Did clearly pass; pass and return again,
And strongly plead for him, and were rejected.
KING.
Which has o'erreach'd thy judgment.—Set me free.
The public weal requires thy service: oaths
Adverse to this do not, and should not, bind.
HENRIQUEZ.
Who may do better service to the state,
Though not with better will than I have done;
(Laying his sword at the King's feet.)
Here do I part with ensigns, arms, and war;
Nor soldier's brand, nor baton of command,
This hand accursed shall ever grasp again.
Your Highness by the honour of a prince
Stands bound to me in this, and you are bound.
KING.
Yet, think again; be it a while deferr'd,
This dismal trial, for a month—a year,
HENRIQUEZ.
KING.
By what authority dost thou oppose it,
If 't is my pleasure it should be deferr'd?
