Shakespeare, William · published 1597 · first performed or written 1595 (Annals) tragedy; history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho · 477 words
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If that thy valour stand on sympathy, There is my gage Aumerle, in gage to thine; By that fair Sun which shows me where thou stand'st, I heard thee say, and vauntingly thou spak'st it, That thou wert cause of noble Gloucester's death, If thou deniest it twenty times, thou liest, And I will turn thy falsehood to thy heart, Where it was forged with my rapiers point. Thou darest not (coward) live to see that day. Now by my soul, I would it were this hour. Fitzwaters, thou art damned to hell for this. Aumerle, thou liest, his honour is as true In this appeal as thou art all unjust, And that thou art so, there I throw my gage, To prove it on thee to the extremest point Of mortal breathing, cease it if thou darest. And if I do not, may my hands rot off, And never brandish more revengeful steel Over the glittering helmet of my foe. I task the earth to the like (forsworn Aumerle) And spur thee on with full as many lies As it may be hollowed in thy treacherous ear From sin to sin: there is my honours pawn Engage it to the trial if thou darest. Who sets me else? by heaven I'll throw at all, I have a thousand spirits in one breast, To answer twenty thousand such as you. My lord Fitzwater, I do remember well The very time (Aumerle) and you did talk. 'tis very true you were in presence then, And you can witness with me this is true. As false, by heaven, as heaven itself is true. Surrie thou liest. Dishonourable boy, that lie shall lie so heavy on my sword, That it shall render vengeance and revenge, Till thou the lie-giver, and that lie do lie, In earth as quiet as thy father's skull. In proof whereof there is my honour's pawn, Engage it to the trial if thou darest. How fond dost thou spur a forward horse! If I dare eat, or drink, or breath, or live, I dare meet Surry in a wilderness, And spit upon him whilst I say, he lies, And lies, and lies: there is bond of faith, To tie thee to my strong correction: As I intend to thrive in this new world, Aumerle is guilty of my true appeal. Besides I heard the banished Norfolk say, That thou Aumerle didst send two of thy men, To execute the noble Duke at Calais. Some honest Christian trust me with a gage, That Norfolk lies, here do I throw down this, If he may be repealed to try his honour. These differences shall all rest under gage, Till Norfolk be repealed, repealed he shallbe, And though mine enemy, restored again To all his lands and signiories: when he is returned. Against Aumerle we will enforce his trial.
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If that thy valure stand on simpathie, There is my gage Aumerle, in gage to thine; By that faire Sunne which shews me where thou standst, I heard thee say, and vauntingly thou spakst it, That thou wert cause of noble Gloucesters death, If thou deniest it twenty times, thou liest, And I will turne thy falshoode to thy heart, Where it was forged with my rapiers point. Thou darst not (coward) liue to see that day. Now by my soule, I would it were this houre. Fitzwaters, thou art damnd to hell for this. Aumerle, thou liest, his honour is as true In this appeale as thou art all vniust, And that thou art so, there I throwe my gage, To prooue it on thee to the extreamest point Of mortall breathing, ceaze it if thou darst. And if I do not, may my hands rot off, And neuer brandish more reuengefull steele Ouer the glittering helmet of my foe. I taske the earth to the like (forsworne Aumerle) And spurre thee on with full as many lies As it may be hollowed in thy treacherous eare From sinne to sinne: there is my honors pawne Ingage it to the triall if thou darest. Who sets me else? by heauen Ile throwe at all, I haue a thousand spirites in one breast, To answer twenty thousand such as you. My lord Fitzwater, I do remember well The very time (Aumerle) and you did talke. Tis very true you were in presence then, And you can witnes with me this is true. As false, by heauen, as heauen it selfe is true. Surrie thou liest. Dishonorable boy, that lie shall lie so heauie on my sword, That it shall render vengeance and reuenge, Till thou the lie-giuer, and that lie do lie, In earth as quiet as thy fathers scull. In proofe whereof there is my honours pawne, Ingage it to the triall if thou darst. How fondly doest thou spurre a forward horse! If I dare eate, or drinke, or breathe, or liue, I dare meet Surry in a wildernes, And spit vpon him whilst I say, he lies, And lies, and lies: there is bond of faith, To tie thee to my strong correction: As I intende to thriue in this new world, Aumerle is guiltie of my true appeale. Besides I heard the banished Norffolke say, That thou Aumerle didst send two of thy men, To execute the noble Duke at Callice. Some honest Christian trust me with a gage, That Norffolke lies, heere do I throwe downe this, If he may be repeald to trie his honour. These differences shall all rest vnder gage, Till Norffolke be repeald, repeald he shallbe, And though mine enimie, restord againe To all his landes and signiories: when he is returnd. Against Aumerle we will inforce his triall.