i_o by_o our_o great_a merlin_n be_v it_o not_o foretold_v among_o his_o holy_a prophecy_n enrol_v when_o first_o he_o do_v of_o tudor_n name_n divine_a that_o king_n and_o queen_n shall_v follow_v in_o our_o line_n and_o that_o the_o helm_n the_o tudor_n ancient_a crest_n shall_v with_o the_o golden_a flower-delice_a be_v dress_v and_o that_o the_o leek_n our_o country_n chief_a renown_n shall_v grow_v with_o rose_n in_o the_o english_a crown_n as_o charles_n fair_a daughter_n you_o the_o lily_n wear_v as_o henry_n queen_n the_o blush_a rose_n you_o bear_v by_o france_n conquest_n and_o by_o england_n oath_n you_o be_v the_o true_a make_v dowager_n of_o both_o both_o in_o your_o crown_n both_o in_o your_o cheek_n together_o join_v tether_n love_v to_o you_o and_o you_o to_o tether_n then_o make_v no_o future_a doubt_n nor_o fear_v no_o hate_n when_o it_o so_o long_o have_v be_v foretold_v by_o fate_n and_o by_o the_o all-disposing_a doom_n of_o heaven_n before_o our_o birth_n unto_o one_o bed_n be_v give_v no_o pallas_n here_o nor_o juno_n be_v at_o all_o when_o i_o to_o venus_n give_v the_o golden_a ball_n nor_o when_o the_o grecian_n wonder_v i_o enjoy_v none_o in_o revenge_n to_o kindle_v fire_n in_o troy_n and_o have_v not_o strange_a event_n divine_v to_o we_o that_o in_o our_o love_n we_o shall_v be_v prosperous_a when_o in_o your_o presence_n i_o be_v call_v to_o dance_v in_o lofty_a trick_n whilst_o i_o myself_o advance_v and_o in_o my_o turn_n my_o foot_n fail_v by_o hap_n be_v it_o not_o my_o chance_n to_o light_v into_o your_o lap_n who_o will_v not_o judge_v it_o fortune_n great_a grace_n sith_o he_o must_v fall_v to_o fall_v in_o such_o a_o place_n his_o birth_n from_o heaven_n your_o tudor_n not_o derive_v nor_o stand_v on_o tiptoe_n in_o superlative_n although_o the_o envious_a english_a do_v devise_n a_o thousand_o jest_n of_o our_o hyperbole_n nor_o do_v i_o claim_v that_o plot_n by_o ancient_a deed_n where_o phoebus_n pasture_n his_o firie-breathing_a steed_n nor_o do_v i_o boast_v my_o god-made_a grandsire_n scar_n nor_o giant_n trophy_n in_o the_o titan_n war_n nor_o feign_v my_o birth_n your_o princely_a ear_n to_o please_v by_o three_o night_n get_v as_o be_v hercules_n nor_o do_v i_o forge_v my_o long_a descent_n to_o run_v from_o age_a neptune_n or_o the_o glorious_a sun_n and_o yet_o in_o wales_n with_o they_o most_o famous_a be_v our_o learned_a bard_n do_v sing_v my_o pedigree_n and_o boast_v my_o birth_n from_o great_a cadwallader_n from_o old_a cair-septon_a in_o mount_n palador_n and_o from_o eneon_n line_n the_o south-wales_n king_n by_o theâ—dor_n the_o tuder_n name_n do_v bring_v my_o royal_a mother_n princely_a stock_n begin_v from_o her_o great_a grandam_n fair_a gwenellian_n by_o true_a descent_n from_o leolin_n the_o great_a as_o well_o from_o north-wales_n as_o fair_a powsland_n seat_n though_o for_o our_o princely_a genealogy_n i_o do_v not_o stand_v to_o make_v apology_n yet_o who_o with_o judgement_n true_a unpartial_a eye_n shall_v look_v from_o whence_o our_o name_n at_o first_o do_v rise_v shall_v find_v that_o fortune_n be_v to_o we_o in_o debt_n and_o why_o not_o tuder_n as_o plantagenet_n nor_o that_o term_n croggen_fw-mi nicke-name_n of_o disgrace_n use_v as_o a_o byword_n now_o in_o every_o place_n shall_v blot_v our_o blood_n or_o wrong_v a_o welshman_n name_n which_o be_v at_o first_o beget_v with_o england_n shame_n our_o valiant_a sword_n our_o right_n do_v still_o maintain_v against_o that_o cruel_a proud_a usurp_a dane_n and_o bucklde_v in_o so_o many_o dangerous_a fight_n with_o norway_n swethens_n and_o with_o muscovite_n and_o keep_v our_o native_a language_n now_o thus_o long_o and_o to_o this_o day_n yet_o never_o change_v our_o tongue_n when_o they_o which_o now_o our_o nation_n fain_o will_v tame_v subdue_v have_v lose_v their_o country_n and_o their_o name_n nor_o never_o can_v the_o saxon_n sword_n provoke_v our_o britain_n neck_n to_o bear_v their_o servile_a yoke_n where_o cambrâ—aes_n pleasant_a country_n bound_v be_v with_o swell_a severne_n and_o the_o holy_a dee_fw-mi and_o since_o great_a brutus_n first_o arrive_v have_v stand_v the_o only_a remnant_n of_o the_o trâ—â—an_a blood_n to_o every_o man_n be_v not_o allot_v chance_n to_o boast_v with_o henry_n to_o have_v conquer_v france_n yet_o if_o my_o fortune_n thus_o may_v raise_v be_v this_o may_v presage_v a_o far_a good_a to_o i_o and_o our_o s._n david_n in_o the_o briton_n right_a may_v join_v with_o grorge_n the_o saint_a english_a knight_n and_o old_a caer-marden_a merlin_n famous_a town_n not_o scorn_v by_o london_n though_o of_o such_o renown_n ah_o will_v to_o god_n that_o hour_n my_o hope_n attend_v be_v with_o my_o wish_n bring_v to_o desire_a end_n blame_v i_o not_o madam_n though_o i_o thus_o desire_n when_o eye_n with_o envy_n do_v my_o hap_n admire_v till_o now_o your_o beauty_n in_o night_n bosom_n sleep_v what_o eye_n dare_v stâ—â—re_o where_o awful_a henry_n keep_v who_o dare_v attempt_v to_o sail_v but_o near_o the_o bay_n where_o that_o all-conquering_a great_a alcides_n lay_v thy_o beauty_n now_o be_v set_v a_o royal_a prize_n and_o king_n repair_v to_o cheapen_v merchandise_n if_o thou_o but_o walk_v to_o take_v the_o breathe_a air_n orithia_n make_v i_o that_o i_o boreas_n fear_n if_o to_o the_o fire_n jove_n once_o in_o lightning_n come_v and_o fair_a egina_n make_v i_o fear_v the_o flame_n if_o in_o the_o sun_n then_o sad_a suspicion_n dream_v phoebus_n shall_v spread_v lycothoe_n in_o his_o beam_n if_o in_o a_o fountain_n thou_o do_v cool_v thy_o blood_n neptune_n i_o fear_v which_o once_o come_v in_o a_o flood_n if_o with_o thy_o maid_n i_o dread_v apollo_n rape_n who_o cozen_v chion_n in_o a_o old_a wife_n shape_n if_o thou_o do_v banquet_n bacchus_n make_v i_o dread_a who_o in_o a_o grape_n erigone_n do_v feed_v and_o if_o myself_o the_o chamber_n door_n shall_v keep_v yet_o fear_v i_o hermes_n come_v in_o a_o sleep_n pardon_v sweet_a queen_n if_o i_o offend_v in_o this_o in_o these_o delay_n love_v most_o impatient_a be_v and_o youth_n want_v pour_v his_o hot_a spleen_n to_o suppress_v when_o hope_n already_o banquet_n in_o excess_n though_o henry_n fame_n in_o i_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v yet_o that_o which_o better_o shall_v content_v your_o mind_n but_o only_o in_o the_o title_n of_o a_o king_n be_v his_o advantage_n in_o no_o other_o thing_n if_o in_o his_o love_n more_o pleasure_n you_o do_v take_v never_o let_v queen_n trust_v britain_n for_o my_o sake_n yet_o judge_v i_o not_o from_o modesty_n exempt_a that_o i_o another_o phaeton_n charge_n attempt_v my_o mind_n that_o thus_o your_o favour_n dare_v aspire_v declare_v a_o temper_n of_o celestial_a fire_n if_o love_v a_o fault_n the_o more_o be_v beauty_n blame_n when_o she_o herself_o be_v author_n of_o the_o same_o all_o man_n to_o some_o one_o quality_n incline_v only_o to_o love_n be_v natural_o i_o thou_o be_v by_o beauty_n famous_a as_o by_o birth_n ordain_v by_o heaven_n to_o cheer_v the_o droop_a earth_n add_v faithful_a love_n unto_o your_o great_a state_n and_o then_o alike_o in_o all_o thing_n fortunate_a a_o king_n may_v promise_v more_o i_o not_o deny_v but_o yet_o by_o heaven_n he_o love_v not_o more_o than_o i._o and_o thus_o i_o leave_v till_o time_n my_o faith_n approve_v i_o cease_v to_o write_v but_o never_o cease_v to_o love_v ¶_o notes_n of_o the_o chronicle_n history_n and_o that_o the_o helm_n the_o tudor_n ancient_a crest_n the_o arm_n of_o tudor_n be_v the_o helm_n of_o man_n head_n whereof_o he_o speak_v as_o a_o thing_n prophetical_o foretold_v of_o merlin_n when_o in_o thy_o presence_n i_o be_v call_v to_o dance_v owin_n tudor_n be_v a_o courtly_a and_o active_a gentleman_n commrund_v once_o to_o dance_v before_o the_o queen_n in_o a_o turn_n not_o be_v able_a to_o recover_v himself_o fall_v into_o her_o lap_n as_o she_o sit_v upon_o a_o little_a stool_n with_o many_o of_o her_o lady_n about_o she_o and_o yet_o with_o they_o in_o wales_n most_o famous_a be_v our_o learned_a bard_n etc._n etc._n this_o berdh_n as_o they_o call_v it_o in_o the_o british_a tongue_n or_o as_o we_o more_o proper_o say_v bard_n or_o bardus_n be_v their_o poet_n which_o keep_v the_o record_n of_o petigree_n and_o descent_n and_o sing_v in_o ode_n and_o measure_n to_o the_o harp_n after_o the_o old_a manner_n of_o the_o lirick_a poet_n and_o boast_v my_o blood_n from_o great_a cadwallader_n cadwallader_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o britain_n descend_v of_o the_o noble_a and_o ancient_a race_n of_o the_o trojan_n to_o who_o a_o angel_n appear_v command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o rome_n to_o pope_n sergius_n where_o he_o end_v his_o life_n since_o fair_a caer-septon_a in_o mount_n
