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| Alatum,Enter Richard and Richmond, they | Alarum. Enter King Richard and Richmond; they | | R3 V.v.1.1 | |
| fight, Richard is slaine. | fight; Richard is slain | | R3 V.v.1.2 | |
| Retreat, and Flourish. Enter Richmond, | Retreat and flourish. Enter Richmond, the Earl of | | R3 V.v.1.3 | |
| Derby bearing the Crowne, with diuers other Lords. | Derby bearing the crown, with divers other lords | divers (adj.) different, various, several | R3 V.v.1.4 | |
| Richm. | RICHMOND | | | |
| God, and your Armes / Be prais'd Victorious Friends; | God and your arms be praised, victorious friends! | | R3 V.v.1 | |
| The day is ours, the bloudy Dogge is dead. | The day is ours; the bloody dog is dead. | | R3 V.v.2 | |
| Der. | DERBY | | | |
| Couragious Richmond, / Well hast thou acquit thee: | Courageous Richmond, well hast thou acquit thee. | acquit (v.)play one's part, discharge one's responsibility | R3 V.v.3 | |
| Loe, / Heere these long vsurped Royalties, | Lo, here this long usurped royalty | royalty (n.)emblem of royalty, symbol of sovereignty | R3 V.v.4 | |
| From the dead Temples of this bloudy Wretch, | From the dead temples of this bloody wretch | | R3 V.v.5 | |
| Haue I pluck'd off, to grace thy Browes withall. | Have I plucked off, to grace thy brows withal. | brow (n.)forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | R3 V.v.6 | |
| Weare it, and make much of it. | Wear it, enjoy it, and make much of it. | | R3 V.v.7 | |
| Richm. | RICHMOND | | | |
| Great God of Heauen, say Amen to all. | Great God of heaven, say amen to all! | | R3 V.v.8 | |
| But tell me, is yong George Stanley liuing? | But tell me, is young George Stanley living? | | R3 V.v.9 | |
| Der. | DERBY | | | |
| He is my Lord, and safe in Leicester Towne, | He is, my lord, and safe in Leicester town, | | R3 V.v.10 | |
| Whither (if you please) we may withdraw vs. | Whither, if it please you, we may now withdraw us. | | R3 V.v.11 | |
| Richm. | RICHMOND | | | |
| What men of name are slaine on either side? | What men of name are slain on either side? | | R3 V.v.12 | |
| Der. | DERBY | | | |
| Iohn Duke of Norfolke, Walter Lord Ferris, | John Duke of Norfolk, Walter Lord Ferrers, | | R3 V.v.13 | |
| Sir Robert Brokenbury, and Sir William Brandon. | Sir Robert Brakenbury, and Sir William Brandon. | | R3 V.v.14 | |
| Richm. | RICHMOND | | | |
| Interre their Bodies, as become their Births, | Inter their bodies as becomes their births. | become (v.)be fitting, befit, be appropriate to | R3 V.v.15 | |
| Proclaime a pardon to the Soldiers fled, | Proclaim a pardon to the soldiers fled | | R3 V.v.16 | |
| That in submission will returne to vs, | That in submission will return to us; | | R3 V.v.17 | |
| And then as we haue tane the Sacrament, | And then, as we have ta'en the sacrament, | | R3 V.v.18 | |
| We will vnite the White Rose, and the Red. | We will unite the White Rose and the Red. | | R3 V.v.19 | |
| Smile Heauen vpon this faire Coniunction, | Smile, heaven, upon this fair conjunction, | conjunction (n.)union, uniting, joining together | R3 V.v.20 | |
| That long haue frown'd vpon their Enmity: | That long have frowned upon their enmity! | | R3 V.v.21 | |
| What Traitor heares me, and sayes not Amen? | What traitor hears me, and says not amen? | | R3 V.v.22 | |
| England hath long beene mad, and scarr'd her selfe; | England hath long been mad and scarred herself, | scar (v.)wound, disfigure, maim | R3 V.v.23 | |
| The Brother blindely shed the Brothers blood; | The brother blindly shed the brother's blood, | | R3 V.v.24 | |
| The Father, rashly slaughtered his owne Sonne; | The father rashly slaughtered his own son, | | R3 V.v.25 | |
| The Sonne compell'd, beene Butcher to the Sire; | The son, compelled, been butcher to the sire: | | R3 V.v.26 | |
| All this diuided Yorke and Lancaster, | All this divided York and Lancaster, | | R3 V.v.27 | |
| Diuided, in their dire Diuision. | Divided in their dire division; | | R3 V.v.28 | |
| O now, let Richmond and Elizabeth, | O, now let Richmond and Elizabeth, | | R3 V.v.29 | |
| The true Succeeders of each Royall House, | The true succeeders of each royal house, | | R3 V.v.30 | |
| By Gods faire ordinance, conioyne together : | By God's fair ordinance conjoin together! | | R3 V.v.31 | |
| And let thy Heires (God if thy will be so) | And let their heirs, God, if Thy will be so, | | R3 V.v.32 | |
| Enrich the time to come, with Smooth-fac'd Peace, | Enrich the time to come with smooth-faced peace, | | R3 V.v.33 | |
| With smiling Plenty, and faire Prosperous dayes. | With smiling plenty, and fair prosperous days! | | R3 V.v.34 | |
| Abate the edge of Traitors, Gracious Lord, | Abate the edge of traitors, gracious Lord, | abate (v.)blunt, put an end to | R3 V.v.35 | |
| That would reduce these bloudy dayes againe, | That would reduce these bloody days again | reduce (v.)restore, bring back, lead back | R3 V.v.36 | |
| And make poore England weepe in Streames of Blood; | And make poor England weep in streams of blood! | | R3 V.v.37 | |
| Let them not liue to taste this Lands increase, | Let them not live to taste this land's increase | | R3 V.v.38 | |
| That would with Treason, wound this faire Lands peace. | That would with treason wound this fair land's peace! | | R3 V.v.39 | |
| Now Ciuill wounds are stopp'd, Peace liues agen; | Now civil wounds are stopped, peace lives again; | stop (v.)staunch, close up, prevent from bleeding | R3 V.v.40 | |
| That she may long liue heere, God say, Amen. | That she may long live here, God say amen! | | R3 V.v.41 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | R3 V.v.41 | |