of Richard the third.
34113036Lines of faire comfort, and incouragement,
34123037The wretched, bloudie, and v
surping bore,
34133038That
spoild your
somer-
fieldes, and fruitfull vines,
34143039Swils your warme bloud like wa
sh, and makes his trough,
34153040In your inboweld bo
somes, this foule
swine,
34163041Lies now euen in the center of this Ile,
34173042Neare to the towne of Leyce
ster as we learne:
34183043From Tamworth thether, is but one dayes march.
34193044In Gods name cheerelie on, couragious friendes,
34203045To reape the harue
st of perpetuall peace,
34213046By this one bloudie triall of
sharpe warre.
342230471 Lo. Euerie mans con
science is a thou
sand
swordes,
34233048To
fight again
st that bloudie homicide.
342430492 Lo. I doubt not but his friendes will
flie to vs
. 342530503 Lo. He hath no friendes, but who are friendes for feare,
34263051Which in his greate
st neede will
shrinke from him.
34273052Rich. All for our vantage, then in Gods name march,
34283053True hope is
swift, and
flies with Swallowes wings,
34293054Kings it make Gods, and meaner creatures kings.
Exit. 34313055Enter King Richard, Norffolke, Ratcliffe, 34333057King. Here pitch our tentes, euen here in Bo
sworth
field,
34343058Whie, how now Catesbie, whie look
st thou
so bad.
34353059Cat, My hart is ten times lighter then my lookes.
34383061Nor
ffolke, we mu
st haue knockes, ha, mu
st we not
? 34403062Norff. We mu
st both giue, and take, my gracious Lord
. 34413063King. Vp with my tent there, here will I lie to night,
34423064But where to morrow, well, all is one for that
: 34433065Who hath di
scried the number of the foe.
34443066Norff. Sixe or
seuen thou
sand is their vtmo
st number.
34453067King. Whie our battalion trebles that account,
34463068Be
sides, the Kings name is a tower of
strength,
34473069Which they vpon the aduer
se partie want,
34483070Vp with my tent there, valiant gentlemen,
34493071Let vs
suruey the vantage of the
field,
34503072Call for
some men of
sound dire
ction,
34513073Lets want no di
scipline, make no delaie,
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