How now what 's the matter Clown O Lord the house is beset shouldiers are as hot as fier Are reddy to enter euerie hole about the howse For as I was a' th toppe of the stacke the sound of the Drumme Hott mee such a box a' th Eare that I came tumbling downe The stacke with a thousand byllets a' th top on me looke about And helpe for gods sake Gage Heauen guard the Princesse grant that all be well This Drumme I feare will prooue her passing-bell Enter Tame and Shandoyse with souldiers Drum c. Tame Wher 's the Princesse Gage O my honor'd Lords May I with reuerence presume to aske What meanes these armes why doe you thus begirt A poore weake Lady neere at poynt of death Shand: Resolue the Princesse we must speake with her Woman My Lords know there is no admittance to her presence VVithout the leaue first granted from her selfe Tame Goe tell her we must and will Wom I le certifie so much Exit Woman Gage My Lords as you are honorably borne As you did loue her father or her brother As you do owe alegeance to the Queene In pitty of her weaknes and lowe state With best of fauor her commisserate Enter Woman Wom Her grace intreates you but to stay till morne And then your message shal be heard at full Shand: T is from the Queene and wee will speake with her Wom I le certifie so much Tame It shall not neede presse after her my Lord Enter Elizabeth in her bed Doctor Owine and Doctor Wendith Eliz We are not pleas'd with your intrusions Lords Is your hast such of your affayres so vrgent That sudenly and at this tyme of night You presse on one and will not stay till morne Tame Sorry we are sweet Lady to behold you in this sad plight Eliz And I my Lords not glad My hart oh how it beats Shand: Madam our messuage and our duty from our Queene Wee come to tender you It is her pleasure That you the 7. day of this moneth appeare at Westminster Eliza: At Westminster my Lords no soule more glad then I To doe my duty to her Maiestie But I am sorry at the hart my hart oh good Doctor rayse me Oh my hart I hope my Lords considering my extremity and Weaknes you will dispence a little with your hast Tame Doctor Owine and Doctor Wendith You are the Queenes Phisitions truly sworne On your alegeance as before her highnes you will answere it Speake may the Princesse be remoou'd with life D: Owine Not without danger Lords yet without death Her feauer is not mortall yet you see into what danger It hath brought the Princesse Shand: Is your opinion so D: Wend: My Iudgment is not deadly but yet dangerous No sooner shall she come to take the ayre But she will faint and if not well prepar'd and attended Her life is in much danger Tame Madam we take no pleasure to deliuer so strict a messuage Eliza: Nor I my Lords to heare a messuage deliuered with such strictnes well must I goe Shand: So sayes the Queene Eliza: Why then it must be so Tame To morrow earlie then you must prepare Eliza: T is many a more 〈◊〉 my feeble leggs Felt this my bodies waight O I shall faynt And if I tast the rawnes of the ayre I am but dead indeed I am but dead T is late conduct these Lordes vnto their chambers And cheere them well for they haue iorneyd hard whilst we prepare vs for our morrowes Iorney Shand: Madam the Queene hath sent her letter for you Eliza: The Queene is kind and we will striue with death To tender her our life We are her subiect and obay her hest Good night we wish you what wee want Good rest Exeunt omnes Enter Queene Mary Phillipp and all the Nobles but Tame and Shandoyse Que: Thus in the face of heauē broad eie of all the multitude We giue a welcome to the Spanish Prince Those plausiue shouts which giue you entertaine Ecchoes as much to the almighties cares And there they sownd with pleasure and excels The claymorous trumpetts and loud ringing bells Phil. Thrise excellent and euer gracious Princesse Doubly famous for vertue and for beautie We embrace your large stretcht Honors with the armes of loue Our Royall marriage treated first in Heauen To be solemniz'd here both by Gods voice And by our loues consent we thus embrace Now Spaine and England two populous Kingdomes That haue a long time been oppos'd In Hostile-emulation shal be at one This shal be Spanish England ours English Spaine Quee. Harke the redoubling ecchoes of the people Florish How it proclaymes their loues and welcome to this Vnion Phil. Then here before the 〈◊〉 of the Land We doe embrace and make a publique contract Our soules are ioyfull then bright Heauens smile Whil'st we proclaime our new vnited Stile Queen Read Sussex Sussex reades Phillip and Mary by the grace of God King and Queene of England Spayne France and Ireland King and Queene of Naples Scifcillia Leon and Aragon Arch. Duke and Dutches of Assria Burgondy of Brabant Zeland of Holand Prince and Princesse of Sweaue Count and Countesse Hasburdge Maliorca Sardinia of the firme Land and the maine Ocean Sea Palatins of Ierusalem of Henolt Lord and Ladie of Freeseland and of the Isles And Gouernor and Gouernesse of all Africa and Asia Omnes Long liue the King and Queene Florish Kin. and Qu. We thanke you all Con. When please your Highnesse to solemnize this your Nuptials Qu The 25. day of this month Iuly Phil. It likes vs well but royall Queene we want One Ladie at this hye solemnitie We haue a Sister cal'd Elixaebeth Whose vertues and endowments of the mind Hath fil'd the eares of Spaine Winch. Great are the causes now too long to say Why she my Soueraigne should be kept away Const: The Lord of Tame and Shandoyse are return'd Enter Tame and Shandoyse and Gage Quee. How fares our Sister Is she come alonge Tame We found the Princesse sicke and in great danger Yet did we vrge our strickt Commission She much intreated that she might be spar'd Vntill her health and strength might be restor'd Shand. Two of your Highnesse Doctors we then cal'd And charg'd them as they would answere it To tell the truth if that our iourneys toyle Might be no preiudice vnto her life Or if we might with safetie bring her thence They answered that we might we did so Here she is to doe her dutie to your Maiestie Quee: Let her attend we will find time to heare her Phil. But royall Queene yet for her vertues sake Deeme her offences if she haue offended VVith all the lenitie a Sister can Quee: My Lord of VVinchester my Lord of Sussex Lord Howard Tame and Shandoyse Take you Commission to examine her Of all supposed Crimes so to our Nuptials Phil. VVhat Festiuall more Royall hath been seene Than twixt Spaines Prince and Englands Royall Queene Exeunt
