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th death is most unlawful.

ou hope to have redemption
lood shed for our grievous sins,
_nd lay no hands on me :
ertake is damnable.

we will do, we do upon command.
ne that hath commanded is our King.
us vassals! the great King of kings
of His law commanded

no murder: will you, then,

-, and fulfil a man's?

He holds vengeance in His hand,

r heads that break His law.

chat same vengeance doth He hurl on thee,

Eng, and for murder too :

e the Sacrament to fight

House of Lancaster.

like a traitor to the name of God,

'ow; and with thy treacherous blade wels of thy sovereign's son.

n thou wast sworn to cherish and defend.

canst thou urge God's dreadful law to us,

roke it in such dear degree?

r whose sake did I that ill deed?

ny brother, for his sake:

to murder me for this;

is as deep as I.

engèd for the deed,

He doth it publicly :

rel from His powerful arm;

rect nor lawless course

I Murd.

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ade thee, then, a bloody minister, ing brave Plantagenet,

e, was struck dead by thee?

r's love, the Devil, and my rage. other's love, our duty, and thy fault, Ow to slaughter thee.

ove my brother, hate not me; d I love him well.

meed, go back again, to my brother Gloster, ou better for my life

or tidings of my death.

e deceived, your brother Gloster hates

loves me, and he holds me dear:

when that our princely father York s with his victorious arm,

n his soul to love each other,

this divided friendship:

this, and he will weep.

stones; as he lesson'd us to weep.

slander him, for he is kind.

Come, you deceive yourself:

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ondon. A Room in the Palace.

led in sick, Queen ELIZABETH, DORSET, SS, BUCKINGHAM, GREY, and others.

; now have I done a good day's work: his united league: embassage

to redeem me hence;

soul shall part1 to Heaven, y friends at peace on Earth. take each other's hand; atred, swear your love.2

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■ven, my soul is purged from grudging hate; and I seal my true heart's love.

ive I, as I truly swear the like!

ke heed you dally not before your King;
the supreme King of kings
hidden falsehood, and award
o be the other's end.

■sper I, as I swear perfect love!

as I love Hastings with my heart! adam, yourself are not exempt in this, orset, ― Buckingham, nor you ; · factious one against the other. Hastings, let him kiss your hand;

lo, do it unfeignedly.

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With hate in those When I have most

And most assured t Deep, hollow, tread Be he unto me! th When I am cold in

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Is this thy vow unt

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ere, Hastings; I will never more remember ed, so thrive I and mine!

orset, embrace him; - Hastings, love lord

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And, princely peers K. Edw. Happ Brother, we have d Made peace of enn Between these swel Glos. A blessèd Among this princel By false intelligenc A foe; if I unwitti Have aught comm By any in this pres To reconcile me to 'Tis death to me to

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