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The Life and Death
And in companion, wccpe the fire out:
And Tome will mourne in Allies, fome coale-bUc^i
For the depofing of a rightfull King*
E«ur Norhumb erlang
North.Uiy Lord,the mind ofBulUngbrook* i$ chang’d.
You mu ft to Pomfret, not unto the Tovv er.
And Madam,there is order ta’ne for you :
With all fvvift fpeed, you muftaway to France*
Kicb* Northumberland, thou Ladder wherewithal
The mounting Bullingbrooke alcends my Throne,
The time lhail nm be many houres of age.
More than it is,ere foule finne,gathering head.
Shall breake into corruption: thou fhalt thinke.
Though he devide the Realme, and give thee halfe.
It is too little, helping him to all :
He fliall thinke, thatthou which know’ft the way
To plant unrightfuli Kines, wilt know againe.
Being ne’re fo little urg'd,another way,
To plu^ke him headlong from th* ufurped Throne,
The Love of wicked friends converts toFeare ;
That Feare, to Hate j and Hate turnes one or both.
To worthy Danger, and delerved Death*
North<My guilt be on my Head, and there anend •
Take leave,and part ,for you muft part forthwith.
Rich. Doubly divorc’d^ (bad men) ye violate
A two-fold Marriage 5 ’twixt my Growne, and me.
And then Betiwixt me, and my marryed Wife.
Let me un-kilfc the Oath 'twixt thee and me;
And yet notfo, for with a kilfe *twas made
Part us AT orth umber land: I,toward s the North j
Where Ibivering Cold and Sicknefle pines the Clyme -* ■
My Qjaeene to France: from whence,let forth in pompc,
She came adorned hither like fweei may;
SentbackeHollowmas, or fhortft of day*
Qn. And muft we be divided ? muft we part ?
Rich. I,hand from hand(my Love) and heart fro heart*
Qn. Banifh us both,and fend the King with me*
Mmh.Lhn were fome Love, but little Pollicy*
^Richard the fecond.
f««.Then whither he goes thither let me goe«
yjeh. So two together weeping,make one Woe,
Weepe thou for me in France; I,for for thee here;
Better fane off,than nere,be ne’re the neere.
Goc,count thy way with fighes,! ,mine with Groanes*
So longeft way fhall havethe longeft moanes*
.Twice for one ftep ile groane,the way being fhort.
And piece the wa you t with a heavy heart.
Come,come,in woing forrow let’s be briefc.
Since wedding it,there is fuch length in griefe :
One kilfe lhail ftop our mouthes, and donbly part;
Thus give I mine,and thus thus take I thy heart.
Givememineowneagaine;*twercnogood part.
To take on me to keepe,and kill thy heart.
So,now I have mine owne againe,be gone.
That I may ftrive to kill it with a groane*
R/c^.We make woe wanton with this fond dday;
Once more adieu; the reft let forrow fay.
Sccena Se
Enter Torke,and his Dutchejfe,
Dut. My Lord,yeu told me you would tell the reft.
When weeping made you breakc the ftory off.
Of our two Cohns comming into London.
Fer.Where did I leave l
Dut* At that fad ftoppe,my Lord*
Where rude misgovern’d hands,fxom windowes tops.
Threw duft and rubbilh on King Rtchards head-
For. Then,as 1 layd,thc Duke (great Bullmgbrooke^
Mounted upon a hot and fiery Steed,
Which his afpiring Rider feem’d to know.
With flow,but {lately pace, kept on his courfe.*
Whde ail tongues cri’d, God fave thee Bullmgbrooke,
You would have thought the very windowes Ipake,
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