The True Tragedy of Richard the Third · chunk 17 of 40
Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1591 [1588-1594] (Annals) tragedy; history · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 488 words
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Nay my Lord do as you will, yet I have spoken what I can in my friend's cause. Go to no more ado Catesby, they say I have been a long sleeper today, but i'll be awake anon to some of their costs. But sirrah are those men in readiness that I appointed you to get? I my Lord, & give diligent attendance upon your grace. Go to, look to it then Catesby, get thee thy weapons ready, for I will enter the Court. I will my Lord. Doth my Lord say he hath been a long sleeper today? There are those of the Court that are of another opinion, that thinks his grace lieth never long enough abed. Now there is court held today by diverse of the Council, which I fear me will cost the Lord Hastings and the Lord Stanley their best caps: for my Lord hath willed me to get half a dozen ruffians in readiness, and when he knocks with his fist upon the board, they to rush in, and to cry, treason, treason, and to lay hands upon the Lord Hastings, and the Lord Stanley, which for fear I should let slip, I will give my diligent attendance. Come bring him away, let this suffice, thou and that accursed sorceress the mother Queen hath bewitched me, with assistance of that famous strumpet of my brothers, Shores wife: my withered arm is a sufficient testimony, deny it if thou canst: lay not Shore's wife with thee last night? That she was in my house my Lord I cannot deny, but not for any such matter. If. If villain, feedest thou me with Ifs & ands, go fetch me a Priest, make a short shrift, and dispatch him quickly For by the blessed Saint Paul I swear, I will not dine till I see the traitor's head, away sir Thomas, suffer him not to speak, see him executed straight, & let his copartner the Lord Standly be carried to prison also, 'tis not his broke head I have given him, shall excuses him. Catesbie go you and see it presently proclaimed throughout the City of London by a Herald of Arms, that the cause of his death and the rest, were for conspiring by Witchcraft the death of me and the Duke of Buckingham, that so they might govern the King and rule the realm, I think the proclamation be almost done. I my good Lord, and finished too. Well then about it. But hearest thou Catesbie, meanwhile I will listen after success of the Duke of Buckingham, who is labouring all this while with the Citizens of London to make me King, which I hope shall be shortly, for thou seest our foes now are fewer, and we nearer the mark than before, and when I have it, look thou for the place of thy friend the Lord Hastings, meanwhile about thy business.
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Nay my Lord do as you will, yet I haue ſpoken what I can in my friends cauſe. Goto no more ado Catesby, they ſay I haue bin a long ſleeper to day, but ile be awake anon to ſome of their coſts. But ſirrha are thoſe men in readineſſe that I appointed you to get? I my Lord, & giue diligent attendance vpon your grace. Goto, looke to it then Catesby, get thee thy weapons readie, for I will enter the Court. I will my Lord. Doth my Lord ſay he hath bene a long ſleeper to day? There are thoſe of the Court that are of another opinion, that thinks his grace lieth neuer lōg inough a bed. Now there is court held to day by diuerſe of the Councell, which I feare me wil coſt the Lord Haſtings and the Lord Standley their beſt cappes: for my Lord hath willed mee to get halfe a dozen ruffians in readineſſe, and when he knocks with his fiſt vpon the boord, they to ruſh in, and to crie, treaſon, treaſon, and to laie hands vpon the Lord Haſtings, and the Lord Stannley, which for feare I ſhould let ſlip, I will giue my diligent attendance. Come bring him away, let this ſuffice, thou and that accurſed ſorcereſſe the mother Queene hath bewitched me, with aſſiſtance of that famous ſtrumpet of my brothers, Shores wife: my withered arme is a ſufficient teſtimony, deny it if thou canſt: laie not Shores wife with thee laſt night? That ſhe was in my houſe my Lord I cannot deny, but not for any ſuch matter. If. If villain, feedeſt thou me with Ifs & ands, go fetch me a Prieſt, make a ſhort ſhrift, and diſpatch him quickly For by the bleſſed Saint Paule I ſweare, I will not dine till I ſee the traitors head, away ſir Thomas, ſuffer him not to ſpeak, ſee him executed ſtraight, & let his copartner the Lord Standly be carried to priſon alſo, tis not his broke head I haue giuen him, ſhall exſcues him. Cateſbie goe you and ſee it preſently proclaimed throughout the Citie of London by a Herald of Armes, that the cauſe of his death and the reſt, were for conſpiring by Witchcraft the death▪ of me and the Duke of Buckingham, that ſo they might gouern the King and rule the realme, I thinke the proclamation be almoſt done. I my good Lord, and finiſhed too. Well then about it. But heareſt thou Catesbie, meane while I will liſten after ſucceſſe of the Duke of Buckingham, who is labouring all this while with the Citizens of London to make me King, which I hope ſhall be ſhortly, for thou ſeeſt our foes now are fewer, and we neerer the marke then before, and when I haue it, looke thou for the place of thy friend the Lord Haſtings, meane while about thy buſineſſe.