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[Battlefield at Boroughbridge in Yorkshire]
Re-enter KING EDWARD, the Elder SPENCER, Young SPENCER, and Noblemen of the KING’S side
K. Edw. Why do we sound retreat? Upon them, lords! | |
| This day I shall pour vengeance with my sword | |
| On those proud rebels that are up in arms | |
| And do confront and countermand their king. | 4 |
| Y. Spen. I doubt it not, my lord, right will prevail. | |
| E. Spen. ’Tis not amiss, my liege, for either part | |
| To breathe awhile; our men, with sweat and dust | |
| All choked well near, begin to faint for heat; | 8 |
| And this retire refresheth horse and man. | |
| Y. Spen. Here come the rebels. | |
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Enter Young MORTIMER, LANCASTER, WARWICK, PEMBROKE, and others.
Y. Mor. Look, Lancaster, yonder is Edward | |
| Among his flatterers. | 12 |
| Lan. And there let him be | |
| Till he pay dearly for their company. | |
| War. And shall, or Warwick’s sword shall smite in vain. | |
| K. Edw. What, rebels, do you shrink and sound retreat? | 16 |
| Y. Mor. No, Edward, no; thy flatterers faint and fly. | |
| Lan. They’d best betimes forsake thee, and their trains, 1 | |
| For they’ll betray thee, traitors as they are. | |
| Y. Spen. Traitor on thy face, rebellious Lancaster! | 20 |
| Pem. Away, base upstart, bravest thou nobles thus? | |
| E. Spen. A noble attempt and honourable deed, | |
| Is it not, trow ye, to assemble aid, | |
| And levy arms against your lawful king! | 24 |
| K. Edw. For which ere long their heads shall satisfy, | |
| To appease the wrath of their offended king. | |
| Y. Mor. Then, Edward, thou wilt fight it to the last, | |
| And rather bathe thy sword in subjects’ blood, | 28 |
| Than banish that pernicious company? | |
| K. Edw. Ay, traitors all, rather than thus be brav’d, | |
| Make England’s civil towns huge heaps of stones, | |
| And ploughs to go about our palace-gates. | 32 |
| War. A desperate and unnatural resolution! | |
| Alarum! To the fight! | |
| St. George for England, and the barons’ right! | |
| K. Edw. Saint George for England, and King Edward’s right! [Alarums. Exeunt the two parties severally.] | 36 |
