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| Flourish. Enter Bullingbrooke, Yorke, with | Flourish. Enter King Henry with the Duke of York, | | R2 V.vi.1.1 | |
| other Lords & attendants. | other lords, and attendants | | R2 V.vi.1.2 | |
| Bul. | KING HENRY | | | |
| Kinde Vnkle Yorke, the latest newes we heare, | Kind uncle York, the latest news we hear | | R2 V.vi.1 | |
| Is that the Rebels haue consum'd with fire | Is that the rebels have consumed with fire | | R2 V.vi.2 | |
| Our Towne of Ciceter in Gloucestershire, | Our town of Ciceter in Gloucestershire. | Ciceter (n.) ['siseter] Cirencester, market town in Gloucestershire | R2 V.vi.3 | |
| But whether they be tane or slaine, we heare not. | But whether they be ta'en or slain we hear not. | | R2 V.vi.4 | |
| Enter Northumberland. | Enter Northumberland | | R2 V.vi.5 | |
| Welcome my Lord: What is the newes? | Welcome, my lord. What is the news? | | R2 V.vi.5 | |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | | |
| First to thy Sacred State, wish I all happinesse: | First, to thy sacred state wish I all happiness. | | R2 V.vi.6 | |
| The next newes is, I haue to London sent | The next news is, I have to London sent | | R2 V.vi.7 | |
| The heads of Salsbury, Spencer, Blunt, and Kent: | The heads of Salisbury, Spencer, Blunt, and Kent. | | R2 V.vi.8 | |
| The manner of their taking may appeare | The manner of their taking may appear | | R2 V.vi.9 | |
| At large discoursed in this paper heere. | At large discoursed in this paper here. | discourse (v.)relate, talk about, recount | R2 V.vi.10 | |
| Bul. | KING HENRY | | | |
| We thank thee gentle Percy for thy paines, | We thank thee, gentle Percy, for thy pains; | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | R2 V.vi.11 | |
| And to thy worth will adde right worthy gaines. | And to thy worth will add right worthy gains. | | R2 V.vi.12 | |
| Enter Fitz-waters. | Enter Lord Fitzwater | | R2 V.vi.13 | |
| Fitz. | FITZWATER | | | |
| My Lord, I haue from Oxford sent to London, | My lord, I have from Oxford sent to London | | R2 V.vi.13 | |
| The heads of Broccas, and Sir Bennet Seely, | The heads of Brocas and Sir Bennet Seely, | | R2 V.vi.14 | |
| Two of the dangerous consorted Traitors, | Two of the dangerous consorted traitors | consorted (adj.)conspiring, associated, in league together | R2 V.vi.15 | |
| That sought at Oxford, thy dire ouerthrow. | That sought at Oxford thy dire overthrow. | | R2 V.vi.16 | |
| Bul. | KING HENRY | | | |
| Thy paines Fitzwaters shall not be forgot, | Thy pains, Fitzwater, shall not be forgot. | | R2 V.vi.17 | |
| Right Noble is thy merit, well I wot. | Right noble is thy merit, well I wot. | wot (v.)learn, know, be told | R2 V.vi.18 | |
| Enter Percy and Carlile. | Enter Harry Percy with the Bishop of Carlisle, | | R2 V.vi.19.1 | |
| guarded | | R2 V.vi.19.2 | |
| Per. | PERCY | | | |
| The grand Conspirator, Abbot of Westminster, | The grand conspirator Abbot of Westminster | | R2 V.vi.19 | |
| With clog of Conscience, and sowre Melancholly, | With clog of conscience and sour melancholy | sour (adj.)bitter, harsh, painful | R2 V.vi.20 | |
| | clog (n.)burden, weight, heaviness | | |
| Hath yeelded vp his body to the graue: | Hath yielded up his body to the grave; | | R2 V.vi.21 | |
| But heere is Carlile, liuing to abide | But here is Carlisle living, to abide | abide (v.)wait for, await, look out for | R2 V.vi.22 | |
| Thy Kingly doome, and sentence of his pride. | Thy kingly doom and sentence of his pride. | doom (n.)judgement, sentence, decision | R2 V.vi.23 | |
| Bul. | KING HENRY | | | |
| Carlile, this is your doome: | Carlisle, this is your doom: | | R2 V.vi.24 | |
