And subiects treason, in such miserie,
Amongst his Norman friends to seeke remorce
Of his mishaps, the land meane time did lie
Groaning beneath the victor’s tyrannie,
For nere did captiu’d men sustaine such woes,
As did the english of the conquering foes.
8.
O noble England, nurse of my renowne,
Queene of all ilands canoped of heauen,
How was thy towring state then troden downe?