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A11267 The true chronicle historie of the whole life and death of Thomas Lord Cromwell As it hath beene sundry times publikely acted by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. Written by VV.S.; Thomas, Lord Cromwell W. S.; Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631, attributed name.; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641, attributed name.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, attributed name. 1613 (1613) STC 21533; ESTC S106330 30,304 56

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pardon me I am sent for to th' King And doe not know the businesse yet me selfe So fare you well for I must needes be gone Exit all the traine Bed You must well what remedy I feare too soone you must be gone indeed The King hath businesse but little doest thou know Whose busie for thy life thou think'st not so Enter Cromwell and the traine againe Crom. The second time well met my Lord of Bedford I am very sory that my hast is such Lord Marques Dorset being sicke to death I must receaue of him the priuie seale At Lambeth soone my Lord wee le talke our fill Exit the traine Bed How smooth and easie is the way to death Enter● seruant Mes My Lord the Dukes of Norfolks and of Suffo●ke Accompani●d Bishop of Winchest●● 〈…〉 Intreates you to come presently to Lambeth On earnest matters that concernes the state Bed To Lambeth so goe fetch me pen and inke I and Lord Cromwell there shall talke enough He writes a letter I and our last I feare and if he come Here take this letter and heare it to Lord Cromwell Bid him read it say it concernes him nea●● Away be gone make all the hast you can To Lambeth doe I goe a woefull man Exit Enter Cromwell and his traine Crom. Is the Barge ready I will straight to Lambeth And if this one dayes businesse once were past I 'de take me ease to morrow after trouble How now my friend wouldst thou speake with me The Messenger brings him the letter he puts it in his pocket Mes Sir here 's a letter from my Lord of Bedford Crom. O good my friend commend me to thy Lord Hould take those Angels drinke them for thy paines Mse He doth desire your grace to reade i● Because he sayes it doth concerne you neare Crom. Bid him assure himselfe of that fare●ell To morrow tell him shall he heare from me Set on before there and away to Lambeth Ex●●t 〈◊〉 Enter Winchester Suffolke No●●olke Bedford Sergiant at armes the Her●uld and 〈◊〉 Gar. Halberta stand close vnto the waterside Sergiant at armes be bould in your office Herauld deliuer your proclamation Ha. This is to glue notice to all the Kings subiects The late Lord Cromwell Lord Chancellor of England Vicar generall ouer the realme Him to hould and esteeme as a traytor Against the Crowne and dignitie of England So God saue the King Gar. Amen Bed Amen and roote thee from the land For whilst thou liuest truth cannot stand Nor. Make a lane there the traitor is at hand Keepe backe Cromwells men Drowne them if they come on Sergiant your office Enter Cromwell they make a lane with their Halberts Crom. What meanes my Lord of Norfolke by these words Sirs come along Gar. Kill them if they come on Ser. Lord Cromwell in King Henries name I doe arrest your honour of high treason Crom. Sergiant me of treason Cromwels men offer to draw Suf. Kill them if they draw a sword Crom. Hould I charge you at you loue me draw not a sword Who dares accuse Cromwell of treason now Gar. This is no place to reckon vp your crime Your Doue-like lookes were viewed with serpents eyes Crom. With serpents eyes indeed by thine they were But Gardiner doe thy woorst I feare thee not My faith compared with thine as much shall passe As doth the Diamond excell the glasse Attached of treason no accusers by Indeede what tongue dares speake so foule a lie Nor. My Lord my Lord matters are too well knowne And it is time the King had note thereof Crom. The King let me goe to him face to face No better triall I desire then that Let him but say that Cromwells faith was ●ained Then let my honour and my name be stained If euer my hart against my King was set O let my soule in Iudgement answere it Then if my faith 's confirmed with his reason Gainst whom hath Cromwell then committed treason Suf. My Lord your matter shall be tried Meane time with patience content your selfe Crom. Perforce I must with patience be content O deare friend Bedford doest