He ftraight declin'd, and droop'd, took it moft deeply, And down-right languifh'd. Leave me folely; go, [Ex. Attend. The very thought of my revenges that way Laugh at me, make their paftime at my forrow; SCENE V. Enter Paulina with a Child. Pau. Nay rather, good my Lords, be fecond to me: you his tyrannous paffion more, alas, Fear Than the Queen's life? a gracious innocent foul, Ant. That's enough. Atten. Madam, he hath not slept to-night; commanded None fhould come at him. Pau. Not fo hot, good Sir, I come to bring him fleep. 'Tis fuch as you Leo. What noise there, ho? Pau. No noife, my Lord, but needful conference, About fome goffips for your Highness. Leo. How? Away with that audacious Lady. Antigonus, I charg'd thee that the fhould not come about me, I knew the would. Ant. I told her fo, my Lord, On your difpleasure's peril and on mine, V IV. D She She fhould not vifit you. Leo. What? canft not rule her? Pau. From all dishonesty he can; in this, Ant. Lo-you now, you hear, When the will take the rein, I let her run, Pau. Good my Liege, I comentados Leo, Good Queen? Pau. Good Queen, my Lord, And would by combat make her good, fo were I Leo. Force her hence. Pau. Let him that makes but trifles of his eyes Leo. Out! [Laying down the Child. A mankind witch! hence with her out o' door: Pau. Not fo, I am as ignorant in that as you, In fo intit'ling me; and no less honeft Than you are mad; which is enough, I'll warrant, As this world goes, to pafs for honeft. Leo. Traytors! Will you not push her out? give her the baftard. [To Ant. Thou dotard, thou art women-tyr'd; unreofted By thy dame Partlet here. Take up the bastard, Take't Unvenerable be thy hands, if thou Tak'ft up the Princefs, by that forced bafenofs Which he has put upon't! Leo. He dreads his wife. Pau. So I would you did: then 'twere past all doubt You'd call your children yours, Leo. A neft of traytors! Ant. I am none by this good light. Pau. Nor I; nor any But one that's here; and that's himself. For he, His hopeful fon's, his babe's, betrays to flander, He cannot be compell'd to't) once remove Leo. A callat Of boundless tongue, who late hath beat her husband, Hence with it, and together with the dam, Pau. It is yours; And, might we lay th' old proverb to your charge, The trick of's frown, his forehead, nay, the valleys, The ordering of the mind too, 'mongst all colours Leo. A grofs hag And, lozel, thou art worthy to be hang`d, That That wilt not stay her tongue. Ant. Hang all the husbands That cannot do that feat, you'll leave your felf Leo. Once more take her hence. Pau. A moft unworthy and unnatural Lord Can do no more. Leo. I'll ha' thee burnt. Pau. I care not; It is an heretick that makes the fire, Not the which burns in't. I'll not call you tyrant, (Not able to produce more accufation Than your own weak-hing'd fancy) fomething favours Leo. On your allegiance, Out of the chamber with her. Were I a tyrant, Pau. I pray you, do not push me, I'll be gone. Will never do him good, not one of you. So, fo: farewel, we are gone. SCENE VI. Leo. Thou, traytor, haft fet on thy wife to this. Even thou, and none but thou. Take it up ftraight: Thy life, with all that's thine: if thou refufe, Ant. I did not, Sir: [Exit. The The Lords, my noble fellows, if they please," Can clear me in't. Lord. We can, my royal Liege, He is not guilty of her coming hither. Lord. 'Befeech your Highnefs, give us better credit. We beg (as recompence of our dear fervice Lead on to fome foul iffue... We all kneel Lea. I am a feather for each wind that blows: Shall I live on to fee this baftard kneel And call me father? better burn it now, It shall not neither. You, Sir, come you hither; [To Ant. You that have been fo tenderly officious With Lady Margery, your midwife there, To fave this baftard's life; (for 'tis a baftard, Ant. Any thing, my Lord," That my ability may undergo you And nobleness impofe: at leaft thus much; adventure Leo. It fhall be poffible;' fwear by this sword Thou wilt perform my bidding. Ant. I will, my Lord. Leo. Mark and perform it; feeft thou? for the fail Death to thy felf, but to thy lewd-tongu'd wife, |