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Scene III. England. Before the King’s palace.
Macduff:Suchwelcomeandunwelcomethingsatonce
’Tishardtoreconcile.
EnteraDoctor
Malcolm:Well;moreanon.—Comesthekingforth,Iprayyou?
Doctor:Ay,sir;thereareacrewofwretchedsouls
Thatstayhiscure:theirmaladyconvinces
Thegreatassayofart;butathistouch—
Suchsanctityhathheavengivenhishand—
Theypresentlyamend.
Malcolm:Ithankyou,doctor.
ExitDoctor
Macduff:What’sthediseasehemeans?
Malcolm:’Tiscall’dtheevil:
Amostmiraculousworkinthisgoodking;
Whichoften,sincemyhere-remaininEngland,
Ihaveseenhimdo.Howhesolicitsheaven,
Himselfbestknows:butstrangely-visitedpeople,
Allswolnandulcerous,pitifultotheeye,
Themeredespairofsurgery,hecures,
Hangingagoldenstampabouttheirnecks,
Putonwithholyprayers:and’tisspoken,
Tothesucceedingroyaltyheleaves
Thehealingbenediction.Withthisstrangevirtue,
Hehathaheavenlygiftofprophecy,
Andsundryblessingshangabouthisthrone,
Thatspeakhimfullofgrace.
EnterRoss
Macduff:See,whocomeshere?