A brave warlike Song.
Containing a briefe rehearsall of the deeds of Chivalry, performed by the Nine VVorthies of the world, the seaven Champions of Christendome, with many other remarkable Warriours.
To the tune of List lusty Gallants.
OF noble Warriors
my warlike muse will treat,
Who by their strength and valors,
performed wonders great:
And made their names for euer
to liue by worthy fame,
Ile doe my best indeauour,
some of the chiefe to name,
Saint George for England,
Saint Denis for France,
Saint Patricke for Ireland,
whom Irishmen aduance,
Saint Anthonie for Italie,
Saint Iames was borne in Calos,
Saint Andrew is for Scotland;
and Saint Dauid is for Wales.
And first the bold Duke
Ioshua,
chiefe Generall of the
Iewes,
The enemies of
Israel
by Prowesse he subdues,
Fiue Kings one day he hang'd,
and to effect his will,
The Sun within the Firmament,
did at his prayer stand still,
Saint George for England, &c.
Dauid by election
a Prophet and a King,
He slew the great
Goliah
with a stone out of a sling.
A Beare and a Lyon,
in fight he also slew,
His enemies the Philistines,
he brauely did subdue.
Saint George,
&c.
Iudas Machabeus,
the sonne of
Matathyas.
Opposd King
Antiochus,
and mighty
Demetrius,
Lysias and
Tymotheus,
Gorgeas and
Nicanor,
Were by him slaine or vanquished:
thus
Israel got honour
Saint George for England, &c.
Arthur King of
Brittaine,
with his Round-table Knights
In honour of our Nation,
sought many famous fights,
The valiant Sir
Tristram,
and Sir
Lancelot Du lake,
Did make the foes ef
Brittaine,
in those dayes sore to quake,
Saint George for England,
Godfrey Duke of
Boloigne
and
Baldwin Earle of
Fanders
Ouer the Christian armies
were principall Commanders,
The Citie of
Ierusalem,
they from the Pagans tooke,
He might haue raignde in
Palestine,
but he that style forsooke
Saint George for England,
&c.
Charlemaine the Emperour,
and mighty King of
France,
The honour of his Sauiour
did wondrously aduance,
The Heathen Gothes and Vandals
from Christendome he chast,
And for Gods true Religion
he many dangers past,
Saint George for England
Saint Denis for France,
Saint Anthonie for Italie, &c.
Great
Alexander,
the king of Macedon,
In lesse then thirtéene yeares space
most of the world he won.
And
Caesar from Dictator
Romes Emperour became,
He conquered France and Britany
to get himselfe a name.
Saint George,
&c.
Hector the son of
Priam,
the Prince and pride of
Troy,
He all his life preserued
the Citie from anoy,
But when by bold
Achilles,
he traiterously was slaine,
Braue
Troy did goe to ruine,
and at the last was tane
Saint George for England,
Saint Denis for France,
Saint Patricke for Ireland,
whom Irishmen aduance,
Saint Anthonie for Italie,
Saint Iames was borne in Cales
Saint Andrew is for Scotland,
and Saint Dauid is for Wales.
The second Part. Containing other brave VVarriours not ranckt among the VVorthies, though as worthy.
To the same tune.
THe worthy Scythian Warrior,
who from a Shepheard Swaine,
Did come to be in styled
the mighty
Tamberlane,
He kept the Turkish Emperour
still in an Iron Cage,
Sir Kings did draw his Chariot
his like liu'd in no age.
Saint George,
&c.
Likewise
Richard the first
sometime King of this Land,
He slew a mighty Lyon,
euen with his naked hand,
With manly force and valour, he
the Lyons heart did teare,
And kill'd the Duke of
Austria,
with a box vpon the eare.
Saint George for England,
&c.
Also braue
Edward King,
(since
Williams raigne) the third
The Realme of France he vanquished,
and won by dint of Sword,
And likewise the fift
Henry,
at Agencourt did foyle,
The French King and his Chiualry,
and brought away the spoyle.
Saint George,
&c.
The noble Earle of Warwicke,
that called was Sir
Guy,
Against the wicked Infidells,
his valour he did try:
He sought with Giant
Colbrand,
and wounded him to death
Also he kill'd the Dun-cow,
the Deuill of Dunsmore-heath:
Saint George for England,
&c.
Beuis conquered
Ascapart,
and slew two mighty Bores,
And then he passed ore the seas,
to combate with the Mores:
For loue of beauteous
Iosian,
which was an heathen Dame,
He sought in many a battle
to winne a lasting name.
Saint George,
&c.
Walworth Mayor of London
in second
Richards dayes,
By killing of
Wat Tyler
did win eternall praise,
In middest of his army
the Rebell bold he tam'de,
For which all his Successors be
Lord Mayors of London nam'de.
Saint George,
&c.
Cumberland and
Essex,
Norris and braue
Drake,
I'th raigne of Quéene
Elizabeth
did many battels make.
Aduentrous
Martin Frobisher,
with
Hawkins and some more,
From sea did bring great riches
vnto our English shore.
Saint George,
&c.
Bold
Richard Pike of Tauistoke,
a towne in Deuonshire,
Did combat with thrée Spaniards,
and came off faire and cleare,
Theres many other warriours,
whose names I will not tell.
Lest too prolix my Song should be,
and so, kinde Friends, Farewell.
Saint George,
&c.
Printed at London for Fr Coules.