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1

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 1]

Earl of Salisbury

191

Pride went before, ambition follows him.
While these do labour for their own preferment,
Behoves it us to labour for the realm.
I never saw but Humphrey Duke of Gloucester
Did bear him like a noble gentleman.
Oft have I seen the haughty cardinal,
More like a soldier than a man o' the church,
As stout and proud as he were lord of all,
Swear like a ruffian and demean himself
Unlike the ruler of a commonweal.
Warwick, my son, the comfort of my age,
Thy deeds, thy plainness and thy housekeeping,
Hath won the greatest favour of the commons,
Excepting none but good Duke Humphrey:
And, brother York, thy acts in Ireland,
In bringing them to civil discipline,
Thy late exploits done in the heart of France,
When thou wert regent for our sovereign,
Have made thee fear'd and honour'd of the people:
Join we together, for the public good,
In what we can, to bridle and suppress
The pride of Suffolk and the cardinal,
With Somerset's and Buckingham's ambition;
And, as we may, cherish Duke Humphrey's deeds,
While they do tend the profit of the land.

2

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 2]

Eleanor

334

Yes, my good lord, I'll follow presently.
[Exeunt GLOUCESTER and Messenger]
Follow I must; I cannot go before,
While Gloucester bears this base and humble mind.
Were I a man, a duke, and next of blood,
I would remove these tedious stumbling-blocks
And smooth my way upon their headless necks;
And, being a woman, I will not be slack
To play my part in Fortune's pageant.
Where are you there? Sir John! nay, fear not, man,
We are alone; here's none but thee and I.

3

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 2]

Eleanor

350

What say'st thou, man? hast thou as yet conferr'd
With Margery Jourdain, the cunning witch,
With Roger Bolingbroke, the conjurer?
And will they undertake to do me good?

4

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 2]

Eleanor

358

It is enough; I'll think upon the questions:
When from St. Alban's we do make return,
We'll see these things effected to the full.
Here, Hume, take this reward; make merry, man,
With thy confederates in this weighty cause.

5

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

(stage directions)

386

[Enter three or four Petitioners, PETER, the]
Armourer's man, being one]

6

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Second Petitioner

391

Marry, the Lord protect him, for he's a good man!
Jesu bless him!

7

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

First Petitioner

404

Mine is, an't please your grace, against John
Goodman, my lord cardinal's man, for keeping my
house, and lands, and wife and all, from me.

8

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Duke of Gloucester

551

Now, lords, my choler being over-blown
With walking once about the quadrangle,
I come to talk of commonwealth affairs.
As for your spiteful false objections,
Prove them, and I lie open to the law:
But God in mercy so deal with my soul,
As I in duty love my king and country!
But, to the matter that we have in hand:
I say, my sovereign, York is meetest man
To be your regent in the realm of France.

9

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Earl of Suffolk

561

Before we make election, give me leave
To show some reason, of no little force,
That York is most unmeet of any man.

10

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Earl of Warwick

575

Image of pride, why should I hold my peace?
[Enter HORNER, the Armourer, and his man]
PETER, guarded]

11

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Earl of Suffolk

578

Because here is a man accused of treason:
Pray God the Duke of York excuse himself!

12

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Earl of Suffolk

582

Please it your majesty, this is the man
That doth accuse his master of high treason:
His words were these: that Richard, Duke of York,
Was rightful heir unto the English crown
And that your majesty was a usurper.

13

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Henry VI

587

Say, man, were these thy words?

14

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Thomas Horner

598

Alas, my lord, hang me, if ever I spake the words.
My accuser is my 'prentice; and when I did correct
him for his fault the other day, he did vow upon his
knees he would be even with me: I have good
witness of this: therefore I beseech your majesty,
do not cast away an honest man for a villain's
accusation.

15

Henry VI, Part II
[I, 3]

Peter

615

Alas, my lord, I cannot fight; for God's sake, pity
my case. The spite of man prevaileth against me. O
Lord, have mercy upon me! I shall never be able to
fight a blow. O Lord, my heart!

16

Henry VI, Part II
[II, 1]

Henry VI

731

But what a point, my lord, your falcon made,
And what a pitch she flew above the rest!
To see how God in all his creatures works!
Yea, man and birds are fain of climbing high.

17

Henry VI, Part II
[II, 1]

Winchester

775

Believe me, cousin Gloucester,
Had not your man put up the fowl so suddenly,
We had had more sport.
[Aside to GLOUCESTER]
Come with thy two-hand sword.

18

Henry VI, Part II
[II, 1]

Townsman

800

Forsooth, a blind man at Saint Alban's shrine,
Within this half-hour, hath received his sight;
A man that ne'er saw in his life before.

19

Henry VI, Part II
[II, 1]

Winchester

808

Here comes the townsmen on procession,
To present your highness with the man.

20

Henry VI, Part II
[II, 2]

Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester)

1036

And, Nevil, this I do assure myself:
Richard shall live to make the Earl of Warwick
The greatest man in England but the king.