Let vengeance mischiefes tortures light on thee and thine And after death thou maist more torture feele then when Excon turnes the restlesse wheele And banne thy soule where ere thou seeme to rest But come my my friends let me away Herald My Lord we are sorie But come laie hands on Banister Exeunt Enter King Richard sir William Catesbie and others King The goale is got and golden Crowne is wonne And well deseruest thou to weare the same That ventured hast thy bodie and thy soule But what bootes Richard now the Diademe Or kingdome got by murther of his friends My fearefull shadow that still followes me Hath sommond me before the seuere iudge My conscience witnesse of the blood I spilt Accuseth me as guiltie of the fact The fact a damned iudgement craues Whereas impartiall iustice hath condemned Meethinkes the Crowne which I before did weare Inchast with Pearle and costly Diamonds Is turned now into a fatall wreathe Of fiery flames and euer burning starres And raging fiends hath past ther vgly shapes In Stygian lakes adrest to tend on me If it be thus what wilt thou do in this extremitie Nay what canst thou do to purge thee of thy guilt Euen repent craue mercie for thy damned fact Appeale for mercy to thy righteous God Ha repent not I craue mercy they that list My God is none of mine Then Richard be thus resolu'd To pace thy soule in vallence with their blood Soule for soule and bodie for bodie yea mary Richard That 's good Catesbie Cat. You cald my Lord I thinke King It may be so But what thinkst thou Catesbie Cat. Of what my Lord King Why of all these troubles Cat. Why my Lord I hope to see them happily ouercom'd King How villain doest thou hope to see me happily ouercom'd Cat. Who you my Lord King Ay villaine thou points at me thou hopest to see me ouercom'd Cat. No my good Lord your enemies or else not King Ha ha good Catesbie but what hearest thou of the Duke of Buckingham Cat. Why he is dead my Lord he was executed at Salisbury yesterday King Why t is impossible his friends hopes that he shall outline me to be my head Cat. Out-liue you Lord that 's straunge King No Catesbie if a do it must be in fames And since they hope he shall out liue me to be my head He hops without his head rests among his fellow rebels Cat. Mary no force my Lord King But Catesbie what hearest thou of Henry Earle of Richmond Cat. Not a word my Lord King No hearest thou not he liues in Brittaine In fauour with the Duke Nay more Lady Margaret his mother conspires against vs And perswades him that hee is lineally descended from Henry The fourth and that he hath right to the Crowne Therefore tell me what thinkst thou of the Earle Cat. My Lord I thinke of the Earle as he doth deserue A most famous gentleman King Villaine doest thou praise my foe and commend him to my face Cat. Nay my Lord I wish he were as good a friend as he is a foe else the due deserts of a traytor King What 's that Cat. Why my Lord to loose his head King Yea mary I would t were off quickly then But more to the strengthening of his title She goes about to marry him to the Queenes eldest daughter Ladie Elizabeth Cat. Indeed my Lord that I heard was concluded By all the nobilitie of Brittaine King Why then there it goes The great diuell of hell go with all A marriage begun in mischiefe shall end in blood I thinke that accursed sorrceresse the mother Queene Doth nothing but be with me and hatcheth conspiracies And brings out perillous birds to wound Their Countries weale The Earle is vp in Armes And with him many of the Nobilitie He hath ayde in France He is rescued in Brittaine And meaneth shortly to arriue in England But all this spites me not so much As his escape from Landoyse the Dukes Treasuror Who if he had bene prickt foorth for reuenge He had ended all by apprehending of our foe But now he is in disgrace with the Duke And we farther off our purpose then to fore But the Earle hath not so many byting dogs abroad As we haue sleeping curres at home here Readie for rescue Cat. But my Lord I maruell how he should get aide there Considering he is no friend to Brittaine King Ay so thou maist maruell how the Duke of Brittaine Durst wake such a foe as England against him But euill fare makes open warre But who comes there Catsbie Ha one of our spurres to reuenge The Lord Standley father in law to Ladie Margaret His comming is to vs Catsbie Wert not that his life might serue For apprehension against our foe He should haue neither Iudge nor Iury But guiltie death without any more ado Now Lord Standley what newes Haue you receiued any letters of your late embassage into Brittaine What answere haue you receiued of your letters Enter Lord Standley and his sonne George Stand. Why my Lord for that I sent I haue receiued King And how doth your sonne then is he in health Standley For his health my Lord I do not mistrust King Faith tell vs when meanes he to arriue in England And how many of our Nobilitie is with him And what power is with him Standley And please your grace His power is vnknowne to me Nor willingly would not I be priuy to such causes King Oh good wordes Lord Standley but giue me leaue to gleane out of your golden field of eloquence how braue you pleade ignorance as though you knew not of your sonnes departure into Brittaine out of England Stand. Not I my Lord King Why is not his mother thy wife dares he passe ouer without the blessing of his mother whose husband thou art Stand. I desire your maiestie but giue me leaue to speake King Yea speak Standley no doubt some fine coloured tale Stand. And like your grace wheras you mistrust that I knew of my sonnes departure out of England into Brittaine God I take to record it was vnknowne to me nor know not yet what his pretence is for at his departure was I one of the priuy councell to your brother King Edward the fourth and that she was able to relieue him without my helpe I hope her sufficiencie is knowne to your grace Therefore I humbly craue pardon King Well Standley I feare it will be proued to the contrarie that thou didst furnish him both with mony and munition which if it be then looke for no fauour at my hands but the due deserts of a traitor but let this passe What 's your repaire to our presence Stan. Only this my Lord that I may repaire from the court to my house in the country King Ay sir that you might be in Cheshire and Lancashire then should your Postes passe inuisible into Brittaine and you to depart the realme at your pleasure or else I to suffer an
