Earl of Warwick, Lord Clifford, of the King's Party. Lord Scales, Governor of the Tower. Young Stafford, his Brother, Alexander Iden, a Kentish Gentleman. Young Clifford, Son to the Lord Clifford. Edward Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet, Sons to the Duke of York. Vaux, A Sea Captain, and Walter Whitmore-Pirates. A Herald. Hume and Southwel, two Priefts. Bolingbrook, an Aftrologer. A Spirit, attending on Jordan the Witch. Thomas Horner, an Armourer. Peter, his Man. Clerk of Chatham. Mayor of St. Albans. Simpcox, an Impoftor: Jack Cade, Bevis, Michael, John Holland, Dick the Butcher, Smith the Weaver, and feveral others, Rebels. Margaret, Queen to King Henry VI. fecretly in Love with the Duke of Suffolk. Dame Eleanor, Wife to the Duke of Gloucefter. Mother Jordan, a Witch employ'd by the Dutchess of Gloucefter. Wife to Simpcox. Petitioners, Aldermen, a Beadle, Sheriff and Officers, Citizens, with Faulconers, Guards, Meffengers, and other Atten dants. The SCENE is laid very difperfedly in feveral Parts of England. Flourish of Trumpets: then, Hautboys. Enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Salisbury, Warwick, and Beauford on the one fide: The Queen, Suffolk, York, Somerfet, and Buckingham on the other. SUFFOLK. S by your high imperial Majesty To marry Princefs Margret for your Grace; So in the famous ancient city, Tours, In presence of the Kings of France and Sicil, The fecond part, &c.] This and the third part were first written under the title of the Contention of York and Lancaster, printed in 1600, but fince vaftly improved by the Author. Mr Pope 2 As by your high, &c.] Vide Hall's Chronicle, Fol. 66. Year 23. Init. Mr. Pope. B 2 The The dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretaigne, Alanfon, [Prefenting the Queen to the King. To your moft gracious hand; that are the substance Of that great fhadow I did reprefent: The happieft gift that ever Marquifs gave, K. Henry. Suffolk, arife. Welcome, Queen Margaret; I can exprefs no kinder fign of love, Than this kind kifs. O Lord, that lend'it me life, Q. Mar. Great King of England, and my gracious lord, The mutual conf'rence that my mind hath had, K. Henry. Her fight did ravifh, but her grace in Her words y-clad with wifdom's majesty, Make me from wondring fall to weeping joys, 3 mine alder-lieveft Sovereign;] Alder-lieveft is an old English word given to him to whom the fpeaker is fupremely attached: Lievest being the fuperlative of the comparative, levar, rather, from lief. So Hall in his Chronicle, Henry VI. Folio 12. Ryght byghe and mighty Prince, and my ryght noble, and, after one, levelt Lord. Lords, Lords, with one cheerful voice welcome my love. All kneel, Long live Queen Margret, England's hap piness! Q. Mar. We thank you all [Flourish. Suff. 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 Marquifs of Suffolk, Ambaffador for Henry King of England, that the faid Henry hall 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 enfuing. Item. That the Dutchy of Anjou, and the County of Maine, fhall be releafed and delivered to the King ber father. [Lets fall the paper. K. Henry. Uncle, how now? Glo. Pardon me, gracious lord; Some fudden qualm. hath ftruck 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 Dutchies of Anjou and Maine fball be releafed and delivered to the King her father, and The fent over of the King of England's own proper coft and charges without having any dowry. K Henry. They pleafe us well. Lord Marquifs, kneel you down; We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, We thank you for all this great favour done, In entertainment to my princely Queen. [Exeunt King, Queen, and Suffolk. SCENE Manent the rest. II. Glo. Brave peers of England, pillars of the state, In winter's cold, and fummer's parching heat, Car. |