A PLEASANT COMMODIE CALLED Looke about you As it was lately played by the right honourable the Lord High Admirall his seruaunts LONDON Printed for William Ferbrand and are to be solde at his shop at the signe of the Crowne neere Guild-hall gate 1600. A pleasaunt Commodye called Looke about you Enter Robert Hood a young Noble-man a seruant with him with ryding wandes in theyr handes as if they had beene new lighted Robert GOe walke the horses wayte me on the hill This is the Hermits Cell goe out of sight My busines with him must not be reueal'd To any mortall creature but himselfe Seru. I le waite your honour in the crosse high-way Exit Rob. Doe so Hermit deuout and reuerend If drousie age keepe not thy stiffened ioyntes On thy vnrestfull bed or if the houres Of holy Orizons detayne thee not Come foorth Enter Skinke like an Hermit Skin Good morrow son good morrow God blesse thee Huntington A brighter Gleame of true Nobility Shines not in any youth more then in thee Thou shalt be rich in honour full of speed Thou shalt win foes by feare and friend by meede Rob. Father I come not now to know my fate Important busines vrgeth Princely Richard Deliuer letters In these termes to salute thy reuerent age Read and be briefe I know some cause of trust Made him imploy me for his messenger Skin A cause of trust indeed true honoured youth Princes had need in matters of import To make nice choyse faire Earle if I not erre Thou art the Princes ward Ro. Father I am his ward his Chamberlaine bed-fellow Skin Faire fall thee honourable Robert Hood Wend to Prince Richard say though I am loath To vse my skill in Coniuration Yet Skinke that poysoned red cheekt Rosamond Shall make appearaunce at the Parlament He shall be there by noone assure his Grace Rob. Good morrow Father see you faile him not For though the villaine did a horrible deed Yet hath the young King Richard and Earle Iohn Sworne to defend him from his greatest foes Skin Gods benizon be with thee noble Earle Rob. A dew good father holla there my horse Exit Skin Vp spur the kicking Iade while I make speede To Consure Skâ—nke out of his Hermits weede Lye there religion keep thy M. graue And on the faire trust of these Princes word To Court againe Skinke but before I goe Let mischiefe take aduise of villany Why to the Hermit letters should be sent To poast Skinke to the Court incontinent Is there no tricke in this ha let me see Or doe they know already I am he If they doe so faith westward then with Skinke But what an asse am I to be thus fond Heere lyes the Hermit whom I dying found Some two monthes since when I was howerly charg'd With Hugh the Cryer and with Constables I saw him in the ready way to heauen I helpt him forward t' was a holy deed And there he lyes some sixe foote in the ground Since when and since I kept me in his weedes O what a world of fooles haue fill'd my Cell For Fortunes run-awaies stolne goods lost cattle Among the number all the faction That take the young Kings part against the olde Come to my selfe to harken for my selfe So did the aduerse party make enquire But eyther fall full of contrary desire The olde Kings part would kill me being stain'd The young Kings keep me from their violence So then thou needst not feare goe boldly on Braue Hall Prince Dicke and my spruce hot spur John Heer 's their safe conduct O but for Rosamond A fig for Rosamond to this hope I le leane At a Queenes bidding I did kill a queane Sound Trumpets enter with a Harrald on the one side Henry the second Crowned after him Lancaster Chester Sir Richard Faukenbridge on the other part K. Henry the Sonne crowned Herrald after him after him Prince Rich. Iohn Leyster being set enters santasticall Robert of Gloster in a gowne girt walkes vp and downe Old K. Why doth not Gloster take his honoured seate Glo. In faith my Liege Gloster is in a land Where neyther suerty is to sit or stand I onely doe appeare as I am summoned And will awaite without till I am call'd Yon. K. Why heare you Gloster Glo. Henry I doe heare you Yon. K. And why not King Glo. What 's he that sits so neere you Rich. King too Glo. Two Kings ha ha Ol. K. Gloster sit we charge thee Glo. I will obey your charge I will sit