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Edward's camp, near Warwick.
[Enter three Watchmen, to guard KING EDWARD IV's tent]
FIRST WATCHMAN
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Come^on | my mast|ers, each | man take his
stand,
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The king | by this,| is set | him down | to
sleep.
SECOND WATCHMAN
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What, will | he not | to bed? \\
FIRST WATCHMAN
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Why*, no:| for he | hath made | a sol|emn vow,
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Never | to lie | and take | his na|tural rest,
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Till War|wick, or | himself,| be quite |
suppressed.
SECOND WATCHMAN
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Tomor|row then | belike | shall be | the day,
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If War|wick be | so near | as men | report.
THIRD WATCHMAN
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But say,| I pray,| what nob|leman | is that,
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That with | the king | here^rest|eth in | his
tent?
FIRST WATCHMAN
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'Tis the / Lord Hast|ings, the / king's chie|fest
friend.
THIRD WATCHMAN
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O, is | it so?| But why | commands | the king,
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That his chief | followers | lodge in | towns
a|bout him,
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While he | himself | keeps in | the cold | field?
SECOND WATCHMAN
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'Tis the / more hon|or, because | more*
dang|erous.
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Aye, but | give me worsh|ip and qui|etness,
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I like it | better | than a dang|erous | honor.
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If War|wick knew | in what | estate | he stands,
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'Tis to | be doubt|ed he | would wak|en him.
FIRST WATCHMAN
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Unless | our hal|berds did | shut up | his
pas||sage.
SECOND WATCHMAN
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Aye:| wherefore^|else^guard | we his roy|al tent,
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But to | defend | his pers|on from / night-foes?
[Enter WARWICK, CLARENCE, OXFORD, SOMERSET, and French soldiers, silent all]
WARWICK
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This is | his tent,| and see | where stand | his
guard:
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Courage my | masters:| honor | now, or | never:
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But fol|low me,| and Ed|ward shall | be ours.
FIRST WATCHMAN
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Who goes there?
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Stay,| or thou | diest.
[WARWICK and the rest cry all, Warwick! Warwick! and set upon the Guard, who
fly, crying, Arm! arm! WARWICK and the rest following them. The drum playing
and trumpet sounding, reenter WARWICK, SOMERSET, and the rest, bringing KING
EDWARD IV out in his gown, sitting in a chair. RICHARD and HASTINGS fly over
the stage]
SOMERSET
What are they that fly there?
WARWICK
Richard and Hastings: let them go; here
is the duke.
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The duke?
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Why War|wick, when | we parted, ??
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Thou calldst | me king.
WARWICK
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Aye, but | the case | is alt|ered |
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When you | disgraced | me in | my em|bassade,
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Then I | degrad|ed you | from be|ing king,
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And come | now to | create | you Duke | of York.
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Alas,| how should you | govern | any | kingdom,
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That know | not^how | to use | ambas|sadors,
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Nor how | to be | content|ed with / one wife,
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Nor how | to use | your broth|ers broth|erly,
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Nor how to | study | for the | people's^welfare,
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Nor* how | to shroud | yourself | from en|emies?
KING EDWARD IV
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Yea, broth/er of | Clarence,
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Art thou | here
too?
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Nay* then | I see,| that Ed|ward needs | must
down.
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Yet War|wick, in | despite | of all | mischance,
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Of thee | thyself,| and all | thy accomp|lices,
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Edward | will al|ways bear | himself | as king:
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Though for|tune's mal|ice ov|erthrow | my state,
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My mind | exceeds | the comp|ass of | her wheel.
WARWICK
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Then for | his mind,| be Ed|ward Eng|land's king,
[Takes off his crown]
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But Hen|ry now | shall wear | the Eng|lish crown,
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And be true king | indeed,| thou but the |
shadow.
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My Lord | of Som|erset,| at my | request,
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See that | forthwith | Duke Ed|ward be | conveyed
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Unto | my broth|er Arch|bishop | of York:
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When I | have fought | with Pem|broke, and his |
fellows,
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I'll fol|low you,| and tell | what ans|wer
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Lew||is and | the La|dy Bo|na send | to him.
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Now for | a while | farewell | good Duke | of
York.
[They lead him out forcibly]
KING EDWARD IV
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What fates | impose,| that men | must needs |
abide;
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It boots | not to | resist | both wind and
tide.
[Exit, guarded]
OXFORD
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What now | remains | my lords | for us | to do,
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But march | to Lon|don with | our sol|diers?
WARWICK
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Aye, that's | the first | thing that | we have
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To free King Hen|ry from | impris|onment,
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And see | him seat|ed in | the reg|al throne.
[Exeunt]