the Queene your sister Eliz Should they submit that neuer wrought offence The Lawe will alwayes quit wrong'd Innocence Gage take my letter to the Lords commend my humble duty Gage Madame I fly To giue this leter to her maiesty Hoping when I returne To giue you comfort that now sadly mourne Exeunt omnes preter Ben Bening: I doe write and send I le crosse you still She shall not speake to any man aliue But I le ore-heare her no letter nor no token Shall euer haue accesse vnto her hands But first I le see it So like a subiect to my soueraigns state I will pursue her with my deadly hate Enter Clowne Clowne O Sir Harry you looke well to your office Yonder 's one in the garden with the Princesse Bening: how knaue with the Princesse she parted euen now Clowne I sir that 's all one but she no sooner came into the Garden but he leapt ore the wall and there They are together busie in talke Sir Bening: Heer 's for thy paynes thou art an honest fellow Goe take a Gard and apprehend them straight Exit Clowne Bring them before me O this was well found out Now will the Queene commend my diligent care And prayse me for my seruice to her grace Ha traytors swarme so neere about my house T is time to looke into 't O well said Barwick Wher 's the prisoner Enter Clowne Barwick and souldiers leading of a Gote his sword drawen Clowne Here he is in a string my Lord Bening: Lord blesse vs knaue what hast thou there Clowne This is he I told you was busie in talke with the Princesse What a did there you must get out of him by examination Bening: Why knaue this is a beast Clowne So may your worship be for any thing that I know Bening: VVhat art thou knaue Clowne Yf you worship does not remember me I hope your worships crooper doth But if you haue any thing to say to this honest fellow VVho for his gray head and reuerent beard is so like He may be a kinne to you Bening: A kinne to mee knaue I le haue thee whipt Clowne Then your worship will cry quittance with my Posteriors for misvsing of yours Bening: Nay but doest thou flout me still He beats him Exeunt Enter Winchester Gresham with paper Constable with a Pursuiuant Gres: I pray your honor to regard my hast Winch: I know your busines and your hast shall stay As you were speaking my Lord Constable Const: When as the King shall come to seale these writes Gres: My Lord you know his highnes treasure stayes And cannot be transported this three months Vnles that now your honor seale my warrant Winch: Fellow what then This warrant that concernes The Princesse death shuffle amongst the rest Hee 'le nere peru' st Gres: How the Princesse death thankes heauen By whome I am made a willing instrument her life to saue That may liue crown'd when thou art in thy graue Winch: Stand ready purseuant Exit Gresham That when t is sign'd Thou mayst be gone and gallope with the winde Enter Phillip Sussex and Gage Phil: Our Chancelor Lords this is our sealing day This our states busines is our signet there Enter Howard and Gresham as he is sealing Howard Stay your Imperiall hand let not your seale imprint Deaths impresse in your sisters hart Phyl: Our sisters hart Lo Howard what meanes this How: The Chancelor and that iniuryous Lord Can well expound the meaning Winch: Oh chance accurst how came he by this notice Her life is garded by the hand of heauen And we in vaine pursue it Phill: Lord Chancelor your dealing is not fayre See Lords what writs affords it selfe To the impresse of our scale Suss: See my Lord a warrant for the Princesse death Before she be conuicted what iugling call you this See see for Gods sake Gage And a pursuiuant ready to post away with it To see it doone with speede What flynty brest could brooke to see her bleed Phill: Lord Chancelor out of our prerogatiue We will make bold to enterlyne your warrant Suss: Whose plot was this How: The Chancelors and my Lord Constables Suss: How was 't reueald How: By this gentleman Master Gresham the Kings Agent here Suss: He hath shewd his loue to the King Queenes maiestyes His seruice to his Country and care of the Princesse Gres: My dutie to them all Phill: In stead of charging of the Sheriffes with her We here discharge her keeper Beningfeild And where we should haue brought her to the blocke We now will haue her brought to Hampton court There to attend the pleasure of the Queene The Pursuiuant that should haue posted downe With tydings of her death Beare her the messuage of her repriued life You master Gage assist his speed a good dayes worke we ha made To rescue Innocence so soone betrayd Enter Clowne and Clarentia Clo: Whether goe you so fast mistris Clarentia Cla: A milking Clo: A milking that 's a poore office for a Madame Cla: Better be a Milk-maid free then a Madame in bondage Oh had'st thou heard the Princesse yesternight Sitting within an arbor all alone to heare a Milk-mayd sing It would haue moou'd