1991Fitzw. How fondly do'st thou spurre a forward Horse?

1992If I dare eate, or drinke, or breathe, or liue,

1993I dare meete Surrey in a Wildernesse,

1994And spit vpon him, whilest I say he Lyes,

1995And Lyes, and Lyes: there is my Bond of Faith,

1996To tye thee to my strong Correction.

1997As I intend to thriue in this new World,

1998Aumerle is guiltie of my true Appeale.

1999Besides, I heard the banish'd Norfolke say,

2000That thou Aumerle didst send two of thy men,

2001To execute the Noble Duke at Callis.

2002Aum. Some honest Christian trust me with a Gage,

2003That Norfolke lyes: here doe I throw downe this,

2004If he may be repeal'd, to trie his Honor.

2005Bull. These differences shall all rest vnder Gage,

2006Till Norfolke be repeal'd: repeal'd he shall be;

2007And (though mine Enemie) restor'd againe

2008To all his Lands and Seignories: when hee's return'd,

2009Against Aumerle we will enforce his Tryall.

2010Carl. That honorable day shall ne're be seene.

2011Many a time hath banish'd Norfolke fought

2012For Iesu Christ, in glorious Christian field

2013Streaming the Ensigne of the Christian Crosse,

2014Against black Pagans, Turkes, and Saracens:

2015And toyl'd with workes of Warre, retyr'd himselfe

2016To Italy, and there at Venice gaue

2017His Body to that pleasant Countries Earth,

2018And his pure Soule vnto his Captaine Christ,

2019Vnder whose Colours he had fought so long.

2020Bull. Why Bishop, is Norfolke dead?

2021Carl. As sure as I liue, my Lord.

2022Bull. Sweet peace conduct his sweet Soule

2023To the Bosome of good old Abraham.

2024Lords Appealants, your differẽces shal all rest vnder gage,

2025Till we assigne you to your dayes of Tryall.

2027Yorke. Great Duke of Lancaster, I come to thee

2028From plume-pluckt Richard, who with willing Soule

2029Adopts thee Heire, and his high Scepter yeelds

2030To the possession of thy Royall Hand.

2031Ascend his Throne, descending now from him,

2032And long liue Henry, of that Name the Fourth.

2033Bull. In Gods Name, Ile ascend the Regall Throne.

2034Carl. Mary, Heauen forbid.

2035Worst in this Royall Presence may I speake,

2036Yet best beseeming me to speake the truth.

2037Would God, that any in this Noble Presence

2038Were enough Noble, to be vpright Iudge

2039Of Noble Richard: then true Noblenesse would

2040Learne him forbearance from so foule a Wrong.

2041What Subiect can giue Sentence on his King?

2042And who sits here, that is not Richards Subiect?

2043Theeues are not iudg'd, but they are by to heare,

2044Although apparant guilt be seene in them:

2045And shall the figure of Gods Maiestie,

2046His Captaine, Steward, Deputie elect,

2047Anoynted, Crown'd, planted many yeeres,

2048Be iudg'd by subiect, and inferior breathe,

2049And he himselfe not present? Oh, forbid it, God,

2050That in a Christian Climate, Soules refin'de

2051Should shew so heynous, black, obscene a deed.

2052I speake to Subiects, and a Subiect speakes,

2053Stirr'd vp by Heauen, thus boldly for his King.

2054My Lord of Hereford here, whom you call King,

2055Is a foule Traytor to prowd Herefords King.

2056And if you Crowne him, let me prophecie,

2057The blood of English shall manure the ground,

2058And future Ages groane for his foule Act.

2059Peace shall goe sleepe with Turkes and Infidels,

2060And in this Seat of Peace, tumultuous Warres

2061Shall Kinne with Kinne, and Kinde with Kinde confound.

2062Disorder, Horror, Feare, and Mutinie

2063Shall here inhabite, and this Land be call'd

2064The field of Golgotha, and dead mens Sculls.

2065Oh, if you reare this House, against this House

2066It will the wofullest Diuision proue,

2067That euer fell vpon this cursed Earth.

2068Preuent it, resist it, and let it not be so,

2069Least Child, Childs Children cry against you, Woe.

2070North. Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines,

2071Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.

2072My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge,

2073To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.

2074May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?

2075Bull. Fetch hither Richard, that in common view

2076He may surrender: so we shall proceede

2077Without suspition.

2078Yorke. I will be his Conduct. Exit.

2079Bull. Lords, you that here are vnder our Arrest,

2080Procure your Sureties for your Dayes of Answer:

2081Little are we beholding to your Loue,

2082And little look'd for at your helping Hands.

2084Rich. Alack, why am I sent for to a King,

2085Before I haue shooke off the Regall thoughts

2086Wherewith I reign'd? I hardly yet haue learn'd

2087To insinuate, flatter, bowe, and bend my Knee.

2088Giue Sorrow leaue a while, to tuture me

2089To this submission. Yet I well remember

2090The fauors of these men: were they not mine?

2091Did they not sometime cry, All hayle to me?

2092So Iudas did to Christ: but he in twelue,

2093Found truth in all, but one; I, in twelue thousand, none.

2094God saue the King: will no man say, Amen?

2095Am I both Priest, and Clarke? well then, Amen.

2096God saue the King, although I be not hee:

2097And yet Amen, if Heauen doe thinke him mee.

2098To doe what seruice, am I sent for hither?

2099Yorke. To doe that office of thine owne good will,

2100Which tyred Maiestie did make thee offer:

2101The Resignation of thy State and Crowne

2102To Henry Bullingbrooke.

2103Rich. Giue me the Crown. Here Cousin, seize y^e Crown:

2104Here Cousin, on this side my Hand, on that side thine.

2105Now is this Golden Crowne like a deepe Well,

2106That owes two Buckets, filling one another,

2107The emptier euer dancing in the ayre,

2108The other downe, vnseene, and full of Water:

2109That Bucket downe, and full of Teares am I,

2110Drinking my Griefes, whil'st you mount vp on high.

2111Bull. I thought you had been willing to resigne.

2112Rich. My Crowne I am, but still my Griefes are mine:

2113You may my Glories and my State depose,

2114But not my Griefes; still am I King of those.

2115Bull. Part of your Cares you giue me with your Crowne.

2116Rich. Your Cares set vp, do not pluck my Cares downe.

2117My Care, is losse of Care, by old Care done,

2118Your Care, is gaine of Care, by new Care wonne:

2119The Cares I giue, I haue, though giuen away,

2120They 'tend the Crowne, yet still with me they stay:

2121Bull. Are you contented to resigne the Crowne?

d 2 Rich. I,