so much as I doe But by thy onely mercie to preserue it Untill I loose it for my charitie Thou giu'st me more then euer I can pay Then do thy pleasure executioner And now farewell kind vertuous mistris Shoare In heauen wée le méete againe in earth no more Here he is executed Ia. Farewel farewel thou for thy almes dost die And I must end here starude in miserie In life my friend in death I le not forsake thee Thou goest to heauen I hope to ouertake thee Sho. O world what art thou man euen from his birth Findes nothing else but miserie on earth Thou neuer world scorn'dst mée so much before But I vaine world do hate thee ten times more I am glad I féele approaching death so nie World thou hatest mée I thée vaine world defie I pray yee yet good master officers Do but this kindnesse to poore wretched soules As let vs haue the buriall of our friend It is but so much labour saude for you She. There take his body bury it where you wil So it be quickly done out of the way Exit Sherife and Officers Ia. What 's he that begs the buriall of my friend And hath so oftentimes relieued mee Ah gentle sir to comfort my sad woe Let mee that good kind man of mercie know Sho. Ah Iane now there is none but thou and I Looke on mee well knowest thou thy Ma. Shoare Ia. My Husband then breake and liue no more She swounds and he supports her in his armes Sho. Ah my déere Iane comfort thy heauie soule Go not away so soone a little stay A little little while that thou and I Like man and wife may here together die Iane How can I looke vpon my husbands face That shamde my self and wrought his déep disgrace Sho. Iane be content our woes are now alike With one selfe rod thou séest God doth vs strike If for thy sinne I le pray to heauen for thee And if for mine do thou as much for mee Iane Ah Shoare i st possible thou canst forgiue mée Shoare Yes Iane I doc Iane I cannot hope thou wilt My faults so great that I cannot expect it Sho. I faith I doe as fréely from my soule As at Gods hands I hope to be forgiuen Ia. Then God reward thée for we now must part I féele cold death doth seize vpon my heart Sho. And hee is come to mee here he lies I féele him readie to close vp mine eies Lend mée thy hand to burie this our friend And then we both will hasten to our end Here they put the bodie of young Aire into a Coffin and then he fits downe on the one side of it and she on the other Iane sit thou there here I my place will haue Giue mée thy hand thus wée embrace our graue Ah Iane he that the depth of woe will see Let him but now behold our miserie But be content this is the best of al Lower then now we are wée cannot fall Iane Ah I am faint how happie Aire art thou Not féeling that which doth afflict vs now Sho. Oh happie graue to vs this comfort giuing Here lies two liuing dead here one dead liuing Here for his sake loe this we doe for thee Thou lookste for one and art possest of thrée Ia. Oh dying marriage oh swéet married death Thou graue which only shouldst part faithfull friends Bringst vs togither and dost ioyne our hands Oh liuing death euen in this dying life Yet ere I go once Mathew kisse thy wife He kisseth her and she dies S. Ah my swéet Iane farewel farewel poore soule Now tyrant Richard doo the worst thou canst She doth defie thée oh vnconstant world Here lies a true Anatomie of thee A King had all my ioy that her inioyde And by a King againe shee was destroyde All ages of my kingly woes shall tell Once more inconstant world farewell farewell he dies Enter sir Robert Brackenburie with two or three of his seruants Bra. Sirs if the King or else the Duke of Buckingham Do send for me I will attend them straight But what are these here openly lie dead Oh God the one is mistris Shoare this is Floud That was my man the third is master Aire Who suffered death for his reléeuing her They shall not thus lie in the open way Lend me your hands and heauie hearts withall At mine owne charge lie giue them buriall They beare them thence Enter King Richard crowned Buckingham Aire of Warwicke Louell Catesbie Fogge and attendants Richard Most noble Lords since it hath pleased you Beyond our expectation on yeur bounties T' impale my temples with the Diademe How farre my quiet thoughts haue euer béene From this great majesticke soureraigntie Heauen best can witnesse I am your King Long may I be so to deserue your loue But I will be a seruant to you all Pray God my broken sléeps may giue you rest But onely that my bloud doth chalenge it Being your lawfull Prince by true succession I could haue wisht with all my heart I could This maiestie had sitten on the browe Of any other so much do I affect a priuate life To spend my dates in contemplation But since that heauen and you will haue it so I take the crowne as méekely at your hands As free and pure from an ambitious thought As any new borne babe Thus must thou Richard Séeme as a saint to men in outward shew aside Being a verie diuell in thy heart Thus must thou couer all thy villanies And kéepe them close from ouerlookers eyes Buck. My Soueraigne by the generall consent Of all the Lords aud commons of the land I tender to your royall maiestie This princely Lady the Lady Anne of Warwick Iudged the onely worthiest of your loue To be your highnes bride faire Englands Quéen Rich. My royall Princely Cosin Buckingham I see you striue to blesse mee more and more Your bountie is so large and ample to mee You ouerflow my spirits with your great loue I willingly accept this vertuous Princesse And crowne her Angell beautie with my loue Lo. Then as the hand of your high parliament I giue her here vnto your maiestie Rich. Lord Louell I as heartily receiue her Welcome faire Queene C. And from the Lords commons of your land I giue the frée and voluntarie oath Of their allegeance to your maiesty As to their soueraigne and liege Lord and Ladie Richard the third beauteous Anne his Quéene The true and lawfull King Quéene of England Rich. I doe accept it Catesbie and returne Exchange of mutuall and partie loue Now Fogge too that in your traiterous Libels Besides the counterfeiting of our hand and seale For Rufford though so great a fault deserude To suffer death as hee alreadie hath Going about to slubber our renowne And wound vs with reproach and infamie Yet Fogge that thou thy selfe maist plainely see How farre I am from séeking sharp reuenge Fogge I forgiue thee and withall wee doe Repeale our heauie sentence gainst Shoares wife Restoring all her goods for we intend With all the world now to be perfect friends Cat. Why my good Lord you knew shée s dead alreadie R. True Catesbie else I nere had spoke such words aside Alas I see our kindnesse comes too late For Catesbie tels me she is dead alreadie Cat. I my good Lord so is her husband too Rich. Would they had liude to see our friendly change But Catesbie say where dide Shoare and his wife Cat. Where Aire was hangde for giuing her reliefe There both of them round circkling his cold graue And arme in arme departed from this life The people for the loue they beare to her And her kind husband pittying his wrongs For euer after meane to call the ditch Shoares Ditch as in the memorie of them Their bodies in the Friers minorites Are in one graue enterred all together But mistris Blage for ingratitude To mistris Shoare lies dead vnburied And no one will afford her buriall Ric. But mistris Blage she shal haue burial too What now we must be friends indeed we must And now my Lords I giue you all to know In memorie of our eternall loue I do ordaine an order of the Bathe Twelue knights in number of that royall sort Which order with all princely ceremonies Shall be obserued in all royall pompe As Edwards our forefather of the Barter Which feast our selfe and our beloued Quéene Will presently solemnize in our person Buc. Now am I bold to put your grace in mind Of my long suite and partly your owne promise The Earle of Herefords lands Rich. Cosin wée le better thinke on that here after Buc. My pains my Lord hath not deserude delay Ric. Wil you appoint our time then you shal stay For this hote hastinesse sir you shall stay Moone us no more you were best Buc. I Richard is it come to this In my first suite of all dost thou denie mee Breake thine own word turne me off so slieghtly Richard thoud hadst as good haue damnde thy soule As basely thus to deale with Buckingham Richard I le sit vpon thy crumped shoulder I faith I will if heauen will giue me leaue And Harrie Richmond this hand alone Shall fetch thée home and seat thee in his throne Exit Rich. What is he gone in heat why farewell bee He is displeasde let him be pleasde againe We haue no time to thinke on angrie men Come my swéet Quéene let vs go solemnize Our Knighthoods order in most royall wise Exeunt FINIS
Lord here 's letters to your Maiestie One from the Duke of Burgundie the other from the Constable K. L. More villany a thousand crowns to nothing K. p. Can there be more then is alreadie broacht We thinkes they haue alreadie done so well As this may scrue to bring them both to hell K. L. No no they are indifferently well loden But yet their fraughte not full sée other ware Other prouision to prepare their waie The verie same my Lord which they pretend In loue to you against my life and crowne The same they vndertake to doe for me Against your safetie vrging if I please That they will ioyne their forces both with mine And in your backe returne to Calice cut the throats Of you and all your soldiers K. Ed. Oh damnable But that I see it figurde in these lines I would haue sworne there had bin nothing left For their pernitious braine to worke vpon K. L. A traitor is like a boldfacde hypocrite That neuer will be brought vnto a nonplus So long as hee hath libertie to speake K. Ed. The way to cure them is to cut them off Call forth their messengers once more to vs How Both of them my Lord K. Ed. Yes both together Wée le sée if they haue grace to blush or no At that their maisters shame now to attempt Enter both the Messengers Con. What is his Maiestie of France so neere And Mounsier Rosse the Earles secretarie I feare some hurt depends vpon his presence M. How comes it that I sée the french King here I and the Lord of Countie too me thinkes Pray God our message be not made a scorne K. E. You told me that you came from earle S. Paul Mes. I did my Lord and therein fabled not K. Ed. You told me too of many kinde indevours Which hee intended for our benefite Mes. No more then hee is willing to performe K. Ed. Know you his hand-writing if you séete Mes. I doe my Lord K. Ed. Is this his hand or not Mes. I cannot say but that it is his hand K. Ed. How comes it then that vnderneath his hand My death is sought when you that are his mouth Tune to our eares a quite contrarie tale The like read you decyphred in this paper Concerning trecherous wauering Burgundie Vnlesse you grant they can deuide themselues And