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  rose against him; being his sovereign; And made him to resign his crown
  perforce。 WARWICK。  Suppose;   my  lords;  he   did   it   unconstrain'd; Think
  you   'twere   prejudicial   to   his   crown?   EXETER。   No;   for   he   could   not   so
  resign his crown But that the next heir should succeed and reign。 KING
  HENRY。 Art thou against us; Duke of Exeter? EXETER。 His is the right;
  and therefore pardon me。 YORK。 Why whisper you; my lords; and answer
  not? EXETER。 My conscience tells me he is lawful King。 KING HENRY。
  'Aside' All will revolt from me; and turn to him。 NORTHUMBERLAND。
  Plantagenet; for all the claim thou lay'st; Think not that Henry shall be so
  depos'd。      WARWICK。          Depos'd      he    shall    be;   in   despite     of   all。
  NORTHUMBERLAND。 Thou art deceiv'd。 'Tis not thy southern power Of
  Essex;      Norfolk;     Suffolk;    nor    of   Kent;    Which      makes     thee    thus
  presumptuous        and    proud;   Can    set   the  Duke     up   in  despite    of   me。
  CLIFFORD。 King Henry; be thy title right or wrong; Lord Clifford vows
  to   fight   in   thy   defence。   May   that   ground   gape;   and   swallow   me   alive;
  Where I shall kneel to him that slew my father! KING HENRY。 O Clifford;
  how  thy  words   revive   my   heart! YORK。   Henry  of   Lancaster;   resign   thy
  crown。   What   mutter   you;   or   what   conspire   you;   lords?   WARWICK。   Do
  right unto this princely Duke of York; Or I will fill the house with armed
  men; And over the chair of state; where now he sits; Write up his title with
  usurping blood。 'He stamps with his foot and the soldiers show themselves'
  KING HENRY。 My Lord of Warwick; hear but one word: Let me for this
  my life…time reign as king。 YORK。 Confirm the crown to me and to mine
  heirs; And thou shalt reign in quiet while thou liv'st。 KING HENRY。 I am
  content。     Richard    Plantagenet;     Enjoy    the   kingdom      after  my    decease。
  CLIFFORD。 What   wrong   is   this   unto   the   Prince   your   son!   WARWICK。
  What   good   is   this   to   England   and   himself!   WESTMORELAND。   Base;
  fearful;   and   despairing   Henry!   CLIFFORD。   How   hast   thou   injur'd   both
  thyself and or us! WESTMORELAND。 I cannot stay to hear these articles。
  NORTHUMBERLAND。 Nor I。 CLIFFORD。 Come; cousin; let us tell the
  Queen      these   news。     WESTMORELAND。               Farewell;    faint…hearted     and
  degenerate      king;    In  whose     cold    blood    no   spark    of  honour     bides。
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  NORTHUMBERLAND。 Be thou a prey unto the house of York And die in
  bands for this unmanly deed! CLIFFORD。 In dreadful war mayst thou be
  overcome;       Or     live   in   peace     abandon'd      and    despis'd!     Exeunt
  NORTHUMBERLAND;                    CLIFFORD;           and      WESTMORELAND
  WARWICK。 Turn this way; Henry; and regard them not。 EXETER。 They
  seek   revenge;   and   therefore   will   not   yield。   KING   HENRY。  Ah;   Exeter!
  WARWICK。   Why   should   you   sigh;   my   lord?   KING   HENRY。   Not   for
  myself; Lord Warwick; but my son; Whom I unnaturally shall disinherit。
  But be it as it may。 'To YORK' I here entail The crown to thee and to thine
  heirs for ever; Conditionally; that here thou take an oath To cease this civil
  war;   and;   whilst   I   live;   To   honour   me   as   thy   king   and   sovereign;   And
  neither by treason nor hostility To seek to put me down and reign thyself。
  YORK。  This   oath   I   willingly   take;   and   will   perform。   'Coming   from   the
  throne'   WARWICK。   Long   live   King   Henry!   Plantagenet;   embrace   him。
  KING HENRY。 And long live thou; and these thy forward sons! YORK。
  Now   York   and   Lancaster   are   reconcil'd。   EXETER。   Accurs'd   be   he   that
  seeks    to  make     them   foes!   'Sennet。   Here    they   come    down'    YORK。
  Farewell;   my   gracious   lord;   I'll   to   my   castle。  WARWICK。 And   I'll   keep
  London      with   my    soldiers。   NORFOLK。        And    I  to  Norfolk    with   my
  followers。 MONTAGUE。 And I unto the sea; from whence I came。 Exeunt
  the YORKISTS KING HENRY。 And I; with grief and sorrow; to the court。
  Enter QUEEN MARGARET and the PRINCE OF WALES
  EXETER。 Here comes the Queen; whose looks bewray her anger。 I'll
  steal away。 KING HENRY。 Exeter; so will I。 QUEEN MARGARET。 Nay;
  go   not   from   me;   I   will   follow   thee。   KING   HENRY。   Be   patient;   gentle
  queen; and I will stay。 QUEEN MARGARET。 Who can be patient in such
  extremes? Ah; wretched man! Would I had died a maid; And never seen
  thee; never borne thee son; Seeing thou hast prov'd so unnatural a father!
