DERBY. Thrice noble Audley, well encoun...

King Edward III

King Edward Countess of Salisbury Earl of Warwick Earl of Derby Lord Audley Lodowick

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DERBY.

Thrice noble Audley, well encountered here!

How is it with our sovereign and his peers?

AUDLEY.

Tis full a fortnight, since I saw his highness

What time he sent me forth to muster men;

Which I accordingly have done, and bring them hither

In fair array before his majesty.

What news, my Lord of Derby, from the Emperor?

DERBY.

As good as we desire: the Emperor

Hath yielded to his highness friendly aid,

And makes our king lieutenant general

In all his lands and large dominions;

Then via for the spatious bounds of France!

AUDLEY.

What, doth his highness leap to hear these news?

DERBY.

I have not yet found time to open them;

The king is in his closet, malcontent;

For what, I know not, but he gave in charge,

Till after dinner none should interrupt him:

The Countess Salisbury and her

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