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What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted? Thrice is he arm'd that 

hath his quarrel just; And he but naked; though lock'd up in steel; Whose 

conscience   with   injustice   is   corrupted。   'A   noise   within'   QUEEN。   What 

noise is this? 

       Re…enter SUFFOLK and WARWICK; with their weapons drawn 

       KING。 Why; how now; lords; your wrathful weapons drawn Here in 

our presence! Dare you be so bold? Why; what tumultuous clamour have 



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we here? SUFFOLK。 The trait'rous Warwick; with the men of Bury; Set all 

upon me; mighty sovereign。 

       Re…enter SALISBURY 

       SALISBURY。 'To the Commons within'  Sirs; stand   apart; the   King 

shall   know   your   mind。   Dread   lord;   the   commons   send   you   word   by   me 

Unless Lord Suffolk straight be done to death; Or banished fair England's 

territories; They  will   by  violence tear him  from   your   palace And   torture 

him     with   grievous    ling'ring    death。   They    say   by   him   the   good    Duke 

Humphrey   died;   They   say   in   him   they   fear   your   Highness'   death;   And 

mere instinct of love and loyalty; Free from a stubborn opposite intent; As 

being thought to contradict your liking; Makes them thus forward in   his 

banishment。   They   say;   in   care   of   your   most   royal   person;   That   if   your 

Highness   should   intend   to   sleep And   charge   that   no   man   should   disturb 

your   rest;   In   pain   of   your   dislike   or   pain   of   death; Yet;   notwithstanding 

such a strait edict; Were there a serpent seen with forked tongue That slily 

glided towards your Majesty; It were but necessary you were wak'd; Lest; 

being suffer'd in that harmful slumber; The mortal worm might make the 

sleep eternal。 And therefore do they cry; though you forbid; That they will 

guard you; whe'er you will or no; From such fell serpents as false Suffolk 

is; With whose envenomed and fatal sting Your loving uncle; twenty times 

his worth; They say; is shamefully bereft of life。 COMMONS。 'Within' An 

answer   from   the   King;   my   Lord   of   Salisbury!   SUFFOLK。   'Tis   like   the 

commons;        rude   unpolish'd     hinds;    Could    send    such   message      to  their 

sovereign;   But   you;   my   lord;   were   glad   to   be   employ'd;   To   show   how 

quaint an orator you are。 But all the honour Salisbury hath won Is that he 

was     the   lord   ambassador      Sent    from    a  sort   of  tinkers    to  the   King。 

COMMONS。 'Within' An answer from the King; or we will all break in! 

KING HENRY。 Go; Salisbury; and tell them all from me I thank them for 

their tender loving care; And had I not been cited so by them; Yet did I 

purpose   as   they   do   entreat;   For   sure   my   thoughts   do   hourly   prophesy 

Mischance       unto    my   state   by   Suffolk's    means。    And     therefore    by  His 

Majesty I swear; Whose far unworthy deputy I am; He shall not breathe 

infection   in   this   air   But   three   days   longer;   on   the   pain   of   death。   Exit 

SALISBURY QUEEN。  O Henry; let   me plead for gentle Suffolk! KING 



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HENRY。 Ungentle Queen; to call him gentle Suffolk! No more; I say; if 

thou dost plead for him; Thou wilt but add increase unto my wrath。 Had I 

but said; I would have kept my word; But when I swear; it is irrevocable。 

If after three days' space thou here be'st found On any ground that I am 

ruler of; The world shall not be ransom for thy life。 Come; Warwick; come; 

good Warwick; go with me; I have great matters to impart to thee。 Exeunt 

all but QUEEN and SUFFOLK QUEEN。 Mischance and sorrow go along 

with   you!   Heart's   discontent   and   sour   affliction   Be   playfellows   to   keep 

you company! There's two of you; the devil make a third; And threefold 

vengeance tend upon your steps! SUFFOLK。 Cease; gentle Queen; these 

execrations;      And    let  thy  Suffolk    take   his  heavy    leave。   QUEEN。       Fie; 

coward woman and soft…hearted wretch; Has thou not spirit to curse thine 

enemy? SUFFOLK。 A plague upon them! Wherefore should I curse them? 

