SCENE XXIII.

Alarmes to the battaile, and then enter the Duke of _Somerset_ and

_Richard_ fighting, and _Richard_ kils him vnder the signe of the

Castle in saint _Albones_.

_Rich._ So Lie thou there, and breathe thy last. [daw001]

Whats here, the signe of the Castle? [daw002]

Then the prophesie is come to passe,

For Somerset was forewarned of Castles,

The which he alwaies did obserue. ·daw005·

And now behold, vnder a paltry Ale-house signe,

The Castle in saint Albones, [daw007]

Somerset hath made the Wissard famous by his death. [daw008]

_Exet._

Alarme again, and enter the Earle of _Warwicke_ alone.

_War._ Clifford of Comberland, tis Warwicke calles,

And if thou doest not hide thee from the Beare, ·daw010·

Now whilst the angry Trompets sound Alarmes,

And dead mens cries do fill the emptie aire:

Clifford I say, come forth and fight with me,

Proud Northerne Lord, Clifford of Comberland,

Warwicke is hoarse with calling thee to Armes. ·daw015·

Clifford speakes within.

Warwicke stand still, and view the way that Clifford hewes with

his murthering Curtel-axe, through the fainting troopes to finde

thee out.

Warwicke stand still, and stir not till I come.

Enter _Yorke_.

_War._ How now my Lord, what a foote? ·daw020·

Who kild your horse?

_Yorke._ The deadly hand of Clifford. Noble Lord,

Fiue horse this day slaine vnder me,

And yet braue Warwicke I remaine aliue,

But I did kill his horse he lou’d so well, ·daw025·

The boniest gray that ere was bred in North.

Enter _Clifford_, and _Warwicke_ offers to fight with him.

Hold Warwicke, and seeke thee out some other chase,

My selfe will hunt this deare to death.

_War._ Braue Lord, tis for a Crowne thou fights, [daw029]

Clifford farewell, as I entend to prosper well to day, ·daw030·

It grieues my soule to leaue thee vnassaild.

_Exet Warwicke._

_Yorke._ Now Clifford, since we are singled here alone,

Be this the day of doome to one of vs,

For now my heart hath sworne immortall hate

To thee, and all the house of Lancaster. ·daw035·

_Cliffood._ And here I stand, and pitch my foot to thine,

Vowing neuer to stir, till thou or I be slaine.

For neuer shall my heart be safe at rest,

Till I haue spoyld the hatefull house of Yorke.

Alarmes, and they fight, and _Yorke_ kils _Clifford_.

_Yorke._ Now Lancaster sit sure, thy sinowes shrinke, [daw040]

Come fearefull Henry grouelling on thy face,

Yeeld vp thy Crowne vnto the Prince of Yorke.

_Exet Yorke._

Alarmes, then enter yoong _Clifford_ alone.

_Yoong Clifford._ Father of Comberland,

Where may I seeke my aged father forth? [daw044]

O! dismall sight, see where he breathlesse lies, [daw045]

All smeard and weltred in his luke-warme blood,

Ah, aged pillar of all Comberlands true house,

Sweete father, to thy murthred ghoast I sweare,

Immortall hate vnto the house of Yorke,

Nor neuer shall I sleepe secure one night,

Till I haue furiously reuengde thy death,

And left not one of them to breath on earth.

He takes him vp on his backe.

And thus as old Ankyses sonne did beare

His aged father on his manly backe,

And fought with him against the bloodie Greeks, ·daw055·

Euen so will I. But staie, heres one of them, [daw056]

To whom my soule hath sworne immortall hate. [daw057]

Enter _Richard_, and then _Clifford_ laies downe his father, fights

with him, and _Richard_ flies away againe.

Out crooktbacke villaine, get thee from my sight. [daw058]

But I will after thee, and once againe

When I haue borne my father to his Tent, ·daw060·

Ile trie my fortune better with thee yet. [daw061]

_Exet_ yoong _Clifford_ with his father.

Alarmes againe, and then enter three or foure, bearing the Duke of

_Buckingham_ wounded to his Tent.

Alarmes still, and then enter the King and Queene.

_Queene._ Away my Lord, and flie to London straight,

Make hast, for vengeance comes along with them,

Come stand not to expostulate, lets go. [daw064]

_King._ Come then faire Queene, to London let vs hast, ·daw065·

And sommon a Parlament with speede, [daw066]

To stop the fury of these dyre euents. [daw067]

_Exet_ King and Queene.

Alarmes, and then a flourish, and enter the Duke of _Yorke_ and

_Richard_.

_Yorke._ How now boyes, fortunate this fight hath bene,

I hope to vs and ours, for Englands good,

And our great honour, that so long we lost, ·daw070·

Whilst faint-heart Henry did vsurpe our rights:

But did you see old Salsbury, since we

With bloodie mindes did buckle with the foe,

I would not for the losse of this right hand,

That ought but well betide that good old man. ·daw075·

_Rich._ My Lord, I saw him in the thickest throng,

Charging his Lance with his old weary armes,

And thrise I saw him beaten from his horse,

And thrise this hand did set him vp againe,

And still he fought with courage gainst his foes, ·daw080·

The boldest sprited man that ere mine eyes beheld. [daw081]

Enter _Salsbbury_ and _Warwicke_.

_Edward._ See noble father, where they both do come,

The onely props vnto the house of Yorke.

_Sals._ Well hast thou fought this day, thou valiant Duke,

And thou braue bud of Yorkes encreasing house, ·daw085·

The small remainder of my weary life,

I hold for thee, for with thy warlike arme,

Three times this day thou hast preseru’d my life.

_Yorke._ What say you Lords, the King is fled to London?

There as I here to hold a Parlament. [daw090]

What saies Lord Warwicke, shall we after them?

_War._ After them, nay before them if we can.

Now by my faith Lords, twas a glorious day, [daw093]

Saint Albones battaile wonne by famous Yorke,

Shall be eternest in all age to come. [daw095]

Sound Drummes and Trumpets, and to London all,

And more such daies as these to vs befall. [daw097]

_Exet omnes._

FINIS.

London.

Printed by Thomas Creed, for Thomas Millington,

and are to be sold at his Shop vnder Saint Peters

Church in Cornwall.

1594.

LINENOTES TO THE FIRST PART OF THE CONTENTION, &c.

[daa008] _then the_] Q1 Q2. _twenty_ Q3.

[daa030] _her speech_] Q1 Q3. _speech_ Q2.

[daa032] _Lordly_] _Lorldly_ Q3.

[daa037] _confirmde of peace,_] Q1. _confirm’d of peace,_ Q2.

_confirmd, of peace_ Q3.

[daa040]: _Imprimis_] Q1. _Inprimis_ Q2 Q3.]

[daa041] _Poule_] Q1. _Poole_ Q2. _Pole_ Q3.

[daa045] daa030.] Q1 Q2. _thirty day_ Q3. ¶ _month_] _moneth_ Q2.

[daa046], daa078: _Dutches_] Q1 Q2. _Dutchesse_ Q3.

[daa048] _fa._] Q1 Q2. _fa--_ Q3. ¶ Humphrey] Q1. Humprey Q2.

Humfrey Q3.

[daa050] _ouer_] Q1 Q2. _ore_ Q3.

[daa051] _reade_] Q1 Q3. _see_ Q2.

[daa052] _Vnckle of Winchester_] Q1 Q2. _My Lord of Yorke_ Q3. ¶

_you_] Q1 Q2. _do you_ Q3.

[daa053] Cardinall.] Q1. Cardinal. Q2. Yorke. Q3.

[daa054] _Duches_] Q1 _Dutches_ Q2. _Dutchesse_ Q3.

[daa063] _all for_] Q1 Q2. _for all_ Q3.

[daa066] Exet] Q1. Exit Q2 Q3. See note (1).

[daa067] _Pillars_] Q1. _Pillers_ Q2 Q3.

[daa075] _spent_] Q1 Q2. _spent quite_ Q3.

[daa087] _dares_] Q1 Q3. _dare_ Q2.

[daa088] _Lord_] Q1 Q2. _Lords_ Q3.

[daa090] _begone_] Q1. _be gone_ Q2 Q3.

[daa097] _well you_] Q1 Q2. _you well_ Q3.

[daa112] _then_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[daa117] _seene_] Q1 Q3. _heard_ Q2.

[daa119] _Ruffin_] Q1 Q2. _Ruffian_ Q3. ¶ _Church_] Q1 Q2. _the

church_ Q3.

[daa132] _Sonnes_] Q1 Q2. _Sonnes_ (italic) Q3.

[daa141] _meant_] Q1 Q3. _meane_ Q2.

[daa156] _a sleepe_] Q1. _asleepe_ Q2 Q3.

[daa164] _graffle_] Q1 Q2. _grapple_ Q3.

[dab002] _Cearies_] Q1 Q2. _Ceres_ Q3.

[dab005] _not thou_] Q1 Q2. _thou not_ Q3.

[dab007] _minde._] Q1. _minde?_ Q2. _mind?_ Q3.

[dab011] _no_] Q1 Q2. _none_ Q3.

[dab012] _Lord._] Q1. _Lord?_ Q2 Q3.

[dab015], dab016: _that This_] Q1 Q2. _That this_ Q3.

[dab017] _in two, and on_] Q1 Q2. _in twaine, by whom I cannot gesse:

But as I thinke by the Cardinall. What it bodes God knowes; and on_ Q3.

[dab018] _the...Winchester_] Q1 Q2. _Edmund Duke of Somerset_ Q3.

[dab019] _Poule_] Q1 _Poole_ Q2. _Pole_ Q3.

[dab026] _Kings_] Q1 Q3. _the Kings_ Q2.

[dab031] _wife...him,_] Q1. _wife,...him,_ Q2. _wife?... him?_ Q3.

[dab032] _thus,_] Q1. _thus?_ Q2 Q3.

[dab035] _dreame._] Q1. _dreame?_ Q2 Q3.

[dab036] _keepe_] Q1 Q2. _keepe it_ Q3.

[dab038] Enters] Q1 Q2. Enter Q3.

[dab040] _Saint_] Q1 Q2. _S._ Q3.

[dab043] _vs vs_] Q1. _vs_ Q2 Q3.

[dab045]–dab047: See note (II).

[dab051] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dab054] _Ely_] Q1 Q2. _Rye_ Q3. ¶ _Bullingbrooke_] Q1.

_Bullinbrooke_ Q2. _Bullenbrooke_ Q3.

[dab055] _rest,_] Q1 Q2. _rest?_ Q3.

[dab057] _depth_] Q1 Q3. _the depth_ Q2.

[dab059], dab060: _Thanks...here_] As three lines in Q3, ending

_John...time...heere._

[dab063] _they may_] Q1 Q2. _may they_ Q3.

[dab066] _vs_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dab078] _rise_] Q1 Q3. _raise_ Q2.

[dab079] _trow_] Q1 Q2. _tro_ Q3.

[dac001] _let vs_] Q1 Q2. _lets_ Q3.

[dac004] _Duke_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dac006] _cannot_] Q1 Q3. _can_ Q2.

[dac012] _grace._] Q1. _grace?_ Q2 Q3.

[dac016], dac018: _stole_] Q1 Q3. _stoln_ Q2.

[dac018] _wife,_] Q1 Q2. _wife?_ Q3. ¶ _thats_] Q1 Q2. _that’s_

Q3.

[dac021] _vnto_] Q1 Q2. _to_ Q3.

[dac024], dac029: _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dac030] _Whose_] Q1. _Who’s_ Q2 Q3.

[dac031] _in_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dac033] _here_] Q1. _heare_ Q2. _heere_ Q3. ¶ _this_] Q1 Q2.

_this thing_ Q3.

[dac034] _what_] Q1. _whats_ Q2 _what’s_ Q3.

[dac035] _Whats_] Q1 Q2. _What’s_ Q3.

[dac038] _knaue._] Q1 Q3. _knaue?_ Q2.

[dac039] _me, me_] Q1. _mee_ Q2 (Capell, Devonshire, and Malone 867).

_it_ Q2 (Malone 36). _me_ Q3.

[dac041] _petitions_] Q1 Q3. _petition_ Q2.

[dac042] _you_] Q1 Q3. _ye_ Q2.

[dac043] _thus._] Q1. _thus?_ Q2 Q3. ¶ Exet] Q1. exeunt. Q2. Exit

Q3.

[dac048] _nere_] Q1 Q3. _ne’re_ Q2.

[dac051] _nor_] Q1 Q2. _to_ Q3.

[dac054] _takes_] Q1 Q2. _take_ Q3. ¶ _the_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3. ¶

_Queene_] Here Q3 alone inserts _She beares a Dukes whole reuennewes

on her backe._

[dac058] _this._] Q1. _this?_ Q2 Q3.

[dac059] _Poull_] Q1. _Poole_ Q2. _Pole_ Q3.

[dac060] _Ladaies_] Q1. _ladies_ Q2 Q3.

[dac064] _to_] Q1 Q2. _into_ Q3.

[dac069] and enter] Q1 Q2. Then entereth Q3.

[dac071] _alls_] Q1 Q2. _all’s_ Q3. ¶ _wonne_] Q1. _one_ Q2 Q3.

[dac074] _thinke_] Q1 Q2. _thinkes_ Q3.

[dac078] _Pease_] Q1. _Peace_ Q2 Q3.

[dac079] _Cardinals_] Q1. _Cardinal’s_ Q2. _Cardnal’s_ Q3.

[dac081] _the best_] Q1 Q2. _best_ Q3.

[dac084] _our_] Q1. _our_ Q2 Q3.

[dac086] _old_] Q1 Q3. _bold_ Q2.

[dac088] _ouer_] Q1 Q2. _ore_ Q3.

[dac090] _King_] Q1 Q2. _a King_ Q3.

[dac091] _thee._] Q1. _thee?_ Q2. _thee:_ Q3.

[dac095] _then_] Q1 Q3. _than_ Q2.

[dac112] _Ant_] Q1. _An’t_ Q2 Q3.

[dac117] _my Lord_] Q1 Q2. _master_ Q3. ¶ _the words_] Q1 Q3.

_these words_ Q2.

[dac121] _Maiestie_] Q1. _maiesty_ Q2. _worship_ Q3.

[dac127] _Which...month_] Omitted in Q3.

[dac128] _Standbags_] Q1 Q2. _Sandbags_ Q3.

[dac131] _to fight_] Q1 Q2. _for to fight_ Q3.

[dac133] _them_] Q1 Q3. _him_ Q2.

[dac137] _French-woman,_] Q1 Q2. _French-woman?_ Q3.

[dac142] _will._] Q1 Q3. _will!_ Q2.

[dac146] _wart_] Q1. _wert_ Q2 Q3. ¶ _to blame_] Q1. _too blame_

Q2 Q3.

[dac154] _should_] Q1 Q3. _doth_ Q2.

[dac156] _ouer_] Q1 Q2. _ore_ Q3.

[dac157] _trials_] Q1 Q3. _trial’s_ Q2.

[dac160] _rights gainst_] Q1 Q2. _right ’gainst_ Q3.

[dac166] _lets_] Q1 Q2. _let’s_ Q3.

[dac169] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dad001] Elnor] Q1 Q2. Elanor Q3. ¶ Koger] Q1. Roger Q2 Q3.

[dad004] _here_] Q1. _heare_ Q2 Q3.

[dad012] _be low_] Q1. _below_ Q2 Q3.

[dad020] _Assenda, Assenda_] Q1 Q3. _Ascenda, Ascenda_ Q3.

[dad024] _But_] Q1 Q3. _Yet_ Q2. ¶ _out liue_] Q1 Q2. _out-liue_

Q3.

[dad025] _awayt_] Q1. _awaits_ Q2. _awaites_ Q3. ¶ _Suffolke._] Q1

Q3. _Suffolke?_ Q2.

[dad026] _shall he_] Q1 Q3. _he shall_ Q2.

[dad029] _then_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dad031] _poule_] Q1. _poole_ Q2 Q3.

[dad037] _Sonnes_] Q1 Q2. _Zounds_ Q3.

[dad041] _your_] Q1. _you_ Q2 Q3.

[dad042] _notice_] Q1 Q3. _a notice_ Q2.

[dad047] _S._] Q1 Q3. _Saint_ Q2.

[dad050] _Whose_] Q1 Q3. _Who’s_ Q2.

[dad052] _Earles_] Q1 Q3. _Earle_ Q2.

[dae005] _silly_] Q1 Q3. _seely_ Q2.