If you knovv not me You know no bodie Or The troubles of Queene ELIZABETH AT LONDON Printed for Nathaniel Butter 1605 If you knovv not me You know no bodie Or The troubles of Queene ELIZABETH Enter Sussex and Lo Chamberlaine Sussex GOod morrow my good Lord Chamberlaine Cham: Many good morrowes to my good Lord of Sussex Suss: Whos 's with the Queene my Lord Cha: The Cardinall of Winchester The Lord of Tame the good Lord Shandoyse and besides Lo Howard Sir Henry Beningfeild and diuers others Suss: A word my Lord in priuate Enter Tame and Shandoyse Shand: Tuching the Queene my Lord who now sitts hye What thinks the realme of Phillip th' Emperours sonne A marriage by the Councell treated of Tame Pray god 't prooue well Suss: Good morrow Lords Tame Good morrow my good Lord of Sussex Shand: I cry your Honors mercy Chamb: Good morrow to the Lords of Tame and Shandoyse Tame The like to you my Lord As you were speaking Enter Lord Howard and Sir Henrie Beningfield Bening: Concerning Wiatt and the Kentish rebels Their ouer-throw is past the rebell Dukes that sought By all meanes to proclaime queene Iane cheifly Northumberland For Gilfords sake he for'st his brother Duke vnto that warre But each one had his merite Howard Oh my Lord The Lawe proceeded gainst their great offence And 't is not well since they haue suffered Iudgment That we should rayse their scandall being dead T is impious not by true Iudgment bread Suss: Good morrow my Lord good morrow good Sir Henry Bening: Pardon my Lord I sawe you not till now Chamb: Good morrow good Lord Howard Howa: Your honors The like to you my Lords Tame With all my hart Lord Howard Cham: Forward I pray Suss: The suffolke men my Lord was to the Queene The very stayres by which she did ascend Shee 's greatly bound vnto them for their loues Enter Cardinall of Winchester Winch: Good morrow Lords attend the Queene into the presence Suss: Your dutyes Lords Exeunt omnes Enter Tame bearing the purse Shandoyse the Mace Howard the Septer Sussex the Crowne then the Queene after her the Cardinall Sentlow Gage and attendant Quee: By gods assistance and the power of heauen We are instated in our brothers throane And all those powers that war'd against our right By helpe of heauen and your freindly ayde disperse and fled heere may we sit secure Our hearts is ioyfull Lords our peace is pure Enter Dodds Dodds I doe beseech your maiestie peruse this poore peticion Quee: O master Dodds we are indebted to you for your loue You stood vs in great stead even in our ebb Of fortune when our hopes were neere declin'd And when our state did beare the lowest saile Which we haue reason to requit wee know Read his peticion my good Lord Cardinall Dodds Oh gratious soueraigne let my Lord the Duke haue the Perusing of it or any other that is neere your grace He will be to our suit an opposite Winch: And reason fellow Madam here is a large recitall vpbraydinge of your highnes Soueraignty the Suffolke men that lifted you to the throne and heere possest you claime your promise you made them about religion Dodds True gratious Soueraigne But that we doe vpbraid your maiestie Or make recitall of our deedes forepast Other then conscience honesty and zeale By loue by faith and by our dutie bound To you the next and true successiue heyre If you contrary this I needs must say Your skillesse tongue doeth make our well tun'd wordes jar in the Princes eares and of our text You make a wronge construction Gratious Queene Your humble subiects prostrate in my mouth A generall suit when we first flockt to you And made first head with you at Framagham T was thus concluded that we your liegemen Should still enioy our consciences and vse that faith Which in king Edwards daies was held Canonicall Winch: May 't please your highnes note the Commons insolence They tye you to conditions and set lymits to your liking Queen They shall know To whome their faithfull duties they doe owe Since they the lymbes the head would seeke to sway Before they gouerne they shall learne t' obays See it seuerely ordred Winchester Winch: Away with him it shal be throughly scand And you vppon the pillory three dayes to stand Exit Dodds Benif: Has not your sister gratious Queene a hand In these peticions well your highnes knowes She is a fauorite of these heritiques Winch: And well remembred is 't not probable That she in Wiats expedicion And other insurrection lately queald Was a confederate if your highnes wil your owne estate preserue You must foresee fore-danger and cut off all such As would your safetie preiudice Bening: Such is your sister A meere opposite to vs in our opinion and besides Shee s next Successiue should your maiesty Dye yssules which heauen defend Omnes Which heauen defend Bening: The state of our religion would decline Queen My Lord of Tame and Shandoyse You two shall haue a firme Commission seal'd To fetch our sister young Elizabeth From Ashbridge where shee lyes and with a band Of armed souldiers to conduct her vp to London Where we will heare her Sentlo: Gratious Queene she only craues but to behold your face That she might cleare her selfe of all supposed treasons Still protesting she is as true a subiect to your grace As liues this day Winch: Doe not you heare with what a sawcye impudence This Sentlo heere presumes Quee: Away with him I le teach him know his place To frowne when we frowne smile on whome we grace Winch: T wilbe a meanes to keepe the rest in awe Making their soueraignes brow to them a lawe Quee: All those