The Church to pawne, would see her Challice layde,
E'r shee would leaue one Pyoner vnpayde.

[Stanza 44: _Halfe the circuit of the Island, from the Spanish to the
German Ocean._]

[_Edward the third._]

From Milford Hauen, to the mouth of Tweed,
Ships of all burthen to Southampton brought,
For there the King the Rendeuous decreed
To beare aboard his most victorious fraught:
The place from whence he with the greatest speed
Might land in France, (of any that was thought)
And with successe vpon that lucky shore,
Where his great Grandsire landed had before.

[Stanza 45]

But, for he found those vessels were to fewe,
That into France his Army should conuay:
He sent to Belgia, whose great store he knewe,
Might now at neede supply him euery way.
His bounty ample, as the windes that blewe,
Such Barkes for Portage out of eu'ry bay
In Holland, Zealand, and in Flanders, brings;
As spred the wide sleeue with their canuase wings.

[Stanza 46: _The Sea betwixt France and England so called._]

[_A Catalogue of the Ships in 12 Stanzas._]

But first seauen Ships from Rochester are sent,
The narrow Seas, of all the French to sweepe:
All men of Warre with scripts of Mart that went,
And had command, the Coast of France to keepe:
The comming of a Nauie to preuent,
And view what strength, was in the Bay of Deepe:
And if they found it like to come abroad,
To doe their best to fire it in the Road.

[Stanza 47: _The names of the Kings 7 Ships of War._]

[_An Indian Bird so great, that she is able to carry an Elephant._]

The Bonauenture, George, and the Expence,
Three as tall Ships, as e'r did Cable tewe,
The Henry Royall, at her parting thence,
Like the huge Ruck from Gillingham that flewe:
The Antilop, the Elephant, Defence,
Bottoms as good as euer spread a clue:
All hauing charge, their voyage hauing bin,
Before Southampton to take Souldiers in.

[Stanza 48]

Twelue Merchants Ships, of mighty burthen all,
New off the Stocks, that had beene rig'd for Stoad,
Riding in Thames by Lymehouse and Blackwall
That ready were their Merchandize to load,
Straitly commanded by the Admirall,
At the same Port to settle their aboad:
And each of these a Pinnis at command,
To put her fraught conueniently to land.

[Stanza 49]

Eight goodly Ships, so Bristow ready made,
Which to the King they bountifully lent,
With Span