24762192Harc. From enemies, heauens keep your maiesty,

24772193And when they stand against you, may they fall

24782194As those that I am come to tell you of:

24792195The Earle Northumberland, and the Lord Bardolfe,

24802196With a great power of English, and of Scots,

24812197Are by the shrieue of Yorkshire ouerthrowne,

24822198The manner, and true order of the fight,

24832199This packet, please it you, containes at large,

24842200Ki. And wherfore should these good news make me sicke?

24862201Will Fortune neuer come with both hands full.

24872202But wet her faire words stil in foulest termes?

24882203She either giues a stomach, and no foode,

24892204Such are the poore in health: or else a feast,

24902205And takes away the stomach, such are the rich

24912206That haue aboundance, and enioy it not:

24922207I should reioyce now at this happy newes,

24932208And now my sight failes, and my braine is giddy,

24942209O me, come neare me, now I am much ill.

24952210Hum. Comfort your maiesty.

24962211Clar. O my royall father!

24972212West. My soueraigne Lord, cheere vp your selfe, look vp.

24992213War. Be patient princes, you do know these fits

25002214Are with his highnesse very ordinary.

25012215Stand from him, giue him ayre, heel straight be wel.

25032216Clar. No, no, he cannot long hold out these pangs,

25042217Th'incessant care and labour of his mind,

25052218Hath wrought the Mure that should confine it in,

25062219So thin that life lookes through.

25072220Hum. The people feare me, for they do obserue

25082221Vnfather'd heires, and lothly births of nature,

25092222The seasons change their manners, as the yeere

25102223Had found some moneths a sleepe, and leapt them ouer.

25112224Clar. The riuer hath thrice flowed, no ebbe between,

25122225And the old folk, (Times doting chronicles,)

25132226Say, it did so a little time before

25142227That our great grandsire Edward, sickt and died.

H3 War.