925 Enter the King of England, the King of Fraunce, Arthur, 926 Bastard, Lewes, Lymoges, Constance, Blanche, Chattilion, 927 Pembrooke, Salisburie, and Elianor. 928Iohn This is the day, the long de
sired day,
929Wherein the Realmes of
England and of
Fraunce 930Stand highly ble
ssed in a la
sting peace.
931Thrice happie is the Bridegroome and the Bride,
932From who
se
sweete Bridale
such a concord
springs,
933To make of mortall foes immortall friends.
934Constance Ungodly peace made by an others warre.
935Philip Unhappie peace, that ties thee from reuenge.
936Rou
se th
ée Plantaginet, liue not to
see
937The butcher of the great
Plantiginet.
938Kings, Princes, and ye Peeres of either Realmes,
939Pardon my ra
shnes, and forgiue the zeale
940That caries me in furie to a deede
941Of high de
sert, of honour, and of armes.
942A boone O Kings, a boone doth
Philip beg
943Pro
strate vpon his knee: which knee
shall cleaue
944Unto the
super
ficies of the earth,
945Till
Fraunce and
England graunt this glorious boone.
946Iohn Speake
Philip, England graunts thee thy reque
st.
947Philip And
Fraunce con
firmes what ere is in his power.
948Bastard Then Duke
sit fa
st, I leuell at thy head,
949Too ba
se a ran
some for my fathers life.
950Princes, I craue the Combat with the Duke
That
The troublesome Raigne
951That braues it in di
shonor of my Sire.
952Your words are pa
st nor can you now reuer
se
953The Princely promi
se that reuiues my
soule,
954Whereat me thinks I
see his
sinnews
shake:
955This is the boon (dread Lords) which granted once
956Or life or death are plea
sant to my
soule;
957Since I
shall liue and die in
Richards right.
958Lymoges Ba
se Ba
stard, mi
sbegotten of a King.
959To interrupt the
se holy nuptiall rytes
960With brawles and tumults to a Dukes di
sgrace:
961Let it
su
ffice, I
scorne to ioyne in
fight,
962With one
so farre vnequall to my
selfe.
963Bastard A
fine excu
se, Kings if you wilbe Kings,
964Then keepe your words, and let vs combat it.
965Iohn Philip, we cannot force the Duke to
fight,
966Being a
subie
ct vnto neither Realme:
967But tell me
Austria, if an Engli
sh Duke
968Should dare thee thus, would
st thou accept the challendge?
969Lymoges Els let the world account the
Austrich Duke
970The greate
st coward liuing on the Earth.
971Iohn Then cheere thee
Philip, Iohn will keepe his word,
972Kneele downe, in
sight of
Philip King of
Fraunce 973And all the
se Princely Lords a
ssembled here,
974I gird thee with the
sword of
Normandie,
975And of that land I doo inue
st thee Duke:
976So
shalt thou be in liuing and in land
977Nothing inferiour vnto
Austria.
978Lymoges K.
Iohn, I tell thee
flatly to thy face
979Thou wrong
st mine honour: and that thou mai
st see
980How much I
scorne thy new made Duke and thee,
981I
flatly
say, I will not be compeld:
982And
so farewell Sir Duke of low degree,
983Ile
finde a time to match you for this geere.
Exit. 984Iohn Stay
Philip, let him goe the honors thine.
985Bastard I cannot liue vnles his life be mine.
986Q. Elianor Thy forwardnes this day hath ioyd my
soule.
And
of King Iohn.
987And made me thinke my
Richard liues in th
ée.
988K. Philip Lordings lets in, and
spend the wedding day
989In ma
skes and triumphs, letting quarrells cea
se.
990Enter a Cardynall from Rome. 991Card. Stay King of
France, I charge thee ioyn not hands
992With him that
stands accur
st of God and men.
