[46] And spare the meek usuper’s holy head.
Henry the Sixth. The line of Lancaster had no right of inheritance to the crown.
[47] ——the rose of snow, &c.
The white and red roses, devices of York and Lancaster.
[48] The bristled boar——
The silver boar was the badge of Richard the Third; whence he was usually known in his own time by the name of the Boar.
[49] Half of thy heart we consecrate.
Eleanor of Castile died a few years after the conquest of Wales. The heroic proof she gave of her affection for her lord is well known. The monuments of his regret and sorrow for the loss of her, are still to be seen at Northampton, Gaddington, Waltham, and other places.
[50] All-hail, ye genuine Kings, Britannia’s issue, hail!
Both Merlin and Talliessin had prophesied, that the Welsh should regain their sovereignty over this island; which seemed to be accomplished in the house of Tudor.