of this Why belike he is some runnagate that will not show his name Ah why should I this allegate he is of noble fame Why dost thou not expresse thy loue to him Neronis then Because shamefastnesse and womanhood bids vs not seeke to men Ah carefull Dame loe thus I stand as t were one in a trance And lacketh boldnesse for to speake which should my words aduance The knight of the Golden Sheeld it is to whom a thrall I am Whom I to health restored haue since that to court he cam And now he is prest to passe againe vpon his wearie way Vnto the Court of Alexander yet hath he broke his day As he to me the whole exprest ah sight that doth me greeue Loe where he comes to passe away of me to take his leaue Enter Clyomon Clyo. Who hath more cause to praise the Gods then I whose state deplored Through phisicke and Neronis helpe to health am now restored Whose feruent thrall I am become yet vrgent causes dooth Constraine me for to keepe it close and not to put in proofe What I might do to winne her loue as first my oath and vow In keeping of my name vnknowne which she will not allow If I should seeme to breake my minde being a Princes borne To yeeld her loue to one vnknowne I know shee le thinke it scorne Besides here longer in this Court alas I may not stay Although that with Clamydes he I haue not kept my day Least this he should suppose in me for cowardlinesse of hart To seeke him out elsewhere I will from out this Land depart Yet though vnto Neronis she I may not shew my mind A faithfull heart when I am gone with her I leaue behind Whose bountiousnesse I here haue felt but since I may not stay I will to take my leaue of her before I passe away Loe where she walkes O Princesse well met why are you here so sad Ne. Good cause I haue since pleasures passe the which shuld make me glad Clyo. What you should meane O Princesse deare hereby I do not know Nero. Then listen to my talke a while Sir Knight and I will show If case you will reaunswere me my question to obsolue The which propound within my mind doth oftentimes reuolue Clyo. I will O Princes answere you as aptly as I may Nero. Well then Sir Knight apply your cares and listen what I say A ship that stormes had tossed long amidst the mounting waues Where harbour none was to be had fell Fortune so depraues Through ill successe that ship of hope that Ancors hold doth faile Yet at the last shee s driuen to land with broken Mast and saile And through the force of furious wind and Billowes bounsing blowes She is a simple shipwracke made in euery point God knowes Now this same ship by chance being found the finders take such paine That fit to saile vpon the Seas they rig her vp againe And where she was through storms sore shakt they make her whole soūd Now answere me directly here vpon this my propound If this same ship thus rent and torne being brought in former rate Should not supply the finders true to profit his estate In what she might Clyo. Herein a right I will O Princesse as I may directly answere you This ship thus found I put the case it hath an owner now Which owner shall sufficiently content the finders charge And haue againe to serue his vse his ship his boate or barge The ship then cannot serue the turne of finders this is plaine If case the owner do content or pay him for his paine But otherwise if none lay claime nor seeme that ship to stay Then is it requisit it should the finders paines repay For such endeuour as it is to serue for his behoofe Nero. What owner truly that it hath I haue no certaine proofe Clyo. Then can I not define thereof but thus I wish it were That you would me accept to be that ship O Lady faire And you the finder then it should be needlesse for to mooue If I the ship of dutie ought to serue at your behooue Nero. Thou art the ship O worthy Knight so shiuered found by mee Clyo. And owner haue I none deare dame I yeeld me whole to thee For as this ship I must confesse that was a shipwrack made Thou hast restored me vnto health whom sicknesse causd to vade For which I yeeld O Princesse deare at pleasure thine to be If your grace O noble Dame will so accept of me Nero. If case I will what haue you showne Clyo. Because I am to you vnknowne Nero. Your fame importeth what you be Clyo. You may your pleasure say of me Nero. What I haue said due proofe do showe Clyo. Well Lady deare to thee I owe More seruice then of dutie I am able to professe For that thou didst preserue my life amidst my deepe distresse But at this time I may not stay O Lady here with thee Thou knowest the cause but this I vow within three score dayes to bee If destinie restraine me not at Court with thee againe Protesting whilest that life doth last thine faithfull to remaine Nero. And is there then no remedie but needs you will depart Clyo. No Princesse