Elinor I thought thou hadst been long since scarlet dyde Hen. She is and therfore cannot change her colour Rich. You are to strickt Earle Glosters fault Merrits not death Fau. By th'rood the Prince saies true Heere is a statute from the Confessor Hen. The Confessor was but a simple foole Away with bookes my word shall be a lawe England her breath shall from this bosome drawe Gloster shall die Ley. Let Gloster dye the death Lan. Leyster he shall not he shall haue lawe dispight of him and thee Hen. What law will you be Traitors what 's the lawe Ric. His right handes losse and that is such a losse As England may lament all Christians weepe That hand hath bin aduanst against the Moores Driuen out the Sarasins from Gads and Cicile Fought fifteene Battels vnder Christs red crosse And is it not thinke you a greeuious losse That for a slaue and for no other harme It should be sundred from his Princely Arme Fau. More for example Noble Lancaster but t is great pitty To to great a pittie He. I le haue his hand head Ri. Thou shalt haue mine thē Que. Wel sayd stubberne Dicke Iack wold not serue me so Were the boy heere Ric. Both Iohn and I haue seru'd your will too long Mother repent your cruelty and wrong Gloster you know is ful of mirth and glee And neuer else did your grace iniury Q◠Gloster shal dye He. Fetch him heere I le see him dead Ric. He that sturs for him shall lay downe his head Fau. O quiet good my Lords patience I pray I thinke he comes vnsent for by my fay Enter Iohn in Glosters gowne Ric. What meanst thou Gloster He. Who brought Gloster hyther Io. Let Gloster hang and them that There lyes his case a mischiefe on his carkasse Qu. My deare sonne Jacke Jo. Your deere son Iack an apes your mōkey your babone your asse your gull Ley. What ayles Earle Iohn Jo. Hence further frō my sight My fiery thoughts and wrath haue worke in hand Le curse ye blacker then the Leuarnian Lake If you stand wondring at my sorrow thus I am with childe big hugely swolne with rage who 'll play the Midwife and my throbs aswage Kin I will my Sonne Hen. I will high harted brother Io. You will and you tut tut all you are nothing T will out t will out my selfe my selfe can ease You chafe you swell ye are commaunding King My father is your footestoole when he please Your word 's a law these Lordes dare neuer speake Gloster must dye your enemies must fall Hen. What meanes our brother Ioh. He meanes that thou art mad she franticke Leyster foolish I the babe these grinde vs bite vs vexe vs charge And discharge Gloster O Gloster Que. Where is Gloster sonne Hen. Where is Glo. brother Kin. I hope he be escaped Io. O I could teare my hayre falling thus vpon the Solide earth dig into Glosters graue so he were dead And gone into the depth of vnder worlds Or get seditiou◠hundreth thousand hands And like Briareus battle with the Starres To pull him downe from heauen if he were there Fau. Looke to Earle Iohn the Gentleman is mad I◠O who would not be mad at this disgrace Gloster the fox is fled there lies his case He cousned me of myne the porter helpt him Hen. The porter shall be hangd let 's part and seeke him Gloster shall dye all Europe shall not saue him Jo. He is wise too wise for vs yet I le goe with you To get more fooles into my company Quee. This is your fathers plot reuenge it sonne Hen. Father by heauen if this were your aduice Your head or heart shall pay the bitter price Come mother Brother Leyster le ts away Jo. I I le be one in hope to meete the basterd And then no more my selfe will be his headsman Exeunt Kin. Richard and Faukenbridge follow the search You may preuent mischaunce by meeting Gloster If ye finde Skinke see that you apprehend him I heare there is a wizard at blacke heath Let some enquire of him where Skinke remaynes Although I trust not to those fallacies Yet now and then such men prooue Soothsayers Will you be gone Fau. Withall my heart withall my heart my Lord Come Princly Richard we are ever yoak'd Pray God there be no mistery in this Rich. Be not suspitious where there is no cause Fau. Nay nothing nothing I am but in iest Exeunt Kin. Call in a Purseuant Lan. Heare 's one my Leidge Kin. There is a Porter likely to be hangd For letting Gloster scape sirra attend You shall haue a repreiue to bring him vs These boys are to to stubborne Lancaster But t is theyr mothers fault if thus she moue me I le haue her head though all the world reproue me Exeuntt Enter Robin Hood and Lady Fankenbridge La. Doe not deny me gentle Huntington Rob. My Lord will misse me La. Tut let me excuse thee Rob. Turne woman O it is intollerable Except you promise me to play the Page Doe that try one night and you 'l laugh for euer To heare the Orizons that Louers vse Their ceremonious sighes their idle oathes To heare how you are prais'd and pray'd vnto For you are Richards Saint they talke of Mary The blessed Virgin but vpon his beades He onely prayes to Marian Faukenbridge La. The more his error but will you agree To be the Lady Faukenbridge one day Rob. When i st La. On Munday Rob. Wherefore i st La. Nay then you doe me wrong with inquisition And yet I care not greatly if I tell thee Thou seest my husband full of iealousie Prince Richard in his sute importunate My brother Gloster threatned by young Henry To cleare these doubtes I will in some disguise Goe to blacke Heath vnto the holy Hermit Whose wisedome in fore-telling things to come Will let me see the issue of my cares If destinyes ordaine me happines I le chase these mistes of sorrow from my heart With the bright