Flourish of Trumpets: Then Hautboys. Enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Salisbury, Warwick, and Beaufort on the one fide. The Queen, Suffolk, York, Somerfet, and Buckingham on the other. and Sicil, SUFFOLK. S by your high Imperial Majefty, So in the famous ancient City, Tours, The Dukes of Orleans, Calabar, Bretaigne, Alenfen, Seven Earls, twelve Barons, and twenty reverend Bishops, I have perform'd my Task, and was efpous'd: And humbly now upon my bended Knee, In fight of England and her Lordly Peers, Deliver up my Title in the Queen [Prefenting the Queen to the King. To Το your moft gracious Hand, that are the Substance Of that great Shadow I did reprefent: The happiest Gift that ever Marquifs gave, K. Henry. Suffolk arife. Welcome, Queen Margaret, I can exprefs no kinder fign of Love Than this kind Kifs. O Lord, that lend'st me Life, If fympathy of Love unite our Thoughts. Q. Mar. Great King of England, and my gracious Lord, The mutual Conference that my Mind hath had, By Day, by Night, waking, and in my Dreams, In courtly Company, or at my Beads, With you mine Alder liefeft Sovereign, Makes me the bolder to falute my King, With ruder terms, fuch as my Wit affords, And over-joy of Heart doth minifter. K. Henry. Her fight did ravifh, but her Grace in Speech, Her Words yclad with Wisdom's Majesty, Make me from wondring, fall to weeping Joys, Lords, with one cheerful Voice, welcome my Love. Glo. Reads.] Imprimis, It is agreed between the French King, Charles, and William de la Pole, Marquifs of Suffolk, Ambaffador for Henry King of England, That the faid Henry hall efpoufe the Lady Margaret, Daughter unto Reignier, King of Naples, Sicilia, and Jerufalem, and Crown her Queen of England, ere the thirteenth of May next enfuing. Item. That the Dutchy of Anjou, and the County of Main, fhall be releafed and delivered to the King her Father, K. Henry. Uncle, how now? Glo, Glo. Pardon me, gracious, Lord,f Some fudden qualm hath ftruck me to the Heart, And dimn'd mine Eyes, that I can read no further. K. Henry Uncle of Winchester, I pray read on. L Win. Item, It is further agreed between them. That the Dutchies of Anjou and Main fhall be releafed and delivered over to the King her Father, and fhe fent over of the King of England's own proper Coft and Charges, without having any Dowry. K. Henry. They pleafe uswell, Lord Marquifs, kneel down, Gloucester, York, Buckingham, and Somerfes, We thank you all for this great Favour done, od C [Exeunt King, Queen, and Suffolk. Manent the reft.. Glo. Brave Peers of, England, Pillars of the State, In Winter's Cold, and Summer's parching Heat, 27 How How France and Frenchmen might be kept in awe; And fhall thefe Labours, and thefe Honours die? : Car. Nephew, what means this paffionate Difcourfe? This peroration with fuch Circumstances? For France, 'tis ours; and we will keep it ftill. Glo. Ay, Uncle, we will keep it if we can But now it is impoffible we fhould. Suffolk, the new made Duke that rules the roft, Hath given the Dutchy of Anjou and Mam, Unto the poor King Reignier, whofe large Style Agrees not with the leannefs of his Purfe Sal. Now by the Death of him who dy'd for all, These Counties were the Keys of Normandy: But wherefore weeps Warwick, my valiant Son? War. For Grief that they are paft Recovery. For were there hope to conquer them again, My Sword fhould fhed hot Blood, mine Eyes no Tears. Anjou and Main! My felf did win them both: Those Provinces thefe Arms of mine did conquer. And are the Cities that I got with Wounds Delivered up again with peaceful Words? Mort Dieu! Tork. For Suffolk's Duke, may he be fuffocate, Large fums of Gold, and Dowries with their Wives! Gla Glo. A proper Jeft, and never heard before, She fhould have ftaid in France, and starv'd in France your Mind. Car. My Lord of Glofter, now ye grow too hot; We shall begin our ancient Bickerings. With, God preferve the good Duke Humphry. Buck, Why fhould he then protect our Sovereign, He being of age to govern of himself? Coufin of Somerfet, join you with me, We'll quickly hoife Duke Humphry from his Seat. [Exit [Ext. |