for a certaintie but here I leaue my hart In gage with thee till my returne which as I said shall be Nero. Well sith no perswasion may preuaile this Iewell take of me And keepe it alwayes for my sake Clyo. Of it a deare account I le make yet let vs part deare Dame with ioy And to do the same I will my selfe imploy Nero. Well now adieu till thy returne the Gods thy iourney guide Exit Clyo. And happily in absence mine for thee deare Dame prouide Ah Clyomon let dolours die driue daunts from out thy mind Since in the sight of Fortune now such fauour thou dost find As for to haue the loue of her whom thou didst sooner judge Would haue denied thy loyaltie and gainst thy good will grudge But that I may here keepe my day you sacred Gods prouide Most happie fate vnto my state and thus my iourney guide The which I tempt to take in hand Clamydes for to meete That the whole cause of my first let to him I may repeate So shall I seeme for to excuse my selfe in way of right And not be counted of my foe a false periured Knight Exit Enter Thrasellus King of Norway two Lords Thra. Where deepe desire hath taken roote my Lords alas you see How that perswasion 〈◊〉 not if contrarie it be Vnto the first expected hope where fancie hath take place And vaine it is for to withdraw by counsell in that case The mind who with affection is to one onely thing affected The which may not till dint of death from them be sure reiected You know my Lords through fame what force of loue hath taken place Within my breast as touching now Neronis noble grace Daughter to Patranius King
adieu Clamides deare the Gods thine ayder be But come my Lords to haue his hire that Caitiffe bring with me Shift Alas not shall please you I am knowledge and no euill did pretend Set me at libertie it was the knight that did offend Cla. O father sith that he is knowledge I beseech your grace set him free For in these affaires he shall waite and tend on mee If he will protest to be true to me euer Shift Ah Noble Clamydes heere 's my hand I le deceiue you neuer Clamy. Wel then father I beseech your Grace grant that I may haue him King Well Clamydes I am content sith thou my sonne doest craue him Receiue him therefore at my hands My Lords come le ts depart All We ready are to waite on you O King with willing hart Exeunt Clamy. Well knowledge do prepare thy selfe for here I do protest My fathers precepts to fulfill no day nor night to rest From toylsome trauell till I haue reuengd my cause aright On him who of the golden Sheeld now beareth name of knight Who of mine honour hath me robd in such a cowardly sort As for to be of noble heart it doth him not import But knowledge to me thy seruice stall thou must with loyall hart professe Shift Vse me that all other villains may take ensample by me if I digresse Clamy. Well then come follow speedily that him pursue we may Exit Shift Keepe you before an t shall please you for I mind not to stay Ah sirrah Shift thou wast driuen to thy shifts now indeed I dreamd bfore that vntowardly I should speed And yet it is better lucke then I looked to haue But as the prouerbe saith good fortune euer hapneth to the veryest knaue And yet I could not escape with my maister do what I can Well by this bargaine he hath lost his new Seruing-man But if Clamydes ouertake him now what buffets will there be Vnlesse it be foure miles off the fray there will be no standing for me Well after him I will but howsoeuer my maister speed To shift for my selfe I am fully decreed Exit Enter King Alexander the Great as valiantly set forth as may be and as many souldiers as can Alex. After many inuincible victories and conquests great atchiued I Alexander with sound of Fame in safetie am arriued Vpon my borders long wished for of Macedonia soile And all the world subiect haue through force of warlike toile O Mars I lawd thy sacred name and for this safe returne To Pallas Temple will I wend and sacrifices burne To thee Bellona and the rest that warlike wights do guide Who for King Alexander did such good successe prouide Who bowes not now vnto my becke my force who doth not feare Who doth not of my conquests great throughout the world heare What King as to his soueraigne Lord doth now not bow his knee What Prince doth raigne vpon the earth which yeelds not vnto mee Due homage for his Regall Mace What countrey is at libertie What Dukedome Iland or Prouince else to me now are not tributarie What Fort of Force or Castle strong haue I not battered downe What Prince is he that now by me his Princely seate and Crowne Doth not acknowledge for to hold not one the world throughout But of King Alexanders power they all do stand in doubt They feare as Fowles that houering flie from out the Fawcons way As Lambe the Lyon so my power the stowtest do obey