King Henry the Sixth. horse of Lancaster) Duke of Gloster, uncle to the king, and protector. Duke of Bedford, uncle to the king, and regent of France. Thomas Beaufort, duke of Exeter, great uncle to the king. Henry Beaufort, great uncle to the king, bishop of Winchester, and afterwards cardinal. John Beaufort, earl of Somerset; afterwards duke. Richard Plantagenet, eldest son of Richard, late earl of Cambridge; afterwards duke of York. Earl of Salisbury. Earl of Warwick. Earl of Suffolk. Lord Talbot, afterwards earl of Shrewsbury. John Talbot, his son. Edmund Mortimer, earl of March. Mortimer's keeper, and a lawyer. Sir John Fastolfe. Sir William Glansdale. Sir William Lucy. Sir Thomas Gargrave. Mayor of London. Woodville, lieut.of the Tower. Governor of Paris. Duke of Alençon. Bastard of Orleans. Master-gunner of Orleans, and his son. General of the French forces in Bourdeaux. A porter. An old shepherd, father to Joan la Pucelle. Margaret; daughter to Reignier; afterwards mur ried to King Henry. Countess of Auvergne. Joan la Pucelle, commonly called Joan of Arc. Fiends appearing to La Pucelle, lords, warders of the Tower, heralds, officers, soldiers, messengers, and several attendunts, both on the English and French. Scene, partly in England, and partly in France. FIRST PART OF KING HENRY VI. ACT I. SCENE 1. Westminster Abbey. Dead march. Corpse of King Henry the Fifth discovered, lying in state; attended on by the Dukes of Bedford, Gloster, and Exeter; the Earl of Warwick, the Bishop of Winchester, Heralds, &c. Bedford. HUNG be the heavens with black*, yield day to night! Comets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky; And with them scourge the bad revolting stars, • Alluding to our ancient stage-practice when a tragedy was to be acted. |