poem_n by_o michael_n draiton_n esquire_n n_o l_o london_n print_v for_o n._n ling._n 1605._o the_o argument_n the_o baron_n war_n england_n heroical_a epistle_n idea_n the_o legend_n of_o robert_n duke_n of_o normandy_n the_o legend_n of_o matilda_n the_o legend_n of_o pierce_n gaveston_n to_o sir_n walter_n aston_n knight_n of_o the_o honourable_a order_n of_o the_o bath_n and_o my_o most_o worthy_a patron_n i_o will_v not_o strive_v my_o invention_n to_o enforce_v with_o needless_a word_n your_o eye_n to_o entertain_v to_o observe_v the_o formal_a ordinary_a course_n that_o every_o one_o so_o vulgar_o do_v fain_o our_o interchange_a and_o deliberate_a choice_n be_v with_o more_o firm_a and_o true_a election_n sort_v then_o stand_v in_o censure_n of_o the_o common_a voice_n that_o with_o light_a humour_n fond_o be_v transport_v nor_o take_v i_o pattern_n of_o a_o other_o praise_n than_o what_o my_o pen_n may_v constant_o avow_v nor_o walk_v more_o public_a nor_o obscure_a way_n than_o virtue_n bid_v and_o judgement_n will_v allow_v so_o shall_v my_o love_n and_o best_a endeavour_n serve_v you_o and_o still_o shall_v study_v still_o so_o to_o deserve_v you_o michael_n drayton_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o quadrin_n do_v never_o double_a or_o to_o uâ—e_v a_o word_n of_o he_o raldrie_n never_o bring_v forth_o gemell_v the_o quiazain_n too_o soon_o the_o sostin_n have_v twin_n in_o the_o base_a but_o they_o detain_v not_o the_o music_n nor_o the_o close_a as_o musician_n term_v it_o long_a enough_o for_o a_o epic_a poem_n the_o stanze_n of_o seven_o be_v touch_v before_o this_o of_o eight_o both_o hold_v the_o tune_n clean_o through_o to_o the_o base_a of_o the_o column_n which_o be_v the_o couplet_n the_o foot_n or_o bottom_n and_o close_v not_o but_o with_o a_o full_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o care_n for_o so_o long_a detention_n brief_o this_o sort_n of_o stanze_n have_v in_o it_o majesty_n perfection_n and_o solidity_n resemble_v the_o pillar_n which_o in_o architecture_n be_v call_v the_o tuscan_a who_o shaft_n be_v of_o six_o diameter_n and_o base_n of_o two_o the_o other_o reason_n this_o place_n will_v not_o bear_v but_o general_o all_o stanza_n be_v in_o my_o opinion_n but_o tyrant_n and_o torturer_n when_o they_o make_v invention_n they_o their_o number_n which_o sometime_o will_v otherwise_o scantle_v itself_o a_o fault_n that_o great_a master_n in_o this_o art_n strive_v to_o avoid_v concern_v the_o division_n which_o i_o use_v in_o this_o poem_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o antiquity_n have_v use_v to_o distinguish_v work_n into_o book_n and_o every_o one_o to_o bear_v the_o number_n of_o their_o order_n homer_n iliad_n and_o vlysiad_n indeed_o be_v distinguish_v by_o several_a letter_n of_o the_o greek_a alphabet_n as_o all_o the_o world_n knâ—wes_v and_o not_o by_o the_o numeral_a letter_n only_o which_o to_o lotâ—_n be_v digit_fw-la and_o afterward_o compound_v the_o alpha_n be_v our_o unite_z for_o the_o greek_n have_v no_o figure_n nor_o cipher_n in_o their_o arithmetic_n virgil_n aeneis_n statius_n thebans_n silius_n work_n of_o the_o carthaginian_a war_n illyricus_n argonautick_v vidas_n christeis_fw-la be_v all_o divide_v into_o book_n the_o italian_n use_v cantos_n and_o so_o our_o first_o late_a great_a reformer_n master_n spenser_n that_o i_o assume_v another_o name_n for_o the_o section_n in_o this_o volume_n can_v be_v disgracious_a nor_o unavowable_a last_o if_o i_o have_v not_o already_o exceed_v the_o length_n of_o a_o epistle_n i_o be_o to_o entreat_v that_o he_o who_o will_v as_o any_o man_n may_v that_o will_v make_v himself_o a_o party_n to_o this_o of_o we_o will_v be_v please_v to_o remember_v that_o spartan_a prince_n who_o be_v find_v by_o certain_a ambassador_n play_v among_o his_o child_n request_v they_o to_o forbear_v to_o censure_v till_o also_o they_o have_v some_o of_o their_o own_o to_o such_o i_o give_v as_o ample_a power_n and_o privilege_n as_o ever_o ius_n libâ—rorum_fw-la coulain_n rome_n crave_v back_o again_o at_o their_o hand_n by_o a_o regrant_a the_o like_a of_o that_o which_o i_o impart_v for_o great_a reason_n there_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v undergo_v the_o licence_n which_o themselves_o challenge_v and_o suffer_v that_o in_o their_o fame_n which_o they_o will_v wrong_o put_v upon_o other_o according_a to_o the_o most_o indifferent_a law_n of_o the_o talio_n fare_v you_o well_o to_o m._n michael_n drayton_n what_o ornament_n may_v i_o devise_v to_o fit_v the_o aspire_a height_n of_o thy_o admire_a spirit_n or_o what_o fair_a garland_n worthy_a be_v to_o sit_v on_o thy_o bless_a brow_n that_o compass_n in_o all_o merit_n thou_o shall_v not_o crown_v be_v with_o common_a bay_n because_o for_o thou_o it_o be_v a_o crown_n too_o low_a apollo_n tree_n can_v yield_v thou_o simple_a praise_n it_o be_v too_o dull_a a_o vesture_n for_o thy_o brow_n but_o with_o a_o wreath_n of_o star_n shall_v thou_o be_v crown_v which_o when_o thy_o work_a temple_n do_v sustain_v will_v like_o the_o sphere_n be_v ever_o move_v round_o after_o the_o royal_a music_n of_o thy_o brain_n thy_o skill_n do_v equal_a phoebus_n not_o thy_o birth_n he_o to_o heaven_n give_v music_n thou_o to_o earth_n thomas_n greene._n to_o m._n michael_n drayton_n those_o painful_a wit_n which_o nature_n depth_n admire_v and_o view_v the_o cause_n of_o unconstant_a strife_n do_v tremble_v lest_o the_o universe_n expire_v through_o last_a jar_n the_o enemy_n of_o life_n on_o earthly_a sign_n let_v not_o such_o sage_n look_v nor_o on_o the_o clear_a aspect_n of_o hopeful_a star_n but_o learn_v the_o world_n continuance_n from_o thy_o book_n which_o frame_v past_a nature_n force_v eternal_a war_n wherein_o the_o mases_n show_v perfect_a glory_n adorn_v it_o so_o with_o graceful_a harmony_n that_o all_o the_o act_n of_o this_o lament_a story_n seem_v not_o perform_v for_o people_n liberty_n nor_o through_o the_o awe_n of_o a_o imperious_a king_n but_o that_o thy_o verse_n their_o deep_a wound_n may_v sing_v john_n beaumond_n the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o baron_n war_n the_o argument_n the_o grievous_a plague_n and_o the_o prodigious_a sign_n that_o this_o great_a war_n and_o slaughter_n do_v foreshow_v the_o especial_a cause_n the_o baronage_n combine_v the_o queen_n strong_a grief_n whence_o many_o trouble_n grow_v the_o time_n by_o course_n unto_o our_o fallincline_v and_o how_o each_o country_n do_v to_o battle_n go_v what_o cause_n to_o yield_v the_o mortimer_n pretend_v and_o their_o commitment_n perfect_v the_o end_n 1_o the_o bloodiefaction_n and_o rebellious_a pride_n of_o a_o strong_a nation_n who_o vnmanaged_a may_v they_o from_o their_o natural_a sovereign_n do_v divide_v their_o due_a subjection_n and_o his_o lawful_a right_n who_o their_o light_a error_n loose_o do_v misguide_v urge_v by_o lewd_a minion_n tyrannous_a despite_n i_o from_o soft_a lay_n and_o tender_a love_n do_v bring_v of_o dreadful_a fight_n and_o horrid_a war_n to_o sing_v 2_o what_o hellish_a fury_n poison_v your_o high_a blood_n or_o shall_v bewitch_v you_o with_o accurse_a charm_n that_o by_o pretend_v of_o the_o general_a good_a rash_o extrude_v you_o to_o tumultuous_a arm_n and_o from_o the_o safety_n wherein_o late_o you_o stand_v reâ—t_v of_o all_o taste_n and_o feel_v of_o your_o harm_n that_o france_n and_o belgia_n with_o affright_a eye_n be_v sad_a beholder_n of_o your_o misery_n 3_o t_o 〈…〉_z veterate_a rancour_n in_o their_o bosom_n breed_v who_o for_o their_o charter_n wage_v a_o former_a war_n or_o through_o your_o vein_n this_o rage_a venom_n spread_v who_o next-succeeding_a nephew_n now_o you_o be_v or_o that_o hot_a gore_n your_o bow_n in_o conquest_n shed_v have_v enlarge_v your_o country_n bound_n so_o far_o ensign_n to_o ensign_n furious_o oppose_v with_o blade_n of_o bilbo_n deal_v english_a blow_v 4_o o_o thou_o the_o great_a director_n of_o my_o muse_n on_o who_o free_a bounty_n all_o my_o power_n depend_v into_o my_o breast_n a_o sacred_a fire_n infuse_v ravish_v my_o spirit_n this_o great_a work_n to_o attend_v let_v the_o still_a night_n my_o labour_a line_n peruse_v that_o when_o my_o poem_n gain_v their_o wish_a end_n they_o who_o sad_a eye_n shall_v read_v this_o tragic_a story_n in_o my_o weak_a hand_n shall_v see_v thy_o might_n and_o glory_n 5_o what_o care_n will_v plot_v dissension_n quick_o cross_v which_o like_o a_o earthquake_n rend_v the_o totter_a state_n by_o which_o abroad_o we_o bear_v a_o public_a loss_n betray_v at_o home_n by_o mean_n of_o private_a hate_n whilst_o we_o those_o strange_a calamity_n do_v toss_v the_o daily_a nurse_n of_o mutinous_a debate_n confusion_n still_o our_o country_n peace_n confound_v no_o help_n at_o hand_n and_o mortal_a all_o our_o wound_n 6_o thou_o church_n then_o swell_v in_o thy_o mightiness_n tend_v the_o care_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o soul_n
grief_n she_o turn_v away_o her_o face_n jealous_a that_o he_o the_o water_n shall_v embrace_v 26_o this_o angry_a lion_n have_v slip_v his_o chain_n as_o in_o a_o fever_n make_v king_n edward_n quake_v which_o know_v too_o well_o ere_o he_o be_v catch_v again_o deer_n be_v the_o blood_n must_v serve_v his_o thirst_n to_o stake_n many_o the_o labour_n have_v be_v spend_v in_o vain_a and_o he_o inforce_v a_o long_a course_n to_o take_v see_v further_a vengeance_n hang_v in_o the_o wind_n that_o know_v the_o pride_n and_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n 27_o the_o faction_n work_v in_o this_o linger_a jarry_n how_o for_o the_o scot_n free_a passage_n may_v be_v make_v to_o lay_v the_o ground_n of_o a_o successful_a war_n that_o hope_n may_v breed_v fresh_a courage_n to_o invade_v and_o whilst_o our_o safety_n stand_v out_o so_o far_o more_o dangerous_a project_n every_o where_o be_v lay_v that_o some_o in_o hand_n home_o trouble_v to_o enure_v other_o in_o france_n do_v foreign_a broil_n procure_v 28_o by_o these_o dissension_n that_o be_v late_o sow_v incite_v charles_n to_o open_a arm_n again_o who_o seize_v guyne_n pretend_v as_o his_o own_o that_o edward_n shall_v unlawful_o detain_v proceed_v to_o make_v a_o further_a title_n know_v to_o our_o land_n in_o pontieu_n and_o in_o aquitaine_n when_o want_v homage_n have_v dissolve_v the_o truce_n wake_v his_o wrong_n by_o isabella_n abuse_n 29_o this_o plot_n conclude_v that_o be_v long_o in_o hand_n which_o to_o this_o issue_n prosperous_o have_v thrive_v the_o base_a whereon_o a_o mighty_a frame_n must_v stand_v with_o much_o art_n yet_o with_o more_o fcare_v contrive_v so_o strong_o build_v by_o this_o factious_a band_n as_o from_o the_o same_o their_o safety_n be_v derive_v till_o their_o full-rooted_n and_o inveterate_a hate_n get_v more_o strength_n may_v deep_o penetrate_v 30_o when_o choice_n of_o such_o to_o sway_v this_o french_a affair_n which_o as_o a_o sharpelesse_a and_o unweldie_a mass_n may_v well_o employ_v the_o strength_n of_o all_o their_o care_n so_o hard_a and_o perilous_a to_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v which_o it_o behoove_v they_o quick_o to_o prepare_v that_o be_v now_o so_o settle_v as_o it_o be_v crave_v a_o grave_a spirit_n who_o eminence_n and_o power_n may_v like_o a_o stiff_a gale_n check_v this_o threaten_a