a flynty hart to melt Weeping and wishing wishing and weeping A thousand tymes she with her selfe debates With the poore Milk-maid to exchange estates Shee was a Sempster in the tower being a Princesse And shall I her poore gentlewoman disdayne To be a Milk-maid in the country Clo: Troth you say true euery one to his fortune As men goe to hanging the tyme hath been When I would ha scorn'd to carry coles but now the case is alter'd Euery man as far as his tallent will stretch Enter a gentlewoman Wom Wher 's mistres Clarential to horse to horse The Princesse is sent for to the Court Shee 's gone already come let 's after Cla: The Princesse gone and I left here behind Come come our horses shall out-strip the wind Clow: And I le not be long after you for I am sure My curtall will cary me as fast as your double Gelding Exeunt Enter Elizabeth and Gage Eliz I wonder Gage that we haue stayd so long So neere the Court and yet haue heard no newes From our displeased sister this more affrites me Then my former troubles I feare this Hampton court Wil be my graue Gage Good madam blot such thoughts out of your minde The Lords I knowe are still about your sute And make no doubt but they will so preuaile Both with the King and Queene that you shall see Their haynos anger wil be turnd to loue Enter Howard Howard Where is the Princesse Eliz Welcome my good Lo Howard what sayes the Queene Will she admit my sight Howard Madam she will this night she hath appoynted That she her selfe in person meanes to heare you Protract no time then come let 's hast away Exeunt Enter foure torches Phillip Winchester Howard Shandoyse Beningfeild and Attendants
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
Enter Elizabeth her Gentlewoman and three Houshold seruants Eli: Is not my gentleman vsher yet return'd Wo: Madam not yet Eliz. O God my feare hath been good phisick But the Queens displeasure that hath cur'd my bodies Imperfectiō Hath made me hart sick braine sick and sick euen to death What are you 1. Ser Your howshold Officers and humble seruants VVho now your house faire Princesse is desolu'd And quite broke vp come to attend your grace Eliz. VVe thanke you and am more indebted for your loues Than we haue power or vertue to requite Alas I am all the Queenes yet nothing of my selfe But God and Inocence be you my Patrons and defend my cause VVhy weepe you gentlemen Cookes Not for our selues men are not made to weepe At there owne fortunes our eies are made of fire And to extract water from fire is hard Nothing but such a Princesse griefe as yours So good a Ladie so beautifull so absolute a mistris And perfect as you haue deliuered been Haue power to doo 't your sorrow makes vs sad Eliz My Inocence yet makes my hart as light As my front 's heauie all that heauen sends is welcome Gentlemen diuide these few crownes amongst you I am now a prisoner and shall want nothing I haue some friends about her maiesty That are prouiding for mee all things all things I euen my graue and being possest of that I shall need nothing weepe not I pray Rather you should reioyce If I miscarry in this enterprise and aske you why A Virgine and a Martyr both I dy Enter Gage Gage He that first gaue you life protect that life From those that wish your death Eliz VVhat 's my of offence who be my accusers Gage Madam that the Queene VVinchester best knowes Eliz VVhat saies the Queene vnto my late petition Gage You are deny'd that grace Her Maiestie will not admitt you conference Sir William Sentlo vrging that motion VVas first committed since sent to the Tower Madam in breife your foes are the Queenes freindes Your freinds her foes Six of the Counsell are this day appoynted To examine you of certaine articles Eliz They shal be welcome my god in whome I trust VVill helpe deliuer saue defend the iust Enter Winchester Sussex Howard Tame Shandoyse and Constable Suss: All forbeare this place vnlesse the Princesse Winch: Madam we from the Queene are ioynd They sit shee kneeles in full commission Sussex By your Fauour good my Lord ere you proceed Madam although this place doth tye you to this reuerence It becomes not you being a Princesse to deiect your knee A chaire there Eliz My duty with my fortunes do agree And to the Queene in you I bend my knee Suss: You shall not kneele where Sussex sits in place The Chamber keeper a chaire there for her grace Winch: Madam perhaps you censure hardly That was enforst in this commission Eliz Knowe you your owne guilt my good Lord Chancelor That you accuse your selfe I thinke not so I am of this mynd no man is my foe Winch: Madam I would you would submit vnto her highnes Eliz Submit my Lord of Winchester t is fit That none but base offenders should submit No no my Lord I easily spy your drifte Hauing nothing whereon you can accuse me Do seeke to haue my selfe my selfe betray So by my selfe my