that seeke our sisters cause to fauour Let them be lodged Winch: Young Courtney Earle of Devonshire Seemes cheifly to affect her faction Quee: Commit him to the Tower Till time affordes vs and our Counsell breathing space Whence is that Post A Horne within Const: My Soueraigne It is from Southampton Quee: Our Secretary vnseale them and returne Vs present answere of the contents She speakes to the Lo Constable What 's the mayne busines Const: That Phillip Prince of Spaine Sonne to the Emperour is safely ariu'd And landed at Southampton Quee: Prepare to meete him Lords with all our Pompe Howard Prepare you Lords with our fayre Queene to ride And his high princely state lett no man hide Quee: Set forwad Lords this sodaine newes is sweete Two royall louers on the midde way meere Exeunt omnes Enter Master Gage and a gentlewoman Gage Good morrow Mistresse came you from the Princesse Wom Master Gage I did Gage How fares her Grace Woman O wondrous crazey gentle master Gage Her sleepes are all vnquiet and her head Bears and growes giddy with continuall griefe Gage God grant her comfort and release her paine So good a Ladie few on earth remaine Enter the Clowne Clowne O Arme arme arme Gage
behold the sunnes bright face Suss: Now god forbid a better hap heauen send Thus men may mourne for what they cannot mend Exeunt omnes Enter three white-cote souldiers with a Iacke of beere 1 Come my masters you know your chardge t is now about Alcauin here we must watche till morning And then carry the Princesse to the tower 2 How shall we spend the time till morning 3 Mase wee le drinck and talke of our frendes 2 I but my frnd do not talke of state matters 1 Not I I le not meddle with the state I hope this a man may say without offence Prethee drincke to me 3. With all my harry faith this a man might Lawfully speake but now faith what wa st about to say 1 Masse I say this That the Lady Elizabeth is both a lady And Elizabeth and if I should say she were a vertuous Princesse Were there any harme in that 2 No by my troth ther 's no harme in that But beware of talking of the Princesse Let 's meddle with our kindred there we may be bold 1 Well sirs I haue two sisters and the one loues the other And would not send her to prison for a million is there any harme In this I le keepe my selfe within compas I warrant you For I doe not talke of the Queene I talke of my sisters I le keepe my selfe within my compas I warrant you 3 I but Sir that word sister goes hardly downe 1 Why Sir I hope a man may be bold with his owne I learn'd that of the Queene I le keepe my selfe within compasse I le warrant you 2 I but Sir why is the Princesse committed 1 It may be she doth not knowe her selfe It may be the Queene knowes not the cause It may be my Lord of Winchester does not know It may be so nothing's vnpossible to god It may be ther 's knauery in Munckery Ther 's nothing vnpossible is there any harme in that 2 Shoomaker you goe a little beyond your last 1 Why in saying nothing's vnpossible to God I le stand to it for saying a truth 's a truth I le proue it For saying there may be knauerie in Monckery I le iustifie it I do not say there is but may be I know what I know You know what you know he knowes what he knowes Marry we know not what euery man knowes 3 My masters we haue talkt so long that I thinke t is day 1 I think so too is there any harme in all this 2 No harme i th world 3 And I thinke by this time the Princesse is ready To take her barge 1 Come then let 's goe would all were well Is there any harme in all this but alas wishes and teares Haue both one property they shew their loue that Exeunt omnes want the remedy Enter Winchester and Beningfield Winch: Did you not marke what a pitious eie she cast To the Queens window as she past along Fayne she would haue stayd but that I caus'd The bargmen to make hast and row away Bening: The bargmen were too desperat my Lord In staying till the water was so lowe For then you know being vnderneath the bridge The barges sterne did strike vppon the ground And was in danger to haue dround vs all Winch: Well she hath scapt that danger Would she but conforme her selfe in her opinion She only might rely vppon my loue To winne her to the fauour of the Queene Bening: But that will neuer be this is my censure If she be guilty in the least degree May all her wronges suruiue and light on her If other wayes that she be cleered Thus both wayes I wish her downe Or els her state to rayse Enter Sussex Tame Howard Shandoyse and Gage Suss: Why doth the Princesse keepe her barge so longe Why lands she not Some one goe see the cause Gage That shall be my charge my Lord Exit Gage Suss: Oh me my Lord her state is wondrous hard I haue seene the day my hand I de not haue lent To bring my Soueraignes Sister to the Tower Good my Lords stretch your Commission To doe this Princesse but some little fauour Shand: My Lord my Lord let not the loue we beare the Princesse incurre the Queenes displeasure t is no dallying with matters of Estate who dares gaine-say the Queene Suss: Marry a God not I no no not I Yet who shall hinder these my eyes to sorrow For her sorrow By Gods marry deere That the Queene could not though her selfe were here My Lords my Lords if it were held fowle treason To grieue for her hard vsage by my Soule My eyes would hardly prooue me a true Subiect But t is the Queenes pleasure and we must obay But I shall mourne should the King and Queene say nay Enter Gage Gage My grieued Mistresse humbly thus intreats For to remooue backe to the Common stayres And not to land where Traytors put to shore Some difference she intreats your Honors make Twixt Christall Fountaines and fowle muddy Springs Twixt those that are condemned by the law And those whome Treasons staine did neuer blemish Thus she attends your answere and sits still Whilst her wet eyes full many a teare did spill Suss: Marry a God t is true and t is no reason Lanch Bargeman Good Lady land where Traitors vse to land And fore her guilt be proou'd Gods