shower_n 31_o this_o must_v a_o session_n serious_o debate_v that_o depth_n of_o judgement_n crave_v to_o be_v discuss_v that_o so_o concern_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o state_n and_o in_o a_o case_n so_o plausible_a and_o just_a as_o may_v have_v quench_v all_o spark_n of_o former_a hate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z ight_n be_v think_v even_o policy_n may_v trust_v can_v envy_v master_n her_o distract_a will_n or_o apprehend_v satiety_n in_o ill_a 32_o tarleton_n who_o tongue_n man_n ear_n in_o chain_n can_v tie_v and_o as_o a_o fearful_a thunderbolt_n can_v pierce_v in_o which_o there_o more_o authority_n do_v lie_v then_o in_o the_o sibyl_n sage_a prophetic_a verse_n who_o sentence_n be_v so_o absolute_a and_o high_a as_o have_v the_o power_n a_o judgement_n to_o reverse_v on_o the_o queen_n part_n with_o all_o his_o might_n do_v stand_v to_o lay_v this_o charge_n on_o her_o well-guiding_a hand_n 33_o what_o help_v her_o presence_n to_o the_o cause_n may_v bring_v be_v a_o wife_n a_o sister_n and_o a_o mother_n and_o in_o so_o great_a and_o pertinent_a a_o thing_n to_o right_v her_o lonne_n her_o husband_n and_o her_o brother_n her_o gracious_a help_n to_o all_o distribute_v to_o take_v of_o she_o what_o they_o shall_v hold_v of_o other_o which_o colour_n serve_v to_o effect_v in_o these_o extreme_n that_o which_o god_n know_v king_n edward_n never_o dream_v 34_o torleten_n be_v this_o thy_o spiritual_a pretence_n will_v god_n thy_o thought_n be_v more_o spiritual_a or_o less_o persuasive_a be_v thy_o eloquence_n but_o o_o thy_o action_n be_v too_o temporal_a opinion_n lend_v too_o great_a pre-eminence_n thy_o reason_n subtle_a and_o sophistical_a will_v all_o be_v true_a thy_o supposition_n say_v thy_o argument_n less_o force_n or_o thou_o more_o faith_n 35_o these_o sudden_a broil_n that_o be_v begin_v of_o late_a still_o keep_v in_o motion_n by_o their_o secret_a sleight_n by_o false_a suggestion_n so_o interminate_a that_o as_o a_o ballast_n of_o some_o solid_a weight_n betwixt_o these_o adverse_a current_n of_o debate_n keep_v their_o proceed_n in_o a_o course_n so_o straight_o as_o lend_v the_o queen_n a_o ample_a colour_n still_o by_o general_a mean_n to_o work_v a_o general_a ill_n 36_o she_o which_o thus_o fit_o find_v both_o wind_n and_o tide_n and_o see_v her_o leisure_n serve_v the_o hour_n so_o near_o all_o her_o endeavour_n mutual_o apply_v whilst_o for_o her_o purpose_n thing_n so_o fit_o be_v and_o thus_o advantage_n quick_o have_v espy_v as_o one_o who_o fortune_n teach_v the_o worst_a to_o fear_v see_v the_o time_n so_o various_o incline_v and_o every_o toy_n soon_o alter_v edward_n mind_n 37_o her_o follower_n such_o as_o friendless_a else_o have_v stand_v sink_v and_o deject_a by_o the_o spensers_n pride_n who_o bear_v the_o brand_n of_o treason_n in_o their_o blood_n which_o but_o with_o blood_n there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o hide_v who_o mean_a be_v weak_a who_o will_n be_v but_o too_o good_a which_o to_o effect_n do_v but_o the_o hour_n abide_v and_o know_v all_o mean_n that_o mischief_n can_v invent_v that_o any_o way_n may_v further_o her_o intent_n 38_o whilst_o mortimer_n which_o now_o so_o long_o have_v lie_v from_o our_o just_a course_n by_o fortune_n late_o cro_v in_o france_n now_o struggle_v how_o he_o may_v regain_v that_o which_o before_o he_o have_v in_o england_n lose_v all_o present_a mean_n do_v glad_o entertain_v no_o jote_n dismay_v in_o all_o these_o tempest_n to_v nor_o his_o great_a mind_n can_v thus_o be_v overthrow_v all_o man_n his_o friend_n all_o country_n be_v his_o own_o 39_o and_o muse_n transport_v by_o thy_o former_a zeal_n lead_v in_o our_o progress_n where_o his_o fortune_n lie_v to_o thy_o fair_a aid_n i_o serious_o appeal_v to_o sing_v this_o great_a man_n his_o magnanimous_a guise_n the_o ancient_a hero_n unto_o i_o reveal_v who_o worth_n may_v raise_v our_o noble_a faculty_n that_o in_o my_o verse_n transparent_a neat_a and_o clear_a his_o character_n more_o lively_a may_v appear_v 40_o such_o one_o he_o be_v of_o he_o we_o bold_o say_v in_o who_o rich_a soul_n all_o sovereign_a power_n do_v suit_n in_o who_o in_o peace_n the_o element_n all_o lay_n so_o mix_v as_o none_o can_v sovereignty_n impute_v as_o all_o do_v govern_v yet_o all_o do_v obey_v his_o lively_a temper_n be_v so_o absolute_a that_o t'seemde_v when_o heaven_n his_o model_n first_o begin_v in_o he_o it_o show_v perfection_n in_o a_o man_n 41_o so_o thorough_o season_v and_o so_o right_o set_v as_o in_o the_o level_a of_o clear_a judgement_n eye_n time_n never_o tuch_v he_o with_o deform_v fret_n nor_o have_v the_o power_n to_o wrap_v he_o once_o awry_o who_o steadfast_a course_n no_o cross_n can_v ever_o let_v his_o elevation_n be_v so_o heavenly_a high_a those_o giddy_a tempest_n that_o the_o base_a world_n prove_v state_n under_o where_o he_o planet_n like_o do_v move_v 42_o which_o this_o fair_a queen_n that_o have_v a_o know_a spirit_n and_o see_v the_o beauty_n rest_v in_o his_o mind_n one_o that_o have_v thorough_o look_v into_o his_o merit_n above_o the_o value_n of_o the_o vulgar_a kind_n that_o right_o do_v his_o grandsire_n deed_n inherit_v when_o now_o the_o age_n in_o their_o course_n decline_v when_o the_o old_a world_n be_v weak_a begin_v to_o bow_v to_o the_o effeminate_a baseness_n that_o it_o rest_v at_o now_o 43_o what_o weigh_v he_o wealth_n or_o what_o his_o wigmore_n leave_v let_v needless_a heap_n thing_n momentary_a stand_n he_o count_v not_o his_o that_o can_v be_v rapde_v by_o theft_n man_n be_v the_o sole_a lord_n both_o of_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o still_o be_v rich_a of_o these_o that_o be_v not_o reave_v who_o of_o all_o creature_n have_v a_o upright_a hand_n and_o by_o the_o star_n be_v only_o teach_v to_o know_v that_o as_o they_o progress_n heaven_n he_o earth_n shall_v do_v 44_o wherefore_o wise_a nature_n force_v this_o face_n of_o ground_n and_o through_o the_o deep_n show_v he_o the_o secret_a way_n that_o in_o the_o flood_n her_o judgement_n may_v be_v find_v where_o she_o for_o safety_n do_v her_o treasure_n lay_v who_o store_n that_o he_o may_v absolute_o sound_v she_o give_v he_o courage_n for_o her_o only_a key_n that_o he_o alone_o of_o all_o her_o creature_n free_a her_o glory_n and_o her_o wondrous_a work_n shall_v see_v 45_o let_v wretched_a worldling_n sweat_v for_o mud_n and_o earth_n who_o grovel_a bosom_n lick_v the_o recreant_a stone_n and_o peasant_n
hear_v my_o prayer_n that_o bullingbrooke_n now_o place_v in_o richard_n chair_n such_o cause_n of_o woe_n unto_o their_o wife_n may_v be_v as_o those_o rebellious_a lord_n have_v be_v to_o i_o and_o that_o proud_a dame_n which_o now_o control_v all_o and_o in_o her_o pomp_n triumph_v in_o my_o fall_n for_o her_o great_a lord_n may_v water_v her_o sad_a eye_n with_o as_o salt_n tear_n as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o i_o and_o mourn_v for_o henry_n hotspur_n her_o dear_a son_n as_o i_o for_o my_o sweet_a mortimer_n have_v do_v and_o as_o i_o be_o so_o succourless_a be_v send_v last_o to_o taste_v perpetual_a banishment_n then_o lose_v thy_o care_n where_o first_o thy_o crown_n be_v lose_v sell_v it_o so_o dear_o for_o it_o dear_o cost_v and_o since_o they_o do_v of_o liberty_n deprive_v thou_o bury_v thy_o hope_n let_v not_o thy_o care_n outlive_v thou_o but_o hard_o god_n know_v with_o sorrow_n do_v it_o go_v when_o woe_n become_v a_o comforter_n to_o woe_n yet_o much_o i_o think_v of_o comfort_n i_o can_v say_v if_o from_o my_o hart_n pale_a fear_n be_v rid_v away_o something_o there_o be_v which_o tell_v i_o still_o of_o woe_n but_o what_o it_o be_v that_o heaven_n above_o do_v know_v grief_n to_o itself_o most_o dreadful_a do_v appear_v and_o never_o yet_o be_v sorrow_n void_a of_o fear_n but_o yet_o in_o death_n do_v sorrow_n hope_v the_o best_a and_o with_o this_o farewell_n wish_v thou_o happy_a rest_n note_n of_o the_o chronicle_n history_n if_o fatal_a pomfret_n have_v in_o former_a time_n pomfret_n castle_n ever_o a_o fatal_a place_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o england_n and_o most_o ominous_a to_o the_o blood_n of_o plantagenet_n oh_o how_o even_o yet_o i_o hate_v these_o wretched_a eye_n and_o in_o my_o glass_n etc._n etc._n when_o bullingbrooke_n return_v to_o london_n from_o the_o west_n bring_v richard_n a_o prisoner_n with_o he_o the_o queen_n who_o little_o know_v of_o her_o husband_n hard_a success_n stay_v to_o behold_v his_o come_n in_o little_o think_v to_o have_v see_v her_o husband_n thus_o lead_v in_o triumph_n by_o his_o foe_n and_o now_o seem_v to_o hate_v her_o eye_n that_o so_o much_o have_v grace_v her_o mortal_a enemy_n wherein_o great_a norfolk_n forward_a course_n be_v stay_v she_o remember_v the_o meeting_n of_o two_o duke_n of_o herford_n and_o norfolk_n at_o coventry_n urge_v the_o justness_n of_o mowbrayes_n quarrel_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o herford_n and_o the_o faithful_a assurance_n of_o his_o victory_n o_o why_o do_v charles_n relieve_v his_o needy_a state_n a_o vagabond_n etc._n etc._n charles_n the_o french_a king_n her_o father_n receive_v the_o duke_n of_o herford_n in_o his_o court_n and_o relieve_v he_o in_o france_n be_v so_o near_o ally_v as_o cousin_n german_a to_o king_n richard_n his_o son_n in_o law_n which_o he_o do_v simple_o little_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v after_o return_v into_o england_n and_o dispossess_v king_n richard_n of_o the_o crown_n when_o thou_o to_o ireland_n take_v thy_o last_o farewell_n king_n richard_n make_v a_o voyage_n with_o his_o army_n into_o ireland_n against_o onell_n and_o mackemur_fw-la which_o rebel_v at_o what_o time_n henry_n enter_v here_o at_o home_n and_o rob_v he_o of_o all_o kingly_a dignity_n affirmde_v by_o churchman_n which_o shall_v bear_v no_o hate_n that_o john_n of_o gaunt_n be_v illegitimate_a william_n wickham_n in_o the_o great_a quarrel_n betwixt_o john_n of_o gaunt_n and_o the_o clergy_n of_o mere_a