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Lord Scales, Governor of the Tower,
Sir Humphry Stafford.

Toung Stafford, his Brother.

Alexander Iden, a Kentish Gentleman.
Young Clifford, Son to the Lord Clifford.

Edward Plantagenet, & Sons to the Duke
Richard Plantagenet, S

of York.

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

Hume and Southwel, 2 Priests.

Bolingbrook, an Aftrologer.

A Spirit, attending on Jordan the Witche

Thomas Horner, an Armourer.

Feter, his Man.

Clerk of Chatham.

Mayor of St. Albans.

Simpcox, an Impostor.

Jack Cade, Bevis, Michael, John Holland, Dick the Butchers Smith the Weaver, and several 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 employ'd by the Dutchess of Gloucester.
Wife to Simpcox.

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

The SCENE is laid very dispersedly in several Parts of England.

The SECOND PART of (1)

King HENRY VI.

SCENE, 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.

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SUFFOLK.

SS by your high imperial Majesty
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

(1) The Second Part of K. Henry VI.] This and the third part of K. Henry VI. contain that troublesom Period of this Prince's Reign, which took in the whole Contention betwixt the two Houses of Tork and Lancaster: And under that Title were these

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And humbly now upon my bended knee,
In fight of England and her lordly peers

[Presenting the Queen to the King.

Deliver up my title in the Queen

To your moft gracious hand; that are the substance

Of that great shadow I did represent:

The happiest gift that ever Marquiss gave,

The fairest 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;

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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; such as my wit affords,
And over-joy of heart doth minister.

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

Her words y-clad with wisdom's majesty,

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,

these two Plays first acted and published. The present Scene opens with K. Henry's Marriage, which was in the 23d Year of his Reign; and closes with the first Battle fought at St. Albans, and won by the York Faction, in the 33d Year of his Reign. So that it comprizes the History and Transactions of to Years.

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