The troublesome Raigne
1937Sweete Ie
su
saue my
soule, forgiue my ra
sh attempt.
1938Comfort my Mother,
shield her from de
spaire,
1939When
she
shall heare my tragick ouerthrowe.
1940My heart controules the o
ffice of my t
oong,
1941My vitall powers for
sake my bru
sed trunck,
1942I dye I dye, heauen take my
fleeting
soule,
1943And Lady Mother all good hap to thee.
He dyes.
1944 Enter Penbrooke, Salsburie, Essex.
1945Essex My Lords of
Penbroke and of
Salsbury 1946We mu
st be carefull in our pollicie
1947To vndermine the kepers of this place,
1948El
se
shall we neuer
find the Princes graue.
1949Penbrooke My Lord of
Essex take no care for that,
1950I warrant you it was not clo
sely done.
1951But who is this? lo Lords the withered
flowre
1952Who in his life
shinde like the Mornings blu
sh,
1953Ca
st out a d
oore, denide his buriall right,
1954A pray for birds and bea
sts to gorge vpon.
1955Salsburie O ruthfull
spe
ctacle, O damned deede;
1956My
sinnewes
shake, my very heart doth bleede.
1957Essex Leaue childi
sh teares braue Lords of
England,
1958If water
floods could fetch his life againe,
1959My eyes
should conduit f
oorth a
sea of teares.
1960If
sobbs would helpe, or
sorrowes
serue the turne,
1961My heart
should volie out deepe piercing plaints.
1962But bootle
sse wert to breath as many
sighes
1963As might eclip
se the brighte
st Sommers
sunne,
1964Heere re
sts the helpe, a
seruice to his gho
st.
1965Let not the tyrant cau
ser of this dole,
1966Liue to triumph in ruthfull ma
ssacres,
1967Giue hand and hart, and Engli
shmen to armes,
1968Tis Gods decree to wreake vs of the
se harmes,
1969Penbrok The be
st adui
se: But who commes po
sting heere.
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