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Tell thou the lamentable fall of me,

"And fend the hearers weeping to their beds." * II.

SCENE

Enter Northumberland attended

North. My Lord,the mind of Bolingbroke is change'd: You must to Pomfret, not unto the Tower. And, Madam, there is order ta'en for you; With all fwift speed you must away to France.

K. Rich. Northumberland, thou ladder wherewithal
The mounting Bolingbroke afcends my throne,
The time fhall not be many hours of age
More than it is, ere foul fin, gath'ring head,
Shall break into corruption; thou fhalt think,
Though he divide the realm, and give thee half,
It is too little, helping him to all:

And he fhall think, that thou, which know'ft the way
To plant unrightful Kings, wilt know again,
Being ne'er fo little urge'd, another way

To pluck him headlong from th' ufurped throne.
The love of wicked friends converts to fear;
That fear to hate; and hate turns one, or both,
To worthy danger, and deferved death.

North. My guilt be on my head, and there's an end !
Take leave and part, for you muft part forthwith.
K. Rich. Doubly divorce'd? bad men ye violate
A twofold marriage; 'twixt my crown and me,
And then betwixt me and my married wife.
Let me unkifs the oath 'twixt thee and me.

[To the Queer..

And yet not fo, for with a kifs 'twas made.
Part us, Northumberland: I, towards the north,
Where fhiv'ring cold and ficknefs pines the clime;
My Queen to France; from whence, fet forth in pomp,
She came adorned hither like fweet May !

to their beds."

For why? the fenfelefs brands will sympathize
The heavy accent of thy moving tongue,

And in compaffion weep the fire out:

And fome will mourn in ashes, fome coal-black,
For the depofing of a rightful King.

SCENE, &c.

Sent back like Hollowmas, or fhoftest day.

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Queen. And must we be divided ? must we part? K. Rich. Ay, hand from hand, my love, and heart from heart.

Queen. Banish us both, and send the King with me. North. That were fome love, but little policy. * K. Rich. Thus give I mine, and thus take I thy heart. [They kifs.

Queen. Give me mine own again; 'twere no good

part,

To take on me to keep, and kill thy heart. [Kifs again.
So, now I have mine own again, be gone,
That I may strive to kill it with a groan.

K. Rich. We make woe wanton with this fond delay.' Once more, adieu; the rest let forrow fay. [Exeunt.

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SCENE III. The Duke of York's palace.

Enter York, and his Duchefs.

Duch. My Lord, you told me, you would tell the When weeping made you break the story off,

Of our two coufins coming into London.

Tork. Where did I leave!

Duch. At that fad ftop, my Lord,

[reft,

Where rude mifgovern'd hands, from window-tops,
Threw duft and rubbish on King Richard's head.
York. Then, as I faid, the Duke, great Bolingbroke,
• Mounted upon a hot and fiery fteed.

Which his afpiring rider feem'd to know,

With flow, but ftately pace, kept on his courfe; • While all tongues cry'd, God fave thee, Bolingbroke!

but little policy.

Queen. Then whither he goes, thither let me go.
K. Rich. So two together weeping, make one woes

Weep thou for me in France, I for thee here:

Better far off, than near, be ne'er the near.

Go, count thy way with fighs, I mine with groans.

Queen. So longest way fhall have the longest moans.

K. Rich. Twice for one fep I'll groan, the way being short,
And piece the way out with a heavy heart.

Come, come, in wooing forrow let's be brief;
Since, wedding it, there is fuch length in grief.

One kifs fhall ftop our mouths, and dumbly part;
Thus give I mine, &c.

VOL. IV.

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You would have thought the very windows fpake,
So many greedy looks of young and old
Through cafements darted their defiring eyes
Upon his vifage; and that all the walls
With paint'd imag'ry had faid at once,
Jefu, preferve thee! welcome Bolingbroke!
Whilft he, from one fide to the other turning,
Bare-headed, lower than his proud steed's neck,
Bespoke them thus: I thank you, countrymen;
And thus ftill doing, thus he pass'd along.'

Duch. Alas! poor Richard, where rides he the while?
York. As in a theatre, the eyes of men,
After a well-grace'd actor leaves the stage,
Are idly bent on him that enters next,

Thinking his prattle to be tedious:

Even fo, or with much more contempt, mens' eyes • Did fcowl on Richard; no man cry'd, God fave him! No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home: But duft was thrown upon his facred head; Which with fuch gentle forrow h fhook off, His face ftill combating with tears and fmiles, The badges of his grief and patience;

That had not God, for fome strong purpose, steel'd The hearts of men, they must perforce have melted And barbarifm itself have pitied him.'

