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When you see me, you know me. Or the famous chronicle historie of King Henry the eight, with the birth and vertuous life of Edward Prince of Wales As it was playd by the high and mightie Prince of Wales his seruants. By Samvell Rovvly, seruant to the Prince.
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Rowley, Samuel, d. 1633?
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When you see me You know me Or the famous Chronicle Historie of king Henry the eight with the birth and vertuous life of Edward Prince of Wales As it was playd by the high and mightie Prince of Wales his seruants By SAMVELL ROVVLY seruant to the Prince LONDON Imprinted for Nathaniell Butter and are to be sold in Paules Church-yeard neare Saint Austines gate 1605 When you see me You know me Enter the Cardinall with the Embassadours of Fraunce in all state and royaltie the Purse and Mace before him Woolsie GEntlemen giue leaue you great embassadors From Francis the most christian king of Fraunce My Lord of Paris and Lord Boneuet Welcome to England since the king your maistes Intreates our furtherance to aduance his peace Giuing vs titles of high dignitie As next elect to Romes Suprenacie Tell him we haue so wrought with English Henry Who as his right hand loues the Cardinall That vn-delaid you shal haue audience And this day will the king in person sit To heare your message and to answere it Boneuet Your grace hath done vs double curtesie For so much doth the king our maister long To haue an answer of this embassage As minutes are thought months till we returne Paris And that is the cause his highnesse moues your grace To quicke dispatch betwixt the king and him And for a quittance of your forwardnesse And hopefull kindnesse to the crowne of Fraunce Twelue reuerent Bishops are sent post to Rome Both from his highnesse and the Emperour To moue Campeus and the Cardinals For your election to the papall throne That Woolsies head may yeare the tripall Crowne Wool We thanke his highnesse for remembring vs And so salute my Lord the Emperour Both which if Woolsie be made Pope of Rome Shall be made famous through all Christendome How now Bonner Enter Bonner Bon. Sir William Cumpton from his highnesse comes To do a message to your excellence VVool. Delay him a while and tell him we are busie Meane time my Lords you shall with draw your selues Our priuate conference must not be knowne Let all your gentlemen in their best array Attend you brauely to king Henries court Where we in person presently will meete you And doubt not we le preuaile succesfully Bone But hath your grace yet moued his highnes sister For kind acceptance of our Soueraignes loue Wool I haue and by the kings meanes finisht it And yet it was a taske I tell yee Lords That might haue bene imposed to Hercules To win a Lady of her spirit and yeares To see her first loue cround with siluer haires As old king Lewes is that bedrid lyes Vnfit for loue or worldly vanities Bon. But t is is countries peace the king respects Wol. We thinke no lesse we haue fully wrought it The Emperours forces that were leuied To inuade the frontyres of loe Burgondy Are staid in Brabant by the kings commaund The Admirall Hayward that was lately sent With threescore saile of ships and pinnaces To Batter downe the townes in Normandy Is by our care for him cald home againe Then doubt not of a faire successefull end Since VVoolsie is esteemd your Soueraines friend Par. We thanke your excellence and take our leaues VVool. Hast ye to court lie meete ye presently Bone God morrow to your grace Exeunt VVol. God morrow Lords go cal Sir VVilliam Cumpton in We must haue narrow eyes and quicke conceit To looke into these dangerous stratagemes I will effect for Fraunce as they for me If Woolsie to the Popes high state attaine The league is kept or else here brea kt againe Enter Bonner and Cumpton Now good Sir William Cum. The king my Lord intreates your reuerent grace There may be had some priuate conference Betwixt his highnesse and your excellence Before he heare the French Embassadors And wils you hasten your repaire to him Wool We will attend his highnesse presently Bonner see all our traine be set in readinesse That in our state and pompe pontificiall We may passe on to grace king Henries court Cump. I haue a message from the Queene my Lord Who much commends humbly thanks your grace For your exceeding loue and zealous prayers By your directions