A
MYRROVRE
For
Magistrates
.
Wherein
may
be
seen
by
example
of
other
,
with
howe
greuous
plages
vices
are
punished
:
and
howe
frayle
and
vnstable
worldly
prosperitie
is
founde
,
even
of
those
,
whom
Fortune
seemeth
most
highly
to
fauour
.
Foelix
quem
faciunt
aliena
pericula
cautum
,
Anno.
1559.
LONDINI
,
In
aedibus
Thomae
Marshe
.
Love
and
Lyve
.
To
the
nobilitye
and
all
other
in
office
,
God
graunt
wisedome
and
all
thinges
nedeful
for
the
preseruacion
of
theyr
Estates
.
Amen
.
PLATO
Among
many
other
of
his
notable
sentences
concerning
the
government
of
a
common
weale
,
hath
this
:
Well
is
that
realme
governed
,
in
which
the
ambicious
desyer
not
to
beare
office
.
Wherby
you
may
perceive
(
right
honorable
)
what
offices
are
,
where
they
be
duely
executed
:
not
gaynful
spoyles
for
the
gredy
to
hunt
for
,
but
payneful
toyles
for
the
heedy
to
be
charged
with
.
You
may
perceyve
also
by
this
sentence
,
that
there
is
nothing
more
necessary
in
a
common
weale
,
than
that
officers
be
diligent
and
trusty
in
their
charges
.
And
sure
in
whatsoever
realme
such
provision
is
made
,
that
officers
be
forced
to
do
their
duties
,
there
is
it
as
harde
a
matter
to
get
an
officer
,
as
it
is
in
other
places
to
shift
of
,
and
put
by
those
,
that
with
flattery
,
br●bes
,
and
other
shiftes
,
sue
and
preace
for
offices
.
For
the
ambicious
(
that
is
to
say
prollers
for
power
or
gayne
)
seeke
not
for
offices
to
helpe
other
,
for
whiche
cause
offices
are
ordayned
,
but
with
the
vndoing
of
other
,
to
pranke
vp
them selves
.
And
therfore
bar
them
once
of
this
bayre
,
and
force
them
to
do
their
duties
,
&
they
will
geve
more
to
be
rid
fro
their
charges
,
than
they
did
at
the
first
to
bye
them
:
For
they
seke
only
their
commodity
and
●ase
.
And
therfore
,
where
the
ambicious
seeke
no
office
,
there
no
doubt
,
offices
are
duly
ministred
:
and
where
offices
are
duly
ministred
,
it
can
not
be
chosen
,
but
the
people
are
good
,
whereof
must
nedes
folow
a
good
common
weale
.
For
if
the
officers
be
good
,
the
people
can
not
be
yll
.
Thus
the
goodnes
or
badnes
of
any
realme
lyeth
in
the
goodnes
or
badnes
of
the
rulers
.
And
therfore
not
without
great
cause
do
the
holy
Apostels
so
earnestly
charge
vs
to
pray
for
the
magistrates
:
For
in
dede
the
welth
and
quiet
of
everye
common
weale
,
the
disorder
also
and
miseries
of
the
same
,
cum
specicially
through
them
.
I
nede
not
go
eyther
to
the
Romans
or
Grekes
for
proofe
hereof
,
neyther
yet
to
the
Iewes
,
or
other
na●ions
:
whose
common
weales
have
alway
florished
while
their
officers
were
good
,
and
decayed
and
ranne
to
ruyne
,
whan
noughty
men
had
the
regiment
,
Our
owne
countrey
stories
(
if
we
reade
&
marke
them
)
will
shewe
vs
examples
ynow
,
would
God
we
had
not
seen
moe
then
ynowe
.
I
purpose
not
to
stand
here
vppon
the
particulers
,
because
they
be
in
part
set
furth
in
the
tragedyes
.
Yet
by
the
waye
this
I
note
(
wishing
all
other
to
do
the
like
)
namely
,
that
as
good
governers
have
never
lacked
their
deserved
renowme
,
fo
have
not
the
bad
escaped
infamy
,
besides
such
plages
as
are
horrible
to
hear
of
For
God
(
the
ordeyner
of
Offices
)
although
he
suffer
them
▪
punishment
of
the
people
to
be
often
occupied
of
such
,
as
are
rather
spoilers
and
Iudasses
,
than
toylers
or
Iustices
(
whom
the
scripture
therfore
calleth
Hipacrites
)
yet
suff●eth
he
them
not
to
skape
vnpu●ished
,
because
they
dishonour
him
.
For
it
is
Gods
owne
office
,
yea
his
chiefe
office
,
whych
they
beare
&
abuse
.
For
as
Iustice
is
the
chief
vertue
,
so
is
the
ministracion
therof
,
the
chiefest
office
:
&
therfore
hath
God
established
it
with
the
chiefest
name
,
hon●ring
&
calling
Kinges
,
&
all
officers
vnder
them
by
his
owne
name
,
Gods
.
Ye
be
all
Gods
,
as
many
as
have
in
your
charge
any
ministracion
of
Iustice
.
What
a
fowle
shame
wer
it
for
any
now
to
take
vpon
them
the
name
and
office
of
God
,
and
in
their
doinges
to
shew
them selves
divyls
?
God
can
not
of
Iustice
,
but
plage
such
shameles
presumption
and
hipocrisy
,
and
that
with
shamefull
death
,
diseases
,
or
infamy
.
Howe
he
hath
plaged
euill
rulers
from
time
to
time
,
in
other
nacions
,
you
may
see
gathered
in
Boccas
booke
intituled
the
fall
of
Princes
,
translated
into
Englishe
by
Lydgate
:
Howe
he
hath
delt
with
sum
of
our
countreymen
your
auncestors
,
for
sundrye
vices
not
yet
left
,
this
booke
named
A
Myrrour
for
Magistrates
,
can
shewe
:
which
therfore
I
humbly
offre
vnto
your
honors
,
beseching
you
to
accept
it
fauorably
.
For
here
as
in
a
loking
glas
,
you
shall
see
(
if
any
vice
be
in
you
)
howe
the
like
hath
bene
punished
in
other
heretofore
,
whereby
admonished
,
I
trust
it
will
be
a
good
occasion
to
move
you
to
the
soner
amendment
.
This
is
the
chiefest
ende
,
whye
it
is
set
f●rth
,
which
God
graunt
it
may
attayne
.
The
wurke
was
begun
,
&
part
of
it
〈◊〉
.iiii.
yeare
agoe
,
but
hyndred
by
the
lord
Chauncellour
that
then
was
,
nevertheles
,
through
the
meanes
of
my
lord
Stafford
,
lately
perused
&
licenced
.
Whan
I
first
tooke
it
in
hand
,
I
had
the
helpe
of
many
graunted
,
&
offred
of
sum
,
but
of
few
perfourmed
,
s●arce
of
any
:
So
that
wher
I
entended
to
have
continued
it
to
Quene
Maries
time
,
I
have
ben
●ame
to
end
it
much
sooner
:
yet
so
,
that
it
may
stande
for
a
patarne
,
till
the
rest
be
ready
:
which
with
Gods
grace
(
if
I
may
have
anye
helpe
)
shall
be
shortly
.
In
the
meane
while
my
lords
and
gods
(
for
so
I
may
call
you
)
I
most
humbly
beseche
you
,
fauourably
to
accepte
this
rude
myrrour
,
and
diligently
to
read
and
consider
it
.
And
although
you
shall
finde
in
it
,
that
sum
haue
for
their
vertue
been
enuied
and
murdered
,
yet
cease
not
you
to
be
vertuous
,
but
do
your
offices
to
the
vttermost
:
punish
sinne
boldly
,
both
in
your selues
and
other
,
so
shall
God
(
whose
lieutenauntes
you
are
)
eyther
so
mayntayne
you
,
that
no
malice
shall
preuayle
,
or
if
it
do
,
it
shal
be
for
your
good
,
and
to
your
eternall
glory
both
here
and
in
heaven
,
which
I
beseche
God
you
may
covet
and
attayne
.
Amen
.
Yours
most
humble
,
William
Baldwin
.
¶
A
Briefe
Memorial
of
sundrye
Unfortunate
Englishe
men
.
William
Baldwin
to
the
Reader
.
WHan
the
Printer
had
purposed
with
hym selfe
to
printe
L●dgates
booke
of
the
fall
of
Princes
,
and
had
made
priuye
thereto
,
many
both
honourable
and
worshipfull
,
he
was
counsailed
by
dyuers
of
theim
,
to
procure
to
haue
the
storye
contynewed
from
where
as
Bochas
lefte
,
vnto
this
presente
time
,
chiefly
of
suche
as
Fortune
had
dalyed
with
here
in
this
ylande
:
whiche
might
be
as
a
myrrour
for
al
men
as
well
noble
as
others
,
to
shewe
the
slyppery
deceytes
of
the
waueryng
lady
,
and
the
due
rewarde
of
all
kinde
of
vices
.
Whiche
aduyse
lyked
him
so
well
,
that
he
required
me
to
take
paynes
therin
:
but
because
it
was
a
matter
passyng
my
wyt
and
skyll
,
and
more
thankles
than
gaineful
to
meddle
in
,
I
refused
vtterly
to
vndertake
it
,
excepte
I
might
haue
the
helpe
of
suche
,
as
in
wyt
were
apte
,
in
learning
allowed
,
and
in
iudgemente
a●d
estymacion
able
to
wield
and
furnysh
so
weighty
an
enterpryse
,
thinkyng
euen
so
to
shut
my
handes
.
But
he
earnest
and
diligent
in
his
affayres
,
pr●●iued
A●hles
●o
set
vnder
his
shoulder
:
for
shortly
after
,
dyuers
learned
men
whose
many
giftes
nede
fewe
praises
,
consented
to
take
vpon
theym
parte
of
the
trauayle
.
And
whan
certayne
of
theym
to
the
numbre
of
seuen
,
were
throughe
a
gene●all
ass●nt
at
a●
apoynted
time
a●d
place
gathered
together
to
deuyse
therupon
,
I
resorted
vnto
them
,
bering
with
me
the
booke
of
Bochas
,
translated
by
Dan
Lidgate
,
for
the
better
obseruacion
of
his
order
:
whiche
although
we
lyked
well
,
yet
woulde
it
not
cu●n●●ly
serue
,
seynge
that
both
Bochas
and
Lidgate
were
dead
,
neyther
were
there
any
alyue
that
meddled
with
lyke
arg●ment
,
to
whom
the
vnfortunat
might
make
their
moue
.
To
make
therfore
a
state
mete
for
the
matter
,
they
al
agreed
that
I
shoulde
vsurpe
Bochas
rowme
,
and
the
wretched
princes
complayne
vnto
me
:
and
tooke
vpon
themselues
euery
man
for
his
parte
to
be
sundrye
personages
,
and
in
theyr
behalfes
to
bewayle
vnto
me
theyr
greuous
chaunces
,
heuy
destunes
,
&
wofull
misfortunes
.
This
doen
,
we
opened
suche
bookes
of
Cronicles
as
we
had
there
present
,
and
maister
Ferrers
,
after
he
had
founde
where
Bochas
left
,
whiche
was
about
the
ende
of
king
Edwarde
the
thirdes
raigne
,
to
begin
the
matter
,
sayde
thus
.
I
meruaile
what
Bochas
meaneth
to
forget
among
his
myserable
princes
,
such
as
wer
of
our
nacion
,
whose
numbre
is
as
great
,
as
their
aduentures
wunderful
:
For
to
let
passe
all
,
both
Britons
,
Danes
,
and
Saxons
,
and
to
cum
to
the
last
Conquest
,
what
a
sorte
are
they
,
and
sum
euen
in
his
owne
tyme
?
As
for
example
,
king
Rycharde
the
fyrste
,
slayne
with
a
quarlle
in
his
chiefe
prosperitie
,
also
king
Iohn
his
brother
as
sum
saye
,
poysoned
:
are
not
their
histories
rufull
and
of
rare
example
?
But
as
it
shoulde
appeare
,
he
beynge
an
Italien
,
mynded
most
the
Roman
and
Italike
story
,
orels
perhaps
he
wanted
our
countrey
chronicles
.
It
were
therfore
a
goodlye
and
a
notable
matter
to
searche
&
dyscourse
oure
whole
storye
from
the
fyrst
beginning
of
the
inhabitynge
of
the
yle
.
But
●e●nge
the
printers
mynde
is
to
haue
vs
followe
where
Lidgate
left
,
we
wyll
leaue
that
great
laboure
to
other
that
maye
intende
it
,
and
(
as
blinde
bayarde
is
alway
boldest
)
I
wyll
begin
at
the
tyme
of
Rycharde
the
second
,
a
tyme
as
vnfortunate
as
the
ruler
therein
.
And
forasmuche
frende
Baldwin
,
as
it
shal
be
your
charge
to
note
,
and
pen
orderly
the
whole
proces
,
I
wyll
so
far
as
my
memorie
and
iudgement
serueth
,
sumwhat
further
you
in
the
truth
of
the
story
.
And
therefore
omytting
the
ru●●le
made
by
Iacke
Strawe
and
his
meyny
,
and
the
mourder
of
many
notable
men
which
therby
happened
,
for
Iacke
(
as
ye
knowe
)
was
but
a
poore
prince
:
I
will
begin
with
a
notable
example
whiche
within
a
whyle
after
ensued
.
And
althoughe
he
be
no
great
prince
,
yet
sythens
he
had
a
princelye
offyce
,
I
wyll
take
vpon
me
the
miserable
person
of
syr
Robert
Tresilian
chiefe
Iustice
of
Englande
,
and
of
other
which
suffred
with
him
:
thereby
to
warne
all
of
his
authorytie
and
profession
,
to
take
heed
of
wrong
Iudgementes
,
mysconstruyng
of
lawes
,
or
wrestyng
the
same
to
serue
the
princes
tu●nes
,
whiche
ryghtfullye
brought
theym
to
a
myserable
ende
,
whiche
they
may
iustly
lament
in
maner
ensuyng
.
The
fall
of
Robert
Tresilian
chiefe
Iustice
of
Englande
,
and
other
his
felowes
,
for
misconstruyng
the
lawes
▪
and
expounding
them
to
serue
the
Princes
affections
.
IN
the
rufull
Register
of
mischief
and
mishap
,
Baldwin
we
beseche
thee
with
our
names
to
begin
,
Whom
vnfrendly
Fortune
did
trayne
vnto
a
trap
,
When
we
thought
our
state
most
stable
to
haue
bin
,
So
lightly
leese
they
all
which
all
do
ween
to
wyn
:
Learne
by
vs
ye
Lawyers
and
Iudges
of
the
lande
Uncorrupt
and
vpryght
in
doome
alway
to
stande
.
And
print
it
for
a
president
to
remayne
for
euer
,
Enroll
and
recorde
it
in
tables
made
of
brasse
,
Engraue
it
in
marble
that
may
be
razed
neuer
,
Where
Iudges
and
Iusticers
may
see
,
as
in
a
glasse
,
What
fee
is
for
falshode
,
and
what
our
wages
was
Who
for
our
princes
pleasure
corrupt
with
meed
and
awe
wittyngly
and
wretchedly
did
wrest
the
sence
of
lawe
.
A
chaunge
more
newe
or
straunge
seldome
hath
he
seen
Then
from
the
benche
aboue
to
cum
downe
to
the
bar
:
was
neuer
state
so
turned
in
no
tyme
as
I
wee●
,
As
they
to
becum
clye●tes
that
counsaylours
erst
were
,
But
such
is
Fortunes
playe
,
which
featly
can
prefer
The
iudge
that
sate
aboue
,
full
lowe
beneth
to
stand
,
At
the
bar
a
prisoner
holdynge
vp
his
hand
.
Whiche
in
others
cause
coulde
stoutly
speake
and
plead
,
Both
in
court
and
countrey
,
careles
of
the
tryall
,
Stande
m●●t
lyke
mummers
without
aduyse
or
read
,
Unable
to
vtter
a
true
plea
of
denyall
:
Whiche
haue
seen
the
daye
when
that
for
halfe
a
●yall
,
We
coulde
by
very
arte
haue
made
the
blacke
seme
white
,
And
matters
of
most
wrong
,
to
haue
appered
most
right
.
Beholde
me
vnfortunate
forman
of
this
flocke
,
Tresilian
sumtime
chief
Iustice
of
this
lande
,
By
discent
a
gentleman
,
no
staine
was
in
my
stocke
,
Loketon
,
Holt
,
and
Belknap
,
with
other
of
my
bands
Whiche
the
lawe
and
iustice
had
wholy
in
our
hands
Under
the
seconde
Richarde
a
prince
of
great
estate
,
To
whom
frowarde
fortune
gaue
a
foule
checkmate
.
In
the
common
lawes
our
skill
was
so
profounde
,
Our
credite
and
aucthoritie
suche
and
so
estemed
,
That
what
so
we
concluded
was
taken
for
a
grounde
,
Allowed
was
for
lawe
,
what
so
to
vs
best
semed
:
Lyle
,
death
,
landes
,
goodes
,
and
all
by
vs
was
demed
,
Whereby
with
easye
paine
,
so
great
gaine
we
did
get
,
That
euery
thing
was
fishe
that
came
vnto
our
net
.
At
sessions
and
at
syses
we
bare
the
stroke
and
swey
,
In
patentes
and
commissions
of
Quorum
,
alway
chiefe●
So
that
to
whether
syde
so
euer
we
did
wey
,
Were
it
right
or
wrong
it
past
without
repriefe
,
We
let
hang
the
true
man
somwhiles
to
saue
a
thiefe
Of
golde
and
of
syluer
our
handes
were
neuer
emptye
,
Offices
,
termes
,
and
fees
,
tell
to
vs
in
great
plentye
.
But
what
thing
maye
suffyse
vnto
the
gredye
man●
The
more
he
hath
in
holde
,
the
more
he
doeth
desyre
,
Happy
and
twise
happy
is
he
that
wisely
can
Content
him selfe
with
that
whiche
reason
doth
requyre
,
And
moyleth
for
no
more
then
for
his
needfull
hyre
:
But
gredynes
of
mynde
doth
neuer
kepe
the
syse
,
Whiche
though
it
haue
enough
yet
doth
it
not
suffyse
.
For
lyke
as
dropsye
pacientes
drinke
,
and
styll
be
dry
,
Whose
v●staunched
thyrst
no
lyquor
can
allaye
.
And
drinke
they
neuer
so
muche
yet
styll
for
more
they
cry
:
So
couetous
catchers
toyle
both
nyght
and
day
,
Gredy
and
euer
nedy
prollyng
for
theyr
praye
.
O
endles
thyrst
of
golde
corrupter
of
all
lawes
,
What
mischiefe
is
on
molde
whereof
thou
art
not
cause
?
Thou
modest
vs
forget
the
fayth
of
our
profession
,
When
sergeantes
we
were
sworne
to
serue
the
common
lawe
.
Whiche
was
that
in
no
poynte
we
should
make
digression
From
approued
principles
in
sentens
nor
in
sawe
:
But
we
vnhappy
wretches
without
all
drede
and
awe
Of
the
Iudge
eternall
,
for
worldes
vayne
promocion
,
More
to
man
than
God
dyd
beare
our
hole
deuocion
.
The
lawes
we
interpreted
and
statutes
of
the
lande
,
Not
trulye
by
the
texte
,
but
nuly
by
a
glose
:
And
w●rds
that
wer
most
plaine
whan
thei
by
vs
wer
s●and●
We
turned
by
construction
lyke
a
welchmans
hose
,
Wherby
many
one
both
lyfe
and
lande
dyd
lose
:
Yet
this
we
made
a
mean
to
mount
aloft
on
mules
.
To
serue
kings
in
al
p●intes
men
must
sumwhile
breke
rules
.
Thus
clymyng
and
contendyng
alway
to
the
top
From
hye
vnto
hygher
,
and
than
to
be
moste
hye
,
The
hunny
dewe
of
Fortune
so
fast
on
vs
dyd
drop
That
of
kinge
Richards
counsayle
we
came
to
be
full
nye
:
To
crepe
into
whose
fauour
we
were
●●ll
fyne
and
slye
Alway
to
his
pro●i●e
where
any
wurde
myght
sounde
That
way
(
all
were
it
wrong
)
the
sens
we
dyd
expounnde
.
So
wurkyng
lawe
lyke
ware
,
the
subiecte
was
not
sure
Of
lyfe
,
lande
,
nor
goods
,
but
at
the
princes
wyll
:
Whiche
caused
his
kingdome
the
shorter
tyme
to
dure
,
For
clayming
power
absolute
both
to
saue
and
spyll
,
The
prince
therby
presumed
his
people
for
to
pyll
:
And
set
his
lustes
for
lawe
,
and
will
had
reasons
place
,
No
more
but
hang
and
drawe
,
there
was
no
better
grace
.
The
king
thus
transcending
the
lymittes
of
his
lawe
,
Not
raygning
but
raging
by
youthfull
insolence
,
Wyse
and
wurthy
persons
,
dyd
fro
the
courte
withdrawe
,
There
was
no
grace
n●
place
for
auncient
prudence
.
Presumcion
and
pryde
with
excesse
of
expence
Possessed
the
palays
,
and
pillage
the
countrye
:
Thus
all
went
to
wracke
,
vnlyke
of
remedie
.
The
Baronye
of
Englande
not
bearyng
this
abuse
,
Conspyring
with
the
commons
assembled
by
assent
,
And
seynge
neyther
reason
,
nor
●reaty
,
coulde
induce
The
king
in
any
thing
his
Rygor
to
relent
,
Mawgree
all
his
might
they
called
a
parlyament
Francke
and
free
for
all
men
without
checke
to
debate
As
well
for
weale
publyke
,
as
for
the
princes
stare
.
In
whiche
parlyament
muche
thinges
was
proponed
Concerning
the
regaly
and
ryghtes
of
the
crowne
,
By
reason
kynge
Richarde
,
whiche
was
to
be
moned
,
Full
lytell
regardynge
his
honour
and
renowne
,
By
synister
aduyse
,
had
tourned
all
vpsodowne
.
For
suerty
of
whose
state
,
them
thought
it
dyd
behooue
His
corrupt
counsaylours
,
from
him
to
remooue
.
Among
whom
,
Robert
Uere
,
called
duke
of
Irelande
with
Myghell
Delapole
of
Suffolke
newe
made
erle
,
Of
Yorke
also
the
Archebysshop
,
dyspatcht
wer
out
of
hande
,
with
Brembre
of
London
Mayor
▪
a
full
vncurteous
churle
,
Sum
learned
in
the
lawe
in
exyle
they
dyd
hurle
:
But
I
poore
Tresilian
because
I
was
the
chiefe
was
dampned
to
the
gallowes
most
vyly
as
a
chiefe
.
Loe
the
fyne
of
falshode
,
the
stypende
of
corruption
,
Fye
on
stynkyng
lucre
,
of
all
vnryght
the
lure
:
Ye
Iudges
and
ye
Iusticers
let
my
most
iust
punycion
,
Teache
you
to
shake
of
bribes
and
kepe
your
handes
pure
.
Ryches
and
promocion
be
vaine
thynges
and
vnsure
,
The
fauour
of
a
prince
is
an
untrusty
staye
,
But
Iustyce
hath
a
see
that
shall
remayne
alwaye
.
what
glory
can
be
greater
before
god
or
man
,
Then
by
the
pathes
of
equitie
in
iudgement
to
procede
,
So
d●l●e
and
so
trulye
the
lawes
alwayes
to
skan
,
That
ryght
may
take
his
place
without
rewarde
or
mede
,
Set
aparte
all
flattery
and
vaine
worldly
drede
:
Take
god
before
your
eyes
〈◊〉
iust
iudge
supreme
,
Remembre
well
your
reckeni●g
at
the
daye
extreme
.
Abandon
all
aff●ay
,
be
soothfast
in
your
sawes
,
Be
cons●an●
and
c●reles
of
mortall
mens
dyspleasure
,
With
eyes
sh●●
&
hands
close
you
should
pronounce
the
lawes
Esteme
not
worldly
●yre
,
thynke
ther
is
a
treasure
More
worth
then
golde
or
stone
a
thousande
rymes
in
valure
,
Reposed
for
all
suche
as
righteousnes
ensue
,
Whereof
you
cannot
fayle
,
the
promys
made
is
true
.
If
sum
in
latter
dayes
,
had
called
vnto
mynde
The
fatall
fall
of
vs
for
wrestyng
of
the
ryght
,
The
statutes
of
this
lande
they
should
not
haue
defynde
So
wylfully
and
wyttingly
agaynst
the
sentence
quyte
:
But
though
they
skaped
paine
,
the
falte
was
nothing
lyght
:
Let
them
that
cum
hereafter
both
that
and
this
compare
,
And
waying
well
the
ende
,
they
wyll
I
trust
beware
.
WHan
maister
Ferrers
had
finished
this
tragedye
,
whiche
semed
not
vnfyt
for
the
persons
touched
in
the
same
An
other
whiche
in
the
mean
tyme
had
stayed
vpon
syr
Roger
Mortimer
,
whose
miserable
ende
as
it
should
appeare
,
was
sumwhat
before
the
others
,
sayd
as
foloweth
.
Althoughe
it
be
not
greatly
appertinent
to
our
purpose
,
yet
in
my
iudgement
I
thynke
it
woulde
do
wel
to
obserue
the
times
of
men
,
and
as
they
be
more
aunciente
▪
so
to
place
theym
▪
for
I
fynde
that
before
these
,
of
whom
maister
Ferrers
here
hath
spoken
,
there
were
two
Mortimers
,
the
one
hanged
in
Edwarde
the
thirdes
tyme
out
of
oure
date
,
another
slayne
in
Irelande
in
Richarde
the
secondes
tyme
,
a
yere
before
the
fall
of
these
Iustices
:
whose
historye
syth
it
is
notable
and
the
example
fruitfull
,
it
were
pitie
to
ouerpasse
it
.
And
therfore
by
your
lycence
and
agrement
,
I
will
take
vpon
me
the
personage
of
the
last
,
who
full
of
woundes
,
miserably
mangled
,
with
a
pale
countenaunce
,
and
grisly
looke
,
may
make
his
mone
to
Baldwin
as
foloweth
.
Howe
the
two
Rogers
,
surnamed
Mortimers
,
for
theyr
sundry
vices
ended
theyr
lyues
vnfortunatelye
.
AMong
the
ryders
of
the
rollyng
wheels
,
That
lost
theyr
holdes
,
Baldwin
forget
not
me
,
whose
fatall
threede
false
Fortune
nedes
would
reele
,
Ere
it
were
twysted
by
the
systers
three
.
All
folke
be
frayle
,
theyr
blysses
brittle
bee
:
For
proofe
whereof
although
none
other
mer
,
Suffyse
may
I
,
syr
Roger
Mortimer
.
Not
he
that
was
in
Edwardes
dayes
the
thyrde
,
Whom
Fortune
brought
to
boote
and
efte
to
bale
,
With
loue
of
whom
the
kyng
so
muche
she
sturde
,
That
none
but
he
was
heard
in
any
tale
:
And
whyles
she
smooth
,
blewe
on
this
merye
gale
,
He
was
created
earle
of
Marche
,
alas
,
Whence
envy
sprang
whiche
his
destruction
was
.
For
welth
bredeth
wrath
,
in
suche
as
welth
do
want
,
And
pryde
with
folly
in
suche
as
it
possesse
,
Among
a
thousande
shall
you
fynde
hym
skant
,
That
can
in
welth
his
loftye
harte
represse
,
Whiche
in
this
Erle
due
proofe
did
playne
expresse
,
For
where
he
sumwhat
hauty
was
before
,
His
hygh
degree
hath
made
hym
nowe
muche
more
.
For
nowe
alone
he
ruleth
as
him
lust
,
N●
recketh
for
rede
,
save
of
kyng
Edwardes
mother
:
Whiche
forced
envy
soulder
out
the
rust
,
That
in
mens
hartes
before
dyd
lye
and
smother
.
The
Piers
,
the
people
,
as
well
the
one
as
the
other
,
Agaynst
〈◊〉
so
haynous
a
complaynt
,
That
for
a
traytour
he
was
taken
and
attaynt
.
Then
all
suche
faultes
as
were
forgot
before
,
The
shower
afresh
,
and
samwhat
to
them
ad
:
For
cruell
envy
hath
eloquence
in
store
,
whan
Fortune
byds
,
to
warsse
thinges
meanely
bad
.
Fyue
haynous
crymes
agaynst
hym
soone
were
had
,
Fyrst
,
that
he
causde
the
kyng
to
yelde
the
Skot
,
To
make
a
peace
,
townes
that
were
from
him
got
:
And
therewithall
the
charter
●●lled
R●gman
.
That
of
the
Skots
he
bribed
pryuy
gayne
,
That
through
his
meanes
syr
Edward
of
Carnaruan
In
Barkley
castell
trayterously
was
slayne
:
That
with
his
princes
mother
he
had
layne
.
And
fynally
with
pollyng
at
his
pleasure
,
Had
robde
the
kyng
and
commons
of
theyr
treasure
.
For
these
thynges
loe
whiche
erst
were
out
of
minde
He
was
condemned
,
and
hanged
at
the
last
,
In
whom
dame
Fortune
fully
shewed
her
kynde
,
For
whom
she
heaves
,
she
hurleth
downe
as
fast
:
If
men
to
cum
would
learne
by
other
past
,
This
cosen
of
myne
myght
cause
them
set
asyde
,
High
clymyng
,
brybyng
,
murdring
,
lust
,
and
pryde
.
The
fynall
cause
why
I
this
processe
tell
,
Is
that
I
may
be
knowen
from
this
other
,
My
lyke
in
name
,
vnlyke
me
though
he
fell
,
Whiche
was
I
thinke
my
graund
sier
or
his
brother
:
To
counte
my
kyn
,
dame
Philip
was
my
mother
,
Deare
doughter
and
heyre
of
douty
Lyonell
,
The
seconde
sonne
of
a
kyng
that
dyd
excell
.
My
father
hyght
syr
Edmunde
Mortimer
,
True
erle
of
Marche
,
whence
I
was
after
erle
By
iust
discent
,
these
two
my
parentes
wer
,
Of
whiche
the
one
of
knighthoode
bare
the
ferle
,
Of
womanhoode
the
other
was
the
perle
:
Throughe
theyr
deserte
so
called
of
euery
wight
,
Tyll
death
them
tooke
,
and
left
in
me
theyr
ryght
.
For
why
the
attaynder
of
my
elder
Roger
,
(
whose
shamefull
death
I
tolde
you
but
of
late
)
was
founde
to
be
vniust
,
and
passed
ouer
Agaynst
the
lawe
,
by
those
that
bare
hym
hate
.
For
where
by
lawe
the
lowest
of
free
estate
Should
personally
be
heard
ere
iudgement
passe
,
They
barred
hym
this
,
where
through
distroyed
he
was
.
wherfore
by
doome
of
courte
in
parlyament
,
whan
we
had
proued
our
cosen
ordred
thus
,
The
Kyng
,
the
Lordes
,
and
Commens
of
assent
,
His
lawles
death
vnlawfull
dyd
discus
:
And
both
to
blood
and
good
restored
vs
.
A
Presydent
most
worthy
,
shewed
,
and
left
Lordes
lyues
to
saue
that
lawles
might
be
rest
.
whyle
Fortune
thus
dyd
furder
me
amayne
Kyng
Rychardes
grace
the
seconde
of
the
name
(
whose
dissolute
lyfe
dyd
soone
abridge
his
rayne
)
Made
me
his
mate
in
earnest
and
in
game
:
The
Lordes
them selues
so
well
allowed
the
same
,
That
throwe
my
tytles
duely
cummyng
downe
,
I
was
made
heyre
apparaunt
to
the
crowne
.
who
then
but
I
was
euery
where
estemed
?
well
was
the
man
that
myght
with
me
acquaynte
,
whom
I
allowed
,
as
Lordes
the
people
demed
.
To
what
so
euer
folly
had
me
bente
,
To
lyke
it
well
the
people
dyd
assente
:
To
me
as
prince
,
attended
great
and
small
,
In
hope
a
daye
would
cum
to
paye
for
all
.
