Becket and other plays by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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FITZURSE (re-entering),
My lord, the King demands three hundred marks, Due from his castles of Berkhamstead and Eye When thou thereof wast warden. BECKET. Tell the King I spent thrice that in fortifying his castles. DE TRACY (_re-entering_.) My lord, the King demands seven hundred marks, Lent at the siege of Thoulouse by the King. BECKET. I led seven hundred knights and fought his wars. DE BRITO (_re-entering_). My lord, the King demands five hundred marks, Advanced thee at his instance by the Jews, For which the King was bound security. BECKET. I thought it was a gift; I thought it was a gift. _Enter Lord_ LEICESTER (_followed by_ BARONS _and_ BISHOPS). My lord, I come unwillingly. The King Demands a strict account of all those revenues From all the vacant sees and abbacies, Which came into thy hands when Chancellor. |
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