Lord Scales, Governor of the Tower.

Sir Humphry Stafford,

Young Stafford, his Brother.

Alexander Iden, a Kentish Gentleman.

Young Clifford, Son to the Lord Clifford.

Edward Plantagenet,

Richard Plantagenet,

Sons to the Duke of York.

Vaux, A Sea Captain, and Walter Whitmore---Pirates.

A Herald.

Hume and Southwel, two Priests.

Bolingbrook, an Aftrologer.

A Spirit attending on Jordan the Witch.

Thomas Horner, an Armourer.

Peter, his Man.

Clerk of Chatham.

Mayor of St. Albans.

Simpcox, an Imposter.

Jack Cade, Bevis, Michael, John Holland, Dick the Butcher, Smith, the Weaver, and feveral others, Rebels.

Margaret, Queen to King Henry VI. fecretly in Love with the Duke of Suffolk.

Dame Eleanor, Wife to the Duke of Gloucefter.

Mother Jordan, a Witch employed by the Dutchess of Gloucefter.
Wife to Simpcox.

Pelitioners, Aldermen, a Beadle, Sheriff and Officers, Citizens, with Faulconers, Guards, Meffengers, and other Attendants.

The SCENE is laid very difperfedly in feveral Parts of England.

THE

*THE SECOND PART OF

King HENRY VI.

ACT I. SCENE

The PALACE.

Flourish of Trumpets: then, Hautboys. Enter King Henry, Duke Humphry, Salisbury, Warwick, and Beauford on the one fide: The Queen, Suffolk, York, Somerset, and Buckingham on the other.

SUFFOLK.

S by your high imperial Majefty

As procurator for your Excellence,

France,

To marry Princess Margret for your Grace;
So in the famous ancient city, Tours,

In prefence of the Kings of France and Sicil.
The dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretaigne, Alanfon,
Seven Earls, twelve Barons, twenty reverend Bishops,
I have perform'd my tafk, 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

[Prefenting the Queen to the King. To your most gracious hand; that are the fubftance Of that great fhadow I did reprefent:

The fecond Part, &c.] This and the Third Part were first written under the Title of the Contention of York and Lancafter, printed in 1600, but fince vastly improved by the Author. B 2

Mr. Pofe.

The

The happieft 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'ft me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
For thou haft giv'n me, in this beauteous face,
A world of earthly bleffings to my foul;

If fympathy of love unite our thoughts.

Q. Mar. Great King of England, and my gracious
lord,

The mutual conf'rence 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 ravish, but her grace in
fpeech,

Her words y-clad with wisdom's majefty,

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 Margret, England's hap-
piness !

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 fall efpoufe the lady Margaret, daughter unto Reignier King of Naples, Sicilia, and Jerusalem, and crown her Queen of England, ere the thirtieth of May next enfuing..