The Third Part of King Henry the Sixth ebook

Contents

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

ACT I

SCENE I. London. The Parliament-house

SCENE II. Sandal Castle

SCENE III. Plains near Sandal Castle.

SCENE IV. The Same

ACT II

SCENE I. A plain near Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire.

SCENE II. Before York

SCENE III. A field of battle between Towton.

SCENE IV. Another Part of the Field.

SCENE V. Another Part of the Field.

SCENE VI. Another Part of the Field

ACT III

SCENE I. A Forest in the North of England.

SCENE II. The palace.

SCENE III. France. The King's Palace.

ACT IV

SCENE I. London. The Palace

SCENE II. A Plain in Warwickshire

SCENE III. Edward's Camp near Warwick.

SCENE IV. London. The Palace

SCENE V. A park near Middleham Castle in Yorkshire

SCENE VI. London. The Tower

SCENE VII. Before York

SCENE VIII. London. The Palace.

ACT V

SCENE I. Coventry.

SCENE II. A Field of Battle near Barnet.

SCENE III. Another Part of the Field

SCENE IV. Plains wear Tewkesbury

SCENE V. Another part of the Field.

SCENE VI. London. The Tower.

SCENE VII. London. The Palace.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

KING HENRY the Sixth.

EDWARD, Prince of Wales, his son.

LEWIS XI, King of France.

DUKE OF SOMERSET.

DUKE OF EXETER.

EARL OF OXFORD.

EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND.

EARL OF WESTMORELAND.

LORD CLIFFORD.

RICHARD PLANTAGENET, Duke of York.

EDWARD, Earl of March, afterwards King Edward IV., his son.

EDMUND, Earl of Rutland, his son.

GEORGE, afterwards Duke of Clarence, his son.

RICHARD, afterwards Duke of Gloster, his son.

DUKE OF NORFOLK.

MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE.

EARL OF WARWICK.

EARL OF PEMBROKE.

LORD HASTINGS.

LORD STAFFORD.

SIR JOHN MORTIMER, uncle to the Duke of York.

SIR HUGH MORTIMER, uncle to the Duke of York.

HENRY, Earl of Richmond, a youth.

LORD RIVERS, brother to Lady Grey.

SIR WILLIAM STANLEY.

SIR JOHN MONTGOMERY.

SIR JOHN SOMERVILLE.

Tutor to Rutland.

Mayor of York.

Lieutenant of the Tower.

A Nobleman. Two Keepers. A Huntsman.

A Son that has killed his father.

A Father that has killed his son.

QUEEN MARGARET.

LADY GREY, afterwards Queen to Edward IV.

BONA, sister to the French Queen.

Soldiers, Attendants, Messengers, Watchmen, etc.

SCENE: England and France.

ACT I

SCENE I. London. The Parliament-house

[Alarum. Enter DUKE of YORK, EDWARD, RICHARD, NORFOLK, MONTAGUE, WARWICK, and Soldiers.]

WARWICK.

I wonder how the king escap’d our hands.

YORK.

While we pursued the horsemen of the North,

He slyly stole away and left his men,

Whereat the great Lord of Northumberland,

Whose warlike ears could never brook retreat,

Cheer’d up the drooping army; and himself,

Lord Clifford, and Lord Stafford, all abreast,

Charg’d our main battle’s front, and breaking in,

Were by the swords of common soldiers slain.

EDWARD.

Lord Stafford’s father, Duke of Buckingham,

Is either slain or wounded dangerously;

I cleft his beaver with a downright blow.

That this is true, father, behold his blood.

[Showing his bloody sword.]

MONTAGUE.

And, brother, here ’s the Earl of Wiltshire’s blood,

[To York, showing his.]

Whom I encounter’d as the battles join’d.

RICHARD.

Speak thou for me, and tell them what I did.

[Throwing down the Duke of Somerset’s head.]

YORK.

Richard hath best deserv’d of all my sons.–

But is your grace dead, my Lord of Somerset?

NORFOLK.

Such hope have all the line of John of Gaunt!

RICHARD.

Thus do I hope to shake King Henry’s head.

WARWICK.

And so do I.–Victorious Prince of York,

Before I see thee seated in that throne

Which now the house of Lancaster usurps,

I vow by heaven these eyes shall never close.

This is the palace of the fearful king,

And this the regal seat; possess it, York,

For this is thine, and not King Henry’s heirs’.

YORK.

Assist me, then, sweet Warwick, and I will;

For hither we have broken in by force.

NORFOLK.

We’ll all assist you; he that flies shall die.

YORK.

Thanks, gentle Norfolk.–Stay by me, my lords;–

And, soldiers, stay and lodge by me this night.

WARWICK.

And when the king comes, offer him no violence,

Unless he seek to thrust you out perforce.

[They retire.]

YORK.

The queen this day here holds her parliament,

But little thinks we shall be of her council.

By words or blows here let us win our right.

RICHARD.

Arm’d as we are, let ’s stay within this house.

WARWICK.

The bloody parliament shall this be call’d,

Unless Plantagenet, Duke of York, be king,

And bashful Henry depos’d, whose cowardice

Hath made us bywords to our enemies.

YORK.

Then leave me not, my lords; be resolute.

I mean to take possession of my right.

WARWICK.

Neither the king, nor he that loves him best,

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