Thou hast undone thyself, thy son, and me; 232
And given unto the house of York such head
As thou shalt reign but by their sufferance.
To entail him and his heirs unto the crown,
What is it but to make thy sepulchre, 236
And creep into it far before thy time?
Warwick is chancellor and the Lord of Calais;
Stern Faulconbridge commands the narrow seas;
The duke is made protector of the realm; 240
And yet shalt thou be safe? such safety finds
The trembling lamb environed with wolves.
Had I been there, which am a silly woman,
The soldiers should have toss'd me on their pikes 244
Before I would have granted to that act;
But thou preferr'st thy life before thine honour:
And seeing thou dost, I here divorce myself,
Both from thy table, Henry, and thy bed, 248
Until that act of parliament be repeal'd
Whereby my son is disinherited.
The northern lords that have forsworn thy colours
Will follow mine, if once they see them spread; 252
And spread they shall be, to thy foul disgrace,
And utter ruin of the house of York.
Thus do I leave thee. Come, son, let's away;
Our army is ready; come, we'll after them. 256
Henry. Stay, gentle Margaret, and hear me speak.
Queen. Thou hast spoke too much already: get thee gone.
Henry. Gentle son Edward, thou wilt stay with me?
Queen. Ay, to be murther'd by his enemies. 260
Prince. When I return with victory from the field
I'll see your Grace: till then, I'll follow her.
233 head: headway
239 Cf. n.
narrow seas: English Channel
243 which: who
silly: feeble
245 granted: submitted
