ACT III. SCENE I. A Wood in Lancashire. Enter Sinklo and Humphry, with cross bows in their hands. SINKLO. UNDER this thick-grown brake we'll shroud ourselves, For through this laund anon the Deer will come; Hum. I'll stay above the hill, fo both may fhoot. In this felf-place where now we mean to ftand. Enter King Henry, with a prayer-book. K. Henry. From Scotland am I ftol'n ev'n of love, pure To greet mine own land with my wifhful fight: Sink. Ay, here's a deer, whofe skin's a keeper's fee: This is the quondam King, let's feize upon him. K. Henry. K. Henry. Let me embrace these four Adverfities; For wife men fay, it is the wifeft course. Hum. Why linger we? let us lay hands upon him. Sink. Forbear a while, we'll hear a little more. K. Henry. My Queen and Son are gone to France for aid: And, as I hear, the great commanding Warwick And Lewis, a Prince foon won with moving words. Her fighs will make a batt'ry in his breast; Hum. Say, what art thou that talk'st of Kings and K. Henry. More than I seem, and less than I was born to; A man at leaft, for lefs I fhould not be; And And men may talk of Kings, and why not I? Hum. Well, if you be a King crown'd with Content, You are the King, King Edward hath depos'd: K.Henry. But did you never fwear, and break an oath? Hum. Here, in this country, where we now remain. K. Henry. I was anointed King at nine months old, My father and my grandfather were Kings; And you were fworn true Subjects unto me: And tell me then, have you not broke your oaths? Sink. No, we were fubjects but while you were King. K. Henry. Why, am I dead? do I not breathe, a man? Ah, fimple men, you know not what you fwear. Look, as I blow this feather from my face, 2 And as the air blows it to me again, Obeying with my wind when I do blow, Sink. We are true Subjects to the King, King K. Henry, K. Henry. So would you be again to Henry, If he were seated as King Edward is. Sink. We charge you in God's name, and in the King's, To go with us unto the officers. K. Henry. In God's name lead, your King's name be obey'd; And what God will, that let your King perform; S CE NE Changes to the Palace. [Exeunt. II. Enter King Edward, Gloucefter, Clarence, and K. Edw. Lady Gray. BROTHER of Glo'ster, at St. Alban's I This lady's husband, Sir John Gray, was flain, Glo. Your Highness fhall do well to grant her fuit: It were dishonour to deny it her. K. Edward. It were no lefs; but yet I'll make a pause. Glo. Yea! is it fo? I fee, the lady hath a thing to grant, Before the King will grant her humble fuit. Clar. He knows the game; how true he keeps the wind? Glo. Silence. 1 Sir John Gray,] Vid. Hall, 3d year of Edw. IV. folio 5. It was hitherto falfly printed Richard. Mr. Pope. K. Edw. Widow, we will confider of your fuit, And come fome other time to know our mind. Gray. Right gracious lord, I cannot brook delay. May't please your Highness to resolve me now? And what your Pleasure is, fhall fatisfy me. Glo. Ay, widow? then I'll warrant you all lands, your An if what pleases him, fhall pleasure you: Clar. I think, he means to beg a child of her. Glo. You fhall have four, if you'll be rul❜d by him. K. Edw. 'Twere pity they should lose their father's lands. Gray Be pitiful, dread lord, and grant it then. K.Edw. Lords, give us leave; I'll try this widow's wit. Glo. Ay, good leave have you, for you will have leave; Till youth take leave, and leave you to the crutch. K. Edw. Now tell me, Madam, do you love your children? Gray. Ay, full as dearly as I love my self. K. Edw. And would you not do much to do them good? Gray. To do them good, I would fuftain some harm. K. Edw. Then get your husband's lands, to do them good. Gray. Therefore I came unto your Majesty. K. Edw. I'll tell you how these lands are to be got. Gray. So fhall you bind me to your Highness' fervice. K. Edw. What fervice wilt thou do me, if I give them? Gray. |