1638Aud, O ioyfull sight, victorious Edward liues.

1639Der: Welcome braue Prince.

1640Ki: Welcome Plantagenet. kneele andkisse his

1641Pr. First hauing donne my duety as beseemed

1642Lords I regreet you all with harty thanks,

1643And now behold after my winters toyle,

1644My paynefull voyage on the boystrous sea,

1645Of warres deuouring gulphes and steely rocks,

1646I bring my fraught vnto the wished port,

1647My Summers hope, my trauels sweet reward:

1648And heere with humble duety I present,

1649This sacrifice, this first fruit of my sword,

1650Cropt and cut downe euen at the gate of death:

1651The king of Boheme father whome I slue,

1652Whom you sayd, had intrencht me round about,

1653And laye as thicke vpon my battered crest,

1654As on an Anuell with their ponderous glaues,

1655Yet marble courage, still did vnderprop,

1656And when my weary armes with often blowes,

1657Like the continuall laboring Wood-mans Axe,

1658That is enioynd to fell a load of Oakes,

1659Began to faulter, straight I would recouer:

1660My gifts you gaue me, and my zealous vow,

1661And then new courage made me fresh againe,

1662That in despight I craud my passage forth,

1663And put the multitude to speedy flyght: his Swordborne by a

1664Lo this hath Edwards hand fild your request,

1665And done I hope the duety of a Knight

1666Ki: I well thou hast deserud a knight-hood Ned,

1667And therefore with thy sword, yet reaking warme,

1668With blood of those that fought to be thy bane,

1669Arise Prince Edward, trusty knight at armes,

1670This day thou hast confounded me with ioy,

1671And proude thy selfe fit heire vnto a king:

1672Pr: Heere is a note my gratious Lord of those,

1673That in this conflict of our foes were slaine,

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