house-keeping Hath wonne thee credite amongst the couunon sort The reuerence of mine age and Neuels name Is of no little force if I commaund Then let vs ioyne all three in one for this That good Duke Humphrey may his state possesse But wherefore weepes Warwicke my noble sonne War For griefe that all is lost that Warwicke wonne Sonnes Anioy and Maine both giuen away at once Why Warwick did win them must that then which we won with our swords be giuen away with wordes Yorke As I haue read our Kings of England were woont to haue large dowries with their wiues but our king Henry giues away his owne Salsb Come sonnes away and looke vnto the maine War Vnto the Maine oh father Maine is lost VVhich Warwicke by maine force did win from France Maine chance father you meant but I meane Maine Which I wil win from France or els be slaine Exit Salsbury and Warwicke Yorke Anioy and Maine both giuen vnto the French Cold newes for me for I had hope of France Euen as I haue of fertill England A day will come when Yorke shall claime his owne And therefore I will take the Neuels parts And make a show of loue to prowd Duke Humphrey And when I spie aduantage claime the Crowne For that 's the golden marke I seeke to hit Nor shall prowd Lancaster vsurp my right Nor hold the scepter in his childish fist Nor weare the Diademe vpon his head Whose church-like humors fits not for a Crowne Then Yorke be still a while till time do serue Watch thou and wake when others be asleepe To prie into the secrets of the state Till Henry surfeiting in ioyes of loue With his new bride and Englands deare bought Queene And Humphrey with the Peeres be falne at iarres Then will I raise aloft the milke-white Rose With whose sweete smell the ayre shall be perfumde And in my Standard beare the Armes of Yorke To graffle with the house of Lancaster And force perforce I le make him yeeld the Crowne Whose bookish rule hath puld faire England downe Exit Yorke Enter Duke Humphrey and Dame Ellanor Cobham his wife Elnor Why droopes my Lord like ouer ripened corne Hanging the head at Cearies plenteous loade Whatseest thou Duke Humphrey King Henries Crowne Reach at it and if thine arme be too short Mine shall lengthen it Art not thou a Prince Vnckle to the King and his Protector Then what shouldst thou lacke that might content thy mind Humph. My louely Nell far be it from my heart To thinke of Treasons gainst my soueraigne lord But I was troubled with a dreame to night And God I pray it do betide no ill Elnor What drempt my lord Good Humphrey tel it me And I le interpret it and when that 's done I le tell thee then what I did dreame to night Humph. This night when I was laid in bed I dreampt that This my staffe mine Office badge in Court Was broke in two and on the ends were plac'd 〈…〉 of the Cardinall of Winchester 〈…〉 â—â—lliam de la Poole first Duke of Suffolke Elnor Tush my Lord this signifies nought but this That he that breakes a sticke of Glosters groue Shall for th' offence make forfeit of his head But now my lord I le tell you what I dreampt Me thought I was in the Cathedrall Church At Westminster and seated in the chaire Where the Kings and Queenes are crownde and at my feete Henry and Margaret with a crowne of gold Stood ready to set it on my princely head Humph. Fie Nell ambitious woman as thou art Art thou not second woman in this land And the Protectors wife belou'd of him And wilt thou still be hammering treason thus Away I say and let me heare no more Elnor How now my Lord what angry with your Nell For telling but her dreame the next I haue I le keepe to my selfe and not be rated thus Humph. Nay Nell I le giue no credit to a dreame But I would haue thee to thinke on no such things Enters a Messenger Messen And it please your grace the King and Queene tomorrow morning will ride a hawking to Saint Albones and craues your companie along with them Humph. With all my heart I will attend his grace Come Nell thou wilt go with vs I am sure exit Humphrey Elnor I le come after you for I cannot go before But ere it be long I le go before them all Despight of all that seeke to crosse me thus Who is within there Enter sir Iohn Hum. VVhat sir Iohn Hum what newes with you sir Iohn Iesus preserue your maiesty Elnor My maiestie why man I am but grace sir Iohn Yea but by the grace of God and Hums aduise Your graces state shall be aduanst ere long Elnor What hast thou conferd with Margery Iordane the cunning witch of Ely with Roger Bullinbrooke and the rest and will they vndertake to do me good sir Iohn I haue Madam and they haue promised me to raise a spirit from the depth of vnder ground that shall tell your grace all questions you demaund Elnor Thanks good sir Iohn some two daies hence I gesse Will fit our time then see that they be here For now the King is riding to Saint Albons And all the Dukes and Earles along with him When they be gone then safely they may come And on the backside of my Orchard here There cast their spells in silence of the night And so resolue of the thing we wish Till when drinke that for my saâ—â— and so farewell exit Elnor sir Iohn Now sir Iohn Hum no words but mum Seale vp your lips for you must silent be These gifts ere long will make me mighty rich The Dutches she thinkes now that all is well But I haue gold comes from another place From one that hyred me to set her on To plot these treasons gainst the King and Peeres And that is the mightie duke of Suffolke For he it is but I must not say so That by my meanes must worke the Dutches fall Who now by coniurations thinkes to raise But whist sir Iohn no more of that I trow For feare you lose your head before you go exit Enter two Petitioners and Peter the Armourer's man 1 Peti Come sirs let vs linger here abouts a while Vntill my Lord Protector come this way That we may shew his grace our seuerall causes 2 Peti I pray God saue the good Humphries life For but for him a many were vndone That can get no suâ—â—our in the Court But see where he comes with the Queene Enâ—â—r the Duke of Suffolke with the Queene and they take him for Duke Humphrey and giues him their writings 1 Peti Oh we are vndone this is the Duke of Suffolke Queen Now good felows whom wâ—â—ld you speak withal 2 Peti If it please your maiestie with my Lord Protectors Grace Queene Are your sutes to his grace let vs see them first Looke on them my Lord of Suffolke
the elder should succeed before the issue of the yonger then am I lawfull heire vnto the kingdome War What plaine proceedings can be more plaine he claimes it from Lyonel duke of Clarence the third son to Edward the third and Henry from Iohn of Gaunt the fourth son So that til Lyonels issue failes his should not raigne It fails not yet but flourisheth in thee and in thy sons braue slips of such a stocke Then noble father kneele we both togither and in this priuate place be we the first to honor him with birth-right to the Crowne Both Long liue Richard Englands royall King Yorke I thank you both but lords I am not your king vntil this sword be sheathed euen in the heart bloud of the house of Lancaster War Then Yorke aduise thy selfe and take thy time Claime thou the Crowne and set thy standard vp And in the same aduance the milke-white Rose And then to guard it I wil rouse the Beare Inuiron'd with ten thousand ragged-staues To aide and help thee for to win thy right Maugre the proudest lords of Henries bloud That dares deny the right and claime of Yorke For why my mind presageth I shall liue To see the noble Duke of Yorke to be a King Yorke Thanks noble Warwick and York doth hope to see The Earle of Warwicke liue to be the greatest man in England but the King Come le ts goe exeunt omnes Enter King Henry and the Queene Duke Humphrey the Duke of Suffolke and the Duke of Buckingham the Cardinal and dame Elnor Cobham led with the Officers and then enter to them the Duke of Yorke and the Earles of Salsbury and Warwicke King Stand forth dame Elnor Cobham dutches of Gloster heare the sentence pronounced against thee for these treasons that thou hast committed gainst vs our States and Peers First for thy haynous crimes thou shalt two daies in London do penance barefoot in the streetes with a white sheete about thy bodie a wax taper burning in thy hand that done thou shaltbe banished for euer into the I le of Man there to end thy wretched daies and this is our sentence irreuocable Away with her Elnor Euen to my death for I haue liued too long exeunt some with Elnor King Grieue not noble vnckle but be thou glad In that these treasons thus are come to light Lest God had pourde his vengeance on thy head For her offences that thou heldst so deare Humph. Oh gracious Henry giue me leaue awhile To leaue your grace and to depart away For sorrowes