The Scottish History of James the Fourth: 1598Greene, Robert
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The Scottish History of James the Fourth: 1598
Greene, Robert
Historical drama; James IV, King of Scotland, 1473-1513 -- Drama; Scotland -- History -- James IV, 1488-1513 -- Drama
_Na._ A smile a day, is all I will require:
And if you pay me well the smiles you owe me, 1780
Ile kill this cursed care, or else beshrowe me.
_Doug._ We are descried, oh _Mano_ we are dead.
_Enter Iaques his sword drawne._
_Nano._ Tut yet you walk, you are not dead indeed,
Drawe me your sword, if he your way withstand.
_Do._ And I will seeke for rescue out of hand,
Run _Nano_ runne, preuent thy Princes death.
_Na._ Feare not, ile run all danger out of breath.
_Iaq._ Ah you _calletta_, you _strumpet_, _ta Matressa Doretie este, vous
surprius_ come say your pater noster, _car vous est mort par ma foy_ 1790
_Do._ _Callet_, _me strumpet_, _Catiue_ as thou art
But euen a Princesse borne, who scorne thy threats.
Shall neuer French man say, an English mayd,
Of threats of forraine force will be afraid.
_Iaq._ You no _dire vostre prieges, vrbleme merchants famme_,
_guarda_ your _bresta_, _there me make you die on my morglay_,
_Doro._ God sheeld me haplesse princes and a wife.
_They fight, and shee is sore wounded._
And saue my soule, altho I loose my life.
Ah I am slaine, some piteous power repay, 1800
This murtherers cursed deed, that doth me stay.
_Iaq._ _Elle est tout mort_, me will runne _pur_ a wager, for feare me
be _surpryes_ and _pendu_ for my labour. Be in _Ie meu alera au roy
auy cits me affaires, Ie serra vn chiualier_, for this daies trauaile.
_Exit._
_Enter ~Nano~, S. Cutbert Anderson,
his sword drawne._
_S. Cutb._ Where is this poore distressed gentleman?
_Nano._ Here laid on ground, and wounded to the death. 1810
Ah gentle heart, how are these beautious lookes,
Dimd by the tyrant cruelties of death:
Oh wearie soule, breake thou from forth my brest,
And ioyne thee with the soule I honoured most.
_S. Cut._ Leaue mourning friend, the man is yet aliue,
Some helpe me to conuey him to my house:
There will I see him carefully recured,
And send priuie search to catch the murtherer.
_Nano._ The God of heauen reward the curteous knight.
_Exeunt._ And they beare out _Dorothea_. 1820
_Enter the King of Scots, ~Iaques~, ~Ateukin~, ~Andrew~, ~Iaques~ _IV. v._
running with his swoord one way, the King with his
traine an other way._
_K. of S._ Stay _Iaques_, feare not, sheath thy murthering blade:
Loe here thy King and friends are come abroad,
To saue thee from the terrors of pursuite:
What is she dead?
_Iaq._ Wee Monsieur, elle is blesse per lake teste, oues les espanles,
I warrant she no trouble you.
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