1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth

If you know not me , You know no bodie : Or , The troubles of Queene ELIZABETH . Enter Sussex , and Lo: Chamberlaine . Sussex .

GOod morrow my good Lord Chamberlaine .

Cham:

Many good morrowes to my good Lord of Sussex .

Suss:

Whos 's with the Queene my Lord .

Cha:

The Cardinall of Winchester : The Lord of Tame : the good Lord Shandoyse : and besides , Lo: Howard , Sir Henry Beningfeild , and diuers others .

Suss:

A word my Lord in priuate .

Enter Tame and Shandoyse . Shand: Tuching the Queene my Lord who now sitts hye , What thinks the realme of Phillip th' Emperours sonne , A marriage by the Councell treated of ? Tame : Pray god 't prooue well . Suss: Good morrow Lords . Tame : Good morrow my good Lord of Sussex . Shand: I cry your Honors mercy . Chamb: Good morrow to the Lords of Tame and Shandoyse . Tame : The like to you my Lord : As you were speaking Enter Lord Howard and Sir Henrie Beningfield . Bening: Concerning Wiatt and the Kentish rebels , Their ouer-throw is past : the rebell Dukes that sought By all meanes to proclaime queene Iane cheifly Northumberland For Gilfords sake , he for'st his brother Duke vnto that warre , But each one had his merite . Howard : Oh my Lord , The Lawe proceeded gainst their great offence , And 't is not well , since they haue suffered Iudgment , That we should rayse their scandall being dead , T is impious , not by true Iudgment bread . Suss: Good morrow my Lord , good morrow good Sir Henry . Bening: Pardon my Lord I sawe you not till now . Chamb: Good morrow good Lord Howard . Howa: Your honors ; The like to you my Lords . Tame : With all my hart Lord Howard . Cham: Forward I pray . Suss: The suffolke men my Lord , was to the Queene The very stayres , by which she did ascend : Shee 's greatly bound vnto them for their loues . Enter Cardinall of Winchester . Winch: Good morrow Lords , attend the Queene into the presence . Suss: Your dutyes Lords . Exeunt omnes . Enter Tame bearing the purse : Shandoyse the Mace : Howard the Septer ; Sussex the Crowne : then the Queene , after her the Cardinall , Sentlow , Gage , and attendant . Quee: By gods assistance and the power of heauen , We are instated in our brothers throane , And all those powers , that war'd against our right , By helpe of heauen and your freindly ayde , disperse and fled , heere may we sit secure , Our hearts is ioyfull Lords , our peace is pure . Enter Dodds . Dodds : I doe beseech your maiestie peruse this poore peticion . Quee: O master Dodds we are indebted to you for your loue , You stood vs in great stead even in our ebb Of fortune , when our hopes were neere declin'd , And when our state did beare the lowest saile , Which we haue reason to requit wee know ; Read his peticion my good Lord Cardinall . Dodds . Oh gratious soueraigne , let my Lord the Duke haue the Perusing of it , or any other that is neere your grace , He will be to our suit an opposite . Winch: And reason fellow . Madam , here is a large recitall & vpbraydinge of your highnes Soueraignty , the Suffolke men that lifted you to the throne , and heere possest you , claime your promise you made them about religion . Dodds : True gratious Soueraigne ; But that we doe vpbraid your maiestie , Or make recitall of our deedes forepast , Other then conscience , honesty and zeale , By loue , by faith , and by our dutie bound , To you the next and true successiue heyre , If you contrary this ; I needs must say , Your skillesse tongue doeth make our well tun'd wordes , jar in the Princes eares , and of our text , You make a wronge construction : Gratious Queene , Your humble subiects prostrate in my mouth , A generall suit when we first flockt to you , And made first head with you at Framagham , T was thus concluded that we your liegemen : Should still enioy our consciences , and vse that faith Which in king Edwards daies was held Canonicall . Winch: May 't please your highnes note the Commons insolence They tye you to conditions , and set lymits to your liking . Queen : They shall know , To whome their faithfull duties they doe owe , Since they the lymbes , the head would seeke to sway , Before they gouerne , they shall learne t' obays See it seuerely ordred Winchester . Winch: Away with him , it shal be throughly scand , And you vppon the pillory , three dayes to stand . Exit Dodds . Benif: Has not your sister ( gratious Queene ) a hand In these peticions ; well your highnes knowes She is a fauorite of these heritiques . Winch: And well remembred , is 't not probable , That she in Wiats expedicion , And other insurrection lately queald Was a confederate ; if your highnes wil your owne estate preserue , You must foresee fore-danger , and cut off all such As would your safetie preiudice . Bening: Such is your sister , A meere opposite to vs in our opinion , and besides Shee s next Successiue , should your maiesty Dye yssules , which heauen defend . Omnes . Which heauen defend . Bening: The state of our religion would decline . Queen : My Lord of Tame and Shandoyse , You two shall haue a firme Commission seal'd , To fetch our sister young Elizabeth From Ashbridge where shee lyes , and with a band Of armed souldiers to conduct her vp to London , Where we will heare her . Sentlo: Gratious Queene , she only craues but to behold your face , That she might cleare her selfe of all supposed treasons , Still protesting , she is as true a subiect to your grace , As liues this day . Winch: Doe not you heare , with what a sawcye impudence , This Sentlo heere presumes . Quee: Away with him , i le teach him know his place , To frowne when we frowne , smile on whome we grace . Winch: T wilbe a meanes to keepe the rest in awe , Making their soueraignes brow , to them a lawe . Quee: All those that seeke our sisters cause to fauour , Let them be lodged . Winch: Young Courtney Earle of Devonshire , Seemes cheifly to affect her faction . Quee: Commit him to the Tower , Till time affordes vs and our Counsell breathing space . Whence is that Post ? A Horne within . Const: My Soueraigne , It is from Southampton . Quee: Our Secretary , vnseale them and returne Vs present answere of the contents , She speakes to the Lo: Constable . What s the mayne busines . Const: That Phillip Prince of Spaine , Sonne to the Emperour , is safely ariu'd , And landed at Southampton . Quee: Prepare to meete him Lords with all our Pompe . Howard : Prepare you Lords with our fayre Queene to ride , And his high princely state lett no man hide . Quee: Set forwad Lords , this sodaine newes is sweete , Two royall louers on the midde way meere . Exeunt omnes . Enter Master Gage and a gentlewoman . Gage . Good morrow Mistresse , came you from the Princesse ? Wom : Master Gage , I did . Gage . How fares her Grace . Woman : O wondrous crazey gentle master Gage , Her sleepes are all vnquiet , and her head Bears and growes giddy with continuall griefe . Gage : God grant her comfort , and release her paine , So good a Ladie few on earth remaine . Enter the Clowne . Clowne . O Arme , arme , arme . Gage . How now what 's the matter . Clown . O Lord the house is beset , shouldiers are as hot as fier , Are reddy to enter euerie hole about the howse , For as I was a' th toppe of the stacke , the sound of the Drumme , Hott mee such a box a' th Eare , that I came tumbling downe , The stacke with a thousand byllets a' th top on me , looke about , And helpe for gods sake . Gage . Heauen guard the Princesse grant that all be well , This Drumme I feare , will prooue her passing-bell . Enter Tame and Shandoyse with souldiers , Drum . &c. Tame . Wher 's the Princesse . Gage . O my honor'd Lords , ( May I with reuerence presume to aske ) What meanes these armes , why doe you thus begirt , A poore weake Lady , neere at poynt of death . Shand: Resolue the Princesse we must speake with her . Woman : My Lords , know there is no admittance to her presence , Without the leaue , first granted from her selfe . Tame : Goe tell her we must and will . Wom : I le certifie so much . Exit Woman Gage : My Lords , as you are honorably borne , As you did loue her father , or her brother , As you do owe alegeance to the Queene , In pitty of her weaknes , and lowe state , With best of fauor , her commisserate . Enter Woman . Wom : Her grace intreates you but to stay till morne ? And then your message shal be heard at full . Shand: T is from the Queene and wee will speake with her . Wom : I le certifie so much . Tame : It shall not neede , presse after her my Lord . Enter Elizabeth in her bed , Doctor Owine , and Doctor Wendith . Eliz: We are not pleas'd with your intrusions Lords . Is your hast such , of your affayres so vrgent , That sudenly , and at this tyme of night , You presse on one , and will not stay till morne ? Tame : Sorry we are sweet Lady , to behold you in this sad plight . Eliz: And I my Lords not glad , My hart , oh how it beats . Shand: Madam , our messuage and our duty from our Queene , Wee come to tender you , It is her