❧: The Cronycle of all the Kynges: that haue Reygned in Englande: Sythe the Conquest of Wyllyam Conqueroure. And Sheweth the Dayes of theyr Crownacion. And howe many Yeres They dyd Reygne. With the Dayes of theyr Death. And where they were buryed.
¶ Wyllyam Conqueroure.
THis myghtye Wyllyam /
Duke of Normandye
As Bokes olde, maketh mencion
By Just tytle, and by his Cheualrye
Made Kynge by Conquest of Brutes Albion
Put out Harolde, and toke Possessyon
And bare his Crowne xx. yere. xi. mōthes, and. xxii. dayes
And buryed at Cane as the Cronycle sayes,
¶ Crowned the. xxv. daye of Decembre,
The yere of our Lorde God a. M. lxvi.
And dyed the. xi daye of Septembre,
The yere of our lorde a. M. lxxxvii.
¶ Wyllyam Rufus.
NExte hym in ordre, by Successyon
Was wyllyam Rufus his sonne crowned Kynge
Whiche to Godwarde had no deuocion
Destroyed Churches, of newe and olde buyldynge
To make a Forest pleasaunt for huntynge
Bare the Crowne. xii. yere. xi. mōthes, &. xvi. dayes in dede
Buryed at westmynster, the Cronycle ye may rede
¶ Crowned the xxvii. daye of Septembre,
The yere of our lorde a M. lxxxvii.
And dyed the fyrst day of August▪
The yere of our lorde a M. and a C.
¶ Henrye the Fyrste.
THan his brother nexte, called the fyrste Henrye
Was at London Crowned as I fynde
Whose brother, Robert Duke of Normandye
Made hym warre, the Cronycle maketh mynde
Reconsyled, all rancoure set behynde
XXXv. yere iiii. monthes, and. xi. daies, by recorde of wrytynge
He reygned and lyeth buryed at Redynge,
¶ Crowned the. v. daye of August,
The yere of our lorde a M. a C.
And dyed the seconde daye of Decembre,
The yere of our lorde a M. a C. xxxv.
¶ Stephen his Cosen.
STephen his Cosen, when Henry was deade
Towarde Englande gan to crosse his sayle
The Arche bysshop set vpon his heade
A ryche Crowne, beynge of his Counsayle
And xviii. yere xi. monthes, and xiiii. dayes with trauayle
Hare his Crowne, and had neuer rest
And lyeth at Feuersam buryed in a chest,
¶ Crowned the. xxvi. day of Decembre
The yere of our lorde a M. a C. xxxvi▪
And dyed the xxv. daye of Octobre
The yere of our lorde a M. a C. liiii.
¶ Edwarde the Thyrde.
THe thyrde Edwarde, borne at Wyndsore
Whiche in Knyghthode had, so great a pryce
Enherytoure of Fraunce, withouten more
Bare in his Armes quarterlye, thre Flowerdelyce
And he gat Calys by his prudent deuyce
He reygned in Englande l. yere v. monthes, and vii. dayes
And lyeth at westmynster, as the Cronycle sayes.
¶ Crowned the seconde daye of Februarye,
The yere of our lorde a M. iii. C. xxv.
And dyed the xxi. daye of June,
The yere of our lorde a M. iii. C. lxxvii.
¶ Rycharde the Seconde.
SOnne of Edwarde, Rycharde the seconde
In whose tyme was peace great plentye
Wedded Quene Anne of Ceame, as it is founde
Elyzabeth of Fraunce, after who lyst to se
And. xxii. yere. iiii. monthes, and ii. dayes he reygned parde
And at Langley buryed fyrst, so stode the cas
And after to westmynster his body caryed was,
¶ Crowned the xvi. day of Julye
The yere of our lorde a M. iii. C. lxxvii.
And dyed the xxix. day of Septembre
The yere of our lorde a M. iii. C. lxxxxix.
¶ Henrye the Fourth.
HEnry the fourth, next crowned in certayne
A famous knyght, and of great semelynes
From his exyle whan he came home agayne
Trauayled after, with warre and great sycknes
Xiii. yere. v. monthes, and. xviii. dayes in sothenes
He reygned and lyeth in Cauntorbury in that holy place
God of his mercy do his soule grace,
¶ Crowned the xiii. daye of Octobre
The yere of our lorde a M. iii. C. lxxxxix.
And dyed the. xx. daye of Marche
The yere of our lorde a M. iiii. C. xii.
¶ Henrye the Fyfte.
THe fyfte Henry of Knyghthed lode starre
Wyse and ryght manly, playnely to termyne
Ryght fortunate, proued, in peace and warre
Greatly experte, in marcyall dyssyplyne
Able to stande amonge the worthyes nyne
Reygned ix. yere v. monthes, & xxiiii. daies who lyst regarde
Lyeth at westmynster, not farre fro S. Edwarde.
¶ Crowned the. ix. daye of August,
The yere of our lorde a M. iiii. C. xiii.
And dyed the xxxi. daye of August
The yere of our lorde a M. iiii. C. xxii.
¶ Henrye the Syxte.
HEnrye the syxte, that in his tendre age
[...]owned was kynge of realmes twayne
Endewed with grace, and heauenly wysdom sage
Drade and doudted, he was for certayne
And ouer that, as it is wrytten playne
He reygned. xxxviii. yere vi. monthes, and xviii. dayes
And lyeth at wyndsore as the Cronycle sayes,
¶ Crowned the. xvi. day of Nouembre
The yere of our lorde a M. iiii. C. xxiii▪
And dyed the. iiii. day of Marche
The yere of our lorde a M. iiii. C. lx.
¶ Edwarde the Fourth.
AFter whom, of noble memorye
Was Edwarde the. iiii. of that name
A noble prynce, a gouernoure most worthye
Full excellent were his actes withouten blame
And enrolled within the house of fame
He reygned xxii. yere. one month. viii▪ dayes and no more
And his body lyeth buryed at Wyndsore,
¶ Crowned the. xxviii. daye of June,
The yere of our lorde a M. iiii. C. lxi.
And dyed the. ix. day of Apryll,
The yere of our lorde a M. iiii. C. lxxxiii.