But
seldome
ioye
continueth
trouble
voyde
,
In
greatest
charge
cares
greatest
do
ensue
,
The
most
possest
are
ever
most
anoyed
,
In
largest
seas
sore
tempestes
lyghtly
brue
,
The
fresshest
colours
soonest
fade
the
hue
,
In
thyckest
place
is
made
the
depest
wounde
,
True
proofe
wherof
my selfe
to
soone
haue
founde
.
For
whyles
that
Fortune
lulde
me
in
her
lap
,
And
gaue
me
gyftes
mo
than
I
dyd
requyre
,
The
sub●yll
qucan
behynde
me
set
a
trap
,
whereby
to
dashe
and
laye
all
in
the
myre
:
The
Iryshe
men
against
me
dyd
conspyre
,
My
landes
of
Ulster
fro
me
to
haue
reft
,
whiche
herytage
my
mother
had
me
left
.
And
whyles
I
there
,
to
set
all
thinges
in
stay
,
(
Omyt
my
toyles
and
troubles
thitherwarde
)
Among
myne
owne
with
my
retinue
lay
,
The
wylder
men
whom
lytell
I
dyd
regarde
,
And
had
therefore
the
recheles
mans
rewarde
:
When
least
I
thought
set
on
me
in
suche
number
,
That
fro
my
corps
my
lyfe
they
rent
a
sunder
.
Nought
myght
auayle
my
courage
nor
my
force
,
Nor
strength
of
men
whiche
were
alas
to
sewe
:
The
cruell
folke
assaulted
so
my
horse
,
That
all
my
helpes
in
pieces
they
to
hewe
,
Our
blood
distayned
the
grounde
as
drops
of
dewe
,
Nought
myght
preuayle
to
flee
nor
yet
to
yelde
,
For
whom
they
take
they
murdre
in
the
fyelde
.
They
know
no
lawe
of
armes
nor
none
wil
lerne
:
They
make
not
warre
(
as
other
do
)
a
playe
,
The
lorde
,
the
boye
,
the
Calloglas
,
the
kerne
,
Yelde
or
not
yelde
,
whom
so
they
take
they
slay
,
They
save
no
prysoners
,
for
raunsom
nor
for
pay
:
Theyr
chiefest
boote
they
counte
theyr
bodohs
heade
,
Theyr
ende
of
warre
to
see
theyr
enmye
deade
.
Amongest
these
men
or
rather
savage
beastes
,
I
lost
my
lyfe
,
by
cruell
murder
slame
.
And
therfore
Baldwin
note
thou
well
my
geastes
,
And
warne
all
princes
rashnes
to
refraine
:
Bid
them
beware
their
enmies
when
they
saine
,
Nor
yet
presume
vnequally
to
strive
,
Had
I
thus
done
,
I
had
ben
man
alive
.
But
I
dispysed
the
naked
Iryshmen
.
And
for
they
flewe
,
I
feared
them
the
lesse
:
I
thought
one
man
ynough
to
matche
with
ten
,
And
through
this
careles
vnadvisednesse
,
I
was
destroyed
,
and
all
my
men
I
gesse
,
At
vnawares
assaulted
by
our
foen
,
Whiche
were
in
numbre
fourty
to
vs
one
.
Se
here
the
staye
of
fortunate
estate
,
The
vayne
assuraunce
of
this
britell
lyfe
,
For
I
but
yong
,
proclaymed
prince
of
late
,
Right
fortunate
in
children
and
in
wife
,
Lost
all
at
once
by
stroke
of
bloody
knife
:
Wherby
assurde
let
men
them selues
assure
,
That
welth
and
lyfe
are
doubtfull
to
endure
.
AFter
that
this
Tragedy
was
ended
,
mayster
Ferrers
sayde
:
seyng
it
is
best
to
place
eche
person
in
his
ordre
,
Baldwin
take
you
the
Chronicles
and
marke
them
as
they
cum
:
for
there
are
many
wurthy
to
be
noted
,
though
not
to
be
treated
of
.
First
the
lord
Morif
a
Scotishman
,
who
tooke
his
deathes
wounde
through
a
stroke
lent
him
by
the
erle
of
Notingham
whom
he
chalenged
at
the
tilte
.
But
to
omit
him
,
&
also
the
fatte
Prior
of
Tiptre
,
preaced
to
death
with
throng
of
people
vpon
London
bridge
at
the
Quenes
entry
,
I
wil
cum
to
the
duke
of
Glocestre
the
kinges
vncle
,
a
man
muche
mynding
the
common
weale
,
&
yet
at
length
miserably
made
away
,
In
whose
person
yf
ye
wyll
gyue
eare
,
ye
shall
heare
what
I
thinke
mete
to
be
sayd
.
Howe
syr
Thomas
of
Wudstocke
Duke
of
Glocester
,
vncle
to
king
Richarde
the
seconde
,
was
vnlawfully
murdred
.
WHose
state
is
stalysht
in
semyng
most
sure
,
And
so
far
from
daunger
of
Fortunes
blast
,
As
by
the
compas
of
mans
coniecture
,
No
brasen
pyller
maye
be
fyxte
more
fast
:
Yet
wantyng
the
staye
of
prudent
forecast
,
Whan
frowarde
Fortune
lyst
for
to
frowne
,
Maye
in
a
moment
tourne
vpsyde
downe
.
In
proofe
whereof
,
O
Baldwin
,
take
payne
To
hearken
awhyle
to
Thomas
of
Wudstocke
,
Addrest
in
presence
his
fate
to
complayne
,
In
the
forlorne
hope
of
the
Englysh
flocke
:
Extracte
by
discent
from
the
royall
stocke
,
Sonne
to
kyng
Edward
third
of
that
name
,
And
seconde
to
none
in
glory
and
fame
.
This
noble
father
to
maynteyne
my
state
,
With
Buckyngham
Erldom
dyd
me
indowe
,
Both
Nature
and
Fortune
to
me
were
grate
,
Denyeng
nothing
which
they
myght
allowe
:
Theyr
sundry
graces
in
me
did
so
flowe
,
As
bewty
,
strength
,
high
fauour
and
fame
.
Who
may
of
God
more
wysh
than
the
same
?
Brothers
we
were
to
the
numbre
of
seuen
,
I
beyng
the
syxt
,
and
yongest
but
one●
A
more
royall
race
was
not
vnder
heauen
,
More
stowte
or
more
stately
of
stomacke
and
person
,
Princes
all
pereles
in
eche
condicion
:
Namely
syr
Edwarde
called
the
blacke
prince
,
Whan
had
Englande
the
lyke
before
eyther
since
?
But
what
of
all
this
,
any
man
to
assure
,
In
state
vncarefull
of
Fortunes
varyaunce
?
Syth
dayly
and
hourely
we
see
it
in
vre
,
That
where
most
cause
is
of
affyaunce
,
Euen
there
is
founde
moste
weake
assuraunce
▪
Let
none
trust
Fortune
,
but
folowe
Reason
:
For
often
we
see
in
trust
is
treason
.
This
prouerbe
in
proofe
ouer
true
I
tryed
,
Finding
high
treason
in
place
of
high
trust
.
And
most
faulte
of
fayth
where
I
most
affyed
:
Beyng
by
them
,
that
should
haue
been
iust
,
Trayterously
entrapt
,
ere
I
coulde
mystrust
.
Ah
wretched
worlde
what
it
is
to
trust
thee
,
Let
them
that
wyll
learne
nowe
hearken
vnto
mee
.
After
king
Edwarde
the
thyrdes
decease
,
Succeded
my
Nephewe
Rycharde
to
reyne
,
Who
for
his
glory
and
honors
encrease
,
With
princely
wagies
dyd
me
enterteyne
,
Agaynst
the
Frenchmen
to
be
his
Chyefreyne
:
So
passyng
the
seas
with
royall
puissaunce
,
With
God
and
S.
George
I
inuaded
Fraunce
.
Wasting
the
countrey
with
swurde
and
with
fyer
,
Ouerturning
townes
,
high
castels
and
towers
,
Lyke
Mars
God
of
warre
enflamed
with
yre
,
I
forced
the
Frenchmen
tabaddon
theyr
bowers
:
Where
euer
we
matcht
I
wan
at
all
howers
,
In
suche
wyse
visyting
both
Cytie
and
village
,
That
alway
my
soldiers
were
laden
with
pillage
.
With
honoure
and
triumph
was
my
retourne
,
Was
none
more
ioyous
than
yong
king
Richarde
:
Who
minding
more
highly
my
state
to
adourne
,
with
Glocester
Dukedome
dyd
me
rewarde
:
And
after
in
mariage
I
was
prefarde
,
To
a
daughter
of
Bohan
an
earle
honorable
,
By
whome
I
was
of
Englande
high
Constable
.
Thus
hoysted
so
high
on
Fortunes
wheele
,
As
one
on
a
stage
attendyng
a
playe
,
Seeth
not
on
whiche
syde
the
scaffolde
doth
reele
,
Tyll
tymber
and
poales
,
and
all
flee
awaye
:
So
fared
it
by
mee
,
for
day
by
daye
,
As
honour
encreased
I
loked
styll
hyer
,
Not
seyng
the
daunger
of
my
fonde
desyer
.
For
whan
Fortunes
slud
ran
with
full
streame
,
I
beyng
a
Duke
descended
of
Kinges
,
Constable
of
Englande
,
chiefe
officer
in
the
realme
,
Abused
with
esperaunce
in
these
vaine
thinges
,
I
went
without
feete
,
and
flewe
without
winges
:
Presumyng
so
far
vpon
my
high
state
That
dread
set
aparte
,
my
prince
I
would
mate
.
For
where
as
al
kings
haue
counsel
of
their
choyse
To
whom
they
refer
the
rule
of
theyr
lande
,
With
certayne
famyliers
in
whom
to
reioyce
,
For
pleasure
or
profyt
,
as
the
case
shall
stande
,
I
not
bearyng
this
,
would
nedes
take
in
hande
,
Maulgree
his
wyll
those
persons
to
dysgrace
,
And
such
as
I
thought
fyt
to
appoynt
in
their
place
.
But
as
an
olde
booke
sayth
,
who
so
wyll
assaye
,
Aboute
the
Cats
necke
to
hang
on
a
bell
,
Had
fyrst
nede
to
cut
the
Cats
clawes
awaye
,
Least
yf
the
Cat
be
curst
,
or
not
tamed
well
,
She
haply
with
her
nayles
may
clawe
him
to
the
fell
:
For
doyng
on
the
bell
about
the
cats
necke
,
By
beyng
to
busy
I
caught
a
sore
checke
.
Reade
well
the
sentence
of
the
Rat
of
renoune
,
Which
Pierce
the
plowman
discribes
in
his
dreame
,
And
who
so
hath
wyt
the
sense
to
expoune
,
Shall
fynde
that
to
bridle
the
prince
of
a
realme
,
Is
euen
(
as
who
sayeth
)
to
striue
with
the
streame
:
Note
this
all
subiectes
,
and
construe
it
well
,
And
busy
not
your
braine
about
the
cats
bell
.
But
in
that
ye
be
Lyeges
learne
to
obaye
,
Submytting
your
wylles
to
your
princes
lawes
,
It
sytteth
not
a
subiecte
to
haue
his
owne
waye
,
Remember
this
bywurde
of
the
Cats
clawes
:
For
princes
lyke
Lyons
haue
long
and
large
pawes
That
reache
at
raundon
,
and
whom
they
once
twitch
,
They
clawe
to
the
bone
before
the
skyn
itch
.
But
to
my
purpose
,
I
beyng
once
bent
,
Towardes
the
atchiuyng
of
my
attemptate
,
Fower
bolde
Barrons
were
of
myne
assent
,
By
oth
and
allyaunce
fastly
confederate
:
Fyrst
Henry
of
Derby
,
an
Earle
of
estate
,
Richarde
of
Arundell
,
and
Thomas
of
Warwicke
,
With
Mowbray
erle
Marshall
a
man
most
warlicke
.
At
Ratcote
brydge
assembled
our
bande
,
The
Commons
in
clusters
cam
to
vs
that
day
,
To
daunce
Robert
Uere
,
then
Duke
of
Irelande
,
By
whom
king
Rycharde
was
ruled
alway
:
We
put
hym
to
flyght
,
and
brake
his
array
,
Then
maulgree
the
kyng
,
his
leaue
or
assent
,
By
Constables
power
we
called
a
parlyament
.
Where
not
in
roabes
,
but
with
bastardes
bright
,
We
cam
for
to
parle
of
the
Publyke
weale
,
Confyrming
our
quarell
,
with
maine
and
with
might
With
swurdes
and
no
wurdes
we
tryed
our
appeale
,
In
stede
of
Reason
declaryng
our
Zeale
,
And
whom
so
we
knewe
with
the
kyng
in
good
grace
Playnely
we
depriued
him
of
power
and
of
place
.
Sum
with
shorte
proces
were
banyshe
the
lande
,
Sum
executed
with
capytall
payne
,
Wherof
who
so
lyst
,
the
whole
to
vnderstande
,
In
the
parlyament
roll
it
appeareth
playne
,
And
furder
howe
stoutly
we
dyd
the
king
strayne
,
The
Rule
of
his
realme
wholy
to
resygne
,
To
the
order
of
those
,
whom
we
dyd
assygne
.
But
note
the
sequele
of
suche
presumption
,
After
we
had
these
myracles
wrought
,
The
king
enflamed
with
indignacion
,
That
to
suche
bondage
he
should
be
brought
,
Suppressyng
the
yre
of
his
inwarde
thought
:
Studyed
nought
els
but
howe
that
he
myght
Be
highly
reuenged
of
his
high
dispight
.
Aggreued
was
also
this
latter
offence
,
with
former
matter
his
yre
to
renue
:
For
once
at
wyndsore
I
brought
to
his
presence
,
The
Mayor
of
London
with
all
his
retinue
,
To
are
a
reckening
of
the
Realmes
reuenue
:
And
the
soldiers
of
Brest
were
by
me
made
bolde
,
To
clayme
entertainment
the
towne
being
solde
.
These
griefes
remembred
,
with
all
the
remnaunt
,
Of
hate
in
his
hert
hourded
a
treasure
,
Yet
openly
in
shewe
made
he
no
semblaunt
,
By
wurde
nor
by
deede
to
beare
displeasure
:
But
loue
dayes
dissembled
do
neuer
endure
,
And
who
so
trusteth
a
foe
reconcylde
,
Is
for
the
most
parte
alwayes
begilde
.
For
as
fyer
yll
quencht
will
vp
at
a
starte
,
And
sores
not
well
salued
do
breake
out
of
newe
,
So
hatred
hydden
in
an
yrefull
harte
,
Where
it
hath
had
long
season
to
brewe
,
Upon
euery
occasion
doth
easely
renewe
:
Not
fayling
at
last
,
yf
it
be
not
let
.
To
paye
large
vsury
besides
the
due
det
.
Euin
so
it
fared
by
this
frendship
fained
,
Outwardly
sounde
,
and
inwardly
rotten
:
For
whan
the
kinges
fauour
in
semyng
was
gained
,
All
olde
dyspleasures
forgyuen
and
forgotten
,
Euin
than
at
a
sodayne
the
shaft
was
shotten
,
Whiche
pearced
my
harte
voyde
of
mistrust
,
Alas
that
a
prince
should
be
so
vniust
.
For
lying
at
Plasshey
my selfe
to
repose
,
By
reason
of
syckenes
whiche
helde
me
full
sore
:
The
king
espying
me
aparte
from
those
,
with
whom
I
confedered
in
bande
before
,
Thought
it
not
meete
,
to
tract
the
tyme
more
,
But
glad
to
take
me
at
suche
auauntage
,
Came
to
salute
me
with
friendly
vysage
.
Who
hauyng
a
bande
bounde
to
his
bent
,
By
coulour
of
kyndenes
to
byset
his
Eame
,
Tooke
tyme
to
accomplysh
his
cruell
intent
:
And
in
a
small
vessell
downe
by
the
streame
,
Conueyed
me
to
Calays
out
of
the
realme
,
where
without
proces
or
doome
of
my
yeres
,
Not
nature
but
murder
abridged
my
yeres
.
This
acte
was
odious
to
God
and
to
man
,
Yet
rygour
to
cloke
in
habyte
of
reason
,
By
crafty
compas
deuise
they
can
,
Articles
nyne
of
ryght
haynous
treason
:
But
doome
after
death
is
sure
out
of
season
,
For
who
euer
sawe
so
straunge
a
presydent
,
As
execucion
doen
before
iudgement
.
Thus
hate
harboured
in
depth
of
mynde
,
By
sought
occasyon
burst
out
of
newe
,
And
cruelty
abused
the
lawe
of
kynde
,
whan
that
the
Nephewe
the
Uncle
slewe
,
Alas
king
Rycharde
sore
mayst
thou
rewe
:
whiche
by
this
facte
preparedst
the
waye
,
Of
thy
harde
destynie
to
hasten
the
daye
.
For
blood
axeth
blood
as
guerdon
dewe
,
And
vengeaunce
for
vengeaunce
is
iust
rewarde
,
O
ryghteous
God
thy
iudgementes
are
true
,
For
looke
what
measure
we
other
〈◊〉
,
The
same
for
vs
agayne
is
prepard●
:
Take
heed
ye
princes
by
examples
past
,
Blood
wyll
haue
blood
,
eyther
fyrst
or
last
.
WHan
maister
Ferrers
had
ended
this
fruytfull
tragedye
,
because
no
man
was
readye
with
another
,
I
,
hauyng
perused
the
story
whiche
cam
next
,
sayd
:
Because
you
shall
not
say
my
maisters
but
that
I
wyll
in
sumwhat
do
my
parte
,
I
wyll
vnder
your
correction
declare
the
tragedy
of
the
Lord
Mowbray
,
the
chiefe
wurker
of
the
Dukes
destruction
:
who
to
admonysh
all
Counsaylers
to
beware
of
flattering
princes
,
or
falsely
enuying
or
accusyng
theyr
Peregalles
,
may
lament
his
vices
in
maner
folowyng
.
Howe
the
Lorde
Mowbray
promoted
by
Kyng
Richarde
the
seconde
,
was
by
hym
banyshed
the
Realme
▪
and
dyed
miserably
in
exyle
.
THough
sorowe
and
shame
abash
me
to
reherc●
My
lothsum
lyfe
and
death
of
due
deserued
,
Yet
that
the
paynes
thereof
may
other
perce
,
To
leaue
the
lyke
,
least
they
be
lykely
serued
,
Ah
Baldwin
marke
,
I
wil
shew
thee
how
I
swarued
:
Dyssemblyng
,
Enuy
,
and
Flattery
,
bane
that
●e
Of
all
their
hostes
,
haue
shewed
their
power
on
me
.
I
blame
not
Fortune
though
she
dyd
her
parte
,
And
true
it
is
she
can
doo
lytell
harme
,
She
gydeth
goods
,
she
hampreth
not
the
harte
,
A
vertuous
mynde
is
safe
from
euery
charme
:
Uyce
,
onely
vyce
,
with
her
stoute
strengthles
arme
,
Doth
cause
the
harte
to
euyll
to
enclyne
,
Whiche
I
alas
,
doo
fynde
to
true
by
myne
,
For
where
by
byrth
I
came
of
noble
kynde
,
The
Mowbrayes
heyre
,
a
famous
house
and
olde
,
Fortune
I
thanke
her
,
was
to
me
so
kynde
,
That
of
my
prince
I
had
what
so
I
wolde
:
Yet
neyther
of
vs
was
muche
to
other
holde
,
For
I
through
flattery
abused
his
wanton
youth
,
And
his
fonde
trust
augmented
my
vntruth
.
He
made
me
fyrst
the
earle
of
Notyngham
,
And
Marshall
of
the
realme
,
in
whiche
estate
,
The
P●e●s
and
people
sayntly
to
me
came
,
with
sore
complaynt
against
them
that
of
late
Made
offycers
,
had
brought
the
king
in
hate
By
makynge
sale
of
Iustice
,
ryght
and
lawe
,
And
lyuyng
nought
,
without
all
dreede
or
awe
.
I
gaue
them
ayde
these
euyls
to
redresse
,
And
went
to
London
with
an
army
strong
,
And
caused
the
king
against
his
wyll
oppresse
By
cruell
death
,
all
suche
●●led
hym
wrong
:
The
lorde
chiefe
Iustice
suffred
these
among
,
So
dyd
the
Stuarde
of
his
housholde
head
,
The
Chauncelour
scapte
,
for
he
aforehande
fled
.
These
wicked
men
thus
from
the
king
remoued
,
who
best
vs
pleased
,
succeded
in
theyr
place
.
For
whiche
both
kyng
and
commons
muche
vs
loued
But
chiefely
I
with
all
stoode
high
in
grace
,
The
kyng
ensued
my
rede
in
euery
case
,
whence
selfe
loue
bred
:
for
glory
maketh
proude
,
And
pryde
aye
looketh
alone
to
be
allowde
.
wherfore
to
th
ende
I
might
alone
enioy●
The
kinges
good
wyll
I
made
his
lust
my
lawe
:
And
where
of
late
I
laboured
to
destroye
,
Suche
flatryng
folke
as
thereto
stoode
in
awe
,
Nowe
learned
I
among
the
rest
to
clawe
▪
For
pride
is
suche
,
yf
it
be
kindely
caught
,
As
stroyeth
good
,
and
styrreth
vp
every
nought
.
Pryde
pricketh
men
to
flatter
for
the
pray
,
To
oppresse
and
pol
for
mayntenaunce
of
the
same
,
To
malyce
suche
as
matche
vn●thes
it
may
:
And
to
be
briefe
,
pride
doth
the
harte
enflame
,
To
fyer
what
myschief
any
fraude
maye
frame
,
And
euer
at
length
the
euyls
by
it
wrought
Confounde
the
wurker
,
and
bring
him
vnto
nought
.
Beholde
in
me
due
proofe
of
euerye
parte
:
For
pryde
fyrst
forced
me
my
prince
to
flatter
So
muche
,
that
what
so
euer
pleased
his
harte
,
Were
it
neuer
so
evyll
,
I
thought
a
lawfull
matter
,
W●●che
caused
the
lordes
afresh
against
him
clatter
,
Because
he
had
his
holdes
beyonde
sea
●olde
,
And
seen
his
souldiers
of
theyr
wages
polde
.
Though
all
these
yls
were
doen
by
my
assent
,
Yet
suche
was
lucke
,
that
eche
man
deemed
no
:
For
see
the
duke
of
Glocester
for
me
sent
,
With
other
lordes
,
whose
hartes
did
blede
for
wo
,
To
see
the
Realme
so
fast
to
ruyne
go
.
In
faulte
whereof
,
they
sayde
the
two
dukes
wer
,
The
one
of
Yorke
,
the
other
of
Lancaster
.
On
whose
remove
fro
beyng
aboute
the
king
We
all
agreed
,
and
sware
a
solempne
oth
,
And
whyle
the
rest
prouyded
for
this
thyng
,
I
flatter
I
,
to
win
the
prayse
of
troth
,
Wretche
that
I
was
brake
fayth
and
promise
both
:
For
I
bewrayed
the
king
theyr
whole
intent
,
For
whiche
vnwares
they
all
were
tane
and
shent
.
Thus
was
the
warder
of
the
common
weale
,
The
Duke
of
Glocester
gyltles
made
awaye
,
With
other
moo
,
more
wretche
I
so
to
deale
,
Who
through
vntruth
their
trust
dyd
yll
betraye
:
Yet
by
this
meanes
obteyned
I
my
praye
,
Of
king
and
Dukes
I
founde
for
this
suche
fauour
As
made
me
Duke
of
Norfolke
,
for
my
labour
.
But
see
howe
pride
and
envy
ioyntly
runne
,
Because
my
prince
dyd
more
than
me
,
preferre
Syr
Henry
Bolenbroke
,
the
eldest
sunne
Of
Iohn
of
Gaunte
,
the
Duke
of
Lancaster
,
Proude
I
that
would
alone
be
blasyng
sterre
,
Envyed
this
Earle
,
for
nought
saue
that
the
shine
,
Of
his
desertes
dyd
glyster
more
then
mine
.
To
the
ende
therfore
his
lyght
should
be
the
lesse
,
I
slyly
sought
all
shyftes
to
put
it
out
:
But
as
the
pryze
that
would
the
palme
tree
presse
,
Doth
cause
the
bowes
sprede
larger
rounde
about
,
So
spyte
and
enuy
causeth
glory
sprout
.
And
aye
the
more
the
top
is
ouertrode
,
The
deper
doth
the
sounde
roote
sprede
abrode
.
For
when
this
Henry
Erle
of
Harforde
sawe
,
What
spoyle
the
kyng
made
of
the
noble
blood
,
And
that
without
all
Iustice
,
cause
,
or
lawe
:
To
suffer
him
so
he
thought
not
sure
nor
good
.
Wherfore
to
me
two
faced
in
a
hood
,
As
touching
this
,
he
fully
brake
his
mynde
,
As
to
his
frende
that
should
remedy
fynde
.
But
I
,
although
I
knewe
my
prince
dyd
yll
,
So
that
my
heart
abhorred
sore
the
same
,
Yet
myschief
so
through
malyce
led
my
wyll
,
To
bring
this
Earle
from
honour
vnto
shame
,
And
towarde
my selfe
,
my
souerayne
to
enflame
:
That
I
bewrayed
his
wurdes
vnto
the
king
,
Not
as
a
rede
,
but
as
a
most
haynous
thyng
.
Thus
where
my
duty
bounde
me
to
have
tolde
,
My
prince
his
fault
,
and
wylde
him
●o
refrayne
,
Through
flattery
loe
,
I
dyd
his
yll
vpholde
,
whiche
turnde
at
length
both
hym
and
me
to
payne
:
Wo
,
wo
,
to
kynges
whose
counsaylours
do
fayne
,
Wo
,
wo
to
realmes
where
suche
are
put
in
trust
,
As
leave
the
lawe
,
to
serve
the
princes
lust
.
And
wo
to
him
that
by
his
flatteryng
rede
,
Maynteyneth
a
prince
in
any
kynde
of
vyce
:
wo
wurth
hym
eke
for
envy
,
pryde
,
or
mede
,
That
mysreportes
any
honest
enterpryse
,
Because
I
beast
in
all
these
poyntes
was
nyce
,
The
plages
of
all
together
on
me
lyght
,
And
due
,
for
yll
ylldoers
doth
acquite
.
For
when
the
Earle
was
charged
with
my
playnt
,
He
flatte
denyed
that
any
parte
was
true
,
And
claymde
by
armes
to
aunswere
his
attaynt
,
And
I
by
vse
that
warly
feates
well
knewe
,
To
his
desyre
incontinently
drewe
:
wherwith
the
king
dyd
seme
ryght
well
content
,
As
one
that
past
not
muche
with
whom
it
went
.
At
tyme
and
place
apoynted
we
apearde
,
At
all
poyntes
armde
to
proue
our
quarels
iust
,
And
whan
our
frendes
on
eche
parte
had
vs
chearde
,
And
that
the
Haroldes
had
vs
do
our
lust
,
with
spere
in
rest
we
tooke
a
course
to
iust
;
But
ere
our
horses
had
run
halfe
theyr
way
,
A
shoute
was
made
,
the
kyng
dyd
byd
vs
stay
.
And
for
to
avoyde
the
sheddyng
of
our
bloode
,
with
shame
and
death
,
which
one
must
nedes
haue
had
The
king
through
counsaile
of
the
lordes
thought
good
To
banysh
both
,
whiche
iudgement
strayt
was
rad:
No
maruayle
than
though
both
were
wroth
and
sad
,
But
chiefely
I
that
was
exylde
for
aye
▪
My
enmy
straunged
but
for
a
ten
yeares
daye
.
The
date
expirde
,
whan
by
this
doulfull
doome
I
should
departe
to
lyve
in
banysht
hande
,
On
payne
of
death
,
to
Englande
not
to
coome
,
I
went
my
way
:
the
kyng
seasde
in
his
hande
,
My
offyces
,
my
honours
goods
and
lande
,
To
paye
the
due
,
as
openly
he
tolde
,
Of
myghty
summes
,
whiche
I
had
from
hym
polde
.
See
Baldwin
see
,
the
salarye
of
synne
,
Marke
with
what
meede
vile
vyces
are
rewarded
.
Through
pryde
and
envy
I
lose
both
kyth
and
kynne
,
And
for
my
flattring
playnte
so
well
regarded
,
Exyle
and
slaunder
are
iustly
me
awarded
:
My
wife
and
heyre
lacke
landes
and
lawful
right
And
me
theyr
lorde
made
dame
Dianaes
knyght
.
If
these
mishaps
at
home
be
not
inough
,
Adioyne
to
them
my
sorowes
in
exyle
:
I
went
to
Almayne
fyrst
,
a
lande
ryght
rough
,
In
whiche
I
founde
suche
churlysh
folke
and
vyle
,
As
made
me
loth
my
lyfe
ech
other
whyle
:
There
loe
,
I
learned
what
it
is
to
be
a
gest
Abrode
,
and
what
to
lyve
at
home
in
rest
.
For
they
esteme
no
one
man
more
than
eche
,
They
vse
as
well
the
Lackey
as
the
Lorde
,
And
lyke
theyr
maners
churlysh
is
theyr
speche
,
Their
lodging
hard
,
their
bourd
to
be
abhord
:
Their
pleyted
garmentes
herewith
well
accorde
,
All
●agde
and
frounst
,
with
diuers
coloures
dekt
,
They
swere
,
they
curse
,
and
drynke
tyll
they
be
●l●kt
.
They
hate
all
suche
as
these
their
maners
hate
,
Which
reason
would
no
wise
man
should
allow
:
With
these
I
dwelt
,
lamenting
mine
estate
Till
at
the
length
they
had
got
knowledge
,
how
I
was
exilde
because
I
dyd
auow
A
false
complaynt
agaynst
my
trusty
frende
:
For
which
they
named
me
traytour
styl
vnende
,
That
what
for
shame
,
and
what
for
werynes
I
stale
fro
thence
,
and
went
to
Uenise
towne
,
Where
as
I
founde
more
ease
and
frendlynes
,
But
greater
gryefe
:
for
now
the
great
renowne
Of
Bolenbroke
whom
I
would
haue
put
downe
Was
war●
so
great
in
Britaine
and
in
Fraunce
,
That
Uenise
:
through
ech
man
did
him
auaunce
.
Thus
loe
his
glory
grew
through
great
despyte
And
I
therby
increased
in
defame
:
Thus
enuy
euer
doth
her
host
acquyte
Wyth
trouble
,
anguysh
,
sorow
,
smart
and
shame
,
But
sets
the
vertues
of
her
foe
in
flame
:
To
water
lyke
,
whych
maketh
clere
the
stone
,
And
soyles
it selfe
by
running
thervpon
.
Or
ere
I
had
soiurned
there
a
yere
Strange
tidinges
came
he
was
to
England
goen
,
Had
tane
the
king
,
&
that
which
touched
him
nere
Enprisoned
him
,
with
other
of
his
foen
,
And
made
hym
yelde
hym
vp
his
crowne
and
throne
:
When
I
these
thinges
for
true
by
serche
had
tryed
;
Griefe
griped
me
so
I
pined
away
and
dyed
.
Note
here
the
ende
of
pride
,
so
Flateries
fine
,
Marke
the
reward
of
enuy
and
false
complaint
,
And
warne
all
princes
from
them
to
declyne
Lest
likely
fault
do
find
tho
like
attaynt
.
Let
this
my
life
be
to
them
a
restraynt
,
By
others
harmes
who
lysteth
take
no
hede
Shall
by
his
owne
learne
other
better
rede
.