pleasure , That you the 7. day of this moneth appeare at Westminster . Eliza: At Westminster ? my Lords no soule more glad then I , To doe my duty to her Maiestie , But I am sorry at the hart , my hart , oh good Doctor rayse me : Oh my hart , I hope my Lords , considering my extremity and Weaknes , you will dispence a little with your hast . Tame : Doctor Owine and Doctor Wendith , You are the Queenes Phisitions truly sworne , On your alegeance , as before her highnes you will answere it , Speake , may the Princesse be remoou'd with life . D: Owine . Not without danger Lords , yet without death , Her feauer is not mortall ; yet you see into what danger , It hath brought the Princesse . Shand: Is your opinion so ? D: Wend: My Iudgment is , not deadly , but yet dangerous , No sooner shall she come to take the ayre , But she will faint , and if not well prepar'd and attended , Her life is in much danger . Tame : Madam , we take no pleasure to deliuer so strict a messuage . Eliza: Nor I my Lords to heare a messuage deliuered with such strictnes ; well must I goe . Shand: So sayes the Queene . Eliza: Why then it must be so . Tame : To morrow earlie then you must prepare . Eliza: T is many a more 〈◊〉 my feeble leggs , Felt this my bodies waight : O I shall faynt , And if I tast the rawnes of the ayre , I am but dead , indeed I am but dead . T is late , conduct these Lordes vnto their chambers , And cheere them well for they haue iorneyd hard , whilst we prepare vs for our morrowes Iorney . Shand: Madam , the Queene hath sent her letter for you . Eliza: The Queene is kind , and we will striue with death To tender her our life , We are her subiect , and obay her hest , Good night , we wish you what wee want , Good rest . Exeunt omnes . Enter Queene Mary , Phillipp and all the Nobles , but Tame and Shandoyse . Que: Thus in the face of heauen , & broad eie of all the multitude , We giue a welcome to the Spanish Prince , Those plausiue shouts which giue you entertaine , Ecchoes as much to the almighties cares , And there they sownd with pleasure , and excels The claymorous trumpetts , and loud ringing bells . Phil. Thrise excellent and euer gracious Princesse , Doubly famous for vertue and for beautie , We embrace your large stretcht Honors with the armes of loue , Our Royall marriage , treated first in Heauen To be solemniz'd here , both by Gods voice , And by our loues consent , we thus embrace : Now Spaine and England two populous Kingdomes , That haue a long time been oppos'd In Hostile-emulation , shal be at one : This shal be Spanish England , ours English Spaine . Quee. Harke the redoubling ecchoes of the people , Florish . How it proclaymes their loues ; and welcome to this Vnion . Phil. Then here before the 〈◊〉 of the Land , We doe embrace and make a publique contract . Our soules are ioyfull , then bright Heauens smile , Whil'st we proclaime our new vnited Stile . Queen . Read Sussex . Sussex reades .

Phillip and Mary , by the grace of God , King and Queene of England , Spayne , France and Ireland , King and Queene of Naples , Scifcillia , Leon and Aragon , Arch. Duke and Dutches of Assria , Burgondy , of Brabant Zeland , of Holand : Prince and Princesse of Sweaue , Count and Countesse Hasburdge , Maliorca , Sardinia , of the firme Land , and the maine Ocean Sea , Palatins of Ierusalem , of Henolt ; Lord and Ladie of Freeseland , and of the Isles : And Gouernor and Gouernesse of all Africa , and Asia .

Omnes . Long liue the King and Queene . Florish . Kin. and Qu. We thanke you all . Con. When please your Highnesse to solemnize this your Nuptials ? Qu: The 25. day of this month Iuly . Phil. It likes vs well , but royall Queene we want One Ladie at this hye solemnitie : We haue a Sister cal'd Elixaebeth , Whose vertues and endowments of the mind Hath fil'd the eares of Spaine . Winch. Great are the causes , now too long to say , Why she my Soueraigne should be kept away . Const: The Lord of Tame and Shandoyse are return'd . Enter Tame and Shandoyse and Gage . Quee. How fares our Sister ? Is she come alonge ? Tame . We found the Princesse , sicke and in great danger ; Yet did we vrge our strickt Commission , She much intreated that she might be spar'd , Vntill her health and strength might be restor'd . Shand. Two of your Highnesse Doctors we then cal'd , And charg'd them as they would answere it , To tell the truth , if that our iourneys toyle Might be no preiudice vnto her life ; Or if we might with safetie bring her thence : They answered , that we might ; we did so , Here she is to doe her dutie to your Maiestie . Quee: Let her attend , we will find time to heare her . Phil. But royall Queene , yet for her vertues sake , Deeme her offences , if she haue offended , With all the lenitie a Sister can . Quee: My Lord of Winchester , my Lord of Sussex . Lord Howard , Tame , and Shandoyse , Take you Commission to examine her Of all supposed Crimes ; so to our Nuptials . Phil. What Festiuall more Royall hath been seene , Than twixt Spaines Prince , and Englands Royall Queene . Exeunt . Enter Elizabeth , her Gentlewoman , and three Houshold seruants . Eli: Is not my gentleman vsher yet return'd . Wo: Madam , not yet . Eliz. O God , my feare hath been good phisick , But the Queens displeasure , that hath cur'd my bodies Imperfection , Hath made me hart sick , braine sick , and sick euen to death . What are you ? 1. Ser: Your howshold Officers and humble seruants , Who now your house faire Princesse , is desolu'd And quite broke vp , come to attend your grace . Eliz. We thanke you , and am more indebted for your loues Than we haue power : or vertue to requite , Alas I am all the Queenes , yet nothing of my selfe , But God and Inocence , be you my Patrons and defend my cause Why weepe you gentlemen ? Cookes : Not for our selues , men are not made to weepe At there owne fortunes , our eies are made of fire , And to extract water from fire is hard , Nothing but such a Princesse griefe as yours , So good a Ladie & so beautifull , so absolute a mistris , And perfect as you haue deliuered been , Haue power to doo 't , your sorrow makes vs sad . Eliz: My Inocence yet makes my hart as light , As my front 's heauie : all that heauen sends is welcome Gentlemen diuide these few crownes amongst you , I am now a prisoner ; and shall want nothing , I haue some friends about her maiesty , That are prouiding for mee all things ; all things ; I , euen my graue ; and being possest of that , I shall need nothing : weepe not I pray , Rather you should reioyce : If I miscarry in this enterprise , and aske you why , A Virgine and a Martyr both I dy . Enter Gage . Gage : He that first gaue you life , protect that life , From those that wish your death . Eliz: What s my of offence ? who be my accusers . Gage : Madam , that the Queene & Winchester best knowes . Eliz: What saies the Queene vnto my late petition . Gage . You are deny'd that grace : Her Maiestie will not admitt you conference , Sir William Sentlo vrging that motion , Was first committed , since sent to the Tower , Madam , in breife your foes are the Queenes freindes , Your freinds her foes , Six of the Counsell are this day appoynted , To examine you of certaine articles , Eliz: They shal be welcome ; my god in whome I trust , Will helpe , deliuer , saue , defend the iust . Enter Winchester , Sussex , Howard , Tame , Shandoyse , and Constable . Suss: All forbeare this place vnlesse the Princesse . Winch: Madam , we from the Queene are ioynd They sit , shee kneeles . in full commission . Sussex : By your Fauour good my Lord ere you proceed , Madam , although this place doth tye you to this reuerence , It becomes not you being a Princesse to deiect your knee , A chaire there . Eliz: My duty with my fortunes do agree , And to the Queene in you I bend my knee . Suss: You shall not kneele where Sussex sits in place , The Chamber keeper , a chaire there for her grace . Winch: Madam , perhaps you censure hardly . That was enforst in this commission . Eliz: Knowe you your owne guilt my good Lord Chancelor , That you accuse your selfe , I thinke not so , I am of this mynd , no man is my foe . Winch: Madam I would you would submit , vnto her highnes . Eliz: Submit my Lord of Winchester , t is fit That none but base offenders should submit , No no my Lord , I easily spy your drifte , Hauing nothing whereon you can accuse me , Do seeke to haue my selfe , my selfe betray , So by my selfe my owne blood should be spilt , Confesse submission I confesse a guilt . Tame : What answere you to Wiats late rebellion , Madam , t is thought that you did set them on . Eliza: Who is 't will say so ? men may much suspect , But yet my Lord , none can my life detect , I a confederate with those kentish rebells ? Yf I ere saw or sent to them , let the Queene take my head , Hath not proud Wyat suffered for his offence , And in the purging both of soule and body for heauen , Did Wyat then accuse Elizabeth ? Suss: Madam he did not . Eliz: My reuerent Lord I know it . Howard : Madam he would not . Eliz: Oh my good Lord he could not . Suss: The same day Frogmorton was arrain'd in the Guild-hall , It was impos'd on him , whether this Princesse had a hand With him or no ; he did deny it , Cler'd her sore his death , yet accus'd others . Eliz: My god be prays'd , this is newes but of a minute old . Shand: What answere you to Sir Peter Carew in the west , The westerne Rebels . Eliz: Aske the vnborne Infant , see what that will answere , For that and I , are both alike in guilt , Let not by rigor Innocent blood be spilt . Winch: Come Madam , answere breifly to these treasons . Eliz: Treason Lords , if it be treason to be the daughter To th' Eight Henry ; Sister to Edward , and the next of blood vnto My gratious soueraigne now the Queene I am a traytor : if not , I Spit at treason . In Henryes raigne this Law could not haue stood , O god that we should suffer for our blood . Const: Madam , the Queene must here you sing another song , Before you parte with vs . Eliz: My god doth know , I can no note but truth , That with heauens King , One day in quiers of Angels I shall singe . Winch: Then Madam you 'le not submit . Eliz: My life I will , but not as guilty , My Lords , let pale offendors pardon craue , If we offend , Lawes rigor let vs haue . Winch: You are stubborne , come lett s certifie the Queene . Tame : Rowme for the Lords there . Exeunt Counsell . Eliz: Thou power eternall , Inocents iust guide , That sways the Scepter of all Monarchyes , Protect the guiltlesse from these rauening Iawes , That hidious death presentes , by Tyrants Lawes , And as my hart is knowne to thee most pure , Grant mee release , or patience to endure . Enter Gage and Seruants . Gage : Madam , we your poore humble seruants , Made bold to presse into your graces presence , To know how your cause goes . Eliz: Well , well , I thanke my god , well , How can a cause go ill with Innocents , They that to whome wronges in this world are done , Shal be rewarded in the world to come . Enter the six Counsellors . Winch: It is the pleasure of her maiestie , That you be straight committed to the Tower . Eliz: The Tower , for what ? Winch: Moreouer all your howshold seruants we haue discharg'd , Except this gentleman your vsher & this gentlewoman Thus did the Queene commaund , And for your guard , a hundred Northern whitecotes , Are appoynted to conduct you thither , To night vnto your chamber , to morrow early prepare You for the Tower , your bardge stands ready , To conduct you thyther . shee kneeles . Eliz: Oh god my hart : A prisoner in the Tower , Speake to the Queene my Lords , that some other place May lodge her sister , that 's too vild , too base . Suss: Come my lords , lett 's all ioyne in one peticion To the Queene , that she may not be lodg'd within the Tower . Winch: My Lord , you know it is in vaine , For the Queenes sentence is definitiue , And we must see 't perform'd . Eliz: Then to our chamber comfortlesse and sad , To morrow to the tower that fatall place , Where I shall neuer behold the sunnes bright face . Suss: Now god forbid , a better hap heauen send : Thus men may mourne , for what they cannot mend . Exeunt omnes . Enter three white-cote souldiers with a Iacke of beere . 1 : Come my masters you know your chardge , t is now about Alcauin , here we must watche till morning , And then carry the Princesse to the tower . 2 : How shall we spend the time till morning . 3 : Mase wee le drinck and talke of our frendes . 2 : I but my frnd , do not talke of state matters . 1 : Not I , I le not meddle with the state , I hope this a man may say without offence , Prethee drincke to me . 3. With all my harry faith , this a man might Lawfully speake , but now , faith what wa st about to say . 1 : Masse I say this : That the Lady Elizabeth is both a lady , And Elizabeth , and if I should say she were a vertuous Princesse , Were there any harme in that ? 2 : No by my troth , ther 's no harme in that , But beware of talking of the Princesse , Let 's meddle with our kindred there , we may be bold . 1 : Well sirs I haue two sisters , and the one loues the other , And would not send her to prison for a million , is there any harme In this ? i le keepe my selfe within compas I warrant you , For I doe not talke of the Queene , I talke of my sisters , I le keepe my selfe within my compas I warrant you . 3 : I but Sir , that word sister goes hardly downe . 1 : Why Sir , I hope a man may be bold with his owne , I learn'd that of the Queene , I le keepe my selfe within compasse I le warrant you . 2 : I but Sir , why is the Princesse committed ? 1 : It may be she doth not knowe her selfe , It may be the Queene knowes not the cause , It may be my Lord of Winchester does not know , It may be so , nothing's vnpossible to god , It may be ther 's knauery in Munckery , Ther 's nothing vnpossible , is there any harme in that ? 2 : Shoomaker , you goe a little beyond your last . 1 : Why , in saying nothing's vnpossible to God , I le stand to it ; for saying a truth 's a truth , i le proue it ; For saying there may be knauerie in Monckery , I le iustifie it , I do not say there is , but may be , I know what I know , You know what you know , he knowes what he knowes , Marry we know not what euery man knowes . 3 : My masters , we haue talkt so long that I thinke t is day . 1 : I think so too , is there any harme in all this ? 2 : No harme i th world . 3 : And I thinke by this time the Princesse is ready To take her barge . 1 : Come then let 's goe , would all were well , Is there any harme in all this ? but alas wishes and teares Haue both one property , they shew their loue that Exeunt omnes . want the remedy . Enter Winchester and Beningfield . Winch: Did you not marke what a pitious eie she cast To the Queens window as she past along , Fayne she would haue stayd , but that I caus'd The bargmen to make hast and row away . Bening: The bargmen were too desperat my Lord , In staying till the water was so lowe , For then you know , being vnderneath the bridge , The barges sterne did strike vppon the ground , And was in danger to haue dround vs all . Winch: Well she hath scapt that danger , Would she but conforme her selfe in her opinion , She only might rely vppon my loue , To winne her to the fauour of the Queene . Bening: But that will neuer be , this is my censure , If she be guilty in the least degree , May all her wronges suruiue and light on her : If other wayes that she be cleered , Thus both wayes I wish her downe , Or els her state to rayse . Enter Sussex , Tame , Howard , Shandoyse , and Gage . Suss: Why doth the Princesse keepe her barge so longe , Why lands she not ? Some one goe see the cause . Gage : That shall be my charge my Lord . Exit Gage . Suss: Oh me my Lord , her state is wondrous hard , I haue seene the day , my hand I de not haue lent To bring my Soueraignes Sister to the Tower : Good my Lords , stretch your Commission To doe this Princesse but some little fauour . Shand: My Lord , my Lord , let not the loue we beare the Princesse , incurre the Queenes displeasure , t is no dallying with matters of Estate , who dares gaine-say the Queene ? Suss: Marry a God not I , no , no , not I ; Yet who shall hinder these my eyes to sorrow For her sorrow : By Gods marry deere , That the Queene could not , though her selfe were here : My Lords , my Lords , if it were held fowle treason , To grieue for her hard vsage , by my Soule My eyes would hardly prooue me a true Subiect : But t is the Queenes pleasure , and we must obay : But I shall mourne , should the King and Queene say nay . Enter Gage . Gage . My grieued Mistresse humbly thus intreats , For to remooue backe to the Common stayres , And not to land where Traytors put to shore , Some difference she intreats your Honors make Twixt Christall Fountaines , and fowle muddy Springs , Twixt those that are condemned by the law , And those whome Treasons staine did neuer blemish : Thus she attends your answere , and sits still Whilst her wet eyes , full many a teare did spill . Suss: Marry a God , t is true and t is no reason : Lanch Bargeman . Good Lady land , where Traitors vse to land , And fore her guilt be proou'd , Gods marry no , And the Queene wils it , that it should be so . Shand: My Lord , you must looke into our Commission , No fauors granted , she of force must land , T is a decree which we can not withstand , So tell her master Gage , Exit Gage . Suss: As good a Lady as ere England bread , Would he that caus'd this woe , had lost his head . Enter Gage , Elizabeth and Clarentia her gentlewoman . Gage : Madam , you haue stept too short into the water . Eliz: No matter where I tread , Would where I set my foote , there lay my head , Land Traytor like ; my foot 's wet in the flood , So shall my hart ere long be drencht in blood . Enter Constable . Winch: Here comes the Constable of the tower , This is your charge . Const: And I receiue my prisoner , come will you goe ? Eliz. Whither my Lord , vnto a grate of Iron , Where greife and care my