Alphonsus, emperor of Germany, reprinted in facsimile from the ...

'Emprour / Germany,My hate extends to ail thy Nation,Pack thee out ofmy fight, an 1that with fpecdYour Englifh prad'iCi have alJ to long.Muffled our German eyes, pack, pack I fay.Richard. Although your Grace have reafon for your ra^e,Yet be not like a madman to your friends.Saxon, My friends? I fcorn the friendQiip offuch mate?,That feek my Daughters fpoil, and my didionour jB.it I will teach the Boy another kffon.His head fhali pay theranfom of his fault.Richard. His head?Saxon.Was there no other Prince to mock hue me?And thy head too, O how my heart doih fwell.'Firft woo, then marry her, then \^fL with her.And having had the pleafure of her B^d,Call her a Whore in open audience.None but a villain and a flave would do it,My Lords of yl^f^f-c, ofTrjc-r^ and Bnr^de^lur^fMake ope the Gates, receive me as a friend.Tic be a fcourge unto the Englifh Nation.tjlientz,. Your Grace fhail be the welcom'ft gueft stlive*Collen. None buc a madman would do fuch a deed.Saxon.Then (pollen cc-unt me mad,for I wi \l do it.Tie let my life and Land upon the hazard,But I will thorou^hly found this deceit.What will your Grace leave me or follow me ?Ccllen. No Saxon. kno?v I mW not follow thee,And leave Prince Rtchard in fo great extreams.Saxon. Then 1 defy you both, and fo farweH.Rich.Yet Saxon hear me fpeak before thou go,look to the Princes life as to thine own.Each perifht hair that f llcth from his headBy thy default, fliail cof^ a Saxon City,Heyiry o^ England will not lofe his heir.And fo farwel and think upon my words.Saxon. Away, I do difdiin to m^vvcr thee.Pick thee with fhame again i uo thy Countrie*l"e have a C«^ck-boat at my proper charge.And fend th* Irnoenal Crown which thou haft won,To Englaad by Prince Edtvard ^fi^r thee.Man.l^^ch.znd CoP£xeHnt.^^Collen,