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* I may not prove inferior to yourself.You, that love me and Warwick, follow me." [Exit CLARENCE, and SOMERSET follows.

*GLO. Not I:7

My thoughts aim at a further matter; I * Stay not for love of Edward, but the crown.

[Afide. K. EDW. Clarence and Somerset both gone to

Warwick!

* Yet am I arm'd against the worst can happen; * And hafte is needful in this defperate cafe.

You, that love me and Warwick, follow me.] That Clarence should make this speech in the King's hearing is very improbable, yet I do not fee how it can be palliated. The King never goes out, nor can Clarence be talking to a company apart, for he answers immediately to that which the Poft fays to the King. JOHNSON.

When the Earl of Effex attempted to raise a rebellion in the city, with a defign, as was fuppofed, to ftorm the Queen's palace, he ran about the freets with his fword drawn, crying out, They that love me, follow me." STEEVENS.

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Clarence certainly speaks in the hearing of the King, who immediately after his brother has retired, exclaims, that he is gone to join with Warwick.

This line is in the old quarto play. One nearly resembling it is likewise found in The Battle of Alcazar, 1594:

"Myfelf will lead the way,

"And make a paffage with my conquering fword,
"Knee-deep in blood of these accurfed Moors;
"And they that love my honour, follow me."

So alfo, in our author's King Richard III :

“ The rest that love me, rife, and follow me."

MALONE.

7 Glo. Not 1:] After Clarence goes out, we have in the old play the following dialogue; part of which Shakspeare rejected, and tranfpofed the reft:

"Edw. Clarence and Somerset fled to Warwick! "What say you, brother Richard, will you ftand to us ?" &c,

See note 9, in the following page. STEEVENS.

MALONE.

'Pembroke, and Stafford, you in our behalf 'Go levy men, and make prepare for war; They are already, or quickly will be landed: 'Myfelf in perfon will straight follow you.

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[Exeunt PEMBROKE and STAFFORD, 'But, ere I go, Haftings,-and Montague,'Refolve my doubt. You twain, of all the reft, 'Are near to Warwick, by blood, and by alliance: 'Tell me, if you love Warwick more than me? 'If it be so, then both depart to him

;

'I rather wish you foes, than hollow friends;
'But if you mind to hold your true obedience,
'Give me affurance with fome friendly vow,
'That I may never have you in fufpect.

MONT. So God help Montague, as he proves true!

HAST. And Haftings, as he favours Edward's

caufe!

'K. EDW. Now, brother Richard, will

by us?

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GLO. Ay, in despite of all that shall withstand

you.9

Pembroke, and Stafford, &c.] The quartos give the paffage

thus:

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"Pembroke, go raise an army presently;

"Pitch up my tent; for in the field this night
"I mean to reft; and, on the morrow morn,

"I'll march to meet proud Warwick, ere he land
"Thofe ftraggling troops which he hath got in France.
"But ere I go, Montague and Haftings, you

"Of all the reft are neareft allied in blood
"To Warwick; therefore tell me if you favour
"Him more than me, or not; fpeak truly, for
"I had rather have you open enemies

"Than hollow friends." STEEVENS.

Ay, in defpite of all that fhall withstand you.] The quartos continue the fpeech thus:

"K. HEN. Why fo; then am I fure of victory. Now therefore let us hence; and lofe no hour. • Till we meet Warwick with his foreign power.

[Exeunt

SCENE II.

A Plain in Warwickshire.

Enter WARWICK and OXFORD, with French and other Forces.

WAR. Truft me, my lord, all hitherto goes well; The common people by numbers fwarm to us.

Enter CLARENCE and SOMERSET.

But, fee, where Somerset and Clarence come ;-
Speak fuddenly, my lords, are we all friends?
CLAR. Fear not that, my lord.

WAR. Then, gentle Clarence, welcome unto
Warwick;

And welcome, Somerset :-I hold it cowardice,
To reft mistrustful where a noble heart

Hath pawn'd an open hand in fign of love;
Elfe might I think, that Clarence, Edward's brother,
Were but a feigned friend to our proceedings :
But welcome, Clarence;1 my daughter shall be thine.

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Ay, my lord, in despight of all that shall withstand you; "For why hath nature made me halt downright

"But that I fhould be valiant, and stand to it? "For if I would, I cannot run away." STEEVENS. But welcome, Clarence ;] Old copy, redundantly,-sweet Clarence. STEEVENS.

And now what refts, but, in night's coverture,
Thy brother being carelessly encamp'd,
His foldiers lurking in the towns about,2
And but attended by a fimple guard,

We may furprize and take him at our pleasure ? Our scouts have found the adventure very eafy :3 *That as Ulyffes, and ftout Diomede,

* With fleight and manhood stole to Rhefus' tents, * And brought from thence the Thracian fatal fteeds ;5

* So we, well cover'd with the night's black mantle, * At unawares may beat down Edward's guard, And feize himself; I fay not-flaughter him, * For I intend but only to furprize him.'You, that will follow me to this attempt, 'Applaud the name of Henry, with

your leader. [They all cry, Henry!

2 His foldiers lurking in the towns about,] Old copies-town.

STEEVENS.

Dr. Thirlby advised the reading towns here; the guard in the fcene immediately following fays:

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but why commands the king,

"That his chief followers lodge in towns about him?" THEOBALD.

very eafy] Here the quartos conclude this fpeech, adding only the following lines:

"Then cry king Henry with refolved minds,

"And break we presently into his tent." STEEVENS.

4 That as Ulyffes, &c.] See the tenth book of the Iliad. These circumstances, however, were acceffible, without reference to Homer in the original. STEEVENS.

the Thracian fatal steeds ;] We are told by fome of the writers on the Trojan ftory, that the capture of these horses was one of the neceffary preliminaries to the fate of Troy."

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STEEVENS.

Why, then, let's on our way in filent fort: For Warwick and his friends, God and Saint [Exeunt,

George !6

SCENE III.

Edward's Camp, near Warwick.

Enter certain Watchmen, to guard the King's Tent.

* 1 WATCH. Come on, my mafters, each man
take his ftand;

The king, by this, is fet him down to fleep.
* 2 WATCH. What, will he not to-bed?

*1 WATCH. Why, no: for he hath made a fo lemn vow

*Never to lie and take his natural rest, * Till Warwick, or himself, be quite fupprefs'd. *2 WATCH. To-morrow then, belike, fhall be the day,

*If Warwick be fo near as men report.

* 3 WATCH. But fay, I pray, what nobleman is that,

* That with the king here refteth in his tent? *1 WATCH. 'Tis the lord Haftings, the king's chiefeft friend.

and Saint George !] After the two concluding lines of this fcene, which in the old play are given not to Warwick but to Clarence, we there find the following fpeeches, which Shakfpeare has introduced in a fubfequent place :

"War. This is his tent; and fee where his guard doth ftand.

Courage, my foldiers; now or never.

"But follow me now, and Edward fhall be ours.
"All. A Warwick, a Warwick !" MALONE.

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