Henry the fift, that man made out of fire, Th’Imperiall Wreath plac’d on his Princely browe; His Lyons courage stands not to enquire Which way olde Henry came by it; or howe At Pomfret Castell Richard should expire: What’s that to him? He hath the Garland now; Let Bullingbrook beware how he it wan, For Munmouth meanes to keepe it, if he can. [Stanza 3: _Henry the fift borne at Munmouth in Wales. Dowglas in that battaile slew three in the Kings coat Armour._] That glorious day, which his great Father got, Vpon the Percyes; calling to their ayde The valiant Dowglass, that Herculian Scot, When for his Crowne at Shrewsbury they playde, Had quite dishartned eu’ry other plot, And all those Tempests quietly had layde, That not a cloud did to this Prince appeare, No former King had seene a skye so cleere. [Stanza 4: _Wickliffe a learned Diuine, and the greatest Protestant of those times._] Yet the rich Clergy felt a fearefull Rent, In the full Bosome of their Church (whilst she A Monarchesse, immeasurably spent, Lesse then she was, and thought she might not be:) By Wickclif and his followers; to preuent The growth of whose opinions, and to free That foule Aspersion, which on her they layde, She her strongst witts must stirre vp to her ayde. [Stanza 5: _A Parliament at Leicester._] When presently a Parliament is calld To sett things steddy, that stood not so right, But that thereby the poore might be inthral’d, Should they be vrged by those that were of might, That in his Empire, equitie enstauld, It should continue in that perfect plight; Wherefore to Lester, he th’Assembly drawes, There to Inact those necessary Lawes. [Stanza 6] In which one Bill (mongst many) there was red, Against the generall, and superfluous waste Of temporall Lands, (the Laity that had fed) Vpon the Houses of Religion caste, Which for defence might stand the Realme in sted, Where it most needed were it rightly plac’t; Which made those Church-men generally to feare, For all this calme, some tempest might be neare. [Stanza 7] And being right skilfull, quickly they forsawe, No shallow braines this bus’nesse went about: Therefore with cunning they must cure this flawe; For of the King they greatly stood in doubt, Lest him to them, their opposites should drawe, Some thing must be thrust in, to thrust that out: And to this end they wisely must prouide One, this great Engine, Clearkly that could guide. [Stanza 8: _Henry Chichley succeeding Arundell (late deceased) in that See._] Chichley, that sate on Canterburies See, A man well spoken, grauely stout, and wise, The most select, (then thought of that could be,) To act what all the Prelacie diuise; (For well they knew, that in this bus’nesse, he Would to the vtmost straine his faculties;) Him lift they vp, with their maine strength, to proue By some cleane slight this Lybell to remoue.