That cropp'd the golden prime of this fweet prince, On me, whofe all not equals Edward's moiety? I do mistake my perfon all this while : SCENE III. THE PALACE. [Exit. Enter the Queen, Lord Rivers her brother, and Lord Gray her fon. Riv. Have patience, madam; there's no doubt his majefty Will foon recover his accuftom'd health. Gray. In that you brook it ill, it makes him worse: Therefore, for God's fake, entertain good comfort, And cheer his grace with quick and merry words. Queen. If he were dead, what would betide of me? Gray. No other harm, but lofs of fuch a lord. Queen. The lofs of fuch a lord includes all harms. Gray. The heavens have bleft you with a goodly fon, To be your comforter, when he is gone. Queen. Ah, he is young, and his minority you. Riv. Is it concluded, he fhall be protector? Queen. It is determin'd, not concluded yet : But so it must be, if the king miscarry. Enter Buckingham and Stanley. Gray. Here come the lords of Buckingham and Stanley, s 5 Buck. Good time of day unto your royal grace! Stanley. God make your majefty joyful as you have been! Queen. The countess of Richmond, good my lord of Stanley, Το your good prayer will scarcely fay, Amen. Stanley. I do befeech you, either not believe Bear with her weaknefs, which, I think, proceeds, Stanley. But now the duke of Buckingham and I It is determin'd, not concluded yet :] Determin'd fignifies the final conclufion of the will: concluded, what cannot be altered by reafon of fome act, confequent on the final judgment. WARB. 5 Here come the lords of Buckingham and Derby.] This is a blunder of inadvertence, which has run through the whole chain of impreffions. It could not well be original in Shakespeare, who was moft minutely intimate with his hiftory, and the intermarriages of the nobility. The perfon here called Derby, was Thomas lord Stanley, lord fteward of king Edward the fourth's houfhold. But this Thomas lord Stanley was not created earl of Derby till after the acceffion of Henry the feventh; and accordingly, af terwards, in the fourth and fifth acts of this play, before the battle of Bofworth-field, he is every where called lord Stanley. This fufficiently juftifies the change I have made in his title. C 3 THEOBALD. Are Are come from vifiting his majefty. Queen. What likelihood of his amendment, lords? Buck. Madam, good hope; his grace fpeaks chearfully. Queen. God grant him health! Did you confer with him? Buck. Ay, madam: he defires to make atonement Between the duke of Glofter and your brothers, And between them and my lord chamberlain; And sent to warn them to his royal prefence. Queen. 'Would all were well!-But that will never be; I fear our happiness is at the height. Enter Gloucester, Hafstings, and Dorfet. Glo. They do me wrong, and I will not endure it:→ Cannot a plain man live, and think no harm, Gray. To whom in all this prefence speaks your grace? Glo. To thee, that haft nor honefty nor grace. When have I injur'd thee? when done thee wrong?Or thee?or thee?or any of your faction? A plague upon you all! His royal perfon,→ Whom God preferve better than you would wish!Cannot be quiet fcarce a breathing while, But you must trouble him with lewd complaints. Queen. Brother of Glofter, you mistake the matter: The The king, of his own royal difpofition, 6 There's many a gentle perfon made a Jack. Queen. Come, come, we know your meaning, brother Glofter. You envy my advancement, and my friends: you: Our brother is imprison'd by your means; Myfelf disgrac'd, and the nobility Held in contempt; while many fair promotions That scarce, fome two days fince, were worth a noble, I never did incenfe his majesty Against the duke of Clarence; but have been An earnest advocate to plead for him. My lord, you do me fhameful injury, Of 6 Glo. You may deny that you were not the cause my lord Haftings' late imprisonment. Riv. She may, my lord; for, Glo. She may, lord Rivers?-why, who knows not fo? Of your ill-will, &c.] This line is reftored from the firft edition. POPE. She may do more, fir, than denying that: Glo. What, marry, may fhe? marry with a king, A batchelor, a handfome ftripling too: I wis, your grandam had a worfer match. Queen. My lord of Glofter, I have too long borne Your blunt upbraidings, and your bitter fcoffs; By heaven, I will acquaint his majefty, Of those grofs taunts I often have endur'd. I had rather be a country fervant-maid, Than a great queen with this condition; To be thus taunted, fcorn'd, and baited at. Small joy have I in being England's queen. Enter Queen Margaret behind. 2. Mar. And leffen'd be that small, God, I beseech thee! Thy honour, ftate, and feat, is due to me. Glo. What! threat you me with telling of the king? "Tell him, and spare not; look, what I have said, I will avouch in prefence of the king: I dare adventure to be fent to the Tower. 8 'Tis time to fpeak, my pains are quite forgot. 2. Mar. Out, devil! I remember them too well : Thou kill'dft my husband Henry in the Tower, 7 Tell him, and fpare not; look, what I have said,] This verfe I have restored from the old quarto's. THEOBALD. 8 my pains-] My labours; my toils. JOHNSON. 9 Out, devil!-] Read, No. WARBURTON, There is no need of change, but if there were, the commentator does not change enough. He fhould read, I remember them too well; that is, bis pains. JOHNSON, And |