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If you knovv not me, you know no bodie: or, The troubles of Queene Elizabeth; If you know not me, you know no bodie. Part 1
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Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.
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How now what 's the matter Clown O Lord the house is beset shouldiers are as hot as fier Are reddy to enter euerie hole about the howse For as I was a' th toppe of the stacke the sound of the Drumme Hott mee such a box a' th Eare that I came tumbling downe The stacke with a thousand byllets a' th top on me looke about And helpe for gods sake Gage Heauen guard the Princesse grant that all be well This Drumme I feare will prooue her passing-bell Enter Tame and Shandoyse with souldiers Drum c. Tame Wher 's the Princesse Gage O my honor'd Lords May I with reuerence presume to aske What meanes these armes why doe you thus begirt A poore weake Lady neere at poynt of death Shand: Resolue the Princesse we must speake with her Woman My Lords know there is no admittance to her presence VVithout the leaue first granted from her selfe Tame Goe tell her we must and will Wom I le certifie so much Exit Woman Gage My Lords as you are honorably borne As you did loue her father or her brother As you do owe alegeance to the Queene In pitty of her weaknes and lowe state With best of fauor her commisserate Enter Woman Wom Her grace intreates you but to stay till morne And then your message shal be heard at full Shand: T is from the Queene and wee will speake with her Wom I le certifie so much Tame It shall not neede presse after her my Lord Enter Elizabeth in her bed Doctor Owine and Doctor Wendith Eliz We are not pleas'd with your intrusions Lords Is your hast such of your affayres so vrgent That sudenly and at this tyme of night You presse on one and will not stay till morne Tame Sorry we are sweet Lady to behold you in this sad plight Eliz And I my Lords not glad My hart oh how it beats Shand: Madam our messuage and our duty from our Queene Wee come to tender you It is her pleasure That you the 7. day of this moneth appeare at Westminster Eliza: At Westminster my Lords no soule more glad then I To doe my duty to her Maiestie But I am sorry at the hart my hart oh good Doctor rayse me Oh my hart I hope my Lords considering my extremity and Weaknes you will dispence a little with your hast Tame Doctor Owine and Doctor Wendith You are the Queenes Phisitions truly sworne On your alegeance as before her highnes you will answere it Speake may the Princesse be remoou'd with life D: Owine Not without danger Lords yet without death Her feauer is not mortall yet you see into what danger It hath brought the Princesse Shand: Is your opinion so D: Wend: My Iudgment is not deadly but yet dangerous No sooner shall she come to take the ayre But she will faint and if not well prepar'd and attended Her life is in much danger Tame Madam we take no pleasure to deliuer so strict a messuage Eliza: Nor I my Lords to heare a messuage deliuered with such strictnes well must I goe Shand: So sayes the Queene Eliza: Why then it must be so Tame To morrow earlie then you must prepare Eliza: T is many a more 〈◊〉 my feeble leggs Felt this my bodies waight O I shall faynt And if I tast the rawnes of the ayre I am but dead indeed I am but dead T is late conduct these Lordes vnto their chambers And cheere them well for they haue iorneyd hard whilst we prepare vs for our morrowes Iorney Shand: Madam the Queene hath sent her letter for you Eliza: The Queene is kind and we will striue with death To tender her our life We are her subiect and obay her hest Good night we wish you what wee want Good rest Exeunt omnes Enter Queene Mary Phillipp and all the Nobles but Tame and Shandoyse Que: Thus in the face of heauē broad eie of all the multitude We giue a welcome to the Spanish Prince Those plausiue shouts which giue you entertaine Ecchoes as much to the almighties cares And there they sownd with pleasure and excels The claymorous trumpetts and loud ringing bells Phil. Thrise excellent and euer gracious Princesse Doubly famous for vertue and for beautie We embrace your large stretcht Honors with the armes of loue Our Royall marriage treated first in Heauen To be solemniz'd here both by Gods voice And by our loues consent we thus embrace Now Spaine and England two populous Kingdomes That haue a long time been oppos'd In Hostile-emulation shal be at one This shal