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.

Edward the fifth, borne in the Sanctuary at West∣minster, Sonne of King Edward the fourth, beganne his short reigne ouer the Real•••••• of England, at the age of ••3 yeeres; but ••••y the cunning dealing of Richard, 'Duke of Gloucester (his vnnaturall Vnckle.) he was neuer crow∣ned. •••••• young King, with his younger brother Richard Duke of Yorke, was at London with his mother, and in the guidance of his Vnckle by the mothers side, named Sir Anthony Wooduill Lord Riuers; but by the •••••• and crafty dealing of the Duke of Glouster, all the Queene kindred were remoued from the King, and the Lord, Riuers sent from Northampton to Pomfret with others, whence they were imprisoned and beheaded. The protector (Richard) hauing the King in his keeping and power, his onely ••yn•••• was next, how to get into his hands •••••• person of Richard Duke of Yorke (the Kings brother) whom the Queene their mother kept close in the Sanctuarie at Westminster, which Prince was got∣ten from the said Sanctuary by the •••• till plots and per∣swation of the Lord protector, and the Duke of Bucking∣ham. The poore innocent Lambs being as it were put in∣to the greedy Iawes of the Wolfe (their rauenous Vnckle) for safegard and protection, and at the first approach of Richard, Duke of York, into his Vnckles presence, he was entertained in all seeming reuerence with a Iudas kisse by his Vnckle. The Duke of Buckingham was promised (by the Protector) for his trusty seruices to him, in helo•••••• him (to the person of this Prince, and for his future seruices to ayde him in his vnlawsfull attaining the Crowne of Eng∣land) that Gloucesters Sonne should be married to Buc∣kinghams daughter, and netball, that Buckingham should haue the Earledome of Hertford, with many other golden promises, which were neuer performed, but with the taking of Buckinghams head, (at sha•••••••••• after speci∣fied) Now mischiefe beganne to 〈…〉〈…〉; the Queene was ac∣cused of sorcery by the Potector; Hastings Lord Cham∣berlaine was beheaded suddenly without either crime or •••••• in the Towre. Poore Iane Shore, was also taken and carried to the Towre, her goods to the vallue of 3000 ma•• kes were seazedon, and confiscate to the vse of the Protector. She was a woman hauing many good parts, and howsoeuer, by the command of King Edward the fourth, and her owne fra••••••, shee fell into •••••• with the King, •••••• she was euer inclined and did much good, and cannot be taxed in Histories for doing any man hurt. The King and his brother were both standred with bastard Duke of Gloucester was proclaimed King, which •••••• much modelly he refused, though hee meant with all his •••••••••• to take it, Anno 1483.