of two shapes become foure substances How is it I should haue their knightly aide And yet by them be vtterly destroide K. L. And I to be protected by their meanes And yet they shall conspire against my life K. Ed. What call you this but vile hypocrisie K. L. Nay pesant-like vnheard of trecherie Con. My Lord vpbraid not me with this offence I do protest I knew of no such letters Nor any other intention of the Duke More then before was vttred in my message Sel. Will you bee halting too before a creeple Do you not remember what they were That first did certifie the Duke of truce Betwixt the renowmed Edward and the French Co. Yes they were two soldiers what of that Sel. Those soldiers were this Gentleman and I Where we did heare the foule mouthde Duke exclaim Against our noble Soueraigne and this Prince And rorde and bellowed like a parish bull And that in hearing both of you and him His words so please my Lord I can repeat As he did speake them at that verie time K. Ed. Well they are messengers for that cause We are content to beare with their amisse But kéepe them safe and let them not returne To carrie tales vnto those counterfeits Vntill you haue them both as fast insnarde To compasse which the better brother of France Fiue thousand of our soldiours here we leaue To be imployde in seruice to that end The rest with vs to England shall returne Exit Enter Chorus Ch. King Edward is returned home to England And Lewes King of France soone afterward Surprized both his subtill enemies Rewarding them with traiterous recompence Now do we draw the curtaine of our Scene To speake of Shoare and his faire wife againe With other matters thereupon depending You must imagine since you saw him last Preparde for trauaile he hath bin abroade And séene the sundrie fashions of the world Vlysses like his countries loue at length Hoping his wiues death and to see his friends Such as did sorrow for his great mishaps Come home is hee but so vnluckily As hée is like to loose his life thereby His and her fortunes shall we now pursue Gracde with your gentle sufferance view Exeunt Enter mistris Shoare with Iockie her man and some attendants more and is met by sir Robert Brackenburie Iane Shoare Haue ye bestowde our small beneuolence On the poore prisoners in the common Gaole Of the white Lion and the Kings bench Iockie Yes forsooth Iane What prisons this Iockie The Marshalsea for sooth Enter sir Robert Brackenburie Bra. Well met faire Ladie in the happiest time And choysest place that my desire could wish Without offence where haue yée béene this way Ia. To take the aire here in Saint Georges field Sir Robert Brackenburie and to visit some Poore patients that cannot visit mee Bra. Are you a physition Iane I a simple one Bra. What disease cure yee Iane Faith none perfectly My physicke doth but mittigate the paine A little while and then it comes againe Bra. Swéet mistris Shoare I vnderstand ye not Iane Maister lieutenant I beléeue you well Iockie Gude faith Sir Robert brobenbellie may maistres spéekes deftly and truly for shee hes beene till see those that cannot come till see her and theyes peatients perforce The prisoners man in the twea prisons And shée hes gynne tham her siller and her géere till bay tham fude. Bra. Gramercies Iockie thou resolust my doubt A comfort ministring kind physition That once a wéeke in her owne person visits The prisoners and the poore in Hospitalles In London or néere London euerie way Whose purse is open to the hungrie soule Whose pittious heart saue many a tall mans life Iane Peace good sir Robert t is not worthy praise Nor yet worth thanks that is of dutie doone For you know well the world doth know too well That all the coales of my poore charitie Cannot consume the scandall of my name What remedie well tell me gentle knight What meant your kinde salute and gentle spéech At our first meeting when you seemde to blesse The time and place of our encounter heere Bra. Ladie there lies here prisonde in the Marshalsea A gentleman of good parents and good discent My deare néere kinsman Captaine Harrie Stranguidge As tall a skilfull Nauigator tride As ere set foote in any ship at sea Whose lucke it was to take a prize of France As hée from Rochell was for London bound For which except his pardon be obtainde By some especiall fauorite of the King Hee and his crew a companie of proper men Are sure to die because t was since the League Iane Let
Bastard is so neare Ma. How meane ye M. Iosseline by neare He neither comes from Italy nor Spaine But out of Kent and Essex which you know Are both so neare as nearer cannot be Ioss. Nay by your patience good my Lord a word Simple though I am yet I must confesse A mischiefe further off would and so forth You know my meaning things not seene before Are and so forth yet in good sadnes I would that all were well and perchance It may be so what were it not for hope The heart and so forth but to the matter You meane and purpose I I am sure ye doe Ma. Well M. Iosseline we are sure ye mean well Although somewhat defectiue in your vtterance Ios. I I my Lord Maior I am you know Willing readie so forth tut tut for me ha ha My Manston is at Ham and thence you know I come to helpe you in this néedfull time When rebels are so busie and so forth What masters age must neuer be despisde You shall find me my Lord still and so forth Enter Vrswicke the Recorder Sho. My Lord now here comes M. Recorder Re. Good euen my good Lord Maior the stréets are chainde The bridge well manned euerie place preparde Shall we now go together and consult What else there is to be determinde of Ma. Your comming M. Recorder was the thing We all desired therefore let vs consult And now what say ye if with halfe our power Wee issue forth and giue the rebels fight Recor. Before they do prouoke vs nearer hand There were no way to that if all be pleasde What 's your opinion M. Iosseline Ios. Good sooth my L. Maior and M. Recorder You may take your choice but in my conceit Issue if you will or else stay if you will A man can neuer be too warie and so forth Yet as to issue will not be the worst Euen so to tarrie wel you may thinke more on 't But all is one we shall be sure to fight And you are wise enough to sée your time I I a Gods name Rec. My Lord accept his meaning better then his counsell Ma. I so we do or else we were to blame What if we stoppe the passage of the Thames With such prouision as we haue of shippes Recor. Its doubtfull yet my Lord whether the rebels Purpose that way to séeke our detriment Rather me séemeth they will come by land And either make assault at London bridge Or else at Algate both which enterances Were good they should be strongly fortified Ios. Well said master Recorder you do I I I warrant Recor. As for the other the whole companies Of Mercers Grocers Drapers and the rest Are drawne together for their best defence Beside the Towre a neighbour to that place As on the one side it will cléere the riuer So on the other with their ordenance It may repulse and beate them from the gate Ma. What noyse is this prouide ye sodainely A noyse within And euerie man betake him to his charge Enter a Messenger Sho. Soft who is this how now my friend what newes Mes. My master the Lieutenant of the Towre giues ye to vnderstand he hath descride the armie of the rebels Recor. Which may come they Mes. From Essexward and therefore t is his mind You guarde both Algate wel and Bishopsgate Ma. Saint George away and let vs all resolue Either to vanquish this rebellious rout Preserue our goods our children and our wiues Or seale our resolution with our liues Exeunt Enter Falconbridge Spicing with his troupes Fal. Summon the Citie and commaund our entrance Which if we shall be stubbornly denide Our power shal rush like thunder through the walles Spi. Open your gates slaues when I commaund ye Spicing beates on the gates and then enters the Lord Maior and his associates with prentises Ma What 's he that beates thus at the Cittie gates Commaunding entrance as he were a King Fa. He that will haue releasement for a King I Thomas Neuell the Lord Falconbridge Spi Ha sirra you clapper â—che bolt Or I le bolt you if I get in stand you preaching with a pore Ma. We haue no warrant I ho Falconbridge To let your armed troupes into our Citie Considering you haue taken vp these armes Against our soueraigne and our countries peace Fal. I tell thee Mawr and know he tels thée so That commeth armed in a Kings defence That I craue entrance in Kings Henries name In right of the true line of Lancaster Me thinks that word spoke from a Nevils mouth Should like an earthquake rend your chained gates And teare in péeces your portculleises I thunder it againe into you eares You stout and braue couragious Londoners In Henries name I craue my entrance in R. Should Henries name commaund thee entrance here We should denie alleageance unto Edward Whose true and faithfull subiects we are sworne And in whose presence is our sword vp borne Fal. I tell thee traitor then thou bearst thy sword Against thy true vndoubted King Sho. Nay then I tell thee bastard Falconbridge My Lord Maior beares his sword in his defence That put the sword into the armes of London Made the Lord Maiors for euer after Knights Richard deposde Henrie Bollingbrooke From whom the house of Yorke doth claime their right Fal. What 's he that answeres vs thus saucilie Smo. Sirra your name that we may know ye hereafter Sho. My name is Shoare a Goldsmith by my trade Fal. What not that Shoare that hath the daintie wife Shoares wife the flowre of London for her beautie Sho. Yes rebell euen the verie same Spi. Runne rascall and fetch thy wife to our Generall presently or else all the Gold in Cheapside cannot ransome her wilt thou not stirre when I bid thee Fal. Shoare listen me thy wise is mine that 's flat This night in thine owne house shée sleepes with mee Now Crosebie Lord Maior shall we enter in Ma. Crosebie the Lord Maior tels thée proud rebell no Fal. No Croseby shall I not then doating Lord I cramme the name of rebell down thy throat There 's not the poorest rascall of my campe But if he chance to meete thee in Cheapside Upon thy footcloath he shall make thee light And hold his stirrop while he mount thy horse Then lackie him which way he please to goe Crosebie I le make the Citizens be glad To send thee and the Aldermen thy brethren All manicled and chainde like Gally slaues To ransome them and to redéeme the Citie M. Nay then proud rebel pause heare me speak There 's not the poorest and meanest Citizen That is a faithfull subiect to the King But in despight of thy rebellious route Shall walke to Bowe a small wand in his hand Although thou lie encamped at Mileend Greene And not the proudest rebell of you all Shall dare to touch him for his damned soule Come we will pull vp our portculleises And let me see thee enter if thou dare Fal.
