《chastelard》

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I shall live out the sorrow of your death

And be glad afterwards。  You know I am sorry。

I should weep now; forgive me for your part;

God made me hard; I think。  Alas; you see

I had fain been other than I am。



CHASTELARD。

Yea; love。

Comfort your heart。  What way am I do die?



QUEEN。

Ah; will you go yet; sweet?



CHASTELARD。

No; by God's body。

You will not see? how shall I make you see?

Look; it may be love was a sort of curse

Made for my plague and mixed up with my days

Somewise in their beginning; or indeed

A bitter birth begotten of sad stars

At mine own body's birth; that heaven might make

My life taste sharp where other men drank sweet;

But whether in heavy body or broken soul;

I know it must go on to be my death。

There was the matter of my fate in me

When I was fashioned first; and given such life

As goes with a sad end; no fault but God's。

Yea; and for all this I am not penitent:

You see I am perfect in these sins of mine;

I have my sins writ in a book to read;

Now I shall die and be well done with this。

But I am sure you cannot see such things;

God knows I blame you not。



QUEEN。

What shall be said?

You know most well that I am sorrowful。

But you should chide me。  Sweet; you have seen fair wars;

Have seen men slain and ridden red in them;

Why will you die a chamberer's death like this?

What; shall no praise be written of my knight;

For my fame's sake?



CHASTELARD。

Nay; no great praise; I think;

I will no more; what should I do with death;

Though I died goodly out of sight of you?

I have gone once:  here am I set now; sweet;

Till the end come。  That is your husband; hark;

He knocks at the outer door。  Kiss me just once。

You know now all you have to say。  Nay; love;

Let him come quickly。



'Enter DARNLEY; and afterwards the MARIES。'



DARNLEY。

Yea; what thing is here?

Ay; this was what the doors shut fast upon…

Ay; trust you to be fast at prayer; my sweet?

By God I have a mind…



CHASTELARD。

What mind then; sir?

A liar's lewd mind; to coin sins for jest;

Because you take me in such wise as this?

Look you; I have to die soon; and I swear;

That am no liar but a free knight and lord;

I shall die clear of any sin to you;

Save that I came for no good will of mine;

I am no carle; I play fair games with faith;

And by mine honor for my sake I swear

I say but truth; for no man's sake save mine;

Lest I die shamed。  Madam; I pray you say

I am no liar; you know me what I am;

A sinful man and shortly to be slain;

That in a simple insolence of love

Have stained with a fool's eyes your holy hours

And with a fool's words put your pity out;

Nathless you know if I be liar or no;

Wherefore for God's sake give me grace to swear

(Yea; for mine too) how past all praise you are

And stainless of all shame; and how all men

Lie; saying you are not most good and innocent;

Yea; the one thing good as God。



DARNLEY。

O sir; we know

You can swear well; being taken; you fair French

Dare swallow God's name for a lewd love…sake

As it were water。  Nay; we know; we know;

Save your sweet breath now lest you lack it soon:

We are simple; we; we have not heard of you。

Madam; by God you are well shamed in him:

Ay; trust you to be fingering in one's face;

Play with one's neck…chain? ah; your maiden's man;

A relic of your people's!



CHASTELARD。

Hold your peace;

Or I will set an edge on your own lie

Shall scar yourself。  Madam; have out your guard;

'T is time I were got hence。



QUEEN。

Sweet Hamilton;

Hold you my hand and help me to sit down。

O Henry; I am beaten from my wits…

Let me have time and live; call out my people…

Bring forth some armed guard to lay hold on him:

But see no man be slain。

Sirs; hide your swords;

I will not have men slain。



DARNLEY。

What; is this true?

Call the queen's people…help the queen there; you…

Ho; sirs; come in。



'Enter some with the Guard。'



QUEEN。

Lay hold upon that man;

Bear him away; but see he have no hurt。



CHASTELARD。

Into your hands I render up myself

With a free heart; deal with me how you list;

But courteously; I pray you。  Take my sword。

Farewell; great queen; the sweetness in your look

Makes life look bitter on me。  Farewell; sirs。



'He is taken out。'



DARNLEY。

Yea; pluck him forth; and have him hanged by dawn;

He shall find bed enow to sleep。  God's love!

That such a knave should be a knight like this!



QUEEN。

Sir; peace awhile; this shall be as I please;

Take patience to you。  Lords; I pray you see

All be done goodly; look they wrong him not。

Carmichael; you shall sleep with me to…night;

I am sorely shaken; even to the heart。  Fair lords;

I thank you for your care。  Sweet; stay by me。



END OF THE THIRD ACT。







ACT IV。



MURRAY。





SCENE I。…The Queen's Lodging at St。 Andrew's。



The QUEEN and the four MARIES。



QUEEN。

Why will you break my heart with praying to me?

