Shakespere's Works Author:William Shakespeare General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1897 Original Publisher: D. Appleton and company Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where... more » you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: DRAMATIS PERSONS King Richard The Second. John Of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Uncles to Edmund Of Langley, Duke of York, the King. Henry surnamed Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, Son to John of Gaunt: afterwards King Henry IV, DUKE OF AUMERLE, Son to the Duke of York. Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. Duke Of Surrey. Earl Of Salisbury. Lord Berkeley. Bushy, Bagot, I Servants to King Richard. Green, ) Earl Of Northumberland. Henry Percy, surnamed Hotspur, his Son. Lord Ross. Lord Willoughby. Lord Fitzwater. Bishop of Carlisle. Abbot of Westminster. Lord Marshal. Sir Stephen Scroop. Sir Pierce Of Exton. Captain of a Band of Welshmen. Queen To King Richard. Duchess Of Gloucester. Duchess Of York. Lady attending on the Queen. Lords, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, Gardeners, Keeper, Messenger, Groom, and other Attendants. SCENE Dispersedly in England and Wales. THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND ACT I SCENE I. -- London. A Room in the Palace. Enter King Richard, attended; John Of Gaunt, and other Nobles, with him. K. Rich. Old John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lan- caster, Hast thou, according to thy oath and band, Brought hither Henry Hereford, thy bold son, Here to make gocd the boisterous late appeal, Which then our leisure would not let us hear, Against the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray ? Gaunt. I have, my liege. K. Rich. Tell me, moreover, hast thou sounded him, If he appeal the duke on ancient malice, Or worthily, as a good subject should, On some known ground of treachery in ...« less