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KING RICHARD II.
PERSONS OF THE DRAMA.
Edmund of Langley, duke of York,\ Uncles toJohn oj Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, ) the king.Henry, sumamed Bolingbroke , duke of Here-ford, son to John of Gaunt ; afterwards kingHenry IV.
Duke of Aumerle, son to the duke of York.Mowbray, duke of Norfolk.
Duke of Surrey.
Earl of Salisbury. Earl Berkley.
Bushy, 1
Bagot, > Creatures to king Richard.
Green, J
Earl of Northumberland : Henry Percy,his son.
Lord Ross. Lord Willoughby. J.ord Fitz-
WATER.
Bishop of Carlisle. Abbot of Westminster.Lord Marshal; and another Lord.
Sir Pierce of Exton. Sir Stephen Scroop.Captain of a band of Welchmen.
Queen to king Richard.
Duchess of Gloster.
Duchess of York.
Lady attending on the queen.
Lords, Heralds , Officers, Soldiers, two Gar deners , Keeper, Messenger, Groom > and otherAttendants.
ACT I.
SCENE I.— London . A room in the palace.
Enter King Richard, attended; John of Gaunt ,and other Nobles , with him.
K. Rich. Old John of Gaunt, time-honour’dLancaster,
Hast thou, according to thy oath and band,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 sound-ed him,
If he appeal the duke on ancient malice;
Or worthily, as a good subject should,
On some known ground of treachery in him ?Gaunt . As near as I could sift him on thatargument,—
On some apparent danger seen in him,
Aim’d at your highness, no inveterate malice.K. Rich. Then call them to our presence ;face to face,
And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hearThe accuser, and the.accused, freely speak:—\Exeunt some Attendants.High-stomach’d are they both, and full of ire,In rage deaf as the sea, hasty as fire.