Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race,

Turn'd wild in nature, broke their ftalls, flung out,
Contending 'gainft obedience, as they would

Make war with P mankind.

Old M. 'Tis faid, they eat each other.

Roffe. They did fo, to th' amazement of mine eyes,

That look'd upon 't.

Here comes the good Macduff.

Enter Macduff.

How goes the world, Sir, now?

Macd. Why, fee you not?

Roffe. Is 't known, who did this more than bloody deed?

Macd. Thofe that Macbeth hath flain..

Roffe. Alas the day!

What good could they pretend?

Macd. They were fuborn'd;

Malcolm, and Donalbain, the King's two fons,
Are. ftol'n away and fled; which puts upon them
Sufpicion of the deed.

Roffe. 'Gainft nature ftill;

Thriftless ambition! that will raven upon
Thine own life's means. ." Then 'tis moft like,
The fovereignty will fall upon Macbeth.

Macd. He is already nam'd, and gone to Scone

W

Macd. Carried to Colmkil,

The facred ftorehouse of his predeceffors,

And guardian of their bones.

Roffe. Will you to Scone?

Macd. No, coufin, I'll to Fife.

Roffe. Well, I will thither.

Macd. Well, may you fee things well done there (adieu !)

Left our old robes fit easier than our new.

Roffe. Farewel, Father.

Old M. God's benifon go with you, and with those That would make good of bad, and friends of foes!

[Exeunt.

w R. P. T. and W. Colmes-bill; J. Colmes-kill.

* After you the three laft fo's, R. and C. read Sir.

i

ACT

[65]

A C T III.

Bán.

TH

SCENE 1.

An Apartment in the Palace.

Enter Banquo.

HOU haft it now; King, Cawdor, Glamis, all,
As the weird women promis'd; and I fear
Thou playd'ft moft foully for 't: yet it was faid,
It should not ftand in thy pofterity;

But that myself should be the root and father
Of many kings. If there come truth from them,
(As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shine)
Why, by the verities on thee made good,
May they not be my oracles as well,

And fet me up in hope? But, hufh; no more.

Not defcribed in the fo's; R. P.

and H. A royal apartment.

a Sée note z upon Act I. Sc. III.
b The two laft fo's, woman for win

z P. and all after, except G. omit men.

Trumpets

Trumpets found. Enter Macbeth as King, Lady Macbeth,
Lenox, Roffe, Lords and Attendants.

Mach. Here's our chief gueft.

Lady. If he had been forgotten,

It had been as a gap in our great feaft,

And all things unbecoming.

Macb. To-night we hold a folemn fupper, fir,

And I'll request your presence.

f

Ban. Lay your & Highness'

Command upon me; to the which my duties

Are with a moft indiffoluble tye.

For ever knit.

Mach. Ride you this afternoon?
Ban. Ay, my good Lord.

Macb. We fhould have else defir'd your good advice
(Which ftill hath been both grave and profperous)
In this day's council; but we'll take to-morrow.
Is 't far you ride?

Ban. As far, my Lord, as will fill up the time
"Twixt this and fupper. Go not my horfe the better,
I must become a borrower of the night

For a dark hour or twain.

Macb. Fail not our feaft.

Ban. My Lord, I will not.

Mach. We hear our bloody coufins are beftow'd

• The fo's, Senit founded, &c. d The fo's, Lady Lenox; &c. But this feems only an omiffion of a comma; it should have been printed, Lady,

Lenox, &c. where Lady ftands for Lady
Macbeth.

e The first f. all-thing for all things.
f The fo's, Let for Lay."
8 R. Highness's.

In England, and in Ireland, not confeffing
Their cruel parricide, filling their hearers

With ftrange invention; but of that to-morrow,
When therewithal we fhall have cause of state,

Craving us jointly. Hie

'Till you return at night.

you to horfe. Adieu,

Goes Fleance with you?

Ban. Ay, my good Lord; our time does call upon 's. Mach. I wish your horses swift, and fure of foot; And fo I do commend you to their backs.

'Till feven at night; to make fociety

The sweeter welcome, we will keep ourself

k

[Exit Banquo.

'Till fupper-time alone; while then, God be with you.

[Exeunt Lady Macbeth, and Lords.

SCENE II.

Manent Macbeth and a Servant.

Sirrah, a word with you. Attend those men

Our pleasure ?

Ser. They are, my Lord, without the palace gate.
Macb. Bring them before us. [Exit Serv.] To be thus

is nothing;

P. and all after omit you.

* So all before P; he and all after,

i So all before P; he and all after, except C. till for while.

upon us for upon's.

1 The fo's, Exeunt Lords only.

E 2

But