No Fear Shakespeare: Richard II: Act 4 Scene 1

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Westminster Hall.	mnitsetWsre Hall.
Enter, as to the Parliament, HENRY BOLINGBROKE , DUKE OF AUMERLE , NORTHUMBERLAND , HENRY PERCY , LORD FITZWATER , DUKE OF SURREY , the BISHOP OF CARLISLE , the ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER , and another Lord, Herald, Officers, and BAGOT	RYENH BBIREGOKNOL eernst, iwth teh emsa mcerenyo as if he weer nentgeri amPtlerian. DKEU OF EERLMAU , EMUBRAODLHNRNT , EYNHR ERYPC , ORLD AFTZIRTWE , KEUD OF RUESRY , hte PHSIBO OF CLIERLAS , the OBTBA OF ESMRTINTSEW , nda hoetnar dorl rtnee as lelw, as do a ehdalr, omes rfocefsi, dan OAGBT.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Call forth Bagot. Now, Bagot, freely speak thy mind; What thou dost know of noble Gloucesters death, Who wrought it with the king, and who performd 5 The bloody office of his timeless end.	NYERH OBLENIRBKGO lCal orradfw atoBg. woN, Botga, speak rlefye. aWth do you kwon toaub oenlb celrueGtsso tedah? hWo srocinepd whit hte kgni to do it, dna hwo ultclyaa eldlik him?
BAGOT Then set before my face the Lord Aumerle.	GTOBA iBrgn rLdo leemAru dwraofr.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Cousin, stand forth, and look upon that man.	HRENY LROKGEIONBB uCsnoi, ntasd in rfotn dna olok at hatt man.
BAGOT My Lord Aumerle, I know your daring tongue Scorns to unsay what once it hath deliverd. 10 In that dead time when Gloucesters 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 uncles head? Amongst much other talk, that very time, 15 I heard you say that you had rather refuse The offer of an hundred thousand crowns Than Bolingbrokes return to England; Adding withal how blest this land would be In this your cousins death.	BAGTO My Ldro Aemlrue, I wnko oeyru oto eabvr to dyne thaw ueyvo aeardyl isad. lhiWe couserslGet aetdh swa gnebi ltpotde, I reahd yuo sya, stnI my mra ongl guhneo to hreca mrof teh caeeufpl insghlE rotcu to asilCa, to ketirs at my eslucn eahd? At ahtt esma iemt, I readh uoy say, naogm ertho tshing, ahtt oyu dlowu aerthr efusre a dnruhed nudsaoth cnorsw tanh heav eokBnrlbigo tnuerr to ndgalEn. Adn uyo dddae hatt hte ytcroun oludw be bdsesel if onoBegklrbi, yuro nosuci, dide.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 20 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 soild 25 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, though being all too base 30 To stain the temper of my knightly sword.	UDKE OF AEUELMR erPincs nad bolne olrsd, owh ohsudl I doprsen to hist lloyw amn? hSudol I ooisdhnr my kanr as a bneol by nhssiigact mih on aqelu tmsre? I sgsue I sumt, or lte ihm unri my onorh twih htis nesrluodsa atnucoisac. hTere is my oelgv, teh olbmsy of yuro dahte. I sya yuo ile, nad llI mncfroi in taobcm ahtt hawt uyo iasd is a lei, hotugh I owtn siatn my tgkhniyl owsrd itwh yuor omomnc olbod.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Bagot, forbear; thou shalt not take it up.	YHNRE IOOBLKRNEBG Btoag, rtraisne userlyof. ouY lliw ton iattelera.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Excepting one, I would he were the best In all this presence that hath moved me so.	KDEU OF ERUAEML pctxeE orf ognobelBrki, I wsih Bgtao ewre eth tmos oenlb ponrse eerh to eavh aedrgen me ilek itsh.
LORD FITZWATER If that thy valour stand on sympathy, 35 There is my gage, Aumerle, in gage to thine: By that fair sun which shows me where thou standst, I heard thee say, and vauntingly thou spakest it That thou wert cause of noble Gloucesters death. If thou denyst it twenty times, thou liest; 40 And I will turn thy falsehood to thy heart, Where it was forged, with my rapiers point.	RLDO RFWTTZEAI If uyro agoucre nepdesd on aknr, erhet is my legvo, lAreemu, to tcahm yuor ogvle. I awesr by eth snu atht osshw me ewher uoy ear htat I radhe ouy sbtoa hatt uoy cudeas tsousrGelce teahd. venE if uyo deny it etywnt miets, you ile, dan lIl tup that eli kcba in oyru rheta, hreew it acem romf, tiwh my wosrd.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Thou darest not, coward, live to see that day.	EDUK OF AUEMLRE rCodaw, uyo otunwld eard do it.
LORD FITZWATER Now by my soul, I would it were this hour.	RLDO IEWZRFTAT By my uosl, I hisw I oulcd do it irhgt nwo.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Fitzwater, thou art damnd to hell for this.	KEUD OF UEMELAR arFtetziw, llyou be edmdan to llhe for sith.
HENRY PERCY 45 Aumerle, thou liest; his honour is as true In this appeal as thou art all 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 darest.	NEHYR PRYCE uleeArm, ouy eil. iHs sncuaiotca is as rtue as yuro ieland is lfeas. dnA Ill eropv htat ouy ile by rniowhgt onwd my egolv. eaTk it up, if ouy rade.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 50 An if I do not, may my hands rot off And never brandish more revengeful steel Over the glittering helmet of my foe!	EDKU OF UERALEM If I odnt, yma my ashdn otr ywaa and enver naaig ilft my sdorw vroe het tmhlee of my meeny!
LORD I task the earth to the like, forsworn Aumerle; And spur thee on with full as many lies 55 As may be holload in thy treacherous ear From sun to sun: there is my honours pawn; Engage it to the trial, if thou darest.	DRLO lIl worth dwon my logve to oyu, too, gylni mreuAle. ndA llI ucsaec uoy of gynil gtirh in ruoy rea, fomr eusisrn to unstes. heTser my gpelde of ohrno. cPki it up, if you dare.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Who sets me else? by heaven, Ill throw at all: I have a thousand spirits in one breast, 60 To answer twenty thousand such as you.	KDEU OF REEALUM oWh slee elhglcsane me? By enhaev, lIl ohrtw my elovg at uoy all. My trebas sldho a taosuhdn tsriisp ttha anc thoamtcu etwnty ndstouha lkie ouy.
DUKE OF SURREY My Lord Fitzwater, I do remember well The very time Aumerle and you did talk.	UEKD OF RESUYR My lrod aezwFtirt, I beerermm vyer llew wnhe yuo dan lureAme osekp.
LORD FITZWATER Tis very true: you were in presence then; And you can witness with me this is true.	RDLO AFTETIRZW aThst teur, uyo rwee eterh. ndA you cna be my sinswte htta tihs is teru.
DUKE OF SURREY 65 As false, by heaven, as heaven itself is true.	DUEK OF URREYS tIs as lsaef as eeavnh is uert.
LORD FITZWATER Surrey, thou liest.	ODLR WITTEZRAF ueyrSr, yuo ile.
DUKE OF SURREY Dishonourable boy! That lie shall lie so heavy on my sword, That it shall render vengeance and revenge 70 Till thou the lie-giver and that lie do lie In earth as quiet as thy fathers skull: In proof whereof, there is my honours pawn; Engage it to the trial, if thou darest.	EDKU OF YERRUS esarlbnohDio yob! ouYr iel wlli igev hucs twehgi to my sdrwo taht it iwll takcta uyo in gvnreee iutnl ueyor yngil in eth agerv as qeitu as oruy ddea afrhte. As pforo, eesthr my loegv. kTae it up, if uyo daer.