downe But in this house on no seate but the ground Iohn The seat's too good Glo. I know it brother Iohn Jo. Thy brother Ol. K. Silence there Yon. K. Passe to the billes Sir Richard Faukenbridge Fau. My Lieges both olde Faukenbridge is proude Of your right honour'd charge He that worst may Will straine his olde eyes God send peace this day A bill for the releasement of the Queene prefer'd By Henry the young King Rich. the Prince John Earle Of Murton Bohmine Earle of Leister and the coÌ„mons Old K. Did you preferre this byll All. We did Chest Laâ—c Yee did not well Glo. Why this is good now shall we haue the hell 3. Bro Chester and Lanchaster you wrong the King Chest Laâ— Our King we doe not Yâ—n K. Doe not you seeme crown'd Laâ—c But whilst he liues we to none else are bound Ley. Is it not wrong thinke you when all the world Troubled with rumour of a captiue Queene Imprisoned by her husband in a Realme Where her owne sonne doth weare a Diademe Is like an head of people mutinous Still murmuring at the sâ—â—â—â—e done her and vs Is' t not more wrong when her mother zeale Sounded through Europe Affricke Assia Tels in the hollow of newes thirsting eares Queene Elinor liues in a dungion For pitty and affection to 〈◊〉 sonne But when the true cause Cliffords daughters death Shall be exposed to stranger nations What vollumes will be writ what lybels spred And in each lyne our state dishonoured Fauk My Lord speakes to the purpose mary it may bee so Pray God it prooue not so Ley. Heare me conclude and there withall conclude It is an heynous and vnheard of sinne Queene Elinor daughter to Kingly Fraunce King Henries wife and royall Henries mother Is kept close prisoner for an acte of Iustice Committed on an odious Concubine Kin. Thou wrongst her Leister Leâ— Leachers euer praise the cause of their confusion she was vile Faâ— She was ill spoken of it's true true Glosr Yonder sits one would doe as much for you Olde foole young Richard hath a gift I know it And on your wife my sister would bestow it Heer 's a good world men hate adulterous sin Count it a gulfe and yet they needs will in Lei. What answere for the Queene Lan. The King replyes your words are foule slaunderous forgeryes John His highnes sayes not so Lâ—n His highnes doth Tels you its a shame for such wilde youth To smother any
indeed Fa. Why that is wisely said you are a very kinde indifferent man Mary a God and by my hollidame Were not I had a feeling in my head Of some suspition twixt my wife and him I should affect him more then all the world Glo. Take heede olde Richard keep thee there mad lad My Sister 's faire and beauty may turne bad Enter Robert Hood a paper in his hand Officer Roome there make roome for young Huntington Fau. A gallant youth a proper Gentleman Hen. Richard I haue had wrong about his wardship Ric. You cannot right your selfe Jo. He can and shall Ric. Not with your help but honourable youth Haue yee perform'd the busines I enioyn'd Rob. I haue and Skinke is come heere is his bill Hen. No matter for his bill let him come in Kin. Let him not enter his infectious breath Will poyson the assembly Gl. Neuer doubt ther 's more infectious breaths about your Throne Leyster is there your enuious Sonnes is there If them you can endure no poyson feare Kin Content thee Gloster Glo. I must be content when you that should mend all are patient Hen. Welcome good Skinke thou iustly dost complaine Thou standst in dread of death for Rosamond Whom thou didst poyson at our dread commaund And the appointment of our gratious Mother See heere my Fathers hand vnto thy pardon Skin I receiue it gratiously wishing his soule sweet peace in heauen for so meritorious a worke for I feare me I haue not his heart though his hand Kin. Be sure thou hast not murderous bloud-sucker To iealious enuy executioner Hen. Besides thou suest to haue some maintenaunce We haue bethought vs how wee will reward thee Thou shalt haue Rowden Lordship Glost Shal he so will you reward your murtherers with my lands Hen. Your lands it is our gift and he shall haue it Glo. I le giue him seasure first with this and this Strike him John Lay holde on Gloster Kin. Holde that murtherous Skinke Glo. Villaines hands