2 Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contention betwixt the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster) · chunk 24 of 32
Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written c.1590 (Annals) history · Pembroke's Men (?) unassigned nearest T43 York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T43: henry, king, richard, warwick, york, edward, father, duke, crown, son.
Emanuel sir, and it shall please you. It will go hard with you, I can tell you, For they use to write that o'th' top of letters. And what do you use to write your name? Or do you as ancient forefathers have done, Use the score and the tally? Nay true sir, I praise God I have been so well brought up, that I can write mine own name. Oh he has confessed, go hang him with his penny inkhorn about his neck. Captain: news, news, sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother are coming with the King's power & men to kill us al. Let them come, he's but a Knight is he? No, no, he's but a Knight. Why then to equal him, i'll make myself Knight Kneel down Iohn Mortimer, Rise up sir Iohn Mortimer. Is there any more of them that be Knights? Yea his brother. Then kneel down Dick Butcher, Rise up sir Dick Butcher. As for these silken coated slaves, I pass not a pin, 'tis to you good people that I speak. Why countrymen, what mean you thus in troops, To follow this rebellious traitor Cade? Why his father was but a Bricklaier. Well, Adam was a Gardnar, what then? But I come of the Mortimers. Yea, the Duke of York hath taught you that. The Duke of York, nay, I learned it myself. For look you, Roger Mortimer the Earl of March, Married the Duke of Clarence daughter. Well, that's true, but what then? And by her he had two children at a birth. That's false. Yea, but I say, 'tis true. Why then 'tis true. And one of them was stolen away by a beggarwoman, And was my father, and I am his son, Deny it and you can. Nay look you, I know 'twas true, For his father built a chimney in my father's house, And the bricks are alive at this day to testify. But dost thou hear Stafford tell the King, that for his father's sake, in whose time boys played at spanne-counter with French crowns, I am content that he shall be King as long as he lives: mary always provided, I'll be Protector over him. O monstrous simplicity! And tell him, we'll have the Lord Says head, & the duke of Somersets, for delivering up the dukedoms of Anjoy and Maine, and selling the towns in France, by which means England hath been maimed ever since, and gone as it were with a crouch, but that the puissance held it up. And beside, they can speak French, and therefore they are traitors. As how I prithee? Why the French men are our enemies, be they not? And then can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good subject? Answer me to that. Well sirrah, wilt thou yield thyself unto the King's mercy, and he will pardon thee and these, their outrages and rebellious deeds?
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Emanuell ſir, and it ſhal pleaſe you. It will go hard with you, I can tel you, For they vſe to write that o'th top of letters. And what do you vſe to write your name? Or do you as ancient forefathers haue done, Vſe the ſcore and the tally? Nay true ſir, I praiſe God I haue bin ſo wel brought vp, that I can write mine owne name. Oh he has confeſt, go hang him with his penny inckhorne about his necke. Captain: news, newes, ſir Humphrey Stafford and his brother are comming with the Kings power & mē to kil vs al. Let them come, hees but a Knight is he▪ No, no, hees but a Knight. VVhy then to equal him, ile make my ſelfe Knight Kneele downe Iohn Mortimer, Riſe vp ſir Iohn Mortimer. Is there any more of them that be Knights▪ Yea his brother. Then kneele downe Dicke Butcher, Riſe vp ſir Dicke Butcher. As for theſe ſilken coated ſlaues, I paſſe not a pinne, Tis to you good people that I ſpeake. VVhy country-men, what meane you thus in troups, To follow this rebellious traitor Cade? VVhy his father was but a Brick-laier. VVell, Adam was a Gardnar, what then? But I come of the Mortimers. Yea, the Duke of Yorke hath taught you that. The Duke of Yorke, nay, I learnt it my ſelfe. For looke you, Roger Mortimer the Earle of March, Married the Duke of Clarence daughter. VVel, thats true▪ but what then? And by her he had two children at a birth. Thats falſe. Yea, but I ſay, tis true. Why then tis true. And one of them was ſtoln away by a beggarwoman, And was my father, and I am his ſonne, Deny it and you can. Nay looke you, I know twas true, For his father built a chimney in my fathers houſe, And the brickes are aliue at this day to teſtifie. But doſt thou heare Stafford tel the King▪ that for his fathers ſake, in whoſe time boies plaid at ſpanne-counter with French crownes, I am content that he ſhall be King as long as he liues: mary alwaies prouided, Ile be Protector ouer him. O monſtrous ſimplicitie! And tell him, weele haue the Lord Sayes head, & the duke of Somerſets, for deliuering vp the dukedomes of Anioy and Mayne, and ſelling the towns in France, by which meanes England hath bin maimd euer ſince, and gone as it were with a crouch, but that the puiſſance held it vp. And beſides, they can ſpeake French, and therefore they are traitors. As how I prethee? Why the French men are our enemies, be they not? And then can he that ſpeakes with the tongue of an enemy be a good ſubiect? Anſwere me to that. Well ſirra, wilt thou yeeld thy ſelfe vnto the Kings mercy, and he will pardon thee and theſe, their outrages and rebellious deedes?