PERSONS REPRESENTED. King HENRY the Sixth : HUMPHREY, duke of Gloster, his uncle. Cardinal BEAUFORT, bishop of Winchester, great uncle to the king. RICHARD PLANTAGENET, duke of York: Duke of SOMERSET, Duke of SUFFOLK, Duke of BUCKINGHAM, Lord CLIFFOrd, Earl of SALISBURY, Earl of WARWICK, Young CLIFFORD, his son, of the king's party. of the York faction. Lord SAY. Lord SCALES, Governor of the Tower. Sir HUMPHREY STAFFORD, and his brother. Sir JOHN STANLEY. A Sea-captain, Master, and Master's Mate, and WALTER WHITMORE. Two gentlemen, prisoners with Suffolk. HUME and SOUTHWELL, two priests. BOLINGBROKE, a conjurer. A Spirit raised by him. JACK CADE, a rebel : GEORGE, JOHN, DICK, SMITH the weaver, MICHAEL, &c. MARGARET, queen to king Henry. ELEANOR, duchess of Gloster. MARGERY JOURDAIN, a witch. Wife to Simpcor. Lords, Ladies, and Attendants; Petitioners, Aldermen, a Beadle, Sheriff, and Officers; Citizens, Prentices, Falconers, Guards, Soldiers, Messengers, &c. SCENE, dispersedly in various parts of England. THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY VI. ACT I. SCENE I.-London. A room of State in the palace. Flourish of Trumpets: then hautboys. Enter, on one side, King HENRY, Duke of GLOSTER, SALISBURY, WARWICK, and Cardinal BEAUFORT; on the other, Queen MARGARET, led in by SUFFOLK; YORK, SOMERSET, BUCKINGHAM, and others, following. As Suffolk. by your high' imperial majesty I had in charge at my depart for France, As procurator to your excellence, To marry princess Margaret for your grace; So, in the famous ancient city, Tours,― In presence of the kings of France, and Sicil, The dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretaigne, and Alençon, Seven earls, twelve barons, twenty reverend Bishops,I have perform'd my task, and was espous'd: And humbly now upon my bended knee, In sight of England and her lordly peers, Deliver up my title in the queen To your most gracious hands, that are the substance The happiest gift that ever marquess gave, The fairest queen that ever king receiv'd. K. Hen. Suffolk, arise.-Welcome, queen Margaret : I can express no kinder sign of love, Than this kind kiss.-O Lord, that lends me life, For thou hast given me, in this beauteous face, A world of earthly blessings to my soul, If sympathy of love unite our thoughts. Q. Mar. Great king of England, and my gracious lord; The mutual conference that my mind hath had— By day, by night; waking, and in my dreams; [1] Vide Hall's Chronicle, fol. 66, year 23. init POPE. [2] I am the bolder to address you, having already familiarized you to my imagi ration. JOHNSON. |