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KING HENRY

And if he may, then am I lawful king:
For Richard, in the view of many lords,
Resigned the crown to Henry the Fourth
Whose heir my father was, and I am his. [140]

Y ORK

He rose against him, being his sovereign,
And made him to resign his crown perforce.

WARWICK

Suppose, my lords, he did it unconstrained,
Think you ’twere prejudicial to his crown?

EXET ER

No, for he could not so resign his crown [145]
But that the next heir should succeed and reign.

KING HENRY

Art thou against us, Duke of Exeter?

EXET ER

His is the right, and therefore pardon me.

Y ORK

Why whisper you, my lords, and answer not?

EXET ER

My conscience tells me he is lawful king. [150]

KING HENRY

[aside]
All will revolt from me and turn to him.

NORT HUMBERLAND

Plantagenet, for all the claim thou lay’st,
Think not that King Henry shall be so deposed.

WARWICK