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684Enter the Kings Herolds with Trumpets to the wals of
685 Angiers: they summon the Towne.
686Eng. Herold Iohn by the grace of God King of England,
687Lord of Ireland, Aniou, Toraine, &c. demaundeth once againe
689vp the Towne into his hands?
690Fr. Herold Philip by the grace of God King of Fraunce, demaundeth
691in the behalfe of Arthur Duke of Britaine, if you
693said Arthur.
695that we the poore Inhabitants of Angiers, require a parle of
696their Maiesties.
697Herolds We goe.
699 moges, Lewes, Castilean, Pembrooke, Salisbury, Constance,
700 and Arthur Duke of Britaine.
Philip
of King Iohn.
705Iohn You Citizens of Angiers, haue your eyes
707Haue made vpon the coward frawdfull French?
708And haue you wisely pondred therewithall
709Your gaine in yeelding to the English King?
718That Philip had the better of the day.
720Which here he holds to Lymoges disgrace.
723It farde with thée as with the marriner,
725Doth beare the waues like mountaines fore the winde,
728Philip tis thine: and fore this Princely presence,
729Madame I humbly lay it at your feete,
732Yet many more I long to be enioynd.
733Blaunch Philip I take it, and I thee commaund
735Therewith receiue this fauour at my hands,
736T'incourage thee to follow Richards fame.
737Arthur Ye Citizens of Angiers, are ye mute?
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739Citizen We care not which, if once we knew the right,
740But till we know we will not yeeld our right.
742As are the Kings of England and of Fraunce,
743He would aduise your Graces to vnite
745Pulling their battered walls about their eares.
746The Towne once wonne then striue about the claime,
747For they are minded to delude you both.
749The Citizens of Angiers all by me
751And as you like the motion they shall make,
752So to account and follow their aduice.
753Iohn. Philip. Speake on, we giue thee leaue.
755Incites you on to knit your kingly strengths:
757And such as loue the quiet of the State.
760And fill the world with brawles and mutinies:
761But vnto peace your forces should be knit
762To liue in Princely league and amitie:
764And stand wide open to your harts content.
765To make this peace a lasting bond of loue,
766Remains one onely honorable meanes,
768Lewes the Dolphin and the heire of Fraunce,
769A man of noted valor through the world,
770Is yet vnmaried: let him take to wife
771The beauteous daughter of the King of Spaine,
772Neece to K. Iohn, the louely Ladie Blanche,
773Begotten on his Sister Elianor.
With
of King Iohn.
774With her in marriage will her vnckle giue
776The Kings thus ioynd in league of perfect loue,
777They may so deale with Arthur Duke of Britaine,
778Who is but yong, and yet vnmeete to raigne,
780Thus haue I boldly (for the common good)
781Deliuered what the Citie gaue in charge.
782And as vpon conditions you agree,
785These Kings beare armes for me, and for my right,
788 thy mother,
789Make league with Philip, yeeld to any thing:
792John Brother of Fraunce, you heare the Citizens:
793Then tell me, how you meane to deale herein.
795That hast no foote of land, but Arthurs right?
796Lewes Byr Ladie Citizens, I like your choyce,
797A louely Damsell is the Ladie Blanche,
798Worthie the heire of Europe for her pheere.
800Why how now Lords? accursed Citizens
801To fill and tickle their ambicious eares,
803Some dismall Plannet at thy birthday raignd,
804For now I see the fall of all thy hopes.
805K. Philip Ladie, and Duke of Britaine, know you both,
807Than to betray his friends and fauourers.
809If we vpon conditions could agree?
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811Slaue as I was, I thought to haue mooude the match.
812Grandame you made me halfe a promise once,
813That Lady Blanch should bring me wealth inough,
815Q. Elianor Peace Philip, I will looke thee out a wife,
818But let the frolicke Frenchman take no scorne,
819If Philip front him with an English horne.
823To make me Bride vnto so great a Prince:
824But giue me leaue my Lord to pause on this,
827Q Elinor Sonne John, and worthie Philip K. of Fraunce,
828Doo you confer awhile about the Dower,
831Constance I, theres the wretch that broacheth all this ill,
832Why flye I not vpon the Beldames face,
833And with my nayles pull foorth her hatefull eyes.
835For my sake, let my Grandame haue her will.
