O not to day, think not upon the faulk q.8.52 My father made in compassing the crownH A I King Richard's body have interred new id 66 And on it have beftow'd more contrite tears, bu Than from it iffued forced drops of blood zicht amor Five hundred poor I have in yearly payji ni sur tra Who twice a day their wither'd bands hold up Faw'rd heaven to pardon blood, and I have buts Two chantries, where the fad and folemn priests" Sing ftill for Richard you chang of The King reflecting on the cruelty and injuftice done to the late King Richard the Se-" Scend, fent to Rome, defiring to be absol¶'d' "from the guilt of his blood, though thed by "to his father, offering to perform any penarice “that should be enjoin'd him on that account. "Heralfo removed the corps of that (a) King “from Langley, and caused it to be interr'd by 45 that of Ann his Queen, in Westminster abby, as he defired in his will. He alfo founded three religious houfes near Shene, the monks "whereof were to pray for the foul of the de"ceafed King." Salmon's Histe of England, vol. 3. p. 88. hib 9:10 apa amar seT-HX *:* 38 and griaud diræn á'¡¡¡Ã zu „b'œil Hosé ali slid (4) Hoc anno [1414] Rex Henricus Quintus fecit offa Ricardi nuper Regis, a Langley transferri ufque monafterium, et ibi, ipfo præfente cum magnatibus, com folempni anniverfario fepultus eft. ®}" Wilhelmi Wyreefter Annal. Rer. Anglie, edit. a The. Hearse. Sc. 8. p. 306 de rock son dridi yad of for O bis fanen barratri sued whod ¿'brodziЯ grid i The battle of Agincourt was fought upon thel 25th of October, St. Crifpin's day, the legend upon which this is founded follows thend T "Crifpinus and Crifpianus were brethren, born? 66 ath Rome from whence they travelled to "Soiffons in France, about the year goga to' bpropagate the Christian religion, but because they would not be chargeable to others for their maintenance, they exercised the trade of foemakers; but the Governor of the town difcovering them to be Chriftians, ordered them to be beheaded about the year 303. "From which time, the shoemakers made choice of them for their tutelar Saints. Wheatley's" Rational Illuftration, folio edit. p. 76. See Hall's Chronicle, folio 47.0? yong of stew łósta w Act 4. fc. 94pH3982 "X bikes K. Hen.-The man that once did fell the lion's Skin While the beaft liv'd, was kill'd with hunting him.] The proverb is, Sell not the bears kin before you have caught him." Non vender la pelle del orfo inanzi che fia prefa. Ital. Ray's Proverbs, P. 98, að vef Janek valjpwell imbala Sc. 11. p. 402. Bourb. Let us die inftant-once more.] "Let '-us flye in once more. Folio 1632, Sc. Sc. 12. p. 404. K. Henry But bark, what new alarm is this fame s The French bave reinforc'd their fcatter'd men Then every foldier kill his prifoner en stud Give the word through.] my "News was brought that a body of the enehad fallen upon the King's camp, and plundered his baggage; and his highnefs. "expecting to be attacked on that fide, order"ed most of the prifoners to be kill'd, left "they fhould joyn the enemy, which made "the battle extremely bloody.". Salmon's Hift. of England, vol. 3. p. 104. See likewife Hall's Chronicle, folio 50. . A& 5. fc. 16. King Henry, to Williams the foldier. K. Hen. Give me thy glove foldier, look here is the fellow of it: 'twas me indeed thou promissed st to ftrike, and thou hast given me most bitter terms. K. Hen. How canst thou make me fatisfaction? Williams. All offences, my Lord, come from the beart; never came any from mine, that might offend your Majesty. K. Hen. It was my felf that didft abuse. Will. Your Majefty came not like your felf; you appear'd to me but as a common man, &c. K. Hen. Here uncle Exeter, fill this glove with 'crowns, and give it to this fellow. Keepit, fellow, and wear it for an honour in thy cap till I do challenge it.] The bravery of Williams, and the the generofity of the King, feem to have been equall'd in the cafe of Captain Roderigo del Rio, and Philip the Second, King of Spain.s The Captain met the King, who was unknown to him, and telling him, "That he was going 66 to wait upon the King, to beg a reward, on "account of his fervices, with his many "wounds and fears about him: The King afk"ed him what he would fay, provided he did “not reward him according to expectation? "The Captain anfwer'd, vola a dios que refe mi "mula en culo. If he will not, he may kiss my "mule in the tail. Thereupon the King with "a fmile, afked his name, and told him, if he brought proper certificates of his fervice, he "would procure him admittance to the King "and council, by giving the door keeper ❝ his name beforehand. The next Day the "Captain being let in, and seeing the King, with his council bare about him the King faid, Well, Captain, do you remember what you faid yesterday? and what the King should do to your mule, if he gave you no reward extraordinary? The Captain not being daunted, faid, Truly Sir, my mule is ready at the court gate, if "there be occafion. The King liking the ftout"nefs of the man, ordered four thousand crowns to be given him, and four thousand reals for a pension during life.” See a tract, intitled, Some fober Inspections in the Ingredients in the Cordial for the Cavaliers, printed 1661. p. 34 By By an incident not much unlike this of Williams's, Prince Menikoff (originally a low perfon) was railed by Peter the Great, Czar of Mufcovy and Ruffia, to be his prime minifter. See Preface to Mr. Confett Prefent State of the Regulations of the Church of Ruffia, intitled, The Hiftory of the Rife and Fall of Prince Mensbihoff, Pr33th Analgal ni) stadP Act 5. fc. 3. P. 422. Mama K. Hen. Yet leave our coufin Catharine karee with us, She is our capital demand compris de non ut of izolom See firft article of the treaty relating to the, King's marriage, and peace with France, in the viii yere of King Henry the Fifth. Hall's Chrool nicle, folio 69. bliw nwo eld gaitnud saw od Alidw 1207 a lo autetsiqisici er madi 1 k par cz Aino000 ved Blow dɔidw |