第1章

TableofContentswithinitalstagedirections*DramatisPersonae*Scene1:EnterCharlestheFrenchKing,[Catherine]theQueeneMother,theKingofNavarre,thePrinceofCondye,theLordhighAdmirall,and[Margaret]theQueeneofNavarre,withothers。

*Scene2:EntertheDukeofGuise。

*Scene3:EntertheKingofNavarandQueen[Margaret],andhis[olde]MotherQueen[ofNavarre],thePrinceofCondy,theAdmirall,andthePothecarywiththegloves,andgivesthemtotheoldeQueene。

*Scene4:Enter[Charles]theKing,[Catherinethe]QueeneMother,DukeofGuise,DukeAnjoy,DukeDemayne[andCossin,CaptainoftheKingsGuard]。

*Scene5:EnterGuise,Anjoy,Dumaine,Gonzago,Retes,Montsorrell,andSouldierstothemassacre。

*Scene6:EnterMountsorrellandknocksatSerounsdoore。

*Scene7:EnterRamusinhisstudie。

*Scene8:EnterAnjoy,withtwoLordsofPoland。

*Scene9:EntertwowiththeAdmiralsbody。

*Scene10:EnterfiveorsixeProtestantswithbookes,andkneeletogether。

*Scene11:Enter[Charles]theKingofFrance,NavarandEpernounestayinghim:enterQueeneMother,andtheCardinall[ofLoraine,andPleshe]。

*Scene12:SoundTrumpetswithin,andthenallcryeviveleRoytwoorthreetimes。

*Scene13:EntertheDuchesseofGuise,andherMaide。

*Scene14:EntertheKingofNavarre,PlesheandBartus,andtheirtrain,withdrumsandtrumpets。

*Scene15:Enter[Henry]theKingofFrance,DukeofGuise,Epernoune,andDukeJoyeux。

*Scene16:Alarumswithin。TheDukeJoyeuxslaine。

*Scene17:EnteraSouldier。

*Scene18:EntertheKingofNavarrereadingofaletter,andBartus。

*Scene19:EntertheCaptaineoftheguarde,andthreemurtherers。

*Scene20:Entertwo[Murtherers]draggingintheCardenall[ofLoraine]。

*Scene21:EnterDukeDumaynreadingofaletter,withothers。

*Scene22:SoundDrummeandTrumpets,andentertheKingofFrance,andNavarre,Epernoune,Bartus,PlesheandSouldiers。

[DRAMATISPERSONAE]

CHARLESTHENINTH——KingofFranceDukeofAnjou——hisbrother,afterwardsKNIGHENRYTHETHIRD

KingofNavarrePRINCEOFCONDE——hisbrotherbrothersDUKEOFGUISE

CARDINALOFLORRAINE

DUKEDUMAINE

SONTOTHEDUKEOFGUISE——aboyTHELORDHIGHADMIRAL

DUKEOFJOYEUX

EPERNOUN

PLESHE

BARTUS

TWOLORDSOFPOLAND

GONZAGO

RETES

MOUNTSORRELL

COSSINS,——CaptainoftheKing’sGuardMUGEROUN

THECUTPURSE

LOREINE,——apreacherSEROUNE

RAMUS

TALEUS

FRIAR

SURGEONENGLISHAGENT

APOTHECARY

CaptainoftheGuard,Protestants,Schoolmasters,Soldiers,Murderers,Attendants,&c。

CATHERINE,——theQueenMotherofFranceMARGARET,——herdaughter,wifetotheKINGOFNAVARRE

THEOLDQUEENOFNAVARRE

DUCHESSOFGUISE

WIFETOSEROUNE

MaidtotheDuchessofGuiseTheMassacreatParis。WiththeDeathoftheDukeofGuise。

[Scenei]

EnterCharlestheFrenchKing,[Catherine]theQueeneMother,theKingofNavarre,thePrinceofCondye,theLordhighAdmirall,and[Margaret]theQueeneofNavarre,withothers。

CHARLES。PrinceofNavarremyhonourablebrother,PrinceCondy,andmygoodLordAdmirall,wishethisunionandreligiousleague,Knitinthesehands,thusjoyn’dinnuptiallrites,Maynotdesolve,tilldeathdesolveourlives,Andthatthenativesparkesofprincelylove,Thatkindledfirstthismotioninourhearts,Maystillbefeweldinourprogenye。

NAVAREE。Themanyfavourswhichyourgracehasshowne,Fromtimetotime,butspeciallyinthis,Shallbindemeevertoyourhighneswill,InwhatQueenMotheroryourgracecommands。

