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A12548	The Hector of Germany. Or The Palsgraue, prime Elector A new play, an honourable history. As it hath beene publickly acted at the Red-Bull, and at the Curtayne, by a company of young-men of this citie. Made by W. Smith: with new additions.	Smith, Wentworth, fl. 1601-1623.	1615 (1615)	STC 22871; ESTC S117634	34,994	68

proceede In this most dangerous warre against the Palsgraue Who as I heare by firme intelligence Meanes with his Fleete to touch the English Shore And draw the valiant Edward to his part Bast. If such a day come t will be blacke to vs For of all Nations in the world I hate To deale with Englishmen they conquer so Saxon. Follow his example and le ts get a King To take our part as well as they haue done France has beene wasted by their crueltie And cannot but in spleene desire reuenge Were he sollicited to be our friend We should with the more ease be conquerers Mentz Send thither Trier Or fayle thither Bast. That 's the best But shall we onely build our hopes on strength I thinke t were good to peece the Lyons skinne Where it too short falls with the Foxes skinne A couple of Protean villaines I haue ready For any dangerous attempt in peace And they can poyson stab and lye in wayte Like Serpents to intrappe and cease their prey Mendoza and Vandome those are the men Let them be call'd in Mentz They are heare great Caesar Enter Vandome and Mendoza Van. Most mightie Emperour what 's your Highnes will Bast. That vnto England presently you sayle And there consort you with the Earle of Artoyes A Frenchman borne but one that loues vs well Let him and you send vs intelligence Of the proceedings of the English King With the haughty Palsgraue giue the Earle this Letter By which yee may winne credit in his trust And er 't be long I will deuise a plot Which you shall mannage for the generall good Be carefull as you doe respect our loue And hope for gold in showres meane time take this Mend. Your will shall be obey'd Vand. It shall be done Sax. Great Ioue can say no more That State thriues best that has such Slaues in store Bast. See our Fleet ready and yee swelling gales That blow the good houres fill our empty sayles Exeunt Enter the King the Queene and Poytieres F. King My Lord of Poytieres as you are inform'd Where meanes the Emperour and his trayne to land Poyt. Here at this 〈◊〉 of Bolleigne the newes Is certaine that his Mightinesse is neere Qu. How angry has the heauens as bin with the sea That it hath boyld so much and cast the sands Into such mountaines that they ouer-looke The bounds that held them in F. King Well may our friends Escape the danger of this heauy storme Small gusts at Land sinke a whole Fleete at sea And whilst our Cities keepe vs from their rage The Rocks beare them as Tennis-Courts doe balles I de haue an Atheist trauell through the deepe And he shall see such wonders that his soule Would make him soone beleeue there is a God But what fayre Gentle woman haue we here Which is a Ship-wrackt creature comes a shore Enter Floramell Flo. All wet and weary with a boysterous storme At last I haue set my foote vpon the Land I tremble as a Feauer shooke my ioynts But t is the Ocean that has frozen me Drop there thou moysture of a swelling Flood And let me see no Fisher-man at hand To tell me in what Coast I am arriu'd Alas I see none I shall dye with cold Q. Poytiers Speake to her giue the woman comfort Poyt. How is it with pretty Gentlewoman Flor. Sir I am very cold and wet and ill Would you could helpe me to a little fire To dry my selfe and I would pray for you Poyt. T is now no time to reason of your state Here take my Cloake A taffata Cloake Flora. Alasse Sir t is but thinne And makes 〈◊〉 the more to 〈…〉 I would be shifted into warmer Roades If I could meete with some kind Gentlewoman Qu. Make vse of me you shall not want for helpe Flo. You seeme to be of a Maiestique state What should a poore distressed Gentlewoman Trouble a person of such eminence F. King Thy state wants present pitty women take it Flo. I haue seene a King ere now And by your Diadem you should be one Pray rather let me dye then trouble you Qu. T is perfect charitie to helpe the poore Yet by these Iewels you should beare a place If not amongst the Royall with the Noble Flo. Indeede I am but a poore Gentlewoman Punisht for wearing Iewels in a storme But I haue lost a husband whom I lou'd For marying whom I haue endur'd this crosse And now his friends if they should finde me out Would finish what the storme has left vndone Queene His name Flo. T was Infortunio as mine is With the alteration of a letter onely Quee. Good Infortuna goe along with me I le finde some helpe for this thy misery Flo. May the Sea neuer vse you of this fashion I take your courtesie and will attend Exeunt Queene and Floramell F.K. Young fayre and louely is she not Poytiers Poyt. She is a comely and a sweet Gentlewoman F. King In my opinion shee 