In field who hath not felt my force where battering blowes abound King or 〈◊〉 who hath not 〈◊〉 his knees to me on ground And yet Alexander what art thâ—â— thou art a mortall wight For all that ever thou hast got or wonne by force in fight I. Lo. Acknowledging thy state ô King to be at thou hast said The Gods no doubt as they haue bene will be thy sheeld and aid In all attempts thou takst in hand 〈◊〉 no glorie vaine Thou seekest but acknowledging thy victories and gaine Through the prouidence of sacred Gods to happen vnto thee For vaine is trust that in himselfe man doth repose we see And therefore least these victories which thou ô King hast got Should blind thine eyes with arrogancie thy noble fame to blot Let that victorious Prince his words of Macedon thy fire To acknowledge still thy state O King thy noble heart inspire Who after all his victories 〈…〉 obtained Least that the great felicitie of that which she had gained Should cause him to forget himselfe 〈…〉 did prouide Which came vnto his chamber doore and euery morning cryde Philip thou art a mortall man this practise of thy sire A midst all these thy victories thy seruant doth desire O Alexander that 〈…〉 print within thy mind And then no doubt as father did thou solace sweete shall find Alex. My Lords your counsell doubtlesse I esteeme and with great thanks againe I do require 〈…〉 this is plaine All 〈…〉 and since the Gods diuine To vs 〈…〉 this fortune doeth assigne To haue in our subiection the world for most part We will at this 〈…〉 with feruent zeale of hart In 〈…〉 gods such sacrifices make Of thankfulnesse for our successe as they in part shall take The same 〈…〉 from vs sent Come 〈…〉 to accomplish our intent Omnes We 〈…〉 King to follow thee with victorie Alex. 〈…〉 Drums and Trumpets both that we may march triumphantly Exeunt Enter Sir Clyomon Knight of G. S. Clyo. Now Clyomon a knight thou art though some perhaps may say Thou cowardly camst to Clamydes and stole his right away No no it was no cowardly part to come in presence of a king And in the face of all his Court to do so worthy a thing Amidst the mates that martiall be and sterne knights of his hall To take the knighthood from their Prince euen mauger of them all It giues a guerdon of goodwill to make my glory glance When warlike wights shall heare thereof my fame they will aduance And where I was pretended late to Denmarke king my sire His royall grace to see homeward to retire Now is my purpose altered by brute of late report And where fame resteth to be had thither Clyomon will resort For as I vnderstand by fame that worthy Prince of might The conqueror of conquerors who Alexander hight Returning is to Macedon from many a bloudie broyle And there to keepe his royall Court now after wearie toyle Which makes the mind of Clyomon with ioyes to be clad For there I know of martiall mates is company to be had Adiu therefore both Denmarke king and Suania Prince beside To Alexanders Court I will the Gods my iourney guide Enter Clamydes and Shift Clamy. Come knowledge here he is nay stay thou cowardly knight That like a dastard camst to steale away my right Clyo. What what you raile sir princkocks Prince me coward for to call Shift An t shall please you he is a coward he would haue hyrde me Amidst your fathers
season lo behold the Serpents head I le take away His shield and his apparell this done then will I conuay His body into prison with other his companions to lye Whose strengths ah knowledge I durst neuer attempt to try Shift Ah handle him softly or else you wil cause him to awake Bryan Tush tush not if all the noyse in the world I were able to make Till ten dayes be expired the charme will not leaue him And then I am sure he will maruell who did thus deceiue him So now he is stripped stay thou here for a season And I le go fetch two of my seruants to cary him into prison Exit Shift Well do so maister Bryan and for your comming I le stay Gogs bloud what a villaine am I my maister to betray Nay sure I le awake him if it be possible ere they carry him to iayle Maister what maister awake man what maister ah it will not preuaile Am not I worthie to be hangd was euer seene such a deceitfull knaue What villany was in me when vnto Bryan vnderstanding I gaue Of my maisters being in this forrest but much I muse indeed What he meanes to do with my maisters apparell his shield and the head Well seeing it is through my villany my maister is at this drift Yet when he is in prison Shift shall not be voide of a shift To get him away but if it euer come to his eare That I was the occasion of it hee le hang me that 's cleare Well heere comes Bryan I le cloke with him if I may To haue the keeping of my maister in prison night and day Enter Bryan sance foy two seruants Bryan Come sirs