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[OMITTED] Enter Trissillian wt h wrightings & a man wt h baggs of money
Triss:
sirra. are the baggs seald.

ser:
yes my lord

Triss:
then take my kees. & locke the money in my studdy safe
barr & make sure I charge ye so begone

ser:
I will my lord
Exit seruant

Triss:
so (7000) pounds from bedford. buckingham and oxford sheires
thes blankes all readye haue returnd the kinge.
so then thers (4) for me, & (3) for hime
or paynes in this. must needs be satisfye
good husbands will make hay, while the sune shines
& so must we, for thus conclud thes tymes
so meñ be ritch enough, tha're good enough
lett fooles make conscience. how they gitt ther coyne
Ile please the king & keepe me in his grace
for princes fauors purchase land apace
these blancks that I haue scatterd in the realme
shall duble his reuenewes to the crowne

[OMITTED]Enter Busshey and Sroope
[OMITTED] Scroop:
now lord Trissillian is this coyne com yett

[OMITTED] Bush:
king Richard wants money yare to slacke Trissillian

[OMITTED] Triss:
some sheeres haue sent. & more my lords will followe
[OMITTED] thes sealed blankes I now haue turnd to bounds
[OMITTED] & thes shall downe to norfolke persently
[OMITTED] the chuffs wt h much adoe haue signd & seald
[OMITTED] & heeres a secrett note my men haue sent
[OMITTED] of all ther yearly states amounts vnto
[OMITTED] & by this note I iustly taxe ther bonds
[OMITTED] heeres a fatt horson in his russett slopps
[OMITTED] & yett may spend (300)l l bith yeare.
[OMITTED] the third of wc h, the hoggsface owes the kinge
[OMITTED] heeres his bond fort, wt h his hand & seale
& so by this Ile sort each seuerall som̄e
the thurds of all, shall to king Richard com.
how like you this my lords,

Srop:
most rare Tressillian, hang vm codsheads
shall they spend mony & king Richard lacke it

Bush:
are not ther liues & lands & liueings his
then rack them thoroughly

Triss:

oh my lords, I haue sett a tricke a ffoote for ye, & ye follow it hard
& gitt the king to signe it, youle be all kings by itt

Bush:
the ffarmeing out the kingdome. tush Tressillian,
tis half graunted already, & had bene fully concluded,
had not the messinger returned so vnluckely from the duke of gloster;
wc h a little moud the kinge at his vncles stubbornness,
but to make all hole, we haue left that smoothfacte
flattering greene to followe him close, & hele neuer leaue,
till he has donne it I warrant ye

Srop:

thers no question ant; king Richard wilbe take hime self to a
yearly stypend & we (4) by lease must rent the kingdome/

Enter, Baggott:
Bu:
rent it, I and racke it too, ere we forfitt or leases
+ & we had them once, how now Baggott what newes

Bagg:

all ritch and raire, the realme must be deuided persently,
& we (4) must farme it, the leasses are amakeing, and for (7000
l l) a monthe the kingdome is o
r owne boyes

Bush:

sfoote letts differ for no price, & it were (701000
l l) a monthe, wele make somebodye pay fort

Scrop:

wher is his highnes

Bagg:

he will be heere persently to seale the wrightings, hees a little angry
that the duke comes not, but that will vanish quickly,
on w
t h yor soothest faces ye wenching Rascalls, humor hime fynely and yare all mayd by itt,

([sound])
Enter King Richard, Greene and others
Bush:
see see. he comes & that flattering hound greene close ats elbowe

Scrop:
com, com, we must all flatter if we meane to liue by it

King:
or vncle will not come then.

Gree:
that was his answer, flatt & resolute

King:
was euer subiect so Audatious.

Bagg:
& can yor grace my lord disgest these wrongs.

