Const. O, be remov'd from him, and answer well. Aust. Do so, King Philip; hang no more in doubt. Bast. Hang nothing but a calf's-skin, most sweet lout. K. Phi. I am perplex'd, and know not what to say. Pand. What canst thou say, but will perplex thee more, If thou stand excommunicate, and curs'd? And tell me, how you would bestow yourself. With slaughter's pencil; where revenge did paint Make such unconstant children of ourselves, My reverend father, let it not be so: Or let the church, our mother, breathe her curse, A fasting tiger safer by the tooth, Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold. [faith. K. Phi. I may disjoin my hand, but not my Pand. So mak'st thou faith an enemy to faith; And, like a civil war, sett'st oath to oath, Thy tongue against thy tongue. O, let thy vow First made to heaven, first be to heaven perform'd; That is, to be the champion of our church! For that, which thou hast sworn to do amiss, And being not done, where doing tends to ill, And falsehood falsehood cures; as fire cools fire, By what thou swear'st, against the thing thou swear'st; And mak'st an oath the surety for thy truth swear. Therefore, thy latter vows, against thy first, And better conquest never canst thou make, Aust, Rebellion! flat rebellion! Bast. Will't not be? Will not a calf-skin stop that mouth of thine? Lew. Father, to arms! Blanch. Upon thy wedding day? Against the blood that thou hast married? What, shall our feast be kept with slaughter'd men? Shall braying trumpets, and loud churlish drums, Clamours of hell,-be measures to our pomp? "O husband, hear me !—ah, alack! how new Is husband in my month!-even for that name, Which till this time my tongue did ne'er pro nounce, Upon my knee I beg, go not to arms Against mine uncle. Const. O, upon my knee, Made hard with kneeling, I do pray to thee, Blanch. Now shall I see thy love; What mo- Be stronger with thee than the name of wife? Const. That which upholdeth him that thee upholds, His honour: O, thine honour, Lewis, thine honour! Lew. I muse, your majesty doth seem so cold, When such profound respects do pull you on. Pand. I will denounce a curse upon his head. K. Phi. Thou shalt not need :-England, I'll fall from thee. Const. O fair return of banish'd majesty! Bast. Old time the clock-setter, that bald sex- Is it as he will? well then, France shall rue. Blanch. The sun's o'ercast with blood: Fair day, adieu! Which is the side that I must go withal? Husband, I cannot pray that thou may'st win; K. John. Cousin, go draw our puissance together,[Exit Bastard, France, I am burn'd up with inflaming wrath; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood, The blood, and dearest valu'd blood, of France. K. Phi. Thy rage shall burn thee up, and thou shalt turn To ashes, ere our blood shall quench that fire: Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. K. John. No more than he that threats.-To arms let's hie! [Exeunt. SCENE II. The same. Plains near Angiers. Alarums; Excursions. Enter the Bastard, with AUSTRIA'S Head. Bast. Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot; Some airy devil hovers in the sky, And pours down mischief. Austria's head, lie there: While Philip breathes. Enter KING JOHN, ARTHUR, and HUBERT. K.John. Hubert, keep this boy :-Philip, make up: My mother is assailed in our tent, And ta'en, I fear. Bast. [Exeunt SCENE III. The same. Alarums; Excursions; Retreat. Enter KING JOHN, ELINOR, ARTHUR, the Bastard, HUBERT, and LORDS. K. John. So shall it be; your grace shall stay behind, [To ELINOR. So strongly guarded.-Cousin, look not sad: [To ARTHUR. Thy grandam loves thee, and thy uncle will As dear be to thee as thy father was. Arth. O, this will make my mother die with grief. K. John. Cousin [To the Bastard], away for And, ere our coming, see thou shake the bags When gold and silver becks me to come on. For your fair safety: so I kiss your hand. K. John. Coz, farewell. [Exit Bastard. Eli. Come hither, little kinsman; hark, a word. [She takes ARTHUR aside. K. John. Come hither, Hubert. O my gentle Hubert, We owe thee much; within this wall of flesh |