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The Chronicle Wittory
And ifit like your maiefty, I know htm very well,
KingXjQcall him hither,
flew.X will and it fhall plc$tfeyour maiefty,
iT^.Follow FleweHen dofely at the hecles.
The gloue he weares^it was the Foldters;
It may be there will be harme betweene them.,
For I do know Flewellen valiant,
And being toucht,as hot as Gun-powder ;
And quickly will returnean iniury.
Go fee there be no harme betweene them.
Eat sr faptaine Gower> Flavetteni and
Soldier,
F/f-avCaptaine Gowert in the name oflefu
Come to his maiefty, there is more good towards you
Then you ca.n dreame of, *
SohL Do you heare> you fir.
Do you know this glouc ?
Flew, I know the gloue is a gloue.
SmlSw I know this, and thus I challenge it.
r/ J I ,,. ^ He fir ike shim,
flew, Gods plut, and his CaptaineC<w^ ftand away,
lie giuc treafon his due prefently.
Enter the King^W<trwicke) Clarences
and Exeter,
King.Uow now? Whats the matter ?
Flerv-And it fliallpleafeyour maiefty,
- cere is the notable!* peecc of treafon come to light *
As you (hall defire to fee in a fommers day. <•
,,"rVs !l rarcal!> bcgg«Iy rafcall is flrike the gloue,
vV hichyour maiefty in perfon 9
Tooke out of the Helmet of Alanfin:
And your maiefty will beare me witneflcs.
o/Henty the jiff <
And teftimonies, and auouchments.
That this is thc-gloue, %
SohL And it plcafe your maiefty.
That was my gloue. #
He that I gaue it to in the night,
promised me to weare it m his hat :
I promifed to ftrike him if he did. .
I met that Gentleman with my g oue m shat.
And 1 thinke I haue bene as good as my worde.
FlewSom Maiefty heares,
Vnder your Maieftyes mah-hoodc,
What a beggerly lowfie knaue it is.
King.Let me fee thy gl°uc»
Looke you, this'is the fellow or it.
It was 1 indeedc you promifed to ftrike.
And thou haft giuen me moft bitter words.
How canft thou make vs amends ?
Flew.Let his neeke anfwer it, ..
If there be any marftials law in the worell.
SohL My Liege,
All offences come from the heart i
Neuer came any from mine
To offend your Maiefty.
You appeard to me but as a common man:
Witneffe the night, your garments,
Your lowlinefle ; and whatfoeuer
You receiued vnder that habite,
I befeech your maVefty, impute it
To your owne fault,and not tomine.
For your felfe came not like your felfe:
Hadyoubeeneas youfeemed then to mee,
1 bad made no offence, my gracious Lord,
Therefore 1 befeech your grace to pardon me.
Kin. Vnckle, fill the gloue with Crownes,
And giue it to the fouldier.
Wearc it fellow,
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