The Tragedie of Richard D. of
23761717Requite your loues. Bi
shop farewell,
23771718Sheeld thee from
Warwikes frowne,
23781719And praie that I maie repo
sse
sse the crowne.
23801721Hunts Marrie my Lord, I thinke
I had as good
23811722Goe with you, as tarrie heere to be hangde.
23821723Edw. Come then lets awaie with
speed.
23031725Enter the Queene and the Lord Riuers. 23041726Riuers. Tel me good maddam, why is your grace
1727So pa
ssionate of late?
23051728Queen. Why brother
Riuers, heare you not the newes,
23061729Of that
succe
sse king
Edward had of late?
23071730Riu. What? lo
sse of
some pitcht battaile again
st Warwike,
23081731Tu
sh, feare not faire
Queen, but ca
st tho
se cares a
side.
23091732King
Edwards noble mind his honours doth di
splay:
23101733And
Warwike maie loo
se, though then he got the day.
1734Queen. If that were all, my griefes were at an end:
1735But greater troubles will I feare befall.
1736Riu. What, is he taken pri
soner by the foe,
1737To the danger of his royall per
son then?
23111738Queen. I, thears my griefe, king
Edward is
surpri
sde,
23121739And led awaie, as pri
soner vnto
Yorke.
23171740Riu. The newes is pa
ssing
strange I mu
st confe
sse:
23181741Yet comfort your
selfe, for
Edward hath more friends,
23191742Then
Lancaster at this time mu
st perceiue,
23201743That
some will
set him in his throne againe.
23211744Queen. God grant they maie, but gentle brother come,
23221745And let me leane vpon thine arme a while,
1746Vntill I come vnto the
san
ctuarie,
1747There to pre
serue the fruit within my wombe,
K.