And would have armour here out of the Tower,
To crown himself king, and suppress the prince. 19
Glo. I will not answer thee with words, but blows.

[Here they skirnuish again.
May. Nought rests for me, in this tumultuous strife,
But to make open proclamation.
Come, officer: as loud as e'er thou canst cry.

Off. All manner of men, assembled here in arms this day, against God's peace, and the king's, we charge and command you, in his highness' name, to repair to your several dwelling-places; and not to wear, handle, or use, any sword, weapon, or dagger, henceforward, upon pain of death.

Glo. Cardinal, I'll be no breaker of the law; But we shall meet, and break our minds at large.

Win. Gloster, we 'll meet, to thy dear 20 cost, be sure: Thy heart-blood I will have for this day's work.

May. I 'll call for clubs, 21 if you will not away. — This cardinal 's more haughty than the devil.

Glo. Mayor, farewell: thou dost but what thou may'st.

Win. Abominable Gloster! guard thy head; For I intend to have it, ere long.

[Exeunt. May. See the coast clear'd, 22 and then we will depart. Good God! these 23 nobles should such-stomachs bear! I myself fight not once in forty year.

[Exeunt.

Enter, on the walls, 1 the Master-Gunner and his Son.
M. Gun. Sirrah, thou know'st how Orleans is besieg'd,
And how the English have the suburbs won.

Son. Father, I know; and oft have shot at them,
Howe'er, unfortunate, I miss'd my aim.

M. Gun. But now thou shalt not. Be thou rul'd by me:
Chief master-gunner am I of this town;
Something I must do to procure me grace. .
The prince's espials 2 have informed me,
How the English, in the suburbs close intrench'd,
Wont,3 through a secret grate of iron bars
In yonder tower, to overpeer the city;
And thence discover, how, with most advantage,
They may vex us with shot, or with assault.
To intercept this inconvenience,
A piece of ordnance 'gainst it I have plac'd;
And fully even these three days have I watch'd,
If I could see them. Now, boy, - do thou watch,
For I can stay no longer.
If thou spy'st any, run and bring me word,
And thou shalt find me at the governor's.

Son. Father, I warrant you; take you no care:
I'll never trouble you,

if I

may spy them.

[Exit.

Enter, in an upper chamber of a tower, the Lords SALISBURY and TALBOT;

Sir WILLIAM GLANSDALE, Sir Thomas GARGRAVE, and Others. 5

Sal. Talbot, my life, my joy! again return’d?
How wert thou handled, being prisoner,
Or by what means got'st thou to be releas’d?
Discourse, I prythee, on this turret's top.

Tal. The duke 6 of Bedford had a prisoner,
Called the brave Lord Ponton de Santrailes;
For him I was exchang'd and ransomed.
But with a baser man of arms by far,
Once, in contempt, they would have barter'd me:
Which I, disdaining, scorn'd; and craved death,

2) espial Späher, Spion. So in Hamlet (A. 3, Sc. 1) her futher and myself, law

ful espials. 3) wont verbesserte Tyrwhitt das went der Fol. wont ist hier Präsens von to wont

= pflegen, gewohnt sein. 4) Die zweite Fol., welche namentlich in dem Drucke dieses Dramas manche in der

ersten Fol. ausgefallene Wörter richtig supplirt, hat auch in diesem Satze zuerst fully and boy. Die erste Fol. liest, offenbar unvollständig, And even these three days have

I watch'd || If I could see them. Now do thou watch || For I can stay no longer. 5) Die alte Bühnenweisung lautet Enter Salisbury and Talbot on the turrets, with others.

Sie erscheinen auf dem Thurm, von dem vorher der Büchsenmeister sprach in yonder tower etc. Vgl. Einleituug pag. IV. 6) Die Fol. hat earl of Bedford, ein Versehen, das vielleicht Sh. selbst beging.

Rather than I would be so vild-esteem'd: 7
In fine, redeem'd I was as I desir'd.
But, 01 the treacherous Fastolfe wounds my heart:
Whom with my bare fists I would execute,
If I now had him brought into my power.

Sal. Yet tell'st thou not, how thou wert entertain'd.
Tal. With scoffs, and scorns,

and contumelious taunts.
In open market-place produc'd they me,
To be a public spectacle to all :
Here, said they, is the terror of the French,
The scare-crow that affrights our children so.
Then broke I from the officers that led me,
And with my nails digg'd stones out of the ground,
To hurl at the beholders of my shame.
My grisly countenance made others 8 fly;
None durst come near, for fear of sudden death.
In iron walls they deem'd me not secure;
So great fear of my name 'mongst them was spread,
That they suppos'd I could rend bars of steel,
And spurn in pieces posts of adamant. 9
Wherefore a guard of chosen shot I had,
That walk'd about me every minute-while,
And if I did but stir out of my bed,
Ready they were to shoot me to the heart.

