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
Suffolke A complaint agâ—â—â—â—â— the Cardinalls man What hath he done 2 Peti Mary my lord he hath stolne away my wife And th' are gone togither and I know not where to find them Suffolk Hath he stolne thy wife that 's some iniury indeed But what say you Peter Thump Mary sir I come to tell you that my master said that 〈◊〉 Duke of Yorke was true heire vnto the Crowne and that the King was an vsurer Queene An vsurper thou wouldst say Peter Yea forsooth an vsurper Queene Didst thou say the King was an vsurper Peter No forsooth I said my master said so th' other day when we were scowring the Duke of Yorkes armour in our garret Suff. Yea mary this is something like Who 's within there Enter one or two Sirra take this fellow and keepe him close And send out a Purseuant for his master straight Wee le heare more of this before the King Exit with the Armourers 〈◊〉 Now sit what 's yours let me see it VVhat 's here A complaint against the Duke of Suffolke for inclosing the commons of long Melford How now sir knaue 1 Peti I beseech your grace to pardon mee I am but a messenger for the whole towne-ship He teares the papers Suffolke So now show your pention to Duke Humphrey Villames get ye gone and come not neare the Court Dare these pesants write against me thus exeunt Petitioners Queene My Lord of Suffolke you may see by this The Commons loues vnto that haughtie Duke That seekes to him more then to King Henry VVhose eies are alwaies poring on his booke And ne're regards the honour of his name But still must be protected like a child And gouerned by that ambitious Duke That scarce will moue his cap nor speake to vs And his prowd wife high minded Elanor That ruffles it with such a troope of ladies As strangers in the Court takes her for the Queene The other day she vaunted to her maides That the very traine of her worst gowne Was worth more wealth then all my fathers lands Can any griefe of mind be like to this I tell thee Poole when thou didst runne at Tilt And stolst away our ladies hearts in France I thought King Henry had beene like to thee Or else thou hadst not brought me out of France Suffolk Madame content your selfe a little while As I was cause of your comming to England So wil I in England work your ful content And as for prowd Duke Humphrey and his wife I haue set lime-twigs that will intangle them As that your grace ere long shall vnderstand But stay madame here comes the King Enter King Henry and the Duke of York and the Duke of Somerset on both sides of the King whispering with him and enter Duke Humphrey Dame Elnor the Duke of Buckingham the Earle of Salsbury the Earle of Warwicke and the Cardinall of Winchester King My lords I care not who be Regent in Fraunce or Yorke or omerset all 's one to me Yorke My lord if Yorke haue ill demeande himselfe Let Somerset enioy his place and go to France Som. Then whom your grace thinke worthy let him goe And there be made the Regent ouer the French Warwicke Whom soeuer you account worthy Yorke is the worthiest Cardinall Peace Warwicke giue thy betters leaue to speak War The Cardinal 's not my better in the field Buck. All in this place are thy betters farre War And Warwicke may liue to be the best of all Queen My lord in mine opinion it were best that Somerset were regent ouer France Humph. Madame our King is old enough himselfe To giue his answer without your consent Queen If he be bold enough what needes your grace To be protector ouer him so long Humph. Madame I am but Protector ouer the land And when it please his grace I will resigne my charge Suffolk Resigne it then for since that thou wast King As who is King but thee the common state Doth as we see all wholy go to wracke And millions of treasure hath beene spent And as for the Regent ship of France I say Somerset is more worthy than Yorke Yorke I le tell thee Suffolke why I am not worthy Because I cannot slatter as thou canst War And yet the worthy deedes that Yorke hath done Should make him worthy to be honored bare Suff. Peace headstrong Warwicke War Image of pride wherefore should I peace Suff. Because here is a man accusde of Treason Pray God the Duke of Yorke do cleare himselfe Ho bring hither the Armourer and his man Enter the Armourer and his man If it please your grace this fellow here hath accused his master of high Treason and his words were these That