THis
tragicall
example
was
of
all
the
cumpany
well
liked
,
how
be
it
a
doubte
was
founde
therin
,
and
that
by
meanes
of
the
diuersity
of
the
Chronicles
▪
for
where
as
maister
Hall
whom
in
this
storye
we
chiefely
folowed
,
maketh
Mowbray
accuser
,
and
Boleynbroke
appellant
,
mayster
Fabian
reporteth
the
matter
quite
contrary
,
&
that
by
the
reporte
of
good
authours
,
makyng
Bokynbroke
the
accuser
,
and
Mowbray
the
appeliant
,
Which
matter
sith
it
is
more
harde
to
desise
,
than
nedefull
to
our
purpose
,
which
minde
onely
to
diswade
from
vices
and
exalte
vertue
,
we
referre
to
the
determinacion
of
the
Haroldes
,
or
such
as
may
cum
by
the
recordes
and
registers
of
these
doinges
,
contented
in
the
mean
while
with
the
best
allowed
iudgement
,
and
which
maketh
most
for
our
forshewed
purpose
.
This
doubt
thus
let
passe
,
I
would
ꝙ
one
of
the
cūpany●
gladly
say
sumwhat
for
king
Richard
.
But
his
personage
is
so
sore
intangled
as
I
thinke
fewe
bene●ices
be
at
this
day
:
for
after
his
imprisonment
,
his
brother
and
diuers
other
made
a
maske
,
minding
by
Henries
destruction
to
haue
restored
him
,
which
maskers
matter
so
runneth
in
this
,
that
I
doubt
which
ought
to
go
before
.
But
seing
no
man
is
redy
to
say
ought
in
their
behalfe
,
I
will
geue
who
so
listeth
leasure
to
thinke
thervppon
,
and
in
the
meane
time
to
further
your
enterprise
,
I
will
in
the
kinges
behalfe
recount
such
part
of
his
story
as
I
thinke
most
necessary
.
And
therfore
imagine
Baldwin
that
you
see
him
al
to
be
mangled
,
with
blew
woundes
,
lying
pale
and
wanne
al
naked
vpon
the
cold
stones
in
Paules
church
▪
the
people
standing
round
about
him
,
and
making
his
moue
in
this
sort
.
Howe
kyng
Richarde
the
seconde
was
for
his
euyll
gouernaunce
deposed
from
his
seat
,
and
miserably
murdred
in
prison
.
HAppy
is
the
prince
that
hath
in
welth
the
grace
To
folowe
vertue
,
keping
vices
vnder
,
But
wo
to
him
whose
will
hath
wisedomes
place
:
For
who
so
renteth
ryght
and
law
a
sunder
On
him
at
length
loe
,
al
the
world
shall
wunder
,
Hygh
byrth
,
choyse
fortune
,
force
,
nor
Princely
mace
Can
warrant
King
or
Keysar
fro
the
case
,
Shame
sueth
sinne
,
as
rayne
drops
do
the
thunder
.
Let
Princes
therfore
vertuous
life
embrace
That
wilfull
pleasures
cause
them
not
to
blunder
.
Beholde
my
hay
,
see
how
the
sely
route
Do
gase
vpon
me
,
and
eche
to
other
saye
:
Se
where
he
lieth
for
whome
none
late
might
route
,
Loe
howe
the
power
,
the
pride
,
and
riche
aray
Of
myghty
rulers
lightly
fade
away
.
The
Kyng
whych
erst
kept
all
the
realme
in
doute
,
The
veryest
rascall
now
dare
checke
and
low●e
:
What
moulde
be
Kynges
made
of
,
but
carayn
clay
?
Beholde
his
woundes
,
howe
blew
they
be
about
,
Whych
whyle
he
lived
,
thought
neuer
to
decay
.
Me
thinke
I
heare
the
people
thus
deuise
:
And
therfore
Baldwin
sith
thou
wilt
declare
How
princes
fell
,
to
make
the
liuing
wise
,
My
vicious
story
in
no
poynt
see
thou
spare
,
But
paynt
it
out
,
that
rulers
may
beware
Good
counsayle
,
lawe
,
or
vertue
to
despyse
.
For
realmes
haue
rules
,
and
rulers
haue
a
syse
,
Which
if
they
kepe
not
,
doubtles
say
I
dare
That
eythers
gryefes
the
other
shall
agrise
Till
the
one
be
lost
,
the
other
brought
to
care
.
I
am
a
Kyng
that
ruled
all
by
lust
,
That
forced
not
of
vertue
,
ryght
,
or
lawe
,
But
alway
put
false
Flatterers
most
in
trust
,
Ensuing
such
as
could
my
vices
clawe
:
By
faythful
counsayle
passing
not
a
strawe
.
What
pleasure
pryckt
,
that
thought
I
to
be
iust
.
I
set
my
minde
,
to
feede
,
to
spoyle
,
to
iust
,
Three
meales
a
day
could
skarce
content
my
mawe
,
And
all
to
augment
my
lecherous
minde
that
must
To
Uenus
pleasures
alway
be
in
awe
.
For
mayntenannce
wherof
,
my
realme
I
polde
Through
Subsidies
,
sore
fines
,
loanes
,
many
a
prest
,
Blanke
charters
,
othes
,
&
shiftes
not
knowen
of
olde
,
For
whych
my
Subiectes
did
me
sore
detest
.
I
also
made
away
the
towne
of
Brest
.
My
fault
wherin
because
mine
vncle
tolde
(
For
Prynces
vyces
may
not
be
controlde
)
I
found
the
meanes
his
bowels
to
vnbrest
.
The
Piers
and
Lordes
that
did
his
cause
vphold
,
With
death
,
exile
,
or
greuous
sines
opprest
.
Neyther
lakt
I
ayde
in
any
wicked
dede
,
For
gaping
Gulles
whom
I
promoted
had
Woulde
furder
all
in
hope
of
higher
mede
.
A
king
can
neuer
imagine
ought
so
bad
But
most
about
him
will
perfourme
it
glad
For
sickenes
seldome
doth
so
swiftely
brede
As
vicious
humors
growe
the
griefe
to
feede
.
Thus
kinges
estates
of
all
be
wurst
bastad
,
Abusde
in
welth
,
abandoned
at
nede
,
And
nerest
harme
whan
they
be
least
adrad
.
My
life
and
death
the
truth
of
this
can
trye
:
For
while
I
fought
in
Ireland
with
my
foes
,
Mine
vncle
Edmunde
whom
I
left
to
gide
My
realme
at
heme
,
right
trayteously
arose
To
helpe
the
Percies
plying
my
depose
,
And
cald
fro
Fraunce
Erle
Bolenbroke
,
whom
I
Condemned
ten
yeres
in
eryle
to
lye
:
Who
cruelly
did
put
to
death
all
those
That
in
myne
ayde
durst
looke
but
once
awry
,
Whose
number
was
but
slender
I
suppose
.
For
whan
I
was
cum
back
this
stur
to
stay
,
The
Erle
of
Worcester
whom
I
trusted
moste
(
Whiles
we
in
Wales
at
Flint
our
castell
lay
Both
to
refresh
and
multiply
mine
oste
)
Did
in
my
hall
in
●ight
of
least
and
moste
Be
breake
his
staffe
,
my
houshold
office
stay
,
Bad
eche
man
shi●te
,
and
rode
him selfe
away
.
See
princes
,
see
the
power
wherof
we
boste
,
Whome
most
we
trust
,
at
nede
do
vs
betray
,
Through
whose
false
faith
my
land
and
life
I
lost
.
For
whan
my
trayterous
Stuard
thus
was
goen
,
My
seruauntes
shranke
away
on
euery
side
,
That
caught
I
was
,
and
caryed
to
my
foen
:
Who
for
theyr
prince
a
prison
dyd
provide
,
And
therin
kept
me
,
til
duke
Henryes
pride
Dyd
cause
me
yeld
him
vp
my
crowne
and
throne
.
Whych
shortly
made
my
frendly
foes
to
grene
:
For
Henry
seing
in
me
their
falshode
tryde
Abhorde
them
all
,
and
would
be
rulde
by
none
,
For
whych
they
sought
to
stoppe
him
strayt
a
tyde
.
The
chiefe
conspirde
by
death
to
drive
him
down
,
For
which
exployte
,
a
solemne
othe
they
swore
To
render
me
my
libertie
and
crown
,
Wherof
them selues
deprived
me
before
.
But
salues
helpe
seeld
an
overlong
suffred
sore
.
To
stoppe
the
brech
no
boote
to
runne
or
rowne
When
swelling
fluds
have
overflowen
the
town
:
Til
sailes
be
spred
the
ship
may
kepe
the
shore
.
The
Ankers
wayed
,
though
al
the
frayte
do
frowne
,
With
streame
and
steere
perforce
it
shal
be
bore
.
For
though
the
piers
set
Henry
in
his
state
,
Yet
could
they
not
displace
him
thence
agayne
:
And
where
they
easily
put
me
downe
of
late
,
They
could
restore
me
by
no
maner
payne
:
Thinges
hardly
mende
,
but
may
be
mard
amayne
.
And
whan
a
man
is
falne
in
froward
fate
Still
mischeves
light
one
in
anothers
pate
:
And
wel
meant
meanes
his
mishaps
to
restraine
Ware
wretched
moues
,
wherby
his
ioyes
abate
.
Due
proofe
wherof
in
me
appereth
playne
.
For
whan
king
Henry
knew
that
for
my
cause
His
lordes
in
maske
would
kil
him
if
they
might
,
To
dash
all
dowtes
,
he
tooke
no
farther
pause
But
sent
sir
Pierce
of
Erton
a
traytrous
knight
To
Pomfret
Castell
,
with
other
armed
light
,
Who
causeles
kild
me
there
agaynst
all
lawes
.
Thus
lawles
life
,
to
lawles
deth
ey
drawes
.
Wherfore
byd
Kynges
be
rulde
and
rule
by
right
,
Who
wurketh
his
wil
,
&
shunneth
wisedomes
sawes
In
flateries
clawes
,
&
shames
foule
pawes
shal
light
.
WHan
he
had
ended
this
so
wofull
a
tragedy
,
and
to
all
Princes
a
ryght
wurthy
instruction
,
we
paused
:
hauing
passed
through
a
miserable
time
full
of
piteous
tragedyes
.
And
seing
the
reyne
of
Henry
the
fourth
ensued
,
a
man
more
ware
&
prosperous
in
hys
doynges
although
not
vntroubled
with
warres
both
of
outforth
and
inward
enemies
,
we
began
to
serch
what
Piers
were
fallen
therin
,
wherof
the
number
was
not
small
:
and
yet
because
their
examples
were
not
much
to
be
noted
for
our
purpose
,
we
passed
ouer
all
the
Maskers
(
of
whom
King
Richardes
brother
was
chiefe
)
which
were
all
slayne
and
put
to
death
for
theyr
trayterous
attempt
.
And
finding
Owen
Glendour
next
,
one
of
fortunes
owne
whelpes
,
and
the
Percyes
his
confederates
,
I
thought
them
vnmete
to
be
over
passed
,
and
therfore
sayde
thus
to
the
silent
cumpany
:
what
my
maysters
is
euery
man
at
once
in
a
browne
study
,
hath
no
man
affeccion
to
any
of
these
storyes
?
you
minde
so
much
sum
other
belyke
,
that
these
do
not
move
you
:
And
to
say
the
troth
there
is
no
speciall
cause
why
they
should
.
Howbeit
Owen
Glendour
because
he
was
one
of
fortunes
darlinges
,
rather
than
he
should
be
forgotten
,
I
wil
tel
his
tale
for
him
vnder
the
priuilege
of
Martine
Hundred
:
whych
Owen
cumming
out
of
the
wilde
mountaynes
like
the
Image
of
death
in
all
poyntes
(
his
dart
onely
excepted
)
so
sore
hath
famine
and
hunger
consumed
hym
,
may
lament
his
folly
after
thys
maner
.
Howe
Owen
Glendour
seduced
by
false
prophesies
tooke
vpon
him
to
be
prince
of
Wales
,
and
was
by
Henry
then
prince
therof
,
chased
to
the
mountaynes
,
where
he
miserably
dyed
for
lacke
of
foode
.
I
Pray
the
Baldwin
sith
thou
doest
entend
To
shewe
the
fall
of
such
as
clymbe
to
hye
,
Remember
me
,
whose
miserable
ende
May
teache
a
man
his
vicious
life
to
flye
:
Oh
Fortune
,
Fortune
,
out
on
her
I
crye
,
My
body
and
fame
she
hath
made
leane
and
slender
For
I
poore
wretch
am
steruen
Owen
Glendour
.
A
Welshman
borne
,
and
of
a
gentle
blud
,
But
ill
brought
vp
,
wherby
full
wel
I
find
,
That
neither
birth
nor
linage
make
vs
good
Though
it
be
true
that
Cat
wil
after
kinde
:
Fleshe
gendreth
fleshe
,
so
doeth
not
soule
or
minde
,
They
gender
not
,
but
fowly
do
degender
,
When
men
to
vice
from
vertue
them
do
surrender
.
Ech
thing
by
nature
tendeth
to
the
same
Wherof
it
came
,
and
is
disposed
like
:
Downe
sinkes
the
mold
,
by
mountes
the
fiery
flame
,
With
horne
the
hart
,
with
hoofe
the
horse
doth
strike
:
The
Wulfe
doth
spoyle
,
the
suttle
For
doth
pyke
,
And
generally
no
fish
,
flesh
,
fowle
,
or
plant
Doth
any
property
that
their
dame
had
,
want
.
But
as
for
men
,
sith
seuerally
they
haue
A
mind
whose
maners
are
by
learning
made
,
Good
bringing
vp
alonly
doth
them
save
In
vertuous
dedes
,
which
with
their
parentes
fade
.
So
that
true
gentry
standeth
in
the
trade
Of
vertuous
life
,
not
in
the
fleshly
line
:
For
blud
is
Brute
,
but
Gentry
is
diuine
.
Experience
doth
cause
me
thus
to
say
,
And
that
the
rather
for
my
countreymen
,
Which
vaunt
and
boast
their selues
aboue
the
day
If
they
may
strayne
their
stocke
for
wurthy
men
:
Which
let
be
true
,
are
they
the
better
than
?
Nay
farre
the
wurse
if
so
they
be
not
good
,
For
why
they
steyne
the
bewty
of
theyr
blood
.
How
would
we
mocke
the
burden
bearing
mule
If
he
would
brag
he
wer
an
horses
sunne
,
To
presse
his
pride
(
might
nothing
els
him
rule
,
)
His
boast
to
proue
,
no
more
but
byd
him
runne
:
The
horse
for
swiftenes
hath
his
glory
wunne
,
To
which
the
mule
could
neuer
the
more
aspier
Though
he
should
prove
that
Pegas
was
his
sier
.
Ech
man
may
crake
of
that
which
is
his
own
,
Our
parentes
vertues
theirs
are
and
not
oures
:
Who
therfore
wil
of
noble
kind
be
knowen
Ought
shine
in
vertue
like
his
auncestors
,
Gentry
consisteth
not
in
landes
and
towers
:
He
is
a
Churle
though
all
the
world
be
his
,
He
Arthurs
heyre
if
that
he
liue
amys
.
For
vertuous
lyfe
doth
make
a
gentleman
Of
her
possessour
,
all
be
he
poore
as
Iob
,
Yea
though
no
name
of
elders
shewe
he
can
:
For
proofe
take
Merlyn
fathered
by
an
Hob.
But
who
so
settes
his
mind
to
spoyle
and
rob
,
Although
he
cum
by
due
discent
fro
Brute
,
He
is
a
Chorle
,
vngentle
,
vile
,
and
brute
.
Well
thus
dyd
I
for
want
of
better
wyt
,
Because
my
parentes
noughtly
brought
me
vp
:
For
gentle
men
(
they
sayd
)
was
nought
so
sy
:
As
to
attaste
by
bolde
attemptes
the
cup
Of
conquestes
wyne
,
wherof
I
thought
to
sup
:
And
therfore
bent
my selfe
to
rob
and
ryue
,
And
whome
I
could
of
landes
and
goodes
depryue
.
For
Henry
the
fourth
did
then
vsurpe
the
crowne
,
Despoyled
the
kyng
,
with
Mortimer
the
heyre
:
For
whych
his
subiectes
sought
to
put
him
downe
.
And
I
,
whyle
Fortune
offred
me
so
fayre
,
Dyd
what
I
myght
his
honour
to
appeyre
:
And
toke
on
me
to
be
the
prynce
of
Wales
,
Entiste
therto
by
many
of
Merlines
tales
.
For
whych
,
such
Idle
as
wayte
vpon
the
spoyle
,
From
euery
parte
of
Wales
vnto
me
drew
:
For
loytring
youth
vntaught
in
any
toyle
Are
redy
aye
all
mischiefe
to
ensue
.
Through
help
of
these
so
great
my
glory
grew
,
That
I
defyed
my
Kyng
through
lofty
hart
,
And
made
sharp
warre
on
all
that
tooke
his
part
.
See
lucke
,
I
tooke
lord
Reynolde
Grey
of
Rythen
,
And
him
enforst
my
doughter
to
espouse
,
And
so
vnraunsomed
held
him
still
:
and
sithen
In
Wygmore
land
through
battayle
rygorous
I
caught
the
ryght
heyre
of
the
crowned
house
The
Erle
of
March
syr
Edmund
Mortymer
,
And
in
a
dungeon
kept
hym
prysoner
,
Then
al
the
marches
longyng
vnto
Wales
By
Syverne
west
I
did
inuade
and
burne
:
Destroyed
the
townes
in
mountaynes
and
in
vales
,
And
riche
in
spoyles
did
homward
safe
retourne
:
Was
none
so
bold
durst
once
agaynst
me
spurne
.
Thus
prosperously
doth
Fortune
forward
call
Those
whom
she
mindes
to
geue
the
forest
fall
.
Whan
fame
had
brought
these
tidinges
to
the
king
(
Although
the
Skots
than
vexed
him
ryght
sore
)
A
myghty
army
agaynst
me
he
dyd
bryng
:
Wherof
the
French
Kyng
beyng
warned
afore
,
Who
mortall
hate
agaynst
kyng
Henry
bore
,
To
greve
our
foe
he
quyckely
to
me
sent
Twelve
thousand
Frenchmen
armed
to
war
,
&
bent
.
A
part
of
them
led
by
the
Erle
of
Marche
Lord
Iames
of
Burbon
,
a
valiaunt
tryed
knyght
Withheld
by
winds
to
Wales
ward
sorth
to
marche
,
Tooke
lande
at
Plymmouth
pryuily
on
a
nyght
:
And
when
he
had
done
al
he
durst
or
myght
,
After
that
a
mayny
of
his
men
were
slayne
He
stole
to
shyp
,
and
sayled
home
agayne
.
Twelve
thousand
moe
in
Mylford
dyd
aryue
,
And
came
to
me
,
then
lying
at
Denbygh
With
armed
Welshmen
thousandes
double
fiue
:
With
whom
we
went
to
wurcester
well
nigh
,
And
there
encampte
vs
on
a
mount
on
high
,
To
abide
the
kyng
,
who
shortly
after
came
And
pitched
his
feild
,
on
a
Hyll
hard
by
the
same
.
Ther
eyght
dayes
long
,
our
hostes
lay
face
to
face
,
And
neyther
durst
the
others
power
assayle
:
But
they
so
stopt
the
passages
the
space
That
vitayles
coulde
not
cum
to
our
auayle
,
Wherthrough
constrayned
our
hartes
began
to
fayle
So
that
the
Frenchmen
shrancke
away
by
night
,
And
I
with
mine
to
the
mountaynes
toke
our
flight
:
The
king
pursued
vs
,
greatly
to
his
cost
,
From
Hyls
to
wuds
,
fro
wuds
to
valeyes
playne
:
And
by
the
way
his
men
and
stuf
he
lost
.
And
whan
he
see
he
gayned
nought
saue
payne
,
He
blewe
retreat
,
and
got
him
home
agayne
:
Then
with
my
power
I
boldly
came
abrode
Taken
in
my
cuntrey
for
a
very
God
.
Immediatly
after
fell
a
Ioly
Iarre
Betwene
the
king
,
and
Percies
worthy
bluds
,
Which
grew
at
last
vnto
a
deadly
warre
:
For
like
as
drops
engendre
mighty
fluds
,
And
litle
seedes
sprut
furth
great
leaves
and
buds
,
Euen
so
small
strifes
,
if
they
be
suffred
●un
Brede
wrath
and
war
,
and
death
or
they
be
don
.
The
kyng
would
haue
the
raunsum
of
such
Scots
As
these
the
Percyes
had
●ane
in
the
feeld
:
But
see
how
strongly
Luker
knits
her
knottes
,
The
king
will
haue
,
the
Percies
wil
not
yeeld
,
Desire
of
goodes
soone
craves
,
but
graunteth
seeld
:
Oh
cursed
goodes
desire
of
you
hath
wrought
All
wyckednes
,
that
hath
or
can
be
thought
.
The
Percies
deemed
it
meter
for
the
king
To
haue
redeemed
theyr
cosin
Mortymer
,
Who
in
his
quarel
all
his
power
did
bryng
To
fight
with
me
,
that
tooke
him
prisoner
Than
of
their
pray
to
rob
his
Souldier
:
And
therfore
willed
him
see
sum
mean
wer
found
,
To
quit
furth
him
whom
I
kept
vily
bound
.
Because
the
king
misliked
their
request
,
They
came
them selves
and
did
accord
with
me
,
Complayning
how
the
kyngdome
was
opprest
,
By
Henries
rule
,
wherfore
we
dyd
agre
To
put
him
downe
,
and
part
the
realme
in
three
:
The
North
part
theirs
,
Wales
wholy
to
be
mine
The
rest
to
rest
to
th
erle
of
Marches
line
.
And
for
to
set
vs
hereon
more
agog
A
prophet
came
(
a
vengeaunce
take
them
all
)
Affirming
Henry
to
be
Gogmagog
Whom
Merlyn
doth
a
Mouldwarp
euer
call
,
Accurst
of
god
,
that
must
be
brought
in
thrall
By
a
wulf
,
a
Dragon
,
and
a
Lyon
strong
,
Which
should
deuide
his
kingdome
them
among
.
This
crafty
dreamer
made
vs
thre
such
beastes
To
thinke
we
were
these
foresayd
beastes
in
deede
:
And
for
that
cause
our
badges
and
our
creastes
We
searched
out
,
whych
scarcely
wel
agreed
:
Howbeit
the
Haroldes
redy
at
such
a
neede
,
Drew
downe
such
issues
from
olde
auncestours
,
As
proued
these
ensignes
to
be
surely
oures
.
Ye
crafty
Welshemen
,
wherfore
do
you
mocke
The
noble
men
thus
with
your
fayned
rymes
?
Ye
noble
men
why
flye
you
not
the
flocke
Of
such
as
haue
seduced
so
many
times
?
False
Prophesies
are
plages
for
divers
crymes
Whych
god
doth
let
the
divilish
sorte
devise
To
trouble
such
as
are
not
godly
wyse
.
And
that
appered
by
vs
thre
beastes
in
dede
,
Through
false
perswasion
highly
borne
in
hand
That
in
our
feat
we
could
not
chuse
but
spede
To
kyll
the
kyng
,
and
to
enioye
his
land
:
For
which
exployt
we
bound
our selues
in
band
To
stand
contented
ech
man
with
his
part
,
So
fully
folly
assured
our
folysh
hart
.
But
such
they
say
as
fysh
before
the
net
Shal
seldome
surfyt
of
the
pray
they
take
,
Of
thinges
to
cum
the
haps
be
so
vnset
That
none
but
fooles
may
warrant
of
them
make
:
The
full
assured
,
succes
doth
oft
forsake
.
For
Fortune
findeth
none
so
fyt
to
flout
,
As
suresby
sots
whych
cast
no
kinde
of
doute
.
How
sayest
thou
Henry
Hotspur
,
do
I
lye
?
For
thou
right
manly
gauest
the
king
a
feeld
,
And
there
was
slayn
because
thou
wouldest
not
●y
:
Sir
Thomas
Percie
thine
vncle
(
forst
to
yeeld
)
Did
cast
his
head
(
a
wunder
seen
but
●e●ld
)
From
Shrewsbury
town
to
the
top
of
London
bridge
.
Lo
thus
fond
hope
did
theyr
both
liues
abridge
.
Whan
Henry
king
this
victory
had
wunne
,
Destroyed
the
Percies
,
put
their
power
to
flyght
,
He
did
appoynt
prince
Henry
his
eldest
sunne
With
all
his
power
to
meete
me
if
he
might
:
But
I
discumfit
through
my
partners
fight
Had
not
the
hart
to
mete
him
face
to
face
,
But
fled
away
,
and
he
pursued
the
chase
.
Now
Baldwin
marke
,
for
I
cald
prince
of
Wales
,
And
made
beleve
I
should
be
he
in
dede
,
Was
made
to
flye
among
the
hilles
and
dales
,
Where
al
my
men
forsooke
me
at
my
nede
.
Who
trusteth
loyterers
seeld
hath
lucky
spede
:
And
whan
the
captaynes
corage
doth
him
fayle
His
souldiers
hartes
a
litle
thing
may
quayle
.
And
so
Prince
Henry
chased
me
,
that
loe
I
found
no
place
wherin
I
might
abide
:
For
as
the
dogges
pursue
the
selly
do●
,
The
brach
behind
the
houndes
on
euery
side
,
So
traste
they
me
among
the
mountaynes
wide
:
Wherby
I
found
I
was
the
hartles
hare
And
not
the
beast
Colprophete
did
declare
.
And
at
the
last
:
like
as
the
litle
roche
,
Must
eyther
be
eat
,
or
leape
vpon
the
shore
Whan
as
the
hungry
pickrel
doth
approch
,
And
there
find
death
which
it
eskapte
before
:
So
double
death
assaulted
me
so
sore
That
eyther
I
must
vnto
my
enmy
yeeld
,
Or
statue
for
hunger
in
the
barayn●
feeld
.
Here
shame
and
payne
a
whyle
were
at
a
strife
,
Payne
prayed
me
yeeld
,
shame
bad
me
rather
fast
:
The
one
had
spare
,
the
other
spend
my
life
,
But
shame
(
shame
haue
it
)
ouercam
at
last
.
Than
hunger
gnew
,
that
doth
the
stone
wall
brast
And
made
me
eat
both
gravell
,
durt
and
mud
,
And
last
of
all
,
my
dung
,
my
fleshe
,
and
blud
.
This
was
mine
ende
to
horrible
to
heare
,
Yet
good
ynough
for
a
life
that
was
so
yll
.
Wherby
(
O
Baldwin
)
warne
all
men
to
beare
Theyr
youth
such
loue
,
to
bring
them
vp
in
skill
.
Byd
Princes
flye
Colprophetes
lying
byll
:
And
not
presume
to
clime
aboue
their
states
,
For
they
be
faultes
that
foyle
men
,
not
their
fates
.
WHan
starued
Owen
had
ended
his
hungry
exhortacion
,
it
was
well
inough
liked
.
Howbeit
one
found
a
dout
wurth
the
mouing
,
&
that
concerning
this
title
,
erle
of
March
:
for
as
it
appereth
,
there
wer
.iii.
men
of
.iii
diuers
nacions
together
in
one
time
entitled
by
that
honour
:
Fyrst
sir
Edmund
Mortimer
,
whom
Owen
kept
in
prison
,
an
Englishman
:
the
second
the
lord
George
of
Dunbar
a
valiante
Scot.
banished
out
of
his
countrey
,
&
well
estemed
of
Henry
the
fowerth
:
the
third
lord
Iames
of
Burbon
a
frenchman
,
sent
by
the
french
king
to
helpe
Owen
Glendour
.
These
thre
men
had
this
title
all
at
once
,
which
caused
him
to
aske
how
it
was
true
that
euery
one
of
these
could
be
Earle
of
Marche
?
Wherto
was
aunswered
,
that
euery
countrey
hath
Marches
belonging
vnto
them
,
and
those
so
large
,
that
they
were
Earledomes
,
&
the
lordes
therof
intituled
therby
,
so
that
Lord
Edmund
Mortimer
was
Earle
of
Marche
in
Englande
,
lord
Iames
of
Burbon
of
the
marches
of
Fraunce
,
and
Lord
George
of
Dunbar
erle
of
the
marches
in
Scotland
.
For
otherwise
nether
could
haue
interest
in
others
title
.
Thys
doubt
thus
dissolued
mayster
Ferrers
sayde
:
If
no
man
haue
affeccion
to
the
Percies
,
let
vs
pas
the
times
both
of
Henry
the
fowerth
&
the
fifte
,
and
cum
to
Henrye
the
syxte
:
in
whose
time
fortune
(
as
she
doth
in
the
minoritie
of
princes
)
bare
a
great
stroke
among
the
nobles
.
And
yet
in
Henry
the
fourths
time
are
examples
which
I
would
wish
Baldwin
that
you
should
not
forget
,
as
the
conspiracie
made
by
the
bishop
of
Yorke
,
and
the
lorde
Mowbray
▪
sonne
of
him
whom
you
late
treated
of
:
prycked
forward
by
the
earle
of
Northumberland
,
father
to
sir
Henry
Hotspur
,
who
fled
himselfe
,
but
his
partners
were
apprehended
and
put
to
death
,
with
Baynton
and
Blinkinsops
,
which
could
not
see
theyr
duty
to
theyr
King
,
but
tooke
part
with
Percy
that
banished
Rebell
.
As
he
was
proceding
,
he
was
desired
to
stay
by
one
whych
had
pondered
the
story
of
the
Percies
,
who
briefly
sayd
.
To
th
ende
Baldwin
that
you
may
know
what
to
say
of
the
Percyes
,
whose
story
is
not
all
out
of
my
memory
,
(
and
it
is
a
notable
story
)
I
wyll
take
vpon
me
the
person
of
lord
Henry
earle
of
Northumberland
,
father
of
Henrye
Hotspur
,
in
whose
behalfe
thys
may
be
sayd
.
How
Henry
Percy
Earle
of
Northhumberland
,
was
for
his
couetous
and
trayterous
attempt
put
to
death
at
Yorke
.
O
Morall
Senec
true
find
I
thy
saying
,
That
neyther
kinsfolke
,
ryches
,
strength
,
or
fauour
Are
free
from
Fortune
,
but
are
ay
decaying
:
No
worldly
welth
is
ought
save
doubtful
labour
,
Mans
life
in
earth
is
like
vnto
a
tabour
:
Which
now
to
mirth
doth
mildly
men
provoke
And
strayt
to
war
,
with
a
more
sturdy
stroke
.
All
this
full
true
I
Percy
find
by
proofe
,
Which
whilom
was
erle
of
Northumberland
:
And
therfore
Baldwin
for
my
Piers
behoof
To
note
mens
falles
sith
thou
hast
tane
in
hand
,
I
would
thou
shouldest
my
state
well
vnderstand
:
For
fewe
kinges
were
more
then
I
redouted
,
Through
double
Fortune
lyfted
vp
and
louted
.
As
for
my
kinne
their
noblenes
is
knowen
,
My
valiauntise
were
folly
for
to
prayse
,
Wherthrough
the
Scortes
so
oft
were
ouerthrowen
That
who
but
I
was
doubted
in
my
dayes
:
And
that
kyng
Rychard
found
at
all
assayes
,
For
neuer
Scottes
rebelled
in
his
rayne
But
through
my
force
were
eyther
caught
or
slayne
.
A
brother
I
had
was
Erle
of
Worcester
Alwayes
in
fauour
and
office
with
the
king
,
And
by
my
wife
Dame
Elinor
Mortimer
,
I
had
a
son
which
so
the
Scottes
did
sting
,
That
being
yong
,
and
but
a
very
spring
Syr
Henry
Hotspur
they
gaue
him
to
name
,
And
though
I
say
it
,
he
did
deserue
the
same
.
We
thre
tryumphed
in
king
Richards
time
,
Til
Fortune
ought
both
him
and
vs
a
spite
:
But
chiefly
me
,
whom
clere
from
any
crime
,
My
king
did
banish
from
his
favour
quite
,
And
openly
proclaymed
trayterous
knight
:
Wherethrough
false
slaunder
forced
me
to
be
That
which
before
I
did
most
deadly
flee
.
Let
men
beware
how
they
true
folke
defame
,
Or
threaten
on
them
the
blame
of
vices
nought
,
For
infamy
bredeth
wrath
,
wreke
foloweth
shames
Eke
open
slaunder
,
oftentimes
hath
brought
That
to
effect
,
that
erst
was
neuer
thought
:
To
be
misdemed
men
suffer
in
a
sort
,
But
none
can
beare
the
griefe
of
misreport
.