King:
yes as a mother that behoulds hir child,
dismemberd by a bloody Tiraunts sword
I tell thee Baggott in my harte remaynes
such deepe Impressiones of his churlish tawntes
as nothing can remoue the gawle ther of
till wt h his blood myne eyes be satisfyd

Gree:
sfoote rayse powres my lord, & fetch hime thence perforce,

King:
I dare not greene, for whilse he keepes ith countrye
ther is no medling, hees so well beloud
as all the Realme will rise in Armes wt h hime

Triss:

sfoote my lord, & youd faine haue hime, I haue a trycke shall [OMITTED]
fetch hime from his house at plasshy in spight of all his fauoritts [OMITTED]

[Greene] [King:]

letts hate Trissillian, thy witt must help or alls dasht else [OMITTED]

Triss:

then thus my lord, whilse the duke securely reuells ith countrye
wele haue some trustye freends, disguise them selues like maskers
& this night ryd downe to plasshy, & in the name of some neere
a Ioyneing freends, offer ther sports to make hime merry w
c h he no doubt will thankefully accept then in the maske, wele h[OMITTED]
it soe deuisd, the daunce being done & the rome voyded,
then vppon some occasione singell the duke alone, thrust hime
in a masking suite, clap a vizard on his face, & so convay hime
out oth house at pleasure

Scrop:
how if he cry & call for help

Triss
what serues yor dromes but to drowne his cryes
& being in a maske twill neuer be suspected

[greene]

good [i faith] and to help it my lord: Lapoole the Gouerner of Calis.
Is newe come over, who w
t h a troope of Souldiers closly Ambusht in the woods. nere the house shall shroud them selues till the maske
be ended: then the duke being attacht. he shalbe ther ready too
reseaue hime, hurry hime away to the Thames syde. wher a shipp
shalbe layd ready for his cominge, so clapp hime vnder haches,
hoyst sayles & secrettly convay hime out ath Realme to Callys.

and so by this meanes ye shall preuent all mischeife,
for neither of yor vncles nor any of the kingdome,
shall knowe whats become of hime

[kyng]
I like it well sweete Greene. and by my Crowne
wele be ith maske or self, & soe shall you, gitt horsses readye,
this night wele ryd to plasshy but se ye carry it close
& secrettly, for whilst this plotts a workeing for the duke
Ile sett a trapp for yorke & Lancaster. goe Trissillian
lett proclemations straight be sent
wher in thou shalt accuse the dukes of Treason
& then attach condemne & close Imprison them/
least the com̄ons should rebell against vs
wele send vnto the king of ffrance for ayd
and in requitall wele surrender vpp
or forts of guynes & callys to the ffrench
lett crowne & kingdome wast, ye life & all
before kinge Richard see his trew freends fall
giue order or disguises be made ready
and lett Lapoole prouid the shipp & souldiers
we will not sleepe by heauen till we haue seasd hime

[Bushy]
sfoot vrge or sute a gayne, he will forgitt it else

[G] [kynge]
these traytors once surprisd, then all is sure
or kingdome quiett, & yor states secure.

[Greene/]
most true sweete kinge: & then yor grace as you promisd,
farmeing out the kingdome to vs (4) shall not need to trouble yor selfe
wt h any busines, this old turkecocke Trissillian shall looke to the lawe
and wele gouerne the land moste rarely
[so sir. the loue of thee and these my deerest greene]
[hath woñe king Richard to consent to that]
[for wc h all forrayne kings will poynt at vs.]
[& of the meanest subiect of or land]
[we shalbe sensurd strangly, when they tell]
[how or great ffather toyld his royall persone]
[spending his blood to purchace townes in ffrance.]
[& we his sonne to ease or wanton youth]
[become a landlord to this warlicke realme]
[rent out «o»r kingdome like a pelting ffarme]
[that erst was held, as fair as Babilon]
[the mayden conquerris to all the world.]

[sfoote«w»hat neede yo
u care, what the world talkes, you still retayne the] [name «o»f kinge, & if any disturbe ye, we (4) comes persently from the]
[(4) par«t»s of the kingdome, w
t h (4) puesant Armies to assist you,]

[yo
u (4) must be all then for I thinke nobody else will follow you] out
[vnless it be to hanginge.]

[why Richard, king Richard, will ye be as good as yo
r word, & seale] [the wrightings. sfoote and tho
u dost not, & I doe not Ioyne wt h] [thine vncles & turne trayto
r, would I might be turnd to a toodestoole]

[Kyng]

[very well] sir, they did well to chuse yo
u for ther orator, that has king Richords loue & harte in keepeing, yo
r sute is graunted Sr. letts see the writeings.

