King Richard himself was put down,
And Bullinbrook, Lancaster's noble-born duke
By policy purchased his crown.
Thus civil wars here begun,
That could have no end,
By foe nor by friend,
Till seven kings' reigns, with their lives were out-run.
But Richard, the breeder of all these same broils,
In prison was wofully cast,
Where long he complain'd, in sorrowful sort,