2 Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contention betwixt the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster) · chunk 17 of 32
Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written c.1590 (Annals) history · Pembroke's Men (?) unassigned nearest T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho · 496 words
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Somerset for bear, good York be patient, And do thou take in hand to cross the seas, With troops of armed men to quell the pride, Of those ambitious Irish that rebel. Well Madam, sith your grace is so content, Let me have some bands of chosen soldiers, And York shall try his fortune 'gainst those Kerns. York thou shalt, my lord of Buckingham, Let it be your charge to muster up such soldiers, As shall suffice him in these needful wars. Madam I will, and levy such a band As soon shall overcome those Irish rebels: But York, where shall those soldiers stay for thee? At Bristol, I will expect them ten days hence. Then thither shall they come, and so farewell. Adieu my Lord of Buckingham. Suffolk remember what you have to do, And you Lord Cardinal concerning Duke Humphrey. 'twere good that you did see to it in time. Come let us go, that it may be performed. Now York bethink thyself and rouse thee up, Take time whilst it is offered thee so fair, Lest when thou wouldst, thou canst not it attain, 'twas men I lacked, and now they give them me, And now whilst I am busy in Ireland, I have seducde a head strong Kentish man, Iohn Cade of Ashford, Under the title of sir Iohn Mortimer, To raise commotion, and by that means, I shall perceive how the common people, Do affect the claim and house of York, Then if he have success in his affairs, From Ireland then comes York again, To reap the harvest which that coystril sowed, Now if he should be taken and condemned, he'll near confess that I did set him on, And therefore ere I go, i'll send him word, To put in practice and to gather head, That so soon as I am gone, he may begin To rise in Arms with troops of country swains: To help him to perform this enterprise, And then Duke Humprhey, he well made away, None then can stop the light to England's crown, But York can tame and headlong pull them down. How now sirs, what have you dispatched him? Yea my Lord, he is dead I warrant you. Then see the clothes laid smooth about him still, That when the King comes, he may perceive No other, but that he died of his own accord. All things is handsome now my Lord. Then draw the curtains again, and get you gone, And you shall have your firm reward anon My lord of Suffolk go call our uncle Gloster, Tell him, this day we will that he do clear himself. I will my Lord. And good my lords, proceed no further against our uncle Gloster, Then by just proof you can affirm, For as the sucking child or harmless lamb, So is he innocent of treason to our state. How now Suffolk, where's our uncle? Dead in his bed, my Lord, Gloster is dead.
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Somerſet for beare, good Yorke be patient, And do thou take in hand to croſſe the ſeas, With troupes of armed men to quell the pride, Of thoſe ambitious Iriſh that rebell. Well Madame, ſith your grace is ſo content, Let me haue ſome bands of choſen ſouldiers, And Yorke ſhall trie his fortune gainſt thoſe Kernes. Yorke thou ſhalt, my lord of Buckingham, Let it be your charge to muſter vp ſuch ſouldiers, As ſhall ſuffice him in theſe needfull warres. Madame I wil, and leuie ſuch a band As ſoone ſhal ouercome thoſe Iriſh rebells: But Yorke, where ſhal thoſe ſouldiers ſtay for thee? At Briſtow, I will expect them ten daies hence. Then thither ſhall they come, and ſo farewell. Adiew my Lord of Buckingham. Suffolke remember what you haue to do, And you Lord Cardinal concerning Duke Humphrey. Twere good that you did ſee to it in time. Come let vs go, that it may be performde. Now Yorke bethinke thy ſelfe and rouſe thee vp, Take time whilſt it is offered thee ſo faire, Leſt when thou wouldſt, thou canſt not it attaine, Twas men I lackt, and now they giue them me, And now whilſt I am buſie in Ireland, I haue ſeduede a head ſtrong Kentiſh man, Iohn Cade of Aſhford, Vnder the title of ſir Iohn Mortimer, To raiſe commotion, and by that meanes, I ſhall perceiue how the common people, Do affect the claime and houſe of Yorke, Then if he haue ſucceſſe in his affaires, From Ireland then comes Yorke againe, To reape the harueſt which that coyſtril ſowed, Now if he ſhould be taken and condemnd, Heele nere confeſſe that I did ſet him on, And therefore ere I go, ile ſend him word, To put in practiſe and to gather head, That ſo ſoone as I am gone, he may begin To riſe in Armes with troupes of country ſwaines: To help him to performe this enterprize, And then Duke Humprhey, he well made away, None then can ſtop the light to Englands crowne, But York can tame and headlong pul them down. How now ſirs, what haue you diſpatcht him? Yea my Lord, he is dead I warrant you. Then ſee the clothes laid ſmooth about him ſtil, That when the King comes, he may perceiue No other, but that he dide of his owne accord. All things is hanſome now my Lord. Then draw the curtaines againe, and get you gone, And you ſhal haue your firm reward anon My lord of Suffolke go call our vnckle Gloſter, Tell him, this day we will that he do cleare himſelfe. I will my Lord. And good my lords, proceed no further againſt our vnkle Gloſter, Then by iuſt proofe you can affirme, For as the ſucking child or harmleſſe lamb, So is he innocent of treaſon to our ſtate. How now Suffolke, where's our vnckle? Dead in his bed, my Lord, Gloſter is dead.