836O would she with her hands pull forth my heart,
838But mother let vs wisely winke at all:
840Philip Brother of England, what dowrie wilt thou giue
841Unto my Sonne in marriage with thy Neece?
843To be so great as may content a King:
845I giue in money thirtie thousand markes.
For
of King Iohn.
846For land I leaue it to thine owne demaund.
849Which thou as King of England holdst in Fraunce:
854And shall I giue it all away at once?
857Ion Philip bring forth thy Sonne, here is my Neece,
858And here in mariage I doo giue with her
860Volquesson, Poiters, Aniou, Torain, Main,
862Now Citizens, how like you of this match?
865But now King Iohn, what say you to the Duke?
866Father, speake as you may in his behalfe.
867Philip K.Iohn, be good vnto thy Nephew here,
870Yet here I giue thee Brittaine for thine owne,
871Together with the Earledome of Richmont,
872And this rich Citie of Angiers withall.
874Shalt see my Sonne how I will make of thee.
876Lets in and there prepare the mariage rytes,
877Which in S. Maries Chappell presently
879Manent Constance & Arthur.
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882If heauens haue concluded these euents,
885May change with them, and all to our reliefe.
887To looke into the bottome of these cares.
889Thy weale, my wish, and all the willing meanes
890Wherewith thy fortune and thy fame should mount.
892With whom all hope and hap doth disagree?
894Rather than helpes, heape vp more worke for woes.
895Constance If any Power will heare a widdowes plaint,
896That from a wounded soule implores reuenge;
897Send fell contagion to infect this Clyme,
898This cursed Countrey, where the traytors breath,
899Whose periurie as prowd Briareus,
900Beleaguers all the Skie with misbeliefe.
902To fence thy right, and check thy foemans pride:
903But now black-spotted Periure as he is,
904He takes a truce with Elnors damned brat,
905And marries Lewes to her louely Neece,
906Sharing thy fortune, and thy birth-dayes gift
907Betweene these louers: ill betide the match.
908And as they shoulder thee from out thy owne,
909And triumph in a widowes tearefull cares:
911Is all the bloud yspilt on either part,
913Growne to a louegame and a Bridall feast?
914And must thy birthright bid the wedding banes?
915Poore helples boy, hopeles and helples too,
Thy
of King Iohn.
918Woundeth thy mothers thoughts with feeling care,
920I trouble now the fountaine of thy youth,
922Goe in with me, reply not louely boy,
926 Bastard, Lewes, Lymoges, Constance, Blanche, Chattilion,
927 Pembrooke, Salisburie, and Elianor.
929Wherein the Realmes of England and of Fraunce
931Thrice happie is the Bridegroome and the Bride,
933To make of mortall foes immortall friends.
934Constance Ungodly peace made by an others warre.
935Philip Unhappie peace, that ties thee from reuenge.
937The butcher of the great Plantiginet.
938Kings, Princes, and ye Peeres of either Realmes,
939Pardon my rashnes, and forgiue the zeale
940That caries me in furie to a deede
941Of high desert, of honour, and of armes.
942A boone O Kings, a boone doth Philip beg
945Till Fraunce and England graunt this glorious boone.
950Princes, I craue the Combat with the Duke
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951That braues it in dishonor of my Sire.
955This is the boon (dread Lords) which granted once
957Since I shall liue and die in Richards right.
959To interrupt these holy nuptiall rytes
960With brawles and tumults to a Dukes disgrace:
964Then keepe your words, and let vs combat it.
968Should dare thee thus, wouldst thou accept the challendge?
970The greatest coward liuing on the Earth.
971Iohn Then cheere thee Philip, Iohn will keepe his word,
972Kneele downe, in sight of Philip King of Fraunce
974I gird thee with the sword of Normandie,
975And of that land I doo inuest thee Duke:
976So shalt thou be in liuing and in land
977Nothing inferiour vnto Austria.
980How much I scorne thy new made Duke and thee,
982And so farewell Sir Duke of low degree,
984Iohn Stay Philip, let him goe the honors thine.
985Bastard I cannot liue vnles his life be mine.
And
of King Iohn.
987And made me thinke my Richard liues in thée.
990Enter a Cardynall from Rome.
991Card. Stay King of France, I charge thee ioyn not hands
993Know Iohn, that I Pandulph Cardinall of Millaine, and
994Legate from the Sea of Rome, demaund of thee in the name
996rie to the lawes of our holy mother the Church, and our holye
1000demaund of thee?
