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
_Suf._ I sir, but these rags are no part of the Duke, [dal031]
Ioue sometime went disguisde, and why not I?
_Cap._ I but Ioue was neuer slaine as thou shalt be.
_Suf._ Base Iadie groome, King Henries blood
The honourable blood of Lancaster, ·dal035·
Cannot be shead by such a lowly swaine,
I am sent Ambassador for the Queene to France,
I charge thee waffe me crosse the channell safe.
_Cap._ Ile waffe thee to thy death, go Water take him hence,
And on our long boates side, chop off his head. ·dal040·
_Suf._ Thou darste not for thine owne.
_Cap._ Yes Poull.
_Suffolke._ Poull.
_Cap._ I Poull, puddle, kennell, sinke and durt,
Ile stop that yawning mouth of thine, ·dal045·
Those lips of thine that so oft haue kist the [dal046]
Queene, shall sweepe the ground, and thou that
Smildste at good Duke Humphreys death,
Shalt liue no longer to infect the earth.
_Suffolke._ This villain being but Captain of a Pinnais, [dal050]
Threatens more plagues then mightie Abradas,
The great Masadonian Pyrate, [dal052]
Thy words addes fury and not remorse in me.
_Cap._ I but my deeds shall staie thy fury soone.
_Suffolke._ Hast not thou waited at my Trencher, ·dal055·
When we haue feasted with Queene Margret? [dal056]
Hast not thou kist thy hand and held my stirrope? [dal057]
And barehead plodded by my footecloth Mule,
And thought thee happie when I smilde on thee?
This hand hath writ in thy defence, ·dal060·
Then shall I charme thee, hold thy lauish toong.
_Cap._ Away with him, Water, I say, and off with his hed. [dal062]
1. _Priso._ Good my Lord, intreat him mildly for your life.
_Suffolke._ First let this necke stoupe to the axes edge,
Before this knee do bow to any, ·dal065·
Saue to the God of heauen and to my King:
Suffolkes imperiall toong cannot pleade
To such a Iadie groome.
_Water._ Come, come, why do we let him speake, [dal069]
I long to haue his head for raunsome of mine eye. ·dal070·
_Suffolke._ A Swordar and bandeto slaue, [dal071]
Murthered sweete Tully.
Brutus bastard-hand stabde Iulius Cæsar, [dal073]
And Suffolke dies by Pyrates on the seas. [dal074]
_Exet Suffolke_ and _Water_.
_Cap._ Off with his head, and send it to the Queene, ·dal075·
And ransomelesse this prisoner shall go free,
To see it safe deliuered vnto her.
Come lets goe. _Exet omnes._ [dal078]
SCENE XIII.
Enter two of the Rebels with long staues.
_George._ Come away Nick, and put a long staffe in thy pike, and
prouide thy selfe, for I Can tell thee, they haue been vp this two
daies.
_Nicke._ Then they had more need to go to bed now,
But sirrha George whats the matter? [dam005]
_George._ Why sirrha, Iack Cade the Diar of Ashford here,
He meanes to turne this land, and set a new nap on it. [dam007]
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