938791Northum. Why that is spoken like a toward prince.

940793Mes. Royall commaunders be in readinesse,

941794For with a band of fiftie thousand men,

942795Comes Warwike backing of the Duke of Yorke.

943796And in the townes whereas they passe along,

944797Proclaimes him king, and manie flies to him,

945798Prepare your battels, for they be at hand.

946799Clif. I would your highnesse would depart the field,

947800The Queene hath best successe when you are absent.

948801Quee. Do good my Lord, and leaue vs to our fortunes.

949802King. Why thats my fortune, therefore Ile stay still.

950803Clif. Be it with resolution then to fight.

951804Prince. Good father cheere these noble Lords,

953805Vnsheath your sword, sweet father crie Saint George.

954806Clif. Pitch we our battell heere, for hence wee will not

955807moue.

957809Edward Now periurde Henrie vvilt thou yeelde thy crovvne,

958810And kneele for mercie at thy soueraignes feete?

959811Queen. Go rate thy minions proud insulting boy,

960812Becomes it thee to be thus malepert,

961813Before thy king and lawfull soueraigne?

962814Edw. I am his king and he should bend his knee,

963815I was adopted heire by his consent.

964816George. Since when he hath broke his oath.

965817For as we heare you that are king

818Though he doe weare the Crowne,

966819Haue causde him by new act of Parlement

967820To blot our brother out, and put his owne son in.