History of Richard III
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Act IV, Scene 5
Lord Derby’s house.
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[Enter DERBY and SIR CHRISTOPHER URSWICK]
- Sir William Stanley. Sir Christopher, tell Richmond this from me:
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That in the sty of this most bloody boar
My son George Stanley is frank'd up in hold:
If I revolt, off goes young George's head;
The fear of that withholds my present aid.
But, tell me, where is princely Richmond now?
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- Christopher Urswick. At Pembroke, or at Harford-west, in Wales.
- Sir William Stanley. What men of name resort to him?
- Christopher Urswick. Sir Walter Herbert, a renowned soldier;
Sir Gilbert Talbot, Sir William Stanley;
Oxford, redoubted Pembroke, Sir James Blunt,
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And many more of noble fame and worth:
And towards London they do bend their course,
If by the way they be not fought withal.
- Sir William Stanley. Return unto thy lord; commend me to him:
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Tell him the queen hath heartily consented
He shall espouse Elizabeth her daughter.
These letters will resolve him of my mind. Farewell.
[Exeunt]
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