LORD FITZWATER How fondly dost thou spur a forward horse! 75 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. 80 As I intend to thrive in this new world, Aumerle is guilty of my true appeal: Besides, I heard the banishd Norfolk say That thou, Aumerle, didst send two of thy men To execute the noble duke at Calais.	LODR AITWREFZT You auttn me so loosiylhf! As asyeil as I rade to aet or inkrd or heatebr or vlie, I aedr to emet uSreyr in a wlid paecl dan ipts on him, all hte eihwl leriagcdn ahtt he iesl. rTehe is my esrpsnoe, so atth oyu tnca rnu aayw rofm it. I ntdnei to do lewl in shti ewn mgdkion, nad reAeuml is lgiyut. sedeBsi, I aehrd the nhbedsia kuDe of orNlofk, aoshmT roaybwM, ysa that uoy, reeAlmu, ntse otw of uryo nem to llki the lbeno udek at Clsaia.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 85 Some honest Christian trust me with a gage That Norfolk lies: here do I throw down this, If he may be repeald, to try his honour.	DUEK OF AUEREML omeoSne ednl me a ovgle so I can proev ttha wMyroab esli. Here, I twrho wnod sith, so hatt I yma stet hsi hoorn if hse erev outrhgb kcba.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE These differences shall all rest under gage Till Norfolk be repeald: repeald he shall be, 90 And, though mine enemy, restored again To all his lands and signories: when hes returnd, Against Aumerle we will enforce his trial.	YERHN BBKONRLEIGO All ehets ruqelsra lwli be upt on odhl lintu yMwaorb is erdllcae fmor ieexl, as he will be. vEen hgotuh he is my nemye, hlel be ivgne kacb ihs nlda adn siltte. nAd hnwe he oemsc bcka, llwe have sih latir agasnit melureA.
BISHOP OF CARLISLE That honourable day shall neer be seen. Many a time hath banishd Norfolk fought 95 For Jesu Christ in glorious Christian field, Streaming the ensign of the Christian cross Against black pagans, Turks, and Saracens: And toild with works of war, retired himself To Italy; and there at Venice gave 100 His body to that pleasant countrys earth, And his pure soul unto his captain Christ, Under whose colours he had fought so long.	IHOPSB OF IAERLLSC tTha yad illw eenvr nhepap. Mayn stiem idd oawMrby fhgti rof uJess Chrsit in tbelta dna eaidsr eth stiiCrnha osrcs tigsnaa teh lbkca pnagsa, skTur, adn eaancsrS. ashdxeutE by wra, he erdrtie to aIytl. He vage shi bdoy to sti siol in inVece dan agve his eupr slou to itrhCs, deurn swheo enarnb he ugfoht fro so goln.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Why, bishop, is Norfolk dead?	RHNEY RKIGNEBOOLB yWh, poisbh, is ywMorba aded?
BISHOP OF CARLISLE As surely as I live, my lord.	HOISPB OF IALCESRL As syeulr as I am ielav, my rdlo.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 105 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.	HNYER EOLGNIRBOKB Mya cpaee eatk ish etswe uosl to aAabhrm! dsLor, wlle peke lal ehest gacsnelhel ntliu we acn tse sady orf rouy satlri.
Enter DUKE OF YORK , attended	heT EKDU OF YRKO ertnes, htwi sih andtteasnt.
DUKE OF YORK Great Duke of Lancaster, I come to thee 110 From plume-pluckd 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!	EDKU OF ROYK etGar Dkue of csLratnea, I cmoe to oyu fomr ehdbmul hiardcR, how is lignwli to mkea ouy shi ireh dan dsilye his rlayo cterpes to yrou anhsd. kTae his ohnter omfr mhi, nda glon ilve eynHr, teh thoufr nigk whit taht amne!
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 115 In Gods name, Ill ascend the regal throne.	YREHN OGRBINLKEBO In odGs aemn, llI eatk eth oarly orneht.
BISHOP OF 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 120 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 Richards subject? 125 Thieves are not judged but they are by to hear, Although apparent guilt be seen in them; And shall the figure of Gods majesty, His captain, steward, deputy-elect, Anointed, crowned, planted many years, 130 Be judged by subject and inferior breath, And he himself not present? O, forfend it, God, That in a Christian climate souls refined Should show so heinous, black, obscene a deed! I speak to subjects, and a subject speaks, 135 Stirrd up by God, thus boldly for his king: My Lord of Hereford here, whom you call king, Is a foul traitor to proud Herefords king: And if you crown him, let me prophesy: The blood of English shall manure the ground, 140 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 145 Shall here inhabit, and this land be calld The field of Golgotha and dead mens skulls. O, if you raise this house against this house, It will the woefullest division prove That ever fell upon this cursed earth. 150 Prevent it, resist it, let it not be so, Lest child, childs children, cry against you woe!	OIBSPH OF SRECIALL dGo fdobir! Im het laets trohyw to pekas in sith leonb anymcpo, btu its tgiitfn ttha I, a ycenlragm, skpea eth truth. If yoln eno of hte oebnsl reeh were blone ohunge to jdgeu iaRdhrc! Tehn he oludw risanetr elhfism ofrm gntimicmto hsuc a gnowr. thWa scjbetu nca spsa egnujdtm on sih ignk? nAd hwo erhe ntis acirhsdR jtubesc? nevE vehteis etanr udjged elssnu htyree sreetpn, eenv ehwn eteyhr volboyusi yguitl. lhlaS het magei of Gosd emjatys, who is Hsi hnecos dptyue dna earecrkat nad ahs nbee so ofr aymn esayr, be jddueg by shi inoeifrsr twoihtu neve nbegi nrstpee? Oh, oGd, dton owlal ushc ferndei oslsu in a Crahsiitn ldan to be so necsobe. Im aiepskgn to ejubctss as a ustjceb, caeusbe evI eneb mvoed by odG to speak dlboyl for sih ngik. uYo gmiht lacl my rdoL of oHerfrde erhe gkin, utb he is a ttraori to ihs kgni. If yuo give imh eht ocrwn, I tpcreid atth teh obdlo of hte shElgni lliw koas het soil, dna uftrue rstoaeenign illw teergr hist tca. ceaPe liwl aelev lnEdgan adn go to het kursT nad seniilfd, ehilw we wlli eahv elrerbti raws htat lwil ipt siaemifl tasigna heac htoer. oriDersd, eraf, uytimn, nad orrohr liwl ilve ereh, nda it lliw be nkonw as a ecpla of trrroe and suksll. If you pit ruyo ifayml istanag his hatT is, csLataern isnatag York. family tsgaina his, it lwil ovpre to be the swort noivdiis veer to eakt cplae on athre. teernvP it form gpaipnenh. otDn tel it be so, or yoru inldechr and oury gicrrahelddnn will ltmnea uyor stanoic!
NORTHUMBERLAND Well have you argued, sir; and, for your pains, Of capital treason we arrest you here. My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge 155 To keep him safely till his day of trial. May it please you, lords, to grant the commons suit.	NAOLDHRNRMUBTE oYveu euagdr elwl, nad in rturne weer rrgnteais oyu for tlicpaa searnot. My oLdr of teWmtinress, sit ryou niirtsolbieyps to pkee imh seaf niutl he esgo on itlra. My drols, epleas ngatr the nomcmso itus.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Fetch hither Richard, that in common view He may surrender; so we shall proceed Without suspicion.	EHNRY OF EOGIBRBONKL Brnig ahdRicr rhee, so atht he cna reudnrsre in ibculp. hTta wya I nca doerpec thiwotu oupscisni.
DUKE OF YORK 160 I will be his conduct.	KUED OF OYRK llI cteors hmi.
Exit	He estix.
HENRY 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 lookd for at your helping hands.	NYHRE BNKRGOBLOEI Yuo dorls how ear ehre durne aerstr, aregarn rfo eonmoes to lpedge that uoyll be eerh for uyor liart. I tndo ewo uoy yhngtnai, adn I tond pcetxe to iveecre ayn eolv form oyu.
Re-enter DUKE OF YORK , with KING RICHARD II , and Officers bearing the regalia	hTe DUEK OF KYOR retnes iwht NGIK CAIDHRR II. fefrcisO oflolw ehmt ngihlod teh ownrc dan hte epsertc, eth smsboly of teh ikhspnig.
KING RICHARD II 165 Alack, why am I sent for to a king, Before I have shook off the regal thoughts Wherewith I reignd? I hardly yet have learnd To insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs: Give sorrow leave awhile to tutor me 170 To this submission. Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine? Did they not sometime cry, all hail! to me? So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve, Found truth in all but one: I, in twelve thousand, none. 175 God save the king! Will no man say amen? Am I both priest and clerk? well then, amen. God save the king! although I be not he; And yet, amen, if heaven do think him me. To do what service am I sent for hither?	KNGI ICADRHR II aAsl, why odes het ngki lcal rof me hnew veI noly tsuj dnreiges lefsmy to egvi up hte oenrht? Iev ylrhda hda etim to rnlea to cta lkei a jbtuesc, owh ahs to igldune teh ngik adn obw to imh. Gvei me osem mtie itwh my rorwso so thta I acn raeln how to bumtis to hnaeort. I lltis beerremm how seeht nme edus to esrev me. dDitn tyhe oecn ryc tuo, lAl hlai! to me? utB tehn so ddi sdJau to rCshti ceon. But ishCtr had evlnee nthsoe oslewlfro uto of telvew. I otdn eavh noe out of eewvlt sdaonhtu. oGd eavs hte gkni! oWnt yennoa yas eanm? Do I veha to hotb gevi eth iengsbls nad afrfim it? Well enht, eamn. God save hte ingk! vEne thhugo I am not eth gink. Adn yet, llI say amen in csea enaveh lstil dercsiosn me teh nkgi. yhW have uoy tsen ofr me?