Sunne of mirth if fate agree It and my frends must suffer misery Yet I le be merry too till mischeefe come onely I long to knowe the worst of ill Rob. I le once put on a scarlet countenaunce La. Be wary least ye be discouered Robyn Rob. Best paint me then be sure I shall not blush Enter Block bleeding Gloster with him Blo Beate an Officer Red cap I le haue ye talkt withall Beate Sir Richards Porter help Madam help Glo. Peace you damned rogue La. Brother I pray you forbeare Glo. Zwonds a hundreth at my heales almost And yet the villaine stands on complaiment Bloc Abots one you i st you Glo. Will you to the doore you foole and bar the gate Holde ther 's an angell for your broaken pate If any knocke let them not in in haste Bloc Well I le doe as I see cause blood thou art deare to me but heere 's a soueraigne plaister for the sore golde healeth wounds golde
impiety With shew to chastice loose adulterie Say Rosamond was Henries Concubine Had neuer King a Concubine but he Did Rosamond begin the fires in Fraunce Made she the Northerne borders reeke with flames Vnpeopled she the townes of Picardy Left she the wiues of England husbandles O no she sinn'd I graunt so doe we all She fell her selfe desiring none should fall But Elinor whom you so much commend Hath been the bellowes of seditious fire Eyther through Iealious rage or mad desire I st not a shame to thinke that she hath arm'd Foure Sonnes right hands against their fathers head And not the children of a low-priz'd wretch But one whom God on earth hath deified See where he sits with sorrow in his eyes Three of his Sonnes and hers tutor'd by her Smiles whilst he weeps and with a proude disdaine Imbrace blith mirth while his sad heart complaine Fau. Ha laugh they nay by the rood that is not wel Now fie young Princes fie Hen. Peace doting foole Iohn Be silent asse Fau. With all my heart my Lords my humble leaue my Lords Gods mother asse and foole for speaking truth T is terrible but fare yee well my Lords Rich. Nay stay good Faukenbridge impute it rage That thus abuses your right reuerend age My brothers are too hot Fau. Too hot indeed foole asse for speaking truth it's more than need Rich. Nay good Sir Richard at my kinde intreate For all the loue I beare your noble house Let not your absence kindle further wrath Each side 's at counsell now sit downe I pray I le quite it with the kindest loue I may Glo. I to his wife Fau. Prince Richard I le sit downe But by the faith I owe fayre Englands Crowne Had you not been I would haue left the place My seruice merits not so much disgrace Ric. Good Faukenbridge I thanke thee Go to their places Glo. And you 'l thinke of him if you can step into his bower at Stepney Fau. Prince Richard's very kinde I know his kindenes He loues me but he loues my Lady better No more I le watch him I le preuent his game Young Lad it 's ill to halt before the lame They breake asunder Papers this while being offred and subscribed betweene eyther Hen. I le not subscribe to this indignity I le not be call'd a King but be a King Allow me halfe the Realme giue me the North The Prouinces that lye beyond the Seas Wales and the Isles that compasse in the mayne Glo. Nay giue him all and he will scant be pleas'd Rich. Brother you aske too much Iohn To much too little hee shall haue that and more I sweare he shall I will haue Nottingham and Salisbury Stafford and Darby and some other Earledome Or by S. Iohn whose blessed name I beare I le make these places like a wildernes I st not a plague an horrible abuse A King a King of England should be Father To foure such proper youths as Hall and Dicke My brother Geffrey and my proper selfe And yet not giue his sonnes such maintenaunce As he consumes among his minions Rich. Be more respectiue Iohn Io. Respectiue Richard are you turn'd pure a changing wether-cocke I say it's reason Henry should be King Thou Prince I Duke as Ieffry is a Duke Lan. What shall your Father doe Jo. Liue at his prayers haue a sufficient pention by the yere Repent his sinnes because his end is neere Glo. A gratious sonne a very gratious sonne Kin. Will this content you I that haue sat still Amaz'd to see my sonnes deuoyde of shame To heare my subiects with rebellious tongues Wound the kinde bosome of their Soueraigne Can no more beare but from a bleeding hart Deliuer all my loue for all your hate Will this content thee cruell Elinor Your sauage mother my vnciuill Queene The Tygresse that hath drunke the purple bloud Of three times twenty thousand valiant men Washing her red chaps in the weeping teares Of widdows virgins nurses sucking babes And lastly sorted with her damn'd consorts Entred alaborinth to murther loue Will this content you she shall be releast That she may next seaze me she most enuyes Hen. Our mothers liberty is some content Kin. What else would Henry haue Hen. The Kingdome Kin. Peruse this byll draw neere let vs conferre Joh. Hall be not answered but with Soueraignty For glorious is the sway of Maiesty Kin. What would content you John Joh. Fiue Earledomes Sir Kin. What you sonne Richard Ric. Pardon gratious father th'furtheraunce for my vow of penance For I haue sworne to God and all his Saints These armes erected in rebellious brawles Against my Father and my Soueraigne Shall fight the battles of the Lord of hoasts In wrong'd Iudea and Palestina That shall be Richards pennance for his pride His bloud a satisfaction for his sinne His patrimony men munition And meanes to waft them into Siria Kin. Thou shalt haue thy desire Heroyicke Sonne As soone