teares hath gripte my aged heart And makes the fountaines of mine eies to swell And therefore good my Lord let me depart King With all my heart good vnckle when you please Yet ere thou goest Humphrey resigne thy staffe For Henry will be no more protected The Lord shal be my guide both for my land and me Humph. My staffe yea noble Henry my life and all As erst thy noble father made it mine And euen at willing at thy feet I leaue it As others would ambitiously receiue it And long hereafter when I am dead and gone May honourable peace attend thy throne King Vnkle Gloster stand vp and go in peace No lesse beloued of vs then when Thou wert Protector ouer my land exit Gloster Queene Take vp the staffe for here it ought to stand Where should it be but in King Henries hand Yorke Please it your maiestie this is the day That was appointed for the combating Betweene the Armourer and his man my Lord And they are ready when your grace doth please King Then call them forth that they may try their rights Enter at one doore the Armourer and his neighbours drinking to him so much that he is drunken and he enters with a drum before him and his staffe with a sand-bagge fastened to is and at the other doore his man with a drum and sand-bag and Prentises drinking to him 1 Neighbor Here neighbor Horner I drink to you in a cup of sack And feare not neighbor you shall do well enough 2 Neigh. And here neighbor here 's a cup of Charneco 3 Neigh. Here 's a pot of good double beere neighbour drinke and be mery and feare not your man Armonrer Let it come yfaith I le pledge you all And a fig for Peter 1 Prentise Here Peter I drinke to thee and be not affeard 2 Pren. Here Peter here 's a pint of Claret wine for thee 3 Pren. And here 's a quart for me and be mery Peter And feare not thy maister fight for credit of the prentises Peter I thanke you all but I le drinke no more Here Robin and if I die here I giue thee my hammer And Will thou shalt haue my aperne and here Tom Take all my mony that I haue O Lord blesse me I pray God for I am neuer able to deale with my master he hath learnd so much fence already Salsb Come leaue your drinking and fall to blowes Sirra what 's thy name Peter Peter forsooth Salsb Peter what more Peter Thump Salsb. Thump then see that thou thump thy master Arm. Here to thee neighbor fil al the pots againe for before we fight look you I will tell you my mind for I am come hither as it were of mans instigation to proue my selfe an honest man Peter a knaue so haue at you Peter with down right blowes as Beuis of Southampton fell vpon Askapart Peter Law you now I told you hee s in his fence already Alarme and Peter hits him on the head and fels him Arm. Hold Peter I confesse treason treason he dies Peter O God I giue thee praise he kneeles downe Pren. Ho well done Peter God saue the King King Go take hence that triator from our sight For by his death we do perceiue his guilt And God in iustice hath reueald to vs The truth and innocence of this poore fellow Which he had thought to haue murthered wrongfully Come fellow follow vs for thy reward exeunt 〈◊〉 Enter Duke Humphrey and his men in mourning cloakes Humph. Sirra what 's a clocke seruing Almost ten my Lord. Humph. Then is that wofull houre hard at hand That my poore lady should come by this way In shamefull penance wandring in the streetes Sweete Nell ill can thy noble mind abrooke The abiect people gazing on thy face With enuious lookes laughing at thy shame That earst did follow thy proud Chariot wheeles When thou didst ride in triumph through the streetes Enter Dame Elnor Cobham barefoote and a white sheete about her with a waxe candle in her hand and verses writen on her back and pind on and accompanied with the Shiriffes of London and sir Iohn Standly and officers with billes and holbards Seruing. My gracious Lord see where my lady comes Please it your grace wee le take her from the Shiriffes Humph. I charge you for your lines stir not a foote Nor offer once to draw a weapon here But let them do
THE First part of the Contention betwixt the two famous hou ses of Yorke and Lancaster with the death of the good Duke Humphrey And the banishment and death of the Duke of Suffolke and the Tragical end of the prowd Cardinall of Winchester with the notable Rebellion of Iacke Cade And the Duke of Yorkes first clayme to the Crowne LONDON Printed by Valentine Simmes for Thomas Millington and are to be sold at his shop vnder S. Peters church in Cornewall 1600 The first part of the Contention of the two famous Houses of Yorke and Lancaster with the death of the good Duke Humphrey Enter at one doore King Henry the sixt and Humphrey Duke of Gloster the Duke of Somerset the Duke of Buckingham Cardinall Bewford and others Enter at the other doore the Duke of Yorke and the Marquesse of Suffolke and Queene Margaret and the Earle of Salisbury and Warwicke Suffolke AS by your high imperiall Maiesties command I had in charge at my depart for France As Procurator for your excellence To marry Princes Margaret for your grace So in the auncient famous Citie Towres In presence of the Kings of France Cyssile The Dukes of Orleance Calaber Brittaine and Alonson Seuen Earles twelue Barons and then the reuerend Bishops I did performe my taske and was espousde And now most humbly on my bended knees In sight of England and her royall Peeres Deliuer vp my title in the Queene Vnto your gracious excellence that are the substance Of that great shadow I did represent The haâ—â—â—â—st gift that euer Marquesse gaue The fairest Queene that euer King possest King Suffolke arise Welcom Queene Margaret to English Henries Court The greatest shew of kindnesse yet we can bestow Is this kind kisse O gracious God of heauen Lend me a heart repleate with thankfulnesse For in this beauteous face thou hast bestowd A world of pleasures to my perplexed soule Queene Th' excessiue loue I beare vnto your grace Forbids me to be lauish of my tongue Lest I should speake more then beseemes a woman Let this suffice my blisse is in your liking And nothing can make poore Margaret miserable Vnlesse the frowne of mightie Englands King King Her lookes did wound but now speech doth pierce Louely Queene Margaret sit downe by my side And vnckle Gloster and you lordly Peeres With one voice welcome my beloued Queene All. Long liue Queene Margaret Englands happinesse Queene We thanke you all Sound Trumpets Suffolke My lord Protector so it please your grace Here are the Articles confirm'd of peace Betweene our soueraigne and the French King Charles Till terme of eighteene months be full expirde Humphrey Inprimis It is agreed between the French king Charles and William de la Poole Marquesse of Suffolk embassador for Henry king of England that the said Henry shal wed and espouse the lady Margaret daughter to Raynard King of Naples Cyssels and Ierusalem and crown her Queen of England ere the 30. of the next moneth Item It is further agreed between them that the Dutches of Anioy and of Maine shal be released and deliuered ouer to the King her sa Duke Humprey left it fall Ki. How now vnkle what 's the matter that you stay so sodenly Hum. Pardon my Lord a sodain qualm came ouer my hart VVhich dimmes mine eies that I can see no more Vnckle of Winchester I pray you reade on Cardinal Item It is further agreed betweene them that the Dutches of Anioy and of Maine shal be released and deliuered ouer to the King her father and she sent ouer of the King of Englands owne proper cost and charges without dowry King They please vs well lord Marquesse kneel down we here create thee first Duke of Suffolke and girt thee with the sword Cosin of Yorke we here discharge your grace from being Regent in the parts of France till terme of 18 months be ful expirde Thankes vnckle Winchester Gloster Yorke and Buckingham Somerset Salsbury and Warwicke VVe thanke you all for this great fauour done In entertainement to my princely Queene Come let vs in and with all speede prouide To see her Coronation be performde Exit King Queene and Suffolke and Duke Humphrey staies all the rest Humph. Braue Peeres of England Pillers of the state To you Duke Humphrey must vnfolde his griefe VVhat did my brother Henry toyle himselfe And waste his subiects for to conquer France And did my brother Bedford spend his time To keepe in awe that stout vnruly Realme And haue not I and mine vnckle Bewford here Done all we could to keepe that land in peace And is all our labors then spent in vaine For Suffolke hethe new made duke that rules the roast Hath giuen away for our King Henries Queene The Dutches of Anioy and same vnto her father Ah lords fatall is this mariage canselling our states Reuersing Monuments of conquered France Vndoing all as none had