Which we more hunt for than the grace of God! Lov. Come, come, despatch; 'tis bootless to exclaim. Hast. O, bloody Richard! - miserable England! I prophecy the fearful'st time to thee, That ever wretched age hath look'd upon. Come, lead me to the block, bear him my head; [Exeunt. SCENE V. The Tower-walls. Enter GLOSTER and BUCKINGHAM, in rusty armour, marvellous ill-favour'd. Glo. Come, cousin, canst thou quake, and change thy colour? Murder thy breath in middle of a word, And then again begin, and stop again, As if thou wert distraught, and mad with terror? At any time, to grace my stratagems. Glo. He is; and, see, he brings the mayor along. I Pretending. Enter the Lord Mayor and CATESBY. Buck. Let me alone to entertain him. mayor, Glo. Look to the draw-bridge there. Lord Hark, hark! a drum. Glo. Catesby, o'erlook the walls. Buck. Lord mayor, the reason we have sent for you, Glo. Look back, defend thee, here are enemies. Buck. Heaven and our innocence defend and guard us! Enter LOVEL and RATCLIFF, with HASTINGS'S head. Glo. Be patient, they are friends; Ratcliff, and Lovel. Lov. Here is the head of that ignoble traitor, The dangerous and unsuspected Hastings. Glo. So dear I lov'd the man, that I must weep. I took him for the plainest harmless't creature, That breath'd upon the earth a Christian; Made him my book, wherein my soul recorded The history of all her secret thoughts: So smooth he daub'd his vice with show of virtue, I mean, his conversation with Shore's wife,- Buck. Well, well, he was the covert'st shelter'd traitor That ever liv'd.-Look you, my lord mayor, Glo. What! think you we are Turks, or infidels? Or that we would, against the form of law, The peace of England, and our persons' safety, May. Now, fair befal you! he deserv'd his death heard Buck. Yet had we not determin'd he should die, Until your lordship came to see his end; Which now the loving haste of these our friends, Somewhat against our meaning, hath prevented: Because, my lord, we would have had you The traitor speak, and timorously confess The manner and the purpose of his treasons; That you might well have signified the same Unto the citizens, who, haply, may Misconstrue us in him, and wail his death. 1; May. But, my good lord, your grace's word shall serve, As well as I had seen, and heard him speak : With all your just proceedings in this case. To avoid the censures of the carping world. Buck. But since you came too late of our intent, Glo. Go after, after, cousin Buckingham. Heir to the crown; meaning, indeed his house, And restless appetite in change of lust; Which stretch'd unto their servants, daughters, wives, Even where his raging eye, or savage heart, prey. Nay, for a need, thus far come near my person : Glo. If you thrive well, bring them to Baynard's castle; Where you shall find me well accompanied, [Exit BUCKINGHAM. Glo. Go, Lovel, with all speed to doctor Shaw,Go thou [To CAT.] to friar Penker;-bid them both Meet me, within this hour, at Baynard's castle. [Exeunt LovEL and CATESBY. Now will I in, to take some privy order SCENE VI. A Street. Enter a Scrivener. Scriv. Here is the indictment of the good lord Hastings; Which in a set hand fairly is engross'd, That it may be to-day read o'er in Paul's. Who is so gross, he sees it not? Bad is the world; and all will come to nought, When such bad dealing must be seen in thought. [Exit. SCENE VII. Court of Baynard's Castle. Enter GLOSTER and BUCKINGHAM, meeting. Glo. How now, how now? what say the citizens? dren? Buck. I did; with his contract with Lady Lucy, And his contract by deputy in France: The insatiate greediness of his desires, 2 Original draft. |