as other home-bred brawles are done Lan. Why weepes olde Faukenbridge Fau. I am almost blind to heare sons cruell and the fathers kinde Now well a neere that ere I liu'd to see Such patience and so much impiety Glo. Brother content thee this is but the first Worse is a brewing and yet not the worst Leâ— You shall not stand to this Hen. And why my Lord Ley. The lands of Moorton doth belong to Iohn Hen. What 's that to me by Acte of Parlament If they be mine confirm'd he must be pleas'd Ioh. Be pleas'd King puppet haue I stood for thee Euen in the mouth of death open'd my armes To sercle in seditious vgly shape Shooke hands with duety bad adew to vertue Prophan'd all Maiesty in heauen and earth Writ in blacke Carracters on my white brow The name of rebell Iohn against his Father For thee for thee thou Otimie of honour Thou worme of Maiesty thou froth thou puble And must I now be pleas'd in pease to stand While statutes make thee owner of my land Glo. Good pastime good now will the theeues fall out Joh O if I doe let me be neuer held Royall King Henryes sonne pardon me father Pull downe this rebell that hath done thee wrong Dicke come and leaue his side assayle him Lords Let 's haue no parly but with billes and swoordes Ki. Peace Iohn lay downe thy armes heare Henry speake He mindes thee no such wrong Io. He were not best Hen. Why hayre-brain'd brother can yee brooke no iest I doe confirme you Earle of Nottingham Io. And Moorton too Hen. I and Moorton too Io. Why so now once more I le sit downe by you Glo. Blow winde the youngest of King Henries stocke Would fitly serue to make a weather-cocke Io. Gape earth challenge thine owne as Gloster lyes Pitty such mucke is couer'd with the skies Fau. Be quiet good my Lords the Kings commaund You should be quiet and t is very meere It 's most conuenient how say you Prince Richard Rich. It is
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
make sute vnto my father I le follow you to Courte and second you Fau. Follow to Court ha then I smell a rat It s probable he 'll haue about agayne Long seige makes entraunce to the strongest fort It must not be I must not leaue him heere Prince Richard if you loue my brothers good Le ts ride back to the Courte I le wayte on you Rich. He 's Ielious but I must obserue the tyme We 'll ride vnto the Court I le leaue my boy Till we returne are you agreed to this Fau. Oh I hee is an honourable youth Vertuuos and modest Huntingtons right heyre His father Gilbert was the smoothst fac't Lord That ere bare Armes in England or in Fraunce Rich. Solicitie Robin Lady giue good eare And of your brothers freedome neuer feare Fau. Marrian farwell where 's Blocke open the gate Come Prince God send vs to proue fortunate Exeunt La. why doe you stay sir Rob. Madam as a Lidger to solicite for your absent loue La. Walk in the Garden I will follow you I faith I faith you are a noble wagge Rob. An honorable wag and wagish Earle Euen what you will sweet Lady I must beare Hoping of patience profit will ensue That you will beare the Prince as I beare you La. Well said well said I le haue these toyes amended Goe will you walke into the Garden sir Rob. But will you promise me to bring no maides To set vppon my litle manship there You threatned whipping and I am in feare La. Vppon my word I le bring none but my selfe Rob. You see I am weapned doe not I beseech you I le stab them come there twenty ere they breech mee Exit La. This youth and Richard think me easily wonne But Marrian rather will embrace The bony carcasse of dismaying death Than proue vnchast to Noble Faukenbridge Richard's king Henries sonne is light Wanton and loues not humble modestie Which makes me much contrary to my thoughts Flatter his humor for my brothers safetye But I protest I le dwel among the dead Ere I pollute my sacred nuptiall bed Exit Enter Gloster in his gowne calling Glo. Porter what Porter wher 's this drowsie asse Enter Porter Por. Who calles my Lord of Gloster all alone Glo. Alone and haue your wisdomes companie Pray wher 's the stammering chatterer your sonne He 's euer running but he makes small haste I le bring his lyther legges in better frame And if he serue me thus a nother time Knocke within Harke sir your clients knocke and 't be your pye Let him vouchsafe to chatter vs some newes Tell him we daunce attendance in our chamber Exit porter This Iohn and Henry are so full of hate That they will haue my head by some deuice Gloster hath plotted meanes for an escape And if it fadge why so if not then well The way to heauen is death this life 's a hell Enter Porter and Skink Port. Why should the Watchmen come along with thee Skin Ther 's such a que question for yon s same r rogue Skink p plague keepe farre enough from him that a an honest f fellow ca cannot w w walke the streetes Port. Well sir dispatch your busines with the Earle He 's angry at your stay I tell ye that Exit Skin Sbloud what a frowne this Gloster castes at me I hope he meanes to lend me no more cuffes Such as he paide me at the Parlament Glo. What mutter you what tydings from my sister Ski Co commendations and s she hath s sent ye this r ring Glo. Hold ther 's two Angels shut the chamber doore You must about some busines for me strayght Come nearer man Skin I feare I am to neare Glo. Hast thou no tydings for my liberty Skin No b but ye sh shall he heare f from her p p presently Glo. And p presently sir off with your coate Nay quicke vncase I am bold to borrow it I le leaue my gowne change is no robbery Stutterer it 's so neare flinch