more I think vpon our last accord The more I greeue your suddaine parting hence First lawes of friendship did confirme our peace Now both the seale of faith and marriage bed The name of father and the style of friend These force in me affection full confirmd So that I greeue and this my heartie griefe The heauens record the world may witnesse well To loose your presence who are now to me A father brother and a vowed friend K. of Eng. Link all these louely stiles good king in one And since thy griefe exceeds in my depart I leaue my Dorithea to enioy thy whole compact Loues and plighted vowes Brother of Scotland this is my ioy my life Her fathers honour and her Countries hope Her mothers comfort and her husbands blisse I tell thee king in louing of my Doll Thou bindst her fathers heart and all his friends In bands of loue that death cannot dissolue K. of Scots Nor can her father loue her like to me My liues light and the comfort of my soule Faire Dorithea that wast Englands pride Welcome to Scotland and in signe of loue Lo I inuest thee with the Scottish Crowne Nobles and Ladies stoupe vnto your Queene And Trumpets sound that Heralds may proclaime Faire Dorithea peerlesse Queene of Scots All Long liue and prosper our faire Q. of Scots Enstall and Crowne her Dor. Thanks to the king of kings for my dignity Thanks to my father that prouides so carefully Thanks to my Lord and husband for this honor And thanks to all that loue their King and me All Long liue faire Dorithea our true Queene K. of E. Long shine the sun of Scotland in her pride Her fathers comfort and faire Scotlands Bride But Dorithea since I must depart And leaue thee from thy tender mothers charge Let me aduise my louely daughter first What best befits her in a forraine land Liue Doll for many eyes shall looke on thee Haue care of honor and the present state For she that steps to height of Maiestie Is euen the marke whereat the enemy aimes Thy vertues shall be construed to vice Thine affable discourse to abiect minde If coy detracting tongues will call thee proud Be therefore warie in this slippery state Honour thy husband loue him as thy life Make choyce of friends as Eagles of their yoong Who sooth no vice who flatter not for gaine But loue such friends as do the truth maintaine Thinke on these lessons when thou art alone And thou shalt liue in health when I am gone Dor. I will engraue these preceps in my heart And as the wind with calmnesse woes you hence Euen so I wish the heauens in all mishaps May blesse my father with continuall grace K. of E. Then son farwell the fauouring windes inuites vs to Long circumstance in taking princely leaues Is more officious then conuenient Brother of Scotland loue me in my childe You greet me well if so you will her good K. of Sc. Then louely Doll and all that fauor me Attend to see our English friends at sea Let all their charge depend vpon my purse They are our neighbors by whose kind accord We dare attempt the proudest Potentate Onely faire Countesse and your daughter stay With you I haue some other thing to say Exeunt all saue the King the Countesse Ida Ateukin in all royaltie K. of S. So let them tryumph that haue cause to ioy But wretched King thy nuptiall knot is death Thy Bride the breeder of thy Countries ill For thy false heart dissenting from thy hand Misled by loue hast made another choyce Another choyce euen when thou vowdst thy soule To Dorithea Englands choysest pride O then thy wandring eyes bewitcht thy heart Euen in the Chappell did thy fancie change When periur'd man though faire Doll had thy hand The Scottish Idaes bewtie stale thy heart Yet feare and loue hath tyde thy readie tongue From blabbing forth the passions of thy minde Lest fearefull silence haue in suttle lookes Bewrayd the treason of my new vowd loue Be faire and louely Doll but here 's the prize That lodgeth here and entred through mine eyes Yet how so ere I loue I must be wise Now louely Countesse what reward or grace May I imploy on you for this your zeale And humble honors done vs in our Court In entertainment of the English King Countesse It was of dutie Prince that I haue done And what in fauour may content me most Is that it please your grace to giue me leaue For to returne vnto my Countrey home K. of Scots But louely Ida is your mind the same Ida. I count of Court my Lord as wise men do T is fit for those that knowes what longs thereto Each person to his place the wise to Art The Cobler to his clout the Swaine to Cart K. of Sc. But Ida you are faire and bewtie shines And seemeth best where pomp her pride refines Ida. If bewtie as I know there 's none in me Were sworne my loue and I his life should be The farther from the Court I were remoued The more I thinke of heauen I were beloued K. of Scots And why Ida. Because the Court is counted Venus net Where gifts and vowes for stales are often set None be she chaste as Vesta but shall meete A curious toong to charme her eares with sweet K. of Scots Why Ida then I see you set at naught The force of loue Ida. In sooth this is my thoght most gratious king That they that little proue Are mickle blest from bitter sweets of loue And wee le I wot I heard a shepheard sing That like a Bee Loue hath a little sting He lurkes in flowres he pearcheth on the trees He on Kings pillowes bends his prettie knees The Boy is blinde but when he will not spie He hath a leaden foote and wings to flie Beshrow me yet for all these strange effects If I would like the Lad that so infects K. of Scots Rare wit fair face what hart could more desire But Doll is faire and doth concerne thee neere Let Doll be faire she is wonne but I must woe And win faire Ida there 's some choyce in two But Ida thou art coy Ida. And why dread King K. of Scots In that you will dispraise so sweet A thing as loue had I my wish Ida. What then K. of Scots Then would I place his arrow here His bewtie in that face Ida. And were Apollo moued and rulde by me His wisedome should be yours and mine his tree K. of Scots But here returnes our traine Welcome faire Doll how fares our father is he shipt and gone Enters the traine backe Dor. My royall father is both shipt and gone God and faire winds direct him to his home K. of Sc. Amen say I wold thou wert with him too Then might I haue a fitter time to woo But Countesse you would be gone therfore farwell Yet Ida if thou wilt stay thou behind To accompany my Queene But if thou like
