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Wales. Before Flint castle.
[Enter, with drum and colors, HENRY BOLINGBROKE, DUKE OF YORK,
NORTHUMBERLAND, Attendants, and forces]
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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So that | by this | intel|ligence | we learn
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The Welsh|men are | dispersed,| and Sal|isbury
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Is gone | to meet | the king,| who late|ly
lan||ded
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With some / few priv|ate friends,| upon | this
coast.
NORTHUMBERLAND
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The news | is ve|ry fair | and good,| my lord,
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Richard,| not far | from hence,| hath hid | his
head.
DUKE OF YORK
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It would | beseem | the Lord | Northum|berland,
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To say King Rich|ard: alack | the hea|vy day,
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When such | a sac|red king | should hide | his
head.
NORTHUMBERLAND
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Your grace | mistakes:| only | to be | brief,
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Left I | his tit|le out.
DUKE OF YORK
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The time | hath been,
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Would you | have been | so brief | with him,| he
would
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Have been | so brief | with you,| to shor|ten
you,
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For tak|ing so | the head,| your* whole head's
length. ??
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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Mistake | not |(uncle)| further | than you
should.
DUKE OF YORK
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Take^not |(good* cous|in) furth|er than / you
should.
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Lest you | mistake | the heavens | are ore | our
heads.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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I know | it (unc|le) and op/pose not | myself
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Against | their will.| But who | comes^here?
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Welcome || Harry:| what, will | not this |
castle | yield?
[Enter HENRY PERCY]
HENRY PERCY
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The cast|le roy|ally | is manned,| my lord,
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Against | thy en|trance.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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Roy|ally?| Why,|| it con|tains no king?
HENRY PERCY
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Yes (my | good lord)
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It doth | contain | a king:| King Rich|ard lies
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Within | the lim|its of / yond lime | and stone,
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And with | him, are the | Lord Au|merle,
Lord^|Salisbury,
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Sir Ste|phen Scroop,| besides | a cler|gyman
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Of ho|ly rev|erence; who,| I can|not learn.
NORTHUMBERLAND
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Oh, be|like it | is the Bish|op of / Carlisle.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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Noble lord, \\
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Go to | the rude | ribs of that | ancient |
castle,
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Through braz|en trump|et send | the breath | of
parle
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Into his | ruined | ears, and | thus de|liver:
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Henry | Boling|broke *upon | his knees | doth
kiss
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King Rich|ard's hand,| and sends | alleg|iance
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And true || faith of | heart to his | royal |
person:| hither || come^
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Even | at his feet,| to lay | my arms | and
power,
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provid|ed, that | my ban|ishment | repealed,
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And lands | restored | again,| be free|ly
gran||ted:
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If | not, I'll | use the ad|vantage | of my
power,
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And lay | the sum|mer's dust | with showers | of
blood,
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Rained from | the wounds | of slaught|ered
Eng|lishmen;
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The which,| how far^off | from the mind | of
Bol|ingbroke
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It is,| such^crim|son temp|est should | bedrench
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The fresh green lap | of fair | King Rich|ard's
land,
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My stoo|ping du|ty tend|erly | shall show.
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Go sig|nify | as much,| while here | we march
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Upon | the gras|sy car|pet of | this plain:
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Let's^march | without | the noise | of
threat|ening drum,
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That from | this cast|le's tat|tered bat|tlements
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Our fair | appoint|ments may | be well | perused.
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Methinks | King Rich|ard and | myself | should
meet
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With no | less ter/ror than | the el|ements
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Of fire | and wat|er, when | their thund|ering
smoke
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At meet|ing tears | the clou|dy cheeks | of
heaven:
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Be he | the fire,| I'll be the | yielding |
water;
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The rage | be his,| while on | the earth | I rain
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My wat|ers on | the earth,| and not | on him.
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March on, and mark | King Rich|ard how | he
looks.
[Parle without, and answer within. Then a flourish. Enter on the walls, KING
RICHARD II, the BISHOP OF CARLISLE, DUKE OF AUMERLE, SIR STEPHEN SCROOP, and
EARL OF SALISBURY]
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See*, see,| King^Rich|ard doth | himself | appear
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As doth | the blu|shing dis|content|ed sun,
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From out | the fie|ry por|tal of | the east,
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When he | perceives | the env|ious clouds | are
bent
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To dim | his glo|ry, and | to stain | the tract
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Of his / bright pas|sage to | the oc|cident.