marry no And the Queene wils it that it should be so Shand: My Lord you must looke into our Commission No fauors granted she of force must land T is a decree which we can not withstand So tell her master Gage Exit Gage Suss: As good a Lady as ere England bread Would he that caus'd this woe had lost his head Enter Gage Elizabeth and Clarentia her gentlewoman Gage Madam you haue stept too short into the water Eliz No matter where I tread Would where I set my foote there lay my head Land Traytor like my foot 's wet in the flood So shall my hart ere long be drencht in blood Enter Constable Winch: Here comes the Constable of the tower This is your charge Const: And I receiue my prisoner come will you goe Eliz. Whither my Lord vnto a grate of Iron Where greife and care my poore hart shall enuirone I am not well Sussex A chayre for the Princesse Const: Here 's no chayre for prisoners Come will you see your chamber Eliza: Then on this stone this cold stone I will sit I needes must say you hardly me intreat VVhen for a chayre this hard stone is my seate Suss: My Lord you deale too cruelly with the Princesse You knew her father shee 's no stranger to you Tame Madam it raynes Suss: Good Lady take my cloake Eliz No let it alone See gentle men The pittious heauens weepes teares into my bosome On this cold stone I sit raine in my face But better heere than in a worser place VVhere this bad man will lead me Clarentia reach my booke now leade
me where you please From sight of day or in a dungeon I shall see to pray Suss: Nay nay you need not bolt locke so fast Exit Eliz Gage Claren Constab. Shee is no starter honorable Lords Speake to the Queene she may haue some release Enter Constable Constable So so let me alone let me alone to coope her I le vse her so the Queene shall much commend My diligent care Howard VVhere haue you left the Princesse Const. VVhere she is safe ynough I warrant you I haue not granted her the priuiledge Of any walke or garden or to ope Her windowes casements to receiue the ayre Suss. My lord my lord you deale without respect And worse than your Commission can mainetaine Const. My Lord I hope I know mine office well And better than your selfe within this place Then teach not me my dutie she shal be vsd so still The Queene commands and I le obay her will Suss: But if this tyme should alter marke me well Could this be answer'd could it fellow Peeres I thinke not so Const: Tush tush the Queene is young likely to beare Of her owne body a more royall heyre Enter Gage Gage My Lords the Princesse humbly entreats That her owne seruants may beare vp her dyet A company of base vntutord slaues Whose hands did neuer serue a Princesse boord Do take that priuiledge Const: T was my appoyntment and it shal be so Suss: Gods marry deere but it shall not be Lord Howard ioyne with me wee le to the King Enter souldiers with dishes Gage Stay good my Lords for instance see they come If this be seemly let your honors Iudge Suss: Come come my Lords why do you staye so long The Queenes high fauor shall amend this wrong Const: Now sir what haue you got by your Exeunt omnes praeter Consta. and Gage complayning you common find-fault what is your Mistresse stomacke so queasie our honest souldiers must not touch her meat then let her fast I know her stomacke will come downe at last Enter souldiers with more dishes Gage takes one from them Gage Vntutor'd slaue I le ease thee of this burden Her highnes scornes to touch the dishe Her seruants brings not vp Const: Presume to touch a dish I le lodge thee there Where thou shalt see no sunne for one hole yeare Gage I would to god you would in any place Exit Const souldiers Where I might liue from thought of her disgrace O thou all-seeing heauens with pitious eies Looke on th' oppresions of their cruelty Let not thy truth by falshood be opprest But let her vertues shyne and giue her rest Confound the sleights and practise of those men Whose pride do kicke against thy seat of heauen Oh draw the courtaines from their filthy sinne And make them loath the hell which they liue in Prosper the Princesse and her life defend A glorious comfort to her troubles send If euer thou hadst pittie heare my prayer And giue releasement to a Princes care Exit Gage A dumb show Enter six with torches Tame and Shandoyse bare-headed Phillip and Mary after them then Winchester Beningfeild and Attendants at the other dore Sussex Howard Sussex deliuers a peticion to the King the King receiues it shewes it to the Queene she shewes it to Winchester and to Beningfeild they storme the King whispers to Sussex and raises him Howard giues them a piticion they take their leaues and depart the King whispers a little to the Queene Exeunt Enter Constable and Gage Gage The Princesse thus entreats you honor'd Lord She may but walke in the Lieftenants garden Or els repose her selfe in the Queens lodgings My honor'd Lord grant this as you did loue The famous Henry her deceased father Const: Come talke not to me for I am resolu'd Nor lodging garden nor lieftenants walkes Shall here be granted shee 's a prisoner Gage My Lord they shall Const: How shall they knaue Gage If the Queene please they shall A noble and right reuerent Counsellor Promist to begge it of her Maiestie And if she say the word my Lord she shall Const. I if she say the word it shal be so My lord of Winchester speakes the contrarie So doe the Clergie they are honest men Gage My honor'd Lord why should you take delight To torture a poore Lady innocent The Queene I know when she shall heare of this Will greatly discommend your crueltie You seru'd her father and he lou'd you well You seru'd her brother and he held you deare And can you hate the sister he best lou'd You serue her sister she esteemes you hye And you may liue to serue her ere you dye And therefore good my Lord let this preuaile Only the casements of her window ope Whereby she may receiue fresh gladsome ayre Const. O you preach well to deafe men no not I So letters may fly in I le none of