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Published by W. Fickering 57 Chancery Lane 18:4

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PART III.

PERSONS OF THE DRAMA.

King HENRY the Sixth:

EDWARD, prince of Wales, his son.
LEWIS XI. king of France.
Duke of SOMERSET. Duke of EX-7
ETER. Earl of OXFORD. Earl
of NORTHUMBERLAND. Earl
of WESTMORELAND.

CLIFFORD.

Lord

lords on K.Henry's side.

RICHARD PLANTAGENET, duke of York:
EDWARD, earl of March, afterwards
king Edward IV.

EDMUND, earl of Rutland,

GEORGE, afterwards duke of Clarence,
RICHARD, afterwards duke ofGlocester,.

Duke of NORFOLK,

Marquis of MONTAGUE,

Earl of WARWICK,

Earl of PEMBROKE,

Lord HASTINGS,

Lord STAFFORD,

Sir JOHN MORTIMER,
Sir HUGH MORTIMER,

his sons.

of the duke of York's
party.

Luncles to the duke of
York.

HENRY, earl of Richmond, a youth.

Tutor

Lord RIVERS, brother to lady Grey. Sir WIL-
LIAM STANLEY. Sir JOHN MONTGO-
MERY. Sir JOHN SOMERVILLE.
to Rutland. Mayor of York. Lieutenant of the
Tower. A Nobleman. Two Keepers. A Hunts-
man. A Son that has killed his father. A Fa-
ther that has killed his son.

Queen MARGARET.

Lady GREY, afterwards queen to Edward IV.
BONA, sister to the French queen.

Soldiers, and other Attendants on King Henry and
King Edward, Messengers, Watchmen, &c.
Scene,-during part of the third act, in France;
during all the rest of the play in England.

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Drums.

KING HENRY VI.

PART III.

ACT I. SCENE I.
London. The Parliament-house.

Some Soldiers of York's party break in,
Then, Enter the Duke of YORK, EDWARD
RICHARD, NORFOLK, MONTAGUE, WAR-
WICK and Others, with white roses in their

hats.

War. I wonder, how the king escap'd our hands. York. While we pursu'd the horsemen of the north, He slily stole away, and left his men:

Whereat the great lord of Northumberland,
Whose warlike ears could never brook retreat,
Cheer'd up the drooping army; and himself,
Lord Clifford, and lord Stafford, all a-breast,
Charg'd our main battle's front, and, breaking in,
Were by the swords of common soldiers slain.
Edw. Lord Stafford's father, duke of Buckingham,
Is either slain, or wounded dangerous:

I cleft his beaver with a downright blow;
That this is true, father, behold his blood.

shire's blood,

[Showing his bloody sword. Mont. And, brother, here's the earl of Wilt[To York, showing his. Whom I encounter'd as the battles join'd. Rich. Speak thou for me, and tell them what I did. [Throwing down the duke of Somerset's head. York. Richard hath best deserv'd of all my sons.What, is your grace dead, my lord of Somerset ? Norf. Such hope have all the line of John of Gaunt ! Rich. Thus do I hope to shake king Henry's head. War. And so do I.-Victorious prince of York, Before I see thee seated in that throne

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