Spoken like a man and true Veluet iacket And we will enter or strike by the way Exeunt Enter Lord Maior Recorder and Iosseline Ma. Where 's master Recorder and master Iosseline Recor. Here my Lord Maior wee now haue mande the walles and fortified such places as were needfull Ma. Why it is well brothers and Citizens Sticke to your Citie as good men should do Thinke that in Richards time euen such a rebell Was then by Walworth the L. Maior of London Stabd dead in Smithfield Then shew your selues as it be fits the time And let this find a hundreth Walworth now Dare stabbe a rebell were he made of brasse And Prentises sticke to your officers For you may come to be as we are now God and our King against an arrant rebel Brothers away let vs defend our walles 1. Pren My Lord your words are able to infuse A double courage in a cowards breast Then feare not vs although our chinnes be bare Our hearts are good the triall shall be séene Against these rebels on this champion gréene 2. Pre. We haue no tricks nor pollices of warre But by the ancient custome of our Fathers Wée le soundly lay it on takte off that will And London Prentises be rulde by me Die ere ye loose faire Londons libertie S. How now my flatcaps are you grown so braue T is but your words wheÌ„ matters come to proose You le scudde as t were a companie of shéepe My counsaile therefore is to kéepe your shops What lack you better will beseem your mouths Then termes of warre in sooth you are too yong Pr. Sirra go too you shall not find it so Flatcaps thou calst vs wée scorne not the name And shortly by the vertue of our swords Wée le make your cap so sit vnto your crowne As sconce and cap and all kisse the ground 2. Pr. You are those desperate idle swaggering mates That haunt the suburbs in the time of peace And raise vp ale-house braules in the stréet And when the rumor of the warre begins You hide your heads and are not to be found Thou termest it better that we kéepe our shops It 's good indéed we should haue such a care But yet for all our kéeping now and then Your Pelfring fingers breake into our lockes Vntill at Tyborne you acquite the fault Go to albeit by custome we are milde As those that doe professe ciuilitie Yet being moude a nest of angrie hornets Shall not be more offensiue then we will Wée le flie about your eares and sting your hearts Ioss. He tels you truth my friends and so foorth Fa. Who can endure to be so vrauce by boyes 1. Pr. Nay scorne vs not that we are Prentises The Chronicles of England can report What memorable actions we haue done To which this daies atchieuement shall be knit To make the volume larger then it is Ma. Now of mine honor yée doe cheare my heart Braue English ofsprings valiantly resolude 2. Pre. My Lord returne you backe let vs alone You are our Masters giue vs leaue to worke And if we do not banquish them in fight Let vs go supperles to bed at night Exeunt all but Spicing Smoke and their crew Spi. Sm. Get thée vp on the top of S. Buttolphs stéeple and make a proclamation Smoke What a plague should I proclaime there Spi. That the hels be rung backward And cutting of throats be cride hauocke No more calling of lanthorne and candlelight That maidenheads be valued at iust nothing And Sacke be sold by the Sallet That no pidling slaue stand to picke a locke but slash me off the hinges as one would slit vp a Cowes paunch Spicing Let no man haue lesse then a warehouse to his wardrope crie a figge for a Sergeant and walke by the Counter like a Lord plucke out the clapper of Bow bell and hang vp all the Sextons in the Cittie Smoke Rantam Scantam Rogues follow your leader Caualero Spicing the maddest slaue that ere pund spice in a morter Spi. Take me an Vsurer by the greasie pouch and shake out his Crownes as a hungrie dog would shake a Haggas Barre foule play Rogues and liue by honest filching and stealing he that hath a true finger let him forfaite his face to the fryingpan Follow your Leader Rogues follow your Leader Smoake Assault Assault and crie a Falconbridge Iosseline on the walles cries to them Ios. Sirra Spicing if Spicing bee thy name we are here for matters and causes as it might â—me for the King therefore it were good and so forth Spi. Open the gates or if we be the picklocks ye Rogues wee le play the Mastiffe dogs amongst you If I woorie not a thousand of you with my teeth let mee bee hangde in a packethreed and so forth Ios. Fond fellow iustice is to be vsed I marie is it and law in some sort as it were is to be followed oh God forbid else this our Magistrate hath power as might seeme and so forth for dutie is to be obserued and Officers must be obeyed in sort and calling and so forth Spi. Wee le talke more anone good M. and so forth Here is a verie fierce assault on all sides wherein the Prentises do great seruice Enter Falconbridge angrie with his men Fal. Why this it is to trust to these base Rogues This durtie scum of rascall pesantrie This hartles rout of base rascalitie A plague vpon you all you cowardly Rogues You crauand curres you say muddy clownes Whose courage but consistes in multitude Like shéepe and neat that follow one another Which if one runne away all follow after This hedge-bred rascal this filthie frie of ditches A vengeance take you all this t' is to lead you Now doe you crie and shrike at euery shocke A hot consuming mischiefe follow you Spi. Swounds scale rogues scale a Falconbridge a Falconbridge Enter Lord Maior and histraine Ma. Set open the gates nay then wée l sally out It neuer shall be said when I was Maior The Londoners were shut vp in the Citie Then crie King Edward and le ts vs issue out Fal. Now if ye be true hearted Englishmen The gat'es set open and the portcullise vp Le ts Pel Mel in to stop their passage out He that first enters be possest of Cheape I giue him it fréely and the chiefest wench Spi. That he can find let that lie in the bargaine Exeunt The Lord Maior and the Citizens hauing valiantly repulsed the Rebels from the Citie Enters Falconbridge and Spicing and their traine wounded and dismaied Spi. Hear'st thou Generall there 's hote drinking at the mouth of Bishopsgate for our soldiours are all Mouth they lie like Rascals with their brains beaten out therefore since we are all like to féed hogs in Houndsditch let vs retire our troupes and saue our maimed men or if we issue further we are put to the sword euery mothers sonne of vs Fal. Art thou that villaine in whose damned mouth Was neuer heard of any word but
There is no hope for anie one to liue We heare the Londoners will leaue the Citie And bid vs battaile here on Mileend Greene Whom if we vanquish then we take the towne And ride in triumph thorow Cheape to Paules The Mint is ours Cheap Lumbard stréet our owne The meanest souldier wealthier then a king Spi. March faire ye rogues all kings or capknitters dost thou heare Tom Falconbridge I pre thee grant me one boone I shall aske thee Fa. What is it Ned it s hard I should denie thee Spi. Why that when we haue woune the Crie as we cannot chuse but winne it that I may haue the knighting of all these rogues and rascalles Fal. What then Spi. What then Zounds I scorne your scuruie way mouthed what then now a pore take me it I fight a blow Fal. Why this is fine go to knight whom thou wilt Spi. Who I knight any of them I le sée them hangde first for a companie of tattred ragged rascailes if I were a king I would not knight one of them Chub. What not mee Caualero Chub Spi. Yes I care not if I knight thee and yet I le see thee hangd ere I le honour thee so much I care not so much for the matter but I would not be denide my humour Fal. Why what a peruerse fellow art thou Ned Spi. Ho my fine Tom my braue Falconbridge my mad Greeke my lustie Neuill thou art a king a Cesar a plague on thee I loue thee not and yet I le die with thee Enter the Lord Maior Recorder Iosseline Shoare and their Souldiours marching Maior See how rebellion can exalt it selfe Pruning the feathers of sicke discipline Recer. They thinke they can outlooke our truer lookes Sho. Marke but the scornefull eie of Falconbridge Ma. I rather thinke t is feare vpon his cheeke Decyphers pale disturbance in his heart Ios. Our comming forth hath well I say no more But shall we take occasion and so forth Rebellion should haue no respite oh my Lord The time hath bene but all is one for that Spi. How like a troupe of ranke oreridden iades You huâ—se bearded Citizens appeare Chub. Nay rather so many men in the Moone And euerie one a forzen bush in his mouth Spi. The foure and twentie wards now faire befall them Would anie one haue thought before this houre There had béene such increase of muddie slaues Spi. Peace soldiours they are resolute you sée And not to flatter vs nor fauour them Such haughtie stoâ—hs seldome haue béene séene Imbodied in the breasts of Cittizens How sternly in their owne peculiar strength Without the assistance of their lingring king Did they of late repulse vs from their walles And now againe how expeditiously And vnexpected they haue met vs here Were we more deadly incensed then we are I would not but commend their chiualrie Spi. Captaine shall we go challenge them to fight Sbloud we burne daylight thei le thinke anon We are afraid to sée their glittering swords Ch. Tell them they come in stéed of pudding pies And Stratford cakes to makes a banquet here Fal. Soft giue me leaue I will deuise with words To weaken and abash their fortitude Re. The bastard offers to come forth my Lord Ma. I am the man intend to answere him Fa. Crosbie Ma. Traytor all Traitour zounds downe with him Fa. Be patient giue me leaue I say to speake I doubt not but the traitors name shall rest With those that keeps their lawfull K. in bonds Meane time ye men of London once againe Behold my warlike colours are displaide Which I haue vowd shal neuer be wrapt vp Untill your loftie buildings kisse our féet Unles you grant me passage through your stréets Re. Passage saist thou that must be ore our breasts If any passage thou art like to haue Fa. Why then vpon your bodies will I tread And wade through standing pooles of your lost bloud Sh. We know thy threats and reckon them as wind Not of suffecient powre to shake a reede Spi. But we shooke your gates not long agoe And made your walles to shake like yrish bogges Chub. I and so terrified ye that not one of ye darst come to fetch a pinte of sacke at the mouth at Bishopsgate no not for your lines Ios. I but you know what followed and so forth Spi. Etcetera are you there mee thinks the sight of the dun Bull the Neuels honored crest should make you leaue your broken sentences and quite forget euer to speake at all Sho. Nay