King.

Bard.

[1087] On, on, on, on, on, to the breach, to the breach.

Nim.

[1088] 'Pray thee Corporall stay, the Knocks are too [l. 1089] hot: and for mine owne part, I haue not a Case of Liues: [l. 1090] the humor of it is too hot, that is the very plaine-Song [l. 1091] of it.

Pist.

[1092] The plaine-Song is most iust: for humors doe a- [l. 1093] bound: Knocks goe and come: Gods Vassals drop and [l. 1094] dye: and Sword and Shield, in bloody Field, doth winne [l. 1095] immortall fame.

Boy.

[1096] Would I were in an Ale-house in London, I [l. 1097] would giue all my fame for a Pot of Ale, and safetie.

Pist.

[1098] And I: If wishes would preuayle with me, my [l. 1099] purpose should not fayle with me; but thither would I [l. 1100] high.

Boy.

[1101] As duly, but not as truly, as Bird doth sing on [l. 1102] bough.

Flu.

[1103] Vp to the breach, you Dogges; auaunt you [l. 1104] Cullions.

Pist.

[1105] Be mercifull great Duke to men of Mould: a- [l. 1106] bate thy Rage, abate thy manly Rage; abate thy Rage, [l. 1107] great Duke. Good Bawcock bate thy Rage: vse lenitie [l. 1108] sweet Chuck.

Nim.

[1109] These be good humors: your Honor wins bad [l. 1110] humors.

Boy.

[1111] As young as I am, I haue obseru'd these three [l. 1112] Swashers: I am Boy to them all three, but all they three, [l. 1113] though they would serue me, could not be Man to me; [l. 1114] for indeed three such Antiques doe not amount to a man: [l. 1115] for Bardolph, hee is white-liuer'd, and red-fac'd; by the [l. 1116] meanes whereof, a faces it out, but fights not: for Pistoll, [l. 1117] hee hath a killing Tongue, and a quiet Sword; by the [l. 1118] meanes whereof, a breakes Words, and keepes whole [l. 1119] Weapons: for Nim, hee hath heard, that men of few [l. 1120] Words are the best men, and therefore hee scornes to say [l. 1121] his Prayers, lest a should be thought a Coward: but his [l. 1122] few bad Words are matcht with as few good Deeds; for [l. 1123] a neuer broke any mans Head but his owne, and that was [l. 1124] against a Post, when he was drunke. They will steale any [l. 1125] thing, and call it Purchase. Bardolph stole a Lute-case, [l. 1126] bore it twelue Leagues, and sold it for three halfepence. [l. 1127] Nim and Bardolph are sworne Brothers in filching: and [l. 1128] in Callice they stole a fire-shouell. I knew by that peece [l. 1129] of Seruice, the men would carry Coales. They would [l. 1130] haue me as familiar with mens Pockets, as their Gloues [l. 1131] or their Hand-kerchers: which makes much against my [l. 1132] Manhood, if I should take from anothers Pocket, to put [l. 1133] into mine; for it is plaine pocketting vp of Wrongs. [l. 1134] I must leaue them, and seeke some better Seruice: their [l. 1135] Villany goes against my weake stomacke, and therefore [l. 1136] I must cast it vp.

Gower.

[1137] Captaine Fluellen, you must come presently to [l. 1138] the Mynes; the Duke of Gloucester would speake with [l. 1139] you.

Flu.

[1140] To the Mynes? Tell you the Duke, it is not so [l. 1141] good to come to the Mynes: for looke you, the Mynes [l. 1142] is not according to the disciplines of the Warre; the con- [l. 1143] cauities of it is not sufficient: for looke you, th'athuer- [l. 1144] sarie, you may discusse vnto the Duke, looke you, is digt [l. 1145] himselfe foure yard vnder the Countermines: by Cheshu, [l. 1146] I thinke a will plowe vp all, if there is not better directi- [l. 1147] ons.

Gower.

[1148] The Duke of Gloucester, to whom the Order [l. 1149] of the Siege is giuen, is altogether directed by an Irish [l. 1150] man, a very valiant Gentleman yfaith.

Welch.

Gower.

[1152] I thinke it be.

Welch.

[1153] By Cheshu he is an Asse, as in the World, I will [l. 1154] verifie as much in his Beard: he ha's no more directions [l. 1155] in the true disciplines of the Warres, looke you, of the [l. 1156] Roman disciplines, then is a Puppy-dog.

Gower.

[1157] Here a comes, and the Scots Captaine, Captaine [l. 1158] Iamy, with him.

Welch.

[1159] Captaine Iamy is a maruellous falorous Gen- [l. 1160] tleman, that is certain, and of great expedition and know- [l. 1161] ledge in th'aunchiant Warres, vpon my particular know- [l. 1162] ledge of his directions: by Cheshu he will maintaine his [l. 1163] Argument as well as any Militarie man in the World, in [l. 1164] the disciplines of the Pristine Warres of the Romans.

Scot.

[1165] I say gudday, Captaine Fluellen.

Welch.

[1166] Godden to your Worship, good Captaine [l. 1167] Iames.

Gower.

[1168] How now Captaine Mackmorrice, haue you [l. 1169] quit the Mynes? haue the Pioners giuen o're?

Irish.

[1170] By Chrish Law tish ill done: the Worke ish [l. 1171] giue ouer, the Trompet sound the Retreat. By my Hand [l. 1172] I sweare, and my fathers Soule, the Worke ish ill done: [l. 1173] it ish giue ouer: I would haue blowed vp the Towne, [l. 1174] so Chrish saue me law, in an houre. O tish ill done, tish ill [l. 1175] done: by my Hand tish ill done.

Welch.

[1176] Captaine Mackmorrice, I beseech you now, [l. 1177] will you voutsafe me, looke you, a few disputations with [l. 1178] you, as partly touching or concerning the disciplines of [l. 1179] the Warre, the Roman Warres, in the way of Argument, [l. 1180] looke you, and friendly communication: partly to satisfie [l. 1181] my Opinion, and partly for the satisfaction, looke you, of [l. 1182] my Mind: as touching the direction of the Militarie dis- [l. 1183] cipline, that is the Point.

Scot.

[1184] It sall be vary gud, gud feith, gud Captens bath, [l. 1185] and I sall quit you with gud leue, as I may pick occasion: [l. 1186] that sall I mary.

Irish.

[1187] It is no time to discourse, so Chrish saue me: [l. 1188] the day is hot, and the Weather, and the Warres, and the [l. 1189] King, and the Dukes: it is no time to discourse, the Town [l. 1190] is beseech'd: and the Trumpet call vs to the breech, and [l. 1191] we talke, and be Chrish do nothing, tis shame for vs all: [l. 1192] so God sa'me tis shame to stand still, it is shame by my [l. 1193] hand: and there is Throats to be cut, and Workes to be [l. 1194] done, and there ish nothing done, so Christ sa'me law.

Scot.

[1195] By the Mes, ere theise eyes of mine take them- [l. 1196] selues to slomber, ayle de gud seruice, or Ile ligge i'th' [l. 1197] grund for it; ay, or goe to death: and Ile pay't as valo- [l. 1198] rously as I may, that sal I suerly do, that is the breff and [l. 1199] the long: mary, I wad full faine heard some question [l. 1200] tween you tway.

Welch.

