Thou might'st as well have known all our names, as thus Sight may distinguish of colours; but suddenly My lords, Saint Alban here hath done a miracle; Glo. My masters of Saint Albans, have you not beadles in your town, and things called whips? May. Yes, my lord, if it please your grace. May. Sirrah, go fetch the beadle hither straight. [Exit an Attendant. Glo. Now fetch me a stool hither by and by. [A stool brought out.] Now, sirrah, if you mean to save yourself from whipping, leap me over this stool, and run away. Simp. Alas! master, I am not able to stand alone: You go about to torture me in vain. Re-enter Attendant, and a Beadle with a whip. Glo. Well, sir, we must have you find your legs. Sirrah beadle, whip him till he leap over that same stool. Bead. I will, my lord.-Come on, sirrah; off with your doublet quickly. Simp. Alas! master, what shall I do? I am not able to stand. [After the Beadle hath hit him once, he leaps K. Hen, O God! seest thou this, and bearest so long? K. Hen. What tidings with our cousin Buckingham? 1 This speech is printed as prose in the folio. SCENE II.-London. The Duke of YORK's Garden. Enter YORK, SALISBURY, and WARWICK. York. Now, my good lords of Salisbury and Warwick, In craving your opinion of my title, Sal. My lord, I long to hear it at the full. War. Sweet York, begin; and if thy claim be good, The Nevils are thy subjects to command. Edward the third, my lords, had seven sons: The first, Edward the Black Prince, prince of Wales; The second, William of Hatfield ; and the third, Lionel, duke of Clarence; next to whom, Was John of Gaunt, the duke of Lancaster; The fifth was Edmond Langley, duke of York; [right; York. Which now they hold by force, and not by For Richard, the first son's heir being dead, The issue of the next son should have reign'd. Sal. But William of Hatfield died without an heir. York. The third son, duke of Clarence, from whose line I claim the crown, had issue-Philippe, a daughter, Sal. This Edmond, in the reign of Bolingbroke, As I have read, laid claim unto the crown; Richard shall live to make the earl of Warwick SCENE III.-The Same. A Hall of Justice. Trumpets sounded. Enter King HENRY, Queen MARGARET, GLOSTER, YORK, SUFFOLK, and SALISBURY; the Duchess of GLOSTER, MARGERY JOURDAIN, SOUTHWELL, HUME, and BOLINGBROKE, under guard. K. Hen. Stand forth, dame Eleanor Cobham, Gloster's wife. In sight of God and us, your guilt is great: [To JOURD., &c. From thence, unto the place of execution: Duch. Welcome is banishment; welcome were my death. Glo. Eleanor, the law, thou seest, hath judged thee: I cannot justify whom the law condemns [Exeunt the Duchess, and the other Prisoners, guarded. I beseech your majesty, give me leave to go; [go, K. Hen. Stay, Humphrey, duke of Gloster. Ere thou Q. Mar. I see no reason why a king of years 1 The words" by peers," are not in f. e. 2 realm: in folio; Johnson made the change. |