"That water-walled bulwark, ftill fecure, Id. ib. Act 2. fc. 2. p. 28. Thy ftate of law is bond flave to the law, And thou tions of 1623, Hanmer's. Sc. 3. p. 29. -] Thou wanting in folio edi and 1632, and in Sir Thomas Enter Northumberland. North. My liege, old Gaunt commends him to your majefty. King Rich. What fays old Gaunt ?]" What fays he?" Folios 1623, and 1632. Sc. ib. King Richard. Now for our Irish wars, And for thefe great affairs do ask some charge; The Duke of Lancaster died poffefs'd of a vast eftate, which the king fiez'd. See Holinfhed's Richard the Second. Sc. 4. p. 32. Willo. Tends, what you'd fpeak to the Duke of Hereford.] "Tends, that thoud'ft fpeak to the Duke "of Hereford," Folios 1623, 1632. Id. ib. Id. ib. Rofs. The commons bath he pill'd with grievous taxes, And loft their hearts; the nobles be bath fined For ancient quarrels.] "The nobles hath he "fined." Folios 1623, 1632, and Sir Thomas Hanmer. Id. ib. North. I have from Port le Blanc, A bay in Bretagne, had intelligence, That Harry Hereford, &c.]" Harry Duke of "Hereford," Folios 1623, and 1632. Sc. 5. P. 341. Madam, your majefty is much too fad.] much fad," Folios 1623, 1632. "Too Sc. 8. p. 39. Bulby Will you go with us ?] "Go 66 along with us," Folios 1623, 1632.. Sc. 9. Bolin. How far is it, my Lord, to Berkley now? North. I am a ftranger here in Glouftershire.] North."Believe me, noble Lord, "I am a ftranger here in Gloustershire." Folias 1623, 1632. Sc. 2. P. 47. K. Rich. Barloughly-Castle call you this at pand? Aum. Yes, my good Lord.] Qu. Berkley-Caftle in Gloucestershire, as Percy and Northumberland mention Berkly, Act 2. fc. 9. p. 40, 41; and Berkly-Caftle, First Part of King Henry the Fourth, Act 1. fc. 4. p. 118. I Id. ib. Id. ib. Mock not my fenfelefs conjuration, Lords, This earth fhall have a feeling, and thefe ftones Prove armed foldiers.] Alluding probably to the fable of Cadmus's fowing the dragon's teeth, out of which he faw armed men grow up, who flew one another, excepting five; who furviving that flaughter, help'd him to build the city of Thebes. See Danet's Dictionary. Sc. 4. p. 53. King Richard to Aamerle, This thought might be borrow'd from Horace's madman, who being restor❜d to his fenses by the help of his friends, cry'd out, That they had (e) destroy'd him, by removing those imaginary pleasures, which his madness had fuggefted to him. Sc. 5. p. 55. Percy fpeaking of the king, and the perfons of rank attending him. Percy. And with him Lord Aumerle, Lord Salifbury, Sir Stephen Scroop; befides a clergyman (e) Hic, cum cognatorum opibus curifque refectus "A man (as Bishop (f) Godwin observes) very "deferving of that honour: For he was a man "both learned and wife; but principally to be "commended for his conftant, and unmove"able fidelity to his patron and protector, "King Richard: For his excellent courage in profeffing the fame, when he might fafely and 66 honeftly have conceal'd his affection. When "the furious, unftable multitude, not con"tented that King Richard had refign'd his 66 crown, to fave the head that wore it; and "their darling Henry the Fourth, feating himself "in his royal throne, importuned the parlia"ment affembled to proceed yet farther against him, defiring, without all doubt, to make "all fure, his life might be taken from him; "this worthy, and memorable prelate, stepping "forth, doubted not to tell them, that there was none amongst them meet to give judg66 ment upon fo noble a prince as King Richard was, whom they had taken for their fovereign and liege Lord, by the space of twenty 66 two years and more. And proceeding further, I affure you, quoth he, (I report his "words as I find them in our Chronicles) there "is not fo rank a traytor, nor fo errand a thief, 66 4 nor yet so cruel a murderer, apprehended, or "detained in prifon for his offence, but he "fhall be brought before the juftice, to hear (ƒ). See the Catalogue of the Bishops of England, &c. publish'd in 1615. p. 673, &c. "judg judgment; and will you proceed to the judg"ment of an anointed king, hearing neither “his answer nor excufe? I fay, and will a"vouch, that the Duke of Lancaster, whom ye call king, has more trefpafs'd to King' "Richard, and his realm, than King Richard "hath done either to Him, or us. For it is manifeft, and well known, that the Duke "was banish'd the realm by the king, and his "council, and by the judgment of his owh "father, for the space of ten years, for what “cause ye remember well enough: This not withstanding, without licence of King Richard, he is return'd again into the realm, "and (that is worse) hath taken upon him the "name, title, and pre-eminence of king. And "therefore I fay, that you have done manifest "wrong, to proceed against King Richard in any fort, without calling him openly to his έσ anfwer and défence. This fpeech 'fcarcely "ended, he was attach'd by the Earl marbal, " and for a time committed to ward in the Abbey of Saint Albans; continuing yet his loyal affections to his diftrefs'd master." See Act 4. fc. 2. p. 68. Act 5. fc. 3. P. 79. York. Even fo, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did fcowl on Richard: No man cry'd, God fave bim! No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home; |