spite_n and_o malice_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v report_v that_o the_o queen_n confess_v to_o he_o on_o her_o deathbed_n be_v then_o her_o confessor_n that_o john_n of_o gaunt_n be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o fleming_n and_o that_o she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o woman_n child_n at_o gaunt_n which_o be_v smother_v in_o the_o cradle_n by_o mischance_n &_o that_o she_o obtain_v this_o child_n of_o a_o poor_a woman_n make_v the_o king_n believe_v it_o be_v she_o own_o great_o fear_v his_o displeasure_n fox_n eâ—_n chron._n alban_n no_o bastard_n mark_n do_v blot_v our_o conquer_a shield_n show_v the_o true_a and_o indubitate_a birth_n of_o richard_n his_o right_n unto_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n as_o carry_v the_o arm_n without_o blot_n or_o difference_n against_o their_o faith_n unto_o the_o crown_n true_a heir_n their_o noble_a kinsman_n etc._n etc._n edmund_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n son_n of_o earl_n roger_n mortimer_n which_o be_v son_n to_o lady_n philip_n daughter_n to_o lionel_n duke_n of_o clarence_n the_o three_o son_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o which_o edmund_n king_n richard_n go_v into_o ireland_n be_v proclaim_v heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n who_o aunt_n call_v ellinor_n this_o lord_n piercie_n have_v marry_v o_o will_v aumerle_n have_v sink_v when_o he_o betray_v the_o complot_n which_o that_o holy_a abbot_n lay_v the_o abbot_n of_o westminster_n have_v plot_v the_o death_n of_o king_n henry_n to_o have_v be_v do_v at_o a_o tilt_n at_o oxford_n of_o which_o confederacy_n there_o be_v john_n holland_n duke_n of_o excester_n thomas_n holland_n duke_z of_o surrey_z the_o duke_n of_o aumerle_n montacute_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n spenser_n earl_n of_o gloster_n the_o bishop_n of_o carlisle_n sir_n thomas_n blunt_n these_o all_o have_v bind_v themselves_o one_o to_o another_o by_o indenture_n to_o perform_v it_o but_o be_v all_o betray_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o aumerle_n scroop_n greene_n and_o bushie_n die_v his_o fault_n in_o grain_n henry_n go_v towards_o the_o castle_n of_o flint_n where_o king_n richard_n be_v cause_v scroop_n greene_n and_o bushie_n to_o be_v execute_v at_o bristol_n as_o vile_a person_n which_o have_v seduce_v this_o king_n to_o this_o lascivious_a and_o wicked_a life_n damn_a be_v the_o oath_n he_o make_v at_o doncaster_n after_o henry_n exile_n at_o his_o return_n into_o england_n he_o take_v his_o oath_n at_o doncaster_n upon_o the_o sacrament_n not_o to_o claim_v the_o crown_n or_o kingdom_n of_o england_n but_o only_o the_o dukedom_n of_o lancaster_n his_o own_o proper_a right_n and_o the_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o mourn_v for_o henry_n hotspur_n her_o dear_a son_n as_o i_o for_o my_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o brave_a courageous_a henry_n hotspur_n that_o obtain_v so_o many_o victory_n against_o the_o scot_n which_o after_o fall_v out_o right_o with_o the_o curse_n of_o queen_n isabella_n be_v slay_v by_o henry_n at_o the_o battle_n at_o shrewsbury_n richard_n the_o second_o to_o queen_n isabella_n what_o may_v my_o queen_n but_o hope_v for_o from_o that_o hand_n unfit_a to_o write_v unskilful_a to_o command_v a_o kingdom_n greatness_n hardly_o can_v he_o sway_v that_o wholesome_a counsel_n never_o do_v obey_v ill_o this_o rude_a hand_n do_v guide_v a_o sceptre_n then_o worse_o now_o i_o fear_v i_o govern_v a_o pen_n how_o shall_v i_o call_v myself_o or_o by_o what_o name_n to_o make_v thou_o know_v from_o whence_o these_o letter_n come_v not_o from_o thy_o husband_n for_o my_o hateful_a life_n have_v make_v thou_o widow_n be_v yet_o a_o wife_n nor_o from_o a_o king_n that_o title_n i_o have_v lose_v now_o of_o that_o name_n proud_a bullingbroke_n may_v boast_v what_o i_o have_v be_v do_v but_o this_o comfort_n bring_v that_o no_o woe_n be_v to_o say_v i_o be_v a_o king_n this_o lawless_a life_n which_o first_o procure_v my_o hate_n this_o tongue_n which_o then_o denounce_v my_o regal_a state_n this_o abject_a mind_n that_o do_v consent_n unto_o it_o this_o hand_n that_o be_v the_o instrument_n to_o do_v it_o all_o these_o be_v witness_n that_o i_o do_v deny_v all_o pass_v hope_n all_o former_a sovereignty_n do_v thou_o for_o my_o sake_n leave_v thy_o father_n court_n thy_o famous_a country_n and_o thy_o virgin_n port_n and_o vndertook'_v to_o travail_v dangerous_a way_n drive_v by_o awkward_a wind_n and_o boisterous_a sea_n and_o leave_v we_o great_a bourbon_n for_o thy_o love_n to_o i_o who_o sue_v in_o marriage_n to_o be_v link_v to_o thou_o offer_v for_o dower_n the_o country_n neighbour_a nigh_o of_o fruitful_a almain_n and_o rich_a burgundy_n do_v thou_o all_o this_o that_o england_n shall_v receive_v thou_o to_o miserable_a banishment_n to_o leave_v thou_o and_o in_o my_o downfall_n and_o my_o fortune_n wrack_n forsake_v thus_o to_o france_n to_o send_v thou_o back_o when_o quiet_a sleep_n the_o heavy_a heart_n relief_n have_v rest_v sorrow_n somewhat_o lessen_v grief_n my_o pass_a greatness_n unto_o mind_n i_o call_v and_o think_v this_o while_n i_o dream_v of_o my_o fall_n with_o this_o conceit_n my_o sorrow_n i_o beguile_v that_o my_o fair_a queen_n be_v but_o withdraw_v a_o while_n and_o my_o attendant_n in_o some_o chamber_n by_o as_o in_o the_o height_n of_o my_o prosperity_n call_v aloud_o and_o ask_v who_o be_v there_o the_o echo_n
diet_n to_o be_v keep_v whither_o come_v the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o empire_n spain_n hungary_n &_o denmark_n to_o entreat_v for_o a_o perpetual_a peace_n to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o two_o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n by_o truo_fw-la descent_n to_o wear_v the_o diadem_n of_o naples_n cicilie_n and_o jerusalem_n rainer_n duke_n of_o anjou_n father_n to_o queen_n margaret_n call_v himself_o king_n of_o naples_n sicily_n and_o jerusalem_n have_v the_o title_n alone_o of_o king_n of_o those_o country_n a_o fifteen_o tax_v in_o france_n i_o free_o spend_v the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n after_o the_o marriage_n conclude_v betwixt_o king_n henry_n and_o margaret_n daughter_n to_o duke_n rayner_n ask_v in_o open_a parliament_n a_o whole_a fifteen_o to_o fetch_v she_o into_o england_n see_v thou_o for_o england_n but_o embark_v at_o deep_a deep_o be_v a_o town_n in_o france_n border_v upon_o the_o sea_n where_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n with_o queen_n margaret_n take_v ship_n for_o england_n as_o when_o arrive_v in_o porchester_n fair_a roade_n porchester_n a_o haven_n town_n in_o the_o south-west_n part_n of_o england_n where_o the_o king_n tarry_v expect_v the_o queen_n arrival_n who_o from_o thence_o he_o convey_v to_o south-hamton_a queen_n margaret_n to_o william_n de-la-poole_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n what_o news_n sweet_a pole_n look_v thou_o my_o life_n shall_v tell_v but_o like_o the_o toll_n of_o the_o doleful_a bell_n bid_v the_o deathsman_n to_o prepare_v the_o grave_n expect_v from_o i_o no_o other_o news_n to_o have_v my_o breast_n which_o once_o be_v mirth_n imperial_a throne_n a_o vast_a and_o desert_a wilderness_n be_v grow_v like_o that_o cold_a region_n from_o the_o world_n remote_a on_o who_o breeme_n sea_n the_o icy_a mountain_n float_v where_o those_o poor_a creature_n banish_v from_o the_o light_n do_v live_v imprison_v in_o continual_a night_n no_o joy_n present_v my_o soul_n eternal_a eye_n but_o divination_n of_o sad_a tragedy_n and_o care_n take_v up_o her_o solitary_a inn_n where_o youth_n and_o joy_n their_o court_n do_v once_o begin_v as_o in_o september_n when_o our_o year_n resign_v the_o glorious_a sun_n unto_o the_o watery_a sign_n which_o through_o the_o cloud_n look_n on_o the_o earth_n in_o scorn_n the_o little_a bird_n yet_o to_o salute_v the_o morn_n upon_o the_o naked_a branch_n set_v her_o foot_n the_o leaf_n now_o lie_v on_o the_o mossy_a root_n and_o there_o a_o silly_a chitip_n do_v keep_v as_o though_o she_o fain_o will_v sing_v yet_o fame_n will_v weep_v praise_v fair_a summer_n that_o too_o soon_o be_v go_v or_o sad_a for_o winter_n too_o fast_o come_v on_o in_o this_o strange_a plight_n i_o mourn_v for_o thy_o depart_n because_o that_o weep_v can_v ease_v my_o hart_n now_o to_o our_o aid_n who_o stir_v the_o neighbour_a king_n or_o who_o from_o france_n a_o puissant_a army_n bring_v who_o move_v the_o norman_a to_o abet_v our_o war_n or_o stir_v up_o burgoyne_n to_o aid_n lancaster_n who_o in_o the_o north_n our_o lawful_a claim_n commend_v to_o win_v we_o credit_n with_o our_o valiant_a friend_n to_o who_o shall_v i_o my_o secret_a grief_n impart_v who_o breast_n i_o make_v the_o closet_n of_o my_o hart_n the_o ancient_a hero_n fame_n thou_o do_v revine_a and_o do_v from_o they_o thy_o memory_n derive_v nature_n by_o thou_o both_o give_v and_o take_v all_o alone_o in_o pool_n she_o be_v too_o prodigal_a of_o so_o divine_a and_o rich_a a_o temper_n wrought_v as_o heaven_n for_o he_o perfection_n deep_o have_v seek_v well_o know_v king_n henry_n what_o he_o plead_v for_o when_o he_o choose_v thou_o to_o be_v his_o orator_n who_o angell-eye_n by_o powerful_a influence_n do_v utter_v more_o than_o humane_a eloquence_n that_o when_o jove_n will_v his_o youthful_a sport_n have_v try_v but_o in_o thy_o shape_n himself_o will_v never_o hide_v which_o in_o his_o love_n have_v be_v of_o great_a power_n then_o be_v his_o nymph_n his_o flame_n his_o swan_n his_o shower_n to_o that_o allegiance_n york_n be_v bind_v by_o oath_n to_o henry_n heir_n and_o safety_n of_o we_o both_o no_o long_o now_o he_o mean_v record_n shall_v bear_v it_o he_o will_v dispense_v with_o heaven_n and_o will_v unswear_v it_o he_o that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o world_n black_a sin_n forlorn_a be_v careless_a now_o how_o oft_o he_o be_v forswear_a and_o now_o of_o