[1201] Captaine Mackmorrice, I thinke, looke you, [l. 1202] vnder your correction, there is not many of your Na- [l. 1203] tion.

Irish.

[1204] Of my Nation? What ish my Nation? Ish a [l. 1205] Villaine, and a Basterd, and a Knaue, and a Rascall. What [l. 1206] ish my Nation? Who talkes of my Nation?

Welch.

[1207] Looke you, if you take the matter otherwise [l. 1208] then is meant, Captaine Mackmorrice, peraduenture I [l. 1209] shall thinke you doe not vse me with that affabilitie, as in [l. 1210] discretion you ought to vse me, looke you, being as good [l. 1211] a man as your selfe, both in the disciplines of Warre, and [l. 1212] in the deriuation of my Birth, and in other particula- [l. 1213] rities.

Irish.

[1214] I doe not know you so good a man as my selfe: [l. 1215] so Chrish saue me, I will cut off your Head.

Gower.

[1216] Gentlemen both, you will mistake each other.

Scot.

[1217] A, that's a foule fault.

Gower.

[1218] The Towne sounds a Parley.

Welch.

[1219] Captaine Mackmorrice, when there is more [l. 1220] better oportunitie to be required, looke you, I will be [l. 1221] so bold as to tell you, I know the disciplines of Warre: [l. 1222] and there is an end.

King.

Gouer.

King.

Kathe.

[1281] Alice, tu as este en Angleterre, & tu bien parlas [l. 1282] le Language.

Alice.

[1283] En peu Madame.

Kath.

[1284] Ie te prie m'ensigniez, il faut que ie apprend a par- [l. 1285] len: Comient appelle vous le main en Anglois?

Alice.

[1286] Le main il & appelle de Hand.

Kath.

[1287] De Hand.

Alice.

[1288] E le doyts.

Kat.

[1289] Le doyts, ma foy Ie oublie, e doyt mays, ie me souemeray [l. 1290] le doyts ie pense qu'ils ont appelle de fingres, ou de fingres.

Alice.

[1291] Le main de Hand, le doyts le Fingres, ie pense que ie [l. 1292] suis le bon escholier.

Kath.

[1293] I'ay gaynie diux mots d'Anglois vistement, coment [l. 1294] appelle vous le ongles?

Alice.

[1295] Le ongles, les appellons de Nayles.

Kath.

[1296] De Nayles escoute: dites moy, si ie parle bien: de [l. 1297] Hand, de Fingres, e de Nayles.

Alice.

[1298] C'est bien dict Madame, il & fort bon Anglois.

Kath.

[1299] Dites moy l'Anglois pour le bras.

Alice.

[1300] De Arme, Madame.

Kath.

[1301] E de coudee.

Alice.

[1302] D'Elbow.

Kath.

[1303] D'Elbow: Ie men fay le repiticio de touts les mots [l. 1304] que vous maves, apprins des a present.

Alice.

[1305] Il & trop difficile Madame, comme Ie pense.

Kath.

[1306] Excuse moy Alice escoute, d'Hand, de Fingre, de [l. 1307] Nayles, d'Arma, de Bilbow.

Alice.

[1308] D'Elbow, Madame.

Kath.

[1309] O Seigneur Dieu, ie men oublie d'Elbow, coment ap- [l. 1310] pelle vous le col.

Alice.

[1311] De Nick, Madame.

Kath.

[1312] De Nick, e le menton.

Alice.

[1313] De Chin.

Kath.

[1314] De Sin: le col de Nick, le menton de Sin.

Alice.

[1315] Ouy. Sauf vostre honneur en verite vous pronoun- [l. 1316] cies les mots ausi droict, que le Natifs d'Angleterre.

Kath.

[1317] Ie ne doute point d'apprendre par de grace de Dieu, [l. 1318] & en peu de temps.

Alice.

[1319] N'aue vos y desia oublie ce que ie vous a enfignie ensignie.

Kath.

[1320] Nome ie recitera a vous promptement, d'Hand, de [l. 1321] Fingre, de Maylees.

Alice.

[1322] De Nayles, Madame.

Kath.

[1323] De Nayles, de Arme, de Ilbow.

Alice.

[1324] Sans vostre honeus d'Elbow.

Kath.

[1325] Ainsi de ie d'Elbow, de Nick, & de Sin: coment ap- [l. 1326] pelle vous les pied & de roba.

Alice.

[1327] Le Foot Madame, & le Count.

Kath.

[1328] Le Foot, & le Count: O Seignieur Dieu, il sont le [l. 1329] mots de son mauvais corruptible grosse & impudique, & non [l. 1330] pour le Dames de Honeur d'vser: Ie ne voudray pronouncer ce [l. 1331] mots deuant le Seigneurs de France, pour toute le monde, fo le [l. 1332] Foot & le Count, neant moys, Ie recitera vn autrefoys ma lecon [l. 1333] ensembe, d'Hand, de Fingre, de Nayles, d'Arme, d'Elbow, de [l. 1334] Nick, de Sin, de Foot, le Count.

Alice.

[1335] Excellent, Madame.

Kath.

[1336] C'est asses pour vne foyes, alons nous a diner.

King.

Const.

Dolph.

Brit.

Const.

Dolphin.

Brit.

King.

Const.

King.

Dolph.

King.

Gower.

[1406] How now Captaine Fluellen, come you from [l. 1407] the Bridge?

Flu.

[1408] I assure you, there is very excellent Seruices com- [l. 1409] mitted at the Bridge.

Gower.

[1410] Is the Duke of Exeter safe?

Flu.

[1411] The Duke of Exeter is as magnanimous as Aga- [l. 1412] memnon, and a man that I loue and honour with my soule, [l. 1413] and my heart, and my dutie, and my liue, and my liuing, [l. 1414] and my vttermost power. He is not, God be praysed and [l. 1415] blessed, any hurt in the World, but keepes the Bridge [l. 1416] most valiantly, with excellent discipline. There is an aun- [l. 1417] chient Lieutenant there at the Pridge, I thinke in my very [l. 1418] conscience hee is as valiant a man as Marke Anthony, and [l. 1419] hee is a man of no estimation in the World, but I did see [l. 1420] him doe as gallant seruice.

Gower.

[1421] What doe you call him?

Flu.

[1422] Hee is call'd aunchient Pistoll.

Gower.

[1423] I know him not.

Flu.

[1424] Here is the man.

Pist.

[1425] Captaine, I thee beseech to doe me fauours: the [l. 1426] Duke of Exeter doth loue thee well.

Flu.

[1427] I, I prayse God, and I haue merited some loue at [l. 1428] his hands.

Pist.

[1429] Bardolph, a Souldier firme and sound of heart, [l. 1430] and of buxome valour, hath by cruell Fate, and giddie [l. 1431] Fortunes furious fickle Wheele, that Goddesse blind, that [l. 1432] stands vpon the rolling restlesse Stone.

Flu.

[1433] By your patience, aunchient Pistoll: Fortune is [l. 1434] painted blinde, with a Muffler afore his eyes, to signifie [l. 1435] to you, that Fortune is blinde; and shee is painted also [l. 1436] with a Wheele, to signifie to you, which is the Morall of [l. 1437] it, that shee is turning and inconstant, and mutabilitie, [l. 1438] and variation: and her foot, looke you, is fixed vpon a [l. 1439] Sphericall Stone, which rowles, and rowles, and rowles: [l. 1440] in good truth, the Poet makes a most excellent descripti- [l. 1441] on of it: Fortune is an excellent Morall.

