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  • Title: Henry VI, Part 3 (Octavo 1, 1595)

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    Author: William Shakespeare
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    Henry VI, Part 3 (Octavo 1, 1595)

    Yorke, and Henrie the Sixt.
    170Northum. Plantagenet for all the claime thou laist,
    Thinke not king Henry shall be thus deposde?
    War. Deposde he shall be in despight of thee.
    North. Tush Warwike, Thou art deceiued? tis not thy
    Southerne powers of Essex, Suffolke, Norffolke, and of
    Kent that makes thee thus presumptuous and proud,
    Can set the Duke vp in despight of me.
    Cliff. King Henrie be thy title right or wrong,
    Lord Clifford vowes to fight in thy defence.
    180Maie that ground gape and swallow me aliue,
    Where I do kneele to him that slew my father.
    King. O Clifford, how thy words reuiue my soule.
    York. Henry of Lancaster resigne thy crowne.
    What mutter you? or what conspire you Lords?
    185War. Doe right vnto this princelie Duke of Yorke,
    Or I will fill the house with armed men,
    Enter Souldiers.
    And ouer the chaire of state where now he sits,
    Wright vp his title with thy vsurping bloud.
    King. O Warwike, heare me speake.
    Let me but raigne in quiet whilst I liue.
    York. Confirme the crowne to me and to mine heires
    And thou shalt raigne in quiet whilst thou liu'st.
    195King. Conuey the souldiers hence, and then I will.
    War. Captaine conduct them into Tuthill fieldes.
    Clif. What wrong is this vnto the Prince your son?
    War. What good is this for England and himselfe?
    Northum. Base, fearefull, and despairing Henry.
    200Clif. How hast thou wronged both thy selfe and vs?
    West.