To those two princes, sonnes of Egelred,
The true borne heires to England’s emperie:
In which affaire, had fortune false not fled
And turn’d her backe, the crowne had grac’d my hed:
For had I gain’d the garland in their name,
Neither of them should haue enioy’d the same.
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But al-seeing heau’n, that did my drift perceiue,
To take effect would not permit the same,
Those strong built holds I was constrain’d to leaue,