The True Tragedy of Richard the Third · chunk 16 of 40
Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1591 [1588-1594] (Annals) tragedy; history · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Why my Lord will you break Sanctuary, and bring in rebels to affright us thus? No, you shall rather take away my life before you get my boy away from me. Why madam have you taken Sanctuary? I my Lord, and high time too I trow. A heavy case when Princes fly for aid, where cut-throats, rebels, and bankrupts should be. But madam what answer do you return, if I could persuade you, 'twere best to let him go. But for I see you counsel for the best, I am content that you shall have my son, in hope that you will send him safe to me, here I deliver him into your hands. Farewell my boy, commend me to thy brother. Mother farewell, and farewell sister too, I will but see my brother and return to you. Tears stops my speech. Come let us in my Lord. I will attend upon your grace. Hold take the Prince, the Queen & I have done, I'll take my leave, and after you i'll come. How now my friend, shall I go to my brother? What else sweet Prince, and for that cause we are come, to bear you company. Why thus by keeping company, am I become like unto those with whom I keep company. As my Lord hopes to wear the Crown, so I hope by that means to have preferment, but instead of the Crown, the blood of the headless light upon his head: he hath made but a wrong match, for blood is a threatener and will have revenge. He makes havoc of all to bring his purpose to pass: all those of the Queen's kindred that were committed to Pomfret Castle, he hath caused them to be secretly put to death without judgement: the like was never seen in England. He spares none whom he but mistrusteth to be a hinderer to his proceedings, he is straight chopped up in prison The valiant Earl of Oxford being but mistrusted, is kept close prisoner in Hames Castle. Again, how well Doctor Shaw hath pleased my Lord, that preached at Paul's Cross yesterday, that proved the two Princes to be bastards, whereupon in the afternoon came down my Lord Mayor and the Aldermen to Baynard's Castle, and offered my Lord the whole estate upon him, and offered to make him King, which he refused so faintly, that if it had been offered once more, I know he would have taken it, the Duke of Buckingham is gone about it, and is now in the Guild Hall making his Oration. But here comes my Lord. Catesby content thee, I have warned the Lord Hastings to this Court, and since he is so hard to be won, 'tis better to cut him off than suffer him, he hath been all this while partaker to our secrets, and if he should but by some mislike utter it, then were we all cast away.
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Why my Lord wil you breake Sanctuary, and bring in rebels to affright vs thus? No, you ſhall rather take away my life before you get my boy away from me. Why Madame haue you taken Sanctuary? I my Lord, and high time too I trow. A heauie caſe when Princes flie for aide, where cutthroates, rebels, and bankerouts ſhould be. But Madame what anſwere do you returne, if I could perſuade you, twere beſt to let him go. But for I ſee you counſell for the beſt, I am content that you ſhall haue my ſon, in hope that you will ſend him ſafe to me, here I deliuer him into your hands. Farewell my boy, commend me to thy brother. Mother farewell, and farewell ſiſter too, I will but ſee my brother and returne to you. Teares ſtops my ſpeech. Come let vs in my Lord. I will attend vpon your grace. Hold take the Prince, the Queen & I haue done, Ile take my leaue, and after you ile come. How now my friend, ſhall I go to my brother? What elſe ſweete Prince, and for that cauſe wee are come, to beare you company. Why thus by keeping company, am I become like vnto thoſe with whom I keepe company. As my Lorde hopes to weare the Crown, ſo I hope by that means to haue preferment, but in ſteed of the Crowne, the blood of the headles light vpon his head: he hath made but a wrong match, for blood is a threatner and will haue reuenge. He makes hauocke of all to bring his purpoſe to paſſe: all thoſe of the Queens kinred that were committed to Pomphret Caſtle, hee hath cauſed them to be ſecretly put to death without iudgemēt: the like was neuer ſeen in England. He ſpares none whom he but miſtruſteth to be a hinderer to his proceedings, he is ſtraight chopt vp in priſon The valiant Earle of Oxford being but miſtruſted, is kept cloſe priſoner in Hames Caſtle. Againe, how well Doctor Shaw hath pleaſed my Lord, that preached at Paules Croſſe yeſterday, that proued the two Princes to be baſtards, whereupon in the after noone came downe my Lord Mayor and the Aldermen to Baynards Caſtle, and offered my Lord the whole eſtate vpon him, and offered to make him King, which he refuſed ſo faintly, that if it had bene offered once more, I know he would haue taken it, the Duke of Buckingham is gone about it, and is now in the Guild Hall making his Oration. But here comes my Lord. Catesby content thee, I haue warned the Lord Haſtings to this Court, and ſince he is ſo hard to be wonne, tis better to cut him off then ſuffer him, he hath bene all this while partaker to our ſecrets, and if he ſhould but by ſome miſlike vtter it, then were we all caſt away.