How canst thou wash thy hands of these foule crimes, When thou didst make this kingdome’s crowne my shame: Let not posteritie in future times, Impute this fact to England’s _Iohn_ for blame, That Rome did force him stoope to such defame: Since mine owne friends with all the world did frowne, Before proud Rome could cause me yeeld my crowne. 55. See on the seas where France her way doth take, To plucke me from my throne by force of hand: See how my faithlesse barons me forsake, And rather readie be themselues to band Against their prince, then in his quarrell stand: Yea see my houshold folke do me forgoe, And lift vp rebell hands to helpe my foe. 56. The stiffe-neckt priests the subiect to excite Against his king, a prophet did procure, Who by the skill of his propheticke sight, Of peace to come the people should assure, And that as king I should not long endure: To which th’vnconstant people credit gaue, Whose minds in state do alterations craue. 57. In this distresse, in vaine I striue to stand Against th’approching shame which I lament, Besieged round with feare on euery hand, Not knowing how such mischiefe to preuent, _Pandulph_ the legate comes from _Innocent_, To know if yet th’effects of his proud frowne, Had in such dangers brought my stomack downe. 58. O vnkind England now behold and see Thy wronged king forlorne, and forc’d by feare To yeeld his crowne vpon his bended knee: O deepe disgrace, that any prince can beare, O that such pride in prelates euer were: _Pandulph_ in signe that I my sinnes repent, Receiues my crowne giu’n vp to _Innocent_. 59. Remitting former faults with gratious doome, And hauing kept my crowne for fiue daies space, As made contributorie vnto Rome, The same againe he on my head did place, And with my former title did me grace: To the French king likewise with speed he went, Charging him leaue his course for England bent. 60. But he in hope the diademe to gaine, Would not desist: but with a nauie came Of twice foure hundred ships vpon the maine: Whose powers t’oppose, proud _Pandulph_ did proclame That all men should in _Innocentius_ name Lift vp their hands t’auert those threatned harmes, Whereby the shores were stuft with men of armes. 61.