of Richard the third.
29282656Or with the clamorus report of war
: 29292657Thus will I drowne your exclamations.
29312659King. I,
I thanke God, my father and your
selfe,
29322660Du. Then patiently here my impatience.
29332661King. Madam I haue a touch of your condition,
29342662Which cannot brooke the accent of reproofe.
29372663Du. I will be mild and gentle in my
speach.
29382664King. And briefe good mother for I am in ha
st.
29392665Du. Art thou
so ha
stie
I haue
staid for thee,
29402666God knowes in angui
sh, paine and agonie,
29412667King. And came I not at la
st to comfort you?
29422668Du. No by the holie roode thou know
st it well,
29432669Thou cam
st on earth to make the earth my hell,
29442670A greuous burthen was thy berth to me,
29452671Techie and waiward was thy infancie,
29462672Thy
schoele-daies frightful, de
sperate, wild, and furious.
29472673Thy prime of manhood, daring, bold and venturous,
29482674Thy age con
firmed, proud,
subtile, bloudie, trecherous,
29502675What comfortable houre can
st thou name
29512676That euer grac't me in thy companie?
29522677King. Faith none but Humphrey houre, that cald your grace
29542678To breake fa
st once forth of my companie,
29552679If I be
so di
sgracious in your
sight,
29562680Let me march on, and not o
ffend your grace.
29582681Du. O heare me
speake for I
shal neuer
see thee more
. 29592682King. Come, come, you art too bitter.
29632683Du. Either thou wilt die by Gods iu
st ordinance,
29642684Eeare from this war thou turne a conqueror,
29652685Or I with griefe and extreame age
shall peri
sh,
29662686And neuer looke vpon thy face againe,
29672687Therefore take with thee my mo
st heauy cur
se,
29682688Which in the daie of battaile tire thee more
29692689Then all the compleat armor that thou wear
st,
29702690My praiers on the aduer
se partie
fight,
29712691And there the little
soules of Edwards children,
29722692Whi
sper the
spirits of thine enemies,
29732693And promi
se them
succe
sse and vi
ctoric,
K bloudie