第 16 节
作者:冥王      更新:2021-02-19 19:23      字数:8453
  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; To
  sue his livery and beg his peace; With tears of innocency and terms of zeal;
  My     father;   in  kind   heart   and   pity   mov'd;    Swore     him   assistance;    and
  performed it too。 Now; when the lords and barons of the realm Perceiv'd
  Northumberland did lean to him; The more and less came in with cap and
  knee;   Met   him   on   boroughs;   cities;   villages;   Attended   him   on   bridges;
  stood in lanes; Laid gifts before him; proffer'd him their oaths; Give him
  their heirs as pages; followed him Even at the heels in golden multitudes。
  He presently; as greatness   knows itself; Steps me   a little higher than his
  vow Made to my father; while his blood was poor; Upon the naked shore
  at Ravenspurgh; And now; forsooth; takes on him to reform Some certain
  edicts and some strait decrees That lie too heavy on the commonwealth;
  Cries out upon abuses; seems to weep Over his country's wrongs; and by
  this face; This seeming brow of justice; did he win The hearts of all that he
  did angle for; Proceeded further… cut me off the heads Of all the favourites
  that   the   absent   King   In   deputation   left   behind   him   here   When   he   was
  personal in the Irish war。 But。 Tut! I came not to hear this。 Hot。 Then to the
  point。 In short time after lie 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;   suff'red   his   kinsman   March   (Who   is;   if   every   owner   were   well
  placid; Indeed his king) to be engag'd in Wales; There without ransom to
  lie forfeited; Disgrac'd me in my happy victories; Sought to entrap me by
  intelligence; Rated mine uncle from the Council board; In rage dismiss'd
  my   father   from   the   court;   Broke   an   oath   on   oath;   committed   wrong   on
  wrong; And   in   conclusion drove us to seek   out 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
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  Walter。 We'll withdraw awhile。 Go to the King; and let there be impawn'd
  Some surety for a safe return again; And In the morning early shall mine
  uncle Bring him our purposes; and so farewell。 Blunt。 I would you would
  accept of grace and love。 Hot。 And may be so we shall。 Blunt。 Pray God
  you do。 Exeunt。
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  SCENE IV。 York。 The Archbishop's Palace。
  Enter the Archbishop of York and Sir Michael。
  Arch。 Hie; good Sir Michael; bear this sealed brief With winged haste
  to the Lord Marshal; 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。 Sir M。 My good lord; I guess their tenour。 Arch。 Like enough you do。
  To…morrow;      good    Sir  Michael;   is  a  day  Wherein     the  fortune   of  ten
  thousand men Must bide the touch; for; sir; at Shrewsbury; As I am truly
  given to understand; The King with mighty and quick…raised power Meets
  with    Lord   Harry;  and   I  fear;  Sir  Michael;  What    with  the  sickness   of
  Northumberland; Whose power was in the first proportion; And what with
  Owen Glendower's absence thence; Who with them was a rated sinew too
  And comes not in; overrul'd by prophecies… I fear the power of Percy is too
  weak To wage an instant trial with the King。 Sir M。 Why; my good lord;
  you    need   not  fear;  There   is  Douglas   and   Lord   Mortimer。    Arch。   No;
  Mortimer is not there。 Sir M。 But there is Mordake; Vernon; Lord Harry
  Percy; And there is my Lord of Worcester; and a head Of gallant warriors;
  noble gentlemen。 Arch。 And so there is; but yet the King hath drawn The
  special head of all the land together… The Prince of Wales; Lord John of
  Lancaster;   The   noble   Westmoreland   and   warlike   Blunt;  And   many   moe
  corrivals and dear men Of estimation and command in arms。 Sir M。 Doubt
  not; my lord; they shall be well oppos'd。 Arch。 I hope no less; yet needful
  'tis   to   fear;   And;   to   prevent   the   worst;   Sir   Michael;   speed。   For   if   Lord
  Percy thrive not; ere the King Dismiss his power; he means to visit us; For
  he   hath   heard   of   our   confederacy;   And   'tis   but   wisdom   to   make   strong
  against him。 Therefore make haste。 I must go write again To other friends;
  and so farewell; Sir Michael。 Exeunt。
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  ACT V。
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  SCENE I。 The King's camp near Shrewsbury。
  Enter the   King;   Prince   of Wales;  Lord   John   of   Lancaster;   Sir Walter
  Blunt; Falstaff。
  King。 How bloodily the sun begins to peer Above yon busky hill! The
  day looks pale At his distemp'rature。 Prince。 The southern wind Doth play
  the   trumpet   to   his   purposes   And   by   his   hollow   whistling   in   the   leaves
  Foretells a tempest and a blust'ring day。 King。 Theft with the losers let it
  sympathize; For nothing can seem foul to those that win。
  The trumpet sounds。 Enter Worcester 'and Vernon'。
  How; now; my Lord of Worcester? 'Tis not well That you and I should
  meet upon such terms As now we meet。 You have deceiv'd our trust And
  made us doff our easy robes of peace To crush our old limbs in ungentle
  steel。 This is not well; my lord; this is not well。 What say you to it? Will
  you again unknit This churlish knot of all…abhorred war; And move in that
  obedient orb again Where you did give a fair and natural light; And be no
  more   an   exhal'd   meteor;   A   prodigy   of   fear;   and   a   portent   Of   broached
  mischief to the unborn times? Wor。 Hear me; my liege。 For mine own part;
  I   could   be   well   content   To   entertain   the   lag…end   of   my   life   With   quiet
  hours; for I do protest I have not sought the day of this dislike。 King。 You
  have not sought it! How comes it then; Fal。 Rebellion lay in his way; and
  he found it。 Prince。 Peace; chewet; peace! Wor。 It pleas'd your Majesty to
  turn your looks Of favour from myself and all our house; And yet I must
  remember you; my lord; We were the first and dearest of your friends。 For
  you my staff of office did I break In Richard's time; and posted day and
  night To meet you on the way and kiss your hand When yet you were in
  place and in account Nothing so strong and fortunate as I。 It was myself;
  my   brother;   and   his   son   That   brought   you   home   and   boldly  did   outdare
  The dangers of the time。 You swore to us; And you did swear that oath at
  Doncaster; That   you   did   nothing   purpose   'gainst   the   state;   Nor   claim  no
  further    than    your   new…fall'n    right;   The    seat  of   Gaunt;    dukedom      of
  Lancaster。 To this we swore our aid。 But in short space It it rain'd down
  fortune show'ring on your head; And such a flood of greatness fell on you…
  What with our help; what with the absent King; What with the injuries of a
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  wanton      time;    The    seeming     sufferances      that  you    had    borne;   And     the
  contrarious   win