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1

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester)

4

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.

2

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

King Edward IV (Plantagenet)

12

Lord Stafford's father, Duke of Buckingham,
Is either slain or wounded dangerously;
I cleft his beaver with a downright blow:
That this is true, father, behold his blood.

3

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Marquess of Montague

16

And, brother, here's the Earl of Wiltshire's blood,
Whom I encounter'd as the battles join'd.

4

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

(stage directions)

19

[Throwing down SOMERSET's head]

5

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Richard III (Duke of Gloucester)

23

Thus do I hope to shake King Henry's head.

6

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Earl of Warwick

24

And so do I. Victorious Prince of York,
Before I see thee seated in that throne
Which now the house of Lancaster usurps,
I vow by heaven these eyes shall never close.
This is the palace of the fearful king,
And this the regal seat: possess it, York;
For this is thine and not King Henry's heirs'

7

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Richard III (Duke of Gloucester)

42

Arm'd as we are, let's stay within this house.

8

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Earl of Westmoreland

65

What, shall we suffer this? let's pluck him down:
My heart for anger burns; I cannot brook it.

9

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Henry VI

76

Far be the thought of this from Henry's heart,
To make a shambles of the parliament-house!
Cousin of Exeter, frowns, words and threats
Shall be the war that Henry means to use.
Thou factious Duke of York, descend my throne,
and kneel for grace and mercy at my feet;
I am thy sovereign.

10

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Earl of Warwick

90

True, Clifford; and that's Richard Duke of York.

11

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Earl of Westmoreland

102

Plantagenet, of thee and these thy sons,
Thy kinsman and thy friends, I'll have more lives
Than drops of blood were in my father's veins.

12

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Richard III (Duke of Gloucester)

120

You are old enough now, and yet, methinks, you lose.
Father, tear the crown from the usurper's head.

13

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Marquess of Montague

123

Good brother, as thou lovest and honourest arms,
Let's fight it out and not stand cavilling thus.

14

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Henry VI

131

Think'st thou that I will leave my kingly throne,
Wherein my grandsire and my father sat?
No: first shall war unpeople this my realm;
Ay, and their colours, often borne in France,
And now in England to our heart's great sorrow,
Shall be my winding-sheet. Why faint you, lords?
My title's good, and better far than his.

15

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Henry VI

141

[Aside] I know not what to say; my title's weak.—
Tell me, may not a king adopt an heir?

16

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Queen Margaret

247

Enforced thee! art thou king, and wilt be forced?
I shame to hear thee speak. Ah, timorous wretch!
Thou hast undone thyself, thy son and me;
And given unto the house of York such head
As thou shalt reign but by their sufferance.
To entail him and his heirs unto the crown,
What is it, but to make thy sepulchre
And creep into it far before thy time?
Warwick is chancellor and the lord of Calais;
Stern Falconbridge commands the narrow seas;
The duke is made protector of the realm;
And yet shalt thou be safe? such safety finds
The trembling lamb environed with wolves.
Had I been there, which am a silly woman,
The soldiers should have toss'd me on their pikes
Before I would have granted to that act.
But thou preferr'st thy life before thine honour:
And seeing thou dost, I here divorce myself
Both from thy table, Henry, and thy bed,
Until that act of parliament be repeal'd
Whereby my son is disinherited.
The northern lords that have forsworn thy colours
Will follow mine, if once they see them spread;
And spread they shall be, to thy foul disgrace
And utter ruin of the house of York.
Thus do I leave thee. Come, son, let's away;
Our army is ready; come, we'll after them.

17

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

Richard III (Duke of Gloucester)

316

An oath is of no moment, being not took
Before a true and lawful magistrate,
That hath authority over him that swears:
Henry had none, but did usurp the place;
Then, seeing 'twas he that made you to depose,
Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous.
Therefore, to arms! And, father, do but think
How sweet a thing it is to wear a crown;
Within whose circuit is Elysium
And all that poets feign of bliss and joy.
Why do we finger thus? I cannot rest
Until the white rose that I wear be dyed
Even in the lukewarm blood of Henry's heart.

18

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

Richard III (Duke of Gloucester)

364

Ay, with five hundred, father, for a need:
A woman's general; what should we fear?

19

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

King Edward IV (Plantagenet)

367

I hear their drums: let's set our men in order,
And issue forth and bid them battle straight.

20

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 3]

Lord Clifford

398

In vain thou speak'st, poor boy; my father's blood
Hath stopp'd the passage where thy words should enter.