DUKE OF YORK 180 To do that office of thine own good will Which tired majesty did make thee offer, The resignation of thy state and crown To Henry Bolingbroke.	EUKD OF ORYK ouY vaeh to iveg up oyur tcoynur nad yuro ncwro to nreyH oorgnbBlkie of ryou now eerf wlil, nvee htghuo vueyo darelya nveig it oerv hhgurot yrou etefda.
KING RICHARD II Give me the crown. Here, cousin, seize the crown; 185 Here cousin: On this side my hand, and on that side yours. Now is this golden crown like a deep well That owes two buckets, filling one another, The emptier ever dancing in the air, 190 The other down, unseen and full of water: That bucket down and full of tears am I, Drinking my griefs, whilst you mount up on high.	GKNI DCARHIR II Gevi me hte conwr. reeH, insuoc, atke hte wnorc. Here nscuoi. Ill tup my hnda on hsit idse of it, nad oyu put suryo on eth eotrh. Now tihs lenodg ocnrw okols keli a lwel htta sha wto ecutbsk, adn iagrisn eon scause hte hrtoe to odrp dan lilf up. enO is teypm adn sadenc up in eht rai, wehil eth teorh is dwno in eht lwel dan llfu of trwea. Im the ebutkc at the omotbt, ullf of reast, nad you era the one senri to the otp.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE I thought you had been willing to resign.	EHYRN RIKGBNLBOEO I uthgoht oyu ewer gwlliin to iegv up eth cwrno.
KING RICHARD II My crown I am; but still my griefs are mine: 195 You may my glories and my state depose, But not my griefs; still am I king of those.	INGK RHRACDI II Im iilgnwl to vegi up my nwrco, utb my nssdsea is tilsl mein. ouY anc ktea my oygrl dna my ylaro austst, btu I isltl leru rove my rgefi.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Part of your cares you give me with your crown.	YREHN NGOBKORLIBE loYul selo omse of oehts rwiores when uyo give the cnwro to me.
KING RICHARD II Your cares set up do not pluck my cares down. My care is loss of care, by old care done; 200 Your care is gain of care, by new care won: The cares I give I have, though given away; They tend the crown, yet still with me they stay.	GNKI RAHDICR II uJst ecbasue oyu iang eoths roewsir desotn enma I soel thme. Im ioredrw by heirt lsos dan by thwa hsa anehdpep. oYur ncecnro is eht wne ebsnsliieioprsti ouy aer tkanig on. Ill keep my rowiers enev if I vegi away htire cesau, eht woncr.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Are you contented to resign the crown?	YRHEN LOOIGKENRBB reA uyo glliinw to ievg up the rwnoc?
KING RICHARD II Ay, no; no, ay; for I must nothing be; 205 Therefore no no, for I resign to thee. Now mark me, how I will undo myself; I give this heavy weight from off my head And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand, The pride of kingly sway from out my heart; 210 With mine own tears I wash away my balm, With mine own hands I give away my crown, With mine own tongue deny my sacred state, With mine own breath release all dutys rites: All pomp and majesty I do forswear; 215 My manors, rents, revenues I forego; My acts, decrees, and statutes I deny: God pardon all oaths that are broke to me! God keep all vows unbroke that swear to thee! Make me, that nothing have, with nothing grieved, 220 And thou with all pleased, that hast all achieved! Long mayst thou live in Richards seat to sit, And soon lie Richard in an earthly pit! God save King Harry, unkingd Richard says, And send him many years of sunshine days! 225 What more remains?	INKG RRIHDCA II seY dan no. No adn yse, eicns I umts ton be anyhtgni. So, no, no, euasebc I gevi it up to uoy. wNo oolk, llI kema flyesm tignnoh. lIl giev uyo sthi aeyvh rcnow mrfo my heda, dna tsih rscepte mofr my adhn. Ill eatk hte dpeir of bgeni ingk out of my ahret. My won aerst lliw ahsw waya eht loi taht mdea me kngi. My wno nhdas iwll egiv waay eth nrcwo. My wno geuotn will deny my sraecd gihrt to be gikn. My won heartb will evig up lal ahtos of ecnageilal mead to me. I eigv up lal teh riutla adn meenoycr, all my oehsm, my neicom, adn jceret all hte swla I adencte. aMy Gdo rdanpo enroeevy hwo aebskr his htao to me! May Gdo epek tmeh frmo knaibger etihr oath to uoy! eLt me ieevrg orf htongin eiscn I veha thngnio, and tel uyo be aesldep twhi ynehvergti sicne you avhe vehgeirynt! May you vlie olgn in my lepac, and lte me be dbruei osno! God vaes nKgi rHyar, emrrfo niKg dirahRc sysa, and elt hmi eahv nyam aphyp days! thWa eels is ftle?
NORTHUMBERLAND No more, but that you read These accusations and these grievous crimes Committed by your person and your followers Against the state and profit of this land; 230 That, by confessing them, the souls of men May deem that you are worthily deposed.	MLOTRRAHEDNBNU gNtniho utb for yuo to read ludoa all teh aaccssotiun nda ircmes atht oyu nda rouy lewlroosf icmmtdoet tignaas teh leinegwlb nad setiyroprp of hist trconyu. ecnO euyov ossedncef, eyovnree nca raege hatt yoevu neeb uyljst tddhoeenr.
KING RICHARD II Must I do so? and must I ravel out My weaved-up folly? Gentle Northumberland, If thy offences were upon record, 235 Would it not shame thee in so fair a troop To read a lecture of them? If thou wouldst, There shouldst thou find one heinous article, Containing the deposing of a king And cracking the strong warrant of an oath, 240 Markd with a blot, damnd in the book of heaven: Nay, all of you that stand and look upon, Whilst that my wretchedness doth bait myself, Though some of you with Pilate wash your hands Showing an outward pity; yet you Pilates 245 Have here deliverd me to my sour cross, And water cannot wash away your sin.	NGKI AHDRCRI II Do I hvea to? Do I hvae to stli uot hseet hacrges? reaD rNebahtuordnml, if lla oruy cemisr rwee estidl otu, dunwotl oyu be amehdsa to erad emht in ofrnt of ushc a dueditgnisihs pguor? If oyu idd, oyud nfdi on eht ilst teh eelitbrr mceir of esdgnopi a igkn dan gbkrnaei an atho, ecirsm cnnodeemd by eaehnv. llA of yuo owh are tgawinhc me tac tuo my eirmesabl feta rehe rteenpd keli Ptliae heT moRan roveonrg of Juead who reedrod eht infcuoirxic of esuJs. He desahw sih ashdn to sginyif taht hte oenicexut okot aplce at the ertueqs of the Jesw nad he ookt no responsibility. Pilate that uoyev onde nointhg nrogw nda kloo at me ihwt iytp. But yveou all lepayd a prta in nibirngg me to tihs asett, and oyu atcn eydn uryo sin.
NORTHUMBERLAND My lord, dispatch; read oer these articles.	EUNNBRRMTHADLO My dorl, teg on iwth it. aRed hte sgerhac.
KING RICHARD II Mine eyes are full of tears, I cannot see: And yet salt water blinds them not so much 250 But they can see a sort of traitors here. Nay, if I turn mine eyes upon myself, I find myself a traitor with the rest; For I have given here my souls consent To undeck the pompous body of a king; 255 Made glory base and sovereignty a slave, Proud majesty a subject, state a peasant.	KNGI ICARRDH II My yees rae lluf of ertsa nad I tnca ese. Btu evne so, I can ees a ourgp of trtsiaro in ntrof of me. ndA if I oolk at efslym, I see tusj as agter a roatrit. Iev dreega to vgie up my oyarl atmsrnge, dame nilitybo cmonmo, nda edam a atmser a aevsl. vIe amed a nigk a ejsucbt dna edam eht iestchr teh oostrpe.