1007ling penie out of England, but as I am King, so wil I raigne
1009rall: and hee that contradicts me in this, Ile make him hoppe
1010headlesse.
1016King in England, let him winne it with the sword, I know no
1017other title he can alleage to mine inheritance.
1019Iohn What then?
1020Card. Then I Pandulph of Padoa, Legate from the Apo-
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1026murder thée: this I pronounce, and charge all good men to
1027abhorre thee as an excommunicate person.
1032and al the Kings and Princes of Christendome, to make war
1037obey?
1043Iohn Obey the Pope, and breake your oath to God?
1047False as thou art, and periurde K. of Fraunce,
1048Unworthie man to be accompted King.
1050Pandulph, where I of Abbots, Monkes and Friers
1051Haue taken somewhat to maintaine my warres,
1052Now will I take no more but all they haue.
1053Ile rowze the lazie lubbers from their Cells,
1055Mother, come you with me, and for the rest
1056That will not follow Iohn in this attempt,
Con-
of King Iohn.
1062Lets take him captiue, and in triumph lead
1063The K. of England to the gates of Rome.
1065What Philip K. of Fraunce will doo for thee.
1066Blanche And will your Grace vpon your wedding day
1067Forsake your Bride and follow dreadfull drums:
1068Nay, good my Lord, stay you at home with mee.
1070Philip Follow me Lords, Lord Cardynall lead the way,
1072Excursions. The Bastard pursues Austria, and kills
1073 him.
1074Bastard Thus hath K. Richards Sonne performde his
1075 vowes.
1077Unto his fathers euerliuing soule.
1078Braue Cordelion, now my heart doth say,
1079I haue deserude, though not to be thy heire
1081A name as pleasing to thy Philips heart,
1082As to be cald the Duke of Normandie.
1083Lie there a pray to euery rauening fowle:
1084And as my Father triumpht in thy spoyles,
1087And leaue thy bodie to the fowles for food. Exit.
1088Excursions. Arthur, Constance, Lewes, hauing taken
1089 Q. Elianor prisoner.
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1090Constance Thus hath the God of Kings with conquering
1091 arme
1093Proud, and disturber of thy Countreyes peace,
1095And on thy head will now auenged be
1096For all the mischiefes hatched in thy braine.
1097Q Elinor Contemptuous dame vnreuent Dutches thou,
1100And mother to three mightie English Kings?
1102To set your Grandmother at libertie,
1103And yéeld to Iohn your Unckle and your King.
1106 minde.
1108 brawles.
1110Constance My time is now to triumph in thy fall,
1116Enter a Messenger.
1118To armes in hast, K. Iohn relyes his men,
1121Lewes Arthur away, tis time to looke about.
And
of King Iohn.
1124And hopes to lead both John and thee as slaues:
1126Excursions. Elianor is rescued by Iohn, and Arthur
1127 is taken prisoner. Exeunt. Sound victorie.
1128Enter Iohn, Elianor, and Arthur Prisoner, Bastard, Pem-
1129 brooke, Salisbury, and Hubert de Burgh.
1130Iohn Thus right triumphs, and John triumphs in right.
1132Thy Mothers pride hath brought thee to this fall.
1134Into the gardance of thine Unckle John,
1136Arthur Unckle, my Grandame taught her Nephew this,
1137To beare captiuitie with patience.
1138Might hath preuayld not right, for I am King
1139Of England, though thou we are the Diadem.
1142Iohn Mother, he neuer will forget his claime,
1143I would he liude not to remember it.
1144But leauing this, we will to England now,
1145And take some order with our Popelings there,
1146That swell with pride, and fat of lay mens lands.
1147Philip I make thee chiefe in this affaire,
1150And whatsoere he be within my Land,
1151That goes to Rome for iustice and for law,
1152While he may haue his right within the Realme,
1153Let him be iudgde a traitor to the State,
1155Mother, we leaue you here beyond the seas,
1156As Regent of our Prouinces in Fraunce,
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1158And thanke our God that gaue vs victorie.
1159Hubert de Burgh take Arthur here to thee,
1161For on his life doth hang thy Soueraignes crowne,
1165Hubert Frolick yong Prince, though I your keeper bee,
1170Bastard Now warres are done, I long to be at home
1171To diue into the Monkes and Abbots bags,
1173And keepe some reuell with the fanzen Friers.