THE True Tragedie of Richard the third Wherein is showne the death of Edward the fourth with the smothering of the two yoong Princes in the Tower With a lamentable ende of Shores wife an example for all wicked women And lastly the coniunction and ioyning of the two noble Houses Lancaster and Yorke As it was playd by the Queenes Maiesties Players LONDON Printed by Thomas Creede and are to be sold by William Barley at his shop in Newgate Market neare Christ Church doore 1594 THE TRVE TRAGEDIE OF RICHARD THE THIRD Enters Truth and Poetrie To them the Ghoast of George Duke of Clarence Ghost CResse cruor sanguinis satietur sanguine cresse Quod spero scitio O scitio scitio vendicta Exit Poetrie Truth well met Truth Thankes Poetrie what makes thou vpon a stage Poet. Shadowes Truth Then will I adde bodies to the shadowes Therefore depart and giue Truth leaue To shew her pageant Poe. Why will Truth be a Player Truth No but Tragedia like for to present A Tragedie in England done but late That will reuiue the hearts of drooping mindes Poe. Whereof Truth Marry thus Richard Plantagenet of the House of Yorke Claiming the Crowne by warres not by descent Had as the Chronicles make manifest In the two and twentith yeare of Henry the sixth By act of Parliament intailed to him The Crowne and titles to that dignitie And to his ofspring lawfully begotten After the decease of that forenamed King Yet not contented for to staie the time Made warres vpon King Henry then the sixth And by outrage suppressed that vertuous King And wonne the Crowne of England to himselfe But since at Wakefield in a battell pitcht Outragious Richard breathed his latest breath Leauing behind three branches of that line Three sonnes the first was Edward now the King George of Clarence and Richard Glosters Duke Then Henry claiming after his decease His stile his Crowne and former dignitie Was quite suppressed till this Edward the fourth Poe. But tell me truth of Henry what ensued Tru. Imprisoned he in the Tower of London lies By strict command from Edward Englands King Since cruelly murthered by Richard Glosters Duke Poe. Whose Ghoast was that did appeare to vs Tru. It was the ghost of George the duke of Clarēce Who was attected in King Edwards raigne Falsly of Treason to his royaltie Imprisoned in the Tower was most vnnaturally By his owne brother shame to parents stocke By Glosters Duke drowned in a but of wine Poe. What shield was that he let fall Tru. A shield conteining this in full effect Blood sprinkled springs blood spilt craues due reuenge Whereupon he writes Cresse cruor Sanguis satietur sanguine cresse Quod spero scitio O scitio scitio vendicta Poe. What maner of man was this Richard Duke of Gloster Tru. A man ill shaped crooked backed lame armed withall Valiantly minded but tyrannous in authoritie So during the minoritie of the yoong Prince He is made Lord Protector ouer the Realme Gentiles suppose that Edward now hath raigned Full two and twentie yeares and now like to die Hath summond all his Nobles to the Court To sweare alleageance with the Duke his brother For truth vnto his sonne the tender Prince Whose fathers soule is now neare flight to God Leauing behind two sonnes of tender age Fiue daughters to comfort the haplesse Queene All vnder the protection of the Duke of Gloster Thus gentles excuse the length by the matter And here begins Truthes Pageant Poetrie Wend with me Exeunt Enter Edward the fourth Lord Hastings Lord Marcus and Elizabeth To them Richard Hastings Long liue my soueraigne in all happinesse Marcus An honourable age with Cressus wealth Hourely attend the person of the King King And welcome you Peeres of England vnto your King Hast. For our vnthankfulnesse the heauens hath throwne thee downe Mar. I feare for our ingratitude our angry God doth frowne King Why Nobles he that laie me here Can raise me at his pleasure But my deare friends and kinsmen In what estate I now lie it is seene to you all And I feele my selfe neare the dreadfull stroke of death And the cause that I haue requested you in friendly wise To meete togither is this That where malice enuy sowing sedition in the harts of men So would I haue that admonished and friendly fauours Ouercome in the heart of yon Lord Marcus and Lord Hastings Both for how I haue gouerned these two and twentie yeares I leaue it to your discretions The malice hath still bene an enemy to you both That in my life time I could neuer get any lege of amity betwixt you Yet at my death let me intreate you to imbrace each other That at my last departure you may send my soule To the ioyes celestiall For leauing behinde me my yoong sonne Your lawfull King after my decease May be by your wise and graue counsell so gouerned Which no doubt may bring comfort To his famous realme of England But what saith Lord Marcus and Lord Hastings What not one word nay then I see it will not be For they are resolute in their ambition Elizabeth Ah yeeld Lord Hastings And submit your selues to each other And you Lord Marcus submit your selfe See here the aged King my father How he sues for peace betwixt you both Consider Lord Marcus you are son to my mother the Queene And therefore let me intreat you to mittigate your wrath And in friendly sort imbrace each other King Nay cease thy speech Elizabeth It is but folly to speake to them For they are resolute in their ambitious mindes Therefore Elizabeth I feele my selfe at the last instant of death And now must die being thus tormented in minde Hast. May it be that thou Lord Marcus That neither by intreatie of the Prince curtuous word of Elizabeth his daughter May withdraw thy ambition from me Marc. May it be that thou Lord Hastings Canst not perceiue the marke his grace aimes at Hast. No I am resolute except thou submit Marc. If thou beest resolute giue vp the vpshot And perhaps thy head may paie for the losses King Ah Gods sith at my death you iarre What will you do to the yoong Prince after my decease For shame I say depart from my presence and leaue me to my self For these words strikes a second dying to my soule Ah my Lords I thought I could haue commanded A greater thing then this at your hands But sith I cannot I take my leaue of you both And so depart and trouble me no more Hast. With shame and like your Maiestie I submit therfore Crauing humble pardon on my knees And would rather that my body shal be a pray to mine enemy Rather then I will offend my Lord at the houre And instance of his death King Ah thankes Lord Hastings Eliza. Ah yeeld Lord Marcus sith Lord Hastings Is contented to be vnited King Ah yeeld Lord Marcus thou art too obstinate Marc. My gracious Lord I am content
of Northampton is not able to receiue vs and againe my vnckle of Gloster may rather thinke we come of malice against him and his blood therefore my Lords let me here your opinions for my words and her letters are all one and besides I my selfe giue consent Riuers Then thus may it please your grace I will shewe my opinion First note the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke the league of friendship is yet but greene betwixt them and little cause of variance may cause it breake and thereby I thinke it not requisite to discharge the cōpany because of this The Duke of Buckingham is vp in the Marches of VVales with a great power and with him is ioyned the Protector for what cause I know not therefore my Lords I haue spoken my mind boldly but do as your honours shall thinke good Vaugh. Why my Lord Riuers wherefore is he Protector but for the Kings safetie Riu. I sir Thomas Vaughan and therefore a traitor because he is Protector Gray We haue the Prince in charge therefore we neede not care Riu. We haue the Prince but they the authoritie Gray Why take you not the Duke of Buckingham for the Kings friend Riu. Yes and yet we may misdoubt the Duke of Gloster as a foe Gray Why then my Lord Riuers I thinke it is conuenient that we leaue you here behind vs at Northamton for conference with them and if you heare their pretence be good towards the King you may in Gods name make returne come with them but if not leaue them and come to vs with speed For my sister the Queene hath willed that we should dismisse our companie and the King himselfe hath agreed to it therfore we must needs obey Riuers If it please your grace I am content and humbly take