Would curses kill as doth the mandrake's groan; I would invent as bitter 

searching terms; As curst; as harsh; and horrible to hear; Deliver'd strongly 

through my fixed teeth; With full as many signs of deadly hate; As lean… 

fac'd   Envy   in   her   loathsome   cave。   My   tongue   should   stumble   in   mine 

earnest words; Mine eyes should sparkle like the beaten flint; Mine hair be 

fix'd an end; as one distract; Ay; every joint should seem to curse and ban; 

And even now my burden'd heart would break; Should I not curse them。 

Poison be their drink! Gall; worse than gall; the daintiest that they taste! 

Their   sweetest   shade   a   grove   of   cypress   trees!   Their   chiefest   prospect 

murd'ring basilisks! Their   softest touch   as smart   as   lizards' stings! Their 

music   frightful   as   the   serpent's   hiss; And   boding   screech…owls   make   the 

consort   full!   all   the   foul   terrors   in   dark…seated   hell…   QUEEN。   Enough; 

sweet Suffolk; thou torment'st thyself; And these dread curses; like the sun 

'gainst   glass;   Or   like   an   overcharged   gun;   recoil; And   turns   the   force   of 

them   upon   thyself。   SUFFOLK。  You   bade   me   ban;   and   will   you   bid   me 

leave?   Now;   by   the   ground   that   I   am   banish'd   from;   Well   could   I   curse 

away a winter's night; Though standing naked on a mountain top Where 

biting cold would never let grass grow; And think it but a minute spent in 

sport。 QUEEN。 O; let me entreat thee cease! Give me thy hand; That I may 

dew it with my mournful tears; Nor let the rain of heaven wet this place To 

wash   away   my   woeful   monuments。   O;   could   this   kiss   be   printed   in   thy 



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hand; That   thou   might'st think upon   these by  the seal; Through   whom  a 

thousand sighs are breath'd for thee! So; get thee gone; that I may know 

my grief; 'Tis but surmis'd whiles thou art standing by; As one that surfeits 

thinking on a want。 I will repeal thee or; be well assur'd; Adventure to be 

banished myself; And banished I am; if but from thee。 Go; speak not to me; 

even    now    be   gone。   O;  go   not  yet!   Even    thus  two   friends   condemn'd 

Embrace; and kiss; and take ten thousand leaves; Loather a hundred times 

to part than die。 Yet now; farewell; and farewell life with thee! SUFFOLK。 

Thus is poor Suffolk ten times banished; Once by the King and three times 

thrice by thee; 'Tis not the land I care for; wert thou thence; A wilderness is 

populous enough; So Suffolk had thy heavenly company; For where thou 

art; there is the world itself; With every several pleasure in the world; And 

where thou art not;  desolation。 I can   no more: Live thou   to joy thy  life; 

Myself no joy in nought but that thou liv'st。 

     Enter VAUX 

       QUEEN。 Whither goes Vaux so fast? What news; I prithee? VAUX。 

To signify  unto   his   Majesty That   Cardinal Beaufort   is   at point of   death; 

For suddenly a grievous sickness took him That makes him gasp; and stare; 

and catch the air; Blaspheming God; and cursing men on earth。 Sometime 

he talks as if Duke Humphrey's ghost Were by his side; sometime he calls 

the   King    And    whispers     to  his  pillow;   as  to  him;   The    secrets   of  his 

overcharged soul; And I am sent to tell his Majesty That even now he cries 

aloud   for   him。   QUEEN。   Go   tell   this   heavy   message   to   the   King。   Exit 

VAUX Ay me! What

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