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CONTAINlir«, 

Kino  Richard  IL 
Kino  H  b  n  r  y  IV.  Part  I, 
K I N  G  H  E  N  R  V  IV.  Part  II, 
KincHenrvV. 
King  Henry  VL  Part  I. 

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LONDON: 

rrintedforC.fiathnrA^  J.  Beecrofi,-  W,  StraUa^  J.ind  V,  Rmpg- 

tooy    J.    Hinton,    U    Davit, .  l4tVcs,    Clarke   and     (Collins, 

,  K,  Horslield,  W,  Jobafton,  W*  Owca,jTi  O^hn,  €,  Johnfon, 

«  S.  Crowder,  B.  White,  T.  Longman,  Ek  tuw^  €.  feot)  C.  DUiy, 
C.  Corbctt,  W.  Griffin,  T.  Cadeli^  W.  Wobdftfl,  6,  Keith, 
T.  Lowndet,  T,  Daviet,  J.  Robfon,  X' ^-fc^eti^Fy  Ke'^bery, 
C  Robinfon,  T%  Payne,  J.  Williai^s,  M*  Hm^^ello)^  J,  Ridley, 
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John  pf  Gaunt,  Duke  of  Lanorfter,  J  ^«««^^•^<'^^''Ahf^ 
Bolingbrokc,   Son  to  John  of  Gattnt^  ^trwardt  Kii^ 

Henry  the  Fourth, 
Aumefk,  ^nio  the  Duke  of  York. 
Mowbray,  Duke  of  ^ottolk. 
Earlof'SAWib^ry. 
iJ/w/^/ Berkley. 
Bulhy,  1 

Bagot,  ySefvants  tO'JCiug'Kich'axi. 
Green,  j 

Earl  of  Northumberland,  -j 

Pe^ey,  ^^ '^^oribumberland/Jy^.^^^^^^j.^^^^ . 

WiUoughby,  ^  J 

If S^efhe^Scro^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^ 

Fitzwater,  -j 

MZ\of  Weftnfinftcr,  fi^^' '« tbeParUamnt. 
&V  Pierce^  Exion,    J 


i^^^«  ^tf  ATf*^  Richard, 

"yui chefs  of  GlouceftcT. 

Outchefi  of  York. 

\,adies  attendinj^on  the  ^een. 


HeraUsf   t^u/o  'Gardinefs^    Keiper^  MtffenpY^  Groomt  ani 
other  Attendants* 


S  C  E  N  E,    difperfedly,   in  feveral  Parts  of 

The 


(i)  The  LIFE  and  D^EATttof 

King  RICHARD  IF. 


A    C    T      I. 

S  C  E  NE,.   the    C  O  UR  X 

MMter  £f/i|f  Richard 9  John  of  Gaunt)  with  other  Ni- 
blii  and  AtUndcmti*, 

King  RiCTH  ARIy.. 

OLD  JobMO^  Gaunty  time-honoorM  Lancafltr^ 
Haft  t&ou^  according  %o  thy  oath  and  bond. 
Brought  hither  Himy  Htreford  thy  bold  fon^ 
Here  to  make  good  the  boift'rous  late  appeals 

(i)  TViift  a»d  death  of  JGnv  Jlichard  If.]  But  this  hidory  CO«i«^ 
ftfistf  little  more  than  the  twolaft  years  of  tnir  unfortonate  Prince*. 
The  a^on  of.  the  drama  begins  with  Boliti^^roke^t  appealing  the  Duke 
of  Norfolkt  on  an  acoufation  of  high  treafon,  wbfch  fell  out  in  the 
year  1398 ;  mod  it  dofes  with  the  murder  of  King  KUbard  at  Pmfroi'- 
C!aftle«  towardi  the  end  of  the  year  14001  or  the  beginning  of  the^ 
•afuing  year.  Mr.  GUdon  acknowledges,  that  Sbahtfpeare  has  dravva? 
K.  RkhJuid^t  cbaraAer  according  to  the  heft  accounts  of  hiAory ;  that 
ia«.  infolent,  piDody  and  thoughtlefs  in  profpertty  ;  dejeftcd,  andde- 
^nding  on  the  appearance  of  danger,— —>— But  whatever  blemithet 
ht  had  either  in  temper  or  condod!,  the  diftrelTes  of  hi^  latter  dajrs,. 
the  double  ditofoe  from  his  throne  and  Qeeen,  are  painted  10  fuch 
Itroog  colours,  that  thofe  biefnlihel  are  I0&  in  tht  ftk^^t  c^VVC\%  mA- 
fortoDcsi  and  oareompafBon  fat  him  wi^M  ou\  \!i;k^  ixACM^r)  ^\  W>sl 


Cu..'  iCing  Ri  cHAiitr  IF;       ^\    [ 

Which  then  oar  leifurc  would  not  let  os  hear,  * 

Againft;  the  Duke  o£  Ncfr/oli,  ThomaiMo'wbraj  F         * 

Gfiunt.  I  have^  my  Liege.  ^  ,   ■ 

K.  Ricb^  Tell  me  moreover,  t  haft  thou  founded  him># 
If  he  appeal  the 'Duke  on  ancteqt  roahcej 
Or^orthilyi  as  a  good  fu^bjeft  j5i0VrW#;>.        ,       ♦         : 
On  fbme  known  ground  of  treachery  in  him  ? 

Gaunt*  As  jiear  as  I  could  lift  hin?  Q|i  that  argument. 
On  (bine  apparent  danger  feen:in -him-    -  . 

Aim^d  at  your  HighneS  ;  no  invet'rate  malice. 

R.  Rkk,  Then  call  them  to  oui\  preflnce  \  ijace^tQ  fece. 
And  frowAing  brow  to  broWj  ourTeWea  will  hear 
Th*  accufer,  and  th'  accufed  freely  fpeak : 
Higir  ftomadi'd  are  they  both;  and  fuM  of  irer    "^ 
In  rage,  deaf  as  the  fea,:  hally  as  fire. 

Enter  Bolingbroke  /2«^  Mowbray, ^^ 

B4flfng,M2Ly  many  years  of  ha^py  daystefil 
My  graciou?  Sovereign,  my  moil  loving  Liege  I 

■Mo-wh*  Each  day  ftill  better  other's  happinefs;         ^ 
Until  the  heavens*,  envying  earth's  good  hap. 
Add  an  immortal  title  to  your, crown  \ 

K.  Rich,  We  th^nk  ycia  both,  ^yet  one  but  flatters  U8» 
As  wcil  lappeareth  by  thie  caufeyou  cbmej. 
Namely,  t'appeal  each  oth^r  Of  high  tfeafon. 
CoofiD  of  Hereford^  what  doft  rfiOu  obje^ 
Againft  the  Dokcf  off  Norfolk^  Thomas  Mfitvhray  f         *  • ' 
^  Boling.  jFirfl,  (Heaven  be  the  record  to  my  fpcechl) 
Iri  the  devotion _of  a  fubjedi's  love, 
Tcnd'ring  the  precious  fafety  of  my  Prince^ 
A«d  ixtt  from  other  mif- begotten  hate,- 
Come  J  appellant  to  this  princely  prefence. 
Now,  Thomas  Mo^volray^  do  I  t\irn  to  th^e. 
And  mark  my  greeting  .well  j  for  what  I  fpeak. 
My  body  fhall  make  good  upon.this  earthy 
Or  my  divine  foul  an  Aver  it  in  heav'n. 
Thoti  art  a  traitor  and  a  mifcreaht ; 
Too  good  to  be  fo,  and  too  bad  \o  Jive  ; 
Since,  the  more  fair  $gd  cryflalis  the  (fcy. 
The  uglier  feem  the  clouds,  ^that  in  it  fly« 

Once 


King  JR  I  CH  AR  D    II.  7 

Once  more,  the.  more  to  agcrravate  the  note. 

With  a  foul  traitor's  name  ItufF  1  thy  throat : 

And  wifh,  fo  pleafe  n»y  Sovereign,  ere  I  move,     * 

"What  my  tQngqerpeaks,my  right*  drawn  fword  may  prove. 

"    MoiajL  Let  not  my  cold,  words  here  accafe  my  zeal ; 

'Ti^  not  the  trial  pf  a  woman's  war. 

The  bitter  clamour,  of  two  eager  tongues. 

Can  arbitrate  this  caufe  betwixt  us  twain  ; 

The  bluod.i^hpt^  thatimuii  be  cooPd  for  this. 

Yet  can  I  not  of  fuch  tame  patience  bo.ift. 

As  to  be  huih'd,  and  nought  at  all  to  iay. 

Firft,  the  fair  rev'rence  of  .your  Highncfs  curbs  roe. 

From  giving  reins  ai|d.fpurs  to  my  free  fpeech  ; 

Which- elfewpnW' p^ftv  until  it  had  return*d 

Thefe  terms  of  treafon. doubled  down  his  tliroat.     . 

Setting  aiide  his  hjgh  blopd's  royalty. 

And  let  him  b^tuo  Kinfman  to  my  Liege* 

I  do  defy  him,  and  I  fpit  at  him  ;  ""^-^ 

Gall  him  a  ila»443r<H25  cowards  and  a  villain  ; 

Which  to  maintain,  I  would  allow  him  odds. 

And  meet  him,  wei!^  I  tyM  to  mo  a-foot 

Sven  to  th/o^fro^ft  ridges  of  the  JIp*, 

Or  aqy  otb^rground  uohabitabie  (2), 

Where 

(1)  Ortiiydthfrgrovndlnh2hiuh]e.']  I  don't  krtow  that  this  word, 
(like  the  French  term,  inbabitabk,)  ^il]  admit  the  two  different  accrp. 
tttions  of  a  place  to  he  dwelt  in,  and  not  to  bedweit  ins  (or  that  it  in  ay 
be  taken  in  the  lauer  feafe,  a^  inhahitabilis  (among  the  Lafinn)  ftgni-  ^ 
fies  Mnmbabitab*e  \  tho*  inhabitare  Tigni^es  onljr  to  inbajAt :)  and  tl^crco 
fore  I  have  veotorM  to  read. 

Or  any  other  ground  \inhih\tib\e  I 
So  in  the  old  ^artoi,  or  firft  rough  draught  of  our  autVr*s  faming  of 
tbeSbnwi^ 

Unhabitabie  as  the  burning  Zone. 
Iconfcfs,  there  is  a  paflage  in  Benjohnfon%  tragedy  of  Cat'tlinet  which 
ihould  fteifi  to  favour  the  equivocal  conflroAion  and  ufe  of  this  word  |- 
And  who,  in  fuch  a  caufe,  tnd  *galni|  fuch  fiends. 
Would  not  now  wifh  himfelf  t\\  arm  arr^vneapon^  . 
To  cut  fuch  poifoni  from, the  earihj  and  let 
Their  blood«p°t,  to  be  drawn. away  in  cloudi, 
iind  pcyr^d  01)  fcme,r/;^ja^/V4v^/ir  place,  * 

Where  the  hot  foQ  anji  flime  breejs  iioughil.b«»t  noniftert-?.- 
A  4        .-:  '  '  But. 


t  King  R  J  c  H  A  R  n  II. 

Where  never  EngUfiman  dorft  fet  his  foot. 
Mean  time,  let  this  defend  my  loyalty ; 
By  all  my  hopes^.  moft  talily  doth  he  lie. 

Bohng,  Pale  trembling  coward,  there  1  throw  my  gftgtir 
Difdaiming  here  the  kindred  of  a  King, 
And  lay  a£de  my  high  blood's  royalty  :: 
(Which  fear,  not  rev'rence,  makes  thee  to  except  i\ 
If  gwlty  dread  hath  left  thee  fo  much  ftrength^ 
As  to  take  op  mine  honour's  pawn,  then  ftoopi 
By  that,  and  ali  the  rites  of  knighthood  elfe. 
Will  I  make  good  againfl  thee,  arm  to  arm. 
What  i  have  ipoken,  or  thou  canfl  d^vife. 

MonAjb.l  take  it  up,  and  by  that  fword  I  fwearr 
Which  gently  laid  my  knighthood  on  my  fhoulder^^ 
J '11  anfwer  thee  in  any  fair  degree, 
Or  chivalrous  delign  of  knightly  trial  ^ 
And  when  I  mount,  alive  may  I  not  lights 
If  I  be  traitor,  or  unjullly  fight  t 

K.Ricb»  What  doth  oor  eoufin  Jay  to  Mowiray^i  charge  it- 
Tc  muft  be  great,  that  can  inherit  us 
)0  much  as  of  a  thoiight  of  ill  in  hinr. 

Moling.  Look,  what  I  faid,  my  life  ihall  prove  it  trae$ 
That  MoiAihrtij  hath  rcceiv'd  eight  thonfand  Robles^. 
tn  name  of  lendings  for  your  highnefs'  foldiers, 
The  which  he  hath  deta^n'd  for  lewd  employments  |; 
Like  a  falfe  traitor  and  injurious  viHain. 
jBefides,  1  fay,  and  will-  in  battle  prove. 
Or  here,  or  elfewhere,  to  the  furtneft  verge,. 
That  ever  w^s  fdrvey'd  by  Englijh  eye ;. 
*rhat  all  the  treafbns  for  tliefe  eighteen  years^ 
Com  plotted  and  contrived  in  thfs  l^nd, 
fetch  from  falfe  Mtnvhray  their  firft  head  and  (pring^ 
i^urther,  I  fay,  and  further  will  maintain. 
Vpon  his  bad  Ii6eto  make  all  this  good. 
That  he  did  plot  the  Duke  of  Gkucejhr*^  death  y 
Suggeil  his  &on- believing  ad verfarics  f 

JIttty  I  fufped,  Jeknfn  ;prrote  here; 

And  pour*d  on-  form  unbakltabU  pl'iee,  &c, 
tth6*x  ^  know,  by  our  Htiom,  un  aad  In  prefix*d  to  words  for  the  ge^ 
j^mltt/  Mf§  egQidfy  Jitgatives  in  their  ^ow^r 


King  RicaARi>Ifi  | 

I  And' oonfeqaently,  like  a  tnitor-cowardy 
Sloic'd  out  bis  inn'cent  foul  tbroogh  lireamrof  blooi^ 
Which  blood,  like  facrificing  JbtT^t  criet 
Bven  from  the  tonguelefs  caverns  of  the  eardir 
To  me,  for  jaftic^  and  roogh  chtftifement*' 
And  by  the  glorious  worth  of  my  defcenty 
This  arm  (hall  do  it,  or  this  life  be  fpent; 

K*  Rich.  Ifow  high  a  pitch  his  reiolotion  ibars!^ 
Thomas  of  Norfolky^yihzl  (ay'ft  thoo  to  this? 

MowL  O,  let  my  Sovereign  turn  away  his  facet* 
And  bid  his  eUrl  a  littie  while  be  deaf, 
TiU  I  have  told  this  fknder  of  his  blood  (3)^ 
How  God  and  good  men  hate  fo  foul  a  liar. 

K.  Rich,  Mwv>hraft  impartial  arc  oar  eyes  aad  Oirs^ 
Were  he  our  brother,  nay,  our  kingdom's  heir^t 
^s  he  is  but  our  father's  brother's  fon  ;* 
Now  by  my  fcepter's  awe,  I  make  a  vow,. 
Such  neighbour-neamefs  to  our  facred  blood' 
Should' nothing  priv'leee  him,  nor  partial] sdb 
Th'  unftooping  firmne^  of  my  upright  foul. 
He  is  our  fubjed,  M^^br^vf^  fo  art  thou ; 
Free  fpeech,.  and  fearlefs,*  I  to  thee  allows 

Monvb,  Then,  Bolinghrokt^  as  low  as  to  thy  hearr;^ 
Through  the  falfe  paflage  of  thy  throat,  thou  iieft  V 
Three  parts  of  that  receipt  I  had  for  Calmh, 
Diiburft  I  to  his  highnefs'  foldiers ; 
The  other  part  refervM  I  by  confenc,  ,  i 

For  that  my  ibvereign  Liege  was  in  my  debt  ;>  ^ 

Upon  remainder  of  a  dear  account^:  '| 

(3)  TtU'lbavt  told  this  Slairf'rer  ef  hit  bloody^  All  the  atith^ 
copies  read,  ^iander,  as  Ihave  reftor*d  to  the  text ;  this  Mr.  Poff 
tIi(ottghc  fit  to  throw  oot,  as  an  abfarday  ;  and  fubftituted  Slandti 
its  place.     Bat  why  not, ,  Slaadtrf  *Tit  our  auchpt^t  mode  cf  c| 
fion  in  other  paflages ;  -J 

But  yoo  mbft' learn  to  know  fdch  Slanders  of  the  tg«,  or  el 
msy  be  marvellouiSy  miftook.  \  K.  iijl 

Stain  to  thy  countrymen,  thou  hear*ft  thy  doom.  1  f/ii 

Thou  Siander  of  thy  heavy  morher*8  woonb  !  Ri 

Bonur,  in  the  fame  manner  as  Mr.  Po^«mtght  haveremfmber*J 
jibrgamemtton  call  the  Greeks, the  Shames,  the  Reproaches,  of  thj^ 


^10  ILing  Richard  IT. 

Since  laft  I  went  to  Ftanci  to  fetch  hb  Qu^en. 

J^tNiv  {Wallow  down  that  lie For  GUmifter*s  deatS, 

I  flew  him  not^'  hot,  to  mine  own  dirgrace, 

Negledl^  my  fworn  duty  iii  that  cafe.  '- 

For  you,  my  noble  Lord  of  Ldnc^Jkr^ 

The  honourable  fethertom  yfoe^ 

Once  did  I  lay  an  amhufh  for  your  life,         '         -    . 

A  iicipkh  that  doth  vex  my  grieved  fouli 

But  ere  I  laft  received  th«  fadrament, 

I  did  cobfefs  it»  and  exactly  be^rgM 

Your  Grace's  pardon  v  ai^d,  1  hope,  {had  it. 

This  is  my  fablt;  as  for  the  rell  appealed. 

It  iiTues  from  the  rancor  of  a  viDain, 

A-rtcreatit  aifditttoH  degenVate  traitor:  • 

Which  in  myfelf  I  bdldly  will  defend,  ,' 

And  interchangeably  hurl  down  my  gage 

Upon  this  overweening  traitor's  foot ; 

To  proveimyfelf  a  loyal  gentleman, 

Even  in  the  beft  blood  chambcr'd  in  his  bofom. 

In  hade  whereof,  ts^  heartily  1  pray 

Your  highnefs  to  affign  our  trial-day.         - 

K.  Rich,  Wrkh-kindl*d  gentlemen,  be  rul'd  by  me ; 
Let's  pufge  this<:holer  without  letting  blood : 
This  we  prefcribe,  though  no  phyiician ; 
Beep  malice  makes  too  deep  incifion  : 
Forget,  forgive,  conclude  and  be  agreed  ; 
Our  doftors  fay,  this  is  no  time  to  bleed. 
Good  uticle,'  let  this  end  where  it  begun  ; 
We'll  calm  the  Duke  of  Norfolk^  you  your  fon. 
"^       QauHi.  To  be  a  make- peace  fhall  become  my  age ; 
Throw  down,  my  ion,  the  Duke  of  Norfolk' ^  g^g^*  * 
K.  i?/Vi&.  And,  Norfolky  throw  down  his. 
G^2^»/.  When,  H^rry,  when  ? 
Obedience  bids,  I  fliould  not  bid  again. 

K»Rfch»  Norfolk^  throw  down,  we  bid ;  there  is  no  boot. 
Me-wb.  Myfelf  I  throw,  dread  Sovereign,  at  thy  foot. 
My  life  thou  fhalt  command,  but  not  my  fhame ; 
The  one  my  duty  owes ;  but  my  fair  name, 
(Defpight  of  death,  that  lives  upon  my  grave,) 
To  dark  diihonour's  ufe  thou  (halt  u^t  hs.vQ« 


King   R  1  c  H  ii^  ji  D   IJ.  1 1 

I  am  difgracM,  impeach'd,  and  baflled  here, 
Pierc'd  to  th«  fou)  with  (lander's  venoip'd  ipear: 
Th^  which  no  balm  can  cure,  but  his  heart-blood 
Which  breath'd  this  polfon. 

K.  Rich.  Rage  mull  be  wichilood  : 
Give  me  his  gage :  Lions  make  leopards  tame. 

jHo^^'  Yea,  but  not  change  their  fpots :  take  b«t  my 
And  I  refign  iny  gage.     M)^  dear,  dear  Lord, .   [Ihame^' 
The  pureft  treafure  mortal  times  afford. 
Is  fpotlefs  reputation  ;  that  away, 
Men  are  but  gilded  loam,  or  painted  day, 
A  jewel  in  a  teti-tim«s«barrki-up  chefl. 
Is  a  bold  fpirit  in  a  loyal  bread. 
Mine  honour  is  my  life,  both  grow  in  one; 
Take  honour  ft^om  me,  and  my  life  is  done. 
Then^  dear  my  Liege,  mtne  honour  let  me  try ; 
In  that  I  live,  and  for  that  will  I  die. 

K.  Rich.  Couiin,  throw  down  your  gage ;  do  you  begm. 

Boling,  Oh,  heav'ii  defend  my  fool  from  fiich  foui  fift ! 
Shall  I  feetn  creft  fall'n  in  my  father's  fight. 
Or  with  pale  beggar  face  impeach  my  height. 
Before  thas  out-darM  daftard  f  Ere  my  tongue 
Sbalh  wound  my  honour  with  fuch  feeble  wrong, 
Or  found  fo  bafe  a  parle,  my  teeth  ihall  tear 
The  flavifh  motive  of  recanting  fear. 
And  fpit  it  bleeding,  in  his  high  difgrace. 
Where  fhame  doth  harbour,  even  in  Mowbray* $  faoe. 

[f*// Gaunt. 

K.  Riih.  We  were  not  born  to  fue,  but  to  command^ 
•Which  fince  we  cannot  do  to  make  yoafriendsli 
'  Be  ready,  as  your  lives  ihall  anfwer  it,. 
At  Co'ventry  upon  faint  Lambert^s  day.  - 

There  Ihall  your  fwords  and  lances  arbitrate 
The  fwelling  diff 'rence  of  your  fettled  hate..    • 
Since  we  cannot  attonc  you,  you  (hall  fee  i 

Juftice  decide  the  vigor's  chivalry. 
Lord  Marfhal,  bid  our  ofticejfs  at  arma  • 
Sue  ready  to  dired  thcie  home-alarms-  '* 

\Extunf, 

A  6  S.C^^^ 


i^         -  King  Rfcitarit  IT. 

SCENE   chanees*  to  the  Duke  of:  Lmicqfttr*U 
Palace.  '\ 

inter  Gaunt  and  Dittche/io^GloiKtttjBr^. 

6amMi.    A  Las,,  the  part  I  had  in  Gio'Jier*s  bl^od 

./jl  Dothmoft /olicit  ino»  than  your  exdaku^ 
To  ftir  againft  the  biHchers  of  his  life; 
Bat  fioce  corredion  lieth  in  thoferbands^ 
Which  niad&the  f^It  that  we  oanoot  corre^r 
put  we  our  <]parrel  to  the  will  of  heav'o  ;.  r 

Who  when  it  feea  the  heart  ripe  od .ea^hy .  \ 

Will  rain  hot.  vengeance  on  ottenders  heads. 

Dittck^  Finds  bretBcrhood  in  thee  no  fliarper  fpnrft . 
HtLih  love  in  thy  old  blood  no  livine  fire  ? 
Bdnuard^s  fev^d  tons,,  whereofir thyfelf  art  one,. 
Were  as  fevh)  vi^ds  of  his  facred.  blood  ; 
Or  fev'n  fair  branches,  fpringing  from  one  root:- 
Some  of  tbofe  fbv'n  are  dry'dby  natufo's  courfe^ 
Some  of  ihofe  branches  by  the  deft'nies  cat : 
Bat  Tbontai,  ray  dear  Lord,,  my  life,  my  GU^Jier,^ 
(One  vial,  full  of  Edwar^i^s-facrtd  blood; 
One  flourUhingr branch  of  his  mod  royal- root^ 
la  crack'd,  and  all  the  preckus  liquor  fpilt; 
Is  hackt  down,  and  his  fummerJeaves  all. faded,. 
By  envy's  hand  and  murder's* bloody  ax! 
Ah,  Gaunt/  his  blood  was  thine;  that  bed,  that  wom^v 
That  metal,  tliat  iclf-mould  that  fa(hion!d  thee» 
Made  him  a  man;  and  though  thou  liv'ft  and  breath'fitt 
Yet  art  thou  flaip  in  him;  toon  doft  confent 
In  fome  large  meafuire  to  thy.  father^s  dt ach : 
In  that  thon  feeft  diy  wretched  brother  die. 
Who  was  the  model  of  thy  father's,  life; 
Call  it  not  padence,  Gmtnt,  it  is  defpair. 
lo.fufi^ring  thus  thy  brotlier  to  be  flaughter'd,. 
Thou  fhew'ft  thenaked  pathway  to  thy  life. 
Teaching  ftcrn  murder  how  to  butcher,  thee. 
That  which  in  mean  men  we  entitle  patience,* 
Is  pale  cold  cowardife  in  noble  breads. 
Wha  ibatt  I  fa^  I  to  iafi^uaii  thiue  own  lif^» 


King  RrcHiCRD^ir.  r$ 

Tffie  bed  way  is  to  'vcnge  my  Glo*fier*%  death. 

Gaunr,  God's  is  tiie  quarrel ;  for  God's  fub/litatCr 
Bis  depaty  anointed  in  his  fight, 
HJith  caas'd  his  death  ;  the  which  if  wroftgfolly,. 
Let  God  revenge,  for  I  may  never  lift 
An  angry  arm  againft  his  minifler. 

Z)«/c/&.  Where  then,  alas^  may  I  complain.  myfcJf^' 

Gaunt ^To  Heav'n,  the  widow's  champion  and  defencpii. 

Dutch.  Why  then,  I  will :  Farewel,  o\d:Gauiu^  farewtfU 
Thou  go'ff  to  Cmnntry^  there  to  behold 
Our  con  fin  Hereford  and  fell  Mow^ay  fight,^ 
O,  fit  my  hufband's  wrongs  on  Hereford^  (bear,. 
That it.ma]^  enter  hatches. Mowhray^.%  breaft ! 
Or  if  misfprtutt|  mifs  the  firil  career. 
Be  Mowobraft^tA  fo  heavy  in  his  bofom,. 
That  they  make  break  his  Ibaming  courfer'i  back^ 
And  throw  the.  rider  hcadlbwp  in  rfie  lifts, 
A  caitiff  recreant  to  my  coufin  Hereford ! 
Farewel,  old  Gaunt  %  thy  fometime  brother'a  wife' 
With  her  companion  %n^f  muft  end  her  life; 

Gautrt.  Sifter,,  farewel;  I  muft  to  Co-vtrarj. 
As  much  good  ftky  with  thee,  as  |o  with  meP 

T>uich^  Yet  one  word  more ;  grief  bonndeth  whemltt 
Not  with  the  empty  hollownefs,  but  weight::        [fa]U», 
I  t^ke  my  leave,  before  I  have  begim ; 
For  (brrow  ends  not,  when  it  feemeth  done; 
Commend  me  to  my  brotherj  BdmundYort : 
Lo,  this  is  aH^-*— Tiay,  yet  depart  not  ib^ 
Though  this  be  all,  do  not  fo  quickly  go: 
Ifliali  remember  more.     Bid  bim-ioh,  whatf* 
With  ali'good  fpeed  at  Plajhie  vifit  me. 
Alack,  and*  what  ftjall  good  old  Torkit^  there/ 
But  empty  lodgings,  and  unfumiih'd  walls>. 
Un-peopled  offices,  untrodden  ftoncs  ^' 
And  what  hear  there  for  welcome,  but  my  groMf  j[  - 
T-herefore  commend  me,  let  him  not  come  Uiere. 
To  fcek  out  (brrow  that  dwells  every  where;* 
All  defolate,.  will  I. from  hence,  and  die;. 
The  laft:  leave  of.  tliee  takes  my  wtepii^g  t^e.    \E»euTwt« 


:^4  *>ng  Richard  II. 

SCEN  E,  the  Lifts,  at  Coventry. 
'Enter  the  Lord  Marjhal^  and  the  Duke  of  Aumerlcw 

Mar,  1\>T  y  Lord  AumerUy  is  Harry  Hereford 9JXE^^\  . 
XVl.  Aum,  Yea, at  all  points,  and  longs  to  enter iHa 

Mar.  The  Duke  of  Norfoik,  fprightfully  and  bold, 
'Stays  but  the  fummons  of  th*  appellant's  trumpet. 

jium.  Why,  then  the  champions  are  prepar'd,  and  ilay 
For  nothing  b.ut  his  Majefty*8  approach.  [^Flouriftt. 

The  trumpets  found,  and  the  King  enters  nvitb  bis  Kohles  : 
lAjhen  they  are  fetf  Enter  the  Duke  of  Norft>lk  in  arms. 
Defendant.  ^ 

K.  Rich,  Marfhal,  demand  of  yondex  champion 
The  cattfe  of  his  arrival  here  in  arms ;  *" 

Aflc  him  his  name,  and  orderly  proceed 
To  fwe^r  him  in  the  juftice  of  his  caufe. 

Mar.  Ill  Cod's  name  and  the  Kiog's,  fay  who  thou  art  ? 

\T.o  Mowb* 
And  why  thou  com'ft,  thus  knightly  clacj  in  arms  ? 

-Agajnfl  what  man  thou  com'ft,  and  why  thy  quarrel? 
Speak  truly  on  thy  knighthood,  and  thine  oath. 
And  fo  defend  thee  heaveir,  and  thy  valour ! 

Moiuh  My  name  is  Thom as  Mowhray,  Duke  of  Norfdlip 

,  Who  hither  come  engaged  by  my  oath, 
(Which,  heav'n  defend,  a  Knight  ihould  violate  I) 
Both  to  defend  my  loyalty  and  truth,       "•. 
To  God,  my  King,  and  my  fucceeding  iflue, 
Againft  the  Duke  of  Hereford y  that  appeals  mc  j 
And  by  the  grace  of  God,  and  this  mine  arm. 
To  prove  him,  in  defending  of  myfelf, 
A  traitor  to  my  God,  my  King,  and  mc;^ 
Ai^d  a3  1  truly  fight,  defend  me  heav'n!         ,    • 

7he  trumptets  found.     Enter  Bolingbroke,  Appellant ^  V» 

armour. 

, ;      K.  Rich.  Marflial,  afk  yonder  Knight  in  armsi 
Both  who  he  is,  and  why  he  coiftfidi  Vi\\.Vvfct» 

6  TKSiV 


&ng  RiCHAkD   II.  15 

Thas  plated  in  habiliments  of  war : 

And  formally,  accordiog  to  oar  law, 

Depofe  him  in  the  juftice  of  his  caufe.  .  . 

Mar.  What  is  thy  name,and  wherefore com'ii  thoa  hither. 
Before  K.iDg,Ri<hari/t  in  his  royal  lills  i         [To  Boling. 
Againft  whom  comeft  thou  ?  and  what's  thy  qaarrcl  ? 
Speak  like  a  trneXnight,  fo  defend  thee  heav'n  !  « 

-  Skiing,  Harry  of  Herefiri^  Laiuafter  and  Dirhy 
Am  I9  who  ready  here  do  iland  in  arms. 
To  prove,  by  heav'n's  grace  and  my  body's  valour^ 
in  QUsy  pn  Thtmas  Mowhray  Dnke  of  Nor/oik^ 
That  he's  a  traitof  fool  and  dangerous. 
To  God  of  heayn,  Kiiig  Richard^  land  to  me ; 
And  as  I  truly  fight,  defend  me  heav'n ! 

Mar,  On  ptin'of  death,  no  peribn  be  fo  bold. 
Or  daring-hardy,  as, to  to uA  ithe  lifts. 
Except  the  marlhal,  and  focfa  officers 
Appointedhtodiroft  thefe  fair  defigns* 

Boling,  Lord  MaHbal,  let  me  kifs  my  Sovereign's  ha^df 
AAdj^boty  my  knee  before  his  Majefty : 
For  ilfoWriT^^nd  myfelf  are  like  two  men 
That  vow  a  long  and  weary  pilgrimage  % 
Then  let  us  tak^  a  ceremonious  leave 
And  loving  farewel  •f  our  feveral  friends. 

Mdr*  Th'  appellant  in  all  duty  greets  your  Highn^s. 

[TV /.Rich; 
And  craves  to  kifs  your  hand,  and  take  his  leave. 

JC.  Rich*  We  will  defcend  and  fold  him  in  our  arffils* 
Coufin  of  Herefdrd,  «> thy  caufe  is  right, 
So  be  thy  fortune  dn  this  royal  fight ; 
Farewel,'  my  blood  5  whijch  if  to-day  thou  fhed  (4),  , 
Lament  we  may,  but  not  revenge  thee  dead. 

Moling^ 
(4)  Farewel,  my  blood  )]  i.  e,  my  kin(mftn.    Thit  appellatiQn  is 
purely  cjifljcal. ,       .  ,        ♦  .^    , 

PryVc/r^/d  «r/2»«.  Sanguis  meu«,  VIrg.  ^«.  vi,  Vcr.  $3$, 

'  Tu  Sanguinis  uitmus  auSior*  Id.  \Mn,  vti.  vcf.  49, 

Clarui  J^nckifa  yefnrJfju^Szti%mt,     '  Horat.  Carm.  Stecul* 

— ; FosO 

PompUlus  Sanguis.  Id,  Art*  Poet%  ^tt^  i.^\% 

*'     %^^eias  anes  SatJguit  ruut»  Si\%  \U^Vi%>  t\\)»  v 


^  King  RrcHARiy  ni 

Baling,  Oh,  let  no  noble  eye  prophane  a  tetF 
For  ine,  if  I  be  ger'd  "with  Mvtvbray^  (pear:- 
As  confident,  as  is  the  faulcon's  flight 
Againft  a  bird,  do  I  with  Meiuhray  flght^ 
My  loving  Lord,  I  take  say  leave  of  you,. 
Of  yoa,  tny  noble  coafin,  Lord  AumirU^ 
Not  fick,  althOtigh  I  liave  to  do  with  death 7: 
Bat  lufty,  yoong,  and  chearly  drawing  breath. ■    1       ■ 
Lo,  as  at  Englijb  feafts,  fo  I  ftgreet 
The  dantieft  Jail;  to  make  the  end  moft  fweet : 
Oh  thott  !  the  earthly  author  of  my  bloody  [^  GaiiaU 
Whofe  youthful  fpirit,  in  me  regenerate,.  *^ 

Doth  with  a  twoHfold  vigour  lift  me  up 
To  reach  at  vidbry  above  my  headi 
Add  proof  pnto  mine  armour  with  thy^  prayen ;. 
And  with  thy  bkflinfrs  (leel  my  lance's  poiAt,> 
That  it  may  enter  Mon06ri^*$  waxen  coat, 
And  furbiib  new  the  name  of  Jltbn^o^Gaum' 
Even  ID  the  lady  'haviour  of  his  foo. 

Gmunt.  Heav'n  in  thy  good  caofe  make  thee  proTpetoas  fl 
Be  fwift  like  lightning  in  the  execution. 
And  let  thy  blows,  doubly  redoubled. 

Fall  like  amazing  thunder  on  the  cafque 
Of  thy  ad verfe  pernicious  eneai^y^. 

Rouze  up  thy  youthful  blood,  be  brave  and  live. 

BoUng^  Mine  innocence,  G^d  and  St.  GeorgeXo  thrive !  i'    . 
M^W.  However  heav'n  or' fortune  caft  my  loty 

.There  lives^  or  dies,  true  to  King  Ricbard*^  throniH. 

A  loyal,  juft. and  upright  gentleman  ^ 

Never  did  captive  with  a  freer  heart 

Caft' off  his  chains  of  bondage^  and  embrace 

His  golden  nncontroul'd  enfranchifement. 

More  than  my  dancing  foul  doth  celebrate 

This  feaft  of  battle,-  with  mine  adverfaiy. 

Moft  mighty  Liege,  and  my  companion  Peers, 

Take  from  my  mouth  the  wifh^of  happy  years  j^. 

As  gentle  and  as  jocund,  as  to  jell. 

Go  I  to  fightj  Truth  hath  a.quietvbreafl. 


•w«,  ClSK|yri|  ne«i|  wtEiiM  Saoiuit, 


Sftt^  ice  Sit.  "^^  ^^»^ 


Itihg  R  I  c  H  A  R  n  IT.  135 

K.  Rich,  Farcwel,  my  Lord  ;  fecarely  Itfyf 
Virtue  with  valour  couched  in  thine  eye*- 
Order  the  trial,.  MarfhaJ,  and  b^in* 

Mar.  Barry  of  Hereford^  Lamu^Ur  and  Dirty, 
Receive  thy  lance;,  and  heav'n  defend  thy  right  C 

Baling  Strong  a2  a  tower  in  hope,  I  crv  Jmetu 

Mar.  Go  bear  this  lance  to  Thomas  Dake  of  Ntrfdh^ 

1  Her.  Harry  of  HfreforAy  Lancafier  and  Derby^ 
Stands  her^  for  God,  hi6  Sovereign  and  himfelf^ 
On  p^ain  to  be  found  falfe  and  recreant. 

To  prove  the  Duke  of  Norfolk,  Thomas  Mowhrqyr 
A  traitor  to  his  God,  his  &ing,  and  himf 
And.  dares  hint  to  fet  forward  to  the  fight. 

2  Rer^  Here  flandeth  Thomas  Mowhray,  Dake  of  Nmfolti 
On  pain  to  be  found  falfe  and  recreant,. 

Both  to  defend  himfelf,.  and  to  approve 
Harry  of  Hereford^  Lancajier  and  Derhyy 
To  God^  his  Sovereign,  and  to  him,  difloyal  r 
Courageoufly,  and  with  a  free  defire. 
Attending  but  the  fignal  to  begin^       \A  Chargt  fiundtdl 
Mar.  Sound,  trumpets ;  and  fet  forward,  combatanu.. 
•—But  flay,  the  King  hath  thrown  his  warder  down. 

K.  Rich,  Let  them  lay  by  their  helmets,,  and  their  fpeart^ 
And  both  ceturn  back  to  their  chairs  again : 
Withdraw  with  us,  and  let  the  trumpets  foond^ 
While  we  retuxn  thefe  Dukes  what  We  decree. 

\A  longFlouriJh ;  after  inbich,  the  Kingf^aks  to  th0 
Combatants, 
Draw  near;     ■ 

And  lift,  what  with  our  council  we  have  done. 
For  that  our  kingdom's  earth  (hould  not  be  foii'd 
With  that  dear  blood,  which  it  hath  folfered  > 
And,  for  our  eyes  do  hate  the  dire  afpe£i 
Cf  civil  wounds  ploughed  up  with  neighbour  fwords^ 
And  for  we  think,  jthe  eagle- winged  pride 
Offey-afpiring  and  ambitious  thoughts 
With  rivat-hating  envy  fet  you  on,. 
To- wake  ou^peaJce^  which  in  our  country's  cpadle- 
Draws  the  fweet  infant  breath  of  gentle  flt^\i  \ 
(Wbldi  tha&jcuz'd  up  with  boill'tou^iiiivaix'^AivxTttv 


1 8  King  Richard    IL  ^ 

Atid  harfh-refoundlDg  trumpets  dreadful  bray. 

And  grating  (hock  o?  wrathful  iron  arms, 

Might  from  our-qoiet  confines  fright  fair  peace. 

And  make  t^s  wade  even  in  our  kindreds  blood  :) 

Therefore,  we  banifh  you  our  territories. 

You  cottfin  Hereon/,  on  pain  of  death. 

Till  twice  five  fu mm crs  have  enrich'd  our  fields. 

Shall  not  re-greet  our  fair  dominions, 

But  tread  the  ({ringer  paths  of  banifhment. 

Boling,  Your  Avill  be  done :  This  muft  my  comfort  be^ 
That  fun,  that  warms  you  here,  ihall  fhine  on  mc: 
And  thofe  his  goldeh  beams,  to  you  here  lent. 
Shall  point  on  me,  and  gild  my  banishment. 

K.  Rich.  Norfolk^  for  thee  remains  a  heavier  doomi^ 
Which  I  with  feme  unwillingnefs  pronounce. 
The  fly-flow  hours  fhall  not  determinate 
The  datelefs  limit  of  thy  dear  exile : 
The  hopelefs  word,  of  never  to  return^ 
Breathe  lagainft  thee,  upon  pain  of  life.   ^ 

Mowh,  A  heavy  fentence,  my  moft  fovereign  Lieg^  , 
And  all  unloofc'd  for  from  yotir  Highnefs*  mouth: 
A  dearer  merit,  not  fo  deep  a  maim. 
As  to  be  cail  fbrth  in  the  common  air, 
Hi^ve  Ideferved  at  your  Highnefs'  hands.    . 
The  language  I  have  learn'd  thefc  forty  yearrn 
My  native  En^lifi,  now  I  muft  forego ; 
And  now  my  tongue's  ufe  is  to  me  no  more^^  , 
Than  an  tmftringed  viol,  or  a  harp, 
Or,  like  a  canning  inftrument  casM  up. 
Or  being  open,  put  into  his  hands  ' 

That  knows  no  touch  to  tune  the  harmony.  . 
Within  my  mouth  you  have  engoaPd  my  tongae  {$y, 

(5)  fFitbin  wy  wwutbyou  have  engoaPJ  my  twgue, 

pOMbly  portcullisM  vtUb  my  teeth  mnd  llpt  s]     Thcf^  verfef 
Mr.  Popt  has  degraded  and  thrown  out  of  the  text,  00  account  of  the  , 
image  convey'd  in   the  fecond  line,  at  I  prcfume,     I  am  far  from.  , 
praifing  the   metaphor;  but,  perhaps,  the  ufagc  might  be  defended 
for  once  from  the  example  of  our  mafter  Homer, 

'ATff£^i,  «ro7o»  0-1  krO^  ^u^iy  cpit^  lM»t»     Iliad.  A.  yv  3^0* 

The  IpjtO'  o9^>1«y  here,  mctbinkfiy  approaches  very  nigh  to  the 

Jde^4if  arori-cullife*  .^     x^. 


Kfng  Richard  II;  19 

Boubly  port-cuUisM  .with  my  teeth  ajid  lips : 

A9^<fulU  unfeeling,  barren  ignorauKc 

Is  made  iny  goaler  to  attend  ob  me. 

I  am  too  old  to  fawn  upon  a  norfe,  .  ' 

Too  far  in  years  to  be  a  pupil  now  : 

What  is  thy  fentence  then,  but  fpeechlefs  death* 

Which  robs  my  tongue  from  breathing  native  breath  ? 

K.  Rid.  It  boots  chee  not  to  be  compaflionate ; 
After  our  fentence,  plaining  comes  too  late. 

Monv6.  Then.thus  I  torn  me  from  my  country's  lights 
To  dwell  in  folcmn  ihades  of  endlefs  night. 

K.  Rich.  Return  again ^  and  take  an  oath  with  ye. . 
Lay  on  our  royal  fword  your  banifh'd  hands  ; 
Swear  by  the  duty  that  3ron  owe  to  Heav'n, 
(jQiiir  part  therein  we  baniih  with  yourfelvesj 
To  keep  the  oath  that  we  adininifter : 
You  never  fhall,  (fo  help  you  truth,  and  heav'n  I)     , 
Embrace  each!  otlier's  love  in  baniihment ; 
Nor  ever  look  upon  each  other's  face. 
Nor  ever  wjtte,  re-greet»  or  reconcile 
Thi^  low'ring  tempefl  of  your  home-bred  hatei 
Nor  ever  be.  advifed  porpofe  meet,  .    ^  ' 

To  plot,  ^contrive,  ,or  complot  an^  ill, 
'Gainft  us,  Qiir  ftate,  onr  fubje^ls,  or  our  land* 

Bolinf,  I  Iwear. 

Mowb^  And  I,  to  keep  all  this. 

BoUng.^  Korfilk^  fo  far,  as  tp  mine  enemy  \y^ 
By  th^time,  had  the  King  permitted  us; 
One  of  our  fouls  had  wandred  in  the  aiiv 
Sanifh'd  this  frail  fepnlchre  of  our. fleih»- 
Jis.now  <mr  flefh  is  baniihM  fVom  this  land. 
Confefs  thy  treafons,  ere  thou  fly  this  realms  • 
Since  thou  liafl  far  to  go,  bear  not  along 
The  clogging  burden  of  a  guilty  foul. 

Momip^  No,  Bolinghroke ;  if  ever  I  were  traitors 
My  name  be  blotted  from  the  book  of  life. 
And  I  from  Heaven  banilh'd  as  from  hence! 
But  what  tjioi^  art,  Heav'n,  thouj  and  I  do  know> 
And  all  too  foon,  I  fesir,  the  King  tv2i\\  tut*         ^    ' 


I 

I 


M»  King  R  I  c  B  A  R  D^  IT. 

lareweU  my  lAcgt ;  fiowr  no  way  can  I  flray. 

Save  back  to  EngTami  i  all  the  world's  my  way.     lEjt^L 

X..  Rich,  Uncle,  even  in  the  glafles  of  chine  eye»^ 
I  fee  thy  grieved  heart ;  thy  fad  afpe^ 
Hath  from  the  namber  of  his  baniih'd  years  s 

PJuck'd  four  away ;  &k  frozen  winters  fpcnt. 
Return  with  welcome  home  from  bani^ment. 

Boling..  How  long  a  time  lies  in  one  little  word  t 
Four  lagging  winters,  and  foon  wanton  fprdngs- 
£nd  in  a  word ;  fuch  is  the  breath  of  Kings. 

Gaunt,  I  thank  my  JLiege,  that  in  regard  of  m» 
He  Mortens  four  year»  of  my  fon's  exiler 
But  little  'vantage  ihalll  reap  thereby;* 
For  ere  the  fix  years,  that  he  hath  to  ijpend; 
Gan  change  their  moons,  and  bring  theirtimes  aboit^ 
My  oil-dry'd  lamp,  and  time-bew^d  light, 
ShaIltbeextin(Sl  with  age,  and  endlefs  night :. 
My  inch  of  taper  will  be  burnt  and  done : 
And  blindfold  death  not  let  me  Pee  my  foBw 

TL.Rich,  Why,  uncle?  thou  haft  many  years  to  Inres 

Gaum,  But  not  a  minute,  Xing^  that  thou  canft  give^ 
Shorten  my  days  thou  canfl  with  fullen  fomowv 
And  pluck  nights  from  nw,.  but  not  lend  a  saorfow;; 
Thou  "can  flr  help  time  to  furrow  me  with  age,. 
But  flop  no  wrinkle  in  his  pilgrimage;. 
Thy  word  is  current  with  him,  for  my  death;: 
But  dea^  thy  kingdom  o^nnot  buy  my  breath.. 

£.  Rich,  Thy  fon  is-  banifh'd  upon  good  advice^. 
Whereto  thy  tongue  a  party -verdift  gave  ; 
Why  at  our  juilice  feem'ft  thou  then  to  low'rf 

Gaunt,  Things,  fvveet  to  tafte,  prove  in  digdtion  fow*tX 
You  urg'd  me  as  a  judge;  but  1  had  rather. 
You  would  have  bid  me  argue  like  a  father, 
O,  had  it  been  .a  ftranger,  not  my  child, 
'  fo  fnrooth  his  fault,  I  would  have  been  jnore  mild ;: 
Alas,  I  look'd,  when  fome  of  yo^  ihould  fay, 
1  was  too  ftridl  to  make  mine  owi>  away  : 
But. you  gave  leave lo  my  unwilling  tongue,, 
^ainil  ro^^  will>.  to.  da  myfelf  this  wrong*. 

8^ 


King  Ri<iiAiL3  tU  ti 

A  partial  flander  foagkt  I  to  avoid, 

And  in  thefenlence  my  own  life  deftroy'd.  ' 

£.  i^/V^.  CoQ&,  farewel ;  and.tlncle,  bidiiimib^ 
3ix  years  w^banifh  him,  and  he  fliall  go.  [FUurifi.  Exiu 

Jam.  Coufin,  farewel ;  what  prcfence  muft  not  know* 
from  where  you  do  reaMiiH  let  paper  ihow. 

Mar.  My  Lord,  no  leave  take  I^  for  I  will  ride 
As  far  as  land  will  let  me,  by  vonr  fide^. 

Gdiint.  Oh,  to  whatpurpofe  doft  thoa  hoard  diy  wordi. 
That  thoo  retarn'ft  no  greeting  to  thv  friends  ? 

Boting.  I  have  tdo  few  to  take  my  l^ve  of  yoo» 
When  the  tongoe^s  office  fliould  be  prodigal. 
To  breathe  th'  abundant  doloor  of  the  heart. 

Gaunt*  Thy  grief  is  but  tl^  abienoe  for  a  time. 

Boling.  Joy  aofent,  grief  is  prefent  for  that  time, 

-Gaunt.  What  is  fix  winters  ?  they  are  quickly  gone* 

Baling.  To  men  in  joy ;  but  grief  makes  one  hour  ten. 

''Gaunt.  Call  it  a  travel,  that  thou  tak'fl  for  pleasure* 

BoUng.  My  heart  will  figh,  when  I  mifcall  it  fo, 
Which  finds  it  an  inforoed  pilgrimage. 

Gaunt.  The  fullen  pafij^ge  of  thy  weary  fteps 
^^fteem  a  foil,  wherein  thou  art  to  fet 
The  preciooe  jewel  of  thy  home-return. 

Boling.  Ns^,  rather,  ev^ry  tedious  ftride  I  make  (^ 
Will  but  remember  me,  what  a  deal  of  world 
I  zander  from  the  Jewels  that  I  love. 
iMufl  I  not  ferve  a  long  apprentice^hoodi 
sTo  foreign  paiTages,  and  in  the  end 

Having  my  freedom,  boaft  of  Clothing  elfe  ^ 

But  that  I  was  a  journeyman  to  gtiti^ 

-Gaunt.  All  places,  that  the  eye  of  heaveti  vlffti 
Are  to  a  wife  man  ports  and  happy  havens. 
Teach  thy  neceflity  to  reafon  thus^ 
There  is  no  virtue  like  neceflity. 

(6)  Boling.  Nay,  rather,  ev'ry  tidiousjrids  1  maJkt.^  Thi»,  MA 
the  fix  verfes  which  foflow,  1  have  ventur'd  to  fupply  from  the  old 
Slgarto.  Theallofion,  'tis  true,  to  tn  A/>prehtice  Jbiff,  zn6  btcoming 
a  Journeyman,  is  not  in  the  fublimc  tafte^  nor,  as  tforace  has  cxpre(k*d 
it,  fiirtt  trap^mfatis-f  However,  a«  there  is  irt)  doubt  of  the  palT^e 
4>eiof  gcniiinc,  tkc  lines  ace  not  fo  defpicahk  m  to  dtfct^tV>t\tii<v^\\"ft 
loft. 

3  T:\:vri«L 


12  •king    R  I  CHARD    II. 

Think  not,  the  King  did  baniih  thee; 

But  thou  the  Xing.    Woe  doth  ^e  heavier  fit^ 

Wherc'it  perceives  it  ift-but  faintly  l>orne. 

Go  fay,  I  Tent  thee  forth  to  pufchafe  honour. 

And  not,  the  King  exil'd  thee.     Or  fuppoTe, 

Devouring  peililence  h^ne;8  in  ottr  air. 

And  thou  art  %ing  to  a  treiher  clime. 

Look,  what  thy  foul  holds  dear,  imagine  it 

To  lie  that  way  thou  |0*ft,  not  wl^nce  thoii  com^ft, 

Suppoft  the  fingin|;  burds,  muficians ;  ' 

The  giafs,  whereon  thou  ti^ad 'ft,  the  prefence^flo 

The  flow'rs,  fair  Ladies;  and  thy  Heps,  no  moi^ 

Than  a  delightful  meafure,  or  a  dance.      ' 

For  gnarling  forrow  hath  lefs  pow'r  to  bitft 

The  man,  that  mocks  at  it,  and  fets  it  light. 

BoUngi  Oh,,  who  can  hold  a  fire  in  his  hand. 
By  thinking  on  the  frofty  Caucafus  ? 
Or  cloy  the  hungry  edge  of  appetite, 
By  bare  imagination  of  a  ieafti 
Or  wallow  naked  in  December  fnOw, 
By  thinkiqg oil  fantailick  fummer's  heat? 
Oh,  no!  t^e  appreheiSiion  Of  the  good 
Gives  but  the  greater  feeling  to  the  worfe; 
Kell  forrow's  tooth  doth  liever  irankle  more 
Than  when  it  bites,  but  lanceth  not  the  fore* 

Gaunt.  Come,  come,  my  fon,  I'll  bring  thee  on  thy  way 
Had  I  thy  youth,  and  caufe,  I  Would  not  flay. 

BoHng-Tihcn, England's  ground,  fare  wel;  fweet  foil,adiei 
My  mother  and  my  nurfe,  which  bears  me  yet. 
Where-e'er  I  wander,  boaft  of  this  I  can. 
Though  taaifti'd,  yet  a  true-born  J?»^/i/&m/?».    lExeun 

SCENE  changes  to  the  Cburt. 

'Mnter  King  Richard,  «WBu(hy,  ^f.  at  one  door ;  m 
the , Lord  AQintrle,  at  ih  other, 

K.-RiV^.Tl  7  Edidvindeed,obfervc-— Coqfin^nOT^i 
VV  .  How  iar.  brought  you  lugh  Hfrejfbrd  € 
his  way  ? 


King  R  I  c  H  A  R  D  II.  25 

Aunt,  I  J}raught  high  Hertford^  if  you  call  him  (b. 
But  to  the  next  high- way,,  and  there  I  left  him. 
K.  Rich,  And  fay,  what  (lore  of  parting  tears  were  (hed  ? 
Aum.  'Faith,  none  by  9ie ;  except  the  north-eafl  wiod» 
(Whijch.  then  blew  bitterly  againfl  our  faces) 
Awak'd  the  fleepy  rheum ;  and  fo  by  chance 
Did  grace  our  hollow  parting  with  a  tear. 
K.  Rich\  What  faid  your  couHn^  when  you  parted  with 
Aum.  FareiveL  ■      ■    ■  £hiitt  I 

And  for  my  heart  difdaine^  that  my  tongue 
Should  fo  prophane  the  word,  that  tai^ht  me  craft 
To  counterfeit  oppreffion  of  fsichgrie^ 
That  words  feem'd  buried  in  mv  forrow*s  grave. 
Marry,  would  the  word /areivel h^ive  lengtncn'd  hours^ 
And  added  years  to  his  fhort  banifliment. 
He  (hould  Jiave  had  a  volume  of  farewels ; 
But  fince  it  would  not,  he  had  none  of  me. 

K,  Rich,  He- is  our  kinfman,  coufin  ;  but  'tis  dojibtj 
^hen  time  fhall  call  him  home  from  banifl>ment. 
Whether  our  kinfman  come  to  fee  his  friends. 
Ourfelf,  Sind  BuJ^y,  Ba^othere,  and  Gr^«, 
Obferv'd  his  courtihip  to  the  common  people: 
JEfowhe  did  feem  to  dive  into  their  hearts. 
With  humble  and  familiar  courtefy ;  ^ 

,  "What  reverence  he  did.  throw  away  on  flavcs.; 
,'  Wooing  poor  crafts  men  with  the  craft  of  fmileSt 
i^nd  patient  under-bearing  of  his  fortune, 
As  'twere  to  banifh  theiraffedls  with  him. 
Off  goes  his  bonnet  to  an  oyfter-wench ; 
A  brace  of  dray^n^n  bid,,  God  fpeed  him  well! 
And  had  the  tribute  of  his  fupple  knee  ;  . 
With,— Thanks,  my  countrymen,  my  loving* friends; 
As  were  our  England 'm  i:e«(ei:iioii  his, 
.  And  he.our  fubjedls  next  degree  in. hope.         . 

Gr^^«.' Well, he  is  gone,and  with  him  go  thefe  thbughts.^*^ 
Now  for  the  rebels,  which  (land  out  in  Ireland^ 
Expedient  manage  muft  be  made,  my  Liege; 
Ere  further  leifure  yield  them  further  means 
For  their  advantage,  and  your  Highnefs' lofs. 
K.  Rich.  We  wiU  ourfelf  in  perfon  to  this  war ; 


XL4.  Kin^  R  ic  H  A4i  p  n* 

And,  for  our  coffers  with  too  great  acourt 
And  liberal  lareefs,  are  grown  fomewhat  ligb^ 
We  are  inforc'd  to  farm  our  itjyal  realm. 
The  revenue  whereof  fliall  farnith  lis 
For  our  tffms  in  hand  ;  if  rhey  come  lhort« 
Our  fubftitutes  at  home  fliall  have  blank  charted: 
Whereto,  when  they  fhaU  icoow  wliat  men  arc  ridi. 
They  fliall  fubfcribe  them  for  large  foms  of  goM« 
And  fend  them  after  to  fupply  our  wants^ 
For  ive  wil4  make  for  Ireland  prefently. 

Entir  Bafliy« 

K.  Rub*  Bujhy^  what  news  ? 

Bufhy.  Old  John  of  Gaunt  is  iiclc^  my  Lord^ 
Suddenly  taken,  and  hath  fent  pofl-haile 
T*  iotreat  your  Majefty  to  vifit  him. 

K.-R/VJ&.  Where  Kcs  lie  ^ 

JBi^.  At  Eiy-houje, 

K.  Rich,  Now  putltjIieaVn,  in  his  phyfician'saiiiiJ, 
To  help  him  to  his  grave  immediately: 
The  lining  of  his  cofFbrs  fliall  make  coats 
To  deck  our  foldiers  for  thefe  Irijh  wars. 
Come,  gentlemen,  let's  ail  go  viiit  him: 
fray  heav^n,^ema)r  make  ha^e,  and  come  too  late  1  '[Em^ 

A    C    T      IL 

SCENE,   Ely-houfe. 
Oaont  irought  in^  Jkk^,  nuith  the  Duke  tf  York* 

G  A  t;  IT  t. 

WIL  L  the  King  come,  that  I  may  Weathe  my  laft 
In  wholefome  counfel  to  his  utiflayM  youth  ? 
Turk.  Vex  notyoilrfelf,  nor  ftrivc  toot  with  your  breath  | 
For  all  \ti  vain  comes  counfel  to  his  ear. 

Gaunt,  Oh,  but,  they  fay^  the  tongnes  of  dyisg  tiien 
Jh force  attention^  like  dee]^  hatmoii^  \ 


j^ing  R  I  c  H  A  R  D  IL  ^5 

WhciC  words  arc  fcarce,  theyVe  feldom  /pent  in  vain  ; 

For  they  breathe  truth,  that  breathe  their  word3  in  pain* 

He,,  that  no  more  muft  fay,  is  liftenM  more 

Than  they,  Whom  youth  and  eafe  have  taught  to  glofc  ; 

^ore  are  men's  ends  marked,  than  their  lives  before : 

The  fetting  fnn*— and  mnfick  in  the  clofe.-^ 

As  the  laft  taft^  of  fweets,  is  fweeteft  laft ; 

Writ  in  remembrance,  more  than  things  long  pa/!  ; 

Though  kichard  my  life's  counfel  would  notnear^ 

Kiy  death's  fed  tale  may  yet  bhdeaf  his  ear. 

T'orA.  His  ear  is  ftopt  with  other  flatt'riog  charjln)^ 
As  praifes  of  his  date ;  there  are,  befide, 
Lafcivious  meeters^  te  whofe  venom'd  fotiqdl 
The  open  car  of  youiii  doth  always  liften : 
Report  of  fafhion5  in  proud  I/alj^ 
Whofe  manners  dill  our  tai-dy,  apifh,  natioii 
Limps  after,  in  bafe  aukward  imitation. 
Where  doth  the  world  thruft  forth  a  vanity, 
(So  it  be  new,  there's  no  refp^how  vile,) 
That  is  not  quickly  bul&'d  into  his  ears  ? 
Then  all  too  late  comes  counfel  to  be  heard. 
Where  will  ^loth  mutiny  with  wits  re^anL  ^  '^  ■ 
Pireft  not  him*  whofe  way  himfelf  willxhufe  ; 
^is  bivath  thoa  lack'd,  and  that  breadi  wtit  thoii  loie. 

Gauni.  Methinks,  I  am  a  prophet  neW-lfifpiPd, 
And  thus  expiring,  do  focetel  of  Jiirn, 
His  raih,  fierce  blaze  of  riot  cannot  laft  ; 
For  violent  fires  foon  burn  oiit^themielves. 
Small  (how'rs  lad  long,  but  fudden  dorms  are  fhort  $ 
He  tires  betinaes,  that  fpurs  too  fad  betimes ; 
With  eager  feeding,  food  doth  choak  the  feedei* ; 
Light  vanity,  infatiate  cormorant, 
Confuming  means,  foon  prpys  upon  itfelf. 
This  royal  throi^e  ef  Kings,  this  fcepter'd  lile. 
This  earth  of  Majedy,  this  feat  of  Mars^ 
This  Qtber  Edtt,  demy  ParaM/e, 
This  for^efs,  built  by  nature  for  herfelf,  ^ 

Againd  infedion,  aUd  the  habd  of  war  ;  ^ 

This  hapipy  breed  of  men*  this  little  world > 
Thi5  precious  Sotte  /it  in  the  filver  fea, 
VoL.JV.  B  NNVv^V 


26  King  Richard    II. 

Which  fenres  it  in  the  office  of  a  waU» 
Or  as  a  moat  defenfive  to  a  Koafe, 
A^ainft  the  envy  of  lefs  happier  lands ; 
This  nnrfcy  this  teeming  womb  of  royal  Kinrt, 
Fear'd  for  their,  breed,  and  famous  by  their  bmht 
Renowned  for  their  deeds,  as  far  from  home. 
For  chriftian  fervice  and  tme  chivalry. 
As  is  the  fepulchre  in  fiobbom  Jwy 
Of  the  world's  ran{bm,  blefled  life's  fon  ; 
This  land  of  fuch  dear  fouls,  this  dear  dear  land* 
Dear  for  her  reputation  through  the  worlds 
li  now  leas'd  out,  ( t  die,  pronouncing  it) 
Like  to  a  tenement,    or  pelting  farm. 
England^  bound  in  with  the  triumphant  iea, 
Whofe  rocky  (hore  beats  back  the  envious  fiege 
Of  watry  Neptun$t  is  bound  in  with  fhame. 
With  inky  blots,  and  rotten  parchment-bonds: 
That  England^  that  was  wont  to  conquer  others^ 
Hath  m»fe  a  ihameful  conquell  of  itfelf. 
Ah !  would  the  fcandal  vaniih  with  my  life. 
How  happy  then  were  my  enfuing  death!' 

£ii//f^  X/aj' 'Richard,  ^/av,  Aumerle,  Bufliy,  Gre< 
Bagot,  Rois,  ii»^  Willbughby. 

7'ork,  The  Xing  is  come,  deal  mildly  with  fais  yootl 
'  tor  young  kot  colts,  bein?  rag'd,  do  rage  the  more. 
^ecn.  How  fare»QQr  noble  nndc,  Lancafierf 
K.^/V^.  What  comfort,  man?  How  is't  with  ngedGmn 
Gaunt.  Oh,  how  tliat  aame  befits  my  compofition  J 
Old  Qaunt,  indeed^  and  gaunt  in  being  old : 
Within  me  grief  hath  kept  a  tedious  fail  ;^ 
And  who  abdains  from  meat,  that  is  not  gaunt } 
For  fleeping  EnglandioM  time  have  I  watch'd. 
Watching  breeds  leanneis,  leannefs  is  all  gaunt: 
The  pieafure,  that  fome  fathers  feed  upon. 
Is  my  ftrid  fail ;  I  mean,^  my  children's  looks  ; 
And,  therein  fading,  thou  i»ft  made  me  gaunt ; 

«aunt  am  I  for  die  grave,  gaunt  as  a  grave, 
hofc  hollow  womb  inherits  nought  but  bones« 
S..  Rich,  Can  fickfnen  play  fo nicely  with  their  nam< 

Gtti 


King  R  I  ^  IT  A>  t>  If.  ^f 

Garni.  No,  ffiiiery  maket  fpoft  to  wuxk  itfdf  ? 
STnce  thoa  doft  (eek  to  kill  my  naaio  is  mc, 
1  nock  my  nancg  gretl  King,  to  flfttttr  thee. 

K.  JUcJ^.  Shottkl  dying  aen  teier  tfiofe  tkat  live  ? 

CauMt.  No,  no,  men  Jiving  flatter  tbofethjudk. 

K.  i^fl'.  Thou,  BOW  adying,  iky'it,  tkoaflatter'll  me. 

GaMnt.  Oh !  no^  thou  dy*ft,  thoogh  I  the  ficker  i>e. 

K.  Ricif.  I  am  in^ health,  I  breathe,  I  fee  thee  ill; 

Gaami.  Now  he,  thatflitde  me,  kaows,  ITee  thee  iU| 
III  in  myfelf,  but  feeing  thee  too,  ill. 
*I1iy  death*1»ed  is  no  leSer  than  the  land, 
VTheretn  thoa  UeH  in  repoution  lick  ; 
^nd  thou,  too  carelefi  patient  as  then  art, 
Civ*ft  thy  anointed  body  to  the  core 
Of  thoie  phyitcians,  that  firft  wounded  thee  ; 
A  thonfand  flatt'rers  fit  within  thycrown, 
Whoie-compafs  is^no  b»ger  than  thy  heady 
And  yet  ingaged  in  ib  inial!  a  verge. 
Thy  wade  is  no  whit  kfier  than  thy  land. 
Oh,  had  th^  graadiire,  with  a  prop1^t*s  eye. 
Seen  how  his  Ton's  ion  ihould  defttoy  his  foos^  , 
From  forth  thy  veafk.  he  would  have  laid  thy  Ihaaies^ 
Depofing  thee  befoie  thou  wert  po^eft  ; 
Vho  art  poffefs*d  now,  to  depofe  thyfelf.^ 
Why,  covfin,  wert  thou  recent  of  the  world, 
It  were  a  fkame  to  let  this  land  law  leafed     ' 
Uttt  for  xky  world  enjoying  but  tms  land. 
Is  it  not  nK>it  than  (h^me,  to  ffiame  it  fo  ? 
Landlord  iHf  ingUnd  art  thou  now,  not  King : 
Thy  ftate ^f  law  is  bondflave  to  the  law; 
And  thou— — 

K.  Rich^  And  thou,  a  luaatick  lean-wleted  fool, 
Prefumingpn  an  ague's  privilege, 
Dar'ft  with  thy  frozen  admonition 
Make  pale  our  cheek ;  chafing  the  royal  blood 
With  fury  from  his  native  reMence^ 
Now  by  my  feat's  ^ht-royal  Majeliy, 
Wert  thou  not  bromr  to  great  jf^/w^ri'afon. 
This  tongue,  that  runs  fo  roundly  in  thy  head, 
Should  run  thy  bead  ftom  thy  ttnrenitiA:ftvo\)L\4ti:^. 


3fi  -         King  R  r  xm  a  r  t>  It. 

GaMftt^  Ob,  ipire  inenot,  inv*hrethtt  £/war^^  tai^ 
For  that  I  was  Ms  father  BdwaM*$  Ion. 
That  blood  already,  like  the  pdicato^ 
Haft  ttioa  tapt  out,  aad  dnrnkesly  tarows*d.  * 

My  brother  Ch'fitfy  plain  wdKmeamfi^  foul, 
.(Whom  faxf  ibe^l  in  h^av'n  'mDngft' happy  fottlsl) 
M^y  be  a  prec^ent  add  wittiefs  good) 
Tliat  thou  refpt£l*ft  irot  fpilling  EdwarJTt  bloods 
;J(iin  with  the  prefent  fidcfieft^kat  I  have. 
And  thy  unkindncfs  be  like  erdoked  age. 
To  crop  at  oace  a  two  lofig-wither*d  f)ower» 
Live  in  thy  fhame,  but  die  not  (hame  with  thee  ! 
Thefe  words  hereafter  thy  tormentors  be.  I 

Convey  me  to  my  bed,  then  to  my  grave:  I 

Love  theyito  live,  that  love  and  honour  have. 

\Extt^   homtthA* 

K.  RUh.  Aird  Jet  them  die,  that  age  and  fuilens  have; 
For  both  haft  thou,  and  both  become  the  grave. 

York,  I  do  befeech  your  Majefty,   hnptite 
'  His  words  to  wayward  ficklinefs,  and  age  S 
He  loves  yon,  on  my  life  ;  and  holds  you  dear 
As  Harry  Puke  of  Hereford^  were  he  here. 

K.  Rioh.  Right,  you  fay  true ;  as  Herefor^^Xov^^  fo  h»; 
As  theirs,  fo  mine  ;  and  all  be,  as  it  is. 

Enter  Nbrthunberland. 

i^orth.  My  Liege,  old  Gaunt  commends  Mitf  to  youf 

K.  Rich.   What  fays  old  Gaunt  ?  [Majcfty. 

North,  Nay,  nothing;  all  is  faid  : 
His  tongue  is  nowaftringlefs  inftrument. 
Words,  life,  and  all,  old  Za«f/2/?^r  hath  (pent. 

Tark  Be  r(?r/l  thenext,  tJiatmuftbe  bankrupt  fo!    ; 
Though  death  be  poor,  it  ends  a  mortal  woe. 

K.  Rich.  The  rlpell"  fruit  firft  falls,  and  fo  dotli  he  j  , 
His  time  is  fpent,  our  pilgrimage  muft  be  : 

So  much  for  that Now  for  our  Irijh  wars  ; 

We  moft  fupplanf  thofe  rough  rug-headed  kerns^ 
Which  live  like  venom,  where  no  venom  elfe. 
But  only  they,  have  privilege  to  live. 
And,  for  thefe  great  affairs  do  aik  fome  charge, 
"^  .  '    *  Towards 


King    R  i  C.H  A  R  D     11^:  29 

awards  otir  aiBftance  we  do  feiae  tq  os 

be  plate,  coiii»  fei^ii«es»  and  jnoveables,       ; 

^hereof  onr  vncl^  &ut9t  did  Aaadpo iTeft. 

TorL  How  long  (hall  I  be  patient?  Ok^homlong 

tail  tender  doiy^  make  me -i offer  wrong  ? 

ot  Gio^er's  death,  aet  Herefwd^^  banifliment,  .  N. 

ot  Gaunt'i  rebukes^  nor  England*^  pri?ate  wrongi, 

or  the  prevention  of  poof  Bdinghroh 

bout  his  marriage,  ^nor  my  own  difgcace, 

ave  ever  made  me  ib*v'r  my  patient  cheek  y        

r  bend  one  wrinkle  oa  my  Sovereign's  ^ce. 

im  the  laft  of  noble  EdwarePs  fopv^ 

F  whom  thy  fathet,  Prb)ce  of  tValn^  was  fa9i : 

1  war,  was  never  Mtm  rag'd,  more  fierce ;        . 

\  peace,  was  never  gentle  lamb  more  miid, 

ban  was  that  youn^and  priacrly  gentleman  ;. 

is  face  thou  haft,  for  even  fo  Iook*d  he, 

ccomplifh'd  wich  the  ntiniberof  riiy  hotirs. 

It  when  he  &owa'd,  it  was  againft  the  Fruicb^  ^ 

nd  not  againft  his  friends  :  His  noble  hand 

id  win  what  be  didfpesd,  and  fpent  not  that,. 

^hich  his  triumphant  father's  hand  had  won. 

is  hands  wfM  gnilt^  of  no  kindred's  blood, 

at  bloody  with  die  enemies  of  his  kin. 

b,  RicharJ  i  Tsrk  is  too  far  gone  with  grief,^ 

r  elfe  he  never  woald  con^pare  betweea. 

X.  Rich.  Why,  uncle,  what's  the  natter  ? 

fork.  O  my  Liege^ 

ardon  me,  n  yon  pfeafe  ;  if  tnot,  I,,  pleas'd    * 
ot  to  be  pardon'dk  tm  o^ntent  withal. 
rek  yea  to  feiae,.  and  gripe  into  your  hands, 
'he  royalties  and  rights  of  banifh'd  Her^srdi 

not  Gmw»  dead,  and  doth  not  Herefbrd  live  ? 
T'as  not  Geair/ juft,  and  is  not  Harry  trae? 
i\d  not  the  one  deferve  to  have  an  heir  ? 
!  not  his  heir  a  wdl^eferving  ion  I 
*ake  Htrtfwrir^  rights  away,  and  take  from  time- 
[is  charters,  and  his  coAomary  rights. 
«t  not  to-morrow  then  cnfce  to-day ; 
e  not  thy  felf.— For  how  art  thoaaKing^. 

B  3.  ^u\       i 


30  King  R  i  c  tt^il  r  d   II- 

But  by  fair  iequence  aod  fucce^on  ? 

If  you  do  wrongfully  feize  ^^^y^Vvil^'s  ffighc,  •  •  ^' 

Call  in  his  letters  patents  tbatlie  kath» 

By  his  attomeysgeucral  to  fine 

His  livery,  and  deny  hist>fFer*d  hoinag€| 

You  pluck  a  tbonfand  daDgert  eo  fouf  liead  ; 

You  iofe  a  thoufand  weH-difpofed  liearts  ; 

And  prick  my  tender  patience  tD  thofe  tbcmghts* 

Wbicnlionour  and  allegiance  cannot  chink. 

K.  JUck/Tlankf  what  jrou  will ;  we  feize  into  our  handi 
His  plate,  bis  goods,  his  moneVf  and  his  lands. 

Tori^  I'll  not  be  by,  the  while  ;  Biy  Lim,  fiutwel : 
What  will  enfue  hereof,  there's  none  can  tmU 
But  by  bad  couries  may  be  nnderftood, 
That  their  eveats  can  never  fall  out  ffood*  [Exiu 

K.  Pick.  Go^  Bu/fy,  to  the  Earl  {^WikjUfinttrngku 
J3id  him  repair  to  us  to  Elj-hoyfif 
To  fee  this  hufiaefs  done :  To-morrov/ next 
We  will  for  ItiUtnd ;  and  'tis  time,  I  trow* 
And  we  ereate,  in  abfence  of  ourfelf. 
Our  uncle  2Vi  Lord* governor  of  £ai^/a8i/«* 
For  he  is  juft,  and  always  lovM  ns  well. 
Come  on.  our  Queen ;  to-morrOw  fliuft  we  part  i 
Lc  merry,  for  our  time  of  ftay  is  Ikort.  [Flmtip^ 

VExiumKing^  ^Men^  Uc 

J/tfaM/ Nonhnroberland,  Willottghby,  simi  Rod. 

Nmb.  Well,  Lords,  the  Dakaof  I^M^#r  is  dead. 

JUfu  And  living  too,  for  now  his  fim  is  Duke. 

H^iU9*  Barely  in  title,  not  in  revenae. 

MWr^  Richly  in  both,  if  jaftice  bad  her  right. 

Rc/s.  My  heart  is  great;  but  it  maft  break  wtth  fileace, 
Ere't  be  difburden'd  with  a  lib'ral  tongue* 

Nor,  Nay,  fpeak  thy  mind;  and  let  him  ne'er  fpeak  nore. 
That  fpeaks  thy  words  again  to  do  thee  harm. 

/r///o.Tends,what  you'd  fpeak,  to  th'  Duke  of  Htrefirif 
If  it  be  io^  out  with  it  boldly,  man  : 
Quick  is  minfc  car  to  hear  of  good  towards  hinu    ' 

Roft*  No  good  at  all  that  1  can  do  for  him» 
Unlefs  you  call  it  good  to  pity  him. 
Bereft  aad  gelded  of  his  patrimony. 


I  King  R  I  c  H  A  R  o  |L  $f 

i     North,  Mbw«  afore  HeaT*D»  it's  ibane  fach  wrongs  are 
\%k  hiiii.a  royaTPHnc^  and  in  any  more,  [borne 

Of  noble  blood  in  this  dedrnrng  land  ; 
Tlie  King  is  not  himfirlf^  bat  bafely  led 
By  flatterers ;  and  what  they  will  inform 
Mcrt\y  in  hate  'gainft  any  of  os  all, 
7hat  will  the  King  fcverely  profecute 
•Gainft  us  oar  lives,  our  children,  and  onr  heirs. 

Jtc/s.  The  Commons  hath  hepiird  with  grievoos  Taxes^ 
And  loft  their  hearts  ;  the  Nobles  hath  be  fin'd 
For  ancient  quarrels,  and  quite  led  their  hearts. 
e  fniU*  And  daily  new  exaflions  are  devised  ; 

\     As  blanks»  benei^olentes,  I  wot  not  what ; 
^     But  what,  •'God's  name,  doth  become  of  this  ^ 
^,         Ntrth*  Wars  have  not  waited  it,  for  warr'd  he  hath  nof^ 
A    Bac  baMy  yielded  upon  compromife 
I     That,  which  his  anceflors  atchiev'd  with  blows  : 
More  hath  he  (jpent  in  peace,  than  they,  in  wars. 
ko/s.  The  Earl  of  Wiltjbin  harh  the  realm  in  farm. 
WiU§,  The  King's  grown  bankrupt,  IJpke  a  broken  maov 
NbrtB-,  Reproach,  and  diilalotion,  hangeth  over  him.  . 
R&fs.  He  hath  not  money  for  thefe  Triflrynaip 
(His  faordcnoos  taxations  notwith (landing)  . 
\      B«t  by  the  robbing  of  the  bani(h'd  Duke. 

North,  His  nfskSt  kinfman — mod  degenerate  Sang, 
Bat»  Lords,  we  hear  thif  fearful  tempeft  fingt 
Tet  feek  no  Jielier  lo^iivoid  ibe  dorm : 
MTe  fee  the  wind  fijt  f&9t.  opon  9^  fails, 
And  yet  we  ftrike  not)  bpt  ieoirely  perifiw 
I         Rofi.  We  fee  %\m  very  wreck,  that  we  mo^  fufier  ; 
^      And  Bsavoid^  is  the  dangeri^ow, 
)     For  fnff'ring  ib  the  caufes  of  our  wreck. 

North  Not  lb :  £v*d  through  the  hoUow  cy^  of  de^^th 
I^y  life  peering  ;  but  1  dare  not  (ay^ 
How  near  the  tidings  ofvour  comfort  is. 
Willo.  Nay,  let  us  (hare  thy  thoughts,  as  thou  doft  oiirs. 
Ro/s.  Be  confident  to  fpeak,  NorthumherianJ ',- 
We  three  are  but  thyfelf,  and  fpeaking  fo, 
^      Thy  words  are  but  as  thoughts,  therefore  be  bold. 
'  Mrth.Then  thus,  my  friends.  I  have  from  forth  Blanc^ 

\  B  4  -  '        A. 


3%  King    R  I  c  H  A  R  B   II* 

A  bay  in  JSre/agnt,  had  intelligence, 

I'hat  Harfy  Herefori^  Rainald  Lord  Cobhsmr 

That  late  broke  from  the  Duke  of  Exeterj 

His  brother,  Archbifhop  late  of  Canter bifry^ 

Sir  Thomas  Erpinghamy  Sir  John  Rainjion, 

Sir  JohnN^rheriei  Sir  Robert  Waterfon^  and  Francis  Cotnts^ 

All  thcicwell  furnifh'd  by  the  Duke  pf  Bretagne^ 

^Vith  eight  tall  ihipst  three  thoufand  men  of  war» 

Are  making  hither  with  all  due  expedience» 

And  (hortly  mean  to  touch  our  northern  (hore  ; 

Perhaps,  they  had  ere  this ;  but  that  they  flay 

The  fir^  depai;tiDg  of  the  J^ing  £oxlrelai$a. 

If  then  we  AiaH  ihake  off  our  flavifli  vokcj^ 

Imp  out  our  drooping  country's  broKeo  wing. 

Redeem  from  broking  pawn  the  blemifh'd  crown  (7),^ 

Wipe  cff  the  duft  that  hides  onr  fcepter's  gii(. 

And  make  bigH  Majefty  look  like  itielf: 

Away  with  me  in  poft  to  Ra'v^n/purg. 

But  if  you  faint,  as  fearing  to  do  fo. 

Stay,  and  be  fecret,  and  myfelf  will  go. 

Rq/s.  To  borfe,  to  horfe ;  urge  doubts  to  thofe  tbat  feai;. 

Wilh.  Holdout  my  ^orfe,  a^d  I  will  fLx2s^  be  there,    ' 

[Exaint^ 

S  C  E  N  E,    the  Court. 
Ei^er^eMj  Bn&y,  ^ui^Bagot* 
Sufly.yLiiAdzm^  yotkr  M^jefly  is  milck  too  M :, 

^Vl  You  promis'd^when  ycitpiirtodwkh  theKiiigt> 
To  lay  afide  felf-baiimiDg  heavine^. 
And  entertato  a  chearfnl  difpofition. 

^etm.  To  pleafe  the  King,  I  did ;  to  ^lealt  inyfel^^ 
I  cannot  do  it ;    yet  1  kf^ow  no  caufe, 
Why  I  fkdttld  l^kbme  fuch  a  gueft  as  gric^; 

(7)  ^eBem  from  broken  ptran  the  hUm'ifi'd  cr^wni]  What  ideas 
Mr.  RovH  and  Mr,  Poft  form*d  to  the/nfelves  from  tha  fajitfe  rpt« 
thrt  tofitxM  to  ptwn,  1  cannot  t«ll.  To  me,  it  feesna  dire^  oonf/nfe. 
I  have  rtflotM  the  «eadint  of  the  genuine  oM  copica/  Sft^king  Pdwft* 
The  revenoet  of  the.crown  were  fatm*d  to  the  Barl  el  jyil'Jhiro,  who, 
bad  them  jn/tf^*  for  nfhat  («ms  he  adyaxic*d|  and  fa  play'a  ihe  broker 


Ktog  RiciTAR  D  IT-  33 

SiiTc  bidding  farewd  to  felweeta  goeft. 
As  my  bntlRitimtd:  i^tijgain,  jnetbinkff 
Some  unborn  ibrroiv»  ripe  in  forutne's  womb» 
Is  coming  tow'rc)  me ;  and  mjr  inward  fooi 
With  nothiflg  cremblet,  ytec  at  ibmethin^  grieves^. 
More  tbafn  with  parting  from  my  Lord  uie  King* 

Bujhj,  Each  fob^nceof  a  grief  bath  twtnty  (bftdowi^.^ 
Which  (hew  liice  grief  itlelf»  but  are  not  fo :      ^ 
For  fotrov's  efe»  glazed  with  blinding  tcartt. 
Divides  one  thing  entire,  to  ouny  obge&s  ; 
Like  perfpedlivesy  which,  rightly  gaz'dapon  (S)t.  ^.* 
Shew  notbine  batoonfafion  ;  •y'dawry,  > 

Diftingaiih  form.— So  your  fweetMajefty,. 
Looking  awry  upon  your  Lord's  departttre,     •    ; 
Finds  ihapes  of  grief,  more  than  bimfelf,  to  wail;. 
Which  look'd  on,  as  it  is,  is  nought  but  ihadows 
Of  what  it  is  not ;  gracions  Qneen,  then  weep  not 
More  than  your  Lord's  departure ;   more'a.not  feen  : 

(8 )  Lih  perfpeflivea,  ^vbich^  righdyf  ajbV  up^ 
Sbe^u  nothing  but  (onfufion  j    ey*d  awry, 

Dtflbigui/b  form.^  This  is  a  very  fine  fimilitirf^,  and  the  thiuf 
meant  18  this.  Amcti^  matbmatkal  recreations,  this,  whch  %oiHr 
■niftert  iti  ^«trr  amuie  tbemfeUftt  with,  holds  a  piincipal  place. 
They  draw  a  figure,  in  which  all  the  rules  of  perfpeS'tve^rc  i'lrt^Wk 
inverted:.  So  that,  confequently,  if  held  in  the  fjine  pofuion  witU 
thofe  pi^ures  which  are  drawn  according  td  the  rules  of  pfrfp^flive^. 
it  muft  prefeot  nothing  bat  confufion  ;  And  to  be  fe;n  i.':  fo'itw,  and 
tinder  a  regular  appearance,  it  mnft  be  look.*d  upon  fronn  a  contrary 
ftatioA  ^  Or,  as  Shakefpeare  fayS)  ey'd  tewry,  Thcfc  kind  of  pi£^urta 
are  now  very  commoo;  but  not  fo,  I  believe,  in  our  aothor'i  time?, 
though  he  (o  well  underRood  theiroature.  Of  our  writers,  the  oear- 
eft  I  can  meet  with  to  his  time  is  Hobhes,  who  defcribes  thiscuriofiiyv 
very  particalarly.  Eft  &  aliud  perfpcaivae  jrenus,  bujus  de  qua  di>i~ 
mtrx  invei^faa,  in  pta  ohje€t\im  Mium  rirte  aliquid  apparet  \  &  {r'^Ji 
ocolo  in  certo  poo^to  collocatt)  inMrme  }  in  eo  verQ  ^nQif^  id  •vidttur 
fUtJappareriv^uitpiGor,  Mr.lVarburmn, 

To  this  fort  of  pi^tire  otir  aathor  feems  again  to  allude  in  his  Km^ 
Henry  V.    _ 

K.  Benry*  It  is  foj  and  you  may  fome  of  yOu  thank  love  for  my 
Uindnefs,  who  cannot  fee  many  a  fair  Ffentb  city,  for  one  Um 
frertcb  maid  that  ^ands  in  «iy  way. 

Vt,  King,  Yes,  my  Lord,  you  fee  \Jtktm  ptrjpe&ively  ^  the  ci.'/'i 
turn" dint 9  Mjft£i4* 

Be  Ok' 


}4  King  Richard^  ||, 

Or  if  it  be,  'ds  with  ialfe  fomHff*i  eft. 

Which,  for  things  trti«9  wecpt- things  ima^iia»f» 
^ae/i.  It  mty  be  ib ;  bnt  yet  my  inward  foul 

Periuadf  s  me  ethcrwiic  :  How  e'er  it  be,  \l 

J  cannot  bot  be  fad  ;    fo  beavy.fad, 

A9,  thought  on  thinldng>  on  no  thought  I  thiok. 

Makes  me  with  heavy  nothing  faint  and  Ihrink. 
Stt/lh^.  'Tis  nodiing  but  GOncint»  my  gradona  Ladyi 
^ueen.  'Tis  nothing  hsfs;  conceit  is  Hill  derrS'*4 

From  fome  fore- father  gri^ ;  mine  is  not  fo  ; 

For  nothing  bath  begoa  my  fometbing  grief  $ 

Or  Ibmething  hath,  the  nothing  that  I  grieve  ; 

^Tis  in  reveiSon  that  I  do  pofleis ; 

Bat  what  it  is,  that  is  not  yet  known,  what 

1  cMflOt  name»  'tis  namelefs  woe,  I  wot. 

E/ttir  Green. 

Green.  Heav'ti  fave  your  Majefty  !  and  well  met,  gen- 
1  hope,  the  King  is  not  yet  flijpt  for  Ireland,     [tiemen : 

^een.  Why  hop'H  then  fo?  *tis  better  hope,  he  is : 
For  his  deiign^  crave  hafte,  his  hade  good  hope  : 
Then  wherefore  doft  thou  hope,  he  is  tiot  (hipt  ? 

Gr^fif.Thathe,  our  hope,  might  liave  retir'd  his  power; 
And  driven  into  defpai^  an  epemy*s  hope. 
Who  ftrongly  hath  fct  looting  in  this  land. 
The  banifh'd  Botmgbrokertpezis  himfelf ; 
And  with  up*lifted  avms  is  "fafe  arriv'd 
AtRavet^pttyg.  .^      . 

^en*  Now  God  in  Heav'n  fofbid  ! 

Green.  O,  Madam,  'tis  too  true  ^  and  what  is  worfei 
Tlic  Lord  Northumhrtandi  his  young  fon  Percy ^ 
I'he  Lords  of  R^ft  Bmumndf  and  WillQHghhy^ 
With  all  their  powerful  friends,  are  fled  to  him. 

Bujhy.  Why  have  you  n 01  proclaim 'd  Mrthumierlaadt 
And  ail  of  that  revolted  faction,  traitors  ? 

Green.  We  havd  :  Whereon  the  Earl  of  ff^rcejfer 
Hath  broke  his  ftaiF,  refign'd  his  ftewardfhip, , 
And  all  the  houihold  fervants  fled  with  him 
'Jo  B9linghroke% 

,^teeH.  So,  GneKi  thoa  axliVv^ jxv\W\tfc^  ^^ ^tjt^ 

6  KtvV 


Xing  Richard  IL^  35 

Aod  B^Unghroh  Av  forfow'»  difmal  heir : 
Now  Imth  my  foQi  brought  forth  her  Pfodigy» 
And  I»  a  gaipiog  new-delivered  niocher^ 
Have  woe  to  woe»  forrow  to  Ibngw  joiaed. 

J^^.  Defpaix  not.  Madamu 

^num.  Who  fliall  hinder  me  ? 
Iwilldefp»r»  and  be  at  enmity 
With  coxeaiag  hope ;  he  ia  a  Hattefer, 
Ajparafite,  a  keeper  back  of  death» 
Who  gently  would  diflblve  the  bands  of  life. 
Which  falfe  hopes  linger,  in  octremity. 

ttaer  York. 

Grten.  Here  come  the  Duke  of  IViii 

^etn.  With  figns  of  war  about  his  aged  neck«; 

Oh»  fall  of  careful  bufinefs  are  his  looks  ! 

Uncle,  forHbavVs-iake,  com fortaUe  words* 
Yftk,  Should  I  do  fo,  I  ihould  bely*  my  thot^ts ;. 

Comfort's  in  heaven,  and  we  ave  on«the  eanh, 

Whene  nothing  Hves  bntcr^s^  care,-  and  grief. 

Ypor  hufband  Ae  is  gone  to  fave  ftr  off, 

Whilft  others  come  to  make  Um  lofe  at  home,. 

Here  am  I  left  to  underprop  his  land; 

Who,  weak  with  age^  cannot  fiipport  myfelf. 

Now  COOKS  the  fick  how^  thhthis  forfeit  made  ;. 

Nowihall  he  try  his  friends,  thatflatterM  him.. 

Eniar  a  SirvoMt* 
Ser^.  My  Lord,  your  (on  was  gone  b^fe  I  camec.  ^ 
Terk.  He  was  i  why,  fo,  go  all,  which  way  it  will  V* 

Th^  Nobles  they  are  ffed,  the  Commons  col^,. 

And  will,  I  fear,  s«volt  on  HnefcrtPs  fide. 

Get  (bee  to  PU^it  {n)i  to  my  mtt.Glo^fter  ;^ 

Bid  her  (ttk^  prefently  a  thoufand  pound  : . 

Hold,  take  my  ring. 

Serv.  ^fy  Lord,  I. had  forgot' 

To  tell,  to- day  I  came  by,  andcaH^d  there;; 

.6iH  I  ihall  grieve  youco  report  the  reft. 

(4)  Gti  tbte  to  Pla Aie,— }  the  lordihip  of  ?hfAi  ^U  %tMU  «C  \hh  ' 
Duuk^  Qf  Gkuc^^i  in  EJht  Set  Baif  v^h»M&^^  ^  \V 

B.  6  T«»\%> 


36.  King   RiciiA.Rp^tl; 

Tori.  What  is'«  ?  . 

^rri;.  An  ]K>^^  before  I  came*  the  Dutckefs  dyM«^        "1 
2V>(«  Heav'n  for  hU  mcfcyt  what  a  tide  of  W9^%, 
Come  ri^fhing  oil  this  woeful  land  at  once  I 
1  know  not  what  to  do  :  I  woold  |o  Heav's, 
(So  my  untruth  had  not  provok'd  him  to  it) 
The  King  had  cut  off  my  head  with  myr  brother'f«  ^ 

What,  are  there  polk  dM*pa(ch'd  for  InUnd  f 
How  ihall  we  do  for  money  for  thefe  vyarsf 
Come,  filler ;  (coufin,  I  iho^)d  i^y  ;)  piray,  pardon  mc^. 
Go,  jfellowy  get  thee  hone,  provide  kn^  carts, 

\To  the  Servant*. 
And  bring  way  the  armour  that  is  there. 
Gentlemen,  will  yoi|  go  and  mofter  mm  I 
If  I  know  how  to  order  thefe  affairs, 
Diforderly  thus  thrnft  into  my  hands. 
Never  believe  me.   '  Tliey  are  both  my  kinfmen  ; 
The  one  my  Sovereign,  whom  both  my  oath 
And  duty  bids  defend  ;  th'other  again 
My  kinfman  is,  one  whom  the  King  hath  wrong'd  ;; 
Whom  conicience  and  my  kindred  bids  to  right. 
Well,  fomewhatiwe  muft  do  ^  Ct>nie>  co«iiti«  ril* 
Difpofe  of  you.     Go  niuiler  up  your  men. 
And  ipeet  me  prefently  at  Reu-kliy  caHie : 
I  fhculd  to  PUJhie  too ;  -t^^     .* 
But  tii|^e  will  not  permit.    All  is  «neven» 
And  every  thing  is  left  at  fix  and  feven. 

[Exeunt  Yotk  and  Qs^tXL., 
Sujhy,.  The  wind  fits  fafr  for  news  to  go  to  Ireland,^ 
B*»t  none  feturns ;  for  us  to  levy  power. 
Proportionable  to  the  eBeroy,  ^  ' 

k  all  impoffible. 

Green.  Befides,  our  nearnefs  to  the  King  Ifi  lore 
Is  near  the  hate  of  thofe,  love  not  the  King. 

Bagot,  Ai*4,that's  the  wav'ring  Commons,  for  their  lovt; 
Lies  in  their  purfes  ;  and  who  emmies  them. 
By  fo  much  fills  their  heartswith  deadly  hate. 

Bufiy.  Wherein  the  King  Hands  geij'rally  condemn'^. 
B^got.  .If  judgment  lie  in  them,  then  fo  do  we  j 
Bccauic  we  h^KQ  be^a  %y^  near  tie  ^ng, . 

Greeu^^ 


ten.  Well ;  Til  for  rc%c  ftrait  to  Brijlolcafile  y 

Earl  of  lViltJhir4  is  already  there.    •  ,    , 

^,.  TJhither  w.ij)  P  with  yon.;  for  Httlq  o^ce 

hatefu].  Commons  will  .perform  for  us ; 

pi^  like  curs,  to  tear,  ^s  all.in  pieces  : 

)(OM  go  wuh  us  ?   . 

got.  No  :  ni  to  Ireland  to  his  Majcfly^ 

vcl. :  *  if  hearts  prel^ge^  \st  ftftt  v»}i},  * 

hrcc  hprc  part,  that  n6*crflultmeet  ajaia.        ^  ^'*\ 

(by.  That's  as  IV/tj  thrives,  to  beat  back  Balingirph. 

un%  AJa»,  poor  Duke  !  the  taflt.  htf  ondertake^     , 

mb'rlng  fands,  and  drinking  Oceans  dry  ;  / 

•e  one  on  his  fide  fights,  thoufands  will  fly. 

^.  Farcvvcl:  at  once,  for  once,  for  ajl,  aod  even 

tin.  Well,  we  may  meet  agaJi>. 

\got.  lfc^ri^e«  never,         '  \Zxei0iti, 

fMJ^,  changes  to  a  wi!  J  proved  inGhJferfirrrl. 

g.lT  T  0,W  far  is  It,  my  I/)rd»  to  Borklej  now  ?= 
Jl  a  -^^^A«  I  am  aftanger  here  in  G^V^^r^irr,.'; 
b  high  wild  hills,,  and  roughs  uneven  ways, 
r  out  our  miles,  and  make  them  wearifome  r^. 
yet  yoQr  fair  difcourfe^  has  been  as  fagar,    ' 
ing  the  hjir^  way  fweei  and  delegable. 
1  bethinitm^t  what  a  weary  way 
I  Raven/purff  to  CotJhM  will  be  /ound* 
>/5and  If^l^ughhy^  wanting  your  company  j." 
:h»  I  prbteft,   hath  very  much  beguird 
tedioufoefs  a^d  procefs  of  my  travel  : 
heirs  \%  fwcetned  with  the  hope  to  have 
prefent  bene£t  that  I  poiflefs : 
hope  to  joy^  1^  little  lef^  in  joy, 
I  hope  enjoy'd.     By  this,  the  weary  Lordt 
Baake  their  way  feem  fhort,  as  mine  hath  denCy, 
jhtof  what  I  have,  your  noble  company, 
\ing.  Of  much  lefs  value  is  my  company, 
\  yoQj  |^oo4  words  : .  but  who  comes  here  ? 


I 


^  King   R  I  c  IT  A  R  D  U. 

Enter  Percy. 

NortL  It  ii  my  fon,  yoong  Harty  Pgrey^ 
Sent  from  my  brother  fFmrnfier  :  wbencefeevert 
Jbkrrjr,  how  due:*  yoor  uncle  f 

Prrry.  I  thought,  my  Lord»  t'hare  InumM  his  hetldr 

Ihrfh.  Why,  is  he  aoc  With  the  Qoeen  ?      ^  [of  yom 

Wircy.  No,  my  sodd  Lord,  he  hath  fbrfixA  the  courts* 
tmktn  his  ftaff  oTofice,  aad  difpersM 
TlMe  Hoafliold  of  the  King, 

Mrli^.  What  was  his  reafon  f  ' 

He  was  not  fo  reiblv'd,  whea  la(t  wr  f^^ake  tDgetKer. 

Feny.  Vecaafe  yoar  lordfliip  was  psaclaimM  traiQMKi 
Bat  he,  my  Lord,  is  gone  to  kawnfpurgi. 
To  ofFcr  fervice  to  the  DnKe  of  Hereford^ 
And  fenl  m  o'er  by  Ba^kfy,  to  discover 
What  Pdw*r  the  Ddce  of  nrihad  lci7*d  there  r 
Thea  with  dire^Uoiu  to  nepair  to  Ravemf^jorg.  . 

North.  Have  you  forgot  the  Dake  of  mnfifi^  boy  ^^ 

Percy,  ^kl9  my  good  LoihbI  ;  for  that  is  not  forgot. 
Which  neVr  I  didremember ;  to  my  knowledge,. 
I  never  in  my  life  ^  look  otihim. 

JVtfr/&The»  learn  to  know  hldt  now;  this  k  the  Dhke*- 

Pir^p  My  gracious  Lcurd,  I  lender  yoa>my  fervice,. 
Sach  as  it  is,  leing  tender,  raw,  and  yoong^. 
Whkhdder  days  fliall  ripen  and  confirnir 
To  more  apptoved  fervice  and  defert. 

MbUng.  1  thank  thee,  gentle  Pir^i;  and^be  fttre,^ 
J  count  myfelf  in  nothing  elfe  fo  happy,. 
As  in  a  foul  remembring  my  good~  friends  ; 
And  as  my  fortune  ripens  with  thy  love. 
It  (hall  be  (till  thy  true  love's  recompence. 
My  heart  this  covenant  makes,  my  hand  thos  ftals  il* 

North    How  far  is  it  to  Be^kliy?  and  what  ftir 
Keeps  good  old  Tork  there  with  his  men  of  war  ? 

Percys.  There  ftands  the  cadleby  yond  tuft  of  trees, 
Mann'dwiih  three  hundred  men,  as  1  have  heard  p 
And  in  irare-the  Lords,  Tifrk^  Barkley^  Seymour  % 
None  eiie  of  nam£,  and  hoble  eftimate. 

ig«/er  Rofsaw^Willou^hby. 
Mrfj^.  Here  come  the-Lordiol  Ro/iasA  WiVUu^, 


Eng   Richard   IL  ^ 

ftoody  with  ipiirruigy  fery-red  with  hafte. 

BeSag.  Wetcoam,  ny  Lords ;  1  wot,  yosrlove  pttifi»^ 
A  baniSiM  tfaitor ;  all  my  trcafoiy 
h  yd  bnt  unfelt  thanks,  which,  more  enrichMt 
Swt  be  yottr  lore  a«d  labow'i  recompeace* 

R^/s.  Your  prdoice  makes  as  rich,  moft  noble  Loitfw 

ITiilU*  A^  far  furmoimts  our  labouf  to  attain  it. 

BoUmg,  Evermore^  thank.s|— (th'cxc^qiiierof  thtfjQOl) 
'X'^hich,  /till  mv  infimt  fbrtone  comes  to  years* 
Scaada  for  my  bounty.    Bat  who  aotf^^omcs  bece  ?' 

fa/fr  Barkley. 

V^th.  It  is  my  Lo^  of  Rarkltyt  ^  I  gvi^t. 

BarL  My  Lord  of  Vert/M^  my  lOeilage  is  to  you« 

Boling.  liy  Lord,  toy  answer  is  io  Lofuafttr  ; 
And  I  am  come  xo,  fcel^  tE^t  mme  in  Englamit 
And  I  muft^  iiid  thai  title  in  yc^ir  tongue, 
Befoce  Ij^afc^  to  ought;  you  fay. 

Jtfri.  Miftake  ||^e  not,  my  Lord ;  'tis  not  my  meaning 
To  razfe  one  title  of  your  honour  out. 
To  you,  my  Lord,  Icome,  ^wh^  Lprd  yon  wiU«)  ' 

From  the  xnoft  gloiious  of  this.  lapd^ 
The  Duke  of /0ri,  to  know,  what  pricks  you  on 
To  take  advantage  of  tl^e  abfcnt  time,- 
And  fright  our  nadve  peace,  with  felf-bomarms^  - 

Enter  Y^fk. 

Bolhg.  I  (hall  not  need  tranfport  my  words  by  yoo. 
Here  comes  his  Grace  in  perfon.  Noble  uncle!    [Kneels. 

Tork.  Shew  me  thy  humble  heart,  and  not  thy  knee» 
Whofe  duty  is  decetvable  and  falie. 

Boli^»  My  gracious  uncle  I  [uncle :-« 

TorL  Tut,  tut  I  Grace  me  no  Grace,  nor  uncle  me  np 
I  am  no  traitor's  uncle;  and  that  word  Grace, 
In  an  ungracious  mouth,  is  but  prophane. 
Why  have  thofe  banifliM,  and  forbidden  legs 
Dar'd  once  to  touch  a  duft  of  England* s  ground  ? 
But  more  than,— why,  why,  have  they  dar'dto  march 
^  many  miles  upon  her  peaceful  bofom, 
Vnghtwg  ierpaU'fac^d  villages  vilVi  v<w, 


i 


j^  King    R  i  c  H  A  ft  D    IL 

And  oftentaiioo  of  defpifed  arnrs  ? 
Com^  thoiJU  beoufe  th'  anointed  Kine  is  Ilellce^ 
Why,  foolifh  boy,  ihc  King  ii  Jeft  behind  ; 
And  in  ray  loyai  bofom  lies  his  powen 
Were  1  but  uow  tbe  lord  of  fack  hoc  yotttb, 
Ai^hen  brave  Gatint^  thy  fiuher,  and  myfetf 
Refcued  tiie  Black  Prin€i^  that  young  Mars  o(  mttif. 
F.rotn  forth  the  ranks  of  many  thoofand  Fnrnh  ; 
Oh!  then,  how  qaickly  ihoald  this  arm  of  mine,. 
Now  pf  iioBcr  to  the  paJfy»  chaftife  thee» 
And  milliner  corre^iOD  to  thy  fault. 

Bolhg,  My  |rracious  uncle,,  let  me  know  my  fault;; 
On  whdt  condition  ftands  it,,  and  wherein  ?•  - 

Tcrk.  fiv'n  in  condidon  of  the  woril  decree; 
In  gruft  reb^^lHon,  and  detefted  treafon  : 
Thou  art  a  baniihM  man,  and  here  artcome. 
Before  the  e;(pirBtion  cf  thy  time. 
In  braving  arms  againft  thy.  Sovereign. 

Bc/ing.  A«  Iwas  bani(h*d,  I  was  baniihM  Hereford;: 
But  as  1  ccme,  I  qomc  for  Lancajfer. 
And,  noble  unclr,  1  btfeech  your  Grace, 
Lcok  on  my  wrongs  with  an  indifitre nt  eye  ; 
You  are  my.  iathtr;  for,  methfnks^  in  you 
Ifee  old  GflKA/,ali«e.    O  then,  my  father  !• 
Will  yotf  permit,..  th«t  I  iftall  fland  condemned 
A  war>d*rir.g  vagabond;  my  rights  and  royalties. 
PJuckt  from  my  arms  perforce,  and  giv'n  away 
To  upftart  tintnrifts  ?  Wherefore  was  I  born  ? 
If  that  my  coufin  King  be  King  of  England^ 
It  in u ft  be  granted,  I  am  Duke  of  hawafter. 
You  have  a  fon,  Aumerie^  my  noble  kinfman  : 
Had  you  firft  dy'd,  and  he  been  thus  trod  down. 
He  fhould  have  found  his  uncle  Gaunt^a.  father. 
To  roua^e  his  wrongs,  and  chafe  them  to  the  bay* 
I.am  dcny'd  to  (hew  my  livery  here. 
And  yet  ir^y  letters  patents  give  me  leave  : 
My  father's  goods  arc  all  diftrain'd  and  fold. 
And  thefe,  and  all,  are  al!  amifs  imploy'd. 
What  would  you  have  me  do  ?  I  am  a  fubjefl. 
And  challenge  law :  attorneys  ar&deny'd  me;. 

And 


\ 


King   R  I  e  H  A  ft  D   IL  41 

And  therefore  perfoQ$lIy  I  lay  my  claim 

To  mine  inheritance  of  free  defcent. 

North.  The  noble  jDuke  hath  been  too  orach  abtts'd*. 
Ro/s.  It  ftands  your  Grace  upon,  to  do  him^right« 
Wilh.  Bafe  men  by  his  endowments  are  made  greaU 
Tork,  My  Lords  of  Englandy  let  me  tell  you  this,, 

I  haVe' had  feeling  of  my  coafin's  wrongs, 

Anci  labour'd  all  I  could  to  do  him  right : 

But,  in  this  kirtd,  to  come  in  braving  arms^ 

Be  his  own  carver,  and  cut  out  his  way. 

To  find  out  right  with  wrongs,  it  may  not  be  j^ 

And  you  that  do  abet  him  in  this  kind, 

Chenfti  rebellion,  and  are  rebels  all. 
^ortb.  The  noble  Puke  h^thfworix,  his  coming  i* 

But  for  his  awn;  and,  for  the  right  of  ths^t. 

We  all  have  ftrongly  fworn  to  give  him  aid  ; 

And  let  him  ne'er  fee  joy,  that  breaks  that  oath. 
York*  Well,  well,  I  fee  the  iflue  of  thefe  arms;^ 

I  cannot  mend  it,  I  mull  needs  coxifefs, 

Becaufe  my  powV  is  weak,  and  alHU  left ; 

But  if  I  could,  by  him  that  gave  me  life, 

I  would  attach  you  alt,  and  make  you  (loop 

Unto  the  foyereiga  ipercy  of  the  King. 

But  fince  I  cannot,  be  it  knowo^  to  youp 

I  do  remain  as  neuter.     So,  farewel. 

Unlefs  you  pleafe  to  enter  in  the  caftle. 

And  there  repofe  you  for  this  night.  .     . 

BoUng.  An  offer,  uncle,  that  we  will  accept]^  \  \ 

But  wc  muft  win  your  Grace  to  go  with  us 

To  BrififiUCqftte,   wh^ch,  they  fay,  is  held  ^ 

By  Bufiyt  Bagot^  and  their  complices ; 

The  caterpillars  of  the  commpn-wealdi, 
"Whi^h  I  have  fworn  tp  weed,  ao.d  pluck  aw^y* 
Toriiy  \t  v^y  l^e,  I  will  go  :  but  yet  Til  paujCe  v 

For  I  am  loath  to  break  our  country's  laws : 

Nor  friends,  nor  foes,  to  me  welcome  yon  are ; 

Xl^ga  fail  redrefs  are  now  lyith  zpe  paft  care.   \^ExeunK 


S  C  e  N  8k, 


42  King  E I  c  K  A.  R  D  n. 

SCEli  E,   \n  fTaUs. 

MmtiT  Sali(bar]r»  anJ  a  Caftaiu. 

Cap.  l[L/i  V  Lord  of  Sali^rj^  we  ^ave  ftaid  ten  irpt 
IVX  And  hardly  kept  our  coantrymeo  together^ 
And  yet  we  hear  no  tidines  from  the  King ; 
Therefore  we  will  difpeHe  oorfelvcs ;  fgrewel. 

Salt/.  Stay  yet  another  day,  thoa  trnfty  Wikhmans 
The  King  repofeth  all  his  tru^  tn  thee. 

Gt#,  'Tis  uiooght,  the  King  is  dead :  we  will  not  ftay. 
The  iMy-tFecs  in  onr  country  ail  are  witkerM» 
And  neteors  fright  the  fixed  liars  of  heav'n  ; 
The  pale-fac'd  moon  looks  bloody  on  the  earth ; 
And  lean-look'd  prophets  whifper  fearfal  change  s 
Rich  men  look  fad,  sUid  roRians  dance  and  leap  ; 
The  ene,  in  ftar  to  lofe  what  they  enjoy  ; 
Th'  other,  in  hope  t'enjoy  by  rajM  and  war. 
Thefe  figns  forerun  the  death  oflCings— - 
Farewel;  oar  country  men  are  gbne  and  flcd» 
As  well  aiTur'd,  Richard  their  King  is  dead.  [ExU* 

SaUf*  Ah,  kicbardt  ah  !  with  eyes  of  heavy  mind, 
Hiee  thy  g^ory,  like  a  (hooting  ftar, 
Fall  tQ  the  bafe  ear^  from  the  firmament : 
Thy  fnn  fets  weeping  in  the  lowly  weft, 
Witnefiine  ftorms  to  come,  woe,  and  unreft : 
Thy  frie»ds  are  fied  to  wait  upon  thy  foes ; 
Abo»  crofsly  to  thy  good,  all  fortune  £oe^  [S^^ 


A  C-T 


King  R  I  c  0  A  R  D  n*  4g 


ACT      IIL 

SCENE,  BoEnghroi/s  Camp  ixBrifiJ. 

£ 

Enter  Bolmgbroke,  York,NorthDmberland»  RoTs,  Petcy, 
WiUoughbvi  witbivL^y  MudGtttn  Prifiturj. 

BOLINGBEOKl. 

\  Ring  forth  theft  men 


Bufiy  aod  Green^  I  wilt  not  vex  yonrfents 
(Since  prefently  your  fovit  nuft  part  yoar  bodies^ 
With  too  much  nr^ng  jronr  pernicious  lives ; 
For 'twere  no  chanty :  yet  to  wafli  your  blood 
From  off  my  hands,  here,  in  the  view  of  men, 
J  will  oofold  fome  cauies  of  your  deaths. 
Ypo  have  mtf-led  aPnnce,  aroyal  Kllrg» 
A  happy  Gentleman  in  blood  and  lineamests^ 
By  you  unhaj^pyM,  and  disfigured  deaii. 
Yon  have*  in  manner,  with  your  finful  hoort 
Made  a  divorce  betwixt  hif  Queen  and  him ; 
Broke  the  poffeAon  of  a  royaTbed, 
And  ibdn'd  the  Beauty  ef  a  fair  Queen's  cheeks 
With  tears  drawn  from  her  eyes,  with  jronr  foul  wrongs* 
Myfelf,  a  Prince,  by  fortune  of  my  btrth. 
Near  to  the  King  in  blood,  (and  near  in  love^ 
Till  you  did  make  him  mif-interpret  me,) 
Have  ftoopt  my  neck  under  vpur  injuries ; 
And  figh'd  my  Bn^LfohttiXVkiti  foreign  clouds. 
Eating  the  bitter  bread  of  baaifhment : 
While  you  have  fed  upon  my  iigniories ; 
Dif-park'd  my  parks,  and  MN  my  forefl- woods ; 
From  nrine  own  windows  torn  my  houihold  coat ; 
R4»*d  om  my  imprefs  ;  kavine  me  no  iign. 
Save  me»»  c^nioan  and  my  living  bfeod, 
ToAew  the  world  I  am  a  gettdeman. 
Thfsy  'and  much  more,  much  more  than  twice  all  this. 


44  Kltig   RfCHARD   II, 

Condemns  yoa  to  the  death.     See  them  delivered 
T/xexeqution,  and  the  hand  of  death., 

Bt^jt-  McM^  weleofne  is  the  ftroke^f  i^th  to  mC^ 
Than  Bolingbroke  to  Englan^.^^'^-^Lords,  farewel. 

Green,  My  coorff  n  is,  thsic  heav'u  will  take  our  fo«Is» 
And  plague  injufiice  with  the  pains  of  hell. 

Bohng,  My  Lord Nortbumherlmtdi  fee  them  difpatch'd.. 
Uncle,  you  fay  the  Queen  is  at  yourhoufe; 
For  heav'fi^s  fake,,  fairly  let  her  be  intreated  ; 
Tell  her,  I  feijid  to  her  my  kind  commends ; 
Take  fpecial  care,  my  greetings  be  dtlivcr'di 

Tork,  A  gentleman  of  tniiie  i  iiave4ifpatch'd 
With  letters  of  your  love  toJierat  large.       [way  (ro)i 

Baling,  Thanks,  gentle  ancle :.  come,  py  Lords,  a^ 
Awhile  tQ^workf  and^  after»  hojy-day^  [Exeimi*. 

S  e  g  N  E  chaug^toibecoaftof  ^tf//i. 

•    Fhurifi:  Drums  and.  Trumpets, 

Mnier  King  Ricbard»  A)V»erle^  Bijbcp  tf  Carliile,   mni 
SMitrs. 

K.  £/V^.  TljfrkUtigBfy'iaJib  call  yoa  this  at  hand  I 

-  J3  •^»«'  Yea»  my  g^iod  Lord;   how  bfooki. 
your  Grace  the  aar, 
^fter  your  toffin?  on  lite  breaking  feas  i 

'{lo)  Thanks,  gentU  uncle  I  eeme,  mf  tordsi  awr^, 

Tc  fighc  with  Clendiwer  andhU  Complicet, 

ji  whih  /»  wtrk,  mad  afitr  h^»dg^,'\  '\  W  tke  iMcfa«^«t4 
lane  has  taken  poiiieiiaop  oi  aU  the  old  c*pi€a»  I  have  gnat  fuificrop. 
of  it&  being  an  imerpolatioA }  and  have  thcreft  r«  vtnuir^d  tp  throw 
it  out.  The  iirft  and  thiid  line  rhyme  to  each  •ther;  nor,  do  I 
imagine,  chts  was  cafial,  btft  imended  by  tbt  Pot t.  Were  we  to 
acknowledge  the  line  gqr.vbie,.  it  muft  argot  the  Poet  ti  fofuctfiBK' 
fiefs  in  h)&  own  plan ;  asd  ioottcntioo  to  UiMli^  of  which  he  wat^ 
snoft  cl)fetvjimr.  BglinghrokM  \%p  at  it  were,  jet  hat  juft  ariiv'd:  Ho 
ia  now  a<  Brijlol^  weak  in  bis  numbers  \  hai^h^d  no  meeting  wiib 
■  pariiament  j  nor  U Tq  hx  aVur*d.o£  the  fucceiSoa,  as  to  think  of 
going  to  fupprefs  iafutreaiona  befoftlto  is  plasited  ill  ^  diwoe. 
Refioes,  we  find,,  the  oppofiiioalif  Glmdniftf  boghis  thr^E^  port  of 
K.  Htnry  IV ;  anfl  AUrtimprM  dciou  by  that  hasdj  U^t^mm  U^he 
tici^i^  Mt  the  feft  fcenaaf  that  pX^y.    Agf^iUj^^tho!  Gmidtwetr  in  tho 

fexy. 


r 


King  R  t  c  «  A  R  t>  U.  45 

K.  X/V^.  Needs  mirft  i  like  it  well;   I  wsrplbr  jojr 
To  (land  npoo  my  ktngdetn  dnoe  if  tiii. 
Dear  earth,  t  do  falofie  thee  m%k  Kiy  hand, 
Though  rebels  wottod  thee  with  their  horfct  hoofs  : 
At  a  KHig-parted  mother  with  her  child  • 

t'lays  f«ml4y  with  her  tears,  and  (wiles  in  aieetingl 
So  weeping,  Atotling,  ^reet  1  thee  my  eanh. 
And  do  th^  fa<ro«M'  with  ny  foyal  hands* 
Feed  not<hy  Sovereign's  !be,  my  geade  ea»th| 
i^or  with  thy  iWeets  coai^fert  his  raV'noos  feaie  t  * 

Bat  let  thy  fpiders  chat  Tack  np  thy  venooi) 
And  heavy^gaited  ;toadS|  Ue  in  their  way; 
Doing  annoyance  to  thetfeacheroas  feet. 
Which  with  ufurping  fleps  do  tranvple  theev 
Yield  (lingHig  netties  to  mine  enemies; 
And,  when  t£ey  &om  thy  bofom  plack  a  Howeri 
Guard  it,  I  pr'ythee,  with  a  larking  adder i 
Whofe  double  tongne  may  with  a  mortal  touch 
Throw  death  upon  thy  Sovereign's  enemies- 
Mock  not  nay  fenielefs  conjuration,  Lords:  *" 
This  earth  (hall  have  a  feeling  \  and  tfaefe  ftones 
Prove  armed  foldiers,  ere  her  native  Kia^ 
Shall  faulter  under  foul  rebellious  arms.                 [Kiog^ 

BUhop,  Fear  not,  my  Lord;  that  pow'r,  that  madeyo^ 
Hatn  pow'r  to  keep  yoii  King,  in  ^ighe  of  all. 
The  means,  tliar  hearv'n  yields,  muft  be  emhrac'd. 
And  not  neglcfted ;  elfe  if  heaven  wouW, 
And  we  would  not  heav*n*s  offer,  we  refufe 
TheprofFer'd  meanSof  fuccourand  redrefs. 

Aum.  He  means,  my  Lord)  that  we  are  too  remiis  % 
Whilfl  BoHngbroke^  through  our  fecurity. 
Grows  ilrpng^^and  great,  in.  fubftance  and  in  power. 

K.  Rich*  Difeom  for  table  coufin,  know'fl  thoa.aot^ 
That  when  the  fearching  eye  of  heav'n  is  hid 
Behind  the  globe,  that  lights  the  lower  world; 
Then  thieves  and  robbers  range  abroad  unfeen. 
In  mtirders,  arid  in  outrage  bloody  here. 

▼cry  firft  year  of  K.  Vienjty  IV,  began  to  be  trboblefome,   put  in  for 
the  ^uprenKcjr  of  J^/o,  and  imprifonM  Mortimer  i  yrt  it  was  not  till 
the  faccecdiag  year,  ih^  the  King  employ '4  any  force  a^ainft  him. 
3  But 


4^  King  Rich  a  r  9  IL 

But  when  from  under  thit  tendbiil  btU 
He  fires  tbe  jn^bnd  tops  of  the  eaftem  pioety 
i^nd  dart^  Jus  Itght  through  ev^ry  guilty  hole  ; 
The»  mufders,  treafonst  aod  detetled  hns^ 
The  cloak  of  mght  beiag  plnck'd  from  off  their  backjb^ 
Staad  baicand  naked*  trembling  at  themielvei. 
So  when  thii  thicf»  thit  traitor  ^tfAv^Jrolf, 
Who  all  this  while  hath  reveird  in  the  nighe» 
Whilft  we  were  wnnd'ring  with  th'  Antipodal 
Shall  fee  us  rifii^  in  o«r  throne^  the  eaft ; 
'  His  treaibns  will  fit  blnfliing  in  his  face^ 
Not  able  tm  endure  the  fight  of  day ; 
Bttt,  'ielfaCnghted*  tremble  at  his  fin. 
Mm  aU  the  water  in  the  roagh  rade  fea  ( 1 1) 
Can  wafli  the  balm  from  an  anoint<?4  Sang  ;. 
The  braadi  of  worldly  men  cannot  dqpofe 
The  Deputy  ekded  fay  the  Lord. 
For  every  man  ^ztMingBroii hMih  pieft. 
To  lift  fiiarn  ftael  againft  our  gold<»i  crown, 
Heav'n  for  hhiUAard  hath  in  heav'nly  pay 
A  glorioaaa^gri ;  then  if  angels,  fight, 
Weak'^nen  muft  faU,  for  heav'n  ftiO  guards  the  tight* 

Enttr  Salilbnry. 

Ml^elcome,  my  Lord,  ^w  far  off  lies  your  power  K 

•Soli/'  Nor  near,  npr  farther ofiF,  my  gracious  Lord, 
Than  this  weak  arm :  difcomfon^  guides  my  tongue. 
And  bids  me  fpeak  of  nothing^t  defpair : 
One  dinr  (too  late,  I  itwr^,  my  noble  Lord) 
Haih  CKHiaed  all  thy  Happy  days  on  earth. 

(it)  fftit  sll  the  «rster  in  the  rough  rudi  Tea 

Cam  walk  the  balm  frm  sm  aoointci  Klnr ;  ]  Tint  paiT^ge 
/eeoif  S»  W  paroiici,  if  not  facer M  at,  in  l\m  Nohk  OtMthman,  by 
Btauimni  tiAFkttber*  Moafieur  Msrim  is  perfuaiied  to  qoit  a  counttj 
Itfcy  aiid  come  up  to  coon.  When  there,  his  wife  and  her  accomplicu 
laake  him  believe  that  the  King  hat  created  him  a  Duke.  Upon  fait 
not  behaving  to  their  ratndt,  they  unduke  h«m ;  but  he,  not  mUiof 
to  refiga  hit  aew  grandeur,  argues  thot  upon  it. 