QUEENEMOTHER。ThankssonneNavarre,youseeweloveyouwell,Thatlinkeyouinmariagewithourdaughterheer:

Andasyouknow,ourdifferenceinReligionMightbeameanestocrosseyouinyourlove。

CHARLES。WellMadam,letthatrest:

AndnowmyLordsthemariageritesperfourm’d,WethinkitgoodtogoeandconsumateTherest,withhearingofanholyMasse:

Sister,Ithinkyourselfewillbeareuscompany。

QUEENEMARGARET。IwillmygoodLord。

CHARLES。Therestthatwillnotgoe(myLords)maystay:

ComeMother,Letusgoetohonorthissolemnitie。

QUEENEMOTHER。WhichIledesolvewithbloudandcrueltie。

[Aside。]

Exit[Charles]theKing,QueeneMother,and[Margaret]

theQueeneofNavar[withothers],andmanetNavar,thePrinceofCondy,andtheLordhighAdmirall。

NAVARRE。PrinceCondyandmygoodLordAdmiral,NowGuisemaystormebutdoesuslittlehurt:

HavingtheKing,QueeneMotheronourside,Tostopthemalliceofhisenviousheart,ThatseekestomurderalltheProtestants:

Haveyounotheardoflatehowhedecreed,IfthattheKinghadgivenconsentthereto,ThatalltheprotestantsthatareinParis,Shouldhavebeenmurderedtheothernight?

ADMIRALL。MyLordImervailethatth’aspiringGuiseDaresonceadventurewithouttheKingsassent,Tomeddleorattemptsuchdangerousthings。

CONDY。MyLordyouneednotmervaileattheGuise,ForwhathedoththePopewillratifie:

Inmurder,mischeefe,orintiranny。

NAVARRE。Buthethatsitsandrulesabovetheclowdes,Dothheareandseethepraiersofthejust:

Andwillrevengethebloudofinnocents,ThatGuisehathslainebytreasonofhisheart,Andbroughtbymurdertotheirtimelesends。

ADMIRALL。MyLord,butdidyoumarktheCardinallTheGuisesbrother,andtheDukeDumain:

Howtheydidstormeattheseyournuptiallrites,BecausethehouseofBurbonnowcomesin,AndjoynesyourlineagetothecrowneofFrance?

NAVARRE。AndthatsthecausethatGuisesofrownsatus,Andbeateshisbrainestocatchusinhistrap,Whichhehathpitchtwithinhisdeadlytoyle。

ComemyLordsletsgototheChurchandpray,ThatGodmaystilldefendtherightofFrance:

AndmakehisGospelflourishinthisland。

Exeunt。

[Sceneii]

EntertheDukeofGuise。

GUISE。IfeverHymenlowr’datmarriagerites,Andhadhisaltersdeckswithduskielightes:

Ifeversunnestaindeheavenwithbloudyclowdes,Andmadeitlookwithterrourontheworlde:

Ifeverdaywereturndetouglynight,Andnightmadesemblanceofthehueofhell,Thisday,thishoure,thisfatallnight,Shallfullyshewthefuryofthemall。

Apothecarie。——

EnterthePothecarie。

POTHECARIE。MyLord。

GUISE。NowshallIproveandguerdontotheful,Thelovethoubear’stuntothehouseofGuise:

WherearethoseperfumedgloveswhichlateIsentTobepoysoned,hastthoudonethem?speake,Willeverysavourbreedapangueofdeath?

POTHECARIE。SeewheretheybemyLord,andhethatsmellesbuttothem,dyes。

GUISE。Thenthouremainestresolute。

POTHECARIE。IammyLord,inwhatyourgracecommaundestilldeath。

GUISE。Thankesmygoodfreend,Iwilrequitethylove。

Goethen,presentthemtotheQueeneNavarre:

Forsheisthathugeblemishinoureye,ThatmakestheseupstartheresiesinFraunce:

Begonemyfreend,presentthemtoherstraite。

Souldyer。——

ExitPothecaier。

EnteraSouldier。

SOULDIER。MyLord。

GUISE。Nowcomethouforthandplaythytragickpart,Standinsomewindowopeningneerethestreet,AndwhenthouseesttheAdmirallrideby,Dischargethymusketandperfourmehisdeath:

AndthenIleguerdontheewithstoreofcrownes。

SOULDIER。IwillmyLord。

ExitSouldier。

GUISE。NowGuise,beginthosedeepeingendredthoughtsToburstabroad,thoseneverdyingflames,Whichcannotbeextinguishtbutbybloud。

OfthaveIleveld,andatlasthavelearnd,Thatperillisthecheefestwaytohappines,Andresolutionhonorsfairestaime。

Whatgloryisthereinacommongood,Thathangesforeverypeasanttoatchive?

