Suff. My lord protector, so it please your grace,
40 Here are the articles of contracted peace
Between our sovereign and the French king Charles,
For eighteen months concluded by consent.
Glou. [Reads] ‘Imprimis, it is agreed between the French king Charles, and William de la Pole, Marquess of Suffolk, ambassador for 45 Henry King of England, that the said Henry shall espouse the Lady Margaret, daughter unto Reignier King of Naples, Sicilia and [♦] Jerusalem, and crown her Oueen of England ere the thirtieth of May next [♦] ensuing. Item, that the duchy of Anjou and the county of Maine [♦] shall be released and delivered to the king her father’— [Lets the paper fall.
King. Uncle, how now!
50 Glou. Pardon me, gracious lord;
[♦] Some sudden qualm hath struck me at the heart
And dimm’d mine eyes, that I can read no further.
King. Uncle of Winchester, I pray, read on.