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| Enter Arch-bishop, yong Yorke, | Enter Archbishop of York, the young Duke of York, | | R3 II.iv.1.1 | |
| the Queene, and the Dutchesse. | Queen Elizabeth, and the Duchess of York | | R3 II.iv.1.2 | |
| Arch. | ARCHBISHOP | | | |
| Last night I heard they lay at Stony Stratford, | Last night, I hear, they lay at Stony Stratford, | | R3 II.iv.1 | |
| And at Northampton they do rest to night: | And at Northampton they do rest tonight; | | R3 II.iv.2 | |
| To morrow, or next day, they will be heere. | Tomorrow, or next day, they will be here. | | R3 II.iv.3 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| I long with all my heart to see the Prince: | I long with all my heart to see the Prince. | | R3 II.iv.4 | |
| I hope he is much growne since last I saw him. | I hope he is much grown since last I saw him. | | R3 II.iv.5 | |
| Qu. | QUEEN ELIZABETH | | | |
| But I heare no, they say my sonne of Yorke | But I hear no. They say my son of York | | R3 II.iv.6 | |
| Ha's almost ouertane him in his growth. | Hath almost overta'en him in his growth. | | R3 II.iv.7 | |
| Yorke. | YORK | | | |
| I Mother, but I would not haue it so. | Ay, mother; but I would not have it so. | | R3 II.iv.8 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| Why my good Cosin, it is good to grow. | Why, my young cousin? It is good to grow. | | R3 II.iv.9 | |
| Yor. | YORK | | | |
| Grandam, one night as we did sit at Supper, | Grandam, one night as we did sit at supper, | | R3 II.iv.10 | |
| My Vnkle Riuers talk'd how I did grow | My uncle Rivers talked how I did grow | | R3 II.iv.11 | |
| More then my Brother. I, quoth my Vnkle Glouster, | More than my brother. ‘ Ay,’ quoth my uncle Gloucester, | quoth (v.) said | R3 II.iv.12 | |
| Small Herbes haue grace, great Weeds do grow apace. | ‘ Small herbs have grace; great weeds do grow apace.’ | herb (n.)plant | R3 II.iv.13 | |
| | grace (n.)virtue, fine quality | | |
| | apace (adv.)quickly, speedily, at a great rate | | |
| And since, me thinkes I would not grow so fast, | And since, methinks, I would not grow so fast, | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | R3 II.iv.14 | |
| Because sweet Flowres are slow, and Weeds make hast. | Because sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste. | | R3 II.iv.15 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| Good faith, good faith, the saying did not hold | Good faith, good faith, the saying did not hold | | R3 II.iv.16 | |
| In him that did obiect the same to thee. | In him that did object the same to thee. | object (v.)urge, adduce, bring up | R3 II.iv.17 | |
| He was the wretched'st thing when he was yong, | He was the wretched'st thing when he was young, | | R3 II.iv.18 | |
| So long a growing, and so leysurely, | So long a-growing and so leisurely | | R3 II.iv.19 | |
| That if his rule were true, he should be gracious. | That, if his rule were true, he should be gracious. | | R3 II.iv.20 | |
| Yor. | ARCHBISHOP | | | |
| And so no doubt he is, my gracious Madam. | And so no doubt he is, my gracious madam. | | R3 II.iv.21 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| I hope he is, but yet let Mothers doubt. | I hope he is; but yet let mothers doubt. | | R3 II.iv.22 | |
| Yor. | YORK | | | |
| Now by my troth, if I had beene remembred, | Now, by my troth, if I had been remembered, | remember (v.)remind, bring to someone's mind | R3 II.iv.23 | |
| I could haue giuen my Vnkles Grace, a flout, | I could have given my uncle's grace a flout | grace (n.)virtue, fine quality | R3 II.iv.24 | |
| | flout (n.)insult, jibe, taunt | | |
