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The third Part of Henry the Sixt.
Exet.
Thy Father was a Traytor to the Crowne.
Thy Father was a Traytor to the Crowne.
Warw.
Exeter thou art a Traytor to the Crowne,
In following this vsurping Henry.
Exeter thou art a Traytor to the Crowne,
In following this vsurping Henry.
Clifford.
Whom should hee follow, but his naturall King?
Whom should hee follow, but his naturall King?
Warw.
True Clifford, that's Richard Duke of Yorke.
True Clifford, that's Richard Duke of Yorke.
Henry.
And shall I stand, and thou sit in my Throne?
And shall I stand, and thou sit in my Throne?
Yorke.
It must and shall be so, content thy selfe.
It must and shall be so, content thy selfe.
Warw.
Be Duke of Lancaster, let him be King.
Be Duke of Lancaster, let him be King.
Westm.
He is both King, and Duke of Lancaster,
And that the Lord of Westmerland shall maintaine.
He is both King, and Duke of Lancaster,
And that the Lord of Westmerland shall maintaine.
Warw.
And Warwick shall disproue it. You forget,
That we are those which chas'd you from the field,
And slew your Fathers, and with Colours spread
Marcht through the Citie to the Pallace Gates.
And Warwick shall disproue it. You forget,
That we are those which chas'd you from the field,
And slew your Fathers, and with Colours spread
Marcht through the Citie to the Pallace Gates.
Northumb.
Yes Warwicke, I remember it to my griefe,
And by his Soule, thou and thy House shall rue it.
Yes Warwicke, I remember it to my griefe,
And by his Soule, thou and thy House shall rue it.
Westm.
Plantagenet, of thee and these thy Sonnes,
Thy Kinsmen, and thy Friends, Ile haue more liues
Then drops of bloud were in my Fathers Veines.
Plantagenet, of thee and these thy Sonnes,
Thy Kinsmen, and thy Friends, Ile haue more liues
Then drops of bloud were in my Fathers Veines.
Cliff.
Vrge it no more, lest that in stead of words,
I send thee, Warwicke, such a Messenger,
As shall reuenge his death, before I stirre.
Vrge it no more, lest that in stead of words,
I send thee, Warwicke, such a Messenger,
As shall reuenge his death, before I stirre.
Warw.
Poore Clifford, how I scorne his worthlesse
Threats.
Poore Clifford, how I scorne his worthlesse
Threats.
Plant.
Will you we shew our Title to the Crowne?
If not, our Swords shall pleade it in the field.
Will you we shew our Title to the Crowne?
If not, our Swords shall pleade it in the field.
Henry.
What Title hast thou Traytor to the Crowne?
My Father was as thou art, Duke of Yorke,
Thy Grandfather Roger Mortimer, Earle of March.
I am the Sonne of Henry the Fift,
Who made the Dolphin and the French to stoupe,
And seiz'd vpon their Townes and Prouinces.
What Title hast thou Traytor to the Crowne?
My Father was as thou art, Duke of Yorke,
Thy Grandfather Roger Mortimer, Earle of March.
I am the Sonne of Henry the Fift,
Who made the Dolphin and the French to stoupe,
And seiz'd vpon their Townes and Prouinces.
Warw.
Talke not of France, sith thou hast lost it all.
Talke not of France, sith thou hast lost it all.
Henry.
The Lord Protector lost it, and not I:
When I was crown'd, I was but nine moneths old.
The Lord Protector lost it, and not I:
When I was crown'd, I was but nine moneths old.
Rich.
You are old enough now,
And yet me thinkes you loose:
Father teare the Crowne from the Vsurpers Head.
You are old enough now,
And yet me thinkes you loose:
Father teare the Crowne from the Vsurpers Head.
Edward.
Sweet Father doe so, set it on your Head.
Sweet Father doe so, set it on your Head.
Mount.
Good Brother,
As thou lou'st and honorest Armes,
Let's fight it out, and not stand cauilling thus.
Good Brother,
As thou lou'st and honorest Armes,
Let's fight it out, and not stand cauilling thus.