take vp this body and cary it into the appointed place And there let it lye for as yet he shall sleepe ten dayes space Shift How say you maister Bryan shall I of him haue the gard Bryan By my troth policie thy good will to reward In hope of thy iust seruice content I agree Cary him out For to resigne the keeping of this same Knight vnto thee But giue me thy hand that thou wilt deceiue me neuer Shift Here 's my hand charme inchant make a spider catcher of me if I be false to you euer Bryan Well then come follow after me and the gard of him thou shal haue Exit Shift A thousand thanks I giue you this is all the promotion I craue Ah sirrah little knowes Bryan that Clamydes my maister is But to set him free from prison I entend not to mis Yet still in my mind I can do no other but muse What practise with my maisters apparell and shell he will vse Well seeing I haue played the craftie knaue with the one I le play it with the other Subtill Shift for aduantage will deceiue his owne brother Exit Here let them make a noyse as though they were Marriners And after Clyomon Knight of G. S. come in with one Clyo. Ah set me to shore sirs in what countrey so euer we bee Shiftmai. Well hayle out the Cockboate seeing so sicke we do him see Strike sayle cast Ankers till we haue rigd our Ship againe For neuer were we in such stormes before that 's plaine Enter Clyomon Boateswaine Clyo. Ah Boateswaine gramercies for thy setting me to shore Boatswaine Truly Gentlemen we were neuer in the like tempests before Clyo. What countrey is this wherein now we be Boates. Sure the I le of strange Marshes as our maister told to me Clyo. How far is it from Macedonia canst thou declare Boates. More then twentie dayes sayling and if the weather were faire Clyo. Ah cruell hap of Fortunes spite which signed this luck to me What Pallace Boateswaine is this same canst thou declare we see Boates. There King Patranius keepes his Court so farre as I do gesse And by this traine of Ladyes heere I sure can iudge no lesse Exit Clyo. Well Boateswaine there 's for thy paines and here vpon the shore I le lie to rest my wearie bones of thee I craue no more Enter Neronis daughter to Patranius King of the strange Marshes two Lords two Ladies Neronis My Lords come will it please you walk abroad to take the pleasant ayre According to our wonted vse in fields both fresh and faire My Ladies here I know right well will not gainsay the same 1. Lord Nor we sure for to pleasure you Neronis noble Dame Nero, Yes yes men they loue intreatie much before they will be wonne 2. Lo. No Princes that hath womens natures beene since first the world begunne Nero. So you say 1. Lo. We boldly may Vnder correction of your grace Nero. Well will it please you forth to trace That when we haue of fragrant fields the dulcet fumes obtained We may vnto the Sea side go whereas is to be gained More straunger sights among Neptunes waues in seeing Ships to saile Which passe here by my fathers shore with merrie westerne gaile 1. Lo. We shall your highnesse leade the way to fields erst spoke before Nero. Do so and as we do returne wee le come hard by the shore Exeunt Clyo. What greater griefe can grow to gripe the heart of greeued wight Then thus to see fell Fortune she to hold his state in spight Ah cruell chance ah lucklesse lot to me poore wretch assign'd Was euer seene such contraries by fraudulent Goddesse blind To any one saue onely I imparted for to be To animate the mind of any man did euer Fortune she Showe forth her selfe so cruell bent as thus to keepe me backe From pointed place by weather driuen my sorrowes more to sacke Ah fatall hap herein alas what furder shall I say Since I am forced for to breake mine oath and pointed day Before King Alexanders grace Clamydes will be there And I through Fortunes cruell spight opprest with sicknesse here For now within two dayes it is that we should meete togither Woe worth the wind and raging stormes alas that brought me hither Now will Clamides me accuse a faithlesse knight to be And eke report that cowardlinesse did dant the heart of me The worthy praise that I haue wonne through fame shall be defaced The name of the Knight of the Golden Sheeld alas shall be defaced Before that noble Prince of might whereas Clamydes he Will showe himselfe in Combat wise for to exclaime on me For breaking of my poynted day and Clyomon to thy greefe Now art thou in a countrey strange cleane voyd of all releefe Opprest with sicknesse through the rage of stormie blasts and cold Ah death come with thy direfull Mace for longer to vnfold My sorrowes here it booteth not yet Clyomon do stay The Ladies loe comes towards thee that walkt the other way Enter Neronis two Lords two Ladies Nero. Come faire dames sith that we haue in fragrant fields obtained Of dulcet flowers the pleasant smell and that these knights disdained Not to beare vs company our walke more large to make Here by the sea of surging waues