Thi  Kmg  cammi  tah  hack  what  hi  hat  pv*nf 

Unlefi  iforftit  U  by  courfi  cf  law  : 

Not  all  the  water  in  the  river  Sehn 

Cui  waih  the  blood  oul  o(  tett  ^i\aj«;V|  n«k!CA% 


King  R  I  CH  4.R  D   11.  4f 

Oht  call  back  yefterday.  bid  time  fCtoni» 
And  thoB  ihalt  have  twelTt  tbovfasd  fightjn^  met. 
To-day,  to<*day, — unhappy  dav»  too  late 
O'ierthrows  thy  joys,  friends,  /ortane,  and  tby  ftatf. 
For  all  the  Wdfiimen.  hearing  thoo  wertdead» 
Are  gone  to  Mimg^ke,  dif|ml  aod  fltd. 
jfum.  Comfort^  my  Lieee,why  looks  yonr  Otacelbpikf 
K.  Rich.  Bot  now  the  blood  of  twenttr  thooiand  WUM 
Did  triumph  in  my  facc»  and  they  are  fled. 
And  till  (6  moch  blood  thither  come  again. 
Have  1  not  reafon  to  look  pale,  and  dead  f 
All  fools,  that  will  be  fafe,  ily  from  my  fide  ; 
For  time  hath  fet  a  blot  upon  tny  pride^ 

jfrnm.  Comfort,  my  Liege,  remember,  who  yon  alib 
K.  J?/Vi&.  I  had  fergoc  myfelf :  am  I  not  Kingi 
Awake,  thoa  coward  Majefty,  thou  ileepcft  *: 
Is  not  the  King!s  name  forty  thouiand  names  ? 
Arm,  arm,  my  name ;  a  puny  fubjeft  fhiket 
Ac  thy  |reat  glory.    Look  not  to  the  ground. 
Ye  fav'ntes  of  a  ^tng !  are  we  not  high  i 
High  be  our  tbougfhts.    1  know,  my  uncle  ^rk 
Hiuh  pow'r  to  ferve  tmt  turn,    fiat  -wJio  comes  heref 

£itf^  Scroop. 

Scrnof.  Moreheakh  and  happine6  befide  my  laege. 
Than  can  my  care^MiiifM  tongue  ddivtr  him  1 

K.  Rich.  Mine  ear  if^^en,  and  my  heart  prefotf'd: 
Th^  worfl  is  worldly  Idfii'^thou  canft  unfold. 
Say^  is  my  kin|[d9m  loft  ?  why,  \was  ny  cart : 
And  what  lofs  is  it,  to  be  rid  tk  carti 
Strives  BoUnghroU  to  be  .as  great  as  we? 
Oreater  he  mail  not  be ;  if  he  ferre  God, 
We'll  ierve  him  too,  and  be  his  fellow  To. 
Revolt  our  fnbjeds  ?  that  we  cannot  mend ; 
They  break  their  faith  to  God  as  well  as  tts. 
Cry,  woe,  deftrudiion,  ruin,  lofs,  decay  ; 
The  worftis  death,  and  death  will  have -his  day* 

Scroop.  Glad  am  I,  that  your  Highnefs  is  foarm*d 
To  bear  the  tidines  of  calamity. 
Like  an  onfeafonabJe  Horwy  day« 


I 


^-48  Ring 'it  re  H  A  lit  b   iL 

Which  loakes  the  filvet'  livera  dcovv^n  their  i(We^« 
As  if  the  world  were  all  di/Tolv'd  to  teart  j 
So  high  above  his  limits  fwclls  the  rage 
Of  BdiHghrcke^  cfovVitag  your  fearful  land 
With  hard  bri£ht  fteel,  and  hearts  more  hard  than  ^^; 
,  White  bc;ardi  have  arm'd  their  thin  and  hairtefs  fcalpl 
Againfl  thy  Majedy ;  boys  with  womens  voices 
'€trive  to  fpeak  big*  and  cla(^  their  female  joints 
In  ftifF  unwieldy  arms^  againfl  thy  crown  \ 
Thy  very  beadfmen  learn  to  bend  their  bows 
tDf  dduMe  fatal  ewe,  againft  thy  ftate : 
Yea,  diRafF- women  manage  ruAy  bilh, 
Againft  thy  feat  both  young  and  old  rebel, 
'  And  all  goes  worfe  than  I  have  pow'r  to  tell. 

K.  Rich.  Too  wdU  too  well,  thou  tell'ft  a  tale  Jlo  ill. 
Where  k  the  Earl  of  tFUtJbire?  where  is  he  got  (it)  ? 
What  is  become  j©f  Bu/hy  /  where  is  i^reen  P 
That  they  have  let  the  dangerous  enemy 
^eaAire'ounconfin^  with  mch  peaceful  fteps  ? 
If  we  prevaiU  their  heads  fhall  pay  for  it. 
IfW.arrant,  they've  made  peace  with  Bolmgiroh. 

Scroop,  Peace  they  have  made  with  him^  indeed, my Lord« 
K.Rich.  O  Villains,viper8,  dainti'd  without  redemptionj 
Dogs,  eafily  woa  to  fawn  on  any  man  ; 
Snakes  in  my  heart-blood  warm'd,  that  ifting  my  heartj 
.Three  Jud^^y  each  one  thrkte  ^orie  than  Julias  f 

(12)  Where  is  the  Marl  of  Willfliire  ^  where  ^  Bagot  ? 

^bat  ft  become  of  Bufty  ?  ^ere  is  Green  ?]  Here  are  ^«J* 
ief  thetn  narred;  and,  within  avcry  few  lines,  the  King,  faeariog 
they  had  made  (heir  ^ace  with  B^Ungbrokty  calls  them  THSEk 
'^uias^s.  But  how  was  their  peace  made  ?  Why,  with  the  iofe  of 
their  heads.  This  hems  explain'd,  jiumerle  fays,  Ik  Btifliy,  Greeny 
vnd  tb^  Earl  oj^  Wiltfliire  dead  f  So  that  Bagot  ought  to  be  left  out 
tof  the  queftion:  and,  indeed,  he  had  made  the  beft  of  his  way  for 
Cbeftert  and  from  thence  had  efeap'd  into  Ireland.  And  fo  we  fiai 
bim,  inthe  Id  aA,  determiniitg  to  do. 

Bag^ot.  i^o  t  ril  to  Irclatnd  to  bis  Majefy, 
The  Poet  could  not  be  guilty  of  To  much  forgethiJaefs  a&d  abfurdity* 
The  tranfctibers  mud  have  blonder'd*     Ic  feems  probable  to  me  that 
he  wrote,  as  I  have  conjeQurally  alter*d  the  tet'. 

^ere  is  the  Eanl  pf  W»k(hit«  ?  ^b«r«  h  he  got  ? 
/.  f^  JatQ  whit  cotuct  of  ©y  doivVia<jAsv%\ktjlunV^  wAdbjcwiti? 


Woald  they  inakA^p«i«j?tdW6W  heH  ijrrtfeVir 
Upon  their  fpdttSW^'fatiti  fbj-  ihls^iffSAtt ! 

Scroop.  Sw^loVt^;  Ife^,  chartg;hJg  hft  pfopcrfy, 
Toras-t^th^foiufVeffiaiid  nfdfl  deadly  hitei 
Again  uncarfe  ^hd^Todfs  i  theh- peiteeis  Wid'c' 
MlfWhc^d«{ «t*d^With*hiahtJi :  ih6fe; whbh^yodcurfci' 
HaVe  felt  the  wortfbffli^atht^  dc'fttbyitog hand, ' 
And  lye  fgW  'lo#v  gravM  i n^ Uiifcr hbMbt^  eTonnd.  * 
>/i^«n  U'Bi/fy,  aret/naitd'th*'Eirlofmi/jifire  digi  f  * 
Scroop.  Ypa,  all  of  ^ih*rtrar^//?(>/ fell 'their  hciids. 
^«w«  Where  is  thit^iilrtTny'fethbr;  with  bis  power  ? 
K.  ^/Vi^.  Nb  tnYittttS^rhtt^i  of  Tbirtfdftho  man  fpciikv 
Let's  taH;V)f 'gnlV^j^ir-of^b/rtiSiJ  antf  (Jpifaplis, 
Make  duft'loui' papttr,' and  witii  rafiiycyes 
^Vritc  forrow  on  thcHidfbm  of  tht  eatth  J 
Let'0chi!(b*btetttor^/  and  folk  of  wilh  V 
^nd  yet  notfo*^  ■■"■'  •fbf  What  cah  we  bequeath, 
Save  our  depofed  bodies  to 'thd'grbllnd  ? 
Dor  lands,  our  lives,  zvi^^'^rt'BoJinghoh^i, 
\nd  nothlilg  tran'we'talFbur'ovPii,  but  death; 
^nd  thatfmallfhod^Wthfc'ba/^f^neatth,^ 
Which -fenres  as  pafhrlitid  coVefto  ouhbohe^. 
Per  hcav'ns  fake,  leius  fjf'upOfl[the  gi'dUnd,* 
And  tell  fad  ^orjes  of  ihe'd^tfth'oPKIrigs  • 
How  fome  havebetefl'depos'd,  fdhi&  flai^n  in  war : 
Some  haunted  by  the •ghof!^'^  they  dJfpoflers^d: 
Sonie  poiitm*d  by  thidt  wive^,  f6m6'  fleepi!i|4ciird» 
All  murder'd.— — FOrwithhx  the  hoIlo\V  Crown, 
That  rounds  the  mortal  tcftiples  of  a  King, 
Keeps  death  hiscoutt'i  antt  therfeithe^ntick  iGu 
Scoffing  his  (!ate,  and  grinning  athispbinp  • 
Allowing  Jiin^  a  breath;  a  little  fcene 
Tomonarehke,^  be'feat'd,  and  kiIl'widi1o6ks  I 
[tSfiJfing  hira  with  fdf  aod  vain  conceit,  ^ 

As  if  this  fle{h,  whifch  walls  about  otir'liffe. 
Were  brafif^impre^frfabhE? :  and,  humo\j|''ilihas» 
Comes  at  th^  laft,  and  with  a  little  pin 
Bores  through  his  x:all!<!- walls,  and  farewel  King  1 
Cover  yo ar  headsv  and-  m ock '  not  Hefh  and  blood 

With  foleuiiiitfrcfwce^  throivaway^efBta; 
Vi^L.IV.  C  /      ^     '    ti^Xv<x^, 


50  King  RiCttARD   IL 

Tradition,  form,  and  ceremonious  duty. 
For  you  have  but  miftook  roe  all  this  while  : 
I  li  V  e  OD  bread*  like  yoa»  feel  want  like  you, 
Tailt  grief,  need  friends,  like  you:  fubjefled  thus, 
How  can  you  fay  to  me,  I  am  a  Kinff  ? 

Ciiri  My  lx)rd,  wife  men  ne'er  wau  their  preient  wocsj 
Bnt  preicntly  prevent  the  Ways  to  wail : 
To  fear  the  foe,  fmcc  fear  oppreiTeth  ftrength,  ^ 

Giv€s,  in  your  weaknefs,  ftrength  Unto  your  foe ; 
And  fo  your  fogies  fight  againil  youifelf. 
Fear,  and  be  (lain  ;  no  worfe  can  come  from  fight ; 
<And  fght  and  die,  is  death  deftroying  death  : 
Where  fearing,  dying,  pays  death  fervile  breath. 

/urn.  My  father  hath  a  pow'r,  enquire  of  him. 
And  learn   u  make  a  body  of  a  limb. 

lL,Rich  T  h ou  chid ' ft  me  well :  proud  BQiingiroie^  Immfi 
To  change  blows  with  thee,  for  our  day  of^doom ; 
This  ague-fit  of  fear  is  over-blown; 
An  eafy  taik  it  is  to  win  our  own. 
Say,  Scroop,  where  lies  our  uncle  with  his  power  ? 
Speak  fwvefetly,   n^an,  although  thy  looks  be  fower. 
Scroop.  Men  judge  by  the  complexion  of  the  fky 
The  ftate  and  inclination  of  the  day  ; 
So  may  you,'  by  my  dull  and  heavy  eye. 
My  tongue  hath  but  a  heavier  tale  to  fay. 
I  play  the  torturer,  by  Imcill  and  fmall 
To  lengthen  Out  the  worft,  thatmuft  be  fpokeh. 
Your  uiiclf  Tork  is  joir^M  with  Bolingbrokd 
And  all  your  northern"caitles  yielded  up. 
And  all  yoyr  foiithem  gentlemen  in  arms 
Upon  hip  iadlion. 

K.  Rich,  Thau  h^ft  faid  enough. 
Beihrew  thee,  coufin,-  which  didft  lead  me  forth 

[Ti?  Aumerlc. 
Of  that  fweet.way  I  was  in  to  defpair. 
What  fay  you  now  ?  what  comfort  have  we  now  ? 
By  heav*n;  Til  hate  him  everlaftingly, 
That  bids  m^.  be  of  comfort  any  mv>re.        , 
Go  to  Fli fit  caftle,  there  I'll  pine  away : 
A  King,  woe's  flave,  ftiall  kingly  woe  obey : 


King  R  I  en  A  a  D  nf  Ji 

TThat  pow'r  I  have,  difcharge;  and  let  *em  go 
To  car  the  land,  that  hath  fome  hope  to  grow : 
For  I  have  none.     Let  no  man  fpeak  again 
To  alter  thi9>  for  cotinfel  is  but  vain. 

Aum.  My  liege,  one  word.  ^ 

K.  Rich,  He  does  me  double  wrong. 
That  wounds  me  with  ihe  flatt'ries  of  his  tongue^ 
Difchajrge  my  folPwers :  let  them  iience,  away, 
From  Richard^s  night  to  Biilinghnki*^  fair  day,    [Exeunt^ 

SCENE  Bolingbroke's  Camp,  near  Flint. 

Et^er  luitb  drum  and  colours ^  Bolingbroke,   York,  Nor» 
thumberland,  «iir//^7//<ff^a/!r//. 

Soling.  Q  O  that  by  this  intelligence  we  learn, 

i3  The  Weljhmen  are  diipers'd ;  and  ia^/bury 
Is  gik«  to  meet  the  King,  who  lately  landed 
With  fome  few  private  friends  upon  this  coaft. 

North:  T\it  riews  is  very  fair  and  ^d,  my  Lordf 
Richard,  nor  far  from  hence,  hath  hid  his  head. 

T^k.  It  would  befeem  the  Lord  Northumberland^ 
To  fay.  King  Richard.     Ah,  die  heavy  day. 
When  fuch  a  facred  King  fliould  hide  his  head ! 

North.  Your  Grace  midiakes  me;  only  to  be  brie^ 
Left  I  his  title  out.      ^ 

2^(?ri.  The  time  liath  been. 
Would  you  have  been  fo  brief  witiK  him,  he  would 
Have  been  fo  brief  with  you,  to  fhorten  you. 
For  taking  fo  the  head,  the  whole  head's  length. 

Boling.  Miftakenot,  uncle,  farther  than  yoQ  fhould. 

York.  Take  not,  good  coufin,  farther  than  you  (hould, 
Left  you  miftake, ;  the  heav'ns  are  o'er  your  head. 

Boling.  I  know  it,  uncle,  nor  oppofe  myfelf 
Agaiuft  their  will.    But  who  comes  here  ? 

Enter  Tetcy. 

Vf'elcome,  Harrys  what,  will  not  this  caftle  yield ? 

Percy.  The  caftle  royally  is  mann'd,  my  Lord, 
Againft  your  entrance. 

Boling,  Royally?  why,  it  contains  no  King?  ' 

C  2  Percy. 


5«,  I^lfgb?  ifeHAAixlli 

It  doth  contain  a  l^^ig^  K|Og /Cif^^^/,  Jy,<A, . 
Within  tlie'lii^ui^^T.yg^^l^ 
And  with  hina  Lord^^JuinfrJifXpf^A^Jifrj^^ 
Sir  Stephen  Serccp^  beiides  a  cl^^i^s^. 
Of  holy  reverence  ;  is^  f 'C^nn9ti!«gl». 
iV^^r/i&^^Bclike^  it  is.thf  >ift<Ji#C.C«'-yifoL 
^.%.  Nobfe  W^;  ^^  I^i^itttL 

Go  to .jhfc  rude^ ril^  p'tt^aadc^ f%&i§^ 
l^fough  brazen  trumpet  ifend  the  breath  of  parle 
Into  his  ruin'dj:arf,aii^  thifid^Uwri  ,    ^^ 

fl5r«ry  of  Bolinghreke  up9n  his  kn^ es 
I^BitK  kcifsJKing'"iftyV^4rA  nandy  and  fends  allegiance 
And  faith  of  heart  unto  bis  royal  perion  :  ' 
Ev'n  at  his/fetj  )ay^TOJMriW.ani|)Qw'rr 
ProjiJldi^tHa^  . 

Andlands  reM^t^g^AOft  be  Jre^y.granted  t  * 

If  npt,  riliui!fi^fe,UdifWltagfiuofA3ny,paiv'r, 
And  lajut^e^itunij^i^'j^  id,w<wttl^ /honors,  of  bloed,^ 
Rai|i*dTro|^hftjfi^CAW4fl-iof  fi^htiU^A^Etig/tJIbmep. 
The  whjycji^  h9;iy^f;y:vpff  Afim^^lhfi^^    of  BpUitgHroU  ^ 
It  is,  fuch  cr^o^.t€»IMlft  Awjld.ibedrench,^ 
The  freihsgreeg  Jap^f  ,/4U-Ktttg^i2iBi&^<:/'»4and, 
My  iloqp^^g  if}p^.^t«n^fifilyiibaU}fh^^  ""^   ^ 

Go  lignify'as  much,  while  here  we  march 
Upon  the  graiTy  carpet  of  t|kk  plaiiL;, 
Let's  ni^ri^^^thfH^t  Ihe^noife  of  thteat'ning  idnujn^ 
That  from  thi&,ca(il«*s  ^aucj^d  battlements   "^ 
Our  fair  ap|)oin|;.ni^iit8  jnay  be.we|lperus*d* 
Methinks,  King .^^^^nr^/.and  myf^t  ihould  mcct^. 
With  n6ief^^errpjf.th^o,th^.jelement^ 
Oif  fire  and  w^tcr^  whfio.thrirthund*n>g  ihocfc(i3). 
At  meetlngi  tears  th^  cloudy  .cheeks  of  £eav'n  : 

(13)  -f  toben  thelr^  *bunJ*ring  fmoak, 

j9t  meeting,  /Mf  1,  't}>e  clou^  cheeks  of  beav*n  i]  Thii  if  th^. 
firft  tiin.e>  I  be'ieve,  we  ever  heard  ''of  'ii't'bund*riog/maakt  1*  ncter 
conceived  any  thiag_of,a  oiotf  -filciit^nature.  'Am.  thii  i»  i  neflrM^ 
of>S^  wile  editors  J  who  iniagine,  I  prcfupj^,.  thai.  th«L.fepwt '»nC 
thundering  ojf  a  cannon  procfiijd.  fro«  the  fmak^  ^ndjiQt  /rqi^the 
Mijloiion  of  t&e />0ttf/rr, '  I  Ixave^  rehot*d  the 'reading  of  the  elder 


King  R'lcft'AhiD   H,  53 

fe  he  the  fire,  ril1)eiffie'y!«^l<irn^  wster  : 
The  rage  be  "his,  Whilcf^on'tfhe  earth  I  rata  * 
^y  waters ;  6n  ttie'lSSlWh,  VAcT not  6n  him. 
March  on,  and'mttHc  Ki^g  RicB^d  howlielSbks. 

^arb  nrntboutt  and  iS^j^r'wtbin  ^  thin  aflaurifi*  £«f#rr' 
Qu  the  walls  ^tng  llchard,  tl^  Bifilff  tf  Ctrlifle, 
A^omerle,  Scroop,  tf^i^  Saliibury. 

)ee  I  fee!  King  i?r^r^ doth  hhnfelf  appdifi 
k%  doth  thebrafhlttg^difbohtetitedfaDi 
?rom  ottt  the  fiery  ^irtal  -of  "theeaft, 
l^hen  he  pen:eive»,.*the«ti^oot*dotidrait^tMit 
Fo  dim  his^M^kfry  ;-afid'to1lain4Keitftta 
DC'lils  brSgHVpaffige'tb'die'ocefiitet. 

Tork.  Yet  looks  he4tke^aKiilg:  %ehoId  ICU  e?e» 
/^  IMght  asis  the  MgleV,  -I^ht6li»f9rth. 
Qoatrolling  Majefty  ;  'alicfc,  for  woe. 
That  any  harm  (hottld'ftain  fo  felr  a  fluhv  I 

K.  Rich.  W«'a#e  itoaz/d,  md  chtSsldftg  hlfire  Weftor^ 
To  watch  the  fefarAil  bend^o^  of  thy  kH^tffc,    [fV  Norrh. 
BecaQfe  #e  thottshroor  felf  thy  ImhllU^; 
And^  iff  we  be,  hOW>dkVethy  jciiiif»^fbr)^t 
To  pay  their  svWftiHifc^o  oait^^iMft^e  ? 
If  we  be  not,,  -ft^w  ns  the  hand  tff  X3M. 
That  hath  difmHsM  >3s  fhim  oop  'it^^tmtifi 
For  well  "we  know,  no  hand  of'  Ubod  and  D^ne 
Gan  eripe  thelbeHA^h^ndte'df  bdrlcS^^Sr^ 
Unlets  he  do  pHttMe^  %^l^  %  olarfi^    ^ 
^d  thoiigh  you -think, .  t^at  aU,  asyoa  hs#c  d6ne^ 
Have  torn  ^ir  fDolty  'byltirMog  them  ffdfli  'tti^ 
And  we  are  barren,  and  b«¥eftm  Wieals: 

*frteuTl^nng  fn.nis*  clouds  in  our  behtrf , 
'i&inies  of  peflilence j  atad  they  (hall  ftfiklr 

^iimb/^fii^'v'^ts  ifi  theiluV»ntt2M'Sir\lVi^  'So  ifdata  tit  • 

WrUch  like  the  mc^drs  of  jr  |gro«^'^h€if  *%  . 
All  of  one  Altaic,  of.  one  tbb^iinpe  bcetf, 

C  3  Twa* 


54  King   R  I  €  H  A  R  D   IL 

Your  children  yet  nnborn,  and  nnbegoc,  , 
That  lift  your  vafTal  hands  againft  my  head» 
And  threat  the  glory  of  my  precious  crown.  ^ 

^t\\  Boiingtroh,  (foryond»  methinks,  he  is)  if 

That  every  firide  he  makes  upon  my  land  m 

Is  dangerous  treafon.     He  is  co^e  to  ope  '   iia 

The  purple  tcftamcnt  of  bleediAg  war :  \ 

But  ere  the  crown,  he  locks  for,  live  in  peace  (14),         lii 
Ten  thoufand  bloody  crowns  of  mothers  fons  L 

Shall  ill  become  the  flow'r  of  England^i  face  :  3:^ 

Change  the  complexion  of  her  maid-pale  peace  i& 

To  fcarlec  indignation ;  and  bedew  .  11 

Her  pailure's  grafs  with  faithful  Et^iifi  blood.  k: 

North.  The  King  of  heav'n  forbid,  our  Lord  the  King     e 
Should  fo  with  civil  and  uncivil  arms  k 

Be  rufh'd  upon  !  no,  thy  thrice-noble  couiin,  b 

Barry  of  BoUngbroket  doth  kifs  thy  hand,  !■ 

And  by  the  honourable  tomb  hefwears,  ^ 

That  ilands  upon  your  royal  grandfire's  bones. 
And  by  the  royalties  of  both  your  bloods, 
(Currents,  thatfpring  from  one  moft  gracious  head) 
And  by  the  bury'd  hand  of  warlike  Gtf«r»/,    ' 
And  by  the  worth  and  honour  of  himielfy 
Comprifing  all  that  may  be  fworn,  or  faid, 
His  coming  hither  hath  no  further  fcope, 

(14)  But  ier  the  erewn^  he  looks  fort  live  inpeMCi, 
7>»  thoufand  kloody  crowns  of  mothers  fous 
Sbali  illbeiom  rht  flow*r  of  Zn^9a6U/die n    Tho*  I  httt 

not  cii^orbed  the  text  lyere,  ]  cannot  bat  think  it  liable  to  fufpicion. 

A  crown  Uiir^  ia  peace,  as  Mr.  IVarhurtw  juftly  obfierved  toae, 

it  t  very  odd  phraf^.    He  fup pofet  j 

Bvt-eVr  the  crown  he  looks  for,  Rght  in  peace, 

i.  t.  defcend  and  fettle  upon  BoHnibroke'$\tzA  in  peace —AgaiOy 

I  have  a  fmal}  qvarrel  to  the  third  line  quoted.     Would  the  Poet  fay, 

that  bloody  aowai  ihould  disfigure  the  ftom*rs  that  fpring  on  the 

ground,   and  bedew  the  grafs  with  bloop  ?    Sorely,    the  two  imaget 

-aretoo  firailar.    Ihare'fufpeded, 

Shall  ill  become  the  foor  of  ZngUu^z  face  \ 

I.  #.  Shall  make  t  diftnal  fpeAadc  on  the  furface  of  ^e  kiflgdom*s 

cartht    So,  \m,  the  'Merchant  of  Venice, ' 

>       ■   Look  how  the  floor  of  heaven 

is  thick  inlajM  vlth  ^nxxtiM  4(  Vu^\  ^jAilx 


King  Rich  a'r  d  II.  55 

for  his  lineal  rojrtltiesy  and  to  beg 

icbifement  immediate  on  his  knees : 

1  on  thy  royal  party  granted  once, 

ittVing  arms  he  will  commend  to  rud; 

irbed  Seeds  to  ftables  ;  nnd  his  heart  ^ 

ith/iil  fervice  of  jroar  M^j^fty- 
fwears  he,  as  he  is  a  Prince,  is  jud ; 
is  I  am  a  Gentleman^  I  credit  hira. 
Rich,  Northumbirlaniij  fay,  thus  the  King  ret arns  ; 
oble  confin  is  right- welcome  hither, 
ill  the  number  of  his  fair  demands 
be  accompliih'd  withoat  con  tradition, 
all  the  gracious  utterance  thou  hafl, 
L  to  his  gentle  hearing  kind  commends. 
o  deba(e  ourfelf,  couln,  do  we  not,  [To  Jam* 

»ok  fo  poorly,  and  to  fpeak  fo  fair  ? 
we  call  back  Northumbtrland^  and  fend 
nee  to  the  traitor,  and  {o  die  I 
m.  Np,  good  my  Lord,  let's  fight  with  gentle  words, 
ime  lend  friends,  and  friends  their  helpful  fwonis. 
Rich,  Oh  God,  O  God!  that  e'er  this  tongue  of  mioc^ 
laid' the  fentence  of  dread  banifhment 
ond  pioud  man,  fhoald  take  it  off  again 
words  of  footh  :  oh,  that  I  were  as  great 
my  grief,  or  lefler  than  my  name  I 
lat  I  could  forget  what  I  have  been, 
ot  remember  what  I  muft  be  now  I 
I'ft  thou,  proud  heart  ?  HI  give  thee  fcope  to  beatr 
!  foes  have  fcope  to  beat  both  thee  and  me. 
m,  Northumberland  comes  back  from  Bolinghroke, 
Rich  What  mud  the  King  do  now?  rauft  he  fubmit  f 
King  fliall  do  it :  mud  he  be  deposed  ? 
King  diall  be  contented  :   mud  he  lofe 
name  of  King  ?  o'God^s  name^  let  it  gOk 
;ive  my  jewels  for  a  fet  of  beads ;  * 

rorgeous  palace,  for  a  hermitage  ; 
?ay  apparel,  for  an  alms-man's  gown ; 
igur'd  goblets,  for  a  di(h  of  wood  ; 
cepter,  for  a  palmer's  walking  ft^ff  ;  ^  . 

irii/e<^>  i&r  a  pair  of  carved  feints  V 

C  4  Kxvi. 


5.6  Kfng  ^R  i.,c^HArR^  ^I. 

And  ray  large  kin^dcup,  hr  .iJif||e  gr^y^; 

A  little,  little  grave  ;— r-r-an  pbi^ure^rive. 

Or  ril  be  bury'd  in  tlje'Kjng*8  higliAyay  (i j)  J 

Some  way  ot  common  tread,  ,where;r^b[^s j^el 

May  hourly  trample  on  their  Sgii^i^^i^p's  ^j^a : 

Jor  on  my  heart  they  |read;pow,  wJiijft  ?Jivc|; 

And,  boryMoiic;e».why  not  ^poniny  headi— r— 

Jtimerle,  thouWeep'ft;  (my  lender- hearted^CjQiiifin!} 

,Wc*n  jnak? .foul  weather  with  defpifed,  \czis  ; 

Our  figlis,  and  thev^  ^all  lodgetbe fommer  ^orn^ 

And  make  a  dearth  in  this  xcivolti^^  Ja^dk 

Or  Aiall  wc^lay  the  wantons  ;with(^Qi9r:iVQe5, 

And  make  lome  pretty, match,  Vith_Qi^dlin^.|qa|-s  ?. 

As  thus,  to  drop  them  ilill^u^on  one  pjg(^c> 

TiU  th^  have  Iretied  u^ a  SL^r jof  mv^s 

Within  the  earth  ;  ^nd  th^rep  }^d»  there  J[y^s 

Two  kinfm^n,  ^dljg^'d  their ^grjayfs^itjh  y^m^g!fyti  ^ 

Would  not  this  ilfdo  w^ll  f yit%  well,;Xj(^c 

r  (alk  but  idlely,  ai^d  yqu  jac^k  at. me. 

Mofi  mighty  Prince, .  my  Lorf  NortJ^gi^/^fif^ 

What  %s  YL\vi%:Bp!:tfgtrcie?  wU^|iiB.]i4aiefty 

Give  J?;VAtfryieavc,t6  l}v^,  till^/>^^f/4ic «  ' 

Ynu  make  a  leg,  .^n6.Bc{tngfifchJaySt  <^. 

Kwib^  ?^y  Lord,  in  ^hel?afej:puri;"he^dpth  jKtend 
To   peak  with  you,  may*t^l^|ife,yop  to  crme  down* 

K.  Ruh^  D  wn7  do^^n  Lcpinc;  Ijkcjglift'jrwjjg,^^^^ 
Watiting  ihe  maiii'jge  of  ^Mi^ruly  Jjidj^. 
la  the  bsiiMPMrt  ?  bafc  Cf^Vft,  .Whcrc^ings^jv^l^rc, 
To  come  at,tr,aitdrs  ^alls,  jind  ()o  |l}em.^^raCe. 
In  t|]«  |)afc  court  coro«idown?,4.Qwn,  po^rt  ;^oviaJj *King ; 
P«»".night-owls  (hriek,  >vhere4po5jp]j^^]a5jM^ui4  fi^g. 

a^pearr^  Mt.HCarhurten,^i4rrBijLj^,  >nd'1,^3l).conctfrred  infp^^- 
iai|  it,  isd  in  the  amemlincfit  whl^b  jmw  f •fiiflf  s  tk«  ttsc  j 

Some  way  of  cqsamaaini^.rvr- 
I.  t.  ahighroid.   J^  fiAi>i9JfW»Wffli«*^yiJ   ,       , 

For  on  my  |ieii>rt  th^j  t^ aoy, .  w Wc •  I  Uje ; 
Ana  we  kr.Dw  how  much  .it,iB^^W;^«rtf>  wfy,t«^iyerfij(y  -the 
ima|e  with  the  |lm^  wc^d,  tt^ 


I 


KJhg  ^ixiflA  A  D  It;  ^7 

^.  S}i¥«W,  aiidMef  dfli^t, 

himfpeak  fondly,  B&e'S  l»iiiickitfyi{. . 

he  coinc. 

tg.  Stand  all  apart, 

ew  fair  d  utv  to  his  MaJOT^.  . 

icioQs  Ldro^^^**  .  t<M^'^» 

ke  the  bafe  ^rtti^cid  vukh  iLmnk  il. 
her  had,  ^h^rt^  voalr  ioVe^  . 

ny  unpleas'a  eye  lice  your  VduireiV. 
mfioy  op;  yourftcartis  op»  I  ftnoW.  . 


Ifae  myiti  Ihall  defeRe  vbuf  love. 

liil^.  Well.yott  f^tirv%:  thejr  well  detervl  Hd^irt,  . 

aow  the  ftrong^n  an^  ^5^  ^^X  ^^  ^*' 

give aiejrdnrh and:  iiav,  j^yo'^f  V^» 

(faewtthnfove,  bat  want  tiiei^r  renTeaTeB.  * 

,  I  am  too  young  to  be  your  father, 

hfdndH  m  tmiH  k^  be  ti^  Mt. 

roo  wHl  hai^e. . ^11:  «jW»  ^^  *fltiixg  ibo;  ; 

we  inaft,  what  icfra  will  nave  os  do. 

towards  Lomhm.    Coafin,  ii  xc^fo  ? 

2r.¥cfit,  irf]fg6otfctJrd. 

!/Vi6.  Then  I  niiift  not  %,  NS.  •  [FhurlJh^E^iimii' 

£  N  £,  a  Gardelif  io  .the  Que^'^  Court.  . 

EntiT  ^een  ami  t<aJS  tidithk  ^ 

rljjTRMt  ftbrC  fhrfll  we  devifc  here  in  tWsgardeir^- , 

inf.    T6  dyrVi  ^wiy  the  Relyy  QWirglit  of  cafe  I  t 

r  MiadaSiy  we^n  play  at  bbwls. . 

I.  *Twill  jnafce^me  tinnlc,  the  world  isfuilof  rubi^  , 

at  my  fortune  runs  agalnft  the  bias, 

.  Madami  we'll  dancd. ' 

»•  My  legs  can  Mif  no  HieaffirS  in  delij^ht,  , 

DBy  poor  niart  no  mearuVe  ke^ps.ro  gri^f./ 

C^  ,  Thcrcfot^^^ 


Tl 


58  King  Richard   IC 

Therefore  no  dandpg,  girl ;  Tone  other  fporU 

La^y,  MadaniA  we'll  cell  tales. 

i^#».  Of  fi>rrow»  or  of  joy  f 

£tf^.  Of  either.  Madam..    '  . 

^uitn.  Of  neither,  girk  ^  1^ 

For  if  of  joy,  being  ^together  wanting^ 
It  doth  remember  me  the.  more  of  ibrrow  : 
Or  if  of  griefs  being  altogether  bad»; 
It  adds  more  forrow  to  my  want  of  joy^ 
For  what '  I  have,  I  need  not  to  repeat:: 
And  what  I  want,  it  boots,  not  to  complahu 

Lady.  Madam»  V\\  fing. 

\^een.  'Tis  well,  that  choa  haA  cauft : 
But  thou  ihould^ft  pleafe  me  better,  woiild'ft.tho«.weq^ 

Laiff.  I  could  weep.  Madam,  would  it  do  yon  good* 

^en.  And  I  could  weep,  would  weeping  06  ine  goo<^ 
^wnfSftt  borrow  any  tear  of  thee, 
lot  ftay ,  here  come  the  Gardiners.  , 

Let's  ftep  in^o  the  fhadow  of  thefe  trees:— —^ 
My  wretQhednefs  unto  a.  row  of  pins  (16),, 

(t6)  My  wretcbednef%.(mttyt\tha  rtmtf  piflei^]  This  is  metrly, 
I  prefum^,  tx  Catbidra  Poplana  :  for  I  can  find  no  authority  for  ir,. 
any  mort  than  any  fenfe  in  it.  Mr.  Rowe**  editions,  indeed,  havik 
it} 

My  wretchcdneli  Mia»  a  tow  of  fines* 
But  this,   again,  is  wrong;    and  we  muft  read  with  the  old.  book^« 

*—  WU9  a  rno,if  pins,. 
So  Bamkf  fayi ; 

I  iralue  not  my  life  at  a  pin'%  fee«. 

^-«i-Oh,  were  it  but  my  life, 

IM  throw  ic  down  for  yotir  deliveraoce 
.    As  frankly  as  a  fin»  Mtaf,  for  Mtsf, 

The  Queen  here  it  flaking  her  affliAiorta  to  the  moft  inconfideiaUc 
(rifle  the  can  think  of,  that  the  gardiners  will  talk  of  ft»ce>afiidrt« 
The  alioiion  of  a  row  pfpln$^  *ti8  trqe,  is  mean  and  ridicnlout  enoogh 
10  con/cience ;  but  thefe  difproportionM  wagers  may  be  juftified  by  a 
number  of  parallel  io(!ancei. 

m  lay  my  head  to  any  good  nian*s  bat*     Love*s.  Lab.  Lof^ 
An<|  again 

My  bat  to  an  balfpenny.  Ibid*. 

My  dukfdom  to  a  beggarly  denisr,  Richard  HI. 

80  Fer'd,  a  contemporary  Pott  with  out  author,  in  hULove^s  Sacrificf^ 

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KjJhg  R  i  c  H  A  r'  D    TL  55 

•The^ll  talk  6f  ftate ;  for  every  ouc  .        ' 
AgaXvk^  a  change ;  iMpe  is  fore  run  v  th  ^ot- 

[  ^een  and  Ladies  » . .  're . 

Gard,  Go»  bind  tfiou  up  yond  dangling  apricocks,, 
Which^  like  unruly  diiJMren,  make  their  fire 
Stoop  with  oppreffibn  of  thei-  pro-figal \veight : 
^ive/ome  fupportance  to  the  ben    n^  twigs* 
Go  tboo^  and,  like  an  executioner. 
Cut  off  the  heads  of  too-faft-gro»ving  fprays*. ..% 
That  look  too  lofty  in  oar  common-wealth  : 
Ail'  mud  be  even  in  our  ^vernment. 
You  thus  employed,  I  will  go  root  away 
The  noifome  weeds,   that  without  profit  fuck 
The  foil's  fertility  ftom  wholfome  flowers. 

'  Sefv*  Why  ihould  we,  in  th  e  compafs  of  a  palCr      t . 
Keep.law>».  and-fbr^,  and  dae  proportion,. 
Shewing,  as^in  a  model,  our  firm  itatc  ? 
When  our  (ba- walled  garden^  (th&wbole  land,) 
Is  full  of  weeds,  lier  faireft  flowers  choak'd  up,  ' 

Her  ^oit-trees  airnnprun'd,  her  hedges  ruin'd,.  4 

Her  knots  diforderM,  and  her  wholfome  herbs 
Swarming  with  caterpilliars  f  y 

Gard.  Hold  thy  peace. 
He,  that  hath  fufPer'd  thirdiforder*d  Aring,. 
Hath  nW  hiinfeif  met  with  the  fall  or  leaf: 
The  weeds,  that  his  broad-l][^reading  leaves  did  ffielter^ 
(That  (eem'd,  in  eating  him,  to  hold  him  up ;) 
Are  puird  up,  root  and  all,   by  Bolingbroki  ;, 
Imean^  the  Earl  of  J^/Zj/Wr^  Bttjhji^  Green*- 

Serui.  Whatj  are  they  dead? 
^GiuuLThejfVe,' 
And  A'//>^^i'i(<  hath  feiz'd  the  wafteful  Sangi 

'  Bfthit  Rght,  '» 

Fif  pledge  mfiiyeX^dnfla  ufelefi  nikU 
Aitd  again  in  Che  famsplajr^  •  % 

^T^  a  ,M/kif  <o  1^  dozen  lof  pmM,  &c; 
But  examples  of  ^h^s  fort'  are  fa  numerous,  thai  I  would  be  bounds 
with  mat  eafe  toifuratih  five  h<imlred« 

e  6  What: 


^  Ki?g  ^  f  9  «[  # H  D  Jt 

Wlitt  pity  is't,  ihat  he  had  not  fo  trimm'd 
And  drefl  ^  l^,  #^  |vip  ibh^i»f^^A[^ 
And^RTOund  t^yc  ^fiik,  thej^in^  of  our  fy\^t^^s^%^ 
Left,  being  oyer  jproud  wit^h  fyp  yui  blopd^ 
With  too  much  riches  it  confound  Icfelf  $ 
Had  IvB  done  fo  to^re^t  ^n^  gTP^vipff  ipeaj 
They  mi^ht  have  hvM  to  bear,  ^uid'ne  to  tafle 
Their  fruit^s  of  duty.     All  fop^r|luous  brancW 
We  lop  away^  thj^t  bearing  qioa6;hs  m^y  Hve : 
Had  he  done  lb,  himfelf  fi^d  borne  the  crown^ 
Which  wafte  jind  |dle  hours  have  duit^  thrown  4owo. 

Sir*u,  What  Vjiink  you  thpn^  iheKinjr  fha}!  jbedepps'd? 

GgrJ,  Depreil  he  is  alltady^  apffdi^pos'd, 
•Tis  doubted,  h^  \yiil  jbe.    Letters  laft  night 
Came  to  a  dear /riend  of  j(he  Dul^e  of  7(7r>(^ 
That  tell  black  .tidings. 

5«f<^.  pji,  J  aiRp/eftto^eaA,  t*rp^w^ 
Thou'  Jdam*sl\kQj^tts^  (et  to  clr^fs  this  garden/ 
How  dares  thy  tpiigue  fpu^^  this  ^t|npleafing  news  ? 
What  Eye^  wh^f  (frpept,hath'',fpggdte^  thee. 
To  make  a  feco^id  fjail  of  ci^ffj^d  m^ri  ? 
'  Why  doft  thou  %,  'King  Rifkard  is  4c|)0sM  f 
Dar'ft  thoM,  (thou  little  he t{jer  thing  than  e^rth,) 
Divine  his  downfal  ?  fay^  ^here,  when,  and  how 
Cam'ft  thou  Hy  thefeill  tidings  ?  /peak,  thpu  wretehf 

Gard*  Pardon^i^e,  .I^d^i)|i.     JLiftle  jay  have  I 
To  breathe  tbjpfe  ipfSys  T  y?t,'  what  I  fav,  is  uuc  }    . 
KipgfiieJlfard^  he  is  in  the  xp  jghty  i;'o|& 


6f  jBolingbroi^ei  their  fortunes ])oTh  are  wdgh'd  y 
In  your  Lord*s  fcale  is  nothii^  but  himfelf| 
And  fome  few  yaiiities  th&t  m?k^  \(\xs^  iight: 
But  in  the  balance  of  gre^i^  BoHn^brckti 
Se&dcs  himfclf  are  all  the  Englip  Pters, 
And  with  that  o^^  hf  weighs  ^^S  ^'^^^^^  down* 
^oft  you  to  London^  and  yoti'll  fina  it  lib ; 
I  fpegk  no  more,  than  every  ^^  jl(jth  know* 

^een.  Nimble  mi&hance*  dt^al  S^t  ^  %hl  (>f  foot. 
Doth  not  thy  embafTage  belong  to  (ne? 
And  an^  I  laft,  that  know  it  ?  6h,  thou  thkik^ft 
5roit/Ke  me  laft,  that  I  m^a^  i^nj,^^  kv^ 


King  RicfiAJLD  IL  €^ 

Thjr  fonow  in  my  breaft.    Come»  Ladiei,  go^ 
To  jaeet,  at  Lfnifti,  Lmidoifs  Xing  ia  woe. 
What,  was  I  born  to  this !  that  my  fad  look 
Should  grace  thetrlumph  of  great  BoUngbroiii 
Gardiner,  for  telUng  me  ihete  news  of  woe,. 
Iwoold,  the  plants,  thougraft'ft,  may  nerer  grow. 

Card.  PoorQveen^  fo  that  thy  ftatemight  beno  worft^ 
I  wotild  my  idll  were  fvbjea  to  tby  cnrfe. 
Heae  did  flie  drop  a  tear ;  here,  in  this  place, 
jm  £rt  a  hnk  of  roe,  fow*r  herhof  gract  (17)^ 
Rue,  e? ^a  for  rath,  here  ihortly  ihail  be  feen. 
In  the  temen^brance  of  a  weeping  Queen. 

\Ex.  Card,  aadStryk 

(17)  TBfttM  hmk  tf  nit*  fow'r  ^trk  •flgf't^i]  Ovr  fHH  bat  Hi 
•thcr  paflaget,  not  wit^r  fomt  i«|ier|kiuon,  hiaUd  »t  tm  hif^lhi 
forvAaqneoiF ktrh 4^  gr^ct*    $0|  i» his  U^tMltri Tsk^ 

— ^RetefciHl  fin. 
For  jtPA  there's  roibnary  and  Rm,  theft  keep 
Seeming  and  favour  ail  the  winter  longi 
^rg€$  ajpd  raneaiibf aace  Ic  aato  ytu  both  1 

There's  r«#  for  you,  and  here*i  fome  for  mt.  We  may  call  it  h»h 
^  igruci  o*  Saodaji |  yon  may  wear  yottr  rue  witk  a  difference. 
Mutf  I  prefume,  mi^t  have  obttta*d  tbia  tMitkn  of  reveience,*ftNr 
that  it  has  been  c^ipUyV  la  fi>me  countries  as  an  alesipbarmie  potenft 
agalnft  peftilence.  And  as  to  its  general  efficacy  againft  poiibns*  JJUom^ 
if  we  ftiay  believe  him,  tells  os  s  that  the  weefel  eats  of  It,  to  prevent  • 
tl^  injury  of  a  ferpent*s  bite.  But  whit  contributed  to  i's  fuppos*d 
4bn<Hty,  I  goeft,  it,  tbot  it  was  always  one  of  the  hallow'd  ingredi* 
cnis  ofed  in  the  preparatiost  by  esoscila  to  eipel  devUa.  Attiigms  ia 
his  Thgittum  lVri^aip%  {fiini  t^^flhjtt  btokf  #  tbac  Am^)  im  '^ 
fofficient  aiithotiuct* 


€x  King   R  I  c  R  A  k  ET  IL 


I 


ACT     l\r. 

lEhler,  arto  the  Pwdumnmt'9  Bolin^iolie,  Aomerfe,  Nbr^ 
thumber1and,.Feicy,  Fiizwatery  Sorry,  Bifiiop  tf  QwC' 
liile.  Abhot  ff/WeOmiofter,  UtPaldrpfica^  and  Bagot. 

B*o  L  1  N  c  F  It  o  ic  e;  V 

CA.L  L  Bagoti  forth ;  Now  freely  fpcak  thy  mind. 
What  thou  doft  know  of  no1>le  GUfter*l  deaths 
Who  wrought  it  with  the  King,  and*  whoperfbrm'd 
fphc  bkiody  ofike  of  his  timelefs  end. 

Bagot.  Then  fct  before  my  fkce  the  Lord'  Aumirlk. 
BoUng.  Coufin,  ftand  forth',  and  lobk  upon  that  man.^ 
Bagot,  My  Lord  JumrJet  l  know  your  daring  tongue 
Scorns  to  uni^y,  what  it  hath  once  deli ver'd. 
In  that  dead  time  when  G/s^r's  death  was  plotted,. 
I  heard  you  fay,  **  Is  not  my  arm  of  length, 
«<  That  reacheth  from  the  reftful  Euglijh  court 
•«  As  far  afs  (?«/«/ to  my  uncle's  head.? 
.  Amongd  much  ether  talk,  that  very  time^. 
I  heard  you  fay,  ••  You  rather  had  refufe 
**  The  offer  of  an  hundred  thoufand  crowns,' 
•«  Than  Bofingkroke  return  to  England \  adding, 
'^  How  bleft  this  land  would  be  in  this  your  couun'sdeath^)' 
^    Aum.  Princes,  and  noble  Lords^. 
What  anfwerfhalUnnake  to  this  bafe  man  f: 
Shall- 1  fo  much  di (honour  my  fair  ftars,' 
On  equal  terms  to  jgivc  him  chaflifement  F 
]Bither  I  muft,  or  have  miiie  honour  foil'd: 
With  the  attainder  of  his  fland'rous  lip^. 
There  is  my. gage,  the  manual  feal  of  death,. 
That  marks  thee  out  for  helL     Thou  lieft. 
And  ril  maintain  what  thou  haft  faid,  is  fal/e,.  ^ 
Jn  thy  h^art-blood,  though  being  all  too  bafe 
j?b  ttda  the  temper  bf  my  kti\^\\^  ^>wQt^, 


King   RicifAEZirL  ^j( 

f9Rng.  Bagott  forbear ;  thoafhah  not  take  it  ap^ 

y/tt«.  ExceptiDg  one,  I  would  he  were  the  bed 
In  all  this  pxefitoce  that  hath  mov'd  m^  To. 

Fiiznui  ff  that  thy  valour  fland  on  fympathiejSj^ 
Therein  my  gage».  JkmerUy  in  £;age  to  thine. 
By  thai  fair  mn^  that  (hews  me  wAece  thou  ftand^^ 
1  heard  thee  fay»  and  vauntingly  thou  fpak'il  i^,      ' 
That  diou  wert  caufe  of  noble  Gio*/er*i  death.. 
If  thoo  deny'ft  it,  twenty  times  thou  lied  j. 
And  I  will  torn  thy  falfhood  to  thy  hearty. 
Whef6^itw.as  forged  >.  with,  my  rapier's  point. 

j^um.  Thou  dar*(l  not>.  coward;  live  to  fee  the  dityj 

Fitxw.  Njow,  by  my  foul,  f  would  it  were  this  houn. 

j^Mm%  Fiiznvaietr  thou  art  damnfd  to  hell  for  this«^ 

Percys  ^umerU^  thou  Heft;  his  honour  is  as  tnie>, 
In  this  appeal,,  as  thou  art  all  unjuf!;. 
And  that  thou  art  fo,  there  I  throw  my  gage 
To  prove  it  on  thee,  to  thf  extreameft  point 
Of  mortafbreathing.     Seize  it,  if  thou  dar'fl. 

Jum.  And  if  I  do  not,  may  my  hands  rot  off',. 
And  never  brandilfa  more  cevengeful  fteel 
Over  the  glittering  helknet  of  my  foe !' 
Who  feu  me  elfe?  by  heav*n,  1*11  throw  at  alh. 
I  have  a  thoufand  fpirits  in  my  breaf!. 
To  anfwer  twenty  thoufand  foch  as  yoo* 

SurrjMy.  Lord' Ef/znvaferi  T  remember  well*. 
The  very  time  i^«»!i^r// and  you.  did  talk. 

Fiixiv.  My  Lord^  'tis  true:  You  were  in^i^ncetUent; 
And  you  canwitnefS  with  me,  this  is  trnk 

Syrry,  M  falfe,,by  Heav'n,  as  Hcav'h  itfelf  is  true.. 

Fitznv.  Surry ^  thoo.liefh 

Suny.  Difhonourable  boy,. 
That  lie  (hall  lye  fo  heavy  on  my  (Word, 
That  it  fliall  rendfervengeance  and  revenge,. 
Till  thou  the  lie-giveti  and  tbatlie,  reft 
In  the  earth. as  quieti  as  thy  father's  fculL. 
In  prqof  whereof,,  there  is  mine  honour'spawn  ^ 
Engage  it  to.  the  tryal,  if  thou.  dar^H. 

Fitxtu.  How  fondly  doft  thou  fpur  a  forward  horic  ? '     , 
K  I'dare  car,  or  driuk,  or  brtathe,  or  live, 


Ivdare  teeet  Suny  in:  ^  wilderhef^y 
And  (pit  apon  him,  whilil  I  fay,  lie  Uesr- 
And  heSf.and  liesr-Thereis  mylKindof  faift;*. 
To  tie  thee  to  my^ftrongcom&ion. 
A«  I  intend  to  thrive  in  thb  rievi^  wdfk!^ , 
Aumirte  is  gaQtr  of  mf. true  appeal.. 
Befides,  I  heard  the  baaifiifd  mfoUtifi 
Thatthouv  AumerUt  didft  fend  two  or{hy*|»eBj 
To  execute  the  noble  Duke  at  Calais^ 

jbtm.  Some  honeft  chriftian  tKuft  me  withagagf^. 
That  Norfolk  lies :  Here  do  I  throw  doWa.this; . 
If  he  may  be  repeal'd,  tatry  lits  hbnouh 

Soling.  Thefe  differences  Ihall  all  xtft  onder  e^A*, 
TiU  Norfolk  be  rcpealM :  RcpcalM  he  fcall  befr 
And  though  mine  enemy,  reftorM  again  < 
To  all  his  feigniories ;  when  heV  return'd, , 
Againd  AunurU  we  will  enforce  his  trval. 

Carl,  That  honourable  dav  (hall  ne'er  be  jfeei*.. 
Many  a  time  hath  banifliM  NorfM  fought 
For  Jefa>  GhrifU  in  glorious  chriftian  field- 
Streaming  the  enfign  of  the  chriilian  crofs, 
AgainftUacIo  pagans,  turks,  and  faracens: 
Then,  tbird  with  works  of  war,  n^ijr'd  himfett f 
To  liafyi  and  there  at  Fenite  gave 
His  body  to  thai  pleafant  country's  earth; . 
And  his  pure  fooLunto  hi& captain  Chrift,  , 
Under  wmfe  colou'r&  he  had  fought  h  long.  . 

A//»^.  why,  bifhfOp,  is  Jfoj/«/i.deadi 

CarL^wm  as  I  livd,>  my  Lord. 

i»lmg\  Sweet  peace  condud  his  foul 
Tb  th'bofom  of  goo4^<5rAi&iu9i./— LoVds  ap|)^Ifii]|i^ 
Y6ur  difF'rqnces  mall  all  reft  under  gage, 
Till  we  affign  you  to  your  days  of  tryal.  . 

Bnftr  Vbrk^ 
TarL  Great  Duke  of  Laucafier,  I  cefiie  to  th^ 
From  plume-plackt  Richarif,  who  with  willing  font  i 
Addpts  thee  heir,,  and  his  high  fcepter  yields 
To  the  pofte^on  of  thy  roy^al  hand. 
A/ceadhis  throne,  defceudtng  ciq'h  'St^mVkvmv  ^ 


King  it'  I  c «  A»  R  D  II.  65 

And  long  live  Henry,  of  that  name  the  Fonrtfa ! 

Bolin£.  In  God'atfame,  FU  afeend  the  rrgal  thrDne; 

Car},  Marry,  Heav'n  forbid  !^ 
Woril  in  thia-ropl  prcfenceiBiay  I  fpeak. 
Yet  Ji>eftiib«i««i;ning  me  to  fi>eak  Hie  truth.  '    ^ 

Woutd  God,  thatany  iiitais  oobleprefence 
Were  enough  -Dcbk^  to  be  upright  jo^ge 
Of  noble  Ricband',  then  tfue^ibbkne^would 
Learn  hioi-foirbeafance  from  fo^  foul  a  wrong. 
What/uj^^-ean. give  fcnteace  en  hia^King  } 
And  who  fits  here,  thfttiismot  iiirifor^s  fnfajei^  ? 
Thieyes  are  not  judg'd»  but  they  are  by  to  hear, 
^hqugh  apparent  guilt  bei^en  in*  them. 
And  IhaU  ^he  figure  of  .God^s  Majetly, 
His  captain,  vAward,  deputy  elid. 
Anointed,  crown\i».«ad  planted  mtnyyeara^ 
Be  judg'd  by  fubje^  end  inferior'  bteeth. 
And  he  himfeir  not  prefent  ?  oh,  forbid  it  I 
^hat,  i^  a  chriftian  clhirate,  fouls  refinfd 
Should  AeW  fa  heiaous,  ^ktk,  obfce ne  a  deed* 
I  fpeak  to  fubjea?,  andMi  Abjda  fpej^ks, 
Stir'd  npubyiheavlo,  thustboidlyforhisJUiig.    . 
My  IjoriitiJitr^dvsihKfet  whom  you  cill  Kirig» 
Is  a  foul  traitor  to  protid^Ar^ri^s  King.. 
And  if  you  crown  Jiiin,  let  me'pfophejiy. 
The  liloodtif^^ii^i^  (hall  manure  thej^roun^a 
And  future  ages  groan  fer- this  foul  ^.        ^n. 
Peace  (hall  go  ilcep^ith«iQrks  and  iirfideh^f, 
Aadjikitliatieat^f  peace,  tumultuous  wars 
8h^l  kin  wsih^kin,  -and  'kind  with  kiod«  xonfoua3^ 
Difinder,  hoitor,  tfoar  «fld  muthiy 
^11  here  inhabit,  and  this  hmd  bexall*a 
The  fieki  of  :GaIgo$bth  'and  dead  men'is  icuKs. 
Oh,  if  you  reariUs  kottfeagaiaft  this  houfe  t^^> 

It 

4«S)^.  jTjrM  rJ^tHi  ti^  aioinft  hif  k^.^  Thl>  li«illr  the 
reading  •£  oar  Ml  learned  editor,  and  cao  oeaa  no  fliore  than  this^ 
if  yoo  rear  ih*  Tmrhtmnt' houfM^  or  BtHnghroh^t  hoofe  jie<^oi^Ktag 
JKeitfWfs'Wttle,  it  will  make  a  moft  woeful  dlvifion.  But,  ii»ith  Aib* 
■•iffioii,  ^he  poct.iotended  fonethiDg  &nher :  i.  e.  If  yon  ain  at  hi-* 
tiag  ly  nonarchy  agaioft  mooarcb^,  m.  b^ufe'dividtd  a^J^Ujiif  e4m 


\ 


66  King   Richard  IF. 

It  will  thc^^oefalleft  divifion  prove. 
That  ever  fell  upon  this  curfed  earth. 
Prevent,  refift  it,  let  it  not  be  fo, 
Left  children's  children  cry  againft  yoo,  woe. 

North.  Well  have  you  argu'd,  Sir ;  and  for  your  pMM, 
Of  capital  treafon  we  arreil  you  here. 
My  Lord  of  Wefiminfiery  be  it  your  charge, 
To  keep  him  fafely  till  his  ^dcyoi  tryaJ. 
May't^pleafe  you.  Lords,  to  gfant  the  Commons  fultf 

Baling  Fetch  hither  Richard^  that  in  common  view 
He  may  furrender :  So  we  fti^U  porcced 
Without  fufpicion. 

York.  1  will  be  his  conduft.  \ltdt^ 

Baling,  Lords,  you  that  here  are  under  oar  arreft,. 
Procure  your  fureties  for  your  days  of  anfwer  : 
Little  are  we  beholden  to  your  love. 
And  little  look'd  for  at  your  helping  hands^ 

£nUr  King  Richard,  and  York^ 
K..  Rich,  Alack,  why  am  I  fent  for  to  a  King^ 
Before  I  have  fhook  oiF  the  regal  thoughts 
Wherewith  I  feign'd  ?  I  hardly  yet  have  learned* 
T'  infinuate,  flatter,  bow»  and  bend  my  knee» 
Give  fbrrow  leave  a- while,  to  totor  me    .  . 
To  this  fubmiffion.     Yet  I  well  remember 
The  favours  of  thefe  men  t  Were  they  not  mine  ? 
Pid  they  not  fometimes  cry,  all  hail  to  me  ? 
So  Judas  d\d  to  Chri/  :  But  he,  in  twelve. 
Found  truth  in  all,  but  one ;  I,  in  twelve  thoi^nd,  not6'» 
God  fave  the  King ! — will  no  man  fay,  Amen^ 
Am  I  both  priel!  and  clerk  2  well  then»  Amefk^ 
God  fave  the  King,,  although  I  be  not  he  : 
And  yet,   Amen^  if  Heav'n  do  think  him  mc* 
To  do  what  iervice,  am  1  fent  for  hither  I 

tttoer  Hand.    The  al'nfion  if  certainly  to  tkisVhi'arc  in  ^imG^^\ 
Md  all  the  genuine  copies,  tffyo  orr,  toncur  in  reading ; 

Ob  if  yon.  rear fiii<  hoofe  agaan(>  thtt  houftf 
But  Mr.  Vtft    perhafr,  may  not  Be  for  having  Scripntn  alluded  tO) 
unlefs  ludicroufly ;  and  fo  wou  d  not  allow  a  £ij>9^  to  qi»te  a  tetttt 
ibQMgh  ever  fo  much  tmhU  pur^oi^ 


King  R  I  c  H  A  R  D   II.  $f 

York.  To  do  that  office  of  thine  own  good  will. 

Which  tired  Majefty  did  make  thee  ofer : 

The  refignation  of  thy  ftate  and  crown.  fcrowa. 

K.  Rich.  Give  ine  the  crown. — Here,  confin,  ieize  the 

Here  on  this  fide  my  hand,  on  that  fide  thine. 

Now  is  this  golden  crown  like  a  deep  well. 

That  owes  two  buckets,  fillineoDe  another; 

The  emptier  ever  dancing  in  the  air, ' 

The  other  down,  unfeen  and  foil  of  water ; 

That  backet  down,  and  full  of  tears,  am  I ; 

Drinking  my  griefs,  whilfl  you  mount  up  on  high* 
Baling,  I  thought  you  had  been  willing  to  refign. 
K.  Ricb-'My  crown  I  am ;  but  ftill  my  griefs  are  mine^ 

You  may  my  glories,  and  my  ftate  depofe. 

But  not  my  griefs ;  ilill  am  I  King  of  thofe. 

Boling,  Part  of  your  cares  you  give  me  with  your  crown. 
K.  Rich.  Your  cares,  fet  up,  do  not  pluck  my  cares  down* 

My  care,  is  lofs  of  care,  by  old  care  done ; 
Your  care,  is  gain  of  care,  by  new  care  won. 
The  cares  I  give,  I  have,  though  given  away ; 
They  tend  the  crown,  yetftill  with  me  they  ^y. 
Boling,  Are  you  contented  to  refign  the  crown  f 
K.  Rich.  Ay,  no  ;^-bo,  ay ;— for  i  muft  nothing  hi ; 
Therefore  no  no  f  for  I  refign  to  thee. 
Now,  mark  me  how  I  will  undo  myfelf ; 
I  give  this  heavy  weight  from  off  my  head  : 
And  this  unwieldy  Tcepter  from  my  hand;  . 
The  pride  of  kingly  fway  from  out  my  heart; 
With  mine  own  tears  I  waih  away  my  bahrn^.   .      '     ^ 
With  mine  own  hands  I  give  away  my  crowiii^  < 
With  mine  own  tongue  deny  nQy;facred:  ftate;  ^ 

With  mine  own  breath  leleafe  all  diitioi^  oaftks^ 
All  pomp  and  Majefty  I  do  forfwear  :       •      '  ' 

My  manors,,  rents,  revenues,  I  lbnego>; 
My  adls,  decrees,  and  ftatutes,  1  deny  r 

:  God  pardon  all  oaths »  that  are  broke  to  hm  ! 
God  keep  all  vows  unbroke,  arebxiad*  tb  thee  (  /* 

Make  me„  that  nothing  haare,  with  naming  grievM,.    ' 
And  thoB  with  all  t>]e»^,  that  haft /all  aklAtev^iV 
hoDg  may 'a  thoa  liwe  m  Rithardh  feat  to  f\t^    ^ 

Ami  Aoa  lf€&d^d  vk  aa  cftrdiy  gkJK  ^^ 


^  King  R  I  c  H  A^R  p   1L 

God  (kve  KitkgHemy,  nnkingM  Rid^a^dAye, 
And  fend  him  matty  years  of  fiin-/hine  days ! 
Wliat  more  remams  ? 

Ncriif.  No^more ;  but  that  you  read 
Theie  accaAuionSy  and  tiicfe*  grievous  cpmes 
Committed  by"  your  perfost  iand  your  foUowtrs^ 
Againft  the  flote  and  profit  bf  this  land  : 
That,  by  confeffing  theffl»  the  fouls  of  men 
May  deem  that  you  are!  wonhily  deposed. 

K.  Rich.  Muft  I  do  fo  ?  and  muft  I  ravel  o«t 
My  i¥edvM-up  follies?  gentle  Nortl^tim^Iaint, 
If  thy  offences  ivttre^  upon  i^cordy 
Would  they  not  iiiMhc  thee,  in  fo  ifeirti  trb6p^ 
To  read  a  ieaure*bf  ^thAn  ?  if  tfaott-woold'ft. 
There  ihould'A^thou  find-Oiiehetnousai^tiGle* 
ContainM^  thedepoiing'of  a-^Ktng^ 
Aiid  cfacking  the  flroAg-iitratfrant  of  an  CMth> 
Mark*d  with«a  bict,  *damn|d  iii  the  book*of  BenYhM^ 
Nay,  all  of  yoo>  that  itand  and  look  upon  mt». 
Whilft  that  my  wretch6^tt«fs  dodi  bait  jnyfelf« 
Thonjgh  'ibme  -bf  yon* with  P^0  wt(h  your  handle, 
Shewuig'anontWstra-^fty';  yet  yon  iV&nrr/ 
ilbve^hSfe  '^divc^'d  ikie  to-  my -ibw'x  croft. 
And  water  cannot  *wilflmwny 'yoUr  -fin. 

North.  My  iJ^  4if(^tGh ;  reftdo'^r  dielts ^MticleK 

X.  Rub.  MJnm^es  aire  Mlisf' tears  :-lcni)no|*Ap^»: 
And  vet  falt-'itkntea  blndt  tBem  not  fo'jimids. 
But  they  cm  i^'ar«fort  of  traitnrshMfre. 
Nay,  it  I*tnitt'lQinecyes*nfMn'jQliyitlf», 
1  find.  my&If  'ntfnitqr;«mdi  the  r^ft : 
ITor  I  haveipvdniherV'ay  fouFs  eoniene* 
T'  undeda  thtMiq^  nedy  of  n^rig^: 
Made  glory,  bale ;  n^Sovtn^gn,  a  ^fliive : 
Froud  Majefty,  *a  fnbj6a^  6tate»  *tt.panfent.. 

Nortb.lAj  Lnid,*''-^ 

K.  Bieb.  No  j^ord^f  dfine,  thouhtoght-infoittiig  M»| 
If  or  no  inan^  iMd :  I'knve  no  niine»  no  dde ; ,  ^ 

No,  nnC'tbarttttnr#atJgiv>%tKiattbe fgfat,. 
But  'tis  idorpNI.    Altek»  cfeie  henvy  tiiayv 
That  I  have Hvornib oNmy winters mit» ' 
iAttl  know  not  simh  fAiiitvnmn  i^^^  !      Ok^ 


]©pgcRlC:H>AfcT>T  Ifc  6g( 

Oh,  that  I  were  s^^amlfffnfixKiti^f>{r(mmT, 

Standing  before  tlMt.tupfp^j^i/M^f^iri^ 

To  melt  myftlC  aw|i3&indiv««ndr9p« J 

Good.King,— grfa|fKi9g,r-'(^nd.'yelnet.gfWtly,gt*4k' 

An  if  my  word,  be,  fkeflij^yf^tm  Mnft^^^    iT$  fittUn|^i 

Let  it  comman4ja  mi^a%^l(bUi^rQig)it,^ 

That  it  niaycibiav9in^nwbaj,q,  fa«<l  haWj 

Since  it  is  baftfe»gJ&jofcbi%jMl^}fAjff 
Boiittg.Go  ibme  of  you  and  fetch  a  lopkii^gfofi. 
North.  Read  o'er  this  papfif^.wbiteiihfiglafitiiptb^OWr. 
K.  J^/Vi'.  Piendi.thj8j*,jo«fi«R^'il  ttiftteieJ.cQmj^ja  bdU 
^^//^g-.  Urge  it  na9|ftr^^mj!jI^pr4JVi^/|*lir4^<fol* 
AT^r/i^.  The  C(^i9(^i^r«viIl.n^t:thsil,b9tfaMfy'4< 
K.  Rich.  They  fhall  be.fatftrfj'vd :  I'll  rea4.cnough»'. 
When  I  do  fee  the  very  bog£,;,in4^d»./ 
^litit  all  my  fins  are  writ,  and  that's  mfi^< 

Enitr  ojUy  ivith  a  GlaJ^, 

CJivc  me  that  glafs,,  and.  thfim^iWiitl  J-e^fc  i 

^^Io  deeper  wrinkles  yet  ?  hath/forrow  ftiVQki& 

Sd'  maBy>lofij(s.sUpp9.;l¥lft?fi'PfcinHi^«», 

And  m^§  np5deiEper;t\vptti?^  ohy  fl^tlWogt^Jaftl' 

l^e  tpjn}yv^9<lp^^r§  ;a)prx%^ily>:, 

Thou  deft  beguile, mgt.  WiwibU.fa<;$withq:/aiQCbr 

That  gw^jj  4^yyU?x4^ Jii#  .iq«flw>J4  jfOftf. 

I|id  keep  t€njtl?if>rfan4vni<^B<f  wa^^thif  |hc  Afifco 

TT^^t^lifes^thg  luQ^^did  jn#k§Tbeh9Jd9i:s  mi\ktf. 

Is  this  thf,/apfu  wfeic^v/^c.y  .fp,pi^y;foliift«itf 

T^i^ltf  lil^afepufofa^a  by  BotingtfX^l 

A  brittle  glorj^hia^tj^  jn,  hi?  /4P8;; ; 

Az  brittle,^  as  tHetgl9r^>  is  thci.faci^  : 
lor  there  \t  ^Sj^^crgfikiiin^ai^  hundred  ftiFers., 
Mark,  filent  King^ith^,mQi^!.pf  thisjfpor^l^ 
How  foon  my  forrow  hath  dellroy'd  my  face. 

-^fifi^^iThe  O^d/^^^^f  ,yourn&rxQw  iath  dcihroyfdj 
Hhcfhad^w.of  your  face^^ 

K .  Rich.  Say  ^th at  agai n ., 
The  fhadovv  of  Iny  icriow^  ha,  let's  fcC/: 

An«| 


yo  Kjhg  R  t  c  H  A  R  D  II, 

And  thefe  external  manners  of  laftents 
Are  merely  (hadows  to  the  unfeen  gfief. 
That  fwells  with  filence  io  the  tortur'd  foul. 
There  lies  the  fubftance :  And  I  thank  thee»  King» 
For  thy  great  bounty,  that  not  only  giv'ft 
Me  cau(e  to  wail,  but  teackeft  me  the  way 
How  to  lament  the  canfe.     I'll  beg  one  lx>on  ; 
And  then  be  gone,  and  trouble  yott  no  more 
Shall  I  obtain  it  t 

Beiing,  Name  it,  fair  coufin. 

K.  Rich*  Fair  couiini  I  am  g;r eater  than  a  King^ 
For  when  I  was  a  King,  my  flatterers 
Were  then  but  fabje^s ;  being  now  a  fafcjeft, 
I  have  a  King  here  to  my  flatterer : 
Being  ib  great,  I  have  no  need  to  beg. 

Baling.  Yet  alk. 

K.  Rich.  And  (hall  I  have  ?  " 

Boling.  You  (hall.  |i 

K.  Rich.  Then  give  me  leave  to  go»  I 

^©//Vfg-.  Whither. 

K.  Rich,  Whither  vou  will,  fo  I  were  from  your  fighik 

Boling,  Go  fome  of  you,  convey  him  to  the  To^^r. 

K.  Rich.Ohs  good  I  convey  :^-<:onveyers  are  you  all(  1 9») 
That  rife  thus  nimbly  by  a  true  King's  fall. 

Boling.  On  Wednefday  next  we  fol^mnly  fet  down 
Our  coronation :  Lords,  prepare  yourfelves. 

\Exe.  all  hut  Ahboty  Btfiop  of  Carlifle  tf«^  Aumerlc 

Jhbot.  A  woeful  pageant  have  we,  here  beheld. 

Bijhop.  The  woe's  to  come ;  the  children  yet  anbom 
JSh^ll  feel  this  day  as  fharp  to  them  as  thorn. 
•  Aum.  You  holy. clergymen,  is  there  no  plot 
To  rid  the  realm  of  this  pernicious  blot  ? 

Abbot.  Before  I  freely  fpeak  my  mind  herein>  '^ 

You  fhall  not  only  take  the  facrament, 

(19)  ^*  I'ooi//—- conveyi— conveycrr  are  you  all,']  i.  c.  Tbie^ts, 
This  will  be  explained  by  a  pafTage  quoted  from  the  Merry  IVivet  ot 
Hnndfir. 

Ftf/.— -his  filebing  was  like  an  anfkilful  finger,  he  kept  not  time* 

^ym.  The  good  humour  is  to  fteal  ac  a  minute's  reft. 

fifi.  Convey,  the  wife  it  call«   Steaif^iohi  t  fico  for  th<>  phrtfifc. 

To 


King  R  I  CH  A  R.  D   II.  71 

To  bi|iy  mine  intents,  but  to  cflfed 

Whatever  I  (hall  happen  to  devife. 

I  fee,  your  brows  are  fviU  of  dilcontent, 

Your  hearts  of  forrow,  and  your  eyes  of  tears. 

Come  home  with  me  to  fupper,  and  PU  lay 

A  plot,  (hall  ifaew  as  all  a  taenj  day.  [ExiUMt* 


ACT      V. 

S  C  £  N  E,  a  Street  in  London. 

Enter  Quitn^  iuid  Ladieu 

Queen. 

TH I S  way  the  King  will  ctrni^e :  This  is  the  way 
To  Julius  Ctefitr's  ilUerefted  tow'r ; 
To  whofe  flint  bofom  my  condemned  Lord 
Is  dooroM  a  prifoner,  by  proud  Bolingbroh* 
Here  let  as  reft,  if  this  rebellious  earth 
Have  any  refting  for  her  true  King's  Qneen. 

Enter  King  Richard,  dud  Guardu 
Bat  foft,  but  fee,  or  rather  do  not  fee. 
My  fair  rofe  wither ;  yet  look  up ;  behold. 
That  you  in  pity  may  diflblve  to  dew> 
And  waih  him  frefh  again  with  true^love*s  tears. 
O  thoa,  the  model  where  old  Troy  did  ftand,  \To  K,  Kichi 
Thou  map  of  honour,  thou  King  Richard*^  tomb, 
And  not  Xing  iSrci&ar/;  thou  mofl  beauteous  inn » 
Why  fhould  hard'-favour'd  gri^f  be  lodg'd  in  thee. 
When  triumph  is  become  an  aTe-houfe  gueftf 

K.  Rich.  ]6iVi  not  with  grief,  fair  woman,  do  not  fb> 
To  make  my  end  too  fudden  :  Learn^  good  foul» 
To  think  our  former  ftate  a  happy  dream. 
From  which  awak'd,  the  troth  of  what  we  are 
Shews  us  bat  this.    I  am  fworn  brother,  fweet, 
To  grim  npcefity:;  ^nd  he  and  I 


Will 


72,  King,  R  I  c  h-a  r  d-  IT.    . 

Will  keep  a  league  til^  death*    Hie^th^tntouFsnaai^ 
And  doiibr  thee  in  fome  xeligiow  hoofe; 
Our  holy  lives  mufl  win  .a  now  world's  ecown,  ■ 
Which  our  profane  hours  here  have^ilf  ieken  fdiann^ 

Sluien.  What,  is  my  Rithaisdbotk  in^fhape  an^ttilWli*^ 
TransfbrmM  and  weak  I  haUi  £tf/mgtr$itsdiefo$id'^ 
Thhie  intelle^?  hath  he  been  in  thy  heart?    ' 
The  lion,  dyings  thjro^th  forth- his  jpaw^ 
And  wounds  the  car^ir  if  nothing  clfe,  wltKi'age 
To  bco'crpowVd;  and  wilt  thou,  pupil-like» 
Take  thy  correction  mildly^v  kifs  the  it)d» 
And  fawn  on  rage  with  bafe  huxpility, 
Whicn  art  aUon^anda  King  of  beaftfTi? 

R.  Rich.  A  Kin  e  of  beads,  indeed ;  if  ought  but  beaUsy 
1  had  been  ftill  ahaj^y  King^of  men. 
Good  fometime  Queen,  prepare  thee  hence  for  France; 
Think,  I  am  dead ;  and  that  (^v'n  here  thoa  tak'ft. 
As  from  my  death4)cd^  my  kft  living  l^av^v 
Injkunter's  tedious  nigf^ta^fitby  d^e^ire  * 
W'kh  good  old  folkfi,  .andtletthem  <tell  thes'talcir. 
Of  woeful  ages,  longv^go  betide.^ 
And  ere  thou  bid  gopd-juigbt^ ;  to  quit  their^ricf^ . 
Tell  thou  the  lamentable  fall. of  zMr 
And  fend  the  hearers  weeping  to  their  beds* 
For  why?  the  feniekf^  brands  will  fympathize 
The  heavy  accent  of  ^thy^  moving:  tongue^ 
And  in  compdffioa  we«p>  the  ftneiout : 
And  fome  will  mouro^in^fliea^  fomccoal-^blackr 
For  the  depQfio^pfc^  rigbcAil  King.  ^ 

Efiier  Northumberland,,  .^r/^^* 

North..  My  Xord« . ,  the  jnittdiof  iB^ugirciifiu  xhttg^ 
You  mud xo  P^n/keti,  not  iintQrjth».9o<z4^ii«^ 
And,  Madarn^.  th&Aeis  ordentaWii;£aryoU  t 
Wi-tKall  rwiftfpeed,  ,you  mufbawj^  to  F/iaifff ^ 

K.  Rkh.  NorihumitrUn^i  ithou  Jadd€i.wherewMml^ 

?he  mount!  ngBolingiroke  afcends  mjr thn>n«i^ 
he  time  fliallnot  be  many. hours  jol^gc^^^ 
More  than  it  is,  ere  foul  im^/gaih'iingelMbad,^ 
Shall  break  into  corrapiQcikv  U^^^'^'^^^W^ 

6  Tws«^ 


.    King  R  I  c  h  A  R  D  fl.  ^j 

ih  he  divide  the  realm,  and  give  thee  hatf» 
oa  little>  helping  hioi  to  all  s 
le  fiiall  think,  that  thou,  which  kiiaw'ift  ttie  waf> 
ant  unrfghtfal  Kings*  wilt  know  again^ 

ne'er  fo  little  nrg'd,  another  way 
ittck  hioi  headloft^  from  th*  nfarped  throve*- 
ove  of  wicked  friends  converts  to  fear ; 
fear  to  hate ;  and  hate  turns  one>  tit  both* 
orthv  danger,  and  deferved  deaths  ^ 

rtb.  My  guilt  be  on  my  head,  and  there's  an  end) 
:  leave  and  part,  for  you  mu^  part  forthwith. 

Rich,  Doubly  divorcM  ?  bad  men,  ye  vti»]ate 
0-fold  marriage  i  'twixt  my  crown  and  aie^ 
then  betwixt  me  and  my  married  wife, 
le  unkifs  the  oath,  ^twixt  thee  and  me  i  \T9ibi^een% 
yet  not  fo,  for  with  a  kifs  'twas  made*    - 
us,  Northumberland:  I,  towards  the  norths     • 
re  fhiv'xing  cold  and  iicknefs  pines  the  dime  i 
[^^een  to  iFranui  from  whence,  fet  foith  in  poinp^ ' 
ame  adorned  hither  like  fweet  Mgty^  ^ 

back  like  fb/ZtfoMM/,*  or  fhorteft  day. 
\ein.  And  muft  we  be  divided  ?  muJI  we  part  ?  [heart; 

Rich.  Ay,  hand  from  hand,  my  love,  and  heart  At^ai 
leen,  Bamfli  us  both,  and  fend  the  King  with  nte.  ' 
rth.  That  were  fome  love,  but  little  policy.     ;         • 
\ien.  Then  whither  he  goes,  fblther  let  me  gp«  i 

Rich.  So  two,  together  weeMng,  make  one  wQe.,  / 
p  thob  for  me  in  France  $  1  ifor  uiee  herp ;,  r 

ir  far  ofT;  than  near,  be  ne'er  the  near* 
ccmnt  thy  way  with  fighs,  i  mine  with  groans  : 
teen.  So  longeu  way  Aiall  have  the  longeft  moans. 

Rich.  Twice  for  one  Hep  141  groan,  the  viray  bejng 
piece  die  \vay  out  with  a  heavy  heart.  [ihort^ 

e,  come,  in  wooing  forrow  let's  be  brjlef,f  ,   , 
^  wedding  it,  there  is  fuch  length  in  grief: 
kifi- fliall  ftop  our.  mouths,  and.dumbly  part  t 
I  give  I  mine,  and  th\w  take  I  thy  heart,  [the^  iift^ 
leen*  Give  ,9^,011  ne  own  again  ;;  'twere  no  good  part^ 
akc  on  meto  keep,  and  kill  thy  %t^x\.  [il^i  {ifgmn. 


^4  King  Ri.cha/hd    tL 

Sd,  cow  I  have  my.owrt  agaioi  be  goftej 
That  I'fnajr  l^five  tb  kill  if  with  a  groan. 

K.  Rich.,^c  make  ^voe  wanton  with  thus  fo^idtelayJ 
OA^  nibrc,  kditti ;  the  Heft  let  fortow  fay*         (JSx^wih 

.    ,      / 

S.  C  E  N  B,  tli«  0(ike  of  r^^'a  Palkce. 

,  fytfr  Yovki  ami  Us  i^atchefh 
Dutch.l\/i  Y  L«r<K  yorttbM^e,  you  woaW  teirthtfeS, 
iyjt  Wfc^w^ejyi^gmafdt^ou  break  the  ftoryof^ 
Of  out  twotdufi^.coihitig  itito  Ldniion. 

ToPk,  Whifit  d!d  I  IfeaVe? 

Z)z//f;&;Atf'thiat'ft4^llof>,  myLordj 
^'here  rude-rtif'gfbvern'd  hands,  froixr  wittdow-tops, 
Threw 'diift >ftd^?iibbiffir  bif  King  kithc&d'^  head, 

^Vi.  ThdhV  ^  I'falkl,  tfteDoife,  great  Sdlingbroh 
'Mdtintedf\ipc*  a^hoe  aiid  fiei^r  fbjed. 
Which  hftla^tl'rhjg^Tid^rfceffi'd  to  knbw, 
"Wjlh^flowz-but  ftatety  pace,,  ktpt  'Oti  his  xrbiirfl : 
While  all  tongtitjs  cry*d,  God  fave  thet,  Si^Unghroh! 
You  wou'd  havt  thought j  the  mery^  wimdows  fpakci 
^¥mmy  ^ti^  htoks  of  yootig  aiid  ot^ 
ThitA>gh<?ifthiel!ts  darted  tWeir  defining  ey(?s. 
Upon  his  Vgk^ej  atid  that  aH  the  walls 
With  pafhifed?  ittftf'ry  had  i^idat  once, 
7c/«,-ptefi?rv%'thefel  wekonfrc,  Soltftghf-oktt 
Whim  K^  ftb«*  ohie-filde  to  the  other  tarnldgj 
Bare-heade^y  lower  than  hii  proird  fteed's  heck, 
Befpoke  theifr'thtts }  Ithank  yt)ti»  ^Oantry-ttieii j 
And  th^  ftirt  db!^g7  thtre  he  paft  along.  * 

i>mthv  Akiis  r  p*bOT  ^/r^^rfr//,  where  rides  h6  the  wWle? 
-] '  J%>P/  As-iri  a  theatre,  the  eyes  of  nren , 
Aftei*  a  well-grafc'fl  Jlftor  li^ves  theftage^ 
Are  idly  b^ttt  On^him  that  enters  Wxt, 
Thinking  hi*  prattle  to  be  tedious  : 
Evenfd,^rAv1th  ittuth  mote  cot^tenfpt,  nfen'^  eyei 
Bt^  fcowje  6V-^;>i&fl>•^^1l6  mahcfy'd;  God  fave  htiftt 
Ko  joyfcfl  tOti^iie^ave  hini  his Svelcotae  ht)ai(^; 
^t  du(l'ifvis  ihlrewjs trpt:!}  his  faettrd  head ; 

Which 


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Wlfich  wkhjTuch  ^ft^e  forrow  he  flibbk  offi 

Hlsr  fe&^m  comb^  tears  and  fmiM/ 

The  badges  6f  nls  grief  and  |>fitience  $ 

Yhact  had  nqt^God,.  for  fomc  ^ron^  parpofe,  fteeP^ 

fteiiVai^s  of  ;inen,,  Aey  mi{<  perforce  have  mfehcdj 

i\nd  barbk^m  ftielf  have  pitied  him. 

Mr  lie^an;jiath  a  tiaxid  in  thefe  eVenltr»> 

^o  whofe  mgli  Wili  we  bound  ourcahn  contentf. 

To  Bafinmtr^e  are;,we  fwora  fol^'e£b  my^ 

Vhc^^^e^  and  ivoAobr^  I  for  aye  ailovr. 

£i//*r  Abrtierle. 

Dsteh.  tikre  domes  my  fon  Jttmeriik 

York,  Aumlfrte  that  ^^as. 
But  that  is  loft,  For  being  Riehard^t  frfend. 
i^nd,  Madam^  you  oraft  call  him  Rutland  no^  : 
I  am  in  parUamiBnjt^edge  for  his  tradr, 
NAnd  lafiii^f^tjc  to  the  new--»aide-Kift^i 

DutcB.WcUomif  my  foa;*  who  are  the  vidl^fi  nbw. 
That  ftrew  the  green  lap  of  thfe  Bew.€Omfef|trfng? 

Aum*  Madam»  IkftQw  not,  tior  I  greatly  care  : 
God  knows,  I  had  jTs  li^  be  none,  as  one. 

>ringof  time. 


T  ««•  «w-.  -  .•w«-  ,^™  „ .  ..>,.^  ..w.^  j^xis  ffhd  triumphs  ? 

Jum.  Fof'owbt  I  k^pw,  they  do. 

yii^i/Voiiwm  be' there? 

Aum,  If  Godpi^veat  me  not,  I  purpofefb. 

York.  WhavJjpal  istiat,  that  hangs  without  thy  bofom  ? 
Yea,  look'itthq^  pale  ?  let  me  fee  the  WrifihgC 

Jum.  My  Lor3,  'tis  nothitig. 

Tork.  No  inatl^,,then,  who  fees  it. 
I  will  be*fatisliedi  let  me  fee  the  writing. 

Aum,  I  do  befcech  your  Grace  tb  pataon  nie> 
It  is  a  matter  of  fmall  confequenc^. 
Which  for  fome  rcafon^  I  would  riot  feive  (cen. 

7'ork.  W^chfpr,ibaieVeafons,  Sir,  I  mdan  to  fte. 
I  fear,  I  ffe'af^-—.^    .  ^^    ;.     . 

Dutch.  What  fliouid  you  feaf»  my  Loi-d  ? 
*Ti6  nothing  but  fome  bond  he's  enter'd  into. 


^6  King  Richard  IL 

For  gay  apparel,  a|;ain(l  the  trnfmph. 

Tork.  Boaod  to  himfelf  ?  what  dbth  he  with  a  boD<i» 
That  he  is  bound  to  ?  wife,  thou  art  a  fool. 
Boy,  let  me  fee  the  writing. 

Jum.  I  do  befeech  you,  pardon  me ;  I  may  tot  fhew  it 

2'ork.  I  will  be  fatisfied,  let  me  fee  it,  I  fay.' 

[Snatches  iu  andreadt» 
Treafon!  foultr^afon!  vHlain,  traitor,  flave! 

Dutch.  What's  the  matter,  my  Lord  I 

Tork.Hoz^  ^ho*s  within  there  ?  faddle  my  horfe. 
Heav'ti,  for  his  mercy!  what  treachery  is  here  ? 

Dutch,  Why,  what  is't,  my  I^iOrd  ? 

York.  Give  me  my*  boots,  I  fay :  (addle  my  horie* 
Nnw  by  my  honour^  by  my  life,  liiy  troth, 
I  will  appeach  the  villain. 

Dutch.  What  is  the  matter  ? 

2>i.  Peace,  foolifh  woman. 
-    Dutch.  1  will  not  peace:  What  is  the  matter,  fon  ? 

Jum.  Good  mother,  be  content ;  it  it  no  more 
Than  my  poor  life  mnft  anfwer. 

Dutch.  Thy  life  anfwerl 

Enter  Servant^  'with  io0tt»    . 

Tork.  Bring  me  my  boots.    I  will  unto  the  King. 

Dutch.SinkehitA^  Aumerle.  (Poor  bo^,  thou  artami^U) 
Hence,  villain,  never  more  come  in  my  fight. 

[Sfeaksng  to  the  ServmU* 

Tork.  Give  me  my  boots. 
,  Dutch.  Why,  Tork^  what  wilt  thott  do  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  hide  the  trefpafs  of  thine  own  t . 
Have  we  more  fons  ?  or  are  we  like  to  have  ? 
Is  not  my  teeming  date  drunk  up  with  time? 
And  wilt  thou  pluck  my  fair  fon  from  mine  age« 
And  rob  me  of  a  happy  mother's  name? 
Is  he  not  like  thee  ?  is  he  not  thine  own  ? 

Tork.  Thou  fond  mad-woman, 
Wilt  thou  conceal  this  ^ark  confpiracy  ?       ' 
A  dozen  of  them  here  have  ta*eri  the  facramCflKy 
And  interchangeably  have  fet  their  hands. 
To  kill  the  King  at  Oxford. 


King  R  I  c  H  A  R  D   II.  77 

Dutch.  He  fliall  be  none : 
We'll  keep  him  here :  then  what  is  that  to  him? 

TorJt.  Awa/y  fond  woman  ;  were  he  twenty  timet 
My  Ton,  I  would  appeach  him. 

Dutch.  Hadft  thou  groanM  for  him» 
As  I  have  done»  thoaMft  be  more  pitiful  t 
But  now  I  know  th^  mind ;  thou  doft  fafpe^ 
That  I  have  been  difloyal  to  thy  be4» 
And  that  he  is  a  baflard,  not  thy  foa ; 
Sweet  Tork^  fweet  hufband,  be  not  of  that  mind } 
He  is  as  like  thee  as  a  man  may  be, 
;Nor  like  to  me»  nor  any  of  my  kin. 
And  yet  I  love  him. 

iTork.  Make  way»  .onruly  woman.  [^xih 

Dutch,  After,  Jumirle;  mount  thee  upon  hit  horfc; 
Spur  pod,  and  get  before  him  to  the  King, 
And  bee  thy  pardon,  ere  he  do  accufe  thee. 
I'll  not  be  long  behind  $  though  I  be  old» 
I  doubt  oot'but  to  lide  as  faft  as  Tltri  : 
And  never  will  I  rife  up  from  the  ground, 
TiIl''M!Mi;|j#vif  liavepmoaM  thee.    Away.     [Exiuai.  . 

(20}  SCENE  changes  to  the  court  at  jyindforr 
CaftU. 

Mnur  Bolbgbroke,  Percy,  4tmt  other  Lwrdu 

BQUng.jr^KYk  no  man  tell  of  my  unthriftv  foo  ? 

V^  'Ht  full  three  montlis,  fince  I  did  fee  him  la."*. 
If  soy  p1*gve  iiang  over  us,  'tis  he : 
I  would  to  heav*n,  my  Lords,  he  might  be  found. 
Enquire  at£Mi/Mr>  'mon^ft  the  taverns  there: 
For  tbere,  they  fay^  he  oaily  doth  frequents 

With 

(»o)  %tmk  ^nf^  n  Oaftii. J  This  difKn€Koa  of  fceoery.  whicfai 
It  markiid  is  woatk  of  tke'lonner  copies,  we  owe  to  the  hafpy  e ffons 
•f  Mr.  FiM  io  iiia  tMoMi  Bat  indolence  and  inauftry  work  the 
Umt,  e^NBCU  upon  tkic  GentlemaA  ta  his  dtfcoTertes,  and  arc  be  & 
the  parents  of  crrot.  *Tia  troe^  the  turname nts,  prepared  f  r  tl  e 
dfftfoftion  ofBt&^hnti,  were  appointed  at  Onfiri,  and  thirhet.l'*- 
B0gh$kt  mu  iafitcd  by  the  cenfpiraton.    Bnl  tha  ^ma  «aS&oh«^'  4. 


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78  :^ing   R  I  c  H  A|i  9   ^|^ 

With  unreftfained  loofe  companions ; 
Even  fuch,  they  fay,  as  ftand  in  narro^  }?^^h 
And  beat  our  watcn,  and  rob  oar  b^Seogers  (z  i )  i 
While  he,  young,  wanton,  andenemijifte  j^'oy. 
Takes  on  the  point  of  honour,  to  fuppoi;^      ' 
So  djfrolutc  a  crew. 

Percy.  My  Lord,  fometwodiys  fince^  I  favw  thePricct^ 
And  told  him  pf  thefe  triumpi^s  hcjd  at  O^prd. 
*    Boling,  And  what  faid  the  gallant? 

Ferey.  His  anfwer  was;  heVouJd  untO  tj»e  ft^y^s^ 
And  fvom  the  ^emtxion'ft  <;l-eatare  pi ocic  a  £l^yp 
-And  wear  it  as  t  favour,  and  wittf  that 
He  would  unhorfe  the  luftie;ft  challenger.* 

Boling,  As  diffolute,  as  derp'rate;'yet  thrpi^ffh  botJi 
I  fee  feme  fparks  of  hope ;  which  tldpt  day^ 
May  happily  bring  forth,    ^ut  whq  coxites  hetf;  I 

jium,  Wherq  ii  the  Kii|^  ^      i  >  ' 

BoUng.  What  means  onrcoisin,^  chaff  krllitresi 
And  looks  fo  yildly?  '         "    f  *  ;^ 

^m-  God  &vfi  your  Grace.  I  d^  beftedi  your  Majefty, 
To  have  fome  conf'rence  with  your  Grace  alone. 

Baling.  W^bdfi^^  yourft:lvef^  anxi  leiaveCoS  iSrf  alomi^ 
What  is  the  matter  with  Qur  cpufin  now  ? 

Jum  For  ever^ay  my  knees  grow  to  the  earth,  [Knieh* 
My  tongue cte^fijkji^ mof  ^'iMa^m^McmtH'S 
Unlefsaparc^on,  ereJ,ri^,(^^ipMy  .^    .  ;  r  <    .-     . 
,  Baling,  Intended,  or  cgrrinvt^f^  ^Vi^rfT*  ^"v^ 
early  enough'  to  prevent  his  fffjlne  f^\^  PfM^  f94'<hf  PvkeVf 
TcrkimocicWt  h\?  Con  to  him^  zp)  Jj^mt^^}ikt^^!k^c}i^*^  l^n^lt 
»t  the  cMHeof  Wtndf(iri  wliefe  --  -'  -^  ^    •   •       *-  »         ..■    ^ 
might  have  firtn  ik  our  £ffj  "' 
hive  rcmov'd  ^hg^epOt »  - 

{%%)  ^lid  rob  o»r  wateb,  and  htat  eur  fajfengert.']  This  fafhion 
fetftAs  a  little  alter'd  in  our  days,  if  we  weie  to  take  this  on  trui^ 
for  the  tcnmj^i^  Vff^.h  A^^z\M  tk?i.fia»feM*r4flh<Mwfiearlllvc 
fallen  into  t%  J  h,l^^<j^,fi<ijj  t|^f^49Ami«^^^SMl!  gM^.Ddd  fuatUf  with 
vhich  One  >ou^  ipu^SiPf  %.yf^had||lMrf|4  Ak  WC*i|Jkljr,  Wai 
thread  ail  haw  ^jy^uf^^edt^e  If  x|^      ;♦ .  ;,  .   ...t    ,»  ,,    .      -  -  •• 

If 


'•  ■j'^r^'B  Xr*i5W  z'ynHt  tw?**^  ■fv»»  vi 
him,  «9i  f^V<ri^[\f,^4§^CH^M,|^^ 
rhefe  J^o/ifff^ro^  tpeti  landed,  ^&Mr.  P^ 
:»^/^' Ar&ftl^-.  ai^tRefifbrc  thither^ 


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King  R  I  c  R  A  R  ^  If.  2!Sf 

If  btttAefiril,  how  heinjDU?  W  |t  be,  u-  \ 

To  win  thy  after-Iovp^  I  pardon  thcje.  * 

Jum.  Then  give  me  Ic^vc  tl^at  I  i»ay  tuiR  ttejfccy,     > 
That  no  m^Q  enter  till  tKe  tale  be  ipnf;. 

Bolinjt.  Have  thy  ^Hirc*  (Yori  wttiify 

/ori.  My  Li«ge  beware,  look  to  thyfelf. 
Thou  haft  a  traicor  in  <hy  prcfenee  therc^ 

Bolinj^,  VilJain,  I'll  njijce  thee  fafe. 

Jum,  S^a^:  tky  revengefiLl  han^, thou  haft  no  cajMreto  ftar. 

York.  Open  the  door,  Yecjire  fool-Kardy  Ktic|g ;        ..  » 
Shall  I  for  love  ipea]^  treaftxi  to  |:hy  faif  ^  .  . 

Open  tie  <ioor^  or  I  will  Vcak  k  opctt. ,  •     ,  • 

^  firi'fr  York-,     \      •'  ;• 

Boling^  What  is  the  matter  iiqcle  ?  Tpfial^  talteitfcath :; 
Tell  us  how  near  ij  d^pger^  _  \  *.  ^ 

That  we  may  arm  ^s  to.eritcpunter  iu  ,.  ,  ^  ^ .  .  ( 
York.  Perufe  this  writipg  iiere,  a^'d.  tVp^HaJt  fkuo^  ^- 
The  treafon  that  my  bade  fprbids' mie' (bovif^,,.;  *  *  ^  -^ 
^«m«  Remember,  as  thoii  read'ft,'  thy  ^'romiifc'pjSfi  * 
I  do  repent  me,  read  iibt  my  naiM  ibhere, 
My  heart  is  not  cpnfed'rate  with  n|y  ^and.  ;^  o  A.  ./^ 

^0ri.  Villain,  it  was,  ere  thy  bund  f^t  it  d^iiy^ 
I  tore  hi  from  the  traitiu-'s  boibip,  Kn^git-    ^  .    I    i- 
Fear,  and  not  love^  bwts  his  pemte;nce ;,,  ^'.^\\\.\i 
Foijjct  to  pity  hiiif.|ep.t%  pity  wye  _'i,...  :  '\.,. ;. 
A  ierpest,.  tlfat  will  fting  tliee  to  the  heart. 

iMtng,  Q  heinous  ftrong,  and  )b^4  cqpfpj|rai|py^.  < .  ^ 
O  loyal  father  of  a  trenoh'roos  fiia I  .  ^-v  v       :«.».  V 
Thou  dear,  immaculate,  and  iilv^r  toantaiinif  ^  v.      -^l 
From  whence  this  flream,  through  muddy.  p^9g^8f.       \ 
Hath  had  his  cyr^ent,  anddefil'd  himfelf.  ^4,     -^   4     ,  i 
Thy  overflow  of  goo4  converts  to  b^.  (^a^  j  ,  ,  ,3; 

And  thiiie  .^undan t  goodoefs  (ball  f  j^cp fe  ^    .  ,  j   ^  J,  ^ ' 
Ti^s  dftdly  blot,  in  thy  digfefling  Ton.  ^ 

Ziri.  §9  fli^V  W  virtue  ^c>is  ?i^  l^siyfic  ;  \   l^;^ 

,...-".  j  ..3   .,      •>;    :  ■     i      ..:     i       •      ,;•  >i  >.r  :f^•y.::  .  ■  I 

(««)  '7i^mfri<fw  rf good  AiNrc^  ir» bidi*]    Tbii  aHodn t t«.,»Vt 

obftrvacion  of  ihf  4Bi^u/iJ||(li^  Ti^t,  :thl^f4|llfm»  <|f   ^^1  Oo^ivV'xtT 

effJy  coarertcd  t6Ms  eontrmry*  '  *     "i^ii,  ll^afiiiTU* 


to  King  Richard   II. 

And  he  ihall  fpcnd  xnine  honoiir  with  his  (hamc  ; 

As  thrifdeft  ions  their  fcrapine  fathers  gold.  P 

Mine  honour  lives,  when  his  diAonour  dies : 

Or  my  iham*d  life  in  hit  diihonour  lies : 

Thott  kill'ft  me  in  his  life;  giving  him  breath. 

The  traitor  Hves,  the  true  man's  put  to  death. 

[Dtitcbefi  njoUhin* 
Dutch,  What  ho,  my  Uege!  for  heav*ns  fake,  letmeini 
B»liifg.'^\i9X  ihrill- veic'd  fupplian  t  makes  thiseager  cry) 
'"Dutch.  A  woman,  and  thine  aunt,  great  King,  'tis  h 

Speak  with  nie,  pity  me,  open  the  door ; 

A  beggar  begs,  tnat  never  oegg'd  before. 

Bmng.  Our  Icene  is  alrer'd  from  a  feriovs  thing. 

And  BOW  changed  to  the  beggar,  and  the  King : 

My  dang'ioas  coofio,  let  your  mother  in ; 

I  know,  (he's  come  to  pray  for  your  foul  fjp. 
2Vi.  If  thou  do  pardon,  wbofoever  i>ray, 

More  fins  for  his  forgivencfs  profper  may  ; 

This  fefter'd  joint  cut  oflT,  the  reft  is  found  ; 

Thia,  Ice  alone,  will  all  the  reft  confound. 

£«/«r  Dtttchefs. 

Dutch*  O.King,  believe  sot  this  hard-hearted  man; 
Love,  ibving  BOt  itfelf,  none  other  can. 

Tmrh  ThoB  firantick  woman,  what  doft  thou  do  here? 
Shall  thy  old  dogs  once  more  a  traitor  rear  ? 

Dutch*  Sweet  f#ri,  be  patieBt;  hear  me,  gentle  Liege. 

\Kmch> 

JStHt^.WHt^Pf  goodamst. 

Dutch,  Not  yetj  1  thee  befeech  i 
For  ever  will  I  kneel  upon  my  knees. 
And  Bever  fee  day  that  the  happy  fees. 
Till  thou  give  joy ;  until  thou  bid  me  joy. 
By  pard'ning  Rutiumd^  my  uanfgreffine  boy. 

Tium*  Ufito  my  mother's  prayers,  I  bend  my  knee. 

J'Knttlt. 
,      ^  ^  ed  be. 

Ill  may'ft  tnoa  thrive,  if  thou  grant  any  grace!  [KmA* 

.  Dittch.  Pleads  he  ib  earaeft  i  look  upOB  his  me  % 
His  €Yts  do  drop  BO  tean*  las  ^ti.yt'%  in  ^^\ 


King  R  I  G  H  A  R  i>  If.  8i 

Hit  "wovis  tome  fitmi  kia  raouili,  tmn  from  our  bffcift ; 
He  prays  but  fuBtly»  and  would  be  deoy'd  ^ 
Wc  pray  with  heart  and  fiml,  «od  all  befide. 
His  weary  joints  would  gladly  riie»  I  kaowi 
Oar  knees  ihall  kneelf  till  to  the  gfoimd  ihey  gffpw» 
His  prayers  aie  fiiil  of  falle  hypocrtfy. 
Ours  of  true  aea)»  luid  de6p  integrity  ; 
par  prayers  do  om-pmy  his;  thea  let  them  crave 
Thatmercy,  which  true  prayets  ooght  to  htvf, 

JBoih».  Good  aDBt>  iand  up. 

Ihuk  Nay,  do  not  fay  Hand  op^ 
Bot  pardon  iAi  fay  afterwardfy  ^aad  i^ 
Ab  if  I  were  diy  nnrfe,  thy  tongoe  to  teach» 
Fte-doB  ihoald  be  the  firft  wofd  of  thy  ^ch. 
I  never  longed  tp  hear  a  word  till  new : 
Say,  Pardon,  Kingi  let  pity  teach  thee  how* 

Bdimf.  Good  auat^  ibM  op* 

Dmitl.  I  do  not  foe  to  iboid. 
Pardon  is  all  the  fait  I  have  in  hand. 

B§Um9. 1  pardon  him,  is  heav'n  Ihall  pardon  me. 

Dutel*  O  Jiappy  Vaauge  of  a  kaeeHag  knee  I 
Yet  I  am  idt  for  fatti  ijpeaE' it  again : 
Twice  faying  paidea,  doth  not  pardon  twain. 
Bat  makea  one  pardon  frong. 
The  word  is  ihort,  bol  not  S>  (hort  at  fweeti 
Ho  word  like  pardon,  for  Kings  mooths  fo  meet 

Turk.  Speak  it  in  Frtncbt  King;  6y,  Fardumz  Mpy* 

DiacJ^.  Doft  thoa  teach  pardon »  pardon  to  deftioy  t 
Ah,  my  fow'r  hufband,  my  hardrbearted  Lord, 
That  fet'ft  the  word  itfelf,  agaioft  the  word.  ^ 
Speak  pardon,  as  'tis  current  in  oar  land ; 
The  chopping  French  we  do  not  underftand. 
Thine  eye  begins  to  ipeak,  fet  thy  tongoe  theie  r 
Or,  m  thyjntioas  heart,  plant  thoa  thine  ear ; 
That,  hearing  how  our  pnints  and  prayers  do  pierce^    ^ 
Pity  may  moveehee  pardon  to  rchearfc. 

B^Ui^  With  all  my  heart 
I  pardon  lum. 

Duidf.  A  god  0m  $Mtik  fhoe  ait 

j>  i  idiiiis. 


With  all  the  refl^  of  ii^t^fH^r^  Cf^Wn        tb^li^zill  ^ 

Dellruaion  ftrcigbc  Oi^U  fiojp  the^ii  91  ^A  l^fi^  M 

Good  oncle^  h^  tp  p^^^r.  ftvef al  j^^mff.  M 

To  0;5^f*  Of  jyh^rf-je'«r  thpfc  tr^%?^f.Mfii     ?    .        '  B 

They  fhall  not  liv©  w^hii^  itW^.  WOfW^.  ft  ffmo^  r  4 

But  I  will  have  th^nj,  if  I  #i|fft  k4Piy  ^kl£e«   .  F 

Uncle,  (ilM^«)iM4iva)id  (^^(in.  U)ip,  W^S)    1.  ll 

your  mo^^^f  Wjl  fearf*  w=^*4  5«d                                .  Ij 

Dutch.  Come,  my  old  u>9^  I  ftfty  Ht^Vi'v  0»)^  t)i«<t  o«v.  1 1 

«•  Have  I  no  friend  wIUiH^iniaflhisttvilYi^fl^  d'^^Mke  I 

Wasitfiotft??.        ,       .     .     .  ;: 

Serv>  Thefe  were  hk  vjwy  WQrds.j  ,  ^       . 

j?;r/.**  Havel  no  friend?' Vf^QAW,?)wij|Utei4  fcwice^ 
And  UTg'd  it  twice  tflgRthor^;.  4idl  Iq  IWU^,  , 

As  who  (hall  fay,-rlr W04l4  m»,iitf»t  tie  J»tti^ 
That  wou]4i  di5r!Pr«9;(%  Mf QT. Api^^  myi  ilpi^;;, 
Meaning  the  King  at /^/w/rt^     ClWIfV >l*f  go*  . 
lam  the  Kipg^'i^lFif jl^vimi. Witt iU/hii Jim.  '    [Exma^ 

SC  £  N£  chaises. IP  the  priifiMkaft  Pamfritf^cgjiH 

Enttr  King  Mx^rndx 

IHiave  Been  flfiidyiirg,  hp^  toi'  como^rc 
This  prifop,  v^hi^fl  t  ffv^^^  unto  xSe  ^U^       * 
And,  for  becaufe  the  vt^^^^^ 

out  thefe  in^^jw  of  disjuf^aw^,  'J^'^H  J  lwiy«,  tU^Vglll  F©^  tp. 
add,  the  AoBot  here  inen^io^  d  a^^  W^pV*^  br(>t1i<j^in*l^W  (<P<» 
to  be  one  and  the  fame  ptfi^foh ;  but  tmi  wai  nol^  tb^  cafe.'  Tlie 
Abbot  of  Wefiniuifitr*  w^»  an  ecciielhfNc  j.'  ^ut  the  bi^ptijer^in^lawj 
meant,  was  y^/wa  Duke  of  Bxetennd  Earl  of  Hunting^  {owti^tot 
tker  to  King  Richard  II.)  "Jlrta"bl)llP^'  TMIlftrt '^^  ^jf.  ^^'^  ii'f 
;tui^^j^€t  IQ  Henry,  of  Behf^ToU^  ^ 


KTng   R  r  c  h  a  r^  d^  IE"      ,,    |^ 

And  here  is  not  a  creature  but  my felf,  i* 

I^cannot  do  ii;  yet  Pli  hammer  on'c.  T 

My  brain  TU  prove  the  feinale  to  my  fouiy  f 

My  fouly  the  rather  f;  and  thefe  two  l^eget  >  y 

A  generation  of  fiill-breedtng  thoaj^^^  f     .  ? 

And  tbefe  fame  thoughts  people  this  little  v^rU^         ' 
In  humonr^  like  t^e  people  of  jhia  v^orl^  *    .  T 

For  no  thought  is  covvtented.    Thfs  h^tct:  ff^Hfi  d  *  / 

(As  thoughts*  of  things- divine  J  am  lateimiict 
With  fcruplesf  and  do  fet  the  word  itfelf  ;'  . 

Againftthe  word ;  as  thus ;  C«m^,  IntUoMH*,  ai^diMH;!^^ 
*«  It  is  as  hard  to  confer  ^  (pr  a  cf^ifl  ,,     ' 

•«  To  tltre^4  the  poftem  of  a  feedle's  eye.."  ,  .  -^^Z 

Thoughts,  tending  to  ambition,  ^heydc^pJ^ft  r-    \ 

Unlikeljc  wo<)decs  |  \<m  tbefe  v;^n  weaW  .n|UIi>   I         // 
May  tear  a  paflwe  thrc^gh  dif  flint)^  rifb^  .  :  ^ 

Of  ihis  bard  wpwd«  W  r^gp4  -prifp*- Wf«lk :     -     .      i 
And,  for  they  qkiiRO^  4i9  la  their  owivpridt*  .  i 

Thoughts  tending  tp  cQnte^tt^  flatter  t6trmiUve«ii       •   / 
That  they  are  not  the  firA  of  fbrt^^'s  Wat/  ^  I 

And  (hall  noft  be  the  laft^  (lUke  iil|y  b^ggWs^  :     r  t  •! 
Who,  fitting  in  th<f  ftocks,  refuge  their  ihame  ^ 

That  many  have,  and  ^fi^rt  ift^fit  there  ^} 
And,  in  this  thought,  the^  £ndiai  kiiitd  of  i^ft,;      ^ 
fiearing  their  own  misfortsii^  mi  thr  baeki  r*  A 

Of  fuchas  have  before*  endured  th&  like.     ^  ^  T 

Thus,  play  I,  in  one  priibi,  naiij^  people^ .  '^^^ 

An,d  AOne  cicwfierited.    Soflvetimos  am  I  King^         u  ^'# 
Then  treaibn  makes  we  wifli  myfelf  a  beggar,. 
Afld>forIam«.   XhiUcmtikig^isf)^  -t 

Berftiades  aie,  I  #as  bettef  ftrhcn  a  Kiftg  ;^ 
Tl^en  am  I  king*d  again ;  and  by  apd  bjr,  ^      ; . '   ' [W 
•jf^lnJ^,  that  1  am  unfcing*d  by  jfffli/^^^^  ,  «  i  ••• 

And  iftVeight  am.notbin^^bjuf  what*«!er  lifflilh         *  -i'* 
Nor  I,  norany  maii^'  thai  but  man4«».  . 
With  nothing.  (haU  be pkas'd,,  tiH-^hif  ,be  eai^d 
With  being  nothing— Muftck. do  I  hear?    .        ^mJUk' 
Hi^  ha;  keeptua^  4ii«>#tiaw^r iWter  m^k^chpis. 
When  time  is><broke,  and  no  profM^tteH  kfegt^  ^  m^brxh^ 
StaLiiit  in  ihemuiick.of  men's  lives*.  ^ 


i 


^4  Kl^     R  I  C  H  A  H  D    IL 

And  here  kave  I  the  daindneft  of  ear» 
To  check  time  broke  in  a  diforderM  firing  ; 
B«t  for  the  concord  of  my  ftate  and  time» 
Had  not  an  ear  to  hear  my  trne  time  broke : 

I  wafted  time,  and  now  doth  time  wafte  me. 

For  now  hath  time  made  me  hU  numbring  clock  : 
My  thonghta  are  minntes ;  and  with  fight  they  jar» 
Their  watches  to  mine  eyes  the  oatwaid  watch  ; 
Whereto  ay  finger,  like  a  dial's  point, 

II  pointing  IlilU  in  cleanfing  them  from  tears. 
MpWf  Sir,  the  founds,  that  tell  what  hoiuf  it  is» 
^t  itamoroos  groans,  that  ftrike  upon  my  heart. 

Which  is  the  bell }  fo  iighs,  and  tears,  and  groans. 
Shew  nunotes,  hours,  and  times-- O,  but  my  time 
Rans  pofting  on,  in  BoHmghrcki^t  prond  joy, 
Whik  I  ftand  fooling  here,  his  jack  o*th'  dock. 
This  mnfick  mads  me,  let  it  found  no  more; . 
For  though  it  ha?e  help'd  mad  men  to  their  wits» 
In  me  it  teems,  it  will  make  wife  nieir  mad. 
Yet  bleSns  on  his  lieart,  that  gires  it  nie ! 
For  *tis  a  ipk  of  lore ;  and  lOve  to  Richard 
If  a  ftrange  brooch^  in  this  all-hating  world.. 

MiOtr  Gr9Pm. 

<rrs#stl^  Hail,  royal  Prince  I 

K.  Rich.  Thanks,  Boblc  PMr. 
The  cheapeft  qf  us  is  ten  groan  to6  dear. 
What  an  ?  how  com'i  thou  higher  t 
If  hcit  Ao  SUA  evef  comcs^  but  that  ihd  drudge  (94)^ 


•V($4)  M«r»  m  mm  rtntf  Umtx^  hut tkit  Jkd i^"]  I  bave  wntmra 
ml  A  ckaBfe  kcic.  tfainft  tbc  autlMrity  of  ths  copkt,  by  ckcdi 
«taio«  of  Mr.  mtrhtrtm*  Indeed,  jM  dtg  iatotfi  toe  aiueh  tf  tb 
tooK^aaa,  ^c  orttory  of  the  late  uctnam  Mb  Pt/ikttbmM.  4a 
elr»4p  11  tbe  «ror4  ol  ceotempt/  which  our  tvtbor  ehttftt  m  ofe  « 
•Chiflikco«etieM«    So  im  tbe  a  Ifosj^  VK 

Oh,  that  I  were  a  god,  to  frool  forth  thaedmr 
Upmi  tbcfc  ftdciy,  ierfik,  tbjea  drttdgn  t 


^ 


And  onll  70«  cn^  thM  lift  ib^/t  iratas? 
A^iJMMsagi  «th«f  fiftits. 


King    R  I  c  H  A  R  D    n«  f  5 

That  brings  me  food»  to  make  tnisfortone  livei 

Groom.  I  was  a  poor  groom  of  thy  dable.  King, 
VThen  thou  wert  King  ;  who  travelling  towards  Tmrjt^ 
"With  much  ado,  at  length  have  gotten  leave 
To  look  apon  my  fometime  Mailer's  £ice. 
O,  how  it  yearnM  my  heart»  when  I  bcheldt 
In  London  ttteets,  that  coronation  day  ; 
When  BoUngbroki  rode  on  Roan  Bariofy^ 
That  horfe»  that  thou  fo  often  haft  beffiid  | 
That  horfe,  that  I  U}  carefally  have  dreft^d* 

K.  JUcb.  Rode  he  on  Bariaryf  tell  me,  gentle  hiadp 
Row  went  he  under  him  ? 

Groom.  So  proudly  as  he  had  difdainM  the  eronod. 

K.  Rich.  So  proud,  that  BoUnghoki  was  on  his  back  I 
That  jade  hath  eat  bread  from  my  royal  hand. 
This  hand  hath  made  him  proud  with  clapping  him» 
Would  he  not  ftamble  ?  would  he  not  fall  down, 
(Since  pride  mni(  have  a  fall)  and  break  the  neck 
Of  that  pr6nd  mau,  that  did  tfnrp  his  back  ? 
Forgivenefs,  horfe ;  why  do  I  rail  on  thee* 
Since  diou,  created  to  be  aw*d  by  man. 
Waft  born  to  bear  7  I  was  not  nude  a  horfe  ; 
And  yet  I  bear  a  burden  like  an  afs  ; 
SpurgalFd^  and  tirM  by  jaunting  !BoB»gSroit^ 

Enter  Keefer,  with  a  dtfi^ 

Kttp.  Petlow»  give  place;  here  is  no  longer  flay; 

[To  tio  Groom 
l^Wch.  If  thou  love  me^  'tis  time  thou  wert  away. 
Grtftfsa.  What  my  tongue  dares  n6t»  that  my  heart  fiiaJI 

^y-  ,  {Exit. 

Klip.  My  Lord„  wilrt  pleafe  you  to  fall  to  ? 

K.  Ri£b,  Tafte  of  it  £rft>  as  thou  wert  wont  tado^ 

Kitf^  My  Lordy  I  dare,  not ;  for  Sir  Fierco  of  Extony  > 
Who  late  came  from  the  King,,  commands  the  contrary^ 

K.  Rich.  The  Do^vl  take  ffemy  ofLancafior,  and  thee ! 
Farience  is  fiale,  and  I  am  weary  of  it.  [Biolf  thoKiofttt^ 

Kiif.  Help^  helDj,  help.— -^ 

Eater 


itfi»otdi     I 


i&^  King    k  I  eit  k  H  d*  IT, 

Enfer  Exton*  av^  Servamtu 
K.Rici.  Hpw  npw?  wliat  mtans  death  in  thU  nide  afiaak? 
Wretch,  thine  pwn  hand  yicjfia  thy  doatk's  in^vomeat; 

Go  thour  and  fHl  another: rooiman  heil.     \kHh 

.    .     [Ejiton^'if/  i(»iB  denuMy 
That  hand  fh^ll  bftni  in  nevohquettcJeng  fire. 
That  flaggers^  tji^  my  p«rlbn :  thy  fierce  hand 
Hath  wi^  tl«9K^ing'$  blood  ftain'd  the  King's  own  ]aod». 
Kfonnt,  mount,  my  foul  !•  thy  (eat  19  up^  on  high ; 
WhiU]:m>L^|W9  flclh.  finks  doAviMwardy  here  to  die.  [Difj*. 

^^tof$.  As  i^uUiOi*  Ytlowr»  as  oflrayai  bioed ;    * 
Both  have  I  (jpiU :  Qh,  would  the  deed  w^t  ^xM    ' 
For  n^v(A  the  deviU  that  told  me,  I  did:wdl, 
Says,.th^  ihi^  deeiis  ehronicledin.hQlL 
This  d^  King  ta  the  living  Hingl'tl.  beat ; 
Take  henct  th«  left^  and' giva  them  hjinal  \inx^.  \Mn%um^ 

SCENE  changes  to  the  court  zxff^tndjhr. 

Blourifi:  JE^;!^f/r.  BoUbf broke,  Yqt^^  *wjti  pthr  for^s  anil 
Attendants,. 

Soling JJ7^  Ind  qncle  Tork^.  the  Uteft  news  we  hear, 

\p^  Is,  that  the  rebels  have  co»ftim*d  with  fire- 
0ur  town  of  CtQefter  in  Glpuce^erjhiu^ 
9  at  whether  they  beta'en  or  fiain,  we  he^r  aot« 

Enter  Northumberland.. 

.  Welcqme^.  my  Lord ;.  what  is  the  news  ? 

North,  Pirft  tp  thy  facred  f!ate  wifli  I  ^|  hap()ri%ei5|; 
The  next  news  is,  1  have  to  Lpndon  fent 
The  heads  of  Sal^finrj^  Sfencer^,  Blun^wxd  Kent  :. 
Tlie  manner  of  their  taking  may  s^pear 
At  large difcourffd in  this  paper  here.  {Erefenting^^paffr* 
Boling,  We  thank  thee,  gentle  Pi?rr^j  for^thy  pdihs,. 
An^d^to  thy  worth  will  add  n^\:^ot\V^  ^^vea* 


luui 


iVMr  FhsMvater.  \ 

Fitx^ir.  My  Loik}^  I  h^vc  fyom  (%^/  ibn<  tp.  f^^dii^^ 
The  head*  of  JJ>-«!(Ofl;^^  s^rid  S^  JJoMr^/  ^«if  ^  j 

RoUng.  Thy  paanf^  Si^Wff$rf  fMl  j^  hcjpfgpti 
Right  noble  is  thy  merUji  ^(;^IvKo;^ 

£iir/^  l^Cy^  and"  the  Biftfop  of  Cariifc. 

iu&C-  "^^  ?^"^  cd^fjiiator.  4kb9t  o(  ^T/ijimiM^^^  . 
With  ci(^  of  xonfciebce,  and  <OMr  melancholy. 
Hath  yielded  up  his  body  to  the  grave : 
But,here  is  Cariije»  living  to  abide 
Thy  kingly  doom,  and  tentence  of  his  pride. 

Baling,  CarliJU^  this  is  your  doom  : 
Chufe  out  fome  fecret  place,  fome  reverenci  roonii 
More  than  thou  haft,,  and  with  it  joy  thy  life ; 
So,  as  thou  liv'ft  in  peace,  die  free  from  ftrife*. 
For  though  mine  enemy  thou  haft  ever  been. 
High  fp^s  of  honour  in  thee  I  have  fe^n. 

Enter  Exton,  nuith  a  ce^n, 

Exftm,  Great  King,,  within  this  coffin  I  preftnt: 
Thy  bury'd  fear.     Herein  all;  breathlefs  lies 
The  mighticft^of  thy  gre^eft  enemies, 
Richard,  of  Bourdeaux^  by  me  hither  brought.. 

BoL  Exton.  I  thank  thee  not ;  for  thou  haft  wrought.  (25  Jv 
A  deed  of  flander  with  thy  fatal  hand,. 
Upon  my  head,  and  all  this  famous  land'. 

Exton^'Srom  your  own  mouth,  my  Lord,  did  J  this  deed*. 

Boling.  They  love  not  poifon,  that  do  poifon  needj, 
I^or  do  I  thee ;  though  I  did  wifti  him  dead». 
1  hate  the  murd'rer^  love  him  murdered^ 

(^5)^  '      '  for  thou  baft  wrought 

'  A  detd  0/  /laughter  wub  thy  /atafiband,']    I  havc*cho(r 
the  reading  of  the  elder  quarto  here,  a  deed  of  (lan^tT,  Of  c.    1i^% 
Micbard*9  murder  might  be  a  reproach  upon  the  YrhoVt  CA^kiCkNXf  ^  ^Cu^^ 
Jus  dauh  cauki  not  be  Jiid  ta  thcJk  gtntrai  chac^ti 


tt  Kifig  Ri  cuAtLD   IL 

Tbe-toilt  of  confcieoce  take  thoa  for  th^  labooPp 
Bot  neither  my  good  word,  nor  firiiiGely  favoor. 
With  Cairn  go  winder  through  the  ifaadeof  nighty 
An^  never  ftew  thy  face  by  day«  or  light. 
Iiordst  I  proteft,  my  foul  is  fu!I  of  woe. 
That  blood  ihonld  fprinkle  me»  to  make  me  grovr< 
Come,  mourn  with  me  for  what  I  do  lament^ 
And  pvtonftllen  black,  incontinent: 
ni  make  a  voyage  to  the  hdy-land. 
To  wa(h  this  blem  of  from  my  guilty  bend* 
March  fadly  after,  grace  my  mpunung  kere» 
Iniitrfii^  Ofcr  tbb  untimely  bier.  (Atimt 


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N     R    Y      IV. 

WITH    THB 

^IFE  and  DEATH 

OF 

iYj  Siman:i*d  Hot-S*Vr. 

n'  -       ■  .     ■:^  :":;        ■    ■ 


^*ri?_^       ^    ^'«' 


Dramatis  Perfona^. 