[All]

thar heere my lord

King:

view them Trissellian then wele signe & seale them; look to yo
r bargaine. greene & be no looser for if ye forfitt, or rune

behind hand w
t h me: I sweare Ile both Imprison & punish ye soundly

[G]

forfitt sweete king, sblud Ile sell ther houses ere Ile forfitt
my lease I warrant thee

[K]

if they be stubborne doe & spare not. racke them soundly,
and wele mayntaine it: remember ye not the prouiso Inacted in
o
r last parlament, that no statut, were it nere so profitable for the common wealth. should stand in any force gainst o
r proceedings

[G]

tis true my lord, then what should hinder ye to accomplish anything
that may best please yo
r kingly speritt to determine

K:
true greene, & we will doe it in spight of them.
Ist Iust Trissillian.

Triss:

most Iust my leidg: these Gentlemen heere, S
r henry Greene, S
r Edward Baggott Sr william Busshey & Sr Thomas Scroope, all Ioyntly heere stand bound to pay yo
r mat i e. or yor deputie; whereuer yo
u remayne (7000)l l a monthe. for this yor kingdome: for wc h, yo
r grace by these wrightings, surrenders to ther hands, all yor Crowne lands, lordshipps. manno
rs rents. taxes subsites fifteenes, Impostes: forrayne customes, staples for woole, tyn lead & cloath,
all forfitures of goods or lands confiscate, & all other duetyes that
Is, shall or may appertayne to the king or crownes reuenewes,
& for non payment of the sume or som̄es a fore-sayd, yor mat i e.
to sease the lands & goods of the sayd gentlemen. a boue named,/
& ther bodyes to be Imprisoned at yo
r graces pleasure

K:

how like yo
u that Greene; beleeue me if you faile. Ile not fauor ye a day,

G:

Ile aske no fauo
r at yor hands Sr. ye shall haue yor money at yor day & then doe yo
r worst Sr.

K:

tis very good, sett too yo
r hands & seales, Tressillian. we make you o
r deputy to receaue this mony. looke stricktly to them I charge yee

T:

If the mony com not to my hands at the tyme appoynted,
Ile make them smooke fort

G:
I I yor an vpright Iustice sir we feare ye not
heere my lord. th'are ready signd & seald.

T:
deliuer them to his mat i e. all to gether as yor speciall deeds

[Bag:]
we doe wt h humble thankes. vnto his mat i e.
that maks vs tennants to so ritch a lordshipp

[k]

keepe them Trissillian, now will we signe & seale to yo
u. neuer had english subiects such a landlord

[G]

nor neuer had english king such subiects as we (4) that are [OMITTED]
able to farme a hole kingdome & pay hime rent fort

[k]

looke that ye doe. we shall expect parformance speedely
thers yo
r Indenture signd & seald, wc h as or kingly deed. we heere deliuer

[G]

tho
u neuer didst a better deed in thy life sweete bully, thou «m**s*» now liue at ease, we'le toyle for thee. & send thy mony in tumbling

[K]

we shall see yo
r care Sr. reatch me the mapp we may allott ther portioons. & part the Realme a mongst them equally
yo
u (4) shall heere by vs deuide yor selues into the (39) sheeres a«[OMITTED]d» Counties of my kingdome. parted thus, com stand by mee [OMITTED]
and marke those sheires assignd ye; Baggott thy lott.
betwixt the Thames & sea thus lyes, kent Surry Sussex ha«mshe»
barkeshire, wiltshire, dorsett sheire. somersett-shere deuenshere.[OMITTED]
cornewall, those parte are thyne/
as Ample Baggott as the crowne is myne/

Bag: [Scro:]

all thanks, loue duety to my princly soueraigne

K:

Busshy; from thee shall stretch his gouerment over these[OMITTED]
that lye in Walles. to gether w
t h or countes of Gloster. w«o[OMITTED]» heriford. shropshere. stafford shere, & chess[s]here. thers thy lott[OMITTED]

Bush:

thankes to my king that thus hath honno
rd mee:[OMITTED]

K.

S
r thomas Scroope. ffrom trent to Tweed thy lott is parted thus. all yorkeshere. darbesheire lancashire Comberland westmerland & northumberland
receaue thy lott thy state & gouernment

Scrop:

w
t h faith and duety to yor highnes throne

K:

now my Greene, what haue I left for thee.

