第 7 节
作者:希望之舟      更新:2021-02-18 23:53      字数:9322
  reign of Bolingbroke; As I have read; laid claim unto the crown; And; but
  for   Owen   Glendower;   had   been   king;   Who   kept   him   in   captivity   till   he
  died。 But;  to   the  rest。 YORK。  His eldest sister; Anne;  My  mother;  being
  heir   unto   the   crown;   Married   Richard   Earl   of   Cambridge;   who   was   To
  Edmund   Langley;   Edward   the   Third's   fifth   son;   son。   By   her   I   claim   the
  kingdom:   she   was   heir   To   Roger   Earl   of   March;   who   was   the   son   Of
  Edmund Mortimer; who married Philippe; Sole daughter unto Lionel Duke
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  of Clarence; So; if the issue of the elder son Succeed before the younger; I
  am   King。   WARWICK。   What   plain   proceedings   is   more   plain   than   this?
  Henry   doth   claim   the   crown   from   John   of   Gaunt;   The   fourth   son: York
  claims   it   from  the  third。 Till   Lionel's   issue  fails;   his   should   not   reign。   It
  fails not   yet;   but   flourishes   in   thee And in   thy  sons;   fair   slips   of   such   a
  stock。 Then; father Salisbury; kneel we together; And in this private plot be
  we   the   first   That   shall   salute   our   rightful   sovereign   With   honour   of   his
  birthright     to   the   crown。     BOTH。       Long     live   our    sovereign     Richard;
  England's King! YORK。 We thank you; lords。 But I am not your king Till I
  be crown'd; and that my sword be stain'd With heart…blood of the house of
  Lancaster; And that's not suddenly to be perform'd; But with advice and
  silent secrecy。 Do you as I do in these dangerous days: Wink at the Duke
  of   Suffolk's   insolence;   At   Beaufort's   pride;   at   Somerset's   ambition;   At
  Buckingham; and all the crew of them; Till they have snar'd the shepherd
  of the flock; That virtuous prince; the good Duke Humphrey; 'Tis that they
  seek;     and   they;   in  seeking     that;  Shall    find   their  deaths;    if  York    can
  prophesy。 SALISBURY。 My lord; break we off; we know your mind at full。
  WARWICK。 My heart assures me that the Earl of Warwick Shall one day
  make the Duke of York a king。 YORK。 And; Nevil; this I do assure myself;
  Richard   shall   live     to   make    the   Earl   of  Warwick   The      greatest   man     in
  England but the King。 Exeunt
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  SCENE III。 London。 A hall of justice
  Sound trumpets。Enter the KING and State: the QUEEN;
  GLOUCESTER; YORK; SUFFOLK; and SALISBURY; with guard;
  to banish the DUCHESS。Enter; guarded; the DUCHESS OF
  GLOUCESTER; MARGERY JOURDAIN; HUME; SOUTHWELL;
  and BOLINGBROKE
  KING   HENRY。   Stand   forth;   Dame   Eleanor   Cobham;          Gloucester's
  wife: In sight of God and us; your guilt is great; Receive the sentence of
  the law for sins Such   as by God's book are  adjudg'd to death。 You   four;
  from hence to prison back again; From thence unto the place of execution:
  The   witch   in   Smithfield   shall   be   burnt   to   ashes; And   you   three   shall   be
  strangled   on   the   gallows。   You;   madam;   for   you   are   more   nobly   born;
  Despoiled      of  your   honour    in  your  life;  Shall;  after  three   days'  open
  penance   done;   Live   in   your   country   here   in   banishment   With   Sir   John
  Stanley in the Isle of Man。 DUCHESS。 Welcome is banishment; welcome
  were my death。 GLOUCESTER。 Eleanor; the law; thou seest; hath judged
  thee。 I cannot justify whom the law condemns。 Exeunt the DUCHESS and
  the other prisoners; guarded Mine eyes are full of tears; my heart of grief。
  Ah;    Humphrey;     this  dishonour    in  thine  age   Will   bring  thy   head   with
  sorrow to the ground! I beseech your Majesty give me leave to go; Sorrow
  would solace; and mine age would ease。 KING HENRY。 Stay; Humphrey
  Duke of Gloucester; ere thou go; Give up thy staff; Henry will to himself
  Protector be; and God shall be my hope; My stay; my guide; and lantern to
  my feet。 And go in peace; Humphrey; no less belov'd Than when thou wert
  Protector   to   thy   King。   QUEEN。   I   see   no   reason   why   a   king   of   years
  Should     be  to  be  protected    like  a  child。  God   and   King   Henry    govern