's the fayrest creature Nature ere made Poyt. In loue my gracious Liege strange F.K. What and my Queen aliue that would seeme strange Poyt. Loue does regard no person nor the time F. King Loue is a power will ouer-rule a King Poyt. Finding her honest though of meane estate You may doe well to rayse poore vertue vp And marry her to some great Nobleman F. K. I le thinke of that hereafter now the newes Enter Queene Qu. The Emperour and the Electors are arriu'd Enter Bast ard Saxon Mentz and Trier Bast. Health to the Maiestie and Seate of France F. King As welcome hither is your Mightinesse As if you were arriu'd in Germany Bast. I thanke King Iohn F. King Saxon with Mentz and Trier Saxon. We rest your louing friend for Warre Trier For Counsell F. King And Counsell is as great a friend as War Mentz It hath preuaild as much Queene Thrice welcome all Bast. The storme has kept vs ouerlong at Sea But Mighty King of France worse stormes then these Haue and will shake vs if you helpe vs not All things goe Backwards that should bode vs good And he that is Conqueror already The haughty palsgraue is to England sayld To ioyne with Edward in our ouerthrow F.K. We haue felt the valour of the English King And of his sonne the Blacke Prince now deceased Witnes Poytiers and Cressey where our blood Royall although it be sau'd to make clay Moyst with the showers and temper the dry earth When I and all my sonnes were prisoners tane And had to England to be wondred at Ransom'd although I was it grieues me much I cannot doe the like vnto my foe Sa. Let your French Souldiers ioyne themselues with ours And wee le inuade his Kingdome Bast. And constraine him the Palsgraue to the like disgrace Me. Fortune was neuer stedfast vnto any But like the Ocean that bounds in the Land Both ebbs and flowes according to the Moone Quee. But if I might aduise your Maiestie By former

losses you should be more wise Then hazzard France againe to the like snoyle Edward is fortunate in all his warres And wise men will not striue against the streames Therefore be circumspect and keepe your owne F.K. This theame our counsel shal at large discusse Till when to England wee le Ambassage send To aduise King Edward not to be our foe Left it offend vs that are friends to both If thé Doue speede not wee le the Serpent proue Sax. And winne by craft what may not be by loue Who shall haue that imployment Bast. Not your Honor because your spirit is rough and turbulent F.K. No if I might intreat these reuerend Bishops By them I would direct this Embassie Since it concernes them it behooues they stirre Who know the sweetes will cause no warre Trier Wee le vndertake it if the Emperour please Bast. When I send thither it shall be in thunder Yet as the French King orders it proceede F. K. You know your charge be milde but yet not base Though we giue ground we will not lose our place Manet Saxon. Exeunt Saxon. Euen now a bold conceit hath entered me And that 's to visit England in disguise As well to further our conspiracie Against the Palsgraue and King Edwards life As to surueigh the Countrey and obserue What Hauen 's best to entertaine a Fleete The English Nation with my soule I hate And would doe any thing to winne the State Exit Enter Edward Clynton olde Fytzwaters the Palsgraue Cullen and others King Not possible my Lords to finde those men Are they so wily to deceiue vs all Sure they are harboured by some neere about That does affect the English Diadem He 's worse then mad would ayme at Englands Crowne Though the Blacke Prince be dead so many sonnes I haue left to gouerne which marres their rule Edward himselfe has left a hopefull heyre The Princely Richard to inherit it Plots yet tricks yet well we must hope the best Pals. I rather thinke the ill was aymd at me Because I came to mooue your Maiestie For the deposing of the Emperour And it is knowne the Bastard is my foe Witnesse the Warres in Germany and Spayne Treason by him is euermore in act His brayne coynes faster then the English Mynt Tretcherous proceedings gold has many friends And he must be a man of excellent vertue Whom it corrupts not Howsoere I am sorry The Saylors did escape Clyn. Here are their cases 2. Saylors canuas Suits Vnder the which I thinke were better cloathes And for their Steedes thought could not be more quicke Or we had tooke them O. Fytz. They were swift indeed King As swiftly with their flight vanish our feares And now most Noble Palsgraue of the Rheine Thinke your selfe welcome to the English Court And reuerend Cullen Cullen I doe thanke your Grace King Your Father lou'd me well and for his sake As well as for your owne I le honour you And after feasting we will try your force In friendly manner at a Tournament Which as I thinke you haue prepard my Lords O. F. We haue my Liege the most youthful blood That the Court yeelds will shew their Chiualdry In honour of Bauaria's Royall Duke Palsg. Let him sit fast that shall contend with me Or