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1

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

King Edward IV (Plantagenet)

12

Lord Stafford's father, Duke of Buckingham,
Is either slain or wounded dangerously;
I cleft his beaver with a downright blow:
That this is true, father, behold his blood.

2

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester)

20

Richard hath best deserved of all my sons.
But is your grace dead, my Lord of Somerset?

3

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Earl of Warwick

24

And so do I. Victorious Prince of York,
Before I see thee seated in that throne
Which now the house of Lancaster usurps,
I vow by heaven these eyes shall never close.
This is the palace of the fearful king,
And this the regal seat: possess it, York;
For this is thine and not King Henry's heirs'

4

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Lord Clifford

68

Patience is for poltroons, such as he:
He durst not sit there, had your father lived.
My gracious lord, here in the parliament
Let us assail the family of York.

5

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Duke of Exeter

75

But when the duke is slain, they'll quickly fly.

6

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Earl of Westmoreland

94

He is both king and Duke of Lancaster;
And that the Lord of Westmoreland shall maintain.

7

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Duke of Exeter

155

His is the right, and therefore pardon me.

8

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Duke of Exeter

157

My conscience tells me he is lawful king.

9

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Lord Clifford

185

What wrong is this unto the prince your son!

10

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Earl of Warwick

186

What good is this to England and himself!

11

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 1]

Queen Margaret

247

Enforced thee! art thou king, and wilt be forced?
I shame to hear thee speak. Ah, timorous wretch!
Thou hast undone thyself, thy son and me;
And given unto the house of York such head
As thou shalt reign but by their sufferance.
To entail him and his heirs unto the crown,
What is it, but to make thy sepulchre
And creep into it far before thy time?
Warwick is chancellor and the lord of Calais;
Stern Falconbridge commands the narrow seas;
The duke is made protector of the realm;
And yet shalt thou be safe? such safety finds
The trembling lamb environed with wolves.
Had I been there, which am a silly woman,
The soldiers should have toss'd me on their pikes
Before I would have granted to that act.
But thou preferr'st thy life before thine honour:
And seeing thou dost, I here divorce myself
Both from thy table, Henry, and thy bed,
Until that act of parliament be repeal'd
Whereby my son is disinherited.
The northern lords that have forsworn thy colours
Will follow mine, if once they see them spread;
And spread they shall be, to thy foul disgrace
And utter ruin of the house of York.
Thus do I leave thee. Come, son, let's away;
Our army is ready; come, we'll after them.

12

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester)

298

Why, how now, sons and brother! at a strife?
What is your quarrel? how began it first?

13

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

Richard III (Duke of Gloucester)

302

About that which concerns your grace and us;
The crown of England, father, which is yours.

14

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester)

315

Thou canst not, son; it is impossible.

15

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

Richard III (Duke of Gloucester)

316

An oath is of no moment, being not took
Before a true and lawful magistrate,
That hath authority over him that swears:
Henry had none, but did usurp the place;
Then, seeing 'twas he that made you to depose,
Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous.
Therefore, to arms! And, father, do but think
How sweet a thing it is to wear a crown;
Within whose circuit is Elysium
And all that poets feign of bliss and joy.
Why do we finger thus? I cannot rest
Until the white rose that I wear be dyed
Even in the lukewarm blood of Henry's heart.

16

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 2]

Messenger

344

The queen with all the northern earls and lords
Intend here to besiege you in your castle:
She is hard by with twenty thousand men;
And therefore fortify your hold, my lord.

17

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 3]

Lord Clifford

387

How now! is he dead already? or is it fear
That makes him close his eyes? I'll open them.

18

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 3]

Edmond, Earl of Rutland

400

Then let my father's blood open it again:
He is a man, and, Clifford, cope with him.

19

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 3]

Lord Clifford

402

Had thy brethren here, their lives and thine
Were not revenge sufficient for me;
No, if I digg'd up thy forefathers' graves
And hung their rotten coffins up in chains,
It could not slake mine ire, nor ease my heart.
The sight of any of the house of York
Is as a fury to torment my soul;
And till I root out their accursed line
And leave not one alive, I live in hell.
Therefore—

20

Henry VI, Part III
[I, 3]

Edmond, Earl of Rutland

418

But 'twas ere I was born.
Thou hast one son; for his sake pity me,
Lest in revenge thereof, sith God is just,
He be as miserably slain as I.
Ah, let me live in prison all my days;
And when I give occasion of offence,
Then let me die, for now thou hast no cause.