1174Iohn To England Lords, each looke vnto your charge,
1176Enter the K. of Fraunce, Lewes his sonne, Cardinall Pan-
1177 dolph Legate, and Constance.
1179Why frowne you so, why droop ye Lords of Fraunce?
1180Me thinkes it differs from a warlike minde
1181To lowre it for a checke or two of chaunce.
1184Braue Austria, heauen ioyes to haue thee there.
1188And all are Mediators for his soule,
1190His holines free pardon doth pronounce
To
of King Iohn.
1195All malcontent comes Constance for her Sonne.
1196Be briefe good Madame, for your face imports
1197A tragick tale behinde thats yet vntolde.
1200Out with it Ladie, that our Act may end
1203When did I breath to tell a pleasing tale?
1206She weepes againe to heare the wrack of Troy:
1207Two words will serue, and then my tale is done:
1208Elnors proud brat hath robd me of my Sonne.
1209Lewes Haue patience Madame, this is chaunce of warre:
1210He may be ransomde, we reuenge his wrong.
1216Arthur is safe, let John alone with him,
1217Thy title next is fairst to Englands Crowne:
1218Now stirre thy Father to begin with Iohn,
1220Lewes Thankes my Lord Legate for your good conceipt,
1221Tis best we follow now the game is faire,
1222My Father wants to worke him your good words.
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1225Enter Philip leading a Frier, charging him to show where
1226 the Abbots golde lay.
1230Sweete S. Withold of thy lenitie, defend vs from extremitie,
1232In nomini Domini, make I my homilie,
1233Gentle Gentilitie grieue not the Cleargie.
1234Philip Grey gownd good face, coniure ye,
1236If this waste girdle hang thee not
1237 that girdeth in thy coate.
1238Now balde and barefoote Bungie birds
1239 when vp the gallowes climing,
1240Say Philip he had words inough
1241 to put you downe with ryming.
1244If thou wilt forgiue me, and neuer more grieue me,
1246From black Purgatorie a penance right sorie.
1247Frier Thomas will warme you,
1248It shall neuer harme you.
1250Sirs hang vp this lozell.
12512. Frier For charitie I beg his life,
1252Saint Frauncis chiefest Frier,
1254to keepe a Winters fier.
1257 And I will bring you by and by
1258vnto the Priors chest.
Philip
of King Iohn.
1260If not, as I am honest man, Ile hang you both for companie.
1264Ile pawne my life there is no lesse to haue what ere is more.
1266 come,
1268Breake vp the Cofer, Frier.
1269Frier Oh I am vndun, faire Alice the Nun
1374 God in health,
1376 wealth.
1378They goe as oft to Uenery, as niggards to their drinke.
1380 crowne,
1382And is the hoord a holy whore? Wel be the hangman nimble,
1387If money be the meanes of this, I know an ancient Nunne,
1390You shall commaund as commonly, as if it were your owne.
1391Frier Your honour excepted.
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1396Frier To hide her from lay meu.
1398Philip For feare of the laytie: a pitifull dred
1403The valew of a thousand markes, and other thing by gis.
1404Let vs alone, and take it all, tis yours Sir, now you know it.
1408What is in the hoord?
1409Frier Frier Laurence my Lord, now holy water help vs,
1412In the presse of a Nun we are all vndon,
1413And brought to discredence if thou be Frier Laureuce,
1416Because he is mortall and made of mould,
1417He omits what he ought, and doth more than he should.
1420The Nunne again locks Frier vp, to keep him frõ the Sun.
1425Ile mend the fault or fault my ayme, if I do misse amending,
1427But holy you, to you I speake, to you religious diuell,
1429 euill.
Frier
of King Iohn.
1433Go hang them vp for hurting them, hast them to execution.
1435Geue children bookes they teare them.
1437At threescore welneere to goe to this geere,
1438To my conscience a clog to dye like a dog.
1439Exaudi me Domine, siuis me parce
1440Dabo pecuniam, si habeo veniam
1441To goe and fetch it, I will dispatch it,
1445Come in my flock, and follow me, your fortunes I will reed
1446Come hether boy, goe get thee home, and clime not ouerhie:
1449 a Sunday.
1458and then Ile read your fortunes.
1459Philip How now, a Prophet? Sir prophet whence are ye?
