May never glorious sun reflex his beams
Upon the country where you make abode ;



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But darkness and the gloomy shade of death
Environ you, till mischief and despair
Drive you to break your necks or hang yourselves !

\_Exit, guarded.
York. Break thou in pieces and consume to ashes,
Thou foul accursed minister of Hell !

Enter Cardinal Beatjfokt, attended.
Cardinal. Lord Regent, I do greet your Excellence
With letters of commission from the King.
For know, my lords, the States of' Christendom,
Mov'd with remorse of these outrageous broils,
Have earnestly implor'd a general peace
Betwixt our nation and the aspiring French ;
And here at hand the Dolphin and his train
Approacheth to confer about some matter.
York. Is all our travail turn'd to this effect ?
After the slaughter of so many peers,
So many captains, gentlemen, and soldiers,
That in this quarrel have been overthrown,
And sold their bodies for their country's benefit.
Shall we at last conclude effeminate peace ?
Have we not lost most part of all the towns.
By treason, falsehood, and by treachery.
Our great progenitors had conquered ? —
O Warwick, Warwick ! I foresee with grief
The utter loss of all the realm of France.
War. Be patient, York ; if we conclude a peace.
It shall be with such strict and severe covenants
As little shall the Frenchmen gain thereby.
Enter Chabi-es, attended ; Alencon, Bastard,
Keigniek, and others.
Char. Since, lords of England, it is thus agreed,
That peaceful truce shall be proclaim'd in France,



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We come to be informed by yourselves
What the conditions of that league must be.
