*Be resident in men like one another,
And not in me, I am my selfe alone.
Clarence beware, thou keptst me from the light,
But I will sort a pitchie daie for thee.
For I will buz abroad such prophesies,
As Edward shall be fearefull of his life,
And then to purge his feare, Ile be thy death.
Henry and his sonne are gone, thou Clarence next,
And by one and one I will dispatch the rest,
Counting my selfe but bad, till I be best.
Ile drag thy bodie in another roome,
And triumph Henry in thy daie of doome.
Enter king Edward, Queene Elizabeth, and a Nurse
with the young prince, and Clarence,
and Hastings, and others.
Edw. Once more we sit in Englands royall throne,
Repurchasde with the bloud of enemies,
What valiant foemen like to Autumnes corne,
Haue we mow'd downe in tops of all their pride?
Three Dukes of Summerset, threefold renowmd
For hardie and vndoubted champions.
Two Cliffords, as the father and the sonne,
And two Northumberlands, two brauer men
Nere spurd their coursers at the trumpets sound.
With them the two rough Beares, Warwike and
That in their chaines fettered the kinglie Lion,
And made the Forrest tremble when they roard,
*Thus haue we swept suspition from our seat,
And made our footstoole of securitie.
Come hither Besse, and let me kisse my boie,
Young Ned, for thee, thine Vncles and my selfe,
Haue in our armors watcht the Winters night,
Marcht all a foote in summers skalding heat,
That thou mightst repossesse the crowne in peace,
And of our labours thou shalt reape the gaine.
76 After this line Q inserts Vnder pretence of outward seeming ill.
79, 80 See note (II).
Clarence] Q1Q2. Clarence, Gloster Q3.
1 royall] om. Q3.
3 Autumnes] Autumes Q2.
5 renowmd Q1Q2. renownd Q3. 18 a foote] Q1Q2. afoot Qs.
Glo. Ile blast his haruest and your head were laid,
For yet I am not lookt on in the world.
This shoulder was ordaind so thicke to heaue,
And heaue it shall some waight or breake my backe,
Worke thou the waie, and thou shalt execute.
Edward. Clarence and Gloster, loue my louelie
And kisse your princely nephew brothers both.
Cla. The dutie that I owe vnto your, Maiestie,
I seale vpon the rosiate lips of this sweet babe.
Queen. Thankes noble Clarence worthie brother
Gloster. And that I loue the fruit from whence thou
Sprangst, witnesse the louing kisse I giue the child.
To saie the truth so Iudas kist his maister,
And so he cride all haile, and meant all harme.
Edward. Nowe am I seated as my soule
Hauing my countries peace, and brothers loues.
Cla. What will your grace haue done with Margaret,
Ranard her father to the king of France,
Hath pawnd the Cyssels and Ierusalem,
And hither haue they sent it for her ransome.
*Edw. Awaie with her, and wafte hir hence to France,
And now what rests but that we spend the time,
With stately Triumphs and mirthfull comicke shewes,
Such as befits the pleasures of the Court.
Sound drums and Trumpets, farewell to sower annoy,
For heere I hope begins our lasting ioie.
21 and Q1Q2. if Qs.
26 Clarence... Queene] Q1Q2. Brothers of Clarence and of Gloster, Pray loue... Queene Q3, reading as two lines.
27 brothers]Q1Q2. om. Q8.
28 your, Maiestie] Q1. your Maiestie Q2. your Maiesty Q3.
31, 32 And...Sprangst] One line in Q2Q3. 36 Hauing...loues] Omitted in Qg.
37 Margaret,] Q1.
38 Ranard] Q1Q2.
39 Cyssels] Q1Q2.
40 her] Q1Q2. a Q3.
Margaret? Q2Qs
Reynard Q3.
Cicels Q3.
NOTES TO THE TRUE TRAGEDIE OF RICHARD
v. 2. 15. Mr Halliwell quotes and walkes' as the reading of the edition of 1619. Capell's copy has 'my walkes.' In Steevens's reprint the reading ' and walkes' occurs, and Mr Knight has followed him. See note Iv to 'The First part of the Contention,' &c.
v. 6. 79, 80. Instead of these lines Q, has
King Henry, and the Prince his sonne are gone,
And Clarence thou art next must follow them,
So by one and one dispatching all the rest, &c.'
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