ThatlikeIbestthatflyesbeyondmyreach。

SetmetoscalethehighPeramides,AndthereonsettheDiademofFraunce,Ileeitherrenditwithmynaylestonaught,Ormountthetopwithmyaspiringwinges,Althoughmydownfallbethedeepesthell。

Forthis,Iwake,whenothersthinkIsleepe,Forthis,Iwaite,thatscornattendanceelse:

Forthis,myquenchlesthirstwhereonIbuilde,HathoftenpleadedkindredtotheKing。

Forthis,thishead,thisheart,thishandandsworde,Contrive,imagineandfullyexecuteMattersofimporte,aimedatbymany,Yetunderstoodebynone。

Forthis,hathheavenengendredmeofearth,Forthis,theearthsustainesmybodiesweight,AndwiththiswaitIlecounterpoiseaCrowne,Orwithseditionswearyalltheworlde:

Forthis,fromSpainethestatelyCatholicSendsIndiangoldetocoynemeFrenchecues:

ForthishaveIalargessefromthePope,Apensionandadispensationtoo:

Andbythatpriviledgetoworkeupon,Mypolicyehathframdereligion。

Religion:ODiabole。

Fye,Iamashamde,howeverthatIseeme,Tothinkawordofsuchasimplesound,Ofsogreatmattershouldbemadetheground。

ThegentleKingwhosepleasureuncontrolde,Weaknethhisbody,andwillwastehisRealme,IfIrepairenotwhatheruinates:

HimasachildeIdaylywinnewithwords,Sothatforproofe,hebarelybearesthename:

Iexecute,andhesustainestheblame。

TheMotherQueeneworkeswondersformysake,AndinmyloveentombesthehopeofFraunce:

Riflingthebowelsofhertreasurie,Tosupplymywantsandnecessitie。

ParishathfullfivehundredColledges,AsMonestaries,Priories,Abbyesandhalles,Whereinarethirtiethousandablemen,BesidesathousandsturdystudentCatholicks,Andmore:ofmyknowledgeinonecloysterkeep,FivehundredfatteFranciscanFryersandpriestes。

Allthisandmore,ifmoremaybecomprisde,Tobringthewillofourdesirestoend。

ThenGuise,SincethouhastalltheCardeswithinthyhandsToshuffleortocut,takethisassurestthing:

Thatrightorwrong,thoudeal’stthyselfeaKing。

Ibut,Navarre。TisbutanookofFrance。

SufficientyetforsuchapettieKing:

Thatwitharablementofhishereticks,BlindesEuropseyesandtroublethourestate:

Himwillwe——

PointingtohisSworde。

ButfirstletsfollowthoseinFrance。

Thathinderourpossessiontothecrowne:

AsCaesartohissouldiers,sosayI:

Thosethathateme,willIlearntoloath。

Givemealook,thatwhenIbendthebrowes,Paledeathmaywalkeinfurrowesofmyface:

Ahand,thatwithagraspemaygripetheworld,Aneare,tohearewhatmydetractorssay,Aroyallseate,ascepterandacrowne:

ThatthosewhichdoebeholdthemmaybecomeAsmenthatstandandgaseagainsttheSunne。

Theplotislaide,andthingsshallcometopasse,Whereresolutionstrivesforvictory。

Exit。

[Sceneiii]

EntertheKingofNavarandQueen[Margaret],andhis[olde]

MotherQueen[ofNavarre],thePrinceofCondy,theAdmirall,andthePothecarywiththegloves,andgivesthemtotheoldeQueene。

POTHECARIE。Maddame,Ibeseechyourgracetoexceptthissimplegift。

OLDQUEENE。Thanksmygoodfreend,holde,takethouthisreward。

POTHECARIE。IhumblythankyourMajestie。

ExitPothecary。

OLDQUEENE。Methinkesthegloveshaveaverystrongperfume,Thesentwhereofdothmakemyheadtoake。

NAVARRE。Dothnotyourgraceknowthemanthatgavethemyou?

