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The true tragedie of Richard the third wherein is showne the death of Edward the fourth, with the smothering of the two yoong princes in the Tower: with a lamentable ende of Shores wife, an example for all wicked women. And lastly, the coniunction and ioyning of the two noble houses, Lancaster and Yorke. As it was playd by the Queenes Maiesties Players.
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to worke and get thereby somewhat to maintaine you O neighbour I grow verie choloricke and thou didst saue the life of my sonne vvhy if thou hadst not another vvould and for my part I vvould he had bene hangd seuen yeeres ago it had saued me a great deale of mony then But come let vs go in let the quean alone Exeunt Shore Alasse thus am I become an open shame to the world here shall I die in the streets for want of sustenance alasse is my fact so heinous that none will pitie me Yet heere comes another to whom I haue done good who is least able to pleasure me yet I will trie him to see if he will giue me any thing Enter Morton a Seruing man Mort. Now sir who but king Richard beares sway and hath proclaimed Iohn Earle of Lincolne heire aparant to the Crown the yoong Princes they are in the Tower nay some saies more they are murthered But this makes me to muse the Duke of Buckingham and the King is at such variance that did all in all to helpe him to the Crowne but the Duke of Buckingham is rid downe to Breaknock Castle in Wales and there he meanes to raise vp a power to pull down the vsurper but let them agree as they will for the next faire winde I le ouer seas Shore A Shores wife so neere driuen to beg of a seruingman I necessitie hath no law I must needs Good sir releeue me and giue me something Seru. Why what art thou Shore In briefe Morton I am Shores wife that haue done good to all Seru. A foole and euer thy owne enemy In troth mistresse Shore my store is but small yet as it is wee le part stakes but soft I cannot do what I would I am watcht Enters Page Shore Good Morton releeue me Seru. What should I releeue my Kings enemy Shore Why thou promist thou wouldst Seru. I tell thee I wil not so be answered Sownes I would with all my heart but for yonder villaine a plague on him Exit Page An honest fellow I warrant him How now Shores wife will none releeue thee Shore No none will releeue her that hath bene good to all Page Why t were pitie to do thee good but me thinkes she is fulsome and stinkes Shore If I be fulsome shun my company for none but thy Lord sought my miserie and he hath vndone me Pag. Why hath he vndone thee nay thy wicked and naughtie life hath vndone thee but if thou wantest maintenance why doest thou not fall to thy old trade againe Shore Nay villaine I haue done open penance and am sorie for my sinnes that are past Page Sownes is Shores wife become an holie whoore nay then we shall neuer haue done Shore Why hang thee if thy faults were so written in thy forehead as mine is it would be as wrong with thee But I prethie leaue me and get thee from me Page And cannot you keepe the Citie but you must runne gadding to the Court and you staie here a litle longer I le make you be set away and for my part would all whoores were so serued then there would be fewer in England then there be And so farewell good mistresse Shore Exit Shore And all such vsurping kings as thy Lord is may come to a shamefull end which no doubt I may liue yet to see Therfore sweet God forgiue all my foule offence And though I haue done wickedly in this world Into hell fire let not my soule be hurld Exit Enter Maister Terrill and siir Robert Brokenbery Broken Maister Terrell the King hath vvritten that for one night I should deliuer you the keyes and put you in full possession But good M. Terrell may I be so bold to demand a question vvithout offence Ter. Else God forbid say on vvhat ere it be Bro. Then this maister Terrell for your comming I partly knovv the cause for the king oftentimes hath sent to me to haue them both dispatcht but because I vvas a seruant to their father being Edvvard the fourth my heart vvould neuer giue me to do the deed Ter. Why sir Robert you are beside the matter vvhat neede you vse such speeches what matters are betweene the King and me I pray you leaue it and deliuer me the keyes Broken A here with teares I deliuer you the keyes and so