And then we shall repent each drop of blood, Enter CHATILLON. K. Phil. A wonder, lady !-lo, upon thy wish, Our messenger Chatillon is arriv’d. 51 What England says, say briefly, gentle lord, Hath put himself in arms; the adverse winds, His marches are expedient to this town, 60 With ladies' faces, and fierce dragons' spleens- In brief, a braver choice of dauntless spirits, The The interruption of their churlish drums [Drums beat. Cuts off more circumstance: they are at hand K. Phil. How much unlook'd for is this expedition! Aust. By how much unexpected, by so much 80 We must awake endeavour for defence; For courage mounteth with occasion: Enter King JOHN, FAULCONBRIDGE, ELINOR, K. John. Peace be to France; if France in peace permit Our just and lineal entrance to our own! If not; bleed France, and peace ascend to heaven! K. Phil. Peace be to England; if that war return Out-faced infant state, and done a rape Look here upon thy brother Geffrey's face ; Cij go These 101 These eyes, these brows, were moulded out of his : To draw my answer from thy articles? 110 K. Phil. From that supernal judge, that stirs good thoughts In any breast of strong authority, To look into the blots and stains of right. As As rain to water, or devil to his dam. My boy a bastard! By my soul, I think, It cannot be, an if thou wert his mother. 130 Eli. There's a good mother, boy, that blots thy father. Const. There's a good grandam, boy, that would blot thee. Aust. Peace! Faulc. Hear the crier. Aust. What the devil art thou? Faulc. One that will play the devil, sir, with you, An a' may catch your hide and you alone. You are the hare of whom the proverb goes, Whose valour plucks dead lions by the beard; I'll smoke your skin-coat, an I catch you right; Sirrah, look to't; i'faith, I will, i'faith. Blanch. O, well did he become that lion's robe, Faulc. It lies as sightly on the back of him, 140 150 Aust. What cracker is this same, that deafs our ears With this abundance of superfluous breath? King Lewis, determine what we shall do straight. K. Phil. Women, and fools, break off your conference. King John, this is the very sum of all England, and Ireland, Anjou, Touraine, Maine, In right of Arthur do I claim of thee: Wilt thou resign them, and lay down thy arms? K. John. My life as soon :-I do defy thee, France. Arthur of Bretagne, yield thee to my hand; And, out of my dear love, I'll give thee more Than e'er the coward hand of France can win : 160 Submit thee, boy. Eli. Come to thy grandam, child. Const. Do, child, go to it' grandam, child: Arth. Good my mother, peace! I would, that I were low laid in my grave; weeps. 170 Const. Now shame upon you, whe'r she does, or no! His grandam's wrongs, and not his mother's shames, Draw those heaven-moving pearls from his poor eyes, Which heaven shall take in nature of a fee; Ay, with these crystal beads heaven shall be brib'd To do him justice, and revenge on you. Eli. Thou monstrous slanderer of heaven and earth! Const. Thou monstrous injurer of heaven and earth! Call not me slanderer; thou, and thine, usurp The dominations, royalties, and rights, 180 Of this oppressed boy: This is the eldest son's son, Infortunate in nothing but in thee; Thy sins are visited in this |