Read the full text of Henry VI Part 2 Act 4 Scene 5 with a side-by-side translation HERE.
- There's all kinds of commotion, and the scene opens with Lord Scales asking some citizens if Cade has survived the latest battle.
- The citizens tell him that Cade has taken over London Bridge and is killing anyone who stands in his way.
- Cade's army is as strong as ever; the Mayor had to call in extra soldiers to hold them back.
- Hearing this, Scales is worried because the rebels want to win the Tower of London next, and that's where the prisoners are kept.