PRINTED BY C. AND C. WHITTINGHAM. SOLD BY CARPENTER AND SON, OLD BOND STREET; T. HURST AND CO. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD; N. HAILES, PICCADILLY; J. POOLE, NEWGATE STREET; COWIE AND CO. AND R. JENNINGS, POULTRY; AND C. S. ARNOLD, TAVISTOCK STREET. KING HENRY THE SIXTH. DUKE OF GLOSTER, Uncle to the King, and Protector. DUKE OF BEDFORD, Uncle to the King, and Regent of France. THOMAS BEAUFORT, Duke of Exeter, great Uncle to the King. HENRY BEAUFORT, great Uncle to the King, Bishop RICHARD PLANTAGENET, eldest son of Richard, late LORD TALBOT, afterwards Earl of Shrewsbury. EDMUND MORTIMER, Earl of March. Mortimer's Keeper, and a Lawyer. SIR JOHN FASTOLFE. SIR WILLIAM LUCY. SIR WILLIAM GLANSDALE. SIR THOMAS GARGRAVE. Mayor of London. WOODVILLE, Lieutenant of the Tower. VERNON, of the White Rose, or York Faction. CHARLES, Dauphin, and afterwards King of France. DUKE OF BURGUNDY. DUKE OF ALENCON. An old Shepherd, Father to Joan la Pucelle. MARGARET, Daughter to Reignier: afterwards married to King Henry. COUNTESS OF AUVERGNE. JOAN LA PUCELLE, commonly called Joan of Arc. Fiends appearing to La Pucelle, Lords, Warders of the Tower, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and several Attendants both on the Eng lish and French. SCENE-partly in England, and partly in France. FIRST PART OF KING HENRY VI. ACT I. SCENE I. Westminster Abbey. Dead March. Corpse of King Henry the Fifth discovered, lying in state; attended on by the DUKES OF BEDFORD, GLOSTER, and EXETER; the EARL OF WARWICK, the BISHOP OF WINCHESTER, Heralds, &c. Bed. HUNG be the heavens with black, yield Comets, importing change of times and states, time. Virtue he had, deserving to command: beams; His arms spread wider than a dragon's wings; His sparkling eyes, replete with wrathful fire, More dazzled and drove back his enemies, Than midday sun fierce bent against their faces. What should I say? his deeds exceed all speech: He ne'er lift up his hand, but conquer'd. Exe. We mourn in black; Why mourn we not in blood? Henry is dead, and never shall revive; |