Pist.

[1442] Fortune is Bardolphs foe, and frownes on him: [l. 1443] for he hath stolne a Pax, and hanged must a be: a damned [l. 1444] death: let Gallowes gape for Dogge, let Man goe free, [l. 1445] and let not Hempe his Wind-pipe suffocate: but Exeter [l. 1446] hath giuen the doome of death, for Pax of little price. [l. 1447] Therefore goe speake, the Duke will heare thy voyce; [l. 1448] and let not Bardolphs vitall thred bee cut with edge of [l. 1449] Penny-Cord, and vile reproach. Speake Captaine for [l. 1450] his Life, and I will thee requite.

Flu.

[1451] Aunchient Pistoll, I doe partly vnderstand your [l. 1452] meaning.

Pist.

[1453] Why then reioyce therefore.

Flu.

[1454] Certainly Aunchient, it is not a thing to reioyce [l. 1455] at: for if, looke you, he were my Brother, I would desire [l. 1456] the Duke to vse his good pleasure, and put him to execu- [l. 1457] tion; for discipline ought to be vsed.

Pist.

[1458] Dye, and be dam'd, and Figo for thy friendship.

Flu.

[1459] It is well.

Pist.

[1460] The Figge of Spaine.

Flu.

[1461] Very good.

Gower.

[1462] Why, this is an arrant counterfeit Rascall, I [l. 1463] remember him now: a Bawd, a Cut-purse.

Flu.

[1464] Ile assure you, a vtt'red as praue words at the [l. 1465] Pridge, as you shall see in a Summers day: but it is very [l. 1466] well: what he ha's spoke to me, that is well I warrant you, [l. 1467] when time is serue.

Gower.

[1468] Why 'tis a Gull, a Foole, a Rogue, that now and [l. 1469] then goes to the Warres, to grace himselfe at his returne [l. 1470] into London, vnder the forme of a Souldier: and such [l. 1471] fellowes are perfit in the Great Commanders Names, and [l. 1472] they will learne you by rote where Seruices were done; [l. 1473] at such and such a Sconce, at such a Breach, at such a Con- [l. 1474] uoy: who came off brauely, who was shot, who dis- [l. 1475] grac'd, what termes the Enemy stood on; and this they [l. 1476] conne perfitly in the phrase of Warre; which they tricke vp {p. 81} The Life of Henry the Fift. [l. 1477] vp with new-tuned Oathes: and what a Beard of the Ge- [l. 1478] neralls Cut, and a horride Sute of the Campe, will doe a- [l. 1479] mong foming Bottles, and Ale­washt Wits, is wonder- [l. 1480] full to be thought on: but you must learne to know such [l. 1481] slanders of the age, or else you may be maruellously mi- [l. 1482] stooke.

Flu.

[1483] I tell you what, Captaine Gower: I doe perceiue [l. 1484] hee is not the man that hee would gladly make shew to [l. 1485] the World hee is: if I finde a hole in his Coat, I will tell [l. 1486] him my minde: hearke you, the King is comming, and I [l. 1487] must speake with him from the Pridge.

Flu.

[1488] God plesse your Maiestie.

King.

[1489] How now Fluellen, cam'st thou from the Bridge?

Flu.

[1490] I, so please your Maiestie: The Duke of Exeter [l. 1491] ha's very gallantly maintain'd the Pridge; the French is [l. 1492] gone off, looke you, and there is gallant and most praue [l. 1493] passages: marry, th'athuersarie was haue possession of [l. 1494] the Pridge, but he is enforced to retyre, and the Duke of [l. 1495] Exeter is Master of the Pridge: I can tell your Maiestie, [l. 1496] the Duke is a praue man.

King.

[1497] What men haue you lost, Fluellen?

Flu.

[1498] The perdition of th'athuersarie hath beene very [l. 1499] great, reasonnable great: marry for my part, I thinke the [l. 1500] Duke hath lost neuer a man, but one that is like to be exe- [l. 1501] cuted for robbing a Church, one Bardolph, if your Maie- [l. 1502] stie know the man: his face is all bubukles and whelkes, [l. 1503] and knobs, and flames a fire, and his lippes blowes at his [l. 1504] nose, and it is like a coale of fire, sometimes plew, and [l. 1505] sometimes red, but his nose is executed, and his fire's [l. 1506] out.

King.

[1507] Wee would haue all such offendors so cut off: [l. 1508] and we giue expresse charge, that in our Marches through [l. 1509] the Countrey, there be nothing compell'd from the Vil- [l. 1510] lages; nothing taken, but pay'd for: none of the French [l. 1511] vpbrayded or abused in disdainefull Language; for when [l. 1512] Leuitie and Crueltie play for a Kingdome, the gentler [l. 1513] Gamester is the soonest winner.

Mountioy.

[1514] You know me by my habit.

King.

[1515] Well then, I know thee: what shall I know of [l. 1516] thee?

Mountioy.

[1517] My Masters mind.

King.

[1518] Vnfold it.

Mountioy.

[1519] Thus sayes my King: Say thou to Harry [l. 1520] of England, Though we seem'd dead, we did but sleepe: [l. 1521] Aduantage is a better Souldier then rashnesse. Tell him, [l. 1522] wee could haue rebuk'd him at Harflewe, but that wee [l. 1523] thought not good to bruise an iniurie, till it were full [l. 1524] ripe. Now wee speake vpon our Q. and our voyce is im- [l. 1525] periall; England shall repent his folly, see his weake- [l. 1526] nesse, and admire our sufferance. Bid him therefore con- [l. 1527] sider of his ransome, which must proportion the losses we [l. 1528] haue borne, the subiects we haue lost, the disgrace we [l. 1529] haue digested; which in weight to re-answer, his petti- [l. 1530] nesse would bow vnder. For our losses, his Exchequer is [l. 1531] too poore; for th'effusion of our bloud, the Muster of his [l. 1532] Kingdome too faint a number; and for our disgrace, his [l. 1533] owne person kneeling at our feet, but a weake and worth- [l. 1534] lesse satisfaction. To this adde defiance: and tell him for [l. 1535] conclusion, he hath betrayed his followers, whose con- [l. 1536] demnation is pronounc't: So farre my King and Master; [l. 1537] so much my Office.

King.

Mount.

[1539] Mountioy.

King.

Mount.

[1568] I shall deliuer so: Thankes to your High- [l. 1569] nesse.

Glouc.

[1570] I hope they will not come vpon vs now.

King.

Const.

[1575] Tut, I haue the beft Armour of the World: [l. 1576] would it were day.

Orleance.

[1577] You haue an excellent Armour: but let my [l. 1578] Horse haue his due.

Const.

[1579] It is the best Horse of Europe.

Orleance.

[1580] Will it neuer be Morning?

Dolph.

[1581] My Lord of Orleance, and my Lord High Con- [l. 1582] stable, you talke of Horse and Armour?

Orleance.

Dolph.

[1585] What a long Night is this? I will not change [l. 1586] my Horse with any that treades but on foure postures: [l. 1587] ch' ha: he bounds from the Earth, as if his entrayles were [l. 1588] hayres: le Cheual volante, the Pegasus, ches les narines de [l. 1589] feu. When I bestryde him, I soare, I am a Hawke: he trots [l. 1590] the ayre: the Earth sings, when he touches it: the basest [l. 1591] horne of his hoofe, is more Musicall then the Pipe of [l. 1592] Hermes.

