And in it are the lords of York, Berkley, and Sey mour; None else of name, and noble estimate. Enter Ross and WILLOUGHBY. North. Here come the lords of Ross and Willoughby, Bloody with spurring, fiery-red with haste. Boling. Welcome, my lords: I wot, your love pursues A banish'd traitor; all my treasury Is yet but unfelt thanks, which, more enrich'd, Shall be your love and labour's recompense. Ross. Your presence makes us rich, most noble Willo. And far surmounts our labour to attain it. poor; Which, till my infant fortune comes to years, Enter BERKLEY. North. It is my lord of Berkley, as I guess. you. Boling. My lord, my answer is-to Lancaster; And I am come to seek that name in England: And I must find that title in your tongue, Before I make reply to aught you say. Berk. Mistake me not, my lord; 'tis not my meaning, To raze one title of your honour out: To you, my lord, I come, (what lord you will,) From the most glorious regent of this land, The duke of York; to know, what pricks you on To take advantage of the absent time,3 And fright our native peace with self-born arms. Enter YORK, attended. Boling. I shall not need transport my words by you; Here comes his grace in person.—My noble uncle! [Kneels. York. Show me thy humble heart, and not thy knee, Whose duty is deceivable and false. Boling. My gracious uncle!— York. Tut, tut! Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle: Why have those banish'd and forbidden legs So many miles upon her peaceful bosom; Com'st thou because the anointed king is hence? Were I but now the lord of such hot youth, And minister correction to thy fault! 3 the absent time,] i. e. time of the king's absence. ✦ But then more why;] But, to add more questions. 5 And ostentation of despised arms?] The meaning of this pro bably is a boastful display of arms which we despise. Boling. My gracious uncle, let me know my fault; On what condition stands it, and wherein ? York. Even in condition of the worst degree,- Thou art a banish'd man, and here art come, In braving arms against thy sovereign. Boling. As I was banish'd, I was banish'd Hereford; But as I come, I come for Lancaster. And yet my letters-patent give me leave: 6 indifferent eye:] i. e, with an impartial eye. 7 To rouse his wrongs,] i. e. the persons who wrong him. 8 to sue my livery here,] A law phrase belonging to the feudal tenures. North. The noble duke hath been too much abus'd. Ross. It stands your grace upon, to do him right." Willo. Base men by his endowments are made great. York. My lords of England, let me tell you I have had feeling of my cousin's wrongs, North. The noble duke hath sworn, his coming Boling. An offer, uncle, that we will accept. 9 It stands your grace upon, to do him right.] i. e. it is your interest, it is matter of consequence to you. York. It may be, I will go with you :-but yet For I am loath to break our country's laws. SCENE IV. A Camp in Wales. Enter SALISBURY, and a Captain. Cap. My lord of Salisbury, we have staid ten days, And hardly kept our countrymen together, Sal. Stay yet another day, thou trusty Welsh man; The king reposeth all his confidence In thee. Cap. 'Tis thought, the king is dead; we will not stay. The bay-trees in our country are all wither'd,' [Exit. The bay-trees, &c.] This enumeration of prodigies is in the highest degree poetical and striking. JOHNSON. |