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

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 The troublesome Raigne
 
 1090Constance Thus hath the God of Kings with conquering
 1091 arme
 1092Dispearst the foes to true succession.
 1093Proud, and disturber of thy Countreyes peace,
 1094Constance doth liue to tame thine insolence,
 1095And on thy head will now auenged be
 1096For all the mischiefes hatched in thy braine.
 1097Q Elinor Contemptuous dame vnreuent Dutches thou,
 1098To braue so great a Quéene as Elianor.
 1099Base scolde hast thou forgot, that I was wife,
 1100And mother to three mightie English Kings?
 1101I charge thée then, and you forsooth sir Boy,
 1102To set your Grandmother at libertie,
 1103And yéeld to Iohn your Unckle and your King.
 1104Constance Tis not thy words proud Queene shal carry it.
 1105Elianor Nor yet thy threates proud Dame shal daunt my
 1106 minde.
 1107Arthur Sweete Grandame, and good Mother leaue these
 1108 brawles.
 1109Elianor Ile finde a time to triumph in thy fall.
 1110Constance My time is now to triumph in thy fall,
 1111And thou shalt know that Constance will triumph.
 1112Arthur Good Mother weigh it is Queene Elianor,
 1113Though she be captiue, vse her like herselfe.
 1114Swéete Grandame beare with what my Mother sayes,
 1115Your Highnes shalbe vsed honourably.
 
 1116Enter a Messenger.
 
 1117Mess. Lewes my Lord, Duke Arthur, and the rest,
 1118To armes in hast, K. Iohn relyes his men,
 1119And ginnes the fight afresh: and sweares withall
 1120To lose his life, or set his Mother free.
 1121Lewes Arthur away, tis time to looke about.
 1122Elianor Why how now dame, what is your courage coold?
 1123Constance No Elianor, my courage gathers strength,
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