KING Henry VI. Humphry Duke of Gloucefter, Cardinal Beauford, Bp. of Winchefter, Uncles to the King. Duke of York, pretending to the Crown. Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Somerset, Duke of Suffolk, } Of the King's Party. Earl of Salisburys Of the York Faction. Lord Clifford, of the King's Party. Lord Scales, Governor of the Tower. Young Stafford, bis Brother. Alexander Iden, a Kentish Gentleman. Richard Plantagenet, Sons to the Duke of York. Vaux, a Sea Captain, and Walter Whitmore Hume and Southwel, two Priefts. Bolingbrook, an Aftrologer. A Spirit, attending on Jordan the Witch. Thomas Horner, an Armourer Peter, bis Man. Clerk of Chatham. Mayor of St. Albans. Simpcox, an Imp flor. -Pirates. Jack Cade, Bevis, Michael, John Holland, Dick the Butcher, Smith the Weaver, and several others, Rebels. Margaret, Queen to King Henry VI. fecretly in Love with the Duke of Suffolk. Dame Eleanor, Wife to the Duke of Gloucester. Mother Jordan, a Witch employed by the Dutchess of Gloucester, Petitioners, Aldermen, a Peadle, Sheriff and Officers, Citizens, with Faulconers, Guards, Messengers, and other Attendants. The SCENE is laid very difperfedly in feveral Parts of England. The 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. A # SUFFOLK. S by your high imperial Majefty I had in charge at my depart from France, To marry Princess Margret for your Grace; ་ I have (1) The Second Part of K. Henry VI.] This and the Third Part of K. Henry VI. contain the troublefome Period of this Prince's Reign, which took in the whole Contention betwixt the two Houfes of York and Lancaster: And under that Title were these two Plays first acted and A 3 I have perform'd my task, and was efpous'd: [Prefenting the Queen to the King. To your moft gracious hand; that are the fubftance The happieft gift that ever Marquis gave, 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, Q.Mar. Great King of England, and my gracious Lord, K. Henry. Her fight did ravish, but her grace in fpeech, Her words y-clad with wifdom's majesty, Make me from wondring fall to weeping joys, Such is the fulnefs of my heart's content. Lords, with one cheerful voice welcome my love. All kneel. Long live Queen Margret, England's happinefs! Q. Mar. We thank you all. [Flourish. Suf. My Lord Protector, fo it please your Grace, Here are the articles of contracted peace, and published. The prefent Scene opens with K. Henry's Marriage, which was in the 23d Year of his Reign; and clofes with the fift Battle fought at St. Albans, and won by the York Faction, in the 338 Year of his Reign. So that it comprifes the History and Tranfactions of ten Years. Between |