Life and Death

O F

RICHARD III:

With the Landing of the

Earl of RICHMOND,

ING IV.

K'Edward, &rince of Wales, afterwards Edward V. Sons to Edward

Richard, Duke of York.

George, Duke of Clarence, Brother to Edward IV.

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IV.

Richard, Duke of Gloucefter, Brother to Edward IV. afterwards King Ri

chard III.

Queen to Edward IV.

Queen Margaret, Widow of Henry VI.

Anne, Widow of Edward Prince of Wales, Son to Henry VI. afterwards mar

ried to the Duke of Gloucefter.

Dutchess of York, Mother to Edward IV, Clarence, and Richard III.

Sheriff, Purfuivant, Citizens, Ghofts of those murder'd by Richard III. with Soldiers and other Attendants.

The SCENE in England.

THE

THE

LIFE and DEATH

OF

RICHARD III, &c.

ACT 1. SCENE I

Enter Richard Duke of Glo'fter, folus.

Wreaths,

OW is the Winter of our Discontent,
Made glorious Summer by this Sun of York:
And all the Clouds that lowr'd upon our
Houfe,

In the deep Bofom of the Ocean bury'd.
Now are our Brows bound with Victorious

Our bruifed Arms hung up for Monuments;
Our ftern Alarums chang'd to merry Meetings;
Our dreadful Marches to delightful Measures.
Grim-vifag'd War hath fmooth'd his wrinkled Front;
And now inftead of mounting Barbed Steeds,
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