Orleance.

[1593] Hee's of the colour of the Nutmeg.

Dolph.

[1594] And of the heat of the Ginger. It is a Beast [l. 1595] for Perseus: hee is pure Ayre and Fire; and the dull Ele- [l. 1596] ments of Earth and Water neuer appeare in him, but on- [l. 1597] ly in patient stillnesse while his Rider mounts him: hee [l. 1598] is indeede a Horse, and all other Iades you may call [l. 1599] Beasts.

Const.

[1600] Indeed my Lord, it is a most absolute and ex- [l. 1601] cellent Horse.

Dolph.

[1602] It is the Prince of Palfrayes, his Neigh is like [l. 1603] the bidding of a Monarch, and his countenance enforces [l. 1604] Homage.

Orleance.

[1605] No more Cousin.

Dolph.

[1606] Nay, the man hath no wit, that cannot from [l. 1607] the rising of the Larke to the lodging of the Lambe, [l. 1608] varie deserued prayse on my Palfray: it is a Theame as [l. 1609] fluent as the Sea: Turne the Sands into eloquent tongues, [l. 1610] and my Horse is argument for them all: 'tis a subiect [l. 1611] for a Soueraigne to reason on, and for a Soueraignes So- [l. 1612] ueraigne to ride on: And for the World, familiar to vs, [l. 1613] and vnknowne, to lay apart their particular Functions, [l. 1614] and wonder at him, I once writ a Sonnet in his prayse, [l. 1615] and began thus, Wonder of Nature.

Orleance.

[1616] I haue heard a Sonnet begin so to ones Mi- [l. 1617] stresse.

Dolph.

[1618] Then did they imitate that which I compos'd [l. 1619] to my Courser, for my Horse is my Mistresse.

Orleance.

[1620] Your Mistresse beares well.

Dolph.

[1621] Me well, which is the prescript prayse and per- [l. 1622] fection of a good and particular Mistresse.

Const.

[1623] Nay, for me thought yesterday your Mistresse [l. 1624] shrewdly shooke your back.

Dolph.

Const.

Dolph.

[1627] O then belike she was old and gentle, and you [l. 1628] rode like a Kerne of Ireland, your French Hose off, and in [l. 1629] your strait Strossers.

Const.

[1630] You haue good iudgement in Horseman- [l. 1631] ship.

Dolph.

[1632] Be warn'd by me then: they that ride so, and [l. 1633] ride not warily, fall into foule Boggs: I had rather haue [l. 1634] my Horse to my Mistresse.

Const.

Dolph.

[1636] I tell thee Constable, my Mistresse weares his [l. 1637] owne hayre.

Const.

[1638] I could make as true a boast as that, if I had a [l. 1639] Sow to my Mistresse.

Dolph.

[1640] Le chien est retourne a son propre vemissement est [l. 1641] la leuye lauee au bourbier: thou mak'st vse of any thing.

Const.

[1642] Yet doe I not vse my Horse for my Mistresse, [l. 1643] or any such Prouerbe, so little kin to the purpose.

Ramb.

[1644] My Lord Constable, the Armour that I saw in [l. 1645] your Tent to night, are those Starres or Sunnes vpon it?

Const.

[1646] Starres my Lord.

Dolph.

[1647] Some of them will fall to morrow, I hope.

Const.

Dolph.

[1649] That may be, for you beare a many superflu- [l. 1650] ously, and 'twere more honor some were away.

Const.

[1651] Eu'n as your Horse beares your prayses, who [l. 1652] would trot as well, were some of your bragges dismount- [l. 1653] ted.

Dolph.

[1654] Would I were able to loade him with his de- [l. 1655] sert. Will it neuer be day? I will trot to morrow a mile, [l. 1656] and my way shall be paued with English Faces.

Const.

[1657] I will not say so, for feare I should be fac't out [l. 1658] of my way: but I would it were morning, for I would [l. 1659] faine be about the eares of the English.

Ramb.

[1660] Who will goe to Hazard with me for twentie [l. 1661] Prisoners?

Const.

[1662] You must first goe your selfe to hazard, ere you [l. 1663] haue them.

Dolph.

[1664] 'Tis Mid-night, Ile goe arme my selfe.

Orleance.

[1665] The Dolphin longs for morning.

Ramb.

Const.

[1667] I thinke he will eate all he kills.

Orleance.

[1668] By the white Hand of my Lady, hee's a gal- [l. 1669] lant Prince.

Const.

[1670] Sweare by her Foot, that she may tread out the [l. 1671] Oath.

Orleance.

[1672] He is simply the most actiue Gentleman of [l. 1673] France.

Const.

[1674] Doing is actiuitie, and he will still be doing.

Orleance.

Const.

[1676] Nor will doe none to morrow: hee will keepe [l. 1677] that good name still.

Orleance.

Const.

[1679] I was told that, by one that knowes him better [l. 1680] then you.

Orleance.

[1681] What's hee?

Const.

[1682] Marry hee told me so himselfe, and hee sayd hee [l. 1683] car'd not who knew it.

Orleance.

[1684] Hee needes not, it is no hidden vertue in [l. 1685] him.

Const.

[1686] By my faith Sir, but it is: neuer any body saw [l. 1687] it, but his Lacquey: 'tis a hooded valour, and when it [l. 1688] appeares, it will bate.

Orleance.

Const.

[1690] I will cap that Prouerbe with, There is flatterie [l. 1691] in friendship.

Orleance.

[1692] And I will take vp that with, Giue the Deuill [l. 1693] his due.

Const.

[1694] Well plac't: there stands your friend for the [l. 1695] Deuill: haue at the very eye of that Prouerbe with, A [l. 1696] Pox of the Deuill.

Orleance.

[1697] You are the better at Prouerbs, by how much [l. 1698] a Fooles Bolt is soone shot.

Const.

Orleance.

[1700] 'Tis not the first time you were ouer-shot.

Mess.

[1701] My Lord high Constable, the English lye within [l. 1702] fifteene hundred paces of your Tents.

Const.

[1703] Who hath measur'd the ground?

Mess.

[1704] The Lord Grandpree.

Const.

[1705] A valiant and most expert Gentleman. Would [l. 1706] it were day? Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs [l. 1707] not for the Dawning, as wee doe.

Orleance.

[1708] What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this [l. 1709] King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers [l. 1710] so farre out of his knowledge.

Const.

[1711] If the English had any apprehension, they [l. 1712] would runne away.

Orleance.

[1713] That they lack: for if their heads had any in- [l. 1714] tellectuall Armour, they could neuer weare such heauie [l. 1715] Head-pieces.

Ramb.

[1716] That Iland of England breedes very valiant [l. 1717] Creatures; their Mastiffes are of vnmatchable cou­ [l. 1718] rage.

Orleance.

[1719] Foolish Curres, that runne winking into [l. 1720] the mouth of a Russian Beare, and haue their heads crusht [l. 1721] like rotten Apples: you may as well say, that's a valiant [l. 1722] Flea, that dare eate his breakefast on the Lippe of a [l. 1723] Lyon.

Const.