H  r  N  G  tJenry  fhe  Fourb, 

Worcefter, 

Northumberlai|d» 

Hot-fpur, 

Mortimer, 

Archbijhop  of  York|      SMneniies  t$  th^  JUin^ 

Owen  ISlendowcf; 

Sir  Richard  Vernon„ 

Sir  Michell,  J 

Weilmorland,        Xm£*km  A^v«»»*  »^k«.^ 

A>  Walter  Blunt,  t  S^^*  ^^^  ^^'^ 

Bir  John  FalflafF. 

poins,         n 

Bardolphy   J 

hady  Percy,  IT^^  /o  Hot-fpur.^ 

Lady  Mortimer,   Daughter  to  Gtendower,  an4  Wife  k 
Mqrtijper.        »  ^        • 

Sheriffs   Vintner y    Chamherlain^   Dranvers^   t*wo,  CarrierSf 
Travellers^  and  Attendant u 


^QE^t,  ENGLAND. 


Thr 


(I)  The  FwsT  p,4«T  pf 

H  E  N   a  y    ly. 


.>    k;     (fi  iiF     H'   .'lyr  wi  p,h 


ACT      L 

Eater  K^g  HtHiy;  Z»rii  Jblin  fiT^Jmc^qri  |fW  ^ 

SO  j5ba)i^ f& ^e  ay,  fo  w^  ^ifitk 
Find  wc  a  time  fpr  frig|ite4  p^gcp  to  g^ntj 

l^rp|!^{[«4i^:thi.cfty,^U'«p^(y^  tU^  a 

t>ibaght  oF  Hot^  b^XM 

.  ^  .  .  v-H  . ;  -  -rw''«W  ^*y  ♦.(if  f  14^6  0'  Sep- 
timber,  T40S 1)  »nd  it  aofel  ^Uh  t|i^  fuf^l  ^^  4fW  9f)  ^otfffur  tt 
Sbretvfiuty  j  which  ewWii^cnt  nappf  n  /'*"  ^-* — '-'  ^     '    "    "  " 

(the  r-  -'  '''    «^i£-  l^v.:*_/._^ '.?  wiT?'^ 

I 

oldeft 
more  recent 


defeated  the  Scots  under  Architfl^  ^M^/\ 

/0«rff  hill)  which  battle  was  fbjiig^^f^n  HjA^^i  ^ty V' 


Mgdafen)  in  the  ytar  1403. 


0  and  the  firft  Foiw,   \  h»Y( 


imeof  the 
not'miftake  the  fenfe  of 


•   I 


92  The  First  Part  ©f 

Shall  dain^  her  lips  With  her  own  children's  blood  t 
No  more  &all  crencLing  war  channel  her  fields. 
Nor  bruife  her  flowrecs  with  the  armed  hoofs 
Of  hoftile  paces.     Thofe  oppofed  tyts^ 
Which,  like  the  meteors  of  a  troubled  Heav*D» 
All  of  one  nature,  of  one  fubftance  bred, 
Pld  lately  meet  in  the  intelline  (hock 
And  furious  clofe  of  civil  butchery. 
Shall  now  in  mutual  well-befeeming  ranks 
March  all  one  way ;  and  be  no  more  opposed 
Againft  acquaintance,  kindred,  and  allies : 
The  edge  of  war,  like  an  ill-iheathed  knif^. 
No  more  ihall  cut  his  mafter.    Therefore,  friendsp 
As  far  as  to  the  fepulchre  of  Chrift, 
(Whofe  foldier  now,  under  whoie  blefl*ed  croft 
We  are  impreifed,  and  engagM  to  %ht) 
FohWith  a  power  of  En^pfhtU  we  leavy; 
Whofe  arms  were  mooldea  in  their  modien*  wombf 
To  chafe  thefe  pagans,  in  thole  holy  fields 
,  Oyer  whofe  acres  walked  thofe  blefTed.ftct, 
Which,  fourteen  hundred  years  ago,  were  aail'd 
For  pur  advantage  on  the  bitter  orofs. 
Bat  this  our  pftrpofe  is  a  twelvemonth  old. 
And  bootlefs  'tis  to^tell  yon  we  will  go. 
Therefore,  we  meet  not  now :  Then  let  me  hear^ 

tfitpaflage,  theantithefii,  th»t  feemt  defia*^*!!,  rrquifet  thitrtadi»f. 
Mmrmtci  •/ tlt$  fin,  lapprehend^  cannot  well  mean  anrnvii^aof  <lie 
kiafdom  t  Nor  coqid  the  King  have  a  reafon  to  fay,  that  MwghU 
Aoold  never  again  he  attcatipied  hy  heftile  arni.  The  et prcftia  ii 
^cryohTcore)  hef  I  take  this  to  he  the  neanag:  That  xhttkhff 
earth,  tk4^  and  fmad  with  drmj^,  ihall  ne  nore  dsmf,  of^m^fm 
%tt  fipa,  or  furface,  with  her  oktu  children's  hlood.  The  ^  earth 
driMtg  in  this  manner,  is  a  very  aatuial  aUufioo,  and  fte^ocnt  with 


; 


anti 

ilo«  lA  hb  tnaikfim  rthm  of  King  Jokm  i 

If  all  the  kUJi  yfpih  on  either  part» 

Ckfiwg  the  iraiuHit  of  the  tbirjij  earth, 

Qrow»  to  a-  tore-game,  and  a  bridU  fv*aft  I       ^ 

I  mmy  VI. 

Thy  brother*!  Uo§itht  thvfy  tsrth  hath  drunks, 

4.ct  ay  tean^c^  the  earth*  t  drj  «(|ci^iia« 


King  Henry  IV^  .  93 

3f  you  my  gtfntle  coudn  Weftmorland^    '    , 
iVhat  yefternight  our  cooncil  did  dei:ree» 
[n  forwarding  this  dear  expedience. 

Weft,  My  Liege,  this  haite  was  hot  in  qneftion» 
Aind  many  limits  of  the  charge  fet  down 
Bat  yefternight :  When,  all  athwart,  there  comt 
K  pod  from  Wales^  loaden  with  heavy  news  ; 
V^^hofe  word  was,  that  the  Bobk  Afi9r//>«frf 
Leading  the  men  of  Herefoni/hirtlo  fight 
Again  ft  th'  i/regular  and  wild  Giende^er^ 
Was  by  the  rude  hands  of  that  Weljbman  taken  | 
A  thdufand  of  his  people  butchered. 
Upon  whoie  dead  corps  there  was  fuch  mifufe. 
Such  beaftly,  ihamelefs  transformation^ 
By  thofe  Welflywomen  done,  as  majr  not  be, 
without  muth  fhame,  re-told  or  (poken  of. 

K.  Henry,  It  feems  then,  that  the  tidings  of  this  br«il 
Brake  off  our  bufinefs  for  the  holy  land. 

Wefi.  Tkis,  matcht  with  other,  did,  my  gracious  Lord  | 
I^or  more  uneven  and  unwelcome  news 
Came  from  the  north,  and  thus  it  did  import. 
On  holy^rood  day,  the  gallant  Hot-fpur  there^ 
Young  fferrjr  Prr{j>,  and  brave  Archibald^    • 
That  ever- valiant  and  approved  ^^0/, 
At  Holmedon  fpent  a  fad  and  bloody  hour  \  . 

As  by  difchargc  of  their  artilleiy. 
And  fkzp^oC  likelihood,  the  news  was  toM } 
Fw  Die/  rtiat  brought  it,  in  the  verv  heat        • 
And  pride  of  their  contention,  did  take  fioj^fe. 
Uncertain  of  the  ifTue  any  way. 

K.  Henry.  Her^  is  a  dear  and  true  induftriotts  friendi 
^ixfTuher  Blunt  fUtiv  lighted  from  his  horfe  (3)1 

Slain'd 

(^)  Sh  "^tlUttlunU  new  ligtued/retfi  hit  kr/ti 
Staia*d  with  the  variation  of  each  foil, 

Betvtitu  that  Holmedoq,   &c.)  Tbii  circomftanee  of  Bkmt'B  , 
Ipeed,  and  being  befjmttiSr^d  with  the  diifeient  dirt  of  each  county,  waa 
|ook*d  Ton,'  I  attptehend,  io  a  ladicroas  li^ht  by  fom^  tarpen )  at  leaf^^ 
i  find  it  farodfid  in  an  old  cottedjr,  ind  appljM  to  ft  ^\ttauL% 
luffle  tiunhkd  iit0  tbe  dirt. 


9+  The  Fiks*r  Part  df 

SuinM  with  th^  va^ratioh  of  each  foil 

Betwixt  that  HottneJbitt  and  this  feat  of  outs  t 

And  he  hath  brought  u^  fitiooth  and  welcome  news* 

The  Eall  of  DbTi^//i/  is  difcomfit^d. 

Ten  thoufand  bold  Scots,  three  and  twfenty  Knightsi 

Balk'd  in  thiiP  own  blood  did  Sir  ff^alter  fee 

On  ^<^/wf^Y  plains.     Of  |5rifoners.  Hot -f pur  icok 

Mordake  the  Eafl  of  fifey  and  cldeft'fott 

To  beaten  Donjoglas,  and  the  Earls  of  \*^/it^^ 

Of  Mttrryy  Angiisy  arid  Menteith. 

And  is  not  thii^'dii  honoorabid  fJjbJl  ? 

A  gallant  prize  ?  ha-,  ebt^fin,  is  it  hb^  ? 

IFeJi.  In  faCthy  a  cbnqti^ft  for  Vitni\tti6  bbalf  oft 
Yi.  Henry.  Yea,  there  thoti  mak*ft  rtielkd,  aiid  mak'ft 
In  envy,  that  Arly  Ldrd  Northumiyeriakd  [me  i&i 

Should  be  the  fkther  of  fo  bleft  a  fon  : 
Atotiy  who  is  the  theme  of  hoiiout's  tongn'e  t 
Amongft  a  grove>  the  vefy Hreighteft  plant  i 
Who  i«  iWtferf  Fb/tttnt's  rainion>  ah'd'  hi&t-  pfide  : 
Whilft  I.  by  lookihg  on  the  ptkiii'  dr'hito,  . 
See  riot  and  <HftifWiOlif  ftain  thfe  ^o^' 
Of  my  youf^g  Haf)ry.     6  couid  it  ht  pf<iV% 
That  fome  night*trlppin^  fairy  had  eji^hang^i 
In  cradle-cloaths,  out  diildf^'n  wh^fe'they  lay, 
And  cdlVdmmbPffcy,  hit  Pkftiiig'iHei'; 
Then  would  I  have  his  H^rfy^  an'd  he  ttificf. 
But  let  him  frtrtft'  rfiy  tho^^ts.-^ What  think* ycTi^Cbyi, 
Of  this  yming  i*^rf/s  pride  ?  thcttrlforfer*. 
Which  he  in  th?s  advehtiire  hath^ftfrprii'd. 
To  his  own  ufe  he  keeps,  alid  ffetrds 'rtr6  Wt^rd,^ 
I  ftiall  ha^i«i  nam'  but  MinTaJte  Earl  of  A/^ . 

Pf^eji.  TWisii  Ms  Article's  teachi^'gi  this  isTJ^^r^ri 
lAakVblent  to  you  in  all  afpeds ; 
Which  makes  him  prune  him(elf,  and  brjiftle  .up 
The  creft  of  youAr  agaifift  ybiir  digHitjr; 

——— your  band*  ami  doublet  ^ 

*roro /fortj  vQur  n«c)c  and  back:  and  your  bfal^jefertft^hei     . 


&dinii''wirB  tBt  vaHadon  of  eac^/oil. 


Kirtg  HrNft*  IV*  ^ 

lt.-Afe»>3t    ftut  I  have  fent  for  htm  to  anrw^r  tkii  j 
And  for  this  c^^ft  awhHr  we  muft  ilegled 
Oar  holy  purpoftf  xnjeruftdem, 
Cou^n,  ^xiH^fdnefdaytityX^  odf  CouHc/l  weJ 
Will  hold  at  Wtndfor,  fo  inforhi  the  Lotds : 
Sot  come  yoorfelf  <vrth  fjpc^d  to  as  agaift  j  , 

For  more  is  tor  be  faid,  and  to  be  done. 
Than  our  of  anger  can  be  tittered. 

S  C  E  N>  E  aft  apartment  of  the  PHtici^'s. 

Enttr  ^itixy  Ih^ifice  ^  Wales,  ^^»/5/> /cAb  Falitatf. 
Ftf/.l^t  O  W,  iSr^/,:  what  time  of  day  is  it,  ltd  ? 

l/^  P-  /&«r)^.  TKoaart  fo  fet-wittfed  withdrml^ 
ing  old  fack,.  and  unbuttoGTMig^  tliee  aftef  fuppfcr;  and 
flecping  upoti  benched  in  the  i^tcniopn^  that*  thoa  Inft 
forgotten  to  demand  that  truly,  which  thowwOlild'ftthiljf 
know.  What  a  devilhaft  thou  to  do  with  Ac  time  of  tM« 
day  ^  unTefs  hoars  were  ctips  of  fack,  ^hd  minuter  xxpouif 
aiid  clocks  the  tongues  of  bawds,  and  dials  the  iiens  o( 
leaping-houfes,  and  the  blefled  .fun  himfelf  a  fair  hot 
wench  in  ftiihi-c6l0^r'd'taffataf  I  fee  no  rcafon  why 
thou  ^outdUl'l^e  fa  (uperKHOosi  Kh  demand  tiic  tiiAtf  ot 
the  day. 
^  FAh  itt»*K^^  yettxwhif  ti^V  ritt^Wfifv^;  Bid.  "  Fdr^  itre, 
that  nlee  ^i^lte;  ^hfi\^  ftibOTt  and  (eveti  ftarSy  arid  not 
by  P halms,  Mq^  that' wandering  knight  fo  fair*  And,  I 
pray  thee,  fwiet  wag,;  whai^  th«u  art  Kill|;-s«^-«*t8  God 
favc  thy  Graoe,  (M^efty^  Ilftiotfld  fay  y  ^gtati'thM 
wilt  have  notfe.)*"*"*-^ 

P.  Henfy.  Wh^l:'!  nbmi  ? 

FaL  No,  by  niy  troth,  not  fo'lmich^is'wiH  fer^  to  ht 
prologue  to  an  egg^.aiidbiiftet'.' 

F:  HAtrJ.  Wdlj  hbw^Afe^  fcowe^,  rmilh'd!;^,  Ibtiyiy-^ 

Fal:  U^frfi  tl!fWVf^«?fef^%rV^6rt'tliouartK:Hig.(4), 

let    ' 

(4J5  t^  »•*  «i;  r*w<?  aw  8f4lrW^fjle^^i^'sDb(fyi  Bt  dm  thkn)ti  ejT 
Ari&ry'f  bewity.]  Thir  am'^^>  ti6^  ilKkiakttt  of  idea  to  ttfc.  'fi<i^ 
c#ol^^y  hi^attf<hihfc^^ai#lilfr'1t'^«t)'nVv^  tM'^^%vc^t$^. 


d6  Tht  First  Part  of 

iet  not  us  that  are  fquires  of  the  night's  hody^  he  caiP^ 
thieves  of  the  day's  booty. ,  Let  us  be  DUna's  forefters, 
gentlemen  of  the  ihade,  minions  of  the  moon  ;  and  let 
men  fay,  we  be  men  of  good  government,  being  go- 
verhed  as  the  fea  is>  by  our  noble  and  chafte  miflrefs  the 
moon,  under  whofe  countenance  we-^^ — fteal. 

P.  Henry.  Thou  fay^il  well^  and  it  holds  well  too  ;  for 
the  fortune  of  ub,  that  are  the  moon's  men,  doth  ebb 
and  flow  like  the  fea  $  being  governed,  as  the  fea  is^  by 
the  moon.  As  for  proof,  now:  a  porfe  of  gold  moft 
refoltttely  fnatch'd  on  Meftday  night,  and  tnoft  difiblutely 
fpent  OR  Tuefdn^  morning ;  got  with  fwearing,  lay  ij  i 
and  fpent  with  crying,  Mfi^g  in  :  now  in  as  low  an  ebb 
as  the  foot  of  the  Jadder ;  and  by  and  by  in  as  high  I 
flow  as  the  ridge  of  the  gallows. 

(5)  FaL  By  the  Lord>  thou  fay'ft  true,  lad  t  and  Is 
not  neiine  hoftefjr  of  the  taverh  a  moft  fweet  wench  ? 

(6)  Y.  Henry.  As  the  honejr  of  HyUa^  my  old  lad  of 
the  caftle ;  and  is  not  a  buff-jerkin  a  moft  fiveet  robe  of 
idurancef 

Fd. 

fttne;  they  tmfAi  net  fi^al  the  fiir  ^y-lighh  )  have  Veotiifed  to 
fobftitute,  Uotyi  aiid  thU  I  take  to  be  thfc  meaning.  Let  ua  not  M 
called  tbitvHt  the  pturfoioCtt  of  that  $oHy,  which,  to  the  propneroit, 
waa  the  porchafe  of  honeft  labour  and  indoftry  by  day* 

(5)  Fal.— tfiM^  it  mtnuM  bcftfk  tf  thtfs^ftru  m  wtfifntdt  notn^hf 
'    P.  faenry»-<ww/  itmta  huj^jfrkiM  a  tm0  fwtet  rih$  of  durmct  f 
M.— — w^«'  0  Prague  b^i  I  to  do  vitb  a  buff^jerldn  f 

JF.Httsty,  ^hy,  vtmt  a  p^x  bavt  I  to  do  koitb  ipy  b^hfo  0/  the  ti* 
vtrn  f  This  manner  of  trofi-^iicAioning  ia  not  unlike  fevertl 
naflafeft  in  Piautut  i  pailicolarly  thia  in  MofoHorU,  Ac.  s«  Sc.  3, 
^M^id^  teoftor  fiigida  mtt  Isvi  wtagit  biSektor  § 
Nee quutniHi melius f  nu€S€Di^f  roar  ^tdefigeatsm* 
S.  Eventut  rehms  omnibus^  tteUit  berwo  Mejitmagtia 

Fmt,  K  Slkfdoa  Meffisattinte  admeem  Lavatmem  f 
$•  Nihiki  pluf,  quam  Latatfe  tua  ad  Meflim. 

(6)  A  the  howM  0/  HyUa,  »y  old  W  0/  tho  caftle-l  Mr.  ttewH 
\t%  I  haVe  obfervM  in  a  note  on  the  Sdirry  fVtwi  of  H^ind^',)  took 
notice  of  atraditioli,  that  this  part  of  ti^off  was  laid  to  have  been 
written  originally  under  the  name  of  Oldeoflk.  An  ingenioua  corr#> 
Ijpondent  {whom  I  only  know  by  his  figiling  hiiiifelf  L.  H.)  hmtt 
to  me,  that  the,  paAage  above  quoted  from  our  author  proves,  whit 
itr.Rewe  teJli  os  was  a  tnditiom    OULad  af  the  C^ir  feam  to 

hate 


KJT^'  H  £  K  R  Y   rV,  97 

Fb£'Hd#  mmt  htm  imupi  mad  wtg;  wHat,  ki-th/ 
9pmp9  an»i>tt7  ^vkkUfiea^?  wiiat  a  pkigiie  have  1  to  do 
wkh  a  M{tj6Pkiai 

F.  4fti»rfi  Wfcy,  wfcat  «  pM  fanre  I  to  ito-wkh  toy 
toRoTs'  ctf  tleiaveM ^ 

AiiL  ¥M(v  AcMrfeoftasH'dlieriCKareGkoMnsinaBjr 
athnraad^Af. 

i^  £;?m3r»  Dfi  I  a¥«v  iait  cHea  lo  psqr  f/kf  pxtv  i  ^ 

Fah 

lMrv^.i«Att««  «»  MM^  (Beidei^  ar  *U(lai4  aot  htm  tkf  faA, 
^Injlvr^  lh#  Qhto|a^fli»i|i4df^fto  Fa^tf)  why»^  In  the  e^Uogoe  to 
tbs-iccaai^p^'Of  Armej^  iV«  wbivr  our  author  promires  to  continue  ' 
%n  ttoty  with  Sir  5'«''^"  >n  it,  flioufd  fay,  WbtrCifir  any  thing  Jkno'u; 
f«Jftaff /&«//.  dU  of  afweat,  unhfs  already  bt  be  kiird  wkhyimr  bard 
i^kAatnt  firiMeMt  Jf^d^inmrtyr,  anStbU  is  not  tba  tttanf  This 
Mj^/  lilM  ^idieiSia  a  potato  ttec  hul  bom  me4e.e«  ol^^iHoii  to ' 
him.    1*11  gfve  »  fetther  nMf tcr  i»  paoof^  which  feamfaioxift  to  /ix 
tt»cbiitf^  irMvertpd  aa  ej^  ylay».caird,  TBe^famm  f^iSorks  of 
ff^ocy.f*' Vth^coataiipihg  the  honourable  Battle  of  y^mrcvrf.——*  . 
n€  aNRiofi  of  tftis  Vi<cr  cinnmences  aboot  the  14th  year  of  K,  Hemy 
IVth's  reign,  and  ends -wtthn  iArurf  th»  Tdi  aMrryini  Ffiacefs  Ctf« 
;i6tfrfM  of  FkMW*    tte  fc«i«  oppa*  wstb  Priacc  ^«ir^*s  robberies. 
Sir  yQjM^a/U^i<9M0*Mk«aaof  b  «  |pi^  and  caird  Jackie ;  tad  Ned  and 

QfUt-Iti// ate  two  other  comrades. <i From  thi«  old  iinperfeA 

tk^th,  1  have  a  fof^cion,  SBakeffeare  might  form  bis  two  parrs  of 
Hemy  the  iVth^  tod  his  hiftory  t>f  K.  Ihnry  V  :  and  conreqcently, 
*^^  imk^pMklif^  liisf  ta^asigat  caofiaoe  th«  nseiitioo  ef  Sit  Jobm 
fftfifftfr,  tij^rftmriHrmrtnTt-  of  tl»M:  ftfmljr  mot'd  Q^Elizabetb  to 
t««Ml>*f»4^hw»io^nfiattke.a«m^r  Whea  this  change  was  made, 
it  canMt  riQsc  be  eajSlydetem^ined.  Falpaff  U  out  tmn  as  far  back 
as  tie  y^r  1599;  (the  ditc  of  thy  tildctt  quareo  of  i  Henry  IV.) 
Aird^  fhat  fhk  piece  had  been  pKy^t^  iod  was  well  know»  before 
Chat  yeot^  a^petio  frisa  il^f-  ebroifliftaiee  |  that  B.  Johofon's  ^«riy 
Mucooa^f  bM  immufi^miStft  i»to  publkk  in  1 599,  a«d  in  the 
clofe  of  it  there  is  mention  made  of  the  Fat  of  Sir  John  Falfiaff*  V  A 
obferve  but  one  thir>g  more  in  fupport  of  the  tradition,  which  will  go 
Qfi^f-to  itpt  the  natter  out  of  queftion*  I  have  an  edition  printed  in 
lUioo  of  thf  fi^ft  part  of  the  troe  and  honourabfe  hiftoty  of  the  life 
oT'Sir  ^ht^  Ctdiq^e^  the  gcoa  Lord  Cobbam.  There  is  a  prologue 
^r«fiV^>  w^ich  exj>reires  fom^fiats  in  the  author,  left  the  doubtfih 
jiilf  ufotx  iht  arj'Mrrunt  \n  hand  /hoiild  breed  fonve  Aifpence  in  the 
fpedbtori :  Ts  Jtop  voh'icb  fcrufie,  iays  the  prologue,  let  tbh  brief 

ttum  p;imper*d  Glutton  9a§  pi^efent, 
Nor  aged  CounCelldr  ic  yodihful  ua« 


9*  The  First  Part  of 

F4/.  No,  ril  fiTt  thee  thy  due^tkoH  haft  paid  all  dieff. 

F.  HiMTj,  Yea,  and  elfewbere.  So  far  as  my  Goia  woakl 

ftretcb  ;  and  where  it  would  no(|  I  liave  u[ied  my  €fedu. 

Fal.  Yet,  and  To  afed  it,  that  were  it  not  here  ap^ar^t,  I  ^ 

that  thou  art  heir  apparent— —Bat»  I  pr'jrthe^  fweet  I  g 

wag»  (ball  there  be  gailowa  ftaadiaff  is  £i^|Aift/^  whea  1 1 

thott  art  ELing  ?  and  refolutioB  thot  fimed  at  it  ia,  miA 

the  nifty  curb  of  oM  lather  andckp  the  law  ?  Deaot 

thou,  when  tlioa  art  a  King,  haag  a  thief.  I  | 

P.  Himj.  No ;  then  (halt.  I   ] 

/«!  Shall  H  O  rare  I  Bf  theLord,  rii  be  abravejodge. 

P.  Hemy*  Thoa  jadgeft  falfe  already  :  I  mean,  thott 

(lialt  have  the  hanging  of  the  thievies,  and  (b  become  | 

rare  hangman. 

FaL  W^Wf  Hal,  well;  and  in  fome  fort  it  jumps' with 
my  hnmoar,  at  well  as  waiting  in  the  coart,  I  caa  tell  yoi. 
V.  Henry.  For  obtaining  of  fuits  ?—— 
FaU  Yea,  for  obtaining  of  fuits ;  wheteof  thehaii(« 
man  hath  no  lean  wardroM.    'Sblood,  I  am  as  mdta- 
choly  as  a  gib- cat,  or  a  luggM  bear. 
P.  Henry.  Or  an  old  lion,  or  a  loi^^s  lute. 
Fah  Yea,  or  the  drone  of  a  Linceh^n  bagpipe. 
P.  Henry.  What  fay'|l  thou  to  a  bare,  or  the  melia« 
choly  of  moorditch  \ 

Fal  Thoo  haft  the  moft  oafavonry  fimilies  ;  and  art, 
indeed,  the  moil  comparative,  rafcallieft,  fweet  young 
Prince — —But,  Hal^  I  pr*ythee,  trouble  me  no  more 
with  vanity  ;  I  would  to  God,  thou  and  1  knew  where  t 
commodity  of  good  names  were  to  be  bought :  an  oU 
Lord  of  the  council  rated  me  the  other  day  jn  the  fticet 
abouc  youji  Sir ;  but  I  mark*d  him  not,  and  yet'ke  talk'd 
vtry  wifely,  and  in  the  flreet  too. 

tve^y  body  muft  agree,  that  Talfiaff'i  f^axtBdtt  it  here  nnqii^ftfOB* 
3hiy  bioted  at }  and  that  theie  could  be  so  room  for  fuch  %  palliatijl| 
cantim  in  this  prologue,  unleft  Oldeafih^t  nine  had  once  fafl^rM  b^ 
/uppottiof  F«jpaff'%  vices.  That  the  change  y/wt  made  Ibme  yean 
before  this  piece  appear^  oni  the  fiage,  feimiob^ioMffOfli  bnefDCMh 
^f  K.Henry  V.  in  hi 

fyhere  tbt  iivU  are  all  mj^  old  tbitottt  Falft  Jf,  tbaivil/ah,  isfi 
fat.  be  €Mn9t git '9n  btt  b$rfe ^  but^  mttbiik,  foias  and  Ptt9 
Jbtuli  ktfikrrmg  btrtabwtu 

t.Btmy. 


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Kiing  H  E  K  k  y  IV.  99 

P.  fienri^.  Thou  didft  well ;  for  wifdom  cries  oat  in 
the  ftreets,  ^nd  no  mail  renrds  it. 

Fal.  0»  thoa  haft  damnable  ittouion»  and  ait»  indeed* 
able  tocoiTaptafaint.Tho«  haft  donenach  ham  unto  me,' 
Halt  God  forgive  thee  for  it !  Before  I  knew  thee»  Hml^ 
I  knew  nothing  r  and  now  am  I»  if  a  man  flioald  fpeak 
UxXjt  little  better  dian  one  of  the  wicked.  I  mtift  give 
over  this  life,  and  I  will  pit  it  over ;  bjr  tlie  Lord,  ai> 
I  do  not»  I  am  a  villain.  I'll  be  damn'd  for  never  « 
K.bg'8  fon  in  chriftendom. 

P.  idmry.  Where  (hall  we  takea jmrfe  to-morrow.  Jack  f 
Fal.  Where  thoa  wilt,  lad,  I'll  make  one ;  an  I  do 
not,  call  me  villain,  and  bafleme* 

V.Bmy.  I  fee  a  good  amendment  of  life  in  thee,  from 
praying  to  purfe-tMung. 

(7)  fal.  Why,  Hal,  'tit  my  vodrtioB*  JHb/.  ^Tis  oo 
^n  for  a  man  to  labonr  in  hit  vocation.  .  F9ins  /---^^ 
iNbw  ^ali  we  know,  if  G«rf^-i^  have  fet  a  match.  O, 
if  men  were  to  be  fayed  by  'tterit,  what  hole  in  liell 
were  hot  enoagh  for  himl 

'  (7}  Fal.  B^,  Ha]»  *f<i«9  ^fc^tkitt  Hal.    ^Ta  iu  Jin  jQtAmpa 
fo  Ithur  in  hit  vocation^ 

Enter  Pomik 
Pouis.  M|v  Jball  mf^ktumf  \f  Gads- bill  Uvifa  m  match,]  Mr. 
Ptpt  hu  given  ut  ooe  ii|^  obCervation  in  kli  frtfti^  to  our  Mthor*! 
WdTJct.  T^oK^^Mf  bU  piap,  fays  he,  had  all  the  fpeeches  bten. 
primtd  vjkhout  tbt  'oery  names  of  the-  perfons,  /  htRevi  ont  mi^ht  have 
^ffk^dtbem  with  certainty  tb  every  j^eahtr.  But  how  f«lltt>le  the 
iBoft  fufficteiit  critsck  may  be*  the  paOage  in  controt erfy  it  a  mats 
inftsbce.  At  fignal  a  blunder  hat  elcap*d  atl  the  editort  here,  u 
any  one  throogh  the  whole  fet  of  playi.  WiU  any  one  perfuade  me. 
Shake^tmt  Could  be  guilty  of  fach  an  inconfiftency,  as  to  make 
F9ins  at  bit  firit  entrance  want  news  ef(7tf^£j//y  and  immedia  ely 
after  to  be  ab)(  to  give  a  fuU  accoimt  <rf  him  }  ■  «Nd$  Falfiaff^ 
feciat  Pwii  at  band,  turns  the  ftream  of  his  diicourf^  from  the 
FHlice,  andiay^,  Now  ftall  we  know  whether  GA/s-i)/// has  fet  a 
iiMtch  for  us  \  and  H^en  imnjediattly  falls  into  railing  and  inve£livet 
MpMtToink,  Mow  aliAirably  is  this  in  character  for  TaJfiaffl  Aad 
j>llM|^.«.i.who  knew  well  hisjftbufive  manner,  feems  in  part  to  over- 
bear him :  and  fo  foon  as  he  has  retqroM  the  Prin<:e's  fatutationt 
cries,  by  way  of  anfwcr,  What  Jaji  Mtifour  Rcmorfc?  fVhatfcys 
STr  John  Sack  »nd  Sugar  f 

E  z  Enter 


100  The  Fir  SI  Part^ 


ItMet  P6ihs. 
Itbi*^  )A  Ike  nwftf  omntfoaMfrflialifti  tftst  Cfiet  ci^d. 

bow  m-te  the  ^vihMd  thowtbiMft  tt^fbuh  tlfit  thoU 

a  cold  capon's  leg? 

P.  ^f^Tv  €irfbi(iP  Atfl4»f*^MS'#^A  ;  th«  dHiT  ftdall 
JM^ve  M%  bwgaait^  fbr'H*  w4m  ncvtt  y«t  *  bi^ai^f  of  {>to* 
verbs  ;  ^^  <will  ptve  ii^^^k'M  hk  Ait. 

with  the  devil. 

Px^r^ryiBMelietaMweV'dailNi^di^^rtQ^^ 

Foiit*.  Mt,  fliT^  lachsi  M^  X^Sd^i  t6  IMu^Ovv  xftoi-Aing, 
bf  fQgr  Vcltob^  tady^^a^MIi;  there  ate  pHgrfttt* 
|{p#«grt6  Qadietkiify  \vitbHch  bffefh^s,  aihi  tr^deti  tidhig; 
to  London  with  fat  purfes.  I  ha^revkort  for  JrOftf  4f!';  ydff 
have  horfes  for  yourfelve^  :  Gads-hill  lies  to-nij^ht  in  Ro* 
tinfiir^  I  have  Befpolce  fimM»  tcMttdrnm  nigm  m  Bdjt- 
iheap  ;  we  may  do  it,  as  iccure  as  ffeep  :  if  you  will  go, 
•  I  will  (lufF  your  purfes  ftrti  of  (;ir6wns  j  if  you  will  not, 
taffy  it-hcmie  iBtjttbfe  hatng'd. 

F)al.  Hfelar y€>  Te'ikvard  ;  if"  I  tarry  athomcj  andjio^ 
ifr.t.  III  hang  you  for  going. 

Po/W.  You  will,  chops? 

FaU  UaU  ^'«H  thwi  make  one  f 

P.  Henfy.  Wh6,  f  i^ob  ?  la thie/f  not  f,  by  my  faitlu 

FaL  There's  neither  haneHy,  manhood,  n<or  gaod^ 
low  (hip  in  thee,  nor  thou  cafla'ft  not  of  the  blood  royal, 
if  thou  dar'ft  not  cry,  ftand,  ^r  ten  IhiltiifH. 

P.  Henry.  Well,  theli,olidcin  iWy  d^ys  I'Bbe^  ifaadcstti. 
.  Fal  Why,  that's  well  faid. 
:  P.  Henry,  ^t\\^  come  what  will,  l^ll  t»rry  at  home. 

/a/.By  theLord,ril  be«  traitor  thdn^when  thou  ftrtKlfygk 

P.  Henry.  1  care  not; 

Point.  Sirjfif^f  I  pt'ylhee>  Icac^etKc  Prince  and  me 


King  Hen  ar   IV,  loi 

ilitfat ;  ¥  wifl  layliim  Hownfudi  reafods  for  thls^dv^B- 
ture,  that  he  (hall  go..  r        , 

Taf.  WeU,  may%  tho\i  liavc  the  fpirii:  o/'jpv.fgafi<{q, 

flttdlie  the  ^rs  <jf  prdfiting,  that  what  .tT;^pM*  fpeak'ji 
may  raovey  ai:!d  what  he  beafs  may  t>e  beli^v^d ;  that  the 
troc^iincc  may  (for  recrctation  ftfce)  prov^  a  faJfc  thief; 

for  the  poor  abjifes  of  the  time  W^pt  countenance,  F^are- 
•wel,  you  ihail  find  me  in  %aft'chedp* 

^.  iWwfjrj*.  Farewel,  thou  lafCer  fpring  !  Far^wej,  alj- 

hoUown  fummcr !  [J*^ '/  Fal, 

Pptttt.  Now,  my  good  Rveethony  Lord,  rjdie  wUh  .us 

^ta-morrpw.    I  imvc  a  left  to  execut^^  tba,t  J  capopt 

mmarge  alone.     (€)  fdqiaff'^  Bc^rdolff^  iPf/9,  ■♦nd  C^45r- 

i^7/,  n^a}l  rpb  thofp  men  that  we  have  already  way  Ijiid ; 

yoorfeilf  and  1  will  ;iOt 'be  there  ;  and  when  they  have 

the%poty,  if  yon  ^d  i  ^<^  il6t  rd.b  ll^^ip/  oi^  ih^s  bct^d 
H>ff  /rtun  luy  ihptridera.  '  j 

(S)  JWftfir,   HAiivaw,  IVfl!^Hli«.  wW  9t^  Wl>Mtf  tw*  ^/* 

^Aram  the  fifft  doWDwar'^t.  qot  thjis  ^e  -,)^vr  ^«(;(>i^r^q|^  i  i^tn^. 
at  cbart£leri  in  tk}t|i)ay, 'tkttntmr  v'.^ne  tfoce  'infrl'tea  .^mdi^'the 
'Mrmmtk^mfrnkt  ia  «ny  of -Iht  i«^riiAi4Mit5(vlia(ro(rv«r.   -^ut^ei  us 

we  may  be  able  to  account  >%  ^t  pai^  V  ai^iti^fiMl  |hi^«f »  ^a 
they  4t  prtTofit  feem.  Ia  tha  Teccmjl  a^  He  pome  ^o  a  fqeoe  of  the 
fii^'Ufay,  Ffilflaff,  wanting  hi^  horfe,  w^ich  ^ad  be^«  h)(J  on 
pu«pefe  ^  p)agoe4iHn,  -ciVa  odt^m  'i/<s/,  4^0/11;,  9Wo)^>  ^^d  J^ctf  9 
and  fays,  he  has  ^  §ycut  otiai  f«  Uave  Hiefe  'r^ues.  Prefdit ;y, 
Caii-bill  joins  *em,  with  inH  |^|amie  4}f  tnsvellcrs 'b<iid9  ac  band  f 
•pon  which  ^  P/iofiC /ays-»r»ri*--»f«y^ttiD|if)7l^.jP'4ti  >s;«f  /*« 
ffarrffw  lane,  Ned  Pnins  <i|f^.I  wi^jp/i(k  lomer,  3p  tMt  thc/o^rto 
be  concerned  are  Ftttfiaf,BaYdi}fei  Pito,  and  Ocds  hill  Accord- 
ingly, the  robbery  is  cuinmitted :  and  the  Prince  and  Peins  after- 
WAi4«  j^  them /»^r,  Wibep  tb^.«Mttcr^(tff)QtfV>'«t>9Vdft»t«i»liftii 
Sfl  the  V4iar\i''ffei4  t^ywi,  the  PcUce  ralUes  ^1^  A0>1  Mi^i^lfi  for 
their  running  awajr  j  vbo  co^^cfs  the  xi^fjp.  U^i^eA  the  >evio«oce 
pow  is  it  aot  pUip,  th^t  M^rd^lft  ^nd  fV'*  v^i^  /kh  .of  rihe  /tur 
i(o1>biett  ?  Ai\4  who  then  pajp  dfii4>c^  i>ut -Hf ^VCM^r  9«d  j(^/  #raM  iihe 
pa^es  of  the  a^ors.ths^t  perforin'd  thoie  twfOcp^Si  Aiyt^^b^ytnaUiaJie, 
;n  tJ&e  old  ^ay-hovkfe  book(8,  ^U,t  ipi^ca^  qf  |he  namca -of  €he  >«&a- 
raSfers  fo  'be  reprefented  by  them  ?  So,  throui>^^m  j'.i«h^  (eMie* 
ia  diiuib  ^9  about  l/ttbUg,   the  namas  of  Kem^  and  Coiv/e^  %t« 

£  3  ^\\tCN.«^>  ji 


^^62  The  F I E  s  T  Part  of 

P.  Hmj.  Bat  how  Hull  we  part  with  tHem  k  fi^iiag 
forth? 

Poimt.  Why,  we  will  fet  forth  before  or  alter  them ; 
and  appcnnt  them  a  place  of  raeetingy  whereiit  it  is  at 
our  pleafure  to  fail ;  and  then  will  they  adventure  upon 
the  exploit  theofelves,  which  they  ihall  have  noibcMier 
atchievMy  bat  weHl  fet  upon  them. 

P.  Hemy.  Ay  ;  but»  'tis  like,  they  will  know  us  by  oar 
horfesi  by  our  habits »  and  by  every  other  appointmenti 
to  be  ourfelves. 

Poins.  Toty  oar  horfes  they  Aall  not  fee,  I'll  tie  then 
in  the  wood  ;  our  vizors  we  will  change  after  we  leave 
them;  and  iirrah,  I  have  cafes  of  buckram  for  the  nonce, 
to  immaik  our  outward  garments. 

p.  Henfy,  Bat,  I  doubt,  thev  will  be  too  hard  for  us. 

Pcint.  Well,  for  two  of  them,  I  know  them  to  be 
as  true-bred  cowards  as  ever  tumM  back ;  and  for  the 
ihirdt  if  he  fight  longer  than  he  fees  reafon,  PIl  forfwear 
anns.  The  virtue  of  this  jell  will  be,  the  incompre- 
henfible  lies  that  this  iame  fat  rogoe  will  tell  us  when 
we  meet  at  fupper ;  how  thirty  at  leaft  he  fought  with, 
what  wards^  what  blows,  what  extremities  he  endured ; 
and,  in  the  reproof  of  this,  lies  the  jeft. 

P.  Hinrj.  Well,  I'll  go  with  thee;  provide  os  all 
things  neceflary,  and  meet  me  to-morrow  night  in  £0/!" 
fbt^Pi  there  PJl  fap.    Farewel. 

Poins,  Farewel,  my  Lord.  r^xiV  Ppini. 

P.  Binry,  I  know  you  all,  and  will  a  while  uphold 
The  unyok'd  humour  of  your  idlenefs ; 
Yet  herein  will  I  imitate  the  fun. 
Who  doth  permit  the  bafe  contagious  cloudy 
To  fmother  op  his  beauty  from  Uie  world ; 

priatcd  in  tbe  rid  t>eoks,.inftea4  of  the  Town  Clerk  kr^  VQghtrrfi 
ts,  ib  another  ftcoe  of  the  fame  play,  Jack  H^ilfon  we  find  marlrd 
to  enter  inftead  of  Baltbaiear.  The  like  inaccuracies  are  fieqoeat 
through  BeawKont  and  Fletcher,  It  were  to  be  wiiked  indeed,  oiif- 
tikes  of  this  fort  ha^  happened  throughout  our  author's  works  :  for 
.  fo  we  might  have  known  »hat  particular  parti  were  peiform*^  ^y 
Shah^tare  him&lf,  and  the  other  croi&ent  adora  cooctrn*d  in  this 
tmfcij  with  him. 

That 


KmgHivftTiy.  id^ 

TlialtwkcakepleafeagiiQ  tobehiiiifdf,  . 

Bring  wanted,  lie  may  be  more  wondrcd  at. 

By  breaking  thxoafijli  the  foUl  and  n^ly  mifts 

Of  vapovrd,  tbat  did  ftem  to  ftrangle  him. 

If  all  the  year  were  playing  holidays, 

Toi  Iport  woold  be  as  tedioos  as  to  work ; 

But  when  they  feldom  come,  diey  wifhc-fbr  corner 

And  nothing  pleafeth  bnt  rare  accidents. 

So  when  thb4ooie  behavionr  I  throw  off. 

And  pay  the  debt  I  never  piomifed  ; 

By  how  modi  better  than  my  word  I  am. 

By  (b  much  ihall  I  falfify  men's  hopes  ; 

And,  like  bright  metal  on  a  rnllen  ground. 

My  reformation,- glittering  o'er  my  faslt. 

Shall  ihew  m<»e  goodly,  and  attraA  more  cyet^ 

Than  that  whkh  hath  no  foil  to  fet  it  off*. 

ril  fo  offend,  to  make  offence  a  fkiH ; 

Redeeming  time,  when  men  think  kaft  I  will.     lExtf. 

SCENE  changes  to  an  Apartment  in  the  Palaa. 

Emter  King  Htnxy^  Northumberland,  Worceffer, 
Hot-ipnr,  Sir  Walter  Blunt,  AHd»tb$rs. 

K.^#ai7.1iif  YUpodhath  been  too  cold  and  temperate, 

lYX  Unapt  to  ilir  at  thefe  indtgnicies  ^ 
And  you  hare  found  me  ;  for  accordingly 
You  tread  UDon  ray  patience :  but  be  ture, 
I  will  from  heticerarth  rather  be  myMf^ 
Mighty,  and  to  be  feared,  than  my  condition. 
Which  hath  been  fmooth  as  oil,  fbft  as  young  down. 
And  therefore  loft  that  title  of  refpeA, 
Which  the  proud  foul  ne'er  pays,  but  to  the  proud. 

Wor,  Oar  houfe,  my  fovereign  Liege,  little  deferves 
The  fconrge  of  greatnefs  to  be  ufed  on  it ; 
And  that  faoie  greatnefs  too,  which  our  own  handa 
Have  helped  to  make  lb  portly. 

North.    Mygood  Lord,  — — 

K.  lienrf.  Wortefitrt  get  thee  gone ;  for  I  do  fee 
Danger  and  disobedience  in  thine  eye. 

E4  O 


IQ4  TkcFiA^y  Fmp  of 

O  Sir,  your  prdcoceis  too  bold  and  pifwuMQFff 

And  Majefty  might  never  y^^ndune 

The  moody  frontier  of  a  ferKant  bfCMv* 

You  have  good  leaw  lo  h^ws^s.    Wkt^iwp^ifiei. 

Your  ufe  and  counfel,  we  ihall  Omd  for  yoH* 

[iamk  Wofflifleff. 
You  were  about  to  if  eak.  £^  NoftteqibeElaiuU 

Ndrtk.  Yc8,  my  good  Lord. 
Thofe  prifoners^  in  your  Highaefs' aa^it  deiitaaded» 
V/hich  Harry  Per  (J  htit  at  lUlm^^took^ 
Were,  as  he  fays,  not  with  fuch  ftremgib  doof -d 
As  was  deliverM  to  your  JJajefly, 
Or  envy  therefore,  or  mil^rifion. 
Is  guilty  of  this  faol(;»  and  Xiot  my  ifta. 

Hot.  My  liii^/^  I  did  deoy  no  .furifoD#0$» 
But  1  remember^  when  tibe  fight -was 4k>if at 
When  I  was  dry  with  cage,  .and  ^xtMme  <ojlU 
Breatblefs,  and  ^nt,  leaning  iVpAv^iy^WDrds 
Came  there  a  ccnain  Lord,  neat,  trimly  drefs'd  ; 
Frefti  as  a  bridegroom,  awl  his  jchin,»  iUBW-rcap'xl, 
Sbew'd  like  a  ftu'bl^le  laird  at  harveft^omc. 
He  was  perfiuned  like  a  milliner  ; 
And  'twixt  hh  finger  an5  1iis  thwrtb^  'bi;irel3 
A  pouncet-box,  whidi  ever  and  anon 
Ue  ^vc  his  nek :  .and  cooik't  ajwiiy  -W**  t  ^ 

Who,  therewith  iki\gry,  wh/an  it  aext  cam^  Aisre, 
Took  it  in  fnirff.— And  ftiU  he  Jaul*4  a»d  ^Vl ;      ,, 
And  as  the  foldiers  bare  dead  .bodtfS  hy^  ;. 

He  caird  theib  u«ta«^tJtnaves,  uxuttaAaexl>^  ; 
To  bring  a  Oovenly^  anhandfome^oarlfe 
Betwixt  the  wind,  and  his  iiobility* 
With  many  holiday  and  Jady  terjns 
Hequeftion'dme:  amongj^the  jxrfi,  licknuuidied 
My  prifoners,  in  your  M^eSy^  Hchalf. 
1,  then  all  fmai^ting  wlji^  my  wounds  Jbeii^  xold* 
(To  be  fo  jpeller'd  with  a  popinjay^ 
put  of  my  grief,  and  my  impatimie^  r. 

Anfwer'd,  negledtingly,  .I'knowjjft  what.; 
He  fhotild.  ^r  ftouldnoi;  /or  Jie  anode  we  mad« 
To  fee  him  thine  fo  hrl}k»  and  fioeil  &  fime^  .    ^ 

•And 


I 


King  Hiirity  IV.  ^^c^s 

And  talk(fe  IHcr  a  waMfig-;geotlewomafl, 

Of  guns,  and  drms,  tttid  wounds ;  (God  fare  At  tajA !) 

Ai^tMamg  «fe>  ^e  fivere%ii'ft  thiDg  09  tiuth 

Was  fttpato€i€y«  >for  «n  ktward  braHe : 

And  that  it  was|fpeat  .pky»  fo  it  wa3^ 

This  villainous  ialt-petre  fliould  be  diggM 

Out  of  the  |>o«vds  tff  the  han^lefs  earrti. 

Which  maiiy  m  good,  taH  &How  had  d.eftroytd 

36  OMinMlf :  And  'Vnt  for  th9^  ?i1e  gmn. 

He  would  himf^'haveljeen  afoldiet. - 

This  bald^  nn^itlted  dhat  of  his,  my  Lord. 
I  anfwer'd  indii«(^^  es  f  faid  X 
And  I  betedi-yoQ^  let  not  j^is  report 
Come  current 4fer«ii  tKcirfatiou, 
Betwixt  my  love  and  yonr  high 'Majdhr. 

SJuMt.  '9h^  dfcemftftnee  csmfider^^  good  my  Lofd^ 
Whatever  Harry  Percy  thtn  4xad  -feid. 
To  fuch  a  perfon,  and,  in  fuch  a  place, 
Atfuchatime,  wid^  >i41  th^^xeft  recoU, 
JMay  xeafiwiaUy  die^  r^  never  rijb 
To  ido  bifli  wrong,  cor  afny  way  impeadi  t 
Whattiien'he  faid»  fo  he  irafayitnow. 

K.  Hewy.  Why,  yet  he  ,doA  dqny  his  piifenexv^ 
$4xt  With  juiqyiip  and  excc^tion^ 
That  we  lat  our  ow^n  charge  fhall  ranfom  ftrtit 
His  bfOCher4n'kw,  the  toolHh  Mortimer  ; 
.  Who,  on  my  *fDtil,  hath  wilfully  betrayM 
The  lives  ot  thofe,  that  he  did  lead  to  Aght 
Againft  the  great  magician,  damn'd  Glstdtitferj 
Whole  daughter,  as  we  hear,  the*£arl  of  March  "^ 
^Hatk  4ately  marry'd.     Shall  our  coffers  then 
Be  empty*d,  to  redeem  a  traitor  home  ? 
Shall  we  buy  trrafon  ?  and  indent  witji  fears.. 
When  %\i^  hav6  Jq(1  and  forfeited  themfelves  I  - 
He  I  on  :t&e iMN^en  mountains  let  him  ftarVe; 
9^t  I  ihan ^levef  hold  that  man  my  friend, 
-Whofe  tongue  jfhall  afk  me  for  one  ^'^nxKy  wft  t 
To  ranfom  home  revolted  Afor/z^itfr. 

J^tf/.  Revolted  Jiar/i«ir/ 

•     •         ^^y.     -  Be 


io6  The  Fir  $t  Part  of 

He  oever  did  fa)l  off,  ny  ibveretga  Liege  (^),     . 

^Q^  hf  the  chance  of  war ;  to  prove  that  ttuct 

Needs  no  more  but  one  toneae»  for  all  thofe  weond^, 

Thofe  mouthed  wounds,  which  valiantly  he  took. 

When  on  the  gentle  Severn's  fedgy  bank» 

In  iingle  opjpofition,  hand  to  hand,  I 

He  did  confound  the  beil  part  of  an  hoar  I 

In  cl)angi|ig  argument  with  great  Ghndower:  w} 

Three  times  they  breath'd,  and  three  times  did  they  drinl^ 

Upon  agreement,  of  fwift  Se<vem*s  flood  ; 

Who  then  affrighted  with  their  bloody  looks. 

Ran  fearfully  among  the  trembling  reedf. 

And  hid  his  crifp'd  head  in  the  hollow  badk» 

Blood-ftained  with  thefe  valiant  combatants. 

Never  did  bafe  and  rotten  jpolicy 

Colour  her  workiag  with  (uch  deadly  wounds;, 

I^ur  ever  could  the  noble  Mortimer 


(9)  He  never  iidfM  tff  m^fov*rdgn  LtM, 

But  hj  the  chance  9f  war*]    The  teak  here  is  very  caidefly 
esprefsM,  if  this  be  the  geauine  feadiag :  for,  in  thtt  cafe,   the  poet 
oiuft  mean  {  he  never  did  fall  off,  tho*  we  by  the  chance  of  wu 
have  'lo/l  his  fervice.    Mr.  Warburton  has  fnfpeded  Uie  text }  lad 
thcreliore  V\\  fo^jeia  his  reifons  and  emeodatioo .*-»<*  A  very  pretty 
«  way  of  apologizing  for  Mortimer  /  The  King  ca^lt  him  revoiut 
«<  Mortimer  I  and  well  be  mighty  if  he  bad  indeed  revolted,  tho*  i^ 
<*  the  cbance  of  war*    Can  the  chance  of  war  excofe  a  foldier  filr 
**  forfeiting  his  honour?  Our  mi  iuty  men  will  icarce  allow  it. 
•*  But  in  cafe  Hot-J^ur  had  a  mind  to  infinuate,  that  the  chance  of 
<*  war   was  ah  alievation  to  the  revolt,  he  would  not,   fure,   in 
**  common  fenfc  have  tefented  the  epithet  in  foch  a  'manner  as  ^ 
««  repeat  the  Kln«*s  wofds  with  great  dii<UiB  $•— rnra/lci  MortLner  % 
^  This  would  be  execrable  ftuff,  indeed,  in  the  mouth  of  a  fbUieFn 
*<  or  a  reaioner.    1  am  perfuaded  therefore  the  poet  WOW} 
ffe  never  didfaU  e^,  my  fev* reign  Li^ge, 
But  *bides  tie  ebance  ef  war* 
**  i.  #•  abides  by  it,  endures  it.    And  that,  indeed,  w«i  a  foftcle?! 
**  pfeof  that  he  had  not  falPn  off,    if  he  yet  endored  the  rigours  of 
•<  imprtfofiment.    And    that  this  was  truly  Bot'£^r*%  fentiment, 
«  that  is,  that  he  had  at  leaft  a  mind  to  maifii  the  King  beli^tf 
•*  fi),  hear  his  own  words  afterwards  |[ 

■  '  fifffrd  bh  kinjmm  March» 
(ff^^ht  if  ev*iy  vmnervftrtti^kiflaiCdit 
Mieef,  bit  King  \\  to  kt  tlkta^'i  m  Hi \Vt««  ^c% 


Kif^  H  £  N  R  Y  IV,  r  lo^ 

Receive  Co  mmj,  tnd  i^l  wijliii^yi 

Tbea  let  iiim  not  be  (lander'd  with  revolt.    - 

K.HtM'j,  Thoo  deft  belie  him,  Perc^^  thoabeliefthimi;; 
He  never  did  encounter  with  GUndower  : 
He  darft  as  well  have  met  ^e  devil  alone,. 
As  Owen  GUridower  for  an  enemy. 
Art  sot  aihamM  I  but,  firrah,  from  tUs  honr 
Let  me  not  hear  jrou  fpeak  of  Mtrtimtr.. 
Send  me  )Foor  pnfoners  with  the  (peedieft  meant^ 
Or  you  (hall  hear  in  fuch  akind'^from  me? 
As  will  difpieafe  yon — My  Lord  N^rthumberlandft 
We  licence  yoor  departure  with  yxmr  Ton. 
Send'Os  your  prifoners,.  oryon^lhearof  iti 

\BxiiK.  Henry;. 

Hta.  And  if  die  devil  come  and  roar  tor  tfaem», 
I  will  not  fend  them.    I  will  after  ftrait,. 
And  tell  him  fo  ;  fbr  f  will  eafe  my  hcarr,.         ' 
Although  it  be  with  bizard  of  my  head. 

iVbr/iSlWhat,  drank  withcholer?flay^andpanie  a  while;; 
Here  comes  yoor  uncle* 

£/i/4r  WoroeScR. 

Stf/;  Speak  of  Mortimer  f 
Yes,  I  will  fpeak  of  him ;  and  I^  m^  tcM 
Want  mercy^  if  I  do  not  join  with  him. 
In  his  behalf,  I'llempty  all  thefe  veint» 
And  fhed  my  dear  blood  drop  by  drop  in  dufi». 
Bat  I  will  lift  the  downfall'n  Mkrtimer 
As  hi|h  i'lh'air  as  this  onthankfurKing,, 
As  this  ifigrate  and  cankred  BBlit^broh.. 

Nertb.  Srother,  the  King  hath  made  yoor  nephew  msd  I. 

[?«W^rcefter, 

Wor.  Who  ftit>ok  tht«  heat  np»  alter  I  was  gone  ?; 

Hot.  He  willy  IbHIbotby  have  all  my  prifonen  :: 
And  when  I  urgM  the  ran(bm  onoe  again- 
Of  (ny  wife's  brother,  then  his  cheek  lod&'^l  P>d^» 
And  on  my  face  he  turn'4  an ^  of'  death,. 
Trembling  ev'n  at  the  name^r  Morthnmrx 
'  Wot'.  1  cannot  blame  him ;  was  he  not  ptxliim'dv 
J^Ri^JhanitteLtitidUt  the  next  of  bWoili 

£  6  IhrtV^^ 


4^        The  Fir  srr   Bar|,  «f 

N»rtb.  He  was:  I  Jtcaidtte|tfi(olitmtia»; 
And  ihen  it  wat^  whtn  the  unhappy  ^^^ 
YWkde  wjoi^t  io  lu*  God  pascbR  1}  ^did  <fet  fonJi 
upon  his  Jrifi  ex{>edition  $ 
From  whence  h«»  kter^epte^  d^  4f$tmn 
To  be  deposM,  and  fliortl^  4mirdoed« 

^<rr.  Andibr  whoie4eath,wevinih^  wcirid's  wide^oaA 
Live  icandalizVl^  And  fnuliy  ^)toktn<€^» 

/^0^.  fitttii»ft,  2j^a7f4>tf4««-ididJ^aliSi2/«iMri/ih«i 
Proclaim  my  htoiherMoniimr 
Heir  to  the  crown  ? 
North.  He  did  ;  myM(  did  hear  It, 
£f0/.  Nay,  then  Ifiaaniatbiaime  jiic^oiifio  Kinfi 
That^^iAiVi  him  on  the  barren  mountains  ilarv^d. 
tut  (hall  k  'hpj  that  ^ou^  4hdt  f(K4fce  4fGie« 
Upon  the  head  «if  this  iMM'gf4fi4  ma«H 
And  for  his  fake  ^ear  this  4fteftei)  bio; 
Of  mnrdVous  iiibornauo^^  MMivh^      - 
^[^jAt  you  a  wofid  of  cw&s  uiifkr09> 
JBeing  the  agents  ot  bafe  fecond  fmsio$t 
The  cordsy  the  ladder^  or  the  hanj;maa  rather  ? 
(O  pardon  me,  that  f 'M'eej)^  tb  l€9w» 
To  ihew  the  line  and  the  ptedjcament 
Wherein  yopriai^  wder  dthis^iubcie  Kix^gf) 
Shall  it  for  fhame  Joe  (poken  an  theie  ds^. 
Or  fill  op  chroiu£k&  in  tiime  to  .cone> 
That  men  of  yourgiQi4^t}^aiNd<j>owfr 
Ingag'd  them  both  in  in  unjittft  behalf; 
(As  both  of  you,  <7od  ^yairdon  it!  rhave  done  :} 
To  put  down  ^ichardi  that'i^Mieet  lovely  xofe, 
A«d  ^lasu  «this  ^horn,  .this  canker  Molinghroh  ? 
An4  Ar^H  it  in  more  ihame  be  further  fpoken» 
Tb^^iyouaW l^^»  diifacKied,  aiMiibookpff 
By  hii|^  ^^hpm  ilbeiie  4ban>os  ye  Mnderweott? 
No ;  yet  time  ferves^  whomu  yQtt4Bay  redeem 
Your  bani^k'jd  honour^,^  and  reftore  yourfeivea 
Into  the'goo4  thoughts  of  ^e  world  again. 
Kevenge  the  jeeriiig  and  difdain'd  contempt 
Qf  4his  jMPoud  Xiqgf  who  -Hudies  day^aad  night 
Ob  aniwcxls^^  ^^  )mi  ^)«i^%  «ixi>  y^nhi 


King  HsNi.^'   IV.  fo9 

Ev^n  with  the  bloody  paymenlB  4>f  yovr  dcidis  t 
Therefore,  I  Af-^*-* 

fTcr.  ft9fi^9  flO«fin,  Jzy  A^  inore. 
And  now  I  will  unclafp  a  fiicret  book. 
And  to  yonr  quick-conceiving  difcontents 
rU  read  you  matter,  itff  mmd  4aogeroas  ; 
As  full  of  peril  and  advftnt!n)ii8/pirii,  * 

As  to  o'erwalk  a  current,  loanitt;  load. 
On  the  unfteadli«ft  .feo<ilBg  irf  a /pear. 

Hot,  U  he  fall  in,  ^oSA  Aigfat,  or  iink  Of  fmok : 
Send  danger  from  the  eaft  unto  ^e  weH, 
So  honour  crofs  it  ftom  tbe  nortili  ao  Ibuth  $ 
And  let  theiil^pnapple.-^-*-^0 1  th«  Wood  «Me  tiii 
To  rOQze  a  lioq»  than  <o  ftavt  a  hare. 

Noriif.  Imagination  of  fome  ^Utteoqpfek 
Drives  him  beyond  tine  4K)iiiidi  'of  pafiience. 

Hot.  By  heav'o,  Med^dakWH  wcie  «a  ^y  laap  )(lc). 
To  pluck  bdgibt  honour  £t>»  die  psk-ifac^d  moon ; 
Or  4iv«  iito  ^he  ^tcfftom  of  Ihr  (deep, 
Wh^re  fadoffi*ltaeicofikl  never  ^teiich  the. ground,  ■ 
Aad  plufik  np  dfowaed  (faooour  i)y  the  locka : 
So  he,  that  doth  nedaein  her  thenoe,  ttightweic 
WithcAtt^ooH^l  aU  her  diflikits. 
But  out  upon  tUs^aif-iac'd  iieUowfliip  I 

Wm^*  iic  upprehtm^  a  world  of  (figures  here. 
But  not  theiom  0f  what  he  flioiild  ^ttoad. 
Good  coa&a«  >giye  mc  laudtenoe  iot  a  wJbtfe. 

^fir.  Iici^'youmorcy. 
JTor.TikOikbmt  noble  Scots^ 
That  are  your  prifoncM  ■    ■■   ■ 

0  *    ■ 

(lo)  By  b€av*99  mth'pth,  it  Vfege  an  tqjjf  Imp 

To  fluck  bright  honour,  Ac]  This  bold  IihJomiifai$  ^t 
HfitffSr,  Winter,  ^  thre  moathiirg  of  gn  aftor,  it  ^nay  be  alwa^t 
aown*!imMk  «|^sMiie^  I  find,  an4  Bot  widRfut  feme  Jnftite,  vnt 
cai pM  at  and  tii^m^4  in  ftpr  ttuthpr'*  time.  In  ittmimtt  afid  fUf  . 
sbtr**  Knight  t^  tht  hurniiigFefk,  {the  iMftarfal  «f  thok  ^uys,)  a 
grocer*s  wHe  Mngs  her  *premlce  Rafffb  to  the  PUy-houfg  to  «^  a 
part ;  and  encouraging  him  to  exert,  Tays^  Hold  up  thy  htad^  lUlph  | 
Shew  the  gentlemen  ^bat  thou  can*Jt  do  :  "Speak  a  huffing  part :  1 
mmrrantjou  the  genftm^^M  4«c»t  tf  if.    And  thtll  lU(ti>  t^^c^w 

.  •  Hot. 


iTD  The  F  tit  ST  ?art  61 

H0t.  !*U  ketp  chc^m  all. 
JIv  heav*D,  he  ball  not  have  9i  Scat  of  then  : 
No,  if  a  Scot  would  fave  his  fou],  be  ihall  noti^ 
f  U  keep  them,  by  this  hand. 

HTor.  Yuu  ft  art  away, 
Aod  lend  naeai*  unto  my  parpofes};  ' 

Thofe  prifoners  you.,  fthall  Koepv 

Hot.  I  will;  that's  flat: 
He  faid,  he  would  not  ranibm  MerHpur: 
Forbadt-  my  tob^ue  to  ifeak  of  ^^Hmer : 
But  I  will  find  bun'  when  bellies  afleep,. 
And  in  his  ear  1^11  holla,  Mortimer! 
ISays  I  will  have  a  flaiiing  taught  to  fpeak 
Nothing  but  Mortimer^  and  give  it  him,. 
To  keep  hii  aoger  fiiliin  motion.. 

^ar.  Hear  yoa>  coufia  :-  a  word. 

Hot,  All  ftudtas  here  I  foleranly  ii^^t 
Save  how  ta  gall  and  pinch  this.  Balinghr^ki  : 
And  that  fame  fwocd  and  buckler  Prince  of  fFaUn, 
(But  tbat^.  1  thifik,  his  fathtr  loves  him  not» 
And  would  be  glad  he  met  with  fome  mifchance^) 
rd  hava^bim  poiibn'd  with  a  pot  of  ale. 

fTor.  Farewel,  my  kinfman ;  1  will  talk  to  yoo^. 
When  you  arc  better  temperM  to  attends 

Nortlh  Wbv*  whatawafp  feongu'd  and  impatient-fool! 
Art  thou,  to  break  into  tbis>  woman^s  mood^ 
Tying  thine  eai^ to  no  tongue  but  thine  own  ^ 

Hdi.  Why 9  look  you,  I  ani  whipt  and  icourg'd  with  rods^, 
Nfettledy.  and  ftung  with  pifmires,.  whoa  I  hear 
Of  this^  vile  poliuctan  BtUnghraki: 
In  RicJkariTs  time— —what  do  ye  call  the  plitce  ?' 
A.  plagqe  iipon't  b  ■  it  is  in  G/9^^/V#^— *- 

Twas  where  the  mad-cap  Duke  his  ujide  ke||t-« 
ll^is  unde  Ifarir— -«where  I  firft  bow'd  av  knee: 
Unto  this  King  of  fmiles»  this  Baiinghrake  : 
Wben  yott  and  he  came  back  from  Ravtnffurg^ 

Iforti,  At  Bari^Uj^  caftle. 

Hot,  You  fay  true  :. 
*l^hy,  what  a  deal  of  candied  courtefy 
This  fawiUDg  greyhound.  thcA  did  pro0er  me !  1 


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? 


King   Henry   IV.  ill 

look*  when  this  infant  fwrtum  camt  f9  4^#,      ■   ■  ■ 
^nid  gtntle  Harry  Ftrcj — and  kind  c^ufii^''^ 
The  devil  take  fach  cozeners— God  forgive  me      *^ 
€|Ood  ancle,  tell  your  talc,  for  I  have  oooe. 

W9r.  Nay,  if  yon  have  not»  (o*t  again. 
We'll  ftay  yoyar  lei^iure. 
Hot.  I  have  done,  i^akb.  * 

J^or.  Then  Qnci^  ^ore  to  your  Scottifk  prifonera. 

[ri?  Hot-fpttiw 
Deliver  thf»  wilhont  their  panfon  ftrak. 
And  make  the  IVw^Asj^  fon  yonr  onl^  mean 
For  pow'rs  in  Scotlwuly  which,,  for  divers  reafons  (i  i)^ 
Which  I  ihaU  fend  yoi^  wriuen^  be  afliir'd,. 
Will  eafily  be  graaudt. — Yoii^  my  Lord,       (fv  Nortl)^ 
Yoor  fon  in  ^roi/iur^'' being  thus  employed. 
Shall  fecretly  into  the  bolnn  creep 
Of  that  &me  noble  Prelaw,,  w^  belpv^ 
Til'  Archbiftop.. 
Hot.  Vork^  is'tnot^ 
Wor,  True,  who  bears  bar* 
His  brother^  death  at J?f^«/,  die  Lord  Str^vfs 
I  fpeak  not  this  in  eftimation. 
As  whai»  Lthink,  might  be  ;  bat  what,  I  kium^ 
Is  rnminated,  plotted  apd  fet  down> 

Whicb  Jpalljend  you  wrjtun^  bt  ajlur*4, 
JfVf  safiy  b«  ir^mtd ypttt  my  Lord, 
nw /mi  ik  Scotland  bmng.tbutAw^hf'i^ 
SbaUfuralfiaffjbfbi^mtrteg 

Cf  tbatfame  9§bU  freltt§t  &c.J  I  have  cbaag*d  thtpolatiagi 
of  tbis-f  aflage  hy  the  direaion  of  Dr.  T'btrlty  i  and  certainly  with 
joa  rcafoa.     fT^rafltr  is  here  planning  out  a  confpiracy  to  hit  nephew, 
iu«d.  brother.    But  ff^tuffUr  never  calls  hit  nephew  mj^  Ltrd:.  nna 
tyat  Hofjfiir  intended  to  be  [the  pef(bn  to  tAr-  np  thjp  Arcbkifbtf* 
«  Do  70«»  (fayi  he,  to  Boi-^r\)  dcbicr  up  your  priionen )  rtkafe^ 
C  ^^Mo^foC:  ranfomlelt,  and  emplQ][  him  toniiea  forc^lbr  yoa  in 
t  ^ctUndf  which  wiU  he  granic^  4Ad  700,  my  Lord,  (fays £c. to. 
*  J^^rtbumberla9i\  while  your  fon  is  (o  employ*d,  ihali  go  and  worl^. 
«  opon  the  ^cbhi4op  of  T§rk  to  rifc  and  affift  ypo.**  Confooant  10 . 
thit,  the  KLint,  at  \k$  «n^  of  this  play  fendt  hltfen  Jobft  wttkan, 
r  towards  Tfrk* 

7«  miit  Northomberland  an4prtJa!t9  Sc^o^ 
Wl^  9t  W€  btsr,  9r§.b»fifi,  iutarm* 

A»4\ 


iia  The  First  fut  Of 

And  oolf  .ftaf«>bttt^ih0M<  the  &ee 
Of  that  occafioa,  ibat  Aril  M»g  itioii. 

£&UL  J  fta€l\  it :  oa  J»y  lift,  it^will  do  well. 

Norib.  Before  ibe  gait^s  a*l«<it»  thooiftili  iett*ft<% 

^47/.  It  caiutf>t  cbi&  bjit  j»e  anobk  ]A>t ; 
And  then  the  power  of  Scotlaruly  JuA  of  T^k 
To  join  with  M»rtimir ;   haJ«  i  \ 

Wor.  SotHeylMl. 

,Ik$-*  In  faithy  it  is  exceedingly  well  aimM. 

Wor,  And  'Uf  no  liltfe  teafim  i>]ds  lis  ^^ed 
To  fave  ouf  Imm^^  ihy  ouliiig  lof  ^a  Jiettd: 
For,  bnar  <»MrftlNtf  «i  leveti  as  we  casl. 
The  King  wiU  «ilfra>y<tbink)hiifntiii  Qttr>dcl]C:) 
AAd;ihi9k,  wcdaemenrfeiytsmitiatasfy^d* 
Till  h&  hath  (f»^  « tlime  to  My  <bs  ^«yne. 
And  fee  already,  how  Jie»dotii  begis 
To  make  us  ftningeiiB  pb  iiis  jnoiv  tof  jove« 

jEfa/.  He  does,  he  does ;  we'll  be  revenged  •a  him* 

Wor.  Coo/in»  farewel.     No  fvutfeer  go  in  this. 
Than  I  by  letters  ihall  direfil  ircnvoMn^; 
When  tioie  jiari|pe»  ivwiu$:h«KiHJbefiiAdeDly, 
ril  ileal  to  Glen^/oaver^ ,  and  Lcard  Bhrti/mt, 
Where  ^po«^  tBLni  Jhvghis^  jtt)d«0iir^>ow'rB«t  onoey 
(As  I  will  falhion  it)  (fliall  Jiappily  meet. 
To  bear  our  fortoaes  in  our  own  &rong  arms^ 
Which  now  we  hcHd  at  much  uncertainty.  t 

North,  Farewel,  good  .brother;  we&allthrlre»  Itrai 

Hot,  Uncle,  adieii :  O4ot'«ibe  liovfs  he  fiiort^ 
Till  fieldsi,  and  blows,  and  gnmns  apjvlaitd  our  fport ! 


Jk9L 


ACT 


I 


King  H  E  K  R  T  IV.  Ill 


ACT      IL 

S  C  E  N  E,    an  inn  at  Rocbefter. 

Enter  a  Carrier  ^Uh^  lantbsmin  bis  hand* 

I    C  A  R  It  1  B  R. 

H£l|h  ho !  an't  be  not  four  by  the  (l&3r,  HI  be  ha^g'cl. 
Charle?  *watn  is  bver  tbe  new  c^sm^ey,  and  yH 
oar  horfe  not  packt/    What^  Oftlrr  ? 
O/^.  IwitJbin,}  AnoQ,  anon. 
1  X:ar.  1  pf^^hce,  7i«,  beat  C«tt*0  fadJlc!,  put*  few 
fiocks  in  the  point :  ib^  poor  jade  is  wrjuig  so  th$  wi- 
tkcrst  out  of  ^  t:ers. 

"Enttr^l^ierCarrSef, 

pCat.  .Peafeauidi)eaic9«mai4iifKk4ieiie'Mftilog»  ami 
&At  it  Jhe  JMOttiwav  to  give  poor  jade t  ♦be  biots  x  tiih 
liouie  ia  tuniM  npfide  down*  nnce  %him  Oftler  dyM. 

1  Car,  ?QQt  fdlow  never  fey'dfinte  the  price  of  oatt 
Toie«  it  was  tbe4leath  of  him. 

2  Car,  I  think  ^Mi'be  ihc  moft  vilhdaous  iiottfe  kiall 
Ijmdm  Miad  Cwr  Jeas :  I  am  Aui^  Hke  a  tench. 

1  ^C^.  like  a  lench  ?  hf  AtV  jBafs,  tbere^s  ne'er  i 
iCing  in  ptHifteoiAam  could  fceixtter  bstt  tkinl  har^ 
been  fince  the  firfl  cock. 

0^411-.  Wh]^,  .tticy  .^'U  aHow  ns  ne^er  a  jourden,  «nd 
t^eo  wie  te^  in  y^r  cUouiey  :  /and  your  cbaoiber-lie 
tM0«4s  fleaa  lifaeaioaeh. 

9<:ar.  Wh«t,  Qflkit,^  come  away»  ^d  ^be  han^, 
CAaie«wdy. 

a  C^r.  I  hav^  A^^aouDon  of -faaooi),  ( 1 2)  sand  t>wo  rases 
o^  Jgingcr/  to  be  dcliver'd  as  far  ^&Chating^Cr^. 

I  Cbt. 

(m)  Jitoitf  rw9  msM  ^/ jf^itf^  As  otir  author  in  feveral  paflagea 
ftieations*  TMicr  •^^iftgir^  Ithotigbt  proper  to'dif  iiiauifli  it  from  the 


M4  The  FiasT  Partol 

•     I  Car.  'Odfbody,  the  torkies  in  my  panniers  are  quite 
ftarvM.   What  oilier?  a  plague  on  thee  I  haft  thou  n«r« 
AA  eye  in  thy  head  ?  canft  not  hear  f  an  'twere  not  ts . 
good  a  deed  as  drink,  to  beat  the  pate  of  thee,  I  am  a 
ytry  villain.   Come  and  be  hanged ,  hail  no  faith  in  thee  ? 

En}er  Gads-hill. 

Gash.  Good-morrow,  carriers.    What's  o'clock  ? 
Car.  I  think,  it  be  two  o'clock. 
Cadi,  Ipr'ythee,  lend  me  thy  lanthorn,  to  fee  my 
gelding  'm  ti^e  ftable.  ^ 

1  Car.  Nay,  foft,  I  pray  ye  i  I  know  a  trick  imk     a 
Uro  of  that,  ?*feith.  ^  .^     i 

Gads.  I  pr'ythee,  lend  me  thine.  , 

a  Car.  Ay,  when  ?  canft  tell  ?  lend  me  thy  lanthontt 

4110th  a  !  marry,  I'll  fee  thee  hang'd  firft. 
Gads.  Sirrah,  carrief.  What  time  do  you  mean  to  coiM 

to  London  F 

2  Car.  Time  enough  to  go  to  bed  with  a  candle,  I 
warrant  thee.  Coxpe,  neighbomr  Muggn^  we'll  call  up 
the  gentlemen ;  they  will  ^ng  with  company,  for  thqr 
^ve  great  charge.  (  [Exnua  d^msi 

Enttr  Chamhirlaim. 

Gads.  What,  ho,  Chamberlain  I 

C^0i»4.  At  hand,  quoth  pick-ptirie. 

Gads.  That's  even  as  fair,  as  at  hand,  qnofh  die 
jChamberlain ;  for  tlwu  varieft  no  more  from  j^icking 
pf  purfes,  than  giving  Are^Uon  dodi  fifom  labouringii 
Thou  lay'ft  the  plot  how,  -  ' 

Cham.  Good- morrow,  mzSitr  Gads-hill  \  it  holds  c«r- 
rent«  that  I  told  you  yefternight.  There's  n  l^r^klia, 
in  the  wild  of  Kentf  hath  brought  three  hundred  marki 
with  him  in  gold  %  I  heard  lum  tell  it  to  one  of  hit 
company  lad  night  at  fupper ;  a  kind  of  auditor,  one 
^at  hath  abnndance  of  charge  too,  God  knows  whit : 

vMfse  raenclonc^  here.  The  former  6goifiet  00  snore  than  a  fbgle 
SMtoffit,  from  tht  JtaRon  term  rMdici*^  b«t  •  rtau  is  the  Zm&m 
term  far  a  hale  of  it.  Two  rooti  of  tHu  ffico,  M<  obviMst,  ivo«M 
H^dljf  Jha ve  bvcn  feni  from  Rotbejicr  \a  X>%»im  \\  \^  iM%vtt« 


King  Henry  IV.  115 

|3iey  are  up  already,  and  call  for  eggs  and  botte?.  They 

lAlt  away  prefeotly. 

^    Gads.  Sirrah,    if  they  meet  not  with  St.  Ni€t9lm^ 
darks,  I'll  fiive  thee  this  neck. 

Cbcmb,  No,  ril  none  of  it :  I  pr'ythee,  keep  that  for 
the  hangman ;  for,  I  know,  thou  worfkipp'ft  St.  Nieh§Uu 
as  truly  as  a  jnan  of  falihood  may. 

Gaih,  What  talk'ft  thou  to  me  of  the  hangman  ?  if  I 
hang,  ril  make  a  fat  pair  of  gallows.  For  if  I  hang, 
old  Sir  John  hangs  with  me,  and,  thou  know'ft,  h^% 
no  ilanreling.  Tut,  there  are  other  TrojoMS  that  thou 
dream'il  not  of,  the  which,  for  fport-fake,  are  conte^c 
to  do  the  profeflion  fome  grace  ;  that  would,  if  matters 
Ihottld  be  look'd  into,  for  their  own  credit  fake»  make  all 
whole.  I  am  join'd  with  no  foot- land-rakers,  no  lo^g* 
fiaff-iix-penny-ftrikers,  none  of  thofe  mad  mnftachio* 
purple- hu'd-malt- worms ;  but  with  nobility  and  tranquil-  ' 
lity;  (13)  burgomafters,  and  great  moneyers;  fuch  as 
can  hold  in,  fuch  as  will  ftrike  fooner  than  fpeak ;  and 
fyeak,  f<)dner  than  drink ;  and  drink,  fooner  than  pray  | 
and  yet  1  lie,  for  they  pray  continually  unto  thti?  iaU)t 
the  common-wealth  ;  or  rather,  not  pray  to  her,  but 
prev  on  her ;  for  they  ride  up  and  down  on  her,  and 
malce  her  their  boots* 

(13)  Bmrg^mafitn,  md^irtM  oae-eycrs.l  ftrbspt  oacniftt,  tnf^ 
ttft  or  tomm^»tier$  j  fays  Mr.  Pope,  But  how  this  word  comet  ta 
idmit  of  tnf  fuch  conftruAion,  I  am  at  a  bfs  to  luiow.  The  word 
h^  apparently  of  French  termination  j  and  muft  have  itf  dcrivatitn 
from  Onui  of  the  Latines^  accordingly  the  Inmb  fay  Nff*  •atr^iret^ 
Aipa  of  burihni  i  and  fo  un  Agent  oaerairi  is  fuch  a»  agent  fmet  k 
Jnm  et  la  charge  dfune  cbofe,  doni  un  autre  a  tUnMeur,  '  So  that  thit 
Cxpofition  doen  not  at  all  fort  with  the  chara^ers  intended  by  otr 
lothor.  ToMr,  P9pe*t  fecond  conjeAure,  of  cunning  men  thai  Uck 
jbarf  and  aim  weff,  I  have  no'tfaiog  to  leply  fenoufly :  but  choofe  ^o 
drop  it.  I  formerly  fufpeded  that  we  ikould  read  Seignk^s  {  bat  1 
retraA  it  as  a  bad  conje^nre.  The  reading,  which  I  have  now  Aib* 
iit^ted,  I  owe  to  the  frienri/bip  of  the  iageoioui  NUbdat  Hardi^gtg 
Ef^;.  A  Mender,  is  an  officer  pf  the  mint,  which  makea  coin  and 
delivCrt  oat  the  King's  money.  Moneyers  aje  alfo  taken  for  Bata* 
^•ert,  or  thofie  that  make  it  their  trade  to  com  and  rettmi  money. 
Either  of  ihcic  acc^Utioai  iviil  ^dminkij  f^oiie  «ltk«tti  I9&xbnf  v 


Ji6  The  Fir  ST  Part  qF 

C/fttfMJ.  Wkftt,  Ift^commof) -wraith  tlicir  ix>oCs  ? 
fhe  hold  out  water  in  foul  way  ? 

GaJi^  6!ie  win,  ^e  wiU;  jufHce  hath  HquoPd 
We  ftealy  as  in  a  caflle^  cock-'^rej  we  have  the  j 
"•of  "fern-lleed,  we  walk  invifible. 
"^  >Gkmn.  ^x»  I'thfmk  rather^  you  are  more  beho]<l 
to  the  night,  than  the  fern -feed,  for  your  W9lking  ]»1 
tyMble.  I 

Gads.  Gkvt  me  thy  hand  :  thoa  'fliah  have  a  ibai«  lil 
^OMf  porthafe,  as  7  «Hn  a  true-man.  | 

Ckam.  fiN^y  father  let  me  have  it,  as  >oa  are  a  AUt  1 
:*ief.  I 

Gat/s.  Gf)iOi^Hmo  h  a  common  natneto  all  nqb| 
'  Bid  >he  d^r  Mng  my  gdding.Dttt  of  ch«  firabte.  f^rtr 
-«reli  ^  muddy  Icrrare.  ££xiMrt| 

is  C  £  N  i:  chaqgfii  to  ibe  lug^imy. 
Enter  Tritf^tti^t^ry^  Poia^  /miTfUto*^ 

J^Wbv/«/^Ojn«,^ker,4h«lien  !l  ^^«vre  removed  F^H/hfi 

\ji  iKxrft,  4Mid  Ite  ffcts  Itke  «  f  iimm'4  ^elmt. 
^.  JftMjP.  <tarod  ^eMe. 

£iy/^r  FalitaiF. 

fjrf.  Tvinsi  Tthtss  atid1>c1»ai«^ll,  F«/«// 
'  ^  ?.  J5&«ry.  Peace,  yefat-WdDf^/dwfc^,  wha^tubnwl- 
*iw  dcrfl  fliou  keep  J 

/W.Wfaat,  jP^# /««//-.--« 
»,  jfifipwry.  He  is  waifcM  wp  to  ehe  t»p  of  #hc  *iM,  Ml 
^^k*him. 

Fal.  I  am  Accurft  tp  j»b  iji  Aat  tjiief  *s  conjpanjr :  t^c 
jaTcal  haih  ri^o^d  m^  hotic^  9M  ly^d  i»9i,  1  know  POt 
Wibe^.  a  I  tf asAel  Ijut  four  ifoot  hy  the  fq«are  fat «bcr 
albot,  I  WiM  break  my  wind.  'Wtjfl,  Idoobt  not  t)fit 
to  die  a  fair  death  for  atl  )Chis,  |f  I  'fcape  hanging  for 
JiilliRg  ftajt  i^ogiic,  Ilxa«efarfwQroJus4:ompanytP»»ly 
My4m(i^i)m  two  and  twanty  year*  «Bd  ytt  I  «m  ke- 
i  mtdi'd  with  the  tr^iie-s  conif  anf .  if  cbe  rafcai  have 
not  giv^n  me  medicines  to  miViR  tsi^\oN^V\Ts\^  ¥^  %e 


King  H  fi  N  R}  r  IV.  ^tiji 

ig^M;  It  could  n^tbeeHbi^  Ikive  iraitb  ntsditifte^.f 
tnjf  Hal!  apkgiieiipon:yoii]k>Ui.  BmMp%!  F^^t^ 
i  ftarve,  ere  Til  rob  a  flot.  furditr^  Pmt  ^w«re  aoc  as 
od  a  ^tt^  as  to  drink,  to  xam  vm^xumt  and  ta»le«ire 
de  rogues»  I  am  thtf  Tariaftr  \flrltr  thar  mm  x:b«v»'d 
th  a  ti^lkr  Eigiif  yards  of  viwvsn.  froiind»  i»<^rie* 
M#:aBdntBD'miiesaloa*wftftinr:  aad  iit  ftoiif-licwned 
llains  know  it  well  enMgh.    A  plagiir  vpcto^t^  l»4Mfti 

^liaiiKl— *«-'ar plague^Qftttywi afti  Griva latiiiy Mrfc ; 
in  K>sH»s»  me  mtfiBf  iovfe^  aa4  lie  haotMv 

P.  ^TM^r.  Peace,  ye  fat  eats,  lie  d(Ml«r  Mf  driie-CW 
lole  td-tlid  giowid,^  siadlift^if  ihoi»  d«ii.'lieaiL'die  Mud 
f  travellers. 

jFtf/.  Have  you  any  teavftre  to  lift  lOV  «p*agrinf  Mag 
avm^  'SNe^^  I'll  not  bear  miftw  own  ilfAl  £»>  far 
foot  again,  for  all  the  coin  in  ciiy  InlWira^  eMlM^fSiRr 
^at  a  plague  mean  ye,  to  colt  me  thus  ? 

P.^^fy.Thou  lieftylhMMna«itGdl^,thou  art  uncolted. 

Fdi  I  pf'^thee,  goad  Frioce  jWy  hel^  <&»  M  Ay 
good  King'svf 


iQl/cv^gOod  King'svfon. 

f.Htnrj.  Oat,  you  rogue!  (hall L be  yMuroftlAr? 

FaL  Go  hang  thyfelf  in  thy  own  htiriHf  |MUMtgaittfKI ; 
f  I  he  t^'enr  riLpeach  for  tWn  u^l  bav^  iMt  bidJi^s 
ik^dt  on  you  all,  and  iiiag  to  fikby  UMietf*  l«t  a  tilup  'of 
ack  be  my  poi(<m;,*wh€aa  j^ia«f0  farwiivd>  and  afeoi 
toa!  Lhaicit. 

j«fi^  Gtfdi^hill  ^iW  B&rdol^h. 

(?ij4/j.  Stand,  * 

i?'<i/.  si)  t  do  ag^^itt  itiy  will. 

Poiru.  O,  ''tis  our  fettei^,  I  know  his  v<5ice : 
BUrdolphf  what  news  ? 

Bard,  Cafe  y#,  caft^ye  t  trtt  With  your  vifors ;  there*s 
nMoeytof  the:  King's  oomiiig  down  the  KilH  'tit^e&ng  to 
tl^KiBg*8f^x<keqtie#.  • 

#W.  Vot^lie^  you  rogae^  Hisfoing  tortheKi^ig^tsif  em« 

Gads.  There's  enough  to  naaloe  us  AL 

FaL  To  be  hanged* 

P.  Htnrj.  Sirsi  you  four  ihalf  front  them  in  xVie  n^t. 


Ii8  The  First  Part  of 

row  lane :  Ned  Pmms  and  I  will  walk  lower;  if  they  fape 
from  yoar  encoanter,  then  they  light  on  as* 

PiU,  Bat  how  muLj  be  of  them  ? 

G4ids.  Some  eight  or  ten. 

Fml.  2^nds!  will  they  not  rob  nsi 

P.  Hmry.  What,  a  coward,  Sir  J»lm  Paumhf 

Fd.  Indeed,  I  am  not  Jtbn  of  Gaumt^  your  graad* 
father ;  bat  yet  no  coward,  Hal. 

P.  Hmrj^  Well,  we*ll  leave  that  to  the  proof. 

Pmms.  iAxt^i  Jmcif  thyhorfeftands  behind  the  hedge; 
when  thoa  need*ft  him,  there  ihalt  thoa  find  him  ;  mt: 
wel,  atid  ftand  M. 

tml.  Now  cannot  I  ftrike  him»  if  I  ihonld  be  haiig'd. 

P.  Hifuy*  Ntdi  where  are  oar  diigaifes  ? 

Pmks.  Here,  hard  by :  ftand  dole. 

Fid.  Now  m]f  mailers,  happy  man  be  his  doIe»  faylj 
crery  man  to  mi  bttfinefs. 

Ewtir  TrMvdUn. 

Trmf.  Com^  neighboor  \  the  boy  fhall  lead  our  horfts 
down  the  hill :  we'll  walk  a  foot  a  while,  and  eafe  our  legs. 

Thievis*  Staftd,— **• 

Trmv,  Jefa  bleft  as  t 

Fal.  Strike  I  down  with  them,  cat  the  rillains  throats^ 
ah^  whoribn  cater^llars ;  bacon-fed-knaves ;  they  hate 
tts  youth  %  down  with  them»  fleece  them. 

Trav>  O,  we  are  undone,  both  we  and  oors  for  ever. 

Fal.  Hang  ye,  gorbellied  knaves,  are  you  undone? 
no,  ye  fat  chofFs,  I  would  your  ftore  were  here.  On, 
baconsi  onl  what,  ye  knaves?  young  men  mttft  livei 
you  are  grand  jurors,  are  ye?  we'll  jure  ye,  i'faitb. 

[Hifi  thij  r$h  and  hind  thtm  :  Esamd* 

Enter  Prince  Henry  imd  Poins. 

P.  Henry^  The  thieves  have  bound  the  true  men :  now 
oould  thou  and  I  rob  the  thieves  and  go  merrily  to  Un^ 
dm^  it  wbuld  be  argument  f6r  a  week,  laughter  for  a 
month,  and  a  good  jeft  for  ever. 

PQim.  Stand  clofe,  I  hear  them  coming. 


King  He  n  k  y    IV.  119 

Enter  TbU'ves  again. 

.    fakQ^naty  my  laaflersy  kt  us  (hare*  and  thea  to 
boric  before  day ;  an  the  Prince  and  Poins  be  not  tw^ 
arrant  cowards,  thereat  no  equity  ftirrinfi;.    Tkereli  no 
jBore  vidonr  in  that  Puns^  than  in  a  wilci  dnck* 
P.  Htnn.  Yoor  money* 
i>«fiM.  Villatns! 

[Jb  tktj^  ari  fimrii^^  the  Princi  and  Poins  fit  uftn 
Am*  Thij  aU  mm  awi^,  ^m^  FaHlafl^  after  m 
Um»0r  tv0o  mm  mutay  t$$%  Uawnr  tbt  i$oiy  It^ 
khulthm.  ^ 

P.fiNH^.  Gotwitkmucheafe.  Now  merrily  lohorfe: 
Tbe  tbieires  aie  fcatterM,  and  pofleft  with  fear 
So  ftronglyt  dut  they  dare  not  meet  each  other  j 
£adi  taket  hit  fellow  ibr  an  ofHcer. 
Away,  good  NeJ.    Now  Falftaf  {yfitzx%  to  deatH 
And  lards  the  lean  earth  as  hq  walks  along. 
Were't  not  for  laughing,  I  ihould  pity  him. 

P§im.  How  the  rogue  roar*d !  [Exeunu 


B 


SCENE,   Lord  Ptre^i'^  houfe. 

Euhr  Hot-fpnr  fihs^  reading  a  Letter. 

VT  fir  mim  onjim  parti  my  Lord^  1  c^uld  he  njnell  ctn* 

temed  H  he  then,  in  reffea  of  the  lon^e  J  hear  ^our 

bonfi.  He  cpuld  be  contented  to  be  there ;  why  is  he 
not  then?  in  reffeBrf  the  lave  he  bean  our  houfe!  he 
ihews  in  this#  he  loves  his  own  barn  better  than  he  lovet 
oor  iioQfe.  Let  me  fee  feme  more.  The  furpofe  yon  nn* 
dertake  is  dangmms.  Why,  that's  certain :  ^ti%  dangerous 
to  uke  a  cdd,  to  fleep,  to  drink  ;  bat  I  tell  you,  my 
Loiti  fool,  out  of  this  nettle,  danger,  we  pluck  thif 
flower,  (afcty.  The  purpofi  you  un^rtake  is  dangerous^ 
the  friends  you  have  named  uncertain^  the  time  itjelf  uuy 
fortedp  and  your  vshole  pht  too  tight  ^  for  the  counterpoise^ 
^fo  great  an  oppofhion.  Say  you  fo,  fay  you  fo?  I  fay 
onto  you  again,  yon  are  a  (hallow  cowardly  hind,  and 
yoQ  be.  what  a  lack-brain  is  this  ?  By  the  Lord,  ouir 
plot  is  a  geod  plot  as  ever  was  laid  \  oar  friends  true  and. 

conftatiw 


ito  The  First  Part  of 

conftant :  a  good  plot,  good  friends,  and  fall  of  exp 
tacion ;  an  excellent  plee>  very  good  friends.  Wh] 
ftoily-ipiiittd  mgue;  is  Uiii  t  Wiiyy^  fliy  iiwrd  o£  2 
conmends  the  piot^  and  tiw  gescralconrfeo^tfieadi 
By  tliis  kand).  il  I  were  now  n^  tkb  jafta^  looiikt?bi 
him  with  hiS  Ladjr'a  fan*  Is  them  not  myi^Mher^ 
uncle,  and  myfelf.  Lord  EdmumhMarftimtrp  m^Eoti 
Torif  and  Oivett  Glendotwer  ?  Is  there  OMI  bf^das^ 
J>wjo^*t  kattelaoc^  al^  their  kiipn^- ta^«Qte.,me 
arj&foy  the  adntk^f  theaest  mofithri  andase^'ere 
ibme  of  them  fet  forward  akead^l  >IVhak»a»pagaii  ra 
is  this?  an  infidel.  Ha!  you  (hall  £»  now^  in  v 
fincarity^ef  fea*  and  jColdhaAity.witfWtv  tile  JUag^i 
lay  open  all  oar  proceadinga.  Of  I  tnuld^  divide  aiyii 
and  go  to  bttffecs»  fortnoviog  Adi  adiAf  filiknasifdm 
with  fo  honourable  an  a£tton»  Hang  Min»  tet  Unt:^ 
theKing^  Wear&pwparady.IiiiilfetfbffWaadtoaigh 

Enter  Ladji^txcfw        ^^      3; 

Bow  now,  Kate  !  I  muft  ldaveyoauwithii«thcfittM(#BlNn 
Laiiy,  O  my  good  Lord,  why  are  you  thus  alone  f 
For  what  ofTeace  have  I  this  Ibrtn^nt  bctea 
A  baniih'd  woman  from  my  Hany^s  bed? 
Tell  me,  fweet  LQvd»  whaaisifttiMit-tate^ikMn  thee 
Thy  ilomach,  pleaCure,  and  thy  gplden deep  ? 
Why  dofl  thott  bend  thy  eyes  upon  the  earth  ? 
And  ftart  fo  often,  when  thou  iitt^ft  alaoe-f 
Why  haft  thou  loft  the  frefh  blood  k  thy  cheei;s  ? 
And  given  my  treafures  and  my  rjgits  of  thee. 
To  thick-ey'd  nwifing,  and  curi  nielancholy  I 
In  thy  faint  Cumbers  I  by  thee  have  watcht. 
And  heard  thee  murnMir  tales  of  iron  wars: 
Speak  terms  of  manage  to  thy  bounding  (teed  |, 
Crv,  courage!  to  the  field!  aud  thoirhaft  talk'd 
Or  fatlle^,  and  retires;  of  trenches^  (Ohts, 
Of  palifadoes,  frontiers,  parapets^^    I 
Of  bafilifes,  of  cannon,  tulverm,. 
Of  prlfoners  rahfom,  and  of  foldiers  flain^ 
Ancl  all  the  current  of  a  heady  fight* 
Thy  ipirit  within  thee  hatb  beeu^b  at  war#. 


^Ktrig  riENRY  IV.  izi 

And  ttiv^ lisittt  foi  beiir'd.tkee  in  thy  fleep. 
That  beads  of  Aveat  have  Hood  upon  thy  brov^. 
Like  bubbles  in  a  late-didurbed  ibeam  : 
And  in  thy  face  ftraqge  motions  have  appearM, 
Sach  a»  we  fee  when  men  refb-aia  their  breath 
On  fome  great  fuddeii  hade.    O,  what  portents  are  thefe  ? 
Some  heavy  bhfin^s  hath  my  Lord  in  hand. 
And  I  mail  kiiow  it;  elfe  he  loves  me  not. 
H^.  What^  ho!  is  GiUiams  with  the  packet  gone? 

Euier  Siruant. 

Ser*v.  He  is,  my  Lord»  an  hour  agone. 

Hot.  H^tYi  Xvtkr  brought  thofc  horfes  from  the  fhcriff? 

Serv.  One  horfe,  my  Lord,  he  brought  ev*n  now. 

Hot.  What  horfe  ?  z  roan,  a  crop-ear,  is  it  not  ? 

Sew.  It  is,  my  Lord. 

Hot.  That  roan  fhair  be  my'throne. 
Well,  I  will  back  him  flrait.     O  E/ferance  ! 
Bid  ^iirtpr*lead  him  forth  into  the  park. 

Lady.  But  hear* you,  my  Lord. 

Hot.  What  fay'ft  thou,  my  Lady  ? 

Lady.  What  is  it  carries  you  away  ? 

Iftr.  ^^hy,  my  horfe,  my  love,  my  horfe. 

La^.  Out,  yqam$d-hcadcdape!  A  weazel  hath  not 
S«ch  a^dealx>f  fpl^en  as  you  ai«  tdft  with. 
In  faith,  ril  know  your  bufintefs,  that  I  will. 
I  fear,  my  brother  Mortimer  doth  iJir 
About  his  title,  nnd  hathfent  fqr  you 
To  line  his  enterprize :  but  if  you  go— — 

*Jya/.—— So  far  afoot,  1  ihall  be  weary,  love. 

Lady*  Conie,  come,  you  Paraquito,  anfwer  me 
I^iredly  to  this  queftion,  I  (hall  aik. 
X*n  break  thy  little  finger,  Harry y 
And  if  thou  wilt  not  teU  me  all  things  true. 

Hot*  Away,  away,  you  trifler: — love!  1  love  thee  not, 
1  care  not  for  thee,  Kati\  this  is  no  world     ' 
L    To  phy  With  mammecs,  and  to  tilt  with  lips. 
V  We  mufthave  bloody  nofes.and  crack*d  crowns, 
1  Arid  pa6  them  current  too-^gods  mel  my  horfe. 
I  What  {ay'fl:  thou,  Kate  ?  what  wouldll  tfeou  have  with  me  ? 
W.     V»L.  IV.  F  Lady 


122  The  First  Part  of 

Liidy.  Do  ye  not  lore  me  ?  do  you  not»  indeed  f   ' 
Well,  do  not  then.    For  fiace  yon  love  me  not» 
I  will  not  love  royfelf.    Do  ^ou  not  love  me  ?  ^<^ 

Nay,  tell  me,  if  yon  fpeak  m  jeil,  or  no?  1% 

Hot,  Come,  wilt  thou  fee  me  ride  f  ^ 

And  when  I  am  o'horfe  back,  I  will  fwear  l^^ 

.  I  love  thee  infinitely.     But  hark  you,  Kaie, 
I  mud  not  have  you  henceforth  queHiOn  me,  ^  ^ 

Whither  I  go;  nor  rcafon,  where  about. 
Whither  I  mufl  I  mud;  and  to  conclude,  i  ^ 

This  evening  mud  1  leave  thee,  gentle  JCaie.  K 

]  know  you  wife  ;  but  yet  no  further  wife  "^ 

Than  Harry  Percfs  wife.     Conftant  you  arc. 
But  yet  a  woman  ;  and  for  fecrefV, 
No  Lady  clofcr.     Fori  well  believe. 
Thou  wilt  not  utter  what  thou  doft  not  know  ; 
And  fo  far  will  I  trull  thee,  gentle  KaU. 

Lady.  How,  fo  far  ? 

Hot.  Not  an  inch  further.     But  hark  you,  Katn 
Whither  I  go,  thither  fliall  you  go  too  : 
To-day  will  I  fet  forth,  to-morrow  you. 
Will  this  content  you,  Kdtif 

Lady.  It  mud  of  force.  [£xWHtf< 

SCENE  changes  to  the  Boards-Head  T^^trn  in 
E  aft -cheap. 

Enter  Prince  Henry  and  Polns. 

P.£/;?«ryl'VT  E  D,  pr'ythce  come  out  of  that  fat  roo»i 
X  >l    and  lend  me  thy  band  to  laugh  a  little. 

Poins.  Where  had  been,  Hal? 

P.  Henry., With  three  or  four  loggerheads,  amongft  three 
or  fourfcoie  hogftieads.  I  have  founded  the  ytry  bafc 
il ri  r, g  of  humility.  Sirrah,  I  am  fworn  brother  to  a  leaih 
of  d  1?  vers,  and  can  call  them  allby  their  chrid^n  names, 
;u  r  ;;;,  Dicky  and  Francis.  They  take  it  already  upon 
■heir  COT) l:;ence,  that  though  I  be  but  Prince  of  Walest 
yr  j  vr  tic  King  ofcourtefy  J  telling  me  flatly,  lam  no 
proic :?.  :>  Yik^  Faljlaff^  but  a  C^/Vr/^w/r,  a  Jad  of  met* 


King  Henry  IV.  12^ 

tier*  a- good  boy:  (By  the  Lord,  fo  they  call  toe;)  kni 
when  I  am  King  of  Englani/^  I  (hall command  all  the  good 
lads  in  Eafi'^cheaf.They  call  drinking  deep,  dying  fcarlct ; 
(44)  and  when  you  breathe  in  your  watering,  they  cry» 
hem  !  and  bid  yoa  play  itoff.-^To  conclude,  1  am  fogood 
a  proficient  in  one  cjuarter  of  an  hour,  that  I  tan  drink 
with  any  tinker  in  his  own  liinoiiage  during  my  life.  I  rell 
thee,  NeJ,  thou  ha&loft  muchnonour,  that  thou  wert  not 
with  me  in  thifi  adion;  but,  fweet  A^<f</, — (to  fweeten 
which  name  of  Ned,  I  give  thee  this  penny-worth  of  fn- 
]gar  clapt  even  now  into  my  hand  by  an  under- fkinker» 
one  that  never  fpake  other  Englijh  in  his  life,  than  eigh't 
/billings  and  fix-pence ,  andj^n  are^welcome.  Sir:  With  this 
ihrill  addition,  jfnon,  anon.  Sir;  fctra^A pint  dfbaftard  *« 
the  half  moony  or  fo.)  But  Ned,  to  drive  away  the  lime  till 
Tidftaffzomt,  I  pr'ythee,  do  thou  (land  in  fomc  bye-room, 
while  I  queftion  my  puny  drawer,  to  what  end  he  gave 
me  the  (ugar ;  and  do  thou  never  leave  calling  Francis^ 
that  his  t^e  to  me  may  be  nothing  bnt,  an^n.  Step  aiide« 
and  I'll  fliew  thee  a  precedent.  [Poins-  ntireh 

Poins*  Prancis,'      ■■ 
T.Henry,  Thou  art  perfcd. 
.  P^iiu*  Francis y^'^^^ 

inter  t^Ancis  the  dranver* 
Fran.  Anon,  anon.  Sir  ^  look  down  into  the  pomgfiinttj 
kalpby 

P.  Henry.  t?ome  hiftier,  Francis. 

Fran.  My  Lord. 

P.  Henry,  MOW  loiig  haft  thou  to  ferVe,  Francis? 

Fran.  Forfooth,  five  years,  and  as  much  as  to— -^ 

Poins.  Franciiy-^^^^    ; 

^ran.  Anon,  anOfi,  Sir. 

P.  Henry.  Five  years ;  byVl^dy,   a  tOng  leafe  for  the 

(14)  And  ^benyw  brealhie  tnyour  watering,  &c.]  This  decent  way 
^f  esq^effing  «n  iodecelicy  puts  me  in  miti^  of  the  fame  decorum  a- 
kMiog  the  Greeks,  which  is  quoted  three  times  by  "nidcis,  and  whith 
^en^y  conies  up  to  this  plirare  quoted  by  car  author.   *Awo^e^iTiit  ri 

'Af4^^Xv*  Sic  bon^e  ^ere  k^oeattir:  H^n^ui  vert  eft,  hannXv,  it 

f  i  tUnking , 


j'2'4.'  1* liC  F  m.'rs  t  Fin  of 

clinking  of  pewter.  But,  ^Awi/,  dareft^hoabc  Yd  va- 
liant, as  to  play  the  coward  with  thy  indenture,  and 
ihew  it  a  fair  pair  of  heels,  ^nd  rah  from  it  ? 

Fran^  O  lord,  Sir,  TU  be  f^Vorn  i^pon  all  tb«  bodkft^i] 
ttt^Uftd,  1  could  find  in  rtiy  heart    ■ 

Poinu  Francit,  ■    ■  -^ 

Fran.  Anon,  an6h,  Sir. 

Y.Henry.  HOw  old  art  thou,  Francis^ 

Fran.  Let  me  fee,  about  Mi clbaelmas  next  HhsiUhei^ 

Poins,  Ftanciif' 

Fran,  Anon,  Sir;  pray  you  ftay  a  little,  my  Lord. 

V.  Henry.  Nay^  but  hark  you,  Francis ,  for  the  fugy 
thou  gaveft  me,  'twas  a  pennyworth,  was't  not  ? 

^Fran,  O  lord,  1 4Voald  it  h^  been  two. 

P.  Henry.  I  will  give  thee  fbr  it  athoufand  po^Qd :  Aft 
xne  when  thou  wilt,  and  thoii  (halt  have  it. 

Poins  Francis^'    '   ■ 

F;^<w.  Anon,'ati6n.  "  ^ 

i  P.  Henry,  Anbtii' Francis?  no^ /'^ftfef//,  but  to^ilibrtdw, 
Francis  \  or  Francis^  on  Tlnerfday^i^r^  itidecdt'^FYan^r, 
when  thou  wilt.     But,  Srancis,  ■  ■   ■ 

/'rflw.  My  Lord  ? 

P.  -fi'^/rry.  Wilt  thoujrob  this  leaThcrn^jerfcin,  rtyftil* 
button,  knot-pated,  agat-ring,  ptfke-ftockiog,  caddice- 
-g^rter,  fmooth-tongue,  5/fl«i/^-pouch  ?  t 

Fran-  O  lord.  Sir,  who  do  you  mean  ? 

P.  Henry,  Why  then  your  brown  baftarAis  your  only 
drink ;  for  look  you,  Fr ana's,  your  white  eaiMras  doublet 
will  fully.     In  Barhary^  Sir,  it  cannot  come  to  fo  much. 

Fran.  What,  Sir? 

Poins,  Francis  t    "   ■ '   ■. 

P.  Henry,  Away,  you  rogue,  dofl  thou  not  heiar  theni  calO 
\^Hcre  they  both  call \  thedraivefjfandsamazedf  net 
knowing  nfjhich  tMoy  to  go. 

Enter  Vintner. 

Vint,  What,  (land*fl  thou  ftill,  and  hear^iltach  a  catf 

ing  ?  look  to  the  guefls  within.     My  Lord,  old. Sir  Jdi 

with  half  a  dozen  more  arc  at  the^door ;  ihall  I  let  themin  i 

P.  Henry.   Let  them  alone  a  while,  and  then  opeh'  th( 

fyfit.    Ptfins,    ■        -i  {Exit  Vintner 

Entei 


I 


f  King   H  E  N  R  y  IV.  12^ 

Pains,  Aoon^  anoji,.  Sir ; 

Y.Henry,  Sirrah,  F^y/T^'.aBiiJ.theTcft  of  the  tiicvcs  av 
11  the  dpor.;  fliaU  \veyb^«?erry  ?     - 

what  cunoing  inaXch.h^ve^yqM  ^a49  with  jthis  jeil  of  th^ 
dra%t^er?  come,  wbat'is  (h^  iflV|$  ? 

V.  Henry.  \  am  nq^v^of  allhiimours,  that  hav^  (he>«'d 
themfelves  ht^noars,  /ia.(ge  ihf  ol4  days  of  goodman  4danL, 
uube  pupi  lageof  thisrp^efeat  twel v«iO*clock  at  mldiugh^ 
What's  o'clock,  Francis^ 
Fratt^  Aoorif  anQn«  Sir. 

P.  i/#«J3>.  That  evjerthjst fellow  ftould  have  fewer  word^ 
thin.^ PpW|t,  a^diyott^e.ifolkpf Awomaal— HiiJnduilrf 
is  up  flairs  and  down  flairs  ;  his  eloquence  the  parcel  of 
a  reckoaingv  I  am^^not  yetofPtrcy's  mind,  the  liot-fpur 
of  th«  north ;  he  th^t  kJlfs  me  fonje  fix  or  feven  dozen  of 
&Cofs  at  a  brcakfaft,  wafhes  his  handi?»  and.fayj)  to  his  wife, 
fy,  upon  thb  quiet  life !  1  waiit  work,  O  my  fwect  i/^/r/> 
Ays  fe<,  how  many  haft  thou  killM  to-day  ?  give  nvy  roati 
iibrie a  drench,  fays  he,  and  anfwers,  (bme  fburtt^on,  an 

hbur  after ;  a  trifle,  a  trifle,    I  pr*y  thee,  calji  in  F/tl/aJ'; 

ril  play  Pircyt  and  that  damn'd  braivn^fhall  pjay  dame 

Afarz/jn^r  his  wife,    jR)(i/0j  fay4  the.  djronkara.    Call  ia 

^ibs,  call  in  tallow^ 

S^tfr  Falftaff,  Ga48rhiII,  Ba/dolpb,  ^^  Peto. 

Pw»/.  Welcome,  ^ack;  where  hafl  thou  been  ? 

Fal.  A  plague  of  all  cowards,  I  fay,  and  a  vengeance 
too,  marry  and  .Jta^a  J  give  nie  a  cap  of  fack^  boy^^Ef^ 
I  lead  this  life  long,  Pll^w  nether  ibcks,  and  mend  themv 
and  foot  them  too.  A  plague  of  all  cowards  J  give  me  a 
capof  fack,  rogue.  Is  there  no  virtue  extant  ?  [^Hednnkh 

P.  Henry.  Didft  thou  neyer  fee  TiiankiU  a  diih  of  b^tf 
terf  (15)  pitiful-hearted. butter,  thatmeked^the^fwcci 

tale 

(>  $)  p*f*f'*i'  hearted  Titan«  tbflt  melted  at  the  fv>eel  taU  of  /i^S^ip,?} 

Thii  abfurd  reading  poflelTes  all  the  copic^  in  general ;  and  th^^  it  b9f 

pa(i*d  tbfip*  Cach  a  number  of  impreflions,  is  noAfeniei  which  we  nv>^ 

ptonoooce  to  ha?e  arifen  at  Br&  from  the  iaadvctienct  diVti  qVvc«.x« 

F  3  W^'^w^ 


126  The  First  Part  of 

tale  of  the  fun  ?  if  thoa  didft,  then  behold  that  compound 
Fal,  You  rogue,  here's  lime  in  this  fack  too  ;  there  is 
nothing  but  roguery  to  be  found  in  villainous  man ;  yet  a 
coward  is  worfe  than  a  cup  of  fack  with  lime  in  it.  A 
villainous  coward-^— Go  thy  ways,  old  Jack^  die  when 
thou  wilt,  if  manhood,  good.manhood  be  not  forgot  ap- 
€n  the  face  of  the  earth,  then  am  I  a  ihotten  herring: 
There  live  not  three  good  men  unhangM  \xiEngland\  and 
one  of  them  is  fat,  2uid  grows  old,  God  help,  the  while! 
a  bad  world ;  I  fay.  ( 1 6)  I  would,  I  were  a  weaver ;  \ 
could  iing  pfalms,  and  all  manner  of  fongs.  A  plagoe 
of  all  cowards,  I  fay  Hill ! 

P.  Henry,  How  now,  Wool/ackf  what  mutter  you  ? 
Ffil,  A  King's  fon  ?  if  I  do -not  beat  thee  out  of  thy 
kingdom  with  a  dagger  of  lath,  and  drive  all  thy  fubjefls 

fcriberi,  or  the  cooopofitors  at  Prtfi.  *T|s  well  known,  Ttum  it  one 
of  the  poetical  names  of  the  fun ;  but  we  have  so  aathority  from  fakle 
for  Titan  » ineltiog  away  at  his  own  fweet  tale,  as  Narcijfns  did  at  tlM 
reflexion  of  his  own  fweet  form.  The  poet's  meaning  was  certainljr 
this :  Falftaff'tnUti  in  a  great  heat,  after  having  been  robb*d  by  the 
Prince  and  Poins  in  difguife :  And  the  Prince  feeing  him  in  foch  a 
fweat,  makes  the  following^aii/^apon  him  t  **  Do  but  look  upoB  that 
**  compound  of  greafej— his  fat  drips  away  with  the  violence  of  hii 
«<  motion,  jtfft  as  butter  does  with  the  heat  of  the  Jun-keams  dartiog 
'*  full  upon  it.**  I  corre£ted  the  paflage  in  the  appendiie  to  my  Shakv 
«viAaK  refl«r*d\  and  Mr.  Pcfe,  in  his  laft  edition,  has  been  fo  gri* 
cio^s  to  fay  at  the  bottom  of  hts  page ;  or  ratbef,  butter  that  milted,  &e* 
(t6)  /  ioouldf  J  were  a  weaver ;  /  cQuldfing  pfalms,  &c.][  This  is 
plainly  a  fling  at  the  piritanical  feflaries  of  our  authov*s  time.  Aoi 
I  have  obferv'd  this,  that  w  hen  the  men  of  wit  of  his  age,  and  6ncr, 
would  characterize  an  ignorant  fan£li6ed  zealot,  they  have  generally 
made  him  a  weaver  by  profbllion  :  Which  ihews,  that  that  fpirit  was 
«ioft  remarkable  among  thofe  mechanicks :  And,  I  believe,  I  can  ac- 
count for  its  fo  happening.  It  is  very  well  knowo^  that  when  Pbilip 
the  fecond  was  for  Aiding  the^birth  of  the  reformation  in  Flandtrt 
and  the  Low  Countries  by  an  inquifitlonal  reflraint,  many  pf^  the 
in\iabitants  fo^fook  their  couniry,  arid  fought  refuge  amongil  ihevr 
neighbours.  Thofe,  who  came  into  England^  brought  over  with  them 
the  wooUen  wuinufaSory,  and  the  principle  of  Calvin :  And  at  the  fame 
time  taught  us  to  weave  cloth,  and  ravel  out  the  contexture  of  church- 
government.  So  that  pmritanifm  (a  word,  which  then  took  its  rife) 
and  weaving  were  generally  profefs^d  by  one  and  the  fame  artlft.  Their 
love  forpfaimody  was  what  then  did,  and  ftiil  does,  diftingui(h  the  dif- 
dplcs  of  John  CaMn,  Mr.  fFarhurt^n* 

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King  Henry   IV.  127 

afore  tbee  like  a  flock  of  wild  gcefe, .  Pll  nerer  weir  bair 
on  my  face  more.     Yoo  Prince  of  Wala  f 

P.  Henry.  Why,  yoa  whorfon  round  man  !  what's  the 
matter  ? 

¥aU  Are  yoa  not  a  coward  ?  anfwer  me  to  that,  and 
?oins  there  ? 
P.i^4fifr^.Yefatpaanch,anyecaIImecoward,rilfiabthee. 
Fal,  I  call  thee  coward  !  Pll  fee  thee  damnM  ere  Til 
call  thee  coward ;  but  I  would  give  a  thoufand  pound  I 
could  run  as  faft  as  thou  canft.  You  are  ftrait  enough  in 
the  (boulders,  you  care  not  Who  fees  your  back :  Call 
you  that  backing  of  your  friends  ?  a  plague  upoa  (ucb 
backing  !  etve  me  them  that  will  face  me  —  Give  me  a 
cup  of  fack ;  I  am  a  rogue,  if  I  drunk  to-day. 

P.  Henry.  O  villain,  thy  lips  are  fcarce  wip'd  Ance  thou 
dronk*(l  lad. 

Fal.  All's  one  for  that.  [He  drinh. 

A  plague  of  all  cowards,  ftill,  fay  I ! 
P.  Henry.  What*8  the  matter  ? 
fal.  What's  the  matter  !  here  be  four  of  us,  have  ta'en 
a  thoufand  pound  this  morning. 

P.  Henry.  Where  is  it,  JacJ^  P  where  is  it  ? 
fal.  Where  is  it  ?  taken  from  us,  it  is ;  a  hundred  upon 
poor  four  of  us. 

P.  Henry.  What,  a  hundred,  man  ? 
fai.  I  am  a  rogue,  if  I  were  not  at  half  fword  with  a 
dozen  of  them  two  hours  together.     I  have  efcapM   by 
miracle.  I  am  eight  tinies  thruil  through  the  doublet,  ibur 
through  the  hofe,  my  buckler  cut  through  and  through, 
«y  fword  hack*d  like  a  hand  faw,  ecce  fegnum.     I  never 
^ealt  better  (incel  was  a  man ;  all  would  not  do.  A  plague 
of  all  cowards !— Let  them  fpeak  ;  if  they  fpeak  more  or 
Ufs  than  truth,  they  are  villains  and  the  Tons  of  darkue^ 
P.  Henry.  Speak,  Sirs,  how  was  it  ? 
Gads.  We  four  fet  upon  fome  dozen. 
Fal.  Sixteen,  at  leaft,  my  Lord. 
Gads,  And  bound  thenn. 
Feio.  No,  no,  they  were  ifotboond. 
fal.  You  rogue,  they  were  bound,  every  man  of  their, 
or  lam  a  Je'w  elfe,  an  Ehre^  Jew. 

F4  God* 


128  The  First  Part  of 

Gads.  As  we  were  (baring,  fome  fix  or  feren  fieih  mea 
let  upon  us. 

^^y.  And  unbound  tbe  reft,  and  tbeocaipe  in  the  other. 
'?,  Henry,  What,  fought  ye  with  them  all  f 

FaL  All  ?  I  know  not^  what  ye  call  ajl  ;  but  if  I  fought 
not  with  fifty  of  them,  I  am  a  bunch  of  radiib :  If  thet^ 
were  not  two  or  three  and  fifty  upon,  poor  old  Jack^  then 
am  I  no  two-Icgg'd  cre<lture« 

Pains,  Ttzy  hea  v'n  ,you  have  not  murdered  fojne  of  them. 

Fal,  Nay,  that's  paft  praying  for*  I  have  pcpperMtwo 
of  them ;  two^  I  am  fure,  I  have  pay'd»  two  rogues  91 
buckram  fuits.  I  tell  thee  what^  /^a/«  if  I  tell  theealif) 
-Tpit  in  my  face,  call  me  horfe ;  thou  know'ft  pjy  old  ward; 
here  I  lay,  and  thus  I  bore  my  point;  jfouA rogues  in  buck^ 
ram  let  drive  at  me. 

P.  Hmry.  What,  four  ?  thoufaidil  bit  two,  even  flOV« 

FaL  Four t  Hal,  1  told  thee  four.^ 

Pcrnr,  Ay,  ay,  he  faid  four. 

FaL  Thefe  four  came  all  a-front,  and  mainly  thruftat 
niQ ;  I  made  no  more  ado^  but  took  all  their  fevcn  poinu 
in  my  target,  thus. 

P.  Hgmy,  Seven  ?  why  there  were  but  four,  even  now. 

F^^L  In  buckram. 

Pchs,  Ay,  four,  in  buckram  fuits. 

FaL  Seven,  by  thefe  hilts,  or^l  am  a  villain  elfc. 

P.  Henry.  Pr'ythce  let  him  alone,,  we  ihall  have  mere 
anon. 

FaL  Deft  thou  hear  me,  Hal^ 

P.  Hevry.  Ay,  and  mark  thee  too^  ^aeL 

FaL  Do  fo,  for  it  is  worth  the  liftning  to  :  Tkefe  nine 
in  buckram,  that  I  told  .thee  of 

P.  Henry.  So,  two  more  already. 

FaL  Their  points  being  broken> 
'  Ptins.  Down  fell  his  hofe. 

Fai.  Began  to  give  me  ground ;  but  IfbllowMmeclofe, 
came  in  foot  and  nand;  and  with  a  thought,  feven  of  the 
eleven  I  pay'd. 

P.Henry,  O monftrous !  eleven.buckfaiR  men  grpwn 
out  of  two !  . 

Fal. 


fa 


K^ipg-  Henry  IV.  \^^ 

P^i4\  ?ofaa.t!vi»<ieyU  would  have  it,  tivee  auf-begpt'-' 
Qen  knayes'in.  Ke»i^  g/reea  came  at  my  ba^»  s^dlet^ 
drive  at  me ;  (for  it  was  fo  darl^  Ha/,  uiat  thoa  could  It; 
Dpt. fed  t^y.  hand.) 

p.  Hewy,  Thefe  lies  are  like  the  father  that  beget»  thenuM 
»pA  a^afinpantaiDy  open,  palpable.  Why,  thou  cUy- 
Er^in'd.gpts,  thou  kaotty-pated  fool,  thoa  whorfbn  o^^ 
Ic^ne  gyeafy  tallowrcatch— -- 

Fatfyiiisx^  art  thou  mad  ?  artthptt.iMd,^  is  not  the 
tim^,.  the  truth  ? 

P«  Himy.  Wh^f  ho^eCoAld^fl  thoi^  know  theie  men  ia^ 
K^^iil  gW^t  w^en  it  wasfad^irlc,  thoa  cpuld'A  not  fee 
thy*  h^ajrS?  coxnia,.  teU  .iw  your^ reafop ,:  What  fay'ft  thou, 
ID  this? 