the duke of Yorke was law ful heire vnto the crowne and that your grace was an vsurper Yorke I beseech your grace let him haue what punishment the law will afford for his villany King Come hither fellow didst thou speake these words Armor An t shal please your maiesty I neuer said any such matter God is my witnesse I am falsly accused by this villaine here Peter T is no matter for that you did say so Yorke I beseech your grace let him haue the law Armor Alas my Lord hang me if euer I speake these words my accuser is my prentise and when I did correct him for his fault the other day he did vow vpon his knees that he would be euen with me I haue good witnesse of this and therefore I beseech your maiesty do not cast away an honest man for a villaines accusation King Vnckle Gloster what do you thinke of this Humph. The law my Lord is this by case it rests suspitious That a day of combate be appointed And there to trie each others right or wrong Which shall be on the thirtith of this month With Eben staues and Standbags combating In Smithfield before your Royall Maiesty exit Humphrey Armor And I accept the combate willingly Peter Alas my Lord I am not able to fight Suff. You must either fight sirra or else be hangde Go take him hence againe to prison exit with 〈◊〉 The Queene le ts fall her gloue and hits the Dutches of Gloster a boxe on the care Queene Giue me my gloue why minion can you not see She strikes her I crie you mercy Madame I did mistake I did not thinke it had beene you Elnor Did you not prowd French-woman Could I come neare your daintie visage with my nailes I 'de set my ten commandements in your face King Be pacient gentle Aunt It was against her will Elnor Against her will good King shee le dandle thee If thou wilt alwaies thus be rulde by her But let it rest as sure as I do liue She shall not strike dame Elnor vnreuengde exit Elnor King Beleeue me my loue thou wert much too blame I would not for a thousand pounds of gold My noble vnckle had beene here in place Enter Duke Humphrey But see where he comes I am
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
Ay me the King is dead help help my lords Suff. Comfort my Lord gracious Henry comfort King What doth my Lord of Suffolke bid me comfort Came he euen now to sing a Rauens note And thinkes he that the cherping of a Wren By crying comfort through a hollow voice Can satissie my griefes or ease my heart Thou balefull messenger out of my sight For euen in thy eie-balls murther sits Yet do not go come Basaliske And kill the seely gazer with thy lookes Queene Why do you rate my lord of Suffolke thus As if that he had causde Duke Humphreys death The Duke and I too you know were enemies And you had best say that I did murther him King Ah woe is me for wretched Glosters death Queene Be wee for me more wretched then he was What dost thou turne away and hide thy face I am no loathsome leaper looke on me Was I for this nie wrackt vpon the sea And thrice by aukward winds driuen backe from Englands bounds What might it bode but that well foretelling Winds said secke not a scorpions neast Enter the Earles of Warwicke and Salsbury War My lord the Commons like an angry hiue ofbees Run vp and downe caring not whom they sting For good Humphreys death whom they report To be murthered by Suffolke and the Cardinal here King That he is dead good Warwicke is too true But how he died God knowes not Henry War Enter his priuy chamber my lord and view the body Good father stay you with the rude multitude til I returne Salsb. I will sonne exit Salsbury Warwicke drawes the curtaines and shewes Duke Humphrey in his bed King Ah vnckle Gloster heauen receiue thy soule Farewell poore Henries ioy now thou art gone War Now by his soule that tooke our shape vpon him To free vs from his fathers dreadful curse I am resolu'd that violent hands were laid Vpon the life of this famous Duke Suff. A dreadfull oath sworne with a solemne tongue What instance giues Lord Warwicke for these wordes War Oft haue I seene a timely parted ghost Of ashie semblance pale and bloudlesse But loe the bloud is setled in the face More better coloured then when he liude His well proportioned beard made rough and sterne His fingers spread abroad as one that graspt for life Yet was by strength surprisde the least of these are probable It cannot chuse but he was murthered Queene Suffolke and the Cardinall had him in