993Know
Iohn, that I
Pandulph Cardinall of
Millaine, and
994Legate from the Sea of
Rome, demaund of thee in the name
995of our holy Father the Pope
Innocent, why thou do
st (contra
- 996rie to the lawes of our holy mother the Church, and our holye
997father the Pope) di
sturbe the quiet of the Church, and di
sanull
998the ele
ction of
Stephen Langhton, whom his Holines hath ele
- 999cted Archbi
shop of
Canterburie: this in his Holines name I
1001Iohn And what ha
st thou or the Pope thy mai
ster to doo to
1002demaund of me, how I employ mine owne? Know
sir Prie
st 1003as I honour the Church and holy Churchmen,
so I
scorne to
1004be
subie
ct to the greate
st Prelate in the world. Tell thy Mai
- 1005ster
so from me, and
say,
Iohn of
England said it, that neuer an
1006Italian Prie
st of them all,
shall either haue tythe, tole, or po
- 1007ling penie out of
England, but as I am King,
so wil I raigne
1008next vnder God,
supreame head both ouer
spirituall and tem
- 1009rall: and hee that contradi
cts me in this, Ile make him hoppe
1011K. Philip What King
Iohn, know you what you
say, thus
1012to bla
spheme again
st our holy father the Pope.
1013Iohn Philip, though thou and all the Princes of Chri
sten
- 1014dome
su
ffer them
selues to be abu
sde by a Prelates
slauerie,
1015my minde is not of
such ba
se temper. If the Pope will bee
1016King in
England, let him winne it with the
sword, I know no
1017other title he can alleage to mine inheritance.
1018Card. Iohn, this is thine an
swere?
1020Card. Then I
Pandulph of
Padoa, Legate from the Apo-
E stolike
The troublesome Raigne
1021stolick Sea, doo in the name of S.
Peter and his
succe
ssor our
1022holy Father Pope
Innocent, pronounce thee accur
sed di
schar-
1023ging euery of thy
subie
ctes of all dutie and fealtie that they
1024d
oo owe to thee, and pardon and forgiuenes of
sinne to tho
se or
1025them what
soeuer, which
shall carrie armes again
st thee, or
1026murder th
ée: this I pronounce, and charge all good men to
1027abhorre thee as an excommunicate per
son.
1028Iohn So
sir, the more the Fox is cur
st the better a fares: if
1029God ble
sse me and my Land, let the Pope and his
shauelings
1031Card. Furthermore I charge th
ée Philip King of
France,
1032and al the Kings and Princes of Chri
stendome, to make war
1033vppon this mi
screant: and whereas thou ha
st made a league
1034with him, and con
firmed it by oath, I d
oo in the name of our
1035fore
said father the Pope, acquit th
ée of that oath as vnlawful,
1036being made with an heretike, how
sai
st thou
Philip, doo
st thou
1038Iohn Brother of
Fraunce, what
say you to the Cardinall?
1039Philip I
say, I am
sorrie for your Maie
stie, reque
sting
1040you to
submit your
selfe to the Church of
Rome.
1041John And what
say you to our league, if I doo not
submit?
1042Philip What
should I
say? I mu
st obey the Pope.
1043Iohn Obey the Pope, and breake your oath to God?
1044Philip The Legate hath ab
solude me of mine oath:
1045Then yeeld to
Rome, or I de
fie th
ée h
éere.
1046Iohn Why
Philip, I de
fie the Pope and th
ée,
1047Fal
se as thou art, and periurde K. of
Fraunce,
1048Unworthie man to be accompted King.
1049Giu'
st thou thy
sword into a Prelates hands?
1050Pandulph, where I of Abbots, Monkes and Friers
1051Haue taken
somewhat to maintaine my warres,
1052Now will I take no more but all they haue.
1053Ile rowze the lazie lubbers from their Cells,
1054And in de
spight Ile
send them to the Pope.
1055Mother, come you with me, and for the re
st 1056That will not follow
Iohn in this attempt,
Con-
of King Iohn.
1057Confu
sion light vpon their damned
soules.
1058Come Lords,
fight for your King that
fighteth for your g
ood?
1059Philip And are they gone?
Pandulph thy
selfe
shalt
see
1060How
Fraunce will
fight for
Rome and
Romish rytes.
1061Nobles, to armes, let him not pa
sse the
seas,
1062Lets take him captiue, and in triumph lead
1063The K. of
England to the gates of
Rome.
1064Arthur, be
stirre thee man, and thou
shalt
see
1065What
Philip K. of
Fraunce will doo for thee.
1066Blanche And will your Grace vpon your wedding day
1067For
sake your Bride and follow dreadfull drums:
1068Nay, good my Lord,
stay you at home with mee.
1069Lewes Sweete heart content th
ée, and we
shall agree.
1070Philip Follow me Lords, Lord Cardynall lead the way,
1071Drums
shalbe mu
sique to this wedding day.
Exeunt.