Introductory material
Reading edition
PART IV.
(The remainder of the volume by Richard Niccols.)
Dedicatory Sonnet to the Earl of Nottingham. 543
To the reader. 544
The Induction. 546
87 The famovs life and death of King Arthur. 553
88 The life and death of King Edmvnd svrnamed Ironside. 583
89 The lamentable life and death of Prince Alfred brother to King Edmund Ironside. 605
90 The treacherous life and infamovs death of Godwin Earle of Kent. 622
91 The life and death of Robert svrnamed Curthose Duke of Normandie. 639
92 The memorable life and death of King Richard the first, surnamed Cœur de Lion. 673
93 The vnfortvnate life and death of King Iohn. 699
94 The wofvll life and death of King Edward the second. 726
95 The lamentable lives and deaths of the two yong Princes, Edward the fifth and his brother Richard Duke of York. 766
96 The tragicall life and death of King Richard the third. 785
97 The Poem annexed called England’s Eliza. 813
PART V.
Dedicatory sonnet to Lady Elizabeth Clere. 817
Advertisement to the Reader. 818
The Induction. 819
98 Englands Eliza, or the victoriovs and trivmphant reigne of that virgin Empresse of sacred memorie, Elizabeth Queene of England, France and Ireland &c. 828
THE Mirrour for Magistrates, Wherein may be seene, by examples passed in this Realme, with how greeuous plagues vices are punished in great Princes and Magistrates: and how fraile and vnstable worldly prosperity is found, where Fortune seemeth most highly to fauour. Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum. PART III. By WILLIAM BALDWIN, and others. [Reprinted from the edition of 1587, collated with those of 1559, 1563, 1571, 1575, 1578, and 1610.]
