PERSONS REPRESENTED.

King Henry the Sixth:

Edward, Prince of Wales, his son.
Lewis XI, King of France.
Duke of Somerset. Duke of
Exeter. Earl of Oxford. Eari
of Northumberland. Earl of
Westmoreland.

ford.

Lord Clif

Lords on King
Henry's side.

Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York.
Edward, Earl of March, afterwards
King Edward IV.

Edmund, Earl of Rutland,

George, afterwards Duke of Cla

rence,

Richard, afterwards Duke of Glo

cester,

Duke of Norfolk

Marquis of Montague,

Earl of Warwick,

Earl of Pembroke,

Lord Hastings,
Lord Stafford,

Sir John Mortimer,

Sir Hugh Mortimer,

his sons.

of the Duke of York's party.

uncles to the Duke of York.

Henry, Earl of Richmond, a Youth.

Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. Sir William Stanley. Sir John Montgomery. Sir John Somerville. Tutor to Rutland. Mayor

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York. Lieutenant of the Tower. A Noble-
Two Keepers. A Huntsman.
A son

man.

that has killed his father. A father that has, killed his son.

Queen Margaret.

i

Lady Grey, afterwards Queen to Edward IV.
Bona, sister to the French Queen.

Soldiers, and other Attendants on King Henry and King Edward, Messengers, Wat Watchmen, &c.

SCENE, during part of the third act, in France; during all the rest of the play, in England.

THIRD PART OF

KING

HENRY VL

ACT I. SCENE I.

London. The Parliament - House.

Drums. Some Soldiers of York's party break in, Then, Enter the Duke of YORK, EDWARD, RICHARD, NORFOLK, MONTAGUE, WARWICK, and Others, with white roses in their hats.

War. I wonder, how the King escap'd our hands.

York. While we pursu'd the horsemen of the
north,

He slily stole away, and left his men:
Whereat the great lord of Northumberland,
Whose warlike ears could never brook retreat,
Cheer'd up the drooping army; and himself,
Lord Clifford, and lord Stafford, all a-breast,'
Charg'd our main battle's front, and, break-
ing in,

Were by the swords of common soldiers slain. Edw. Lord Stafford's father, Duke of Bukingham,

Is either slain, or wounded dangerous;
I cleft his beaver with a downright blow;
That this is true, father, behold his blood.

[Showing his bloody sword.

Mont. And, brother, here's the Earl of Willshire's blood. [To York, showing his. 'Whom I encounter'd as the battles join'd." Rich. Speak thou for me, and tell them what I did. [Throwing down the Duke

of Somerset's head.

* York, Richard had best deserv'd of all my

sons.

-

What, is your Grace dead, my lord of Somerset? Norf. Such hope have all the line of John of Gaunt!

Rich. Thus do I hope to shake King Henry's

head.

War. And so do I. Victorious Prince of
York,

Before I see thee seated in that throne
Which now the house of Lancaster usurps,
I vow by heaven, these eyes shall never close.
This is the palace of the
e fearful King,
And this the regal seat: possess it, York;
For this is thine, and not King Henry's heirs.
York. Assist me then, sweet Warwick, and I
will;

For hither we have broken in by force.

Norf. We'll all assist you; he, that flies,

shall die.

Stay by

me, my Lords;

night.

offer him

And, soldiers, stay, and lodge by me this

War. And, when the King comes, o

no violence,

Unless he seek to thrust you out by force,

[They retire. * York. The Queen, this day, here holds ber

parliament;