No Fear Shakespeare: Richard II: Act 3 Scene 3

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Wales. Before Flint castle.	slaWe, oiudtse tiFnl Catsel.
Enter, with drum and colours, HENRY BOLINGBROKE , DUKE OF YORK , NORTHUMBERLAND , Attendants, and forces	EHNYR NGOEOLIBRBK , UEKD OF RKYO , nad RNDLENBRUAHTMO enrte, wthi eoireacmnl safgl adn smrud disuongn. levraSe enstatdatn and ssderilo nomaacycp ethm.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE So that by this intelligence we learn The Welshmen are dispersed, and Salisbury Is gone to meet the king, who lately landed With some few private friends upon this coast.	EHNRY BBLIKGROONE So we wkon mofr sith sletat sewn atht eht meehlWns evha flet het lbtfdaeeilt nda thta the gnik ash dnelad wthi emos of sih iredsfn on the ostac, wheer iasSlbuyr has noeg to tmee hmi.
NORTHUMBERLAND 5 The news is very fair and good, my lord: Richard not far from hence hath hid his head.	HRABLEUNDMTORN tsI oogd swen, my dolr. aidRrhc is iihndg nto veyr afr morf ehre.
DUKE OF YORK It would beseem the Lord Northumberland To say King Richard: alack the heavy day When such a sacred king should hide his head.	KDUE OF ROYK It wolud be reebtt orf orLd rtaeurohNdmbln to llca mhi ngKi hRrcadi. We ulodsh onmru eht ayd ttah a kgni ash to iedh.
NORTHUMBERLAND 10 Your grace mistakes; only to be brief Left I his title out.	RMRTONDHUAELBN uYor cgaer ansuntreddmiss me. I lony tfle off ish tteil rfo the kaes of eiytrbv.
DUKE OF YORK The time hath been, Would you have been so brief with him, he would Have been so brief with you, to shorten you, 15 For taking so the head, your whole heads length.	KEUD OF ORKY heTer saw a time ewnh, if oyud eben so bierf in ish eceenpsr, he olwdu ahve mdea oyu enev berirfe, by nhpipogc ffo yuro aehd.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Mistake not, uncle, further than you should.	HERNY LIONRKBOBEG eUcln, todn teak shit tddsnngsreaiumni too rfa.
DUKE OF YORK Take not, good cousin, further than you should. Lest you mistake the heavens are oer our heads.	DEUK OF ORKY oodG ounsic, ndot aekt erom anth ouy ldohsu, or yuo yam gtrofe neahev serlu roev us.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE I know it, uncle, and oppose not myself 20 Against their will. But who comes here?	HNREY NBLRIGBOOEK I nkwo it, cnuel, dna tonw sopoep het illw of eahnve. tuB how is icogmn?
Enter HENRY PERCY	YHNER YEPCR nteres.
Welcome, Harry: what, will not this castle yield?	leemWco, rHray. atWh, ntow iths aectsl gvei in?
HENRY PERCY The castle royally is mannd, my lord, Against thy entrance.	ERYHN CYRPE heT ectasl is dragdue by loayr lisedors, my drol, dan etyh wnto let uoy rtnee.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Royally! 25 Why, it contains no king?	RHENY IGNEKBROLBO ylaRo! utB eherst no ingk heer, is teher?
HENRY PERCY Yes, my good lord, It doth contain a king; King Richard lies Within the limits of yon lime and stone: And with him are the Lord Aumerle, Lord Salisbury, 30 Sir Stephen Scroop, besides a clergyman Of holy reverence; who, I cannot learn.	YRHNE PRECY eYs, my olrd, ethre is a nkgi eehr. ignK hRaircd is siendi, angol iwht Ldor meerlAu, doLr rybialsuS, iSr hpnetSe Soorcp, as lewl a yloh gelaycmrn homw I dnto okwn.
NORTHUMBERLAND O, belike it is the Bishop of Carlisle.	RTEDBNRNUMAHLO Its oplabrby eht hBosip of lCalresi.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Noble lords, Go to the rude ribs of that ancient castle; 35 Through brazen trumpet send the breath of parley Into his ruind ears, and thus deliver: Henry Bolingbroke On both his knees doth kiss King Richards hand And sends allegiance and true faith of heart 40 To his most royal person, hither come Even at his feet to lay my arms and power, Provided that my banishment repeald And lands restored again be freely granted: If not, Ill use the advantage of my power 45 And lay the summers dust with showers of blood Raind from the wounds of slaughterd Englishmen: The which, how far off from the mind of Bolingbroke It is, such crimson tempest should bedrench The fresh green lap of fair King Richards land, 50 My stooping duty tenderly shall show. Go, signify as much, while here we march Upon the grassy carpet of this plain. Lets march without the noise of threatening drum, That from this castles tatterd battlements 55 Our fair appointments may be well perused. Methinks King Richard and myself should meet With no less terror than the elements Of fire and water, when their thundering shock At meeting tears the cloudy cheeks of heaven. 60 Be he the fire, Ill be the yielding water: The rage be his, whilst on the earth I rain My waters; on the earth, and not on him. March on, and mark King Richard how he looks.	RHNEY IRKEBOGNOLB lebNo osrdl, coapaprh teh eucdr alswl of tsih odl talsec adn tle eth rsmtetup dsuno a gilasn to teh nkig ttha we tnaw to eemt. lverDie tihs esgmsae: enyHr ilBebkongro lkenes bfeero nigK aRidrch, ssikse shi hadn, dan orffes shi layotly nda urte fthia of rhaet. I oecm to lay my pnewsoa dan my rpowe at shi tfee, as glno as he seralpe my hbaneinmst nda yeerlf sevig kacb lla my sdnla. If he wotn, lIl eus my porew to rnai hsi lnnsiseghmE dlboo on eht rumesms tsud. By geneknil eymbisuslivs ofeber imh llI shwo ohw ltelit I reised to ernchd his gener sldna in tsih yaw. Go, llet him, adn lahmenwei ewll rcham eerh on eht npial. sLet amcrh owthtiu teh surdm so ttha eyth anc raleylc ese ruo elecxteln mariiylt qeepinumt fmro teh tcaslse uderni orfo. I tihkn ignK Rrchdai and I oshuld eetm in eth eams awy ttha nlitigngh and anir ixm in eht ksy, dorcpngiu tdheunr hatt psir it aaprt. If hes hte lnggthiin, Ill be the niar. He can egar, wleih I lliw edyli and ropu my wesrta on the rehat. utB lyno on the retha, not on imh. hcraM lagon, and netoic woh gKin hdairRc oslko.
