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If you knovv not me, you know no bodie: or, The troubles of Queene Elizabeth; If you know not me, you know no bodie. Part 1
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Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.
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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
Enter Elizabeth her Gentlewoman and three Houshold seruants Eli: Is not my gentleman vsher yet return'd Wo: Madam not yet Eliz. O God my feare hath been good phisick But the Queens displeasure that hath cur'd my bodies Imperfectiō Hath made me hart sick braine sick and sick euen to death What are you 1. Ser Your howshold Officers and humble seruants VVho now your house faire Princesse is desolu'd And quite broke vp come to attend your grace Eliz. VVe thanke you and am more indebted for your loues Than we haue power or vertue to requite Alas I am all the Queenes yet nothing of my selfe But God and Inocence be you my Patrons and defend my cause VVhy weepe you gentlemen Cookes Not for our selues men are not made to weepe At there owne fortunes our eies are made of fire And to extract water from fire is hard Nothing but such a Princesse griefe as yours So good a Ladie so beautifull so absolute a mistris And perfect as you haue deliuered been Haue power to doo 't your sorrow makes vs sad Eliz My Inocence yet makes my hart as light As my front 's heauie all that heauen sends is welcome Gentlemen diuide these few crownes amongst you I am now a prisoner and shall want nothing I haue some friends about her maiesty That are prouiding for mee all things all things I euen my graue and being possest of that I shall need nothing weepe not I pray Rather you should reioyce If I miscarry in this enterprise and aske you why A Virgine and a Martyr both I dy Enter Gage Gage He that first gaue you life protect that life From those that wish your death Eliz VVhat 's my of offence who be my accusers Gage Madam that the Queene VVinchester best knowes Eliz VVhat saies the Queene vnto my late petition Gage You are deny'd that grace Her Maiestie will not admitt you conference Sir William Sentlo vrging that motion VVas first committed since sent to the Tower Madam in breife your foes are the Queenes freindes Your freinds her foes Six of the Counsell are this day appoynted To examine you of certaine articles Eliz They shal be welcome my god in whome I trust VVill helpe deliuer saue defend the iust Enter Winchester Sussex Howard Tame Shandoyse and Constable Suss: All forbeare this place vnlesse the Princesse Winch: Madam we from the Queene are ioynd They sit shee kneeles in full commission Sussex By your Fauour good my Lord ere you proceed Madam although this place doth tye you to this reuerence It becomes not you being a Princesse to deiect your knee A chaire there Eliz My duty with my fortunes do agree And to the Queene in you I bend my knee Suss: You shall not kneele where Sussex sits in place The Chamber keeper a chaire there for her grace Winch: Madam perhaps you censure hardly That was enforst in this commission Eliz Knowe you your owne guilt my good Lord Chancelor That you accuse your selfe I thinke not so I am of this mynd no man is my foe Winch: Madam I would you would submit vnto her highnes Eliz Submit my Lord of Winchester t is fit That none but base offenders should submit No no my Lord I easily spy your drifte Hauing nothing whereon you can accuse me Do seeke to haue my selfe my selfe betray So by my selfe my owne blood should be spilt Confesse submission I confesse a guilt Tame What answere you to Wiats late rebellion Madam t is thought that you did set them on Eliza: Who is 't will say so men may much suspect But yet my Lord none can my life detect I a confederate with those kentish rebells Yf I ere saw or sent to them let the Queene take my head Hath not proud Wyat suffered for his offence And in the purging both of soule and body for heauen Did Wyat then accuse Elizabeth Suss: Madam he did not Eliz My reuerent Lord I know it Howard Madam he would not Eliz Oh my good Lord he could not Suss: The same day Frogmorton was arrain'd in the Guild-hall It was impos'd on him whether this Princesse had a hand With him or no he did deny it Cler'd her sore his death yet accus'd others Eliz My god be prays'd this is newes but of a minute old Shand: What answere you to Sir Peter Carew in the west The westerne Rebels Eliz Aske the vnborne Infant see what that will answere For that and I are both alike in guilt Let not by rigor Innocent blood be spilt Winch: Come Madam answere breifly to these treasons Eliz Treason Lords if it be treason to be the daughter To th' Eight Henry Sister to Edward and the next of blood vnto My gratious soueraigne now the Queene I am a traytor if not I Spit at treason In Henryes raigne this Law could not haue stood O god that we should suffer for our blood Const: Madam the Queene must here you sing another song Before you parte with vs Eliz My god doth know I can no note but truth That with heauens King One day in quiers of Angels I shall singe Winch: Then Madam you 'le not submit Eliz My life I will but not as guilty My Lords let pale offendors pardon craue If we offend Lawes rigor let vs haue Winch: You are stubborne come let ts certifie the Queene Tame Rowme for the Lords there Exeunt Counsell Eliz Thou power eternall Inocents iust guide That sways the Scepter of all Monarchyes Protect the guiltlesse from these rauening Iawes That hidious death presentes by Tyrants Lawes And as my hart is knowne to thee most pure Grant mee release or patience to endure Enter Gage and Seruants Gage Madam we your poore humble seruants Made bold to presse into your graces presence To know how your cause goes Eliz Well well I thanke my god well How can a cause go ill with Innocents They that to whome wronges in this world are done Shal be rewarded in the world to come Enter the six Counsellors Winch: It is the pleasure of her maiestie That you be straight committed to the Tower Eliz The Tower for what Winch: Moreouer all your howshold seruants we haue discharg'd Except this gentleman your vsher this gentlewoman Thus did the Queene commaund And for your guard a hundred Northern whitecotes Are appoynted to conduct you thither To night vnto your chamber to morrow early prepare You for the Tower your bardge stands ready To conduct you thyther shee kneeles Eliz Oh god my hart A prisoner in the Tower Speake to the Queene my Lords that some other place May lodge her sister that 's too vild too base Suss: Come my lords lett 's all ioyne in one peticion To the Queene that she may not be lodg'd within the Tower Winch: My Lord you know it is in vaine For the Queenes sentence is definitiue And we must see 't perform'd Eliz Then to our chamber comfortlesse and sad To morrow to the tower that fatall place Where I shall neuer