[1724] Iust, iust: and the men doe sympathize with [l. 1725] the Mastiffes, in robustious and rough comming on, [l. 1726] leauing their Wits with their Wiues: and then giue [l. 1727] them great Meales of Beefe, and Iron and Steele; they [l. 1728] will eate like Wolues, and fight like Deuils.

Orleance.

[1729] I, but these English are shrowdly out of [l. 1730] Beefe.

Const.

[1731] Then shall we finde to morrow, they haue only [l. 1732] stomackes to eate, and none to fight. Now is it time to [l. 1733] arme: come, shall we about it?

Orleance.

[1734] It is now two a Clock: but let me see, by ten [l. 1735] Wee shall haue each a hundred English men.

King.

Erping.

King.

Gloster.

Erping.

King.

Erping.

King.

Pist.

[1824] Che vous la?

King.

[1825] A friend.

Pist.

[1826] Discusse vnto me, art thou Officer, or art thou [l. 1827] base, common, and popular?

King.

[1828] I am a Gentleman of a Company.

Pist.

[1829] Trayl'st thou the puissant Pyke?

King.

[1830] Euen so: what are you?

Pist.

[1831] As good a Gentleman as the Emperor.

King.

[1832] Then you are a better then the King.

Pist.

[1833] The King's a Bawcock, and a Heart of Gold, a [l. 1834] Lad of Life, an Impe of Fame, of Parents good, of Fist [l. 1835] most valiant: I kisse his durtie shooe, and from heart- [l. 1836] string I loue the louely Bully. What is thy Name?

King.

[1837] Harry le Roy.

Pist.

[1838] Le Roy? a Cornish Name: art thou of Cornish Crew?

King.

[1839] No, I am a Welchman.

Pist.

[1840] Know'st thou Fluellen?

King.

[1841] Yes.

Pist.

[1842] Tell him Ile knock his Leeke about his Pate vpon [l. 1843] S. Dauies day.

King.

[1844] Doe not you weare your Dagger in your Cappe [l. 1845] that day, least he knock that about yours.

Pist.

[1846] Art thou his friend?

King.

[1847] And his Kinsman too.

Pist.

[1848] The Figo for thee then.

King.

[1849] I thanke you: God be with you.

Pist.

[1850] My name is Pistol call'd.

King.

[1851] It sorts well with your fiercenesse.

Gower.

[1852] Captaine Fluellen.

Flu.

[1853] 'So, in the Name of Iesu Christ, speake fewer: it [l. 1854] is the greatest admiration in the vniuersall World, when [l. 1855] the true and aunchient Prerogatifes and Lawes of the [l. 1856] Warres is not kept: if you would take the paines but to [l. 1857] examine the Warres of Pompey the Great, you shall finde, [l. 1858] I warrant you, that there is no tiddle tadle nor pibble ba- [l. 1859] ble in Pompeyes Campe: I warrant you, you shall finde [l. 1860] the Ceremonies of the Warres, and the Cares of it, and [l. 1861] the Formes of it, and the Sobrietie of it, and the Modestie [l. 1862] of it, to be otherwise.

Gower.

[1863] Why the Enemie is lowd, you heare him all [l. 1864] Night.

Flu.

[1865] If the Enemie is an Asse and a Foole, and a pra- [l. 1866] ting Coxcombe; is it meet, thinke you, that wee should [l. 1867] also, looke you, be an Asse and a Foole, and a prating Cox- [l. 1868] combe, in your owne conscience now?

Gow.

[1869] I will speake lower.

Flu.

[1870] I pray you, and beseech you, that you will.

King.

[1871] Though it appeare a little out of fashion, [l. 1872] There is much care and valour in this Welchman.

Court.

[1873] Brother Iohn Bates, is not that the Morning [l. 1874] which breakes yonder?

Bates.

[1875] I thinke it be: but wee haue no great cause to [l. 1876] desire the approach of day.

Williams.

[1877] Wee see yonder the beginning of the day, [l. 1878] but I thinke wee shall neuer see the end of it. Who goes [l. 1879] there?

King.

[1880] A Friend.

Williams.

[1881] Vnder what Captaine serue you?

King.

[1882] Vnder Sir Iohn Erpingham.

Williams.

[1883] A good old Commander, and a most kinde [l. 1884] Gentleman: I pray you, what thinkes he of our estate?

King.

[1885] Euen as men wrackt vpon a Sand, that looke to be [l. 1886] washt off the next Tyde.

Bates.

[1887] He hath not told his thought to the King?

King.

[1888] No: nor it is not meet he should: for though I [l. 1889] speake it to you, I thinke the King is but a man, as I am: [l. 1890] the Violet smells to him, as it doth to me; the Element [l. 1891] shewes to him, as it doth to me; all his Sences haue but [l. 1892] humane Conditions: his Ceremonies layd by, in his Na- [l. 1893] kednesse he appeares but a man; and though his affecti- [l. 1894] ous are higher mounted then ours, yet when they stoupe, [l. 1895] they stoupe with the like wing: therefore, when he sees [l. 1896] reason of feares, as we doe; his feares, out of doubt, be of [l. 1897] the same rellish as ours are: yet in reason, no man should [l. 1898] possesse him with any appearance of feare; least hee, by [l. 1899] shewing it, should dis-hearten his Army.

Bates.

[1900] He may shew what outward courage he will: [l. 1901] but I beleeue, as cold a Night as 'tis, hee could wish him- [l. 1902] selfe in Thames vp to the Neck; and so I would he were, [l. 1903] and I by him, at all aduentures, so we were quit here.

King.

[1904] By my troth, I will speake my conscience of the [l. 1905] King: I thinke hee would not wish himselfe any where, [l. 1906] but where hee is.

Bates.

[1907] Then I would he were here alone; so should he be [l. 1908] sure to be ransomed, and a many poore mens liues saued.

King.

[1909] I dare say, you loue him not so ill, to wish him [l. 1910] here alone: howsoeuer you speake this to feele other [l. 1911] mens minds, me thinks I could not dye any where so con- [l. 1912] tented, as in the Kings company; his Cause being iust, and [l. 1913] his Quarrell honorable.

Williams.

[1914] That's more then we know.

Bates.

[1915] I, or more then wee should seeke after; for wee [l. 1916] know enough, if wee know wee are the Kings Subiects; [l. 1917] if his Cause be wrong, our obedience to the King wipes [l. 1918] the Cryme of it out of vs.

Williams.

[1919] But if the Cause be not good, the King him- [l. 1920] selfe hath a heauie Reckoning to make, when all those [l. 1921] Legges, and Armes, and Heads, chopt off in a Battaile, [l. 1922] shall ioyne together at the latter day, and cry all, Wee dy- [l. 1923] ed at such a place, some swearing, some crying for a Sur- [l. 1924] gean; some vpon their Wiues, left poore behind them; [l. 1925] some vpon the Debts they owe, some vpon their Children [l. 1926] rawly left: I am afear'd, there are few dye well, that dye [l. 1927] in a Battaile: for how can they charitably dispose of any [l. 1928] thing, when Blood is their argument? Now, if these men [l. 1929] doe not dye well, it will be a black matter for the King, [l. 1930] that led them to it; who to disobey, were against all pro- [l. 1931] portion of subiection.

King.

