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Shakespeare's First Folio Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Shakespeare's First Folio novel. A total of 691 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Shakespeare's First Folio/35 Plays.by William Shakespeare.To the Reader.This Figure
Shakespeare's First Folio/35 Plays.by William Shakespeare.To the Reader.This Figure, that thou here feest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut: Wherein the Grauer had a strife with Naure, to out-doo the life: O, could he but haue dravvne his vvit A
- 301 Dowg. Yea, or to night Vern. Content Hotsp. To night, say I Vern. Come, come, it may not be.I wonder much, being me[n] of such great leading as you are That you fore-see not what impediments Drag backe our expedition: certaine Horse Of my Cousin Vernons a
- 302 Kin. These things indeed you haue articulated, Proclaim'd at Market Crosses, read in Churches, To face the Garment of Rebellion With some fine colour, that may please the eye Of fickle Changelings, and poore Discontents, Which gape, and rub the Elbow
- 303 Blu. I was not borne to yeeld, thou haughty Scot, And thou shalt finde a King that will reuenge Lords Staffords death.Fight, Blunt is slaine, then enters Hotspur.Hot. O Dowglas, hadst thou fought at Holmedon thus I neuer had triumphed o're a Scot Dow
- 304 Hot. If I mistake not, thou art Harry Monmouth Prin. Thou speak'st as if I would deny my name Hot. My name is Harrie Percie Prin. Why then I see a very valiant rebel of that name.I am the Prince of Wales, and thinke not Percy, To share with me in glo
- 305 My Selfe, and you Sonne Harry will towards Wales, To fight with Glendower, and the Earle of March.Rebellion in this Land shall lose his way, Meeting the Checke of such another day: And since this Businesse so faire is done, Let vs not leaue till all our o
- 306 For from his Mettle, was his Party steel'd; Which once, in him abated, all the rest Turn'd on themselues, like dull and heauy Lead: And as the Thing, that's heauy in it selfe, Vpon enforcement, flyes with greatest speede, So did our Men, he
- 307 Iust. To punish you by the heeles, would amend the attention of your eares, & I care not if I be your Physitian Fal. I am as poore as Iob, my Lord; but not so Patient: your Lords.h.i.+p may minister the Potion of imprisonment to me, in respect of Pouertie
- 308 And being now trimm'd in thine owne desires, Thou (beastly Feeder) art so full of him, That thou prouok'st thy selfe to cast him vp.So, so, (thou common Dogge) did'st thou disgorge Thy glutton-bosome of the Royall Richard, And now thou woul
- 309 Fal. As I am a Gentleman. Come, no more words of it Host. By this Heauenly ground I tread on, I must be faine to p.a.w.ne both my Plate, and the Tapistry of my dyning Chambers Fal. Gla.s.ses, gla.s.ses, is the onely drinking: and for thy walles a pretty s
- 310 Page. Marry (my Lord) Althea dream'd, she was deliuer'd of a Firebrand, and therefore I call him hir dream Prince. A Crownes-worth of good Interpretation: There it is, Boy Poin. O that this good Blossome could bee kept from Cankers: Well, there
- 311 But I must goe, and meet with Danger there, Or it will seeke me in another place, And finde me worse prouided Wife. O flye to Scotland, Till that the n.o.bles, and the armed Commons, Haue of their Puissance made a little taste Lady. If they get ground, an
- 312 Host. No, good Captaine Pistol: not heere, sweete Captaine Dol. Captaine? thou abhominable d.a.m.n'd Cheater, art thou not asham'd to be call'd Captaine? If Captaines were of my minde, they would trunchion you out, for taking their Names vp
