The Tragedie of Richard D. of
¶Cla. My Lord, we thinke as
Warvvike and
Levves
2035That are
so
slacke in iudgement, that theile take
¶No offence at this
suddaine marriage.
¶Edw. Suppo
se they doe, they are but
Levves and
¶Warvvike, and I am your king and
Warvvikes,
¶Glo. And
shall, becau
se our king but yet
such
¶Sudden marriages
seldome proueth well.
¶Edw. Yea brother
Richard are you again
st vs too?
¶Glo. Not
I my Lord, no, God forefend that I
should
2045Once gaine
saie your highne
sse plea
sure,
¶I, & twere a pittie to
sunder them that yoake
so wel togi-
(ther.
¶Edw. Setting your
skornes and your di
slikes a
side,
2050Shew me
some rea
sons why the Ladie
Gray,
¶Maie not be my loue and Englands
Queene?
¶Speake freelie
Clarence, Gloster,
¶Cla. My Lord then this is my opinion,
2055That
Warwike beeing di
shonored in his emba
ssage,
¶Doth
seeke reuenge to quite his iniuries.
¶Glo. And
Levves in regard of his
si
sters wrongs,
¶Doth ioine with
Warwike to
supplant your
state.
2060Edw. Suppo
se that
Lewis and
Warwike be appea
sd,
¶By
such meanes as I can be
st deui
se.
¶Mont. But yet to haue ioind with France in this
¶Alliance, would more haue
strengthened this our
¶Common wealth, gain
st forraine
stormes,
Then anie home bred marriage.
2065Hast. Let England be true within it
selfe,
¶We need not France not any alliance with them.
¶Cla. For this one
speech the Lord
Hastings wel de
serues,
