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  King Henry VI; Part 2
  King Henry VI; Part 2
  William Shakespeare
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  ACT I。
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  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;
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  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 all for this
  great favour done In entertainment to my princely queen。 Come; let us in;
  and   with   all   speed   provide   To   see   her   coronation   be   perform'd。   Exeunt
  KING; QUEEN; and SUFFOLK GLOUCESTER。 Brave peers of England;
  pillars   of   the   state;  To   you   Duke   Humphrey   must   unload   his   grief Your
  grief; the common grief of all the land。 What! did my brother Henry spend
  his youth; His valour; coin; and people; in the wars? Did he so often lodge
  in   open   field;   In   winter's   cold   and   summer's   parching   heat;   To   conquer
  France; his true inheritance? And did my brother Bedford toil his wits To
  keep     by   policy    what     Henry     got?   Have     you    yourselves;     Somerset;
  Buckingham;   Brave   York;   Salisbury;   and   victorious   Warwick;   Receiv'd
  deep   scars   in   France   and   Normandy?   Or   hath   mine   uncle   Beaufort   and
  myself; With all the learned Council of the realm; Studied so long; sat in
  the   Council   House   Early   and   late;   debating   to   and   fro   How   France   and
  Frenchmen   might   be   kept   in   awe? And   had   his   Highness   in   his   infancy
  Crowned   in   Paris;   in   despite   of   foes? And   shall   these   labours   and   these
  honours die?   Shall   Henry's conquest;  Bedford's vigilance; Your deeds of
  war; and all our counsel die? O peers of England; shameful is this league!
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  Fatal this marriage; cancelling your fame; Blotting your names from books
  of memory; Razing the characters of your renown; Defacing monuments
  of   conquer'd   France;   Undoing   all;   as   all   had   never   been!   CARDINAL。
  Nephew; what means this passionate discourse; This peroration with such
  circumstance?        For    France;     'tis  ours;    and    we    will    keep    it   still。
  GLOUCESTER。   Ay;   uncle;   we   will            keep   it   if   we  can;   But   now   it  is
  impossible   we   should。   Suffolk;   the   new…made   duke   that   rules   the   roast;
  Hath given the duchy of Anjou and Maine Unto the poor King Reignier;
  whose large style Agrees not with the leanness of his purse。 SALISBURY。
  Now; by the death of Him that died for all; These counties were the keys
  of    Normandy!        But    wherefore       weeps     Warwick;       my    valiant    son?
  WARWICK。 For grief that they are past recovery; For were there hope to
  conquer them again My sword should shed hot blood; mine eyes no tears。
  Anjou and Maine! myself did win them both; Those provinces these arms
  of mine did conquer; And are the cities that I got with wounds Deliver'd
  up   again   with   peaceful   words?   Mort   Dieu!   YORK。   For   Suffolk's   duke;
  may   he   be   suffocate;   That   dims   the   honour   of   this   warlike   isle!   France
  should have torn and rent my very heart Before I would have yielded to
  this league。 I never read but England's kings have had Large sums of gold
  and dowries with their wives; And our King Henry gives away his own To
  match   with   her   that   brings   no   vantages。   GLOUCESTER。 A  proper   jest;
  and never heard before; That Suffolk should demand a whole fifteenth For
  costs   and   charges   in   transporting   her!   She should have   stay'd   in   France;
  and starv'd in France; Before… CARDINAL。 My Lord of Gloucester; now
  ye grow too hot: It was the pleasure of my lord the King。 GLOUCESTER。
  My Lord of Winchester; I know your mind; 'Tis not my speeches that you
  do   mislike;   But   'tis   my   presence   that   doth   trouble   ye。   Rancour   will   out:
  proud prelate; in thy face I see thy fury; if I longer stay We shall begin our
  ancient     bickerings。     Lordings;    farewell;    and    say;  when     I  am   gone;    I
  prophesied France will be lost ere long。 Exit CARDINAL。 So; there goes
  our Protector in a rage。 'Tis known to you he is mine enemy; Nay; more;
  an   enemy   unto   you   all;   And   no   great   friend;   I   fear   me;   to   the   King。
  Consider; lords; he is the next of blood And heir apparent to the English
  crown。   Had   Henry   got   an   empire   by   his   marriage   And   all   the   wealthy
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  kingdoms of the west; There's reason he should be displeas'd at it。 Look to
  it;   lords;   let   not   his   smoothing   words   Bewitch   your   hearts;   be   wise   and
  circumspect。   What   though   the   common