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As pledges of my fealty and love; [50]
I’ll send them all as willing as I live:
Lands, goods, horse, armour, anything I have
Is his to use, so Somerset may die.

BUCKINGHAM

York, I commend this kind submission.
We twain will go into his highness’ tent. [55]

Enter King and Attendants.

KING HENRY

Buckingham, doth York intend no harm to us
That thus he marcheth with thee arm in arm?

Y ORK

In all submission and humility
York doth present himself unto your highness.

KING HENRY

Then what intends these forces thou dost bring? [60]

Y ORK

To heave the traitor Somerset from hence
And fight against that monstrous rebel Cade,
Who since I heard to be discomfited.

Enter Iden with Cade’s head.

IDEN

If one so rude and of so mean condition
May pass into the presence of a king, [65]
[kneeling] Lo, I present your grace a traitor’s head,
The head of Cade, whom I in combat slew.

KING HENRY

The head of Cade! Great God, how just art Thou!
O let me view his visage, being dead,
That living wrought me such exceeding trouble. [70]
Tell me, my friend, art thou the man that slew him?