The Tragedy
191185More direfull hap betide that hated wretch,
192186That makes vs wretched by the death of thee:
193187Than I can wi
sh to adders,
spiders, toades,
194188Or any creeping venomde thing that liues.
195189If euer he haue child abortiue be it,
196190Prodigious and vntimely brought to light:
197191Who
se vgly and vnnaturall a
spe
ct,
198192May fright the hopefull mother at the view
. 200193If euer he haue wife, let her be made
201194As mi
serable by the death of him,
202195As I am made by my poore Lord and thee.
203196Come now towards Chert
sey with your holy loade,
204197Taken from Paules to be interred there:
205198And
still as you are weary of the waight,
206199Re
st you whiles I lament King Henries cor
se.
208201Glo. Stay you that beare the cor
se and
set it downe.
209202La. What blacke magitian coniures vp this
fiend,
210203To
stop deuoted charitable deedes
. 211204Glo. Villaine
set downe the cor
se, or by S. Paule,
212205Ile make a cor
se of him that di
sobeies.
213206Gent. My Lord,
stand backe and let the co
ffin pa
sse.
214207Glo. Vnmanerd dog,
stand thou when I command,
216208Aduance thy halbert higher than my bre
st,
217209Or by Saint Paul Ile
strike thee to my foote,
218210And
spurne vpon thee begger for thy boldnes.
219211La. What doe you tremble, are you all afraid?
220212Alas, I blame you not, for you are mortall,
221213And mortall eies cannot endure the diuell
. 222214Auaunt thou dreadfull mini
ster of hell,
223215Thou had
st but power ouer his mortall body,
224216His
soule thou can
st not haue, therefore be gone.
225217Glo. Sweete Saint, for Charity be not
so cur
st.
226218La. Foule Diuell, for Gods
sake hence & trouble vs not,
228219For thou ha
st made the happy earth thy hell:
229220Fild it with cur
sing cries and deepe exclaimes.
230221If thou delight to view thy hainous deedes,
231222Behold this patterne of thy butcheries.
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