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H: Gravelot in & del. V.6.P.267

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Dramatis Perfonæ.

DUNCAN, King of Scotland.
Malcolm, Sons to the King.

Donalbain, S

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Fleance, Son to Banquo.

Siward, General of the English Forces.

Young Siward, his Son.

Seyton, an Officer attending on Macbeth.
Son to Macduff.

Doctor.

Lady Macbeth.

Lady Macduff.

Gentlewomen, attending on Lady Macbeth.
Hecate, and three other Witches.

Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers and Attendants.

The Ghoft of Banquo, and several other Apparitions.

SCENE, in the End of the fourth Act, lyes in England; through the rest of the Play, in Scotland; and, chiefly, at Macbeth's Castle.

MACBETH

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SCENE, an open Place.

Thunder and Lightning. Enter three Witches.

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HEN fhall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
2 Witch. When the hurly-burly's
done,

When the Battle's loft and won.

3

Witch. That will be ere Set of Sun.
Witch. Where the place?

2 Witch. Upon the heath.

Witch. There I go to meet Macbeth. 1 Witch. I come, I come, Grimalkin. 2 Witch. Padocke calls anon! All. Fair is foul, and foul is fair,

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Hover through the fog and filthy air.

[They rife from the flage, and fly away.

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SCENE changes to the Palace at Foris.

Enter King, Malcolm, Donalbain, Lenox, with attendants, meeting a bleeding Captain.

King.

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HAT bloody man is that? he can report,
As feemeth by his plight, of the revolt

The newest state.

Mal. This is the Serjeant,

Who like a good and hardy foldier fought
'Gainft my captivity. Hail, hail, brave friend !
Say to the King the knowledge of the broil,
As thou didst leave it.

Cap. Doubtful long it tood:

As two spent fwimmers that do cling together,
And choak their Art: the mercilefs Macdonel
(Worthy to be a Rebel; for to That
The multiplying villanies of nature
Do fwarm upon him) from the western isles
Of Kernes and Gallow-glaffes was supply'd;
And fortune, on his damned quarry fmiling,
Shew'd like a rebel's whore. But all too weak:
For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name)
Difdaining fortune, with his brandifht steel
Which fmoak'd with bloody execution,

Like Valour's Minion carved out his paffage,
'Till he had fac'd the flave;

Who ne'er fhook hands nor bid farewel to him,
'Till he unfeam'd him from the nave to th' chops,
And fix'd his head upon our battlements.

King. Oh, valiant Coufin! worthy Gentleman!
Cap. As whence the fun 'gins his reflection,
Shipwrecking ftorms and direful thunders break;
So from that Spring, whence Comfort feem'd to come, (1)

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(1) So from that Spring, whence Comfort feem'd to come, Difcomfort fwell'd.] I have not difturb'd the Text here, as the Senfe does not abfolutely require it; tho' Dr. Thirlby prefcribes a very ingenious and eafie Correction :

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