Heywood, Thomas · published 1615 · first performed or written 1594 (Annals) romance · Worcester's Men · Red Bull unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 503 words
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For my Trade's sake, if good success I have, The Grocers Arms shall in mine Ensign wave. And if my valour bring me to command, The goldsmith's Arms shall in my colours stand. So of us all: then let us in one ship Launch all together: and as we are brothers, So let us enter zealous amity, And still prevail by our united strength. I know our hearts are one; sister farewell. Trust me in vain you should persuade our stay: For we are bent, consort us with your prayers. Farewell. Farewell. God! Heaven. Fate. Fortune. Make us happy men, To win. Wear. Vanquish. Overcome. Amen. Have you all left me midst a world of strangers, Here only to myself: not to protect me, Or to defend me from apparent wrong? Since it is so, I'll follow after you: In some disguise I will pursue their steps, And unto God and fortune yield myself. Toward sea they are gone, and unto sea must I, A virgin's unexpected fate to try. Thus have you seen these brothers shipped to Sea, Bound on their voyage to the holy Land, All bent to try their fortunes in one Bark. Now to avoid all dilatory news, Which might withhold you from the story's pith, And substance of the matter we intend: I must entreat your patience to forbear, Whilst we do feast your eye, and starve your ear. For in dumb shows, which were they writ at large, Would ask a long and tedious circumstance: Their infant fortunes I will soon express, And from the truth in no one point digress. Ye have seen the father of these four fair sons, Already gone his weary pilgrimage: Godfrey, Guy, Charles, and Eustace, priest to sea To follow Robert Duke of Normandy. Imagine now ye see the air made thick With stormy tempests, that disturb the sea: And the four winds at war among themselves: And the weak barks wherein the brother's sail, Split on strange rocks, and they enforced to swim: To save their desperate lives: where what befell them Dispersed to several corners of the world, We will make bold to explain it in dumb Show: For from their fortunes all our Scene must grow, Those Citizens you see were Bullonoyes, Kept under bondage of that tyrannous Earl, To whom the French King gave that ancient seat, Which to the wronged Pilgrim did belong. But in the height of his ambition, Godfrey, by Shipwreck thrown upon that Coast, Stirs up th'oppressed City to revolt: And by his valour was th' usurper slain; The City from base bondage freed again. The men of Bulloigne, wondering what strong hand Had been the means of their deliverance, Besought him to make known his birth and state: Which Godfrey did. The people, glad to see Their natural Prince procure their liberty, Homage to him, create him Earl of Bulloigne; And repossess him in his father's seat. Where we will leave him having honour won; And now return unto the second son.
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For my Trades sake, if good successe I haue, The Grocers Armes shall in mine Ensigne waue. And if my valour bring mee to command, The Gold-smithes Armes shall in my colours stand. So of vs all: then let vs in one ship Lanch all together: and as wee are brothers, So let vs enter zealous amity, And still preuaile by our vnited strength. I know our hearts are one; sister Fare-well. Trust mee in vaine you should perswade our stay: For wee are bent, consort vs with your prayers. Farewell. Farewell. God! Heauen. Fte. Fortune. Make vs happy men, To win. Weare. Vanquish. Ouercome. Amen. Haue you all left mee midst a world of strangers, Here onely to my selfe: not to protect me, Or to defend me from apparant wrong? Since it is so, I'le follow after you: In some disguise I will pursue their steps, And vnto God and fortune yeeld my selfe. Toward sea they are gone, and vnto sea must I, A Virgines vnexpected fate to try. Thus haue you seene these brothers shipt to Sea, Bound on their voiage to the holy Land, All bent to try their fortunes in one Barke. Now to auoide all dilatory newes, Which might with-hold you from the Stories pith, And substance of the matter wee entend: I must entreat your patience to forbeare, Whilst we do feast your eye, and starue your eare. For in dumbe shews, which were they writ at large, Would aske a long and tedious circumstance: Their infant fortunes I will soone expresse, And from the truth in no one point digresse. Yee haue seene the father of these foure faire sons, Already gone his weary pilgrimage: Godfrey, Guy, Charles, and Eustace, prest to sea To follow Robert Duke of Normandy. Imagine now yee see the aire made thicke With stormy tempests, that disturbe the sea: And the foure windes at warre among themselues: And the weake barkes wherein the brothers saile, Split on strange rockes, and they enforc't to swim: To saue their desperate liues: where what befell thē Disperst to seuerall corners of the world, We will make bold to explane it in dumbe Show: For from their fortunes all our Scene must grow, Those Cittizens you see were Bullonoyes, Kept vnder bondage of that tyrannous Earle, To whom the French King gaue that ancient seate, Which to the wronged Pilgrim did belong. But in the height of his ambition, Godfrey, by Shipwracke throwne vpon that Coast, Stirres vp th'oppressed Citty to reuoult: And by his valour was th'y surper slaine; The Citty from base bondage free'd againe. The men of Bulloigne, wondring what strong hand Had beene the meanes of their deliuerance, Besought him to make knowne his birth and state: Which Godfrey did. The people, glad to see Their naturall Prince procure their liberty, Homage to him, create him Earle of Bulloig; And reposssse him in his fathers seate. Where we will leaue him hauing honour wonne; And now returne vnto the second sonne.