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The Troublesome Reign of King John ((Quarto, 1581))
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The troublesome Raigne
2077Arthur is dead, thou guiltlesse of his death.
2079I could haue well affoorded to thine age
2080Long life, and happines to thy content.
2081 Enter the Bastard.
2082Iohn Philip, what newes with thee?
2083Bastard The newes I heard was Peters prayers,
2084Who wisht like fortune to befall vs all:
2085And with that word, the rope his latest friend,
2086Kept him from falling headlong to the ground.
2087Iohn There let him hang, and be the Rauens food,
2088While Iohn triumphs in spight of Prophecies.
2089But whats the tidings from the Popelings now.
2095It little skild: a greater danger growes,
2097Or all is lost, for all is leueld at.
2098Iohn More frights and feares, what ere thy tidings be,
2099I am preparde: then Philip quickly say,
2100Meane they to murder, or imprison me,
2101To giue my crowne away to Rome or Fraunce;
2102Or will they each of them become a King?
2103Worse than I thinke it is, it cannot be.
2105The Nobles haue elected Lewes King,
2106In right of Ladie Blanche your Neece, his Wife:
2107His landing is expected euery hower,
2108The Nobles, Commons, Clergie, all Estates,
2109Incited chiefely by the Cardinall,
Pandulph