SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD, and his Brother. SIR JOHN STANLEY. A SEA-CAPTAIN, MASTER, MAS- TWO GENTLEMEN, Prisoners with A HERALD.-VAUX. MARGARET, Queen to King Henry. LORDS, LADIES, and ATTENDANTS; SCENE; dispersedly in various parts of England. ACT I. SCENE I.-London. A Room of State in the Palace. Flourish of Trumpets: then Hautboys. Enter, on one side, KING HENRY, Duke of GLOSTER, SALISBURY, WARWICK, and CARDINAL BEAUFORT; on the other, QUEEN MARGARET, led in by SUFFOLK; YORK, SOMERSET, BUCKINGHAM, and others, following. Suff. As by your high imperial majesty, I had in charge at my depart for France, As procurator to your excellence, To marry princess Margaret for your grace; In presence of the kings of France and Sicil, The dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretaigne, and Alençon, And humbly now upon my bended knee, In sight of England and her lordly peers, To your most gracious hands, that are the substance The happiest gift that ever marquis gave, K. Hen. Suffolk, arise.-Welcome, queen Margaret : Than this kind kiss.-O Lord, that lends me life, For thou hast given me, in this beauteous face, If sympathy 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-liefest sovereign, K. Hen. Her sight did ravish: but her grace in speech, Makes me, from wondering fall to weeping joys, Such is the fulness of my heart's content. Lords, with one cheerful voice, welcome my love. All. Long live queen Margaret, England's happiness! Suf. My lord protector, so it please your grace, Between our sovereign and the French king Charles, [Flourish. Glo. [Reads]. Imprimis, It is agreed between the French King, Charles, and William de la Poole, marquis of Suffolk, ambassador for Henry, King of England,-that the said Henry shall espouse the Lady Margaret, daughter unto Reignier, king of Naples, Sicilia, and Jerusalem; and crown her queen of England, ere the thirtieth of May next ensuing.Item,-That the dutchy of Anjou and the county of Maine, shall be released and delivered to the king her father K. Hen. Uncle, how now? Glo. Pardon me, gracious lord; Some sudden qualm hath struck me at the heart, And dimm'd mine eyes, that I can read no further. * Beloved above all things. K. Hen. Uncle of Winchester, I pray, read on. Win. Item,-It is further agreed between them,-that the dutchies of Anjou and Maine shall be released and delivered over to the king her father; and she sent over of the king of England's own proper cost and charges, without having dowry. K. Hen. They please us well.-Lord marquis, kneel down; We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace Till term of eighteen months be full expired. Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, We thank you all for this great favour done, [Exeunt KING, QUEEN, and SUFFOLK. In winter's cold, and summer's parching heat, Early and late, debating to and fro How France and Frenchmen might be kept in awe ? Been crown'd in Paris, in despite of foes? And shall these labours, and these honours die? Car. Nephew, what means this passionate discourse? This peroration with such circumstance? * For France, 'tis ours; and we will keep it still. Glo. Ay, uncle, we will keep it if we can; * Circumstances of aggravation. But now it is impossible we should: Suffolk, the new made duke, that rules the roast, Sal. Now, by the death of him that died for all, York. For Suffolk's duke-may he be suffocate, She should have staid in France, and starved in France, Car. My lord of Gloster, now you grow too hot; It was the pleasure of my lord the king. Glo. My lord of Winchester, I know your mind; Car. So, there goes our protector in a rage. [Exit. Jesu maintain your royal excellence! With-God preserve the good duke Humphrey ! Buck. Why should he then protect our sovereign, Cousin of Somerset, join you with me, And all together-with the duke of Suffolk,- I'll to the Duke of Suffolk presently. Som. Cousin of Buckingham, though Humphrey's pride, And greatness of his place be grief to us, Yet let us watch the haughty cardinal; His insolence is more intolerable Than all the princes in the land beside; If Gloster be displaced, he'll be protector. Buck. Or thou, or I, Somerset, will be protector, Despight duke Humphrey, or the cardinal. [Exit. [Exeunt BUCKINGHAM and SOMERSET. Sal. Pride went before, ambition follows him. I never saw but Humphrey duke of Gloster Thy late exploits, done in the heart of France, Have made thee fear'd, and honoured, of the people:- In what we can to bridle and suppress The pride of Suffolk, and the cardinal, With Somerset's and Buckingham's ambition; And, as we may, cherish duke Humphrey's deeds, War. So God help Warwick, as he loves the land, And common profit of his country! York. And so says York, for he hath greatest cause. That Maine, which by main force Warwick did win, |