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===Latin poetry=== *''Naeniae in mortem Thomæ Viati, equitis incomparabilis'' (1542). An elegy in praise of [[Thomas Wyatt (poet)|Sir Thomas Wyatt]], written on his death. *''Genethliacon illustrissimi Eaduerdi principis Cambriae'' (1543). A poem inspired by the birth of Prince Edward (the future [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]]) in 1537, and focusing on his titular dominions of [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]] and [[Cheshire]]. A prose "Syllabus" (appendix) provides a commentary on its many topographical allusions. *Three poems in celebration of the king's military achievements in France: **''Fatum Bononiae Morinorum'' (1544), on the [[Sieges of Boulogne (1544–1546)|First Siege of Boulogne]] in 1544. **''Bononia Gallo-mastix in laudem felicissimi victoris Henrici VIII'' (1545), also on the First Siege of Boulogne. **''Laudatio pacis'' (1546). *''Naenia in mortem splendidissimi equitis Henrici Duddelegi'' (1545). An elegy in praise of Sir Henry Dudley. *''Κυκνειον άσμα: Cygnea cantio'' (1545). A long "river poem", which praises [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] through the voice of a swan as it swims down the [[River Thames|Thames]] from [[Oxford]] to [[Greenwich]]. An extensive prose "Commentarii" elucidates the poem's many place-name and topographical references.<ref>See discussion in Carley, "Leland's ''Cygnea Cantio''".</ref> *''Principum, ac illustrium aliquot & eruditorum in Anglia virorum, encomia, trophæa, genethliaca, & epithalamia'' (1589), ed. Thomas Newton. Generally known as the ''Encomia'', this is a collection of over 250 short poems in honour of Leland's contemporaries.<ref>See discussions (and selected translations) in Bradner, "Some unpublished poems"; and Carley, "Leland in Paris".</ref>
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