Shakespeare's First Folio Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Shakespeare's First Folio novel. A total of 691 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Shakespeare's First Folio/35 Plays.by William Shakespeare.To the Reader.This Figure
Shakespeare's First Folio/35 Plays.by William Shakespeare.To the Reader.This Figure, that thou here feest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut: Wherein the Grauer had a strife with Naure, to out-doo the life: O, could he but haue dravvne his vvit A
- 491 Enter.t.i.t. Come Marcus let vs goe, Publius follow me.Exeunt.Enter Emperour and Empresse, and her two sonnes, the Emperour brings the Arrowes in his hand that t.i.tus shot at him.Satur. Why Lords, What wrongs are these? was euer seene An Emperour in Rome
- 490 My sonne and I will haue the winde of you: Keepe there, now talke at pleasure of your safety Deme. How many women saw this childe of his?Aron. Why so braue Lords, when we ioyne in league I am a Lambe: but if you braue the Moore, The chafed Bore, the mount
- 489 Deme. Gramercie louely Lucius, what's the newes?For villanie's markt with rape. May it please you, My Grandsire well aduis'd hath sent by me, The goodliest weapons of his Armorie, To gratifie your honourable youth, The hope of Rome, for so
- 488 Mar. Pardon me sir, It was a blacke illfauour'd Fly, Like to the Empresse Moore, therefore I kild him An. O, o, o, Then pardon me for reprehending thee, For thou hast done a Charitable deed: Giue me thy knife, I will insult on him, Flattering my self
- 487 Mar. But I will vse the Axe.Exeunt.Ti. Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore. If that be cal'd deceit, I will be honest, And neuer whil'st I liue deceiue men so: But Ile deceiue you in anoth
- 486 Enter Lucius, with his weapon drawne.Oh reuerent Tribunes, oh gentle aged men, Vnbinde my sonnes, reuerse the doome of death, And let me say (that neuer wept before) My teares are now preualing Oratours Lu. Oh n.o.ble father, you lament in vaine, The Trib
- 485 Satur. Along with me, Ile see what hole is heere, And what he is that now is leapt into it.Say, who art thou that lately did'st descend, Into this gaping hollow of the earth?Marti. The vnhappie sonne of old Andronicus, Brought hither in a most vnluck
- 484 The Trees though Sommer, yet forlorne and leane, Ore-come with Mosse, and balefull Misselto.Heere neuer s.h.i.+nes the Sunne, heere nothing breeds, Vnlesse the nightly Owle, or fatall Rauen: And when they shew'd me this abhorred pit, They told me hee
- 483 Aron. To atcheiue her, how?Deme. Why, mak'st thou it so strange?Shee is a woman, therefore may be woo'd, Shee is a woman, therfore may be wonne, Shee is Lauinia therefore must be lou'd.What man, more water glideth by the Mill Then wots the
- 482 But let the lawes of Rome determine all, Meane while I am possest of that is mine Sat. 'Tis good sir: you are very short with vs, But if we liue, weele be as sharpe with you Ba.s.s. My Lord, what I haue done as best I may, Answere I must, and shall d
- 481 Luc. My Lord you are vniust, and more then so, In wrongfull quarrell, you haue slaine your son t.i.t. Nor thou, nor he are any sonnes of mine, My sonnes would neuer so dishonour me.Traytor restore Lauinia to the Emperour Luc. Dead if you will, but not to
- 480 Exit Sonnes with Alarbus.Tamo. O cruell irreligious piety Chi. Was euer Scythia halfe so barbarous?Dem. Oppose me Scythia to ambitious Rome, Alarbus goes to rest, and we suruiue, To tremble vnder t.i.tus threatning lookes.Then Madam stand resolu'd, b
- 479 2 Lord. Peace hoe: no outrage, peace: The man is n.o.ble, and his Fame folds in This...o...b.. o'th' earth: His last offences to vs Shall haue Iudicious hearing. Stand Auffidius, And trouble not the peace Corio. O that I had him, with six Auffid