my leaue of you all Exit King Farewell good vnckle ah gods if I do liue my fathers yeares as God forbid but I may I will so roote out this malice enuie sowne among the nobilitie that I will make them weary that were the first beginners of these mischiefes Gray Worthily well spoken of your princely Maiestie Which no doubt sheweth a king-like resolution Vaughon A toward yoong Prince and no doubt forward to all vertue whose raigne God long prosper among vs King But come vnckle let vs forward of our iourny towards London Riuers We will attend vpon your Maiestie Exit omnes Enters an old Inne-keeper and Richards Page Page Come on mine Oste what doest thou vnderstand my tale or no Oste. I faith my guest you haue amazed mee alreadie and to heare it again it wil mad me altogither but because I may think vpon it the better I pray you let me heare it once more Page Why then thus I serue the right honourable the Lord Protector Oste. I I know that too well Pag. Then this is his graces pleasure that this night he will be lodged in thy house thy fare must be sumptuous thy lodgings cleanly his men vsed friendly and with great curtesie and that he may haue his lodging prepared as neare Lord Riuers as possible may be Oste. Why sir if this be all this is done alreadie Page Nay more Ost. Nay sir you loue me no more here 's too much already Page Nay my Lords graces pleasure is further that when all thy guesse haue tane their chambers that thou conuey into my Lords hands the keyes of euery seuerall chamber and what my Lords pleasure is further thou shalt know in the morning Oste. How locke in my guesse like prisoners why doe you heare my guesse mee thinkes there should be little better then treason in these words you haue vttered Page Treason villaine how darest thou haue a thought of treason against my Lord therefore you were best be briefe and tell me whether you will do it or no Oste. Alasse what shall I do who were I best to offend shall I betraie that good olde Earle that hath laine at my house this fortie yeares why and I doe hee will hang me nay then on the other side if I should not do as my Lord Protector commands he will chop off my head but is there no remedie Page Come sir be briefe there is no remedie therefore be briefe and tell me straight Oste. Why then sir here 's my hand tell my Lord Protector he shall haue it I will do as he commands mee but euen against my will God is my witnesse Page Why then farewell mine Oste ste. Farewell euen the woorst guest that euer came to my house A maisters maisters what a troublesome vocation am I crept into you thinke we that be In-keepers get all the world but I thinke I shall get a faire halter to my necke but I must go see all things done to my great griefe Exit Enters the mother Queene and her daughter and her sonne to sanctuarie Earle Riuers speakes out of his chamber Ho mine Oste Chamberlaine where 's my key What pend vp like a prisoner But staie I feare I am betraid The sodain sight of Glosters Duke doth make me sore afraid I le speake to him and gently him salute Tho in my heart I enuie much the man God morrow my Lord Protector to your grace And Duke of Buckingham God morrow too Thankes noble Dukes for our good cheare for your cōpany Here enters Buckingham and Gloster and their traine Rich. Thou wretched Earle whose aged head imagins nought but treacherie Like Iudas thou admitted wast to sup with vs last night But heauens preuented thee our ils and left thee in this plight Greeu'st thou that I the Gloster Duke shuld as Protector sway And were you he was left behind to make vs both away Wilt thou be ringleader to wrōg must you guide the realme Nay ouer boord al such mates I hurl whilst I do guid the helme I le weed you out by one and one I le burne you vp like chaffe I le rend your stock vp by the rootes that yet in triumphs laffe Riu. Alas good Dukes for ought I know I neuer did offend Except vnto my Prince vnloyall I haue bene Then shew iust cause why you exclaime so rashly in this sort So falsly thus me to condemne vpon some false report But am I here as prisoner kept imprisoned here by you Then know I am as true to my Prince as the proudest in thy crue Buc. A brauely spokē good old Earle who tho his lims be num He hath his tongue as much at vse as tho his yeares were yong Ri. Spekest thou the truth how darst thou speak for iustice to apeale When as thy packing with thy Prince thy falshood do reueale A Riuers blush for shame to speake like traitor as thou art Riu. Abrayd you me as traitor to your grace No altho a prisoner I returne defiance in thy face The Chronicles I record talk of my fidelitie of my progeny Wher as in a glas thou maist behold thy ancestors their trechery The wars in
France Irish cōflicts Scotland knowes my trust When thou hast kept thy skin vnscard and let thine armor rust How thou vniustly here exclaim'st Yea far from loue or kin Was this the oath which at our princes death With vs thou didst combine But time permits now to tell thee all my minde For well t is known that but for fear you neuer wold haue clind Let Commons now haue it in hand the matter is begun Of whom I feare the lesser sort vpon thy part will run My Lords I cannot breath it out in words like to you but this My honor I will set to sale let any comman man come in And say Earle Riuers faith vnto his Prince did quaile Then will I lose my lands and life but if none so can doo Then thou Protector iniur'st me and thy copartner too But since as Iudges here you are and taking no remorce Spare me not let me haue law iniustice do your worst Buc. My Lord lay down a cooling card this game is gone too far You haue him fast now cut him off for feare of ciuill war Iniurious Earle I hardly brooke this portion thou hast giuen Thus with my honor me to touch but thy ruth shall begin Ri. But as thou art I leaue thee here Vnto the officers custody First bare him to Pomphret Castle Charge them to keep him secretly And as you heare from me so deale Let it be done immediatly Take from our Garrison one whole band To guard him thither safely Riu. And send'st thou me to common Iayle Nay then I know thy minde God blesse these yoong and tender babes That I do leaue behinde And God aboue protect them day and night Those are the marks thou aim'st at to rid them from their right Farewell sweet England and my country men Earle Riuers leades the way Yet would my life might rid you from this thrall But for my stock kinred to the Queen I greatly feare thē all And thus disloyall Duke farewell when euer this is knowne The shame and infamy thereof be sure will be thine owne Exit Rich. So now my Lord of Buckingham let vs hoyst vp saile while the winde serues this hot beginning must haue a quicke dispatch therefore I charge and command straightly that euerie high way be laid close that none may be suffered to carrie this newes before we our selues come for if word come before vs then is our pretence bewraid and all we haue done to no effect If any aske the cause why they may not passe vse my authoritie and if he resist shoote him through Now my Lord of Buckingham let vs take post to Stony Stratford where happily I le say such grace to the Princes dinner that I will make the deuoutest of them forget what meat they eate and yet all for the best I hope Exit Enter the yoong Prince Lord Gray sir Thomas Vaughon sir Richard Hapc and their traine Hapc. Lord Gray you do discomfort