ye cannot passe Cry and by heauen I le cut thy cowards throate Quickly cashyre your selfe you see me staye Skin N n nay b b but wh wh what m meane ye Glo. To scape I hope sir with your priuiledge How now who 's this my fine familliar Skinke Queene Beldams minnion Skin Zounds you see ti 's I. Glo. Tyme sortes not now to know these misteries How thou camst by this ring or stol'st this coate They are mine now in possession for which kindenes If I escape I le get thee Libertie Or fire the fleete about the Wardens eares Mum budgit not a word as thou louest thy life Skin I mum mum faire pray God may chaunce it My Lord but that my state is desperate I de see your eyes out eare I would be cheated Glo. Walke like an Earle villaine some are comming Enter John and Porter Io. Where is this Gloster Glo. Y y yonder he walks Fa fa father I let me out Port. Why whether must you now Glo. To Ie Iericho I th thinke t is such a h h humorous Earle Port. Well sir wilt please you hasten home againe Glo. I I le be h heare in a trice b but p praye haue ca care of th this madcap if he g giue vs the s s slip s s some of vs a are like to m make a sl sl slyppery occupation on 't This while John walkes and stalkes by Skinke neuer a word betwene them Port. Looke to your busines sir let me alone Glo. Alone neuer trust me if I trouble thee Io. Mad Gloster mute all mirth turn'd to dispaire Why now you see what t is to crosse a King Deale against Princes of the Royall blood You le snarle and rayle but now your toung is bedry'd Come caper hay set all at six and seauen What musest thou with thought of hell or heauen Skin Of neither Iohn I muse at my disgrace That I am thus kept prisoner in this place Io. O sir a number are here prisoners My Cousen Moorton whome I came to visite But he good man is at his morrow masse But I that neither care to say nor sing Come to seeke that preaching hate and prayer And while they mumble vp their Orisons We 'll play a game at bowles what saist thou Gloster Skin I care not if I doe Joh. You doe not care Let olde men care for graues we for our sportes Off with your gowne there hes my hatt and Cloake The bowles there quickly hee Skin No my gowne stirres not it keeps sorrowe warme And she and I am not to be deuorced Enter Porter with bowles Jo. Yes ther 's an axe must part your head and you And with your head sorrowe will leaue your heart But come shall I begin a pound a game Skin More pounds and we thus heauy well begin Ioh. Rub rub rub rub Skin Amen God send it short enough and mee A safe running with them clothes from thee Ioh. Play Robin run run run
easeth heartes what can a man haue more Exit La. Deare brother tell vs how you made escape Glo. You see I am heare but if you would knowe how I cannot scape and tell the manner too By this I knowe your howse is compassed With hel-hound search La. Brother I le furnish you with beard hayre and Garments like my husband how like you that Exit Lady Glo. Well when I haue them quickly then dispatchâ—s blood turne gray beard and hayre Robyn conceale this dyeteth my minde Myrth is the obiect of my humorous spleane Thou high commaunding furie further deuice Iests are conceated I long to see their birth What come ye sister Robyn a theeues hand But prethee where hadst thou this beard and haire La. Prince Richard wore them hether in a maske Glo. Saist thou me so faith loue the Princely youth Tut you must tast stolne pleasure now and than Rob. But if she steale and Ielious eyes espie She will be sure condemnd of Burglary Glo. Ha crake can your low stumps venter so deep Into affections streame go to you wanton What want we now my nightcap O t is heare So now no Gloster but olde Faukenbridge Harke the search knockes I le let them in my selfe Welcome good fellowe ha what i st you lacke Enter Redcap with another Red. Ma master Co constable se se search you th that way a and you ho honest man th that way I le ru run th this way m my owne se selfe They dispearse themselues Glo. What search you for what is it you would haue Enter Blocke Blo Madam what shall I doe to these browne-bill fellowes some runne into the wine seller some heere some there Glo. Let them alone let them search their filles Block I le looke to their fingers for all that Glo. Doe so good Blocke be carefull honest Blocke B. Sir stammerer your wa watch y' are pa past ifaith Exit Gl. Will you not speake knaues tel me who you seeke Red. Ma mary sit we s seeke a va va vacabond a fu fugatiue my La Ladies owne b brother but and hee were the po po Popes owne b brother I would ssearch f f for him for I haue a p poore fatherr ready to be ha ha hang'd f f for him Glo. O t is for Gloster mary search a gods name Seeke peace will he breake prison too It 's pitty he should liue nay I defye him Come looke about search euery little corner My selfe will lead the way pray you come Seeke seeke and spare not though it be labour lost He comes not vnder my roofe heare ye wife He comes not hyther take it for a warning Red. You sp sp speake like an honest ge ge Gentleman re re rest you me me mery co co come my f f friends I be beleeue h h he r ran by the g g garden w wall toward the wa water side Exeunt running Glo. This fellow is of the humour I would chuse my wife Few words and many paces a word and a way and so Must I Sister adieu pray you for me I le do the like for you Robin farewell commend me to the Prince La. Can ye not stay heere safe Glo. No I le not trust the changing humours of olde Faukenbridge Adieu yong Earle Sister le ts kisse and part Tush neere mourne