[dae006] _sore?_] Q1. _soare,_ Q2. _sore,_ Q3.

[dae007] _soust_] Q1. _sowst_ Q2. _souc’d_ Q3.

[dae009] _Hawke_] Q1. _hawke_ Q2. _hawkes_ Q3. ¶ _done_] Q1. _doe_

Q2. _do_ Q3.

[dae010] _He...aloft_] Q1 Q2. _They know their master sores a

Faulcons pitch_ Q3.

[dae011] _it is_] Q1 Q2. _it’s_ Q3.

[dae012] _That...pitch_] Q1 Q2 (_soare_ Q2). _That sores no higher

then a bird can sore_ Q3.

[dae014] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dae015] _fllie_] Q1. _flie_ Q2 _fly_ Q3.

[dae018] _common-wealth_] _Gommon-wealth_ Q3.

[dae020] _hote._] Q1. _hote!_ Q2 _hot?_ Q3. ¶ _doate._] Q1. _dote?_

Q2. _do’t._ Q3.

[dae021] _not Hauing...cause_] Q1. _not? having...cause._ Q2 _not,

hauing...cause?_ Q3.

[dae023] _it like_] Q1 Q2 _t’like_ Q3.

[dae033] _darest_] Q1 Q2. _dar’st_ Q3.

[dae034] _Dare._] Q1. _Dare!_ Q2. _Dare:_ Q3. ¶ _rhee_] Q1. _thee_

Q2 Q3.

[dae036] _Plantaganet_] Q1 Q2. _Plantagenet_ Q3.

[dae042] _Heres_] Q1 Q2. _Here’s_ Q3.

[dae047] _Faith_] Q1 Q2. _Gods mother_ Q3.

[dae049] _chollour_] Q1. _color_ Q2. _choller_ Q3. ¶ A miracle, a

miracle.] Q1 Q3. a myracle. Q2.

[dae050] _How now,_] Q1. _How now!_ Q2. _How now?_ Q3.

[dae052] _S._] Q1 Q3. _Saint_ Q2. ¶ _his_] Q1 Q2. _the_ Q3.

[dae053] _hither_] Q1 Q2. _hether_ Q3.

[dae057] Humphrey. _Where...borne?_] Q1 Q2. Continued to ‘King’ in

Q3.

[dae058] _sir_] Q1 Q2. _please your Maiesty_ Q3.

[dae059] _helpe._] Q1 Q3. _help?_ Q2.

[dae060] _I sir_] Q1 Q3. _Yea sir_ Q2.

[dae062] _art thou_] Q1 Q2. _are_ Q3.

[dae063], dae070, dae071: _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dae065] _on_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3.

[dae066] _Wart_] Q1 Q2. _Wert_ Q3.

[dae069] _wart_] Q1 Q2. _wert_ Q3.

[dae072] _thou his_] Q1 Q3. _thou, his_ Q2.

[dae078] _so._] Q1. _so!_ Q2. _so:_ Q3. ¶ dae078, dae082: _colours_]

Q1. _colour’s_ Q2 Q3.

[dae079] _Why red_] Q1 Q2. _Red_ Q3.

[dae081] _thats_] Q1 Q2. _that’s_ Q3.

[dae084] _colours_] Q1 Q2. _colour’s_ Q3.

[dae087] _yet_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dae089] _whats_] Q1. _what’s_ Q2 Q3.

[dae091] _Whats_] Q1 Q2. _What’s_ Q3.

[dae097] _Whats_] Q1 Q3. _What’s_ Q2.

[dae100] _mightest_] Q1. _mightst_ Q2 Q3.

[dae103] _saint_] Q1 Q2. _S._ Q3.

[dae105] _againe._] Q1 Q3. _againe?_ Q2.

[dae107] _saint_] Q1 Q2. _S._ Q3.

[dae122] _do,_] Q1 Q3. _do?_] Q2. ¶ girke] Q1 Q2. ierke Q3.

[dae128] _halt_] Q1 Q3. _the halt_ Q2.

[dae129] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dae132] _here_] Q1. _heare_ Q2 Q3.

[dae133] _Humprey_] Q1. _Humphrey_ Q2. _Humfrey_ Q3.

[dae145] _out liue_] Q1 Q2. _out-liue_ Q2.

[dae149] _die?_] Q1 Q3. _die:_ Q2.

[dae154] _Protector_] Q1. _protector?_ Q2. _Protector,_ Q3.

[dae170] _Exet_] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[daf001] _ended, thus,_] Q1. _ended, thus_ Q2. _ended thus,_ Q3.

[daf011]–daf027: _The second...third_] See note (III).

[daf027] _Now sir. In the time_] Q1 Q2. _Now sir, in time_ Q3.

[daf028] _Bullingbrooke_] Q1 Q3. _Bullenbroke_ Q2.

[daf031] _both you_] Q1 Q2. _you both_ Q2.

[daf036] _Owin Glendor_] Q1. _Owen Glendor_ Q2. _Owen Glendour_ Q3.

[daf040] _sucseed_] Q1. _succeed_ Q2 Q3.

[daf042] _plaine_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3. _plaine,_] Q1. _plaine?_ Q2.

_plain,_ Q3.

[daf056] _gard_] Q1. _guard_ Q2 Q3. ¶ _will I_] Q1 Q3. _I wil_ Q2.

[daf059] _Lord_] Q1 Q3. _lords_ Q2.

[daf061] _why my_] Q1. _why, my_ Q2 Q3.

[daf065] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dag001] _foorth_] Q1. _forth_ Q2 Q3.

[dag002] _here_] Q1. _heare_ Q2 Q3.

[dag003] _States_] Q1 Q2. _State_ Q3.

[dag004] _crimes_] Q1 Q2. _crime_ Q3.

[dag008] _erreuocable_] Q1. _irreuocable_ Q2 Q3. ¶ Exet] Q1. exeunt

Q2. Exit Q3.

[dag013] _Least_] Q1 Q3. _Lest_ Q2.

[dag015] _awhile_] Q1 Q2. _a while_ Q3.

[dag020] _hart_] Q1 Q3. _heart_ Q2.

[dag024] _I_] Q1 Q3. _yea_ Q2.

[dag025] _My staffe......thine_] Q1 Q3. Omitted in Q2.

[dag026] _erst_] Q1 Q2. _ere_] Q3.

[dag033] _weart_] Q1. _wert_ Q2 Q3. ¶ _my_] Q1 Q2. _this my_ Q3.

[dag041] _Hornor_] Q1. _Horner_ Q2 Q3. ¶ dag041, dag042:

_Here...inough_] As in Q1 Q2. Prose in Q3.

[dag043] _heres_] Q1 Q2. _here’s_ Q3.

[dag044] _Heres_] Q1 Q2. _here’s_ Q3.

[dag048] _affeard_] Q1 Q2. _affraid_ Q3.

[dag049], dag050: _heres_] Q1 Q2. _here’s_ Q3.

[dag055] _all the_] Q1 Q3. _all my_ Q2.

[dag057] _learnt_] Q1. _learnd_ Q2. _learn’d_ Q3.

[dag059] _whats_] Q1 Q2. _what’s_ Q3.

[dag064] _Heres_] Q1. _Here_ Q2. _Here’s_ Q3.

[dag066] _my mans_] Q1 Q3. _mans_ Q2.

[dag069] _hees_] Q1 Q2. _hee’s_ Q3. ¶ Alarmes, and] Q1. Alarme: and

Q2. Alarmes, Q3.

[dag078] Exet omnis.] Q3. exeunt omnes. Q2. Exit omnes. Q3.

[dah001] _whats_] Q1. _what’s_ Q2 Q3.

[dah017] _doest_] Q1 Q2. _dost_ Q3.

[dah027] _Then_] Q1 Q2. _The_ Q3.

[dah033] _liue._] Q1. _liue?_ Q2 Q3.

[dah039] _rascald_] Q1 Q3. _rascall_ Q2.

[dah045] _ouer_] Q1 Q2. _ore_ Q3.

[dah051] _can_] Q1 Q2. _canst_ Q3.

[dah053] _saint_] Q1 Q2. _S._ Q3.

[dah055] _This is sodeine._] Q1 Q2. _This is--_ Q3.

[dah060] _Standly_] Q1 Q2. _Stanly_ Q3.

[dah063] _I my_] Q1 Q3. _Yea my_ Q2.

[dah065] _neare_] Q1. _nere_ Q2 Q3.

[dah070] _What gone_] Q1 Q3. _What? gone_ Q2. ¶ _me not_] Q1. _not

me_ Q2 Q3. ¶ _farwell?_] Q1. _farewell?_ Q2. _farewel_ Q3.

[dah076] _lets_] Q1 Q2. _let’s_ Q3. ¶ _hereby_] Q1. _here by_ Q2.

_heereby_ Q3.

[dah081] _shoulst_] Q1. _shouldst_ Q2 Q3. ¶ Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2.

Exit Q3.

[dai001] Parlament] Q1 Q2. Parliament Q3. ¶ and the Duke] Q1 Q2.

the Duke Q3. ¶ the Queene] Q1 Q3. Queene Q2.

[dai002] _see,_] Q1 Q2. _see?_ Q3.

[dai004] _that_] Q1 Q2. _the_ Q3.

[dai008] _And_] Q1 Q2. _Yet_ Q3.

[dai009] _how_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dai011] _And...grace_] Q1 Q2. Omitted in Q3.

[dai012] _their_] Q1 Q3. _a_ Q2.

[dai017] _call it_] Q1 Q2. _call’t_ Q3.

[dai019] _Alligations_] Q1. _allegations_ Q2 Q3.

[dai030] _Territores_] Q1. _Territories_ Q2 Q3.

[dai042] _am I_] Q1 Q2. _I am_ Q3.

[dai045] _By_] Q1 Q2. _Through_ Q3.

[dai046] _so,_] Q1 Q2. _so?_ Q3.

[dai047] _helpe me_] Q1. _help me_ Q2. _me helpe_ Q3.

[dai056] _offendors_] Q1 Q2. _offenders_ Q3.

[dai060] _felonous_] Q1. _felonious_ Q2 Q3.

[dai061] _silly_] Q1 Q3. _seely_ Q2.

[dai062] _tortord_] Q1. _torturd_ Q2 Q3.

[dai077] _harts_] Q1. _hearts_ Q2 Q3.

[dai085] _inough_] Q1. _inow_ Q2. _enough_ Q3.

[dai087] _well_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3.

[dai090] _ignomious_] Q1. _ignominious_ Q2 Q3.

[dai091] _sobornde_] Q1. _subornd_ Q2. _suborn’d_ Q3. ¶ _life._] Q1

Q3. _life?_ Q2.

[dai092] _I but_] Q1. _Yea but_ Q2. _But_ Q3.

[dai094] _Beshrow_] Q1. _Beshrew_ Q2 Q3.

[dai108] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dai110] _Traitor._] Q1 Q3. _traitor?_ Q2.

[dai124], dai125: _No...more_] Given to ‘Yorke’ in Q3.

[dai125] _Least_] Q1 Q3. _Lest_ Q2.

[dai133] _Lords_] Q1 Q3. _lord_ Q2.

[dai134] _Kernes that vncontrold,_] Q1 Q2. _Kernes, that vncontrolde_

Q3.

[dai135] _Doth_] Q1 Q3. _Do_ Q2. ¶ After this line, Q2 and Q3

insert line 139.

[dai137] _very_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3.

[dai139] _burnes and spoiles_] Q1 Q3. _burne and spoile_ Q2. See

note to line 135.

[dai143] _Pollices_] Q1. _Pollicies_ Q2 Q3.

[dai144], dai146: _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dai145] _France_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dai147] _What worse then nought._] Q1 Q2. _What, worse then naught?_

Q3.

[dai155] _fortune against_] Q1. _fortune gainst_ Q2. _fortunes

’gainst_ Q3.

[dai156] _shalt. My_] Q1 Q3. _shalt, my_ Q2.

[dai159] _leauie_] Q1. _leuie_ Q2 Q3.

[dai162] _I wil_] Q1. _I will_ Q2. _I’le_ Q3.

[dai167] _Twere_] Q1 Q2. _T’were_ Q3.

[dai168] Exet...] Q1. exeunt omnes, manet Yorke. Q2. Exit omnes,

Manet Yorke. Q3.

[dai171] _Least_] Q1 Q3. _Lest_ Q2. ¶ _it not_] Q1 Q3. _not it_

Q2.

[dai172] _Twas_] Q1 Q2. _T’was_ Q3.

[dai176] _Iohn Mortemer,_] Q1. _Sir John Mortimer,_ Q2. _John

Mortimer,_ (_For he is like him euery kinde of way_) Q3.

[daj002] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2. ¶ _hees_] Q1. _he is_ Q2. _hee’s_

Q3.

[daj006] _hansome_] Q1 Q2. _handsome_ Q3.

[daj008] Exet murtherers.] Q1. exeunt murderers. Q2. Exit murtherers.

Q3. ¶ Then enter...] Q1 Q2. Enter... Q3.

[daj012] _against_] Q1 Q2. _’gainst_ Q3. ¶ _Gloster_] Q1 Q2. om.

Q3.

[daj017] _Lord Gloster is_] Q1. _Lord, Gloster is_ Q2. _Lord of

Glosters_ Q3. ¶ sound.] Q1 Q3. swoone. Q2.

[daj024] _heart:_] Q1. _heart?_ Q2 Q3.

[daj025] _messenger out_] Q1 Q3. _messenger, out_ Q2.

[daj026] _thine_] Q1 Q3. _thy_ Q2.

[daj027] _Basaliske_] Q1 Q2. _Basiliske_ Q3.

[daj028] _silly_] Q1. _seely_ Q2. om. Q3.

[daj032] _you had_] Q1 Q2. _y’had_ Q3.

[daj035] _doest_] Q1. _dost_ Q2 Q3.

[daj036] _leoper_] Q1. _leaper_ Q2 Q3.

[daj037] _nigh_] Q1 Q3. _nie_ Q2. ¶ _sea,_] Q1 Q3. _sea?_ Q2.

[daj038] _bounds,_] Q1 Q2. _bounds?_ Q3.

[daj041] _angrie_] Q1. _angry_ Q2. _hungry_ Q3.

[daj043] _Duke_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[daj055] _thrise_] Q1. om. Q2. _thrice_ Q3.

[daj056] _toong_] Q1. _tongue_ Q2 Q3 (and passim).

[daj060] _his_] Q1 Q3. _the_ Q2.

[daj062] _proportioned_] Q1 Q2. proportion’d Q3.

[daj065] _chuse_] Q1 Q2. _choose_ Q3.

[daj068] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2. ¶ _twas_] Q1 Q2. _tis_ Q3.

[daj070] _you_ Q1 Q2. _ye_ Q3.

[daj071] _hefer_] Q1. _heifer_ Q2. _heyfer_ Q3.

[daj072] _hard-by_] Q1. _hard by_ Q2 Q3.

[daj078] _your talants_] Q1 Q2. _his talents_ Q3.

[daj081] _But heres_] Q1 Q2. _Yet here’s_ Q3. ¶ _case_] Q1. _ease_

Q2 Q3.

[daj082] _rankorous_] Q1. _rancarous_ Q2. _rancorous_ Q3.

[daj089] _hundreth_] Q1 Q2. _hundred_ Q3.

[daj090] _be_] Q1 Q3. _be ye_ Q2.

[daj096] _vntutred_] Q1 Q3. _vntutor’d_ Q3.

[daj100] _deaths man_] Q1 Q2. _deaths-man_ Q3.

[daj105] _meants_] Q1. _meantst_ Q2 Q3.

[daj108] _thy soule_] Q1 Q2. _thee downe_ Q3.

[daj115] _soueraigne i_] Q1. _soueraigne,_ Q2 Q3. ¶ Salbury.] Q1.

Salisbury. Q2. Salisburie. Q3.

[daj116] Salb.] Q1. Salsb. Q2. Salisb. Q3.

[daj117] _The_] Q1. _That_ Q2 Q3.

[daj123] _foorth_] Q1. _forth_ Q2 Q3.

[daj132] _all for_] Q1 Q3. _for all_ Q2. ¶ _louing_] Q1 Q2.

_kinde_ Q3.

[daj133] _I not_] Q1 Q3. _not I_ Q2.

[daj140] _erreuocable_] Q1. _irreuocable_ Q2 Q3.

[daj141] _good_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[daj144] _Theres_] Q1 Q2. _There’s_ Q3.

[daj151] _leaue fast_] Q1. _leane facde_ Q2. _leane fac’d_ Q3.

