warrant ye with a wi witnes Ric. Then will I to Court eyther set him free or dye the death Follow me Faukenbridge feare not faire Madam You said you had the Porter in your house Some of your seruants bring him on my life One hayre shal not be taken from his head Nor he nor you nor Gloster iniured Fa. Come Mall and Richard say the word nere feare Ro. Madam we haue twenty thousand at our call The most young Henry dares is but to braule La Pray God it prooue so Ric Follow Huntington sir Rich. doe not faile to send the Porter Fa Blocke bring the Porter of the Fleete to Court Bl. I wil sir Red The p p Porter of the fl fl Fleete to Court what p p porter of the fl fl Fleete Blo What Redcap run redcap wilt thou see thy father Red. My fa father I that I w wold s see my f father there be a p porter in your ho house it s my f faâ—â—â—r Bl. Follow me Redcap then Exit Red. And you were two to twenty b Blockes I de f f follow ye s so I would and r run to the co co court too and k kneele before the k k King f f for his pa pardon Block within Come away Redcap run Redcap Red. I I I r r run as f f fast as I I ca ca can run I wa warrant yee Enter a Sinet first two Herraldos after them Leyster with a Scepter Lancaster with a Crowne Imperiall on a cushion After them Henry the elder bareheaded bearing a swoord and a Globe after him young Henry Crowned Elinor the mother Queene Crowned young Queene Crowned Henry the elder places his Sonne the two Queenes on eyther hand himselfe at his feete Leyster and Lancaster below him Hen. Herrald fetch Lancaster and Leyster Coronets Suffer no Marquesse Earle nor Countesse enter Except their temples circled are in golde He deliuers Coronets to Leyster and Lancaster Shew them our vize-roys by our will controld As at a cornation euery Peere Appeares in all his pompe so at this feast Held for our birth-right let them be adorn'd Let Gloster be brought in crown'd like an Earle Exit This day we 'll haue no parley of his death But talke of Iouisanes and gleefull mirth Let Skinke come in giue him a Barons seat High is his spirrit his deserts are greate Kin. You wrong the honour of Nobilitie To place a robber in a Barons stead Quee. It s well ye tearme him not a murtherer Kin. Had I mistearmed him Quee. I that had you Henry He did a peece of Iustice at my Bidding Kin. Who made you a Iustice Hen. I that had the power Kin. You had none then Enter Gloster and Skinke Ley. Yes he was crownd before Hen. Why does not Gloster weare a Coronet Glo. Because his Soueraigne doth not weare a Crowne Hen. By heauen put on thy Coronet or that heauen Which now with a clear lends vs this light Shall not be courtain'd with the vaile of night Eare on thy head I clap a burning Crowne Of red hot Yron that shall seare thy braines Ri. Good Gloster Crowne thee with thy Coronet Lan. Doo gentle Earle Skin Swounds doo would I had one Qu. Doo not I prethee keepe thy proud heart still Glo. I le weare it but to crosse thy froward will Hen. Sit downe and take thy place Glo. It s the low earth To her I must from her I had my breath Hen. We are pleas'd thou shalt sit there Skinke take thy place among my nobles Enter Iohn and Jsabell with Coronets Ski Thankes to King Henries grace Io. Iohn Earle of Morton and of Notingham With Isabell his Countesse bow themselues Before their brother Henries Royall Throane Hen. Assend your seats liue in our daily loue Enter Richard and Robert with Coronts Ric. Richard the Prince of England with his Ward The noble Robert Hood Earle Huntington Present their seruice to your Maiestie Hen. Y' are welcome too though little be your loue Enter Faukenbridge with his Lady she a Coronet Fa. Olde Richard Faukenbridge Knight of the crosse Lord of the Cinque ports with his noble wife Dame Marrian Countesse of west Hereford Offer their duties at this Royall meeting Hen. Sit downe thou art a newter she a foe Thy loue we doubt her hart too well we know What sutors are without let them come in Glo. And haue no Iustice where contempt is King Hen. Mad man I giue