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A20866
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The life of the dutches of Suffolke As it hath beene divers and sundry times acted, with good applause.
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Drue, Thomas, fl. 1616-1653.
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1631
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there I charge you in the Princes name Bert. It seemes these men are thirsty for my blood And without law are set to take my life Then it were madnesse for a man to yeeld To abide a triall and the iudgement past Since I must dye I le choose the death my selfe And that 's to stand on a defensiue guard Except you sweare as you 'r a Christian A Magistrate and one that will doe right That I shall haue due processe of the Law And be defended from the multitude Dutch Doe not I pray indanger so your life But trust vnto the shelter you haue got Burg. A sorry fortresse to defend his life Bert. But will you take that oath Burg. By heaven I doe and I will see it kept inviolate Bert. Then worke the worst of fate if right beare sway He cannot speed amisse that does no wrong Oh innocence is bold free liberall Fearelesse of any danger that may fall I 〈◊〉 me sir a Prisoner to the law Iustice is blind gaze not vpon our persons Although our birth be neare so meane or base But fixe the eye of iudgement on our case Bur. So bind their hands lead them to the statehouse They shall haue iustice done immediately Dutch Oh stay a while I haue lost my little babes What savadge hand hath tane my children hence Whil'st we were busied in this lucklesse brawle Bert. My Children borne away oh then I feare It is some treason to abridge our liues And that the Captaine that did wrong vs thus Did it to that intent Dutch T is so till now we nere were truely miserable Our other miseries were sunneshine dayes Compar'd vnto the greatnesse of this storme Oh suffer me good sir to seeke them out For without them I am but halfe my selfe Burg. A strict enquiry shall be made foorthwith In every place that borders heere abouts Greeue not too much though such are poore mens treasure What needy thiefe to steale them would take pleasure Exeunt Omnes Finis Actus Quarti Actus Quintus Enter Burgomaster Bertie Dutches followed by Souldiers other side Palsegraue Erbaigh and Lords attendants Pals Right welcome 's Erbaigh to the Poland king Nich'as Van houe our worthy Burgomaster What meanes this concourse of so many men And what are they that you lead bound with you Burg. Strangers an please your excellence my Lord That haue committed murder in your realme Slaine Wisendrop a Captaine of your band For which offence our purpose is to lead them vnto the State-house to receiue their iudgement Erba. If I mistake not I should know that face Oh t is the vertuous Lady Katherine This M. Berty her espoused husband And has your good starrs in your Pilgrimage Brought you amongst you Friends Pals. The Lady Katherine what the Suffolks Dutches My quondam Loue haild through the streets with cords And for the murther of a man that liues Oh t is vncivill vsage my good Lady Y ar villaines all vnto our Soveraigntie How dare you thus abuse her royall birth Burg. Pardon my Lord we did not know her state Pals. Her heavenly face then which there 's none more faire In England or the World Might without other witnesse of her state Suffice to tell you she was nobly borne This is that Dutches mirror of this age Shee whom the lordly Bishops of the Realme Bonner and Gardner persecute so much Pardon me Madam that I haue so long Suffered your excellence to stay in bonds Dutc. This your acknowledgment most mighty king Amazeth me considering my distresse For t is a common custome in the world To take no notice of the miserable Pals. I stand amaz'd at this strange accident The circumstance whereof wee le heare elsewhere Meane time thrice welcome to the Polands king And much it greeues me that so great a Princes Should be so basely handled in my land Enter Sands and Cranwell Sand. Oh helpe deere Lord and shield vs from our foe We are pursued by Brunswicke and his Captaines Who seeke our liues we flie to your protection Pals. Whence are you friends Dutch The truest friends we haue Of England mighty Prince I know them both The first is Doctor Sands a worthy man The other Cranwell and my Secretary Enter Brunswicke English Captaines and Souldiers Bruns My Lord of Erbaigh and the king of Poland Shield not those traytors both to heaven and men From the due punishment of their offence Behold an Englishman a Commander of a good esteeme Has his commission signed to apprehend This Sands and Cranwell fled to you for helpe Then as you tender the priviledge of Princes Ore their subiects Suffer this writ to haue his current heere As I haue done through all my territories Bert. It ill beseemes the noble duke of Brunswicke To be a persecutor of good men Dutch Or you good Captaine agent in this cause 1. Cap. That 's recreant Berty and the Suffolks Dutches They likewise are included in this scroule Bruns My Lord of Poland we demand them all Then yeeld them royall sir vnto our hands Pals. First will I sacrifice ten thousand liues Ere suffer these religious soules to dye My Lord of Brunswicke you are over bould To make so rash an entrance in my land Without our speciall licence granted first Bruns The league betwixt vs warrants my approach Pals. The League for this time is your priveledge But as you dread the Palsgraues puisance And feare to violate our wrighten loue Immediately vntred your forward steps Forsake the soyle where you haue set your foote Or looke to be withstood with fire and sword These Lambes are fled into our foulds for ayd And wee le defend them say what may be sayd Bruns This disobedience drawes vpon your land Deserved malediction from the Church Pals. That wee le dispence withall and to let you know How we doe slight those stinglesse menaces Heere I create this noble Gentleman Earle of Crozam an Earledome vnder vs Religious Docter Sands our Chapleine And M. Cranwell our chiefe Secretary So tell Lord Bonner Gardner and the rest Enter Atkinson Atkin. Health and long life vnto the King of Poland Captaine from Englands queene I thus salute you Heere is a countermand for your Commission By which you are inioyned to stay the search After the Suffolke Dutches and her friends 1 Cap. To stay the search is our dread Soveraigne Altered in her Religion or is she dead Atkin. Shee 's dead good sir Queene Mary is deceas't And the most vertuous Lady Elizabeth Invested in the regall dignity My Soveraigne hearing that the Lady Katherine The Suffolke Dutches her allie in blood Did liue obscurely in these Provinces In want in misery and great distresse Sends to repeale both her and all her friends If such a Lady harbor in your land I doe intreate her highnesse Proclamation May haue his currant course through every towne Pals. In you deere sir the Proclamation ends Heere is the Dutches here are all her friends Dutch I kindly thanke