Enter KING RICHARD II, JOHN OF GAUNT, with other Nobles andAttendantsKING RICHARD IIOld John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster,Hast thou, according to thy oath and band,Brought hither Henry Hereford thy bold son,Here to make good the boisterous late appeal,Which then our leisure would not let us hear,Against the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray?JOHN OF GAUNTI have, my liege.KING RICHARD IITell me, moreover, hast thou sounded him,If he appeal the duke on ancient malice;Or worthily, as a good subject should,On some known ground of treachery in him?JOHN OF GAUNTAs near as I could sift him on that argument,On some apparent danger seen in himAim'd at your highness, no inveterate malice.