Parle without, and answer within. Then a flourish. Enter on the walls, KING RICHARD II , the BISHOP OF CARLISLE , DUKE OF AUMERLE , SIR STEPHEN SCROOP , and EARL OF SALISBURY	yhTe lacl mofr idtseou orf a egeimtn, dna oomseen enssarw from ihtniw. utrespmT bwol. NIGK HIDRACR II , eht HOPBSI OF ASLLIREC , UDEK OF ERLMEUA , ISR TESPNEH RSCOOP , dna ELRA OF SRAYSLUBI eparpa on hte wlsal of the casetl.
See, see, King Richard doth himself appear, 65 As doth the blushing discontented sun From out the fiery portal of the east, When he perceives the envious clouds are bent To dim his glory and to stain the track Of his bright passage to the occident.	See, gKin acrRhid mieflsh aappser, utsj as hte snu srise yppiahunl in hte taes ewnh it sese teh osulcd rivencog eht sky and rniytg to dhei ish syra.
DUKE OF YORK 70 Yet looks he like a king: behold, his eye, As bright as is the eagles, lightens forth Controlling majesty: alack, alack, for woe, That any harm should stain so fair a show!	EDKU OF ORKY He lislt klsoo keil a gkni. ooLk, ihs eye is as ghrbti as an lagsee nda smmdnoac oauirytth. It odwul be a asmeh to rmah his fira npereapaac!
KING RICHARD II We are amazed; and thus long have we stood 75 To watch the fearful bending of thy knee,	IKGN RDCIHAR II I am hedsisonat htta veI ostod eher igtinwa so nolg and you nhatev yet dleneke,
To NORTHUMBERLAND	To NARBDULTMEOHNR
Because we thought ourself thy lawful king: And if we be, how dare thy joints forget To pay their awful duty to our presence? If we be not, show us the hand of God 80 That hath dismissed us from our stewardship; For well we know, no hand of blood and bone Can grip the sacred handle of our sceptre, Unless he do profane, steal, or usurp. And though you think that all, as you have done, 85 Have torn their souls by turning them from us, And we are barren and bereft of friends; Yet know, my master, God omnipotent, Is mustering in his clouds on our behalf Armies of pestilence; and they shall strike 90 Your children yet unborn and unbegot, That lift your vassal hands against my head And threat the glory of my precious crown. Tell Bolingbrokefor yond methinks he stands That every stride he makes upon my land 95 Is dangerous treason: he is come to open The purple testament of bleeding war; But ere the crown he looks for live in peace, Ten thousand bloody crowns of mothers sons Shall ill become the flower of Englands face, 100 Change the complexion of her maid-pale peace To scarlet indignation and bedew Her pastures grass with faithful English blood.	enisc I thought I wsa sltil oury lawufl ikng. dAn if I am, hwo dear uyo not ekeln in my spencree? If I am tno, pvore to me taht dGo hsa dsedssiim me rfom my isonitpo. No lrotam nam, atref all, nca kaet aayw my srecept, uessnl he atsesl it or uupssr it saigtna het llwi of God. neEv if oyu ktihn atht, iekl uoy, eenvyreo sha tpu irhte slosu in dgrean by grtuinn aayw ormf me, dan hatt I heva no efnrsdi, you sloduh owkn atth doG, my taresm, is gigerahnt ssieaed adn yanog in shi ldoucs on my ahbfle. Tyhe llwi sekitr hte nnurbo ehridcln of yeonna hwo arssie treih andhs atnsagi me and eth rloyg of my wcnro. lleT lfinebkrgooorB I tknhi hes tgnndsai oerv eehrtthta ervye tpes he atsek on my dnla is a nsgeuadro atc of reasont. He has ocem to wgae war atigsan me. But net nodhtusa snso llwi dei, lffhtuia mgEsniahlns oobld wlil stnai teh uspesart, and cpeea lliw utnr to ngaer berofe he eerv gtes the owrnc he seeks.
