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Richard II (Folio 1, 1623)
1309Actus Tertius. Scena Prima.
1310Enter Bullingbrooke, Yorke, Northumberland,
1311Rosse, Percie, Willoughby, with Bushie
1312and Greene Prisoners.
1316With too much vrging your pernitious liues,
1317For 'twere no Charitie: yet to wash your blood
1318From off my hands, here in the view of men,
1320You haue mis-led a Prince, a Royall King,
1321A happie Gentleman in Blood, and Lineaments,
1322By you vnhappied, and disfigur'd cleane:
1323You haue in manner with your sinfull houres
1324Made a Diuorce betwixt his Queene and him,
1326And stayn'd the beautie of a faire Queenes Cheekes,
1327With teares drawn frõ her eyes, with your foule wrongs.
1328My selfe a Prince, by fortune of my birth,
1329Neere to the King in blood, and neere in loue,
1330Till you did make him mis-interprete me,
1331Haue stoopt my neck vnder your iniuries,
1333Eating the bitter bread of banishment;
1334While you haue fed vpon my Seignories,
1336From mine owne Windowes torne my Household Coat,
1338Saue mens opinions, and my liuing blood,915
1339To shew the World I am a Gentleman.
1340This, and much more, much more then twice all this,
1341Condemnes you to the death: see them deliuered ouer
1342To execution, and the hand of death.
1344Then Bullingbrooke to England.
1346And plague Iniustice with the paines of Hell.
1349For Heauens sake fairely let her be entreated,
1350Tell her I send to her my kind commends;
1353With Letters of your loue, to her at large.
1354Bull. Thankes gentle Vnckle: come Lords away,
1355To fight with Glendoure, and his Complices;
1356A while to worke, and after holliday.
1357 Exeunt.
Scoena
34The life and death of Richard the second.