keepe on your way I le follow as fast as I can Faith he euen meanes to make a martris of poore Shift his man And I am so tied to this bag of gold I got at Bryan sance foyes That I tell you where this is there all my ioy is But I am so weary sometimes with ryding sometimes with running And other times going a foote That when I came to my lodging at night to bring me a woman it is no boore And such care I take for this pelfe least I should it lose That where I come that it is gold for my life I dare not disclose Well after my maister I must heere 's nothing stil but running and ryding But I le giue him the slip sure if I once come where I may haue quiet biding Exit Enter Neronis in the Forrest in mans apparell Ne. As 〈◊〉 the Hound as Lambe the Wolfe as foule the Fawcons dint So do I flie from tyrant he whose heart more hard then flint Hath sackt on me such hugie heapes of seaceles sorrowes here That sure it is intollerable the torments that I beare Neronis ah who knoweth thee a Princes to be borne Since fatall Gods so frowardly thy fortune doth adorne Neronis ah who knoweth her in painfull Pages show But no good Lady wil me blame which of my case doth know But rather when they heare the truth wherefore I am disguised Thai le say it is an honest shift the which I haue deuised Since I haue giuen my faith and troth to such a brute of fame As is the knight of the Golden Shield and tyrants seekes to frame Their engins to detract our vowes as the king of Norway hath Who of all Princes liuing now I finde deuoyd of faith For like a wolfe in lambes skin clad he commeth with his aide All Marchant like to fathers Court and ginneth to perswade That he had precious iewels bought which in his ship did lye Whereof he wild me take my choyce if case I would them buy Then I mistrusting no deceit with handmaids one or two With this deceitfull Marchant then vnto the ship did go No sooner were we vnder hatch but vp they hoyst their saile And hauing then to serue their turne a mery Westerne gaile We were lasht out from the hauen lo a dosen leagues and more When still I thought the Barke had bene at anker by the shore But being brought by Norway here not long in Court I was But that to get from thence away I brought this feate to passe For making semblance vnto him as though I did him loue He gaue me libertie or ought that seru'd for my behoue And hauing libertie I wrought by such a secret slight That in this tyre like to a page I scapt away by night But ah I feare that by pursute he wil me ouertake Well here entreth one to whom some sure for seruice I wil make Enter Corin a Shepheard Cor. Gos bone turne in that sheep there and you be good fellowes Iesu how cham beraid◠Chaue a cur here an a were my vellow cha must him conswade And yet an cha should kisse looke you of the arse cha must run my selfe an I hil An cha should entreat him with my cap in my hand ha wad stand stil But t is a world to zee what mery liues we shepheards lead Why where Gentlemen and we get once a thorne bush ouer our head We may sleep with our vaces against the zone an were hogs Bath our selues stretch out our legs an t were a cennell of dogs And then at night when maides come to milkin the games begin But I may zay to you my nabor Hogs maid had a clap wel let thē laugh that win Chaue but one daughter but chould not vor vorty pence she were zo sped Cha may zay to you she lookes euery night to go to bed But t is no matter the whores be so whiskish when thare vnder a bush That thare neuer satisfied til their bellies be flush Well cha must abroad about my flocks least the fengeance wolues catch a lambe Vor by my cursen zoule thale steale an cha stand by there not a verd of the dam Ne. Wel to scape the pursute of the king of this same shepheard here Suspition wholly to auoyd for seruice I le enquire Wel met good father for your vse a seruant do you lacke Cor. What you wil not flout an old man you courtnold Iacke Nero. No truly father I flout you not what I aske I would haue Co. Gos bones they leest serue a shepheard an be zo braue You courtnoll crackropes wod be hangd you do nothing now and then But come vp and downe the country thus to flout poore men Go too goodman boy chaue no zeruis vor no zuch flouting Iacks as you be Nero. Father I thinke as I speake vpon my faith and troth beleeue me I wil willingly serue you if in case you wil take me Cor. Doest not inocke Nero. No truly father Cor. Then come with me by gos bones I hil neuer vorsake thee Whow bones of my zoule tho wilt the brauest shepherds boy in our town Thous go to church in this coate beuore Madge a sonday in her gray gown