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¶ Notes of the Chronicle Historie.
They which beg••t vs did beget this si••ne.
SHewing the ambition of the two Dukes their Fathers, whose pride was the cause of the vtter ouerthrow of their children.
At Durham Pallace where sweete Hymen sang, The buildings, &c.
The Lord Gilford Dudley, fourth sonne to Iohn Dudley Duke of Northumberland, married the Lady Iane Grey, daughter to the Duke of Suffolke at Durham house in the Strand.
When first mine eares were pierced with the fame, Of Iane proclaimed by a princes name
Presently vpon the death of King Edward, the Lady Iane was taken as Queene, conueyed by water to the Tower of London for her safetie, and after proclaimed in diuers parts of the realme, as so ordained by king Edwards Letters-pattents, and his will.
My Grandsire Brandon did our house aduaunce By princely Mary, dowager of Fraunce.
Henry Gray, duke of Suffolk, married Frauncis the eldest daugh∣ter of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke, by the French Queene, by which Frauncis he had this Lady Iane: this Mary the French Queene, was daughter to king Henry the seuenth, by Elizabeth his Queene, which happie mariage conioyned the two noble fami∣lies of Lancaster and Yorke.
For what great Henry most stroue to auoyde,
Noting the distrust that King Henry the eight euer had in the Princesse Mary his daughter, fearing she should alter the state of Religion in the land, by matching with a stranger, confessing the right that King Henries issue had to the Crowne.
And vnto faire Elizabeth shall leaue it.
A prophecie of Queene Maries barrennesse, and of the happie and glorious raigne of Queene Elizabeth, her restoring of Reli∣gion, the abolishing of the Romish seruitude, and casting aside the yoke of Spaine.