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Henry VI Part 2

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ


KING HENRY the Sixth       (KING HENRY VI) 

HUMPHREY                   Duke of Gloucester, his uncle. (GLOUCESTER) 

CARDINAL BEAUFORT          Bishop of Winchester, great-uncle to the King. 
(CARDINAL) 

RICHARD PLANTAGENET        Duke of York. (YORK) 

EDWARD                   |
                         | his sons
RICHARD                  |

DUKE OF SOMERSET           (SOMERSET) 

DUKE OF SUFFOLK            (SUFFOLK) 

DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM         (BUCKINGHAM) 

LORD CLIFFORD              (CLIFFORD) 

YOUNG CLIFFORD             his son.

EARL OF SALISBURY          (SALISBURY) 

EARL OF WARWICK            (WARWICK) 

LORD SCALES                (SCALES) 

LORD SAY                   (SAY) 

SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD      (SIR HUMPHREY) 

WILLIAM STAFFORD           Sir Humphrey Stafford's brother.

SIR JOHN STANLEY           (STANLEY) 

VAUX:

MATTHEW GOFFE:             A Sea-captain, (Captain)   

Master, and Master's-Mate.

WALTER WHITMORE:

Two Gentlemen, prisoners with Suffolk.
(First Gentleman) 
(Second Gentleman) 

JOHN HUME (HUME)         |
                         | priests.
JOHN SOUTHWELL           |

BOLINGBROKE                a conjurer.

THOMAS HORNER              an armourer. (HORNER) 

PETER                      Thomas Horner's man.

Clerk of Chatham.          (Clerk) 

Mayor of Saint Alban's.    (Mayor) 

SIMPCOX                    an impostor.

ALEXANDER IDEN             a Kentish gentleman. (IDEN) 

JACK CADE                  a rebel. (CADE) 

GEORGE BEVIS(BEVIS)      |
                         |
JOHN HOLLAND(HOLLAND)    |
                         |
DICK the butcher (DICK)  |
                         | followers of Cade.
SMITH the weaver(SMITH)  |
                         |
MICHAEL (MICHAEL)        |
                         |
&c.                      |

Two Murderers
(First Murderer) 
(Second Murderer) 

QUEEN MARGARET	           Queen to King Henry.

ELEANOR                    Duchess of Gloucester. (DUCHESS) 

MARGARET JOURDAIN          a witch.

Wife to Simpcox            (Wife) 

Lords, Ladies, and Attendants. Petitioners,
Aldermen, a Herald, a Beadle, Sheriff, and
Officers, Citizens, 'Prentices, Falconers,
Guards, Soldiers, Messengers, &c.
(First Neighbour) 
(Second Neighbour) 
(Third Neighbour) 
(First Petitioner) 
(Second Petitioner) 
(Herald) 
(Beadle) 
(Sheriff) 
(Servant) 
(Soldier) 
(Townsman) 
(First 'Prentice) 
(Second 'Prentice) 
(Post) 
(Messenger) 

A Spirit. (Spirit) 



MNE-AESOP Editing, Oxford, UK, 1998