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dust�此�the first of April died Your noble mother�察�and as I hear�察�my lord�察�The
Lady Constance in a frenzy died Three days before�察�but this from rumour's
tongue I idly heard´if true or false I know not。 KING JOHN。 Withhold thy
speed�察�dreadful occasion� �O�察�make a league with me�察�till I have pleas'd My
discontented peers� �What� �mother dead� �How wildly then walks my estate
in France� �Under whose conduct came those pow'rs of France That thou
for truth giv'st out are landed here�拭 �MESSENGER。 Under the Dauphin。
KING JOHN。 Thou hast made me giddy With these in tidings。
Enter the BASTARD and PETER OF POMFRET
Now� �What says the world To your proceedings�拭�Do not seek to stuff
My head with more ill news�察�for it is fun。 BASTARD。 But if you be afear'd
to hear the worst�察�Then let the worst�察�unheard�察�fall on your head。 KING
JOHN。 Bear with me�察�cousin�察�for I was amaz'd Under the tide�察�but now I
breathe again Aloft the flood�察�and can give audience To any tongue�察�speak
it of what it will。 BASTARD。 How I have sped among the clergymen The
sums I have collected shall express。 But as I travell'd hither through the
land�察�I find the people strangely fantasied�察�Possess'd with rumours�察�full of
idle dreams。 Not knowing what they fear�察 �but full of fear�察�And here's a
prophet that I brought with me From forth the streets of Pomfret�察�whom I
found With many hundreds treading on his heels�察�To whom he sung�察 �in
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rude harsh´sounding rhymes�察 �That�察 �ere the next Ascension´day at noon�察�
Your Highness should deliver up your crown。 KING JOHN。 Thou idle
dreamer�察�wherefore didst thou so�拭�PETER。 Foreknowing that the truth will
fall out so。 KING JOHN。 Hubert�察�away with him�察�imprison him�察�And on
that day at noon whereon he says I shall yield up my crown let him be
hang'd。 Deliver him to safety�察 �and return�察 �For I must use thee。 Exit
HUBERT with PETER O my gentle cousin�察�Hear'st thou the news abroad�察�
who are arriv'd�拭�BASTARD。 The French�察�my lord�察�men's mouths are full
of it�察�Besides�察�I met Lord Bigot and Lord Salisbury�察�With eyes as red as
new´enkindled fire�察�And others more�察�going to seek the grave Of Arthur�察�
whom they say is kill'd to´night On your suggestion。 KING JOHN。 Gentle
kinsman�察�go And thrust thyself into their companies。 I have a way to will
their loves again�察�Bring them before me。 BASTARD。 I Will seek them out。
KING JOHN。 Nay�察�but make haste�察�the better foot before。 O�察�let me have
no subject enemies When adverse foreigners affright my towns With
dreadful pomp of stout invasion� �Be Mercury�察 �set feathers to thy heels�察�
And fly like thought from them to me again。 BASTARD。 The spirit of the
time shall teach me speed。 KING JOHN。 Spoke like a sprightful noble
gentleman。 Exit BASTARD Go after him�察�for he perhaps shall need Some
messenger betwixt me and the peers�察�And be thou he。 MESSENGER。 With
all my heart�察�my liege。 Exit KING JOHN。 My mother dead� �
Re´enter HUBERT
HUBERT。 My lord�察 �they say five moons were seen to´night�察 �Four
fixed�察 �and the fifth did whirl about The other four in wondrous motion。
KING JOHN。 Five moons� �HUBERT。 Old men and beldams in the streets
Do prophesy upon it dangerously�察 �Young Arthur's death is common in
their mouths�察 �And when they talk of him�察 �they shake their heads�察 �And
whisper one another in the ear�察�And he that speaks doth gripe the hearer's
wrist�察�Whilst he that hears makes fearful action With wrinkled brows�察�with
nods�察�with rolling eyes。 I saw a smith stand with his hammer�察�thus�察�The
whilst his iron did on the anvil cool�察 �With open mouth swallowing a
tailor's news�察�Who�察�with his shears and measure in his hand�察�Standing on
slippers�察 �which his nimble haste Had falsely thrust upon contrary feet�察�
Told of a many thousand warlike French That were embattailed and rank'd
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in Kent。 Another lean unwash'd artificer Cuts off his tale�察 �and talks of
Arthur's death。 KING JOHN。 Why seek'st thou to possess me with these
fears�拭 �Why urgest thou so oft young Arthur's death�拭 �Thy hand hath
murd'red him。 I had a mighty cause To wish him dead�察�but thou hadst none
to kill him。 HUBERT。 No had�察�my lord� �Why�察�did you not provoke me�拭�
KING JOHN。 It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves that take
their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life�察�And
