Duke of Bucking-` ham, Duke of Somerset, of the King's party. Duke of Suffolk, Earl of Salisbury, of the York Earl of Warwick, faltion." Lord Clifford, of the King's party. Lord Scales, Governor of the Sir John Stanley. Young Clifford, fon to the Lord Edward Planta genet. Richard Planta genet, fons to the Duke Vaux, a fea captain, and Walter A Herald. Hume and Southwell, two priefs. witch. Thomas Horner, an armourer. Clerk of Chatham. Margaret, Queen to K. Henry VI. Dame Eleanor, wife to the Duke of Gloucefter Mother Jordan, a witch employ'd Petitioners, Aldermen, a Beadle, The SCENE is laid very difperfedly in feveral parts of England. This and the third part were firft written under the title of The contention of York and Lancaster, printed in 1607; but fince vastly improved by the author. Mr. Pope. 1 A VOL. V. ACT ACT I. SCENE I. The palace. Flourish of trumpets: then hautboys. Enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Salisbury, Warwick, and Beaufort, on the one fide: the Queen, Suffolk, York, Somerset, and Buckingham, on the other. Suf *. As S by your high imperial Majefty To marry Princefs Margret for your Grace; In prefence of the Kings of France and Sicil, The Dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretagne, Alanfon, [prefenting the Queen to the King. To your moft gracious hand; that are the fubftance Of that great fhadow I did reprefent; The happiest gift that ever Marquis gave, The fairest Queen that ever King receiv'd. K. Henry. Suffolk, arife. Welcome, Queen Margaret; I can exprefs no kinder fign of love, Than this kind kifs. O Lord, that lend'ft me life, For thou haft giv'n me in this beauteous face, A world of earthly bleffings to my foul, If fympathy of love unite our thoughts. 2. Mar. Great King of England, and my gracious The mutual conf'rence that my mind hath had, [Lord. By day, by night, waking, and in my dreams, In courtly company, or at my beads, With you mine alder-lieviest Sovereign; K. Henry. Vide Hall's Chronicle, fol. 66. year 23. init. Mr. Pope. [fpeech, K. Henry. Her fight did ravish, but her grace in Her words y-clad with wifdom's majesty, Make me from wond'ring fall to weeping joys, Such is the fulness of my heart's content. Lords, with one chearful voice welcome my love. All kneel. Long live Queen Margret, England's happiness! 2. Mar. We thank you all. [Flourish. Suf. My Lord Protector, fo it please your Grace, Here are the articles of contracted peace, Between our Sovereign and the French King Charles, For eighteen months concluded by confent. Glo. [reads] Imprimis, It is agreed between the French King, Charles, and William de la Pole Marquis of Suffolk, Ambaffador for Henry King of England, that the faid Henry fball efpoufe the Lady Margaret, daughter unto Reignier King of Naples, Sicilia, and Ferufalem, and crown her Queen of England, ere the thirtieth of May next enfuing. Item, That the duchy of Anjou, and the county of Maine, fhall be releafed and delivered to the King her fa Lets fall the paper. ther. K. Henry. Uncle, how now? Some fudden qualm hath struck me to the heart, K. Henry. Uncle of Winchefter, I pray, read on. Win. Item, That the duchies of Anjou and Maine fall be releafed and delivered to the King her father, and foe fent over of the King of England's own proper coft and charges, without having any dowry. K. Henry. They please us well. kneel you down; Lord Marquis We here create thee the firft Duke of Suffolk, We thank you for all this great favour done, Come, Come, let us in, and with all speed provide [Exeunt King, Queen, and Suffolk. SCENE II. Manent the ref. Glo. Brave Peers of England, pillars of the state, In winter's cold, and fummer's parching heat, How France and Frenchmen might be kept in awe? And fhall thefe labours and thefe honours diet Car. Nephew, what means this paffionate difcourfe}? This peroration with fuch circumftances? For France, 'tis ours; and we will keep it fill. Glo. Ay, uncle, we will keep it if we can ; But now it is impoffible we should. Suffolk, the new-made Duke, that rules the roaft, Agrees |