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

And living too�察�for now his son is Duke。 WILLOUGHBY。 Barely in title�察�

not in revenues。 NORTHUMBERLAND。 Richly in both�察�if justice had her 

right。   ROSS。   My   heart   is   great�察  �but   it   must   break   with   silence�察  �Ere't   be 

disburdened   with   a   liberal   tongue。   NORTHUMBERLAND。   Nay�察  �speak 

thy mind�察�and let him ne'er speak more That speaks thy words again to do 

thee harm� �WILLOUGHBY。 Tends that thou wouldst speak to the Duke of 

Hereford�拭�If it be so�察�out with it boldly�察�man�察�Quick is mine ear to hear of 

good towards him。 ROSS。 No good at all that I can do for him�察�Unless you 

call    it  good     to   pity   him�察   �Bereft    and    gelded     of   his   patrimony。 

NORTHUMBERLAND。                  Now�察   �afore   God�察   �'tis  shame   such   wrongs     are 

borne     In  him�察  �a  royal   prince�察  �and   many   moe     Of  noble    blood   in  this 

declining land。 The King is not himself�察�but basely led By flatterers�察�and 

what they will inform�察�Merely in hate�察�'gainst any of us an�察�That will the 

King severely prosecute 'Gainst us�察�our lives�察�our children�察�and our heirs。 

ROSS。   The   commons   hath   he   pill'd   with   grievous   taxes�察�And   quite   lost 

their   hearts�察  �the   nobles   hath   he   find   For   ancient   quarrels   and   quite   lost 

their   hearts。   WILLOUGHBY。   And   daily   new   exactions   are   devis'd�察  �As 

blanks�察�benevolences�察�and I wot not what�察�But what�察�a God's name�察�doth 

become   of   this�拭  �NORTHUMBERLAND。   Wars   hath   not   wasted   it�察  �for 

warr'd he hath not�察�But basely yielded upon compromise That which his 

noble   ancestors   achiev'd   with   blows。   More   hath   he   spent   in   peace   than 



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they    in  wars。   ROSS。      The   Earl   of  Wiltshire    hath   the   realm   in  farm。 

WILLOUGHBY。             The     King's    grown     bankrupt     like   a   broken     man。 

NORTHUMBERLAND。                  Reproach      and   dissolution    hangeth     over   him。 

ROSS。 He hath not money for these Irish wars�察�His burdenous taxations 

notwithstanding�察        �But     by    the    robbing      of    the    banish'd     Duke。 

NORTHUMBERLAND。   His   noble   kinsman´most   degenerate   king�   �But�察�

lords�察�we hear this fearful tempest sing�察�Yet seek no shelter to avoid the 

storm�察�We see the wind sit sore upon our sails�察�And yet we strike not�察�but 

securely perish。 ROSS。 We see the very wreck that we must suffer�察�And 

unavoided   is   the   danger   now   For   suffering   so   the   causes   of   our   wreck。 

NORTHUMBERLAND。 Not so�察�even through the hollow eyes of death I 

spy life peering�察�but I dare not say How near the tidings of our comfort is。 

WILLOUGHBY。 Nay�察�let us share thy thoughts as thou dost ours。 ROSS。 

Be   confident   to   speak�察  �Northumberland。   We   three   are   but   thyself�察  �and�察�

speaking      so�察  �Thy    words     are   but    as  thoughts�察    �therefore    be    bold。 

NORTHUMBERLAND。 Then thus�此�I have from Le Port Blanc�察�a bay In 

Brittany�察�receiv'd intelligence That Harry Duke of Hereford�察�Rainold Lord 

Cobham�察      �That    late   broke    from    the   Duke     of   Exeter�察   �His   brother�察�

Archbishop late of Canterbury�察�Sir Thomas Erpingham�察�Sir John Ramston�察�

Sir John Norbery�察�Sir Robert Waterton�察�and Francis Quoint´ All these�察�well 

furnish'd   by   the   Duke   of   Britaine�察  �With   eight   tall   ships�察  �three   thousand 

men of war�察�Are making hither with all due expedience�察�And shortly mean 

to touch our northern shore。 Perhaps they had ere this�察�but that they stay 

The first departing of the King for Ireland。 If then we shall shake off our 

slavish yoke�察�Imp out our drooping country's broken wing�察�Redeem from 

broking     pawn    the   blemish'd    crown�察   �Wipe    off  the   dust  that   hides   our 

sceptre's   gilt�察�And   make   high   majesty   look   like   itself�察�Away   with   me   in 

post   to   Ravenspurgh�察  �But   if   you   faint�察  �as   fearing   to   do   so�察  �Stay   and   be 

secret�察�and myself will go。 ROSS。 To horse�察�to horse� �Urge doubts to them 

that   fear。  WILLOUGHBY。   Hold   out   my   horse�察  �and   I   will   first   be   there。 

Exeunt 



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                          SCENE 2。 Windsor Castle 



     Enter QUEEN�察�BUSHY�察�and BAGOT 

       BUSHY。 Madam�察�your Majesty is too much sad。 You promis'd�察�when 

you    parted    with   the   King�察  �To   lay   aside   life´harming     heaviness     And 

entertain   a   cheerful   disposition。   QUEEN。   To   please   the   King�察  �I   did�察  �to 

please myself I cannot do it�察�yet I know no cause Why I should welcome 

such   a   guest   as   grief�察  �Save   bidding   farewell   to   so   sweet   a   guest As   my 

sweet Richard。 Yet again methinks Some unborn sorrow�察�ripe in fortune's 

womb�察�Is coming towards me�察�and my inward soul With nothing trembles。 

At some thing it grieves More than with parting from my lord the King。 

BUSHY。   Each   substance   of   a   grief   hath   twenty   shadows�察  �Which   shows 

like grief itself�察�but is not so�察�For sorrow's eye�察�glazed with blinding tears�察�

Divides one thing entire to many objects�察�Like perspectives which�察�rightly 

gaz'd upon�察�Show nothing but confusion´ey'd awry�察�Distinguish form。 So 

your sweet Majesty�察�Looking awry upon your lord's departure�察�Find shapes 

of grief more than himself to wail�察�Which�察�look'd on as it is�察�is nought but 

shadows Of what it is not。 Then�察�thrice´gracious Queen�察�More than your 

lord's   departure   weep   not´more   is   not   seen�察  �Or   if   it   be�察  �'tis   with   false 

sorrow's eye�察�Which   for  things   true weeps things   imaginary。  QUEEN。  It 

may be so�察�but yet my inward soul Persuades me it is otherwise。 Howe'er 

it   be�察  �I   cannot   but   be   sad�察  �so   heavy   sad As´though�察  �on   thinking�察  �on   no 

thought I think´ Makes me with heavy nothing faint and shrink。 BUSHY。 

'Tis   nothing   but   conceit�察  �my   gracious   lady。   QUEEN。   'Tis   nothing   less�此�

conceit   is   still   deriv'd   From   some   forefather   grief�察  �mine   is   not   so�察  �For 

nothing   hath   begot   my   something   grief�察  �Or   something   hath   the   nothing 

that I grieve�察�'Tis in reversion that I do possess´ But what it is that is not 

yet known what�察�I cannot name�察�'tis nameless woe�察�I wot。 

       Enter GREEN 

       GREEN。   God   save   your   Majesty�   �and   well   met�察  �gentlemen。   I   hope 

the King is not yet shipp'd for Ireland。 QUEEN。 Why hopest thou so�拭�'Tis 

better hope he is�察�For his designs crave haste�察�his haste good hope。 Then 

wherefore dost thou hope he is not shipp'd�拭�GREEN。 That he�察�our hope�察�

might have retir'd his power And driven into despair an enemy's hope Who 



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strongly   hath   set   footing   in   this   land。   The   banish'd   Bolingbroke   repeals 

himself�察�And with uplifted arms is safe arriv'd At Ravenspurgh。 QUEEN。 

Now God in heaven forbid� �GREEN。 Ah�察�madam�察�'tis too true�察�and that is 

worse�察�The Lord Northumberland�察�his son young Henry Percy�察�The Lords 

of Ross�察�Beaumond�察�and Willoughby�察�With all their powerful friends�察�are 

fled to him。 BUSHY。 Why have you not proclaim'd Northumberland And 

all   the   rest   revolted   faction   traitors�拭  �GREEN。   We   have�察  �whereupon   the 

Earl of Worcester Hath broken his staff�察�resign'd his stewardship�察�And all 

the household servants fled with him To Bolingbroke。 QUEEN。 So�察�Green�察�

thou art the midwife to my woe�察�And Bolingbroke my sorrow's dismal heir。 

Now   hath   my   soul   brought   forth   her   prodigy�察  �And   I�察  �a   gasping   new´ 

deliver'd   mother�察  �Have   woe   to   woe�察  �sorrow   to   sorrow   join'd。   BUSHY。 

Despair not�察�madam。 QUEEN。 Who shall hinder me�拭�I will despair�察�and be 

at enmity With cozening hope´he is a flatterer�察�A parasite�察�a keeper´back of 

death�察  �Who   gently   would   dissolve   the   bands   of   life�察  �Which   false   hope 

lingers in extremity。 

       Enter YORK 

       GREEN。 Here comes the Duke of York。 QUEEN。 With signs of war 

about his aged neck。 O�察�full of careful business are his looks� �Uncle�察�for 

God's   sake�察  �speak   comfortable   words。  YORK。   Should   I   do   so�察  �I   should 

belie my thoughts。 Comfort's in heaven�察�and we are on the earth�察�Where 

nothing   lives   but   crosses�察  �cares�察  �and   grief。  Your   husband�察  �he   is   gone   to 

save far off�察�Whilst others come to make him lose at home。 Here am I left 

to underprop his land�察�Who�察�weak with age�察�cannot support myself。 Now 

comes the sick hour that his surfeit made�察�Now shall he try his friends that 

flatter'd him。 

       Enter a SERVINGMAN 

       SERVINGMAN。 My lord�察�your son was gone before I came。 YORK。 

He   was´why   so   go   all   which   way   it   will�   �The   nobles   they   are   fled�察  �the 

commons they are cold And will�察�I fear�察�revolt on Hereford's side。 Sirrah�察�

get thee to Plashy�察�to my sister Gloucester�察�Bid her send me presently  a 

thousand   pound。   Hold�察  �take   my   ring。   SERVINGMAN。   My   lord�察  �I   had 

forgot to tell your lordship�察�To´day�察�as I came by�察�I called there´ But I shall 

grieve you to report the rest。 YORK。 What is't�察�knave�拭�SERVINGMAN。 



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An   hour   before   I   came�察  �the   Duchess   died。   YORK。   God   for   his   mercy� �

what a tide of woes Comes rushing on this woeful land at once� �I know 

not what to do。 I would to God�察�So my untruth had not provok'd him 
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