the life of sir john oldcastle-第11部分
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GRAY。
But yet there may be doubt in their delivery。
Harry is wise; therefore; Earl of Cambridge;
I judge that way not so convenient。
SCROOP。
What think ye then of this? I am his bedfellow;
And unsuspected nightly sleep with him。
What if I venture in those silent hours;
When sleep hath sealed up all mortal eyes;
To murder him in bed? how like ye that?
CAMBRIDGE。
Herein consists no safety for your self;
And; you disclosed; what shall become of us?
But this day (as ye know) he will aboard
The winds so fairand set away for France。
If; as he goes; or entering in the ship;
It might be done; then it were excellent。
GRAY。
Why any of these; or; if you will; I'll cause
A present sitting of the Counsel; wherein
I will pretend some matter of such weight
As needs must have his royal company;
And so dispatch him in the Counsel chamber。
CAMBRIDGE。
Tush; yet I hear not any thing to purpose。
I wonder that lord Cobham stays so long;
His counsel in this case would much avail us。
'They rise from the table; and the King steps in
to them; with his Lords。'
SCROOP。
What; shall we rise thus; and determine nothing?
KING。
That were a shame indeed; no; sit again;
And you shall have my counsel in this case。
If you can find no way to kill this King;
Then you shall see how I can further ye:
Scroop's way of poison was indifferent;
But yet; being bed…fellow unto the King;
And unsuspected sleeping in his bosom;
In mine opinion; that's the likelier way;
For such false friends are able to do much;
And silent night is Treason's fittest friend。
Now; Cambridge; in his setting hence for France;
Or by the way; or as he goes abroad;
To do the deed; what was indifferent too;
Yet somewhat doubtful; might I speak my mind。
For many reasons needless now to urge。
Mary; Lord Gray came something near the point:
To have the King at counsel; and there murder him;
As Caesar was; amongst his dearest friends:
None like to that; if all were of his mind。
Tell me; oh tell me; you; bright honor's stains;
For which of all my kindnesses to you;
Are ye become thus traitors to your king;
And France must have the spoil of harry's life?
ALL。
Oh pardon us; dread lord。
'All kneeling。'
KING。
How; pardon ye? that were a sin indeed。
Drag them to death; which justly they deserve;
'They lead them away。'
And France shall dearly buy this villainy;
So soon as we set footing on her breast。
God have the praise for our deliverance;
And next; our thanks; Lord Cobham; is to thee;
True perfect mirror of nobility。
'Exeunt。'
ACT V。 SCENE II。 A high road near St。 Albans。
'Enter Priest and Doll。'
SIR JOHN。
Come; Doll; come; be merry; wench。
Farewell; Kent; we are not fond for thee。
Be lusty; my lass; come; for Lancashire;
We must nip the Boung for these crowns。
DOLL。
Why; is all the gold spent already that you had the
other day?
SIR JOHN。
Gone; Doll; gone; flown; spent; vanished: the devil;
drink and the dice has devoured all。
DOLL。
You might have left me in Kent; that you might; until
you had been better provided; I could have stayed at
Cobham。
SIR JOHN。
No; Doll; no; I'll none of that; Kent's too hot; Doll;
Kent's too hot。 The weathercock of Wrotham will
crow no longer: we have pluckt him; he has lost
his feathers; I have pruned him bare; left him thrice;
is moulted; is moulted; wench。
DOLL。
Faith; sir John; I might have gone to service again;
old master Harpoole told me he would provide me a
mistress。
SIR JOHN。
Peace; Doll; peace。 Come; mad wench; I'll make thee
an honest woman; we'll into Lancashire to our friends:
the troth is; I'll marry thee。 We want but a little money
to buy us a horse; and to spend by the way; the next
sheep that comes shall lose his fleece; we'll have these
crowns; wench; I warrant thee。
'Enter the Irish man with his master slain。'
Stay; who comes here? some Irish villain; me thinks;
that has slain a man; and draws him out of the way to
rifle him。 Stand close; Doll; we'll see the end。
'The Irish man falls to rifle his master。'
IRISHMAN。
Alas; poe mester; Sir Rishard Lee; be saint Patrick is
rob and cut thy trote for dee shaine; and dy money; and
dee gold ring be me truly: is love thee well; but now dow
be kill; thee bee shitten kanave。
SIR JOHN。
Stand; sirra; what art thou?
IRISHMAN。
Be saint Patrick; mester; is pore Irisman; is a leufter。
SIR JOHN。
Sirra; sirra; you are a damned rogue; you have killed a
man here; and rifled him of all that he has。 Sblood; you
rogue; deliver; or I'll not leave you so much as an Irish
hair above your shoulders; you whoreson Irish dog。
Sirra; untruss presently; come; off and dispatch; or by
this cross I'll fetch your head off as clean as a bark。
IRISHMAN。
Wee's me; saint Patrick! Ise kill me mester for chain
and his ring; and nows be rob of all: mee's undoo。
'Priest robs him。'
SIR JOHN。
Avant; you rascal! Go; sirra; be walking。 Come; Doll;
the devil laughs; when one thief robs another: come;
mad wench; we'll to saint Albans; and revel in our
bower; hey; my brave girl。
DOLL。
O thou art old sir John when all's done; yfaith。
'Exeunt。'
ACT V。 SCENE III。 St。 Albans。 The entrance of a
carrier's inn。
'Enter the host of the Bell with the Irish man。'
IRISHMAN。
Be me tro; mester; is pore Irisman; is want ludging; is
have no money; is starve and cold: good mester; give
her some meat; is famise and tie。
HOST。
Yfaith; my fellow; I have no lodging; but what I keep
for my guess; that I may not disappoint: as for meat
thou shalt have such as there is; & if thou wilt lie in
the barn; there's fair straw; and room enough。
IRISHMAN。
Is thank my mester hartily; de straw is good bed for me。
HOST。
Ho; Robin!
