Seeking all Caufes of Offence to fhun,
Praises the Rule, and blaines th' unruly Land;
Works fo with Gifts and kindly Offices,
That ev'n of them he ferves his Turn no lefs.

CXIII.

Then as for those who were his Followers, (Being all Choice Men for Virtues, or Deferts) He fo with Grace and Benefits prefers, That he becomes the Monarch of their Hearts. He gets the Learned for his Counsellors, And cherishes all Men of rareft Parts: "To whom Good done doth an Impreffion ftrike "Of Joy and Love, in all that are alike.

CXIV.

And now by means of th'intermitted War,
Many moft valiant Men impov'rifhed,
Only by him fed and relieved are;
Only refpected, grac'd, and honoured.
Which let him in unto their Hearts fo far,
As they by him were wholly to be led.
"He only treads the fare and perfect Path
"To Greatnefs, who Love and Opinion hath.

CXV.

And to have One fome certain Province his,
As the Main Body that must work the Feat;
Yorkshire he chofe, the Place wherein he is
By Title, Livings, and Poffeffions great.
No Country he prefers fo much as this
Here hath his Bounty her abiding Seat;
Here is his Juftice and relieving Hand,
Ready to all that in Diftrefs do ftand.

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CXVI.

CXVI.

What with his Tenants, Servants, Followers, Friends, And their Alliances and Amities; All that Shire univerfally attends

His Hand, held up to any Enterprize.
And thus far Virtue with her Pow'r extends
The reft, touching th' Event, in Fortune lies.
With which Accomplements fo Mighty grown,
Forward he tends with Hope t' attain a Crown.

The End of the Fifth Book.

The

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The HISTORY of the

CIVIL WAR.

BOOK VI.

The ARGUMENT..
The Bad Surcefs of Cade's Rebellion.
York's open Practice, and Conspiracy:
His Coming in; and his Submiffion.
Th' Effect of Printing, and Artillery.
Bourdeaux revolts; craves our Protection.
Talbot, defending ours, dies gloriously.

The French Wars end---And York begins agains
And at St. Alban's Somerset is flain.

I.

HE furious Train of that tumultuous Rouc,
Whom close fub-aiding Pow'r, and good Succefs,

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Had made unwifely proud, and fondly ftout,
Thruft headlong on, Oppreffion to opprefs;

* The Commons of Kent, with their Leader, Jack Cade, divulge their many Grievances: Amongst which,

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That

And now to Fulnefs grown, boldly give out, That they the Publick Wrongs meant to redrefs. "Formlefs themfelves, Reforming do pretend; "As if Confufion could Disorder mend..

II.

And on they march with their falfe-named Head, Of bafe and vulgar Birth, tho' Noble feign'd; Who puff'd with vain Defires, to London led His rafh, abused Troops, with Shadows train'd. When as the King thereof afcertained, Suppofing fome fmall Pow'r would have reftrain'd Diforder'd Rage; fends with a fimple Crew, Sir Humphry Stafford, whom they overthrew.

III.

Which fo increas'd th' Opinion of their Might, That much it gave to do, and much it wrought; Confirm'd their Rage, drew on the vulgar Wight, Call'd forth th' tim'rous, fresh Partakers brought.. For many, tho' most glad their Wrongs to right, Yet durft not venture their Eftates for nought:

That the King was driven to live only on his Commons, and other Men to enjoy the Revenues of the Crown; which caufed Poverty in his Majesty, and the great Payments of the People, now late granted to the King in Parliament. Also they defire, that the King would remove all the falfe Progeny and Affinity of the late Duke of Suffolk, which be openly known; and them to punish: And to take about bis Perfon the true Lords of his Royal Blood to wit, the mighty Prince, the D. of York, late exiled by the Traiterous Motion of the falfe Duke of Suffolk, and his Affinity, &c. Also they crave, that they who contrived the Death of the High and Mighty Prince, Humphrey Duke of Glocefter, might have Punishment.

But

But fee'ng the Caufe had fuch Advantage got,
Occafion makes them ftir, that elfe would not.

IV.

So much he errs that fcorns, or else neglects The fmall Beginnings of arifing Broils; And cenfures others, not his own Defects, And with a Self-Conceit himself beguiles; Thinking fmall Force will compafs great Effects, And fpares at firft to buy more Coftly Toils : "When true-obferving Providence, in War, "Still makes her Foes far ftronger than they are.

V.

Yet this good Fortune all their Fortune marr❜ă, "Which Fools by helping, ever doth fupprefs: For wareless Insolence (whilft undebarr'd Of bounding Awe) runs on to fuch Excefs, That following Luft, and Spoil, and Blood fo hard, Sees not how they procure their own Distress The Better loathing Courses fo impure,

Rather will like their Wounds than fuch a Cure.

VI.

For whilft this wild, unreined Multitude
(Led with an unforeseeing, greedy Mind,
Of an imagin'd Good, that did delude
Their Ignorance, in their Defires made blind)
Ranfack the City, and (with Hands embru'd
Run to all Outrage in th`extremeft kind;
Heaping up Wrath and Horror more and more,
They add fresh Guilt to Mifchiefs done before.

VII..

And yet fee'ng all this Sorting to no End,
But to their own; no promis'd Aid t'appear;
No fuch Partakers as they did attend,
Nor fuch Succeffes as imagin'd were;

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