off I am a Prince a Peere And I haue borne disgrace while I can beare Fau Knaues leaue your rudenes how now brother Gloster nay be appeas'd be patient brother Rich. Shift for thy selfe good Skinke ther 's golde away Heere will be parts Skin Swonds I le make one and stay Joh. I prethee be gone since thus it faileth out Take water hence away thy life I doubt Ski Well farewell get I once out of doore Skinke neuer will put trust in warrants more Exit Kin. Will Gloster not be bridled Glo. Yes my Liege and sadled too and ryd and spur'd rayn'd Such misery in your Raigne falles your friends Let goe my armes you dunghyls let me speake Kin. Wher 's that knaue Skinke I charge you see him stayd Fauk The swift heel'd knaue is fled body a me heer 's rule Heer 's worke indeed Kin. Follow that Skinke let priuy search be made Let not one passe except he be well knowne Let poastes be euery way sent speedily For ten miles compasse round about the Citty Hen. Take Gloster to you Liefetenant of the Tower Keep him aside till we conferre a while Father you must subscribe to his committing Lan. Why must he Henry Ley. Mary for this cause he hath broke peace and violated lawes Glo. So haue you all done rebels as you be Fau. Good words good brother heare me gratious Lords Hen. I prethee Faukenbridge be patient Gloster must of force answere this contempt Kin. I will not yeeld he shall vnto the Tower Warden of th'Fleete take you the charge of Gloster Hen. Why be it so yet stay with him a while Till we take order for the company That shall attend him and resort to him Glo. Warden of the Fleete I see I am your charge Be friend me thus least by theyr commaund I be preuented of what I intend Keep Commaund me any seruice in my power Glo. I pray you call some nimble footed fellow To doe a message for me to my sister Keep Call in Redcap he waiteth with a Tipstaffe Exit one for him He stammers but he 's swift and trusly Sir Enter Redcap Glo. No matter for his stammering is this he Red. I Iam am Re Redcap s s sir Glo. Run Redcap to Stepney Red. I le be at Stepney p p presently Glo. Nay stay goe to the Lady Faukenbridge my sister Red. The La La Lady Fau Fau Faukenbreech I r r run sir Glo. But take thy errand tell her I am prisoner Committed to the Fleete Red. I am g g glad of th th that my fa fa father the p p porter sha shall ge ge get a f f fee by you Still runnes Glo. Stand still a while desire her to make meanes Vnto Prince Richard for my liberty At thy returne make speed I will reward thee Red. I am g g gone si sir Rich. Commend me to her gentle Huntington Tell her in these affayres I le stand her friend Her brother shall not long be prisoner Say I will visit her immediatlie Be gone sweete boy to Marian Faukenbridge Thou lookest like loue perswade her to be louing Ro. So farre as honour will I will perswade I le lay loues battery to her modest eares Second my milde assault you may chaunce win Fare parley at the least may hap passe in Exit Hen Heere take your charge let no man speake with him Except our selfe our brethren or Earle Leicester Fau. Not I my Lord may not I speake with him Hen. Yes Faukenbridge thou shalt Jo. And why he is his wiues brother Fau. Earle Iohn although I be I am true vnto the State so is he Glo. What shal I haue no seruant of my owne Hen. No but the housholde seruants of the Fleete Glo. I thanke you kinsman King your father knowes Gloster may boldelie giue a base slaue blowes Fau. O but not heere it was not well done heere Kin. Farewell good Gloster you shall heare from vs. Glo. Euen what your Sonnes will suffer you to send I st not a miserie to see you stand That some time was the Monarch of this land Intreating traytors for a subiects freedome Lei. Let him not speake away with him to prison Glo. Heer 's like to be a well stayd common wealth Where in proude Leister and licentious Iohn Are pillers for the King to leane vpon Io. Wee 'll heare your rayling Lecture in the Fleete Hen. On our displeasure see he speake no more Glo. On thy displeasure well yee haue me heere O that I were within my Fort of Bungye Whose walles are washt with the cleare streames of Aueney Then would not Gloster passe a halfe-penny For all these rebels and their poore King too Laughst thou King Henry thou knows my words are true God help thee good olde man adew adew Io. That Castle shal be mine where stands it Faukenbridge Fau. Far from your reach sure vnder Feckhill ridge Fiue hundred men England hath few such wight Keeps it for Glosters vse both day