thou stand so neate Cromwell reioyceth one friend sheds a teare And whether i st which way must Cromwell now Gar. My Lord you must vnto the tower Lieutenant take him to your charge Crom. Well where you please yet before I part Let me conferre a little with my men Gar. As you goe by water so you shall Crom. I haue some businesse present to impart Nor. You may not stay Lieutenant take your charge Crom. Well well my Lord you second Gardiners text Norfolke farewell thy turne wil be the next Exit Cromwell and the Lieutenant Gar. His guiltie conscience makes him raue my Lord. Nor. I let him talke his time is short enough Gar. My Lord of Bedford come you weepe for him That would not shed halfe a teare for you Bed It grieues me for to see his sudden fall Gar. Such successe wish I vnto traitours all Exeunt Enter two Citizens 1 Why can this newes be true i st possible The great Lord Cromwell arrested vpon treason I hardly will beleeue it can be so 2 It is too true sir would it were otherwise Condition I spent halfe the wealth I haue I was at Lambeth s●w him there arrested And afterward committed to the Tower 1 What wast for treason that he was commit●●d 2 Kinde noble Gentlem●n 〈…〉 time All that I haue I did in●oy by him And if he 〈◊〉 then all my state is gone 1 It may be hoped that he shall not die Because the King did fauour him so much 2 O sir you are deceiued in thinking so The grace and fauour he had with the King Hath causde him haue so many enemies He that in court secure ill keepe himselfe Must not be great for then he is enuied at The Shrub is safe when as the Cedar shakes For where the King doth loue aboue compare Of others they as much more entiled are 1 T is pittie that this noble man should fall He did so many charitable deeds 2 T is true and yet you see in each estate There●● none so good but some one doth him hate And they before would smile him in the face will be the formost to doe him disgrace What will you goe along vnto the Court 1 I care not if I do and heare the newer How men will iudge what shall become of him 2 Some will speake hardly some will speake in pitie Goe you to the Court I le goe into the Citie There I am sure to here more newes then you 1 Why then soone will we meet againe Exit Enter Cromwell in the Tower Crom. Now Cromwell hast thou time to meditate And thinke vpon thy state and of the time Thy honours came vnsought I and vnlooked for Thy fall as sudden and vnlooked for to What glory was in England that I had not Who in this land commanded more then Cromwell Except the King who greater then my selfe
another well would I could I finde my Maister Thomas in this Dutch Towne he might put some English Beare into my belly Crom. What Hodge my fathers man by my hand welcome How doth my father what 's the newes at home Hod. Maister Thomas O God Maister Thomas your hand gloue and all this is to giue you to vnderstanding that your father is in health and Alice Downing here hath sent you a Nutmeg and Besse Make water a race of Ginger my fellow Will and Tom hath betweene them sent you a dozen of points and goodman Tolle of the Goate a paire of mittons my selfe came in person and this is all the newes Crom. Gramarsie good Hodge and thou art welcome to me But in as ill a time thou commest as may be For I am trauelling into Italy What saist thou Hodge wilt thou beare me company Hodge Will I beare thee company Tom what tell'st me of Italy were it to the furthest part of Flanders I would goe with thee Tom I am thine in all weale and woe thy owne to commaund what Tom I haue passed the rigorous waues of Neptunes blastes I tell you Thomas I haue beene in the danger of the flouds and when I haue seene Boreas beginne to play the Ruffin with vs then would I downe a my knees and call vpon Vulcan Crom. And why vpon him Hod. Because as this same fellow Neptune is God of the Seas so Vulcan is LORD ouer the Smiths and therefore I being a Smith thought his Godhead would haue some care yet of me Crom. A good conceit but tell me hast thou din'd yet Hod. Thomas to speake the truth not a bit yet I. Crom. Come goe with me thou shalt haue cheere good store And farewell Antwarpe if I come no more Hodg. I follow thee sweet Tom I follow thee Exit amb● Enter the Gouernour of the English house Bagot Banister his wife and two officers Gouer. Is Cromwell gone then say you Maister Bagot What dislike I pray what was the cause Bag. To tell you true a wilde braine