poore hart shall enuirone , I am not well . Sussex : A chayre for the Princesse . Const: Here 's no chayre for prisoners , Come will you see your chamber . Eliza: Then on this stone , this cold stone I will sit , I needes must say you hardly me intreat , When for a chayre , this hard stone is my seate . Suss: My Lord , you deale too cruelly with the Princesse , You knew her father , shee 's no stranger to you . Tame : Madam it raynes . Suss: Good Lady take my cloake . Eliz: No let it alone : See gentle men , The pittious heauens weepes teares into my bosome , On this cold stone I sit , raine in my face , But better heere , than in a worser place Where this bad man will lead me . Clarentia , reach my booke , now leade me where you please From sight of day ; or in a dungeon ; I shall see to pray . Suss: Nay , nay , you need not bolt & locke so fast , Exit Eliz: Gage : Claren : & Constab. Shee is no starter ; honorable Lords , Speake to the Queene she may haue some release . Enter Constable . Constable . So so , let me alone , let me alone to coope her , I le vse her so , the Queene shall much commend My diligent care . Howard . Where haue you left the Princesse ? Const. Where she is safe ynough I warrant you , I haue not granted her the priuiledge Of any walke , or garden , or to ope Her windowes , casements to receiue the ayre . Suss. My lord , my lord , you deale without respect , And worse than your Commission can mainetaine . Const. My Lord , I hope I know mine office well , And better than your selfe within this place , Then teach not me my dutie , she shal be vsd so still , The Queene commands , and I le obay her will , Suss: But if this tyme should alter , marke me well , Could this be answer'd , could it fellow Peeres ? I thinke not so . Const: Tush tush the Queene is young likely to beare , Of her owne body a more royall heyre . Enter Gage . Gage : My Lords the Princesse humbly entreats , That her owne seruants may beare vp her dyet , A company of base vntutord slaues , Whose hands did neuer serue a Princesse boord , Do take that priuiledge . Const: T was my appoyntment , and it shal be so . Suss: Gods marry deere , but it shall not be , Lord Howard ioyne with me , wee le to the King . Enter souldiers with dishes . Gage : Stay good my Lords for instance , see they come , If this be seemly , let your honors Iudge . Suss: Come come my Lords , why do you staye so long , The Queenes high fauor shall amend this wrong . Const: Now sir , what haue you got by your Exeunt omnes , praeter Consta. and Gage . complayning , you common find-fault ; what , is your Mistresse stomacke so queasie ? our honest souldiers must not touch her meat , then let her fast , I know her stomacke will come downe at last . Enter souldiers with more dishes , Gage takes one from them . Gage : Vntutor'd slaue , I le ease thee of this burden , Her highnes scornes to touch the dishe Her seruants brings not vp . Const: Presume to touch a dish I le lodge thee there , Where thou shalt see no sunne for one hole yeare . Gage : I would to god you would , in any place Exit Const: & souldiers . Where I might liue from thought of her disgrace , O thou all-seeing heauens , with pitious eies , Looke on th' oppresions of their cruelty ! Let not thy truth , by falshood be opprest , But let her vertues shyne and giue her rest , Confound the sleights , and practise of those men , Whose pride do kicke against thy seat of heauen . Oh draw the courtaines from their filthy sinne , And make them loath the hell which they liue in . Prosper the Princesse , and her life defend , A glorious comfort to her troubles send . If euer thou hadst pittie , heare my prayer , And giue releasement to a Princes care . Exit Gage . A dumb show . Enter six with torches . Tame and Shandoyse , bare-headed , Phillip and Mary after them : then Winchester , Beningfeild , and Attendants : at the other dore , Sussex & Howard , Sussex deliuers a peticion to the King , the King receiues it , shewes it to the Queene , she shewes it to Winchester and to Beningfeild : they storme , the King whispers to Sussex , and raises him & Howard , giues them a piticion , they take their leaues and depart , the King whispers a little to the Queene . Exeunt . Enter Constable and Gage . Gage : The Princesse thus entreats you honor'd Lord , She may but walke in the Lieftenants garden , Or els repose her selfe in the Queens lodgings : My honor'd Lord , grant this as you did loue The famous Henry her deceased father . Const: Come talke not to me for I am resolu'd , Nor lodging , garden , nor lieftenants walkes Shall here be granted , shee 's a prisoner . Gage : My Lord , they shall . Const: How , shall they knaue ? Gage : If the Queene please , they shall . A noble and right reuerent Counsellor , Promist to begge it of her Maiestie : And if she say the word , my Lord she shall . Const. I , if she say the word , it shal be so : My lord of Winchester speakes the contrarie , So doe the Clergie , they are honest men . Gage . My honor'd Lord , why should you take delight To torture a poore Lady innocent ? The Queene I know when she shall heare of this , Will greatly discommend your crueltie . You seru'd her father , and he lou'd you well , You seru'd her brother , and he held you deare , And can you hate the sister he best lou'd ? You serue her sister , she esteemes you hye , And you may liue to serue her ere you dye : And therefore good my Lord , let this preuaile , Only the casements of her window ope , Whereby she may receiue fresh gladsome ayre . Const. O you preach well to deafe men , no , not I , So letters may fly in , I le none of that , She is my prisoner , and if I durst , But that my warrant is not yet so strickt , I de lay her in a dungeon where her eyes , Should not haue light to read her prayer booke , So would I danger both her soule and body , Cause she an alyen is to vs catholiques , Her bed should be all snakes , her rest dispayre , Torture should make her curse , her faythles prayer . Enter Sussex , Howard , and seruants . Suss: My Lord , it is the pleasure of the Queene , The prisoner Princesse should haue all the vse Of the lieftenants garden , the Queenes lodgings , And all the liberty this place affords . Const: What meanes her grace by that ? Suss: You may goe aske her and you will my Lord , Moreouer t is her highnes furder pleasure , That her sworne seruants shal attend on her , Two gentlemen of her Ewry , two of her Pantry , Two of her Kitchin , and two of her wardrobe , Besydes this gentleman here master Gage . Const: The next wil be her freedom , oh this madds me . Howard : Which way lyes the Princesse . Const: This way my Lord . Howard : This wil be glad tydings : come let 's tell her grace . Gage , Wil t please your honor , let my Lady Exeunt omnes preter Constable & Gage . Walke in the leiftenants garden , Or may but see the lodgings of the Queene , Or ope the casements to receiue fresh ayre , Shall shee my Lord : shall shee this freedom vse , Shee shall : for you can neither will nor chuse , Or shall shee haue some seruants of her owne , To attend on her : I pray let it be so , And let your looke no more poore prisoners daunt , I pray deny not what you needes must grant . Exit Gage . Const: This base groome flowts me , oh this frets my hart , These knaues will let vpon their priuiledge , But yet i le vex her , I haue found the meanes , I le haue my cookes to dresse my meate with hers , And euerie officer my men shall match , Oh that I could but draine her harts deare blood , Oh it would feede me , do my soule much good . Enter the Clown , beating a souldier . Exeunt . Enter Cooke beating another souldier . Const: How now , what meanes the fellow . Cooke : Audacious slaue presuming in my place . Const: Sir 't was my pleasure and I did command it . Cooke : The prowdest he that keepes within the tower , Shall haue no eie into my priuate office . Const: No Sir , why say 't is I . Cooke : Be it your selfe or any other here , I le make him sup the hottest broth I haue . Const: You will not . Cooke : Zoundes I will , I haue been true to her , and will be still . Exit Cooke . Const. Well , I le haue this amended er 't be long , And venge my selfe on her for all their wrong . Exeunt omnes . Enter a boy with a Nose-gay . Boy . I haue got another Nosegay for my young Lady , My Lord said I should be soundly whipt If I were seene to bring her any more , But yet I le venture once againe , shee 's so good , Oh heer 's her chamber , I le call and see if shee be stirring , Where are you Lady ? Eliz: Welcome sweet boy , what hast thou brought me there . Boy : Madam , I haue brought you another nose gay , But you must not let it be seene , for if it be , I shall be soundly whipt , indeed la , indeed I shall . Eliz: God a mercy boy , heere s to requite thy loue . Exit Eliz. Enter Constable , Sussex , Howard and Attendants . Const: Stay him stay him , oh haue I caught you Sir , Where haue you been . Boy : To carry my younge Lady some more flowers , How: Alas my Lord a