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ACT III。
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SCENE I。 Bangor。 The Archdeacon's house。
Enter Hotspur； Worcester； Lord Mortimer； Owen Glendower。
Mort。 These promises are fair； the parties sure； And our induction full
of prosperous hope。 Hot。 Lord Mortimer； and cousin Glendower； Will you
sit down？ And uncle Worcester。 A plague upon it！ I have forgot the map。
Glend。 No； here it is。 Sit； cousin Percy； sit； good cousin Hotspur； For by
that name as oft as Lancaster Doth speak of you； his cheek looks pale； and
with A rising sigh he wisheth you in heaven。 Hot。 And you in hell； as oft as
he hears Owen Glendower spoke of。 Glend。 I cannot blame him。 At my
nativity The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes Of burning cressets；
and at my birth The frame and huge foundation of the earth Shak'd like a
coward。 Hot。 Why； so it would have done at the same season； if your
mother's cat had but kitten'd； though yourself had never been born。 Glend。
I say the earth did shake when I was born。 Hot。 And I say the earth was not
of my mind； If you suppose as fearing you it shook。 Glend。 The heavens
were all on fire； the earth did tremble。 Hot。 O； then the earth shook to see
the heavens on fire； And not in fear of your nativity。 Diseased nature
oftentimes breaks forth In strange eruptions； oft the teeming earth Is with a
kind of colic pinch'd and vex'd By the imprisoning of unruly wind Within
her womb； which； for enlargement striving； Shakes the old beldame earth
and topples down Steeples and mossgrown towers。 At your birth Our
grandam earth； having this distemp'rature； In passion shook。 Glend。
Cousin； of many men I do not bear these crossings。 Give me leave To tell
you once again that at my birth The front of heaven was full of fiery
shapes； The goats ran from the mountains； and the herds Were strangely
clamorous to the frighted fields。 These signs have mark'd me extraordinary；
And all the courses of my life do show I am not in the roll of common
men。 Where is he living； clipp'd in with the sea That chides the banks of
England； Scotland； Wales； Which calls me pupil or hath read to me？ And
bring him out that is but woman's son Can trace me in the tedious ways of
art And hold me pace in deep experiments。 Hot。 I think there's no man
speaks better Welsh。 I'll to dinner。 Mort。 Peace； cousin Percy； you will
make him mad。 Glend。 I can call spirits from the vasty deep。 Hot。 Why； so
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can I； or so can any man； But will they come when you do call for them？
Glend。 Why； I can teach you； cousin； to command the devil。 Hot。 And I
can teach thee； coz； to shame the devil… By telling truth。 Tell truth and
shame the devil。 If thou have power to raise him； bring him hither； And I'll
be sworn I have power to shame him hence。 O； while you live； tell truth
and shame the devil！ Mort。 Come； come； no more of this unprofitable chat。
Glend。 Three times hath Henry Bolingbroke made head Against my power；
thrice from the banks of Wye And sandy…bottom'd Severn have I sent him
Bootless home and weather…beaten back。 Hot。 Home without boots； and in
foul weather too？ How scapes he agues； in the devil's name Glend。 Come；
here's the map。 Shall we divide our right According to our threefold order
ta'en？ Mort。 The Archdeacon hath divided it Into three limits very equally。
England； from Trent and Severn hitherto； By south and east is to my part
assign'd； All westward； Wales beyond the Severn shore； And all the fertile
land within that bound； To Owen Glendower； and； dear coz； to you The
remnant northward lying off from Trent。 And our indentures tripartite are
drawn； Which being sealed interchangeably （A business that this night
may execute）； To…morrow； cousin Percy； you and I And my good Lord of
Worcester will set forth To meet your father and the Scottish bower； As is
appointed us； at Shrewsbury。 My father Glendower is not ready yet； Nor
shall we need his help these fourteen days。 ＇To Glend。＇ Within that space
you may have drawn together Your tenants； friends； and neighbouring
gentlemen。 Glend。 A shorter time shall send me to you； lords； And in my
conduct shall your ladies come； From whom you now must steal and take
no leave； For there will be a world of water shed Upon the parting of your
wives and you。 Hot。 Methinks my moiety； north from Burton here； In
quantity equals not one of yours。 See how this river comes me cranking in
And cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half…moon； a monstrous
cantle out。 I'll have the current ill this place damm'd up； And here the
smug and sliver Trent shall run In a new channel fair and evenly。 It shall
not wind with such a deep indent To rob me of so rich a bottom here。
Glend。 Not wind？ It shall； it must！ You see it doth。 Mort。 Yea； but Mark
how he bears his course； and runs me up With like advantage on the other
side； Gelding the opposed continent as much As on the other side it takes
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from you。 Wor。 Yea； but a little charge will trench him here And on this
north side win this cape of land； And then he runs straight and even。 Hot。
I'll have it so。 A little charge will do it。 Glend。 I will not have it alt'red。 Hot。
Will not you？ Glend。 No； nor you shall not。 Hot。 Who shall say me nay？
Glend。 No； that will I。 Hot。 Let me not understand you then； speak it in
Welsh。 Glend。 I can speak English； lord； as well as you； For I was train'd
up in the English court； Where； being but young； I framed to the harp
Many an English ditty lovely well； And gave the tongue a helpful
ornament… A virtue that was never seen in you。 Hot。 Marry； And I am glad
of it with all my heart！ I had rather be a kitten and cry mew Than one of
these same metre ballet…mongers。 I had rather hear a brazen canstick turn'd
Or a dry wheel grate on the axletree； And that would set my teeth nothing
on edge； Nothing so much as mincing poetry。 'Tis like the forc'd gait of a
shuffling nag； Glend。 Come； you shall have Trent turn'd。 Hot。 I do not care。