OLDQUEENE。Notwel,butdoremembersuchaman。

ADMIRALL。Yourgracewasilladvisdetotakethemthen,Consideringofthesedangeroustimes。

OLDQUEENE。HelpsonneNavarre,Iampoysoned。

QUEENEMARGARET。Theheavensforbidyourhighnessuchmishap。

NAVARRE。ThelatesuspitionoftheDukeofGuise,MightwellhavemovedyourhighnestobewareHowyoudidmeddlewithsuchdangerousgiftes。

QUEENEMARGARET。ToolateitismyLordifthatbetrueToblameherhighnes,butIhopeitbeOnlysomenaturallpassionmakeshersicke。

OLDQUEENE。Ono,sweetMargaret,thefatallpoysonDothworkwithinmyheart,mybrainpanbreakes,Myheartdothfaint,Idye。

Shedyes。

NAVARRE。MyMotherpoysonedheerebeforemyface:

OgraciousGod,whattimesarethese?

OgrauntsweetGodmydaiesmayendwithhers,ThatIwithhermaydyeandliveagaine。

QUEENEMARGARET。LetnotthisheavychauncemydearestLord,(Forwhoseeffectsmysouleismassacred)

Infectthygraciousbrestwithfreshsupply,Toagravateoursodainemiserie。

ADMIRALL。ComemyLordsletusbeareherbodyhence,Andseeithonouredwithjustsolemnitie。

Astheyaregoing,[enter]theSouldier[above,who]dischargethhismusketattheLordAdmirall[andexit]。

CONDY。WhatareyouhurtmyLordhighAdmiral?

ADMIRALL。ImygoodLord,shotthroughthearme。

NAVARRE。Wearebetraide,comemyLords,andletusgoetelltheKingofthis。

ADMIRALL。ThesearethecursedGuisiansthatdoeseekeourdeath。

Ohfatallwasthismariagetousall。

Theybeareawaythe[olde]Queene[ofNavarre]andgoeout。

[Sceneiv]

Enter[Charles]theKing,[Catherinethe]QueeneMother,DukeofGuise,DukeAnjoy,DukeDemayne[andCossin,CaptainoftheKingsGuard]。

QUEENEMOTHER。Mynoblesonne,andprincelyDukeofGuise,Nowhavewegotthefatallstraglingdeere,Withinthecompasseofadeadlytoyle,Andaswelatedecreedwemayperfourme。

CHARLES。Madam,itwilbenotedthroughtheworld,Anactionbloudyandtirannicall:

Cheefelysinceundersafetieofourword,Theyjustlychallengetheirprotection:

Besidesmyheartrelentesthatnoblemen,Onelycorruptedinreligion,Ladiesofhonor,KnightesandGentlemen,Shouldfortheirconsciencetastesuchruthelesends。

ANJOY。Thoughgentlemincesshouldpittieotherspaines,Yetwillthewisestnotetheirpropergreefes:

Andratherseeketoscourgetheirenemies,Thenbethemselvesbasesubjectstothewhip。

GUISE。MethinkesmyLord,AnjoyhathwelladvisdeYourhighnestoconsiderofthething,Andratherchusetoseekyourcountriesgood,Thenpittieorreleevetheseupstarthereticks。

QUEENEMOTHER。Ihopethesereasonsmayservemyprincely,Sonne,Tohavesomecareforfeareofenemies。

CHARLES。WellMadam,IreferreittoyourMajestie,AndtomyNephewheeretheDukeofGuise:

Whatyoudetermine,Iwillratifie。

QUEENEMOTHER。Thankestomyprincelysonne,thentellmeGuise,WhatorderwilyousetdownefortheMassacre?

GUISE。ThusMadame。

TheythatshalbeactorsinthisMassacre,ShallwearewhitecrossesontheirBurgonets,Andtyewhitelinnenscarfesabouttheirarmes。

Hethatwantesthese,andissuspectofheresie,Shalldye,orbeheKingorEmperour。

ThenIlehaveapealeofordinanceshotfromthetower,Atwhichtheyallshallissueoutandsetthestreetes。

Andthenthewatchwordbeinggiven,abellshallring,Whichwhentheyheare,theyshallbegintokill:

Andneverceaseuntillthatbellshallcease,Thenbreathawhile。

EntertheAdmiralsman。

CHARLES。Hownowfellow,whatnewes?

MAN。AnditpleaseyourgracetheLordhighAdmirall,Ridingthestreeteswastraiterouslyshot,AndmosthumblyintreatesyourMajestieTovisitehimsickinhisbed。

CHARLES。Messenger,tellhimIwillseehimstraite。

ExitMessenger。

WhatshallwedoenowwiththeAdmirall?