of his owne Such youth as they cannot see when they are well He is all bent to trauaile that 's his reason And doth not loue to eate his bread at home Gou. Well good fortune with him if the man be gone We hardly shall finde such a one as he To fit our turnes his dealings were so honest But now sir for your Iewels that I haue What doe you say what will you take my prise Bag. O sir you offer too much vnderfoote Gou. T is but two hundred pound betweene vs man What 's that in paiment of fiue thousand pound Bag. Two hundred pound birladie sir t is great Before I got so much it made me sweat Gou. Well Maister Bagot I le proffer you fairely You see this Marchant Maister Banister Is going now to prison at your sute His substance all is gone what would you haue Yet in regarde I knew the man of wealth Neuer dishonest dealing but such mishaps Hath falne on him may light on me or you There is two hundred pound betweene vs We will diuide the same I le giue you one On that condition you will set him free His state is nothing that you see your selfe And where naught is the King must lose his right Bag. Sir sir you speake out of your loue T is foolish loue sir sure to pittie him Therefore content your selfe this is my minde To doe him good I will not bate a penie Ban. This is my comfort though thou dost no good A mighty ebbe followes a mighty floud Mi. Ba. O thou base wretch whom we haue fostered Euen as a Serpent for to poyson vs If God did euer right a womans wrong To that same God I bend and bow my heart To let his heany wrath fall on thy head By whom my hopes and ioyes are butchered Bag. Alas fond woman I prethee pray thy worst The Fox fares better still when he is curst Enter Maister Bowser a Marchant Gou. Maister Bowser your welcome sir from England What 's the best newes How doth all our friends Bow They are all well and doe commend them to you There 's letters from your brother and your sonne So faire you well sir I must take my leaue My hast and businesse doth require so Gou. Before you dine sir what goe you out of towne Bow I faith vnlesse I here some newes in towne I must away there is no remedy Gou. Maister Bowser what is your busines may I know it You may sir and so shall all the Citie Bow The King of late hath had his treasury rob'd And of the choysest iewels that he had The value of them was seauen thousand pounds The fellow that did steale these iewels is hanged And did confesse that for three hundred pound He sould them to one Bagor dwelling in London Now Bagot's fled and as we here to Antwarpe And hether am I come to seeke him out And they that first can tell me of his newes Shall haue a hundred pound for their reward Ban. How iust is God to right the innocent Gou. Maister Bowser you come in happy time Here is the villaine Bagot that you seeke And all those iewels haue I in my hands Officers looke to him hould him fast Bag. The diuell ought me a shame and now hath paid it Bow Is this that Bagot fellowes beare him hence We will not now stand for his reply Lade him with Yrons wee will haue him tride In England where his villanies are knowne Bag. Mischiefe confusion light vpon you all O hang me drowne me let me kill my selfe Let goe my armes let me run quick to hell Bow Away beare him away stop the slaues mouth They carry him away Mi. Ba. Thy workes are infinite great God of heauen Gou. I hard this Bagot was a wealthy fellow Bow He was indeed for when his goods were zeased Of Iewels coyne and Plate within his house Was found the value of fiue thousand pound His furniture fully worth halfe so much Which being all strainde for the King He franckly gaue it to the Antwarpe Marchants And they againe out of their bounteous minde Hath to a brother of their company A man decaid by fortune of the Seas Giuen Bagots wealth to set him vp againe And keepe it for him his name is Banister Gou. Maister Bowser with this happy newes You haue reuiued two from the gates of death This is that Banister and this his wife Bow Sir I am glad my fortune is so good To bring such tidings as may comfort you Ban. You haue giuen life vnto a man deemd dead For by these newes my life is newly bred Mi. Ba. Thankes to my God next to my Soueraigne King And last to you that these good newes doe bring Gou. The hundred pound I must receiue as due For finding Bagot I freely giue to you Bow And Maister Banister if so you please I le beare you company when you crosse the Seas Ban. If it