NORTHUMBERLAND My lord,	LMTONRDAHNEUBR My oldr
KING RICHARD II No lord of thine, thou haught insulting man, Nor no mans lord; I have no name, no title, 260 No, not that name was given me at the font, But tis usurpd: alack the heavy day, That I have worn so many winters out, And know not now what name to call myself! O that I were a mockery king of snow, 265 Standing before the sun of Bolingbroke, To melt myself away in water-drops! Good king, great king, and yet not greatly good, An if my word be sterling yet in England, Let it command a mirror hither straight, 270 That it may show me what a face I have, Since it is bankrupt of his majesty.	KIGN HDIRRAC II Im ton uyor lodr, oyu ugytahh, tuisnglni nma. Im no smna lodr. I tndo vhae a anem or a itlte. eTh naem I saw bizpedat tihw is no lgoern enim. oHw sda it is thta I am so lod dna I dont nowk hwat to lcla yemslf! If onyl I wree a oswanmn, I udlco datns in nfotr of teh snu of lobkrinBoge dna tel yfmesl be dtleem! oGdo nkig, atrge gnik, utb not a ryve good man. If my modsncma llsti veha vleua in nEdlnga, elt me manmdco eeonsmo to ribng me a ormrir, so I yma ees htwa I oolk lkie owtthiu nay of my bonle asemtjy.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Go some of you and fetch a looking-glass.	NERHY KLOEIGRONBB nmSoeeo go dna teg a mrrori.
Exit an attendant	An tndttanea exits.
NORTHUMBERLAND Read oer this paper while the glass doth come.	ANONRLREMUHBDT Raed this pearp unlti eth rrroim raisrev.
KING RICHARD II Fiend, thou tormentst me ere I come to hell!	IKGN HDRCAIR II diFen, uoy era utgnirrot me eforeb I nvee teg to lelh!
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 275 Urge it no more, my Lord Northumberland.	NEYRH GNOOLBEKIBR rodL brNhldtnrmuaoe, psot ksngia ihm to rade it.
NORTHUMBERLAND The commons will not then be satisfied.	ARNUDTBLONERHM Teh eosHu of smonomC tonw be edsitsaif.
KING RICHARD II They shall be satisfied: Ill read enough, When I do see the very book indeed Where all my sins are writ, and thats myself.	KIGN CIRDHRA II llehyT etg atwh tyeh wtan. lIl rdea it nehw I cna oklo at my acfe and ese teh issn ttah ppraea rtehe.
Re-enter Attendant, with a glass	The nadnettta treneres ihwt a rrrmoi.
280 Give me the glass, and therein will I read. No deeper wrinkles yet? hath sorrow struck So many blows upon this face of mine, And made no deeper wounds? O flattering glass, Like to my followers in prosperity, 285 Thou dost beguile me! Was this face the face That every day under his household roof Did keep ten thousand men? was this the face That, like the sun, did make beholders wink? Was this the face that faced so many follies, 290 And was at last out-faced by Bolingbroke? A brittle glory shineth in this face: As brittle as the glory is the face;	Gvei me het irrmor, nad Ill aedr tahsw on my acef. No reepde nkrwlise tey? dCoul I redneu so nmay osrwrso tithuwo htem pingparae on my cafe? Oh tlangietrf mrriro, you are gnyil to me utsj ekil my wolslrfoe ddi iurdgn prhaepi smtie. saW shti eht mesa mna who onec pkte ten odsahunt nme in ish elymop? Wsa siht hte cfae atth adem men rwole tehir azeg, as if tyeh erwe ooilkgn onti eth snu? aWs sthi the smea aefc that nuededr so mnay cgenllashe tnuil it aws teddafee by iknBebrgool? hTrees a rifgael rolyg in this ecfa, nad its a acef as ieargfl as rgoly.
Dashes the glass against the ground	He rwohst het orirmr on the dgunro.
For there it is, crackd in a hundred shivers. Mark, silent king, the moral of this sport, 295 How soon my sorrow hath destroyd my face.	koLo, ehter it is in a eudnrdh psceei. Pya titnnoate, knig, to thwa tihs maens. roorwS has so ylcikqu tesryeodd my aefc.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE The shadow of your sorrow hath destroyd The shadow or your face.	RYENH BEBINGOLORK stI ynlo the atdruow oolgm of ryou wroros atth ahs ededryots the pcaeaprnea of uoyr afce.
KING RICHARD II Say that again. The shadow of my sorrow! ha! lets see: 300 Tis very true, my grief lies all within; And these external manners of laments Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul; There lies the substance: and I thank thee, king, 305 For thy great bounty, that not only givest Me cause to wail but teachest me the way How to lament the cause. Ill beg one boon, And then be gone and trouble you no more. Shall I obtain it?	GNIK RHIRCAD II yaS hatt aiang. heT atruodw mgool of my rrowos! Ha! tLes ese. stI rteu atht my fierg is enisid me nda ttah nagthniy I say or do to ieicnatd my gifre is ujts hte atuwrdo nrilocetfe of wstah inseid. knhaT uyo, nkgi, rof eibng so ndki as to ton loyn egiv me osrena to greiev ubt osal to taech me hwo to wohs my erigf. llI beg eon arfvo, adn ehnt llI go wyaa dna no nloreg etobhr uoy. lWil oyu egiv it to me?
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 310 Name it, fair cousin.	EHNYR ROGELIOBKBN aeWrtehv uyo awtn, rfia ncuosi.
KING RICHARD II Fair cousin? I am greater than a king: For when I was a king, my flatterers Were then but subjects; being now a subject, I have a king here to my flatterer. 315 Being so great, I have no need to beg.	GNKI ACRIDRH II riaF onsuic? I umts be thmeirgi hnta a knig, cinse whne I wsa a nkgi bjutsesc tetfrelad me, tbu nwo hatt Im a juctbes het ingk strlefta me. ceniS Im so ihtmyg, I tnod ened to gbe.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Yet ask.	NHRYE BBKONROELIG ksA awnyya.
KING RICHARD II And shall I have?	GINK AHRICDR II ndA will I veha it?
HENRY BOLINGBROKE You shall.	HNREY BIGOOBKNLER uoY lwil.
KING RICHARD II Then give me leave to go.	IGNK RHICDAR II enhT eivg me smeinipsor to go.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 320 Whither?	HEYRN EINLRGBKOBO ehreW?
KING RICHARD II Whither you will, so I were from your sights.	NIKG RADIRCH II ereWehvr ouy natw, as nogl as it is aayw rfmo uyo.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Go, some of you convey him to the Tower.	EYHRN RLEBNGOOKIB Go, msoe of yuo taek mih to eht rowet.
KING RICHARD II O, good! convey? conveyers are you all, That rise thus nimbly by a true kings fall.	IGNK AHCRRID II Oh odog! eTka me? oYeru all sktera hwvoe inesr so ilmhytig by my ofldlnaw.
Exeunt KING RICHARD II , some Lords, and a Guard	IGKN RHDAICR II xites, thwi oesm dlors nda a rgdau.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 325 On Wednesday next we solemnly set down Our coronation: lords, prepare yourselves.	NREHY RONLGIBBKEO exNt eanydedWs, lIl be oncwerd. osdrL, eeprpra for it.
Exeunt all except the BISHOP OF CARLISLE , the Abbot of Westminster, and DUKE OF AUMERLE	hTey lal tixe, xcepet eth SHOIPB OF SLCELRAI , hte OBTAB OF SNESRWTEMIT , and eth EDUK OF EEMULRA.
ABBOT A woeful pageant have we here beheld.	BATOB shiT is a dsa eescn vewe wsedniste.
BISHOP OF CARLISLE The woes to come; the children yet unborn. Shall feel this day as sharp to them as thorn.	PIBSHO OF IRECASLL eTh sdsasne is ety to eomc. hdeinrlC owh nrtea eevn bron yte lilw fele het etfcsfe of thsi dya kile a tohrn in hiert isde.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 330 You holy clergymen, is there no plot To rid the realm of this pernicious blot?	EKDU OF MUEARLE oYu olyh men, nsit teehr a awy we nac gte idr of this reieblrt urlre?
ABBOT My lord, Before I freely speak my mind herein, You shall not only take the sacrament 335 To bury mine intents, but also to effect Whatever I shall happen to devise. I see your brows are full of discontent, Your hearts of sorrow and your eyes of tears: Come home with me to supper; and Ill lay 340 A plot shall show us all a merry day.	TBOAB My rodl, eferbo I speak eylerf, ouy tusm arwse to pkee shit a tceres dan aols to mrospei htat tahwever pnla I meoc up tihw is aericdr out. I ees woh punyaph oyu are. Cemo oehm whti me fro psurpe. lIl ptu dfrwoar a tplo that iwll maek us all ppayh.
