THE HISTORY OF Henry the Fifth AND THE TRAGEDY OF MUSTAPHA Son of SOLYMAN the Magnificent As they were Acted at his Highness the Duke of York's THEATER Written by The Right Honourable the Earl of ORRERY LONDON Printed for H. Herringman at the Sign of the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange 1668. The Persons King Henry the Fifth Mr. Harris Duke of Bedford his Brother Mr. Vnderhill Duke of Exeter his Uncle Mr. Cogan Earl of Warwick Mr. Aingel Bishop of Canterbury Mr. Lylinston Owen Tudor the King's Favourite Mr. Betterton The Dauphin Mr. Young Duke of Burgundy Mr. Smith Earl of Chareloys his Son Mr. Cadiman Constable of France Mr. Iames Noke De Chastel the Dauphin's Creature Mr. Norris Bishop of Arras Mr. Samford Count of Blamount Mr. Medborne Monsieur Colemore Mr. Floyd Queen of France Mrs. Long. Princess Katherine her Daughter Mrs. Betterton Princess Anne of Burgundy Mrs. Davis The Countess of La Marr. Mrs. Norris French Ladies Heralds Guards Henry the Fifth THE FIRST ACT. Enter King Henry the 5th the Duke of Exeter the Duke of Bedford and Owen Tudor with their Attendants King THis is the day in which our Valour must Prove to the French our claim to France is just Since 't will no other way be understood It must be writ in Characters of blood By injuries they us to Battel call Denying us our part they forfeit all 'T is fit in number they should us exceed That odds the French against the English need That odds which both obliges them and me Brings them to Fight and us to Victory Exeter Heav'n left us purposely but few for fight To shew the world by your success your right Bedford They seem t' acknowledge Heav'n is not their Friend Since on their boasted numbers they depend Which when their cause is reckon'd we should prize As Heav'n accounts them for a Sacrifice Enter Earl of Warwick Exeter The Earl of Warwick in his looks does bring Some News of high importance to the King Warw. Arm Arm Great Sir the Foe is in our view And has a Herauld sent to challenge you King Tell him I in this Field possess all France From which I 'le ne're retire but may advance In vain they threaten War or promise Peace They boast their numbers which we wish not less They are enow both to destroy and save But were they more they here might find a Grave Take care the Herauld so rewarded be That he may know his Message pleases me Under their Standards as I order'd you Are all my Troops fixt in the form I drew Warw. They are and like one face all looks agree Resolving and fore-telling Victory King Who e're a room to other thoughts affords Injures our Quarrel and mistakes our Swords Warw. How short a time and narrow space of ground Is 't 'twixt your Conquest and your being Crown'd King To make both shorter I will straight advance And by two Titles wear the Crown of France Uncle to your command with speed repair The right wing Brother does expect your care Both to the field of Battel lead the way Whilst but a moment I with Tudor stay Exeunt Exeter Bedford Warwick Oh my Best Friend thy sadness I must blame Tudor appears Canst thou now think on any thing but Fame Tudor When I reflect how many dangers still You must attempt how many more you will King Reflect on dangers which must glory win Tudor Excuse me if my duty makes me sin Since I no other way can grateful prove I 'le rather shew my fear then hide my love King That I to thee may proofs of mine dispence I now stay here though glory calls me hence When Fame when Life and Empire are at stake All thoughts of those for thee I can forsake Banish thy grief by thinking on that praise Which shall thy name so high in Battel raise That all my future favours men may say Are not what I bestow but what I pay Tudor What you have said and done brings me relief This day I will deserve your love or grief King Speak not of grief but think on that applause Which Heav'n doth still allow the juster cause Tudor Why should he be by too much courage lost Of whom alone this world has cause to boast Exeunt Enter Dauphin and De Chastel Dauph Let me despise what I can ne're obtain I 'll live retir'd since I 'm deny'd to reign My Mother having got the Regency Does either hate or is afraid of me But I perceive by my retirement here I shun her malice and suppress her fear I shall if I to Paris now return Her hatred feel or which is worse her scorn De Chast. But shall our Dauphin the undoubted Heir Sit idly peaceful in an active War And let his Enemy the Throne ascend Dauph He who my wrongs revenges is my Friend De Chastel you have often heard me plead That in this War I might the Army lead On me so high a trust she 'l not bestow And any other trust I think too low A Prince whose Soul as well as Birth is great If he in glory cannot shine should set From Courts I am condemn'd to Villages From noble toyls of War t'ignoble ease Where undisturb'd I 'll for her hatred grieve And honour makes me rather chuse to live Equal with men not worth the Governing Then be at Court and there not be a King De Chast. Though I confess her usage Sir has been Such as not fits a Mother or a Queen Yet Sir consider whilst from her you flye You more exalt the Duke of Burgundy Dauph That fatal name my fury doth advance 'T was he who Murth'red Royal Orleance And though the Queen recover my esteem No Palace can have space for me and him De Chast. Return the sooner to revenge that blood No man has well his interest understood Who to enjoy it scrupl'd at the way He who builds high must low foundations lay I by the Queen for your return am sent Her harsh behaviour she does now repent By kind submissions