the King by reason of your heauinesse Gray Alasse sir Richard how can I be merry when we haue so great a charge of his grace and again this makes me to greeue the more because wee cannot heare from Earle Riuers which makes me think the Protector and he haue bene at some words King Why good vnkle comfort your selfe no doubt my vnkle Earle Riuers is well is comming no doubt with my vnkle of Gloster to meete vs else we should haue heard to the contrarie If any haue cause to feare it is my selfe therfore good vnkle comfort your selfe and be not sad Gray The sweete ioyce of such a grape would comfort a man were he halfe dead and the sweete words of such a Prince would make men carlesse of mishaps how dangerous soeuer Hap. Lord Gray we heare now by all likelihoods the Protector not to be farre therefore wee are to entertaine him and the Duke of Buckingham with curtesie both for the Princes behalfe and for our owne Gray Sir Richard Hapc I shall hardly shew the Protector or the Duke of Buckingham any mery countenance considering how hardly I haue bene vsed by them both but yet for loue to my prince I wil bridle my affectiō but in good time they come Enters Richard Duke of Buckingham and their traine Rich. Long liue my Princely Nephew in all happinesse King Thankes vnckle of Gloster for your curtesie yet you haue made hast for we lookt not for you as yet Rich. Therein I shew my humble dutie to your grace whose life I wish to redouble your deceased fathers dayes King Thankes good vnckle Buc. Long liue my gratious Prince King Thankes Buckingham but vnckle you will beare vs company towards London Rich. For that cause we came Buc. Gentlemen on afore keep your roomes how now Lord Gray doo you iustle in the presence of the King This is more then needs Gray My Lord I scarce touched you I hope it be no offence Rich. Sir no great offence but inward enuy will burst out No Lord Gray you cannot hide your malice to vs of the Kings blood King Why good vnckle let me know the cause of your suddaine quarrell Rich. Marry thus noble Nephew the old wound of enuy being rubbed by Lord Grayes venomous rashnesse is growne to such a venomous sore that it is incurable without remooue of dead flesh Buc. Lord Gray I do so much dislike thy abuse that were it not in presence of the Prince I would bid thee combate but thus and it shal like your grace I arest atache this Lord Gray Sir Thomas Vaughon and Richard Hapce of high treason to your grace And that Lord Gray hath conueyed money out of the Tower to relieue our enemies the Scots and now by currying fauour with your Maiestie he thinkes it to be hid Rich. Only this I adde you gouerne the Prince without my authoritie allowing me no more then the bare name of Protector which I wil haue in the dispight of you and therfore as your competitor Earle Riuers is alreadie imprisoned so shall you be till time affoord the law to take place Gray But whereas we are atacht as traytors to his grace and gouerne him without your authoritie why we haue authoritie from the mother Queene And for the deliuery of the mony to the Scots it was done by a generall consent of you all and that I haue your hands to shew for my discharge therfore your arest atachment is not lawfull yet as lawful as your quarell is right Rich. Thy presumption condemnes thee Lord Gray thy arest is lawfull Therefore see them speedily and secretly imprisoned and after the coronation they shall answer it by law meane while Officers looke to your charge King A Gods and is it iustice without my consent Am I a King and beare no authoritie My louing kindred committed to prison as traytors in my presence and I stand to giue aime at them A Edward would thou laist by thy fathers side or else he had liued till thou hadst
to worke and get thereby somewhat to maintaine you O neighbour I grow verie choloricke and thou didst saue the life of my sonne vvhy if thou hadst not another vvould and for my part I vvould he had bene hangd seuen yeeres ago it had saued me a great deale of mony then But come let vs go in let the quean alone Exeunt Shore Alasse thus am I become an open shame to the world here shall I die in the streets for want of sustenance alasse is my fact so heinous that none will pitie me Yet heere comes another to whom I haue done good who is least able to pleasure me yet I will trie him to see if he will giue me any thing Enter Morton a Seruing man Mort. Now sir who but king Richard beares sway and hath proclaimed Iohn Earle of Lincolne heire aparant to the Crown the yoong Princes they are in the Tower nay some saies more they are murthered But this makes me to muse the Duke of Buckingham and the King is at such variance that did all in all to helpe him to the Crowne but the Duke of Buckingham is rid downe to Breaknock Castle in Wales and there he meanes to raise vp a power to pull down the vsurper but let them agree as they will for the next faire winde I le ouer seas Shore A Shores wife so neere driuen to beg of a seruingman I necessitie hath no law I must needs Good sir releeue me and giue me something Seru. Why what art thou Shore In briefe Morton I am Shores wife that haue done good to all Seru. A foole and euer thy owne enemy In troth mistresse Shore my store is but small yet as it is wee le part stakes but soft I cannot do what I would I am watcht Enters Page Shore Good Morton releeue me Seru. What should I releeue my Kings enemy Shore Why thou promist thou wouldst Seru. I tell thee I wil not so be answered Sownes I would with all my heart but for yonder villaine a plague on him Exit Page An honest fellow I warrant him How now Shores wife will none releeue thee Shore No none will releeue her that hath bene good to all Page Why t were pitie to do thee good but me thinkes she is fulsome and stinkes Shore If I be fulsome shun my company for none but thy Lord sought my miserie and he hath vndone me Pag. Why hath he vndone thee nay thy wicked and naughtie life hath vndone thee but if thou wantest maintenance why doest thou not fall to thy old trade againe Shore Nay villaine I haue done open penance and am sorie for my sinnes that are past Page Sownes is Shores wife become an holie whoore nay then we shall neuer haue done Shore Why hang thee if thy faults were so written in thy forehead as mine is it would be as wrong with thee But I prethie leaue me and get thee from me Page And cannot you keepe the Citie but you must runne gadding to the Court and you staie here a litle longer I le make you be set away and for my part would all whoores were so serued then there would be fewer in England then there be And so farewell good mistresse Shore Exit Shore And all such vsurping kings as thy Lord is may come to a shamefull end which no doubt I may liue yet to see Therfore sweet God forgiue all my foule offence And though I haue done wickedly in this world Into hell fire let not my soule be hurld Exit Enter Maister Terrill and siir Robert Brokenbery Broken Maister Terrell the King hath vvritten that for one night I should deliuer you the keyes and put you in full possession But good M. Terrell may I be so bold to demand a question vvithout offence Ter. Else God forbid say on vvhat ere it be Bro. Then this maister Terrell for your comming I partly knovv the cause for the king oftentimes hath sent to me to haue them both dispatcht but because I vvas a seruant to their father being Edvvard the fourth my heart