late_a his_o title_n have_v set_v down_o by_o which_o he_o make_v his_o claim_n unto_o the_o crown_n and_o now_o i_o hear_v his_o hateful_a duchess_n chat_v and_o rip_v up_o their_o descent_n unto_o her_o brat_n and_o bless_v they_o as_o england_n lawful_a heir_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o our_o diadem_n be_v they_o and_o if_o such_o hap_n her_o goddess_n fortune_n bring_v if_o three_o son_n fail_v she_o will_v make_v the_o four_o a_o king_n he_o that_o be_v so_o like_o his_o dam_n her_o young_a dick_n that_o foul_a ill-favoured_n crook_n back_v stigmatic_a that_o like_o a_o carcase_n steal_v out_o of_o a_o tomb_n come_v the_o wrong_a way_n out_o of_o her_o mother_n womb_n with_o tooth_n in_o his_o head_n his_o passage_n to_o have_v tear_v as_o though_o beget_v a_o age_n ere_o he_o be_v bear_v who_o now_o will_v curb_v proud_a york_n when_o he_o shall_v rise_v or_o arm_n out_o right_a against_o his_o enterprise_n to_o crop_v that_o bastard_n weed_n which_o daily_o grow_v to_o overshadow_v our_o vermillion_a rose_n or_o who_o will_v muzzel_v that_o unruly_a bear_n who_o presence_n strike_v our_o people_n heart_n with_o fear_n whilst_o on_o his_o knee_n this_o wretched_a king_n be_v down_o to_o save_v they_o labour_n reach_v at_o his_o crown_n where_o like_o a_o mount_a cedar_n he_o shall_v bear_v his_o plume_a top_n aloft_o into_o the_o air_n and_o let_v these_o shrub_n sit_v underneath_o his_o shroud_n whilst_o in_o his_o arm_n he_o do_v embrace_v the_o cloud_n o_o that_o he_o shall_v his_o father_n right_o inherit_v yet_o be_v a_o alien_n to_o that_o mighty_a spirit_n how_o be_v those_o power_n disperse_v or_o whether_o go_v shall_v sympathize_v in_o generation_n or_o what_o oppose_v influence_n have_v force_v so_o much_o to_o abuse_v and_o alter_v nature_n course_n all_o other_o creature_n follow_v after_o kind_n but_o man_n alone_o do_v not_o beget_v the_o mind_n my_o daisie-flower_n which_o erst_o perfume_v the_o air_n which_o for_o my_o favour_n prince_n once_o do_v wear_v now_o in_o the_o dust_n lie_v tread_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o with_o york_n garland_n every_o one_o be_v crown_v when_o now_o his_o rise_a wait_n on_o our_o decline_n and_o in_o our_o set_n he_o begin_v to_o shine_v now_o in_o the_o sky_n that_o dreadful_a comet_n wave_n and_o who_o be_v star_n but_o warwick_n beard_a staff_n and_o all_o those_o knee_n which_o bend_v once_o so_o low_a grow_v stiff_a as_o though_o they_o have_v forget_v to_o bow_v and_o none_o like_o they_o pursue_v i_o with_o despite_n which_o most_o have_v cry_v god_n save_o queen_n margarite_n when_o fame_n shall_v brute_n thy_o banishment_n abroad_o the_o yorkish_a faction_n then_o will_v lay_v on_o load_n and_o when_o it_o come_v once_o to_o our_o western_a coast_n o_o how_o that_o hag_n dame_n elinor_n will_v boast_v and_o labour_v straight_o by_o all_o the_o mean_n she_o can_v to_o be_v call_v home_o out_o of_o the_o i_o will_v of_o man_n to_o which_o i_o know_v great_a warwick_n will_v consent_v to_o have_v it_o do_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o to_o my_o tooth_n my_o birth_n she_o may_v defy_v slander_v duke_n rayner_n with_o base_a beggary_n the_o only_a way_n she_o can_v devise_v to_o grieve_v i_o want_v sweet_a suffolk_n which_o shall_v most_o relieve_v i_o and_o from_o that_o stock_n do_v sprout_v another_o bloom_n a_o kentish_a rebel_n a_o base_a upstart_n groom_n and_o this_o be_v he_o the_o white_a rose_n must_v prefer_v by_o clarence_n daughter_n match_v with_o mortimer_n thus_o by_o york_n mean_n this_o rascal_n peasant_n cade_n must_v in_o all_o haste_n plantagenet_n be_v make_v thus_o that_o ambitious_a duke_n set_v all_o on_o work_n to_o sound_v what_o friend_n affect_v the_o claim_n of_o york_n whilst_o he_o abroad_o do_v practice_v to_o command_v and_o make_v we_o weak_a by_o strengthen_v ireland_n more_o his_o own_o power_n still_o seek_v to_o increase_v then_o for_o king_n henry_n good_a or_o england_n peace_n great_a winchester_n untimely_o be_v decease_v that_o more_o and_o more_o my_o woe_n shall_v be_v increase_v beuford_n who_o shoulder_n proud_o bear_v up_o all_o the_o church_n prop_n that_o famous_a cardinal_n the_o commons_o bend_v to_o mischief_n never_o let_v with_o france_n to_o upbraid_v that_o valiant_a somerset_n rail_a in_o tumult_n on_o his_o soldier_n loss_n thus_o all_o go_v backward_o cross_n come_v after_o cross_n and_o now_o of_o
strength_n and_o now_o his_o brightness_n lose_v as_o well_o the_o best_a discern_a eye_n may_v doubt_v whether_o it_o yet_o be_v in_o or_o whether_o out_o thus_o in_o my_o cheek_n my_o diverse_a passion_n show_v now_o ashy_a pale_a and_o now_o again_o it_o glow_v if_o in_o your_o verse_n there_o be_v a_o power_n to_o move_v it_o be_v you_o alone_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n i_o love_v it_o be_v you_o bewitch_v my_o bosom_n by_o my_o ear_n unto_o that_o end_n i_o do_v not_o place_v you_o there_o air_n to_o assuage_v the_o bloody_a soldier_n mind_n poor_a woman_n we_o be_v natural_o kind_a perhaps_o you_o will_v think_v that_o i_o these_o term_n enforce_v for_o that_o in_o court_n this_o kindness_n be_v of_o course_n or_o that_o it_o be_v that_o honny-steeped_n gall_n we_o oft_o be_v say_v to_o bait_v our_o love_n withal_o that_o in_o one_o eye_n we_o carry_v strong_a desire_n the_o other_o drop_n which_o quick_o quench_v the_o fire_n ah_o what_o so_o false_a can_v envy_n speak_v of_o we_o but_o shall_v find_v some_o too_o vain_o credulous_a i_o do_v not_o so_o and_o to_o add_v proof_n thereto_o i_o love_v in_o faith_n in_o faith_n sweet_a lord_n i_o do_v nor_o let_v the_o envy_n of_o envenom_a tongue_n which_o still_o be_v ground_v on_o poor_a lady_n wrong_n thy_o noble_a breast_n diasterly_a possess_v by_o any_o doubt_n to_o make_v my_o love_n the_o less_o my_o house_n from_o florence_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v nor_o from_o giraldi_n claim_v i_o to_o descend_v nor_o hold_v those_o honour_n insufficient_a be_v that_o i_o receive_v from_o desmond_n or_o kyldare_n nor_o add_v i_o great_a worth_n unto_o my_o blood_n than_o irish_a milk_n to_o give_v i_o infant_n food_n nor_o better_a air_n will_v ever_o boast_v to_o breathe_v then_o that_o of_o lemster_n monster_n or_o of_o meathe_n nor_o crave_v i_o other_o foreign_a far_a ally_n then_o windsor_n or_o fitz-geralds_a family_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o leave_v unto_o my_o heir_n if_o they_o will_v but_o acknowledge_v i_o for_o they_o to_o what_o place_n ever_o do_v the_o court_n remove_v but_o that_o the_o house_n give_v matter_n to_o my_o love_n at_o windsor_n still_o i_o see_v thou_o sit_v and_o walk_v there_o mount_v thy_o courser_n there_o devise_n there_o talk_v the_o robe_n the_o garter_n and_o the_o state_n of_o king_n into_o my_o thought_n thy_o hope_a greatness_n bring_v non_fw-la such_fw-mi the_o name_n import_v i_o think_v so_o much_o none_o such_o as_o thou_o nor_o as_o my_o lord_n none_o such_o in_o hamptons_n great_a magnificence_n i_o find_v the_o lively_a image_n of_o thy_o princely_a mind_n fair_a richmond_n tower_n like_o goodly_a pillar_n stand_v rear_v by_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o victorious_a hand_n whitehall_n triumph_v gallery_n be_v yet_o adorn_v with_o rich_a device_n of_o thy_o wit_n in_o greenwich_n yet_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n i_o view_v where_o last_o thou_o bid_v thy_o geraldine_n adieu_o with_o every_o little_a gentle_a breath_n that_o blow_v how_o be_v my_o thought_n confuse_a with_o joy_n &_o woe_n as_o through_o a_o gate_n so_o through_o my_o long_a ear_n pass_v to_o my_o hart_n whole_a multitude_n of_o fear_n o_o in_o a_o map_n that_o i_o may_v see_v thou_o show_v the_o place_n where_o now_o in_o danger_n thou_o do_v go_v while_o we_o discourse_v to_o travail_v with_o our_o eye_n romania_n ruscaine_n and_o fair_a lombary_n or_o with_o thy_o pen_n exact_o to_o set_v down_o the_o model_n of_o that_o tempell_v or_o that_o town_n and_o to_o relate_v at_o large_a where_o thou_o have_v be_v and_o there_o and_o there_o and_o what_o thou_o there_o have_v see_v or_o to_o describe_v by_o figure_n of_o thy_o hand_n there_o naples_n lie_v and_o there_o do_v florence_n stand_v or_o as_o the_o grecian_n finger_n dip_v in_o wine_n draw_v a_o river_n in_o a_o little_a line_n and_o with_o a_o drop_n a_o gulf_n to_o figure_n out_o to_o model_n venice_n mote_v round_o about_o then_o add_v more_o to_o counterfeit_v a_o sea_n and_o draw_v the_o front_n of_o stately_a genoa_n these_o from_o thy_o lip_n be_v like_o harmonious_a tone_n which_o now_o do_v find_v like_o mandrake_n dreadful_a groan_n some_o travel_n hence_o to_o enrich_v their_o mind_n with_o skill_n leave_v here_o their_o good_a and_o bring_v home_o other_o ill_a which_o seem_v to_o like_v all_o country_n but_o their_o own_o affect_v most_o where_o they_o the_o least_o be_v know_v their_o leg_n their_o thigh_n their_o back_n their_o neck_n their_o head_n as_o they_o have_v be_v in_o several_a country_n breed_v in_o their_o attire_n their_o jesture_n and_o their_o gate_n fond_a in_o each_o one_o in_o all_o italianate_a so_o well_o in_o all_o deformity_n in_o fashion_n borrow_v a_o limb_n on_o every_o several_a nation_n and_o nothing_o more_o than_o england_n hold_v in_o scorn_n so_o live_v as_o stranger_n where_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v but_o thy_o return_n in_o this_o i_o do_v not_o read_v thou_o be_v a_o perfect_a gentleman_n indeed_o o_o god_n forbid_v that_o howard_n noble_a line_n from_o ancient_a virtue_n shall_v so_o far_o decline_v the_o muse_n train_n whereof_o yourself_o be_v chief_a only_o with_o i_o participate_v their_o grief_n to_o soothe_v their_o humour_n i_o do_v lend_v they_o ear_n he_o give_v a_o poet_n that_o his_o verse_n hear_v till_o thy_o return_n by_o hope_n they_o only_o live_v yet_o have_v they_o all_o they_o all_o away_o will_v give_v the_o world_n and_o they_o so_o ill_o according_a be_v that_o wealth_n and_o poet_n never_o can_v