nere beene done Card. VVhy how now cosin Gloster what needes this As if our King were bound vnto your will And might not do his will without your leaue Prowd Protector enuy in thine eies I see The big swolne venome of thy hatefull heart That dare presume gainst that thy soueraigne likes Hum. Nay my Lord t is not my words that troubles you But my presence prowd Prelate as thou art But I le be gone and giue thee leaue to speake Farewell my Lords and say when I am gone I prophecied France would be lost ere long Exit Duke Humphrey Card. There goes our protector in a rage My lords you know he is my great enemy And though he be Protector of the land And thereby couers his deceitfull thoughts For well you see if he but walke the streetes The common people swarme about him straight Crying Iesus blesse your royall excellence With God preserue the good Duke Humphrey And many things besides that are not knowne Which time will bring to light in smooth Duke Humphrey But I will after him and if I can I le lay a plot to heaue him from his seate Exit Cardinal Buck. But let vs watch this haughtie Cardinall Cosen of Somerset be rulde by me Wee le watch Duke Humphrey and the Cardinall too And put them from the marke they faine would hit Som. Thanks cosin Buckingham ioyne thou with me And both of vs with the Duke of Suffolke Wee le quickly heaue Duke Humphrey from his seate Buck. Content come let vs about it straight For either thou or I will be Pâ—â—â—â—ctor Exit Buckingham and Somerset Salsb Pride went before Ambition followes after Whilst these do seeke their owne preferments thus My lords let vs seeke for our countries good Oft haue I heard this haughtie Cardinal Sweare and forsweare himselfe and braue it out More like a Ruffin then a man of church Cosen Yorke the victories thou hast wonne In Ireland Normandie and in France Hath wonne thee immortall praise in England And thou braue Warwicke my thrice valiant sonne Thy simple plainnesse and thy
their office as they should Elnor Come you my Lord to see my open shame Ah Gloster now thou doest penance too See how the giddie people looke at thee Shaking their heads and pointing at thee here Go get thee gone and hide thee from their sights And in thy pent vp studie rue my shame And ban thine enemies Ah mine and thine Hum. Ah Nell sweet Nell forget this extreame griefe And beare it patiently to ease thy heart Elnor Ah Gloster teach me to forget my selfe For whilst I thinke I am thy wedded wife Then thought of this doth kill my wofull heart The ruthlesse flints do cut my tender feete And when I start the cruell people laugh And bids me be aduised how I tread And thus with burning Tapor in my hand Malde vp in shame with papers on my backe Ah Gloster can I endure this and liue Sometime I le say I am Duke Humphreys wife And he a Prince Protector of the land But so he rulde and such a Prince he was As he stood by whilst I his forlorne Dutches Was led with shame and made a laughing stocke To euery idle rascall follower Hum. My louely Nell what wouldst thou haue me do Should I attempt to reseue thee from hence I should incurre the danger of the law And thy disgrace would not be shadowed so Elnor Be thou milde and stir not at my disgrace Vntill the axe of death hang ouen thy head As shortly sure it will For Suffolke he The new made Duke that may do al in all With her that loues him so and hates vs all And impious Yorke and Beuiford that false priest Haue all lymde bushes to betray thy wings And flie thou how thou can they will intangle thee Enter a Herald of Armes Herald I summon your grace vnto his highnes Parlament holden at saint Edmunds bury the first of the next month Humph. A Parlament and our consent neuer craude Therein before This is so deine Well we will be there exit Herald Maister Shiriffe I pray proceede no further against my lady then the course of law extends Shiriffe Please it your grace my office here doth end And I must deliuer her to sir Iohn Standly To be conducted into the I le of Man Humph. Must you sir Iohn conduct my lady Standly Yea my gracious lord for so it is decreede And I am so commaunded by the King Humph. I pray you sir Iohn vse her nere the worse In that I intreat you to vse her well The world may smile againe and I may liue To do you fauor if you do it her And so sir Iohn farewell Elnor What gone my lord and bid not me farewell Hum. Witnesse my bleeding heart I cannot stay to speake exit Humphrey and his men Elnor Then is he gone is noble Gloster gone And doth duke Humphrey now forsake me too Then let me haste from out faire Englands boundes Comâ— Standloy come and let vs haste away Standly Madame le ts go vnto some house here by Where you may shift yourselfe before we goe Elnor Ah good sir Iohn my shame cannot be hid Nor put away with casting off my sheete But come let vs go master Shiriffe farewell Thou hast but done thy office as thou shouldst exeunt omnes Enter to the Parlament Enter two Heralds before then the Duke of Buckingham and the Duke of Suffolke and then the Duke of Yorke and the Cardinall of Winchester and then the King and Queene and then the Earle of Salisbury and the Earle of Warwicke King I wonder our vnckle Gloster staies so long Queene Can you not see or will you not perceiue How that ambitious duke doth vse himselfe The time hath beene but now that time is past That none so humble as Duke Humphrey was But now let one meete him euen in the mome When euery one will giue the time of day And he will neither moue nor speake to vs See you not the Commons follow him In troupes crying God saue the good Duke Humphrey And with long life Iesus preserue his grace Honoring him as if he were a King Gloster is no little man in England And if he list to stir commotions T is likely that the people will follow him My lord if you imagine there is no such thing Then let it passe and call it a womans feare My lord of Suffolke Buckingham and Yorke Disproue my allegations if you can And by your speeches if you can reproue me I will subscribe and say I wrong de the Duke Suffolke Well hath your grace foreseene into that Duke And if I had beene licenst first to speake I thinke I should haue told your graces tale Smooth runs the brooke whereas the streame is deepest No no my soueraigne Gloster is a man Vnsounded yet and full of deepe deceit Enter the Duke of Somerset King Welcome Lord Somerset what newes from France Somer Cold newes my lord and this it is That all your holds and Townes within those Territories Is ouer come my Lord and all is lost King Cold newes indeede Lord Somerset But Gods will be done Yorke Cold newes for me for I had hope of France Euen as I haue of fertill England Enter Duke Humphrey Humph. Pardon my liege that I haue staid so long Suffolke Nay Gloster know that thou art come too soon Vnlesse thou proue more loyall then thou art We do arrest thee on high treason here Humph. Why Suffolkes duke thou shalt not see me blush Nor change my countenance for thine arrest Whereof am I guiltie who are my accusers York T is thought my lord your grace tooke bribes from France And stopt the souldiers of their pay By which his maiestie hath lost all France Humph. Is it but thought so and who are they that think so So God help me as I haue watcht the night Euer intending good for England still That pennie that euer I tooke from France Be brought against me at the iudgement day I neuer robd the souldiers of their pay Many a pound of mine owne proper cost Haue I sent ouer for the souldiers wants Because I would not racke the needie Commons Car. In your Protectorship you did deuise Strange torments for offendors by which meanes England hath beene defamde by tyrannie Hum. Why t is well knowne that whilst I was protector Pittie was all the fault that was in me A murtherer or foule felonious theefe That robs and murthers seely passengers I torturd aboue the rate of common law Suffolke Tush my lord these be things of no account But greater matters are laid vnto your charge I do arrest thee on high treason here And commit thee to my good Lord Cardinall Vntill such time as thou canst cleere thy selfe King Good vnckle obey to his arrest I haue no doubt but thou shalt cleere thy selfe My conscience tels me thou are innocent Humph. Ah gracious Henry these daies are dangerous And would my death might end these miseries And stay their moodes for good King Henries sake But
