PLAN. Thy grave admonishments prevail with But yet, methinks, my father's execution Was nothing less than bloody tyranny. MOR. With silence, nephew, be thou politic; Which giveth many wounds when one will kill. a Or make my ill-] The old text is, "make my will," &c.; for the restoration of the intended antithesis, we are indebted to Theobald. Thy lewd, pestiferous, and dissentious pranks, WIN. Gloster, I do defy thee.-Lords, vouch- As good! Thou bastard of my grandfather!— GLO. Am I not protector, saucy priest? Roam thither then. Thou art reverent Touching thy spiritual function, not thy life. WIN. Rome shall remedy this. WAR. SOM. My lord, it were your duty to forbear." WAR. Ay, see the bishop be not overborne. SOM. Methinks my lord should be religious, And know the office that belongs to such. WAR. Methinks his lordship should be humbler; It fitteth not a prelate so to plead. SOM. Yes, when his holy state is touch'd so near. WAR. State holy or unhallow'd, what of that? Is not his grace protector to the king? PLAN. Plantagenet, I see, must hold his tongue; Lest it be said, Speak, sirrah, when you should; Must your bold verdict enter talk with lords? Else would I have a fling at Winchester. [Aside. a Som. My lord, &c.] This distribution of the speeches was made by Theobald. In the folio 1623, the dialogue runs :War. Roame thither then. My Lord, it were your dutie to forbeare. VOL. II. 305 Som. I, see the Bishop be not over-borne : Methinkes my Lord should be Religious," &c. b An inkhorn mate,-] A bookman, a pedant. X 1 SERV. Ay, and the very parings of our nails Shall pitch a field when we are dead. GLO. a [Skirmish again. Except you mean, with obstinate repulse, a Shall pitch a field-] To understand this allusion, it must be remembered that before beginning a battle it was customary for the archers and other foot men to encompass themselves with sharp stakes firmly pitched in the ground, to prevent their being overpowered by the cavalry. Thus, in a previous speech, Act I. Sc. 1: Hath been enacted through your enmity; Or, I would see his heart out, ere the priest WAR. Behold, my lord of Winchester, the duke GLO. Here, Winchester, I offer thee my hand. K. HEN. Fie, uncle Beaufort! I have heard you preach, That malice was a great and grievous sin; "No leisure had he to enrank his men; He wanted pikes to set before his archers; To keep the horsemen off from breaking in." WAR. Sweet king!-the bishop hath a kindly gird.a For shame, my lord of Winchester, relent! GLO. Ay; but, I fear me, with a hollow heart.- WIN. [Aside.] So help me God, as I intend it not! K. HEN. O loving uncle, kind duke of Gloster, How joyful am I made by this contract !— Away, my masters! trouble us no more; But join in friendship, as your lords have done. 1 SERV. Content; I'll to the surgeon's. 2 SERV. And so will I. 3 SERV. And I will see what physic the tavern affords. [Exeunt Mayor, Servants, &c. WAR. Accept this scroll, most gracious sovereign, Which in the right of Richard Plantagenet At Eltham-place I told your majesty. [force: K. HEN. And those occasions, uncle, were of Therefore, my loving lords, our pleasure is, That Richard be restored to his blood. WAR. Let Richard be restored to his blood; So shall his father's wrongs be recompens'd. WIN. As will the rest, so willeth Winchester. K. HEN. If Richard will be true, not that* alone, But all the whole inheritance I give, PLAN. Thy humble servant vows obedience, And, in reguerdon of that duty done, [fall! I girt thee with the valiant sword of York: (*) First folio inserts, all. A kindly gird.] An appropriate taunt; a reproach in kind. See note (a), p. 180, Vol. I. SOM. [Aside.] Perish, base prince, ignoble duke of York! GLO. Now will it best avail your majesty, To cross the seas, and to be crown'd in France: The presence of a king engenders love Amongst his subjects and his loyal friends; As it disanimates his enemies. K. HEN. When Gloster says the word, king For friendly counsel cuts off many foes. [Flourish. Exeunt all except Exeter. EXE. Ay, we may march in England or in France, Not seeing what is likely to ensue : His days may finish ere that hapless time. [Exit. SCENE II.-France. Before Rouen. Enter LA PUCELLE disguised, and Soldiers dressed like Countrymen, with sacks upon their backs. Puc. These are the city-gates, the gates of Rouen, Through which our policy must make a breach: (1) And we be lords and rulers over Rouen; [Knocks. GUARD. [Within.] Qui est là? Prc. Paysans, pauvres gens de France,Poor market-folks, that come to sell their corn. (*) First folio omits, should, b Thy humble servant-] We incline to read, with Mr. Collier's annotator, "thy honour'd servant," &c. |