- 478 Mene. This is good Newes: I will go meete the Ladies. This Volumnia, Is worth of Consuls, Senators, Patricians, A City full: Of Tribunes such as you, A Sea and Land full: you haue pray'd well to day: This Morning, for ten thousand of your throates, I
- 477 Of thy deepe duty, more impression shew Then that of common Sonnes Volum. Oh stand vp blest!Whil'st with no softer Cus.h.i.+on then the Flint I kneele before thee, and vnproperly Shew duty as mistaken, all this while, Betweene the Childe, and Parent
- 476 Exeunt.Enter Menenius to the Watch or Guard.1.Wat. Stay: whence are you 2.Wat. Stand, and go backe Me. You guard like men, 'tis well. But by your leaue, I am an Officer of State, & come to speak with Coriola.n.u.s 1 From whence? Mene. From Rome I You
- 475 Omnes. Faith, we heare fearfull Newes 1 Cit. For mine owne part, When I said banish him, I said 'twas pitty 2 And so did I 3 And so did I: and to say the truth, so did very many of vs, that we did we did for the best, and though wee willingly consent
- 474 Sicin. Liue, and thriue Bru. Farewell kinde Neighbours: We wisht Coriola.n.u.s had lou'd you as we did All. Now the G.o.ds keepe you Both Tri. Farewell, farewell.Exeunt. Citizens Sicin. This is a happier and more comely time, Then when these Fellowe
- 473 Corio. You blesse me G.o.ds Auf. Therefore most absolute Sir, if thou wilt haue The leading of thine owne Reuenges, take Th' one halfe of my Commission, and set downe As best thou art experienc'd, since thou know'st Thy Countries strength a
- 472 Oh World, thy slippery turnes! Friends now fast sworn, Whose double bosomes seemes to weare one heart, Whose Houres, whose Bed, whose Meale and Exercise Are still together: who Twin (as 'twere) in Loue, Vnseparable, shall within this houre, On a diss
- 471 Virg. You shall stay too: I would I had the power To say so to my Husband Sicin. Are you mankinde?Volum. I foole, is that a shame. Note but this Foole, Was not a man my Father? Had'st thou Foxs.h.i.+p To banish him that strooke more blowes for Rome T
- 470 All. To'th' Rocke, to'th' Rocke with him Sicin. Peace: We neede not put new matter to his charge: What you haue seene him do, and heard him speake: Beating your Officers, cursing your selues, Opposing Lawes with stroakes, and heere def
- 469 Com. Come, come, wee'le prompt you Volum. I prythee now sweet Son, as thou hast said My praises made thee first a Souldier; so To haue my praise for this, performe a part Thou hast not done before Corio. Well, I must doo't: Away my disposition,
- 468 Brut. Meerely awry: When he did loue his Country, it honour'd him Menen. The seruice of the foote Being once gangren'd, is not then respected For what before it was Bru. Wee'l heare no more: Pursue him to his house, and plucke him thence, L
- 467 Mene. Be that you seeme, truly your Countries friend, And temp'rately proceed to what you would Thus violently redresse Brut. Sir, those cold wayes, That seeme like prudent helpes, are very poysonous, Where the Disease is violent. Lay hands vpon him,
- 466 Com. 'Twas from the Cannon Cor. Shall? O G.o.d! but most vnwise Patricians: why You graue, but wreaklesse Senators, haue you thus Giuen Hidra heere to choose an Officer, That with his peremptory Shall, being but The horne, and noise o'th' M
- 465 Cornets. Enter Coriola.n.u.s, Menenius, all the Gentry, Cominius, t.i.tus Latius, and other Senators.Corio. Tullus Auffidius then had made new head Latius. He had, my Lord, and that it was which caus'd Our swifter Composition Corio. So then the Volce
