Life and death of King Richard the second

The Life and Death
Thitalitheucafonsoftherc cigiiteene yeares
Complotted and contrived in this l and,
Fctcht from falfe LMon>bray their firft head and fpring.
Further I fay and further.wiil maintaine -
Vpon his bad life'to make alj this good, ■' * r
That he did plot the Duke of 'CjUfieti deathy; 1
Suggeft his foone beieeving adverfah* s.
And confequem ly like a Tray tor Coward,
Slue d out his innocent foule through ftreames of blood-
Which blood >tiikefacrifidng ^^//tryes,
(Even from the tongueieife ea vernes the earth)
To me for lufticei' and rough chafticcthent :
And % the glorious worth of my delcenf.
This arme fliall tioeit^r this fire be fpent.
***£•How high a’pireh his refolution foares;; - :
Thomas of AV/o/^jtvhat fayeh thou to this ?
Mw-Oh lermy foveraigne turne avviy his face.
And bid his cares a little while be deafe, ’ !
Till 1 have told this flander of his bloOdy1 1
How God apd good men hate (b fowle ^Iye1?.J ^
impartial] are our eyes arid eares, •' i
Were he our;biotheri-<Oay,Our Kingdomes heiie,
As he is but our fathers brothers fonne; y • ' ’
Now by my Scepters awe, I make a vow.
Such neighbour-neerenelfeto ourfacred blood, *'
Should nothing privikdge him, nor piHMhe ■ ’ : r
The undooping firmenefie of our upright fouie.
He is our fubieift (JWo-wbrAy) fo aft thou,
Free fpeech and fearelefle, I to thee'aUovv.
■Mow. Then Bullinjrbnokg is low as to thy heart.
Through the falfe patfage of thy throat; thou ly ed:
Hiree parts of that receipt 1 had for Callice,
Disburft I to his Highneife fouldiers;
The other part referv’d I by conlent,
For that my foveraigne Liege was in my debt,
ypon remainder of a deare acceuht,1'L ^ *’
Since lad I went to Lr^ce vo fetch his Qucene:
iS'owfwallow downethat lye.For death,
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#/ Richard the fecend.
I Hew him not; but (to mineowne^difgrace} - ;,
Neglected my fworne d uty in that cale:
For you my Noble Lord ot Lancafter,
The honourable father to my foe.
Once I did lay anambufr for;your h’dv ,-
A trefpalTethat dotbyex my grieved fouie;
But ere I lad receiv’d the Sacrament,
I did confefleit, and exa&ly begg.’d
Your Graces pardon,and I hope I had it..
This is my fault: as for the red appeal’d.
It iflfues from the rancour of a villaine,
A recreant,and mod degenerate Traytor,
Which in my felfe I boldly vviil defend, :ijr; ’
And enterchangeably hurie downemy gage*jnr .
Vpon this overweening Trait ors foot, \ • u. r:
To prove my fclfe a loyal! Gentleman, rn ,
Even in the bed blood chamber'd in his bofomc.
In hade whereof mod heartily J pray . ; , vv .
Y our Highnefle to afligne our try all day. <; , *
Ki»g. Wrath kindled Genlemep be rul’d by me:
Let’s purge this choller without letting blood:
This we preferibe, though no Phyfition.
Deepe malice makes too deepe incifion.
Forget,f0rgive,conclude,and be agreed,
OurDoaors fay,thisisno ti(rieto bleed. j
Good Vncledet this end where it begun,
"VV ee 1 calme the Duke of A^/^you your fonhe*
a make peace fnall become my age.
Throw dojvne(my fonne)the Duke
When $*rrjw hen Obedience bids.
Obedience bids, I dioqld not bid agem
^.Ar/^thrqwdovvn^we bjd;thereis no boote.
My life
The one my duty owes*,but myTairje pame ^ 5
T!rLht t^atbves.up^mygraye ,
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