THE

WORKS

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SHAKESPEAR.

VOLUME the FIFTH.

CONTAINING

KING HENRY VI. Part II.

KING HENRY VI. Part III.

KING RICHARD III.

KING HENRY VIII.

EDINBURGH:

Printed by JOHN BALFOUR.

M, DCCLXIX,

RB23 a 10328

BRITISH

LIBRARY

The Second Part of HENRY VI.*

With the Death of the Good Duke Humphry.

DRAMATIS PERSONE.

The SCENE is laid very dispersedly in several parts of England.

This and the third part were fust written under the title of The Contention of York and Lancafter, printed in 1600; but fince vaftly improved by the author, Mr Pope'

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.*

A

S by your high imperial Majefty

I had in charge at my depart for France,
as procurator for your Excellence,

To marry Princefs Margret for your Grace;
So in the famous ancient city Tours,

In prefence of the Kings of France and Sicil,

The Dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretagne, Alanson,
Seven Earls, twelve Barons, twenty reverend Bishops,
I have perform'd my tafk, and was efpous'd:
And humbly now upon my bended knee,

In fight of England and her lordly peers,
Deliver up my title in the Queen

[prefenting the Queen to the King. To your moft gracious hand; that are the fubftance Of that great fhadow I did represent;

The happiest gift that ever Marquis gave,
The fairest Queen that ever King receiv'd.

K. Henry. Suffolk, arife. Welcome, Queen Margaret; 1 can express no kinder sign of love,

Than this kind kifs. O Lord, that lend'ft me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness !

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;
Makes me the bolder to falute my King
With ruder terms; fuch as my wit affords,
And over-joy of heart doth minister.

* Vide Hall's Chronicle, fol. 66. year 23. init,

Mr Pope.

K. Henry. Her fight did ravifh, but her grace in Her words y-clad with wifdom's majeity,

Make me from wond'ring fall to weeping joys,
Such is the fulness of my heart's content.

[fpeech,

Lords, with one chearful voice welcome my love. All kneel. Long live Queen Marg'ret, England's happiness !

2. Marg,

We thank you all.

[Flourish. Suf. My Lord Protector, fo it pleafe 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 shall efpoufe the Lady Margaret, daughter unto Reignier King of Naples, Sicilia, and Jerufalem, and crown her Queen of England, ere the thirtieth of May next ensuing. item, That the duchy of Anjou, and the county of Maine, fhall be releafed and delivered to the King her father. [Lets fall the paper.

K. Henry. Uncle, how now?
Glo. Pardon me, gracious Lord;

Some fudden qualm hath struck me to the heart,
And dimm'd mine eyes that I can read no further,
K. Henry, Uncle of Winchester, I pray read on.
Win. Item, That the duchies of Anjou and Maine
fhall be releafed and delivered to the King her father,
and fhe fent over of the King of England's own proper
coft and charges, without having any dowry.

K. Henry. They pleafe us well. Lord Marquis, kneel you down;

We here create thee the firft Duke of Suffolk,
And gird thee with the fword. Coufin of York,
We here discharge your Grace from being Regent
I'th' parts of France, till term of eighteen months.
Be full expir'd. Thanks, uncle Winchester,
Glo'lter, York, Buckingham, and Somerfet,
Salisbury, and Warwick;

We thank you for all this great favour done,
In entertainment to my princely Queen.