charge And they I trust sir are no murtherers War Yea but t was well knowne they were not his friends And t is well seene he found some enemies Card. But haue you no greater proofes then these War Who sees a heifer dead and bleeding fresh And sees hard by a butcher with an axe But wil suspect t was he that made the slaughter Who finds the partrige in the puttockes neast But will imagine how the bird came there Although the Kite soare with vnbloudy beake Euen so suspitious is this Tragedie Queene Are you the Kite Bewford where 's your talants Is Suffolke the butcher where 's his Knife Suff. I weare no Knife to slaughter sleeping men But here 's a vengefull sword rusted with case That shall be scoured in his 〈…〉 heart That slanders me with murthers crimson badge Say if thou dare prowd Lord of Warwickshire That I am guilty in Duke Humphreys death exit Cardinall War What dares not Warwick if false Suffolk dare him Queene He dares not calme his contumelious spirit Nor cease to be an arrogant controwler Though Suffolke dare him twentie hundreth times War Madame be ye still with reuerence may I say it That euery word you speake in his defence Is slaunder to your royall maiestie Suff. Blunt witted lord ignoble in thy words If euer Lady wrongd her lord so much Thy mother tooke vnto her blamefull bed Some sterne vntutred churle and noble stocke Was graft with crab-tree slip whose fruite thou art And neuer of the Neuils noble race War But that the guilt of murther bucklers thee And I should rob the deaths man of his fee Quitting thee thereby of ten thousand shames And that my soueraignes presence makes me mute I would false murtherous coward on thy knees Make thee craue pardon for thy passed speech And say it was thy mother that thou meantst That thou thy selfe wast borne in bastardy And after all this fearefull homage done Giue thee thy hyre and send thy soule to hell Pernitious bloud-sucker of sleeping men Suff. Thou shouldst be waking whilst I shead thy bloud If from this presence thou dare go with me War Away euen now or I will drag thee hence Warwicke pulls him out Exit Warwicke and Suffolke and then all the Commons within cries downe with Suffolke downe with Suffolke And then enter againe the duke of Suffolke and Warwicke with their weapons drawne King Why how now lords Suff. The traiterous Warwicke with the men of Berry Set al vpon me mightie soueraigne The commons againe cries downe with Suffolke downe with Suffolke And enter from them the Earle of Salisbury Salsb My Lord the Commons sends you word by me That vnlesse false Suffolk here be done to death Or banished faire Englands territories That they will erre from your highnesse person They say by him the good Duke Humphrey died They say by him they feare the ruine of the Realme And therefore if you loue your subiects weale They wish you to banish him from forth the land Suff. Indeed t is like the Commons rude vnpolisht hinds Would send such message to their soueraigne But you my lord were glad to be imployd To trie how quaint an Orator you were But all the honor Salsbury hath got Is that he was the Lord Embassadour Sent from a sort of tinkars to the King The Commons cries an answere from the King my Lord of Salsbury King Good Salsbury go backe againe to them Tell them we thanke them for all their louing care And had not I beene cited thus by their meanes My selfe had done it therefore here I sweare If Suffolke be found to breathe in any place Where I haue rule but three daies more he dies exit Salsbury Queene Oh Henry reuerse the doome of gentle Suffolkes banishment King Vngentle Queene to cal him gentle Suffolke Speake not for him for in England he shall not rest If I say I may relent but if I sweare it is irreuocable Come Warwicke and go thou in with me For I haue great matters to impart to thee exit King and Warwicke manet Queene and Suffolke Queene Hell fire and vengeance go along with you There 's two of you the diuell make the third Fre womanish man canst thou not curse thy enemies Suff. A plague vpon them wherefore should I curse them Could curses kill as do the Mandrakes groanes I would inuent as many bitter termes Deliuered strongly through my fixed teeth With twice so many signes of deadly hate As leane facde Enuy in her loathsome caue My tongue should
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
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