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press'd to death through want of speaking！ ＇Coming forward＇ Thou； old
Adam's likeness； set to dress this garden； How dares thy harsh rude tongue
sound this unpleasing news？ What Eve； what serpent； hath suggested the
To make a second fall of cursed man？ Why dost thou say King Richard is
depos'd？ Dar'st thou； thou little better thing than earth； Divine his downfall？
Say； where； when； and how； Cam'st thou by this ill tidings？ Speak； thou
wretch。 GARDENER。 Pardon me； madam； little joy have To breathe this
news； yet what I say is true。 King Richard； he is in the mighty hold Of
Bolingbroke。 Their fortunes both are weigh'd。 In your lord's scale is
nothing but himself； And some few vanities that make him light； But in the
balance of great Bolingbroke； Besides himself； are all the English peers；
And with that odds he weighs King Richard down。 Post you to London；
and you will find it so； I speak no more than every one doth know。
QUEEN。 Nimble mischance； that art so light of foot； Doth not thy
embassage belong to me； And am I last that knows it？ O； thou thinkest To
serve me last； that I may longest keep Thy sorrow in my breast。 Come；
ladies； go To meet at London London's King in woe。 What； was I born to
this； that my sad look Should grace the triumph of great Bolingbroke？
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Gard'ner； for telling me these news of woe； Pray God the plants thou
graft'st may never grow！ Exeunt QUEEN and LADIES GARDENER。
Poor Queen； so that thy state might be no worse； I would my skill were
subject to thy curse。 Here did she fall a tear； here in this place I'll set a
bank of rue； sour herb of grace。 Rue； even for ruth； here shortly shall be
seen； In the remembrance of a weeping queen。 Exeunt
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ACT IV。
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SCENE 1。 Westminster Hall
Enter； as to the Parliament； BOLINGBROKE； AUMERLE；
NORTHUMBERLAND； PERCY； FITZWATER； SURREY； the BISHOP
OF CARLISLE； the ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER； and others； HERALD；
OFFICERS； and BAGOT
BOLINGBROKE。 Call forth Bagot。 Now； Bagot； freely speak thy
mind… What thou dost know of noble Gloucester's death； Who wrought it
with the King； and who perform'd The bloody office of his timeless end。
BAGOT。 Then set before my face the Lord Aumerle。 BOLINGBROKE。
Cousin； stand forth； and look upon that man。 BAGOT。 My Lord Aumerle；
I know your daring tongue Scorns to unsay what once it hath deliver'd。 In
that dead time when Gloucester's death was plotted I heard you say 'Is not
my arm of length； That reacheth from the restful English Court As far as
Calais； to mine uncle's head？' Amongst much other talk that very time I
heard you say that you had rather refuse The offer of an hundred thousand
crowns Than Bolingbroke's return to England； Adding withal； how blest
this land would be In this your cousin's death。 AUMERLE。 Princes； and
noble lords； What answer shall I make to this base man？ Shall I so much
dishonour my fair stars On equal terms to give him chastisement？ Either I
must； or have mine honour soil'd With the attainder of his slanderous lips。
There is my gage； the manual seal of death That marks thee out for hell。 I
say thou liest； And will maintain what thou hast said is false In thy heart…
blood； through being all too base To stain the temper of my knightly sword。
BOLINGBROKE。 Bagot； forbear； thou shalt not take it up。 AUMERLE。
Excepting one； I would he were the best In all this presence that hath
mov'd me so。 FITZWATER。 If that thy valour stand on sympathy； There is
my gage； Aumerle； in gage to thine。 By that fair sun which shows me
where thou stand'st； I heard thee say； and vauntingly thou spak'st it； That
thou wert cause of noble Gloucester's death。 If thou deniest it twenty times；
thou liest； And I will turn thy falsehood to thy heart； Where it was forged；
with my rapier's point。 AUMERLE。 Thou dar'st not； coward； live to see
that day。 FITZWATER。 Now； by my soul； I would it were this hour。
AUMERLE。 Fitzwater； thou art damn'd to hell for this。 PERCY。 Aumerle；
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thou liest； his honour is as true In this appeal as thou art an unjust； And
that thou art so； there I throw my gage； To prove it on thee to the extremest
point Of mortal breathing。 Seize it； if thou dar'st。 AUMERLE。 An if I do
not； may my hands rot of And never brandish more revengeful steel Over
the glittering helmet of my foe！ ANOTHER LORD。 I task the earth to the
like； forsworn Aumerle； And spur thee on with fun as many lies As may be
halloa'd in thy treacherous ear From sun to sun。 There is my honour's
pawn； Engage it to the trial； if thou darest。 AUMERLE。 Who sets me else？
By heaven； I'll throw at all！ I have a thousand spirits in one breast To
answer twenty thousand such as you。 SURREY。 My Lord Fitzwater； I do
remember well The very time Aumerle and you did talk。 FITZWATER。
'Tis very true； you were in presence then； And you can witness with me
this is true。 SURREY。 As false； by heaven； as heaven itself is true。
FITZWATER。 Surrey； thou liest。 SURREY。 Dishonourable boy！ That lie
shall lie so heavy on my sword That it shall render vengeance and revenge
Till thou the lie…giver and that lie do he In earth as quiet as thy father's
skull。 In proof whereof； there is my honour's pawn； Engage it to the trial；
if thou dar'st。 FITZWATER。 How fondly dost thou spur a forward