The Tragedy of M.Arden
Susan
Seing no hope on earth, in heauen is my hope.
Mic.
Faith I care not seeing I die with Susan.
Brad.
My bloode be on his head that gaue the sentence,
Maior
To speedy execution with them all.Exeunt.
Heere enters Francklin.
Fran.
Thus haue you seene the trueth of Ardens death
As for the Ruffins, Shakbag and blacke Will,
The one tooke Sanctuary, and being sent for out.
Was murthred in Southwark, as he past
To Greenewitch, where the Lord Protector lay.
Black Will was burnt in flushing on a stage.
Grèene was hanged at Osbridge in Kent.
The Painter fled, & how he dyed we know not.
But this aboue the rest is to be noted,
Arden lay murthred in that plot of ground,
Which he by force and violence held from Rede.
And in the grasse his bodyes print was seene,
Two yeeres and more after the deede was doone
Gentlemen we hope youle pardon this naked Tragedy,
Wherin no filed points are foisted in,
To make it gratious to the eare or eye.
For simple trueth is gratious enough:
And needes no other points of glosing stuffe.
FINIS.
