The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Sir Iohn._ Now sir _Iohn Hum_, No words but mum.
Seale vp your lips, for you must silent be,
These gifts ere long will make me mightie rich. ·dab070·
The Duches she thinks now that all is well,
But I haue gold comes from another place,
From one that hyred me to set her on,
To plot these Treasons gainst the King and Peeres,
And that is the mightie Duke of _Suffolke_. ·dab075·
For he it is, but I must not say so,
That by my meanes must worke the Duches fall,
Who now by Cuniurations thinkes to rise. [dab078]
But whist sir _Iohn,_ no more of that I trow, [dab079]
For feare you lose your head before you goe. ·dab080·
_Exet._
SCENE III.
Enter two Petitioners, and _Peter_ the Armourers man.
_1. Peti._ Come sirs let vs linger here abouts a while, [dac001]
Vntil my Lord Protector come this way,
That we may show his grace our seuerall causes.
_2. Peti._ I pray God saue the good Duke _Humphries_ life, [dac004]
For but for him a many were vndone, ·dac005·
That cannot get no succour in the Court, [dac006]
But see where he comes with the Oueene.
Enter the Duke of _Suffolke_ with the Queene, and they take him for
Duke _Humphrey_, and giues him their writings.
_1. Peti._ Oh we are vndone, this is the Duke of _Suffolke_.
_Queene._ Now good-fellowes, whom would you speak withall?
_2. Peti._ If it please your Maiestie, with my Lord Protectors ·dac010·
Grace.
_Queene._ Are your sutes to his grace. Let vs see them first, [dac012]
Looke on them my Lord of _Suffolke_.
_Suffolke._ A complaint against the Cardinals man,
What hath he done? ·dac015·
_2. Peti._ Marry my Lord, he hath stole away my wife, [dac016]
And th’ are gone togither, and I know not where to finde them.
_Suffolke._ Hath he stole thy wife, thats some iniury indeed. [dac018]
But what say you?
_Peter Thump._ Marry sir I come to tel you that my maister said,
·dac020· that the Duke of _Yor_k_e_ was true heire vnto the Crowne,
and [dac021] that the King was an vsurer.
_Queene._ An vsurper thou wouldst say.
_Peter._ I forsooth an vsurper. [dac024]
_Queene._ Didst thou say the King was an vsurper? ·dac025·
_Peter._ No forsooth, I saide my maister saide so, th’ other day, when
we were scowring the Duke of _Yorks_ Armour in our garret.
_Suffolke._ I marry this is something like,
Whose within there? [dac030]
Enter one or two.
Sirra take in this fellow and keepe him close, [dac031]
And send out a Purseuant for his maister straight,
Weele here more of this before the King. [dac033]
_Exet_ with the Armourers man.
Now sir what yours? Let me see it, [dac034]
Whats here? [dac035]
A complaint against the Duke of _Suffolke_ for enclosing the commons
of long Melford.
How now sir knaue. [dac038]
_1. Peti._ I beseech your grace to pardon me, me, I am but a [dac039]
Messenger for the whole town-ship. ·dac040·
He teares the papers.
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