Peinu  Come,  yoorreafon.  Jack,  your  reaibm 
JF^A  What,  UDon>compulAon  I  no;  were  I. at  the  flrap^i^ 
pado«  ox  all  the  rackf :  in ^ th^  world ,  I  would  not  tell  y pu 
on  compulfion.  Give  you  a  reafon  on  compulfion.l  \6 
leafonjs  were^&  plenty.as,  bla^kt-, berries,  I  would  give  no 
nan  a  ireafon  upon  compulfion,  I.  ; 

Y..Hwy>  rU.bfr  ^V^  longer*  gyil^  of^  this  fin*  This 
ianguine  coward,  this  bed-prefler,  this  horfeback-  breaker, 
this  huge  hill  of  flcfhi— ^ 

FaL  Away,  you  djcveling,  you  elf-iWn^  you  dry*d 
^eatSrtongjae;,  bull's  pizzel,  you-ilock'-fiih^:  O  for  breath 
to  utter !  what  is  like  thee  ?  You  taylor's  yard,  you  (heath; 
you  l^w  cafe,  you  iVilie  ftandiu?  tuck, — t- 

f4,Hiwyf  WelU  hreathe  a  wHle  and  then  to't  again; 
and  when  thou  haft  tir'd  thyfelf  in  bafe  comparifons,  hear 
JMfy^ki  but  this. 
Poins^  Mark,  Jagh 

P.  Henry.  We  two  faw  yoa  four  fet  on  four,  you  Biotind 
them,  and  were  mafters  of  their  weal^ :  Mark  now;  how 
aptl^ia  tale  &aU  put  you  down.  Then  did  we  two  fet  on 
you  four,  and  with  a  word,  ontfacM  yon  from  your  prize* 
and  have  it ;  yea,  and  can  fliew  it  you  here  in  the  houfe.  ; 
kvA^falftaffi  youcarrj^'dyourguts  away  as  nimbly,  with 
ai  <)iuck  dexterity,  and  roaxM  for  mercy,  and  flill  tan  and 
If  ar'd*  as  cver.I  heard  hull-calf.  -  What  a  Have  ^rt*thoui 
taback  thy  fword  as  thou  hall  done,  and  tlien  fay  it  was 
F  5  in 


1 30        The  First    Part  of 

in  fight — What  trick  ?  vrhat  device  l  What  ftartiftg" 
canft  tbou  now  find  oHt  to  hide  thee  from,  this  opei: 
ap})arcnt  (harried  / 

Fohis.  Coipe,  let's  heai^  JacJk :.  What  trick  haft 

BOW  I 

Fal.  By  the  Lord,  I  knew  ye,  as  well  as  he  tha^i 
ye.  Why,  h^ar  ye,  my  mailers ;  was  it  for  i|ic  t< 
the  heir  apparent?  Should  I  turn  upon  the  trqc.fi? 
Why,  thoii  knoweft,  tarn  as  valiant  ^s^fffKcuks  ;^b\\ 
ware  inftinft,  the  Ijon  will  no^touch  thf  iru^  prince 
llin€l  ifi  a  great  matter.  I  was  a  coward  Qn  kiftip 
Ihall  think  the  better  of  my felf,  an^  thee,  c^ij-id: 
14fo ;  h  for  a  valiant  lion,  and  thou  (pt  a  trup  Prince 
by  the  Lord,  lads,  I  ani  glad  yoi^  have  theinoney^  H( 
clap  to  the  doors ;  watch  to-night,  ^ ray  to-morrow;, 
knts,  lads,  boys,  hearts  of  gold,  all  the  titles  of 
fellowihip  come  to  you  !•  what,  Ai^ll  wje  be  merry  ? 
we  have  a  play  extempore?       ' 

P.  iftWry  Content  j:— and:  the  argument  fhajlbe. 
running  away.  . 

Fal.  Ah  !*— lio  mor^b£that,  .K?/,  if  t^p^  loycft: 

Enter  mjlj^s., 

Hofti  O  Jefu !  my  Lord  the  Prince  h 

P.  Henry.  How  now,  my.  lady,  the  hpftefs,  ^JiaJ 
thou, to  me?  ,  -  '  • 

Hojk,  Marry,  my  Lord*,  thcise  i^  a. Nobleman  C 
court  a  t.  door  would  fpeak  with  yoi*  |  he  -  ^y  s,,  b^  I 
frp^n  ypur  Catber^         '.       .         .    ;  f 

P.  Henry,  Give  him  as  much  as  willmake-bixii  a 
man,  and  fend  him  back  again  to  my  mother., 

Fal  W.h^t  manner  of  man  is  he? 

Hofi,  An  pld  mtan. 

F,qL  What  doth  gravity  out  o£  his  bed^t fludii 
(h^lll  give  him.  his>anfwer  ?^ 

p.  Heri^ry,  Pt'ythiSe,  dp,.  Jack, 
>j   ftf A  Faith, .^gijd  IfU  fend  him  packing,         ^     | 

?.. Henrj,  Now,  Sirs,  by*r  lady  you  foughtfair; 
you^  (noy  fp  did  you,  Bardilph:  You  are  lions  toi 

*■'$■'  ^  ?    I  '  ' 


King  HiNRY   IV.  131 

ran  away  upon  InfHnA;  you  will  not  touch  the  true 
Prince  ;  no,  fy  ! 

Bkir^i,  'Faith,  I  ran  when  I  Aw  others  ran. 

V,^Hinry,  Tell  me  now  in  eameft ;  how  tzm^Falflaff^i- 
fword  ft>  hackt  ?  ^  .  t 

Peio.  Why,  he  hackt  it  with  his  dagger,  and'faid>  hof 
vould  fwear  truth  out  of'Efrglam/,  but  he  wouIJ  make 
^ou  believe  it  was  done  in  fight,  and  perfoadedus  to  da 
:he  like. 

Barif.  Yea,  and  to  tickle  our  noies  with  f^ear-grafs,  to 

nake  them  bleeds  and  then  beflubber  our  garments  with\ 

t,  an4  fwear  it  was  the  blood  of  true-men;.    I' did  that 

did  not  thefe  feven  years  before,:  I  blufliM  to  hear  his. 

nonilVous  devices. 

2.  Henry,  Ovillain,  tfaou.doleft  a  capof  fack  eighteen^ 
i^ears  ago,  and  wert  taken  in  the  manner,  and.  ever  finc0^ 
:hou  haft  blufhM  exiempon;  thou  Kadfi  fire  and!  AvbrdW 
:by  fide^  and  yet  thou  ranneft  away;  what  inftln£l  hadftt 
thou  for  it  ?-  ^ 

Biord..  My  Lordi  do  you  fee  thefe  meteors?  do 7001 
behold  thefe  exhalations  ?.- 

P.  Henry.  Idoi  •     u 

Bard.  What  think  you  they  portend  ?'  \ 

V,  Henry i  Hot  livers,  and  cold  purfeSk. 

Bard.  Choler,  my  Lord^.  if  rightly  ukeit^. 

v..  Henry,  No,  if  rigjuly  taken,.  haltCR.  "^ 

RerenferFMsiff:.  '  [[ 

Here  comesJ^ean  Jack^  here  comes  bare-^ bone;.  How  now^ 
Hiy  (wect  creature  of  bombaft,  how  long,i&*ta^,. ^oeAp^ 
Bnce  thou  faw'ft  thy  own  knee  ?  ,     . 

FmL  My  own  knee  ?  Wheh  I  was  aboutthy  years,  H^ 
t:  was  not  an  eagle's-t^lon  in  the.  wafte;:  IJ  QOttld>  have 
crept  into  any  alderman's  thumb 'ring :  Aplagueof  figh^ 
ing  and  grief,. it  blpws  amftn  up  like  a  blaa^cri:.  There's 
viUainous  news  abroad  :  Here  war  Sit  jphtt  Bfafyfrcxa^ 
|f<oar  father ;  you  muft  go  to  the  court  in  tM^ morning iThat 
faroe  mad  fellow  of  the  nQrth,,Pfrr^.;'^aiid  heof^<ii/^. 
ih^x  gsiVcJma/Mn  the  bafUnadoiand  madcLur^  cuipk^]d,; 

B  6  -^julV 


132  The  First  Part  of 

«tid  tWore  the  dcsW  hh  true  llegem sui  upon  the  erois  of 
^,Wtlfth\iOGk :  Whgt  a  pla|^  oail.  yoa  him-^ 

Poins,  O,  GUn^ower, 

fal,  OiuefifOwiifi  the  dmt  I  and  his  fon-ia-law  Mif'    ^ 
timert  and  old  N^rthumierlmud,  and:  that  fprightly  Sat^al    cs 
^cois^  Dowuglasi  that  runs  a  horfeback  up  a  hill  perpendi- 
cular— / 

?.  Henfy.  He  that  rides  at  high  fpeed,  andwithK 
piftol  kilU  a  fparrow  flying, 

Fal.  You  have  hit  it. 

P.  Henfy,  So  did  he  never  the  fparrovtr.- 

FaL  Well;  thatrafcal  hadi  good  mettle  in  hin,  he 
will  not  nun.  •  , 

^  P.  Hfinrji.  Whyt  what  a  rafcal  art  thou  then»  to  praife 
him  Co  for  running  ? 

,  /V«  A:lK^ftback>  yecuckow,— fbntafooty  l^ewiUnot 
l^udge  a  i^t^ 
J  (Pvi^^O^  YfSy  Jfac^  upon, mSdn^. 

F^^.  I:graf)tyey/upoAiiifHn&:  Well,  he  is  there  too, 
and  one  Monlake^  and  a  thoufand  blue-caps  more.  IVtr" 
^^rh  ^ointiyiMy  by  night:  Thy  ^fither's  beard  is  torsM 
white  with  the  news :  You  may  buy  land  novif  as  cheap 
as  ftinking  mackerel. 

P.  Hemy.  Then  'tis  like j  if  there  come  a  hot  y«ii^,  and 
this  civil  bufFetin^'hold,  weihall:  buy  maidenheads  as 
they  buy  hob^nailf ,.-  by  die  huadred . 

Fal.  By  the  mdh,  1^,.  dioa  fay'ft.  true ;  it  is  like,  we 
fhall  have  good  trading  thafeway.  But  tell  me»  Hal,  art 
not  thou  horribly  afraid  ?  thou  being  heir  apparent, 
could  the  worM  pick  thee  out  three  fuch  enemies  again  as 
that  fiend  D6iA>gksy  that  fpirit  Perc^y  and  that  devil  Gkn* 
dvwer  ?  art  thou  not  horribly  afraid  ?  doth  not  thy  blood 
thriMatit? 

P.  Henry*  Not  a  whit,  Pfaith;  I  lack  fome  of  thy  in- 
ftind. 

Ful  Well,  thou  ^ilt  be  horribly  chid  to-morrow,  when 
tlnm  cQm*ft^tChthy  father:  If  thou  do  love  me,  praftife 
an  an  Aver. 

.  K  "Henty.  Dtf  thou  (land  for  my  father^  and  examiat 
me  ttpwi-thepiirticolars  of  my  lift^  - 

i  .^  ^    ^  FJi. 


King  H  E  N  R  y    IV.  131 

FaL  Shall  I?  content:  Thi» chair  fhall  be  my  ftate^ 
this  dagger  my  fcepter,  and  this  caihion  my  cro^vn. 

P.  Hewy.  Thy  date  is  taken  for  a  joint-flool,  thy 
golden  fcepter  for  a  leaden  dagger,  and  thy  prepons  rich  . 
erowA  fbr  a  pitif\il  bald  crown. 

FaL  Well,  an  the  fire  of  grace  be  not  qnite  oot  of  thee» 
now  ikalt  thou  be  moved—' — Give  me  a  cup  of  fade  t» 
make  mine  eyes  look  Ted,  that  it  may  be  thought  I  hare 
wept;  fori  nmft  fpeak  in  paffion,  (17)  and  I  will  dp  it 
in  King  Camhyfes^  vein. 

P.  Henry.  Well,  here  is  my  leg. 
FaU  And  here  is  my  fpeech^ltand  afide,  nobility*^ 
J5;yf.  This  is  excellent  fport,  i'faith. 
FifLWecp  not,  fweet  Queen,  for  trickling  tears  are  vain^ 
Hajt,  O  the  father!  how  he  holds  his  countenance f 
F»i,  For  God's  fake,  Lords,  convey  my  triftful  Q^een^ 
For  tears  do  flop  the  flood-gates  of  her  eyes* 

Hojt.  O  rare,  he  doth  it  as  like  one  of  thofe  harlotry 
players,  as  I  ever  fee. 

Fa{.^zcef  good  pint-pot^  peace,  good  tickle-brain-^ 
Hartyi  Fdo  liot'  only  marvel,  where  thou  fpendcft  thy 
time;  bnt  alfo,  how  thou.art  accompany'd :  For  though' 
the-camomiie,  the  more  it  is  trodden  on,  the  fader  it 
grows  :  Yet  youth,  the  more  it  is  wafted,  the  foonqr  it 
wear^;  Thou  art  my  fon  ;  I  have  partly  thy  mother'^ 
word,  partly  my  own  opinion;  but  chiefly,  a  villainous 
trick  of'  thine  eye,  and  afoolifli  haneingof  thy  nether 
lip,  that  doth  warrant  me.  If  then  thou  be  fon  to  me, 
here  lieth  the  point ;  why,  being  fon  to  me,  art  thou  fo 
pointed  at  ?  Shall  the  blefled  fon  of  Heav'n  prove  a  micber, 
and  eat  black  berries  f  a  quedion  not  to  be  aik'd.  Shall 
the  foti  of  Eftgiand  prove  SL  thief,  and  take  purfes?  a 

(17)  and  IwUl  d$  it  in  King  Cambyfes*!  vam.]  The  bantei'  heiW. 
ift  upon  a  pky-  writteo  in  old-fafliion'd  ikietre,  calPd,  a  Lamentabk 
TtrSgedy^  mix*d  full  of  pieajant  mirth,  containing. the  life  ^Cambyfet 
Kii^g  o^Perfiln,  &c.  If.  the  whole  were  writ  in  that  ineafure  with  the 
Ipcciaaeii  given  us  by  Mr.  hangbainein  his  account  of  the  dramatick  poets  %^ 
k  is  eigbi  ^iuid  fx,  as  ^ktce  calls  it  in  Midfumnur  Nigbt-s  Dream* 
Thi»  was  the  Tcrfiikmtioii  chiefly  in  vogue,  in  the  14th  and  ijtU 
centuriei :  And  moft  of  the  plays  of  that  date,  in  black  letter,  ara 
in  that  meafuret 


136  The  Ftivs.T  PzTtci 

Ho/,  The  SljeriiF  and'ajl  the  vyatcKareat  tkcrdeot: 

They  are  come  to  fcarch  thjc  houfe :  Shall  I  let  them  in?* 

Fal.  Doft  thou  hear,  Hal  ?  never  call  a  true  piece  of 

glji  a  counterfeit:  Thou  art  eflfntially  mad,  without 
lining,  To. 

P.  Henry,  And  thou  a  natural  coward,  without  inflinft. 

Fal'  I  dc«y  your  major ;  if  you  will  deny  the  Sheriff, 

fo;  if  not«  let  hiln  enter.     Ifl  become  not  a  cart  as  well 

as  another  man,  a  plague  on  my  bringing  up ;  I  hope^ 

I  ihaU  as  (bon  be  flrangled  with  a  halter,  as  ainother^ 

?.  Henry.  Go,  hide  thee  behind  the  arras,  therell 
walk  up  above.  Now,  my  mailers,  for  a  true  face  anct 
good  confcience. 

Fal,  Both  Which!  have  had;  but  tKeb  date  is  oitt, 
and  therefore  HI  hide  me. 

TJ^^iw/ FalftaflT,  Bardolph,  tfr. 
P,  Hfnrj.  Call  in  the  ShcriE 

Entir  SbttiJ[  and>  Carrien, 

Kbw,  mafter  Sheriff,  what  is  your  will  with  me? 

^'er.  Firft,  pardoning,  my  Lor  d^     A.lme  aia^ay 
Hath  fbllow'd  certain  men  unio  this  houfe. 

P.  Hinry,  What  men  ? 
*  Sher.  Oneof  them  is  well  known,  my  gracious  L6rd« 
A  grofs  fat  man. 

Car,  As  fat  as  butter. 

P.  Heniy,  The  man,  I  do  affure  you,  is  not  here,   *' 
For  I  myfelf  at  this  time  have  imploy'd  him  ; 
And,  Sheriff,.  I. engage  my  woijd  to  thee, 

?'ftat  r  will,  by  to  morrow  dinner  time, 
end  him  to  anfwer  thee»  or  ^ny  man,   ' 
For  any  thing  he  ihall  bq  ^h^g'd  wit^l : 
And  fo  let  me  intreat  you  leave  the  houfe*  .    "  ^ 

Sher,  I  will,  my  Lord  :  The^e  are  two  gentlemen. 
Have  in  this  robbery  loft  three  hundred  marks.  '    , 

p.  Henry.  It  may  be  fo ;  if  he  have  robb'd  thefe  meS| 
4He  (hall  be  anfwerable ;  andYo  f^cwel. 

Sher.  Good-night,  my,  noble  Lord*    \      ■  ; 

P.  Hfnryi  I  think,  it  is  good-morrow,  Ts  it  not  ?      i 
Sbm  Indeed,  my  Lord,  1  think  it  betW9jQ'd<|ck.,  [BktK 
6  f.  Henry. 


Ring  H  E  N  It  r  IV.  157 

P:  Henry..  This  oily  rafcal  is  knows  as  well  SLsPauNi 
go  call  him  forth. 

Peto.  Faljiaff! fail  aileep^  behind  the  arras,  an^d 

(horting  like  a  liprie. 

P.  Henry.  Hark^  how  hard  he  fetches  breath :  Search 
his  pockets..  \He /earches  bis  pocket  Sy  and  finis  certain  fafer$% 

P.  Henry,  What  h«ft  thoa  found  ? 

Peto.  Nothing  bat  papers^  ray  Lord. 

P.  Henry.  Let's  fee,  what  be  they  ?  read  them. 

Peto.  IttMy  a  capon,  2  /•  2  d. 
Jtem^  Sawce,  4</* 
Item,  Sack,  two  gallons,  5  /•  8  </. 
Item,  AnchovHes  and  fack  after  fupper,  2  J*  6 /. 
Item^  Bread,  a  halfpenny. 

P.  Henry,  O  monftroiis  !  but  one  halfpenny -worth  of 
bread,  to  this  intderable  deal  of  fack?  What  there  is 
elfe,  keep  clofe^  we'll  read  it  at  more  advantage  ;  there 
lethim  fleeptill  day.  Pll  to  the  court  in  the  morning : 
we  miiitvlito  thewars,  and  thy  placeihall  behonourable. 
rU  Dfiocure  this^  fat  rogue  a  charge  of' foot,  and-,  I  know, 
iSs'dnth  will:  be  a  Mmttk  of  twelrefcore;  The  money 
ftaM  rbe:paid  back  a^n  witfci  advantage.  Be  with  me 
betimes  m  the  morning*;  and  fo  good-mor»ow>  P^ta 

Peto.  Good-mforrow,  good  my  Lord.  [Exeunt b 


ACT     III. 

S  C  E  N  E,  the  Archdeacon  of   Bangor's  houft, 
in  ff^a/es. 

Bntir  Hot-fpur,  Worcefter,  X«r^  Mortimer,  and 
Own  Glendower. 

MOR  TIM  BR. 

'TT^efc  promifts  are  fair,  the  parties  fure, 
X     And  our  indu6[ion  full  of  profpVous  hope* 
Hft.  LordtMoreimeri  and  coufin  Giendc<wer,    . 

Will  yoa  fit  down  ? 


138  The  First  Part  of 

And,  uncle  Worctjter A  plague  upon  it! 

I  have  forgot  the  map. 

Glind.  No,  here  it  is ;  *  ! 

Sit,  coufm  P/rry,  fit,  good  coufm/fo/jJy^r.- 
For  by  that  name,  as  oft  as  Lancafter 
Poth  fpeak  of  you,  his  cheek  looks  pale  ;  and  with» 
A  rifing  iigh,  he  wifheth  you  in  heav'n. 

Hot.  And  you  in  hell,  as  often  as  he  heara 
Qtwen  QUndower  fpoke  of. 

GUnd.  I  blame  him  not :  at  my  nativity. 
The  front  of  heav'n  was  full  of  fiery  fliapes. 
Of  burning  creflets ;  know,  that^  at  my  birth. 
The  frame  and  the  foundation  of  the  earCh 
Shook  like  a  coward. 

Hot^  So  it  wou'd  have  done 
At  the  fame  feafon,  if  your  mother's  cat 
|iad  kitten'd,  though  yourfelf  had  ne'er  been  born. 

Gletid,  I  fay,  the  earth  did  fhake  when  I  was  born* 

Hot.  I  fay,  the  earth  then  was  not  of  my  mind  ; 
If  vou  fuppofe,  as  fearing  you,  it  fiiook. 

S/iW.Theheav'ns  were  all  on  fire,  the  earth  did  trembl«» 

Hot,  0>  then  the  earch  ihook  tofe«  the  heav'ns  oiifiis. 
And  not  in  fear  of  your  nativity.. 
JDifeafed  nature  oftentimes  breaks  forth  - 
In  fl:r:i'    '  eruptions;  and  the  teeming  earth 
Is  vvj  n  a  kind  of  cholick  ptnch'd  and  vext, 
B>  txc  imprifoning  of  unruly  wind 
Within  her  wombi  which,   for  enlargement  ftriving» 
Shakes  the  old 'beldam  earth  and  topples  down 
jHigh  tow'rs  and  niofs-grown  fteeples.     At  your  birtbt 
Our  grandam  earth,  with  this  dillemperaturej^ 
In  palTion  fhock._ 

Qle/id.  Couftn,  of  many  men 
I  do  not  bear  thefe  croffings  :  give  me  leave 
To  tell  you  once  again,  that  at  my  birth  . 
The  front  of  heav'nwas  foH  of  fiery  (hapes,. 
The  goats  ran  from  the  mountains,  and  the  herdf^ 
Were  flrangely  clara'rous  in  the  frighted  fields: 
Thefe  figns  have  mark'd  me  extraordinary,.* 
And  all  the  courfes  of  my  life  do  (hew,. 

II  anx  aotiu.  the  roll  of  common  men*. 


King   H  E  N  R  V   iV^  135 

e  IS  he  living  dipt  in  with  the  tea 
chides  the  banks  of  England^  Wdlesp  Qt  Si9$Umd% 
calls  me  pupil,  or  hath  read  to  me  ? 
3ring  him  outf  that  is  but  woman's  ibiw  « 

race  me  in  the  tedious  ways  of  art« 
>ld  me  pace  in  deep  experiments. 
'.  I  think,  there  is  no  man  fpeaks  better  ^/^. 
»  dinner 

rt.  Peace,  couiin  Pircy ;  yon  will  make  him  mad» 
iid.  I  can  call  fpirits  from  the  vafty  deep. 
r.  Why,  fo  can  I,  or  fo  can  any  man : 
'ill  they  come,  when  you  do  call  fpr  (hem  ? 
nd.  Why,  I  can  teach  thee  to  command  the  deWL' 
r.  And  I  can  teach  thee,  C07,  to  ihame  the  dcvil^ 
lling  truth;    TfU  truths  and Jham  tht  divil.'^ 
u  h&  pow'r  to  raifc.him,  bring  him  hither, 
I'll  be  fworn,  I've  pow'r  to  fhame  him  hence, 
while  yoq  live,  tell  truth,  and  fhame  the  deviL 
r/.  Cbnief,  come! 
lore  of  this  unprofitable  chat^ 
nd.  Three  times  hatfi  Hewy  Botit^hroke  made  he^ 
nft  my  ppw'r;  fKiic^  from  the  banks  of  Wy^p    > 
fandy-bottbni'4^^«i>^r/r,  have  I  fent 
bootlefs home,  and^^eather-beaten back.  ./ 

t.  Home,  without  boots,  and  in  foul  weather  too } 
'fcapes  he  agues,  in  the  devil's  name  ? 
r«^.  Come,^  here's  the  ipap :  (hall  we  divide  our  rightj^ 
rding  /to  our  threefold  order  ta'en  ? 
»rr.  Th*  Archdeacon  haih  divided  it 
:hre^limij5%verx  equally  : 
wd;  from  Trent,  and  Se<v.ern  hitherto^ 
uth  and  eaft,  is  to  my  part  affign'd  1 
reft  ward,  Wales,  beyoijd'the  S^ernmort,, 
all  the  fertile  land  withmxhat  bound,  ; 

^en  Glendoiuer  ;  and,  dear  cois,  to  you 
remnant  noc'thward*  lying  o^  from  Trent,* 
our  indentures  tripartite  are  drawn,: 
;h  being,  fealed  interchangeably, 
jfinefs,  that  this  uignt  may  execute')i  .    [ 

^orrow,  cdufih  P^rry,'  youandli 


J4p  Xhe  F  I  R  s  T'  Part  of 

And  my  goooLar^  of  Worafter^  will  fet  fbrtli» 

To  meet  your  fatheV/  and  the  ^cottijh  power. 

As  W  appoWted  us,  ztShre<wJbury . 

My  father  Glemfpnjber  is  not  ready/yet. 

Nor  fhall  wfe  need  liis  heJp  thcfe  fdufteea  days  : 

Within  that  fpace,  y6u  inay  have  drawn  together 

Your  tenants,  (riepas,  iknd  neighbouring  gentlemen. 

Qtend.  A  ihbrtcr  time  (h^llfend  me  to  you,  Lords : 
And  in  my  cpnduj^  fliall  your  Ladies  come, 
Ffom-  whom  you  now  ipuft  ileal  and  take  no  leave; 
For  there  -will  bt  a  world  of  water  (bed. 
Upon  the  parting  of  youK  wives  and  you. 

Hot.  Methihks,  my  moiety,  north  from  Burtanhctef 
III  quiinticy  equals  not  one  of  yours  :    ' 
Se^j  how  this  river  «pmes  m?  crankKng  in. 
And  'cuts  me,  from  the  bcft  of  all  my  land, 
A  huge  half^oon,  a  mon^rou's  catirfe  out. 
I'll  have  the  current  in  this  place  damm'd  up  ; 
And  here  the  fmug-and  filvcr  Trent  fhall  run    " 
In  a  new  channel,  fair  and  .evenly  : 
It  (hall  not  win4  wijhlfuch  ^  deep  indent, 
T^^ohr'mcof'fo  wh  arbottop:!  herp. 

G/««^  Notwind?;it  (halli  it  n^tift*;  yoii  fe^,  itdbtli 

Mort,  B^t  mark;  hcj  bears  his, courfe,  ai\d/ups  qie  uj 
With  lil^e  advantage  on  the  othj^r  fide, 
GfeWihgtVoppofed  continent  as  much', 
As  on  tne  other  fide,  it  takes  from  you. 
'  JFhr/  Y^s,  but  a  little  charge  will  trench  him  heriPi 
And  on  this  north-fide  win  this  cape  of  l^nd. 
And  then  he  runs  fh^t  and  even. 

Hot.  I'll  have  it  fo,  a  little  charge  will  do  it. 

Glen  J,  I  will  not  have  it  alter'd. 

Hot.  Will  not  you? 

GienJ,  Nb,  nor  you  fhall  not.  ' 

Hot.  Who  fhall  fay  me  nay?  * 

Glenif.  Why,  that  will  I. 

Hot.  Let  me  not  uhderftand  you  then. 
Speak  it  in  fTelfi^ 

Glend.  I  canfpcffk  Englifiy  Lord,  as  well  a4  yoii,   ' 
For  I  was  trained  un  in  the  Ert^ijh  court : 

Wbc 


icre,  being  young  I  framed  to  the  harp; 

my  an  E^lifi  dftty,  lovely  well, 

d  gave  the  ton^ad  a  helpfdl  broament ; 

rirtue,  that  was  never  feen  in  you. 

Hot.  Marry,  and  I'm  glad  of  it  with  all  oiy  Jie^r^ 

ad  rather  be  a  kitten,  and  cry,  mew  I-.— 

an  one  of  thefe  farob  m€et«r-ballad^im^ger6| 

rather  hi^  ^brazien  candlefliektum'q, 

a  drj^  whftcl  gtWc  on  the  axle-tree, 
id  that  wonld  nothing  fet  my  teeth  on  ed^c,' 
>thing  fo*mti€h  as  mincing  poetry ; 
is  like  the  forc'd  gate  of  a  fhtiffling  najf. 
Glfftd.  Come,  you  (hall  have  Treat  turn^4* 
H0t.  I  do  not  care ;  VU  give  thrice  fo  much  laofl 
3  any  Vvell-d^erving  friend ; 
It  in  the  way  of  bargain,  mark  ye  mc, 
il.  cavil  on  the  n|rith  part  of  a  hair. 
re  the iildctttore's  dfaivn  ?  fliall  wc  be  gone  J^. 
Glend.  The  moon  (hines-  fair,  you  may  away^  by  mgbt  I 
'11  haile  the  writer)  and  withal, 
reak  with  your  wives  of  your  departure  heBCf;;{. 
am  afraid,  my  daughter  will  run'  mad  ; 
D  much  ihe  dotdth  on  htf Mortimer.  {MfciU 

Mort.  Fy,  cbtiiiii  ?<r(y,  howyou  crbfsiny  &theirr 

Hot.  I  cannot  chufe  ;  fonietime  heai^gdrsssney 
^ith  telling  me  of  the  mold  warp  and  theant,     ' 
>f  dicamer  Merlin^  and  his  prophecies  j 
kud  of  a  dragon,  and  afinlefs  £fh, 
k  clipt-wing  gri€io,'  and  a  moohing  ^%SftA  ; 
\,  couching  Hop,  and  a. ramping  cat ; 
Vnd  fudi  a  deal  of  &imble-&ainb]e  ftufF, 
^8  puts  me  fropri  my  faith. .   I  tell  you  wha(« 
^e  heldme  tht  Tad  night  at  Idafbnine  hoi^rs, 
[n  reck'nin^  up  the  feveral  devils  names^ 
That  w6re  nis  lackeys :  I  cryM,  hum, — and  welU*^ 
Bat  mark'd  him  net  a  word.     O,  he's  as  tedious 
Ai  a  tir*d  hoVfe,  or  as  a  railing  wife : 
Worfe  than  a  fmoaky  houfe.     I'd  rather  live 
^Vi(h  cheefe'knd'garlick,  in  a  windmill,  far; 
Tbaa  feed  on  cates*  and  have  him  talk  to  m«^ 


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I 


t+a  The  First  Pact  ojf 

Ih  any  fammer-hoofe  in  chriftendom. 

Mmrt.  In  faith,  he  is  a  worthy  gentleman  | 
Exceedingly  well  read^,  and  profited 
In  ilrangt  concealments ;  valiant  as  a  lion  ; 
And  wond'rous  affable ;  as  bountiful 
As  laines  of  India :  ihall  I  tell  you,  couiin  t     , 
He  holds  yoor  temper  in  a  high  refped* 
And  curbs  himfelf,  even  of  his  natural  Icope^  r 
When  you  do  crofs  his  humour  ;  ^faith,  he  does* 
I  warrant  you,  that  man  is  fiot  all  vie 
Might  fo  hksc  tempted  him  as  you  have  done> 
Without  the  tafte  of  danger  and  reproof. 
But  do  not  ufe  it  oft,  let  me  intreat  you. 

Wor*  In  faith,  my  Lord,  you  are  too  wil,ful-blam< 
And,  iince  yont  coming  h^re,  haV^  done  enough 
^o  put  hira  ^ttite  befides  his  patience  ;   .        . 
Von  mud  needs  leatu,  Lord,  to  ata end  this  fault ; 
Though  fometimes  it  ihews  greatnefe,  cptttage,  blo€ 
(And  that's  the  deareft  grace  it  renders  you ;) 
Yet  oftentimes  it  doth  prefent  harfh  rdge, 
!Defed  of  manners,  want  of  government. 
Pride,  haughtinefs,  opinion^  and  difdain  t 
The  leaft  of  which,  haunting  a  Nobleman, 
Lofeth  men's  hearts,  and  leaves  behind  a  ftain 
Upon  the  beanty  of  all  parts  befides^ 
Beguiling  them  of  commendation. 

Hot.  well,I  am  fchool'd :  cood  manners  be  your  fp« 
Here  come  oiur  wives,  and  let  us  take  our  leave. 

Enter  Glendower,  ^with  the  L^diis. 

Mart.  This  is  the  deadly  fpight  that  angers  me. 
My  wife  can  fpeak  no  Englijby  1  no  Weyb, 

Gknd.  My  daughter  weeps,  fhe  will  not  pai't  wiUi  j 
She'irbe  a  loldier  too^  iheMl  to  the  wa)-s. 

Mort.  Good  fathier,  tell  her,  ihe  and  my  kont  Feri 
Shall  follow  in  your  condudl  fpeedily. 

[Glendower  /peaks  to  her  in  Welfh,  ^ndfie 
/nuers  him  in  the  fame. 
G/i^iM^She'sdeip'rate  here :  apeeviih  felf-will'd  harlo 

1 


'i"S5,^j^"':?^i^^^- 


King   H  B  N  n  V  IV.  I4J 

ut  no  perfnafioQ  can  do  good  upon. 

Mart, .  I  underftand  thy  looks ;  that  pretty  Welftf^ 
^hich  thou  pou'r'ft  down  from  thofe  two  fwelllng  hea« 
am  too  perfe^  in :  and,  but  for  (hamci  (vent» 

1  fuch  a  parly  ihonld  I  anfwer  thee. 

[The  Lady  again  im  Wclfh. 
underftand  thy  kiflb,  and  thou  mine  (18), 
M  that's  a  feeling  difputation  : 
{at  I  will  never  be  a  traun^  love. 
Till  I  have  leam'd  thy  language ;  for  thy  toogue 
Vfakes  fVelJh  as  fweet  as  ditties  highly  pennM,    . 
Sung  by  a  fair  Queen  in  a  fummers  bower^ 
With  raviihing  diviiio'n  to  her  lute. 

GUnd.  Nay,  if  thou  melt,  then  will  (he  run  mad. 

[The  Ladyfpeak$  again  in  WcUh« 

Mort.  O,  I  am  ignorance  itfelf  in  this% 

GUnd.  She  bids  you, 
\11  on  the  wanton  rulhes  lay  you  dowii^ 
\od  reft  your  gentle  liead  upon  her  lap,  ' 

\nd  fhe  will  fing  the  fong  that  pleafetn  you, 
!Vnd  on  your  eye-lids  crown  the  God  of  ileep# 
charming  your  blood  with  pleaiing  heavinefs  \ 
lilaking  inch  difference  betwixt  wake  and  fleep# 
^8  is  the  difference  betwixt  day  and  night, 
rhe  hour  before  the  heav'nly-hai^nefs'd  team 
Begins  his  eolden  progrefs  in  the  eaft. 

Mort.  With  all  my  heart  PU  fit,  and  hear  her  fing  1 
By  that  time  will  our  book,  I  think,  be  drawn « 

G/nr/.  Dofo; 
And  thoie  muficians,  that  (hall  play  to  yoU^ 
Hang  in  the  air  a  thoufand  leagues  from  hence ; 

(18)  /  underfaad  tty  kjffes,  and  thou  miuei 

And  tbafi  a  feeble  difputation, '[  Thus  both  Mr.  Rvwe  an4  Mr. 
Popi  in  their  edition! ;  bat  they  have  much  enfeebled  what  Mortimer 
meant  to  fay)  in  this  aokward  epithet.  This  is  Hot  talking  like  a 
fond  bridegroom  in  the  honey-moon,  as,  'tis  evidfent,  Morthner  is.  I 
have  reftor*d  the  reading  of  the  old  copies,  which,  I  am  confident,  it 
the  true  one.  What  Mortmer  would  fay  to  his  youog  wife,  is  this  t 
Tho'  I  don't  underftand  your  H^eybj  I  underftand  the  tendernefs  of  . 
your  kiiles,  I  f«el  the  force  of  thtir  argamcnt,  aad  rnQrlag  rheto<* 
ricki  ^tk 

Yet 


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1 44  The  F  'r?R  «  ^  *f  art  6f  . 

Yet  ftrait  they  ftiall.be  here ;  fit,  and  atteitd. 
.Hot,  Come,  Kutgf   thou  art  perfeft  in  lying 
come,  quick,  ^uick,  that  1  may  lay  my  head  in  t 
.£«4^.  Go,  ycgiddygoofe,  iTbeMmfic 

rHot,  Now  I  perceive  the  devil  underftands  W$lj, 
•tis  no  marvel,  he  is  fo  humoroas :  'byVlady,  hcV 
mafleian. 

Lady.  Then  would  yon  be  nothing  bat  mufic 
you  are  altogether  govern^  by  humours :  lie  ftill,  yt 
and  hear  the  Lady  iing  in  Jf^elfi. 
Hot.  I  had  ratber  bear  Ladj^  my  brach/kowl  in 
Lady.  Wottld'ft  have  thy  head  brokeni 
Hot.  No. 

Lady.  Then  be  dill. 
Hot.  Neither,  'tis  a  woman's  fault* 
J0ady.  Now  God  help  thee  ! 
Hot.  To  the  Wiljh  Lady's  bed. 
Lady.  What's  that  ? 

Hot,  Peace,  (he  fings.  [Here  the  Lady Jinpd^£ii^ 
Come,  ril  have  your  fong  tdo. 
Z«^*  Not  mine,  in  good  footb. 
Hot.  Not  yours,  in  good  footh !  3rou  TwearHkea  e 
maker's  wife;  not  you,  ingoodfoothi  Md,artrt^asl 
^nd,  as  God jSbali  mend  frte;  and^  as Jkre  as  day :  andj 
fuch  farcenet  fuKty  for  thy  oaths>  as  if  thoit  never  Wal 
further  than  finjhury. 
Swear  me,  Kate^  like  a  I^ady  as  thou  art, 
A  good-^k}tlth'-fi^ling  oat^,  and  leave  infotnh^ 
And  fuch  protclVbf  pepper-ginger-b^ead. 
To  velvet-guards,  and  ^«9//^-citizens. 
Come,  iing. 
^<Ki^.  r will  not  ftilg. 

Hot.  'Tis  the  next  way  to  turn  tailor,  01^  be  'RohtH' 
J^rM/ tocher:  if  theindehtures  t>e drawn,  I'll  awayi 
in  thefe  two  hours :  and  {o  come  in  when  ye  will.    [. 
Glend.  Come,  come^  Lord  Mortimer,  you  are  as  : 
As  hot  Ijord  Percy  is  on  fire  to  go» 
By  this,  our  book  is  drawn :  we  will  but  feal, 
Atid  then  to  horfe  immiediately . 
Mr/.  With  all  rtiy  heart.  [E^ 

SCE 


King  H  B  HR  ir  IVj  145 

SCENE  changes  to  the  prefcnce^himber  ia 
mmifir. 

Entif  King  Ktwcjt  Princi  ^ Wales,  Xff/#  §ndiibtft. 

:.  Henry.  T    Ords»  give  us  leave  ;  the  Priace  of  IFk&i 

1^  and  1 
(aft  have  fome  priVate  confeieiice  t  But  he  near, 
or  we  fliall  preJently  have  need  of  yoti.-*[£;n«if  j^//* 
know  not«  whether  God  will  have  it  fe^ 
'Or  fome  difpleafrng  fervice  t  have  done  % 
That  in  his  fecret  doom,  out  of  my  blood 
le  breeds  revengement  and  a  fcoarge  for  me  t 
\vLi  thoo  deft  in  thy  pafiages  of  life   ' 
4ake  me  believCy  that  thou  art  only  mark*<| 
^or^he  hot  vengeance  and  the  rod  of  tteav^Of 
To  puniih  my  mir-tread]n£;s.    Tell  me  elie# 
^oald  fach  inordinate  and  low  defires, 
luch  poor,  fuch  bafe,  fuch  lewd,  fOch  Mean  attetnj^tSt 
iuch  barren  pleaftiresi  rude  fbciety^ 
Is  thoa  art  niatch'd  withal  and  grafted  tO# 
kcompany  the  greatnefs  of  thy  blood, 
Vnd  hold  their  level  with  thy  princely  heart  f 

P.  Henry.  So  pleaTe  your  Majefty»  I  wiflit  I  COttU 
!2ait  all  offences  with  as  clear  excofe^ 
\s  well,  asy  I  am  doubtlefs»  I  tan  purge 
^yfelf  of  many  I  am  charged  withal* 
Ifet  fuch  extenuation  let  me  beg, 
\%t  in  reproof  of  many  tales  devis'd, 
IVhich  oft  the  ear  of  greatnefs  needs  mnft  hear^ 
ly  fmiling  pick-thanks  and  bale  news-mongers; 
i  may  for  fome  things  true  (wherein  my  youth 
iiath  faulty  wander'd,  and  irregular) 
und  pardon.  On  my  true  fubm^on. 

K.  Henry.  Heav'n  pardon  th^e :  yet  let  mc  wondcfj 
Lt  thy  affe^ions,  which  do  hold  a  wing  [Harrys 

^ite  from  the  flight  of  all  thy  anceflors. 
^\\y  place  in  council  thou  haft  rudely  loft, 
/hich  by  thy  younger  brother  is  fupply*d>| 
nd  art  almoft  an  alien  to  the  hearts 
Vol.  IV-  Q  V       ^^ 


146^  V^  f  i^i^sT  Part  of 

Of  all  the  court  and  Princes  of  my  blood. 

Tl^  Hope  apd  cjjjiRi^Slat^n  of  thy  timei 

la  ruin'd,  and  the  foul  of  every  n[ian 

Prophetically  does  fore-think  thy  fall. 

Had  lioMy'i^  of  rqy^pjffeijc^  heep. 

So  cpmnion-hafknev'd  in  tl^e  eyes  of  men,. 

So  (lllc  and  cHcap'ttft  tulgar  company  ;       ' 

Opinion,  that  did  help  me  to  the  crown. 

Had  flilf  kept  loyal  ^o  pofTeflion; 

Ani  left  me  in  reputelefs  banifhment, 

A  fellow  of  no  mark,  nor  likelihood. 

By  bejng  feldom  fe^n,  I  could  not  flir. 

Bat  like  a  comet  I  was  wonder'd  at ! 

That  men  would  tell  their  children,  this  Is  he.' 

Others  would  fay,  where  ?  which  is  BolinghroJii? 

And  then  I  ftole  all  courtefy  from  heav'n. 

And  dreft  hiyfelf  in  fuch  humility. 

That  I  did  pluck  allegiance  from  men's  hearts. 

Loud  (houts  and  falutations  from  their  mouth$ 

Even  in  the  prefence  of  the  crowned  King. 

Thus  1  did  keep  my  perfon  frefh  and  new, 

IVIy  prefence,  like  a  robe  pontifical. 

Ne'er  feen,  but  wonder'd  at ;  and  fo  my  (late, 

Seldpm,  but  Jumpfuous,  fcewed  like  a  feaft, 

Andfworl,  byrarenefs,  fuch  folemnity. 

The  Ikipping  King,  he  ambled  up  and  down 

With  fhallow  jefters,  and  rafti  bavin  wits. 

Soon  kindled,  and  foon  burnt;  carded  his  ftate; 

Mingkd  hrs  royalty  with  carping  fools ; 

Had  his  great  namp  profaned  with  their  fcoms  j 

And  gave  his  countenance,  againil  his  name,« 

To  laugh  at  gybing  bop,  and  fland  the  pufh 

Of  ^\cry  b^ardlefs,  v^m  comparative : 

Grew  a  companion  to  the  common  Ilreets, 

EnfeofPd  hin^f^f  to  popularity  : 

That,  being  daily  fwallow'd  by  men's  eyes,  ^ 

They^furfeited  with  honey,  and  began 

To  loath  the  tafte  of  fweetnefs ;  whereof  a  little 

More  than  a  little  is  by  muchjoo  much. 

So  when  he  had  occafion  jto  be  feen. 


King  H  t  M  ft  Y  IVl  *f^ 

:Ie  was  but,  ^  the-.cuicbo^  u  itt  y«iMV 

ieardy  not  reg^ded*;  fcen,  bot  with  fach  qriBI, 

\s,  iick  and  blunted  with:  comfnumty, 

Afford  no  emrMrdinarjgfze; 

luck,  as  i»r bent  oa  rfia-li&  Maj«fty^, 

W4i«fticT(bioef  fddoman  admiiing  «fes  : 

Bat  rather  drowz'd,  and  hnag  their  eyelids  dowB^ 

Slept  in  his  fact»  atid  rendred  fach  afpeA^ 

As  cloudy  men  uCi  to  their  adverTaries, 

Being  with  his  prefitnce  glutted,  ^otg^dj  ^ad  fu!i.  • 

And  in  thM  very  line^  Harty^, kaud^  thou^ 

For  thou  haft  loiL'thy  Princely  privilege 

'With  vile  participation.    Notaaeyci 

Sut  is  a-weai;ytof  thy  conunoti  iight. 

Save  mine,  which  hath  defir'd  to  fee  tbeemores 

'VThieh  now  doth%  what  I  would  not  have  it  do, 

l^ake  blind  itfelf  with  foolifh  tendernefs.    ' 

P.  Henry.  I  ihaU  hereafter,  my  thrice-gracious  Lord» 
le  more  myfelf. 

K.  Henry.  For  all  the  worldv 
Ai  thou  art  at  this  hour,  was^/V^^^ii^  then^ 
"When  I  from  FroMce  fet  foot  at  Ranfin/purg^ 
And  ev'n  as  I  was  then,  is  Percy  now. 
Kow  by  my  fcepter,  and  my  foul  to. boot,. 
He  hath  mqre  wcM'thy  interest  to  the  ftate. 
Than  thou,  the  (hadow  of  fucceilion  \ 
For,  of  no  rightg  nor'colour  like  toright. 
He  doth  fill  iields  with  harnefs  in  the* realms  >^ 

Tarns  head  againft  the  lion^s  armed  jaws; 
And,  being  nOi  more  in.debt  to  years  than  tho*i» 
Leads  ancient  Lords,  and  rev'rend  BKhops  «fi^ 
To  bloody ^  battles^  and  to  bruifing  ai-ms. 
What  never-dying  honour  hath  he  got         / 
Againft  renowned  Djowglasy  whofeJiigh  dcedsy 
Whofe  hot  incerfionS)  andgreat  namein  ami5| 
Holds  from  all  foyiors  chief  m^ority. 
And  military  title  capital^ 

Through  all  the f kingdoms  that  acknowledge  ChriiK 
Thrite  hath  tbi$:  HkiyfpurMurs  in  fwathiog  cloatbs^    < 
TiHS  ysSu^xiHW^aSi-  in  h|s  entetpiifeiii . 


148  The  First  Part  of 

Difcorofite^  great  D^^bu,  ta'en  Uiii  oiice» 

Enlarged  him,  and  made  a  friend  of  him. 

To  fill  the  niouth  pf  deep  defiance  up. 

And  (hake  the  peace  and  fafety  of  our  throne* 

And  what  fay  you  to  this?  Ptrtjff  NmhimbirlaaJt ^ 

Th'  Archbilhop's  Grace  of  Torky  Dtnv^ks  and  Mtr^mTf 

Capitulate  againft  us,  and  are  up. 

But  wherefore  do  I  tell  this  news  to  ^ee  } 

Why,  Harry^  do  I  tell  thee  of  my  fcei, 

Which.trt  my  near*ft  and  deareft  enemy  } 

Thou  that  ar;t  like  enough,  through  vafial  fear^ 

Bafe  inclinationt  and  the  ftart  of  ^leen> 

To  fight  againft  me  under  Perc/^  pay  j 

To  dog  his  heelsy  and  curt'fy  at  his  frowns. 

To  (how  how  much  thou  art  degenerate. 

P.  Henry,  Do  not  think  fo,  you  (hall  not  find  it  fo! 
And  heav'n  forgive  them>  that  fo  much  have  fway'd 
Your  Majefty's  eobd  thoughts  away  from  me  I 
I  will  redeem  an  this  on  Percy s  head. 
And  in  the  clofing  of  fome  glorious  day. 
Be  bold  to  tell  you,  that  I  am  your  fom 
When  I  will  wear  a  garment  all  of  blood. 
And  (lain  my  favours  in  a  bloody  ma(k» 
Which,  wa(ht  ^way,  (hall  fcour  my  (hame  with  \U 
And'that  (hall  be  the  day,  whene'er  it  lights. 
That  this  fame  child  of  honour  and  renown. 
This  gallant  Iht-fpur^  this  all-praifed  Knight, 
And  your  unthou^ht*of  Harrys  chance  to  meet. 
For  every  honour  fitting  on  his  helm. 
Would  they  were  multitudes,  and  on  my  head 
My  (hames  redoubled  i  for  the  time  will  come. 
That  I  (hall  make  this  northern  youth  exchange 
His  glorious  deeds  for  my  indignities. 
Percy  is  but  my  fa6lor,  good  my  Lord, 
T'  engrofs  up  elorious  deeds  on  my  behalf  | 
And  I  will  calihim  to  fo  ftrifl  accQunt, 
That  he  (hall  render  every  glory  up, 
Vea^iTven  the  fiighteft  wormip  of  his  time. 
Or  I  u  A.  .»  ar  the  reckoning  from  his  heart* 
Tj»ls,  in  the  wme  p£  Hcav'a,  1  pronift  bcfts 


King  H  £  N  R  Y    IV.  M4f 

Tlie  whicby  if  I  perform,  and  do  furvive, 

]  do  bdeech  your  Majefty,  may  falve 

The  long-grown  wounds  of  my  intemperature*     . 

If  not,  the  end  of  life  cancels  all  bonds ; 

And  I  will  die  a  hundred  thoufand  deaths, 

£fe  break  the  fmalleft  parcel  of  this  tow. 

K.  Hemy.  A  hundred  thoufand  rebels  die  in  this  ^ 
Thoa  ihalt  hare  charge,  and  fovereign  truft  herein. 

Eniir  Blunt. 

How  now,  good  Blunt  ?  thy  looks  are  full  of  fpeed. 

Bluttt,  So  is  the  bufioefs  chat  I  come  to  fpeak  oK 
Lord  IMortimer  of  Scotland  hath  fcnt  word. 
That  D0wghs  and  the  Enghp  rebels  met 
Th*  eleventh  of  this  month,  at  Sbre^vfiury  : 
A  ndghty  and  a  fearful  head  they  are. 
If  promifes  be  kept  on  every  hand. 
As  ever  ofier'd  foul  play  in  a  ilate. 

K.  Hemy.  The  Earl  of  Weftmorland  fet  forth  to-day. 
With  huD  my  fon.  Lord  ^ohn  of  Lamafler  y 
For  thi4  advertifement  is  five  days  old. 
On  W§dntfday  next,  ^^irrjs  thou  (halt  fet  forward  : 
On  Thmtfimyy  we  ourfelves  will  march  :  our  meeting 
Is  zt  Bridgnorth  I  and,  Harry ,  you  (hall  march 
Throogh  Gh*JlerJbire :  by  which,  fome  twelve  days  hei  ce 
Our  general  forces  at  Bridgnorth  ihall  meet.  ^ 
Oar  hands  are  full  of  bufinefs  :  let's  away. 
Advantage  fbeds  them  fat,  while  we  delay.        \Exeunt, 

SCENE    changes  to  the  BoarU-Uai  Taver;> 
\nEqft' cheap. 

Eniir  FalilafF  and  Bardolph. 

^stTyjrdolphf  am  not  I  falPn  away  vilely,  fince  this 

ly  laft  adion  ?  do  I  not  bate  ?  do  I  not  dwindle  f 

why,  my  ikin  hangs  about  me  like  an  old  Lady's  loofe 

MWtt  :  I  am  witherd  t  Hke  an  old  apple  yohn.     Well, 

rUiepenl,  andthatfuddenly,  while  I  am  in  fome^  liking  : 

1  ihall  be  out  of  heart  ihortly,  and  then  I  (hall  have  no 

ftrCBgdi  to  repentt    An  J  have  not  forgotten  what  the 

,       G  3  \tv^\^^^ 


1 50  The  First  Part  of 

isfide  of  a  church  is  made  of,  I  am  a  pepper  com»a^feivePs 
horfe ;  the  in  fide  of  a  church !  company,  viUainous  com- 
pany hath  been  the  fpoil  of  me. 

Bard   Sir  Jchn^  you  are  fo  fretful ,  yr  scannot  lite  long. 

Fai,  Why,. there  is  it;  come,  fing  me  a  bawdy  fong, 
to  make  me  meriy  ;  I  was  as  vi  r  t  uou  fly  .given,  as  a-geotle- 
manmeed  to  be  ;  virtuous  enough ;  fwore  little  ;  diced  not 
above  feven  times  a. week  ;  went  to  a  bawdy-imufe  oeot 
above  once  in  a  quarter  of  an  hour  ;  paid  money,  that  I 
borrowed,  three  or  four  times  ;  Hv'd  well,  and  in  good 
cos^pafs  i'iand  now  I  live  out  of  ail  order,  oat  of  iidl 
compafs. 

Bard.  Why,  you  are  fo  fat.  Sir  Jtfhn^  tkat  you  mtfft 
needs  be  out  of  all  compafs,  out  of  all  reaibmoile  cev 
pafs,  Sujohn, 

FaL  Do  thou  amend  thy  face,  and  I'll  amend  m^Jife. 
Thou  art  our  Admiral,  thou  beared  the  lanthprn  in  the 
poop,  but  'tis  in  the  nofe  of  thee.;  thou  wt  l^e£n]ght 
€)f  die  burniiig  larn^. 

Bard,  Why,  ^u  John^  my  face  do66  you  <no  havtit. 

FaL  No,  ril  be  fworn  ;  I  m^he  -as  good  ttfe  of  it,  «s 
many  a  man  doth  of  a  death's  head,  or  .a  metftemfirminn,  I 
lii  ver  fee  thy  face,  but  1  think  \x]fQtiy^'fa^:9sAi^aves 
x\shi  tiv'd  in  pui]ples  for  there  he  is  in  hi^ftobe^bamtog, 
burning. — If  thou  wert  any  way  given  40  victaie,  laMwJd 
fwear  by  thy  face  ;  my  oathjhould  be,  ^f^^fkfimy  Jlit 
thou  art  altogether  given  over  {and  war tindecwU  hfktiwt 
the  ligiht  in  |hy  face,  ttie  Ion  cif  «|tar  4aidkaa(fi.  Wixn 
thou  rann'fl  up  Gads-hill  in  the  night  to  catch  my  horfe,  if 
I  did  .not  thinJc,  thou  kad'ft  been  ^mJiguis  fatimSi  f>r a%all 
of  wild-Ere,  there's  no  purchafe  ipi  money.  O,  thou  art 
a  perpetual  triumph,  an  everlaflin?  bonfire  light ;  thou 
hail  faved  me  a  «hdufand  marks  in  lin^s  and  torches, 
walking  with  thee  i;n  the  night  betwiat  tavern  and  taVbvn; 
but  the  fack,  thai  thau  haft  drunk  me,  would ikave  bought 
me  lights  ^s  good  cheap,  attheKk!sreftciiandier's.in  Ai- 
rope,  I  have  matntain'd  that  SaUmaniibr  <of  )»o«PS<with 
fire,  any  tiiae  this  two  and  thirty  yedra,  lieav'fi  aoaard  <nie 
fork!  /  ' 

J^i/.  %b|Qod«  I  would  my  fac^^warein  yo«i^4be<lly. 


King   Henry    I^.  151 

Fdl  God  a  mercy!  fo  fliould  I  be  fore  lo  be  Hfeart- 
burn'd.  ,  ' 

Enter  Boftefs, 
How  now,  dame  Parfletihc  hen,  have  you  eitqi^JrM  yet 
who  pickM  my  pocket  ? 

Hoji,  Why,  Sir  John,  what  do  ydu  think,  Sir  Jbhn  ? 
do  you  think,  I  keep  thieves  in  my  hoUfe  ?  I  have  fearch'd, 
I  have  enquirM,  fo  has  my  hufband,  man  by  man,  boy  by 
boy,  fervant  by  fervant :  The  tithe  of  a  heir  was  never 
loft  in  my  houfe  before. 

Fal-  Ye  lie,  hoftefs  ;  Bardolph  was  (hav'd,  and  loft  many 
^  hair;  and  I'll  be  fworn,  my  pocket  was  pick'd  ;  go  to, 
you  are  a  woman,  go. 

Hoft,  Who  I?  I  defy-  thee;  1  Was  never  eafl'd  fo  in 
mine  own  houfe  before. 

FaL  Go  to,  I  know  ybu  well  enorfgh. 
Hoft.  No,  Sir  John :  YoU  do  not  know  nfie,  Sfr  John ; 
I  know  you,  Sir  John ;  you  owe  me  money,  Sir  JTohk,  ard 
iiow.you  pick  a  quarrel  to  beguile  me  of  it.  1  bought  ycu 
'^  dozen  of  ftiirts  to  your  back,  v 

FaL  Dowlas,  filthy  dowlas  :  1  have  giveh  tbefti  away 
t6  bakers  wives,  and  they  ha\^e  m^de  boulters  of  them. 
Ho^.  Now  as  I  am  a  true  woman,  Hollanti  of  eight 
(hillings  an  cll :  You  owe  money  bene  befides,  SiV  Jobn, 
for  your  diet^  and  by-drifikiDgs,  atld  iaotty  lent  ytiu, 
four  and  twenty  |)Ounds, , 

FaL  He  had  his  part  of  it,  let  him  l^zy.  ^ 

Hoft,  He }  alas !  he  is  poof,  he  hath  hothing. 
FaL  How !  poor?  look  tipon  his  fhce  :  What  call  you 
rich  ?  let  him  coin  his  nOfe,  let  him  coih  his  cheeks :  Til 
not  pay  a  denier.  What  will  you  mike  a  ^ohWer  of  ifte  ?- 
ihall )  not  take  mine  eafe  in  bine  inn,  but  I  ftlall  hiVe  hiy 
pocket  pick'd  ?  Ihaveloftafeal-ringof  hiy  gr^iidpfithb!^ 
^orth  forty  mark. 

Hoft.  O  Jefu !  I  have  beartl  the  Printfe  tfell  hiiai,  I  feiiov^ 
not  how  oft,  that, the  ring  was  copper. 

FaL  How  ?  the  Prince  is  a  Jaei,  a  fnfeak-cup ;  itid  if 
h^  were  here>  I  would  cudgel  him  like  a  dog,  if  he  would 
lay  fo. 


152  The  i?  I  R  s  T  Part  of 

Entif  Prina  Henry  marttitigi  ^nd  Peto^  flajfin^g 
tnmebem  Uh  a  J^i  :  ^alflaff*  nutts  ibtm. 

Fal.  How  now*  lad  ?  is  the  wind  in  that  door  ?  mu 
all  march  ? 

Bttri.  Yea*  two  and  two,  Nenugatt-iTXtCxovk. 

Hofi,  My  Lord,  I  pray  yoa«  hear  me. 

P.  Htnrj.  What  fay'ft  thoa,  miUxtk  ^ickly  F  how 
thy  hdband  ?  I  love  him  well,  he  Is  an  honeft  man 

Hofi.  Goody  mv  Lord,  hear  me. 

Fid.  Pr'ythee,  let  her  alone,  and  lift  to  me. 

P.  HiMty.  What  fay'ft  thou.  Jack? 

Fal.  The  other  night  f  fell  a  flecp  here  behind  the  a 
and  had  my  pocket  pickt :  This  hoafe  is  turn'd  bat 
houfe,  they  pick  pockets. 
^    P.  Henrj.  What  didft  thou  lofe.  Jack  f 

Fal.  Wilt  thou  believe  me,  Hml?  three  or  Tour  b 
of  forty -pounds  a-piece,  and  a  feal-ring  of  m^  gr 
father's. 

P.  Henry*  A  trifle,  fome  eight-pennylnatter. 

Hop.  So  I  told  him,  my  Lord;  and  I  faid,  I  Ii 
your  Grace  fay  fo ;  and,  my  Lord,  he  fpeaks  moft  v 
a  of  yon,  like  a  foul-mouth'd  man  as  he  is,  and  fai 
would  cudgel  you. 

P.  Henry.  What !  he  did  not  ? 

Heft.  There's  neither  faith,  truth,  nor  woman-] 
in  roe  elfe. 

Fd.  There's  no  more  faith  in  thee  than  in  a  ft- 
pruen;  no  more  truth  in  thee  than  in  a  drawn  fox  ; 
for  woman-hood,  maid  Marian  may  be  the  deputy's 
of  the  ward  to  thee.     Go,  you  thing,  go. 

Hoft.  Say,  what  thing?  what  thing? 

Fal>  Whatthin^?  why,  a  thing  to  thank  God  or 

Htfl.  I  am  nothing  to  thank  God  on,  I  would 
ftould'ft  know  it :    I  am  an  honeft  man's  wife ; 
ietting  thy  knighthood  afide,  thou  art  a   knave  to 
meib. 

FaL  Setting  thy  womanhood  afid^,  thou  art  a  bea 
fay  otherwife. 
Hofl,  Say,  what  beaft,  thou  knjive  tho^? 


King  Henry   IV.  15  j 

Fal.  What  bcafi  ?  why,  an  otter. 

v.  Henry',  An  otter,  Sitjolnt  why  an  otter? 

FaL  JVhy?  (he's  neither  fifh  nor  flelh ;  a  man  kno  vs 
fiot  where  to  have  her. 

Hoft,  Thou  art  an  unjuft  man  in  faying  To  :  Thoii,  or 
any  man  knows  where  to  have  me  ;  Thou  koave,  the  u  ! 

P.  Henry,  Thou  fay'il  true,^  hoUeisa  and  he  flanclLrs 
thee  moil  grofsljr* 

Hofi.  So  he  doth  yoi»,  my  Lord,  and  faid  this  other 
ddy,  you  owM  him  a  thoufand  pound. 

P.  Hhny.  SinA^  do  I  owe  yon  a  thouTand  pound  ?  ^ 

FaL  A  thouTand  pound,  Hal?  a  million  ;  thy  love  U 
worth  a  miffioa :  Thou  ow^fl  me  thy  love» 

Htft.  Nay,  ray  Lord,  he  calFd  you  JacA^  and  faid  he 
vottto  cudgel  you. 

Fal,  Did  I,^  Bardblfb  T 

Bard,  fndeedy  Sir  Jobn^  you  faid  fe.   ' 

Fal.  Yea»  if  he  faid,  my  ring  was  copper. 

P.  Bemy,  I  fay,  ^lis  copper.  Dar'fl;  thou  Be  as  good 
as  thy  word  now  ? 

Fat.  Why,  &4  thou  know%  as  thouart  butamar,. 
I  dare ;  but  as  thou  art  a  Prince,  \  fear  thee,  as  I  fear 
the  roaring  of  the  lion's  wheflp. 

P.  Henry,  And  why  not  as  the  libn  I 

Fal.  The  King  himfelf  is  to  be  fear'd  as  the  lion  ;  dofl 
hour  tbink,rH  ftar  thee,  as  I  fear  thy  faxher.^  nay,  i£  I 
lo,  let  my  girdle  break  \ 

P.  Henry,  O,  if  it  fhould,  how  would  thy  guts  fall  about 
hy  knees  t  but,,  firrah,  there's  no  room  for  feitb,  truth,, 
lor  honefty,  in  this  bofom  of  thine ;  it  is  all  fill'd  up> 
mh  guts  and  midriff.  Charge  an  honcft^  woman  with  . 
icking  thy  pocket!  why,  thou  whorfon,  impudent,  im- 
lofsM' rafcal^  if  there  were  any  thing  in  thy  pocket  hut 
a vern- reckonings,  Memorandums  of  bawdy  houfes,aud  one- 
►oot  penny-worth  of  fugar-'candy  to  make  thee  long- 
ifinded  ;  if  thy  pocket  were  enrich'd  with  any  o;her  in- 
uries  but  thefe,  I  am  a  villain ;  and  yet  you  wiH  (land  to 
t,  you.will  notpocket  up  wrong*.  Art  thou  not  a(bao/d  ? 

Fal,  Doftthou  hear,  Hal?  thou  know'ft,  in  the  Itaie 
oC  innocency,  M«vn  fell :  And  what  Iheuld  poor  Jack 
G  r  F^^r 


154  The  Fin  J T  Part  of 

Falfiaff  do,  in  the  days  of  villainy  ?  Aau  feefi,  I  lavft 
more  fleih  than  another  man,  and  therefore  mote  firiilty.     a 
You  confefs  tlien,  you  pickt  my  pocket  ? 
P.  Hinry.  It  appears  lo  by  the  ftory. 
FaU  Hoilefsy  1  forgive  theS  :  Go  make  ready  break* 
faft  ;  love  thy  huibancH  look  to  tby  fervants,  and  chfrilh 
thy  gucft  :  Thou  (halt  firid  me  trafiabje  to  any  hond 
r^afon :  Thou  feefl^  I  am  pacify'd  ftUl.  Nay»  I  pr*ytbee, 
be  gorie.         '  {Exit  Hofiefu 

Now,  HmU,  to  the  news  at  <;oort :  For,  the  robbery,  lid, 
•—how  is  that  anfwer'd  ? 

^: Henry,  O  my  fweet  beef,  I  rouft  ftill  be  good  angel 
to  thee.     The  money  is  paid  back  again. 

Fal»  Of  1  do  not  like  that  paying  back;  ^tisadouble 
labour. 

P.  Henrj.  I  a^  good  friends  with  my  father,  and  may 
do  any  thing. 

Fa},  Rob  me  the  exchequer  the  firft  thing  then  do'ft, 
and  do  it  with  unwafh*d  hands  too. 
.    fi^n^,  rDo^  my  Lord. 

P.  Henry,  I  have  procur'd  thee,  Jaci,  a  charge  of  foot. 
FaL   I  would  it  had    been  of  horfe.     Where  (hall  I 
£nd  one,  that  can  Heal  well  ?  O,  for  a  fine  thief,  of  two 
and  twenty,  or  thereabout ;  I  am  heinou fly  unprovided. 
Well,  God  be  thank'd  for  thefe  rebels,  tkey  o&i^d  nose 
but  the  virtuous ;  I  laud  thesQ,  I  pcai^  them* 
P.  Henry.  Bar^oiph,--^-^. 
Bard.  My  Lord  ? 
J*.  Henry,  Go  bear  tKis  letter  to  hordyghn  of  Lan^ 
tafter^  to  my  brother  John,     This  to  my  Lord  of  Wlfi^ 
morland ;  go,  Pei9^  to  horfe ;  for  thou  and  I  have  thirty 
miles  to  ride  yet  ere  dinner  time.    Jack^  meet  me  to- 
morrow in  KhtTemple-Halldit  two  o'clock  in  the  afternocMi, 
tfiere  fhalc  thou  know  thy  charge,  and  there  receive  naoney 
and  order  for  their  furniture. 
The  Jand  is  burning,  P^rry  flands^on  high  j 
And  cither  they,  or  we,  muft  lower  lie* 

i^^'^ARare  words!  brave  world!  hoftefsjmy  breakfail,€ome: 
Oh>  1  could  wifh,  this  tavern  were  my  drum  !    Exmai. 
6 

ACT 


I 


King  He  m  *  t   IV.  is's 


ACT       IV. 

S  C  E  N  £^    change)  to  Sbrnvjburf. 
Entir  Hot-fpar^  Worccftcr,  mnd  Dowglas; 

H  o  T  -  8  p  u  ir. 

WE  L  L  faid,  my  nobfe  5«>/ ;  if  fjjcaking  trilih, 
In  this  fine  age,  tvere  not  thought  fi^ttery,  ' 
Sach  attribution  fhould  the  Dowglas  have. 
As  not  a  foldier  of  this  feafon's  flamp 
Should  go  (o  gen'ral  current  through  the  world. 
By  heav'n,  1  cannot  flatter :  1  defy 
The  tongues  of  foothers.     But  a  brarer  place 
In  my  heart's  love  hath  no  itian  than  yburfelf. 
Nay,  taik  me  to  my  >^ord;  approve  liie.  Lord. 

Dtnu,  Thou  art  the  King  of  honbnf  : 
No  man  fo  potent  breathes  upon  the  grontid, 
3  at  I  will  beard  him, 

KMter  a  MeJ/enger. 

Hot,  Do,  aod  'tis  well — What  letters  haft  thou  there  f-*^ 
I  can  bi^t  thank  you.  ^ 

Mejfi  Thefe  come  from  your  father. 

Hot.  Letters  from  him  I  why  comes  he  not  hinifelf  ? 

Meffl  He  cannot  come,  my  Lord,  he's  gfievo'qs  fick.^ 

Hoi,  Heav'ns !  how  has  he  the  leifure  to  be^cjfe 
In  fuch  a  juftling  time  ?  Who  leads  his  power ;; 
Under  whofe  government  come  they  along  ? 

Meffl  His  letters  bear  his  mind,  not  I  his  n>fmi. 

/3^.  I  pr'ythee,  tell  me,  doth  he  keep  his  bed  ? 

Mef,  He  did,  ipy  Lord,  four  days  ere  I  fet  forth : 
And  at  the  time  of  my  departure  thence. 
He  was  much  fear'd  by  his  phyficiatls. 

Wor,  I  would,  the  ftate  of  time  bad  firff  been  wliolf. 
Ere  he  by  ficknefs  had  been  vifit^d ; 

G  6  HU 


156  The  Fir  st  Part  of 

JHis  hmlxh  was  never  better  worth  than  now. 

H^t.  Sick  now  ?  droop  now  ?  this  ficknefs  doth  infeft 
The  very  life-blood  of  our  enterprize  ; 
'Tis  catching  hither,  even  to  our  camp. 
He  writes  me  &ere,  that  inward  fickncTs— -r 
And  that  his  friends  by  deputation 
Could  iv>t  fo  foon  b^  dr^^wn  :  Nor  thoMght  he  4iept 
To  lay  to  dangerous  and  dear  a  truft 
On  any  foul  removal,  bat  on  his  own. 
Yet  doth  he  give  us  bold  advertifement. 
That  with  our  fmall  conjunOion  we  fliould  on^ 
To  fee  how  fortune  is  di(|>08'd  to  us :       * 
For,  as  he  writes,  there  is  no  quailing  now  ;^ 
Becaufe  the  £^ing  i's  certainly  po^eft 
Of  all  our  purpoiipsc    What  fay  you  to  it? 

If^er.  YoQ^  flM^er^s  Ackpefs  is  a  piain  to  us.. 

Hfit.  A  perillous  gafli,  a  very  limb  lopt  off : 
And  yety  in  faith,  'tis  nots  his  prefeut  lyant 
Seems  more  th^n  we  ihall  $nd  it.    We^e  it  goo4^ 
To  fee  tlie  ei^adt  wealth  of  aU  our  ftate« 
All  at  one  caft  ?  ^o  fet  &>  rich  9  main 
On  fhe  nice  hazard  of  ope  doubtful  hour  ? 
It  were  not  good ;  for  therein  (hould  we  rea^' 
The  very  bottDin»  Itnd  the  foul  of  hope^^ 
The  very  lift,  the  very  QtQiQ$  boi^4 
-:Pf  all  opr  <b?tufes.         ' 

Daw.  Faith,  and  fo  we  (houtd  y 
Where  now  remains  a  fweetreverfioi^ 
We  now  9^y  bpldJy  fpend,.  upo^  the  hope. 
Of  whe^  is  ^o  ^ome  in  i     '     ^ 
A  conjfort  of  retirement  lives  in  this* 

Soi,  i^  rendezvous,  a  home  to  9y  ont'>^ 
If  that  Uie  devil  ^nd  mifchance  look  big 
Vpon  the  inaidenhead  o(  our  affaii:s. 

fF^.  But  yet  I  would  your  father  had  bee 9  here^^ 
The  quality  and  air  of  our  attempt 
9rooks  no  divifion  ;  It  will  be  thoughjt 
^  fome,  thatltnow  not  why  he  is  away, 
That  wiiUom,  loyalty,  and  mere  diflike 
^f  our  proceeding!,  kep^  the  Eari&p^  ^ence. 

Mi 


King  H  E  H  R  Y  IV,  I5JI 

Ud  think,  Jiow.fuch  aij  apprth^nfipa. 

4ay  turn  tbe  tide  of  £earw  fa^oa, 

Ud  br^d  a  kind  of  qaeftipn  ip  our  caufe  ^ 

^or  well  you  know,  we  of  tk\  o^ending  &de 

^c^ft  keep  aloof  from  ijbri^  arbitrcinept ; 

^nd  ftop  %Ii  fightrl\oJe8»  every  loop,  from  wKeact 

Fhe  eye  of  reafon  may  pry  in  U|>oa  us  ; 

This  abfenc«  of  your  father  draws  a  cortaipg^ 

{*hat  (hews  th^  ignorant  a  ki|ad  pf  (cy: 

gefore  not  dreamt  opoi^. 

ffot,.  You  fM'ain^  too  £ar^ 
[  rather  vf ,  h^is  ablenoe  ipake  this  ofe  i^ 
t  lends  a  lo^ftre,  and  mote  great  opioioo^ 
^  larger  dar^^to  our  gte^t  enteq>xife. 
Than  if  the  ^^kri^were  here:  For  men  muft  thiok^ 
:f  vyc  vi'ithout  his  b^p  can.  m^e  a  head, 
Po  pu^  agajnft  ^e  kingdom ;  with  his  h<Jp,^ 
Ve  ihail  a'erturn  it  topw  ti^ry  dowp,. 
Tet  z^  goes  well)  yet  all  out  joints  are  whole. 

Dow.  As  heart  can  thiijik  ;  there  i&not  fi;cU  ^  WOt^ 
'*po]ffi^  of  in  ^(otlatul%  as  th^  tet«i  of  fea^. 

fnter  Sir  Richard  Venion. 

ffot.  My  coufin  F^noft,  wcfcome^  by  my  Ibul  !• 

yer.  Pray  God,  my  news  be  worth  a,  >yel<;o9ie,  Lp^4. 
The  Earl  of  Weftniprland^  fev*n  thoqland  ibong^ 
8  marchir^g  hither^  wi.th  prince  John,  of  i^m^n;. 

Hot.  No  harm  ;  what  xnorel! 

Ver.  An<J  further,  I  have  le^nn'd^   - 
l[*be  King  hiin(i?lf  in  person  hath  fet  forthj^ 
3r  hitherwards  intended  fpeedjly, 
Vith  ftrong  and  mighty  preparation.. 

Hot.  He  fl\^U  be  velcpme  top  :  Where  is  his  ibu  \- 
The  nimble-fpo^d  piad-cap  Prinee  of  W^tt 
^nd  his  comfadesi  tb^t  d^(  the  Wo;ld  afide 
^nd  bid  it  pafs7- 

Fer.  AU  fufniiht,  all  in  ar^s, 
\I1  plum'd  like  efiridges,  that  with  the  wtQA 
kited  like  eagles,  having  lately  batVd  : 
flittering  in  goJidcn  coats  liif^e  ima^gss^ 

4i 


1^8  The  Fir  ST  Part  ef 

As  fall  of  fpirits  as  th^  month  of  May, 

And  gorgeous  as  the  fu n  at  Mf^/um^r ; 

Wanton  as  ybuthHil  goats,  wild  as  young  bulls. 

I  faw  young  Harry 9  with  his  beaver  on. 

His  cuiiles  on  his  thighs,  gallantly  arm'd. 

Rife  fW>m  the  ground  like  ft?ather'd  Mercury  ; 

And  vaulted  with  fuch  eafe  into  his  feat. 

As  if  an  Angel  dropt  dowft  from  the  clouds 

To  turn  and  wind  a  fiery  Pegafns^ 

And  witch  the  world  with  noble  horferaanfliip.  * 

Hot.  No  more,  no  more;  worfe  than  the  fun  in  Mb\ 
This  praife  doth  riourilli  agues ;  let  them  come. 
They  come  like  facrifices  in  their  trim^ 
And  to  the  fire-ey'd  maid  of  fmoaky  war. 
All  hot,  and  bleeding,  will  we  offer  theiii. 
The  mailed  Mars  (hall  on  his  altar  £t 
Up  to  the  ears  in  blood.     I  am  on  fire,  • 
To  hear  this  rich  rcprifal  is  fo  nigh, 
And  yet  not  ours.     Come,  let  me  take  my  horiS;^ 
Who  is  to  bear  me,  like  a  thunder- bolt, 
Againft  the  bofom  Of  the  Prince  of  Wales. 
Harry  to  &rry  ihall  (not  horfe  to  horfe) 
Meet,,  and  ne'er  part,  till  one  drop  down  a  coarfe.  < 
Oh,  that  Glendb<wer  were  come ! 

Fer.  Ther^  is  more  news : 
I  lean*d  in  Worcefier^  as  I  rode  along. 
He  cart  not  dfftw  his  poW*r  this  fourteen  days. 

D^oy.  That's  the  worft  tidings  that  I  hear  of,  yet. 

War.  Ay,  by  my  faith,  that  Dears  a  frofty  found. 

//«/.  What  may  the  King's  whole  battle  reach  unti 

Ver.  To  thirty  thptifand,  , 

Uot.  Forty  let  it  be; 
My  father  and  Glendower  being  both  away^ 
The  pow*r  of  ds  may  ferve  fo  great  a  day. 
Come,  let  us  take  a  muller  fpeedily : 
Dooms-day  is  near ;  die  all,  die  merrily. 

Dow.  Talk  not  of  dying,  I  am  out  of  fear 
Of  death,  or  death's  hand,,  for  this  one  half  year.  [£» 


SC£ 


King  H  t  N  R  y  IV.  "i^^ 


S  C  E  N  £   changes  to  a  [mblick  roadi  *^^ 
Coventry. 

£«^r  Falftaff  ««i/ Bardolpb. 

FiJ.'Ti^fM^y  get  thee  before  to  CoveMfry ;  fill  ne  a 
,  J3  bottle  of  Tack :  Oarfoidiers  (hall  inarch  tlMrgttgh : 
We'll  to  Smti^-c^'HU  to-night. 
Bar4i.  Will  you  give  me  money^  captain  f 
Fiti,  Lay  out,  lay  out. 
Bm^'.  This  bottle  makes  an  angel. 
FaJ.  And  if  it  do^  take  it  for  thy  labovr ;  and  if  itmaka 
Nreiity»  take  them  all,  Til  anfwer  the  cofuage.    Bid  my 
fieucenaat  Peie  meet  me  at  the  town's  end. 
Sat>^.  I  will,  captdin ;  farewel.  C^^* 

#W.  If  I  be  not  aibamM  of  my  foldiers,  I  am  a  louc'd 
gurnet :  I  have  mif-us'd  the  King^s  prefs  damnably,     I 
have  got,  in  exchange  of  a  hundred  and  fifty  foldiers, 
three  hundred  and  odd  pounds.  I  prefs  me  none  but  good 
hooihoLder^t  yc6nfiena  foas ;  enquire  me  out  contraded 
iMtcheloi's,  fudi  as  had  been  aik'd  twice  on  the  banes :  Suck 
m  commodity' of  warm  flaves  as  had  as  lief  hear  the  devils 
an  adnim ;  fuch  as  fear  the  reportof  a  culverin,  worfe  than 
St  ftrnck-fowl,  or  a  hurt  wild-duck.  I  prefs  me  none  but 
fucb  toafts  and  but^r,  with  hearts  in  their  bellies  no  big- 
ger than  pin&  heads,  and^they.  have  bought  out  their  (er* 
vices :  And  now  my  whole  charge  confifts  of  ancients» 
cof^drals,  lieutenants,  gentlemen  of  companies,  Haves  as 
ragged.as  Lazarms  in  the  painted  cloth,  where  the  glut* 
ton's  dogs  licked  his  fores ;  and  fuch  as  indeed  were  never 
Ibldiers,  out  dif-carded  unjuft  fervingmen,  younger  fons  to 
younger  brothers ;  revolted  tappers,  and  ofllers   trade-^ 
fairn,the  cankers  of  a  calm  worldand  along  peace;(i  9)ten 

times 

( 19)  •^teu  timet  more  dijbommrahty  ragged  than  tn  cld-fti*^  an* 

We«r.]  Shakejpeare  ufes  tkis  word  to  promifcuQufly,  to  fignify  aa  enfigii 
or  ftandard  bearer,,  and  t\(o  the  colevri  or  ^andard  bojroe,  that  I  ean- 
«ot  he  at  a  certainty  for  bis  allafion  here.  If  the  text  be  geAuine^ 
I  think,  the  meaning  muft  be$  as  diihoooorabJly  rafged  as  one  that 
bas  been  an  enfign  all  hisdajs ;  that  has  let  age  creep  upon  hin,  and 
«e?ex  had  merit  enough  to  gain  picicrafttAt*    Mr.  ^nr^ar/tn,  wh« 

iiadef* 


jL^  The  F I  It  8  T  Part  of 

timea  more  diflionourably  ragged,  tkaa  an  old  fac^d 
ancient ;  and  fuch  have  I  to  fill  op  the  rooms  of  them  that 
kave  bought  put  their  fervices ;  that  you  would  think,  I 
fcad  a  hundred  apd  fifty  tatt^r'd  prodigals,  lately 'come 
Irom  fwine- keeping,  from  eating  draiF  and  huikv  A 
Qiad  itHow  met  me  on  the  way,  and  told  me»  I  had  un load- 
ed all  the  gibbets^  and  pred  the  dead  bodies.  No  eye 
hath  feen  iuch  ikarecrows  :  TU  not  march ^hvongh  Co^tn- 
try  with  them,  xhhxh  flat.  Nay,  and  the  villailljs  march 
'  wide  betwixt  the  legs,  as  if  they  had  gyves  on  ;  for^  in- 
deed, I  had  the  moft  of  them  out  of  pri^n«  There's  but 
a  ihirt  and  a  half  in  aU  ray  company ;  and  tha  half  (hirl 
is  ;wQ  napkins  tack'd  together,  and  throwa.  ovcs  the 
Ihoulders  like  a  berald's  coat  without  fleevea  ^  and  ihe 
<fiiirt^  to  fay  the  truth,  fioU'ii  from  myhoftof  Sc.  Aihrns't 
or  the  r«d-AOs'd  inkeeper  of  Daintry.  Bu^that's  aUoaei 
they'll  find  linQea  enough  on  every  hedges 

Enter  Prince  Henry,,  and  Weftmod^odc 

P.  Henry.  How  now,  blown  Jeukf  liow  now,  quill  J^ 
FaL  What,  Hal?  how  now,  mad  wag,   what  a  deidt 

doft  t^iou  in   Warnuick/hinf  my  good  Lord  of  Wefimm-^ 

ifl/idi  I  cry  you  mercy;  I  thought^  yoiir  honour  had  aU 

ipeady  heen  at  5Ar^w^»ry.  ' 

fFefi..  'Faith ,  Sir  7^*>  'tin  mora  than  tibte  that  I  were^ 

there,  and  you  too ;  hut  my  po^er&  are  there  already.. 

vaderftan^A  it  lo  the  feeond  coaftra^^ioa,  has  fufpefled  the  text,  audi 
given  the  ifpllowing  ingenious  emendatiQn.<>— -<*  How  I9  an  old>fac*d) 
*^  jincUnt,  or  Bnfigk^  dt(honourably  ragged  ?  on  the  contrary^  nothing 
f<  is  efleemM  more  honourable  than  a  ragged  pair  ofCokitrt*  A  TCrf 
<«■  little  aheracion  m\\\  reftore  it  to  its  original  fenfe,  which  contain*, 
,  •'  a  touch  of  the  ftrongeft  and  tnoft  iine-torn'd  fattfe  in  the  world^. 
Ten  timesntort  difitekourahly  raggedy  than  an  $14  fe«fi  ntuient  .*• 
«  i,  e.  xht  eckurs  u'fed  by  the  city- com  panics  in  their  feafb  and  pro* 
*'  ceflions.  For  each  company  had  one  with  its  peculiar  device^  which 
Mt  was  ufoally  difplayM  and  bore  about  on  fuch  occsGons.  Now  no- 
**  thing  covld  be  more  witty  or  fatirical  than  this-comparifen.  Foms^ 
*•*  Faljfajpt  raggamoilins  were  reduced  to  their  tattered  condition  thio* 
*f  their  riotous  exceffes ;  fo  this  old  fe  a  ft  ancient  became  torn  andi 
•i  fhattet*d,  not  in  any  nnanly  ea^rdCc  of  arinsi  bdt  amidlVthe  rcvck 
V  ^drunkeJl  bacchanals.*^ 


I 


King  H  E  N  R  y  IV.  i6i 

The  King,  I  can  tell  yon,  looks  for  qi  all ;  we  ipoft 
away  all  to-night.  ^ 

Fal>  Tut,  ncTcr  fear  me,  I  am  as  vigilant,  as  a  cat  to 
fteal  cream* 

P.  Henr^.  I  thijik,  to  ileal  cream,  indeed  ;  for  thy  theft 
hath  already  made  thee  butter ;  but  tell  me,  J^ck^  whoiil 
fellows  are  thefe  that  come  after  f 

FaL  Mine,  Hal^  mine. 

P.  Henry*  I  did  never  fee  fach  pitiful  rafcals, 

Fal,  Tut,  tut,  good  enough  to  tofs :  Food  for  powder, 
iood  for  powder,  they'll  fill  a  pit,  as  well  as  better;  tofht 
man,  mortal  men,  mortal  men. 

Weft*  Ay,  but  Sir  Jobn^  methinks,  they  are  exceeding 
poor  and  bare,  too  beggarly. 

Fal.  Faith,  for  their  poverty,  I  know  not  where  tbev 
had  that ;  and  for  their  barenefs,  I  am  fore,  t|iey  nevor 
learn'd  that  of  me.  -- 

P.  Henry.  No,  PIl  be  fworn,  nnlefs  you  call  three  fing;^ 
ers  on  the  ribs,  bare.  But,  firrah)  make  hafte.  ftrcy  la 
already  in  the  field. 

FaL  What,  is  the  King  encamp'd  ? 

Weft,  He  is,  ^ivjobn:  I  fear,  wcfliall  ftayto61on& 

FaL  Well, 
The  latter  end  of  a  fray,  and  beginning  of  a  feail, 
Fiu  a  dull  fighter,  and  a  keen  gueft.  [Exemnt. 

SCENE  changes  tb  Sbrewjbury^ 

,ff*r€r  Hot-fpur,  Worceftcf,  Dowglas,  ^w^Vernoib^ 

ITtf/.  TT/E'll  fight  with  him  to-night. 
VV       Wor.  It  inay  not  be. 

Doiv*  You  give  him  then  advantage. 

Fer,  Not  9  whit. 

Hot,  Why  fay  you  fo  ?  looks  he  not  for  fupply  I 

Fer*  So  do  we. 

Hot*  He  is  certain,  ours  is  doubtful. 

Wor.  Good  coufi^n,  be  advis'd  ;  (lir  not  to-nighti 

Fer.  Do  not,  niy  l^ord. 

Doiv^,  You  do  not  counfel  well ; 
Yoq  f^cak  i^  out  of  fe^r,  >nd  froiji  cold  hear,t,  ^ 


162  The  First  Part  of 

Ver.  Do  me  no  flander,  Donvglas  :  By  my  life. 
And  I  dare  well  maintain  it  with  my  life. 
If  well-rerpe£lcd  honour  bid  me  on, 
I  hold  as  Httle  tounfel  with  weak  fear. 
As  you,  my  Lord,  or  any  Sect  that  lives. 
Let  it  be  ften  to-morrow  in  the  battle,  . 

Which  of  us  fears. 

Dow.  Yca^  or  to-night. 
.    Fer.  Content. 

Hoi.  To  night,  fay  L 

t^er.  Come,  come,  it  may  not  be :  I  wonder  much. 
Being  men  of  fuch  great  leading  as  you  are. 
That  you  forefee  not  what  impediments 
Drag  back  our  expedition ;  certain  horfe 
X)f  my  couiin  Vernon^ %  are  not  yet  come  up  ; 
Your  uhclc  WorceJler^%  horfe  came  but  to-day. 
And  now  their  pride  and  mettle  is  afleep, 
Their  courage  with  hard  labour  tame  and  dttll, 
*^hat  not  a  horfe  is  half  half  of  himfelf. 

Hot*  So  are  the  horfes  of  the  enemy, 
(n.geq'ral,  journey -l)ated,  and  brought  lo^  ; 
The  better  part  of  ours'are  full  of  reft. 

TVof.  The  number  of  theiCing's  exoeedeth  our8<: 
For  God's  Take,  cbufiti,  Iday  till  all  come  in. 

\Thie  trumpet fiunis  a  foAiJy 

£«/^r  5/y  Walter  Blunt. 

stunt*  \  come  with  gracious  qiers  from  the  Kin^^ 
If*  you  vouchfafe  roe  hearing,  and  refpeft. 

Hot,  Welcome,  Sir  Walter  Blunt :  Aiid  would  tO  Gbi!> 
You  were  of  our  determination  ; 
Some  of  us  love  you  well ;  and  ev'n  thofe  fomoT 
Envy  your  great  defervings,  and  good  name, 
^^ecaufe  you  arc  not  of  our  quality ; 
But  ftand  agaipft  us  like  an  enemy. 

Blutit,  And  heav*n  defend,  but  ftilll  ihould  Hand  fo, 
So  lotig  as  out  of  limit,  and  true  rule. 
You  (land  againft  anointed  Majedy.  . 

gii^,  to  my  charge — The  King  hath  fent  to  know 
TIkie  aature  of  your  griefs,  and  whereupon 
•  Vol 


King   He  n  r  y   TV.  tf^ 

l^oa  conjure  fi-om  the  bread  of  civil  peace 
Such  bold  hoftility,  teaching  his  datious  hnd 
Audacious  cruelty.     If  that  the  King 
Flavc  any  way  your  good  deferts  forgot, 
iVhich  he  confefleth  to  be  manifold, 
rie  bids  you  name  your  griefs  :  And  with  ail  fpeed 
ITou  ihall  have  your  de6res,  with  intereil : 
\ntl  pardon  abfolute  foryourfelf^  and  thefe» 
Herein  mif-led  by  your  fuggeftion. 

Hot,  *rhe  King  is  kind  :  And  well  we  know^  the  King 
Cnows  at  what  time  to  promife,  when  to  pay. 
Ay  father  and  my  uncle,  and  myfelf,, 
Did  give  him  that  fameroyahy  he  wears  : 
\nd  when  he  was  not  fix  and  twenty  ftrong, 
>icklnthe  world's  regard ,  wn-etched  and  low, 
\  poor  unminded  oot-kw,  fneaking  home, 
Vly  father  gave  him  welcome  to  the  (bore : 
\nd  when  we  heard  him  Twear,  and  vow  to  Oo4>. 
He  came  to  be  hvtl  Djike  0f  Lancafier, 
To  fue  im  livery  nnd  beg  his  peace, 
^ith  tears  of  inni^ence  and  teraa  of  zeal ; 
My  father,  in  kind  heart  aird  pity  movM, 
Swore  him  afliftance,  and  perfornf^  it  tm>. 
NTow,  when  the  Lord«  and  Bainmsof  the  realnH 
Perceived  Npri^iwm^erliMdiiA  leaiti  to  him, 
Tlle^,  more  ^md  l€<&,  caMe  in  witb  cap  and  knee  $ 
Met  him  in  borcmglis,  cities,  village. 
Attended  him  on  briidges,  ftood  in  lanes, 
Laid  gifts  before  bira,  profitr*d  bim  their  oafths. 
Gave  him  their  heirs,  as  pages  following  him 
E^ven  at  ebe  bf  ek,  io  golden  mtikitudes. 
He  prefently,  as  greatnefs  know«  itf^f,  ' 

Steps  me  a  little  higher  than  his  vow 
Made  to  my  father,  while  his  blood  was  poor, 
Upon  the  naked  ihore  at  Ravenffurg  : 
And  now,  foffooth,  takes  on  him  to  reform 
Some  certain  edids,  and  (bme  ilrait  decrees. 
That  lay  too  heavy  on  the  common-wealth ; 
(Zxiei  out  upon  abufes,  feems  to  weep 
Over  bis  country's  wrongs  j  and  by  this  face,  ^ 

TliU 


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i64  The  First  Part  of 

This  Teeming  hrow  of  mfticCy  did  he  ^ii 
The  hearts  of-  all  that  he  did  angle  for;~ 
Proceeded  further,  cut  me  oS  the  heads 
Of  all  the  fav'rites  that  the  abfent  King 
In  deputation  left  behind  him  here, 
Whtn  he  was  perfonal  in  the  Irijk  war. 

Blunt,  I  came  not  to  hear  this. 

Hot,  Then,  to  the  point. 

In  (hort  time  after,  he  depos'd  the  King,  ^ 
Soon  after  that  deprivM  him  of  his  life :  ^ 
And,  in  the  neck  of  that,  tafk'd  the  whole  ftate; 
To  make  that  worfe,  fuffcr'd  his  kinfman  March^ 
(Who  is,  if  every  owner  was  right  plac'd. 
Indeed,  his  K-ing)  to  be  encag'd  in  Walis^ 
There  without  ranfom  tolie  forfeited; 
Difgrac'd  me  in  my  happy  vi^oriesy 
Sought  to  in  trap  me  by  intelligence. 
Rated  my  uncle  from  the  council-board,,  ' 
in  rage  difmifs'd  my  father  from  the  cour(. 
Broke  oath  on  oath,  committed  wrong  on  wrong* 
And  in  concludon  drove  us  to  fee k  out 
This  head  of  fafety  ;  and  withal  to  pry 
Into  his  title  too,  the* which  we  find 
Too  indirect  for  long  continuance. 

Blunt,  Shall  I  return  this  anfwer  to  the  King  } 

Hot*  Notfo,  8ir^fl//^r;  we'll  withdraw  a  whiles 
Go  to  the  King,  and  let  there  be  impawned 
Some  furety  for  9  fafii  return  again  ; 
And  ii^  the  mornin^^  early  ihall  my  uncle  \ 

firing  hin»  our  pnrpofes;  And  fo  farewel. 

Blunt,  1  would,  you  would  accept  of  grace  and  loft! 

Hot,  It  may  bf,  fo  we  fhall. 

iknt^  Praylxeav'n,  yPttdol  [ExHiti* 


SCSNI 


Kbg  He  NRv   IV.  163 

N  fi  changes  to  the  Archbifliop  of  tork*9 
Palace. 

?r  tbi  Arehbtfikp  cf  York,  dnd  Sir  Michell. 

I  IB,  good  SirMUbeB,  bear  thiafealed  brie/ 
With  winged  hafte  to  Lord  Mareihal ; 
my  codfin  Serodf,  and  all  the  rtft 
!m  they  are  directed;  If  yoo  knt^ 
nch  they  do'impofl,  yod  wou'd  make  hade* 
ffelf.  My  Lord,  I  gtiefs  their  tenour. 

like  enongh. 
TOW,  good  Sir  Micbeil^  is  a  day^ 
n  the  fortune  of  ten  thoiifand  men 
de  the  tOudh*     ^or.  Sir,  at  Shretw/turyi 
1  traly  giv^n  to  underfland, 
ing,  with  mighty  and  quick- faifed  powefi 
with  Lord  Harry  \  and  I  fear^  Sir  Miebelii 
/ith  the  dckn^U  of  N^rtkiudhirland^ 
pOW'r  was  in  the  firft  proportion  ; 
liat  with  Owen  Glendower^s  abfence  thence^ 
rith  them  was  a  rated  iinewtoo, 
>mes  not  in,  o'er-rul'd  by  prophecies  ; 

the  poW*r  of  Per^y  is  too  weaki 
ge  an  infUnt  trial  with  the  lUng« 
uicb.  Why,  my  good  Lord/  there's  t)onvgiaSf  aiid 
llortimir, 

.  No,  Mortimtr  is  not  there. 
\dich.  But  there  is  Mordake^  VermH^  Harry  Percys 
»ere*s  my  Lord  of  W'orcefier^  and  a  head 
llant  warriors,  noble  gendemeft. 
,  And  To  there  is  \  BUt  yet  thelliiig  hath  drawH 
fecial  head  of  all  the  Idnd  together  : 
rince  of  Waks^  Lord  John  of  Lancafier^ 
oble  Wefimorland^  and  warlike  Blunt ; 
lany  more  corrivals,  and  dear  men 
imation  and  command  in  arms. 
itch.  Doubt  not,  my  Lord,  they  ihall  be  t^ell  opposed. 
\%  I  hope  no  tefs  \  Yeti  ae edful  'tis  to  fear. 

And 


i66^  The  F  I  R  s  !>  Part  of 

And  to  prevent  the  worft.  Sir  Michelle  fpeed; 

For  if  Lord  Pen^y  thrive  iwt,  ere  the  King 

Difmifs  his  power,  he  means  to  vifit  us ; 

For  he  hath  heard  of  our  confederacy. 

And  'tis  but  wifdom  tQ  make  ftrooig  agfinft  hiv^t 

Therefore  make  hafte,  I  muft  go  write  again 

To  oth^r  friends  ;  and  fo  farewel,  Sir-MkMt.     l^Ejtfmk 


A    C    T      V. 

S  C  EN  £,  the  camp  ztShrnu/iury. 

Enter  King  Hcnxy,  Prince  of  Wales,  LerJ  John  ef  La»F 
'  caller.  Earl  of  Weftmorland,  ^/>  Waller  Blood 
«ff4/Falftaff. 

K.  Hen  r.  y. 

HOW  bloodily  the  fun  begjhs  to  peer 
Above  yon  bulky  hill !  the  day  look9  palc 
At  his  diftemperaturie. 

P.  a«ry.  The  fouthem  wind 
Doth  play  the  trumpet  to  his  purpoles, 
Andy  by  his  hoUow  whirling  in  the  ]eave$^ 
Foretels  a  temped^  and  a  bluft'ring  day. 

k.  Hewryn  Then  with  the  lofers  let  it  fympat^hsft 
For  nothing  can  Teem  foul  to  thofe  that  win. 

\The.irutnf)et  founit*     ^ 

Enter  Worcefter,  and  Sir  Richard.  Vernon. 

K.  Henry.  How  now,  my  Lord  ofWor'Jer  ?  'tisjaQtWitlli, 
Th^t.you  and  J  fhpuld  mc^t  upon  fuch  tenjiai 
As  now  we  meet.     You  have  deceiy'd  our  truft^ 
And  made  us  dofF  our  eafy  robes  pf  peace. 
To  crufh  our  old  limbs  in  ungentle  ft^el : 
This  is  not  well,  n>y  Lord,  this  is  npt  well. 
What  fay  you  to't  ?  will  you  again  ugknit 
This  churUfti  knot  of  all*  abhorred  war*  . 
And  move  ii>  ^^t  ol^f4ipnt  orb  ^gain> 

Where 


King   Henry   IV.  167 

iThere  you  did  give  a  fair  a^d  natural  light  i 

Lod  be  no  more  an  exhal'd  metepr, 

i  prodigy  of  fear,  and  a. portent 

3k  broached  mifchief,  to  the  unborn  times  ? 

fFor.  Hear  me,  cjy^  Liege  : 
For  mine  own  party  1  could  be  well  content 
To  entertain  the  lag-end  of  ixiy  life 
With  quiet  hours  :  For  I  do  proteft, 
1  have  not  fought  the  day  x>f  this  diflike. 
K.Henry.  YouhavenotfoughtitjSir?  how  comes  it  then? 
Fal.  RebelHoft  lay  in  his  way»  apd  he  found  it  (20), 
P.  Henry,  Peace,  chewet,  peace. 
fTor,  It  pleas'd  your  Majefty,  to  turn  your  looks 
Of  favour,  frouL  myfelf,  and  all  our  houfe; 
And  yet  I  muft  remember  you,  my  Lord, 
We  were  the  firft  and  deareft  of  your  friends  : 
For  yoo,  my  ftafF  of  office  did  I  break 
h  Richard's  time,  and  pofted  day  and  night 
To  meet  you  on  the  way,  and  kits  your  hand  j 
When  y«t  you  w^re  in,  place  and  in  account 
Nothing  fo  ftrong  and  fortunate,  as  I : 
It  was  myfelf,  my  brother,  and  his  fon. 
That  brought  you  home,  and  boldly  did  x>ut-dare 

(20}  Fal.,  Rtbtilhn  lay  in  bis  vfoft  and  h  found  it,'       ■    ■ 
prince.  Peace,  Chevec,  peaci,}  This,  I  take  to  be  «n  arbitnty  re* 

fjpeare^i  wor3  here.  W^y,  fhoold  Pripce /r««rj[  call /4A?^,bolfter,  lor 
interpoHng  in  the  difcburfc  betwixt  the  King  and  fe^f^rrf  with 
fobmiffion,  he  ^oes  not  take  him  up  here  for  his  unreafonabie  fize,  but 
for  bit  ill'timM  usreafonable  chattering.  I  thereCofe  have  preferr*d 
the  reading  of  the  old  bo9ki.  A  Cbrti/et,  or  Chuet,  u  a  noifjr  chat* 
tering  bird,  a  Pie,  This  carries  a  proper  reprqach  to  Falfaff  for  his 
tnc4$iiiBg  aod  ii^Mrt^i^eiit  jeft.  And  befides,  if  the  poe^  had  intended 
that  the  Prince  didnld  fleer  at  Falflaff,  on  account  of  his  corpulency,  1 
doobt  not,  but  he  wonld  have  call'd  him  Bolfter  in  plain  Engiijb,  and 
act  JiaTe  wrapp*d  up  the  abufe  in  the  French  word  Cbevet,  In  ano* 
ther  paffage  pi  this  play « the  Prince  hcne/Uy  calls  him  ^ilt  i  *tis  pity, 
Mr.  Pope  did  not  turn  this  into  Lodier,  or  Materai,  if  his  French  would 
exteod  fo  far.  As  to  Prince  Henry,  his  ftock  in  this  language  was  (6 
fmali,  that  when  he  comes  to  be  King,  he  hammers  out  one  fpiall  fen« 
tence  of  it  to  Princefs  Catharine,  and  tells  her,  //  is  as  eafyfir  hint  f 
foisfuer  thi  kingdom  at  to  Jpeah/o  nmch  tnore  Fiench* 

The 


t6i  The  F I  k  s  t  Part  of 

The  daiigefi  of  thfe  tilnc.    You  fworc  to  us, 
(And  you  did  fwear  tAat  oath  titDeucaJer, 
That  vou  did  nothing  Ourpofe  *gainfl  the  ilate, 
N6r  claiffl  nO  fordicr  than  your  new-falPn  right  | 
The  feat  of  Gaunt,  dukedom  of  Lanedfttr. 
To  this,  wc  IWare  our  aid  i  Btit  in  ihort  fpace 
It  rainM  down  fortanfe  (hdw'ring  on  yoor'hcad. 
And  foch  a  flood  of  greathefs  fell  oil  vbtt, 
"What  with  our  help,  what  with  the  aofent  King» 
iVhat  with  the  injuries  of  a  wanton  time> 
Thy  feeinitig  fafF'rances  that  you  had  b(Miie» 
And  the  contrarious  wi6ds  that  held  the  Kinj[ 
Salod^  in  the  nnlUcky  Irijb  warsj 
That  all  in  England  did  repute  him  dead  t 
And  from  this  (Warm  of  fair  advantages 
You  took  o^caiion  to  be  quickly  woo'd^ 
'To  gripe  die  general  fwajr  into  your  hand  | 
.l^oreot  vour  oath  td  us  at  poncafterx 
And  bemg  fed  by  us,  you  us'd  us  io^ 
As  that  ungentle  gull,  the  cuckow's  birc(# 
Ufeth  the  farrow ;  did  dpprefs  our  nell^ 
Grew  by  our  feeding  to  fo  great  a  bulk^ 
That  ev^n  our  love  durft  not  codie  near  vOur  fight 
For  fear  of  fwallowing ;  but  with  nimble  wing 
We  yitvt  inforc'd  for  fa/ety^s  fake  to  fly 
Out  of  your  fl^ht,  and  rai/b  this  preibnt  head  \ 
Whereby  we  ftand  oppofed  by  fuch  means 
As  you  yourfelf  have  forgM  againil  yourfelf^ 
By  unkind  olag^,  dangerous  countenanoct 
And  violation  of  all  faith  and  troth, 
Sworn  to  us  in  your  younger  enterprize. 

K.  Henry.  Thefe  things,  indeed,  )roa  have  articd 
Proclaimed  at  iharket-Crofles,  read  in  churches. 
To  face  the  garment  of  Rebellion 
With  fome  fine  colour,  that  may  pleafe  the  eye 
Of  fickle  changelings  and  poor  difcontents ; 
Which  gape,  and  rub  the  elbow  at  the  news 
Qf  hurly-Durly  innovation.—-^ 
And  never  yet  did  infurre£kion  want  , 
Such  water-coloursj  to  impaint  his  caife  i 


'KiHg  H  €  N  Ji  V    IV.  t^ 

f^OT  moody  b^gari,  ftarving  for  a  time 
Cf  pell-mell  havock  and  coofufion^ 

■  ?.  Henry*  In  both  our  armies,  there  is  many  a  foal 

Shall  pay  full  dearly  for  this  bold  encounter, 

Jf  once  they  join  in  ttial.     Tell  your  nephew. 

The  Prince  of  Wales  doth  join  with  all  the  world 
.Inpraifc  o^  Henry  .Per ty.:  By  my  hopes, 

(This  prefent  enterprize  fet  off  his  head) 

Ido  not  think  a  braver  gentleman  (21), 

More  adtiv.e- valiant,  or  more  valiant-young, 
ji     More  daring,  or  more  bold,  is  now  alive. 

To  grace  this  latter  age  with  noble  deed. 
I     For  my  part,  I  may  fpeak  it  to  my  ihame, 
I     I  have  a  truant  been  to  chivalry, 

And  fo,  I  hear,  he  doth  account  me  toe. 

Yet  this  before  my  father's  Majefty, 

I  am  content  that  he  fhall  take  the  odds 

Of  histgieat  name  and  eflimation, 

And  wiH,  'to  iave  tde  blood  pn  either  (ide. 

Try  fortune  with  him,  in  a  iingle  fight. 
K.  Henry,  And,  Prince  oi Wales y  fo  dare  we  vontorc  tliec. 

Albeit,  cenfiderations  infinite 

Do  make  againil  it':  No,  good  Wor^Jler^  no, 
*Wc  love  our  people  well ;  even  thofe  we  love, 
Thatare  mif-lcd  upon  your  cott^n*«  part : 
And,  will  they  take  the  offer  of  our  Grace, 
Both^be^  and  they,  and  you,  yea,  every  man 
^hall  be  my  friend  again,  andi'll  be  his. 
^o  tell  your  couiin,  and  return  me  word 
AVhat  hewiilxlo.     But  if  he  will  not  yield, 
Rebuke  and  dread  corre^lion  wan  on  us, 
Aad  tbey  (hall  do  their  olHce.     So  be  goae^ 

(»l)  I  <fo  ^ot  tb'tnky  a  braver  gentleman t 

More  aB'voe,  valian.y  or  more  valtant yourv^'^  I  ha»«  alter*d  the 
po'nting,  and  added  Hyphens  betwixt  both  tne  adjectives  in  the 
Icto&d  verfc.  With'  ut  them  the  fenfe  feemsJceble  and  cold.  The 
Prince  means,  in  my  v>pinion,  he  cid  not  know  a  braver  g*fli)em»il 
than  Hot-fpmr  j  one  more  fpriglitly  znci  fii  ring  in  his  valour,  rr  more 
TaUant  for  his  youth.  The  »arter  branch  of  this  charaOer  Beaumont 
•nd  Fletcher ^  in  their  Two  iVfti  >  Kinfmen,  have  exprefs'd  ihus  j 
I  have  noi  fccn  fiy^nng  a  man,  fo  nfiKe^    . 

H,V    •  Vot.  IV.  H  W« 


ftyo  The  First  Part  of 

We  wHl  not  now  b«  titmbled  with  ttf^ji 

We  offer  fairy  uke  ic  tdviiedly.  i;;^ 

[ExiiWorcOttr,  ^tiVttMil^ 

P.  ttemy.  It  will  not  be  accepted^  on  my  lift.  I   - 

The  DiwfUs  and  the  Hoi'/purboih  together  \^ 

Are  eonfiqent  againft  the  world  in  arms.  i^ 

.  K.  Henry  *  Hence,  therefore,  every  leader  toliis  tiotflt*  y 

For  on  their  anfwef  will  we  fet  on  them :  j* 

And  God  befriend  us,  as  oor  caufe  is  juft !        ^Bximi*  P 

Manent  Prince  Henry»  and  Falftaffl  1 

fal  tIaU  if  thoa  fee  me  down  in  the  battle  and  be- 
ftride  me*  fo  \  'tis  a  point  of  friendihip. 

P,  Henry.  Nothing  but  a  coloffns  ctn  do  fbae  duft 
friendihip  :  Say  thy  prayers,  and  farewd. 

FaL  1  would,  it  were.bed  tiine,  Hal^  andidl  wril. 

P.  Henry.  Why,  thoo  oweft  heav'n  a  death«         [Exit* 

Fal.  ^Tis  not  due  yet:  I  would  be  loth  tc^  fmj  hidi 
before  bis  day.  What  need  I  be  ib  fbrwird  witt  Uid 
that  calls  not  on  me  ?  well,  'tis  no  matter,  konottr  pricks 
me  on<  But  how  if  honour  prick  me  oiF,  when  I  C6fiie  |  \ 
on  ?  bow  then  ?  can  honour  fet  to  a  leg  ?  ao :  Orlo 
arm  ?  no*  Or  take  away  the  grief  of  a  wosnd  ?  nd. 
Honour  hath  no  (kill  in  furgery  then  I  no.  What  2ii 
bonour^  a  word.  What  is  that  wordhonoar?  Ai  ik 
trim  reckoning— Who  hath  it?  he  that  dy'd  a  iFm/a^. 
Doth  he  feel  it  ?  no.  Doth  he  hear  it  ?  no.  Is  it  iufefl' 
iible  then  ?  yea,  to  the  dead.  But  willit  not  live  with 
the  living?  no.  Whyrdetradionwillncftfufferit.  Tbert- 
fore>  i*ll  none  Of  it;  honour  is  a  mere  fcatduxm*  and 
fo  ends  my  catechifra.  {Sx^. 

SCENE  changes  to  Percy*^  camp. 

Enter  Worcefter,  and  Sir  Richard  Vemon# 
Wfir,  /^    No,  my  nephew  muft  not  know.  Sir  Rich§f/i 
yj'i  The  liberal  kind  oiFer  of  the  King.  « 

Ver.  'Twerc  beft,  he  did. 

JVor.  Then  we  are  all  undone*  ^ 

it  is  not  po£ble9  it  cannot  bcj 


kiiigllENiV  IV.  tyi  . 

l^ke  king  Auni'ii  kee^  his  word  in  \amg  tu  | 
ge  will  riiiped  Its  ftill,  and  find  a  time 
To  ptiniih  this  offence  in  odter  faalti  x 
8ufpicion/ali  Oor  lives,  fliall  be  ftock  Inll  of  efes) 
For  treafon  i»  bat  tnifted  like  a  fbx* 
.Wbone>r  fo  tame^foclwrifli'di  and  looked  np^ 
IVill  hav^  n  wild  trick  of  his  anceftorsi 
Look  how  we  can,  or  fad,  ormcrrilf» 
interpretation  will  mif4aote  onr  loon  % 
^nd  we  (ball  feed  like  Oixen  at  a  ftall^ 
The  better  cherifliM,  fiill  the  nearer  death* 
My  nephew^s  trefpafs  may  be  well  f0i)^c. 
It  hath  th'  e3(cofe  of  youth  and  heat  of  Nood  | 
And  an  adopted  A^nie  of  privileee,  ^ 

A  hair-brain'd  Hot-Jfaar^  govem'd  by  aTpleen  t     , 
All  hisofTences  live  upon  my  head, 
And  on  hi»  father's.    We  did  train  him  dh; 
And  his  corruption,  being  ta'en  from  as, 
We,  as  the  fpriag  of  ail,  (hall  |Miy  for  all* 
Therefore,  gosd  coafin,  let  not  Harry  kaow^ 
In  any  cafe,  the  offer  of  the  1&ii\g. 
,    Ver.  Deliver  what  you  will,  I'll  fey,  *tis  few- 
Here  comes  your  coufin. 

£«r^  Hot*fpur  41^4^  Dowglas^ 
H<7/.  My  uncle  is  retum'd : 

Deliver  up  my  Lord  oi  Wefimorlani^ 

Uncle,  what  news  ?         . 

Wor.  The  King  will  bid  yon  battle  prefently* 
Dtxw,  Defy  him  by  the  L^d;6f  W^nmland.. 
Hot,  Lord  Doiivglas^  go  you  tlien  and  tell  him  fo.    , 
Dow.  Marry,  I  fiiall,  and  very  willingly.  ri?;r.Dowgl3^ 
fFor.  There  is  no  feeming  mercy  in  the-nLing. 
ffift.  DW^yottbegany?  Godfotbid! 
Wo'r.  I  ttJld  hitn  genily  of  Ourgrievanccf, 

Of  his  oath-breaking }  which  he  mended  thus^ 

By  now  forfweafing  that  he  is  fbrfWorh. 
^.  He  calls  nsrfebels,  trattprs,  and  Will  fcoorgc 

With  hao^hfty  tttos  this^i^teful  name  in  us, 

H  z  E,urf 


lyz  The  First  Part  of 

D(nu,  Arm,  gentlemen,  to  arms ;  for  I  hare  throwi 
A  brave  defiance  in  King  Henry's  teeth  : 
And  fFeflmrlandt  that  was  engag'd,  did  bear  it ; 
Which  cannot  chufe  but  bring  him  quickly  on. 

^cr^  The  Prince  of  Waler  ftept  forth  before  the  Kinjf, 
And,  nephew,  phalleng'dyoii  to  fmgle  fight. 

Hot.  O,  woulc]  jthe  quarceL  lay  opon  our  heads. 
And  that  no  mai^  nlight  draw  ifaort  breath  to-day, 
6ut  I  and  Harry  Monmouth  I  tell  me,  tell  me. 
How  (hew'dhts  ulking?  feein'd  it  in  contempt? 

Fer.  No,  by  my  foul :  I.  never  in  mv  life 
Did  hear  a  challenge  urgM  more  modeftly, 
Unlefs  a  brother  (hould  a  brother  dare. 
To  gen  tie  exercife  an  d  proof  of .  arms* 
He  gave  you  all  the^duties  of  a  ma^, 
TrimM  up  your  praiies  with  a  princely  tbngue. 
Spoke  your  defervings  like  a  chronicle. 
Making  you  ever  better  than  his  praife : 
By  flili  difpraifmg  praife,  valued  with  yon. 
And,  which  became  him  like  a  Prince  indeed^ 
He  made  a  blufhing  cital  of  himfelf, 
'  And  chid  his  truant  youth  with  fuch  a  grace. 
As  if  he  mafter'd  there  a  double  fpirit. 
Of  teaching,  and  of  learning,  in(lantly« 
1  here  did  he  paufe ;  but  let  me  tell  the  world. 
If  he  out-live  the  enVy  of  this  day, 
England  did  never  owe  fo  fweet  a  hope. 
So  much  mifconftrued  in  his-wantonnefs. 

Hot,  Couiin,  I  think,  thou  art  enamoured 
Upoii  his  follies  ;  never  did  I  hear  (21) 

Of 

(%i)  >  Never  did  I  bear 

Ofan^  Princtfe  wild  a  liberty.]  ThQS  Mr.  P^  has  given  it 
OS  in  both  hts  ediiio'ns,  at  if  a  Uherty  could  mean  a  lihertine.  Whether 
ci>ance,  or  purpofe,  be  the  fource  of  thil  reading,-  it  not  eafjr  to 
determine :  For,  b«fiidet  that  thtt  gentleraan*t  indolence  it  fo  fingolar, 
his  vein  of  criticism  it  fo  extravagant,  that,  like-««T  author^s  Foo/j, 
he  is  fcldom  or  never  to  b«  caH'tl  to  an  accooflt  for  hit  rhetorick.  I* 
have  re(lored  the  reading  of  the  old  copiet  t  And  hit  meaning  it,  that 
a  Prince  of  fo  wild  and  Uccotioas  a  behaviour  ihould  not  be  fuft'er*d  at 

liberty 


King    Henry    IV.  173 

dr  ^ny  Ttincet  fo  wild,  at  liberty. 

But  be  he  as  he  will»  yet»  once  ere  night, 

I  will  embrace  him  wiA  a  foldieff's  arm. 

That  he  (hall  ihrirtk  under  my  courtefy. 

Arm,  arm  with  fpeed.     And  fellows,  foldierj,  frieadsy 

Better  conflder  what  you  have  to  do, 

Than  I,  that  have  not  well  the  gift  of  tongue. 

Can  lift  your  blood  up  with  perfuafion.^ 

Eitfir  a  Meffinger, 

Mejf.  My  Lord,  here  are  letters  for  you. 

Hot,  I  cannot  read  them  now. 
O  gentlemen,  the  time  of  life  is  (hort : 
"To  fpend  that  (hortnefs  bafely  were  to©  long, 
Tho'  life  did  ride  upon  a  dial's  point, 
Still  ending  at  th'  arrival  of  an  hour. 
And  if  we  live,  we  live  to  tread  on  Kings  : 
Jf  die;  brave  death,  when  Princes  die  with  us ! 
Now,  for  our  confciences, — the  arms  are  fair, 
When  the  intent  for  bearing  them  is  juft. 

I,ntir  another  Meffinger. 
Meff,  My  Lord,  prepare,  thcr  King  comes  on  apace.  ^ 
H9t.  I  thank  him,  that  he  cuts  me  from  my  tale. 
For  I  profefs  not  talking:  Only  this. 
Let  each  man  do  his  beft.     And  here  draw  I 
A  fword,  whofe  temper  I  intend  to  ftain 
With  the  bed  blood  that  I  can  meet  withal. 
In  the  adventure  of  this  perilous  day. 
Now,  E/peranxm  I  Percy  i  and  fct  on  : 
Sound  all  the  lofty  inftruments  of  war ; 
And  by  the  mufick  let  us  all  embrace : 
For  (heav'n  to  earth)  fonie  of  as  never  (hall  , 

liberty  for  fear  of  doing  mifchtef.    He  inculcates  the  fane  featlmeat 
fcfcral  times  in  Hamlet^  on  account  of  that  Princess  madocfs. 
^  Ma4nefs  in  great  ones  maft  not  unwat<b*d  go* 

J  like  him  not,  nor  Aands  it  faft  with  us 
To  let  his  madnefs  rage* 
His  liberty  is  full  of  threats  to  all.  ' 
How  dang' tout  is  it,  that  this  man  goet  loofi. 

Hi  K 


174  The  First  fan  of 

A  fecond  time  do  foch  a  courtefy. 

[Tifijf  emir^ice,  ttenexfum.    The  tritmfiifs fiutJl, 

ni  King  itttrethimtk  kis  ftnutri  aiarm  gQ  tke  hattk. 
Thin  intir  Powglaa,  4fmi  Sir  Walter  Blant. 

Bbmt.  What  is  thy  name,  that  thps  in  battle  uofkft  me) 
What  honour  doft  thoQ  feek  upon  my  hea4  ? 

Dow.  Know  then,  my  name  19  DoivgUi^ 
And  I  do  haunt  thee  in  the  battle  thus, 
Becauf^y  fome  tell  me*  that  thou  an  a  King. 

filuni.  They  tell  thee  true. 

Donu,  TheLordof^/^r/dear  to-day  hath  bought 
Thylikenefs;  for  infietd  of  thee,  ^i^glfarrj^ 
This  fivord  hat&  ended  him  1  fo  (hall  it  tHeo« 
Unlefs  thou  yield  thee  as  my  prifoner. 

BhnU  I  was  not  born  to  yield,  thou  haughty  JVf^ 
And  thou  ihalt  find  a  King  that  will  r«v€ug9 
Xord  Stajfwfz  deaths 

Fighti  Blunt //^tf/»:  TO#»  iv^  Hot-f^ur. 

Hot.  O  Dokuglat^  hadft  thou  fought  at  Uolmdon  thnti 
I  never  had  triumphed  x>'er  a  Sco$, 

P^od.  All's  done,,  all's  won,  here  breaihlti»4i^a  the  (iagt 

Hot.  Where? 

Do^u.  Here. 

Hot.  This,  Bowghi^  00;  I  know  his  face  full  wdlr 
A  gallant  Knight  he  was,  his  name  was  Mim^t. 
Semblably  furni(h'd  like  the  King  himfelf. 

J)onv.  Ah  !  fool  go  with  thy  foul,  whither  it  goes! 
A  borrowed  title  h^  thoa  bojiight  top  dnai:. 
Why  didft  thou  telli^e  th^  thou  wett  a  l^^n^  f 

Hot,  The  King  Halh  many  marching  in  bia  eo^s. 

Do*w.  Now  by.  my  fw.ord,  J,  will  kill  all  hiscoatAH^ 
m  murder  all  his  wardrobe  piece  by  piece. 
Until  I  flkoU  the  King. 

Hot.  Up  and  away, 
Qnr  (bldiers  A^od  faJI  fmflf  for  the  d^y .  lExe^ni^ 


King  Henry   IV.  17^ 

JImih,  enter  HM.^  /oIua- 
fd.  Tlioogh  I  could  fcape  (hot- free  at  Lmdon^  I  frar 
tke  fhot  here :  Here's  no  fcoring,  but  upon  the  patu. 
Soft,  w1k>  art  thou  ?  Sir  Walter  Blunt  ?  there's  honour 
for  you  ;  here's  no  vanity  :  I  am  ^  hot  as  mouleen  fead. 
and  as  heavy  too :  Heav'n  keep  lead  out  of  me,  I  need 
no  more  weight  than  mine  own  bowels  !  I  have  led  my 
rag-o-mufHans  where  they  are  pepper'd  :  There's  not 
tkree  of  my  kuiidre^  and  fifty  left  alive  ;  and  they  are 
for  the  town's  end«  to  beg  during  life.  But  who  comes  - 
kere  ? 

Enier  Prime  Henry. 
P.  a«rjiu  What,  ftand'ft  thou  idle  here  ?  lend  me  thy 
Many  a  noble  man  lies  (lark  and  ftiff  [ivvord^ 

Under  the  hoofs  of  vaunting  enemies, 
Whofe  deaths  are  unreveng'd.     Lend  me  thy  fword. 

FaL  O  Half  I  pr'ythee,  give  me  leave  to  breathe  a 
Vl/hile.  (23)  Turk  Gregory  never  diJ  fach  deeds  in  arms, 
its  I  have  done  this  day.  I  have  paid  Fercj^  I  have  made 
bim  fnre. , 

P.  Henry.  He  is,  indeed,  and  living  to  kill  thee  : 
J  pr'ythee,  lend  me  thy  fword. 

Fed*  Nay,  Half  if  Percy  be  alive,  thou  gtt'fl  not  my 
IWord  :  But  take  my  piftol,  if  thou  wilt. 

