1Actus Primus Scaena prima.
2Enter William the Conqueror: Marques Lubeck, with a picture:
3Mountney: Manuile: Ualingford: and Duke Dirot.
4Marques. WHat meanes faire Britaines mighty Conqueror
8Is of meere loue to your increasing ioyes:
9Only expecting cheerefull lookes for all.
11To dimme the brightnes of the day with frownes?
14I amorously do beare to your intent:
15For thanks and all that you can wish I yeeld.
17Is cause why thus I turne my conquering eyes
18To cowardes lookes and beaten fantasies.
21For if it issue from your owne conceits,
24Yet tell vs (good my Lord) what thought it is,
25That thus bereaues you of your late content,
27Or bend our forces to reuiue your spirits.
28W Con. Ah Marques Lubeck, in thy power it lyes
30And therefore, good my Lords forbeare a while,
31That we may parley of these priuate cares,
35Exit all but William and the Marques.
42Imagined on thy louely Maistres face,
43Made me abandon bodily regarde,
45Then gentle Marques tell me what she is,
48As iustly may giue place to myne,
49That if it be: my soule with honors wings
52Marques. Yf this be all renowned Conquerer:
53Aduance your drooping spirites, and reuiue
54The wonted courage of your Conquering minde,
56Is the true counterfeit of louelie Blaunch
57Princes and daughter to the King of Danes:
59Deserues another manner of defence
61Then Marques Lubeck any way presents.
62Therefore her vertues I resigne to thee,
64To be aduaunced and honoured to the full.
65Nor beare I this an argument of loue:
66But to renowne faire Blaunch my Soueraignes child,
67In euerie place where I by armes may do it.
69And had I heauen to giue for thy reward:
73That hangs on quicke atchiuement of my loue,
75To bring this Ladie to our Brittaine Court.
77And let me die if I denie my ayde.
78William. Then thus the Duke Dirot and Therle Dimach
80While mightie loue forbids my being here,
82Will goe with thee vnto the Danish Court.
84Bright Blaunch I come, sweete fortune fauour me,
85And I will laud thy name eternally.
86Exeunt.