第 8 节
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指点迷津 更新:2021-02-21 16:38 字数:6460
the deed is meritorious。
DUMAINE。 But how wilt thou get opportunitye?
FRIER。 Tush my Lord; let me alone for that。
DUMAINE。 Frier come with me;
We will goe talke more of this within。
Exeunt。
'Scene xxii'
Sound Drumme and Trumpets; and enter the King of France;
and Navarre; Epernoune; Bartus; Pleshe and Souldiers。
KING。 Brother of Navarre; I sorrow much;
That ever I was prov'd your enemy;
And that the sweet and princely minde you beare;
Was ever troubled with injurious warres:
I vow as I am lawfull King of France;
To recompence your reconciled love;
With all the honors and affections;
That ever I vouchsafte my dearest freends。
NAVARRE。 It is enough if that Navarre may be
Esteemed faithfull to the King of France:
Whose service he may still commaund to death。
KING。 Thankes to my Kingly Brother of Navarre。
Then there wee'l lye before Lutetia's walles;
Girting this strumpet Cittie with our siege;
Till surfeiting with our afflicting armes;
She cast her hatefull stomack to the earth。
Enter a Messenger。
MESSENGER。 And it please your Majestie heere is a Frier of the
order of the Jacobins; sent from the President of Paris; that
craves accesse unto your grace。
KING。 Let him come in。
Enter Frier with a Letter。
EPERNOUNE。 I like not this Friers look。
Twere not amisse my Lord; if he were searcht。
KING。 Sweete Epernoune; our Friers are holy men;
And will not offer violence to their King;
For all the wealth and treasure of the world。
Frier; thou dost acknowledge me thy King?
FRIER。 I my good Lord; and will dye therein。
KING。 Then come thou neer; and tell what newes thou bringst。
FRIER。 My Lord;
The President of Paris greetes your grace;
And sends his dutie by these speedye lines;
Humblye craving your gracious reply。
KING。 Ile read them Frier; and then Ile answere thee。
FRIER。 Sancte Jacobus; now have mercye on me。
He stabs the King with a knife as he readeth the letter; and
then the King getteth the knife and killes him。
EPERNOUNE。 O my Lord; let him live a while。
KING。 No; let the villaine dye; and feele in hell;
Just torments for his trechery。
NAVARRE。 What; is your highnes hurt?
KING。 Yes Navarre; but not to death I hope。
NAVARRE。 God shield your grace from such a sodaine death:
Goe call a surgeon hether strait。
'Exit attendant。'
KING。 What irreligeous Pagans partes be these;
Of such as horde them of the holy church?
Take hence that damned villaine from my sight。
'Exeunt attendants with body'
EPERNOUNE。 Ah; had your highnes let him live;
We might have punisht him for his deserts。
KING。 Sweet Epernoune all Rebels under heaven;
Shall take example by his punishment;
How they beare armes against their soveraigne。
Goe call the English Agent hether strait;
Ile send my sister England newes of this;
And give her warning of her trecherous foes。
'Enter Surgeon。'
NAVARRE。 Pleaseth your grace to let the Surgeon search your wound。
KING。 The wound I warrant you is deepe my Lord;
Search Surgeon and resolve me what thou seest。
The Surgeon searcheth。
Enter the English Agent。
Agent for England; send thy mistres word;
What this detested Jacobin hath done。
Tell her for all this that I hope to live;
Which if I doe; the Papall Monarck goes
To wrack; an antechristian kingdome falles。
These bloudy hands shall teare his triple Crowne;
And fire accursed Rome about his eares。
Ile fire his erased buildings and incense
The papall towers to kisse the holy earth。
Navarre; give me thy hand; I heere do sweare;
To ruinate this wicked Church of Rome;
That hatcheth up such bloudy practices。
And heere protest eternall love to thee;
And to the Queene of England especially;
Whom God hath blest for hating Popery。
NAVARRE。 These words revive my thoughts and comfort me;
To see your highnes in this vertuous minde。
KING。 Tell me Surgeon; shall I live?
SURGEON。 Alas my Lord; the wound is dangerous;
For you are stricken with a poysoned knife。
KING。 A poysoned knife? what; shall the French king dye;
Wounded and poysoned; both at once?
EPERNOUNE。 O that that damned villaine were alive againe;
That we might torture him with some new found death。
BARTUS。 He died a death too good; the devill of hell
Torture his wicked soule。
KING。 Oh curse him not since he is dead。
O the fatall poyson workes within my brest;
Tell me Surgeon and flatter not; may I live?
SURGEON。 Alas my Lord; your highnes cannot live。
NAVARRE。 Surgeon; why saist thou so? the King may live。
KING。 Oh no Navarre; thou must be King of France。
NAVARRE。 Long may you live; and still be King of France。
EPERNOUNE。 Or else dye Epernoune。
KING。 Sweet Epernoune thy King must dye。 My Lords;
Fight in the quarrell of this valiant Prince;
For he is your lawfull King and my next heire:
Valoyses lyne ends in my tragedie。
Now let the house of Bourbon weare the crowne;
And may it never end in bloud as mine hath done。
Weep not sweet Navarre; but revenge my death。
Ah Epernoune; is this thy love to me?
Henry thy King wipes of these childish teares;
And bids thee whet thy sword on Sextus bones;
That it may keenly slice the Catholicks。
He loves me not the best that sheds most teares;
But he that makes most lavish of his bloud。
Fire Paris where these trecherous rebels lurke。
I dye Navarre; come beare me to my Sepulchre。
Salute the Queene of England in my name;
And tell her Henry dyes her faithfull freend。
He dyes。
NAVARRE。 Come Lords; take up the body of the King;
That we may see it honourably interde:
And then I vow so to revenge his death;
That Rome and all those popish Prelates there;
Shall curse the time that ere Navarre was King;
And rulde in France by Henries fatall death。
They march out with the body of the King; lying on foure
mens shoulders with a dead march; drawingg weapons on
the ground。
FINIS。
End