P.  Henry.  Give  it  me  :  What,  is  it  in  the  cafe? 
FaL  Ay,  /&/,  'tis  hot,     There's  that  will  fack  a  city. 
[The  Prince  dranvs  out  a  bottle  of  fuck. 
P.  Hiwry.  What,  is  it  a  time  to  jeft  and  dally  now  \ 

\Thronxi5  it  ai  him,  and  exifm 

(13)  Turk  Gregory.!  Bjr  this  Tork  Gnguy  onr  author  niu4  cfr- 
tainly  mean  Pope  HUaehoMd  who  aflumM  the  aane  of  Gregory  the 
Se^entb.  Fox,  in  his  book  of  Martyrs,  tells  terrible  ftories  of  this 
HUde^and.  It  was  ho,  who  furmounted  almoft  invincible  ob:)ac](>§ 
to  deprive  the  Bmperor  of  the  right  of  inveflttare  of  BiOiqps  whicli 
hit  prede^eflors  had  fo  long  in  vain  attempted.  But  the  reafon  of 
giving  him  this  epithet  ef  Turk  was  on  account  of  that  infamou^  pe- 
nance he  eojoin*d  the  Emperoff  Nmry  IV.  and  the  treading  on  hit 
■eck.  FoM  had  made  thit  Gregory  ib  odiout,  that,  I  don*t  doubt, 
hut  the  good  proteftamu  at  that  tixne  were  well  pleased  to  heat  h'» 
l(ynabf  j^vbUfikly  tenarkM  on.  Mr.  Warburton^ 

#  H  4  Fal 


176  The  F  IKS  T  Part  of 

Fat.  If  Ptrcy  be  alive,  I'll  pierce  him ;  if  he  d*  cone 
in  my  way,  fo ;  if  he  do  not,  if  Ixome  in  his,  willinglyi 
let  him  make  b  carbonado  of  roe.  I  like  not  fnch  grin- 
a:ng  honour  as  Sir  Walter  hath :  Give  me  life,  which  If 
I  can  fave,  fo^  if  not,,  honour  comes  unlook'd  for,  aad 
tkere^s  an  end*  \^Exii. 

Alarmt    Excurfions.     Enter  the  King^    the  Prince j    Lord 
Jbhn  of  Lancafler,  and  the  Earl  of  Weftmorland. 

K.  Henry,  I  pr'ythee,  Harry^  withdraw  thyfelf,  thou 
kleedeit  too  much :  Lord  John  of  Lancafier^  go  you  witb 
him. 

Lan,  Not  I,  my  Lord,  onlefs  I  did  bleed  too. 

P.  Henry,  I  do  befeech  your  Majefty  make  up» 
Le^  your  j-etirement  do  amaae  your  friends. 

K.  Henry.  I  will  do  fo  : 
^y  Lord  of  WeJlmorlanJ^  lead  him  to  his  tent. 

^f^tft.  Ccmc,  my  Lord,  I'll  lead  you  to  your  tent. 

P.  Htnry,  Lead  me,  my  Lord !  I  do  not  need  your  help; 
And  beav*n  forbid,  a  (hallow  fcratch  Ihould  drive 
'  The  Prince  of  Wales  from  fuck  a  ficJd  as  this» 
Where  ttair^'d  nobility  lies  trodden  on, 
And  rehtis  :trms  triumph  in  maiTacres  f 

Lan,  Wt  breathe  too  long ;  come,  coufin  TFeftmorlatidf 
Our  duty  this  way  lies;  for  heav'n's  fake,  come. 

P.  Henry.  By  heav'n,  thou  haft  deceiv'd  me,  Lancaftefj 
I  did  not  think  thee  Lord  of  fuch  a  fpirit: 
Before,  I  lov*d  thee  as  a  brother,  John  j 
But  now,  I  do  refpeft  thee  as  my  (bul. 

K.  Htnry,  1  faw  him  hold  Lord  Percy  at  the  point, 
-Wich  luftier  maintenance  than  I  did  look  for 
Of  fuch  an  angrown  warrior. 

P.  Henry,  Oh,  this  boy 
Lends  mettle  to  us  all.  [Exeunf* 

Manet  King  Henry.     Enter  Dowglas. 

Dq<w,  Another  King?  they  grow,  like Ifydra*shczds  ' 
I  am  the  Do^glasy  fatal  to  all  thofe 
That  wear  thofe  colours  on  them.     What  art  thou, 
I'hat  countcrfcit'ft  the  perfon  of  a  King  ? 

lL:Henrf^ 


K^ing  H  E  N  R  y   ly.  177 

K.  Henry.  The  K^ing  himfelf,  who,  Donvgloip  grieves  at 
io  many  of  his  ihadows  thou  haft  met,  [hearty 

^nd  not  the  yery  King.     I  have  two  boys 
Jeek  Percy  and  thyfelf  about  the  field  ; 
But  feeing  thou  fall'ft  on  me  fo  luckily, 
[  mil  aHay  thee :  So  defend  thyfelf. 

Do*w,  I  fear,  thou  art  another  counterfeit ; 
And  yet,  in  faith,  thou  bear*!!  thee  like  a  King : 
But  mine,  J'm  fure,  thoo  art,  who  e'er  thou  be, 
And  thus  I  win  thee.  [TbtyfgBt :  The  King  being  im  danger^ 

Enter  Prince  Henry. 

P.  Henry,  Hold  up  thy  head,  vile  Scof^  or  thou  art  like  '^ 
Never  to  hold  it  up  again  :  The  fpirits 
Of  S&ellyt  Stafford t  Blunts  are  in  my  arms ; 
It  is  the  Prince  of  Walei^zx,  threatens  thee» 
Who  never  promifeth,  but  means  to  pay. 

\They  fight y  Dowgla^  JUetL 
Cbearly,  my  Lord ;  bow  fares  your  Grace? 
Sir  Nicholas  Ga^ufey  hath  for'fuccour  fent. 
And  fo  hath  Clifton:  Til  to  Clifton  ftrait. 

K.  Henry.  Stay,  and  breathe  a  while.  • 
^hou  haft  redeemed  my  loft  opinion, 
^d^ihew'd,  thou  mak'ft  feme  tender  of  my  lile, 
n  this  fair  refcue  tho«j  haft  brought  to  me.    • 

P.  Itienry.  O  heav'n  !  they  did  me  too  much  injury,      i 
]hat  ever  faid,  I  hearken'd  for  your  death. 

it  were  fo,  1  might  have  let  alone 
'h'  infulting  hand  of  Dowi2gla$  over  yo^  ; 
i^hich  would  have  beein  as  fpeedy  in  ycxur  end, 
s  all  the  pois'nous  potions  in  the  world, 
ud  favM  the  treach'rous  k-bour  of  your  fon. 

K.  iienry.  Make  up  to  Cliftouy    V\\  tQ  Sir  Nichol^  ^ 
Ga'wfey.  \Kxikt* 

Enter  Hpt-fptir. 
Hot.  If  1  miftake  not,  thou  art  Harry  Monmouth, 
p.  Henry,  Thou  fpcakTl  as  if .  I  would  deny  my  name. 
Hot.  My  name  is  Harry  Percy* 
V.Henry.  Then  I  (ee 

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ijrS  The  First  Part  of 

A  way  viSftnt  vebel  of  dur  naiqe.. 
I  nM  dit  Pnnce  of  Jpyes:  And  think  fiOtj,  Ar^y, 
To  fliare  with  m^  iti  glory  any  spore : 
^Two  ftart  keep  not  their  mption  in  ope  fphere^^ 
Nor  CIA  one  Ef^Jami  brook  a  doiible  reigqj^ 
Of  Hi^Tfy  Firqi  and  the  Prince  of  Woles. 

iht»  Kor  mil  it,  Hany^  for  the  ho^r  is  com0 
To  ^nd  Che  one  of  us ;  an^a  would  to  heiiv*n, 
.Thv  AJifBe  in  arms  were  oow  at  great  a«  mine ! 

r*  Hnn.  VW  pake  it  greater,  ere  I  part  frojx^  tfa^i 
And  ail  the  baddtog  hommra  on  thy  cseft 
1*11  crop,  10  make  a  garland  for  my  head« 

fiofs  I  c^  no  long^  brook  thy  v^i(ifps«  [Fi^b\ 

£«/^PalftaC 
jr^.  WeQftid,  Kal\  toixHaf,    ^^^  foaftaH  H 
90  boyf  play  here,  I  can  tell  yo^. 

gatsr  Dowglai»  hi  fights  with  Falftaf^  nttho  fi^Ui  ^gim 
tu  if  ki  *ifim  4ud%    Thf  Pri^aUt  Bexcy. 
Ar*  Oh,  Hariy,  thou  hai|  robb'd  n^e  of  (ny  youths 
I  better  biook  the  lofs  of  brittle  lifet 
Than  ihofe  proii^  titles  dioa  haft  won  of  vtc^ 
They  wotiflDd  my  ^lo^ghts,  wor(e  than  thy  fword  my  fieft  < 
9ttt  thought's  1^  Qave  of  life,  an4  life  time's  fool; 
'  4^nd  timet  that  takes  fisirvey  of  all  the  woirldj^ 
Moft  bave  a  jftop.    O,  I  could  prophefy, 
IPut  thai  ;he  earthy  and  Cold  hand  of  deaih, 
ties  on  iBoy  tongue :  N9*  F^^,  xkQ^,  vt  4q^ 

And  food  for [Z)/Vx< 

P.  fftnfy^  Worms,  hrave  Fer^,    Fare  the  well!/ 
HI  weavM  aimbitioo,  how  much  art  thou  ikannk!. 
When  unt  thi*  body  did  contain  a  ^irit  (24.),^^ 

{24]  ff^ben  ttfot  tbii  ke^:  £d  (Qiiimn  a  fpirit, 

A  Kingdom  fit  ^  was  tp^JtBoIla  b$tm4}:  y 

But  n^rftf  twci  V^^  ff  4<  viUft  tartk^ 

li  room  enough  f]  A  reflekioa,  ▼<ry  ^jke  thitin  thVfltoce,  W9r 
)M  hat  again  |if  en  us  in  his  JmIium  Cafar. 
O  mighty  C^tfar. !  do*ft  U^pv  lie  (o  loi|  ? 
Att  ali  thy  coo<}ueftfl,  glories,  triua^ hs,  ipoilsjt 

M^rwfk  to  tik  M(  m^MTtl  , 


hi 
a! 
Ik 


King  Hew  RT  IV.  179 

A  Uogdom  for  it  was  too  fmall  a  boand : 
Bnt  now  two  paces  of  the  vileil  earth 
Is  room  enoogh  I  this  earth,  that  beats  thee  dead» 
Bears  not  alive  h  ftoot  a  gentleman. 
If  thott  were  fenfil^e  of  coartefy^ 
I  fhoald  not  make  ib  great  a  fhow  of  zeal. 
Bat  let  my  favoars  hide  thy  mangled  face» 
And^  ev'n  in  thy  behalf,  I'll  thank  myfelf 
For  doing  thefe  fair  rites  of  tendernefs. 
Adiea,  and  take  thy  praile  with  thee  to  heav'n; 
Thy  ignominy  deep  with  thee  in  the  grave^ 
But  not  remember'd  in  thy  epitaph.       [He  fees  Pa](!^af& 
•—What  I  old  acquaintance  I  could  not  all  this  flefh 
Keep  in  a  little  life  ?  poor  Jacky  farewel ! 
I  could  have  better  fpaPd  a  better  man.  ^ 
O,  I  Aiould  have  a  heavy  mifs  of  thee. 
If  I  were  much  in  love  with  vanity. 
Death  hath  not  ftruck  fo  fat  a  deer  to-day. 
Though  many  a  dearer  in  this  bloody  fray :. 
Imbowell'd  will  I  fee  thee  by  and  by. 
Till  then^  in  blood  by  noble  Percy  lye.  \Jtxlu 

1?al&^g  n/ej, 
Fal  Fmboweird !— if  thou  im  bowel  me  to- day,  ril  give 
^Ottle^ve  to  powder  me,^  and  eat  tne  to-morrow  1  'fblooJ^ 
^wai'time  to  counterfeit,^  or  that  heft  tormagant  Scot  had^ 
jaid  me  {cot  and  lot  too*  Counterfeit?  I  lie,  I  am  no 
counterfeit;  to  die,  is  to  be  a  countei  feh  ;  for  he  is  but  the 
counterfeit  of  a  man^  who  hath  not  the  life  of  a  man  ;  3  .in: 
an  counterfeit  <fying,.  when  a  man  thereby  Uvetb,  is  to  be 
no  counterfeit,  but  the  true  and  perfect  image  of  life,  ii  • 
deed.  The  better  partof  valour. is  dikrttion  ;  in  ^ne  w hicli 
better  part,  lihave  faved  my  life.  1  am  afraid  of  this  g\in' 
}0wderiPir^«  though  he  be  dead.  How  if  he  (houid  couV 
;Both  thefe  paflagei  m»y  very  well  feem  to  have^ad  their.  foiuidatK  «; 
inm  Juviiiaii 

Moft  ffla  fafetur 

Quantola^g/ Homiffum  Co»pufcula.       i    <i 

Vitus  Fellse^  Jttveni  non  fufficit  Orh^s, 

/£ftuat  in/ght  angoiho  limite  mundi 

Sarc^phago  coattotM  ent.  Sau  X. 

H.  6  tAtficvt. 


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terfeit  too,  and  rife  ?  I  am  afraid,  be  would  prove  tKe  bet 
tcr  counterfeit ;  therefore  I'll  make  him  fure ;  yea,  and  IV 
fwear,  I  kilPd  him.  Why  may  not  he  rife  as  well  as  1  ?  SQ. 
thing  confutes  me  but  eyes,  and  no  body  fees  me.  There- 
fore, iirrah,  with  a  new  wound  in  your  ttigh  co|ne  yoa 
along  with  me.  [Takes  Hot-  fpur  on  bis  back 

Enter  Prince  Henry,  /7»/ John  of  Lancafler. 
P.  Ilenrj  Come,  brother  John,  full  bravely  haft  thou 
Thy  maiden  fword.  [flcibt 

Zair.  £ut  fofc !  whom  have  we  here  ? 
Did  you  not  tell  me,  this  fat  man  was  dead  ? 

P.  Heory.  I  did,  I  (aw  him  dead, 
And  breathlefs  on  the  ground  :  Art  thou  alive^ 
Or  IS  it  fancy  plays  upon  our  eye-fight? 
I  pr*ythee,  fpenlk,  we  will  not  truft  our  tyt% 
Without  our  ears :  Thou  art  not  what  thou  feem'ft. 

Fal,  No,  that's  certain ;  ]  am  not  a  double  man ;  bnt. 
if  I  am  not  Jack  Falftaff^  then  am  I  a  Jack  :  There  is 
Percji  if  your  father  wii\  do  me  any  honour,  fo ;  if  not,, 
let  him  kijl  the  next  Percy  himfelf.  1  look  either  to  be 
£arl  or  Duke»  I  can  allure  you. 

P.  Henry,  Why,  Percy  I  kiird  myfclf,  and  faw  thee  dead^ 
Fai,  Did'ft  thou  ?  Lord,  Lord,  how  the  world  is  given 
to  lying!  J  grant  you,  1  was  down,  and  out  of  breath, 
and  foVastie ;  but  we  rofe  both  at  an  inftant,  and  fovght 
a  Ibng  hour  by  Shre<wjb'ury  deck  :  If  I  may  be  believed^ 
fo ;  if  not,  let  them,  that  fiiould  reward  valour,  bear  the 
fin  upon  their  own  heads.  I'll  take't  on  my  death,  I  gave 
him  i\\h  wound  in  the  thigh  :  If  the  man  were  alive,  and' 
would  deny  it,  I  would  make  him  eat  a  piece  of  my  fword». 
-La».  This  is  the  ftrangeft  tale  that  e'er  I  heardl 
P.  Henry,  This  is  the  ftrangeft  fellow,  brother  Jobft* 
Come,  bring  your  luggage  nobfy  on  your  back  : 
For  my  pan,  if  a  Ire  may  do  thee  grace» 
I'll  gild  it  with  the  happieU  terms!  have. 

{4  (tireat  is  founded. 
The  trtnnpets  found  retreat,  she  day  is  oars ; 
Come,  brother,  let's  to  ih'  h^heft  of  the  field. 
To  fee  what  ftie&4^  aie  living,  who  are  dead..    \^Exennt^ 
6  FaL 


King  Hbkrt   IV.  181 

FaL  V\\  followr,  as  they  fay,  for  reward.     He  that  re- 
wards me,  heav'a reward  him!  if  I  do  grow  great.  Til 
frrow  lefs ;  for  I'll  purge,  and  leave  fack,  and  live  clean - 
y,  as  a  Doblemaa  fhouid  do.  [Exit^ 

Vbe  Trumpets  ftmnd:  Enter  King  JJenry,  Frime  of  Wales, 
Z/«r/ John  0/*  Lancailer,  Earl  of  WeftmorlaDd,  'witb 
Worcefter  and  Vernon  Pri/oners, 

K.  Henry,  Thus  ever  did  rebellion  find  rehlike* 
Jll-fpiritedTFAry^r,  did  we  not  fend  grace. 
Pardon,  and  terms  of  love  to  all  of  you  ? 
And  would'fl  thou  turn  our  offer's  contrary? 
.Mifufe  the  tenor  of  thy  ktnfman's  trnil? 
Three  Knights  upon  our  party  ilain  to-day, 
A  noble  Earl,  and  many  a  creature  elfe. 
Had  been  alive  this  hour. 
If  like  a  chriftian  thou  had'ft  truly  borne 
Betwixt  our  armies  true  intelligence. 

H^or,  What  1  hav^  done,  my  fafety  iirg'd  me  tt>; 
And  I  embrace  this  fi>rtune  patiently, 
Since  not  to  be  avoided  it  falls  on  me. 

K,  Henry,  Bear  Worcefier  to  death,  and  Fer$t9n  tD^ 
Other  offenders  we  will  paufe  upon. 

[Exeunt  Worcefter  anJ  Vernon,  guarded. 
How  goes  the  field  ? 

P.  Henry.  The  gallant  5i«,  Lord  Dowglas^  when  he  iaw 
The  fortune  of  the  day  quite  turned  from  him. 
The  noble  Percy  flain,  and  all  his  men 
Upon  the  foot  of  fear,  fied  with  the  reft  ; 
And,  falling  from  a  hill,  he  was  fo  bruisM, 
That  the  purfurers  took  him.     At  my  tent 
The  Denvglas  is«  and,  Kbeiecch  your  Grace^ 
1  may  difpofeof  him. 

K.  Henry.  With  all  my  heart. 

P.  Henry.  Then,  brother  John  of  lancaj^f  to  yc© 
This  honourable  bounty  fliall  belong ; 
Co  to  the  Doivglas,  and  deliver  him 
Up  to  his  pleafure,  ranfomlefs  and  fres : 
His  valour,  fliewn  upon  our  creft*  to-day, 
iiatb  taught  u&  how  10  ch&iih  Ikch  high  dteds^ 


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£v'q  in  tfa^  bolbm  of  our  adverfaries. 

Laf^,  I  thank  your  Grace  for  this  hi^courUfyf. 
Which  I  (kaH  give  away  immediately. 

l^.Henry,  Then  this  remains ;  that  we  divide  our  powen 
You  fon  y*htr  and  my  cou/ia  frejimftrland, 
Tow'rds  rcri  (hall  bend  you^  with  your  deareift  (j^^ 
To  meet  Nortbumherland  and  prelate  Scroops  ' 
Who»  as 'we  hear,,  are  bufUy  in  arms. 
Myfclf  and  you,  ion  Harrj^  will  tow'rds  Walis^ 
To  fight  with  GUndoiwtr  dnd  the  Earl  ef  Marcb^ 
Rebellion  in  this  laad  ihall  lofe  his  Tway^ 
Meeting  the  check  of  fuch  another  day  ;, 
And  fince  this  bodnefs  fo  far  fair  is  doae,, 
\i^i  ms  tiot;  le^^vcr  ^i  41  o^  qwcq.  be  woa*  [4»«»tf|4b 


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PROLOGUE. 

{ I )  Enter  Rumour,  fainted  full  of  Tongues. 

OPen  your  cars :  For  which  of  yon  will  ftop 
The  v«nt  of  hearing,  when  loud  Rumoter  fpeaki? 
I  from  the  orient  to  the  drooping  wefl. 
Making  the  wind  my  poft-horfe«  dill  unfold 
The  ads-commenced  on  this  ball  of  earth. 
Upon  my  tongues'  continual  (landers  ride. 
The  which  in  every  language  I  pronounce  ; 
%uffing  the  ears  of  men  with  falfe  reports. 
I  fpeak  of  peace,  while  covert  enmity. 
Under  the  fmile  of  fafety»  wounds  the  world : 
And  who  but  Rumour,  who  but  only  I, 
Make  fearful  muAers  and  prepar'd  defence, 
Whilft  the  big  year,  fwola  with  fome  other  grxefs» 
Is  thought  with  child  by  the  Hern  tyrant  war. 
And  no  fuch  matter  ?  Rumour  is  a  pipe 
Blown  by  fiinnif<^s,  jealoufies,  conjedtures  ; 
And,  of  fo  eafy  and  fo  plain  a  flop, 
That  the  blunt  monfter  with  uncounted  heads> 
The  ftilldifcordant  wavering  multitude. 
Can  play  upon  ft.     But  what  need  I  thus 
My  well-known  body  to  anatomize 
Among  my  houfhold  ?  why  is  Rumour  here  ? 
I  ran  before  King  Harrys  vi^ory  ; 
Who  in  a  bloody  field  by*  Sbrewfiury 

(i)  Rumour,  painttd  full ^  Tonguet.'\  This  de/brip^n  of 'Xkmmt 
if  plainly  to  me  a  draught  copied  from  Virgirt  Piflure  of  Fame, 
cut  quot  funt  certore  Phm^p 
Tot  vlgUes  ocul't  fubter^  mirabile  diSiu, 
Tot  lingua,  tat'yiem  tra  Jonant,  tot  fubrigu  aurtu 

Tarn  fiili  pranjtqui  tenax,  quam  nunlia'veri, 
Jflac  turn  multipltci  populos  Sermone  replehat 
CaudcnSf  (Sf  Paruer  fada  ataite  iofeita  <aufbMt*  JEntM.  IV 

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PROLOGUE.  185 

^ath  beatCB  down  young  Hot-ffur  and  his  troops  ; 
Quenching  the  fiame  of  bold  rebellion 
£v'n  with  the  rebels  blood.     But  what  mean  I 
To  fpeak  fo  true  at  firft  ?  my  office  is 
To  noife  abroad,  that  Harry  Monmomb  fell 
Under  the  wrath  of  noble  Hot-fpur^s  fword  ; 
And  that  the  King  befoi^  the  Do^wglas*  rage 
Stoop'd  his  anointed  head  as  low  as  death. 
This  have  J  rumour'd  through  the  peafant  towns. 
Between  that  royal  field  of  SbrenvJBury^ 
^nd  this  worm-eaten  hold  of  ragged  ftone  (2); 
W^here  Hot-fpur\  father,  old  Nortbumherlojutt 
Lies  crafty- iick.     The  pofts  come  tiring  on  ; 
^nd  not  a  man  of  them  brings  other  news 
Than  they  have  learn'd  of  me.     From  RumourH  tongues. 
They  bring  fmooth  comfgrts  fklfe^warfe  than  true  wrongs. 

[Exiu 

(i)  Anitbh  wrm-Uttn  hole  •/ rmei fioiUtl  NorthiimhtrhMd\k9L^  . 
retir'd  and  fortified  himfelf  in  hit  came,  a  olace  of  ftrength  in  thofe 
timet,  thcogh  the  building  might  be  impalrM  by  itt  antiquity  \  a^d 
kkexefbrcy  I  believe,  our  poet  wrote : 

And  this  Vform-eaten  hold  ef  ragged Jtoui, 
^,  in  the  3d  Htnty  VI. 

Tht  Queen  with  all  the  northern  Earia  and  Lords 

loteods  here  to  befiege  you  in  your  cafiU ; 

She  is  bard  by  with  twenty  thou(aad  men  ; 

And  therefore  fortify  your  boldt  my  Lord. 
^  Dmikl  in  his  Miftries  of  civil  wars,  fpeaking  of  this  ? ery  Eatl*| 
Muemenr,  fays) 

N$r:bumb€rland,  recorerM,  i^iU  out  (lands, 
The  principal  of  this  great  family 

And  faction  \  having  Berwick  in  his  haodf. 
With  other  toUs 


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Dramatis  Perfonae. 

KING  Henry  the  Faurth, 

Prince  Henry,  eifHr'wards  crpwned  ^/W  Henry  th  Tifif^ 

/^r/V^  John  «/ Lancaftcr,  "j5*«/   to   Henry  fh€   F^urfJkf 

Humphrey  c/GIouccfter,   v     and  Brethren  to  Henry  ti^ 

Thomas  r/ Clarence,         J      Pi/tk^ 

Northumberland,  "1  * 

9'&e  Jrchbijhop  of  York, 

Mowbray,  I 

Haftings,  lOfpofttes  i^ainfi  King  fjfim 

f^ord  Bsirdolph^  ^     tbeFourtk» 

Travers, 

Morton, 

Cole  vile, 

Warwick, 

Weftmorland, 

JJarcourt, 

lord  Chief  Jufiice, 

Falftaff, 
Poins, 

Pifto?,^  V    \lrregidar Ihm^rifiiK 
.Peto,' 
page, 

Shallow  and  Silence,  Coutttrj  Juftieou 

Dafy,  Ser<vamioS\i2\\Q\y, 

Phang  and  Snare,  t-wo  Serjeants^ 

Mouldy,    "1  .  i 

Shadow,    / 

Wart,        \  Country  Soldieru 

Feeble,      I 

Julcalf,    J 

Itf^J^  North  umberlaticj^  \ 

tady  Percy. 
Hojie/s  QhnckXy. 
Poll  Tear- ihfet, 


(3)  The  Second  Part  ef 

E     N     R     y       IV, 


A    c    T     I. 

J  G  E  N  E,  Nmbumherland't  Caftic, 
t^cr  Lord  Bafdo!^  j  the  PorUr  at  tbi  4oork 

^  H'O  keeps  (he  gate  here,  hoat  wher(»  is  the  %ul  ^ 

Port,  What  mall  I  fay  you  are  ? . 
'J,  Tell  thou  the  Earl, 
the  Lord  Bardolph  doth  attend  him  here* 
/.  E[is  Lordihip  is  walk'd  forth  into  the  oich^M'd.i 
\  it  yofir  honour,  knock  but  at  the  gat9> 
le  him^lf  will  anfwen 

Enter  Northumberland. 

y.  Ifer«'s  the  Earl. 

'th.  What  news,  Lqrd  Bardolfk^  ev'xy  minute  uow 
d  be  the  father  of  fome  ftratageiji« 
ime«  arc  wild  :  Contention,  like  a  horfe 
if  high  feeding,  madly  h^tfe  brol^e  looftft 
jcars  down  all  before  bim. 

vie  %d  Part  of  Henry  IV.1  The  traafaiEiions  comprisM  id  th^t. 
take  up  about  9  years.  The  a£tioa  commences  with^the  ac<« 
f  Hotfpur^i  being  defeated  and  killM;  and  clqfes  with  theHeati^ 
ff««r^  ly,  4fld  the  c*ro{ittioj|  of  I^,  H^nxf  Vt 


i88  The  SECOND  Part  of 

Bard.  Noble  Earl,  ., 

I  bring  yoo  certain  news  from  SbrewJBurj. 

liorth.  Good,  if  hcav'n  will ! 

Bard.  As  good  as  heart  can  wiih : 
Tlie  King  is  almoft  wounded  to  the  death :  | 

And  in  the  fortune  of  my  Lord  your  fon,  | 

Prince  Harry  flain  outright ;  and  both  the  BUtnts 
Kiird  by  the  hand  of  Ddwgias;  young  Prince  Jdn, 
And  fFeftmerlahdf  and  Stafford^  fled  the  field. 
And  Harry  Monmotdb^i  brawn,  the  hulk  Sir  Jubn^ 
It  prifdner  to  your  fon.     O^  fach  a  day. 
So  fought,  fo  follow'd,  and  fo  fairly  won» 
Omit  nof  till  now,  te  dignify  the  times. 
Since  Cafar'*^  fortunes ! 

North.  How  is  this  derivM  ? 
Saw  you  the  field  ?  came  you  from  Sbre^Jbutj  f 

Bard.Upske  with  one,  my  Lord,that  came  from  thefiC^ 
A  gentleman  well  bred,  and  of  good  name; 
That  freely  rendered  ^e  thefe  news  for  true. 

North.  Here  comes  my  krvknt  Travis,  whom  I  fent 
On  Tue/day  laft  to  liflen  after  news. 

Bard.  My  Lord,  J  over- rode  him  on  the  way. 
And  he  is  furnifh'd  with  no  certainties. 
More  than  he,  liaply,  may  retail  from  me. 

Enter  Travers. 

North.  Now,7rfl*rfr/,what  good  tidings  come  with  yoa  ? 

Tra.  My  Lord,  Sir  John  Vmfreinl  taru'd  me  back 
With  joyful  tidings;  and  being  better  horsM 
Out-rode  me.     After  him  came  fpurring  hard 
A  gentleman^,  almoll  fore-fpent  with  fpeed. 
That  dopp'd  by  me  to  breatlje  his  bloodied  horfe^ 
He  alk'd  the  way  to  Chefter ;  and  of  him 
I  did  demand  what  news  from  Shrefwjhury, 
He  told  me,  that  Rebellion  had  ill  luck  ; 
And  that  young  Harry  Fercf%  four  was  cold. 
With  that  he  gave  his  able  horie  the  head. 
And  bending  forward,  ftruck  his  agile  heels 
Againfl  the  panting  fides  of  his  poor  jade 
t)p  to  the  rowelhea^  \  and«  il^rti^g  ib, 

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King  Henry  IV.  189 

pm'd  in  running  to  devour  the  wqr* 
\g  no  longer  queftion. 
•th.  Ha  ?  again  : 

le,  young  Harry  Percy^s  fpur  was  cold? 
lion  had  ill  luck  ? 
^J.  My  Lord  .I'll  tell  you ; 
r  young  Lord  your  Ton  have  not  the  day* 
mine  honour,  for  a  filken  point 
tve  my  barony.    Ne'er  talk  of  it. 
-tL  Why  (hould  the  gentleman,  that  rode  by  Trav^rf, 
then  inch  infUnces  of  lofs  ? 
rif.  Who  he  ? 

as  fome  hilding  fellow,  that  had  floPn 
borie  he  rode  on ;  and,  upon  my  life, 
i  at  adventure.    Look,  here  comes  more  news. 

Enter  Morton. 

rth.  Tea,  this  man's  brow;  like  to  a  title-Ieaf» 

els  thenature  of  a  tragick  volume  : 

oks  the  flrondy  whereon  th'  imperious,  flood 

left  a  witnefs'd  ufurpation, 
Mortons  did'ft  thou  come  from  Shre*wfiurj  ? 
frt.  1  ran  from  Sbreivfiury^  my  noble  Lord^ 
re  iiateful  death  put  on  his  uglieft  maik 
right  our  party* '  ^ 

rth.  How  doth  my  fon,  and  brother  ? 
I  trcmbleft  ;  and  the  whitenefs  in  thy  cheek 
ter  than  thy  tongue  to  tell  thy  errand. 

fuch  a  man,  fo  faint,  fo  fpiritlefs, 
jilt  fo  dead  in  look,  fo  woe  be-gone, 
^  Priam^s  curtain  in  the  dead  of  night, 
would  have  told  him,  half  his  Troy  was  burn'd : 
?riam  found  the^fire^  ere  he  is  tongue : 
I,  my  Peny^s  death,  ere  thou  report'ft  it. 

thou  would'ft  fay  :  Your  fon  did  thus,  and  thus  ; 

brother,  thus  i  So  fought  the  noble  Doto^las: 
ping  iny  greedy  ear  with  their  bold  deeds, 
n  the  end,  to  hop  mine  ear  indeed, 
1  haft  a  figh  to  blow,  aw^y  this  praife, 
Qg  with  brother,  fon,  and  all,  are  dead ! 

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feufrfor  my  Lord  your  fon    "■'"'■» 

North,  Why,  he  is  dead. 
See,  what  a  ready  tbri^be  fiii|^fci6ii  hath ! 
He,  that  bot  fears  the  thing  he  woiild  not^oi^i 
Hath,  by  inftind,  knotirleagb  f>om  other  eyts, 
^hat  what  lie  fbarHl  is  chadic'd.    Y^t,  A&r/tfH,  (p^ 
^ell  thou  thy  Earl,  hi^  divitiation  lies  | 
And  I  will  take  it  as  a  ft^eet  difgrace, 
'And  makfe  thefc  rich,  fbr  doing  £ne  futh  Wtong. 

Mort.  You  are  too  g^eat,  ib  be  by  trie  gainiaid! 
Your  fpirit  is  too  tfue^  your  fcari  too  e^rCdn. 

North.  Yfctfor  dl  this,  fay  rtot,  that  i>#f 91*3  deal  . 
1  fee  a  ftrange  confdifioh  in  thfhe  tyjt: 
Thdii  Ihak'ft thy  head,  and  fiold^ft  itfezfi  Ct  iu^ 
hTo  fpeak  a  truth.    If  ht  be  flaifi,  fay  fo  i 
The  tongue  offends  iiot^  that  reports  bis  di^atbi 
And  he  dbth  fin,  that  doth  belie  the  dtsuig 

?ot  he,  which  fays  the  dead  is  not  alive, 
et  the  fird  bnnger  of  nti welcome  newS  (4] 

Hath  but  a  lofing  office :  And  his  tdogtie 

Sounds  ever  after  as  a  fiilleh  bell, 

%emeixfber^3,  tolling;  a  departing  fHehd. 

BarJ,  t  cannot  think,  my  Lord,  your  (bh  is  d^adl 
Mort.  I'm  ibrry,  I  ^ould  force  yon  to  believe 

^hat,  which,  I  w6uld  to  heaven,  I  had  not  feen. 

ivLt  thefe  mine  eyes  faw  him  in  bloody  ftate. 

Rendering  faint  quittance,  wearied  and  otit-breath'di 

(4)  Tet  the  Jtrft  hriniir  6f  ytAbilc^m  ftnbs 

Hath  M a  i^g  <fice f ]    This  obfenrttien  is  etmlnly  tiNK* 
iiatu^,  and'  has  the  fandion  of  no  left  wathbiities  thfcn  tfaofeof  1^'  1 
ebylut  and  Sopboclu ;  who  iay  tlaioft  the  fatte^thiBg  fritk  ovf  aatbit  i  ^ 

here.  ^  4,;       i      j> 

Menr.Stephtnthu  takfen  n6cite,  tbit  m  fdiiSd  6f  ^Jcb^Hii't  ^ntH 
'  copies  this.sd  veKe  quoted  had  been  infinrtedus  a  ptrtof  his  teitt  B^t 
judges,  the  miftake^  happeli*d  firft  from  its  having  bcea  U^icnVd  id 
the  margin  at  a  parallel  fifn'iment.  Fortajfeautem  ex  bic  iCfchjli  vc" 
Ju  natut  ifi  iife,  fays  he.    This  learoed  nikn  does  not  feem  to  have 


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3  Hinrj  MdnmoHfif  i  whorfe  fwift  wrath  beat  d6wii 

he  never-daiUiited  Perry  to  the  eai-th^ 

r&m  whencey  with  Mft^  he  never  more  fprung  bpi 

1  few ;  his  death,  whjoie  fpirit  lent  a  fire 

ven  tt>  thedttlkft^peafaht  in  his  cam^, 

eing  bruited  oiice>  took  fire  and  heat  tiwitf    . 

rois  the  beft-temperM  cobrage  in  his  troops. 

or  from  his  metal  was  his  party  fleel'd  ; 

/hich  once  in  him  abated,  all  the  reft 

'urn'd  oil  themfelves,  like  dull  and  heavy  lead. 

md  as  the  thing,  that*s  heavy  in  its  felf, 

Jpon  enforcenlcnt,  ffieJ  with  g^eafeft  fotcd ; 

o  did  our  men,  hc«vy  in  Hot  f pur* i  lod, 

.end  to  this  weight  fuch  HgKtticfs  ^itlr  thfeir  fe^r^ 

That  arrows  ftwl  not  fwtfter  toward 'flieir  aim. 

Than  did  oor  foidiers>  ainihig  at  their  fafety, 

?ly  from  the  field.     Th^n  Was  that  nbble  ft^oryer 

Poo  foon  taVYi  prifoili?f :  And  that  fm-ioas  Scot^ 

The  bloody  i>z«JO^/rt/,  whofe  well-labouring  fword 

tiad  three  tiihes  Bain  di*a):^ea ranee  of  the  King^ 

Gaoi'vaii  hi|  ftoanac^  aiid  did  grace  the  ftiame 

Df  thofe  diatna#n'd  their  backs;  and  in  histiigRt 

Stambling  in  ftsafj  was  took.     The  foitt  of  all 

[s,  that  the  King  hdth  won  i  And  hath  fent  out 

A  fpecdy  p6>^*r  t*^cotinter  you,  my  Lofd, 

Qnd^r  the  ccm^tf^  of  youHg  Lantafier 

And  lV$fim6rlanJt.    Th^s  is  the  hews  ^t  full. 

North,  For  this,  I  Iftall  have  time  enough  to  inoum^ 
tn  poifoB  thei-e  is  phyfick  :  And  this  news, 
That  would  j  had  I  been  well,  have  made  me  fick^ 
Being  Tick,  hath  in  fon>e  meafore  made  me  well. 
And  as  the  wi-tffCh^  whofe  feaver-tVeakefred  joints^ 
Like  ftnengthlefs  hiAges,  buekJe  under  life,. 
Impatient  of  his  fit^  breaks  like  a  fire 
Out  of  his  keeper's  arras ;  ev'o  fo  my  limbs, 
U^eaken'd  with  grief,  bein^  no\v  inragM  with  grief. 
Arc  thrice  themfelves.  Hence  therefore,  thoo  mcecrdttfti 
A  fcaly  gauntlet  now  with  joints  df  fteel 
Miift^love  this  hind.     And  hence,  t\\ou  RcViVy  c^cJv^i 
thou  art  a  guard  too  tvaniOQ  for  tUt  Vicad* 


T9«         Th€  S  E  CO  N  D  Part  of 

Which  Princc€,  flefliM  with  coDqueft,  aim  to  bit*^ 

Now  bind  my  brows  with  iron,  and  approach 

The  rQgged'ft  hour»  that  time  and  fpight  dare  bring  (5) 

To  frown  upon  th'cnrag'd  Northumberlattd ! 

Let  heav'n  kifs  earth !  now  let  not  nature's  hand 

Keep  the  wild  flood  confin'd ;  let  order  die* 

jAnd  let  this  world  no  longer  be  a  ilage 

To  feed  contention  in  a  lingering  a^: 

But  let  one  fpirit  of  the  Hrft-born  Cain 

Reign  in  all  bofoms,  that  each  heart  being  fet 

On  bloody  courfes,  the  fcene  may  end. 

And  darknefs  be  the  burier  of  the  dead ! 

Bard.  This  (Vrained  paflion  doth  you  wrong,  my  Lord  i 
Sweet  Early  divorce  not  wifdom  from  your  honour. 

Mort.  The  lives  of  all  your  loving  complices 
.  \jtzxi  on  your  health ;  the  which  if  you  give  o'er 
To  ftormy  paflion,  muft  perforce  decay. 
Yoo  call  th'  event  of  war,  my  noble  Lord, 
And  iumm'd  the  account  of  chance,  before  yoo  did, 
Let  us  make  head  :  It  was  your  prefurmife. 
That,  in  the  dole  of  blowns,  your  fon  might  drop: 
You  knew,  he  walk'd  o'er  perils,  on  an  edge 
More  likely  to  fall  in,  than  to  get  o'er  : 
You  were  advis'd,  his  flefh  was  capable 
Of  wounds^and  fears;  and  that  his  forward  fpirit 
Would  lift  him  where  moft  trade  of  danger  rang'd: 
Yet  did  you  fay,  Go  forth.     And  none  of  this. 
Though  ftrongly  apprehended,  could  reftrain 
The  ftilF.borne  aftion.     What  hath  then  befall'n. 
Or  what  hath  this  bold  enterprize  brought  forth. 
More  than  that  being,  which  was  like  to  be  ? 

Bard.  We  all,  that  are  engaged  to  this  lofs. 
Knew,  that  we  ventur'd  on  fuch  dang'rous  fea«y 

(5)  ^he  ragged*ft  hour  that  time  and  fptght  dare  bring 

To  frown,  &c,]  I  know  very  well,  our  author  frequently  nf« 
this  epithet,  when  be  fpeaks  eiiher  of  fharp  o'erhangtngrockt,  ru\n*4 
fbrtificationt,  &c»  but  there  is  no  confoiiance  of  iretaphors  here  be- 
twi«t  ragged  and  fr(.7vn ;  nor,  indeed,  »ny  dignity  in  the  inriage.'  On 
both  accounts,  therefore,  I  fufpeil  our  a«tbor  wrote,,  at  I  have  le- 
i«nn*d  the  textj  the  roggcd*A  htur,  &c. 

Tli« 


Phaty,  if  yift^yvrpngji4  o^t  life,  \wjB^  . ten :t4^  oae : 
bd  yet  we  ventiir'ci  for  the  gain  propos'di 
i!lio^k!d>t^it^e£M'  i^^^y  penlifnirM;». 
bd  iince  we  are  o'er-fet*  vesure  again. 
)QiDe«  vi/^yiH\^l  pfit  iwjhf  body  »]id.0oods« 

Aforf.  'XisjjiQ^th^o  time;  ami  roy.moftooble'Lerd, 
hear  fprcjCXtain^,  a^yj^d^.ip^alf:  the  truth.: 

The  gentle^chbiihop  of  Tori  is  up 
l^kh  v(dl-a{ipointed  powers :  He  Is  a  tn an, 
¥ho  Willi  ?ndouble  furpty  binds  hi*  followers* 
dy  Lojcd^.ypurfon,  l)Wi.<^nIy  but  the  corps, 
hit  fh^vv5,  SL(\d  the  (hewfof  men  to  fight. 
?or  th^t  fame.w^rd,  rebellion,  did  divide 
rhe  aftiqn,of  their  bodies  from  their  fouU  ; 
And  they.  4id  ,fight  with  queafinefs  ;  conJlrain'd, 
As  men  drink  potions,  that  their  weapons  onty 
Seem'd  on  our  fide :  But  for  their  fpirits  and  fouls. 
This  word,  rebellion,  it  had  ftoze  them  up^ 
As  fiih  a^ein  a  pond.     But  noW|  the  Biihop 
Turns  infurreCtipn  to  religion  ; 
Sapposfd  fipcere  and  holy  ia  his  thoughtSt 
HeVfollQw'd  botk.with  body  and  with  mind: 
And  dpth^^nlarge'his  rifing  with  the  blood 
Oi  hir^ixkg  Xic^r/if  fcrap'd  from  Pomfret  ftones; 
Derives  frpm.he^v'n  his  quarrel  and  his  caufe; 
Tells  them,  hedpch  beftride  a  bleeding  land 
Gafping  fyt  life,  under^great  Batingbroke  : 
And  mpre,  ^nd  lefs,  do  fiock  to  follow  htm.  ^ 

North.  I  kttcwof  this  before:  Bm  to  fpeak  trath. 
This  prefent  grief  had  wip'd  it  from  my  mind. 
Go  in  ^thme,  and^cpunfel  every  man  ^ 

The  aptcft  way  foff^t'ty  and  revenge  : 
Get  pofb$#,and.letters,  and  make  friends  with  fpeed ; 
N'cTcr  fo  few,  nor  nevcf^  yet  more  need.  {Exeunu 


VoL.m  I       '  SCENE 


T94         The  Second  Part  of 

SCENE  ichangcs  to  a  Street  in  iMdm. 

Enter  jir  John  Falft^iTt  'votth  his  page  birring  hU  fwm 

andhuckUr^ 
Tal.  QIiTaH,you,giant !  what  fays  the  doaor  to  iny  water  j 
i3    P^gf-  He  faid,  Sir,  the  water  iffelf  was  a  good 
healthy  water.    But  for  the  party  that  owned  it,  he 
might  have  more  difeafes  than  he  knew  for, 

Fal.  Men  of  all  forts  take  a  pride  to  gird  at  me.  The 

brain  of  this  foolifh-compounded  clay,  man,  is  not  able 

to  invent  any  thing  that  tends  to  laughter,  more  than  I 

invent,  or  is  invented  on  me.     I  aih  not  only  witty  ta 

myfelf,  but  the  caufe  that  wit  i^  in  other  men.   I  do  heit 

walk  before  thee,  like  a  fow,  that  hath  overwhelmed  all 

her  litter  but  one. ;  If  the  Prince  put  thee  into  my  fervicc 

for  any  other  reafon  than  to  fct  me  off,  why,  then  I  have 

no  judgment.    Thou  whorefop,  mandrake,  thou  art  fitter 

to  be  worn  in  my  cap,  than  to  wait  at  my  heels.     I  was 

never  mnnn'd  with  an  agot  till  now :  But  I  will  fct  yoa 

neither  in  gold  nor  filver,  but  in  vile  apparel,  and  fend 

you   back  again  to  your  mafter,  for  a  jewel:  (6)  The 

Juvenal^  the  Prince  your  mailer!  whoie  chin  is  not  yet 

iiedg'd  ;  I  will  fooner  have  a  beard  grow  in  the  palm  of 

my  hand,  than  he  (ball  get  one  on  Jiis  cheek:  Yet  he 

will  not  ftick  to  fay,  his  face  is  a  face-royal.  Heav'nmay 

(6)  The  Juvenil,  the  Prince  your  mafitr  /J  All  the  oM  edidont  both 

here,  and  in  feveral  other  paffages  of  our  a^uthor,  write, yM««a/.  Why 

#ur  modern  ccHtors  have  bf  en  fo  nice  to  make  th^  change,'Icannot  fay, 

Both  the  words  arejequally  well  deriv'd.    ^  juveois  tjt  imm  ktYenafii, 

r«w  ju\'enilisj  «f  a  verna,  vcrnalis,  vernilis:— £i^Ko^«  inhh 

£tymoIcgiccn,     Nor  does  the  ufage  want  its  authorities.     yuvenaSd, 

'viiav  hprri.     JuTcnaliSi  fiili^Miu*i»^i»k'  fay  the  old  Glofirhs-'^^ 

}avenA\'i»fngeifanfur  VUnx/tfiuIacbra,  fuia  ta  JEtathrtit  efi  aj nlf 

randam  •v'tam,     Diana   enim  viarum  putahatur  Dta  i  hyM  S,  Pcg^ehis 

f'efius*    In  like  manrer,  the  poets ; 

Et  mibi  quafrerint  juvenali  In  Corpore  Vtres*       Virg.  JSneid,  V. 

Tu  mhi  diSiofii  juvenalia  Car mina primus,     Ovid.  Epyi aJMtxim, 

Faute,  cemis,  tfu/mo  juvenali  Senex.  Aufimias  aj  NTepot. 

Nutfc  ego  tepuerum,  mox  in  juvenalibtis  atmis, 

yatffifue  vtrumternam.  Idem*  Idylt.  iTt 

Scilvet  immfifie.  vi^i  j  a  veoalibus  tfrsrix, 

Suh/hJent  alpa  f  Sil.  Italicus.  /.  If, 

Accipejkcundi  carmen  juveosk  Prvp&tu  Martial.  /.  XIV. 


I 


King  H  E  M  R  y  IV.  195 

L  it  when  it  wil]»  it  is  not  a  hair  amifs  yet :  He  may 
it  ftill  as  a  face-royal,  for  a  barber  fhall  never  eara 
ence  out  of  it ;  and  yet  he  will  be  crowing,  as  if  he 
writ  man  ever  fince  his  father  was  a  batchelor.    He 
keep  his  own  grace,  but  he  is  almoft  out  of  mine, 
I  K^nre  him.     What  faid  Mr.  Domhkikn,  about  th6 
n  for  my  Ihort  cloak  and  flops  ? 
2gi.  He  faid,  Sir»  you  (hould  proctire  him  better 
ance  than  Bardolph  >  He  would  not  take  his  bond! 
yours,  he  likM  not  the  fectirity. 
id.  Let  him  be  damn'H  like  the  glutton,  may  hU 
;ue  be  hotter  I  a  Whorefon  Acbitophel^  a  rafcally  yea^F 
wtli-kna^e,  to  bear  a  gtotleman  in  hand,,  ttid  cheti 
d  upon  feturitj  f  the  wnorefon-fmooth-pates' ,  do  naW 
r  nothing  but  high  iho^t  &nd  btmches*  of  )iit^  at 
r  girdles ;  and  if  a  man  is  thorough  with  them  iM 
eft  taking  up,  then. they  mull  daira  tr^x^  ficuritjr^ 
ad  as  lief  they  would  put  rats-bane  i&  my  mouthy  as-, 
r  to  ftop  it  with  fecurity.     I  looked^  he  fhould  have 
:  me  two  and  twenty  yards  of  fatten^  as  I  aov  a  true 
ght,  and  he  fends  m^ficuritj.    Well*  he  may  (leep^ 
ecurity,  for  he  hath  the  horn  of  abundance.    AndL 
lightnefs  of  his  wife  fhinefrthionglilt*  and  yet  cannot 
fee,  though  he  have  his  own  lanthom  to  light  hink 

^age.  He's  gone  into  SmithfiMto^  boy  your  worflup  a 

fe. 

^al.  I  bought  him  in  iP^^Pi^  and  he'll  buy  me  a  hoH& 

^mitbJUU.    If  I  could  get  mc  hot  a  wdfe  in  the  ftews^ 

efcmano'd,  horsM,  aadwit'd* 

Enter  Chief  Juflict^  amdSemjeimt. 

Page^  Sir,  here  comes  the  Nobleman  that  oommittelt 

:  Prince  for  ftriking  him,  about  i?ar^i?i^/^. 

Fid.  >HWait  clofe,  I  will  not  fee  hioi. 

Zb.  Juft.  What's  he  that  goes  there  f 

^erv.  Balftaffi  and't  pleafe  your  Lordfhip. 

£b.  Juft.  He  that  was  in  qiieftion  for  the  robbery? 

Semf,  He,  my  Lord.     But  he  hath  fince  done  gooj 

vice  at  SbrenjJft>ury  :  And,  as  I  hear,  is  now  going  with 

ne  charge  to  tke  Lord  Jabu  of  Lamajhr. 

1^  CK 


r95  Th<^  S^tiOKD  Part  tjf 

Ch,  Jufi.  Wi^  ip  rorir'  call  him  b«i<;k;a#«ii^ 

^tf/.  Boy,  tell  Kim  1  am  de^. 

Pa^e.  You  muft  rp(;ak  loufd^r,  n^y  m,a^fU  de^f* 

Ck^Juft.  I  fl)nlare  he  is,  to  tb^hcai^Mr  ofia^f.  thi9| 
good,  Oo,  plucjchim  by  thedbow.  1  mu(tip^l(wi|(^ki9i4 

Ser-v.  ^xrjohn'      ;    » 

ftf/.  What  J  a,  y?Qung  knav-candbcg!  ar^  thf  wi^oi 
wars?  i$  tb*'?  notepjploymcMJti  dpib?not  t^Ki»Uck 
rubje«5ts?  do  not  the  rebels  need fpldiers?  ^bpi^^itbi^a 
fhanvc  tCl  be.  on  ^y.  fide  buj  on^,  i;  is  worfeftiaisifrto 
beg,  than  to  be  oix  the  word  fide,  w^fe  it  wi^fe  tlw-lkt 
n<iroe  of  rebel lioi^  can  tell  how  to  s^^eit* 

Sir*u,  Youn\ift4|[;fi  me.  Sir. 

Tal.  Why,  Si?,  did  I  fay  you  w<re  an  honeA  man? 
felting  my  knjg^ht-hood  and  my  r9ldie^(hip  afi4^,  i  bad 
lied  in  my  thrpat,  if  Lhad  fiiid  To. 

Ser'v,  I  pirajr  you.  Sir,  then  fet  your  knight -hood  and 
yo.Mr  foldierftup  a^fide,  and  give  m«  leave  to  tfU  you, 
you  lye  in  yoiu  throat,  if  you  fay  I  am  any  other  thanai 
hpnf^  mail.  .        , 

'  F^L  I  give  thee  lf*Y^  to  tei)  nfvp To  ?  I  lay  a^Aei  thfin 
v,hich.grQW^  tp  x^^e,^  if  thok^  ge^'ft,  a^Y  le»W:  of  tx», 

hap^mej  if  tho,^^L'a|l(}^V6.  ^hott;W€ff'tbcttcf  Mha^i^'d; 
You  hunt  counter,  hence;   avaunt. 

Sei-Hf..  Sir,  my  -4wd,vnip\^ld,fp^  vjith  yp«,. 

Ch.  Jufl,  Sir  John  Faljlaff^^  a  word  with  yon. 

f^/.  Mygoodl^d  \  Qpd^&iy^yQ^rl^rdfcip^gQod^tiipc 
of  day.  i;am  ^i^i^^o  ft^j  yp^r  Lord^Hip  abroad  i  \^^i. 
fay,  your  Lordlhip  wa^/ipk,  \  hop?,  yAMr.LQf^.ftttpb^W. 
abroad  by  advice.  Your  Lordfhip,  tboygh  not  clean  paft 
your  youth,  li^dfl*  yet  fthie  fmack  of  age  in  you:  SoAc 
rf}i(hof  thg:  fahnii£r.c£time  ;  aad  I  moft  humbly  befeech 
your  LordQiip,  tQrAav^  a  reverend  care  of  your  health. 

Cb.  Juft*  Sir  Johjif  I  feat  for  you  before  your  expe- 
dition to  Shrew/huty^'  nj  t.  j* 

FaL  IFit  pleafryaurLordihip,  I  hear,  his  Majefly  Is 
returned  with  fomsedifcomfort  from  ^ij/«. 

Ch^  Juft.  \  talk  not  of  his  Majefty  r  Ydu  would  nit 
come  when  1  fent  fcM*  you;-' u  m   ■■ 

FaL  And  I  hear  moreover,  bis  Higbi^t'js&lllDiDM- 
l^s^fame  whorefonapoplexy.v  Ch^ 


X 


yu/.  Well,  hcav*n  ihttid  him !  t  Vf  fay  let  mc 

with  yoti. 

This  ^poplexv  is,  as  I  take  it,  a  kind  of  Uthar|y, 

tafe  yt«r  Ldrdflvip,  a  kind  of  Ileeping  in'the  bIoo4^ 

efon  tingling. 

7a(^/What'tcll  jron  meofit?  Beit,  as  it  it. 

It  hath  Its  original  froln  tnUch  grief;  from  lludy 
rturbation  of  the  brain.     I  have  read  the  caafe  of 
aUft.    It  is  a  kind  of  deafnefs.  / 
Jufl.  r  think,  vou  are  fairn  into  that  difcafe:  Foi* 
ar  not  what  I  fay  to  yoti. 

I  Pkil.  Very  well,  tay  Lbrd,  very  well :  Rather,  an*t 
you,  it  is  the  difeafe  of  not  liil'ning,  the  malady 
irt&rking,  thdt  r&m  tro\lb^ed  \vithal. 
Jpfi.  To  punilh  you  by  the  heels,  wbuM  amend 
ention  of  your  ears  ;  and  I  care  not  if  I  do-becooie 
!iyfician. 

I  am  as  poor  as  yohf  my  Lord,  but  n'^t  'fo-pa« 
Your  Lordfttpiiiav  tainift'cr  the;p6tion-of  iropri- 
atto  die,  inrefpeK  6f  jSovfetty;  bat  how  f  ihoold 
If  'pstti^t  to  fdlxJw  yoor  .t^refcriptibns,  the  wife 
lake  fome  dram  of  a  fcfople,  or/sndeed,  «  fcriiple 

5^.  Ifent  'for  ybo,  Whtti  th«rc  Wdre  'matteft 
[  you  for  your  life,  to  eoro€  fpeak  With  mie. 

As  I  was  ihtn  advised  by  tny  couri(el  learned  in 
^  6f  tbis  Iand-(brvice,  I  did  not  come.  , 

yujf.  Well,  the  truth  is,  Sir  JoHfu,  yoU  lire  ia 
nfamy. 

'al,  y^/y  wiil.  9^  Ltd,  wrjr  viU:}  I»  the  •Weft  4^«r«t  e4s« 
Kick  I  have  or  this  play,  (priqtci  m  i6pp)  thia  fpeecfc  Aaail» 

t)0.  Very  well,  my  Lord,  very  well  t 
!>t  oVeffv*d  tliis,  when  I  wrote  my  Jiote,  to  the^t-ifirtogf  IV^ 
lag  the  tradition  ofFal/i^»  eharaaer  haviaf  4it«ii  firlH^^ 
r,  T-hii  almoft  alllo^nts  to  a  felf-evidtnt  proof,  of-  fhe^Wai^ 
I  And  that„  the  play  being  prioud  from  the  fti^miiM&iifte,- 
r  had  been  all  along  altered  into  Faljief,  except  iif  fiitrfi00« 
f  an  overfig^t :  Of  yrhUh  tjie  printers  ao(|  bei«g«wcM,  ^^« 
:he(e  initial  traces  of  the  original  nnn^ 


U 


r«c. 


X98  The  Second  Part  of 

Fal.  He,  thai  buckles  him  inxny  belt,  cannot  live  in  lefs. 

Cb,  Jufi.  Yoor  means  are  very  ilender,  and  your  waftt 
isereat. 

FaL  I  wonld,  itwere  otherwife:  Iwo^ld,  my  meaiu 
were  greater,  and  niy  wafle  flenderer. 

Cb.  Juft.  You  have  mif-lcd  the  youthful  Prince. 

Ftf/.  The  youDg  Prince  hath  mif-led  me.  I  am  the 
fellow  with  the  great  belly,  and  he  my  dog. 

Cb.  Juft,  Wellj,  I  am  loth  to  gall  a  new-hcal'd  wbnndj 
your  day's  fervice  at  Sbreiv/hury  hath  a  little  gilded  o? er 
your  night^s  exploit  On  Gads-bill.  You  may  thauk  the 
unquiet  time,  for  your  quiet  o'er-pofting  that  afiidn. 

Fal.  My  Lord,*— — — 

Cb.  Juft.  But  fmce  all  is  well,  keep  it  fo:  Wake  not 
a  ileeping  yrolf. 

Fal.  To  wake  a  wolf.  Is  as  bad  as  to  fmell  a  fos^. 

Cb.  Juft.  What  ?  you  are  as  a  candle,  the  bettc^  part 
burnt  out.  .  ' 

FaL  A  waflel-candle,  my  Lord  1  all  tallow  :  Bti^  if  I 
did  fay  of  wax,  my  growth  would  approve  the  truth. 

Cb.  Juft.  There  is  not  a  white  hair  on  your  face,  but 
ihould  have  his  effedi  of  gravity. 

Fal.  His  effcft  of  gravy,  gravy,  gravy    ■  ■  .  . 

Cb.  Juft.  (8)You  follow  the  young  rrince  op  and  down, 
Kke  his  ill  angel.  ^ 

FaL  Not  fo,  my  Lord,  your  ill  angel  is  light :  But  I 
hope,  he,  that  looks  upon  me,  will  take  tat  without 
weighing;  and  yet,  in  fome  refpeds  I  grants  I  cannot 

(S)  Tmt  foikw  tte  young  Wrinee  up  and  down  Rke  bit  vrX  SBgelA 
What  a  predous  collator  h«s  Mr.  Pope  appr^v*d  hijoofelf  in  thit  pAfTagie  ? 
Scfidet,  if  this  were  the  true  reading,  Falfiaffx^M  not  have  made  the 
witty  and  hvmorous  etafion  he  has  done  m  bis  reply.  I  have  i«ftor*d 
the  read  ag  of  the  oldell  Quarto.  The  Lord  Chief  Jufticc  tt^tf^ttf 
the  Prince*8  iUangtl,  or  gtnius  :  Which  Faljlejf  tvrnt  off  by  iaytns,  an. 
90  anpl  'rtneaning  the  coin  call'd  an  angH,)  is  U^ht  j  but,  furely,  it 
lftii*t  be  laid  that  he  wants  weig^/.'  £1^0^— the  inference  it  obvious. 
Now  money  may  be  calPd  ill,  or  body  but  it  is  never  call  *drpj/,  with 
regard  to  iti  being  under  weight.  This  Mr.  P^#  will  facetiosfly  call 
stflortng  l^  Ftinst  But  if  the  author  wrote  a  Fun,  and  it  happens  to 
hcig|iaaae4itov*a]ado]ebee,  lAall,  ia  fptte  of  Jut  grimace,  veB<- 
tare  at  brlogiof  it  back  to  light* 

£05 


f- 


Kmg  H  £  N  R  Y  IV.  199 

go  ;  I  cannot  tdl ;  vif  tue  is  of  fo  litde  regard  in  thefe 
cofter-mongers  days,  dnc  true  valoar  is  tarnra  bear-herd. 
?regnaiiC7  is  made  a  tapft^r,  and  hath  his  quick  wit 
w^ed'  in  giving  reckonings ;  and  all  the  other  gifts  ap- 
pertinent  to  many  as  the  malice  of  this  age  ihapes  them, 
are  not  worth  a^fe-berry.  You*  that  are  old,  confi- 
der  not  the  capacities  of  us  that  are  young ;  von  mcafure 
the  heat  of  onr  livers,  with  the  bicterne/s  of  your  galls ; 
and  we  that  ace  in  the  va-ward  of  our  youth,  I  muft  con- 
&fs,  are  wags  too. 

C^.  Juft.  l>o  you  fet  dowp  your  name  in  the  fcrowl  of 
youth,  that  are  written  down  old»  with  all  the  charadlers 
of  age  ?  have  ^ou  not  a  moid  eye  ?  a  dry  hand  ?  a  yellow 
cheek  ?  a  white  beard  ?  a  decreaiing  leg  ?  an  increasing 
belly  ?  is  not  yoiir  voice  broken  ?  your  wind.^ort  ?  your 
chin  double  ?  your  wit  fingle  ?  and  every  part  about  you 
blafted  with  andquity  ?  and  will  you  yet  call  ypurfclf 
young?  fy,  {y^  ty^  Sirjq/m. 

Fal.  My  Lord,  I  was  born  about  tl^ree  of  the  clock  in 
the  afternoon,  with  a  white  head,  and  fomething  a  found 
belly.  For  my  voice,  I  have  loft  it  with  hallowiftg  and 
fioging  of  anthems.  To  approve  my  youth  further,  I 
wiU  not.  The  truth  is,  I  am  only  old  in  judgment  and 
nnderftanding,  and  he,  that  will  caper  with  me  for  a' 
thonfand  marks,  let  him  lend  me  the  money,  and  have 
at  him.  For  the  box  o'th*  car  that  the  Prince  gkvc  youi, 
he  gave  it  like  a  rude  Prince,  and  vou  took  it  Hke  a  fen- 
fible  Lord.  I  have checkt  him  for  it ;  and  the  young  lion 
repents  :  Marry^  not  in  aihes  and  fack-cloth,  but  in  new 
£lk  and  old  fack;  - 

Gk  yujf.  Well,  heav'n  fend  the  Prince  a  better  com* 
panion! 

fii/.  Heav'n  fend  the  companion  a  better  Prince!  I 
cannot  rid  my  hands  of  him. 

W.  Jufi.  Well,  the  King  hath  feverM  you  and  PrinccL 
Harry:,  I  hear,  yon  are  gotog  with  Lord  John  of  Lan* 
foftitf  againft  the  Archbilhop  and  the  Earl  of  Nvrtbum* 
lerUuul* 

F4J.  Yes,  I  thank  your  ]»ett)f  fweet  wit  for  it;  but 

look  you,  pray,  all  you  that  kifs  t^y  lady  peace  at  home, 

I  4  that 


too  T\ff  SrE-ciO  N  pr  Part )l>f 

that  oar  irmies Jotn  nfot  i»b hot  dayf^  Forrhf>Ae4iOf6i 
1  take  but  two  flHrls  out  with  mcy  tfndPiileafrnattofweat 
extraordinarily :  If  it  be  ahotday,  if  Ibraadiniftiryrthhi^ 
but  a  bottky  would  I  might  never  f|^whiie«giain.  Tbert 
29  not  a  daiKlgerous  a£lion  cfiui  peep  out  his  head,  btit 
I  am  tbruft  upon  tt  Well,  I  -eaton'ot  iaft  H9ver<^-^*-fbut 
it  was  alwayi  yet  the  trick  of  our  £«,l^  nalio  a,  if  they 
have  a  good  thij)g»  to  make  it  too  ecMntoon.  If7e  Irifi 
needs  fay,  I  am,  an  eld  mta^  you  ihott'd  /give  me  reft :  I 
would  to  God,  my  name  wertf  not  fo  terrible  to  the 
enemy  as  it  is !  I  were  better  to  be^afen-eoideiath  witli  a 
rufl,  than  to  befcoar*d  to  nothing  with^perpetual  motbn. 

a>,  Ji^.  Well,  behenea,  berhonefiiMdheav'nbldi 
your  expedition  ! 

Fai,  Will  your  Lord&ip  lend  iike^A*dioufiMid  poasd» 
to  furniih  me  forth  f 

Ch,  Jjt/f.  Not  a  penny,  not  a  pennyi;  yofl  are  too  im* 
paiient  to  bear  crofTes.  Fare  you  well.  -Commend  ne 
tg  my  coofin  Weftmirland*  [£xii, 

Fai.  If  I  iio,  fillip  me  with  a  ihiee-maB  b^tle.-^^^^A 
man  can  no  m6ie  fcparate  age  ahd  covcrtoufne^y  than  be 
cyin  pare  young  limbs  and  letchery :  dutifaeigout  'galli 
x\\t  one«  and  the  pox  pinehes  the  oth^.^  (And  (b  both  tht 
de[*rees  prevent  my' eurfes«     Boy,  ■  ■«    ■ 

Pu^e.  SJT? 

FtiL  What  money  is  in  my  porfc  ? 

Ptige.  Seven  groats,  and  two-penc^.^ 

FeL  lean  get  no  remedy  agaikiftthsa  M^famption  of 
fhe  purfe,  Borrowing  only  lii^ers  amlt^mgets  it  out, 
but  the  dife&fe  is  incurable.  Go  bear  thb  letter  to  my 
Lord  ofl/akcajier^  this  to  the  f  rfnce,:  thk^  the  Earl  of 
WefimoAand^  and  this  to  old  Mrs.  Ur/ula^  whom  I  hxn 
w^ly  fv^orli  to  marry  ftnco  I  jyertci^d^he  firft  white 
hair  on  my  chin.  About  it.;  you  kitow  *wherc  to  find 
me.  A  pex  of  this  jfoiit!  or,  agout  lif  ihis  pox!  §ot 
the  one,  or  t^oiNr,  pmys  the  rogue^withmy^feat  toe  i 
It  is  no  matter,  ifl  do  halt,  I  save  this  #ars  fi:>r  my 
colour,  and  my  penfion  (hall  feem  the  moroveaibnahle  : 
A  good  wit  wtilmAk't  ofeofTany >thilig;.IIwiH  tiirn  3k(* 
^afe^  to  coaunedity..  .         [Eoteam^. 

SCENE 


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King   H  £  N  R  Y  IV.  2af 

C  E'N  E  changes   to  the  Archbifliop  oftinn 

Palace. 
hagr  Jrchiffifop  0/ York,  mftiogt,  Thomas  Mowbfa> 

{Eari  MarJ^aJ)  anJ  Lor  J  Bardolph. 
ri^i.^^'f^Has  have  you  heard  our  caufe,  and  knowosf 

X  means: 

Now,  ttiy  taoft  noble  fnends,  I  pray  yon  alU 
Speak  planrrly  your  qpihlons  of  oar  hopes; 
And  firft,  LordMarihal,  what  fay  you  to  it? 

MotvS.  I  W^ll  aMow  th'  occafion  of  oiur  arms. 
But  gladly  wonld  *be  better  fi tubed 
How  in  our  m'e^ns  we  '(hould  advance  onr&lvesy 
To  look  with  forehead  bold  and  big  enough 
Upon  the  poW'r  and  puTflan'ce  of  the  King? 

/lafl.  Oijr  pVefeftt  mufters  grow  upon  ibe  file         ,    v 
To  five  and  twenty  ilioufand  men  of  choite^ 
And  our  fupplies  live  largely  in  the  hope  \ 

Of  great  NorthumberlanHj  whofe  bofom  burns  ; 

With  an  inccnfed  fire  of  injuries. 

BarJ.  The  queftion't'hen.  Lorcl  tic^ingsi  ftandedi  thDS;| 
Whether  our  prifeht  five  anil  tWtnty  thoutahd 
May  hold  up  head  wltliout  'Nortbumhtrtand ? 

Haft.  With  him  we  niay."  : 

Bard.  Ay,  marry,  there'^  the  point: 
But  if  wfthout  him  we  be  thoi»ght  too  feeble. 
My  judgiherit  w,  we  (hould  not  llcp  too  far 
Till  we  had  hi^  aflillance  by  the  band.  •      \ 

For  in  a  theam  fo  bloody- fac'd  as  this, 
Cortje€ttfrc,  cxpe6lation,  and  furmifey 
Of  aids  uncertain  (hould  not  be  admitted. 

Terk.  'Tis  very  true.  Lord  5arflW//iiy/cr,  in^ed,*  t 
It  was  young  Hot-/fur^%Q2i{Q  at  ^hrt^-wjh'ur.y. 

Bard.  It  was,  my  Lord,  who  Hn'd  hjmfolf  Hvitk-hOpe, 
fiatiiig  the  airy  on  promife  of  fupply; 
■Pkitt'nffg  hIjEhfelf  with  projedl  of  a  power    *  • 

Much  fmaller  than  the  Imalleil  of  his  thopghts ;  «. 

And  fo,  with  great  imaoinition. 
Proper  to  madmen,  led  his  .f)ow*rs  to  deaib. 
And,  winking,  -leaped  into  deftruclion- 


202  The  Second  Part  of 

Haft*  But»  by  your  leave,  it  never  yet  did  hurt. 
To  lay  down  likelihoods  and  fomu  of  hope. 
Bard.  Yes,  if  this  prefent  quality  of  war 
Impede  the  inftaat  ad ;  a  caule  on  foot 
Lives  fo  in  hope,  as  in  an  early  fpring 
We  fee  th'  appearing  buds ;  which,  to  jprove  fnut, 
Hope  gives  not  (b  much  warrant,  as  delpair. 
That  mfts  will  bite  them.    When  we  mean  to  buildt 
We  £i^  furvey  the  jplot,  then  draw  the  model ; 
And  when  we  fee  the  figure  of  the  honfey 
Then  muft  we  rate  die  coft  of  the  erection  ; 
Which,  if  we  find  out- weighs  ability. 
What  do  we  ^hen  but  draw  a-new  the  model 
In  fewer  offices  ?  at  lead,  defift 
To  build  at  all  ?  much-more,  in  this  great  work» 
fWhickis  almoft  to  pluck  a  kingdom  down» 
And  fet  another  up)  ihould  we  furvey 
The  nlot  of  fituation,  and  the  modd ; 
Confent  ujpon  a  fure  foundation, 
Queftion  uirveyors,  know  our  own  eftate. 
How  able  fuch  a  work  to  undergo. 
To  wei^h  againft  his  op^fite:  Or  elfe» 
We  fortify  in  paper  ancT  in  figures, 
XJfing  the  names  of  men  inftead  of  men  ^ 
Like  one,  that  draws  the  model  T)f  a  hbufe 
Beyond  his  pow^r  to  build  it  \  who;  half  through, 
Gives  o'er,  and  leaves  his  part-created  coft 
A  naked  fubje£t  to  the  weeping  clouds, 
Ahd  walle  for  churlifh  winter's  tyranny.  ' 

Haft.  Grant,  that  our  hopes,  yet  likely  of  fair  birth 
Should  be  flill-born ;  and  that  we  now  pofTeft 
The  utmoft  man  of  expedlation : 
I  think,  we  are  a  body  ftrong  enough, 
£v'n  as  we  are,  to  equal  with  the  King. 
\Bafd.  What,  is  the  King  but  five  and  twenty  thoufand 
Haft.  Taus,  no  more;  nay,  not  fo  much,  Lord ^tfr^^i^. 
For  his  divifions,  as  the  times  do  brawl. 
Are  in  three  heads ;  one  pow'r  aeainft  the  Frencbf 
And  one  again  ft  Gkndnuer;  perSrce,  a  third 
Muft  take  op  usi  So  is  the  unfirm  King 


King  HtHKY  IV*  203 

In  three  divided ;  and  his  eoStn  found 
With  hollow  poveit)r  and  emptinefs. 

Teri.  That  he  Ihould  draw  his  fev'ral  (Irengths  tc^ethef  » 
And  come  againft  us  in  fall  poiflance. 
Need  not  be  dreaded. 

Hafi.  U  he  ihould  do  fo. 
He  leaves  his  back  nnarm'dy  the  FreiKh  and  ^^ 
Baying  him  at  the  heels ;  never  fear  th^t. 

Bard.  WhOt  is  it  like/  fliould  lead  his  forces  hither? 

Hafl.  The  Duke  of  Lancafler  and  Weftmorland:   ^ 
Againft  the  Wtlfit^  him/elf  and  Harry  Monamub  t 
But  who  is  fubltituted  'gainft  t\it French^ 
I  have  no  certain  notice. 

Tork.  Let  us  on  : 
And  paUiih  the  occafion  of  our  arms. 
The  commonwealth  is  fick  of  their  own  choice; 
Their  over-greedy  love  hath  furfeited. 
An  habitation  giddy  and  unfure 
Hath  he,  that  buildeth  on  the  vulgar  heart. 
O  thou  fond  many !  with  what  loud  applaufe 
Did'ft  thon  beat  heav'n  with  blefling  Bolin^treh, 
Before  he  was»  what  thou  would'ft  have  him  be  ? 
And  now»  being  trim'd  up  in  thine  own  deiires, 
Thoiiy  beailly  mder,  art  (o  full  of  hira^ 
That  thou  provok'ft  thyielf  to  cafl  him  up. 
So*  foy  thou  common  dog,  didft  thou  dKgorge 
Thy  glutton  boibm  of  the  royal  Richard t 
And  now  thou  would'ft  eat  thy  dead  vomit  up. 
And  howl'ft  to  £nd  it.    What  trufl  is  in  th^fe  times  ? 
They,  that  when  Richard  liv'd,  would  hav6  him  die. 
Are  now  become  enamour'd  on  his  grave : 
Thou,  that  threw'ft  duft  upon  his  goodly  head, 
When  through  j^to^di  London  he  came  fighing  on 
After  th*  admired  heels  of  Bolinghroke^ 
Cry'ii  now,  O  earth,  yield  us  that  King  again, 
And  take  thou  this.     O  thoughts  of  men  accuril  I 
Part,  and  to  come,  feem  beft;  things  prefent,  woril. 

Moiuh,  Shall  we -go  draw  our  numbers,  and  fet  on  ? 

HaJ.  We  are  time's  fubjedls,  and  time  bids,  begone^ 
-    .        '  ^  {Exeunt, 

16  ACT 


Tl/t  S^fe  H  0  l^^rfIP*«'r¥f 


A     C     t      iL 

6C  EN£,    a  Strtftt  fh  £-^i»^. 
'£kter  iScfteftf  <iviib  twa  ojficerti  tai^  md  3aare.  "^ 

Hostess. 

MR.  Fang^  have  you  entered  litcmAioit ? 
Fang,  It  is  euter'd. 

//«/.  Where's  year  Ttomhi  ?  eft  te  »:ltiftjry«mi«i! 
will  he  ftand  10  h  ? 

Fang.  Sirrah,  whefe'i  ^kOlnf 

Httft,  O  Lord,  ay,  good  Mr.  i^Mfy. 

5»^r^.  Here,  here. 

Ftf»^.  ^nure^  we  mod  arreft  Sir  fohtF-ulfts^, 

HoJI,  Ay,  good  Mr.  Sftat^e,  Jkaf&efMiertdiiiiiiai^^lk 

^ff/2r^.  It  may  chamcc  c<yft  iomedf  los  our  lives :  For  it 
will  ftab. 

Hcfl.  Alas-the^day  !  tslke  heed  of  Mm;  he  IfcabM  infe 
in  mine  own  houfe,  and  that  moft  beaftiy ;  he  cares  not 
what  mifchief  he  doth,  if  his  weapon  iMi  om.  He  w^U  foin 
]ike  any  devil;  he  will  fpare  neither  man,  wcttiian,  doi^ 
child. 

Fang,  If  1  can  clofe  with  hfm,  1  <are  not  for  his  thwft. 

Hoft.  No,  nor  I  neither  \^--Vl\  be  at  yonr  elbow. 

Fang.  If  I  but  fill  him  once;  if  ke  come  but  within 
my  vice. 

Hoft.  I  am  undone  by  his  |oing;  I  warrant  yoa,  he  \k 
an  infinitive  thing  upon  my  (core.  Qctod  Mr.  Fang,  hold 
him  fure ;  good  Mr.  Snare,  let  him  not  fcape.  He  cornel 
continuaHy  to /*/>-c<?r»<?r,  faving  your  manhoods,  to  buy 
a  faddle:  And  he  is  invited  to  dinaer  to  the  Luhbar^i* 
head  in  Lombard-ftrett  to  Mr,  Smacth*s  the  Sflhnan.  I  pray 
ye,  fince  my  aOion  is  entered,  and  my  cafe  fo  openly 
known  to  the  world^  let  him  be  brought  in  to  his  anfwer* 

6  A 


'  Kitig  Htu^Y  IV.  te| 

(9^  A  hundred  markis  a  lodg  lone,  for  a  poor  lone  wo^ 
inan  to  bear;  and  I  have  borne,  and  borne»  and-borQe^ 
and  Irave  been  fab*d  ofT,  and  fubM  off,  from  this  day  to 
that  day,  chat  it  is  a  (hame  to  be  thought  on.  There  it 
n&  honefty  in  fach  dealing,  anieis  a  woman  fhould  be 
made  an  afs  and  a  beaft,  to  bear  every  knave's  wrong. 

J?/tffr  Falftaff,  BardoIph»  ^nJ  tbt  hey. 

Yiffnderhe  eomes,  and  that  arrant  tnalmfey-nofe  knave, 
"B^inndoipb  with  him.  Do  yoor  offices,  do  yoiir  offices^ 
%Af.  FMg  ^oiAMr.  Sharif  dd  me»  dome,  do  me  year 
offices. 

Fal.  How  now  ?  Whofe  marel's  dead^  ?  what's  the  matter  ? 

^itiig*.  Sit"  JbBHi  I  arteft  you  at  the  fnii  of  Mrs.  ^ickly. 

Fid.  Away»  varhfts;  draw,  Bardolpb  :  Cat  me  off  the 
vltkia^  head :  Throw  the  quean  in  the  kennel. . 

tiojt.  Throw  toe  in  the  kennel  ?  1*11  throw  thee  in  the 
kennel.  Wilt  thou  ?  wilt  thou  ?  thou  baftardly  rogue. 
Miickr,  mnrderl  O  thou  hony-fuckle  villain,  wih  thou 
kill  God's  officers  and  the  Kine's^  (lo)  O  thou  hony- 
M^  rogue !  thou  art  a  hony-feed,  a  inan-queller>  and  a 
Ivuman-^nelter. 

/•«/.  Keep  them  off,  BardiUph. 

F^ng.  A  refcue,  a  refcue ! 

Hofi.  Good  pec^ple,  hiding  a  refeue  or  two ;  thou  wo't, 
iv«A  tkbu?  thou  wo't,  wo't  thou?  do,  do,  thou  rogue, 
Ho,  thou  hemp-feed ! 

FaL  Away,  thou  fcullion,  you  rampallion,  you  fufti- 
larian :  I'll  tickle  your  catadrophe. 

(fj  yi  i/nufrid  merk  is  a  Jong  one.]  A  long  vnef  z.  long  what  ?  k 
loag  mark  ?  for  that>  the  only  antecedent  fvbftantivc  it  has  to  agree 
>ii1th :  And  common  fenfe  won*t  admit  of  its  being  coupled  to  tbat. 
^t  ti  afmoft  needlefs  to  Mtne,  how  familiar  it  is  with  our  poet  to 
'^Uy  the  chimes  upon  words  fiwhlar  in  puni^  and  difering  in  fignifca* 
vim  «•  And  thereffki-e  I  make  no  queftion  but  he  wrote, 

A  bundred  murk  i\a  long  lone  for  a  p90r  lone  vfoman  to  htar  i 
^.  r»  one  hundred  marks  is  a  good  round  fum  for  a  poor  widow  ^ 
"Venture  ,on  trui>.     According  to  the  old  way  of  writing  the  word  wm 
^pelt,  more  genetally.  Lone,  than,  Loan,  as  it  is  new. 

(lO)Of^M  hony-fcett  rogm!'\  The  poet  i^ery  homorouDy  makfi 
'^aiu  ^UUj  l»Uiidcr  e«t  lus  uroidj  iaAetd  of  hmick/e. 


20#  The  SjEcoNd  Paitlo* 

Enter  Chief  Juflice^  ^^Unhd. 

a,  JuJI.  What's  the  matter  ?  keep  the  peace  hcr©^  hoal 

Hoft.  Good  my  Lord,  be  good  to  me.  I  befeech  you, 
ftand  to  me. 

Ch.J.Ho^  now,  SxrJobM  ?  what>are  yon  brawling  here? 
0bth  this  become  yoar  place,  your  time,  and  baiiaers? 
You  (hoald  have  been  well  oa  your  way  to  Tork. 
Stand  from  him,  fellow;  wherefore hang'ft  thou  on  him? 

H^ft.  O  my  mod  worfhipfol  Lord,  ftn't  pleaie  yoor 
G  race,  I  am  a  poor  widow  oi  Eafi-cbeaf^  and  he  is  arrefted 
at  my  fuit. 

Cb.  Jufi.  Yi:^x  what  iiim  ? 

Hoft,  It  is  more  than  for  fbme»  my  Lord,  it  is  for  all ; 

all  I  have ;  he  hath  eaten  me  out  of  houfe  and  home  ; 

jbe  hath  put  all  my  fubftance  into  that  ^c  belly  of  his; 

,  but  I  will  have  fome  of  it  out  again,  or  I'll  ride  thee 

o'nights,  like  the  mare. 

FaU  I  think,  I  am  as  like  to  ride  the  maret  if  I  have 
any  vantage  of  ground  to  get  up. 

Ch.  Juft*  How  comes  this,  Sir  John?  fy,  what  man 
of  good  temper  would  endure  this  temped  of  exclamation  I 
are  you  not  a(ham'd  to  inforce  a  poor  widow  to  iq  rough 
a  courfe  to  come  by  her  own  ? 

Fal,  What  U  ihc  groTs  fum  that  I  owe  thee  ? 

Hoft.  Marry,  if  thou  wert  an  honeft  man,  thyielf,  and 
the  money  tea.  Thou  didil  fwear  to  me  on  a  parcel-gilt 
goblet,  fitting  In  my  /)^i^^i«-chamber»  at  the  round 
table,  by  a  Tea- coal  fire,  on  Wednefday  in  Whitfun-ineelt^ 
when  the  Prince  broke  thy  head  for  likening  him  to  a 
iinging-man  of  Wind/or  i  thou  didil  (wear  to  me  then,  as 
I  was  waOiing  thy  wound,  to  marry  me^  and  make  me 
my  lady  thy  wife.  Canft  thou  deny  it?  did  not  good* 
v/ifeKeecby  the  butcher's  v^ife,  come  in  then,  and. call 
jhe  goflip  ^ickly?  coming  in  to  borrow  a  mefs  of  vine- 
gar ;  telling  us,  (he  had  a  good  diih  of  prawns ;  whereby 
thou  did  defire  to  eat  iome;  whereby  I  told  thee, 
they  were  ill  for  a  green  wound ;  and  didft  not  thou, 
when  (he  was  gone  down  flairs,  defire  me  to  be  no 
more  fo  familiarity  with  fuch  poor  people,  faybg,  that 

ere 


King  Henry  IV.  207 

tre  long  tbey  (hoald  call  me  Mad^mi  ?  and  didft  thoo  not 
kifs  me»  and  bid  me  fetch  thee  thirty  (hillings?  I  put 
tibee  now  to  thy  book-oath ;  deny  it,  if  thoa  can'ft. 

Fal.  My  Lord,  thi^  is  a  poor  mad  foul ;  and  (he  fays 
np  and  down  the  town,  that  her  eldeft  Ton  is  like  yoa* 
She  hath  been  in  good  cafe,  and  the  truth  is»  poverty 
hath  dilUaded  her ;  but  for  thefe  foolifli  officers,  I  be- 
ieech  yon,  I  may  have  redrefs  againft  them. « 

Cb.  Juft.  Sir  John,  Sir  Joh/tt  I  am  well  acqaainted 
with  your  manner  of  wrenching  the  true  caufe  the  fal(e 
way.  It  is  not  a  confident  brow,  nor  the  throng  of  words 
that  come  with  fuch  more  than  impudent  fawcinefs  froA 
you,  can  thruil  me  from  a  level  confideration.  I  know* 
you  have  pradisM  upon  the  eafy-yielding  fpiric  of  this 
woman. 
Hcfi,  Yes,  in  troth,  my  Lord. 

Ch.  Juft.  Pr'y  thee,  peace ;  pay  her  the  debt  you  owe 
her,  and  unpay  the  villautiy  you  have  done  her;  the  one 
you  may  do  with  fterling  money,  and  the  other  with  cur* 
fent  repentance. 

FaL  My  Lord,  I  will  not  undergo  this  fneap  without 
reply.  You  call  honourable  bcldne^  impudent  (awcinefs : 
if  a  man  will  court'fy  and  (ay  nothing,  he  is  virtuous. 
No  my  Lord,  my  humble  duty  remember'd,  I  will  not  be 
your  Alitor:  I  fay  to  you,  I  defire  deliverance  from  thefe 
officers,  being  upon  hafly  employment  in  theKing's  affairs. 
Cb.  Juft,  You  fpeak,  as  having  ^ower  to  do  wrong  : 
but  anfwer  in  the  effed  your  reputation,  and  fatisfy  tne 
poor  woman. 
,    FaU  Come  hither,  hoftefs.  *  \Jfidu 

Enttr  Mr.  Qo^tr. 

Ch.  Jttft.  Mailer  Goiver,  what  news  ? 

Goiuer.  The  King,  my  Lord,  and  Henry  Prince  oflFa/fs 
Are  near  at  hand :  The  reft  the  p^pcr  tells. 

FaL  As  1  am  a  gentleman— 

Hofi,  Nay,  you  faid  fo  before. 

Fai.  As  1  am  gentleman ; — come,'  no  more  words  of  it. 

Hofl,  By  this  heavenly  ground  I  tread  on,  I  muft  be 
fain  to  pawn  both  my  plate,  and  the  tapedry  of  my  din- 
ing chambers.  Fal. 


2o8  The  S  «  c  t>  N^  D  Parif  of 

I  Fal.  Glifles,  glaflce,  is 'the  only  drinJcritt^;  tild  fhf 
thy  walls,  a  pretty  flight  dro]J'*ry,  or  the  ftory  of  the 
j^rodigaly  or  the  German  hunting  in  water-work,  is  worth 
a  thoufand  of  thefe  bed -hangings,  and  thefe  flyhitten 
tapeftrics  :  Lee  it  be  ten  pound,  if  thou  canft.  Come, 
if  it  were  not  for  thy  humours^  t^e  is  not  a  better  wenck 
in  England  Go,  wa(h  thy  ^e,' and  draw  thy  action: 
Come,  thou  mull  not  be  in ihis  hamourwith  me;  do*il 
liot  know  me  ?  come,  com^,  I  know,  thou  waft  fet  on 
U>  this.  \ 

Hoft.  Pr'ythee,  Sir  Jchn^  let  it  be  but  twenty  nobles, 
Pam  loth  to  pawn  my  pljtte,'  in  good  earned,  la. 

FaL  Let  ic  alone,  I'll  mak^  other  ihift;  you'll  bet 
fcolftill. 

Hofi,  Well,  you  (hall  have  it,  *  though  I  pawn  my 
{Own.  I  hope,  you'll  come  to  fuppcr  :  Vou*lI  pay  xbe 
mil  together  ? 

jFaZ  Will  I  live  ?  go  with  her,  with  her ;  hook  oo, 
Iiook  on. 

Hofi.  Will  you  have  Dell  Tear- Sheet  meeryou  at  fupper  ? 

Fal.  No  more  words.     Let's  have  htr, 

[Exeunt  HoJU  and  Serjeant, 

Cb»  Juft.  I  have  heard  better  news. 

Fal.  What's  the  news,  my  good  Lord.? 

Cb.  Juft.  Where  lay  the  King  laft  night? 

Conuer.  At  Bajtngftoke^  my  Lord. 

FaL  1  hope,  my  Lord,  all's  well.  What  is  the  news, 
«y  Lord  ? 

Ch,  Juft,  Come  all  his  forces  back  ? 

Gonjuer.  No;  fifteen  hundred  foot,  £ve  hundred  horfCf 
Are  march'd  up  to  my  Lord  of  Lancajler^ 
Againft  Northumberland  and  the  Archbifhop. 

FaL  Comes  the  King  backfri)ra  IValet^  my  noble  Lord  ? 

Ch  Juft.  You  (hall  have  letters  of  me  prefently. 
Come,  go  along  with  me,  good  Mr.  Goijuer. 

FaL  My  Lord,— - 

Ch,  Jifff  What's  the  matter? 

'^^^ 7  Mafter  Gcnver^  (hall  I  entreat  you  with  me  to  dinner? 

Gc^en  I  muft  wa't  upon  my  good  Lord  here, 
I  ihank  you,  good  Sir  J^bu* 


Ktrfg  H  B  hr  H  y  17.  209 

Xh^yujf,  "Sir  Jchn,  you  loiter  here  too  long,  being 
ptL  are  to  take  foldiers  up  in  the  coantries  as  you  go. 

Fa!.  Will^btt  fiip  with  me,  mailer  Gower  ? 

(11)  Cb.  Jiift,  What  foolifti  maRcr  taught  you  theft 
rttoners,  Slrjobn^ 

,  hd.lAsdStet  Ginvery  If  they  become  me  not,  he  was  a 
fbdl  that  tatlght  th^ln  me.  This  is  the  ri^ht  fencing 
grace,  my  Lord,  tap  for  tap,  and  fo  part  fail* 

tb.  Jufi.  Now  the  Lord  lighten  thee,  thou  art  a  great 
fbdl!  [Exiwa^ 

SCENE    continues    in    London^ 

Enter  Prince  Henry  and  Poins. 

P.Br«rjp.''^"|*^Ruft  me,  I  am  exceeding  weary. 

JL      P^ns.  Is  it  come  to  thsit  ?  I  had  though  t( 
wearinefs  durft  not  have  attach'd  one  of  fo  high  blood. 
P.  Henry.  It  doth  me,  tho^h  it  difcolour^  the  com- 
»  jlexion  of  my  greatnefs  to  acknowledge  it.   Doth  it  not 
(Sew'vlle^  in  me  to  defire  fmall  beer  ? 

?w«/.  why,  a  Prince  ihould  not  be  fo  loofcly  flodiedf 
81  to  remember  fi>  weak  a  ^ompoiitiotik 

P^HeMny,  Belike  then,  my  appetite  was  notptincely 
got,;  for,  in  trotli,  I  do  now  remember  the  poor  crea- 
UirCy  fmatl  beer,  ^ut,  Indeed,  thefe  humble  con^dera- 
^9ns  make  me  out  of  love  wil'h  my  greatnefs.  What  m 
Qifgr^ce  is  it  to  me  to  remeniber  thy  name  ?  or  to  kno^ 
thy  face  to-morrow  ?  or  to  take  note  how  many  pair  of 
£lk  dockings  thou  hail?  (o/iss.  thefe,  and  thofe  that  were 
%lie  peaeh« coloured  ones ;)  or  to  bear  the  inventory  of  thy 
Hurts,  as  one  for  fnperfluity,  and  one  other  for  ufe  ;  but 
that  the  tennis-ceurt- keeper  kaowB  better  than  I,  for  it 

( 1  i )  tih .  Juft.  fThat/poJj^  mafler  tsagbtym  tbttfi  manmrs,  Sir  Jpha^. 

Fa  .  Majlif  Cower,  tft&^  btcotne  me  not,  &c.J  This  fame  tRcaa* 
tf«a-Af  ittat^rei'teflte  u  agaia  ptaais*d  by  our  pdet  in  the  iirft  part  of 
Btmy  VI.  Ad  5.  bctwUt  Piiincefs  Margant  «nd  Sufoik,  Vfhtn  he 
hat  made  her.  kii  piifMicr.  9Rt  thfre  it  wants  the  grace  and  hemoot^ 
whhh  we  find  htre$  hec^uk  Margaret  and  Suffolk  areforc*d  to  ulk 
M/Ue  to  themfelvts!  And  the  Chief  JuftUe  ^ni  Falficff  \kM9  beta 
dMttet  ^oTvrr  to  addrefs  thcrofelTCi  t«  by  turni* 

k 


2IO         The  Second   Part  of 

is  a  low  ^bb  of  liimeB  with  tliee,  whea  thou  ke^ft  not 
racket  there  ;  as  thou  had  not  done  a  great  whilc>  be- 
caufc  the  reft  of  thy  low  countries  have  made  a  fhift  to 
cat  op  thy  holland.  And  God  kAOwSy  whether.thofc, 
that  bawl  oat  of  the  ruins  of  thy  linnen,  fhall  inherit  hii 
kingdom  :  But  the  midwives  £iy«  thethildrenarenotin  i 
Che  £ialt ;  whereupon  the  world  iucreafes,  and  kiadiedt  |i 
ire  mightily  firengthened. 

Poins*  How  ill  jt  follows,  after  you  have  laboar'd  fo 
hardy  you  fhoold  talk  fo  idly  ?  tell  me,  how  many  good 
young  Princes  would  do  fo,  their  fathers  lying  ib  fick  as 
yours  at  this  time  is^ 

P.  Henry.  Shall  I  tell  thee  one  thingt  Poinsf 

Foins.  Yes,  and  let  it  be  an  excdwntgood  thing. 

P.  Hemy.  It  (hall  ferve  among  wits  of  no  higher  breed'> 
ing  than  thine, 

Foims.  Go  to ;  I  ftand  the  pufh  of  your  one  things,  that 
you'll  tell. 

.  ?.  Henry.  Why,  I  tell  thee,  it  tsuot  meetthat  HhouU 
be  fad  now  my  father  is  fick  ;  albeit,  I  could  tell  to  thee;    1 
(as  to  one  it  pleafcs  me,  for  fault  of  a  better,  to  call  my 
friend)  I  could  be  fad,  and  fad  indeed  too. 

Pnns.  Very  hardly,  upon  fnch  a  fubjeft.  i 

'  P.  Hgmy.  By  this  hand,  thou  think'ft  me  as  far  in  tie  j 
devil's  hook,  as  thou  and  FaiJIaf^  for  obduracy  and  per- 
fiilency.  Let  the  end  try  the  man.  But,  I  tell  thee, 
my^heaxt  bleeds  inwardly  that  my  father  is  fo  fick ;  and 
keepinflf  fuch  vile  company,  aj  thou  art^  hath  in  reafoo 
token  from  roe  all  oftentation  of  forrow. 

Foiw.  Thereafon? 

P.  Htnty.  What  would'ft  thou  thiftk  of  me,  if  I  fhould 
weep  ? 
:  Foin4.  I  would  think  thee  a  moft  princely  hypocrite* 

P.  Henty.  It  would  be  every  man's  thought  i  and  thoif* 
art  a  bleffcd  fellow,  to  think  as  every  man  thinks ;  neVelT 
a  man's  thought  in  the  world  keeps  the'road-way  betted 
than  thine ;  every  man  would  think  me  an  hypocrsce,  in^ 
deed.  And  what  excius^oor  moll  wOriiipful  thought 
to  think  fol 


King  He  N  R  y  IV.  211 

^mus»  Why,  becaofe  you  ha?e  feemed  fo  lewd,  and  to 
much  ingjraffed  to  Falftaff. 

P.  Htttrf,  And  to  thee. 

P»iMj.  Nay,  by  this  light,  I  am  well  fpoken  of^v  I  caa 
hear  it  with  mine  owa  ears;  the  word  they  can  fay  of 
lie  is,  thati  amaTecond  brother,  and  that  I  ^  ■  pro- 
per fellow  of  my  hands :  And  thofe  two  thincrs,  I  cq»- 
fefs«  I  cannot  help.  Look,  look,  here  comes  oarJolfh. 
*  P.  Himy.  And  the  boy  that  I  gave  Faljiafi  he  hsA 
bim  from  me  chriftian,  and,  {te,  if  the  fat  villain  have 
not  transformed  him  ape. 

Enitr  Bardolph  and  Page. 

Bard,  Save  your  Grace. 

P.  Henry.  And  yours,  moft  noble  Bardolfb. 

(1 2}  Bard,  Come,  you  virtuous  afs,  you  bafhful  fool, 
iniift  you  be  blu(hing  ?  wherefore  blnfh  you  now  ?,  what 
a  maidenly  man  at  arms  are  you  become  ?  Is  it  fuch  a 
matter  to  get  a  oottle^— pot's  maiden  head  ?  ^ 

Page>  He  call'd  me  even  now,  my  Lord,  through  a 
led  lattice,  and  Icould  difcem  no  part  oT  his  face  from 
the  window  ;  at  laf(,  I  fpy'd  his  eyes,  and  methonght, 
he  had  made  two  holes  m  the  ale-wives  new  petticoat, 
.and  pecpM  through. 

P.  Henry.  Hath  not  the  boy  profited? 

Bar  A.  Away,  you  whorefon  upright  rabbet,  away 

Page.  K^^iz:^^  you  rafcally  Jlthea's  dream,  away  ! 

P.  Henry.  Inflrudl  us,  boy,  what  dream,  boy  ? 

Page.  Marry,  my  Lord,  JUbea  dream'd,  fhe  was  de* 

liver'd  6f  a  firebrand  ;  and  therefore  I  call  him  her  dream. 

•  P.  Henry.  A  crowns-worth  of  good  interpretation ;  there 

it  ia,  boy.  \Giveibim  money* 

(t»>  Point.  Cme,  ywwrtuout  afs,  &c.]  Though  all  the  edition 
*«]>cur  lA  givfngthJi  Tpeech  to.Poitif,  it  (eeons  evident  to  roe,  by  the 
Pfige'.t  immediate  reply,  that  it  muft  be  placed  to  Bardolph,  For  Bar* 
doipb  bad  ctird  to  the  boy  from  an  ale-boofe,  and,  *tis  iikdy,  madie 
\im  half-druokt  And,  the  boy  being  alham'd  of  it,  *ii8  natural  for 
Bardoipb,  a  bold  unbred  fellow,  to  banter  hiro  on  hts  «ukwaid  baih* 
felaefs.    1  ha?e  theriefbre  placed  it  to  him. 

Pfiinh 


112  The  SECbtJD  t'art  of 

iVAif.  O  that  this  good  bjoflbxn  could  be  kept  from 
tankers  !  well,  there  is  fix- pence  to  prefer vc  thee. 

Bard.  If  );oa  do  not  make  him  be  hang'd  among  you, 
the  gatro^s  ihall  be  wrong'd. 

P.  Hif&y,  And  how  doth  thy  fliaft'es,  BardoJph  ? 

Bard.  Well,  my  good  Lord  ;  he  heard  of  your  GraceV 
CDmitag'to  tdwn.     There's  a  letter  for  you. 

P.  Henry  Delivered  with  good  rcfpea;— and  how  dotK 
the  MaNitmaSf  your  mailer  ? 

Bard.  In  bodily  health,  Sir. 

Poins.  Marry,  the  immortal  part  needs  a  phyfician ; 
bot  that  moves  not  him  ;  though  that  be  fick,  it  dies  not. 

1^.  Henry.  I  do  allow  this  wen  to  be  as  fiami liar  with 
me  as  my  dog  ;  and  he  holds  his  place :  For,  look  you, 
how  he  writes. 

Poins  reads.  John  Taljlaff,  Knigh^^Ewj  man  muft 
know  that,  as  often  as  he  hath  occafion  to  name  him&lf : 
Even  like  thofc  that  arc  kin  to  the  King,  for  they  aevor 

frick  their  finger  but  they  fay,  there  ujomeof  the  King^s 
hod/pilt.  How  comes  thai?  fays  he,  that  takes  upoa 
him  not  to  conceive :  (13)  the  anfwer  is  as  rea4y  as  a 
'borrower's  cap  ;  /  dm  the  Kin^s  peor  coufin.  Sir. 

V.Hefiry.  Nay,  they  will  be  kin  to  us,  of  they  wiU 
fetch  it  from  Japket.  But,  to  the  letter :— 5/r  John  FalftaflF, 
Knight,  to  the  fin  ef  the  Kingy  near  eft  his  father  tH^Xt^ 
Prince  of  Wales,  .greeting. 

Poins.  Why,  this  is  a  certificate, 

•P.  Henry,  reace. 
7  'will  imitate  the  honowrahle  Romans  in  hrevity  {14). 

(\i)Tbe  airffmr  is  at  ready  as  a  bonrewM  e^.}  B«t  how  ii  a iir- 
rowV  cap  fo  ready  ?  read,  a  borrower's  cap  :  And  then  there  it  foiae 
'humour  in  it.  For  s  man,  that  goes  to  borrow  money,  is  of  a)l  otbers 
the  aioft  complaifar.t :  Hh  cap  is  always  at  hand.    »tr.  IKk/AvrtM. 

(14)  JwiUmitate(htben9urMbleK6tMntim^ivhy.}  I  deo'tkaow, 
who  coold  fvtaiihSbskeffeMrtmith^hls  account  of  ihe  Amm* btertty, 
hut  Pliny  the  younger:  B.  i.  Epift.xi.  ORm  nu!hs  miki  efijMn  mattie. 
Hibil  tfi  {inquU.)  fuod  feribam.  j^f  bociffum  fcribe,  Nibfl  ej»  fti§d 
Jkrlbass  Vel  Jolum  tUu^f  unde  inciter e  Priores  frielmtit.  Si  valet,  beg* 
•ft }  ego  valeo.  — —  1  commend  me  t$  tbee,  I  commend  tbee,  and  I  harm 
thee,  «ut,  after  all,  (hould  it  not  be  Roman,  (in  ihejtngu'ar  number) 
tnd'Srutus  be  meant?  for  he  wa«  peculiarly  laconiclc  in  his  ftile. 

Mr.  lyarbmrton. 
PUmt. 


King  H  E  K  A  Y  IV.  %t^ 

.  Surei  he  means  brevity  in  bre^tli ;  {hort«ivind^' 
fH/y.  I  commit  me  to  thei,  I  commtH^  thet^  and  L 
ee.  Be  not  top^ familiar  ^with  Polo^,  ftr  hi  mifyfa 
ours  fo  mMcb,  that  tijkvearsp  thou  art  n  eimrry  bit, 
pi}.  Refeut  at  iMi  times  as  thou  may^ft^  aiU/tifmtt' 
'bine^  by  yea  avd  m  :  Which  is  at  mofb  as.  t^fyt  eu 
fbifth  J^d^Fal&Siffi^itb.sitj^/amiliars:  JokB'with 
bers  andjifters  :  Jnd  iSirJoha<witb  aU  Europe^ 
f.  My  Lord^  I  will  deep  this  letter  in  (uka  and 
lim  eat  it. 

fptry.  Tfiat'sto  maloe  him  eat  twenty  ofliitjirohb* 
you  ufe  me  thus,  Ned?  tfixxR,  I  marry  yonr  fifter  I 
A  May  the  wench  have  no  worfe  fortune  !  but  I 
Paid  fo. 

fenry.  Well,  thut  we  ])1ay  the  fools  with  thedne, 
e  fpirits  of  the  wife  fit  in  the  clouds  and  mock  us  ; 
r  mailer  here  in.  London  P 
(/.  Yes,  my  Lord. 

iemy.  Where  fups  he?  doth  the  old  boar  feed  in 
\  frank  ? 

d.  At  the  old  place,  my  Lord,  in  Eaji^ebeaf* 
Henry.  What  company  n? 

e,  Epbejiansy  my  Lord,  of  the  old  church* 
iersry.   Sup  any  women  with  him  ? 

/.  None,    my  Locd^  bat  odd  Mrs.  ^uicb/y,  UiA 

Qal  Tear-Sheet. 

itmry.  What  pagnn  may  that  be  ? 

i.  A  proper  gendewoinaiif  Sir,  and  a  kinfwoman. 

'  mafter's. 

Henry.  Even  fuch  kip,  as  the  parifh  heifers,  are  to 

wn  bull.  Shall  we  ileal  ppon  them,  "^edy  at  (upper  ^ 

fi/.  I  am  your  (hadow,  my  Lord,  Til  follow  you. 

Henry.  Sirrab»  you  boy,  and  Bardolpb^  no  word  to 

nailer  that  I  am  yet  come  to  town.  There's  for  your 

rd.  I  have  no  tongue,  Sir. 

ve.  And  for  mine.  Sir,  I  will  govern  it. 

Henry,  Far6  ye  well :  Go.  This  Dol  Tear-Sheit  fhould* 

ne  road. 

»/.  I  warrant  ycHi,  as  common  aft  tix«  v;a^  Aatvwttxv 

W/  andLcrtdofg*  \^  H«iiT3  • 


Ii4  The  S 1  c  o  K  p  Part  of 

P.  HiM9y.  How  might  wc  fee  Faifiafht^ow  hlmt&f 
to-nigkt  in  his  true  colours,  and  not  ourfelves  be  feen  ? 

Pcimi,  Put  on  two  leather  jerkins  and  aprons,  and  waic 
Upon  him  at  his  table,  as  drawers. 

P.  Betny.  From  a  god  to  a  biill  ?  (i  j)  a  heavy  declcn- 
fion.  It  was  7(w/8  cafe.  From  a  Prince  to  a  prentice, 
a  low  transformation  ;  that  (hall  be  mine  :  For  in  every 
thing,  the  purpofe  muft  weigh  with  the  folly.  Follow 
me,  Ned.  [Exiunt. 

SCENE   changes  to  Nortbumberlan£t  Cftftle. 

Efiter  Northumberland,  Lady  Northumberlaadf  and 
Ladp  Percy. 

iVbr/i&.TPr*ythce,  loving  wife,  and  gentle  daughter, 

X  Give  even  way  unto  my  rough  a^airs. 
Pur  not  yoff  on  the  vifage  of  the  times. 
And  be  like  them  to  Percy ^  troublefome. 

L.  North.  I  h^ve  giv'n  over,  I  will  fpeak  no  more : 
Do  what  you  will :  Your  wifdom  be  your  guide. 

North.  Alas,  fwcct  wife,  my  honour  is  at  pawn. 
And,  but  my  going,  nothing  can  redeem  it. 

L.  Percy.  Oh,  vet,  for  heav'ns  fake,  go  not  to  thefe  wars* 
,  The  time  was,  father,  that  yon  broke  vour  word. 
When  you  were  more  endear'd  to  it,  t nan  now; 
When  yoor  own  Percys  when  my  heart-dear  Harrj^ 
Threw  many  a  nqrthward  look,  to  fee  his  father 
Bring  up  his  powers :  But  he  did  look  in  vain  (16) ! 

Wht 

(15)  ^iSetfrjrdeCcenrion.]  This  l«  the. reading,  which  Mr.  P^bjtf 
eipous*d  t  But,  wrhy  not,  declenjlon  T  is  not  the  term  purejy  ryoono- 
moas  ^  fo  in  ^/(iuir^  III. 

SedacM  the  pitch  and  height  of  all  hit  tboughta 

To  bafe  dfclenfiou  and  loath'd  biga^iy. 
And  fo,  inH0m/<f;  * 

■■   ■■   -and  to  decRnt 

Vpon  a  wretch,  whoie  natural  gifts  were  poor 

To  thofe  of  mine ! 
Tor  her^  it  fignifiet,  tofieop,  dtjcend, 

(16)  But  U  did  long  in  warn  n  Nothing  of  U/iging  h  as  been  etprefs'} 
before,  tithUh  makes  me  (ufptft  i\v\«  t^a^Wv    ^haktO^t^tte^  and  noft 

^f/JbeprntertcfhisiimejWdiit^tCwvo^^il  ^^<Whi^^\  id^ 


King  Henrt  IV.  2 IS 

bo  Aetk  perfuaded  yoa  to  ftay  at  homd  f 

here  were  two  hpnonrs  loft ;  yoars  and  yoir  CquU. 

yt  yottrs»  may  Keav'nljr  glory  brighten  it ! 

or  bis,  it  ftcck  upon  bim  as  the  fan 

\  the  grey  vault  of  heav'n  :  And  by  his  light 

M,  all  the  chivalry  of  England  move 

To  do  brave  adls.    He  was,  indeed  the  glafs, 

Vherein  the  noble  ^outh-did  drefs  themielves. 

It  had  no  legs,  that  pradisM  not  his  gait : 

\nd  fpeaking  thick,  which  nature  niade  his  blemilhii 

kcame  tlie  accents  of  the  valiant : 

?or  thofep  that  cotlld  fpeak  low  and  tatdily, 

RTould  turn  their  own  perfe6lion  to  abufe, 

To  feem  like  him.    So  that  in  fpeech,  in  gait, 

[q  diet,  in  aifedliotis  of  delight, 

Innulitary  rules,  humours  of  blood. 

He  was  the  mark  and  glafs,  copy  and  book. 

That  faihiofi'd  others.    And  him,  wond^roos  him ! 

0  miracle  of  men !  him  did  you  leave 
(Second  to  none,  unfeconded  by  yoa  ;) 
To  look  upon  the  hideous  God  of  war    . 
indifadyantage;  to  abide  a  field,  ' 

Where  nothing  bat  the  found  of  Houfpur^i  name 
Did  feexH-defenfible:  So  you  left  hiin^ 
Never,  O,  never  do  his  ghoft'  the  wrong. 
To  hold  your  honour  more  precife  and  nice 
With  others,  than  wit  him;  ^  Let  them  alone : 
The  Marihal  and  the  Archbilhop  are  ftrong. 

*i  itis  imiBediaiely  befoie  faid,  that  Vercy  thtew  many  a  BOrthirtfl 
^,  I  am  pcrfwaded  the  Poet  wrote; 

hut  hi  did  look  \n  vmn! 

1  caoQot  help  an  this  occafion  queting  a  paflage  from  AnfiopUneSf 
^hich  has  been  fofpeded  and  tampered  with. 

*IXxO*  yiy^nfA'^i  vfOff'iuiSif,  o  V  iHvm,  Thefmoph.  w€u  853. 
^fitTf  who  objedf,  that  ExpeBatitm  of  any  body  could  neter  bavtf 
the  tfkCt  here  mentioned,  would  hate  uf  rtad,  MM-  ytyirifXAit  Set. 
l«m  dry'd,  pmed  avuy,  ftc.  with  ftanling  and  ezpefting  bim.  I  own, 
1  have  alwa js  thoogbt,  the  error  lay  in  another  werd ;  and  would  read, 

Uj  eyea  are  perfectly  difipriedt  titrn*d  afqu'mt^  w'uk  Uoki^o^aN.  l^i 
^mg  SutJeaaii^aothing^f  him. 


m6        The  S  t  CO  n  d  Part  qf 

Had  my  fweet  Harry  had  hat  hajf  thf ir  lUMot^^ 
To-day  might  I  (hanging  on  Hot-ffufi  x^%^^ 
Have  talkM  of  Monmou^Ps  grave* 

North.  Befhrew  your  heart, 
Pair  daughter,  you  do  draw  my  fpjritj  /fp«j  ififi^ 
With  nev/-iamcnting  ancient  ovcr-fight§. 
Bat  1  mull  e^o  and  meet  with  danger  there.; 
'  Or  it  will  (eek  me  in  another  plac^i^     . 
And  And  me  worfe  provided. 

L.  North,  Fly  to  Scotland^ 
Till  that  the  Nobles  and  the  arpi^d  CpmttlOOS, 
Have  of  their  puifl>nce  made  a  little  talUi* 

L.  Percy.  V  they  get  ground  and  Vant^fie  qf,t)i€3p>* 
Then  jdiq  you  with  them,  like  a  rib  of  SeeU 
To  make  ilrtngth  ftronger.    But,  for  all  <9urJlov(S| 
Firft  let  them  try  themfelves.     So  did  your  foA ; 
He  was  fo  fi^er'd ;  fo  came  I  a  widow : 
And  never  (hall  have  length  of  life  enough. 
To  rain  upon  remembrance  with  mine  eyes. 
That  it  may  grow  and  fprout  as  high  as  I^av'n, 
For  recordation  to  my  noble  hufband. 

NortL  Come,  come,  ^  in  with  ine :  ^^i^^^i^iny.lQiQ^ 
As  with  the  tide  fwellMup  unto  his  .heig)Uf 
That  makes  a  ftill-ftand,  running  neither^'Way^ 
Fain  would  I  go  to  meet  the  Archbifliop, 
But  many  thoufand  reafons  hold  me  bac^ : 
I  will  reiolve  for  Scotland ;  there  am  Ij 
Till  time  and  vantage  crave  my  company*  \£xtii»h 

SCENE  change?  to  the  £p^V-=£ittt^c  Tavern  » 
Eqfi-ch$ap. 

Enter  /«tvp  Dra^Ufers* 
1  Drfltv*\T7Hat  the  devil  haft  thou  bropgKt  tjwrc? 
'  V  V    Sipp\c- J obas  F  tho^ know'.fti5iri7<?i^t«l' 
not  endure  an  zp^lQ-John, 

2  DrOfWjf  Mafs !  thou  fayeft  true ;  the  Prince  once  fe* 

a  diih  of  zf^lt'^otns  before  hi^i,  and  told  him  then 

were  five  more  Sir  Johns ;  and,  puuing  off  his  hat,  faid 

I  will  tiow  take  irvy  Icslv^  oi  OwSrAS  .^vj.*.i»xiJNi*.QU 


King  H  E  N  n  V   IV.  117 

^Itker'd  knights.    It  anger'd  him  to  the  heart  $  bm  h0 
Hath  forgot  that. 

1  Dra'tjif.  Why  then,  cover^  and  fet  them  down ;  and 
[te  if  thou  can'ft  find  out  Sneak* t  noife ;  Mrs.  Tior- Sheet 
MTOttld  &in  hear  fome  miifick.  Difpatch!  the.room  where 
thqr  fupt  is  too  hot>  they'll  come  in  ftrait. 

2  Draw.  Sirrah,  here  will  be  the  Prince,  and  mailer 
Jt^oins  anon  (  and  they  will  put  on  two  of  our  jerkins  and 
aprons,  and  Sir  Joi^  muft  not  know  of  it.  Bardolpb  hath 
liDDght  word. 

I  Draw.  Then  here  will  be  old  Vtis  :  It  wiU  be  am 
excellent  ftratagem. 
%  Draw.  I'll  fte,  if  I  can  find  oat  SneMk*      [Exetuien 

Enter  Ho/e/i  snd  Dol. 

fltf/?.  Pfaith,  fwect  heart,  methinks,  now  you  arc  vH 
tti  excellent  good  temperality  ;  your  pulfidge  beats  a* 
txtraordinarily  as  heart  would  defire  ;  and  your  colour, 
1  warrant  you,  is  as  red  as  any  rofe :  But»  i'faith,  yon 
liave  drank  too  much  cananrs,  and  that's  a  marvell*u4 
fearching  wine ;  and  it  perfumes  the  blood,  ere  we  cav 
iay  what's  this.    How  do  you  now? 

DuU  Better  than  I  was  t  Hetn.— — 

Hoft.  Why,  that  was  well  faid  ;  A  good  heart's  worth 
{old.    Look,  here  comes  Sir  John. 

Enter  Falftaff. 

Eal.  When  kriYiJUTfrft  in  tf<5«r/— -empty  the  jourdc«t 
'^mdwas  a  worthy  King  :  How  now,  Mrs.  Do/? 

Hofi.  Sick  of  a  calm  :  Yea,  good  (both, 

fal.  So  is  all  her  fex;  if  they  be  once  in  a  calm,  they 
areficfc. 

DoU  You  muddy  rafcali  ia  that  all  the  comfbrt  you' 
give  me  ? 

ftd.  Yon  make  fat  rafcals,  Mrs.  DoU 

Dol.  I  make  them!  gluttony  and  difeafes  make  them» 
I  make  them  not. 

fat.  If  the  cook  make  the  gluttony,  you  help  to  make 
Ae  difeafes,  Dol%  we  catch  of  you,  Dol^  we  catch  of 
yoa;  grant  thar,  my  poor  virtue,  grant  that. 

YoL.IV.  K  DaU 


t  \  8  Tte  S  B  c  tf  H  t>  Part  ^f 

Dt/.j  A^h  onarry  our  chains  and  our  jtweh, 

faC  Your  brooches,  pearls  and  owcfees  :  1^^  to  feni 
bravdy,  is  to.  come  halting  off,  yeii-lc»owi  t<^  come  of 
the  breach  with  Iiii  pike  bent  bravely,  atfkd  to  i'ti^geif 
bravely ;  to  ventnrc  upon  thecharg'd  chain bersrbravely^ 

Voh  Hang  yottrielf,  you  moddy  congor,  hang  youHtflf ! 

Ih^.  By  my  troth,  this  15  the  old  faiSiietn;  y^x^  two 
sever  nicety  but  you  fall  to  U^vAt  diicotYl;  yoa  are.  both, 
in  good  trotb^  as  rkenmatick  as  two  dry  toaftst  yoi  can* 
not  one  bear  with  another's  conlirmities.  What  the, good- 
jer  ?  one  niuft  bear,  and  that  inufl  l>e  you :.  You  are  the 
weaker  veflcl,  as  they  fay,  the  emptier  vefle].    [7i  Dd, 

Dal  Can  a  weak  empty  veiT^l  bear  fuch  a  hi^  foil 
hog(heai?  there's  a  wholemerchant's  venture  of  Bourdeaux 
HofFin  him;  you:httlre»ot  l«en  a  hulk  better  fluft  in  the 
held.  Come,  I'll  befriends  with  thee.  Jack:  Thoaart 
going  to  the  wars,  and  whether  1  ihall  ^\tski&  thee  agaia 
cr  no,  there  is  no  body  carea* 

Enter  Draper. 

DrJtw.  Sir,  ancient  P^^  h  below,  and  would  fpedt 
with  you.  ^  . 

DoL  Hang  him,  fwaggering  raical,  let  him  not  come 
Wther ;  it  is  .tlie  foul-mouth*dft  rogue  in  EngLmJ, 

Uofl.  If  he  fwagger,  let  him  not  come  here  :  no,  by 
my  faith  :'I  niuft  live  amongft  my  neighbours,  I'll  no 
fwaggerers :  I  am  in  good  name  and  fame  with  the  very 
beft  :  Shut  the  door,  there  comes  no  fwagjerera  here :  I 
have  not4iv'd  all  this  while  tohaveAvag^eruig  now;  Shot 
the  door,  I  pray  you. 
*    FaU  Do'ft  thou  hear,  boftefs? 

Hoft.  Pray  you,  pacify  yourfelf,  Sir  John ;  there  cofiCi    |J 
no  fw?iggers  here.  ^       ^  ^  " 

jptf/.^o'ft  thpu  hear— it  is  mine  ancient. 

Hoft^  Tilly-fally,  Sir  Jobn^  never  tell  me 4  yoarani* 
cient  fwaggerer  comes  not  in  my  doors.     I  was  befor^ 
rtafter  Tifick  the  deputy  the  other  day ;  and,  as  he  faid  t(i    ' 
jxie — it  was  no  longer  ago  than  WtdnifJay  laft — ne^hbourj    - 
Richly ^  fays  he;-^mafter  Domb  our  minifter  was  by  cheq  i 
•--4)cighboiir  ^My^  iz^\  \sl%  itodve  thofe  that  are  civil  i| 


Ibr  faltb  he,  you  a^e  in  ^n  ill  luine :  (Novf  he  faid  (b,  I 
lltt  tell  wherenpoB ;)  wtf  fiiys  he,  von  are  an  hfaneft  wo» 
asap,  apd  v^ell  t)i|;)uaht  on ;  therefore  p^Jke  tm^,  wlM 
ioteis  700  receive :  Receivei  (ays  he,  no  Twaggwiw  ^|Mi« 
SaDions— There  come  nope  here.  Yoii  would  blefs 
yon,  to  hear  what  He  laid.    No,  FlFno  fwaggerers. 

FaL  Hq'fr  no  fiyaggerer,  hoflefs ;  a  tame  cheater;  i'fatth  ; 
you  may  ftroke  him  as  gently  as  a  pupjpey.'greyhoond ;  he 
will  not  fwagger  wi^h  a  Barbarj  hen,  if  her  feathers  torn 
back  in  a  fhew  of  refinance.     Call  bim  up,  drawer. 

Hoft,  (17)  Chcatar,  call  yon  him  ?  1  will  bar  no  hon^ft 
man  my  houfe,  nor.no  cheater;,  but  I  do  not  |ove  dag- 
gering, by  my  troth ;  ( 1 8)  I  am  the  worfe,  when  one 
&y«,  fwagger :  Feel,  mailer?,  how  I  ihake«  look  yon,  I 
warrant  yot. 
Dot,  So  you  do,  hofieffr. 

Hofi.  Do  I  ?  yea,  in  very  tmth,  do  I,  as  if  it  were  in 
tfpen  leaf  ^  I  cannot  abide  fwaggerers. 

Enter  Pidol,  Bardolph  Md  Page. 

Pijf,  Save  you,  Sir  y^hn, 

FaL  Welcome,  ancient  PifioL  Here,  Piftol^  I  charge 
voo  with  a  cup  of  fack :  Do  yets  difcharge  tipoa  mine 
ftoftefs. 