- 313 Fal. Thou do'st giue me flatt'ring Busses Dol. Nay truely, I kisse thee with a most constant heart Fal. I am olde, I am olde Dol. I loue thee better, then I loue ere a scuruie young Boy of them all Fal. What Stuffe wilt thou haue a Kirtle of? I
- 314 King. Goe, call the Earles of Surrey, and of Warwick: But ere they come, bid them ore-reade these Letters, And well consider of them: make good speed.Enter.How many thousand of my poorest Subiects Are at this howre asleepe? O Sleepe, O gentle Sleepe, Natu
- 315 Shal. What thinke you (Sir Iohn) a good limb'd fellow: yong, strong, and of good friends Fal. Is thy name Mouldie?Moul. Yea, if it please you Fal. 'Tis the more time thou wert vs'd Shal. Ha, ha, ha, most excellent. Things that are mouldie,
- 316 Fal. Old, old, M[aster]. Shallow Shal. Nay, she must be old, she cannot choose but be old: certaine shee's old: and had Robin Night-worke, by old Night-worke, before I came to Clements Inne Sil. That's fiftie fiue yeeres agoe Shal. Hah, Cousin S
- 317 Turning your Bookes to Graues, your Inke to Blood, Your Pennes to Launces, and your Tongue diuine To a lowd Trumpet, and a Point of Warre Bish. Wherefore doe I this? so the Question stands.Briefely to this end: Wee are all diseas'd, And with our surf
- 318 West. I pledge your Grace: And if you knew what paines I haue bestow'd, To breede this present Peace, You would drinke freely: but my loue to ye, Shall shew it selfe more openly hereafter Bish. I doe not doubt you West. I am glad of it.Health to my L
- 319 West. Retreat is made, and Execution stay'd Iohn. Send Colleuile, with his Confederates, To Yorke, to present Execution.Blunt, leade him hence, and see you guard him sure.Exit with Colleuile.And now dispatch we toward the Court (my Lords) I heare the
- 320 Glo. This Apoplexie will (certaine) be his end King. I pray you take me vp, and beare me hence Into some other Chamber: softly 'pray.Let there be no noyse made (my gentle friends) Vnlesse some dull and fauourable hand Will whisper Musicke to my weari
- 321 King. O my Sonne!Heauen put it in thy minde to take it hence, That thou might'st ioyne the more, thy Fathers loue, Pleading so wisely, in excuse of it.Come hither Harrie, sit thou by my bedde, And heare (I thinke, the very latest Counsell That euer I
- 322 Warw. Hee's walk'd the way of Nature, And to our purposes, he liues no more Ch.Iust. I would his Maiesty had call'd me with him, The seruice, that I truly did his life, Hath left me open to all iniuries War. Indeed I thinke the yong King lo
- 323 Dau. Your Wors.h.i.+p: Ile be with you straight. A cup of Wine, sir?Sil. A Cup of Wine, that's briske and fine, & drinke vnto the Leman mine: and a merry heart liues long-a Fal. Well said, M[aster]. Silence Sil. If we shall be merry, now comes in the
- 324 Enter Hostesse Quickly, Dol Teare-sheete, and Beadles.Hostesse. No, thou arrant knaue: I would I might dy, that I might haue thee hang'd: Thou hast drawne my shoulder out of ioynt Off. The Constables haue deliuer'd her ouer to mee: and shee shal
- 325 Exit King.Fal. Master Shallow, I owe you a thousand pound Shal. I marry Sir Iohn, which I beseech you to let me haue home with me Fal. That can hardly be, M[aster]. Shallow, do not you grieue at this: I shall be sent for in priuate to him: Looke you, he m
- 326 The Life of Henry the Fift Enter Prologue.O For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen of Inuention: A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, a.s.sume t
- 327 Bish.Can. They of those Marches, gracious Soueraign, Shall be a Wall sufficient to defend Our in-land from the pilfering Borderers King. We do not meane the coursing s.n.a.t.c.hers onely, But feare the maine intendment of the Scot, Who hath been still a g
