| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| The Queene, With all the Northerne Earles and Lords, | The Queen with all the northern earls and lords | 3H6 I.ii.49 |
| Intend here to besiege you in your Castle. | Intend here to besiege you in your castle. | 3H6 I.ii.50 |
| She is hard by, with twentie thousand men: | She is hard by with twenty thousand men; | 3H6 I.ii.51 |
| And therefore fortifie your Hold, my Lord. | And therefore fortify your hold, my lord. | 3H6 I.ii.52 |
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| Ah, one that was a wofull looker on, | Ah, one that was a woeful looker-on | 3H6 II.i.45 |
| When as the Noble Duke of Yorke was slaine, | When as the noble Duke of York was slain, | 3H6 II.i.46 |
| Your Princely Father, and my louing Lord. | Your princely father and my loving lord. | 3H6 II.i.47 |
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| Enuironed he was with many foes, | Environed he was with many foes, | 3H6 II.i.50 |
| And stood against them, as the hope of Troy | And stood against them, as the hope of Troy | 3H6 II.i.51 |
| Against the Greekes, that would haue entred Troy. | Against the Greeks that would have entered Troy. | 3H6 II.i.52 |
| But Hercules himselfe must yeeld to oddes: | But Hercules himself must yield to odds; | 3H6 II.i.53 |
| And many stroakes, though with a little Axe, | And many strokes, though with a little axe, | 3H6 II.i.54 |
| Hewes downe and fells the hardest-tymber'd Oake. | Hew down and fells the hardest-timbered oak. | 3H6 II.i.55 |
| By many hands your Father was subdu'd, | By many hands your father was subdued; | 3H6 II.i.56 |
| But onely slaught'red by the irefull Arme | But only slaughtered by the ireful arm | 3H6 II.i.57 |
| Of vn-relenting Clifford, and the Queene: | Of unrelenting Clifford and the Queen, | 3H6 II.i.58 |
| Who crown'd the gracious Duke in high despight, | Who crowned the gracious Duke in high despite, | 3H6 II.i.59 |
| Laugh'd in his face: and when with griefe he wept, | Laughed in his face; and when with grief he wept, | 3H6 II.i.60 |
| The ruthlesse Queene gaue him, to dry his Cheekes, | The ruthless Queen gave him to dry his cheeks | 3H6 II.i.61 |
| A Napkin, steeped in the harmelesse blood | A napkin steeped in the harmless blood | 3H6 II.i.62 |
| Of sweet young Rutland, by rough Clifford slaine: | Of sweet young Rutland, by rough Clifford slain; | 3H6 II.i.63 |
| And after many scornes, many foule taunts, | And after many scorns, many foul taunts, | 3H6 II.i.64 |
| They tooke his Head, and on the Gates of Yorke | They took his head, and on the gates of York | 3H6 II.i.65 |
| They set the same, and there it doth remaine, | They set the same; and there it doth remain, | 3H6 II.i.66 |
| The saddest spectacle that ere I view'd. | The saddest spectacle that e'er I viewed. | 3H6 II.i.67 |
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| The Duke of Norfolke sends you word by me, | The Duke of Norfolk sends you word by me | 3H6 II.i.205 |
| The Queene is comming with a puissant Hoast, | The Queen is coming with a puissant host, | 3H6 II.i.206 |
| And craues your company, for speedy counsell. | And craves your company for speedy counsel. | 3H6 II.i.207 |
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| Royall Commanders, be in readinesse, | Royal commanders, be in readiness; | 3H6 II.ii.67 |
| For with a Band of thirty thousand men, | For with a band of thirty thousand men | 3H6 II.ii.68 |
| Comes Warwicke backing of the Duke of Yorke, | Comes Warwick, backing of the Duke of York; | 3H6 II.ii.69 |
| And in the Townes as they do march along, | And in the towns, as they do march along, | 3H6 II.ii.70 |
| Proclaimes him King, and many flye to him, | Proclaims him king, and many fly to him. | 3H6 II.ii.71 |
| Darraigne your battell, for they are at hand. | Darraign your battle, for they are at hand. | 3H6 II.ii.72 |
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| Prepare you Lords, for Edward is at hand, | Prepare you, lords, for Edward is at hand, | 3H6 V.iv.60 |
| Readie to fight: therefore be resolute. | Ready to fight; therefore be resolute. | 3H6 V.iv.61 |