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if thou dar'st。 FITZWATER。 How fondly dost thou spur a forward horse! 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。 As I intend to thrive in 

this new world; Aumerle is guilty of my true appeal。 Besides; I heard the 

banish'd Norfolk say That   thou; Aumerle;  didst   send   two   of thy  men To 

execute the noble Duke at Calais。 AUMERLE。 Some honest Christian trust 

me with a gage That Norfolk lies。 Here do I throw down this; If he may be 

repeal'd   to   try   his   honour。   BOLINGBROKE。   These   differences   shall   all 

rest under gage Till Norfolk be repeal'd…repeal'd he shall be And; though 

mine   enemy;   restor'd   again   To   all   his   lands   and   signories。   When   he   is 

return'd;   Against   Aumerle        we   will  enforce   his   trial。  CARLISLE。   That 

honourable day  shall   never   be   seen。   Many  a   time   hath   banish'd   Norfolk 

fought For Jesu Christ in glorious Christian field; Streaming the ensign of 

the Christian cross Against black pagans; Turks; and Saracens; And; toil'd 

with works of war; retir'd himself To Italy; and there; at Venice; gave His 

body to that pleasant country's earth; And his pure soul unto his captain; 



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Christ;   Under   whose   colours   he   had   fought   so   long。   BOLINGBROKE。 

Why; Bishop; is Norfolk dead? CARLISLE。 As surely as I live; my lord。 

BOLINGBROKE。   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 

        Enter YORK; attended 

       YORK。 Great Duke of Lancaster; I come to the From plume…pluck'd 

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! 

BOLINGBROKE。 In God's name; I'll ascend the regal throne。 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 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 

Richard's subject? Thieves are not judg'd but they are by to hear; Although 

apparent guilt be seen in them; And shall the figure of God's majesty; His 

captain; steward; deputy elect; Anointed; crowned; planted many years; Be 

judg'd   by   subject   and   inferior   breath;   And   he   himself   not   present?   O; 

forfend it; God; That in a Christian climate souls refin'd Should show so 

heinous; black; obscene a deed! I speak to subjects; and a subject speaks; 

Stirr'd   up   by   God;   thus   boldly   for   his   king。   My   Lord   of   Hereford   here; 

whom you call king; Is a foul traitor to proud Hereford's king; And if you 

crown      him;   let  me   prophesy…     The    blood   of  English     shall  manure     the 

ground; 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; 

Shall here inhabit; and this land be call'd The field of Golgotha and dead 

men's   skulls。   O;   if   you   raise   this   house   against   this   house;   It   will   the 

woefullest division prove That ever fell upon this cursed earth。 Prevent it; 

resist it; let it not be so; Lest child; child's children; cry against you woe。 

NORTHUMBERLAND。  Well   have   you   argued;  sir;   and;   for   your   pains; 

Of capital treason we arrest you here。 My Lord of Westminster; be it your 



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charge To keep him safely till his day of trial。 May it please you; lords; to 

grant the commons' suit? BOLINGBROKE。 Fetch hither Richard; that in 

common view He may surrender; so we shall proceed Without suspicion。 

YORK。 I will be his conduct。 Exit 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 look'd for at your helping hands。 

       Re…enter YORK; with KING RICHARD; and OFFICERS bearing the 

regalia 

       KING RICHARD。 Alack; why am I sent for to a king; Before I have 

shook off the regal thoughts Wherewith I reign'd? I hardly yet have learn'd 

To insinuate; flatter; bow; and bend my knee。 Give sorrow leave awhile to 

tutor   me   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。 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? YORK。 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。     KING     RICHARD。        Give   me   the  crown。    Here; 

cousin; seize the crown。 Here; cousin; On this side my hand; and on that 

side   thine。   Now   is   this   golden   crown   like   a   deep   well   That   owes   two 

buckets; filling one another; The emptier ever dancing in the air; The other 

down; unseen; and full of water。 That bucket down and fun of tears am I; 

Drinking   my   griefs;   whilst   you   mount   up   on   high。   BOLINGBROKE。   I 

thought you had been willing to resign。 KING RICHARD。 My crown I am; 

but still my griefs are mine。 You may my glories and my state depose; But 

not   my   griefs;   still   am   I   king   of   those。   BOLINGBROKE。   Part   of   your 

cares you give me with your crown。 KING RICHARD。 Your cares set up 

do not pluck my cares down。 My care is loss of care; by old care done; 

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。 

BOLINGBROKE。             Are    you    contented    to   resign   the   crown?     KING 

RICHARD。 Ay; no; no; ay; for I must nothing be; Therefore no no; for I 



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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; 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   duteous 

oaths; All pomp and majesty I do forswear; My manors; rents; revenues; I 

forgo; My acts; decrees; and statutes; I deny。 God pardon all oaths that are 

broke to me! God keep all vows unbroke are made to thee! Make me; that 

nothing have; with nothing griev'd; And thou with all pleas'd; that hast an 

achiev'd。   Long     mayst   thou   live   in  Richard's   seat   to  sit;   And  soon   lie 

Richard   in   an   earthly  pit。   God   save   King   Henry;   unking'd   Richard   says; 

And     send    him   many     years   of  sunshine     days!   What     more   

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