The Reign of King Edward the Third · chunk 21 of 39
Anonymous / Shakespeare, William · published 1596 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1590-1595] (Annals) history · Derby's (Strange's) Men (?) T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.81 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
Gobin de Graie if please your excellence, Then Gobin for the service thou hast done, We here enlarge and give thee liberty, And for recompence beside this good, Thou shalt receive five hundred marks in gold, I know not how we should have met our son, Whom now in heart I wish I might behold. Good news my Lord the prince is hard at hand, And with him comes Lord Awdley and the rest, Whom since our landing we could never meet. Welcome fair Prince, how hast thou sped my son, Since thy arrival on the coast of France? Successfully I thank the gracious heavens, Some of their strongest Cities we have won, As Harslen, Lie, Crotag, and Carentigne, And others wasted, leaving at our heels, A wide apparent field and beaten path, For solitariness to progress in, Yet those that would submit we kindly pardoned, For who in scorn refused our proffered peace, endured the penalty of sharp revenge. Ah France, why shouldest thou be this obstinate, Against the kind embracement of thy friends, How gently had we thought to touch thy breast, And set our foot upon thy tender mould, But that in froward and disdainful pride Thou like a skittish and untamed colt, Dost start aside and strike us with thy heels, But tell me Ned, in all thy warlike course, Hast thou not seen the usurping King of France. Yes my good Lord, and not two oars ago, With full a hundred thousand fighting men, Upon the one side with the rivers bank, And on the other both his multitudes, I feared he would have cropped our smaller power, But happily perceiving your approach, He hath with drawn himself to Cressey plains, Where as it seemeth by his good array. He means to bid us battle presently, He shall be welcome that's the thing we crave. Edward know that Iohn the true king of France, Musing thou shouldst encroach upon his land, And in thy tyrannous proceeding slay, His faithful subjects, and subvert his Towns, Spits in thy face, and in this manner following, upbraids thee with thine arrogant intrusion, First I condemn thee for a fugitive, A thievish pirate, and a needy mate, One that hath either no abiding place, Or else inhabiting some barren soil, Where neither herb or fruitful grain is had, Dost altogether live by pilfering, Next, insomuch thou hast infringed thy faith, Broke league and solemn covenant made with me, I hold thee for a false pernicious wretch, And last of all, although I scorn to cope With one such inferior to myself, Yet in respect thy thirst is all for gold, They labour rather to be feared then loved, To satisfy thy lust in either part Here am I come and with me have I brought, Exceeding store of treasure, pearl, and coin, Leave therefore now to persecute the weak, And armed entering conflict with the armed, Let it be seen 'mongst other petty thefts, How thou canst win this pillage manfully.
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Gobin de Graie if pleaſe your excellence, Then Gobin for the ſeruice thou haſt done, We here inlarge and giue thee liberty, And for recompenc beſide this good, Thou ſhalt receiue fiue hundred markes in golde, I know not how we ſhould haue met our ſonne, Whom now in heart I wiſh I might behold. Good newes my Lord the prince is hard at hand, And with him comes Lord Awdley and the reſt, Whome ſince our landing we could neuer meet. Welcome faire Prince, how haſt thou ſped my ſonne, Since thy arriuall on the coaſte of Fraunce? Succeſfullie I thanke the gratious heauens, Some of their ſtrongeſt Cities we haue wonne, As Harſlen, Lie, Crotag, and Carentigne, And others waſted, leauing at our heeles, A wide apparant feild and beaten path, For ſollitarines to progreſſe in, Yet thoſe that would ſubmit we kindly pardned, For who in ſcorne refuſed our poffered peace, Indurde the penaltie of ſharpe reuenge. Ah Fraunce, why ſhouldeſt thou be this obſtinate, Agaynſt the kind imbracement of thy friends, How gently had we thought to touch thy breſt, And ſet our foot vpon thy tender mould, But that in froward and diſdainfull pride Thou like a skittiſh and vntamed coult, Doſt ſtart aſide and ſtrike vs with thy heeles, But tel me Ned, in all thy warlike courſe, Haſt thou not ſeene the vſurping King of Fraunce. Yes my good Lord, and not two owers ago, With full a hundred thouſand fighting men, Vppon the one ſide with the riuers banke, And on the other both his multitudes, I feard he would haue cropt our ſmaller power, But happily perceiuing your approch, He hath with drawen himſelfe to Creſſey plaines, Where as it ſeemeth by his good araie. He meanes to byd vs battaile preſently, He ſhall be welcome thats the thing we craue. Edward know that Iohn the true king of Fraunce, Muſing thouſt oldſt incroach vppon his land, And in thy tyranous proceeding ſlay, His faithfull ſubiects, and ſubuert his Townes, Spits in thy face, and in this manner folowing, Obraids thee with thine arrogant intruſion, Firſt I condeme thee for a fugitiue, A theeuiſh pyrate, and a needie mate, One that hath either no abyding place, Or elſe inhabiting ſome barraine ſoile, Where neither heab or futfull graine is had, Doeſt altogether liue by pilfering, Next, inſomuch thou haſt infringed thy faith, Broke leage and ſolemne couenant made with mee, I hould thee for a falſe pernitious wretch, And laſt of all, although I ſcorne to cope With one ſuch inferior to my ſelfe, Yet in reſpect thy thirſt is all for golde, They labour rather to be feared then loued, To ſatiſfie thy luſt in either parte Heere am I come and with me haue I brought, Exceding ſtore of treaſure, perle, and coyne, Leaue therfore now to perſecute the weake, And armed entring conflict with the armd, Let it be ſeene mongeſt other pettie thefts, How thou canſt win this pillage manfully.