farwell maister Terrell Exit Ter. Alasse good sir Robert hee is kinde hearted but it must not preuaile what I haue promised the King I must performe But ho Myles Forest For. Here sir Ter. Myles Forest haue you got those men I spake of they must be resolute and pittilesse For. I warrant you sir they are such pittilesse villaines that all London cannot match them for their villanie one of their names is Will Sluter yet the most part calles him blacke Will the other is Iack Denten two murtherous villaines that are resolute Ter. I prethie call them in that I may see them and speake with them Forest Ho Will and Iack Well Here sir we are at hand For. These be they that I told you of Ter. Come hither sirs to make a long discourse were but a folly you seeme to be resolute in this cause that Myles Forest hath deliuered to you therefore you must cast away pitie not so much as thinke vpon fauour for the more stearne that you are the more shall you please the King Will Zownes sir nere talke to vs of fauour t is not the first that Iack and I haue gone about Ter. Well said but the Kings pleasure is this that he wil haue no blood shead in the deed doing therefore let me heare your aduises For. Why then I thinke this maister Terrell that as they sit at supper there should be two dags readie charged and so suddeinly to shoote them both through Terrell No I like not that so well what saiest thou Will what is thy opinion Well Tush heere 's more adoo then needes I pray bring mee where they are and I le take them by the heeles and beate their braines against the walles Ter. Nay that I like not for t is too tyrannous Dout. Then heare me maister Terrell let Will take one and I le take another and by the life of Iack Douton wee le cut both their throates Ter. Nay sirs then heare me I will haue it it done in this order when they be both a bed and at rest Myles Forest thou shalt bring them vp both and betweene two feather beds smother them both For. Why this is verie good but stand aside for here comes the Princes I le bring you word when the deed is done Exit Terrill Enter the Princes Yorke How fares my noble Lord and louing brother King A worthie brother Richard Duke of Yorke my cause of sorrow is not for my selfe but this is it that addes my sorrow more to see our vnckle whom our father left as our Protector in minoritie should so digresse from dutie loue and zeale so vnkindly
And humbly craue your graces pardon on my knee For my foule offence And see my Lord my brest opened to mine aduersary That he may take reuenge then once it shall be said I will offend my gratious suffereigne King Now let me see you friendly giue one an other your hands Hast. With a good will an t like your grace Therefore Lord Marcus take here my hand Which was once vowde and sworne to be thy death But now through intretie of my Prince I knit a league of amitie for euer Mar. Well Lord Hastings not in show but in deed Take thou here my hand which was once vowed To a shiuered thy bodie in peecemeales That the foules of the ayre should haue fed Their yoong withall But now vpon aleageance to my Prince I vow perfect loue And liue friendship for euer King Now for confirming of it here take your oathes Hast. If I Lord Hastings falcifie my league of friendship Vowde to Lord Marcus I craue confusion Marcus Like oath take I and craue confusion Lod. Euen when the greatest of his torments had left him Shore But are the nobles agreed to the contentment of the Prince Lod. The Nobles and Peeres are agreed as the King would wish them Shorse. Lodwicke thou reuiuest me Lod. I but few thought that the agreement and his life would haue ended togither Shore Why Lodwicke is he dead Lod. In briefe mistresse Shore he hath changed his life Shorse. His life ah me vnhappie woman Now is misery at hand Now will my foes tryumph at this my fall Those whom I haue done most good will now forsake me Ah Hursly when I enterteined thee first I was farre from change so was I Lodwicke When I restored thee thy lands Ah sweete Edward farwell my gracious Lord and souereigne For now shall Shores wife be a mirrour and looking glasse To all her enemies Thus shall I finde Lodwicke and haue cause to say That all men are vnconstant Lod. Why mistresse Shore for the losse of one friend Will you abandon the rest that wish you well Shore Ah Lodwicke I must for when the tree decaies Whose fruitfull