I haue a merry hart Exit La. Farewell all comfort Ro. What weeping Lady Then I perceiue you haue forgot Blacke-heath La. No there I le learne both of his life and death Ro. Till Munday Madam I must take my leaue La. You will not misse then Rob. Nay if Robin faile yee let him haue neuer fauour of faire Lady La. Meane while I le spend my time in prayers teares That Gloster may escape these threatned feares Exit Enter Skinke like Prince John Skin Thus iets my noble Skinke along the streetes To whom each bonnet vailes and all knees bend And yet my noble humour is too light By the sixe shillings heere are two crackt groates To helter skelter at some vawting house But who comes yonder ha olde Faukenbridge Hath a braue-chaine were Iohn and he good friends That chaine were mine and should vnto Black-heath I le venture it 's but tryal lucke may fall Good morrow good sir Richard Faukenbridge Fau. Good morrow my sweet Prince harty good morrow This greeting wel becomes vs marry does it Better iwis then strife and Iangling Now can I loue ye wil ye to the Shiriffes Your brother Richard hath beene there this houre Skin Yes I am plodding forward as you doe What cost your chaine it's passing strongly wrought I would my Golde-smith had a patterne of it Fau. T is at your graces seruice shew it him Skin Then dare ye trust me Fau. Who the Princely Iohn My Soueraignes sonne why what a question 's that I le leaue you yee may know I dare trust you Ski I le bring 't ye to the Shiriffes excuse my absence Fau. I wil my noble Lord adieu sweet Prince Exit Skin Why so this breakfast was wel fed vpon When Skinkes deuises on Blacke heath doo faile This and such cheates would set me vnder saile I le to the water side would it were later For stil I am afraide to meete Prince Iohn Enter Gloster like Fauken bridge But what a mischiefe meant Faukenbridge To come againe so soone that way he went And now comes peaking vpon my life The buzzard hath me in suspitition But whatsoeuer chaunce I le filch a share Glo. Yonder 's Prince Iohn I hope he cannot know me Ther 's naught but Gloster Gloster in their mouthes I am halfe strangled with the Garlicke breath Of rascals that exclaimes as I passe by Gloster is fled once taken he must dye But I le to Iohn how does my gratious Lord What tattles rumour now what newes of Gloster Skin What newes could I heare since you left me last Were you not heere euen now lent me your chaine I thinke you dote Glo. Sweet Prince age age forgets my brothers chaine a pretty accident I le haue 't and be but in the spight of Iohn Skin Ther 's more and more I le geld it eare it go He breaks the chaine This same shal keep me in some sauerne merry Til nights blacke hand curtaine this to cleare sky Fau. My sweet Prince I haue some cause to vse my chaine Another time when ere your Lordship please T is at your seruice ô mary God it is Skin Heere palsie take your chaine stoop and be hang'd Yet the fish nibled when she might not swallow Gout I haue curtall'd what I could not borrow Exit Glo. He 's gone away in frets would he might meete My brother Faukenbridge in this mad moode There would be rare adoe Why this fits me My braine flowes with fresh wit and pollicy But Gloster looke about who haue we yonder Another Iohn Prince Richard and the Shiriffe Vpon my life the slaue that had the chaine Was Skinke
in his hand the Purseuant bare Glo. A charytable deed God blesse the King He shall be then repreeued Pur. I sir some day or two till the young King and Prince Iohn chaunge it especially if the good Earle bee not found which God forbid Glo. What house is this that wee are stept into to read this warrant in Pur. A Tauerne sir the Salutation Glo. A Tauerne then I will turne prodigall Call for a pint of Sacke good fellow Pur. Drawer Dra. Anan sir Glo. A pint of thy best Sacke my pretty youth Dra. God blesse your worship sir ye shal haue the best in London sir Gl. What knowst thou me knowst thou old Faukenbridge I am no Tauerne hunter I can tell thee Draw But my Master hath taken many a faire pound of your man Blocke he was heere to day sir and fild two bottles of nippitate sacke Glo. Well fill vs of your nippitate sir This is well chaunest but heere ye boy Bring Suger in white paper not in browne For in white paper I haue heere a tricke Shall make the Purseuant first swound then sicke Thou honest fellow what 's thy name Pur. My name is Winterborne sir Glo. What countryman I prethee Pur. Barkeshire and please ye Gl. How long hast thou bin sworne a messenger Pur. But yesterday and please your worship This is the First imployment I haue had Enter Drawer with wine and Suger Glo. A good beginning heere haue too thee fellow Thou art my fellow now thou seruest the King Nay take Suger too Gods Lady deere I put it in my pocket but it 's heere Drinke a good draught I prethee Winterborne He drinkes and falles ouer the stoole Dra. O Lord Sir Richard the man the man Glo. What a forgetfull beast am I peace boy It is his fashion euer when he drinkes Fellow he hath the falling sickenes Run fetch two cushions to rayse vp his head And bring a little Key to ope his teeth Exit Drawer Purseuant your warrant and your boxe These must with me the shape of Faukenbridge Will holde no longer water heere about Gloster wil be a proteus euery houre That Elinor and Leyster Henry Iohn And all that rabble of hate louing curres May minister me more mirth to play vpon Enter Drawer Dra. Heer 's a key sir and one of our folke to help Glo. No matter for a key help him but in And lay him by the fire a