DIuers haue been the opinions, of the byrth and first rysing of Gaueston, (amongst the VVriters of these latter times:) some omitting things worthy of me∣mory, some inferring things without probabilitie, disa∣greeing in many particulars, and cauelling in the circum∣stances of his sundry banishments; which hath bred some
Peirs Gaueston Earle of Cornvvall His life, death, and fortune.
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- Peirs Gaueston Earle of Cornvvall His life, death, and fortune.
- Author
- Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.
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- At London :: Printed by I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Busby, and are to be sold at the west doore of Paules,
- [1594?]
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- Gaveston, Piers, ca. 1284-1312 -- Poetry.
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doubt amongst those who haue but slightly run ouer the History of his fortune, seeing euery man roue by his owne ayme in this confusion of opinions: Although most of thē concluding in generall, of his exceeding credite with the King, of the maner of his death, and of the pompe wher∣in he lyued. Except some of those VVriters who lyued in the tyme of Edward the second, wherin he onely florisht, or immediatly after, in the golden raigne of Edward the third, when as yet his memory was fresh in euery mans mouth: whose authorities (in myne opinion) can hardlie be reproued of any, the same beeing within the compasse of possibility, and the Authors names extant, auouching what they haue written. On whom I onely relyed in the plot of my History; hauing recourse to some especiall col∣lections, gathered by the industrious labours of Iohn Stow, a diligent Chronigrapher of our time. A man very honest, exceeding painfull, and ritch in the antiquities of this Ile: yet omitting some small things of no moment, feating to make his Tragedy more troublesome, amongst so many currants as haue fallen out in the same: framing my selfe to fashion a body of a hystorie, without maime or deformitie. VVhich if the same be accepted thankfully, as I offer it wil∣lingly, in contenting you, I onely satisfie my selfe.
M. D.