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No-body, and some-body· With the true chronicle historie of Elydure, who was fortunately three seuerall times crowned King of England. The true coppy thereof, as it hath beene acted by the Queens Maiesties Seruants.
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would say Queene If I might haue my minde bi r lady Ladie Mart. I had a sute vnto the King with this Lord For the great office of high Seneshall Because of our good seruice to the state But he in scorne as he doth euery thing Hath tane it from vs both and gin 't a foole Morg. To a Sicophant a courtly parasite Sicoph. Beare witnes Madam I le goe tell the King That they speake treason Malgo. Passe vpon our swords You old exchecker of all flatterie I tell thee Archigallo shall be deposd And thou disroab'd of all thy dignitie Sicoph. I hope not so Cornw. See heere the Counsels hands Subscrib'd to Archigallos ouerthrow The names of sixteene royall English Peeres Ioynd in a league that is inviolate And nothing wants but Elidurus grant To accept the kingdome when the deede is done Sicoph. Nay then I le take your parts and ioyne with you Mart. We will not haue a Clawbacks hand comixt With such heroick peeres Sicoph. I hope my Lady Is not of their minds My most gratious Queene What I did speake in reprehensiue sort Was more because her Maiestie was present Then any offence of yours and so esteeme it God knowes I loue your highnes and these Lords Lady VVhich of you will perswade my Elidure To take vpon him Englands royaltie Mart. Madam we all haue so importund him Laying vnto his iudgement euery thing That might attract his sences to the crowne But he frost braind will not be obtaind To take vpon him this Realmes gouernment Malg. Hee is the verie soule of lenitie If euer moderation liu'd in any Your Lord with that rich vertue is possest Lady This mildnes in him makes me so despisd By the proude Queene and by her fauourits Enter Elidure Cornw. See maddam where he comes reading a booke Lady My Lord and husband with your leaue this booke Is fitter for an Vniuersitie Then to be lookt on and the Crowne so neere You know these Lords for tyrannie haue sworne To banish Archigallo from the throne And to invest you in the royaltie VVill you not thanke them and with bounteous hands Sprinckle their greatnes with the names of Earles Dukes Marquesses and other higher termes Elid. My deerest loue the essence of my soule And you my honord Lords the sute you make Though it be iust for many wrongs imposd Yet vnto me it seemes an iniurie VVhat is my greatnes by my brothers fall But like a starued body nourished With the destruction of the other lymbes Innumerable are the griefes that waite On horded treasures then much more on Crownes The middle path the golden meane for me Leaue me obedience take you Maiestie Lady Why this is worser to my lofty minde Then the late checks giuen by the angry Queene Corn. If you refuse it knowe we are determined To lay it else where Lady On your younger brother And then no doubt we shall be awde indeed When the ambition of the elders wife Can scarsly giue our patience any bounds England is sicke of pride and tirrany And in thy goodnes only to be curde Thou art cald foorth amongst a thousand men To minister this soueraigne Antidote To amend thy brothers crueltie with loue And if thou wilt not from oppression free Thy natiue Country thou art vilde as he Elid. I had rather stay his leasure to amend Lady Men heauen gods deuills what power should I invoke To fashion him a new thunder come downe Crowne me with ruine since not with a Crowne Cornw. Long life vnto the Kingly Elidure Trumpets proclaime it whether he will or no Lady For that conceit Lords you haue wonne my hart In his despight let him be straight waies Crownd That I may triumphe whilst the trumpets sound Elid. Carry me to my graue not to a Throne Lady Helpe Lords to seate him nay helpe euery one So should the Maiestie of England sit Whilst we in like state doe associate him Elid. Neuer did any lesse desire to raigne Then I heauen knowes this greatnes is my paine Lady Paine me in this sort great Lords euery day T is sweete to rule Elid. T is sweeter to obay Cornw. Liue King of England long and happily As long and happily your Highnes liue Lady We thanke you Lords now call in the deposd Him and his proud Queene bring vnto our sight That in her wrongs we may haue our delight Enter Archigallo and