8AS by your high Imperiall Maiesty,

9I had in charge at my depart for France,

10As Procurator to your Excellence,

11To marry Princes Margaret for your Grace;

12So in the Famous Ancient City, Toures,

13In presence of the Kings of France, and Sicill,

14The Dukes of Orleance, Calaber, Britaigne, and Alanson,

15Seuen Earles, twelue Barons, & twenty reuerend Bishops

16I haue perform'd my Taske, and was espous'd,

17And humbly now vpon my bended knee,

18In sight of England, and her Lordly Peeres,

19Deliuer vp my Title in the Queene

20To your most gracious hands, that are the Substance

21Of that great Shadow I did represent:

22The happiest Gift, that euer Marquesse gaue,

23The Fairest Queene, that euer King receiu'd.

24King. Suffolke arise. Welcome Queene Margaret,

25I can expresse no kinder signe of Loue

26Then this kinde kisse: O Lord, that lends me life,

27Lend me a heart repleate with thankfulnesse:

28For thou hast giuen me in this beauteous Face

29A world of earthly blessings to my soule,

30If Simpathy of Loue vnite our thoughts.

31Queen. Great King of England, & my gracious Lord,

32The mutuall conference that my minde hath had,

33By day, by night; waking, and in my dreames,

34In Courtly company, or at my Beades,

35With you mine Alder liefest Soueraigne,

36Makes me the bolder to salute my King,

37With ruder termes, such as my wit affoords,

38And ouer ioy of heart doth minister.

39King. Her sight did rauish, but her grace in Speech,

40Her words yclad with wisedomes Maiesty,

41Makes me from Wondring, fall to Weeping ioyes,

42Such is the Fulnesse of my hearts content.

43Lords, with one cheerefull voice, Welcome my Loue.

44All kneel. Long liue Qu. Margaret, Englands happines.

45Queene. We thanke you all. Florish

46Suf. My Lord Protector, so it please your Grace,

47Heere are the Articles of contracted peace,

48Betweene our Soueraigne, and the French King Charles,

49For eighteene moneths concluded by consent.

50Glo. Reads. Inprimis, It is agreed betweene the French K.

51Charles, and William de la Pole Marquesse of Suffolke, Am-

52bassador for Henry King of England, That the said Henry shal

53espouse the Lady Margaret, daughter vnto Reignier King of

54Naples, Sicillia, and Ierusalem, and Crowne her Queene of

55England, ere the thirtieth of May next ensuing.

56Item, That the Dutchy of Aniou, and the County of Main,

57shall be released and deliuered to the King her father.

58King. Vnkle, how now?

59Glo. Pardon me gracious Lord,

60Some sodaine qualme hath strucke me at the heart,

61And dim'd mine eyes, that I can reade no further.

62King. Vnckle of Winchester, I pray read on.

63Win. Item, It is further agreed betweene them, That the

64Dutchesse of Aniou and Maine, shall be released and deliuered

65ouer to the King her Father, and shee sent ouer of the King of

66Englands owne proper Cost and Charges, without hauing any

67Dowry.

68King. They please vs well. Lord Marques kneel down,

69We heere create thee the first Duke of Suffolke,

70And girt thee with the Sword. Cosin of Yorke,

71We heere discharge your Grace from being Regent

72I'th parts of France, till terme of eighteene Moneths

73Be full expyr'd. Thankes Vncle Winchester,

74Gloster, Yorke, Buckingham, Somerset,

75Salisburie, and Warwicke.

76We thanke you all for this great fauour done,

77In entertainment to my Princely Queene.

78Come, let vs in, and with all speede prouide

79To see her Coronation be perform'd.

82Glo. Braue Peeres of England, Pillars of the State,

83To you Duke Humfrey must vnload his greefe:

84Your greefe, the common greefe of all the Land.

85What? did my brother Henry spend his youth,

86His valour, coine, and people in the warres?

87Did he so often lodge in open field:

88In Winters cold, and Summers parching heate,

89To conquer France, his true inheritance?

90And did my brother Bedford toyle his wits,