Alarmes within, and the chambers be discharged, like as it were a fight
at sea. And then enter the Captaine of the ship and the Maister, and
the Maisters Mate, & the Duke of Suffolke disguised, and others with
him, and Water Whickmore.
_Cap._ Bring forward these prisoners that scorn’d to yeeld, [dal001]
Vnlade their goods with speed and sincke their ship,
Here Maister, this prisoner I giue to you.
This other, the Maisters Mate shall haue,
And Water Whickmore thou shalt haue this man, [dal005]
And let them paie their ransomes ere they passe. [dal006]
_Suffolke._ Water! He starteth.
_Water._ How now, what doest thou feare me? [dal008]
Thou shalt haue better cause anon.
_Suf._ It is thy name affrights me, not thy selfe.
I do remember well, a cunning Wyssard told me,
That by Water I should die:
Yet let not that make thee bloudie minded.
Thy name being rightly sounded,
Is Gualter, not Water. ·dal015·
_Water._ Gualter or Water, als one to me, [dal016]
I am the man must bring thee to thy death.
_Suf._ I am a Gentleman looke on my Ring,
Ransome me at what thou wilt, it shalbe paid. [dal019]
_Water._ I lost mine eye in boording of the ship, ·dal020·
And therefore ere I marchantlike sell blood for gold,
Then cast me headlong downe into the sea.
_2. Priso._ But what shall our ransomes be?
_Mai._ A hundreth pounds a piece, either paie that or die. [dal024]
_2. Priso._ Then saue our liues, it shall be paid. ·dal025·
_Water._ Come sirrha, thy life shall be the ransome [dal026]
I will haue.
_Suff._ Staie villaine, thy prisoner is a Prince,
The Duke of Suffolke, William de la Poull. [dal029]
_Cap._ The Duke of Suffolke folded vp in rags. [dal030]
_Suf._ I sir, but these rags are no part of the Duke, [dal031]
Ioue sometime went disguisde, and why not I?
_Cap._ I but Ioue was neuer slaine as thou shalt be.
_Suf._ Base Iadie groome, King Henries blood
The honourable blood of Lancaster, ·dal035·
Cannot be shead by such a lowly swaine,
I am sent Ambassador for the Queene to France,
I charge thee waffe me crosse the channell safe.
_Cap._ Ile waffe thee to thy death, go Water take him hence,
And on our long boates side, chop off his head. ·dal040·
_Suf._ Thou darste not for thine owne.
_Cap._ Yes Poull.
_Suffolke._ Poull.
_Cap._ I Poull, puddle, kennell, sinke and durt,
Ile stop that yawning mouth of thine, ·dal045·
Those lips of thine that so oft haue kist the [dal046]
Queene, shall sweepe the ground, and thou that
Smildste at good Duke Humphreys death,
Shalt liue no longer to infect the earth.
_Suffolke._ This villain being but Captain of a Pinnais, [dal050]
Threatens more plagues then mightie Abradas,
The great Masadonian Pyrate, [dal052]
Thy words addes fury and not remorse in me.
_Cap._ I but my deeds shall staie thy fury soone.
_Suffolke._ Hast not thou waited at my Trencher, ·dal055·
When we haue feasted with Queene Margret? [dal056]
Hast not thou kist thy hand and held my stirrope? [dal057]
And barehead plodded by my footecloth Mule,
And thought thee happie when I smilde on thee?
This hand hath writ in thy defence, ·dal060·
Then shall I charme thee, hold thy lauish toong.
_Cap._ Away with him, Water, I say, and off with his hed. [dal062]
1. _Priso._ Good my Lord, intreat him mildly for your life.
_Suffolke._ First let this necke stoupe to the axes edge,
Before this knee do bow to any, ·dal065·
Saue to the God of heauen and to my King:
Suffolkes imperiall toong cannot pleade
To such a Iadie groome.
_Water._ Come, come, why do we let him speake, [dal069]
I long to haue his head for raunsome of mine eye. ·dal070·
_Suffolke._ A Swordar and bandeto slaue, [dal071]
Murthered sweete Tully.
Brutus bastard-hand stabde Iulius Cæsar, [dal073]
And Suffolke dies by Pyrates on the seas. [dal074]
_Exet Suffolke_ and _Water_.
_Cap._ Off with his head, and send it to the Queene, ·dal075·
And ransomelesse this prisoner shall go free,
To see it safe deliuered vnto her.
Come lets goe. _Exet omnes._ [dal078]