LENOX LIE

NEW YORK

Lord Scales, Governor of the Tower.

Sir Humphry Stafford,

Young Stafford, his Brother.

Alexander Iden, a Kentish Gentleman.

Young Clifford, Son to the Lord Clifford.

Edward Plantagenet, Sons

Richard Plantagenet,

to the Duke of York.

Vaux, A Sea Captain, and Walter Whitmore---Pirates.

A Herald.

Hume and Southwel, two Priests.

Bolingbrook, an Aftrologer.

A Spirit attending on Jordan the Witch.

Thomas Horner, an Armourer.

Peter, his Man.

Clerk of Chatham.

Mayor of St. Albans.

Simpcox, an Imposter.

Jack Cade, Bevis, Michael, John Holland, Dick the Butcher, Smith, the Weaver, and feveral others, Rebels.

Margaret, Queen to King Henry VI. Secretly in Love with the Duke of

Suffolk.

Dame Eleanor, Wife to the Duke of Gloucester.
Mother Jordan, a Witch employed by the Dutchess of Gloucester.

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Wife to Simpcox.

Petitioners, Aldermen, a Beadle, Sheriff and Officers, Citizens, with Faulconers, Guards, Meffengers, and other Attendants.

The SCENE is laid very difperfedly in feveral Parts of England.

THE

* THE SECOND PART OF

King HENRY VI.

ACT I. SCENEI.

The PALACE.

Flourish of Trumpets: then, Hautboys. Enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Salisbury, Warwick, and Beauford on the one fide: The Queen, Suffolk, York, Somerset, and Buckingham on the other.

A

SUFFOLK.

S by your high imperial Majefty
I had in charge at my depart from France,

As procurator for your Excellence,
To marry Princess Margret for your Grace;
So in the famous ancient city, Tours,

In prefence of the Kings of France and Sicil.
The dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretaigne, Alanfon,
Seven Earls, twelve Barons, twenty reverend Bishops,
I have perform'd my task, and was espous'd:
And humbly now upon my bended knee,
In fight of England and her lordly peers

Deliver up my title in the Queen

[Presenting the Queen to the King.

To your most gracious hand; that are the substance Of that great shadow I did reprefent:

:

The happieft gift that ever Marquiss gave,
The faireft Queen that ever King receiv'd.

K. Henry. Suffolk, arife. Welcome, Queen Margaret;
I can express no kinder sign of love,
Than this kind kiss. O Lord, that lend'st me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
For thou hast giv'n me, in this beauteous face,
A world of earthly blessings to my foul;
If sympathy of love unite our thoughts.

Q. Mar. Great King of England, and my gracious
lord,

The mutual conf'rence that my mind hath had,
By day, by night, waking, and in my dreams,
In courtly company, or at my beads,
With you mine alder-liefest Sovereign;
Makes me the bolder to falute my King
With ruder terms; fuch as my wit affords,
And over-joy of heart doth minifter.

K. Henry. Her fight did ravish, but her grace in

speech,

Her words y-clad with wisdom's majefty,
Make me from wondring fall to weeping joys,
Such is the fulness of my heart's content.

Lords, with one cheerful voice welcome my love.

All kneel. Long live Queen Marg'ret, England's hap

piness!

Q. Mar. We thank you all.

[Flourish.

Suff. My lord protector, so it please your grace,

Here are the articles of contracted Peace,
Between our Sovereign and the French King Charles,
For eighteen months concluded by consent.

Glo. [reads.] Imprimis, It is agreed between the French King, Charles, and William de la Pole Marquiss of Suffolk, Ambassador for Henry King of England, that the faid Henry all espouse the lady Margaret, daughter unto Reignier King of Naples, Sicilia, and Jerufalem, and crown her Queen of England, ere the thirtieth of

May next enfuing.