1460Peter I am of the world and in the world, but liue not as
1461others by the world: what I am I know, and what thou wilt
1463quire no more what I am.
1465deludes the people with blinde prophecies: you are him I
1466looke for, you shall away with me: bring away all the rabble,
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1467and you Frier Laurence remember your raunsome a hundred
1469Prophet, you shall with me, to receiue a Prophets rewarde.
1470Exeunt.
1473haue for this attempt; I perceiue by your heauie countenan-
1474ces, you had rather be otherwise imployed, and for my owne
1476tioner: onely this is my comfort, that a King commaunds,
1478default. Therefore in briefe, leaue me, and be readie to attend
1479the aduenture: stay within that entry, and when you heare me
1485benefite of the faire euening?
1487Arthur Gramercie Hubert for thy care of me,
1488In or to whom restraint is newly knowen,
1492But tell me curteous keeper if you can,
1493How long the King will haue me tarrie heere.
1496 They issue forth.
1498 meane?
O helpe
of King Iohn.
1499 O helpe me Hubert, gentle keeper helpe:
1501Tend not to reaue a wretched guiltles life.
1504What meaneth this? Good Hubert plead the case.
1506Harmfull and harsh, hells horror to be heard:
1510Hubert No newes of death, but tidings of more hate,
1511A wrathfull doome, and most vnluckie fate:
1513Be deafe, heare not, its hell to tell the rest.
1515Tis hell, tis horror, not for one to heare:
1516What is it man if it must needes be don,
1517Act it, and end it, that the paine were gon.
1520My heart my head, and all my powers beside,
1521To aide the office haue at once denide.
1522Peruse this letter, lines of treble woe,
1523Read ore my charge, and pardon when you know.
1524Hubert
these are to commaund thee, as thou tendrest our
1525quiet in minde and the estate of our person, that pre-
1526sently vpon the receipt of our commaund, thou put out
1527the eyes of Arthur Plantaginet.
1530 Contagious venyme dwelleth in his heart,
1532Unreuerent may I be to blame the heauens
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1534Liues to oppresse the innocents with wrong.
1535Ah Hubert, makes he thee his instrument
1538They feare thy fall, and cyte thee with remorse,
1539They knock thy conscience, moouing pitie there,
1540Willing to fence thee from the rage of hell:
1541Hell Hubert, trust me all the plagues of hell
1542Hangs on performance of this damned deede.
1545Subscribe not Hubert, giue not Gods part away.
1546I speake not onely for eyes priuiledge,
1547The chiefe exterior that I would enioy:
1548But for thy perill, farre beyond my paine,
1554Is tyed to execute the Kings commaund.
1558A death for guilt, to keepe the world in awe.
1560Hubert But that appeale my Lord concernes not me.
1562Hubert I, if my Soueraigne would remit his quarrell.
1564Hubert Then be the blame to whom it doth belong.
1565Arthur Why thats to thee if thou as they proceede,
1567Hubert Why then no execution can be lawfull,
1568If Iudges doomes must be reputed doubtfull.
Arthur
of King Iohn.
1569Arthur Yes where in forme of Lawe in place and time,
1578With wrongfull persecution done this day.
1580I doo behold with eyes that Nature lent:
1581Send foorth the terror of your Moouers frowne,
1582To wreake my wrong vpon the murtherers
1585Be darke and direfull guerdon for their guylt,
1586And let the black tormenters of deepe Tartary
1587Upbraide them with this damned enterprise,
1589Delay not Hubert, my orisons are ended,
1591But to performe a tragedie indéede,
1592Conclude the period with a mortall stab.
1593Constance farewell, tormentor come away,
1596Faint did I say, feare was it that I named?
1598But God forbids, and he commaundeth Kings,
1599That great Commaunder counterchecks my charge,
1604Ile to the King, and say his will is done,
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1605And of the langor tell him thou art dead,
1606Goe in with me, for Hubert was not borne
1609Looke for amends of this receiued gift
1611Thou lentst them me, I will not be ingrate.
1613The issue that thy kindnes vndertakes:
1617That may impeach vs of fond ouersight?
1618The French haue felt the temper of our swords,
1620Checking their ouerdaring arrogance
1621For buckling with so great an ouermatch.
