mir'd for meed, go back again, fend you to my brother Glofter; -eward you better for my life,

ard will for tidings of my death.

You are deceiv'd, your brother Glofter hates

-d.

and he holds me dear:

Ay, fo we will.

ell him, when that our princely father York three fons with his victorious arm,

d us from his foul to love each other, ought of this divided friendship :

r think on this, and he will weep.

Ay, mill-ftones; as he lesson'd us to weep. do not flander him, for he is kind.

Right, as fnow in harvest.-Come, you deceive yourself;

at sends us to destroy you here.

cannot be; for he bewept my fortune, q'd me in his arms, and swore, with fobs, would labour my delivery.

Why, fo he doth, when he delivers you earth's thraldom to the joys of heaven.

a Murd.

2 Murd. Make peace with God, for you must die, my lord. Clar. Haft thou that holy feeling in thy foul,

To counsel me to make my peace with God,
And art thou yet to thy own foul fo blind,

That thou wilt war with God by murdering me?-
Ah, firs, confider, he, that set you on

To do this deed, will hate you for the deed.

2 Murd. What shall we do?

Clar.

Relent, and fave your souls.

1 Murd. Relent! 'tis cowardly, and womanish. Clar. Not to relent, is beastly, favage, devilish.— Which of you, if you were a prince's fon,

Being pent from liberty, as I am now,—

If two fuch murderers as yourselves came to you,-
Would not entreat for life?-

My friend, I spy fome pity in thy looks;

O, if thine eye be not a flatterer,

Come thou on my fide, and entreat for me, would beg, were you in my

As you diftrefs. A begging prince what beggar pities not?

2 Murd. Look behind you, my lord.

1 Murd. Take that, and that; if all this will not do.

I'll drown you in the malmfey-butt within.

[Stabs him.

[Exit, with the body. 2 Murd. A bloody deed, and defperately defpatch'd! How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands

Of this most grievous guilty murder done!

Re-enter firft Murderer.

1 Murd. How now? what mean`ft thou, that thou help'st

me not?

By heaven, the duke shall know how flack you have been.

ACT

ACT

K. Edw. Why, fo:-now have I d
work ;-

You peers, continue this united league
I every day expect an embassage

From my Redeemer to redeem me hence
And more in peace my foul fhall part to
Since I have made my friends at peace
Rivers, and Haftings, take each other's
Diffemble not your hatred, fwear your

Riv. By heaven, my foul is purg'd fr
And with my hand I seal my true heart
Haft. So thrive I, as I truly swear th

K. Edw. Take heed, you dally not b Left he, that is the fupreme King of ki Confound your hidden falfehood, and a Either of you to be the other's end.

Haft. So prosper I, as I fwear perfec Riv. And I, as I love Hastings with K. Edw. Madam, yourself are not ex Nor your fon Dorfet,-Buckingham, n You have been factious one against the Wife, love lord Haftings, let him kifs And what you do, do it unfeignedly.

me happy in your unity.

henever Buckingham doth turn his hate

grace, [to the Queen.] but with all duteous

love

h you,

and yours,

God punish me

in those where I expect moft love! ve most need to employ a friend, ffured that he is a friend,

ow, treacherous, and full of guile, me! this do I beg of heaven,

cold in love, to you, or yours.

[Embracing RIVERS, &c.

A pleafing cordial, princely Buckingham,

wow unto my fickly heart.

ceth now our brother Glofter here,

e bleffed period of this peace.

ad in good time, here comes the noble duke.

Enter GLOSTER.

d-morrow to my fovereign king, and queen; ely peers, a happy time of day!

Happy, indeed, as we have spent the day :have done deeds of charity;

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