Poems: by Michaell Draiton Esquire

¶ Notes of the Chronicle Historie.

At Agincour••, at Grauant, and Vernoyle,

THe three famous battels, fought by the Englishmen in France:

Agincourt by Henry the fift, against the whole power of France, Crauant fought by Montacute, Earle of Salisburie, and the Duke of Burgoyne, against the Dolphine of France, & William Stuart, Constable of Scotland: Vernoile, fought by Iohn Duke of Bedford, against the Duke of Alanson, and with him most of the Nobilitie of France, Duke Humfrey an Especiall Councellour in all these expeditions.

In Flaunders, Almain, Boheme, Burgundie.

Here remembring the auncient amitie which in his ambassaes he concluded betwixt the King of England, and Sigismund Em∣perour of Almaine, drawing the Duke of Burgoyne into the same league, giuing himselfe as an hostage for the duke of saint Omers, while the Duke came to Calice to confirme the league. With his many other imployments to forraine Kingdoms.

That crosier staffe in his imperious hand.

Henry Beuford, Cardinall of Winchester, that proud & haugh∣tie Prelate, receyued his Cardinals hat at Calice by the Popes Legate, which dignitie, Henry the fift his nephew, forbade him to take vpon him, knowing his haughtie and malicious spirit vnfit for that robe and calling.

The meanes how Langleis progenie may rise.

As willing to shew the house of Cambridge to bee descended of Edmund Langley Duke of Yorke, a yonger brother to Iohn of Gaunt his Grand-father (as much as in him lay) to smother the title that the Yorkists made to the crowne (from Lionell of Cla∣rence, Gaunts elder brother) by the daughter of Mortimer.

His priesthood now, sterne Mowbray doth restore.

Nothing the ancient grudge betweene the house of Lancaster and Norffolke, euer since Mowbray duke of Norffolke was bani∣shed for the accusation of Henry duke of Herford, (after the king of England father to duke Humfrey,) which accusation hee came as a Combatant, to haue made good in the Lists at Couentry.

And giues our heires in marriage that their dowers.

Iames Stuart King of Scots, hauing bin long prisoner in Eng∣land, was released, and tooke to wife the daughter of Iohn duke of Somerset, sister to Iohn duke of Somerset, neece to the Cardi∣nall, and the duke of Excester, and coosin germain remooued to the King, this King broke the oath he had taken, and became af∣ter a great enemie to England.