QUEENEMOTHER。YourMajestyhadbestgoevisitehim,Andmakeashewasifallwerewell。

CHARLES。Content,IwillgoevisitetheAdmirall。

GUISE。AndIwillgoetakeorderforhisdeath。

ExitGuise。

EntertheAdmirallinhisbed。

CHARLES。HowfaresitwithmyLordhighAdmiral,Hathhebeenhurtwithvillainesinthestreet?

IvowandsweareasIamKingofFrance,Tofindeandtorepaythemanwithdeath:

Withdeathdelay’dandtormentsneverusde,Thatdurstpresumeforhopeofanygaine,Tohurtthenoblemanhissovereignloves。

ADMIRALL。AhmygoodLord,thesearetheGuisians,Thatseeketomassacreourguiltleslives。

CHARLES。AssureyourselfemygoodLordAdmirall,Ideepelysorrowforyourtrecherouswrong:

AndthatIamnotmoresecuremyselfe,ThenIamcarefullyoushouldbepreserved。

Cossin,taketwentyofourstrongestguarde,AndunderyourdirectionseetheykeepAlltrecherousviolencefromournoblefreend,Repayingallattemptswithpresentdeath,Uponthecursedbreakersofourpeace。

AndsobepacientgoodLordAdmirall,AndeveryhowerIwillvisiteyou。Exeuntomnes。

[Scenev]

EnterGuise,Anjoy,Dumaine,Gonzago,Retes,Montsorrell,andSouldierstothemassacre。

GUISE。Anjoy,Dumaine,Gonzago,Retes,swearebyTheargentcrossesonyourburgonets,Tokillallthatyoususpectofheresie。

DUMAINE。Iswearebythistobeunmercifull。

ANJOY。IamdisguisdeandnonenowswhoIam,AndtherforemeanetomurderallImeet。

GONZAGO。AndsowillI。

RETES。AndI。

GUISE。Awaythen,breakintotheAdmiralshouse。

GETES。IlettheAdmirallbefirstdispatcht。

GUISE。TheAdmirall,CheefestandardbearertotheLutheranes,ShallintheentranceofthisMassacre,Bemurderedinhisbed。

Gonzagoconductthemhither,andthenBesethishousethatnotamanmaylive。

ANJOY。Thatchargeismine。Swizerskeepeyouthestreetes,AndatechcornershalltheKingsgardestand。

GONZAGO。Comesirsfollowme。

ExitGonzagoandotherswithhim。

ANJOY。Cossin,theCaptaineoftheAdmiralsguarde,Plac’dbymybrother,willbetrayhisLord:

NowGuiseshallcatholiquesflourishonceagaine,Theheadbeingof,thememberscannotstand。

RETES。ButlookmyLord,ther’ssomeintheAdmiralshouse。

Enter[aboveGonzagoandothers]intotheAdmiralshouse,andheinhisbed。

ANJOY。Inluckytime,comeletuskeepthislane,Andslayhisservantsthatshallissueout。

GONZAGO。WhereistheAdmirall?

ADMIRALL。OletmepraybeforeIdye。

GONZAGO。ThenprayuntoourLadye,kissethiscrosse。

Stabhim。

ADMIRALL。OGodforgivemysins。

GUISE。What,ishedeadGonzago?

GONZAGO。ImyLord。

GUISE。Thenthrowhimdown。

[Thebodyisthrowndown。ExeuntGonzagoandrestabove。]

ANJOY。Nowcosinviewhimwell,Itmaybeitissomeother,andheescapte。

GUISE。Cosintishe,Iknowhimbyhislook。

SeewheremySouldiershothimthroughthearm。

Hemisthimneer,butwehavestrookhimnow。

AhbaseShatilliananddegenerate,CheefstandardbearertotheLutheranes,ThusindespiteofthyReligion,TheDukeofGuisestampesonthylivelesbulke。

Awaywithhim,cutofhisheadandhandes,AndsendthemforapresenttothePope:

Andwhenthisjustrevengeisfinished,UntomountFauconwillwedraggehiscoarse:

Andhethatlivinghatedsothecrosse,Shallbeingdead,behangdthereoninchaines。

GUISE。Anjoy,Gonzago,Retes,ifthatyouthree,WillbeasresoluteasIandDumaine:

ThereshallnotaHugonetbreathinFrance。

ANJOY。Iswearebythiscrosse,wee’lnotbepartiall,Butslayasmanyaswecancomeneer。

GUISE。Mountsorrett,goandshootetheordinanceof,ThattheywhichhavealreadysetthestreetMayknowtheirwatchword,andthentolethebell,AndsoletsforwardtotheMassacre。

MOUNTSORRELL。IwillmyLord。

ExitMountsorrell。

GUISE。AndnowmyLordsletuscloselytoourbusines。

ANJOY。Anjoywillfollowthee。

DUMAINE。AndsowillDumaine。

Theordinancebeingshotof,thebelltolles。

GUISE。Comethen,letsaway。

Exeunt。

TheGuiseentersagaine,withalltherest,withtheirSwordsdrawne,chasingtheProtestants。

GUISE。Tue,tue,tue,Letnoneescape,murdertheHugonets。

ANJOY。Killthem,killthem。

Exeunt。

EnterLoreinerunning,theGuiseandtherestpursuinghim。

GUISE。Loreine,Loreine,followLoreine……Sirra,Areyouapreacheroftheseheresies?

