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KING RICHARD II.

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

King RICHARD THE SECOND.

EDMUND of Langley, Duke of York; uncles to
JOHN of GAUNT, Duke of Lancaster; the King.
HENRY, surnamed Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford,
son to John of Gaunt; afterwards King
Henry IV.

Duke of AUMERLE, son to the Duke of York.
MOWBRAY, Duke of Norfolk.

Duke of SURREY.

Earl of SALISBURY. Earl BERKLEY.

BUSHEY,

BAGOT,

GREEN,

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creatures to King Richard.

Earl of NORTHUMBERLAND:

HENRY PERCY, his son.

Lord Ross. Lord WILLOUGHBY. Lord FITZWATER.

Bisho of CARLISLE.

of

Abbot of Westminster.

Lord Marshal; and another Lord.

Sir PIERCE of Exton. Sir STEPHEN SCROOP.

Captain of a band of Welshmen.

Queen to King Richard.

Duchess of GLOSTER.

Duchess of YORK.

Lady attending on the Queen.

Lords, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, two Gardeners, Keeper, Messenger, Groom, and other Attendants.

SCENE, dispersedly in England and WALES.

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF

KING RICHARD II.

ACT I.

SCENE I.- London. A Room in the Palace. Enter King RICHARD, attended: JOHN of GAUNT, and other Nobles, with him.

King Richard.

OLD John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster, Hast thou, according to thy oath and band, 1 Brought hither Henry Hereford thy bold son; Here to make good the boisterous late appeal, Which then our leisure would not let us hear, Against the duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray? Gaunt. I have, my liege.

K. Rich. Tell me moreover, hast thou sounded

him,

If he appeal the duke on ancient malice;
Or worthily as a good subject should,

On some known ground of treachery in him?