ROBIN。
Who calls?
HOST。
Shew this poor Irishman into the barn; go; sirra。
'Exeunt。'
'Enter carrier and Kate。'
CLUB。
Ho; who's within here? who looks to the horses?
God's hat! here's fine work: the hens in the manger;
and the hogs in the litter。 A bots found you all; here's
a house well looked to; yvaith。
KATE。
Mas; goffe Club; I'se very cawd。
CLUB。
Get in; Kate; get in to fire and warm thee。 Ho! John
Hostler。
'Enter Hostler。'
HOSTLER。
What; gaffer Club? welcome to saint Albans。 How does
all our friends in Lancashire?
CLUB。
Well; God have mercy; John; how does Tom; where's he?
HOSTLER。
O; Tom is gone from hence; he's at the three horse…loves
at Stony…stratford。 How does old Dick Dunne?
CLUB。
God's hat; old Dunne has been moyerd in a slough in
Brickhill…lane; a plague found it; yonder is such
abomination weather as never was seen。
HOSTLER。
God's hat; thief; have one half peck of peas and oats more
for that: as I am John Ostler; he has been ever as good a
jade as ever travelled。
CLUB。
Faith; well said; old Jack; thou art the old lad still。
HOSTLER。
Come; Gaffer Club; unload; unload; and get to supper; and
I'll rub dun the while。 Come。
'Exeunt。'
ACT V。 SCENE IV。 The same。 A room in the carrier's inn。
'Enter the host; sir John Old…castle; and Harpoole。'
HOST。
Sir; you are welcome to this house; to such as here is with
all my heart; but; by the mass; I fear your lodging will be
the worst。 I have but two beds; and they are both in a
chamber; and the carrier and his daughter lies in the one;
and you and your wife must lie in the other。
COBHAM。
In faith; sir; for my self I do not greatly pass。
My wife is weary; and would be at rest;
For we have travelled very far today;
We must be content with such as you have。
HOST。
But I cannot tell how to do with your man。
HARPOOLE。
What; hast thou never an empty room in thy house for me?
HOST。
Not a bed; by my troth: there came a poor Irish man; and
I lodged him in the barn; where he has fair straw; though
he have nothing else。
HARPOOLE。
Well; mine host; I pray thee help me to a pair of fair
sheets; and I'll go lodge with him。
HOST。
By the mass; that thou shalt; a good pair of hempen
sheets; were never lain in: Come。
'Exeunt。'
ACT V。 SCENE V。 The same。 A street。
'Enter Constable; Mayor; and Watch。'
MAYOR。
What? have you searched the town?
CONSTABLE。
All the town; sir; we have not left a house
unsearched that uses to lodge。
MAYOR。
Surely; my lord of Rochester was then deceived;
Or ill informed of sir John Old…castle;
Or if he came this way he's past the town。
He could not else have scaped you in the search。
CONSTABLE。
The privy watch hath been abroad all night;
And not a stranger lodgeth in the town
But he is known; only a lusty priest
We found in bed with a pretty wench;
That says she is his wifeyonder at the sheeres;
But we have charged the host with his forth coming
Tomorrow morning。
MAYOR。
What think you best to do?
CONSTABLE。
Faith; master mayor; here's a few straggling houses
beyond the bridge; and a little Inn where carriers use
to lodge; though I think sure he would ne'er lodge
there: but we'll go search; & the rather; because there
came notice to the town the last night of an Irish man;
that had done a murder; whom we are to make search for。
MAYOR。
Come; I pray you; and be circumspect。
'Exeunt。'
ACT V。 SCENE VI。 The same。 Before the Carrier's Inn。
Enter Watch。
FIRST WATCH。
First beset the house; before you begin the search。
SECOND WATCH。
Content; every man take a several place。
'Here is heard a great noise within。 Keep; keep;
strike him down there; down with him''
'Enter Constable with the Irish man in Harpoole's
apparel。'
CONSTABLE。
Come; you villainous heretic; confess where your
master is。
IRISHMAN。
Vat mester?
MAYOR。
Vat mester; you counterfeit rebel? this shall not serve
your turn。
IRISHMAN。
Be sent Patrick I ha no mester。
CONSTABLE。
Where's the lord Cobham; sir John Old…castle; that
lately is escaped out of the Tower?
IRISHMAN。
Vat lort Cobham?
MAYOR。
You counterfeit; this shall not serve you; we'll torture
you; we'll make you to confess where that arch…heretic;
Lord Cobham; is: come; bind him fast。
IRISHMAN。
Ahone; ahone; ahone; a Cree!
CONSTABLE。
Ahone; you crafty rascal!
'Exeunt。'
ACT V。 SCENE VII。 The same。 The yard of the Inn