MESSENGER

A sweet Princes, does my countenance bewray me? My news is doubtful and heavy. Then thus may it please your grace, The young prince coming up to his coronation, attended on by his two uncles, Earl Rivers, and Lord Grey, and the rest of your kindred, was by the Duke of Buckingham and the Protector, met at stony Stratford, where on a sudden grew malice between the Duke of Buckingham and the Lord Grey, but in the end, the Duke of Buckingham's malice grew so great, that he arrested and atta ched all those of your kindred of high treason, whereupon the Protector being too rash in judgement, hath committed them all to Pomphret Castle. No my Lord I have none. From the Peers at Nottingham and Scotland, & they greet your Majesty. My Lord, I have somewhat to say beside? This my Lord, when the Peers of England and Scot land met at Nottingham together, to confer about the marriage of your Neese, it was straight determined that she should be mar ried with the Scottish Earl. And further my Lord, the Council commanded me to deliver unto your grace the treasons of Cap tain Blunt, who had the Earl of Oxford in charge in Hames Can stle, now are they both fled, and purposes to aid the Earl of Richmond against your grace. Now my Lord I take my leave. Long live Earl Richmond. The mother Queen does greet your honour. In health my Lord, and glad to hear of your arrival safe. First, theirs the Lord Talbut, the Earl of Shreuesbury son and heir, with a brave band of his own. There is also the Lord Fitz Harbart, the Earl of Pembrokes son and heir. Of the Gentlemen of the Welch, there is sir Prize up Thomas, and sir Thomas up Richard, & sir Owen Williams, brave gen tlemen my Lord. These are the chief. Only two more my Lord, which I have left unnamed, the one is sir Thomas Denis a Western gentleman, and joined with him one Arnoll Butler, a great many are willing, but dares not as yet. Come my Lord, I do descry the enemy. Behold Lord Standley we bring thy son, thy son George Standley, whom with great danger we have saved from fury of a tyrants doom. Thus Gentles may you here behold, the joining of these Houses both in one, by this brave Prince Henry the sea uenth, who was for wit compared to Salomon, his government was virtuous every way, and God did wondrously increase his store, he did subdue a proud rebellious Lord, that did encoun ter him upon black health. He died when he had reigned full three and twenty years eight months, and some odd days, and lies buried in Westminster. He died & left behind a son. A son he left, a Harry of that name, a worthy, vali ant, and victorious Prince, for on the fifth year of his happy reign, he entered France, and to the Frenchmen's costs, he won Turwen, and Turney. The Emperor served this King for common pay, and as a mersonary prince did follow him. Then after Morle and Morles, conquered he, and still did keep the French men at a bay. And lastly in this Kings decreasing age, he conquered Bullen, and after when he was turned home he died, when he had reigned full thirty eight years, nine months and some odd days, and was buried in Windsor. He died and left three famous springs behind him. Edward the sixth, he did restore the Gospel to his light, and fini shed that his father left undone. A wise young Prince, given greatly to his book. He brought the English service first in use, and died when he had reigned six years, five months, & some odd days, and lies buried in Westminster. He remains at London in the Bishops palace, in the hands of the Protector. Yes and it please your grace, for himself is here at hand with Letters from the Council, and here he comes.