no eare to thy loose words Jo. O sir y' are welcome you haue your old seat Glo. Though thou sit hier yet my heart 's as great Que. Great heart wee 'll make you lesser by the head Glo. Ill comes not euer to the threatned Enter Blocke and Redcap Hen. What are you two Red. M ma mary and 't please you I am re re Redcap Hen. And what 's your mate Blo A poore Porter sir Ioh. The Porter of the fleet that was condemned Blo No truely sir I was Porter last when I left The doore open at the Tauerne Io. O i st you sir Ley. And what would you two haue Red. I co co come to re re re qui quier the young K K King of his go goo goodnes since Glo Gloster is t taken that he wo wo would let my fa fa father haue his pa pa pardon Hen. Sirra your father has his pardon sign'd Go to the office it shall be deliuered Red. And shall he be p p Porter a ga gaine Hen. I that he shall but let him be aduis'd Heareafter how lets out prisoners Red. I wa warrant ye my Lord. Hen. What hast thou more to say Red. Marry I wo would haue Skinke pu punisht for co co Cunnicatching me Ley Is that your busines Red. I by my t t troth is it Hen. Then get away Glo. Against Skinke poore knaue Thou gets no right this day Blo O but run backe Redcap for the Purseuant Red. O I Lord s sir I haue another s sute for the p p Purseuant that has l l lost his b b box and his wa wa warrant Hen. What meanes the fellow Red. Why the pu pu Purseuant sir and the po po Porter Glo. The box that I had from him there it is Fau. Mary a me and I was chargd with it Had you it brother Gloster Gods good mercy Hen. And what haue you to say Bl. Nothing sir but God blesse you you are a goodly company except sir William or my Lady wil command me any more seruice Fau. A way you prating knaue hence varlet hence Exit Ley. Put forth them fellowes there Red. A f fo fore I go goe I b b be s s seech you let Sk Skinke and gl Gloster be lo lo looked too for they haue p p playd the k k knaues to to to b b bad Hen. Take hence that stuttering fellow shut them forth Red. Nay I le ru ru run faith you shall not n n need to b b b bid him ta ta
impiety With shew to chastice loose adulterie Say Rosamond was Henries Concubine Had neuer King a Concubine but he Did Rosamond begin the fires in Fraunce Made she the Northerne borders reeke with flames Vnpeopled she the townes of Picardy Left she the wiues of England husbandles O no she sinn'd I graunt so doe we all She fell her selfe desiring none should fall But Elinor whom you so much commend Hath been the bellowes of seditious fire Eyther through Iealious rage or mad desire I st not a shame to thinke that she hath arm'd Foure Sonnes right hands against their fathers head And not the children of a low-priz'd wretch But one whom God on earth hath deified See where he sits with sorrow in his eyes Three of his Sonnes and hers tutor'd by her Smiles whilst he weeps and with a proude disdaine Imbrace blith mirth while his sad heart complaine Fau. Ha laugh they nay by the rood that is not wel Now fie young Princes fie Hen. Peace doting foole Iohn Be silent asse Fau. With all my heart my Lords my humble leaue my Lords Gods mother asse and foole for speaking truth T is terrible but fare yee well my Lords Rich. Nay stay good Faukenbridge impute it rage That thus abuses your right reuerend age My brothers are too hot Fau. Too hot indeed foole asse for speaking truth it's more than need Rich. Nay good Sir Richard at my kinde intreate For all the loue I beare your noble house Let not your absence kindle further wrath Each side 's at counsell now sit downe I pray I le quite it with the kindest loue I may Glo. I to his wife Fau. Prince Richard I le sit downe But by the faith I owe fayre Englands Crowne Had you not been I would haue left the place My seruice merits not so much disgrace Ric. Good Faukenbridge I thanke thee Go to their places Glo. And you 'l thinke of him if you can step into his bower at Stepney Fau. Prince Richard's very kinde I know his kindenes He loues me but he loues my Lady better No more