Jo. Come olde foole yee dote Ski But heare me Fau. Heare him Prince Io. Swounds who heares you I le make your Lady graft ye for this worke but to your tale sir Ski Knowe thrise honour'd Prince that Skinke did cousen Redcap of his cloathes Gloster did couzen Skinke and so escapt Jo. Well done Faukenbridge Fau. My Lord he tels you true Jo. You finde it on her lippes but forward sir Ski T was Skinke in Glosters gowne whome you did visit That playd at bowles and after stole your cloths While you went into the Lord Moortons chamber Io. This sauors of some truth Fau. T is very like Joh. Well Faukenbridge by heauen I le tell your wife Fau. She 'l much beleeue you you will come Tell me of my wife this euening faile me not My wife quoth you I le send my wife from home Do tell my wife prince Iohn by my deare mother I loue her too too well to like another La. It seemes so fox O what a world is this There most sinne raynes where least suspition is Fau. You 'l come La. I will not faile I warrant you Jo. Hermit is all this true Ski Himselfe deliuer not so much before ye sleepe Roote me from out the borders of this Realme Jo. Well by your leaue sir Richard Faukenbridge Hence free from feare you 'l melt you 'l melt olde man Fau. Nay take her to you she is a shrow I warrant I le to the holy Hermit and inquire About my chaine your sword the Purseuant And other matters that I haue to aske Ski Your welcome good sir Richard Io. Nay doe not stand on tearmes I am fire all life Nor neuer tell me that I haue a wife I doe not meane to marry ye think so But to be merry you the manner knowe And you will haue me haue me poynt a meeting I le be your true loue you shall be my sweeting If you deny to promise this is plaine I le haue my will eare you get home againe La. most gratious Lord. Io. Tut tell not me of grace I like no goodnes but a beautious face Be therefore breefe giue me your hand sweare Or I le away with you into the heath Neither shall Faukenbridge nor Hermit helpe And what I doe I le answer well enough La. Why then my Lord. Jo. Nay do not stand on then But tell me when my Lord shall haue you Lady It s presently I le venter for a baby La. This night at stepney by my summer house There is a tauerne which I sometime vse When we from London come a gossoping It is the Hinde Io. Giue me thy pretty hand Thou 'lt meet me at the Hinde I le by thy Roe La. One word 's enough Ioh. Suffice then be it so La. I le fit my olde adulterer and your grace I le send the Princesse thether in my place Fa. Prince Iohn Prince Iohn the Hermit teles me wonders He sayes it was Skinke that scapt vs at the Tauerne Sk nke had my chaine nay sure that Skinke did all Skin I say goe but to yonder corner And ere the Sun be halfe an hower higher Ther will the theefe attempt a robery Io. Who Skinke Fau. Will Skinke Ski I Skinke vpon my word Fau. Shal we goe seaze vpon him good Prince Iohn Io. Nay we will haue him that 's no question And yet not hurte the honest rogue he 'll helpe vs well in quest of changeing Gloster Hermit farwell Lady keepe your houre Fau. Adeiu olde Hermit soone in th' euening Lasse La. I le meet you both and meet with both of you Father what answere doe you giue to me Ski Lady start downe I must into my cell Where I am curing of a man late hurt He drest I must vnto my Orizons In halfe an houre al wil be dispatcht And then I will attend your Ladyship La. At your best leasure father O the life That this thrise reuerend Hermit leadeth heere How farre remote from mortall vanities Baites to the soule enticements to the eye How farre is he vnlike my lustfull Lord Who being giuen himselfe to be vnchaste Thinke all men like himselfe in their effects And iniures me that neuer had a thought To wrong the sacred rytes of spotlesse faith Enter Skinke with a patch on his face and a Faulconers lure in his hand Ski Hermit farewel I le pay ye or speake with ye next time