Gree:

sfoote and youle giue me nothing then goodnight landlord, sence ye haue
serud me last, & I be not the last shall pay yo
r rent nere trust me.

K:

I kept thee last, to make thy parte the greatest, see heere sweete Greene
these sheeres are thine, euene from the Theames to trent
tho
u heere shallt lye, ith midle of my land

G

thats best ith winter, is ther any pretty wenches in my gouerment

K:

guess that by this. tho
u hast london, middlesex essex suffolke norfolke Cambridgshere harford shere, bedford shere buckingham shere,
oxford shere northampton shere. Rutland shere lestershere warickshere
huntington shire. & lyncolne shere, thers yo
r portioon Sr.

G
sled I will rule like a king a mongst them
& thou shalt raigne like an Emperour over vs

K:
Thus haue I parted my whole Realme a mongst ye
be carefull of yor charge and gouerment
and now to attache or stubborne vncles
lett warrants be sent downe Trissillian
for Gaunt & yorke Surrye and Arondell
whilse we this night at plasshy suddaynly
surprise playne woodstocke, being ∥ted thus
we shall wt h greater ease arrest & take them
yor places are not sure, while the haue breath
ther fore pursue them hard, those traytors gone.
the staues are brooke the people leane vppon
& you may guid & Rule then at yor pleasures
away to plasshy lett or maske be ready
beware playne Thomas for king Richard comes
resolud wt h blood, to wash all former wrongs

Exeunt omnes/
[OMITTED]sound)
[OMITTED]Enter Woodstocke and his Dutches wt h a Gentleman, [OMITTED]Cheney: & others]
W:
The queene so sicke, com, com, make hast good wife
thout be belated sure, tis night alreadye
on wt h thy clooke & maske to horse to horse

+D:
good troth my lord I haue no mynd to ryd
I haue bene dull & heauey all this day
my sleepes were troubled wt h sadd dreames last night
& I am full of feare & heaueynes, pray lett me ryd to morrowe

W:
what and the queene so sicke away for shame
stay for a dreame, tha'st dreampt I'me sure ere this.

D:
neuer so fearefull were my dreames till now
had the consernd my self my feares were past
but you were made. the obiect of myne eye
and I beheld you murderd cruellye

W:
ha murderd, alacke good lady didst thou dreame of me
take comfort then, all dreames are contrarye

D:
pray god it proue soe, for my soule is feare full
the vissione did appeere so liuely to me
me thoughts as you were ranging through the woods
an angry lyon wt h a heard of woolues
had in an Instant round Incompast you.
when to yor rescue, gainst the coursse of kinde
a flocke of silly sheepe made head against them
bleateing for helpe: gainst whom the fforrist kinge
[OMITTED] rousd vp his strength, & slew both you & them: this fere affrights me

[OMITTED]
a fore my god thart foolish, Ile tell thee all thy dreame
[OMITTED] thou knowst last night, we had some priuat talke
about the blanckes the countryes taxte wt h all
wher I compaird the state, (as now it stands)
meaneing king Richard & his harmefull fflatterers
vnto a sauidg heard, of Rauening woolues
the com̄ons to a flocke of Silly sheepe
who wilst ther sloothfull Shephard careless stood
those fforrest theeues brooke In, & suckt ther blood,
and this thy apprehention tooke soe deepe
the forme was portrayd lyuely in thy sleepe
com com tis nothing, what are her horsses ready

[cheny]
they are my lord

W:
wher is the gentleman that brought this message.
wher lyes the queene Sr.

[seru:]
at Sheene my lord; most sicke, & so much alterd
as those about hir. feares hir sudden death

W:
fore-fend it heauen. away make hast I charge ye
what weepeing now, a fore my god thart fonnd.
com com I know thou art no Awgerer of ill
dry vp thy teares, this kiss & parte; farwell

D:
that farwell from yor lipps to me sounds ill
wher ere I goe my feares will followe still—

Exeunt Dutches & ye rest[OMITTED] Manet woodstock[OMITTED]
W:
Se hir to horse backe Cheney: fore [my] god, tis late
& but thimportant busines craues, such hast
she had not gone from plasshy house to night
but woe is me the good queene Ann is sicke
& by my soule. my harte is sadd to heare it
so good a ladye and soe vertious.
this Realme for many ages could not boast of
hir charitye hath stayd the commons rage
that would ere this haue shaken Richards chayre
or sett all england on a burneing fire
Enter: Cheney.
& fore my god. I feare when she is gon
this woefull land, will all to Ruine rune
how now Cheney what is thy lady gon yett

