_War._ I came from Edward as ambassador, But I return his sworn and mortal foe: Matter of marriage was the charge he gave me, But dreadful war shall answer his demand. Had he none else to make a stale but me? ·ccc260· Then none but I shall turn his jest to sorrow. I was the chief that raised him to the crown, And I’ll be chief to bring him down again: Not that I pity Henry’s misery, But seek revenge on Edward’s mockery. [_Exit._ ·ccc265· ACT IV. SCENE I. _London. The palace_. _Enter_ GLOUCESTER, CLARENCE, SOMERSET, _and_ MONTAGUE. _Glou._ Now tell me, brother Clarence, what think you [cda001] Of this new marriage with the Lady Grey? Hath not our brother made a worthy choice? _Clar._ Alas, you know, ’tis far from hence to France; How could he stay till Warwick made return? ·cda005· _Som._ My lords, forbear this talk; here comes the king. _Glou._ And his well-chosen bride. _Clar._ I mind to tell him plainly what I think. [cda008] _Flourish. Enter_ KING EDWARD, _attended;_ LADY GREY, _as Queen;_ PEMBROKE, STAFFORD, HASTINGS, _and others_. _K. Edw._ Now, brother of Clarence, how like you our choice, [cda009] That you stand pensive, as half malcontent? ·cda010· _Clar._ As well as Lewis of France, or the Earl of Warwick, [cda011] Which are so weak of courage and in judgement That they’ll take no offence at our abuse. [cda013] _K. Edw._ Suppose they take offence without a cause, They are but Lewis and Warwick: I am Edward, ·cda015· Your king and Warwick’s, and must have my will. _Glou._ And shall have your will, because our king: [cda017] Yet hasty marriage seldom proveth well. _K. Edw._ Yea, brother Richard, are you offended too? [cda019] _Glou._ Not I: [cda020] No, God forbid that I should wish them sever’d Whom God hath join’d together; ay, and ’twere pity To sunder them that yoke so well together. _K. Edw._ Setting your scorns and your mislike aside, Tell me some reason why the Lady Grey ·cda025· Should not become my wife and England’s queen. [cda026] And you too, Somerset and Montague, Speak freely what you think. _Clar._ Then this is mine opinion: that King Lewis [cda029] Becomes your enemy, for mocking him ·cda030· About the marriage of the Lady Bona. _Glou._ And Warwick, doing what you gave in charge, Is now dishonoured by this new marriage. [cda033] _K. Edw._ What if both Lewis and Warwick be appeased By such invention as I can devise? ·cda035· _Mont._ Yet, to have join’d with France in such alliance Would more have strengthen’d this our commonwealth ’Gainst foreign storms than any home-bred marriage. _Hast._ Why, knows not Montague that of itself England is safe, if true within itself? ·cda040· _Mont._ But the safer when ’tis back’d with France. [cda041]