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RICHARD PLANTAGENET, Duke of York.

EDWARD, Earl of March, afterwards
King Edward the Fourth,
EDMUND, Earl of Rutland,
GEORGE, afterwards Duke of Clarence,
RICHARD, afterwards Duke of Gloster,
DUKE OF NORFOLK,

MARQUIS OF MONTAGUE,
EARL OF WARWICK,

EARL OF PEMBROKE,

LORD HASTINGS,

LORD STAFFORD,

SIR JOHN MORTIMER,
SIR HUGH MORTIMER, S
LORD RIVERS, Brother to
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.

Uncles to the Duke of York.

Lady GREY.

his Sons. A Son that has killed his Father.
A Father that has killed his Son.

of the Duke of York's Party.

HENRY, Earl of Richmond, a Youth.

QUEEN MARGARET.

LADY GREY, afterwards Queen to Edward the
Fourth.

BONA, sister to the French Queen.

Soldiers, and other Attendants on King Henry and
King Edward, Messengers, Watchmen, &c.

SCENE, during part of the third act, in France; during all the rest of the play, in England.

ACT I.

SCENE I-London. The Parliament House. 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 escaped our hands. York. While we pursued the horsemen of the north,

He slily 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 a-breast,
Charged our main battle's front, and, breaking in,
Were by the swords of common soldiers slain.
Edw. Lord Stafford's father, duke of Bucking-
ham,

Is cither slain, or wounded dangerous:

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 sons.What, is your grace dead, my lord of Somerset? Norf. Such hope have all the line of John of Gaunt!

Rich. Thus do I hope to shake king Henry's head.

War. 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,

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the swords or common soldiers slain. - in, Edw. Lord Stafford's father, duke of Buckingham,

Is cither slain, or wounded dangerous:

Which now the house of Lancaster usurps,
Before I see thee seated in that unione
I vow by heaven, these eyes shall never close.
This is the palace of the fearful king,

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