Good lord how our church-wardens wil looke vpō thee bones of god zeest There will be more looking at thee then our sir Iohn the parish preest Why euery body wil aske whose boy th art an cha cātel the this by the way Thou shalt haue al the varest wenches of our town in the veelds vor to play There 's nabour Nychols daughter a iolly smug whore with vat checkes And nabour Hodges maide meddle not with her she hath eaten set leekes But there 's Frumptons wench in the freese scake it will do thee good to see What canuosing is at the milking time betweene her and mee And those wenches will loue thee bonnomablely in euery place But do not vall in with them in any kind of cace Nero. Tush you shall not neede to feare me I can be mery with measure as well as they Coryn Wel then come follow after me and home I hil leade thee the way Nero. Alas poore simple Shepheard by this Princes may see That like man like talke in euery degree Exeunt Enter Thrasellus King of Norway and two Lords Thras. My Lords pursue her speedely she cannot far be gone And lo himselfe to seeke her out your King he will be one Ah fraudulent dame how hath she glozd from me to get away With sugred words how hath she fed my senses night and day Professing loue with outward showes and inwardly her hart To practise such a deepe deceit whereby she might depart From out my court so sodainly when I did wholy iudge She loued me most entirely and not against me grudge She made such signes by outward showes I blame not wit and policie But here I may exclaime and say fye fye on womens subtiltie Well well my Lords no time delay
pursue her with all speed And I this forest will seeke out my selfe as is decreed With aide of such as are behind and will come vnto mee Ambo We shal not slake what here in charge to vs is giuē by thee Exeunt Thras. Ah subtill Neronis how hast thou me vexed Through thy crafty dealings how am I perplexed Did euer any winne a dame and lose her in such sort The maladies are maruellous the which I do support Through her deceit but forth I will my company to meete If euer she be caught againe I will her so intreate That others all shall warning take by such a subtill dame How that a Prince for to delude such ingins they do frame Enter Clyomon Knight of the golden Sheeld Clyo. Nay Traytour stay and take with thee that mortall blow or stroke The which shall cause thy wretched corps this life for to reuoke It ioyeth me at the hart that I haue met thee in this place Thras. What varlet darest thou be so bold with words in such a cace For to vpbraide thy Lord and King what art thou soone declare Clyo. My Lord and King I thee defie and in despite I dare Thee for to say thou art no Prince for thou a Traytour art And what reward is due therefore to thee I shall impart Thras. Thou braggest all too boldly still what hight thy name expresse Clyo. What hight my name thou shalt not know ne will I it confesse But for that thou my Lady stolest from fathers court away I le sure reuenge that trayterous fact vpon thy flesh this day Since I haue met so luckely with thee here all alone Although as I do vnderstand from thee she now is gone Yet therefore do defend thy selfe for here I thee assaile Thras. Alas poore boy thinkest thou against me to preuaile Here let them fight the King fall down dead Thras. Ah heauens Thrasellus he is slaine ye Gods his ghost receiue Clyo. Now hast thou iustice for thy fact as thy desert doeth craue But ah alas poore Clyomon though thou thy foe hast slaine Such greeuous wounds thou hast receiu'd as doth increase thy paine Vnles I haue some speedy help my life must needly wast And then as well as traytour false my corps of death shall tast Ah my Neronis where art thou ah where art thou become For thy sweete sake thy Knight shall here receiue his vitall doome Lo here all gorde in bloud thy faithfull Knight doth lye For thee ah faithfull dame thy Knight for lack of help shall dye For thee ah here thy Clyomon his mortall stroke hath tane For thee ah these same hands of his the Norway King hath slaine Ah bleeding wounds from longer talke my foltring tong doth stay And if I haue not speedy help my life doth wast away Enter father Coryn the Shepheard and his dog Coryn A plage on thee for a cur A ha driuen me sheepe aboue from the flocke A theefe art not asham'd I le beate thee like a stocke And cha beene azeeking here aboue voure miles and more But I hill tell you what chaue the brauest lad of Iack the courtnoll that euer was zeene beuore A the whorcop is plagely well lou'd in our towne An you had zeene go to Church beuore Madge my wife in her holy day gowne You would haue blest your zelues t' aue seene it she wēt euen cheke by ioule With our head controms wife brother to my nabour Nycholl You know ha dwels by maister