vvould neuer giue me to do the deed Ter. Why sir Robert you are beside the matter vvhat neede you vse such speeches what matters are betweene the King and me I pray you leaue it and deliuer me the keyes Broken A here with teares I deliuer you the keyes and so farwell maister Terrell Exit Ter. Alasse good sir Robert hee is kinde hearted but it must not preuaile what I haue promised the King I must performe But ho Myles Forest For. Here sir Ter. Myles Forest haue you got those men I spake of they must be resolute and pittilesse For. I warrant you sir they are such pittilesse villaines that all London cannot match them for their villanie one of their names is Will Sluter yet the most part calles him blacke Will the other is Iack Denten two murtherous villaines that are resolute Ter. I prethie call them in that I may see them and speake with them Forest Ho Will and Iack Well Here sir we are at hand For. These be they that I told you of Ter. Come hither sirs to make a long discourse were but a folly you seeme to be resolute in this cause that Myles Forest hath deliuered to you therefore you must cast away pitie not so much as thinke vpon fauour for the more stearne that you are the more shall you please the King Will Zownes sir nere talke to vs of fauour t is not the first that Iack and I haue gone about Ter. Well said but the Kings pleasure is this that he wil haue no blood shead in the deed doing therefore let me heare your aduises For. Why then I thinke this maister Terrell that as they sit at supper there should be two dags readie charged and so suddeinly to shoote them both through Terrell No I like not that so well what saiest thou Will what is thy opinion Well Tush heere 's more adoo then needes I pray bring mee where they are and I le take them by the heeles and beate their braines against the walles Ter. Nay that I like not for t is too tyrannous Dout. Then heare me maister Terrell let Will take one and I le take another and by the life of Iack Douton wee le cut both their throates Ter. Nay sirs then heare me I will haue it it done in this order when they be both a bed and at rest Myles Forest thou shalt bring them vp both and betweene two feather beds smother them both For. Why this is verie good but stand aside for here comes the Princes I le bring you word when the deed is done Exit Terrill Enter the Princes Yorke How fares my noble Lord and louing brother King A worthie brother Richard Duke of Yorke my cause of sorrow is not for my selfe but this is it that addes my sorrow more to see our vnckle whom our father left as our Protector in minoritie should so digresse from dutie loue and zeale so vnkindly
I pray thee bring me word when thou doest discrie the enemy And so farewell and leaue me for a while Rich. How fares my gratious Lord and father Stan. In good health my sonne the better to see thee thus foreward in this laudable enterprise but omitting vain circumstances and to come briefly to the purpose I am now in fewe words to deliuer much matter For know this when I came to craue leaue of the King to depart from the court the king verie furiously began to charge me that I was both acquainted with thy practises and drifts and that I knew of thy landing and by no meanes would grant me leaue to go till as pledge of my loyaltie and true dealing with the king I should leaue my yoong sonne George Standley Thus haue I left my son in the hands of a tyrant onely of purpose to come and speake with thee Rich. But omitting this I pray tell me shall I looke for your helpe in the battell Stan. Sonne I cannot for as I will not goe to the vsurper no more I will not come to thee Rich. Why then it is bootlesse for vs to staie for all we presumed vpon was on your aide Stan. Why sonne George Standlyes death would doo you no pleasure Rich. Why the time is too troublesome for him to tend to follow execution Stan. O sonne tyrants expect no time and George Standley being yoong and a grissell is the more easie to be made away Rich. This newes goes to my heart but t is in vaine for mee to looke for victorie when with a mole-hill we shall encounter with a mountaine Stand. Why sonne see how contrarie you are for I assure you the chiefest of his company are liker to flie to thee then to fight against thee and for me thinke me not so simple but that I can at my pleasure flie to thee or being with them fight so faintly that the battell shall be wonne on thy part with small incountring And note this besides that the King is now come to Lester and means to morrow to bid thee battel in Bosworth Enters Messenger Mess. Come my Lord I do discry the enemy Stand. Why then sonne farewell I can staie no longer Richm. Yet good father one word more ere you depart What number do you thinke the kings power to be Stand. Mary some twentie thousand And so farewell Richm. And we hardly fiue thousand being beset with many enemies hoping vpon a few friends yet dispair not Richmond but remember thou fightest in right to defende thy countrey from the tyrannie of an vsurping tyrant therefore Richmond goe foreward the more dangerous the battell is in atteining it prooues the more honourable being obteined Then forward Richmond God and saint George for me Quisquam regna gaudit ô fallex bonum Enters the King and the Lord Louell King The hell of life that hangs vpon the Crowne The daily cares the nightly dreames The wretched crewes the treason of the foe And horror of my bloodie practise past Strikes such a terror to my wounded conscience That sleepe I wake I or whatsoeuer I do Meethinkes their ghoasts comes gaping for reuenge Whom I haue slaine in reaching for a Crowne Clarence complaines and crieth for reuenge My Nephues bloods Reuenge reuenge doth crie The headlesse Peeres comes preasing for reuenge And euery one cries let the tyrant die The Sunne by day shines hotely for reuenge The Moone by night eclipseth for reuenge The stars are turnd to Comets for reuenge The Planets chaunge their courtsies for reuenge The birds sing not but sorrow for reuenge The silly lambes sits bleating for reuenge The screeking Rauen sits croking for reuenge Whole heads of beasts comes bellowing for reuenge And all yea all the world I thinke Cries for reuenge and nothing but reuenge But to conclude I haue deserued reuenge In company I dare not trust my friend Being alone I dread the secret foe I doubt my foode least poyson lurke therein My bed is vncoth rest refraines my head Then such a life I count far worse to be Then thousand deaths vnto a damned death How wa st death I said who dare attempt my death Nay who dare so much as once to thinke my death Though enemies there be that would my body kill Yet shall they leaue a neuer dying minde But you villaines rebels traitors as you are How came the foe in preasing so neare Where where slept the garrison that should a beat them back Where was our friends to intercept the foe All gone quite fled his loyaltie quite laid a bed Then vengeance mischiefe horror with mischance Wilde-fire with whirle winds light vpon your heads That thus betrayd your Prince by your vntruth King Frantike man what meanst thou by this mood Now he is come more need to beate him backe Lou. Sowre is his sweete that sauours thy delight great is his power that threats thy ouerthrow King The bad rebellion of my foe is not so much as for to see my friends do flie in flockes from me Lou. May it please your grace