child , pray let him goe . Const: A crafty knaue my Lords , serch him for letters . Suss: Letters my Lord , it is impossible . Const: Come tell me what letters thou carryedst her , I le giue thee figgs and suger plummes . Boy : Will you indeed , well i le take your word , For you looke like an honest man . Const: Now tell me what letters thou deliuerest . Boy : Faith gaffer I know no letters but great A , B and C : I am not come to K yet , Now gaffer will you giue me my suger plummes . Const: Yes marry will I , take him away , Let him be soundly whipt I charge you sirra . Enter Elizabeth : Gage and Clarentia . Eliz: They keepe euen infants from vs , they do well , My sight they haue too long bard , and now my smell , This tower hath made me fall to huswiffry , I spend my labors to releeue the poore , Goe Gage distribute these to those that neede . Enter Winchester , Beningfeild and Tame . Winch: Madam the Queene out of her royall bounty , Hath freed you from the thraldome of the tower , And now this gentleman must be your gardyan . I thanke her : she hath ryd me of a Tyrant , Is he appoynted now to be my keeper ? What is he Lordes ? Tame : A gentleman in fauor with the Queene . Eliz: Yt seemes so by his charge , but tell me Gage , Is yet the scaffold standing on tower hill , Whereon young Gilford and the Lady Iane did suffer death . Gage : Vppon my life it stands not . Eliz: Lord Howard what is he . How: A gentleman , tho of a sterne aspect , Yet milde enough I hope your Grace will finde . Eliza: Hath he not thinke you a stretch conscience , And if my secret murder should be put into his hands , Hath he not hart thinke you to execute . How: Defend it heauen , and Gods almightie hand , Betwixt your Grace , and such intendments stand . Bening: Come madam will you goe . Eliz: With all my hart , fare-well , far-well , I am freed from Lymbo to be sent to hell . Exeunt omnes . Enter Cooke and Pantler . Cooke : What storme comes next : this hath disperst vs quite And shattered vs to nothing ; though we be deny'd the presence Of our mistres , yet we will walke a loofe , and none controwle vs . Pant: Here will she crosse the riuer , stand in her eie , That she may take some notice of our neglected dutyes , Enter three poore men . 1. Come this way they say , the sweete Princesse comes , Let vs presente her with such tokens of good will , As we haue . 2. They say shee 's such a vertuous Princesse , that shee le except of a cupp of cold water , and I haue euen a nosegay for her Grace , here she comes . Enter Elizabeth , Beningfeild , Gage and Tame . Omnes : The Lord preserue thy sweete Grace . Eliz: What are these ? Gage : The townes-men of the country gathered here , To greete your Grace , hearing you past this way . Eliz: Giue them this Gold , and thanke them for their loues . Bening: what traytor knaues are gather'd here to make a tumult ? Omnes : Now the Lord blesse thy sweete Grace . Bening: If they persist , I charge you soldiers stop their mouthes . Eliz. Yt shall not need the poore are louing , but the rich despise , And though you curbe their tongue , spare them their eyes , Your loue my smart alwaies not but prolonges , Pray for me in your harts , not with your tongues , See see my Lord , looke I haue stild them all , Not one amongst them , but debates my fall . Tame : Alas Sir Harry these are honest contrey men , That much reioyce to see the Princesse well . Bening: My lord my Lord , my charge is great . Tame : And myne as great as yours . Bells . Bening. Harke harke my Lord , what Bells are these ? Gage : The townes-men of this village , Hearing your highnes passe this way , Salutes your comming with this peale of Bells . Bening: Traytors and knaues ring Bells , When the Queenes enemy passeth through the towne , Goe set he knaues by 'th heales , make their pates ring noone , I charge thee Barwick . Exit Barwick . Eliz: Alas poore men , helpe them thou God aboue , Thus men are forst to suffer for my loue , What sayd my seruants , those that stood aloofe ? Gage : They deepely coniur'd me out of their loues , To know how your case goes , which these poore people second . Eliz: Say to them tanquam Ouis . Bening: Come come away , this lingring will benight vs . Tame : Madam this night your lodging 's at my house , No prisoner are you Madame for this night . Bening: How ? no prisoner . Tame : No , no prisoner , what I intend to do i le answere , Madame , wil 't please you goe . Exit Eliz: Bening : & Tame . Cooke : Now gentle master vsher , what sayes my Lady . Gage : Thus did she bid me say tanquam Ouis , Farewell I must away . Exit Gage 1. Tanqus Ovrus pray what s tanqus Ovrus neighbor . 2. If the preist were here hee 'd smell it out straight . Cooke : My selfe haue been a scholler , and I vnderstand What tanquam Ouis meanes . We sent to know how her Grace did fare , Shee , tanquam Ouis said , euen like a sheep , That 's to the slaughter led . 1. Tanqus Ovrus , that I should liue to see , tanqus Ovris . 2. I shall nere loue tanquam Ovris againe for this tricke . Exeunt omnes . Enter Beningfeild , and Barwick his man . Bening: Barwicke , is this the chayre of state . Bar: I sir , this is it . Bening: Take it downe , and pull of my boots . Bar: Come on Sir . Enter Clowne . Clowne : O monstrous , what a sawcey companion 's this ? To pull of his boots in the chayre of state , I le fit you a penyworth for it . Bening: Well sayd Barwick , pull knaue . Bar: A ha Sir . The Clowne pulls the Chayre from vnder him . Bening: Well sayd , now comes . Clo: Gods pitty I thinke you are downe , cry you mercy . Bening: What saucy arrant knaue art thou , how ? Clo: Not so sawcy an arrant knaue as your worship takes me to be . Bening: Villaine thou hast broken my crooper . Clo: I am sorry 't is no worse for your worship . Bening: Knaue , doest flout me ? Exeunt . He beats him out . Enter the Englishman , and Spaniard . Spa: The wall , the wall . Eng : Sblood Spaniard you get no wall here , vnlesse you would Haue your head and the wall knockt together . Spa: Seignior Caualero Danglatero , I must haue the wall . Eng : I do protest , hadst not thou enforst it , I had not regarded it , but since you will needs Haue the wall , I le take the paynes to thrust You into the kennell . Spa: O base Caualero , my sword and ponyard well Try'd in Tolledo , shall giue thee the Imbrocado . Eng Marry , and welcome Sir , come on . They fight , he hurts the Spaniard . Spa: Holo holo , thou hast giuen me The Canuissado . Eng : Come Sir will you any more . Spa: Seignior Caualero looke behint thee , A blade of Tolledo is drawne against thee . He looks backe , he kills him . Enter Phillip , Howard , Sussex , Constable , and Gresham . Phill: Hand that Ignoble groome , Had we not beheld thy cowardice , We should haue sworne , Such basenes had not followed vs . Spa: Oh vostro mandado grand Emperato . How: Pardon him my Lord . Phill: Are you respectles of our honor Lords , That you would haue vs bosome cowardice , I do protest the great turkes Empire , Shall not redeeme thee from a fellons death , What place is this my Lords ? Suss: Charing crosse my Liege . Phill: Then by this crosse , where thou hast done this murder , Thou shalt be hang'd , so Lords away with him . Exit Spaniard . Suss: Your Grace may purchase glory from aboue , And intyer loue from all your peoples hearts , To make attonement twixt the wofull Princesse , And our dread soueraigne , your most vertuous Queene . How: It were a deed worthy of memory . Const: My Lord she 's factious , rather could I wish She were marryed to some priuat gentleman , And with her dower conuaid out of the land , Then here to stay and be a mutiner , So may your highnes state be more secure . For whilst she liues warres , and commotions , Foule insurrections wil be set abroch , I thinke 't were not amisse to take her head : This land would be in quiet , were she dead . Suss: O my Lord , you speake not charitably . Phill: Nor will we Lords embrace his heedles counsell , I doe protest as I am King of Spaine , My vtmost power i le stretch to make them frends , Come Lords let 's in , my loue and wit i le try To end this Iarre ; the Queene shall not deny . Exeunt omnes . Enter Elizabeth , Beningfeild , Clarentia , Tame , Gage and Barwick . Eliz: What fearefull terror doth assayle my hart ? Good Gage come hether and resolue me true In thy opinion ; shall I out liue this night , I pre thee speake . Gage : Out liue this night , I pray Madam why . Eliz: Then to be plaine this night I looke to die . Gage : O Madam , you were borne to better fortunes , That God that made you , will protect you still From all your enemies that wish you ill . Eliz: My hart is fearefull . Gage : O my honor'd Lord , As euer you were noble in your thoughts , Speake , shall my Lady out liue this night , or no ? Tame : You much amaze me sir , els heauen forefend . Gage : For if we should imagine any plott , Pretending to the hurt of our deere mistres , I and my fellowes though farre vnable are To stand against your power , will dy together . Tame : And I with you would spend my deerest blood , To do that vertuous Lady any good . Sir Harry , now my charge I must resigne , The Ladye 's wholy in your custody , Yet vse her kindly as she well deserues , And so I take my leaue , Madame adue . Exit Tame Eiz: My honor'd Lord farewell , vnwilling I With griefe and woe must continue , Helpe me to some inke and paper good Sir Harry . Bening: What to do Madam . Eliz: To write a letter to the Queene my sister . Bening: I finde not that in my Commission . Eliz: Good Iaylor vrge not thy Commission . Bening: No Iaylor , but your gardian Madam . Eliz: Then reach me pen and inke . Bening: Madam I dare not , my Commission serues not . Eliz: Thus you haue driuen me of from tyme to tyme , Still vrging me with your Commission . Good Iaylor be not so seuere . Bening: Good madam I entreate you loose that name Of Iaylor , t wilbe a by-word to me and my posterity . Eliz: As often as you name your Commission , So often will I call you Iaylor . Bening: Say I should reach you pen , inke and paper , Who is t dare beare a letter sent from you . Eliz: I do not keepe a seruant so dishonest , That would deny me that . Bening: Who euer dares , none shall . Gage : Madame , impose the letter to my trust , Were I to beare it through a feild of pikes , And in my way ten thousand arm'd men ambusht , I de make my passage through the mid'st of them , And perforce beare it to the Queene your sister . Bening: Baddy of me , what a bold knaue 's this ? Eliz: Gage leaue me to my selfe , Thou euer liuing power , that giuest all harts , Giue to my pen , a true perswasiue stile , That it may moue my impatient sisters eares , And vrge her to compassionate my woe . Shee writes . Beningfeild takes a booke and lookes into it . Bening: What has she written here ? He reads . Much suspected by me , nothing prou'd can be , Finis quoth Elizabeth the prisoner , Pray god it proue so , soft what book 's this , Marry a God , what s here an English bible ? Sanctum Maria pardon this prophanation of my hart , Water Barwick , water , I le meddle with 't no more . Eliz: My hart is heauye and my hart doth close , I am weary of writing , sleepy on the sodaine , Clarentia , leaue me , and command some musick In the with-drawing chamber . shee sleepes . Bening: Your letter shal be forth-comming Lady , I will pervse it ere it scape me now . Exit Beningfeild . A dumb show . Enter Winchester , Constable , Barwick , and Fryars : at the other dore 2. Angels : the Fryar steps to her , offering to kill her : the Angels driues them back . Exeunt . The Angel opens the Bible , and puts it in her hand as she sleepes , Exeunt Angels , she wakes . Eliz: O God , how pleasant was this sleepe to me ? Clarentia , saw'st thou nothing ? Cla: Madame , not I , I neare slept soundlyer for the time . Eliz: Nor heard'st thou nothing ? Cla: Neither Madame . Eliz Did'st not thou put this booke into my hand ? Cla: Madame not I . Eliz Then 't was by inspiration , heauen I trust With his eternall hand , will guide the iust . What chapter 's this ? Who so putteth his trust in the Lord , Shall not be confounded : My sauiour thankes , on thee my hope I build , Thou lou'st poore Innocents , and art their shield . Enter Beningfeild , and Gage . Bening: Here haue you writ a long excuse it seemes , But no submission to the Queene your sister . Eliz: Should they submit that neuer wrought offence , The Lawe will alwayes quit wrong'd Innocence : Gage , take my letter , to the Lords commend my humble duty . Gage : Madame I fly , To giue this leter to her maiesty : Hoping when I returne , To giue you comfort that now sadly mourne . Exeunt omnes preter Ben : Bening: I doe write and send , I le crosse you still ; She shall not speake to any man aliue , But i le ore-heare her , no letter nor no token Shall euer haue accesse vnto her hands , But first i le see it ; So like a subiect to my soueraigns state , I will pursue her with my deadly hate . Enter Clowne . Clowne : O Sir Harry , you looke well to your office , Yonder s one in the garden with the Princesse . Bening: how knaue , with the Princesse ? she parted euen now . Clowne : I sir that s all one , but she no sooner came into the Garden , but he leapt ore the wall , and there They are together busie in talke Sir . Bening: Heer 's for thy paynes , thou art an honest fellow : Goe take a Gard and apprehend them straight . Exit Clowne . Bring them before me , O this was well found out , Now will the Queene commend my diligent care , And prayse me for my seruice to her grace . Ha , traytors swarme so neere about my house , T is time to looke into 't : O well said Barwick , Wher 's the prisoner . Enter Clowne , Barwick , and souldiers : leading of a Gote , his sword drawen . Clowne : Here he is in a string my Lord . Bening: Lord blesse vs , knaue what hast thou there ? Clowne : This is he I told you was busie in talke with the Princesse ; What a did there , you must get out of him by examination . Bening: Why knaue , this is a beast . Clowne : So may your worship be for any thing that I know . Bening: What art thou knaue ? Clowne : Yf you worship does not remember me , I hope your worships crooper doth : But if you haue any thing to say to this honest fellow , Who for his gray head and reuerent beard is so like , He may be a kinne to you . Bening: A kinne to mee , knaue i le haue thee whipt . Clowne : Then your worship will cry quittance with my Posteriors for misvsing of yours . Bening: Nay , but doest thou flout me still . He beats him . Exeunt . Enter Winchester , Gresham with paper , Constable with a Pursuiuant . Gres: I pray your honor to regard my hast , Winch: I know your busines , and your hast shall stay , As you were speaking my Lord Constable . Const: When as the King shall come to seale these writes . Gres: My Lord you know his highnes treasure stayes , And cannot be transported this three months , Vnles that now your honor seale my warrant . Winch: Fellow what then : This warrant that concernes The Princesse death , shuffle amongst the rest , Hee 'le nere peru' st . Gres: How , the Princesse death ? thankes heauen , By whome I am made a willing instrument her life to saue , That may liue crown'd when thou art in thy graue . Winch: Stand ready purseuant , Exit Gresham . That when t is sign'd , Thou mayst be gone , and gallope with the winde . Enter Phillip , Sussex , and Gage . Phil: Our Chancelor Lords , this is our sealing day , This our states busines ; is our signet there ? Enter Howard , and Gresham as he is sealing . Howard : Stay your Imperiall hand , let not your seale imprint Deaths impresse in your sisters hart . Phyl: Our sisters hart , Lo: Howard what meanes this ? How: The Chancelor and that iniuryous Lord , Can well expound the meaning . Winch: Oh chance accurst , how came he by this notice ? Her life is garded by the hand of heauen , And we in vaine pursue it . Phill: Lord Chancelor , your dealing is not fayre , See Lords , what writs affords it selfe To the impresse of our scale . Suss: See my Lord , a warrant for the Princesse death Before she be conuicted , what iugling call you this ? See , see for Gods sake . Gage : And a pursuiuant ready to post away with it , To see it doone with speede , What flynty brest could brooke to see her bleed ? Phill: Lord Chancelor , out of our prerogatiue We will make bold to enterlyne your warrant . Suss: Whose plot was this ? How: The Chancelors and my Lord Constables . Suss: How was 't reueald ? How: By this gentleman Master Gresham the Kings Agent here . Suss: He hath shewd his loue to the King & Queenes maiestyes , His seruice to his Country , and care of the Princesse . Gres: My dutie to them all . Phill: In stead of charging of the Sheriffes with her , We here discharge her keeper Beningfeild : And where we should haue brought her to the blocke , We now will haue her brought to Hampton court , There to attend the pleasure of the Queene , The Pursuiuant that should haue posted downe With tydings of her death , Beare her the messuage of her repriued life , You master Gage assist his speed , a good dayes worke we ha made , To rescue Innocence so soone betrayd . Enter Clowne and Clarentia . Clo: Whether goe you so fast mistris Clarentia . Cla: A milking . Clo: A milking , that 's a poore office for a Madame . Cla: Better be a Milk-maid free , then a Madame in bondage . Oh had'st thou heard the Princesse yesternight , Sitting within an arbor all alone to heare a Milk-mayd sing , It would haue moou'd a flynty hart to melt , Weeping and wishing , wishing and weeping , A thousand tymes she with her selfe debates , With the poore Milk-maid to exchange estates , Shee was a Sempster in the tower being a Princesse , And shall I her poore gentlewoman , disdayne To be a Milk-maid in the country . Clo: Troth you say true , euery one to his fortune , As men goe to hanging , the tyme hath been , When I would ha scorn'd to carry coles , but now the case is alter'd , Euery man as far as his tallent will