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KING RICHARD THE SECOND
SCENE 1。 Westminster Hall
Enter； as to the Parliament； BOLINGBROKE； AUMERLE；
NORTHUMBERLAND； PERCY； FITZWATER； SURREY； the BISHOP
OF CARLISLE； the ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER； and others； HERALD；
OFFICERS； and BAGOT
BOLINGBROKE。 Call forth Bagot。 Now； Bagot； freely speak thy
mind… What thou dost know of noble Gloucester's death； Who wrought it
with the King； and who perform'd The bloody office of his timeless end。
BAGOT。 Then set before my face the Lord Aumerle。 BOLINGBROKE。
Cousin； stand forth； and look upon that man。 BAGOT。 My Lord Aumerle；
I know your daring tongue Scorns to unsay what once it hath deliver'd。 In
that dead time when Gloucester's death was plotted I heard you say 'Is not
my arm of length； That reacheth from the restful English Court As far as
Calais； to mine uncle's head？' Amongst much other talk that very time I
heard you say that you had rather refuse The offer of an hundred thousand
crowns Than Bolingbroke's return to England； Adding withal； how blest
this land would be In this your cousin's death。 AUMERLE。 Princes； and
noble lords； What answer shall I make to this base man？ Shall I so much
dishonour my fair stars On equal terms to give him chastisement？ Either I
must； or have mine honour soil'd With the attainder of his slanderous lips。
There is my gage； the manual seal of death That marks thee out for hell。 I
say thou liest； And will maintain what thou hast said is false In thy heart…
blood； through being all too base To stain the temper of my knightly sword。
BOLINGBROKE。 Bagot； forbear； thou shalt not take it up。 AUMERLE。
Excepting one； I would he were the best In all this presence that hath
mov'd me so。 FITZWATER。 If that thy valour stand on sympathy； There is
my gage； Aumerle； in gage to thine。 By that fair sun which shows me
where thou stand'st； I heard thee say； and vauntingly thou spak'st it； That
thou wert cause of noble Gloucester's death。 If thou deniest it twenty times；
thou liest； And I will turn thy falsehood to thy heart； Where it was forged；
with my rapier's point。 AUMERLE。 Thou dar'st not； coward； live to see
that day。 FITZWATER。 Now； by my soul； I would it were this hour。
AUMERLE。 Fitzwater； thou art damn'd to hell for this。 PERCY。 Aumerle；
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thou liest； his honour is as true In this appeal as thou art an unjust； And
that thou art so； there I throw my gage； To prove it on thee to the extremest
point Of mortal breathing。 Seize it； if thou dar'st。 AUMERLE。 An if I do
not； may my hands rot of And never brandish more revengeful steel Over
the glittering helmet of my foe！ ANOTHER LORD。 I task the earth to the
like； forsworn Aumerle； And spur thee on with fun as many lies As may be
halloa'd in thy treacherous ear From sun to sun。 There is my honour's
pawn； Engage it to the trial； if thou darest。 AUMERLE。 Who sets me else？
By heaven； I'll throw at all！ I have a thousand spirits in one breast To
answer twenty thousand such as you。 SURREY。 My Lord Fitzwater； I do
remember well The very time Aumerle and you did talk。 FITZWATER。
'Tis very true； you were in presence then； And you can witness with me
this is true。 SURREY。 As false； by heaven； as heaven itself is true。
FITZWATER。 Surrey； thou liest。 SURREY。 Dishonourable boy！ That lie
shall lie so heavy on my sword That it shall render vengeance and revenge
Till thou the lie…giver and that lie do he In earth as quiet as thy father's
skull。 In proof whereof； there is my honour's pawn； Engage it to the trial；
if thou dar'st。 FITZWATER。 How fondly dost thou spur a forward horse！ If
I dare eat； or drink； or breathe； or live； I dare meet Surrey in a wilderness；
And spit upon him whilst I say he lies； And lies； and lies。 There is my
bond of faith； To tie thee to my strong correction。 As I intend to thrive in
this new world； Aumerle is guilty of my true appeal。 Besides； I heard the
