PERSONS OF THE DRAMA. King RICHARD the Second. EDMUND of LANGLEY, Duke of YORK; Uncles to the JOHN of GAUNT, Duke of LANCASTER; S King. HENRY, sirnamed BOLINGBROKE, Duke of HEREFORD, Son to JOHN of GAUNT; afterwards King HENRY IV. Duke of AUMERLE, Son to the Duke of YORK. MOWBRAY, Duke of NORFOLK. Duke of SURREY. Earl of SALISBURY. Earl BERKLEY. BUSHY, BAGOT, GREEN, Creatures to King RICHARD. Earl of NORTHUMBERLAND: HENRY PERCY, his Son. Sir PIERCE of Exton. Sir STEPHEN SCROOP. Queen to King RICHARD. Duchess of GLOSTER. Duchess of YORK. Lady attending on the Queen. Lords, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers. Two Gardeners, Keeper, Messenger, Groom, and other Attendants. SCENE, dispersedly in England and Wales. SCENE I.-London. A Room in the Palace. Enter King RICHARD, attended; JOHN of GAUNT, and other Nobles, with him. K. Rich. Old John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancas ter, Hast thou, according to thy oath and band, Brought hither Henry Hereford thy bold son; K. Rich. Tell me moreover, hast thou sounded him, If he appeal the duke on ancient malice; Or worthily as a good subject should, On some known ground of treachery in him? Gaunt. As near as I could sift him on that argument,On some apparent danger seen in him, Aim'd at your highness, no inveterate malice. K. Rich. Then call them to our presence; face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear [Exeunt some attendants. High-stomach'd are they both, and full of ire, rage deaf as the sea, hasty as fire. In Re-enter attendants, with BOLINGBROKE and NORFOLK. K. Rich. We thank you both: yet one but flatters us, As well appeareth by the cause you come; Namely, to appeal each other of high treason.- Against the duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray ? Boling. First, (heaven be the record to my speech!) In the devotion of a subject's love, What my tongue speaks, my right-drawn sword may prove. Nor. Let not my cold words here accuse my zeal: "Tis not the trial of a woman's war, The bitter clamour of two eager tongues, The blood is hot, that must be cool'd for this, And let him be no kinsman to my liege, I do defy him, and I spit at him; Call him-a slanderous coward, and a villain: |