Richard the Third (Quarto 1, 1597)
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of Richard the third.
¶That tempers him to this extremity,
¶Anthony Wooduile her brother there,
¶From whence this present day he is deliuered?
¶But the Queenes kindred and night-walking Heralds,
¶Heard ye not what an humble suppliant
¶Lord Hastings was to her for his deliuery.
80Glo. Humbly complaining to her deity,
¶Got my Lord Chamberlaine his liberty.
¶Ile tell you what, I thinke it is our way,
¶If we will keepe in fauour with the King,
¶To be her men and weare her liuery.
85The iealous oreworne widdow and her selfe,
¶Since that our brother dubd them gentlewomen,
¶Are mighty gossips in this monarchy.
90That no man shall haue priuate conference,
¶Of what degree soeuer with his brother.
¶You may pertake of any thing we say:
95Is wise and vertuous, and his noble Queene
¶Well stroke in yeres, faire and not iealous.
¶We say that Shores wife hath a prety foote,
¶And that the Queenes kindred are made gentlefolks.
¶He that doth naught with her, excepting one
110Your conference with the noble Duke.
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