little while He 'll wake immediatly but be hart sicke Ther 's money for a candle and thy wine I le goe but vp vnto your Aldermans And come downe presently to comfort him Exeunt Within Ski Drawer what Drawer with a vengeance Dra. Within Dra Speake in the Crowne there Enter Skinke like Prince John Skin They be come the deuill crowne yee one by one Skinke tho' art betraide that master Faukenbridge Missing some of his chaine hath got thee dog'd Drawer what Drawer Dra. Anan anan sir Ski Was not sir Richard Faukenbridge below Dra. Yes and please yee Skin It does not please me wel knowes he that I am heer Dra. No I protest Ski Come hether sirra I haue little money But ther 's some few linkes of a chayne of golde Vpon your honesty knowes not sir Richard That I am heere Dra. No by my holydam Skin Who 's that was with him Dra. Why a Purseuant Skin Where is sir Richard Dra. At the Aldermans Skin A Purseuant and at the Aldermans What Pyg or Goose or Capon haue you kill'd Withing your Kitchin new Dra. A pyg new stickt Skin Fetch me a sawcer of the bloud quicke run Exit I le sit the Purseuant and Alderman And Faukenbridge if Skinke haue any wit Well Gloster I did neuer loue thee yet But th' art the maddest Lord that ere I met If I scape this and meete thee once againe Cursse Skinke if he dye penny in thy det Enter Drawer Dra. O my Lord the house is full of holberts and a great many Gentlemen aske for the roome where Prince Iohn is Skin Lend me thy Aprone runne and fetch a pot from the next roome Betray'd swounds betray'd by gout by palsie by dropsie O braue boy excellent bloud vp take my cloake And my hat to thy share when I come from Kent I le pay Thee like a King Dra. I thanke you my Lord. Exit Enter John Richard Faukenbridge Shiriffes and Officers Ski Now fortune help or neuer they come and yee were a Prince as yee say ye are yee would bee ashamed to abuse a poore seruant thus but and if you were not of the bloud Royall I de breake the necke of yee downe the stayres so would I I de teach you to hurt prentises Ri. Who hurt thee fellow Skin Prince deuill or his dam Prince Iohn they call him Joh. Gloster I hope Ri. I doubt not but it's Skinke Io. Where is he Skin Vp them stayres take heede of him He 's in the Crowne Fau. Alas poore fellow he hath crown'd thee shrewdly Jo. In recompence if it be him I seeke I le giue thee his whole head to tread vpon Follow me brother come olde Faukenbridge Keep the stayres Shiriffes you see it waxeth darke Take heede he slip not by you Exeunt Ski Hange your selues this darkenes shal conuay me out of doors I le swim the Thames but I le attaine Black-heath London farewell curse Iohn raue Faukenbridge Skinke scapes you all by twy lights priuyledge Within Where is he lights bring lights drag out that boy Enter all with the boy Io. This is my cloke my hat my rapier And eyther it was Skinke or Gloster Dra. I know not who t was sir he said he was Prince Iohn he tooke away my aprone and a pottle pot with him and al to bloudied his head and face Fau. We met him by S. Anthony we met him Io. The fire of S. Anthony confound This changing counterfeit whatsoeuer he be Rich. It makes me laugh at enuious greedines Who feedes vpon her owne harts bitternes Ioh. Sirra you that were borne to cry anan What other copesmates haue you in the house Draw Sir my Maisters gesse be none of my copesmates Jo. Well your gesse can ye gesse who they be Draw Marry heere 's a purseuant that this Gentleman sir Richard Faukenbridge left sick euen now Fau. Marry of God dyd I thou lying knaue Dra. I am a poore boy sir your worship may say your pleasure our maides haue had a foule hand with him you said he would be sicke so he is with a witnesse Ioh. Looke about Faukenbridge heere 's worke for you You haue some euill Angell in your shape Goe sirra bring vs foorth that Purseuant Enter two leading the Purseuant sicke Rich. Gloster thou wilt be too too venterous Thou doost delight in those odde humours so That much I feare they 'll be thy ouerthrowe aside Pur. O O O not too fast O I am sicke O very sicke Io. What picture of the pestilence is this Purs A poore man sir a poore
Skin Far enough and well flye one foote more Would I were halfe so far without the doore Enter Porter Ioh. Now Porter what 's the newes Por. Your Coossen Moorton humbly craues Leauing your game you would come visit him Io. Bowle Gloster I le come presently So neere mad Robin then haue after you Skin Would I were gone make after as you may Io. Well sir t is yours one all throw but the Iacke While I goe talke with Moorton I le not stay Keepe Cloake and hat in pawne I le hould out play Skin I would be sory Iohn but you should stay Vntill my bias run another way Now passe and hey passe Skink vnto your tricks T is but a chaunce at hazard there lyes Gloster and heare stands Skinke now Iohn play thou thy part And if I scape I le loue thee with my heart So porter let me foorth Enter Porter Po. God blesse your grace ye spoke with the L. Moorton Skin I haue and must about his busines to the Courte It greeues me to break my sporte with Gloster The melancholy Earle is comfortlesse Po. I wold your grace would comfort him from hence The Fleet is weary of his company Redcap knocks Skin Drink that some knockes I prethee let me cut His head shall off ere long neuer make doubt Exeunt Enter Iohn at the other doore Jo. Now madcap thou winstall wher art thou Robyn Vncased nay then he meanes to play in earnest But wher 's my Cloake my rapier and my hatt I holde my birth-right to a beggers scrip The basterd