第 7 节
作者:双曲线      更新:2021-02-27 03:07      字数:9322
  underneath   his   wings;   Shall   feele   the   house   of   Lorayne   is   his   foe: Your
  highnes need   not   feare   mine   armies   force; Tis   for   your   safetie   and   your
  enemies wrack。
  KING。 Guise; weare our crowne; and be thou King of France; And as
  Dictator   make   or   warre   or   peace;   Whilste   I   cry   placet   like   a   Senator。   I
  cannot brook thy hauty insolence; Dismisse thy campe or else by our Edict;
  Be thou proclaimde a traitor throughout France。
  GUISE。 The choyse is hard; I must dissemble。
  'Aside。'
  My Lord; in token of my true humilitie; And simple meaning to your
  Majestie;     I  kisse  your   graces    hand;   and   take   my   leave;   Intending    to
  dislodge my campe with speed。
  KING。 Then farwell Guise; the King and thou art freends。
  Exit Guise。
  EPERNOUNE。   But   trust   him   not   my   Lord;   For   had   your   highnesse
  seene with what a pompe He entred Paris; and how the Citizens With gifts
  and shewes did entertaine him And promised to be at his commaund: Nay;
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  they fear'd not to speak in the streetes; That Guise ch; durst stand in armes
  against the King; For not effecting of his holines will。
  KING。 Did they of Paris entertaine   him so? Then meanes he present
  treason to our state。 Well; let me alone; whose within there?
  Enter one with e pen and inke。
  Make   a   discharge   of   all   my   counsell   straite;   And   Ile   subscribe   my
  name and seale it straight。 My head shall be my counsell; they are false:
  And Epernoune I will be rulde by thee。
  EPERNOUNE。 My Lord; I think for safety of your person; It would be
  good the Guise were made away; And so to quite your grace of all suspect。
  KING。 First let us set our hand and seale to this; And then Ile tell thee
  what I meane to doe。
  He writes。
  So; convey this to the counsell presently。
  Exit one。
  And Epernoune though I seeme milde and calme; Thinke not but I am
  tragicall   within:   Ile   secretly  convey  me   unto   Bloyse;   For now   that   Paris
  takes the Guises parse; Heere is not staying for the King of France; Unles
  he means to be betraide and dye: But as I live; so sure the Guise shall dye。
  Exeunt。
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  'Scene XVIII'
  Enter the King of Navarre reading of a letter; and Bartus。
  NAVARRE。   My   Lord;   I   am   advertised   from   France;   That   the   Guise
  hath   taken   armes   against   the   King;  And   that   Paris   is   revolted   from   his
  grace。
  BARTUS。   Then   hath   your   grace   fit   oportunitie;   To   shew   your   love
  unto   the   King   of   France:   Offering   him   aide   against   his   enemies;  Which
  cannot but be thankfully receiv'd。
  NAVARRE。   Bartus;   it   shall   be   so;   poast   then   to   Fraunce; And   there
  salute his highnesse in our name; Assure him all the aide we can provide;
  Against the Guisians and their complices。 Bartus be gone; commend me to
  his grace; And tell him ere it be long; Ile visite him。
  BARTUS。 I will my Lord。
  Exit。
  NAVARRE。 Pleshe。
  Enter Pleshe。
  PLESHE。 My Lord。
  NAVARRE。 Pleshe; goe muster up our men with speed; And let them
  march   away   to   France   amaine:   For   we   must   aide   the   King   against   the
  Guise。 Be gone I say; tis time that we were there。
  PLESHE。 I goe my Lord。
  'Exit。'
  NAVARRE。 That wicked Guise I feare me much will be; The wine of
  that   famous    Realme   of    France:   For   his   aspiring  thoughts   aime    at  the
  crowne; He takes his vantage on Religion; To plant the Pope and popelings
  in the Realme; And binde it wholy to the Sea of Rome: But if that God doe
  prosper mine attempts; And send us safely to arrive in France: Wee'l beat
  him back; and drive him to his death; That basely seekes the wine of his
  Realme。
  Exit。
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  'Scene XIX'
  Enter the Captaine of the guarde; and three murtherers。
  CAPTAINE。 Come on sirs; what; are you resolutely bent; Hating the
  life and honour of the Guise? What; will you not feare when you see him
  come?