1622The Arche proud titled Priest of Italy,
1623That calles himselfe grand Uiccar vnder God
1625Masse and months minde, dirge and I know not what
1629Had tidings of our small account of him,
1630How with a taunt vaunting vpon his toes
1633The title (reuerently might I inferre)
1634Became the Kings that earst haue borne the load,
1636Who at his pleasure temperd them like waxe
1637To carrie armes on danger of his curse,
1638Banding their sowles with warrants of his hand.
1639I grieue to thinke how Kings in ages past
(Simplie
of King Iohn.
1640(Simply deuoted to the Sea of Rome)
1642But now for confirmation of our State,
1643Sith we haue proynd the more than needfull braunch
1645It resteth we throughout our Territories
1646Be reproclaimed and inuested King.
1648Once were you crownd, proclaimd, and with applause
1651Pardon my feare, my censure doth infer
1652Your Highnes not deposde from Regall State,
1653Would breed a mutinie in peoples mindes,
1654What it should meane to haue you crownd againe.
1656Thou knowst not what induceth me to this,
1657Essex goe in, and Lordings all be gon
1658About this taske, I will be crownd anon.
1661Are Friers fatter than the Nunnes are faire?
1662What chéere with Churchmen, had they golde or no?
1664Philip My Lord, I haue performd your Highnes charge:
1666The Monkes the Priors and holy cloystred Nunnes,
1667Are all in health, and were my Lord in wealth,
1668Till I had tythde and tolde their holy hoords.
1670You may proportion all their former pride.
1673Will make the Popelings excommunicate,
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1677As is the eccho of a Cannons crack
1679But what newes els befell there Philip?
1680Bastard Strange newes my Lord: within your territo-
1682Whose diuination volleys wonders foorth;
1683To him the Commons throng with Countrey gifts,
1684He sets a date vnto the Beldames death,
1687Giues limits vnto holy nuptiall rytes,
1688Foretelleth famine, aboundeth plentie forth,
1689Of fate, of fortune, life and death he chats,
1691As if he knew the certaine doomes of heauen,
1696And brought the Prophet with me to the Court,
1698Pleaseth your Highnes, I will call him in.
1701Enter the Nobles and crowne King Iohn, and then crie
1702 God saue the King.
1705Nor in your thoughts blame not this déede of yours.
1706Once ere this time was I inuested King,
Once
of King Iohn.
1709To staine the beautie of our garden plot:
1710But heauens in our conduct rooting thence
1711The false intruders, breakers of worlds peace,
1713After the which, to try your constancie,
1715We craude once more your helps for to inuest vs
1716Into the right that enuie sought to wrack.
1717Once was I not deposde, your former choyce;
1718Now twice been crowned and applauded King:
1720Infers assured witnes of your loues,
1721And binds me ouer in a Kingly care
1722To render loue with loue, rewards of worth
1723To ballance downe requitall to the full.
1724But thankes the while, thankes Lordings to you all:
1726Essex A boon my Lord, at vauntage of your words
1727We aske to guerdon all our loyalties.
1731That not remembred falleth from your head.
1733What may it be? Aske it, and it is yours.
1735The libertie of Ladie Constance Sonne:
1736Whose durance darkeneth your Highnes right,
1737As if you kept him prisoner, to the end
1738Your selfe were doubtfull of the thing you haue.
1740Twice by consent you are proclaimd our King.
1741Pembrooke This if you graunt, were all vnto your good:
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1744Confirming warrant of your loyalties,
1746Let John doo nothing but by your consents.
1747Why how now Philip, what extasie is this?
1751Glauncing mine eye to see the Diadem
1753From foorth a gloomie cloude, which curtaine like
1756Euen in the moment that the Crowne was placte
1761Beleeue me Lords the obiect feares me much.
1762Philip thou toldst me of me of Wizzard late,
1768Such Meteors were the Ensignes of his wrath
1771Iohn Is this the man?
1772Bastard It is my Lord.
1774That calculatst of many things to come:
1775Who by a power repleate with heauenly gift
Canst
of King Iohn.
1777If fame be true, or truth be wrongd by thee,
1779Portend this Clyme, if they presage at all.
1780Breath out thy gift, and if I liue to see
1782Ile honour thee aboue all earthly men.
1784Presenteth Rome the great Metropolis,
1785Where sits the Pope in all his holy pompe.
