K. Hen. The head of Cade ?-Great God, how just art thon !— O let me view his visage being dead, Iden. I was, an't like your majesty. K. Hen. How art thou call'd?" and what is thy degree? Iden. Alexander Iden, that's my name; He were created knight for his good service. Rise up a knight. K. Hen. See, Buckingham! Somerset comes with the queen ; Go, bid her hide him quickly from the duke. But boldly stand, and front him to his face. Whose smile and frown, like to Achilles' spear, Of capital treason 'gainst the king and crown: If they can brook I how a knee to man.- ment. Q. Mar. Call hither Clifford; bid him come To say, if that the bastard boys of York [amain, Shall be the surety for their traitor father. York. O blood-bespotted Neapolitan, Outcast of Naples, England's bloody scourge ! The sons of York, thy betters in their birth, Shall be their father's bail; and bane to those That for my surety will refuse the boys. Enter EDWARD and RICHARD PLANTAGENET, with Forces, at one side; at the other, with Forces also, old CLIFFORD and his Son. See where they come; I'll warrant they'll make it good. Q. Mar. And here comes Clifford to deny their bail. Clif. Health and all happiness to my lord the Nay, do not fright us with an angry look : Custody, confinement. Clif. This is my king, York, I do not mistake; But thou mistak'st me much, to think I do :To Bedlam with him! is the man grown mad? K. Hen. Ay, Clifford; a bedlam and ambitious humour Makes him oppose himself against his king. Clif. He is a traitor; let him to the Tower, And chop away that factions pate of his Q. Mar. He is arrested, but will not obey; His sons, he says, shall give their words for him. York. Will you not, sons? Edw. Ay, noble father, if our words will York. Look in a glass, and call thy image so; I am thy king, and thou a false-heart traitor.Cali hither to the stake my two brave bears,⚫ That, with the very shaking of their chains, They may astonish these fell lurking curs; Bid Salisbury and Warwick come to me. Drums. Enter WARWICK and SALISBURY. with Forces. Clif. Are these thy bears? we'll bait thy bears to death, And manacle the bear-ward + in their chains, If thou dai'st bring them to the baiting-place: Rich. Oft have I seen a hot o'erweening cur Run back and bite, because he was withheld : Who, being suffer'd with the bear's fell pa:v, Hath clapp'd his tail between his legs, and cry'd : And such a piece of service will you do, If you oppose yourselves to match lord War. wick. Clif. Hence, heap of wrath, foul indigested lump, As crooked in thy manners as thy shape! anon. Clif. Take heed, lest by your heat you burn yourselves. K. Hen. Why, Warwick, hath thy knee forgot to bow ? Old Salisbury,-shame to thy silver hair, And seek for sorrow with thy spectacles ? Sal. My lord, I have consider'd with myself Sal. I have. K. Hen. Canst thou dispense with heaven for such an oath? Sal. It is great sin, to swear unto a sin; But greater sin, to keep a sinful oath. Who can be bound by any solemn vow To do a murderous deed, to rob a man, To force a spotless virgin's chastity, To reave the orphan of his patrimony, To wring the widow from her custom'd right; And have no other reason for this wrong, But that he was bound by a solemn oath? Q. Mar. A subtle traitor needs no sophister. The Nevils, earls of Warwick, had a bea, and ragged staff for their crest. + Bear-keeper. K. Hen. Call Buckingham, and bid him arm himself. York. Call Buckingham, and all the friends thou hast, I am resolv'd for death or dignity. Clif. The first I warrant thee, if dreams prové true, War. You were best to go. to bed, and dream again, To keep thee from the tempest of the field. Clif. I am resolv'd to bear a greater storm, crest. The rampant bear chain'd to the ragged staff, Y. Clif. And so to arms, victorious father, Rich. Fie charity, for shame! speak not in For you shall sup with Jesu Christ to-night. Rich. If not in heaven, you'll surely sup in hell. SCENE 11.-Saint Albans.. And if thou dost not hide thee from the bear," How now, my noble lord? what, all a-foot? steed; But match to match I have encounter'd him, Enter CLIFFORD, War. Of one or both of us the time is come. York. Hold, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase, For I myself must hunt this deer to death. As I intend, Clifford, to thrive to-day, [Exit WARWICK. Clif. What seest thou in me, York? why dost thou pause? York. With thy brave bearing should I be in love, But that thou art so fast mine enemy. Clif. Nor should thy prowess want praise and But that 'tis shown ignobly and in treason. As I in justice and true right express it! York. A dreadful lay! -address thee in- [They fight, and CLIFFORD falls. Clif. La fin couronne les œuvres. [Dies. • Helmet. One on whom nature hath set a mark of deformity, A stigma. A dreadful wager; a tremendous stake., York. Thus war hath given thee peace, for Peace with his soul, heaven, if it be thy will! Enter young CLIFFORD. Y. Clif. Shame and confusion! all is on the rout! Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds Whom angry heavens do make their minister, Hath no self-love; nor he, that loves himself, To cease! +-Wast thou ordain'd, dear father, in thy reverence and thy chair-days To die in ruffian battle ?-Even at this sight, It shall be stony. York not our old men spares; No more will I their babes: tears virgina! As did Æneas old Anchises bear, [Exit. Alarums: Excursions. Enter King HENRY, K. Hen. Can we outrun the heavens ? good Q. Mar. What are you made of? you'll not Now is it manhood, wisdom, and defence, [Alarum afar off Enter young CLIFFORD. Y. Clif. But that my heart's on future mischief set, I would speak blasphemy ere bid you fly; SCENE III.-Fields near Saint Albans. Rich. My noble father, Three times to-day I holp him to his horse, Three times bestrid him, thrice I led him off, Persuaded him from any further act: But still, where danger was, still there I met him; Sal. Now, by my sword, well hast thou fought to-day; By the mass, so did we all.-I thank you, Richard : York. I know our safety is to follow them; [Exeunt. 1. e. We have not secured that which we have acquired. tle. Being enemies that are likely so soon to rally and recover themselves from this defeat THIRD PART OF KING HENRY VI. LITERARY AND HISTORICAL NOTICE. THE action of this play comprehends a period of sixteen years. It commences with the events immediately suc ceeding the disastrous battle of St. Alban's, 1455, and concludes with the murder of King Henry VI. and the birth of Prince Edward, (afterwards Edward V.) 1471. Dr. Johnson says, "Of these three plays, I think the second the best. The truth is, they have not sufficient variety of action, for the incidents are too often of the same kind; yet many of the characters are well discriminated. King Henry and his queen, Kin? Fdward, the Duke of Gloucester, and the Earl of Warwick, are very strongly and distinctly painted." SCENE, during part of the third Act, in France; during all the rest of the Play, in England. ACT I. SCENE 1.-London -The Parliament- Drums. Some Soldiers of YORK's party break in. Then, enter the Duke of YORK, EDWARD, RICHARD, NORFOLK, MONTAGUE, WARWICK, and others with White Roses in their Hats. War. I wonder how the king escap'd our hands. York. While we pursued the horsemen of the He slily stole away, and left his men: [north, 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, break ing in, Were by the swords of common soldiers slain. Edw. Lord Stafford's father, duke of Buckingham; Is either slain, or wounded Jangerous: I cleft his beaver with a downright blow; That this is true, father, behold his blood. [Showing his bloody Sword. Mont. And, brother, here's the earl of Wiltshire's blood, [To YORK, showing his Whom I encounter'd as the battles join'd. Rich. 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 |