| Choose out some secret place, some reuerend roome | Choose out some secret place, some reverent room | room (n.)place, space | R2 V.vi.25 | |
| | reverent (adj.)worthy of respect, holy, religious | | |
| More then thou hast, and with it ioy thy life: | More than thou hast, and with it joy thy life. | joy (v.)add joy to, enjoy, gladden, brighten | R2 V.vi.26 | |
| So as thou liu'st in peace, dye free from strife: | So as thou livest in peace, die free from strife; | | R2 V.vi.27 | |
| For though mine enemy, thou hast euer beene, | For though mine enemy thou hast ever been, | | R2 V.vi.28 | |
| High sparkes of Honor in thee haue I seene. | High sparks of honour in thee have I seen. | | R2 V.vi.29 | |
| Enter Exton with a Coffin. | Enter Exton with the coffin | | R2 V.vi.30 | |
| Exton. | EXTON | | | |
| Great King, within this Coffin I present | Great King, within this coffin I present | | R2 V.vi.30 | |
| Thy buried feare. Heerein all breathlesse lies | Thy buried fear. Herein all breathless lies | | R2 V.vi.31 | |
| The mightiest of thy greatest enemies | The mightiest of thy greatest enemies, | | R2 V.vi.32 | |
| Richard of Burdeaux, by me hither brought. | Richard of Bordeaux, by me hither brought. | | R2 V.vi.33 | |
| Bul. | KING HENRY | | | |
| Exton, I thanke thee not, for thou hast wrought | Exton, I thank thee not; for thou hast wrought | | R2 V.vi.34 | |
| A deede of Slaughter, with thy fatall hand, | A deed of slander with thy fatal hand | | R2 V.vi.35 | |
| Vpon my head, and all this famous Land. | Upon my head and all this famous land. | | R2 V.vi.36 | |
| Ex. | EXTON | | | |
| From your owne mouth my Lord, did I this deed. | From your own mouth, my lord, did I this deed. | | R2 V.vi.37 | |
| Bul. | KING HENRY | | | |
| They loue not poyson, that do poyson neede, | They love not poison that do poison need; | | R2 V.vi.38 | |
| Nor do I thee: though I did wish him dead, | Nor do I thee. Though I did wish him dead, | | R2 V.vi.39 | |
| I hate the Murtherer, loue him murthered. | I hate the murderer, love him murdered. | | R2 V.vi.40 | |
| The guilt of conscience take thou for thy labour, | The guilt of conscience take thou for thy labour, | | R2 V.vi.41 | |
| But neither my good word, nor Princely fauour. | But neither my good word nor princely favour. | | R2 V.vi.42 | |
| With Caine go wander through the shade of night, | With Cain go wander thorough shades of night, | Cain (n.)[pron: kayn] in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, killer of his brother Abel | R2 V.vi.43 | |
| And neuer shew thy head by day, nor light. | And never show thy head by day nor light. | | R2 V.vi.44 | |
| Exit Exton | | R2 V.vi.44 | |
| Lords, I protest my soule is full of woe, | Lords, I protest, my soul is full of woe | | R2 V.vi.45 | |
| That blood should sprinkle me, to make me grow. | That blood should sprinkle me to make me grow. | | R2 V.vi.46 | |
| Come mourne with me, for that I do lament, | Come mourn with me for that I do lament, | | R2 V.vi.47 | |
| And put on sullen Blacke incontinent: | And put on sullen black incontinent. | incontinent (adv.)immediately, forthwith, at once | R2 V.vi.48 | |
| | sullen (adj.)gloomy, dismal, melancholy, mournful | | |
| Ile make a voyage to the Holy-land, | I'll make a voyage to the Holy Land | | R2 V.vi.49 | |
| To wash this blood off from my guilty hand. | To wash this blood off from my guilty hand. | | R2 V.vi.50 | |
| March sadly after, grace my mourning heere, | March sadly after. Grace my mournings here | grace (v.)favour, add merit to, do honour to | R2 V.vi.51 | |
| In weeping after this vntimely Beere. | In weeping after this untimely bier. | untimely (adj.)premature, coming before its time | R2 V.vi.52 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | R2 V.vi.52 | |