NORTHUMBERLAND The king of heaven forbid our lord the king Should so with civil and uncivil arms 105 Be rushd upon! Thy thrice noble cousin Harry Bolingbroke doth humbly kiss thy hand; And by the honourable tomb he swears, That stands upon your royal grandsires bones, And by the royalties of both your bloods, 110 Currents that spring from one most gracious head, And by the buried hand of warlike Gaunt, And by the worth and honour of himself, Comprising all that may be sworn or said, His coming hither hath no further scope 115 Than for his lineal royalties and to beg Enfranchisement immediate on his knees: Which on thy royal party granted once, His glittering arms he will commend to rust, His barbed steeds to stables, and his heart 120 To faithful service of your majesty. This swears he, as he is a prince, is just; And, as I am a gentleman, I credit him.	LNDAHMONRBETUR doG fibrdo thta nyoean uwdol kaatct het gikn! rouY enobl uocsin yaHrr oneoriglbkB ekssis yoru dhna. He ewrass by uoyr dhgernaftsar gerav, by hte lryao oodbl you rseha, by the bdruei ndah of shi fterha tnuaG, nda by ish now orhno atth he hsa no iioetnntn of ogidn gnitnhay tub neieklng onwd dan snkiag rfo ish daln and onyem akbc. ceOn yevuo ievng ihm ttha, lleh iocmmt to verne use ihs owpsnea, to tpu shi sesaohrrw in labsest, and to decaetdi eifshlm to uyor lahuftif revsiec. He erswas ttha tish is iraf to mih as a repicn. I, as a lgtnaemen, vbeiele him.
KING RICHARD II Northumberland, say thus the king returns: His noble cousin is right welcome hither; 125 And all the number of his fair demands Shall be accomplishd without contradiction: With all the gracious utterance thou hast Speak to his gentle hearing kind commends.	GNIK CRRDIHA II btNulearnodmhr, say eht ngik ssay sthi: ihs nolbe iunosc is melwcoe ereh, nad yveer one of his ansddem llwi be tem ttohiuw noodactctiinr. lTel hmi so whti all the rgeasuoscsin uoy acn serumt.
We do debase ourselves, cousin, do we not, 130 To look so poorly and to speak so fair? Shall we call back Northumberland, and send Defiance to the traitor, and so die?	(To UEKD OF AUMERLE) sonuCi, nrate I ihnigsdrono fmelys by nokigol so edtehwcr dan psgaknei so ylidnk? ulhoSd I llac kbac tbardourmNlneh dna tlle mih to snde ynlo wdsor of eceniadf to hte draoitarnt in odngi so esrnue that inbogerokBls aymr iwll llik me?
DUKE OF AUMERLE No, good my lord; lets fight with gentle words Till time lend friends and friends their helpful swords.	EDUK OF ULERAME No, my gdoo dorl. steL do teblat hwti ngetel rsowd lnuti eevw ahd mite to rghaet our ferinsd adn herit aosnepw.
KING RICHARD II 135 O God, O God! that eer this tongue of mine, That laid the sentence of dread banishment On yon proud man, should take it off again With words of sooth! O that I were as great As is my grief, or lesser than my name! 140 Or that I could forget what I have been, Or not remember what I must be now! Swellst thou, proud heart? Ill give thee scope to beat, Since foes have scope to beat both thee and me.	IGNK RCIRAHD II Oh, God! stI beublainleve htat faret gtienncsne ttha puodr man to sianhmbent, I wlduo own tlif sih esnhnmptiu twih oonsgthi dsowr! I wihs hatt I rwee as arteg as I am a asd, or htat I wnreet a gnki. I hisw I dluco oretgf atht evI eben a gnki, dan taht I umst cat ilek a kign onw. Is my ahrte egntiab efatrs? Ill tle it aetb rtaesf, eincs my enieems vhea het ibtaiyl to beat obth my ahert dan me.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Northumberland comes back from Bolingbroke.	KUDE OF MEURLEA hbmrnuaNtderol is ocnmgi kacb form npekigas to brBnokgioel.
KING RICHARD II 145 What must the king do now? must he submit? The king shall do it: must he be deposed? The king shall be contented: must he lose The name of king? o Gods name, let it go: Ill give my jewels for a set of beads, 150 My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsmans gown, My figured goblets for a dish of wood, My sceptre for a palmers walking staff, My subjects for a pair of carved saints 155 And my large kingdom for a little grave, A little little grave, an obscure grave; Or Ill be buried in the kings highway, Some way of common trade, where subjects feet May hourly trample on their sovereigns head; 160 For on my heart they tread now whilst I live; And buried once, why not upon my head? Aumerle, thou weepst, my tender-hearted cousin! Well make foul weather with despised tears; Our sighs and they shall lodge the summer corn, 165 And make a dearth in this revolting land. Or shall we play the wantons with our woes, And make some pretty match with shedding tears? As thus, to drop them still upon one place, Till they have fretted us a pair of graves 170 Within the earth; and, therein laid,there lies Two kinsmen diggd their graves with weeping eyes. Would not this ill do well? Well, well, I see I talk but idly, and you laugh at me. Most mighty prince, my Lord Northumberland, 175 What says King Bolingbroke? will his majesty Give Richard leave to live till Richard die? You make a leg, and Bolingbroke says ay.	KNGI RIRHADC II What smtu eht knig do wno? utMs teh knig nrerdures? He lwil do it. usMt teh gink be rwotnevhro? He llwi be hpapy. Must the kgni no rlgoen be declal king? In dGos amne, lhel uoecnnre it. Ill teadr my jsleew ofr a aosrry, my osurogeg cpaael orf a tmirseh lndwielg, my ncei lhescto rof a bsraegg rshti, my dertamoenn psuc ofr a nedoow isdh, my ceprste fro a gpimislr neac, my sbjeucts orf a pria of cvrdea snatsi, dna aertd my miogdnk for a amsll dan drkmeuna rgeav. Or uyrb me in a buys ywahigh, erhwe my ctjbuess can epmtlra my deah nstyaonltc, iscen tyhe aer igptmnrla my ehatr onw lwhie Im sitll veila. enOc Im beurid, hwy otn atmeplr on my head? eluermA, my rteeftoasdh suonci, uyo aer rcgniy. ellW seu uro rteas to teerac iteolvn ssortm, adn whti ruo higss heyt lliw teab dwno the ospcr adn secua enafim in stih oleirbsleu lnda. Or ashll we aply iwth rou oews nda iesdev semo eclrev gmae iwht uor ratse? We oucdl ekep mteh nalfgli onnilyulcat in one sotp tluni ehytve eadrvc us a ipra of asvrge in the eatrh. Wde lie in the sgreva, nad the msobtneto wduol asy ehTer lie two retaeivsl who gud thier agvesr ihwt arset. tunWdol ahtt be a ogdo game to ylpa? leWl, elwl, I speak hloisoyfl, dna uyo era higangul at me. My drol rbmoluNdrhenat, tygihm cirpen, tahw odes gKin nlobkriBgoe yas? Wlli sih ytmejas awlol me to liev tluin I ide? ouY wob, and lnkgreiBoob iedsdec.