- 328 Nym. I am not Barbason, you cannot coniure mee: I haue an humor to knocke you indifferently well: If you grow fowle with me Pistoll, I will scoure you with my Rapier, as I may, in fayre tearmes. If you would walke off, I would p.r.i.c.ke your guts a littl
- 329 King. Alas, your too much loue and care of me, Are heauy Orisons 'gainst this poore wretch: If little faults proceeding on distemper, Shall not be wink'd at, how shall we stretch our eye When capitall crimes, chew'd, swallow'd, and dig
- 330 Therefore the Dukes of Berry and of Britaine, Of Brabant and of Orleance, shall make forth, And you Prince Dolphin, with all swift dispatch To lyne and new repayre our Townes of Warre With men of courage, and with meanes defendant: For England his approac
- 331 Nim. These be good humors: your Honor wins bad humors.Enter.Boy. As young as I am, I haue obseru'd these three Swashers: I am Boy to them all three, but all they three, though they would serue me, could not be Man to me; for indeed three such Antique
- 332 Kath. I'ay gaynie diux mots d' Anglois vistement, coment appelle vous le ongles?Alice. Le ongles, les appellons de Nayles Kath. De Nayles escoute: dites moy, si ie parle bien: de Hand, de Fingres, e de Nayles Alice. C'est bien dict Madame,
- 333 Gower. What doe you call him?Flu. Hee is call'd aunchient Pistoll Gower. I know him not.Enter Pistoll.Flu. Here is the man Pist. Captaine, I thee beseech to doe me fauours: the Duke of Exeter doth loue thee well Flu. I, I prayse G.o.d, and I haue me
- 334 Const. Indeed my Lord, it is a most absolute and excellent Horse Dolph. It is the Prince of Palfrayes, his Neigh is like the bidding of a Monarch, and his countenance enforces Homage Orleance. No more Cousin Dolph. Nay, the man hath no wit, that cannot fr
- 335 Const. You haue shot ouer Orleance. 'Tis not the first time you were ouer-shot.Enter a Messenger.Mess. My Lord high Constable, the English lye within fifteene hundred paces of your Tents Const. Who hath measur'd the ground? Mess. The Lord Grandp
- 336 King. And his Kinsman too Pist. The Figo for thee then King. I thanke you: G.o.d be with you Pist. My name is Pistol call'd.Enter. King. It sorts well with your fiercenesse.Manet King.Enter Fluellen and Gower.Gower. Captaine Fluellen Flu. 'So, i
- 337 Exit Souldiers.King. Indeede the French may lay twentie French Crownes to one, they will beat vs, for they beare them on their shoulders: but it is no English Treason to cut French Crownes, and to morrow the King himselfe will be a Clipper.Vpon the King,
- 338 Exe. Farwell kind Lord: fight valiantly to day Bedf. He is as full of Valour as of Kindnesse, Princely in both.Enter the King.West. O that we now had here But one ten thousand of those men in England, That doe no worke to day King. What's he that wis
- 339 French. Que dit il Mounsieur?Boy. Il me commande a vous dire que vous faite vous prest, car ce soldat icy est disposee tout asture de couppes vostre gorge Pist. Owy, cuppele gorge permafoy pesant, vnlesse thou giue me Crownes, braue Crownes; or mangled sh
- 340 King. I was not angry since I came to France, Vntill this instant. Take a Trumpet Herald, Ride thou vnto the Hors.e.m.e.n on yond hill: If they will fight with vs, bid them come downe, Or voyde the field: they do offend our sight.If they'l do neither
- 341 Strikes him.Flu. 'Sblud, an arrant Traytor as anyes in the Vniuersall World, or in France, or in England Gower. How now Sir? you Villaine Will. Doe you thinke Ile be forsworne?Flu. Stand away Captaine Gower, I will giue Treason his payment into plowe
- 342 Pist. Not for Cadwallader and all his Goats Flu. There is one Goat for you.Strikes him.Will you be so good, scauld Knaue, as eate it?Pist. Base Troian, thou shalt dye Flu. You say very true, scauld Knaue, when G.o.ds will is: I will desire you to liue in