But heav'n hath a hand in these events,

To whofe high will we bound our calm contents.
To Bolingbroke are we fworn ubjects now,
Whofe ftate and honour I for ay allow..

SCENE IV. Enter Aumerle.

Duch. Here comes my fon Aumerle.
Tork. Aumerle that was,

But that is loft, for being Richard's friend.
And, Madam, you must call him Rutland now.
I am in parliament pledge for his truth,

And lafting fealty to the new-made King.

Duch. Welcome, my fon; who are the violets now. That ftrew the green lap of the new-come spring? Aum. Madam, I know not, nor I greatly care. God knows, I had as lief be none, as one. York. Well, bear you well in this new fpring of time.

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you be cropt before you come to prime.

What news from Oxford? hold thofe jufts and triumphs? Aum. For aught I know, they do.

Tork. You will be there?

Aum. If God prevent me not, I purpose so.

York. What feal is that which hangs without thy boYea, look'st thou pale? let me fee the writing. [fom? Aum. My Lord, 'tis nothing.

York. No matter then who fees it.

I will be fatisfied; let me fee the writing.

Aum. I do befeech your Grace to pardon me:

It is a matter of fmall confequence,

Which for fome reasons I would not have seen.

York. Which, for fome reasons, Sir, I mean to fee. I fear, I fear

Dutch. What fhould you fear, my Lord ?

Tis nothing but fome bond he's enter'd into,

For gay apparel, against the triumph.

York. Bound to himself? what doth he with a bond, That he is bound to? wife, thou art a fool.

Boy, let me fee the writing.

Aum. I do befeech you, pardon me; I may not fhew it. Tork. I will be satisfied, let me fee it, I fay.

Treason

[Snatches it, and reads,

foul treafon! villain, traitor, flave ! Dutch. What's the matter, my Lord?

York. Hoa, who's within there faddle my horse. Heav'n, for his mercy! what treachery is here! Duch. Why, what is't, my Lord ?

Tork. Give me my boots, I fay; faddle my horse. Now by my honour, by my life, my troth,

I will appeach the villain.

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Duch. What is the matter?

York. Peace, foolish-woman.

Duch. I will not peace: what is the matter, fon? Aum. Good mother, be content; it is no more Than my poor life must answer.

Duch. Thy life answer!

SCENE V. Enter Servant with boots.

York. Bring me my boots. I will unto the King. Duch. Strike him, Aumerle. (Poor boy, thou art

amaz'd).

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Hence,

Hence, villain, never more come in my fight.

York. Give me my boots.

[Speaking to the Servant.

Duch. Why, York, what wilt thou do?
Wilt thou not hide the trefpafs of thine own?
Have we more fons? or are we like to have?
Is not my teeming date drunk up with time?
And wilt thou pluck my fair fon from mine age,
And rob me of a happy mother's name;

Is he not like thee? is he not thine own?
York. Thou fond mad-woman,

Wilt thou conceal this dark confpiracy?

A dozen of them here have ta'en the facrament,
And interchangeably have fet their hands,
To kill the King at Oxford.

Dutch. He fhall be none.

We'll keep him here; then what is that to him?
York. Away, fond woman: were he twenty-times
My fon, I would appeach him.

Duch. Had'st thou gron'd for him,

As I have done, thou'dft be more pitiful.

But now I know thy mind; thou doft suspect,

That I have been disloyal to thy bed,

And that he is a bastard, not thy fon.

Sweet York, fweet hufband, be not of that mind: He is as like thee as a man may be,

Nor like to me, nor any of my kin,

And yet I love him.

York. Make way, unruly woman.

[Exit.

Duch. After, Aumerle; mount thee upon his horse;

Spur poft, and get before him to the King,
And beg thy pardon, ere he do accuse thee.
I'll not be long behind; though I be old,
I doubt not but to ride as fast as York:
And never will I rife up from the ground,

Till Bolingbroke have pardon'd thee. Away. [Exeunt.

SCENE VI. Changes to the court at Windsor-castle.

Enter Bolingbroke, Percy, and other Lords. Boling. Can no man tell of my unthrifty fon? 'Tis full three months fince I did fee him last.

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