Anonymous · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [c.1597-1599] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You typicality 0.72 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
So did the adverse party make inquire, But either fall full of contrary desire: The old King's part would kill me being stained, The young Kings keep me from their violence. So then thou needst not fear, go boldly on, Brave Hall, Prince Dick, and my spruce hot spur John, here's their safe conduct: O but for Rosamond! A fig for Rosamond, to this hope I'll lean: At a Queen's bidding I did kill a quean. Why doth not Gloster take his honoured seat? In faith my Liege Gloster is in a land Where neither surety is to sit or stand. I only do appear as I am summoned, And will await without till I am called. Why hear you Gloster? Henry I do hear you. And why not King? What's he that sits so near you? King too. Two Kings? ha ha. Gloster sit we charge thee. I will obey your charge, I will sit down, But in this house, on no seat but the ground. The seats too good. I know it brother Iohn. Thy brother? Silence there. Pass to the bills Sir Richard Faukenbridge. My Liege's both, old Faukenbridge is proud Of your right honoured charge. He that worst may Will strain his old eyes, God send peace this day. A bill for the releasement of the Queen preferred, By Henry the young King, Rich. the Prince, John Earl Of Murton, Bohmine Earl of Leicester and the commons: Did you prefer this bill? We did. Ye did not well. Why this is good, now shall we have the hell. 3. Bro Chester and Lanchaster you wrong the King. Our King we do not. Do not you seem crowned? But whilst he lives we to none else are bound. Is it not wrong think you, when all the world Troubled with rumour of a captive Queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a Realm, Where her own son doth wear a Diadem? Is like an head of people mutinous. Still murmuring at the s●●●●e done her and us? Is't not more wrong when her mother zeal Sounded through Europe. Africa, Assia, Tells in the hollow of news thirsting ears, Queen Elinor lives in a dungeon, For pity and affection to 〈◊〉 son: But when the true cause, Clifford's daughter's death Shall be exposed to stranger nations: What volumes will be writ. what libels spread? And in each line our state dishonoured. My Lord speaks to the purpose, mary it may be so, Pray God it prove not so. Hear me conclude, and there withal conclude, It is an heinous and unheard of sin: Queen Elinor daughter to Kingly France, King Henry's wife and royal Henry's mother, Is kept close prisoner for an act of justice, Committed on an odious Concubine, Thou wrong'st her Leicester. lechers ever praise the cause of their confusion, she was vile She was ill spoken of its true, true.
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So did the aduerſe party make enquire, But eyther fall full of contrary deſire: The olde Kings part would kill me being ſtain'd, The young Kings keep me from their violence. So then thou needſt not feare, goe boldly on, Braue Hall, Prince Dicke, and my ſpruce hot ſpur John, Heer's their ſafe conduct: O but for Roſamond! A fig for Roſamond, to this hope Ile leane: At a Queenes bidding I did kill a queane. Why doth not Gloſter take his honoured ſeate? In faith my Liege Gloſter is in a land Where neyther ſuerty is to ſit or ſtand. I onely doe appeare as I am ſummoned, And will awaite without till I am call'd. Why heare you Gloſter? Henry I doe heare you. And why not King? What's he that ſits ſo neere you? King too. Two Kings? ha ha. Gloſter ſit we charge thee. I will obey your charge, I will ſit downe, But in this houſe, on no ſeate but the ground. The ſeat's too good. I know it brother Iohn. Thy brother? Silence there. Paſſe to the billes Sir Richard Faukenbridge. My Lieges both, olde Faukenbridge is proude Of your right honour'd charge. He that worſt may Will ſtraine his olde eyes, God ſend peace this day. A bill for the releaſement of the Queene prefer'd, By Henry the young King, Rich. the Prince, John Earle Of Murton, Bohmine Earle of Leiſter and the cōmons: Did you preferre this byll? We did. Yee did not well. Why this is good, now ſhall we haue the hell. 3. Bro Cheſter and Lanchaſter you wrong the King. Our King we doe not. Doe not you ſeeme crown'd? But whilſt he liues we to none elſe are bound. Is it not wrong thinke you, when all the world Troubled with rumour of a captiue Queene, Impriſoned by her husband in a Realme, Where her owne ſonne doth weare a Diademe? Is like an head of people mutinous. Still murmuring at the ſe done her and vs? Is't not more wrong when her mother zeale Sounded through Europe. Affricke, Aſſia, Tels in the hollow of newes thirſting eares, Queene Elinor liues in a dungion, For pitty and affection to ſonne: But when the true cauſe, Cliffords daughters death Shall be expoſed to ſtranger nations: What vollumes will be writ. what lybels ſpred? And in each lyne our ſtate diſhonoured. My Lord ſpeakes to the purpoſe, mary it may bee ſo, Pray God it prooue not ſo. Heare me conclude, and there withall conclude, It is an heynous and vnheard of ſinne: Queene Elinor daughter to Kingly Fraunce, King Henries wife and royall Henries mother, Is kept cloſe priſoner for an acte of Iuſtice, Committed on an odious Concubine, Thou wrongſt her Leiſter. Leachers euer praiſe the cauſe of their confuſion, ſhe was vile She was ill ſpoken of it's true, true.