way To euery ruine in this Common-weale Your bring vs in the meanes of all excesse You rate it and retalde it as you please You sweare forsweare and all to compasse wealth Your mony is your God your hoord your heauen You are the ground worke of contention First heedlesse youth by you is ouerreacht Wee are corrupted by your many crownes The Gentlemen whose titles you haue bought Loose all their fathers toyle within a day Whilst Hob your sonne and Sib your nutbrowne childe Are Gentle folkes and Gentles are beguilde This makes so many Noble maides to stray And take sinister courses in the state Enter a Scout Scout My friends begone and if you loue your liues The King of England marcheth heere at hand Enter the campe for feare you bee surprisde Diuine Thankes gentle scout God mend that is amisse And place true zeale whereas corruption is Exeun Enter Dorothea Ladie Anderson and Nano Doro. What newes in Court Nano let vs know it Nano If so you please my Lord I straight will shew it The English king hath all the borders spoyld Hath taken Morton prisoner and hath slaine Seuen thousand Scottish Lords not farre from Tweards Doro. A wofull murther and a bloodie deed Nano Thinking our liege hath sought by many meanes For to appease his enemie by prayers Nought will preuaile vnlesse hee can restore Faire Dorothea long supposed dead To this intent he hath proclaimed late That who so euer returne the Queene to Court Shall haue a thousand Markes for his reward L. And. He loues her then I see altho inforst That would bestow such gifts for to regaine her Why sit you sad good sir be not dismaide Na. I le lay my life this man would be a maide Dor. Faine would I shewe my selfe and change my tire And. Whereon diuine you sir Na. Vppon desire Madam marke but my skill I le lay my life My maister here will prooue a married wife Doro. Wilt thou bewray me Nano Nano Madam no You are a man and like a man you goe But I that am in speculation seene Know you would change your state to be a Queen Dor. Thou art not dwarffe to learne thy mistresse mind Faine would I with thy selfe disclose my king But yet I blush Na. What blush you Madam than To be your selfe who are a fayned man Let me alone La. And. Deceitfull beautie hast thou scornd me so Nano Nay muse not maiden for she tels you true La. An. Beautie bred loue and loue hath bred my shame N. And womens faces work more wrongs then these Take comfort Madam to cure our disease And yet he loues a man as well as you Onely this difference she cannot fancie too La. An. Blush greeue and die in thine insaciat lust Do. Nay liue and ioy that thou hast won a friend That loues thee as his life by god desert La. And. I ioy my Lord more then my tongue can tell Although not as I desir'd I loue you well But modestie that neuer blusht before Discouer my false heart I say no more Let me alone Doro. Good Nano stay a while Were I not sad how kindlie could I smile To see how faine I am to leaue this weede And yet I faint to shewe my selfe indeede But danger hates delay I will be bold Faire Ladie I am not suppose A man but euen that Qeene more haplesse I Whom Scottish King appointed hath to die I am the haplesse Princesse for whose right These kings in bloudie warres reuenge dispight I am that Dorothea whom they seeke Yours bounden for your kindnesse and releefe And since you are the meanes that saue my life Your selfe and I will to the Camp repaire Whereas your husband shal enioy reward And bring me to his highnesse once againe An. Pardon most gratious Princesse if you please My rude discourse and homelie entertaine And if my words may sauour any worth Vouchsafe my counsaile in this waightie cause Since that our liege hath so vnkindly dealt Giue him no trust returne vnto your syre There may you safelie liue in spight of him Doro. Ah Ladie so wold worldly counsell work But constancie obedience and my loue In that my husband is my Lord and chiefe These call me to compassion of his estate Disswade me not for vertue will not change An. What woonderous constancie is this I heare If English dames their husbands loue so deer I feare me in the world they haue no peere Na. Come Princes wend and let vs change your weede I long to see you now a Queene indeede Exeunt Enter the King of Scots the English Herauld Lords K. of S. He would haue parly Lords Herauld say he shall And get thee gone goe leaue me to my selfe Twixt loue and feare continuall is the warres The one assures me of my Idaes loue The other moues me for my murthred Queene Thus finde I greefe of that whereon I ioy And doubt in greatest hope and death in weale Ah lasse what hell may be compared with mine Since in extreames my comforts do consist Warre then will cease when dead ones are reuiued Some then will yeelde when I am dead for hope Who doth disturbe me Andrew Andrew enter with Slipper Andr. I my liege K. of S. What newes Andr. I thinke my mouth was made at first To tell these tragique tales my liefest Lord K. of S. What is Ateukin dead tell me the worst Andr. No but your Ida shall I tell him all Is married late ah shall I say to whom My maister sad for why he shames the Court Is fled away ah most vnhappie flight Onelie my selfe ah who can loue you more To shew my dutie dutie past beliefe Am come vnto your grace oh gratious liege To let you know oh would it weare not thus That loue is vain and maids soone lost and wonne K. of S. How