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  SCENE I。 The coast of Kent
  Alarum。 Fight at sea。 Ordnance goes off。Enter a LIEUTENANT; a
  SHIPMASTER and his MATE; and WALTER WHITMORE; with
  sailors; SUFFOLK and other GENTLEMEN; as prisoners
  LIEUTENANT。   The   gaudy;   blabbing;   and   remorseful   day   Is   crept
  into the bosom of the sea; And now loud…howling wolves arouse the jades
  That drag the tragic melancholy night; Who with their drowsy; slow; and
  flagging wings Clip dead men's graves; and from their misty jaws Breathe
  foul contagious darkness   in   the  air。 Therefore bring   forth   the  soldiers   of
  our prize; For; whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs; Here shall they
  make their ransom on the sand; Or with their blood stain this discoloured
  shore。 Master; this prisoner freely give I thee; And thou that art his mate
  make     boot  of  this;  The  other;  Walter   Whitmore;     is  thy  share。  FIRST
  GENTLEMAN。 What is my ransom; master; let me know? MASTER。 A
  thousand crowns; or else lay down your head。 MATE。 And so much shall
  you give; or off goes yours。 LIEUTENANT。 What; think you much to pay
  two thousand crowns; And bear the name and port of gentlemen? Cut both
  the villains' throats… for die you shall; The lives of those which we have
  lost    in  fight   Be    counterpois'd     with   such    a  petty    sum!    FIRST
  GENTLEMAN。   I'll   give   it;   sir:   and   therefore   spare   my   life。   SECOND
  GENTLEMAN。            And    so   will   I;  and   write   home     for  it  straight。
  WHITMORE。 I lost mine eye in laying the prize aboard; 'To SUFFOLK'
  And therefore; to revenge it; shalt thou die; And so should these; if I might
  have my will。 LIEUTENANT。 Be not so rash; take ransom; let him live。
  SUFFOLK。 Look on my George; I am a gentleman: Rate me at what thou
  wilt; thou shalt be paid。 WHITMORE。 And so am I: my name is Walter
  Whitmore。      How    now!    Why    start'st  thou?  What;   doth   death   affright?
  SUFFOLK。 Thy name affrights me; in whose sound is death。 A cunning
  man did calculate my birth And told me that by water I should die; Yet let
  not this make thee be bloody…minded; Thy name is Gualtier; being rightly
  sounded。 WHITMORE。 Gualtier or Walter; which it is I care not: Never
  yet did base dishonour blur our name But with our sword we wip'd away
  the blot; Therefore; when merchant…like I sell revenge; Broke be my sword;
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  my arms torn and defac'd; And I proclaim'd a coward through the world。
  SUFFOLK。   Stay;   Whitmore;   for   thy   prisoner   is   a   prince;   The   Duke   of
  Suffolk; William de la Pole。 WHITMORE。 The Duke of Suffolk muffled
  up in rags? SUFFOLK。 Ay; but these rags are no part of the Duke: Jove
  sometime   went   disguis'd;   and   why   not   I?   LIEUTENANT。   But   Jove   was
  never slain; as thou shalt be。 SUFFOLK。 Obscure and lowly swain; King
  Henry's blood; The honourable blood of Lancaster; Must not be shed by
  such   a   jaded   groom。   Hast   thou   not   kiss'd   thy  hand   and   held   my  stirrup;
  Bareheaded plodded by my foot…cloth mule; And thought thee happy when
  I shook my head? How  often hast thou waited at   my cup; Fed from  my
  trencher;   kneel'd   down   at   the   board;   When   I   have   feasted   with   Queen
  Margaret? Remember it; and let it make thee crestfall'n; Ay; and allay thus
  thy   abortive   pride;   How   in   our   voiding…lobby   hast   thou   stood And   duly
  waited   for   my   coming   forth。 This   hand   of   mine   hath   writ   in   thy  behalf;
  And   therefore   shall   it   charm   thy   riotous   tongue。   WHITMORE。   Speak;
  Captain; shall I stab the forlorn swain? LIEUTENANT。 First let my words
  stab him; as he hath me。 SUFFOLK。 Base slave; thy words are blunt; and
  so art thou。 LIEUTENANT。 Convey him hence; and on our longboat's side
  Strike     off   his    head。    SUFFOLK。         Thou     dar'st    not;   for   thy    own。
  LIEUTENANT。   Poole!   SUFFOLK。   Poole?   LIEUTENANT。   Ay;   kennel;
  puddle; sink; whose filth and dirt Troubles the silver spring where England
  drinks;   Now   will   I   dam   up   this   thy   yawning   mouth   For   swallowing   the
