The first part of the contention of the two famous
¶The faire
st Queene that euer King po
sse
st.
25Welcome Queene
Margaret to Engli
sh
Henries Court,
¶The greate
st
shew of kindne
sse yet we can be
stow,
26.1Is this kinde ki
sse: Oh gracious God of heauen,
¶Lend me a heart repleat with thankfulne
sse,
¶For in this beautious face thou ha
st be
stowde
¶A world of plea
sures to my perplexed
soule.
¶Queene. Th'exce
ssiue loue I beare vnto your grace,
¶Forbids me to be laui
sh of my tongue,
¶Lea
st I
should
speake more then be
seemes a woman:
¶Let this
suffice, my bli
sse is in your liking,
35And nothing can make poore
Margaret mi
serable,
¶Vnle
sse the frowne of mightie Englands King.
¶Kin. Her lookes did wound, but now her
speech doth pierce,
40Louely Queene
Margaret sit down by my
side:
¶And vnckle
Gloster, and you Lordly Peeres,
43.1With one voice welcome my beloued Queene.
¶All. Long liue Queene
Margaret, Englands happine
sse.
45Queene. We thanke you all.
¶Suffolke. My Lord Protector,
so it plea
se your grace,
¶Here are the Articles confirmde of peace,
¶Betweene our Soueraigne and the French King
Charles,
¶Till terme of eighteene months be full expirde.
50Humphrey. Imprimis, It is agreed betweene the French King
¶_Charles, and
William de la Poule, Marque
sse of
Suffolke, Emba
s-
¶_sador for
Henry King of England, that the
said
Henry shal wed
¶_and e
spou
se the Ladie
Margaret, daughter to
Raynard King of
¶_Naples, Cyssels, and
Ierusalem, and crowne her Queene of Eng-
55_land, ere the 30 of the next month.
¶Item. It is further agreed betwene them, that the Dutches of
An-
¶_ioy and of
Maine,
shall be relea
sed and deliuered ouer to the
¶ Duke Humphrey lets it fall.
_
¶Kin How now vnkle, whats the matter that you
stay
so
sodenly.