haue the partial heauens thē dealt with me Boading my weale for to abase my power Alas what thronging thoughts do me oppresse Iniurious loue is partiall in my right And flattering tongues by whom I was misled Haue laid a snare to spoyle my state and me Methinkes I heare my Dorotheas goast Howling reuenge for my accursed hate The gifts of those my subiects that are slaine Pursue me crying out woe woe to lust The foe pursues me at my pallace doore He breakes my rest and spoyles me in my Camp Ah flattering broode of Sicophants my foes First shall my dire reuenge begin on you I will reward thee Andrew Slip. Nay sir if you be in your deeds of charitie remember me I rubd M. Ateukins horse heeles when he rid to the medowes K. of S. And thou shalt haue thy recompence for that Lords beare them to the prison chaine them fast Vntil we take some order for their deathes And. If so your grace in such sort giue rewards Let me haue nought I am content to want Slip. Then I pray sir giue me all I am as ready for a reward as an oyster for a fresh tide spare
THE SCOTTISH Historie of Iames the fourth slaine at Flodden Entermixed with a pleasant Comedie presented by Oboram King of Fayeries As it hath bene sundrie times publikely plaide Written by Robert Greene Maister of Arts Omne tulit punctum LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede 1598 THE SCOTTISH Hystorie of Iames the fourth slaine at Flodden Musicke playing within Enter After Oberō King of Fayries an Antique who dance about a Tombe plac'st conueniently on the Stage out of the which suddainly starts vp as they daunce Bohan a Scot attyred like a ridstall man from whom the Antique flyes Oberon Manet Bohan AY say what 's thou Oberon Thy friend Bohan Bohan What wot I or reck I that whay guid man I reck no friend nor ay reck no foe al 's ene to me git the ganging and trouble not may whayet or ays gar the recon me nene of thay friend by the mary masse sall I Ober. Why angrie Scot I visit thee for loue then what mooues thee to wroath Bohan The deele awhit reck I thy loue For I knowe too well that true loue tooke her flight twentie winter sence to heauen whither till ay can wee le I wot ay sal nere finde loue an thou lou'st me leaue me to my selfe But what were those Puppits that hopt and skipt about me year whayle Oberon My subiects Boh. Thay subiects whay art thou a King Ober. I am Bohan The deele thou art whay thou look'st not so big as the king of Clubs nor so sharpe as the king of Spades nor so faine as the king Adaymonds be the masse ay take thee to bee the king of false harts therfore I rid thee away or ayse so curry your Kingdome that yous be glad to runne to saue your life Ober. Why stoycall Scot do what thou dar'st to me heare is my brest strike Boh. Thou wilt not threap me this whiniard has gard many better mē to lope thē thou but how now Gos sayds what wilt not out whay thou wich thou deele gads fute may whiniard Ober. Why pull man but what an twear out how then Boh. This then thou weart best begon first for I yl so lop thy lyms that thouse go with half a knaues carkasse to the deele Ober. Draw it out now strike foole canst thou not Boh. Bread ay gad what deele is in me whay tell mee thou skipiack what art thou Ober. Nay first tell me what thou wast from thy birth what thou hast past hitherto why thou dwellest in a Tombe leauest the world and then I will release thee of these bonds before not Boh. And not before then needs must needs sal I was borne a gentleman of the best bloud in all Scotland except the king when time brought me to age and death tooke my parents I became a Courtier where though ay list not praise my selfe ay engraued the memory of Boughon on the skin-coate of some of them and reueld with the proudest Ober. But why liuing in such reputation didst thou leaue to be a Courtier Boh. Because my pride was vanitie my expence losse my reward faire words and large promises my hopes spilt for that after many yeares seruice one outran me and what the deele should I then do there No no flattering knaues that can cog and prate fastest speede best in the Court Ober. To what life didst thou then betake thee Boh. I then chang'd the Court for the countrey and the wars for a wife but I found the craft of swaines more vile then the knauery of courtiers the charge of children more heauie then seruants and wiues tongues worse then the warres it selfe and therefore I gaue ore that went to the Citie to dwell there I kept a great house with smal cheer but all was nere the neere Ober. And why Boh. because in seeking friends I found table guests to eate me my meat my wiues gossops to bewray the secrets of my heart kindred to betray the effect of my life which when I noted the court ill the country worse and the citie worst of all in good time my wife died ay wood she had died twentie winter sooner by the masse leauing my two sonnes to the world and shutting my selfe into this Tombe where if I dye I am sure I am safe from wilde beasts but whilest I liue cannot be free frō ill companie Besides now I am sure gif all my friends faile me I sall haue a graue of mine owne prouiding this is all Now what art thou Ober. Oberon King of Fayries that loues thee because thou hatest the world and to gratulate thee I brought those Antiques to shew thee some sport in daunsing which thou haste loued well Bohan Ha ha ha thinkest thou those puppits can please me whay I haue two sonnes that with one scottish gigge shall breake the necke of thy Antiques Ober. That would I faine see Boha. Why thou shalt howe boyes Enter Slipper and Nano Haud your clacks lads trattle not for thy life but gather vppe your legges and daunce me forthwith a gigge worth the sight Slip. Why I must talk on Idy fort wherfore was my tongue made Boha. Prattle an thou darst ene word more and ais dab this whiniard in thy wembe Ober. Be quiet Bohan I le strike him dumbe and his brother too their