through all England sent To inuocate for her sound prosperous helpe By heauens faire hand in child-bed passions Wool We thanke her highnesse that accepts our loue In all Cathedrall Churches through the land Are Masses Derges and Prosessions sung With prayers to heauen to blesse her Maiestie And send her ioy and quicke deliuery And so Sir William do my duty to her Queene Iane was euer kind and courteous And alwaies of her subiects honoured Cump. I take my leaue my Lord Exit Wol. Adew good knight wee le follow presantly Now Woolsie worke thy wittes like gaddes of steele And make them plyable to all impressions That King and Queene and all may honour thee So toild not Caesar in the state of Roome As Woolsie labours in the affaires of Kings As Hanniball with oyle did melt the Alpes To make a passage into Italie So must we beare our high pitcht Eminence To digge for glorie in the hearts of men Till we haue got the papall diadem And to this end haue I composd this plot And made a League betweene the French and vs And match their Aged King in holy Mariage With Ladie Mary Royall Henries sister That he in peace complotting with the Emperor May plead for vs within the Courts of Rome Wherefore was Alexanders fame so great But that he conquered and deposed Kings And where doth Woolsie faile to follow him That thus comman deth Kings and Emperors Great Englands Lord haue I so won with words That vnder culloure of aduising him I ouerrule both Counsell Court and King Let him command but we will execute Making our glorie to out-shine his fame Till we haue purchast an eternall name Enter Boner Now Boner are those proclamations sente As we directed to the Shriffes of London Of certaine new deuised Articles For ordering those brothelles called the Stewes Bon. They are readie my Lord and the Shrieue attends for them Wol. Dispatch him quickely and haste after me We must attend the Kings high Maiestie Sound Trumpets Enter King Harry the Eight Queene Iane bigge with Child the Cardinall Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke Dudlit Graye Compton the Ladie Marie The Countesse of Salisburie attending on the Queene King Charles Brandon Dudly and my good Lord Gray Prepare your selues and be in readinesse To entertaine these French Embassadors Meete them before our royall Pallace Gate And so conduct them to our Maiestie We meane this day to giue them Audience Dud. Gray We will my Lord Brand. Le tone attend without And bring vs word when they are comming on King How now Queene Iane Mother of God my loue Thou wilt neuer be able to sit halfe this time Ladies I feare she le wake ye yer be long Me thinkes she beares her burthen verie heauily And yet good sister and
as I takte t is parcell of your oath As well to keepe his peace as guard his person And if a Constable be not present by You may as well as he his place supply And seeing yee so neglect your oath and dutie Goe bare them to the Counter presently There shal yee answere for these misdemeanors 2. Wat. Has broake my head syr and furthermore it bleeds Con. Away with them both they shall pay thee well ere they come forth I warrant thee Will. I beesech yee syr King Neuer intreat man we shall haue baile I doubt it not But maister Constable I hope you le doe me this fauour to let one of your watchmen goe of an arrant for me if I pay him Con. With all my heart syr here 's one shall goe King Hold thee good fellowe here 's an angell for thee goe thy way to Baynards Castle aske for one Brandon he serues the Duke of Suffolke and tell him his bedfellow or the great stagge of Baydon this night is clapteth Counter and bid him come speake with me Come Constable le ts goe syrrha make hast Exit Cob. I warrant you syr and this be all I de haue done it for halfe the mony well I must enquire for one Brandon and tell him the great stag of Baydon is eth Counter burlady I doubt they be both craftie knaues and this is some watch-word betweene them beth masse I doubt hee nere come well by his mony hee s so liberall well I le forward Enter Brandon and Compton Bron. Syr William are you sure it was at Graces-Church His Maiestie appointed we should meete him We haue bin there and mist him what thinke yee syr Comp. Good faith I know not His Highnesse is too vnterous bold my Lord I know he will forsake himselfe in this Opposing still against a world of oddes Bran. Good faith t is true but soft here comes one How now good fellow whether goest thou Cob. It lyes in my authoritie sir To aske you