LOREINE。IamapreacherofthewordofGod,Andthouatraitortothysouleandhim。

GUISE。Dearelybelovedbrother,thustiswritten。

Hestabshim。

ANJOY。StaymyLord,letmebeginthepsalme。

GUISE。Comedraggehimawayandthrowhiminaditch。

Exeunt[omnes]。

[Scenevi]

EnterMountsorrellandknocksatSerounsdoore。

SEROUNSWIFE。Whois’tthatknocksthere?

[Within。]

MOUNTSORRELL。MountsorrettfromtheDukeofGuise。

SEROUNSWIFE。Husbandcomedown,heer’sonewouldspeakwithyoufromtheDukeofGuise。

EnterSeroune。

SEROUNE。Tospeekwithmefromsuchamanashe?

MOUNTSORRELL。I,I,forthisSeroune,andthoushaltha’t。

Shewinghisdagger。

SEROUNE。OletmepraybeforeItakemydeath。

MOUNTSORRELL。Despatchthenquickly。

SEROUNE。OChristmySaviour——

MOUNTSORRELL。Christ,villaine?

Why,darstthoupresumetocallonChrist,WithouttheintercessionofsomeSaint?

SanctusJacobusheewasmySaint,praytohim。

SEROUNE。OletmeprayuntomyGod。

MOUNTSORRELL。Thentakethiswithyou。

Stabhim[andhefallswithinanddies]。

Exit。

[Scenevii]

EnterRamusinhisstudie。

RAMUS。WhatfearfullcriescomefromtheriverSene,ThatfrightpooreRamussittingathisbook?

IfearetheGuisianshavepastthebridge,Andmeaneoncemoretomenaceme。

EnterTaleus。

TALEUS。FlyeRamusflye,ifthouwiltsavethylife。

RAMUS。TellmeTaleus,wherforeshouldIflye?

TALEUS。TheGuisiansarehardatthydoore,Andmeanetomurderus:

Harke,harketheycome,Ileleapoutatthewindow。

[Runsoutfromstudie。]

RAMUS。SweetTaleusstay。

EnterGonzagoandRetes。

GONZAGO。Whogoesthere?

RETES。TisTaleus,Ramusbedfellow。

GONZAGO。Whatartthou?

TALEUS。IamasRamusis,aChristian。

RETES。Olethimgoe,heisacatholick。

ExitTaleus。

EnterRamus[outofhisstudie]。

GONZAGO。ComeRamus,moregolde,orthoushalthavethestabbe。

RAMUS。AlasIamascholler,howshouldIhavegolde?

AllthatIhaveisbutmystipendfromtheKing,Whichisnosoonerreceiv’dbutitisspent。

EntertheGuiseandAnjoy[,Dumaine,Mountsorrell,withsoldiers]。

ANJOY。Whomhaveyouthere?

RETES。TisRamus,theKingsprofessorofLogick。

GUISE。Stabhim。

RAMUS。OgoodmyLord,WhereinhathRamusbeensooffencious?

GUISE。Marrysir,inhavingasmackinall,Andyetdidstneversoundanythingtothedepth。

Wasitnotthouthatscoff’dsttheOrganon,Andsaiditwasaheapeofvanities?

Hethatwillbeaflatdecotamest,AndseeninnothingbutEpitomies:

Isinyourjudgmentthoughtalearnedman。

AndheforsoothmustgoeandpreachinGermany:

ExceptingagainstDoctorsactions,Andipsedixiwiththisquidditie,Argumentumtestimonisestinartepartialis。

Tocontradictwhich,IsayRamusshalldye:

Howanswereyouthat?yournegoargumentumCannotserve,Sirrah,killhim。

RAMUS。OgoodmyLord,letmebutspeakaword。

ANJOY。Well,sayon。

RAMUS。NotformylifedoeIdesirethispause,Butinmylatterhouretopurgemyselfe,InthatIknowthethingsthatIhavewrote,WhichasIheareoneShekinstakesitill,Becausemyplacesbeingbutthree,containallhis:

IknewtheOrganontobeconfusde,AndIreduc’ditintobetterforme。

AndthisforAristotlewillIsay,Thathethatdespisethhim,cannereBegoodinLogickorPhilosophie。

AndthatsbecausetheblockishSorbonestsAttributeasmuchuntotheirworkes,AstotheserviceoftheeternallGod。

GUISE。Whysufferyouthatpeasanttodeclaime?