be Spanish England ours English Spaine Quee. Harke the redoubling ecchoes of the people Florish How it proclaymes their loues and welcome to this Vnion Phil. Then here before the 〈◊〉 of the Land We doe embrace and make a publique contract Our soules are ioyfull then bright Heauens smile Whil'st we proclaime our new vnited Stile Queen Read Sussex Sussex reades Phillip and Mary by the grace of God King and Queene of England Spayne France and Ireland King and Queene of Naples Scifcillia Leon and Aragon Arch. Duke and Dutches of Assria Burgondy of Brabant Zeland of Holand Prince and Princesse of Sweaue Count and Countesse Hasburdge Maliorca Sardinia of the firme Land and the maine Ocean Sea Palatins of Ierusalem of Henolt Lord and Ladie of Freeseland and of the Isles And Gouernor and Gouernesse of all Africa and Asia Omnes Long liue the King and Queene Florish Kin. and Qu. We thanke you all Con. When please your Highnesse to solemnize this your Nuptials Qu The 25. day of this month Iuly Phil. It likes vs well but royall Queene we want One Ladie at this hye solemnitie We haue a Sister cal'd Elixaebeth Whose vertues and endowments of the mind Hath fil'd the eares of Spaine Winch. Great are the causes now too long to say Why she my Soueraigne should be kept away Const: The Lord of Tame and Shandoyse are return'd Enter Tame and Shandoyse and Gage Quee. How fares our Sister Is she come alonge Tame We found the Princesse sicke and in great danger Yet did we vrge our strickt Commission She much intreated that she might be spar'd Vntill her health and strength might be restor'd Shand. Two of your Highnesse Doctors we then cal'd And charg'd them as they would answere it To tell the truth if that our iourneys toyle Might be no preiudice vnto her life Or if we might with safetie bring her thence They answered that we might we did so Here she is to doe her dutie to your Maiestie Quee: Let her attend we will find time to heare her Phil. But royall Queene yet for her vertues sake Deeme her offences if she haue offended VVith all the lenitie a Sister can Quee: My Lord of VVinchester my Lord of Sussex Lord Howard Tame and Shandoyse Take you Commission to examine her Of all supposed Crimes so to our Nuptials Phil. VVhat Festiuall more Royall hath been seene Than twixt Spaines Prince and Englands Royall Queene Exeunt
If you knovv not me You know no bodie Or The troubles of Queene ELIZABETH AT LONDON Printed for Nathaniel Butter 1605 If you knovv not me You know no bodie Or The troubles of Queene ELIZABETH Enter Sussex and Lo Chamberlaine Sussex GOod morrow my good Lord Chamberlaine Cham: Many good morrowes to my good Lord of Sussex Suss: Whos 's with the Queene my Lord Cha: The Cardinall of Winchester The Lord of Tame the good Lord Shandoyse and besides Lo Howard Sir Henry Beningfeild and diuers others Suss: A word my Lord in priuate Enter Tame and Shandoyse Shand: Tuching the Queene my Lord who now sitts hye What thinks the realme of Phillip th' Emperours sonne A marriage by the Councell treated of Tame Pray god 't prooue well Suss: Good morrow Lords Tame Good morrow my good Lord of Sussex Shand: I cry your Honors mercy Chamb: Good morrow to the Lords of Tame and Shandoyse Tame The like to you my Lord As you were speaking Enter Lord Howard and Sir Henrie Beningfield Bening: Concerning Wiatt and the Kentish rebels Their ouer-throw is past the rebell Dukes that sought By all meanes to proclaime queene Iane cheifly Northumberland For Gilfords sake he for'st his brother Duke vnto that warre But each one had his merite Howard Oh my Lord The Lawe proceeded gainst their great offence And 't is not well since they haue suffered Iudgment That we should rayse their scandall being dead T is impious not by true Iudgment bread Suss: Good morrow my Lord good morrow good Sir Henry Bening: Pardon my Lord I sawe you not till now Chamb: Good morrow good Lord Howard Howa: Your honors The like to you my Lords Tame With all my hart Lord Howard Cham: Forward I pray Suss: The suffolke men my Lord was to the Queene The very stayres by which she did ascend Shee 's greatly bound vnto them for their loues Enter Cardinall of Winchester Winch: Good morrow Lords attend the Queene into the presence Suss: Your dutyes Lords Exeunt omnes Enter Tame bearing the purse Shandoyse the Mace Howard the Septer Sussex the Crowne then the Queene after her the Cardinall Sentlow Gage and attendant Quee: By gods assistance and the power of heauen We are instated in our brothers throane And all those