SCENE V. Lord Derby's house. The Life and Death of Richard the Third  Shakespeare homepage  |  Richard III  | Act 4, Scene 5 

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 Enter DERBY and SIR CHRISTOPHER URSWICK  DERBY  Sir Christopher, tell Richmond this from me: 

 That in the sty of this most bloody boar 

 My son George Stanley is frank'd up in hold: 

 If I revolt, off goes young George's head; 

 The fear of that withholds my present aid. 

 But, tell me, where is princely Richmond now? 

 CHRISTOPHER  At Pembroke, or at Harford-west, in Wales. 

 DERBY  What men of name resort to him? 

 CHRISTOPHER  Sir Walter Herbert, a renowned soldier; 

 Sir Gilbert Talbot, Sir William Stanley; 

 Oxford, redoubted Pembroke, Sir James Blunt, 

 And Rice ap Thomas with a valiant crew; 

 And many more of noble fame and worth: 

 And towards London they do bend their course, 

 If by the way they be not fought withal. 

 DERBY  Return unto thy lord; commend me to him: 

 Tell him the queen hath heartily consented 

 He shall espouse Elizabeth her daughter. 

 These letters will resolve him of my mind. Farewell. 



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