then looke thou vpon our Citties armes Wherein is a bloudie dagger that is it Where with a rebell like to Falconbridge Had his desert meete for his trecherie Can you behold that and not quake for feare Re. Since when it is successfuely decreed Traitors with vs shall neuer better speede Spi. Captaine and fellow soldiers talke no more But draw your meaning forth in down right blows Falcon. Sound then alarum Maior Do the like for vs and where the right is there attend successe Ios. Stay and be better aduisde why countrimen What is this Falconbridge you follow so I could instruct you but you know my mind And Falconbridge what are these rusticalles Thou shouldst repose such confidense in glasse Shal I informe thee no thou art wise inough Edward of Yorke delaies the time you say Therefore hée will not come imagine so The Cittie 's weake hold that opinion still And your pretence King Henries libertie True but as how shall I declare you no What theÌ„ you le fight a gods name take your choise I canno more but giue you mine aduise Fal. Away with this parentheses of words Crosbie courage thy men and on this greene Whose cause is right let it be quickly séene Maior I am as readie as thou canst desire On then a Gods name They fight the rebels driue them backe then Enter Falconbridge and Spicing Fal. This was well fought now Spicing list to me The Cittizens thus hauing giuen vs ground And therefore somewhat daunted take a band Of Essex souldiours and with all the spéede Thou possibly canst make withdraw thy selfe And get between the Cittie gates and them Spi. Oh braue Tom Neuill gallant Falconbridge Ayme at thy intended pollicie This is thy meaning while thou art imploide And holdst them battaile here on Mileend Greene I must prouide as harbenger before There be not onely cleere and open passage But the best marchants houses to receiue Vs and our retinew I am proud of that And will not sléepe vpon thy iust commaund Fal. Away then I will follow as I may And doubt not but that ours will be the day After some excursions enter Lord Maior and Master Shoare Ma. We haue recouered what before we lost And heauen stands with the iustice of our cause But this I noted in the fight euen now That part of this rebellious crew is sent By what direction or for what intent I cannot ghesse but may suspect the worst And as it séemes they compasse
flesh and bloud that gripes the same And by the honour I did winne of late Against those frostie bearded Citizens It shall be tride before we do depart Whether accuseth other wrongfully Or which of vs two is the better man Fal. I shall but quit the Hangman of a labour Yet rather then to be vpbraided thus The Eagle once will stoope to féede on carrion They fight Enter Chub. Ch. Hold if ye be men if not hold as ye are rebels strong théeues I bring you newes of a proclamation the King hath promised that whosoeuer can bring the head of Falconbridge or Spicing shal haue for his labour a thousand crownes what meane you then to swagger saue your selues Spi. This proclamation comes in happie time I le banquish Falconbridge and with this sword Cut off his head and beare it to the King So not alone shall I be pardoned But haue the thousand crownes is promised Fal. This rascall was ordainde to saue my life For now when I haue ouerthrowne the wretch Euen with his head I le yéeld me to the King His princely word is past to pardon mee And though I were the chiefe in this rebellion Yet this will be a meanes to make my peace Ch. Oh that I knew how to betray them both Fal. How saist thou Spi wilt thou yéeld thy selfe For I haue vowde eyther aliue or dead To bring thee to King Edward Spi. And I haue vowde the like by thee How will these two bad contraries agree Chub. And I the same by both of you Fal. Come sir I le quickly câ—d you of that care Spi. And what thou lottest me shall be thy share Chub. Here comes a miller helpe to part the fray These are the rebels Falconbridge and Spicing The worst of them is worth a thousand crownes Mill. Marrie and such a bootie should I haue Submit submit it is in vaine to striue Exit Fal. Spi. Why what art thou Mill. One that will hamper yon But what 's the other that is fled away Chub. Oh miller that was Falconbridge And this is Spicing his companion Spi. I tell thée miller thou hast béene the meanes To hinder the most charitable déed What euer honest Christian vndertooke Chub. Thou canst beare nie witnesse I had fane That most notorious rebell but for him M. But I haue taken thée and the world knowes That Spicing is as bad as who is best Spi. Why thou mistakst I am a true subject Chub. Miller hée lies be sure to hold him fast Spi. Dost thou accuse me apprehend him too For hee s as guiltie as any of vs Mill. Come you shall both togither answere it Before my Lord Maior and here he comes Enter Lord Maior Iosseline and other attendants Ma. Sir Ralph Iosseline haue you euer séen a Prince more affable then Edward is what merry talke he had vpon the way Ios. Doubtlesse my Lord hee le prooue a royal King But how now what are these Mill. God saue your honour Here I present vnto you my Lord Maior A paire of rebels whom I did espie As I was busie grinding at my mill And taking them for vagrant idle knaues That had beset some trueman from his house I came to kéepe the peace but afterward Found that it was the bastard Falconbridge And this his mate together by the eares The one for all that I could doo escapte The other standeth at your mercie here Ma. It is the rebell Spicing Spi. It is indeed I see you are not blind you know mee then Ma. Wel miller thou hast done a subiects part And worthily deserust that recompence Is publikely proclaimed by the King But what 's this other I haue séene his face And as I take it he is one of them Mill. I must confesse I tooke them both togither Hee ayded me to apprehend the rest Chub. A telles you true my Lord I am Chub the Chaundler and I curse the time that euer I saw their faces for if they had not been I had liude an honest man in mine own countrie and neuer come to this Spi. Out rogue dost thou recant for feare of death I Maior I am he that sought to cut your throate And since I haue miscaried in the fact I le néere denie it do the worst you can Ma. Bring him a way he shall haue martiall law and at the next tree we do come vnto Be hangde to rid the world of such a wretch Miller thy dutie is a thousand markes Which must be sharde betwixt thée and this poore fellow that did reueale him And sirra your life is saude on this condition that you hang vp Spicing how saist thou wilt thou do it Chub. Will I doe it what a question is that I would hang him if he were my father to saue mine own life Ma. Then when yée haue done it come home to my house and there ye truly shall haue your reward Spi. Well sirra then thou must be my hangman Chub. I by my troth sir for fault of a better Spi. Well commend me to little Pim and pray her to redeeme my pande hose they lie at the blew Bore for eleuen pence and if my hostesse wil haue the other odde penie tell her she is a damned bawde and there is no truth in her score Chub. Take no thought sir for your pande hose they are lowsie and not worth the redéeming Spi. There is a Constable stickes in my minde he got my sword from me that night I should haue killed blacke Ralph if I had liude I would haue béene meete with him Chub. I sir but here 's a thing shall take an order for that Spi. Cemmend me to blacke Luce bouncing Besse lustie Kate and the other pretie morsels of mans flesh Farewell Pinke and Pinnesse Flibote and Caruell Turnbull and Spittle I die like a man Chub. Oh Captaine Spicing thy vaine inticing brought me from my trade From good candles making to this paines taking a rebell to be made Therefore Ned Spicing to quit thy enticing this must be thy hope By one of thy fellowes to be led to the Gallowes to end in a rope Exeunt Enter Hobs the Tanner of Tamworth Hobs. Dudgeon dost thou he are looke well to Brocke my mare driue Dunne and her faire and softly downe the hill and take héede the thornes teare not the hornes of my Cow hides as thou goest neere the hedges ha what saist thou knaue is the Bulles hide downe why lay it vp again what rare I He meete thee at the stile and helpe to set all straight And yet God helpe it s a crooked world and an vnthriftie for some that haue nere a shooe had rather go barefoote then buy clout-leather to mend the old when they can buy no new for they haue time inough to mend all they sit so long betweene the cup and the wall well God amend them God amende them Let me see by my executor heere my leather pouch what I haue taken what I haue spent what I haue
letters to vs from whom Mess. My Liedge this from the D. of Burgundy And this is from the Constable of Fraunce K. What newes from them He opens the letter and reades To clayme our right in Fraunce And they will ayde vs yea will ye so But other ayde must ayde vs ere we goe He seemes to read the letters but glaunces on Mistresse Shoare in his reading A womans aid that hath more power then France To crowne vs or to kill vs with mischance If chast resolue be to such beautie tyed Sue how thou canst thou wilt be still denied Her husband hath deserued well of thee Tut loue makes no respect where ere it be Thou wrongst thy Quéene euerie enforced ill Must be endur'de where beautie séekes to kill Thou seemst to read onely to blind their eyes Who knowing it thy folly would despise He starts from the Table Thanks for my cheare L. Maior I am not well I know not how to take these newes This fit I meane That hath bereft me of all reason eleane M. God shield my Soueraigne K. Nay nothing I shall be well anone Ian. May it please your Highnes sit K. I faine with thee nay we must néeds be gon Cosin Howard conuey these letters to our counsel And bid them giue vs their aduise of them Thanks for my cheare L. Maior farewell to you And farewell Mistresse Shoare La. Maioresse I should say It 's you haue causde our parting at this time Farewell M. Shoare farewell to all Wee le meet once more to make amends for this Exeunt King How and Sel. M. Oh God here to be ill My house to cause my Soueraignes discontent Cosin Shoare I had rather spent Sho. Content your selfe my L. kings haue their humors The letters did containe somewhat no doubt That did displease him Iane So my Lord thinke I But by Gods helpe he will be well againe M. I hope so too well Cosin for your paines I can but thanke ye chiefly you faire Niece At night I pray yée both come sup with me How say ye will yee Sh. Yes my Lord wee will So for this time we humbly take our leaue Exeunt Shoare and his wife M. Oh now the sudden sicknesse of my