16821685But ere the crowne he lookes for, liue in peace,
16831686Ten thou
sand bloudy crownes of mothers
sonnes,
16841687Shall ill become the
flower of Englands face,
16851688Change the complexion of her maid-pale peace,
16861689To
scarlet indignation and bedew
16871690Her pa
stors gra
sse with faithfull Engli
sh bloud.
16881691North. The King of heauen forbid
: our Lo: the king
16891692Should
so with ciuill and vnciuill armes,
16901693Be ru
sht vpon
. Thy thri
se noble Co
sen,
16911694Harry Bullingbrooke doth humbly ki
sse thy hand,
16921695And by the honorable tombe he
sweares,
16931696That
stands vpon your roiall grand
sires bones,
16941697And by the roialties of both your blouds,
16951698Currents that
spring from one mo
st gratious head,
16961699And by the buried hand of warlike Gaunt,
16971700And by the worth and honor of him
selfe,
16981701Compri
sing all that may be
sworne or
said,
16991702His
comming hither hath no further
scope,
17001703Then for his lineall roialties, and to beg
17011704Infranchi
sement immediate on his knees,
17021705Which on thy roiall partie granted once,
17031706His glittering armes he will commend to ru
st,
17041707His barbed
steeds to
stables, and his hart
17051708To faithfull
seruice of
your Maie
sty.
17061709This
sweares he, as he is prince
sse iu
st,
17071710And as I am a gentleman I credit him.
17081711King Northumberland,
say thus, the King returnes,
17091712His noble Co
sen is right welcome hither,
17101713And all the number of his faire demaunds,
17111714Shall be accompli
sht without contradi
ction,
17121715With all the gratious vtterance thou ha
st,
17131716Speake to his gentle hearing kind commends.
17141717King We do deba
se our
selues, Co
sen do we not,
17151718To looke
so poorely, and to
speake
so faire?
17161719Shall we call backe Northumberland and
send
17171720De
fiance to the traitor and
so die?
17181721Aum. No good my
Lo: lets
fight with gentle words,
Till
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