Printed for R. OWEN, J. LEATHLEY, G. and A.
EWING, W. and J. SMITH, G. FAULKNER, P.
CRAMPTON, A. BRADLEY, T. MOORE, E. and J.
EXSHAW. M DCC XLVII.

KING Henry VI.

Humphry Duke of Gloucester,

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Uncles to the

Cardinal Beauford, Bp. of Winchester, S King.
Duke of York, pretending to the Crown.

Duke of Buckingham,
Duke of Somerset,
Duke of Suffolk,

Earl of Salisbury,

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Of the King's Party.

Of the York Faction.

Lord Scales, Governor of the Tower.
Sir Humphry Stafford.

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, tavo Priefs.

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, Messengers, and other Attendants.

The SCENE is laid very difperfedly in several 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, Somerset, and Buckingham on the other.

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SUFFOLK.

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, Bretaigne, Alanfon,
Seven Earls, twelve Barons, twenty reverend Bifhops,
I have perform'd my task, 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

To your

[Prefenting the Queen to the King. moft gracious hand; that are the substance

Of that great fhadow I did reprefent :

The happieft gift that ever Marquifs gave,

The faireft Queen that ever King receiv'd.

K. Henry. Suffolk, arife. Welcome, Queen Margaret ;

1 The fecond part, &c.] This and the third part were firft written under the title of the Contention of York and Lancaster, printed in 1600, but fince vaftly improved by the Author. 2 As by your bigh, &c.] Vide Hall's Chronicle, 23. Init.

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Mr. Pope. Fol. 66. Year

Mr. Pope.

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