Ric.
Come, cousin, canst thou quake, and change thy colour?
Murther thy breath in middle of a word,—
And then again begin ^note, and stop again,
As if thou wert ^note distraught ^note, and mad with terror?

Buc.
Tut, ^note I can counterfeit the deep tragedian;
Speak, and look back, and pry on every side,
Tremble and start at wagging of a straw, ^note
Intending deep suspicion: gastly looks
Are at my service, like enforced smiles;
And both are ready in their offices,
At any time ^note, to grace my stratagems.
But what, is Catesby gone? ^note

Ric.
He is; and, see, he brings the mayor along. ^note

Enter the Lord Mayor, and Catesby.

Buc.
Let me alone to entertain him.—Lord mayor, ^note—

Ric.
Look to the draw-bridge there.

Buc.
Hark, hark! a drum. ^note

Ric.
Catesby, o'er-look the walls.

Buc.
Lord mayor, the reason we have sent for you ^note,—

Ric.
Look back, defend thee, here are enemies.

Buc.
God and our innocency defend and guard ^note us! Enter Lovel, and Ratcliff, with Hastings' Head.

Ric.
Be patient, they are friends; Ratcliff, and Lovel. ^note

Lov.
Here is the head of that ignoble traitor, ^note
The dangerous and unsuspected Hastings.

Ric.
So dear I lov'd the man, that I must weep.
I took him for the plainest harmless creature, ^note
That breath'd upon the earth a christian; ^note
Made ^note him my book, wherein my soul recorded
The history of all her secret thoughts:
So smooth he daub'd his vice with shew of virtue,
That, his apparent open guilt omitted,—
I mean, his conversation with Shore's wife,—
He liv'd ^note from all attainder of suspect.

Buc.
Well, well, he was the covert'st shelter'd traitor
That ever liv'd.14Q0881—Look you, my lord mayor,
Would you imagine ^note, or almost believe,
(Wert not, that ^note by great preservation
We live to tell it you) the ^note subtle traitor
This day had ^note plotted, in the council-house,
To murther me, and my good lord of Gloster?

May.
What, had he so? ^note

Ric.
What! think you we are Turks, or infidels?
Or that we would ^note, against the form of ^note law,

Proceed thus rashly in the ^note villain's death;
But that the extream peril of the case,
The peace of England, and our persons' safety,
Enforc'd us to this execution?

May.
Now, fair befal you! he deserv'd his death;
And your good graces both ^note have well proceeded,
To warn false traitors from the like attempts.
I never look'd for better at his hands, ^note
After he once fell in with mistress Shore.

Buc. ^note
Yet had we not determin'd he should die, ^note
Until your lordship came to see his end ^note;
Which now the loving ^note haste of these † our friends,
Somewhat ^note against our meaning ^note, hath ^note prevented:
Because, my lord, we would ^note have had you heard
The traitor speak, and timorously confess
The manner and the purpose of his treasons ^note;
That you might well have signify'd the same
Unto the citizens, who, haply, may
Misconstrue us in him, and wail his death.

May.
But, my ^note good lord, your grace's ^note word ^note shall serve,
As well as I ^note had seen, and heard ^note him speak:
And do not doubt, ^note right noble princes both,
But I'll acquaint our ^note duteous citizens
With all your just proceedings in this case ^note.

Ric.
And to that end we wish'd ^note your lordship here,
To avoid the censures of the carping ^note world ^note.

Buc.
But since ^note you came ^note too late for our ^note intent ^note,
Yet witness what you hear ^note we did intend:
And so, my good lord ^note mayor, we bid farewel. [Exit Mayor.

Ric.
Go ^note, after, after, cousin Buckingham.
The mayor towards Guild-hall hies him in all post:—

There, at your meetest vantage of the time,
Infer the bastardy of Edward's children:
Tell them, how Edward put to death a citizen,
Only for saying—he would make his son
Heir to the crown; meaning, indeed, his house,
Which, by the sign thereof, was termed so.
Moreover, urge his hateful luxury,
And beastial ^{note note} appetite in change of lust;
Which stretch'd unto their servants, daughters ^note, wives,
Even where his raging ^note eye,14Q0882 or savage heart,
Without controul, listed ^note to make his prey ^note.
Nay, for a need, thus far come near my person:—
Tell them, when that my mother went with child
Of that insatiate ^note Edward, noble York,
My princely father, then had wars in France;
And, by just computation ^note of the time,
Found, that the issue was not his begot;
Which well appeared in his lineaments,
Being nothing like the noble duke my father:
But touch ^note this sparingly, as 'twere far off;
Because, my lord, you know, ^note my mother ^note lives.

Buc.
Doubt not ^note, my lord; I'll play the orator,
As if the golden fee, for which I plead,
Were for myself: and so, my lord, adieu. ^note

Ric.
If you thrive well, bring them to Baynard's castle;
Where you shall find me well accompany'd,
With reverend fathers, and well-learned bishops.

Buc.
I go; and, towards three or four o'clock ^note,
Look for the news that the Guild-hall affords. [Exit Buckingham.

Ric.
Go, Lovel, with all speed to doctor Shaw,— ^note
Go thou [to Cat.] to friar Penker;—bid them both

Meet me, within this hour, at Baynard's castle. [Exeunt Lov. and Cat.
Now will I in, to ^note take some privy order
To draw the brats of Clarence out of sight;
And to give notice, that ^note no manner person ^note
Have, any time ^note, recourse unto the princes. [Exeunt.

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