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>The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth

      Dramatis Personae

      KING HENRY THE SIXTH

      HUMPHREY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, his uncle

      CARDINAL BEAUFORT, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER, great-uncle to the King

      RICHARD PLANTAGENET, DUKE OF YORK

      EDWARD and RICHARD, his sons

      DUKE OF SOMERSET

      DUKE OF SUFFOLK

      DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM

      LORD CLIFFORD

      YOUNG CLIFFORD, his son

      EARL OF SALISBURY

      EARL OF WARWICK

      LORD SCALES

      LORD SAY

      SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD

      WILLIAM STAFFORD, his brother

      SIR JOHN STANLEY

      VAUX

      MATTHEW GOFFE

      A LIEUTENANT, a SHIPMASTER, a MASTER'S MATE, and WALTER

      WHITMORE

      TWO GENTLEMEN, prisoners with Suffolk

      JOHN HUME and JOHN SOUTHWELL, two priests

      ROGER BOLINGBROKE, a conjurer

      A SPIRIT raised by him

      THOMAS HORNER, an armourer

      PETER, his man

      CLERK OF CHATHAM

      MAYOR OF SAINT ALBANS

      SAUNDER SIMPCOX, an impostor

      ALEXANDER IDEN, a Kentish gentleman

      JACK CADE, a rebel

      GEORGE BEVIS, JOHN HOLLAND, DICK THE BUTCHER, SMITH THE WEAVER,

      MICHAEL, &c., followers of Cade

      TWO MURDERERS

      MARGARET, Queen to King Henry

      ELEANOR, Duchess of Gloucester

      MARGERY JOURDAIN, a witch

      WIFE to SIMPCOX

      Lords, Ladies, and Attendants; Petitioners, Aldermen, a Herald,

      a Beadle, a Sheriff, Officers, Citizens, Prentices, Falconers,

      Guards, Soldiers, Messengers, &c.

       SCENE: England

      ACT I

      SCENE I. London. The palace

      Flourish of trumpets; then hautboys. Enter the KING, DUKE

      HUMPHREY OF GLOUCESTER, SALISBURY, WARWICK, and CARDINAL BEAUFORT, on the one side;

      the QUEEN, SUFFOLK, YORK, SOMERSET, and BUCKINGHAM, on the other

        SUFFOLK. 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;

          So, in the famous ancient city Tours,

          In presence of the Kings of France and Sicil,

          The Dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretagne, and Alencon,

          Seven earls, twelve barons, and twenty reverend bishops,

          I have perform'd my task, and was espous'd;

          And humbly now upon my bended knee,

          In sight of England and her lordly peers,

          Deliver up my title in the Queen

          To your most gracious hands, that are the substance

          Of that great shadow I did represent:

          The happiest gift that ever marquis gave,

          The fairest queen that ever king receiv'd.

        KING HENRY. Suffolk, arise. Welcome, Queen Margaret:

          I can express no kinder sign of love

          Than this kind kiss. O Lord, that lends me life,

          Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!

          For thou hast given me in this beauteous face

          A world of earthly blessings to my soul,

          If sympathy of love unite our thoughts.

        QUEEN. 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,

          Makes me the bolder to salute my king

          With ruder terms, such as my wit affords

          And over-joy of heart doth minister.

        KING HENRY. Her sight did ravish, but her grace in speech,

          Her words y-clad with wisdom's majesty,

          Makes me from wond'ring fall to weeping joys,

          Such is the fulness of my heart's content.

          Lords, with one cheerful voice welcome my love.

        ALL. [Kneeling] Long live Queen Margaret, England's happiness!

        QUEEN. We thank you all. [Flourish]

        SUFFOLK. My Lord Protector, so it please your Grace,

          Here are the articles of contracted peace

          Between our sovereign and the French King Charles,

          For eighteen months concluded by consent.

      GLOUCESTER. [Reads] 'Imprimis: It is agreed between the French King Charles and William de la Pole, Marquess 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 duchy of Anjou and the county of Maine shall be released and delivered to the King her father'-

      [Lets the paper fall]

        KING HENRY. Uncle, how now!

        GLOUCESTER. Pardon me, gracious lord;

          Some sudden qualm hath struck me at the heart,

          And dimm'd mine eyes, that I can read no further.

        KING HENRY. Uncle of Winchester, I pray read on.

      CARDINAL. [Reads] 'Item: It is further agreed between them that the duchies 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 any dowry.'

        KING HENRY. They please us well. Lord Marquess, 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 from being Regent

          I' th' parts of France, till term of eighteen months

          Be full expir'd. Thanks, uncle Winchester,

          Gloucester, York, Buckingham, Somerset,

          Salisbury, and Warwick;

          We thank you

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