  1。   Feare   him   said  you?   tush;   were   he  heere;   we   would    kill  hin
  presently。
  2。 O that his heart were leaping in my hand。
  31。 But when will he come that we may murther him?
  CAPTAINE。 Well then; I see you are resolute。
  1。 Let us alone; I warrant you。
  CAPTAINE。 Then   sirs take   your standings   within this   Chamber;  For
  anon the Guise will come。
  ALL。 You will give us our money?
  CAPTAINE。 I; I; feare not: stand close; be resolute:
  'The murtherers go aside as if in the next room。'
  Now fals the star whose influence governes France; Whose light was
  deadly to the Protestants: Now must he fall and perish in his height。
  Enter the King and Epernoune。
  KING。 Now Captain of my guarde; are these murtherers ready?
  CAPTAINE。 They be my good Lord。
  KING。   But   are   they   resolute   and   armde   to   kill;   Hating   the   life   and
  honour of the Guise?
  CAPTAINE。 I warrant you my Lord。
  'Exit。'
  KING。      Then    come    proud    Guise   and   heere   disgordge     thy  brest;
  Surchargde with surfet of ambitious thoughts: Breath out that life wherein
  my death was hid; And end thy endles treasons with thy death。
  Enter the Guise 'within' and knocketh。
  GUISE。 Holla varlet; hey: Epernoune; where is the King?
  EPERNOUNE。 Mounted his royall Cabonet。
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  GUISE。 I prethee tell him that the Guise is heere。
  EPERNOUNE。 And please your grace the Duke of Guise doth crave
  Accesse unto your highnes。
  KING。   Let   him   come   in。   Come   Guise   and   see   thy   traiterous   guile
  outreacht; And perish in the pit thou mad'st for me。
  The Guise comes to the King。
  GUISE。 Good morrow to your Majestie。
  KING。 Good morrow to my loving Cousin of Guise。 How fares it this
  morning with your excellence?
  GUISE。 I heard your Majestie was scarcely pleasde; That in the Court
  I bear so great a traine。
  KING。 They were to blame that said I was displeasde; And you good
  Cosin to imagine it。 Twere hard with me if I should doubt my kinne; Or be
  suspicious     of   my   deerest    freends:   Cousin;    assure   you   I  am    resolute;
  Whatever any whisper in mine eares;   Not to suspect disloyaltye in   thee;
  And so sweet Cuz farwell。
  Exit King 'and Epernoune'。
  GUISE。 So;  Now  sues the  King   for favour  to the Guise; And   all   his
  Minions   stoup   when   I   commaund:   Why   this   tis   to   have   an   army   in   the
  fielde。   Now   by   the   holy   sacrament   I   sweare;   As   ancient   Romanes   over
  their Captive Lords; So will I triumph over this wanton King; And he shall
  follow   my  proud   Chariots   wheeles。   Now   doe   I  but   begin   to   look   about;
  And all my former time was spent in vaine: Holde Sworde; For in thee is
  the Guises hope。
  Enter one of the Murtherers。
  Villaine; why cost thou look so gastly? speake。
  3。 O pardon me my Lord of Guise。
  GUISE。 Pardon thee; why what hast thou done?
  3。 O my Lord; I am one of them that is set to murder you。
  GUISE。 To murder me; villaine?
  3。   I   my   Lord;   the   rest   have   taine   their   standings   in   the   next   roome;
  therefore good my Lord goe not foorth。
  GUISE。 Yet Caesar shall goe forth。 Let mean consaits; and baser men
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  feare death; Tut they are pesants; I am Duke of Guise: And princes with
  their lookes ingender feare。
  2 MURD。 Stand close; he is comming; I know him by his voice。
  GUISE。 As pale as ashes; nay then tis time to look about。
  ALL。 Downe with him; downe with him。
  They stabbe him。
  GUISE。 Oh I have my death wound; give me leave to speak。
  2。 Then pray to God; and aske forgivenes of the King。
  GUISE。      Trouble    me   not;   I  neare   offended    him;   Nor   will   I  aske
  forgivenes   of   the   King。   Oh   that   I   have   not   power   to   stay   my   life;   Nor
  immortalitie to be reve