- 464 What Custome wills in all things, should we doo't?The Dust on antique Time would lye vnswept, And mountainous Error be too highly heapt, For Truth to o're-peere. Rather then foole it so, Let the high Office and the Honor go To one that would doe
- 463 Flourish Cornets. Then Exeunt. Manet Sicinius and Brutus.Bru. You see how he intends to vse the people Scicin. May they perceiue's intent: he wil require them As if he did contemne what he requested, Should be in them to giue Bru. Come, wee'l in
- 462 Brutus. So it must fall out To him, or our Authorities, for an end.We must suggest the People, in what hatred He still hath held them: that to's power he would Haue made them Mules, silenc'd their Pleaders, And dispropertied their Freedomes; hol
- 461 Menen. And 'twas time for him too, Ile warrant him that: and he had stay'd by him, I would not haue been so fiddious'd, for all the Chests in Carioles, and the Gold that's in them. Is the Senate possest of this?Volum. Good Ladies let&#
- 460 Auf. Bolder, though not so subtle: my valors poison'd, With onely suff'ring staine by him: for him Shall flye out of it selfe, nor sleepe, nor sanctuary, Being naked, sicke; nor Phane, nor Capitoll, The Prayers of Priests, nor times of Sacrifice
- 459 Com. Though I could wish, You were conducted to a gentle Bath, And Balmes applyed to you, yet dare I neuer Deny your asking, take your choice of those That best can ayde your action Mar. Those are they That most are willing; if any such be heere, (As it w
- 458 1.Sol. Foole-hardinesse, not I 2.Sol. Nor I 1.Sol. See they haue shut him in.Alarum continues All. To th' pot I warrant him. Enter t.i.tus Lartius t.i.t. What is become of Martius?All. Slaine (Sir) doubtlesse 1.Sol. Following the Flyers at the very h
- 457 Virg. No (good Madam) I will not out of doores Val. Not out of doores?Volum. She shall, she shall Virg. Indeed no, by your patience; Ile not ouer the threshold, till my Lord returne from the Warres Val. Fye, you confine your selfe most vnreasonably: Come,
- 456 Sicin. When we were chosen Tribunes for the people Bru. Mark'd you his lip and eyes Sicin. Nay, but his taunts Bru. Being mou'd, he will not spare to gird the G.o.ds Sicin. Bemocke the modest Moone Bru. The present Warres deuoure him, he is gro
- 455 Menen. Either you must Confesse your selues wondrous Malicious, Or be accus'd of Folly. I shall tell you A pretty Tale, it may be you haue heard it, But since it serues my purpose, I will venture To scale't a little more 2 Citizen. Well, Ile hea
- 454 Flourish. Enter King and Guard.Cran. And to your Royall Grace, & the good Queen, My n.o.ble Partners, and my selfe thus pray All comfort, ioy in this most gracious Lady, Heauen euer laid vp to make Parents happy, May hourely fall vpon ye Kin. Thanke you g
- 453 Cham. This is the Kings Ring Sur. 'Tis no counterfeit Suff. 'Ts the right Ring, by Heau'n: I told ye all, When we first put this dangerous stone a rowling, 'Twold fall vpon our selues Norf. Doe you thinke my Lords The King will suffer
- 452 Cran. Why?Keep. Your Grace must waight till you be call'd for.Enter Doctor Buts.Cran. So Buts. This is a Peere of Malice: I am glad I came this way so happily. The King Shall vnderstand it presently. Exit Buts Cran. 'Tis Buts.The Kings Physitian
- 451 King. 'Tis midnight Charles, Prythee to bed, and in thy Prayres remember Th' estate of my poore Queene. Leaue me alone, For I must thinke of that, which company Would not be friendly too Suf. I wish your Highnesse A quiet night, and my good Mist
- 450 How long her face is drawne? How pale she lookes, And of an earthy cold? Marke her eyes?Grif. She is going Wench. Pray, pray Pati. Heauen comfort her.Enter a Messenger.Mes. And't like your Grace - Kath. You are a sawcy Fellow, Deserue we no more Reue