to rest your selfe content for you haue power inough to defend your land Kin. Dares Richmond set his foote on land with such a small power of stragling fugatiues Lou. May it please your grace to participate the cause that thus doth trouble you King The cause Buzard what cause should I participate to thee My friends are gone away and fled from me keep silence villaine least I by poste do send thy soule to hell not one word more if thou doest loue thy life Enters Catsbie Cat. My Lord King Yet againe vilaine ô Catesbie is it thou What comes the Lord Standley or no Cat. My Lord he answeres no King Why didst not tell him then I would send his sonne George Standleys head to him Cat. My Lord I did so he answered he had another sonne left to make Lord Standley King O vilaine vilde and breaker of his oath the bastardes ghoast shall hant him at the heeles and crie reuenge for his vild fathers wrongs go Louell Catsbie fetch George Standly forth him with these handes will I butcher for the dead and send his headlesse bodie to his fire Catesbie Leaue off executions now the foe is heere that threatens vs most cruelly of our liues King Zownes foe mee no foes the fathers fact condemnes the sonne to die Lou. But guiltlesse blood will for reuengement crie King Why was not he left for fathers loyaltie Lou. Therein his father greatly iniured him King Did not your selues in presence see the bondes sealde and assignde Lo. What tho my Lord the vardits own the titles doth resign King The bond is broke and I will sue the fine except you will hinder me what will you haue it so Lou. In doing true iustice else we answere no King His trecherous father hath neglect his word and done imparshall past by dint of sword therefore sirrha go fetch him Zownes draw you cuts who shall go I bid you go Catesby A
Richard now maist thou see thy end at hand why sirs why fear you thus why we are ten to one if you seeke promotion I am a King alreadie in possession better able to performe then he Louell Catesby le ts ioyne louingly and deuoutly togither and I will diuide my whole kingdome amongst you Both We will my Lord King We will my Lord a Catesbie thou lookest like a dog and thou Louell too but you will runne away with them that be gone and the diuel go with you all God I hope God what talke I of God that haue serued the diuell all this while No fortune and courage for mee and ioyne England against mee with England Ioyne Europe with Europe come Christendome and with Christendome the whole world and yet I will neuer yeeld but by death onely By death no die part not childishly from thy Crowne but come the diuell to claime it strike him down tho that Fortune hath decreed to set reuenge with triumphs on my wretched head yet death sweete death my latest friend hath sworne to make a bargaine for my lasting fame and this I this verie day I hope with this lame hand of mine to rake out that hatefull heart of Richmond and when I haue it to eate it panting hote with salt and drinke his blood luke warme tho I be sure t wil poyson me Sirs you that be resolute follow me the rest go hang your selues Exit The battell enters Richard wounded with his Page King A horse a horse a fresh horse Page A flie my Lord and saue your life King Flie villaine looke I as tho I would flie no first shall this dull and sencelesse ball of earth receiue my bodie cold and void of sence you watry heauens rowle on my gloomy day and darksome cloudes close vp my cheerfull sownde downe is thy sunne Richard neuer to shine againe the birdes whose feathers should adorne my head houers aloft dares not come in sight yet faint not man for this day if Fortune will shall make thee King possest with quiet Crown if Fates deny this ground must be my graue yet golden thoughts that reached for a Crowne danted before by Fortunes cruell spight are come as comforts to my drooping heart and bids me keepe my Crowne and die a King These are my last what more I haue to say I le make report among the damned soules Exit Enters Richmond to battell againe and kils Richard Enters Report and the Page Report How may I know the certain true report of this victorious battell fought to day my friend what ere thou beest tel vnto mee the true report which part hath wonne the victorie whether the King or no Page A no the King is slaine and he hath lost the day and Richmond he hath wonne the field and tryumphs like a valiant conquerer Report But who is slaine besides our Lord and soueraigne Page Slaine is the worthie Duke of Northfolke he with him sir Robart Brokenby Lieftenant of the Tower besides Louell he made also a partner in this Tragedie Report But where 's sir William Catsby Page Hee is this day beheaded on a stage at Lester because he tooke part with my Lord the King But stay Report thou shalt heare me tell the briefe discourse And how the battell fell then knowe Report that Richard came to fielde mounted on horsback with as high resolue as fierce Achillis mongst the sturdie Greekes whom to encounter worthie Richmond came accompanied with many followers and then my Lord displayde his colours straight and with the charge of Trumpet Drum and Fyfe these braue batalians straight encountred but in the skirmish which cōtinued long my Lord gan faint which Richmond straight perceiued and presently did sound afresh alarme but worthie Richard that did neuer flie but followed honour to the gates of death straight spurd his horse to encounter with the Earle in which encountry Richmond did preuaile taking Richard at aduantage then he threw his horse and him both to the ground and there was woorthie Richard wounded so that after that he nere recouered strength But to be briefe my maister would not yeeld but with his losse of life he lost the field Report farewell Enter Earle Richmond Earle Oxford L. Standley and their traine with the Crowne Rich. Now noble Peeres and woorthie country-men since God hath giuen vs fortune of the day let vs first giue thankes vnto his Deitie next with honors fitting your deserts I must be gratefull to my country men and woorthie Oxford for thy seruice showne in hote encountring of the enemy Earle Richmond bindes himselfe in lasting bondes of faithfull loue perfect vnitie Sory I am for those that I haue lost by our so dangerous encountring with the foe but sorow cannot bring the dead to life and therefore are my sorrows spent in vaine Onely to those that liue thus much I say I will maintain them with a manuall paie And louing father lastly to your self tho not the least in our expected aide we giue more thankes for your vnlooked for aide then we haue power on sodaine to declare but for your thanks I hope it shall suffise that I in nature loue honor you L. Stan. Well spoken sonne and like a man of worth whose resolutiō in this battell past hath made thee famous mongst thy enemies And thinke my son I glory more to heare what praise the common people gaue of thee then if the Peeres by general full consent had set me downe to weare the Diadem Then liue my sonne thus loued of thy friends and for thy foes prepare to combate them Oxf. And Oxford vowes perpetuall loue to thee wishing as many honours to Earle Richmond as Caesar had in conquering the world I doubt not but if faire fortune follow thee to see thee honoured mongst thy country men as Hector was among the Lords of Troy or Tulley mongst the Romane Senators Rich. How fares our louely mother Queene Enters mother Queene and Elizabeth Queene In health Earle Richmond glad to heare the newes that God hath giuen thee fortune of the day But tell me Lords where is my sonne Lord Marquesse Dorset that he is not here what was he murthered in this Tragedie Rich. No louely Queene your sonne doth liue in France for being distrest and driuen by force of tempest to that shore and many of our men being sicke and dead we were inforst to aske the King for aide as well for men as for munition which then the King did willingly supply prouided that as hostage for those men Lord Marquesse Dorset should be pledge with thē But Madame now our troubled warre is done Lord Marquesse Dorset shall come home againe Queene Richmond gramercies for thy kinde good newes which is no little comfort to thy friends to see how God hath beene thy happie guide in this late conquest of our enemies And Richmond as thou art returned with victorie so we will keepe our words effectually