well inough Say Kent in the Commentaries Caesar wrote Termd it the ciuil st place of al this land Then noble country-men heare me but speake I sold not France I lost not Normandie Cade But wherefore doest thou shake thy head so Say It is the palsie and not feare that makes me Cade Nay thou nodst thy head as who say thou wilt be euen with me if thou getst away but I le make thee sure enough now I haue thee go take him to the standard in Cheapside chop off his head then go to Milend-green to sir Iames Cromer his son in law and cut off his head too and bring them to me vpon two poles presently Away with him exit one or two with the Lord Say There shall not a nobleman weare a head on his shoulders But he shall pay me tribute for it Nor there shal not a maid be maried but he shal see to me for her Maiden head or else I le haue it my selfe Mary I will that married men shal hold of me in capite And that their wiues shal be as free as hart can think or tongue can tell Enter Robin Robin O captaine London bridge is a fire Cade Runne to Billingsgate and fetch pitch and flaxe and squench it Enter Dicke and a sergeant ser Iustice iustice I pray you sir let me haue iustice of this fellow here Cade Why what has he done ser Alas sir he has rauisht my wife Dick Why my lord he would haue rested me And I went and entred my Action in his wiues paper house Cade Dicke follow thy sute in her common place You horson villaine you are a sergeant you le Take any man by the throte for twelue pence And rest a man when hee s at dinner And haue him to prison ere the meate be out of his mouth Go Dicke take him hence cut out his tong for cogging Hough him for running and to conclude Braue him with his owne mace exit with the sergeant Enter two with the Lord Saies head ind sir Iames Cromers vpon two poles So come cary them before me and at cuery lanes end let them kisse together Enter the duke of Buckingham and Lord Clifford the Earle of Comberland Cliff Why country men and warlike frends of Kent What meanes this mutinous rebellion That you in troupes do muster thus your selues Vnder the conduct of this traitor Cade To rise against your soueraigne lord and King Who mildly hath his pardon sent to you If you forsake this monstrous rebell here If honour be the marke whereat you ayme Then haste to France that our forefathers wonne And winne againe that thing which now is lost And leaue to seeke your countries ouerthrow All. A Clifford a Clifford They for sake Cade Cade Why how now will you forsake your generall And ancient freedome which you haue possest To bend your neckes vnto their seruile yokes Who if you stir will straightwaies hang you vp But follow me and you shall pull them downe And make them yeeld their liuings to your hands All. A Cade a Cade They runne to Cade againe Clif. Braue warlike friends heare me but speake a word Refuse not good whilst it is offered you The King is mercifull then yeeld to him And I my selfe will go along with you To Winsore castle whereas the King abides And on mine honor you shall haue no hurt All. A Clifford a Clifford God saue the King Cade How like a feather is this rascall company Blowne euery way But that they may see there wants no valiancy in me My staffe shall make way through the midst of you And so a poxe take you all He runs thruoh them with his staffe and flies away Buck. Go some and make after him and proclaime That those that can bring the head of Cade Shall haue a thousand crownes for his labor Come march wâ—y Enter King Henry and the Queene and Somerset King Lord Somerset what news heare you of the rebel Cade Som. This my gracious lord that the lord Say is don to deth And the cittie is almost sackt King Gods wil be done for as he hath decreed so it must be And be it as he please to stop the pride of those rebellious meÌ„ Queene Had the noble Duke of Suffolke bin aliue The rebell Cade had bin supprest ere this And all the rest that do take part with him Enter the Duke of Buckingham and Clifford with the rebells with halters about their neckes Cliff Long liue King Henry Englands lawfull King Loe here my Lord these rebells are subdude And offer their liues before your highnesse feete King But tell me Clifford is their captaine here Cliff No my gracious lord he is fled away but proclamations are sent forth that he that caÌ„ but bring his head shal haue a thousand crownes But may it please your maiesty to pardon these their faults that by that traitors meanes were thus misled King Stand vp you simple men and giue God praise For you did take in hand you know not what And go in peace obedient to your King And liue as subiects and you shall not want Whilst Henrie liues and weares the English crowne All God saue the King God saue the King King Come let vs haste to London now with speed That solemne processions may be sung In laud and honor of the God of heauen And triumphs of this happy victory exeunt omnes Enter Iacke Cade at one doore and at the other master Alexander Eyden and his men and Iacke Cade lies downe picking of hearbs and eating them Eyden Good Lord how pleasant is this country life This little land my father left me here With my contented mind serues me as well As all the pleasures in the court can yeeld Nor would I change this pleasure for the court Cade Sounes here 's the Lord of the soile stand villain thou wilt betray me to the King and get a thousand crowns for my head but ere thou goest I le make thee eat yron like an estridge and swallow my sword like a great pin Eyden Why sawcy companion why should I betray thee I st not enough that thou hast broke my hedges And entred into the ground without the leaue of me the owner But thou wilt braue me too Cade Braue thee and beard thee too by the best bloud of the realme look on me well I haue eate no meat this fiue daies yet and I do not leaue thee and thy fiue men as dead as a door nail I pray God I may neuer cate grasse more Eyden Nay it neuer shal be said whilst the world doth stand that Alexander Eiden an Esquire of Kent took ods to combat with a famisht man look on me my lims are equall vnto thine and euery way as big then hand to hand I le combat thee Sitra fetch me weapons and stand you all aside Cade Now sword if thou hewst not this burly-boned churle into chines of beefe I beseech God thou maist fall into some smiths
any storme Euen to affright thee with the view thereof Clif. And from thy burgonet will I rend the beare And tread him vnderfoote with all contempt Dispight the Beare-ward that protects him so Yong Clif. And so renowned soueraigne to armes To quel these traitors and their complises Rich. Fie charity for shame speake it not in spight For you shall sup with Iesus Christ to night Yong Clif. Foule Stigmatike thou canst not tell Rich. No for if not in heauen you le surely sup in hel exeunt omnes Alarmes to the battaile and then enter the duke of Somerset and Richard fighting Richard kills him vnder the signe of the Castle in saint Albons Rich. So lie thou there aud breathe thy last What 's here the signe of the Castle Then the prophesie is come to passe For Somerset was forewarned of Castles The which he alwaies did obserue And now behold vnder a paltry ale-house signe The Castle in S. Albons Somerset hath made the Wissard famous by his death exit Alarme againe and then enter the Earle of Warwicke alone War Clifford of Comberland t is warwicke calls And if thou dost not hide thee from the Beare Now whilst the angry Trumpets sound Alarmes And dead mens cries do fil the empty avret Clifford I say come forth and fight with me Prowd Northerne Lord Clifford of Comberland Warwicke is hoarse with calling thee to armes Clifford speakes within Warwickestand still and view the way that Clifford hawes with his murthering curtelaxe through the fainting troupes to find thee out Warwicke stand still and sâ—rre not till I come Eâ—â—â—â— Yorke War How now my Lord what a foote Who kild your horses Yorke The deadly hand of Clifford noble lord Fiue horse this day slaine vnder me And yet braue Warwicke I remaine aliue But I did kil his horse he lou ' de so wel The bouiest gray that ere was bred in North. Enter Clifford and Warwicke offers to fight with him Hold War wicke and seeke thee out some other chase My selfe will hunt this Deare to death War Braue lord t is for a crowne thou fightst Clifford farewell as I entend to prosper wel to day It grieues my soule to leaue thee vnassaild exit Warwicke Yorke Now Clifford since we are singled here alone Be this the day of Doome to one of vs For now my heart hath sworne immortall hate To thee and all the house of Eancaster Clif. And here I stand and pitch my foote to thine Vowing neuer to stir til thou or I be slaine For neuer shall my heart be safe at rest Till I haue spoild the hatefull house of Yorke Alarmes and they fight and Yorke kills Clifford Yorke Now Lancaster sit sure thy sinewes shrinke Come fearefull Henry groueling on thy face Yeeld vp thy Crowne vnto the Prince of Yorke exit Yorke Alarmes then enter yong Clifford alone yong Clif. Father of Comberland Where may I seeke my aged father forth O