Ch:
she is my lord. wt h much vnwillingnes
& tis so darke I cannot blame hir grace
the lights of heauen, are shutt in pitchey clowds
& flakes of fyre rune tylting through the skye
like dime ostents to some great Tragedye

W:
god bless good Ann a Beame. I feare hir death
wilbe the tragicke sceane the sky foreshowes vs.
when kingdomes change the very heauens are troubled
pray god king Richards wyld behauior,
force not the powres of heauen to frowne vppon vs,
my prayers are still for hime, what thinkst thou Cheney
may not playne Thomas liue a tyme, to see
this state attayne hir formar Royalltye
fore god I doubt it not, my harte is merry
& I am suddenly Inspird for mirth ha:
what sport shall we haue to night Cheney

C
I'me glad to see yor grace adicted soe
for I haue newes of Sudden mirth too tell ye
wc h till I heard ye speake, I durst not vtter
we shall haue a maske to night my lord.

W:
ha a maske saist thou, what are they Cheney

C
It seemes my lord, some country gentlemen
to showe ther deere affectione to yor grace
proffer ther sports this night to make you merry
ther dromes haue calld for entrance twice already

W:
are they so neere: I prethee lett them enter
tell them we doe Imbrace ther loues most kyndly
giue order through the house that all obserue them/
Exit Cheney
we must accept ther loues, although the tymes
are no way suted now for maskes & reuells
what ho, wt h in ther.

Enter seruants
[Toby:] [ser:]
my lord

W:
prepare a banquett: call for lights & musicke
they com in loue. & wele accept it soe
some sports does well, we'are all to full of woe

Enter Cheney
thare com my lord
[Anticke]
they all are wellcome Cheney: sett me a chayre
we will behould ther sports in spight of care

[fflorish Cornetts: Dance & musique: cornetts./]
sound a florish, then a great shout & winding a hornes, Then Enters Cinthia
Cinthia:
ffrom the cleere orbe of or Etheryall Sphere
bright Cinthia comes to hunt & reuell heere
the groues of Callidon & Arden woods
of vntamd monsters: wyld & sauadge heards
we & or knights have freed and hether come
to hunt these forrestes wher we heere ther lyes
a cruell tusked boore, whose terror. flyes
through this large kingdome & wt h feare & dread
strickes hir a massed greatnes payle & dead
& haueing viewd from farr, these towers of stone
we heard the people midst ther Ioy & mone
extoll to heauen. a faithfull prince & peere
that keepes a courte of loue & pittie heere
reuerent & myld his lookes: if such ther bee
this state derects great prince that you are hee
& ere or knights to this great hunting goe
before yor grace. they would some pastime showe
in sprightly danceing, thus they bad me say
& wayt an answer to returne or stay

W:
nay for heauens pitye lett them com I prethee,
pretty deuise ifaith, stand by make rome ther
[Musick]
sturr sturr good fellowes each man to his taske
we shall haue a cleere night the moone derects the maske

[OMITTED]Enter Kinge Richard. Greene Busshey Baggott: like Dianas knights led In by (4.) other [OMITTED] knights: (In Greene) wt h hornes about ther necks & borespeares in ther hands
W:
ha country sports say ye: fore god tis courtly
a generall wellcom courteouse gentlemen.
& when I see yor faces Ile giue it each man more particuler
if yor entertaynement faile yor merritt
I must aske ∥don. my lady is from home
& most of my attendance wayting on h«i»r.
but wele doe what we can to bid you wellcome
a fore my god, it Ioyes my harte to see
amidst these dayes of woe & missery
ye fynd a tyme for harmless mirth & sport
but tis yor loues, & wele be thankefull fort: ah sirra
ye com like knights to hunt the boore indeed.
& heauen he knowes we had need of helping hands
so many wyld boores rootes & spoyles or lands
that england almost is distroyd by them.
I card not if king Richard heard me speake itt
I wish his grace all good, hye heauen can tell
but thers a fault in some, alacke the day
his youth is lead by fflatterers much a stray
but hees or kinge. & gods great deputye
& if ye hunt to haue me second ye
in any rash attempt against his state
a fore my god, Ile nere consent vnto it
I euer yett was Iust & trew to hime
and so will still remayne; whats now amiss
or sinns haue causd. & we must byd heauens will
I speake my harte: I am playne Thomas still
com, com, a hall & musicke ther, yor daunce being done
a banquett stands prepard to bid you wellcome
They Daunce
Musicke) Then Enter Cheney
how now Cheney is this banquett ready