that question For I am one of the kings watch I can tell ye Co. Then perhaps thou canst tel vs some tydings Didst thou not see a good lustie tall bigge set man passe through your watch to night Cob. Yes sir there was such a man came to our watch to to night but none that past through for he behaued himselfe so that he was laid hold on quickly and now he is forth comming in the Counter Brandon And whether art thou going Cob. Faith sir has giuen me an Angel to doe an arrande for him at Baynards Castle to one Brandon that serues the Duke of Suffolke he sayes he is his Bed-fellow and I must tell him the great Stagge of Baydon is eth Counter Bran. If thine errande bee to Brandon I can saue thee a labour for I am the man thou lookst for wee haue beene seeking him almost all this night hold thee there 's an Angel for thy newes I le baile him I warrant thee Exit Cob. I thanke you sir but hee s not so soone baylde as you thinke for there 's two of the Kings watch has their heads broke and that must bee answered for but all 's won to mee let them shuffell as they will the Angels has flowne about to night and two guls are light into my handes and these I le keepe let him get out as he can Exit Enter the King in Prison King Hoe Porter whos 's without there Porter What 's the matter now will yee not goe to bed to night King No trust me t will be morning presently And I haue hope I shall be bailde ere then I prethe if thou canst entreate some of the prisoners to keepe me companie a paire of houres or so and wee le spend them ethe rouse of healthes and all shall be my cost Say wilt thou pleasure me Port. If that will pleasure ye sir ye shall not want for company here 's I now that can tend it they haue hunger and ease enough at all times King There 's a couple of Gentlemen in the next roome I prethe let them come in and ther 's an Harry Soueraigne for thee Port. I thanke you sir I am as much beholding to you as to King Harry for it Exit King I I assure thee thou art Well M. Constable you haue made the Counter This night the royall Court of Englands King And by my crowne I sweare I would not for A thousand pound t' ware otherwise The Officers in Citties now I see Are like an Orchard set with seuerall Trees Where one must cherish one rebuke the other And in this wretched Counters I perceiue Mony playes fast and loose purchaces fauour And without that nought but miserie A poore Gentleman hath made complaint to mee I am vndone quoth he and kept in prison For one of your fellows that serues the King Being bound for him and he neglecting me Hath brought mee to this woe and miserie Another Cittizen there is complaines Of one belonging to the Cardinall That in his Maisters name hath taken vp Commodities valued at a thousand pound The paiment being deferde hath causde him break And so is quite vndone Thus kings Lords I see Are oft abusde by seruants treacherie Enter the prisoners But whist a whyle here comes my fellow prisoners 1. Prisoner Where 's this bullie Grig this lad of life that will scowre the counter with right renish to night Oh Sir you are welcome King I thanke ye syr nay wee le be as great as our word I assure yee Heere Porter ther 's mony fetch wine I prethe Gentlemen you cannot bee merry in this melancholy place but here 's a Lad has his heart as light as his purse Sirra thou art some mad slaue I thinke a reguler companion won that that vses to walke a nights or so Art thou not 1. Pri. Harke ethen eare th art a good fellow King I am right borne I assure thee 1. Pri. King Harry loues a man and thou a woman Shall I teach thee some wit And tell thee why I met thee here I went and set my limbe-twigs and I thinke I got some hundred pound By a crooked measure at Coome Parke And now seeing there was watch layde And much search for suspitious persons I got won as honest as my selfe to arrest me By a contrary name and lay me eth counter And here I know thay le nere seeke me And so when the heats ore I am at libertie And meane to spend my crownes lustily How likst thou this my Bullie King An excellent pollicie 1. Pri. But mum no words vse it for your self or so King O syr feare it not be merry Gentlemen Is not this wine come yet Gods me forget our chiefe geâ—st where 's my sword and buckler-man where 's Blacke will how now man melancholy let not a little wipe make vs enemies clap hands and be friends Will. My bloods vp still King When t is at highest t will fall againe come handes hands Blacke Wil. I le shake hands with