Because
my
king
did
shame
me
wrongfully
,
I
hated
him
,
and
in
dede
became
his
foe
:
And
while
he
did
at
war
in
Ireland
lye
,
I
did
conspire
to
turne
his
weale
to
woe
:
And
through
the
duke
of
Yorke
and
other
moe
,
All
royall
power
from
him
we
quickely
tooke
And
gaue
the
same
to
Henry
Boleynbroke
.
Neyther
dyd
we
this
alonely
for
this
cause
,
But
to
say
truth
,
force
drave
vs
to
the
same
:
For
he
dispising
god
and
all
good
lawes
Slew
whom
he
would
,
made
sinne
a
very
game
.
And
seing
neither
age
nor
counsayle
could
him
tame
,
We
thought
it
wel
done
for
the
kingdomes
sake
,
To
leaue
his
rule
that
did
al
rule
forsake
.
But
whan
sir
Henry
had
attaynde
his
place
,
He
strayt
becam
in
all
poyntes
wurse
than
he
:
Destroyed
the
piers
,
&
slewe
kyng
Rychards
grace
,
Agaynst
his
othe
made
to
the
lordes
and
me
:
And
seking
quarelles
how
to
disagre
,
He
shamelesly
required
me
and
my
sonne
To
yeld
him
Scottes
which
we
in
field
had
wun
.
My
Nephew
also
Edmund
Mortymer
The
very
heyre
apparaunt
to
the
Crowne
,
Whom
Owen
Glendour
held
as
prisoner
,
Uilely
bound
,
in
dungeon
depe
cast
downe
,
He
would
not
raunsum
:
but
did
felly
frowne
Agaynst
my
brother
and
me
that
for
him
spake
,
And
him
proclaymed
traytour
for
our
sake
.
This
sowle
despite
did
cause
vs
to
conspire
To
put
him
downe
as
we
did
Richard
erst
,
And
that
we
might
this
matter
set
on
fyre
From
Owens
●ayle
,
our
cosin
we
remerst
,
And
vnto
Glendour
all
our
griefes
reherst
,
Who
made
a
bonde
with
Mortymer
and
me
,
To
pryue
the
king
,
and
part
the
realme
in
thre
..
But
whan
king
Henry
heard
of
this
devise
Toward
Owen
Gleudour
he
sped
him
very
quyck
Mynding
by
force
to
stop
our
enterprise
:
And
as
the
deuell
would
,
then
fell
I
sick
,
Howbeit
my
brother
,
&
sonne
,
more
politike
Than
prosperous
,
with
an
oast
fro
Scotland
brought
,
Encountred
him
at
Shrewsbury
,
wher
they
fought
.
The
one
was
tane
and
kild
,
the
other
slayne
,
And
shortly
after
was
Owen
put
to
flight
:
By
meanes
wherof
I
forced
was
to
fayne
,
That
I
knew
nothing
of
the
former
fight
.
Fraude
oft
avayles
more
than
doth
sturdy
might
:
For
by
my
fayning
I
brought
him
in
belief
I
knew
not
that
wherin
my
part
was
chief
.
And
while
the
king
thus
tooke
me
for
his
frend
I
sought
all
meanes
my
former
wrong
to
wreake
,
Which
that
I
might
bring
to
the
sooner
ende
To
the
bishop
of
Yorke
I
did
the
matter
breake
,
And
to
Th
erle
Marshall
likewise
did
I
speake
,
Whose
father
was
through
Henries
cause
exyled
The
bishops
brother
with
trayterous
death
defiled
.
These
strayt
assented
to
do
what
they
could
,
So
did
lorde
Hastinges
and
lord
Fauconbridge
:
Which
altogether
promised
●hey
would
Set
all
their
power
the
kinges
dayes
to
abridge
.
But
se
the
spite
,
before
the
byrdes
wer
flidge
The
king
had
woord
,
and
seysoned
on
the
nest
Wherby
alas
my
frendes
wer
al
opprest
.
The
bluddy
tyrant
●●ought
them
all
to
ende
Excepted
me
,
which
into
Scotland
skapte
To
George
of
Dunbar
th
erle
of
March
,
my
frend
,
Who
in
my
cause
al
that
he
could
ey
skrapte
:
And
when
I
had
for
greater
succour
gapte
Both
at
the
Frenchman
and
the
Flemminges
hand
,
And
could
get
none
,
I
toke
such
as
I
sand
.
And
with
the
helpe
of
George
my
very
frend
,
I
did
invade
Northumberlande
ful
bold
,
Whereas
the
folke
drew
to
me
stil
vnend
,
Bent
to
the
death
my
party
to
vphold
:
Through
helpe
of
these
ful
many
a
fort
and
hold
.
The
which
the
king
right
manfully
had
man●
,
I
easely
wunne
,
and
seysed
in
my
hand
Not
so
content
(
for
vengeaunce
drave
me
on
)
I
entred
Yorkeshire
there
to
waste
and
spoyle
,
But
ere
I
had
far
in
the
countrey
gon
The
shirif
therof
,
Rafe
Rekesby
did
assoyle
My
troubled
hoost
of
much
part
of
our
toyle
,
For
he
assauting
freshly
,
tooke
through
power
Me
and
lord
Bardolph
both
at
Bramham
more
.
And
thence
conueyed
vs
to
the
towne
of
Yorke
Until
he
knew
,
what
was
the
kinges
entent
:
There
loe
Lord
Bardolf
kinder
than
the
Storke
,
Did
lose
his
head
,
which
was
to
London
sent
,
With
whom
for
frendshippe
urine
in
like
case
went
.
This
was
my
hap
,
my
for●une
,
or
my
fawte
,
This
life
I
led
,
and
thus
I
came
to
naught
.
Wherfore
good
Baldwin
wil
the
pyers
take
hede
Of
slaunder
,
malyce
,
and
conspiracy
,
Of
couetise
,
whence
al
the
rest
procede
:
For
couetise
ioynt
with
contumacy
,
Doth
cause
all
mischief
in
mens
hartes
to
brede
.
Ad
therfore
this
to
Esperance
,
my
wurd
.
Who
causeth
bludshed
shall
not
skape
the
swurd
.
BY
that
this
was
ended
,
I
had
found
out
the
storie
of
Richard
earle
of
Cambridge
:
and
because
it
conteyned
matter
in
it
,
though
not
very
notable
,
yet
for
the
better
vnderstanding
of
the
rest
,
I
thought
it
mete
to
touche
it
,
and
therfore
sayd
as
foloweth
.
You
haue
sayd
wel
of
the
Percies
and
favourably
.
For
in
dede
as
it
should
appere
,
the
chyefe
cause
of
theyr
conspiracie
agaynst
kyng
Henry
,
was
for
Edmund
Mortimer
theyr
cosins
sake
,
whom
the
king
very
maliciously
proclaymed
to
haue
yelded
hym selfe
to
Owen
colourably
,
whan
as
in
deede
he
was
taken
forcibly
against
his
wil
,
&
very
cruelly
ordered
in
prison
.
And
seing
we
are
in
hand
with
Mortimers
matter
,
I
wyll
take
vppon
me
the
person
of
Richard
Plantagenet
Earle
of
Cambridge
,
who
for
his
sake
likewise
died
.
And
therfore
I
let
passe
Edmund
Holland
erle
of
Kent
,
whom
Henry
the
fowerth
made
Admirall
to
skoure
the
Seas
,
because
the
Buttons
were
abrode
:
whiche
Earle
(
as
many
thynges
happen
in
warre
)
was
slayne
with
an
arrowe
at
the
assaulte
of
Briake
:
shortly
after
whose
death
thys
king
dyed
,
and
his
sonne
Henry
,
the
fyft
of
that
name
,
succeded
in
his
place
.
In
the
beginning
of
this
Henry
the
fyfts
rayne
,
dyed
this
Rychard
,
and
with
him
Henry
the
lord
Scrope
&
others
,
in
whose
behalfe
this
may
be
sayd
.
How
Richard
erle
of
Cambridge
entending
the
kinges
destruction
was
put
to
death
at
Southhampton
.
HAst
maketh
wast
,
hath
commonly
ben
sayd
,
And
secrete
mischiefe
seeld
hath
lucky
spede
:
A
murdering
mind
with
proper
pryze
is
wayd
,
Al
this
is
true
.
I
find
it
in
my
Crede
.
And
therfore
Baldwin
warne
all
states
take
hede
,
How
they
conspire
any
other
to
betrappe
,
Least
mischiefe
meant
light
in
the
miners
lappe
.
For
I
lord
Richard
,
heyre
Plan●agenet
Was
Erle
of
Cambridge
,
and
right
fortunate
,
If
I
had
had
the
grace
my
wit
to
set
To
have
content
me
with
mine
owne
estate
:
But
o
false
honours
,
broders
of
debate
,
The
loue
of
you
our
lewde
hartes
doth
allure
To
lese
our
s●lues
by
seking
you
vnsure
.
Because
my
bro●her
Edmund
Mortimer
,
Whose
eldest
sister
was
my
wedded
wife
,
I
meane
that
Edmund
that
was
prisoner
In
Wales
so
long
,
through
Owens
busy
strife
,
Because
I
say
,
that
after
Edmundes
life
,
His
rightes
and
titles
must
by
law
be
mine
,
(
For
he
ne
had
,
nor
could
encrease
his
line
)
Because
the
right
of
realme
&
crowne
was
ours
,
I
serched
meanes
to
helpe
him
thervnto
.
And
where
the
Henries
held
it
by
their
powers
I
sought
a
shift
their
tenures
to
vndo
,
Which
being
force
,
sith
force
or
sleyt
must
do
,
I
voyde
of
might
,
because
their
power
was
strong
Set
privy
sleyte
agaynst
theyr
open
wrong
.
But
sith
the
deathes
of
most
part
of
my
k●●ne
Did
dash
my
hope
,
throughout
the
fathers
dayes
I
let
it
slip
,
and
thought
it
best
beginne
Whan
as
the
s●nne
shuld
dred
lest
such
assayes
:
For
force
through
spede
,
sleyght
spedeth
through
delayes
And
seeld
doth
treason
time
so
fitly
find
As
whan
al
dangers
most
be
out
of
minde
.
Wherfore
while
Henry
of
that
name
the
fifte
,
Prepared
his
army
to
go
conquer
Fraunce
,
Lord
Skrope
and
I
thought
to
attempt
a
drifte
To
put
him
downe
my
brother
to
avaunce
:
But
wer●
it
gods
wil
,
my
luck
,
or
his
good
chaunce
,
The
king
wist
wholy
wherabout
we
went
,
The
night
before
the
king
to
sh●pward
bent
.
Then
were
we
strayt
as
traytours
apprehended
,
Our
purpose
spied
,
the
cause
therof
was
hid
,
And
therfore
loe
a
false
cause
we
pretended
Wherthrough
my
brother
was
fro
daunger
ryd
:
We
sayd
for
hier
of
the
French
kinges
coyne
,
we
did
Behight
to
kil
the
king
:
and
thus
with
shame
We
stayned
our selves
,
to
save
our
frend
fro
blame
.
Whan
we
had
thus
confest
so
foule
a
treason
,
That
we
deserved
,
we
suffred
by
the
lawe
.
Se
Baldwin
see
,
and
note
(
as
it
is
reason
)
How
wicked
dedes
to
wofull
endes
do
drawe
.
All
force
doth
fayle
,
no
crafte
is
wurth
a
stra'●
,
To
attayne
thinges
lost
,
and
therfore
let
them
go
,
For
might
ruleth
right
,
and
wil
though
God
say
no.
WHan
stout
Richarde
had
stoutly
sayd
his
mind
,
belike
ꝙ
one
,
this
Rychard
was
but
a
litle
man
,
or
els
litle
fauoured
of
wryters
,
for
our
Cronicles
speake
very
litle
of
him
.
But
seyng
we
be
cum
now
to
king
Henries
viage
into
Fraunce
,
we
can
not
lack
valyant
men
to
speake
of
:
for
among
so
many
as
were
led
and
sent
by
the
Kyng
out
of
thys
realme
thyther
,
it
can
not
be
chosen
but
sum
,
and
that
a
great
summe
,
were
slayne
among
theym
:
wherfore
to
speake
of
them
all
,
I
thynke
not
nedefull
.
And
therfore
to
let
passe
Edwarde
Duke
of
Yorke
,
and
the
Earle
of
Suffolke
slayne
both
at
the
battayle
of
Agine
courte
,
as
were
also
many
other
,
Let
vs
ende
the
time
of
Henry
the
fyfth
,
and
cum
to
hys
sunne
Henry
the
syxt
:
whose
nonage
brought
Fraunce
and
Normandy
out
of
bondage
,
and
was
cause
that
fewe
of
our
noble
men
died
aged
.
Of
whom
to
let
passe
the
numbre
,
I
wyll
take
vppon
me
the
person
of
Thomas
Mountague
earle
of
Salysburye
,
whose
name
was
not
so
good
at
home
(
and
yet
he
was
called
the
good
erle
)
as
it
was
dreadful
abrode
:
who
exclaming
vpon
the
mutability
of
fortune
,
iustly
may
say
thus
.
How
Thomas
Montague
the
earle
of
Salysbury
in
the
middes
of
his
glory
,
was
chaunceably
slayne
with
a
piece
of
ordinaunce
.
WHat
fooles
be
we
to
trust
vnto
our
strength
,
Our
wit
,
our
courage
,
or
our
noble
fame
,
Which
time
it selfe
must
nedes
deuour
at
length
Though
froward
Fortune
could
not
foyle
the
same
.
But
seing
this
Goddes
gideth
al
the
game
,
Which
still
to
chaunge
doth
set
her
onely
lust
,
Why
toyle
we
so
for
thinges
so
hard
to
trust
.
A
goodly
thing
is
surely
good
reporte
,
Which
noble
hartes
,
do
seke
by
course
of
kinde
,
But
seen
the
date
so
doubtful
and
so
short
,
The
wayes
so
rough
wherby
we
do
it
find
:
I
can
not
chuse
but
prayse
the
princely
minde
That
preaseth
for
it
,
though
we
find
opprest
By
soule
defame
those
that
deserve
it
best
.
Concerning
whom
marke
Baldwin
what
I
say
,
I
meane
the
vertuous
hindred
of
their
brute
,
Among
which
number
reken
wel
I
may
My
valiaunt
father
Iohn
lord
Montacute
,
Who
lost
his
life
(
I
iudge
)
in
iust
pursute
:
I
say
the
cause
and
not
the
casual
spede
,
Is
to
be
wayed
in
euery
kinde
of
dede
.
This
rule
obserued
,
how
many
shall
we
find
For
vertues
sake
with
infamy
opprest
?
How
many
agayn
through
helpe
of
fortune
blind
,
For
yll
attemptes
atchiued
,
with
honour
blest
?
Succes
is
wurst
ofttimes
whan
cause
is
best
,
Therfore
say
I
:
god
send
them
sory
happes
,
That
iudge
the
causes
by
their
after
clappes
.
The
ende
in
dede
,
is
iudge
of
euery
thing
,
Which
is
the
cause
,
or
latter
poynt
of
time
:
The
first
true
verdyct
at
the
first
may
bryng
,
The
last
is
slow
,
or
slipper
as
the
slime
,
Oft
chaunging
names
of
innocence
and
crime
.
Duke
Thomas
death
was
Iustice
two
yeres
long
,
And
euer
sence
sore
tiranny
and
wrong
.
Wherfore
I
pray
the
Baldwin
waye
the
cause
,
And
prayse
my
father
as
he
doth
deserue
:
Because
erle
Henry
,
king
agaynst
all
lawes
,
Endeuoured
king
Richard
for
to
starve
In
iayle
,
wherby
the
regal
crowne
might
swarve
Out
of
the
line
to
which
it
than
was
due
,
(
Wherby
God
knowes
what
euil
might
ensue
)
My
lord
Iohn
Holland
duke
of
Excester
,
Which
was
dere
cosin
to
this
wretched
king
,
Did
mooue
my
father
,
and
the
erle
of
Glocester
,
With
other
lordes
to
ponder
well
the
thyng
:
Who
seing
the
mischiefe
that
began
to
spring
,
Did
all
consent
,
this
Henry
to
depose
,
And
to
restore
kyng
Richard
to
the
rose
.
And
while
they
did
deuise
a
prety
trappe
Wherby
to
bring
their
purpose
bettre
about
,
Which
was
in
maske
,
this
Henry
to
haue
slayne
:
The
duke
of
Awmerle
blew
their
counsay●e
out
,
Yet
was
their
purpose
good
there
is
no
doubt
.
What
cause
can
be
more
wurthy
for
a
knight
,
Than
save
his
king
,
and
helpe
true
heires
to
right
?
For
this
with
them
my
father
was
destroyed
,
And
buryed
in
the
doung●●l
of
defame
.
Thus
evil
chaunce
theyr
glory
did
auoyde
,
Wheras
their
cause
doth
clayme
eternal
〈◊〉
.
Whan
dedes
therfore
vnluckely
do
frame
,
Men
ought
not
iudge
the
authours
to
〈◊〉
naught
,
For
right
through
might
is
often
overraught
.
And
God
doth
suffer
that
it
should
be
so
,
But
why
,
my
wit
is
feble
to
decise
,
Except
it
be
to
heape
vp
wrath
and
wo
Upon
their
heades
that
iniuries
devise
.
The
cause
why
mischiefes
many
times
arise
,
And
light
on
them
that
wold
mens
wronges
redresse
,
Is
for
the
rancour
that
they
beare
,
I
gesse
.
God
hateth
rigour
though
it
furder
right
,
For
sinne
is
sinne
,
how
euer
it
be
vsed
:
And
therfore
suffereth
shame
and
death
to
light
,
To
punish
vice
,
though
it
be
wel
abused
.
Who
furdereth
right
is
not
therby
excused
,
If
through
the
same
he
do
sum
other
wrong
:
To
every
vice
due
guerdon
doth
belong
.
What
preach
I
now
,
I
am
a
man
of
warre
,
And
that
my
body
(
I
dare
say
)
doth
professe
,
Of
cured
woundes
beset
with
many
a
skarre
,
My
broken
Iaw
vnheald
can
say
no
lesse
.
O
Fortune
,
Fortune
,
cause
of
all
distresse
My
father
had
great
cause
thy
fraude
to
cursse
.
But
much
more
I
,
abused
ten
times
wursse
.
Thou
neuer
flatteredst
him
in
all
his
life
,
But
me
thou
dandledst
like
thy
darling
deare
:
Thy
giftes
I
found
in
every
corner
rife
,
Where
ever
I
went
,
I
met
thy
smyling
cheare
:
Which
was
not
for
a
day
,
or
for
a
yeare
,
But
through
the
rayne
of
thre
right
worthy
kynges
,
I
found
the
forward
in
al
kind
of
thinges
.
The
while
king
Henry
conquered
in
Fraunce
I
sued
the
warres
,
and
still
found
victory
.
In
all
assaultes
so
happy
was
my
chaunce
,
Holdes
yelde
or
wunne
did
make
my
enmies
sory
:
Dame
Prudence
eke
augmented
so
my
glory
,
That
in
all
treaties
ever
I
was
one
Whan
weyghty
matters
were
agreed
vpon
.
But
whan
this
king
this
mighty
conquerour
,
Through
death
vnripe
,
was
both
his
realmes
bereft
,
His
sely
infant
did
receyue
his
power
,
Pore
litle
babe
ful
yong
in
cradell
left
,
Where
crowne
and
Scepter
hurt
him
with
the
hef●
:
Whose
wurthy
vncles
had
the
governaunce
,
The
one
at
home
,
the
other
abrode
in
Fraunce
.
And
I
which
was
in
peace
and
war
wel
skilled
,
With
both
these
rulers
greatly
was
estemed
:
Bare
rule
at
home
as
often
as
they
willed
,
And
fought
in
Fraunce
whan
thei
it
nedeful
demed
.
And
every
where
so
good
my
seruice
semed
,
That
Englishmen
to
me
great
loue
did
beare
,
Our
foes
the
French
,
my
force
fulfilled
with
feare
.
I
alwayes
thought
it
fitly
for
a
prince
,
And
such
as
haue
the
regiment
of
realmes
,
His
subiectes
hartes
with
mildnes
to
convince
,
Wyth
iustice
myxt
,
auoyding
all
extremes
.
For
like
as
Phebus
with
his
chearfull
beames
,
Doth
freshly
force
the
fragrant
floures
to
florish
,
So
rulers
mildnes
subiectes
loue
doth
norish
.
This
found
I
true
:
for
through
my
mild
behauour
Their
hartes
I
had
with
me
to
liue
and
dye
:
And
in
their
speache
for
to
declare
their
fauour
,
They
called
me
styll
good
earle
of
Salisbury
,
The
lordes
confest
the
commons
did
not
lye
.
For
vertuous
life
,
fre
hart
,
and
lowly
mind
,
With
high
and
low
shal
alwayes
fauour
find
.
Which
vertues
chief
becum
a
man
of
war
,
W●erof
in
Fraunce
I
founde
experyence
,
For
in
assaultes
due
mildnes
passeth
farre
Al
rigour
,
force
,
and
sturdy
violence
:
For
men
wil
stoutly
sticke
to
their
defence
When
cruel
captaynes
covet
them
to
spoyle
,
And
so
enforst
,
oft
geue
their
foes
the
foyle
.
But
when
they
know
they
shall
be
frendly
vsed
,
They
hazard
not
their
heades
,
but
rather
yelde
,
For
this
,
my
offers
neuer
were
refused
Of
any
towne
,
or
surely
very
seelde
:
But
force
and
furies
fyt
be
for
the
feelde
.
And
there
in
dede
I
vsed
so
the
same
,
My
foes
would
flye
if
they
had
heard
my
name
.
For
whan
lord
Steward
and
erle
Uantadore
,
Had
cruelly
besieged
Crauant
towne
,
Which
we
had
wunne
,
and
kept
long
time
before
,
Which
lieth
in
Awxer
on
the
riuer
Youne
,
To
rayse
the
siege
the
Regent
sent
me
downe
:
Where
as
I
vsed
all
rigour
that
I
might
,
I
killed
all
,
that
were
not
saued
by
flight
.
When
the
erle
of
Bedford
then
in
Fraunce
lord
regent
,
Knew
in
what
sort
I
had
remoued
the
syege
,
In
Brye
and
Champayne
he
made
me
vice
gerent
,
And
Lieutenaunt
for
him
and
for
my
Lyege
:
Which
caused
me
go
to
Bry
,
and
ther
besyege
Mountaguillon
,
with
twenty
wekes
assant
,
Which
at
the
last
was
yelded
me
for
naught
.
And
for
the
duke
of
Britayns
brother
,
Arthur
,
Both
erle
of
Richmonde
and
of
Yvery
,
Against
his
othe
from
vs
had
made
departure
,
To
Charles
the
Dolphin
,
our
chief
enemy
,
I
with
the
regent
went
to
Normandy
,
To
take
his
towne
of
Yvery
,
which
of
spight
Did
to
vs
dayly
al
the
harme
they
might
.
They
at
the
first
compounded
by
a
day
To
yeeld
,
if
rescues
did
not
cum
before
.
And
whiles
in
hope
to
fight
,
we
at
it
lay
,
The
Dolphin
gathered
men
two
thousand
skore
,
With
erles
,
lordes
,
and
captaynes
ioly
store
:
Of
which
the
duke
of
Alanson
was
gide
,
And
sent
them
downe
to
see
if
we
would
bide
.
But
they
left
vs
and
downe
to
Uernoile
went
,
And
made
their
vaunt
they
had
our
army
slayne
,
And
through
that
lye
,
that
towne
from
vs
they
hent
,
Which
shortly
after
turned
to
their
payne
:
For
there
both
armies
met
vpon
the
plaine
,
And
we
.viii.
M.
whom
they
flew
,
not
slewe
before
,
Did
kil
of
them
,
ten
thousand
men
and
more
.
When
we
had
taken
Uernoile
thus
againe
,
To
driue
the
Dolphin
vtterly
out
of
Fraunce
,
The
Regent
sent
me
to
Aniowe
and
to
Mayne
,
Wher
I
besieged
the
warlik
towne
of
Mawns
:
Ther
lord
of
Toysers
Baldwins
valiaunce
Did
well
appere
,
which
wold
not
yeeld
the
towne
,
Till
all
the
towres
&
walles
wer
battred
downe
.
But
here
now
Baldwin
take
it
in
good
part
,
Though
that
I
brought
this
Baldwin
ther
to
yeeld
:
The
Lion
searce
for
all
his
noble
hart
,
Being
overmatched
,
is
forst
to
flye
the
feeld
▪
If
Mars
him selfe
had
there
ben
with
his
sheeld
,
And
in
my
s●ormes
had
stoutly
me
withstoode
,
He
should
haue
yeeld
,
or
els
haue
shed
my
bloode
.
Th●s
wurthy
knight
both
hardy
,
stout
,
and
wise
,
Wrought
well
his
feate
:
as
time
and
place
require
,
Whan
fortune
fayles
,
it
is
the
best
advice
To
strike
the
sayle
,
least
al
lie
in
the
mire
.
This
have
I
sayd
to
th
end
thou
take
no
yre
,
For
though
no
cause
be
found
,
so
nature
frames
,
Men
haue
a
zeale
to
such
as
beare
their
names
.
But
to
returne
,
in
Mayne
wan
I
at
length
,
Such
towns
&
fortes
as
might
either
helpe
or
hurt
,
I
mann●d
Mayon
&
Suzans
townes
of
strength
,
Fort
Barnarde
,
Thanceaux
,
&
S.
Eales
the
curt
,
With
Lile
sues
Bolton
,
standing
in
the
durt
:
Eke
Gwerland
,
Sus●e
,
Loupeland
and
Mountsure
,
With
Malicorne
,
these
wan
I
and
kept
full
sure
.
Besides
al
this
,
I
tooke
nere
forty
holdes
,
But
those
I
razed
even
with
the
grounde
.
And
for
these
dedes
,
as
sely
shepe
in
foldes
Do
shrinke
for
feare
at
every
litle
sound
,
So
fled
my
foes
before
my
face
ful
round
:
Was
none
so
hardy
durst
abide
the
fight
,
So
Mars
and
Fortune
furdered
me
their
knight
.
I
tel
no
lye
,
so
gastful
grewe
my
name
,
That
it
alone
discomfited
an
host
:
The
Scots
and
Frenchmen
wil
confesse
the
same
,
Els
wil
the
towne
which
they
like
cowardes
lost
.
For
whan
they
sieged
Bewron
with
great
bost
,
Being
fourty
.
M.
Britayns
,
French
,
and
Scottes
,
Fiue
hundred
men
did
vanquish
them
like
sottes
.
For
while
the
Frenchmen
did
assault
them
stil
,
Our
Englishmen
came
boldly
furth
at
night
,
Criyng
sainct
George
,
Salisbury
,
kil
,
kil
,
kil
,
And
offred
freshly
with
their
foes
to
fight
,
And
they
as
frenchly
tooke
them selves
to
flight
,
Supposing
surely
that
I
had
ben
there
.
Se
how
my
name
did
put
them
all
in
feare
.
Thus
was
the
Dolphins
power
discomfited
,
Fower
.
M.
slayne
,
their
campe
tane
as
it
stoode
,
Wherby
our
towne
and
souldiers
profited
,
For
there
were
vitayles
plentifull
and
good
:
This
while
was
I
in
England
by
the
rood
To
appeace
a
strife
that
was
right
foule
befall
,
Betwene
Duke
Humfrey
and
the
Cardinall
.
The
Duke
of
Exceter
shortly
after
died
,
Which
of
the
king
at
home
had
gouernaunce
,
Whose
roume
the
earle
of
Warwike
then
supplied
,
And
I
tooke
his
,
and
sped
me
into
Fraunce
.
And
hauing
a
zeale
to
conquer
Orlyaunce
,
With
much
a
do
I
gat
the
regentes
ayde
,
And
marched
thither
and
siege
about
it
layde
.
But
in
the
way
I
tooke
the
towne
of
Yayn
,
Wher
murdred
wer
for
stoutnes
many
a
man
:
But
Baugency
I
tooke
with
litle
payne
,
For
which
to
shew
them
fauour
I
began
:
This
caused
the
townes
of
Mewne
and
Iargeman
,
That
stoode
on
Loyer
,
to
profer
me
the
keyes
,
Ere
I
came
nere
them
,
welny
by
two
dayes
.
See
here
how
Fortune
forward
can
allure
,
What
baytes
she
layeth
to
bring
men
to
their
endes
.
Who
having
hap
like
this
,
but
would
hope
sure
To
bring
to
bale
what
euer
he
entendes
?
But
soone
is
sowre
the
sweete
that
Fortune
sendes
:
Whan
hope
and
hap
,
whan
helth
and
welth
is
hyest
,
Than
wo
and
wracke
,
desease
,
and
nede
be
nyest
.
For
while
I
,
suing
this
so
good
successe
,
Layd
siege
to
Orlyaunce
on
the
river
syde
,
The
Bastard
(
Cuckold
Cawnyes
sonne
I
gesse
,
Tho
thought
the
dukes
)
who
had
the
towne
in
gide
.
Came
fearcely
forth
,
when
he
his
time
espide
,
To
raise
the
siege
,
but
was
beat
backe
agayne
,
And
hard
pursued
both
to
his
losse
and
payne
.
For
there
we
wan
the
bulwarke
on
the
bridge
With
a
mighty
tower
standing
fast
therby
.
Ah
cursed
tower
that
didst
my
dayes
abridge
,
Would
god
thou
hadst
bene
furder
,
eyther
I.
For
in
this
tower
a
chamber
standes
on
hie
,
From
which
a
man
may
view
through
al
the
towne
By
certayne
windowes
yron
grated
downe
.
Where
on
a
day
(
now
Baldwin
note
mine
ende
)
I
stoode
in
vewing
where
the
towne
was
weake
,
And
as
I
busily
talked
with
my
frend
,
Shot
fro
the
towne
,
which
al
the
grate
did
breake
,
A
pellet
came
,
and
drove
a
mighty
fleake
,
Agaynst
my
face
,
and
tare
away
my
checke
,
For
payne
wherof
I
dyed
within
a
wecke
.
See
Baldwin
see
the
vncertaynty
of
glory
,
How
sodayne
mischief
dasheth
all
to
dust
.
And
warne
all
princes
by
my
broken
story
,
The
happiest
Fortune
chiefly
to
mistrust
.
Was
neuer
man
that
alway
had
his
lust
.
Than
such
be
fooles
,
in
fancy
more
then
mad
,
Which
hope
to
haue
that
neuer
any
had
.
THis
straunge
aduenture
of
the
good
erle
drave
vs
al
into
a
dumpne
,
inwardly
lamenting
his
wofull
destynye
,
out
of
which
we
wer
awaked
,
after
this
sort
.
To
what
ende
(
ꝙ
one
)
muse
we
so
much
on
this
matter
.
This
Earle
is
neyther
the
first
nor
the
last
whom
Fortune
hath
foundered
in
the
heyth
of
their
prosperitye
.
For
all
through
the
raine
of
this
vnfortunate
king
Henry
,
we
shall
find
many
whych
haue
bene
likewise
serued
,
whose
chaunces
sith
they
be
mar●●●l
,
and
therfore
honorable
,
may
the
better
be
omitted
:
And
therfore
we
wil
let
go
the
lordes
M●rlmes
and
Poyninges
,
slayne
both
at
the
siege
of
Orleans
shortly
after
the
death
of
this
earle
.
Also
the
valiaunt
earle
of
Arundle
destroyed
with
a
bowlet
at
the
assault
of
Gerbory
,
whose
storyes
nevertheles
are
wurth
the
hearyng
.
And
to
quicken
vp
your
spirites
,
I
wil
take
vpon
me
a
tragicall
person
in
deede
,
I
meane
kyng
Iamy
slayne
by
his
seruauntes
in
his
pryvy
chamber
,
who
although
he
be
a
Skot
,
yet
seing
he
was
brought
vp
in
Englande
where
he
learned
the
language
,
hys
example
also
so
notable
,
it
were
not
meete
he
shoulde
be
forgotten
.
