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

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 The troublesome Raigne
 
 951That braues it in dishonor of my Sire.
 952Your words are past nor can you now reuerse
 953The Princely promise that reuiues my soule,
 954Whereat me thinks I see his sinnews shake:
 955This is the boon (dread Lords) which granted once
 956Or life or death are pleasant to my soule;
 957Since I shall liue and die in Richards right.
 958Lymoges Base Bastard, misbegotten of a King.
 959To interrupt these holy nuptiall rytes
 960With brawles and tumults to a Dukes disgrace:
 961Let it suffice, I scorne to ioyne in fight,
 962With one so farre vnequall to my selfe.
 963Bastard A fine excuse, Kings if you wilbe Kings,
 964Then keepe your words, and let vs combat it.
 965Iohn Philip, we cannot force the Duke to fight,
 966Being a subiect vnto neither Realme:
 967But tell me Austria, if an English Duke
 968Should dare thee thus, wouldst thou accept the challendge?
 969Lymoges Els let the world account the Austrich Duke
 970The greatest coward liuing on the Earth.
 971Iohn Then cheere thee Philip, Iohn will keepe his word,
 972Kneele downe, in sight of Philip King of Fraunce
 973And all these Princely Lords assembled here,
 974I gird thee with the sword of Normandie,
 975And of that land I doo inuest thee Duke:
 976So shalt thou be in liuing and in land
 977Nothing inferiour vnto Austria.
 978Lymoges K. Iohn, I tell thee flatly to thy face
 979Thou wrongst mine honour: and that thou maist see
 980How much I scorne thy new made Duke and thee,
 981I flatly say, I will not be compeld:
 982And so farewell Sir Duke of low degree,
 983Ile finde a time to match you for this geere.  Exit.
 984Iohn Stay Philip, let him goe the honors thine.
 985Bastard I cannot liue vnles his life be mine.
 986Q. Elianor Thy forwardnes this day hath ioyd my soule.
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