dismall sight see where he breathlesse lies All smeard and weltred in his luke-warme bloud Ah aged pillar of all Comberlands true house Sweete father 〈◊〉 thy murthered Ghost I sweare Immortall hate vnto the house of Yorke Nor neuer shall I sleepe secure one night Till I haue furiously reuengde thy death And left not one of them to breatheon earth He takes him vp on his backe And thus as olde Ankises sonne did beare His aged father on his manly backe And sought with him against the bloudy Greekes Euen so will I but stay here 's one of them To whom my soule hath sworne immortall hate Enter Richard and then Clifford layes downe his father fights with him and Richard flies away againe Out croorktbacke villaine get thee from my sight But I will after thee and once againe When I haue borne my father to his tent I le tue my fortune better with thee exit yong Clifford with his father Alarmes againe and then enter three or foure bearing the duke of Buckingham wounded to his Tent. Alarmes still and then enter the King and Queene Queene Away my Lord and slie to London straight Make haste for vengeance comes along with them Come stand not to expostulate le ts go King Come then faire Queene to London let vs haste And summon a parlament with speede To stop the fury of these dyre euents exeunt King and Queene Alarmes and then a flourish and enter the duke of Yorke and Richard Yorke How now boyes fortunate this fight hath beene I hope to vs and ours for Englands good And our great honor that so 〈◊〉 we lost Whilst faint-heart Henry did vsurpe our rights But did you see old Salsbury since we With bloudy minds did buckle with the foe I would not for the losse of this right hand That ought but well betide that good old man Rich. My Lord I saw him in the thickest throng Charging his lance with his old weary armes And thrice I saw him beaten from his horse And thrice this hand did set him vp againe And still he fought with courage gainst his foes The boldest sprited man that ere mine eies beheld Enter Salsbury and Warwicke Edw. See noble father where they both do come The onely props vnto the house of Yorke Salsb Well hast thou fought this day thou valiant Duke And thou braue bud of Yorkes increasing house The small remainder of my weary life I hold for thee for with thy warlike arme Three times this day thou hast preserude my life Yorke What say you Lords the King is fled to London There as I heare to hold a Parlament What saies Lord Warwicke shall we after them War After them nay before them if we can Now by my Faith Lords t was a glorious day Saint Albons battell wonne by famous Yorke Shal be eternizd in all age to come Sound Drums and Trumpets and to London all And more such daies as these to vs befall exeunt FINIS
sir God help me Humphrey How camâ—st thou lame Poore man With falling off on a plum-tree Humphrey Wart thou blind and would clime plum-trees Poore man Neuer but once sir in all my life My wife did long for plums Humphrey But tell me wart thou borne blind Poore man Yea truly sir Woman Yea indeed sir he was borne blind Humphrey What art thou his mother Woman His wife sir Humphrey Hadst thou beene his mother Thou couldst haue better told Why let me see I thinke thou canst not see yet Poore man Yes truly master as cleere as day Humphrey Saist thou so what colour 's his cloake Poore man Why red maister as red as bloud Humphrey And his cloake Poore man Why that 's greene Humphrey And what colour 's his hose Poore man Yellow maister yellow as gold Humphrey And what colours my gowne Poore man Blacke sir as blacke as ieat King Then belike he knowes what colour ieat is on Suffolke And I think ieat did he neuer see Humph. But cloakes and gownes ere this day many a one But tell me sirra what 's my name Poore man Alas master I know not Humphrey What 's his name Poore man I know not Humphrey Nor his poore No truly sir Hum. Nor his name poore No indeed master Hum. What 's thine owne name poore Sander and it please you maister Hum. Then Sander sit there the lyingest knaue in Christendome If thou hadst been borne blind thou mightst aswell haue knowne all our names as thus to name the seuerall colours we do weare Sight may distinguish of colours but sodainly to nominate them all it is impossible My lords same Albons here hath done a miracle and would you not thinke his cunning to be great that could restore this cripple to his legs againe poore man Oh maister I would you could Humphrey My maisters of Saint Albons Haue you not Beadles in your Towne And things called whips Mayor Yes my lord if it please your grace Hum. Then send for one presently Mayor Sirra go fetch the Beadle hither straight exit one Hum. Now fetch me a stoole hither by and by Now sirra if you meane to saue your selfe from whipping Leape me ouer this stoole and runne away Enter Beadle poore Alas master I am not able to stand alone You go about to torture me in vaine Hum. Well sir we must haue you find your legs Sirra Beadle whip him til he leape ouer that same stoole Beadle I will my Lord come on sirra off with your doublet quickly poore Alas master what shall I do I am not able to stand After the beadle hath hit him one girke he leapes ouer the stoole and runs away and they run after him crying a miracle a miracle Hum. A miracle a miracle let him be taken againe and whipt through euery market Towne till he comes at Barwicke where he was borne Maior It shal be done my Lord. exit Mayor Suff. My lord Protector hath done wonders to day He hath made the blind to see and the halt to go Hum. Yea but you did greater wonders when you made whole Dukedomes flie in a day Witnesse France King Haue done I say and let me heare no more of that Enter the Duke of Buckingham What newes brings Duke Humphrey of Buckingham Buck Ill newes for some my lord and this it is That prowd dame Elnor our Protectors wife Hath plotted Treasons gainst the King and Peeres By witchcrafts sorceries and coniurings Who by such meanes did raise a spirit vp To tell her what hap should betide the state But ere they had finisht their diuellish drift By Yorke and my selfe they were all surprizde And here 's the answer the diuell did make to them King First of the King what shall become of him Reads The Duke yet liues that Henry shall depose Yet him out liue and die a violent death Gods wil be done in all What fate awaits the Duke of Suffolke By water shall he die and take his end Suff. By water must the duke of Suffolke diet It must be so or els the diuell doth lie King Let Somerset shun castles For safer shall he be vpon the sandy plaines Then where castles mounted stand Car. Here 's good stuffe how now my lord protector This newes I thinke hath turnde your weapons point I am in doubt you le scarcely keepe your promise Humph. Forbeare ambitious prelate to vrge my griefe And pardon me my gracious soueraigne For here I sweare vnto your maiesty That I am guiltlesle of these hainous crimes Which my ambitious wife hath falsly done And for she would betray her soueraigne lord There renounce her from my bed and boord And leaue her open for the law to iudge Vnlesse she cleere her selfe of this foule deed King Come my lords this night wee le lodge in S. Albons And to morrow we will ride to London And trie the vtmost of these treasons forth Come vnkle Gloster along with vs My mind doth tell me thou art innocent exeunt omnes Enter the Duke of Yorke and the Earles of Salsbury and Warwicke Yorke My lords our simple supper ended thus Let me reueale vnto your honors here The right and title of the house of Yorke To Englands Crowne by lineall descent War Then Yorke begin and if thy claime be good The Neuills are thy subiects to commaund Yorke Then thus my lords Edward the third had seuen sonnes The first was Edward the blacke Prince Prince of Wales The second was Edmund of Langley Duke of Yorke The third was Lyonell Duke of Clarence The fourth was Iohn of Gaunt The Duke of Lancaster The fifth was Roger Mortemer Earle of March The sixt was sir Thomas of Woodstocke William of Winsore was the seuenth and last Now Edward the black prince he died before his father left behinde him Richard that afterwards was King crowned by the name of Richard the second and he died without an heire Edmund of Langly duke of Yorke died and left behind him two daughters Anne and Elinor Lyonel duke of Clarence died and left behind Alice Anne and Elinor that was after married to my father and by her I claime the Crowne as the true heyre to Lyonell Duke of Clarence the third sonne to Edward the third Now sir In the time of Richards raigne Henry of Bullenbrooke sonne and heire to Iohn of Gaunt the Duke of Lancaster fourth son to Edward the third he claimde the crown deposde the mirthful King and as you both know in Pomphret Castle harmles Richard was shamefully murthered and so by Richards death came the house of Lancaster vnto the Crowne Sals Sauing your tale my lord as I haue heard in the raigne of Bullenbrook the Duke of York did claime the Crown and but for Owen Glendor had bin King Yorke True but so it fortuned then by meanes of that monstrous rebell Glendor the noble Duke of Yorke was done to death and so euer since the heires of Iohn of Gaunt haue possessed the Crowne But if the issue of
