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

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 of King Iohn.
 
 1057Confusion light vpon their damned soules.
 1058Come Lords, fight for your King that fighteth for your good?
 1059Philip And are they gone? Pandulph thy selfe shalt see
 1060How Fraunce will fight for Rome and Romish rytes.
 1061Nobles, to armes, let him not passe the seas,
 1062Lets take him captiue, and in triumph lead
 1063The K. of England to the gates of Rome.
 1064Arthur, bestirre thee man, and thou shalt see
 1065What Philip K. of Fraunce will doo for thee.
 1066Blanche And will your Grace vpon your wedding day
 1067Forsake your Bride and follow dreadfull drums:
 1068Nay, good my Lord, stay you at home with mee.
 1069Lewes Sweete heart content thée, and we shall agree.
 1070Philip Follow me Lords, Lord Cardynall lead the way,
 1071Drums shalbe musique to this wedding day. Exeunt.
 
 1072Excursions. The Bastard pursues Austria, and kills
 1073 him.
 
 1074Bastard Thus hath K. Richards Sonne performde his
 1075 vowes.
 1076And offred Austrias bloud for sacrifice
 1077Unto his fathers euerliuing soule.
 1078Braue Cordelion, now my heart doth say,
 1079I haue deserude, though not to be thy heire
 1080Yet as I am, thy base begotten sonne,
 1081A name as pleasing to thy Philips heart,
 1082As to be cald the Duke of Normandie.
 1083Lie there a pray to euery rauening fowle:
 1084And as my Father triumpht in thy spoyles,
 1085And trode thine Ensignes vnderneath his féete,
 1086So doo I tread vpon thy cursed selfe,
 1087And leaue thy bodie to the fowles for food.  Exit.
 
 1088Excursions. Arthur, Constance, Lewes, hauing taken
 1089 Q. Elianor prisoner.
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