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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