StabhimIsayandsendhimtohisfreendsinhell。

ANJOY。NerewasthereColliarssonnesofullofpride。

Killhim。[Closethestudie。]

GUISE。MyLordAnjoy,thereareahundredProtestants,WhichwehavechasteintotheriverSene,Thatswimaboutandsopreservetheirlives:

Howmaywedoe?Ifearemetheywilllive。

DUMAINE。Goeplacesomemenuponthebridge,Withbowesandcartestoshootatthemtheysee,Andsinkethemintheriverastheyswim。

GUISE。TiswelladvisdeDumain,goeseeitdone。

ExitDumaine。

AndinthemeantimemyLord,couldwedevise,TogetthosepedantesfromtheKingNavarre,ThataretutorstohimandtheprinceofCondy——

ANJOY。Forthatletmealone,Cousinstayheer,Andwhenyouseemein,thenfollowhard。

Heknocketh,andentertheKingofNavarreandPrinceofCondy,withtheirscholmaisters。

HownowmyLords,howfareyou?

NAVARRE。MyLord,theysayThatalltheprotestantsaremassacred。

ANJOY。I,sotheyare,butyetwhatremedy:

IhavedoneallIcouldtostaythisbroile。

NAVARRE。ButyetmyLordthereportdothrun,ThatyouwereonethatmadethisMassacre。

ANJOY。WhoI?youaredeceived,IrosebutnowEnter[tothem]Guise。

GUISE。MurdertheHugonets,takethosepedanteshence。

NAVARRE。ThoutraitorGuise,layofthybloudyhands。

CONDY。ComeletusgoetelltheKing。

Exeunt[CondyandNavarre]。

GUISE。Comesirs,Ilewhipyoutodeathwithmypunniardspoint。

Hekilsthem。

ANJOY。Awaywiththemboth。

ExitAnjoy[andsoldierswithbodies]。

GUISE。Andnowsirsforthisnightletourfurystay。

YetwillwenottheMassacreshallend:

GonzagoposseyoutoOrleance,RetestoDeep,MountsorrelluntoRoan,andsparenotoneThatyoususpectofheresy。AndnowstayThatbelthattothedevilsmattinsrings。

Noweverymanputofhisburgonet,Andsoconveyhimcloselytohisbed。

Exeunt。

[Sceneviii]

EnterAnjoy,withtwoLordsofPoland。

ANJOY。MyLordsofPolandImustneedsconfesse,TheofferofyourPrinceElector’s,farreBeyondthereachofmydesertes:

ForPolandisasIhavebeenenformde,Amartiallpeople,worthysuchaKing,Ashathsufficientcounsaileinhimselfe,Tolightendoubtsandfrustratesubtilefoes。

AndsuchaKingwhompracticelonghathtaught,Topleasehimselfewithmannageofthewarres,ThegreatestwarreswithinourChristianbounds,ImeaneourwarresagainsttheMuscovites:

AndontheothersideagainsttheTurke,RichPrincesboth,andmightyEmperours:

YetbymybrotherCharlesourKingofFrance,Andbyhisgracescouncellitisthought,ThatifIundertaketowearethecrowneOfPoland,itmayprejudicetheirhopeOfmyinheritancetothecrowneofFrance:

Forifth’almightytakemybrotherhence,ByduediscenttheRegallseatismine。

WithPolandtherforemustIcovenantthus,ThatifbydeathofCharles,thediademOfFrancebecastonme,thenwithyourleavesImayretiremetomynativehome。

Ifyourcommissionservetowarrantthis,IthankfullyshallundertakethechargeOfyouandyours,andcarefullymaintaineThewealthandsafetyofyourkingdomesright。

LORD。Allthisandmoreyourhighnesshallcommaund,ForPolandscrowneandkinglydiadem。

ANJOY。ThencomemyLords,letsgoe。

Exeunt。

[Sceneix]

EntertwowiththeAdmiralsbody。

1。Nowsirra,whatshallwedoewiththeAdmirall?

