17231354Lewes. Welcome Queene Margaret to the Court of

17241355France,

17251356It fits not Lewis to sit while thou dost stand,

17261357Sit by my side, and here I vow to thee,

17271358Thou shalt haue aide to repossesse thy right,

17281359And beat proud Edward from his vsurped seat.

17291360And place king Henry in his former rule.

17301361Queen. I humblie thanke your royall maiestie.

17311362And pray the God of heauen to blesse thy state,

17321363Great king of France, that thus regards our wrongs.

17741365Lew. How now, who is this?

17761366Queen. Our Earle of Warwike Edwardes chiefest friend.

17781367Lew. Welcome braue Warwike, what brings thee to

17791368France?

17821369War. From worthy Edward king of England,

17831370My Lord and Soueraigne and thy vowed friend,

17841371I come in kindnes and vnfained loue,

17851372First to do greetings to thy royall person,

17861373And then to craue a league of amitie,

17871374And lastlie to confirme that amitie

17881375With nuptiall knot if thou vouchsafe to grant

17891376That vertuous ladie Bona thy faire sister,

17901377To Englands king in lawfull marriage.

17911378Queen. And if this go forward all our hope is done.

17921379War. And gratious Madam, in our kings behalfe,

17941380I am commanded with your loue and fauour,

17951381Humblie to kisse your hand and with my tongue,

17961382To tell the passions of my soueraines hart,

17971383Where same late entring at his heedfull eares,

17981384Hath plast thy glorious image and thy vertues.

17991385Queen. King Lewes and Lady Bona heare me speake,

18001386Before you answere Warwike or his words,

18011387For hee it is hath done vs all these wrongs.

18121388War. Iniurious Margaret.

18131389Prince Ed. And why not Queene?

18141390War. Because thy father Henry did vsurpe,

18151391And thou no more art Prince then shee is Queene.

18161392Ox. Then Warwike disanuls great Iohn of Gaunt,

18171393That did subdue the greatest part of Spaine,

18181394And after Iohn of Gaunt wise Henry the fourth,

18191395Whose wisedome was a mirrour to the world.

18201396And after this wise prince Henry the fift,

18211397Who with his prowesse conquered all France,

18221398From these our Henries lineallie discent.

18231399War. Oxford, how haps that in this smooth discourse

18241400You told not how Henry the sixt had lost

18251401All that Henry the fift had gotten.

18261402Me thinkes these peeres of France should smile at that,

18271403But for the rest you tell a pettigree

18281404Of threescore and two yeares a sillie time,

18291405To make prescription for a kingdomes worth.

18301406Oxf. Why Warwike, canst thou denie thy king,

18311407Whom thou obeyedst thirtie and eight yeeres,

D And

18321408And bewray thy treasons with a blush?

18331409War. Can Oxford that did euer fence the right,

18341410Now buckler falshood with a pettigree?

18351411For shame leaue Henry and call Edward king.

18361412Oxf. Call him my king by whom mine elder

18371413Brother the Lord Aubray Vere was done to death,

18381414And more than so, my father euen in the

18391415Downefall of his mellowed yeares,

18401416When age did call him to the dore of death?

18411417No Warwike no, whilst life vpholds this arme,

18421418This arme vpholds the house of Lancaster.

18431419War. And I the house of Yorke.

18441420K Lewes. Queene Margaret, prince Edward and

18451421Oxford, vouchsafe to forbeare a while,

18461422Till I doe talke a word with Warwike.

18501423Now Warwike euen vpon thy honor tell me true;

18511424Is Edward lawfull king or no?

18521425For I were loath to linke with him, that is not lawful heir.

18531426War. Thereon I pawne mine honour and my credit.

18551427Lew. What is he gratious in the peoples eies?

18561428War. The more, that Henry is vnfortunate.

18571429Lew. What is his loue to our sister Bona?

18601430War. Such it seemes

18611431As maie beseeme a monarke like himselfe.

18621432My selfe haue often heard him saie and sweare,

18631433That this his loue was an eternall plant,

18641434The root whereof was fixt in vertues ground,

18651435The leaues and fruite maintainde with beauties sun,

18661436Exempt from enuie, but not from disdaine,

18671437Vnlesse the ladie Bona quite his paine.

18681438Lew. Then sister let vs heare your firme resolue.

18691439Bona. Your grant or your denial shall be mine,

18701440But ere this daie I must confesse, when I

18711441Haue heard your kings deserts recounted,

18721442Mine eares haue tempted iudgement to desire.