[daj156] _breake,_] Q1 Q3. _breake_ Q2.

[daj159] _sypris_] Q1 Q2. _cypresse_ Q3.

[daj162] _scrike-oules_] Q1. _scrike-owles_ Q2. _scritch-owles_ Q3.

[daj164] _torments_] Q1 Q3. _tormentst_ Q2.

[daj165] _sease_] Q1. _cease_ Q2 Q3.

[daj173] _shall_] Q1 Q2. _shalt_ Q3.

[daj175] _venture_] Q1 Q2. _venter_ Q3.

[daj188] _sometime_] Q1 Q2 _sometimes_ Q3.

[daj192] _pompe,_] Q1 Q3. _pomp!_ Q2.

[daj198], daj199: _What...lap?_] As in Q1 Q2. One line in Q3.

[daj200] _could I, could I, breath_] Q1 Q2 (_breeath_ Q2). _could I

breathe_ Q3.

[daj203] _thy sight_] Q1 Q2. _my sight_ Q3.

[dak004] _saue_] Q1 Q3. _haue_ Q2.

[dak008] _strong_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3.

[dak010] _coame_] Q1 Q3. _combe_ Q2.

[dak011] _hees_] Q1 Q2. _hee’s_ Q3.

[dak021] _be_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3. ¶ Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dal001] Whickmore] Q1 Q3. Whickemore Q2.

[dal005], dal007, dal012, dal015, dal016, dal039, dal062: _Water_] Q1

Q3. _Walter_ Q2.

[dal006] _ransomes_] Q1 Q2. _ransome_ Q3.

[dal008] _Water_] Q1 Q3. _Walter_ Q2. ¶ _doest_] Q1. _doest thou_

Q3. _dost_ Q3.

[dal016], dal020: Water] Q1. Walter Q2 Q3. ¶ dal016: _als one_] Q1.

_all’s on_ Q2. _al’s one_ Q3.

[dal019] _shalbe_] Q1. _shall be_ Q2 Q3.

[dal024] _hundreth_] Q1 Q2. _hundred_ Q3.

[dal026] Water] Q1 Q3. Walter Q2. ¶ dal026, dal027: _Come...haue_]

As in Q1 Q2. One line in Q3.

[dal029], dal042, dal043, dal044: _Poull_] Q1. _Poole_ Q2. _Pole_ Q3.

[dal030] _rags._] Q1 Q3. _rags?_ Q2.

[dal031], dal033, dal054: _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dal046], dal047: _Those...Queene_] As in Q1 Q3. One line in Q2.

[dal050] _Pinnais_] Q1 Q2. _Pinnis_ Q3.

[dal052] _Masadonian_] Q1. _Macedonian_ Q2 Q3.

[dal056] _Margret_] Q1. _Margaret_ Q2 Q3.

[dal057] _thy_] Q1 Q3. _thine_ Q2.

[dal062] _hed_] Q1. _head_ Q2 Q3.

[dal069] Water] Q1 Q3. Walter Q2. ¶ _speake,_] Q1. _speake?_ Q2

Q3.

[dal071] _bandeto_] Q1. _bande to_ Q2. _bandetto_ Q3.

[dal073] _bastard-hand_] Q1 Q2. _bastard hand_ Q3.

[dal074] Water] Q1 Q3. Walter Q2.

[dal078] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dam005] _whats_] Q1 Q2. _what’s_ Q3.

[dam007] _on it_] Q1 Q2. _on’t_ Q3.

[dam008] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dam009] _gentle men_] Q1. _gentlemē_ Q2. _Gentlemen_ Q3.

[dam012] _more_] Q1 Q2. _else_ Q3.

[dam013] _theres_] Q1 Q2. _there’s_ Q3.

[dam017] _here abouts_] Q1 Q2. _hereabouts_ Q3. ¶ _all be_] Q1. _al

be_ Q2. _be al_ Q3.

[dam019] _here_] Q1. _heare_ Q2 Q3.

[dam024] _Mortemer_] Q1. _Mortimer_ Q2 Q3 (and passim).

[dam025] Nicke] Q1 Q2. Dicke Q3.

[dam026] _Brases_] Q1 Q2. _Lacies_ Q3.

[dam027] Will.] Q1. Wil. Q2. Nicke. Q3.

[dam030] _honourably_] Q1 Q3. _honourable_ Q2.

[dam031] _I for_] Q1. _Yea, for_ Q2. _I_ Q3.

[dam032] _for his_] Q1 Q2. _because his_ Q3.

[dam034] _Thats_] Q1 Q2. _That’s_ Q3.

[dam042] _shall be_] Q1. _shalbe_ Q2 Q3.

[dam043] _and if_] Q1 Q2. _if_ Q3. ¶ _be king_] Q1 Q3. _be the

king_ Q2.

[dam046] _weele_] Q1. _weel_ Q2. _wee’ll_ Q3.

[dam047] _shalbe_] Q1. _shall be_ Q2 Q3. ¶ _comes_] Q1 Q2. _come_

Q3.

[dam051] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dam054] _Whose_] Q1 Q2. _Who’s_ Q3.

[dam058] _Sonnes_] Q1. _Sounes_ Q2. _Zounds_ Q3. ¶ _hees_] Q1 Q2.

_he’s_ Q3.

[dam059] _whats_] Q1 Q2. _what’s_ Q3.

[dam060] _you_] Q1 Q2. _ye_ Q3.

[dam061] _I can tell you_] Q1 Q2 (_tel_ Q2). _I tell ye_ Q3.

[dam062] _oth_] Q1. _o’th_ Q2. _ore the_ Q3.

[dam063]–dam065: _And...Tally?_] As in Q1 Q2. Prose in Q3. ¶ dam063:

_And what_] Q1 Q2. _What_ Q3. ¶ _you_] Q1 Q2. _ye_ Q3.

[dam066] _true_] Q1 Q2. _truly_ Q3.

[dam068] _hes_] Q1. _he has_ Q2 Q3. ¶ _penny-inckhorne_] Q1. _penny

inckhorne_ Q2. _pen and inkehorne_ Q3.

[dam071] _mean_] Q1 Q3. _mē_ Q2.

[dam072], dam073: _hees_] Q1 Q2. _he’s_ Q3.

[dam078], dam088, dam095: _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2. ¶ He...Dicke

Butcher] Q1 Q2. He...him Q3 (after line 79).

[dam080] Now...drumme] Q1 Q2. As part of Cade’s speech in Q3.

[dam085] _but_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3.

[dam086] _and_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[dam092] _thats_] Q1 Q2. _that’s_ Q3.

[dam094] _Thats_] Q1 Q2. _That’s_ Q3.

[dam098] _that_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2

[dam100] _twas_] Q1 Q2. _was_ Q3.

[dam102] _testifie_] Q1 Q2. _testifye it_ Q3.

[dam106] _liues_] Q1. _liues:_ Q2 Q3.

[dam107] _simplicitie._ Q1. _simplicitie!_ Q2. _simplicity._ Q3.

[dam108] _weele_] Q1 Q2. _wee’ll_ Q3.

[dam111] _maimde_] Q1. _maimd_ Q2. _maim’d_ Q3.

[dam112] _crouch_] Q1 Q2. _crutch_ Q3. ¶ _my_] Q1 Q3. _the_ Q2.

[dam120] _will_] Q1. _wll_ Q2. _wil_ Q3.

[dam128] _saint_] Q1 Q2. _S._ Q3. ¶ Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dan001] the battaile] Q1 battaile Q2. the battell Q3. ¶ and sir]

Q1 Q2. where sir Q3. ¶ is slaine] Q1 Q2. are both slaine Q3. ¶

enter] Q1. om. Q2. enters Q3. ¶ dan001: _valianly_] Q1. _valiantly_

Q2 Q3.

[dan004] _Thou_] Q1 Q2. _and thou_ Q3.

[dan005], dan006: _for to morrow_] Q1 Q2. _and to morrow_ Q3.

[dan006] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dao005] Reade] Q1 Q2. om. Q3. ¶ _one_] Q1. _once_ Q2 Q3.

[dao007] _I_] Q1 Q3. _Yea_ Q2.

[dao009] _death,_] Q1 Q2. _death?_ Q3.

[dao011], dao012: _Oh...Southwarke_] As in Q1 Q2. One line in Q3.

[dao026] Exet omnes] Q1. exeunt omes Q2. Exit omnes Q3.

[dap001] Lord Skayles] Q1. Lord Scayles Q2. Sord Skayles Q3. ¶ Enter

three...] Q1 Q2. Omitted in Q3.

[dap011] _I will_] Q1 Q2. _will I_ Q3.

[dap013] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[daq005] _hence forward_] Q1. _henceforth_ Q2. _henceforward_ Q3.

[daq006] _any otherwise_] Q1 Q3. _otherwise_ Q2.

[daq009] _Sounes_] Q1. _Zounes_ Q2. _Zounds_ Q3.

[daq010] _Lords_] Q1 Q2. _Lord_ Q3. ¶ _theirs_] Q1. _theres_ Q2.

_Ther’s_ Q3. ¶ daq010, daq011: _theirs...Smythfield_] As in Q1 Q2.

As one line in Q3.

[daq012], daq015: _lets_] Q1 Q2. _let’s_ Q3.

[daq013] _a fire_] Q1 Q3. _on fire_ Q2.

[daq015] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dar001] _some_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3.

[dar002] _the Court_] Q1 Q2. _Court_ Q3.

[dar009] _all things_] Q1 Q3. _al thing_ Q2. ¶ _shall be_] Q1 Q3.

_shalbe_ Q2.

[dar012] _should parchment_] Q1 Q2. _parchment should_ Q3.

[dar019]–dar021: _Marry...smocke_] As in Q1 Q2. As prose in Q3.

[dar020] _go with me, and_] Q1 Q2. Omitted in Q3.

[dar024]–dar027: _Come...France?_] As in Q1 Q2. As prose in Q3.

[dar031] _kepst_] Q1. _keepst_ Q2. _keep’st_ Q3.

[dar033] _abhominable_] Q1 Q3. _abominable_ Q2.

[dar034] _that_] Q1 Q2. _this_ Q3. ¶ _peace_] Q1 Q2. _the peace_

Q3.

[dar037], dar038: _Thou...not?_] See note (IV). ¶ _foot-cloth_] Q1

Q3. _foothcloth_ Q2.

[dar045] _bona, terra_] Q1. _terra bona_ Q2. _Bona terra_ Q3.

[dar046] _sounds_] Q1 Q2. _zounds_ Q3. ¶ _whats_] Q1 Q2. _what’s_

Q3.

[dar049] _outtalian_] Q1 Q2. _Outalian_ Q3.

[dar053] _I lost not_] Q1 Q2. _nor lost I_ Q3.

[dar056]–dar058: _Nay...thee_] As in Q1 Q2. As three lines in Q3,

ending _say...away...thee._ ¶ dar056: _thy head, as who_] Q1 Q2. _thy

head at vs, as who wouldst_ Q3.

[dar057] _the_] Q1. _thee_ Q2 Q3.

[dar058] _chop of_] Q1 Q2. _choppe off_ Q3.

[dar066] _capitie_] Q1. _capite_ Q2 Q3.

[dar070] _squench_] Q1 Q2. _quench_ Q3.

[dar076] _and and_] Q1. _and_ Q2 Q3.

[dar078] _Sargiant youle,_] Q1. _sergeant, youle_ Q2. _Sergeant,

you’l_ Q3.

[dar080] _hees_] _he is_ Q3.

[dar081] _of his_] Q1 Q2. _on’s_ Q3.

[dar082] _cut_] Q1 Q2. _and cut_ Q3.

[dar084] _Braue_] Q1 Q2 Q3. _Brain_ Knight. _Brane_ Halliwell.

[dar088] _this_] Q1 Q2. _these_ Q3. ¶ _rebellions_] Q1 Q3.

_rebellion_ Q2.

[dar101] _vnder_] Q1 Q3. _unto_ Q2.

[dar102] _straightwaies_] _straightway_ Q3.

[dar106] _a word_] Q1 Q2. om. Q3.

[dar114] _way,_] _way?_ Q3.

[dar115] _want_] Q1. _wants_ Q2 Q3.

[dar117] and flies] Q1 Q2. and then flies Q3.

[dar121] _away_] Q1 Q3. _way_ Q2. ¶ Exet omnes] Omitted in Q2. Exit

om. Q3.

[das001] _here_] _heare_ Q2 Q3.

[das004] _must it_] Q1 Q3. _it must_ Q2.

[das005] _be it_] Q1 Q2. _be_ Q3.

[das012] _there_] _their_ Q2 Q3.

[das016] _by that_] Q1 Q2. _by these_ Q3.

[das024] _prosessions_] Q1. _processions_ Q2 Q3.

[das026] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dat001] _life,_] Q1 Q3. _life!_ Q2.

[dat006] _Sounes_] Q1 Q2. _Zounds_ Q3. ¶ _heres_] _heere’s_ Q3.

[dat008] _Astridge_] Q1. _estridge_ Q2 Q3.

[dat012] _my ground_] Q1 Q3. _the ground_ Q2.

[dat014] _too,_] Q1 Q3. _too?_ Q2.

[dat016] _and I do_] Q1 Q2. _if do_ Q3. _if I do_ Steevens.

[dat018]–dat022: _Nay...aside_] As seven lines of verse in Q3, ending

_stands,...Kent,...man...thine...hand...weapons...aside._ ¶ dat018:

_neuer shall_] Q1 Q2. _shall neuer_ Q3. ¶ _doth stand_] Q1 Q2.

_stands_ Q3.

[dat021] _thee_] Q1 Q2. _with thee_ Q3.

[dat022] _weopons_] Q1. _weapons_ Q2 Q3.

[dat023] _doest not hew_] Q1. _hewst not_ Q2. _dost not hew_ Q3.

[dat024] _I beseech God thou maist_] Q1 Q2. _I would thou mightst_

Q3.

[dat025] _hand_] _hands_ Steevens. ¶ _turnd to_] Q1. _turnd into_ Q2.

_turn’d to_ Q3.

[dat032] _it_] Q1 Q2. _this_ Q3.

[dat033] _slaine._] Q1 Q2. _slaine?_ Q3. ¶ _ile_] Q1 Q3. _I_ Q2.

¶ dat033–dat036: _Oh sword...beare it._] As five lines of verse in Q3,

ending _chamber...age,...me....sword...King._

[dat035], dat036: _his head_] Q1 Q2 (Devonshire and Malone 36) Q3.

_head_ Q2 (Malone 867).

[dat036] _it_] Q1. _it with me._ Q2. _it to the King._ Q3. See note

(V).

[dau005] _here_] Q1. _here?_ Q2. _heere,_ Q3.

[dau008] _comes_] Q1 Q3. _comest_ Q2.

[dau014] _is._] Q1. _is!_ Q2 Q3.

[dau018] _And not_] Q1 Q3. _And_ Q2.

[dau025] _but so_] Q1 Q2. _then so_ Q3.

[dau026] _granst_] Q1 Q3. _grants_ Q2.

[dau032] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[dau044] _Henry_] Q1 Q2. _king Henry_ Q3.

[dau057] _whats_] _what’s_ Q3.

[dau060] _sir_] om. Q3.

[dau062] _to maintaine_] Q1 Q3. _for to maintaine_ Q2.

[dau065] _waight_] Q1. _waite_ Q2 Q3.

[dau067] _to my_] Q1 Q3. _vnto my_ Q2. _to the_ Halliwell.

[dau072] _Whose that,_] Q1. _Who’s that?_ Q2. _Who’s that,_ Q3.

[dau086] Yorke.] King. Q3.

[dau087] _dispight_] Q1. _spight_ Q2. _despight_ Q3.

[dav007] _I, a_] Q1 Q3. _Yea, a_ Q2.

[dav008] _leauy_] Q1 Q2. _leuie_ Q3.

[dav009] _doth_] Q1 Q3. _do_ Q2.

[dav011] _baile_] Q1 Q3. _suertie_ Q2.

[dav018] Earles] Q1 Q3. Earle Q2. ¶ other] other doore Q3.

[dav032] _affright the_] _affright thee_ Q2 Q3.

[dav036] _renowmed_] Q1. _renowned_ Q2 Q3.

[dav037] _compleases_] Q1. _complises_ Q2. _complices_ Q3.

[dav041] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

[daw001] and Richard kils] Q1 Q3. Richard kills Q2. ¶ _saint_] _S._

Q3. ¶ daw001: _breathe thy last_] Q1 Q2. _tumble in thy blood_ Q3.

