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n arms, and my most loving friends, the yoke of tyranny,

wels of the land

without impediment; from our father Stanley and encouragement. ly, and usurping boar,

imer fields and fruitful vines,

od like wash, and makes his trough

bosoms, this foul swine

e centre of this isle,

Leicester, as we learn:

ther is but one day's march. erly on, courageous friends, of perpetual peace

trial of sharp war.

noted that on his father's side the Earl of Richmond Tudor. His mother was Margaret, daughter and e first Duke of Somerset, and great-granddaughter Catharine Swynford; on which account, after the

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Which they upon the
Up with the tent!
Let us survey the var
Call for some men of
Let's lack no discipli
For, lords, to-morrow
Enter, on the other s
BRANDON, OXFOR
pitch RICHMOND'S
Richm. The wear
And, by the bright t
Gives token of a goo
Sir William Brandon
Give me some ink a
I'll draw the form a
Limit 3 each leader
And part in just pro
My Lord of Oxford
And you, Sir Walter

The Earl of Pembro

at a small distance with
posed to have reckoned
otherwise.

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See page 121, note I.

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ine, make no delay;

w is a busy day.

y Sun hath made a golden set, rack of his fiery car,

odly day to-morrow.

, you shall bear my standard.

nd paper in my tent:

nd model of our battle,

to his several charge,

portion our small power.

,-you, Sir William Brandon,

1 three thousand men, and Richard may be supon them as his friends, though the event proved

ent and approved military skill.

point the leaders what part they are separately to

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Cate. My lord?
K. Rich.

To Stanley's regime
Before sunrising, les
Into the blind cave
Fill me a bowl of wh
Saddle white Surrey
Look that my stave
Ratcliff,-

Rat. My lord?
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ege; and all things are in readiness. Norfolk, hie thee to thy charge; hoose trusty sentinels.

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n the lark to-morrow, gentle Norfolk. ou, my lord.

Send out a pursuivant-at-arms

nt; bid him bring his power

t his son George fall

of eternal night.

e Earl of Surrey, and himself, hut time,9 from troop to troop

ch Richard evidently does not mean a sentinel; for kept about his tent was a matter of course. The doubt, a watch-light, which was a night-candle so ow long it had burned, and thus serve the purpose

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