- 449 3 Among the crowd i'th' Abbey, where a finger Could not be wedg'd in more: I am stifled With the meere ranknesse of their ioy 2 You saw the Ceremony?3 That I did 1 How was it?3 Well worth the seeing 2 Good Sir, speake it to vs?3 As well as
- 448 Card. Why well: Neuer so truly happy, my good Cromwell, I know my selfe now, and I feele within me, A peace aboue all earthly Dignities, A still, and quiet Conscience. The King ha's cur'd me, I humbly thanke his Grace: and from these shoulders T
- 447 Car. What should this meane?Sur. The Lord increase this businesse King. Haue I not made you The prime man of the State? I pray you tell me, If what I now p.r.o.nounce, you haue found true: And if you may confesse it, say withall If you are bound to vs, or
- 446 Sur. Ha's the King this?Suf. Beleeue it Sur. Will this worke?Cham. The King in this perceiues him, how he coasts And hedges his owne way. But in this point All his trickes founder, and he brings his Physicke After his Patients death; the King already
- 445 Queen. Speake it heere.There's nothing I haue done yet o' my Conscience Deserues a Corner: would all other Women Could speake this with as free a Soule as I doe.My Lords, I care not (so much I am happy Aboue a number) if my actions Were tri'
- 444 Crier. Henry King of England, &c King. Heere Scribe. Say, Katherine Queene of England, Come into the Court Crier. Katherine Queene of England, &c.The Queene makes no answer, rises out of her Chaire, goes about the Court, comes to the King, and kneeles at
- 443 Wol. How? of me?Camp. They will not sticke to say, you enuide him; And fearing he would rise (he was so vertuous) Kept him a forraigne man still, which so greeu'd him, That he ran mad, and dide Wol. Heau'ns peace be with him: That's Christi
- 442 Scena Secunda.Enter Lord Chamberlaine, reading this Letter.My Lord, the Horses your Lords.h.i.+p sent for, with all the care I had, I saw well chosen, ridden, and furnish'd.They were young and handsome, and of the best breed in the North. When they w
- 441 Actus Secundus. Scena Prima.Enter two Gentlemen at seuerall Doores.1. Whether away so fast?2. O, G.o.d saue ye: Eu'n to the Hall, to heare what shall become Of the great Duke of Buckingham 1. Ile saue you That labour Sir. All's now done but the
- 440 Lou. Faith how easie?San. As easie as a downe bed would affoord it Cham. Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring. Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes
- 439 Queen. If I know you well, You were the Dukes Surueyor, and lost your Office On the complaint o'th' Tenants; take good heed You charge not in your spleene a n.o.ble person, And spoyle your n.o.bler Soule; I say, take heed; Yes, heartily beseech
- 438 Buck. No, not a sillable: I doe p.r.o.nounce him in that very shape He shall appeare in proofe.Enter Brandon, a Sergeant at Armes before him, and two or three of the Guard.Brandon. Your Office Sergeant: execute it Sergeant. Sir, My Lord the Duke of Buckin
- 437 Exeunt.FINIS. The Tragedy of Richard the Third: with the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battell at Bosworth Field.The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight THE PROLOGVE.I Come no more to make you laugh, Things now, That beare a Weighty, a
- 436 But if I thriue, the gaine of my attempt, The least of you shall share his part thereof.Sound Drummes and Trumpets boldly, and cheerefully, G.o.d, and Saint George, Richmond, and Victory.Enter King Richard, Ratcliffe, and Catesby.K. What said Northumberla
- 435 Grey. Thinke vpon Grey, and let thy soule dispaire Vaugh. Thinke vpon Vaughan, and with guilty feare Let fall thy Lance, dispaire and dye.All to Richm[ond].Awake, And thinke our wrongs in Richards Bosome, Will conquer him. Awake, and win the day.Enter the