his Queene bound Archi. Betrayd tane prisoner and by those that owe To me their duty and allegiance My brother the vsurper of the Crowne Oh this is monstrous most insufferable Elid. Good brother grieue not t is against my will That I am made a King pray take my place I had rather be your subiect then your Lord Lady So had not I sit still my gracious Lord Whilst I looke through this Tyrant with a frowne Minion reach vp my gloue Queene Thinkst thou because Thy husband can dissemble piety And therein hath deposd my royall Lord That I am lesser in estate then Queene No thine owne answere lately giuen to me I thus reuet stoope thou proud Queene for me Sicoph. Nay then as I did lately to her Highnes I must admonish you diected Lady You doe forget your selfe and where you are Duty is debt and it is fit since now You are a subiect to beare humble thoughts Follow my counsell Lady and submit Her Maiestie no doubt will pardon it Queene There 's for your paines Sicoph. Which way so ere I goe I haue it heere whether it ebbe or flowe Lady That pride of thine shall be thy ouerthrowe And thus I sentence them Elid. Leaue that to me Lady No you are too mild iudgment belongs to me Thou Archigallo for thy tirranie For euer be excluded from all rule And from thy life Elid. Not from his life I pray Lady He vnto whom the greatest wrongs are done Dispatch him quickly Morg. That will I Maglo. Or I Elid. And therein Lords effect my tragedie Lady Why strike you not oh t is a dangerous thing To haue a liuing subiect of a King Much treason may be wrought when in his death Our safty is secur'd Elid. Banish him rather oh sweete spare his life He is my brother Archi. Crownd and pray thy wife Elid. Oh brother if you roughly speake I knowe There is no hope but your sure ouerthrowe Pray be not angry with me for my loue To banishment since it must needes be so His life I giue him whosoere saies no Lady What and his Ladies to Elid. I hers and all Lady But I le not haue you banisht with the King No Minion no since you must liue be assur'd I le make thee meanest of my waiting Maides Queene I scorne thy pride Archi. Farewell deceiuing state Pride making Crowne my deerest wife farewell I have beene a Tyrant and I le be so still Exit Elid. Alas my brother Lady Dry vp childish teares And to these Lords that haue inuested you Giue gracious lookes and honorable deedes Elid.
your pride And make you stoope at our imperiall side But tell me Morgan by what accident You met with my beloued Archigallo Morg. Euen in the woods where we did hunt the stagge There did the tender harted Elidure Meete his distressed Brother and so wrought By his importunate speech with all his Peeres That after much deniall yet at last They yeelded their allegiance to your Lord Whom now we must acknowledge our dread King And you our princelie Queene Lady Thou Screchowle Rauen vglie throated slaue There 's for thy newes Queene Restraine her good my Lord Sicoph. Fie madam fie fore God you are too blame In presence of my soueraigne ladie Queene To be thus rude it would become you better To shew more dutie to her Maiestie Lady O monstrous was not I thy Queene but now Sicoph. Yes when your husband was my King you were But now the streame is turnd and the States currant Runnes all to Archigallo blame not mee Wisedome nere lou'd declined Maiestie Enter Archigallo crownd Elidure Peridure Vigenius Cornwell Martianus and others Queene VVelcome from banishment my louing Lord Your kinglie presence wraps my soule to heauen Arch. To heauen and my kind brother Elidure Faire Queene we owe chiefe thanks for this our greatnes Next them these honourable Lords Corn. Great Queene Once more the tribute of our bended knees We pay to you and humbly kisse your hand Mart. So doth Martianus Perid. And I Vige. And I Queene Our brothers by how much that name exceedes The name of Lord so much the more this dutie Deserues requitall thanks both and thanks to all Arch. Set on there Exeunt all but Lady Sicophant Sicoph. Madam you are not wise to grieue at that Heauen hath decreed and the state yeelded to No doubt her Maiestie will vse you well Lady VVell saiest thou no I looke that she should treble All the disgraces I haue layd on her I shall turne Laundresse now and learne to starch And set and poke and pocket vp such basenes As neuer princesse did did you obserue What lookes I cast at Elidure my husband Sicoph. Your lookes declard the passion of your hart They were all