- 343 Lady. Ouy verayment (sauf vostre Grace) ainsi dit il King. I said so, deare Katherine, and I must not blush to affirme it Kath. O bon Dieu, les langues des hommes sont plein de tromperies King. What sayes she, faire one? that the tongues of men are full o
- 344 Exet. Onely he hath not yet subscribed this: Where your Maiestie demands, That the King of France hauing any occasion to write for matter of Graunt, shall name your Highnesse in this forme, and with this addition, in French: Nostre trescher filz Henry Roy
- 345 Mes. My gracious Lords, to adde to your laments, Wherewith you now bedew King Henries hea.r.s.e, I must informe you of a dismall fight, Betwixt the stout Lord Talbot, and the French Win. What? wherein Talbot ouercame, is't so?3.Mes. O no: wherein Lor
- 346 Loe, whilest I wayted on my tender Lambes, And to Sunnes parching heat display'd my cheekes, G.o.ds Mother deigned to appeare to me, And in a Vision full of Maiestie, Will'd me to leaue my base Vocation, And free my Countrey from Calamitie: Her
- 347 Draw men, for all this priuiledged place, Blew Coats to Tawny Coats. Priest, beware your Beard, I meane to tugge it, and to cuffe you soundly.Vnder my feet I stampe thy Cardinalls Hat: In spight of Pope, or dignities of Church, Here by the Cheekes Ile dra
- 348 Sir Thomas Gargraue, hast thou any life?Speake vnto Talbot, nay, looke vp to him.Salisbury cheare thy Spirit with this comfort, Thou shalt not dye whiles- He beckens with his hand, and smiles on me: As who should say, When I am dead and gone, Remember to
- 349 Bur. Traitors haue neuer other company.But what's that Puzell whom they tearme so pure?Tal. A Maid, they say Bed. A Maid? And be so martiall?Bur. Pray G.o.d she proue not masculine ere long: If vnderneath the Standard of the French She carry Armour,
- 350 Come hither Captaine, you perceiue my minde.Whispers.Capt. I doe my Lord, and meane accordingly.Exeunt.Enter Countesse. Count. Porter, remember what I gaue in charge, And when you haue done so, bring the Keyes to me Port. Madame, I will.Enter.Count. The P
- 351 Suff. I pluck this red Rose, with young Somerset, And say withall, I thinke he held the right Vernon. Stay Lords and Gentlemen, and pluck no more Till you conclude, that he vpon whose side The fewest Roses are cropt from the Tree, Shall yeeld the other in
- 352 And now declare sweet Stem from Yorkes great Stock, Why didst thou say of late thou wert despis'd?Rich. First, leane thine aged Back against mine Arme, And in that ease, Ile tell thee my Disease.This day in argument vpon a Case, Some words there grew
- 353 Beleeue me, Lords, my tender yeeres can tell, Ciuill dissention is a viperous Worme, That gnawes the Bowels of the Common-wealth.A noyse within, Downe with the Tawny-Coats.King. What tumult's this?Warw. An Vprore, I dare warrant, Begun through malice
- 354 Exet. I, we may march in England, or in France, Not seeing what is likely to ensue: This late dissention growne betwixt the Peeres, Burnes vnder fained ashes of forg'd loue, And will at last breake out into a flame, As festred members rot but by degr
- 355 Bedf. Lord Talbot, doe not so dishonour me: Here will I sit, before the Walls of Roan, And will be partner of your weale or woe Burg. Couragious Bedford, let vs now perswade you Bedf. Not to be gone from hence: for once I read, That stout Pendragon, in hi
- 356 Burg. Speake on, but be not ouer-tedious Pucell. Looke on thy Country, look on fertile France, And see the Cities and the Townes defac't, By wasting Ruine of the cruell Foe, As lookes the Mother on her lowly Babe, When Death doth close his tender-dyi
