Anonymous · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T1 Death, grief and revenge · 501 words
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O Challener, by the deep wrongs that I have done to thee, O hide thy face, thy looks are far more keen, Then is the axe, must strike the fatal stroke: For thee sweet youth, thou canst allege no reason Why thou shouldst die for me, Be just O king. No torment worse, then fruitless linger. Dispatch them executioner: dispatch. Stay executioner: do me justice king, thy word is passed that vallenger shall live, If any one will lose his life for him, And that will I: i'll die for vallenger, Nay here is one, that for the love he bears, to Anabell, but not to him, will die for vallenger. My plea was entered first, my claim must stand. Tell me but what thou art, rash youngman, that dares enter into this place before me: humannity doth teach thee thou ever shouldst Give place unto thine elders, in all asays, how rude then and unmannerly art thou, To forget this common courtesy, that parents teach their children every hour. Sir, in humanity I must confess, So much as you allege but not in death. the grave is as the public theatre, the room being taken up, by them first enter, the second sort must sit but as they come. Besides you say you die for anabell, She near deserved death: therefore give your plea to him that hath true title for the same. That's not by thee fond girl, Kneel Eustice, kneel, do not accept Against her folly, do not good my ledge. Why you amaze me, what's the matter? Why my ledge, this is my child, my anabell? Came in this disguise, to save his life, that was the spoil of hers, Now aforegod girl thou art much to blame. What is that other? My Lord, this is virtuous Challener, Come to redeem his enemy from death. a conflickt of exceeding consequence, and much renowns that worthy gentleman, though let me tell you we are much displeased, that anabell should baffel thus our laws, We asked a man, and she a woman to delude us. therefore we are content her husband have his life, But she shall lay her head upon the block, and she shall have no executioner, But vallenger himself, shall strike it off: this is our sentence, and we will not change. pray god thou dost not king, for I accept it. Come Vallenger, that happy hand of thine, Shall ave thy li e and make an end of mine. To strike the stroke, to murder Anabell, First let my soul sink to the pit of hell. A man the executioner of his widow e, Is so unhumaine that a mortal eye Would even be bloodshed to behold the same, There o'er dread king let me die or both, But to defend so scandelus an act: And as for thee, I hate thee Vallenger, And could be well content withal my heart, To be thy deaths man for thou hatest me, Besides, yet Valenger consider this,
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O Challener, by the déep wrongs that I haue done to thee, O hide thy face, thy lookes are far more keene, Then is the axe, muſt ſtrike the fatall ſtroke: For thee ſweet youth, thou canſt aledge no reaſon Why thou ſhouldſt die for me, Be iuſt O king. No torment worſe, then fruitles lingering. Diſpatch them executioner: diſpatch. Stay executioner: do me iuſtice king, thy word is paſt that vallenger ſhall liue, If any one will looſe his life for him, And that will I: ile dy for vallenger, Nay heere is one, that for the loue he beares, to Anabell, but not to him, will die for vallenger. My plea was entred firſt, my claime muſt ſtand. Tell me but what thou art, raſh yongman, that dares enter into this place before me: humannity doth teach thee thou euer ſhouldſt Giue place vnto thine elders, in all aſaies, how rude then and vnmannerly art thou, To forget this common courteſie, that parents teach their children euery houre. Sir, in humanity I muſt confeſſe, So much as you aledge but not in death. the graue is as the publick theater, the roome being taken vp, by them firſt enter, the ſecond ſort muſt ſit but as they come. Beſids you ſay you die for anabell, She nere deſerued death: therfore giue your ple to him that hath true title for the ſame. Thats not by thée fond girle, Knéele Euſtice, knéele, do not acept Againſt her folly, do not good my ledge. Why you amaze me, whats the matter? Why my ledge, this is my child, my anabell? Came in this diſguyſe, to ſaue his life, that was the ſpoile of hers, Now aforegod girle thou art much to blame. What is that other? My Lord, this is vertuous Challener, Come to redéeme his enemy from death. a conflickt of exceeding conſequence, and much renownes that worthy gentleman, tho let me tell you we are much diſpleaſd, that anabell ſhould baffel thus our lawes, We aſked a man, and ſhe a woman to delude vs. therefore we are content her huſband haue his life, But ſhe ſhall lay her head vpon the block, and ſhe ſhall haue no executioner, But vallenger him ſelfe, ſhall ſtrike it off: this is our ſentence, and we will not chang. pray god thou doſt not king, for I accept it. Come Vallenger, that happy hand of thine, Shall aue thy li e and make an end o mine. To ſtrike the ſtroke, to murder Anabell, Firſt let my ſoule ſinck to the pit o hell. A man the executioner of his wi e, Is ſo vnhumaine that a mortall eie Would euen be bloudſhed to behold the ſame, There ore dread king let me die or both, But to deend o ſcandelus an act: And as or thée, I hate thée Vallenger, And could be well content withall my hart, To be thy deathes man or thou hateſt me, Beſids, yet Valenger conſider this,