NORTHUMBERLAND My lord, in the base court he doth attend To speak with you; may it please you to come down.	MDLTNOUENRBHRA My dolr, he tsiaw in eth otrue otcru lbowe to speak thiw uyo. lilW yuo ocem ndwo?
KING RICHARD II 180 Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon, Wanting the manage of unruly jades. In the base court? Base court, where kings grow base, To come at traitors calls and do them grace. In the base court? Come down? Down, court! 185 down, king! For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.	GKIN IHCADRR II Im nmigco dwno, ielk nsnhigi hPneaot Sno of sHeloi, eth sun odg, in Greke mtyh. lHsioe wdollae hmi to edvri eht crihato of teh sun, tbu Phateon saw ubelan to ntclroo eth ohsesr llpniug het roitahc. ehyT deever too sloce to het ehatr, ubinnrg it, itlnu uZse scturk oePhatn dwno twhi a hdebnrtoult. hPnoate aebnlu to torlonc uyulnr rshoes. In het otbomt tcruo? The moobtt otcru, herwe kngis eecbom mcnomo nuegho to beyo a tisoartr nmusmso nda wob to ethm. In eth ttomob coutr? Ceom ondw? The tbomto ortcu! ndA now eth nkgi is on the tombot! ehivEnytgr is wcakadrb, dan nghit lwos khseir nhew ngmointu lkasr hduslo be gisnnig.
Exeunt from above	heyT exti frmo ebaov.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE What says his majesty?	HNYRE BBONEKORGIL athW osed the ngki asy?
NORTHUMBERLAND Sorrow and grief of heart 190 Makes him speak fondly, like a frantic man Yet he is come.	EANBNRUHRDLTOM His wrsoro mksae mih speak loyiolshf, elik a dma anm. tBu seh gocinm.
Enter KING RICHARD and his attendants below	GIKN HARICRD dna ish eatntdnsat entre ewlob.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Stand all apart, And show fair duty to his majesty.	NEHRY IBGOONLERKB dantS atpra, nda wohs uyor duty to eth inkg.
He kneels down	He eenslk.
My gracious lord,	My gsaoircu oldr.
KING RICHARD II 195 Fair cousin, you debase your princely knee To make the base earth proud with kissing it: Me rather had my heart might feel your love Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. Up, cousin, up; your heart is up, I know, 200 Thus high at least, although your knee be low.	GKNI CIRHRDA II iraF siunco, uyo usintl uyro eilnycrp keen by hgoitncu it to eht wylol rthae. Id haertr my harte feel oryu evlo nath my seey see uoyr efka cuteysor. eGt up, cusnio. Your tehar is uopdr, I wokn, evne if your kene is dhmuble.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE My gracious lord, I come but for mine own.	NERYH OKGRBINLEBO My grioucsa lord, Im onyl rehe to mealrci my nwo errpotpy.
KING RICHARD II Your own is yours, and I am yours, and all.	GNIK CHRIADR II Yruo epprotyr is yuors, dan I am rouy gnki.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE So far be mine, my most redoubted lord, As my true service shall deserve your love.	HYNER REONGBOKBLI My eddeard dorl, oyu rea my king ynol if I sdreeev ryuo love.
KING RICHARD II 205 Well you deserve: they well deserve to have, That know the strongst and surest way to get. Uncle, give me your hands: nay, dry your eyes; Tears show their love, but want their remedies. Cousin, I am too young to be your father, 210 Though you are old enough to be my heir. What you will have, Ill give, and willing too; For do we must what force will have us do. Set on towards London, cousin, is it so?	GNIK CRHRAID II necUl, egiv me ruoy hasnd. No, ryd oyur esye. eTasr wohs vloe, tbu do inoghnt to ifx rieth uceas. sionCu, I am too yngou to be ryuo rthefa, neev htuohg uoy ear lod nehuog to hiietnr my odgmnki. llI gliiwlyln egiv uoy htwa uoy want, auscbee yveuo ocerfd me to do it. So now luoly go to Ldonno, ncusoi?
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Yea, my good lord.	RYNEH ROEINOBGLKB eYs, my doog lrdo.
KING RICHARD II 215 Then I must not say no.	NKGI AIDCHRR II nheT I tacn yas no.
Flourish. Exeunt	Tetrmspu wolb. eyhT etix.