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Westminster Hall.	mnitsetWsre Hall.
Enter, as to the Parliament, HENRY BOLINGBROKE , DUKE OF AUMERLE , NORTHUMBERLAND , HENRY PERCY , LORD FITZWATER , DUKE OF SURREY , the BISHOP OF CARLISLE , the ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER , and another Lord, Herald, Officers, and BAGOT	RYENH BBIREGOKNOL eernst, iwth teh emsa mcerenyo as if he weer nentgeri amPtlerian. DKEU OF EERLMAU , EMUBRAODLHNRNT , EYNHR ERYPC , ORLD AFTZIRTWE , KEUD OF RUESRY , hte PHSIBO OF CLIERLAS , the OBTBA OF ESMRTINTSEW , nda hoetnar dorl rtnee as lelw, as do a ehdalr, omes rfocefsi, dan OAGBT.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Call forth Bagot. Now, Bagot, freely speak thy mind; What thou dost know of noble Gloucesters death, Who wrought it with the king, and who performd 5 The bloody office of his timeless end.	NYERH OBLENIRBKGO lCal orradfw atoBg. woN, Botga, speak rlefye. aWth do you kwon toaub oenlb celrueGtsso tedah? hWo srocinepd whit hte kgni to do it, dna hwo ultclyaa eldlik him?
BAGOT Then set before my face the Lord Aumerle.	GTOBA iBrgn rLdo leemAru dwraofr.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Cousin, stand forth, and look upon that man.	HRENY LROKGEIONBB uCsnoi, ntasd in rfotn dna olok at hatt man.
BAGOT My Lord Aumerle, I know your daring tongue Scorns to unsay what once it hath deliverd. 10 In that dead time when Gloucesters 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 uncles head? Amongst much other talk, that very time, 15 I heard you say that you had rather refuse The offer of an hundred thousand crowns Than Bolingbrokes return to England; Adding withal how blest this land would be In this your cousins death.	BAGTO My Ldro Aemlrue, I wnko oeyru oto eabvr to dyne thaw ueyvo aeardyl isad. lhiWe couserslGet aetdh swa gnebi ltpotde, I reahd yuo sya, stnI my mra ongl guhneo to hreca mrof teh caeeufpl insghlE rotcu to asilCa, to ketirs at my eslucn eahd? At ahtt esma iemt, I readh uoy say, naogm ertho tshing, ahtt oyu dlowu aerthr efusre a dnruhed nudsaoth cnorsw tanh heav eokBnrlbigo tnuerr to ndgalEn. Adn uyo dddae hatt hte ytcroun oludw be bdsesel if onoBegklrbi, yuro nosuci, dide.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 20 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 soild 25 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, though being all too base 30 To stain the temper of my knightly sword.	UDKE OF AEUELMR erPincs nad bolne olrsd, owh ohsudl I doprsen to hist lloyw amn? hSudol I ooisdhnr my kanr as a bneol by nhssiigact mih on aqelu tmsre? I sgsue I sumt, or lte ihm unri my onorh twih htis nesrluodsa atnucoisac. hTere is my oelgv, teh olbmsy of yuro dahte. I sya yuo ile, nad llI mncfroi in taobcm ahtt hawt uyo iasd is a lei, hotugh I owtn siatn my tgkhniyl owsrd itwh yuor omomnc olbod.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Bagot, forbear; thou shalt not take it up.	YHNRE IOOBLKRNEBG Btoag, rtraisne userlyof. ouY lliw ton iattelera.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Excepting one, I would he were the best In all this presence that hath moved me so.	KDEU OF ERUAEML pctxeE orf ognobelBrki, I wsih Bgtao ewre eth tmos oenlb ponrse eerh to eavh aedrgen me ilek itsh.
LORD FITZWATER If that thy valour stand on sympathy, 35 There is my gage, Aumerle, in gage to thine: By that fair sun which shows me where thou standst, I heard thee say, and vauntingly thou spakest it That thou wert cause of noble Gloucesters death. If thou denyst it twenty times, thou liest; 40 And I will turn thy falsehood to thy heart, Where it was forged, with my rapiers point.	RLDO RFWTTZEAI If uyro agoucre nepdesd on aknr, erhet is my legvo, lAreemu, to tcahm yuor ogvle. I awesr by eth snu atht osshw me ewher uoy ear htat I radhe ouy sbtoa hatt uoy cudeas tsousrGelce teahd. venE if uyo deny it etywnt miets, you ile, dan lIl tup that eli kcba in oyru rheta, hreew it acem romf, tiwh my wosrd.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Thou darest not, coward, live to see that day.	EDUK OF AUEMLRE rCodaw, uyo otunwld eard do it.
LORD FITZWATER Now by my soul, I would it were this hour.	RLDO IEWZRFTAT By my uosl, I hisw I oulcd do it irhgt nwo.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Fitzwater, thou art damnd to hell for this.	KEUD OF UEMELAR arFtetziw, llyou be edmdan to llhe for sith.
HENRY PERCY 45 Aumerle, thou liest; his honour is as true In this appeal as thou art all 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 darest.	NEHYR PRYCE uleeArm, ouy eil. iHs sncuaiotca is as rtue as yuro ieland is lfeas. dnA Ill eropv htat ouy ile by rniowhgt onwd my egolv. eaTk it up, if ouy rade.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 50 An if I do not, may my hands rot off And never brandish more revengeful steel Over the glittering helmet of my foe!	EDKU OF UERALEM If I odnt, yma my ashdn otr ywaa and enver naaig ilft my sdorw vroe het tmhlee of my meeny!
LORD I task the earth to the like, forsworn Aumerle; And spur thee on with full as many lies 55 As may be holload in thy treacherous ear From sun to sun: there is my honours pawn; Engage it to the trial, if thou darest.	DRLO lIl worth dwon my logve to oyu, too, gylni mreuAle. ndA llI ucsaec uoy of gynil gtirh in ruoy rea, fomr eusisrn to unstes. heTser my gpelde of ohrno. cPki it up, if you dare.
DUKE OF AUMERLE Who sets me else? by heaven, Ill throw at all: I have a thousand spirits in one breast, 60 To answer twenty thousand such as you.	KDEU OF REEALUM oWh slee elhglcsane me? By enhaev, lIl ohrtw my elovg at uoy all. My trebas sldho a taosuhdn tsriisp ttha anc thoamtcu etwnty ndstouha lkie ouy.
DUKE OF SURREY My Lord Fitzwater, I do remember well The very time Aumerle and you did talk.	UEKD OF RESUYR My lrod aezwFtirt, I beerermm vyer llew wnhe yuo dan lureAme osekp.
LORD FITZWATER Tis very true: you were in presence then; And you can witness with me this is true.	RDLO AFTETIRZW aThst teur, uyo rwee eterh. ndA you cna be my sinswte htta tihs is teru.
DUKE OF SURREY 65 As false, by heaven, as heaven itself is true.	DUEK OF URREYS tIs as lsaef as eeavnh is uert.
LORD FITZWATER Surrey, thou liest.	ODLR WITTEZRAF ueyrSr, yuo ile.
DUKE OF SURREY Dishonourable boy! That lie shall lie so heavy on my sword, That it shall render vengeance and revenge 70 Till thou the lie-giver and that lie do lie In earth as quiet as thy fathers skull: In proof whereof, there is my honours pawn; Engage it to the trial, if thou darest.	EDKU OF YERRUS esarlbnohDio yob! ouYr iel wlli igev hucs twehgi to my sdrwo taht it iwll takcta uyo in gvnreee iutnl ueyor yngil in eth agerv as qeitu as oruy ddea afrhte. As pforo, eesthr my loegv. kTae it up, if uyo daer.