Rich. Then Madame for our happie battelles victorie first thankes to heauen next to my foreward country-men but Madame pardon me tho I make bold to charge you with a promise that you made which was confirmed by diuerse of the Peeres touching the marriage of Elizabeth and hauing ended what I promised you Madam I looke and hope to haue my due Stand. Then know my sonne the Peeres by full consent in that thou hast freed them from a tyrants yoke haue by election chosen thee as King first in regard they account thee vertuous next for that they hope all forraine broyles shall cease and thou wilt guide and gouerne them in peace then sit thou downe my sonne and here receiue the Crowne of England as thy proper owne sit downe Oxf. Henry the seuenth by the grace of God King of England France and Lord of Ireland God saue the King All Long liue Henry the seuenth King of England Rich. Thanks louing friends and my kind country-men and here I vow in presence of you all to root abuses from this common welth which now flowes faster then the furious tyde that ouerflowes beyond the bankes of Nile And louing father and my other friends whose ready forwardnesse hath made me fortunate Richmond will still in honourable loue count himselfe to be at your dispose nor do I wish to enioy a longer life then I shall liue to thinke vpon your loue But what saith faire Elizabeth to vs for now wee haue welcommed our other friends I must bid you welcome Ladie amongst the rest and in my welcome craue to be resolued how you resolue touching my profered loue vnto you here your mother and the Peeres agree and all is ended if you condescend Eliz. Then know my Lord that if my mother please I must in dutie yeeld to her command for when our aged father left his life he willed vs honour still our mothers age and therefore as my dutie doth command I do commit my selfe to her dispose Queene Then here my Lord receiue thy royall spouse vertuous Elizabeth for both the Peeres and Commons do agree that this faire Princesse shall be wife to thee And we pray all that faire Elizabeth may liue for aye and neuer yeeld to death Rich. And so say I thanks to you all my Lords that thus haue honoured Richmond with a Crowne and if I liue then make account my Lords I will deserue this with more then common loue Stan. And now were but my forme George Standley here How happie were our present meeting then But he is dead nor shall I euermore see my sweete Boy whom I do loue so deare for well I know the vsurper In his rage hath made a slaughter of my aged ioy Rich. Take comfort gentle father for I hope my brother George will turne in safe to vs Stand. A no my sonne for he that ioyes in blood will worke his furie on the innocent Enters two Messengers with George Standley Stan. But how now what noyse is this Mess. Behold Lord Standley we bring thy sonne thy sonne George Standley whom with great danger we haue saued from furie of a tyrants doome L. Stan. And liues George Standley Then happie that I am to see him freed thus from a tyrants rage Welcome my sonne my sweete George welcome home George Stan. Thanks my good father and George Standley ioyes to see you ioynd in this assembly And like a lambe kept by a greedie Woolfe within the inclosed sentire of the earth expecting death without deliuerie euen from this daunger is George Standley come to be a guest to Richmond the rest for when the bloodie butcher heard your honour did refuse to come to him hee like a sauage tygre then inraged commanded straight I should be murdered sent these two to execute the deed but they but they that knew how innocēt I was did post him off with many long delayes alleaging reasons to alaie his rage but t was in vaine for he like to a starued Lionesse still called for blood saying that I should die But to be briefe when both the battels ioyned these two and others shifted me away Rich. Now seeing that each thing turnes to our content I will it be proclaimed presently that traytrous Richard Be by our command drawne through the streets of Lester Starke naked on a Colliers horse let him be laide For as of others paines he had no regard So let him haue a traytors due reward Now for our marriage and our nuptiall rytes Our pleasure is they be solemnized In our Abby of Westminster according to the ancient custom due The two and twentith day of August next Set forwards then my Lords towards London straight There to take further order for the state Mess. Thus Gentles may you heere behold the ioyning of these Houses both in one by this braue Prince Henry the seauenth who was for wit compared to Salomon his gouernment was vertuous euery way and God did wonderously increase his store he did subdue a proud rebellious Lord that did encounter him vpon blacke health He died when he had raigned full three and twentie yeares eight moneths and some odde dayes and lies buried in Westminster He died left behind a sonne Mess. A sonne he left a Harry of that name a worthie valiant and victorious Prince for on the fifth yeare of his happie raigne hee entered France and to the Frenchmens costs hee wonne Turwen and Turney The Emperor serued this King for common pay and as a mersonary prince did follow him Then after Morle and Morles conquered he and still did keepe the French men at a bay And lastly in this Kings decreasing age he conquered Bullen and after when he was turned home he died when he had raigned full thirtie eight yeares nine moneths and some odde dayes and was buried in Windsore He died and left three famous springs behinde him Edward the sixt he did restore the Gospell to his light and finished that his father left vndone A wise yoong Prince giuen greatly to his booke He brought the English seruice first in vse and died when he had raigned six yeares fiue moneths some odde dayes and lieth buried in Westminster Eliza. Next after him a Mary did succeede which married Philip King of Spaine she raigned fiue yeares foure moneths and some odde dayes and is buried in Westminster When she was dead her sister did succeed Queene Worthie Elizabeth a mirrour in her age by whose wise life and ciuill gouernment her country was defended from the crueltie of famine fire and swoord warres fearefull messengers This is that Queene as writers truly say That God had marked downe to liue for aye Then happie England mongst thy neighbor Iles For peace and plentie still attends on thee And all the fauourable Planets smiles To see thee liue in such prosperitie She is that lampe that keeps faire Englands light And through her faith her country liues in peace And she hath put proud Antichrist to flight And bene the meanes that ciuill wars did cease Then England kneele vpon thy hairy knee And thanke that God that still prouides for thee The Turke admires to heare her gouernment And babies in Iury sound her princely name All Christian Princes to that Prince hath sent After her rule was rumord foorth by fame The Turke hath sworne neuer to lift his hand To wrong the Princesse of this blessed land T were vaine to tell the care this Queene hath had In helping those that were opprest by warre And how her Maiestie hath stil bene glad When she hath heard of peace proclaim'd from far Ieneua France and Flanders hath set downe The good she hath done since she came to the Crowne For which if ere her life be tane away God grant her soule may liue in heauen for aye For if her Graces dayes be brought to end Your hope is gone on whom did peace depend FINIS