Richard.
Sound Drummes and Trumpets, and the
King will flye.
Sound Drummes and Trumpets, and the
King will flye.
Plant.
Sonnes peace.
Sonnes peace.
Henry.
Peace thou, and giue King Henry leaue to speake.
Peace thou, and giue King Henry leaue to speake.
Warw.
Plantagenet shal speake first: Heare him Lords,
And be you silent and attentiue too,
For he that interrupts him, shall not liue.
Plantagenet shal speake first: Heare him Lords,
And be you silent and attentiue too,
For he that interrupts him, shall not liue.
Hen.
Think'st thou, that I will leaue my Kingly Throne,
Wherein my Grandsire and my Father sat?
No: first shall Warre vnpeople this my Realme;
I, and their Colours often borne in France,
And now in England, to our hearts great sorrow,
Shall be my Winding-sheet. Why faint you Lords?
My Title's good, and better farre then his.
Think'st thou, that I will leaue my Kingly Throne,
Wherein my Grandsire and my Father sat?
No: first shall Warre vnpeople this my Realme;
I, and their Colours often borne in France,
And now in England, to our hearts great sorrow,
Shall be my Winding-sheet. Why faint you Lords?
My Title's good, and better farre then his.
Warw.
Proue it Henry, and thou shalt be King.
Proue it Henry, and thou shalt be King.
Hen.
Henry the Fourth by Conquest got the Crowne.
Henry the Fourth by Conquest got the Crowne.
Plant.
'Twas by Rebellion against his King.
'Twas by Rebellion against his King.
Henry.
I know not what to say, my Titles weake:
Tell me, may not a King adopt an Heire?
I know not what to say, my Titles weake:
Tell me, may not a King adopt an Heire?
Plant.
What then?
What then?
Henry.
And if he may, then am I lawfull King:
For Richard, in the view of many Lords,
Resign'd the Crowne to Henry the Fourth,
Whose Heire my Father was, and I am his.
And if he may, then am I lawfull King:
For Richard, in the view of many Lords,
Resign'd the Crowne to Henry the Fourth,
Whose Heire my Father was, and I am his.
Plant.
He rose against him, being his Soueraigne,
And made him to resigne his Crowne perforce.
He rose against him, being his Soueraigne,
And made him to resigne his Crowne perforce.
Warw.
Suppose, my Lords, he did it vnconstrayn'd,
Thinke you 'twere preiudiciall to his Crowne?
Suppose, my Lords, he did it vnconstrayn'd,
Thinke you 'twere preiudiciall to his Crowne?
Exet.
No: for he could not so resigne his Crowne,
But that the next Heire should succeed and reigne.
No: for he could not so resigne his Crowne,
But that the next Heire should succeed and reigne.
Henry.
Art thou against vs, Duke of Exeter?
Art thou against vs, Duke of Exeter?
Exet.
His is the right, and therefore pardon me.
His is the right, and therefore pardon me.
Plant.
Why whisper you, my Lords, and answer not?
Why whisper you, my Lords, and answer not?
Exet.
My Conscience tells me he is lawfull King.
My Conscience tells me he is lawfull King.
Henry.
All will reuolt from me, and turne to him.
All will reuolt from me, and turne to him.
Northumb.
Plantagenet, for all the Clayme thou lay'st,
Thinke not, that Henry shall be so depos'd.
Plantagenet, for all the Clayme thou lay'st,
Thinke not, that Henry shall be so depos'd.
Warw.
Depos'd he shall be, in despight of all.
Depos'd he shall be, in despight of all.
Northumb.
Thou art deceiu'd:
'Tis not thy Southerne power
Of Essex, Norfolke, Suffolke, nor of Kent,
Which makes thee thus presumptuous and prowd,
Can set the Duke vp in despight of me.
Thou art deceiu'd:
'Tis not thy Southerne power
Of Essex, Norfolke, Suffolke, nor of Kent,
Which makes thee thus presumptuous and prowd,
Can set the Duke vp in despight of me.
