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

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

Margaret, Queen to King Henry VI. Jecretly 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.
TI. 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

I had in charge at my depart from France,
As procurator for your Excellence,

To marry Princefs 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 task, 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. your moft gracious hand; that are the fubftance Of that great fhadow I did represent:

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

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Mr. Pofe.

The

The happief gift that ever Marquifs gave,
The faireft 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
speech,

Her words y-clad with wifdom's majesty,

Make me from wondring fall to weeping joys,
Such is the fulness of my heart's
'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 consent.

Glo. [reads.] Imprimis, It is agreed between the French King, Charles, and William de la Pole Marquis of Suffolk, Ambaffador for Henry King of England, that the faid Henry fial efpoufe the lady Margaret, daugh= ter unto Reignier King of Naples, Sicilia, and Jerufalem, and crown her Queen of England, ere the thirtieth of May next enfuing..