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massacre at paris(巴黎大屠杀)-第2部分
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abroad; those never dying flames; Which cannot be extinguisht but by
bloud。 Oft have I leveld; and at last have learnd; That perill is the cheefest
way to happines; And resolution honors fairest aime。 What glory is there
in a common good; That hanges for every peasant to atchive? That like I
best that flyes beyond my reach。 Set me to scale the high Peramides; And
thereon set the Diadem of Fraunce; Ile either rend it with my nayles to
naught; Or mount the top with my aspiring winges; Although my downfall
be the deepest hell。 For this; I wake; when others think I sleepe; For this; I
waite; that scorn attendance else: For this; my quenchles thirst whereon I
builde; Hath often pleaded kindred to the King。 For this; this head; this
heart; this hand and sworde; Contrive; imagine and fully execute Matters
of importe; aimed at by many; Yet understoode by none。 For this; hath
heaven engendred me of earth; For this; the earth sustaines my bodies
weight; And with this wait Ile counterpoise a Crowne; Or with seditions
weary all the worlde: For this; from Spaine the stately Catholic Sends
Indian golde to coyne me French ecues: For this have I a largesse from the
Pope; A pension and a dispensation too: And by that priviledge to worke
upon; My policye hath framde religion。 Religion: O Diabole。 Fye; I am
ashamde; how ever that I seeme; To think a word of such a simple sound;
Of so great matter should be made the ground。 The gentle King whose
pleasure uncontrolde; Weakneth his body; and will waste his Realme; If I
repaire not what he ruinates: Him as a childe I dayly winne with words; So
that for proofe; he barely beares the name: I execute; and he sustaines the
blame。 The Mother Queene workes wonders for my sake; And in my love
entombes the hope of Fraunce: Rifling the bowels of her treasurie; To
supply my wants and necessitie。 Paris hath full five hundred Colledges; As
Monestaries; Priories; Abbyes and halles; Wherein are thirtie thousand
able men; Besides a thousand sturdy student Catholicks; And more: of my
knowledge in one cloyster keep; Five hundred fatte Franciscan Fryers and
priestes。 All this and more; if more may be comprisde; To bring the will of
our desires to end。 Then Guise; Since thou hast all the Cardes within thy
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hands To shuffle or to cut; take this as surest thing: That right or wrong;
thou deal'st thy selfe a King。 I but; Navarre。 Tis but a nook of France。
Sufficient yet for such a pettie King: That with a rablement of his hereticks;
Blindes Europs eyes and troubleth our estate: Him will we
Pointing to his Sworde。
But first lets follow those in France。 That hinder our possession to the
crowne: As Caesar to his souldiers; so say I: Those that hate me; will I
learn to loath。 Give me a look; that when I bend the browes; Pale death
may walke in furrowes of my face: A hand; that with a graspe may gripe
the world; An eare; to heare what my detractors say; A royall seate; a
scepter and a crowne: That those which doe behold them may become As
men that stand and gase against the Sunne。 The plot is laide; and things
shall come to passe; Where resolution strives for victory。
Exit。
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'Scene III'
Enter the King of Navar and Queen 'Margaret'; and his 'olde' Mother
Queen 'of Navarre'; the Prince of Condy; the Admirall; and the Pothecary
with the gloves; and gives them to the olde Queene。
POTHECARIE。 Maddame; I beseech your grace to except this simple
gift。
OLD QUEENE。 Thanks my good freend; holde; take thou this reward。
POTHECARIE。 I humbly thank your Majestie。
Exit Pothecary。
OLD QUEENE。 Me thinkes the gloves have a very strong perfume;
The sent whereof doth make my head to ake。
NAVARRE。 Doth not your grace know the man that gave them you?
OLD QUEENE。 Not wel; but do remember such a man。
ADMIRALL。 Your grace was ill advisde to take them then;
Considering of these dangerous times。
OLD QUEENE。 Help sonne Navarre; I am poysoned。
QUEENE MARGARET。 The heavens forbid your highnes such
mishap。
NAVARRE。 The late suspition of the Duke of Guise; Might well have
moved your highnes to beware How you did meddle with such dangerous
giftes。
QUEENE MARGARET。 Too late it is my Lord if that be true To
blame her highnes; but I hope it be Only some naturall passion makes her
sicke。
OLD QUEENE。 O no; sweet Margaret; the fatall poyson Doth work
within my heart; my brain pan breakes; My heart doth faint; I dye。
She dyes。
NAVARRE。 My Mother poysoned heere before my face: O gracious
God; what times are these? O graunt sweet God my daies may end with
hers; That I with her may dye and live againe。
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QUEENE MARGARET。 Let not this heavy chaunce my dearest Lord;
(For whose effects my soule is massacred) Infect thy gracious brest with
fresh supply; To agravate our sodaine miserie。
ADMIRALL。 Come my Lords let us beare her body hence; And see it
honoured with just solemnitie。
As they are going; 'enter' the Souldier 'above; who' dischargeth his
musket at the Lord Admirall 'and exit'。
CONDY。 What are you hurt my Lord high Admiral?
ADMIRALL。 I my good Lord; shot through the arme。
NAVARRE。 We are betraide; come my Lords; and let us goe tell the
King of this。
ADMIRALL。 These are the cursed Guisians that doe seeke our death。
Oh fatall was this mariage to us all。
They beare away the 'olde' Queene 'of Navarre' and goe out。
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'Scene IV'
Enter 'Charles' the King; 'Catherinethe' Queene Mother; Duke of
Guise; Duke Anjoy; Duke Demayne 'and Cossin; Captain of the Kings
Guard'。
QUEENE MOTHER。 My noble sonne; and princely Duke of Guise;
Now have we got the fatall stragling deere; Within the compasse of a
deadly toyle; And as we late decreed we may perfourme。
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