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Cuts off the ceremonious vows of love
And ample interchange of sweet discourse [100]
Which so long sunder’d friends should dwell upon.
God give us leisure for these rites of love.
Once more adieu: be valiant, and speed well.

RICHMOND

Good lords, conduct him to his regiment.
I’ll strive, with troubled thoughts, to take a nap [105]
Lest leaden slumber peise me down tomorrow
When I should mount with wings of victory.
Once more, good night, kind lords and gentlemen.

Exeunt [Stanley with Brandon, Oxford, Herbert].
[Kneels.]

O Thou, whose captain I account myself,
Look on my forces with a gracious eye; [110]
Put in their hands Thy bruising irons of wrath
That they may crush down, with a heavy fall,
Th’usurping helmets of our adversaries;
Make us Thy ministers of chastisement,
That we may praise Thee in the victory. [115]
To Thee I do commend my watchful soul
Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes:
Sleeping and waking. O defend me still!

[Rises, withdraws into his tent, lies down and] sleeps.

Enter the ghost of young Prince Edward, son of Harry the Sixth.

GHOST OF PRINCE EDWARD [Exit.]

to King Richard
Let me sit heavy on thy soul tomorrow.
Think how thou stab’st me in my prime of youth [120]
At Tewkesbury; despair therefore, and die.

To Richmond
Be cheerful, Richmond, for the wronged souls.
Of butcher’d princes fight in thy behalf;
King Henry’s issue, Richmond, comforts thee.

Enter the ghost of Henry the Sixth.