Notes of the Chronicle Historie.
Am I at home pursued with priuate hate, And warre comes raging to my Pallace gate?
RObert erle of Leicester, who took part with yong king Henry, entred into England with an armie of 3000. Flemmings, and spoild the countries of Norsfolk and Susfolke, being succored by many of the Kings priuate enimies.
And am I branded with the curse of Rome?
King Henry the second, the first Plantaginet, accused for the death of Tho. Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, staine in the ca∣thedrall church, was accursed by Pope Alexander, although hee vrgde sufficient proofe of his innocencie in the same, and offered to take vpon him any penance, so he might escape the curse and interdiction of the Realme.
And by the pride of my rebellious sonne, Rich Normandie with armies ouer-runne.
Henry the yong K. whom king Henry had caused to be crow∣ned in his life (as he hoped) both for his owne good and the good of his Subiects, which indeed turned to his owne sorow, and the trouble of the Realme, for he rebelled against him, and raising a power, by the meanes of Lewes king of France, and William K: of Scots, who tooke part with him, inuaded Normandie.
Vnkinde my children, most vnkinde my wise:
Neuer king more vnfortunate then K: Henry, in the disobedi∣ence of his children: first Henry, then G••ssrey, then Richard, then Iohn, all at one time or other, first or last, vnnaturally rebelled a∣gainst him; then the iealousie of Elinor his Qu. who suspected his loue to Rosamond, which grieuous troubles the deuout of those times attributed to happen to him iustly, for refusin: to take on him the gouernment of Ierusalem, offred to him by the patriarke there; which country was mightily afflicted by the Souldane.