Liedge Afflictes my soule with many passions His Highnes did entend to be right merrie And God he knowes how it would glad my soule If I had seene his Highnes satisfied With the poore entertainement of his Maior His humble vassaile whose lands whose life and all Are and in dutie must be alwaies his Well God I trust will blesse his Graces health And quickly ease him of his sudden fit Take away there ho rid this place And God of heauen blesse my Soueraignes Grace Exit Enter two prentizes preparing the Goldsmiths Shop with plate 1. Pren. Sirra Iacke come set out 2. Pren. You are the elder Prentise I pray you do it least my mistris talke with you when shée comes downe what is it a clocke 1. Pren. Sir by Alhallowes 2. Pren. Lying and stealing will bring ye to the Gallowes Is here all the plate 1. Pren. I that must serue to day Where is the weights and ballance 2. Pr. All readie harke my mistris comes Exit 1. Pren. Enter Mistris Shoare with her worke in her hand Iane Sir boy while I attend the shop my selfe See if the workeman haue dispatcht the Cup How many ounces weighes it 2. Pren. Twentie forsooth Iane What said the Gentleman to the fashion 2. Pren. He told my maister I was not within Iane Go sir make hast your M. is in Cheapeside Take heed ye were best your loytring be not spide The boy departs she sits sowing in her shop Enter the king disguised K. Well fare a case to put a King in yet Good mistris Shoare this doth your loue procure This shape is secret and I hope ti 's sure The Wlatermen that daily vse the Court And see me often knew me not in this At Lyon key I landed in their view Yet none of them tooke knowledge of the King If any gallant striue to haue the wall I le yéelde it gently Soft here must I turne Heere 's Lumbard stréete and here 's the Pellican And there 's the Phenix in the Pellicans nest O rare perfection of rich natures worke Bright twinkling sparke of pretious Diamond Of greater value then all India Were there no Sunne by whose kind louely heat The earth brings forth those stones we hold of prize Her radiant eyes deiected to the ground Would turne each peble to a Diamond Gaze gréedie eies and be not satisfied Till you finde rest where hearts desire doth bide Ia. What would you buy sir that you looke on here K. Your fairest iewell bée it not too deare First how this Saphyre mistris that you weare Iane Sir it is right that will I warrant yee No Ieweller in London showes a better K. No nor the like you praise it passing well Iane Do I no if some Lapidary had the stone more would not buy it then I can demaund T is as well set I thinke as ere yee saw K. Ed. T is set indeed vpon the fairest hand that ere I saw Iane You are disposde to iest but for value his Maiestis might weare it K. Ed. Might he ifaith Iane Sir t is the ring I meane K. Ed. I meant the hand Iane You are a merrie man I see you come to cheape and not to buy K. Ed. Yet hée that offers fairer then I le doe shal hardly find a partner in his bargaine Iane Perhaps in buying things of so smal value King Rather because no wealth can purchase it Ian. He were too fond that would so highly prize The thing which once was giuen away for loue Kin. His hap was good that came so easily by it Iane The gift so small that askte who could denie it King Oh she gaue more that such a gift then gaue Then earth ere had or world shall euer haue Iane His hap is ill should it be as you say That hauing giuen him what you rate so high And yet is still the poorer by the match King That easely prooues he doth not know the worth Iane Yet hauing had the vse of it so long It rather prooues you ouer rate the thing He being a chapman as it séemes you are King Indéed none should aduenture on the thing That 's to bée purchast onely by a King Iane If Kings loue that which no man else respects It may be so else do I sée small reason A King should take delight in such course stuffe King Liues there a King that would not giue his crowne To purchase such a kingdome of content Iane In my conceit right well you aske that question The world I thinke containes not such fond king King Why mistresse Shoare I am the man will do it Iane It s proudly spoke although I not beléeue it Were he King Edward that should offer it King But shall I haue it Iane Upon what acquaintance King
t is néedles charge You that on hounds and hunting mates will spend No doubt but something to your King you le lend Good My brace of Angels by my troth that 's all Hob. Masse and t is well thy Curres haue left so much I thought they would haue eaten vp thy house and land ere this Bowes Now Harrie Grudgen Grudgen. What would you haue of mee Money I haue none and I le sell no stocke here 's olde polling subsidie fiftéen soldiers and to the poore and you may haue your will you le soone shut me out a doore Hob. Heare ye worships will ye let me answere my neighbour Grudgen By my hallidome Harry Grudgen tha' rt but a grumbling grudging Churle thou hast two ploughes going and neare a Cradle rocking tha 'st a pecke of money goe to turne thée loose thou 'lt goe to law with the Micat for a tyth goose and wilt not spare the King foure or fiue pound Grudgen. Gep goodman Tanner are ye so round your prolicatenes has brought your sonne to the gallowes almost you can be franke of an other mans cost Hob. Th art no honest man to twit me with my sonne hee may out liue thee yet for ought that hee has done my sonnes i th gayle is hee the first has beene there and thou art a man as th art a beast I would haue thee by the eares How Friend thou wantste nurture to vpbraid a Father Weeping With a sunnes fault we sit not here for this What 's thy beneuolence towards his maiestie Hob. His benegligence hang him hee le not giue a pennis willingly Gr. I care not much to cast away fortie pence Ho. Out grudging pesant base ill nurturd groome Is the the loue thou bearest vnto the King Gentlemen take notice of the slaue And if he fault let him be soundly plagude Now frolicke Ianner what wilt thou afforde Hob. Twentie olde Angels and a score of hides if that be too little take twentie Nobles more while I haue it my king shall spend of my store How The King shall know thy louing liberall heart Hob. Shall hee ifaith I thanke ye heartely but heare yée Gentleman you come from the Court How I doe Hob. Lord how does the King and how does Ned the Kings Butler and Tom of his Chamber I am sure ye know them How They doe verie well Hob. For want of better guests they were at my house one night How I know they were Hob. They promist me a good turne for kissing my daughter Nell and now I ha cagion to trie them my sonnes in Dy hell here in Caperdochie itha Gayle for péeping into another mans purse and outstep the King be miserable hee s like to totter can that same Ned the Butler doe any thing with the King How More then my selfe or any other Lord Hob. A halter he can by my troth yee reiounce my heart to heare it How Come to the Court I warrant thy sonnes life Ned will saue that and do thée greater good Hob. I le weane Brocke my maressole and come vp to the King and it shall go hard but two fat hens for your paines I will bring Bowes My Lord this fellow gladly now will giue fiue pounds so you will pardon his rude speech How For fiue and fiue I cannot brooke the beast Grud. What giues the Tanner I am as able as hee Aston He giues ten pound Grud. Take twentie then of me I pray yée my Lord forgiue my rough heaud speech I wis I ment no hurt vnto my Liedge Bowes Let vs entreat your Lordships patience How I do at your request remit the offence So le ts depart here 's all we haue to doe Ast. Ti 's for this time and place my Lord sirra bring your money Hob. What haue you sau'de now goodman Grudgen by your hinching and your pinching not the worth of a blacke pudding Exeunt Enter mistris Shoare and mistris Blage. M. Bla. Now mistris Shoare what vrgent cause is that Which made ye send for me in such great haste I 〈◊〉 it made me halfe afraid you were not well Iane Trust me nor sicke nor well but troubled still with the disease I told yée heere is another letter from the King was neuer poore soule so importuned M. Bla. But will no answere serue Iane No mistris Blage no answere will suffize He he it is that with a violent siedge Labours to breake into my plighted faith Oh what am I he should so much forget His royall State and his high maiestie Still doth he come disguised to my house And in most humble termes bewraies his loue My husband gréeues alas how can he choose Fearing the dispossessement of his Iane And when he cannot come for him he writes Offering beside incomparable gifts And all to winne me to his princely will M. Bla. Beléeue me M. Shoare a dangerous case And euery way repeat with doubtfull feare If you should yéeld your vertuous name were foild And your beloued husband made a scorne And if not yéeld it s likely that his loue Which now admires ye will conuert to hate And who knowes not a princes hate is death Yet I will not be she shall counsaile yée Good mistresse Shoare do what ye will for me Iane Then counsaile me what I were best to do M. B. You know his greatnes rā dispense with il Making the sinne séeme lesser by his worth And you your selfe your children your friends Be all aduanced to worldly dignitie And this worlds pompe you know is a goodly thing Yet I will not be shee shall counsaile ye Good mistresse Shoare doe what ye will for mee Iane Alas I know that I was bound by oath To kéepe the promise that I made at first And vertue liues when pompe consumes to dust M, Blague So we do say dishonour is no shame When slaunder does not touch th' offenders name You shall be folded in a princes armes Whose becke disperseth euen the greatest harmes Many that sit themselues in high degree Will then be glad to stoope and bende the knee And who i st hauing plentie in the hand Neuer commaunded but doth still commaund That cannot worke in such excesse of things To quit the guilt one small transgression brings Yet I will not be shée shall counsaile ye Good mistresse Shoare do what ye will for mée Iane Here do I liue although in meane estate Yet with a conscience free from all debate Where higher footing may in time procure A sudden fall and mixe my swéete with sowre Mi. Blague True I confesse a priuate life is good Nor would I otherwise be vnderstood To be a Goldsmiths wife is some content But dayes in court more pleasantly are spent A households gouernment deserues renowne But what is a companion to a crowne The name of mistresse is a prettie thing But Madam at each word doth glory bring Yet I will not be shee shal counsel yée Good mistresse Shoare do what ye will for nice Ia. Oh that I
