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- {\pard\f0\fs28{\fs48 Richard Duke of York
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- {\i [A chair of state.] Flourish. Enter King Edward,\
- Lady Gray his Queen, George Duke of Clarence,\
- Richard Duke of Gloucester, the Lord Hastings, a\
- nurse carrying the infant Prince Edward, and\
- attendants\
- }{\b \fs24 KING EDWARD\
- } Once more we sit in England's royal throne,\
- Repurchased with the blood of enemies.\
- What valiant foemen, like to autumn's corn,\
- Have we mowed down in tops of all their pride!\
- Three dukes of Somerset, threefold renowned {\fs20 5}\
- For hardy and undoubted champions;\
- Two Cliffords, as the father and the son;\
- And two Northumberlands\'b1\'b1two braver men\
- Ne'er spurred their coursers at the trumpet's sound.\
- With them, the two brave bears, Warwick and\
- Montague, {\fs20 10}\
- That in their chains fettered the kingly lion\
- And made the forest tremble when they roared.\
- Thus have we swept suspicion from our seat\
- And made our footstool of security.\
- {\i (To Lady Gray)\
- } Come hither, Bess, and let me kiss my boy. {\fs20 15}\
- {\i The nurse brings forth the infant prince. King\
- Edward kisses him\
- } Young Ned, for thee, thine uncles and myself\
- Have in our armours watched the winter's night,\
- Went all afoot in summer's scalding heat,\
- That thou mightst repossess the crown in peace;\
- And of our labours thou shalt reap the gain. {\fs20 20}\
- {\b \fs24 RICHARD OF GLOUCESTER}{\i (aside)\
- } I'll blast his harvest, an your head were laid;\
- For yet I am not looked on in the world.\
- This shoulder was ordained so thick to heave;\
- And heave it shall some weight or break my back.\
- Work thou the way, and thou shalt execute. {\fs20 25}\
- {\b \fs24 KING EDWARD\
- } Clarence and Gloucester, love my lovely queen;\
- And kiss your princely nephew, brothers, both.\
- {\b \fs24 GEORGE OF CLARENCE\
- } The duty that I owe unto your majesty\
- I seal upon the lips of this sweet babe.\
- {\i He kisses the infant prince\
- }{\b \fs24 LADY GRAY\
- } Thanks, noble Clarence\'b1\'b1worthy brother, thanks. {\fs20 30}\
- {\b \fs24 RICHARD OF GLOUCESTER\
- } And that I love the tree from whence thou sprang'st,\
- Witness the loving kiss I give the fruit.\
- {\i He kisses the infant prince\
- (Aside)} To say the truth, so Judas kissed his master,\
- And cried `All hail!' whenas he meant all harm.\
- {\b \fs24 KING EDWARD\
- } Now am I seated as my soul delights, {\fs20 35}\
- Having my country's peace and brothers' loves.\
- {\b \fs24 GEORGE OF CLARENCE\
- } What will your grace have done with Margaret?\
- Rene\'c2 her father, to the King of France\
- Hath pawned the Sicils and Jerusalem,\
- And hither have they sent it for her ransom. {\fs20 40}\
- {\b \fs24 KING EDWARD\
- } Away with her, and waft her hence to France.\
- And now what rests but that we spend the time\
- With stately triumphs, mirthful comic shows,\
- Such as befits the pleasure of the court?\
- Sound drums and trumpets\'b1\'b1farewell, sour annoy! {\fs20 45}\
- For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy.\
- {\i [Flourish.] Exeunt\
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