King. And otherwise will Henry ne'er pre sume. Therefore, my lord protector, give consent sin. You know, my lord, your highness is betroth'd How shall we then dispense with that contract, Suf. As doth a ruler with unlawful oaths; A poor earl's daughter is unequal odds, Glou. 25 30 35 Why, what, I pray, is Margaret more Her father is no better than an earl, Suf. Yes, my lord, her father is a king, The King of Naples and Jerusalem, 40 As his alliance will confirm our peace And keep the Frenchmen in allegiance. Glou. And so the Earl of Armagnac may do, Because he is near kinsman unto Charles. 4.5 Exe. Beside, his wealth doth warrant a liberal dower, Where Reignier sooner will receive than give. Suf. A dower, my lords! disgrace not so your king, That he should be so abject, base, and poor, To choose for wealth and not for perfect love. And not to seek a queen to make him rich; Not whom we will, but whom his grace affects, In our opinions she should be preferr❜d. For what is wedlock forced but a hell, An age of discord and continual strife? Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss, 50 Whom should we match with Henry, being a king, 70 As is fair Margaret he be link'd in love. Then yield, my lords; and here conclude with me That Margaret shall be queen, and none but she. Whether it be through force of your King. report, My noble Lord of Suffolk, or for that My tender youth was never yet attaint Take, therefore, shipping; post, my lord, to France; Agree to any covenants, and procure That Lady Margaret do vouchsafe to come To cross the seas to England, and be crown'd 90 King Henry's faithful and anointed queen. And so, conduct me where, from company, This sudden execution of my will. may revolve and ruminate my grief. I 95 100 [Exit. Glou. Ay, grief, I fear me, both at first and last. [Exeunt Gloucester and Exeter. Suf. Thus Suffolk hath prevail'd; and thus he goes, As did the youthful Paris once to Greece, Margaret shall now be queen, and rule the king; But I will rule both her, the king, and realm. [Exit. I. i. 2. crystal tresses in the sky. Here "crystal" has unnecessarily been changed by Hanmer to "crisped;" by Warburton to "cristed" or "crested;" by Roderick to "tristful tresses in the sky," or "tresses in the crystal sky." I. i. 6. King Henry the Fifth; Pope omits " King," and Walker omits "the." Pope's reading has been generally followed by modern editors. I. i. 12. wrathful; Rowe reads " awful.” I. i. 27. By magic verses have contrived his end; Johnson says this is an allusion to the old notion that life might be taken away by metrical charms." Reginald Scot (Discoverie of Witchcraft, 1594) says: "Irishmen will not stick to affirm that they can rhyme either man or beast to death." I. i. 33. Had not churchmen pray'd; Vaughan proposed "had but," etc. I. i. 49. moist; so the second Folio. The first has "moistned.” I. i. 56. or bright ; various attempts have been made to fill up the blank, which some editors explain |