I see yee Sweete mouse the Hermit bids you stay heere he 'll visit you anon Now Iohn and Faukenbridge I le match yee and I doe not say Skinke's a wretch a wren a worme when I haue trickt them Madam I will trimme you Commodity is to be prefer'd before pleasure About profit Skink for crownes for crownes that make the kingly thoughts La. I am assur'd that man 's some murderer Exit Good Father Hermit speake and comfort me Are ye at prayers good olde man I pray ye speake What 's heere a beard a counterfeited hayre The Hermits portes garments and his beades Iesus defend me I will fly this denne It 's some theeues caue no haunt for holy men What if the murderer as I ges him one Set on my husband tush Prince Iohn and hee Are able to defend them noble selues How eare I will not tarry I le away Least vnto theft and rape I prooue apray Exit Enter Skinke Solus Skin Younder they are I le fit them heer 's my ground Wa ha how wa ha how wa ha how Enters Faukenbridge Fau. I warrant ye my Lord some man 's distrest Ioh. Why man t is a Faulconer Fa. Mary of me good fellow I did think thou hadst bin robd Ski Rob'd sir no he that comes to rob me shal haue a hard match on 't yet two good fellows had like to bin rob'd by one tall theefe had not I stept in abots on him I lost a hauke by him yet I car'd not to send another after him so I could find the theefe and here about he is I know he is squatted Fau. Sayst thou me so we 'l finde him by S. Mary An honest fellow a good common wealths man Io. There are caues heereabout good fellow are there not Ski Yes sir tread the ground sir you shal heare their hollownes this way sir this way Io. Help Faukenbridge Fau. O help me good prince Iohn Skin I le helpe you both deliuer sir deliuer Swounds linger not Prince Iohn put vp your pursse or I le throw ponniards downe vpon your pate Quickely when I am Skink that scapt ye yesternight and fled the Fleete in your cloake carrying mee cleane out of winde and raine I broke the bonds and linkes that fettered your chaine amity this cheate is mine Farewel I cannot stay sweet Prince olde Knight I thanke ye for this pray Fau. Gods mary mother heer 's a iest indeed We came to take a theefe takes vs Where are ye good my Lord Jo. No matter where I thinke I was fore-spoken at the teate This damn'd
warrant ye with a wi witnes Ric. Then will I to Court eyther set him free or dye the death Follow me Faukenbridge feare not faire Madam You said you had the Porter in your house Some of your seruants bring him on my life One hayre shal not be taken from his head Nor he nor you nor Gloster iniured Fa. Come Mall and Richard say the word nere feare Ro. Madam we haue twenty thousand at our call The most young Henry dares is but to braule La Pray God it prooue so Ric Follow Huntington sir Rich. doe not faile to send the Porter Fa Blocke bring the Porter of the Fleete to Court Bl. I wil sir Red The p p Porter of the fl fl Fleete to Court what p p porter of the fl fl Fleete Blo What Redcap run redcap wilt thou see thy father Red. My fa father I that I w wold s see my f father there be a p porter in your ho house it s my f faâ—â—â—r Bl. Follow me Redcap then Exit Red. And you were two to twenty b Blockes I de f f follow ye s so I would and r run to the co co court too and k kneele before the k k King f f for his pa pardon Block within Come away Redcap run Redcap Red. I I I r r run as f f fast as I I ca ca can run I wa warrant yee Enter a Sinet first two Herraldos after them Leyster with a Scepter Lancaster with a Crowne Imperiall on a cushion After them Henry the elder bareheaded bearing a swoord and a Globe after him young Henry Crowned Elinor the mother Queene Crowned young Queene Crowned Henry the elder places his Sonne the two Queenes on eyther hand himselfe at his feete Leyster and Lancaster below him Hen. Herrald fetch Lancaster and Leyster Coronets Suffer no Marquesse Earle nor Countesse enter Except their temples circled are in golde He deliuers Coronets to Leyster and Lancaster Shew them our vize-roys by our will controld As at a cornation euery Peere Appeares in all his pompe so at this feast Held for our birth-right let them be adorn'd Let Gloster be brought in crown'd like