gay; Foule Vice is fairest features Canker-worme, So I that was of blood, descent and forme, The perfect image of a Royall Stock, Vnseason'd young aduice did me deforme, Split all my hopes against despaires blacke rock, My Regall name and power was made a mock, My Subiects madly in rebellion rose, Mischiefe on mischiefe all in troopes did flock, Oppos'd, depos'd, expos'd, inclos'd in woes,

With wauering fortunes troublously I raing'd, Slaine by soule mur ther, peace and rest I gain'd.

Anno Dom. 1377 June 21 Sunday.

Richard the second borne as Burdeux, the •••••••••• nate Grandebilde, and son of the two 〈…〉〈…〉 and Paragons of Armes and all Noble vertues, Edward the third, and his euer-famous sonne Edward the •••••••••• Prince, was crowned at Westminster by the 〈…〉〈…〉 mond Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury, the K•••••• being but 11 yeeres old. The glory of the English N•••••• was in a continual Eclips the most part of this K••••g•••••• his youth with all the frailties incident vn••••••••, with •••••••• gouernours both of his Kingdome and person, 〈…〉〈…〉 main Ruines of the King & almost the Realm The 〈…〉〈…〉 of his fortunes after his Coronation was, that 50 French ships landed at Rye in Suffex, who burnt and spoyled the Towne, and diuers other parts of the kingdome; and •••••• Alexander Ramsey, (a valiant Scottish Gentlemen) with but 40 men withhim, tooke the Castle of Barwicke, which the Earle of Northūberland man from him •••••••• with a great number. The French did so far preuaile •••••••••• they came to Granesend, and burnt and rifled it: T•••••• Comment arose in rebellion in diuers places, as Kent, •••••••• sex, Surrie, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, the K•••••••• men (being 50000) came to London, where the •••••••• cammitted many outrages, vnder the cemman•••• of •••••••••• solent rebels, Wat Tyler, and Iack Sraw, who •••••••••• mated to that mischief by one Iohn Ball: an•••••••••••• priest) but Tyler was killed by the famous Sir William Walworth Lord Maior of London, the rebele dispe••••••••, Iack Staw and Ball the Priest extented, the Com•••••••• pardoned, and all at peace for a short time: These Bascalls had beheaded Sinon Tibald Archbishop of Canterbury•••• and Sir Robert Hales Lord Treasurer of England •••••• burnt and spoylea the Sahoy, the like they had •••••• Lanibeth, destroying all the Rowles and Record of •••••••••• Chancerie. Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, the King vnckle, was accused for Treason by a Carmilite Fryer •••••••• the Fryer was cruelly murdered and the Duke (suspici•••••••• cleared. Barwick was wonne againe by the Scots, •••••••• againe recouered by the Earle of Northumberland. The French prepare a great Nauy and Army, purpa •••••••• inuade England; King Richard raiseth a •••••••••• intending to conquer Scotland, all which desig•••••••••• neither good or profitable euents. 1386 mischiefe and •••• serie (hauing sate long abroad) began to batch, the •••••••••• insulting on the one side, and the people rebellious •••••• other, did Bandy the regall power in to hazard. The Scott enter England vnder the command of the va∣liant Sir William Dowglasse, and are met and •••••••• tred by the Right Noble Lord, Henry Hotspurre: Dow∣glasle was staine, and Hotspur taking Ireland: rebel'd the King went thither in person, and lest England, the whilest he bring forced to surrender himselfe, but Crow•••••• and kingdome to his kinsman. Henry Bullingbrooke, Son to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, 1400.