that She is my prisoner and if I durst But that my warrant is not yet so strickt I de lay her in a dungeon where her eyes Should not haue light to read her prayer booke So would I danger both her soule and body Cause she an alyen is to vs catholiques Her bed should be all snakes her rest dispayre Torture should make her curse her faythles prayer Enter Sussex Howard and seruants Suss: My Lord it is the pleasure of the Queene The prisoner Princesse should haue all the vse Of the lieftenants garden the Queenes lodgings And all the liberty this place affords Const: What meanes her grace by that Suss: You may goe aske her and you will my Lord Moreouer t is her highnes furder pleasure That her sworne seruants shal attend on her Two gentlemen of her Ewry two of her Pantry Two of her Kitchin and two of her wardrobe Besydes this gentleman here master Gage Const: The next wil be her freedom oh this madds me Howard Which way lyes the Princesse Const: This way my Lord Howard This wil be glad tydings come let 's tell her grace Gage Wil t please your honor let my Lady Exeunt omnes preter Constable Gage Walke in the leiftenants garden Or may but see the lodgings of the Queene Or ope the casements to receiue fresh ayre Shall shee my Lord shall shee this freedom vse Shee shall for you can neither will nor chuse Or shall shee haue some seruants of her owne To attend on her I pray let it be so And let your looke no more poore prisoners daunt I pray deny not what you needes must grant Exit Gage Const: This base groome flowts me oh this frets my hart These knaues will let vpon their priuiledge But yet I le vex her I haue found the meanes I le haue my cookes to dresse my meate with hers And euerie officer my men shall match Oh that I could but draine her harts deare blood Oh it would feede me do my soule much good Enter the Clown beating a souldier Exeunt Enter Cooke beating
pulls the Chayre from vnder him Bening: Well sayd now comes Clo: Gods pitty I thinke you are downe cry you mercy Bening: What saucy arrant knaue art thou how Clo: Not so sawcy an arrant knaue as your worship takes me to be Bening: Villaine thou hast broken my crooper Clo: I am sorry 't is no worse for your worship Bening: Knaue doest flout me Exeunt He beats him out Enter the Englishman and Spaniard Spa: The wall the wall Eng Sblood Spaniard you get no wall here vnlesse you would Haue your head and the wall knockt together Spa: Seignior Caualero Danglatero I must haue the wall Eng I do protest hadst not thou enforst it I had not regarded it but since you will needs Haue the wall I le take the paynes to thrust You into the kennell Spa: O base Caualero my sword and ponyard well Try'd in Tolledo shall giue thee the Imbrocado Eng Marry and welcome Sir come on They fight he hurts the Spaniard Spa: Holo holo thou hast giuen me The Canuissado Eng Come Sir will you any more Spa: Seignior Caualero looke behint thee A blade of Tolledo is drawne against thee He looks backe he kills him Enter Phillip Howard Sussex Constable and Gresham Phill: Hand that Ignoble groome Had we not beheld thy cowardice We should haue sworne Such basenes had not followed vs Spa: Oh vostro mandado grand Emperato How: Pardon him my Lord Phill: Are you respectles of our honor Lords That you would haue vs bosome cowardice I do protest the great turkes Empire Shall not redeeme thee from a fellons death What place is this my Lords Suss: Charing crosse my Liege Phill: Then by this crosse where thou hast done this murder Thou shalt be hang'd so Lords away with him Exit Spaniard Suss: Your Grace may purchase glory from aboue And intyer loue from all your peoples hearts To make attonement twixt the wofull Princesse And our dread soueraigne your most vertuous Queene How: It were a deed worthy of memory Const: My Lord she 's factious rather could I wish She were marryed to some priuat gentleman And with her dower conuaid out of the land Then here to stay and be a mutiner So may your highnes state be more secure For whilst she liues warres and commotions Foule insurrections wil be set abroch I thinke 't were not amisse to take her head This land would be in quiet were she dead Suss: O my Lord you speake not charitably Phill: Nor will we Lords embrace his heedles counsell I doe protest as I am King of Spaine My vtmost power I le stretch to make them frends Come Lords let 's in my loue and wit I le try To end this Iarre the Queene shall not deny Exeunt omnes Enter Elizabeth Beningfeild Clarentia Tame Gage and Barwick Eliz What fearefull terror doth assayle my hart Good Gage come hether and resolue me true In thy opinion shall I out liue this night I pre thee speake Gage Out liue this night I pray Madam why Eliz Then to be plaine this night I looke to die Gage O Madam you were borne to better fortunes That God that made you will protect you still From all your enemies that wish you ill Eliz My hart is fearefull Gage O my honor'd Lord As euer you were noble in your thoughts Speake shall my Lady out liue this night or no Tame You much amaze me sir els heauen forefend Gage For if we should imagine any plott Pretending to the hurt of our deere mistres I and my fellowes though farre vnable are To stand against your power will dy together Tame And I with you would spend my deerest blood To do that vertuous Lady any good Sir Harry now my charge I must resigne The Ladye 's wholy in your custody Yet vse her kindly as she well deserues And so I take my leaue Madame adue Exit Tame Eiz: My honor'd Lord farewell vnwilling I With griefe and woe must continue Helpe me to some inke and paper good Sir Harry Bening: What to do Madam Eliz To write a letter to the Queene my sister Bening: I finde not that in my Commission Eliz Good Iaylor vrge not thy Commission Bening: No Iaylor but your gardian Madam Eliz Then reach me pen and inke Bening: Madam I dare not my Commission serues not Eliz Thus you haue driuen me of from tyme to tyme Still vrging me with your Commission Good Iaylor be not so seuere Bening: Good madam I entreate you loose that name Of Iaylor twilbe a by-word to me and my posterity Eliz As often as you name your Commission So often will I call you Iaylor Bening: Say I should reach you pen inke and paper Who i st dare beare a letter sent from you Eliz I do not keepe a seruant so dishonest That would deny me that Bening: Who euer dares none shall Gage Madame impose the letter to my trust Were I to beare it through a feild of pikes And in my way ten thousand arm'd men ambusht I de make my passage through the mid'st of them And perforce beare it to the Queene your sister Bening: Baddy of me what a bold knaue 's this Eliz Gage leaue me to my selfe Thou euer liuing power that giuest all harts Giue to my pen a true perswasiue stile That it may moue my impatient sisters eares And vrge her to compassionate my woe Shee writes Beningfeild takes a booke and lookes into it Bening: What has she written here He reads Much suspected by me nothing prou'd can be Finis quoth Elizabeth the prisoner Pray god it proue so soft what book 's this Marry a God what 's here an English bible Sanctum Maria pardon this prophanation of my hart Water Barwick water I le meddle with 't no more Eliz My hart is heauye and my hart doth close I am weary of writing sleepy on the sodaine Clarentia leaue me and command some musick In the with-drawing chamber shee sleepes Bening: Your letter shal be forth-comming Lady I will pervse it ere it scape me now Exit Beningfeild A dumb show Enter Winchester Constable Barwick and Fryars at the other dore 2. Angels the Fryar steps to her offering to kill her the Angels driues them back Exeunt The Angel opens the Bible and puts it in her hand as she sleepes Exeunt Angels she wakes Eliz O God how pleasant was this sleepe to me Clarentia saw'st thou nothing Cla: Madame not I I neare slept soundlyer for the time Eliz Nor heard'st thou nothing Cla: Neither Madame Eliz Did'st not thou put this booke into my hand Cla: Madame not I Eliz Then 't was by inspiration heauen I trust With his eternall hand will guide the iust What chapter 's this Who so putteth his trust in the Lord Shall not be confounded My sauiour thankes on thee my hope I build Thou lou'st poore Innocents and art their shield Enter Beningfeild and Gage Bening: Here haue you writ a long excuse it seemes But no submission to
the Queene your sister Eliz Should they submit that neuer wrought offence The Lawe will alwayes quit wrong'd Innocence Gage take my letter to the Lords commend my humble duty Gage Madame I fly To giue this leter to her maiesty Hoping when I returne To giue you comfort that now sadly mourne Exeunt omnes preter Ben Bening: I doe write and send I le crosse you still She shall not speake to any man aliue But I le ore-heare her no letter nor no token Shall euer haue accesse vnto her hands But first I le see it So like a subiect to my soueraigns state I will pursue her with my deadly hate Enter Clowne Clowne O Sir Harry you looke well to your office Yonder 's one in the garden with the Princesse Bening: how knaue with the Princesse she parted euen now Clowne I sir that 's all one but she no sooner came into the Garden but he leapt ore the wall and there They are together busie in talke Sir Bening: Heer 's for thy paynes thou art an honest fellow Goe take a Gard and apprehend them straight Exit Clowne Bring them before me O this was well found out Now will the Queene commend my diligent care And prayse me for my seruice to her grace Ha traytors swarme so neere about my house T is time to looke into 't O well said Barwick Wher 's the prisoner Enter Clowne Barwick and souldiers leading of a Gote his sword drawen Clowne Here he is in a string my Lord Bening: Lord blesse vs knaue what hast thou there Clowne This is he I told you was busie in talke with the Princesse What a did there you must get out of him by examination Bening: Why knaue this is a beast Clowne So may your worship be for any thing that I know Bening: VVhat art thou knaue Clowne Yf you worship does not remember me I hope your worships crooper doth But if you haue any thing to say to this honest fellow VVho for his gray head and reuerent beard is so like He may be a kinne to you Bening: A kinne to mee knaue I le haue thee whipt Clowne Then your worship will cry quittance with my Posteriors for misvsing of yours Bening: Nay but doest thou flout me still He beats him Exeunt Enter Winchester Gresham with paper Constable with a Pursuiuant Gres: I pray your honor to regard my hast Winch: I know your busines and your hast shall stay As you were speaking my Lord Constable Const: When as the King shall come to seale these writes Gres: My Lord you know his highnes treasure stayes And cannot be transported this three months Vnles that now your honor seale my warrant Winch: Fellow what then This warrant that concernes The Princesse death shuffle amongst the rest Hee 'le nere peru' st Gres: How the Princesse death thankes heauen By whome I am made a willing instrument her life to saue That may liue crown'd when thou art in thy graue Winch: Stand ready purseuant Exit Gresham That when t is sign'd Thou mayst be gone and gallope with the winde Enter Phillip Sussex and Gage Phil: Our Chancelor Lords this is our sealing day This our states busines is our signet there Enter Howard and Gresham as he is sealing Howard Stay your Imperiall hand let not your seale imprint Deaths impresse in your sisters hart Phyl: Our sisters hart Lo Howard what meanes this How: The Chancelor and that iniuryous Lord Can well expound the meaning Winch: Oh chance accurst how came he by this notice Her life is garded by the hand of heauen And we in vaine pursue it Phill: Lord Chancelor your dealing is not fayre See Lords what writs affords it selfe To the impresse of our scale Suss: See my Lord a warrant for the Princesse death Before she be conuicted what iugling call you this See see for Gods sake Gage And a pursuiuant ready to post away with it To see it doone with speede What flynty brest could brooke