[daw002] _whats_] _what’s_ Q3.

[daw007] _saint_] Q1. _S._ Q2 Q3.

[daw008] enter] Q1 Q3. then enter Q2.

[daw029] _fights_] Q1 Q3. _fightst_ Q2.

[daw040] _sinowes_] Q1. _sinewes_ Q2 Q3.

[daw044] _may I_] Q1 Q2. _I may_ Q3.

[daw045] _O! dismall sight,_] Q1. _O dismall sight!_ Q2. _Oh dismall

sight,_ Q3.

[daw056] _heres_] _heer’s_ Q3.

[daw057] with him,] him, Steevens.

[daw058] _crooktbacke_] Q1. _croorktback_ Q2. _crook’d-backe_ Q3.

[daw061] _yet_] Q1 Q3. om. Q2.

[daw064] _lets_] _let’s_ Q3.

[daw066] _sommon_] Q1. _summon_ Q2. _summon up_ Q3. ¶ daw066,

daw090: _Parlament_] _Parliament_ Q3.

[daw067] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3. ¶ and Richard.] Q1 Q2.

Edward, and Richard. Q3.

[daw081] _sprited_] Q1 Q2. _spirited_ Q3.

[daw090] _here_] _heare_ Q2. _heere_ Q3.

[daw093] _twas_] _t’ was_ Q3.

[daw095] _eternest_] Q1. _eternizd_ Q2. _eterniz’d_ Q3.

[daw097] Exet] Q1. exeunt Q2. Exit Q3.

NOTES TO THE FIRST PART OF THE CONTENTION, &c.

NOTE I.

I. 66. The Quarto of 1594 has ‘Exet’ throughout this play, which is

corrected in the edition of 1619 to ‘Exit,’ and in that of 1600 to

‘Exit’ or ‘exeunt.’ We have only recorded the corrections of ‘Exet’ to

‘Exeunt.’

NOTE II.

II. 45–47. Instead of these lines the Quarto of 1619 has:

‘As long as Gloster beares this base and humble minde:

Were I a man, and Protector as he is,

I’de reach to ’th Crowne, or make some hop headlesse.

And being but a woman, ile not behinde

For playing of my part, in spite of all that seek to crosse me thus:

Who is within there?’

NOTE III.

VI. 11–27. In the edition of 1619 this passage is so much altered

that it is necessary to give it at full:

‘The second was _William_ of _Hatfield_,

Who dyed young.

The third was _Lyonell_, Duke of _Clarence_.

The fourth was _Iohn of Gaunt_,

The Duke of _Lancaster_.

The fift was _Edmund of Langley_,

Duke of Yorke.

The sixt was _William of Windsore_,

Who dyed young.

The seauenth and last was Sir _Thomas of Woodstocke_, Duke of _Yorke_.

Now _Edward_ the blacke Prince dyed before his Father, leauing behinde

him two sonnes, _Edward_ borne at _Angolesme_, who died young, and

_Richard_ that was after crowned King, by the name of _Richard_ the

second, who dyed without an heyre.

Lyonell Duke of Clarence dyed, and left him one only daughter, named

_Phillip_, who was married to Edmund Mortimer earle of March and

Vlster: and so by her I claime the Crowne, as the true heire to

Lyonell Duke of Clarence, third sonne to Edward the third.’

NOTE IV.

XVIII. 37, 38. On the line ‘Thou ridest on a foot-cloth doest thou

not?’ Mr Halliwell remarks, ‘This passage, though completely necessary

for the sense, is entirely omitted in the edition of 1619 and by Mr

Knight.’ It is indeed omitted by Mr Knight, who follows Steevens, but

it is found in Capell’s copy of the edition of 1619, ‘Thou ridest on a

foot-cloth, dost thou not?’ We take this opportunity of remarking that,

in all cases where the readings given by us from the edition of 1619

differ from those quoted by Mr Halliwell, we have given them as they

stand in Capell’s copy. Mr Halliwell appears to quote from Mr Knight’s

reprint. Instances of these variations occur in Scene III. line 6,

where Steevens and Mr Knight print ‘They’ for ‘That,’ the reading of

all the Quartos: in Scene IV. line 41, where they have ‘treason’

for ‘treasons:’ in Scene VII. line 3, where they have ‘against’ for

‘gainst.’ In Scene X. line 76, Mr Halliwell says the edition of 1619

reads ‘with the vnbloody beake’: in Capell’s copy it is ‘With vnbloody

beake.’ In XX. 16 he quotes ‘Yet if I do not’ as the reading of the

edition of 1619 where Capell’s copy has ‘Yet if do not,’ the former

being the reading of Steevens’s reprint. In XX. 28 ‘hand’ is the

reading of all the Quartos, while Steevens has ‘hands.’ It is possible

that these variations may be found in other copies of the ed. of 1619.

NOTE V.

XX. 36. In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have

dropped out.

The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry

the Sixt.

Enter _Richard_ Duke of _Yorke_, the Earle of _Warwicke_, _The Duke of

Norffolke_, _Marquis Montague_, _Edward Earl of March_, _Crookeback

Richard_, and the yong _Earle of Rutland_, with Drumme and Souldiers,

with white Roses in their hats.

SCENE I.

_Warwike._

I wonder how the king escapt our hands. [eaa001]

_Yorke._ Whilst we pursude the horsemen of the North,

He slilie stole awaie and left his men:

Whereat the great Lord of Northumland,

Whose warlike eares could neuer brooke retrait, ·eaa005·

Chargde our maine battels front, and therewith him [eaa006]

Lord _Stafford_ and Lord _Clifford_ all abrest

Brake in and were by the hands of common Souldiers (slain. [eaa008]

_Edw._ Lord _Staffords_ father Duke of _Buckhingham_,

Is either slaine or wounded dangerouslie, [eaa010]

I cleft his Beuer with a downe right blow:

Father that this is true behold his bloud.

_Mont._ And brother heeres the Earle of _Wiltshires_

Bloud, whom I encountred as the battailes ioind. [eaa014]

_Rich._ Speake thou for me and tell them what I did. ·eaa015·

_York._ What is your grace dead my L. of _Summerset_? [eaa016]

_Norf._ Such hope haue all the line of _Iohn_ of _Gawnt_.

_Rich._ Thus doe I hope to shape king _Henries_ head.

_War._ And so do _I_ victorious prince of Yorke,

Before I see thee seated in that throne ·eaa020·

Which now the house of _Lancaster_ vsurpes,

I vow by heauens these eies shal neuer close. [eaa022]

This is the pallace of that fearefull king,

And that the regall chaire? Possesse it Yorke: [eaa024]

For this is thine and not king _Henries_ heires. ·eaa025·

_York._ Assist me then sweet _Warwike_, and I wil:

For hither are we broken in by force.

_Norf._ Weele all assist thee, and he that flies shall die.

_York._ Thanks gentle _Norffolke_. Staie by me my Lords,

and souldiers staie you heere and lodge this night: ·eaa030·

_War._ And when the king comes offer him no

Violence, vnlesse he seek to put vs out by force. [eaa032]

_Rich._ Armde as we be, lets staie within this house? [eaa033]

_War._ The bloudie parlement shall this be calde,

Vnlesse _Plantagenet_ Duke of Yorke be king ·eaa035·

And bashfull _Henrie_ be deposde, whose cowardise

Hath made vs by-words to our enemies.

_York._ Then leaue me not my Lords: for now I meane

To take possession of my right.

_War._ Neither the king, nor him that loues him best, ·eaa040·

The proudest burd that holds vp _Lancaster_. [eaa041]

Dares stirre a wing if _Warwike_ shake his bels. [eaa042]

Ile plant _Plantagenet_: and root him out who dares?

Resolue thee _Richard_: Claime the English crowne.

Enter king _Henrie_ the sixt, with the Duke of _Excester_,

The Earle of _Northumberland_, the Earle of _Westmerland_ and

_Clifford_, the Earle of _Cumberland_ with red Roses in their hats.

_King._ Looke Lordings where the sturdy rebel sits, ·eaa045·

Euen in the chaire of state: belike he meanes

Backt by the power of _Warwike_ that false peere,

To aspire vnto the crowne, and raigne as king.

Earle of _Northumberland_, he slew thy father.

And thine _Clifford_: and you both haue vow’d reuenge, ·eaa050·

On him, his sonnes, his fauorites, and his friends.

_Northu._ And if I be not, heauens be reuengd on me.

_Clif._ The hope thereof, makes _Clifford_ mourn in steel.

_West._ What? shall we suffer this, lets pull him downe. [eaa054]

My hart for anger breakes, I cannot speake. ·eaa055·

_King._ Be patient gentle Earle of _Westmerland_.

_Clif._ Patience is for pultrouns such as he

He durst not sit there had your father liu’d?

My gratious Lord: here in the Parlement,

Let vs assaile the familie of Yorke. ·eaa060·

_North._ Well hast thou spoken cosen, be it so.

_King._ O know you not the Cittie fauours them,

And they haue troopes of soldiers at their becke? [eaa063]

_Exet._ But when the D. is slaine, theile quicklie flie. [eaa064]

_King._ Far be it from the thoughtes of _Henries_ hart, ·eaa065·

To make a shambles of the parlement house.

Cosen of _Exeter_, words, frownes, and threats,

Shall be the warres that Henrie meanes to vse.

Thou factious duke of Yorke, descend my throne,

I am thy soueraigne. ·eaa070·

_York._ Thou art deceiu’d: I am thine.

_Exet._ For shame come downe he made thee D. of (_York_.

_York._ Twas mine inheritance as the kingdome is. [eaa073]

_Exet._ Thy father was a traytor to the crowne.

_War._ _Exeter_ thou art a traitor to the crowne. ·eaa075·

In following this vsurping _Henry_.

_Clif._ Whom should he follow but his naturall king.

_War._ True _Clif._ and that is _Richard_ Duke of Yorke. [eaa078]

_King._ And shall I stande while thou sittest in my [eaa079]

throne? ·eaa080·

_York._ Content thy selfe it must and shall be so.

_War._ Be Duke of _Lancaster_, let him be king. [eaa082]

_West._ Why? he is both king & Duke of _Lancaster_,

And that the Earle of _Westmerland_ shall mainetaine.

_War._ And _Warwike_ shall disproue it. You forget ·eaa085·

That we are those that chaste you from the field

And slew your father, and with colours spred,

Marcht through the Cittie to the pallas gates.

_Nor._ No _Warwike_ I remember it to my griefe, [eaa089]

And by his soule thou and thy house shall rew it. ·eaa090·

_West._ _Plantagenet_ of thee and of thy sonnes,

Thy kinsmen and thy friendes, Ile haue more liues,

Then drops of bloud were in my fathers vaines.

_Clif._ Vrge it no more, least in reuenge thereof,

I send thee _Warwike_ such a messenger,

As shall reueng his death before I stirre. ·eaa095·

_War._ Poore _Clifford_, how I skorn thy worthles threats

_York._ Wil ye we shew our title to the crowne,

Or else our swords shall plead it in the field?

_King._ What title haste thou traitor to the Crowne?

Thy father was as thou art Duke of _Yorke_, ·eaa100·

Thy grandfather _Roger Mortimer_ earle of _March_,

I am the sonne of Henrie the Fift who tamde the _French_,

And made the Dolphin stoope, and seazd vpon their [eaa103]

Townes and prouinces.

_War._ Talke not of _France_ since thou hast lost it all. ·eaa105·

_King._ The Lord protector lost it and not I,

When I was crownd I was but nine months old.

_Rich._ You are olde enough now and yet me thinkes you lose, [eaa108]

Father teare the Crowne from the Vsurpers head.

_Edw._ Do so sweet father, set it on your head. ·eaa110·

_Mont._ Good brother as thou lou’st & honorst armes,

Lets fight it out and not stand cauilling thus. [eaa112]

_Rich._ Sound drums and trumpets & the king will fly.

_York._ Peace sonnes:

_Northum._ Peace thou and giue king Henry leauē to speake. [eaa115]

_King._ Ah _Plantagenet_, why seekest thou to depose (me? [eaa116]

Are we not both both _Plantagenets_ by birth, [eaa117]

And from two brothers lineallie discent? [eaa118]

Suppose by right and equitie thou be king,

Thinkst thou that I will leaue my kinglie seate ·eaa120·

Wherein my father and my grandsire sat?

No, first shall warre vnpeople this my realme,

I and our colours often borne in _France_,

And now in _England_ to our harts great sorrow

Shall be my winding sheete, why faint you Lords? ·eaa125·

My titles better farre than his. [eaa126]

_War._ Proue it _Henrie_ and thou shalt be king?

_King._ Why _Henrie_ the fourth by conquest got the Crowne.

_York._ T‛was by rebellion gainst his soueraigne. [eaa129]

_King._ I know not what to saie my titles weake,

Tell me maie not a king adopt an heire?

_War._ What then?

_King._ Then am I lawfull king For _Richard_

The second in the view of manie Lords

Resignde the Crowne to _Henrie_ the fourth, [eaa135]

Whose heire my Father was, and I am his.

_York._ I tell thee he rose against him being his

Soueraigne, & made him to resigne the crown perforce. [eaa138]

_War._ Suppose my Lord he did it vnconstrainde,

Thinke you that were preiudiciall to the Crowne? ·eaa140·

_Exet._ No, for he could not resigne the Crowne,

But that the next heire must succeed and raigne.

_King._ Art thou against vs, Duke of _Exceter_?

_Exet._ His is the right, and therefore pardon me.

_King._ All will reuolt from me and turne to him. ·eaa145·

_Northum._ _Plantagenet_ for all the claime thou laist, [eaa146]

Thinke not king _Henry_ shall be thus deposde?

_War._ Deposde he shall be in despight of thee.

_North._ Tush _Warwike_, Thou art deceiued? tis not thy [eaa149]

Southerne powers of _Essex_, _Suffolk_, _Norffolke_, and of [eaa150]

_Kent_. that makes thee thus presumptuous and proud,

Can set the Duke vp in despight of me.

_Cliff._ King _Henrie_ be thy title right or wrong,

Lord _Clifford_ vowes to fight in thy defence.

Maie that ground gape and swallow me aliue, ·eaa155·

Where I do kneele to him that slew my father.

_King._ O _Clifford_, how thy words reuiue my soule.

_York._ _Henry_ of _Lancaster_ resigne thy crowne.

What mutter you? or what conspire you Lords? [eaa159]

_War._ Doe right vnto this princelie Duke of _Yorke_, ·eaa160·

Or I will fill the house with armed men,

Enter Souldiers.

And ouer the chaire of state where now he sits,

Wright vp his title with thy vsurping bloud. [eaa163]

_King._ O _Warwike_, heare me speake.

Let me but raigne in quiet whilst I liue. [eaa165]

_York._ Confirme the crowne to me and to mine heires

And thou shalt raigne in quiet whilst thou liu’st.

_King._ Conuey the souldiers hence, and then I will.

_War._ Captaine conduct them into _Tuthill_ fieldes.

_Clif._ What wrong is this vnto the Prince your son? ·eaa170·

_War._ What good is this for _England_ and himselfe?

_Northum._ Base, fearefull, and despairing _Henry_.

_Clif._ How hast thou wronged both thy selfe and vs?

_West._ I cannot staie to heare these Articles. _Exit._ [eaa174]

_Clif._ Nor I, Come cosen lets go tell the Queene. [eaa175]

_Northum._ Be thou a praie vnto the house of _Yorke_,

And die in bands for this vnkingly deed. _Exit._ [eaa177]

_Clif._ In dreadfull warre maist thou be ouercome,

Or liue in peace abandon’d and despisde. _Exit._

_Exet._ They seeke reuenge, and therefore will not yeeld my

Lord. [eaa180]

_King._ Ah _Exeter_?

_War._ Why should you sigh my Lord?

_King._ Not for my selfe Lord _Warwike_, but my sonne,

Whom I vnnaturallie shall disinherit.

But be it as it maie: I heere intaile the Crowne ·eaa185·

To thee and to thine heires, conditionallie,

That here thou take thine oath, to cease these ciuill [eaa187]

Broiles, and whilst I liue to honour me as thy king and Soueraigne.

_York._ That oath I willinglie take and will performe.

_War._ Long liue king _Henry_. _Plantagenet_ embrace him? [eaa190]

_King._ And long liue thou and all thy forward sonnes.

_York._ Now _Yorke_ and _Lancaster_ are reconcilde.