  treasure   of   the   realm。   Thy   lips;   that   kiss'd   the   Queen;   shall   sweep   the
  ground; And   thou   that   smil'dst   at   good   Duke   Humphrey's   death Against
  the senseless winds shalt grin in vain; Who in contempt shall hiss at thee
  again; And wedded be thou to the hags of hell For daring to affy a mighty
  lord Unto the daughter of a worthless king; Having neither subject; wealth;
  nor diadem。 By devilish policy art thou grown great; And; like ambitious
  Sylla;   overgorg'd   With   gobbets   of   thy   mother's   bleeding   heart。   By   thee
  Anjou      and   Maine    were    sold   to  France;    The    false  revolting    Normans
  thorough      thee   Disdain     to  call  us   lord;   and   Picardy    Hath    slain   their
  governors; surpris'd our forts; And sent the ragged soldiers wounded home。
  The   princely  Warwick;   and   the   Nevils   all;  Whose   dreadful   swords   were
  never drawn in vain; As hating thee; are rising up in arms; And now the
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  house of York… thrust from the crown By shameful murder of a guiltless
  king   And   lofty   proud   encroaching   tyranny…   Burns   with   revenging   fire;
  whose     hopeful    colours    Advance     our   half…fac'd   sun;   striving   to  shine;
  Under the which is writ 'Invitis nubibus。' The commons here in Kent are
  up in arms; And to conclude; reproach and beggary Is crept into the palace
  of our King; And all by thee。 Away! convey him hence。 SUFFOLK。 O that
  I   were   a   god;   to   shoot   forth   thunder   Upon   these   paltry;   servile;   abject
  drudges!   Small      things   make    base   men   proud:    this  villain  here;   Being
  captain   of   a   pinnace;   threatens   more   Than   Bargulus;   the   strong   Illyrian
  pirate。 Drones suck not eagles' blood but rob beehives。 It is impossible that
  I should die By such a lowly vassal as thyself。 Thy words move rage and
  not remorse in me。 I go of message from the Queen to France: I charge
  thee     waft    me    safely   cross    the   Channel。      LIEUTENANT。           Walter…
  WHITMORE。 Come; Suffolk; I must waft thee to thy death。 SUFFOLK。
  Gelidus   timor   occupat   artus:   it   is   thee   I   fear。   WHITMORE。   Thou   shalt
  have cause to fear before I leave thee。 What; are ye daunted now? Now
  will   ye   stoop?   FIRST   GENTLEMAN。             My   gracious    lord;   entreat  him;
  speak him fair。 SUFFOLK。 Suffolk's imperial tongue is stem and rough;
  Us'd to command; untaught to plead for favour。 Far be it we should honour
  such as these With humble suit: no; rather let my head Stoop to the block
  than these knees bow to any Save to the God of heaven and to my king;
  And sooner dance upon a bloody pole Than stand uncover'd to the vulgar
  groom。 True nobility is exempt from fear: More can I bear than you dare
  execute。     LIEUTENANT。          Hale    him   away;    and   let  him   talk  no   more。
  SUFFOLK。 Come; soldiers; show what cruelty ye can; That this my death
  may   never   be   forgot…   Great   men   oft   die   by   vile   bezonians:   A   Roman
  sworder   and   banditto   slave   Murder'd   sweet   Tully;   Brutus'   bastard   hand
  Stabb'd   Julius   Caesar;   savage   islanders   Pompey   the   Great;   and   Suffolk
  dies by pirates。 Exit WALTER with SUFFOLK LIEUTENANT。 And as for
  these; whose ransom we have set; It is our pleasure one of them depart;
  Therefore   come   you   with   us;   and   let   him   go。   Exeunt   all   but   the   FIRST
  GENTLEMAN
  Re…enter WHITMORE with SUFFOLK'S body
  WHITMORE。   There           let  his   head  and  lifeless   body   lie;  Until  the
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  Queen his mistress bury it。 Exit FIRST GENTLEMAN。 O barbarous and
  bloody spectacle! His body will I bear unto the King。 If he revenge it not;
  yet will his friends; So will the Queen; that living held him dear。 Exit with
  the body
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  SCENE II。 Blackheath
  Enter GEORGE BEVIS and JOHN HOLLAND
  GEORGE。 Come and get thee a sword; though made of a lath; they
  have been up these two days。 JOHN。 They have the   more need to sleep
  now; then。 GEORGE。 I tell thee Jack Cade the clothier mean