[1932] So, if a Sonne that is by his Father sent about [l. 1933] Merchandize, doe sinfully miscarry vpon the Sea; the im- [l. 1934] putation of his wickedneffe, by your rule, should be im- [l. 1935] posed vpon his Father that sent him: or if a Seruant, vn- [l. 1936] der his Masters command, transporting a summe of Mo- [l. 1937] ney, be assayled by Robbers, and dye in many irreconcil'd [l. 1938] Iniquities; you may call the businesse of the Master the [l. 1939] author of the Seruants damnation: but this is not so: [l. 1940] The King is not bound to answer the particular endings [l. 1941] of his Souldiers, the Father of his Sonne, nor the Master [l. 1942] of his Seruant; for they purpose not their death, when [l. 1943] they purpose their seruices. Besides, there is no King, be [l. 1944] his Cause neuer so spotlesse, if it come to the arbitre- [l. 1945] ment of Swords, can trye it out with all vnspotted Soul- [l. 1946] diers: some (peraduenture) haue on them the guilt of [l. 1947] premeditated and contriued Murther; some, of begui- [l. 1948] ling Virgins with the broken Seales of Periurie; some, [l. 1949] making the Warres their Bulwarke, that haue before go- [l. 1950] red the gentle Bosome of Peace with Pillage and Robbe- [l. 1951] rie. Now, if these men haue defeated the Law, and out- [l. 1952] runne Natiue punishment; though they can out-strip [l. 1953] men, they haue no wings to flye from God. Warre is [l. 1954] his Beadle, Warre is his Vengeance: so that here men [l. 1955] are punisht, for before breach of the Kings Lawes, in [l. 1956] now the Kings Quarrell: where they feared the death, [l. 1957] they haue borne life away; and where they would bee [l. 1958] safe, they perish. Then if they dye vnprouided, no more [l. 1959] is the King guiltie of their damnation, then hee was be- [l. 1960] fore guiltie of those Impieties, for the which they are [l. 1961] now visited. Euery Subiects Dutie is the Kings, but [l. 1962] euery Subiects Soule is his owne. Therefore should [l. 1963] euery Souldier in the Warres doe as euery sicke man in [l. 1964] his Bed, wash euery Moth out of his Conscience: and [l. 1965] dying so, Death is to him aduantage; or not dying, [l. 1966] the time was blessedly lost, wherein such preparation was [l. 1967] gayned: and in him that escapes, it were not sinne to [l. 1968] thinke, that making God so free an offer, he let him out- [l. 1969] liue that day, to see his Greatnesse, and to teach others [l. 1970] how they should prepare.

Will.

[1971] 'Tis certaine, euery man that dyes ill, the ill vpon [l. 1972] his owne head, the King is not to answer it.

Bates.

[1973] I doe not desire hee should answer for me, and [l. 1974] yet I determine to fight lustily for him.

King.

[1975] I my selfe heard the King say he would not be [l. 1976] ransom'd.

Will.

[1977] I, hee said so, to make vs fight chearefully: but [l. 1978] when our throats are cut, hee may be ransom'd, and wee [l. 1979] ne're the wiser.

King.

[1980] If I liue to see it, I will neuer trust his word af- [l. 1981] ter.

Will.

[1982] You pay him then: that's a perillous shot out [l. 1983] of an Elder Gunne, that a poore and a priuate displeasure [l. 1984] can doe against a Monarch: you may as well goe about [l. 1985] to turne the Sunne to yce, with fanning in his face with a [l. 1986] Peacocks feather: You'le neuer trust his word after; [l. 1987] come, 'tis a foolish saying.

King.

[1988] Your reproofe is something too round, I should [l. 1989] be angry with you, if the time were conuenient.

Will.

[1990] Let it bee a Quarrell betweene vs, if you liue.

King.

[1991] I embrace it.

Will.

[1992] How shall I know thee againe?

King.

[1993] Giue me any Gage of thine, and I will weare it [l. 1994] in my Bonnet: Then if euer thou dar'st acknowledge it, [l. 1995] I will make it my Quarrell.

Will.

[1996] Heere's my Gloue: Giue mee another of [l. 1997] thine.

King.

[1998] There.

Will.

[1999] This will I also weare in my Cap: if euer thou [l. 2000] come to me, and say, after to morrow, This is my Gloue, [l. 2001] by this Hand I will take thee a box on the eare.

King.

[2002] If euer I liue to see it, I will challenge it.

Will.

[2003] Thou dar'st as well be hang'd.

King.

[2004] Well, I will doe it, though I take thee in the [l. 2005] Kings companie.

Will.

[2006] Keepe thy word: fare thee well.

Bates.

[2007] Be friends you English fooles, be friends, wee [l. 2008] haue French Quarrels enow, if you could tell how to rec- [l. 2009] kon.

King.

[2010] Indeede the French may lay twentie French [l. 2011] Crownes to one, they will beat vs, for they beare them [l. 2012] on their shoulders: but it is no English Treason to cut [l. 2013] French Crownes, and to morrow the King himselfe will [l. 2014] be a Clipper.

Erp.

King.

Erp.

[2075] I shall doo't, my Lord.

King.

Glouc.

[2094] My Liege.

King.

Orleance.

Dolph.

Orleance.

Dolph.

Orleance.

Dolph.

Const.

Dolph.

Ram.

Messeng.

Const.

Grandpree.

Const.

Dolph.

Const.

Glouc.

Bedf.

West.

Exe.

Salisb.

Bedf.

Exe.

Bedf.

West.

King.

Sal.

King.

West.

[2234] Perish the man, whose mind is backward now.

King.

West.

King.

Mont.

King.

Mont.

King.

Mont.

King.

[2292] I feare thou wilt once more come againe for a Ransome.

Yorke.

King.

Pist.

[2298] Yeeld Curre.

French.

[2299] Ie pense que vous estes le Gentilhome de bon qua­ [l. 2300] litee.

Pist.

[2301] Qualtitie calmie custure me. Art thou a Gentle­ [l. 2302] man? What is thy Name? discusse.

French.

[2303] O Seigneur Dieu.

Pist.

[2304] O Signieur Dewe should be a Gentleman: per- [l. 2305] pend my words O Signieur Dewe, and marke: O Signieur [l. 2306] Dewe, thou dyest on point of Fox, except O Signieur [l. 2307] thou doe giue to me egregious Ransome.

French.

[2308] O prennes miserecordie aye pitez de moy.

Pist.

[2309] Moy shall not serue, I will haue fortie Moyes: for [l. 2310] I will fetch thy rymme out at thy Throat, in droppes of [l. 2311] Crimson blood.

French.

[2312] Est il impossible d'eschapper le force de ton bras.

Pist.

[2313] Brasse, Curre? thou damned and luxurious Moun- [l. 2314] taine Goat, offer'st me Brasse?

French.

[2315] O perdonne moy.

Pist.

[2316] Say'st thou me so? is that a Tonne of Moyes? [l. 2317] Come hither boy, aske me this slaue in French what is his [l. 2318] Name.

Boy.

[2319] Escoute comment estes vous appelle?

French.

[2320] Mounsieur le Fer.

Boy.

[2321] He sayes his Name is M. Fer.

Pist.

[2322] M. Fer: Ile fer him, and firke him, and ferret him: [l. 2323] discusse the same in French vnto him.

Boy.

[2324] I doe not know the French for fer, and ferret, and firke.

Pist.

[2325] Bid him prepare, for I will cut his throat.

French.

[2326] Que dit il Mounsieur?

Boy.