banish'd Norfolk say That thou； Aumerle； didst send two of thy men To
execute the noble Duke at Calais。 AUMERLE。 Some honest Christian trust
me with a gage That Norfolk lies。 Here do I throw down this； If he may be
repeal'd to try his honour。 BOLINGBROKE。 These differences shall all
rest under gage Till Norfolk be repeal'd…repeal'd he shall be And； though
mine enemy； restor'd again To all his lands and signories。 When he is
return'd； Against Aumerle we will enforce his trial。 CARLISLE。 That
honourable day shall never be seen。 Many a time hath banish'd Norfolk
fought For Jesu Christ in glorious Christian field； Streaming the ensign of
the Christian cross Against black pagans； Turks； and Saracens； And； toil'd
with works of war； retir'd himself To Italy； and there； at Venice； gave His
body to that pleasant country's earth； And his pure soul unto his captain；
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Christ； Under whose colours he had fought so long。 BOLINGBROKE。
Why； Bishop； is Norfolk dead？ CARLISLE。 As surely as I live； my lord。
BOLINGBROKE。 Sweet peace conduct his sweet soul to the bosom Of
good old Abraham！ Lords appellants； Your differences shall all rest under
gage Till we assign you to your days of trial
Enter YORK； attended
YORK。 Great Duke of Lancaster； I come to the From plume…pluck'd
Richard； who with willing soul Adopts thee heir； and his high sceptre
yields To the possession of thy royal hand。 Ascend his throne； descending
now from him… And long live Henry； fourth of that name！
BOLINGBROKE。 In God's name； I'll ascend the regal throne。 CARLISLE。
Marry； God forbid！ Worst in this royal presence may I speak； Yet best
beseeming me to speak the truth。 Would God that any in this noble
presence Were enough noble to be upright judge Of noble Richard！ Then
true noblesse would Learn him forbearance from so foul a wrong。 What
subject can give sentence on his king？ And who sits here that is not
Richard's subject？ Thieves are not judg'd but they are by to hear； Although
apparent guilt be seen in them； And shall the figure of God's majesty； His
captain； steward； deputy elect； Anointed； crowned； planted many years； Be
judg'd by subject and inferior breath； And he himself not present？ O；
forfend it； God； That in a Christian climate souls refin'd Should show so
heinous； black； obscene a deed！ I speak to subjects； and a subject speaks；
Stirr'd up by God； thus boldly for his king。 My Lord of Hereford here；
whom you call king； Is a foul traitor to proud Hereford's king； And if you
crown him； let me prophesy… The blood of English shall manure the
ground； And future ages groan for this foul act； Peace shall go sleep with
Turks and infidels； And in this seat of peace tumultuous wars Shall kin
with kin and kind with kind confound； Disorder； horror； fear； and mutiny；
Shall here inhabit； and this land be call'd The field of Golgotha and dead
men's skulls。 O； if you raise this house against this house； It will the
woefullest division prove That ever fell upon this cursed earth。 Prevent it；
resist it； let it not be so； Lest child； child's children； cry against you woe。
NORTHUMBERLAND。 Well have you argued； sir； and； for your pains；
Of capital treason we arrest you here。 My Lord of Westminster； be it your
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charge To keep him safely till his day of trial。 May it please you； lords； to
grant the commons' suit？ BOLINGBROKE。 Fetch hither Richard； that in
common view He may surrender； so we shall proceed Without suspicion。
YORK。 I will be his conduct。 Exit BOLINGBROKE。 Lords； you that here
are under our arrest； Procure your sureties for your days of answer。 Little
are we beholding to your love； And little look'd for at your helping hands。
Re…enter YORK； with KING RICHARD； and OFFICERS bearing the
regalia
KING RICHARD。 Alack； why am I sent for to a king； Before I have
shook off the regal thoughts Wherewith