I am made the Prologue to their play And thousands more must follow after me That dreads not yet their liues destruction Suffolkes hatefull tongue blabs his hearts malice Gewfords firie eies shewes his enuious mind Buckinghams prowd lookes bewraies his cruel thoughts And dogged Yorke that leuells at the Moone Whose ouerweening arme I haue held backe All you haue ioynd to betray me thus And you my gracious lady and Soueraigne mistris Causelesse haue laid complaints vpon my head I shall not want false witnesses inow That so amongst you you may haue my life The prouerb no doubt will be well performde A staffe is quickly found to beate a dog Suffolke Doth he not twit our Soueraigne lady here As if that shee with ignominious wrong Had subornd or hyred some to sweare against his life Queene Yea but I can giue the loser leaue to speake Humph. Far truer spoke then ment I loose indeed Beshrew the winners hearts they play me false Buck. Hee le wrest the sence and keep vs here al day My Lord of Winchester see him sent away Card. Who 's within there take in Duke Humphrey And see him garded sure within my house Humph. O! thus king Henry casts away his crouch Before his legs can beare his body vp And puts his watchfull shepheard from his side Whilst wolues stand snarring who shal bite him first Farewel my soueraigne long maist thou enioy Thy fathers happie daies free from annoy Exit Humphrey with the Cardinals men King My lords what to your wisedomes shall seeme best Do and vndo as if our selfe were here Queene What wil your highnesse leaue the Parlament King Yea Margaret my heart is killed with griefe Where I may sit and sigh in endlesse mone For who 's a traitor Gloster he is none exit King Salsbury and Warwicke Queene Then sit we downe againe my lord Cardinall Suffolke Buckingham Yorke and Somerset Let vs consult of prowd duke Humphries fall In mine opinion it were good he dide For safetie of our King and common wealth Suffolke And so thinke I madame for as you know If our King Henry had shooke hands with death Duke Humphrey then would looke to be our King And it may be by pollicie he workes To bring to passe the thing which now we doubt The foxe barkes not when he would steale the lamb But if we take him ere he do the deede We should not question if that he should liue No let him die in that he is a foxe Lest that in liuing he offend vs more Car. Then let him die before the Commons know For feare that they do rise in Armes for him York Then do it sodainly my Lords Suff. Let that be my lord Cardinalls charge and mine Car. Agreed for hee 's already kept within my house Enter a Messenger Queene How now sirra what newes Messen Madame I bring you newes from Ireland The wilde Onele my lord is vp in Armes With troupes of Irish Kernes that vncontrold Do plant themselues within the English pale And burne and spoile the Country as they go Queen What redresse shall we haue for this my Lords Yorke T were very good that my Lord of Somerset That fortunate champion were sent ouer To keepe in awe the stubborne Irishmen He did so much good when he was in France Somer Had Yorke beene there with all his far fetcht Pollicies he might haue lost as much as I. Yorke Yea for Yorke would haue lost his life before That should haue reuolted from Englands rule Somer Yea so thou might'st and yet haue gouernd worse then I. Yorke What worse then nought then a shame take all Somer Shame on thy selfe that wisheth shame Queene Somerset for beare good Yorke be patient And do thou take in hand to crosse the seas With troupes of armed men to quell the pride Of those ambitious Irish that rebell Yorke Well Madame sith your grace is so content Let me haue some bands of chosen souldiers And Yorke shall trie his fortune gainst those Kernes Queene Yorke thou shalt my lord of Buckingham Let it be your charge to muster vp such souldiers As shall suffice him in these needfull warres Buck. Madame I wil and leuie such a band As soone shal ouercome those Irish rebells But Yorke where shal those souldiers stay for thee Yorke At Bristow I will expect them ten daies hence Buck. Then thither shall they come and so farewell exit Buckingham Yorke Adiew my Lord of Buckingham Queene Suffolke remember what you haue to do And you Lord Cardinal concerning Duke Humphrey T were good that you did see to it in time Come let vs go that it may be performde exeunt omnes manet Yorke Yorke Now Yorke bethinke thy selfe and rouse thee vp Take time whilst it is offered thee so faire Lest when thou wouldst thou canst not it attaine T was men I lackt and now they giue them me And now whilst I am busie in Ireland I haue seduede a head strong Kentish man Iohn Cade of Ashford Vnder the title of sir Iohn Mortimer To raise commotion and by that meanes I shall perceiue how the common people Do affect the claime and house of Yorke Then if he haue successe in his affaires From Ireland then comes Yorke againe To reape the haruest which that coystril sowed Now if he should be taken and condemnd Hee le nere confesse that I did set him on And therefore ere I go I le send him word To put in practise and to gather head That so soone as I am gone he may begin To rise in Armes with troupes of country swaines To help him to performe this enterprize And then Duke Humprhey he well made away None then can stop the light to Englands crowne But York can tame and headlong pul them down exit York Then the curtaines being drawne Duke Humphrey is discouered in his bed and two men lying on his brest and smothering him in his bed and then enter the Duke of Suffolke to them Suff. How now sirs what haue you dispatcht him One Yea my Lord he is dead I warrant you Suff. Then see the clothes laid smooth about him stil That when the King comes he may perceiue No other but that he dide of his owne accord 2 All things is hansome now my Lord. Suff. Then draw the curtaines againe and get you gone And you shal haue your firm reward anon exeunt murderers Then enter the King and Queene the Duke of Buckingham and the Duke of Somerset and the Cardinall King My lord of Suffolke go call our vnckle Gloster Tell him this day we will that he do cleare himselfe Suff. I will my Lord. exit Suffolke King And good my lords proceed no further against our vnkle Gloster Then by iust proofe you can affirme For as the sucking child or harmlesse lamb So is he innocent of treason to our state Enter Suffolke How now Suffolke where 's our vnckle Suff. Dead in his bed my Lord Gloster is dead The King falls in a swoone Queene
duke of Somersets for deliuering vp the dukedomes of Anioy and Mayne and selling the towns in France by which meanes England hath bin maimd euer since and gone as it were with a crouch but that the puissance held it vp And besides they can speake French and therefore they are traitors Staff As how I prethee Cade Why the French men are our enemies be they not And then can he that speakes with the tongue of an enemy be a good subiect Answere me to that Staff Well sirra wilt thou yeeld thy selfe vnto the Kings mercy and he will pardon thee and these their outrages and rebellious deedes Cade Nay bid the King come to me and he will and then I le pardon him or otherwaies I le haue his crowne tel him ere it be long Staff Go Herald proclaime in all the Kings townes That those that wil forsake the Rebel Cade Shall haue free pardon from his maiestie exit Stafford and his men Cade Come sirs saint George for vs and Kent exeunt omnes Alarums to battaile and sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother is slaine Then Iacke Cade againe and the rest Cade Sir Dicke Butcher thou hast fought to day most valiantly and knockt them downe as if thou hadst bin in thy slaughter house and thus I will reward thee the Lent shall be as long again as it was thou shalt haue licence to kil for foure score and one a weeke drum strike vp for now wee le march to London for to morrow I meane to sit in the Kings seate at Westminster exeunt omnes Enter the King reading of a Letter and the Queéne with the Duke of Suffolkes head and the Lord Say with others King Sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother is slaine And the rebels march amaine to London Go backe to them and tell them thus from me I le come and parly