thus to keepe vs vp prisoners and know no sufficient cause for it Yorke Why brother comfort your selfe for tho he detaine vs a while he will not keepe vs long but at last he will send vs to our louing mother againe whither if it please God to send vs I doubt not but our mother would keepe vs so safe that all the Prelates in the worlde should not depriue her of vs againe so much I assure my selfe of But here comes Myles Forest I prethy Myles tell my kingly brother some mery storie to passe away the time for thou seest he is melancholy King No Myles tell me no mery storie but answere me to one question vvhat vvas he that vvalked vvith thee in the Gardeine me thought he had the keyes For. My Lord it vvas one that vvas appointed by the King to be an ayde to sir Thomas Brokenbury King Did the King vvhy Myles Forest am not I King For. I would haue said my Lord your vnckle the Protector King Nay my kingly vnckle I know he is now but let him enioy both Crowne and kingdome so my brother and I may but enioy our liues and libertie But tell me is sir Robert Brokenbery cleane discharged For. No my Lord he hath but charge for a night or two King Nay then new officers new lawes would we had kept the old still But who are they whose gastly lookes doth present a dying feare to my liuing bodie I prethee tell me Myles what are they For. One my Lord is called Iack Denten the other is called Will Slawter But why starts your grace King Slawter I pray God he come not to slaughter my brother and me for from murther and slaughter good Lord deliuer vs But tell me Myles is our lodging prepared For. I my Lord if it please your brother you to walke vp King Then come brother we will go to bed For. I will attend vpon your grace Yorke Come Myles Forest beare vs company For. Sirs staie you two here and when they are a sleep I le call you vp Exit Dent. I promise thee Will it greeues mee to see what mone these yoong Princes make I had rather then fortie pounds I had nere tane it in hand t is a dangerous matter to kill innocent princes I like it not Will Why you base slaue are you faint hearted a little thing would make me strike thee I promise thee Dent. Nay go forward for now I am resolute but come le ts too it VVill I prethee staie hee le call vs vp anon But sirrha Iacke didst thou mark how the King started when he heard my name What will he do when he feeles me For. But ho sirs come softly for now they are at rest VVill Come we are readie by the masse they are a sleepe indeed For. I heare they sleep and sleepe sweet Princes neuer wake no more for you haue seene the last light in this world Iack Come presse them downe it bootes not to cry againe Iack vpon them so lustily But maister Forest now they are dead what shall we do with them For. Why goe and bury them at the heape of stones at the staire foote while I goe and tell maister Terrell that the deed is done VVill Well we will farewell maister Forest Enter Terrell Ter. How now Myles Forest is this deed dispatcht For. I sir a bloodie deed we haue performed Ter. But tell me what hast thou done with them For. I haue conueyd them to the staires foote among a heape of stones and anon I le carry them where they shall be no more found againe nor all the cronicles shall nere make mentiō what shall become of them yet good maister Terrell tell the King my name that he may but reward me with a kingly thanks Ter. I wil go certifie the King with speed that Myles Forest Will Slawter and Iack Denten they three haue done the deed And so farewell Exeunt omnes Enter the Duke of Buckingham with his dagger drawne Ban. Ah good my Lord saue my life Buc. Ah villaine how canst thou aske for mercie when thou hast so vniustly betraied me Ban. I desire your grace but giue me leaue to speake Buc. I speake thy last villain that those that heare it may see how vniustly thou hast betraied me Ban. Then thus my Lord First the proclamation was death to him that harboured your grace Buc. Ah villaine and a thousand crownes to him that could betraie me Ban. Ah my Lord my obeysance to my Prince is more Buc. Ah villain thou betraiedst me for lucre and not for dutie to thy Prince why Banister a good seruant thinkes his life well spent that spends it in the quarrel of his maister But villain make thy selfe readie and here receiue thy death Enter a Herald Herald Henry Duke of Buckingham I arest thee in King Richards name as a traytor Buc. Well Herald I will obey thy rest But am I arrested in King Richardes name vsurping Richard that insatiate blood succour that traitor to God man Ah Richard did I in Guild-Hall pleade the Orator for thee and held thee in all thy slie and wicked practises and for my reward doest thou alot me death Ah Buckingham thou plaidst thy part and made him King and put the lawfull heires besides why then is Buckingham guiltie now of his death yet had not the Bishop of Ely fled I had escaped Enters sixe others to rescue the Duke All Come the Duke of Buckingham shall not die We will take him away by force Herald Why villaines will you bee Traytours to your Prince Buckingham Nay good my friends giue me leaue to speake and let me intreate you to laie your weapons by Then know this countrey men the cause I am thus this Is for bringing in your lawfull King which is Henry Earle of Richmond now in Brittaine and meanes ere long to land at Milford Hauen in Wales where I doo know hee shall haue ayde of the cheefest of the Welch hee is your lawfull King and this a wrongfull vsurper When you shall heare of him landed in that place then take vp weapons and amaine to him hee is the man must reaue you of this yoake and send the vsurper headlesse to his home and poore Buckingham praies vpon his knees to blesse good Richmond in his enterprise and when the conquest shall be giuen to him graunt he may match with Ladie Elizabeth as promise hath to fore by him bene past while then my friendes leaue mee alone to death and let me take this punishment in peace Ah Buckingham was not thy meaning good in displacing the vsurper to raise a lawfull king Ah Buckingham it was too late the lawfull heires were smothered in the Tower sweet Edward and thy brother I nere slept quiet thinking of your deaths But vaunt Buckingham thou wast altogither innocent of their deaths But thou vilain whom of a child I nurst thee vp and hast so vniustly betraied thy Lorde Let the curse of Buckingham nere depart from thee