20311530Edw. Brothers of Clarence and of Glocester,

20321531What thinke you of our marriage with the ladie Gray?

D3. Cla-

20341532Cla. My Lord, we thinke as Warvvike and Levves

20351533That are so slacke in iudgement, that theile take

20361534No offence at this suddaine marriage.

20381535Edw. Suppose they doe, they are but Levves and

20391536Warvvike, and I am your king and Warvvikes,

20411538Glo. And shall, because our king but yet such

20421539Sudden marriages seldome proueth well.

20431540Edw. Yea brother Richard are you against vs too?

20441541Glo. Not I my Lord, no, God forefend that I should

20451542Once gaine saie your highnesse pleasure,

20471543I, & twere a pittie to sunder them that yoake so wel togi- (ther.

20491544Edw. Setting your skornes and your dislikes aside,

20501545Shew me some reasons why the Ladie Gray,

20511546Maie not be my loue and Englands Queene?

20521547Speake freelie Clarence, Gloster,

20531548Montague and Hastings.

20541549Cla. My Lord then this is my opinion,

20551550That Warwike beeing dishonored in his embassage,

20561551Doth seeke reuenge to quite his iniuries.

20581552Glo. And Levves in regard of his sisters wrongs,

20591553Doth ioine with Warwike to supplant your state.

20601554Edw. Suppose that Lewis and Warwike be appeasd,

20611555By such meanes as I can best deuise.

20621556Mont. But yet to haue ioind with France in this

20631557Alliance, would more haue strengthened this our

20641558Common wealth, gainst forraine stormes,

1559Then anie home bred marriage.

20651560Hast. Let England be true within it selfe,

20661561We need not France not any alliance with them.

20731562Cla. For this one speech the Lord Hastings wel deserues,

20741563To haue the daughter and heire of the Lord Hungerford.

20751564Edw. And what then? It was our will it should be so?

20761565Cla. I, and for such a thing too the Lord Scales

20771566Did well deserue at your hands, to haue the

20781567Daughter of the Lord Bonfield, and left your

20791568Brothers to go seeke elsewhere, but in

20811569Your madnes, you burie your brotherhood.

20851570Edw. Alasse poore Clarence, is it for a wife,

20861571That thou art mal-content,

20871572Why man be of good cheere, I will prouide thee one.

20901573Cla. Naie you plaide the broker so ill for yourselfe,

1574That you shall giue me leaue to make my

20911575Choise as I thinke good, and to that intent,

1576I shortlie meane to leaue you.

20921577Edw. Leaue me or tarrie I am full resolu'd.

20931578Edward will not be tied to his brothers wils.

20941579Queen. My Lords doe me but right and you must

20951580Confesse, before it pleasd his highnesse to aduance

1581My state to title of a Queene,

20971582That I was not ignoble in my birth.

21021583Edw. Forbeare my loue to fawne vpon their frownes,

21051584For thee they must obay, naie shall obaie,

21071585And if they looke for fauour at my hands.

21081586Mont. My Lord, heere is the messenger returnd from (France.

21121588Edw. Now sirra, What letters or what newes?

21151589Mes. No letters my Lord, and such newes as without

21161590your highnesse speciall pardon I dare not relate.

21171591Edw. We pardon thee, and as neere as thou canst

21201592Tell me, What said Lewis to our letters?

21211593Mes. At my departure these were his verie words.

D4 Go

21221594Go tell false Edward thy supposed king,

21231595That Lewis of France is sending ouer Maskers,

21241596To reuill it with him and his new bride.

21251597Edw. Is Lewis so braue, belike he thinkes me Henry.

21261598But what said Lady Bona to these wrongs?

21281599Mes. Tel him quoth she, in hope heele proue a widdow-

21291600er shortly, Ile weare the willow garland for his sake.

21301601Edw. She had the wrong, indeed she could saie

21311602Little lesse. But what saide Henries Queene, for as

21321603I heare, she was then in place?

21331604Mes. Tell him quoth shee my mourning weeds be

21351605Doone, and I am readie to put armour on.

21361606Edw. Then belike she meanes to plaie the Amazon.

21371607But what said Warwike to these iniuries?

21381608Mes. He more incensed then the rest my Lord,

21391609Tell him quoth he, that he hath done me wrong,

21401610And therefore Ile vncrowne him er't be long.

21421611Ed. Ha, Durst the traytor breath out such proude words?

21431612But I will arme me to preuent the worst.

21451613But what is Warwike friendes with Margaret?

21461614Mes. I my good Lord, theare so linkt in friendship,

21481615That young Prince Edward marries Warwikes daughter.

21491616Cla. The elder, belike Clarence shall haue the

21551617Yonger. All you that loue me and Warwike

21561618Follow me. Exit Clarence and Summerset.

21601619Edw. Clarence and Summerset fled to Warwike.

21611620What saie you brother Richard, will you stand to vs?

21811621Glo. I my Lord, in despight of all that shall

21821622Withstand you For why hath Nature

21831623Made me halt downe right, but that I

21841624Should be valiant and stand to it, for if

21851625I would, I cannot runne awaie.

21861626Edw. Penbrooke, go raise an armie presentlie,

21871627Pitch vp my tent, for in the field this night

21881628I meane to rest, and on the morrow morne,

21891629Ile march to meet proud Warwike ere he land

21901630Those stragling troopes which he hath got in France.

21681631But ere I goe Montague and Hastings,

21691632You of all the rest are neerest allied

21701633In bloud to Warwike, therefore tell me, if

21711634You fauour him more then me or not:

21721635Speake truelie, for I had rather haue you open

21731636Enemies, then hollow friends.

21771637Monta. So God helpe Montague as he proues true.

21791638Hast. And Hastings as hee fauours Edwards cause.

21801639Edw. It shall suffice, come then lets march awaie. Exeunt Omnes.