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作者:双曲线      更新:2021-02-27 03:07      字数:9322
  entombes   the   hope   of   Fraunce:   Rifling   the   bowels   of   her   treasurie;   To
  supply my wants and necessitie。 Paris hath full five hundred Colledges; As
  Monestaries;   Priories;   Abbyes   and   halles;   Wherein   are   thirtie   thousand
  able men; Besides a thousand sturdy student Catholicks; And more: of my
  knowledge in one cloyster keep; Five hundred fatte Franciscan Fryers and
  priestes。 All this and more; if more may be comprisde; To bring the will of
  our desires to end。 Then Guise; Since thou hast all the Cardes within thy
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  hands To shuffle or to cut; take this as surest thing: That right or wrong;
  thou   deal'st   thy   selfe   a   King。   I   but;   Navarre。   Tis   but   a   nook   of   France。
  Sufficient yet for such a pettie King: That with a rablement of his hereticks;
  Blindes Europs eyes and troubleth our estate: Him will we
  Pointing to his Sworde。
  But first lets follow those in France。 That hinder our possession to the
  crowne: As   Caesar   to   his   souldiers;  so   say  I: Those   that   hate   me;   will   I
  learn to loath。 Give me a look; that when I bend the browes; Pale death
  may walke in furrowes of my face: A hand; that with a graspe may gripe
  the   world;   An   eare;   to   heare   what   my   detractors   say;   A   royall   seate;   a
  scepter and a crowne: That those which doe behold them may become As
  men that stand and gase against the Sunne。 The plot is laide; and things
  shall come to passe; Where resolution strives for victory。
  Exit。
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  'Scene III'
  Enter the King of Navar and Queen 'Margaret'; and his 'olde' Mother
  Queen 'of Navarre'; the Prince of Condy; the Admirall; and the Pothecary
  with the gloves; and gives them to the olde Queene。
  POTHECARIE。 Maddame; I beseech your grace to except this simple
  gift。
  OLD QUEENE。 Thanks my good freend; holde; take thou this reward。
  POTHECARIE。 I humbly thank your Majestie。
  Exit Pothecary。
  OLD   QUEENE。   Me   thinkes   the   gloves   have   a   very   strong   perfume;
  The sent whereof doth make my head to ake。
  NAVARRE。 Doth not your grace know the man that gave them you?
  OLD QUEENE。 Not wel; but do remember such a man。
  ADMIRALL。           Your    grace   was    ill  advisde    to  take   them    then;
  Considering of these dangerous times。
  OLD QUEENE。 Help sonne Navarre; I am poysoned。
  QUEENE         MARGARET。          The   heavens    forbid   your    highnes    such
  mishap。
  NAVARRE。 The late suspition of the Duke of Guise; Might well have
  moved your highnes to beware How you did meddle with such dangerous
  giftes。
  QUEENE   MARGARET。   Too   late   it   is   my   Lord   if   that   be   true   To
  blame her highnes; but I hope it be Only some naturall passion makes her
  sicke。
  OLD  QUEENE。  O  no;  sweet   Margaret; the  fatall   poyson   Doth   work
  within my heart; my brain pan breakes; My heart doth faint; I dye。
  She dyes。
  NAVARRE。   My  Mother   poysoned   heere   before   my  face:   O   gracious
  God; what times are these? O graunt sweet God my daies may end with
  hers; That I with her may dye and live againe。
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  QUEENE MARGARET。 Let not this heavy chaunce my dearest Lord;
  (For whose effects my soule is massacred) Infect thy gracious brest with
  fresh supply; To agravate our sodaine miserie。
  ADMIRALL。 Come my Lords let us beare her body hence; And see it
  honoured with just solemnitie。
  As   they  are   going;   'enter'  the   Souldier   'above;   who'  dischargeth   his
  musket at the Lord Admirall 'and exit'。
  CONDY。 What are you hurt my Lord high Admiral?
