She for an Edward weepes, and so do I:

I for a Clarence weepes, so doth not shee:
These Babes for Clarence weepe, so do not they.
[I for an Edward weepe, so doe not they.]
Alas! you three, on me threefold distrest:
Power all your teares, I am your sorrowes Nurse,
And I will pamper it with Lamentation.

90

Dor. Comfort deere Mother, God is much displeas'd,
That you take with unthankfulnesse his doing.
In common worldly things, 'tis call'd ungratefull,
With dull unwillingnesse to repay a debt,

Which with a bounteous hand was kindly lent:
Much more to be thus opposite with heaven,
For it requires the Royall debt it lent you.

99

Rivers. Madam, bethinke you like a carefull Mother Of the young Prince your sonne: send straight for him, Let him be Crown'd, in him your comfort lives. Drowne desperate sorrow in dead Edwards grave, And plant your joyes in living Edwards Throne.

Enter Richard, Buckingham, Derbie, Ha-
stings, and Ratcliffe.

Rich. Sister have comfort, all of us have cause
To waile the dimming of our shining Starre:
But none can helpe our harmes by wayling them.
Madam, my Mother, I do cry you mercie,
I did not see your Grace. Humbly on my knee,
I crave your Blessing.

Dut. God blesse thee, and put meeknes in thy breast, Love Charity, Obedience, and true Dutie.

88. weepes: weep-Q0.2-4F. 89. so do not they: and so do I-QQ. 89-90. bracketed 1.-Q.

92. Lamentation: lamentations-Qg. 109. belpe our: cure their-Q.

91. Power: pour-IQ. 3-4F. 107. Sister: Madam-QQ.

113, breast: mind-Qg,

Rich. [Aside] Amen, and make me die a good old

man,

That is the butt-end of a Mothers blessing;

I marvell that her Grace did leave it out.

120

Buc. You clowdy-Princes, & hart-sorowing-Peeres, That beare this heavie mutuall loade of Moane, Now cheere each other, in each others Love: Though we have spent our Harvest of this King, We are to reape the Harvest of his Sonne. The broken rancour of your high-swolne hates, But lately splinter'd, knit, and joyn'd together, Must gently be preserv'd, cherisht. and kept: Me seemeth good, that with some little Traine, Forthwith from Ludlow, the young Prince be fet Hither to London, to be crown'd our King.

Rivers. Why with some little Traine, My Lord of Buckingham?

130

Buc. Marrie my Lord, least by a multitude,
The new-heal'd wound of Malice should breake out,
Which would be so much the more dangerous,

By how much the estate is greene, and yet ungovern'd.
Where every Horse beares his commanding Reine,
And may direct his course as please himselfe,
As well the feare of harme, as harme apparant,
In my opinion, ought to be prevented.

Rich. I hope the King made peace with all of us, And the compact is firme, and true in me.

Riv. And so in me, and so (I thinke) in all.
Yet since it is but greene, it should be put
To no apparant likely-hood of breach,

Which haply by much company might be urg'd:

117. that: why-QQ. 123. bates: hearts-QQ. 129-30. I 1.-POPE.

140

119. beavie mutuall: mutual heavy-QQ. 127. fet: fetch'd-Qq.

Therefore I say with Noble Buckingham,

That it is meete so few should fetch the Prince.
Hast. And so say I.

Rich. Then be it so, and go we to determine
Who they shall be that strait shall poste to London.
Madam, and you my Sister, will you go
To give your censures1 in this businesse.
[Ans. With all our hearts.]

150 Exeunt. 1 opinion

Manet Buckingham, and Richard. Buc. My Lord, who ever journies to the Prince, For God sake let not us two stay at home:

For by the way, Ile sort occasion,

As Index to the story we late talk'd of,

To part the Queenes proud Kindred from the Prince. Rich. My other selfe, my Counsailes Consistory,

My Oracle, My Prophet, my deere Cosin,

I, as a childe, will go by thy direction,

160

Toward London then, for wee'l not stay behinde. Exeunt

Scena Tertia.

[London. A street.]

Enter one Citizen at one doore, and another at
the other.

1. Cit. Good morrow Neighbour, whether away so fast?

2. Cit. I promise you, I scarsely know my selfe: Heare you the newes abroad?

149. London: Ludlow-Q0.

150. Sister: mother-QQ.

151. this businesse: this weighty business-Q.

151-2. bracketed 1.-20. 154. stay at home: stay behind-IQ.

157. Prince: King-Q2.

161. Toward London: Towards Ludlow-Qe.

160. as: like-Qo.

4. Good morrow Neighbour: Neighbour, well met-Q2.

1. Yes, that the King is dead.

2. Ill newes byrlady, seldome comes the better: I feare, I feare, 'twill prove a giddy world.

Enter another Citizen.

3. Neighbours, God speed.

1. Give you good morrow sir.

3. Doth the newes hold of good king Edwards death? 2. I sir, it is too true, God helpe the while.

3. Then Masters looke to see a troublous world. 1. No, no, by Gods good grace, his Son shall reigne. 3. Woe to that Land that's govern'd by a Childe. 2. In him there is a hope of Government, Which in his nonage, counsell under him, And in his full and ripened yeares, himselfe No doubt shall then, and till then governe well. 1. So stood the State, when Henry the sixt Was crown'd in Paris, but at nine months old.

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3. Stood the State so? No, no, good friends, God wot For then this Land was famously enrich'd With politike grave Counsell; then the King Had vertuous Unkles to protect his Grace.

1. Why so hath this, both by his Father and Mother. 3. Better it were they all came by his Father: 30

Or by his Father there were none at all:

For emulation, who shall now be neerest,

Will touch us all too neere, if God prevent not.

O full of danger is the Duke of Glouster,

And the Queenes Sons, and Brothers, haught and proud:

And were they to be rul'd, and not to rule,
This sickly Land, might solace as before.

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1. Come, come, we feare the worst: all will be well. 3. When Clouds are seen, wisemen put on their clokes; When great leaves fall, then Winter is at hand; When the Sun sets, who doth not looke for night? Untimely stormes, makes men expect a Dearth: All may be well; but if God sort it so, 'Tis more then we deserve, or I expect.

2. Truly, the hearts of men are full of feare:
You cannot reason (almost) with a man,
That lookes not heavily, and full of dread.

3. Before the dayes of Change, still is it so,
By a divine instinct, mens mindes mistrust
Pursuing danger: as by proofe we see
The Water swell before a boyst❜rous storme:
But leave it all to God. Whither away?

2 Marry we were sent for to the Justices.

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3 And so was I: Ile beare you company. Exennt.

Scena Quarta.

[London. The palace.]

Enter Arch-bishop [of York], yong Yorke, the Queene, and the Dutchesse.

Arch. Last night I heard they lay at Stony Stratford, And at Northampton they do rest to night:

To morrow, or next day, they will be heere.

38. will: shall-Q2. 39. are seen: appear-Q2. 40. then: the-QQ. 42. makes: make-1-6Q. 45. bearts: souls-QQ. feare: dread-3-6Q. 46. You: Ye-1-6Q. 47. dread: fear-Q0. 48. dayes: times-1-6Q. 50. Pursuing danger: Ensuing dangers-QQ.

51. Water: waters-Q0.

4. beard: hear-1-2Q.

54. Exennt: misprint IF.

4-5. Stony Stratford and Northampton transposed-Qe.

5. they do rest: will they be-Q0.