DUKE OF YORK
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Yet looks | he like | a king:| behold | his eye
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(As bright | as is the eag|le's) ligh|tens forth
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Control||ling maj|esty:| alack,| alack,| for
woe,
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That an|y harm | should stain | so fair | a show.
KING RICHARD II
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We are | amazed,| and thus | long have | we stood
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To watch | the fear|ful bend|ing of | thy knee,
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Because | we thought | ourself | thy law|ful
king:
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And if | we be,| how dare | thy joints | forget
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To pay | their aw|ful du|ty to our | presence?
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If we | be not,| show us | the hand | of God,
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That hath | dismissed | us from | our
stew|ardship,
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For well | we know,| no hand | of blood | and
bone
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Can grip | the sac|red han|dle of our | scepter,
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Unless | he do | profane,| steal, or | usurp.
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And though | you think,| that all,| as you | have
done,
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Have torn | their souls,| by turn|ing them | from
us,
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And we | are bar|ren, and | bereft | of friends:
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Yet know,| my mast|er, God | omni|potent,
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Is mus|tering in | his clouds,| on our | behalf,
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Armies | of pest|ilence,| and they | shall strike
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Your child|ren yet | unborn,| and un|begot,
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That lift | your vas|sal hands | against | my
head,
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And threat | the glo|ry of | my pre|cious crown.
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Tell Bol|ingbroke,| for yond | methinks | he is,
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That eve|ry stride | he makes | upon | my land,
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Is dang|erous treas|on: he | is come | to ope
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The purp|le test|ament | of bleed|ing war;
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But ere | the crown | he looks | for, live | in
peace,
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Ten* thous|and bloo|dy crowns | of moth|ers' sons
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Shall^ill | become | the flower | of Eng|land's
face,
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Change the com|plexion | of her | maid-pale peace
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To scar|let in|digna|tion, and | bedew
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Her past|ures' grass | with faith|ful Eng|lish
blood.
NORTHUMBERLAND
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The king | of heaven | forbid | our lord | the
king
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Should so | with civ|il and / unciv|il arms
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Be rushed | upon:| Thy thrice-|noble | cousin,
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Harry | Boling|broke, doth | humbly | kiss thy ||
hand,
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And | by the | honora|ble tomb | he swears,
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That stands | upon | your royal | grandsire's
bones,
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And by | the roy|alties | of both | your bloods,
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(Currents | that spring | from one |
most^gra|cious head)
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And by | the bur|ied hand | of warlike Gaunt,
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And by | the worth | and hon|or of | himself,
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Compris|ing all | that may | be sworn,| or said,
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His com|ing hith|er hath | no furth|er scope,
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Than for | his li|neal roy|alties,| and to beg
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Enfran|chisement | immed|iate on | his knees:
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Which on | thy roy|al part|y grant|ed once,
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His glit|tering arms | he will | commend | to
rust,
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His bar|bed steeds | to stab|les, and | his heart
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To faith|ful serv|ice of | your maj|esty.
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This swears he,| as he is | a prince,| is just,
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And as | I am a | gentleman,| I cred|it him.
KING RICHARD II
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Northum|berland,| say thus:| the king | returns,
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His nob|le cousin | is right | welcome | hither,
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And all | the num|ber of | his fair | demands
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Shall be ac|complished | without |
contra|diction:
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With all | the gra|cious ut|terance | thou hast,
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Speak to | his gent|le hear|ing kind | commends.
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We do | debase | ourselves |(cousin)| do we not,
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To look | so poor|ly, and | to speak | so fair?
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Shall we / call back | Northum|berland,| and send
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Defi|ance to | the trait|or, and / so die?
DUKE OF AUMERLE
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No, good | my lord,| let's fight | with gent|le
words,
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Till time | lend friends, and friends | their
help|ful swords.
KING RICHARD II
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Oh God,| oh God,| that ere | this tongue | of
mine,
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That laid | the sent|ence of / dread ban|ishment
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On yond proud man,| should take | it off | again
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With words | of sooth:| O that | I were | as
great
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As is | my grief,| or les|ser than | my name,
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Or that | I could | forget | what I | have been,
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Or not | remem|ber what | I must | be now:
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Swellst thou | proud^heart?| I'll give | thee
scope | to beat, ??