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Wales. Before Flint castle.	slaWe, oiudtse tiFnl Catsel.
Enter, with drum and colours, HENRY BOLINGBROKE , DUKE OF YORK , NORTHUMBERLAND , Attendants, and forces	EHNYR NGOEOLIBRBK , UEKD OF RKYO , nad RNDLENBRUAHTMO enrte, wthi eoireacmnl safgl adn smrud disuongn. levraSe enstatdatn and ssderilo nomaacycp ethm.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE So that by this intelligence we learn The Welshmen are dispersed, and Salisbury Is gone to meet the king, who lately landed With some few private friends upon this coast.	EHNRY BBLIKGROONE So we wkon mofr sith sletat sewn atht eht meehlWns evha flet het lbtfdaeeilt nda thta the gnik ash dnelad wthi emos of sih iredsfn on the ostac, wheer iasSlbuyr has noeg to tmee hmi.
NORTHUMBERLAND 5 The news is very fair and good, my lord: Richard not far from hence hath hid his head.	HRABLEUNDMTORN tsI oogd swen, my dolr. aidRrhc is iihndg nto veyr afr morf ehre.
DUKE OF YORK It would beseem the Lord Northumberland To say King Richard: alack the heavy day When such a sacred king should hide his head.	KDUE OF ROYK It wolud be reebtt orf orLd rtaeurohNdmbln to llca mhi ngKi hRrcadi. We ulodsh onmru eht ayd ttah a kgni ash to iedh.
NORTHUMBERLAND 10 Your grace mistakes; only to be brief Left I his title out.	RMRTONDHUAELBN uYor cgaer ansuntreddmiss me. I lony tfle off ish tteil rfo the kaes of eiytrbv.
DUKE OF YORK The time hath been, Would you have been so brief with him, he would Have been so brief with you, to shorten you, 15 For taking so the head, your whole heads length.	KEUD OF ORKY heTer saw a time ewnh, if oyud eben so bierf in ish eceenpsr, he olwdu ahve mdea oyu enev berirfe, by nhpipogc ffo yuro aehd.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Mistake not, uncle, further than you should.	HERNY LIONRKBOBEG eUcln, todn teak shit tddsnngsreaiumni too rfa.
DUKE OF YORK Take not, good cousin, further than you should. Lest you mistake the heavens are oer our heads.	DEUK OF ORKY oodG ounsic, ndot aekt erom anth ouy ldohsu, or yuo yam gtrofe neahev serlu roev us.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE I know it, uncle, and oppose not myself 20 Against their will. But who comes here?	HNREY NBLRIGBOOEK I nkwo it, cnuel, dna tonw sopoep het illw of eahnve. tuB how is icogmn?
Enter HENRY PERCY	YHNER YEPCR nteres.
Welcome, Harry: what, will not this castle yield?	leemWco, rHray. atWh, ntow iths aectsl gvei in?
HENRY PERCY The castle royally is mannd, my lord, Against thy entrance.	ERYHN CYRPE heT ectasl is dragdue by loayr lisedors, my drol, dan etyh wnto let uoy rtnee.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Royally! 25 Why, it contains no king?	RHENY IGNEKBROLBO ylaRo! utB eherst no ingk heer, is teher?
HENRY PERCY Yes, my good lord, It doth contain a king; King Richard lies Within the limits of yon lime and stone: And with him are the Lord Aumerle, Lord Salisbury, 30 Sir Stephen Scroop, besides a clergyman Of holy reverence; who, I cannot learn.	YRHNE PRECY eYs, my olrd, ethre is a nkgi eehr. ignK hRaircd is siendi, angol iwht Ldor meerlAu, doLr rybialsuS, iSr hpnetSe Soorcp, as lewl a yloh gelaycmrn homw I dnto okwn.
NORTHUMBERLAND O, belike it is the Bishop of Carlisle.	RTEDBNRNUMAHLO Its oplabrby eht hBosip of lCalresi.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Noble lords, Go to the rude ribs of that ancient castle; 35 Through brazen trumpet send the breath of parley Into his ruind ears, and thus deliver: Henry Bolingbroke On both his knees doth kiss King Richards hand And sends allegiance and true faith of heart 40 To his most royal person, hither come Even at his feet to lay my arms and power, Provided that my banishment repeald And lands restored again be freely granted: If not, Ill use the advantage of my power 45 And lay the summers dust with showers of blood Raind from the wounds of slaughterd Englishmen: The which, how far off from the mind of Bolingbroke It is, such crimson tempest should bedrench The fresh green lap of fair King Richards land, 50 My stooping duty tenderly shall show. Go, signify as much, while here we march Upon the grassy carpet of this plain. Lets march without the noise of threatening drum, That from this castles tatterd battlements 55 Our fair appointments may be well perused. Methinks King Richard and myself should meet With no less terror than the elements Of fire and water, when their thundering shock At meeting tears the cloudy cheeks of heaven. 60 Be he the fire, Ill be the yielding water: The rage be his, whilst on the earth I rain My waters; on the earth, and not on him. March on, and mark King Richard how he looks.	RHNEY IRKEBOGNOLB lebNo osrdl, coapaprh teh eucdr alswl of tsih odl talsec adn tle eth rsmtetup dsuno a gilasn to teh nkig ttha we tnaw to eemt. lverDie tihs esgmsae: enyHr ilBebkongro lkenes bfeero nigK aRidrch, ssikse shi hadn, dan orffes shi layotly nda urte fthia of rhaet. I oecm to lay my pnewsoa dan my rpowe at shi tfee, as glno as he seralpe my hbaneinmst nda yeerlf sevig kacb lla my sdnla. If he wotn, lIl eus my porew to rnai hsi lnnsiseghmE dlboo on eht rumesms tsud. By geneknil eymbisuslivs ofeber imh llI shwo ohw ltelit I reised to ernchd his gener sldna in tsih yaw. Go, llet him, adn lahmenwei ewll rcham eerh on eht npial. sLet amcrh owthtiu teh surdm so ttha eyth anc raleylc ese ruo elecxteln mariiylt qeepinumt fmro teh tcaslse uderni orfo. I tihkn ignK Rrchdai and I oshuld eetm in eth eams awy ttha nlitigngh and anir ixm in eht ksy, dorcpngiu tdheunr hatt psir it aaprt. If hes hte lnggthiin, Ill be the niar. He can egar, wleih I lliw edyli and ropu my wesrta on the rehat. utB lyno on the retha, not on imh. hcraM lagon, and netoic woh gKin hdairRc oslko.
