14861345 Enter Cardinall, Dutches of Yorke, Quee. young Yorke. 14881346Car. La
st night I heare they lay at Northhampton.
14891347At Stoni
stratford will they be to night,
14901348To morrow or next day, they will be here.
14911349Dut. I long with all my heart to
see the Prince,
14921350I hope he is much growen
since la
st I
saw him
. 14931351Qu But I heare no, they
say my
sonne of Yorke
14941352Hath almo
st ouertane him in his growth.
14951353Yor. I mother, but I would not haue it
so.
14961354Dut. Why my young Co
sen it is good to growe
. 14971355Yor. Grandam, one night as we did
sit at
supper,
14981356My Vnckle Riuers talkt how I did grow
14991357More then my brother. I quoth my Nnckle Gloce
ster,
15001358Small herbes haue grace, great weedes grow apace,
15011359And
since me thinkes I would not grow
so fa
st:
15021360Becau
se
sweete
flowers are
slow, and weedes make ha
ste.
15031361Dut. Good faith, good faith, the
saying did not hold
15041362In him that did obie
ct the
same to thee:
15051363He was the wretched
st thing when he was young,
So
of Richard the third.
15061364So long a growing, and
so lei
surely,
15071365That if this were a true rule, he
should be gratious.
15081366Car. Why Madame,
so no doubt he is.
15091367Dut. I hope
so too, but yer let mothers doubt.
15101368Yor. Now by my troth if I had beene remembred,
15111369I could haue giuen my Vnckles grace a
flout,
15121370That
should haue neerer toucht his growth then he did mine.
15131371Dut. How my prety Yorke? I pray thee let me heare it.
15151372Yor. Mary they
say, my Vnckle grew
so fa
st,
15161373That he could gnaw a cru
st at two houres olde:
15171374Twas full two yeares ere I could get a tooth.
15181375Granam this would haue heene a biting ie
st.
15191376Dut. I pray thee prety Yorke who tolde thee
so.
15211378Dut. His nur
se: why
she was dead ere thou wert borne
. 15221379Yor. If twere not
she, I cannot tell who tolde me.
15231380Qu. A perilous boy, go to, you are too
shrewde
. 15241381Car. Good Madame be not angry with the childe
. 15251382Qu. Pitchers haue eares.
Enter Dorset. 15271383Car. Here comes your
sonne, Lo: M. Dor
set.
1384What newes Lo: Marques?
15281385Dor. Such newes my Lo: as grieues me to vnfolde.
15301387Dor. Well Madame, and in health.
15321389Dor. Lo: Riuers and Lo: Gray are
sent to Pomfret,
15331390With them, Sir Thomas Vaughan, pri
soners.
15361392Dor. The mighty Dukes, Gloce
ster and Buckingham.
15381394Dor. The
summe of all I can, I haue di
sclo
sed:
15391395Why, or for what, the
se nobles were committed,
15401396Is all vnknowen to me my gratious Lady.
15411397Qu. Ay me I
see the downfall of our hou
se,
15421398The tyger now hath ceazd the gentle hinde:
15431399In
sulting tyranny beginnes to iet,
15441400Vpon the innocent and lawle
sse throane:
15451401Welcome de
stru
ction, death and ma
ssacre,
I see
The Tragedy
15461402I
see as in a mappe the ende of all.
15471403Du. Accur
sed and vnquiet wrangling daies,
15481404How many of you haue mine eies beheld?
15491405My husband lo
st his life to get the crowne,
15501406And often vp and downe my
sonnes were to
st:
15511407For me to ioy and weepe their gaine and lo
sse,
15521408And being
seated and dome
stike broiles,
15531409Cleane ouerblowne them
selues, the conquerours
15541410Make warre vpon them
selues, bloud again
st bloud,
15551411Selfe again
st selfe, O prepo
sterous
15561412And frantike outrage, ende thy damned
spleene,
15571413Or let me die to looke on death no more
. 15581414Qu. Come come my boy, we will to
san
ctuary.
15631418And thither beare your trea
sure and your goods,
15641419For my part, Ile re
signe vnto your Grace
15651420The
seale I keepe, and
so betide to me,
15661421As well I tender you and all of yours:
15671422Come Ile condu
ct you to the
san
ctuary.
Exeunt.