You, that love me and Warwick, follow me. Exit CLARENCE, and SOMERSET follows. Glo. Not I. * My thoughts aim at a further matter; I [Aside. K. Edw. Clarence and Somerset both gone to Warwick! * Yet am I arm'd against the worst can happen; - Exeunt PEMBROKE and STAFFORD. 'But, ere I go, Hastings, and Montague,• Resolve my doubt. You twain, of all the rest, 'Are near to Warwick, by blood, and by alliance: < Tell me, if you love Warwick more than me? "If it be so, then both depart to him; "I rather wish you foes, than hollow friends; But if you mind to hold your true obedience, 'Give me assurance with some friendly vow, That I may never have you in suspect. Mont. So God help Montague, as he proves true! Glo. Ay, in despite of all that shall withstand you. K. Edw. Why so; then am I sure of victory. Now therefore let us hence; and lose no hour, <Till we meet Warwick with his foreign power. [Exeunt. SCENE II. A Plain in Warwickshire. Enter WARWICK and OXFORD, with French and other Forces. War. Trust me, my lord, all hitherto goes well; The common people by numbers swarm to us. Enter CLARENCE and Somerset. But, see, where Somerset and Clarence come;- War. Then, gentle Clarence, welcome unto Warwick; And welcome, Somerset :-I hold it cowardice, Hath pawn'd an open hand in sign of love; Else might I think, that Clarence, Edward's brother, We may surprize and take him at our pleasure? * With slight and manhood stole to Rhesus' tents, *And brought from thence the Thracian fatal steeds;' * So we, well cover'd with the night's black mantle, the Thracian fatal steeds;] We are told by some of the writers on the Trojan story, that the capture of these horses was one of the necessary preliminaries to the fate of Troy. * At unawares may beat down Edward's guard, * And seize himself; I say not-slaughter him, * For I intend but only to surprize him.You, that will follow me to this attempt, Applaud the name of Henry, with your leader. [They all cry, HENRY! Why, then, let's on our way in silent sort: For Warwick and his friends, God and Saint [Exeunt. George! SCENE III. Edward's Camp, near Warwick. Enter certain Watchmen, to guard the King's Tent. * 1 Watch. Come on, my masters, each man take his stand; * The king, by this, is set him down to sleep. * 2 Watch. What, will he not to bed? * 1 Watch. Why, no: for he hath made a solemn VOW *Never to lie and take his natural rest, * Till Warwick, or himself, be quite suppress'd. 2 Watch. To-morrow then, belike, shall be the day, *If Warwick be so near as men report. *3 Watch. But say, I pray, what nobleman is that, * That with the king here resteth in his tent? * 1 Watch. "Tis the lord Hastings, the king's chiefest friend. * 3 Watch. O, is it so? But why commands the king, * That his chief followers lodge in towns about him, * While he himself keepeth in the cold field? *2 Watch. "Tis the more honour, because more dangerous. 3 Watch. Ay; but give me worship and quietness, * I like it better than a dangerous honour. * If Warwick knew in what estate he stands, * "Tis to be doubted, he would waken him. * 1 Watch. Unless our halberds did shut up his passage. * 2 Watch. Ay; wherefore else guard we his royal tent, * But to defend his person from night-foes? Enter WARWICK, CLARENCE, OXFORD, SOMERSET, and Forces. 'War. This is his tent; and see, where stand his guard. Courage, my masters: honour now, or never! 'But follow me, and Edward shall be ours. 1 Watch. Who goes there? 2 Watch. Stay, or thou diest. [WARWICK, and the rest, cry all-Warwick! Warwick! and set upon the Guard; who fly, crying-Arm! Arm! WARWICK, and the rest, following them, The Drum beating, and Trumpets sounding, Reenter WARWICK, and the rest, bringing the King out in a Gown, sitting in a Chair: GLOSTER and HASTINGS fly. 'Som. What are they that fly there? War. Richard, and Hastings: let them go, here's the duke. K. Edw. The duke! why, Warwick, when we parted last, Thou call'dst me king? War. Ay, but the case is alter'd: When you disgrac'd me in * *K. Edw. Yea, brother of Clarence, art thou here too? Nay, then I see, that Edward needs must down.'Yet, Warwick, in despite of all mischance, Of thee thyself, and all thy complices, Edward will always bear himself as king: *Though fortune's malice overthrow my state, * My mind exceeds the compass of her wheel. War. Then, for his mind, be Edward England's [Takes off his Crown. But Henry now shall wear the English crown, * And be true king indeed; thou but the shadow.— My lord of Somerset, at my request, king:2 See that forthwith duke Edward be convey'd Unto my brother, archbishop of York. 'When I have fought with Pembroke and his fellows, 'I'll follow you, and tell what answer "Lewis, and the lady Bona, send to him: Now, for a while, farewell, good duke of York. *K. Edw. What fates impose, that men must needs abide ; * It boots not to resist both wind and tide. [Exit King EDWARD, led out; SOMERSET with him. *Orf. What now remains, my lords, for us to do, *But march to London with our soldiers? Then, for his mind, be Edward England's king:] That is, in his mind; as far as his own mind goes. |