Annales the true and royall history of the famous empresse Elizabeth Queene of England France and Ireland &c. True faith's defendresse of diuine renowne and happy memory. Wherein all such memorable things as happened during hir blessed raigne ... are exactly described.

The explication of this Bookes FRONTISPICE.

The Pillers deckt with Arms, Palms, Laurell bows, Supporting the Rare PHOENIX, to you shows The Nobles, on whose loyall prudent brest, The Phoenix-Queene, ELIZA'S peace did rest: Whose Wisedomes pillars did vphold her Crowne, As columnes, on which rested her renowne. Their stable valour did support this land; And all her proud insulting foes withstand: For whose exploits it pleasd her Maiesty To dub, some Knights of dreadlesse chiualry; Whom she not only did to Knighthood rayse, But of this kingdome made them props and stayes. And those whose merits added to their worth Renowned Glory, Honour to their birth. In whose true worthy acts she most delighted, She, with the Order of the Garter, knighted. Some she restor'd in their Ancestors place▪ Made viscount Bindon, one of Noble Ra••e•• Some Earles, some Barons, all she did restore, Or did create as they had won before: Other shee summon'd, by her wisedome's choyce, To Parliament as Peeres to have there voyce: Whose prudence, and whose valors (vnder God) Prou'd Englands peace, to Spaine a heauy rod. The fired townes, which on each side are plac't, Do memorize how Spaine was once disgract: When that braue Essex, Englands Generall, With Nottingham, that famous Admirall, Their Citie Cadiz did with force surprise ••o crowne their countrey with their victories. And Cumberland, whose fame no Age can blot ••ooke Por••arico with his Thundring shot That Spanish towne; yet his victorious force ••lew the resisting, pardn'd with remorse Those that with bended knees did him entreat, He would not them nor theirs of life defeat. Now vnderneath DRAKES famous ship is show•• Whose bright renown swift Honors trump hath blow How he therein did circuit earth's whole frame▪ And in his voyage added to his fame. The glory of a prize won through his paine, The CACAFOGVE, Royall Ship of Spaine. At the two corners, two great Spanish Fleets Your gazing eyes with admiration greets. One is consum'd by vnquench't flames of fire, The other is ore'whelm'd through NEPTVNE'S ir•• Which moralizeth, our good God doth bend His wrath, gainst those that Albions ill inten•• Which wrath did fall most mercilesse on Spaine, And euer will to their disgrace remaine. One thousand (doth) fiue hundred eighty seuen, Their ambitions with infamy, make euen. The Port of Gilbaltars straights, sure can tell, How that a Spanish Fleet (by DRAKE) there fe•• The very seas will witnesse, that with foure Of royall Ships, he burnt two hundred more. If you enquire, from whence those Royals came; From Englands shore, Spaines fury for to tame. To end, the Fleet of Eighty-eight doth show, England was ayded in that ouerthrow Giuen to Spaine, by God, whose potent hand Preseru••d ELIZA'S glory, and her land. Gainst those that owe true Religion spight, Both seas and earth, for Albions cause will fight. Not to the seas let's bend, but to that power Which must preserue vs, at the dreadfull houre. And as 'tis meet so let vs prostrate fall Vnto our Hope, our Ayde, our Generall.