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VAUX Ay me! What is this world! What news are these! But wherefore 

grieve I at an hour's poor loss; Omitting Suffolk's exile; my soul's treasure? 

Why   only;   Suffolk;   mourn   I   not   for   thee; And   with   the   southern   clouds 

contend   in   tears…   Theirs   for   the   earth's   increase;   mine   for   my   sorrows? 

Now get thee hence: the King; thou know'st; is coming; If thou be found 

by me; thou art but dead。 SUFFOLK。 If I depart from thee I cannot live; 

And in thy sight to die; what were it else But like a pleasant slumber in thy 

lap? Here could I breathe my soul into the air; As mild and gentle as the 

cradle…babe   Dying   with   mother's   dug   between   its   lips;   Where;   from   thy 

sight; I should be raging mad And cry out for thee to close up mine eyes; 

To have thee with thy lips to stop my mouth; So shouldst thou either turn 



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my flying soul; Or I should breathe it so into thy body; And then it liv'd in 

sweet   Elysium。 To   die   by  thee   were but to   die   in   jest:   From  thee   to   die 

were   torture   more   than   death。   O;   let   me   stay;   befall   what   may   befall! 

QUEEN。 Away! Though   parting be   a   fretful   corrosive;  It is   applied  to   a 

deathful   wound。   To   France;   sweet   Suffolk。   Let   me   hear   from   thee;   For 

whereso'er thou art in this world's globe I'll have an Iris that shall find thee 

out。 SUFFOLK。 I go。 QUEEN。 And take my heart with thee。 'She kisses 

him'   SUFFOLK。   A  jewel;   lock'd   into   the   woefull'st   cask   That   ever   did 

contain a thing of worth。 Even as a splitted bark; so sunder we: This way 

fall I to death。 QUEEN。 This way for me。 Exeunt severally 



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       SCENE III。 London。 CARDINAL BEAUFORT'S bedchamber 

    Enter the KING; SALISBURY; and WARWICK; to the CARDINAL in 

bed 

       KING     HENRY。      How    fares  my    lord?   Speak;   Beaufort;    to  thy 

sovereign。     CARDINAL。        If  thou  be'st  Death   I'll  give  thee  England's 

treasure; Enough to purchase such another island; So thou wilt let me live 

and feel no pain。 KING HENRY。 Ah; what a sign it is of evil life Where 

death's   approach    is  seen   so  terrible!  WARWICK。       Beaufort;    it  is  thy 

sovereign speaks to thee。 CARDINAL。 Bring me unto my trial when you 

will。 Died he not in his bed? Where should he die? Can I make men live; 

whe'er they will or no? O; torture me no more! I will confess。 Alive again? 

Then show me where he is; I'll give a thousand pound to look upon him。 

He hath no eyes; the dust hath blinded them。 Comb down his hair; look; 

look! it stands upright; Like lime…twigs set to catch my winged soul! Give 

me   some   drink;   and   bid   the   apothecary   Bring   the   strong   poison   that   I 

bought   of   him。   KING   HENRY。   O   Thou   eternal   Mover   of   the   heavens; 

Look with a gentle eye upon this wretch! O; beat away the busy meddling 

fiend That lays strong siege unto this wretch's soul; And from his bosom 

purge   this   black   despair!   WARWICK。   See   how   the   pangs   of   death   do 

make   him   grin   SALISBURY。   Disturb   him   not;   let   him   pass   peaceably。 

KING      HENRY。     Peace   to  his  soul;  if  God's   good   pleasure   be!  Lord 

Card'nal; if thou think'st on heaven's bliss; Hold up thy hand; make signal 

of thy hope。 He dies; and makes no sign: O God; forgive him! WARWICK。 

So bad a death argues a monstrous life。 KING HENRY。 Forbear to judge; 

for we are sinners all。 Close up his eyes; and draw the curtain close; And 

let us all to meditation。 Exeunt 



        



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             ACT IV。 



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                       SCENE I。 The coast of Kent 



     Alarum。 Fight at sea。 Ordnance goes off。Enter a LIEUTENANT; a 

   SHIPMASTER and his MATE; and WALTER WHITMORE; with 

       sailors; SUFFOLK and other GENTLEMEN; as prisoners 

       LIEUTENANT。   The   gaudy;   blabbing;   and   remorseful   day   Is   crept 

into the bosom of the sea; And now loud…howling wolves arouse the jades 

That drag the tragic melancholy night; Who with their drowsy; slow; and 

flagging wings Clip dead men's graves; and from their misty jaws Breathe 

foul contagious darkness   in   the  air。 Therefore bring   forth   the  soldiers   of 

our prize; For; whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs; Here shall they 

make their ransom on the sand; Or with their blood stain this discoloured 

shore。 Master; this prisoner freely give I thee; And thou that art his mate 

make     boot  of  this;  The  other;  Walter   Whitmore;     is  thy  share。  FIRST 

GENTLEMAN。 What is my ransom; master; let me know? MASTER。 A 

thousand crowns; or else lay down your head。 MATE。 And so much shall 

you give; or off goes yours。 LIEUTENANT。 What; think you much to pay 

two thousand crowns; And bear the name and port of gentlemen? Cut both 

the villains' throats… for die you shall; The lives of those which we have 

lost    in  fight   Be    counterpois'd     with   such    a  petty    sum!    FIRST 

GENTLEMAN。   I'll   give   it;   sir:   and   therefore   spare   my   life。   SECOND 

GENTLEMAN。            And    so   will   I;  and   write   home     for  it  straight。 

WHITMORE。 I lost mine eye in laying the prize aboard; 'To SUFFOLK' 

And therefore; to revenge it; shalt thou die; And so should these; if I might 

have my will。 LIEUTENANT。 Be not so rash; take ransom; let him live。 

SUFFOLK。 Look on my George; I am a gentleman: Rate me at what thou 

wilt; thou shalt be paid。 WHITMORE。 And so am I: my name is Walter 

Whitmore。      How    now!    Why    start'st  thou?  What;   doth   death   affright? 

SUFFOLK。 Thy name affrights me; in whose sound is death。 A cunning 

man did calculate my birth And told me that by water I should die; Yet let 

not this make thee be bloody…minded; Thy name is Gualtier; being rightly 

sounded。 WHITMORE。 Gualtier or Walter; which it is I care not: Never 

yet did base dishonour blur our name But with our sword we wip'd away 

the blot; Therefore; when merchant…like I sell revenge; Broke be my sword; 



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my arms torn and defac'd; And I proclaim'd a coward through the world。 

SUFFOLK。   Stay;   Whitmore;   for   thy   prisoner   is   a   prince;   The   Duke   of 

Suffolk; William de la Pole。 WHITMORE。 The Duke of Suffolk muffled 

up in rags? SUFFOLK。 Ay; but these rags are no part of the Duke: Jove 

sometime   went   disguis'd;   and   why   not   I?   LIEUTENANT。   But   Jove   was 

never slain; as thou shalt be。 SUFFOLK。 Obscure and lowly swain; King 

Henry's bl

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