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,
I had in charge at my depart for France,
As Procurator to your Excellence,
To marry Princess Margaret for your
Grace;

So in the famous ancient City, Tours,
In prefence of the Kings of France

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

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your moft gracious Hand, that are the Substance Of that great Shadow I did reprefent:

The happiest Gift that ever Marquifs gave,
The fairest Queen that ever King receiv'd.

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,
Lend me a Heart repleat with thankfulness:
For thou haft given me, in this beauteous Face,
A World of Earthly Bleffings to my Soul,

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,
Such is the fulness of my Heart's Content,

Lords, with one cheerful Voice, welcome my Love.
All kneel. Long live Queen Margaret, England's Happiness.
Q. Mar. We thank you all."
[Flourish.
Suff My Lord Protector, fo it please your Grace,
Here are the Articles of contracted Peace,
Between our Sovereign, and the French King Charles,
For eighteen Months concluded by confent.

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,
We here create thee the first Duke of Suffolk,
And girt thee with the Sword. Coufin of York,
We here difcharge your Grace, from being Regent
I'th' Parts of France, 'till term of eighteen Months
Be full expir'd. Thanks, Uncle Winchester,

Gloucester, York, Buckingham, and Somerfes,
Salisbury and Warwick,

We thank you all for this great Favour done, od
In Entertainment to my Princely Queen, to
Come, let us in, and with all fpeed provider
To fee her Coronation be perform'd.

C

[Exeunt King, Queen, and Suffolk. Manent the reft..

Glo. Brave Peers of, England, Pillars of the State,
To you Duke Humphry muft unload his Grief:
Your Grief, the common Grief of all the Land.
What did my Brother Henry fpend his Youth,
His Valour, Coin, and People in the Wars?
Did he fo often lodge in open Field,

In Winter's Cold, and Summer's parching Heat,
To conquer France, his true Inheritance?
And did my Brother Bedford toil his Wits
To keep by Policy what Henry got:
Have you your felves, Somerfet, Buckingham,
Brave York, Salisbury, and victorious Warwick,
Receiv'd deep Scars in France and Normandy,
Or hath mine Uncle Bedford, and my felf,
With all the learned Council of the Realm,
Studied fo long. fat in the Council-house,..
Early and late, debating to and fro,

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How France and Frenchmen might be kept in awe;
And was his Highnefs in his Infancy
Crowned in Paris, in defpight of Foes?

And fhall thefe Labours, and thefe Honours die?
Shall Henry's Conqueft, Bedford's Vigilance,
Your Deeds of War, and all our Counsel die!
O Peers of England, fhameful is this League,
Fatal this Marriage, cancelling your Fame,
Blotting your Names from Books of Memory,
Rafing the Characters of your Renown,
Defacing Monuments of conquer'd France,
Undoing all, as all had never been.

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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,
That dims the Honour of this warlike Ifle:
France fhould have torn and rent my very Heart,
Before I would have yielded to this League,
I never read but England's Kings have had

Large fums of Gold, and Dowries with their Wives!
And our King Henry gives away his own,
To match with her that brings no vantages.

Gla

Glo. A proper Jeft, and never heard before,
That Suffolk fhould demand a whole Fifteenth,
For Coft and Charges in tranfporting her:

She fhould have ftaid in France, and starv'd in France
Before-

your

Mind.

Car. My Lord of Glofter, now ye grow too hot;
It was the Pleasure of my Lord the King.
Glo. My Lord of Winchester, I know
"Tis not my Speeches that you do mislike;
But 'tis my Presence that doth trouble you.
Rancour will out, proud Prelate; in thy Face
I fee thy Fury: If I longer ftay,

We shall begin our ancient Bickerings.
Lordings farewel, and fay when I am gone,
I prophefi'd, France will be loft ere long.
Car. So, there goes our Protector in a Rage:
'Tis known to you he is mine Enemy;
Nay more, an Enemy unto you all,
And no great Friend, I fear me, to the King.
Confider, Lords, he is the next of Blood,
And Heir apparent to the English Crown:
Had Henry got an Empire by his Marriage,
And all the wealthy Kingdoms of the West,
There's reafon he fhould be difpleas'd at it:
Look to it, Lords, let not his smoothing Words
Bewitch your Hearts, be wife and circumfpect.
What though the common People favour him,
Calling him Humphry, the good Duke of Glo❜fter,
Clapping their Hands, and crying with loud Voice,
Jefu maintain your Royal Excellence,

With, God preferve the good Duke Humphry.
I fear me, Lords, for all this flattering Glofs,
He will be found a dangerous Protector.

Buck, Why fhould he then protect our Sovereign,

He being of age to govern of himself?

Coufin of Somerfet, join you with me,
And all together with the Duke of Suffolk,

We'll quickly hoife Duke Humphry from his Seat.
Car. This weighty, Bufinefs will not brook delay,
I'll to the Duke of Suffolk presently.

[Exit

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