. Complete works of William Shakespeare . wer from thy articles ? K. Phi. From that supernal judge, that stirs goodIn any breast of strong authority, [thoughts To look into the blots and stains of right:That judge hath made me guardian to this boy :Under whose warrant I impeach thy wrongAnd by whose help I mean to chastise it. K. John. Alack, thou dost usurp authority. K. Phi. Excuse; it is to beat usurping down. Mi. Who is it thou dost call usurper, France t 120 Const. Let me make answer; thy usurping son. Eli. Out, insolent! thy bastard shall be king,That thou mayst be a queen, and check the
. Complete works of William Shakespeare . wer from thy articles ? K. Phi. From that supernal judge, that stirs goodIn any breast of strong authority, [thoughts To look into the blots and stains of right:That judge hath made me guardian to this boy :Under whose warrant I impeach thy wrongAnd by whose help I mean to chastise it. K. John. Alack, thou dost usurp authority. K. Phi. Excuse; it is to beat usurping down. Mi. Who is it thou dost call usurper, France t 120 Const. Let me make answer; thy usurping son. Eli. Out, insolent! thy bastard shall be king,That thou mayst be a queen, and check the world! Const. My bed was ever to thy son as trueAs thine was to thy husband; and this boyLiker in feature to his father GeffreyThan thou and John in manners; being as likeAs rain to water, or devil to his boy a bastard! By my soul, I thinkHis father never was so true begot: 130 It cannot be, an if thou wert his mother. ML Theres a good mother, boy, that blots thyfather. [blot thee. Const. Theres a good grandam, boy, that would 22. TkitlQ 30btt* scene I. Aust. Peace! Bast. Hear the crier. Aust. What the devil art thou ? Bast. One that will play the devil, sir, with you,An a may catch your hide and you alone:You are the hare of whom the proverb goes,Whose valour plucks dead lions by the beard:I 11 smoke your skin-coat, an I catch you right;Sirrah, look to t; i faith, I will, i faith. 140 Blanch. O, well did he become that lions robeThat did disrobe the lion of that robe! Bast. It lies as sightly on the back of himAs great Alcides shows upon an ass:But, ass, I 11 take that burthen from your back,Or lay on that shall make your shoulders crack. Aust. What cracker is this same that deafs ourearsWith this abundance of superfluous breath ? K. Phi. Lewis, determine what we shall dostraight. [ence. Lew. Women and fools, break off your confer-150King John, this is the very sum of all;England and Ireland, Anjou, Touraine, Maine,In right of Arthur do I claim of thee:Wilt thou resign
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