Sal. I grieve to hear what torments you endur'd
But we will be reveng'd sufficiently.
Now, it is supper-time iu Orleans :
Here, through this grate, I count each one,
And view the Frenchmen how they fortify.
Let us look in; the sight will much delight thee.
Sir Thomas Gargrave, and Sir William Glansdale,
Let me have your express opinions,
Where is best place to make our battery next.

Gar. I think, at the north gate; for there stand lords.
Glan. And I, here, at the bulwark of the bridge.

10

Tal. For aught I see, this city must be famish'd, Or with light skirmishes enfeebled. 11

[Shot from the town. SALISBURY and Sir Tho. GARGRAVE fall. Sal. O Lord! have mercy on us, wretched sinners. Gar. O Lord! have mercy on me, woeful man.

Tal. What chance is this, that suddenly hath cross'd us? -
Speak, Salisbury; at least, if thou canst speak:
How far'st thou, mirror of all martial men ?
One of thy eyes, and thy cheek's side struck off!
Accursed tower! accursed fatal hand,
That hath contriv'd this woeful tragedy!
In thirteen battles Salisbury o'ercame;
Henry the fifth he first train'd to the wars ;
Whilst any trump did sound, or drum struck up.
His sword did ne'er leave striking in the field.
Yet liv'st thou, Salisbury? though thy speech doth fail,
One eye thou hast to look to heaven for grace:
The sun with one eye vieweth all the world.
Heaven, be thou gracious to none alive,
If Salisbury wants mercy at thy hands!
Bear hence his body, I will help to bury it.
Sir Thomas Gargrave, hast thou any life?
Speak unto Talbot; nay, look up to him.
Salisbury, cheer thy spirit with this comfort;
Thou shalt not die, whiles
He beckons with his hand, and smiles on me,
As who should say, „When I am dead and gone,
Remember to avenge me on the French.“
Plantagenet, I will; and like thee, Nero, 13
Play on the lute, beholding the towns burn:
Wretched shall France be only in my name. 14 [An alarum; it thunders and lightens.

Enter a Messenger.
Mess. My lord, my lord! the French have gather'd head:
The Dauphin, with one Joan la Pucelle 15 join'd,

12

A holy prophetess, new risen up,
Is come with a great power to raise the siege. [ (SALISBURY groans. 16

Tal. Hear, hear, how dying Salisbury doth groan!
It irks his heart he cannot be reveng'd.
Frenchmen, I 'll be a Salisbury to you,
Pucelle or puzzel, dolphin or dogfish, 17
Your hearts I 'll stamp out with my horse's heels,
And make a quagmire of your mingled brains.
Convey me Salisbury into his tent,
And then we 'll try what these dastard Frenchmen dare.

[Exeunt, bearing out the bodies.

SCENE V.

The Same. Before one of the gates.
Alarum. Skirmishings. Talbot pursues the Dauphin, and drives him in:
then enter JOAN LA PUCELLE, driving Englishmen before her.

Then enter TALBOT.
Tal. Where is my strength, my valour, and my force ?
Our English troops retire, I cannot stay them;
A woman clad in armour chaseth them.

Enter LA PUCELLE.

[They fight.

Here, here she comes. I 'll have a bout with thee;
Devil, or devil's dam, I'll conjure thee:
Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a witch,
And straightway give thy soul to him thou serv'st.

Puc. Come, come; 't is only I that must disgrace thee.

Tal. Heavens, can you suffer hell so to prevail ?
My breast I 'll burst with straining of my courage,
And from my shoulders crack my arms asunder,
But I will chastise this high-minded strumpet.

Puc. Talbot, farewell; thy hour is not yet come:
I must go victual Orleans forthwith.
O'ertake me if thou canst; I scorn thy strength.

16) Die Fol. hat Here Salisbury lifteth himself up and groans. Salisbury macht bei

dieser Nachricht einen Versuch, sich von dem Boden zu erheben und stösst seinen

letzten Todesseufzer aus. 17) Dolphin, die alte Orthographie für Dauphin, steht hier doppelsinnig Delphin, und

Dauphin, und erhält in ersterem Sinn das ähnlichklingende dogfish Seehund, zum Gegensatz. 1) Man glaubte, dass, wer einer Hexe Blut abzapfen könnte, von ihrem Zauber frei sei.

will I gehört auch zu dem folgenden give.

1