is escaped in my cloathes T is well he left me his to walke the streets I le fire the Citty but I le finde him out Perchaunce he hides himselfe to try my spleene I le to his chamber Gloster hallo Gloster Exâ—â— Enter Porter and Redcap Por. I wonder how thou camst so strangly chang'd T is not an hower since thou wents from hence Red. By my Ch Ch Christendome I ha haue not b b been h heere this three nights a p p plage of him that made me such a ch chaunting and s sent me such a Ia Ia Iaunt blud I was st stayd for Skinke that ill fa fa fac'd rogue Port. I pray God there be no practise in this change Now I remember these are Skinkes cloathes That he wore last day at the Parlament Knocke Enter at another doore John in Glosters gowne Io. Porter you Porter Por. Doe you not heare them knock you must stay sir Io. Bloud I could eate these rogues Red. Wh wh what raw t is a very haâ—sh mo morsell Ne next your he heart Io. A plague vpon your Iaunts what porter slaue Red. I haue been at g grauesend sir Ioh. What 's that to me Red. And at Ca Ca Canterbury Io. And at the gallows zounds this frets my soule Red. But I c could not f finde your s s sister the La Lady Fau Faukenbridge Jo. You stammering slaue hence chat among your Dawes Come ye to mad me while the rogue your father Enter Porter Red. My f fa father Io. Porter you damned slaue Port. I st Midsomer doe you begin to raue Ioh. Harke how the traytor flouts me to my teeth I would intreat your knaueship let me forth For feare I dash your branes out with the keyes What is become of Gloster and my garments Por. Alas in your apparrell Glosters gone I let him out euen now I am vndone Joh. It was your practise and to keepe me backe You sent Iacke Daw your sonne with ca ca ca To tell a sleueles tale lay hould on him To Newgate with him and you tut atut Run red cap and trudge about Or bid your fathers portership farwell Exeunt with Porter Red. He heares a go good Ie Ie Iest by the L Lord to mo mocke an ape withall my fa fa father has brought his ho ho hoges to a fa fa faire m m mâ—â—ket Po po porter quoth you p po porter that will for me and I po po porter it let them po po post me to heauen in this qua quarter But I must s s seeke this Gl Gl Gloster and Sk Sk Skinke that co cony catching ra ra rascall a pa pa plauge co co confound him Re re redcap must ru run he cannot tell whe whether Exit Sound Trumpets Enter Henry the younger one one hand of him Queene Elinor on the other Leycester Hen. Mother and â—â—ycester adde not oyle to fire Wrath 's kindled with a word and cannot heare The number lesse perswasions you infort Quce O but my sonne thy father fauours him Richard that vile abortiue changling brat And Faukenbridge are fallen at Henries feete They wooe for him but intreat my sonne Gloster may dye for this that he hath done Leic. If Gloster liue thou wilt be ouerthrowne Quee. If Gloster liue thy mother dies in moane Ley. If Gloster liue Leyster will flie the realme Quee. If Gloster liue thy kingdome 's but a dreame Hen. Haue I not sworne by that eternall arme That puts iust vengance sword in Monarcks hands Gloster shall die for his presumption What needs more coniuration gratious Mother And honorable Leyster marke my words I haue a Bedrole of some threescore Lords Of Glosters faction Quee. Nay of Henries faction Of thy false fathers faction speake the truth He is the head of factions were he downe Peace plenty glory will impale thy crowne Ley. I ther 's the But whose hart-white if we hit The game is our's Well we may rage and roue At Gloster Lancaster Chester Faukenbridge But he is the vpshot Quee Yet begin with Gloster Hen. The destenies run to the booke of Fates And read in neuer-changing Characters Robert of Glosters end he dies to day So fate so heauen so doth King Henry say Quee. Emperially resoul'd Trumpets far off Leâ—c The olde King comes Quee. Then comes Luxurious lust The King of Concubines the King that scornes The vndefiled chast and numptiall bed The King that hath his Queene Imprisoned For my sake scorne him sonne call him not father Giue him the stile of a competitor Hen. Pride seaze vppon my heart wrath fill myne eyes Sit lawfull maiestie vppon my front Dutie flie from me pitty bee exild Sences forget that I am Henries child Quee I kisse thee and I blesse thee for this thought Enter King Lancaster Richard Faukenbridge Kin. O Lancaster bid Henry yeeld some reason Why he desires so much the death of Gloster Hen. I heare thee Henry and I thus reply I doe desire the death of Basterd Gloster For that he spends the Treasure of the Crowne I doe desire the death of basterd Gloster For that he doth desire to pull me downe Or were this false I purpose to be plaine He loues thee and for that I him disdaine Hen. Therin thou shewest a hate corrupted mynde To him the more vniust to me vnkynd Quee He loues you as his father lou'd his mother Kin. Fie fie vpon thee hatefull
