! Farewell base stooping to the lordly peers Enter three POOR MEN. But how now? what are these? POOR MEN. Such as desire your worship's service. GAV. What canst thou do? FIRST P. MAN. I can ride. GAV. But I have no horse.-What art thou? SEC. P. MAN. A traveller. GAV. Let me see: thou wouldst do well To wait at my trencher, and tell me lies at dinner time; And, as I like your discoursing, I'll have you.- THIRD P. MAN. A soldier, that hath serv'd against the Scot. GAV. Why, there are hospitals for such as you: I have no war; and therefore, sir, be gone. THIRD P. MAN. Farewell, and perish by a soldier's hand, That wouldst reward them with an hospital! GAV. Ay, ay, these words of his move me as much As if a goose should play the porcupine, § fawn] Old eds. "fanne." Something has dropt out from this line. And dart her plumes, thinking to pierce my breast. But yet it is no pain to speak men fair; I'll flatter these, and make them live in hope. You know that I came lately out of France, And yet I have not view'd my lord the king: If I speed well, I'll entertain you all. ALL. We thank your worship. [Aside. GAV. I have some business: leave me to myself. ALL. We will wait here about the court. GAV. Do. [Exeunt POOR MEN. These are not men for me; I must have wanton poets, pleasant wits, Therefore I'll have Italian masques by night, sylvan] Old eds. "Siluian." One like Acteon, peeping through the grove, And running in the likeness of an hart, By yelping hounds pull'd down, shall t seem to die: Here comes my lord the king||, and the nobles, [Retires. Enter KING EDWARD, LANCASTER, the elder MORTIMER, the younger MORTIMER, KEnt, Warwick, PEMBROKE, and Attendants. EDW. Lancaster! LAN. My lord? GAV. That Earl of Lancaster do I abhor. [Aside. EDW. Will you not grant me this?—In spite of them I'll have my will; and these two Mortimers, [Aside. E. MOR. If you love us, my lord, hate Gaveston. GAV. That villain Mortimer! I'll be his death. [Aside. Y. MOR. Mine uncle here, this earl, and I myself, Were sworn to ¶ your father at his death, shall] Old eds. "and." || Here comes my lord the king, &c.] Old eds. "My Lord, here comes the king," &c. ¶ sworn to] The modern editors print "sworn unto”: but "sworn was often used as a dissyllable. دو That he should ne'er return into the realm : GAV. Mort dieu! [Aside. EDW. Well, Mortimer, I'll make thee rue these words: Beseems it thee to contradict thy king? Frown'st thou thereat, aspiring Lancaster? The sword shall plane the furrows of thy brows, What danger 'tis to stand against your king. GAV. Well done, Ned! [Aside. LAN. My lord, why do you thus incense your peers, That naturally would love and honour you, But for that base and obscure Gaveston? Four earldoms have I, besides Lancaster,Derby, Salisbury, Lincoln, Leicester; These will I sell, to give my soldiers pay, Ere Gaveston shall stay within the realm: Therefore, if he be come, expel him straight. KENT. Barons and earls, your pride hath made me mute; But now I'll speak, and to the proof, I hope.. Lord Percy of the North, being highly mov'd, * Brav'd Mowbray in presence of the king; For which, had not his highness lov'd him well, Yet dare you brave the king unto his face.- EDW. Ay, yours; and therefore I would wish you grant. WAR. Bridle thy anger, gentle Mortimer. Y. MOR. I cannot, nor I will not; I must speak.— Cousin, our hands I hope shall fence our heads, And strike off his that makes you threaten us.Come, uncle, let us leave the brain-sick king, And henceforth parley with our naked swords. E. MOR. Wiltshire hath men enough to save our heads. WAR. All Warwickshire will leave + him for sake. LAN. And northward Lancaster hath many friends. Adieu, my lord; and either change your mind, my Mowbray] A trisyllable here (and, indeed, in 4to 1593, it is spelt "Moubery "). + leave] Old eds. "loue." Lancaster] Old eds. "Gaueston." |