And
therfore
marke
Baldwin
what
I
thinke
he
may
say
.
How
king
Iames
the
first
for
breaking
his
othes
and
bondes
,
was
by
gods
suffrauns
miserably
murdred
of
his
owne
subiectes
.
IF
for
examples
sake
thou
write
thy
booke
,
I
charge
the
Baldwin
thou
forget
me
not
:
Whom
Fortune
alwayes
frowardly
forsooke
,
Such
wa●
my
lucke
,
my
merite
,
or
my
lot
.
I
am
that
Iames
king
Roberts
sonne
the
Skot
,
That
was
in
England
prisoner
all
his
youth
,
Through
mine
vncle
Walters
trayterous
vntruth
.
For
whan
my
father
through
disease
and
age
,
Unwieldy
was
to
gouerne
well
his
land
,
Because
his
brother
Walter
semed
sage
,
He
put
the
rule
therof
into
his
hand
.
Than
had
my
father
you
shall
vnderstand
Of
lawfull
barnes
,
me
,
and
one
only
other
,
Nempt
Dauy
Rothsay
,
who
was
mine
elder
brother
This
Dauy
was
prince
of
Scotland
,
and
so
take
,
Till
his
aduoutry
caused
men
complayne
:
Which
that
he
might
by
monyshment
forsake
,
My
father
prayed
mine
vncle
take
the
payne
To
threaten
him
,
his
vices
to
refrayne
.
But
be
false
traytour
,
butcherly
murdring
wretch
,
To
get
the
crowne
,
began
to
fetch
a
fetch
.
And
finding
now
a
proffer
to
his
pray
,
Deuised
meanes
my
brother
to
deuower
,
And
for
that
cause
convayed
him
day
by
day
▪
From
place
to
place
,
from
castell
vnto
tower
,
To
Faulkland
fort
,
where
like
a
tormentour
He
starmd
him
,
and
put
to
death
a
wife
Whom
through
a
reede
he
sukt
to
saue
his
life
.
O
wretched
death
▪
fye
cruel
tiranny
,
A
prince
in
prison
lost
for
fault
of
foode
:
Was
●●nce
enmy
wrought
such
villany
.
A
trusted
brother
stroye
his
brothers
blood
Wo
wurth
foe
frendly
,
fye
on
double
hood
.
Ah
wretched
father
,
see
thy
sonne
is
lost
,
Sterved
by
thy
brother
,
whom
thou
trustedst
most
.
Of
whom
whan
sum
began
to
find
the
fraud
,
And
yet
the
traytor
made
him selfe
so
clere
,
That
he
should
seeme
to
haue
deserued
laud
,
So
wofull
did
he
for
his
death
appeare
,
My
doubtful
father
louing
me
ful
deere
To
auoyde
all
daunger
that
might
after
chaunce
,
Sent
me
away
,
but
nine
yeres
olde
,
to
Fraunce
.
But
windes
and
wether
wer
so
contrary
,
That
we
wer
driuen
to
the
English
coast
,
Which
realme
with
Skotland
at
that
time
did
vary
So
that
they
tooke
me
prisoner
,
not
as
oste
:
For
which
my
father
fearing
I
wer
lost
,
Conceiued
shortly
such
an
inward
thought
As
to
the
graue
immediatly
him
brought
.
Than
had
mine
vncle
all
the
regiment
At
home
,
and
I
in
England
prisoner
lay
,
For
to
him selfe
he
thought
it
detryment
,
For
my
releace
any
raunsum
for
to
pay
,
For
(
as
he
thought
)
he
had
possest
his
pray
:
And
therfore
wisht
I
might
in
durauns
dure
Till
I
had
dyed
,
so
should
his
rayne
be
sure
.
But
good
king
Henry
seing
I
was
a
child
,
And
heyre
by
ryght
vnto
a
realme
and
crowne
,
Dyd
bring
me
vp
,
not
lyke
my
brother
,
wylde
But
vertuously
in
feates
of
high
renowne
:
In
libe●all
artes
in
instrumentall
sowne
:
By
meane
wherof
whan
I
was
after
king
,
I
did
my
realme
to
ciuil
order
bring
.
For
ere
I
had
been
prisoner
eyghtene
yere
,
In
which
short
space
two
noble
princes
dyed
,
Wherof
the
first
in
prudence
had
no
peere
The
other
in
warre
most
valyant
throwly
tryed
,
Whose
rowme
his
sonne
babe
Henry
eke
supplyed
The
pyers
of
England
which
did
gouerne
all
,
Did
of
their
goodnes
helpe
me
out
of
thrall
.
They
maried
me
to
a
cosin
of
their
king
The
Duke
of
Somersets
daughter
rich
&
fayre
.
Releast
my
raunsome
saue
a
trifling
thing
:
And
after
I
had
done
homage
to
the
hayer
,
And
sworne
my
frendship
neuer
should
appayre
,
They
brought
me
kingly
furnisht
to
my
lande
,
Which
I
rec●yued
at
mine
vncles
hand
.
Wherof
my
lordes
and
commons
wer
ful
glad
,
So
was
mine
vncle
chiefly
(
as
he
sayed
)
Who
in
his
mouth
no
other
matter
had
,
Saue
punish
such
as
had
my
brother
trayed
.
The
faut
wherof
epparantly
he
layed
,
To
good
duke
Murdo
,
his
elder
brothers
sonne
,
Whose
father
dyed
long
ere
this
dede
was
doen.
My
cursed
vncle
●lyer
than
the
snake
Which
would
by
craft
vnto
the
crowne
aspier
,
Because
he
sawe
this
Murdo
was
a
stake
That
stayed
vp
the
stop
of
his
desier
,
(
For
his
elder
brother
was
Duke
Murdoes
fier
)
He
thought
it
best
to
haue
him
made
away
,
So
was
he
suer
(
I
goen
)
to
haue
his
pray
.
And
by
his
craftes
the
traytour
brought
to
passe
That
I
destroyed
Duke
Murdo
,
and
his
kin
Poore
innocentes
,
my
louing
frendes
,
alas
.
O
kinges
and
Princes
what
plight
stand
we
in
,
A
trusted
traytour
shal
you
quickely
winne
To
put
to
death
your
kin
and
frendes
most
iust
:
Take
hede
therfore
,
take
hede
whose
rede
ye
trust
.
And
at
the
last
to
bring
me
hole
in
hate
With
god
and
man
,
at
home
and
eke
abrode
,
He
counsayled
me
for
surance
of
my
state
:
To
helpe
the
Frenchmen
,
then
nye
overtrode
By
Englishmen
,
and
more
to
lay
on
lode
,
With
power
and
force
al
England
to
invade
,
Against
the
othe
and
homage
that
I
made
.
And
though
at
first
my
conscience
did
grudge
To
breake
the
bondes
of
frendship
knit
by
oth
,
Yet
after
profe
(
see
m●schiefe
)
I
did
iudge
It
madnes
for
a
king
to
kepe
his
troth
.
And
semblably
with
all
the
world
it
goth
.
Sinnes
ofte
assayed
are
thought
to
be
no
sinne
,
So
sinne
doth
soyle
,
the
soule
it
sinketh
in
.
But
as
diseases
common
cause
of
death
,
Bring
daunger
most
,
whan
least
they
pricke
&
smart
Which
is
a
signe
they
haue
expulst
the
breth
Of
liuely
heat
which
doth
defende
the
hart
:
Euen
so
such
sinnes
as
felt
are
on
no
part
Haue
conquered
grace
,
and
by
their
wicked
vre
,
So
kild
the
soule
that
it
can
haue
no
cure
.
And
grace
agate
,
vice
stil
suceedeth
vice
,
And
all
to
haste
the
vengeaunce
for
the
furst
.
I
arede
therfore
all
people
to
be
wise
,
And
stoppe
the
bracke
whan
it
begins
to
burst
.
At
taste
no
poyson
(
vice
is
venim
wurst
,
It
mates
the
mind
)
beware
eke
of
to
much
,
All
kil
through
muchnes
,
sum
with
only
touche
.
Whan
I
had
learned
to
set
my
othe
at
nought
,
And
through
much
vse
the
sence
of
sinne
exyled
,
Agaynst
king
Henry
,
what
I
could
I
wrought
,
My
fayth
,
my
othe
,
vniustly
foule
defiled
.
And
while
sly
Fortune
at
my
doinges
smiled
,
The
wrath
of
God
which
I
had
wel
deserued
,
Fell
on
my
necke
,
for
thus
loe
was
I
serued
.
Ere
I
had
raygned
fully
fiftene
yere
,
While
time
I
laye
at
Pertho
at
my
place
.
With
the
Quene
my
wife
&
children
me
to
chere
,
My
murdring
vncle
with
the
double
face
,
That
longed
for
my
kingdome
and
my
mace
,
To
s●ay
me
there
suborned
Robert
Gram
,
With
whom
his
nephew
Robert
Stuart
cam
.
And
whan
they
time
fit
for
their
purpose
found
,
Into
my
priuy
chaumber
they
a●●art
,
Where
with
their
sweardes
they
gave
me
many
a
wound
,
And
slue
al
such
as
stucke
vnto
my
parte
:
There
loe
my
wife
dyd
shewe
her
louing
harte
,
Who
to
defende
me
,
felled
one
or
twayne
,
And
was
sore
wounded
ere
I
coulde
be
slayne
.
See
Baldwin
Baldwin
,
the
vnhappy
endes
,
Of
suche
as
passe
not
for
theyr
lawfull
oth
:
Of
those
that
caus●les
leaue
theyr
fayth
or
frendes
,
And
murdre
kynsfolke
through
their
foes
vntroth
,
Warne
,
warne
all
princes
,
all
lyke
sinnes
to
loth
,
And
chiefely
suche
as
in
my
Realme
be
borne
,
For
God
hates
hyghly
suche
as
are
forsworne
.
WHan
this
was
sayd
,
let
King
Iamy
go
ꝙ
mayster
Ferrers
,
&
returne
we
to
our
owne
story
,
&
se
what
broyls
wer
among
the
nobility
in
the
kinges
minority
.
How
the
cardinal
Bewford
maligneth
the
estate
of
good
duke
Humfrey
the
kinges
vncle
&
protector
of
the
realme
,
&
by
what
driftes
he
first
banisheth
his
wife
from
him
.
And
lastly
howe
the
good
duke
is
murderously
made
away
through
conspiracy
of
Quene
Margaret
and
other
:
both
whose
tragedies
I
entend
at
leasure
to
declare
,
for
they
be
notable
.
Do
so
I
pray
you
(
ꝙ
another
)
But
take
hede
ye
demurre
not
vpon
them
.
And
I
to
be
occupied
the
meane
time
,
will
shewe
what
I
haue
noted
in
the
duke
of
Suffolkes
doinges
,
one
of
the
chiefest
of
duke
Humfreyes
destroyers
,
who
by
the
prouidens
of
God
,
came
shortly
after
in
such
hatred
of
the
people
,
that
the
King
him selfe
could
not
saue
hym
from
astraunge
and
notable
death
,
which
he
may
lament
after
this
maner
.
How
Lorde
William
Delapole
Duke
of
Suffolke
was
worthily
punyshed
for
abusing
his
Kyng
and
causing
the
destruction
of
good
Duke
Humfrey
.
HEauy
is
the
hap
wherto
all
men
be
bound
,
I
meane
the
death
,
which
no
estate
may
flye
:
But
to
be
banisht
,
headed
so
,
and
drownd
,
In
sinke
of
shame
from
top
of
honors
hye
,
Was
never
man
so
served
I
thinke
but
I
:
And
therfore
Baldwin
fro
thy
grave
of
griefe
Reiect
me
not
,
of
wretched
princes
chiefe
.
My
only
life
in
all
poyntes
may
suffise
To
shewe
howe
base
all
baytes
of
Fortune
be
,
Which
thaw
like
yse
,
through
heate
of
enuies
eyes
:
Or
vicious
dedes
which
much
possessed
me
.
Good
hap
with
vices
can
not
long
agree
,
Which
bring
best
fortunes
to
the
basest
fall
,
And
happiest
hap
to
enuy
to
be
thrall
.
I
am
the
prince
duke
William
De
la
Poole
That
was
so
famous
in
Quene
Margets
dayes
.
That
found
the
meane
Duke
Humfreyes
blud
to
coole
whose
vertuous
paynes
deserve
eternal
prayse
Wherby
I
note
that
Fortune
can
not
raise
,
Any
one
aloft
without
sum
others
wracke
:
Fluds
drowne
no
fieldes
before
they
find
a
bracke
.
But
as
the
waters
which
do
breake
their
walles
Do
loose
the
course
they
had
within
the
shore
,
And
dayly
rotting
stinke
within
their
stalles
For
fault
of
moouing
which
they
found
before
:
Euen
so
the
state
that
over
high
is
bore
Doth
loose
the
lyfe
of
peoples
love
it
had
,
And
rots
it selfe
vntil
it
fall
to
bad
.
For
while
I
was
but
Erle
,
eche
man
was
glad
To
say
and
do
the
best
by
me
they
might
:
And
Fortune
ever
since
I
was
a
lad
Did
smile
vpon
me
with
a
chereful
sight
,
For
whan
my
Kyng
had
doubed
me
a
Knight
And
sent
me
furth
to
serve
at
warre
in
Fraunce
,
My
lucky
spede
mine
honor
dyd
enhaunce
.
Where
to
omit
the
many
feit●s
I
wrought
Under
others
gyde
,
I
do
remember
one
Which
with
my
souldyers
valiantly
was
fought
None
other
captayne
save
my selfe
alone
,
I
meane
not
now
the
apprinze
of
Pucel
Ione
In
which
attempte
my
travayle
was
not
smal
,
Though
the
Duke
of
Burgoyn
had
the
prayse
of
al.
But
the
siege
of
Awmarle
is
the
●eate
I
prayse
A
strong
built
towne
,
with
castes
,
walles
,
&
vaultes
,
With
men
and
weapon
armed
at
al
assayes
:
To
which
I
gave
n●●
five
times
five
assaultes
,
Tyl
at
the
last
they
yelded
it
for
naughtes
.
Yet
Lord
Rambures
like
a
valiaunt
Knight
Defended
it
as
long
as
euer
he
might
.
But
what
prevayled
it
these
townes
to
winne
Which
shortly
after
must
be
lost
againe
,
Wherby
I
see
there
is
more
glory
in
The
keping
thinges
than
is
in
their
attayne
:
To
get
and
kepe
not
is
but
losse
of
payne
.
Therfore
ought
men
prouide
to
saue
their
winnings
In
al
attemptes
,
els
lose
they
their
beginninges
.
Because
we
could
not
kepe
the
townes
we
wunne
(
For
they
were
more
then
we
might
easely
wyelde
)
One
yere
vndyd
what
we
in
ten
had
doen
:
For
envy
at
home
,
and
treason
abrode
,
dyd
yelde
Kyng
Charles
his
Realme
of
Fraunce
,
made
barain
fielde
,
For
bluddy
warres
had
wasted
al
encreace
,
Which
causde
the
Pope
helpe
pouerty
sue
for
peace
,
So
that
it
Tourayne
at
the
towne
of
Toures
Duke
Charles
and
other
for
their
Prince
appered
,
So
dyd
Lord
Rosse
,
and
I
than
Erle
,
for
oures
:
And
when
we
shewed
wherein
eche
other
dered
,
We
sought
out
meanes
all
quarels
to
haue
clered
,
Wherein
the
Lordes
of
Germany
,
of
Spayne
,
Of
Hungary
and
〈…〉
paine
.
But
sith
we
could
no
final
pea●e
〈◊〉
For
neither
would
the
others
couenants
heare
,
For
eightene
monthes
we
dyd
conclude
a
truce
:
And
while
as
frendes
we
lay
together
there
Because
my
warrant
dyd
me
therein
beare
,
To
make
a
perfite
peace
,
and
through
accorde
,
I
sought
a
mariage
for
my
soberaine
Lorde
.
And
for
the
French
kinges
doughters
wer
to
small
I
fancied
most
dame
Margarete
his
niece
,
A
lovely
lady
,
beautifull
and
tall
,
Fayre
spoken
▪
pleasaunt
,
a
very
princely
piece
,
In
wit
and
learning
matcheles
hence
to
Grece
,
Duke
Rayners
daughter
of
Aniow
,
king
by
stile
,
Of
Naples
,
Ierusalem
,
and
of
Scicil
yle
.
But
ere
I
could
the
graunt
of
her
attayne
,
All
that
our
king
had
of
her
fathers
landes
,
As
Mauntes
the
citee
,
the
county
whole
of
Mayne
,
And
most
of
Aniow
duchy
in
our
handes
,
I
did
release
him
by
assured
bandes
.
And
as
for
dowry
with
her
none
I
sought
,
I
thought
no
peace
could
be
to
derely
bought
.
But
whan
this
mariage
throwly
was
agreed
Although
my
king
were
glad
of
such
a
make
,
His
vncle
Humfrey
abhorred
it
in
deed
,
Because
therby
his
precontract
he
brake
,
Made
with
the
heire
of
the
erle
of
Arminake
,
A
noble
maide
with
store
of
goodes
endowed
,
Which
more
than
this
with
losse
,
the
duke
allowed
.
But
love
and
beauty
in
the
king
so
wrought
That
neither
profite
or
promise
he
regarded
,
But
set
his
vncles
counsayle
still
at
nought
:
And
for
my
paynes
I
highly
was
rewarded
.
Thus
vertue
starves
,
but
lust
foode
must
be
larded
.
For
I
made
Marquise
went
to
Fraunce
againe
,
And
brought
this
Bride
vnto
my
soverayne
.
At
whom
because
Duke
Humfrey
aye
repined
,
Calling
their
mariage
aduowtry
(
as
it
was
)
The
Quene
did
move
me
,
erst
therto
enclined
,
To
helpe
to
bring
him
to
his
Requiem
masse
.
Which
sith
it
could
for
no
crime
cum
to
passe
His
life
and
doinges
were
so
right
and
clere
,
Through
privy
murder
we
brought
him
to
his
beere
Thus
righteousnes
brought
Humfrey
to
rebuke
Because
he
would
no
wickednes
allowe
,
But
for
my
doinges
I
was
made
a
duke
So
Fortune
can
both
bend
and
smothe
her
browe
On
whom
she
list
,
not
passing
why
nor
howe
.
O
lord
how
high
,
how
soone
she
did
me
raise
,
How
fast
she
filde
me
both
with
prayes
and
prayse
.
The
Lordes
and
Commons
both
of
like
assent
,
Besought
my
soverayne
,
kneling
on
their
knees
,
To
recorde
my
doinges
in
the
parliament
,
As
dedes
deseruing
everlasting
foes
.
In
which
attempt
they
did
no
labour
leese
,
For
they
set
not
my
prayse
so
fast
in
flame
,
As
he
was
ready
to
reward
the
same
.
But
note
the
ende
,
my
dedes
so
wurthy
demed
Of
Kinge
,
of
Lordes
,
and
Commons
altogether
,
Wer
shortly
after
treasons
false
estemed
,
And
al
men
curst
Quene
Margets
cumming
hither
,
For
Charles
the
french
king
,
in
his
fea●es
not
lither
Whan
he
had
rendred
Rayner
Mauntes
&
Mayne
,
Found
meane
to
winne
all
Normandy
agayne
.
This
made
the
people
curse
the
mariage
Esteming
it
the
cause
of
every
losse
:
Wherfore
at
me
with
open
mouth
they
rage
,
Affirming
me
to
have
brought
the
realme
to
mosse
:
Whan
king
&
Quene
sawe
thinges
thus
go
a
crosse
,
To
quiet
all
a
parliament
they
called
,
And
caused
me
in
prison
to
be
thralled
,
And
shortly
after
brought
me
furth
abrode
.
Which
made
the
Commons
more
than
double
wood
:
And
sum
with
weapons
would
have
layed
on
lode
,
If
their
graund
captaine
Blewberd
,
in
his
moode
,
Had
not
in
time
with
wisedome
bene
withstoode
▪
But
though
that
he
and
mo
wer
executed
The
people
still
their
wurst
against
me
bruted
.
And
so
applyed
the
Parliament
with
billes
,
Of
haynous
wronges
,
and
open
traytrous
crimes
,
That
king
&
queene
were
forst
against
their
willes
Fro
place
to
place
to
adiourne
it
divers
times
.
For
princes
power
is
like
the
sandy
slymes
,
Which
must
perforce
geve
place
vnto
the
wave
,
Or
sue
the
windy
sourges
whan
they
rave
.
Their
life
was
not
more
dere
to
them
than
I
,
Which
made
them
search
all
shiftes
to
save
me
still
,
But
aye
my
foes
such
faultes
did
on
me
trye
That
to
preserve
me
from
a
wurser
yll
,
The
king
was
fayne
,
ful
sore
agaynst
his
will
,
For
five
yeres
space
to
send
me
in
exile
,
In
hope
to
have
restored
me
in
a
while
.
But
marke
howe
vengeaunce
wayteth
vpon
vice
.
As
I
was
sayling
toward
the
coast
of
Fraunce
,
The
Earle
of
Deuonshires
barke
,
of
litle
price
,
Encountred
me
vpon
the
seas
by
chaunce
,
Whose
captaine
tooke
me
by
his
valiaunce
,
Let
passe
my
shippes
,
with
all
the
frayt
and
loade
,
But
led
me
with
him
into
Dover
roade
.
Where
whan
he
had
recounted
me
my
faultes
,
As
murdring
of
Duke
Humfrey
in
his
bed
,
And
howe
I
had
brought
all
the
realme
to
naughtes
In
causing
the
King
vnlawfully
to
wed
,
There
was
no
grace
,
but
I
must
loose
my
head
.
Wherfore
he
made
me
shrive
me
in
his
boate
,
On
the
edge
wherof
my
necke
in
two
he
smoat
.
A
piteous
ende
,
and
therfore
Baldwin
warne
,
All
pyers
and
princes
to
abhorre
vntroth
,
For
vicious
grayne
must
cum
to
fowlendes
barne
:
Who
brueth
breach
of
lawful
bond
or
oth
,
God
wil
ere
long
,
cause
all
the
world
to
loth
.
Was
never
prince
that
other
did
oppresse
Unrighteously
,
but
died
in
distresse
.
WHan
this
was
sayd
:
Every
man
reioyced
to
heare
of
a
wicked
man
so
maruaylously
well
punished
:
For
though
Fortune
in
many
poyntes
be
iniurius
to
Princes
,
yet
in
this
and
such
lyke
she
is
moost
righteous
:
And
only
deserveth
the
name
of
a
Goddes
,
whan
she
prouideth
meanes
to
punish
&
distroye
Tyrantes
.
And
whan
we
had
a
whyle
considered
the
driftes
of
the
King
and
Quene
to
haue
saued
this
Duke
,
and
yet
they
could
not
:
It
is
wurth
the
labour
(
sayd
one
)
to
way
the
workes
and
iudgementes
of
God
:
which
seyng
they
are
knowen
most
euidently
by
comparyng
contraryes
,
I
wyll
touche
the
story
of
Iacke
Kade
in
order
next
folowynge
.
Whome
Kynge
Henrye
with
all
his
puissauns
was
no
more
able
for
a
while
to
destroy
(
yet
was
he
his
rebellious
enemie
)
than
he
was
to
preserve
the
Duke
of
Suffolke
his
derest
frend
:
by
whiche
two
examples
doeth
appere
howe
notably
God
dysposeth
all
thinges
,
and
that
no
force
stretcheth
farther
,
than
it
pleaseth
him
to
suffer
.
For
this
Cade
beinge
but
base
borne
,
of
no
abilitye
,
and
lesse
power
,
accompanied
with
a
few
naked
Kentyshmen
,
caused
the
Kynge
with
hys
armye
at
all
poyntes
appoynted
,
to
leaue
the
fyelde
,
and
to
suffer
hym
to
doe
what
so
euer
he
lusted
:
In
whose
behalfe
,
seynge
he
is
one
of
Fortunes
whelpes
,
I
wyll
trouble
you
a
while
to
heare
the
proces
of
his
enterprise
,
Which
he
maye
declare
in
maner
folowyng
.
How
Iacke
Cade
traiterously
rebelling
agaynst
his
Kyng
,
was
for
his
treasons
and
cruell
doinges
wurthely
punyshed
.
SHal
I
cal
it
Fortune
or
my
froward
folly
That
lifted
me
,
and
layed
me
downe
belowe
Or
was
it
courage
that
we
made
so
Ioly
,
Which
of
the
starres
and
bodyes
grement
grow
?
What
euer
it
were
this
one
poynt
sure
I
know
,
Which
shal
be
mete
for
euery
man
to
marke
:
Our
lust
and
wils
our
evils
chefely
warke
.
It
may
be
wel
that
planetes
doe
enclyne
,
And
our
complexions
move
our
myndes
to
yll
,
But
such
is
Reason
,
that
they
brynge
to
fine
No
worke
,
vnayded
of
our
lust
and
wyl
:
For
heauen
and
earth
are
subiect
both
to
skyl
.
The
skyl
of
God
ruleth
al
,
it
is
so
strong
,
Man
may
by
skyl
gyde
thinges
that
to
him
long
.
Though
lust
be
sturdy
and
wyl
inclined
to
nought
,
This
forst
by
mixture
,
that
by
heavens
course
,
Yet
through
the
skyl
God
hath
in
Reason
wrought
And
geuen
man
,
no
lust
nor
wyl
so
course
But
may
be
stayed
or
swaged
of
the
sourse
,
So
that
it
shal
in
nothing
force
the
mynde
To
worke
our
wo
,
or
leaue
the
proper
kynde
.
But
though
this
skil
be
geven
every
man
To
rule
the
wyl
,
and
kepe
the
minde
aloft
,
For
lacke
of
grace
ful
fewe
vse
it
can
,
These
worldly
pleasures
tickle
vs
so
oft
:
Skyl
is
not
weake
,
but
wyl
strong
,
flesh
is
soft
And
yeldes
it selfe
to
pleasure
that
it
loueth
,
And
hales
the
mynde
to
that
it
most
reproueth
.
Now
if
this
happe
wherby
we
yelde
our
mynde
To
lust
and
wyll
,
be
fortune
,
as
we
name
her
,
Than
is
she
iustly
called
false
and
blynde
,
And
no
reproche
can
be
to
much
to
blame
her
:
Yet
is
the
shame
our
owne
when
so
we
shame
her
,
For
sure
this
hap
if
it
be
rightly
knowen
,
Cummeth
of
our selves
,
and
so
the
blame
our
owne
.
For
who
so
lyveth
in
the
skole
of
skyll
And
medleth
not
with
any
worldes
af●aires
,
Forsaketh
pompes
and
honors
that
do
spyl
The
myndes
recourse
to
Graces
quiet
stayers
,
His
state
no
Fortune
by
no
meane
appayers
:
For
Fortune
is
the
folly
and
plage
of
those
Which
to
the
worlde
their
wretched
willes
dispose
.
Among
which
Fooles
(
Marke
Baldwyn
)
I
am
one
That
would
not
stay
my selfe
in
mine
estate
.
I
thought
to
rule
,
but
to
obey
to
none
,
And
therfore
fel
I
with
my
Kyng
at
bate
.
And
to
the
ende
I
might
him
better
mate
,
Iohn
Mortimer
I
caused
my selfe
be
called
,
Whose
Kingly
blood
the
Henries
nye
had
thralled
.
This
shift
I
vsed
the
people
to
perswade
To
leave
their
Prince
,
on
my
side
more
to
sticke
,
Wheras
in
deede
my
fathers
name
was
Kade
Whose
noble
stocke
was
never
wurth
a
sticke
.
But
touching
wit
I
was
both
rype
and
quicke
,
Had
strength
of
lims
,
large
stature
,
cumly
face
,
Which
made
men
wene
my
lynage
were
not
base
.
And
seing
stoutnes
stucke
by
men
in
Kent
Whose
Ualiaunt
hartes
refuse
none
enterprise
,
With
false
perswasions
straite
to
them
I
went
,
And
sayd
they
suffred
to
great
iniuryes
:
By
meane
wherof
I
caused
them
to
rise
,
And
battayle
wyse
to
cum
to
blacke
heth
playne
And
thence
their
grefes
vnto
the
Kyng
complayne
.
Who
being
deafe
(
as
men
say
)
on
that
eare
,
For
we
desired
releace
of
subsidies
,
Refused
roughly
our
requestes
to
heare
And
came
against
vs
as
his
enemies
.
But
we
to
trap
hym
,
sought
out
subtiltyes
,
Remoued
our
campe
,
and
●acke
to
Senocke
went
,
After
whom
the
Staffordes
with
their
power
wer
sent
.
Se
here
how
Fortune
setting
vs
a
flote
Brought
to
our
nettes
a
porcion
of
our
pray
.
For
why
the
Staffordes
with
their
army
hote
Assayled
vs
at
Senocke
,
where
we
laye
:
From
whence
alive
they
parted
not
away
,
Whiche
whan
the
Kynges
retinew
vnderstode
They
all
affirmed
my
quarel
to
be
good
Which
caused
the
king
,
and
quene
whom
al
did
hate
,
To
raise
their
campe
,
and
sodaynly
depart
:
And
that
they
might
the
peoples
grudge
abate
,
To
imprison
sum
ful
sore
against
their
hart
.
Lord
Sayes
was
one
,
whom
I
made
after
smart
▪
For
after
the
Staffordes
&
their
●ast
was
slaine
,
To
Blackheath
fyelde
I
marched
backe
againe
.
And
where
the
king
would
nothing
heare
before
,
Nowe
was
he
glad
to
send
to
know
my
minde
:
And
I
therby
enflamed
much
the
more
,
Refused
his
grauntes
,
so
folly
made
me
blind
.
For
this
he
flewe
and
left
lord
Skales
behind
,
Mo
helpe
the
towne
,
and
strengthen
London
tower
,
Towardes
which
I
marched
forward
with
my
power
.
And
found
there
all
thinges
after
my
desier
,
I
entred
London
,
did
there
what
I
list
,
The
Treasurer
,
lord
Sayes
,
I
did
conspier
To
have
condemned
:
wherof
whan
I
mist
,
(
For
he
by
lawe
my
malice
did
resist
)
By
force
I
tooke
him
in
Guyld
hall
fro
the
heape
,
And
headed
him
before
the
crosse
in
cheape
.
His
sonne
in
law
,
Iames
Cromer
shrive
of
Kent
,
I
caught
at
Myle
ende
,
where
as
than
he
laye
:
Beheaded
him
,
and
on
a
poale
I
sent
His
head
to
London
,
where
his
fathers
laye
.
With
these
two
heades
I
made
a
prety
play
,
For
pight
on
poales
I
bare
them
through
the
strete
,
And
for
my
sport
made
ech
kisse
other
swete
.
Than
brake
I
prisons
,
let
furth
whom
I
woulde
,
And
vsed
the
citie
as
it
had
be
mine
:
Tooke
fram
the
marchanntes
,
money
,
ware
,
&
golde
:
From
sum
by
force
,
from
other
sum
by
fine
.
This
at
the
length
did
cause
them
to
repine
,
So
that
lord
Skales
consenting
with
the
mayre
,
Forbad
vs
to
their
citie
to
repayre
.
For
al
this
while
mine
hoast
in
Southwarke
lay
▪
Who
whan
they
knewe
our
passage
was
denyed
,
Came
boldly
to
the
bridge
and
made
a
fraye
,
For
in
we
would
,
the
townes
men
vs
defied
:
But
whan
with
strokes
we
had
the
matter
tryed
,
We
wan
the
bridge
and
set
much
part
on
fire
,
This
doen
,
to
Southwarke
backe
we
did
retier
.
The
morowe
after
came
the
Chauncellour
With
generall
pardon
for
my
men
halfe
gone
,
Which
heard
and
read
,
the
rest
within
an
houre
Shranke
all
awaye
,
eche
man
to
shift
for
one
.
And
whan
I
sawe
they
left
me
post
alone
,
I
did
disguise
me
like
a
knight
of
the
post
,
And
into
Sussex
roade
away
in
poste
.
