21771449Cap. Bring forward these prisoners that scorn'd to yeeld,

2177.11450Vnlade their goods with speed and sincke their ship,

21811451Here Maister, this prisoner I giue to you.

21821452This other, the Maisters Mate shall haue,

21831453And Water Whickmore thou shalt haue this man,

2183.11454And let them paie their ransomes ere they passe.

2183.21455Suffolke. Water! He starteth.

22001456Water. How now, what doest feare me?

22011457Thou shalt haue better cause anon.

22021458Suf. It is thy name affrights me, not thy selfe.

22031459I do remember well, a cunning Wyssard told me,

22041460That by Water I should die:

22051461Yet let not that make thee bloudie minded.

22061462Thy name being rightly sounded,

2206.11463Is Gualter, not Water.

22071464VVater. Gualter or Water, als one to me,

2207.11465I am the man must bring thee to thy death.

2207.21466Suf. I am a Gentleman looke on my Ring,

2207.31467Ransome me at what thou wilt, it shalbe paid.

21941468VVater. I lost mine eye in boording of the ship,

21951469And therefore ere I marchantlike sell blood for gold,

21961470Then cast me headlong downe into the sea.

218414712. Priso. But what shall our ransomes be?

21851472Mai. A hundreth pounds a piece, either paie that or die.

218614732. Priso. Then saue our liues, it shall be paid.

2186.11474VVater. Come sirrha, thy life shall be the ransome

2186.21475I will haue.

22131476Suff. Staie villaine, thy prisoner is a Prince,

22141477The Duke of Suffolke, William de la Poull.

22151478Cap. The Duke of Suffolke folded vp in rags.

22161479Suf. I sir, but these rags are no part of the Duke,

2216.11480Ioue sometime went disguisde, and why not I?

22171481Cap. I but Ioue was neuer slaine as thou shalt be.

2217.11482Suf. Base Iadie groome, King Henries blood

22191483The honourable blood of Lancaster,

22201484Cannot be shead by such a lowly swaine,

22811485I am sent Ambassador for the Queene to France,

22821486I charge thee waffe me crosse the channell safe.

22831487Cap. Ile waffe thee to thy death, go Water take him hence,

22361488And on our long boates side, chop off his head.

22371489Suf. Thou darste not for thine owne.

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22381490Cap. Yes Poull.

2238.11491 Suffolke. Poull.

22391492Cap. I Poull, puddle kennell, sinke and durt,

22411493Ile stop that yawning mouth of thine,

22431494Those lips of thine that so oft haue kist the

2243.11495Queene, shall sweepe the ground, and thou that

22441496Smildste at good Duke Humphreys death,

2244.11497Shalt liue no longer to infect the earth.

22741498Suffolke. This villain being but Captain of a Pinnais,

22751499Threatens more plagues then mightie Abradas,

22761500The great Masadonian Pyrate,

22801501Thy words addes fury and not remorse in me.

2280.11502Cap. I but my deeds shall staie thy fury soone.

22241503Suffolke. Hast not thou waited at my Trencher,

22261504When we haue feasted with Queene Margret?

22211505Hast not thou kist thy hand and held my stirrope?

22221506And barehead plodded by my footecloth Mule,

22231507And thought thee happie when I smilde on thee?

22311508This hand hath writ in thy defence,

22321509Then shall I charme thee, hold thy lauish toong.

22991510Cap. Away with him Water, I say, and off with his hed.

228815111. Priso. Good my Lord, intreat him mildly for your life.

2288.11512Suffolke. First let this necke stoupe to the axes edge,

2288.21513Before this knee do bow to any,

2288.31514Saue to the God of heauen and to my King:

1515Suffolkes imperiall toong cannot pleade

2288.41516To such a Iadie groome.

2288.51517Water. Come, come, why do we let him speake,

2288.61518I long to haue his head for raunsome of mine eye.

23031519Suffolk. A Swordar and bandeto slaue,

23041520Murthered sweete Tully.

23051521Brutus bastard-hand stabde Iulius Caesar,

23061522And Suffolke dies by Pyrates on the seas.

23131524Cap. Off with his head, and send it to the Queene,

2313.11525And ransomelesse this prisoner shall go free,

2313.21526To see it safe deliuered vnto her.

23141527Come lets goe. Exet omnes.