When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth) · chunk 5 of 48
Rowley, Samuel · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) history · Prince Henry's Men unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 504 words
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God's holy mother, Ladies leave her to her chamber, Go bid the Midwives, and the nurse's v. aight, Make hole some fierce and take her from the Air, Now Iane God bring me but a chopping boy, Be but the Mother to a Prince of Wales Add a ninth Henrie to the English Crown, And thou mak'st full my hopes, fair Queen adieu: And may heavens helping hand our joys renew: God make your Majesty a happy Mother, And help you in your weakest passions, With zealous prayer we all will invocate: The powers divine for your delivery: We thank you all, and in fair interchange We'll pray for you: now on my my humble knees, I take my leave of your high Majesty, God send your highness long and happy Reign, And bless this kingdom, and your subjects lives: And to your gracious heart all joy restore, I fear I shall never behold you more, Do not think so fair Queen, go to thy bed, Let not my love be so discomforted. No. no, I warrant thee Iane, make haste & dispatch this That thou mayst have another against next Christmas Ladies attend her, Countess of Salisburie, sister Mary Who first brings word that Harrie hath a Son Shall be rewarded well: ay, I'll be his surety: but do you hear wenches, she that brings the first tidings howsoever it fall out lot her be sure to say the Child's like the father or else she shall have nothing. Welcome Lord Bonnevet, welcome Bishop What from our brother brings this Embassage. Most fair commends great & renowned Hen. We in the person of our Lord and King, Here of your highness, do entreat a League And to re-edify the former peace: Held betwixt the Realms of England and of France, Of late disordered for some petty wrongs: And pray your Majesty to stay your powers; Already levied in low Burgandie, Which to maintain our oaths, shall be engaged, And to confirm it with more surety, He craves your fair consent unto his love, And give the Lady Mary for his Queen, The second sister to your Royal self. So may an heir springing from both your bloods. Make both Realms happy by a lasting league, we kindly do receive your masters love, And yet our grant stands strong unto his suit, If that no following censure feeble it: For we herein must take our Counsels aid. But howsoever our answer shall be swift, Mean time we grant you fair access to woe, And win her (if you can) to be his Queen. ourself will second you. Right welcome both, Lord Cardinal, these Lords shall be your Guests, But let our Treasure waste to welcome them: Banquet them, how they will, what cheer, what sport, Let them see Harry keeps a kingly Court: I shall my Sovereign. Ki With draw a while ourselves will follow ye. Now will are you not deceived in this Embassage, You heard they came for aid against the Turk.
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Gods holy mother, Ladies leau her to her chāber, Goe bid the Midwiues, and the Nursses v. aight, Make hole some fiers and take her from the Ayer, Now Iane God bring me but a chopping boy, Be but the Mother to a Prince of Wales Ad a ninth Henrie to the English Crowne, And thou mak'st full my hopes, faire Queene adew: And may heauens helping hand our ioyes renew: God make your Maiestie a happie Mother, And helpe you in your weakelt passions, With zealous prayer we all will inuocate: The powers deuine for your deliuerie: We thanke you all, and in faire enterchange We'l pray for you: now on my my humble knees, I take my leaue of your high Maiestie, God send your highnesse long and happie Raigne, And blesse this king dome, and your subiects lyues: And to your gratious heart all ioy restore, I feare I shall neuer behold you more, Doe not thinke so faire Queene, goe to thy bed, Let not my loue be so discomforted. No. no, I warrāt thee Iane, make hast & dispatch this That thou maist haue another against next Christmas Ladies attend her, Countesse of Salisburie, sister Mary VVho first brings word that Harri hath a Son Shall be rewarded well: I, Ile bee his suertie: but doe you heare wenches, shee that brings the first tydings how soeuer it fall out lot her be sure to say the Child like the father or els shee shall haue nohing. Welcome Lord Bonneuet, welcome Bishop What from our brother brings this Embassage. Most faire cōmends great & renowned Hen. We in the person of our Lord and King, Here of your highnesse, doe intreate a League And to reedei the former peace: Held betwixt the Realmes of England and of France, Of late disordred for some pettie wrongs: And pray your Maiestie to stay your powers; Alreadie leuied in low Burgandie, Which to maintaine our oaths, shall be ingadge, And to confirme it with more surety, He craues your consent vnto his loue, And giue the Lady Aarie for his Queene, The second sister to your Royall selfe. So may an heire springing from both your bloods. Make both Realmes happie by a lasting I eague, Wee kindely doe receiue your Maisters loue, And yet our grant stands stronge vnto his suit, If that no following censure eeble it: For we herein must take our Counsels aide. But howsoeuer our answere shall be swift, Meane time we grant you faire accesse to woe, And winne her (if you can) to be his Queene. Our selfe will second you. Right welcome both, Lord Cardinall, these Lords shall be your Guests, But let our Treasure wast to welcome them: Banquet them, how they will, what cheere, what sport, Let them see Harry keepes a kingly Court: I shall my Soueraigne. Ki With draw a while our selues will follow ye. Now will are you not deceiu'd in this Embassage, You heard they came for aide against the Turk.