His daughter, first; and then, in sequel, all,
According to their firm proposed natures.

Exe. Only, he hath not yet subscribed this :

Where your majesty demands,—that the king of France, having any occasion to write for matter of grant, shall name your highness in this form, and with this addition, in French,-Notre très cher fils Henri roi d'Angleterre, hérétier de France; and thus in Latin,—Præclarissimus filius noster Henricus, rex Angliæ, et hæres Francia.

Fr. King. Nor this I have not, brother, so denied,

But your request shall make me let it pass.

K. Hen. I pray you, then, in love and dear alliance,

Let that one article rank with the rest;

And, thereupon, give me your daughter.

Fr. King. Take her, fair son; and from her blood raise up

Issue to me; that the contending kingdoms

Of France and England, whose very shores look pale
With envy of each other's happiness,

May cease their hatred; and this dear conjunction

Plant neighbourhood and christian-like accord

In their sweet bosoms, that never war advance
His bleeding sword 'twixt England and fair France.
All. Amen!

-Notre très cher fils — and thus in Latin,- Præclarissimus filius-] It appears here as if Shakespeare intended to translate très cher by the Latin word præclarissimus; but the fact is he only, as usual, followed Holinshed. In Hall's Chronicle, however, the epithet is precharissimus.

K. Hen. Now welcome, Kate and bear me witness all, That here I kiss her as my sovereign queen.

[Flourish.

Q. Isa. God, the best maker of all marriages,
Combine your hearts in one, your realms in one!
As man and wife, being two, are one in love,
So be there 'twixt your kingdoms such a spousal,
That never may ill office, or fell jealousy,
Which troubles oft the bed of blessed marriage,
Thrust in between the paction of these kingdoms,
To make divorce of their incorporate league;
That English may as French, French Englishmen,
Receive each other!-God speak this Amen!
All. Amen!

K. Hen. Prepare we for our marriage :-on which day, My lord of Burgundy, we'll take your oath,

And all the peers', for surety of our league.

Then shall I swear to Kate, and you to me;

And may our oaths well kept and prosperous be.

Enter CHORUS.

[Flourish. Exeunt.

Thus far, with rough and all unable pen,
Our bending author hath pursu'd the story;
In little room confining mighty men,

Mangling by starts the full course of their glory.
Small time, but in that small most greatly liv'd

This star of England. Fortune made his sword,
By which the world's best garden he achiev'd,
And of it left his son imperial lord.

Henry the Sixth, in infant bands crown'd king
Of France and England, did this king succeed;
Whose state so many had the managing,

That they lost France, and made his England bleed : Which oft our stage hath shown;9 and for their sake, fair minds let this acceptance take.

In your

[Exit.

'Which oft our stage hath shown ;] Referring, of course, to the three older plays (but coming next in the historical series) upon the events of the reign of king Henry VI.

BOD

J. PAYNE COLLIER.