you may rule her heart And what 's deny'd by kindness gain by Art With small complyance you 'l suppress her hate When Nature's judge and Duty advocate Your absence Sir has cast your party down Few follow those on whom the Prince does frown Dauph Thou in all storms hast been my constant Friend I 'll on thy wisdom and thy care depend 'T is just I should to thy advice submit For he who makes my fate should govern it De Chast. With this glad news I will out-ride the Post And e're you come to Court I 'll clear the Coast. Exeunt Enter the Queen of France Princess Katharine Princess Anne of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy and their Train Queen This is the day Alanson sent us word He would our Fate determine by the Sword Which he has hastned hearing by his Spies The Plague had so impair'd our Enemies That more delay would make our Princes dream
doubting adde not to his pain You cannot but know him in whom you reign Prin. Kath. Since he 'twixt France and all her safety stands How dares he trust his person in her hands King He who adores you and dares tell you so What is there after which he dare not do Prin. Kath. To what a streight Sir have you brought me too I must be false to France or false to you The Dauphin discovers himself Dauph I will enlarge you though you wicked grow In calling that a streight which was not so For she who doubts if evil she should act Does in that very doubt a guilt contract No wonder now that France is faln so low The Daughter of it treating thus our Foe Prin. Kath. Brother I nothing of his coming knew His being here surpriz'd me more then you Dauph Sister when he reveal'd himself your eyes Shew'd greater signs of liking then surprize And to convince me clearly of your crime You doubted if you should discover him King I shall want patience to attend this storm Prin. Kath. The only fault you should in me reform Is that I doubted whether I should do As it became the Sister Sir of you But to the King Heav'n will this truth averr I ne're would have reveal'd his being here My Father's vertue to the world is known Who to my falshood would not owe his Throne If acts of Treachery he does not hate What he now suffers he deserves from Fate Since by fair War France now assaulted is Let her sink lower or by Vertue rise To abject deeds I 'le never condescend Nor make the means unworthy of the end King Vertue a higher pitch did never rise It has a lustre which out-shines her Eyes Madam in saying what you pleas'd to say You broke that silence my respects did pay And now Sir something I shall let you see To make you grant you injur'd her and me Dauph Have you a Pass-port then for coming here King This is my Pass-port to go ev'ry where Who e're a Pass-port such as this can show Pointing to his Sword Will find all places safe or make 'em so And Sir it is by this that you must swear Not to reveal what you discover'd here This must be sworn and sworn without a pause Dauph You should subdue me e're you give me Laws Yet I will swear but 't is that to this chance I owe the pow'r to pay my debts to France Debts which so weighty were as I did bow More under them then France does under you Those debts which by a cruel Mother's sway Till now I to my Birth could never pay Fortune and Sister here I pardon you For all you did and all that you would do Since through her Blindness and your Treachery My self I single in condition see To make our France such a revenge receive As all her Swords in Battel could not give I only grieve one false to France and me Should of that justice th' only witness be But yet that cause of grief should dis-appear Since seeing of your death will punish her King Oh could I justly think my self so blest That what relates to me could touch her breast Though I should perish in this present strife My death would be more happy then my life But since no service I have paid her yet Can make me hope a happiness so great I 'le strive to merit that which you but fear By now revenging what you said to her But yet we should not fight she being by Dauph That is the reason why you here must dye Draws his Sword King Then Madam you 'l forgive me if I now King draws Defend that life which does belong to you Prin. Kath. Oh Heavens whom shall I call perhaps I may Saving my Brothers life the King betray Exit and enters again with La Marr. You broke your trust Think on the Kings high worth La Marr. Blamount's without and stays to lead him forth King closes with him and dis-armes him Prin. Kath. Go open strait the Garden Gallery Keep for the Kings escape the passage free First for my Brother in the Lobby stay La Marr. When he is gone I 'le shut it with this key Exit La Marr. Prin. Kath. My Brother is dis-arm'd what shall I do King Your life young Prince is at my mercy now Prin. Kath. Sir for my Brothers life let me implore Nature speaks now as Honour did before King I to your pleasure ever will submit 'T is to your blood you owe my sparing it Your life I give you at the Princess word And for her sake I here restore your Sword But Sir remember y' are oblig'd by me No more t' invade your Sisters privacy Nor practise to obstruct that passions way Which is a debt so due as I must pay These not observing my revenge shall prove As strong to you as she shall find my love But if in both your courtesie be shown What here has past shall vanish as unknown Dauph Your Fortune Sir is great o're France and me Great is your promise too of secresie But if I can my self with silence please You may thank that and not your Menaces Exit Dauphin Prin. Kath. I 'le follow him t' observe