an Earle Exit This day we 'll haue no parley of his death But talke of Iouisanes and gleefull mirth Let Skinke come in giue him a Barons seat High is his spirrit his deserts are greate Kin. You wrong the honour of Nobilitie To place a robber in a Barons stead Quee. It s well ye tearme him not a murtherer Kin. Had I mistearmed him Quee. I that had you Henry He did a peece of Iustice at my Bidding Kin. Who made you a Iustice Hen. I that had the power Kin. You had none then Enter Gloster and Skinke Ley. Yes he was crownd before Hen. Why does not Gloster weare a Coronet Glo. Because his Soueraigne doth not weare a Crowne Hen. By heauen put on thy Coronet or that heauen Which now with a clear lends vs this light Shall not be courtain'd with the vaile of night Eare on thy head I clap a burning Crowne Of red hot Yron that shall seare thy braines Ri. Good Gloster Crowne thee with thy Coronet Lan. Doo gentle Earle Skin Swounds doo would I had one Qu. Doo not I prethee keepe thy proud heart still Glo. I le weare it but to crosse thy froward will Hen. Sit downe and take thy place Glo. It s the low earth To her I must from her I had my breath Hen. We are pleas'd thou shalt sit there Skinke take thy place among my nobles Enter Iohn and Jsabell with Coronets Ski Thankes to King Henries grace Io. Iohn Earle of Morton and of Notingham With Isabell his Countesse bow themselues Before their brother Henries Royall Throane Hen. Assend your seats liue in our daily loue Enter Richard and Robert with Coronts Ric. Richard the Prince of England with his Ward The noble Robert Hood Earle Huntington Present their seruice to your Maiestie Hen. Y' are welcome too though little be your loue Enter Faukenbridge with his Lady she a Coronet Fa. Olde Richard Faukenbridge Knight of the crosse Lord of the Cinque ports with his noble wife Dame Marrian Countesse of west Hereford Offer their duties at this Royall meeting Hen. Sit downe thou art a newter she a foe Thy loue we doubt her hart too well we know What sutors are without let them come in Glo. And haue no Iustice where contempt is King Hen. Mad man I giue no eare to thy loose words Jo. O sir y' are welcome you haue your old seat Glo. Though thou sit hier yet my heart 's as great Que. Great heart wee 'll make you lesser by the head Glo. Ill comes not euer to the threatned Enter Blocke and Redcap Hen. What are you two Red. M ma mary and 't please you I am re re Redcap Hen. And what 's your mate Blo A poore Porter sir Ioh. The Porter of the fleet that was condemned Blo No truely sir I was Porter last when I left The doore open at the Tauerne Io. O i st you sir Ley. And what would you two haue Red. I co co come to re re re qui quier the young K K King of his go goo goodnes since Glo Gloster is t taken that he wo wo would let my fa fa father haue his pa pa pardon Hen. Sirra your father has his pardon sign'd Go to the office it shall be deliuered Red. And shall he be p p Porter a ga gaine Hen. I that he shall but let him be aduis'd Heareafter how lets out prisoners Red. I wa warrant ye my Lord. Hen. What hast thou more to say Red. Marry I wo would haue Skinke pu punisht for co co Cunnicatching me Ley Is that your busines Red. I by my t t troth is it Hen. Then get away Glo. Against Skinke poore knaue Thou gets no right this day Blo O but run backe Redcap for the Purseuant Red. O I Lord s sir I haue another s sute for the p p Purseuant that has l l lost his b b box and his wa wa warrant Hen. What meanes the fellow Red. Why the pu pu Purseuant sir and the po po Porter Glo. The box that I had from him there it is Fau. Mary a me and I was chargd with it Had you it brother Gloster Gods good mercy Hen. And what haue you to say Bl. Nothing sir but God blesse you you are a goodly company except sir William or my Lady wil command me any more seruice Fau. A way you prating knaue hence varlet hence Exit Ley. Put forth them fellowes there Red. A f fo fore I go goe I b b be s s seech you let Sk Skinke and gl Gloster be lo lo looked too for they haue p p playd the k k knaues to to to b b bad Hen. Take hence that stuttering fellow shut them forth Red. Nay I le ru ru run faith you shall not n n need to b b b bid him ta ta