2493Worc. The number of the King exceedeth ours:

2494For Gods sake, Cousin, stay till all come in.

2497Blunt. I come with gracious offers from the King,

2498If you vouchsafe me hearing, and respect.

2499Hotsp. Welcome, Sir Walter Blunt:

2500And would to God you were of our determination.

2501Some of vs loue you well: and euen those some

2502Enuie your great deseruings, and good name,

2503Because you are not of our qualitie,

2504But stand against vs like an Enemie.

2505Blunt. And Heauen defend, but still I should stand so,

2506So long as out of Limit, and true Rule,

2507You stand against anoynted Maiestie.

2508But to my Charge.

2509The King hath sent to know

2510The nature of your Griefes, and whereupon

2511You coniure from the Brest of Ciuill Peace,

2512Such bold Hostilitie, teaching his dutious Land

2513Audacious Crueltie. If that the King

2514Haue any way your good Deserts forgot,

2515Which he confesseth to be manifold,

2516He bids you name your Griefes, and with all speed

2517You shall haue your desires, with interest;

2518And Pardon absolute for your selfe, and these,

2519Herein mis-led, by your suggestion.

2520Hotsp. The King is kinde:

2521And well wee know, the King

2522Knowes at what time to promise, when to pay.

2523My Father, my Vnckle, and my selfe,

2524Did giue him that same Royaltie he weares:

2525And when he was not sixe and twentie strong,

2526Sicke in the Worlds regard, wretched, and low,

2527A poore vnminded Out-law, sneaking home,

2528My Father gaue him welcome to the shore:

2529And when he heard him sweare, and vow to God,

2530He came but to be Duke of Lancaster,

2531To sue his Liuerie, and begge his Peace,

2532With teares of Innocencie, and tearmes of Zeale;

2533My Father, in kinde heart and pitty mou'd,

2534Swore him assistance, and perform'd it too.

2535Now, when the Lords and Barons of the Realme

2536Perceiu'd Northumberland did leane to him,

2537The more and lesse came in with Cap and Knee,

2538Met him in Boroughs, Cities, Villages,

2539Attended him on Bridges, stood in Lanes,

2540Layd Gifts before him, proffer'd him their Oathes,

2541Gaue him their Heires, as Pages followed him,

2542Euen at the heeles, in golden multitudes.

2543He presently, as Greatnesse knowes it selfe,

2544Step me a little higher then his Vow

2545Made to my Father, while his blood was poore,

2546Vpon the naked shore at Rauenspurgh:

2547And now (forsooth) takes on him to reforme

2548Some certaine Edicts, and some strait Decrees,

2549That lay too heauie on the Common-wealth;

2550Cryes out vpon abuses, seemes to weepe

2551Ouer his Countries Wrongs: and by this Face,

2552This seeming Brow of Iustice, did he winne

2553The hearts of all that hee did angle for.

2554Proceeded further, cut me off the Heads

2555Of all the Fauorites, that the absent King

2556In deputation left behinde him heere,

2557When hee was personall in the Irish Warre.

2558Blunt. Tut, I came not to heare this.

2559Hotsp. Then to the point.

2560In short time after, hee depos'd the King.

2561Soone after that, depriu'd him of his Life:

2562And in the neck of that, task't the whole State.

2563To make that worse, suffer'd his Kinsman March,

2564Who is, if euery Owner were plac'd,

2565Indeede his King, to be engag'd in Wales,

2566There, without Ransome, to lye forfeited:

2567Disgrac'd me in my happie Victories,

2568Sought to intrap me by intelligence,

2569Rated my Vnckle from the Councell-Boord,

2570In rage dismiss'd my Father from the Court,

2571Broke Oath on Oath, committed Wrong on Wrong,

2572And in conclusion, droue vs to seeke out

2573This Head of safetie; and withall, to prie

2574Into his Title: the which wee finde

2575Too indirect, for long continuance.

2576Blunt. Shall I returne this answer to the King?

2577Hotsp. Not so, Sir Walter.

2578Wee'le with-draw a while:

2579Goe to the King, and let there be impawn'd

2580Some suretie for a safe returne againe,

2581And in the Morning early shall my Vnckle

2582Bring him our purpose: and so farewell.

2583Blunt. I would you would accept of Grace and Loue.

2584Hotsp. And't may be, so wee shall.

2585Blunt. Pray Heauen you doe.

2588Arch. Hie, good Sir Michell, beare this sealed Briefe

2589With winged haste to the Lord Marshall,

2590This to my Cousin Scroope, and all the rest

2591To whom they are directed.

2592If you knew how much they doe import,

2593You would make haste.

2594Sir Mich. My good Lord, I guesse their tenor.

2595Arch. Like enough you doe.

2596To morrow, good Sir Michell, is a day,

2597Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men

2598Must bide the touch. For Sir, at Shrewsbury,

2599As I am truly giuen to vnderstand,

2600The King, with mightie and quick-raysed Power,

2601Meetes with Lord Harry: and I feare, Sir Michell,

2602What with the sicknesse of Northumberland,

2603Whose Power was in the first proportion;

2604And what with Owen Glendowers absence thence,

2605Who with them was rated firmely too,

2606And comes not in, ouer-rul'd by Prophecies,

2607I feare the Power of Percy is too weake,

2608To wage an instant tryall with the King.

2609Sir Mich. Why, my good Lord, you need not feare,

2610There is Dowglas, and Lord Mortimer.

2611Arch. No, Mortimer is not there.

2612Sir Mic. But there is Mordake, Vernon, Lord Harry Percy,

2613And there is my Lord of Worcester,

2614And a Head of gallant Warriors,

2615Noble Gentlemen.