The Troublesome Reign of King John ((Quarto, 1581))

Texts of this edition
2. The Troublesome Reign of King John, (Quarto, 1581) ()
Facsimiles
- The Troublesome Reign of King John

Scenes
1. Titlepage [1]
2. Epistle [1]
3. Title Page [2]
4. Epistle [2]
5. Scene 1
6. Scene 2
7. Scene 3
8. Scene 4
9. Scene 5
10. Scene 6
11. Scene 7
12. Scene 8
13. Scene 9
14. Scene 10
15. Scene 11
16. Scene 12
17. Scene 13
18. Scene 14
19. Scene 15
20. Scene 16
21. Scene 17
22. Scene 18
23. Scene 19
24. Scene 20
25. Scene 21
26. Scene 22
Page 26
1. Page 1
2. Page 2
3. Page 3
4. Page 4
5. Page 5
6. Page 6
7. Page 7
8. Page 8
9. Page 9
10. Page 10
11. Page 11
12. Page 12
13. Page 13
14. Page 14
15. Page 15
16. Page 16
17. Page 17
18. Page 18
19. Page 19
20. Page 20
21. Page 21
22. Page 22
23. Page 23
24. Page 24
25. Page 25
26. Page 26
27. Page 27
28. Page 28
29. Page 29
30. Page 30
31. Page 31
32. Page 32
33. Page 33
34. Page 34
35. Page 35
36. Page 36
37. Page 37
38. Page 38
39. Page 39
40. Page 40
41. Page 41
42. Page 42
43. Page 43
44. Page 44
45. Page 45
46. Page 46
47. Page 47
48. Page 48
49. Page 49
50. Page 50
51. Page 51
52. Page 52
53. Page 53
54. Page 54
55. Page 55
56. Page 56
57. Page 57
58. Page 58
59. Page 59
60. Page 60
61. Page 61
62. Page 62
63. Page 63
64. Page 64
65. Page 65
66. Page 66
67. Page 67
68. Page 68
69. Page 69
70. Page 70
71. Page 71
72. Page 72
73. Page 73
74. Page 74
75. Page 75
76. Page 76
77. Page 77
78. Page 78
79. Page 79
80. Page 80
81. Page 81
82. Page 82
83. Page 83
84. Page 84
85. Page 85
86. Page 86
87. Page 87
88. Page 88
89. Page 89
90. Page 90
91. Page 91
92. Page 92
93. Page 93
94. Page 94
95. Page 95
96. Page 96
Complete text

 The troublesome Raigne
 
 738Arthur or Iohn, say which shall be your King?
 739Citizen We care not which, if once we knew the right,
 740But till we know we will not yeeld our right.
 741Bastard Might Philip counsell two so mightie Kings,
 742As are the Kings of England and of Fraunce,
 743He would aduise your Graces to vnite
 744And knit your forces gainst these Citizens,
 745Pulling their battered walls about their eares.
 746The Towne once wonne then striue about the claime,
 747For they are minded to delude you both.
 748Citizen Kings, Princes, Lords & Knights assembled here,
 749The Citizens of Angiers all by me
 750Entreate your Maiestie to heare them speake:
 751And as you like the motion they shall make,
 752So to account and follow their aduice.
 753Iohn. Philip. Speake on, we giue thee leaue.
 754Citizen Then thus: whereas that yong & lustie knight
 755Incites you on to knit your kingly strengths:
 756The motion cannot choose but please the good,
 757And such as loue the quiet of the State.
 758But how my Lords, how should your strengths be knit?
 759Not to oppresse your subiects and your friends,
 760And fill the world with brawles and mutinies:
 761But vnto peace your forces should be knit
 762To liue in Princely league and amitie:
 763Doo this, the gates of Angiers shall giue way
 764And stand wide open to your harts content.
 765To make this peace a lasting bond of loue,
 766Remains one onely honorable meanes,
 767Which by your pardon I shall here display.
 768Lewes the Dolphin and the heire of Fraunce,
 769A man of noted valor through the world,
 770Is yet vnmaried: let him take to wife
 771The beauteous daughter of the King of Spaine,
 772Neece to K. Iohn, the louely Ladie Blanche,
 773Begotten on his Sister Elianor.
 With

Reading Room

Toolbox

About this text

The Troublesome Reign of King John ((Quarto, 1581))

QueenʼsMen Editions

Reading Room

Toolbox

About this text

The Troublesome Reign of King John ((Quarto, 1581))