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
_Suffolke._ No maruell if it please your Maiestie
My Lord Protectors Hawke done towre so well, [dae009]
He knowes his maister loues to be aloft. [dae010]
_Humphrey._ Faith my Lord, it is but a base minde [dae011]
That can sore no higher than a Falkons pitch. [dae012]
_Card._ I thought your grace would be aboue the cloudes.
_Humph._ I my Lord Cardinall, were it not good [dae014]
Your grace could fllie to heauen. [dae015]
_Card._ Thy heauen is on earth, thy words and thoughts beat on
a Crowne, proude Protector dangerous Peere, to smooth it thus
with King and common-wealth. [dae018]
_Humphrey._ How now my Lord, why this is more then needs,
Church-men so hote. Good vnckle can you doate. [dae020]
_Suffolke._ Why not Hauing so good a quarrell & so bad a
cause. [dae021]
_Humphrey._ As how, my Lord?
_Suffolke._ As you, my Lord. And it like your Lordly [dae023]
Lords Protectorship.
_Humphrey._ Why Suffolke, England knowes thy insolence. ·dae025·
_Queene._ And thy ambition Gloster.
_King._ Cease gentle Queene, and whet not on these furious
Lordes to wrath, for blessed are the peace-makers on
earth.
_Card._ Let me be blessed for the peace I make, ·dae030·
Against this proud Protector with my sword.
_Humphrey._ Faith holy vnckle, I would it were come to that.
_Cardinall._ Euen when thou darest. [dae033]
_Humphrey._ Dare. I tell rhee Priest, Plantagenets could neuer [dae034]
brooke the dare. ·dae035·
_Card._ _I_ am Plantaganet as well as thou, and sonne to Iohn of
[dae036] Gaunt.
_Humph._ In Bastardie.
_Cardin._ I scorne thy words.
_Humph._ Make vp no factious numbers, but euen in thine own
person meete me at the East end of the groue.
_Card._ Heres my hand, I will. [dae042]
_King._ Why how now Lords?
_Card._ Faith Cousin Gloster, had not your man cast off so soone,
we had had more sport to day, Come with thy swoord ·dae045·
and buckler.
_Humphrey._ Faith Priest, Ile shaue your Crowne. [dae047]
_Cardinall._ Protector, protect thy selfe well.
_King._ The wind growes high, so doth your chollour Lords. [dae049]
Enter one crying, A miracle, a miracle.
How now, now sirrha, what miracle is it? [dae050]
_One._ And it please your grace, there is a man that came blinde
to S. Albones, and hath receiued his sight at his shrine. [dae052]
_King._ Goe fetch him hither, that wee may glorifie the Lord [dae053]
with him.
Enter the Maior of Saint Albones and his brethren with Musicke,
bearing the man that had bene blind, betweene two in a chaire.
_King._ Thou happie man, giue God eternall praise, ·dae055·
For he it is, that thus hath helped thee.
_Humphrey._ Where wast thou borne? [dae057]
_Poore man._ At _Barwicke_ sir, in the North. [dae058]
_Humph._ At _Barwicke_, and come thus far for helpe. [dae059]
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