| To touch his growth, neerer then he toucht mine. | To touch his growth nearer than he touched mine. | touch (v.)threaten, endanger, imperil | R3 II.iv.25 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| How my yong Yorke, / I prythee let me heare it. | How, my young York? I pray thee let me hear it. | | R3 II.iv.26 | |
| Yor. | YORK | | | |
| Marry (they say) my Vnkle grew so fast, | Marry, they say my uncle grew so fast | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | R3 II.iv.27 | |
| That he could gnaw a crust at two houres old, | That he could gnaw a crust at two hours old; | | R3 II.iv.28 | |
| 'Twas full two yeares ere I could get a tooth. | 'Twas full two years ere I could get a tooth. | | R3 II.iv.29 | |
| Grandam, this would haue beene a byting Iest. | Grandam, this would have been a biting jest. | | R3 II.iv.30 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| I prythee pretty Yorke, who told thee this? | I pray thee, pretty York, who told thee this? | | R3 II.iv.31 | |
| Yor. | YORK | | | |
| Grandam, his Nursse. | Grandam, his nurse. | | R3 II.iv.32 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| His Nurse? why she was dead, ere yu wast borne. | His nurse? Why, she was dead ere thou wast born. | | R3 II.iv.33 | |
| Yor. | YORK | | | |
| If 'twere not she, I cannot tell who told me. | If 'twere not she, I cannot tell who told me. | | R3 II.iv.34 | |
| Qu. | QUEEN ELIZABETH | | | |
| A parlous Boy: go too, you are too shrew'd. | A parlous boy! Go to, you are too shrewd. | parlous (adj.)shrewd, sharp, wily | R3 II.iv.35 | |
| | shrewd (adj.)knowing, artful, smart | | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| Good Madam, be not angry with the Childe. | Good madam, be not angry with the child. | | R3 II.iv.36 | |
| Qu. | QUEEN ELIZABETH | | | |
| Pitchers haue eares. | Pitchers have ears. | | R3 II.iv.37 | |
| Enter a Messenger. | Enter a Messenger | | R3 II.iv.38 | |
| Arch. | ARCHBISHOP | | | |
| Heere comes a Messenger: What Newes? | Here comes a messenger. What news? | | R3 II.iv.38 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Such newes my Lord, as greeues me to report. | Such news, my lord, as grieves me to report. | | R3 II.iv.39 | |
| Qu. | QUEEN ELIZABETH | | | |
| How doth the Prince? | How doth the Prince? | | R3 II.iv.40.1 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Well Madam, and in health. | Well, madam, and in health. | | R3 II.iv.40.2 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| What is thy Newes? | What is thy news? | | R3 II.iv.41 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Lord Riuers, and Lord Grey, / Are sent to Pomfret, | Lord Rivers and Lord Grey are sent to Pomfret, | Pomfret (n.)Pontefract, West Yorkshire; site of a castle in which Richard II was imprisoned; later, a Lancastrian stronghold | R3 II.iv.42 | |
| and with them, / Sir Thomas Vaughan, Prisoners. | And with them Sir Thomas Vaughan, prisoners. | | R3 II.iv.43 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| Who hath committed them? | Who hath committed them? | | R3 II.iv.44.1 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| The mighty Dukes, | The mighty dukes, | | R3 II.iv.44.2 | |
| Glouster and Buckingham. | Gloucester and Buckingham. | | R3 II.iv.45.1 | |
| Arch. | ARCHBISHOP | | | |
| For what offence? | For what offence? | | R3 II.iv.45.2 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| The summe of all I can, I haue disclos'd: | The sum of all I can I have disclosed. | | R3 II.iv.46 | |
| Why, or for what, the Nobles were committed, | Why or for what the nobles were committed | | R3 II.iv.47 | |
| Is all vnknowne to me, my gracious Lord. | Is all unknown to me, my gracious lord. | | R3 II.iv.48 | |
| Qu. | QUEEN ELIZABETH | | | |