talk shal not hinder our gyg fall to it dance I say mā Boh. Dance Humer dance ay rid thee The two dance a gig deuised for the nonst Now get you to the wide world with more thē my father gaue me that 's learning enough both kindes knauerie honestie and that I gaue you spend at pleasure Ober. Nay for their sport I will giue them this gift to the Dwarfe I giue a quicke witte prettie of body and a warrant his preferment to a Princes seruice where by his wisdome he shall gaine more loue then cōmon And to loggerhead your sonne I giue a wandering life and promise he shall neuer lacke and auow that if in all distresses he call vpon me to helpe him now let them go Exeunt with curtesies Boh. Now King if thou bee a King I will shew thee whay I hate the world by demonstration in the yeare 1520. was in Scotland a king ouerruled with parasites misled by lust many circumstances too long to trattle on now much like our court of Scotland this day that story haue I set down gang with me to the gallery I le shew thee the same in Action by guid fellowes of our country men and then when thou seest that iudge if any wise man would not leaue the world if he could Ober. That will I see lead and I le follow thee Exeunt Laus Deo detur in Eternum Enter the King of England the King of Scots Dorithe his Queen the Countesse Lady Ida with other Lords And Ateukin with them aloofe Actus primus Scena prima K. of Scots BRother of England since our neighboring land And neare alliance doth inuite our loues The
the pleasures of the Court Or if she likte me tho she left the Court What should I say I know not what to say You may depart and you my curteous Queene Leaue me a space I haue a waightie cause to thinke vpon Ida it nips me neere It came from thence I feele it burning heere Exeunt all sauing the King and Ateukin K. of Scot Now am I free from sight of commō eie Where to my selfe I may disclose the griefe That hath too great a part in mine affects Ateu. And now is my time by wiles words to rise Greater then those that thinks themselues more wise K. of Scots And first fond King thy honor doth engraue Vpon thy browes the drift of thy disgrace Thy new vowd loue in sight of God and men Linke thee to Dorithea during life For who more faire and vertuous then thy wife Deceitfull murtherer of a quiet minde Fond loue vile lust that thus misleads vs men To vowe our faithes and fall to sin againe But Kings stoupe not to euery common thought Ida is faire and wise fit for a King And for faire Ida will I hazard life Venture my Kingdome Country and my Crowne Such fire hath loue to burne a kingdome downe Say Doll dislikes that I estrange my loue Am I obedient to a womans looke Nay say her father frowne when he shall heare That I do hold faire Idaes loue so deare Let father frowne and fret and fret and die Nor earth nor heauen shall part my loue and I Yea they shall part vs but we first must meet And wo and win and yet the world not se et Yea ther 's the wound wounded with that thoght So let me die for all my drift is naught Ateu. Most gratious and imperiall Maiestie K. of S. A little flattery more were but too much Villaine what art thou that thus darest interrupt a Princes secrets Ateu. Dread King thy vassall is a man of Art Who knowes by constellation of the stars By oppositions and by drie aspects The things are past and those that are to come K. of S. But where 's thy warrant to approach my presence Ateu. My zeale and ruth to see your graces wrong Makes me lament I did detract so long K. of S. If thou knowst thoughts tell me what mean I now Ateu. I le calculate the cause of those your highnesse smiles And tell your thoughts K. of S. But least thou spend thy time in idlenesse And misse the matter that my mind aimes at Tell me what star was opposite when that was thought He strikes him on the eare Ateu. T is inconuenient mightie Potentate Whose lookes resembles Ioue in Maiestie To scorne the sooth of science with contempt I see in those imperiall lookes of yours The whole discourse of loue Saturn combust With direfull lookes at your natiuitie Beheld faire Venus in her siluer orbe I know by certaine exiomies I haue read Your graces griefs further can expresse her name That holds you thus in fancies bands K. of S. Thou talkest wonders Ateu. Nought but truth O King T is Ida is the mistresse of your heart Whose youth must take impression of affects For tender twigs will bowe and milder mindes Will yeeld to fancie be they followed well K. of S. What god art thou composde in humane shape Or bold Trophonius to decide our doubts How knowst thou this Ateu. Euen as I know the meanes To worke your graces freedome and your loue Had I the mind as many Courtiers haue To creepe into your bosome for your coyne And beg rewards for euery cap and knee I then would say if that your grace would giue This lease this manor or this pattent seald For this or that I would effect your loue But Ateukin is no Parasite O Prince I know your grace knowes schollers are but poore And therefore as I blush to beg a fee Your mightinesse is so magnificent You cannot chuse but cast some gift apart To ease my bashfull need that cannot beg As for your loue oh might I be imployd How faithfully would Ateukin compasse it But Princes rather trust a smoothing tongue Then men of Art that can accept the time K. of Scots Ateu If so thy name for so thou saist Thine Art appeares in entrance of my loue And since I deeme thy wisedom matcht with truth I will exalt thee and thy selfe alone Shalt be the Agent to dissolue my griefe Sooth is I loue and Ida is my loue But my new marriage nips me neare Ateukin For Dorithea may not brooke th' abuse Ateu. These lets are but as moaths against the sun Yet not so great like dust before the winde Yet not so light Tut pacifie your grace You haue the sword and scepter in your hand You are are the King the state depends on you Your will is law say that