owne blood should be spilt Confesse submission I confesse a guilt Tame What answere you to Wiats late rebellion Madam t is thought that you did set them on Eliza: Who is 't will say so men may much suspect But yet my Lord none can my life detect I a confederate with those kentish rebells Yf I ere saw or sent to them let the Queene take my head Hath not proud Wyat suffered for his offence And in the purging both of soule and body for heauen Did Wyat then accuse Elizabeth Suss: Madam he did not Eliz My reuerent Lord I know it Howard Madam he would not Eliz Oh my good Lord he could not Suss: The same day Frogmorton was arrain'd in the Guild-hall It was impos'd on him whether this Princesse had a hand With him or no he did deny it Cler'd her sore his death yet accus'd others Eliz My god be prays'd this is newes but of a minute old Shand: What answere you to Sir Peter Carew in the west The westerne Rebels Eliz Aske the vnborne Infant see what that will answere For that and I are both alike in guilt Let not by rigor Innocent blood be spilt Winch: Come Madam answere breifly to these treasons Eliz Treason Lords if it be treason to be the daughter To th' Eight Henry Sister to Edward and the next of blood vnto My gratious soueraigne now the Queene I am a traytor if not I Spit at treason In Henryes raigne this Law could not haue stood O god that we should suffer for our blood Const: Madam the Queene must here you sing another song Before you parte with vs Eliz My god doth know I can no note but truth That with heauens King One day in quiers of Angels I shall singe Winch: Then Madam you 'le not submit Eliz My life I will but not as guilty My Lords let pale offendors pardon craue If we offend Lawes rigor let vs haue Winch: You are stubborne come let ts certifie the Queene Tame Rowme for the Lords there Exeunt Counsell Eliz Thou power eternall Inocents iust guide That sways the Scepter of all Monarchyes Protect the guiltlesse from these rauening Iawes That hidious death presentes by Tyrants Lawes And as my hart is knowne to thee most pure Grant mee release or patience to endure Enter Gage and Seruants Gage Madam we your poore humble seruants Made bold to presse into your graces presence To know how your cause goes Eliz Well well I thanke my god well How can a cause go ill with Innocents They that to whome wronges in this world are done Shal be rewarded in the world to come Enter the six Counsellors Winch: It is the pleasure of her maiestie That you be straight committed to the Tower Eliz The Tower for what Winch: Moreouer all your howshold seruants we haue discharg'd Except this gentleman your vsher this gentlewoman Thus did the Queene commaund And for your guard a hundred Northern whitecotes Are appoynted to conduct you thither To night vnto your chamber to morrow early prepare You for the Tower your bardge stands ready To conduct you thyther shee kneeles Eliz Oh god my hart A prisoner in the Tower Speake to the Queene my Lords that some other place May lodge her sister that 's too vild too base Suss: Come my lords lett 's all ioyne in one peticion To the Queene that she may not be lodg'd within the Tower Winch: My Lord you know it is in vaine For the Queenes sentence is definitiue And we must see 't perform'd Eliz Then to our chamber comfortlesse and sad To morrow to the tower that fatall place Where I shall neuer
another souldier Const: How now what meanes the fellow Cooke Audacious slaue presuming in my place Const: Sir 't was my pleasure and I did command it Cooke The prowdest he that keepes within the tower Shall haue no eie into my priuate office Const: No Sir why say 't is I Cooke Be it your selfe or any other here I le make him sup the hottest broth I haue Const: You will not Cooke Zoundes I will I haue been true to her and will be still Exit Cooke Const. Well I le haue this amended er 't be long And venge my selfe on her for all their wrong Exeunt omnes Enter a boy with a Nose-gay Boy I haue got another Nosegay for my young Lady My Lord said I should be soundly whipt If I were seene to bring her any more But yet I le venture once againe shee 's so good Oh heer 's her chamber I le call and see if shee be stirring Where are you Lady Eliz Welcome sweet boy what hast thou brought me there Boy Madam I haue brought you another nose gay But you must not let it be seene for if it be I shall be soundly whipt indeed la indeed I shall Eliz God a mercy boy heere 's to requite thy loue Exit Eliz. Enter Constable Sussex Howard and Attendants Const: Stay him stay him oh haue I caught you Sir Where haue you been Boy To carry my younge Lady some more flowers How: Alas my Lord a child pray let him goe Const: A crafty knaue my Lords serch him for letters Suss: Letters my Lord it is impossible Const: Come tell me what letters thou carryedst her I le giue thee figgs and suger plummes Boy