valiant

For by readyng of hiſtories fyrſte we know how longe time mightie empyres, great kyngedomes, famous common weales and citees haue floriſhed: how many yeres noble prynces, valiant capitaynes, and wyſe gouernours haue reigned: in what age they were, which was before other, and how farre diſtante in tyme one from an other.

She is a theame of honour and renowne,

A ſpurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds,

Whoſe preſent courage may beate downe our foes,

And fame in time to come canonize us, …