LORD FITZWATER How fondly dost thou spur a forward horse! 75 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. 80 As I intend to thrive in this new world, Aumerle is guilty of my true appeal: Besides, I heard the banishd Norfolk say That thou, Aumerle, didst send two of thy men To execute the noble duke at Calais.	LODR AITWREFZT You auttn me so loosiylhf! As asyeil as I rade to aet or inkrd or heatebr or vlie, I aedr to emet uSreyr in a wlid paecl dan ipts on him, all hte eihwl leriagcdn ahtt he iesl. rTehe is my esrpsnoe, so atth oyu tnca rnu aayw rofm it. I ntdnei to do lewl in shti ewn mgdkion, nad reAeuml is lgiyut. sedeBsi, I aehrd the nhbedsia kuDe of orNlofk, aoshmT roaybwM, ysa that uoy, reeAlmu, ntse otw of uryo nem to llki the lbeno udek at Clsaia.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 85 Some honest Christian trust me with a gage That Norfolk lies: here do I throw down this, If he may be repeald, to try his honour.	DUEK OF AUEREML omeoSne ednl me a ovgle so I can proev ttha wMyroab esli. Here, I twrho wnod sith, so hatt I yma stet hsi hoorn if hse erev outrhgb kcba.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE These differences shall all rest under gage Till Norfolk be repeald: repeald he shall be, 90 And, though mine enemy, restored again To all his lands and signories: when hes returnd, Against Aumerle we will enforce his trial.	YERHN BBKONRLEIGO All ehets ruqelsra lwli be upt on odhl lintu yMwaorb is erdllcae fmor ieexl, as he will be. vEen hgotuh he is my nemye, hlel be ivgne kacb ihs nlda adn siltte. nAd hnwe he oemsc bcka, llwe have sih latir agasnit melureA.
BISHOP OF CARLISLE That honourable day shall neer be seen. Many a time hath banishd Norfolk fought 95 For Jesu Christ in glorious Christian field, Streaming the ensign of the Christian cross Against black pagans, Turks, and Saracens: And toild with works of war, retired himself To Italy; and there at Venice gave 100 His body to that pleasant countrys earth, And his pure soul unto his captain Christ, Under whose colours he had fought so long.	IHOPSB OF IAERLLSC tTha yad illw eenvr nhepap. Mayn stiem idd oawMrby fhgti rof uJess Chrsit in tbelta dna eaidsr eth stiiCrnha osrcs tigsnaa teh lbkca pnagsa, skTur, adn eaancsrS. ashdxeutE by wra, he erdrtie to aIytl. He vage shi bdoy to sti siol in inVece dan agve his eupr slou to itrhCs, deurn swheo enarnb he ugfoht fro so goln.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Why, bishop, is Norfolk dead?	RHNEY RKIGNEBOOLB yWh, poisbh, is ywMorba aded?
BISHOP OF CARLISLE As surely as I live, my lord.	HOISPB OF IALCESRL As syeulr as I am ielav, my rdlo.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 105 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.	HNYER EOLGNIRBOKB Mya cpaee eatk ish etswe uosl to aAabhrm! dsLor, wlle peke lal ehest gacsnelhel ntliu we acn tse sady orf rouy satlri.
Enter DUKE OF YORK , attended	heT EKDU OF YRKO ertnes, htwi sih andtteasnt.
DUKE OF YORK Great Duke of Lancaster, I come to thee 110 From plume-pluckd 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!	EDKU OF ROYK etGar Dkue of csLratnea, I cmoe to oyu fomr ehdbmul hiardcR, how is lignwli to mkea ouy shi ireh dan dsilye his rlayo cterpes to yrou anhsd. kTae his ohnter omfr mhi, nda glon ilve eynHr, teh thoufr nigk whit taht amne!
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 115 In Gods name, Ill ascend the regal throne.	YREHN OGRBINLKEBO In odGs aemn, llI eatk eth oarly orneht.
BISHOP OF 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 120 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 Richards subject? 125 Thieves are not judged but they are by to hear, Although apparent guilt be seen in them; And shall the figure of Gods majesty, His captain, steward, deputy-elect, Anointed, crowned, planted many years, 130 Be judged by subject and inferior breath, And he himself not present? O, forfend it, God, That in a Christian climate souls refined Should show so heinous, black, obscene a deed! I speak to subjects, and a subject speaks, 135 Stirrd up by God, thus boldly for his king: My Lord of Hereford here, whom you call king, Is a foul traitor to proud Herefords king: And if you crown him, let me prophesy: The blood of English shall manure the ground, 140 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 145 Shall here inhabit, and this land be calld The field of Golgotha and dead mens skulls. O, if you raise this house against this house, It will the woefullest division prove That ever fell upon this cursed earth. 150 Prevent it, resist it, let it not be so, Lest child, childs children, cry against you woe!	OIBSPH OF SRECIALL dGo fdobir! Im het laets trohyw to pekas in sith leonb anymcpo, btu its tgiitfn ttha I, a ycenlragm, skpea eth truth. If yoln eno of hte oebnsl reeh were blone ohunge to jdgeu iaRdhrc! Tehn he oludw risanetr elhfism ofrm gntimicmto hsuc a gnowr. thWa scjbetu nca spsa egnujdtm on sih ignk? nAd hwo erhe ntis acirhsdR jtubesc? nevE vehteis etanr udjged elssnu htyree sreetpn, eenv ehwn eteyhr volboyusi yguitl. lhlaS het magei of Gosd emjatys, who is Hsi hnecos dptyue dna earecrkat nad ahs nbee so ofr aymn esayr, be jddueg by shi inoeifrsr twoihtu neve nbegi nrstpee? Oh, oGd, dton owlal ushc ferndei oslsu in a Crahsiitn ldan to be so necsobe. Im aiepskgn to ejubctss as a ustjceb, caeusbe evI eneb mvoed by odG to speak dlboyl for sih ngik. uYo gmiht lacl my rdoL of oHerfrde erhe gkin, utb he is a ttraori to ihs kgni. If yuo give imh eht ocrwn, I tpcreid atth teh obdlo of hte shElgni lliw koas het soil, dna uftrue rstoaeenign illw teergr hist tca. ceaPe liwl aelev lnEdgan adn go to het kursT nad seniilfd, ehilw we wlli eahv elrerbti raws htat lwil ipt siaemifl tasigna heac htoer. oriDersd, eraf, uytimn, nad orrohr liwl ilve ereh, nda it lliw be nkonw as a ecpla of trrroe and suksll. If you pit ruyo ifayml istanag his hatT is, csLataern isnatag York. family tsgaina his, it lwil ovpre to be the swort noivdiis veer to eakt cplae on athre. teernvP it form gpaipnenh. otDn tel it be so, or yoru inldechr and oury gicrrahelddnn will ltmnea uyor stanoic!
NORTHUMBERLAND Well have you argued, sir; and, for your pains, Of capital treason we arrest you here. My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge 155 To keep him safely till his day of trial. May it please you, lords, to grant the commons suit.	NAOLDHRNRMUBTE oYveu euagdr elwl, nad in rturne weer rrgnteais oyu for tlicpaa searnot. My oLdr of teWmtinress, sit ryou niirtsolbieyps to pkee imh seaf niutl he esgo on itlra. My drols, epleas ngatr the nomcmso itus.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Fetch hither Richard, that in common view He may surrender; so we shall proceed Without suspicion.	EHNRY OF EOGIBRBONKL Brnig ahdRicr rhee, so atht he cna reudnrsre in ibculp. hTta wya I nca doerpec thiwotu oupscisni.
DUKE OF YORK 160 I will be his conduct.	KUED OF OYRK llI cteors hmi.
Exit	He estix.
HENRY 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 lookd for at your helping hands.	NYHRE BNKRGOBLOEI Yuo dorls how ear ehre durne aerstr, aregarn rfo eonmoes to lpedge that uoyll be eerh for uyor liart. I tndo ewo uoy yhngtnai, adn I tond pcetxe to iveecre ayn eolv form oyu.
Re-enter DUKE OF YORK , with KING RICHARD II , and Officers bearing the regalia	hTe DUEK OF KYOR retnes iwht NGIK CAIDHRR II. fefrcisO oflolw ehmt ngihlod teh ownrc dan hte epsertc, eth smsboly of teh ikhspnig.
KING RICHARD II 165 Alack, why am I sent for to a king, Before I have shook off the regal thoughts Wherewith I reignd? I hardly yet have learnd To insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs: Give sorrow leave awhile to tutor me 170 To this submission. Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine? Did they not sometime cry, all hail! to me? So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve, Found truth in all but one: I, in twelve thousand, none. 175 God save the king! Will no man say amen? Am I both priest and clerk? well then, amen. God save the king! although I be not he; And yet, amen, if heaven do think him me. To do what service am I sent for hither?	KNGI ICADRHR II aAsl, why odes het ngki lcal rof me hnew veI noly tsuj dnreiges lefsmy to egvi up hte oenrht? Iev ylrhda hda etim to rnlea to cta lkei a jbtuesc, owh ahs to igldune teh ngik adn obw to imh. Gvei me osem mtie itwh my rorwso so thta I acn raeln how to bumtis to hnaeort. I lltis beerremm how seeht nme edus to esrev me. dDitn tyhe oecn ryc tuo, lAl hlai! to me? utB tehn so ddi sdJau to rCshti ceon. But ishCtr had evlnee nthsoe oslewlfro uto of telvew. I otdn eavh noe out of eewvlt sdaonhtu. oGd eavs hte gkni! oWnt yennoa yas eanm? Do I veha to hotb gevi eth iengsbls nad afrfim it? Well enht, eamn. God save hte ingk! vEne thhugo I am not eth gink. Adn yet, llI say amen in csea enaveh lstil dercsiosn me teh nkgi. yhW have uoy tsen ofr me?
