KING HENRY THE SIXTH

    EDWARD,
           PRINCE OF WALES,
         his son

    LEWIS XI,
           King of France

   DUKE OF SOMERSET

   DUKE OF EXETER

   EARL OF OXFORD

   EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND

   EARL OF WESTMORELAND

   LORD CLIFFORD

   RICHARD PLANTAGENET, DUKE OF YORK

    EDWARD,
           EARL OF MARCH,
         afterwards KING EDWARD IV,
           his son

    EDMUND,
           EARL OF RUTLAND,
         his son

    GEORGE,
           afterwards DUKE OF CLARENCE,
         his son

    RICHARD,
           afterwards DUKE OF GLOUCESTER,
         his son

   DUKE OF NORFOLK

   MARQUIS OF MONTAGUE

   EARL OF WARWICK

   EARL OF PEMBROKE

   LORD HASTINGS

   LORD STAFFORD

    SIR JOHN MORTIMER,
           uncle to
               the Duke of York

    SIR HUGH MORTIMER,
           uncle to
               the Duke of York

    HENRY,
           EARL OF RICHMOND,
         a youth

    LORD RIVERS,
           brother to Lady Grey

   SIR WILLIAM STANLEY

   SIR JOHN MONTGOMERY

   SIR JOHN SOMERVILLE

    TUTOR,
           to Rutland

   MAYOR OF YORK

   LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWER

   A NOBLEMAN

   TWO KEEPERS

   A HUNTSMAN

    A SON
         that has killed his father

    A FATHER
         that has killed his son

   QUEEN MARGARET

    LADY GREY,
           afterwards QUEEN to Edward IV

    BONA,
           sister to the French Queen

    Soldiers,
           Attendants,
         Messengers,
           Watchmen,
         etc.

   SCENE:

    England and France
 
  ACT I. SCENE I. London. The
       Parliament House

    Alarum.

    Enter DUKE OF YORK,
           EDWARD,
         RICHARD,
           NORFOLK,
         MONTAGUE,
           WARWICK,
         and soldiers,
           with white roses
               in their hats

    WARWICK.

    I wonder
      how the King escap'd
              our hands.

    YORK.

    While we pursu'd the horsemen
           of the north,
         He slily stole away and
              left his men;
        Whereat the great Lord
               of Northumberland,
           Whose warlike ears
            could never brook retreat,
         Cheer'd up the drooping army,
           and himself,
         Lord Clifford,
           and Lord Stafford,
         all abreast,
           Charg'd our main battle's front,
         and,
           breaking in,
         Were by the swords
               of common soldiers slain.

    EDWARD.

    Lord Stafford's father,
           Duke of Buckingham,
         Is either
              slain or wounded dangerous;
        I cleft his beaver
               with a downright blow.

    That this is true,
           father,
         behold his blood.

    MONTAGUE.

    And,
           brother,
         here's the Earl
               of Wiltshire's blood,
           Whom I encount'red
               as the battles join'd.

    RICHARD.

    Speak thou for me,
           and tell them
             what I did.

    [Throwing down SOMERSET'S head]

    YORK.

    Richard hath best deserv'd of
           all my sons.