It has been fince obferved to me by Mr. Elderton, (who is of opinion that Richard was charged with this murder by the Lancastrian hiftorians without any foundation,) that "it appears on the face of the publick accounts allowed in the exchequer for the maintenance of King Henry and his numerous attendants in the Tower, that he lived to the 12th of June, which was twenty-two days after the time affigned for his pretended affaffination; was expofed to the publick view in St. Paul's for fome days, and interred at Chertsey with much folemnity, and at no inconfiderable expence." MALONE. King EDWARD the Fourth. EDWARD, Prince of Wales, afterwards Sons to the king. RICHARD, Duke of York, GEORGE, Duke of Clarence, RICHARD, Duke of Glofter, after wards King Richard III. A young fon of Clarence. HENRY, Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII. Cardinal BOURCHIER, Archbishop of Canterbury. THOMAS ROTHERAM, Archbishop of York. JOHN MORTON, Bishop of Ely. Duke of BUCKINGHAM. Duke of NORFOLK: Earl of SURREY, his fon. Earl of OXFORD. Lord HASTINGS. Lord STANLEY. Sir THOMAS VAUGHAN. Sir RICHARD RATCLIFF. ELIZABETH, Queen of King Edward IV. Duchess of YORK, mother to King Edward IV. Clarence, and Glofter. Lady ANNE, widow of Edward Prince of Wales, fon to King Henry VI.; afterwards married to the Duke of Glofter. A young daughter of Clarence. Lords, and other Attendants; two Gentlemen, a Purfuivant, Scrivener, Citizens, Murderers, Meffengers, Ghosts, Soldiers, &c. SCENE, England. KING RICHARD III. ACT I. SCENE I. London. A Street. Enter GLOSTER. Glofter. OW is the winter of our discontent NOW Made glorious fummer by this fun of York; And all the clouds, that lower'd upon our house, Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; But I,-that am not fhap'd for sportive tricks, I laid, inductions dangerous, n prophecies, libels, and dreams, brother Clarence, and the king, hate the one against the other : ng Edward be as true and just, btle, falfe, and treacherous, hould Clarence closely be mew'd up; rophecy, which fays-that G 's heirs the murderer fhall be. ghts, down to my foul! here Clarence comes. CLARENCE, guarded, and BRAKENBURY. good day: What means this armed guard, = upon your grace? His majesty, my perfon's fafety, hath appointed uct to convey me to the Tower. on what caufe? Because my name is-George, ck, my lord, that fault is none of yours; for that, commit your godfathers :-his majesty hath fome intent, That ence comes, BURY. uard, George. Ours ; That Thefe, as I learn, and fuch like toys Glo. Why, this it is, when men are Clar. By heaven, I think, there is But the queen's kindred, and night. That trudge betwixt the king and m Heard you not, what an humble fup Lord Haftings was to her for his del Glo. Humbly complaining to her Got my lord chamberlain his liberty I'll tell you what,-I think, it is ou If we will keep in favour with the k To be her men, and wear her livery The jealous o'er-worn widow, and h Since that our brother dubb'd them Are mighty goffips in this monarchy В 2 |