Now by my hand, Lords, 'twas a glorious day, Sound drum and trumpets, and to London all, [Exeunt. Of this play, and the next, a very imperfect copy was published I. By W. W. for Thomas Millington. Quarto. 1600. III. Folio 1623, which is undoubtedly the genuine copy of 1 KING Henry VI. Edward, Son to the King, and Prince of Wales. Duke of Somerset, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Oxford, Earl of Exeter, Earl of Weftmorland, Lord Clifford, Lords of K. Henry's fide. Earl of Richmond, a Youth, afterwards K. Henry VII, Edward, e deft Son to the Duke of York, afterwards George, Duke of Clarence, fecond Son to the D. of York. Edmund, E. of Rutland, youngest Son to the D. of York. Marquis of Montague, Earl of Warwick, Earl of Salisbury, of the Duke of York's Party Lord Haftings, Lord Stafford, Sir John Mortimer, Sir Hugh Mortimer, Uncles to the Duke of York. Sir John Montgomery, Lieutenant of the Tower, Mayor and Aldermen of York. Somerville. Lewis King of France. Bourbon, Admiral of France. Soldiers and other Attendants on K. Henry and K. Edward. King HENRY VI. ACT I SCENE I. LONDON. Alarm. Enter Duke of York, Edward, Richard, Norfolk, Montague, Warwick, and Soldiers. I WARWIC K. Wonder, how the King escap'd our hands! 3 He flily stole away and left his men; The third part.] First printed under the title of the true tragedy of Richard Duke of York, and the good King Henry the fixth, or the fecond part of the Contention between York and Lancaster, 1590. POPE. The Third Part of K. Henry VI.] The action of this Play (which was at firft printed under this Title, The true Tragedy of Richard Duke of York, and the good K. Henry VIth: or, the Second Part of the Contention of York and Lancafter) opens juft after the first Battle at St. Albans, wherein the York Faction carried the day; and clofes with the Murder of K. Henry VI. and the Birth of Prince Edward, afterwards King Edward V. So that this Hiftory takes in the Space of full fixteen Years. THEOBALD. 3 I wonder how the King-] This play is only divided from the former for the convenience of exhibition; for the series of action is continued without interruption, nor are any two scenes of any play more closely connected than the firft fcene of this play with the laft of the former I 4 Whereat |