the case were mine Were she my sister whom your highnesse loues She should consent for that our liues our goods Depend on you and if your Queene repine Although my nature cannot brooke of blood And Schollers grieue to heare of murtherous deeds But if the Lambe should let the Lyons way By my aduise the Lambe should lose her life Thus am I bold to speake vnto your grace Who am too base to kisse your royall feete For I am poore nor have I land nor rent Nor countenance here in Court but for my loue Your Grace shall find none such within the realme K. of S. Wilt thou effect my loue shal she be mine Ateu. I le gather Moly-rocus and the earbes That heales the wounds of body and the minde I le set out charmes and spels nought else shal be left To tame the wanton if she shall rebell Giue me but tokens of your highnesse trust K. of S. Thou shalt haue gold honor and wealth inough Winne my Loue and I will make thee great Ateu. These words do make me rich most noble Prince I am more proude of them then any wealth Did not your grace suppose I flatter you Beleeue me I would boldly publish this Was neuer eye that sawe a sweeter face Nor neuer eare that heard a deeper wit Oh God how I am rauisht in your woorth K. of S. Ateu Follow me loue must haue ease Ateu. I le kisse your highnesse feet march when you please Exeunt Enter Slipper Nano and Andrew with their billes readie written in their hands Andrew Stand back sir mine shall stand highest Slip. Come vnder mine arme sir or get a footstoole Or else by the light of the Moone I must come to it Nano Agree my maisters euery man to his height Though I stand lowest I hope to get the best maister Andr. Ere I will stoupe to a thistle I will change turnes As good lucke comes on the right hand as the left Here 's for me and me and mine Andr. But tell me fellowes till better occasion come Do you seeke maisters Ambo We doo Andr. But what can you do worthie preferment Nano Marry I can
amend and I will loue him still Shou'd we disdaine our vines because they sprout Before their time or young men if they straine Beyōd their reach no vines that bloome and spread Do promise fruites and young men that are wilde In age growe wise my freendes and Scottish Peeres If that an English Princesse may preuaile Stay stay with him lo how my zealous prayer Is plead with teares fie Peeres will you hence S. And. Madam t is vertue in your grace to plead But we that see his vaine vntoward course Cannot but flie the fire before it burne And shun the Court before we see his fall Doro. Wil you not stay they Lordings fare you well Tho you forsake your King the heauens I hope Will fauour him through mine incessant prayer Dwar. Content you Madam thus old Ouid sings T is foolish to bewaile recurelesse things Dorothea Peace Dwarffe these words my patience moue Dwar. All tho you charme my speech charme not my loue Exeunt Nano Dorothea Enter the King of Scots Arius the nobles spying him returnes K. of S. Douglas how now why changest thou thy cheere Dougl. My priuate troubles are so great my liege As I must craue your licence for a while For to intend mine owne affaires at home Exit King You may depart but why is Morton sad Mor. The like occasion doth import me too So I desire your grace to giue me leaue K. of S. Well sir you may betake you to your ease When such grim syrs are gone I see no let To worke my will S. Atten. What like the Eagle then With often flight wilt thou thy feathers loose O King canst thou indure to see thy Court Of finest wits and Iudgements dispossest Whilst cloking craft with soothing climbes so high As each bewailes ambition is so bad Thy father left thee with estate and Crowne A learned councell to direct thy Court These carelessie O King thou castest off To entertaine a traine of Sicophants Thou well mai'st see although thou wilt not see That euery eye and eare both sees and heares The certaine signes of thine inconstinence Thou art alyed vnto the English King By marriage a happie friend indeed If vsed well if not a mightie foe Thinketh your grace he can indure and brooke To haue a partner in his daughters loue Thinketh your grace the grudge of priuie wrongs Will not procure him chaunge his smiles to threats Oh be not blinde to good call home your Lordes Displace these flattering Gnatoes driue them hence Loue and with kindnesse take your wedlocke wife Or else which God forbid I feare a change Sinne cannot thriue in courts without a plague K. of S. Go pack thou too vnles thou mēd thy talk On paine of death proud Bishop get you gone Vnlesse you headlesse mean to hoppe away 8. Atten. Thou god of heauē preuent my countries fall Exeunt K. of S. These staies and lets to pleasure plague my thoughts Forcing my greeuous wounds a new to bleed But care that hath transported me so farre Faire Ida is disperst in thought of thee Whose answere yeeldes me life or breeds my death Yond comes the messenger of weale or woe Enter Gnate Ateukin What newes Ateu. The adament o King will not be filde But by it selfe and beautie that exceeds By some exeeding fauour must be wrought Ida is coy as yet and doth repine Obiecting marriage honour feare and death Shee 's holy wise and too precise for me K. of S. Are these thy fruites of wits thy sight in Art Thine eloquence thy pollicie thy drift To mocke thy Prince thē catiue packe thee hence Art And let me die deuoured in my loue Ateu. Good Lord how rage gainsayeth reasons power My deare my gracious and beloued Prince The essence of my sute my God on earth Sit downe and rest your selfe appease your wrath Least with a frowne yee wound me to the death Oh that I were included in my graue That eyther now to saue my Princes life Must counsell crueltie or loose my King K. of S. Why sirrha is there meanes to mooue her minde Ateu. Oh should I not offend my royall liege K. of S. Tell all spare nought so I may gaine my loue Ateu. Alasse my soule why art thou torne in