1786Fowre of the Moones present fowre Prouinces,
1787To wit, Spaine, Denmarke, Germanie, and Fraunce,
1788That beare the yoke of proud commaunding Rome,
1791Impatient of the place he holds with them,
1792Doth figure foorth this Iland Albion,
1793Who gins to scorne the Sea and State of Rome,
1795This showes the heauen, and this I doo auerre
1798Giuing applause for leauing of the Pope.
1799But for they chaunce in our Meridian,
1803But on some other knowledge that I haue
1805Haue brought the Sunne vnto his vsuall height,
1806Of Crowne, Estate, and Royall dignitie,
1809Uillaine thou woundst me with thy fallacies:
1810If it be true, dye for thy tidings price;
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1812Hence with the Witch, hells damned secretarie.
1814True or not true, the Wizzard shall not liue.
1820Frowne friends, faile faith, the diuell goe withall,
1822Pembrooke and Essex I recall my graunt,
1823I will not buy your fauours with my feare:
1824Nay murmur not, my will is law enough,
1825I loue you well, but if I loude you better,
1826I would not buy it with my discontent.
1828How now, what newes with thee.
1830Yong Arthurs eyes are blinded and extinct.
1833Within one hower gaue he vp the Ghost.
1834John What is he dead?
1835Hubert He is my Lord.
1836Iohn Then with him dye my cares.
1838Pembrooke And heauens reuenge thy death.
1839Essex What haue you done my Lord? Was euer heard
1840A deede of more inhumane consequence?
1841Your foes will curse, your friends will crie reuenge.
1842Unkindly rage more rough than Northern winde,
1844What hope in vs for mercie on a fault,
Iohn
of King Iohn.
1848Iohn And are you gone? The diuell be your guide:
1849Proud Rebels as you are to braue me so:
1850Saucie, vnciuill, checkers of my will.
1851Your tongues giue edge vnto the fatall knife:
1855Arthur is dead, I there the corzie growes:
1856But while he liude, the danger was the more;
1857His death hath freed me from a thousand feares,
1860To whome the diuell owes an open shame:
1861His life a foe that leueld at my crowne,
1862His death a frame to pull my building downe.
1863My thoughts harpt still on quiet by his end,
1864Who liuing aymed shrowdly at my roome:
1865But to preuent that plea twice was I crownd,
1867And in my conscience loude me as their liege,
1868In whose defence they would haue pawnd their liues.
1870A tragick Tyrant sterne and pitiles,
1871And not a title followes after Iohn.
1872But Butcher, bloudsucker and murtherer,
1873What Planet gouernde my natiuitie,
1876Wherein fell furie hath no interest.
1877Curst be the Crowne chiefe author of my care,
1878Nay curst my will that made the Crowne my care:
1880That yeelded me aliue into the world.
1881Art thou there villaine, Furies haunt thee still,
1882For killing him whom all the world laments.
Hubert
The troublesome Raigne
1884Charging on liues regard to doo the deede.
1886It was a damned execrable deede:
1888Haue solde their freedome to the thrall of hell,
1891That I am comming for a kingdome there.
1892Hubert My Lord attend the happie tale I tell,
1893For heauens health send Sathan packing hence
1895If Arthurs death be dismall to be heard,
1896Bandie the newes for rumors of vntruth:
1899This hart tooke vigor from this forward hand,
1900Making it weake to execute your charge.
1903Hye Hubert, tell these tidings to my Lords
1904That throb in passions for yong Arthurs death:
1906The wished newes of Arthurs happy health.
1909The ende of the first part.
1910.1THE
1910.2Second part of the
1910.3troublesome Raigne of King
1910.4Iohn, conteining the death
1910.5of Arthur Plantaginet,
1910.6the landing of Lewes, and
1910.7the poysning of King
1910.8Iohn at Swinstead
1910.9Abbey.
1910.10As it was (sundry times) publikely acted by the
1910.11Queenes Maiesties Players, in the ho-
1910.12nourable Citie of
1910.13London.
1910.14Imprinted at London for Sampson Clarke,
1910.15and are to be solde at his shop, on the backe-
1910.16side of the Royall Exchange.
1910.171591.
1910.18To the Gentlemen Readers.
1910.20Giues period to our care, or harts content,
1910.21When heauens fixt time for this or that hath end:
1910.22Nor can earths pomp or pollicie preuent
1910.23The doome ordained in their secret will.
1910.27Who deemd him dead, and parted discontent:
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