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suppose Your bondage happy; to be made a queen? MARGARET。 To be a
queen in bondage is more vile Than is a slave in base servility; For princes
should be free。 SUFFOLK。 And so shall you; If happy England's royal
king be free。 MARGARET。 Why; what concerns his freedom unto me?
SUFFOLK。 I'll undertake to make thee Henry's queen; To put a golden
sceptre in thy hand And set a precious crown upon thy head; If thou wilt
condescend to be my… MARGARET。 What? SUFFOLK。 His love。
MARGARET。 I am unworthy to be Henry's wife。 SUFFOLK。 No; gentle
madam; I unworthy am To woo so fair a dame to be his wife And have no
portion in the choice myself。 How say you; madam? Are ye so content?
MARGARET。 An if my father please; I am content。 SUFFOLK。 Then call
our captains and our colours forth! And; madam; at your father's castle
walls We'll crave a parley to confer with him。 Sound a parley。 Enter
REIGNIER on the walls
See; Reignier; see; thy daughter prisoner! REIGNIER。 To whom?
SUFFOLK。 To me。 REIGNIER。 Suffolk; what remedy? I am a soldier and
unapt to weep Or to exclaim on fortune's fickleness。 SUFFOLK。 Yes; there
is remedy enough; my lord。 Consent; and for thy honour give consent; Thy
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daughter shall be wedded to my king; Whom I with pain have woo'd and
won thereto; And this her easy…held imprisonment Hath gain'd thy
daughter princely liberty。 REIGNIER。 Speaks Suffolk as he thinks?
SUFFOLK。 Fair Margaret knows That Suffolk doth not flatter; face; or
feign。 REIGNIER。 Upon thy princely warrant I descend To give thee
answer of thy just demand。 Exit REIGNIER from the walls
SUFFOLK。 And here I will expect thy coming。
Trumpets sound。 Enter REIGNIER below
REIGNIER。 Welcome; brave Earl; into our territories; Command in
Anjou what your Honour pleases。 SUFFOLK。 Thanks; Reignier; happy for
so sweet a child; Fit to be made companion with a king。 What answer
makes your Grace unto my suit? REIGNIER。 Since thou dost deign to
woo her little worth To be the princely bride of such a lord; Upon
condition I may quietly Enjoy mine own; the country Maine and Anjou;
Free from oppression or the stroke of war; My daughter shall be Henry's; if
he please。 SUFFOLK。 That is her ransom; I deliver her。 And those two
counties I will undertake Your Grace shall well and quietly enjoy。
REIGNIER。 And I again; in Henry's royal name; As deputy unto that
gracious king; Give thee her hand for sign of plighted faith。 SUFFOLK。
Reignier of France; I give thee kingly thanks; Because this is in traffic of a
king。 'Aside' And yet; methinks; I could be well content To be mine own
attorney in this case。 I'll over then to England with this news; And make
this marriage to be solemniz'd。 So; farewell; Reignier。 Set this diamond
safe In golden palaces; as it becomes。 REIGNIER。 I do embrace thee as I
would embrace The Christian prince; King Henry; were he here。
MARGARET。 Farewell; my lord。 Good wishes; praise; and prayers; Shall
Suffolk ever have of Margaret。 'She is going' SUFFOLK。 Farewell; sweet
madam。 But hark you; Margaret No princely commendations to my king?
