Life and death of King Richard the second

The Life and Death
And oftentationof delpiicd Armes ? ^
Corn’d thou becaufeth’anoynted King is hence?
Why foolifh Boy, the King is left behind*
And in my loyall Bofome lyes his power.
Were I but now the Lord of fuch hot youth.
As when braue Gamt thy Father, and thy felfe,^
Relcued the blacks -Priw^,that young Mars oi men.
From forth the Rankes of many thoufand French:
Oh then, how quickly fhould this Arme of mine.
Now prifoner to the Flafhy , ehaftife thee.
And minifter corre&ion to thy fault.
BhU My gracious Vncle,let me know my fault.
On what condition ftandsit,and wherein ?
2V*Even in condition of the word degree,
Jngroffe Rebellion,and deteftedTreafon:
Thou art a baniflvd man,and here art come
Before th’ expiration of thy time.
In braving Armes againft thy Soveraigne-
Bui. As IwasbaniOi’d,’! was banfih’d
But as a I come, I come for Lancaster-
And noble Vncle, I befeech your Grace
Looke on my wrongs with an indifferent eye
You are my Father,for me thinkes in you
I fee old GaantzYive- Oh then my Father,
Will you permit, that I foall ftand condemn'd |
A wandring Vagabond,my Rights and Royalties
Pluckc from my armes piforce,and given away
To upftart unthrifts ? Wherefore was I borne ?
If that my Coufin King,be King of England,
It muft be granted, I am Duke of Lancader.
You have a fonne,^#«**r&, my Noble Kinfman,
Had you firft died,and he bin thus trod downe,
Hefoould have found his Vncle Gaunt a father, *
To rowTfi his wrongs,and.chafe them to thebay,
I am depyde to fue ray Lfvcry here jr ;. ; >
And yeemy I^ters Pattens give me leave;
My fathers goods are all diftraynd, and fold,
And ti^fandall amifie imployd, j
of Richard the fecond.
What would you have me doe ? lama fubie&,
And challenge Law* Attorneycs are denyd me,
And therefore perfonally I lay my claime
Jo mine inheritance of free Delcent.
AV. The Noble Duke hath beene too much abus’d
fief.lt (lands your Grace upon to doe him right,
Bafemenby his endowments are made great.
Tor.My Lords of England,let me tell you this,
I have had feeling of my tofins wrongs.
And labour’d all X could to doe him right:
But in this kind,tocome in braving Armes,
Be his owne Carver, and cut out his way.
To find out Right with wrongs,it may not be;
And you that doe abeit him in this kind,
Cherifo Rebellion^nd are Rebels all.
But for his owne,and for the right of that.
We all have ftrongly fworne to give him ayd.
And lethimnev’r lee /oy,that breaks that oath.
2V. Well,wefJ, I fee the ififue of thefe Armes,
i cannot mend it, I muft needs confefle,
Becaufe my power isWcake, and all ill left i
But ifl could, by him that gave me life,
would attach you all,ana make you ftoope
Vntothe Soyeraigne mercy of the King.
But fince 1 cannot,be it knowne t© you,
Idoe remaineas Neuter. So fare you well,1
Vnlefle you pleafe to enter in the Caftle,
And there repofe you for this Night.
Bui. An offer Vnde, that we will accept:
"Qt we muft winne your Grace to goe with us
Caftle, which they fay is held
$ their Complices,
Caterpillers of the Commonwealth,
Which I have fworne to weede,and pluke away^
for. R may be I will goe with you,but yet ile pawfe,
M r rLm Sth t0 ^reake our Countries Lawes:
•—Friends, nor Foes, tome welcome you are,
R 3 T^ini