Life and death of King Richard the second

The Life and Death
Move. Then thus I turne me from my Countries light
To dwell in (olemne {hades of endleffe night.
-R/V^.Retume againe and take an oath with thee.
layon ourroyaliSyvqrd^yo^haniilit hands,
Sweareby the duty that yqu owe to heaven
(Our part therein we banifh with your {elves)
TV) kepe the Oath that we a dminifter :
You never /hail (fo helpe you Truth and Heaven)
Emorace each others loue in baniihment.
Nor ever looke upon each others face.
Nor ever writ, regreete, or reconcile
This lowring tempeft of your home-bred hate,
forever by advikd purpofe mect^
To jplot, contrive, or complot any ill,
G5£nft Yf our StateJ°ur Subjeas,or our Land,
HhI.I fweare.
Mow.Knd I to keepe all this*
^«/.Norfolke,fo farre, as to mine enemy.
By this time ( had the King permitted us ),
One of our foules had wandred in the ayrc,
Bamlh d this frayle fepulcher of our fiefh
As nowour flelh is banilh’d from this Land.
Confefle thy Treaions,ere thou fiie this Realme,
Since thou haft farre to goe, bearcnot along
J burthen of a guilty fouic.
Mcw.no Bulltvghook- : If ever I were Traitor,
My name be blotted from the Booke of Life
And I from heaven baniftfd, as from hence: ’
An^ 7n tbrU art^^aven,thou,and I doe know.
And all toofoone (Ifeare) the King/lull rue*
rare well (my Liege) now no way can I ftray.
Save backe to England,a 11 the worlds my way.
fact.Vncle,even in the glafles of thine eyes
I fee thy grieved heart: thy fad afped.
Hath from the number of his bamftVd yeares
I mck d foureaway: fixe frozen Winters fpent,
R ^/noWlt^ wclc0mehGme from baniftnrent.
. How long a time lyes in one little word;
Foure
of Richard the feeond,
* Foure lagging Winters, and fourc wanton Springs
End in a wora,;Tud.v/^tht breath of Kings, ci
gaunt.I thanke my Liege,tbat ip regard of me
He fhortensfoure ycares of my lonnes exile :
But little vantage ftiall 1 reape thereby.
For ere thefe fixe yeares-that he hath to (pend
Can change tlie Moones, and bring their times about,
My oyle-dride Lampc, and time'bewrafted light.
Shall be extinft with age, and endieftenight ;
My inch of Taper, will be burnt, and done.
And blindfold death, not let me lee my fbnne.
Kicb. Why Vncle, thou haft many yeares to live.
Gaunt&\\tnot a minutefKing) that thou canft give*
Shorten my dayes thou canft: with; fuddenforrow.
And plucke nights from me, but not lend a morrow, th \
Thou canft helpe timetofurrow me with age,
But flop no wrincle in his^pilgrimage i
Thy word is currant with him,for my death,
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B u t d cad, thy kingdome cannot buy my breath
Richtl. hy fonne is baniftTd upon good:adnice
Whereto thy tongue a party-verdi<5l gave.
Why at our luftice ieein ft thou then to lowre?
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'Youurg’th ^ ^
You would haivfe Bid nieoiBgJiejikeaiBt Wiv oy yn:: I b&F
Alasyl'look'd when feme of yonThoiildiay'jT
I wa s to o ftrict to make min e ow ne a wa y : .
But you gaveleave to my unwilling tongue,
Agawftm™i«^do:^iafeiUiwoferimsdriauo.ir
R /c/?.Cofin farewell;and Vncle bid him Cos
* Six y eares we baniili him,2nd he ftiall go.'
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_ ^*Cofin farewell jWhatprcfenceiUttft riot know -
; traflwhere you do remaine, Jet paper (Enw.
MarMyLord,no leave take I,for I will ride
As farre as land will let me, by your fide.
<7«« .Oh to what puipofe doft thou herd thy words
That , hou return li no greeting to thy friends / ’