_Exet._ Accurst be he that seekes to make them foes,

Sound trumpets.

_York._ My Lord Ile take my leaue, for Ile to _Wakefield_, [eaa194]

To my castell. _Exit Yorke_ and his sonnes. [eaa195]

_War._ And Ile keepe _London_ with my souldiers. _Exit._

_Norf._ And _I_le to _Norffolke_ with my followers. _Exit._

_Mont._ And I to the sea from whence I came. _Exit._

Enter the _Queene_ and the _Prince_.

_Exet._ My Lord here comes the Queen, Ile steale away.

_King._ And so will _I_. ·eaa200·

_Queene._ Naie staie, or else I follow thee. [eaa201]

_King._ Be patient gentle _Queene_, and then Ile staie.

_Quee._ What patience can there? ah timerous man, [eaa203]

Thou hast vndoone thy selfe, thy sonne, and me,

And giuen our rights vnto the house of _Yorke_. [eaa205]

Art thou a king and wilt be forst to yeeld?

Had I beene there, the souldiers should haue tost

Me on their launces points, before I would haue

Granted to their wils. The Duke is made

Protector of the land: Sterne _Fawconbridge_ ·eaa210·

Commands the narrow seas. And thinkst thou then

To sseepe secure? I heere diuorce me _Henry_ [eaa212]

From thy bed, vntill that Act of Parlement

Be recalde, wherein thou yeeldest to the house of _Yorke_.

The Northen Lords that haue forsworne thy colours, [eaa215]

Will follow mine if once they see them spred,

And spread they shall vnto thy deepe disgrace.

Come sonne, lets awaie and leaue him heere alone. [eaa218]

_King._ Staie gentle _Margaret_, and here me speake.

_Queene._ Thou hast spoke too much alreadie, therefore be

still. ·eaa220·

_King._ Gentle sonne _Edwarde_, wilt thou staie with me?

_Quee._ I, to be murdred by his enemies. _Exit._ [eaa222]

_Prin._ When I returne with victorie from the field,

Ile see your Grace, till then Ile follow her. _Exit._

_King._ Poore _Queene_, her loue to me and to the prince Her

sonne, ·eaa225·

Makes hir in furie thus forget hir selfe. [eaa226]

Reuenged maie shee be on that accursed Duke.

Come cosen of _Exeter_, staie thou here,

For _Clifford_ and those Northern Lords be gone

I feare towards _Wakefield_, to disturbe the Duke. ·eaa230·

SCENE II.

Enter _Edward_, and _Richard_, and _Montague_.

_Edw._ Brother, and cosen Montague, giue mee leaue to speake.

_Rich._ Nay, I can better plaie the Orator.

_Mont._ But I haue reasons strong and forceable.

Enter the Duke of _Yorke_.

_York._ Howe nowe sonnes what at a iarre amongst your selues?

_Rich._ No father, but a sweete contention, about that [eab005]

which concernes your selfe and vs, The crowne of England

father.

_York._ The crowne boy, why _Henries_ yet aliue, [eab008]

And I haue sworne that he shall raigne in quiet till [eab009]

His death. ·eab010·

_Edw._ But I would breake an hundred othes to raigne [eab011]

one yeare.

_Rich._ And if it please your grace to giue me leaue,

Ile shew your grace the waie to saue your oath,

And dispossesse king _Henrie_ from the crowne. ·eab015·

_Yorke_ I prethe _Dicke_ let me heare thy deuise.

_Rich._ Then thus my Lord. An oath is of no moment [eab017]

Being not sworne before a lawfull magistrate.

_Henry_ is none but doth vsurpe your right.

And yet your grace stands bound to him by oath. ·eab020·

Then noble father resolue your selfe,

And once more claime the crowne.

_Yorke_ _I_, saist thou so boie? why then it shall be so.

_I_ am resolude to win the crowne, or die.

Edward, rhou shalt to _Edmund Brooke_ Lord _Cobham_, [eab025]

With whom the _Kentishmen_ will willinglie rise:

Thou cosen _Montague_, shalt to _Norffolke_ straight,

And bid the Duke to muster vppe his souldiers,

And come to me to _Wakefield_ presentlie.

And _Richard_ thou to _London_ strait shalt post, ·eab030·

And bid _Richard Neuill_ Earle of _Warwike_

To leaue the cittie, and with his men of warre,

To meet me at Saint _Albons_ ten daies hence. [eab033]

My selfe heere in _Sandall_ castell will prouide

Both men and monie to furder our attempts. ·eab035·

Now, what newes? Enter a Messenger.

_Mes._ My Lord, the _Queene_ with thirtie thousand men,

Accompanied with the Earles of _Cumberland_,

_Nurthumberland_ and _Westmerland_, and others of the [eab039]

House of _Lancaster_, are marching towards _Wakefield_, ·eab040·

To besiedge you in your castell heere.

Enter sir _Iohn_ and sir _Hugh Mortimer_.

_Yorke_ A Gods name, let them come. Cosen _Montague_ [eab042]

post you hence: and boies staie you with me.

Sir _Iohn_ and sir _Hugh Mortemers_ mine vncles, [eab044]

Your welcome to _Sandall_ in an happie houre, [eab045]

The armie of the Queene meanes to besiedge vs.

Sir _Iohn_. Shee shall not neede my Lorde, weele meete her in the

field. [eab047]

_York_ What with fiue thousand souldiers vncle? [eab048]

_Rich._ I father, with fiue hundred for a need,

A womans generall, what should you feare? [eab050]

_York._ Indeed, manie braue battels haue I woon [eab051]

In _Normandie_, when as the enimie

Hath bin ten to one, and why should I now doubt

Of the like successe? I am resolu’d. Come lets goe.

_Edw._ Lets martch awaie, I heare their drums. _Exit._ [eab055]

SCENE III.

Alarmes, and then enter the yong Earle of _Rutland_ and his Tutor.

_Tutor._ Oh flie my Lord, lets leaue the Castell,

And flie to _Wakefield_ straight.

Enter _Clifford_.

_Rut._ O Tutor, looke where bloudie _Clifford_ comes.

_Clif._ Chaplin awaie, thy Priesthood saues thy life, [eac004]

As for the brat of that accursed Duke ·eac005·

Whose father slew my father, he shall die.

_Tutor_ Oh _Clifford_ spare this tender Lord, least

Heauen reuenge it on thy head: Oh saue his life. [eac008]

_Clif._ Soldiers awaie and drag him hence perforce:

Awaie with the villaine. _Exit_ the Chaplein. [eac010]

How now, what dead alreadie? or is it feare that

Makes him close his eies? Ile open them.

_Rut._ So lookes the pent vp Lion on the lambe,

And so he walkes insulting ouer his praie, [eac014]

And so he turnes againe to rend his limmes in sunder, ·eac015·

Oh _Clifford_, kill me with thy sword, and

Not with such a cruell threatning looke,

I am too meane a subiect for thy wrath, [eac018]

Be thou reuengde on men, and let me liue.

_Clif._ In vaine thou speakest poore boy: my fathers ·eac020·

Bloud hath stopt the passage where thy words shoulde enter. [eac021]

_Rut._ Then let my fathers blood ope it againe? he is a [eac022]

Man, and _Clifford_ cope with him.

_Clif._ Had I thy brethren here, their liues and thine

Were not reuenge sufficient for me. ·eac025·

Or should _I_ dig vp thy forefathers graues,

And hang their rotten coffins vp in chaines,

It could not slake mine ire, nor ease my hart.

The sight of anie of the house of _Yorke_,

Is as a furie to torment my soule. ·eac030·

Therefore till _I_ root out that curssed line

And leaue not one on earth, _I_le liue in hell therefore.

_Rut._ Oh let me praie, before _I_ take my death.

To thee _I_ praie: Sweet _Clifford_ pittie me.

_Clif._ _I_, such pitie as my rapiers point affords. ·eac035·

_Rut._ _I_ neuer did thee hurt, wherefore wilt thou kill mee?

_Clif._ Thy father hath.

_Rut._ But twas ere _I_ was borne: [eac038]

Thou hast one sonne, for his sake pittie me,

Least in reuenge thereof, sith God is iust, ·eac040·

He be as miserablie slaine as _I_.

Oh, let me liue in prison all my daies,

And when _I_ giue occasion for offence,

Then let me die, for now thou hast no cause.

_Clif._ No cause? Thy Father slew my father, therefore Die. ·eac045·

_Plantagenet_ I come _Plantagenet_,

And this thy sonnes bloud cleauing to my blade,

Shall rust vpon my weapon, till thy bloud

Congeald with his, doe make me wipe off both. _Exit._

Alarmes, Enter the Duke of _Yorke solus_.

_Yorke_ Ah _Yorke_, post to thy castell, saue thy life, ·eac050·

The goale is lost thou house of _Lancaster_, [eac051]

Thrise happie chance is it for thee and thine,

That heauen abridgde my daies and cals me hence,

But God knowes what chance hath betide my sonnes:

But this I know they haue demeand themselues, ·eac055·

Like men borne to renowne by life or death:

_T_hree times this daie came _Richard_ to my sight,

And cried courage Father: Victorie or death.

And twise so oft came _Edward_ to my view,

With purple Faulchen painted to the hilts, ·eac060·

In bloud of those whom he had slaughtered.

Oh harke, _I_ heare the drums? No waie to flie: [eac062]

No waie to saue my life? And heere _I_ staie:

And heere my life must end.

Enter the _Queene_, _Clifford_, _Northumberland_, and souldiers.

Come bloudie _Clifford_, rough _Northumberland_,

I dare your quenchlesse furie to more bloud:

This is the But, and this abides your shot.

_Northum._ Yeeld to our mercies proud _Plantagenet_.

_Clif._ I, to such mercie as his ruthfull arme

With downe right paiment lent vnto my father, ·eac070·

Now _Phaeton_ hath tumbled from his carre,

And made an euening at the noone tide pricke.

_York._ My ashes like the _Phœnix_ maie bring forth

A bird that will reuenge it on you all,

And in that hope I cast mine eies to heauen, ·eac075·

Skorning what ere you can afflict me with:

Why staie you Lords? what, multitudes and feare?

_Clif._ So cowards fight when they can flie no longer:

So Doues doe pecke the Rauens piersing tallents:

So desperate theeues all hopelesse of their liues, ·eac080·

Breath out inuectives gainst the officers. [eac081]

_York._ Oh _Clifford_, yet bethinke thee once againe,

And in thy minde orerun my former time:

And bite thy toung that slaunderst him with cowardise,

Whose verie looke hath made thee quake ere this. ·eac085·

_Clif._ I will not bandie with thee word for word,

But buckle with thee blowes twise two for one.

_Queene._ Hold valiant _Clifford_ for a thousand causes,

I would prolong the traitors life a while.

Wrath makes him death, speake thou _Northumberland_. [eac090]

_Nor._ Hold _Clifford_, doe not honour him so much,

To pricke thy finger though to wound his hart:

What valure were it when a curre doth grin, [eac093]

For one to thrust his hand betweene his teeth,

When he might spurne him with his foote awaie? ·eac095·

Tis warres prise to take all aduantages,

And ten to one, is no impeach in warres.

Fight and take him.

_Clif._ I, I, so striues the Woodcocke with the gin.

_North._ So doth the cunnie struggle with the net.

_York._ So triumphs theeues vpon their conquered [eac100]

Bootie: So true men yeeld by robbers ouermatcht. [eac101]

_North._ What will your grace haue done with him?

_Queen._ Braue warriors, _Clifford_ & _Northumberland_

Come make him stand vpon this molehill here,

That aimde at mountaines with outstretched arme, ·eac105·

And parted but the shaddow with his hand.

Was it you that reuelde in our Parlement,

And made a prechment of your high descent?

Where are your messe of sonnes to backe you now?

The wanton _Edward_, and the lustie _George_? ·eac110·

Or where is that valiant _Crookbackt_ prodegie? [eac111]

Dickey your boy, that with his grumbling voice,

Was wont to cheare his Dad in mutinies?

Or amongst the rest, where is your darling _Rutland_? [eac114]

Looke _Yorke_? I dipt this napkin in the bloud, ·eac115·

That valiant _Clifford_ with his rapiers point, [eac116]

Made issue from the bosome of thy boy.

And if thine eies can water for his death,

I giue thee this to drie thy cheeks withall.

Alas poore _Yorke_? But that I hate thee much, ·eac120·

_I_ should lament thy miserable state? [eac121]

I prethee greeue to make me merrie _Yorke_? [eac122]

Stamp, raue and fret, that I maie sing and dance.

What? hath thy fierie hart so parcht thine entrailes, [eac124]

That not a teare can fall for _Rutlands_ death? ·eac125·

Thou wouldst be feede I see to make me sport.

_Yorke_ cannot speake, vnlesse he weare a crowne.

A crowne for _Yorke_? and Lords bow low to him. [eac128]

So: hold you his hands, whilst _I_ doe set it on. [eac129]

I, now lookes he like a king? [eac130]

This is he that tooke king _Henries_ chaire,

And this is he was his adopted aire. [eac132]

But how is it that great _Plantagenet_,

Is crownd so soone, and broke his holie oath,

As I bethinke me you should not be king, ·eac135·

Till our _Henry_ had shooke hands with death,

And will you impale your head with _Henries_ glorie,

And rob his temples of the Diadem

Now in his life against your holie oath?

Oh, tis a fault too too vnpardonable. ·eac140·

Off with the crowne, and with the crowne his head,

And whilst we breath, take time to doe him dead.

_Clif._ Thats my office for my fathers death. [eac143]

_Queen._ Yet stay: & lets here the Orisons he makes.

_York._ She wolfe of _France_, but worse than Wolues of

_France_: ·eac145·

Whose tongue more poison’d than the Adders tooth: [eac146]

How ill beseeming is it in thy sexe,

To triumph like an _Amazonian_ trull

Vpon his woes, whom Fortune captiuates?

But that thy face is visard like, vnchanging, [eac150]

Made impudent by use of euill deeds:

_I_ would assaie, proud Queene, to make thee blush:

To tell thee of whence thou art, from whom deriu’de,

Twere shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not shamelesse. [eac154]

Thy father beares the type of king of _Naples_, [eac155]

Of both the _Sissiles_ and _Ierusalem_, [eac156]

Yet not so wealthie as an English Yeoman.

Hath that poore Monarch taught thee to insult?

It needes not, or it bootes thee not proud Queene,

Vnlesse the Adage must be verifide: ·eac160·

That beggers mounted, run their horse to death.

Tis beautie, that oft makes women proud,

But God he wots thy share thereof is small.

Tis gouernment, that makes them most admirde,

The contrarie doth make thee wondred at. ·eac165·

Tis vertue that makes them seeme deuine, [eac166]

The want thereof makes thee abhominable.

Thou art as opposite to euerie good,

As the _Antipodes_ are vnto vs,

Or as the south to the Septentrion. ·eac170·

Oh Tygers hart wrapt in a womans hide? [eac171]

How couldst thou draine the life bloud of the childe,

To bid the father wipe his eies withall,

And yet be seene to beare a womans face?

Women are milde, pittifull, and flexible, ·eac175·

Thou indurate, sterne, rough, remorcelesse.

Bids thou me rage? why now thou hast thy will.

Wouldst haue me weepe? why so thou hast thy wish,

For raging windes blowes vp a storme of teares, [eac179]

And when the rage alaies the raine begins. [eac180]

These teares are my sweet _Rutlands_ obsequies,

And euerie drop begs vengeance as it fals,

On thee fell _Clifford_, and the false French woman. [eac183]

_North._ Beshrew me but his passions moue me so,

As hardlie can I checke mine eies from teares. [eac185]

_York._ That face of his the hungrie Cannibals

Could not haue tucht, would not haue staind with bloud

But you are more inhumaine, more inexorable,

O ten times more then Tygers of _Arcadia_.

See ruthlesse _Queene_ a haplesse fathers teares. ·eac190·

This cloth thou dipts in bloud of my sweet boy,

And loe with teares I wash the bloud awaie.

Keepe thou the napkin and go boast of that,

And if thou tell the heauie storie well, [eac194]

Vpon my soule the hearers will sheed teares, [eac195]

I, euen my foes will sheed fast falling teares, [eac196]

And saie, alas, it was a pitteous deed.

Here, take the crowne, and with the crowne my curse,

And in thy need such comfort come to thee,

As now _I_ reape at thy two cruell hands. [eac200]

Hard-harted _Clifford_, take me from the world, [eac201]

My soule to heauen, my bloud vpon your heads.

