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Full speech
My Lord is Harry Herford ? The Duke of Norfolk sprightfully and bold, Stays but the summons of the appellants trumpet. In Gods name and the Kings S y who thou art And why thou come st thus knigh lie cladan arms, Against what man thou comest and what thy quare l, Speak truly on thy knighthood, and thy oath, As so defend the heaven and thy valour. What is thy name? and wherefore comest thou hither? Before king Richard in his royal lists. Against whom comes thou? and whats thy quarrel? Speak Like a true Kn ght, so defend thee heaven. On pain of death, no person be so bold, Or daring, hardy, as to touch the lists, Except the Martial and such officers Appointed to direct these fair designs. The appellant in all duty greets your Highness And c aves to kiss your hand, and take his leave. My Lord, no leave take I, for I will ride As far as land will let me by your side. Harry of Herford, Lancaster and Darby, Receive thy lance, and God defend the right. Go bear this lance to Thomas Duke of Norfolk. Found trumpets, and set forward Combatants: Stay, the king hath thrown his warder down.
Plot summary
Plot — Richard the Second
HennyiBolingbroke and THOMasIMGWbiay accuse one another of treason. Bolingbroke claims that Mowbray has misappropriated money intended to pay the army, and is responsible for the murder of the Duke of Gleweester. Mowbray insists that the money he kept was in reimbursement of legitimate expenses, but has no very clear rebuttal to the murder charge. They challenge one another to fight, and KimglRi@hard is unable to persuade them out of it. On the appointed day, however, he intervenes to halt the trial by combat and banishes them both, Bolingbroke for a term of years and Mowbray forever; Bolingbroke’s sentence is ===== PAGE 288 ===== cut from ten years to six to please his father, JOHMIS Gaunt Richard is using unorthodox means to raise revenue, including leases and forced loans. He goes to visit Gaunt, who is mortally ill, hoping to find him dead so that he can seize the estate to pay for his Irish wars; but he arrives too soon and has to listen to some dying words of wisdom. He then sequesters Gaunt’s property, despite fRelDUKeIOMork's protest at the dispossession of the rightful heir, Bolingbroke. He goes to Ireland, leaving York to rule England in his absence. NOrhUmbeHand and other nobles, discontented with Richard’s fiscal practices, learn that Bolingbroke is returning to England with an army, and join him. York mobilizes troops to defend the kingdom, but Bolingbroke insists that he only comes to claim his inheritance. Richard returns from Ireland, intending to crush the rebellion, only to find that the Welsh troops with whom he was to rendezvous have given up waiting, thinking him dead, and disbanded themselves. He gives in to despair on learning that Bolingbroke has executed his favourites and won York’s support. Bolingbroke demands the repeal of his banishment and restoration of his lands, but Richard is willing even to give up the crown. At a parliament, there are persistent rumours and recriminations about Gloucester’s death, and gages thud to the floor as numerous lords challenge one another to fight. Bolingbroke controls the situation. Richard resigns in his favour, and he becomes King Henry IV; HelBishoplofcarlisle dissents and is arrested. Richard is summoned to make a formal, public surrender of power, but he balks at the demand that he read a list of charges against his regime. His Qh returns to France, and he is imprisoned at Pontefract. WorkSMson, degraded in rank for supporting Richard, joins a conspiracy to assassinate the new King. York…