29742694Bloudie thou art, bloudie wil be thy end,

29752695Shame serues thy life, and doth thy death attend. Exit.

29762696Qu. Though far more cause, yet much lesse spirit to curse

29772697Abides in me, I saie Amen to all.

29782698King. Staie Maddam, I must speake a word with you.

29792699Qu. I haue no moe sonnes of the royall bloud,

29802700For thee to murther for my daughters Richard,

29812701They shalbe praying nunnes not weeping Queenes,

29822702And therefore leuell not to hit their liues.

29832703King You have a daughter cald Elizabeth,

29842704Vertuous and faire, roiall and gracious.

29852705Qu. And must she die for this? O let her liue!

29862706And ile corrupt her maners, staine her beautie,

29872707Slander my selfe as false to Edwards bed

29882708Throw ouer her the vale of infamie,

29892709So she may liue vnskard from bleeding slaughter,

29902710I will confesse she was not Edwards daughter.

29912711King Wrong not her birth, she is of roiall bloud.

29922712Qu. To saue her life, ile faie she is not so.

29932713King Her life is onlie safest in hir birth.

29942714Qu. And onlie in that safetie died her brothers.

29952715King Lo at their births good stars were opposite.

29962716Qu. No to their liues bad friends were contrarie,

29972717King All vnauoided is the doome of destinie,

29982718Qu. True when auoided grace makes destinie,

29992719My babes were destinde to a fairer death,

30002720If grace had blest thee with a fairer life.

30152721King Madam, so thriue I in my dangerous attempt of hostile (armes

30172722As I intend more good to you and yours,

30182723Then euer you or yours were by me wrongd.

30192724Qu. What good is couerd with rhe face of heauen,

30202725To be discouerd that can do me good,

30212726King The aduancement of your children mightie Ladie.

30222727Qu. Vp to some scaffold, there to loose their heads.

30232728King No to the dignitie and height of honor,

30242729The high imperial tipe of this earths glorie.

30252730Qu. Flatter my sorrowes with report of it,

30262731Tell me what state, what dignitie, what honor?