To guide the head-strong horses of the sunne,
Puft vp with pride to seeke his owne decay,
Gainst conquering William his rebellious sonne,
T’aspire the dukedome violently begun,
And fier’d with heat of gaysome youth did venter,
With warlike troopes the Norman coast to enter.
8.
The false French Philip dreading euery houre,
The towring state of my vnconquer’d sire,
Gaue life to my attempt, and sent a powre