[2327] Il me commande a vous dire que vous faite vous [l. 2328] prest, car ce soldat icy est disposee tout asture de couppes vostre [l. 2329] gorge.

Pist.

[2330] Owy, cuppele gorge permafoy pesant, vnlesse [l. 2331] thou giue me Crownes, braue Crownes; or mangled shalt [l. 2332] thou be by this my Sword.

French.

[2333] O Ie vous supplie pour l'amour de Dieu: ma par- [l. 2334] donner, Ie suis le Gentilhome de bon maison, garde ma vie, & Ie [l. 2335] vous donneray deux cent escus.

Pist.

[2336] What are his words?

Boy.

[2337] He prayes you to saue his life, he is a Gentleman [l. 2338] of a good house, and for his ransom he will giue you two [l. 2339] hundred Crownes.

Pist.

[2340] Tell him my fury shall abate, and I the Crownes [l. 2341] will take.

Fren.

[2342] Petit Monsieur que dit il?

Boy.

[2343] Encore qu'il et contra son Iurement, de pardonner au- [l. 2344] cune prisonner: neant-mons pour les escues que vous layt a pro- [l. 2345] mets il est content a vous donnes le liberte le franchisement.

Fre.

[2346] Sur mes genoux se vous donnes milles remercious, et [l. 2347] Ie me estime heurex que Ie intombe, entre les main d'vn Che- [l. 2348] ualier Ie peuse le plus braue valiant et tres distinie signieur [l. 2349] d'Angleterre.

Pist.

[2350] Expound vnto me boy.

Boy.

[2351] He giues you vpon his knees a thousand thanks, [l. 2352] and he esteemes himselfe happy, that he hath falne into [l. 2353] the hands of one (as he thinkes) the most braue, valorous [l. 2354] and thrice-worthy signeur of England.

Pist.

[2355] As I sucke blood, I will some mercy shew. Fol- [l. 2356] low mee.

Boy.

[2357] Saaue vous le grand Capitaine?

[2358] I did neuer know so full a voyce issue from so emptie a [l. 2359] heart: but the saying is true, The empty vessel makes the [l. 2360] greatest sound, Bardolfe and Nym had tenne times more [l. 2361] valour, then this roaring diuell i'th olde play, that euerie [l. 2362] one may payre his nayles with a woodden dagger, and [l. 2363] they are both hang'd, and so would this be, if hee durst [l. 2364] steale any thing aduenturously. I must stay with the [l. 2365] Lackies with the luggage of our camp, the French might [l. 2366] haue a good pray of vs, if he knew of it, for there is none [l. 2367] to guard it but boyes.

Con.

Orl.

Dol.

Con.

Dol,thr

Orl.

Bur.

Con.

Orl.

Bur.

King.

Exe.

King.

Exe.

King.

Flu.

[2431] Kill the poyes and the luggage, 'Tis expressely [l. 2432] against the Law of Armes, tis as arrant a peece of knaue- [l. 2433] ry marke you now, as can bee offert in your Conscience [l. 2434] now, is it not?

Gow.

[2435] Tis certaine, there's not a boy left aliue, and the [l. 2436] Cowardly Rascalls that ranne from the battaile ha' done [l. 2437] this slaughter: besides they haue burned and carried a- [l. 2438] way all that was in the Kings Tent, wherefore the King [l. 2439] most worthily hath caus'd euery soldiour to cut his pri- [l. 2440] soners throat. O 'tis a gallant King.

Flu.

[2441] I, hee was porne at Monmouth Captaine Gower: [l. 2442] What call you the Townes name where Alexander the [l. 2443] pig was borne?

Gow.

[2444] Alexander the Great.

Flu.

[2445] Why I pray you, is not pig, great? The pig, or [l. 2446] the grear great, or the mighty, or the huge, or the magnani- [l. 2447] mous, are all one reckonings, saue the phrase is a litle va- [l. 2448] riations.

Gower.

[2449] I thinke Alexander the Great was borne in [l. 2450] Macedon, his Father was called Phillip of Macedon as I [l. 2451] take it.

Flu.

[2452] I thinke it is in Macedon where Alexander is porne. {p. 89} The Life of Henry the Fift. [l. 2453] porne: I tell you Captaine, if you looke in the Maps of [l. 2454] the Orld, I warrant you sall finde in the comparisons be- [l. 2455] tweene Macedon & Monmouth, that the situations looke [l. 2456] you, is both alike. There is a Riuer in Macedon, & there [l. 2457] is also moreouer a Riuer at Monmouth, it is call'd Wye at [l. 2458] Monmouth: but it is out of my praines, what is the name [l. 2459] of the other Riuer: but 'tis all one, tis alike as my fingers [l. 2460] is to my fingers, and there is Salmons in both. If you [l. 2461] marke Alexanders life well, Harry of Monmouthes life is [l. 2462] come after it indifferent well, for there is figures in all [l. 2463] things. Alexander God knowes, and you know, in his [l. 2464] rages, and his furies, and his wraths, and his chollers, and [l. 2465] his moodes, and his displeasures, and his indignations, [l. 2466] and also being a little intoxicates in his praines, did in [l. 2467] his Ales and his angers (looke you) kill his best friend [l. 2468] Clytus.

Gow.

[2469] Our King is not like him in that, he neuer kill'd [l. 2470] any of his friends.

Flu.

[2471] It is not well done (marke you now) to take the [l. 2472] tales out of my mouth, ere it is made and finished. I speak [l. 2473] but in the figures, and comparisons of it: as Alexander [l. 2474] kild his friend Clytus, being in his Ales and his Cuppes; so [l. 2475] also Harry Monmouth being in his right wittes, and his [l. 2476] good iudgements, turn'd away the fat Knight with the [l. 2477] great belly doublet: he was full of iests, and gypes, and [l. 2478] knaueries, and mockes, I haue forgot his name.

Gow.

[2479] Sir Iohn Falstaffe.

Flu.

[2480] That is he: Ile tell you, there is good men porne [l. 2481] at Monmonth Monmouth.

Gow.

[2482] Heere comes his Maiesty.

King.

Exe.

Glou.

[2495] His eyes are humbler then they vs'd to be.

King.

Her.

Kin.

Her.

[2517] The day is yours.

Kin.

Her.

[2520] They call it Agincourt.

King.

Flu.

[2523] Your Grandfather of famous memory (an't please [l. 2524] your Maiesty) and your great Vncle Edward the Placke [l. 2525] Prince of Wales, as I haue read in the Chronicles, fought [l. 2526] a most praue pattle here in France.

Kin.

[2527] They did Fluellen.

Flu.

[2528] Your Maiesty sayes very true: If your Maiesties [l. 2529] is remembred of it, the Welchmen did good seruice in a [l. 2530] Garden where Leekes did grow, wearing Leekes in their [l. 2531] Monmouth caps, which your Maiesty know to this houre [l. 2532] is an honourable badge of the seruice: And I do beleeue [l. 2533] your Maiesty takes no scorne to weare the Leeke vppon [l. 2534] S.Tauies day.

King.

Flu.

[2537] All the water in Wye, cannot wash your Maie- [l. 2538] sties Welsh plood out of your pody, I can tell you that: [l. 2539] God plesse it, and preserue it, as long as it pleases his [l. 2540] Grace, and his Maiesty too.

Kin.

Flu.

