KING HENRY THE SIXTH. EDWARD, Prince of Wales, his son. LEWIS XI., King of France. The Dukes of SOMERSET and EXETER. The Earls of OXFORD, NORTHUMBERLAND, and WEST MORELAND. LORD CLIFFORD. RICHARD PLANTAGENET, Duke of York. GEORGE, afterwards Duke of Clarence, RICHARD, afterwards Duke of Gloucester, EDMUND, Earl of Rutland, his sons. The DUKE OF NORFOLK; the MARQUIS OF MONTAGUE. The Earls of WARWICK and PEMBROKE. LORD HASTINGS, and LORD Stafford. Sir JOHN MORTIMER, Sir HUGH MORTIMER, uncles to the Duke of York. HENRY, Earl of Richmond, a Youth. LORD RIVERS, brother to Lady Grey. Sir WILLIAM STANLEY; Sir JOHN MONTGOMERY; and Sir JOHN SOMERVILLE. Tutor to Rutland. The MAYOR of York. Lieutenant of the Tower. Two Keepers, and a Huntsman. QUEEN MARgaret. LADY GREY, afterwards Queen to Edward IV. Soldiers, Attendants, Messengers, Watchmen, &c. SCENE, ENGLAND, and, during part of the Third Act, in FRANCE. Drums. Some Soldiers of YORK's Party break in. Then enter the DUKE OF YORK, EDWARD, RICHARD, NORFOLK, MONTAGUE, WARWICK, and others, with white roses in their hats. I Warwick. WONDER how the king escaped our hands. York. While we pursued the horsemen of the north, He slily stole away, and left his men: Whereat the great lord of Northumberland, Whose warlike ears could never brook retreat, Cheer'd up the drooping army; and himself, Lord Clifford, and lord Stafford, all abreast, Charged our main battle's front, and, breaking in, Were by the swords of common soldiers slain. Edw. Lord Stafford's father, duke of Bucking ham, Is either slain or wounded dangerous : |