10371057Who weake with age cannot
support my
selfe,
10381058Now comes the
sicke houre that his
surfet made,
10391059Now
shall he trie his friends that
flatterd him.
10411060Seruingman My Lord, your
son was gone before I came
. 10421061Yorke He was; why
so go all which way it will:
10431062The nobles they are
fled, the commons they are colde,
10441063And will (I feare) reuolt
on Herefords
side.
10451064Sirra, get thee to Pla
shie to my
sister Gloce
ster,
10461065Bid her
send me pre
sently a thou
sand pound,
10481067Seruingman My Lord, I had forgot to tel your Lord
ship:
10491068To day as I came by I called there,
10501069But I
shall grieue you to report the re
st.
10521071Seruingman An houre before I came the Dutche
sse died.
10531072Yorke God for his mercy, what a tide of woes
10541073Comes ru
shing on this wofull land at once
! 10551074I know not what to do: I would to God,
10561075(So my vntruth had not prouokt him to it)
10571076The King had cut o
ff my head with my brothers
. 10581077What are there no Po
sts di
spatcht for Ireland?
10591078How
shal we do for money for the
se wars
? 10601079Come
sister, cou
sin I would
say, pray pardon me:
10611080Go fellow get thee home, prouide
some cartes,
10621081And bring away the armour that is there.
10631082Gentlemen, will you go mu
ster men
? 10641083If I know how or which way to order the
se a
ffayres
10651084Thus di
sorderly thru
st into my hands,
10661085Neuer beleeue me: both are my kin
smen,
10671086Tone is my
soueraigne, whom both my oath
10681087And duety bids defend; tother againe
10691088Is my kin
sman, whom the King hath wrongd,
10701089Whom con
science, and my kinred bids to right.
10711090Wel
somewhat we mu
st do: Come cou
sin,
10721091Ile di
spo
se of you: Gentlemen, go mu
ster vp your men,
10731092And meete me pre
sently at Barkly:
10741093I
should to Pla
shie too, but time wil not permit:
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