- 434 Exeunt.Enter Richmond, Sir William Branden, Oxford, and Dorset.Richm. The weary Sunne, hath made a Golden set, And by the bright Tract of his fiery Carre, Giues token of a goodly day to morrow.Sir William Brandon, you shall beare my Standard: Giue me some
- 433 He striketh him.There, take thou that, till thou bring better newes Mess. The newes I haue to tell your Maiestie, Is, that by sudden Floods, and fall of Waters, Buckinghams Armie is dispers'd and scatter'd, And he himselfe wandred away alone, No
- 432 Rich. I, if your selfes remembrance wrong your selfe Qu. Yet thou didst kil my Children Rich. But in your daughters wombe I bury them.Where in that Nest of Spicery they will breed Selues of themselues, to your recomforture Qu. Shall I go win my daughter t
- 431 Qu. There is no other way, Vnlesse thou could'st put on some other shape, And not be Richard, that hath done all this Ric. Say that I did all this for loue of her Qu. Nay then indeed she cannot choose but hate thee Hauing bought loue, with such a b.l
- 430 Rich. Do then, but Ile not heare Dut. I will be milde, and gentle in my words Rich. And breefe (good Mother) for I am in hast Dut. Art thou so hasty? I haue staid for thee (G.o.d knowes) in torment and in agony Rich. And came I not at last to comfort you?
- 429 Exeunt.Scena Tertia.Enter old Queene Margaret Mar. So now prosperity begins to mellow, And drop into the rotten mouth of death: Heere in these Confines slily haue I lurkt, To watch the waining of mine enemies.A dire induction, am I witnesse to, And will t
- 428 How now, Lord Stanley, what's the newes?Stanley. Know my louing Lord, the Marquesse Dorset As I heare, is fled to Richmond, In the parts where he abides Rich. Come hither Catesby, rumor it abroad, That Anne my Wife is very grieuous sicke, I will take
- 427 Dors. Be of good cheare: Mother, how fares your Grace?Qu. O Dorset, speake not to me, get thee gone, Death and Destruction dogges thee at thy heeles, Thy Mothers Name is ominous to Children.If thou wilt out-strip Death, goe crosse the Seas, And liue with
- 426 If to reproue you for this suit of yours, So season'd with your faithfull loue to me, Then on the other side I check'd my friends.Therefore to speake, and to auoid the first, And then in speaking, not to incurre the last, Definitiuely thus I ans
- 425 Rich. If you thriue wel, bring them to Baynards Castle, Where you shall finde me well accompanied With reuerend Fathers, and well-learned Bishops Buck. I goe, and towards three or foure a Clocke Looke for the Newes that the Guild-Hall affoords.Exit Buckin
- 424 I haue sent for these Strawberries Ha. His Grace looks chearfully & smooth this morning, There's some conceit or other likes him well, When that he bids good morrow with such spirit.I thinke there's neuer a man in Christendome Can lesser hide hi
- 423 Purs. I thanke your Honor.Exit Pursuiuant.Enter a Priest.Priest. Well met, my Lord, I am glad to see your Honor Hast. I thanke thee, good Sir Iohn, with all my heart. I am in your debt, for your last Exercise: Come the next Sabboth, and I will content you
- 422 Buck. Now, my Lord, What shall wee doe, if wee perceiue Lord Hastings will not yeeld to our Complots?Rich. Chop off his Head: Something wee will determine: And looke when I am King, clayme thou of me The Earledome of Hereford, and all the moueables Whereo
- 421 Enter young Yorke, Hastings, and Cardinall.Buck. Now in good time, heere comes the Duke of Yorke Prince. Richard of Yorke, how fares our n.o.ble Brother?Yorke. Well, my deare Lord, so must I call you now Prince. I, Brother, to our griefe, as it is yours:
- 420 Dut. What is thy Newes?Mess. Lord Riuers, and Lord Grey, Are sent to Pomfret, and with them, Sir Thomas Vaughan, Prisoners Dut. Who hath committed them?Mes. The mighty Dukes, Glouster and Buckingham Arch. For what offence? Mes. The summe of all I can, I h
- 419 Enter one Citizen at one doore, and another at the other.1.Cit. Good morrow Neighbour, whether away so fast?2.Cit. I promise you, I sca.r.s.ely know my selfe: Heare you the newes abroad?1. Yes, that the King is dead 2. Ill newes byrlady, seldome comes the
- 418 Boy. Then you conclude, (my Grandam) he is dead: The King mine Vnckle is too blame for it.G.o.d will reuenge it, whom I will importune With earnest prayers, all to that effect Daugh. And so will I Dut. Peace children peace, the King doth loue you wel.Inca
- 417 Ri. And I, as I loue Hastings with my heart, King. Madam, your selfe is not exempt from this: Nor you Sonne Dorset, Buckingham nor you; You haue bene factious one against the other.Wife, loue Lord Hastings, let him kisse your hand, And what you do, do it
- 416 1 What we will do, we do vpon command 2 And he that hath commanded, is our King Cla. Erroneous Va.s.sals, the great King of Kings Hath in the Table of his Law commanded That thou shalt do no murther. Will you then Spurne at his Edict, and fulfill a Mans?T
- 415 Reads Bra. I am in this, commanded to deliuer The n.o.ble Duke of Clarence to your hands.I will not reason what is meant heereby, Because I will be guiltlesse from the meaning.There lies the Duke asleepe, and there the Keyes.Ile to the King, and signifie
- 414 Haue not to do with him, beware of him, Sinne, death, and h.e.l.l haue set their markes on him, And all their Ministers attend on him Rich. What doth she say, my Lord of Buckingham Buc. Nothing that I respect my gracious Lord Mar. What dost thou scorne me
- 413 Rich. If I should be? I had rather be a Pedler: Farre be it from my heart, the thought thereof Qu. As little ioy (my Lord) as you suppose You should enioy, were you this Countries King, As little ioy you may suppose in me, That I enioy, being the Queene t
- 412 Riu. Haue patience Madam, ther's no doubt his Maiesty Will soone recouer his accustom'd health Gray. In that you brooke it ill, it makes him worse, Therefore for G.o.ds sake entertaine good comfort, And cheere his Grace with quicke and merry eye
- 411 An. Would it were mortall poyson, for thy sake Rich. Neuer came poyson from so sweet a place An. Neuer hung poyson on a fowler Toade.Out of my sight, thou dost infect mine eyes Rich. Thine eyes (sweet Lady) haue infected mine An. Would they were Basilisk
- 410 Rich. Lady, you know no Rules of Charity, Which renders good for bad, Blessings for Curses An. Villaine, thou know'st nor law of G.o.d nor Man, No Beast so fierce, but knowes some touch of pitty Rich. But I know none, and therefore am no Beast An. O
- 409 Rich. Humbly complaining to her Deitie, Got my Lord Chamberlaine his libertie.Ile tell you what, I thinke it is our way, If we will keepe in fauour with the King, To be her men, and weare her Liuery.The iealous ore-worne Widdow, and her selfe, Since that
- 408 But wherefore dost thou come? Is't for my Life?Rich. Think'st thou I am an Executioner?Hen. A Persecutor I am sure thou art, If murthering Innocents be Executing, Why then thou art an Executioner Rich. Thy Son I kill'd for his presumption H
- 407 Qu. Ah, that thy Father had beene so resolu'd Rich. That you might still haue worne the Petticoat, And ne're haue stolne the Breech from Lancaster Prince. Let Aesop fable in a Winters Night, His Currish Riddles sorts not with this place Rich. By