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Since foes | have scope | to beat | both thee |
and me.
DUKE OF AUMERLE
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Northum|berland | comes back | from Bol|ingbroke.
KING RICHARD II
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What must | the king | do now?| Must^he | submit?
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The king | shall do | it: must | he be | deposed?
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The king | shall be | content|ed: must | he lose
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The name | of king?| Of God's | name let | it go.
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I'll give | my jew|els for | a set | of beads,
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My gor|geous pal|ace, for | a her|mitage,
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My gay | appa|rel for | an alms|man's gown,
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My fig|ured gob|lets, for | a dish | of wood,
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My scep|ter, for | a pal|mer's walk|ing staff,
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My sub|jects*, for | a pair | of car|ved saints,
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And my / large king|dom, for | a lit|tle grave,
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A lit|tle lit|tle grave,| an ob/scure grave.
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Or I'll | be bur|ied in the // king's highway,
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Some^way | of com|mon trade,| where sub|jects'
feet
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May hour|ly tramp|le on | their sov|ereign's
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For on my | heart they | tread now, whilst | I
live;
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And bur|ied once,| why not | upon | my head?
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Aumerle,| thou weepst |(my tend|er-heart|ed
cou||sin)
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We'll | make foul weath|er with de/spised tears:
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Our sighs,| and they,| shall lodge | the sum|mer
corn,
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And make | a dearth | in this | revolt|ing land.
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Or shall | we play | the want|ons with | our
woes,
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And make | some pret|ty match,| with shed|ding
tears?
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As thus:| to drop | them still^u//pon one place,
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Till they | have fret|ted us | a pair | of graves,
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Within | the earth:| and there|in laid,| there
lies
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Two kin|smen, digged | their graves | with
weep|ing eyes?
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Would not | this ill | do well?| Well*, well,| I
see
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I talk | but id|ly, and | you mock | at me.
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Most migh|ty prince,| my Lord | Northum|berland,
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What says | King Bol|ingbroke?| Will his maj|esty
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Give^Rich|ard leave | to live,| till Rich|ard
die?
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You make | a leg,| and Bol|ingbroke | says aye.
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My lord,| in the / base court | he doth | attend
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To speak | with you,| may it please | you to /
come down.
KING RICHARD II
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Down, down I come,| like glis/tering | Phaethon,
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Wanting | the ma|nage of / unru|ly jades.
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In the base | court? Base court,| where* kings |
grow* base,
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To come | at trait|ors' calls,| and do | them
grace.
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In the base | court come down:| Down^court,|
down^king, ??
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For night-owls shriek,| where moun|ting larks |
should sing.
[Exeunt from above]
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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What says | his maj|esty?
NORTHUMBERLAND
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Sorrow,| and grief | of heart (tri with
prev)
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Makes him | speak fond/ly, like^|a fran|tic man:
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Yet he | is come.
[Enter KING RICHARD and his attendants below]
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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Stand^all | apart,
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And show || fair* du|ty to his maj|esty.
[He kneels down]
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My gra|cious lord.
KING RICHARD II
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Fair* cous|in,
You | debase | your prince|ly knee,
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To make | the base earth proud | with kiss|ing
it:
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Me rath|er had,| my heart | might feel | your
love,
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Than my / unpleased | eye see*| your court|esy.
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Up cousin, up,| your heart | is up,| I know,
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Thus high | at least,| although | your knee | be
low.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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My gra|cious lord,| I come | but for | mine^own.
KING RICHARD II
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Your own | is yours,| and I | am yours,| and all.
HENRY BOLINGBROKE
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So far | be mine,| my most | redoubt|ed lord,
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As my / true serv|ice shall | deserve | your
love.
KING RICHARD II
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Well you | deserved:
They well | deserve | to
have,
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That know | the strongest,| and sur|est way | to
get.
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Uncle | give me your | hand: nay, dry | your
eyes,
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Tears show*| their love,| but want | their
rem|edies.
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Cousin,| I am too | young to | be your | father,
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Though you | are old | enough | to be | my heir.
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What you | will have,| I'll give,| and wil|ling
too,
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For do | we must,| what force | will have | us do.
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Set^on | towards^Lon|don:
cous|in, is | it so?
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Yea, my | good* lord.
KING RICHARD II
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Then I | must not | say*, no.
[Flourish. Exeunt]