Poems: by Michaell Draiton Esquire
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- Poems: by Michaell Draiton Esquire
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- Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.
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- London :: Printed [by Valentine Simmes] for N. Ling,
- 1605.
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Notes of the Chronicle Historie.
Not of Ket conquered adding to our fame;
IOhn Duke of Northumberland, when before he was Earle of Warwike in his expedition against Ket, ouerthrew the rebels of Norfolke and Suffolke, encamped at Mount-Surrey in Nor∣folke.
Nor of my brothers from whose naturall grace,
Gilford Dudley as remembring in this place the towardnesse of his brothers, which were all likely indeed to haue raised that house of the Dudleys, of which he was a fourth brother, if not sup∣pressed by their fathers ouerthrow.
Nor of Grayes match my children borne by thee,
Noting in this place the aliance of the Lady Iane Gray, by her mother, which was Francis the daughter of Charles Brandon, by Mary the French Queene, daughter to Henry the seuenth, and si∣ster to Henry the eight.
To haue beene heard with wonder from a throne.
Seldome hath it euer beene knowne of any woman endued with such wonderfull gifts, as was this Ladie, both for her wis∣dome and learning, of whose skill in the tongues one reporteth by this Epigram.
The Duke of Northumberland prepared his power at Lon∣don for his expedition against the Rebels in Norfolke, and ma∣king haste away, appoynted the rest of his forces to meete him at
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Newmarket Heath: of whom this saying is reported, that pas∣sing through Shorditch, the Lord Gray in his companie, seeing the people in great numbers came to see him, he sayd, the people presse to see vs, but none bid God speed vs.
Whom a graue Councell freely did abet.
Iohn Dudley Duke of Northumberland, when he went out a∣gainst Queene Mary, had his commission sealed for the general∣ship of the Army, by the consent of the whole Councell of the land; insomuch that passing through the Councell chamber at his departure, the Earle of Arundell wished that hee might haue gone with him in that expedition, and to spend his blood in the quarrell.
When Suffolks power doth Suffolks hopes withstand, Northumberland doth leane Northumberland.
The Suffolke men were the first that euer resorted to Queene Mary in her distresse, repayring to her succours, whilst shee re∣mained both at Keningall, and at Fermingham Castell, still in∣creasing her aydes, vntill the Duke of Northumberland, was lest forsaken at Cambridge.