so modest and so chaste thou wast But now thou art diuorcde whiles yet hee liues That was thy husband while thou wast his wife Thy wifehood stainde by thy dishonoured life For now thou art nor widdow maide nor wife Iane I must confesse I yeelded vp the Forte Wherein lay all the riches of my joy But yet sweete Shoare before I yeelded it I did endure the longst and greatest siege That euer battred on poore chastitie And but to him that did assault the same For euer it had béene inuincible But I will yéeld it backe againe to thee He cannot blame me though it be so done To loose by me what first by me was wonne Sho. No Iane there is no place allowde for mee Where once a King hath tane possession Meane men brooke not a Riuall in their loue Much lesse so high vnriualde Maiestie concubine to one so great as Edward Is tarre too great to be the wife of Shoare Iane I will refuse the pleasures of the Court Let me go with thee Shoare though not as a wife Yet as thy slaue since I haue lost that name I will redéeme the wrong that I haue done thee With my true seruice if thou wilt accept it Sho. Thou go with mee Iane oh God forbid That I should be a traitour to my King Shall I become a fellon to his pleasures And flie away as guiltie of the theft No my deere Iane I say it may not bee Oh what haue subiects that is not their kings He not examine his prerogatiue Ia. Why then swéet Mat let me intreat thée stay What i st with Edward that I cannot do I le make thee wealthier then ere Richard was That entertaind the thrée greatst kings in Europe And feasted them in London on a day Aske what thou wilt were it a million That may content thée thou shalt haue it Shoare Sho. Indeed this were some comfort to a man That tasted want or worldly miserie But I haue lost what wealth cannot returne All worldly losses are but toyes to mine Oh all my wealth the losse of thee was more Then euer time or Fortune can restore Therfore swéet Iane farewell once thou wast mine Too rich for me and that King Edward knewe Adiew oh world he shall deceiued bee That puts his trust in women or in thee Ia. Ah Shoare farewel poore heart in death I le tell I euer loude thée Shoare farewell farewell Exit Enter king Edward Lord Maior Howard Sellinger and the traine King Hauing awakte forth of their sleepie dens Our drourie Cannons which ere long shal charme The watchfull French with deaths eternall sléepe And all things else in readinesse for France A while we will giue truce vnto our care There is a merrie Tanner néere at hand With whom we meane to be a little merrie Therefore Lord Maior and you my other friends I must intreat you not to knowledge me No man stand bare all as companions Giue me a Cloake that I may be disguisde Tom Sellinger go thou and take another So Tanner now come when yee please we are prouided And in good time see hee is come alreadie Enter the Tanner Tom Sellenger go thou and meete him Sel. What Iohn Hobs welcome ifaith to court Hob. Gramercies honest Tom where is the hangman Ned where is that mad rascall shall I not see him Sel. See where he stands that same is hee Hob. What Ned a plague found thee how dost thou for a villaine how dost thou madde Rogue and how and how King In health Iohn Hobs and verie glad to see thee But say what winde droue thee to London Hobs. Ah Ned I was brought hither with a whirlewinde man my sonne my sonne did I not tell thee I had a knaue to my sonne King Yes Tanner what of him Hob. Faith hee s in Caperdoche Ned in Stafford Goale for a robberie and is like to be hangde except thou get the King to be more miserable to him King If that be all Tanner I le warrant him I will procure his pardon of the King Hobs. Wilt thou Ned for those good words see what my Daughter Nell hath sent thee a handkercher wrought with as good Couentrie silke blew threed as euer thou sawest King And I perhaps may weare it for her sake In better presence then thou art aware off Hobs. How Ned a better present that canst thou not haue for silke cloath and workemanship why Nell made it man But Ned is not the King in this companie what hee in the long beard and the redde petticoate before God I misdoubt Ned that is the King I know it by my Lord what ye cals players King How by them Tanner Hob. Euer when they play an Enterloute or a Commodity at Tamworth the King alwaies is in a long beard and a red gowne like him therefore I spekt him to be the King King No trust me Tanner this is not the King but thou shalt see the King before thou goest and haue a pardon for thy sonne too with thee This man is the Lord Maior Lord Maior of London héere was the Recorder too but hee is gone Hobs. What Nicnames these courtnoles haue Mare and Corder quotha we haue no such at Liechfield there is the honest Bayliffe and his brethren such words grée best with vs King My Lord Maior I pray ye for my sake to bidde this honest Tanner welcome Maior You are welcome my honest friend In signe whereof I pray you see my house And suppe with mee this night Hobs. I thanke yee good goodman Masor but I care not for no meate my stomacke is like to a sicke swines that will neither eate nor drinke till shée know what shal become of her pigge Ned and Tom you promisde me a good turne when I came to Court either doo it now or go hang your selues King No sooner comes the King but I will doo it Sel. I warrant thee Tanner feare not thy sonnes life Hobs. Nay I feare not his life I feare his death Enter Maister of Saint Katherines and Widow Norton Maiste. All health and happinesse to my Soueraigne King The Maister of Saint Katherines hath marde all Hobs. Out alas that euer I was borne The Tanner falles in a swound they labour to reuiue him meane while the king puts on his roy all robes King Looke to the Tanner there he takes no harme I would not haue him for my crowne miscarrie Wid. Let me come to him by my kings good leaue Here 's ginger honest man bite it Hobs. Bite ginger bite ginger bite a dogs date I am but a dead man ah my Liedge that you should deale so with a poore well meaning man but it makes no matter I can but die King But when Tanner canst thou tell Hobs. Nay euen when you please for I haue so defended ye by calling ye plaine Ned mad rogue and rascall that I know you le haue me hangde Therefore make no more adoe but send me downe to Stafford and there a Gods
two Sée them safe guarded till you know our pleasure Enter the Constable and Howard Now my Lord Howard how i st with Scales Ho. Well my dread Soueraigne now his wound is drest And by the opinion of the Surgeons It s thought he shall not perish by this hurt K. Ed. I am the gladder but vnfaithfull Earle I doe not see how yet I can dispence With thy submission this was not the welcome Your letters sent to England promisde me Con. Right high and mightie Prince condemne me not That am as innocent in this offence As any souldiour in the English armie The fault was in our gunners ignorance Who taking you for Lewis King of France That likewise is within the cities kenne Made that vnluckie shot to beate him backe And not of malice to your maiestie To knowledge which I brought thē with my selfe And thirtie thousand crownes within this purse Sent by the Burgers to redéeme your lacke K. Ed. Constable of France we will not sell a drop Of English blood for all the gold in France But in so much two of our men are slaine To quit their deaths those two that came with thée Shall both be cramde into a Cannons mouth And so he shot into the towne againe It is not like but that they knew our Colours And of set purpose did this villanie Nor can I be perswaded thorowly But that our person was the mark they aimed at Yet are we well content to hold you excusde Mary our souldiours must be satisfied And therefore first shall be distributed These crownes amongst thē then you shal returne And of your best prouision send to vs Thirtie waine loade beside twelue tunne of wine This if the Burgers will subscribe vnto Their peace is made otherwise I will proclaime Frée libertie for all to take the spoyle Con. Your highnes shall be answerd presently And I will see these articles performed K. Ed. Yet one thing more I will that you my Lord Together with the Duke of Burgundie Doe ere to morrow noone bring all your force And toyne with ours or else we doe recant And these conditions shall be frustrate C. Mine are at hand my Lord and I will write The Duke may like wise be in readinesse K. Ed. Let him haue safe conduct through our army And gainst the morning euery leader see His troupes be furnisht for no longer time God willing shall the triall be deferred Twixt Lewis and vs What echoing sound is this Sel. A gentleman from the K. of France my Lord Craues parlance with your excellence K. Ed. A gentleman bring him in What newes a Gods name frō our brother Lewis Enter Mugeroune Mu. Most puissant and most honourable King My royall master Lewis the King of France Doth gréete your Highnes with vnfained loue Wishing your health prosperitie and rule And thus he saies by me When was it séene That euer Lewis pretended hurt to England Either by close conspirators sent ouer To vndermine your state or openly By taking armes with purpose to inuade Nay when was it that Lewis was euer heard So much as to detract from Edwards name But still hath done him all his due of spéech By blazing to the world his high deserts Of wisedome valour and his heroicke birth Whence is it then that Edward is incensde To render hate for loue for amitie sterne warre Not of himselfe we know but by the meanes Of some infectious counsell that like mud Would spoyle the pure temper of his noble minde It is the Duke and that pernicious rebell Earle of S. Paul haue set abroach these warres Who of themselues vnable to procéede Would make your Grace the instrument of wrong And when you haue done what you can for them You shall be sure of nothing but of this Still to be doubled and dissembled with But if it might séeme gratious in your eye To cast off these despisde confederates Vnfit companions for so great a Prince And ioyne in league with Lewis my royall master Him shall you finde as willing as of power To doe your Grace all offices of loue And what commoditie may spring thereby To both the Realmes your Grace is wise enough Without my rude suggestions to imagine Besides much bloodshed for this present time Will be preuented when two such personages Shall méete together to shake hands in peace And not with shock of Launce and Curtelaxe That Lewis is willing I am his substitute And he himselfe in person if you please Not farre from hence will signifie as much K. Ed. Sir withdraw and giue vs leaue a while To take aduisement of our Counsellors What say ye Lords