105

  Shall do and undo as him pleaseth best.

  106

  RICHARD

  Let me be Duke of Clarence, George of Gloucester,

  107

  For Gloucester’s dukedom is too ominous.

  108

  WARWICK

  Tut, that’s a foolish observation.

  109

  Richard, be Duke of Gloucester. Now to London,

  110

  To see these honors in possession.

  111

  They exit,

  HENRY VI

  Part 3

  * * *

  ACT 3

 

  * * *

 

  Enter with

  crossbows in their hands.

  FIRST GAMEKEEPER

  Under this thick-grown brake we’ll shroud ourselves,

  1

  For through this laund anon the deer will come;

  2

  And in this covert will we make our stand,

  3

  Culling the principal of all the deer.

  4

  SECOND GAMEKEEPER

  I’ll stay above the hill, so both may shoot.

  5

  FIRST GAMEKEEPER

  That cannot be. The noise of thy crossbow

  6

  Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.

  7

  Here stand we both, and aim we at the best.

  8

  And for the time shall not seem tedious,

  9

  I’ll tell thee what befell me on a day

  10

  In this self place where now we mean to stand.

  11

  SECOND GAMEKEEPER

  Here comes a man; let’s stay till he be past.

  12

  Enter King with a prayer book.

  KING HENRY

  From Scotland am I stol’n, even of pure love,

  13

  To greet mine own land with my wishful sight.

  14

  No, Harry, Harry, ’tis no land of thine!

  15

  Thy place is filled, thy scepter wrung from thee,

  16

  Thy balm washed off wherewith thou anointed.

  17

  No bending knee will call thee Caesar now,

  18

  No humble suitors press to speak for right,

  19

  No, not a man comes for redress of thee;

  20

  For how can I help them an not myself?

  21

  FIRST GAMEKEEPER,