1. The generations descend as follow: --

Philippa queen of Portugal -- Edward king of Portugal ---Elionor wife of the emperor Frederick -- Maximilian the emperor -- Philip king of Castille -- Charles the fifth, emperor -- Philip .

Katharine queen of Castille and Spain -- James the second, king of Castille -- Elizabeth wife of Ferdinand king of Arragon and Castille -- Jane queen of Castille -- Charles the fifth, emperor -- Philip

John earl of Somerset -- John duke of Somerset -- Margaret countess of Richmond -- Henry the seventh, king of England and France -- Henry the eighth, king of England, France, and Ireland -- Mary.

Jane countess of Westmerland -- Cecilia duchess of York -- Edward the fourth, king of England and France -- Elizabeth, queen of England and France, wife of Henry the seventh -- Henry the eighth, king of England, France, and Ireland -- Mary.

2.As printed by Foxe, this line is altered thus:-

Nollet Scotus inops, timidusque ad praelia Gallus.

3. The eight married bishops. Another couplet is placed before this by Foxe --

Noluit haereticus (stirps Caiphae) pontificum grex,

Pontificum sed grex Catholicus voluit.

4. In the copy in Foxe four other lines are substituted for the last four above --

Nollet Graius dux, et Cantia terra rebellans,

Nos quoniam Dominus sic voluit, volumus.

Clarior effectus repetet sua limina sanguis

Cum sit Philippo juncta Maria viro.



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