powers that war'd against our right By helpe of heauen and your freindly ayde disperse and fled heere may we sit secure Our hearts is ioyfull Lords our peace is pure Enter Dodds Dodds I doe beseech your maiestie peruse this poore peticion Quee: O master Dodds we are indebted to you for your loue You stood vs in great stead even in our ebb Of fortune when our hopes were neere declin'd And when our state did beare the lowest saile Which we haue reason to requit wee know Read his peticion my good Lord Cardinall Dodds Oh gratious soueraigne let my Lord the Duke haue the Perusing of it or any other that is neere your grace He will be to our suit an opposite Winch: And reason fellow Madam here is a large recitall vpbraydinge of your highnes Soueraignty the Suffolke men that lifted you to the throne and heere possest you claime your promise you made them about religion Dodds True gratious Soueraigne But that we doe vpbraid your maiestie Or make recitall of our deedes forepast Other then conscience honesty and zeale By loue by faith and by our dutie bound To you the next and true successiue heyre If you contrary this I needs must say Your skillesse tongue doeth make our well tun'd wordes jar in the Princes eares and of our text You make a wronge construction Gratious Queene Your humble subiects prostrate in my mouth A generall suit when we first flockt to you And made first head with you at Framagham T was thus concluded that we your liegemen Should still enioy our consciences and vse that faith Which in king Edwards daies was held Canonicall Winch: May 't please your highnes note the Commons insolence They tye you to conditions and set lymits to your liking Queen They shall know To whome their faithfull duties they doe owe Since they the lymbes the head would seeke to sway Before they gouerne they shall learne t' obays See it seuerely ordred Winchester Winch: Away with him it shal be throughly scand And you vppon the pillory three dayes to stand Exit Dodds Benif: Has not your sister gratious Queene a hand In these peticions well your highnes knowes She is a fauorite of these heritiques Winch: And well remembred is 't not probable That she in Wiats expedicion And other insurrection lately queald Was a confederate if your highnes wil your owne estate preserue You must foresee fore-danger and cut off all such As would your safetie preiudice Bening: Such is your sister A meere opposite to vs in our opinion and besides Shee s next Successiue should your maiesty Dye yssules which heauen defend Omnes Which heauen defend Bening: The state of our religion would decline Queen My Lord of Tame and Shandoyse You two shall haue a firme Commission seal'd To fetch our sister young Elizabeth From Ashbridge where shee lyes and with a band Of armed souldiers to conduct her vp to London Where we will heare her Sentlo: Gratious Queene she only craues but to behold your face That she might cleare her selfe of all supposed treasons Still protesting she is as true a subiect to your grace As liues this day Winch: Doe not you heare with what a sawcye impudence This Sentlo heere presumes Quee: Away with him I le teach him know his place To frowne when we frowne smile on whome we grace Winch: T wilbe a meanes to keepe the rest in awe Making their soueraignes brow to them a lawe Quee: All those that seeke our sisters cause to fauour Let them be lodged Winch: Young Courtney Earle of Devonshire Seemes cheifly to affect her faction Quee: Commit him to the Tower Till time affordes vs and our Counsell breathing space Whence is that Post A Horne within Const: My Soueraigne It is from Southampton Quee: Our Secretary vnseale them and returne Vs present answere of the contents She speakes to the Lo Constable What 's the mayne busines Const: That Phillip Prince of Spaine Sonne to the Emperour is safely ariu'd And landed at Southampton Quee: Prepare to meete him Lords with all our Pompe Howard Prepare you Lords with our fayre Queene to ride And his high princely state lett no man hide Quee: Set forwad Lords this sodaine newes is sweete Two royall louers on the midde way meere Exeunt omnes Enter Master Gage and a gentlewoman Gage Good morrow Mistresse came you from the Princesse Wom Master Gage I did Gage How fares her Grace Woman O wondrous crazey gentle master Gage Her sleepes are all vnquiet and her head Bears and growes giddy with continuall griefe Gage God grant her comfort and release her paine So good a Ladie few on earth remaine Enter the Clowne Clowne O Arme arme arme Gage