branch haue flourished many a yeare Then farewell those ioyfull dayes and offspring of my heart But say Lodwicke who hath the King made Protector During the innormitie of the yoong Prince Lod. He hath made his brother Duke of Gloster Protector Shore Ah me then comes my ruine and decaie For he could neuer abide me to the death No he alwaies hated me whom his brother loued so well Thus must I lament and say all the world is vnconstant Lod. But mistresse Shore comfort your selfe And thinke well of my Lord Who hath alway bene a helper vnto you Shorse. Indeed Lodwicke to condemne his honour I cannot For he hath alway bene my good Lord For as the world is fickle so changeth the minds of men Lod. Why mistresse Shore rather then want should oppresse You that litle land which you beg'd for me of the King Shall be at your dispose Shorse. Thanks good Lodwicke Enters a Citizen and Morton a seruing man Citi. O maister Morton you are very welcome met I hope you thinke on me for my mony Mor. I pray sir beare with me and you shall haue it With thankes too Citi. Nay I pray sir let me haue my mony For I haue had thankes and too much more then I lookt for Mor. In faith sir you shall haue it But you must beare with me a litle But sir I maruell how you can be so greedie for your mony When you see sir we are so vncertaine of our owne Citi. How so vncertaine of mine owne Why doest thou know any bodie wil come to rob me Mor. Why no Citi. Wilt thou come in the night and cut my throate Mor. No Citi. Wilt thou and the rest of thy companions Come and set my house on fire Mor. Why no I tell thee Citi. Why how should I then be vncertaine of mine owne Mor. Why sir by reason the King is dead Citi. O sir is the King dead I hope he hath giuen you no quittance for my debt Mor. No sir but I pray staie a while and you shall haue it Assoone as I can Citi. Well I must be content where nothing is to be had The King looseth his right they say But who is this Mor. Marry sir it is mistresse Shore To whom I am more beholding too for my seruice Then the deerest friend that euer I had Citi. And I for my sonnes pardon Mor. Now mistresse Shore how fare you Shore Well Morton but not so wel as thou hast knowne me For I thinke I shal be driuen to try my friends one day Mor. God forfend mistresse Shore And happie be that Sunne shall shine vpon thee For preseruing the life of my sonne Shore Gramercies good father But how doth thy sonne is he well Citi. The better that thou liues doth he Shore Thankes father I am glad of it But come maister Lodwicke shall we go And you Morton you le beare vs company Lod. I mistresse Shore For my Lord thinkes long for our comming Exit omnes Citi. There there huffer but by your leaue The Kings death is a maime to her credit But they say there is my Lord Hastings in the Court He is as good as the Ase of hearts at maw Well euen as they brew so let them bake for me But I must about the streetes to see and I can meete With such cold customers as they I met withall euen now Masse if I meete with no better I am like to keepe a bad hoshold of it Exit Enters Richard sir William Casbe Page of his chamber and his traine Rich. My friends depart The houre commands your absence Leaue me and euery man looke to his charge Exit traine Casbie. Renowned and right worthie Protector Whose excelency far deserues the name of king then protector Sir William Casbie wisheth my Lord That your grace may so gouerne the yoong Prince That the Crowne of England may flourish in all happinesse Rich. Ah yoong Prince and why not I Exit Casbie Or who shall inherit Plantagines but his sonne And who the King deceased but the brother Shall law bridle nature or authoritie hinder inheritance No I say no Principalitie brookes no equalitie Much lesse superioritie And the title of a King is next vnder the degree of a God For if he be worthie to be called valiant That in his life winnes honour and by his sword winnes riches Why now I with renowne of a souldier which is neuer sold but By waight nor changed but by losse of life I reapt not the gaine but the glorie and since it becommeth A sonne to maintaine the honor of his deceased father Why should not I hazard his dignitie by my brothers sonnes To be baser then a King I disdaine And to be more then Protector the law deny Why my father got the Crowne my brother won the Crowne And I will weare the Crowne Or I le