which way he takes Whilst for the King she th' other passage makes Sir you should stay a while I 'le straight return Exit King Oh Heavens why have I given her cause to mourn Blamount whose conduct did me hither bring Will surely with a Friend and with a King His promise keep which was to see me out I cannot his unblemish'd honour doubt But I will stay to speak with her though all The World were to be bury'd in my fall Enter Princess Madam Can you the cause in me forgive Which gave you terrours here and make you grieve When you he injures not much more then me Your presence will his Sanctuary be Prin. Kath. I will forgive you Sir all terrours here If by your quick return you 'l end my fear To all your longer stay Alarms will give My Brother's Nature is Vindicative I fear from his revenge all that is ill Here where he wants no pow'r to act his will King A greater ruine Madam I fore-see Then he though in this place can cast on me If I from hence should to my Camp remove Before I know how you receive my love Prin. Kath. The first day Sir you 'l think it were unfit I should do more then only know of it Nor have you any reason to despair When for your safety I express my care King Vertue may make you be my safeties friend But to what 's dearer to me I pretend My safety lies not in my going hence But in that blessing you may here dispence I would not safety without that enjoy And with it nought my safety can destroy Prin. Kath. I will say any thing you 'l have me say Rather then keep you here in ruines way But yet that what I speak may not a appear To
depose the Child adore Your Love will be in proofs of hatred shown You on her Countries ruines build her Throne This strange design Sir does my wonder raise King A Love like mine moves not in common waies Such unexampl'd things I 'le strive to do That when I reach to what I now pursue When men name one who lov'd to a degree Ne're known before they 'l say he lov'd like me Prepare thy self to go within an hour To the French Court as my Embassadour And let them know if they resign up France Mine both by Conquest and Inheritance They shun such force as cannot be withstood They shew their justice and they spare their blood Success now asks but what I ask'd before Tudor He that at first ask'd all can ask no more Much is not in the proffer I shall make King Yes it is much to ask what I can take And to accept from them that Crown which I Have giv'n me from the hand of Victory Tudor in this they cannot but confess I make my mercy hinder my success Tudor It might be then convenient that I try'd T' obtain with France the Princess for your Bride Since you as well for her as France contend Without her you 'l not reach your noblest end King She justly Tudor might my passion hate If Love's high int'rest I should mix with state If I this great concern by Treaty move 'T will be below her Beauty and my Love That blessing must in nobler ways be sought Though Heav'n may be bestow'd 't is never bought But that which chiefly makes me send thee now Is that my Friend should let my Princess know My flames are such as Martyr'd Saints sustain The glory of them takes away the pain Exeunt Tudor Was ever such a Curse impos'd by Fate His favour wounds much deeper then his hate I must unworthy or else wretched prove Be false to Honour or else false to Love To which of both shall I precedence give I 'm kill'd by this by that unfit to live But stay why should not I even I alone Raise Love and Honour to a height unknown If for his sake my passion I forego In that great Act I pay him all I owe Who for his King against his Love does act Pays Debts much greater then he can contract Nor are these all th' advantages will flow From that great action I intend to do If I her right above my Love prefer In that by losing I shall merit her And to obtain not merit her will prove Less then to lose her and deserve her Love 'T is worthy of my flame and of her eyes To make love be to love a sacrifice Exeunt Enter Queen Duke of Burgundy the Constable Earl of Charaloys and Count de Chastel Queen The fatal cause why we assemble now We by the worst of sad experience know Heav'n does at once on this our Empire showre All the fierce marks of anger and of power The King my Lord whose head and heart and hand Should be imploy'd our ruine to withstand Under his old disease still worser grows Yields to his pain as France does to his Foes Yet is he not unhappy in that state Which makes him not to feel the wounds of Fate The Dauphin whose green years make him unfit In such a storm at Empires helm to sit Yet for that great and dang'rous place does press And missing it forsake us in distress As these two miseries assault us here So th' English late success fills all with fear Yet France surviving such destructive blows Ev'n in her ruine still her greatness shows By your wise help she hopes yet to be freed And on your breasts she leans her weary head Shall we again by Battel try our Fate Or with the English King Capitulate Const. Our shoulders but attend for heavier weight If in the Field we shun to try our Fate For doubtless Madam he less Vertue shows Who yields to than who falls by fortunes blows Rome though she lost four Fields to Hannibal Her valour rais'd ev'n in her Fortunes fall Her steady vertue did all storms suppress And made her Empress of the Universe I would not doubt but we at length should find A Roman Fate had we a Roman mind De Chast. Those who too hastily with Victors treat Make them too proud who were before too great Such condiscention would to fear dispose Your Subjects hearts and elevate your Foes Let not Posterity have cause to say That you lost France and lost her in one day Const. The chance of Arms are still alternative Fortune one day does take next day does give And all the English fame will be o'rethrown If we of twenty Fields can win but one All thoughts of Treaties Madam then despise Which but excuses fear whilst we seem wise Burg. Madam what the great Constable does say Becomes that place you rais'd him to this day He who the head of all your Armies is Safe Counsels should obey but not advise If to my judgment you will please to trust Chuse not what great appears but what is just Madam it is alone by Arms you reign O're Anjou Normandy and Aquitane Those three the noblest Provinces of France Are th' English King 's confest Inheritance What-ever of prescription Gown-men write Yet length of time changes not wrong to right Why should you not er'e things are desp'rate grown By giving what is his preserve your own Keeping those Countries will at last be found A Gangreen the corrupt will eat the sound Ear. of Char. Justice is more then but an empty word Therefore whilst that assists the English Sword Success will alwaies to their side resort And every Field will be an Agin-Court Burg. Can Councils prosp'rous be or Armies strong Both aiming to perpetuate a wrong If after this fair offer he pursue The War our Swords will act what his does now If he accepts it as no doubt he must You will be safe as soon as you are just Pursue the Acts of Justice those alone Have pow'r to save and to exalt a Throne Enter Blamount Blam Young Tudor is arriv'd and craves to be With speed admitted to your Majesty By those few words which have between us past I find his message does require some haste Queen Know you what 't is which does him hither bring Blam Some overtures of peace from th' English King Blamount whispers in the Queens Ear. Queen Yes I consent and give her notice I Expect she should receive him civilly Exit Blamount My Lords I find your judgments various are Two are for Treaty th' other two for War Such reasons you for both opinions give That I with reason either may receive But Tudor being come does surely bring Something important from the English King 'T is fit our resolutions we defer Till I his bus'ness in his message hear Exeunt Enter Princess Katherine and Blamount Blam Madam what I have said the Queen will own Prin. Kath. What That with Tudor I should speak
alone Blam He for that honour Madam now does stay Prin. Kath. Since by the Queen commanded I obey Exit Blamount Enter Tudor Tudor Though Madam this high honour does excel What deeds can merit or what words can tell It shall no cause of new presumption be I 'le not repeat what you condemn'd in me I then presum'd to tell you of a Fire Your Eyes did ina Subjects heart inspire But Madam now th' assurance which I bring Is that your beauties have subdu'd a King A King renown'd by all the voice of Fame The least he has of Monarch is the name He only Love and Glory does pursue Which makes him Conquer France and yield to you And by th'unhappi'st of his Subjects says He at your feet his Heart and Laurel lays Judge what his Vertues are and what my Fate Which makes his Rival turn his Advocate Prin. Kath. Tudor what first you spoke made me not fear That Rival was a word I e're should hear For you in that repeat the past offence Which made me lately banish you from hence If by his worth your King claims my esteem Why grieve you that you plead to gain it him Tudor Ah Madam may I not your pardon crave For grieving when I part from all I have A Father when he sees his only Son Condemn'd to death for what he could not shun Though to the right of justice he submit May well be pardon'd if he mourns for it By double Dictates Madam I am led My loss makes me lament my justice plead But all my sorrows soon will lose their name If you raise him for whom I ruin'd am A Prince who only does as his just due Deserve to love you and be lov'd by you Prin. Kath. Has yet the Queen ought of this business known Tudor I had but leave to wait on you alone Those common paths of Kings mine will not tread To see by Picture and by proxy wed He 'l make his Court at an unusual rate His is a love of liking not of state And says he does not for a Mistress sue To France but humbly begs your self of you Prin. Kath. I but by Picture did to him appear Tudor Yes he has seen you in my Character 'T is far above the labour'd art of man To draw a Mistress as a Lover can Your Picture took his sight but you will find My words alone did Captivate his mind Though you may think the pencils pow'r is great It aims to paint a fire but not a heat Much less a heat which does from Love arise And which is kindled by his Mistress eyes The Pencil to my words resign'd the place Those drew your Soul that painted but your face Madam 't was I who told him how your mind With greater lustre then your beauty shin'd That from the Charms of your discourse and shape Men could no more then from your eyes escape And I may justly Madam be afraid He saw in me you acted all I said And to revenge that which you call'd a crime I on this Embassy am sent by him Prin. Kath. Tudor into a new relapse you fall You seem'd to mourn at your loves Funeral And I on that assurance pardon'd you Tudor I told you what was then not what is now If other words have wander'd in my talk The Ghost then of my murder'd love did walk And like a Ghost to none it shall appear But before you who are the Murtherer Prin. Kath. If you 'l to my esteem your self restore Let me by it be visited no more Tudor Madam I 'le strive t' obey you from this hour But since the dead have o're their Ghosts no power If mine again the trespass should commit My last request is that you 'l pardon it And to so sad a love some sorrow give Which troubles you when dead as when alive But for my King I must my suit renew And beg to know what I must say from you If to accept his passion you incline You 'l make his happiness your own and mine Since you deny what for my self I move Let me against my self successful prove Prin. Kath. You may acquaint the King all you have said Have in my thoughts a fit impression made That I as all who have but heard his name Believe his merit has acquir'd his fame Though I with passion wish that he had chose To raise his glory on remoter Foes I never more can his address receive Till from the Queen he has procur'd me leave Tudor Why do you Madam words so cruel speak Make him not for you to another seek Since in that way should he successful prove 'T will rather shew you can obey then love Only to you let him his blessings own Prin. Kath. I have declar'd my resolution Tudor To what then must the wretched Tudor trust Prin. Kath. To find his euer in what he grants is just Tudor How can that heal him which does make his wound Yet to obey you Madam he is bound But if hereafter you should chance to hear Some dying sighs which may offend your Ear Forc'd from him by the fiercest griefs assault Be pleas'd to pity not condemn the fault Exit Tudor Prin. Kath. Oh! why is Love call'd Natures highest Law When Title Man's invention does it awe But 't is the strength which reason does impart That makes my blood give rules thus to my heart If Nature reason on us did bestow Love Natures dictate 't would not overthrow But reason is a bright resistless fire Which Heav'n not Nature does in us inspire It is not Natures Child but Natures King And o're loves height does us to glory bring As bodies are below and Souls above So much should reason be preferr'd to Love Since Glory is the Souls most proper Sphere It does but wander when it moves not there This makes that King who Courts me France subdue And makes me flye what else I would pursue THE THRID ACT. Enter King Henry Tudor Tudor WHat I have said shews all that I have done The Daughter by the Mother must be won Those Sir who serving Heav'n to Heav'n pretend By others mediation reach that end King That obligation Tudor I 'le decline She shall be all her own that must be mine 'T is for her glory she her self should give The greatest gift that I can e're receive If from her will I differ can she hate My being for her int'rest obstinate Tudor offers to speak Go what I told thee Tudor must be done He ne're meets Honour who does danger shun Tudor A Subject must not with his King contend King Subject thou art more thou art my Friend Make haste for I will only stay behind Till I have orders for the Treaty sign'd Exeunt several ways Enter Duke of Burgundy and Charaloys Burg. No Son the Treaty must not so proceed Lest of my help the Queen should have no need That envy'd pow'r which makes me useful here Is the effect not of her Love but fear Whilst things
can give their pride content Queen Since these bold Foes take pleasure to make War Proud that they dare do worse then others dare And prouder with success let us provide T' advance our merit and debase their pride Burg. Madam in this just cause I shall afford Th' assistance of my Counsel and my Sword Queen It is on those my chief dependance lies For you my Lord both pow'rful are and wise Prepare for Action and let Treaties cease The wise may lose by War fools lose by Peace Burg. The better to obey what you desire Excuse me Madam if I now retire Exit Queen He being gone my Lord I 'le let you know What France and I do to this Lady owe. The Duke has broke the English Treaty now That to the Dauphin he may keep his Vow And false De Chastel made 'em both agree Out of my hands to force the regency And then between themselves they are to share The high employments both of Peace and War Const. This Duke does all my faculties amaze Yet still he lov'd to walk in crooked ways Queen They all shall sink and their own ruine find Within that depth which they for me design'd My Secretary Perrot understands The Art of counterfeiting Seals and hands I 'le make him straight write to the English King As from the Duke proposing every thing Which false De Chastel offer'd from my Son Yet when all promis'd by the King is done Though less then what my Son did e're propose Him he 'l forsake and with the English close La Marr shall entertain De Chastel so As of the Duke he may suspicious grow La Marr. Some doubts which seem perplex'd I will unfold I 'le say he with the King does Treaty hold Queen Which can no other way be brought to light But by those Letters ta'ne which he may write These Letters shall though forg'd authentick seem And must be intercepted too by him La Marr. This will between them raise a jealousie Const. And when that seed is sown 't will never dye The Dauphins Soul I never understood If he revenge not this affront with blood Queen My Lord withdraw and write with instant care Exit Constable The Letter for Du Perrot you La Marr Shall sooth De Chastel with your former Art And subtly play your self in all your part Exit La Marr. Great troubles to a Throne the way prepare And greater troubles must preserve us there Yet the Ambitious envy those who reign They know the Pomp of Crowns but not the pain Exit The Princess Katherine meeting Princess Anne Prin. Kath. Madam What News Prin. An. The worst that I could bring They have dissolv'd the Treaty with the King Peace is quite fled which did before but hide Her chearful face The Sword must all decide Thou forward hope Wars voice has call'd thee back Prin. Kath. I ne're could think suspence was such a rack Prin. An. Suspence in any thing a pain does prove But turns a torment when 't is mix'd with love Enter La Marr in haste La Marr. Madam I doubt the Queen and Duke have heard Of that disguise in which the King appear'd The busie Whisp'rers run from place to place And fear or news is seen in every Face Small Parties meet then to a throng they grow As Clouds unite before a storm does blow Enter Blamount Blam Madam I left the Dauphin with the Queen They have this morning in a Tempest been Their meeting was both violent and short Your Brother instantly will leave the Court He said he would no longer vainly strive But boldly take what some deny to give Safely the Duke th' event of this attends And his apartment fills with Guards and Friends Enter Earl Charelloys E. of Char. Madam just now I from the Dauphin came His Friends are kindled with his anger's flame He is to sudden Execution bent To Deeds so swift as he 'l too late repent He puts on wings for what he will pursue And says my Father does usurp his due And fierce De Chastel too which all admire Against his Nature strives to quench this fire Enter French Lady Lady Madam you are expected by the Queen Prin. Kath. This storm will fall as soon as it is seen My Lord I 'le strive to make the Queen apply To this distemper a quick remedy Charl. I 'le still near my suspicious Father stay Too much suspition does it self betray Prin. An. Brother I 'le follow Madam we in vain In storms of Love of other storms complain Love's Queen did rise from the Tempestuous Sea Which shews that Love in storms must ever be Exeunt Enter Tudor Tudor By what the King related I may see The Princess is for ever lost to me 'T is evident she has her Love resign'd To his great Title and his greater mind Why should I thus what she has done deplore She did but that which I had done before But Fate thou art unjust in making me To quit the Love yet keep the jealousie Which is of Loves fair tree the foulest fruit A Branch whose nourishment offends the root Shall jealousie a pow'r o're judgment gain Though it does only in the fancy reign With knowledge thou art inconsistent still The minds foul Monster whom fair truth does kill Thy tyranny subverts even Natures Laws For oft thou hast effects without a cause And which thy strength or weakness does detect Thou often hast a cause without effect In all thou dost thou ever dost amiss Seest what is not or seest not that which is Whilst thou dost live sickness does thee pursue And he who cures thee needs must kill thee too Enter King King Tudor you must not think my Friendship rude Though it pursue you to your solitude Some fatal sorrow has your heart opprest Divide it and send half into my Breast Tudor What is it can invade me in excess But joy whilst I your favour Sir possess King If my warm favour has your blessing made Why leave you then that Sun to seek this shade Tudor Sir from your bounties I retire to show I would prevent th' increase of what I owe. I study here to pay my former score And I avoid your making of it more King Tudor I no such answer will admit I must be paid with truth and not with wit The truth of Friendship has forsook the Earth Thou dost dissemble thy accustom'd mirth A sudden sigh does thy feign'd smiles detect Nature betrays more Art then I suspect Tudor Let me not Sir be for that shape despis'd In which I am ev'n to my self disguis'd King Friendship above all tyes does bind the heart And faith in Friendship is the noblest part 'T is ill unaskt not to have told your pain But worse when askt if your excuses feign Farewel frail man our Friendship here must end You wrong your Honour when you wrong a Friend King offers to go out Tudor Stay Sir and to your vertue I 'le unfold The saddest story that was ever
told King Why with thy King should there such trifling be With Friendship too which sacred is as he Tudor My grief is yet close pris'ner in my Breast Whilst there confin'd 't will only me molest But may disquiet you when got from home Complaints when past relief grow troublesome King That grief does far all other griefs transcend Which greater grows when trusted to a Friend Friendship in noble hearts would never reign If Friendships duty should be Friendships pain For ease of sorrow Friends from Heaven were sent Tudor dispatch and try th' experiment Tudor Why should you press me Sir it will not out King Those fear their Cure who their Physicians doubt Tudor Force me not Sir to tell you what can be No ease to you and yet a rack to me King Tell it I say Tudor I 'le tell it though I dye I am in Love King In Love and so am I. Is this the strangest story e're was known Tudor Pray Heav'n you think not so e're it be done King Proceed Tudor She Sir who does my heart subdue Is by my Friend ador'd with passion too And which is worse his passion he did tell To me e're mine I durst to him reveal And worser yet that Friend does me employ T' assist his Love whilst I my own destroy I lose my Mistress if I condescend To this not doing it I lose my Friend But which is worst of all I 'le not deny He does deserve her so much more then I That should she for my sake make him despair She must be more unjust then she is fair And whilst she does admit of my address The wrong I do destroys my happiness King 'T is difficult What hast thou fixt upon Tudor What I thought just I have already done King Why then is so much time in sorrow spent For what is justly done canst thou repent Tudor In what I did such justice I have shown That I would do 't again were it undone But Sir I cannot yet that grief remove Which springs from Friendship that contests with Love As after storms the Sea does troubled show Though the fierce Winds which mov'd it cease to blow King No wonder griefs wild Sea so high is wrought Since in your Breast Friendship and Love have fought But tell me now thy Friends and Mistress name For whom your self you nobly overcame He who you think deserves much more then you I must conclude deserves my Friendship too Tudor Oh Sir in that your pardon I implore Too much is said force me to say no more King Tudor that man must high in merit be For whom you 'l do more then you 'l trust with me Tudor kneels Tudor Forgive me Sir if more I dare not say Let me in silence mourn my Life away King Rise but no more I thee my Friend will call For he 's no Friend if not a Friend in all In part thou shew'st me what I whole would see A half Friend's worse then a whole Enemy Thy silence by a stricter way I 'le break By thy Allegiance I command thee speak Tudor Oh do not think my Soul is sunk so low That ought can act what Friendship could not do King Thy want of it this passion from me draws Excuse th' effects of which thou art the cause No longer Tudor at this rate contend With him who is thy King and more thy Friend Embraces him Tudor The charming name of Friend will make me speak When even my King could not my silence break You are that Friend whose name I would conceal Who is the Mistress then I need not tell Shee too did this revealment Sir constrain What but my pain could have disclos'd my pain King Oh why so late dost thou this truth avow Tudor I fear too early I have told it now King Thus to have us'd thy Friendship breeds a pain Which nothing can transcend but her disdain Tudor But had I told it sooner Sir to you Could you have then done more then you can now Since all I ask for what you make me say Is but your pardon that I durst obey King My ignorance alone has made me do What Love it self could not have forc'd me to Tudor Though Sir the Charms of Lovers hopes are sweet Yet mine I freely prostrate at your feet King My Rival thus in Love thou shun'st to be Yet thus in honour dost out-rival me I to no Monarch e're that glory gave Much less my Subject shall that glory have If Tudor you would now suppress your flame To shew your Friendship or exalt your fame That act on neither score I will allow For I 'm in both as much concern'd as you So greatly Tudor thou hast done for me As nought can pay it but the same for thee Tudor I cannot Sir imagine your design King To be your Advocate as you were mine And give you leave your passion to pursue And which is more I do command you too Tudor Forgive me if this offer I refuse King Resolve to take it or thy King to lose Tudor Then I 'le embrace it and dispute no more And give me leave a pardon to implore From all the better World who Lovers are From all who shall be so and all that were That I against them did so guilty prove As to consider ought in Love but Love King Tudor this gallantry obliges more Then all thy pleading for me did before But if I ever can attend again That Sov'raign Beauty which does o're us reign I 'le give her then such Characters of thee As shall out-speak what thou hast said of me We then will be each others Advocate And from her sentence each receive his Fate Tudor Though this is more then I could hope yet still That which revives my hopes my hopes does kill For when describing me you please to add All that you think is likely to perswade Even that a surer way will rather prove To shew your Vertue then advance my Love King Fear not you may succeed though drawing you I shall but Copy what for me you drew Tudor Yet those will find who justly ballance things I only Subjects taught but you teach Kings Exeunt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter the King the Duke of Exeter the Duke of Bedford and Tudor King OUR good successes come together still And as the good concur so do the ill I have observ'd it Uncle have not you Fâ—â—t 'T is Sir as worthy notice as 't is true King This seems methinks t' accuse their ignorance Who attribute our great events to chance For though it may when slowly one event Follows another look like accident Yet when together many swiftly joyn It shews a power which rules us by design Whilst we succeed at Land to Heav'n we owe The Triumph of a Naval overthrow Brother your tongue may claim the right alone To tell what Heav'n by your brave hand has done Bedf. But little fame where many Conqu'rours were Could justly fall to any single share When we had sail'd
do I then propos'd we all should flye to you As the securest way to scape his rage And so your Vertue by our trust engage Vertue so known as would her fears controul King Trust is the strongest Bond upon the Soul That sacred Tye has Vertue oft begot It binds where 't is and makes it where 't was not Charl. I said she might to break her Son's design Give you for Bride the Princess Katherine And urge th' Estates t' entail the Crown on you This to your right that to your love is due This done what could resist your Arms and mine As she consider'd how she should incline Clermount came in disguis'd in whose known care Her Wealth and Jewels lay who did declare Her Treasure was surpriz'd by some who said That they the Dauphin in that act obey'd Who would employ that wealth vilely procur'd So as that France should have her peace assur'd King The Dauphin in his rage or want has done What was below him as a Prince or Son Charl. Though she this wrong and loss did calmly bear Yet the high Dictates of Revenge and Fear Made her resolve immediately to do What I with reason first advis'd her to And now at Troy the Queen and Princess are To which the Dauphin will Transport the War A Garrison of mine secures that Town And since 't is mine you know it is your own King 'T is chiefly to your favour I must owe My being blest in Love and Conquest too Charl. 'T were fit Sir that you sent some Troops of Horse The Garrison of Troy to re-inforce King I 'le lead them Sir my self all that are mine In France aae but the Guards of Katherine My Duty else she might in question bring Charl. 'T is spoken like a Lover and a King Blamount I 'le send before that she may know What Honour to her you intend to do Exit Blamount When you to Troy are come it shall appear I will perform more then I promis'd here King You may augment my debt as you think fit But nothing can encrease my sense of it Unless your favour Sir I could incline To make my Brother's joys keep time with mine His Love to Princess Anne wants your consent Charl. She made me in their Loves her confident And in your Brother I shall think her blest King This Sir unites our bloods and interest Bedf. This grant great Prince my happiness secures King It makes my happiness as much as yours Now Tudor if our prosp'rous Stars design That we shall both see beauteous Katherine I will perform all that I promis'd thee And when thy story she has heard from me In which by all her truth I 'le do thee right We then our Supplications will unite That she our Judge will only him prefer Whom she believes is least unworthy her Without regarding in the cause we bring That thou my Subject art or I thy King Tudor In Vertue Sir so much you me out-shine That you all other Motives may decline King Brother 't is fit the Duke with you and I Should on the Princess wait immediately Tudor's Brigade the Princess Guard shall be And with the Army you must follow me Exeunt Enter Queen Princess Katherine Princess Anne Countess La Marr. Queen Our sins make us defenceless and we flye For our protection to our Enemy Thy Laws Oh Heav'n have I offended so That thou hast made my Son my greatest Foe Into the World I have the Monster brought And now no suff'rings can transcend that fault Prin. Kath. Madam you make whilst thus you bear his crime Our grief more just for you then yours for him La Marr. If he should hear you grieve in this excess The triumph of his malice would increase Prin. An. My Duty has th' assault of grief withstood For since his fury shed my Fathers blood That wasted time which you employ to grieve I to design'd revenge more justly give Let all your sorrow in such thoughts expire Queen Grief is the Fuel and Revenge the fire Prin. An. Think then on all the Crimes which he has done And let those thoughts cancel the name of Son Queen Since faln so low from what is great or good I hate his Crimes more then I love his blood Enter Blamount Blam Madam my Duty has provok'd my speed The King and Duke most strictly are agreed And both this night will wait upon you here Queen This happy news suppresses all my fear And makes me hope assisted by their Fate That I shall live to punish what I hate Blam Those Troops now on their March he does design As Guards t' attend the Princess Katherine And therefore would not send but leads them here That his respect and love may both appear Queen We were when to this Monarch we did trust Kind to our selves and to his Vertue just Blamount for his reception straight prepare All that can joy and our respect declare Daughter you must a while retire with me I have some Words which need your privacy Exeunt Enter Constable and Bishop of Arras Arras Our Ecclesiastick States are all agreed This day the Dauphin for his bloody deed Will summon'd be to answer what was done Const. I have the Peers to that conclusion won And those who represent the Commons too Will now not slowly yield to what we do I 'le lose my judgment if he dares appear Arras He loses his and life in coming here This murder has incens'd them to the heighth Const. All hate a Prince who violates his Faith The peoples temper does occasion give T' obey those orders we did now receive I find already that the most incline The King should marry Princess Katherine And on their Issue would the Crown entail Arras The Dauphin's crime will make that King prevail Const. Rather then bow beneath a Murd'rers pow'r Let 's to the Throne advance our Conquerour The Queen and Duke expect it at your hands Arras I never durst obey unjust commands Const. Do you then think that those commands are such Arras If you think so my Lord you wrong me much My judgement by a better guide was led When I our Annals and Records had read For then I doubted that since Charls the Fair Our Kings insensibly Usurpers were The Crown if truth did dictate what I read Belong'd to the Victorious Edward's head Which no prescription from his Line should take I 'le therefore to this change no scruple make But if the Dauphin were the rightful Heir You might of my obedience then despair For Reason's Maxim I must ever own No King can make a forfeit of his Crown Much less can I admit the States Decree Has power to give away this Monarchie Const. My justice shall now I am taught by you Perform what I resolv'd revenge should do My Lord let 's go where all our Friends are met And jointly pay to Heav'n this double debt Exeunt Enter King Princess Katherine Tudor King Madam I have injurious been to him As far