(17)  Cheater  cmUjom  bim  f  I  wfl  bar  no  honefi  man  my  houfe,  mor  ng 
the«tcr.]  The  humour  of  this  cooiifts  in  the  ho{ler<*t  miftake  in  the 
fignification  of  the  weed  Cheater,  For  the  officer,  who  wis  concern*^ 
in  colU^ng  the  BfcbeaU  due  to  the  erewn,  ifru  call'd  by  the  cominoa 
people  the  '§ht4ter,  i«  e.  thtEfcbeater^  And  this  was  the  honcft  m%M 
the  good  woman  dreamt  of.  But  as  the  publick  officers  of  the  re- 
venue were  afways  had  in  odiuwi,  I  make  no  doubt,  but  the  poet  a^At 
here  likewife  to  ridicule  the  cffice r.  Mr.  FFa^w^ 

'  ■  (18)  X am  the  toorfe,  ivbui  one  fays  fwagger:  Feel,  MM^^rf,  hmt  | 

Del.  So  you  do,  bfjhfs,  ^  [ 

Hoft.  Do  If  yea,  in  very  truth  do  I.  ts  if  tt  were  an  afpen  leaf.J 
This^fright  of  the  hoflefs,  though  perre£^!y  in  nature  and  rhirader.^  " 
fecms  foeer'^d  at  bjr  Beaumont  9kn4  Fletcher  in  ilie'n  Knight  of  t%g  JBtfrf 
%igPeftle, 

,  By  the  faith  of  wy  ^wjr,  *'  hat  put  me  intofuch  a  fright  that  I  tre^- 
Me  .  at  they  fay)  as 't  were  an  afpcn  leaf.  Look  0'  wy  i'utiefuim,  George^ 
bofif  k  /haiket*  //««',  10  ttut^,  every  i|)enber  of  my  bodj  ti  th«  worf^ 
iWt. 


120  The  SscoitD  Piit  of 

Pi/t^  I  mil  dUcharge  upon  her,  Siijohn^  with  h 

FmL  She  it  pifl6l-pnx>f,  Sir»  70a  (hill  hardI>-ofiend  b 
H^Jt.  Come,  I'll  drink  no  proofs,  nor  no  bullets : 
will  drink  no  move  than  will  do  me  good,  for  no  man 
jilenfiire,  I.  .         ^ 

Pifi.  Then  to  yoo,  miftreis  D^rctly,  I  will  charge  ^01 

DU'  Charge  me !  I  fcorn  yon,  fcorvy  companios 

what  ?  yon  poor,  bafe,  rafcally,  cheating,  lack-liniM 

mate;  away,  yiDtt  mooldy  rogoe,  away,  I  am  meat fi 

your  mafter. 

Piji.  I  kaow  yoo,  miftrefs  Der§tfy. 
Doi.  Away,  yon  cot-porfe  rafcal,  you   filthy  buo| 
away  :  by  this  wine^  Til  thrnft  my  knife  in  your  mould 
chaps»  if  you  play  the  fawcy  cuttle  with  me.  Away,  yo 
botue-ale  rafcaU  yon  baiket- hilt  ftalejugler»  you.  Sine 
when,  I  pray  yon.  Sir?  what,  with  two  points  on  yov 
flioolder?  much. 
Pifl,  I  will  murder  your  ruff  for  this. 
fal.  No  more,  Ptfiol ;  I  wou*d  not  have  you  go  oi 
here  2  Difcharge  yonrfclf  of  our  company,  PifioL 
Neji^  No,  good  captain  Ptfiol:  Not  here,  (wect  captab 
Dol.  Captain !  thou  abominable  damn'd  cheater,  an 
thou  not  aiham'd  to  be  call'd  captain  f  if  captains  wen 
of  my  mind,  they  would  truncheon  you  out  of  takifl| 
their  names^  upon  you,  before  yon  have  earnM  them 
Ybu  a  captain  !  you  flave  I  for  what  ?  for  tearing  a  pool 
whore's  ruff  in  a  bawdy  houfe  ?  he  a  captain  !  hang  himi 
jogue,  he  lives  upon  mouldy  ftew*d  prunes  and  dry^i 
cakes.     A  captain  !  thefe  villains  will  make  the  word 
taptttim  as  odious  as  the  word  occupy  ;  which  was  an  ex< 
cellent  good  word,  before  it  was  ill  forted  :  ThereitDfl 
captains  had  need  look  to  it. 

Bard,  Pray  thee,  «)  down,  good  ancient. 
FaL  Hark  thee  hiuier,  miftrefs  Dol. 
Pift.  Not  I :  I  tell  thee  what,  corporal  Bardalfh^  \ 
could  tear  her :  1*11  be  reveng'd  on  her. 
Page*  Pray  thee,  go  down. 

Plft,  rri  fee  her  damnM  firft :  To  Pluto^  damned  lake 
to  the  infernal  deep,  where  Ertbus  and  tortures  vile  alfc 

Hoi 


King  H  B  N  nY   IV.  i2f 

d  hook  und  line,  fay  I :  down !  down,  dogi ;  down, 

is :  Have  we  not  Hiren  here  ? 

hfi.  Good  <;aptain  Pte/el,  be  qaiet,  it  is  very  late :  I 

scch  yon  now,  aggravate  your  choler. 

Hft.  Thefe  be  good  humours,  indeed.     Shall  paqk- 

i  hollo w-pampor'd  jades  oi  AJUt  [horfcs  (19)' 

lich  cannot  go  but.  thirty  miles  a-day, 

npare  with  Cafarsi  and  with  Cannibals^  "^ 

1  Trojan  Greeks?  nay,  rather  damn  them  with 

ig  Cerberus^  and  let  the  welkin  roar  : 

\\  we  fair  foul  for  toys  ? 

ioft.  By  my  troth,  captain,  thefe  are  very  Utter  words. 

'iard.  Be  gone,  good  ancient :  This  will  grow  to  a 

tvl  anon. 

'^«  Die  men,  like  dogs ;  give  crowns  like  pins  ;  f  20) 

e  we  Slot  ^r^/i  here  ?  -  Uoft. 

19)  '   ■     Sbali  paek-'horlh, 
And  holkmff^mpv^d  judn  of  Afia, 

ff^bicb  cannot  mi  but  thirty  miletM*^,  &c.]  Pi/iol,  ^tis  certain* 
not  dtBver  bimfitf  Wie  a  man  tf  tbs  world ;  but  we*ll  -derive-  one 
mony  fr«ai  iMnc?,  that  alibis  «r{Srdv«f«mkS4-*i  are  not  mere  aa* 
9tng  flif  iits  of  Wildnefs  j  bat  tbronv  n  in  to  convey  ftrokes  of  Yatire, 
eipnle  the  fuftlan  of  fomc  contemporary  ptecei.-  In  the  id  part  of 
Id  play,  caird  7ambmrlt^i9  Conauefif,  or  the  Scythian  Shepherd, 
burlaimt  appears  in  his  chariot,  drawn  by  the  Rings  otTnHzond 
Soriof  with  bift  in  ^eir  mouths.  He,  holding  the  reins  in  hia 
hand,  and  ar  whip  ia  his  right,  fcoarges  them  j  and  thus  be^oa 
loene* 

Halia  I  jt  panper'd  {ades  of  Apa^ 

What  J  can  ye  draw  but  twenty  miles  a-day. 

And  h  ave  fo  prond  a  chariot  at  your  heel^ 

A  nd  fuch  a  coachman  as  great  Tamburtaise  f  ■ 

9  paflage  was  in  fo  ftrong  ridicule,  that  I  find  it  again  parodied  im 
medy  call'd,  7'br  Sun's  Darting  \  as  atfp  in  thtCitcoirUf^  by  HtM^ 
f  An6  PletcheF, 

20)  Have  wi  net  Hirei^  here  f 

loft.  0*  my  w9rd,  captain,  tbire't  non$fuch  hereA  u  e.  Shall  I  fear» 
:  have  this  trufty  and  invincible  fword  by  my  fide  ?'  for,  as  Ring 
tffr*s  Swords  were  calPd  CalUbvrne  and  Ron ;  as  Sdmard  theCon-> 
tr's,  Curtana  \  as  Charlenmgiu'if  yoyeufe  $  Orlandi't,  Duiindms ; 
9ido\  Fufierta  ;  and  Konro^Zi'Balifarda\  £0  FiJMf  in  imitation  of 
e  heroes,  calls  his  twatd  Hiren,  I  nave  been  told,  Jtmadis  du  Gaui 
a  fword  of  this  name.  It  feens  to  belonf  to  fome  Spamfo  Rp- 
icej  aod  wc  a»ajr^pctlupa»  gather  the  reaipA  of  thf  name  from 
K  3  \\i*^ 


4ai  T^c  S  £  c  ^  !9  D  Pent  ctf 

U^.  Of  Wij  w<yrd,  captahv  there's  nbae  fodil 
What  the  good.jer?  do  you  think,  I  would  ^enyfl 
I  pray,  befioiet. 

Fift.  Then  feed,  aod  be  fat,  my  fair  CaHpeihi  c4 
give  me  fiune  fack.  Sifortuna  nit  Urmtnti^  Jftrat9  m  I 

Year  we  broad  i&des  ?  no,  let  the  fietfd  §ive  fire : 
Give  me  fome  fack :  And,  (Weet*heirt»  lie  thou  ( 
CoflM  wft  to  full  points  here ;  and  are  &eaf4ra*§  nothin| 

/«/•  fijlal,  I  would  be  quiet. 

Pifi.  (21)  Sweet  Kbight,  I  ktfs  thy^neif :  What! 
have  feen  iSke  feven  ilars. 

DcL  Thruft  him  down  ftairit  I  cannot  endure  fuch  t\ 
fuftian  rafcal. 

tfiat  Unsafe.  Xa  CbVica  <«i|ftahn  HMUdtp  (fhe  t^mad  from  I 
Mrir^  to  ftrik« ;)  tn  frafpBiHt  Batttndot  ^eriMnd§  f  From  hence  I 
ferm^  probable  that  Hiren  may  be  derit^d  ;  and  fo  fignify^  ^fwajthit 
tutting  fvkord. — But  wb^t  ^obdcrful  liuinour  U  there  in  the  fooi 
hoAelt  fo  innocently  miftakittg  Pj|?o/*t  dfift,  fancyHi^  that  he  meant 
10  Aght-for  a  ^hore  in  the  heufe,  and  tberelbre  telling  Him,  ««  §9 
^(rd,  captain^  thtrit  MW9  ftcb  bert\  what  the^itd.jtrf  dojmt^A 
J  wtutd  deny  iter  ? 

A  r)  ^ueet  Kmghti  t  kift  tiy  fietf.]  u  f.  I  kift  th^  fift..  Mr.  Ptft 
¥t[\  4ia«i  it,  fbat  net/  litre  -it  fr  ^m  metitfa,  U  c.  »  woman*  Have  tfaiC 
i$  bom  ii)  0D«Mi'>ufc',  and  that^P^i  wonUkiU^Fm/fl^t  domcftiik 
m.Mreft  Dol  ^legrjbeft.  But  I  appc«l  to  cveaf  oar  tkat  ihall  but  read 
the  Tcrne  over,  \%1iether  this  coold  pofliblyhe  the  poet*t .  iMaoijl|« 
There  is  1  perf  a  fray  betwixt  •/>«/  and  FjfM}  Ae  eallt  him  tn  hint- 
drcd  the  wnril  namet  ihe  can  think  of:  He  threaCeat  t«  mwlcr  hff 
fu¥f,  and  iays,  he  could  tear  Iter.  -iZ«nA^w««}d  htvttfm  bcflODe{ 
but  he  fays,  Jbe*Ji  itehcr  damn'd  firftt  And  ZM  ontiie^tJieff  haadt 
•^■iWi  hitn  to  be  ihruftdown  ftaiia,  nnd  iayt,  flirom^t  endure  facb  a 
fuflian  rafcaU  1  fhoiiid  very  httk  ekpeA,  that  thcfe  ptitiea,  hi  foch 
'a  f^rincnt«  ihould  come  to  kiffing.  Aod  I  amrperfntded,  SbMbtm 
thought  of  no  recoiiciHation )  For  tke  braWl  i»  IfilBpt  on,  till  it  run  ts 
draining  fwordsj  and  F'Jfel,  among  /em,  it  huftled  4k>wn  ftaira*  I 
tan*t  thi^k,  any  more  i«  intended  by  Hm  p#et  liiaA  this :  That  Tai- 
^if,  weary  of  Ty^X  %ranf  lifif ,  teils  him.  he  Uroold  be  qniet  t  And 
that  FilM.  who  had  no  quarrel  wsth  Sir  Jtibm^  but  a  iort  of  depend- 
■not  on  him,  fpeaks  the  Kaigiit  fairlMO  lella  ^im,  thM  bt  kjfii'hit 
iWi  tor  it*  the  wdrd  iw/fifiti6es'in  our  nofchcfi  cooatiti*  So,  bt« 
f ore,  m  itfi^vJMMT  iVi^^'t  DytfliM  I 

Btit.  Giwme  thy  ntif,  Mortfienr  MiJ^Md^Jhiit 
t'dkndr  fo.  in  M.  JobMfim*$  PootaHer ) 

1  ivo*adt,  my  good  two  pcany  raical  ^  iMch  BMhy  mt[/e» 

Pifi. 


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King    H  «  N  R  V    IV.  22$ 

^//^.Throft  him  down  fiairs?  know  wenotgaHowaynags^ 

Fal.  Quoit  him  down,  Bardt^lph^  like  a  ihore-groat 
IhilKng  :  nay,  if  he  do  toothing  but  fpeak  nothing,  he 
&all  be  QOthi  ng  here. 

Bard,  Come,  get  you  down  Hairs. 

Fift.  What  (hall  we  have  iftcifion  ?  fliall  t^re  einlsrew  ? 

then  death  rock  me  afleep,  abridge  my  doleful  days : 

Why,  then  let  grievous,  ghaftJy,  gaping  wounds  untwine 

ihe  £ficf3  three :  Come,  Jtrdpos^  I  (sLy, 

y  [praiviftg  bis  fiMord* 

Hofi.  Here's  g6odly  ftuff  toward. 

Fat.  Give  me  my  rapie?,  boy, 

DcL  I  pr'ythee,  Jacky  I  pr'ythee,  do  not  draw. 

Fal,  Get  you  down  ftairs. 

[Dra^ving,  and  dri*vtng  Piftol  aut» 

Heft,  Here's  a  goodly  tumult ;  I'Jl  forfwear  keeping 
houfe,  before  V\\  be  in  thefe  tirrics  and  frights.  So  ; 
tnurdery  I  warrant  now.  Alas^  alas^  put  up  your  naked 
weapons,  put  up  you  naked  weapons. 

Dol.  \  pr'ythee,  J^X,  be  qotet,  the  raical  is  g6ne:  ah, 
ymiwhorefony  littli  valiant  viltain.  you! 

H^.  Are  yoo  not  hurt  i'th'  groin  .^  methought^  he 
ttmde  a  fiit-ewd  thruft  at  your  belly. 

Fai.  Have  yon  tom'd  him  out  of  doon  ? 

Bard.  Tes/  Sii",  the  rafeal'a  drank :  Yea  hfiTf  hu/e 
liiii,  ^,  hi  the  flioulder. 

WmL  A  imical,  to  brave  met— — 

JM»  Aii>  yoa  fweel  litde  rogtie»  yoa :  Alas,  poor  ape, 
lUH¥  thoo  iWcat1fl^  come,  let  me  wipe  thv  moe  -— «- 
«e«ie«a»  yoa  wtioreibe  chops-— ah,  fegoe!  liove  thee-*  ^ 
diDii  an  as  valorodi  as  JU^Qt  of  7r«v«    wortli  ih*e  t^ 
A^amimupn ;  and  ten  nines  better  ibaa  the  nine  worthies : 
Avitlaiiil 

Fid.  A  rafcally  flave!  I  will  lofr  the  togtie  turn  ilaiiker. 

IM.  Ao,  If  fliea  ^apft  fbr  shy  lieait :  If  thottle^j 
FU  canvafs  thee  between  a  pair  of  fteess*  v 

P^i.  The  mnfick  is  come,  Sir. 
Fml.  jLet them  pfay ;  play.  Sirs,   9k  en.my  Icaer^  WJ. 
K  4  A 


£24  The  Second  Part  of 

A  rafcalf  hngging  Have !  the  rogne  fled  from  me  likif 
quick-iiltrer. 

Dol,  Pfaith,  and  thou  followd'ft  him  like  a  churcb : 
thou  whorefon  little  tydy  Bartholomi*w  boar-pig,  when 
wilt  thou  leave  fighting  on  days«,and  fbyning  on  nightSi 
and  begin  to  patch  i^^  thine  old  body  for  heaven  ? 

Enter  Prince  Henry  and  Poin»  difgms^d, 

FaL  Peace,  ^pod  DtU  do  not  fpeak  like  a  death'i 
head  :  Do  not^id  me  remember  mine  end. 

DoL  Sirrah,  what  humonr  is  the  Prince  of? 

TaL  A  good  fhallpw  young  fellow :  he  would  have 
made  a  good  pantler,  he  would  have  chipp'd  bread  well. 

Dol,  They  fay,  Poins  hath  a  good  wit.  \  ,^     . 

Fal,  He  a  good  wit  ?  hang  him,  baboon  !— his  witii  j 
as  thick  i^i^envkfiury  muftard:  There  is  no  more  con-  j 
ceit  in  him,  than  is  in  a  mallet. 

Dol,  Why  doth  the  Prince  love  him  fo  then  ? 

Fal,  Becaufe  their  legs^are  both  of  a  bignefs:  And  he 
plays  at  quoits  well,  and  eats  conger  and  fennel,  aA<i 
drinks  ofF  candles  ends  for  ilap-dragons,  and  rides  the 
wild  mare  with  the  boys,  and  junnps  upon  joint  iftoolSf 
and  fwears  with  a  good  grace,  and  wears  his  boot  very 
fmooth  like  unto  the  fign  of  the  leg,  and  breeds  no  bat^ 
with  telling  of  di/creet  ilories<;  and  fucb  [other  gambol 
faculties  he  hath,  that  iliew  a  weak  mind  and  an  ab^ 
body,  for  the  which   the  Prince  admits  him  ;  For  tV^* 
Prince  himfelf  is  fuch  another  :  The  weight  of  an  ha^ 
will  turn#the  fcales  between  their  A'verdupois. 

I\  H^uy,  ^Would  not  this  nave  pf  a  wheel  haye  bis  ea^ 
futjoff?  .     .  .  f 

r  ^  'Pfiins.  Let  us  beat  him  before  his  whore. 

P.  Henry.  Look,  if  the  wither'd  elder  hath  no^his  pc^ 
f^aw*d  like  a  parrot.'  *  . 

^    Pains*  Is  it  not  ilrangc,  that  defire  ihould  fo  nian ; 
years  out-Uve  pi^form^nce  ?  * 

»       FeJ.  Kifs  me,  Dol, 

V^B^nrj,  Saturn  and  Fenus  this  year  in  conjunAion 
Ifvhat  fays  the  almanack  to  that  i 

^Poi/u*  And,  look,  whether  the  fiery  Triton  his  man  b< 
.     .  A         not 


^    King  H  B  N  R  Y   IV.  1^5 

not  lifping  to  his  maftei^soldTableSt  his  iioce>book»  hia 
comifel- keeper  ? 
'Fal,  Thoa  doft  give  me  flattering  baiTfS. 

IW.  By  my  trothj  I  kifs  tht«  with  a  lapft  conftant 
'  licar  t. 

FaL  I  am  old,  I  am  old. 

Pe/.  I  Idve  thee  better  than  I  love  eV  a  fcarvy  jioiuig 
boy  of  them  alL 

Fal.  What  ftaff  wilt  thou h^tvea  kirtle  of?  I  (hall 
iFeceive  money  on  ^hurfdaj:  Thon  (halt  have  a.  cap  to* 
morrow.  A  menry  £»ng,  come  t  It  grows  late^  we  wUl 
to  bed.     Thou  wilt  forget  me»  when  I  am  goftr*. 

DoU  By  my  troth,  thou  wilt  fet  me  a  weeping  if  tho« 
&y'ft  fo;^:  Prave,  that  ever  I  drefs  myfelf  handibni  till  thy 
leturn— — Well,  hearken  the  end*^ 

Fal.  Some  fack,  Frjnuis. 

P.  Htfiry,  Pnw.  Anon,  anon>  Sir.        .  , 

Fal^  Ha!  a  liaftard  fon  of  theKing^st  and  aft  not 
ihou  Poins  his  brother! 

P.  Hinry.  Why,  thoii  globe  of  finfol  continents^  what 
a  life  doft  thou  lead  I 

FaL  A  better  than  tkoo:  I  am  a  gentleman^  thoajm 
a  drawer. 

P.  Hemry..  Very  true.  Sir  ;'and  I  come  to  dxiaw  yott 
eat  by  the  ears. 

Hoft,  Oh,  the  Lord  preleive  thy  good  Grace !:  WeU 
come  to  ^Wtfii^-— Now  heav^i  bleU  that  {iweet  face  of 
thine  :  tvhat,  are  you  come  from  Wales?       ,  , 

Fal.  Thou  whoseibn-mad  compound  of  nujefty,  ,bf 
this  light  Hefli  aad  corrupt  blood,  thou  art  welcome. 

[Leaning  his  band  up9%  Dol* 

T>(kL  How  !  yott  fat  fboU  I  fcorn^you, 

Poins.  My  Lord,  he  will  drive  you  out  of  yoqr  re- 
venge, and  turn  all  to  a  merriment,  if  you  take  not  fhe 
fceat.  ^ 

p.  Henry.  You  whoreibn  candle-myne,.  you»  how  yilely 
did  you  fpeak  of  me  even  now^  before  this  honed,  vir- 
tuous, civil  gentlewoman? 

Bojl.  'Bleffing  on  your  good  heart,  and  (o  ihc  is,  hf 
»y  troths  « 


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2i6  ^hie  S%  t  e  N  D  Birr  of 

/W. 't>IM'tiK>o  lifttrme? 

P.  Htmy.  Yet  I  and  jroa  knew  ne»  teyoa  dU  mkat 
TOO  ran  auMy  ftyy  O^s^M;  y<id  ^ale«%  I  was  at  foor 
bkk,  andfj^eltmifttnMfeko'Cqrinytfattence. 

/W.No,  no,  no;  notio;  I  did  not  aiiDk»  then  wit 
within  bciritig* 

P.  £(Sr«rf.  rftillHlHie  yntt^ilMD  to  cottfeTs  the  wUfid 
abofe)  and  then  I  know  how  to  handle^you* 

fsl  No  ahttfe,  fidi,  on  my^hondiir,  M^abufi^v 

P,  Hemy.  Noc'to  dlTpraiftl  me»  andHftU  me  pandtf« 
ind  brcad-diipMr,  and  I  know  Hot  what  f 

/W.  No  afanfe,  Ai/. 

/«/*/.  Nonbufcfi 

/W.  No  ahnici  My/»  in  the  worMj^  boii^ft  M/,  noae. 
I  dirpra}|'4  him  befbfe  the  wick^^^  thut  the  wicked 
might  not  Ul  in  love  with  him ;  in  which  Mng,  I  have 
dpn^4kepartof«earefelTncTKiy  and«  t#ue  fobjedy  and 
Ay  faA^r  is  to  give  Me  thanks  Ibrit.  No  abn<e»  Salt 
|K>Qe»  Nedf  none;  no^  boys,  none. 

%iilHekfy.  St&tiow^  Whether  putt  fear 'and^en tire  eow- 
trd}^  doth  not  make  thee  wrong  this  Yirtnous  gende* 
wi3iiiaA,4o'clore  with  as^?  ^is  %t  Oflhewicked  ?  is  thiae 
koftefs  here  of  the  wicked  i  or  is  the  boy  of  the  wicked  ? 
6t  honefkBarMpl^t  Whofe  teal  barlis  in  his'nofe,  of  the 
wicked?  '  ' 

fcinr.  Anfver,  thoa  dead  e!m,  anfwer^ 

Jtf/.  The  fiend  hath  prickt  down  J?4ri^(>//i&  irrcco?c- 
table,  and  Ims  fiiBe  is  luci/er^s  pri^*kitdien,  where  he 
doth  nothing  bat  roaft  malt-wormt :  4ot  the  boy,  xUjt 
U  a  good  angei  about  hiniy  b«t  the  devil  joot  bidskim 
too. 

p.  Hemy.  For  the  w^men  ? 

Fai4  For  one  of  them^  9ie  is  in  hell  already,  and  borM 
poor  fouls :  for  the  other,  I  owe  her  money ;  and  whether 
fie  be  damnd  for  that,  I  know  not. 

Ikji'  No,  I  warrant  you. 

FaL  No,  1  think,  thou  art  not :  I  think,  thoo  art  quit 
fbr  that.  IMarry,  there  is  another  indiftment  upon  thee, 
^for  ftrflfering  flelk  to  be  eaten  in  thy  (loufe,  contrary  to 
the  law,  for  the  wkkh  1  think  thou  wilt  howlk 


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King   Hbii  R  Y  IV.  ^27 

.  All  viauailers  do  fe:  What  is  a  joiiftjof  muttoa 

in  a  whole  Lent  P 
iiwy.  Yoa,  gentlewomaot— — • 

What  fays  your  Grace  I 

.  His  Grace  fays  that,  which  hit  %ih  rebefi  agMAft* 
.  Who  knockf  folondat^oor?  toik^tlw4eaf 

FramciH 

Entir  Veto. 

Imfy.Bao^  hownowi?  whacrtwa? 
u  The  King  your  fzA^r  is  at  We/imi^^r, 
here  are  tweity  wtak  andwearicci  pofts 
from  the  north ;  and  as  I  came  alongf 
amd  overtook  a  donen  captains, 
leadecU  (wealing,  "l^nockiagiK  the  Xwatrm^ 
tamg  every  one  fiat  Sir  Jkbti  Falftitf. 
^bmrj.  By  heaven^  .fishi^ilUtX  mejnocklO/ltJMi^ 
f  to,  ffofane  the  fH-ecloos  xiokt ; 
lempeft  of  commotion,  like  theifouth 
with  Mack  v^our,  doth  begin  ito  melt 
Ira^ ufOn^Hir  hareunasmed  Heads.  ^ 

me  mylwofd,  and.dqak  i  F^ifiafft  .good*i)i|hr^ 

\;Exemt  Prim  and  P.oifiS. 
'..  Now  comes  jn  the  fwccteil  morf?lx>f  the  cnjght, 
e  muil  heoce^  and  leave  it  unpickt.     More  knocks 
the  door  ^  .how  .^now  ?  •  what's  the  matter  ? : 
•</.  You  mnftaway  to  court.    Sir,  prefcntly  :    A. 
captains  lUy  at  door  for  you. 
'.  Pajj  the  mu&ciaos,  firrah :  farewcj,  hoftcfs ;  fare- 
D^U    You  fee,  my  good  wenches,  ^how  men  of 
are  feu|ht  after ;  the  uitdeferver  may  fleep,  v^>bcn 
an.of  aSion  is  calPd  on.    Farewel,  good  wenches ; . 
s  not  fent  away  pofl,  I  will  fee  you  again,  ere  I  gp. 
\  r  cannqt  fpeak ;   if  my  heart  be  not  ready  to 
-well,  fweet  Jackt  have  a  care  of  tbyfelf. 
'.  Farewel,  ikrtwel.  \Exit^ 

h  Well,  .fate  the  well :  I -have  known  thee  thefe 
^•*niae  years,  >come  pefcpd-time;  but  an  honefler 
:uer-hearted  man!— well,  fare  thee  w«lK 

K  6.  Hofi. 


ft28  The  ^EtoN0  Part  of 

H9jt.  What's  the  matter  ? 

Bard.  Bi^  miftrefs  Tear-Shnt  tome  to  mf  maftf r. 

Hojt.  O  run,  /)»/,  ran  ;  nm,  good  Ooi,         [Exemit, 


A    C    T      III. 

S  C  E  N  £»   the  Palace  in  Londath 
Enter  King  Henry  in  bis  night  gonvn,  with  a  pfigt. 

iT^  H  E  N  R  Y. 

GO9  call  the  Eartt  of  Surr^  and  of  Wammck ; 
Bf  ty  ere  they  come»  bid  them  o^er-read  thefe  letters. 
And  well  confider  of  them :  Makegoodrpeed.[£x//A|/i 
How  many  thonfands  of  my  pooreft^bjc^^ 
Are  at  this  horn-  aileep  1  O  gentle  fleep» 
Katore's  foft  narfe,  how  have  I  frighted  thee,   ^ 
That  thoo  no  more  wilt  weigh  my  eye-lid«.down^ 
And  fteep  my  fenfes  in  forgetfolnefs  ? 
Why  xather»  fleep,  ly'ft  thou  in  fmoaky  cribs, 
Vpononeafy  pallets  ftretching  thee. 
And  hnflit  with  buzzing  night-flies  to  thy  {lumber; 
Than  in  the  perfum'd  chambers  ef  thegceat. 
Under  the  canopies  of  coftly  ftate» 
And  luH'd  with  founds  of  fweeteft  melody  } 
O  thou  dull  God,  why  ly*ft  thou  with  thej^iJe 
In  loathfom  beds,  and  leav'ft  the  kingly  couch 
A  watch-cafe,  or  a  common  Jarum-bell  ^ 
Wilt  thou,  upon- the  high  and  giddy  maft. 
Seal  up  the  (hi p- boy's  eyes,^  and  rock  his  brains, 
la  cradle  of  the  rude  imperious  furge ; 
And  in  the  vifitation  of  the  winds. 
Who  take  the  ru'fiian  billows  by  the  top. 
Curling  their  monftrous  heads,  and  haiiging  theoa 
.   With  deaPning  clamours  in  the  flip*ry  ftroods^ 
That,  with  the  hurley,  death  itielf  awakes  ?  * 

C^a^i  thoa,  O  partial  Ase^ »  %v<i«  xXi>iv\^^|^ 


King  H  B  N  R  T  IV.  929 

To  the  wet  fea-boy  in  an  hour  fb  rude  f 

And»  in  the  calmeft  and  the  ftiUcft  night, 

>Vith  all  appliances  and  means  to  bdot, 

IDeny  it  to  a  King  f  then  happy  Ipw  1  lie  down  (21}  | 

Une^  lies  the  head,  that  wears  a  cfown. 

Entir  Warwick  anii  Sarrey. 

^ar.  Many  good  morrows  to  yoorMajefty. 

K.  Henry.  Is  it  good-morrow.  Lords  I 

War.  *Tis  one  o'clock,  and  paft. 

K.  Henrj,  (23)  Why,  then,  good-morrow  to  you.  Wdl, 
my  Ix>rds» 
Have  you  read  o^Br  the  letters  that  I  fent  you  ? 

War.  We  have,  my  Liege. 

K.  Henry.  Then  you  perceive  the  body  of  our  kingdosi^ 
How  foul  it  is ;  what  rank  diieafes  grow. 
And  with  what  danger,  near  the  heart  of  it. 

War.  It  is  bat  as  a  body,  yet  diftemper'd„ 
Which  to  its  former  ftrength  may  be  reftor'd,^ 
With  good  advice  and  little  medicine  ; 
My  Lord  Northumhertand  will  foon  be  cooN. 

K.  Heriry,  Oh  heaven,  that  one  might  read  the  beok 
of  fate, 
And  fee  the  revolution  of  the  timel 

fj^x)  — ^—ir-/^m£ir^  low  Mie  down  ) 

Uneaff  lies  the  i&W»  frc]  Though  I  btve  net  difhuiM  tie 
test,  Mr.  WarBurtoM  thir  ks,  Shaktjpeare  would  not  have  ufed  Co  poor 
«  repetition  as  He  dnva  and  ufMJy  /its.     He  therefore  conjeduiea 
Then  bafpyt  Jowjy  clown  I 
Untafy  lies  the  bead,  that  vfton  a  crcvjn. 
This,  fays  he,  is  the  juft  conclofion  from   all  faid  before.    If  fleep 
wit  ily  a  King,  andconforr  itfelf  with  beggars,  tbeji  happy  the/i>w^ 
glvwn,  and  uneafy  the  crown'd  head. 

(23)  ff^j  then  g»od  morriw  tojtu  all,  tnj  Itordi  : 

Have y9u  read  o*ert  &c.]  I  muft  account  for  the  change  I 
have  ventured  at  bcie.  In  the  preceding  page  the  King  fends  Uttev 
to  Surrey  and  Pf^arwick,  with  charge  that  ihty  ihculd  read  them  and 
attend  him.  Accordingly  here  Sttrrey  and  ff^arwick  come,  and  op 
body  elfe,  ia  obedience  to  that  fummoos.  The  King  would  hardly 
have  Uid  good-morrcju  \o  you  aU,  to  two  Pceis,  and  no  more.  My 
snendation  wants  ao  further  lupporr,  than  this  aaked  Aating  of  the 


ftje         The  S  e  c  o  hv  Part  of 

Make  moonuuM  tovel»  and  the  condiient^ 

Wetiyof  fQlid  finnnefs»  mdt  itfelf  - 

Into  the  fee;  end,  other  times,  toiee 

The  beach V  girdle  of  the  ocean 

Too  wide  tor  Neptmn^t  hips :  How  chances  mock^ 

And  changes  fill  the  cup  of  alteration 

With  divers  Isquors !  O,  if  this  were  feeo. 

The  happieft  youth  viewing  his  progrefs  through. 

What  perils  paft,  what  crofles  to  eniae, 

Wob'd  (hut  the  bocdt,  and  iit  him  down  and  die. 

•Til  not  ten  years  gone. 

Since  Richard  and  N§rtbumiertan0l9  great  friends. 

Did  feaft  together  $  and  in  two  years  after  I 

Were  they  at  wars*    It  is  but  eight  years  £nee,  ' 

This  Pircy  was  the  man  neareft  my  fou) ; 

Who,  like  a  brother,  toiPd  in  my  affairs, 

And  laid  his  Jove  and  life  under  my  foot ; 

Vea,  for  my  fake,  ev'n  to  th^  eyes  of  Richard 

Gave  him  defiance.    But  which  of  you  was  by  ? 

(You,  coufin  Ntvilt  as  I  may  remember)  [To  Warwific* 

yfhtn^Richardt  with  his  eye  biim-fuU  of  tears. 

Then  check'd  and  rated  by  I^ortbumheriand^ 

Did  fpeak  thefe  words,  now  prov'd  a  prophecy* 

*  Ntfrthumhcrlandf  thou  ladder  by  the  which 

•  My  coufin  BoUnghr^e  afcends  my  throne : 
(Though  then,  Heav'n  knows,  I  had  no  fuch  intent; 
But  that  necefiity  fo  bowM  the  flate, 

That  I  and  greatnefs  were  compelled  to  kifs :) 

•  The  time  (hall  come,  (thus  did  he  follow  it,) 

-*  The  time  will  come,  that  foal  fin,  gathering  headi 

*  Shall  break  into  corruption :  So  went  on. 
Foretelling  this  fame  time's  condition. 
And r  the  diviiion  of  our  amity. 

IVar.  There  is  a  hjftory  in  all  meiVs  lives. 
Figuring  the  nature  of  the  times  deceasM ; 
The  which  obfervM,  a  man  may  prophefy. 
With  a  near  aim,  of  the  main  chance  of  things 
As  yet  not  come  to  life,  which  in  their  feeds 
'  And  weak  beginnings  lie  intreafured. 
Such  things  become  tte  KauVv  wid  V>vi^4\iC  tinjic ;       ;, 


I 


Kihg  H  B  N  a  Y   IV.  ^gt 

fMid  by  Ae  nsceffiiry  form  of  tlii^« 
King  Richard  might  create  t  perfeift  gnefr* 
That  great  Nmhumlnrltmd^  then  falie  to  him» 
IV^dald  of  that  feed  grow  to  a  greater  fidfenefsi 
-IVluteh  ftoold'noi  find  «  gro«iid  to  root  vpon, 
llnl^fs  on  you*  ^ 

K.lbiii^.  Arethefe  things  then  necefitiei? 
^[Thmi'tet  lis  meet  dicm*liiBe  i»eceffities  I 
Akid  that  fiuno^word  even  mow  cries  out  on  us : 
They  %,  the  Biihop  tmA  N^tbrnkrhmd 
Are  fifty  thonfand  ftroogi 

irtf)*.  It  cannot  be: 
ttnmourdoth  dollb}e^  like  the-volce  mA  echo. 
The  numbers  of  the  fearM.    Pfoafe  it  your  Graet 
To  go  tq  bed.    Upon  my  life,  my  Lord^ 
The  pbw'rs,  thai  yp«  already  have  fent  forthy 
Shall  bring  this  prize  in  very  eafily. 
To  conifort  yon  the  more,  I  have  re^eiv^d 
A  certain  inftance  that  GJefufpwirh  dead. 
Yonr  Majefty  hath  been  this  fortnight  in» 
And  thefe  onieafon'd  hours  perforce  muft  add 
Unto  your  ficknefs.  .      .(      . 

K«  Henry.  J  will  take  your  coupfe! : 
And  were'thefe  inward  wars  once  out  of  hand, 
lj7e  would^  dear  Lords,  unto  the  h9ly  fand.      [Sxnmf* 

■■-# 

SCENE    changes  to  Juftice  Shallow's   feat  in 
Ckucejlcrfhin^ 

JEster  Shallow  atui Silence,  Jufticn%^*wUh  Mouldy,  Slia- 
dow.  Wart,  Feeble,  and  Bull-calf. 

Shal.f^Omt  on,  eome  on,  come  on;  give  me  your 

\^  hand.  Sir;  an  early  ftirrer,  by  the  rood. 
And  how  doth  my  good  coufin  5//f«r/^ 
Sil.  Good-morrow,  good  coufin  ^)&tf/b<tv. 
Sbal.  And  how  doth  my  coafin,  your  bed-fellow  ?  and 
your  faireft  daughter,  and  mine,  my  god-daughter  JV/rv? 

SiL  Alas,  a  olack  ouzel,  CQufin  Shallow. 
,    SM0  By  y€M,  and  aay^  Sir>  1  ^at«  t«j»  m^  tjcsoSktk 

WiUiana 


2J1  TKc  Sbcokd   Part  of 

William  18  become  a^goo^  fchoUr :  He  is  at  OxfiriBi^ 
is  he  not } 

Sii.  In^lecd,  S^,  to  ray  coft. 

SkaJ.  ^e  moft  then  to  the  icuMof  covrt  fhortlf :  I  Wu 
imce  of  C/^Mnr/'/'/mi;  5vhcxe»  Ithiok»  they  wiU  Calk  of 
Bad  Shallow  yet. 

£r7.  Yoa  wen  called  lofty  Shslkwthakt  coofs* 

^W.  I  was  caird  'any  tding,  aad  I  would  ]ia?€  dene 
any  thing*  indeed,  too,  and  roandly  too*  Theic  was  I» 
and  little  y^n  Btoit  of  Si^ijfMJkiri,  and  black  Gmp 
Bare,  and  Francis  PicASeiu,  ^nd  fFill  S^mfili  a  Col^s^noili 
snan,  you  had  not  four  foch  fwinge- bucklers  io  all  the 
Inns  of  Court  s^am  »  hM  I  nay  fay  to  you,  we  knew 
wh^e  the  Botta-RUaW'nittxtt  and  had  the  beft  of  them 
all  at  commandm^ot.  Then  was  Jatk  FaWaJf^  (now  Sir 
John)  a  boy,  and  page  to  Th§nuu  Utmtbray^  Duke  dE 
Iforfolk. 

SiL  This.  Sir  Jelm^  coffin,  that  comes  hither  anon 
about  foldiers  I      .  ^ 

SJbal.  The  itfme  Sir  Jo^Hy  the  veay  fame :  I  faw  him 
break  Sd^gga/t^  head  at  the  court-gate,,  when  he  was  a 
crack,  not  thus  high ;  and  the  very  fame  day  I  did  £ght 
with  one  Sampfon  ^tockfifi^  z  fruiterer,  behind  Grays-Jnn, 
O  the  mad  days  that  1  have  fpent !  and  to  fee  how  BMUiy 
of  mine  aid  acq[ilaijitaBce  ase  dead  I 

Sii.  We  fhali  all  follow,  coufin. 

Shal.  Certain,  'tis  certain,,  very  fure,  very  fare:  Death 
(as  the  Pfalmid  faith)  is  certain  to  all,  all  (hall  die.  How 
a  good  yoke  of  bul'locksat  Stamford  fair? 

SiL  Truly,  coufin,  1  was  not  there. 

Shed.  Death  is  certaia.  Is  old  D.oubk  of  your  town 
Kving  yet  ? 

S'd,  Dead,.  Sir. 

Shd..  Dead !  fee,  fee,  he  drew  a  good  bow :  And 
dead  ?  he  (hot  a  Ene  (hoot.  John  of  Gaunt  loved  bim 
well,  and  betted  much  money  on  his-  head.  Dead  !  he 
would  have  clapt  in  the  clowt  at  twelve  fcore,  and  car- 
ried you>  a  fore-hand  (haft  a  fourteen  and  fourteen-  and 
a  half,  that  it  would  have  done  a  maa's  heait  good  to  fee, 
How  a  f^poce  of  cw«s  nQjv  I 

Sil 


King  Henry  IV.  t$% 

St'L  Thereafter  as  they  be :  A  fcore  of  good  ewes  may 
b«  worth  ten  pounds.  ^ 

S/bal.  And  is  old  Douilg  dead? 

Eater  Bsifdolphf  and  Pa^i, 

SiL  Here  come  twaof  Six  Jolm  Falftaff^s  meoi  at  I 
tkink. 

BhaL  Good-morrowy  honefl  gentlemen. 

Bard,  I  befeech  you,  which  is  Juftice  Shallow  f 

SJbaL  I  am  JRolurf  Shalloavt  Sir,  a  poor  Efquire  of  this 
counpy,  one  of  the  King's  Jultices  of  the  peace ;  What  it 
your  good  pleafure  with  me  ? 

Bard.  My  captain.  Sir,  commends  him  to  you :  My 
captain  Sir  yohtt  Faljfaf;  a  ull  ge»tlemaD»  by^heav'n ! 
and  a  moft  gallant  leader, 

SJbal  He  greets  me  well :  Sir,  I  knew  him  a  good 
back'fword  man.  How  doth  the  good  Knight?  may  I 
afk,  how  my  Lady  his  wife  doth  ? 

Bard.  Pardon,  Siry'a  foldier  is  better  accommodated 
than  with  a  wife. 

ShaL  It  is  well  faid.  Sir ;  and  it  is  well  faid,  indeed, 

too  :  Better  accommodated it  is  good,  yea,  indeed, 

it  it ;  good  phrafes,  furely^  are,  and  ever  were,  very 
commendable.  Accommodated — it  comes  of  acetmmcdt ; 
very  good,  a  good  phrafe. 

Bard,  Pardon  me.  Sir,  I  have  heard  the  word.  Phrafe, 
call  you  it?  by  this  day,  I  know  not  the  phraie:  But  I 
will  maintain  the  word  with  my  fword,  to  be  a  foldier- 
like  word,  and  a  word  of  exceeding  good  command. 
Accommodated,  that  is,  when  a  man  is,  aa  they  fay, 
accommodated;  or,  when  a  man  is,  being  whereby  he 
may  be  thought  to  be  accommodated,  which  is  an  eaccel- 
lent  thing. 

Eater  FalftafF, 

Shsl.  It  is  very  juft :  Look,  here  comer  good  Sir  JohM. 
Give  me  your  good  hand,  gii^e  me  your  worfhip*8  gopd 
band:  Truft  me,^  you  look,weiI,  aud  bear  your  yeart 
very  well.     Welcome,  good  Sir  John^ 


«34  'tt^c   Second  Pirt  of 

/*«/.  Jam  clad  to  fee  you  well,  good  maimer  Rcltrt 
Shallow ;  Mafligr  Surt-cardy  as  I  think,  ■  ■    ■ 

Shal.  No,  Sir  Jobn^  it  is  my  coufia  SiUnce;  in  com- 
jniffionv^ith  me. 

Fai.  Good  mailtr  Si/ena,  it  w«l]  befits,  you  ihould  be 
of  the  peace. 

^/7.  Your  good  Avorfhlp  is  welcome. 

Fal,  Fy,  this  is  hot  weather,  gentlemen ;  have  you 
provided  me  here  half  a  dozen  of  ftifficierit  men  ? 

Shai,  Marry  have  we.  Sir :  Will  you  fit  ? 

Fal.  Let  me  fee  them,  I  befeech  you. 

Shal,  Where's  the  roll  ?  Where's  tie  roll  ?  where*s  tbi 
roll  ?  let  me  fee,  let  me  fee,  let  roe  fee :  To,  fo,  (o.  To: 
Y«a,  marry.  Sir.  Ralph  MtmJdj : — ^^let  them  appear  as 
I  call:  X>et  them  do  fo,  let  them  do  fo.  Let  me  fee, 
Vihtft  is  Mouldy^ 

MouL  Here,  if  it  pleafe  you. 

ShaL  What  think  you.  Sir  Jphn^  a  good  liabM  fel- 
low :  Young,  ftrong,  and  of  good  friends. 

/Vi/.  Is  thy  name  MIa»/</^/ 

lifeuL  Yea,  if  it  pleafe  you,     . 

tuL  'Tis  the  more  time  thou  wert  «s*d« 

SbitL  Ha»  ha,  ha,  mod  exceUeat^  i'&ith.  Thingfi 
Ihtt  Me~mo8ldy»  lack  «fe :  Very  £apilar  |fOod.  Well 
faid«  Sirjobnt  very  well  faid. 

fei.  Prick  him. 

Mtmi.  I  was  prickt  well  ^oagh  before,  if  you  conkl 
Imve  1^  me  idone :  My  old  dane  wifl  be  endone  now 
for  one  to  do  her  hufl>andry,  and  her  drudgery ;  you  need 
not  to  have  prickt  me,  there  are  other  men  fitter  to  go 
Out  than  I. 

FnL  Go  to :  Peace,  MomUfy^  yoa  ihali  go.  JUmUj^  it 
is  time  yoa  were  fpent. 

AfW.  Spent? 

Shah  Peace,  fellow,  pieace:  Stand  afide:  Kaow  yoo 
^ere  you  are?  for  tift  other,  Sit  ^obn^'^^tt  me  fee: 
ISimon  Shadow* 

Fai.  Ay,  marry,  ktmirhave  him  to  fit  under  f  hcPs 
like  to  be  a  cold  foldier. 
Ata/.  Where*s  ShadoiMf 


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King  H  E  N  R  y  IV.  t^S 

^W.  Here,  Sir. 

faJ.  ^haJefiv,  whofc  fon  art  thou  ? 

Shad.  My  inother*s  Ton,  Sir. 

Ftf/.  Thy  mother's  fon  5  like  enough ;  and  thy  father's 
iiadow  ;  So  the  fon  of  the  female  is  the  fhadow  of  th^    , 
male^.    It  is  often  fo,  indeed,   bat  not  of  the  father'.s 
fabftance. 

^/&a/.  Do  you  like  him,  Sxr^(?i&;i.^ 

FkL  ShdHnff  will  ferve  for  fummer;  prick  him;  fo» 
we  have  a  number  of  (hadows  do  fill  up  the  mttfter-book!. 

SbaL  Thomai  PTdri. 

Fal.Wkttreshef 

Wart.  Here,  Sir. 

FsL  Is  thy  name  Wart  ? 
'  Wart.  Yea,  Sir. 

Tal.  Thou  art  a  v«ry  ra|ged  wart. 

SbaL  Shall  I  prick  him  down,  Sir  John? 

Fal.  It  were  itipltfiuous  \f  for  his  apparel  is  built  u^ott^ 
-lib  biKk>  and  tbe  whole  frame  (lands  upon  pins :  Pricic 
him  no  more. 

,  Shal.  Ma,  ha,  ha,  yon  can  do  it,  Sir|  yoo  can  do  xKl 
I  conUHieiid  yon  weH.    Francis  FtiHi* 

Faile.Hexc^  Sir. 

F«iL  What  trade  art^on,  Feeilef 

FteSk.  A  woman's  tlolok'.  Sir. 

Sbal.  Shall  I  prick  him.  Sir  ? 

F^.  Ton  Duay :  Biit  if  h^  had  hetn  a  ihsin's  taifor,  he 
would  haVe  prickM  von.  Wilt  thon  taake  as  many  hoK^t 
^  tn  linetnjr's  foattiei  as  thon  haft  done  in  a  wcAnfan^a 
petticoat? 

jFWAEp.  I  will  tlo  my  good  will,  Sir;  you  can  have  dp 
snore. 

FaL  Well  faid,  |^od  woman *8  tailor;  well  (kid, 
courageous  Feeble:  Thou  wilt  be  as  valiant  as  the  wrath- 
M^df^,  or  mod  magnanimous  molife.  Prick  the  wo- 
man's tailor  well,  mafter  Sbalh*w,  deep,  maftcr  Sbailokxi* 

Fiebk.  I  Woiild,  H^art  might  have  gone.  Sir. 

Fa!.  T  would,  thou  wert  a  man's  tailor,  that  tho^ 
might'fi  mend  him,  and  mike  him  fit  10  ^o«  \  c^al^^v^'oX 


236  The  Second  Part  of 

him  to  be  a  private  foldicr,  that  is  the  leader  of  fo  pany 
thoafands.     Let  that  fuiEce,  moil  forcible  Feeble. 

Feeble,  It  ihall  fufiice. 

FaL  I  am  bound  to  thee,  reverend  feebk^  Who  is 
the  next  ? 

ShaL  Piter  Bulcalf  of  the  green. 

Fal.  Yea,  marry,  let  us  fee  j5«/ftf^. 

£ui.  Here,  Sir. 

FaL  Trufl  me>  a  likely  fellow.  Come,  prick  me ^it 
eal/\  till  he  roar  again. 

BuL  Oh,  good  my  Lord  captain,'    ■ 

Fal,  What  doit  thou  roar  before  th'art  prkkt  ? 

JSuL  Oh,  Sir,  I  am  a  difeafed  man. 

FaL  What  difeafe  haft  tho^  ?  ^  ^ 

JSuL  A  whorefon  cold.  Sir ;  a  cough.  Sir;  which  I 
caught  with  ringingin  the  King**  affairs,  upon  hiscQfO- 
nation-day.  Sir. 

^  FaL  Come,  thou  (halt  go  to  the  wars  in  a  gown :  We 
will  have  auay  tfapr  cold,  and  I  will  take  fuch  order  that 
thy  friends  fhall  ring  for  thee.     Is  here  all  ? 

ShaL  There  is  two  more  called'  than  your  niunberi 
you  mufl  have  but  four  here.  Sir;. and  fo»  I  pray  yoi* 
go  in  with  me  to  dinner. 

Fal.  Come,  I  will  go  drink  with  you,  but  J  cannot 
tarrv  dinner.  I  am  glad  to  fee  yon,  in  good  troth> 
matter  ShaUo<w. 

SbaL  O,  ^iijobn^  do  yon  remember  fincc  we  lay  all 
night  in  the  wind-mill  ip  Saint  George^s  fields  ? 

Fal.  No  more  of  that,  good  msJker  Sballaw,  no  wait 
*of  that. 

SbaL  Ha  I  it  was  a  merry  night.,  And  is  Jamliiiht* 
work  alive  ? 

FaL  She  lives,  inafter  Shallow. 
■     SbaL  She  never  could  away  with  rac. 
'     FaL  Never,  never  :  She  would  alwayafay,  IhcconU 
not  abide  mafter  Shalk'w. 

ShaL  By  the  mafs,  I  could  anger  ber  to  the  heart: 
^She  was  th^n  a  Bona-raha.  Doth ihe  boktbei  own  well? 

FaL  Old,  old,  mafter  ShaUo*w. 

,  Sbal.  Nay,  ihe  muii  be  old,  ihe  cannot  chnic^  bat  be 

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King  Hemrv   IV-  23t 

i;  certdii»  (he's  oldf  and  had  R^oBin  NigbiJFork  b/ 
d  Nigkt-'worki  before  I  came  to  Clemni's'Inn. 
5/7.  That's  fifty- five  years  ago,    , 
$%al.  Hah»  coufin  Silenctf  that  thott  hadfl  (een  that^ 
lat  diis  knight  and  I  have  feen  I— hah, .  Sir  John,  faid 
well? 

Fal.  We  have  heard  the  chimes  at  midnight,  roafier 
hallow*    . 

ShaL  That  we  have»  that  we  have,  In  faith,  Sir  John^ 
^have:  Our  watch- word  was,  heni,  boys. — Come,  let's 
:>  dinner ;  Oh,  the  days  that  we  have  feen  I  come,  come, 
Bui,  Good  mailer  corporate  i^itri/tf^i^,  (land  my  friend» 
nd  here  is  fbiir  Harry  ten  ibillings  in  French  crowns  for 
on:  In  very  tr  nth,  Sir^  I  had  as  lief  be  hangM,  Sir,  as 
;o ;  and  yet  for  my  own  part.  Sir,  I  do  not  care,  but 
ather  becaafe  I  am  unwilling,  and  for  mine  own  part, 
lave  a  deiire  to  Hay  with  my  friends ;  elfe.  Sir,  I  did  not 
:are  for  mine  own  part  {o  much. 

Bard.  Go  to  ;  fiand  afide. 

il/W.  And  good  mader  corporal  captain,  for  my  old 
Same's  fake  Hand  my  friend :  She  hath  no  body  to  dp 
any  thing  about  her  when  I  am  gone,  and  (he's  old  and 
caoBOt  help  herfelf :  Vou  (hall  have  forty,  Sir, 

Bard.  Go  to ;  ftand  aiide. 

Feeble.  I  care  not,  a  man  can  die  but  once ;  we  owe 
God  a  death,  I  will  never  bear  a  bafe  mind :  if  it  be  my 
dcftiny  fo :  If  it  be  not,  fo.  No  man  is  too  good  to 
fcrve  hii  Prince ;  and  let  it  go  which  way  it  will,  he 
that  dies  this  year  is  quit  for  the  next. 

Bard*  Well  faid,  tnoa  art  a  good  fellow. 

Feeble,  'Faith,  I  will  bear  no  bafe  niind. 

Fed.  Come,  Sir,  which  men  (hall  I  have  ^ 

BhaL  Four  of  which  you  pleafe. 

Bard.  Sir,  a  word  with  you : — I  have  diree  pound  ta 
free  Mouldy  and  Bulcalf. 

Fal.  Go  to :  well* 

BbaL  Come,  Sir  John^  which  four  will  you  have  ? 

Fal.  Do  you  chufe  for  me. 

^W.  Marry  then,  Mouldy ^  Bulcalf^  Feeble  and  Shadow. 

Fd.  Mouldy ^  and  Bulealf:—^toT  you,  MvuJdy,  (lay  ^t 

home 


938        The  S  ECO  N^  Part  of 

lomc  till  yoq  are  ptft  fcrvice :  And  for  your  pirtj  4i|{> 
c»^»  grow  till  you  come  unto  it!  I  will  nonedf  you. 

^M.  Sir  JoJbM,  Sirjoh/it  do  not  yourfelf  wrppg,  thejr 
ar^  yoor  likclic(l  men*  and  I  would  have  you  iicrvM  with 
Cliebcil. 

Fal.  Will  you  tell  me,  matter  ShaUow^  how  tp  chuft 
•  man  ?  c|u-c  I  for  the  linb,  the  thewes»  the  ftamre,  bulk 
and  big  femblance  of  a  roan  ?  give  me  the  fpifrit,  mafi^ 
ShaUe^;  Here*$  Wari ;  you  fce>  ivhat  a  ragged  appear- 
ance it  is :  He  fhal)  charge  you  and  difcbargfypa  witji 
the  motion  of  a  pewterer*s  hiunmer;  come  off  and  oq, 
fwifter  than  he  Uiat  gibbets  on  the  brewer's  bucket. 
And  this  fame  half-fac*d  {t\\(m  Shadow ,  give  m^.this 
mn,  he  prefents  no  mark  to  the  ei^emy ;  the  fpe-jnaa 
may  with  as  great  aim  Jevel  at  the  edge  of  a  pen*kbife: 
and,  for  a  retreat,  ^ow  fweetly  will  this  F^ibkf  the  wo- 
man^ tailor,  run  off?  O  give  me  the  fpare  men,  and 
ipare  me  the  great  ones.  Pat  me  a  caliver  into  }fitrt*% 
hand,  BarMpb.  1^ 

Bari.  Hold,  Wari^  traverfe;  thus,  riins,  thus,  cj 

Fal.  Come,  manage  me  your  caliver  \  So,  very  well} 
go  to,  very  good,  exceeding  eoo4«  O,  give  me  always 
a  little,  lean,  old,  chopt,  bald  ihbt.  Well  faid,  Woitii 
^Ott  art  a  good  fcab :  Hold,  there's  a  tetter  for  thee. 

^hai.  He  is  not  his  craft- matter,  he  doth  not  do  it 
right.  I  remember  at  Mih-EndGrttn^  when  I  lay  it 
CftmnCs'lnny  (24)  I  was  then  Sir  Dagoma  in  ^rihm'* 
ftow;    (25)  there  was  a  little  quiver  fellow,   and  he 

would 

(24)  /  was  then  Sk  Dafonet  m  Arthj^V  /^*1    '^^^  '^^y  i**^^^* 
gence  1  hive  gl^n*d  of  this  worthy  wight,  Sir  Dagnut^  it  from  Btaw 
moHt  and  Fkuber  in  their  Knitbt  of  t\U  Burning  ftftlu 
B(f.  Befidel,  it  wiU  4cw  ill  faYoateiily  to  have  a  Grutr^i  pmtkt 

to  court  a  ^f'v*'  dmigbter* 
Cf/.  Will  it  TiA  Sir?  joft.$tt  well  re%d  In  hift^ries  !  I  prayTon, 
what  was  Sir  Dagcnet  f  was  not  he  prtntkt  to  «  Groctr  io  lot* 
'  donf  read  the  play  uf  the  Fwr  PrentUet  of  London,  where  they 

toft  their  pikes  fo :  &c, 
(15)  Ihtrg  was  a  tittle  fuhierfiikmf  and  hi  tvou^d  manage  you  bit 
piece  tbnt.'l  This  extreme  fine  (Ketch  of  natme  and  Kumour  in  Sbal* 
'fm**  charadier  feecns^  io  my  opinioii|  iiMridi^^fly  fo^uth  ineer'd  at 
ta  the  Burning  Pefik  above  quoted. 


1^ 


King  H  B  K  R  Y  IV.  aj^ 

wottM  manage  yon  his  piece  tbu$ ;  |ind  he  wimUi  abooCf 
^nd  about,  ^  come  yoQ  ia,  and  come  you  in :  ]lah» 
i|ah,  tah,  would  he  fay;  bounce,  would  he  (ay,  and 
way  again  would  he  go»  and  agaiii  would  he  comex  I 
ihall  never  lee  fuch  a  fellow. 

:FaL  Thefe  fellows  will  do  well.  Matter  Shallow,  God 
keep  y04i ;  faveweU  mafter  Silence.  I  would  not  ufe  many 
l^nis  with  you,  fare  yoa  well,  gentlemen  both,  I  thank 
you^  I  mufta  doa^n  mle  to-night.  Bardolfb^  give  the 
Copiers  cpats* 

ZM^  Sir  y(»i^)beaven  Uefs  yau,and  profper  your  affairs* 

aad  fend  us  peace.    As  you  retarn,  vifit  my  houie.  Let 

^iir  lold  acquaintance  be  renewed ;  Peradventure^  I  will 

tith  yo«  to  (^  CQHrt. 

/v.  I  would  yoa  would ,  m after  Shallvw* 

5W.  Goto :  I  havefpokeataword.  Fare  you  weH.  [E}C. 

fai.  Pare  you  well,  gentle  gentlemen.    On,  Bardolpb^ 

'  lead  the  men  away.     As  I  return,  I  will  fetch  off  thefe 

juftices :  1  do  fee  the  bottom  of  Juftice  Sballoiv.     How 

fabje£t  we  old  men  ar#  to  this  vice  of  lying  \  this  fame 

fiarv'd  judice  hath  done  nothing  but  prated  to  me  of  the 

wildnefs  of  his  youchr^and  the  feats  he  hath  done  about 

Turnhal'ftreit ;  and  every  third  word  a  lie,  more  duly  paid 

to  the  he^er  than  the  Turf^s  tribute.     I  do  remember 

him  at  Clement' 5  Inn^  like  a  man  made  after  fupper  of  a 

theefe- paring.     When  he  was  naked,  he  was  for  all  the 

,    World  like  a  forked  r^di(h,  with  a  head  fantaftically  carv'd 

:     tpoo  it  with  a  knife.    He  was  fo  forlorn,  that  his.dimen- 

\    fions  to  any  thick  fight  were  invifible.     He  was  the 

v^y  C/WiOJ  of  famine,  yet  leacherous  as  a  monkey,  and 

the  whores  call'd  him  mandrake  :   He  came  ever  in  the 

tere-ward  of  the   fa  (hi on ;  and  fuiig  thofe  tunes  to  the 

over-fcutchi  hufwives  that  he  heard  the  carmen  whilUe, 

ll«»,  tan^  tan,  tan,  tan,  tan. O  wench,  and  thou  badfi  but  feen 

^tU  Ned  of  Aldgate  drum!  how  he  made  it  roar  again  and  laid  on 
Mke  a  tyrant  5  and  then  ftruck  Softly  till  »he  ward  came  up,  and  thcii 
thun^crM  agaii;^  and  together  we  go.  Sa,  fif  fri  bounce,  ()uotj>  the 
f<"»«}  courage,  my  hearts,  quoih  che  caprajn*^  ^d\n<  George,  quoth 
Ac  pikemcn  j  and  witha.1  here  ttey  Ly  and  bete  thty,  lay  j  and  ytt  for 
^  this  I  em  bere,  w«o€h. 

6,  and 


140  The  S  £  c  o  !^  D  Part  of 

mnd  fwarc  tbcy  were  his  Fancits^  or  bis  GodJ-kigbts.  (2d) 
And  now  b  this  vice's  dagger  become  a  fquire^  and  talks 
as  familiarly  of  Jolm  of  GauHt  as  if  be  bad  been  fwom 
brother  to  him  :  And  111  be  fworn,  he  never  faw  him 
bot  once  in  the  tilt-yard,  and  then  he  broke  his  head 
for  croudine  among  the  marfhaPs  men.     I  faw  it,  and 
told  John  oi  Gaunt  he  beat  his  own  name ;  for  you  might 
have  trttfs'd  him  and  all  his  apparel  into  an  eel-ftin  :  Ths 
Cafe  of  a  treble  hoboy  was  a  mansion  for  him»  a  court  | 
and  now  hath  he  latid  and  beeves.     Well,  I  will  he  ac- 
quainted with  him,  if  I  return  ;  and  it  (hall  go  hard  bqC 
I  will  make  him  a  philofopher's  two  ftones  to  me.    If  the 
young  dace  be  a  bait  for  the  old  pike,  I  fee  no  realbnitt' 
the  law  of  nature  but  I  may  (hap  at  him.    Let  time 
ihape»  and  there^s  ao  end.  [Exmu, 


A    C    T      IV. 

SCENE,  changes  to  a  Foreft  in  rttrkjhirt. 

inter  the  Archhijhop  of  York,  Mowbray,  HaHings,  vi 
Colevile. 

Yo  a  K, 

WI^AT  isthisforeftcall'd? 
Haft.  'Tis  Gtf»//w  foreft. 
Tor^.  Here  (land,  my  Lords,  and  fend  dlfcoveriesforth^ 
To  know  the  numbers  of  our  enemies* 
Haft.  We  have  fent  forth  already. 
York.  'Tis  well  done. 
My  friends  and  brethren  in  thefe  gteat  afiairs. 


\ 


wooden  dagger.  Ic  is  very  fatirical  in  Falfiaff  to  compare  Sballcv\ 
af^ivtty  and  impertinence  to  Tuch  a  naachiac  as  a  Vftodm  dagger  ia  \hi 
^ands  an4  maaagement  of  a  bujf^qn. 


k 


New-dated  lctt«fs  ffO^  fferikmfffyrfMt^ ; 
Their  C0I4  injtoo^,  ^nouiiifid  ffbiUacc  thf s  s 
Here  doch  he  wid^  bis  pcmiP,  with  fuch  powers 
As  might  hold  jforti^iqc  with  his  qvality, 
the  which  b^  ,qf^  f^  hvy  j  whereupon 
He  is  retit'd,  to  |iBf  Jji*  ^rowi^g  fortoq^. 
To  $4xtla$uli  j^i  {^d^cjcs  la  hearty  prayfrip 
That  your  axt^f^tsjmay  over-ltve  die  liatard 
And  lear^  ^ettipf;  of  thei;-  oppofite. 

Mo^h.  Thits  do.the  hopes  we  have  in  him  toach  ground^ 
And  dafli  themfelves  to  pieces. 

Bniit  a  Mejp0gtr^ 

Baft.  Now^'  wJalt  P«y«^ 

Idijf.  Weft  of  vthis  foi|eft>  fc^ rcely  ofF  %  aiile, 
In  goodly  *jG^nfi  9C^<^  Pi^  ^^^  enemy  : 
And  by  the  gjci]ini]4  they  hide,  1  jud^  their  number 
"Upon,  or  near,  u^e  rfie  of  thirty  thoufand* 

Mowb*  The  juft  prppor.tioii  ^that  we  gave  d^  oat^ 
-  Let  us  fway  on,  aiid  face  then  ia  the  neld* 

•  £«frr  Weftmorland. 

fork.  WhAt  well-^^ppQinted  leader  fronts  us  here  ? 
iUbotri.  I  ^i^.  It  i^^my  Lord  of  Wfjlmorland. 
Wtfi,  Health  4Q^  fair  greeting  from  our  deoeial. 
The  FrinceV  lord  Jphth  a^nd  Duke  of  Lancafter. 
^Viw  Sjiy^ODf  my  l^ord  of  Weftmarland^  in  peacei 
What  doth  coiM^n  Yoiy'  coming ? 

«r^.  TW  nyr  Lord, 
Unto  your  Grace  .do  I  in  chief  fiddrefi 
The  fubftance  of  my  fpeech.    If  that  rebelUom 
Came  like  itfelf>  ,in  bsife  and  abje£l  routs, 
led  on  by  bloody  yopth^  ^aded  with  rage» 
And  counteiuncM  by  bpy^  and  beggary ; 
I  fay,  if  dabnM  commqtion  fo  appear'd 
In  his  true,  V^^J^  And  moft  proper  ihape. 
Yon,  reverend  jfatber,  and  tbefe  noble  Lordsi 
Had  not  b^en  Jie;ce.^  .di^dfs  the  ugly  form 
Of  bafe  and  b|j;^y  iqf^l^tCUoQ 
^OL.  IV»  •   li  Witk 


»4t  Tlic  SBCONb  Pift  Jrf 

With  your  fkir  honoars.    Yoo,  my  Lord  Arcb)aibo|^ 

Whofe  fee  is  by  a  civil  peace  aiaintain*'d» 

Whofe  beard  tie  fiiver  hand  of  pcaoe  hatk  touched, 

Whofe  learning  and  good  letters  peace  hath  ttttor'd>   ' 

Whofe  white  inveftmenu  figure  innocenoet 

The  dove  and  very  blefled  fpirit  of  peace; 

Wherefore  do' you  fo  ill  trail^te  yoorfeLf, 

Out  of  the  ^eech  of  peace,  that  bean  (nch  grace* 

Into  the  hardi  and  boift'rous  tongue  of  war  f  ^ 

Turning  your  books  to  graves,  your  ink  to  blood, 

Vour  pens  to  launces,  and  your  tongue  divine 

To  a  loud  trumpet  and  a  point  of  war  f 

Tork.  Wherefore  do  I  this  ?  fo  the  queftiott  ftaadf. 
Briefly,  to  this  end :  We  are  all  difeas*d» 
And  with  our  furfeiting  and  wanton  hours,  V 

liave  brought  ourfelves  into  a  burning  feves^ 
And  we  mud  bleed  for  it ;  Of  which  difeafe 
Oat  late  King  Richard hting  infeded,  dy'd.^ 
Bat,  my  molt  noble  Lord  of  We^mortanip 
2  Mke  not  on  me  here  as  a  phyfiuan : 
Nor  do  I9  as  an  enemy  to  peace. 
Troop  in  the  throngs  of  military  meA : 
Eat  rather  fhew  awhile  like  fearful  war. 
To  diet  rank  minds,  flck  of  happinefs  ; 
And  purgr  th'  oblbudtioAs,  which  begin  to  ftop 
Our  very  veins  of  life.    Hear  me  more  plainly. 
7  have  in  equal  balance  juftly  weigh'd 
Wliat  wrongs  our  arms  may  do,  what  wrongs  wc  blki\ 
And  find  our  griefs  heavier  than  our  oflences. 
We  iee,  which  way  the  ftream  of  time  doth  ran, 
And  are  inforc'd  from  our  moft  quiet  there. 
By  the  rOugb  torrent  of  occaiion ; 
And  have  the  fummary  of  all  our  grieft,  ' 
When  time  (hall  ferv^,  to  fhew  in  articles  ;  ] 

Which  long  ere  this  we  offer'd  to  the  King,  . 

And  might  by  no  fait  gain  our  audience.  ^  '    \ 

When  we  are  wrong'dand  would  unfold  our  griefsi 
We  are  deny'a  accefs  unto  his  perfon, 
Ev'n  by  thofe  f^en  that  moil  have  done  ns  wrdng. 
The  danger  of  the  days  butnfwhr gone> 
^  W       *  '  J     •  *•        .  (Whofe 


rVlMk  memoff  ii>  Wf$^  oil  the  esrth 
With  yet-4ippearifi||  Mood)  md  the  example! 
Of  every  minate't  laibttice,  preTent  now. 
Have  pat  as  in  thefe  Ml-belbaiiiiig  arms : 
Not  to  break  peace,  or  any  branch  of  it : 
fittt  to  eftablim  here  a  peaoe,  indeed, 
Concaning  both  in  name  and  quality. 

fPffi.  Whtn  ttet  yet  was  yoar  appeal  denyM  ? 
Wherein  have  yon  been  galied  by  the  King  ? 
What  Peer  hath  been  fobom'd  to  grate  on  yoa, 
That  you  ihonM  feal  this  lawlefs  bloody  book 
Of  ior^d  rebellion  with  a  feal  divine  (27), 
And  confecrate  commotion's  civil  page  ? 

ThrJt.  My  brother  general,  the  commonw^th  (22}a 
To  brother  bom  an  £)a(hold  cruelty, 
X  make  my  qnarrel  in  particular. 

IFffts  Thm  is  nd  need  of  fuch  redrefi  ; 
Or  if .  there  were  it  not  belongs  to  you. 

^KMrt9*t  miSoo  (for  I  have  two  of  the  fdf  Ume  edition  ;  one  ol* 
'^vluch^  'tis erideoty  was  corre^cd  in  fome  paffages  daring  the  wark- 
Sng  oflT  the  whole  impreffioii ;)  after  the  line  above  quoted  I  ibond 
Ohitferle, 

Ml  coHjurate  fommothn^s  cvoU  edge. 
X  hate  thought  the  yttit  worth  prelcrving,  and  veatnr'd  to  fobftitute 
#a|»  ^  edg^f  with  regard  to  the  uaiformitf  of  metaphor.  Though^ 
1  cottfeff ,  the  latter  may  very  well  do  in  this  fenfe :  That  the  fword 
«f  rebellion,  drawn  by  a  Bifiiop»  may  in  fome  fort  be  faid  to  be  con* 
fatted  by ^tMrettncej  astheKio&  aft^rwardij  talking  of  going 
tt  the  h^  wan,  faya , 

HVmrmn  mfwrdt,  kut  wBat  are  iknaified. 
[%%)  B§^  httber  gtneral  the  commime^b 

I  wait  wtf  'quarrd  in  particular*}    From  the  lame  corrected 

^srta  I  retrier'd  the  intermediate  line  now  added  to  the  text ; 

hichf  at  Mr.#M«rr«robferv*d  to  me,  it  a  Very  fenfible  and 

tec^QQiry  liie.    <f  The  fenfe  it  thit ;  (  fay t  my  iogeniont  iVieod  ^ ) 

brother  general  th^  commonwealth,  which  ought  to  be  the 

rfing  Cither  of  nt  al^  ^ifiUly  dift^ibutlng  itt  beoefitt,  is  become 

houAold  enemy  even  to  thofe  of  hit  own  houie,  to  hrotbert  born^ 

di6nheriti  ng  fome  Who  have  an  equal  tide  to  the  patrimony  with 

wberty  to  whom  it.  gives  all :  And  (his  I  make  bi^  qoarcel .    And 

,     *<  thit  wat  the  grievance  i  The  coaflant  one  that  makes  aU  the 

'    ^  aiakeootentt  in  dvU  €eiiimotion»  |  that^enottii  vt re  aot  tcfatUy 

?litiib«ttil4''  \  . 


^44         Tl«  S*<>«»ti!Hjft*f 

Mml.  Why  s^tto.kim  4a  fH^  «M  <««i^ 

Tbat  feel  tlie  bunk*  of  tlm  dty«  brfane  f 
And  ^iiifer  the  cosMlicioa  ^  Mm^^c  tt«ifii 
To  Uy  an  heavy  aod  4UMfaal  Juuii 
Upon  oor  honoorai  .     , 

fTffi.  O  my  good  LM  J||MiAr4p, 
Conftrue  the  timeaxo  ibair  o^oclJidea^ 
And  yoa  Ihall-iJiy,  iftdaM*  U «« jiltf  ^yne^ 
And  not  the  Kji^  ^lat  d^ih  jnoai  ittj«rie9i 
¥et,  for  your  paxt^  it  a  at  ifi^atf  t  ao  »e» 
Or  from  tfie  Kang^  oriia  the  f  soiibiit  itiii^ 
That yoa  Ihoold^avc an  inohof  iwy ^gsoaaA 
To  baild  a  grief  on.    Were  y^  net  afitarM    . 
To  a^  the  IXuke  xkT  JVi»i;/«Z(*t  .ioigaicMVila, 
'V'our  noble  and  ri^ht-^weU-neaMQibec^d  lalhetM 

M9*wS.  What  tiding,  ui.hanaiiii,  kti  my  father  irf^ 
That  need  to  ho  4fe^v  'd  and  btanth^  in  me.i 
*The  King»  t6at  lov'd  j^ioi*  as^ha  Aate  ilood  tfaen» 
Waff,  force  perforce,  comptird  to  banifii  him. 
And  then »  when  ft^ryJIiuf/ii^AfrwI^vnd  he 
fieinj^  anonnied  and  both  rov^'fed  in  the!/ feats. 
Their  neiifhhrg  conifers  daring  of  the  §)ui:» 
Their  armed  ibvtrln  charge,  their  beavers  dowiw 
Their  eyes  of  fire  ^ztk^ing  thraaghifigbca  of  Biml, 
And  Ihe  bud  arvnipet  Homing  them  together; 
Then,  then^  when  ^ere  was  nothing; -co vild  hate  ftatS 
My  father  ff oni  xht  hreaft  of  SoIiHgFroii ; 
6,  when  the  King  ^  throw  Ua  wfurdar  domip 
His  own  life  hung  upon  the  ftaff  he  thiew.) 
Then  threw  ka*down  imnfelf ,  and  iM  their  Itvelt 
That  by  indiftaacnt,  -or  by  dint  of  fwofi). 
Have  iince  miTcarried  vitAtr  ^oli^6r$At^ 

0^jf/^.Yoo{pea]^LocdJkr(Mt^4ywa^ 
The  Bail  of  Ayv)^i^  iwas»rept^  then 
In  £ji^/i?«lf  li^  ttoft  v^Haiit  genttei^ 
Who  knows,  on  whom  fortune  Wodtd  thenkaYefUi!^ 
But  if  your  father  had  been  vi^or  thesCy 
He  ne'er  Iliad  borne  it  out  of  C^^uetOt^i    - 
For  all  die  countr;^  in  a  eeneriil  voice 
Cry*d  hate'Upon4ittti ;  allitheir  pravtra  aadltnrt 
Were  fct  Oft  UcrefQrd^  whom  ijicy  dottd  on,    * 


Ind  blefi^y  and  gracM.iadecd,  mon thaAsdytKimg (a^)^ 

lot  this  is  mere  dtgrefion  from  ray  parp«ier*«-»» 

^erc  come  I  from  oar  princely  general. 

To  knonr  your  griefs  ;  to  cell  you  from  birO«acef 

That  he  will  give  you  audience ;  and  wbeaeta 

it  fiiall  appear  ibac  your  denuDdi  are  jiift. 

If  on  AaU  iMjoy  tbem;  evely  ditag  kt^^f, 

rhat  mtght  fo  much  as  think  foa  enemies. 

MtfW.  Bot  he  haih  forcM  us  to  compel  this  ofler, 
And  it  proceeds  from  polky»  not  love. 

fFeJi.  M&wirajf  yoo  over- ween  to  take  it  foi 
Xhia  offer  tomes  from  mercy,  not  ^m  fear. 
For,  lol  within  a  ken»  onr  army  lies; 
Upon  mine  hoaieor,  all  too  confident 
To  ^ve  admittance  to  a  thoaght  of  fear. 
Our  battle  is  more  full  of  names  than  yours. 
Our  men  more  perf^A  in  the  a&  of  arms, 
Our  armour  all^  at  Afong»  our  eanfe  the  bcft ; 
Then  reafoo  wills,  par  bearu  Ibonld  be  as  good. 
Say  yon  not  then,  omr  ofer  is  compeil'd. 
MowL  Well;  by  my  witf^  we  (ball  admit  no  parley. 
Wkjf.  That  argues  bot  the  ihame  of  your  offence : 
A  rotten  cafr  abides  no  handling. 

H^^.  Hatb  the  Prince  ^shm  a  foil  comniiffion^ 
In  very  am^le  virtve  of  bis  father. 
To  bear  and  abfolutely  to  determine 
9f  wb^t  condtbons  we  fliall  ffand  upon? 

Wfjt.  That  is  intended  in  the  general's  name: 
I  mnfe,  ydu  make  fo  flight  a  qoeftion. 

nrJk.  Then  take,  my  Lord  of  mjlm»Umdy  thieicbedab^ 
For  this  cont|dns  oar  general  grictvances  i 
Each  feveral  article  herein  redrefs'd. 
All  members  of  oar  caafe,  both  beta  and  hence,, 

(19)  j^  hUftU  Mdj^d  mm  than  the  Ktaa  hinfelf.]  The  tiMf 
^deft /0&*t  (which  firft  gate  us  thit  fpcech  of  PT^m^rkm^  read  this 
liae  tnits ; 

AbJ  Utfi'datUI  ffae^if  9ind  M  mrt  than  tbi  XSag, 
Dr.  l^lrUf  fav ft#at  cMrupted  bjr  the  trajDfipnhers,  an4  gate  .me  that* 
^9ad§i  itfiib  winch  I  have  retoim'a  the  t«U,'  fo  fery  a^ loathe 
«n«fl'ef.ihec«miedrea4iiie.  /.  ^ 

11,  La  TU\. 


146  The  SscofMTD  Part  iif 

Tlitt  «re  ibfinewcd  to  this  a£Hon, 

AccHiittad  by  a  true  fabifaintial  f^rm ; 

And  prefent  execotions  of  oar  wills,  i  |»< 

To  as,  and  to  our  porpofetf  confin'd  ;  '^ 

We  come  within  our  awfal  banks  again,  '   ,  ^ 

And  knit  onr  powers  to  the  arm  of  peace.  ^  Ik 

^^.  This  will  I  fliew  the  General.  Pleafe  j^on;  IerA(    kbi 
In  £ght  c^  both  our  battles/  wenmy  meet^  {30) ;  ^ 

And  either  end  in  peace,  (which  heav'n  ftr  frame !}  ^ 

Or  to  the  place  of  difierence  call  the  iwords  9 

Which  maft  decide  it;  r      ~      ■    \ 

Tori.  My  Lord,  wewilldofo.  [ExifWtl 

Monjtib,  There  is  a  thing  within  my  bofom  teUs  me, 
That  no  conditions  of  onr  peace  can  ftand. 

Haft.  Fear  you  not  that :  If  we  can  make  our  p^icf 
Upon  fttch  I^rge  terms  and  fo  abiblute. 
As  our  conditions  ihall  infift  upon. 
Our  peace  ihall  ftand  as  firm  as  rocky  mountains, 

Moiubi,  Ay,  but  our  valuation  (hall  be  fuch^  ^ 

That  cv'ry  ffight  and  falfe- derived  caufe. 
Yea,  ev'ry  idle,  nice  and  wanton  trealbn, 
ShalLto  the  Kirig  uftc  of  thisaAion.  ^ 
That,  were  our  royal  faiths  martyrs  iii'  Jove,  ^      '  ,   ^ 
We  ihal}  be  vvinnow!d  with  ib, rough  a  wind;  ' 
That  ev'n  our  corn  (hall  {ttm  as  light  as  chaff. 
And  good  from  bad-  fiud  no  partition.  ^ 

Tork,  No,  nds  my  Lord,  note  this ;  the  Kingit  wea^t 
Of  dainty  and  fiuih  picking  grievances  :     ' 
For  he  hath  found,  to  end  one  ddubl  by  death,'  >'      '  ^ 
{Uvives  twogireater  in  theheirsdf  life*.  •*-    '^  ^ 

And  therefore  will  he  wipe  his  tables  cle^in,  '  ' 

And  keep  no  tell-tale  to  his  memory. 
That  m^y  repeat  and  hiikiry  his  \ok 
To  new  remembrance.     For  full  well  he  kno^Sji 
lie  cannot  fo  precifely  Weed  this  land, 

(to)  UJMrt  «/•  h^hiir  Unki,  we  mtiy  *** 
-         ^iAbirtndimptaci-.{wlMckBtmu'Afifimm^)  V 

Or  /« the  place  <}  d^W^ce,  ttQ.\  Th^  maa^wi^  5ahi^  I>  hMt 
jvdehtreio  the  pointini,  ^tv^tW  «»&^  Vx  5.«i^tki1i»iifB^]ii.fka 


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King  HBiik  V  IV.  ii^y 

As  hi»  mifdoubts  prefent  occafloh ; 

His  foes  are  (6  enrooted  with  his  frieod*. 

That,  plucking  to  unfix  an  enemy y 

He^otn  unfoften  (o  and  (hake  a  friend. 

So  that  this  land,  like  an  offenfive  wife, '  ' 

That  bath  enrag'd  him  oo  to  offer  trokes» 

As  he  is  ftrikine,  h6lds  his  infant  Up, 

And  hangs  reiorv'd  corredion  in  the  arm 

That  was  upr^ar'd  to  execntiott. 

HaJ^.  Beides,  the  King  hath  wafled  all  his  roda 
On  late  ofenders,  that  he  now  doth  lack 
The  very  inftroments  of  chaftilement : 
So  that  hk  powV»  like  to  a  faogleft  iion^ 
May  offer^  oat  not  hrfd. 

rari.  *Tit  very  tnie  :  « 

And  therefore  be  afiiir'di  my  good  Lord  Marflial^ 

If  we  do  now  taiake  onr  atonement  well. 

Our  peace  will,  like  a  broken  limb  muted* 

Grow  Wronger  for  the  breaking* 
Mo^^  Be  it  ibb  * 

Here  is  retum'd  jny  Lord  of  Wtfitimlmii. 

£ii/er  Weftmorland. 

JiP^.ThePrinceis  here  it  band :  Pleafcth  yourLordfhlp 
T#  meet  his  Grace,  juft  diftance  ^tweea  onr  armies  ? 
Afootf^.YourGrac^fTViiinGod^  name  then  fet  forward. 
Ttrh  Before,  and  greet  his  Grace ;  my  Lor^  we  come. 

Arl^rPfMir^  John  ^  Lancafler. 

Lem.  Yoi're  well  eoconntei^d  here,  mycotafin  MiMr^nt;  \ 
C3qod^day  X»  yo»,  my  gelitle  Lord  Archbtfhop, 
^nd  n)  to  yon.  Lord  ntiflingf^  and  to  all. 
I4y  Lbrd  of  York^  it  better  fliewM  with  yoa, 
"When  that  your  flock,  afiembled  by  the  bell, 
Sndrcled  yon,  to  hear  with  reverence         - 

YoQf  expcmdon  on  the  holy  text ; 

^haii  ROW  to  iee  you  here  an  iron  man^,  ^  ^ 

Cheering  m  iMl  of  r^te  with  your  dmm, 

Turniiig  the  word  to  fword,  mid  life  to  death. 

L4  J^^ 


Hi         TlM  S« eo  90  ?m  tf 

Ani  ripens  in  the  fon-flibe  of  his  6voim» 

Would  he  abufe  tlie  coanc*nance  of  tji^  KiSfg^ 

Alack,  what  miichiefft  might  he  iet  abrofic^ 

Id  ihadow  of  (vch  ^reatnefs  ?  with  yon,  hotd  B^p^ 

It  is  ev'n  fo.    Who  hath  not  heard  it  fpokeo*  . 

How  deep  }  oo,  were  within  the  books  of  Heaven? 

To  us,  the  fpeaker  in  his  parlkm^nti 

To  us,  th*  imagin'd  voice  of  Heaven  itielf  i 

The  very  opener,  and  intelH^eacer, 

Betweqd  she^race,  the  fandbties  of  Hea»*n^ 

And  cor  doll  workings^    O,  who  ihail  believo 

Bat  you  roifufe  the  rev'rence  of  your  {»laof» 

Employ  the  countenaMicp  and  grace  of  Heav'Hf 

As  a  falfe  favourite  doth  liis  Prince's  babm^ 

Jn  deeds  dilhon'rable  f  you've  taken  up. 

Under  fhe  coontcrlnt^  scal^f  G<^f 

The  fnbjeds  of  his  fubftitiite,  my  father  | 

And  both  agaiioft  the  peace  of  Hoav'a  and  i&dii 

Have  here  up^fwarm'd  tham. 

Tori.  Good  my  Lord  or  Xatuafttr^ 
I  am  not  here  agai^il  i^Okrt  father's  ^eafe; 
But,  as  I  told  my  Lord  Of  WifimwUmd^ 
The  time  mifrorder'd -dock  in  OoiMMv  feofii 
Crowd  as  mad  crmlh  os  to  this  monftfOtts  &rim 
To  hold  our  iaStiy  up.     J  ient  your  Q^m 
The  parcei;t  and  particulars  of  oar|;rie^ 
The  which  hath  been  with  ^ct>^lil^aiv'dirQmtbr  COafl^> 
Whereon  this  Uydra-kn  of  war  is  1)orn> 
Whofe  dangeroas  eyes  may  #dl  b«  dhttHttVl  afleep 
With  grant  of  our  moft  jail  mi  inghf  fdtficf  }  *  - 
And  true  obedience,  of  duStmadnaft  oar'dt. 
Stoop  tamely  to  the  fbot  of  Maji^ftyv 

MvwL  it  BOty  i»e avady  are  lo uy  opwibituaca 
To  the  htft  man. 

Maft.  And  though  we  h^rt  |all  ^OUrii 
We  have  fupplies  to  ffcond  oar  antmat  s 
If  they  mifcarry,'  ibtirs  fliaU  ftcond  iheaa. 
And  fo  fuccefs  pf  mifchiff  fiia|l  4)0  Iwib^t 
And  heir  fii^m  heir  IhaH  i^old  ihi^  .qnaNiitiitpf 
Wiiic  £fiikml  Avail  W»o.n^^asMp#v:u  ^c.^-  v.Lv. 


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&M.  Yoa  nn  too  (hallow,  fiafiinfi,  iqach  tpo  finMqw, 
Toibandlihe'bbttofnof  tbeafter-iiines.  ^ 

^^.yictfcth  your  Grace,  to  anfwer^iem  tKiv^jr, 
How  far-forth  yoq  do  like  their  artides  f 

Lan.  I  like  them  all,  and  do  allow  then  wellr: 
4n4  fweiyr^here,  bv  the  honoiir  of  my  blood. 
My  father^j  parpoiei  hare  been  miftook  ; . 
And  font  mtttKii|i:  hare  too  laviflily 
Wrefted  his  meaning  and  andioiity* 
My  Lord,  thefe  gridft  fhall  be  with  ipeed  redrrfl^        * 
y^n  my  life,  they  ihall.    If  this  may  pleafe^yoo,  * 
KMiafgeyour  ppw'rs nnto their iever^  counties, 
k%  we  wiUoftfs^  and  here,  .between  the  armies. 
Let's  drink  ^tpgethbr  friendly,  and  embrace ; 
Thar  all  th^r  eyes  m#y  bear  thofe  tokesis  iiomet  *   •     ^ 
Qf  oaf  >nfored  love  /ind  amity#    , 
/V-i.  1  take.fAiriprfnoely  word  forxhefe redsei&t,  ' 

£ee.  I  give  it  yoo ;  aad  jviU  matwtaia  i|iy  wocd| ; 
And  thereupon  I  drix^j^|ito,,yp|ir^race. 

iy^.tQ<^  cf^^in«  aii^()^Uyer]^otbear»y 
IMiis  pews  of  be^cf ;  tet rthcip  h^jreW,  ^  jpart :    - 
iStftow,  itw.iilvyejlpliealf.thejnh    Hje.th^,  captatp. 

4;^i/Co]kvae. 

York.  To  yoo>  py  nol?le  ^^rd  of  Wtftmrnrl/vid. 

Wefl,  1  pledge  your  6r^e ;  aod  if  ypu .|uiew  wl^Upai»s 
I'ha¥^  baiotwM,  %o  bi;eed  t^is  prefept  peace. 
You  wontd  dfink  freely. ;  bat  my  Ipve  to  ye  ■ 
'  Shall  ft^  iltfelf  mpre  openly  hereafter^ 

Tork,  i  io  not  doubt  ypu.  ... 

»Vy?.  lamfftedof  ii. 
Health  to  my  Lord,  and  geptle,coufia  il&Nii^fk^ 

Mowh,  you  wi(b  nie  health  jn  very  Jiappy  feafim**  i 
For  I  api  pfli  ^e  fuddeq  fpoiiethipg  ill. 

Tork.  Againll  ill  chances  men  are  eve^^fierry, .. 
But  heavinefs  fore-y^una  the  good  event. 

W$Ji.  Therefprft  b^  mpf^y^sfos^  fii^e  jfudden-fofinw 
Serves  to  fay  t>us;  fome  good, thing  copf^  to-morxofr. 

Torh  Bdieve  me,  I  am  pafiiiSg  light  in  Spirit. 

Mowh.^  mueh  the  worie,  ifypar  qwA  rule  be  troe«  ^ 
J  .   .  .  •  '  [Sho^tK 

Xea.  The  word  of  peace  is  rendex'd*>  hark  1  they  fhout, 
Li  5  Honnb 


2  so         The  Second*  Part:  of 

Mowi.  This  had  been  che^urfol  after  vidoiyw 
Tari»  A  peace  is  of  the  natare  of  a  conqueft^ 
For  then  both  parties  nobly  are  fabda'd» 
And  neither  party  lofer. 
Lam.'  Go,  my  Lord,.  * 
And  let  oar  army  be  difcharged  too.  [E^t  Weft* 

And,  good  my  Lord,  fo  pl^e  you,  let  ottr<^tiainfi 
March  by  ui,  that  we  mav  peruie  the  men 
We  (hoiild  have  cop'd  witoal. 

ZorL  Go,  ffood  Lord  Hajtings  : 
And,  ere  they  be  difinifs'd,  let  them  march  by.  [ExM^" 
him.  I  truft,  Lords,  we  (hall  lie  to-night  together. 
Re-tmer  Weftmorland. 
Now,  coofin,  wherefbie  Hands  par  army  ^U  ? 

Weft.  The  leaders,  having  charge  ^myotf  totind^ 
Will  not  go  off  nntil  they  hear  yo«  %i^. 
Lqm.  Tliey  knpw  their  dutiea. 

Ri^Mer  Hafttngs.  ' 
EMft.  My  Lord,  our  army  it  dtfpersM  already :  * 
Like  youthful  fteert  unyoakM,  they  took  their  courie 
Eaft,  weft,  north,  fouth  :  Or  like  a  (chool  broke  up^ 
•  Each  harries  towards  his  home  and  fporting<*place» 
Weft.  Good  tidings,  my  Lord  Hapngs ;  n>r  the  which 
,    I  do  arreilthee,  traitor,  of  high  trcafon  t 

A^d  you,  Lord  Archbilhop,  and  yoo  Lord  Momahrofy 
Of  capital  treafon  I  attach  yoo  both. 
Mowh.  Is  this  proceeding  juft  and  honourable  I 
Weft.  Is  vour  ailembly  A)  ? 
York.  Will  you  thus  break  your  faith  f 
Lem.  I  pawn'd  yon  none : 
I  promis'd  you  redrefs  of  thefe  fame  giievanees. 
Whereof  you  did  complain ;  which,  by  mine  hOnoar» 
I  will  perrorm  with  a  moft  chriftian  case. 
But  for  you,  rebels,  look  to  tafte  the  due 
Meet  for  rebellion  and  Ach  ads  as  yours. 
Mod  fhallowly  did  yon  thefe  arms  commence. 
Fondly  brought  here,  and  fooliihly  fent  hence» 
Strike  op  our  drums,  ourfue  the  fcatter'd  ftray, 
HcMv'n,  and  not  wCf  Wii  Wit\i  fs^^x^a-^. 


Til 


King  H  1  n  ft  r  IT.  1^51 

Some  guard  A^  traitort  to  Ae  Mock  of  itMh^ 
TfeafonV  true  bed  and  yieldcr  uf,  of  breatk     [Mx9Mitt^ 

Enttr  Falfiaff  and  Colevite, 

J«/.  What'^  yotur  liaac»  Sir  ?  of  what  eonditioii  are 
you  I  and  of  what  place,  I  pray  I 

C«iSr.  I  ant  a  KB%ht,  Sir :  and  my  name  b  C9/4Rii/#  of 
thedal^  ' 

iyL-^eH  then,  C^fvili  u  yonr  natnr»  »  Knight  i» 

Cir  debtee,  and  yoor  place,  the  dale.i  €cii^ile  fliim  fUll 
your  name,,  a  traitor  your  deetee,  and  the  dai)|eoo 
jcDor  place,  a  place  deep  enough :  £>  fli&U  yoa  mil  be; 
'  CeUwle  of  the  dale. 

€^U.  Aft  not  jov^  Sir  J^BxFalJh^^ 

FmL  Aft  good  a  man  as  he.  Sir,  who  e^fr  I  am:  do  ye> 

;  yield.  Sir,  or  ihall  I  fWeat  for  you  ?  if  I  do  fweat,.  they  are 

,  the  drops  of  thy  lovers,  and  they  Weep  for  thy  death ;; 

tiierefbreroixBe  Bpfearandtstefaling,  aoddoobfeevaiiGe 

•tomymer^. 

Cok,  I  think,  yoa  are  Sir  Jbiii  Fmijhf^  and  in  that 
thought  yield  me.. 

F^^  I  have  a  whole  fchool  of  tongues  in  this  beUy.of 
mine,  and  not  a  tongue  of  them  all  ipeaks  any  othrr 
word  bnt  my  name  i  an  I  had  but  a  belly*  of  any  indif- 
ferency,  1  were  itmply  At  moft  adive  h\Um  in  Europt  : 
JKky  woi|ib^  my  womib,  my  womb,  undoes  me..  H«fe 
comes  our  GeneraL 

Etrtir  Frince  John  of  Lancailer^  and  Weflmortand.. 

Z^nr.  The  heat  is  paft,  follow  no  ferther  naw^ 
Call  in  Uie  pow'rs,.  good  couim  Hrefinufland. 

{Sxif.  Weft. 
Kow,  Faljhffi  where  have  you  been  all'  this  wiiUe  I 
^hen.  every  thing  is  ended,  then  you  come. 
Thefe  tardy'tricks  of  yours  will,  on  my  life^ 
One  time  or  othec  break  fome  gallows*  back. 

FaU  \  would  be  fe>rty,  my  Lord,  b<Jt  it  (hould  be: 
thus  :  I  never  knew  yet,  but  rebuke  «iid  check  was  the 
sciyard  ol  vsloor,.    Do  you.  think  me  a  {if?\\^^,  %l\v  v^x* 

L  6  \ViN^^, 


t$2  The  fit  eo^H)  jRufof 

row»  or  a  Imlktl  telrcl^  'mmripoot  «id  dd     ^ 
lb«  4a^didoB  of  tho«glitl  I  ppititi  hhkei  tviih  Oe    H 
Wtry  /Mtrctmeft  fnch  of*  pdffibiiity.    I  have  fouiiderM    fc 
ainefcore  and  odd  potts :  and  hca^  ttaTel-tab^ed  v  I 
an,  hare  in  mv  puit  and  Iminaeouie  valour  takei  Sir 
TiAa  CiiK^  of  the  dale,  a  iMftfavio«»  kdfhta»f  va- 
loroiM  enemy :  botwhit  of  that?  he  iwir  me  and  yielded;    S 
that  I  i^jr  jtt%  fajr  with  theaiook-4Mt!d  felknv  of  Rmt    I 
there,  C^tfar^ — I  came,  faw,  and  overcame.    «. 
'  Ltm^  It  was  moremf  Ibb  odorUiy  thaii  rf^nt  tf efating. 

/«/•  I  k«o#  not:  bets  he  i«,  and  here  I  mkhhha; 
and  1  heieech  jroor  Gtai^e,  Jet  it  he  book'd  rwith  theatft 
of  this  day^  deeds ;  or,  .by  the  JJord,  I  will  have  it  in  a 
particular  ballad  elfe,  with  mine  owa  pidore  oo  the^ 
of  it,  CdemiU  kiiSnff  niy isnSt :  totthe ndikh  coarie if  I 
be  enlbrc'd,  if  yoo  do  not  all  (hcwriyte  giit«two^pancei 
to  ne ;  ai»d  T,  in  the  clear  lky;of  faaie,  o^erfiaaii  yoo 
as  tnnch  ^s  the  foil  noon  doih.the  cinders  of  the  ekaMt« 
'which  fliew  like  pins  headato  her;  beHere  not  the  wird 
cf  the  noble.  Therefore  let  me  have  right,  and  4ct  de« 
'firt^momtt. 

Lan.  Thjne*s  too  heavy  to  moant.  i 

/«/.  Let  it  fliine  then. 

lsan^T\avet\  too  thick  to  fliiae. 

Fal  L^  it  do  fomething,  iiy  good  Lord,  that  may  do  I 
me  good,  and  call  it  whsrt  yo«i  wi^l,  \ 

tan.  Is  thy  name  C^lnfik't  j 

Cole*  It  is,  ray  Lord.  •  * 

Lan*  A  famOMs  rebel  art  thou,  CoUvtU. 

Tal.  And  a  famous  true  fubjefl  took  hioK 

CoU.  1  am,  my  Lord,  but  as  my  betters  are. 
That  led  me  hither ;  had  they  been  rul'd  by  iiie» 
You  (hould  have  won  them  desrer  than  you  have.' 

Fal,  I  know  not  how  they  ibid  ihemfelvcsi  'btit  thoi^:^ 
like  a  kind  fellow,  gav'ft  thyfelf  away  grmiii  and  '—3 
thank  thee  ipr  thee. 

£«/fr  Wett(norland. 
Law.  Now,  have  you  left  purfuit  } 


^is^  Hbnet  IV.  jiflg 

Skm9  i^  ^^^  bence;  md  foTt  7P0  gpiiud  him  TorfB. 

[Ex.  nvith  ColevUc* 
vAw4  now  dirpaUh M^  Cow'fd  tl^  court,  my  Lords;     ^ 
tl  Jirsjr,  thi  Kii^, .  myr  futhdr*  i«  ibre  fick : 
fOw  aews  Aall  go  before^  os  to  bb  Majeily, 
WUd^,  ^Ottfin,  fOu  ib»ll  bear  to  comfort  him : 
Jlund  9it  with  fobcr  ifttA  will  follow  you. 

/"fi/i  My  Im4*  I  M9%^  yoBt  s^ve  me  leaife  to  go 
i>|biP«igli  Wft^Jbmi   wik  whea  jrou  oomt  to  court, 
'pray,  let  me  ftand  my  good  Lord  in  your  good  rejurt. 

LoM.  Fare  voo  well^  Fof/i^l  h  in  my  condition. 
Shall  better  »eak  of  you  than  you  defervc.  lExit^ 

/W.  I  would,  you  had  but  the  wit;  'twere  gbetirr 
ihjui  voor  dukedom.  Good  faith,  this  fame  y onng  fiiber- 
Mbodird  boy  doth  not  lo?e  me ;  nor  a  man  cannot  make 
feini  laughs  bat  thiit'^  ao  manrel,  he  drinks  no  wine. 
There'k  never  any  of  d&efe  demure  boys  come  to  any 
fMof ;  for  thin  >drink  doth  fi>  over-cool  thf ir  blood,  aad 
making  many  fi(h-meals,  that  they  fall  into  a  kind  of  male 
gieea-fickn^s ;  and  then,  when  tbey  marry,  they  get 
wenches.  They  are  generally  fools  and  cowards }  which 
Somt  of  us  (bould  be  too,  bat  for  iaAammation*  A  good 
iberris-fack  hath  a  two-fold  operation  in  it ;  it  afcends 
aac  into  the  blrj^in,  dries  me  there  all  the  fooliih,  dull  nid 
crudv  vapours  Which  environ  it ;  makes  it  apprehenfive, 
quick,  forfi;etive,  full  of  nimble,  fiery  and  dele^bble 
&apes ;  which  delivered  o'er  to  the  voice,  the  tongue, 
which  is  the  birth,  becomes  excellent  wit.  The  fecond 
property  of  your  excellent  (herris,  is,  the  warming  of  the 
blood;  which  before,  cold  and  fettled,  left  the  liver 
white  and  pale  ;  which  is  the  badge  of  pufiUanimity  and 
cowardi(e  ;  but  the  (herris  warms  it,  and  makes  it  conrio. 
fiom  the  inwards,  to  the  paru  extreme  y  it  illuroinateih 
the  face,  which,  as  a  beacon,  gives  warning  to  all  the 
aeft  of  this  little  kin2;dom,.man,  to  arm;  and  then  the 
vital  commoners  and  inland  petty  fpirits  mufter  me  all 
to  their  captain,  the  heart;  who  great,  and  puft  up  with 
thif  retinufj  doth  uay  dc^  of  couiag^t  \  \xA  \b\^  N^%>tt 

^^iBia.% 


^S4         The  Second  Fart  of 

c  omes  of  fhemt.    Sd  that  iktll  in  tke  wetponis  aofths 
wit  lioiit  &ck,  for  that  fcts  h  a-work  ?  and  learniog  «  mm 
hotrd  of  gold  kep^  bya  devil»  till  fack  conraencesi^ 
-and  fets  ft  in  aA  and  ufe.  Hereof  comes  it,  that  Prince 
Harty  is  valiant  i  for  the  cold  blood  &e  did  natwally  in. 
kerit  of  his  father,  hath,  Hkelean^,  (teril  and  bare  iand» 
sanurcd)  hafrandcd,  and  tfH'd, with  excellent  endeavour 
of  drinkihg  good  and  «)od  ftorc  of  fertil  fherris,  tbarie 
is  become  very  hot  and  valiant.  If  I  had  a  thoofandfoM, 
the  firft  horaan  principle  I  would  teach  them^  fhould  be 
to  forfwtar  thin  poutton^,  and  to  addidt  tbenvfclvc^s  fe» 
^k. 

Eft/er  EardoljpL 

How  now,  Bdtrdoipk  ? 

Bar.  The  army  h  difcharged  all,  and  gione. 

Fal,  Let  them  go ;  Pll  throngh  Giouctfttrjbiret  and  tho^ 
wilt  (  viRt  mafter  Robert  &haiUw9  Bfqoire ;,  I  have  him 
S^ready  tempering  between  my  finger  and  mj  thumb,.aod 
iiortly  will^  1  feal  with  hinu     Come  awagi.^         [Extmt* 

SCENE  cftangcs  to  the  Pahce  at  Weftmmjkr,. 

Infer  Ki/t^UenrY^V^sawkK  Clarence,  iJw^  Gioixefter. 

Jt.  Hknty.  XT  ^  W  Lords,  if  heav'n  ibth   jrive  fat-    \ 
Jl\         cefsfulcnd  *  ' 

To  this  debate  that  bleedeth  at  our  door»,. 
We  will  our  yotrth  lead  on  to  higher  fields. 
And  draw  no  (words  but  what  arefandify'^K. 
Our  navy  is  addreis'jd,  oirr  power  colieded,. 
Out  fubRitntes  in  abfence  well  invefled, 
And  every  thing  lies  Jtelrcl  to  our  wifh  :: 
Only  we  want  a  little  jperfbnal  flrength,r 
And  panfc  uv  till  thew  rebels  now  afdot,. 
Come  underneath  the  yoke  of  government. 

fTar.  Both  which,  we  doubt  not,  bat  your  M^jeft^ 
Shall  foon  enjoy. 

K.  Henry.  Humphry^  my  fon  of  GkiHefitr^ 
Where-  h  the  Prince  ^oui  bt<>>ivti  \ 


King    Ht  «r  R  y    IT:  255 

'^&r»  CtWk,  hc*s  gom tohnnu  my  lAud,  tit  fFiml^^ 
K.  'Rcnryl  And  how  acconpanied  ^ 
Clou.  1  do  nat  know»  my  Lord. 
V.Henry.  Is  not  Us  brother.T'itfna/of  C/amr»,witli  himl 
C/fi^.  No^  my  good  Lord,  he  is  in  pre&nce  here. 
eta.  What  would  my  Lord  and  father  ? 
K.  Henry.  Nothing  but  well  to  thee,  fbouun  oiCiargmf^ 
How  chance  thou  art  not  with  the  Prince  thy  brother  i 
He  loves  thee^  and  thou  doH  negled  him^  n^mu  i 
Thou  hail  a  bette^r  place  in  his  affe^ion* 
Than  all  thy  brothers  x  cherifli  it,  my  hoy; 
And  noble  oiRces  thou  may'ft  efied 
Of  xnediation,  after  lam  dead, 
.  Between  his  greatncfs  and  thy  other  brethreiw 
Therefore,  omit  him  not;  blunt  not  his  love  ; 
N^r  lo(e  the  good  advantage  of  his  giacci^ 
*ij  ieeming  cold,  or  carelefs  of  his  wilL 
For  he  is  gracious,  if  he  be  obferv'd  • 
He  hath  a  tear  fpr  pity »  and  a  hand 
Open  as  day,  forme] tlog  charity : 
Yet  notwith&anding,  being incens'd,  he's  flint; 
As  hnsiorous  as  winter,  and  as  fudden 
As  flaws  congealed  in  the  ibring  of  day. 
His  temper  therefore  mud  oe  well  obferv'd : 
Chide  him  £ar  faults,  and  do  it  reverently, 
Whea  you  perceive  his  blood  inclin'd  to  mirth  : 
Bat  being  moody,  giye  him  line  and  fcope. 
Tilt  that  his  paiEons,  like  a  whale  on  ground, 
Confound  themfelves  with  working.  Learn  this,  n^mar. 
And  thou  flialt  prove  a  fhelter  tp  thy  friends  ; 
A  hoop  of  gold  to  bind  thy  brothers  in. 
That  the  onited  veflel  of  their  blood, 
(Mingled  with  venom  of  fuggeftion. 
As,  force  perforce,  the  age  will  pour  it  in :) 
Shall  never  leak,  though  it  do  wt>rk  as  ilrong 
As  Afomtum^  or  ra(h  gun-powder. 
Cla.  l.ihall  obferve  him  with  all  care  and  love.  ' 

K.Henry,  Why  art  thou  not  2XWindfor  with  VixxiyTbenmf 
Cla.  He  is  not  there  to  day  ;  he  dines  in  London^ 
K. /ir/irr/' And  Bow  a^cojDipanied!  can?&x.WabV^^vc\ 


2^        Tbt  S.B  cp  ^i»  P»rr0f 

CU.  With  Ponut  and  other  his  cpntiaoal  foUowM»       ] 
*    K.  litmy.  Mm  fubjea  is  the  fatteft  foil  to  #eefti^       i^ 
And  he,  the  noble  image  of  tny  vouth. 
Is  over-fpread  with  them  ;  therefore  my  grief  ' 
I8tretches  itfelf  beyond  the  hour  of  death. 
The  Mood  weejps  from  my  heart,  when  I  do  fhape*. 
In  forms  imaginary,  th'  nnetrided  days 
And  rotten  times  that^ou  &all  look  upon,  u 

When  I  am  lleeping  with  my  ancestors.  |fe 

For  when' his  head-itrong  riot  hath  no  curb. 
When  rage  and  hot  blo^  are  his  counfeOors, 
When  means  and  lavifh  nxapners  meet  tt^eth^, ,  \ 
Oh»  with  what  wings  ftaH  his  afledtion  nj. 
Towards  fronting. peril  and  oppos'd  decay  ? 

War.  My  gracious  Lord,  yon  look  beyond  him  qmU: 
The  Prince  pot  iludies  his  compaoxons. 
Like  a  ftrange  tongnej  wherein,  to  gain  the  language^ 
^Tis  needful,  that  the  moft  immodeft  word 
Be  loekM  upon,  and  leariiM ;  which  opce  attained,     , 
Yonr  Highnefs  knows^  comes  to  no  farther  ofe. 
Bat  to  be  known  and  hated.    So,  like  grois  terms. 
The  Prince  w^  in  the  perfedhiefs  of  time 
Caft  off  hts  followers^  and  their  memory n 
Shall  as  a  pattern  or  a  meafure  live, 
By  which  nit  Grace  muft  meet  the  lives  of  others; . 
Turning  paft  evils  to  advantages. 

K.  Henry, ^li  feldom,  when  the  bee  doth  leave  her  cooab ' 
In  the  dead  carrion. Who's  here  ?  WeftrnwUndf  . 

£ir/rr  WeftaM>rland. 

Weft.  Health  to  my  Sovereign*  and  new  happineis^ 
Added  to  that,  which  1  am  to  deliver ! 
Prince  John^  your  fon,  doth  kifs  your  Grace's  hand : 
MowBray,  the  Bi/hop  Scroof^  Hafiirngs,  and  all,  ' 

Are  brought  to  the  corredlion  of  your  law  | 
There  is  hot  now  a  rebel's  fword  unfheath'd. 
But  peace  puts  forth  her  olive  ev'ry  where.  ^ 

TJif  manner  how  this  action  hath  been  boroe. 
Here  at  more  leifure  may  yonr  Highnefs  read,- 
Widi  every  courfe,  in)u%  ^^ix\c^\%t%  ^ 


R.  Hfmy.  O  W^ll0tmrltmit  tf^rn  art  a  (bminer  birdf 
^Uca  ever  in  tbe  haundi  of  wUlcr  fings 
riie  lifoaf  «p  of  day. 

i?/i//r  Harcoart. 

l^Qoky^  kcre**  more  acws.  . 

iS^r.  f  fom  eoeiniea  heav'n  keep  your  Majefly  t 
^hd,  when  (^  ftand  againA  you,  may  tbey  fall 
^s  thofe  thaf  T  am  come  to  tell  yon  of  f 
The  Eaf  1  NorthMmhofUitui,  and  the  Lord  Bariflth% 
i^ith  a  great  pow^r  of  EngUfij  and  of  ^r(?//» 
Kit  by  the  Sheriff  of  York/hire  overthrown : 

fhe  manner  and  trae  order  of  the  fight 
%\i  packet,  pleafe  it  yon,  contains  at  large. 

K.  Htn,  And  wheisfpre  ihonld  thefe  good  news  make  ae 
W\\\  fortune  never  come  with  boih  hands  ful]»      [fick  ih 
But  write  her  fair  words  ftill  in  fboleft  letterai 
She  either  gives  a  fibmacht  and  no  food  \, 
[Such  are  toe  poor  in  health)  or  elie  a  feaft» 
And  takes  away  the  fiomach ;  {ftich  the  rich^ 
That  have  at>dhdance  an^  ei^oy  it  not.)^ 
I  ihould  rejoice  now  at  this  happy  news, 
And  now  my  fight  iails^  and  my  Watm  i»  giddyii 
O  me,  come  near  ine«  now  I  am  much  illl 

GUm.  Cbitifen  your  Majcfty  1 

Cld,  Oh,  my  royal  father ! 

Writ.  My^Soveftlgn  Lord,  chear  up  yourfelf,  look  uji^ 

Wwr.  Be  patient.  Princes ;  yon  do  know,  thefe  fits  '■ 
Are  with  his  Highnefs  very  ordinary. 
Sund  from  him,  give  him  air :  he'll  ftrait  be  well, 

CAi.  No,  no,,  he  pannot  long  hold  out  thefe  pangt^ 
Th'  ancefiTaut  care  and  labour  of  his  mind  (3 1 ) 

Haiki 

(il)  71*  Huegkmi  curt  tad  U^ur  tf  his  mind 

M9A  t»rM|l#  flk  JnoJV,  ftc]  Damkl.  in  bit  Mtytrkt  «C  th» 

tij^  civil  WMS,  rpe»king  ef  the  loog  decay  Huify  IV.  felt  hc^ 

mwtmtt  fickncit,  hat  thii  very  thought.  I  don't  ki|ow  ^he  date  ^f  that 

Ipem  b^iiig  wrote^  fo  cannot  lay  which  poet  h«8  copied  fmm  the  elAtlW. 

And  pain  And  grief,  iaforcing  more  and  ftiore, 

Befif  g*d  the  hold  that  could  not  long  defend  § 
Confomiiig  ib  sli  the  feeing  htfltt 
Of  fbof0  pr$^QM9  nktmt  liei^ii^ito  UK^  ' 


^59  The  S  K  d  o  K  6  Ftit  of 

Ha|h  wrought  the  mnrt,  that  ftoold  confioe  it !», 

So  thin,  that  life  look*  through,  and  will  break  out 

Clou.  The  people  fear  me  ;  fbr  thty  do  oUbrve 

Unfather'd  heirs  and  loathly  births  of  natnre:  Bi 

The  feafons  change  their  manners,  as  the  year  C 

Had  foand  feme  months  afleep,  and  Ieap*d  them  mr,      1 

Cia,  ^The  river  hath  thrice  flow'd,  no  ebb  between  i    |l 

And  the  old  folk  (tinted  doting  chronicles)  I S 

Say,  it  did  fo  a  little  time  before  I  i 

That  our  great  grandiire  Edward  fick'd  and  dyM.  |S 

fTan  Speak  lower.  Princes,  for  the  King  recoTen.     1^ 

Cleu.  This  apoplex  will,  certain;  be  his  end.  1 1 

IL.  Henry,  I  pray  yon  take  me  up.  and  bear  me  hcnce  |' 

Into  fome  other  chamber:  fofdy,  *pray. 

Let  there  be  no  noife  made,  my  gentle  friends* 

tJnleis  fome  dull  and  favourable  hand 

Will  whiiper  mufick  to  my  weary  fpirit. 

IFar.  Call  for  the  mufick  tn  the  other  room. 

K.  Henry,  Set  me  the  crown  upon  my  pillow  heiCL 

C/a.  His  eye  is  hollow,  and  he  changes  mttdu 

War.  Lcfs  noife,  lefs  noife* 

Entir  Prince  Htntf* 

p.  Henry.  Wh#  faw  the  Duke  of  CUrencif^ 

€ia.  I  am  here,  brother,  fall  of  heavinefs* 

T.ffenrf.  How  now  1  rain  witli^in  doors,  and  none  abioftl^ 
Jlow  doth  the  King  ? 

Giou,  Exceeding  ill, 

P.  Henry.  Heard  he  the  good  newayet  ¥ 
Tellithiro, 

GUu.  He  alter'd  much  upon  the  hearing  it^  ; 

P,  Henry.  If  he  be  fick  with  joy. 
He'll  recover  without  phyfick. 

JTar.  Not  fo  much  noife,  my  Loids;  fweet  Pruice,  fpetk 
The  King,  yonr  father,  is  difposM  to  deep.  [W; 

Cla.  Let  us  withdraw  into  the  other  rooni. 

Will't  pleafe  your  Grace  to  go  along  .v^tk  os^ 

At  fhit  the  vtallh  worn  thin*  ^cnit  the  mmd 


^  Kbg  Hit  M  R  y  IV.  255 

P.  Senry.  No ;  I  will  fit,  and  watch  here  by  the  King. 

[Exeunt  all  hut  P.  He^ry, 
Why  doth  the  crown  He  there  m)on  his  pillo#» 
Being  fo  troublefome  a  bed-feliow  ? 
O  polilh'd  {>ercurbatioto  !  golden  care  ! 
That  keep'ft  the  ports  of  slumber  ojsen  wide 
To  many  a  watchful  night :  fleep  with  it  now  t 
Yet  not  fo  found,  and  half  fo  deeply  fwect. 
As  he,  whofe  brow,  with  homely  biggen  boand, 
Snores  out  the  watch  of  night.     O  Majefty  ! 
When  thoQ  doft  pinch  thy  bearer,  thou  doift  fit 
Like  a  rich  armour  worn  in  heat  of  day. 
That  fcalds  with  fafety.     By  his  gates  of  breath 
There  lies  a  downy  feather,  which  ftirs  not : 
Did  he  fufpire,  that  light  and  wejghtlefs  down  ^ 
Perfbrce  mud  moVe.     My  gracious  Loid  !  my  father  I 
This  fleep  is  fonnd,  indeed  ;  this  is  a  fleep. 
That  from  this  golden  ngol  hath  diforcM  (32) 
So' many  Enzlijb  Kings.    Thy  due  from  me 
Is  tci^s,  and  heavy  forrows  of  tl»  blood  | 
'mdchna^re,  love,  and  filialtendemeli 
%all,  O  dear  father,  ipzy  thee  plenteOafly; 
My  due  from  thee  is  thi^  imperial  crowd, 
Wliichj  -as  immediate  from  thy  place  and  blood. 
Derives  itfelf  to  me.     Lo,  here  it  fits. 
Which  heav'n  fhall  guard  :  and  put  the  world's  who1# 
Into  one  giant  arm,  it  fhall  not  fbrce  [ftrength 

This  lineal  hbnoar  fkMn  me.     This  from  thee  ' 

Will  I  to  mine  leave;  as  '^ds  kit  to  me.  {Exk* 

{%%)  Tb*tJmmihk\iflimnfBBX^'yie^  Ring,  •rdKlo«        .   V 
Jn  idscktth  be  bit  exptefsM  it ; 

All  that  impedes  %hfit  hoii^^he gMen  rtuiul. 
But  we  once  noorc  me«t  >yith  the  word  rigol  ia  our  anthorH  wor^|  j 
About  ihc  mouri^ag  and  congealpd  face 
Of  tbat  bl4ck  blood  »  watry  rsigd  god^  &is. 

TarquHi  ^  Locrece*. 
Tht  word  feemt  of  ^alka.  cstradioo<---«— Ridda,  cborta,  cum  nem* 
mmmimt  fitktnd:  'm  orhm  vertvntur.  A  ridda^  ridoletto,  rigohtto, 
ngolo.— — So  Fef  nanus  in  his  Origlnes  Italh^e.     Hence  a   rig»ftt,  off 


I 


(1(56         The  Se  con  D  Part 'of 

Enter  Warwkk^  GloQcefter,  and  Clarence* 

X .  Henry,  War^uk  !  GUme^  •'  Clannce  I 

CU.  Doth  the  King  call  ? 

I^tff.  What  would  yourMajefty  ?  how  fares  your  Grace? 

K.  Henry.  Why  did  you  leave  me  here  alone,  xny  Lordsl 

C/«.  We  left  the  Prince  my  i>rother  here,  my  Liege« 
Who  undertook  to  fit  and  watch  by^on. 

K.^^.ThePrince  of  fTalejI  where  u  he  r  let  me  fee  hin. 

JTar.  Thii  door  is  of^n,  he  is  gone  this  way. 

G/m.  Ht  Game  not  throogh  the  chamJ>er  where  we  fta^d* 

K.^M. Where  is  the  crown?  whotook  it  from  my  pillow^ 

ITar,  When  we  withdrew,  my  Liege,  we  left  it  ben. 

Kt  Hen.  The  Prince  hath  ta'en  it  hence ;  goieek  himoiit. 
li  Ke  fo  hafty,  that  he  doth  fuppofe  ^  , 

My  flefp  mv  death  ?  find  him,  ^y  Lord  of  J^izrwwci^; 
>^nd  chide  him  hither  flrait;  this  part  of  his 
Conjoins  with  my  difeafe,  and  hel|tt  to  end  me. 
£ee,  fons,  what  things  you  are !  how  quickly  natoxe 
Falls  to  revolt.  wh«n  g^ld  become^i  (ler  objed  t  , 
For  this,  the  ^lifh  oven^areful  fathers  [caiff. 

Have  broke  their  fleepa  with  fthou^t^  i^eiri>]^ns  im 
Their  bones  w}th  iodo^rv :  fbrthiSy;  engrofled 
The  cankerM  heaps  of  ftrange-f tcUeved  gold  t . . 
For  this,  thrjT  have  been  thoi^ktfi^l  to  inveft 
Their  foo4  with  arts  and  martial  ^xercsfes: 
Wheuj  like  the  bee,  cuUiag  ^K^n  ev'ry  flower. 
Our  thighs  are  packt  9(9th  wax,  ^r  pooths  with  houqr^ 
.Wt  bring  it  to  the  hiye^  an^  like  th^bees,  ,   ,. 

Are  murder'd  for  our  pains !  this  bitter  tafto 
Yield  hii  eagfoiinents  tc[ihe,dyt«^>fiiik«u 

*  ffir^' Warwick. 

Now,  where  is  he^  that  will  i\ot  ftay  fo  long* 
Till  his  friend,  ficknefs,  hath  determin'd  mti 

Wmr.  My  Lord,  I  found  the  Prince  in  the  next  rooD; 
Wafhing  witli  kindly  t^ar  his  g;enftle  cheeks ; 
.With  fuch  a  deep  demeanour  in  great  ibrrow, 
.  That  tyraiM^y,  which  n^er  i^att  tnit  tiopd,  v 

\ Would  by  beholding  him  have  waih'a  his  knife 

*  With 


mtli  gentle  eyenXropi.    He  is  coflmag  liiditr. 
K.  Hemy.  Bat  wherefore  did  kc  uke  away  die  tnmut 

EmUr  PrinciVsnrj. 
Lo>  wWe  he  comes.    Come  Uther  to  me^  B4tnyi 
Depart  the  chamber,  leaira  qs  here  alone.     [Ext.  L§rds% 

p.  Hemy,  I  never  thptight  to  hear  yon  fpeak  amn. 

