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eager feeding food doth choke the feeder�察�Light vanity�察�insatiate cormorant�察�

Consuming means�察�soon preys upon itself。 This royal throne of kings�察�this 

scept'red   isle�察 �This   earth   of   majesty�察  �this   seat   of   Mars�察 �This   other   Eden�察�

demi´paradise�察�This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection 

and   the   hand   of   war�察  �This   happy   breed   of   men�察  �this   little   world�察  �This 

precious stone set in the silver sea�察�Which serves it in the office of a wall�察�

Or as a moat defensive to a house�察�Against the envy of less happier lands�察�

This   blessed   plot�察  �this   earth�察  �this   realm�察  �this   England�察  �This   nurse�察  �this 



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teeming womb of royal kings�察�Fear'd by their breed�察�and famous by their 

birth�察�Renowned for their deeds as far from home�察�For Christian service 

and   true   chivalry�察�As   is   the   sepulchre   in   stubborn   Jewry   Of   the   world's 

ransom�察�blessed Mary's Son�察�This land of such dear souls�察�this dear dear 

land�察  �Dear   for   her   reputation   through   the   world�察  �Is   now   leas'd   out´I   die 

pronouncing   it´   Like   to   a   tenement   or   pelting   farm。   England�察  �bound   in 

with the triumphant sea�察�Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege 

Of   wat'ry   Neptune�察  �is   now   bound   in   with   shame�察  �With   inky   blots   and 

rotten parchment bonds�察�That England�察�that was wont to conquer others�察�

Hath   made   a   shameful   conquest   of   itself。 Ah�察  �would   the   scandal   vanish 

with my life�察�How happy then were my ensuing death� �

       Enter KING and QUEEN�察�AUMERLE�察�BUSHY�察�GREEN�察�BAGOT�察�

Ross�察�and WILLOUGHBY 

       YORK。 The King is come�察�deal mildly with his youth�察�For young hot 

colts being rag'd do rage the more。 QUEEN。 How fares our noble uncle 

Lancaster�拭  �KING   RICHARD。   What   comfort�察  �man�拭  �How   is't   with   aged 

Gaunt�拭  �GAUNT。   O�察  �how   that   name   befits   my   composition�   �Old   Gaunt�察�

indeed�察�and gaunt in being old。 Within me grief hath kept a tedious fast�察�

And who abstains from meat that is not gaunt�拭�For sleeping England long 

time have I watch'd�察�Watching breeds leanness�察�leanness is an gaunt。 The 

pleasure that some fathers feed upon Is my strict fast´I mean my children's 

looks�察�And therein fasting�察�hast thou made me gaunt。 Gaunt am I for the 

grave�察�gaunt as a grave�察�Whose hollow womb inherits nought but bones。 

KING      RICHARD。        Can    sick   men    play  so   nicely   with   their   names�拭�

GAUNT。 No�察�misery makes sport to mock itself�此�Since thou dost seek to 

kill my name in   me�察�I   mock my name�察�great king�察�to flatter thee。 KING 

RICHARD。 Should dying men flatter with those that live�拭�GAUNT。 No�察�

no�察�men living flatter those that die。 KING RICHARD。 Thou�察�now a´dying�察�

sayest thou flatterest me。 GAUNT。 O�察�no� �thou diest�察�though I the sicker 

be。 KING RICHARD。 I am in health�察�I breathe�察�and see thee ill。 GAUNT。 

Now He that made me knows I see thee ill�察�Ill in myself to see�察�and in thee 

seeing ill。 Thy death´bed is no lesser than thy land Wherein thou liest in 

reputation sick�察�And thou�察�too careless patient as thou art�察�Commit'st thy 

anointed body to the cure Of those physicians that first wounded thee�此�A 



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thousand flatterers sit within thy crown�察�Whose compass is no bigger than 

thy head�察�And yet�察�incaged in so small a verge�察�The waste is no whit lesser 

than thy land。 O�察�had thy grandsire with a prophet's eye Seen how his son's 

son should destroy his sons�察�From forth thy reach he would have laid thy 

shame�察�Deposing thee before thou wert possess'd�察�Which art possess'd now 

to depose thyself。 Why�察�cousin�察�wert thou regent of the world�察�It were a 

shame to let this land by lease�察�But for thy world enjoying but this land�察�Is 

it not more than shame to shame it so�拭�Landlord of England art thou now�察�

not   King。   Thy   state   of   law   is   bondslave   to   the   law�察  �And   thou´   KING 

RICHARD。 A lunatic lean´witted fool�察�Presuming on an ague's privilege�察�

Darest with thy frozen admonition Make pale our cheek�察�chasing the royal 

blood With fury from his native residence。 Now by my seat's right royal 

majesty�察�Wert thou not brother to great Edward's son�察�This tongue that runs 

so roundly in thy head Should run thy head from thy unreverent shoulders。 

GAUNT。 O�察  �Spare  me not�察 �my  brother Edward's   son�察 �For that   I  was his 

father Edward's son�察�That blood already�察�like the pelican�察�Hast thou tapp'd 

out�察  �and   drunkenly  carous'd。   My  brother   Gloucester�察  �plain   well´meaning 

soul´    Whom      fair  befall  in  heaven     'mongst    happy    souls� �   May    be   a 

precedent   and   witness   good   That   thou   respect'st   not   spilling   Edward's 

blood。 Join with the present sickness that I have�察�And thy unkindness be 

like crooked age�察�To crop at once a too long withered flower。 Live in thy 

shame�察�but die not shame with thee� �These words hereafter thy tormentors 

be� �Convey me to my bed�察�then to my grave。 Love they to live that love 

and honour have。 Exit�察�borne out by his attendants KING RICHARD。 And 

let   them   die   that   age   and   sullens   have�察  �For   both   hast   thou�察  �and  both 

become the grave。 YORK。 I do beseech your Majesty impute his words To 

wayward sickliness and age in him。 He loves you�察�on my life�察�and holds 

you   dear As   Harry   Duke   of   Hereford�察  �were   he   here。   KING   RICHARD。 

Right�察�you say true�此�as Hereford's love�察�so his�察�As theirs�察�so mine�察�and all 

be as it is。 

       Enter NORTHUMBERLAND 

       NORTHUMBERLAND。 My liege�察�old Gaunt commends him to your 

Majesty。 KING RICHARD。 What says he�拭�NORTHUMBERLAND。 Nay�察�

nothing�察�all is said。 His tongue is now a stringless instrument�察�Words�察�life�察�



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and all�察�old Lancaster hath spent。 YORK。 Be York the next that must be 

bankrupt      so�  �Though      death   be   poor�察  �it  ends   a   mortal    woe。   KING 

RICHARD。 The ripest fruit first falls�察�and so doth he�察�His time is spent�察�

our   pilgrimage   must   be。   So   much   for   that。   Now   for   our   Irish   wars。   We 

must     supplant   those    rough   rug´headed      kerns�察 �Which     live  like   venom 

where no venom else But only they have privilege to live。 And for these 

great affairs do ask some charge�察�Towards our assistance we do seize to us 

The   plate�察  �coin�察  �revenues�察  �and   moveables�察�Whereof our   uncle   Gaunt   did 

stand possess'd。 YORK。 How long shall I be patient�拭�Ah�察�how long Shall 

tender duty make me suffer wrong�拭�Not Gloucester's death�察�nor Hereford's 

banishment�察�Nor Gaunt's rebukes�察�nor England's private wrongs�察�Nor the 

prevention of poor Bolingbroke About his marriage�察�nor my own disgrace�察�

Have   ever   made   me   sour   my  patient   cheek   Or   bend   one   wrinkle   on   my 

sovereign's face。 I am the last of noble Edward's sons�察�Of whom thy father�察�

Prince   of   Wales�察  �was   first。   In   war   was   never   lion   rag'd   more   fierce�察  �In 

peace was never gentle lamb more mild�察�Than was that young and princely 

gentleman。 His face thou hast�察�for even so look'd he�察�Accomplish'd with 

the number of thy hours�察�But when he frown'd�察�it was against the French 

And not against his friends。 His noble hand Did win what he did spend�察�

and spent not that Which his triumphant father's hand had won。 His hands 

were guilty of no kindred blood�察�But bloody with the enemies of his kin。 O 

Richard� �York is too far gone with grief�察�Or else he never would compare 

between´ KING RICHARD。 Why�察�uncle�察�what's the matter�拭�YORK。 O my 

liege�察�Pardon me�察�if you please�察�if not�察�I�察�pleas'd Not to be pardoned�察�am 

content withal。 Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The royalties 

and rights of banish'd Hereford�拭�Is not Gaunt dead�拭�and doth not Hereford 

live�拭�Was not Gaunt just�拭�and is not Harry true�拭�Did not the one deserve to 

have an heir�拭�Is not his heir a well´deserving son�拭�Take Hereford's rights 

away�察�and take from Time His charters and his customary rights�察�Let not 

to´morrow then ensue to´day�察�Be not thyself´for how art thou a king But 

by fair sequence and succession�拭�Now�察�afore God´God forbid I say true� � 

If you do wrongfully seize Hereford's rights�察�Call in the letters patents that 

he   hath   By   his   attorneys´general   to   sue   His   livery�察  �and   deny   his   off'red 

homage�察�You pluck a thousand dangers on your head�察�You lose a thousand 



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well´disposed       hearts�察 �And    prick   my   tender    patience   to  those   thoughts 

Which honour and allegiance cannot think。 KING RICHARD。 Think what 

you will�察�we seize into our hands His plate�察�his goods�察�his money�察�and his 

lands。 YORK。 I'll not be by the while。 My liege�察�farewell。 What will ensue 

hereof there's none can tell�察�But by bad courses may be understood That 

their events can never fall out good。 Exit KING RICHARD。 Go�察�Bushy�察�to 

the Earl of Wiltshire straight�察�Bid him repair to us to Ely House To see this 

business。 To´morrow next We will for Ireland�察�and 'tis time�察�I trow。 And 

we    create�察  �in  absence    of  ourself�察  �Our    Uncle    York   Lord    Governor     of 

England�察�For he is just�察�and always lov'd us well。 Come on�察�our queen�察�to´ 

morrow   must   we   part�察  �Be   merry�察 �for   our time   of   stay  is   short。   Flourish。 

Exeunt     KING�察    �QUEEN�察      �BUSHY�察     �AUMERLE�察         �GREEN�察     �and   BAGOT 

NORTHUMBERLAND。 Well�察�lords�察�the Duke of Lancaster is dead。 Ross。 

And living too�察�for now his 
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