- 357 And now Lord Protector, view the Letter Sent from our Vnckle Duke of Burgundy Glo. What meanes his Grace, that he hath chaung'd his Stile?No more but plaine and bluntly? (To the King.) Hath he forgot he is his Soueraigne?Or doth this churlish Supersc
- 358 Enter Generall aloft.English Iohn Talbot (Captaines) call you forth, Seruant in Armes to Harry King of England, And thus he would. Open your Citie Gates, Be humble to vs, call my Soueraigne yours, And do him homage as obedient Subiects, And Ile withdraw m
- 359 Talb. Part of thy Father may be sau'd in thee Iohn. No part of him, but will be shame in mee Talb. Thou neuer hadst Renowne, nor canst not lose it Iohn. Yes, your renowned Name: shall flight abuse it?Talb. Thy Fathers charge shal cleare thee from y s
- 360 Pucel. I thinke this vpstart is old Talbots Ghost, He speakes with such a proud commanding spirit: For G.o.ds sake let him haue him, to keepe them here, They would but stinke, and putrifie the ayre Char. Go take their bodies hence Lucy. Ile beare them hen
- 361 They hang their heads.No hope to haue redresse? My body shall Pay recompence, if you will graunt my suite.They shake their heads.Cannot my body, nor blood-sacrifice, Intreate you to your wonted furtherance?Then take my soule; my body, soule, and all, Befo
- 362 Mar. To be a Queene in bondage, is more vile, Than is a slaue, in base seruility: For Princes should be free Suf. And so shall you, If happy Englands Royall King be free Mar. Why what concernes his freedome vnto mee?Suf. Ile vndertake to make thee Henries
- 363 Yorke. Take her away, for she hath liu'd too long, To fill the world with vicious qualities Puc. First let me tell you whom you haue condemn'd; Not me, begotten of a Shepheard Swaine, But issued from the Progeny of Kings.Vertuous and Holy, chose
- 364 Glo. So should I giue consent to flatter sinne, You know (my Lord) your Highnesse is betroath'd Vnto another Lady of esteeme, How shall we then dispense with that contract, And not deface your Honor with reproach?Suf. As doth a Ruler with vnlawfull O
- 365 Glo. I Vnckle, we will keepe it, if we can: But now it is impossible we should.Suffolke, the new made Duke that rules the rost, Hath giuen the Dutchy of Aniou and Mayne, Vnto the poore King Reignier, whose large style Agrees not with the leannesse of his
- 366 Ex[it]. Hum[frey]Eli. Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon
- 367 Enter the King, Duke Humfrey, Cardinall, Buckingham, Yorke, Salisbury, Warwicke, and the d.u.c.h.esse.King. For my part, n.o.ble Lords, I care not which, Or Somerset, or Yorke, all's one to me Yorke. If Yorke haue ill demean'd himselfe in France
- 368 Humf. Sirrha, or you must fight, or else be hang'd King. Away with them to Prison: and the day of Combat, shall be the last of the next moneth. Come Somerset, wee'le see thee sent away.Flourish. Exeunt.Enter the Witch, the two Priests, and Bulli
- 369 Card. Thy Heauen is on Earth, thine Eyes & Thoughts Beat on a Crowne, the Treasure of thy Heart, Pernitious Protector, dangerous Peere, That smooth'st it so with King and Common-weale Glost. What, Cardinall?Is your Priest-hood growne peremptorie?Tant
- 370 Glost. 'Ma.s.se, thou lou'dst Plummes well, that would'st venture so Simpc. Alas, good Master, my Wife desired some Damsons, and made me climbe, with danger of my Life Glost. A subtill Knaue, but yet it shall not serue: Let me see thine Eye
- 371 Yorke. Now my good Lords of Salisbury & Warwick, Our simple Supper ended, giue me leaue, In this close Walke, to satisfie my selfe, In crauing your opinion of my t.i.tle, Which is infallible, to Englands Crowne Salisb. My Lord, I long to heare it at full