K.  Ami^.  Thy  wllh  was  father,  Umny^  tQ  that  tboiigfcc  t 
I  ftay  too  loiifi;  by  thee»  I'  weajy  thee* 
Doft  thoo  fo  nunger  far  » v  empty  chai^ 
That  ihoo  wile  nerds  inTcft  thee  with  mv  hoaeiutif 
Before  thv  hoitr  be  ripe  ?  O  foolifli  yoath  I 
Thoa  feek'ft  the.greatnefs,  that  will  oifierwhelm  theib   ' 
^Stay  hot  a  little^  for  mv  cloud  of , dignity 
Is  held  from  falling  with  fo  weak  k  wind, 
iPhat  it  will  quickiy  djrof  ;  xny  day  is  diaK. 
Thoa  haft  ftotn  that»  which,  after  fomt  few  h^uijiy 
Were  thibe  without  offence :  And  at  my  df^ 
Thon  had  feal'd  up  my  expefiauoa : 
Thy  life  did  n^aniteft,  thon  lor'dft  fl»e  aotj 
>And  thou  wilt  have  me  die  aiTar'd  of  it.       , 
Thon  hid'il  a  thoufand  daggers  in  thy  thoiighti 
Which  thou  haft  whetted 'on  thy  ftony  heart. 
To  ftab  at  half  an  hour  of  my  frail  life. 
What !  can'll  thau  not  forbear  me  half  an  hour  f 
Tlien  fH  thee  goae,  and  dig  my  grave  ihyftlf^ 
And  bid'^he  merry  bells  ring^to  thy  ear. 
That  thon  art  crowned,  not  ths^  I  am  dead. 
I.et  alf  the  learAi  that  ihould  bedew  my  herfi^^ 
Be  drops  of  i>alm;to  fan^fy  thy  head  y 
Only  Gomponnd  me  with  for^tten  dafl:» 
Give  that,  which  save  thee  Ufe,  unto  the  wojrms* 
Pluck  down  my  omcers,  break  my  decrees. ; 
For  now  a  time  is  come  to  mock  at  form : 
&nrj  the  ftfth  is  crown'd  :  up,  vanity ! 
]]toiwa,  royal  ftate  I  all  you  (age  coun)eUors»  hence  $* 
And  to  the  Engl^  oonrt  afTemble  now» 
From  ev^ry  region,  apes  of  idlenefs: 
Now,  neighbour  confines,  pnrge  you  of  your  fcnm  t 
Have  yon  a  jTo^a  t^ut  wiU  fwetf  ?  dri&)&?  dance  t 

Rtvfl 


t6i         lH  Sftt«ili  I^f?t>f 

Revel  the  night?  rob?  inuf^?  aod commit  * 

The  oldeft  fins  the  neweft  kind  of  ways  ? 
Be  happ7t;he  will  trouUe  ^ou  no  more : 
EMgUmi  fllUl  double  gild  his  treble  guiU  (33)  | 
Englami  (hall  give  him  office,  honoor,  might : 
For  the  Fifth  Harrj  from  corb'd  licence  plocks 
The  muzzle  of  reftraint ;  and  the  wild  dog 
Shall  flefii  his  tooth  on  every  innocent. 

0  my  poor  kingdom;  fick  with  civil  blows ! 
Whea  that  my  care  could  tot  with<*hold  thy  riots^ 
What  wilt  thou  do,  when  riot  is  thy  care  ? 

O9  thpo  wilt  be  a  wildemefs  again. 
Peopled  with  wolves  thy  old  inhabitants. 

F.HiMfy.  O  pardon  me,  my  Liege!  but  for  my  tean^ 
(The  moift  impediments  unto  my  ipeech,)       l&udbf^ 

1  had  fore-ftalrd  this  dear  and  deep  rebuke. 
Ere  yo<i  with  grief  had  ipoke,  and  I  had  heard 
The  courie  of  it  fo  far.    There  is  your  crown  ; 
And  he^  that  wears  the  crown  immortally, 
Long  guard  it  vours !  If  I  affedt  it  more. 
Than  as  your  honour  and  as  your  renown^ 
Let  me  no  more  from  this  obedience  rife. 
Which  my  mod  true  and  inward -duteous  it^irit 
Teacheth  th^s  proftrate  and  exterior  bendtn^^. 
Heav'n  witnen  with  me,  when  I  here  eame  in. 
And  found  no  courfe  of  breath  within  yottr  Majefty^ 
How  cold  it  ftruck  my  heart!  if  I  doiagn» 

0  let  me  in  my  prefent  wildnefs  die. 

And  never  live  to  (hew  th*  incredulous  wodd 
The  noble  change  that  I  have  purpofed. 
Coming  to  look  on  you,  thinking  yon  dead# 
(And  dead  almofl,  my  Liege,  to  think  yoa  were) 

1  fpake  unto  the  crown,  as  having  fenfe, 

(13)  England  JbaU  dnBte  gild  bis  trUU  guUt.]  Thtt  line  iria  «U 
f be  editions  in  gencraJ,  but  Mr.  Papist  |  and  he  hat  th«aght  fit  is 
cafliier  tt«  If  be  imagined  tbe  conceit  too  mean,  be  ougbt  '•!  leaf 
to  have  degraded  it  to  the  bottom  of  his  page,  not  abfotutelj  ftifled  ih 
But  mean  at  tbe  conceit  ti,  our  author  hat  tepeatcd  it  agpio  in  hit 

Have  for  the  gilt  of  France  (O  guilt,  hdudt) 
Confirmed  cel^piracy  with  fearful  l^jacftf 

3  Aad 


King   HiifftY   iV,  t5| 

IS  iiphndded  it.    The  care  oir  thee  depending 
d  itpoa  the  body  of  my  /ather, 
>re  thou  beft  of  gold  art  worft  of  gold  ; 
left  fine  in  carrat»  is  more  precious, 
ing  life  in  med'cine  potable  : 
ton,  taoft  fine,,  mod  honoar'd,  moft  renownMi 
t  thy  bearer  op.    Thus,  royal  Liegei 
ig  it^  I  pm  it  on  my  head) 
with  it  (as  with  an  enemy, 
ad  before  my  faca  murdered  my  fkther) 
larrel  of  a  trne  inheritor, 
it  did  infea  my  blood  with  jdj, 
11  my  thoughts  to  any  ftrain  or  pride^ 
rebel  or  Tain  (pint  of  mine 
th  the  leaft  afe£^ion  of  a  welcome, 
ntertainment  to  the  might  of  it ; 
raY'n  for  ever  keep  it  from  my  head, 
lake  me  as  the  pooreft  vaiTal  is, 
loth  with  awe  and  terrof  kneel  to  it ! 
iemy.  OmyAm! 

I  put  it  in  thy  mind  to  take  It  hence, 
:hoii  mi^ht*ft  win  the  more  thy  father's  lovei^ 
Dg  fo  wifely  in  excttfe  6f  it. 
hither,  Harty^  fit  thou  by  my  bed ; 
car,  I  think,  the  very  lateft  counfe], 
Bver  I  (hall  breathe.    Heaven  knows,  my  fon^ 
at  by-paths  and  indireA  crook'd  wavi 
this  ctQwn ;  apd  i  myfelf  know  weli^ 
roublefome  it  fate  npon  my  head. 
ee  it  fliall  delcend  with  better  quletj        . 
opinion,  better  confirmation  : 

I  the  foil  of  the  atchievement  goes 
me  into  the  earth*    It  icemM  m  me 

)  an  hoMmr  fnatchM  with  boiftVods  hand^ 
:  had  many  living  to  apbriaid 
dn  of  it  by  their  afliftances ; 
h  daily  grew  to  quarrel  and  to  blood  ihed« 
iding  fuf>pofed  peace.     All  tbefe  bold  fearsi         j 
feeft,  with  peril  I  have  anfwered. 

II  my  reign  bath  beeit  but  as  a  fcene,  < 


I 


uH       The  Stc?oif&  Pjirt  idf 

A Atng  tb«t  arg«ineii^ :  Aim!  bow  n^  jt^ttlt 

ClNinges  the  imxle;  for  what  in  me  w^^gjmk^% 

Falls  Qfon  thee  in  «  much  fainr  ibrt  I 

So  thou  the  garland  wear'^  faccefivelf^ 

Yet  though  tnou  (land 'ft  more  fiire  th^n  I  (pold  4p^ 

Thoo  art  not  firm  caou^,  ftnce  grieis  are  gr^oj 

And  ail  my  fricada,  which  thou  muft  ipake  thy  ^jcfQijf; 

Have  but  their  iHn^  and  tteih  newly  U'en  0|Bt  | 

By  whofe  fell  working  I  win  firfl  advanc'dt 

And  by  whofepowV  I  yft\\  migkt  lodge  ^/eft^ 

To  be  again  diiplac'd  :  Which  to  avoid 

I  cot  them  ofiF»  and  had  #  pnrpoie  now 

To  lead  out  saany  to  the  holy  land  ;- 

Ldft  reft  and  lying  ftill  might  make  them  look 

Too  near  into  ^y  ftate.    Therefore*  my  Hanry^ 

Be  it  thy  courfe  to  bufy  giddy  minds 

t"(^th  foreign  quarrds;  that  adioii>  Jben^^  hm^p^ 

May  wafte  the  memory  of  former  days. 

More  would  I»  bnt  my  lungs  are  waft^  fo* 

That  ftrength  of  fpeech  is  utterly  de^y'4  .me. 

How  I  came  by  the  ^rpwn>  O  ^^^»  ioi^pm  t 

And  grant  it  may  with  thee  in  true  pef ce  Uyc^ 

P.  ttiwrj.  My  gracious  Liege» 
Yon  won  it»  wore  it*  kept  it>  gave  it  mcf 
Th^n  plain  and  right  muft  imr  potfeifiQA  {be; 
Which  I  with  more  than  with  a  common  ps^Q 
'Gainft  idl  ^e  world  will  rightfully  m^ip^ain* 

Enttr  l^rd  John  tf  Lancafter*  and  Warwkk. 
K.  Henty.  Look,  look,  here  comes  my^hnof  Laj^c^* 
Lan.  Healtb,  peace  and  happinefs  t0  m;y  royal  father  I 
K.  tignry^  Thon  bring*ft  nie  happinefs  and  peace^  ^^ 

But  fa^ealth,  alack,  with  youthful  wings  is  flown    \J9H\ 

From  th^  bare,  withered,  trunk.    Upon  thy  fight 

My  woridly  bofinefs  makes  a  period. 

Where  is  my  Lord  of  Wamfjidtf 
.P.  Hiufy.  My  Lord  of  Warmsick^"^'*^ 
K.  Hinry.  Do^  any  name  particular  belong 

Unto  the  lodging  where  I  iis^  did  fwoon  I 
ff^ar.  'Tis  caffA  3«ri^alcm,  ttcj  ip^U  fcord. 


K5hg  HVnry    It";  t6s 

S.  H^.  Ltttd  betbGo4 !  ev'n  there  my  lifemafteadt 
Jt  hatb  bbeti  jjTop^cyid  to  me  many  years-, 
1  fhould  not  die  bat  in  Jerufalem  : 
Which  vainly  I  fuppos'd  the  holy  land. 
•1li!it  b^ar  me  to  that  chamber,  there  rillte: 
In  that  Jirufdim  (hall  Hwrry  die.  \Extum% 


A      C      T        V. 

SCENE,    Sballow*^  feat  in  GUuceJIerJhtn. 
£«/^  Shallovi^  Silence,  FalAafF,  Bardolph,  andVzgt. 

Shallow. 

BY  cock  and  jfye,  Siri  you  (hall  not  away  to-nightv 
What!  Davy,  I  fay-^— 
Fal.  Yoii  muft  excu(e  jne^  mafter  Robtrt  Shallow, 
SbaL  I  will  not  excu(e  you :  you  (hall  not  be  excufed* 
Excufeis  (hall  ndt  be  admitted  :  There  is  no  excufe  (halt 
icrve :  you  (hall  not  be  excused.    Why,  Davj^^*^ 

Enter  Davy. 

2>#vjr.  Here,  SiK 

^bal,  Davj,  Davyt  Daij,  let  nie  fee,  Da'vyy  let  me 
fee ;  yea,  marry,  William  cook,  bid  him  come  hither.-^ 
Sir  John^  you  (hall  not  be  excos'd. 

I>a<uy,  Mstrfy,  Sir,  thtist  Thofe  precepts  cannot  b^ 
lerv*d ;  and,  a^fein,  Sir,  (hkll  we  fow  the  head-land  with 
Wheat?  .    .    A 

ibd.  Wkh  fed  wheat.  Z)<w;jr.  But  for  mdiam  coofc, 
*^atc  there  no  yoiii)g  pigeons? 

Daty.  Yea,  Sir— Here  it  now  thfe  fmith*»  note  for 
Siooinc^,  iihd  plow-irOns. 

ShaZ  Let  it  be  ^aft  and  paid — Sitjohn,  you  (hall  not 
be  excus'd. 

Danfy.  Now  ^uy  tt  ntw  Ikik-td  the  bucket  tciiA  %«b&v 

Vol.  IV.         ^       •  M  Vit. 


%66  The  S  £  €  ON  •  Part  :pf 

l)e  had.  And,  Sir,  do  you  mean  to  llop  any  of  XFTffiini 
wages  about  the  fack  he  loft  the  other  dayat  A&d 
fair?  "^ 

SJbal.  He  (hall  anfwer  it.  Some  pigeons,  Dav^r 
couple  of  fliortjegg'd  hens,  a  joint  of  mutton,  aodai] 
pretty  little  tiny  kickfhaws  :  Tell  William  cook. 

Davy,  Doth  the  man  of  war  day  all  night.  Sir? 

SbJ.  Yes,  Dany.  I  will  ufe  him  well.  A  friend  iVtk' 
court  is  better  than  a  penny  in  purfe.  Ufe  his  men  wdB, 
Da*vyy  for  they  are  arrant  knaves,  and  will  back-bile. 

Da^.  No  worfe  than  they  are  back-bitten.  Sir;  for 
they  have  marvclloas  fool  linnen. 

Shal,  Well  conceited,  Dmvy.  About  thy  butinefs,  Davj. 

Da'vy.  1  befeech  you.  Sir,  to  countenance  ^//!rtfw  ^/«f 
of  fFoncot  againil  Clement  Perkes  of  the  hill. 

6kal,  There  are  many  complaints,  /)it<i^,^agiunfttkt 
Vijor;  that  Vifor  is  an  arrant  knave,  on  my  knowledge. 

Daiy,  I  grant  your  worfhip,  that  he  is  a  knave,  Sir; 
but  yet  God  forbid,  Sir,  but  a  kna^  ihould  have  ibne 
countenance  at  his  friend's  reqoeft.  An  honeft  man,  Sir, 
is  able  to  fpeak  for  himlelf,  when  a  knave  is  not*  ^faave 
ferv'd  your  worfliip  truly.  Sir,  thefe  eight  years ;  and  if 
I  cannot  once  or  twice  in  a  ouartcr  war  out  a  knave 
agarnft  an  honeft  man,  I  have  mit  very  little  credit  with 
your  worihip.  The  knave  is  mine  honeft  friend.  Sir,  there* 
fore  I  befeech  your  worlhip  let  him  be  countenanc'd. 

Shal.  Go  to,  I  fay,  he  (hall  have  no  wrong :  Look 
about,  Da'vy.  Where  are  you,  ^xrjobnf  come,  off  widl 
your  boots.     Give  me  your  hand,  mafter  .^S«ry«^. 

Bard.  I  am  glad  to  fee  your  worlhijp. 

Sbid,  I  thank  thee  with  all  my  heart,  kind  nafier 
Bardolph\  and  welcome,  my  tall  fjpUow ;  [?aiArP^i.] 
Come,  ^Vfjobn. 

Fal.   I'll  follow  you,  good  mafier  Roiirt  Sbalhw. 

t  Exeunt  Shallow,  Silence,  dT^.]  Bardolfb^  look  to  oar 
orfes.— — If  I  were  faw'd  into  quantities,  I  ihonld  make 
four  dozen  of  fuch  bearded  hermite-flaves  aa  snafter  ^W« 
ienju.  It  is  a  wonderfal  thing  to  fee  the  femblable. cohe- 
rence of  his  mens  fpirits  and  his:  They,  by  obferving.oi 
hmp  dp  bear  thenxULvt^  UJu,  C^^UQi  iaftices;  he,  bj 


King  H  E  N%t  Y  IV/  267 

tsonverfing  with  then),  is  turn'4  intaa  joftice-like  fervinf- 
'inkiu'  Tneir  fpirits  are  fo  married  in  conjua6tion»  with 
Ihe  jparticipatioo  of  fociety»  that  they  flock  together  in 
conftni  like  fo  many  wild  geefe.  If  I  .had  a  fuit  to 
mafter  Sballpw^  I  would  humour  his  men  with  the  im- 
putation of  being  near  their  mafter :  If  to  bis  men,  I 
would  curry.  4¥ich  nailer  Sballonu^  that  no  man  could 
better  command  his  fervants.  It  is  certain,  that  either 
wife  bf^aring  or  ignorant  carriage  is  caught,  as  men  take 
difeafes,  one  of  another :  Therefore  let  men  take  heed 
of  their  company.  I  will  devife  matter  enough  out  of 
this  Shallow  to  keep  Prince  Hemy  in  continual  laughter 
the  wearing  out  of  fix  falhiohs,  which  is  four  terms  Or 
two  zBaonSf  and  he  ihall  laugh  without  Intetnjallums,  O, 
it  28  much,  that  a  lye  with  ^  flight  oath,  and  a  jefl  with 
^{tid.  brow«  will  do  with  a  felk>w  that  never  had  the  ache 
in  his  flioulders.  O,  you  flull  fee^l^  laugh/ tiH  his  face 
be  lifae  a  wet  cloak  ill  laid  up.       ^' 

ShgL  [vnibin.\  Sir  Jabn-—' 

Fal.  Icome,  mafler^iW/invs  I  corner  mafler^W/m. 

[Sxu  Falftaff. 

SCENE  changes  to  the  Court,  in  Londgrt. 

Snter  the  Earl  tf  Warwick  and  the  lord  Chief  JufiUu 

Wwr.T  TOW  now,  my  Lord  Chief  Juflice,  whither  away  ? 
ii    Cb.  Jufi.  How  doth  the  King ?  ^ 

War.  Exceeding  well :  His  cares  arc  now  all  ended. 

Ch.  JuAJ  I  hope,  not  dead  ? 

War.  He*s  walkM  the  way  of  nature  5 
And  to  bur  purpofes  he  lives  no  more. 

Ch*  Jufi*  I  would,  his  Majetty  had  call'd  me  with  him. 
The  fimce,  that!  I  truly  did  his  life, 
Hi^  kft  me  open  to  all  injuries. 

War.  Indeed,  I  think,  the  young  King  loves  you  not. 

Ch.  Ji0. 1  know,  he  ioth  not ;  and  do  arm  myMf, 
To  welcome  the  condition  of  the  time ; 
Which  cannot  look  more  hideoufly  6n  me. 
Than  I  hzrcinrtn  itin  my  fant^fy. 


,e6B  '      The  St c p  u d  P^ r ^f 

Enttr  ijrd  J(Am  9/ Ijincdier^  Gloucefkcr,  AwfClareBor* 

PTar,  Here  come  the  heavy  iHue  o£  dead  iEfirr^? 
O,  that  the  living  Harry  had  the,  temper 
Of  hiin»  the  worft^of  thefe  three  gendemen :      , 
How  many  Noblet  then  (hould  hdd  their  pkcei^     « 
That  mafi  ftrikc  ikil  to  fparits  of  vile  fort ! . 

Ch.  Jufi.  Alas,  I  fear,  all  will  be  overtont^d* 

Lan.  Good-fliorrow»  coofio  WiummcL 

Cicu.  C/ar.  Good-morrow,  CQuiia. 

Lan.'We  meetr  likemen  that  had  forgot  to  fpeak. 

W^an  We  do  remember;  but  oqk  tff  omeftt 
Is  all  too  heavy  to  admit  much  tatk< 

ZtfjT.  Well,  prate  be  with  him  that  hath  made  ivkeavf! 

CL  Jufiu  Peaoe  bewith  us,  leil  we  be  heavievl 

Glo^.  0»  good  my  L^rd,  you^eJoft  ^fncttdAndeAi 
Jtndl  dare  {wear,  yoo  borrow  not' thait  laoe      .    . 
Of  Teeming  forrow ;  it  is,  fure,  yoor  oWn.  ^ 

Lan.  Tho'^no  man  be  aflurM  what  grace  to  In4^ 
You  (land  ia  coldeftexpedatioA. 
I  am  the  forrieri  would,  'twere  otherwife. 

Cla,  Well,  you  muft  now  fpeak^Sir  yeJIfn  Falftaff  fair, 
Wbiah  fwiros  againftyoor  ftream  of  qodlity. ' 

Ch.  Jufi,  Sweet  Princes,  what  I  did,  I  did  in  honooj;, 
Let  by  th'imp^tial  <x)ndiȣlof  m^%tt{^'     ^ 
And  never  (hall  you  fee,  that  I  will  beg 
A  ragged  and  ibreHaird  remiffion/ 
If  truth  and  upright  inmcency  fail  me»  ^ 

ni  to  the  King  my  mafter  that  is  dead. 
And  tell  him  who  hath  fent  me  afiter  hint.     ' 

War.  Here  comes  the  Prince,  ' 

Entir  Prittcetl^nry^ 

Ch.  Jufi.  Heav'n  fave  your  Majet^  I 

P.  Henry.  This  new  and  gocgeoBftgafiaOBtv  lilijdlff^ 
Sits  not  fo  eafy  on  me*  as  you  tMnk. 
Frothers,  you  mix  your  Mneft  wtth  font  f(taitV 
This  IS  the  EngUp^  not  the  7Wi>&  courts 
tiotJmurathsLuJmuratAfatcttdsg 
Batffarry,  Harry.    Ytt  \>^  i«t^,  .^«i&Vitti^wiK 


It 


King  HEHity    IV.  z€^ 

Pdr  ^  (Jicdt  lr«tfa,  it  rtry  well  becomes  yoQ : 
Sorrow  lb  royally  in  you  appears. 
That  I  will  deeply  put  the  fafhion  on. 
And  wear-^ic  in  siy  heart.     Why  then,  be  fad  ; 
But  entertain  no  more  of  it,  good  brothers. 
Than*  a  joint  burden  laid  upon  us  all.    . 
Forn>e,  by  Heaven,  fbid  yon  be  affur'd, 
ril  be  your  father  and  your  brother  too; 
Let  me  bat  bedr  your  love,  1*11  bear  your  cares: 
Yet  weep,  thtiJarty's  dead  ;  and  {6  will  1. 
But  Harry  lives,  that  (hall  convert  thofe  teart 
fy  Bomoer  into  hours  of  happinefs. 

Lan»  ISc,  We  hope  no  other  from  your  Majcfly, 

P.  Hemy,  Yotttdllook  ftrangejy  on  me;  and  you  mod* 
You  arc,  I  think,  aflur'd.  Hove  you  not.  [To  the  CL.  Jufi* 

Cb.  Jufi,  I  am.aiTurr'd,  if  I  be  m^AirM  Hght^y, 
Your  Majefty  hath  no  jail  caufe  to  hate  me. 

P.  Hiwy-  No  \  might  a  Prince  of  my  great  hopes  forget  . 
So  great  wdignieies  you  laid  upon  me  f 
What  I  rate,  rebuke,  and  roughly  fend  to  prifon 
Th'  immediate  heir  of  EnglaiSl  was  this  eafy  ? 
May  this'll«  wafb'd  vaLttit^  a;nd  forgotten  f 

Gfc.  7iy2. 1  then  did  iii«  the  periba  of  your  fiubef  i 
The  image  of  his  power  lay  then  in  me  i 
And  in  th'  edminillration  of  his  i^w. 
While  I  wat  bufy  for  the  common* wealtbj 
Yoar  VB^ti^  pleafed  to  forget  my  plac^i^ 
The  Majefty  and  pow'r  of  law  and  jqftice. 
The  image  of  the  King  whom  1  prefenf<M) ;. 
And  ftmck  me  i»  my  veiy  &at  or  j  udgxneQt  t 
Whereon,  as  an  offender  to  jronr  father* 
I  gaye  bold<  wa^:  to  my  anthority , 
Android  commii  ybui  '  tl  die  deed  were  iTI, 
Be  yon  conteQted,  wearing  noi$r  the  garland^. 
To  have  a  fon  f^  ypor  decrees  at  naa^ht : 
To  plock  down  mftice  Uam  your  muvoX  bench ; 
To  trip  the  cenrfr  of  law,  atMl  blant  the  fword 
Tkat  gvard*'  tkt  peaop  and  iafetv  of  yoor  perfon; 
May  liiore,  to  i^um  at  your  m<m  foy^  imi^e,. 
Aim  ttottt  jour  WQj^ipg  ^  eJ^Ad  hody*. 


ijo  The  Si  c  aif d  Pact  (if 

Queflion  yooi  royal  thovghts,  make  tiie  cafe  you^i ; 

Be  BOW  the  father,  and  propofe  a  fon ; 

Hear  your  own  dignity  fo  much  prophan'd  ; 

See  yeur  moft  dreadful  laws  fo  loofely  flighted  ;  ' 

Behold  yoorfelf  fo  by  a  fon  diAiain'd :  . 

And  then  imagine  me  taking  your  part. 

And  in  your  pow'r  fo  filencing  your  fon. 

After  this  cold  confid^rance,  fentence  m^  ;  .; 

And»  asyoaareaKing,  0>eakin  ypur^ef 

What  I  have  done  that  mliDecame  my  place. 

My  perfon»  or  my  Liege's  fovercignty. 

P.  Hemy,  You  are  riebt  Juftice*  and  yon  weigh  thit^wril^ . 
Therefore  ftill  bear  the  balance  and  the  fwmi ; 
Apdldowifliy  your  honours  may  increafe. 
Till  you  do  live  to  fee  a  fon  of  mine 
Oflend  you»  and  obey  you»  as  I  did : 
So  fliall  I  live  to  fpeak  my  father's  words  ; 

*  Happy  am  I,  that  have  a  man  (b  bold» 
'*  That  dares  do  jufiice  on  my  proper  fon  ; 

*  And  no  left  happy,  having  fuch  a  fen, 

•  Thpt  ^tould'dv]iv«r  up  Kis  ;r»ei>tnc(*  fA 

•  Into  the  "hand  of  juliice.* — Ycir  committed  j9Ci | /       t 
For  which  1  do  commit  into  your  hand     . 
Th*  tinftaincd  fword  that  you  have  us*d  to  bear ;   ^       " 
With  this  remembrance,  that  you  ufe  the  /anoye 

With  the  like  bold,  jaftf  and  impartial  fpirit«         . 
As  you  have  done  'gainft  me.    There  it  my  hamfr 
You  ihall  be  as'a  father  to  my  yontk : 
My  voice  ihall  found,  as  vou  do  prompt  ttii^  esur  s    • 
And  I  will  (loop  and  humble  my  intenu,  :  -^  ■       .    .  i  "</V 
To  voQr  well-praf^isM  wife  4u^<^v>n8.      j.      ^  ^;.   .v    ^ 
And,  Princes  all, 'believe  me« 4' befeecLvQ^;;.        :;      I 
My  father  is  gone  wijd  into  his  gra!rej^34},, .  ; .  -    ■ .[.    w\ 

.    -  '   •      -  -   '.:*vy  *w-    ..  w-Fo'i 

(34)  f^yfif^  »  f «"'  waird  tnto  his  gMvi^ 

{F0r  ik  bis  9mh  He  mf  afeffions)]  This  tidlcnlottt  readiAf  ^ 
(which,  I  pr«f«inc  u  Uu  Pif«'t  conjeaarc,^  tinfttp^ott^  ^  tiitho*\ 
fitie9,  or  leafen)  i  is  o«t  •aiy  nonlinire,iii4trilf,bQt4t-thecaafe  tkst* 
sonfcnfc  poOeiSet  the  foUowtog  verfea. .  Thf  jfiMt  «it|aiA)rv«V^c,  «. 
I  have  rcftdr*d  with  all  the  old  copies.  V  My  (atl^er,  lays  the^f^iM;^! 
^  is  gone  wHd-mto  hit  %x^'Ht^  tot  tkQ%  «U  m^  to(M  ajrofi^qns  ji«a9>% 
''  feafc'd  withhitt,;  aiidlC>»tVmVtiU\^t>btTVi\iRl^^'^-^ 


li- 

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9 


King  H  B  M  i  Y   IV.  27 X 

•p  hU  tomb  lie  my  a^6Uoos ; 
i  with  his  fpirit  fadly  I  iurvivc, 
mock  the  expe^ations  of  the  world  i 
/rhilratejMrophedes,  and  to  rase  out  '     ,     . « 

:ten  opinion,  which  hath  writ  roe  down 
er  my  (eeoiUg.    Tl^  my  tide  of  b(ood       -  ,.      i 
ih  proudly  flowed  in  vanity  'tiU  now  ; 
w  doth  it  turA  and  ehi  back  to  the  Tea, 
lere  it  (hall  mingle  with  the  iUte  of  floods* 
d  flow  heoceform  in  formal  Majefty. 
»w  call  we  our  high  coort  of  parliament ; 
id  lei  OS  chafe  fuch  limbs  of  noble  counfely 
kat  the  great  body  of  our  (late  may  go 
eqnai  rank  with  the  beH  govern'd  nation  ; 
lat  war  or  peace,  «r  both  at  once,  may  he 
things  acquainted  and  familiar  to  us, 
which  you,  father,  fhall  have  foremotl  hanc!.  , 

\l'o  Urd  Chief  Jujlict.' 
tr  Coronation  done,. we  will  accite 
%  I  before  rcmcir."ber*Jj  all  oar  (late, 
d  (Heav'h  configniiig  to  my  good  intents) 
» Prince,  nor  Peer,  ihall  have  juil  caufe  to  fay, 
av*n  ihorteo  Harry  %  happy  life  one  day.    ^     [^Bx£Ui$f^ 

B  difappoint  thefe  exv^>tionf  the  poblick  hate  form*4  tit  ft/\ 
t'the  Prince  bad  refuIvM  to  do,  upon  his  father^i  demifej  as  we  ' 
6' heard' from  his  own  mouth  i 

Jfld^feig»r  2 

And  wtver  Stfi  ^Jk^w  A"  uiareiuUmi  wtrli.^  r 

TA#  AoUe  change  tbaf  hbivt  purpofed.  V    ^ 

i%  lie  did  make  thif  chajife.  We  hear  from  the  Arebblihop-k  the  ^ 
nning  of  Hemj  V,  '    ■     ■        '  ■  i 

The  breath  BO  fdiBoer  left  hirf«ther*t  body,      *        ,   •        i 

Bat  that  his  HF^m/s^  flMr/j/(«/io  him, 

ScernM  to  die  too* 
sfe  two  qooutioni  very  pUialy  aHert  oor.poet*s  icadia^  tnd  art 
raat  Ceftimomei  of  Mr.  Fo/^'t  uohap pj  fauUtgr  in  m»ttm§  wrongs 


Ma  SC^^^ 


a7i  The  S I  c  p  N  D  Part  <rf 

SCENE   changes  to  Shalbu/s  Scat  m    ' 
GIotice/terfi>irt. 

Sntir  Faiftjif;   Shdlow»    Silence,  iztdcipk,  tin  Pupt 

and  Davy. 
^i^.l^T  A  y,  you  fhall  fee  mine  orchard;  wfaeie  in  aa 
JL\i    arboar  we  v^l  eat  a  laft  year's  pippin  Of  mi 
own  £ra^ng»  with  a  diih  of  carraways,  tM'tti  fofdi: 
come,  coaiin  SiUna  %  and  then  to  bed. 

Fal.  Yon  have  here  a  goodly  dwelling,  and  a  rich. 

ShaL  Barren,  barren,  barren  :  beggars  all,  beggih 
all.  Sir  Jdhn :  marry,  good  air.  Spread,  D^rnj,  i)>re«d, 
Dav^ ;  well  faid,  Da^» 

Fal,  This  Dayy  ferves  you  for  good  ofts  $  he  is  your 
icrvingmao,  and  yodt  hufbandman.  * 

^  Stttl,  A  good  variety  a  good  varlet,  a  very  good  rarlet, 
Sir  John»  By  th'  mafs,  I  have  drank  too  mach  fack  at 
fupper.— -A  good  varlet.  Now  fit  down,  now  fitdowa  ^ 
come,  couiin. 

SiL  Ah,  firrab,  quotha. 
We  fhall  do  nothing  but  eat,and  make  good  cheari[^i>^/ff^' 
And  praife  heav'n  for  the  merry  ye^r; 
When  fleih  is  cheap  and  females  dear. 
And  hiily  lads  roam  here  and  there; 
So  mcrHiv,  and  ever  among,  lb  merrily,  &Cw 

FaL  There's  a  mtrry  heart,  good  mafter  Silepci.  VY^ 
gi¥e  you  a  health  for  that  anon. 

Sba!.  Give  Mr.  Bardolph  fome  wine,  DiK^. 

Dany.  Sweet  Sir,  fit;  Pll  be  with  you  anon;  moft 
ftyeet  Sir,  fit.  Mafter  JPage,  ^fit :  jgopd  mafter  Pajge,  ^t  \ 
(35)  proface.  What  you  want  m  meat,  iye*llb9yc  in 
drink;  but  you  muft  bear,  the  hearths  all.  [£ri|. 

(35)  Proface.   Whaijw  want  ip  mat,  jtu  hsve  ht  driakA  I  meet 
with  this  word  again  in  an  old  comedy,  caU'd,  The  Ifi^Srw^  Tiaru 
'     '    '  W^i),  t  have  done ;— and  weil  done,  ftailty« 
Ft^fiti  I  'htow  lik*ft  thott  it  r  / 
{Spektn  to  a  girl,  that  it  greedily  eatlog  viaaali  brought  her  by  the 
^aker.)  I  have  not  found  this  word  any  where  explain*d ;  but  |  pre- 
fiime  it  a  contiaAion  fram  the  StaSan  phrale,  M99  vi  frtfatcia  \  i.  c« 
Much  food  jBa|*t  do  )ou« 


1 


AML  Be  menj,  mafter  M§r4ip(fky  i^>  m/  l|ttl(e  fol- 
dierjihcrei  bcmqny* 

J^r  f^ttetf  are^hlrcw8,Jq^    Oi^rt  and  tiU.|; 
^xis  neriy  &  luill^  when  t^ards  i^a^  all> . 
An4  ^^cpnif  merry  SirMf^ 
Miminyi  hi  merxy^ 

fal.  Idid  noc  thisk,  maier  JiAwrrlnd  b^^lTi^iiuurof 
dui  jnetdcr  : 

^£7.*W^^Iii^yeJbee&  la^ny  ^^ 

Daifv.  Tliere  is  a  dlQi  of  leaAet-coats  for  yoo# 

Sbai.  Da^^'^"^  ^ 

Davy.  Yowe  woffcip— rPlI  be  witl^  yoo  {j^tigj^U  A^ 
cop  of  wiacr  Sir  ? 

^»^r  r«S/w//r#.3  A-ciipof  wine, 
ThaPs/bri&indfinc, 
And  dfink^unto  ttifelemaAl&fne;-      '      - 
^n4^  a  merry Jieart  livo  long-a^    . 

Fal  WeH  ^d,  maffer  ^iUnct.    ' 

Si/.  U  we  ihallbe^merry^.novr  cornea  in  tbe*fwe(^t  off 
tbe  night. 

Fai.  Healtb  andlong^Hfetoyod^  mztter  St^ncf^ 

Sil,  Fill  the  cop, ,  and  let  it  come.  Til  pledge  yo% 
wer'tamiletachebpnoflv." 

S^I.  Hont^  BandifJph,  we1eoxD^;.ff  thou  wan t'fb  any 
thing  andv^ift  not  calf,  befti^w  th/  heart.  "Wfelcomc, 
]Bjrlitt&  tiiay  thief,  abd  Welcome,  indeed,  to©^:  HI 
driDk^  mm^tt  BariMfb^  and  to  all  the  cavilcrpes  about 

Daif.  I'hope  tafee  Londen^  ere  I  die. 

Bard.  If  1  might  fee  yoiC there  Dat^y,*  . 

SbaL  Youll  df^clc  a  quart  together  ?  ha,  will  you.  not* 

Bard.  Yes^  Sir,  in  a  j^ottle  po^. 

ShaL  By  God's  Hggens,  Hth^nk  thee ;  the  knaire  wilt 
fliclcby  me/;icaa'iSru|H^  t&,ee  that^  He  will  no€out» 
te.ia  uuc-Jied» 


274  The  SficoMD  Part  c^     ,,      ,      ' 

Bari.  AndnilHckby  biitoi  SiK       '!'  ^  *'*   "'r'  t 

Sbal.  ynny,  i^trt  Tpokc  m  ^ing:  lack/'iiflfthlDg^  V 
merry.  Loolt;  who*satdoorthere»  lio :  wipkaotk^l 
»    Fm.  Why,  now  yoa^have  done  me  riglit, 

Sil.  [Sttigimg.]  Do  me  right,  and  dub  me  ^igkv.^^. 
mfw.    li't  not  ib  ?       . 
^Tii/.  ^8fo.  -      *  ^  ^5,  ^ 

5/7.  Is't  fo  ?  wjhyi  then  %,  nn  old  m^  caii  ^o  fyaamikt 
*  Dtfv.  !f  ftplcareyourwclrfliip,  ihePi?8  0J»€pijM  coie^ 
from  the  court  with  news. 
faJ.  Froin  the  coort^  let  him  come  in. 

'  '  *       J«r/f  PjftoL  ♦  *^ 

Hpw  now,  PifioU 
Tift,  ^xjohn^  faveydn,  Sir.  ..-, 

tol.  What  wind  blew  you  bifhcr^  Tift^lf 
Pift.  Not  the  ill  wind  which  blows  oojmap  good,  jRtreetf 
Knight:  thou  art  now  ope  of  the  gjveate^  ix^n  i^i  thf 
realm.  '        '      ,  >-  -j     -.    . 

Sil.  Indeed,   I  think  bt  be^.  bat  good  man  P^oi 

Pift.  Puff? 
PufF  in  thy  teeth,  moft  recreant  cowttid  kftft  !•    ; 
Sir  Jobn^  I  am  thy  Piftol  and  thy  friend  i*  , 
ilnd  belter  Ikelter  have  I  rode  to  thee ;  ^        >/ 

hfJk  ttdinga  do  I  bring,  mod  lucky  joys,.  .  ., . 

And  golden  times,  and  happy  news  of  price*    ^      >     .> 

/*« /.  Ipr'ythee  now,dcliver  themlikea  mfin  of  thil  worl/ft 

W^  A  fotttra  for  the  world  and  worldling!  ^t^dl^  1 
I  fpeak  of  Jfrica  and  golden  joys.  . ,         :, 

^   /4'/.  Obafeutg^Viff  Knight,  what  is  thy  newf?  . 
lift  l^ing  Cophttua  know  the  truth  thereof . ,  , 

SiJ.  And  Roiiu-lfooJp  Scarlit^  ^d  Jtkm* 

Pifl.  Shall  dunghill  curs  confr6nt  theji##«l^         ^ 
Andihall  good  news  bebaffiedi   ,  '  \   •  '\ 

Then  PtftA  lay  thy  head  in  fury  V  lap*  y 

ZluiL  Honed  gentleman,  1  know  not  year  l^eding*^ 

Pift.  Why  then,  lament  therefore. 

JW.  Give  me  p«doB,  Suh  TS»^Vt,  ^^>a.  '^'^a*  ^Itk 


^WC«% 


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King  H  B  i»>  Y   IV.  275 

news  from  the  coart,  I  take  it,  there  is  but  two  .ways, 
either  to  utter  them,  or  to  conceal  them.  I  am,  Sir, 
under  the  King  in  ibme  authonity.       - 

Fifi.  Under  which  Ring  ?  BexcniaUt  fpeak  or  die  (36}. 

Pift.  Many  the  Fottrth  ?  or  Fifth  ? 

SbiU.  Harry  the  Fourth^  j         '■'  *■ 

Fift,  A  foutra  for'  thine  office  1  * , 

^xxjobni  th^  tender  Iamb»kili  now  is  King^  .  '  ^' 

Harry  the  Fifth's  the  man.  I  fpeak  the  truth* ''•  ^  * 
When /'/^ff/ lyes,  do  this,  and  fig  me  like'  '  '  ^ 
•the  bragging  Spaniard, 

Fal.  What^  it  the  old  King  dead  ? 

Fift*  As  nail  in  door  :  the  things  I  fpeak  are  jnil.     " 

¥ai.  Away,  Bardolpby  faddle  my  horfe.  Mialkr  if^^rr^ 
ihmlhwi  chnib  what  office  thou  wilt  in  the  land,  'tis  thine. 
?iJiol»  I  will  double  charge  thee  with  dignitil^. 

Bard:  O  joyful  day !  Iwould  not  take  a  Knighthood 
fer  my  fortune. 

Fijf.  What?  I  do  bring  good  new»? 

Fal.  Carry  mafier  5«iirjvr^  to  bed  :  mafter  ^i^oZI^,  my 
l^ord  Shallow,  be  what  thoti  ¥^lt,  1  am  fortune's  fitward. 
Geton  thy  boots,  we'll  ride  all  night.  Oh,  fwett  Fifiolf  - 
away,  Bardelph:  come,  PiftoU  utter  more  tome;  and 
withal  devife  foraething  to  do  thyfelf  good.  Boot,  booty 
roafter  Shallow,  I  know  the  young  King  is  fick  for  me. 
Let  us.  take  any  man'^s  horfes  :  the  laws  dF  England  a^  at 
my  commandment.  Happy  are  they  which  haTe  been 
my  friends;  and  woe  to  my  Lord  Chief  Juftice  ! 

Pifi.  Let  vultures  vile  fcize  on  his  lungs  alfo! 
Where  is  the  life  that  late  I  led,  fay  they  ? 
Why,  hefc  it  is,  welcome  this  pleafa»t  ika^ym      [Exeuat. 

(^6)  ■  «i         BegoniiBi  ^k  or  dU."]  So  again  SMJfolk  fajs  in 

^  Henry  V%,  v*  . 

Great  men  ^  die  by  vile  Bezsnians, 
We  are  not  to  imagine  this  any  nation  of  people  ,•  bot  It  is  a  term  of 
reproach,  frequeilt  in  the  writers  contemporary  with  our  poet,  and  of 
wStfa  extraAioA*  Biftgne,  among  ether  fignifications^  means,  nuejity^ 
mi  Bifopiop,  a  ntfdj  ytrhn ;  thence,  metap hortcally^  a  bafe  fconadrel. 

M6  ^.^i-?.'!^^ 


2^6  Thq  St  COM  0  Put  pf 

S  C,E  K  ^  changjC!!  to  a  Stiieet  in  Lfndffn* 

£mfer  U^tfi  Quickly*  Dol|  Teaf-{hej9t,  ttndSfa^Us. 

»/.XT  O,  diott  arrant-|y|j|?.e,  I  wppW  I  niig^lt4ief 
Jl>|    that  1  wight  hfiyc  ^^  iiapgM;  fdion  M 
drawn  my  ihoulder  out  of  joint. 

Biad.  The  conftables  ihayir  djpliirfr'ili  lerQVQir  ^n^e; 
and  fhe  fliall  .ha^e  w)iippM>g  cheer  enpag^i,  I.  w^faQ^.hf r. 
There  hat^^lb^eii  a  injin  or  two  )uir4  iabput  her. 

Do/.,  Nut-hQpJcy  9ut-hpqk>  ypoly^:  congie  pn,  }'ll  tell 
thee  what>  thoo  daxnn'd  tripe- rif^fi'd  rafeal.  |f  the  chili 
l^o  with,  do  mifcarry,  thou  had'ft  bettfir  ^tl^pu  hadft 
ftruck  thy  adojth^o  thoo  paper-fac'd  yill^ip. 

£^0/?.  O  the  Lord,  that  Sir  ^dihr  w|^f  coipe,  Ke!<r09M 
T9ake  (1)18  a  bloody  day  to  fo»^  bpdy.  %fi^  Iw^  ©pi* 
the  froit  of  her  woinb  xnifcarry. 

B$ad.  tf  it  ^o,  you  O^all  have  Z}  ^pzen  of  ^fM^D> 
agaiD»  you  have  bot  eleven  now.  Cotne^  I  chiM'g^  yP^I 
both  go  with  me  i  ^  tl)e  num.  if  d^^i  tjl^^  79V  9fA 
fifiol%t%t  among  you. 

thU  y\\  teil   thee  what^   (j^)  thou  thin  man  in  a 
f^nJTer !  I  ^il]  ^^ve  you  as  foundly  fwindg'd  for  this,  yoa 
i^kie-bottle  rog^ue !  you  filthy  famiih'dcorre&ipner !  if  yoa 
y^  no^  fwi)tdg'd>  i'l(l  foHiivear  l^alf  kirtles. 
-  ^is^y.  C^me,  pome,  yoo  ihe-Knight-arrai9.tj  €0|I|jb« 

Jipft.  t>,  that  right  ihould  th«s  overcome  ikught  I 
(^fiK  P^  AiiTcrance  come^cafe. 

(37)  ^^'^  '^'"  'f^"  '*  "  Cenfer  I]  A  Cenfir,  *dt  weTl  kaowD,  it  t 
i^f  Ael  for  burniop  incenfe,  a  p^rfuine-pao.  But  what  is  tbh  tbm  ma 
in  it?  I  liave  fecn  feveral  antique  Cenfen,  exaAIy  ia  the  Aapeef  our 
illlkes  fori  the  table,  which,  being  «f  brala,  were  beat  «»t  exceediog 
thin.  In  the  middle  of  the  bottom  was  raiiM  up,  in  imbofsM  work, 
^it^  th^  hammer,  the  figare  of  iomt  Saiat  in  a  kiod  of  b^rbarooi 
hclk>w  Safs  relief f  tbe  whole  diameter  of  the  bottom.  The  Sauu  w«9 
generally  he,  to  whom  the  chuKh,  in  which -t^  fifUkief  was  us*d,  wai 
fde4icatetf :  (tho*  I  once  faw  one  with  an  ji4am  and  Eve  at  the  bottop.) 
|9ow  this  tbin  Btadle  is  conoparM,  for  his  fubftan^e,  to  one  of  thefe 
tMn  hammered  Figurest  with  the  fime  kind  of  hvmour  that  PtJioiiA 
[iim  mrry  ffmt  calls  Shnder  a  iattm  Bilboe,  Mr.  H^arbvrtX 

O4U 


.  K|ng  H  I  K  R  y  IV.  05^7 

&/.  Yea,  t6iiie,  you  ftarv'd  Wppd Jhp^ood. 
Dpi.  Ccpd^Oj^  dqith,  |{094faan  l?pnc3 ! — - 
Sifi.  ThovL  Aiiomyf  woittl 
DoL  Come,  yoa  thin  thing :  ^tj^f  yo|i  raljball 
•  ^^V-  y^i^  ?5C^>..  (^*^«^- 

S  C  E  N  E,    »  ^H?*  Pl.af«  liear  ff^ffhifi/firr 

^«i^  /i^f  Gromj,  ftrrmitg  rufiit* 
xVJL     ^  Gr^M.  The  utimpetf  ha|r)»  foiin^M 

1  GrvMtf.  It  will  be  two  of  the  clock  ere  they  OMM 
from  the  coronation :  diipatch|  difpatch. 

^  iSxeunf  Gro9mSm 

)Snttr  f alftaff;  Sh.alW,  Piftol,  Qardolph,  a/uftieM^. 

Fal.  Stand  here  by  me,  matter  Mc^rt  Stqihvif,  I  will 
make  the  King  do  yea  gjrace  t  I  wiU  leer  «poo  him  as  he 
CQ9|i|i^  b^^  im  ,49  Dtt'  9^arlF  4^  cifDuntenance  that  be  will 
tiyem^. 

Ptfi.  Blefs  thy  lungs,  £Ood  Knight, 

F^.  Comq  here,.  f^Jl  Aand  behind  me.  O,  if  I  had 
)i^d  tinie  to  have  ^lade  new  livyeries,  I  would  have  beftow'd 
the  thottfan^  pound  I  borrow'd  of  you.  Bat  it  is  n^ 
natter,  this  poor  Itie^w  4oiih  better  j  this  doth  infer  tht 
2eal  I  had  to  fee  him,. 

^W.Itdothfo. 

Fal*  It  ihews  my  e^trneftnefs  of  afie^on^ 
.  PI^.  It  doth  fo. 

fal.  My  devotion. 

fifi.  It  doth,  it  doth,  it  doth. 

Fal.  As  it  were,  to  ride  .day  and  night,  and  not  to  de* 
liberate,  not  to  remember,  not  to  have  p^i(ence  to  jh^fi 
toe.  _ 

$k4L  It  U  qipft  certain* 

/W.  But  10  ftand  ftained  with  travel,  and  fweatinv 
With  defire  to  fee  Wmp  Uunkin^  of  nothing  e,^^^  fitting 


r/f         The  Second  Part  of 

M  afl^s  elie  in  obUvioD*  as  if  there  were  notbing  dfe 
to  be  done  but  to  fee  him. 

Psfi.  *T\t/mftridtMi  tat^Jfiu  hoc  mbil tji.  TisaU 
in  every  part. 

Sbal.  'Tis  To,  iiide^d. 

fift.  My  Knight,  I  will  enflame  thy  noble  liver/ and 
make  thee  rage. 

Thy  Di/  Imd  Heltn  of  thy  noble  thong&tf 
Is  in  bafe  durance  and  contagions  priibn  ; 
Haul'd  thither  by  mechanick  dirty  hands. 
Rouze  nj^  revenge  from  Ebon  den>  with  fell  JleSoh  fnake» 
For  Dol  IS  in.     Pifioi  fpeaks  nooght  but  trithi 

fal.  I  will  deliver  her. 

Pijt.  There  roar'd  the  fea;   and   trpmpet  dangoar 


The  Trumf$ls  found*    SuHr  tbt  King  mul  his  train. 

Fal.  God  fave  thy  Graee,  King  Hal,  my  royal  Halt 
Fiji.  The  heav'ns  thee  g.uard  and  keq>>.  moft  royal 

imp  of  fame  f 
Ftd".  God  five  thee,  mv  fweerboy f 
King,  My  Lord  Chief  Jttftice,  Q)eakt&  that  vain  mat;' 
Cb.Juft.  Have  yon  yowrwiu?  know  you,  what'ti^ 

you  fpeak  ^ 
fah  My  King,  my  Jiwiy  I  fpeak  to  thee,  my  heart  I 
Kin^.  I  know  chee  not,  old  man :  fall  to  thy  prayers ; 

How  lit  white  hairs  become  a  fool  and  jefter  I 

I  have  fbng  dreamed  of  fuch  a  kind  of  man. 

So  fur feit-i weird,  fo  old,  and  fo  profane  ; 

But,  being  awake,  I  do  defpife  my  dream. 

Make  lefs  thy  body,  (hence^  and- more  thy  grace ;. 

Leave  gormandizing^  know,  die  grave  doth  ga{)e  (58^ 

for 

(38)  Xmv,  ttngrMVidHhgtft^ 

For  thee  tbrke  wider  than  for  aher  meu.j  I  caanot  heUobfeif* 
lat  eir  tbfo  paflagcy  at  6ne  of  SbakeffeareU  grand  touches  of  natuiv* 
The  Kmg,  hanog  Aaken  ofF  his  vanities,  in  this  fceoe  reproves  hil 
•)d  companion  Sir  John  for  his  follies  with  great  feverity.  He  afltimet 
the  air  of  a  preacher}  bi48  him  fall  to  his  prayers,  andconHder  how 
m  giey  Jiairi  become  a  boflfooa  \  bida  him  Mc  after  grace,  ^c.  ani' 


^^^  Kling    H  B  K  R  Y    IV.  t;9 

fte4iee,  diri<e  wider  tbta  fbf  odt^r  men* 

|i^3lLJioltOiiil(mtiii«#Mil*born jeft;    ^     .* 

PreTame  notf  that  I  am  the  thing  I  was : 

Rar  hear'n  doth  know^  fo  fliall  uie  world  p^rctWc^ 

Tha$l ha?e  tarn'd  a#ift/ ny  fbvmer  felf. 

So  will  I  thofe  that  kept  me  compaay. 

When,  thoa  doft  hear  I  am  as  1  have  been. 

Approach  me,  and  thott  Aah  be  «8  tho«  wat^ 

Tm  VBLUx  and  the  feeder  of  my  riott ; 

Till  then  Ibamihtheey  on  pain  of  death, 

At  I  kave  done  thareil  of  my  mif-leadera. 

Not  to  come  near  our  perfon  hy  ten  milea. 

For  competence  of  lile,  I  will  «llow  yo«. 

That  lack  of  means  enfdrce  yon  not  to  evil : 

And,  M  *w»  htm  yon  do  reform  yourielves. 

We  will  according  to  yom*  ftiengths  and  ^^litiet 

Gire  yoo  advancement.    Be't  jonr  charge,  my  Lord^ 

Toriee  pae^bim'd  the  tenotnr  ^  oar  word. 

Set  on.  [Sjee.  Kingi  kti 

Fat.  MaAtf  MMhvh^  K  ow^  yon  a  thooTand  pounds  - 
xShsL  Ay,  marry.  Sir  Jobm^   which  I  befeech  yoo  tm 
}tt  Bie  have  home  with  me. 

Fah  That  can  hardly  be,  Mr.  Shallow.    Do  not  yoo 

9  pleafimt  idea,  he  can*|k'fofWar  puvfotiig  it  in  thefirwerdf,— JCvmp,' 
$bt  mvt  ^h  gspi  fir  tbm  ihwict  wiiier,  &c.  and  at  j«A  falling  back 
Kato  Bsi  ^j  an  homotoot  allufion  co  Fml/laf»  bulk :  but  Jie  pCKeive# 
it  mt  once,  is  afraid  Sir  Jehn  flioold  take  the  adTaaUgt  of  si.  1^  chccfci 
kth  himfelf  aodthe  Knight  with 

MtpifmoiUmwthmfiti-bmm'j^i 
and  refunet  the  thread  of  his  difcoQrfe,  i^id  moraliaet  on  to  the  end 
«f  ihc  chapter*  *  This,  I  thinlc»  it  copying  natore  with  great  eKaAnefs, 
by  ftewing  how  apt  men  are  to  hW  back  into  old  cnaomt )  when  the 
^Mige  it  not  made  by  degreea,  at  the  habit  itfelf  wat>  but  determined 
of  ail  at  oaca,  on  the  rootiret  of  honoor,  intercft,  or  rea(bn«  AnA 
nothing  it,  qiore  difgufting  than  that  vicious  praAice  of  Drmmtkk 
ft^i  of  violating  the  I/»«rjf  ^  CbafvOer,  and  giving  the  faine  per« 
fenage  different  aims/putfoits»  appetites,  and  pafliont,  at  the  latter  end 
•f  the  piece  from  what  he  r<t  not  with  tt  the  brginntng  |  thai  rule  of 
JB§rmo*9  being  much  more  general  than  he  makaa  its  » 

t  ^        Sewetur  sd  imum  ^ 

llli«WefWtiA% 


g 


tlo  The  Second  Part  of 

(fim  tC  this ;  I  fluUl  be  ftn((br  in  private  to  Urn  :  look 
]roa»  he  maft  fiscsi  dm  to  the  world.  Fear  not  yovr 
kdvaBcemeot,  I  will  be  tiie mn  ftttku IhtH  nukejpve. 
frrcAt* 

Sha/,  I  cMMfoi  Mficiifte  bow,  «ii)c6  |M>«  |iye  aeyov^ 
doobkt,  and  ftip  me  e«t  ifith  Araw.  S Ixleecli  fei^ 
good  Sir  7#i(»»  let  me  bfve  fiiefaniidredor  mj  tbouwi^ 

Fat.  Sir,  1  t^li  be  «a  good  aa  inj  w^d.  Tbif,  dMK 
yen  heard,. iKm  b«^  a.cakiiir«ffnr-«- 

^^«/.  A  coloor,  Iftarw  tbat^oo^willtdiria,  Sir^i&ir. 

Fa/.  Fear  nQCokwra:  go  with  ane  to  diaaer :  eome,. 
lieotenant  Pijl^r,  come»  Barth^h.  iiuOl  be  feat  ^ 
toon  at  night. 

£»/cr  Chi^  ^^/fffr^  aju(  rr^nfifphn. 

Take  aU  hit.cqmp^y  aWg  wkb  fcim». 

Rrf- Mm  l-Qfd^  my  l-ordirrr— . 

ih.  Jufl.  I  caDRp>(  9Mr  i(eak»  BwiH  ilear  jtafeoBi. 
Xa|(e  Uien»  awAy. 

Xfaneat  Lancaft^^  ajtj^  Chitf  JvftfCf. 

tan.  I  like  this  fair  proceeding  of  the  Kiog'l. 
He  hath  intent,  his  wonted  foll<^ra 
Shall  all  be  very  weirprovided  for; 

iat  they  are  banifh'd,  till  thei|.€pnyerfatio|U. 
ppear  more  wife  and  modeft  tp  the*  worlds 
Cb.  Jm/.  And  fs^  they  are* 

(39)  ^<  f»^^^  »f  Hrment9,  fpira  m  fMrfrivfo.]  TUt  Mfk  Hrfeteb* 
aot  from  the  editon,  but  purpoiclj  from  the  aatfaor.  Fi/IpI,  at  aalg- 
aorant  feilow,  but  aaaffe^^trof  Urjgaages,  quotes  •  fcrap  Wbif 
lieardy  at  al|  i^eAtuict  j  not  knowinf  whether  he  it  right,  or  be- 
HeviJif  that  aoy  of"  the  company  know*  It  ieemt  to  oat  a  A-agneat' 
Irom  feme  CkafM,  or  Msdrigafi  an4,  perbtpi,  ftood  thus  in  th«: 
eriginal. 

Si  fiftu94  me  iormtnta^  \  .      .    \ 

La  Ipc^aza  wu  c.ntntM*  *  m         .  .. 

If  foituae  afflia  me,  i'U  wrap  myiclf  u^  cODtCAtcdi)^..the  hope  ofv* 
i  «r  irewi^k  Jua4ei«> 


»«  The  King  hath  call'd  his  parliament  nj  Ijord* 

>.  7u/f.  He  hath. 

ill.  1  wi|l  ^y  odd|,  th|t  art  thif  yeanezpiv^ 

>ear  oiur  Civil  (Words  and  nativi  fire 

\i  as  Franct.    I  heard  a  bird  fo  finv, 

fe  muficky  to  my  thiAkingt  pl^M'J  U^  Kinr. 

?,  wiU  yoo  kcAoif^^^^        ^^  [£;r«wi. 


IB.^  V 


E   P   I   L  O   G  U  E, 

Spoken  by  i  Dak  est. 


FIrft,  my  fear;  tlien»  my  conrtYy;  laft,  my  fpeech* 
My  fear  is  yoar  di^leiuttre ;  my  courtTy,  my  daty; 
and  mv  fpeech,  to  beg  yonr  pardons.  If  yon  look  for  a 
rood  ipeech  now,  yoa  ondo  me ;  for  what  I  have  to  fay 
-  U  of  mine  own  making*  and  what,  indeed,  I  ihoald  fayr 
win,  I  donbt,  prove  mine  own  miuring.  Bot  to  the  pur- 
pofe,  and  fo  to  the  venture.  Be  it  known  to  you,  (as  it  is 
very  well)  I  was  lately  here  in  the  end  of  a  difpleafing . 

eiy,  to  pray  your  patience  for  it,  and  to  promife  you  ar 
tter.  I  did  mean,  indeed,  to  pay  ypu  with  this ;  which 
if,  like  an  ill  vent&re,  it  come  unluckSyhome,  I  break  f 
and  you,  my  gentle  credUors,  lofe.  B^m,  Ipromifed  yoo, 
1  would  be,  and  here  i  commit  niy  bo^  to  yoor  mercies  ^ 
iate  me  fome,  and  I  win  jpay,  yotf  ibme,  and,  as  mpff 
debtors  do,  promife  you  iiifiBiWiy« 

If  my  tongue  cannon  entreat  yoa  to  acquit  me,  wilt 

?rott  commaqd  me  to  ufe  my  legs  ?  and  yet  that  were  but 
ight  payment,  to  dance  out  of  your  debt :  but  a  good 
confcience  will  make  any  poffiblefatisfa^lbn,  and  fo  will 
«  I.  All  the  gentlewomen  here  have  forgiven  me ;  if  the 
gentlemen  will  not,  then  the  gentlemen  do  not  agree 
with  the  gentlewomen,  which  was  npver  feen  before  in 
fttch  an  afTembly.. 

One  word  more,  I  befeech  you ;  if  you  be  not  too 
much  cloyed  with  fat  meat,  our  humble  author  will  con- 
tinue the  ftory  with  Sir  J^obn  in  it,  and  make  you  merry 
with  fair  CMiiarim  of  Franct ;  where,  for  any  thing  I 
know,  Falftaff  flull  die  of  a  fweat,  nnlefs  already  he  be 
kilPd  with  your  hard  opinion :  for  Oldcafih  died  a  martyr, 
and  this  is  not  the  man.  My  tongue  is  weary :  when  my 
legs  are  too,  I  will  bid  you  fi;ood  night,  and  fo  kneel 
J^OH^A  before  yoa  \  bul»  Va^t^d)  x<()  ^xv|  foe  the  Queen. 


ua:> 


Dramatis  Perlbnae. 

KING  Henry  lAf  Fifti. 

Diri^  £^  Gloucefter^  ^ 

D«i/  e^  Bedford,     V  Mrcfins  to  tht  King. 

Dukt  of  ClzxtfkOt^  3 

Duki  of  York,   \u^,h,^fL.giii^. 
Dukijf  Exeter,  J  ''''"'*  ^  '^  ^"^^ 

Earl  of  SzWfb^ry. 
Earl  of  WtHmothnd. 
Earlofyir^rwick. 
Archhifliop  of  Cantetbitry* 
BifiofofEXy. 

Earl  of  Cambridge^  > 

Ar>Thoaa8Grex»  \ 
A>  TbomatJEtridii^iMtt,  1 

nnell^>  iq^/MrJCrivHenry^/^' 

Mackmorri8»  I 

Piftol,       f     tb$  King^s  Jni^ 
Bo,.         J 

Bates^       ^ 

Cook,       Mi»i*rf». 

WilUaai.,)  ^^ 


^ 


Charles,  King  9/ "Btixxot. 

SrirpaupUo.    -  . 

bkkt  of  B«tgun<f)ri 

Conftable^   '\ 

Orleans,       / 

Ramburcs,   >  French  Lords. 

Bourbon,      I 

Grandpree^J 

Governor  of  Harflewr. 

Mountjoy,  a  Herald*     ^ 

Amhajfadort  to  ibt  Kiif  of  Bpgiand; 

I&bel,  ^iH  of  Vnxict.  '      •^ 

Catharine,  Daughter  to  ttg  Xing' tf  Fmnei% 
Alice,  a  Lady  attondiitgin  fBe  frincifi  QiiXtAtSt. 
Quickly,  ?\^oVs}rife,  mmlhftefs. 
CHORUS. 

Lords,  M(fingers,  French  aim/ EngUih  i'^i^iVr/,  witi 

otter  Attendatrie. 

ii 

The  Scenes    at  the  hepnning  of  the  Play^    lies  it 
England  i  but  afterward&^  wholly  in  France*. 


) 


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P  R  O  L  O   G  U  E 

^^  For  t  mole  of  fire,  that  would  kktnd  (i) 
\9  The  brightefthearen  of  invention  4  < 

Akingdom  for  a  ftage,  Princes  to  aA» 
And  monarcht  to  behold  the  fwelliAg  fcene !    ' 
Then  Oiould  the  warlike  Harry,  like  himfelf^  >       \^ 
Aflame  the  port  of  Man ;  and,  at  his  heels, 
(Leaiht  in,  like  hoands),  ihould  famine^  fword  and  flit 
Crouch  ^  employnocBt.    Pardon,  gentleaill^^  .  .  . 
The  flat  unralfied  fpitit,  that  hath  idar'd. 
On  this  iM^AOrthy  fcaflR>ld9  to  bring  forth 
So  great  an  objeA.    Can  this  cbck-pit  hold 
The  vafty  6eld  of  France  f  or  may  we  cram^ 
Within  this  wooden  O,  the  very  caflces 
That  did  aflirigbt  the  ait,  at  ^nciurt  f 
O,  pardon  \  iince  a  crooked  figure  may 
A tteft  in  little  phice  a  million  } 
AnA  let  us^  cyphers  to  this  great  accomptf 
On  your  imaginary  forces  work* 
Suppofe,  within  the  girdle  of  thefe  walls 
Ate  now  confin'd  two  mighty  monarchies  ; 
Whofe  high  up-reared,  and  abutting,  fronts 
The  perilous  narrow  ocean  parts  afunder. 
Piece  cut  our  imperfed^oos  v^ith  your  thoughts} 
Into  a  thoufand  parts  divide  one  man. 
And  make  imaginary  pniflTancc  :     .  ^  > 

^Think,  when  we  talk  of  horfes,  that  you  fee  theoi 
Printing  their  proud  hoofs  i*th*  receiving  earth. 
For  *tis  your  thoughts  that  now  moil  deck  our  ICtngs«   . 
Carry  them  here,  and  there }  jumping  o'tx  times;  \ 

Turninj^  th*  accompUfliment  oif  many  years 

Into  an-hour^glafs:  for  the  which  fopply^  fl 

Admit  me  C^at  to  this  hiftory  ; 
Who,  prologoe-like,  your  humble  patience  prsy^ 
Gently  to  hear,  kindly  to  judge,  our  play. 

(i)  Ofvr  a  mufe  offre*]  Milton,  who  was  a  tealotit  timlrttt 
and  ftudious  imitator  of  our  author,  feems  to  have  had  the  fine  open* 
ing  of  this  prologue  in  his  eye»  when  he  began  the  4th  Book  of  hit 
Paradifi  Ltft* 

O  for  that  warning  rotcey  which  he,  who  faw 
Th*  Ap»cafyfs,  heard  cry  in  heav*n  aloud. 
Then,  when  the  Dragon,  put  to  fecond  root^ 
Came  furious  down  to  be  te<<ten%*d  on  men, 
ff^pi  t»  tk"  inbah'itaiai  on  sorth  \ 


Tbc  LIFE  of 

King  H  E  N  R  Y    V.<^> 


ACT      L 

SClE.Vf%  An  JnH'cbmbir  m  the  &Z^ 
Court,  at  KenUwarth. 

MtUir  ihi  Arcblnfl)9p  {/*  Canterbury^  mid  Bifl>op  tf 
Ely. 

ArchUJhof  ^CantbIibv  %r. 

My  Lord,  111  tell  yoo;  diat  feirbUl  isnro'd. 
Which,  la  th' eleventh  year  o'th'laftKing^reigii, 
Was  like,  and  had,  indeed,  againft  us  paft» 
But  that  the  fcambling  and  unquiet  tiiiie 
Did  pulh  it  out  of  farther  qoeftion. 
Ely.  But  how»  my  Lord,  (hall  we  refift  it  now  ? 
Catu.  It  mnft  be  thought  on  :  if  it  pafs  againfi  ill. 
We  lofe  the  better  half  of  our  pofleffioo,: 
For  all  the  temporal  lands,  which  men  de?ont 

{%)^rh€  Life  9f  XSbrf  Henry]  The  tranfaAions,  cooiprisM  la  thif 
kiftortcal  fliy,  commeact  about  the  latter  eo4  of  the  fit  ft,  $Dd  ti^* 
annate  in  the  8th  year  of  thit  .Kijig*s  ^reigB  \  when  he  iiitrrle4 
Caibarine,  Princeft  of  FrMtt,  aad  doftd^p  tk«dlfilitaM%V«liiCviX 

Englani  md  thit  O'OWM, 


5^  King  rfi  K  R  y  V.' 

Ay  teftanent  We  given  to  cbe  clmrch, 
Wopld  they  ftrip  from  as ;  6ebg  valaM  thus* 
At  much  at  wotild  maintiyhi,  to  the  King's  honovTr 
Fall  fifteen  Earls  and  fifteen  hundred  Knights, 
Six  thoofand  and  two  handred  good  Efqairea : 
i^nd  to  relief  of  laears,  and  weak  age. 
Of  indigent  faint  fouls,  paH  corporal  toil, 
A  handred  alms-houfes,  ri^ht  well  fopply'd  ;  ~ 
And  to  the  coffM  of  the  King,  beflde, 
A  thoufand  pounds  by  th' year.    Thus  rons  the  btH 
£Ij.  This  Wo«ld  drink  ietp. 
Catii,  Twodld  d/Snk  tlfe  cup;  <nd  alf. 

EIj.  But  what  prevention  ?  

CmT.  The  Kfi^irfMrof  gfjcrand  fafr  n^arct* 
Kfj.  And  a  true  lover  of  the  holy  church. 
Cant.  The  covlfet  of  his  yodth  pW)niis'd  it  not| 
The  breath  no  fooner  left  his  father's  body, 
Bnt  that'hisiKdMifl^V  moM^ 
Seem'd  to  die  too ;  yea,  at  that  very  mbment, 
Confideration,  like  an  angel,  came, 
And  whint  th'  offending  jfdam  out  of  him ; 
XiCaving  his  body  as  a  paradife, 
T'  xnvelope  and  contab  celeftial  fpirits. 
Never  was  fuch  a  fadden  fcholar  made : 
Never  camer^fbrftiitfoii  in  a  flood 
With  fuch  a  heady  current,  fcow'ring  faultt: 
N<}r  ever  ^i/ra-headed  Witfulnefs 
8b  foon  did  lofe  hi^  feat,  ^and  all  at  once» 
Air  in  this  King.  i 

£fy.  We're  blelRd  in  the  chf^nge.  ^ 
Capt,  Hear  him  bUt  reafon  in  divinity. 
And,  all-admiring,  with  sin  inward  wim 
Yda  would  defire,  the  King  were  made  a  Prelate. 
Hear  hini  debiite  of  com  lilon Wealth  aFair^ 
YouM  fay,  it  hath  b^en  all  in  iall  his  ftOdy. 
Lift  his  difcourfe  of  war,  and  you  (hall  hear 
A  fearful  battle  fenderM  you  in  muilck. 
Turn  him  to  any  caufe  of  policy. 
The  Gwrdim  knot  of  it  lie  will  unloofe, 
AmiJiar  at  hia  gaixax.    ^\k«&\yt  ^^^ti^^^ 


King   H  js  ^  &  Y  V.  ^tp 

he  air,  a  tkarter'd  libcrttoe^  k  ftUl ; 

ad  the  inute  wonder  lorketh  in  men's  ears, 

o  fteal  his  fweet  and. honied  feotences : 

» that  the  a^>  and  praAtc  oart  of  life  (3), 

[aft  be  the  miftrefs  to  the  theorique. 

^hich  is  a  Wonder  how  his  Grace  ihonld  glean  it« 

ince  his  addition  was  to  courfes  vain ; 

[is  companies  onktter'd»  rude  and  Ihadlow  ; 

[is  hours  filPd  up  with  riots,  banquets^  iportsf 

ind  never  noted  m  him  anv  ilady, 

Lny  retirement,  any  feque^ration 

Vom  open  haunts  and  popularity. 

£fy.  The  ftrawberry  f  rows  underneath  the  oettlcs 
^nd  wholefom  berries  urive,  and  ripen  heftf 
Neighboured  by  fruit  of  bafer  quality : 
Undfo  the  Prince  obfcurM  his  contemplation 
Under  the  veil  of  wildnefs ;  which,  no  doubt» 
Grew  like  the  fnmmer  grafs,  fafted  by  night» 
tlnfeen,  yet  crefcive  in  his  faculty. 

Ca/u.  it  mud  be  fo ;  for  miracles  are  ceasM  : 
And  therefore  we  muft  n^eds  admit  the  meanf» 
How  things  are  perfeded* 

Ely.  But,  my  good  Lord, 
How  now  for  mitigation  of  this  bill, 
tJrgM  by  the  Commons!  doth  his  MajeAy 
Incline  to  itf  ornoT 

Cant»  He  feems  indifferent ; 
^  rather  fwaying  more  upon  ottr  part, 
Than  cheriflling  th*  cxhibiters  againft  ns» 

(3)  ^0  ihtt  fhe  art  attd^tz€tie  part  rf  Rfi.]  AU  the  edidoiii,  If  t 
^aot  deceived,  are  guilty  of  a  flight  corruption  in  this  palTage.  The 
Archbiihop  hat  been  ftewing,  what  a  mafte^  the  King  was  in  the 
tl^eoiy  of  divioicy,  .war»  and  policy :  fo  that  it  moft  be  eirpefted  (as  I 
ttaceivc,  ht  WoiiM  infer  {)th*t  the  King  ikould  now  wed  that  theory 
tOaAioo,  and  the  putting  the  feveral  parts  of  his  knowledge  in(o 
pfftdice*  If  this  be  our  atithor*s  mSaiilng^  1  thinks  we  can  hardly 
doabt  bnt  that  he  wrote, 

^0  th4t  thi  ad^  aad  fraSky  ^c. 
Thul  Itre  have  a  confonanca  in  the  terms  and  fenie.    For  theory  is 
liie  art,  and  ftudy  of  the  rolts  (sf  any  fcience )  and  a^oa  the  ttc«i^ 
fUi'catiOB  of  iht>ft  rules  by  proof  ahd  experut^enX. 

Vojii  IVi  N  ^^ 


•^90  ^ing  H  E  N  it  Y    V. 

For  I  have  flsade'an  ofier  to  his  Majefty* 
Upon  oar  ipnitaal  convocation. 
And  in  regard  of  canfes  now  in  hand. 
Which  I  haveopen'd  to  his  Grace  at  large^ 
As  touching  Franet^  to  give  a  greater  fajn» 
Than  ever  at  one  time  the  clergy  yet 
Did  to  his  predeceflbrs  part  withal. 

Ely*  How  did  this  otter  feem  receivM,  my  Lord  ? 

CanK  With  good  acceptance  of  his  Majefty  : 
Save  that  there  was  not  time  enough  to  hear 
(As,  I  perceiv'd,  his  Grace  wo^ld  fain  have  done) 
The  feverals,  and  unhidden  paflages 
Of  'his  true  titles  to  fome  certain  dukedoms, 
And^  generally,  to  the  crown  oi  trance, 
Deriv*d  from  Ed'ward  his  great  grandfather. 

Ely,  What  was  th*  impediment,  that  broke  this  off 

Qant.  The  French  Ambaflador  upon  that  inftaat 
Crav'd  audience  %  and  the  honr,  I  think,  is  come 
To  give  him  hearing.    Is  it  four  o'clock  ? 

Ely.  It  is. 

Cant*  Then  go  we  in  to  know  his  embalTyt 
Which  I  could  with  a  ready  guefs  declare. 
Before  the  Frencbmqn  fpeaks  a  word  of  it. 

Ely.  ril  wait  iipon  yon,  and  I  long  tb  hear  it.  [ExetM* 

SCENE    opens  to  the  Prefence. 

Enter  King  Henry,  Gloncefter,  Bedford,  Clarence, 
Warwick,  Weflmorland,  and'Evttvu^ 

K.  ^'*0'»\X  7  ^^^®  "  ™y  gracious  Lord  of  Canteriuryf 
V  V      Exe.  Not  here  in  prefence.  ] 

K.Hemy.  Send  for  him,  good  uncle. 

ffyi.  Shall  we  call  in  th'  Ambaflador,  my  Liege  ? 

K.  Henry.  Not  yet,  my  coufin ;  we  would  be  r^lv'^ 
Before  we  hear  him,  of  fome  things  of  weight, 
That  taik  our  thoughts,  concerning  us  and  France. 
Enter  the  Arcbhijbop  of  Canterbury,  andBtJbop  ofZ\j* 

Cant.  God  and  his  angels  guard  your  facred  thrpne. 
And  make  you  long  become  it ! 


King   H  fil^E  Y  V:  iyt 

IL^Henrj.  Sure,  wc  thank  you # 
My  learned  Lord,  we  pray  you  to  proceed  ; 
And  juilly  and  religioufly  unfold. 
Why  the  la^v  Baltkey  that  they  have  In  Ffona, 
Or  flionld^  or  ihould  not,  bar  us  in  our  claim* 
And»  God  forbid,  my  dear  and  faithful  Lord, 
That  you  (hould  fafhjon,  wreft,  or  bow  your  reading  f 
Or  nicely  charge  your  underftanding  foul 
With  opening  titles  mifcreate,  whole  right 
Sutes  not  in  native  colours  vvith  the  truth. 
For  God  doth  ^^now^  how  many  now  in  health 
Shall  drop  their  blood,  in  approbation 
Of  what  your  reverence  ftall  ipcite  us  to. 
Therefore  take  heed,  how  you  impawn  our  perfon  ; 
How  you  a^ake  our  fleepirig  fword  of  war  :  - 
We  cnarge  you  in  the;  name  of  God,  take  heed. 
For  never  two  fucb  kingdoms  did  contend 
Without  muph  fall  of  blood  ;  whofe  guiltlefs  drops 
Are  every  qne  a  woe,  a  fore  complaint, 
'Gainft  him,  whofe  wrong  gives  edge  unto  the  fwords. 
That  make  fuch  wafte  in  brief  mortality. 
Under  this  conjuration,  fpeak,  my  Lord  ; 
For  we  will  hear,  rote,  and  believe  in  heart. 
That  what  you  fpeak  is  in  your  confcience  wafct. 
As  pure  as  fin  with  baptifm. 

Cant.Then hear me,gracious Sovereign,  and youPeersi 
That  owe  your  lives,  your  faith,  and  fervices. 
To  this  imperial  throne.     There  is  no  bar 
To  make  againft  your  Highnefs*  claim  to  Frante^ 
But  this  which  they  produce  from  Pharamondi 
In  terram  Salicam  Mulieres  ne/uccedant ; 
JVo  ewoman  Jhall  fucceed  in  Salike  land  : 
Which  Salike  land  the  French  unjuftly  glofc 
To  be  the  realm  of  France^  and  Phammond 
The  founder  of  this  law  and  female  bar. 
Vet  their  own  authors  faithfully  affirm. 
That  the  land  Salike  lies  in  Germany, 
Between  the  floods  of  Sala  and  of  Ehe  : 
Where  Charles  the  great,  having  fubduM  the  Saxons^ 
There  left  behind  and  fettled  certain  French  : 

N  I  Who^ 


^59  King  H imt Y  T. 


Who»  hdldmg  in  difdam  the^/f^sMW  wonitfit^ 
for  Tome  difboneft  manners  of  their  lif«^ 
£ilablttbt  then  thi«  law;  to  wit.  no  lemak 
Should  be  In^ritrix  in  ^^i/ii^  land's 
Which  SalfAetjZs  I  faid,  'twixt  £hi  Uiiiabh 
Is  at  'this  day  in  •Germary  call'd  Miifih. 
Thii»  doth  it  well  ap|ear,  the  Sidike  law 
Was  not  deyifcd  for  ^he  realm  of  jF'rtf*^. 
Nor  did  the  French  poflefs  the  Salih  landy 
Until  four  'htindred  one  and  twenty  yean 
After  dcfnndlion  of  King  Bharamond^ 
(idly  fuppos'd»  the  founder  of  this  law;) 
Who  died  within  the  year  Gi  our  redemption 
Four  hnndred  twenty-^x^  and  CharUs  tMgreait 
Subdifd  x^t  Faxons ^  and  did  feat  the  frMcft 
Beyond  the  river  Bala  in  the  year 
Eight  iHind red  4ive.    ^^di<i%^t  their  writers  fit)!^ 
ILing  Fefifiy  which  depofed  Childerick^ 
Did  as  heir  general  (i)eing  defcended 
Of  BUthiid,  which  was  daughter  to  King  Cbtiitir) 
^)akc  claim  and  title  to  the  crown  of  Frmui. 
Httgh  Captt  alfo,  who  nfurpM  the  crown 
'Of  Charles  the  Duke  of  Lorain,  fole  heir  male 
Of  the  true  line  and  flock  of  CharUs  the  great. 
To  fine  his  title  with  fome  (hews  of  troth, 
('though,  in  pure  truth t  it  was  corrupt  and  naught} 
fconrveyM  himfelf  as  heir  to  th'  Lady  Lin^an,  , 
Daughter  to  Charhmain,  who  was  the  fon 
To  Leivis  th'  Emperor,  which  was  the  fon 
OF  Charles  the  great.     Alfo  King  J,e«ans  the  ninths 
W  h 0  was  fo] e  41  ei r  to  the  u furper  Cafetf 
Could  not  keep  quiet  in  his  confcience, 
^  Wearing  the  crown  of  France^  till  fatisfy'd 
*  That  fair  CJueen  Jfahl,  his  grandmother. 
Was  lineal  of  the  Lady  Ermengere^ 
Daughter  to  Charles  the  forefaid  Duke  of  Lorain  t 
By  the  which  match  the  line  of  Charles  the  great 
Was  re-nnite^  to  ^rhe  crown  of  France* 
So  that,  as  clear  as  is  the  fummer's  fun, 
Jiin^  Pepinh  tille,  and  Uk^V  Cc^et^^O^i^ 


BTing  BBNRr  Y.       \   a^j^ 

Chg  Einvis  his  fadsfaflioii,  all  appear  (4). 
To  hold  in  right  and  title  of  the  female. 
So  do  the  Kings  of  France  until  this  day : 
Howbeit  they  woald  hold  up  this  SnH^e  law. 
To  bai^your  Miehnefs  •claiming  from  the  female^ 
And  rather  chn^  to  hide  them  in  a  net. 
Than  ampl]i:  to  imbare  their  crooked  titles  (5), 
ITforpt  from  you  and  your  progenitors.  [clkim? 

X.  Henrjt.  May  I  with  right  and  confcience  make  thi» 
Cant*  The  fin  upon  my  head,  dread  Sovereign  ^ 
For  in  the  book  of  Numben  it  is  writ, 
When  the  fon  dies,  let  the  inheritance 
Defcend  unto  the  daughter.    Gracious  Lord, 
Stand  for  your  own,  unwind  your  bloody  Rag : 
Look  back  into  your  mighty  anceftors ;. 
Go,  my  dread  Lord,  to  your  great  grandfire's  tornh^ 
£rom  whom  you  claim ;  invoke  his  warlike  fpirit. 
And  your  great  uncle  Edward  the  black  Prince; 
Who  on  t^e  French  ground  play*d  a  tragedy, 
Makine  defeat  on  the  full  pow*r  of  France :, 
.  While  his  mod  mighty  father,  on  a  hill,  « 

Stood  fmiling,  to  behold  his  lion's  whelp 
Forage  in  b^ood  of  French  nobility. 

(4)  Xifig  Lewis  bh  faixtfadion,]  Thus  all  the  authenttck  c«:n«f  ^ 
Mr.  Pope  in  the  room  of  it,  either  out  of  a  particular  delicacy  of  en . 
•i  teligiout  adherence  to  the  Ci>ro0/V/M;  h^s  fubditutcd />.9^i^'fr.  But 
ll^Hevetbe  other  to  have  been  the  author^s  wr^rd,.  ot  choice:  he 
f«eim  to  be  briefly  recapitulating  his  oAn  tern^.?,  and  he  had  told  v« 
j^aft  above,  that  Litim  IX*  couid  not  wear  die  ccowa  with  a  qmtt 
confcience, 

tm  fatisfie^ 

Uiat  fair  ^tm  Ifabcl,  bis  grandmotbtr,  &C. 

(5)  7iait  openly  imbracel  This  is  Mr.  Pete's  reading,  and  not  anf 
wa>8  aothorlz*d  that  I  can  find.  But  where  is  the  Antitbefii  betw'tt 
hHi  in  the  preceding  line,  and  imbrace  in  this  ?  the  two  old  Folio" ^ 
read,  tban  amply  fft  imbam^-^Bot  here  is  a  flight  corruption  in  the 
fpelting,  by  the^  foperfliious  reduplication  «f  a  letter.  We  certainly 
SiafI  either  read  (as  l/iuJf^itrhtrtom  advis*4  ise,)«— T<^«ff  tmply  ti 
Msbare— (or,  as  I  had  fufpedled,  unbare i)  i.  e.  lay  open,  make  naked, 
4ifplay  to  view.  I  am  furpris'd  Mr.  Ptpe  did  sot  ftart  this  conjcAurc, 
Mn  Mr.  Rome  has  led  the  way  to  it  in  his  tdlkioo^  ^h»|Ui^\ 

^^lag  oKJip^^amuke  bam  their  crooked  itilM^ 

N3 


O  Doble  EngUftff  that  could  entertain 
With  half  their  forces  the  foil  pow*r  of  France  \ 
And  let  another  half  ftand  laughing  by. 
All  out  of  work,  and  cold  for  adion  I 

Elj.  Awake  remenbrance  of  the(e  valiant  dead^ 
And  with  your  puilTant  arm  renew  their  feats ! 
Yon  are  their  heir,  you  fitopon  their  throne ; 
The  blood,  and  courage,  that  renowned  them. 
Runs  in  your  veins ;  and  noy  thrice  puiiTant  Liege 
Is  in  the  very  A/^-morn  of  his  youth. 
Ripe  for  exploits  and  mighty  enterprifes. 

Exe,  Your  brother  Kings  and  Monarchs  of  the  earth 
Do  all  expe£l  that  you  fhould  rouze  yourfelf ; 
As  did  the  former  lions  of  your  blood. 

Weft,  They  know,  your  Grace  hath  caufe>  and  meansi 
and  might  (6), 
So  hath  your  Highnefs  %  never  King  of  England 
Had  nobles  richer,  and  more  loyal  fubje£ts  ; 
Whofc  hearts  have  left  their  bodies  here  in  England, 
And  lie  pavilion'd   in  the  £eld  of  France. 

Cant,  O,  let  their  bodies  follow,  my  dear  Liege, 
V^'nh  blood,  and  fvvord,  and  fire,  to  win  your  right  i 
Jn  aid  whereof,  we  of  the  fpiritualty 
Will  raife  your  Highnefs  fuch  a  mighty  fum. 
As  never  did  the  clergy  at  one  time 
Bring  in  to  any  of  your  anceftors. 

K.  Henry,  We  m oft  not  only  arm  t*  invade  the  French, 
But  lay  down  our  proportions  to  defend 
Again  ft  the  Scot,  who  will  make  road  upon  us 
With  all  advantages. 

Cant,  They  of  thofe  marches,  gracious  Sovereign^ 
Shall  be  a  wall  fufiicient  to  defend 
Our  inland  from  the  pilfering  borderers. 

K,.Hcnry,  We  do  not  mean  the  couriing  fnatchers  only» 
But  fear  the  main  intendment  of  the  Scot^ 

(6)  ney  knnvyour  Grace  bath  cavfi,  and  mtans  and  might  i 
£o  baibymr  Highnefs t  ntver  King  »/  England 

If  ad  nobUt  ricUt,^^]  Thus  has  thie  fpecch  hitherto  been  moft  ftopidly 
poinied,  wixhouttnx  regard  to  commofi  fsnfe. '  As  I  have  regulated  it, 
^c  ice  the  poet*s  drift,  aad  come  at  an  eafy  and  natural itaibtttrg:: 

Who 


Kihg  H  fi  K  R  y  V.  295 

Who  hath  been  ftill  a  giddy  neigbboar  to  ns : 
For  you  fhall  read,  that  my  great  grandfather 
Never  went  with  his  forces  into  France ^ 
But  that  the  Scot  on  his  unfurniflit  kingdosy 
Came  pouring,  like  a  tide  into  a  breach, 
"With  ample  and  brim  fulnefs  of  his  force  ; 
Galling  the  gleaned  land  with  hot  aflays; 
Oirding  with  grievous  fiege  caftles  and  towns ; 
That  England^  being  empty  of  defence. 
Hath  (hook,  and  trembled,  at  th'  j]]  neighbourhood. 

Ctfff/.  She  hath  been  then  more  fear'd  than  harm'dr  my 
For  hear  her  but  exampled  by  herfelf ;  [Liege  ; 

When  all  her  chivalry  hath  been  in  France^ 

And  (he  a  mourning  widow  of  her  nobles. 

She  hath  herfelf  not  only  well  defended. 

But  taken  and  {impounded  as  a  ftray 

The  Kine  of  Scots  ;  whom  (he  did  fend  to  France^ 

To  fill  King  £i^ii;^ir//'s  fame  with  prifoner  Kings ; 

And  make  his  chronicle  as  rich  with  praife. 

As  is  the  oazy  bottom  of  the  fea 

With  funken  wrack  and  fumlefs  treafuries. 
Ely.  Bat  there's  a  faying  very  old  and  true, 

If  that  you  wU  France  wi»,  then  ivitb  Scotland/)^  begin* 

For  once  the  eagle  England  being  in  prey. 

To  her  unguarded  nett  the  weazel,  Scot^ 

Comes  fneaking,  and  (b  fucks  her  princely  eggs ; 

Playing  the  moufe  in  abfence  of  the  cat, 

To  taint,  and  havock,  more  than  (he  can  eat  (7). 
Exe,  It  follows  then,  the  cat  mud  ftay  at  homej 

Yet  that  is  but  a  *scus'd  neceflity  (8) ; 

Since  we  have  locks  to  fafeguard  neceiTaries, 

(7)  To  tear  tnd  bavock  more  than/be  can  eai,}  'Tis  not  moch  th# 
foaltty  of  the  moafe  to  tear  the  food  it  comes  at,  but  to  run  ove# 
and  defile  it.  The  old  quarto  reads,  fpoUe ;  and  the  two  firft  folio*t, 
/^Rv:  from  which  laft  corrupted  word,  I  think,  I  have  retriev'd  the 
potVi  genuine  reading,  taint, 

(8)  Tet  tbst  is  hut  0  cur8*d  neeeffity ;]  So  the  old  quartd.  Thtfdrti^i 
read  crup^dt  Neither  of  the  words  convey  any  tolerable  idea  ;  but  give 
ut  a  couoter-reafonnag,  and  not  at  all  pertinent.  *Tit  £jr#frr*i  buB^ 
0cfs  to  (hew^  there  is  no  real  neceflity  for  ftaying  at  home «  He  muft 
therefore  mean,  that  though  there  be  a  fcetning  neceflity,  yet  it  is 
QAC  that  maa  be  well  mcus'd,  %n6got  avfr,  Mr.  H^Mrhrfn, 

N  4  And 


%^6  King  H  B  NJL  Y  V* 

And  pretty  tnipt  to  catch  the  petty  tluevet. 

While  th^t  the  armed  hand  doth  £ght  abroad, 

Th*  advifed  head  defends  iti^  at  iiome : 

For  government,  thoogh  high,  and  low,  and  lower  (9), 

Put  into  parts,  doth  keep  in  one  confent; 

Congreeing  in  a  full  and  natural  clofe. 

Like  muiick. 

Cant,  Therefore  heaven  tloth  divide 
The  Hate  of  man  in  divers  fundlions, 
Setting  endeavour  in  <ontinual  motion : 
To  which  if  fixed,  as  an  aim  or  butt. 
Obedience ;  for  {o  work  the  honey  bees ; 
,  t^reatures,  that  by  a  rule  in  nature  teach 
The  art  of  order  to  a  peopled  kingdom. 
They  have  a  King,  and  officers  of  fort ; 
Where  fome,  like  magiftrates,  correal  at  hone: 
Others,  like  merchants,  venture  trade  abroad  : 
Others^  like  foldiers,  armed  in  their  ftings, 
Make  boot  npon  the  fummer's  velvet  buds :  > 
Which  pillage  they  with  merry  march  bring  home 
To  the  tent-royal  of  their  Emperof : 
Who,  bufied  in  his  Majefty;  furveys 
The  finging  mafon  building,  roofs  of  jgold ; 
ifhe  civil  citizens  kneading  up  the  honey ; 
The  poor' mechanick  porters  crowdittg.in  . 
Their  heavy  hardens  at  his  narrow  gate  t 
The  fad-eyM  juftice  with  his  iurly  htim, 
Delivering  o'er  to  executors  pale 
The  la^y  yilwjauig  drone.     I  this  kif^r, 
That  many  things,  having  fuH  refeKtnte 
*2^oone  confent,  m»y  work  con(rarioa%4 
/Is  many  arrows,  looied  feveral  ways. 
Come  CO  one  mark :  As  many  ways  meet  in  oae  town  f 
As  many  frefii  fireami  meet  in  one  (alt  fea ; . 
As  tanthy  Irhes  Ctefein  the  dial's  center,; 
$0  may  a  thoufand  aflions,  once  a-foot, 

*  (9)  l^'^  C^cmftMat,  thoi^  hitth,  and  low.  and  h^vet  }  Tke  foQ»« 
4«tt9n aM  Opl^fiioa  of  thitcbougbt  feems  to  be  borrow'^  from  Cictm^ 
4*M^fmtJic0f  ilk'  %*  Su€K  Aioitnii,  ^  mediic,  6sf  infimts  imrr}e3m 
Qiiimmt^  90$  fonWi  «k«dtrAt«m  r«twA<  Ciwtt«c««t.  Coafcalii  d^mtU^ 
^^mm  CBDtciaew  &  «s«  Haf  aMBaa«Hai^aik  ia^tm  'wC«*»«  «^^  \ 
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King  H  E  K  ft  r  V.  297 

End  in  one  purpoTe,  and  be  all  wett  borne 
Without  defeat.     Therefore  to  France,  my  Laege:. 
Divide  your  happy  Englamd  into  four. 
Whereof  take  you  one  quarter  into  France^ 
And  you  withal  ihall  make  all  'Gallia  (bake: 
If  we,  with  thrice  fuch  powers  kft  at  homc^ 
Cannot  defend  our  own  doors  from  ihe  dog« 
~  Let  us  be  worried ;  and  our  nation  lofe 
The  name  of  hardine(a  and  policy. 

£..  Hmry.  Call  in  the  meflengers,  fest  ^rom  ihtDmfhm. 
lAovf  are  we  well  i-efolv'd ;  and  by  God's  iielp 
And  yours*  the  nobje  finewt  of  onr  power, 
'Trance  beiog  ours,  we'll  bend  it  to  o«r  awe. 
Or  break  it  all  to  pieces*    There  we'll  fit, 
Hulwg  in  large  and  ample  erapery, 
O'ei"  France,  and  all  her  almoft  lungly  dttkcdomif 
Or  lav  thefe  bones  tn  an  ma  worthy  urn, 
Tomblefs,  with  no  remembrance  over  them. 
Zither  our  hiitory  fliall  with  full  mouth 
Speak  freely  of  our  ads^  or  elfe  our  graire» 
Like  Turkijk  t^ite,  ihall  have  a  tonguelefs  moutk; 
Not  worihipt  with  a  waxen  epitaph. 

Enter  Amhaffadors  of  France. 
Now  we  are  well  prepar'd  to  know  the  pleafiir ; 
Of  our  fair  confin  DaeUfbin ;  for  we  hear, 
Voor  greeting  is  from  him,  not  from  the  King. 

Ami.  Maj^'t  plcafe  your  Ma}e%  to  give  us  leave 
Fceely  to  render  what  we  have  in  charge-: 
Or  (hail  we  ibaringl^^  &ew  you  far  oS 
The  Dauphin  s  meaning,  atid  our  embaify  ? 

R.  Henry,  We  are  no  tyrant,  bctachriftian  Cingt 
Unto  whofe  grace  our  paffion  is  as  lubjcct. 
As  are  our  wretches  fetter'd  in  oilr  prifons : 
Therefore,  with  frank  and  with  uncari»ed  plaionefo, 
Tell  4is  the  Daapbin^-t  mind. 

Amb,  Thus  then,  in  few^ 
Your  Highncfs,  lately  fending  into  Franre^ 
Did  claim  fome  certain  dukedoms  in  ihc  right 
0i.yoor£fCiU  pred^tSot,  Edward  Cat  OcJvt»i. 

i^  .5  ^'^ 


298  King  Henry   V, 

In  anfwer  of  which  claim,  the  Prince  our  mailer 
Say)»  that  you  favour  too  much  of  your  youth  ; 
And  bids  von  be  advis'd  :  There's  nought  in  Francif 
That  can  be  with  a  nimble  galliard  won  ; 
You  cannot  revel  into  dukedoms  there  ; 
He  therefore  fends  you  (meeter  for  your  fplrlt) 
This  tun  of  treafure ;  and  in  lieu  of  this, 
Defires  you,  let  the  dukedoms,  that  you  claim. 
Hear  no  more  of  you.     This  the  Dauphin  fpeaks« 
P.  Henry,  What  trc^furc,  uncle  ?* 
Exi.  Tennis- balh,  my  Liege. 
K.  Henry.  We're  glad,  the  Dauphin  is  fo  pleafant  with  us# 
His  prefent,  and  your  pains,  w«  thank  you  for. 
When  we  have  match'd  our  rackets  to  thefe  balls. 
We  will  in  France^  by  God's  grace,  play  a  fct. 
Shall  fWke  his  fether's  crown  mto  the  hazard. 
Tell  him,  h'ath  made  a  match  with  fuch  a  wrangler, 
That  ^11  the  courts  of  France  will  be  difturb'd 
With  chaces.     And  we  underhand  him  well, 
How  he  comes  o'er  us  with  bur  wilder  days  ; 
Not  meafuring,  what  ufe  we  made  of  them* 
We  never  valu'd  this  poor-feat  of  £»^A7ff//, 
And  therefore,  living  hence,  did  give  ourfcif 
To  barbVous  licence  ;  as  'tis  ever  common , 
That  men  are  merrieft,  when  they  are  from  home. 
But  tell  the  Dauphin  y  I  will  keep  my  ft  ate. 
Be  like  a  King,  and  Ihew  my  fail  of  greatncfsj 
When  I  do  rouze  me  in  my  throne  of  France* 
For  that  I  have  laid  by  my  Majefty, 
And  plodded  like  a  man  for  working  days  ; 
But  I  will  rife  there  with  fo  full  a  glory, 
That4  will  dazzle  all  the  eyes  of  France  ? 
Yea,  ftrike  the  Dauphin  bVirtd  to  look  on  us*  ' 
And  tell  the  pleafant  Prince,  this  mock  of  his  ,     . 

Hath  turn'd  his  balls  to  gun-ftones  ;  and  his  foul 
Shall  ftand  fore  charged  for  the  wafteful  vengeance. 
That  ihall  fly  with  them  :  Many  thoufand  widows 
Shall  this  his  mock  mock  out  of  their  dear  hufbands; 
Mock  mothers  from  their  {bt\s»  mock  caftles  down : 
And  foaie  are  yet  unfroueiv  ^x^^  xxtv^^ottv^  .  -' 

'  6  .  ^^"^^ 


k 


Kteg    He  n  i^  y  -^V;  a9f 

Tbat  (hall  bave  caafe  to  curfe  the  Vanpbitft  fcortt, 

Sot  tlii9  lies  all  within  the  will  of  Go^» 

To  whom  I  do  appeal ;  and  in  whofe  naine» 

Tell  you  the  Dauphin^  I  am  coming  on        .    . 

To  venge  mp  a$  1  may  ;  and  to  pot  forth 

My  rightfai  hand  in  a  well-hallow'd  canie. 

So  get  you  hence  in  peace  ;  and  tell  the  Dwfhitt^ 

Hi5  jeft  will  favour  bMt  of  ihallow  wit>.. 

When  thoy()M)ds  weep»  more  than  did  laugh  at  it. 

Convey  them  with  fafe  Condu^    Fare  ye  w^U* 

\Exfunt  Jmiaffador$% 

hxi.  This  was  a  merry  mefTage. 

K.  Henry.  We  hope  to  make  the  fender  blulh  at  it  i 
therefore,  my  Lords,  omit  no  happy  hour. 
That  may  give  furth 'ranee  to  ouir  expedition*;  > 

For  we  have  now  no  thoughts  in  us  but  Frame^  I 

Save  thofe  to  God,  that  run  before  our  buitoefs* 
Therefore,  let  our  proportions  for, thefe  wars 
Be  foon  colle£ted,  and  all  things  thought  upon^ 
That  may  with  reafonable  fwiftnefs  add 
More  feathers  to  our  wings  :  For,  God  before^ 
We'll  chide  this  2>^*5^^/«  at  his  father's  door,       .  . 
Therefore  let  every  man  now  talk  his  thought^. 
That  this  fair  atton  may  on  foot  be  broqgh).     [Exiuuii 

Etttir  Chorea. 
Chorus*  Ylovi  all  the  youth  of  Englattd^x^  on  £re  (ia)» 

And 
(to)  N«w  all  the  y§utb  tf  Esglan^.]  I  have  replaced  y^hyCbortii 
litre,  by  the  aotborky  of  the  <o\4  folio*%  ;  and  ended  the  iirft  yiff; 
M  the  poet  certainly  intended.  Mr*  P^pe  removM  it\  becaofe '  (fayt 
he)  "  ThhCborus  manifeflly  is  intended  toadverdfe  the  fpedatorsof 
•*  the  fcne  to  Southampton;  and  therefore  ou^t  to  be  placed  jttt 
^  before  that  change,  and  not  here.**  'Tifftme^thefpefbtorrare  to-^ 
be  informed,  that,  when  they  next  fe«  the  ^tt%,  they  are  to  fup^ 
pofe  him  at  Southampton,  But  this  does  tiat  imply  any  necefiity  of  • 
this  Chorui  being  contiguous  to  that  change^  On  the  coBtraryj  the 
Tcry  concluding  lines  vouch  abfolutelymgeinft  iti 

But,  till  the  King  come  forthoaad  mot  till  tbtn ,-• 

Vnt^  Southampton  iovftihiift>0}itktw,  * 

For  how  abfurd  is  fuch  a  notice^  if  the  feene  is  to  ehaflge,  fo Toon  vl 

ever  the  C^onw  ^t»  the  ftage  ?  bcfidos,  unlefsthisCborusbe  pre5x'd 

to  the  fccac  betwixt  iV;«i|..^ii^,iftf,%sihiU draw  the  poet  iattf 

.^  N- 6  aaothcf^^ 


AwiUkmMihttm  ki  tli«  wardrobe  lies  : 
Now  tSniwe  fibe  «iWK)tti«r»,  and  Kooo«r*s  thoft|jte 
RcigM  kkfy  m  the  breaft  of  every  maa. 
Tb^  fell  tbe  paAtK  now,  to  buy  the  horfe  i 
FolkMRTMg  dw  aurrarof  M  cbrifttaa  Kii^n 
Vrkfk  mmpi  Imis,  at  JTa^  Mrf«»i«^  |  \ 

For  now  fittcxpaAadon  la  dw  aifiy 
And  btdei  a  iwaid  ftoi»  like  ftaco  tKe  jM^iit 
Wkh  ciqwmigipciial;  crowns,  andcoctmtl^ 
Pronif '4I  to  Bmrt  «nd  kk  foUawers. 
Tht  FrsMt^  4KlinM*d  by  f|Ood  ioteUigenca 
Of  chis  vMt  dreidfiil  ^Miepai«tioo« 
Sludoe  ia  their  fear^  and  with  pslle  f>olicf 
Seek  to  ^Uveit  the  S^gUJk  parpofet . 
O  Eiifiamdf  model  to  diy  inward  grea^efty 
LitBeiftde body  widi  a  an^hty  hearty 
What  mlgWt  thon  ^de*  that  bononr  wovld  tbae  dOb 
Were  all  thy  children  bind  and  natarall 
Bat  tee,  thy  fankJ^Murf  hath  in  i!hee  foand  oot; 
A  iieft<o^  bollow  botfooM,  ^ludi  he  £lls 
Wkh  treach^roos  cvqwas ;  and  three  corrapted  men. 
One,  SiUboMl  Eulxj^  Camhklgt,  and  the  fecond« 
ihmy  Lord  Scro^  <si  Mij/ham^  and  tbe  third, 
Sir  Simat  ^$y  iKnight  of  NtfthumhiriantL, 
aaotficr  iWoriltjr*  ^^,  ^mh  and  %mi^  aM  hi  this  frenettntiBf 
-af  goiqf  tothe  mvn  in  Fttmu::  But  the  Rm^badjbut  joft,  «t  kit 
<^itt>ng  «lic  <bge,  declared  hit  relblution  of  conMihitang  this  wtM 
ilsd •without  theiiMrM/ of  an  ^<0,  betwixt  »liatf«eoe  ksd  thccomic 
^har^dcrfefltMog,  bow  could  tbejr  with  any -pfobabikity  be  nSmm'i 
^  ebb  iAtaDdcd'expcdftioiit  if  Mr.  P^had  ever  read  Monliear  A* 
dbfii*taMft«QUOttt-tBoatye»c^*d,  €.«  JV«f%M.ia  lOitfif^  he  wooM 
liave  lifiot«a,  •dtat'oac  mohi  »fe^f  the  intervals  of  afia  it,  that  facb 
a  fayft  ^Aoidd  r/«Mfi«e  §m§.mgmMtiUufim  qm'U  f^t  fatmstH^fyiOt^ 
•artin^)  Caciliute  that  ngrceaole  deecptioa,  which  maft  be  ^t  opoa 
the  f^datori.  Though  1^  tiuie«betwee«  the  aAa  taket  up  -but  a  Ycry 
littk  iiiD^  ^t-tbe  aodknces  ^aie  alwsye  wiliWig  to  help  their  o«a 
^eeepUon  "A)  far,  to  attow  attBooh'time  ipeot  in  it»  afth^fotf-fiodi 
neeefiMpy  Aoiild  be  em^loy^d  in  the«ondoft  of  fait  iablo.  'And  theie* 
f^t  *dt  the  tprcdMe<of  «U  baowiag  peett,  ^vhere  nore  time  is  te  / 
%e  fltip*4  •omr  tban  «ould  be  tlbcn  «»  in  the  aAioA  upon  tbe  'A«f % 
<lo  fiippofe  that  ifftcffBi^dktif  time  ^cnt  dfirmg  «tba  Uitrwtk  of  the 
Mftit  Avvwhich  artifice  the  ipedatoit  coiae  dalothe  dactt^^  aad-ain 
a^ADOTd  l94iMQ4U(,i«av^Bi«tAfft0&M^ 


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King  HuNR  t  V.  30f 

Have  For  the  gilt  of  Br^nct  (O  guilt,  indeed !) 

C4|iAniCd  ONi(pirac|r  witk  fearfol  Franct : 

A«d  by  tbeir  hands  this  grace  of  Kings  muft  die. 

If  bell  and  treafofi  hold  their  pfomifei, 

Ere  lie  take  (hip  for  Frame ;  and  in  Soutbamftom^ 

Ljboittv  Y^'i^^  P'^^^^^  ^^*  ^^^  ^^'^  digeil     ^ 

•til*  abufe  ot  diftancc,  while  we  force  a  play. 

The  fam  is  paid,,  the  traitors  are  agreed^ 

The  King  is  fet  from  LM/fcM,  and  the  fcene 

Is  now  tranfported,  gentles,  to  SeMt^mptoM  .* 

There  is  the  play-hoafe  now,  there  muk  you  fit; 

And  thence  to  FrtHki  (hall  we  convey  you  fafe. 

And  bring  yoft  back;  cfcannin?  Ihe  narrow  {ezs 

T^  give  yott  gentle  pafs :  for  if  we  may  ( 1 1), 

W^^  hot  •flfend  cme  ftonttch  with  oar  play. 

But,  tiU  Ate  Ki hg  come  fbrch.  and  not  till  then. 

Unto  ^buthamfiifn  do  we  %k\£t  oor  fcene.  [Exii* 

.  (dJ)  ■    ■  (harmktg.tbt  nstrvm  feas 

To  give  ymi  fentle  pafs  i]  Bern  J^hnfek^  in  th«  Prologue  to  hit  Bv€9f 
Mom  im  ids  Uumwr,  leems  to  mc  to  have  &iried  imrUionQy  at  Hkig 
(l^y  of  our  author's. 

'  He  rSrKir  ^r*y«,  yo\i  wfll  he  pleai'dto  fte 

One  fucb  to- day,  as  other  f^a^s  fho^U  be; 

li^hett  neitjier  Ckott»  w^tt^ouVer  thfe  fes%  6fr. 
Mow. this  comodj  o(  fi^'t  Mraca^ed  in  Um  y«ar  i^t,  io  that  If#iii3f 
5th,  con^f  ^Oeati/^  ha4  nade  iti  tMteaiiwc  oa  tltic  ^nifB^CMlisf  44mm 
dUc^oci4>4. 


^?:^^r*  ■k'C'^ 


301  King  H  E  N  R  y   V,   i 

ACT     IL 

SCENE,   before  ^icify's   houfe  in  Eq/kba^ 
Enitr  Corporal  Nim»  and  LhutinOnt  Bardolpli, 

Bardolph, 

WELL  mety  corporal  Nim  (i:^). 
}^im.  Good-morrow»  WtVittWit  Bardehb^ 

Bard.  What,  are  antienc  Pijtol  and  you  friends  yet  ?  ' 

Nim*  For  my  part,  I  care  not :  I  fay  little ;  bot  when 
time  (hall  ferve,  there  ihall  be  fmiles  ;-  but  that  ihall  be 
at  it  may.  I  dare  not  fight,  bat  I  will  wink  and  hold 
out  mine  iron  ;  it  is  a  fimple  one ;  but  what  though  ?  it 
will  toad  cheefe^  and  it  will  endure  eold  as  another 
man's  fword  will ;  and  there's  an  end. 

Bard.  I  will  beftow  a  breakfaft  to  make  you  friends, 
and  we'll  be  all  three  fworn  brothers  to  France :  Let  it 
be  (Of  good  corporal  Nim. 

Nim.  Faith,  I  will  live  (b  long  as  I  may,  that's  the 
tertain  of  it,  and  when  I  ci^nnot  Hve  any  longer,  I  will, 
dd  as  I  Aay :  That  is  my  reft^  that  is  the  rendezvous  of  it* 

(is)  Bard,  jyeli  met,  corporal  Nun.]  I  have  chofe  to  bej^  the 
Tccond  aB  here,  bccaufe  each  ad  may  clofe  regularly  with  a  Cbenu, 
Not  that  I  am  perfwaded,  this  was  the  poet's  intentioa  to  mark  the 
inttrvaU  of  his  affs  .*  As  the  Chorus  did  on  the  old  Gntism  ftage«  He 
bad  nooccafion  of  this  fort :  Sioce,  in  his  thne,  the  paufes  of  afBoa 
were  fili'd  up,  as  now,  with  a  leflbn  of  mofick.  And  therefore  he 
night  tbiolc  himfelf  at  liberty  to  introduce  his  Cbvrut  where  he  pleat*d} 
and  whenever  any  gap  was  made  lo  hiftory,  which  was  neceflary  C0 
be  explained  for  the  connexion  betwixt  ^dioB  and  adion.  In  Pgrieksp 
Prince  of  Tyre,  (a  play,  which  hai  been  attributed  to  our  author  | 
and,  indeed,  ib'me  part  of  it  is  certainly  of  his  writing :)  it  is  evident 
that  the  Chorus  fometimes  fpeaks  in  the  middle  of  the  a3s,  1*11  make 
one  obfervaiioni  thai  in  the  obfolete  plays,  t  little  before  our  author's 
time,  tbefe  ftage-divifions  were  more  piecifely  a(bertain*d.  For  then 
a  dumh  Jbow,  reprefenting  what  wu  expected  tcr  follow,  was  pre^ 
£x*d  at  the  head  of  Vftry  jtS» 
.     .  .t  Bard* 


i 


King  H  E  N  R  Y  V.  303 

BarJ^  It  is  certain,  corporal,  that  he  if  married  to 
'/  Richly  \  and  certainly  fhe  did  you  wrong,  for  yon 
;re  troth- plight  to  her. 

Ntm.  I  cannot  tell,  things  muft  be  as  they  may ;  men 
ay  ileep,  and  they  may  have  their  throats  about  them ' 
that  time ;  and  fome  fay,  kniTes  have  edges :  It  mnft  \ 
!  as  it  may ;  though  patience  be  a  tir'd  mare,  (13)  yet 
e  will  plodi  there  mull  be  condufions ;  well,  I  cannot 
IL — -• 

Enter  Piftol  and  Quickly. 

Bard.  Here  comes  antient  Piftol  and  his  wife;  good 
»rporal,  be  patient  here.  How  now,  mine  hoft  Pifiol  T 
Ftp.  Bafc  tyke,  call'ft  thou  me  hoft  ?  now  by  thia 
md,  I  fwear,  I  fcom  the  term ;  nor  fhall  my  Nel  keep 
tdgers. 

^icL  No,  by  my  troth,  not  long:  For  we  cannot 
idge  and  board  a  dozen  or  fourteen  gentlewomen,  that 
?e  honeilly  by  the  prick  of  their  needles,  but  it  will  be 
lought  we  keep  a  bawdy-houfe  ilraight.  O  welliday 
ady,  if  he  be  not  drawn  (14) !  Now  we  ihall  fee  wilAil 
ittltery,  and  murder  committed. 
Bard.Good  lieutenant,good  corporal,offer  nothing  hel*e« 
iWiw.  Pilh!— 
Pifi.  Pilh  for  thee,  IJanddog;  thou  prick-ear'd  cur  of 


ading  from  the  old  S^uarte, 
(14)  0  vfd&dtyZadft  if  be  be  Mi  hewn  ffcto,]  I  cannot  underftan4 
le  drift  of  this  expreffion.  If  he  be  not  bevm,  muft  iignify,  if  he 
t  n»t  cut  down  \  and  inthat  cafe,  the  very  thing  is  foppos*d,  which. 
•kkfy  wai  appceheofive.of.  But  I  rather  think,  her  flight  arifes 
Ton  ieeUig  their  fwords  drawnr:  And  I  have  v^ntuiM  to  make  a 
ight  alteration  accordingly.  Jfhebe  noi  drawn,  for',  ifbe  bas  not  bit 
oerd  drawn,  is  an  expreffion  familiar  with  our  poet :  So,  in  the 
tmpefi. 

Why,  how  now,  ho  ?  awake?  why  are  you  drawn  f 
mk  ia  Romea  and  Juiki\    . 

.    What,  art  thou  ^r«fV9  amoog  thefe  besrtlefs  hinds  ^ 


yf^  King  *  H  I II  It  V  V. 

j^Vi.  Oeod  corporal  Nim^  fliew  thy  vakar  aad  pet 
tip  tlby  fword. 

IJtm.  Will  you  Ihog^?  I  wotld  hautt  ytmjolu^. 

Pifi,  SolMf,  tgregittis  dogi  O  viper  vHe ! 
Tlie  yr/tti.  in  thy  moft  marvel  Loot  face, 
TlieyUh/  iadiy  todhe  md  ui  iiky«hfMt» 
i^ad  in  thy  hatri'iil  inags;  jrea,  ia  thy  maw«  perdy; 
And,  which  is  worfe,  wkhkk  thy  aa%  oioach. 
i  do  retort  tht/olus  in  thy  bowels  ^ 
For  1  can  lake,  and  Pjfiors  cock  is  op, 
i^nd  Aalhing  &r^  will  foOowt* 

iViM.  I  am  not  £ar6q/om,  you  cannot  cooJOTe  ine:^  t 
have  an  httmoar  to  knock  you  indifieiiently  welt ;  it  yoa 
grow  foul  with  me,  PtficI^  I  will-fcour  you  with  my  la- 
pier  »«  1  may,  in  fair  terms.  If  you  would  walk  off,  I 
would  prick  your  guts  a  little  iu  good  ienns  as  I  may« 
and  that's  the  humour  of  it. 

Pifi.  O  br^gard  vile,  and  danaed  furious  wqghti 
The  grave  doch  gape,  and  duataug  <kadi  ia  acar. 
Therefore  exhale. 

Baril.  Hear  me,  hear  lue,  wkat  t  iay :  %e  thai  ftriker 
the  firft  ftrobe,  I'll  run  him  up  to  ihe  hilts  as  I  am  a  (bldi(^» 

pyf.  An  oath  of  mickle  might;  aod  Aify  fluU  abate 
Oive  Ae  thy  fiA,  thy  fore-foot  to  Bie  give; 
Thy  fpirits  are  moft  tall. 

Nim.  I  will  cut  thy  thfuat  one  time  or  other  in  fair 
terms,  that  is  the  humour  of  it. 

Pi/.  C^iag$rgi9  that  is  the  word.  Idefy  thae  jfaia. 

0  hound  of  Cne^  thank'A  tbau  my  fyodk  to  guti 
No,  to  the  fpittle  go, 

And  from  the  powdering  tub  of  infamy 
Fetch  forth  the  laEar  kite  of  Cn^ffidh  kind, 
JDol  Temr-flMa^,  ifte  by  naniie,  and  hcjr  e^ulii. 

1  have,  aod  I  will  hoki  the  ^miuhm  ^mMif 

for  th*  only  fht^  ^ud  /as^^,  there's  enough;  go  fo. 

Bw^  Mine  heft  Pj^^/,  you  muft  <eom€  to  my  mat^ 
4md  your  hoUeia^  He  ia  very  t(ick»  And.UKMlU  to  badL 

O'QUd 


King  H  E  K  R  Y  V,  507 

£t$  in  heart- grief  and  aneafinefs 

:r  the  fweet  ihade  of  your  government* 

ey.  True ;  thofe,  that  were  your  father's  enemiei^ 

f  deept  their  gauls  in  honey,  and  do  ierve  yon 

I  hearts  create  of  duty  and  of  zeal. 

Henry, ^t  fherefore  have  great  caufeof  thankfolnefil 

(hall  forget  the  office  of  our  hand, 

er  than  quittance  of  deiert  and  merits 

rding  to  the  weight  and  worthinefs. 

'oop.  So  fervice  (hall  with  Jleeled  iinews  toil ; 

labour  fhall  refreih  itfelf  with  hope» 

0  your  Grace  incefTant  fervices. 

Henry,  We  judge  no  lefs.     Uncle  of  Exiter% 
^e  the  man  committed -yefterday, 

rail'd  againft  our  perfon  :  we  coniider» 
s  excefs  of  wine  that  fet  him  on, 
on  his  more  advice  we  pardon  him. 
oop.  That's  mercy,  but  too  much  fccority  t 
im  be  punifh'd.  Sovereign,  left  example 

1  (by  his  fuff'rance)  more  of  fnch  a  kind. 
Henry.  O  let  us  yet  be  merciful. 

m.  So  may  your  Highnefs,  and  yet  punifh  toOr 
f^.  You  {hew  great  mercy,  if  you  give  him  life, 
the  tafte  of  much  correftion. 
Henry.  Alas,  your  too  much  love  and  care  of  mtf  j 
leavy  orifbns  'gain il  this  poor  wretch, 
tie  faults,  proceeding  on  diftemper, 
not  be  wink'd  at,  how  iOiall  we  ftretch  our  eye, 
I  capital  crimes,  chew'd,  fwallowM  and  digefted, 
ar  before  us  ?  we'll  yet  enlarge  that  man,    « 
gh  Cambridge^  Scroops  and  Grey^  in  their  dear  care 
lender  prefervation  of  our  perion, 
d  have  him  ponifh'd.     Now  to  our  French  caufeif 
are  the  late  Commiffioners  ? 
w.  I  one,  my  Lord. 
Highnefs  bade  me  afk  for  it  to-day« 
oop.  So  did  you  me,  my  Liege. 
y.  And  I,  my  Sovereign. 

Hen.  Then  Richard  Earl  of  Cambridge^  there  is  yoori  t 
'  yoars.  Lord  Scroop  of  Majham  %  aftA  Sk  ^LIi\^^.* . 


^S  Khig  Henry  V. 

Grey  of  NerthumherlMidy  this  fame  is  yours  t 

Head  them*  and  kuow,  I  know  yonr  worthinofit, 

M^  IiOfd  of  Wefinmland  And.  uncle  Exeter^ 

We  will  abeard  to-night.    Why,  how  now»  gentkmM^ 

What  fee  you  in  thoie  papers,,  that  you  lofe 

$0t  miich  complexion  ?  look  y«,  how  th«y  change  1 

Their  cheeks  are  paper^    Why,  what  read  you  thcre^^ 

That  hath  fo  ^warded,  and  chasM  your  blood 

Out  of  appearance  ? 

Cam.  I  confefs  ray  fault,. 
And  do  fuhmit  me  to  yx>ur  Highnel^*  mttcy* 

Grey.  Scroop,  To  which  we  all  appeal* 

K.  Henry,  The  inercy,  that  was  quick  ia  us  bat  late^ 
By  yoor  own  connfe!  is  fupprefs'd  and  klU'd : 
You  muft  not  dare  for  (hame  to  talk  oC  mercy ;. 
For  your  ov^n  reafons  turn  upon  your  bofoms. 
As  dogs  upon  their  mailers,  worrying  you* 
See  you,.  »y  Prioces  a«d  my  iioble  ?e«rs, 
Thefe  £ir^f^  mongers  I  my  Lord  Qamhridge  \itMt9. 
You  know,  how  apt  our  love  was  to  accora 
To  furnish  him  with  all  appertinents 
Beloirging  to  kis  Honour  ;  and  this  man 
Hath  for  ajfew  Ughj  crowns  lightly  confpiff*d^ 
And  fwom  iin(o  iht;  pra^ices  of  Frema 
To  kill  OS  here  in  Hampton.     To  the  which. 
This  Knight,  no  lefs  for  bounty  bound  to  vi 
Than  Cambriii^e  is,  hath  likewife  fwom.     But  O  \ 
What  Aall  I  fay  co  tbee.  Lord  Scruap^  thou  crueU 
Ingraceful,  favage»  and  iaboman  creature  I' 
Thou,  that  did  ft  bear  the  key  of  Ml  my  counfels^ 
That  kncw'ft  the  very  bottom  of  my  foul. 
That  aimoft  might^fl  have  coin*d  me  into  gold, 
Wouldd  tboitvhaive  pra^is'd  on  me  for  thy  «ie^  | 

May  it  be  poflible,  that  foreign  hire 
Could  out  of  thee  extradi  oae  fpark  of  evil,. 
That  might  anaoy  ray  finger?  'tis  fo  ftraoge^. 
That  tho«gh  the  truih  of  it  ftand  ofF  as  grois 
As  black  and  whke,  my  eye  will  fcarce^y  fee  i|. 
Trcafon  and  mwrdet  ever  ke^  tofc&her, 
Aa  two  y oak-dbw\l^  teoaa  ia  %«)a«t'  %  v!W¥jSr.^ 


Itmg  H  £  1^  I  Y   v.  ftf 

Torkitr^  ib  g^oAy  in  a  natatal  oanie, 

'hat  admiration  did  «ot  wkoep  mt  them* 

iut  tho«,  'gaiaft  all  jpsoportiony  didft  bring  ip 

V'onder  to  wait  on  treafon,  «nd  on  m order : 

^nd'whatibever  cunning  fiend  it  was. 

