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Authors: William Shakespeare
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demand answers
from a free and sacred king?
You couldn't invent a name, Cardinal,
so insignificant, unworthy and silly
to demand an answer from me, as the Pope.
Tell him this, and from the mouth of England's King
add this as well, that no Italian priest
will be allowed to raise taxes or tolls in my kingdom;
as I am the supreme ruler on earth,
so, under the guidance of the supreme God,
where I rule I will rule alone,
without the assistance of a mortal man.
Tell the Pope this, that there is no respect
for him or his stolen power.
KING PHILIP.
Brother of England, you blaspheme in this.
Brother of England, this is blasphemy.
KING JOHN.
Though you and all the kings of Christendom
Are led so grossly by this meddling priest,
Dreading the curse that money may buy out,
And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust,
Purchase corrupted pardon of a man,
Who in that sale sells pardon from himself-
Though you and all the rest, so grossly led,
This juggling witchcraft with revenue cherish;
Yet I alone, alone do me oppose
Against the Pope, and count his friends my foes.
Although you and all the kings of Christendom
are led so disgracefully by this meddling priest,
dreading the curse that you can bribe your way out of,
and by using vile gold, dross, dust,
you can buy a corrupted pardon from a man
who in the selling sells his own right to a pardon–
though you and all the rest are so disgracefully led,
supporting this juggling witchcraft with funds;
I set myself alone to oppose
the Pope, and I regard his friends as my enemies.
PANDULPH.
Then by the lawful power that I have
Thou shalt stand curs'd and excommunicate;
And blessed shall he be that doth revolt
From his allegiance to an heretic;
And meritorious shall that hand be call'd,
Canonized, and worshipp'd as a saint,
That takes away by any secret course
Thy hateful life.
Then by the power invested in me
I say you are cursed and excommunicated;
anyone who revolts against his allegiance
to a heretic shall be blessed;
and anyone who takes away your
revolting life by any means at all
shall be called a deserving man
and shall be canonised and worshipped as a saint.
CONSTANCE.
O, lawful let it be
That I have room with Rome to curse awhile!
Good father Cardinal, cry thou 'amen'
To my keen curses; for without my wrong
There is no tongue hath power to curse him right.
Oh, let it be legal
for me to join in with Rome in this cursing!
Good father Cardinal, cry out “amen"
to my sharp curses; for without my wrongs
your tongue does not have the power to curse him rightly.
PANDULPH.
There's law and warrant, lady, for my curse.
I have legal justification and permission, lady, for my curse.
CONSTANCE.
And for mine too; when law can do no right,
Let it be lawful that law bar no wrong;
Law cannot give my child his kingdom here,
For he that holds his kingdom holds the law;
Therefore, since law itself is perfect wrong,
How can the law forbid my tongue to curse?
And for mine too; when the law cannot do right,
let it be lawful for it not to bar any wrong;
law cannot give my child his kingdom here,
because the one who rules the kingdom makes the laws;
so, since the law itself is completely wrong,
how can the law ban me from cursing?
PANDULPH.
Philip of France, on peril of a curse,
Let go the hand of that arch-heretic,
And raise the power of France upon his head,
Unless he do submit himself to Rome.
Philip of France, unless you want to be cursed,
release the hand of that arch heretic,
and attack him with the forces of France,
unless he bows down to Rome.
ELINOR.
Look'st thou pale, France? Do not let go thy hand.
Why are you looking pale, France? Don't release his hand.
CONSTANCE.
Look to that, devil, lest that France repent
And by disjoining hands hell lose a soul.
The devil wants that, in case France should repent
and by releasing his hand hell will
from a free and sacred king?
You couldn't invent a name, Cardinal,
so insignificant, unworthy and silly
to demand an answer from me, as the Pope.
Tell him this, and from the mouth of England's King
add this as well, that no Italian priest
will be allowed to raise taxes or tolls in my kingdom;
as I am the supreme ruler on earth,
so, under the guidance of the supreme God,
where I rule I will rule alone,
without the assistance of a mortal man.
Tell the Pope this, that there is no respect
for him or his stolen power.
KING PHILIP.
Brother of England, you blaspheme in this.
Brother of England, this is blasphemy.
KING JOHN.
Though you and all the kings of Christendom
Are led so grossly by this meddling priest,
Dreading the curse that money may buy out,
And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust,
Purchase corrupted pardon of a man,
Who in that sale sells pardon from himself-
Though you and all the rest, so grossly led,
This juggling witchcraft with revenue cherish;
Yet I alone, alone do me oppose
Against the Pope, and count his friends my foes.
Although you and all the kings of Christendom
are led so disgracefully by this meddling priest,
dreading the curse that you can bribe your way out of,
and by using vile gold, dross, dust,
you can buy a corrupted pardon from a man
who in the selling sells his own right to a pardon–
though you and all the rest are so disgracefully led,
supporting this juggling witchcraft with funds;
I set myself alone to oppose
the Pope, and I regard his friends as my enemies.
PANDULPH.
Then by the lawful power that I have
Thou shalt stand curs'd and excommunicate;
And blessed shall he be that doth revolt
From his allegiance to an heretic;
And meritorious shall that hand be call'd,
Canonized, and worshipp'd as a saint,
That takes away by any secret course
Thy hateful life.
Then by the power invested in me
I say you are cursed and excommunicated;
anyone who revolts against his allegiance
to a heretic shall be blessed;
and anyone who takes away your
revolting life by any means at all
shall be called a deserving man
and shall be canonised and worshipped as a saint.
CONSTANCE.
O, lawful let it be
That I have room with Rome to curse awhile!
Good father Cardinal, cry thou 'amen'
To my keen curses; for without my wrong
There is no tongue hath power to curse him right.
Oh, let it be legal
for me to join in with Rome in this cursing!
Good father Cardinal, cry out “amen"
to my sharp curses; for without my wrongs
your tongue does not have the power to curse him rightly.
PANDULPH.
There's law and warrant, lady, for my curse.
I have legal justification and permission, lady, for my curse.
CONSTANCE.
And for mine too; when law can do no right,
Let it be lawful that law bar no wrong;
Law cannot give my child his kingdom here,
For he that holds his kingdom holds the law;
Therefore, since law itself is perfect wrong,
How can the law forbid my tongue to curse?
And for mine too; when the law cannot do right,
let it be lawful for it not to bar any wrong;
law cannot give my child his kingdom here,
because the one who rules the kingdom makes the laws;
so, since the law itself is completely wrong,
how can the law ban me from cursing?
PANDULPH.
Philip of France, on peril of a curse,
Let go the hand of that arch-heretic,
And raise the power of France upon his head,
Unless he do submit himself to Rome.
Philip of France, unless you want to be cursed,
release the hand of that arch heretic,
and attack him with the forces of France,
unless he bows down to Rome.
ELINOR.
Look'st thou pale, France? Do not let go thy hand.
Why are you looking pale, France? Don't release his hand.
CONSTANCE.
Look to that, devil, lest that France repent
And by disjoining hands hell lose a soul.
The devil wants that, in case France should repent
and by releasing his hand hell will
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