Iustice ouer the water on the other side of the hill C ham zure you know it betweene my nabour Filchers varme house and the wind-mill But an you did zee how Ione Ienkin and Gilian Giffrey loues my boy Iacke Why it is maruelation to see Ione did so bast Gillians backe That by Gos bones I laught till cha be pist my zelfe when cha zaw it All the maides in towne valls out for my boy but and the yongmen know it Thale be zo ielisom ouer them that cham in doubt Ich shall not keepe Iack my boy till seuen yeares go about Well c ham nere the neere vor my shepe chaue sought it this voure mile But chill home and send Iack foorth to zeeke it another while But bones of God man stay Iesu whather wilt wha what meanst lye heere Clyomon Ah good father help me Coryn Nay who there by your leaue I hill not come neere What another bones of me he is either kild or dead Nay varewell vorty pence yeare a knaue gos death a doth bleede Clyomon I bleede indeede father so grieuous my wounds bee That if I haue not speedie help long life is not in mee Coryn Why what art thou or how chanst thou camst in this cace Clyomon Ah father that dead corps which thou seest there in place He was a Knight and mine enemy whome here I haue slaine And I a Gentleman whom he hath wounded with maruellous paine Now thou knowest the truth good father shew some curtesie To stop my bleeding wounds that I may finde some remedie My life to preserue if possible I may Coryn Well he are you gentleman chould haue you know this by the way C ham but vather Coryn the sheepheard c ham no surringer I But I hill do what cha can vor you cha were loth to see you die Loe how zay you by this haue cha done you any ease Clya. Father thy willingnesse of a certaintie doth me much please But good father lend me thy helping hand once againe To burie this same Knight whom here I haue slaine Although he was to me a most deadly enemie Yet to leaue his body vnburied were great crueltie Coryn Bones of God man our Priest dwells too farre away Clyo. Well then for want of a Priest the Priests part I will play Therefore father helpe me to lay his body aright For I will bestow a herse of him because he was a Knight If thou wilt go to a Cottage hereby and fetch such things as I lacke Coryn That chill Gentleman and by and by returne backe Exit Clyo. But Clyomon pluck vp thy heart with courage once againe And I will set ouer his dead Coarse in signe of victorie My Golden Sheeld and Sword but with the poynt hanging downe As one conquered and lost his renowne Writing likewise thereupon that all passengers may see That the false King of Norway here lieth slaine by me Enter Coryn with a Hearse Co. Lo Gentleman cha brought zuch things as are requisit for the zame Clyo. Then good father helpe me the Hearse for to frame Chat chall Gentleman in the best order that cha may O that our Parish Preest were here that you might heare him say Vor by gos bones an there be any noyse in the Church in the midst of his prayers hee le sweare A he loues hunting a life would to God you were acquainted with him a while And as vor a woman well I hill zay nothing but cha knowe whom hee did
grieueth mee Enter King Alexander the Queene Mustantius two Lords and Clamydes like a Champion Mustan. O Alexander lo behold before thy royall grace My Champion here at pointed day I do present in place Alexand. Well sir Duke in your defence is he content to be Clamy. Yea worthy Prince not fearing who incounter shall with me Although he were with Hercules of equall power and might Yet in the cause of this same Duke I challenge him the fight Alexa. I like your courage well sir Knight what shal we call your name Clamy. Clamydes sonne to the Swauian King O Prince so hight the same Alexa. Now certainely I am right glad Clamydes for to see Such valiant courage to remaine within the mind of thee Well Lady according to the order tane herein what do you say Haue you your Champion in like case now ready at the day Queene No sure ô King no Champion I haue for to ayde my cause Vnlesse t will please your noble grace on further day to pause For I haue sent throughout this I le and euery forraine land But none as yet hath proffered to take the same in hand Alex. No I am more sorie certainly your chance to see so ill But day deferred cannot be vnlesse Mustantius will For that his Champion readie here in place he doth present And who so missed at this day should loose by full consent Of either part the tytle right and sway of regall Mace To this was your consentment giuen as well as his in place And therefore without his assent we cannot referre the day Shift An t shall please your grace herein trie Mustantius what he will say Alex. How say you Mustantius are you content the day to deferre Mustan. Your Grace will not will me I trust