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Scene from 2d part [K] Ed. 4.
The Young princes in the tower.
Enter the two yongue Princes, Edward + Richard, in / their [gowns] & caps, unbuttoned & untrust.
Richard: How does your Lordship.
Ed. Well good brother Richard, how does your selfe?
You told me your head aked.
Ric Indeed it does my Lord, feel with your hand / how hot it is.
He laies his hand on his brothers head.
Ed Indeed you have caught cold,
With sitting yesternight to hear me read:
I pray thee go to bed, sweet Dick, [from?] little heart.
Ric. youle give me leave to waite upon your Lordship.
Ed. I had more need brother, to wait on you:
For you are sicke, & so am not I.
Ric. O Lord, methinks this going to our bed,
How like it is to going to our grave.
Ed. I pray thee do not speak of graves, sweetheart,
Indeed thou frightest me.
Ric Why my Lord Brother, did not me Tutor teach us,
That night when at night we went unto our bed,
We still should think we went unto our graves?
E. Yes, that’s is true that we should do as every christian / ought
To be prepar’d to die at any houre: but I am heavy.
[END OF PAGE 1]
Rich Indeed and so am I.
Ed. Then let us say our prayers, and go to bed.
They kneele, & solemne musicke the while within
The musicke ceaseth & they rise.
Rich What, bleeds your grace?
Ed. I, two drops & no more.
Rich. Godblesse us both, and I desire no more.
Ed. Brother, we here what David saies, & so say I,
Lord, in this will I trust, although I dye.
As the yongue Princes goe out enter Terill.
Ter. Goe lay you downe, but never more to rise:
I have put my hand into the fowlest murder,
That ere was committed since the world began,
They very senselefse stones here in the walls,
Break out in tears but to behold the fact.
Methinks the bodies lying dead in graves,
Should rise & cry against us: I [heack?] [heack?] /
Thee mandrakes shreeks are musick to their cries.
[^ ( a nouse within) ]
The very night is Frighted, and the Stars
Do drop like torches, to behold this deed:
The very centre of the earth doth shake.
Methinks the [Tower?] should [real downe?] from the top,
To let the heaven look on this monstrous deed.
(Enter at the one doore Dighton, with Edward
Under his arme, at the other doore, Forrest
With Richard)
[END OF PAGE 2]
Dight. Stand further, damned rogue, & come not near me
For. Nay, stand then further villaine, stand aside.
Dight Are we not both damned for this cursed deed?
F. Those art the witnefse that then bearst the King.
D. and what bearst thou?
F. It is too true, altho Oh I am damn’d indeed.
(He looks downe on the boy under his arme) /
Ter. I am as deep ass you, although my hand
Did not the deed.
D. O villaine, art thou there.
For. A plague light on thee.
Tay
Ter: Curse not, a thousand plagues will light upon us all.
They lay them downe.
The Priest here in the town will bury them
Let us away.
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Washington Irving (1783-1859)Date(s) of Creation
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“Edward”, “Richard”, “David”, “Terill”, “Dighton”, “Forrest”, play, theater, “The young princes in the tower”, dramatic telling of the murder of the young princes Edward and Richard”, copy?Other Names and Numbers
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