| Aye me! I see the ruine of my House: | Ay me! I see the ruin of my house. | | R3 II.iv.49 | |
| The Tyger now hath seiz'd the gentle Hinde, | The tiger now hath seized the gentle hind; | gentle (adj.)soft, tender, kind | R3 II.iv.50 | |
| Insulting Tiranny beginnes to Iutt | Insulting tyranny begins to jut | insulting (adj.)scornfully boasting, contemptuously exulting | R3 II.iv.51 | |
| | jut (v.)push, shove, knock; or: strut, swagger, parade | | |
| Vpon the innocent and awelesse Throne: | Upon the innocent and aweless throne. | aweless (adj.)inspiring no awe, lacking in respect | R3 II.iv.52 | |
| Welcome Destruction, Blood, and Massacre, | Welcome destruction, blood, and massacre! | | R3 II.iv.53 | |
| I see (as in a Map) the end of all. | I see, as in a map, the end of all. | map (n.)outline, picture, image | R3 II.iv.54 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| Accursed, and vnquiet wrangling dayes, | Accursed and unquiet wrangling days, | | R3 II.iv.55 | |
| How many of you haue mine eyes beheld? | How many of you have mine eyes beheld! | | R3 II.iv.56 | |
| My Husband lost his life, to get the Crowne, | My husband lost his life to get the crown, | | R3 II.iv.57 | |
| And often vp and downe my sonnes were tost | And often up and down my sons were tossed | | R3 II.iv.58 | |
| For me to ioy, and weepe, their gaine and losse. | For me to joy and weep their gain and loss; | joy (v.)derive enjoyment from, delight in | R3 II.iv.59 | |
| And being seated, and Domesticke broyles | And being seated, and domestic broils | broil (n.)quarrel, row, disturbance | R3 II.iv.60 | |
| Cleane ouer-blowne, themselues the Conquerors, | Clean overblown, themselves the conquerors | overblow (v.)blow over, pass away, abate | R3 II.iv.61 | |
| Make warre vpon themselues, Brother to Brother; | Make war upon themselves, brother to brother, | | R3 II.iv.62 | |
| Blood to blood, selfe against selfe: O prepostorous | Blood to blood, self against self. O preposterous | preposterous (adj.)contrary to the natural order, monstrous, perverted | R3 II.iv.63 | |
| | blood (n.)blood relationship, kinship | | |
| And franticke outrage, end thy damned spleene, | And frantic outrage, end thy damned spleen, | outrage (n.)violence, hostility, fury | R3 II.iv.64 | |
| | spleen (n.)irritability, malice, bad temper | | |
| | frantic (adj.)mad, insane, frenzied, out of one's senses | | |
| Or let me dye, to looke on earth no more. | Or let me die, to look on death no more! | | R3 II.iv.65 | |
| Qu. | QUEEN ELIZABETH | | | |
| Come, come my Boy, we will to Sanctuary. | Come, come, my boy; we will to sanctuary. | | R3 II.iv.66 | |
| Madam, farwell. | Madam, farewell. | | R3 II.iv.67.1 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF YORK | | | |
| Stay, I will go with you. | Stay, I will go along with you. | | R3 II.iv.67.2 | |
| Qu. | QUEEN ELIZABETH | | | |
| You haue no cause. | You have no cause. | | R3 II.iv.68.1 | |
| Arch. | ARCHBISHOP | | | |
| (to the Queen) | | R3 II.iv.68 | |
| My gracious Lady go, | My gracious lady, go, | | R3 II.iv.68.2 | |
| And thether beare your Treasure and your Goodes, | And thither bear your treasure and your goods. | | R3 II.iv.69 | |
| For my part, Ile resigne vnto your Grace | For my part, I'll resign unto your grace | | R3 II.iv.70 | |
| The Seale I keepe, and so betide to me, | The seal I keep; and so betide to me | betide (v.)happen (to), befall, come (to) | R3 II.iv.71 | |
| As well I tender you, and all of yours. | As well I tender you and all of yours! | | R3 II.iv.72 | |
| Go, Ile conduct you to the Sanctuary. | Go, I'll conduct you to the sanctuary. | | R3 II.iv.73 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | R3 II.iv.73 | |