The Second PART of King HENRY VI ACT I. SCENE I. Flourish of Trumpets: Then Hautboys. Enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Salisbury, Warwick, and Beaufort on the one fide. The Queen, Suffolk, York, Somerset, and Buckingham on the other. and Sicil, SUFFOLK. S by your high Imperial Majefty, So in the famous ancient City, Tours, In prefence of the Kings of France The Dukes of Orleans, Calabar, Bretaigne, Alenfon, Seven Earls, twelve Barons, and twenty reverend Bishops, I have perform'd my Task, and was efpous'd: And humbly now upon my bended Knee, In fight of England and her Lordly Peers, Deliver up my Title in the Queen [Prefenting the Queen to the King. To Το your moft gracious Hand, that are the Substance Of that great Shadow I did represent: The happieft Gift that ever Marquifs gave, K. Henry. Suffolk arife. Welcome, Queen Margaret, Than this kind Kifs. O Lord, that lend'ft me Life, If fympathy 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, In courtly Company, or at my Beads, With you mine Alder liefeft Sovereign, Makes me the bolder to falute my King, With ruder terms, fuch as my Wit affords, And over-joy of Heart doth minifter. K. Henry. Her fight did ravish, but her Grace in Speech, Her Words yclad with Wifdom's Majesty, Make me from wondring, fall to weeping Joys, Lords, with one cheerful Voice, welcome my Love. [Flourish. Suff. My Lord Protector, fo it please your Grace, Here are the Articles of contracted Peace, Between our Sovereign, and the French King Charles, For eighteen Months concluded by confent. Glo. Reads.] Imprimis, It is agreed between the French King, Charles, and William de la Pole, Marquifs of Suffolk, Ambassador for Henry King of England, That the faid Henry hall efpoufe the Lady Margaret, Daughter unto Reignier, King of Naples, Sicilia, and Jerufalem, and Crown her Queen of England, ere the thirteenth of May next enfuing. Item. That the Dutchy of Anjou, and the County of Main, fhall be releafed and delivered to the King her Father. K. Henry. Uncle, how now? Glo Glo. Pardon me, gracious Lord, Some fudden qualm hath ftruck me to the Heart, Win. Item, It is further agreed between them, That the Dutchies of Anjou and Main Jhall be releafed and delivered over to the King her Father, and fhe fent over of the King of England's own proper Coft and Charges, without having any Dowry. K. Henry. They pleafe us well. Lord Marquifs, kneel down; We here create thee the firft Duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the Sword. Coufin of York, We thank you all for this great Favour done, [Exeunt King, Queen, and Suffolk, Manent the reft. Glo. Brave Peers of England, Pillars of the State, In Winter's Cold, and Summer's parching Heat, Have you your felves, Somerset, Buckingham, How How France and Frenchmen might be kept in awt;~ And fhall thefe Labours, and thefe Honours die? Car. Nephew, what means this paffionate Discourse? Suffolk, the new made Duke that rules the rost, Sal. Now by the Death of him who dy'd for all, Tork. For Suffolk's Duke, may he be fuffocate, Large fums of Gold, and Dowries with their Wives! To match with her that brings no vantages. Gle Glo. A proper Jeft, and never heard before, She fhould have ftaid in France, and starv'd in France Car. My Lord of Glofter, now ye grow too hot: Glo. My Lord of Winchester, I know your Mind. We fhall begin our ancient Bickerings. With, God preferve the good Duke Humphry. He being of age to govern of himself? [Exit Buck. Why fhould he then protect our Sovereign, Coufin of Somerset, join you with me, And all together with the Duke of Suffolk, We'll quickly hoife Duke Humphry from,his Seat. I'il to the Duke of Suffolk prefently. [Ex't. Sem |