Richard III Act 3 Scene 7 William Shakespeare

SCENE VII. Baynard's Castle.

Enter GLOUCESTER and BUCKINGHAM, at several doors

GLOUCESTER
How now, my lord, what say the citizens?

BUCKINGHAM
Now, by the holy mother of our Lord,
The citizens are mum and speak not a word.

GLOUCESTER
Touch'd you the bastardy of Edward's children?

BUCKINGHAM
I did; with his contract with Lady Lucy,
And his contract by deputy in France;
The insatiate greediness of his desires,
And his enforcement of the city wives;
His tyranny for trifles; his own bastardy,
As being got, your father then in France,
His resemblance, being not like the duke;
Withal I did infer your lineaments,
Being the right idea of your father,
Both in your form and nobleness of mind;
Laid open all your victories in Scotland,
Your dicipline in war, wisdom in peace,
Your bounty, virtue, fair humility:
Indeed, left nothing fitting for the purpose
Untouch'd, or slightly handled, in discourse
And when mine oratory grew to an end
I bid them that did love their country's good
Cry 'God save Richard, England's royal king!'