twaine For feare thou talke a thing that should displease K. of S. Tur speake what so thou wilt I pardon thee Ateu. How kinde a word how courteous is his grace Who would not die to succour such a king My liege this louely mayde of modest minde Could well incline to loue but that shee feares Faire Dorotheas power your grace doth know Your wedlocke is a mightie let to loue Were Ida sure to bee your wedded wife That then the twig would bowe you might command Ladies loue presents pompe and high estate K. of S. Ah Ateukin how shuld we display this let Ateu. Tut mightie Prince oh that I might bee whist K. of S. Why dalliest thou Ateu. I will not mooue my Prince I will preferre his safetie before my life Heare mee ô king t is Dorotheas death Must do you good K. of S. What murther of my Queene Yet to enioy my loue what is my Queene Oh but my vowe and promise to my Queene I but my hope to gaine a fairer Queene With how contrarious thoughts am I with drawne Why linger I twixt hope and doubtfull feare If Dorothe die will Ida loue Ateu. Shee will my Lord K. of S. Then let her die Deuise aduise the meanes Al likes me wel that lends me hope in loue Ateu. What will your grace consent then let mee worke There 's heere in Court a Frenchman Iaques calde A fit performer of our enterprise Whom I by gifts and promise will corrupt To slaye the Queene so that your grace will seale A warrant for the man to saue his life K. of S. Nought shall he want write thou and I wil signe And gentle Gnato if my Ida yeelde Thou shalt haue what thou wilt I le giue the straight A Barrony an Earledome for reward Ateu. Frolicke young king the Lasse shall bee your owne I le make her blyth and wanton by my wit Exeunt Enter Bohan with Obiron 3. Act Boh. So Oberon now it beginnes to worke in kinde The auncient Lords by leauing him aliue Disliking of his humors and respight Le ts him run headlong till his flatterers Sweeting his thoughts of lucklesse lust With vile perswations and alluring words Makes him make way by murther to his will Iudge faire king hast heard a greater ill Ober. Nor send more vertue in a countrie mayd I tell the Bohan it doth make me merrie To thinke the deeds the king meanes to performe Boha. To change that humour stand and see the rest I trow my sonne Slipper will shewes a iest Enter Slipper with a companion bog or wench dauncing a hornpipe and daunce out againe Boha. Now after this beguiling of our thoughts And changing them from sad to better glee Le ts to our sell and sit and
not me sir K. of S. Then hang them both as traitors to the King Slip. The case is altered sir I le none of your gifts what I take a reward at your hands Maister faith sir no I am a man of a better conscience K. of S. Why dallie you go draw them hence away Slip. Why alas sir I wil go away I thanke you gentle friends I pray you spare your pains I will not trouble his honors maistership I le run away Enter Adam and Antiques and carrie away the Clowne he makes pots and sports and scornes Why stay you moue me not let search be made For vile Ateukin who so findes him out Shall haue fiue hundreth markes for his reward Away with the Lords troupes about my tent Let all our souldiers stand in battaile ray For lo the English to their parley come March ouer brauelie first the English hoste the sword caried before the King by Percy The Scottish on the otherside with all their pompe brauelie K. of S. What seekes the King of England in this land K. of Eng. False traiterous Scot I come for to reuenge My daughters death I come to spoyle thy wealth Since thou hast spoyld me of my marriage ioy I come to heape thy land with Carkasses That this thy thriftie soyle choakt vp with blood May thunder forth reuenge vpon thy head I come to quit thy louelesse loue with death In briefe no meanes of peace shall ere be found Except I haue my daughter or thy head K. of S. My head proud King t' abase thy prancking plaines So striuing fondly maiest thou catch thy graue But if true iudgement do direct thy course These lawfull reasons should deuide the warre Faith not by my consent thy daughter dyed K. of E. Thou liest false Scot thy agēts haue cōfest it These are but fond delayes thou canst not thinke A meanes for to reconcile me for thy friend I haue thy parasites confession pend What then canst thou alleage in thy excuse K. of S. I will repay the raunsome for her bloud K. of E. What thinkst thou catiue I wil sel my child No if thou be a Prince and man at armes In singule combat come and trie thy right Else will I prooue thee recreant to thy face K. of S. I tooke no combat false iniurious King But since thou needlesse art inclinde to warre Do what thou darest we are in open field Arming thy battailes I will fight with thee K. of E. Agreed now trumpets sound a dreadfull charge Fight for your Princesse braue English men Now for your lands your children and your wiues My Scottish Peeres and lastly for your King Alarū soūded both the battailes offer to meet as the Kings are ioyning battaile Enter sir Cutber to his Lady Cutbert with the Queene Dorothea richly attired S. Cut. Stay Princes wage not warre a priuie grudge Twixt such as you most high in Maiestie Afflicts both nocent and the innocent How many swordes deere Princes see I drawne The friend against his friend a deadly friend A desperate diuision in those lands Which if they ioyne in one commaund the world Oh stay with reason mittigate your rage And let an old man humbled on his knees Intreat a boone good Princes of you both K. of En. I condiscend for why thy reuerend years Import some newes of truth and consequence I am content for Anderson I know K. of S. Thou art my subiect and doest meane me good S. Cut. And. But by your gratious fauours grant me this To sweare vpon your sword to do me right K. of Eng. See by my sword and by a Princes faith In euery lawfull sort I am thine owne K. of S. And by my Scepter and the