- 372 Armorer. Masters, I am come hither as it were vpon my Mans instigation, to proue him a Knaue, and my selfe an honest man: and touching the Duke of Yorke, I will take my death, I neuer meant him any ill, nor the King, nor the Queene: and therefore Peter ha
- 373 Queene. Can you not see? or will ye not obserue The strangenesse of his alter'd Countenance?With what a Maiestie he beares himselfe, How insolent of late he is become, How prowd, how peremptorie, and vnlike himselfe.We know the time since he was mild
- 374 Exit Gloster.King. My Lords, what to your wisdomes seemeth best, Doe, or vndoe, as if our selfe were here Queene. What, will your Highnesse leaue the Parliament?King. I Margaret: my heart is drown'd with griefe, Whose floud begins to flowe within min
- 375 Say that he thriue, as 'tis great like he will, Why then from Ireland come I with my strength, And reape the Haruest which that Rascall sow'd.For Humfrey; being dead, as he shall be, And Henry put apart: the next for me.Enter.Enter two or three
- 376 War. That shall I do my Liege; Stay Salsburie With the rude mult.i.tude, till I returne King. O thou that iudgest all things, stay my thoghts: My thoughts, that labour to perswade my soule, Some violent hands were laid on Humfries life: If my suspect be f
- 377 Suf. You bad me ban, and will you bid me leaue?Now by the ground that I am banish'd from, Well could I curse away a Winters night, Though standing naked on a Mountaine top, Where byting cold would neuer let gra.s.se grow, And thinke it but a minute s
- 378 2.Gent. And so will I, and write home for it straight Whitm. I lost mine eye in laying the prize aboord, And therefore to reuenge it, shalt thou dye, And so should these, if I might haue my will Lieu. Be not so rash, take ransome, let him liue Suf. Looke
- 379 Beuis. Thou hast hit it: for there's no better signe of a braue minde, then a hard hand Hol. I see them, I see them: There's Bests Sonne, the Tanner of Wingham Beuis. Hee shall haue the skinnes of our enemies, to make Dogges Leather of Hol. And
- 380 Mich. Where's our Generall?Cade. Heere I am thou particular fellow Mich. Fly, fly, fly, Sir Humfrey Stafford and his brother are hard by, with the Kings Forces Cade. Stand villaine, stand, or Ile fell thee downe: he shall be encountred with a man as
- 381 I feare me (Loue) if that I had beene dead, Thou would'st not haue mourn'd so much for me Qu. No my Loue, I should not mourne, but dye for thee.Enter a Messenger.King. How now? What newes? Why com'st thou in such haste?Mes. The Rebels are i
- 382 Dic. What say you of Kent Say. Nothing but this: 'Tis bona terra, mala gens Cade. Away with him, away with him, he speaks Latine Say. Heare me but speake, and beare mee wher'e you will: Kent, in the Commentaries Caesar writ, Is term'd the c
- 383 Exeunt. omnes.Sound Trumpets. Enter King, Queene, and Somerset on the Tarras.King. Was euer King that ioy'd an earthly Throne, And could command no more content then I?No sooner was I crept out of my Cradle, But I was made a King, at nine months olde
- 384 And now like Aiax Telamonius, On Sheepe or Oxen could I spend my furie.I am farre better borne then is the king: More like a King, more Kingly in my thoughts.But I must make faire weather yet a while, Till Henry be more weake, and I more strong.Buckingham
- 385 Clif. Take heede least by your heate you burne your selues: King. Why Warwicke, hath thy knee forgot to bow?Old Salsbury, shame to thy siluer haire, Thou mad misleader of thy brain-sicke sonne, What wilt thou on thy death-bed play the Ruffian?And seeke fo
- 386 Clif. But that my hearts on future mischeefe set, I would speake blasphemy ere bid you flye: But flye you must: Vncureable discomfite Reignes in the hearts of all our present parts.Away for your releefe, and we will liue To see their day, and them our For
