KING HENRY the Sixth. HUMPHREY, Duke of Gloucester, his uncle. CARDINAL BEAUFORT, Bishop of Winchester, great-uncle to the King. RICHARD PLANTAGENET, Duke of York. EDWARD and RICHARD, his sons. DUKE OF SOMERSET. DUKE OF Suffolk. DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. LORD CLIFFORD. Young CLIFFORD, his son. EARL OF SALISBURY. EARL OF WARWICK. LORD SCALES. LORD SAY. SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD, and WILLIAM STAFFORD, his brother. SIR JOHN STANLEY. VAUX. MATTHEW GOFFE'. A Sea-captain, Master, and Master's-Mate, and WALTER WHITMORE. Two Gentlemen, prisoners with Suffolk. JOHN HUME and JOHN SOUTHWELL, priests. BOLINGBROKE, a conjurer. THOMAS HORNER, an armourer. PETER, his man. Clerk of Chatham. Mayor of Saint Alban's. SIMPCOX, an impostor. ALEXANDER IDEN, a Kentish gentleman. JACK CADE, a rebel. George Bevis, JOHN HOLLAND, DICK the butcher, SMITH the weaver, MICHAEL, &c., followers of Cade. Two Murderers. MARGARET, Queen to King Henry. ELEANOR, Duchess of Gloucester. MARGARET JOURDAIN, a witch. Wife to Simpcox. Lords, Ladies, and Attendants, Petitioners, Aldermen, a Herald, a Beadle, Sheriff, and Officers, Citizens, 'Prentices, Falconers, Guards, Soldiers, Messengers, &c. A Spirit. 1 DRAMATIS PERSONE.] First given imperfectly by Rowe. 2 MATTHEW GOFFE.] Edd. (French conj.). om. Rowe. THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY VI. ACT I. SCENE I. London. The palace. Flourish of trumpets: then hautboys. Enter, THE KING, HUMPHREY, Duke of Gloucester, SALISBURY, WARWICK, and CARDINAL BEAUFORT, on the one side; THE QUEEN, SUFFOLK, YORK, SOMERSET, and BUCKINGHAM, on the other. Suf. As by your high imperial majesty I had in charge at my depart for France, To marry Princess Margaret for your grace, So, in the famous ancient city Tours, In presence of the Kings of France and Sicil, 5 The Dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretagne and Alençon, Seven earls, twelve barons, and twenty reverend bishops, I have perform'd my task and was espoused: London.] Capell. The palace.] Scene, the Palace. 1 by] from Lettsom conj. 2 for] FF from F3F4. 7 Calaber, Bretagne and] Bretagne Hanmer. and] F. om. F2F3F4. 9 have perform'd] did perform Hudson (Lettsom conj.), from (Qq).. And humbly now upon my bended knee, To your most gracious hands, that are the substance The happiest gift that ever marquess gave, King. Suffolk, arise. Welcome, Queen Margaret : I can express no kinder sign of love Than this kind kiss. O Lord, that lends me life, For Thou hast given me in this beauteous face If sympathy of love unite our thoughts. Queen. Great King of England and my gracious lord, The mutual conference that my mind hath had, 25 By day, by night, waking and in my dreams, In courtly company or at my beads, With you, mine alder-liefest sovereign, 30 King. Her sight did ravish; but her grace in speech, Her words y-clad with wisdom's majesty, Makes me from wondering fall to weeping joys; 35 Lords, with one cheerful voice welcome my love. All [kneeling]. Long live Queen Margaret, England's happiness! 13 To...are] Unto your excellence, that art Seymour conj., from (Qq). hands] F hand F‚F3F 19 lends] lend'st Rowe (ed. 2). 28 alder-liefest] Alder liefest (in italics) Ff. aller-liefest Malone conj. 34 Makes] FF2. Make F3F4 wondering fall to weeping] Wondring, fall to Weeping FF2. wondring, fall to weeping F3F4 37 All [kneeling]. All kneel. Ff. Queen. We thank you all. [Flourish. Suff. My lord protector, so it please your grace, 40 Glou. [Reads] Imprimis, It is agreed between the French king Charles and William de la Pole, Marquess of Suffolk, ambassador for Henry King of England, that the said Henry shall espouse the Lady Margaret, daughter unto Reignier King of Naples, Sicilia and Jerusalem, and crown her Queen of England ere the thirtieth of May next ensuing. Item, that the duchy of Anjou and the county of Maine shall be released and delivered to the king her father-' [Lets the paper fall. King. Uncle, how now! Glou. Pardon me, gracious lord; 50 Some sudden qualm hath struck me at the heart, And dimm'd mine eyes, that I can read no further. King. Uncle of Winchester, I pray, read on. Car. [Reads] Item, It is further agreed between them, that the duchies of Anjou and Maine shall be released and delivered over to the king her father, and she sent over of the King of England's own proper cost and charges, without having any dowry.' us well. Lord marquess, kneel King. They please us well. down: We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, 46 unto] to (Qq) Capell. 48 duchy...county of Maine] dutchies of 49 father-] Malone. father. Ff. fa. 51 at] to F. 60 54 [Reads] om. Ff. [taking the paper 57 any] om. Malone. 58 kneel] kneel you Pope. kneel thee |