KING RICHARD THE THIRD

Act 3 Scene 6

(Enter a Scrivener with a paper in his hand)
l1l	Scrivener	 Here is the indictment of the good Lord Hastings,
l2l		Which in a set hand fairly is engrossed,
l3l		That it may be today read o’er in Paul’s—
l4l		And mark how well the sequel hangs together:
l5l		Eleven hours I have spent to write it over,
l6l		For yesternight by Catesby was it sent me#
l7l		The precedent was full as long a-doing#
l8l		And yet, within these five hours, Hastings lived,
l9l		Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty.
l10l		Here’s a good world the while! Who is so gross
l11l		That cannot see this palpable device?
l12l		Yet who so bold but says he sees it not?
l13l		Bad is the world, and all will come to naught,
l14l		When such ill dealing must be seen in thought.
		(Exit)