Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William / Nashe, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1590 (Annals) history · Derby's (Strange's) Men T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.84 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
Then lead me hence: with whom I leave my curse. May never glorious Sun reflex his beams Upon the Country where you make abode: But darkness, and the gloomy shade of death Environ you, till Mischief and Despair, Drive you to break your necks, or hang yourselves. Break thou in pieces, and consume to ashes, Thou fowl accursed minister of Hell. Lord Regent, I do greet your Excellence With Letters of Commission from the King. For know my Lords, the States of Christendom, Moved with remorse of these outrageous broils, Have earnestly implored a general peace, Betwixt our Nation, and the aspiring French; And here at hand, the Dolphin and his Train Approacheth, to confer about some matter. Is all our travel turned to this effect, After the slaughter of so many Peers, So many Captains, Gentlemen, and Soldier's, That in this quarrel have been overthrown, And sold their bodies for their Country's benefit, Shall we at last conclude effeminate peace? Have we not lost most part of all the Towns, By Treason, Falshood, and by Treachery, Our great Progenitors had conquered: Oh Warwick, Warwick, I foresee with grief The utter loss of all the Realm of France. Be patiented York, if we conclude a Peace It shall be with such strict and severe Covenants, As little shall the Frenchmen gain thereby. Since Lords of England, it is thus agreed, That peaceful truce shall be proclaimed in France, We come to be informed by yourselves, What the conditions of that league must be. Speak Winchester, for boiling choler chokes The hollow passage of my poisoned voice, By sight of these our baleful enemies. Charles, and the rest, it is enacted thus: That in regard King Henry gives consent, Of mere compassion, and of lenity, To ease your Country of distressful War, And suffer you to breath in fruitful peace, You shall become true Liegemen to his Crown. And Charles, upon condition thou wilt swear To pay him tribute, and submit thyself, Thou shalt be placed as Viceroy under him, And still enjoy thy Regal dignity. Must he be then as shadow of himself? Adorn his Temples with a Coronet, And yet in substance and authority, Retain but privilege of a private man? This proffer is absurd, and reasonless. 'Tis known already that I am possessed With more than half the Gallian Territories, And therein reverenced for their lawful King. Shall I for lucre of the rest unvanquished, Detract so much from that prerogative, As to be called but Viceroy of the whole? No Lord Ambassador, I'll rather keep That which I have, than coveting for more Be cast from possibility of all. Insulting Charles, hast thou by secret means Used intercession to obtain a league, And now the matter grows to compromise, Standest thou aloof upon Comparison. Either accept the Title thou usurpest, Of benefit proceeding from our King, And not of any challenge of Desert, Or we will plague thee with incessant Wars.
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Then lead me hence: with whom I leaue my curſe▪ May neuer glorious Sunne reflex his beames Vpon the Countrey where you make abode: But darkneſſe, and the gloomy ſhade of death Inuiron you, till Miſcheefe and Diſpaire, Driue you to break your necks, or hang your ſelues. Breake thou in peeces, and conſume to aſhes, Thou fowle accurſed miniſter of Hell. Lord Regent, I do greete your Excellence With Letters of Commiſſion from the King. For know my Lords, the States of Chriſtendome, Mou'd with remorſe of theſe out-ragious broyles, Haue earneſtly implor'd a generall peace, Betwixt our Nation, and the aſpyring French; And heere at hand, the Dolphin and his Traine Approacheth, to conferre about ſome matter. Is all our trauell turn'd to this effect, After the ſlaughter of ſo many Peeres, So many Captaines, Gentlemen, and Soldiers, That in this quarrell haue beene ouerthrowne, And ſold their bodyes for their Countryes benefit, Shall we at laſt conclude effeminate peace? Haue we not loſt moſt part of all the Townes, By Treaſon, Falſhood, and by Treacherie, Our great Progenitors had conquered: Oh Warwicke, Warwicke, I foreſee with greefe The vtter loſſe of all the Realme of France. Be patient Yorke, if we conclude a Peace It ſhall be with ſuch ſtrict and ſeuere Couenants, As little ſhall the Frenchmen gaine thereby. Since Lords of England, it is thus agreed, That peacefull truce ſhall be proclaim'd in France, We come to be informed by your ſelues, What the conditions of that league muſt be. Speake Wincheſter, for boyling choller chokes The hollow paſſage of my poyſon'd voyce, By ſight of theſe our balefull enemies. Charles, and the reſt, it is enacted thus: That in regard King Henry giues conſent, Of meere compaſſion, and of lenity, To eaſe your Countrie of diſtreſſefull Warre, And ſuffer you to breath in fruitfull peace, You ſhall become true Liegemen to his Crowne. And Charles, vpon condition thou wilt ſweare To pay him tribute, and ſubmit thy ſelfe, Thou ſhalt be plac'd as Viceroy vnder him, And ſtill enioy thy Regall dignity. Muſt he be then as ſhadow of himſelfe? Adorne his Temples with a Coronet, And yet in ſubſtance and authority, Retaine but priuiledge of a priuate man? This proffer is abſurd, and reaſonleſſe. 'Tis knowne already that I am poſſeſt With more then halfe the Gallian Territories, And therein reuerenc'd for their lawfull King. Shall I for lucre of the reſt vn-vanquiſht, Detract ſo much from that prerogatiue, As to be call'd but Viceroy of the whole? No Lord Ambaſſador, Ile rather keepe That which I haue, than coueting for more Be caſt from poſsibility of all. Inſulting Charles, haſt thou by ſecret meanes Vs'd interceſſion to obtaine a league, And now the matter growes to compremize, Stand'ſt thou aloofe vpon Compariſon. Either accept the Title thou vſurp'ſt, Of benefit proceeding from our King, And not of any challenge of Deſert, Or we will plague thee with inceſſant Warres.