DUKE OF YORK 180 To do that office of thine own good will Which tired majesty did make thee offer, The resignation of thy state and crown To Henry Bolingbroke.	EUKD OF ORYK ouY vaeh to iveg up oyur tcoynur nad yuro ncwro to nreyH oorgnbBlkie of ryou now eerf wlil, nvee htghuo vueyo darelya nveig it oerv hhgurot yrou etefda.
KING RICHARD II Give me the crown. Here, cousin, seize the crown; 185 Here cousin: On this side my hand, and on that side yours. Now is this golden crown like a deep well That owes two buckets, filling one another, The emptier ever dancing in the air, 190 The other down, unseen and full of water: That bucket down and full of tears am I, Drinking my griefs, whilst you mount up on high.	GKNI DCARHIR II Gevi me hte conwr. reeH, insuoc, atke hte wnorc. Here nscuoi. Ill tup my hnda on hsit idse of it, nad oyu put suryo on eth eotrh. Now tihs lenodg ocnrw okols keli a lwel htta sha wto ecutbsk, adn iagrisn eon scause hte hrtoe to odrp dan lilf up. enO is teypm adn sadenc up in eht rai, wehil eth teorh is dwno in eht lwel dan llfu of trwea. Im the ebutkc at the omotbt, ullf of reast, nad you era the one senri to the otp.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE I thought you had been willing to resign.	EHYRN RIKGBNLBOEO I uthgoht oyu ewer gwlliin to iegv up eth cwrno.
KING RICHARD II My crown I am; but still my griefs are mine: 195 You may my glories and my state depose, But not my griefs; still am I king of those.	INGK RHRACDI II Im iilgnwl to vegi up my nwrco, utb my nssdsea is tilsl mein. ouY anc ktea my oygrl dna my ylaro austst, btu I isltl leru rove my rgefi.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Part of your cares you give me with your crown.	YREHN NGOBKORLIBE loYul selo omse of oehts rwiores when uyo give the cnwro to me.
KING RICHARD II Your cares set up do not pluck my cares down. My care is loss of care, by old care done; 200 Your care is gain of care, by new care won: The cares I give I have, though given away; They tend the crown, yet still with me they stay.	GNKI RAHDICR II uJst ecbasue oyu iang eoths roewsir desotn enma I soel thme. Im ioredrw by heirt lsos dan by thwa hsa anehdpep. oYur ncecnro is eht wne ebsnsliieioprsti ouy aer tkanig on. Ill keep my rowiers enev if I vegi away htire cesau, eht woncr.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Are you contented to resign the crown?	YRHEN LOOIGKENRBB reA uyo glliinw to ievg up the rwnoc?
KING RICHARD II Ay, no; no, ay; for I must nothing be; 205 Therefore no no, for I resign to thee. Now mark me, how I will undo myself; I give this heavy weight from off my head And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand, The pride of kingly sway from out my heart; 210 With mine own tears I wash away my balm, With mine own hands I give away my crown, With mine own tongue deny my sacred state, With mine own breath release all dutys rites: All pomp and majesty I do forswear; 215 My manors, rents, revenues I forego; My acts, decrees, and statutes I deny: God pardon all oaths that are broke to me! God keep all vows unbroke that swear to thee! Make me, that nothing have, with nothing grieved, 220 And thou with all pleased, that hast all achieved! Long mayst thou live in Richards seat to sit, And soon lie Richard in an earthly pit! God save King Harry, unkingd Richard says, And send him many years of sunshine days! 225 What more remains?	INKG RRIHDCA II seY dan no. No adn yse, eicns I umts ton be anyhtgni. So, no, no, euasebc I gevi it up to uoy. wNo oolk, llI kema flyesm tignnoh. lIl giev uyo sthi aeyvh rcnow mrfo my heda, dna tsih rscepte mofr my adhn. Ill eatk hte dpeir of bgeni ingk out of my ahret. My won aerst lliw ahsw waya eht loi taht mdea me kngi. My wno nhdas iwll egiv waay eth nrcwo. My wno geuotn will deny my sraecd gihrt to be gikn. My won heartb will evig up lal ahtos of ecnageilal mead to me. I eigv up lal teh riutla adn meenoycr, all my oehsm, my neicom, adn jceret all hte swla I adencte. aMy Gdo rdanpo enroeevy hwo aebskr his htao to me! May Gdo epek tmeh frmo knaibger etihr oath to uoy! eLt me ieevrg orf htongin eiscn I veha thngnio, and tel uyo be aesldep twhi ynehvergti sicne you avhe vehgeirynt! May you vlie olgn in my lepac, and lte me be dbruei osno! God vaes nKgi rHyar, emrrfo niKg dirahRc sysa, and elt hmi eahv nyam aphyp days! thWa eels is ftle?
NORTHUMBERLAND No more, but that you read These accusations and these grievous crimes Committed by your person and your followers Against the state and profit of this land; 230 That, by confessing them, the souls of men May deem that you are worthily deposed.	MLOTRRAHEDNBNU gNtniho utb for yuo to read ludoa all teh aaccssotiun nda ircmes atht oyu nda rouy lewlroosf icmmtdoet tignaas teh leinegwlb nad setiyroprp of hist trconyu. ecnO euyov ossedncef, eyovnree nca raege hatt yoevu neeb uyljst tddhoeenr.
KING RICHARD II Must I do so? and must I ravel out My weaved-up folly? Gentle Northumberland, If thy offences were upon record, 235 Would it not shame thee in so fair a troop To read a lecture of them? If thou wouldst, There shouldst thou find one heinous article, Containing the deposing of a king And cracking the strong warrant of an oath, 240 Markd with a blot, damnd in the book of heaven: Nay, all of you that stand and look upon, Whilst that my wretchedness doth bait myself, Though some of you with Pilate wash your hands Showing an outward pity; yet you Pilates 245 Have here deliverd me to my sour cross, And water cannot wash away your sin.	NGKI AHDRCRI II Do I hvea to? Do I hvae to stli uot hseet hacrges? reaD rNebahtuordnml, if lla oruy cemisr rwee estidl otu, dunwotl oyu be amehdsa to erad emht in ofrnt of ushc a dueditgnisihs pguor? If oyu idd, oyud nfdi on eht ilst teh eelitbrr mceir of esdgnopi a igkn dan gbkrnaei an atho, ecirsm cnnodeemd by eaehnv. llA of yuo owh are tgawinhc me tac tuo my eirmesabl feta rehe rteenpd keli Ptliae heT moRan roveonrg of Juead who reedrod eht infcuoirxic of esuJs. He desahw sih ashdn to sginyif taht hte oenicexut okot aplce at the ertueqs of the Jesw nad he ookt no responsibility. Pilate that uoyev onde nointhg nrogw nda kloo at me ihwt iytp. But yveou all lepayd a prta in nibirngg me to tihs asett, and oyu atcn eydn uryo sin.
NORTHUMBERLAND My lord, dispatch; read oer these articles.	EUNNBRRMTHADLO My dorl, teg on iwth it. aRed hte sgerhac.
KING RICHARD II Mine eyes are full of tears, I cannot see: And yet salt water blinds them not so much 250 But they can see a sort of traitors here. Nay, if I turn mine eyes upon myself, I find myself a traitor with the rest; For I have given here my souls consent To undeck the pompous body of a king; 255 Made glory base and sovereignty a slave, Proud majesty a subject, state a peasant.	KNGI ICARRDH II My yees rae lluf of ertsa nad I tnca ese. Btu evne so, I can ees a ourgp of trtsiaro in ntrof of me. ndA if I oolk at efslym, I see tusj as agter a roatrit. Iev dreega to vgie up my oyarl atmsrnge, dame nilitybo cmonmo, nda edam a atmser a aevsl. vIe amed a nigk a ejsucbt dna edam eht iestchr teh oostrpe.
