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3499 Enter Hamlet and Horatio.
3501You doe remember all the Circumstance.
3502Hor. Remember it my Lord?
3504That would not let me sleepe; me thought I lay
3508When our deare plots do paule, and that should teach vs,
3509There's a Diuinity that shapes our ends,
3510Rough-hew them how we will.
3512Ham. Vp from my Cabin
3515Finger'd their Packet, and in fine, withdrew
3516To mine owne roome againe, making so bold,
3517(My feares forgetting manners) to vnseale
3518Their grand Commission, where I found Horatio,
3519Oh royall knauery: An exact command,
3521Importing Denmarks health, and Englands too,
3522With hoo, such Bugges and Goblins in my life,
3524No not to stay the grinding of the Axe,
3528But wilt thou heare me how I did proceed?
3530Ham. Being thus benetted round with Villaines,
3531Ere I could make a Prologue to my braines,
3532They had begun the Play. I sate me downe,
3533Deuis'd a new Commission, wrote it faire,
3534I once did hold it as our Statists doe,
3536How to forget that learning: but Sir now,
3537It did me Yeomans seruice: wilt thou know
3539Hor. I, good my Lord.
3541As England was his faithfull Tributary,
3544And stand a Comma 'tweene their amities,
3546That on the view and know of these Contents,
3547Without debatement further, more or lesse,
3549Not shriuing time allowed.
3551Ham. Why, euen in that was Heauen ordinate;
3552I had my fathers Signet in my Purse,
3553Which was the Modell of that Danish Seale:
3554Folded the Writ vp in forme of the other,
3556The changeling neuer knowne: Now, the next day
3557Was our Sea Fight, and what to this was sement,
3558Thou know'st already.
3560Ham. Why man, they did make loue to this imployment
3561They are not neere my Conscience; their debate
3562Doth by their owne insinuation grow:
3563'Tis dangerous, when the baser nature comes
3565Of mighty opposites.
3566Hor. Why, what a King is this?
3568He that bath kil'd my King, and whor'd my Mother,
3569Popt in betweene th'election and my hopes,
3570Throwne out his Angle for my proper life,
3572To quit him with this arme? And is't not to be damn'd
3573To let this Canker of our nature come
3574In further euill.
3578The interim's mine, and a mans life's no more
3580That to Laertes I forgot my selfe;
3582The Portraiture of his; Ile count his fauours:
3583But sure the brauery of his griefe did put me
3584Into a Towring passion.
3585Hor. Peace, who comes heere?
3586 Enter young Osricke.
3589Hor. No my good Lord.
3591know him: he hath much Land, and fertile; let a Beast
3598your Bonet to his right vse, 'tis for the head.
3600Ham. No, beleeue mee 'tis very cold, the winde is
3601Northerly.
3604Complexion.
Osricke.
280 The Tragedie of Hamlet.
3607nifie to you, that he ha's laid a great wager on your head:
3608Sir, this is the matter.
3611Sir, you are not ignorant of what excellence Laertes is at
3612his weapon.
3613Ham. What's his weapon?
3614Osr. Rapier and dagger.
3615Ham. That's two of his weapons; but well.
3618Rapiers and Poniards, with their assignes, as Girdle,
3619Hangers or so: three of the Carriages infaith are very
3621carriages, and of very liberall conceit.
3622Ham. What call you the Carriages?
3623Osr. The Carriages Sir, are the hangers.
3625matter: If we could carry Cannon by our sides; I would
3628liberall conceited Carriages, that's the French but a-
3631tweene you and him, hee shall not exceed you three hits;
3632He hath one twelue for mine, and that would come to
3634Answere.
3637in tryall.
3639his Maiestie, 'tis the breathing time of day with me; let
3640the Foyles bee brought, the Gentleman willing, and the
3641King hold his purpose; I will win for him if I can: if
3642not, Ile gaine nothing but my shame, and the odde hits.
3645ture will.
3647Ham. Yours, yours; hee does well to commend it
3650head.
3651Ham. He did Complie with his Dugge before hee
3653that I know the drossie age dotes on; only got the tune of
3654the time, and outward habite of encounter, a kinde of
3656the most fond and winnowed opinions; and doe but blow
3657them to their tryalls: the Bubbles are out.