C:
ther is no tyme I feare for banquetting
[A Drome afare of]
my lord I wish yor grace be prouident
I feare yor persone is betrayd my lord
the house is round besett wt h armed souldiers.

W:
ha souldiers. a fore my god, the commons all are vp then
they will rebell agaynst the kinge I feare me
& flocke to me to backe ther bould attempts
goe Arme the houshould Cheney: heere me gentlemen—
Exitt Cheney
fore god I doe not like this whispering
if yor intents be honest, show yor faces

K:
guard fast the doores & sease him persently
this is the caue. that keepes the tusked boore
that rootes vp englands vinards vncontrould
Baggott arest hime, if for help he cry
drowne all his words: wt h dromes confusedly

W:
am I be trayd

Bag:
ye cannot scape my lord, the toyles are pitcht
& all yor houshould fast in hould ere this

Thomas of woodstocke. duke of Gloster. Earle of camebridge & of [OMITTED]
Buckingham. I heere arrest thee in king Richards name
of treason to the crowne his state & Realme

W:

Ile putt in bayle, & answer to the law, speake is king Richard heere [OMITTED]

all:

no no my lord away w
t h hime

W:

villaynes touch me not, I am dissended of the royall blood
king Richards vncle, his grandsiers sonne. his princly fathers brother;[OMITTED]
becomes it princes to be led like slaues.

K:
put on a vissard. stopp his cryes

W:
ha who bids them soe, I know that voyce full well
a fore my god falce men king Richards heere
turne thee thou head strong youth, & speake agen
by thy dead ffathers soule. I charge thee heare me
so heauen may help me at my greatest need
as I haue wisht thy good & englands saftye

Bag:
yare still deceaud my lord, the kings not heere

Bush:
on wt h his maskeing sute. & beare him hence
wele lead ye fairely to king Richards ≼sence.

W:
nay from his ≼sence to my death youle lead me
& I am pleasd I shall not liue to see
my countryes ruine, and his missery
thou hearst me well proud king & well maist booast [OMITTED]
that thou betraydst me heere soe suddenly [OMITTED]
for had I knowne thy secrett trecherye [OMITTED]
nor thou nor thes thy flattering minions. [OMITTED]
wt h all yor strengthes had wrongd playne woodstocke th[OMITTED]
but vse yor wills. yor vncles Gaunt & yorke [OMITTED]
will giue you thankes for this: & the poore com̄o«n»
when they shall heere of these yor vnIust proceedin«g»

K:
stops mouth I say. wele heare no more. [OMITTED]

W:
good heauen. for giue me, pray ye for beare a wh[OMITTED]
Ile speake but one word more, indeed I wil[OMITTED]
some man commend me to my vertious wife [OMITTED]
tell hir hir dreames haue tayne effect indeed [OMITTED]
by wolues & lyons now must woodstock ble[OMITTED]

K:
deliuer hime to lapoole the ship lyes [ready] [OMITTED]
convay hime ore to callys spedely [OMITTED]
ther vse hime as we gaue derections [OMITTED]
sound vp yor dromes or hunting sports are done
& when yare past the house, cast by yor habyts
& mount yor horsses wt h all swiftest hast
the boore is taken, & or feares are past

Exeunt omnes
(sound)
Enter Crossby, Fleming and Nimble,
Cross:
Com sirs attend my lord is coming foorth
the hye shreeues of kent & northumberland
wt h (20) gentlemen are all arested
for priuey whisperers against the state
in wc h I knowe my lord will fynd some trycke
to sease ther goods: & then thers worke for vs

Nimb:

nay ther wilbe worke for the hangman first; then we Riffle the goods,
and my lord seases the lands: if these (700) whisperers. that
are taken come of lustely, hele haue the deuell & all shortly

Enter Trissilian wt h the Shreeues of Kent & Northumberland: wt h officers
Flem:
see see thare cominge.

