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Edward III (Quarto 1, 1596)
Edward the third.
2303Alas what thousand armed men of Fraunce,
2304Haue writ that note of death in Audleys face:
2307As if thou wert enamored on thyne end,
2309And lopt a true friend from my louing soule:
2311Is as a morneful knell to one dead sicke.
2312Pr: Deare Audley if my tongue ring out thy end:
2314To win thy life, or to reuenge thy death,
2315If thou wilt drinke the blood of captyue kings,
2316Or that it were restoritiue, command
2317A Heath of kings blood, and Ile drinke to thee,
2319The neuer dying honor of this daie,
2320Share wholie Audley to thy selfe and liue.
2323If I could hold dym death but at a bay,
2324Till I did see my liege thy loyall father,
2326This mangled tribute with all willingnes;
2329To yeeld her Citie for one little breach,
2332Lo, to repaire thy life, I giue to thee,
2334Au: I take thy gift to pay the debts I owe:
2336With lusty & deer hazzard of their liues;
2337What thou hast giuen me I giue to them,
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