Scottish Crowne I am resolu'd to grant thee thy request Cutb. I see you trust me Princes who repose The waight of such a warre vpon my will Now marke my sute a tender Lyons whelpe This other day came stragling in the woods Attended by a young and tender hinde In courage hautie yet tyred like a lambe The Prince of beasts had left this young in keepe To foster vp as louemate and compeere Vnto the Lyons mate a naibour friend This stately guide seduced by the fox Sent forth an eger Woolfe bred vp in France That gript the tender whelp and wounded it By chance as I was hunting in the woods I heard the moane the hinde made for the whelpe I tooke them both and brought them to my house With charie care I haue recurde the one And since I know the lyons are at strife About the losse and dammage of the young I bring her home make claime to her who list Hee discouereth her Doro. I am the whelpe bred by this Lyon vp This royall English king my happy sire Poore Nano is the hinde that tended me My father Scottish king gaue me to thee A haplesse wife thou quite misled by youth Haste sought sinister loues and forraine ioyes The fox Ateukin cursed Parasite Incenst your grace to send the woolfe abroad The French borne Iaques for to end my daies Hee traiterous man pursued me in the woods And left mee wounded where this noble knight Both rescued me and mine and sau'd my life Now keep thy promise Dorothea liues Giue Anderson his due and iust reward And since you kings your warres began by me Since I am safe returne surcease your fight K. of S. Durst I presume to looke vpon those eies Which I haue tired with a world of woes Or did I thinke submission were ynough Or sighes might make an entrance to my soule You heauens you know how willing I wold weep You heauens can tell how glad I would submit You heauens can say how firmly I would sigh Do. Shame me not Prince companion in thy bed Youth hath misled tut but a little fault T is kingly to amend what is amisse Might I with twise as many paines as these Vnite our hearts then should my wedded Lord See how incessaunt labours I would take My gracious father gouerne your affects Giue me that hand that oft hath blest this head And claspe thine armes that haue embraced this About the shoulders of my wedded spouse Ah mightie Prince this king and I am one Spoyle thou his subiects thou despoylest me Touch thou his brest thou doest attaint this heart Oh bee my father then in louing him K. of Eng. Thou prouident kinde mother of increase Thou must preuaile ah nature thou must rule Holde daughter ioyne my hand and his in one I will embrace him for to fauour thee I call him friend and take him for my sonne Dor. Ah royall husband see what God hath wrought Thy foe is now thy friend good men at armes Do you the like these nations if they ioyne What Monarch with his leigemen in this world Dare but encounter you in open fields K. of S. Al wisedome ioynde with godly pietie Thou English king pardon my former youth And pardon courteous Queen my great misdeed And for assurance of mine after life I take religious vowes before my God To honour thee for fauour her for wife L. And. But yet my boones good Princes are not past First English king I humbly do request That by your meanes our Princesse may vnite Her loue vnto mine alder truest loue Now you will loue maintaine and helpe them both K. of Eng. Good Anderson I graunt thee thy request L. And. But you my Prince must yeelde me mickle more You know your Nobles are your chiefest staies And long time haue been bannisht from your Court Embrace and reconcile them to your selfe They are your hands whereby you ought to worke As for Ateukin and his lewde compeeres That sooth'd you in your sinnes and youthly pompe Exile torment and punish such as they For greater vipers neuer may be found Within a state then such aspiring heads That reck not how they clime so that they clime K. of S. Guid Knight I graunt thy sute first I submit And humble craue a pardon of your grace Next courteous Queene I pray thee by thy loues Forgiue mine errors past and pardon mee My Lords and Princes if I haue misdone As I haue wrongd indeed both you and yours Heereafter trust me you are deare to me As for Auteukin who so findes the man Let him haue Martiall lawe and straight be hangd As all his vaine arbetters now are diuided And Anderson our Treasurer shall pay Three thousand Markes for friendly recompence L. Andr. But Princes whilst you friend it thus in one Me thinks of friendship Nano shall haue none Doro. What would my Dwarfe that I will not bestow Nano My boone faire Queene is this that you would go Altho my bodie is but small and neate My stomacke after toyle requireth meate An easie sute dread Princes will you wend K. of S. Art thou a Pigmey borne my prettie frend Nano Not so great King but nature when she framde me Was scant of earth and Nano therefore namde me And when she sawe my bodie was so small She gaue me wit to make it big withall K. Till time when Dor. Eate then K. My friend it stands with wit To take repast when stomacke serueth it Dor. Thy pollicie my Nano shall preuaile Come royall father enter we my tent And souldiers feast it frolike it like friends My Princes bid this kinde and courteous traine Partake some fauours of our late accord Thus warres haue end and after dreadfull hate Men learne at last to know their good estate Exeunt FINIS
