Page 802 - Shakespeare - Vol. 1
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[To Montague]
Brother, thou shalt to London presently
And whet on Warwick to this enterprise. -
Thou, Richard, shalt to the Duke of Norfolk
And tell him privily of our intent. -
You, Edward, shall unto my Lord Cobham [40]
With whom the Kentishmen will willingly rise;
In them I trust, for they are soldiers
Witty, courteous, liberal, full of spirit.
While you are thus employed, what resteth more
But that I seek occasion how to rise, [45]
And yet the king not privy to my drift
Nor any of the house of Lancaster?
Enter [a Messenger].
But stay: what news? Why com’st thou in such post?
MESSENGER
The queen with all the northern earls and lords
Intend here to besiege you in your castle. [50]
She is hard by with twenty thousand men;
And therefore fortify your hold, my lord.
Y ORK
Ay, with my sword. What, think’st thou that we fear them? -
Edward and Richard, you shall stay with me;
My brother Montague shall post to London; [55]
Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest,
Whom we have left protectors of the king,
With powerful policy strengthen themselves,
And trust not simple Henry nor his oaths.
MONT AGUE
Brother, I go; I’ll win them, fear it not: [60]
And thus most humbly I do take my leave.
Exit.
Enter [Sir John] Mortimer and his brother [Sir Hugh Mortimer].
Y ORK
Sir John and Sir Hugh Mortimer, mine uncles,
You are come to Sandal in a happy hour:
