He should have braved the east an hour ago: Rat. My lord? K. Rich. The sun will not be seen to-day; Enter NORFOLK. 280 Nor. Arm, arm, my lord; the foe vaunts in the field. K. Rich. Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse. Call up Lord Stanley, bid him bring his power: I will lead forth my soldiers to the plain, And thus my battle shall be ordered: My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Our archers shall be placed in the midst: John Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Earl of Surrey, They thus directed, we will follow In the main battle, whose puissance on either side Shall be well winged with our chiefest horse. 290 300. This, and Saint George to boot! What think'st thou, Nor folk? Nor. A good direction, warlike sovereign. This found I on my tent this morning. [He sheweth him a paper. K. Rich. [Reads] "Jockey of Norfolk, be not too bold, For Dickon thy master is bought and sold." A thing devised by the enemy. Go, gentlemen, every man unto his charge: Let not our babbling dreams affright our souls: Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law. What shall I say more than I have inferr'd? 310 To desperate ventures and assured destruction. And not these bastard Bretons; whom our fathers Shall these enjoy our lands? lie with our wives? 320 330 Ravish our daughters? [Drum afar off] Hark! I hear their drum. Fight, gentlemen of England! fight, bold yeomen! Enter a Messenger. What says Lord Stanley? will he bring his power? K. Rich. Off with his son George's head Nor. My lord, the enemy is past the marsh: After the battle let George Stanley die. 340 K. Rich. A thousand hearts are great within my bosom: Advance our standards, set upon our foes: Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George, SCENE IV. Another part of the field. Alarum: excursions. 350 [Exeunt. Enter NORFOLK and forces fighting; to him CATESBY. Cute. Rescue, my lord of Norfolk, rescue, rescue! The king enacts more wonders than a man, Daring an opposite to every danger: His horse is slain, and all on foot he fights, 571 Secking for Richmond in the throat of death. Alarums. Enter KING RICHARD. K. Rich. A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! SCENE V. Another part of the field. 10 [Exeunt. Alarum. Enter RICHARD and RICHMOND; they fightRICHARD is slain. Retreat and flourish. Re-enter RICH MOND, DERBY bearing the crown, with divers other Lords. Richm. God and your arms be praised, victorious friends; The day is ours, the bloody dog is dead. Der. Courageous Richmond, well hast thou acquit thee. Lo, here, this long-usurped royalty From the dead temples of this bloody wretch Have I pluck'd off, to grace thy brows withal: Richm. Great God of heaven, say Amen to all! Der. He is, my lord, and safe in Leicester town; O, now, let Richmond and Elizabeth, 10 20 20 The true succeeders of each royal house, 30 By God's fair ordinance conjoin together! 40 [Exeunt. THE FAMOUS HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. DRAMATIS PERSONE. KING HENRY the Eighth. CAPUCIUS, Ambassador from the CRANMER, Archbishop of Canter- DUKE OF NORFOLK. DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. DUKE OF SUFFOLK, EARL OF SURREY. Lord Chamberlain. Lord Chancellor. Bishop of Lincoln. LORD ABERGAVENNY. LORD SANDS. Three Gentlemen. DOCTOR BUTTS, Physician to the Garter King-at-Arms. Surveyor to the Duke of Buck- BRANDON, and a Sergeant-at- Door-keeper of the Council-cham- GARDINER, Bishop of Winchester. ANNE BULLEN, her Maid of Hon SIR HENRY GUILDFORD. SIR THOMAS LOVELL. SIR ANTHONY DENNY, SIR NICHOLAS VAUX. Secretaries to Wolsey. CROMWELL, Servant to Wolsey GRIFFITH, Gentleman-usher to SCENE: London; Westminster; Kimbolton. THE PROLOGUE. I COME no more to make you laugh: things now, |