I le watch him I le preuent his game Young Lad it 's ill to halt before the lame They breake asunder Papers this while being offred and subscribed betweene eyther Hen. I le not subscribe to this indignity I le not be call'd a King but be a King Allow me halfe the Realme giue me the North The Prouinces that lye beyond the Seas Wales and the Isles that compasse in the mayne Glo. Nay giue him all and he will scant be pleas'd Rich. Brother you aske too much Iohn To much too little hee shall haue that and more I sweare he shall I will haue Nottingham and Salisbury Stafford and Darby and some other Earledome Or by S. Iohn whose blessed name I beare I le make these places like a wildernes I st not a plague an horrible abuse A King a King of England should be Father To foure such proper youths as Hall and Dicke My brother Geffrey and my proper selfe And yet not giue his sonnes such maintenaunce As he consumes among his minions Rich. Be more respectiue Iohn Io. Respectiue Richard are you turn'd pure a changing wether-cocke I say it's reason Henry should be King Thou Prince I Duke as Ieffry is a Duke Lan. What shall your Father doe Jo. Liue at his prayers haue a sufficient pention by the yere Repent his sinnes because his end is neere Glo. A gratious sonne a very gratious sonne Kin. Will this content you I that haue sat still Amaz'd to see my sonnes deuoyde of shame To heare my subiects with rebellious tongues Wound the kinde bosome of their Soueraigne Can no more beare but from a bleeding hart Deliuer all my loue for all your hate Will this content thee cruell Elinor Your sauage mother my vnciuill Queene The Tygresse that hath drunke the purple bloud Of three times twenty thousand valiant men Washing her red chaps in the weeping teares Of widdows virgins nurses sucking babes And lastly sorted with her damn'd consorts Entred alaborinth to murther loue Will this content you she shall be releast That she may next seaze me she most enuyes Hen. Our mothers liberty is some content Kin. What else would Henry haue Hen. The Kingdome Kin. Peruse this byll draw neere let vs conferre Joh. Hall be not answered but with Soueraignty For glorious is the sway of Maiesty Kin. What would content you John Joh. Fiue Earledomes Sir Kin. What you sonne Richard Ric. Pardon gratious father th'furtheraunce for my vow of penance For I haue sworne to God and all his Saints These armes erected in rebellious brawles Against my Father and my Soueraigne Shall fight the battles of the Lord of hoasts In wrong'd Iudea and Palestina That shall be Richards pennance for his pride His bloud a satisfaction for his sinne His patrimony men munition And meanes to waft them into Siria Kin. Thou shalt haue thy desire Heroyicke Sonne As soone as other home-bred brawles are done Lan. Why weepes olde Faukenbridge Fau. I am almost blind to heare sons cruell and the fathers kinde Now well a neere that ere I liu'd to see Such patience and so much impiety Glo. Brother content thee this is but the first Worse is a brewing and yet not the worst Leâ— You shall not stand to this Hen. And why my Lord Ley. The lands of Moorton doth belong to Iohn Hen. What 's that to me by Acte of Parlament If they be mine confirm'd he must be pleas'd Ioh. Be pleas'd King puppet haue I stood for thee Euen in the mouth of death open'd my armes To sercle in seditious vgly shape Shooke hands with duety bad adew to vertue Prophan'd all Maiesty in heauen and earth Writ in blacke Carracters on my white brow The name of rebell Iohn against his Father For thee for thee thou Otimie of honour Thou worme of Maiesty thou froth thou puble And must I now be pleas'd in pease to stand While statutes make thee owner of my land Glo. Good pastime good now will the theeues fall out Joh O if I doe let me be neuer held Royall King Henryes sonne pardon me father Pull downe this rebell that hath done thee wrong Dicke come and leaue his side assayle him Lords Let 's haue no parly but with billes and swoordes Ki. Peace Iohn lay downe thy armes heare Henry speake He mindes thee no such wrong Io. He were not best Hen. Why hayre-brain'd brother can yee brooke no iest I doe confirme you Earle of Nottingham Io. And Moorton too Hen. I and Moorton too Io. Why so now once more I le sit downe by you Glo. Blow winde the youngest of King Henries stocke Would fitly serue to make a weather-cocke Io. Gape earth challenge thine owne as Gloster lyes Pitty such mucke is couer'd with the skies Fau. Be quiet good my Lords the Kings commaund You should be quiet and t is very meere It 's most conuenient how say you Prince Richard Rich. It is