agree_v few_o live_v in_o court_n that_o of_o their_o good_a have_v care_n the_o muse_n friend_n be_v every_o where_o so_o rare_a some_o praise_n thy_o worth_n that_o it_o do_v never_o know_v only_o because_o the_o better_a sort_n do_v so_o who_o judgement_n never_o further_o do_v extend_v than_o it_o do_v please_v the_o great_a to_o commend_v so_o great_a a_o ill_a upon_o desert_n do_v chance_n when_o it_o do_v pass_v by_o beastly_a ignorance_n why_o be_v thou_o slack_v whilst_o no_o man_n put_v his_o hand_n to_o raise_v the_o mount_n where_o surrey_n tower_n must_v stand_v or_o who_o the_o groundsill_n of_o that_o work_n do_v lay_v whilst_o like_o a_o wandrer_n thou_o abroad_o do_v stray_v clip_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o some_o lascivious_a dame_n when_o thou_o shall_v rear_v a_o â—â—on_n to_o thy_o name_n when_o shall_v the_o muse_n by_o fair_a norwhich_n dwell_v to_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o learned_a well_o or_o phoebus_n altar_n there_o with_o incense_n heap_v as_o once_o in_o cyrrha_n or_o in_o thebes_n keep_v or_o when_o shall_v that_o fair_a hoofe-plowd_a spring_n distil_v from_o great_a mount_n surrey_n out_o of_o leonard_n hill_n till_o thou_o return_v the_o court_n i_o will_v exchange_v for_o some_o poor_a cottage_n or_o some_o country_n grange_n where_o to_o our_o distave_n as_o we_o sit_v and_o spin_v my_o maid_n and_o i_o will_v tell_v of_o thing_n have_v be_v our_o lute_n unstring_v shall_v hang_v upon_o the_o wall_n our_o lesson_n serve_v to_o wrap_v our_o tow_n withal_o and_o pass_v the_o night_n while_o winter_n tale_n we_o tell_v of_o many_o thing_n that_o long_o ago_o befall_v or_o tune_v such_o homely_a carol_n as_o be_v sing_v in_o country_n sport_n when_o we_o ourselves_o be_v yung_a in_o pretty_a riddle_n to_o bewray_v our_o love_n in_o question_n purpose_n or_o in_o draw_v glove_n the_o nob_n est_fw-fr spirit_n to_o virtue_n most_o incline_v these_o here_o in_o court_n thy_o great_a want_n do_v find_v other_o there_o be_v on_o which_o we_o feed_v our_o eye_n like_o arras_n work_v or_o such_o like_a imagery_n many_o of_o we_o desire_v queen_n katherine_n state_n â—ut_v very_o few_o her_o virtue_n imitate_v then_o as_o vlyffe_n wife_n write_v i_o to_o thou_o make_v no_o reply_n but_o come_v thyself_o to_o i_o ¶_o notes_n of_o the_o chronicle_n history_n then_o windsor_n or_o fitzgeralds_n family_n the_o cost_n of_o many_o king_n which_o from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v adorn_v the_o castle_n at_o windsor_n with_o their_o princely_a magnificence_n â—atâ—_n make_v it_o more_o noble_a than_o that_o it_o need_v to_o he_o speak_v of_o now_o as_o though_o obscure_a and_o i_o hold_v it_o more_o meet_a to_o refer_v you_o to_o our_o 〈◊〉_d monument_n for_o the_o founder_n and_o finisher_n thereof_o then_o to_o meddle_v with_o matter_n nothing_o near_o to_o the_o purpose_n as_o for_o the_o family_n of_o the_o fitzgerald_a of_o whence_o this_o excellent_a lady_n be_v lineal_o descend_v the_o original_n be_v english_a though_o the_o branch_n do_v prâ—â—d_v themselves_o into_o distant_a place_n &_o name_v nothing_o consonant_a 〈◊〉_d in_o former_a time_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o denominate_v themselves_o of_o their_o â—nanours_n oâ—â—orenames_n as_o may_v partly_o appear_v in_o that_o which_o enâ—u
smother_n break_v for_o grief_n enny_v one_o another_o when_o the_o proud_a bark_n for_o joy_v thy_o step_n to_o feel_v scorn_v the_o salt_n wave_n shall_v kiss_v her_o furrow_n keel_n and_o trick_v in_o all_o her_o flag_n herself_o she_o brave_v caper_v for_o joy_n upon_o the_o silver_n wave_n when_o like_o a_o bull_n from_o the_o phenician_a strand_n jove_n with_o europa_n trip_v from_o the_o land_n upon_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o main_n do_v scud_v and_o with_o his_o swannish_a breast_n cleave_v the_o flood_n tow'rd_v the_o fair_a field_n upon_o the_o other_o side_n bear_v agenor_n joy_n phâ—â—icias_n pride_n all_o heavenly_a beauty_n join_v themselves_o in_o one_o to_o show_v their_o glory_n in_o thy_o eye_n alone_o which_o when_o it_o turn_v that_o celestial_a ball_n a_o thousand_o sweet_a star_n rise_v a_o thousand_o fall_n who_o just_o say_v my_o banishment_n to_o be_v when_o only_o france_n for_o my_o recourse_n be_v free_a to_o view_v the_o plain_n where_o i_o have_v see_v so_o oft_o england_n victorious_a engine_n raise_v aloft_o when_o this_o shall_v be_v my_o comfort_n in_o my_o way_n to_o see_v the_o place_n where_o i_o may_v bold_o say_v here_o mighty_a bedford_n forth_o the_o vaward_n lead_v here_o talbot_n charge_v and_o here_o the_o frenchman_n flee_v here_o with_o our_o archer_n valiant_a scale_n do_v lie_v here_o stand_v the_o tent_n of_o famous_a willoughby_n here_o montacute_n range_v his_o conquer_a band_n here_o forth_o we_o march_v and_o here_o we_o make_v a_o stand_n what_o shall_v we_o stand_v to_o mourn_v and_o grieve_v all_o day_n for_o that_o which_o time_n do_v easy_o take_v away_o what_o fortune_n hurt_v let_v patience_n only_o heal_v no_o wisdom_n with_o extremity_n to_o deal_v to_o know_v ourselves_o to_o come_v of_o humane_a birth_n these_o sad_a affliction_n cross_v we_o here_o on_o earth_n a_o tax_v impose_v by_o heaven_n eternal_a law_n to_o keep_v our_o rude_a rebellious_a will_n in_o awe_n in_o vain_a we_o prize_v that_o at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n who_o best_a assurance_n be_v a_o fickle_a state_n and_o needless_a we_o examine_v our_o intent_n when_o with_o prevention_n we_o can_v prevent_v when_o we_o ourselves_o foreseeing_a can_v shun_v that_o which_o before_o with_o destiny_n do_v run_v henry_n have_v power_n and_o may_v my_o life_n depose_v my_o honour_n i_o that_o none_o have_v power_n to_o lose_v then_o be_v as_o cheerful_a beauteous_a royal_a queen_n as_o in_o the_o court_n of_o france_n we_o erst_o have_v be_v as_o when_o arrive_v in_o porchesters_n fair_a road_n where_o for_o our_o come_n henry_n make_v abode_n when_o in_o my_o arm_n i_o bring_v thou_o safe_a to_o land_n and_o give_v my_o love_n to_o henry_n royal_a hand_n the_o happy_a hour_n we_o pass_v with_o the_o king_n at_o fair_a southampton_a long_o in_o banquet_v with_o such_o content_a as_o lodge_v in_o henry_n breast_n when_o he_o to_o london_n bring_v thou_o from_o the_o west_n through_o golden_a cheap_a when_o he_o in_o pomp_n do_v ride_v to_o westminster_n to_o entertain_v his_o bride_n note_n of_o the_o chronicle_n history_n our_o falcon_n kind_n can_v the_o cage_n endure_v he_o allude_v in_o these_o verse_n to_o the_o falcon_n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a device_n of_o the_o pole_n compare_v the_o greatness_n and_o hawtinesse_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o bird_n this_o be_v the_o mean_a proud_a warwick_n do_v invent_v to_o my_o disgrace_n etc._n etc._n the_o commons_o at_o this_o parliament_n through_o warwick_n mean_n accuse_v suffolk_n of_o treason_n and_o urge_v the_o accusation_n so_o vehement_o that_o the_o king_n be_v force_v to_o exile_v he_o for_o five_o year_n that_o only_o i_o by_o yield_v up_o of_o maine_n shall_v be_v the_o loss_n of_o fertile_a aquitaine_n the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n be_v send_v into_o france_n to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n choose_v duke_n rainer_n daughter_n the_o lady_n margaret_n who_o he_o espouse_v for_o henry_n the_o six_o deliver_v for_o she_o to_o her_o father_n the_o country_n of_o anjou_n and_o maine_n and_o the_o city_n of_o mauns_n whereupon_o the_o earl_n of_o arminach_n who_o daughter_n be_v before_o promise_v to_o the_o king_n see_a himself_o to_o be_v delude_v cause_v all_o the_o englishman_n to_o be_v expulse_v aquitino_n gascoigne_n and_o guienne_n with_o the_o base_a vulgar_a sort_n to_o win_v he_o same_o to_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o good_a duke_n humfreys_n name_n this_o richard_n that_o be_v call_v the_o great_a earl_n of_o warwick_n when_o duke_n humphrey_n be_v dead_a grow_v into_o exceed_v great_a favour_n with_o the_o commons_o with_o salisbury_n his_o vile_a ambitious_a sire_n in_o york_n stern_a breast_n kindle_v long_o hide_a fire_n by_o clarence_n title_n work_v to_o supplant_v the_o eagle_n airy_a of_o great_a john_n of_o gaunt_n richard_n plantagenet_n duke_n of_o york_n in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o claim_v the_o crown_n be_v assist_v by_o this_o richard_n neaâ—ll_a earl_n of_o salisbury_n and_o father_n to_o the_o great_a earl_n of_o warwick_n who_o favour_v exceed_o the_o house_n of_o york_n in_o open_a parliament_n as_o heir_n to_o lionel_n duke_n of_o clarence_n the_o three_o son_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o make_v his_o title_n by_o anne_n his_o mother_n wife_z to_z richard_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n son_n to_o edmund_n of_o langley_n duke_n of_o york_n which_o anne_n be_v daughter_n to_o roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n which_o roger_n be_v son_n &_o heir_n to_o edmund_n mortimer_n that_o marry_v the_o lady_n philip_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o lionel_n duke_n of_o clarence_n the_o three_o son_n of_o king_n edward_n to_o who_o the_o crown_n after_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o death_n linea_o descend_v he_o die_v without_o issue_n and_o not_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n that_o be_v young_a brother_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o clarence_n hall_n cap._n 1._o tit._n yor._n &_o lanc._n urge_v by_o these_o envious_a lord_n to_o spend_v their_o breath_n call_v revenge_n on_o the_o protector_n death_n humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n &_o lord_n protector_n in_o the_o 25._o year_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n be_v arrest_v by_o the_o lord_n beumond_n at_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o berrie_n and_o the_o same_o night_n after_o murder_v in_o his_o bed_n if_o they_o will_v know_v who_o