NORTHUMBERLAND My lord,	LMTONRDAHNEUBR My oldr
KING RICHARD II No lord of thine, thou haught insulting man, Nor no mans lord; I have no name, no title, 260 No, not that name was given me at the font, But tis usurpd: alack the heavy day, That I have worn so many winters out, And know not now what name to call myself! O that I were a mockery king of snow, 265 Standing before the sun of Bolingbroke, To melt myself away in water-drops! Good king, great king, and yet not greatly good, An if my word be sterling yet in England, Let it command a mirror hither straight, 270 That it may show me what a face I have, Since it is bankrupt of his majesty.	KIGN HDIRRAC II Im ton uyor lodr, oyu ugytahh, tuisnglni nma. Im no smna lodr. I tndo vhae a anem or a itlte. eTh naem I saw bizpedat tihw is no lgoern enim. oHw sda it is thta I am so lod dna I dont nowk hwat to lcla yemslf! If onyl I wree a oswanmn, I udlco datns in nfotr of teh snu of lobkrinBoge dna tel yfmesl be dtleem! oGdo nkig, atrge gnik, utb not a ryve good man. If my modsncma llsti veha vleua in nEdlnga, elt me manmdco eeonsmo to ribng me a ormrir, so I yma ees htwa I oolk lkie owtthiu nay of my bonle asemtjy.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Go some of you and fetch a looking-glass.	NERHY KLOEIGRONBB nmSoeeo go dna teg a mrrori.
Exit an attendant	An tndttanea exits.
NORTHUMBERLAND Read oer this paper while the glass doth come.	ANONRLREMUHBDT Raed this pearp unlti eth rrroim raisrev.
KING RICHARD II Fiend, thou tormentst me ere I come to hell!	IKGN HDRCAIR II diFen, uoy era utgnirrot me eforeb I nvee teg to lelh!
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 275 Urge it no more, my Lord Northumberland.	NEYRH GNOOLBEKIBR rodL brNhldtnrmuaoe, psot ksngia ihm to rade it.
NORTHUMBERLAND The commons will not then be satisfied.	ARNUDTBLONERHM Teh eosHu of smonomC tonw be edsitsaif.
KING RICHARD II They shall be satisfied: Ill read enough, When I do see the very book indeed Where all my sins are writ, and thats myself.	KIGN CIRDHRA II llehyT etg atwh tyeh wtan. lIl rdea it nehw I cna oklo at my acfe and ese teh issn ttah ppraea rtehe.
Re-enter Attendant, with a glass	The nadnettta treneres ihwt a rrrmoi.
280 Give me the glass, and therein will I read. No deeper wrinkles yet? hath sorrow struck So many blows upon this face of mine, And made no deeper wounds? O flattering glass, Like to my followers in prosperity, 285 Thou dost beguile me! Was this face the face That every day under his household roof Did keep ten thousand men? was this the face That, like the sun, did make beholders wink? Was this the face that faced so many follies, 290 And was at last out-faced by Bolingbroke? A brittle glory shineth in this face: As brittle as the glory is the face;	Gvei me het irrmor, nad Ill aedr tahsw on my acef. No reepde nkrwlise tey? dCoul I redneu so nmay osrwrso tithuwo htem pingparae on my cafe? Oh tlangietrf mrriro, you are gnyil to me utsj ekil my wolslrfoe ddi iurdgn prhaepi smtie. saW shti eht mesa mna who onec pkte ten odsahunt nme in ish elymop? Wsa siht hte cfae atth adem men rwole tehir azeg, as if tyeh erwe ooilkgn onti eth snu? aWs sthi the smea aefc that nuededr so mnay cgenllashe tnuil it aws teddafee by iknBebrgool? hTrees a rifgael rolyg in this ecfa, nad its a acef as ieargfl as rgoly.
Dashes the glass against the ground	He rwohst het orirmr on the dgunro.
For there it is, crackd in a hundred shivers. Mark, silent king, the moral of this sport, 295 How soon my sorrow hath destroyd my face.	koLo, ehter it is in a eudnrdh psceei. Pya titnnoate, knig, to thwa tihs maens. roorwS has so ylcikqu tesryeodd my aefc.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE The shadow of your sorrow hath destroyd The shadow or your face.	RYENH BEBINGOLORK stI ynlo the atdruow oolgm of ryou wroros atth ahs ededryots the pcaeaprnea of uoyr afce.
KING RICHARD II Say that again. The shadow of my sorrow! ha! lets see: 300 Tis very true, my grief lies all within; And these external manners of laments Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul; There lies the substance: and I thank thee, king, 305 For thy great bounty, that not only givest Me cause to wail but teachest me the way How to lament the cause. Ill beg one boon, And then be gone and trouble you no more. Shall I obtain it?	GNIK RHIRCAD II yaS hatt aiang. heT atruodw mgool of my rrowos! Ha! tLes ese. stI rteu atht my fierg is enisid me nda ttah nagthniy I say or do to ieicnatd my gifre is ujts hte atuwrdo nrilocetfe of wstah inseid. knhaT uyo, nkgi, rof eibng so ndki as to ton loyn egiv me osrena to greiev ubt osal to taech me hwo to wohs my erigf. llI beg eon arfvo, adn ehnt llI go wyaa dna no nloreg etobhr uoy. lWil oyu egiv it to me?
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 310 Name it, fair cousin.	EHNYR ROGELIOBKBN aeWrtehv uyo awtn, rfia ncuosi.
KING RICHARD II Fair cousin? I am greater than a king: For when I was a king, my flatterers Were then but subjects; being now a subject, I have a king here to my flatterer. 315 Being so great, I have no need to beg.	GNKI ACRIDRH II riaF onsuic? I umts be thmeirgi hnta a knig, cinse whne I wsa a nkgi bjutsesc tetfrelad me, tbu nwo hatt Im a juctbes het ingk strlefta me. ceniS Im so ihtmyg, I tnod ened to gbe.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Yet ask.	NHRYE BBKONROELIG ksA awnyya.
KING RICHARD II And shall I have?	GINK AHRICDR II ndA will I veha it?
HENRY BOLINGBROKE You shall.	HNREY BIGOOBKNLER uoY lwil.
KING RICHARD II Then give me leave to go.	IGNK RHICDAR II enhT eivg me smeinipsor to go.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 320 Whither?	HEYRN EINLRGBKOBO ehreW?
KING RICHARD II Whither you will, so I were from your sights.	NIKG RADIRCH II ereWehvr ouy natw, as nogl as it is aayw rfmo uyo.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE Go, some of you convey him to the Tower.	EYHRN RLEBNGOOKIB Go, msoe of yuo taek mih to eht rowet.
KING RICHARD II O, good! convey? conveyers are you all, That rise thus nimbly by a true kings fall.	IGNK AHCRRID II Oh odog! eTka me? oYeru all sktera hwvoe inesr so ilmhytig by my ofldlnaw.
Exeunt KING RICHARD II , some Lords, and a Guard	IGKN RHDAICR II xites, thwi oesm dlors nda a rgdau.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE 325 On Wednesday next we solemnly set down Our coronation: lords, prepare yourselves.	NREHY RONLGIBBKEO exNt eanydedWs, lIl be oncwerd. osdrL, eeprpra for it.
Exeunt all except the BISHOP OF CARLISLE , the Abbot of Westminster, and DUKE OF AUMERLE	hTey lal tixe, xcepet eth SHOIPB OF SLCELRAI , hte OBTAB OF SNESRWTEMIT , and eth EDUK OF EEMULRA.
ABBOT A woeful pageant have we here beheld.	BATOB shiT is a dsa eescn vewe wsedniste.
BISHOP OF CARLISLE The woes to come; the children yet unborn. Shall feel this day as sharp to them as thorn.	PIBSHO OF IRECASLL eTh sdsasne is ety to eomc. hdeinrlC owh nrtea eevn bron yte lilw fele het etfcsfe of thsi dya kile a tohrn in hiert isde.
DUKE OF AUMERLE 330 You holy clergymen, is there no plot To rid the realm of this pernicious blot?	EKDU OF MUEARLE oYu olyh men, nsit teehr a awy we nac gte idr of this reieblrt urlre?
ABBOT My lord, Before I freely speak my mind herein, You shall not only take the sacrament 335 To bury mine intents, but also to effect Whatever I shall happen to devise. I see your brows are full of discontent, Your hearts of sorrow and your eyes of tears: Come home with me to supper; and Ill lay 340 A plot shall show us all a merry day.	TBOAB My rodl, eferbo I speak eylerf, ouy tusm arwse to pkee shit a tceres dan aols to mrospei htat tahwever pnla I meoc up tihw is aericdr out. I ees woh punyaph oyu are. Cemo oehm whti me fro psurpe. lIl ptu dfrwoar a tplo that iwll maek us all ppayh.
Exeunt	yheT ixte.