If thou vouchsafe them; but, if not, then know, So heavy, as thou shalt not shake them off, Bast. Will't not be? Will not a calf's-skin stop that mouth of thine? Blanch. Upon thy wedding day? Against the blood that thou hast married? What! shall our feast be kept with slaughtered men? Shall braying trumpets and loud churlish drums, O husband, hear me!—ah, alack! how new 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 motive may Be stronger with thee than the name of wife? Const. That which upholdeth him that thee up holds, His honour. O, thine honour, Louis, thine honour! Const. O, fair return of banish'd majesty! Eli. O, foul revolt of French inconstancy! K. John. France, thou shalt rue this hour within this hour. Bast. Old Time the clock-setter, that bald sexton Time, 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? Assured loss, before the match be play'd. Lou. Lady, with me; with me thy fortune lies. Blanch. There where my fortune lives, there my life dies. K. John. Cousin, go draw our puissance to[Exit Bastard. gether. France, I am burn'd up with inflaming wrath; That nothing can allay, nothing but blood, 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. My lord, I rescued her; Her Highness is in safety: fear you not; But on, my liege; for very little pains Will bring this labour to an happy end. [Exeunt. SCENE III. The Same. Alarums; Excursions; Retreat. Enter King JOHN, ELINOR, ARTHUR, the Bastard, HUBERT, and Lords. K. John. behind, So shall it be; your Grace shall stay [TO ELINOR. [To ARTHUR. So strongly guarded. — Cousin, look not sad: Thy grandam loves thee, and thy uncle will Arth. O! this will make my mother die with grief. K. John. [To the Bastard.] Cousin, away for England: haste before; And ere our coming, see thou shake the bags Of hoarding abbots; set at liberty Use our commission in his utmost force. Bast. Bell, book, and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on. I leave your Highness. - Grandam, I will pray 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 There is a soul counts thee her creditor, Hubert. I am much bounden to your Majesty. so yet; But thou shalt have: and creep time ne'er so slow, Yet it shall come, for me to do thee good. I had a thing to say, - but let it go. The sun is in the Heaven, and the proud day, If this same were a churchyard where we stand, Had bak'd thy blood, and made it heavy, thick, And strain their cheeks to idle merriment, Or if that thou could'st see me without eyes, Hub. So well, that what you bid me undertake, K. John. Do not I know thou would'st? And wheresoe'er this foot of mine doth tread, |