_North._ Had he bin slaughterman of all my kin,

_I_ could not chuse but weepe with him to see,

How inlie anger gripes his hart. [eac205]

_Quee._ What weeping ripe, my Lorde _Northumberland_?

Thinke but vpon the wrong he did vs all,

And that will quicklie drie your melting tears.

_Clif._ _T_hears for my oath, thears for my fathers death. [eac209]

_Queene._ And thears to right our gentle harted kind. [eac210]

_York._ Open thy gates of mercie gratious God,

My soule flies foorth to meet with thee.

_Queene._ Off with his head and set it on _Yorke_ Gates,

So _Yorke_ maie ouerlooke the towne of _Yorke_.

_Exeunt omnes._

SCENE IV.

Enter _Edward_ and _Richard_, with drum and Souldiers.

_Edw._ After this dangerous fight and haplesse warre,

How doth my noble brother _Richard_ fare?

_Rich._ I cannot ioy vntil I be resolu’de,

Where our right valiant father is become.

How often did I see him beare himselfe, ·ead005·

As doth a lion midst a heard of neat,

So fled his enemies our valiant father, [ead007]

Me thinkes tis pride enough to be his sonne.

Three sunnes appeare in the aire.

_Edw._ Loe how the morning opes her golden gates,

And takes her farewell of the glorious sun, ·ead010·

Dasell mine eies or doe I see three suns? [ead011]

_Rich._ Three glorious suns, not seperated by a racking [ead012]

Cloud, but seuered in a pale cleere shining skie.

See, see, they ioine, embrace, and seeme to kisse,

As if they vowde some league inuiolate: ·ead015·

Now are they but one lampe, one light, one sun,

In this the heauens doth figure some euent.

_Edw._ _I_ thinke it cites vs brother to the field,

That we the sonnes of braue _Plantagenet_,

Alreadie each one shining by his meed, ·ead020·

May ioine in one and ouerpeere the world,

As this the earth, and therefore hence forward,

Ile beare vpon my Target, three faire shining suns.

But what art thou? that lookest so heauilie? [ead024]

_Mes._ Oh one that was a wofull looker on, ·ead025·

When as the noble Duke of _Yorke_ was slaine.

_Edw._ O speake no more, for I can heare no more.

_Rich._ Tell on thy tale, for _I_ will heare it all.

_Mes._ When as the noble Duke was put to flight,

And then pursu’de by _Clifford_ and the _Queene_, ·ead030·

And manie souldiers moe, who all at once

Let driue at him and forst the Duke to yeeld: [ead032]

And then they set him on a molehill there,

And crownd the gratious Duke in high despite,

Who then with teares began to waile his fall. ·ead035·

The ruthlesse _Queene_ perceiuing he did weepe,

Gaue him a handkercher to wipe his eies,

Dipt in the bloud of sweet young _Rutland_

By rough _Clifford_ slaine: who weeping tooke it vp.

_T_hen through his brest they thrust their bloudy swordes, ·ead040·

Who like a lambe fell at the butchers feete.

Then on the gates of _Yorke_ they set his head,

And there it doth remaine the piteous spectacle

That ere mine eies beheld.

_Edw._ Sweet Duke of _Yorke_ our prop to leane vpon, ·ead045·

Now thou art gone there is no hope for vs:

Now my soules pallace is become a prison.

Oh would she breake from compasse of my breast,

For neuer shall I haue more ioie.

_Rich._ I cannot weepe, for all my breasts moisture ·ead050·

Scarse serues to quench my furnace burning hart: [ead051]

I cannot ioie till this white rose be dide,

Euen in the hart bloud of the house of _Lancaster_.

_Richard_, I bare thy name, and _I_le reuenge thy death, [ead054]

Or die my selfe in seeking of reuenge. ·ead055·

_Edw._ His name that valiant Duke hath left with thee,

His chaire and Dukedome that remaines for me.

_Rich._ Nay, if thou be that princely Eagles bird,

Shew thy descent by gazing gainst the sunne. [ead059]

For chaire, and dukedome, Throne and kingdome saie: ·ead060·

For either that is thine, or else thou wert not his? [ead061]

Enter the Earle of _Warwike_, _Montague_, with drum, ancient, and

souldiers.

_War._ How now faire Lords: what fare? what newes abroad?

_Rich._ Ah _Warwike_? should we report the balefull [ead063]

Newes, and at each words deliuerance stab poinyardes

In our flesh till all were told, the words would adde ·ead065·

More anguish then the wounds.

Ah valiant Lord the Duke of _Yorke_ is slaine.

_Edw._ Ah _Warwike Warwike_, that _Plantagenet_,

Which held thee deere: I, euen as his soules redemption, [ead069]

Is by the sterne _L. Clifford_, done to death. [ead070]

_War._ Ten daies a go I drownd those newes in teares. [ead071]

And now to adde more measure to your woes,

I come to tell you things since then befalne. [ead073]

After the bloudie fraie at _Wakefield_ fought,

Where your braue father breath’d his latest gaspe, ·ead075·

Tidings as swiflie as the post could runne, [ead076]

Was brought me of your losse, and his departure.

I then in London keeper of the _King_,

Mustred my souldiers, gathered flockes of friends,

And verie well appointed as I thought, ·ead080·

Marcht to saint _Albons_ to entercept the _Queene_, [ead081]

Bearing the _King_ in my behalfe along,

For by my scoutes I was aduertised,

That she was comming, with a full intent

_T_o dash your late decree in parliament,

Touching king _Henries_ heires and your succession.

Short tale to make, we at Saint _Albons_ met,

Our battles ioinde, and both sides fiercelie fought:

But whether twas the coldnesse of the king, [ead089]

He lookt full gentlie on his warlike _Queene_, [ead090]

That robde my souldiers of their heated spleene.

Or whether twas report of his successe,

Or more then common feare of _Cliffords_ rigor,

Who thunders to his captaines bloud and death,

I cannot tell. But to conclude with truth, ·ead095·

Their weapons like to lightnings went and came.

Our souldiers like the night Owles lasie flight, [ead097]

Or like an idle thresher with a flaile,

Fel gentlie downe as if they smote their friends.

I cheerd them vp with iustice of the cause, ·ead100·

With promise of hie paie and great rewardes,

But all in vaine, they had no harts to fight,

Nor we in them no hope to win the daie,

So that We fled. The king vnto the _Queene_,

Lord _George_ your brother, _Norffolke_, and my selfe, ·ead105·

In hast, post hast, are come to ioine with you,

For in the marches here we heard you were,

Making another head to fight againe. [ead108]

_Edw._ Thankes gentle _Warwike_.

How farre hence is the Duke with his power? ·ead110·

And when came _George_ from _Burgundie_ to _England_?

_War._ Some fiue miles off the Duke is with his power,

But as for your brother he was latelie sent

From your kind Aunt, Duches of _Burgundie_,

With aide of souldiers gainst this needfull warre. [ead115]

_Rich._ Twas ods belike, when valiant _Warwike_ fled.

Oft haue I heard thy praises in pursute,

But nere till now thy scandall of retire.

_War._ Nor now my scandall _Richard_ dost thou heare,

For thou shalt know that this right hand of mine, ·ead120·

Can plucke the Diadem from faint _Henries_ head,

And wring the awefull scepter from his fist:

Were he as famous and as bold in warre,

As he is famde for mildnesse, peace and praier.

_Rich._ I know it well Lord _Warwike_ blame me not, ·ead125·

Twas loue I bare thy glories made me speake.

But in this troublous time, whats to be done? [ead127]

Shall we go throw away our coates of steele,

And clad our bodies in blacke mourning gownes,

Numbring our _Auemaries_ with our beades? ·ead130·

Or shall we on the helmets of our foes,

Tell our deuotion with reuengefull armes?

_I_f for the last, saie _I_, and to it Lords.

_War._ Why therefore _Warwike_ came to find you out,

And therefore comes my brother _Montague_. ·ead135·

Attend me Lords, the proud insulting Queene,

With _Clifford_, and the haught _Northumberland_,

And of their feather manie mo proud birdes, [ead138]

Haue wrought the easie melting king like waxe.

He sware consent to your succession, ·ead140·

His oath inrolled in the Parliament.

But now to London all the crew are gone,

To frustrate his oath or what besides [ead143]

May make against the house of _Lancaster_.

Their power _I_ gesse them fifty thousand strong. ·ead145·

Now if the helpe of _Norffolke_ and my selfe,

Can but amount to 48. thousand, [ead147]

With all the friendes that thou braue earle of _March_,

Among the louing Welshmen canst procure,

Why via, To London will we march amaine, ·ead150·

And once againe bestride our foming steedes,

And once againe crie charge vpon the foe,

But neuer once againe turne backe and flie.

_Rich._ I, now me thinkes I heare great _Warwike_ speake:

Nere maie he liue to see a sunshine daie, ·ead155·

_T_hat cries retire, when _Warwike_ bids him stay.

_Edw._ Lord _Warwike_, on thy shoulder will I leane,

And when thou faints, must _Edward_ fall: [ead158]

Which perill heauen forefend.

_War._ No longer Earle of _March_, but Duke of _Yorke_, ·ead160·

The next degree, is Englands royall king: [ead161]

And king of England shalt thou be proclaimde,

In euery burrough as we passe along:

And he that casts not vp his cap for ioie,

Shall for the offence make forfeit of his head. [ead165]

King _Edward_, valiant _Richard_, _Montague_,

Stay we no longer dreaming of renowne,

But forward to effect these resolutions.

Enter a Messenger.

_Mes._ The Duke of _Norffolke_ sends you word by me,

The _Queene_ is comming with a puissant power, ·ead170·

And craues your companie for speedie councell.

_War._ Why then it sorts braue Lordes. Lets march away. [ead172]

_Exeunt Omnes._

SCENE V.

Enter the _King_ and _Queene_, Prince _Edward_, and the Northerne

Earles, with drum and Souldiers.

_Quee._ Welcome my Lord to this braue town of _York_.

Yonders the head of that ambitious enemie, [eae002]

That sought to be impaled with your crowne.

Doth not the obiect please your eie my Lord?

_King._ Euen as the rockes please them that feare their

wracke. ·eae005·

Withhold reuenge deare God, tis not my fault,

Nor wittinglie haue I infringde my vow.

_Clif._ My gratious Lord, this too much lenitie,

And harmefull pittie must be laid aside,

To whom do Lyons cast their gentle lookes? ·eae010·

Not to the beast that would vsurpe his den.

Whose hand is that the sauage Beare doth licke?

Not his that spoiles his young before his face.

Whose scapes the lurking serpentes mortall sting? [eae014]

Not he that sets his foot vpon her backe. ·eae015·

The smallest worme will turne being troden on,

And Doues will pecke, in rescue of their broode.

Ambitious _Yorke_ did leuell at thy Crowne,

Thou smiling, while he knit his angrie browes.

He but a Duke, would haue his sonne a king, ·eae020·

And raise his issue like a louing sire.

Thou being a king blest with a goodlie sonne,

Didst giue consent to disinherit him,

Which argude thee a most vnnaturall father.

Vnreasonable creatures feed their yong, ·eae025·

And though mans face be fearefull to their eies,

Yet in protection of their tender ones,

Who hath not seene them euen with those same wings

Which they haue sometime vsde in fearefull flight,

Make warre with him, that climes vnto their nest, ·eae030·

Offring their owne liues in their yongs defence?

For shame my Lord, make them your president,

Were it not pittie that this goodlie boy,

should lose his birth right through his fathers fault? [eae034]

And long hereafter saie vnto his child, ·eae035·

What my great grandfather and grandsire got,

My carelesse father fondlie gaue awaie?

Looke on the boy and let his manlie face,

Which promiseth successefull fortune to vs all,

Steele thy melting thoughtes, ·eae040·

To keepe thine owne, and leaue thine owne with him.

_King._ Full wel hath _Clifford_ plaid the Orator,

Inferring arguments of mighty force.

But tell me, didst thou neuer yet heare tell,

That things euill got had euer bad successe, [eae045]

And happie euer was it for that sonne,

Whose father for his hoording went to hell?

I leaue my sonne my vertuous deedes behind,

And would my father had left me no more,

For all the rest is held at such a rate, ·eae050·

As askes a thousand times more care to keepe,

Then maie the present profit counteruaile.

Ah cosen _Yorke_, would thy best friendes did know,

How it doth greeue me that thy head stands there.

_Quee._ My Lord, this harmefull pittie makes your followers

faint. ·eae055·

You promisde knighthood to your princelie sonne.

Vnsheath your sword and straight doe dub him knight. [eae057]

Kneele downe _Edward_.

_King._ _Edward Plantagenet_, arise a knight,

And learne this lesson boy, draw thy sword in right [eae060]

_Prince._ My gratious father by your kingly leaue,

Ile draw it as apparant to the crowne,

And in that quarrel vse it to the death.

_Northum._ Why that is spoken like a toward prince.

Enter a Messenger.

_Mes._ Royall commaunders be in readinesse, ·eae065·

For with a band of fiftie thousand men,

Comes _Warwike_ backing of the Duke of _Yorke_.

And in the townes whereas they passe along,

Proclaimes him king, and manie flies to him,

Prepare your battels, for they be at hand. ·eae070·

_Clif._ I would your highnesse would depart the field,

The _Queene_ hath best successe when you are absent.

_Quee._ Do good my Lord, and leaue vs to our fortunes.

_King._ Why thats my fortune, therefore Ile stay still. [eae074]

_Clif._ Be it with resolution then to fight. ·eae075·

_Prince._ Good father cheere these noble Lords,

Vnsheath your sword, sweet father crie Saint _George_.

_Clif._ Pitch we our battell heere, for hence wee will not moue.

Enter the house of _Yorke_.

_Edward._ Now periurde _Henrie_ wilt thou yeelde thy crowne, [eae079]

And kneele for mercie at thy soueraignes feete? ·eae080·

_Queen._ Go rate thy minions proud insulting boy,

Becomes it thee to be thus malepert,

Before thy king and lawfull soueraigne?

_Edw._ _I_ am his king, and he should bend his knee,

I was adopted heire by his consent. ·eae085·

_George._ Since when he hath broke his oath.

For as we heare you that are king

Though he doe weare the Crowne,

Haue causde him by new act of Parlement [eae089]

To blot our brother out, and put his owne son in. ·eae090·

_Clif._ And reason _George_. Who should succeede the father but the

son? [eae091]

_Rich._ Are you their butcher? [eae092]

_Clif._ _I Crookbacke_, here I stand to answere thee, or any [eae093]

of your sort.

_Rich._ Twas you that kild yong _Rutland_, was it not?

_Clif._ Yes, and old _Yorke_ too, and yet not satisfide. ·eae095·

_Rich._ For Gods sake Lords giue synald to the fight. [eae096]

_War._ What saiest thou _Henry_? wilt thou yeelde thy crowne?

_Queen._ What, long tongde _War._ dare you speake? [eae098]

When you and _I_ met at saint _Albones_ last,

Your legs did better seruice than your hands. ·eae100·

_War._ I, then twas my turne to flee, but now tis thine. [eae101]

_Clif._ You said so much before, and yet you fled. [eae102]

_War._ Twas not your valour _Clifford_, that droue mee

thence. [eae103]

_Northum._ No, nor your manhood _Warwike_, that could make you

staie. [eae104]

_Rich._ _Northumberland_, _Northumberland_, wee holde [eae105]

Thee reuerentlie. Breake off the parlie, for scarse

I can refraine the execution of my big swolne

Hart, against that _Clifford_ there, that

Cruell child-killer.

_Clif._ Why I kild thy father, calst thou him a child? ·eae110·

_Rich._ I like a villaine, and a trecherous coward,

As thou didst kill our tender brother _Rutland_.

But ere sunne set Ile make thee curse the deed. [eae113]

_King._ Haue doone with wordes great Lordes, and [eae114]

Heare me speake.

_Queen._ Defie them then, or else hold close thy lips. ·eae115·

_King._ I prethe giue no limits to my tongue,

I am a king and priuiledge to speake. [eae117]

_Clif._ My Lord the wound that bred this meeting here

Cannot be cru’d with words, therefore be still. [eae119]

_Rich._ Then executioner vnsheath thy sword, ·eae120·

By him that made vs all I am resolu’de,

That _Cliffords_ manhood hangs vpon his tongue.

_Edw._ What saist thou _Henry_, shall _I_ haue my right or no?