Tres:
call for a martiall ther. com̄itt the traytors.

Shreeues:
we doe beseech yor honnor heare vs speake

Triss:
Sir wele not heare ye. the proofes to playne against ye
becomes it you Sr. being shreeue of kent
to stay the blancks king Richard sent abroad
revile ormesseingers, refuse the charters
& spurne like traytors gainst the kings decrees,

S: Kent:
my lord: I plead or Antient libertyes
recorded & in Rowld in the kings crowne office
wher in the men of kent are cleere dischargd
of fynes fifteenes or any other taxes
for euer giuen them by the conquerer

Triss:
yor still deceaud, those charters were not sent
to Abrogate yor antient priuiledge
but for his highnes vse they were deuisd
to gather & collect amongst his subiects
such somes of money as they well might spare
& he in ther deffence must howrely spend
is not the subiects wealth at the kings will
what is he lord of liues & not of lands
is not his hye displeasure ≼sent death
and dare ye sturr his Indignation so

S: Nor:
we are free borne my lord. yett doe confess
or liues & goods, are at the kings dispose
(but how my lord) like to a gentle prince
to take or borrowe what we best may spaire
& not like bondslaues, force it from or hands

Triss:
presumptious traytors. that will we try on you,
will you sett limitts to the kings hye pleas«ure»
a way to prison, sease ther goods & lands

«S» Kent:
much good may it doe ye my lord. the care is tayne
[OMITTED] as good dye ther, as heere a broad be slayne

[OMITTED]or:
well god forgiue both you and vs my lord
[OMITTED] yor hard oppressions haue vndone the state
[OMITTED] & made all england, poore, & dessolate

[OMITTED]
Exeunt wt h the shreeues

[OMITTED] I am heere my lord. & sence yo
r lordshipp is now Imployd [OMITTED] to punish trayto
rs. I am com to ≼sent my self vnto you.

[OMITTED] what for a trayto
r

[OMITTED] no my lord, but for a discouerer of the strangest trayto
r. that was [OMITTED] euer heard of. for by playne Aretchmaticke of my capassity
[OMITTED] I haue found out the very words a trayto
r spoke that has whisselld treeason

[OMITTED] how is that, whissell treasone

[OMITTED] most certayne my lord, I haue a tricke fort, if a carman doe
[OMITTED] but whissell, Ile fynd treason int I warrant ye,

Tris:

thart a rare statesman. nimble, thast a reaching head.

Nim:

Ile putt treason in to any mans head my lord, lett hime answer it as he
can. & then my lord we haue gott a schoolem
r. that teaches all the country to sing treason. & like a villayne he sayes, god bless yo
r lordshipp

T

thart a most strang discouerer, wher are thes trayto
rs.

N:

all in prison my lord, m
r Ignorance the Bayle of dunstable & I, haue taken great paines about them; besids heeres a note of (700)
whisperers most on them sleepy knaues, we pulld them out of bedford sheere

T:
letts se the note, (700) whispering traytors.
monstrous villaynes. we must looke to these
of all the sorte these are most dangerous.
to sturr rebellion gainst the king & vs.
what are they Crossby are the rebells wealthy

Crosb:

fatt chuffes my lord all landed men. ritch farmers, gratiers & such
fellowes, that haueing bene but a little pincht w
t h Imprisoment beginne already to offer ther lands for libertye

Tress:
wele not be nice to take ther offers crosby
ther lands are better then ther liues to vs
& wt hout lands they shall not ransome liues
goe sirs, to terrify the traytorrs more
ye shall haue warrants straight to hang them all
then if the proffer lands. & putt in bayle
to make a Iust surrender speedely
lett them haue liues, & after libertye
but those that haue nor lands, nor goods to pay
lett them be whipt, then hangd, make hast away

N:

well then. I see my whissler must be whipt, he has but (2)
calues to liue on, & has lost them too: & for my schoolem
r Ile haue him march about the markett place w
t h (10) dossen of Roods ats girdle, the very day he goes a feasting, & euery one of his
schollers shall haue a Ierke at him com sirs

