Glo. Ile blast his haruest and your head were laid,
For yet I am not lookt on in the world.

This shoulder was ordaind so thicke to heaue,

And heaue it shall some waight or breake my backe,
Worke thou the waie, and thou shalt execute.
Edward. Clarence and Gloster, loue my louelie

Queene,

And kisse your princely nephew brothers both.
Cla. The dutie that I owe vnto your, Maiestie,
I seale vpon the rosiate lips of this sweet babe.
Queen. Thankes noble Clarence worthie brother

thankes.

Gloster. And that I loue the fruit from whence thou
Sprangst, witnesse the louing kisse I giue the child.
To saie the truth so Iudas kist his maister,
And so he cride all haile, and meant all harme.
Edward. Nowe am I seated as my soule

delights,

Hauing my countries peace, and brothers loues.

Cla. What will your grace haue done with Margaret,
Ranard her father to the king of France,

Hath pawnd the Cyssels and Ierusalem,

And hither haue they sent it for her ransome.

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*Edw. Awaie with her, and wafte hir hence to France,
And now what rests but that we spend the time,
With stately Triumphs and mirthfull comicke shewes,
Such as befits the pleasures of the Court.

Sound drums and Trumpets, farewell to sower annoy,
For heere I hope begins our lasting ioie.

Exeunt Omnes.

FINIS

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21 and Q1Q2. if Q3.

26 Clarence... Queene] Q1Q2. Brothers of Clarence and of Gloster, Pray loue... Queene Qs, reading as two lines.

27 brothers] Q1Q2. om. Q8.

28 your, Maiestie] Q1. your Maiestie Q2. your Maiesty Q3.

31, 32 And...Sprangst] One line in Q2Qs36 Hauing...loues] Omitted in Q3

37 Margaret,] Q1.

38 Ranard] Q1Q2.
39 Cyssels] Q1Q2.
40 her] Q1Q2. a Qs.

Margaret? Q&Q3

Reynard Qs.
Cicels Q8.

NOTES TO THE TRUE TRAGEDIE OF RICHARD

DUKE OF YORKE.

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NOTE I.

v. 2. 15. Mr Halliwell quotes and walkes' as the reading of the edition of 1619. Capell's copy has 'my walkes.' In Steevens's reprint the reading ' and walkes' occurs, and Mr Knight has followed him. See note rv to 'The First part of the Contention,' &c.

NOTE II.

v. 6. 79, 80. Instead of these lines Q, has

'King Henry, and the Prince his sonne are gone,
And Clarence thou art next must follow them,
So by one and one dispatching all the rest, &c.'

AN

EXCELLENT

CONCEITED TRAGEDIE

OF

ROMEO AND IULIET.

The Prologue.

VVO houshold Frends alike in dignitie,

Tr

(In faire Verona, where we lay our Scene)
From ciuill broyles broke into enmitie,

VVhose ciuill warre makes ciuill hands vncleane.
From forth the fatall loynes of these two foes,
A paire of starre-crost Louers tooke their life:
VVhose misaduentures, piteous overthrowes,
(Through the continuing of their Fathers strife,
And death-markt passage of their Parents rage)
Is now the two houres traffique of our Stage.
The which if you with patient eares attend,
VVhat here we want wee'l studie to amend.

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