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King Iohn and Matilda a tragedy : as it was acted with great applause by Her Majesties servants at the Cock-pit in Drury-Lane / written by Robert Davenport, Gent.
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Davenport, Robert, fl. 1623.
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1655
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it Enter Hubert K. Well I will think on'• and you will have done Hu. Now is the time my Lord If e're you would be fortunate in your desires Richmond young Bruce Matilda With the Earl of Chester prisoner •and a slight convoy But of some threescore Horse and two hundred Archer• Are now i' th valley crossing of the County 'T is thought for Essex K. Where are their main Forces Hub. Inscon'st in Hartford Castle our Forces yet Not so diminish'd or in rout for want Of their lost Generall but if you please We dare with hope assail them K. I will be Generall Order the Powers you have for present on-set Qu. My Lord you said you would consider K. I am considering bravely how to charge The Foe just in the face Matilda I am now thy Souldier Friend of my heart the King himselfe comes for thee Who shall in this dayes doings amply prove Honour takes fire from the flame of love Hu. Good fortune on our side sir Exeunt Manet Queen A Charge afar off Qu. Hear not that prayer Good heaven oh tempt not vertue to adorn A foul Cause with fair fortunes Hark hark they meet And now pell mell the angry Lords do list Unnaturall swords good heaven keep safe the King But let his Cause miscarry I will not stay To see him so pursue those wild desires Which cannot sure end well I 'le to the Lords So near at hand and with Matilda's Father Accommodate my griefs and let there be Her feares my tears the Kings infirmity Exit Enter King Oxford and Matilda K. Oxford sh•'s now the Kings Ma. Most miserable Maid K. Most excellent Matilda all are thy friends Imperious love fat on my l•ance just then When on the pan•ing brest of daring Richmond Who like a me•ancholly sullen Cloud Eclips'd thy Chariot thou didst see me print My re••lesse passion Oxford keep my happinesse Just with that care thou wouldst oreserve that pair Of pr•c ous things thine eye Chesters ingag'd Deep in the Cha•e and we must te•ch him off Pardon me honour that I plac•d love first My doings now are thine Exit Ox. Keep near the King Gentlemen His unbounded spirit may loose him el•e good Madam Do not lament so though your friends are •catter'd Y' are in a spheare of happinesse Mat. Oh that great power That many times out of this toy I hath taken me Deliver me again because again Vertue hath made me miserabl Ent. young Bruce Y. Bru. Oh that necessity Should force us unto flight base flight repugnant To man and honour Ha! nappy flight now That brought me this way Mat. Cozen Y. Bru. Oxford either give back That pure unspotted Dove from the killing Tallon Of the forgetfull King or thou or I Must never see him more • Ox. That to our fortunes I must not faile the King sir Y. Bru. I must not faile then Enter Richmond Fight Oxford falls To get her as I can sir Rich. We are scatter'd now Paste making head againe Y. Bru. But I have made shift to get my Cuz agen sir Rich. Let us not stay now to expostulate Necessity Directs us to our friends not a league distant If we not fly we are lost Ma. Good Cuz le ts flie T is no disgrace to obey necessity Y. Bru. Oh I could stamp and tear that hagge necessity Bitter necessity thou scourge of things That forces Lyons to wear Swallows wings Exe Manet Ox. to him enter King Chester others Ches You have plaid the Souldier sir K. The Souldier Chester I am so light with joy I could do any thing Ches Troth sir would it might please you then to grace Me with the President-ship of Picardy Falne in this last Rebellion from the Lord Bruce un•o your Crown K. T is thine as certaine As Matilda is the Kings Oh Chester now Matilda Is in the Kings power Ox. No sir she is in heavens Ches Who 's this Oxford le ts help to raise him up K. What saist thou man Matilda where is Matilda Ox. Young Bruce in his flight happening upon this way For her recovery gave me fierce assault I did stand for you sir as much as man could Till my mis-fortune found me then I fell To him came Richmond and with all speed possible They have carried her to 'th Lords on tother side the h•ath K. Oh villaine villaine• Suppose he had cut thy hear• strings hadst thou cast• Thy dying eye upon Matilda's face She would have shot another spirit into thee More daring then the first at least more fortunate Ches Let him be convey'd to'ch Town and drest Our best course is now to with-draw the Lords Are strong and may give us dangerous chase else K. What are our hopes Like Garlands •pon afflictions forehead worn Kist in the morning and at evening torne Exit A Table and Chaires set out Enter Fitzwater Old Bruce young Bruce Richmond and Leister O. Bru. The day is then the Kings Rich. White victory Clapt on her silver wings with a sullen face Took leave of us and pitched upon his Tent Where she sat smiling while necessity Enforced our flight Y. Bru. Oh that witch Necessity Fitz. Well well away with the witch T is well you brought Matilda off come come Sit to Council And brther Bruce you have a Wife and Sonne Unjustly detayn'd from you I am injur'd I pray set you our feet into the path Of our proceedings Y. Bru. Le ts with our powers Raze Winsor walls Fitz. Now you are i' th field straight Give old men leave you would raze what would you raze• Your reputation with your rash proceedings Come come hear your Father Y. Bru. Why let him speak them O. Bru. First let us take up our affronts in order And fix by ours the Generalls grievances The crying groans of England whose blubberd cheeks Are stiffe with tears to see their privildedges Daily impair'd Rich. What 's to be done Leis Let 's send to the French King Proffer him our assistance to trans-fer The Crown from John to him if at such a day He will put over a strong Navie Royall With an Army for the attempt with which our Forces Making one body both at at Sea and Land We bid fair for our freedoms Fitz. I do not like it Y. Eru S'foot you will like nothing Let us be ring'd and nooz'd O. Bru. Besides being assoil'd of his six years Interdiction Those that before fled from him as a Leaper Will now flock to him Rich. They begin already Although we seek with our own their good to censure And call hostility plain faction Leis This is my resolve I say there is no way To fix our freedomes but to call in Philip And make him King Exit Richmend Om. So think we all Fitz. I but I think not so Though y' are all wise for Philip he 'l be a gainer But what will you get by 't They run on Rocks and shelves Can can counsell others not secure themselves Y. Bru. We must and will