And
there
I
lurked
,
till
that
cursed
coyne
That
restles
begle
sought
and
found
me
out
.
For
strayt
the
king
by
promise
did
enioyne
A
thousand
marke
,
to
whosoever
mought
Apprend
my
corse
:
which
made
men
seke
about
.
Among
the
which
one
Alexander
Iden
,
Found
out
the
hole
wherin
the
fox
was
hidden
.
But
ere
he
tooke
me
,
I
put
him
to
his
trumpes
,
For
yeeld
I
would
not
while
my
handes
would
holde
But
hope
of
money
made
him
stur
his
stumpes
,
And
to
assaul●
me
valiauntly
and
bolde
.
Two
howres
and
more
our
cumbate
was
not
colde
,
Til
at
the
last
he
lent
me
such
a
stroke
,
That
downe
I
fell
,
and
never
after
spoke
.
Than
was
my
carkas
caried
like
a
hog
,
To
Southwarke
borow
where
it
lay
a
night
,
The
next
day
drawen
to
Newgate
like
a
dog
,
All
men
reioycing
at
the
rufull
sight
:
Than
were
on
poales
my
parboylde
quarters
pight
,
And
set
aloft
for
vermine
to
deuower
,
Meete
graue
for
rebels
that
resist
the
power
.
Full
litell
knowe
we
wretches
what
we
do
,
Whan
we
presume
our
princes
to
resist
.
We
war
with
God
,
against
his
glory
to
,
That
placeth
in
his
office
whom
he
list
,
Therfore
was
never
traytour
yet
but
mist
The
marke
he
shot
,
and
came
to
shamefull
ende
Nor
never
shall
til
God
be
forst
to
bend
.
God
hath
ordayned
the
power
,
all
princes
be
His
Lieutenauntes
,
or
debities
in
realmes
,
Against
their
foes
still
therfore
fighteth
he
,
And
as
his
enmies
drives
them
to
extremes
,
Their
wise
deuises
prove
but
doltish
dreames
.
No
subiect
ought
for
any
kind
of
cause
,
To
force
the
lord
,
but
yeeld
him
to
the
lawes
.
And
therefore
Baldwin
warne
men
folow
reason
Subdue
theyr
wylles
,
and
be
not
Fortunes
slaues
,
A
troublous
ende
doth
ever
folowe
treason
,
There
is
no
trust
in
rebelles
,
raskall
knaues
,
In
Fortune
lesse
,
whiche
wurketh
as
the
waves
:
From
whose
assautes
who
lyst
to
stande
at
large
,
Must
folowe
skyll
,
and
flye
all
worldly
charge
.
BY
saint
mary
(
ꝙ
one
)
yf
Iacke
wer
as
well
learned
,
as
you
haue
made
his
oracion
,
What
so
ever
he
was
by
byrth
,
I
warraunt
hym
a
gentylman
by
his
learnyng
.
Howe
notably
and
Philosopher
like
hath
he
discrybed
Fortune
and
the
causes
of
worldly
cumbraunce
?
howe
vpryghtly
also
and
howe
lyke
a
deuine
hath
he
determined
the
states
both
of
officers
and
Rebelles
.
For
in
dede
officers
be
gods
deputies
,
and
it
is
gods
office
which
they
beare
,
and
it
is
he
whiche
ordeyneth
thereto
suche
as
himselfe
lysteth
,
good
whan
he
fauoreth
the
people
,
and
evyll
whan
he
wyll
punysh
theim
.
And
therefore
whosoever
rebelleth
agaynst
any
ruler
either
good
or
bad
,
rebelleth
against
GOD
,
and
shal
be
sure
of
a
wretched
ende
:
For
God
can
not
but
maintein
his
deputie
.
Yet
this
I
note
by
the
waye
concernyng
rebelles
and
rebellions
.
Although
the
deuyll
rayse
theim
,
yet
God
alwayes
vseth
them
to
his
glory
,
as
a
parte
of
his
Iustice
.
For
whan
Kynges
and
chiefe
rulers
,
suffer
theyr
vnder
officers
to
mysuse
theyr
subiectes
,
and
wil
not
heare
nor
remedye
theyr
peoples
wronges
whan
they
complayne
,
than
〈◊〉
GOD
the
Rebell
to
rage
,
and
to
execute
that
parte
of
his
Iustice
,
whiche
the
parcyall
prince
woulde
not
.
For
the
Lord
Saies
a
very
corrupt
officer
,
&
one
whom
notwithstanding
the
king
alwaies
main
temed
,
was
destroyed
by
this
Iacke
,
as
was
also
the
byshop
of
Salysbury
(
a
proude
and
coueitous
prelate
)
by
other
of
the
rebelles
.
And
therefore
what
soever
prince
desyreth
to
lyue
quyatlye
without
rebellion
,
must
do
his
subiectes
right
in
all
thinges
,
and
punyshe
suche
officers
as
greue
or
oppresse
theim
,
thus
shall
they
be
sure
from
all
rebellion
.
And
for
the
clerer
opening
herof
,
it
were
well
doen
to
set
forth
this
Lord
Sayes
Tragedie
.
What
neede
that
(
ꝙ
another
)
seyng
the
lyke
example
is
seen
in
the
duke
of
Suffolke
,
whose
doinges
are
declared
sufficiently
alredy
.
Nay
rather
let
vs
go
forward
,
for
we
haue
a
great
mayny
behynde
that
maye
not
be
omytted
,
and
the
tyme
as
you
see
,
passeth
away
.
As
for
this
Lorde
Sayes
whom
Cade
so
cruelly
kylled
and
spytefully
vsed
after
his
death
(
I
dare
say
)
shal
be
knowen
thereby
what
he
was
to
all
that
reade
or
heare
this
storie
.
For
God
would
never
have
suffred
him
to
haue
been
so
vsed
,
except
he
had
fyrst
deserved
it
.
Therefore
let
hym
go
,
and
with
hym
the
Bushop
,
and
all
other
slaine
in
that
rebellion
:
which
was
raysed
as
it
may
be
thought
,
through
sum
dry●t
of
the
duke
of
Yorke
,
who
shortly
after
began
to
endeuoure
all
meanes
to
attayne
the
Crowne
,
and
●●●refore
gathered
an
armye
in
Wales
,
and
marched
towarde
London
:
but
the
kyng
wich
his
power
taried
and
met
him
at
S.
Albones
.
Where
whyle
the
king
&
he
wer
about
a
treatye
,
th
erle
of
Warwyke
set
vpon
the
kings
army
,
and
uewe
the
duke
of
Somerset
,
the
Erle
of
Northumberlande
,
the
Lorde
Clyfforde
,
and
other
,
and
in
conclusion
got
the
victorie
,
and
the
duke
was
made
Lord
Protector
.
Whiche
so
greved
the
Queene
and
her
accomplices
,
that
pryvy
grutches
and
open
dissemblyng
never
ceassed
tyl
the
duke
and
his
allies
were
glad
to
flye
the
field
and
Realme
,
he
into
Irelande
,
they
to
Calayes
,
whence
they
came
agayne
,
with
an
army
,
wherof
the
Erle
of
Salisburye
was
leader
,
and
marched
toward
Coventry
where
the
king
than
was
,
and
had
gathered
an
armye
to
subdue
them
,
and
encountred
them
at
Northhampton
,
and
fought
and
lost
the
fyelde
and
was
taken
hym selfe
,
the
duke
of
Buckingham
,
the
erle
of
Shrewesbury
,
the
vicounte
Beaumount
,
the
Lord
Egermount
,
and
many
other
of
his
retinue
slayne
.
Yf
no
man
haue
any
minde
to
any
of
these
noble
personages
because
they
were
honourably
slaine
in
battay●e
,
let
sum
man
els
take
the
Booke
,
for
I
mynde
to
say
sumwhat
of
this
duke
of
Somerset
.
☞
Whyle
he
was
deuisyng
thereon
,
and
every
man
seking
farder
notes
,
I
looked
on
the
Cronicles
,
and
fynding
styl
fyelde
vpon
fyelde
,
&
manye
noble
men
slayne
,
I
purposed
to
haue
ouerpassed
all
,
for
I
was
so
wearye
that
I
waxed
drowsye
,
and
began
in
dede
to
slumber
:
but
my
imaginacion
styll
prosecutyng
this
ragicall
matter
,
brought
me
suche
a
fantasy
.
me
thought
there
stode
before
vs
,
a
tall
mans
body
full
of
fresshe
woundes
,
but
lackyng
a
head
,
holdyng
by
the
hande
a
goodlye
childe
,
whose
brest
was
so
wounded
that
his
hearte
myght
be
seen
,
his
louely
face
and
eyes
disfigured
with
dropping
teares
,
his
heare
through
horrour
standyng
vpryght
,
his
mercy
cravyng
handes
all
to
bemangled
,
&
all
his
body
embrued
with
his
own
bloud
.
And
whan
through
the
gastfulnes
of
this
pyteous
spectacle
,
I
wared
afeard
,
and
turned
awaye
my
face
,
me
thought
there
came
a
shrekyng
voyce
out
of
the
weasande
pipe
of
the
headles
bodye
,
saying
as
foloweth
.
How
Richard
Plantagenet
duke
of
York
was
slayne
through
his
over
rash
boldnes
,
and
his
sonne
the
earle
of
Rutland
for
his
lack
of
valiauns
.
TRust
Fortune
(
ꝙ
he
)
in
whom
was
neuer
trust
,
O
folly
of
men
that
haue
no
better
grace
,
All
rest
,
renowne
,
and
dedes
lie
in
the
dust
Of
al
the
sort
that
sue
her
slipper
trace
.
What
meanest
thou
Baldwin
for
to
hide
thy
face
?
Thou
nedest
not
feare
although
I
misse
my
head
:
Nor
yet
to
mourne
,
for
this
my
sonne
is
dead
.
The
cause
why
thus
I
lead
him
in
my
hand
,
His
skin
with
blud
and
teares
so
sore
bestaynd
.
Is
that
thou
mayst
the
better
vnderstand
How
hardly
Fortune
hath
for
vs
ordaynde
:
In
whom
her
love
and
hate
be
hole
contaynde
.
For
I
am
Richard
prince
Plantagenet
,
The
duke
of
Yorke
in
royall
rase
beget
.
For
Richarde
erle
of
Cambridge
,
eldest
sonne
Of
Edmund
Langley
,
third
sonne
of
king
Edward
,
Engendred
me
of
Anne
,
whose
course
did
runne
Of
Mortimers
to
be
the
issue
garde
:
For
when
her
brother
Edmund
died
a
warde
,
She
was
sole
hayer
by
due
discent
of
line
,
Wherby
her
rightes
and
titles
al
wer
mine
,
But
marke
me
now
I
pray
thee
Baldwin
marke
,
And
see
how
force
oft
overbeareth
right
:
Waye
how
vsurpers
tyrannously
warke
,
To
kepe
by
murder
that
they
get
by
might
,
And
note
what
troublous
daungers
do
alight
On
such
as
seke
to
reposses
their
owne
,
And
how
through
rigour
right
is
overthrowen
.
The
earle
of
Herford
,
Henry
Bolenbrooke
,
Of
whom
duke
Mowbray
tolde
thee
now
of
late
,
Whan
voyde
of
cause
he
had
king
Richard
tooke
:
He
murdred
him
,
vsurped
his
estate
,
Without
all
right
or
title
,
sauing
hate
Of
others
rule
,
or
love
to
rule
alone
:
These
two
excepted
,
title
had
he
none
.
The
realme
and
crowne
was
Edmund
Mortimers
Whose
father
Roger
,
was
king
Richardes
hayre
,
Which
caused
Henry
and
the
Lancasters
To
seeke
all
shiftes
,
our
housholdes
to
appayre
,
For
sure
he
was
to
sit
beside
the
chayre
Wer
we
of
power
to
clayme
our
lawfull
right
,
Wherfore
to
stroye
vs
he
did
all
he
might
.
His
cursed
sunne
ensued
his
cruel
path
.
And
kept
my
giltles
cosin
strayt
in
duraunce
:
For
whom
my
father
hard
intreated
hath
.
But
liuing
hopeles
of
his
liues
assuraunce
He
thought
it
best
by
politik
procuraunce
,
To
prive
the
king
,
and
so
restore
his
frend
:
Which
brought
him selfe
to
an
infamous
ende
.
For
whan
king
Henry
of
that
name
the
fift
,
Had
tane
my
father
in
this
conspiracy
,
He
from
Sir
Edmund
all
the
blame
to
shift
,
Was
fayne
to
say
the
French
king
,
his
ally
,
Had
hyred
him
this
trayterous
act
to
trye
,
For
which
condemned
,
shortly
he
was
slayne
.
In
helping
right
this
was
my
fathers
gayne
.
Thus
whan
the
linage
of
the
Mortimers
Were
made
away
by
this
vsurping
line
,
Sum
hanged
,
sum
slayne
,
sum
pined
prisoners
:
Because
the
crowne
by
right
of
law
was
mine
,
They
gan
as
fast
agaynst
me
to
repine
:
In
feare
alwayes
least
I
should
sturre
them
strife
.
For
gilty
hartes
have
never
quiet
life
.
Yet
at
the
last
in
Henryes
dayes
the
sixt
,
I
was
restored
to
my
fathers
landes
,
Made
duke
of
Yorke
.
wherthrough
my
minde
I
firt
,
To
get
the
crowne
and
kingdome
in
my
handes
.
For
ayde
wherin
I
knit
assured
bandes
With
Nevels
stocke
,
whose
doughter
was
my
make
Who
for
no
wo
would
ever
me
forsake
.
O
lord
what
happe
had
I
through
mariage
,
Fower
goodly
boyes
in
youth
my
wife
she
boore
.
Right
valiaunt
men
,
and
prudent
for
their
age
.
Such
bretherne
she
had
and
nephewes
stil
in
store
,
As
none
had
erst
,
nor
any
shal
haue
more
:
The
erle
of
Salisbury
,
and
his
sonne
of
Warwike
,
Wer
matchles
men
from
Barbary
to
Barwike
.
Through
helpe
of
whom
and
Fortunes
lovely
looke
I
vndertooke
to
clayme
my
lawful
right
,
And
to
abash
such
as
agaynst
me
tooke
,
I
raysed
power
at
all
poyntes
prest
to
fight
:
Of
whom
the
chiefe
that
chiefly
bare
me
spite
,
Was
Somerset
the
Duke
,
whom
to
annoy
I
alway
sought
,
through
spite
,
spite
to
vistroy
.
And
maugre
him
,
so
choyse
loe
was
my
chaunce
,
Yea
though
the
quene
that
all
rulde
tooke
his
part
,
I
twise
bare
stroke
in
Normandy
and
Fraunce
,
And
last
liuetenant
in
Ireland
,
where
my
hart
Found
remedy
for
euery
kind
of
smart
.
For
through
the
love
my
doinges
there
did
brede
,
I
had
their
helpe
at
all
times
in
my
nede
.
This
spiteful
duke
,
his
silly
king
and
quene
.
With
armed
hostes
I
thrise
met
in
the
●ield
,
The
first
vnfought
through
treaty
made
betwene
,
The
second
ioynde
,
wherin
the
king
did
yeeld
,
The
duke
was
slayne
,
the
quene
enforst
to
shylde
Her selfe
by
flight
.
The
third
the
quene
did
fight
,
Where
I
was
slaine
being
overmacht
by
might
.
Before
this
last
were
other
battayles
three
,
The
first
the
erle
of
Salisbury
led
alone
,
And
fought
on
Bloreheth
,
and
got
the
victory
:
In
the
next
was
I
and
my
kinsfolke
euerythone
.
But
seing
our
souldiers
stale
vnto
our
foen
,
We
warely
brake
our
cumpany
on
a
night
,
Dissolved
our
hoaste
,
and
tooke
our selues
to
flight
.
This
boye
and
I
in
Ireland
did
vs
save
,
Mine
eldest
sonne
with
Warwicke
and
his
father
,
To
Caleys
got
,
whence
by
the
reade
I
gave
They
came
againe
to
London
,
and
did
gather
An
other
hoast
,
wherof
I
spake
not
rather
:
And
met
our
foes
,
slew
many
a
lord
and
knight
,
And
tooke
the
King
,
and
drave
the
Queene
to
flight
.
This
done
came
I
to
England
all
in
haste
.
To
make
my
claime
vnto
the
realme
and
crowne
:
And
in
the
house
while
parliament
did
last
,
I
in
the
kinges
seat
boldly
sat
me
downe
,
And
claymed
it
:
wherat
the
lordes
did
frowne
,
But
what
for
that
,
I
did
so
wel
procede
,
That
al
at
last
confest
it
mine
in
dede
.
But
sith
the
king
had
rayned
now
so
long
,
They
would
he
should
continue
til
he
died
,
And
to
the
ende
that
than
none
did
me
wrong
,
Protect●ur
and
heire
apparant
they
me
cryed
:
But
sith
the
Quene
and
others
this
denied
,
I
sped
me
toward
the
North
,
where
than
she
lay
,
In
minde
by
force
to
cause
her
to
obey
.
Wherof
she
warnde
prepared
a
mighty
power
,
And
ere
that
mine
were
altogether
ready
,
Came
bold
to
Boswurth
,
and
besieged
my
bower
.
Where
like
a
beast
I
was
so
rashe
and
heady
,
That
out
I
would
,
there
could
be
no
remedy
,
With
skant
fiue
thousand
souldiers
,
to
assayle
Fower
times
so
many
,
encampt
to
most
avayle
.
And
so
was
slayne
at
first
:
and
while
my
childe
Skarce
twelve
yere
olde
,
sought
secretly
to
part
,
That
cruell
Clifford
,
lord
,
nay
Lorell
wilde
,
While
the
infant
wept
,
and
praied
him
rue
his
smart
Knowing
what
he
was
,
with
his
dagger
cla●e
,
his
hart
:
This
doen
he
came
●o
the
campe
where
I
lay
dead
,
Dispoylde
my
corps
,
and
cut
away
my
head
.
And
whan
he
had
put
a
paper
crowne
theron
,
As
a
gawring
stocke
he
sent
it
to
the
Queen
,
And
she
for
spite
,
commaunded
it
anon
To
be
had
to
Yorke
:
where
that
it
might
be
seen
,
They
placed
it
where
other
traytours
been
.
This
mischiefe
Fortune
did
me
after
death
,
Such
was
my
life
,
and
such
my
losse
of
breath
.
Wherfore
see
Baldwin
that
thou
set
it
furth
To
the
ende
the
fraude
of
Fortune
may
be
knowen
,
That
eke
all
princes
well
may
way
the
wurth
:
Of
thinges
,
for
which
the
sedes
of
warre
be
sowen
:
No
state
so
sure
but
soone
is
overthrowen
.
No
worldly
good
can
counterpeyze
the
prise
,
Of
halfe
the
paynes
that
may
therof
arise
.
Farre
better
it
wer
to
loose
a
piece
of
right
,
Than
limmes
and
life
in
sousing
for
the
same
.
It
is
not
force
of
frendship
nor
of
might
,
But
god
that
causeth
thinges
to
fro
or
frame
.
Not
wit
,
but
lucke
,
doth
wield
the
winners
game
.
Wherfore
if
we
our
follies
would
refrayne
,
Time
would
redres
all
wronges
,
we
voyd
of
payne
.
Wherfore
warne
princes
not
to
wade
in
warre
,
For
any
cause
,
except
the
realmes
defence
:
Their
troublous
titles
are
vnwurthy
farre
,
The
blud
,
the
life
,
the
spoyle
of
innocence
.
Of
frendes
and
foes
behold
my
foule
expence
,
And
never
the
nere
:
best
therfore
tary
time
,
So
right
shall
raigne
,
and
quiet
calme
ech
crime
.
WIth
this
,
mayster
Ferrers
shooke
me
by
the
sleve
,
saying
:
why
how
now
man
,
do
you
forget
your selfe
?
belike
you
mind
our
matters
very
much
:
So
I
do
in
dede
(
ꝙ
I
)
For
I
dreame
of
them
.
And
whan
I
had
rehearced
my
dreame
,
we
had
long
talke
concerning
the
natures
of
dreames
,
which
to
stint
and
to
bring
vs
to
our
matter
againe
,
thus
sayde
one
of
them
:
I
am
glad
it
was
your
chaunce
to
dreame
of
Duke
Richard
,
for
it
had
bene
pity
to
have
overpassed
him
.
And
as
concerning
this
lord
Clyfford
whych
so
cruelly
killed
his
sonne
,
I
purpose
to
geve
you
notes
:
who
(
as
he
welde
served
)
came
shortly
after
to
a
sodayne
death
,
&
yet
to
good
for
so
cruell
a
tiraunt
.
Wherfore
as
you
thought
you
sawe
and
heard
the
headles
duke
speake
thorow
his
necke
,
so
suppose
you
see
this
lord
Clifford
all
armed
save
his
head
,
with
his
brest
plate
all
gore
bloud
running
from
his
throte
,
wherin
an
hedles
arrow
sticketh
,
thrugh
which
wound
he
sayeth
thus
:
How
the
lord
Clyfford
for
his
straunge
and
abhominable
cruelty
,
came
to
as
straunge
and
sodayne
a
death
.
OPen
confession
areth
open
penaunce
,
And
wisedome
would
a
man
his
shame
to
hide
:
Yet
sith
forgeuenes
cummeth
through
repentaunce
I
thinke
it
best
that
men
their
crimes
ascried
,
For
nought
so
secrete
but
at
length
is
spied
:
For
couer
fire
,
and
it
wil
neuer
linne
Til
it
breake
furth
,
in
like
case
shame
and
sinne
.
As
for
my selfe
my
faultes
be
out
so
playne
And
published
so
brode
in
every
place
,
That
though
I
would
I
can
not
hide
a
grayne
.
All
care
is
bootles
in
a
cureles
case
,
To
learne
by
others
griefe
sum
haue
the
grace
,
And
therfore
Baldwin
write
my
wretched
fall
,
The
brief
wherof
I
briefly
vtter
shall
.
I
am
the
same
that
slue
duke
Richardes
childe
The
louely
babe
that
begged
life
with
teares
.
Wherby
my
honour
fowly
I
defilde
.
Poore
selly
lambes
the
Lyon
neuer
teares
:
The
feble
mouse
may
lye
among
the
beares
:
But
wrath
of
man
his
rancour
to
requite
,
Forgets
all
reason
,
ruth
,
&
vertue
quite
.
I
mean
by
rancour
the
parentall
wreke
Surnamde
a
vertue
(
as
the
vicious
say
)
But
litle
know
the
wicked
what
they
speake
,
In
boldning
vs
our
enmyes
kin
to
slay
,
To
punish
sinne
,
is
good
,
it
is
no
nay
.
They
wreke
not
sinne
,
but
merit
wreke
for
sinne
,
That
wreke
the
fathers
faultes
vpon
his
kyn
.
Because
my
father
lord
Iohn
Clifford
died
Slayne
at
S.
Albons
,
in
his
princes
ayde
.
Agaynst
the
duke
my
hart
for
malyce
fryed
,
So
that
I
could
from
wreke
no
way
be
stayed
.
But
to
avenge
my
fathers
death
,
assayde
All
meanes
I
might
the
duke
of
Yorke
to
annoy
.
And
all
his
kin
and
frendes
to
kill
and
stroy
.
This
made
me
with
my
bluddy
daggar
wound
.
His
giltles
sunne
that
never
agaynst
me
sturde
:
His
fathers
body
lying
dead
on
ground
,
To
pearce
with
speare
,
eke
with
my
cruell
swurd
To
part
his
necke
,
and
with
his
head
to
bourd
,
Envested
with
a
paper
royal
crowne
,
From
place
to
place
to
beare
it
vp
and
downe
.
But
cruelty
can
never
skape
the
skourge
Of
shame
,
of
horror
,
and
of
sodayne
death
.
Repentaunce
selfe
that
other
sinnes
may
pourge
,
Doth
flye
sc●o●●
this
,
so
sore
the
soule
it
slayeth
,
Dispayre
dissolves
the
tirauntes
bitter
breath
▪
For
sodayne
vengeaunce
sodaynly
alightes
On
cruell
heades
,
to
quite
thier
cruel
spightes
.
The
infamous
ende
of
Lord
Iohn
Tiptoft
Earle
of
Wurcester
,
for
cruelly
executing
his
princes
butcherly
commaundementes
.
THe
glorious
man
is
not
so
loth
to
lurke
,
As
the
infamous
glad
to
lye
vnknowen
:
Which
maketh
me
Baldwin
disalow
thy
wurke
,
Where
princes
faultes
so
openly
be
blowen
.
I
speake
not
this
alonely
for
mine
owne
Which
wer
my
princes
(
if
that
they
wer
any
)
But
for
my
Pyers
,
in
numbre
very
many
.
Or
might
report
vprightly
vse
her
tong
,
It
would
lesse
greve
vs
to
augment
thy
matter
.
But
suer
I
am
thou
shalt
be
forst
among
,
To
frayne
the
truth
,
the
living
for
to
●atter
:
And
otherwhiles
in
poyntes
vnknowen
to
smatter
.
For
time
never
was
,
nor
ever
I
thinke
shall
be
,
That
truth
vnshent
should
speake
in
all
thinges
fre
.
This
doeth
appere
(
I
dare
say
)
by
my
story
,
Which
divers
writers
diversly
declare
,
But
story
writers
ought
for
neyther
glory
,
Feare
,
nor
favour
,
truth
of
thinges
to
spare
.
But
still
it
fares
as
alway
it
did
fare
,
Affection
,
feare
,
or
doubtes
that
dayly
brue
,
Do
cause
that
stories
never
can
be
true
.
Unfruytfull
Fabyan
folewed
the
face
Of
time
and
d●des
,
but
let
the
causes
●ip
:
Whych
Hall
hath
added
,
but
with
double
grace
,
For
feare
I
thinke
least
trouble
might
him
trip
:
For
this
or
that
(
sayeth
he
)
he
felt
the
whip
.
Thus
story
writers
leave
the
causes
out
,
Or
so
rehears
them
,
as
they
wer
in
dout
.
But
seing
causes
are
the
chiefest
thinges
That
should
be
noted
of
the
story
wryters
,
That
men
may
learne
what
endes
al
causes
bringes
They
be
vnwurthy
the
name
of
Croniclers
,
That
leave
them
cleane
out
of
their
registers
,
Or
doubtfully
report
them
:
for
the
fruite
Of
reading
stories
,
stand●th
in
the
suite
.
And
therfore
Baldwin
eyther
speake
vpright
Of
our
affayres
,
or
touche
them
not
at
all
:
As
for
my selfe
I
waye
al
thinges
so
light
,
That
nought
I
passe
how
men
report
my
fall
.
The
truth
wherof
yet
playnly
shew
I
shall
,
That
thou
mayst
write
,
and
other
therby
rede
,
What
thinges
I
did
,
wherof
they
should
take
hede
.
Thou
hast
heard
of
Tiptoftes
erfes
of
Wurcester
I
am
that
Iohn
that
lived
in
Edwardes
dayes
The
fourth
,
and
was
his
frend
and
counsayler
,
And
Butcher
to
,
as
common
rumor
sayes
.
But
peoples
voyce
is
neyther
shame
nor
prayse
:
For
whom
they
would
alive
devour
to
day
,
To
morow
dead
,
they
wil
wurship
what
they
may
.
But
though
the
peoples
●erdit
go
by
chaune●
,
Yet
was
there
cause
to
cal
me
as
they
did
.
For
I
enforst
by
meane
of
gouernaunce
,
Did
execute
what
euer
my
king
did
byd
.
From
blame
herein
my selfe
I
can
not
ryd
,
But
fye
vpon
the
wretched
state
,
that
must
Defaine
it selfe
,
to
serue
the
princes
lust
.
The
chiefest
crime
wherwith
men
do
me
charge
,
Is
death
of
the
Earle
of
Desmundes
noble
sonnes
.
Of
which
the
kinges
charge
doth
me
clere
discharge
,
By
strayt
commaundement
and
Iniunctions
:
Th
effect
wherof
so
rigorously
runnes
,
That
eyther
I
must
procure
to
se
them
dead
,
Or
for
contempt
as
a
traytour
lose
my
head
.
What
would
mine
enemies
do
in
such
a
case
,
Obey
the
king
,
or
proper
death
procure
?
They
may
wel
say
their
fancy
for
a
face
,
But
life
is
swete
,
and
love
hard
to
recure
.
They
would
haue
doen
as
I
did
I
am
sure
:
For
seldome
wil
a
welthy
man
at
ease
For
others
cause
his
prince
in
ought
displease
.
How
much
lesse
I
,
which
was
lieutenant
than
In
the
Irishe
yle
,
preferred
by
the
king
:
But
who
for
love
or
dread
of
any
man
,
Consentes
to
accomplish
any
wicked
thing
,
Although
chiefe
fault
therof
from
other
spring
,
Shall
not
eskape
Gods
vengeaunce
for
his
dede
,
Who
sauseth
none
that
dare
do
yl
for
drede
.
This
in
my
king
and
me
may
wel
appere
,
Which
for
our
faultes
did
not
eskape
the
scourge
:
For
whan
we
thought
our
states
most
sure
and
clere
The
wind
of
Warwick
blew
vp
such
a
sourge
As
from
the
realme
and
crowne
the
king
did
pourge
,
And
me
both
from
mine
office
,
frendes
,
and
wife
,
From
good
report
,
from
honest
death
,
and
life
.
For
Th
erle
of
Warwick
through
a
cancard
grudge
,
Which
to
king
Edward
causeles
he
did
beare
,
Out
of
his
realme
by
force
did
make
him
trudge
,
And
set
king
Henry
agayne
vpon
his
chaire
.
And
then
all
such
as
Edwardes
louers
were
As
traytours
tane
,
were
greuously
opprest
,
But
chiefly
I
,
because
I
loved
him
best
.
And
for
my
goodes
and
livinges
wer
not
small
,
The
gapers
for
them
bare
the
world
in
hand
For
ten
yeres
space
,
that
I
was
cause
of
all
The
exeen●ions
done
within
the
land
.
For
thys
did
such
as
did
not
vnderstand
My
enmies
drift
,
thinke
all
reportes
wer
true
:
And
so
to
hate
me
wurse
than
any
Iewe.
For
seeldome
shall
a
ruler
lose
his
life
,
Before
false
rumours
openly
be
spred
:
Wherby
this
proverbe
is
as
true
as
rise
,
That
rulers
rumours
hunt
about
a
head
.
Frowne
Fortune
once
all
good
report
is
fled
:
For
present
shew
doth
make
the
mayny
blind
,
And
such
as
see
,
dare
not
disclose
their
mind
.
Through
this
was
I
king
Edwardes
butcher
named
,
And
bare
the
shame
of
all
his
cruell
dedes
:
I
cleare
me
not
,
I
wurthely
was
blamed
,
Though
force
was
such
I
must
obey
him
nedes
.
With
hyest
rulers
seldome
wel
it
spedes
,
For
they
ve
ever
nearest
to
the
nip
,
And
fault
who
shall
,
for
all
fele
they
the
whip
.
For
whan
I
was
by
parliament
attaynted
,
King
Edwardes
evilles
all
wer
counted
mine
.
No
truth
avaylde
,
so
lyes
wer
faste
and
paynted
,
Which
made
the
people
at
my
life
repine
,
Crying
:
Crucifige
,
kill
that
butchers
line
:
That
whan
I
should
have
gone
to
Blockaut
feast
,
I
could
not
passe
so
sore
they
on
me
preast
.
And
had
not
bene
the
officers
so
strong
I
thinke
they
would
have
eaten
me
aliue
,
Howbeit
hardly
haled
from
the
throng
,
I
was
in
the
Fleete
fast
shrowded
by
the
shrive
.
Thes
one
dayes
life
their
malice
did
me
give
:
Which
whan
they
knew
,
for
spite
the
next
day
after
,
They
kept
them
calme
,
so
suffeed
I
the
slaughter
.
Now
tel
me
Baldwin
,
what
fault
doest
thou
find
,
In
me
,
that
lustly
should
such
death
deserve
?