with their generall Reade Yet stay I le reade the letter once againe Lord Say Iacke Cade hath solemnly vowd to haue thy head Say Yea but I hope your highnesse shall haue his King How now Madam still lamenting and mourning for Suffolks death I feare my loue if I had bin dead thou wouldst not haue mournd so much for me Queene No my loue I should not mourn but die for thee Enter a messenger Messen Oh flie my Lord the rebels are entered Southwarke and haue almost wonne the bridge Calling your grace an vsurper And that monstrous rebel Cade hath sworne To crowne himselfe King in Westminster Therefore flie my Lord and poste to Killing worth King Go old Buckingham and Clifford gather An Army vp and meete with the rebells Come Madam let vs haste to Killingworth Come on Lord Say go thou along with vs For feare the rebell Cade do find thee out Say My innocence my Lord shall pleade for me And therefore with your-highnes leaue I le stay behind King Euen as thou wilt my Lord Say Come Madame let vs goe exeunt omnes Enter the Lord Scayles vpon the Tower walls walking Enter three or foure cittizens below L. Scayles How now is lacke Cade slaine 1 Cutizen No my Lord nor likely to be slaine For they haue wonne the â—ridge Killing all thosâ— that withstand them The Lord Maior craueth â—â—d of your honor from the Towes To defend the cittie from the rebells L. Scayles Such aide as I can spare you shall command But I am troubled here with them my selfe The Rebels haue attempted to win the Tower But get you to Smithfield and gather head And thither I will send you Mathew Goffe Fight for your King your country and your liues And so farewell for I must hence againe exeunt omnes Enter Iacke Cade and the rest and strikes his sword vpon London stone Cade Now is Mortimer Lord of this cittie And now sitting vpon London stone we commaund That the first yeare of our raigne The pissing conduit run nothing but red wine And now henceforth it shall be treason For my that calls me otherwise then Lord Mortimer Enter a souldier sould Iacke Cade Iacke Cade Cade Zounes knocke him downe they kill him Dicke My Lord there 's an Army gathered togither Into Smithfield Cade Come then le ts go fight with them But first go on and set London bridge on fire And if you can burne downe the Tower too Come le ts away exeunt omnes Alarmes and then Mathew Goffe is slain and al the rest with hiâ— then enter Iacke Cade again and his company Cade So sirs now go some and pull downe the Sanoy Others to the Innes of the court downe with them all Dicke I haue a sute vnto your Lordship Cade Be it a lordship Dicke and thou shalt haue it For that word Dick That we may go burne all the Records And that all writing may be put downe And nothing vsde but the score and the tally Cade Dick it shall be so and henceforward al thing shal be in common and in Cheapside shall my palphrey go to grasse Why i st not a miserable thing that of the skin of an innocent lamb should parchment be made and then with a litle blotting ouer with inke a man should vndo himselfe Some saies t is the bees that sting but I say t is their wax for I am sure I neuer seald to any thing but once and I was neuer mine owne man since Nicke But when shall we take vp those commodities Which you told vs of Cade Mary he that wil lustily stand to it Shall go with me and take vp these commodities following Item a gowne a kirtle a peticote and a smocke Enter George George My Lord a prize a prize here 's the Lord Say Which sold the townes in France Cade Come hither thou Say thou George thou buckrum lord What answer canst thou make vnto my mightines For deliuering vp the townes in France to Monsier busse mine cue the Dolphin of France And more theÌ„ so thou hast most traiterously erected a grammer school to infect the youth of the realm against the kings Crowne and dignitie thou hasl built vp a paper-mil nay it wil be said to thy face that thou keepst men in thy house that daily reades of bookes with red letters and talkes of a Nowne and a Verb and such abominable words as no christian care is able to indure it and besides al that thou hast appointed certain iustices of peace in euery shire to hang honest men that steal for their liuing and because they could not reade thou hast hung them vp onely for which cause they were most worthy to liue thou ridest on a foothcloth dost thou not Say Yes what of that Cade Mary I say thou oughtest not to let thy horse weare a cloake when an honester man then thy selfe goes in his hose and dublet Say You men of Kent All Kent what of Kent Say Nothing but terra bona Cade Bonum terum sounds what 's that Dick He speakes French Will. No t is Dutch Nick No t is Outtalian I know it
hand and be turnd into hobnailes Eyden Come on thy way They fight and Cade fals downe Cade Oh villain thou hast slaine the floure of Kent for chiualry but it is famine not thee that has done it for come ten thousand diuels giue me but the ten meals that I wanted this fiue daies and I le fight with you all and so a pox rot thee for Iacke Cade must die he dies Eyd Iack Cade was it that monstrous rebell which I haue slain oh sword I honor thee for this and in my chamber shalt thou hang as a monumēt to after age for this great seruice thou hast done to me I le drag him hence and with my sword cut off his head and beare it with me exit Enier the Duke of Yorke with drum and souldiers Yorke In Armes from Ireland comes Yorke amaine Ring bells alowd bonfires perfume the ayre To entertaine faire Englands royall King Ah sancta Maiesta who would not buy thee deare Enter the duke of Buckingham But soft who comes here Buckingham what news with him Buck Yorke if thou meane wel I greet thee so York Humphrey of Buckingham welcome I sweare What comest thou in loue or as a messenger Bu. I come as a messenger from our dread lord soueraign Henry to know the reason of these Armes in peace Or that thou being a subiect as I am Shouldst thus approach so neare with colours spread Whereas the person of the King doth keepe York A subiect as he is O how I hate these spightfull abiect termes But Yorke dissemble till thou meete thy sonnes Who now in Armes expect their fathers sight And farre hence I know they cannot be Humphrey Duke of Buckingham pardon me That I answerd not at first my mind was troubled I came to remoue that monstrons rebell Cade And heaue prowd Somerset from out the Court That bafely yeelded vp the townes in France Buc. Why that was presumption on thy behalfe But if it be no otherwise but so The King doth pardon thee and grants to thy request And Somerset is sent vnto the Tower Yorke Vpon thine honour is it so Buc. Yorke he is vpon mine honor Yorke Then before thy face I here dismisse my troupes Sirs meete me to morrow in saint Georges fields And there you shall receiue your pay of me exeunt souldiers Buc. Come Yorke thou shalt go speake vnto the King But see his grace is comming to meete with vs. enter King Henry King How now Buckingham is Yorke friends with vs That thus thou bringst him hand in hand with thee Buc. He is my lord and hath dischargde his troopes Which came with him but as your Grace did say To heaue the duke of Somerset from hence And to subdue the rebells that were vp King Then welcome coosin Yorke giue me thy hand And thankes for thy great seruice done to vs Against those traitrous Irish that rebeld enter maister Eyden with Iacke Cades head Eyden Long liue Henry in triumphant peace Lo here my Lord vpon my bended knees I here present the traitorous head of Cade That hand to hand in single fight I slew King First thankes to heauen and next to thee my friend That hast subdude that wicked traitor thus Oh let me see that head that in his life Did worke me and my land such cruell spight A visage sterne cole blacke his curled lockes Deepe trenched furrowes in his frowning brow Presageth warlike humors in his life Here take it hence and thou for thy reward Shalt be immediately created Knight Kneele downe my friend and tell me what 's thy name Eyden Alexander Eyden if it please your grace A poore Esquire of Kent King Then rise vp sir Alexander Eyden Knight And for thy maintenance I freely giue A thousand markes a yeere for to maintaine thee Beside the firme reward that was proclaimde For those that could performe this worthy act And thou shalt waite vpon the person of the King Eyden I humbly thanke your grace and I no longer liue Then I prooue iust and loyall vnto my King exit Enter the Queene with the Duke of Somerset King O Buckingham see where Somerset comes Bid him go hide himselfe till Yorke be gone Queene He shall not hide himselfe for feare of Yorke But beard aud braue him prowdly to his face Yorke Who 's that prowd Somerset at liberty Base feareful Henry that thus