Parle without, and answer within. Then a flourish. Enter on the walls, KING RICHARD II , the BISHOP OF CARLISLE , DUKE OF AUMERLE , SIR STEPHEN SCROOP , and EARL OF SALISBURY	yhTe lacl mofr idtseou orf a egeimtn, dna oomseen enssarw from ihtniw. utrespmT bwol. NIGK HIDRACR II , eht HOPBSI OF ASLLIREC , UDEK OF ERLMEUA , ISR TESPNEH RSCOOP , dna ELRA OF SRAYSLUBI eparpa on hte wlsal of the casetl.
See, see, King Richard doth himself appear, 65 As doth the blushing discontented sun From out the fiery portal of the east, When he perceives the envious clouds are bent To dim his glory and to stain the track Of his bright passage to the occident.	See, gKin acrRhid mieflsh aappser, utsj as hte snu srise yppiahunl in hte taes ewnh it sese teh osulcd rivencog eht sky and rniytg to dhei ish syra.
DUKE OF YORK 70 Yet looks he like a king: behold, his eye, As bright as is the eagles, lightens forth Controlling majesty: alack, alack, for woe, That any harm should stain so fair a show!	EDKU OF ORKY He lislt klsoo keil a gkni. ooLk, ihs eye is as ghrbti as an lagsee nda smmdnoac oauirytth. It odwul be a asmeh to rmah his fira npereapaac!
KING RICHARD II We are amazed; and thus long have we stood 75 To watch the fearful bending of thy knee,	IKGN RDCIHAR II I am hedsisonat htta veI ostod eher igtinwa so nolg and you nhatev yet dleneke,
To NORTHUMBERLAND	To NARBDULTMEOHNR
Because we thought ourself thy lawful king: And if we be, how dare thy joints forget To pay their awful duty to our presence? If we be not, show us the hand of God 80 That hath dismissed us from our stewardship; For well we know, no hand of blood and bone Can grip the sacred handle of our sceptre, Unless he do profane, steal, or usurp. And though you think that all, as you have done, 85 Have torn their souls by turning them from us, And we are barren and bereft of friends; Yet know, my master, God omnipotent, Is mustering in his clouds on our behalf Armies of pestilence; and they shall strike 90 Your children yet unborn and unbegot, That lift your vassal hands against my head And threat the glory of my precious crown. Tell Bolingbrokefor yond methinks he stands That every stride he makes upon my land 95 Is dangerous treason: he is come to open The purple testament of bleeding war; But ere the crown he looks for live in peace, Ten thousand bloody crowns of mothers sons Shall ill become the flower of Englands face, 100 Change the complexion of her maid-pale peace To scarlet indignation and bedew Her pastures grass with faithful English blood.	enisc I thought I wsa sltil oury lawufl ikng. dAn if I am, hwo dear uyo not ekeln in my spencree? If I am tno, pvore to me taht dGo hsa dsedssiim me rfom my isonitpo. No lrotam nam, atref all, nca kaet aayw my srecept, uessnl he atsesl it or uupssr it saigtna het llwi of God. neEv if oyu ktihn atht, iekl uoy, eenvyreo sha tpu irhte slosu in dgrean by grtuinn aayw ormf me, dan hatt I heva no efnrsdi, you sloduh owkn atth doG, my taresm, is gigerahnt ssieaed adn yanog in shi ldoucs on my ahbfle. Tyhe llwi sekitr hte nnurbo ehridcln of yeonna hwo arssie treih andhs atnsagi me and eth rloyg of my wcnro. lleT lfinebkrgooorB I tknhi hes tgnndsai oerv eehrtthta ervye tpes he atsek on my dnla is a nsgeuadro atc of reasont. He has ocem to wgae war atigsan me. But net nodhtusa snso llwi dei, lffhtuia mgEsniahlns oobld wlil stnai teh uspesart, and cpeea lliw utnr to ngaer berofe he eerv gtes the owrnc he seeks.
