AND. I think my mouth was made at first To tell these tragic tales, my liefest lord. K. OF SCOTS. What, is Ateukin dead? tell me the worst. AND. No, but your Ida-shall I tell him all?- Am come unto your grace, O gracious liege, Boding my weal for to abase my power! And flattering tongues by whom I was misled, I will reward thee, Andrew. SLIP. Nay, sir, if you be in your deeds of charity, remember me. I rubbed master Ateukin's horseheels, when he rid to the meadows. K. OF SCOTS. And thou shalt have thy recompence for that. Lords, bear them to the prison, chain them fast, AND. If so your Grace in such sort give rewards, Let me have nought; I am content to want. SLIP. Then, I pray, sir, give me all; I am as ready for a reward as an oyster for a fresh tide; spare not me, sir. K. OF SCOTS. Then hang them both as traitors to the king. SLIP. The case is altered, sir: I'll none of your gifts. What, I take a reward at your hands, master! faith, sir, no; I am a man of a better conscience. K. OF SCOTS. Why dally you? go draw them hence away. SLIP. Why, alas, sir, I will go away. I thank you, gentle friends; I pray you spare your pains. I will not trouble his honour's mastership; I'll run away. Enter OBERON* and ANTICS, and carry away the Clown [SLIPPER]; he makes mops, and sports, and scorns. [Andrew is carried out.] K. OF SCOTS. Why stay you? move me not. search be made For vile Ateukin: whoso finds him out, Let Shall have five hundred marks for his reward. Away with them. Lords, troop about my tent:‡ *OBERON] The 4to. "ADAM." Oberon had told Bohan that he would save his son on this critical occasion; "Ober. Yea, [and] yon laddy; for the sport he made, Shall see, when least he hopes, I'll stand his friend, Boh. What, hang my son," &c. See p. 136. † mops] i. e. grimaces. The 4to. "pots." tured "pouts.' 66 I once conjec Away with them. Lords, troop about my tent] The 4to. Away with the Lords troupes about my tent." I suppose the entrance of Oberon and the removal of Slipper and Andrew were not intended to take place till after the king had spoken the words, "Away with them." In our old dramas, which were generally printed from manuscript copies used at the theatres, the stage directions very frequently occur too soon, in order to give the players notice to be in readiness. Let all our soldiers stand in battle 'ray, [March over bravely, first the English host, the sword carried before the king by Percy: the Scottish on the other side, with all their pomp, bravely. K. OF SCOTS. What seeks the king of England in this land? K. OF ENG. False, traitrous Scot, I come for to revenge My daughter's death; I come to spoil thy wealth, That this thy thirsty soil, chok'd up with blood, K. OF SCOTS. My head, proud king! abase thy pranking plumes :* So striving fondly may'st thou catch thy grave. K. OF ENG. Thou liest, false Scot! thy agents have confess'd it. These are but fond delays: thou canst not think I have thy parasite's confession penn'd ; K. OF SCOTS. I will repay the ransom for her blood. K. OF ENG. What, think'st thou, caitiff, I will sell my child? No, if thou be a prince and man at arms, [king. Fight for your princess, [my] brave Englishmen ! K. OF SCOTS. Now ‡ for your lands, your children, and your wives, My Scottish peers, and lastly for your king! Alarum sounded: both the battles offer to meet, and, as the Kings are joining battle, enter SIR CUTHBERT [ANDERSON] and LADY ANDERSON,§ with the Queen, DOROTHEA, richly attired, [and NANO.] SIR CUTH. Stay, princes, wage not war: a privy Twixt such as you, most high in majesty, [grudge Afflicts both nocent and the innocent. How many swords, dear princes, see I drawn! Which if they join in one, command the world. [years K. OF ENG. I condescend, for why thy reverend *brook] The 4to." took." t my] The 4to. "thy." Now, &c.] The 4to. gives these two lines to the King of England. Sand LADY ANDERSON] The 4to. " to his Lady Cuthbert." fiend] The 4to. "friend." Import some news of truth and consequence : To swear upon your sword to do me right. K. OF ENG. See, by my sword, and by a prince's In every lawful sort I am thine own. [faith, K. of Scots. And by my sceptre and the Scottish I am resolv'd to grant thee thy request. [crown, SIR CUTH. I see you trust me, princes, who repose The weight of such a war upon my will. About the loss and damage of the young, |