_Anj._ Who, I? you are deceiv'd; I rose but now. [GUISE _and the others come forward_[387] _from the back of the stage._ _Guise._ Murder the Huguenots! take those pedants hence! _Nav._ Thou traitor, Guise, lay off thy bloody hands! _Con._ Come, let us go tell the king. [_Exit with the_ KING OF NAVARRE. _Guise._ Come, sirs, I'll whip you to death with my poniard's point. [_Stabs the_ Schoolmasters, _who die_. _Anj._ Away with them both! [_Exeunt_ ANJOU _and_ Soldiers _with the bodies_. _Guise._ And now, sirs, for this night let our fury stay. Yet will we not that the massacre shall end: 81 Gonzago, post you to Orleans, Retes to Dieppe, Mountsorrell unto Rouen, And spare not one that you suspect of heresy. And now stay That bell, that to the devil's matins rings. Now every man put off his burgonet, And so convey him closely to his bed. [_Exeunt._ SCENE X. _Enter_[388] ANJOU, _with two_ Lords of Poland. _Anj._ My lords of Poland, I must needs confess, The offer of your Prince Elector's far Beyond the reach of my deserts; For Poland is, as I have been inform'd, A martial people, worthy such a king As hath sufficient counsel in himself To lighten doubts, and frustrate subtle foes; And such a king, whom practice long hath taught To please himself with manage of the wars, The greatest wars within our Christian bounds,-- 10 I mean our wars against the Muscovites, And, on the other side, against the Turk, Rich princes both, and mighty emperors. Yet, by my brother Charles, our King of France, And by his grace's council, it is thought That, if I undertake to wear the crown Of Poland, it may prejudice their hope Of my inheritance to the crown of France; For, if th' Almighty take my brother hence, By due descent the regal seat is mine. 20 With Poland, therefore, must I covenant thus,-- That if, by death of Charles, the diadem Of France be cast on me, then, with your leaves, I may retire me to my native home. If your commission serve to warrant this, I thankfully shall undertake the charge Of you and yours, and carefully maintain The wealth and safety of your kingdom's right. _First Lord._ All this, and more, your highness shall command, For Poland's crown and kingly diadem. 30 _Anj._ Then, come, my lords, let's go. [_Exeunt._ SCENE XI. _Enter_[389] _two_ Men, _with the_ ADMIRAL'S _body_. _First Man._ Now, sirrah, what shall we do with the Admiral? _Sec. Man._ Why, let us burn him for an heretic.