2。Whyletusburnehimforaheretick。

1。Ono,hisbodyewillinfectthefire,andthefiretheaire,andsoweshallbepoysonedwithhim。

2。Whatshallwedoethen?

1。Letsthrowhimintotheriver。

2。Ohtwillcorruptthewater,andthewaterthefish,andthefishourselveswhenweeatethem。

1。Thenthrowhimintotheditch。

2。No,no,todecidealldoubts,beruldebyme,letshanghimuponthistree。

1。Agreede。

Theyhanghim。

EntertheDukeofGuise,andQueeneMother,andtheCardinall[ofLoraine]。

GUISE。NowMadame,howlikeyouourlustyAdmirall?

QUEENEMOTHER。BeleevemeGuisehebecomestheplacesowell,ThatIcouldlongerethishavewishthimthere。

Butcomeletswalkeaside,th’airsnotverysweet。

GUISE。NobymyfaithMadam。

Sirs,takehimawayandthrowhiminsomeditch。

Carryawaythedeadbody。

AndnowMadamasIunderstand,ThereanreahundredHugonetsandmore,Whichinthewoodsdoehordetheirsynagogue:

Anddaylymeetaboutthistimeofday,thitherwillItoputthemtothesword。

QUEENEMOTHER。DoesosweetGuise,letusdelaynotime,Forifthesestraglersgatherheadagaine,AnddispersethemselvesthroughouttheRealmeofFrance,Itwillbehardforustoworketheirdeaths。

GUISE。Madam,Igoeaswhirl—wincesragebeforeastorme。

ExitGuise。

QUEENEMOTHER。MyLordofLorainehaveyoumarksoflate,HowCharlesoursonnebeginsfortolamentForthelatenightsworkewhichmyLordofGuiseDidmakeinParisamongsttheHugonites?

CARDINALL。Madam,Ihaveheardhimsolemnlyvow,WiththerebelliousKingofNavarre,Fortorevengetheirdeathsuponusall。

QUEENEMOTHER。I,butmyLord,letmealoneforthat,ForKatherinemusthaveherwillinFrance:

AsIdoelive,sosurelyshallhedye,AndHenrythenshallwearethediadem。

AndifhegrudgeorcrossehisMotherswill,Iledisinheritehimandalltherest:

ForIleruleFrance,buttheyshallwearethecrowne:

Andiftheystorme,Ithenmaypullthemdowne。

ComemyLordlet’sgoe。

Exeunt。

[Scenex]

EnterfiveorsixeProtestantswithbookes,andkneeletogether。

EnteralsotheGuise[andothers]。

GUISE。DownewiththeHugonites,murderthem。

PROTESTANT。OMounserdeGuise,hearemebutspeake。

GUISE。Novillain,nothattoungofthine,ThathathblasphemdetheholyChurchofRome,ShalldrivenoplaintesintotheGuiseseares,Tomakethejusticeofmyheartrelent:

Tue,tue,tue,letnoneescape:

Killthem。

So,draggethemaway。

Exeunt。

[Scenexi]

Enter[Charles]theKingofFrance,NavarandEpernounestayinghim:enterQueeneMother,andtheCardinall[ofLoraine,andPleshe]。

CHARLES。Oletmestayandrestmeheerawhile,Agripingpainehathceasdeuponmyheart:

Asodainepang,themessengerofdeath。

QUEENEMOTHER。Osaynotso,thoukill’stthymothersheart。

CHARLES。Imustsayso,paineforcethmetocomplain。

NAVARRE。ComfortyourselfemyLordIhavenodoubt,ButGodwillsurerestoreyoutoyourhealth。

CHARLES。Ono,mylovingbrotherofNavarre。

Ihavedeserv’dascourgeImustconfesse,Yetistherepacienceofanothersort,ThentomisdoethewelfareoftheirKing:

Godgrauntmyneerestfreendsmayprovenoworse。

Ohordemeup,mysightbeginstofaire,Mysinnewesshrinke,mybrainturnsupsidedowne,Myheartdothbreak,Ifaintanddye。

Hedies。

QUEENEMOTHER。Whatartthoudead,sweetsonne?speaktothyMother。

Ono,hissouleisfledfromouthisbreast,Andhenorheares,norseesuswhatwedoe:

MyLords,whatrestethnowfortobedone?

ButthatwepresentlydespatchEmbassadoursToPoland,tocallHenrybackagaine,Towearehisbrotherscrowneanddignity。

Epernoune,goeseeitpresentlybedone,Andbidhimcomewithoutdelaytous。

EpernouneMadam,Iwill。

ExitEpernoune。