  ADMIRALL。 I my good Lord; shot through the arme。
  NAVARRE。 We are betraide; come my Lords; and let us goe tell the
  King of this。
  ADMIRALL。 These are the cursed Guisians that doe seeke our death。
  Oh fatall was this mariage to us all。
  They beare away the 'olde' Queene 'of Navarre' and goe out。
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  'Scene IV'
  Enter   'Charles'   the   King;   'Catherinethe'   Queene   Mother;   Duke   of
  Guise;   Duke   Anjoy;   Duke   Demayne   'and   Cossin;   Captain   of   the   Kings
  Guard'。
  QUEENE   MOTHER。   My  noble   sonne;   and   princely  Duke   of   Guise;
  Now   have   we   got   the   fatall   stragling   deere;   Within   the   compasse   of   a
  deadly toyle; And as we late decreed we may perfourme。
  CHARLES。         Madam;      it  wilbe   noted   through    the   world;   An   action
  bloudy   and   tirannicall:   Cheefely   since   under   safetie   of   our   word;   They
  justly challenge their protection: Besides my heart relentes that noble men;
  Onely   corrupted   in   religion;   Ladies   of   honor;   Knightes   and   Gentlemen;
  Should for their conscience taste such rutheles ends。
  ANJOY。 Though gentle minces should pittie others paines; Yet will the
  wisest note their proper greefes: And rather seeke to scourge their enemies;
  Then be themselves base subjects to the whip。
  GUISE。 Me thinkes my Lord; Anjoy hath well advisde Your highnes to
  consider of the thing; And rather chuse to seek your countries good; Then
  pittie or releeve these upstart hereticks。
  QUEENE         MOTHER。        I  hope   these   reasons    mayserve     my   princely;
  Sonne; To have some care for feare of enemies。
  CHARLES。   Well   Madam;   I   referre   it   to   your   Majestie;   And   to   my
  Nephew heere the Duke of Guise: What you determine; I will ratifie。
  QUEENE   MOTHER。   Thankes   to   my   princely   sonne;   then                tell  me
  Guise; What order wil you set downe for the Massacre?
  GUISE。 Thus Madame。 They that shalbe actors in this Massacre; Shall
  weare   white   crosses   on   their   Burgonets;   And   tye   white   linnen      scarfes
  about their   armes。   He   that   wantes these; and is suspect   of heresie;   Shall
  dye; or be he King or Emperour。 Then Ile have a peale of ordinance shot
  from the tower; At which they all shall issue out and set the streetes。 And
  then the watchword being given; a bell shall ring; Which when they heare;
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  they shall begin to kill: And never cease untill that bell shall cease; Then
  breath a while。
  Enter the Admirals man。
  CHARLES。 How now fellow; what newes?
  MAN。 And   it   please   your   grace   the   Lord   high Admirall;   Riding   the
  streetes was traiterously shot; And most humbly intreates your Majestie To
  visite him sick in his bed。
  CHARLES。 Messenger; tell him I will see him straite。
  Exit Messenger。
  What shall we doe now with the Admirall?
  QUEENE MOTHER。 Your Majesty had best goe visite him; And make
  a shew as if all were well。
  CHARLES。 Content; I will goe visite the Admirall。
  GUISE。 And I will goe take order for his death。
  Exit Guise。
  Enter the Admirall in his bed。
  CHARLES。 How  fares   it with   my  Lord   high Admiral;  Hath he   been
  hurt with villaines in the street? I vow and sweare as I am King of France;
  To finde and to repay the man with death: With death delay'd and torments
  never usde; That durst presume for hope of any gaine; To hurt the noble
  man his sovereign loves。
  ADMIRALL。 Ah my good Lord; these are the Guisians; That seeke to
  massacre our guiltles lives。
  CHARLES。         Assure    your   selfe  my    good   Lord    Admirall;    I  deepely
  sorrow for your trecherous wrong: And that I am not more secure my selfe;
  Then   I   am  carefull   you   should be preserved。  Cossin; take   twenty  of   our
  strongest   guarde; And under   your   direction   see they  keep All   trecherous
  violence from our noble freend; Repaying all attempts with present death;
  Upon   the   cursed   breakers   of   our   peace。   And   so   be   pacient   good   Lord
  Admirall; And every hower I will visite you。Exeunt omnes。
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  'Scene V'
  Enter   Guise;   Anjoy;   Dumaine;     Gonzago;    Retes;   Montsorrell;    and
  Souldiers to th