24032161To Bona sister to the king of Fraunce,

24042162These both put by a poore petitioner

24052163A care-crazd mother of a many children,

24062164A beauty-waining and distressed widow,

24072165Euen in the afternoone of her best daies

24082166Made prise and purchase of his lustfull eye,

24092167Seduc't the pitch and height of al his thoughts,

24102168To base declension and loathd bigamie,

24112169By her in his vnlawfull bed he got.

24122170This Edward whom our maners terme the prince,

24132171More bitterlie could I expostulate,

24142172Saue that for reuerence to some aliue

24152173I giue a sparing limit to my tongue:

24162174Then good my Lord, take to your royall selfe,

24172175This proffered benefit of dignitie:

24182176If not to blesse vs and the land withall,

24192177Yet to draw out your royall stocke,

24202178From the corruption of abusing time,

24212179Vnto a lineall true deriued course.

24222180Maior. Do good my Lord, your Cittizens entreat you.

24242181Cates. O make them ioifull grant their lawful suite.

24252182Glo. Alas, why would you heape these cares on me,

24262183I am vnfit for state and dignitie,

24272184I do beseech you take it not amisse,

24282185I cannot nor I will not yeeld to you.

24292186Buck. If you refuse it as in loue and zeale,

24302187Loath to depose the child your brothers sonne,

24312188As well we know your tendernes of heart,

24322189And gentle kind effeminate remorse,

24332190Which wee haue noted in you to your kin,

24342191And egallie indeed to all estates,

24352192Yet whether you accept our suite or no,

24362193Your brothers sonne shall neuer raigne our king,

24372194But we will plant some other in the throane,

24382195To the disgrace and downfall of your house:

24392196And in this resolution here we leaue you.

24402197Come Citizens, zounds ile intreat no more.

2440.12198Glo. O do not sweare my Lord of Buckingham.