1 The Troublesome Reign of King John · chunk 14 of 29
Anonymous · published 1611 · first performed or written 1591 (Annals) history · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 464 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
Lady, and Duke of Britain, know you both, The King of France respects his honour more, Than to betray his friends and favourers. Princess of Spain, could you affect my Son, If we upon conditions could agree? 'Swounds Madam, take an English Gentleman? Slave as I was, I thought to have moved the match. Grandam you made me halfe a promise once, That Lady Blanch should bring me wealth enough, And make me heir of store of English land. Peace Philip, I will look thee out a wife, We must with policy compound this strife. If Lewis get her, well, I say no more: But let the frolic Frenchman take no scorn, If Philip front him with an English horn. Lady, what answer make you to the K. of France? Can you affect the Dolphin for your Lord? I thank the King that likes of me so well, To make me Bride unto so great a Prince: But give me leave my Lord to pause on this, Lest being too too forward in the cause, It may be blemish to my modesty. Do you confer awhile about the Dower, And I will school my modest Niece so well, That she shall yield as soon as you have done. ay, there's the wretch that broacheth all this ill, Why fly I not upon the Beldame's face, And with my nails pull forth her hateful eyes. Sweet mother cease these hasty madding fits: For my sake, let my Grandam have her will. O would she with her hands pull forth my heart, I could afford it to appease these broils. But (mother) let us wisely wink at all, Lest farther harms ensue our hasty speech. Brother of England, what dowry wilt thou give Unto my son in marriage with thy Niece? First Philip knows her dowry out of Spain, To be so great as may content a King: But more to mend and amplify the same, I give in money thirty thousand marks. For land I leave it to thine own demand. Then I demand Volquesson, Torain, Main, Poiteer and Anjou, these five Provinces, Which thou as King of England hold'st in France: Then shall our peace be soon concluded on. No less than five such Provinces at once? Mother what shall I do? my brother got these lands With much effusion of our English blood: And shall I give it all away at once? Iohn give it him, so shalt thou live in peace, And keep the residue sans jeopardy. Philip, bring forth thy son, here is my niece, And here in marriage I do give with her From me and my successors English Kings, Volquesson, Poiteer, Anjou, Torain, Main, And thirty thousand marks of stipend coin. Now citizens, how like you of this match?
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Ladie, and Duke of Brittaine, know you both, The King of France reſpects his honor more, Than to betray his friends and fauourers. Princeſſe of Spaine, could you affect my Sonne, If we vpon conditions could ageee? Swounds Madam, take an Engliſh Gentleman? Slaue as I was, I thought to haue moou'd the match. Grandame you made me halfe a promiſe once, That Lady Blanch ſhould bring me wealth inough, And make me heire of ſtore of Engliſh land. Peace Philip, I will looke thee out a wife, We muſt with policie compound this ſtrife. If Lewis get her, well, I ſay no more: But let the frollicke Frenchman take no ſcorne, If Philip front him with an Engliſh horne. Ladie, what anſwer make you to the K. of France? Can you affect the Dolphin for your Lord? I thanke the King that likes of me ſo well, To make me Bride vnto ſo great a Prince: But giue me leaue my Lord to pauſe on this, Leaſt beeing too too forward in the cauſe, It may be blemiſh to my modeſtie. Do you confer awhile about the Dower, And I will ſchoole my modeſt Neece ſo well, That ſhe ſhall yeeld as ſoone as you haue done. I, theres the wretch that brocheth all this il, Why flie I not vpon the Beldams face, And with my nayles pull forth her hatefull eyes. Sweet mother ceaſe theſe haſtie madding fits: For my ſake, let my Grandam haue her will. O would ſhe with her hands pull forth my heart, I could affoord it to appeaſe theſe broyles. But (mother) let vs wiſely winke at all, Leaſt farther harmes enſue our haſtie ſpeech. Brother of England, what dowrie wilt thou giue Vnto my ſonne in marriage with thy Neece? Firſt Philip knowes her dowrie out of Spaine, To be ſo great as may content a King: But more to mend and amplifie the ſame, I giue in mor ey thirtie thouſand markes. For land I leaue it to thine owne demand. Then I demand Volqueſſon, Torain, Main, Poiters and Aniou, theſe fiue Prouinces, Which thou as King of England holdſt in France: Then ſhall our peace be ſoone concluded on. No leſſe then fiue ſuch Prouinces at once? Mother what ſhal I do? my brother got theſe lands With much effuſion of our Engliſh bloud: And ſhall I giue it all away at once? Iohn giue it him, ſo ſhalt thou liue in peace, And keepe the reſidue ſans ieopardie. Philip, bring foorth thy ſonne, here is my neece, And here in marriage I do giue with her From me and my ſucceſſors Engliſh Kings, Volqueſſon, Poiters, Aniou, Torain, Main, And thirtie thouſand markes of ſtipend coyne. Now cittizens, how like you of this match?