dishonor'st me By heauen thou shalt not gouerne ouer me I cannot brooke that traitors presence here Nor will I subiect be to such a King That knowes not how to gouerne nor to rule Resigne thy crowne prowd Lancaster to me That thou vsurped hast so long by force For now is Yorke resolu'de to claime his owne And rise aloft into faire Englands Throne Somer Prowd traitor I arrest thee on high treason Against thy Soueraigne Lord yeeld thee false Yorke For here I sweare thou shalt vnto the Tower For these prowd words which thou hast giuen the King Yorke Thou art deceiued my sonnes shall be my baile And send thee there in spight of him Ho where are you boyes Queene Call Clifford hither presently Enter the Duke of Yorkes sonnes Edward the Earle of March and crooke-backe Richard at the one doore with drum and souldiers and at the other doore enter Clifford and his sonne with drumme and souldiers and Clifford kneeles to Henry and speakes Cliff Long liue my noble Lord and soueraigne King Yorke We thank thee Clifford Nay do not affright vs with thy lookes If thou didst mistake we pardon thee kneele againe Cliff Why I did no way mistake this is my King What is he mad to Bedlam with him King Yea a bedlam frantike humor driues him thus To leauy Armes against his lawfull King Cliff Why do not your grace send him to the Tower Queene He is arrested but will not obey His sonnes he saith shall be his suertie Yorke How say you boyes will you not Edward Yes noble father if our words wil serue Richard And if our words will not our swords shall Yorke Call hither to the stake my two rough beares King Call Buckingham and bid him arme himselfe Yorke Call Buckingham and all the frends thou hast Both thou and they shall curse this fatall houre Enter at one doore the Earle of Salsbury and Warwicke with drum and souldiers and at the other the duke of Buckingham with drum and souldiers Cliff Are these thy beares wee l bayte them soone Dispight of thee and all the friends thou hast War You had best go dreame againe To keepe you from the tempest of the field Clif. I am resolu'd to beare a greater storme Then any thou canst coniure vp to day And that I le write vpon thy Burgonet Might I but know thee by thy houshold badge War Now by my fathers age old Neuells crest The Rampant beare chaind to the ragged staffe This day I le weare aloft my burgonet As on a mountaine top the Caedar showes That keepes his leaues in spight of
of a Pinnais Threatens more plagues then mighty Abradas The great Macedonian Pyrate Thy words addes fury and not remorse in me Cap. Yea but my deedes shall stay thy fury soon Suff. Hast not thou waited at my trencher When we haue feasted with Queene Margaret Hast not thou kist thine hand and held my stirrop And barehead plodded by my footcloth Mule And thought thee happy when I smild on thee This hand hath writ in thy defence Then shall I charme thee hold thy lauish tongue Cap Away with him VValter I say and off with his head 1 Pris Good my lord intreat him mildly for your life Suff. First let this neck stoope to the axes edge Before this knee do bow to any Saue to the God of heauen and to my King Suffolkes imperiall tongue cannot pleade To such aiady groome Walter Come come why do we let him speake I long to haue his head for ransome of mine cie Suff. A sworder and bande to slaue Murthered sweete Tully Brutus bastard hand stabdo Iulius Caesar And Suffolke dies by Pyrates on the sees exit Suffolke and Walter Cap. Off with his head and send it to the Queene And ransomelesse this prisoner shall go free To see it safe deliuered vnto her Come le ts go exeunt omnes Enter two of the Rebels with long staues George Come away Nick and put a long staffe in thy pike and prouide thy selfe for I can tell thee they haue bin vp this two daies Nicke Then they had more need to go to bed now But sirra George what 's the matter George Why sirra Iack Cade the Diar of Ashford here He meanes to turne this land and set a new nap on it Nick Yea mary he had needso for t is growne threedbare T was neuer mery world with vs since these gentlemeÌ„ came vp George I warrant thee thou shalt neuer see a lord weare a leather aperne now adaies Nicke But sirra who comes more beside Iacke Cade George Why there 's Dick the Butcher Robin the Sadler and Wil that came a wooing to our Nan last sunday Harry and Tom Gregory that should haue your Paâ—nil a great sort more is come from Rochester from Maidstone Can terbury al the townes here abouts and we must al be lords or squires assoone as Iacke Cade is King Nicke Harke harke I heare the Drum they comming Enter Iacke Cade Dicke Butcher Robin Will Tom Harry and the rest with long staues Cade Proclaime silence All. Silence Cade I Iohn Cade so named for my valiancio Dicke Or rather for stealing of a Cade of spraâ—â— Cade My father was a Mortimer Nicke He was an honest man and a good Brick-laier Cade My mother came of the Brases Wil. She was a Pedlers daughter indeed and sold many laces Robin And now being not able to occupy her furd packe She washeth buckes vp and downe the countrey Cade Therefore I am honorable borne Harry Yea for the field is honorable for he was borne Vnder a hedge for his father had no house but the Cage Cade I am able to endure much George That 's true I know he can endure any thing For I haue seene him whipt two market daies togither Cade I feare neither sword nor fire Wil. He need not feare the sword for his coate is of proofe Dick But me thinkes he should feare the fire being so often burnt in the hand for stealing of sheepe Cade Therfore be braue for your captain is braue and vows reformation you shal haue seuen half-peny loaues for a peny and the three hoopt pot shal haue ten hoops and it shal be felony to drink smal beere and if I be the King as King I wil be All. God saue your maiestie Cade I thank you good people you shal al eate drink of my score and go al in my liuery and wee l haue no writing but the score and the tally and there shall be no lawes but such as comes from my mouth Dicke We shall haue sore laws then for he was thrust into the mouth the other day George Yea and stinking law too for his breath stinkes so that one cannot abide it Enter Will with the clarke of Chattam Will Oh Captaine a pryze Cade VVhos 's that VVill Wil. The Clarke of Chattam he can write and reade cast account I tooke him setting of boies copies and he has a book in his pocket with red letters Cade Sounes hee s a coniurer bring him hither Now sir what 's your name Clarke Emanuell sir and it shal please you Dicke It will go hard with you I can tel you For they vse to write that o' th top of letters Cade And what do you vse to write your name Or do you as ancient forefathers haue done Vse the score and the tally Clarke Nay true sir I praise God I haue bin so wel brought vp that I can write mine owne name Cade Oh he has confest go hang him with his penny inckhorne about his necke exit one with the clarke Enter Tom. Tom. Captain news newes sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother are comming with the Kings power meÌ„ to kil vs al. Cade Let them come hee s but a Knight is he Tom No no hee s but a Knight Cade VVhy then to equal him I le make my selfe Knight Kneele downe Iohn Mortimer Rise vp sir Iohn Mortimer Is there any more of them that be Knights Tom. Yea his brother He knights Dicke Butcher Cade Then kneele downe Dicke Butcher Rise vp sir Dicke Butcher Now sound vp the drumme Enter sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother with drumme and souldiers Cade As for these silken coated slaues I passe not a pinne T is to you good people that I speake Staf. VVhy country-men what meane you thus in troups To follow this rebellious traitor Cade VVhy his father was but a Brick-laier Cade VVell Adam was a Gardnar what then But I come of the Mortimers Stafford Yea the Duke of Yorke hath taught you that Cade The Duke of Yorke nay I learnt it my selfe For looke you Roger Mortimer the Earle of March Married the Duke of Clarence daughter Staff VVel that 's true but what then Cade And by her he had two children at a birth Staff That 's false Cade Yea but I say t is true Ail Why then t is true Cade And one of them was stoln away by a beggarwoman And was my father and I am his sonne Deny it and you can Nicke Nay looke you I know t was true For his father built a chimney in my fathers house And the brickes are aliue at this day to testifie Cade But dost thou heare Stafford tel the King that for his fathers sake in whose time boies plaid at spanne-counter with French crownes I am content that he shall be King as long as he liues mary alwaies prouided I le be Protector ouer him Staff O monstrous simplicitie Cade And tell him wee le haue the Lord Sayes head the