You Seyton; you Carmichael; you have wits;

You are not all run to tears; you do not think

It is my wrath or will that whets this axe

Against his neck?



MARY SEYTON。

Nay; these three weeks agone

I said the queen's wrath was not sharp enough

To shear a neck。



QUEEN。

Sweet; and you did me right;

And look you; what my mercy bears to fruit;

Danger and deadly speech and a fresh fault

Before the first was cool in people's lips;

A goodly mercy:  and I wash hands of it。…

Speak you; there; have you ever found me sharp?

You weep and whisper with sloped necks and heads

Like two sick birds; do you think shame of me?

Nay; I thank God none can think shame of me;

But am I bitter; think you; to men's faults?

I think I am too merciful; too meek:

Why if I could I would yet save this man;

'T is just boy's madness; a soft stripe or two

Would do to scourge the fault in his French blood。

I would fain let him go。  You; Hamilton;

You have a heart thewed harder than my heart;

When mine would threat it sighs; and wrath in it

Has a bird's flight and station; starves before

It can well feed or fly; my pulse of wrath

Sounds tender as the running down of tears。

You are the hardest woman I have known;

Your blood has frost and cruel gall in it;

You hold men off with bitter lips and eyes…

Such maidens should serve England; now; perfay;

I doubt you would have got him slain at once。

Come; would you not? come; would you let him live?



MARY HAMILTON。

Yes…I think yes; I cannot tell; maybe

I would have seen him punished。



QUEEN。

Look you now; 

There's maiden mercy; I would have him live…

For all my wifehood maybe I weep too;

Here's a mere maiden falls to slaying at once;

Small shrift for her; God keep us from such hearts!

I am a queen too that would have him live;

But one that has no wrong and is no queen;

She would…What are you saying there; you twain?



MARY CARMICHAEL。

I said a queen's face and so fair an one's

Would lose no grace for giving grace away;

That gift comes back upon the mouth it left

And makes it sweeter; and set fresh red on it。



QUEEN。

This comes of sonnets when the dance draws breath;

These talking times will make a dearth of grace。

But you…what ails you that your lips are shut?

Weep; if you will; here are four friends of yours

To weep as fast for pity of your tears。

Do you desire him dead? nay; but men say

He was your friend; he fought them on your side;

He made you songs…God knows what songs he made!

Speak you for him a little:  will you not?



MARY BEATON。

Madam; I have no words。



QUEEN。

No words? no pity…

Have you no mercies for such men?  God help!

It seems I am the meekest heart on earth…

Yea; the one tender woman left alive;

And knew it not。  I will not let him live;

For all my pity of him。



MARY BEATON。

Nay; but; madam;

For God's love look a little to this thing。

If you do slay him you are but shamed to death;

All men will cry upon you; women weep;

Turning your sweet name bitter with their tears;

Red shame grow up out of your memory

And burn his face that would speak well of you:

You shall have no good word nor pity; none;

Till some such end be fallen upon you:  nay;

I am but cold; I knew I had no words;

I will keep silence。



QUEEN。

Yea now; as I live;

I wist not of it:  troth; he shall not die。

See you; I am pitiful; compassionate;

I would not have men slain for my love's sake;

But if he live to do me three times wrong;

Why then my shame would grow up green and red

Like any flower。  I am not whole at heart;

In faith; I wot not what such things should be;

I doubt it is but dangerous; he must die。



MARY BEATON。

Yea; but you will not slay him。



QUEEN。

Swear me that;

I'll say he shall not die for your oath's sake。

What will you do for grief when he is dead?



MARY BEATON。

Nothing for grief; but hold my peace and die。



QUEEN。

Why; for your sweet sake one might let him live;

But the first fault was a green seed of shame;

And now the flower; and deadly fruit will come

With apple…time in autumn。  By my life;

I would they had slain him there in Edinburgh;

But I reprieve him; lo the thank I get;

To set the base folk muttering like smoked bees

Of shame and love; and how love comes to shame;

And the queen loves shame that comes of love;

Yet I say nought and go about my ways;

And this mad fellow that I respited

Being forth and free; lo now the second time

Ye take him by my bed in wait。  Now see

If I can get good…will to pardon him;

With what a face may I crave leave of men

To respite him; being young and a good knight 

And mad for perfect love? shall I go say;

Dear lords; because ye took him shamefully;

Let him not die; because his fault is foul;

Let him not die; because if he do live

I shall be held a harlot of all men;

I pray you; swe
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