to see her bleed Phill: Lord Chancelor out of our prerogatiue We will make bold to enterlyne your warrant Suss: Whose plot was this How: The Chancelors and my Lord Constables Suss: How was 't reueald How: By this gentleman Master Gresham the Kings Agent here Suss: He hath shewd his loue to the King Queenes maiestyes His seruice to his Country and care of the Princesse Gres: My dutie to them all Phill: In stead of charging of the Sheriffes with her We here discharge her keeper Beningfeild And where we should haue brought her to the blocke We now will haue her brought to Hampton court There to attend the pleasure of the Queene The Pursuiuant that should haue posted downe With tydings of her death Beare her the messuage of her repriued life You master Gage assist his speed a good dayes worke we ha made To rescue Innocence so soone betrayd Enter Clowne and Clarentia Clo: Whether goe you so fast mistris Clarentia Cla: A milking Clo: A milking that 's a poore office for a Madame Cla: Better be a Milk-maid free then a Madame in bondage Oh had'st thou heard the Princesse yesternight Sitting within an arbor all alone to heare a Milk-mayd sing It would haue moou'd a flynty hart to melt Weeping and wishing wishing and weeping A thousand tymes she with her selfe debates With the poore Milk-maid to exchange estates Shee was a Sempster in the tower being a Princesse And shall I her poore gentlewoman disdayne To be a Milk-maid in the country Clo: Troth you say true euery one to his fortune As men goe to hanging the tyme hath been When I would ha scorn'd to carry coles but now the case is alter'd Euery man as far as his tallent will stretch Enter a gentlewoman Wom Wher 's mistres Clarential to horse to horse The Princesse is sent for to the Court Shee 's gone already come let 's after Cla: The Princesse gone and I left here behind Come come our horses shall out-strip the wind Clow: And I le not be long after you for I am sure My curtall will cary me as fast as your double Gelding Exeunt Enter Elizabeth and Gage Eliz I wonder Gage that we haue stayd so long So neere the Court and yet haue heard no newes From our displeased sister this more affrites me Then my former troubles I feare this Hampton court Wil be my graue Gage Good madam blot such thoughts out of your minde The Lords I knowe are still about your sute And make no doubt but they will so preuaile Both with the King and Queene that you shall see Their haynos anger wil be turnd to loue Enter Howard Howard Where is the Princesse Eliz Welcome my good Lo Howard what sayes the Queene Will she admit my sight Howard Madam she will this night she hath appoynted That she her selfe in person meanes to heare you Protract no time then come let 's hast away Exeunt Enter foure torches Phillip Winchester Howard Shandoyse Beningfeild and Attendants
For ther 's another rays'd more base then he Poole that Arch for truth and honestie Enter Beningfeild Ben: My Lord of Sussex I can tell ill newes The Cardinall Poole that now was firmly well Is sodenly falne sicke and like to die Suss: Let him goe why then ther 's a fall of Prelates This realme will neuer stand in perfect state Till all their faction be cleare ruinate Enter Constable Const: Sir Harry do you heare the whispring in the Court They say the Queene is craysy very ill Suss: How hard you that Const: T is common through the house Enter Howard How: T is a sad Court my Lord Suss. What 's the matter say how fayres the Queene How: Whether in sorrow for the Kings departure Or els for greife at Winchesters decease Or els that Cardinall Poole is sodaynely dead I cannot tell but shee 's exceeding sick Suss: The state begins to alter How: Nay more my Lord I came now from the presence I heard the Doctors whisper it in seecret There is no way but one Suss: Gods will be done whos 's with the Queene my Lord How: The Duke of Norfolke the Earle of Oxford The Earle of Arundell and diuers others They are with-drawne into the inward chamber There to take counsell and intreat your presence Suss: VVee 'le waight vpon their Honors Exeunt omnes Enter Elizabeth Gage and Clarentia aboue Eliz O God my last nights dreame I greatly feare It doth presage my death good master Gage Looke to the path-way that doth come from the court I looke each minute for deaths messenger Would he were here now so my soule were pure That I with patience might the stroke endure Gage Madame I see from farre a horse-man comming This way he bends his speed he comes so fast That he is couered in a cloud of dust And now I haue lost his sight he appear's againe Making his way ouer Hill Hedge Ditch and Plaine One after him they two striue As on the race they had wagerd both their liues Another after him Eliz O God what meanes this hast Pray for my soule my life cannot long last Gage Strange and miraculous the first being at the gate His horse hath broke his necke and cast his rider Eliz This same is but as prologue to my death My heart is guiltlesse though they take my breath Enter sir Henry Karow Karow God saue the Queene God saue Elizabeth Eliz God saue the Queene so all good subiects say I am her subiect and for her still pray Karew My horse did you allegeance at the gate For there he broke his necke and there he lyes For I my selfe had much a do to rise The fall hath brus'd me yet I liue to cry God blesse your Grace God blesse your maiesty Gage Long liue the Queene long liue your maiesty Eliz This newes is sweete my hart was sore affraid Rise thou first Barron that we euer made Karew Thankes to your maiesty happy be my tongue That first breath'd right to one that had such wrong Enter sir Iohn Brocket Broc: Am I preuented in my hast O chance accurst My hopes did sooth me that I was the first Let not my duty be ore swayd by spleene Long liue my Soueraigne and God saue the Queene Eliz Thankes good Sir Iohn we will deserue your loue Enter Howard How: Though third in order yet the first in loue I tender my allegeance to your Grace Liue long faire Queene thrise happy be your