- 406 Oxf. Away, away, to meet the Queenes great power.Here they beare away his Body. Exeunt.Flourish. Enter King Edward in triumph, with Richard, Clarence, and the rest.King. Thus farre our fortune keepes an vpward course, And we are grac'd with wreaths o
- 405 Rich. I thought at least he would haue said the King, Or did he make the Ieast against his will?War. Is not a Dukedome, Sir, a goodly gift?Rich. I, by my faith, for a poore Earle to giue, Ile doe thee seruice for so good a gift War. 'Twas I that gaue
- 404 Now for this Night, let's harbor here in Yorke: And when the Morning Sunne shall rayse his Carre Aboue the Border of this Horizon, Wee'le forward towards Warwicke, and his Mates; For well I wot, that Henry is no Souldier.Ah froward Clarence, how
- 403 Exeunt.Manet Somerset, Richmond, and Oxford.Som. My Lord, I like not of this flight of Edwards: For doubtlesse, Burgundie will yeeld him helpe, And we shall haue more Warres befor't be long.As Henries late presaging Prophecie Did glad my heart, with
- 402 Gray. Why Brother Riuers, are you yet to learne What late misfortune is befalne King Edward?Riu. What losse of some pitcht battell Against Warwicke?Gray. No, but the losse of his owne Royall person Riu. Then is my Soueraigne slaine?Gray. I almost slaine,
- 401 But ere I goe, Hastings and Mountague Resolue my doubt: you twaine, of all the rest, Are neere to Warwicke, by bloud, and by allyance: Tell me, if you loue Warwicke more then me; If it be so, then both depart to him: I rather wish you foes, then hollow fr
- 400 Enter Richard, Clarence, Somerset, and Mountague.Rich. Now tell me Brother Clarence, what thinke you Of this new Marriage with the Lady Gray?Hath not our Brother made a worthy choice?Cla. Alas, you know, tis farre from hence to France, How could he stay t
- 399 For both of you are Birds of selfe-same Feather Lewes. Warwicke, this is some poste to vs, or thee.Enter the Poste.Post. My Lord Amba.s.sador, These Letters are for you.Speakes to Warwick, Sent from your Brother Marquesse Montague.These from our King, vn
- 398 Now therefore be it knowne to n.o.ble Lewis, That Henry, sole possessor of my Loue, Is, of a King, become a banisht man, And forc'd to liue in Scotland a Forlorne; While prowd ambitious Edward, Duke of Yorke, Vsurpes the Regall t.i.tle, and the Seat
- 397 Wid. To tell you plaine, I had rather lye in Prison King. Why then thou shalt not haue thy Husbands Lands Wid. Why then mine Honestie shall be my Dower, For by that losse, I will not purchase them King. Therein thou wrong'st thy Children mightily Wid
- 396 Exeunt.Enter K[ing]. Edward, Gloster, Clarence, Lady Gray.King. Brother of Gloster, at S[aint]. Albons field This Ladyes Husband, Sir Richard Grey, was slaine, His Land then seiz'd on by the Conqueror, Her suit is now, to repossesse those Lands, Whic
- 395 See who it is Ed. And now the Battailes ended, If Friend or Foe, let him be gently vsed Rich. Reuoke that doome of mercy, for 'tis Clifford, Who not contented that he lopp'd the Branch In hewing Rutland, when his leaues put forth, But set his mu
- 394 Clif. Now Richard, I am with thee heere alone, This is the hand that stabb'd thy Father Yorke, And this the hand, that slew thy Brother Rutland, And here's the heart, that triumphs in their death, And cheeres these hands, that slew thy Sire and
- 393 Rich. Are you there Butcher? O, I cannot speake Clif. I Crooke-back, here I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort Rich. 'Twas you that kill'd yong Rutland, was it not?Clif. I, and old Yorke, and yet not satisfied Rich. For G.
- 392 I cheer'd them vp with iustice of our Cause, With promise of high pay, and great Rewards: But all in vaine, they had no heart to fight, And we (in them) no hope to win the day, So that we fled: the King vnto the Queene, Lord George, your Brother, Nor