A thousand men haue broke their fast to daie,

That nere shall dine, vnlesse thou yeeld the crowne. ·eae125·

_War._ If thou denie their blouds be on thy head,

For _Yorke_ in iustice puts his armour on.

_Prin._ If all be right that _Warwike_ saies is right,

There is no wrong but all things must be right.

_Rich._ Whosoeuer got thee, there thy mother stands, ·eae130·

For well I wot thou hast thy mothers tongue.

_Queen._ But thou art neither like thy sire nor dam.

But like a foule mishapen stygmaticke

Markt by the destinies to be auoided,

As venome Todes, or Lizards fainting lookes. [eae135]

_Rich._ Iron of _Naples_, hid with English gilt,

Thy father beares the title of a king,

As if a channell should be calde the Sea;

Shames thou not, knowing from whence thou art de- [eae139]

Riu’de, to parlie thus with Englands lawfull heires? ·eae140·

_Edw._ A wispe of straw were worth a thousand crowns,

_T_o make that shamelesse callet know her selfe,

Thy husbands father reueld in the hart of _France_,

And tam’de the French, and made the Dolphin stoope:

And had he macht according to his state, [eae145]

He might haue kept that glorie till this daie.

But when he tooke a begger to his bed,

And gracst thy poore sire with his bridall daie, [eae148]

Then that sun-shine bred a showre for him

Which washt his fathers fortunes out of France, ·eae150·

And heapt seditions on his crowne at home.

For what hath mou’d these tumults but thy pride?

Hadst thou beene meeke, our title yet had slept? [eae153]

And we in pittie of the gentle king,

Had slipt our claime vntill an other age. [eae155]

_George._ But when we saw our summer brought the gaine, [eae156]

And that the haruest brought vs no increase,

We set the axe to thy vsurping root,

And though the edge haue something hit our selues,

Yet know thou we will neuer cease to strike, ·eae160·

Till we haue hewne thee downe,

Or bath’d thy growing with our heated blouds.

_Edw._ And in this resolution, I defie thee,

Not willing anie longer conference, [eae164]

Since thou deniest the gentle king to speake. ·eae165·

Sound trumpets, let our bloudie colours waue,

And either victorie or else a graue.

_Quee._ Staie _Edward_ staie.

_Edw._ Hence wrangling woman, Ile no longer staie, [eae169]

Thy words will cost ten thousand liues to daie. ·eae170·

_Exeunt Omnes._ Alarmes.

SCENE VI

Enter _Warwike_.

_War._ Sore spent with toile as runners with the race,

_I_ laie me downe a little while to breath,

_F_or strokes receiude, and manie blowes repaide,

Hath robd my strong knit sinnews of their strength,

And force perforce needes must _I_ rest my selfe. [eaf005]

Enter _Edward_.

_Edw._ Smile gentle heauens or strike vngentle death,

That we maie die vnlesse we gaine the daie:

What fatall starre malignant frownes from heauen

Vpon the harmelesse line of _Yorkes_ true house?

Enter _George_.

_George._ Come brother, come, lets to the field againe, ·eaf010·

For yet theres hope inough to win the daie: [eaf011]

Then let vs backe to cheere our fainting Troupes,

Lest they retire now we haue left the field. [eaf013]

_War._ How now my lords: what hap, what hope of good? [eaf014]

Enter _Richard_ running.

_Rich._ Ah _Warwike_, why haste thou withdrawne thy selfe? ·eaf015·

Thy noble father in the thickest thronges,

Cride still for _Warwike_ his thrise valiant son,

Vntill with thousand swords he was beset,

And manie wounds made in his aged brest,

And as he tottring sate vpon his steede, [eaf020]

He waft his hand to me and cride aloud:

_Richard_, commend me to my valiant sonne,

And still he cride _Warwike_ revenge my death,

And with those words he tumbled off his horse, [eaf024]

And so the noble Salsbury gave vp the ghost. ·eaf025·

_War._ Then let the earth be drunken with his bloud,

_I_le kill my horse because I will not flie:

And here to God of heauen I make a vow,

Neuer to passe from forth this bloudy field

Till I am full reuenged for his death. ·eaf030·

_Edw._ Lord _Warwike_, I doe bend my knees with thine,

And in that vow now ioine my soule to thee,

Thou setter vp and puller downe of kings,

vouchsafe a gentle victorie to vs,

Or let vs die before we loose the daie: [eaf035]

_George._ Then let vs haste to cheere the souldiers harts,

And call them pillers that will stand to vs, [eaf037]

And hiely promise to remunerate [eaf038]

Their trustie seruice, in these dangerous warres.

_Rich._ Come, come awaie, and stand not to debate, ·eaf040·

For yet is hope of fortune good enough.

Brothers, giue me your hands, and let vs part

And take our leaues vntill we meet againe,

Where ere it be in heauen or in earth.

Now I that neuer wept, now melt in wo, ·eaf045·

To see these dire mishaps continue so.

_Warwike_ farewel.

_War._ Awaie awaie, once more sweet Lords farewell.

_Exeunt Omnes._

SCENE VII.

Alarmes, and then enter _Richard_ at one dore and _Clifford_

at the other.

_Rich._ A _Clifford_ a _Clifford_.

_Clif._ A _Richard_ a _Richard_.

_Rich._ Now _Clifford_, for _Yorke_ & young _Rutlands_ death,

This thirsty sword that longs to drinke thy bloud,

Shall lop thy limmes, and slise thy cursed hart, [eag005]

For to reuenge the murders thou hast made.

_Clif._ Now _Richard_, I am with thee here alone,

This is the hand that stabd thy father _Yorke_,

And this the hand that slew thy brother _Rutland_,

And heres the heart that triumphs in their deathes, [eag010]

And cheeres these hands that slew thy sire and brother,

To execute the like vpon thy selfe,

And so haue at thee.

SCENE VIII.

Alarmes. They fight, and then enters _Warwike_

and rescues _Richard_, & then _exeunt omnes_.

Alarme still, and then enter _Henry solus_.

_Hen._ Oh gratious God of heauen looke downe on vs,

And set some endes to these incessant griefes,

How like a mastlesse ship vpon the seas,

This woful battaile doth continue still,

Now leaning this way, now to that side driue, ·eah005·

And none doth know to whom the daie will fall.

O would my death might staie these ciuill iars! [eah007]

Would I had neuer raind, nor nere bin king, [eah008]

_Margret_ and _Clifford_, chide me from the fielde,

Swearing they had best successe when _I_ was thence. ·eah010·

Would God that _I_ were dead so all were well,

Or would my crowne suffice, I were content

To yeeld it them and liue a priuate life.

Enter a souldier with a dead man in his armes.

_Sould_ Il blowes the wind that profits no bodie,

_T_his man that I have slaine in fight to daie, ·eah015·

Maie be possessed of some store of crownes,

And I will search to find them if I can,

But stay. Me thinkes it is my fathers face,

Oh I tis he whom I haue slaine in fight,

From London was I prest out by the king, ·eah020·

My father he came on the part of _Yorke_,

And in this conflict I haue slaine my father:

Oh pardon God, I knew not what I did,

And pardon father, for I knew thee not. [eah024]

Enter an other souldier with a dead man.

_2. Soul._ Lie there thou that foughtst with me so stoutly, ·eah025·

Now let me see what store of gold thou haste,

But staie, me thinkes this is no famous face:

Oh no it is my sonne that _I_ haue slaine in fight,

O monstrous times begetting such euents,

How cruel bloudy, and ironious, [eah030]

This deadlie quarrell dailie doth beget,

Poore boy thy father gaue thee lif too late, [eah032]

And hath bereau’de thee of thy life too sone.

_King_ Wo aboue wo, griefe more then common griefe,

Whilst Lyons warre and battaile for their dens, ·eah035·

Poore lambs do feele the rigor of their wraths:

The red rose and the white are on his face, [eah037]

The fatall colours of our striuing houses,

Wither one rose, and let the other flourish,

For if you striue, ten thousand liues must perish. ·eah040·

_1. Sould._ How will my mother for my fathers death,

Take on with me and nere be satisfide?

_2. Sol._ How will my wife for slaughter of my son, [eah043]

Take on with me and nere be satisfide?

_King._ How will the people now misdeeme their king, ·eah045·

Oh would my death their mindes could satisfie.

_1. Sould._ Was euer son so rude his fathers bloud to spil?

_2. Soul._ Was euer father so vnnaturall his son to kill?

_King._ Was euer king thus greeud and vexed still?

_1. Sould._ Ile beare thee hence from this accursed place, ·eah050·

For wo is me to see my fathers face.

_Exit_ with his father.

_2. Soul._ Ile beare thee hence & let them fight that wil,

For _I_ haue murdered where I should not kill. [eah053]

_Exit_ with his sonne.

_K Hen._ Weepe wretched man, Ile lay thee teare for tear,

Here sits a king as woe begone as thee. ·eah055·

Alarmes and enter the _Queene_.

_Queene._ Awaie my Lord to _Barwicke_ presentlie,

The daie is lost, our friends are murdered,

No hope is left for vs, therefore awaie. [eah058]

Enter prince _Edward_.

_Prince._ Oh father flie, our men haue left the field,

Take horse sweet father, let us saue our selues. ·eah060·

Enter _Exeter_.

_Exet._ Awaie my Lord for vengeance comes along with him: [eah061]

Nay stand not to expostulate make hast,

Or else come after, Ile awaie before.

_K Hen._ Naie staie good _Exeter_, for Ile along with thee.

Enter _Clifford_ wounded with an arrow in his necke.

_Clif._ Heere burnes my candell out, ·eah065·

That whilst it lasted gaue king _Henry_ light.

Ah _Lancaster_, I feare thine ouerthrow,

More then my bodies parting from my soule.

My loue and feare glude manie friendes to thee,

And now _I_ die, that tough commixture melts. ·eah070·

Impairing _Henry_ strengthened misproud _Yorke_,

The common people swarme like summer flies,

And whither flies the Gnats but to the sun? [eah073]

And who shines now but _Henries_ enemie?

Oh _Phœbus_ hadst thou neuer giuen consent, ·eah075·

That _Phæton_ should checke thy fierie steedes,

Thy burning carre had neuer scorcht the earth.

And _Henry_ hadst thou liu’d as kings should doe,

And as thy father and his father did,

Giuing no foot vnto the house of _Yorke_, ·eah080·

I and ten thousand in this wofull land,

Had left no mourning Widdowes for our deathes,

And thou this daie hadst kept thy throne in peace.

For what doth cherish weedes but gentle aire?

And what makes robbers bold but lenitie? [eah085]

Bootlesse are plaintes, and curelesse are my woundes,

No waie to flie, no strength to hold our flight,

The foe is mercilesse and will not pittie me,

And at their hands _I_ haue deserude no pittie.

The aire is got into my bleeding wounds, ·eah090·

And much effuse of bloud doth make me faint,

Come _Yorke_, and _Richard_, _Warwike_ and the rest,

_I_ stabde your fathers, now come split my brest. [eah093]

Enter _Edward_, _Richard_, and _Warwike_, and Souldiers.

_Edw._ Thus farre our fortunes keepes an vpward [eah094]

Course, and we are grast with wreathes of victorie. [eah095]

Some troopes pursue the bloudie minded Queene,

_T_hat now towards _Barwike_ doth poste amaine,

But thinke you that _Clifford_ is fled awaie with them?

_War._ No, tis impossible he should escape,

_F_or though before his face I speake the words, ·eah100·

Your brother Richard markt him for the graue.

And where so ere he be I warrant him dead.

_Clifford_ grones and then dies.

_Edw._ Harke, what soule is this that takes his heauy leaue?

_Rich._ A deadlie grone, like life and deaths departure.

_Edw._ See who it is, and now the battailes ended, ·eah105·

Friend or foe, let him be friendlie vsed.

_Rich._ Reuerse that doome of mercie, for tis _Clifford_,

Who kild our tender brother _Rutland_,

And stabd our princelie father Duke of _Yorke_. [eah109]

_War._ From off the gates of _Yorke_ fetch down the [eah110]

Head, Your fathers head which _Clifford_ placed there.

Insteed of that, let his supplie the roome. [eah112]

Measure for measure must be answered.

_Edw._ Bring forth that fatall scrichowle to our house,

That nothing sung to vs but bloud and death, ·eah115·

Now his euill boding tongue no more shall speake. [eah116]

_War._ I thinke his vnderstanding is bereft.

Say _Clifford_, doost thou know who speakes to thee?

Darke cloudie death oreshades his beames of life,

And he nor sees nor heares vs what we saie. ·eah120·

_Rich._ Oh would he did, and so perhaps he doth,

And tis his policie that in the time of death, [eah122]

He might auoid such bitter stormes as he

In his houre of death did give vnto our father.

_George._ _Richard_ if thou thinkest so, vex him with eager

words. ·eah125·

_Rich._ _Clifford_, aske mercie and obtaine no grace.

_Edw._ _Clifford_, repent in bootlesse penitence.

_War._ _Clifford_ deuise excuses for thy fault.

_George._ Whilst we deuise fell tortures for thy fault.

_Rich._ Thou pittiedst _Yorke_, and I am sonne to _Yorke_. ·eah130·

_Edw._ Thou pittiedst _Rutland_, and I will pittie thee.

_George._ Wheres captaine _Margaret_ to fence you now? [eah132]

_War._ They mocke thee _Clifford_, sweare as thou wast wont.

_Rich._ What not an oth? Nay, then _I_ know hees dead. [eah134]

Tis hard, when _Clifford_ cannot foord his friend an oath. ·eah135·

By this I know hees dead, and by my soule,

Would this right hand buy but an howres life,

That I in all contempt might raile at him.

Ide cut it off and with the issuing bloud,

Stifle the villaine whose instanched thirst, ·eah140·

_Yorke_ and young _Rutland_ could not satisfie.

_War._ _I_, but he is dead, off with the traitors head,

And reare it in the place your fathers stands.

And now to London with triumphant march,

There to be crowned _Englands_ lawfull king. ·eah145·

From thence shall _Warwike_ crosse the seas to _France_,

And aske the ladie _Bona_ for thy _Queene_,

So shalt thou sinew both these landes togither,

And hauing _France_ thy friend thou needst not dread, [eah149]

The scattered foe that hopes to rise againe. ·eah150·

And though they cannot greatly sting to hurt,

Yet looke to haue them busie to offend thine eares.

First He see the coronation done,

And afterward He crosse the seas to _France_,

To effect this marriage if it please my Lord [eah155]

_Edw._ Euen as thou wilt good _Warwike_ let it be.

But first before we goe, _George_ kneele downe.

We here create thee Duke of _Clarence_, and girt thee with the

sword. [eah158]

Our younger brother _Richard_ Duke of _Glocester_. [eah159]

_Warwike_ as my selfe shal do & vndo as him pleaseth best. [eah160]

_Rich._ Let me be Duke of _Clarence_, _George_ of _Gloster_,

For _Glosters_ Dukedome is too ominous.

_War._ Tush thats a childish obseruation. [eah163]

_Richard_ be Duke of _Gloster_. Now to London.

To see these honors in possession. _Exeunt Omnes._ ·eah165·

SCENE IX.

Enter two keepers with bow and arrowes.

_Keeper._ Come, lets take our stands vpon this hill,

And by and by the deere will come this waie.

But staie, heere comes a man, lets listen him a while.

Enter king _Henrie_ disguisde.

_Hen._ From _Scotland_ am I stolne euen of pure loue,

And thus disguisde to greet my natiue land. ·eai005·

No, _Henrie_ no, _I_t is no land of thine,

No bending knee will call thee _Cæsar_ now,

No humble suters sues to thee for right,

For how canst thou helpe them and not thy selfe?

_Keeper._ I marrie sir, here is a deere, his skin is a [eai010]

Keepers fee. Sirra stand close, for as I thinke,

This is the king, king _Edward_ hath deposde.

_Hen._ My _Queene_ and sonne poore soules are gone to [eai013]

_France_, and as I heare the great commanding _Warwike_,

To intreat a marriage with the ladie _Bona_, ·eai015·

If this be true, poore _Queene_ and sonne,

Your labour is but spent in vaine,

For _Lewis_ is a prince soone wun with words, [eai018]

And _Warwike_ is a subtill Orator.

He laughes and saies, his Edward is instalde,

She weepes, and saies her _Henry_ is deposde,

He on his right hand asking a wife for _Edward_,

She on his left side crauing aid for _Henry_.