Clifford.
King Henry, be thy Title right or wrong,
Lord Clifford vowes to fight in thy defence:
May that ground gape, and swallow me aliue,
Where I shall kneele to him that slew my Father.
King Henry, be thy Title right or wrong,
Lord Clifford vowes to fight in thy defence:
May that ground gape, and swallow me aliue,
Where I shall kneele to him that slew my Father.
Henry.
Oh Clifford, how thy words reuiue my heart.
Oh Clifford, how thy words reuiue my heart.
Plant.
Henry of Lancaster, resigne thy Crowne:
What mutter you, or what conspire you Lords?
Henry of Lancaster, resigne thy Crowne:
What mutter you, or what conspire you Lords?
Warw.
Doe right vnto this Princely Duke of Yorke,
Or I will fill the House with armed men,
And ouer the Chayre of state, where now he sits,
Write vp his Title with vsurping blood.
He stampes with his foot, and the Souldiers
shew themselues.
Doe right vnto this Princely Duke of Yorke,
Or I will fill the House with armed men,
And ouer the Chayre of state, where now he sits,
Write vp his Title with vsurping blood.
He stampes with his foot, and the Souldiers
shew themselues.
Henry.
My Lord of Warwick, heare but one word,
Let me for this my life time reigne as King.
My Lord of Warwick, heare but one word,
Let me for this my life time reigne as King.
Plant.
Confirme the Crowne to me and to mine Heires,
And thou shalt reigne in quiet while thou liu'st.
Confirme the Crowne to me and to mine Heires,
And thou shalt reigne in quiet while thou liu'st.
Henry.
I am content: Richard Plantagenet
Enioy the Kingdome after my decease.
I am content: Richard Plantagenet
Enioy the Kingdome after my decease.
Clifford.
What wrong is this vnto the Prince, your Sonne?
What wrong is this vnto the Prince, your Sonne?
Warw.
What good is this to England, and himselfe?
What good is this to England, and himselfe?
Westm.
Base, fearefull, and despayring Henry.
Base, fearefull, and despayring Henry.
Clifford.
How hast thou iniur'd both thy selfe and vs?
How hast thou iniur'd both thy selfe and vs?
Westm.
I cannot stay to heare these Articles.
I cannot stay to heare these Articles.
Northumb.
Nor I.
Nor I.
Clifford.
Come Cousin, let vs tell the Queene these Newes.
Come Cousin, let vs tell the Queene these Newes.
Westm.
Farwell faint-hearted and degenerate King,
In whose cold blood no sparke of Honor bides.
Farwell faint-hearted and degenerate King,
In whose cold blood no sparke of Honor bides.
Northumb.
Be thou a prey vnto the House of Yorke,
And dye in Bands, for this vnmanly deed.
Be thou a prey vnto the House of Yorke,
And dye in Bands, for this vnmanly deed.
Cliff.
In dreadfull Warre may'st thou be ouercome,
Or liue in peace abandon'd and despis'd.
In dreadfull Warre may'st thou be ouercome,
Or liue in peace abandon'd and despis'd.
Warw.
Turne this way Henry, and regard them not.
Turne this way Henry, and regard them not.
Exeter.
They seeke reuenge, and therefore will not yeeld.
They seeke reuenge, and therefore will not yeeld.
Henry.
Ah Exeter.
Ah Exeter.
Warw.
Why should you sigh, my Lord?
Why should you sigh, my Lord?
Henry.
Not for my selfe Lord Warwick, but my Sonne,
Whom I vnnaturally shall dis-inherite.
But be it as it may: I here entayle
The Crowne to thee and to thine Heires for euer,
Conditionally, that heere thou take an Oath,
To cease this Ciuill Warre: and whil'st I liue,
Not for my selfe Lord Warwick, but my Sonne,
Whom I vnnaturally shall dis-inherite.
But be it as it may: I here entayle
The Crowne to thee and to thine Heires for euer,
Conditionally, that heere thou take an Oath,
To cease this Ciuill Warre: and whil'st I liue,
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