He never fail'd me; what have I deserv'd To lose this good man's heart, or he his own? Urswick, command straight Stanley to his chamber. 'Tis well we are i' th' Tower: set a guard on him. Clifford, to bed; you must lodge here to-night; We'll talk with you to-morrow. My sad soul Divines strange troubles. Daw. [within.] Ho! the king, the king! I must have entrance. K. Hen. Dawbeney's voice; admit him. What new combustions huddle next, to keep Our eyes from rest ?-the news? Enter DAWBENEY. Daw. Ten thousand Cornish, Grudging to pay your subsidies, have gather'd K. Hen. Rascals!-talk no more; Such are not worthy of my thoughts to-night. ACT II. SCENE L Edinburgh.-The Presence-Chamber in the Palace." Enter above, the Countess of CRAWFORD, Lady KATHERINE, JANE, and other Ladies. Countess. Come, ladies, here's a solemn preparation For entertainment of this English prince; The king intends grace more than ordinary; "Twere pity now, if he should prove a counterfeit. Kath. Bless the young man, our nation would be laugh'd at For honest souls through Christendom! my father Hath a weak stomach to the business, madam, But that the king must not be cross'd. Countess. He brings A goodly troop, they say, of gallants with him: Scarce owe them thanks: they are disguised princes," Jane. Or break out: For most of them are broken by report. The king! Kath. Let us observe them and be silent. [Music. A Flourish.-Enter King JAMES, HUNTLEY, CRAWFORD, DALYELL, and other Noblemen. 1 K. Ja. The right of kings, my lords, extends not only -they are disguised princes, &c.] The Countess is pleased to be facetious. It appears, however, from better authorities than those before us, that Perkin was very respectably, not to say honourably, attended on this occasion.-GIFFORD. VOL. I.-22 To the safe conservation of their own, As change of time and state hath oftentimes Forced by the trial of the wrongs they felt, To repossess their own; then grudge not, lords, Have ratified his credit by their letters; Shall we then be distrustful? No; compassion Hunt. Do your will, sir. K. Ja. The young duke is at hand; Dalyell, from us First greet him, and conduct him on; then Crawford Shall meet him next, and Huntley, last of all, Present him to our arms.-[Exit DAL.]-Sound ⚫ sprightly music, While majesty encounters majesty. [Flourish. Re-enter DALYELL, with PERKIN WARBECK, followed at a distance by FRION, HERON, SKETON, ASTLEY, and JOHN A-WATER. CRAWFORD advances, and salutes PERKIN at the door, and afterward HUNTLEY, who presents him to the King; they embrace; the Noblemen slightly salute his followers. War. Most high, most mighty king!1 that now there stands IWar. Most high, most mighty king, &c.] This speech is skilfully abridged from the historian. When it could be done with proper effect, the words are taken with no greater change than was necessary for the metrical arrangement; in other places the poet is content with clothing the sentiments in his own language; but always with the original in view.-GIFFORD. Before your eyes, in presence of your peers, Of all men's tongues; whose true relation draws And bleeding souls: but our misfortunes since Have rang'd a larger progress thro' strange lands, Protected in our innocence by Heaven. Edward the Fifth, our brother, in his tragedy, Quench'd their hot thirst of blood, whose hire to mur. ther Paid them their wages of despair and horror; The roughness of their task, and robb'd them farther Great king, they spared my life, the butchers spared it! Return'd the tyrant, my unnatural uncle, Heir to the crown of England, snatch'd by Henry From Richard's head; a thing scarce known i' th' world. K. Ja. My lord, it stands not with your counsel now To fly upon invectives; if you can Make this apparent what you have discours'd War. You are a wise and just king, by the powers Of your own princely ear, since it concerns We vow hereafter to demean ourself, To express a gratitude beyond example. K. Ja. He must be more than subject who can utter The language of a king, and such is thine. |