indeed Fa. Why that is wisely said you are a very kinde indifferent man Mary a God and by my hollidame Were not I had a feeling in my head Of some suspition twixt my wife and him I should affect him more then all the world Glo. Take heede olde Richard keep thee there mad lad My Sister 's faire and beauty may turne bad Enter Robert Hood a paper in his hand Officer Roome there make roome for young Huntington Fau. A gallant youth a proper Gentleman Hen. Richard I haue had wrong about his wardship Ric. You cannot right your selfe Jo. He can and shall Ric. Not with your help but honourable youth Haue yee perform'd the busines I enioyn'd Rob. I haue and Skinke is come heere is his bill Hen. No matter for his bill let him come in Kin. Let him not enter his infectious breath Will poyson the assembly Gl. Neuer doubt ther 's more infectious breaths about your Throne Leyster is there your enuious Sonnes is there If them you can endure no poyson feare Kin Content thee Gloster Glo. I must be content when you that should mend all are patient Hen. Welcome good Skinke thou iustly dost complaine Thou standst in dread of death for Rosamond Whom thou didst poyson at our dread commaund And the appointment of our gratious Mother See heere my Fathers hand vnto thy pardon Skin I receiue it gratiously wishing his soule sweet peace in heauen for so meritorious a worke for I feare me I haue not his heart though his hand Kin. Be sure thou hast not murderous bloud-sucker To iealious enuy executioner Hen. Besides thou suest to haue some maintenaunce We haue bethought vs how wee will reward thee Thou shalt haue Rowden Lordship Glost Shal he so will you reward your murtherers with my lands Hen. Your lands it is our gift and he shall haue it Glo. I le giue him seasure first with this and this Strike him John Lay holde on Gloster Kin. Holde that murtherous Skinke Glo. Villaines hands off I am a Prince a Peere And I haue borne disgrace while I can beare Fau Knaues leaue your rudenes how now brother Gloster nay be appeas'd be patient brother Rich. Shift for thy selfe good Skinke ther 's golde away Heere will be parts Skin Swonds I le make one and stay Joh. I prethee be gone since thus it faileth out Take water hence away thy life I doubt Ski Well farewell get I once out of doore Skinke neuer will put trust in warrants more Exit Kin. Will Gloster not be bridled Glo. Yes my Liege and sadled too and ryd and spur'd rayn'd Such misery in your Raigne falles your friends Let goe my armes you dunghyls let me speake Kin. Wher 's that knaue Skinke I charge you see him stayd Fauk The swift heel'd knaue is fled body a me heer 's rule Heer 's worke indeed Kin. Follow that Skinke let priuy search be made Let not one passe except he be well knowne Let poastes be euery way sent speedily For ten miles compasse round about the Citty Hen. Take Gloster to you Liefetenant of the Tower Keep him aside till we conferre a while Father you must subscribe to his committing Lan. Why must he Henry Ley. Mary for this cause he hath broke peace and violated lawes Glo. So haue you all done rebels as you be Fau. Good words good brother heare me gratious Lords Hen. I prethee Faukenbridge be patient Gloster must of force answere this contempt Kin. I will not yeeld he shall vnto the Tower Warden of th'Fleete take you the charge of Gloster Hen. Why be it so yet stay with him a while Till we take order for the company That shall attend him and resort