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Rat. My lord?

K. Rich. The sun will not be seen to-day;

The sky doth frown and lower upon our army.

I would these dewy tears were from the ground.

Not shine to-day! Why, what is that to me

More than to Richmond? for the self-same heaven

That frowns on me looks sadly upon him.

Nor. Arm, arm, my lord! the foe vaunts in the field.

K. Rich. Come, bustle, bustle; caparison my horse.

Call up Lord Stanley, bid him bring his power:

I will lead forth my soldiers to the plain,

And thus my battle shall be ordered:

My forward shall be drawn [out all] in length,

Consisting equally of horse and foot;

Our archers shall be placed in the midst:

John Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Earl of Surrey,

Shall have the leading of the foot and horse.

They thus directed, we will follow

In the main battle, whose puissance on either side

Shall be well winged with our chiefest horse.

This, and Saint George to boot! What think'st thou, Norfolk?

Nor. A good direction, warlike sovereign.

This found I on my tent this morning.

'Jockey of Norfolk, be not so bold,

For Dickon thy master is bought and sold.'

K. Rich. A thing devised by the enemy!

Go, gentlemen; every man to his charge:

 289 vaunts: boasts

290 caparison: put trappings on

301 winged: flanked

303 direction: order of battle

305 Jockey; cf. n.

306 Dickon: a cognomen of the Devil, with a quibble on the nickname 'Dick' for Richard

bought and sold: i.e. betrayed for a bribe