stretch . Enter a gentlewoman . Wom : Wher 's mistres Clarential to horse to horse , The Princesse is sent for to the Court Shee 's gone already , come let 's after . Cla: The Princesse gone , and I left here behind , Come , come our horses shall out-strip the wind . Clow: And I le not be long after you , for I am sure My curtall will cary me as fast as your double Gelding . Exeunt . Enter Elizabeth and Gage . Eliz: I wonder Gage that we haue stayd so long , So neere the Court , and yet haue heard no newes From our displeased sister , this more affrites me Then my former troubles , I feare this Hampton court Wil be my graue . Gage : Good madam , blot such thoughts out of your minde , The Lords I knowe , are still about your sute , And make no doubt , but they will so preuaile Both with the King and Queene , that you shall see Their haynos anger wil be turnd to loue . Enter Howard . Howard : Where is the Princesse . Eliz: Welcome my good Lo: Howard what sayes the Queene , Will she admit my sight ? Howard : Madam she will , this night she hath appoynted , That she her selfe in person meanes to heare you , Protract no time , then come let 's hast away . Exeunt . Enter foure torches : Phillip , Winchester , Howard , Shandoyse , Beningfeild , and Attendants . Quee: Where is the Princesse . How: She waights your pleasure at the common stayers . Quee: Vsher her in by torch light . How: Gentlemen vshers , & gentlemen Pentioners , lights For the Princesse , attendance gentlemen . Phill: For her supposed vertues , Royall Queene Looke on your sister with a smiling brow , And if her fault merite not too much hate , Let her be censur'd with all lenity , Let your deepe hatred end where it began , She hath binne too long banisht from the sun . Quee: Our fauor shal be farre boue her desert , And she that hath been banisht from the light , Shall once againe behold our cheerfull sight . You my Lord shall step behind the arras , And heare our conference , wee le shew her Grace , For there shines too much mercy in your face . Phill: We beare this mind , we errors would not feed , Nor cherish wrongs , nor yet see Innocents bleed . Quee. Call the Princesse . Exeunt for the Princesse , Phillip behind the arras . Enter all with Elizabeth . All forbeare this place , except our sister now ? Exeunt omnes . Eliz: That God that rais'd you , staye you , and protect You from your foes , and cleere me from suspect . Quee: Wherefore do you cry ? To see your selfe so low , or vs so hye . Eliz: Neither dread Queene , mine is a womanish teare , In part compeld by ioy , and part by feare : Ioy of your sight , these brinish teares haue bread , For feare of my Queenes frowne , to strike me dead . Quee: Sister , I rather thinke they 're teares of spleene . Eliz: You were my sister , now you are my Queene . Quee: I , that 's your greefe . Eliz. Madame , he was my foe , and not your freind That hath possest you so , I am as true a Subiect to your Grace , as any liues this day , Did you but see , My heart it bends , farre lower than my knee . Quee. Wee know you can speake well : will you submit ? Eliz: My life madam I will , but not as guilty , Should I confesse Fault done by her , that neuer did transgresse . I ioy to haue a sister Queene so royall , I would it as much pleas'd your maiesty , That you enioy a sister that 's so true : If I were guilty of the least offence , Madame , 't would taint the blood euen in your face , The treasons of the father being noble , Vnnobles all your children , let your grace Exact all torture and imprisonment , What ere my greatest enemies can deuise , And they all haue done their worst , yet I Will your true subiect and true sister dye . Phill: Myrror of vertue and bright natures pride , behind the arras . Pitty it had been , such beauty should haue dy'd Quee: You 'le not submit but end as you begin . Eliz: Madame to death I will , but not to sinne . Quee: You are not guilty then ? Eliz: I thinke I am not . Quee: I am not of your mind . Eliz: I would your highnes were . Quee: How meane you that . Eliz: To thinke as I thinke that my soule is cleere . Quee: You haue been wrong imprison'd then . Eliz: I le not say so . Quee: What ere we thinke aryse and kisse our hand , Say God hath rais'd you frends . Eliz: Then God hath kept his promise . Quee: Promise , why ? Eliz: To rayse them frends that on his word relie . Enter Phillip . Phil: And may the heauens applaud this vnity , Accurst be they that first procur'd this wrong , Now by my crowne , you ha been kept downe too long . Quee: Sister this night your selfe shall feast with me , To morrow for the country you are free , Lights for the Princesse conduct her to her chamber . Exit Eliz: Phil: My soule is ioyfull that this peace is made , A peace that pleaseth heauen and earth , and all , Redeeming captiue thoughts from captiue thrall , Faire Queene , the serious busines of my father , Is now at hand to be accomplished , Of your faire sight needes must take my leaue , Returne I shall , tho parting cause vs greeue . Quee: Why should two harts be for'st to seperate , I know your busines but beleeue me sweete , My soule diuines we neuer more shall meete . Phil: Yet faire Queene hope the best I shall returne , Who met with ioy , tho now sadly mourne . Bening: What , droopes your honor ? Exeunt omnes Phil: & Queene . Winch: Oh , I am sicke . Con: Where lyes your greife ? Winch: Where yours and all good subiects els should lye , Neere at the hart , this confirmation I doe greatly dread , For now our true religion will decay , I do diuine who euer liues seauen yeare , Shall see no Religion here but heresye . Bening: Come come my Lord , this is but for a show , Our Queene I warrant wishes in her hart , Her sister Princesse were without her head . Winch: No , no my Lords , this peace is naturall , This combination is without deceyt , But I will once more write to incence the Queene , The plot is laid , thus it shal be perform'd : Sir Harry , you shall goe attach her seuant Vppon suspition , of some trechery , Wherin the Princesse shal be accessary , If this do faile , my pollicy is downe , But I grow faynt , the feauer steales on me , Death like a vulture tyres vpon my hart , I le leaue you two to prosecute this drift , My bones to earth I giue , to heauen my soule lift . Ex. omnes . Enter Gage and Clarentia . Gage : Madam Clarentia , is my Lady stirring ? Cla: Yes master Gage , but heauie at the hart , For she was frited with a dreame this night . She said , she drempt her sister was new married , And sat vpon a high Emperiall throne , That she her selfe was cast into a dungeon , Where enemyes enuiron'd her about , Offering their weapons to her naked brest ; Nay they would scarcly giue her leaue to pray , They made such hast to hurry her away . Gage : Heauen sheild my Mistres , and make her frends increase , Conuert her foes , estate her in true peace . Cla: Then did I dreame of weddings , and of flowers , Me thought I was within the finest garden , That euer mortall eie did yet behould , Then strayght me thought some of the cheife were pickt To dresse the bride , O 't was the rarest show , To see the bride goe smiling longst the streets , As if she went to happynes eternall . Gage : Oh most vnhappy dreame , my feare is now As great as yours , before it was but small , Come let 's goe comfort her , that ioyes vs all . Exeunt . Enter , A dumb show : six Torches . Sussex bearing the Crowne , Howard bearing the Scepter , the Constable the Mace , Tame the Purse , Shandoyse the Sword , Phillip and Mary ; after them the Cardinall Poole , Beningfeild & Attendants : Phillip and Mary confers ; he takes leaue , and Exit . Nobles bring him to the dore , and returne ; she fales in a swound ; they comfort her ; a dead march . Enter foure with the herse of Winchester , with the Scepter and Purse lying on it , the Queen takes the Scepter and Mace , and giues it Cardinall Poole ; a sennet , and Exeunt Omnes , preter Sussex . Suss: Winchester 's dead , O God vppon euen at his death , He shewd his mallice to the sweete young Princesse , God pardon him , his soule must answere all , She 's still preseru'd , and still her foes do fall , The Queene is much besotted on these Prelates , For ther 's another rays'd more base then he , Poole that Arch , for truth and honestie . Enter Beningfeild . Ben: My Lord of Sussex I can tell ill newes , The Cardinall Poole that now was firmly well , Is sodenly falne sicke and like to die . Suss: Let him goe , why , then ther 's a fall of Prelates . This realme will neuer stand in perfect state , Till all their faction be cleare ruinate . Enter Constable . Const: Sir , Harry do you heare the whispring in the Court , They say the Queene is craysy very ill . Suss: How hard you that ? Const: T is common through the house . Enter Howard . How: T is a sad Court my Lord . Suss. What 's the matter say : how fayres the Queene ? How: Whether in sorrow for the Kings departure , Or els for greife at Winchesters decease , Or els that Cardinall Poole