rob_v he_o etc._n etc._n to_o this_o verse_n to_o know_v how_o humphrey_n die_v and_o who_o shall_v reign_v in_o these_o verse_n he_o jest_n at_o the_o protector_n wife_n who_o be_v accuse_v &_o convict_v of_o treason_n because_o with_o john_n hun_n a_o priest_n roger_n bullingbrooke_n a_o necromancer_n &_o margery_n jordan_n call_v the_o witch_n of_o eye_n she_o have_v consult_v by_o sorcery_n to_o kill_v the_o king_n be_v adjudge_v to_o perpetual_a prison_n in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o man_n and_o to_o do_v penance_n open_o in_o three_o public_a place_n in_o london_n for_o twenty_o year_n and_o have_v i_o serve_v in_o france_n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o the_o duke_n of_o bedford_n be_v decease_v than_o lieutenant_n general_a and_o regent_n of_o france_n this_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n be_v promote_v to_o that_o dignity_n have_v the_o lord_n talbot_n lord_n scales_z and_o the_o lord_n montacute_n to_o assist_v he_o against_o great_a charles_n and_o bastard_n orleans_n this_o be_v charles_n the_o seven_o and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o five_o obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o recover_v again_o much_o of_o that_o his_o father_n have_v lose_v bastard_z orleance_z be_v son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n beget_v of_o the_o lord_n cawny_v wife_n prefer_v high_o to_o many_o notable_a office_n because_o he_o be_v a_o most_o valiant_a captain_n be_v continual_a enemy_n to_o the_o englishman_n daily_o infest_v they_o with_o diverse_a incursion_n and_o have_v i_o see_v vernoyla_n batfull_a field_n vernoyle_n be_v that_o note_a place_n in_o france_n where_o the_o great_a battle_n be_v fight_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o his_o reign_n where_o the_o most_o of_o the_o french_a chivalry_n be_v overcome_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o bedford_n and_o from_o aumerle_n withdraw_v my_o warlike_a power_n aumerle_z be_v that_o strong_a defence_a town_n in_o france_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n get_v after_o 24._o great_a assault_n give_v unto_o it_o and_o come_v myself_o in_o person_n first_o to_o tower_n th'embassadour_n for_o truce_n to_o entertain_v from_o belgia_n denmark_n hungary_n and_o spain_n tower_n be_v a_o city_n in_o france_n build_v by_o brutus_n as_o he_o come_v into_o britain_n where_o in_o the_o twenty_o and_o one_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o be_v appoint_v a_o great_a
efficient_a cause_n of_o roberts_n ruine_v whenas_o his_o friend_n so_o well_o to_o he_o that_o mean_v and_o for_o this_o day_n do_v whole_o they_o prepare_v see_v he_o thus_o their_o purpose_n to_o prevent_v and_o how_o thereby_o it_o be_v like_a with_o he_o to_o fare_v now_o upon_o henry_n bend_v all_o their_o care_n give_v their_o power_n their_o peace_n with_o he_o to_o make_v gather_v at_o first_o the_o norman_a part_n to_o take_v and_o i_o by_o who_o yet_o every_o thing_n have_v be_v since_o norman_a william_n conquest_n here_o begin_v to_o show_v myself_o the_o world_n imperious_a queen_n direct_v my_o course_n against_o his_o elder_a son_n thing_n fall_v out_o disastrous_o to_o run_v on_o england_n part_n against_o normandy_n to_o stand_v conquer_a but_o late_o by_o the_o norman_a hand_n the_o conquest_n william_n make_v upon_o this_o i_o will_v when_o norman_a blood_n the_o englishman_n do_v tame_a that_o native_a now_o enrich_v with_o her_o stile_n turn_v with_o revenge_n to_o captivate_v the_o same_o as_o back_o descend_v whence_o it_o late_o come_v as_o norman_a power_n do_v english_a thrall_n provoke_v that_o norman_a neck_n shall_v bear_v the_o english_a yoke_n for_o which_o be_v up_o and_o fall_v to_o open_a arm_n such_o mortal_a hate_n between_o they_o daily_o grow_v and_o press_v in_o where_o deadly_a peril_n swarm_n the_o angry_a brother_n deal_v furious_a blow_n back_o to_o regain_v what_o they_o before_o do_v loose_a either_o to_o quit_v he_o of_o the_o other_o thrall_n either_o to_o rise_v or_o evermore_o to_o fail_v he_o on_o who_o late_o in_o palestine_n i_o smile_v return_v from_o france_n now_o dreadful_o i_o frown_v be_v call_v home_o that_o chief_o be_v exile_v and_o in_o his_o kingdom_n only_o leave_v his_o crown_n he_o in_o the_o deluge_n of_o mischance_n to_o drown_v last_o himself_o contemptful_o do_v lose_v leave_v his_o realm_n to_o his_o injurious_a foe_n which_o home_n to_o england_n prisoner_n do_v he_o bring_v leave_v as_o a_o spoil_n and_o prey_n unto_o his_o own_o become_v she_o captive_a shall_v have_v be_v her_o king_n such_o be_v the_o lot_n upon_o his_o life_n be_v throw_v where_o he_o remain_v in_o continual_a moan_n prescribe_v to_o one_o poor_a solitary_a place_n who_o lawful_a bound_n the_o ocean_n do_v embrace_v can_v humane_a knowledge_n comprehend_v my_o hate_n or_o reason_n sound_v the_o depth_n of_o thing_n divine_a the_o world_n amaze_v at_o duke_n robert_n state_n may_v think_v no_o might_n to_o be_v compare_v with_o i_o and_o all_o the_o chance_n unto_o i_o resign_v in_o robert_n fall_n apparent_o to_o see_v among_o the_o star_n the_o strength_n that_o rest_v in_o i_o that_o sword_n upon_o he_o which_o resume_v such_o power_n yet_o be_v too_o weak_a to_o consummate_v his_o day_n time_n who_o swift_a course_n do_v every_o thing_n devour_v in_o his_o most_o need_n prolong_v he_o with_o delay_n whilst_o he_o his_o brother_n tyranny_n obey_v that_o he_o in_o life_n a_o thousand_o death_n may_v die_v in_o every_o course_n so_o forcible_a be_fw-mi i._n and_o whilst_o in_o such_o extremity_n he_o lie_v deprive_v of_o all_o comfort_n but_o the_o bless_a light_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o this_o that_o can_v my_o rage_n suffice_v but_o to_o abridge_v that_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o sight_n to_o suit_v his_o day_n direct_o with_o the_o night_n that_o that_o to_o all_o man_n last_o which_o shall_v be_v due_a to_o the_o wretched_a he_o deny_v by_o i_o that_o robert_n so_o infortunate_o blind_a no_o outward_a object_n night_n disperse_v his_o care_n the_o better_a to_o illuminate_v his_o mind_n to_o see_v his_o sorrow_n thorough_o what_o they_o be_v to_o do_v so_o much_o unto_o this_o prince_n i_o dare_v that_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a do_v of_o the_o other_o amplify_v the_o grief_n and_o when_o bereave_v of_o his_o nightly_a rest_n with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o so_o great_a a_o wrong_n fasten_v so_o deep_o on_o his_o pensive_a breast_n his_o heart_n the_o while_n that_o violent_o sting_v nature_n in_o he_o do_v show_v herself_o so_o strong_a that_o grief_n which_o many_o do_v of_o life_n deprive_v seem_v to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v he_o still_o alive_a he_o i_o deny_v his_o enemy_n to_o kill_v nor_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n wretched_o to_o die_v that_o life_n unto_o he_o shall_v be_v loathsome_a still_o and_o that_o death_n from_o he_o evermore_o shall_v fly_v make_v they_o both_o to_o he_o a_o enemy_n will_v to_o die_v by_o life_n he_o double_v kill_v urge_v to_o live_v twice_o die_v he_o unwilling_a so_o many_o year_n as_o he_o have_v wear_v a_o crown_n so_o many_o year_n as_o he_o have_v hopde_v to_o rise_v so_o many_o year_n upon_o he_o do_v i_o frown_v so_o many_o year_n he_o live_v without_o his_o eye_n so_o many_o year_n in_o die_v ere_o he_o die_v so_o many_o year_n shut_v up_o in_o prison_n strong_a sorrow_n do_v make_v the_o short_a time_n seem_v long_o thus_o sway_v i_o in_o the_o course_n of_o earthly_a thing_n that_o time_n may_v work_v he_o everlasting_a spite_n to_o show_v how_o i_o can_v tyrannize_v on_o king_n and_o in_o the_o fall_n of_o great_a one_o do_v delight_n in_o fine_a thing_n my_o work_a infinite_a all_o worldly_a change_n at_o my_o will_n dispose_v for_o that_o in_o i_o all_o wonder_n be_v enclose_v at_o fortune_n speech_n amaze_v whilst_o they_o stand_v and_o fame_n herself_o yet_o wonder_v at_o his_o woe_n when_o from_o duke_n robert_n fortune_n take_v her_o hand_n who_o misery_n she_o thus_o have_v let_v they_o know_v when_o now_o to_o answer_v her_o despiteful_a foe_n fame_n from_o deep_a silence_n seem_v to_o awake_v thus_o for_o her_o client_n modest_o bespeak_v quoth_v she_o return_v from_o renown_a rome_n seek_v myself_o in_o europe_n to_o advance_v to_o win_v her_o prince_n to_o regain_v the_o tomb_n which_o have_v be_v lose_v by_o her_o misgovernance_n call_v to_o england_n germany_n and_o france_n at_o length_n persuade_v happy_o by_o i_o from_o pagan_a hand_n fair_a palestine_n to_o free_a that_o holy_a hermit_n long_o that_o do_v bemoan_v this_o their_o so_o great_a and_o evident_a a_o loss_n with_o famous_a godfrey_n forward_o that_o be_v go_v bear_v the_o banner_n of_o the_o bloody_a cross_n now_o whilst_o in_o so_o fair_a forwardness_n it_o be_v and_o every_o care_n attentive_a now_o do_v stand_v to_o this_o great_a business_n only_o then_o in_o hand_n thither_o do_v all_o the_o noble_a spirit_n resort_v which_o i_o that_o time_n successful_o do_v bring_v alured_v by_o the_o confident_a report_n that_o from_o so_o great_a a_o enterprise_n do_v spring_v t'aduenture_o in_o so_o popular_a a_o thing_n and_o no_o man_n deem_v worthy_a to_o be_v i_o that_o be_v not_o forward_o in_o this_o great_a design_n where_o now_o this_o duke_n the_o conqueror_n elder_a son_n which_o with_o his_o birthright_n normandy_n do_v wrest_v when_o of_o what_o else_o his_o noble_a father_n win_v his_o brother_n rufus_n strong_o be_v possess_v which_o whilst_o he_o strive_v from_o his_o hand_n to_o rest_n this_o great_a attempt_n now_o glorious_o break_v forth_o which_o be_v by_o i_o divulge_v through_o the_o north_n which_o have_v get_v free_a entrance_n to_o his_o care_n such_o entertainment_n happy_o do_v find_v as_o no_o persuasion_n suffer_v to_o be_v there_o from_o this_o high_a purpose_n to_o divert_v his_o mind_n and_o be_v so_o religious_o incline_v woo_v with_o this_o offer_n fit_o do_v prepare_v himself_o to_o furnish_v to_o this_o great_a affair_n that_o kingdom_n he_o do_v careless_o neglect_v his_o brother_n rufus_n wrongful_o do_v keep_v and_o only_o that_o do_v constant_o respect_n where_o he_o once_o in_o his_o sepulchre_n do_v sleep_v at_o who_o dear_a death_n the_o very_a rock_n do_v weep_v his_o crown_n of_o gold_n this_o christian_n prince_n do_v scorn_n so_o much_o he_o love_v he_o that_o be_v crown_v with_o thorn_n the_o want_n that_o he_o do_v grievous_o oppress_v of_o those_o great_a sum_n in_o levy_v power_n be_v spend_v himself_o again_o of_o england_n to_o possess_v much_o hinder_v his_o religious_a intent_n yet_o can_v not_o this_o his_o purpose_n so_o prevent_v although_o a_o while_o it_o seem_v delay_v to_o make_v of_o that_o which_o he_o do_v brave_o undertake_v wherefore_o this_o noble_a and_o high_a spirit_a lord_n whilst_o now_o his_o business_n stand_v at_o this_o stay_n and_o since_o his_o state_n no_o better_o can_v afford_v in_o gage_n to_o henry_n normandy_n do_v lay_v provide_v first_o his_o soldier_n how_o to_o pay_v rather_o himself_o choose_v kingdomlesse_a to_o leave_v his_o country_n hope_n then_o base_o to_o deceive_v to_o his_o victorious_a ensign_n come_v from_o far_o th'inlled_a red-shank_n touch_v with_o no_o remorse_n the_o lightfoot_n irish_a that_o with_o
