Houses, of Yorke and Lancaster.
13821000King. Cold newes indeed Lord Somer
set,
13841002Yorke. Cold newes for me, for I had hope of France,
13851003Euen as I haue of fertill England.
13921005Hum. Pardon my liege, that I haue
staid
so long.
13931006Suffol. Nay, Glo
ster know, that thou art come too
soone,
13941007Vnle
sse thou proue more loyall then thou art,
13951008We do arre
st thee on high trea
son here.
13961009Humph. Why Su
ffolkes Duke thou
shalt not
see me blu
sh 13971010Nor change my countenance for thine arre
st,
14011011Whereof am I guiltie, who are my accu
sers?
14021012York. Tis thought my lord, your grace tooke bribes from France,
14041013And
stopt the
soldiers of their paie,
14051014By which his Maie
stie hath lo
st all France.
14061015Humph. Is it but thought
so, and who are they that thinke
so?
14101016So God helpe me, as I haue watcht the night
14111017Euer intending good for England
still,
14121018That penie that euer I tooke from France,
14141019Be brought again
st me at the iudgement day.
14081020I neuer robd the
soldiers of their paie,
14151021Many a pound of mine owne propper co
st 14171022Haue I
sent ouer for the
soldiers wants,
14161023Becau
se I would not racke the needie Commons.
14211024Car. In your Prote
ctor
ship you did deui
se
14221025Strange torments for o
ffendors, by which meanes
14231026England hath bene defamde by tyrannie.
14241027Hum. Why tis wel knowne that whil
st I was prote
ctor
14251028Pitie was all the fault that was in me,
14281029A murtherer or foule felonous theefe,
14291030That robs and murthers
silly pa
ssengers,
14311031I tortord aboue the rate of common law.
14331032Suffolk. Tu
sh my Lord, the
se be things of no account,
14341033But greater matters are laid vnto your charge,
14361034I do arre
st thee on high trea
son here,
14371035And commit thee to my good Lord Cardinall,
14381036Vntill
such time as thou can
st cleare thy
selfe.
14391037King. Good vnkle obey to his arre
st,
I haue