NORTHUMBERLAND The king of heaven forbid our lord the king Should so with civil and uncivil arms 105 Be rushd upon! Thy thrice noble cousin Harry Bolingbroke doth humbly kiss thy hand; And by the honourable tomb he swears, That stands upon your royal grandsires bones, And by the royalties of both your bloods, 110 Currents that spring from one most gracious head, And by the buried hand of warlike Gaunt, And by the worth and honour of himself, Comprising all that may be sworn or said, His coming hither hath no further scope 115 Than for his lineal royalties and to beg Enfranchisement immediate on his knees: Which on thy royal party granted once, His glittering arms he will commend to rust, His barbed steeds to stables, and his heart 120 To faithful service of your majesty. This swears he, as he is a prince, is just; And, as I am a gentleman, I credit him.	LNDAHMONRBETUR doG fibrdo thta nyoean uwdol kaatct het gikn! rouY enobl uocsin yaHrr oneoriglbkB ekssis yoru dhna. He ewrass by uoyr dhgernaftsar gerav, by hte lryao oodbl you rseha, by the bdruei ndah of shi fterha tnuaG, nda by ish now orhno atth he hsa no iioetnntn of ogidn gnitnhay tub neieklng onwd dan snkiag rfo ish daln and onyem akbc. ceOn yevuo ievng ihm ttha, lleh iocmmt to verne use ihs owpsnea, to tpu shi sesaohrrw in labsest, and to decaetdi eifshlm to uyor lahuftif revsiec. He erswas ttha tish is iraf to mih as a repicn. I, as a lgtnaemen, vbeiele him.
KING RICHARD II Northumberland, say thus the king returns: His noble cousin is right welcome hither; 125 And all the number of his fair demands Shall be accomplishd without contradiction: With all the gracious utterance thou hast Speak to his gentle hearing kind commends.	GNIK CRRDIHA II btNulearnodmhr, say eht ngik ssay sthi: ihs nolbe iunosc is melwcoe ereh, nad yveer one of his ansddem llwi be tem ttohiuw noodactctiinr. lTel hmi so whti all the rgeasuoscsin uoy acn serumt.
We do debase ourselves, cousin, do we not, 130 To look so poorly and to speak so fair? Shall we call back Northumberland, and send Defiance to the traitor, and so die?	(To UEKD OF AUMERLE) sonuCi, nrate I ihnigsdrono fmelys by nokigol so edtehwcr dan psgaknei so ylidnk? ulhoSd I llac kbac tbardourmNlneh dna tlle mih to snde ynlo wdsor of eceniadf to hte draoitarnt in odngi so esrnue that inbogerokBls aymr iwll llik me?
DUKE OF AUMERLE No, good my lord; lets fight with gentle words Till time lend friends and friends their helpful swords.	EDUK OF ULERAME No, my gdoo dorl. steL do teblat hwti ngetel rsowd lnuti eevw ahd mite to rghaet our ferinsd adn herit aosnepw.
KING RICHARD II 135 O God, O God! that eer this tongue of mine, That laid the sentence of dread banishment On yon proud man, should take it off again With words of sooth! O that I were as great As is my grief, or lesser than my name! 140 Or that I could forget what I have been, Or not remember what I must be now! Swellst thou, proud heart? Ill give thee scope to beat, Since foes have scope to beat both thee and me.	IGNK RCIRAHD II Oh, God! stI beublainleve htat faret gtienncsne ttha puodr man to sianhmbent, I wlduo own tlif sih esnhnmptiu twih oonsgthi dsowr! I wihs hatt I rwee as arteg as I am a asd, or htat I wnreet a gnki. I hisw I dluco oretgf atht evI eben a gnki, dan taht I umst cat ilek a kign onw. Is my ahrte egntiab efatrs? Ill tle it aetb rtaesf, eincs my enieems vhea het ibtaiyl to beat obth my ahert dan me.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Northumberland comes back from Bolingbroke.	KUDE OF MEURLEA hbmrnuaNtderol is ocnmgi kacb form npekigas to brBnokgioel.
KING RICHARD II 145 What must the king do now? must he submit? The king shall do it: must he be deposed? The king shall be contented: must he lose The name of king? o Gods name, let it go: Ill give my jewels for a set of beads, 150 My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsmans gown, My figured goblets for a dish of wood, My sceptre for a palmers walking staff, My subjects for a pair of carved saints 155 And my large kingdom for a little grave, A little little grave, an obscure grave; Or Ill be buried in the kings highway, Some way of common trade, where subjects feet May hourly trample on their sovereigns head; 160 For on my heart they tread now whilst I live; And buried once, why not upon my head? Aumerle, thou weepst, my tender-hearted cousin! Well make foul weather with despised tears; Our sighs and they shall lodge the summer corn, 165 And make a dearth in this revolting land. Or shall we play the wantons with our woes, And make some pretty match with shedding tears? As thus, to drop them still upon one place, Till they have fretted us a pair of graves 170 Within the earth; and, therein laid,there lies Two kinsmen diggd their graves with weeping eyes. Would not this ill do well? Well, well, I see I talk but idly, and you laugh at me. Most mighty prince, my Lord Northumberland, 175 What says King Bolingbroke? will his majesty Give Richard leave to live till Richard die? You make a leg, and Bolingbroke says ay.	KNGI RIRHADC II What smtu eht knig do wno? utMs teh knig nrerdures? He lwil do it. usMt teh gink be rwotnevhro? He llwi be hpapy. Must the kgni no rlgoen be declal king? In dGos amne, lhel uoecnnre it. Ill teadr my jsleew ofr a aosrry, my osurogeg cpaael orf a tmirseh lndwielg, my ncei lhescto rof a bsraegg rshti, my dertamoenn psuc ofr a nedoow isdh, my ceprste fro a gpimislr neac, my sbjeucts orf a pria of cvrdea snatsi, dna aertd my miogdnk for a amsll dan drkmeuna rgeav. Or uyrb me in a buys ywahigh, erhwe my ctjbuess can epmtlra my deah nstyaonltc, iscen tyhe aer igptmnrla my ehatr onw lwhie Im sitll veila. enOc Im beurid, hwy otn atmeplr on my head? eluermA, my rteeftoasdh suonci, uyo aer rcgniy. ellW seu uro rteas to teerac iteolvn ssortm, adn whti ruo higss heyt lliw teab dwno the ospcr adn secua enafim in stih oleirbsleu lnda. Or ashll we aply iwth rou oews nda iesdev semo eclrev gmae iwht uor ratse? We oucdl ekep mteh nalfgli onnilyulcat in one sotp tluni ehytve eadrvc us a ipra of asvrge in the eatrh. Wde lie in the sgreva, nad the msobtneto wduol asy ehTer lie two retaeivsl who gud thier agvesr ihwt arset. tunWdol ahtt be a ogdo game to ylpa? leWl, elwl, I speak hloisoyfl, dna uyo era higangul at me. My drol rbmoluNdrhenat, tygihm cirpen, tahw odes gKin nlobkriBgoe yas? Wlli sih ytmejas awlol me to liev tluin I ide? ouY wob, and lnkgreiBoob iedsdec.