Both of your honour and his graces health Makes me confused in this daungerous state Ida. So counsell him but sooth thou not his sinne T is vaine alurement that doth make him loue I shame to heare bee you a shamde to mooue Count I see my daughter growes impatient I feare me hee pretends some bad intent Ateu. Will you dispise the king scorne him so Ida. In all alleageance I will serue his grace But not in lust oh how I blush to name it Ateu. An endlesse worke is this how should I frame it They discourse priuately Slip. Oh Mistresse may I turne a word vpon you Ateu. Friend what wilt thou Slip. Oh what a happie Gentlewoman bee you trulie the world reports this of you Mistresse that a man can no sooner come to your house but the Butler comes with a blacke Iack and sayes welcome friend heere 's a cup of the best for you verilie Mistresse you are said to haue the best Ale in al Scotland Count Sirrha go fetch him drinke how likest thou this Slip. Like it Mistresse why this is quincy quarie pepper de watchet single goby of all that euer I tasted I le prooue in this Ale and tost the compasse of the whole world First this is the earth it ties in the middle a faire browne tost a goodly countrie for hungrie teeth to dwell vpon next this is the sea a fair poole for a drie tōgue to fish in now come I seing the world is naught I diuide it thus because the sea cānot stand without the earth as Arist saith I put thē both into their first Chaos which is my bellie and so mistresse you may see your ale is become a myracle Eustace A merrie mate Madame I promise you Count Why sigh you sirrah Slip. Trulie Madam to think vppon the world which since I denoūced it keepes such a rumbling in my stomack that vnlesse your Cooke giue it a counterbuffe with some of your rosted Capons or beefe I feare me I shal become a loose body so daintie I thinke I shall neither hold fast before nor behinde Count Go take him in and feast this merrie swaine Syrrha my cooke is your phisitian He hath a purge for to disiest the world Ateu. Will you not Ida grant his highnesse this Ida. As I haue said in dutie I am his For other lawlesse lusts that ill beseeme him I cannot like and good I will not deeme him Count Ida come in and sir if so you please Come take a homelie widdowes intertaine Ida. If he haue no great haste he may come nye If haste tho he be gone I will not crie Exeunt Ateu. I see this labour lost my hope in vaine Yet will I trie an other drift againe Enter the Bishop of S. Andrewes Earle Douglas Morton with others one way the Queene with Dwarfes an other way B. S. Andr. Oh wrack of Cōmon-weale Oh wretched state Doug. Oh haplesse flocke whereas the guide is blinde They all are in a muse Mort. Oh heedlesse youth where counsaile is dispis'd Dorot. Come prettie knaue and prank it by my side Le ts see your best attendaunce out of hande Dwarfe Madame altho my lims are very small My heart is good I le serue you there withall Doro. How if I were assaild what couldst thou do Dwarf Madame call helpe and boldly fight it to Altho a Bee be but a litle thing You know faire Queen it hath a bitter sting Dor. How couldst thou do me good were I in greefe Dwar. Counsell deare Princes is a choyce releefe Tho Nestor wanted force great was his wit And tho I am but weake my words are fit S. And. Like to a ship vpon the Ocean seas Tost in the doubtfull streame without a helme Such is a Monarke without good aduice I am ore heard cast raine vpon thy tongue Andrewes beware reproofe will breed a scar Mor. Good day my Lord B. S. And. Lord Morton well ymet Whereon deemes Lord Douglas all this while Dou. Of that which yours and my poore heart doth breake Altho feare shuts our mouths we dare not speake Dor. What meane these Princes sadly to consult Somewhat I feare betideth them amisse They are so pale in lookes so vext in minde In happie houre the Noble Scottish Peeres Haue I incountred you what makes you mourne B. S. And. If we with patience may attentiue gaine Your Grace shall know the cause of all our griefe Dor. Speake on good father come and sit by me I know thy care is for the common good B. S. And. As fortune mightie Princes reareth some To high estate and place in Common-weale So by diuine bequest to them is lent A riper iudgement and more searching eye Whereby they may discerne the common harme For where importunes in the world are most Where all our profits rise and still increase There is our minde thereon we meditate And what we do partake of good aduice That we imploy for to concerne the same To this intent these nobles and my selfe That are or should bee eyes of Common-weale Seeing his highnesse reachlesse course of youth His lawlesse and vnbridled vaine in loue His to intentiue trust too flatterers His abiect care of councell and his friendes Cannot but greeue and since we cannot drawe His eye or Iudgement to discerne is faults Since we haue spake and counsaile is not heard I for my part let others as they list Will leaue the Court and leaue him to his will Least with a ruthfull eye I should behold His ouer throw which sore I feare is nye Doro. Ah father are you so estranged from loue From due alleageance to your Prince and land To leaue your King when most he needs your help The thriftie husbandmen are neuer woont That see their lands vnfruitfull to forsake them But when the mould is barraine and vnapt They toyle they plow and make the fallow fatte The pilot in the dangerous seas is knowne In calmer waues the sillie sailor striues Are you not members Lords of Common-weale And can your head your deere annointed King Default ye Lords except your selues do faile Oh stay your steps returne and counsaile him Doug. Men seek not mosse vpon a rowling stone Or water from the siue or fire from yce Or comfort from a rechlesse monarkes hands Madame he sets vs light that seru'd in Court In place of credit in his fathers dayes If we but enter presence of his grace Our payment is a frowne a scoffe a frumpe Whilst flattering Gnato prancks it by his side Soothing the carelesse King in his misdeeds And if your grace consider your estate His life should vrge you too if all be true Doug. Why Douglas why Doug. As if you haue not heard His lawlesse loue to Ida growne of late His carelesse estimate of your estate Doro. Ah Douglas thou misconstruest his intent He doth but tempt his wife he tryees my loue This iniurie pertaines to me not to you The King is young and if he step awrie He may