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- Edition: Troublesome Reign of King John
The Troublesome Reign of King John ((Quarto, 1581))
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of King Iohn.
2319If any heere that loues him, and I aske
2321Rules in the man, to barre this foule impeach.
2324Was speciall notice of a tyrants will.
2328Our priuate wrongs, no parcell of my tale
2330Might wish to him as to a mortall foe.
2332Abhorring in the eares of Christian men,
2334Untimely butcherd by the tyrants meanes,
2337That who vpholds a tyrant in his course,
2338Is culpable of all his damned guilt.
2340My Lord of Penbrooke shew what is behinde,
2343Whereof we are assured if we fayle,
2344It were inough to instigate vs all
2349And more to make the matter to our minde,
2350I say that Lewes in chalenge of his wife,
2351Hath title of an vncontrouled plea
2352To all that longeth to our English Crowne.
2353Short tale to make, the Sea apostolick
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