fire Lady Would they had burnt his eyes out That hath eclipsd our state and Maiestie Enter Queene Morgan and Malgo. Queene Bring hether the proude wife of Elidure Sicop. It shall be done Queene Our shoe string is vntied stoope minion stoope Lady I le rather stoope to death thou moone-like Queene New changd and yet so proude there 's those are made For flexure let them stoope thus much I le doe You are my Queene t is but a debt I owe Queene Bring me the worke there I will taske you to That by the howre spin it I charge you doe Lady A distaffe and a spindle so indeed I told you this Diana be my speede Morg. Yet for his Princelie worth that made you Queene Respect her as the wife of Elidure Enter Cornwell Cornw. VVhere 's the Queene Queene What newes with Cornwell why so sad my Lord Corn. Your husband on the suddaine is falne sicke Queene How sicke Lady Now if it be thy will sweet blessed heauen Take him to mercie Quee. Doe not heare her prayers heauen I beseech thee Enter Martianus Mart. Madam his highnes Queen Is he aliue or dead Mart. Dead madam Queene O my hart Corn. Looke to the Queene let vs not loose her to She breathes stand of where be those wemen there Good Queene that shall be lends a helping hand Helpe to vnlace her Lady I le see her burst first Queene Now as you loue me let no helping hand Preserue life in me I had rather die Then loose the title of my soueraigntie Lady Take backe your Distaffe yet we le stay our rage We will forbeare our spleene for charitie And loue vnto the dead till you haue hearsd Your husbands bones conduct her Lords away Our pride though eager yet for foode shall stay Sicoph. Wil t please your high imperiall Maiestie Commaund my seruice I am humbly yours Lady We doe commaund what we well know you le doe Follow the stronger part and cleaue thereto Exeunt Enter Elidure crownd all the Lords and Ladies attendants Elidu. Once more our royall temples are ingirt VVith Brittaines golden wreath all seeing heauen Witnes I not desire this soueraigntie But since this kingdoms good and your Decrees Haue laid this heauen loade of common care On Elidure we shall discharge the same To your content I hope and this Lands fame Our brother once interd we will not stay But then to Troynovant wee le speede away Exeunt Enter two Porters 1 Porter Come fellow Porter now the Court is heere Our gaines will flie vpon vs like a tide Let vs make vse of time and whilst there 's plentie Stirring in Court still labour to increase The wealth which by our office we haue got 2 Porter Out of our large alowance we must saue Of thousands that passe by vs and our office we will giue entertainment to No-body Enter No-body No-body My name is No-body 1. Port. You are welcome sir ere you peruse the court Tast the kings beere heere at the Porters lodge A dish of beere for maister No-body Nobody I thanke you sir 2. Port. Heere maister No-body with all my hart A full Carouse and welcome to our Office Nobo. I thanke you sir and were your beere tems water Yet No-body would pledge you to you sir 1. Port. You are a stranger here how in the Citty Haue you bin long in towne Nobo. I sir too long vnlesse my entertaine Had bin more pleasing for my life is sought I am a harmelesse well dispos'd plaine man That iniure none yet what so ere is done Amisse in London is impos'd on me Be it lying secret theft or any thing They call abuse t is done by No-body I am pursued by all and now am come To see what safety is within the Court For a plaine fellow 2. Por. You are welcome hether sir Methinkes you do looke wilde as if you wanted sufficient Sleepe Nobo. O do not blame me sir Being pursued I fled comming though Poules There No-body kneeld downe to say his prayers And was deuout I wis comming through Fleetstreet There at a tauern doore two swaggerers Were fighting being attacht t was askt who gaue The first occasion t was answered nobody The guilt was laid on me which made me fly To the Thems side desired a Waterman To row me thence away to Charing-crosse He askt me for his fare I answered him I had no money what 's your name quoth he I told him No-body then he bad me welcome Said he would carry No-body for nothing From thence I went To see the law Courts held at Westminster There meeting vvith a friend I straight vvas askt If I had any sute I ansvvered yes Marry I vvanted money sir quoth he For you because your name is No-body I vvill sollicit law and no-body Assure your selfe shall thriue by sutes