18731443Lew. Then draw neere Queene Margaret and be a

18741444Witnesse, that Bona shall be wife to the English king.

18801445Prince Edw. To Edward but not the English king.

18811446War. Henry now liues in Scotland at his ease,

18921447Where hauing nothing nothing can he lose,

18931448And as for you yourselfe our quondam Queene,

18941449You haue a father able to mainetaine your state,

18951450And better twere to trouble him then France.

19031452Lew. Here comes some post Warwike to thee or vs.

19051453Post. My Lord ambassador this letter is for you,

19061454Sent from your brother Marquis Montague.

19071455This from our king vnto your Maiestie.

19101456And these to you Madam, from whom I know not.

19121457Oxf. I like it well that our faire Queene and mistresse,

19131458Smiles at her newes when Warwike frets as his.

19141459P. Ed. And marke how Lewes stamps as he were nettled.

19161460Lew. Now Margaret & Warwike, what are your news?

19181461Queen. Mine such as fils my hart full of ioie.

19191462War. Mine full of sorrow and harts discontent.

19201463Lew. What hath your king married the Ladie Gray,

19211464And now to excuse himselfe sends vs a post of papers?

19221465How dares he presume to vse vs thus?

19231466Quee. This proueth Edwards loue, & Warwiks honesty.

19271467War. King Lewis, I here protest in sight of heauen,

19281468And by the hope I haue of heauenlie blisse,

19291469That I am cleare from this misdeed of Edwards.

D2. No

19301470No more my king, for he dishonours me,

19311471And most himselfe, if he could see his shame.

19321472Did I forget that by the house of Yorke.

19331473My father came vntimelie to his death?

19341474Did I let passe the abuse done to my neece?

19351475Did I impale him with the regall Crowne,

19361476And thrust king Henry from his natiue home,

19371477And most vngratefull doth he vse me thus?

19411478My gratious Queene pardon what is past,

19421479And henceforth I am thy true seruitour,

19431480I will reuenge the wrongs done to ladie Bona,

19441481And replant Henry in his former state.

19451482Queen. Yes Warwike I doe quite forget thy former

19481483Faults, if now thou wilt become king Henries friend.

19491484War. So much his friend, I his vnfained friend,

19501485That if king Lewes vouchsafe to furnish vs

19511486With some few bands of chosen souldiers,

19521487Ile vndertake to land them on our coast,

19531488And force the Tyrant from his seate by warre,

19541489Tis not his new made bride shall succour him.

19661490Lew. Then at the last I firmelie am resolu'd,

19671491You shall haue aide: and English messenger returne

19701492In post, and tell false Edward thy supposed king,

19711493That Lewis of France is sending ouer Maskers

19721494To reuell it with him and his new bride.

19741495Bona. Tell him in hope heele be a Widower shortlie,

19751496Ile weare the willow garland for his sake.

19761497Queen. Tell him my mourning weedes be laide aside,

19771498And I am readie to put armour on.

19781499War. Tell him from me, that he hath done me wrong,

19791500And therefore Ile vncrowne him er't be long.

19801501Thears thy reward, begone.

19811502Lew. But now tell me Warwike, what assurance

19821503I shall haue of thy true loyaltie?

19881504War. This shall assure my constant loyaltie,

19891505If that our Queene and this young prince agree,

19901506Ile ioine mine eldest daughter and my ioie

19911507To him forthwith in holie wedlockes bandes.

19921508Queen. Withall my hart, that match I like full wel,

19931509Loue her sonne Edward, shee is faire and yong,

19941510And giue thy hand to Warwike for thy loue.

20001511Lew. It is enough, and now we will prepare,

20011512To leuie souldiers for to go with you.

1513And you Lord Bourbon our high Admirall,

20021514Shall waft them safelie to the English coast,

20031515And chase proud Edward from his slumbring trance,

20041516For mocking marriage with the name of France.

20061517War. I came from Edward as Imbassadour

20071518But I returne his sworne and mortall foe:

20081519Matter of marriage was the charge he gaue me,

20091520But dreadfull warre shall answere his demand.

20101521Had he none else to make a stale but me?

20111522Then none but I shall turne his iest to sorrow.

20121523I was the chiefe that raisde him to the crowne,

20131524And Ile be chiefe to bring him downe agaiue,

20141525Not that I pittie Henries miserie,

20151526But seeke reuenge on Edwards mockerie. Exit.