| ACT IV SCENE V | A park near Middleham Castle In Yorkshire. | |
| | Enter GLOUCESTER, HASTINGS, and STANLEY | |
| GLOUCESTER | Now, my Lord Hastings and Sir William Stanley, | |
| | Leave off to wonder why I drew you hither, | |
| | Into this chiefest thicket of the park. | |
| | Thus stands the case: you know our king, my brother, | 5 |
| | Is prisoner to the bishop here, at whose hands | |
| | He hath good usage and great liberty, | |
| | And, often but attended with weak guard, | |
| | Comes hunting this way to disport himself. | |
| | I have advertised him by secret means | 10 |
| | That if about this hour he make his way | |
| | Under the colour of his usual game, | |
| | He shall here find his friends with horse and men | |
| | To set him free from his captivity. | |
| | Enter KING EDWARD IV and a Huntsman with him | |
| Huntsman | This way, my lord; for this way lies the game. | 15 |
| KING EDWARD IV | Nay, this way, man: see where the huntsmen stand. | |
| | Now, brother of Gloucester, Lord Hastings, and the rest, | |
| | Stand you thus close, to steal the bishop's deer? | |
| GLOUCESTER | Brother, the time and case requireth haste: | |
| | Your horse stands ready at the park-corner. | 20 |
| KING EDWARD IV | But whither shall we then? | |
| HASTINGS | To Lynn, my lord, | |
| | And ship from thence to Flanders. | |
| GLOUCESTER | Well guess'd, believe me; for that was my meaning. | |
| KING EDWARD IV | Stanley, I will requite thy forwardness. | 25 |
| GLOUCESTER | But wherefore stay we? 'tis no time to talk. | |
| KING EDWARD IV | Huntsman, what say'st thou? wilt thou go along? | |
| Huntsman | Better do so than tarry and be hang'd. | |
| GLOUCESTER | Come then, away; let's ha' no more ado. | |
| KING EDWARD IV | Bishop, farewell: shield thee from Warwick's frown; | 30 |
| | And pray that I may repossess the crown. | |
| | Exeunt | |
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