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A07897 The death of Robert, Earle of Huntington Otherwise called Robin Hood of merrie Sherwodde: with the lamentable tragedie of chaste Matilda, his faire maid Marian, poysoned at Dunmowe by King Iohn. Acted by the Right Honourable, the Earle of Notingham, Lord high Admirall of England, his seruants. Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; Henry, Chettle, d. 1607?. aut 1601 (1601) STC 18269; ESTC S110066 47,218 90

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state should neglect Ah god in heauen forgiue this bloudie deede Young Bruse young Bruse I weepe Thy mothers and thy brothers wrong Yet to afflict thee more more griefe I bring Br. O Honourable Awbery de Vere Let sorrow in a sable sute appeare Doe not misshape her garments like delight If it be griefe why cloth'st thou her in white Ox. I cannot tell thee yet I must sit downe Attend young Bruse and listen to the Queene Shee le not be tongue tyed we shall haue a stirre Anone I feare would make a man halfe sicke Qu. Are you here leatcher O intemperate king Wilt thou not see mee come come shewe your face Your Graces gracelesse kings vnkingly face What mute hands folded eyes fixt on the earth Whose turne is next now to be murdered The famisht Bruses are on yonder side On this another I will name anone One for whose head this garland I doe beare And this faire milke-white spotlesse pendant too Looke vp king Iohn see yonder sits thy shame Yonder it lyes what must I tell her name It is Matilda poysoned by thee Ki. Matilda O that foule swift footed slaue That kils ere one haue time to hid him saue Faire gentle girle vngently made away Br. My banisht vncles daughter art thou there Then I defie all hope and sweare Lest. Stay Bruse and listen wel what oath to swear Lewys the Dolphin pittying one estate Is by the Christian king his father sent With aid to helpe vs and is landed too Lords that will fly the denne of cruelty And fight to free your selues from tyranny Bruse keepe that Castle to the only vse Of our elected king Lewys of Fraunce Oxf. Gods passion doe not so king Iohn is here Lords whisper not with Lester Lester fie Stir not againe regardlesse mutinie Speake to them Hugh I know thou loou'st the king Madame goe to them nay doe for gods sake doe Downe with your stomacke for if he goe downe You must downe too and be no longer Queene Aduise you goe intreat them speedily My soueraigne wherefore sit you sighing there The Lords are all about to followe Lewys Up and intreat them els they will away K Good Oxford let them goe Why should they stay Ox. What are you desperate that must not be Heare me my Lords All stand in Counsell Ki. This pendant let mee see Amoris Castitatis Honoris honos She was indeede of London the honour once When she was lou'd of vertuous Huntington Of chastitie the honour all her life To impure thoughts she neuer could be wonne And she of Honour was the honour too By birth in life she honour honoured Bring in two tapers lighted quick dispatch Lest. Remēber Bruse thy charge Come Lords away All but Oxford and Hugh Away wee will away Bring in two white Tapers Ox. Harke Lester but one word a little stay Helpe mee good Hubert helpe me gentle Queene Againe conferre K. How dim these Tapers burne they giue no light Here were two beautious Lamps that could haue taught The Sunne to shine by day the Moone by night But they are dim too cleane extinguished Away with these sith those faire lights be dead Ox. And as I say harke Bruse vnto our talke Thinke you it is for loue of England Lewis comes Nay Fraunce is not so kinde I would it were Aduise your selues harke dost thou heare me Bruse Br. Oxford I doe Ox. Can noble English hearts beare the French yoke No Lester Richmond thinke on Lewys sire That left you and your king in Palestine Qu. And think beside you know not Lewys nature Who may be as bad as Iohn or rather worse than he Hu. And looke my Lords vpon his silent woe His soule is at the doore of death I knowe See how he seekes to suck if he could drawe Poyson from dead Matildaes ashie lips I le be sworne his very heart strings nips A vengeance on that slaue that cursed Brand I le kill him if I liue with this right hand Ox. Thou canst not Hubert he hath kild himselfe But to our matter Lester pray thee speake Young Bruse for gods sake let vs knowe thy minde Bru. I would be loath to be a strangers slaue For Englands loue I would no French king haue Lest. Well Oxford if I be deceiu'd in Iohn againe It s long of you Lord Hubert and the Queene Yield vp the Castle Bruse wee le once more try King Iohns proceedings Oxford tell him so Oxford goes to the king does his duety and talkes with him Br. I will come downe but first farewell dear mother Kisse her Farewell poore little George my pretty brother Now will I shut my shambles in againe Farewell farewell In euerlasting blisse your sweete soules dwell Ox. But you must mend yfaith in faith you must Lest. My Lord once more your subiects do submit Beseeching you to thinke how things haue past And let some comfort shine on vs your friends Through the bright splendour of your vertuous life K. I thanke you all and Lester I protest I will be better than I yet haue beene Br. Of Windsor Castle here the keyes I yield K. Thanks Bruse forgiue mee and I pray thee see Thy mother and thy brother buried Bruse offers to kisse Matilda In Windsor Castle Church Doe kisse her cheeke Weepe thou on that on this side I will weepe Q. Chaste virgine thus I crowne thee with these flowers K. Let vs goe on to Dunmow with this maid Among the hallowed Nunnes let her be laide Unto her tombe a monthly pilgrimage Doth king Iohn vowe in penance for this wrong Goe forward maids on with Matildaes herse And on her Toombe see you ingraue this verse Within this Marble monument doth lye Matilda martyrde for her chastitie Exeunt Epilogus Thus is Matildaes story showne in act And rough heawen out by an vncunning hand Being of the most materiall points compackt That with the certainst state of truth doe stand FINIS