MARGARET。 Such commendations as becomes a maid; A virgin; and his
servant; say to him。 SUFFOLK。 Words sweetly plac'd and modestly
directed。 But; madam; I must trouble you again No loving token to his
Majesty? MARGARET。 Yes; my good lord: a pure unspotted heart; Never
yet taint with love; I send the King。 SUFFOLK。 And this withal。 'Kisses
her' MARGARET。 That for thyself; I will not so presume To send such
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peevish tokens to a king。 Exeunt REIGNIER and MARGARET
SUFFOLK。 O; wert thou for myself! But; Suffolk; stay; Thou mayst not
wander in that labyrinth: There Minotaurs and ugly treasons lurk。 Solicit
Henry with her wondrous praise。 Bethink thee on her virtues that surmount;
And natural graces that extinguish art; Repeat their semblance often on the
seas; That; when thou com'st to kneel at Henry's feet; Thou mayst bereave
him of his wits with wonder。 Exit
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SCENE 4。
Camp of the DUKE OF YORK in Anjou
Enter YORK; WARWICK; and others YORK。 Bring forth that
sorceress; condemn'd to burn。
Enter LA PUCELLE; guarded; and a SHEPHERD
SHEPHERD。 Ah; Joan; this kills thy father's heart outright! Have I
sought every country far and near; And; now it is my chance to find thee
out; Must I behold thy timeless cruel death? Ah; Joan; sweet daughter Joan;
I'll die with thee! PUCELLE。 Decrepit miser! base ignoble wretch! I am
descended of a gentler blood; Thou art no father nor no friend of mine。
SHEPHERD。 Out; out! My lords; an please you; 'tis not so; I did beget her;
all the parish knows。 Her mother liveth yet; can testify She was the first
fruit of my bach'lorship。 WARWICK。 Graceless; wilt thou deny thy
parentage? YORK。 This argues what her kind of life hath been… Wicked
and vile; and so her death concludes。 SHEPHERD。 Fie; Joan; that thou
wilt be so obstacle! God knows thou art a collop of my flesh; And for thy
sake have I shed many a tear。 Deny me not; I prithee; gentle Joan。
PUCELLE。 Peasant; avaunt! You have suborn'd this man Of purpose to
obscure my noble birth。 SHEPHERD。 'Tis true; I gave a noble to the priest
The morn that I was wedded to her mother。 Kneel down and take my
blessing; good my girl。 Wilt thou not stoop? Now cursed be the time Of
thy nativity。 I would the milk Thy mother gave thee when thou suck'dst
her breast Had been a little ratsbane for thy sake。 Or else; when thou didst
keep my lambs afield; I wish some ravenous wolf had eaten thee。 Dost
thou deny thy father; cursed drab? O; burn her; burn her! Hanging is too
good。 Exit YORK。 Take her away; for she hath liv'd too long; To fill the
world with vicious qualities。 PUCELLE。 First let me tell you whom you
have condemn'd: Not me begotten of a shepherd swain; But issued from
the progeny of kings; Virtuous and holy; chosen from above By inspiration
of celestial grace; To work exceeding miracles on earth。 I never had to do
with wicked spirits。 But you; that are polluted with your lusts; Stain'd with
the guiltless blood of innocents; Corrupt and tainted with a thousand vices;
Because you want the grace that others have; You judge it straight a thing
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impossible To compass wonders but by help of devils。 No; misconceived!
Joan of Arc hath been A virgin from her tender infancy; Chaste and
immaculate in very thought; Whose maiden blood; thus rigorously effus'd;
Will cry for vengeance at the gates of heaven。 YORK。 Ay; ay。 Away with
her to execution! WARWICK。 And hark ye; sirs; because she is a maid;
Spare for no fagots; let there be enow。 Place barrels of pitch upon the fatal
stake; That so her torture may be shortened。 PUCELLE。 Will nothing turn
your unrelenting hearts? Then; Joan; discover thine infirmity That
warranteth by law to be thy privilege: I am with child; ye bloody
homicides; Murder not then the fruit within my womb; Although ye hale
me to a violent death。 YORK。 Now heaven forfend! The holy maid with
child! WARWICK。 The greatest miracle that e'er ye wrought: Is all your
strict preciseness come to this? YORK。 She and the Dauphin have been
juggling。 I did imagine what would be her refuge。 WARWICK。 Well; go to;
we'll have no bastards live; Especially since Charles must father it。
PUCELLE。 You are deceiv'd; my child is none of his: It was Alencon that
enjoy'd my love。 YORK。 Alencon; that notorious Machiavel! It dies; an if
it had a thousand lives。 PUCELLE。 O; give me leave; I have deluded you。
'Twas