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

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 The troublesome Raigne
 
 1605And of the langor tell him thou art dead,
 1606Goe in with me, for Hubert was not borne
 1607To blinde those lampes that Nature pollisht so,
 1608Arthur Hubert, if euer Arthur be in state,
 1609Looke for amends of this receiued gift
 1610I tooke my eysight by thy curtesie,
 1611Thou lentst them me, I will not be ingrate.
 1612But now procrastination may offend
 1613The issue that thy kindnes vndertakes:
 1614Depart we Hubert to preuent the worst.Exeunt.
 
 1615 Enter King Iohn, Essex, Salisbury, Penbrooke.
 1616Iohn Now warlike followers resteth ought vndon
 1617That may impeach vs of fond ouersight?
 1618The French haue felt the temper of our swords,
 1619Cold terror keepes possession in their sowles,
 1620Checking their ouerdaring arrogance
 1621For buckling with so great an ouermatch.
 1622The Arche proud titled Priest of Italy,
 1623That calles himselfe grand Uiccar vnder God
 1624Is busied now with trentall obsequies,
 1625Masse and months minde, dirge and I know not what
 1626To ease their sowles in painefull purgatory,
 1627That haue miscaried in these bloudy warres.
 1628Heard you not Lords when first his holines
 1629Had tidings of our small account of him,
 1630How with a taunt vaunting vpon his toes
 1631He vrdge a reason why the English Asse
 1632Disdaingd the blessed ordinance of Rome?
 1633The title (reuerently might I inferre)
 1634Became the Kings that earst haue borne the load,
 1635The slauish weight of that controlling Priest:
 1636Who at his pleasure temperd them like waxe
 1637To carrie armes on danger of his curse,
 1638Banding their sowles with warrants of his hand.
 1639I grieue to thinke how Kings in ages past
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