第 4 节
作者:希望之舟      更新:2021-02-18 23:52      字数:9322
  BUCKINGHAM。              All   in   this   presence    are   thy    betters;   Warwick。
  WARWICK。 Warwick may live to be the best of all。 SALISBURY。 Peace;
  son!    And    show   some    reason;   Buckingham;       Why    Somerset     should    be
  preferr'd   in   this。   QUEEN。   Because   the   King;   forsooth;   will   have   it   so。
  GLOUCESTER。   Madam;   the   King   is   old   enough   himself   To   give   his
  censure。   These   are   no   women's   matters。   QUEEN。   If   he   be   old   enough;
  what needs your Grace To be Protector of his Excellence? GLOUCESTER。
  Madam; I am Protector of the realm; And at his pleasure will resign my
  place。   SUFFOLK。   Resign   it   then;   and   leave   thine   insolence。   Since   thou
  wert king… as who is king but thou?… The commonwealth hath daily run to
  wrack; The Dauphin hath prevail'd beyond the seas; And all the peers and
  nobles     of   the   realm    Have    been    as   bondmen      to   thy   sovereignty。
  CARDINAL。 The   commons   hast   thou   rack'd; the   clergy's   bags Are   lank
  and lean with thy extortions。 SOMERSET。 Thy sumptuous buildings and
  thy   wife's   attire   Have   cost   a   mass   of   public   treasury。   BUCKINGHAM。
  Thy cruelty in execution Upon offenders hath exceeded law; And left thee
  to the mercy of the law。 QUEEN。 Thy sale of offices and towns in France;
  If they were known; as the suspect is great; Would make thee quickly hop
  without thy head。 Exit GLOUCESTER。 The QUEEN drops QUEEN her
  fan Give me my fan。 What; minion; can ye not? 'She gives the DUCHESS
  a box on the ear' I cry your mercy; madam; was it you? DUCHESS。 Was't
  I? Yea; I it was; proud Frenchwoman。 Could I come near your beauty with
  my nails; I could set my ten commandments in your face。 KING HENRY。
  Sweet aunt; be quiet; 'twas against her will。 DUCHESS。 Against her will;
  good King? Look to 't in time; She'll hamper thee and dandle thee like a
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  baby。 Though in this   place most master wear no breeches; She shall not
  strike Dame Eleanor unreveng'd。 Exit BUCKINGHAM。 Lord Cardinal; I
  will   follow   Eleanor; And   listen   after   Humphrey;   how  he   proceeds。   She's
  tickled   now;   her   fume   needs   no   spurs;   She'll   gallop   far   enough   to   her
  destruction。 Exit
  Re…enter GLOUCESTER
  GLOUCESTER。            Now;    lords;   my    choler    being    overblown      With
  walking   once   about   the   quadrangle;   I   come   to   talk   of   commonwealth
  affairs。 As for your spiteful false objections; Prove them; and I lie open to
  the law; But God in mercy so deal with my soul As I in duty love my king
  and country! But to the matter that we have in hand: I say; my sovereign;
  York is meetest man To be your Regent in the realm of France。 SUFFOLK。
  Before we make election; give me leave To show some reason; of no little
  force; That York is most unmeet of any man。 YORK。 I'll tell thee; Suffolk;
  why   I   am   unmeet:   First;   for   I   cannot   flatter   thee   in   pride;   Next;   if   I   be
  appointed for the place; My Lord of Somerset will keep me here Without
  discharge;   money;   or   furniture;   Till   France   be   won   into   the   Dauphin's
  hands。  Last   time   I   danc'd   attendance   on his   will Till   Paris   was   besieg'd;
  famish'd; and lost。 WARWICK。 That can I witness; and a fouler fact Did
  never traitor in the land commit。 SUFFOLK。 Peace; headstrong Warwick!
  WARWICK。 Image of pride; why should I hold my peace?
