Frature unservation The King of Naples, whosoe'er thou art. Suf. An earl I am, and Suffolk am I call'd. Be not offended, nature's miracle, Thou art allotted to be ta'en by me: Slave, Sensible So doth the swan her downy cygnets save, Keeping them prisoner underneath her wings. Yet, if this servile usage once offend, Go and be free again as Suffolk's friend. 60 Indowthian beauty in tranquilit [She is going. 70 57. "Keeping them prisoner underneath her wings"; Ff. 1, 2, "prisoner”; Ff. 3, 4, “prisoners”; Vaughan, “prisoned”; “her wings,” Ff. 3, 4; F. 1, “his wings”; F. 2, “hir wings”; Vaughan, “its wings.” -I. G. 63. "Twinkling another counterfeited beam"; Vaughan, "Kindling another counterfeited beam"; or "Twinkling in other counterfeited beams."-I. G. 68. "Hast not a tongue? is she not here?" Anon. conj. "tongue to speak?" "here"?; F. 1, “heere?"; Ff. 2, 3, 4, “heere thy prisoner"; Keightley, “here alone"; Lettsom, "here in place," or "here beside thee"; Vaughan, "present here.”—I. G. 71. "makes the senses rough"; so the Ff.; Hanmer, "makes the senses crouch"; Capell, "make crouch"; Jackson, "makes the senses touch"; Collier MS., "mocks the sense of touch."-I. G. Mar. Say, Earl of Suffolk,-if thy name be so- Suf. How canst thou tell she will deny thy suit, Mar. Why speak'st thou not? what ransom must Suf. She's beautiful and therefore to be woo'd; 80 Then how can Margaret be thy paramour? Mar. I were best to leave him, for he will not hear. Suf. There all is marr'd; there lies a cooling card. Mar. He talks at random; sure, the man is mad. Suf. And yet a dispensation may be had. Mar. And yet I would that you would answer me. Suf. I'll win this Lady Margaret. For whom? 90 Why, for my king; tush, that's a wooden thing! And peace established between these realms. Mar. Hear ye, captain, are you not at leisure? 78, 79. "She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd," &c. These lines were evidently proverbial; cp. Richard III, I. ii. 228, 230, and Titus Andronicus, II. i. 82, 83.-I. G. 84. "cooling card," something which dashes hope, "throws cold water" on eager expectation.-C. H. H. Henry is youthful and will quickly yield. 100 Mar. What though I be enthrall'd? he seems a knight, And will not any way dishonor me. Suf. Lady, vouchsafe to listen what I say. Mar. Perhaps I shall be rescued by the French; And then I need not crave his courtesy. Suf. Sweet madam, give me hearing in a cause- Mar. I cry you nercy, 'tis but Quid for Quo. Suf. For princes should be free. And so shall you, If happy England's royal king be free. Mar. Why, what concerns his freedom unto me? And set a precious crown upon thy head, Mar. Suf. His love. What? Mar. I am unworthy to be Henry's wife. 120 108. "Lady"; Capell, "Nay, hear me, lady"; Collier MS., "Lady, pray tell me"; Lettsom, "Lady, sweet lady"; Dyce, "I prithee, lady.” -I. G. And have no portion in the choice myself. How say you, madam, are ye so content? Mar. An if my father please, I am content. Suf. Then call our captain and our colors forth. And, madam, at your father's castle walls We'll crave a parley, to confer with him. 130 A parley sounded. Enter Reignier on the walls. See, Reignier, see, thy daughter prisoner! Reig. To whom? Suf. Reig. To me. Suffolk, what remedy? I am a soldier, and unapt to weep, Or to exclaim on fortune's fickleness. Suf. Yes, there is remedy enough, my lord: Consent, and for thy honor give consent, Thy daughter shall be wedded to my king; Whom I with pain have woo'd and won thereto; And this her easy-held imprisonment Hath gain'd thy daughter princely liberty. 140 Reig. Speaks Suffolk as he thinks? Suf. Fair Margaret knows That Suffolk doth not flatter, face, or feign. Reig. Upon thy princely warrant, I descend To give thee answer of thy just demand. [Exit from the walls. Suf. And here I will expect thy coming. 142. "face," play the hypocrite.-C. H. H. 145. "And here I will expect thy coming"; Dyce, "here, my lord"; F. 4, "coming"; Ff. 1, 2, 3, “comming"; Capell, "coming, Reignier"; Collier MS., "coming down"; Anon. conj. "coming, king"; Anon. conj. "communing."-I. G. Trumpets sound. Enter Reignier, below. Reig. Welcome, brave earl, into our territories: Command in Anjou what your honor pleases. Suf. Thanks, Reignier, happy for so sweet a child, Fit to be made companion with a king: 150 What answer makes your grace unto my suit? Reig. Since thou dost deign to woo her little worth To be the princely bride of such a lord; Upon condition I may quietly Enjoy mine own, the country Maine and Anjou, Free from oppression or the stroke of war, My daughter shall be Henry's, if he please. Suf. That is her ransom; I deliver her; And those two counties I will undertake Your grace shall well and quietly enjoy. Reig. And I again, in Henry's royal name, As deputy unto that gracious king, 160 Give thee her hand, for sign of plighted faith. Suf. Reignier of France, I give thee kingly thanks, Because this is in traffic of a king. [Aside] And yet, methinks, I could be well content To be mine own attorney in this case. Reig. I do embrace thee, as I would embrace 170 154. "country"; so the Ff.; Theobald, "counties"; Capell, "countries"; Malone, "county.”—1. G. 164. "in traffic of a king," in a king's business.-C. H. H. |