Hot.Welcome, sir Walter Blunt; and, 'would to God, You were of our determination! Some of us love you well: and even those some But stand against us like an enemy. Blunt. And God defend, but still I should stand so, So long as, out of limit, and true rule, You stand against anointed majesty ! But, to my charge.-The king hath sent to know Have any way your good deserts forgot,- He bids you name your griefs; and, with all speed, And pardon absolute for yourself, and these, Herein misled by your suggestion. Hot. The king is kind; and, well we know, the king Knows at what time to promise, when to pay. My father, and my uncle, and myself, Did give him that same royalty he wears: And,-when he was not six and twenty strong, Sick in the world's regard, wretched and low, A poor unminded outlaw sneaking home,My father gave him welcome to the shore: And,-when he heard him swear, and vow to God, He came but to be duke of Lancaster, 8 To sue his livery, and beg his peace; With tears of innocency, and terms of zeal,~ Laid gifts before him, proffer'd him their oaths, [7] i. e. grievances. MAL. [8] This is a law phrase belonging to the feudal tenures; meaning. to sue out the delivery or possession of his ands from those persons who on the death of any of the tenants of the crown, seized their lands, till the heir sued out his livery. STEEV. Even at the heels, in golden multitudes. He presently, as greatness knows itself,- Made to my father, while his blood was poor, In short time after, he depos'd the king; Soon after that, depriv'd him of his life; And, in the neck of that, task'd the whole state :" To make that worse, suffer'd his kinsman March In rage dismiss'd my father from the court; Broke oath on oath, committed wrong on wrong: This head of safety; and, withal, to pry Into his title, the which we find Too indirect for long continuance. ́Blunt. Shall I return this answer to the king? Hot. Not so, sir Walter; we'll withdraw a while. Go to the king; and let there be impawn'd Some surety for a safe return again, [9] In this whole speech he alludes again to some passages in Richard the Second. JOHNS. [1] Task'd is here us d for tax'd. STEEV [2] This army, from which I hope for protection. JOHNS. Blunt. I would, you would accept of grace and love. Hot. And, may be, so we shall. Blunt. 'Pray heaven, you do! SCENE IV. [Exeunt. York. A Room in the Archbishop's House. Enter the Archbishop of York and a Gentleman. Arch. Hie, good sir Michael; bear this sealed brief,3 With winged haste, to the lord mareshal; This to my cousin Scroop; and all the rest To whom they are directed: if you knew How much they do import, you would make haste. I guess their tenor. Arch. Like enough you do. To-morrow, good sir Michael, is a day, The king, with mighty and quick-raised power, And comes not in, o'er-rul'd by prophecies,)— I fear, the power of Percy is too weak To wage an instant trial with the king. Gent. Why, good my lord, you need not fear; there's Douglas, And Mortimer. Arch. No, Mortimer's not there. Gent. But there is Mordake, Vernon, lord Harry Percy, And there's my lord of Worcester; and a head Arch. And so there is: but yet the king hath drawn [3] A brief is simply a letter. JOHNS. [4] Whose quota was larger than that of any other man in the confederacy. JOHN'S. And many more cor-rivals, and dear men Gent. Doubt not, my lord, they shall be well oppos'd. ACT V. SCENE 1.-The King's Camp near Shrewsbury. Enter King K. Hen. How bloodily the sun begins to peer P. Hen. The southern wind Doth play the trumpet to his purposes ;4 K. Hen. Then with the losers let it sympathize; Trumpet. Enter WORCESTER and VERNON. [4] ie. To the sun's, to that which the sun portends by his unusual ap eárance. JOHNS. And be no more on exhal'd meteor, A prodigy of fear, and a portent Of broached mischief to the unborn times? For mine own part, I could be well content With quiet hours; for, I do protest, I have not sought the day of this dislike. K. Hen. You have not sought for it! how comes it then? Fal. Rebellion lay in his way, and he found it. Wor. It pleas'd your majesty, to turn your looks In Richard's time; and posted day and night It was myself, my brother, and his son, That all in England did repute him dead,- [5] In an old book of cookery, printed in 1596. I find a receipt to make Cheets, which from their ingredients, seem to have been fat, greasy put dings; and to these it is probable the prince alludes, STEEV. [6] See Richard the Second. JOHNS. |