  Enter HORNER; the Armourer; and his man PETER; guarded
  SUFFOLK。 Because here is a man accus'd of treason: Pray God the
  Duke   of York   excuse   himself!  YORK。   Doth   any   one   accuse  York   for   a
  traitor?   KING   HENRY。   What   mean'st   thou;   Suffolk?   Tell   me;   what   are
  these? SUFFOLK。 Please it your Majesty; this is the man That doth accuse
  his   master   of high   treason;   His   words   were   these:   that   Richard   Duke   of
  York Was rightful heir unto the English crown; And that your Majesty was
  an usurper。 KING HENRY。 Say;  man; were these thy words? HORNER。
  An't shall please your Majesty; I never said nor thought any such matter。
  God is my witness; I am falsely accus'd by the villain。 PETER。 'Holding
  up his hands' By these ten bones; my lords; he did speak them to me in the
  garret one night; as we were scouring my Lord of York's armour。 YORK。
  Base     dunghill    villain  and   mechanical;     I'll  have   thy  head    for  this  thy
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  traitor's   speech。   I   do   beseech   your   royal   Majesty;   Let   him   have   all   the
  rigour of the law。 HORNER‘。 Alas; my lord; hang me if ever I spake the
  words。 My accuser is my prentice; and when I did correct him for his fault
  the   other   day;   he   did   vow   upon   his   knees   he   would   be   even   with   me。   I
  have good witness of this; therefore I beseech your Majesty; do not cast
  away an honest man for a villain's accusation。 KING HENRY。 Uncle; what
  shall we say to this in law? GLOUCESTER。 This doom; my lord; if I may
  judge:   Let   Somerset   be   Regent   o'er   the   French;   Because   in   York   this
  breeds   suspicion;   And   let   these   have   a   day   appointed   them   For   single
  combat in convenient place;   For he hath witness of his servant's   malice。
  This is the law; and this Duke Humphrey's doom。 SOMERSET。 I humbly
  thank your royal Majesty。 HORNER。 And I accept the combat willingly。
  PETER。 Alas; my lord; I cannot fight; for God's sake; pity my case! The
  spite of man prevaileth against me。 O Lord; have mercy upon me; I shall
  never be able to fight a blow! O Lord; my heart! GLOUCESTER。 Sirrah;
  or you must fight or else be hang'd。 KING HENRY。 Away with them  to
  prison; and the day of combat shall be the last of the next month。 Come;
  Somerset; we'll see thee sent away。 Flourish。 Exeunt
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  SCENE IV。 London。 The DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S garden
  Enter MARGERY JOURDAIN; the witch; the two priests; HUME and
  SOUTHWELL; and BOLINGBROKE
  HUME。      Come;     my    masters;    the  Duchess;     I  tell  you;   expects
  performance   of   your   promises。   BOLINGBROKE。   Master   Hume;   we   are
  therefore    provided;    will  her  ladyship    behold   and   hear  our   exorcisms?
  HUME。   Ay;   what   else?   Fear   you   not   her   courage。   BOLINGBROKE。   I
  have heard her reported to be a woman of an invincible spirit; but it shall
  be convenient; Master Hume; that you be by her aloft while we be busy
  below; and so I pray you go; in God's name; and leave us。 'Exit HUME'
  Mother Jourdain; be you prostrate and grovel on the earth; John Southwell;
  read you; and let us to our work。
  Enter DUCHESS aloft; followed by HUME
  DUCHESS。 Well said; my masters; and welcome all。 To this gear; the
  sooner   the   better。   BOLINGBROKE。   Patience;   good   lady;   wizards   know
  their   times:   Deep   night;   dark   night;   the   silent   of   the   night;   The   time   of
  night when Troy was set on fire; The time when screech…owls cry and ban…
  dogs howl; And spirits walk and ghosts break up their graves… That time
  best fits the work we have in hand。 Madam; sit you; and fear not: whom
  we raise We will make fast within a hallow'd verge。
  'Here   they   do   the  ceremonies      belonging;    and   make    the   circle;
  BOLINGBROKE   or   SOUTHWELL   reads:   'Conjuro   te;'   &c。   It   thunders
  and lightens terribly; then the SPIRIT riseth'
  SPIRIT。   Adsum。   MARGERY   JOURDAIN。   Asmath;   By   the   eternal
  God; whose name and power Thou tremblest at; answer that I shall ask;
  For till thou speak thou shalt not pass from hence。 SPIRIT。 Ask what thou
  wilt; that I had said and done。 BOLINGBROKE。 'Reads' 'First of the king:
  what shall of him become?' SPIRIT。 The Duke yet lives that Henry shall
  depose; But him outlive; and die a violent death。 'As the SPIRIT speaks;
  SOUTHWELL writes the answer' BOLINGBROKE。 'What fates await the
  Duke     of  Suffolk?'   SPIRIT。    By   water    shall  he  die  and   take   his  end。
  BOLINGBROKE。 'What shall befall the Duke of Somerset?' SPIRIT。 Let
  him   shun   castles:   Safer   shall   he   be   upon   the   sandy   plains   Than   where
  castles    mounted     stand。   Have    done;   for   more    I  hardly   can   endure。
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  BOLINGBROKE。 Descend to darkness and the burning lake; False fiend;
  avoid! Thunder and lightn