to him Glo. Warden of the Fleete I see I am your charge Be friend me thus least by theyr commaund I be preuented of what I intend Keep Commaund me any seruice in my power Glo. I pray you call some nimble footed fellow To doe a message for me to my sister Keep Call in Redcap he waiteth with a Tipstaffe Exit one for him He stammers but he 's swift and trusly Sir Enter Redcap Glo. No matter for his stammering is this he Red. I Iam am Re Redcap s s sir Glo. Run Redcap to Stepney Red. I le be at Stepney p p presently Glo. Nay stay goe to the Lady Faukenbridge my sister Red. The La La Lady Fau Fau Faukenbreech I r r run sir Glo. But take thy errand tell her I am prisoner Committed to the Fleete Red. I am g g glad of th th that my fa fa father the p p porter sha shall ge ge get a f f fee by you Still runnes Glo. Stand still a while desire her to make meanes Vnto Prince Richard for my liberty At thy returne make speed I will reward thee Red. I am g g gone si sir Rich. Commend me to her gentle Huntington Tell her in these affayres I le stand her friend Her brother shall not long be prisoner Say I will visit her immediatlie Be gone sweete boy to Marian Faukenbridge Thou lookest like loue perswade her to be louing Ro. So farre as honour will I will perswade I le lay loues battery to her modest eares Second my milde assault you may chaunce win Fare parley at the least may hap passe in Exit Hen Heere take your charge let no man speake with him Except our selfe our brethren or Earle Leicester Fau. Not I my Lord may not I speake with him Hen. Yes Faukenbridge thou shalt Jo. And why he is his wiues brother Fau. Earle Iohn although I be I am true vnto the State so is he Glo. What shal I haue no seruant of my owne Hen. No but the housholde seruants of the Fleete Glo. I thanke you kinsman King your father knowes Gloster may boldelie giue a base slaue blowes Fau. O but not heere it was not well done heere Kin. Farewell good Gloster you shall heare from vs. Glo. Euen what your Sonnes will suffer you to send I st not a miserie to see you stand That some time was the Monarch of this land Intreating traytors for a subiects freedome Lei. Let him not speake away with him to prison Glo. Heer 's like to be a well stayd common wealth Where in proude Leister and licentious Iohn Are pillers for the King to leane vpon Io. Wee 'll heare your rayling Lecture in the Fleete Hen. On our displeasure see he speake no more Glo. On thy displeasure well yee haue me heere O that I were within my Fort of Bungye Whose walles are washt with the cleare streames of Aueney Then would not Gloster passe a halfe-penny For all these rebels and their poore King too Laughst thou King Henry thou knows my words are true God help thee good olde man adew adew Io. That Castle shal be mine where stands it Faukenbridge Fau. Far from your reach sure vnder Feckhill ridge Fiue hundred men England hath few such wight Keeps it for Glosters vse both day
lou'd thee so as thou wert made a King Being his childe now he 's thy vnderling I haue done worse thrise I drew my swoord In three set battles for thy false defence Iohn hath done worse he still hath tooke thy part All of vs three haue smitte our fathers heart Which made proude Leyster bolde to strike his face To his eternall shame and our disgrace Hen. Silence I see thou leanst to finde none fit I am sure nor Lancaster nor Huntington Nor Faukenbridge will lay a hand on him Mother wife brother le ts descend the Throane Where Henry is the Monarch of the West Hath set amongst his Princes dignified Father take you the place see Iustice Kin. It s iniust Iustice I must tell thee Sonne Hen. Mother holde you the Bason you the Towell I know your French hearts thirst for English bloud Iohn take the Mallet I will holde the knife And when I bid thee smite strike for thy life Make a marke Surgion Gloster now prepare thee Glo. Tut I am ready to thy worst I dare thee Hen. Then haue I done my worst thrise honoured Earle I doe imbrace thee in affections armes Quee. What meanes