_Keeper._ What art thou that talkes of kings and queens? [eai024]

_Hen._ More then I seeme, for lesse I should not be. ·eai025·

A man at least, and more I cannot be,

And men maie talke of kings, and why not I?

_Keeper._ I but thou talkest as if thou wert a king thy

selfe. [eai028]

_Hen._ Why so I am in mind though not in shew. [eai029]

_Keeper._ And if thou be a king where is thy crowne? ·eai030·

_Hen._ My crowne is in my hart, not on my head.

My crowne is calde content, a crown that [eai032]

Kings doe seldome times enioy.

_Keeper._ And if thou be a king crownd with content,

Your crowne content and you, must be content ·eai035·

To go with vs vnto the officer, for as we thinke

You are our quondam king, _K. Edward_ hath deposde, [eai037]

And therefore we charge you in Gods name & the kings

To go along with vs vnto the officers.

_Hen._ Gods name be fulfild, your kings name be [eai040]

Obaide, and be you kings, command and Ile obay.

_Exeunt Omnes._

SCENE X.

Enter king _Edward_, _Clarence_, and _Gloster_, _Montague_,

_Hastings_, and the Lady _Gray_.

_K Edw._ Brothers of _Clarence_, and of _Glocester_, [eaj001]

This ladies husband heere sir _Richard Gray_,

At the battaile of saint Albones did lose his life, [eaj003]

His lands then were seazed on by the conqueror.

Her sute is now to repossesse those lands, ·eaj005·

And sith in quarrell of the house of _Yorke_,

The noble gentleman did lose his life,

In honor we cannot denie her sute.

_Glo._ Your highnesse shall doe well to grant it then.

_K Edw_ I, so _I_ will, but yet Ile make a pause. ·eaj010·

_Glo._ I, is the winde in that doore?

_Clarence,_ I see the Lady hath some thing to grant, [eaj012]

Before the king will grant her humble sute.

_Cla._ He knowes the game, how well he keepes the wind. [eaj014]

_K. Ed._ Widow come some other time to know our mind. ·eaj015·

_La._ May it please your grace _I_ cannot brooke delaies,

I beseech your highnesse to dispatch me now.

_K Ed._ Lords giue vs leaue, wee meane to trie this widowes wit.

_Cla._ I, good leaue haue you.

_Glo._ For you will haue leaue till youth take leaue, ·eaj020·

And leaue you to your crouch.

_K Ed._ Come hither widdow, howe many children haste thou?

_Cla._ I thinke he meanes to begge a child on her.

_Glo._ Nay whip me then, heele rather giue hir two. [eaj024]

_La._ Three my most gratious Lord. [eaj025]

_Glo._ You shall haue foure and you wil be rulde by him. [eaj026]

_K Ed._ Were it not pittie they shoulde loose their fathers

lands? [eaj027]

_La._ Be pittifull then dread L. and grant it them. [eaj028]

_K Edw._ Ile tell thee how these lands are to be got.

_La._ So shall you bind me to your highnesse seruice. ·eaj030·

_K Ed._ What seruice wilt thou doe me if I grant it them?

_La._ Euen what your highnesse shall command.

_Glo._ Naie then widow Ile warrant you all your [eaj033]

Husbands lands, if you grant to do what he

Commands. Fight close or in good faith ·eaj035·

You catch a clap.

_Cla._ Naie I feare her not vnlesse she fall.

_Glo._ Marie godsforbot man, for heele take vantage then. [eaj038]

_La._ Why stops my Lord, shall I not know my taske?

_K Ed._ An easie taske, tis but to loue a king. ·eaj040·

_La._ Thats soone performde, because I am a subiect. [eaj041]

_K Ed._ Why then thy husbandes landes _I_ freelie giue thee.

_La._ I take my leaue with manie thousand thankes.

_Cla._ The match is made, shee seales it with a cursie. [eaj044]

_K Ed._ Staie widdow staie, what loue dost thou thinke

I sue so much to get?

_La._ My humble seruice, such as subiects owes and the lawes commands.

_K Ed._ No by my troth, I meant no such loue, [eaj048]

But to tell thee the troth, I aime to lie with thee.

_La._ To tell you plaine my Lord, I had rather lie in

prison, ·eaj050·

_K Edw._ Why then thou canst not get thy husbandes lands.

_La._ Then mine honestie shall be my dower,

For by that losse I will not purchase them.

_K Ed._ Herein thou wrongst thy children mightilie.

_La._ Heerein your highnesse wrongs both them and [eaj055]

Me, but mightie Lord this merrie inclination

Agrees not with the sadnesse of my sute.

Please it your highnes to dismisse me either with _I_ or no.

_K Ed._ _I_, if thou saie _I_ to my request,

No, if thou saie no to my demand. ·eaj060·

_La._ Then no my Lord, my sute is at an end.

_Glo._ The widdow likes him not, shee bends the brow. [eaj062]

_Cla._ Why he is the bluntest woer in christendome.

_K Ed._ Her lookes are all repleat with maiestie,

One waie or other she is for a king, ·eaj065·

And she shall be my loue or else my _Queene_.

Saie that king _Edward_ tooke thee for his _Queene_.

_La._ Tis better said then done, my gratious Lord,

_I_ am a subiect fit to iest withall,

But far vnfit to be a Soueraigne. ·eaj070·

_K Edw._ Sweet widdow, by my state I sweare, _I_ speake [eaj071]

No more then what my hart intends,

And that is to enioie thee for my loue.

_La._ And that is more then I will yeeld vnto,

_I_ know _I_ am too bad to be your _Queene_, [eaj075]

And yet too good to be your Concubine. [eaj076]

_K Edw._ You cauill widdow, I did meane my _Queene_.

_La._ Your grace would be loath my sonnes should call you father.

_K Edw._ No more then when my daughters call thee [eaj079]

Mother. Thou art a widow and thou hast some children, ·eaj080·

And by Gods mother _I_ being but a bacheler

Haue other some. Why tis a happy thing

To be the father of manie children.

Argue no more, for thou shall be my Queene.

_Glo._ The ghostlie father now hath done his shrift. ·eaj085·

_Cla._ When he was made a shriuer twas for shift. [eaj086]

_K. Edw._ Brothers, you muse what talke the widdow [eaj087]

And _I_ haue had, you would thinke it strange

If _I_ should marrie her.

_Cla._ Marrie her my Lord, to whom? ·eaj090·

_K Edw._ Why _Clarence_ to my selfe.

_Glo._ That would be ten daies wonder at the least.

_Cla._ Why thats a daie longer then a wonder lastes. [eaj093]

_Glo._ And so much more are the wonders in extreames

_K Edw._ Well ieast on brothers, _I_ can tell you, hir [eaj095]

Sute is granted for her husbands lands. [eaj096]

Enter a Messenger.

_Mes._ And it please your grace, _Henry_ your foe is [eaj097]

Taken, and brought as prisoner to your pallace gates.

_K Edw._ Awaie with him, and send him to the Tower,

And let vs go question with the man about [eaj100]

His apprehension. Lords along, and vse this

Ladie honorablie. _Exeunt Omnes._ [eaj102]

_Manet Gloster_ and speakes.

_Glost._ I, _Edward_ will vse women honourablie,

Would he were wasted marrow, bones and all,

That from his loines no issue might succeed ·eaj105·

To hinder me from the golden time _I_ looke for,

For _I_ am not yet lookt on in the world.

First is there _Edward_, _Clarence_, and _Henry_

And his sonne, and all they lookt for issue [eaj109]

Of their loines ere _I_ can plant my selfe, ·eaj110·

A cold premeditation for my purpose,

What other pleasure is there in the world beside?

_I_ will go clad my bodie in gaie ornaments,

And lull my selfe within a ladies lap,

And witch sweet Ladies with my words and lookes. ·eaj115·

Oh monstrous man, to harbour such a thought!

Why loue did scorne me in my mothers wombe.

And for _I_ should not deale in hir affaires, [eaj118]

Shee did corrupt fraile nature in the flesh,

And plaste an enuious mountaine on my backe, [eaj120]

Where sits deformity to mocke my bodie,

To drie mine arme vp like a withered shrimpe.

To make my legges of an vnequall size,

And am _I_ then a man to be belou’d?

Easier for me to compasse twentie crownes. ·eaj125·

Tut _I_ can smile, and murder when _I_ smile,

_I_ crie content, to that that greeues me most. [eaj127]

_I_ can adde colours to the Camelion,

And for a need change shapes with _Protheus_,

And set the aspiring _Catalin_ to schoole. ·eaj130·

Can _I_ doe this, and cannot get the crowne? [eaj131]

Tush were it ten times higher, _I_le pull it downe. _Exit._

SCENE XI.

Enter king _Lewis_ and the ladie _Bona_, and _Queene Margaret_, _Prince

Edward_, and _Oxford_ and others.

_Lewis._ Welcome _Queene_ Margaret to the Court of _France_, [eak001]

_I_t fits not _Lewis_ to sit while thou dost stand,

Sit by my side, and here _I_ vow to thee,

Thou shalt haue aide to repossesse thy right,

And beat proud Edward from his vsurped seat. ·eak005·

And place king _Henry_ in his former rule.

_Queen._ _I_ humblie thanke your royall maiestie.

And pray the God of heauen to blesse thy state,

Great king of _France_, that thus regards our wrongs.

Enter _Warwike_.

_Lew._ How now, who is this? ·eak010·

_Queen._ Our Earle of _Warwike_ Edwardes chiefest friend.

_Lew._ Welcome braue _Warwike_, what brings thee to France?

_War._ From worthy Edward king of _England_,

My Lord and Soueraigne and thy vowed friend,

_I_ come in kindnes and vnfained loue, ·eak015·

First to do greetings to thy royall person,

And then to craue a league of amitie,

And lastlie to confirme that amitie

With nuptiall knot if thou vouchsafe to grant

That vertuous ladie _Bona_ thy faire sister, ·eak020·

To Englands king in lawfull marriage.

_Queen._ And if this go forward all our hope is done.

_War._ And gratious Madam, in our kings behalfe,

I am commanded with your loue and fauour,

Humblie to kisse your hand and with my tongue, ·eak025·

To tell the passions of my soueraines hart,

Where fame late entring at his heedfull eares,

Hath plast thy glorious image and thy vertues. [eak028]

_Queen._ King _Lewes_ and Lady _Bona_ heare me speake,

Before you answere _Warwike_ or his words, ·eak030·

For hee it is hath done vs all these wrongs.

_War._ Iniurious _Margaret_.

_Prince Ed._ And why not Queene?

_War._ Because thy father _Henry_ did vsurpe,

And thou no more art Prince then shee is Queene. ·eak035·

_Ox._ Then _Warwike_ disanuls great _Iohn_ of _Gaunt_,

That did subdue the greatest part of _Spaine_,

And after _Iohn_ of _Gaunt_ wise _Henry_ the fourth,

Whose wisedome was a mirrour to the world.

And after this wise prince _Henry_ the fift, ·eak040·

Who with his prowesse conquered all _France_,

From these our _Henries_ lineallie discent. [eak042]

_War._ _Oxford_, how haps that in this smooth discourse

You told not how _Henry_ the sixt had lost

All that _Henry_ the fift had gotten. ·eak045·

Me thinkes these peeres of _France_ should smile at that,

But for the rest you tell a pettigree [eak047]

Of threescore and two yeares a sillie time, [eak048]

To make prescription for a kingdomes worth.

_Oxf._ Why _Warwike_, canst thou denie thy king, ·eak050·

Whom thou obeyedst thirtie and eight yeeres,

And bewray thy treasons with a blush?

_War._ Can _Oxford_ that did euer fence the right,

Now buckler falshood with a pettigree?

For shame leaue _Henry_ and call _Edward_ king. ·eak055·

_Oxf._ Call him my king by whom mine elder [eak056]

Brother the Lord _Awbray Vere_ was done to death,

And more then so, my father euen in the

Downefall of his mellowed yeares,

When age did call him to the dore of death? ·eak060·

No _Warwike_ no, whilst life vpholds this arme

This arme vpholds the house of _Lancaster_.

_War._ And I the house of _Yorke_.

_K Lewes._ Queene _Margaret_, prince _Edward_ and [eak064]

_Oxford_, vouchsafe to forbeare a while, ·eak065·

Till I doe talke a word with _Warwike_.

Now Warwike euen vpon thy honor tell me true;

Is _Edward_ lawfull king or no?

For I were loath to linke with him, that is not lawful heir.

_War._ Thereon _I_ pawne mine honour and my credit. ·eak070·

_Lew._ What is he gratious in the peoples eies? [eak071]

_War._ The more, that _Henry_ is vnfortunate.

_Lew._ What is his loue to our sister _Bona_? [eak074]

_War._ Such it seemes

As maie beseeme a monarke like himselfe. ·eak075·

My selfe haue often heard him saie and sweare,

That this his loue was an eternall plant,

The root whereof was fixt in vertues ground,

The leaues and fruite maintainde with beauties sun,

Exempt from enuie, but not from disdaine, ·eak080·

Vnlesse the ladie _Bona_ quite his paine.

_Lew._ Then sister let vs heare your firme resolue.

_Bona._ Your grant or your denial shall be mine, [eak083]

But ere this daie _I_ must confesse, when I

Haue heard your kings deserts recounted, ·eak085·

Mine eares haue tempted iudgement to desire.

_Lew._ Then draw neere Queene _Margaret_ and be a [eak087]

Witnesse, that _Bona_ shall be wife to the English king.

_Prince Edw._ To _Edward_, but not the English king.

_War._ _Henry_ now liues in _Scotland_ at his ease, ·eak090·

Where hauing nothing, nothing can he lose,

And as for you your selfe our _quondam_ Queene,

You haue a father able to mainetaine your state,

And better twere to trouble him then _France_. [eak094]

Sound for a post within.

_Lew._ Here comes some post _Warwike_ to thee or vs. ·eak095·

_Post._ My Lord ambassador this letter is for you,

Sent from your brother Marquis _Montague_.

This from our king vnto your Maiestie.

And these to you Madam, from whom I know not.

_Oxf._ I like it well that our faire Queene and mistresse, ·eak100·

Smiles at her newes when _Warwike_ frets as his. [eak101]

_P. Ed._ And marke how _Lewes_ stamps as he were nettled.

_Lew._ Now _Margaret_ & _Warwike_, what are your news?

_Queen._ Mine such as fils my hart full of ioie. [eak104]

_War._ Mine full of sorrow and harts discontent. ·eak105·

_Lew._ What hath your king married the Ladie _Gray_,

And now to excuse himselfe sends vs a post of papers?

How dares he presume to vse vs thus?

_Quee._ This proueth _Edwards_ loue, & _Warwiks_ honesty.

_War._ King _Lewis,_ I here protest in sight of heauen, ·eak110·

And by the hope _I_ haue of heauenlie blisse,

That I am cleare from this misdeed of _Edwards_.

No more my king, for he dishonours me,

And most himselfe, if he could see his shame.

Did I forget that by the house of _Yorke_, ·eak115·

My father came vntimelie to his death? [eak116]

Did _I_ let passe the abuse done to my neece? [eak117]

Did I impale him with the regall Crowne,

And thrust king _Henry_ from his natiue home, [eak119]

And most vngratefull doth he vse me thus? ·eak120·

My gratious _Queene_ pardon what is past,

And henceforth I am thy true seruitour,

I will reuenge the wrongs done to ladie _Bona_,

And replant _Henry_ in his former state.

_Queen._ Yes _Warwike_ I doe quite forget thy former [eak125]

Faults, if now thou wilt become king _Henries_ friend.

_War._ So much his friend, I his vnfained friend,

That if king _Lewes_ vouchsafe to furnish vs

With some few bands of chosen souldiers,

Ile vndertake to land them on our coast, ·eak130·

And force the Tyrant from his seate by warre,

Tis not his new made bride shall succour him.

_Lew._ Then at the last I firmelie am resolu’d,

You shall haue aide: and English messenger returne [eak134]

In post, and tell false _Edward_ thy supposed king,

That _Lewis_ of France is sending ouer Maskers

To reuell it with him and his new bride.

_Bona._ Tell him in hope heele be a Widower shortlie, [eak138]

Ile weare the willow garland for his sake.

_Queen._ Tell him my mourning weedes be laide aside, ·eak140·

And I am readie to put armour on.

_War._ Tell him from me, that he hath done me wrong,

And therefore Ile vncrowne him er’t be long.

Thears thy reward, begone. [eak144]

_Lew._ But now tell me _Warwike_, what assurance ·eak145·

_I_ shall haue of thy true loyaltie?