is sodaynely dead , I cannot tell , but shee 's exceeding sick . Suss: The state begins to alter . How: Nay more my Lord , I came now from the presence , I heard the Doctors whisper it in seecret , There is no way but one . Suss: Gods will be done ; whos 's with the Queene , my Lord ? How: The Duke of Norfolke , the Earle of Oxford , The Earle of Arundell , and diuers others , They are with-drawne into the inward chamber , There to take counsell , and intreat your presence . Suss: Wee 'le waight vpon their Honors . Exeunt omnes . Enter Elizabeth , Gage and Clarentia aboue . Eliz: O God , my last nights dreame I greatly feare , It doth presage my death , good master Gage Looke to the path-way that doth come from the court , I looke each minute for deaths messenger . Would he were here now , so my soule were pure , That I with patience might the stroke endure . Gage : Madame I see from farre a horse-man comming , This way he bends his speed he comes so fast , That he is couered in a cloud of dust , And now I haue lost his sight , he appear's againe , Making his way ouer Hill , Hedge , Ditch and Plaine : One after him , they two striue As on the race they had wagerd both their liues , Another after him . Eliz: O God , what meanes this hast ? Pray for my soule , my life cannot long last . Gage : Strange and miraculous , the first being at the gate , His horse hath broke his necke , and cast his rider . Eliz: This same is but as prologue to my death , My heart is guiltlesse though they take my breath . Enter sir Henry Karow . Karow : God saue the Queene , God saue Elizabeth . Eliz: God saue the Queene , so all good subiects say : I am her subiect , and for her still pray . Karew : My horse did you allegeance at the gate , For there he broke his necke , and there he lyes , For I my selfe had much a do to rise , The fall hath brus'd me , yet I liue to cry , God blesse your Grace , God blesse your maiesty . Gage : Long liue the Queene , long liue your maiesty , Eliz: This newes is sweete , my hart was sore affraid : Rise thou first Barron that we euer made . Karew : Thankes to your maiesty , happy be my tongue , That first breath'd right , to one that had such wrong . Enter sir Iohn Brocket . Broc: Am I preuented in my hast , O chance accurst ! My hopes did sooth me , that I was the first ; Let not my duty be ore swayd by spleene , Long liue my Soueraigne , and God saue the Queene . Eliz: Thankes good Sir Iohn , we will deserue your loue . Enter Howard How: Though third in order , yet the first in loue , I tender my allegeance to your Grace , Liue long faire Queene , thrise happy be your raygne , He that instates you , your high state mayntayne . Eliz: Lord Howard thankes you euer were our frend , I see your loue continues to the end , But cheefly , thanks to you my Lord of Hunsdon . How: Meaning this Gentleman ? Eliz: The very same ; His tongue was first proclaymer of our name : And trusly Gage in token of our Grace , We giue to you a captaine Pentioners place . How: Madame the Counsell are here hard at hand . Eliz: We will descend & meete them . Karew . Let 's guard our Soueraigne praysing that power : That can throw downe and raise within an hower . Ex : omnes . Enter the Clowne , and one more with faggots . Clow: Come neighbor , come away , euery man his faggot , And his double pot , for ioy of the old Queenes death , Let bells ring , and children sing . For we may haue cause to remember , The seauenteenth day of Nouember . Enter Lord of Tame . Tame : How now my masters what 's here to do . Clo: Faith making Bone-fires for ioy of the newe Queene , Come sir your penny , and you be a true subiect , You 'le battle with vs your faggot , we 'l be merry yfayth . Tame : And you do well : and yet me thinke 't were fit , To spend some funerall teares vpon her hearce . Who while she liu'd was deere vnto you all . Clow: I , but do not you know the old prouerbe , We must liue by the quicke , and not by the dead . Tame : Did you not loue her father when he liu'd , As deerly as you ere did loue any , And yet reioyced at his funerall : Likewise her brother you esteem'd em'd him deere , Yet once departed , ioyfully you sung , Runne to make Bone-fiers , to proclaime your loue Vnto the newe , forgetting still the old : Now she is gone , how you mone for her , Were it not fit a while to mone her hearse , And dutyfully there reioyce the tother ; Had you the wisest and the louingst Prince , That euer swayd a Scepter in the world , This is the loue he shall haue after life : Let Princes while they liue haue loue or feare 't is fit , For after death , ther 's none continues it . Clo: By my fayth my masters , he speakes wisely , Come wee le to the end of the lane , and there wee le Make a bonfire and be merry , Fayth agreed i le spend my halfepenny towards Another faggot , rather then the newe Queene shall Want a Bone-fire . Exeunt manet Tame . Tame : I blame you not , nor do I you commend , For you will still the strongest side defend . Exit . A Sennet . Enter 4. Trumpetors , after them Sargeant Trumpetor with a Mace , after him Purse-bearer , Sussex with the Crown , Howard the scepter , Constable with the Cap of mayntenance , Shandoyse with the Sword , Tame with the Coller and a George , foure Gentlemen bearing the Canapy ouer the Queene , two Gentle-women bearing vp her trayne , six gentle-men Pensioners , the Queene takes state . Omnes : Long liue , long raigne our Soueraigne . Eliz: We thanke you all . Suss: The imperiall Crowne , I here present your Grace , With it my staffe of Office and my place . Eliz: Whil'st we this Crowne so long your place enioy . How: Th' mperiall Scepter here I offer vp . Eliz: Keepe it my Lord , and with it be you hye admirall . Const: This Cap of mayntenance , I present my state of Office , and my vtmost seruice . Eliz: Your loue we knowe . Const: Pardon me gratious Madame 't was not spleene , But that alegance that I ow'd my Queene , Madame I seru'd her truly at that day , And I as truly will your Grace obay , Eliz: We do as freely pardon as you truly serue , Onely your staffe of Office wee le displace , In stead of that wee le owe you greater Grace , Enter Beningfeild . Bening: Long liue the Queene , long liue your Maiesty , I haue bid hard to be the first reporter , Of these glad tydings first ; and all these here . Suss: You are in your loue as free as in your care , You 're come euen iust a day after the fayre . Eliz: What 's he , my Iaylor ? Bening. God preserue your Grace . Eliz: Be not asham'd man , looke me in the face , Who haue you now to patronize your strictnes on ? For your kindnes this I will bestowe , When we haue one we would haue hardly vs'd And cruelly delt with , you shall be the man , This is a day for peace , not for vengeance fit , All your good deeds wee 'le quit , all wronges remit . Where we left off , proceede . Shand: The Sword of Iustice on my bended knee , I to your Grace present , heauen blesse your raigne . Eliz: This Sword is ours , this staffe is yours againe . Tame : This Garter with the order of the George , Two Ornaments vnto the Crowne of England , I here present . Eliz: Possesse them still my Lord , what Offices beare you ? Gage : I Captaine of your highnes Pentioners . Brock: I of your Guard . I Sargeant Trumpetor present my Mace . Eliz: Some we intend to rayse , none to displace ; Lord Hunsdon , we will one day finde a staffe To poyse your hand : you are our Cosen , And deserue to be employd neerer our person : But now to you from whome we take this staffe , Since Cardinall Poole is now decea'st and dead , To shew all mallice from our breast is worne , Before you let that Purse and Mace be borne , And now to London Lords lead on the way , Praysing that King , that all Kings els obay . Sennet about the stage in order , the Maior of London meets them . Maior : I from this Citty London do present , This Purse and Bible to your Maiesty , A thowsand of your faithfull Cittizens , In Veluet Coats and Chaines well mounted , stay To greet their royall Soueraigne on the way . Eliz: We thanke you all : but first this booke I kisse . Thou art the way to honor ; thou to blisse , An English Bible , thankes my good Lord Maior , You of our bodie and our soule haue care , This is the Iewell that we still loue best , This was our solace when we were distrest , This booke that hath so long conceald it selfe , So long shut vp , so long hid ; now Lords see , We here vnclaspe , for euer it is free : Who lookes for ioy , let him this booke adore , This is true foode for rich men and for poore , Who drinkes of this , is certaine nere to perish , This will the soule with heauenly vertue cherish , Lay hand vppon this Anchor euery soule , Your names shal be in an eternall scrowle ; Who builds on this , dwel's in a happy state , This is the fountaine cleere imaculate , That happy yssue that shall vs succeed , And in our populous Kingdome this booke read : For them as for our owne selues we humbly pray , They may liue long and blest ; so lead the way . FINIS .