vnto this proffered truce Ho. In my conceit let it not be slipt my Lord Sel. Wilt not be dishonour hauing landed So great an armie in these parts of France And not to fight before we doe returne Ho. How can it when the enemie submits And of himselfe makes tender of allegiance Sel. I that 's the question whether he will yéeld And doe King Edward fealtie or no Ed. What talke ye Lords he shall subscribe to that Or no conditions I le accept at all Ho. Let him be bound my Lord to pay your Grace Toward your expences since your comming ouer Seauentie fine thousand crownes of the Sunne And yéerely after fiftie thousand more During your life with homage there withall That he doth hold his royaltie from you And take his offer t will not be amisse Ed. It shall be so draw you the articles And Sellinger call forth the messenger Bring with thée too a cup of massie gold And bid the bearer of our priuie purse Inclose therein a hundred English Ryals Friend we doe accept thy masters League With no lesse firme affection then he craues If he will méete vs here betwixt our tents It shall on both sides be confirmde by oth On this condition that he will subscribe To certaine Articles shall be proposde And so thou hast thy answer to requite Thy paines herein we giue to thée this cup Her Health and increase of honour waite on Edward Ed. Lord Howard bring the Frenchman on his way Ed. King Lewis is one that neuer was precise But now Lord Howard and Tom Sellinger There is a taske remaines for you to doe And that is this you two shall be disguisde And one of you repayre to Burgundie The other to the Constable of France Where you shall learne in secret if you can If they intend to méete vs here to morrow Or how they take this our accord with France Somewhat it giues me you will bring from thence Worthie the noting will you vndertake it Sel. With all my hart my L. I am for Burgundie How And I am for the Constable of France Exeunt Ed. Make spéede againe what newes Mest. The king of France my L. attended royally Is marching hitherward to méete your Grace Ed. He shall be welcome hast thou drawne the articles Mess. Yes my dread Soueraigne Ed. Goe call foorth our traine We may
Damnd vp as in a furnace finding vent Breaks through his seuerd lips into short pusses And then he mumbles forth a word or two As doth a toothles Monke when hée s at mattens K. Oh it was sport alone to note their cariage Se. Sport my Lord wil you but heare me speak And if I do not wearie you with laughter Nere trust Tom Sellinger more vpon his word Sound a Trumpet K. I pray thée peace by this it should appeare One of their messengers is come go see Vpon my life we shall haue some deuise Of new dissimulation how now Tom Sel. T is as your highnes did suppose my Lord Here is a messenger from Burgundie King Excellent good admit him presently And brother of France let me intreat your grace To stand aside a little in my tent Least finding vs together he refraine To tell the message he is sent about So sure I am perswaded we shall find Some notable péece of knauerie set a foote K. L. With al my hart vrge him speak loud enough That I my Lord may vnderstand him too Exit Enter the Lord of Conte K. Ed. Feare not I haue the method in my mind What it is you my Lord of Conte welcome How doth the valiant Duke in health I hope Co. In health my Lord of bodie though in mind Somewhat distemperd that your Grace hath ioind In league with his professed enemie K. E. How say you that my Lord pray you speake out For I of late by reason of a cold Am somewhat thicke of hearing Con. Thus my Lord Your Grace demanded if the Duke were well I answere you he is in health of bodie Though inwardly in mind somewhat perplext That you without his knowledge haue tane truce With childish Lewes that hartlesse King of France K. Ed. With whom I pray yee a little lowder sir C. With childish Lewes that hartlesse K. of France K. Ed. I now do vnderstand you is it that He takes vnkindly why if he had come With his expected forces as he promist I had béene still vncapable of peace But he deceiuing me the fault was his Con. No my good Lord the fault was not in him But in that lewde pernicious counterfait That craftie Fore the Constable of France Who counseld him to kéepe him at his siege Saying it would be more dishonorable To rise from thence then any way profitable To méete your Maiestie beside my Lord It hath bin proued since how much the Constable Hates your procéedings by that wilfull shot Was made against you from S. Quintins wals Which though he séemde to colour with faire spéech The truth is they did leuell at your selfe And grieued when they heard you were not slaine K. Ed. May I be bold to credit your report Con. The Duke vpon his honour bad me say That it was true and there withall quoth he Tell noble Edward if he will recant And fall from Lewes againe knowing it is More for his dignitie to be sole King And conquer France as did his ancestors Then take a fée and so be satisfied That I am readie with twelue thousand soldiers All well appointed and not onely will Deliuer him the Constable of France That he may punish him as he sées good But seat him in the threne imperial Which now another basely doth vsurpe K. E. Speak that again I heard not your last words Con. But seate you in the throne imperiall Which now another basely doth vsurpe King I thanke his honour for his good regard Pleaseth you stay till wee haue pausde vpon it And you shall haue our answere to the Duke Tom Sellinger receiue him to your tent And let him taste a cuppe of Orleance wine Now my kingly brother haue you heard this news K. L. So plainly my Lord that I scarce held my selfe From stepping forth hearing my royall name So much prophande and slubberd as it was But I do weigh the person like himselfe From whence it came a slie dissembler And spight my anger I was forst sometime To smile to thinke the Duke doth hang his friend Behinde his backe whom to his face he smothes K. E. But we shall haue farre better sport anone Howard tels me that another messenger is come in Post-hast from the Constable As you haue begun with patience heare the rest K. Le. No more adoe I le to my place againe Remember that you still be deafe my Lord K. E. I warrant you Howard call in the messenger Enter the messenger from the Constable Mes. Health to the victorious King of England K. E. Tell him he must straine out his voice alowd For I am somewhat deafe and cannot heare How His Maiestie requests you to speake out Because his hearing is of late decayde Mes. The worthie Earle S. Paul King Ed. Come néere mée Mes. The worthy Earle S. Paul gréets noble Edward And giues your grace to vnderstand by me That whereas Charles that painted sepulchre And most disloyall Duke of Burgundie Hath but vsurpt the habit of a friend Being in heart your deadly enemie As well appeares in his false breach of promise And that whereas he neuer meant himselfe To send you aide but likewise was the meanes To binder my Lords well affected dutie Alleadging you desirde his companie But that you might betray him to his King Beside whereas it will be proude my Lord That he did hire the Gunner of S. Quintins For a large summe of money to discharge Thrée seuerall péeces of great Ordenance Vpon your comming to that cursed towne To slay your Maiestie in which regard If it will please you to reuoke from France And thinke of Burgundie as hee deserues The Duke with expedition bad me say That he would put the Earle into your hands Wherby you might reuenge his trecherous purpose And ayde you too with twise fiue thousand men And seate you like a conquerour in France K. Ed. Can it séeme possible that two such friends So firmely knit together as they were Should on a sodaine now be such great foes M. The Earle my Lord could neuer abide the Duke Since his last treason against your sacred person Before Saint Quintins came to open light K. Was that the cause of their dissention then Mes. It was my lord K. Ed. Well I will thinke vpon t And you shall haue our answere by and by Cosin Howard take him aside But let him be kept from the others sight Ho. Sir wil you walke in my Lord wil take aduise And so dispatch you backe againe vnto the Earle K. Le. Here 's bying of villanie who shall haue all Fraude with deceite deceite with fraude outfacde I would the diuell were there to crie swoope-stake But how intends your Grace to deale with them K. Ed. Faith in their kind I am the stéele you sée Against the which their enuie being strooke The Sparkles of hypocrisie flie forth T were not amisse to quench them in their bloud Enter another messenger to the king of France with letters Mes. My
ost deales Such bounteous almes as seldome hath béene séene Qu. Now before God she would make a gallant Queene But good sonne Dorset stand aside a while God saue your maiestie my Ladie Shoare My Ladie Shoare said I Oh blasphemie To wrong your title with a Ladies name Queene Shoore nay rather Empresse Shoare God saue your grace your maiesty your highnes Lord I want titles you must pardon me What you knéele there king Edwards bedfellow And I your subiect sit fie fie for shame Come take your place I le knéele where you do I may take your place you haue taken mine Good Lord that you will so debase your selfe I am sure you are our sister Queene at least Nay that you are then let vs sit togither Iane Great Queene yet heare me if my sinne committed Haue not stopt vp all passage to your mercie To tel the wrongs that I haue done your highnes Might make reuenge exceed extremitie Oh had I words or tongue to vtter it To plead my womans weaknesse his strength That was the onely worker of my fall Euen innocence her selfe would blush for shame Once to be namde or spoken of in this Let them expect for mercie whose offence May but be called sinne oh mine is more Prostrate as earth before your highnesse féete Inflict what torments you shal thinke most meet Ma. Spurne the whore mother teare those enticing eies That robd you of King Edwards dearest loue Mangle those locks the baits to his desires Let me come to her you but stand and talke As if reuenge consisted but in words Qu. Sonne stand aloofe and do not trouble me Alas poore soule as much adoe haue I aside To for beare teares to keepe her companie Yet once more will I to my former humor Why as I am thinke that thou wert a Queene And I as thou should wrong thy princely bed And winne the king thy husband as thou mine Would it not sting thy soule Or if that I Being a Queen while thou didst loue thy husband Should but haue done as thou hast done to me Would it not grieue thee yes I warrant thee There 's not the meanest woman that doth liue But