  Hath he deserv'd to lose his birthright thus? Hadst thou but lov'd him half
  so well as I; Or felt that pain which I did for him once; Or nourish'd him as
  I did with my blood; Thou wouldst have left thy dearest heart…blood there
  Rather than have made that savage duke thine heir; And disinherited thine
  only son。 PRINCE OF WALES。 Father; you cannot disinherit me。 If you
  be King; why should not I succeed? KING HENRY。 Pardon me; Margaret;
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  pardon   me;   sweet   son。  The   Earl   of Warwick   and   the   Duke   enforc'd   me。
  QUEEN MARGARET。 Enforc'd thee! Art thou King and wilt be forc'd? I
  shame to hear thee speak。 Ah; timorous wretch! Thou hast undone thyself;
  thy son; and me; And giv'n unto the house of York such head As thou shalt
  reign but by their sufferance。 To entail him and his heirs unto the crown;
  What is it but to make thy sepulchre And creep into it far before thy time?
  Warwick       is   Chancellor     and    the   lord   of   Calais;    Stern   Falconbridge
  commands the narrow seas; The Duke is made Protector of the realm; And
  yet   shalt   thou   be   safe?   Such   safety  finds The   trembling   lamb   environed
  with   wolves。   Had   I   been   there;   which   am   a   silly   woman;   The   soldiers
  should have toss'd me on their pikes Before I would have granted to that
  act。 But thou prefer'st thy life before thine honour; And seeing thou dost; I
  here divorce myself; Both from thy table; Henry; and thy bed; Until that
  act of parliament be repeal'd Whereby my son is disinherited。 The northern
  lords   that   have   forsworn   thy  colours   Will   follow   mine;   if   once   they   see
  them spread; And spread they shall be; to thy foul disgrace And utter ruin
  of   the   house   of York。   Thus   do   I   leave   thee。   Come;   son;   let's   away;   Our
  army     is  ready;    come;    we'll   after   them。    KING     HENRY。       Stay;   gentle
  Margaret; and hear me speak。 QUEEN MARGARET。 Thou hast spoke too
  much   already;   get   thee   gone。   KING   HENRY。   Gentle   son   Edward;   thou
  wilt   stay   with   me?   QUEEN   MARGARET。   Ay;   to   be   murder'd   by   his
  enemies。 PRINCE OF WALES。 When I return with victory from the field
  I'll see your Grace; till then I'll follow her。 QUEEN MARGARET。 Come;
  son; away; we may not linger thus。 Exeunt QUEEN MARGARET and the
  PRINCE KING HENRY。 Poor queen! How love to me and to her son Hath
  made   her   break   out   into   terms   of   rage!   Reveng'd   may   she   be   on   that
  hateful   Duke;   Whose   haughty   spirit;   winged   with   desire;   Will   cost   my
  crown; and like an empty eagle Tire on the flesh of me and of my son! The
  loss   of   those   three   lords   torments   my   heart。   I'll   write   unto   them;   and
  entreat   them   fair;   Come;   cousin;   you   shall   be   the   messenger。   EXETER。
  And I; I hope; shall reconcile them all。 Exeunt
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  King Henry VI; Part 3
  SCENE II。 Sandal Castle; near Wakefield; in
  Yorkshire
  Flourish。 Enter EDWARD; RICHARD; and MONTAGUE
  RICHARD。 Brother; though I be youngest; give me leave。 EDWARD。
  No; I can better play the orator。 MONTAGUE。 But I have reasons strong
  and forcible。
  Enter the DUKE OF YORK
  YORK。 Why; how now; sons and brother! at a strife? What is your
  quarrel? How began it first? EDWARD。 No quarrel; but a slight contention。
  YORK。 About what? RICHARD。 About that which concerns your Grace
  and us… The crown of England; father; which is yours。 YORK。 Mine; boy?
  Not till   King   Henry  be dead。  RICHARD。 Your  right depends not   on   his
  life   or   death。   EDWARD。   Now   you   are   heir;   therefore   enjoy   it   now。   By
  giving the house of Lancaster leave to breathe; It will outrun you; father;
  in the end。 YORK。 I took an oath that he should quietly reign。 EDWA