ACT IV SCENE V

King Henry VI, Part III

ACT IV SCENE V	A park near Middleham Castle In Yorkshire.
[Enter GLOUCESTER, HASTINGS, and STANLEY]
GLOUCESTER	Now, my Lord Hastings and Sir William Stanley,
	Leave off to wonder why I drew you hither,
	Into this chiefest thicket of the park.
	Thus stands the case: you know our king, my brother,
	Is prisoner to the bishop here, at whose hands	5
	He hath good usage and great liberty,
	And, often but attended with weak guard,
	Comes hunting this way to disport himself.
	I have advertised him by secret means
	That if about this hour he make his way	10
	Under the colour of his usual game,
	He shall here find his friends with horse and men
	To set him free from his captivity.
[Enter KING EDWARD IV and a Huntsman with him]
Huntsman	This way, my lord; for this way lies the game.
KING EDWARD IV	Nay, this way, man: see where the huntsmen stand.	15
	Now, brother of Gloucester, Lord Hastings, and the rest,
	Stand you thus close, to steal the bishop’s deer?
GLOUCESTER	Brother, the time and case requireth haste:
	Your horse stands ready at the park-corner.
KING EDWARD IV	But whither shall we then?	20
HASTINGS	To Lynn, my lord,
	And ship from thence to Flanders.
GLOUCESTER	Well guess’d, believe me; for that was my meaning.
KING EDWARD IV	Stanley, I will requite thy forwardness.
GLOUCESTER	But wherefore stay we? ’tis no time to talk.	25
KING EDWARD IV	Huntsman, what say’st thou? wilt thou go along?
Huntsman	Better do so than tarry and be hang’d.
GLOUCESTER	Come then, away; let’s ha’ no more ado.
KING EDWARD IV	Bishop, farewell: shield thee from Warwick’s frown;
	And pray that I may repossess the crown.	30
[Exeunt]

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