Kent. Where is the court but here? here is the king;60 And I will visit him; why stay you me?
Mat. The court is where Lord Mortimer remains; Thither shall your honour go; and so farewell. [Exeunt Matrevis and Gurney, with the King. Kent and the Soldiers remain.
Kent. O miserable is that commonweal, Where lords keep courts, and kings are locked in prison?
Sol. Wherefore stay we? on, sirs, to the court.
Kent. I, lead me whither you will, even to my death, Seeing that my brother cannot be released. [Exeunt.
SCENE IV.
Enter [322] Young Mortimer.
Y. Mor. The king must die, or Mortimer goes down. The commons now begin to pity him. Yet he that is the cause of Edward's death, Is sure to pay for it when his son's of age; And therefore will I do it cunningly. This letter, written by a friend of ours, Contains his death, yet bids them save his life. [Reads. Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est Fear not to kill the king 'tis good he die. But read it thus, and that's another sense:10 Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est Kill not the king 'tis good to fear the worst. Unpointed as it is, thus shall it go, That, being dead, if it chance to be found, Matrevis and the rest may bear the blame, And we be quit that caused it to be done. Within this room is locked the messenger, That shall convey it, and perform the rest: And by a secret token that he bears, Shall he be murdered when the deed is done.—20 Lightborn, come forth!
Enter Lightborn.
Art thou so resolute as thou wast?