398393Receiue thy launce, and God defend the right.

399394Bul. Strong as a tower in hope I cry, Amen.

400395Mart. Go beare this lance to Thomas Duke of Norfolke.

401396Herald Harry of Herford, Lancaster, and Darby

402397Stands here, for God, his soueraigne, and himselfe,

403398On paine to be found false and recreant,

404399To proue the Duke of Norfolke Thomas Mowbray

405400A traitor to God, his king, and him,

406401And dares him to set forward to the fight.

407402Herald 2Here standeth Thomas Mowbray D . of Norfolk

408403On paine to be found false and recreant,

409404Both to defend himselfe, and to approue

410405Henry of Hereford, Lancaster, and Darby,

411406To God, his soueraigne, and to him disloyall,

412407Couragiously, and with a free desire,

413408Attending but the signall to beginne.

414409Mart. Sound trumpets, and set forward Combatants:

415410Stay, the king hath throwen his warder downe.

416411King. Let them lay by their helmets, and their speares,

417412And both returne backe to their chaires againe,

418413Withdraw with vs, and let the trumpets sound,

419414While we returne these dukes what we decree.

421415Draw neere and list

422416What with our counsell we haue done:

423417For that our kingdomes earth should not be soild

424418With that deare bloud which it hath fostered:

425419And for our eies do hate the dire aspect

426420Of cruell wounds plowd vp with neighbours sword,

426.1421And for we thinke the Egle-winged pride

426.2422Of skie-aspiring and ambitious thoughts,

426.3423With riuall hating enuy set on you

426.4424To wake our peace, which in our Countries cradle

426.5425Draw the sweet infant breath of gentle sleepe,

427426Which so rouZde vp with boistrous vntunde drummes,

428427With harsh resounding trumpets dreadfull bray,

429428And grating shocke of harsh resounding armes,

430429Might from our quiet confines fright faire Peace,