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12  K. Rich. Marshal, demand of yonder champion

The cause of his arrival here in arms:

Ask him his name, and orderly proceed

To swear him in the justice of his cause.

Mar. In God's name, and the king's, say who thou art,

And why thou com'st thus knightly clad in arms,

Against what man thou com'st, and what thy quarrel.

Speak truly, on thy knighthood and thine oath;

As so defend thee heaven and thy valour!

Mow. My name is Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk,

Who hither come engaged by my oath,—

Which God defend a knight should violate!—

Both to defend my loyalty and truth

To God, my king, and his succeeding issue,

And, by the grace of God and this mine arm,

To prove him, in defending of myself,

A traitor to my God, my king, and me:

And as I truly fight, defend me heaven!

K. Rich. Marshal, ask yonder knight in arms,

Both who he is and why he cometh hither

Thus plated in habiliments of war;

And formally, according to our law,

Depose him in the justice of his cause.

Mar. What is thy name? and wherefore com'st thou hither,

Before King Richard in his royal lists?

 10 swear him in: make him take oath as to

18 defend: forbid

30 Depose: examine under oath