3662bout my heart: but it is no matter.
3663Hor. Nay, good my Lord.
3665gain-giuing as would perhaps trouble a woman.
3669Prouidence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not
3670to come: if it bee not to come, it will bee now: if it
3672man ha's ought of what he leaues. What is't to leaue be-
3673times?
3674 Enter King, Queene, Laertes and Lords, with other Atten-
3675 dants with Foyles, and Gauntlets, a Table and
3676Flagons of Wine on it.
3677Kin. Come Hamlet, come, and take this hand from me.
3678Ham. Giue me your pardon Sir, I'ue done you wrong,
3679But pardon't as you are a Gentleman.
3680This presence knowes,
3683That might your nature honour, and exception
3684Roughly awake, I heere proclaime was madnesse:
3685Was't Hamlet wrong'd Laertes? Neuer Hamlet.
3686If Hamlet from himselfe be tane away:
3687And when he's not himselfe, do's wrong Laertes,
3688Then Hamlet does it not, Hamlet denies it:
3690Hamlet is of the Faction that is wrong'd,
3691His madnesse is poore Hamlets Enemy.
3692Sir, in this Audience,
3693Let my disclaiming from a purpos'd euill,
3696And hurt my Mother.
3699To my Reuenge. But in my termes of Honor
3700I stand aloofe, and will no reconcilement,
3702I haue a voyce, and president of peace
3703To keepe my name vngorg'd. But till that time,
3704I do receiue your offer'd loue like loue,
3705And wil not wrong it.
3706Ham. I do embrace it freely,
3707And will this Brothers wager frankely play.
3708Giue vs the Foyles: Come on.
3709Laer. Come one for me.
3710Ham. Ile be your foile Laertes, in mine ignorance,
3713Laer. You mocke me Sir.
3714Ham. No by this hand.
3716Cousen Hamlet, you know the wager.
3717Ham. Verie well my Lord,
3718Your Grace hath laide the oddes a'th'weaker side.
3719King. I do not feare it,
3720I haue seene you both:
3721But since he is better'd, we haue therefore oddes.
3722Laer. This is too heauy,
3723Let me see another.
3724Ham. This likes me well,
3726Osricke. I my good Lord.
3727King. Set me the Stopes of wine vpon that Table:
3729Or quit in answer of the third exchange,
3730Let all the Battlements their Ordinance fire,
3731The King shal drinke to Hamlets better breath,
3732And in the Cup an vnion shal he throw
3734In Denmarkes Crowne haue worne.
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3735Giue me the Cups,
3736And let the Kettle to the Trumpets speake,
3737The Trumpet to the Cannoneer without,
3738The Cannons to the Heauens, the Heauen to Earth,
3739Now the King drinkes to Hamlet. Come, begin,
3740And you the Iudges beare a wary eye.
3743Ham. One.
3744Laer. No.
3745Ham. Iudgement.
3746Osr. A hit, a very palpable hit.
3747Laer. Well: againe.
3748King. Stay, giue me drinke.
3749Hamlet, this Pearle is thine,
3750Here's to thy health. Giue him the cup,
3751Trumpets sound, and shot goes off.
3753Come: Another hit; what say you?
3757Heere's a Napkin, rub thy browes,
3758The Queene Carowses to thy fortune, Hamlet.
3759Ham. Good Madam.
3760King. Gertrude, do not drinke.
3761Qu. I will my Lord;
3762I pray you pardon me.
3764Ham. I dare not drinke yet Madam,
3765By and by.
3766Qu. Come, let me wipe thy face.
3767Laer. My Lord, Ile hit him now.
3768King. I do not thinke't.
3770Ham. Come for the third.
3771Laertes, you but dally,
3773I am affear'd you make a wanton of me.
3775Osr. Nothing neither way.
3776Laer. Haue at you now.
3777In scuffling they change Rapiers.
3778King. Part them, they are incens'd.
3779Ham. Nay come, againe.
3780Osr. Looke to the Queene there hoa.
3782Osr. How is't Laertes?