None
sure
,
except
desire
of
honour
blind
,
Which
made
me
seke
in
offices
to
serve
.
What
minde
so
good
,
that
honors
make
not
swerve
?
So
mayst
thou
see
,
it
only
was
my
state
That
caused
my
death
,
and
brought
me
so
in
hate
.
Warne
therfore
all
men
,
wisely
to
beware
,
What
offices
they
enterprise
to
beare
:
The
hyest
alway
most
maligned
are
,
Of
peoples
grudge
,
and
princes
hate
in
feare
.
For
princes
faultes
his
faultors
all
men
teare
.
Which
to
auoyde
,
let
none
such
office
take
,
Save
he
that
can
for
right
his
prince
forsake
.
THis
Earles
tragedy
was
not
so
soone
finished
,
but
one
of
the
cumpany
had
prouided
for
an
other
,
of
a
notable
person
,
lord
Tiptoftes
chiefe
enemy
:
concerning
whom
he
sayd
:
Lord
god
,
what
trust
is
there
in
worldly
chaunces
?
what
stay
in
any
prosperity
?
for
see
,
the
Earle
of
Warwicke
which
caused
the
earle
of
Wurcester
to
be
apprehended
,
attaynted
,
and
put
to
death
,
triumphing
with
his
olde
imprisoned
,
and
newe
vnprisoned
prince
king
Henry
,
was
by
and
by
after
(
and
his
brother
with
him
)
flayne
at
Barnet
field
by
kyng
Edward
,
whom
he
had
before
time
damaged
divers
wayes
.
As
first
by
his
frendes
at
Banbury
field
,
where
to
revenge
the
death
of
his
Cosin
Harry
Nevel
,
Sir
Iohn
Conyers
and
Iohn
Clappain
his
seruauntes
slewe
five
thousand
Welshemen
,
and
beheaded
theyr
captaynes
,
the
earle
of
Pen
broke
,
and
syr
Rychard
Harbert
his
brother
after
they
wer
yelded
prisoners
:
of
whom
syr
Rychard
Harbert
was
●he
tallest
gentleman
both
of
his
person
and
handes
that
ever
I
reade
or
heard
of
.
At
which
time
also
,
Robyn
of
Ridsdale
,
a
rebell
of
the
earle
of
Warwyks
raysing
,
tooke
the
earle
Rivers
king
Edwardes
wifes
father
,
and
his
sonne
Iohn
,
at
his
manour
of
Grafion
,
and
caryed
them
to
Northhampton
,
&
there
without
cause
or
proces
beheaded
them
.
Whych
spites
to
requite
,
king
Edward
caused
the
lord
Stafford
of
Southwike
one
of
Warwikes
chyefe
frendes
to
be
taken
at
Brent
march
,
and
headed
at
Budgewater
.
This
caused
the
Earle
shortly
after
to
raise
his
power
,
to
encounter
the
king
which
came
agaynst
him
with
an
army
beside
Warwike
,
at
Wouluey
wher
he
wan
the
field
,
tooke
the
king
prisoner
,
and
kept
him
a
while
at
Yorkeshire
in
Middleham
castel
:
whence
(
as
sum
say
)
he
released
him
agayne
,
but
other
thinke
he
corrupted
his
kepers
,
and
so
escaped
.
Then
through
the
lordes
the
matter
was
taken
vp
betwene
them
,
&
they
brought
to
talk
together
:
but
because
they
could
not
agree
,
the
earle
raysed
a
new
army
,
wherof
he
made
captayne
the
lord
Welles
sonne
which
broyle
kinge
Edward
minding
to
appeace
by
pollicy
,
fowly
distayned
his
honor
committing
peruiry
.
For
he
sent
for
the
lord
Welles
&
his
brother
sir
Thomas
Dunocke
,
vnder
safeconduyte
promising
them
vpon
his
fayth
to
kepe
them
harmles
:
But
after
,
because
the
Lord
Walles
sonne
would
not
dissolve
his
army
,
beheded
them
both
,
and
went
with
his
power
downe
into
Lincolnshire
,
&
there
fought
with
sir
Robert
Welless
,
&
slewe
ten
thousand
of
his
souldiers
yet
ran
they
away
so
fast
,
that
the
casting
of
of
their
clothes
for
the
more
spede
,
caused
it
to
be
called
loose-coate
fyeld
)
&
tooke
sir
Robert
&
other
,
and
put
them
to
deth
in
the
same
place
.
This
misfortune
forced
the
earle
of
Warwike
to
saile
into
Fraunce
wher
he
was
wel
entertained
of
that
king
a
while
,
and
at
last
with
such
poore
helpe
as
he
procured
ther
of
duke
Rayner
&
other
he
came
unto
England
againe
,
&
increased
such
a
power
in
Kyng
Henries
name
that
as
the
lord
Tiptoft
,
sayd
in
his
tragedy
,
king
Edwarde
vnable
to
abide
him
,
was
faine
to
flye
over
the
washes
in
Lincolnshire
to
get
a
ship
to
saile
out
of
his
kingdome
to
●is
brother
in
lawe
the
duke
of
Burgoyne
:
So
was
king
Henry
restored
again
to
the
kingdome
.
Al
these
despites
&
troubles
the
Earle
w●ought
agaynst
king
Edward
,
but
Henry
was
so
●nfortunate
that
ere
halfe
a
yeare
was
exp●red
,
king
Edwarde
came
backe
agayne
,
and
imprisoned
him
,
and
gave
the
erle
a
sielde
,
wherein
〈◊〉
s●w
both
him
and
his
brother
.
I
have
recounted
thus
much
before
hande
for
the
better
ope●ing
of
the
story
,
which
if
it
should
have
bene
spoken
in
his
traged●
would
rather
have
mad●
a
volume
tha●
a
Pamphlete
.
For
I
ente●de
onelye
to
say
in
the
tragedy
,
what
I
have
〈…〉
the
Earle
of
Warwycke
person
〈…〉
other
noble
m●n
,
wham
I
have
by
the
waye
touched
,
should
not
be
forgotten
.
And
therfore
imagine
that
you
see
this
Earle
lying
with
his
brother
in
Paules
church
in
his
coat
armure
,
with
such
a
face
&
countenaunce
as
he
beareth
in
portrayture
ouer
the
dore
in
Poules
,
at
the
going
downe
to
Iesus
Chappell
fro
the
south
ende
of
the
quier
stayres
,
and
saying
as
foloweth
.
How
sir
Richard
Nevell
Earle
of
VVarwike
,
and
his
brother
Iohn
Lord
Marquise
Mountacute
through
their
to
much
boldnes
wer
slayne
at
Barnet
field
.
AMong
the
he
any
heape
of
happy
knyghtes
,
Whom
Fortune
stalde
vpon
her
stayles
stage
,
Oft
hoyst
on
hye
,
oft
pight
in
wretched
plightes
,
Behold
me
Baldwin
,
a
per
se
of
my
age
,
Lord
Richard
Nevell
,
Earle
by
mariage
Of
Warwike
duchy
,
of
Sarum
by
discent
,
Which
erst
my
father
through
his
mariage
hent
.
Wouldest
thou
beholde
false
Fortune
in
her
kind
Note
well
my
life
so
shalt
thou
see
her
naked
:
Ful
fayre
before
,
but
toto
foule
behind
,
Most
drowsy
still
whan
most
she
semes
awaked
:
My
fame
and
shame
her
shift
full
oft
hath
shaked
,
By
enterchaunge
,
alowe
and
vp
alofte
,
The
Luysard
like
that
chaungeth
hewe
ful
oft
.
For
while
the
Duke
of
Yorke
in
life
remayned
Mine
vncle
deare
,
I
was
his
happy
hand
:
In
all
attemptes
my
purpose
I
attayned
,
Though
King
and
Quene
&
most
Lordes
of
the
land
With
all
their
power
did
often
me
withstand
,
For
god
gaue
Fortune
,
and
my
good
behaviour
,
Did
from
their
prince
steale
me
the
peoples
fauour
,
So
that
through
me
in
feldes
right
manly
fought
,
By
force
mine
vncle
tooke
king
Harry
twise
:
And
for
my
cosin
Edward
so
I
wrought
,
When
both
our
syers
were
slayne
through
rashe
aduice
:
That
he
atchieved
his
fathers
enterprise
:
For
into
Scotland
King
and
Quene
we
chased
,
By
meane
wherof
the
kingdome
he
embraced
.
Which
after
he
had
enioyde
in
quiet
peace
,
(
For
shortly
after
was
king
Henry
take
,
And
put
in
prison
)
his
power
to
encreace
,
I
went
to
Fraunce
,
and
matched
him
with
a
make
,
The
French
kinges
doughter
,
whom
he
did
forsake
:
For
while
with
payne
I
brought
his
sute
to
passe
,
He
to
a
widowe
rashly
wedded
was
.
This
made
the
French
king
shrewdly
to
suspecte
,
That
all
my
treaties
had
but
yll
pretence
,
And
whan
I
sawe
my
king
so
bent
to
lust
,
That
with
his
fayth
he
past
not
to
dispence
,
Which
is
a
princes
honors
chiefe
defence
,
I
could
not
rest
〈◊〉
I
had
found
a
meane
.
To
mend
his
misse
,
or
els
to
marre
him
cleane
.
Wherfore
I
allyed
me
with
his
brother
George
,
Encensing
him
his
brother
to
maligne
Through
many
a
tale
I
did
agaynst
him
forge
:
So
that
through
power
we
did
from
Calays
bring
And
found
at
home
,
we
frayed
so
the
king
,
That
he
to
go
to
Freseland
ward
amayne
,
Wherby
king
Henry
had
the
crowne
agayne
.
Then
put
we
the
earle
of
Wurcester
to
death
King
Edwardes
frend
,
a
man
to
fowle
defamed
:
And
in
the
while
came
Edward
into
breath
,
For
with
the
duke
of
Burgoyne
so
he
framed
.
That
with
the
power
that
he
to
him
had
named
,
Unlooked
for
he
came
to
England
strayt
,
And
got
to
Yorke
,
and
tooke
the
towne
by
sleyte
.
And
after
through
the
sufferans
of
my
brother
,
Which
like
a
beast
occasion
fowly
lost
,
He
came
to
London
safe
with
many
other
,
And
tooke
the
towne
to
good
king
Harries
cost
,
Which
was
through
him
from
post
to
piller
tost
,
Til
th
erle
of
Oxeford
,
I
,
and
other
more
,
Assembled
power
his
fredome
to
restore
.
Wherof
king
Edward
warned
came
with
spede
,
And
camped
with
his
oste
at
Barnet
towne
,
Where
we
right
fierce
encountred
him
in
dede
On
Easter
day
,
right
early
on
the
downe
,
There
many
a
man
was
slayne
and
striken
downe
On
eyther
side
,
and
neyther
part
did
gayne
Til
I
and
my
brother
both
at
length
were
slayne
.
For
we
to
harten
our
overmatched
men
,
Forsooke
our
stedes
,
and
in
the
thickest
throng
,
Ran
preacing
furth
on
foote
,
and
fought
so
then
,
That
down
we
drave
them
wer
they
never
so
strong
.
But
ere
this
inche
had
lasted
very
long
:
With
numbre
and
force
we
wer
so
fowlye
cloyed
And
rescue
fayled
,
that
quite
we
wer
destroyed
.
Now
tell
me
Baldwin
hast
thou
heard
or
read
,
Of
any
man
that
did
as
I
have
done
?
That
in
his
time
so
many
armies
led
,
And
victory
at
every
vyage
wunne
?
Hast
thou
ever
heard
of
subiect
vnder
sonne
,
That
plaaste
and
baaste
his
soveraynes
so
oft
,
By
enterchaunge
,
now
low
,
and
than
alost
?
Perchaunce
thou
thinkest
my
doinges
were
not
such
As
I
and
other
do
affirme
they
were
.
And
in
thy
minde
I
see
thou
musest
much
What
meanes
I
vsed
,
that
should
me
so
prefer
:
Wherin
because
I
wil
thou
shalt
not
erre
,
The
truth
of
all
I
wil
at
large
recite
,
The
short
is
this
:
I
was
no
hippocrite
.
I
never
did
nor
sayd
,
save
what
I
mente
,
The
common
weale
was
still
my
chiefest
care
,
To
priuate
gayne
or
glory
I
was
not
bent
,
I
never
passed
vpon
delicious
fare
.
Of
nedeful
foode
my
bourde
was
never
bare
.
No
creditour
did
curs
me
day
by
day
.
I
vsed
playnnes
,
ever
pitch
and
pay
.
I
heard
olde
soldiers
,
and
poore
wurkemen
whine
Because
their
dutyes
wer
not
duly
payd
.
Agayne
I
sawe
howe
people
did
repine
,
At
those
through
whom
their
paimentes
wer
delayd
:
And
proofe
〈◊〉
oft
assure
(
as
scripture
sayd
)
That
god
doth
wreke
the
wretched
peoples
griefes
,
I
sawe
the
polles
cut
of
fro
polling
thev●s
.
This
made
me
alway
iustly
for
to
deale
.
Which
whan
the
people
playnly
vnderstoode
,
Bycause
they
sawe
me
mind
the
common
weale
They
still
endeuoured
how
to
do
me
good
,
Ready
to
spend
their
substaunce
,
life
,
and
blud
,
In
any
cause
wherto
I
did
them
move
For
suer
they
wer
it
was
for
their
behove
.
And
so
it
was
.
For
whan
the
realme
decayde
,
By
such
as
good
king
Henry
sore
abused
,
To
mende
the
state
I
gave
his
enmies
ayde
:
But
whan
king
Edward
sinful
pranl●es
stil
vsed
,
And
would
not
mend
,
I
l●kewise
him
refused
:
And
holpe
vp
Henry
the
better
of
the
twayne
,
And
in
his
quarel
(
iust
I
thinke
)
was
slayne
.
And
therfore
Baldwin
teach
by
proofe
of
me
,
That
such
as
covet
peoples
love
to
get
,
Must
see
their
wurkes
and
wurdes
in
all
agree
:
Live
liberally
,
and
kepe
them
out
of
det
,
On
common
weale
let
al
their
care
be
set
,
For
vpright
dealing
,
n2
payd
,
poore
sustayned
,
Is
meane
wherby
all
hartes
are
throwly
gayned
,
ASsoone
as
the
Erle
had
ended
his
admonicion
,
sure
(
ꝙ
one
)
I
thinke
the
Erle
of
Warwike
although
he
wer
a
glorious
man
,
hath
sayd
no
more
of
him selfe
than
what
is
true
.
For
if
he
had
not
had
notable
good
vertues
,
or
vertuous
qualities
,
and
vsed
lawdable
meanes
in
his
trade
of
lyfe
,
the
people
woulde
never
have
loved
him
as
they
did
:
But
god
be
with
him
,
and
send
his
soule
rest
,
for
sure
his
bodye
never
had
any
.
And
although
he
dyed
,
yet
ciuil
warres
ceased
not
.
For
immediatlye
after
his
death
,
came
Quene
Margarete
with
a
power
out
of
Fraunce
,
bringing
with
her
her
yong
sonne
prince
Edwarde
,
and
with
such
frendes
as
she
found
here
,
gave
king
Edward
a
battel
at
Tewrbury
,
where
both
she
&
her
sonne
wer
taken
prisoners
,
with
Edmund
duke
of
Somerset
her
chiefe
captayne
:
whose
sonne
lord
Iohn
,
and
the
earle
of
Deuonshire
,
were
slayne
in
the
fight
,
and
the
duke
him selfe
with
divers
other
immediatlye
beheaded
:
whose
infortunes
are
wurthy
to
be
remembred
,
chiefely
Prince
Edwardes
,
whom
the
king
for
speaking
truth
,
cruelly
stroke
with
his
gauntlet
,
and
his
bretherne
tirannously
murdered
.
But
seinge
the
time
so
farre
spente
,
I
will
passe
them
over
,
and
with
them
Fawconbridge
that
ioly
rover
,
beheaded
at
Southhampton
:
whose
commocion
made
in
Kent
,
was
cause
of
sely
Henries
destruccion
.
And
seing
king
Henrye
him selfe
was
cause
of
the
destruccion
of
many
noble
princes
,
being
of
all
other
most
vnfortunate
him selfe
,
I
will
declare
what
I
have
noted
in
his
vnlucky
lyfe
:
who
wounded
in
prison
with
a
dagger
,
maye
lament
his
wretchedues
in
maner
falowing
.
How
king
Henry
the
syxt
a
vertuous
prince
,
was
after
many
other
miseries
cruelly
murdered
in
the
Tower
of
London
.
IF
ever
woful
wight
had
cause
to
rue
his
state
,
Or
by
his
rufull
plight
to
move
men
moane
his
fate
,
My
piteous
playnt
may
preace
my
mishaps
to
rehearce
,
wherof
the
least
most
lightly
heard
,
the
hardest
hart
may
pearce
What
hart
so
hard
can
heare
,
of
innocens
opprest
By
fraude
in
worldly
goodes
,
but
melteth
in
the
brest
Whan
giltles
men
be
spoylde
,
imprisoned
for
theyr
owne
,
who
wayleth
not
their
wretched
case
to
whom
the
cause
is
knowen
The
Lyon
licketh
the
sores
of
selly
wounded
shepe
,
The
deadmans
corse
may
cause
the
Crocodile
to
wepe
,
The
waves
that
waste
the
rockes
,
refresh
the
rotten
redes
,
Such
ruth
the
wracke
of
innocens
in
cruel
creature
bredes
.
What
hart
is
than
so
hard
,
but
wyl
for
pitye
blede
,
To
heare
so
cruell
lucke
so
cleare
a
life
succede
?
To
see
a
silly
soule
with
woe
and
sorowe
souste
,
A
king
deprived
,
in
prison
pente
,
to
death
with
daggars
doust
.
Woulde
god
the
day
of
birth
had
brought
me
to
my
beere
,
Than
had
I
never
felt
the
chaunge
of
Fortunes
cheere
.
Would
god
the
grave
had
gript
me
in
her
gredy
woumbe
,
Whan
crowne
in
cradle
made
m●king
,
with
〈…〉
Would
god
the
rufull
toumbe
had
bene
my
royall
trone
,
So
should
no
kingly
charge
have
made
me
make
my
mone
:
O
that
my
soule
had
flowen
to
heaven
with
the
ioy
,
When
one
sort
cryed
:
God
save
the
king
,
another
,
Vive
le
roy
.
So
had
I
not
been
washt
in
waves
of
worldly
woe
,
My
mynde
to
quyet
bent
,
had
not
bene
tossed
so
:
My
frendes
had
bene
alyve
,
my
subiectes
vnopprest
:
But
death
or
cruell
destiny
,
denyed
me
this
rest
.
Alas
what
should
we
count
the
cause
of
wretches
cares
,
The
starres
do
styrre
them
vp
,
Astronomy
declares
:
Or
humours
sayth
the
leache
,
the
double
true
divines
,
To
the
will
of
god
,
or
yll
of
man
,
the
doubtfull
cause
assignes
.
Such
doltish
heades
as
dreame
that
all
thinges
drive
by
haps
,
Count
lack
of
former
care
for
cause
of
afterclaps
.
Astributing
to
man
a
power
fro
God
bereft
,
Abusing
vs
,
and
robbing
him
,
through
their
most
wicked
theft
.
But
god
doth
gide
the
world
,
and
every
hap
by
skyll
,
Our
wit
and
willing
power
are
paysed
by
his
will
:
What
wyt
most
wisely
wardes
,
and
wil
most
deadly
vrkes
,
Though
al
our
power
would
presse
it
downe
,
doth
dash
our
warest
wurkes
.
Than
destiny
,
our
sinne
,
Gods
wil
,
or
els
his
wreake
,
Do
wurke
our
wrethed
woes
,
for
humours
b●
to
weake
:
Except
we
take
them
so
,
as
they
prouoke
to
sinne
,
For
through
our
lust
by
humours
fed
,
al
vicious
dedes
beginne
So
sinne
and
they
be
one
,
both
wurking
like
effect
,
And
cause
the
wrath
of
God
to
wreake
the
soule
infect
,
Thus
wrath
and
wreake
divine
,
mans
sinnes
and
humours
yll
,
Concur
in
one
,
though
in
a
sort
,
ech
doth
a
course
fulfill
.
If
likewise
such
as
say
the
welken
fortune
warkes
,
Take
Fortune
for
our
fate
,
and
sterres
therof
the
markes
,
Then
destiny
with
fate
,
and
Gods
wil
al
be
one
:
But
if
they
meane
it
otherwise
,
skath
causers
skyes
be
none
.
Thus
of
our
heavy
happes
,
chiefe
causes
be
but
twayne
,
Wheron
the
rest
depende
,
and
vnderput
remayne
.
The
chiefe
the
wil
diuine
,
called
destiny
and
fate
,
The
other
sinne
,
through
humours
holpe
,
which
god
doth
highly
hate
,
The
first
appoynteth
payne
for
good
mens
exercise
,
The
second
doth
deserve
due
punishment
for
vice
:
This
witnesseth
the
wrath
,
and
that
the
love
of
God
,
The
good
for
love
,
the
bad
for
sinne
,
God
beateth
with
his
rod
.
Although
my
sundry
sinnes
do
place
me
with
the
wurst
,
My
happes
yet
cause
me
hope
to
be
among
the
furst
:
The
eye
that
searcheth
all
,
and
seeth
every
thought
.
Doth
know
how
sore
I
hated
sinne
,
and
after
vertue
sought
.
The
solace
of
the
soule
my
chiefest
pleasure
was
,
Of
wordly
pompe
,
of
fame
,
or
game
,
I
did
not
pas
:
My
kingdomes
nor
my
crowne
I
prised
not
a
crum
:
In
heaven
wer
my
rytches
heapt
,
to
which
I
sought
to
cum
.
Yet
wer
my
sorowes
such
as
never
man
had
like
,
So
divers
stormes
at
once
,
so
often
did
me
strike
:
But
why
,
God
knowes
,
not
I
,
except
it
wer
for
this
To
shew
by
patarne
of
a
prince
,
how
britle
honour
is
.
Our
kingdomes
are
but
cares
,
our
state
deuoyde
of
stay
,
Our
riches
redy
snares
,
to
hasten
our
decay
:
Our
pleasures
priuy
prickes
our
vices
to
prouoke
,
Our
pompe
a
pumpe
,
our
fame
a
flame
,
our
power
a
smouldring
smoke
.
I
speake
not
but
by
proofe
,
and
that
may
many
rue
.
My
life
doth
crie
it
out
,
my
death
doth
trye
it
true
:
Wherof
I
will
in
briefe
,
rehearce
my
heavy
hap
,
That
Baldwin
in
his
woful
warpe
,
my
wretche
dues
may
wrap
.
In
Windsore
borne
I
was
▪
and
bare
my
fathers
name
,
Who
wanne
by
war
all
Fraunce
to
his
eternall
fame
:
And
left
to
me
the
crowne
,
to
be
receyued
in
peace
,
Through
mariage
made
with
Charles
his
haire
,
vpon
his
lifes
decease
.
Which
shortly
did
ensue
,
yet
died
my
father
furst
,
And
both
their
realmes
were
mine
,
ere
I
a
yere
were
nurst
:
Which
as
they
fell
to
soone
,
so
faded
they
as
fast
,
For
Charles
and
Edward
got
them
both
,
or
fortye
yeres
were
past
Thi●
Charles
was
eldest
sonne
of
Charles
my
father
in
law
,
To
whom
as
heire
of
Fraunce
,
the
Frenchmen
did
them
draw
.
But
Edward
was
the
heire
of
Richard
duke
of
Yorke
.
The
hayer
of
Roger
Mortimer
,
slayne
by
the
kerne
of
Korke
,
Before
I
came
to
age
Charles
had
recovered
Fraunce
,
And
kilde
my
men
of
warre
,
so
lucky
was
his
chaunce
:
And
through
a
mad
contract
I
made
with
Rayners
daughter
,
I
gave
and
lost
all
Normandy
,
the
cause
of
many
a
slaughter
.
First
of
mine
vncle
Humfrey
,
abhorring
sore
this
acte
,
Because
I
therby
brake
a
better
precontracte
:
Than
of
the
flattring
duke
that
first
the
mariage
made
,
The
iust
rewarde
of
such
as
dare
their
princes
yll
perswade
.
And
I
poore
sely
wretche
abode
the
brunt
of
all
:
My
mariage
iust
so
swete
was
〈…〉
My
wife
was
wise
and
good
had
〈…〉
Wherfore
warne
men
beware
how
they
iust
promise
breake
Least
proofe
of
paynful
plagues
do
cause
them
waile
the
wreke
:
Aduise
wel
ere
they
graunt
,
but
what
they
graunt
,
perfourme
.
For
god
wil
plage
all
doublenes
,
although
we
feele
no
wourme
I
falsly
borne
in
hand
beleved
I
did
wel
,
But
al
thinges
be
not
true
that
learned
men
do
tell
:
My
cleargy
sayd
a
prince
was
to
no
promis
bounde
,
Whose
wordes
to
be
no
gospel
tho
,
I
to
my
griefe
haue
found
.
For
after
mariage
ioynde
Quene
Margarete
and
me
,
For
one
mishap
afore
,
I
dayly
met
with
three
:
Of
Normandy
and
Fraunce
Charles
got
away
my
crowne
,
The
Duke
of
Yorke
&
other
sought
at
home
to
put
me
downe
.
Bellona
rang
the
bell
at
home
and
all
abrode
,
With
whose
mishaps
amayne
fel
Fortune
did
me
lode
:
In
Fraunce
I
lost
my
fortes
,
at
home
the
soughten
fielde
,
My
kindred
slaine
,
my
frendes
opprest
,
my selfe
enforste
to
yelde
Duke
Richard
tooke
me
twise
,
and
forst
me
to
resigne
,
My
crowne
,
and
titles
,
due
vnto
my
fathers
ligne
:
And
kept
me
as
a
warde
,
did
all
thinges
as
him
list
,
Til
time
my
wife
through
bluddy
sword
had
●ane
me
from
his
fyst
.
But
though
she
slew
the
duke
,
my
sorowes
did
not
slake
,
But
like
to
hiders
head
,
stil
more
and
more
awake
:
For
Edward
through
the
ayde
of
Warwick
and
his
brother
,
From
one
field
drave
me
to
the
Skots
,
and
toke
me
in
another
.
Then
went
my
frendes
to
wracke
,
for
Edward
ware
the
crowne
For
which
for
nine
yeres
space
his
prison
held
me
downe
:
Yet
thence
through
Warwikes
wurke
I
was
againe
releast
,
And
Edward
driven
fro
the
realme
,
to
seke
his
frendes
by
East
.
But
what
prevayleth
payn
,
or
prouidens
of
man
To
helpe
him
to
good
hap
,
whom
destiny
doth
ban
?
Who
moyleth
to
remove
the
rocke
out
of
the
mud
,
Shall
myer
him selfe
,
&
hardly
skape
the
swelling
of
the
flud
.
This
al
my
frendes
have
found
and
I
have
felt
it
so
.
Ordayned
to
be
the
touche
of
wretchednes
and
woe
,
For
ere
I
had
a
yeare
possest
my
seat
agayne
,
I
lost
both
it
and
liberty
,
my
helpers
all
were
slayne
.
For
Edward
first
by
stelth
,
and
sith
by
gadered
strength
,
Arrived
and
got
to
Yorke
and
London
at
the
length
:
Tooke
me
and
tyed
me
vp
,
yet
Warwike
was
so
stout
,
He
came
with
power
to
Barnet
fyelde
,
in
hope
to
helpe
me
out
.
And
there
alas
was
slayne
,
with
many
a
wurthy
knight
.
O
Lord
that
ever
such
luck
should
hap
in
helping
right
:
Last
came
my
wife
and
sonne
,
that
long
lay
in
exyle
,
Defyed
the
King
,
and
fought
a
fyelde
,
I
may
bewalle
the
whsle
.
For
there
mine
only
sonne
,
not
thirtene
yere
of
age
,
Was
tane
and
murdered
strayte
,
by
Edward
in
his
rage
:
And
shortly
I
my selfe
to
stynt
al
furder
strife
Stabbed
with
his
brothers
bluddy
blade
in
prison
lost
my
life
.
Loe
here
the
heauy
happes
which
happened
me
by
heape
,
See
here
the
pleasaunt
fruytes
that
many
princes
reape
,
The
payneful
plagues
of
those
that
breake
their
lawful
bandes
,
Their
mede
which
may
&
wil
not
save
their
frendes
fro
bluddy
handes
.
God
graunt
my
woful
haps
to
greuous
to
rehearce
,
May
teache
all
states
to
know
how
depely
daungers
pearce
:
How
frayle
al
honours
are
,
how
brittle
worldly
blisse
,
That
warned
through
my
feareful
fate
,
they
feare
to
do
amys
.
THis
tragedy
ended
,
an
other
said
:
eyther
you
or
king
Henry
are
a
good
philosopher
,
so
narowly
to
argue
the
causes
of
misfortunes
:
but
ther
is
nothing
to
experience
,
which
taught
,
or
might
teach
the
king
this
lesson
.
but
to
procede
in
our
matter
,
I
finde
mencion
here
shortly
after
the
death
of
this
king
,
of
a
duke
of
Excester
found
dead
in
the
sea
betwene
Dover
and
Calays
,
but
what
he
was
,
or
by
what
adventure
he
died
,
master
Fabian
hath
not
shewed
,
and
master
Hall
hath
overskipped
him
:
so
that
excepte
we
bee
frendlier
vnto
him
,
he
is
like
to
be
double
drowned
,
both
in
the
sea
,
and
in
the
gulfe
of
forgetfulnes
.
About
this
matter
was
much
talke
,
but
because
one
tooke
vppon
him
to
seeke
out
that
story
,
that
charge
was
committed
to
him
.
And
to
be
occupied
the
meane
while
,
I
found
the
storye
of
one
drowned
likewise
,
and
that
so
notably
,
though
priuily
that
al
the
world
knew
of
it
:
wherfore
I
sayd
:
because
night
approcheth
,
and
that
we
wil
lose
no
time
,
ye
shall
heare
what
I
have
noted
concerning
the
duke
of
Clarens
,
king
Edwardes
brother
,
who
al
to
be
washed
in
wine
,
may
bewayle
his
infortune
after
this
maner
.
How
George
Plantagenet
third
sonne
of
the
Duke
of
Yorke
,
was
by
his
brother
King
Edward
wrongfully
imprisoned
,
and
by
his
brother
Richard
miserably
murdered
.
THe
foule
is
fowle
men
say
,
that
files
the
nest
.
which
maketh
me
loath
to
speak
now
,
might
I
chuse
,
But
seing
time
vnburdened
hath
her
brest
,
And
fame
blowen
vp
the
blast
of
all
abuse
,
My
silence
rather
might
my
life
accuse
Than
shroud
our
shame
,
though
fayne
I
would
it
so
:
For
truth
wil
out
,
though
all
the
world
say
no.
And
therfore
Baldwin
hartely
I
the
beseche
.
To
pause
awhile
vpon
my
heauy
playnt
,
And
though
vnneth
I
vtter
spedy
spech
,
No
fault
of
wit
,
or
folly
maketh
me
saynt
:
No
heady
drinkes
have
geven
my
tounge
attayn●e
Through
quaffing
craft
,
yet
wine
my
wits
confound
Not
which
I
dranke
of
,
but
wherin
I
dround
.
What
prince
I
am
although
I
nede
not
shewe
.
Because
my
wine
bewrayes
me
by
the
smell
,
For
never
was
creature
sowst
in
Bacchus
dew●
To
death
but
I
,
through
Fortunes
rigour
fel
:
Yet
that
thou
mayst
my
story
better
tell
,
I
will
declare
as
briefly
as
I
may
,
My
welth
,
my
woe
,
and
causers
of
decay
.
The
famous
house
sournamed
Plantagenet
,
Wherat
dame
Fortune
frowardly
did
frowne
,
White
Bolenbroke
vniustly
sought
to
set
His
lord
king
Richard
quite
beside
the
crowne
,
Though
many
a
day
it
wanted
due
renowne
,
God
so
preserved
by
prouidens
and
grace
,
That
lawful
heires
did
never
faile
the
race
.
