Enter a Meffenger. K. John. They burn in indignation; I repent. das an There is no fure foundation fet on blood; paid to favi. No certain life atchiev'd by others' deathA fearful eye thou haft; where is that bl That I have feen inhabit in those chee So foul a sky clears not without a ftor Pour down thy weather: how goes a Mef. From France to England nev For any foreign preparation, Was levy'd in the body of a land. The conv of your fpeed is learn'd b K. John. Bear with me, Coufin; for I was amaz'd obn. Thou idle dreamer, wherefore did't thou fo? up my crown, let him be hang'd. thee.O my gentle coufin, [Exit Hubert, with Peter. news abroad, who are arriv'd? nch, my ford; men's mouths are full This inundation of miftemper'd humour Refts by you only to be qualify'd. Then paufe not; for the prefent time's fo fick, Or Overthrow incurable infues. Pand. It was my breath that blew this tempest up, Upon your ftubborn ufage of the Pope : But fince you are a gentle convertite, My tongue fhall hush again this ftorm of war; Upon your oath of fervice to the Pope, Go I to make the French lay down their arms. [Exit K. John. Is this Afcenfion day? did not the Prophet Say, that before Afcenfion day at noon My Crown I fhould give off? even so I have: But, heav'n be thank'd, it is but voluntary. Enter Faulconbridge. Faulc. All Kent hath yielded; nothing there holds out But Dover-Cafile: London hath receiv'd, Like a kind hoft, the Dauphin and his Powers. And wild amazement hurries up and down K. John. Would not my lords return to me again, Faulc. They found him dead, and caft into the streets, An empty casket, where the jewel, life, By fome damn'd hand was robb'd and ta'en away. Of Of bragging horror: fo fhall inferior eyes, To meet difpleasure farther from the doors; K. John. The Legate of the Pope hath been with me, And I have made a happy peace with him; Faule. Oh inglorious league! Shall we, upon the footing of our Land, To arms invafive? fhall a beardlefs boy, Mocking the air with Colours idely spread, They faw, we had a purpose of defence. K. John. Have thou the ord'ring of this prefent time... Faulc. Away then, with good courage; yet, I know, Our Party may well meet a prouder foe. [Exeunt. SCENE changes to the Dauphin's Camp at St. Edmondsbury. (18) Enter, in arms, Lewis, Salisbury, Melun, Pembroke, Bigot, and Soldiers. Lewis. MY lord Melun, let this be copied out, And keep it fafe for our remembrance: Return the prefident to these lords again, Sal. Upon our fides it never shall be broken. To your proceedings; yet believe me, Prince, (18) at St. Edmondsbury.] I have ventur'd to fix the Place of the Scene here, which is fpecified by none of the Editors, on the following Authorities. In the preceding A&t, where Salisbury has fix'd to go over to the Dauphin, he fays, Lords, I will meet him at St. Edmondsbury. And Count Melun, in this last Act, fays; and many more with me, Upon the Altar at St. Edmondsbury; Even on that Altar, where We fwore to You And it appears likewife from the Troublesom Reign of King Joba, in two Parts, (the first rough Model of this Play) that the Interchange of Vows betwixt the Dauphin and the English Barons was at St. Edmondsbury. That, |