Of our rebellion and his long vnrest,

Did cause to be depainted in his court

A pellican, who breeds beneath his brest

Foure yong with tender care in his warme nest,

Of which three waxing strong, vnkindly rise

And pecke his brest, the fourth peckes out his eies.

13.

By the three first, he did decipher forth,

Geffrie, my selfe, and Henrie his first sonne:

The fourth was stubborne Iohn his yongest birth,