24972319King H. Can no man tell me of my vnthriftie
sonne?
24982320Tis full three moneths
since I did
see him la
st,
24992321If any plague hang ouer vs tis he
: 25002322I would to God my Lordes he might be found:
25012323Inquire at London, mong
st the Tauernes there,
25022324For there (they
say) he daylie doth frequent,
25032325With vnre
strained loo
se companions,
25042326Euen
such (they
say) as
stand in narrow lanes,
25052327And beate our watch, and rob our pa
ssengers,
25062328Which he yong wanton and e
ffeminate boy,
2507.25082329Takes on the point of honour to
support
so di
ssolute a crew.
25092330H. Percie My Lord,
some two dayes
since I
saw the prince,
25102331And tould him of tho
se triumphes helde at Oxford
. 25112332King. And what
said the gallant?
25122333Per. His an
swer was, he would vnto the
stews,
25132334And from the common
st creature plucke a gloue,
25142335And weare it as a fauour, and with that,
25152336He would vnhor
se the lu
stie
st Challenger.
25162337King H. As di
ssolute as de
sperat, yet through both,
25172338I
see
some
sparkes of better hope, which elder yeares,
25182339May happily bring foorth. But who comes heere?
25212342King H. What meanes our co
sen, that he
stares and lookes(
so wildly.
25232343Aum. God
saue your grace, I doe be
seech your Maie
stie,
25242344To haue
some conference with your grace alone
. 25252345King. Withdrawe your
selues, and leaue vs here alone.
25262346What is the matter with our co
sen nowe?
25272347Aum. For ouer may my knees growe to the earth,
25282348My tongue, cleaue to my roo
ffe within my mouth,
25292349Vnle
sse a pardon ere I ri
se or
speake.
25302350King Intended, or committed, was this fault?
25312351If on the
fir
st, how heynous ere it be
25322352To win thy after loue, I pardon thee.
25332353Aum. Then giue me leaue that May turne the key,
25342354That no man enter till my tale be done.
2356The Duke of Yorke knokes at the doore and crieth. 25362357Yor. My leige beware, looke to thy
selfe,
25372358Thou ha
st a Traitor in thy pre
sence there.
25382359King. Vilain Ile make thee
safe
. 25392360Aum. Stay thy reuengefull hand, thou ha
st no cau
se to(feare
25412361York. Open the dore,
secure foole, hardie King,
25422362Shall I for loue
speake trea
son to thy face,
25432363Open the dore, or I will breake it open.
25452364King What is the matter vncle,
speake, recouer breath,
25472366That wee may arme vs to encounter it?
25482367Yor. Peru
se this writtng heere, and thou
shalt know,
25492368The trea
son that my ha
ste forbids me
shew.
25502369Aum. remember as thou read
st, thy promi
se pa
st,
25512370I do repent me, reade not my name there,
25522371My hart is not confederate with my hand.
25532372Yor. It was (vilaine) ere thy hand did
set it downe.
25542373I tore it from the traitors bo
some (King,)
25552374Feare, and not loue, begets his penitence:
25562375Forget to pittie him, le
st thy pittie proue,
25572376A Serpent that will
sting thee to the hart.
25582377King. O heynous,
strong, and bould con
spiracy;
25592378O loyall Father, of a treacherous Sonne,
25602379Thou
sheere immaculate and
siluer Fountaine,
25612380From whence this
streame, through muddy pa
ssages,
25622381Hath held his current, and de
fild him
selfe,
25632382Thy ouer
flow of good, conuerts to bad:
25642383And thy aboundant goodnes,
shall excu
se,
25652384This deadly blot in thy digre
ssing
sonne.
25662385Yor. So
shall my vertue, be his vices baude,
25672386An he
shall
spend mine honour, with his
shame,
25682387As thriftles
sonnes, their
scraping Fathers gold:
25692388Mine honour liues when his di
shonour dies,
25702389Or my
shamde life in his di
shonour lies,
25712390Thou kil
st me in his life giuing him breath,
25722391The traitor liues, the true man's put to death.
