| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| The Queene my Lord comes heere to your Grace, | The Queen, my lord, commends her to your grace, | E3 IV.ii.37 |
| And from hir highnesse, and the Lord vicegerent, | And from her highness and the lord viceregent | E3 IV.ii.38 |
| I bring this happie tidings of successe, | I bring this happy tidings of success: | E3 IV.ii.39 |
| Dauid of Scotland lately vp in armes, | David of Scotland, lately up in arms, | E3 IV.ii.40 |
| Thinking belike he soonest should preuaile, | Thinking belike he soonest should prevail, | E3 IV.ii.41 |
| Your highnes being absent from the Realme, | Your highness being absent from the realm, | E3 IV.ii.42 |
| Is by the fruitfull seruice of your peeres, | Is, by the fruitful service of your peers | E3 IV.ii.43 |
| And painefull trauell of the Queene her selfe: | And painful travail of the Queen herself, | E3 IV.ii.44 |
| That big with child was euery day in armes, | That, big with child, was every day in arms, | E3 IV.ii.45 |
| Vanquisht, subdude, and taken prisoner. | Vanquished, subdued, and taken prisoner. | E3 IV.ii.46 |
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| A Esquire my Lord, Iohn Copland is his name: | A squire, my Lord; John Copland is his name, | E3 IV.ii.49 |
| Who since intreated by her Maiestie, | Who since, intreated by her majesty, | E3 IV.ii.50 |
| Denies to make surrender of his prize, | Denies to make surrender of his prize | E3 IV.ii.51 |
| To anie but vnto your grace alone: | To any but unto your grace alone, | E3 IV.ii.52 |
| Whereat the Queene is greouously displeasd. | Whereat the Queen is grievously displeased. | E3 IV.ii.53 |
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| The Queene my Lord her selfe by this at Sea, | The Queen's, my lord, herself by this at sea, | E3 IV.ii.57 |
| And purposeth as soone as winde will serue, | And purposeth, as soon as wind will serve, | E3 IV.ii.58 |
| To land at Callis, and to visit you, | To land at Calais, and to visit you. | E3 IV.ii.59 |