For
Lionell
king
Edwardes
elder
childe
,
Both
vncle
and
haire
to
Richard
yssulesse
,
Begot
a
doughter
Philip
,
whom
vnfilde
The
earle
of
March
espousde
,
and
god
did
blesse
With
fruyte
assinde
the
kingdome
to
possesse
:
I
mean
sir
Roger
Mortimer
,
whose
hayer
The
earle
of
Cambridge
maried
Anne
the
fayer
.
This
earle
of
Cambridge
Richard
clept
by
name
,
Was
sonne
to
Edmund
Langley
duke
of
Yorke
:
Which
Edmund
was
fift
brother
to
the
same
Duke
Lyonel
,
that
al
this
line
doth
korke
:
Of
which
two
houses
ioyned
in
a
forke
,
My
father
Richard
prince
Plantagenet
True
duke
of
Yorke
,
was
lawful
heire
beget
.
Who
tooke
to
wife
as
you
shal
vnderstand
A
mayden
of
a
noble
house
and
olde
,
Raulfe
Nebels
daughter
Earle
of
Westmerland
:
Whose
sonne
Earle
Richard
was
a
baron
bolde
,
A●d
had
the
right
of
Salysbury
in
bolde
,
Through
mariage
made
with
good
Earle
Thomas
hayer
,
Whose
earned
prayses
never
shal
appaire
.
The
duke
my
father
had
by
this
his
wife
,
Fower
sonnes
,
of
whom
the
eldest
Edward
hight
,
The
second
Iohn
,
who
lost
in
youth
his
life
,
At
wakefield
slayne
by
Clifford
cruell
knight
.
I
George
am
third
of
Clarence
duke
by
right
.
The
fowerth
borne
to
the
mischiefe
of
vs
all
,
Was
duke
of
Glocester
,
whom
men
Richard
call
.
Whan
as
our
syer
in
sute
of
right
was
slayne
,
(
Whose
life
and
death
him selfe
declared
curst
,
)
My
brother
Edward
plyed
his
cause
amayne
,
And
got
the
crowne
,
as
Warwick
hath
rehearst
:
The
pride
wherof
so
depe
his
stomacke
pearst
,
That
he
forgot
his
frendes
,
dispisde
his
kin
,
Of
oth
or
office
passing
not
a
pinne
.
Which
made
the
earle
of
Warwike
to
maligne
.
My
brothers
state
,
and
to
attempt
a
waye
,
To
bring
from
prison
Henry
selly
king
,
To
helpe
him
to
the
kingdome
if
he
may
.
And
knowing
me
to
be
the
chiefest
staye
,
My
brother
had
,
he
did
me
vndermine
To
cause
me
to
his
treasons
to
encline
.
Wherto
I
was
prepared
long
before
,
My
brother
had
bene
to
me
so
vnkinde
:
For
sure
no
cankar
fretteth
fleshe
so
sore
,
As
vnkinde
dealing
doth
a
louing
minde
.
Loves
strongest
bandes
vnkindnes
doth
vnbinde
,
It
moveth
love
to
malice
,
zele
to
hate
,
Chiefe
frendes
to
foes
,
and
bretherne
to
debate
.
And
though
the
Earle
of
Warwike
subtile
syer
,
Perceyved
I
bare
a
grudge
agaynst
my
brother
,
Yet
towarde
his
feat
to
set
me
more
on
fire
,
He
kindeled
by
one
firebrand
with
another
:
For
knowing
fansie
was
the
forcing
rother
,
Which
stiereth
youth
to
any
kinde
of
strite
,
He
off●red
me
his
daughter
to
my
wife
.
Wherthrough
and
with
his
crafty
filed
tounge
,
He
stale
my
hart
,
that
erst
vnstedy
was
:
For
I
was
witl●s
,
wanton
,
fonde
,
and
younge
,
Whole
bent
to
pleasure
,
brittle
as
the
glas
:
I
can
not
lye
,
In
vino
veritas
.
I
did
esteme
the
beawty
of
my
bryde
,
Above
my selfe
and
all
the
world
beside
.
These
fond
affeccions
ioynt
with
lacke
of
skyll
,
(
Which
trap
the
hart
,
and
blinde
the
iyes
of
youth
,
And
pricke
the
minde
to
practise
any
yll
)
So
tickled
me
,
that
voyd
of
kindly
truth
:
(
Which
where
it
wantes
,
all
wickednes
ensueth
)
I
stinted
not
to
persecute
my
brother
,
Till
time
he
left
his
kingdome
to
an
other
.
Thus
karnall
love
did
quench
the
loue
of
kind
,
Til
lust
were
lost
through
fansy
fully
fed
.
But
whan
at
length
I
came
vnto
my
minde
,
I
sawe
how
lewdly
lightnes
had
me
led
,
To
seeke
with
payne
the
peril
of
my
hed
:
For
had
king
Henry
once
bene
setled
sure
,
I
was
assured
my
dayes
could
not
endure
.
And
therfore
though
I
bound
my selfe
by
othe
To
helpe
king
Henry
al
that
ever
I
might
,
Yet
at
the
treaty
of
my
bretherne
both
.
Which
reason
graunted
to
require
but
right
,
I
left
his
part
,
wherby
he
perisht
quite
:
And
reconsilde
me
to
my
bretherne
twayne
,
And
so
came
Edward
to
the
crowne
againe
.
This
made
my
father
in
lawe
to
fret
and
fume
,
To
stampe
and
stare
,
and
call
me
false
forsworne
,
And
at
the
length
with
all
his
power
,
presume
To
helpe
king
Henry
vtterly
forlorne
.
Our
frendly
profers
stil
he
tooke
in
skorne
,
Refused
peace
,
and
came
to
Barnet
field
,
And
there
was
kilde
,
bicause
he
would
not
yeeld
:
His
brother
also
there
with
him
was
slayne
,
Wherby
decayed
the
kayes
of
chiualrie
.
For
never
lived
the
matches
of
them
twaine
,
In
manhode
,
power
,
and
marciall
pollicy
,
In
vertuous
thewes
,
and
frendly
constancy
,
That
would
to
god
,
if
it
had
bene
his
wil
They
might
have
turnde
to
vs
,
and
liued
stil.
But
what
shal
be
,
shal
be
:
there
is
no
choyse
,
Thinges
nedes
must
drive
as
destiny
decreeth
:
For
which
we
ought
in
all
our
haps
reioyce
,
Because
the
eye
eterne
all
thing
forseeth
,
Which
to
no
yll
at
any
time
agreeth
,
For
yl●
to
yll
to
vs
,
be
good
to
it
,
So
farre
his
skilles
excede
our
reach
of
wi●
.
The
wounded
man
which
must
abide
the
smart
,
Of
stitching
vp
,
or
●earing
of
his
sore
,
As
thing
to
bad
,
reproves
the
Surgeons
art
,
Which
notwithstanding
doth
his
helth
restore
.
The
childe
likewise
to
science
plied
sore
,
Countes
knowledge
yll
,
his
teacher
to
be
wood
,
Yet
Surgery
and
sciences
be
good
.
But
as
the
pacientes
griefe
and
Scholers
payne
,
Cause
them
deme
bad
such
thinges
as
sure
be
best
,
So
want
of
wisedome
causeth
vs
complayne
Of
every
hap
,
wherby
we
seme
opprest
:
The
poore
do
pine
for
pelfe
,
the
rich
for
rest
,
And
whan
as
losse
or
sicknes
vs
assayle
:
We
curse
our
fate
,
our
Fortune
we
bewayle
.
Yet
for
our
good
,
god
wurketh
every
thing
.
For
through
the
death
of
those
two
noble
peres
My
brother
lived
and
raignde
a
quiet
king
,
Who
had
they
lived
perchaunce
in
course
of
yeares
.
Would
have
delivered
Henry
from
the
breres
,
Or
holpe
his
sonne
to
enioye
the
careful
crowne
,
Wherby
our
lyne
should
have
be
quite
put
downe
.
A
careful
crowne
it
may
be
iustly
named
,
Not
only
for
the
cares
therto
annext
,
To
see
the
subiect
wel
and
duly
framed
,
With
which
good
care
few
kinges
are
greatly
vext
But
for
the
dread
wherwith
they
are
perplext
,
Of
losing
lordship
,
liberty
,
or
life
:
Which
woful
wrackes
in
kingdomes
happen
rife
.
The
which
to
shun
while
sum
to
sore
have
sough●
They
have
not
spared
all
persons
to
suspect
:
And
to
destroy
such
as
they
gilty
thought
:
Though
no
apparaunce
proved
them
infact
.
Take
me
for
one
of
this
wrong
punisht
sect
,
Imprisoned
first
,
accused
without
cause
,
And
doen
to
death
,
no
proces
had
by
lawes
.
Wherin
I
note
how
vengeaunce
doth
acquite
Like
yll
for
yll
how
vices
vertue
quell
:
For
as
my
mariage
love
did
me
excite
Against
the
king
my
brother
to
rebell
,
So
love
to
have
his
children
prosper
well
,
Prouoked
him
against
both
lawe
and
right
,
To
murder
me
,
his
brother
,
and
his
knight
.
For
by
his
quene
two
goodly
sonnes
he
had
.
Borne
to
be
punisht
for
their
paren●es
sinne
:
Whose
fortunes
kalked
made
their
father
sad
,
Such
wofull
haps
were
founde
to
be
therin
:
Which
to
auouch
,
writ
in
a
rotten
skinne
A
prophecy
was
found
,
which
sayd
a
G
,
Of
Edwardes
children
should
destruccion
be
.
Me
to
be
G
,
because
my
name
was
George
My
brother
thought
,
and
therfore
did
me
hate
.
But
woe
be
to
the
wicked
heades
that
forge
Such
doubtful
dreames
to
brede
vnkinde
debate
:
For
God
,
a
gleve
,
a
gibet
,
grate
or
gate
,
A
Graye
,
a
Griffeth
or
a
Gregory
,
As
well
as
George
are
written
with
a
G.
Such
doubtfull
riddles
are
no
prophecies
.
For
prophecies
,
in
writing
though
obscure
,
Are
playne
in
sence
,
the
darke
be
very
lyes
:
What
god
forsheweth
is
euident
and
pure
.
Truth
is
no
Harold
nor
no
Sophist
sure
:
She
noteth
not
mens
names
,
their
shildes
nor
creastes
,
Though
she
compare
them
vnto
birdes
and
beastes
.
But
whom
she
doth
forshewe
shal
rule
by
force
,
She
termeth
a
W●lfe
,
a
Dragon
or
a
Beare
:
A
wilful
Prince
,
a
raynles
ranging
horse
.
A
bolde
,
a
Lyon
:
a
coward
much
in
feare
,
A
hare
or
hart
:
a
crafty
,
pricked
eare
:
A
lecherous
,
a
Bull
,
a
Goote
,
a
Foale
:
An
vnderminer
,
a
Moldwarp
,
or
a
mole
.
By
knowen
beastes
thus
truth
doth
playne
declare
What
men
they
be
,
of
whom
she
speakes
before
,
And
who
so
can
mens
properties
compare
And
marke
what
beast
they
do
resemble
more
,
Shall
soone
discerne
who
is
the
griefly
bore
.
For
God
by
beastes
expresseth
mens
condicions
,
And
not
their
badges
,
haroldes
supersticions
.
And
learned
Merline
whom
God
gave
the
sprite
,
To
know
,
and
vtter
princes
actes
to
cum
,
Like
to
the
Iewish
prophetes
,
did
recite
In
shade
of
beastes
,
their
doinges
all
and
sum
:
Expressing
playne
by
maners
of
the
dum
,
That
kinges
and
lordes
such
properties
should
have
As
had
the
beastes
whose
name
he
to
them
gave
.
Which
while
the
folish
did
not
well
consider
,
And
seing
princes
gave
,
for
difference
And
knowledge
of
their
issues
myxt
together
,
All
maner
beastes
,
for
badges
of
pretence
,
They
tooke
those
badges
to
expres
the
sence
Of
Merlines
minde
,
and
those
that
gave
the
same
,
To
be
the
princes
noted
by
their
name
.
And
hereof
sprang
the
false
namde
prophecies
,
That
go
by
letters
,
siphers
,
armes
,
or
signes
:
Which
all
be
foolish
,
false
and
crafty
lies
,
Deuised
by
gesse
,
or
Guiles
vntrue
diuines
:
For
whan
they
sawe
that
many
of
many
lines
Gave
armes
alike
,
they
wist
not
which
was
he
,
Whom
Merline
meant
the
noted
beast
to
be
.
For
all
the
broode
of
Warwickes
geve
the
Bear
,
The
Buckinghames
do
likewise
geve
the
swan
:
But
which
Bear
bearer
shoulde
the
lyon
teare
They
wer
as
wise
as
Goose
the
●ery
man
:
Yet
in
their
skil
they
ceased
not
to
skan
:
And
to
be
demed
of
the
people
wise
,
Set
furth
their
gloses
vpon
prophecies
.
And
whom
they
doubted
openly
to
name
They
darkly
termed
,
or
by
sum
letter
meant
:
For
so
they
mought
how
ever
the
world
did
frame
,
Preserve
them selves
from
shame
or
being
shent
.
For
howsoever
contrary
it
went
,
They
might
expound
their
meaning
otherwise
,
As
haps
in
thinges
should
newly
stil
arise
.
And
thus
there
grew
of
a
mistaken
truth
,
An
arte
so
false
,
as
made
the
true
suspect
:
Wherof
hath
cum
much
mischiefe
,
more
the
ruth
,
That
errours
should
our
mindes
so
much
infect
.
True
prophecies
have
fowly
been
reiect
:
The
false
which
brede
both
murder
,
warre
&
strife
,
Belyved
to
the
losse
of
many
a
goodmans
life
.
And
therfore
Baldwin
teach
men
to
discerne
,
Which
prophecies
be
false
and
which
be
true
:
And
for
a
ground
this
lesson
let
them
learne
,
That
all
be
false
which
are
deuised
newe
:
The
age
of
thinges
is
iudged
by
the
hue
.
All
Riddels
made
by
letters
,
names
or
armes
,
Are
yong
and
false
,
for
wurse
than
witches
charmes
.
I
know
thou
musest
at
this
lor●
of
mine
,
How
I
no
student
,
should
have
learned
it
:
And
doest
impure
it
to
the
fume
of
wine
That
styrs
the
tounge
,
and
sharpeneth
vp
the
wit
,
But
harke
,
a
frende
did
teache
me
every
whit
.
A
man
of
mine
,
in
al
good
knowledge
rife
,
For
which
he
giltles
,
lost
his
learned
life
.
This
man
abode
my
servaunt
many
a
day
,
And
stil
in
study
set
his
hole
delite
:
Which
taught
me
more
than
I
could
beare
away
Of
every
arte
:
and
by
his
searching
sight
Of
thinges
to
cum
he
could
forshew
as
right
,
As
I
rehearce
the
pageantes
that
wer
past
:
Such
perfectnes
god
gaue
him
at
the
last
.
He
knew
my
brother
Richard
was
the
Bore
,
Whose
tuskes
should
tears
my
brothers
boyes
&
me
,
And
gave
me
warning
therof
long
before
.
But
wit
nor
warning
can
in
no
degree
Let
thinges
to
hap
,
which
are
ordaynde
to
bee
,
Witnes
the
paynted
Lionesse
,
which
slue
A
prince
imprisoned
,
Lions
to
eschu●
.
He
tolde
me
to
,
my
youkefelow
should
dye
,
(
Wherin
would
God
he
had
bene
no
diuine
)
And
after
her
death
,
I
should
woe
earnestly
A
spouse
,
wher
at
my
brother
should
repine
:
And
finde
the
meanes
she
should
be
none
of
mine
.
For
which
such
malice
,
should
among
vs
rise
,
As
save
my
death
no
treaty
should
decise
.
And
as
he
sayd
,
so
all
thinges
came
to
passe
:
For
whan
King
Henry
and
his
sonne
wer
slayne
,
And
every
broyle
so
throughly
quenched
was
,
That
the
King
my
brother
quietly
did
rayne
,
I
,
reconsiled
to
his
love
agayne
,
In
prosperous
health
did
leade
a
quiet
life
,
For
five
yeares
space
with
honors
laden
rise
.
And
to
augment
the
fulnes
of
my
blisse
,
Two
lovely
children
by
my
wife
I
had
:
But
froward
hap
,
whose
maner
ever
is
,
In
chiefest
ioy
to
make
the
happy
sad
,
Bemixt
my
swete
with
bitternes
to
bad
:
For
while
I
swam
in
ioyes
on
every
side
,
My
louing
wife
,
my
chiefest
iewel
died
.
Who
s●
lacks
whan
f●l●
I
had
bewaylde
a
yeare
,
The
Duke
of
Burgoyues
wise
dame
Margarete
My
louing
sister
,
willing
me
to
chear●
,
To
mary
againe
did
kindly
〈◊〉
intreat
:
And
wisht
me
matched
with
a
mayden
nete
A
stepdaughter
of
hers
,
duke
Charles
,
his
hapee
,
A
noble
damesell
,
yong
,
discrete
and
fayer
.
To
whose
desper
,
because
I
did
encline
,
The
King
my
brother
doubting
my
degree
,
Through
prophecies
,
against
vs
did
repine
:
And
at
no
hande
,
would
to
our
willes
agree
.
For
which
such
rancor
pearst
both
him
and
me
That
face
to
face
we
fell
to
flat
defiaunce
,
But
were
appeased
by
frendes
of
our
aliaunce
.
Howbeit
my
mariage
vtterly
was
dasht
:
Wherein
because
my
servaunt
sayd
his
minde
,
A
meane
was
sought
wherby
he
might
be
lasht
.
And
for
they
could
no
crime
agaynst
him
finde
,
They
forged
a
fault
the
peoples
lyts
to
blinde
,
And
tolde
he
should
by
sorceries
pretende
,
To
bring
the
King
vnto
a
spedy
ende
.
Of
all
which
poyntes
he
was
as
innocent
,
As
is
the
babe
that
lacketh
kindely
breth
:
And
yet
condemned
by
the
Kinges
assent
,
Most
cruelly
put
to
a
shamefull
death
.
This
fierd
my
hart
,
as
soulder
doth
the
heath
:
So
that
I
could
not
but
exclame
and
crye
,
Against
so
great
and
open
an
iniury
.
For
this
I
was
commaunded
to
the
tower
,
The
king
my
brother
was
so
cruel
harted
:
And
whan
my
brother
Richard
saw
the
hower
Was
cum
,
for
which
his
hart
so
sore
had
smarted
,
He
thought
best
take
the
time
before
it
parted
.
For
he
endeuoured
to
attayne
the
crowne
,
From
which
my
life
must
nedes
have
held
him
downe
.
For
though
the
king
within
a
while
had
died
,
As
nedes
he
must
,
he
surfayted
so
oft
,
I
must
have
had
his
children
in
my
gyde
So
Richard
should
beside
the
crowne
have
cost
:
This
made
him
plye
the
while
the
waxe
was
sof●
▪
To
find
a
meane
to
bring
me
to
an
ende
,
For
realme
rape
spareth
neither
kin
nor
frend
.
And
whan
he
sawe
how
reason
can
asswage
Through
length
of
time
,
my
brother
Edwardes
yre●
With
forged
tales
he
set
him
new
in
rage
,
Til
at
the
last
they
did
my
death
conspire
.
And
though
my
truth
sore
troubled
their
desire
,
For
all
the
world
did
know
mine
innocence
,
Yet
they
agreed
to
charge
me
with
offence
.
And
covertly
within
the
tower
they
called
,
A
quest
to
geve
such
verdite
as
they
should
:
Who
what
with
fear
,
and
what
with
fauour
thraide
,
Durst
nought
pronounce
but
as
my
brethern
would
And
though
my
false
accusers
never
could
Prove
ought
they
sayd
,
I
giltles
was
condemned
:
Such
verdites
passe
where
iustice
is
contemned
.
This
seat
atchieved
,
yet
could
they
not
for
shame
Cause
me
be
kilde
by
any
common
way
,
But
like
a
wulfe
the
tirant
Richard
came
,
(
My
brother
,
nay
my
butcher
I
may
say
)
Unto
the
tower
,
when
all
men
wer
away
,
Save
such
as
wer
provided
for
the
●eate
:
Who
in
this
wise
did
straungely
me
entreate
.
His
purpose
was
,
with
a
prepared
string
To
strangle
me
.
but
I
bestird
me
so
,
That
by
no
force
they
could
me
therto
bring
,
Which
caused
him
that
purpose
to
forge
.
Howbeit
they
bound
me
whether
I
would
or
no.
And
in
a
bu●●e
of
Malmesey
standing
by
,
Newe
Christned
me
,
because
I
should
not
crie
.
Thus
drounde
I
was
,
yet
for
no
due
desert
,
Except
the
zeale
of
Iustice
be
a
crime
:
False
prophecies
bewitched
king
Edwardes
hert
.
My
brother
Richard
to
the
crowne
wold
clime
.
Note
these
thre
causes
in
thy
ruful
ryme
:
And
boldly
say
they
did
procure
my
fal
,
And
death
,
of
deathes
most
straunge
and
hard
of
al.
And
warne
all
princes
prophecies
to
eschue
That
are
to
darke
or
doubtful
to
be
knowen
:
What
God
hath
sayd
,
that
can
not
but
ensue
,
Though
all
the
world
would
have
it
overthrowen
.
When
men
suppose
by
fetches
of
their
owne
To
flye
theyr
fate
,
they
further
on
the
same
.
Like
quenching
blastes
,
which
oft
reuive
the
flame
.
Will
princes
therfore
not
to
thinke
by
murder
They
may
auoide
what
prophecies
behight
,
But
by
their
meanes
theyr
mischiefes
they
may
furder
,
And
cause
gods
vengeaunce
heauier
to
alight
:
Wo
wurth
the
wretch
that
strives
with
gods
forsights
.
They
are
not
wise
,
but
wickedly
do
ar●e
,
Which
thinke
yll
dedes
,
due
destinies
may
barre
.
For
if
we
thinke
that
prophecies
be
true
,
We
must
beleve
it
can
not
but
beride
Which
God
in
them
forsheweth
shall
ensue
:
For
his
decrees
vnchaunged
do
abide
.
Which
to
be
true
my
bretherne
both
have
tried
.
Whose
wicked
warkes
warne
princes
to
detest
,
That
others
harmes
may
kepe
them
better
blest
.
BY
that
this
tragedy
was
ended
,
nyghte
was
so
nere
cum
that
we
could
not
conveniently
tary
together
any
longer
:
and
therfore
sayd
mayster
Ferrers
:
It
is
best
my
masters
to
staye
here
.
For
we
be
cum
now
to
the
ende
of
Edwarde
the
fowerth
his
raygne
.
For
the
last
whom
we
finde
vnfortunate
therein
,
was
this
Duke
of
Clarens
:
In
whose
behalfe
I
commende
much
that
which
hath
be
noted
.
Let
vs
therfore
for
thi●●ime
leave
with
him
.
And
this
daye
seuen
nightes
hence
,
if
your
busines
will
so
suffer
,
let
vs
all
mete
here
together
agayne
And
you
shal
se
that
in
the
mean
season
I
will
not
only
deuise
vppon
this
my selfe
,
but
but
cause
divers
other
of
my
acquayntauns
,
which
can
do
very
well
,
to
helpe
vs
forwarde
with
the
rest
.
To
this
every
man
gladly
agreed
.
howbeit
(
ꝙ
an
other
)
seing
we
shall
end
at
Edward
the
fowerthes
ende
,
let
him selfe
make
an
ende
of
our
daies
labour
with
the
same
●racion
which
mayster
Skelton
made
in
his
name
,
the
tenour
wherof
so
farre
as
I
remember
,
is
this
.
How
king
Edward
through
his
surfeting
and
vntemperate
life
,
sodainly
died
in
the
mids
of
his
prosperity
.
MIseremini
mei
ye
that
be
my
frendes
,
This
world
hath
formed
me
downe
to
fall
:
How
may
I
endure
whan
that
every
thing
endes
?
What
creature
is
borne
to
be
eternall
,
Now
there
is
no
more
but
pray
for
me
all
.
Thus
say
I
Edward
that
late
was
your
King
,
And
.xxiii.
yeares
ruled
this
imperiall
:
Sum
vnto
pleasure
and
sum
to
no
liking
:
Mercy
I
aske
of
my
misdoing
,
What
auayleth
it
frendes
to
be
my
foe
?
Sith
I
can
not
resist
,
nor
amend
your
complayning
,
Quia
ecce
nunc
in
pulvere
dormio
.
I
slepe
now
in
molde
as
it
is
naturall
,
As
earth
vnto
earth
hath
his
reverture
:
What
ordeyned
God
to
be
terrestriall
,
Without
recourse
to
the
earth
by
nature
?
Who
to
live
ever
may
him selfe
assure
?
What
is
it
to
trust
on
mutability
?
Sith
that
in
this
world
nothing
may
endure
?
For
now
am
I
gone
that
was
late
in
prosperity
.
To
presume
therupon
it
is
but
a
vanitye
,
Not
certayne
,
but
as
a
chery
fayre
ful
of
wo.
Rayned
not
I
of
late
in
great
prosperitye
?
Et
ecce
nunc
in
pulvere
dormio
.
Where
was
in
my
life
such
an
one
as
I.
While
Lady
Fortune
with
me
had
continuaunce
?
Graunted
not
she
me
to
have
victory
,
In
England
to
rayne
,
and
to
contribute
Fraunce
?
She
toke
me
by
the
hand
and
led
me
a
daunce
,
And
with
her
sugred
lyppes
on
me
she
smyled
.
But
what
for
her
dissembled
countenaunce
,
I
could
not
be
ware
tyl
I
was
begiled
.
Now
from
this
worlde
she
hath
me
exiled
,
Whan
I
was
lothest
hence
for
to
goe
,
And
am
in
age
as
who
saieth
but
a
childe
.
Et
ecce
nunc
in
pulvere
dormio
.
I
had
ynough
I
helde
me
not
contente
,
Without
remembraunce
that
I
should
dye
:
And
moreover
to
encroch
ready
was
I
bent
,
I
knew
not
how
long
I
should
it
occupy
,
I
made
the
tower
strong
I
wist
not
why
.
I
knew
not
to
whom
I
purchased
Tattersall
.
I
amended
Dover
on
the
mountayne
hye
,
And
London
I
prouoked
to
fortify
the
wall
.
I
made
Notingham
a
place
full
royall
.
Windsore
,
Eltam
,
and
many
other
mo
.
Yet
at
the
last
I
went
from
them
all
,
Et
ecce
nunc
in
pulvere
dormio
.
Where
is
now
my
conquest
and
victory
?
Where
is
my
ritches
,
and
royall
array
?
Where
be
my
coursers
and
my
horses
hye●
Where
is
my
mirth
,
my
solas
,
and
playe
?
As
vanity
to
nought
all
is
wyddred
away
:
O
Lady
Bes
▪
long
for
me
may
you
call
,
For
I
am
departed
vntill
doomes
day
:
But
love
you
that
lord
that
is
soveraine
of
all
,
Where
be
my
castels
and
buyldinges
royall
▪
But
Windsore
alone
now
have
I
no
moe
.
And
of
Eton
the
prayers
perpetuall
,
Et
ecce
nunc
in
pulvere
dormio
.
Why
should
a
man
be
proude
or
presume
hye
?
Saynt
Barnard
therof
nobly
doth
treat
,
Saying
a
man
is
but
a
sacke
of
ster●ory
.
And
shall
returne
vnto
wurmes
meal
:
Why
what
became
of
Alexander
the
great
?
Or
els
of
strong
Sampson
,
who
can
tell
?
Wer
not
wurmes
ordayned
their
flesh
to
freate
?
And
of
Salomon
that
was
of
wit
the
well
Absolon
profered
his
h●●re
for
to
sell
,
Yet
for
all
his
beauty
,
wurmes
eat
him
also
.
And
I
but
late
in
honour
did
excell
,
Et
ecce
nunc
in
pulvere
dormio
.
I
have
playd
my
pageaunt
now
am
I
past
,
Ye
wore
well
all
I
was
of
no
great
elde
.
This
all
thing
concluded
shall
be
at
the
last
,
Whan
death
approcheth
,
than
lost
is
the
felde
:
Than
seing
this
world
me
no
longer
vphelde
,
For
nought
would
conserve
me
here
in
my
place
,
In
manus
tuas
domine
my
spirite
vp
I
yelde
,
Humby
beseching
the
o
God
,
of
thy
grace
.
O
you
curteous
commons
your
hartes
enbrace
,
Beningly
now
to
pray
for
me
also
,
For
right
well
you
know
your
king
I
was
.
Et
ecce
nunc
in
pulvere
dormio
.
WHan
this
was
sayde
,
every
man
tooke
his
leave
of
other
and
departed
:
And
I
the
better
to
acquyte
my
charge
,
recorded
and
noted
all
such
matters
as
they
had
wylled
me
.
FINIS
.
The
Contentes
and
Table
of
the
booke
.
-
The
Epistle
dedicatory
.
-
¶
A
prose
to
the
Reader
,
continued
betwene
the
tragedies
from
the
beginning
of
the
booke
to
the
ende
.
-
Tragedies
beginning
.
-
¶
Tresilian
and
his
felowes
hanged
.
folio
.
i.
-
¶
Mortimer
slayne
.
folio
.
iiii
.
-
¶
Thomas
of
Wodstocke
murdered
.
fol.
viii
.
-
¶
Mowbray
lord
Marshall
banished
.
fol.
xii
.
-
¶
King
Richard
the
second
murdered
.
fol.
xvi
.
-
¶
Owen
Glendour
starved
.
fol.
xix
.
-
¶
Percy
earle
of
Northumberland
beheaded
.
fo.
xxv
.
-
¶
Richard
earle
of
Cambridge
beheaded
.
fo.
xxviii
.
-
Thomas
Montague
earle
of
Salisbury
slaine
.
fo.
xxx
.
-
¶
King
Iames
the
fyrst
murdered
.
fo.
xxxvi
.
-
¶
Good
duke
Humfrey
murdered
,
and
Elianor
Cobham
his
wife
banished
.
fol.
xl
.
-
¶
William
de
la
Poole
duke
of
Southfolke
banished
and
beheaded
.
-
¶
Iacke
Cade
calling
him selfe
Mortimer
slaine
and
beheaded
.
-
¶
Richard
Plantagence
duke
of
Yorke
slaine
.
fo.
lix
.
-
¶
Lord
Clifford
slayne
.
fol.
lxii
.
-
Iohn
Tiptoft
earle
of
Wurcester
beheaded
.
fol.
lxiiii
.
-
¶
Richard
Nevell
erle
of
Warwike
slaine
.
fol.
lxix
.
-
¶
King
Henry
the
sixt
murdered
fol.
lxxii
.
-
¶
George
duke
of
Clarence
drowned
.
fol.
lxxv
.
-
¶
King
Edward
the
fowerth
surfeted
.
fol.
lxxxiii
.
Finis
.
¶
Fautes
escaped
in
the
printing
.
Leafe
1.
lyne
20.
reade
,
-
hath
be
seen
,
Leafe
8.
lyne
5.
reade
,
-
whoss
state
is
stablisht
.
Seconde
syde
lyne
21.
reade
,
-
hearken
to
me
.
Leafe
9.
lyne
4.
reade
,
-
frenchmen
to
abandon
.
Leafe
19.
B.
lyne
13.
reade
,
-
am
sterved
Owen
,
Leafe
69.
lyne
7
,
reade
,
-
vpon
her
strailesse
stage
,
Leafe
82.
B.
lyne
15.
reade
,
-
attributing
to
man
.
Leafe
84.
lyne
26.
reade
,
-
fro
whiche
for
.
&c.
Leafe
81.
lyne
1.
reade
,
-
whose
lacke
,
The
same
leafe
lyne
26.
reade
,
as
foulder
doth
.
B.
Signyfieth
the
seconde
syde
of
the
Leafe
▪
¶
Imprinted
at
London
in
Fletestrete
nere
to
Saynct
Dunstones
Church
by
Thomas
Marshe
.