The Chronicle Historie
30399For heare her but exampli
fied by her
selfe,
304100When all her chiualry hath bene in
France 305101And
she a mourning widow of her Nobles,
306102She hath her
selfe not only well defended,
307103But taken and impounded as a
stray, the king of Scots,
308104Whom like a cayti
ffe
she did leade to
France,
310105Filling your Chronicles as rich with prai
se
311106As is the ow
se and bottome of the
sea
312107With
sunken wrack and
shiple
sse trea
surie.
313108Lord. There is a
saying very old and true,
110Then with
Scotland fir
st begin:
315111For once the Eagle, England being in pray,
316112To his vnfurni
sh ne
st the weazel Scot
317113Would
suck her egs, playing the mou
se in ab
sence of the
(cat: 319114To
spoyle and hauock more than
she can eat.
320115Exe. It followes then, the cat mu
st stay at home,
321116Yet that is but a cur
st nece
ssitie,
322117Since we haue trappes to catch the petty theeues:
324118Whil
ste that the armed hand doth
fight abroad
325119The adui
sed head controlles at home:
326120For gouernment though high or lowe, being put into parts,
328121Congrueth with a mutuall content like mu
sicke.
330122Bi. True: therefore doth heauen diuide the fate of man
333124Whereto is added as an ayme or but, obedience:
334125For
so liue the honey Bees, creatures that by awe
336126Ordaine an a
ct of order to a peopeld Kingdome:
337127They haue a King and o
fficers of
sort,
338128Where
some like Magi
strates corre
ct at home:
339129Others like Marchants venture trade abroad:
340130Others like
souldiers armed in their
stings,
341131Make boote vpon the
sommers veluet bud:
342132Which pillage they with mery march bring home
343133To the tent royall of their Emperour,
344134Who bu
sied in his maie
stie, behold
345135The
singing ma
sons building roofes of gold:
The