if she like and loue her husband well She had rather feele his warme limmes in her bed Then sée him in the armes of any Queene You are flesh and bloud as we and we as you And all alike in our affections Though maiestic makes vs the more ambitious What t is to fall into so great a hand Knowledge might teach thée There was once a king Henry the second who did keepe his lemman Cag'de vp at Woodstocke in a Labyrinth His Quéene yet got a tricke to finde her out And how she vsde her I am sure thou hast heard Thou art not mewde vp in some secret place But kept in Court here vnderneath my nose Now in the absence of my Lord the King Haue I not time most fitting for reuenge Faire Rosamond she a pure virgin was Vntill the King seduc'de her to his will She wrongd but one bed only the angry Quéenes But thou hast wronged two mine thy husbands Be thine owne Iudge and now in iustice see What due reuenge I ought to take on thee Ia. Euen what you wil great Quéen here do I lie Humble and prostrate at your Highnesse feet Inflict on me what may reuenge your wrong Was neuer lambe abode more patiently Then I will doe Call all your griefes to mind And do euen what you will or how likes you I will not stirre I wil not shrike or crie Be it torture poison any punishment Was neuer Done or Turtle more submisse Then I wil be vnto your chastisement M. Fetcht I her for this mother let me come to her And what compassion will not suffer you To do to her referre the same to me Qu. Touch her not sonne vpon thy life I charge thee But kéepe off still if thou wilt haue my loue Exit Ma. I am glad to heare ye are so well resolu'de To beare the burthen of my iust displeasure She drawes foorth a knife and making as though she meant to spoyle her face runs to her and falling on her knees embraces and kisses her casting away the knife Thus then I le doe alas poore soule Shall I wéepe with thée in faith poore hart I will Be of good comfort thou shalt haue no harme But if that kisses haue the power to kill thée Thus thus and thus a thousand times I le stab thée Iane I forgiue thée what fort is so strong But with besieging he will batter it Wéepe not sweete Iane alas I know thy sexe Toucht with the selfesame weaknes that thou art And if my state had béen as meane as thine And such a beautie to allure his eye Though I may promise much to mine owne strength What might haue hapt to me I cannot tell Nay feare not for I speake it with my hart And in thy sorrow truly beare a part Ia. Most high and mightie Quéene may I beléeue There can be found such mercie in a woman And in a Quéene more then in a wife So déeply wrongd as I haue wronged you In this bright christall myrror of your mercie I sée the greatnesse of my sinne the more And makes my fault more odious in mine eyes Your princely pitie now doth wound me more Then all your threatnings euer did before Q. Rise my swéet Iane I say thou shalt not knéele Oh God for bid that Edwards Quéene should hate Her whom she knowes he both so dearely loue My loue to her may purchase me his loue Iane speake well vnto the King of me and mine Remember not my sonnes ore-hastie spéech Thou art my sister and I loue thée so I know thou maiest doe much with my déere Lord Speake well of vs to him in any case And I and mine will loue and cherish thee Iane All I can do is all too little too Tut to requite the least part of this grace The dearest thoughts that harbour in this breast Shall in your seruice onely be exprest Enter King Edward angerly his Lords following and sir Robert Brackenburie King What is my Iane with her it is too true See where she hath her downe vpon her knees Why how now Besse what will ye wrong my Iane Come hither loue what hath she done to thee Iane fals on her Knees to the King Iane Oh royall Edward loue loue thy beauteous Quéene The onely perfect myrrour of her kind For all the choysest vertues can be nam'de Oh let not my bewitching lookes withdraw Your deare affections from your déerer Queene But to requite the grace that she hath showne To me the worthlesse creature on this earth To banish me the Court immediately Great King let me but beg one boone of thee That Shoares wife nere do her more iniurie As Iane kneeles on one side the king so the Queene steps and kneeles on the other Qu. Nay then I le beg against her royall Edward
Loue thy Iane still nay more if more may be kissing her And this is all the harme that at my hands She shall endure for it Oh where my Edward loues It ill beseemes his Queene to grudge thereat King Sayest thou me so Besse on my kingly word Edward will honour thee in heart for this But trust me Besse I greatly was afraid I should not finde ye in so good a tune How now what would our Constable of the Towre Bra. The Queene and misstris Shoare do know my sute Qu. It is for Stranguidge and his men at sea Edward needs must you pardon them King Haue I not vowed the contrarie alreadie Dishonour mee when I haue made a league My word is past and they shall suffer death Or neuermore let mee see France againe Iane Why there is one was but a passenger Shall hee die too King Passe me no passage Iane were he in companie hee dies for companie Qu. Good Iane intreat for them Iane Come Edward I must not take this answere Needs must I haue some grace for Stranguidge King Why Iane haue I not denide my Quéenes Yet what i st Iane I would denie to thee I prethee Brackenburie be not thou displeasde My word is past not one of them shall liue One go see them forth with sent to death Exeunt Enter Clarence Gloster and Shaw Glost. I cannot see this prophesie you speake of Should any way so much displease the King And yet I promise you good Brother Clarence T is such a letter as concernes vs both That G. should put away King Edwards children And sit vpon his throne that G. should well Cla. God blesse the king those two swéet young Princes Glo. Amen good brother Clarence Shaw Amen Glo. And send them all to heauen shortly I beseech him Cla. The Kinges much troubled in his sicknesse with it Glo. I promise you hee is and verie much But Doctor Shaw who prophested that G. should be so sadly ominous to vs Shaw My Lord of Glocester I receiude the same From old Frier Anselme of S. Bartholmewes Glo. A great learned man he was and as I haue heard Hath prophesied of very many things I promise you it troubles me I hope in me his prophesie is true aside Cla. And so it does me I tell you brother Glocester Glo. I am sure it does for looke you brother Clarence We know not how his Highnes will applie it We are but two your selfe my Lord and I Should the young Princes faile which God defend Cla. Which God defend D. Shaw Which God defend Glo. aside But they should be cut off Amen Amen You brother first and should your issue faile Poore I am next the youngest of the thrée But how farre I am from a thought of that Heauen witnes with me that I wish you dead aside Cla. Brother I durst be sworne Glo. God blesse you al and take you to him if it be his will Now brother this prophesie of G. troubling the King He may as well applie it vnto Glocester My Dukedomes name if he be iealious As vnto George your name good brother Clarence God helpe God helpe Ifaith it troubles me You would not thinke how aside that any of you liue Cla. It cannot thuse how innocent I am And how vnspotted are my loyall thoughts Vnto his Highnes and those swéete yong Princes God be my record Glo. Who you I I durst answer for you That I shall cut you off ere it be long aside But reuerend Doctor you can onely tell Being his Highnes Confessor how he takes it aside to Shaw Shaw you know my minde a villaine like my selfe Shaw My Lord of Clarence I must tell your Lordship His Highnes is much troubled in his sicknes With this same prophesie of G. Who is this G Oft times he will demaund then will he sigh And name his brother George your selfe my Lord And then he strikes his breast I promise you This morning in th' extreamest of his fitte He lay so still we all thought he had slept When suddenly George is the G. quoth he And gaue a groane and turnde his face away Cla. God be my witnesse witnesse with my soule My iust and vpright thoughts to him and his I stand so guiltlesse and so innocent As I could wish my breast to be transparent And my thoughts written in great letters there The world might read the secrets of my soule Glo. Ah brother Clarence when you are suspected Well well it is a wicked world the while But shall I tell you brother in plaine tearmes I feare your selfe and I haue enemies About the King God pardon them The world was neuer worser to be trusted Ah brother George where is that loue that was Ah it is banisht brother from the world Ah Conscience Conscience and true brotherhood T is gone t is gone brother I am your friend I am your louing brother your owne selfe And loue you as my soule vse me in what you please And you shall see I le doe a brothers part Send you to heauen I hope ere it be long aside I am a true stampt villaine as euer liude Cla. I know you will then brother I beséech you Pleade you mine innocence vnto the King And in meane time to tell my loyaltie I le kéepe within my house at Bainards Castle Vntill I heare how my dread Soueraigne takes it Glo. Do so good brother Cla. Farewell good brother Gloster Glo. My teares will scarcely let me take my leaue I loue you so Farewell sweet George Exit Cla. So is he gone now Shaw t is in thy power To binde me to thee euerlastingly And there is not one step that I shall rise But I will draw thee with me vnto greatnesse Thou shalt sit in my bosome as my soule Incense the king now being as thou art So neere about him and his Confessor That this G. onely is George Duke of Clarence Doctor thou needst not my instruction Thou hast a searching braine a nimble spirit Able to master any mans affections Effect it Shaw and bring it to passe once I le make thee the greatest Shaw that euer was Sha. My Lord I am going by commaundement Vnto the Marshalsea to Captaine Stranguidge For Pyracie of late condemnde to die There to confesse him and his companie That done I le come with spéed backe to the king And make no doubt but I le effect the thing Glo. Farewell gentle Doctor Sha. Farewell my Lord of Gloster Exit Glo. Let me awake my sléeping wits a while Ha the marke thou aimst at Richard is a crowne And many stand betwixt thee and the same What of all that Doctor play thou thy part I le climbe vp by degrees through many a heart Exit Enter Brackenburie with Vaux the Keeper Bra. Why maister Vaux is there no remedie But instantly they must be led to death Can it not be deferd till after noone Or but two howres in hope to get reprie K. Maister Lieutenant t is in vaine