on the winking of authority To understand a law�察�to know the meaning Of
dangerous majesty�察 �when perchance it frowns More upon humour than
advis'd respect。 HUBERT。 Here is your hand and seal for what I did。
KING JOHN。 O�察�when the last account 'twixt heaven and earth Is to be
made�察�then shall this hand and seal Witness against us to damnation� �How
oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Make deeds ill done� �Hadst not thou
been by�察�A fellow by the hand of nature mark'd�察�Quoted and sign'd to do a
deed of shame�察�This murder had not come into my mind�察�But�察�taking note
of thy abhorr'd aspect�察�Finding thee fit for bloody villainy�察�Apt�察�liable to be
employ'd in danger�察�I faintly broke with thee of Arthur's death�察�And thou�察�
to be endeared to a king�察 �Made it no conscience to destroy a prince。
HUBERT。 My lord´ KING JOHN。 Hadst thou but shook thy head or made
pause�察�When I spake darkly what I purposed�察 �Or turn'd an eye of doubt
upon my face�察�As bid me tell my tale in express words�察�Deep shame had
struck me dumb�察 �made me break off�察 �And those thy fears might have
wrought fears in me。 But thou didst understand me by my signs�察�And didst
in signs again parley with sin�察�Yea�察�without stop�察�didst let thy heart consent�察�
And consequently thy rude hand to act The deed which both our tongues
held vile to name。 Out of my sight�察�and never see me more� �My nobles
leave me�察�and my state is braved�察�Even at my gates�察�with ranks of foreign
pow'rs�察�Nay�察�in the body of the fleshly land�察�This kingdom�察�this confine of
blood and breath�察�Hostility and civil tumult reigns Between my conscience
and my cousin's death。 HUBERT。 Arm you against your other enemies�察�I'll
make a peace between your soul and you。 Young Arthur is alive。 This hand
of mine Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand�察 �Not painted with the
crimson spots of blood。 Within this bosom never ent'red yet The dreadful
motion of a murderous thought And you have slander'd nature in my form�察�
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Which�察�howsoever rude exteriorly�察�Is yet the cover of a fairer mind Than
to be butcher of an innocent child。 KING JOHN。 Doth Arthur live�拭 �O�察�
haste thee to the peers�察�Throw this report on their incensed rage And make
them tame to their obedience� �Forgive the comment that my passion made
Upon thy feature�察 �for my rage was blind�察 �And foul imaginary eyes of
blood Presented thee more hideous than thou art。 O�察�answer not�察�but to my
closet bring The angry lords with all expedient haste。 I conjure thee but
slowly�察�run more fast。 Exeunt
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SCENE 3。
England。 Before the castle
Enter ARTHUR�察�on the walls
ARTHUR。 The wall is high�察�and yet will I leap down。 Good ground�察�
be pitiful and hurt me not� �There's few or none do know me�察�if they did�察�
This ship´boy's semblance hath disguis'd me quite。 I am afraid�察�and yet I'll
venture it。 If I get down and do not break my limbs�察�I'll find a thousand
shifts to get away。 As good to die and go�察�as die and stay。 ��Leaps down�А�O
me� �my uncle's spirit is in these stones。 Heaven take my soul�察�and England
keep my bones� 。�Dies�А�
Enter PEMBROKE�察�SALISBURY�察�and BIGOT
SALISBURY。 Lords�察�I will meet him at Saint Edmundsbury�察�It is our
safety�察 �and we must embrace This gentle offer of the perilous time。
PEMBROKE。 Who brought that letter from the Cardinal�拭 �SALISBURY。
The Count Melun�察�a noble lord of France�察�Whose private with me of the
Dauphin's love Is much more general than these lines import。 BIGOT。 To´
morrow morning let us meet him then。 SALISBURY。 Or rather then set
forward�察�for 'twill be Two long days' journey�察�lords�察�or ere we meet。
Enter the BASTARD
BASTARD。 Once more to´day well met�察�distemper'd lords� �The King
by me requests your presence straight。 SALISBURY。 The King hath
dispossess'd himself of us。 We will not line his thin bestained cloak With
our pure honours�察 �nor attend the foot That leaves the print of blood
where'er it walks。 Return and tell him so。 We know the worst。 BASTARD。
Whate'er you think�察 �good words�察 �I think�察 �were best。 SALISBURY。 Our
griefs�察 �and not our manners�察 �reason now。 BASTARD。 But there is little
reason in your grief�察 �Therefore 'twere reason you had manners now。
PEMBROKE。 Sir�察�sir�察�impatience hath his privilege。 BASTARD。 'Tis true´
to hurt his master�察�no