- 387 Westm. But when the Duke is slaine, they'le quickly flye Henry. Farre be the thought of this from Henries heart, To make a Shambles of the Parliament House.Cousin of Exeter, frownes, words, and threats, Shall be the Warre that Henry meanes to vse.Tho
- 388 He stampes with his foot, and the Souldiers shew themselues.Henry. My Lord of Warwick, heare but one word, Let me for this my life time reigne as King Plant. Confirme the Crowne to me and to mine Heires, And thou shalt reigne in quiet while thou liu'
- 389 Exet. And I, I hope, shall reconcile them all.Enter.Flourish. Enter Richard, Edward, and Mountague.Richard. Brother, though I bee youngest, giue mee leaue Edward. No, I can better play the Orator Mount. But I haue reasons strong and forceable.Enter the D
- 390 Enter.Clifford. How now? is he dead alreadie?Or is it feare, that makes him close his eyes?Ile open them Rutland. So looks the pent-vp Lyon o're the Wretch, That trembles vnder his deuouring Pawes: And so he walkes, insulting o're his Prey, And
- 391 Yorke. Shee-Wolfe of France, But worse then Wolues of France, Whose Tongue more poysons then the Adders Tooth: How ill-beseeming is it in thy s.e.x, To triumph like an Amazonian Trull, Vpon their Woes, whom Fortune captiuates?But that thy Face is Vizard-l
- 392 I cheer'd them vp with iustice of our Cause, With promise of high pay, and great Rewards: But all in vaine, they had no heart to fight, And we (in them) no hope to win the day, So that we fled: the King vnto the Queene, Lord George, your Brother, Nor
- 393 Rich. Are you there Butcher? O, I cannot speake Clif. I Crooke-back, here I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort Rich. 'Twas you that kill'd yong Rutland, was it not?Clif. I, and old Yorke, and yet not satisfied Rich. For G.
- 394 Clif. Now Richard, I am with thee heere alone, This is the hand that stabb'd thy Father Yorke, And this the hand, that slew thy Brother Rutland, And here's the heart, that triumphs in their death, And cheeres these hands, that slew thy Sire and
- 395 See who it is Ed. And now the Battailes ended, If Friend or Foe, let him be gently vsed Rich. Reuoke that doome of mercy, for 'tis Clifford, Who not contented that he lopp'd the Branch In hewing Rutland, when his leaues put forth, But set his mu
- 396 Exeunt.Enter K[ing]. Edward, Gloster, Clarence, Lady Gray.King. Brother of Gloster, at S[aint]. Albons field This Ladyes Husband, Sir Richard Grey, was slaine, His Land then seiz'd on by the Conqueror, Her suit is now, to repossesse those Lands, Whic
- 397 Wid. To tell you plaine, I had rather lye in Prison King. Why then thou shalt not haue thy Husbands Lands Wid. Why then mine Honestie shall be my Dower, For by that losse, I will not purchase them King. Therein thou wrong'st thy Children mightily Wid
- 398 Now therefore be it knowne to n.o.ble Lewis, That Henry, sole possessor of my Loue, Is, of a King, become a banisht man, And forc'd to liue in Scotland a Forlorne; While prowd ambitious Edward, Duke of Yorke, Vsurpes the Regall t.i.tle, and the Seat
- 399 For both of you are Birds of selfe-same Feather Lewes. Warwicke, this is some poste to vs, or thee.Enter the Poste.Post. My Lord Amba.s.sador, These Letters are for you.Speakes to Warwick, Sent from your Brother Marquesse Montague.These from our King, vn
- 400 Enter Richard, Clarence, Somerset, and Mountague.Rich. Now tell me Brother Clarence, what thinke you Of this new Marriage with the Lady Gray?Hath not our Brother made a worthy choice?Cla. Alas, you know, tis farre from hence to France, How could he stay t