  England's     realm!    Give   up   your    staff;  sir;  and  the  King    his   realm。
  GLOUCESTER。 My staff! Here; noble Henry; is my staff。 As willingly do
  I   the   same   resign   As   ere   thy   father   Henry   made   it   mine;   And   even   as
  willingly   at   thy   feet   I   leave   it   As   others   would   ambitiously   receive   it。
  Farewell; good King;   when I am  dead and gone;   May honourable peace
  attend thy throne! Exit QUEEN。 Why; now is Henry King; and Margaret
  Queen; And Humphrey Duke of Gloucester scarce himself; That bears so
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  shrewd a maim: two pulls at once… His lady banish'd and a limb lopp'd off。
  This staff of honour raught; there let it stand Where it best fits to be; in
  Henry's hand。 SUFFOLK。 Thus droops this lofty pine and hangs his sprays;
  Thus Eleanor's pride dies in her youngest days。 YORK。 Lords; let him go。
  Please   it   your   Majesty;   This   is   the   day   appointed   for   the   combat;   And
  ready are the appellant and defendant; The armourer and his man; to enter
  the lists; So please your Highness to behold the fight。 QUEEN。 Ay; good
  my lord; for purposely therefore Left I the court; to see this quarrel tried。
  KING HENRY。 A God's name; see the lists and all things fit; Here let them
  end   it;   and   God   defend   the   right!   YORK。   I   never   saw   a   fellow   worse
  bested; Or   more afraid to fight;  than is   the appellant; The servant   of   his
  armourer; my lords。
  Enter at one door; HORNER; the Armourer; and his NEIGHBOURS;
  drinking to him so much that he is drunk; and he enters with a drum before
  him   and   his   staff   with   a   sand…bag   fastened   to   it;   and   at   the   other   door
  PETER; his man; with a drum and sandbag; and PRENTICES drinking to
  him
  FIRST  NEIGHBOUR。   Here;   neighbour   Horner;   I   drink   to   you   in   a
  cup of sack; and fear not; neighbour; you shall do well enough。 SECOND
  NEIGHBOUR。   And   here;   neighbour;   here's   a   cup   of   charneco。   THIRD
  NEIGHBOUR。 And   here's   a   pot   of   good   double   beer;   neighbour;   drink;
  and fear not your man。 HORNER。 Let it come; i' faith; and I'll pledge you
  all; and a fig for Peter! FIRST PRENTICE。 Here; Peter; I drink to thee;
  and be not afraid。 SECOND PRENTICE。 Be merry; Peter; and fear not thy
  master:   fight   for  credit   of  the   prentices。   PETER。  I   thank   you   all。   Drink;
  and pray for me; I pray you; for I think I have taken my last draught in this
  world。 Here; Robin; an if I die; I give thee my apron; and; Will; thou shalt
  have my hammer; and here; Tom; take all the money that I have。 O Lord
  bless me; I pray God! for I am never able to deal with my master; he hath
  learnt   so   much   fence   already。   SALISBURY。   Come;   leave   your   drinking
  and    fall  to  blows。    Sirrah;   what's   thy   name?     PETER。      Peter;  forsooth。
  SALISBURY。 Peter? What more? PETER。 Thump。 SALISBURY。 Thump?
  Then   see   thou   thump   thy   master   well。   HORNER。   Masters;   I   am   come
  hither;  as   it   were;  upon   my  man's   instigation;  to   prove  him  a  knave   and
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  myself   an   honest   man;   and   touching   the   Duke   of   York;   I   will   take   my
  death     I  never   meant    him    any   ill;  nor  the   King;   nor   the   Queen;    and
  therefore; Peter; have at thee with a down right blow! YORK。 Dispatch…
  this   knave's    tongue    begins    to  double。    Sound;    trumpets;     alarum   to   the
  combatants!        'Alarum。      They     fight   and    PETER       strikes    him    down'
  HORNER。 Hold; Peter; hold! I confess; I confess treason。 'Dies' YORK。
  Take   away   his   weapon。   Fellow;   thank   God;   and   the   good   wine   in   thy
  master's   way。   PETER。   O   God;   have   I   overcome   mine   enemies   in   this
  presence? O Peter; thou hast prevail'd in right! KING HENRY。 Go; take
  hence that traitor from our sight; For by his death we do perceive his guilt;
  And God in justice hath reveal'd to us The truth and innocence of this poor
  fellow; Which he had thought to have murder'd wrongfully。 Come; fellow;
  follow us for thy reward。 Sound a flourish。 E