for then from law you erre And hauing not her Champion here according to decree There resteth nought for her to loose the Crowne belongs to mee Shift Nay an t shall please your grace rather then she shall it lose I my selfe will be her Champion for halfe a doozen blowes Mustan. Wilt thou then by full congo to the Challenger there stands Shift Nay soft of sufferance commeth ease though I cannot rule my tongue I le rule my hands Mustan. Well noble Alexander sith that she wants her Champion as you see By greement of your royall grace the Crowne belongs to mee Alex. Nay Mustantius she shall haue law wherefore to sound begin To see if that in three houres space no Champion will come in Sound here once Of truth Madam I sorie am none will thy cause maintaine Well according to the law of Armes yet Trumpet sound againe Sound second time What and is there none will take in hand to Combat for the Queene Shift Faith I thinke it must be I must do the deed for none yet is seene Queene O King let pittie pleade for me here in your gracious sight And for so slender cause as this depriue me not of right Consider once I had to spowse a Prince of worthy fame Though now blind Fortune spurne at me her spight I needs must blame And though I am bereft O King both of my child and mate Your Grace some greement may procure consider of my state And suffer not a Widow Queene with wrong oppressed so But pitie the young Infants case wherewith O King I go And though I suffer wrong let that find fauour in your sight King Why Lady I respect you both and sure would if I might Entreate Mustantius there unto some such good order frame Your strife should cease and yet each one well pleased with the same Queene I know your grace may him perswade as reason wils no lesse King Well Sir Mustantius then your mind to me in breefe expresse Will you vnto such order stand here limited by me Without deferring longer time say on if you agree Mustan. In hope your grace my state will way I giue my glad consent King And for to end all discord say Madame are you content Queene Yea noble King King Well then before my nobles all giue eare vnto the King For swaying of the sword and Mace all discord to beate downe The child when it is borne we elect to weare the Crowne And till that time Mustantius you of lands and liuing heere Like equall part in euerie point with this the Queene shall share But to the child when it is borne if Gods grant it to liue The kingdome whole in euery part as tytle we do giue But yet Mustantius we will yeeld this recompence to you You shall receiue fiue thousand Crownes for yearely pension due To maintaine your estate while you here liue and do remaine And after let the whole belong vnto the Crowne againe Now say your minds if you agree Page I would the like choise were put to me Must. I for my part O Noble King therewith am well content Well better halfe then nought at all I likewise giue consent Enter Clyomon as to Combat Clyo. Renowned King and most of fame before thy royall grace The Queene to aid I do present my person here in place Mustan. You come too late in faith Sir knight the houre and time is past Clyo. Your houre I am not to respect I entered with the blast Clâ—my. What Princox is it you are come to combat for the Queene Good Fortune now I hope ere long your courage shall be seene Clyo. And sure I count my hap as good to meete with you Sir knight Come according to your promise made prepare your selfe to fight Clamy. I knew you well inough sir although your sheeld were hid from mee Clyo. Now you shall feele me as well as know me if hand and hart agree King Stay stay Sir knights I charge you not in combat to proceed For why the quarell ended is and the parties are agreed And therefore we discharge you both the combat to refraine Page The heauens therefore O noble King thy happie sheeld remaine Clamy. O King although we be dischargd for this contention now Betwixt vs twaine there resteth yet a combat made by vow Which should be fought before your Grace and since we here be met To iudge twixt vs for victorie let me your Grace entreat King For what occasion is your strifes sir knights first let me know Clamid. The trueth thereof renowned king thy seruant he shall show What time O king as I should take of Suauia king my sier The noble orders of a Knight which long I did desier This knight a straunger comes to court and at that present day In cowardly wise he comes by stealth and takes from me away The honour that I should haue had for which my father he Did of his blessing giue in charge O noble king to me That I should know his name that thus bereaued me of my right The which he will not shew vnles he be subdued in fight Whereto we either plighted faith that I should know his name If that before thy Grace O