Great Britain -- History -- Poetry; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources
In false flatterers reposinge all my trust. 1578.
[403] Embracinge sutch. 1578.
[404] Fro counsell sage I did alwayes withdrawe. 1578.
[405]
By faythfull counsayle passing not a strawe;
What pleasure prickt, that thought I to be iust:
I set my minde, to feede, to spoyle, to iust. 1559, 63.
[406] Of God or man I stoode no wise in awe. 1578.
[407] More. 1578.
[408]
And to augment my lecherous minde that must
To Venus’ pleasures alway be in awe. 1563.
The edition of 1559 reads “and all to augment,” &c.
[409] Which to mayntayne I gathered heapes of golde. 1578.
[410]
For maytenaunce where of, my realme I polde
Through subsidies, sore fines, loanes, many a prest. 1559, 63.
[411] In the two and twentyest yere of kynge Rycharde there were
made blanke chartres, to whyche all the ryche men of the reame were
compellyd to sette to theyr seales. _Polychronicon._
[412] For which my subiectes. 1559, 63.
[413] The people my doinges did detest. 1578.
[414] I also made away the towne. 1559, 63.
[415] Prince’s vices may not be. 1559, 63.
[416] I founde the meanes that he to death was sold. N.
[417]
His lyfe I tooke, vntried without quest,
And all sutch lordes as did his cause vphold. 1578.
[418]
The piers and lordes that did his cause vpholde,
With death, exile, or greuous fines opprest. 1559, 63.
[419] Neyther lakt I ayd in. 1559, 63.
[420] A kyng can neuer ymagen. 1559, 63.
[421] But most about hym will. 1559, 63.
[422] Some to do the same most glad. 1578.
[423] As vicious humours growe. 1559, 63.
[424] Be worst of all. 1578.
[425] Thys can trye. 1559, 63.
[426] Edward. 1578.
[427] Traytors to helpe. 1578.
[428]
Ryght trayterously arose
To helpe the Percyes, plying my depose. 1559, 63.
[429] Condemned ten yeares in exyle to lye. 1559, 63.
[430] Who tyrant like did execute all those. 1578.
[431] Of which sort soone after some their liues did lose. 1578.
[432] For when I was cum back thys stur. 1559, 63.
[433] My steward false to whom. 1578.
[434] We in Wales at Flint our castell. 1559, 63.
[435] Dyd. 1559, 63.
[436] There in my hall, mindinge to fly the coast. 1578.
[437] Rebreake hys staffe, my housholde offyce stay. 1559, 63.
[438] No better stay then in a rotten post. 1578.
[439] Resigne, abandoning my throane. 1578.
[440] Forsaken left and post. N.
[441]
For whan my trayterous stuard thus was goen,
My seruantes shranke away on euery syde,
That caught I was, and caryed to my foen:
Who for theyr prince a pryson dyd provyde,
And therin kept me tyll duke Henrye’s pryde
Dyd cause me yelde hym vp my crowne and throne:
Which shortely made my frendly foes to grone,
For Henry seyng in me theyr falshode tryed,
Abhorde them all, and would be rulde by none;
For which they sought to stoppe hym strayt a tyde. 1559, 63.
[442] Yet some conspir’d. N.
[443] Conspiring streight their new prince. 1578.
[444]
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