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Now by my hand, Lords, 'twas a glorious day,
St. Alban's battle won by famous York,
Shall be eterniz'd in all age to come.

Sound drum and trumpets, and to London all,
And more fuch days as these to us befall!

[Exeunt.

Of this play, and the next, a very imperfect copy was published

I. By W. W. for Thomas Millington. Quarto. 1600.
II. For T. P. without date. I have the II.

III. Folio 1623, which is undoubtedly the genuine copy of
all the three parts.

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THE

THIRD PART

OF

HENRY VI.

With the DEATH of the

DUKE of YORK.

1

KING Henry VI.

Edward, Son to the King, and Prince of Wales.

Duke of Somerset,

Earl of Northumberland,

Earl of Oxford,

Earl of Exeter,

Earl of Weftmorland,

Lord Clifford,

Lords of K. Henry's fide.

Earl of Richmond, a Youth, afterwards K. Henry VII,
Richard, Duke of York.

Edward, e deft Son to the Duke of York, afterwards
King Edward IV.

George, Duke of Clarence, fecond Son to the D. of York.
Richard, Duke of Gloucefter, third Son to the Duke of
York, afterwards King Richard III.

Edmund, E. of Rutland, youngest Son to the D. of York.
Duke of Norfolk,

Marquis of Montague,

Earl of Warwick,

Earl of Salisbury, of the Duke of York's Party
Earl of Pembroke,

Lord Haftings,

Lord Stafford,

Sir John Mortimer,

Sir Hugh Mortimer, Uncles to the Duke of York.
Sir William Stanley, afterwards Earl of Derby.
Lord Riyers, Brother to the Lady Gray.

Sir John Montgomery, Lieutenant of the Tower,
Mayor of Coventry.

Mayor and Aldermen of York. Somerville.
Humphry and Sinklo, two Huntfmen.

Lewis King of France. Bourbon, Admiral of France.
Queen Margaret. Bona, Sifter to the French King.
Lady Gray, Widow of Sir John Gray, afterwards
Queen to Edward IV.

Soldiers and other Attendants on K. Henry and K. Edward.
In Part of the Third At, the SCENE is laid in France;
during all the rest of the Play, in England,

King

HENRY VI.

ACT I SCENE I.

LONDON.

Alarm. Enter Duke of York, Edward, Richard, Norfolk, Montague, Warwick, and Soldiers.

I

WARWIC K.

Wonder, how the King escap'd our hands! 3
York. While we purfu'd the horsemen of the
north,

He flily stole away and left his men;

The third part.] First printed under the title of the true tragedy of Richard Duke of York, and the good King Henry the fixth, or the fecond part of the Contention between York and Lancaster, 1590. POPE.

The Third Part of K. Henry VI.] The action of this Play (which was at firft printed under this Title, The true Tragedy of Richard Duke of York, and the good K. Henry VIth: or, the Second Part of the Contention of York and Lancafter) opens juft after the first Battle at St. Albans,

wherein the York Faction carried the day; and clofes with the Murder of K. Henry VI. and the Birth of Prince Edward, afterwards King Edward V. So that this Hiftory takes in the Space of full fixteen Years. THEOBALD.

3 I wonder how the King-] This play is only divided from the former for the convenience of exhibition; for the series of action is continued without interruption, nor are any two scenes of any play more closely connected than the firft fcene of this play with the laft of the former I 4

Whereat

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