3783Laer. Why as a Woodcocke
3784To mine Sprindge, Osricke,
3785I am iustly kill'd with mine owne Treacherie.
3786Ham. How does the Queene?
3788Qu. No, no, the drinke, the drinke.
3789Oh my deere Hamlet, the drinke, the drinke,
3790I am poyson'd.
3791Ham. Oh Villany! How? Let the doore be lock'd.
3792Treacherie, seeke it out.
3793Laer. It is heere Hamlet.
3794Hamlet, thou art slaine,
3795No Medicine in the world can do thee good.
3796In thee, there is not halfe an houre of life;
3797The Treacherous Instrument is in thy hand,
3799Hath turn'd it selfe on me. Loe, heere I lye,
3801I can no more, the King, the King's too blame.
3802Ham. The point envenom'd too,
3803Then venome to thy worke.
3804Hurts the King.
3806King. O yet defend me Friends, I am but hurt.
3808Damned Dane,
3809Drinke off this Potion: Is thy Vnion heere?
3810Follow my Mother. King Dyes.
3813Exchange forgiuenesse with me, Noble Hamlet;
3814Mine and my Fathers death come not vpon thee,
3815Nor thine on me. Dyes.
3816Ham. Heauen make thee free of it, I follow thee.
3817I am dead Horatio, wretched Queene adiew,
3818You that looke pale, and tremble at this chance,
3819That are but Mutes or audience to this acte:
3820Had I but time (as this fell Sergeant death
3822But let it be: Horatio, I am dead,
3825Hor. Neuer beleeue it.
3826I am more an Antike Roman then a Dane:
3827Heere's yet some Liquor left.
3828Ham. As th'art a man, giue me the Cup.
3829Let go, by Heauen Ile haue't.
3830Oh good Horatio, what a wounded name,
3832If thou did'st euer hold me in thy heart,
3833Absent thee from felicitie awhile,
3834And in this harsh world draw thy breath in paine,
3835To tell my Storie.
3836March afarre off, and shout within.
3837What warlike noyse is this?
3838 Enter Osricke.
3840To th' Ambassadors of England giues rhis warlike volly.
3841Ham. O I dye Horatio:
3843I cannot liue to heare the Newes from England,
3845On Fortinbras, he ha's my dying voyce,
3846So tell him with the occurrents more and lesse,
3848Hora. Now cracke a Noble heart:
3849Goodnight sweet Prince,
3851Why do's the Drumme come hither?
3852 Enter Fortinbras and English Ambassador, with Drumme,
3853Colours, and Attendants.
3857For. His quarry cries on hauocke. Oh proud death,
3858What feast is toward in thine eternall Cell.
3862And our affaires from England come too late,
3864To tell him his command'ment is fulfill'd,
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3866Where should we haue our thankes?
3867Hor. Not from his mouth,
3868Had it th'abilitie of life to thanke you:
3869He neuer gaue command'ment for their death.
3871You from the Polake warres, and you from England
3872Are heere arriued. Giue order that these bodies
3873High on a stage be placed to the view,
3874And let me speake to th'yet vnknowing world,
3876Of carnall, bloudie, and vnnaturall acts,
3878Of death's put on by cunning, and forc'd cause,
3880Falne on the Inuentors heads. All this can I
3881Truly deliuer.
3883And call the Noblest to the Audience.
3884For me, with sorrow, I embrace my Fortune,
3885I haue some Rites of memory in this Kingdome,
3886Which are ro claime, my vantage doth
3887Inuite me,
3889And from his mouth
3890Whose voyce will draw on more:
3892Euen whiles mens mindes are wilde,
3894On plots, and errors happen.
3895For. Let foure Captaines
3896Beare Hamlet like a Soldier to the Stage,
3897For he was likely, had he beene put on
3898To haue prou'd most royally:
3899And for his passage,
3900The Souldiours Musicke, and the rites of Warre
3901Speake lowdly for him.
3902Take vp the body; Such a sight as this
3903Becomes the Field, but heere shewes much amis.
3904Go, bid the Souldiers shoote.
3905Exeunt Marching: after the which, a Peale of
3906 Ordenance are shot off.
3907FINIS.