CousinofExeter,frowns,wordsandthreatsShallbethewarthatHenrymeanstouse。
ThoufactiousDukeofYork,descendmythrone,andkneelforgraceandmercyatmyfeet;
Iamthysovereign。YORKIamthine。EXETERForshame,comedown:hemadetheeDukeofYork。YORK\'Twasmyinheritance,astheearldomwas。EXETERThyfatherwasatraitortothecrown。WARWICKExeter,thouartatraitortothecrownInfollowingthisusurpingHenry。CLIFFORDWhomshouldhefollowbuthisnaturalking?WARWICKTrue,Clifford;andthat\'sRichardDukeofYork。KINGHENRYVIAndshallIstand,andthousitinmythrone?YORKItmustandshallbeso:contentthyself。WARWICKBeDukeofLancaster;lethimbeking。WESTMORELANDHeisbothkingandDukeofLancaster;
AndthattheLordofWestmorelandshallmaintain。WARWICKAndWarwickshalldisproveit。YouforgetThatwearethosewhichchasedyoufromthefieldAndslewyourfathers,andwithcoloursspreadMarch\'dthroughthecitytothepalacegates。NORTHUMBERLANDYes,Warwick,Irememberittomygrief;
And,byhissoul,thouandthyhouseshallrueit。WESTMORELANDPlantagenet,oftheeandthesethysons,Thykinsmanandthyfriends,I\'llhavemorelivesThandropsofbloodwereinmyfather\'sveins。CLIFFORDUrgeitnomore;lestthat,insteadofwords,Isendthee,Warwick,suchamessengerAsshallrevengehisdeathbeforeIstir。WARWICKPoorClifford!howIscornhisworthlessthreats!YORKWillyouweshowourtitletothecrown?