dart_n do_v war_n the_o scot_n so_o much_o delight_v in_o his_o horse_n the_o english_a archer_n of_o a_o lion_n force_n the_o valiant_a norman_n most_o his_o troop_n among_o with_o the_o brave_a britton_n wonderful_o strong_a remote_a from_o comfort_n in_o this_o cold_a clime_n to_o other_o country_n kind_o do_v you_o bring_v and_o wise_o teach_v you_o to_o redeem_v the_o time_n whence_o your_o eternal_a memory_n may_v spring_v unto_o the_o place_n whereas_o the_o heavenly_a king_n your_o dear_a redemption_n happy_o begin_v live_v on_o earth_n which_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n poor_a islander_n which_o in_o the_o ocean_n chain_n too_o long_o imprison_v from_o the_o cheerful_a day_n your_o warlike_a leader_n bring_v you_o to_o the_o main_a which_o to_o my_o court_n do_v show_v the_o open_a way_n and_o his_o victorious_a hand_n become_v the_o key_n unto_o so_o high_a adventure_n that_o you_o bear_v glory_n to_o you_o and_o honour_n to_o your_o heir_n and_o do_v thereto_o so_o zealous_o proceed_v as_o those_o fair_a lock_n his_o temple_n that_o adorn_v until_o the_o great_a jerusalem_n be_v free_v he_o make_v a_o vow_n shall_v never_o more_o be_v shear_v which_o since_o they_o so_o religious_o be_v wear_v in_o every_o eye_n do_v beautify_v he_o more_o then_o do_v the_o crown_n of_o normandy_n before_o whilst_o he_o still_o on_o his_o upright_a course_n do_v hold_v as_o we_o the_o sequel_n brief_o shall_v relate_v bear_v himself_o as_o worthy_o he_o can_v and_o best_o become_v his_o dignity_n and_o state_n teach_v how_o his_o themselves_o shall_v moderate_v not_o follow_v life_n so_o with_o his_o chance_n content_a nor_o fly_a death_n so_o true_o valiant_a so_o do_v he_o all_o his_o faculty_n bestow_v that_o every_o thing_n exact_o may_v be_v do_v that_o due_a foresight_n before_o the_o act_n may_v go_v other_o gross_a error_n happy_o to_o shun_v wise_o to_o finish_v well_o that_o be_v begin_v just_o direct_v in_o the_o course_n of_o thing_n by_o the_o straight_a rule_n from_o sound_a experience_n spring_v idle_n regard_v of_o greatness_n that_o do_v scorn_v careless_a of_o pomp_n magnificent_a to_o be_v that_o man_n repute_v to_o be_v noble_a bear_v that_o be_v the_o most_o magnanimous_a and_o free_a in_o honour_n so_o impartial_a be_v he_o esteem_v title_n meritlesse_a and_o nought_o unless_o with_o danger_n absolute_o buy_v give_v the_o soldier_n comfortable_a word_n and_o oft_o imbalme_v his_o well-received_n wound_n to_o he_o that_o need_v maintenance_n afford_v to_o brave_a attempt_n encourage_v the_o sound_n never_o dismay_v in_o any_o peril_n find_v his_o tent_n a_o seat_n of_o judgement_n to_o the_o grieve_a and_o as_o a_o court_n to_o those_o shall_v be_v relieve_v so_o perfect_a be_v that_o rarify_n fire_n that_o do_v compose_v and_o rectify_v his_o mind_n unto_o that_o place_n that_o raise_v his_o desire_n above_o the_o usual_a compass_n of_o his_o kind_n and_o from_o the_o world_n so_o clear_o he_o refine_v as_o he_o do_v whole_o consecrate_v to_o glory_n a_o subject_a fit_n whereon_o to_o build_v a_o story_n who_o in_o ambassage_n to_o the_o emperor_n send_v pass_v along_o through_o macedon_n and_o thrace_n never_o do_v sleep_v but_o only_o in_o his_o tent_n till_o he_o reviewd_v that_o famous_a godfreis_n face_n nor_o till_o he_o come_v unto_o that_o hallow_v place_n never_o do_v repose_v his_o body_n in_o a_o bed_n such_o be_v the_o care_n possess_v his_o trouble_a head_n o_o wherefore_o then_o great_a singer_n of_o thy_o day_n renown_a tasso_n in_o thy_o noble_a story_n shall_v thou_o be_v tax_v as_o partial_a in_o his_o praise_n and_o yet_o so_o much_o shall_v set_v forth_o other_o glory_n i_o think_v for_o this_o thou_o shall_v be_v inly_o sorry_a that_o thou_o shall_v leave_v another_o to_o recite_v that_o which_o so_o much_o thou_o do_v neglect_v to_o write_v there_o be_v not_o find_v in_o all_o the_o christian_n host_n any_o than_o he_o more_o forward_o to_o the_o field_n nor_o their_o battallion_n can_v another_o boast_n to_o bear_v himself_o more_o brave_o with_o his_o shield_n so_o well_o his_o arm_n this_o noble_a duke_n can_v wield_v as_o such_o a_o one_o he_o proper_o shall_v be_v thatâ—_n i_o do_v mean_a to_o consecrate_v to_o i_o of_o so_o approve_a and_o deliver_v force_n charge_v his_o lance_n or_o brandish_v his_o blade_n whether_o on_o foot_n or_o manage_v his_o horse_n that_o open_a passage_n through_o the_o rank_n he_o make_v at_o all_o assay_n so_o happy_a to_o invade_v that_o be_v he_o absent_a in_o the_o charge_n or_o chase_n it_o be_v suppose_v the_o day_n do_v loose_v the_o grace_n in_o doubtful_a fight_n where_o danger_n soon_o do_v fall_v he_o will_v be_v present_a ever_o by_o his_o will_n and_o where_o the_o christian_n for_o supply_n do_v call_v thither_o through_o peril_n robert_n press_v still_o to_o help_v by_o valour_n or_o relieve_v by_o skill_n to_o every_o place_n so_o provident_o see_v as_o power_n in_o he_o have_v absolute_o be_v when_o in_o the_o morn_n his_o courser_n he_o bestride_v he_o seem_v compose_v essential_o of_o fire_n but_o from_o the_o field_n he_o ever_o droop_a rid_v as_o he_o be_v vanquish_v only_o to_o retire_v near_o his_o rest_n the_o furth'_v from_o his_o desire_n and_o in_o the_o spoil_v his_o soldier_n share_v the_o crown_n they_o rich_a in_o gold_n he_o only_o rich_a in_o wound_n and_o when_o the_o fair_a jerusalem_n be_v win_v and_o king_n thereof_o they_o glad_o he_o will_v make_v all_o worldly_a title_n he_o so_o much_o do_v shun_v as_o he_o refuse_v the_o charge_n on_o he_o to_o take_v one_o the_o vain_a world_n that_o clear_o do_v forsake_v so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o his_o religious_a mind_n to_o mix_v thing_n vile_a with_o those_o of_o heavenly_a kind_n no_o triumph_n do_v his_o victory_n adorn_v but_o his_o high_a praise_n for_o sinful_a man_n that_o die_v nor_o other_o mark_n of_o victory_n be_v wear_v but_o that_o red_a cross_n to_o tell_v he_o crucify_v all_o other_o glory_n that_o himself_o deny_v a_o holy_a life_n so_o willing_o he_o lead_v in_o deal_v alm_n and_o bid_v of_o his_o bead_n thus_o a_o poor_a pilgrim_n he_o return_v again_o for_o glitter_a arm_n in_o palmer_n homely_a gray_a leave_v his_o lord_n to_o lead_v his_o warlike_a train_n whilst_o he_o alone_o come_v sad_o on_o the_o way_n deal_v abroad_o his_o late_o purchase_a pray_v a_o age_a staff_n his_o careful_a hand_n do_v hold_v that_o with_o a_o lance_n his_o heathen_a foe_n control_v but_o now_o to_o end_v this_o long_o continue_a strife_n henceforth_o thy_o malice_n take_v no_o further_a place_n the_o hate_n thou_o bar'_v he_o end_v with_o his_o life_n by_o thou_o his_o spirit_n can_v suffer_v no_o disgrace_n now_o in_o my_o arm_n his_o virtue_n i_o embrace_v his_o body_n thou_o his_o cross_n witness_v be_v but_o i_o his_o mind_n that_o from_o thy_o power_n be_v free_a thou_o give_v up_o rule_v when_o he_o give_v up_o his_o breath_n and_o where_o thou_o end'_v even_o there_o do_v i_o begin_v thy_o strength_n be_v bury_v in_o his_o timeless_a death_n when_o as_o thy_o conqueror_n last_o come_v i_o in_o that_o all_o thou_o get_v from_o thou_o again_o do_v win_v to_o who_o thy_o right_n thou_o whole_o do_v resign_v that_o all_o thou_o have_v be_v absolute_o i_o to_o the_o base_a world_n than_o fortune_n get_v thou_o back_o the_o same_o with_o dreary_a tragedy_n to_o fill_v there_o by_o thy_o power_n bring_v all_o thing_n unto_o wrack_n and_o on_o weak_a mortal_n only_a work_v thy_o will_n and_o since_o so_o much_o thou_o do_v delight_n in_o ill_a hear_v his_o complaint_n who_o want_v eye_n to_o see_v may_v give_v thou_o sight_n which_o art_n as_o blind_a as_o he_o at_o her_o great_a word_n amaze_v whilst_o they_o stand_v the_o prince_n which_o look_v dreadful_o and_o grim_a bear_v his_o eye_n in_o his_o distressful_a hand_n who_o place_n stand_v with_o blood_n unto_o the_o brim_n in_o the_o great_a anguish_n shake_v every_o limb_n after_o deep_a sigh_n and_o lamentable_a throw_n thus_o begin_v at_o length_n to_o utter_v forth_o his_o woe_n say_v he_o farewell_o the_o light_n be_v now_o put_v out_o and_o where_o they_o be_v be_v bury_v all_o my_o joy_n that_o be_v with_o darkness_n compass_v about_o which_o tyranny_n do_v wilful_o destroy_v to_o breed_v my_o more_o perpetual_a annoy_n that_o even_o that_o sense_n i_o only_o may_v forgo_v that_o can_v alone_o give_v comfort_n to_o my_o woe_n you_o which_o behold_v fair_a palestine_n restore_v and_o from_o profane_a hand_n of_o the_o pagan_n free_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o that_o most_o gracious_a lord_n and_o see_v the_o mount_n where_o his_o dear_a wound_n do_v bleed_v that_o with_o these_o sight_n my_o zealous_a soul_n do_v feed_v sith_o