As I remember, Henry the Sixth prophesied that Richmond would be king when Richmond was only a foolish little boy. A king, perhaps—
BUCKINGHAM
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My lord—
BUCKINGHAM
My lord—
RICHARD
How chance the prophet could not at that time
Have told me, I being by, that I should kill him?
RICHARD
How is it that the prophet didn't tell me at the time that I would kill him?
BUCKINGHAM
My lord, your promise for the earldom—
BUCKINGHAM
My lord, your promise of the earldom—
RICHARD
Richmond! When last I was at Exeter,
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The mayor in courtesy showed me the castle
And called it Rougemont, at which name I started,
Because a bard of Ireland told me once
I should not live long after I saw Richmond.
RICHARD
Richmond! The last time I was in Exeter, the mayor kindly showed me the castle there and called it “Rougemont
.” The name startled me because an Irish poet once told me that I would die soon after seeing “Richmond.”
