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

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 The troublesome Raigne
 3123Dolphin Faith Philip this I say: It bootes not me,
 3124Nor any Prince, nor power of Christendome
 3125To seeke to win this Iland Albion,
 3126Unles he haue a partie in the Realme
 3127By treason for to help him in his warres.
 3128The Péeres which were the partie on my side,
 3129Are fled from me: then bootes not me to fight,
 3130But on conditions, as mine honour wills,
 3131I am contented to depart the Realme.
 3132Henry On what conditions will your Highnes yeeld?
 3133Lewes That shall we thinke vpon by more aduice.
 3134Bastard Then Kings & Princes, let these broils haue end,
 3135And at more leasure talke vpon the League.
 3136Meane while to Worster let vs beare the King,
 3137And there interre his bodie, as beseemes.
 3138But first, in sight of Lewes heire of Fraunce,
 3139Lords take the crowne, and set it on his head,
 3140That by succession is our lawfull King.
 
 3141 They crowne yong Henry.
 
 3142Thus Englands peace begins in Henryes Raigne,
 3143And bloody warres are closde with happie league.
 3144Let England liue but true within it selfe,
 3145And all the world can neuer wrong her State.
 3146Lewes, thou shalt be brauely shipt to France,
 3147For neuer Frenchman got of English ground
 3148The twentith part that thou hast conquered.
 3149Dolphin thy hand, to Worster we will march,
 3150Lords all lay hands to beare your Soueraigne
 3151With obsequies of honor to his graue:
 3152If Englands Peeres and people ioyne in one,
 3153Nor Pope, nor Fraunce, nor Spaine can doo them wrong.
 
 3154FINIS.

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