19671774Hast. My Lords at once the cause why we are met,

19681775Is to determine of the coronation:

19691776In Gods name say, when is this royall day?

19701777Buc. Are all things fitting for that royall time?

19711778Dar. It is, and wants but nomination.

19721779Ryu. To morrow then, I guesse a happy time.

19731780Buc. Who knowes the Lo: protectors mind herein?

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19741781Who is most inward with the noble Duke.

19751782Bi Why you my Lo: me thinks you should soonest know (his mind

19771783Buc Who I my Lo? we know each others faces:

19781784But for our harts, he knowes no more of mine,

19791785Then I of yours: nor I no more of his, then you of mine:

19801786Lo: Hastings you and he are neere in loue.

19811787Hast. I thanke his Grace, I know he loues me well:

19821788But for his purpose in the coronation:

19831789I haue not sounded him nor he deliuerd

19841790His Graces pleasure any way therein:

19851791But you my noble Lo: may name the time,

19861792And in the Dukes behalfe, Ile giue my voice,

19871793Which I presume he will take in Gentle part.

19891794Bish. Now in good time here comes the Duke himselfe. ( Ent. Glo.

19901795Glo. My noble L. and Cosens all, good morrow,

19911796I haue beene long a sleeper, but I hope

19921797My absence doth neglect no great designes,

19931798Which by my presence might haue been concluded.

19941799Buc. Had not you come vpon your kew my Lo:

19951800William L: Hastings had now pronounst your part:

19961801I meane your voice for crowning of the King.

19971802Glo. Than my Lo: Hastings no man might be bolder,

19981803His Lordship knowes me well, and loues me well.

1998.11804Hast. I thanke your Grace.

19991805Glo.My Lo: of Elie, Bish. My Lo:

1806Glo. When I was last in Holborne:

20001807I saw good strawberries in your garden there,

20011808I doe beseech you send for some of them.

20021809Bish. I go my Lord.

20041810Glo. Cosen Buckingham, a word with you:

20051811Catesby hath sounded Hastings in our busines,

20061812And findes the testy Gentleman so hoat,

20071813As he will loose his head eare giue consent,

20081814His Masters sonne as worshipfull he termes it,

20091815Shall loose the roialty of Englands throane.

20101816Buc. Withdraw you hence my Lo: Ile follow you. Ex. Gl.

20121817Dar We haue not yet set downe this day of triumph,

20131818To morrow in mine opinion is too sodaine:

20141819For I my selfe am not so well prouided, Enter B. of Ely.

20151820As els I would be, were the day prolonged.

20171821By. Where is my L. protector, I haue sent for these strawbe-(ries.

20191822Ha. His Grace lookes cheerfully and smooth to day,

20201823Theres some conceit or other likes him well,

20211824When he doth bid good morrow with such a spirit.

20221825I thinke there is neuer a man in christendome,

20231826That can lesser hide his loue or hate then he:

20241827For by his face straight shall you know his heart.

20251828Dar. What of his heart perceiue you in his face,

20261829By any likelihood he shewed to day?

20271830Hast. Mary, that with no man here he is offended.

20281831For if he were, he would haue shewen it in his lookes.

2028.11832Dar. I pray God he be not, I say. Enter Glocester.

20301833Glo. I pray you all, what doe they deserue,

20311834That doe conspire my death with diuelish plots,

20321835Of damned witchcraft, and that haue preuaild,

20331836Vpon my body with their hellish charmes?

20341837Hast. The tender loue I beare your grace my Lord,

20351838Makes me most forward in this noble presence,

20361839To doome the offenders whatsoeuer they be:

20371840I say my Lo: they haue deserued death.

20381841Glo. Then be your eies the witnesse of this ill,

20391842See how I am bewitcht, behold mine arme

20401843Is like a blasted sapling withered vp.

20411844This is that Edwards wife, that monstrous witch,

20421845Consorted with that harlot strumpet Shore,

20431846That by their witchcraft, thus haue marked me.

20441847Hast. If they haue done this thing my gratious Lo:

20451848Glo. If, thou protector of this damned strumpet,

20461849Telst thou me of iffes? thou art a traitor.

20471850Off with his head. Now by Saint Paule,

20481851I will not dine to day I sweare,

20491852Vntill I see the same, some see it done,

20501853The rest that loue me, come and follow me. Exeunt. manet Cat with Ha.

20531854Ha Wo wo for England, not a whit for me:

20541855For I too fond might haue preuented this:

20551856Stanley did dreame the boare did race his helme,

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20561857But I disdaind it, and did scorne to flie,

20571858Three times to day, my footecloth horse did stumble,

20581859And startled when he lookt vpon the tower,

20591860As loath to beare me to the slaughterhouse.

20601861Oh, now I want the Priest that spake to me,

20611862I now repent I tolde the Pursiuant,

20621863As twere triumphing at mine enemies:

20631864How they at Pomfret bloudily were butcherd,

20641865And I my selfe secure in grace and fauour:

20651866Oh Margaret Margaret: now thy heauy curse,

20661867Is lighted on poore Hastings wretched head.

20671868Cat. Dispatch my Lo: the Duke would be at dinner:

20681869Make a short shrift, he longs to see your head.

20691870Hast. O momentary state of worldly men,

20701871Which we more hunt for, then the grace of heauen:

20711872Who buildes his hopes in aire of your faire lookes,

20721873Liues like a drunken sayler on a mast,

20731874Ready with euery nod to tumble downe

20741875Into the fatall bowels of the deepe.

20791876Come leade me to the blocke, beare him my head,

20801877They smile at me that shortly shalbe dead. Exeunt.