Will you indeed well I le take your word For you looke like an honest man Const: Now tell me what letters thou deliuerest Boy Faith gaffer I know no letters but great A B and C I am not come to K yet Now gaffer will you giue me my suger plummes Const: Yes marry will I take him away Let him be soundly whipt I charge you sirra Enter Elizabeth Gage and Clarentia Eliz They keepe euen infants from vs they do well My sight they haue too long bard and now my smell This tower hath made me fall to huswiffry I spend my labors to releeue the poore Goe Gage distribute these to those that neede Enter Winchester Beningfeild and Tame Winch: Madam the Queene out of her royall bounty Hath freed you from the thraldome of the tower And now this gentleman must be your gardyan I thanke her she hath ryd me of a Tyrant Is he appoynted now to be my keeper What is he Lordes Tame A gentleman in fauor with the Queene Eliz Yt seemes so by his charge but tell me Gage Is yet the scaffold standing on tower hill Whereon young Gilford and the Lady Iane did suffer death Gage Vppon my life it stands not Eliz Lord Howard what is he How: A gentleman tho of a sterne aspect Yet milde enough I hope your Grace will finde Eliza: Hath he not thinke you a stretch conscience And if my secret murder should be put into his hands Hath he not hart thinke you to execute How: Defend it heauen and Gods almightie hand Betwixt your Grace and such intendments stand Bening: Come madam will you goe Eliz With all my hart fare-well far-well I am freed from Lymbo to be sent to hell Exeunt omnes Enter Cooke and Pantler Cooke What storme comes next this hath disperst vs quite And shattered vs to nothing though we be deny'd the presence Of our mistres yet we will walke a loofe and none controwle vs Pant: Here will she crosse the riuer stand in her eie That she may take some notice of our neglected dutyes Enter three poore men 1. Come this way they say the sweete Princesse comes Let vs presente her with such tokens of good will As we haue 2. They say shee 's such a vertuous Princesse that shee le except of a cupp of cold water and I haue euen a nosegay for her Grace here she comes Enter Elizabeth Beningfeild Gage and Tame Omnes The Lord preserue thy sweete Grace Eliz What are these Gage The townes-men of the country gathered here To greete your Grace hearing you past this way Eliz Giue them this Gold and thanke them for their loues Bening: what traytor knaues are gather'd here to make a tumult Omnes Now the Lord blesse thy sweete Grace Bening: If they persist I charge you soldiers stop their mouthes Eliz. Yt shall not need the poore are louing but the rich despise And though you curbe their tongue spare them their eyes Your loue my smart alwaies not but prolonges Pray for me in your harts not with your tongues See see my Lord looke I haue stild them all Not one amongst them but debates my fall Tame Alas Sir Harry these are honest contrey men That much reioyce to see the Princesse well Bening: My lord my Lord my charge is great Tame And myne as great as yours Bells Bening. Harke harke my Lord what Bells are these Gage The townes-men of this village Hearing your highnes passe this way Salutes your comming with this peale of Bells Bening: Traytors and knaues ring Bells When the Queenes enemy passeth through the towne Goe set he knaues by 'th heales make their pates ring noone I charge thee Barwick Exit Barwick Eliz Alas poore men helpe them thou God aboue Thus men are forst to suffer for my loue What sayd my seruants those that stood aloofe Gage They deepely coniur'd me out of their loues To know how your case goes which these poore people second Eliz Say to them tanquam Ouis Bening: Come come away this lingring will benight vs Tame Madam this night your lodging 's at my house No prisoner are you Madame for this night Bening: How no prisoner Tame No no prisoner what I intend to do I le answere Madame wil 't please you goe Exit Eliz Bening Tame Cooke Now gentle master vsher what sayes my Lady Gage Thus did she bid me say tanquam Ouis Farewell I must away Exit Gage 1. Tanqus Ovrus pray what 's tanqus Ovrus neighbor 2. If the preist were here hee 'd smell it out straight Cooke My selfe haue been a scholler and I vnderstand What tanquam Ouis meanes We sent to know how her Grace did fare Shee tanquam Ouis said euen like a sheep That 's to the slaughter led 1. Tanqus Ovrus that I should liue to see tanqus Ovris 2. I shall nere loue tanquam Ovris againe for this tricke Exeunt omnes Enter Beningfeild and Barwick his man Bening: Barwicke is this the chayre of state Bar: I sir this is it Bening: Take it downe and pull of my boots Bar: Come on Sir Enter Clowne Clowne O monstrous what a sawcey companion 's this To pull of his boots in the chayre of state I le fit you a penyworth for it Bening: Well sayd Barwick pull knaue Bar: A ha Sir The Clowne