Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William / Nashe, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1590 (Annals) history · Derby's (Strange's) Men T43 York and Lancaster: dynastic claims and typicality 0.75 · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T43: henry, king, richard, warwick, york, edward, father, duke, crown, son.
A Dowry my Lords? Disgrace not so your King, That he should be so abject, base, and poor, To choose for wealth, and not for perfect Love.. Henry is able to enrich his Queen, And not to seek a Queen to make him rich, So worthless Peasants bargain for their Wives, As Market men for Oxen, Sheep, or Horse. Marriage is a matter of more worth, Then to be dealt in by Atturneyship: Not whom we will, but whom his Grace affects, Must be companion of his Nuptial bed. And therefore Lords, since he affects her most, Most of all these reasons bindeth us, In our opinions she should be preferred, For what is wedlocke forced? but a Hell, An Age of discord and continual strife. Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss, And is a pattern of Celestial peace. Whom should we match with Henry being a King, But Margaret, that is daughter to a King: Her peerless feature, joined with her birth, Approves her sit for none, but for a King. Her valiant courage, and undaunted spirit, (More than in women commonly is seen) Will answer our hope in issue of a King. For Henry, son unto a Conqueror, Is likely to beget more Conquerors, If with a Lady of so high resolve, (As is fair Margaret) he be linked in love. Then yield my Lords, and here conclude with me, That Margaret shall be Queen, and none but she. Whether it be through force of your report, My Noble Lord of Suffolk: Or for that My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming Ioue, I cannot tell: but this I am assured, I feel such sharp dissension in my breast, Such fierce alarms both of Hope and Fear, As I am sick with working of my thoughts. Take therefore shipping, post my Lord to France, Agree to any covenants, and procure That Lady Margaret do vouchsafe to come To cross the Seas to England, and be crowned. King Henry's faithful and anointed Queen. For your expenses and sufficient charge, Among the people gather up a tenth. Be gone I say, for till you do return, I rest perplexed with a thousand Cares. And you (good Uncle) banish all offence: If you do censure me, by what you were, Not what you are, I know it will excuse This sudden execution of my will. And so conduct me, where from company, I may revolve and ruminate my grief. I grief I fear me, both at first and last. Thus Suffolk hath prevailed, and thus he goes As did the youthful Paris once to Greece, With hope to find the like event in love, But prosper better than the Trojan did: Margaret shall now be Queen, and rule the King: But I will rule both her, the King, and Realm.
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A Dowre my Lords? Diſgrace not ſo your King, That he ſhould be ſo abiect, baſe, and poore, To chooſe for wealth, and not for perfect Loue. Henry is able to enrich his Queene, And not to ſeeke a Queene to make him rich, So worthleſſe Pezants bargaine for their Wiues, As Market men for Oxen, Sheepe, or Horſe. Marriage is a matter of more worth, Then to be dealt in by Atturney-ſhip: Not whom we will, but whom his Grace affects, Muſt be companion of his Nuptiall bed. And therefore Lords, ſince he affects her moſt, Moſt of all theſe reaſons bindeth vs, In our opinions ſhe ſhould be preferr'd, For what is wedloeke forced? but a Hell, An Age of diſcord and continuall ſtrife. Whereas the contrarie bringeth bliſſe, And is a patterne of Celeſtiall peace. Whom ſhould we match with Henry being a King, But Margaret, that is daughter to a King: Her peereleſſe feature, ioyned with her birth, Approues her ſit for none, but for a King. Her valiant courage, and vndaunted ſpirit, (More then in women commonly is ſeene) Will anſwer our hope in iſſue of a King. For Henry, ſonne vnto a Conqueror, Is likely to beget more Conquerors, If with a Lady of ſo high reſolue, (As is faire Margaret) he be link'd in loue. Then yeeld my Lords, and heere conclude with mee, That Margaret ſhall be Queene, and none but ſhee. Whether it be through force of your report, My Noble Lord of Suffolke: Or for that My tender youth was neuer yet attaint With any paſſion of inflaming Ioue, I cannot tell: but this I am aſſur'd, I feele ſuch ſharpe diſſention in my breaſt, Such fierce alarums both of Hope and Feare, As I am ſicke with working of my thoughts. Take therefore ſhipping, poſte my Lord to France, Agree to any couenants, and procure That Lady Margaret do vouchſafe to come To croſſe the Seas to England, and be crown'd. King Henries faithfull and annointed Queene. For your expences and ſufficient charge, Among the people gather vp a tenth. Be gone I ſay, for till you do returne, I reſt perplexed with a thouſand Cares. And you (good Vnckle) baniſh all offence: If you do cenſure me, by what you were, Not what you are, I know it will excuſe This ſodaine execution of my will. And ſo conduct me, where from company, I may reuolue and ruminate my greefe. I greefe I feare me, both at firſt and laſt. Thus Suffolke hath preuail'd, and thus he goes As did the youthfull Paris once to Greece, With hope to finde the like euent in loue, But proſper better than the Troian did: Margaret ſhall now be Queene, and rule the King: But I will rule both her, the King, and Realme.