The first part of the contention of the two famous
1440I haue no doubt but thou
shalt cleare thy
selfe,
¶My con
science tels me thou art innocent.
¶Hump. Ah gratious Henry the
se daies are dangerous,
¶And would my death might end the
se mi
series,
¶And
staie their moodes for good King Henries
sake,
¶But I am made the Prologue to their plaie,
¶And thou
sands more mu
st follow after me,
¶That dreads not yet their liues de
struction.
¶Suffolkes hatefull tongue blabs his harts malice,
1455Bewfords firie eyes
showes his enuious minde,
¶Buckinghams proud lookes bewraies his cruel thoughts,
¶And dogged Yorke that leuels at the Moone
¶Who
se ouerweening arme
I haue held backe.
1465All you haue ioynd to betraie me thus:
¶And you my gratious Lady and
soueraigne mi
stre
sse,
¶Cau
sele
sse haue laid complaints vpon my head,
¶I
shall not want fal
se witne
sses inough,
¶That
so among
st you, you may haue my life.
1470The Prouerbe no doubt will be well performde,
¶A
staffe is quickly found to beate a dog.
¶Suffolke. Doth he not twit our
soueraigne Lady here,
1480As if that
she with ignomious wrong,
¶Had
sobornde or hired
some to
sweare again
st his life.
¶Queene. I but I can giue the lo
ser leaue to
speake.
¶Humph. Far truer
spoke then ment, I loo
se indeed,
¶Be
shrovv the vvinners hearts, they plaie me fal
se.
¶Buck. Hele vvre
st the
sence and keep vs here all day,
¶My Lord of Winche
ster,
see him
sent avvay.
¶Car. Who's vvithin there? Take in Duke Humphrey,
1488.1And
see him garded
sure vvithin my hou
se.
¶Humph. O! thus King Henry ca
sts avvay his crouch,
1490Before his legs can beare his bodie vp,
¶And puts his vvatchfull
shepheard from his
side,
¶Whil
st vvolues
stand
snarring vvho
shall bite him fir
st.
¶Farvvell my
soueraigne, long mai
st thou enioy,
¶Thy fathers happie daies free from annoy.
1494.1Exet Humphrey, vvith the Cardinals men.
1495King. My Lords what to your vvi
sdoms
shall
seem be
st,