I shall shake him be he nere so Royall I shew no fauour when I am in Armes Nor looke for any from my Opposites But Turnaments are reuels made for sport And hee runnes well that gets a good report King Wee le trie your valour perchance run with you Leade on Exeunt Enter the Earle of Artoise Artoise The discontented English like to mee Hates all delight I and the Court it selfe To lead a priuate life where they may plot Reuenge on those that are theyr opposites Not many yeares past who but I esteem'd King Edward has vpon my shoulder leand And thankt mee in mine eare many a time For making Fraunce his I betraid Valoys My soueraigne King in England to get grace And now I lookte to be a Duke at least Artoise is sleighted as a thing forgot But I haue sent my Attendant to the Court And if he speed not I shall proue as false Edward to thee as to my Natiue French Enter a Seruant Seruant The King is not at leysure To listen to your sute All his thoughts now Are taken vp to giue the Palsgraue grace Who is come to Court and meanes to Turney there Art Treason run with them or som dángerous plot Take life and being to destroy them both Must my affaires giue place vnto a Palgraue T' was I that quartered with the English Lyons The Armes of France in opening Edwards Title Which but for mee had in obliuion slept Then I was as the Palsgraue in his brest My sight his foode my saying his harts rest Who 's that that knock's look forth bring vs word Seru. A couple of Gentleme would speak with you Arto. Let them com in were they a pair of mischiefs They are welcome now For I haue thoughts like Held Blacke and confusde Enter Vandome and Mendozze Seru. These are the Gentlemen Vandome Our busines is to you most noble Artoise The Emperour does salute you in this Letter And prayes you by the Honour of an Earle You faile not to conioyne your ayde with ours About some plot against his Enemies Artoise The Letter speaks the words but names no plot Mendo T is not deuisd as yet but ere lóg great Caesar Will set it downe and send it to vs all Now as his Mightinesse desires is this That you giue shelter to vs while wee stay For his Affaires in England and your pénsion Which euery yeare you haue receiued from him Shall from henceforth be doubled with his loue Artoise Caesar is gracious and has my hart But were not you the Seruants that attended On the last Emperour that was made away And helpt to send him to a timelesse graue Vandome We were my Lord Artoise Let me embrace you in mine armes for that Mendo But that ill speed followed our hopes to day We had giuen a period to King Edwards life And to the Palsgraues Vandome Wee attempted it Habited like Saylers but our pistolls failde And after long pursute our Roabes throwne off We escapte with life Mendozze And come to liue with you Artoise Liue here as safe as in a Fort of brasse Such men I wisht for to a fit my spleene Vnto one marke all our affections tend And they both dye if that the Emperour send Exeunt The Trumpets sound within as at a Tournament A great shoute Enter old Fytzwaters and Clynton O. Fytz. Did you ere see a better Tournament Or brauer Runners then this day appear'd In the Tilt-yard Clyn. The best that ere I saw What a braue Horse the Palsgraue rid vpon And with what courage nimblenesse and strength Did he vnhorse his valiant opposites Speares flew in splinters halfe the way to heauen And none that ranne against him kept

this saddle Except the King and he demeand him well It ioyes my soule that he has yet in store Such manly vigor and the peoples hearts Were not a little glad O. Fytz. Here they come all Enter King Edward Palsgraue Cullen and others King I feare you are ouer-wearied with our sports To speake the truth I feele them troublesome Whether it be by discontinuancce or age I know not But my breath growes short Pals. What Oke is euer strong age makes Ioues tree The fayrest King and Emperour of the wood To bend it selfe and bow his lofty armes Downewards vnto the earth that softned it No Caeder growes straight till his latest day As there 's a weaknesse in their springing vp So is there in their declination The middle age the luffy does expresse And there flowes vigor like a sea of strength Able to beare downe what doth stand the streame Such is mine now but as my yeers doe flow Like Okes and Caeders they must straight bow low King Sit by our side and weare a Caesars wreath A Wreath of Laurell Palsgr. Victorious Edward keepe it as your right And let it mingle with your Royall Crowne That haue deseru'd it in a field of warre Not as t is mine giuen for a Turnament King It is our gifte and you shall weare it still Bring forth the other honour wee intend Vnto this thrice renowned Gentleman Enter an Herauld with a faire Cushion and the Garter vppon it Herald My gratious Liege here is the Garter ready King Which to the Palsgraue we cōmand you beare Garter and Herald heere presents your Honour With the Order of the Garter whence he