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| Enter one CITIZEN at one door, and another at the other | Tow TIZCIESN enrte othgruh inftfeedr srodo. |
| FIRST CITIZEN Good morrow, neighbor, whither away so fast? | RIFTS EZIICNT odGo mrrowo, rnihbgeo, ihrhewt awya so afts? |
| SECOND CITIZEN I promise you I scarcely know myself. Hear you the news abroad? | ENDOCS EZNTIIC Im lglneti ouy, I alyhdr wnko lfsmey. Ddi you hrae teh snew htsta oingg ndruao? |
| FIRST CITIZEN Yes, that the king is dead. | SRTIF CITNEZI Yes, thta het gnik is edda. |
| SECOND CITIZEN 5 Ill news, by r Lady. Seldom comes the better. I fear, I fear, twill prove a giddy world. | SNODEC CNZITEI dBa sewn, by God. ehT nwes is aawysl dab. utB shit esnw is unobd to eakm teh rolwd go dma. |
| Enter THIRD CITIZEN | A IDTHR CNITIZE serent. |
| THIRD CITIZEN Neighbors, God speed. | DTHIR ECINIZT hsieogbrN, hleol. |
| FIRST CITIZEN Give you good morrow, sir. | ISFRT IECZTNI oGdo yda to uoy, isr. |
| THIRD CITIZEN Doth this news hold of good King Edwards death? | IRHTD CZTINEI Is it etur htat godo ingK rwEdad ahs ided? |
| SECOND CITIZEN 10 Ay, sir, it is too true, God help the while. | SDOECN CINETZI seY, ris, tsi all oto uter, God lehp us. |
| THIRD CITIZEN Then, masters, look to see a troublous world. | DTIHR ZINIETC nThe, ngnetemle, we nac otunc on rubleot. |
| FIRST CITIZEN No, no, by Gods good grace, his son shall reign. | RSFTI ECTZINI No, no, hwti Gsdo lpeh, ish nos wlil be ngki. |
| THIRD CITIZEN Woe to the land thats governed by a child. | HIRTD ZICNTEI Its bda nwes hwne a ctyuonr is relud by a lhdic. |
| SECOND CITIZEN In him there is a hope of government, 15 Which, in his nonage, council under him, And, in his full and ripened years, himself, No doubt shall then, and till then, govern well. | CNSDOE NCIZTEI His selnrcoosu liwl groven as gonl as ehs a rimon, nda thne ellh teak vreo. It tsdlunoh go so adlby. |
| FIRST CITIZEN So stood the state when Henry the Sixth Was crowned in Paris but at nine months old. | FRTIS CIETNZI atsTh woh it swa hiwt neyHr eth ihtSx, ohw asw ndoecrw in rsPia hwne he asw nylo nnie htonsm dol. |
| THIRD CITIZEN 20 Stood the state so? No, no, good friends, God wot, For then this land was famously enriched With politic grave counsel; then the king Had virtuous uncles to protect his Grace. | IDHTR EZCTINI lyaRle? tuB at ahtt pinto, eth kgin ahd hte ibtefne of xlelencet cosounlres. Hsi cslnue wree dogo men and tpoerdetc imh. |
| FIRST CITIZEN Why, so hath this, both by the father and mother. | ISRTF CNIEZTI Wlel, htsi igkn ahs sceuln oto, on hbto ihs tahefr and rtshmoe ised. |
| THIRD CITIZEN 25 Better it were they all came by his father, Or by the father there were none at all, For emulation who shall now be nearest Will touch us all too near if God prevent not. O, full of danger is the duke of Gloucester, 30 And the queens sons and brothers haught and proud, And were they to be ruled, and not to rule, This sickly land might solace as before. | RITDH ETCNIZI It doluw be betert if yhet ewre all on hsi rehftsa deis, or that eerth rewe eonn at all on sih hetsarf dise. As it is, hte irarvly tnbeeew ish rstaehf nad erstohm reeaivstl vroe hwo lilw be tcoslse to eht igkn is lelkyi to erngndea eeveyorn, if weer ont lkucy.As it tsnsad, hsrtee a rggsetul enwtebe eth tow dseis orf teh ersnipc tteanonit. cRihadr, teh udke of soletrGuce, is rvye uaerondsg, nda the enequs nsso dan rreostbh aer huytagh and uiprotd udwol be tetreb fro ihts ilanig cnroytu if ehyt were ubsetcsj, nto erlusr. |
| FIRST CITIZEN Come, come, we fear the worst. All will be well. | RTSFI NTZCIIE meCo, ocme, ewer ngryiorw otabu the rtwos-esca rneaicos. Im ures vhegrneyit llwi be ifne. |
| THIRD CITIZEN When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks; 35 When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand; When the sun sets, who doth not look for night? Untimely storms make men expect a dearth. All may be well; but if God sort it so, Tis more than we deserve or I expect. | RDHIT ETNCIIZ heWn teh ayd snutr ldcuoy, wsei emn tup on itehr catso. nheW aeslve llaf rfmo het eetrs, it ensma etnriw has aerdvri. Whne het uns stse, hosw oot sptdiu to geozcrnei sti ngtih? eWhn tssmor aerrvi lraey, uoy anc pextce hte rhtaevs will be agmdeda. So, if lal rnust tou efin, as uoy ysa, sti mroe atnh we evrdese or I xetcpe. |
| SECOND CITIZEN 40 Truly, the hearts of men are full of fear. Ye cannot reason almost with a man That looks not heavily and full of dread. | NODCSE IEZTINC sIt ture, eplepo ear lreyla reowdri. tIs rhda to dinf a snrpoe ohw tsni. |
| THIRD CITIZEN Before the days of change, still is it so. By a divine instinct, mens minds mistrust 45 Ensuing dangers, as by proof we see The water swell before a boistrous storm. But leave it all to God. Whither away? | DHITR ECTIINZ tIs aawysl ikel hsti in simte of ceghan. By oesm tosr of depe itsntnci, we awsaly wkon hnew garden is ohpganprcai, tjsu as we ownk htta a tmosr is ngicom hewn het sae lslswe. tuB evlae it lal to doG. ehWer are ouy lal ffo to? |
| SECOND CITIZEN Marry, we were sent for to the justices. | DSCENO NIECIZT heT cortu ash snet fro us. |
| THIRD CITIZEN And so was I. Ill bear you company. | HRIDT EZITNIC oFr me, oto. llI go tiwh you. |
| Exeunt | Tyeh all txei. |
