But by bad courses may be vnderstood, That their events can neuer fall out good. King. Go Bufbie, to the earle of Wiltshire straight, To fee this bufineffe: to morrow next Exeunt king and queene. Manet North *. North. Richly in both, if iuftice had her right. Exit. Roffe. My heart is great, but it must breake with filence, Er't be difburdened with a liberall tongue. North. Nay fpeak thy mind, and let him nere speak more, That fpeakes thy words againe, to do thee harme. Willough. Tend's that thou wouldft fpeake, to the D. of If it be fo, out with it boldly man, Quicke is mine care to heare of good towards him. Roffe. No good at all, that I can doe for him: Vnleffe you call it good, to pitty him, Bereft and gelded of his patrimonie. (Herford? North. Now afore God† t'is fhame fuch wrongs are borne In him a royall prince, and many mo Willoughby, and Rafs, fourth Edition, + beaven Meerely Meerely in hate against any of vs all, Against vs, our liues, our children, and our heires. Roffe. The commons hath he pild * with grieuous taxes, And quite loft their hearts. The nobles hath he fin'd For ancient quarrels, and quite loft their hearts. Willoug. And dayly new exactions are deuifd, As blancks, beneuolences, and I wot not what. North. But what a Gods name doth become of this? † Willo. Warres hath not wasted it; for warr'd he hath not, But bafely yeilded vpon compromife, That which his noble || auncestors atchieud with blowes: Roffe. The earle of Wiltshire hath the realme in farme. North. His noble kinfman most degenerate king: But lords, we heare this fearefull tempeft fing, We fee the winde fit fore vpon our failes, And yet we strike not, but fecurely perish. Roffe. We fee the very wracke that we must fuffer, And vnauoyded is the danger now, For fuffering fo the causes of our wracke. North. Not fo, euen through the hollow eies of death, I efpie life peering **; but I dare not fay, How neere the tidings of our comfort is. Wil. Nay let vs fhare thy thoughts, as thou doft ours. pilld This line in the edition of 1598 is added to the foregoing speech. noble omitted Sling **peircing Roffe. Roffe. Be confident to speake Northumberland, Sir Thomas Erpingham, fir Iohn Ramston †, Sir John Norberie, fir Robert Waterton, and Francis Coines And shortly meane to touch our northern shore, If then we shall shake off our countries § flauifh yoke, Stay, and be fecret, and my felfe will go. Roffe. To horfe, to horse, vrge doubts to them that feare. Willo. Hold out my horfe, and I will firft be there. Enter the queene, Bufhie, and Bagot. Exeunt. ttt Bufh. Madam, your maieftie is too much fadde, + Rainften Quoint Scountries omitted *Brittanie §§ Fumpe Το To lay afide halfe *-harming heauinesse, Queene. To please the king I did, to please my selfe Why I should welcome fuch a guest as griefe, Busb. Each fubftance of a griefe hath † twenty fhadowes More then your lords departure weepe not, more is not feene, Or if it be, tis with falfe forrowes eyes §, Which for things true, weepes things imaginarie. Queene. It may be fo, but yet my inward foule Perfwades me it is otherwife: how ere it be, I cannot but be fad; fo heauie fad, As though on thinking on, no thought I thinke, life. felfe tbod Il eye § eye Queene. Queene. Tis nothing leffe, conceite is still deriude But what it is, that is not yet knowne, what Greene. God+ faue your maieftie, and well met gentlemen, I hope the king is not yet fhipt for Ireland. Queene. Why hopeft thou fo? tis better hope he is, For his defignes craue haft, his haft ‡ good hope: Then wherefore doft thou hope he is not fhipt? Greene. That he our hope might haue retirde his power And with vplifted armes is fafe ariude at Rauenfpurgh. Greene. Ah madam, tis too true; and that is worse : And all the houshold feruants fled with him to Bullingbrooke. And Bullingbrooke, my forrowes difmall heire: Haue woe to woe, forrow to forrow ioynd. Enter Greene, fourth Edition. + Heaven Edition. bis baft omitted, fourth |