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Prince of Denmark, IV. vi

And they shall hear and judge 'twixt you and me.

If by direct or by collateral hand

They find us touch'd, we will our kingdom give,

Our crown, our life, and all that we call ours,

To you in satisfaction; but if not,

Be you content to lend your patience to us,

And we shall jointly labour with your soul

To give it due content.

Laer. Let this be so:

His means of death, his obscure burial,

No trophy, sword, nor hatchment o'er his bones,

No noble rite nor formal ostentation,

Cry to be heard, as 'twere from heaven to earth,

That I must call 't in question.

King. So you shall;

And where the offence is let the great axe fall.

I pray you go with me.

Hor. What are they that would speak with me?

Atten. Sailors, sir: they say, they have letters for you.

Hor. Let them come in.

I do not know from what part of the world

I should be greeted, if not from Lord Hamlet.

Sail. God bless you, sir.

 206 collateral: indirect

207 touch'd: implicated

213 means: manner

obscure: lowly, mean

214 trophy: emblem, or, memorial over a grave

hatchment: tablet displaying armorial bearings

215 ostentation: funeral ceremony

217 call 't in question: demand an explanation

