23102085When hollie and deuout religious men,

23112086Are at their beads, tis hard to draw them thence,

23122087So sweet is zealous contemplation.

23142089Maior. See where he stands between two clergie men.

23162090Buck. Two props of vertue for a christian Prince,

23172091To staie him from the fall of vanitie,

23202092Famous Plantaganet, most gracious prince,

23212093Lend fauorable eares to our request,

23222094And pardon vs the interruption

23232095Of thy deuotion and right Christian zeale.

23242096Glo. My Lord, there needs no such apologie,

23252097I rather do beseech you pardon me,

23262098Who earnest in the seruice of my God,

23272099Neglect the visitation of my friends,

23282100But leauing this, what is your graces pleasure?

23292101Buck. Euen that I hope which pleaseth God aboue,

23302102And all good men of this vngouerned Ile.

23312103Glo. I do suspect I haue done some offence,

23322104That seemes disgracious in the Citties eies,

23332105And that you come to reprehend my ignorance.

23342106Buck. You haue my Lord, would it please your grace

23362107At our entreaties to amend that fault.

23372108Glo. Else wherefore breath I in a Christian land?

23382109Buck. Then know it is your fault that you resigne

23392110The supreame seat, the throne maiesticall,

23402111The sceptred office of your auncestors,

23422112The lineall glorie of your roiall house,

23432113To the corruption of a blemisht stocke:

23442114Whilst in the mildnesse of your sleepie thoughts,

23452115Which here we waken to our countries good,

23462116This noble Ile doth want her proper limbes,

23472117Her face defac't with scars of infamie,

23492118And almost shouldred in the swallowing gulph,

23502119Of blind forgetfulnesse and darke obliuion,

23512120Which to recure we hartily solicit,

23522121Your gratious selfe to take on you the soueraingtie thereof,

23542122Not as Protector steward substitute,