man sir downe I pray yee I pray let me sit downe A sir Richard sir Richard a good sir Richard what haue I deseru'd to be thus dealt with all at your worships hands a ha ah ah Fau. At my hands knaue at my hands paltry knaue Dra. And I should be brought to my booke oath sir Within What Ieffrey Dra. Anan anan Ioh. A plague vpon your Ieffring is your name Ieffrey Dra. I and 't please you sir Rich. Why gentle Ieffrey then stay you awhile What can you say if you come to your booke Dra. If I bee pos'd vpon a booke sir though I bee a poore prentise I must speake the truth nothing but the truth sir Jo. And what 's your truth sir Pur. O O my heart Dra. Mary sir this Knight this man of worship Fau. Well what of me what did my worship doe Dra. Mary ye came into the Bel our roome next the Barre with this honest man as I take it Fau. As thou tak'st it Pur. O sir t is too true too true too true O Lord. Dra. And there he call'd for a pint of Sacke as good Sacke I le bee pos'd vpon all the bookes that euer opened and shut as any is in all Christendome Fau. Body of me I come and call for Sacke Pur. O ye did ye did ye did O O. Ioh. Well forward sirra Ric. Gloster hath done this iest Dra. And you call'd then for Suger sir as good Suger and as wholsome as euer came in any cup of Sacke you drunke to this man and you doe well God be thanked but hee no sooner drunke Pur. But I but I but I O my head O my heart Rich. I cannot chuse but smile at these conseites Io. I am mad and yet I must laugh at Faukenbridge Brother looke how sir Richard actes his rage Fau. I came I call the man is like to dye Practise by th'emafse practise by the marry God Iohn loues me not Prince Richard loues my wife I shall be charg'd heere for a poysned knaue Practise by th'Lord practise I see it cleare Pur. And more Sir Richard O Lord O Sir Richard Fa. What more what hast thou more what practise more Pur. O my box my box with the Kings armes O my box O my box it cost me O Lord euery penny O my box Rcih And what of your box sir Dra. Mary sir it 's lost t is wel knowne my Master keeps no theeues in his house O there was none but you and he Fau. O then belike thou thinkest I had his box Pur. O sir Richard I will not O Lord I will not charge you for all the world but but but for the warrant the olde King signd to repreeue the Porter of the fleet O God O God! Ioh. The Porter of the Fleet the olde king signd Pur. I my good Lord oh oh Io. Is he repreiued then Pur. No my Lord O sir Richard tooke it from me with his owne hand O. Fau. Heere 's a deuice to bring me in contempt With the olde King that I euer lou'd Princes and Shiriffe you can witnesse with me That I haue bin with you this after noone Onely with you with no body but you And now a fellow whome the King would saue By a repreiue this fellow sayes is hang'd Io. If thou hadst done it I de haue iustified it But Richard I conceipt this iest already This mad mate Skinke this honest merry knaue Meeting this Purseuant and hearing tell He had a warrant to repreeue a slaue Whome we would hang stole it away from him This is sure the Iest vpon my life it is Pur. O but my warrant how shall I doe O Ric. But looke about you hot braind brother Iohn And I beleeue you 'l finde it otherwise Gloster hath got the warrant in disguise And sau'd the fellow you so faine would hang. Io. No no how say you M. Shiriffe is he not hang'd Shi. My Lord the gibbet was set vp by noone In the olde Bayly and I charg'd my men If I returne not though it were by Toarch light To see him executed ere they come Jo. I am greedy to heare newes Fau. Rob'd of my chaine out-fac'd I had a swoord Accus'd of poysoning cousonage seeking bloud Not to be borne it is vntollerable Rich. Sir Richard I prethee haue some patience Fau. I le to Blacke-heath talke not of patience It is intollerable not to be borne Io. It is intollerable not to be borne A warrant brother Faukenbridge a warrant Fau. I saw no warrant I defie you all Jo. A slaue a Purseuant one winter borne Fau. I care not for thee that winter borne Pur. O it is I sir that 's my warrant Io. I st you you rogue you drunkerd yeare cheated And we are cheated of the prisoner Out dog dog Pur. O ô ô ô my Lord. Exit and Drawer Shi. Haue patience and we wil haue a priuy search Ioh. Goe hang ye block-heads get ye from my sight O would I were a Basiliske to kill These gleare ey'd villaines Shir. Come away let 's leaue him Exeunt Shiriffes and Officers We haue a warrant let him doe his worst Fau. I le to Blacke-heath I le to the holy Hermit There shall I knowe not onely these deceiuers But how my wife playes fast and loose with Richard Ha I shall fit them I le tickle them I le doo 't I le hence I le to the Heath amaine Exit Ioh. There shall I know where this damned Gloster is I le haue the Deuils rous'd to finde that Deuill Or else I le coniure the olde Coniurer I le to Blacke-heath and there with friends conspire But I le haue Glosters head my hearts desire Rich. Would mad Earle Robyn saw these humouristes T wol'd feed him fat with Laughter O t wold sit him Where euer he is I knowe the bate consaite Is better to him than his daintiest foode Well and it fits mee well now I haue time To coort my Lady Faukenbridge at leysure Loue I emplore thy aide faire Cipria Thou sea-borne mother at affections ring Shine brightly in thy sphere that at my starre My plannet thou of all lights most beautious Be thou to my desires Auspitious Exit Enter Robin Hood in the Lady Faukenbridges gowne night attire on his head Rob. O for this Lady was neuer poore Gentleman troubled with Gentlewoman as I am with my selfe my Lady Faukenbridge hath fitted me a turne heere I am visited with sleeuelesse errands and with asking for this thing Madam and that thing Madam that they make me almost mad in earnest whoop heer 's another Client Enter a Seruingman Ser. Heer 's my Lady Rawfords Page attends to speake with your Ladyship Rob. I pray ye bid her Lordships Page come into my Ladyship well Robin Hood part with these pettycoates And cast these loose deuices from thy backe I le nere goe more vntrust neuer bee kercheft Neuer haue this adoe with what doe you lacke Enter Page Pag. Madam my Lady greets your