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Thou hast undone thyself, thy son, and me;

And given unto the house of York such head

As thou shalt reign but by their sufferance.

To entail him and his heirs unto the crown,

What is it but to make thy sepulchre,

And creep into it far before thy time?

Warwick is chancellor and the Lord of Calais;

Stern Faulconbridge commands the narrow seas;

The duke is made protector of the realm;

And yet shalt thou be safe? such safety finds

The trembling lamb environed with wolves.

Had I been there, which am a silly woman,

The soldiers should have toss'd me on their pikes

Before I would have granted to that act;

But thou preferr'st thy life before thine honour:

And seeing thou dost, I here divorce myself,

Both from thy table, Henry, and thy bed,

Until that act of parliament be repeal'd

Whereby my son is disinherited.

The northern lords that have forsworn thy colours

Will follow mine, if once they see them spread;

And spread they shall be, to thy foul disgrace,

And utter ruin of the house of York.

Thus do I leave thee. Come, son, let's away;

Our army is ready; come, we'll after them.

Henry. Stay, gentle Margaret, and hear me speak.

Queen. Thou hast spoke too much already: get thee gone.

Henry. Gentle son Edward, thou wilt stay with me?

Queen. Ay, to be murther'd by his enemies.

Prince. When I return with victory from the field

I'll see your Grace: till then, I'll follow her.

 233 head: headway

239 Cf. n.

narrow seas: English Channel

243 which: who

silly: feeble

245 granted: submitted 