thou Henry O what meanes my Son Hen. I meane no longer to be lullaby'd In your seditious armes Hen. wife Mordieu Henry Hen Mordieu nor deuill little tit of Fraunce I know your hart leapes at our hearts mischaunce Jo. Swounds Henry thou art mad Hen. I haue bin mad what stampst thou Iohn knowst thou not who I am Come stamp the deuill out suckt from thy Dam. Que. I le cursse thee Henry Hen. Your best be quiet least where we finde you to the Tower we beare you For being abroad England hath cause to feare yee Kin. I am strucke dombe with wonder Glo. I amaz'd imagine that I see a vizion Hen. Gloster I giue thee first this Skinke this slaue It s in thy power his life to spill or saue Skin He 's a noble gentleman I doe not doubt his vsage Hen. Stand not thus wondring Princes kneele all downe And cast your Coronets before his Crowne Downe stubborne Queene kneele to your wronged King Downe Mammet Leyster I le cut of thy legs If thou delay thy duety when proude Iohn Io. Nay if all kneele of force I must be one Fau. Now by my holydom a vertuous deed Hen. Father you see your most rebellious sonne Stricken with horror of his horred guilt Requesting sentence fitting his desart O treade vpon his head that trode your heart I doe deliuer vp all dignity Crowne Scepter swoord vnto your Maiesty Kin. My heart surfets with ioy in hearing this And deare Sonne I le blesse thee with a kisse Hen. I will not rise I will not leaue this ground Till all these voyces ioyned in one sound Cry God saue Henry second of that name Let his friends liue his foes see death with shame All. God saue Henry second of that name Let his friends liue his foes see death with shame Hen. Amen Amen Amen Joh. Harke mother harke My brother is already turned Clarke Quee. He is a recreant I am mad with rage Hen. Be angry at your enuy gracious mother Learne patience and true humility Of your worst tuter'd Sonne for I am he Send hence that Frenchwoman giue her her dowry Let her not speake to trouble my milde soule Which of this world hath taken her last leaue And by her power will my proude flesh controule Off with these silkes my garments shall be gray My shirt hard hayre my bed the ashey dust My pillow but a lumpe of hardned clay For clay I am and vnto clay I must O I beseech ye let me goe alone To liue where my loose life I may bemone Kin. Sonne Quee. Sonne Ric. Brother Io. Brother Hen. Let none call me their Sonne I am no mans brother My kindred is in heauen I know no other Farewell farewell the world is yours pray take it I le leaue vexation and with ioy forsake it Exit La. Wondrous conuersion Fau. Admirable good now by my holydam Mall passing good Ric. H'ath sir'd my soule I will to Palestine And pay my vowes before the Sepulcher Among the multitude of misbeliefe I le shew my selfe the Souldier of Christ Spend bloud sweat teares for satisfaction Of many many sinnes which I lament And neuer thinke to haue them pardoned Till I haue part of Sirria conquered Glo. He makes me wonder and inflames my spirits With an exceeding zeale to Portingale Which Kingdome the vnchristned Sarisons The blacke fac'd Affricans and tawny Moores Haue got vniustly in possession Whence I will fire them with the help of heauen Ski Skinke will scotrch them braue Gloster Make Carbonadoes of their Bacon fletches Deserue to be counted valiant by his valour And Ryuo will he cry and Castile too And wonders in the land of Ciuile doo Rob. O that I were a man to see these fights To spend my bloud amongst these worthy Knights Fa. Mary aye me were I a boy againe I de either to Ierusalem or Spaine Ioh. Faith I le keepe England mother you and I Will liue for all this fight and foolery Kin. Peace to vs all let 's all for peace giue prayse Vnlookt for peace vnlookt for happy dayes Loue Henries birth day he hath bin new borne I am new crowned new settled in my seate Le ts ' all to the Chappell there giue thankes and praise Beseeching grace from Heauens eternal Throne That England neuer know more Prince then one Exeunt FJNIS NOLI ALTVM SAPERE