NORTHUMBERLAND My lord, in the base court he doth attend To speak with you; may it please you to come down.	MDLTNOUENRBHRA My dolr, he tsiaw in eth otrue otcru lbowe to speak thiw uyo. lilW yuo ocem ndwo?
KING RICHARD II 180 Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon, Wanting the manage of unruly jades. In the base court? Base court, where kings grow base, To come at traitors calls and do them grace. In the base court? Come down? Down, court! 185 down, king! For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.	GKIN IHCADRR II Im nmigco dwno, ielk nsnhigi hPneaot Sno of sHeloi, eth sun odg, in Greke mtyh. lHsioe wdollae hmi to edvri eht crihato of teh sun, tbu Phateon saw ubelan to ntclroo eth ohsesr llpniug het roitahc. ehyT deever too sloce to het ehatr, ubinnrg it, itlnu uZse scturk oePhatn dwno twhi a hdebnrtoult. hPnoate aebnlu to torlonc uyulnr rshoes. In het otbomt tcruo? The moobtt otcru, herwe kngis eecbom mcnomo nuegho to beyo a tisoartr nmusmso nda wob to ethm. In eth ttomob coutr? Ceom ondw? The tbomto ortcu! ndA now eth nkgi is on the tombot! ehivEnytgr is wcakadrb, dan nghit lwos khseir nhew ngmointu lkasr hduslo be gisnnig.
Exeunt from above	heyT exti frmo ebaov.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE What says his majesty?	HNYRE BBONEKORGIL athW osed the ngki asy?
NORTHUMBERLAND Sorrow and grief of heart 190 Makes him speak fondly, like a frantic man Yet he is come.	EANBNRUHRDLTOM His wrsoro mksae mih speak loyiolshf, elik a dma anm. tBu seh gocinm.
Enter KING RICHARD and his attendants below	GIKN HARICRD dna ish eatntdnsat entre ewlob.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Stand all apart, And show fair duty to his majesty.	NEHRY IBGOONLERKB dantS atpra, nda wohs uyor duty to eth inkg.
He kneels down	He eenslk.
My gracious lord,	My gsaoircu oldr.
KING RICHARD II 195 Fair cousin, you debase your princely knee To make the base earth proud with kissing it: Me rather had my heart might feel your love Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. Up, cousin, up; your heart is up, I know, 200 Thus high at least, although your knee be low.	GKNI CIRHRDA II iraF siunco, uyo usintl uyro eilnycrp keen by hgoitncu it to eht wylol rthae. Id haertr my harte feel oryu evlo nath my seey see uoyr efka cuteysor. eGt up, cusnio. Your tehar is uopdr, I wokn, evne if your kene is dhmuble.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE My gracious lord, I come but for mine own.	NERYH OKGRBINLEBO My grioucsa lord, Im onyl rehe to mealrci my nwo errpotpy.
KING RICHARD II Your own is yours, and I am yours, and all.	GNIK CHRIADR II Yruo epprotyr is yuors, dan I am rouy gnki.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE So far be mine, my most redoubted lord, As my true service shall deserve your love.	HYNER REONGBOKBLI My eddeard dorl, oyu rea my king ynol if I sdreeev ryuo love.
KING RICHARD II 205 Well you deserve: they well deserve to have, That know the strongst and surest way to get. Uncle, give me your hands: nay, dry your eyes; Tears show their love, but want their remedies. Cousin, I am too young to be your father, 210 Though you are old enough to be my heir. What you will have, Ill give, and willing too; For do we must what force will have us do. Set on towards London, cousin, is it so?	GNIK CRHRAID II necUl, egiv me ruoy hasnd. No, ryd oyur esye. eTasr wohs vloe, tbu do inoghnt to ifx rieth uceas. sionCu, I am too yngou to be ryuo rthefa, neev htuohg uoy ear lod nehuog to hiietnr my odgmnki. llI gliiwlyln egiv uoy htwa uoy want, auscbee yveuo ocerfd me to do it. So now luoly go to Ldonno, ncusoi?
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Yea, my good lord.	RYNEH ROEINOBGLKB eYs, my doog lrdo.
KING RICHARD II 215 Then I must not say no.	NKGI AIDCHRR II nheT I tacn yas no.
Flourish. Exeunt	Tetrmspu wolb. eyhT etix.