29282656Or with the clamorus report of war:

29292657Thus will I drowne your exclamations.

29302658Du. Art thou my son?

29312659King. I, I thanke God, my father and your selfe,

29322660Du. Then patiently here my impatience.

29332661King. Madam I haue a touch of your condition,

29342662Which cannot brooke the accent of reproofe.

29372663Du. I will be mild and gentle in my speach.

29382664King. And briefe good mother for I am in hast.

29392665Du. Art thou so hastie I haue staid for thee,

29402666God knowes in anguish, paine and agonie,

29412667King. And came I not at last to comfort you?

29422668Du. No by the holie roode thou knowst it well,

29432669Thou camst on earth to make the earth my hell,

29442670A greuous burthen was thy berth to me,

29452671Techie and waiward was thy infancie,

29462672Thy schoele-daies frightful, desperate, wild, and furious.

29472673Thy prime of manhood, daring, bold and venturous,

29482674Thy age confirmed, proud, subtile, bloudie, trecherous,

29502675What comfortable houre canst thou name

29512676That euer grac't me in thy companie?

29522677King. Faith none but Humphrey houre, that cald your grace

29542678To breake fast once forth of my companie,

29552679If I be so disgracious in your sight,

29562680Let me march on, and not offend your grace.

29582681Du. O heare me speake for I shal neuer see thee more.

29592682King. Come, come, you art too bitter.

29632683Du. Either thou wilt die by Gods iust ordinance,

29642684Eeare from this war thou turne a conqueror,

29652685Or I with griefe and extreame age shall perish,

29662686And neuer looke vpon thy face againe,

29672687Therefore take with thee my most heauy curse,

29682688Which in the daie of battaile tire thee more

29692689Then all the compleat armor that thou wearst,

29702690My praiers on the aduerse partie fight,

29712691And there the little soules of Edwards children,

29722692Whisper the spirits of thine enemies,

29732693And promise them successe and victoric,

K bloudie