[2542] By Ieshu, I am your Maiesties Countreyman, I [l. 2543] care not who know it: I will confesse it to all the Orld, I [l. 2544] need not to be ashamed of your Maiesty, praised be God [l. 2545] so long as your Maiesty is an honest man.

King.

[2546] Good keepe me so.

Exe.

Kin.

Will.

[2552] And't please your Maiesty, tis the gage of one [l. 2553] that I should fight withall, if he be aliue.

Kin.

[2554] An Englishman?

Wil.

[2555] And't please your Maiesty, a Rascall that swag- [l. 2556] ger'd with me last night: who if aliue, and euer dare to [l. 2557] challenge this Gloue, I haue sworne to take him a boxe [l. 2558] a'th ere: or if I can see my Gloue in his cappe, which he [l. 2559] swore as he was a Souldier he would weare (if aliue) I wil [l. 2560] strike it out soundly.

Kin.

[2561] What thinke you Captaine Fluellen, is it fit this [l. 2562] souldier keepe his oath.

Flu.

[2563] Hee is a Crauen and a Villaine else, and't please [l. 2564] your Maiesty in my conscience.

King.

[2565] It may bee, his enemy is a Gentleman of great [l. 2566] sort quite from the answer of his degree.

Flu.

[2567] Though he be as good a Ientleman as the diuel is, [l. 2568] as Lucifer and Belzebub himselfe, it is necessary (looke [l. 2569] your Grace) that he keepe his vow and his oath: If hee [l. 2570] bee periur'd (see you now) his reputation is as arrant a [l. 2571] villaine and a Iacke sawce, as euer his blacke shoo trodd [l. 2572] vpon Gods ground, and his earth, in my conscience law

King.

[2573] Then keepe thy vow sirrah, when thou meet'st [l. 2574] the fellow.

Wil.

[2575] So, I wil my Liege, as I liue.

King.

Will.

[2577] Vnder Captaine Gower, my Liege.

Flu.

[2578] Gower is a good Captaine, and is good know- [l. 2579] ledge and literatured in the Warres.

King.

[2580] Call him hither to me, Souldier.

Will.

[2581] I will my Liege.

King.

[2582] Here Fluellen, weare thou this fauour for me, and [l. 2583] sticke it in thy Cappe: when Alanson and my selfe were [l. 2584] downe together, I pluckt this Gloue from his Helme: If [l. 2585] any man challenge this, hee is a friend to Alanson, and an [l. 2586] enemy to our Person; if thou encounter any such, appre- [l. 2587] hend him, and thou do'st me loue.

Flu.

[2588] Your Grace doo's me as great Honors as can be [l. 2589] desir'd in the hearts of his Subiects: I would faine see [l. 2590] the man, that ha's but two legges, that shall find himselfe [l. 2591] agreefd at this Gloue; that is all: but I would faine see [l. 2592] it once, and please God of his grace that I might see.

King.

[2593] Know'st thou Gower?

Flu.

[2594] He is my deare friend, and please you.

King.

[2595] Pray thee goe seeke him, and bring him to my [l. 2596] Tent.

Flu.

[2597] I will fetch him.

King.

Will.

[2612] I warrant it is to Knight you, Captaine.

Flu.

[2613] Gods will, and his pleasure, Captaine, I beseech [l. 2614] you now, come apace to the King: there is more good [l. 2615] toward you peraduenture, then is in your knowledge to [l. 2616] dreame of.

Will.

[2617] Sir, know you this Gloue?

Flu.

[2618] Know the Gloue? I know the Gloue is a Gloue.

Will.

[2619] I know this, and thus I challenge it.

Flu.

[2620] 'Sblud, an arrant Traytor as anyes in the Vniuer- [l. 2621] sall World, or in France, or in England.

Gower.

[2622] How now Sir? you Villaine.

Will.

[2623] Doe you thinke Ile be forsworne?

Flu.

[2624] Stand away Captaine Gower, I will giue Treason [l. 2625] his payment into plowes, I warrant you.

Will.

[2626] I am no Traytor.

Flu.

[2627] That's a Lye in thy Throat. I charge you in his [l. 2628] Maiesties Name apprehend him, he's a friend of the Duke [l. 2629] Alansons.

Warw.

[2630] How now, how now, what's the matter?

Flu.

[2631] My Lord of Warwick, heere is, praysed be God [l. 2632] for it, a most contagious Treason come to light, looke [l. 2633] you, as you shall desire in a Summers day. Heere is his [l. 2634] Maiestie.

King.

[2635] How now, what's the matter?

Flu.

[2636] My Liege, heere is a Villaine, and a Traytor, [l. 2637] that looke your Grace, ha's strooke the Gloue which [l. 2638] your Maiestie is take out of the Helmet of Alan- [l. 2639] son.

Will.

[2640] My Liege, this was my Gloue, here is the fellow [l. 2641] of it: and he that I gaue it to in change, promis'd to weare [l. 2642] it in his Cappe: I promis'd to strike him, if he did: I met [l. 2643] this man with my Gloue in his Cappe, and I haue been as [l. 2644] good as my word.

Flu.

[2645] Your Maiestie heare now, sauing your Maiesties [l. 2646] Manhood, what an arrant rascally, beggerly, lowsie [l. 2647] Knaue it is: I hope your Maiestie is peare me testimonie [l. 2648] and witnesse, and will auouchment, that this is the Gloue [l. 2649] of Alanson, that your Maiestie is giue me, in your Con- [l. 2650] science now.

King.

Flu.

[2655] And please your Maiestie, let his Neck answere [l. 2656] for it, if there is any Marshall Law in the World.

King.

[2657] How canst thou make me satisfaction?

Will.

[2658] All offences, my Lord, come from the heart: ne- [l. 2659] uer came any from mine, that might offend your Ma- [l. 2660] iestie.

King.

[2661] It was our selfe thou didst abuse.

Will.

[2662] Your Maiestie came not like your selfe: you [l. 2663] appear'd to me but as a common man; witnesse the [l. 2664] Night, your Garments, your Lowlinesse: and what [l. 2665] your Highnesse suffer'd vnder that shape, I beseech you [l. 2666] take it for your owne fault, and not mine: for had you [l. 2667] beene as I tooke you for, I made no offence; therefore I [l. 2668] beseech your Highnesse pardon me.

King.

Flu.

[2674] By this Day and this Light, the fellow ha's met- [l. 2675] tell enough in his belly: Hold, there is twelue-pence for [l. 2676] you, and I pray you to serue God, and keepe you out of [l. 2677] prawles and prabbles, and quarrels and dissentions, and I [l. 2678] warrant you it is the better for you.

Will.

[2679] I will none of your Money.

Flu.

[2680] It is with a good will: I can tell you it will serue [l. 2681] you to mend your shooes; come, wherefore should you [l. 2682] be so pashfull, your shooes is not so good: 'tis a good [l. 2683] silling I warrant you, or I will change it.

King.

[2684] Now Herauld, are the dead numbred?

Herald.

[2685] Heere is the number of the slaught'red [l. 2686] French.

King.

[2687] What Prisoners of good sort are taken, [l. 2688] Vnckle?

Exe.

King.

Exet.

King.

Flu.

[2732] Is it not lawfull and please your Maiestie, to tell [l. 2733] how many is kill'd?

King.

Flu.

[2736] Yes, my conscience, he did vs great good.

King.