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Since we serve Rol oh The Elder brother, we le be Rollians, Who will maintain us, l ds, as brave as Roman ; You stand for him? And Hell but grant, the quarrel that's between The Princes may continue, and the business That's of the sword, outlast three suits in Law, And we will make Attorneys lansprisadoes, And our brave gown-men practisers of backsword; The pewter of all Sergeants maces shall Be melted, and turned into common flaggons, In which it shall be lawful to carouse To their most lousy Fortune's. A creditor shall not dare, but by petition, To make demand of any dept; and that Only once every leap-year, in which, if The debtor may be wone for a French crown To pay a Saulz, he shall be registered His benefactor. Fear not, I now dare speak as loud as he, And will be herd, and have all I speak, Law; Have you no eyes? there is a reverence endue, From children of the Gown, to men of Actium: How's this? Even so; the times, the times are changed All business is not now preferred in parchment, Nor shall a grant pass that wants this broad seal; This seal d'ye see? your gravity once laid My head and heals together in the dungeon, For cracking a scall'd officers crown, for which A time is come for vengeance, and expect it; For know, you have not full three hours to live. Nor you? Let me take place, I say, I will not see't; My sword is sharpest. Keep the peace. I am for you, my lord, and if you'll have me, I'll act the Constables partly. To what end? For you, schoolmaster, You have a pretty daughter; let me see, Near three a clock, (by which time I much fear, I shall be yrd with kill king some five hundred) Provide a both, and her to entertain me, And that shall be your ransom. What are you? Rollians? You seem men of fashion, And therefore I'll deal fairly, you shall have The honour this day to be chronicled The first men killed by Grandpree ; you see this sword A pretty foolish toy, my valour's servant, And I may boldly say a gentleman, It having made when it was Charlemaignes, Three thousand knights; this sir, shall cut your throat, And do you all fair service else. Your Idolater, ir. Exeunt: manent Gisb. & Bald. Did ever such a hopeful business end to us? Why; what's my hope? Plague upon you. Those desires are off. Frail thoughts, all friends, no Rollians now, nor Ottoes The several court sies of our swords and servants Defer to after consequence; let's make use Of this nights freedom, a short Parliament to us, In which it will be lawful to walk freely. Nay, to our drink we shall have meat too, that's No usual business to the men o'th'sword. Drink deep with me to night, we shall to morrow Or whip, or hang the merryer. Why, then observe How much the business, your so longed for business, By men that are named from their swords concerns you. Lechery, our common friend, so long kept under, With whips, and beating fatal hemps, shall rise, And bawdry, in a French-hood plead, before her Virginity shall be catted.
Plot summary
Plot — The Bloody Brother (Rollo, Duke of Normandy)
The old Duke of Normandy has left his dukedom to be shared by his two sons, Rollo and Otto, but the brothers are mutually antagonistic. Civil war is averted by the intervention of their mother Sophia, and they agree to celebrate the new accord at a banquet. Latorch persuades Rollo to renege on the truce, but proposes to dispose of Otto by craft rather than by force, and suborns the kitchen staff preparing the banquet to poison Otto's food. At the feast, however, Otto is off his food and will not eat. Rollo pretends to take offence, claiming that Otto's reluctance is tantamount to accusing him of a poisoning attempt, and leaves the banquet. He later murders Otto in their mother's presence, and sends Latorcb to convince the citizens that he was acting in self-defence. Gisbert and Baldwin, two senior courtiers, are beheaded for refusing to abet his usurpation; a third, Aubrey, recognizes that, the murder notwithstanding, Rollo is the only legitimate heir left. Rollo makes it known that the poisoning plot was instigated by Otto, and has the caterers hanged. Rollo proves to be a tyrant who preys not only on his nobles but also his meaner subjects. Among the latter is Allan , Gisbert's servant, who is condemned to death for burying his executed master; his brother Hamond, the Duke 's Captain of the Guard, cannot persuade Rollo to spare him. Latorch asks permission to have Rollo's horoscope cast; his objective is to get the astrologers to foretell danger to the Duke's life from a courtier identifiable as Aubrey. Rollo does not wait for the results: Aubrey is delegated to carry out a task detailed in a letter, which turns out to be the supervision ofhis own execution; but Hamond will not co-operate. and Aubrey 's head remains on his shoulders. Meanwhile Rollo goes to dinner with Baldwin 's daughter Edith , ,,.ilom he covets, not knowing that she intends to murder him. Her plans are stymied when he seems to repent his misdeeds and promises reformation. Hamond, ordered to attend with the guard, does not share her scruples : he kills Rollo in revenge for the treatment of Allan _and Aubrey, and then himself. Aubrey succeeds to the dukedom, and has Latorch hanged. Edith is sent to a nunnery after she refuses to condemn Rollo 's murder.