[Enter Dutches &] [a gentleman]
T:
a way & leaue vs; ([heere comes the dutches])
Exitt nimble & there«*» Manett Trissillian[OMITTED]
Enter Baggott
heere comes Sr Edward Baggott,

Bag:
Right happily mett, my lord Trissillian,

T:
your well returnd to courte Sr Edward
to this sadd house of sheene, made comfortless
by the sharpe sicknes of the good queene Anne/

Bag:
king Richards come & gon to vissett hir
sadd for hir weake estate. hee sitts & weepes
hir speech is gone. only at sight of hime
Enter Busshye
she heaud hir hands & closd hir eyes agen
& whether aliue or dead. is yett vncertayne

T:
heere comes Sr william Busshy, what tydings Sr

«[OMITTED]h:»
the kings a widdower sir. faire Ann a Beame
hath breathd hir last farwell to all the Realme

T:
peace wt h hir soule she was a vertious lady
how takes king Richard this hir sudden death

Bush:
faires like a maddman: rends his princly hayre
beates his sadd breast, falls groueling on the earth
all careless of his state, wishing to dye
& euen in death to keepe hir companey
but that wc h makes his soule more desperate
amidst this heat of passion, weepeing comes
his Aunte the dutches woodstockes hapless wife wt h tender loue &[OMITTED] comfo[OMITTED]
at sight of whome his greifes agayne redubled
calling to mynd the ladyes woefull state
as yett all Ignorant of hir owne mishapp
he takes hir in his Armes weepes on hir breast
& would haue ther reueald hir husbands fall
amidst his passions had not Scroope & Greene
by violence borne hime to an Inward Roome
wher still he Cryes to gett a messinger
to send to Callys to repreeue his vncle

Bag:
I doe not like those passions,
If he reueale the plott we all shall perish, wher is the dutches.

Bush:
wt h much adoe we gott hir leaue the ≼sence
wt h an Intent in hast to Ryd to plasshy

T:
shele fynd sad comforts ther, would all were well
a (1000) dangers round inclose or state

Enter ye King [Greene] and Scroope
Bag:
& wele breake through my lord in spight of ffate
com com be merry good Tressillian
heere comes king Richard, all goe comfort hime./

Scr:
my deerest lord. forsake these sad laments
+ no sorrowes can suffice to make hir liue

K.
then lett sadd sorrowe kill king Richard too
for all my earthly Ioyes wt h hir must dye
and I am kyld wt h Cares eternally
for Ann a Beame is dead, for euer goñ.
she was to vertious to remayne wt h me
& heauen hath giuen hir higher dignitye/
oh god I feare, euen heere beginns or woe
hir deathes but chorus to some tragicke sceane
that shortly will confound or state & Realme
such sadd euents blacke mischeife still attend
& bloody acts I feare must crowne the end.

Bag:
presage not soe sweete prince yor state is stronge
yor. youth full hopes wt h expectatione crownd
lett not one loss so many cōmforts drownd

K:
dispaire & maddnes sease me. oh [my] deere ffreends
what loss can be compaird to such a queene
downe wt h this house of Sheene, goe Rueine all
pull downe hir buildings, lett hir Turretts fall
for euer lay it wast & dessolate
that english king, may neuer heere keepe courte
but to all ages leaue a sad reporte
when men shall see these rueind walls of sheene
& sigheing say, heere dyd king Richards queene
for wc h wele haue it wasted lyme & stone
to keepe a monument of Richards mone, oh tortureing greife

Bush:
[oh] deere [my] leidge, all teares for hir are vayne oblationes
hir quiett soule rests in cellestiall peace
wt h Ioy of that, lett all yor sorrowes seace

K:
Send post to Callys & bid Lapoole for beare
on payne of life, to act or sad decree
for heauens, loue goe, preuent the tragedie
we haue to much prouokt the powres diuine
& heere repent thy wrongs, good vncle woodstocke
[A bed for woodstock]
the thought wher of connfounds my memory
if men might dye when they would poynt the tyme
the tyme is now king Richard would be gone
for as a fearefull thunderclapp doth stricke
the soundest body of the tallest oake
yett harmless leaues the outward barke vntoucht
so is king Richard strocke. com com letts goe
my wounds are Inward. Inward burne my woe

Exeunt omnes