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

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 The troublesome Raigne
 2630Will leaue the French, and cleaue vnto your King.
 2631For shame ye Peeres of England, suffer not
 2632Your selues, your honours, and your land to fall:
 2633But with resolued thoughts beate back the French,
 2634And free the Land from yoke of seruitude.
 2635Salisbury Philip, not so, Lord Lewes is our King,
 2636And we will follow him vnto the death.
 2637Pand. Then in the name of Innocent the Pope,
 2638I curse the Prince and all that take his part,
 2639And excommunicate the rebell Peeres
 2640As traytors to the King, and to the Pope.
 2641Lewes Pandolph, our swords shall blesse our selues agen:
 2642Prepare thee Iohn, Lords follow me your King. Exeunt.
 2643Iohn Accursed Iohn, the diuell owes thée shame,
 2644Resisting Rome, or yeelding to the Pope, alls one.
 2645The diuell take the Pope, the Peeres, and Fraunce:
 2646Shame be my share for yeelding to the Priest.
 2647Pand. Comfort thy self K. Iohn, the Cardnall goes
 2648Upon his curse to make them leaue their armes. Exit.
 2649Bastard Comfort my Lord, and curse the Cardinall,
 2650Betake your self to armes, my troupes are prest
 2651To answere Lewes with a lustie shocke:
 2652The English Archers haue their quiuers full,
 2653Their bowes are bent, the pykes are prest to push:
 2654God chéere my Lord, K. Richards fortune hangs
 2655Upon the plume of warlike Philips helme.
 2656Then let them know his brother and his sonne
 2657Are leaders of the Englishmen at armes.
 2658Iohn Philip I know not how to answere thee:
 2659But let vs hence, to answere Lewes pride.
 
 2660 Excursions. Enter Meloun with English Lords.
 
 2661Mel. O I am slaine, Nobles, Salsbury, Pembrooke,
 2662My soule is charged, heare me: for what I say
 2663Concernes the Peeres of England, and their State.
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