of Richard the third.
34963112King. Stur with the Larke to morrow gentle Nor
ffolke.
35003116King. Send out a
Pur
siuant at armes
35013117To
Stanleys regiment, bid him bring his power
35023118Before
sun ri
sing, lea
st his
sonne George fall
35033119Into the blind caue of eternal night.
35043120Fill me a bowle of wine, giue me a watch,
35053121Saddle white Surrey for the
field to morrow,
35063122Looke that my
staues be
sound and not too heauy Ratli
ffe.
35083124King. Saw
st thou the melancholie Lo. Northumberland?
35093125Rat. Thomas the Earle of Surrey and him
selfe,
35103126Much about cock
shut time, from troupe to troupe
35113127Went through the army cheering vp the
soldiors.
35123128King. So I am
sati
sfied, giue me a boule of wine,
35133129I haue not that alacrity of
spirit
35143130Nor cheere of mind that I was wont to haue:
35153131Set it down. Is inke and paper ready?
35173133King Bid my guard watch, leaue me.
35183134Ratli
ffe about the mid of night come to my tent
35193135And helpe to arme me
: leaue me I
say.
Exit . Ratliffe 35203136Enter Darby to Richmond in his tent. 35213137Darby. Fortune and vi
ctorie
set on thy helme.
35223138Rich. All comfort that the darke night can a
fford,
35233139Be to thy per
son noble father in law,
35243140Tel me how fares our louing mother?
35253141Dar. I by atturney ble
sse thee from thy mother,
35263142Who praies continuallie for Richmonds good,
35273143So much for that the
silent houres
steale on,
35283144And
flakie darkene
sse breakes within the ea
st,
35293145In briefe, for
so the
sea
son bids vs be
: 35303146Prepare thy battell earelie in the morning,
35313147And put thy fortune to the arbitrement,
35323148Of bloudie
strokes and mortal
staring war,
35333149I as I may, that which I would,
I cannot,
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