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King Henry the Sixth, I. iii

'To my Lord Protector!' Are your supplications

to his lordship? Let me see them: what is thine?

1. Pet. Mine is, an 't please your Grace,

against John Goodman, my Lord Cardinal's

man, for keeping my house, and lands, my wife

and all, from me.

Suf. Thy wife too! that is some wrong indeed.

What's yours? What's here? 'Against the

Duke of Suffolk, for enclosing the commons of

Melford!' How now, sir knave!

2. Pet. Alas! sir, I am but a poor peti-

tioner of our whole township.

Peter. [Presenting his petition.] Against my

master, Thomas Horner, for saying that the

Duke of York was rightful heir to the crown.

Queen. What sayst thou? Did the Duke of

York say he was rightful heir to the crown?

Peter. That my master was? No, forsooth: my

master said that he was; and that the king was

an usurper.

Suf. Who is there?

Take this fellow in, and send for his master

with a pursuivant presently. We'll hear more

of your matter before the king.

Exit [Servant with Peter].

Queen. And as for you, that love to be protected

Under the wings of our protector's grace,

Begin your suits anew and sue to him.

Tears the supplication.

Away, base cullions! Suffolk, let them go.

 18-22 Cf. n.

24, 25 enclosing Melford; cf. n.

38 pursuivant: herald's messenger

43 cullions: wretches 