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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.
KING HENRY VI:
Stay, gentle Margaret, and hear me speak.
QUEEN MARGARET:
Thou hast spoke too much already: get thee gone.
KING HENRY VI:
Gentle son Edward, thou wilt stay with me?
QUEEN MARGARET:
Ay, to be murder'd by his enemies.
PRINCE EDWARD:
When I return with victory from the field
I'll see your grace: till then I'll follow her.
QUEEN MARGARET:
Come, son, away; we may not linger thus.
KING HENRY VI:
Poor queen! how love to me and to her son
Hath made her break out into terms of rage!
Revenged may she be on that hateful duke,
Whose haughty spirit, winged with desire,
Will cost my crown, and like an empty eagle
Tire on the flesh of me and of my son!
The loss of those three lords torments my heart:
I'll write unto them and entreat them fair.
Come, cousin you shall be the messenger.
EXETER:
And I, I hope, shall reconcile them all.
3 KING HENRY VI
RICHARD:
Brother, though I be youngest, give me leave.
EDWARD:
No, I can better play the orator.
MONTAGUE:
But I have reasons strong and forcible.
YORK:
Why, how now, sons and brother! at a strife?
What is your quarrel? how began it first?
EDWARD:
No quarrel, but a slight contention.
YORK:
About what?
RICHARD:
About that which concerns your grace and us;
The crown of England, father, which is yours.
YORK:
Mine boy? not till King Henry be dead.
RICHARD:
Your right depends not on his life or death.
EDWARD:
Now you are heir, therefore enjoy it now:
By giving the house of Lancaster leave to breathe,
It will outrun you, father, in the end.
YORK:
I took an oath that he should quietly reign.
EDWARD:
But for a kingdom any oath may be broken:
I would break a thousand oaths to reign one year.
RICHARD:
No; God forbid your grace should be forsworn.
YORK:
I shall be, if I claim by open war.
RICHARD:
I'll prove the contrary, if you'll hear me speak.
YORK: