922945How neere the tidings of our comfort is.
923946Wil. Nay let vs
share thy thoughts as thou do
st ours.
924947Rosse Be con
fident to
speake Northumberland
925948We three are but thy
selfe, and
speaking
so
926949Thy words are but as thoughts, therefore be bold.
927950North. Then thus, I haue from
le Port Blan 928951A Bay in Brittaine receiude intelligence,
929952That Harry duke of Herford, Rainold L. Cobham
930953That late broke from the Duke of Exeter
931954His brother, archbi
shop late of Canterburie,
932955Sir Thomas Erpingham,
sir Iohn Ram
ston,
933956Sir Iohn Norbery,
sir Robert Waterton, and Francis Coines;
934957All the
se well furni
shed by the Duke of Brittaine
935958With eight tall
shippes, three thou
sand men of warre,
936959Are making hither with all due expedience,
937960And
shortly meane to touch our Northerne
shore:
938961Perhaps they had ere this but that they
stay
939962The
fir
st departing of the King for Ireland.
940963If
then we
shall
shake o
ff our
slaui
sh yoke,
941964Impe out our drowping countries broken wing,
942965Redeeme from Broking pawne the blemi
sht Crowne,
943966Wipe o
ff the du
st that hides our Scepters guilt,
944967And make high Maie
stie looke like it
selfe,
945968Away with me in po
st to Rauen
spurgh:
946969But if you faint, as fearing to do
so,
947970Stay, and be
secret, and my
selfe will go.
948971Rosse To hor
se, to hor
se, vrge doubts to them that feare.
949972Willo. Holde out my hor
se, and I will
fir
st be there.
952974Enter the Queene, Bushie, Bagot. 953975Bush. Madam, your maie
stie is too much
sad,
954976You promi
st, when you parted with the King,
955977To lay a
side life-harming heauines,
956978And entertaine a cheerefull di
spo
sition.
957979Queene To plea
se the king I did, to plea
se my
selfe
958980I cannot do it; yet I know no cau
se
959981Why I
should welcome
such a gue
st as Griefe,
Saue
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