3 Henry the Sixth (The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York and the Good King Henry the Sixth) · chunk 31 of 47
Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written c.1591 (Annals) history · Pembroke's Men T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.80 · 503 words
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Now tell me Brother Clarence, what think you Of this new Marriage with the Lady Gray? Hath not our Brother made a worthy choice? Alas, you know, 'tis far from hence to France, How could he stay till Warwick made return? My Lords, forbear this talk: here comes the King. And his well-chosen Bride. I mind to tell him plainly what I think. Now Brother of Clarence, How like you our Choice, That you stand pensive, as half malcontent? As well as Lewis of France, Or the Earl of Warwick, Which are so weak of courage, and in judgement, That they'll take no offence at our abuse. Suppose they take offence without a cause: They are but Lewis and Warwick, I am Edward, Your King and Warwick's, and must have my will. And shall have your will, because our King: Yet hasty Marriage seldom proveth well. Yea, Brother Richard, are you offended too? Not I: no: God forbidden, that I should wish them severed, Whom God hath joined together: I, and 'twere pity, to sunder them, That yoke so well together. Setting your scorns, and your mislike aside, Tell me some reason, why the Lady Grey Should not become my Wife, and England's Queen? And you too, Summersault, and Montague, Speak freely what you think. Then this is mine opinion: That King Lewis becomes your Enemy, For mocking him about the Marriage Of the Lady Bona. And Warwick, doing what you gave in charge, Is now dishonoured by this new Marriage. What, if both Lewis and Warwick be appeased, By such invention as I can device? Yet, to have joined with France in such alliance, Would more have strengthened this our Commonwealth 'Gainst foreign storms, than any homebred Marriage. Why, knows not Montague, that of itself, England is safe, if true within itself? But the safer, when 'tis backed with France. 'Tis better using France, then trusting France: Let us be backed with God, and with the Seas, Which he hath given for fence impregnable, And with their helps, only defend ourselves: In them, and in ourselves, our safety lies. For this one speech, Lord Hastings well deserves To have the Heir of the Lord Hungerford. I, what of that? it was my will, and grant, And for this once, my Will shall stand for Law. And yet me thinks, your Grace hath not done well, To give the Heir and Daughter of Lord Scales Unto the Brother of your loving Bride; She better would have fitted me, or Clarence: But in your Bride you bury Brotherhood. Or else you would not have bestowed the Heir Of the Lord Bonville on your new Wife's Son, And leave your Brothers to go speed elsewhere. Alas, poor Clarence: is it for a Wife That thou art malcontent? I will provide thee. In choosing for yourself, You showed your judgement: Which being shallow, you shall give me leave To play the Broker in mine own behalf; And to that end, I shortly mind to leave you.
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Now tell me Brother Clarence, what thinke you Of this new Marriage with the Lady Gray? Hath not our Brother made a worthy choice? Alas, you know, tis farre from hence to France, How could he ſtay till Warwicke made returne? My Lords, forbeare this talke: heere comes the King. And his well-choſen Bride. I minde to tell him plainly what I thinke. Now Brother of Clarence, How like you our Choyce, That you ſtand penſiue, as halfe malecontent? As well as Lewis of France, Or the Earle of Warwicke, Which are ſo weake of courage, and in iudgement, That they'le take no offence at our abuſe. Suppoſe they take offence without a cauſe: They are but Lewis and Warwicke, I am Edward, Your King and Warwickes, and muſt haue my will. And ſhall haue your will, becauſe our King: Yet haſtie Marriage ſeldome proueth well. Yea, Brother Richard, are you offended too? Not I: no: God forbid, that I ſhould wiſh them ſeuer'd, Whom God hath ioyn'd together: I, and 'twere pittie, to ſunder them, That yoake ſo well together. Setting your skornes, and your miſlike aſide, Tell me ſome reaſon, why the Lady Grey Should not become my Wife, and Englands Queene? And you too, Somerſet, and Mountague, Speake freely what you thinke. Then this is mine opinion: That King Lewis becomes your Enemie, For mocking him about the Marriage Of the Lady Bona. And Warwicke, doing what you gaue in charge, Is now dis-honored by this new Marriage. What, if both Lewis and Warwick be appeas'd, By ſuch inuention as I can deuiſe? Yet, to haue ioyn'd with France in ſuch alliance, Would more haue ſtrength'ned this our Commonwealth 'Gainſt forraine ſtormes, then any home-bred Marriage. Why, knowes not Mountague, that of it ſelfe, England is ſafe, if true within it ſelfe? But the ſafer, when 'tis back'd with France. 'Tis better vſing France, then truſting France: Let vs be back'd with God, and with the Seas, Which he hath giu'n for fence impregnable, And with their helpes, onely defend our ſelues: In them, and in our ſelues, our ſafetie lyes. For this one ſpeech, Lord Haſtings well deſerues To haue the Heire of the Lord Hungerford. I, what of that? it was my will, and graunt, And for this once, my Will ſhall ſtand for Law. And yet me thinks, your Grace hath not done well, To giue the Heire and Daughter of Lord Scales Vnto the Brother of your louing Bride; Shee better would haue fitted me, or Clarence: But in your Bride you burie Brotherhood. Or elſe you would not haue beſtow'd the Heire Of the Lord Bonuill on your new Wiues Sonne, And leaue your Brothers to goe ſpeede elſewhere. Alas, poore Clarence: is it for a Wife That thou art malecontent? I will prouide thee. In chuſing for your ſelfe, You ſhew'd your iudgement: Which being ſhallow, you ſhall giue me leaue To play the Broker in mine owne behalfe; And to that end, I ſhortly minde to leaue you.