takes His Office and his Name by our Decree This is a fauour which no Forraine Prince Euer enioyd yet but the time may come When Kings in seeking it may be instald It was my Institution and is worne By none but the most Noble and those fewe Hereafter I will tell your Excellence The Motiue why the Order was deuisd Meane time his hand shall claspe it to your Legge For t is a custome which you must not breake Palsgr: Your Highnes honours mee exceedingly King You are now my Fellow-Knight and you must sweare To fight for Ladies their Fames preserue But that wee leaue to Deputation It shall suffice now say on passe your word My Word and Oath so please your Maiestie The Motto as I red it was in French Honny soit qui Mal y pense Ill be his meede makes goodnesse an offence Or Euill bee to him that euill thinkes I haue learnt the sence the Order I will keepe Inuiolate by Hand and by my Sword And hope in time it shall as famous prooue As that of Malta or Ierusalems Clinton The Bishops Mentz Trier sent frō France By the French King desire to be admitted With them associate comes the bold Poytiers But as I thinke hee 's no Embassadour King Giue them admittance We could not wish for a more braue assemblie Then at this instant to giue Audience Enter Mentz and Trier and Saxon disguised like a Frenchman Mentz Because the matter does concerne our selues Most mighty King of England we haue taken This Embassie in hand not sent by Caesar But from your Neighbour the great King of France Who by vs first intreates after enioynes You take good heede how you the Palsgraue aide For that he sayes and will maintaine asmuch It were vniust now Caesar to depose Who by his valour if all Titles faile Merits the honour of an Emperour Trier And that he is peerlesse for his minde And haughty resolution through the world That none so well as hee deserues the stile And being inuested in the dignitie T were a dishonour great and Capitall Now to constraine him to a lower place Which if you seeke hee le shield from such disgrace King Has France forgot our former victories That his Commission is so peremptorie Or is it but the Stratageme of Caesar To blinde vs with the Name of the French King And Iohn of France be ignorant of this Before we answere your prowde Embassie Wee l send Embassadours to know the truth And if we be deceiu'd by a tricke Caesar shall know he has dishonourd vs Saxon. I am a Frenchman and a Peere of France My name Poyctiers but no Ambassadour Yet by the Honours that my sword hath wonne King Iohn of France deliuered what they spake King Being no Embassadour why came you hither To be a Spye and to surueigh my Land Saxon A Spye one of my blood without disguise Being the first Reuealer of my selfe How can this hold King Edward to be true I vse no Intelligence but with my sword Nor seeke for other corners then deepe wounds So if I come by any great mans hart In honourable difference I surueigh it Palsgraue At whose hart aime you now that you are come To iustifie an Embassage against mee Saxon. I say who weares the Germaine Diadem Deserues it better then the best that 's here Or any whom the English King or thou For priuate reasons wouldst preferre to weare it And that it is not honour prompts you to it But secret pride to haue a person gouerne Which Palsgraue thou mightst rule ambitiously Palsgr: Thou fowl-mouth'd slāderer eat thy prowd words vp Wherwith thou hast asperst me or my furie Shall make thee curse this bold-fac'te impudence Saxon. Come Come you cannot doe it Palsgraue Cannot Saxon. Nor dare I le stand the furie of thy prowdest shocke Not fearing danger in so sleight a Foe Should I put off these Masks my wounds would fright And these wide mouthes which I haue got in warre Not halfe heald vp pronounce it in thy blood Thou art too weake to enter Armes with mee Palsgraue Since mildnesse cannot temper your stern wrath But that your splene must vomit vpon mee I le teach you Syr to haue your tongue lockt vp By taking off your locke Pulls off his locke Saxon. My haire torne off They part them Palsgr. Who haue we here This is the hauty Saxon Saxon. Grant me the cōbat Edward of this Palsgraue King He is a prince himselfe knowes his power Palsgraue Now by the honour of my Fathers house Saxon I le meete thee in the Realme of France In the Kings Court or place where thou wert borne So I may haue good Hostage and faire play Saxon. Now by my gage thou shalt His gloue Palsgr: This shall suffise I haue your locke to mee a better pledge Saxon. I would I had thy head to counteruayle it A whyrl-winde be thy guide and a rough Sea Plague thee before thou comst for my haires losse Hel som Diuell was author of this crosse Exit Saxō King You haue payd him soundly and deseruedly But now to answere you in briefe t is thus The Palsgraue and our selfe will see the King With expedition where if hee make good The prowd Iniunction you haue chargde vs with We will lay wast his Countrey and once more Put France