25742392Du. What ho, my Liege, for Gods
sake let me in.
25752393King H. What
shril voice
suppliant makes this eger crie?
25762394Du. A woman, and thy aunt (great king) tis I,
25772395Speake with me, pitie me, open the doore,
25782396A beggar begs that neuer begd before.
25792397King Our
scene is altred from a
serious thing,
25802398And now changde to the Beggar and the King:
25812399My dangerous cou
sin, let your mother in,
25822400I know
she is come to pray for your foule
sinne
. 25832401Yorke If thou do pardon who
soeuer pray,
25842402More
sinnes for this forgiuenes pro
sper may:
25852403This fe
stred ioynt cut o
ff, the re
st re
st sound,
25862404This let alone wil all the re
st confound.
25882405Du. Oh king, beleeue not this hard-hearted man,
25892406Loue louing not it
selfe, none other can.
25902407Yorke Thou frantike woman, what do
st thou make here
? 25912408Shall thy old dugs once more a traitor reare?
25922409Du. Sweete Yorke be patient, heare me gentle Liege.
25952412For euer wil I walke vpon my knees,
25962413And neuer
see day that the happy
sees,
25972414Till thou giue ioy, vntil thou bid me ioy,
25982415By pardoning Rutland my tran
sgre
ssing boy.
25992416Aum. Vnto my mothers prayers I bend my knee
. 26002417yorke Again
st them both my true ioynts bended be,
2600.12418Ill mai
st thou thriue if thou graunt any grace.
26012419Du. Pleades he in earne
st? looke vpon his face.
26022420His eies do drop no teares, his prayers are in ie
st,
26032421His words come from his month, ours from our brea
st,
26042422He prayes but faintly, and would be denied,
26052423We pray with heart and
soule, and all be
side,
26062424His weary ioynts would gladly ri
se I know,
26072425Our knees
still kneele till to the ground they grow,
26082426His prayers are full of fal
se hypocri
sie,
26092427Ours of true zeale and deepe integritie,
26102428Our prayers do outpray his, then let them haue
26112429That mercy which true prayer ought to haue.
26142432Say Pardon
fir
st, and afterwards,
stand vp,
26152433And if I were thy nur
se thy tong to teach,
26162434Pardon
should be the
fir
st word of thy
speach:
26172435I neuer longd to heare a word till now,
26182436Say pardon King, let pitie teach thee how,
26192437The word is
short, but not
so
short as
sweete,
26202438No word like pardon for Kings mouthes
so meete.
26212439yorke Speake it in French, King
say,
Pardonne moy. 26222440Du. Do
st thou teach pardon pardon to de
stroy?
26232441Ah my
sower husband, my hard-hearted Lord!
26242442That
sets the word it
selfe again
st the word:
26252443Speake pardon as tis currant in our land,
26262444The chopping French we do not vnder
stand,
26272445Thine eie begins to
speake,
set thy tongue there:
26282446Or in thy piteous heart plant thou thine eare,
26292447That hearing how our plaints and prayers do pierce,
26302448Pitie may mooue thee pardon to rehear
se.
26332451Pardon is all the
sute I haue in hand.
26342452King I pardon him as God
shall pardon me.
26352453Du. Oh happy vantage of a kneeling knee,
26362454Yet am I
sicke for feare,
speake it againe,
26372455Twice
saying pardon doth not pardon twaine,
26392457King H. I pardon him with al my heart.
26412459King H. But for our tru
sty brother in law and the Abbot,
26422460With all the re
st of that con
sorted crew,
26432461De
stru
ction
strait
shal dog them at the heeles,
26442462Good vncle, help to order
seuerall powers,
26452463To Oxford, or where ere the
se traitors are,
26462464They
shall not liue within this world I
sweare,
26472465But I will haue them if I once know where.
26482466Vncle farewell, and cou
sin adue,
26492467Your mother well hath prayed, and prooue you true.
26502468Du. Come my olde
sonne, I pray God make thee new.