raygne He that instates you your high state mayntayne Eliz Lord Howard thankes you euer were our frend I see your loue continues to the end But cheefly thanks to you my Lord of Hunsdon How: Meaning this Gentleman Eliz The very same His tongue was first proclaymer of our name And trusly Gage in token of our Grace We giue to you a captaine Pentioners place How: Madame the Counsell are here hard at hand Eliz We will descend meete them Karew Let 's guard our Soueraigne praysing that power That can throw downe and raise within an hower Ex omnes Enter the Clowne and one more with faggots Clow: Come neighbor come away euery man his faggot And his double pot for ioy of the old Queenes death Let bells ring and children sing For we may haue cause to remember The seauenteenth day of Nouember Enter Lord of Tame Tame How now my masters what 's here to do Clo: Faith making Bone-fires for ioy of the newe Queene Come sir your penny and you be a true subiect You 'le battle with vs your faggot we 'l be merry yfayth Tame And you do well and yet me thinke 't were fit To spend some funerall teares vpon her hearce VVho while she liu'd was deere vnto you all Clow: I but do not you know the old prouerbe VVe must liue by the quicke and not by the dead Tame Did you not loue her father when he liu'd As deerly as you ere did loue any And yet reioyced at his funerall Likewise her brother you esteem'd em'd him deere Yet once departed ioyfully you sung Runne to make Bone-fiers to proclaime your loue Vnto the newe forgetting still the old Now she is gone how you mone for her VVere it not fit a while to mone her hearse And dutyfully there reioyce the tother Had you the wisest and the louingst Prince That euer swayd a Scepter in the world This is the loue he shall haue after life Let Princes while they liue haue loue or feare 't is fit For after death ther 's none continues it Clo: By my fayth my masters he speakes wisely Come wee le to the end of the lane and there wee le Make a bonfire and be merry Fayth agreed I le spend my halfepenny towards Another faggot rather then the newe Queene shall VVant a Bone-fire Exeunt manet Tame Tame I blame you not nor do I you commend For you will still the strongest side defend Exit A Sennet Enter 4. Trumpetors after them Sargeant Trumpetor with a Mace after him Purse-bearer Sussex with the Crown Howard the scepter Cōstable with the Cap of mayntenāce Shandoyse with the Sword Tame with the Coller and a George foure Gentlemen bearing the Canapy ouer the Queene two Gentle-women bearing vp her trayne six gentle-men Pensioners the Queene takes state Omnes Long liue long raigne our Soueraigne Eliz We thanke you all Suss: The imperiall Crowne I here present your Grace With it my staffe of Office and my place Eliz Whil'st we this Crowne so long your place enioy How: Th' mperiall Scepter here I offer vp Eliz Keepe it my Lord and with it be you hye admirall Const: This Cap of mayntenance I present my state of Office and my vtmost seruice Eliz Your loue we knowe Const: Pardon me gratious Madame 't was not spleene But that alegance that I ow'd my Queene Madame I seru'd her truly at that day And I as truly will your Grace obay Eliz We do as freely pardon as you truly serue Onely your staffe of Office wee le displace In stead of that wee le owe you greater Grace Enter Beningfeild Bening: Long liue the Queene long liue your Maiesty I haue bid hard to be the first reporter Of these glad tydings first and all these here Suss: You are in your loue as free as in your care You 're come euen iust a day after the fayre Eliz What 's he my Iaylor Bening. God preserue your Grace Eliz Be not asham'd man looke me in the face VVho haue you now to patronize your strictnes on For your kindnes this I will bestowe When we haue one we would haue hardly vs'd And cruelly delt with you shall be the man This is a day for peace not for vengeance fit All your good deeds wee 'le quit all wronges remit Where we left off proceede Shand: The Sword of Iustice on my bended knee I to your Grace present heauen blesse your raigne Eliz This Sword is ours this staffe is yours againe Tame This Garter with the order of the George Two Ornaments vnto the Crowne of England I here present Eliz Possesse them still my Lord what Offices beare you Gage I Captaine of your highnes Pentioners Brock: I of your Guard I Sargeant Trumpetor present my Mace Eliz Some we intend to rayse none to displace Lord Hunsdon we will one day finde a staffe To poyse your hand you are our Cosen And deserue to be employd neerer our person But now to you from whome we take this staffe Since Cardinall Poole is now decea'st and dead To shew all mallice from our breast is worne Before you let that Purse and Mace be borne And now to London Lords lead on the way Praysing that King that all Kings els obay Sennet about the stage in order the Maior of London meets them Maior I from this Citty London do present This Purse and Bible to your Maiesty A thowsand of your faithfull Cittizens In Veluet Coats and Chaines well mounted stay To greet their royall Soueraigne on the way Eliz VVe thanke you all but first this booke I kisse Thou art the way to honor thou to blisse An English Bible thankes my good Lord Maior You of our bodie and our soule haue care This is the Iewell that we still loue best This was our solace when we were distrest This booke that hath so long conceald it selfe So long shut vp so long hid now Lords see VVe here vnclaspe for euer it is free VVho lookes for ioy let him this booke adore This is true foode for rich men and for poore VVho drinkes of this is certaine nere to perish This will the soule with heauenly vertue cherish Lay hand vppon this Anchor euery soule Your names shal be in an eternall scrowle VVho builds on this dwel's in a happy state This is the fountaine cleere imaculate That happy yssue that shall vs succeed And in our populous Kingdome this booke read For them as for our owne selues we humbly pray They may liue long and blest so lead the way FINIS