That  wrought  n  pen  thee  roprepoft'rottfly* 

HLath  got  the  voice  in  hell  iion-  excellence: 

^ad  fl^r  devilry  that  fuggeft  by-tr«a^$9 

poth  botch  and  btstiglc  op  damnationy 

with  patches,  colours,  and  with  forms  beiQ|r  fecclit 

From  glillVing  femblances  of  piety  : 

Bat  he>  that  temperM  thee,  bade  thf  e  ftand  op:; 

Gave  thee  no  inftance  why  thou  ihouldfttdo  trtaftm       < 

tJnlefs  to  dob  thee  with  the  name  of  tiraitor. 

If  that  fane  Daemo»y  that  hath  gvUM  th^  t4int» 

Should  with  his  lion-gate  walk  the  whole  worlds 

He  might  re  corn  to  vady  Tartar  back) 

^nd  t«ll  the  legions,  I  can  never  win 

A  foul  fo  eafy  as  that  'Englijhman^%, 

Oh,  how  hall  thou  with  jcilotify  iflfefted 

The  fweetnefs  of  affiance!  fliew  men  dutiful ^ 

Why  ib  didft  thotf:  or  feem  they  gtave  and  karaedf'  ' 

Why  ib  didft  thou  :  come  tl»ey  isi  noble  family f 

Why  fo  didft  thou:  feem  they  religious? 

Why  f6  didft  thou :  or  are  they  fpare  in  diet, 

I^ree  from  git>fs  paffion  or  of  mirth,  or  anger*  - 

Conftaiit  in  fpirit,  nor  iwerving  with  the  bloody 

Garnifli'd  and  deck*d  in  modell  compliment, 

J^ot  working  withdiie  ear,  but  with  the  eye  (15), 

And  but  in  pa rged  judgment  trufting  neither  ? 

Snch,  and  fo  finely  boulted  didd  thott  feem. 

(xc)  Not  working  tt^th  the  eye  without  the  ear)]  He  is  Jbere  giving 
the  character  of  a  compleat  gentleman,  and  (ays,  he  did  not  tryfi  bif 
■«yr  vfkhout  the  conflrMation  of  "his  edr,  B\it  was  ever  any  thing  fo  pre- 
^Aeious  ?  when  men  have  eyel^ht-^jroof,  they  think  they  have  fuffi* 
ctent  evidence,  a^d  don*c  ftay'for  the  confirmation  of  an  hear-fay. 
Bu^  prudent  men^  mi  the  contrary,  Wan*t  trud  the  credit  of  the  cxtf 
till  ic  be  confirmed  by  the  demofiHrltion  of  the  eye.  And  this  is  tha^t 
icondo^  for  which  the  King  would  here  com»iiend  him.  So  that  wt 
ttaft  aiTuredly  read, 

^otVHfHttf^  VM  Ibrk^,  Hut  widi  the  Sje.  >lt«^ar6umn. 


)to  King  H  E  N  R  Y  V. 

And  that  thy  fall  hath  left  a  Idiid  of  Mot  (16), 
To  mark  the  fofl-fraiight  fnan,  the  beft  endu'dt 
Wkh  fome  fofpicion.     I  will  weep  for  thee. 
For  this  revolt  of  thine,  methinksy  is  Hke 
Another  fall  of  man— Their  faults  are  open  ; 
Arreft  them  to  the  anfwer  of  the  law. 
And  God  acquit  them  of  their  pradices  ! 

Exe.  I  arreft  thee  of  high  treafon,  by  the  name  ef 
Richard  Earl  of  Camhriiige, 

I  arreft  thee  of  high  tr^on,  by  the  name  ti  Henry  (17} 
Lord  Scroop  of  Majham. 

I  arreft  thee  of  high  treafon,  by  the  name  of  Thmm 
Crtf^  Knight  of  Nortbumherland. 

Scroop.  Oar  purpofes  God  juftly  hath  difcoVer'd, 
And  1  repent  my  fault,  more  than  my  death  ; 
Which  I  befeech  your  Highnefs  to  forgive. 
Although  my  body  pay  the  price  of  it. 

Cam.  For  me,  the  gold  of  France  did  not  fedace, 

{l^)  And  thus  tby  fall  bath  kft  a  kind  of  bht. 

To  ttkfke  the  full-frsugbt  man,  the  beft,  endoed 
Wub  fame  fujpicim.l  Thus  Mr.  Pefe  hat  ftopM  this  paflafe. 
If  Ub  onderftandt  die  ieofe  of  it,  as  it  ftaads  here,  it  is  more  than  I 
do ;  or  if  he  believes^  that,  to  makt  a  turn  tndued  with  fmfpichH,  «as 
the  phrafe  of  our  author,  I  moft  beg  to  be  excosM  if  1  have  not  To 
much  credulity.  I  am  perfuaded,  I  have  refcued  the  text  from  tbf 
obfcurity  aod"  corruption  it  lay  under.  Our  author  has  the  fasK 
thought  again  in  his  CymbeKoe. 

So  thou,  Poftbumuip 
V(^!lt  lay  the  levtn  to  all  pr^r  men ; 
Goodjf,  and  gaUant,  ihall  hefalfejLnd  perjurM^ 
From  thy  great /i//. 
1  had  almoft  forgot  to  obferve,  that  in  Timon  of  Atbais,  we  again  oM 
with  mark*d,  employ*d  as  in  this  paflase. 

■  For  mine  own  part, 
I  never  tafted  Timon  in  my  life ; 
Nor  any  of  his  bounties  came  o*er  me. 
To  mark  me  for  bis  friend. 
(17)  ■ '         ij  tbe  name  of  Thomas  Lord  Scroop  of  MaAam.]  The 
Uander  of  the  editors  in  the  firft  Folio^z  led  Mr.  Rowe  and  Mr.  Poft 
into  an  error  here  :  which  they  might  have  been  aware  of,  had  the; 
either  confolted  the  Cbronkles,  or  the  readi/^g  of  the  old  4to*s  in  thif 
paflTage.    Nay,  had  they  but  turn'd  back  to  the  Cboms  at  the  end-of 
tbe  firft  aa,  they  mi^ht  have  found  that  Lord  Majbam*t  chriftiaa 
jane  was  Henrys  and  noi^rhomou 


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King  Henry  V#  jit 

Althoogli  I  did  admit  it  ^  a  motive 
The  fotfner  to  efied  what  I  intended ; 
Bat  God  be  thanked  for  prevention. 
Which  I  in  fofF'rance  heartily  rejoice  for^ 
Befeeching  God  and  you  to  pardon  me. 

Gr€j.  Never  did  faithfa)  fobjeft  more  rejoice 
At  the  difcovery  of  mod  dangerous  treafon» 
Than  I  do  at  this  hour  joy  o'er  myfelf. 
Prevented  from  a  damned  enterprize : 
My  faulty  but  not  my  body,  pardon,  Sovereign. 

K.Hixfy.God  quit  you  in  his  mercy !  hear  your  fentence; 
You  have  confpir'd  againft  ottr  royal  perfon, 

ioin'd  with  an  enemy  proclaimed,  and  from  his  coffehP 
leceiv'd  the  golden  earneft  of  our  death  ; 
Wherein  yon  would  have  fold  your  King  to  flaughter> 
His  Princes  and  his  Peers  to  fervitude. 
His  fubjedh  to  oppreffion  and  contempt^ 
And  his  whole  kingdom  into  defolation« 
Touching  our  perfon,  feck  we  no  revenge  ; 
Bat  we  our  kingdom's  fafety  mufl  fo  tender, 
Whofe  ruin  you  three  fought,  that  to  her  lawft 
We  do  deliver  yoo.     Go  therefore  hence, 
(Poor  roiferable  wretches)  to  your  death ; 
The  tafte  whereof  God  of  his  mercy  give 
You  patience  to  endure;  and  true  repentance 
Of  all  your  dear  offences !  bear  them  hence.      [Exeunt, 
Now,  Lords,  for  France ;  the  enterprize  whereof 
Shall  be  to  you,  as  us,  like  glorious. 
We  doubt  not  of  a  fair  and  lucky  war. 
Since  God  fo  gracioufly  hath  brought  to  light 
This  dangerous  treafon  lurking  in  our  wav. 
To  hinder  our  beginning.     Now  we  doubt  not^ 
But  every  rub  is  (moothed  in  our  way  : 
Thfen  forth,  dear  countrymen  ;  let  us  deliver 
Our  puiiTance  into  the  hand  of  God, 
Putting  it  ftrait  in  expedition. 
Chearly  to  fea ;  the  f\gns  of  war  ad;irance ; 
No  King  of  England^  if  not  King  of  France*     [Exeunt. 


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£U  King   H^^H  Y   It 

SCENE  chaRgos  w^^liklft  botife  in  Sajicktl^ 

Enter  ?i^oU  l^im,  fial^t^lph,  %,  und  Qnidljr." 
|^/V/(.T)R']rtbee,  honey-fwett  )i«(b«tidi  ^kt  me  bri^ 

Psftei.  Nof  for  my  mao]^  Ji^ait  d^tji  fern* 
Bardohb^  be  blith  :  Ami^  romte  tby  vriitnUfi|;  veins  i 
Boy,  briftietby  coarse  up  s  lor  Ap^f^-bc  IS  deadf  . 
.Aii(ijwe>inuft  yera  tharefpre.  ^ 

iBar</.  Would  I  wer^wiih  fhim  vberefome'er  be  is» 
citber  in  heaven  or  b^H. 

^/V^.  Nay^  Aire>  be's  .not  in  bell  i  Ws  in  yA^jir's 
bofom^  if  ever  man  went  to  ^/r/^'s  bofom*  He  made 
a  finer  end,  and  went  aA¥«yft  :S«  it  bgdfbcfn  any  cbriftool 
child  ;  a'  parted  ^ven  jqA  betvifeffi  twelve «adonei  efOi 
at  the  turning  o^hV  tide :  ^^or  ^fter  I  faW  htm  fumble 
«i^ith  the  (beets,  apd  play  «irub  flowers,  and  fniil&4ipeii 
bis  finger's,  end,  I  knew  ibere  w»8  bat  doewi^;  hi 
(i8)  bisftofewas^6(ha|-pa&aj>en,4fid:a'  babied  of  men 

fields* 

(t8)  Htf  note  yoit  ai  Jhdrfi  di  d  pen,  ajld  ft  table  tf  grecD  fieldiil 
So  the  firft  FOA0.  Mr.  Po^  has  obferv^d,  that  thefe  words,  ndatm 
tf  g^^^*  fo^t  sre  not  In  the  old  4to*i.  *'  This  noofenfe,  {comhiad 
«'  £tf)  get  into  j11  the  IbUowhig  editions  bv  a  pleefant  miftake  of  the 
^*  ftage-edftots,  who  rotated  frqafi  the  ccnvfiloo  ptacemeal-writtcfl 
«*  parts  in  the  play-houfe.  A  table  il^as  here  directed  to  be  brof^t 
«  in  (it  being  a  kene  in  a  tavern  where  they  drink  at  parting;)  aad 
**  this  dtreftion  crept  into  the  text  from  the  margin.  GreetfUimMi 
**  the  name  of  shv  property-man  in  that  time  who  fumiflied  impfe- 

<«  ments,  &c.  foriheftaors.**     A  Sdkliof  Gretnfi$ld*a, As  to  the 

biftory  oi Gr4emJkid\c)A%  then  propcrty-min,  whether  it.was  rc41y 
fo,  or  it  being  on^  igratii.M&um,  is  a  point ,whkh  I  flball  aot  coo* 
tend  about.  But  were  we  to  allow  this  marginal  (^iref^ion,  .  and 
fttppofe  that  a  table  of  (7r^eff/F«/t/*s  was  wanting  $  ytt  it  never  was 
cvilomary  in  the  promptor^sbuok,  (mueh  lefs,  10  the  peacemeal  parts  j) 
where  any  fuch  dirtflions  mc  margiaaliy inferted  for  pioperties  wtttk- 
ylements  wanted,  to- add  the  paoperty-itian^s  nan^e,  whofc  bufinifs^it 
was  to  proridethem.  Befides,  the  famiihiog  chaih  and  tables  is  not 
the  province  of  the  property-man^  bot  of  the  fcen«- keepers.  Hut  ^ere 
is  a  ftronger  objedion  yet  againft  this  ob/ervation  advaoctd  by  the 
edirer.   He  fecms  to  ituHmt,  tl^ix^Yitik  \m^%mvi*^  %sft  wanted  U 


King  Hekkt  V.  $ti 

^Ids.  How  now,  Sit^oIm?  qaoth  I:  what  nan?  b« 
.#f  good  cheer :  fo  a*  cned  out  God,  God,  God,  three 
or  four  times.  Now  I,  to  comfort  him,  bid  him  a'ihou'd 
not  think  of  God  ;  I  hop'd,  there  was  no  need  to  trouble 
bimfelf  with  any  fuch  thoughts  yet :  fo  a'  bade  me  lay 
infore  dcGthes^n  his  feet :  1  put  my  hand  into  the  bed 
and  £elt  them,  and  they  were  as  cold  as  a  ftone :  then  I 
felt^o  his  knees,  and  fo  upward,  and  upward,  and  all 
was  as  cold  as  any  flone. 

Nim,  They  fsiy^  he  cried  out  of  fack. 

^ici.  Ay,  that  a' did, 

Bar^,  And  of  women. 

^ick.  Nay,  that  a'  did  not. 

^«f .  Yes,  that  he  did ;  and  faid,  they  were  devils  in- 
eamate. 

^icL  A' could  never  abidt  carnation  'twas  a  colout 
be  never  fik^. 

'    Boj^,  He  faid  once,  the  deule  would  have  bim  about 
women. 

^eL  tie  did  in  fome  fort,  indeed,  handle  womer ; 

anjr  fcenc,  the  direction  for  them  it  xnarkM  to' the  middle  of  that 
fceae,  thovgb  the  things  are  to  be  got  ready  againft  the  beginninfof 
lt«  But  the  diredlions  for  entrances  and  properties  waoctngj  (*t)*  well 
kaown,)  are  always  marked  in  the  took  at  about  a  page  io  qaaoCttf 
before  the  adloia  quoted  are  to  enter,  or  the  proper -ies  tn  be  ufed  \  that 
the  ftage  may  not  ftand  ilill.  An i  therefore,  GreetiJuUft  M\3\t  ca« 
be  of  no  ufe  to  us  for  this  fcens.  Nor,  indeed,  is  any  table  rc^uiiite« 
The  fcene,  *tis  true,  is  in  a  tavern  j  b«t  the  company  have  nabufiaefa 
to^tdo^a.  There  is  not  the  leaft  Intimation  of  anydriok  gobg 
roand  :  it'is  in  f'tfioTt  own  hou.e,  as  he  hid  married  ^aUklyi  he  and 
his  comrades  are  on  their  feet,  and  jud  fettmg  out  for  Fnmce,  The 
defcripcionofFtf^lfa^*8dea.hi  and  whathetalkM  of,  U  the  only  thing 
that  retards  them  for  a  fefr  minutes :  after  which  they  kifs  thcif 
hoftefs,  and  fart.  The  conjectural  emendation  I  have  given,  is  fo  . 
near  to  the  traces  of  tbte  letters  in  the  corrupted  text ;  that  I  have  vea- 
tnr*d  toiafertitu  the  genuine  reading,  ft  has  certainly  beeoobiert'd 
(io  particular,  by  the  ^perftition  of  women })  of  people  near  deaths 
when  they  are  delirious  by  a  fever,  that  they  talk  of  removiMg  .*  as  it 
has  of  thufe  in  a  caleoture,  that  they  have  their  heads  run  on  greem 
JUlds»^^Xo  babitt  or  babbk^  Is  to  mutter,  or  fpeak  indifarimlnately  ; 
like  children,  that  cannot  yet  talk  ^  or  like  d^ing  petfons,  when  they 
«re  iofing  the  ofe  of  fpeech. 

Vol.  IV.  O  ^i^J^► 


314  Kkig  HE-wny'V; 

bat  tliea  fce  Jm  rl^unatklct  and  talkM  of  At  v^hcnrt  dT 

ISoj.  0aye«  not  remeniber,  iie  faw  a;  flea  ffiik  upoa 
£ar^Ifh*s»oCpp  and  faid,  it  was  a-4>lack  fool  bamiaff  in 
hell?' 

BarH^SVelU  tlie  fael  if  gone»  &atinaiataih*d  t&at  iSxe^* 
that's  in  the  riches  I  got  in  bis  (ertiee. 

iVi^Ei.  Shall  we  ihqgg?  the  King  will  bOjgoae  fioai^ 
Soufhampipn.  ■  m 

/»^.  Came,  letVawaf.    Mflovei^^vftme^y 
Look  to  my  chattels,  and  my  movcablei;  ^ 

Let  fenfes  role;  the  word  i^,  jHtcKand  pM^^i  -^^ 
Truftnone,  for  oaths  are  ftraws;  men's  faiths aiei^__. 
And  hoid-faft  is  the  ^nly  dog,  my  dnck»  £ca^^ 

Therefore  CavHo  be  thy.  couBfellor. 
Go,  clear  thy  ctyftals.    Yoke-fellows  in  arms. 
Let  OS  t0r/*rMK-#;  like  horf<*  leeches,  mv  boysi^ 
To  fockt  to  fuck,^  the  my  blood  toihck. 

Si^.  And^that^s  buMinwholibme  food,  they  fiy. 

^Ftft.  Toadi  her  fi)ft  month  and  march* 

ljf«r^.  Farewel,  hoftefs. 

Nim.  Icannotkifs,  thatisthehunK>urofiit;  bntadita* 

Tifi.Jjtt  hiiafewiftry  appear^;  ke^  dofe,  I tfjee  com- 
jnand. 

,j%fet.  f Farfwel  j  a<Ueo.-  ^Sxami. 

S  C£:K  E  cbaoges  to  the  i^^M^fCingV  Palacew 

^i0r  fit  ^French  JCiiigf  the  DatifiMi,  tie  Dmke  tf  Bof- 
gundy,  4*4/  tbiConftdtU* 

^.  X*i^f  .np*  HlU  S  come  ^the  Engbfi  witS  fiiQ  j)owcr 

jL       upon.us. 
And  more  than  eare&lly  it  us  concerno 
^o'  anfwer  royalty  in  our  defeneer. 
Therefore  the  Dukes  of  Berry ^  zr^ubt  B^HAt^ 
:OY  JSrahant,  ztd  pf -OrkofUf  ihilll  aaake  f<»rth, 
And^yon,  tnwx  Dauphin,  with  all  fwift  dij^paccbe; 
'Proline,  and  new  rti^dir  onr  towns  of  war, 
<^4^'h.m^  of  Sfxpx^y^y  vsA  ti\tkTMtoi4eliBBdiiit: 


King  Hb^hv  V.  31^ 

)Bmi  bb  ajpjm>sdi«8  makes  as  fierce^ 

rs  to  the  fucking  of  a  gulf* 

then  to^^  ^  provident, 

tnajr;  teadi  lu  onfof  late  etamidei; 

the  ikttil  Md  negleOed  tnglifi 

iir  fields. 

My  moftitdonbted  father, 

ft  meet  we  ttrm  its  *gainft  the  foe^ 

:e  itfelf  flicMld  not  (b  dnll  a  Idngdito, 

hwar,  dot  nlo  kaowh  quarrel,  werein'^eAlon) 

tdefaftoety  mofters^  prepai^txons, 

be  maintifin'd,  afleittUcd^  and  cofle&d^ 

s  a  war  in  txpedation. 

)re»  I  far^,  ^fis  meet  we  aJl  go  finth, 

V  the  fick  and  feeUe  parts  g(  France: 

1 08  do  it  with  no  ikew  of  fear  ^ 

th  no  more,  than  if  we  heard  thict  Bn^Umi 

ufied  with  tiWhr^  mohii-dtoce : 

y  good  Liejge,  ihe  b  fo  Idly  kii^^d, 

pter  fo  fantaiHcdfy  bbm^ 

lis  giddv^  tulfowy  hwnoiotts  yotttki 

ar  attends  her  not. 

O  peace,  Vnncc  Dauphin  I 

t  too  much  miftakcn  in  this  Sing': 

m  yoor  Grace  the  la^  ambaiIadors> 

rhat  great  &at«  he  heard  th^  embairjr  | 

^11  rapply'd  with  noUe  counfellors, 

jodeft  in  t3tception>  and  withal 

inihle  hi  conttant  lefblndon  i 

mfliallfind,  his  vanities  fore-(jpent 

mt  the  on^fide  of  the  Rman  Brutmp 

org  ^f^retion  With  a  coat  of  folly ; 

detiers  do  Widi  ordure  hide  thofe  roots^ 

liall  fiift  fpriag  and  be  moft  delicate.  . 

.  Well,  'tis  not  fo,  my  Lord  high  confiabli^ 

a'  we  think  it  ib,  it  is  no  matter : 

Pes  of  defence,  'tis  beft  to  weigh 

lemy  more  mighty  than  he  feems ; 

proportions  of  defence  arfc  filPd ; 

of  a  weak  and  niggardly  prcgeftioli^ 

O  a  DchIl 


f 


3i6  King  H  E  k  r  y  V. 

Doth>  like  a  mifer,  fpoil  hu  coat  with  fcanting 
A  little  cloth. 

Fr.  King.  Think  we  King  Harry  ftrong  ; 
And,  Princes,  look,  yon  drongly  arm  to  meet  him* 
The  kindred  of  him  hath  been  fielh'd  upon  ns ; 
And  he  is  bred  out  of  that  bloody  ftrain^ 
That  haunted  us  in  our  familiar  paths  :.* 
Witncfs  our  toojnuch  memorable  fhame. 
When  Cr^- battle  fatally  was  ftruck  ; 
And  all  our  princes  captivM  by  the  hand 
Of  that  black  name,  Ed^ward hWck  Prince  oV  Wales: 
While  that  his  mounting  Ere,  on  mountain  ftanding  (i9]« 
Up  in  the  air,  crown'd  with  the  golden  fun. 
Saw  his  heroick  feed,  and  fmil'd  to  fee  him 
Mangle  the  work  of  nature  :  and  deface 
The  patterns,  that  by  God  and  by  French  fathers 
Had  twenty  years  been  made.     This  is  a  fiem 
Of  that  vidiorious  dock  ;  and  let  us  fi^ar 
The  native  mightinefs  and  fate  of  him 
Enier  a  M^Jenger. 

MeJ/l  Anabaflado^s  from  Harry ^  King  of  En^land^ 
Do  crave  admittance  to  your  Majefty.  [thenu 

Fr.  A/ff^.  We'llgivethem  prefent  audience.Go,and  bring 
You  fee,  this  chafe  is  hotly  follow'd,  friends. 

Dan»  Turn  head,  and  (lop  purfuit ;  for  coward  dogs 
Mod  fpend  their  mouths,  when,what  they  feem  to  threaten, 

(19)  iVhile  tbar  hit  mountain /r«,  $n  mGuntalnftandtng.'\  But  why 
mountain  fire  ?  the  French  King  dncs  not  nlean  to  fay  any  thing  dero* 
gatory,  orfcoffingly  of  K\Ti%  Edward  the  third  ;-as  Fhullem  afterwatds, 
in  thi»  play,  as  a  U^ekbm^,  U  ftilM  mMHtain/fuin :  ser  is- the  Btt, 
or  flature  of  King  Edward  ^Woded  to,  as  if  he  had  keen  in/hr  nnuth* 
I  have  no  doubt,'  hut  our  author  intended  mounting  firt^  i.  e.  higb- 
miflded,  afpiring.  In  this  fenfe,  in  the  firft  ad,  the  Archbiihop  of 
Canterbury  feems  to  be  fpeaking  of  this  Prince. 

fVhile  bit  moft  m\%Yity  fatbtr  on  a  hill|  &c» 
•     And  the  epithet,  tnwnting^  our  jpoet  i^t  more  than  once  eniploy*^ 
in  thcfc  fignifications. 
So  in  Love's  Labour  loft ; 

Whoe'er  he  was,  he  ihewM  a  mounting  mind. 
And  in  King  John* 

But  this  is  worfliipful  fociety; 

And  fiu  the  mo«nttii^(\ivi\xYvVAm^lrXl« 


King  Henry   V.  317 

Runs  far  before  them.     Good  my  Sovereign, 
Take  up  the  Englifi  (hort;  and  let  them  know 
Of  what  a  monarchy  you  are  the  head  : 
Self-love,  my  Liege,  is  not  fo  vile  a  iin» 
Aa  felf-negleding. 

£/r/^r  Exeter. 

Fr,  King.  From  our  brother  England? 

Exe,  From  him  ;  and  thus  he  greets  your  Majcfty  : 

He  wills  you  in  the  name  of  God  Almighty, 

That  you  diveft  yourfclf,  and  lay  apart 

The  borrow'd  glories,  that,  by  gift  of  heaven. 

By  law  of  nature  and  of  nations,  *long 

To  him  and  to  his  heirs ;  namely,  the  crown  ; 

And  all  the  wide-ftretch'd  honour?,  that  pertain 

By  cuftom  and  the  ordinance  of  times, 

Unto  the  crown  of  France.     That  you  mr.y  know, 

'Tis  no  iinifter  nor  no  aukward  claim, 

Pick'd  from  the  worm -holes  of  long  vanilh'd  days, 

Nor  from  the  duft  of  old  oblivion  rak'd  ; 

He  fends,  you  this  moil  memorable  line. 

In  every  branch  truly  demonftrative, 

[Gi*ves  the  French  King  a  Paptr^ 
Willing  you  cver-look  this  pedigree ; 
And  when  you  find  him  evenly  derivM 

From  his  moft  fam'd  of  famous  anceflors, 

Ed'w^rd  the  Thirds  he  bids  you  then  refifi;Q 

Your  crown  and  kingdom,  indirei^ly  held 

From  him  the  native  and  true  challenger. 
Fr,  King,  Gr  elfe  what  follows  f 
Exe.  Bloody  conflraint;  for  if  you  hide  the  crown 

Ev*n  in  yocr  hearts,  there  will  he  rake  for  it.  ' 

And  therefore  in  fierce  temped  is  he  coming. 

In  thunder,  and  in  earthquake,  like  a  Jonje  : 

That,  if  requiring;  fail,  he  may  compel. 

He  bids  yo\i,  in  the  bowels  of  the  Lord, 

Deliver  up  the  crown ;  and  to  take  mercy 

On  the  pooribuls,  for  whom  this  hunj^ry  war 

Opens  his  vafty  jaws  ;  upon  your  head 

Titrahg  the  widows  tears,  the  Orphaiis  'cu^^« 

O  3  .  'W^ 


|i&  JCing  HtiiiiY  y. 

The  ini  neat  bloody  the  pining  m^dens  gmajit  biflfU 

For  htt0>ands,  fathers,  and  betrothed  lovers^ 

That  flidl  be  fcrallow'd  in  this  controvcHy. 

This  is  his  claim;  his  threatning^  and  my  meflage;.  [ 

Unlefs  the  Dmtphin^  be  in  prefence  here^ 

To  whom  expreify  I  bring  sreeting  too. 

/v.  Ki»g^  For  US9  we  wifl  confider  of  thxe  fvrthqi^: 
To-morrow  ihall  yoa  bear  oqr  full  Intend 
Back  to  our  brother  Snglsm^. 

Dai^  For  the  Dut^hin^ 
I  ftand  here  for  him ;  what  to^  Um  from  Mngt^f 

Esie.  Scorn  and  defiance,  flight  regard,  contefapVi 
And  an|r  thing  that  may  not  mifbecome 
The  mighty  fender,  doth  he  prize  you  at. 
Thus  fays  my  King ;  and  if  yx)ur  rather'^  HighoeA 
Do  not,^  in  grant  of  all  demands  at  laige,, 
Sweeten  the  bitter  mock  you  fent  ht«  Majefly  ;^ 
He'll  call  you  to  fo  hot  an  anfwer  for  it. 
That  caves  apd  womby  vaultagc»  oF  Francg 
Shall  hide  your  tre%afs,  and  return  yoor  mocJc 
In  fecond  accent  to  his  ordinance. 

Bau*  Say,  if  ro^  father  render  fair  reply^ 
ft  is  againft  my  will ;  for  I  de£re 
Nothing  but  odds  with  ingUndi  to  that  ^^d^ 
Ai  inatchkg  to  his  yomh  and  vanity, 
I  did  prefent  him  with  thofe  Paris  balls* 

Ex€.  He41  make  ypqr  If* oris  Louvrt  (hake  for  i^ 
Were  it  the  mifh-efs  court  of  nUghty  Euraftf  :■ 
And,  be  aflur'd,  you'll  4nd  a  difference,. 
(As  we  his  ftibje^s  have  in  wonder  found,) 

(10)  •— Tift^  p>Ain|  maidens  iroauij.  This  h  the  epithet  Mr*  P^ 
h«i  efpoufed  from  the  old  410' s.  Mr.  J{0W»  read  with  tht  Mt  foWh^ 

7kf  priff  mft^^Ms  groans f, 
Whieh,  accQrdin^  to  pof tjcal  Miage,   night  fisi^i^,  i^  fie«Af  pf 
maidens  ventea  In  ptiyatt*    From  d^s  word  lyhicti  h^  £i|«emf  a  c^ 
I'uptiof),  Mr.  9f^ar$ufttp  ingenioufly  wou)d  fifbilttute  ^ 

7bt  prived  snaukntgfrMns, 
i.  e.  the  d^rtvtd  i  the  verlfe,  which  imiinediitelf  foUowf»  aeeefirily 
requiring  luch  a  feafe.    At  all  th«  f ptthfti  nciake  fenfey  f  htvt  con* 
teiired  nyfeu  With!  ptb^tbA  ^Q^ji  tta4ii>&f  m^^fi'  w>th<99f 
//jMid*!  coojc^onti 


SItweep  Aie  piottiie  of  Us  greener  day>»' 
And  thde  lii^maftM  ndw ;  now  he  weighs  tunoc 
Bvea  to  the  utmoft  ^ain»  which  yoo  flitll  read' 
In  yonr  own  lofts;  if  he-ftiy  in  Frana. 

Ft.  King.  To-nomnr  yoa  fhall  know  our  miod^at  foil;. 

[Fiouriflk 

Exi.  IKfpatch  us  with  aU  fpeed,  Idl  that  our  King: 
Gome  here  himfelf  to  queftioh  our  delay  ;• 
fior  he  is  footed  in  this  land  already*  [tion $  :: 

jPr.  Khg.  You  fhall  i)e  foon  diipatch'd  with  fair  condi*- 
A  night  is  but  fmall  breath,  and  little  paufo' 
l^o  i^wer  flKatters;of *  this  confequeace*  \^9ee*^[ 

Entir  Chorus. 

Thus  witlriongin'd  wingour  fWifrfcene  flies^i' 

In  motion  t)f  no  lefs  celerit}^ 

Than  thatof  thought.    Si4>pofe^  that  you4iave  leen; 

The  well-appointed  King  at  Hampden  peer  (21) 

Embark  his  roysdty ;  and  his  brave  fleet 

With  filken  ftr^mer^  the  young  Pbephm  fanning* 

Play  with  vour  fancies ;  and  in  them  behold» 

Upon  the  nempen  tackle,  ihip  boys  climbing  ; 

Near  the  ihrill  whifUe,  which  doth  order  ^ive 

To  founds  confusM  ;  behold  th^  threaden  falls,. 

Borne  with  th'  invifible  and  creeping  wind,. 

Draw  the  huge  bottoms  tbro^  the  furrow'd  Tea, 

Breaking  the  loftv  furge.    O,  do  but  think* 

You  ftand  upon  the  rivage,  and  behold 

A  city  on  th'  inconftant  oillows  dancing  ; 

For  fo  appears  this  fleet  majeflical. 

Holding  due  oourfe  to  Harfiur.    Follow,  Ipllo w. 

C«t)  7%r  Will-iMfartifi  JCflf  tff  Dover  ^nrr 
Mmh»k  bit  ivfa^r*!  ^hat  all  the  editioiis  downward t,  imp^'rh^r 
after  the  fnhlFoSi.  But  eot4|^ the  poet  poflibly  be  £>  dKc^tdmc  from 
himrelf,  (and  the  chronicles,  -which  he  copied  \)  to  /iQSike  the  King; 
here  embark  at  D9v»\  when  he  has  before  told  as  fo  precifely,.  and 
.  that  (o  often  ^ver,  that  he  embark'd  at  Southampton  f  I  dare  acc^uit 
the  poet  fr«n  £>  fiagraat  a  Tariatioii*  The  indolence  of  a  tranfcribrr, 
er  a  workaiaji  atpreif,  maft  give  rife  to  fuch  an  error. '  They,  kcW.i 
per  at  the  end  of  the  Terfe,  unlockUy  thoa|]tit  t&  D«<otf -v^^^  ^vnX^^  . 
bta  kft^wii^to  duuft.  sfMl  fo  unawarei  cwtu^XAd  \]^t  >ax« 


320  King    Hft  N  R  V    V. 

Grapple  your  minds  to  (lernage  of  this  navy. 
And  lesivt  your  EnglanJf  as  dead  midnight  ilillr  , 
Guarded  with  grandfires,  babies  and  old  wom^n;. 
Or  p;  ft,  or  not  arriv'd,  to  pith  aiid  puiffance : 
For  who  is  he,  whofc  chin  is  hot  cnnch'd 
"With  one  appearing  hair,  that  will  not  follow 
Thefe  cuU'd  and  choice- drawn  cavaliers  to  France? 
Work,  work70ur  thoughts,  and  therein  fee  a  fiegc: 
Behold  the  ordnance  on  their  carriages 
With  fatal  mouths  gaping  on  girded  Harfieur, 
Suppofe,  th'  ambaiTadcrfrom  France  com^s  back;, 
Tells  ^flrry,  that  the  King  doth  offer  him 
Catbarine  his  daughter,  and  with' her  to  dowry 
'  Some  petty  and  unprofitable  Dukedoms : 
The  offer  iikcs  not  5  and  the  nimble  gunner 
With  lynftock  now  the  devilifh  cannon  touches, 
And  down  goes  all  before  him     Still  be  kind. 
And  eke  out  our  performance  with  ycur  mind.     \ExiU 


ACT      IIL 

S  C  E  N  E,    before  Harfieur. 

\^  Alarm  ^  and  Cannon  go  Ȥ> 
•       Ik.    . 
Enter  King  Henry,    Exter,    Bedford,   i7»^  Glonccfter; 
SoUierSf  in^ith  fcaling  ladders. 

King  Henry. 

ONce  more  unto  the  breach,  dtar  friends  once  more; 
Or  clofe  the  wall  up  with  the  Rnglifl>  dead. 
In  peace,  there's  nothing  fo  becomes  a  man 
As  modeft  ffillnefs  and  homilky  : 
Bnt  when  the  blaff  of  war  blows  in  our  ears. 
Then  imitate  the  aftion  of  the  tyger; 
Stiffen  the  (inews,  fummon  up. the  blood, 
Difgixife^air  nature  with  hard-favourM  rage; 
Then  icnd  the  eye  a  lexnbYt  ^^^^5^ •, 

*  6  '    \iiv 


^"  King    H  B  K  R  Y    V.  321 

^t  it  piy  thro^  the  portage  of  the  head. 

Like  the  braf^  cannon  :  let  the  brow  overwhelm  it, 

\s  fcarfallyy  as  doth  a  galled  rock 

D*er-hane  and  jutty  his  con  found  ed-bafe^ 

Swill*d  with  the  wild  and  wafteful  ocean. 

Now  fet  the  teeth,  and  flretch  the  noflril  wide; 

Hold  hard  the  breath,  and  bend  up  every  fpirit 

To  his  full  height.     Now  on,  you  noblcft  Englijb^ 

Whoie  blood  is  fetcht^from  fathers  of  war- proof ; 

Fathers,  that,  Hkp  fo  many  Alexanders^ 

Have  in  thefe  parts  from  morn  till  even  fought, 

And  (heath'd  their  fwords  for  lack  of  argument. 

Diihonour  not  yOur  mothers ;  now  attcft. 

That  thofe,  whom  you  call'd  fathers,  did  beget  yoo. 

Be  copy  now  to  men  of  groffer  blood, 

And  teach  them  how  to  war;  and  you,  good  yeomen, 

Whofe  limbs  were  made  in  England,  (hew  us  here 

The  mettle  of  your  pafhire :  let  us  fwear 

That  you  are  worth  your  breeding,  which  I  doubt  not : 

For  there  is  none  of  you  fo  mean  and  bafe, 

That  hath  not  noble  lullre  in  your  eyes ; 

I  fee  yoQ  (land  like  greyhounds  in  the  flips. 

Straining  upon  the  ftart.     The  game*s  a- foot : 

Follow  your  fpirit;  and  upon  this  charge. 

Cry,  God  for  Harry!  England !  and  St.  George! 

[Exeunt  iLmgt  and  Train, 
•  ■    ■  [Alarniy  and  Cannon  go  off. 

Enter  Nim,  Bardolph,  Piftol,  and  Boy. 

Bardx  On,  on,'  on,  on,  on,  to  the  breach,  to  the  breach. 

Nim.  '?r^y  thee,  corporal,  ftay;  the  knocks  are  tQo 

hot;  and  for  mine  oWii  part,'  Ihave  not  a  cafe  of  lives : 

the  hstnour  of  it  is  too  hot,  that  is  the  very  plain  fong 

cf  it.  '  \        - 

-Pift.Tht  plait)  fotig  is  moftjuft ;  for  humours  do  ahounrf: 
Knocks  go  and  come  :  God's  vafTals  drop  and  die ; 
And  fword  and  fliield,  in  bloody. fi^ld,  doth  win  imm9rtal 
fame. 
Bty*  Wou*dIWerein  an  ale- hodfe  in 'Lbnion^  lN*c>viii^ 
g^rcaJl  my  fame  fox  a  pot  of  ale  miA  isikw  ^  '  \ 

^-\  G  s  t\!t. 


3«x  mug  If  liir&y  T;  ^ 

fifi.  And  I;  if  wii(b^  «ircittl(i  W^^ 
I  wo0*4  BQI  Ibyt  b^  thiAer  would  I  hy^ 

f  a/#r  Pl4iellen. 

Ilu.  Up  to  tBc  breach,  you  doga ;  avauat,  ypi|  caliroAf^    ^ 

P^.  Bis  merciful,,  great  Bake,,  to  vne^of  ino^4»         ^ 
Abate  thy  rage,  i|l^aie  thy  npiai^y  sm^  Id 

Good  b4W<ock»  batf  thy  lage;  uie  l^pitj^  fweerehnclfe;     it 

Nim*  T}ieip  l^  goodhanoai^;  yoi^  l^l^ouf  wiuf  M 
kvnonra^  \Mlsm* 

Bn.  As  young  #»!  ^»  ^  I'^ve  oi^fefv^  thc&  t^r^ 
fwamen.  t  aim  tSy  to  them  all  three ;  bat  allthei^  l|u<er 
^M«|h  diey  would  (erve  me»  eouid  not  \^  m^n  tp  ^f;; 
foi,.  i&dee4»  tkcpe  iiich  s^lticka  ^Q  uot  ^;v^)ui|t  to  a  lui^i* 
For  Mmrdo^K  be  is  wbitt-Uver'd  and  ni^>'^^A\  by  ^ 
nMeanswhereofheSicesj^toutjfbutiglitf not.    l^arPiftilt  • 
lie  hath  t  kilGag  tongue  and  a  fpie^Twprd  }  t^  die  ine«B» 
whereof  be  brcaki  words,  and  keeps  w^ple  weapons.  For 
JGp,  he  hath  Iward,.  that  men  of  few  words  zfrt  the  beft 
men;  and  therefore  he  icorus  to^fa^  hie  prayers,. left  he*  * 
ftoidd  be  thought  a  coward ;-  buf  hts  few  bad  words  ar» 
matched  with  as  few  good  deeds,  for  he  nev6r  bi^ke  any 
nan's  bead  but  his  own,  and  that  was  ^^n&a  poft  when 
hr was  drunk*    They  wsU  Seal  any  thing*  and  caliit 
pufcha%.  Sardo^iiMt  t^lutC'Czk^  borelt twelve lea«i^,. 
Utt^  iold  it  ibr  three  half-pence.    Nim  and  Raridph  are* 
fwoni  brothers  in  filching ;,  and  in  Calms  they  ftole  a  fire-r 
ftovek    I  fcnew«  by  that  piece  of  ftrvice,  the  men  would 
carry  ceal^   They  would  have  ra»  as-  familiar  with  men» 
pockets,  as  their  gloves  or  their  hand-kercher^-f  which 
Bukes  asuch  againft  my  manhood;  for  if  I  would  take- 
Itpm  another^s  pocket  t»  put  into  mine,,  it  »  |ilM» 
.Mcketting  up  of  wiqnga^    I  piuft^leaTe  tbem^  %;^  iedk 
*ibme  better  ierviee ;  their  villainy  ^»  againft  my  wod^ 
temach^  aad  therefore  I  maft  caft  it  ufK^       [Wnt  fi^f^ 

Mfttir  Gower,  air^  FlueUeasw 
^pw«r.  Capttts  /Asr/fav,  you  muft  c^ome  prefbatTy  t» 
<be  miaei^  Ike  Diil^  of  ffim^  woiM  fpcu^  widi 

yoH^ 


.    King  H  rN  R  ir  V.  32? 

Fh.  Te  the  nines?  tdl  yoQ  the  Doke»  iti^notfo 
gdod  to  oome  16  the  mines;  fbr»  look  you,  the  mines 
iileiioeaDeordiB|;tothedif€]plineiof  thewar;  thecoa- 
cavitiet  of  it  is  not  AiiEcient ;  for,  Jook  you,  th*  athver- 
kfy  (von  may  diftofi  nnto  the  Dnke,  look  yon)  is  digt 
himielf  four  yasds  vnder  the  conntennines ;  by  Cba/hu^ 
I  think,  a^  will  plow  ap  all,  if  there  is  not  petter  di- 
te^ions. 

Ganjoir.  ThpDvktof  Gbuctjhr^  to  whom  theorder  of 
the  fiege  is  given,  is  altogether  dimfted  by  an  Irijb  man, 
a  vny  iraliant  gentleman,  i'  ftith* 

Flm.  It  is  captain  Mackmom'ci,  is  it  not  ? 

Gowir.  1  dnnk,  it  be. 

F&r.  By  Ci&r/^«,  he  is  an  afs,  as  is  in  the  woild;  I  will 
ytnff  as  much  in  his  beard ;  he  ku  no  more  diredions 
in  the  true  difciplines  of  the  wars,  look  you,  of  the  lU* 
mam  difciplines,  than  is  a  puppy-dog. 

Jnr/rAhekaorris,  mmJ  Cmft.  Jimy. 

G§wtr.  Here  he  tomes,  and  the  8cm  Captain,  Captam 
7mv  with  him. 

#&•  Cq^tain  Jamj^  is  a  marvellous  valorous  geotTemao, 
duit  is  certain ;  and  of  great  expedition  and  knpwledee  in 
^c  andent  wars,  upon  my  oarticidar  knowledge  of  his 
direffionsi  hf  Ckijbu,  he  wul  inaintain  his  argument  as 
well  as  any  nulitary  man  in  the  world,  in  the  difciplines 
cf  the  primne  wars  of  the  XtfMwx. 

?amjt*  I  fa?,  gttdday,  Cantain  FtwUen. 
b.  Goddien  10  your  wormip,  good  Captjun  Jams. 
G^moif.  How  now.   Captain  Machrfrrda,    have  you 
knitted  the  mnes  f  hate  the  pioneers  given  o'er^ 

MaeA*  By  Chrilh  law,  tiflt  ill  done ;  the  work  i(h  give 
ever^  the  trumpet  found  the  retreat.  6^  my  hand,  I 
fwenr,  and  by  my  father's  ibol,  the  work  i(h  ill  done ;  it  • 
ifli  give  over;  I  would  have  blowed  up  the  town,  fo 
'Chnib  fave  me  law,  in  an  hour.  O  tiih  ill  done,  tiih  itl 
done ;  by  my  hand,  tilh  ill  done. 

#&»  OifCain  Macimtrricif  I  befeech  you  now  will  y9tt 
ironchfiifii  me,  look  yon,  a  few  di^macions  with  ^oo, 
O  6  ^ 


3^4  K*"g  Hb  K  n  Y  V. 

'9A  partly  touching  or  concenibg  the  difdplinesof 

}MLft  the  Roman  ^rs»  iu  the  way  of  argament,  look  ] 
and  friendly  co^HDanicadon ;  paitly,to  (atisfy  my  opioi 
and  partly  for  the  faiisfaiflion,  look  you,  of  my  mil 
as  touching  the  diredion  of  the  military  difcipline, 
is  the  point« 

'  Ja/igf.  It  fall  be  ^ery  gud»  gad  feith,  gud  Capti 
bath  ;  and  I  fall  quit  you  with  gud  leve»  as  I  may  p 
ocraHon ;  that  fall  I,  marry. 

Alack,  It  is  no  time  to  difcourfe,  fo  Chri(h  fave 
the  day  is  hot,  and  the  weather  and  the  wars,  and 
King  and  the  Duke ;  it  is  not  time  to  difcourfe,  the  ti 
is  befeechM  :  and  the  trumpet  calls  us  to  the  breach, 
we  talk,  and  by  ChriOi  do  nothing,  'tis  ihame  for  us ; 
fo  God  fa'  me,  'tis  ihame  to  (land  flill ;  it  is  ihame, 
my  hand ;  and  there  is  throats  to  be  cut,  and  works  u 
done,  and  there  i(h  nothing  done,  fo  Chriih  fa'  me  law 

Jamj.  By  the  mcfs,  ere  theife  eyes  of  mine  take  them- 
/elves  to  ilomber,  aile  do  gad  fervice,.  or  aila  liggci*  th' 
ground  for  it;  ay,  or  go  to  death;  and  aije  payitat 
valoroufly  as  I  may,  that  fall  I  furely  do,  the  breff  and 
the  long ;  marry,  I  wad  full  fain  he^rd  fome  quefiioft 
*iween  you  tway. 

F/u.  Captain  Mackmorria^  I  think,  look  you,  under 
your  corredlioo,  there  is  not  many  of  your  nation--- 

Mack.  Of  my  nation  I  what  iih  my  nation  }  i(h  a  vil* 
lain,  ad  a  badard,  and  a  knave,  and  arafcal?  what  ilk 
my  nation?  who  talks  of  my  nation? 

FJa,  Look  you,  if  you  take  the  matter  otherwife  than 
is  meant,  Captain  Madmorrkt,  peradvaenturey  I  (hall 
think  you  do  not  nfe  me  with  that  ajffability  as  in  dif- 
cretion  you  ought  to  ufe  me,  look  you ;  being  as  good' 
a  man  as  yoarfelf,  both  in  the  difcipUnes  of  wat,  and  in 
the  derivation  of  my  birth,  and  in  other  particularities* 

Mac  A.  I  do  not  know  you  fo  good  a  man  as  myfelf  >  fo 
Chrilh  fave  me,  I  will  cut  off  your  head. 

Gcnver.  Gentlemen  both,  you  will  mifiake  each  othei*. 
.     Jamy.  A,^  that'^  a  foul  fault.  [^  Parbjt  fiunJed. 

iCanAun  The  town  ibaiids  a  parley. 


King  H  1  M  R  y  V.  it$S 

Fk.  Captain  Mackwiofricif  when  there  is  mdre  bettir 
opportanicy  to  be  reqdr^<l,  look  you,'  V\\  be  fo  bold  at 
to  tell  you,  I  knov(^  the  liifciplines  o^  war  ^  and  thece's  in 
end.  [E:^ni* 

SCENE,    before  the  Gates  of  Har^. 

EnUf  King  Henry  and  his  trahtk 

K.£farry.T  TOW  jf^trefolves  the  Govehiorof  the towa^ 

XjL  '^bis  is  the  iateft  parle  we  will  admit  ^ 
Therefore  to  oor  beft  mercy  give  yoarfeiires^ 
Or,  like  to  men  proud  of  deftrudlion. 
Defy  us  to  our  worft :  as  Vm  a  foldier, 
(A  name,  that»  in  my  thooghts^  becomes  me  bejfty 
If  I  begin  the  batt*ry  once  again^ 
I  will  not  leave  the  half-atchieved  Harfieur,  "* 

Till  in  her  aihe>  ihe  lie  buried. 
The  gates  of  mercy  ihall  be  all  ihut  up; 
And  the  flefli'd  foldier,  rough  and  hard  of  heart, 
Jn  liberty  of  bloody  hand  mall  ran|;e 
With  con(cience  wide  as  hell,  mowing  like  graf»  ' 
Your  frefh  fair  virgins,  and  your  flow'ring  infants^ 
What  is  it  then  to  me,  if  impious  war, 
Array*d  in  Barnes  like  to  the  Prince  of  fiends. 
Do  with  his  imircht  comfi^exion  all  fell  feats, 
Enlinkt  to  wafte  and  defolation  i 
What  is't'tq  me,  when  you  yourfelves  are  caufe,. 
If  your  pure  maidens  fall  into  the  hand 
Of  hot  and  forqifig  violation  ? 
What  rein  can  hold  licentious  wickedaefs,       « 
When  down  the  hill  he  holds  his  fierce  career  ? 
We  may,  as  bootlefs,  fpend  our  vain  command 
Upon  ih*  engraged  foldiers  in  their  (poil. 
As  fend  our  precepts  to  th^  Le'viathan 
To  come  a-fhoar.     Therefore,  ycfti  men  of  HarflewTt    - 
Take  pity  of  your  town  and  of  your  people. 
While  yet  my  foidicrs  are  in  nty  command  ^  ' 

While  yet  the  cool  and  temperate  wind  of  grace 
O*cr-blows  the  filchy  and  ^^ontagious  clouds  ^ 


k 


§k4  King  Utn  Kr  V. 

Of  beady  mvdcf,  (potl  and  viHaiBy* 
If  not ;  why 9  io  b  monieiit,  lodk  to  (ae 
Vlie  blind  and  tba  blood v  foUHer  witk  tovH  haxd 
0tffie  the  locks  of  your  inrill-fhneking  daughten^     ' 
Yoar  fathers  taken  by  ike  filler  beafds^ 
And  tbrir  moft  re  verbid  kaads  daflit  to  the  w^Ui  | 
Your  niked  infants  fpitted  upon  pikes, 
^hile  their  mad  mothers  with  their  howb  cenfiit'd 
Do  break  the  clouds ;  as  did  the  withes  of  Jiwyf 
^kt  HeroJ'i  blqody-huming  flanghter-aien. 
What  fsLj  you)  will  you  yield,  and  this  aToid? 
Or9  guilty  in  defence,  be  thus  delboyM  ? 

inter  G^vermr^  i^»  th4  IFaUf. 

G^-  Our  expe^tion  h^th  this  day  an  eod  : 
The  Dau/hin,  of  whom  fiitcours  we  entreated, 
*  Returns  us  that  his  pow'rs  are  yet  not  feady 
To  raife  fo  great  a  fiege.     Therefore,  great  King# 
We  yield  our  town  and  lives  to  thy  A>ft  mer^l" 
Enter  our  gates,  dHpefe  of  ns  and  oora, 
iPor  we  no  longer  are  defenfible. 

K.  Henry.  Open  yoor  gates:  Come,  mifle £#IKrf 
Go  you  and  enter  Harfitur^  there  remain,    - 
And  fortify  it  ftrongly  'gaiiif^  \\i»Fr€neb: 
IXe  mercy  to  them  all.    For  «is,  dear  i»dea 
The  winter  coming  on,  and  ficknefs  gromng 
Upon  our  foldiers,  we'll  retire  to  Cedmii. 
To-night  in  Harfteur  we  will  be  yoor  gawft^ 
To-morrow  for  the  march  we  are  addreft. 

S  C  E  .N  E  the  /Vmr*  Court 

£ater  Catharine,  eufd  em  M  giniltwematf.  ' 

Ca^  A  ^^»  tn  0i  ifii  en  Angletme»  ii  M  ^erto 
jf\     Hen  k  hnguagi  ^2%)^ 
Alice.  Un  fei^  $ie04am%  Catht 

(it)  Ctth.  AUcc,  rv.<i*  mi    I  hfn  r%^^^  imral  fi^itfhw  iik 
%M#r«ift:l»rcciics  Soffit^wJuccof  iietc  %hitmtf^/Uke,  lairttevldeBUr 
3  Mf^^ 


Kiog;  H  B  K  n  y  V.  9«7 

ifstrhr.    Cmmni  t^pMen  imu  hm^in  §m  JagUis  I 

^2S(^.  Jh  band.     EiUdoytr 

fouwindra  k  doyf  ijtpenfi,  j«V^  ««f  ^^lUdtsfi^a  ^g^ 
di  fingret. 

Cadi.  lii  mamx  ^  k^i  k  dfiih  U  fiffgm*    Je  fmtfe^ 
^uejefids  h  bonifuikr.    J'  mjt  gisuff^dmx  m$U  4'  Jlillui 

Alice,  ti  9MgUSp  hs  ftpf^m  4t  luffjef^ 
Cath.  Di  nayUs.    ^fi^Hien  ;  Mw  m^,  fijt  pmh  Uetn 
dk  i^fd,  ^  fingtu^  0fifn4Vfief. 

AUc^t Dfoifmt  i(Mdmtr  m 

C^.  Mt  ft  (9p4t^ 

wots^  que  nfou^  m*  A'Vix  aftrint  dh  «  f^^M  ^ 

Alkc.  ihfitrop  dificiki  m9d4fmit  c$iitnu  je  pufi, 
CatH.  Exet^i  may^  slug;  e/ccuu»',  dt  kind,  di  fd^rt^' 

Afice.  D'  el  tow,  madame. 

Cath.  O  ^igueur  Die^  f  ji  wfm  §uUii  4^  ilfifw  ;  liiiffiyf 
etffellex  <vous  Te  celF 

Alice.  De  neek,  madame. 
Q^h,Jfetieei*,  biUmm(9iif 

Alice.  Ouj.    Sa^f  vpe  bfinmur,  m  verki,  «wm  fff*' 
99tt€ii4  k  m^f  ¥¥0  i^oi^t  f»<  /«  90tifj  4'  Anghfern. 

leVmg^d  to  Cath^jfte  t  an4  (b.  ^  «cr^.  ^c  !•  apt  QiaterUl  f»  i\%l^ 
gnifli  tlM  particcAar  tranfpo6tion<  I  have  aade.  Mr.  G'tU«m^m  Ific 
•oiai  rcmarli,  I  thiak,  wilM  regard  to  oi»r  poet*a  ^n^^  sa  the 
^kac|6ier  of  this  Prinecft «  «  For  why  he  Aauld  net  allow  Imt  (/b^i 
M  M)  to  fpcak  in  EmgVjk  at  well  Mall  the  other  ftmcb^  icWltma- 
•*  gtAe  t  Since  it  adds  49  beauty  ;  hyt  givet  4  pAl(||f4  Sl|kd  .f|f>h^kl 
M  4i«io{oc  ^f  M^  >taut/  Of  ^icc^** 


^  King  H  E  K  R  y  VI 

'    Cath.  Ji  nt  doute  point  d*  afft^iuhri  far  la  grace  ^ 
Dieu^  ^  in  peu  de  ump$. 

Alice.  iV'  anttv  n/ous  pas  deja  ouhUi  a  qut  ji  voMf'tfjf 
tnfeignif 

Cach.  Nonrji  reciter  op  a  *oous  fr^iptiminti  d*  ^^%  ^ 
Jmgre,  demayliSf  di  aruu. 

Alice.  Dinayleif  madami* 

Cath.  Dini^jf  di  arme,  de  iUonu, 

^ice.  Smaf  *u9fln  hinneur^  d^  elbo<w,^ 

Czth.'AinJi  deje  d*  elio*w*  de  netk^  de  Jin:  nmmnt 
appellix  *vouj  les  piedi  H  de  roln, 
^  Alice.  Lefodt,  madame,  l^  It  coun, 

Cath.  Le  foot^  li  le  coun  !  O  Seigneur  Dieu  !  ees  feet 
.dmmetsmawvais^  corruptihlesVS  impudiquesy  l^  nonpeurh 
^ames  d*  honneur  d*  u/er :  je  ne  voudrois  prononcer  cetsmeti 
de*vant  le^Seigneurs  de  Frame ^  pour  tout  le  monde  1  il  fait 
lefoott  W  le  coun,  neant-moins,  ye  reciteray  un  autfefiii 
ma  iefon  enfemblei  d^  band^  defngre^  de  nt^les^  d*  e&me,  i 
i4M|^  denecki  defin^  defeat^  dteoun* 

Alice.  Exeellent^  madame. 

Q9X\.  Cefi  ajjez  pourunefiis^  allons  nous  en  difinr,  [ixt* 

S  C  EN  E,  Prefence-Chamber  in  iht  French  Court. 

Enter  the  King  ^"France,  the  Dauphin,  Duke  ^Bourbon, 
the  Conftahle  of  France,  and  others. 

fr.  King*'*^"W^  1 S  certam,  he  hath  paIsM  the  river  Senu* 
J^       Cott.  And  if  he  be  not  fought  withal> 
Let  us  not  five  in  Frame  ;  let  us  quit  all,        [my  Lord, 
'  And  give  our  vineyards  to  a  barb'rous  people. 
Dau,  O  dieu  *vi*uant  /  ittM  Sk  few  f^mys  of  asf 
(The  emptying  of  our  fathers  luxury,) 
Our.Syens,  put  in  wild  and  fkvage  ftbck, 
'SproVt  up  fo.  fuddenly  into  the  clouds^  • 

And  over-look  their  grafters  ? 

SourJNorntanSf  but  baftard  Normans i  Norman  hiAaxi^* 
Mortide  ma  ntie  /.  if  thus  they  march  along 
Unfought  withal,  but  I  will  fell  my  dukedom^ 
To  buy  a  ftggy  a^tiA  a  dv:i^  Iwta 


I 


Kirvg  Henry  V.  $2^ 

In  tbat  nook-ibott^fle  of  Jllien  (23). 

Con.DimdeBataiiies/  why  whence  have  they  this  mettlb? 
Is  DOt  their  climate  foggy,  raw  and  doll  ? 
On  whom,  as  in  defpighc,  the  fun  looks  pale, 
miling  their  frait  with  frowns^  can  fodd^n  water, 
A  drench  for  fur-reyn'd  jades«  their  barley-broth, 
Deco£t  their  cold  blood  to  fuch  valiant  heat^ 
And  iliall  our  quick  blood,  fpirited  with  wine. 
Seem  frofty  ?  Oh !  for  honour  of  our  land. 
Let  us  not  hang  like  frozen  ificles 
Upon  our  houfe-tops,  while  more  frofly  people 
Sweat  drops  of  gallant  blood  in  our  rich  fields : 
Poor,  we  may  call, them,  in  their  native  XiOrds  {2/^)» 

Dau,  By  faith  and  honour, 
Our  madams  mock  at  us,  and  plainly  fay,  > 
Our  mettle  is  bred  out ;  and  they  will  give 

(aj)  In  that  Aort  nooky  ijle  of  Mion.]  If  the  editor  meant  by  tbii 
Tcad-Dg  Httie  ijlanti,  it  will  be  h  ird  to  reconcile  it  to  the  [ar^>Ji  ijlaad 
*n  the  known  world.  If  he  means  yb«r^  in  regard  to  its  circumfer- 
ence, it  i«  lliil  a  greater  blunder,  as  every  one  knows.  And  if  b« 
means,  that  the  ncfrli,  or  angles  of  it,  utjbort,  that  will  ctown  the 
»bfurdity.  Nothing,  fo  ridiculous  as  tbia  reading,  could  have  comt 
from  th«  pen  of  Sbakef/>eare,  who  certainly  wrote  it.  juft  at  his  editor 
foond  it,  nooijbotten  ifle.  tbit  on  execution  will  be  proved  to  be  as 
true  and  proper  a  defcription  of  Gre^  Britain^  at  Cambden,  or  the  moft 
exa£l  topographer,  could  have  given.  For  pmtn  fignifies  any  tbiffg 
that  is  proje£ted  \  cr,  as  we  dy^Jbot  out.  So  woiA^temis  a  place  tbae 
ihoots  out  into  cafieSf  proimnltr'm,  and  ntcki  of  land  |  the  very  fitua* 
tion  of  our  ifland  !  Anorymts* 

(14)  while  more  frofty  people. 

Sweet  drop*  of  gaSant  bhod  in  our  rich  fields  : 
Fo&Tt  %oe  mny  cqll  tbem,  in  their  native  Lv'dt,'] 

As  the  la/t  vfrfe  here  vkas  a  long  time  obfcure,  and  fturk  with  i^e, 
though  I  now  clearly  onderftaQd  it;  it  ma^  not  be  amifs,  left  fome 
readers  /hould  iikewife  be  at  a  lofs,  to  give  a  (bort  comment  on  it* 
The  Lord  Conpable  is  wondering,  how4he  Englt^  fhoold  derive  ftfch 
fpirit  and  courage,  as  they  fliew*d,  under  the  difadvantages  of  tj^r 
climature  and  beverage;  and  tbat  hit  own  coanirymen  &ould  ieesi 
cold  and  frof^y.  when  their  blood  was  fyirited  up  v^ith  generous  wipe, 
and  they  had  fo  warm  a  fun,  and  fo  rich  a  fuil  t  But  he  has  no  fooner 
hid  thit,  than  a  reflection  on  their  cold  behaviour  makes  him  correft 
MmTetf ;  what  ralli:  I  of  a  rich  fcil?  furely,  we  may  call  it  poor 
cnottgh,  if  it  may  receive  d  fparagement  from  the  (^uaiity  of  its  ^« 


ff9^  King  H  B  n,K  v  Tl. 

Their  hodiis  to  ilie  Inft  of  EngU/B  jrontk,. 
To  new-ftoK  Frmui  with  bawd  wariiort • 

^Mr,  They  hicl  vs  to  tile  JBTivf  A^ft-dancing  IchogV^ 
And  teach  £««ni!ra's  hi^h,  aod  fwift  Cmrantt^sy 
Sayings  our  grace  is  only  in  our  heels ;. 
And  that  we  are  mofi  lofty  ran*aaray»« 

Fr.  K.  Where  is  Mountjty^  the  herald  f  ^^peedkifli  1 
Let  him  greet  England  with  our  (haq^f  demnce. 
XJp,  Princely  and  with  fpirit  of  honoar  edg'd^ 
Yet  (harper  than  jpour  fwords»  hyo  ta  the  St\^ : 
Cbarlis  Deia^refhf  high  conftablfe  6t  Framf^     ^  ^ 

You,  Dukes  of  Orlmns^  B$uthtm,  and  of  Biny^, 
Almmfopf  Brahant^  Bar  a«d  Burgundj^f 

Jaquis  ChMtUiont  Ramhur4Si  VaudetMnti. 
taumontf  GruMdfne,  Rouffie^  and  FauUonhit^t 
L^f  Leftrnilii  Bouciqualt^  andCharaUyst 
H]ghbukes,greatPrinces,Barous,LordsandKnight8(3s)7  ^ 
fior  your  great  ieats  now  quit  you  of  great  fhamer;         ^ 
$ar  Harry  EuglajUt  that  fweepS'rtirough  OW  iandr. 
With  pefiOQS  painted  in  the  blood  ofHar/buri 
Ruih  on  hit  hoft»  as  doth  the  melted  fnow 
Upon  the  vallies ;  whpfe  low  vaiTal  feat 
The  4ifs  doth  fpit  and  void  his  rbeom  upon. 
Go  down  upon  Kim^  (yoah^ve  pow*!  QDpngbjJ 
And  in  a  captive  ^haiiot^into  J{«m 
Bring  him  our  prifoner. 

Cn,  This  becomes  the  great. 
Sorry  am  I,  his  numbers  ar^  fo  fewt 
His  £oMiers  £c1c»  and  iami^t  in  their  marcfc: 
For,  I  am  ftt|-e,  when  he  &a]l  fte  our  arniy. 
He'll  drop  his  heart  into  the  fink  of  feac* 
And  for  atchievement  offer  us  his  ranfom. 

Fr,  fCifif.  Thefefor^,  JLord  Cbnilable,  hafteOA  MMmfJafi 
And  let  him  fay  ti»  E^hi$df  that  we  ftnd 
«^  knew  what  willing  ranfom  he  will  ^ive* 
Prince  Daaphini  you  fl)all  flay  with  us  in  Rwh 
Pan,  Not  foy  I  do  jtkefeech  your  Majeffy. 

(a^)  "BariH^  herds,  and  Riogt j]  Thtt  IC  IbaHi  ^ia 

#h«  0/^  FM*  \  bull  cni«t^«i  Vt  \o  iCni^t  in.  my  SjiAKastBAfie 
a^r*di  tak^l/U^fl§^V^%^)9^^s^^\^iio^^ 


ICifig  He  h  It  y  V.  jji 

R*.  Kfi^^  Be  ptiiriitw  fii>r  yoa  (ktl\  tetoA  until  us.* 

<Aii4  %«iddy  being  n$  w«ni  of  l«g<MN^t  £di*    {JjMMtfw 

S  C  £  H  E^   tte  Jiif  A>»  Camgu 

jEplfr  Gow«r  n/ii  FluoUen* 

CWv.TJFO  W  BOW,,  captain  FftufUth  ^^^^  joiB^ttom 
Xjl  the  bridge! 

FUt,  I  aflkre  yoq^  ^ere  isreiy  excellent  fiKV|cet  c<4bb» 
Ibitted  at  the  pridge. 

Gew,  Is  the  Dnke  of  Exetfr  fafc  ?  ^ 

P/«.  The  Stuke  of  Rx^er  is  as  magnanimous  o  ^ga-^ 
numnoftf  and  a  man  tbat  I  love  and  honour  ^ith  my  TopU 
and  my  bearr*.  and  my  duty^  and  my  Mky  and  my  living*. 
and  my  atterraoft  power.  He  is  not^  God  be  pfiiiijsd 
a^d  ple£ed»  any  hurt  in  tbe  world  ;  he  is  maintain  the 
fridge  moft  vabantly».  wkh>  excellent  difcipline.  Thera 
as  an  ancient  Ufrotenant  there  at  the  pridge,  I  thkif:,  inr 
iny  X^tj  confci^nce,  he  is  as  valiant  a  man  as  M'arJtAp'^ 
•My,  and  he  Is  a  man  of  no  eftimation  in  the  wiOrid«  Uu 
1 4i4  f«c  hka  dp  g^Jl^nt  fervices, 

Q9^.  I^MI  do  1^  cjili  htm  f 

Fh*  He  lis  cdlM^  andent  Pi/ht 

^0<Mfe  I  know  hmi  nQtw 

4aiiif  PiftoL 

Fhh  Mere  is  the  man» 

F/fi.  C^pfalni.  ( thee  be&ech  to  do  me  f^vovr^;^ 
The  ]}iike  qF  SxfMtf  dgth  lav#  tkt e  weU. 

Fbi.  h  I  praifeGody.  and  I  have  aAeiked  ibrae  lave  a| 
lis  hands, 

Fifi.  BarMfB^  a  folder  firm  find  fifiipd  M*  I^e#r^ 
A^'4  bfxow  vajojw^  haih  by  f mej  fa^,  / 

And  giddy  fortuned  ffmoas  fickle  wherlv 
That  Goddefe  blind  Aat  ftands  upon  the  s0}lln|^  fetlel^ 
ftonc— — 

Fh^  "Py^  ypvf  pattei^ee^  ancient  PiJJ:  Fortune  is  pajited 
l^^indi  yii^  a  muAer  before  her  ^ytu  to  fig^ify  to  yo9 


f3«  King  H  I  N  R  y  V. 

ta  fignify  to  yoa,  which  is  the  moral  of  it,  thit  flitf 
is  turning  and  inconftant,  and  mutabilities  and  Vari** 
iiOAii ;  and  her  loot,  look  yoa,  is  Bxed  npos  a^phencal^ 
fone,  which  rowlcs,  and  rowles,  and  rowles ;  in  good 
troth,  the  pOet  makes  a  moft  excellent  defcriptionof  k: 
Ibrtnne  is  an  excellent  moral. 

Pg/f,  Fortnnr  it  Bardolfb^^  foe,  and  frowns  on  biro; 
For  he  hath  ftoln  a  PiXf  and  hanged  muft  j|'  be;  damned 

death  (26)! 
Xct  gallows  gape  for  dog,  kt  man  go  free,^ 
And  let  not  neinp  his  wind-pipe  fuffocate ; 
Bat  Exeter  hath  given  the  doonr  of  death. 
For  Pix  of  little  price.     Therefore  go  fpeak. 
The  Duke  will  hear  thy  voice  ;- 
And  let  not  Bardolpb^s  vital  thread  be  cut 
With  edge  of  penny- cord,  and  vile  reproach. 
Speak,  captain,  for  his  life,  and  I  will  thee  reqaitc; 

//tf .  A  ncient  Pijiolyl  do  partly,  underiland  your  meaning. 

Pift.  Why  then  rejoice  therefore. 

//».  Certainly,  ancient,  it  is  not  a  thing  to  rejoice  af ; 
.  for  if,  look  you,  he  were  my  brother,  I  would  defire  tke 

r«6)  For  hi  hath  ftoln  a  Pax,]  Thui  all  the  edition»,  from  the  ?6y 

firjiz  "  And  this  is  conformable  to  biftory,    (fay»  Mr.  P^>)J 

<'  foldier  (as  HaH  tell  tis)  Being  hang*d  at  this  time  for  fuch  a  fa6t." 

—But  to  fee  this  gentleman*s  accuracy,  and  inaccoracy,  ia  one  and 

the  fame  circomftaace  !  Both  HaU  and  HoHni/bead  agree  as  to  tbe 

foint  of  the  theft  $  but  as  to  the  thing  fioin,  there  is  net  that  cob* 

for mity  betwixt  them  and  Mr.  Pope.     But  let  us  fee,  what  is  oodtr- 

ft3od  by  a  Pax.   It  was  an  ancient  cuftom,  at  the  celebration  of  mafi, 

that  when  the  prieft  pronounc*d  thefe  words,  Pax  Domini  Bt  Jewfff 

y    ve6ifcam  t  the  f>eace  of  the  Lord  be  always  witli  you  !  both  dergy  ao^ 

I  people  kifsM  ooe,another.  And  this  was  call*d  ofmUmfacUf  the  tufsflf 

X  pface.  But  thatcuftom  being  abrogated,  a  certain  image  is  now  prefeoted 

;  to  be  kifs*d,  which,  as  moft  catholicks  know,  is  call*d  a  Pax*  (Vid. 

Du  Prefne*$  Gloffary  Medue  tS  Infima  LatinitatU  $  and  from'htin^  tbe 

Cloflary  CubjoinM  to  Urrtj*z  Craucke  :  For  that  poet  talks  of  kif« 

£ng  paxy  in  his  Parfon*i  Tale. )     But  it  was  not  this  image,  wlHch 

Mardolph  ftde{  it  was  a  p'tXt^  or  kittle  eheft,  (from  theXa/i«  «erif 

pixit,  a  box;)  in  which  the  confecrated  hoft  was.jjfed  to  be  kept* 

.  **  A  foolifli  foldier  (fays  Hall  exprefsly,  zn&  HoUnyftuad  after  hioi}) 

«<  ftole  a  pix  out  of  a  church  ;  and  unreverently  ^id  eat  the  hofy  he/tit 

f  "  wkhin  tbi  fame  contaWisd.^^     U  \.V^«.t«  ^e  leaft  qoeftion,  but  that 

#ttr  p#et't  teat  mu&  U  fci  ntja*.  ^i^«^  "^^^^  CtovwAfc\R.\%> 


Ka«g  H  B  N  R  Y  V.  335*. 

^i|ketoo(e  his  eood  pleafore,  and  pat  him  to  cxeciu. 
{^8  ;  for  dirciplines  ought  to  be  ufed. 
i^ftft*  Die  and  be  damnM,  and  Figo  for  thy  friendlhip ! 
J,  Flu,  It  is  well,    , 

:\  Fift.  The  fig  of  Sfaik-'-^^  [Exit  ViSU 

\  Flu.  Very  good. 

^   Gcw,  Why,  this  is  an  arrant  counterfeit  rafcal,  I  re-  ^ 
liiember  him  now ;  a  bawd,  a  cut-purfe. 

Flu.  I'll  aiTure  you,  he  ntt'red  as  prave  words  at  the 
pridge,  as  you  (hall  fee  in  a  fummer's  day :  But  it  is  veiy 
well ;  what  he  has  fpoke  to  me,  that  is  well,  I  warrant 
^  you,  when  time  is  ferve. 

:    G(W.  Why  'tis  a  gull,  a  fool,  a  rogue,  that  now  an4 

tken  goes  tathe  wars,  to  grace  himfelf  at  his  return  in* 

to  Lofulorif  under  the  form  of  a  ibldier.    Such  fellows  are 

Perfect  in  the  great  commanders  names,  and  they  will 

icarn  you  by  rote  where  fervices  were  done;   at  fuck 

and  fuck  a  fconce,  at  fudi  a  breach,  at  fuch  a  convoys 

Who  came  oiF  bravely,   wio  was  fhot,  who  di^ac'd, 

^liat  terms  the  enemy  flood  on ;  and  this  they  con  per- . 

^Aly  fh  the  phrafe  of  war,  which  they  trick  up  with  new* 

turned  oaths:  And  what  a  beard  of  the  general's  cttt^ 

and  a  horrid  fute  of  the  camp,  will  do  amono;  foaming 

bottles  and  ale- waih'd  wits,  is  wonderful  to  be  .thought 

On !  but  you  muft  learn  to  know  fuch  danders  of  tke 

age,  or  elfe  you  may  be  marivelloafly  miftock. 

.Flu,  I  tell  you  what,  captain  G0<u;fr;  I  do  perceive^ 

'he  is  not  the  man  that  he  would  gladly  make  ihew  to 

the  world  be  is ;  if  I  find  a  hole  in  his  coat,  I  will  teU 

liim  my  mind;  hear  you,  the  King  is  coming,  and  I 

9nll  fpeak  with  hi^i  from  the  pndge  (zy). 

r*  Drum 

( ij)  The  Khtg  is  eomng.  andlmufi  fpeak  with  htm  from  the  piidge.] 
<*  Speak  %i^b  bim  from  tb«  bridge,  'tAu  Pope  tells  ut,  is  added  in  the 
<*  latter  erfitionsj  but  that  it  it  plain  from  the  fequel,  that  thefceoe 
*f  here  cootimics,  add  tb^  affair  of  the  bridge  is  over.**  It  is  plain, 
this  is  a  moft  inaccurate  cricicifm,  f  nd  wrrthy  only  of  its  author» 
The  fcene,  *tis  true,  continues,  and  the  affair  of  the  bridge  is  overf 
but  thefe  words  are  to  be  continued  for  all  that.  Though  the  affair 
of  che  bridge  be  over,  is  that  a  reafon,  that  theK\ii%m>i^t«c/t\^«.Tk% 
MitcWsence  from  tbence  f   fludUn^    who  conies  iiQVk  ^<t  V\^\^« 


I 


Flu.  God  plefs  yoor  M:^eftt, 

K.  Htury.  Uos9  now,  Flmlkk^  cam%  dKm  froA  tile 
bridge?  ' 

Flu.  I,  fo  pleafe  your  Majefty :  Th^  I>ttk6  of  ^Mfrf 
has  very  gallantly  inaintainM  the  pridgt;  the  Frmcif'li 
gont  oWt  look  yoo»  and  there  h  ^lai»  aitd  m6iF  pn^ 
paflages ;  marry,  th'  athverfary  wa3  hkVe  pttb^on  of  \, 
the  pridge,  but  he  it  ^forced  to  ittilt,  «&tl  the  Duke  of 
Arff^r  ir  oiafter  of  the  pYidge^  I  cafi  tell  ytihfr  Mayefij^ 
the  Duke  is  a  pravc  man. 

K.  ^/ff7-  What  men  have  yon  loft,  FkeibnF    , 

FU.  The  perdition  of  th*  jfthver&fy  hath  htttk  yen 
gteat,  very  reafonable  great;  ittaETry,  ibr  my  p«rt,  i 
Slink,  the  Duke  harth  loft  never  a  ofan  b6t  cite  tfiat  ii 
like  to  be  executed  for  robbing  a  c&urc)h  ^ne  SarMf^ 
if  your  Majefty  kn6>V  the  man :  his  fa^e  is  all  bulmklps» 
and  whelks^  and  knob)r,  and  flf^'el  of  Hit  ^  and  hia  lipi 
Mows  at  his  fitHfe,'  and  it  h  fike'a  t6al  of  fii^  ibmcftiiDei 

Slue,  and  fometintea  red;  \kt  \&t  ik>fe  is  execBted,  aaA 
\i  Kie%  out. 

•  K.  Hiitry.  We  would  iMt  fcth  oficitadert  fo  cat  oif| 
iind  give  exprefs  charge,  that  in  all  our  march 
'fhere  fialf  be  timhing  taken  ftom  the  viUajgea, 
Bttt  (hall  be  paid  fb^i  and  no  Ftifuh  Bpbiraickd> 
Or  yet  abufed  in  diiH^tiftil  language; 
When'Mity  atid  cratrlty  plav  for  ldngdoma» 
The  gentle  gamefter  n  the  looneif  winher. 

9uekiif9mA.    fiiarr  Monnfjof^ 
Moum.  Yott  InraMT  me  bv  my  habit. 
TL  Hinry.  Well  thenj  I  know  thees  what  ftall  I  kno# 
•f  thee  \ 

M«Mr/.  Thus  fays  my  Rifijg:  Saythoffto&rrfdfii^^^ 

aiiiflk  so  moffe  than  tbit,  thit  he  wantii  to  acqtiaiiit  tbie  Kici|f  with 
Chtrtrmrifaionf  tbtt  bid  bapi)ea*d  tbere,  iid  v^iththe  Duke  of  ^4t* 
f»l»*s  bfiriiig  fcpiilk^d  the  Trtnch  from  thence*  A^  this  is  what  he 
caiia  jjMftfi^  i»  r^  A^/ /vi^  lit  ^^^. 

AhhoUgk 


lAmtli  we  feeliied  detdf  we  did  bot  fleept 
ivanugf'it  a  better  ibllier  than  raftnefs. 
ell  him*  we  could  «C  Ihrjlmrhzve  rebukM  liim  | 
bI  diat  we  th6ii^Iit- adt  ^Dod  to  bnuTe  an  injury^ 
ill  it  were  ripe#  ^  I^ow  tpeak  we  en  our  cue, 
rith  TCMce  imoerials  Et^kmd  (hall  repent 
[is  folly^  iee  nis  weakn<d5,  and  admire 
Kir  fuff'raace.    Bid  him  therefore  to  coniider, 
nut  maft  the  Tanibm  be»  which  muft  proportion 
lie  lofl^  we  hftve  borne,  the  fabjcAs  we 
[ave  lofty  and  the  dHgrace  we  have  digeiled; 
['o  anfwer  which,  hts.pettineft  woald  bow  and«. 
'iHl  ibr  our  lofs,  too  poor  }s  his  exche^r; 
[or  the  eiTiifion  of  oor  blood,  his  army 
[oo  S^at  a  number ;  and  for  our  di^ace» 
i^v'nllift  own  perfon kneeling  at  ourfe^t 
\  wbdK  and  worthlefsfatisfadion. 
Tolliis,  defiance  add;  andibr  condufion. 
Fell  him  he  hath  betrayM  his  followers, 
i^hofe  condemnation  is  pronouncM.    .^o  far 
Iff  King  and  mailer;  and  firi»ndi  my  (XBee. 

k.  Himy.  What  if  t^r  namer?  ^  knew  thy  quality* 

Motmt*  Mcwtt/9y, 

K.  Heify.  Thou  do*&  thy  dffice'fafljly.  Tartt  theebaai^ 
bid  tell  thy  Kin|r,  j  do  not  feek  him  now) 
talt  oonld  be  wilhngco  march  on  to  Calais 
Vithont  impeachment;  ^fcft,  to  fay  the  fbotlip 
Though  'tis  no  wifdonik  to  corffefs  Co  muA. ' 
Jnto  aa  enemy  of  icraft  and  taiftage) 
Vfy  people  are  with 'iickn^miich  enfeebled^ 
My  numbers  tleflen'dr;  and^thoie  few  I  have^ 
^Imoft  no  better  than  fo  many  French  i 
Who  wheir  they  were  iff  healthy  I  tell  thee^  faeMdd^ 
[  thought,  upon  one  pair  of  Engltfo  legs 
Did  march  three  Trenchmetg.    Yet,  forgive  me^  God; 
That  I  do  btae  thus ;  this  your  air  of  Frofki 
Hath  blown  that  vice  in  me ;  f  muft  repent. 
Go,  therefore,  tell  thy  mafter^  here  I  am; 
My  ranfom  is  this  frail  and  worthlefs  trunk  ; 
l/Ly  army  but  a  weak  and  fickly  gjftafd  t 

Yet, 


3j6  King  H  E 1^  R  Y  V. 

Yet,  God  before,  tell  him  we  will  come  on^^ 

Though  Fru^na  himfelf,  and  fach  another  neighbour, 

Stafid  ia  our  way.     There's  for  thy  h hour,  Mountjoj^ 

Go,  bid  thy  maftcr  well  advife  himfelf :  / 

If  we  may  pafs,  we  will ;  if  we  be  hindered. 

We  (hall  your  tawny -ground  with  your  red  blood 

Difcolour;  and  fo,  Mountjoy^^  fare  you  well. 

The  fum  of  all  our  anfwer  is  but  this ; 

We  would  not  feek  a  battle  as  we  are. 

Yet,  as  we  are,  we  fay,  we  will  not  flinn  it : 

So  tell  your  maftcr. 

M9unt\^2\\  deliver  fo:  Thanks  to  yoqr  Highnefs.[£«7. 

Glou.  I  hof>e,  they  will  not  come  upon  us  now. 

K.  Henry,  We  are  in  God's  hand,  brother,  not  in  thinrs : 
March  to  the  bridge;  it  now  draws  toward  night;. 
Beyond  the  river  we'll  encamp  ourfelves ; 
And  on  to-morrow  bid  them  march  away.    ^      [ExeuMt* 

S  C  E  N  £f  the  French  Camp  near  Jgincourt, 

Enter  the  ConftabU  of  France,  the  Lord  Raihbares,  Or- 
leans, Dauphin*  ^ith'oihers. 

0«.^Tp  U  T,  I  have  the  bcft  armour  of  the  world. 
1        Would,  it  were  day ! 

OrL  You  have  an  excellent  armour;  but  let  my  horfi . 
have  his  due/ 

Con.  It  is  the  beft  horfe  of  Europe*, 

OrL  Will  it  never  be  morning?^ 

Dau.  My  Lord  of  Orleans,  and  my  Lord  high  Confta- 
ble,  you  talk  of  horfe,  and  armour,-^ 

Or/.  You  are  as  well  provided  of  both,  as  any  Pnnce 
in  the  world. 

Dau.  What  a  long  night  is  this !  I  will  not  change  my 
horfe  with  any  that  treads  but  on  four  pallerns ;  fa,  ha! 
U  Che*vai  ^ant,  the  Fegafus^  che%  Us  Narines  de  fen  I 
he  bounds  from  the  earth,  as  if  his  entrails  were  hairs; 
when  I  beftride  him,  I  foar,  I  am  a  hawk;  he  trots  the 
air,  the  earth  fings  when  he  touches  it ;  the  bafeft  hora 
of  his  hoof  is  more  muiical  than  the  pipe  of  Hermes. 

OrL  He's  of  ibe  coVyai  ^i  ^^  ^^xxvcsit^. 


PfT^ ;  k(^i^  pitrfc  iifl^^ntf  Kre ;  «bd  the  doll  debems  of, 
earth  and  w^rrerni^ef  aj^iii^ak'  ik  him,  but  only  in  patient' 
^nefs  while  his.rklqr  nipunts  bim  f  he  i  s«  inde!ed«  a  korfe  | 
and  all  othefjU^Vormk/catl  brail's, 

'  Con.  itOiisiSt  '^y  I^rd,'  h  ii  a  mbil  abfcliate  and  cp^  ? 
cell^nt  horfe.  ......     r 

"^  Anr.  It  h  tic  prtnte  cf  pilWcys';  bis  neigh'  is  like  tie.  . 
lidding  of  a  Monarch,    and  his  countenance  enforces' 
h6nian',  '  , 

Oil.  Nfe  mbtfei  coufiVi. 

Dmm.^zyf  the  ida^  h^th  no  wit,,  tbiit  cannot,  from  t^iB 
rifing  of  the  lark  to  the  Ibd^ing  of  the  lamb,  vary  de- 
ffh*ved  pra%  on  mv  palfrey ;  it  is  a  theme  as  flaent  as  the 
fea :  Tnnn  the  fimi  into  eloquent  tongues,  and  my  horfe 
is  argument  for  them  all ;  'tis  a  Aibjed  for  a  Sovereign 
to  reafBn  oh,  and  for  a  Sovereign's  Sovereign  to  ride  on  ; 
and,for  the  world,  faniiliar  to  us  and  unknown,  to  lay 
apitt  tbdr  paiti'cnlar  funf^ions  and  wonder  at  him.  I 
once  writa  foiinet  in  his  praife,  &nd  began  thus,  ^wonder 

OrL  I  \)kke  hetifd  a  ibnbet  begin  fo  to  one's  miftrefs. 

Dau".  Then  did  they  imitate  that,  whiclil  compos'd  to 
T^y  cotrrfer;  for  my  horfe  is  midrefs. 

QrL  Your  miltrefs  bears  well. 

Dan,  ,Me,  well— which  is  the  prefcript  praife,  an^ 
p^rfefifidn;  of  a  good  and  particular  miftrefs. 

Con,  Methonjrht,,  yeflerday  yourniiilrefs  ihrewdly  fliook 
y^orbsCck. 

Dau.  So^  per^ap^  did  yours* 

C€H.tiL\ilLt¥t^  trot  bridled. 

DoH.  O,  then  belike  (be  was  old  and  gentle;  and 
you  rode,  lik^  a  Kerne  of  Irelaudt  your  French  hofe  off, 
iand  in  your  fb-aic  irol&rs  (aS). 

Con. 

(4S)  XJI»  4I'Kbi^^  «f  keUikl,  >Nir  French  hefe  af^  rnni  in  fwr 
/^«ti:Stroink|fiii  Tlivt^ali  (he  edtiiOQS  hare  miftak«nduf  word,  which 
ihouM  be  Tr^rt;  aAdCigiiifies,  a  pair  of  boeechet.  So  Seaumcnt 
tini^  Fiett^,  io  th^ir  CojteomBj 

■     "      O  you  hobby- headed  rafcal,  1*11  hare  you  flea*d,  and  Tf£irs 
m^deof  thy  ikin  to  tambltia$ 


^Ccft.  Yba  lurre  a  eood  jodfiment  u|  berfananfli^.   ; 
.7  Dam.  Be  warpM-^  me  tocin;-thev  that  ride' lo  and 

•  tide  not  warily.  falHnto  fobl  bo|(s^;  I  had  rather  have  my 
ftMbrfe  to  my  miftrds.  ^ 

•  Cmt.  f  h^d*  as  \hvi  ftav0>  my  imftnA  ajj^ie*    . 

Dtfa.  I4ell  tbcei  Co(iR^lc«*my4mftreMwtars  toowa 

jCotiA  coold.  fliakc  #  ivna  ft  teaft  is  that.  If  I  had  a 
ffSw  tamf  ntiftr^ 

T)aM.  Li  chiiH  eft  fiimnriiS  a  fin  profn  ^fOfkiJhueMtf  & 
..la  traii  lavet  aa  ^urUer;  thoQ  mak'it  aft  of  "kny  thing* 
Ofn,  Yet  do  I  TiQi.pfC'  my  horfe  for  my  miftre(s|  or 

•  aiy  Tach  provi^b,  fo  Kttle  kin  to  the  purpofe-  . 

Ram/ My  Lord  Condable,  the  armour,  that'I  &\V  ia 
'  ybup  tent  to^ni^ht,  are  thofe  ilars,  or  funs  vpon  it  ? 
'  r^^^r.  Stars,  my  Lord. 
fDau.  Some  of  them  will  fait  to«morrowj  Ihope« 

•  Con*  And  yet  my  IkyThall  not  want. 

.  Dau.  That  may  be,  for  you  bear  many  fuperfluoufly; 
«4md  'twere  more  honour,  fome  were  away. 

'lC«)r.  Ev'n  aa  your  horfe*bearayour  praifes,  who  would 
.trot as  well,,  were  fomcof  your  brags difnaottnted. 

Van.  Would  I  were  able  to  load  him  with  hii  defert. 
Will  it  never  be  day  ?  I  will  trot  to-morrow  a  mile,  ad 
my  way  (hall  be  paved  with  Engli/b  faces. 

Ceu.  I.  will  not6y  fo,  for  fear  Ifhould  be  fac'd  out 
df'  my  way^;  butl  would  it  were  morning,  for  J  would, 
fain  belabour  the  ears  of  the'EngljJJ^. 

"liam.  V^ho  wi^l  go  to  hazard  with  me  for  twenty 
En^ifi-  prifoners  ? 

C#».  You  muft  firft  g6  yourfelf  to  hiaa^ard,  ere  yoa 
kavethcoi. 
!t>au.  Tis  mid-night,  I'll  go  arm  myfelf.  XExit. 

'  'OrL  Thef  Dauphin  longs  for  morniiig. 
H^m.  He  longs  to  eat  the  Englijh* 

The  Trtnch '  c«U,  to  trofs^r  ps«k  «p,  •  tt^Jfif  f  ^Vlri^ber  ow  Wdi^, 
'Trcw/tfri,  be  derived  from  thesce,  I  am  not.  idtfrtii'fi :  !Btit,  By  'fitaH' 
Troilers,  oar  fottbufliooroufiy 'pitaiWy^/iAwftri^  dtnuiatH :  For  thie 
Kermet  of  irtfi^m^  wear 410 -breeches,  ai^  moi«  tbiin  che^^cffffi)-^^- 


King  U  B  N  R  Y  V;  139 

.  C0«.  I  tiuQks  !«  wiQ  eat  all  he  killai^ 

Orl.  By  the  white  hand  of  mf  Ladf ,  he^t  a  gaUant 
Crinoe. 

Cm.  Swear  by  her  fbot»  that  flit  aay  Head  out  ^e 
•ath. 
,  O/i  He  is  fimply  the  mofi  a^verentkinaa  otFrmce. 
Cpm.  Doiqg  is  aoivity,'  and  he  wilf  fliU  be  doing. 
OrL  He  acverdid  harm,  that  i  heard  of. 
Cf».  Nor  will  do  aone  to-morrow;  he  will  keep  that 
good  name  fiilL 

OrL  I  know  Hm  to  be  valiant. 
Com.  I  was  told  that,  by  one  diat  knows  him  better 
than  yon. 

tt^Whafshe? 

Con.  Marry,  he  told  me  fo  himfdf  $  and  lie  faid)  he 
xar^d  not  who  knew  it. 
.  Orl,  He  needs  not,  it  is  no  hidden  virtue  In  him. 

Con.  By  ray  faith.  Sir,  bat  it  is-i  never  any  body  Aw 
it,  but  his  lacquey;  'tis  a  hooded  valour,  and  when  it 
appears,  it  wiU  bate. 

Orl.  Ill  will  never  faid  well. 

Cmt.  I  will  cap  that  proverb  with,  Ti^ift  ii  flattery  m 
firiindjhip. 

Orl.  And  I  will  take  «p  that  mth,  Gi<vt  thtdrvil  hij 
due. 

Con.  Well  plac'di  there  Aands  your  friend  for  the 
devil ;  have  at  the  very  eye  of  that4>roverb  with,-^  fo^ 
of  the  de'vil. 

Or/.  You  are  the  better  at  proverbs,  by  how  fnach 
a  fooTs  holt  is  foon  Jhot. 

Con.  You  have  fliot  over.  ^ 

Or/.  *Tis  not  the  firft  time  you  were  t>Ver.fliot.  ^ 

Enter  a  Mfjfenger,  .   ; 

Mef.  My  Lord  high  Condi^le,  the  £ii|^  lie  witM^ 
fifteen  hundred  paces  of  your  tents. 
Con.  Who  hath  meafur'd  the  ground  j 
Mef  The  Lord  Grandpree. 

Con.  A  valiant  and  af^ft  expat  gentleman.    Would 
P  a  ^  it 


3t4ix  King:  H  E  K  ft  y   Vi 

it  were  day !  AlaMpoos^ltAv^yof  ikgUMf-ht  long^  m 
l^r  ckc  d(iWBtiig  cs..we  ^ 

Or/.  What  a  wretched  and  peeviih  fellow  is  thia'^f^g^ 

out  of  his  knowledge?  '* 

.  C«r.  rf  ikc£Mii^  bmlktiyuffriAttnObp,  titef  wodld 
run  away. 

Orl.  Tbatthejr  lack^  to  if  «Mr  4Kad^  Jiad  «iiy  in- 
tfUfaualacisoaiv  tfa^  could  uglier  ^wttit^^l^ktatvy 
head- pieces. 

^iSJKr.  That  ifland  o£ i$igliaii  h^tMi  ^my^^lHs^Vikz* 
U^^i  their  naftifs  are  otnn>Q»atd)ia!bl)e'<M>ttf«r^. 

Or/.  Foolifh  curs,  that  run  winking  into  the  liiioatii  dl 
a  Ruffian  Bear,  and  have  their  heads  di^iH'd  like  loken 
apples.  Ybii  may  as  well  (i»yr  ^at'^  ^^alisfdt  ilea,  that 
dares  eat  his  breakfaft  on  the  lip  of  a  Ifbn. 

C0«.  Juil,  jufti  and  ike  men  do  fyitipaihize  wfthHfhe 
naftitfs  in  robuAtous  a»d  rottgh  coming  on,  leaving  theii: 
wits  with.tbeii:  wives ;  and  chtn  give  them  g^t  meals 
of  beef,  and  iron  and  fteel,  they  •will  eat  like- wo!ve»» 
and  fight  like  devils. 

OW.  Avi  but  thefe  d9xr|/i>&  are  flirewdly  cnt  of  beef. 

Con,  Then  ihall  we  find  to  morrow,  they  have  only. 
ftomachs  to  eat»  and  none  to  .fight*    Now  is  it  titne  to 
arm  ;  come,  fhall  we  about  it  ? 
',    Orl.  'Tis  two  a  clock  ;  bat  (let  Aie  £se)  by  ten^ 
W«  &a^ hKvt  each  v^\kWBi6xei£itg&JhmHi.  [Exmr* 

iFn/^r  Chorusi 
Now  entertain  conjedlure  of  a  time^ 
When  creeping  murmur,  and  the  poring  dark. 
Fills  the  wide  veflel  of  ttie  oniverfe; 
From  camp  to  camp,  through  the  foul  womb  of  night. 
The  hum  of  either  army  (lilly  founds ; 
That  this  &(t  centinelf  almoft  receive 
The  fecret  whifjpers  of  each  other's  watch. 
Fire  anfwers  fire;  and  through  their  paly  flaihes 
Each  battle  fees  the  other\umberM  face. 
Steed  threatens  deed,  in  high  and  boafHtii  nei^s 
Piercing  the  night's  dull  ear  *,  and  from  the  tents. 


Xing  Hiwk  V  y^.  .^341 

Tbe  armourers,  accborplrfhin^  the  Kntghfts, 

With  bafy  hammers  clofing  n rets  up, 

Give  drea^oi  note  of  preparatfot). 

The  country  ^c^cks  do'crow,  the  clocks  ^o  td)!; 

And  (the  third  hour  of  dronfy  morning  nam'd) 

Prou<Fof  themiMiiirba^  aadHecureifi  foul/ 

'XrMic}ca9A4m%tidoYerA\t(fy  French 

Do  the  low -rated  EngUftr  play  at  dice ; 

Aird  eiikle  the  cr>pple  tardy-^ted  ta^tp 

Who,  Hke  a  foul  and  ugly  witch,  does  limp 

So  tedioufly  away.     The  poor  condemned  Englifiy 

Like  facfifices,  ^y  ^heir  watchful  fires 

Sit  patiently,  and  inly  ruminate  ... 

The  mormn^c  dmigcrt  a^d  their  feftaf«  ^i,       -^    - 

levelling  lank-lean  cheeks,  and  war-worn  coats^ 

Prefeotcidtheailxiittt  the  gaaraig  moon 

So  many  horrid  ghofts.     Who  now  beholds 

The  royal  captain  of  this  ruin'd  band 

Walki«(g  from  wai€h  to  watch,  from  tent  to  tent* 

Lethhncry^  praife  and  f lory  on  his  head  1  '  -^ 

For  forth  he  goes  and  viits  all  his  hoft;  ' '  y 

Bids  them^goed-morrow  with  a  mdd^H  finite,  •       *    "  ;^ 

And  calls  them  brothers,  friends,  and  countrymen.  ^ ' 

Upon  his  royal  face  there  is  no  note. 

How  dread  an  army  hath  ennoonded  hiiH ; 

Nor  doth  he  dedicate-one  jot  of  colpur 

Unto  the  weary  and  all- watched  night : 

But  frelhly  looks  and  over- bears  attaint,  r  .    './■ 

With  chearfnl  femblance  and  fweet  majefty : 

That  cv*ry  wtetch,  pinhig-and  pale  befbrp,        -  ^ 

Beholding  him,  plucks  comfort  fr6m  his  loiJfcj;  -  *'-^»** 

A  iargefs  univeruJ,  like  the  fan. 

His  liberal  eye  doth  give  to  ^v*ry  Qft^\^ ,  .  * 

Thawing  cold  fear.     Then,  mean. and  gaojtle,  all 

Behold,  (as  may  «liw«nhiMl8  de ft^Ht^')  Y  -^  ^ 

(>^)   ■■..    ^^eari  that  mean  ani  gnnU  all     .  t^»<   j- ' 

Meb9ldf{at  may,  &c.]     As  this  f)o<Nl/rt  was  a  inof  ^|pifV4  An4 
poo(enf}C4)  pair^ge :  aa<f  c»uld  net  be  ^tcU\%\UtvV^V^'^\^^^'«*<^^"^- 
re^iedit.  The  poet,  ^r^,  cxpaliares  on  t\\t  Tca\  iTv^^^uct  vV^Hart^''^ 
#fc  h*d  OA  hit  ca^ap  t  and  tbcA  addreff^o^  Yutaltii  ta  ^>a\1  ^t.v^^^ 

P  3  ^ 


^4A  King  U  E.K  R  y  V, 

A  Httte  toucb  of  Bony  19  the  night.  w^ 

And  fo  oar  fccnt  nail  co  the  batue  Hy :  1^ 

Where,  O  for  pity !  we  (ball  raoch  diigrace^  1^ 

Wkh  fooc  or  five  moft  vile  afid  rageed  foiby  1^ 

(Right  ill  dtf^s'd»  in  brawl  ndicubas)  i'" 
The  name  of  JgiMcatrt.    Yet  fit  and  ib^ 
MuuliBg  true  things  by  what  their  siock'nes  be.  [Exit* 

ACT      IV. 

SCENE,   ttw  Etigiiji  Caoft  at  j^itittmt, 

intif  King  Heniy^  Bedford^  muf  Gloncefteiv 
Kini  Hi  H%:%p 

GLfit^fler^  'tis  true^  that  we  are  ia  great  danger; 
The  greater  therefore^oa*d  our  courage  be. 
Good-morrow,  brothec  j?#^/**  God  Almighty ! 
There  is  fone  ibal  of  goodneis  in  things  evil>^ 
Would  snen  obferviugly  difiil  it  oiife. 
For  oor  bad  neighbour  makes  us  early  flirrers  ;; 
Which  is  both  healthful,,  and  gpod  hufhandry^ 

^»  aadieoce,  he  t«Us  tJien,  he^U^esr  («s  well. as  hU  uiurorthy  pefr 
and  ptwtf  can  defcfibe  k}  a  little  touchy  or  ikctchof  thU hero  io  tbr 
sight  I  a  fatnt  refemblatice  of  that  chearfulneft  aad  refalation  which 
^us  brave  P^iaee  eiprcA*d  in  himMf,  andinrptfed  ifk  his  followers^ 
The  poet  hat  in  the  like  maimer  hefttv^  io  the  fietafue  lochitpli^i 
ijiiaitra  himlMf  to  the  foeaators. 


•«  this  wmrndtfyntg^  t9>  bring  firtlt 


Aad  IShewtie  tiKMM  i^  lHpraiiiatChwiit*)h 

I  I        mil  m^  pet 


Ji^iM«lnMv{Mr^  Gentles,  SfSotithaaietaii. 
So  wc  fiM  hiai  too,  la  the  E^hffit  to  ihh^fl&y,  again  aadeftljr  fytaSbt 

iflg^of  hisism  inaViUty. 

T4»>/»rwitb  r%ufjh  fl«a  oil  u^cJilt  ten 


King  mt  n  r  y  '  T^.      ^      343. 

Kfidest  they  are  our  oati^ard'conrciencesy.  '  ^ 

And  preachen  to  ns  all ;  admonifhing,  w    * 
Timt  we  fliould  drefr  vs^  fairiv  fdr  our  end.  \^ 

THUS  may  we  gather  honey  from  the  weed» ,  /  >" 

Aod  make  a  moxal  of  the  devil  himfelfi 

JW^  Erpbghaihi 

Good-morrowr  old  Sir  nomas  Ei^pingham^ 
A  goodufoft  pillow  for  that  good  wMte  head  * 
Were  better  than  a  c^urliih  curf  of  France, 

Erfiffg*  Not  ib,  my  Liege ;  this^lod^ng  likes  me  better;  -r 
Since  I  may  fay^  now  lie  I  like  a  King. 

IknHimy.  *TU  good  ibr  men  to  hive  their  pi-^eAi  ftia 
Upon  example ;  fo  the  fpirit  is  eafed : 
And^when  uie  mind  is  oaickenM,  oat  oP:doQbtft^  * 
The  organs,  though  defunct  and  dead  b<;fore, . 
Break  up  their  drdwfy  grave,  and  newly  more 
With  oiftM  floogh  and  frefli  legerity. 
Lend  me  thy  clcnk.  Sir  Tkomas:  brothers  both^ . 
Commend  me  to  the  Prinzes  in  oar  camp  ^ 
Do  i»y  gpod-morrow  to  them,  and  amuk . 
Defire  them  all  to  my  pavtlHofn*.  * 

Ghu,  We  flmll#  my  IXep.- 

Brping.  Shall  I  attend  your  Grace  ? 

Kv^xrry.  No,  my  good  Knight;     * 
Go  with  my  brothers  to  my  Lords  it^Engtandi: . 
I  am^my-bofi^mmnft'^debatea  whUe,..  ^   .^ 

And  ihen-I  would  no  othercomnany*^ 

Erpk^  Tht  LoixHn^hiaavett  olefs  thee,  noble  TlarryJ 

[Exeufit. 

K.^Mf7'God-amei€y^ldbeart,thourp«ak*fichearf(!lI}r» 

Enter  Piftql. . 

K.  Hi9u^*  A  friend; 
Pifii  Difcufi  unto  m^  art  thba  ofRcer, 
6r  att  thou  |^,  coomoii  and  popular  ? 
K.  Hnuy.  I  am  a  geaieaan  of  a  compail)^ 
£(/f.  TraiPft  tho^  the  puiffant  pike? 
JL.&«gi«  Efft»  tilt  what  are  you  i 

1«4  IM^. 


344  iCin^   ]Hzw^^   Y. 

&.  Heniy.  Theo  yon  are  a-bettei-  tbao  U^jKffog.         r^' 

JRiJI.  Tbc  King's  a  btwwk^  Vir^^l^r*  1>f  tf>l4i      I 
A  lad  of  life,  an  imp  of  i^Bii;^  l^ 

Of  parents  good,  of  Vk  moft  valiant :  1^ 

I  ki{<  hisdir(y  iboe,  and  from  my  heart- (! ring 
I  love  the  lovely  bi^y.    What^ -tl^  came  f 

K.  Hitny.  ,ffarrj  k  Xn* 

P//f.  Lt  Roy  /  a  Qffnifimmp :  aft4)Km  of  C^rni/b  crtv  ? 

K.  tliHfy.  No,  I  am  a  Welfim^. 

Pifi.  Know'ft  thou  IlMeili^  / 

¥..  Henry.  Ytt.  -       V 

^i/.  Tcll.him,  riiknocjc  Vil  k^  '^^  V^  P»tr^ 
Upon  St.  David*>  d»y* 

^.  HfMty,  Do  A0|  ;fao  wear  ypur  di^gfif  in  your  ap 
that  day,  Uft  he  k^ock  tb^t  i^bfO^t  yfi^i. 

Pifi.  Art  thou  his  friend  i 

K.  Henry.  And  hi3  kinfnpi^  tQO* 

P//?.  Tho  //>#  fcr  thcc  thcij  I;  r.  .-jy 

K.  i5r?»ry.  I  thankjrpi^  j  jQpd  i^  wit]^70tt« 

Pifl.  My  name  i^  Pipl,  ^1^.  {£;rff. 

K.  ^T/Jiry.it  forts  wellwilj^  yQui^effewfu. 

(^<i«r  *y»^  Henry. 

J«//r  Fluelfen,  a^d  Qow^fi  Jifyfr^ly* 

G0W.  Captain FkelUu  ■  ■■■i*  ■ 

J/v.  So;  in  the  najpe  pf  Jefo  Qhiift,  (peak  fevififi  «t 
ia  the  gxeateft  admiration  in  th^  luijvfurfiil  worlds  whan 
>  t)ie  true  and  auncient  PF^Si^fifes  ^  Jawff  9f  tba  wars  is 
Dock^pt :  if  you  would  take  the  pains  bat  to  examine  the 
wars  of  P^mfey  the  areata  y^i^Diflljfiild;  I  j«ia«imt  yon, 
that  there  is  no  tiddle  taddle»  nor  pibble  pabble,  in  Pom* 
peys  camp :  I  warrantyoo,  yon  ihall  find  the  ceremonies 
of  ihe  wars,  and  the  cares  of  it,  and<l|9  fount^ffV,^  and 
the  fobrieties  of  it,  and  the  modefiy  of  fm>  be  ptiierwife. 

Gcw.  Why  the  ai^cyiy  is  JoOii^  ypu  ijf^  hiiq  &Ui)ight. 

Flu.  If  the  enemy  is  an  af^a^^kfo^lijai^  a  AcailSg 
coxQomby,  is  it  xneety^  think  ju^  U)^  ^  4^l|li4  fl{b» 
Icok  you,  be  an  afs  and  a  fool,  ap  JV  JPI^iMS  rCOicqpb^ 
in  your  own  confcie3jceno\y,i\,    ;i^  f  ^ 


King "  He  ffkt  *?.  345 

^(?w.  I  will  fpeik' lower.  '        ^ 

Fiu,  I  pray  ybu,  s^id  befeech  yocr  tlxff^u  wfll.     * 

'    *'  '    •    ffxeuuri 

K.  Henry.  Though  it  ||>p€«r  a  little  oatX)f  fai^iioli, 
There  is  much  care  arid  valour  in  thh'  Vl^efjhman, 

inter  tbftf  Soldiers^  John  Bates,  AlexaoderCoorty  Ml# 
.        Miditel  WiUsaiDi*  ^     : 

Off/*/.  Brother  7^«  Bfttes,  h  not'  ttiat  the  monung: 
>R^hith  breaks  yonclcr  I         

Bafes.  1  thmk  it  be,  bft  we  huVe  n.o  great  cau(e  to 
Idefire  the  approach  6f  day.       •  '  ^ 

WtlUums,  We  fct  yofiddr  lire  begiTminj  of  the  day^ 
but,  1  think,  we  (hall  never  fee  the  endof  |t.  ^fho  goe» 
there?  .        ^  .<-      :        ^ 

Wili  Under  what  captaiti  fenr^yoti  ?  ^  .      '  ^  ' 
K.  jyf/rr;.  Utider  &;t  rhofk^'ErftngbOm  {^t^  .'^  '*     ;' 
iTi//.  A  gpo4  olji  command^t!,  ind  ^  boll  Jth;f3  ge«t 
tleman  :  I  pray  yop,  what  thin kS  W  bf^otrrieifete?^^ 

K\  Henry,  Even  a§'nien  Wii^'^'  upoti  t'  faiidj  that  fooK 
tto  be  w^ihM  oiF  the'nc^t tidc^  '  ^^  ^•^''  •'  "  ]'  • 
j&^j.  HeJhatt  not  toM  W# tht/i^W^to  the  ^t^f]^ 
K.  ^<f«r)^  No;  tior  is  it  mm  he  flrod'd;.  fof  thy*% 
lj>eak  it  to  voii,  1  think,.  theKing  is  but  a  man  as*I  am*i 
tbe'violet  MeiYs  to  hkn  asit  doth  to  me>  th^  el^medl 
ftews  to  hint  as  it  doth  to  ine  1^  all  his  fenCei  )iaV6  hA 
human  condinoos.  JEHs  ceremonies  Taid  ^7'^ '  ^  1\$ 
nakednefs  he  appears  hot  a  man;,  and  tlifo^his^ccHoni 
are  higher  mounted  than  ours,  yet  when  they  (tOop,'thej 
ftoop  with  the  Hke  wing^;^  ihigreferc  when  he  fbesreafoa 
of  fears  as  we  do,,  his  fears,,  out  of  doubt,  be  of  the  fam^ 
KliAias^ouPs  are;  yet  in  reafbn  no  man  (h6u?d  pofTefa^ 
him  with  any  appearance  of  feas^  left  he,  by  Ihcfwing  il!^ 
fcoirid  diftearten  his  army.  ;"*'i        «♦ 

Safes,  He  may  fiiewwhat  outward  courage  fle  will  f 

(50)  K.  ITewry.  Under  Sir ]iMTi'%tftn%\i%m.}  that  all  the  editfoA^ 
tiloodermgly.  tiU  I  con e^d  it,  in mf  SHAictspiAKi  f0/kr%  Sic 
7Jhm4s  Br/tngJ^m  :.  £ncf  which,  Mr.  P^e  lEkUi|^^«)^V%V^\Xk\t!bL\Vfi 
#tf  jiaae  m  ha  lail  ^t/ea. 


34S  l^nig  .H  E  »  R  r  T. 

|>nt  r  believe,  as  coM  a  n%htas  'lb,,  be  conUwiOi  hiam. 
felf  m  ehe  fihMr»  u[^  tp^che  neckj.  and  &  £  would,  her 
WCf«»  tnd  t  hf  Urn  at  alt  advcatufes,  b  We  wenfr  quit 
kerej, 

K>>ffinr^^  Fy  my  tuo^,.  KwiUfpeak  my  coaCiieiia  of 
thrKing ;  I  thiok  he  would,  not  wilh  himfeif  any  where: 
fiac  wheoUie  ifc.  \ 

Bates.  Then  wooU  he  were  bcrt  alone;  fo  ihoold  he 
))elare.io  he  rzxSowAftxki  many  foor  mens  lives  (awd.. 

K..  £Krffr^.  I  dare  (ay,  you  lovejbiim  not  fo  ill.  to  wi^ 
jb^mi  hicxealone^  howf^evor  )^u  fpeak  this  to  feel  other 
iBien»  niinda.  lidethinkst  I  could  not  die  any  where  f<r 
i^mtentedas  in  theKi|}g'a^co^an.y  j^his  canie  beingvjl^ttftf 
and  his  ouartt]))i^liOttrah^  |:^« 

WilL  ThaiSi^  mone  i^an,  we  know* 

Bates,  Ay 9,  %  mom  than  we  flioiird  feekr  after ;.  j\ 
know  eaonglit  i£  wt  kntw  we  are  the  iing*s^  fubji 
if  hiacaufe  be.pviMi^  oor  obedience  to  the  lUng 
.|he  Clime  of  it  ovi^  Sfvu. 

WUL  But  i£  the  caofe  be  not;  good*  the  King  him&lf 
^Hth  a  heavy  reclponing  to  make ;  when  all  thofe  1^». 
zfki  arms,  and  heads,  cEop'd  off  in  a^battle,  ihall  jpin  tOf 
(ethrr  i^  t|)e  lanea  da]^  and  ciy  all.  We  4^V  at  /ucb  Oi 
fau ;  ftoie,.fweasin{;  i,ibme,,cry]ng  for  a  farg^n  ^  Tome,, 
vpon.iheir  wive^.  left  poor  behind  them ;  fbme^  upon  the 
delits  thekowei;.  fome»  apon.tJbeirchildreaiawly  left..  I 
lun  9Lk9fri.  there  are  &w  die  well,  that  die  in  battle ;,  fc^ 
]k>w,  ea^  th^.  chariubly  difpofe  of  any  thing,.  whe^» 
Wood  is  ^ex»  ai;gumentl  now  if  thefe  men.  do  not  die 
well,  it  will  be  a  black  matter  for  the  King  that  led  them 
to  it,,  whom  to  diibbey  were  againft.  all  proportion  ofi* 
ibbjc^n. 

K.  Hem^  So,,  if  a/on,^  that  is  fentby.  his  father  aboua 
inerchaadiiBe,  d^  fall,  into  fiime  lewd  adion  and  miiV 
4arry,  the  imputation  of  his  wickednefs,  by  yom  rul^i, 
j|iauld.be  Imgo^d  upon  his  father,  that  fent  him  ;,  or  it 
a.  fervanl  oinjder  his  matter's  command  tranfporting  ai 
lim.of  mone^,^  be  ailkilfd  by  robber*,  and  die  in  many- 
irreconciled  iniquities;  yon  may  call  the  bofineiii  of  the 
9iaAcr  ike  author  of  the  fiMrvant'a  damnaiioa ;  btttthi9<> 

il 


King  H  £  N  R  y  V.  347 

r  ib:  tlie  King  is  not  bomid  to  amfwer  the  particalar  - 
igs  of  ^8  foldiersy  the  father  of  his  foo,   nor  the 
»*  of  his  icNrvant ;  lor  the^  porpofe  aot  their  death ». 
they  parpofe  their  fervices.     Bcfides>  there  is  no  > 
V  be  Ms  cavfe  atver  to  fyptltist  if  it  come  to  tho^^ 
rement  of  fwm4i»  can^try  it  out  vrith  all  nnfpotted  > 
;rs:  ^Nne,-  peiadvtntDre,  liave  on  them  the^gailtof 
editated  and  contrived  murder;  fome,  of  beguiling ; 
Ds  with  the  bfoken  fisals  of  peijury ;  fomei  making*: 
ars  their  bniwaris,  thathave  before  gored  the  gentle  - 
Q  of  peace.wjth  pillagt  and  robbery.    Itowif  thefe^^ 
have  defeated  the  law,  and  om^rnn  native  pnniih- 
;  though  they  can  obt^ftrip^  men,  they  have  no  > 
I  to  Ay  from^God.    Waaiahia  beadicy  wmt-  i^bia  • 
amce;  b  that  here  men  arc  punifked,  for<before 
h  of  the  King's  laws,  in  the  King's  qnarrel  nt>wcr 
t  they  feaied  &e  dea«h>^  tkey  have  borne  life  away  $ 
^here  they  would  be  ftib  ^bif  penfln.    Then  if;^ 
iit 'ttBprovided»  nainore'ia  tie  King  gnilty  of  their  ^ 
attMy.tkan  he* was:rbefi>ii^^liito)F^](l^thore  impiea^ 
ht .  which*  they  are  now  fifittd«<    E ver^.  fubjed'a 
is.  the  King's,,  but  evenr  ftbjeAV  foul  is  his  own.^ 
tfbre  ihould  every  foldierin  the  wars  do  as  every 
nan  in  his  bed^  waih  every  moth  oot  of  his  con- 
e ;  and  dying  foy  death  is  to  him  advantage ;  or 
iriog,  the  time  was  blefiM1^4oi^  wherein  fuch  pre* 
on  was  gained ;  and,  to  htm  that efcapes,  it  were- 
n  tocchink,  that  meking  God  ib  free  an  offer,  he  - 
m  oot- live  that  day  to  fee  his  ^ reatnefSr  and  to 
others  how  they  fhpuld  prepare. 
U.  'Tis-certab,  every  man :  that  dies  ilU^tfae  ill  is 
his  own  head^  the  King  is  not  to  anfwer  for  it« 
f/.  1  do  not  defire  he  &ould  anfwer- for  me,  4in4  ^ 
leterintne  to  ftght  luftily  for  him. 
Henry ^  I  myfe^f  heard  the  King  fay,  Ji^ would  not 
Scm*d.  J 

/.  Ay»  befaidfo,  to  make  ns  fight  chearfuily;  but 
our  throats  are  cat»;  hejnay.be  ranfom'dt  .and  ^ 
the  wifcr. 

P6  ^^Iwi^.. 


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J4S  Ring  HiRHiiL  T  ^* 

frfter.  .   ti^ 

Willk  Y^apay  him  tke^i ;  tluit'9 a ptrifeaa.ihot om of 

an  elderwgnoi  ithat  a  pdMr.a«bi  pmate  dt^pkaft^txan  da 

a^inik  a  monarch !  fw^  may  as  vwil  go  aboot  to  tium^lie 

Ton  to  ice,  with  Iftnnbg  ita  lus.  im.  wkfa  a  peacock?fi 

feather ;  yon'tt  navct  trn4^  fab  wdid^altcxi  oome,  'tis  t 

tix>UQi  iayti^  1^ 

K.  Ii€mfy*  Yonr  leproof  is  fomadtbg  too  roaad  :  I   IC 

Jkcnld  ba  >uft|mr  widi  yoo^  i£  iha  liiBB  nwre  conveaifoc^     I  '^ 

Will.  Itfun  be  a  qoaiMkbmiricaa  «•»  i£  yoq  liv««  H 

£.  AMTir.  1  unbrace  it.    .  • 

iifW.  Har  Hull  I  kiiaiif  tiMeaaaiftt 

K.  Hewry.  Qiva  xifi  aayigage  ortMary  and  I  will  wear 

it  in  my  fatoQiMi :.  thon  ifreneraimi^darfi;  aoknowkdge  it» 

1  mil  make  it  my  quMf  H. 

1^/.  Hoit't  o^vglDve^  giva  «ic  anochar 4)f - tfaiat. 

K.  »ifi>t.  There. 

IP«J7.  This  will  I  alfbcwtar.  in  mjtai^ ;  i£  evcf  thoa 
xoivat  to  ma  and  fay»  niter . to- moiraw,  this  is  my  |^oief 
by  this  hand>  I  will  giMe  ^m»  a  box  on  the  car. 
K.  H0tfy.  If  eve?l  live  toieeitf  I  wtU  challenge  it 
^1//.  Thon  dar'ft  as-^vell  be  hang'd. 
K.  Htmy.  Well»  i  will  do  >t>  ifaongii  I  take  thae in  the 
itiog'f  company. 

Will.  Keep  thy  word :  far^  thee  welt. 
Boies.  Be  friendly  yon  Bngtijk  fooU»  be  fiieads;  we 
hava  French  quaorcls  enow>   if  )aott  coold  tell  how  to 
reckon^.  [Sxitrnt  /Miiru 

[3f««r/  Kh^  Henry» 
£.  Bkwry.  Indeed,  the  French  maif  lay  twenty  French 
crowns  to  one,  they  will  best  us,  for  they  bear  them  on 
their  ftooniders;  but  it  is  ao  EngUJh  treafoa  tacnt  French 
crowns,  and  to-morrow  the  King  hin^elf  wtU  beaclippea. 
tlpon  die  King  I  let  ns  oor  lives,  onr  fouls,. 
Our  debts,  our  careful  wives,  our  children  and 
Oar  fins,  lay  on  the  King  ;  he  »uift  bear  ail. 
i>  hard  GMudiiioii,  an4  twin- born  with  greatnefs^ 

SobjeA 


IBng  H  t  N  A  Y  V.  349 

Sfil9|eA  to  breath  of  tT«ry  foo^  wltofeienlb 

No  more  can.  feel  bat  his  own  wnngixi^. 

What  infinid/e  he^t-eafe  muft  Kings  negle6^. 

That  pimte  aien  e&joy  ?  and  what  have  Kiiij^, 

That  privates  have  noc  too,  iiivt  ceremony  f 

Save  gen'ral  coenonv  ?-«-* 

And  what  art  t^oo,  tho«  Idol  ceremony? 

What  kind  of  iSod  aft  thou  f  that  fufer**  n»oiir 

Of  mortal  griefs,  ^thaa  do  Uiy  wodhip^rs. 

What  are  thy  rentsi  what  are  thy  oommgs^m  (5?)  f 

0  ceremony,  ihew  me  but  thy  woitht 
What  is  thy  toll,,  O  adoration  f 

Art  tlioii  Jtag£t  ehk  but  place,  degree,  and  ibrm^ 

Creating  awe  and  fear  m  other  men  ? 

Wherein  tbfia  artlefe  happy^  being  feai^dl^ 

Than  they  in  fearing. 

Wh^tdsink^ft  thoa  oft,  inftead  of  homage  (Woetv 

But  poifon^  flattery  f  O  be  fick,  great  greatoefs^ 

And  bid  thy  ceremony  giv«  thee  core. 

Tlunk'R.  thoa,  the  fiery  fever  will  go  oot 

With  titles  l|lowa  fipom  jadolation  1 

Will  it  give  place  to  fiex4ire  and  lew  bending  T 

Can'fl  tnon,  when  thou  command 'ft  the  begg^fr't  kfiee> 

Command  the  health  of  it  ?  no,  thou  proud  dfeam> 

That  play'ft  fo  fubtEy  with  a  KingVrepofe;: 

1  am  a  King,  that  find  theer  and  I'  know, 
^'Tis  not  the  ba^m,  the  fcepter  and  the  bal],. 
The  fwOitd»  the  mace,  the  crown  irpperial, 
The  ente^'ti filled  robe  of  gold  and  pearl,. 
The  fairfed  title  running  *fyre  the  Kinc;,, 
The  throne  he  fits  on,  nor  the  tide  or  pomp* 
That  heats  upon  the  high  fiioar  of  this  worlds 
No,  not  all  thefe  thme-gorgeous  ceremonies^. 

(31)  Pfl>at  are  fi^  rents  ?  lobat  are  tljj  co|nings-ia  ?. 
.  ^t)  ceremony,  fie'wbiu  tky  wr^TiAii  •  . 

What!  htby  foul  of  adoration  f]  Thus  » the  iaft  Une  giiv^  vt^' M^ 
•the  nonfenfe  of  it  made  worfe  by  the  ridkulouA  pomtifig.  Let  utr  es« 
amine;  bow^the  context  Aandrwkh  my  em^undatfon. .  What  are  thyi 
Y«nfif  what  are  thy  eomings-in?  what  is  thy  vjsrtbf  what  is  thy 
toli  f— — n(i.  e.  the  duties,  and  mfofii^  xUom  ttctWtft  '^^  Ml  K«t.  A% 
^nfooMitj,  Mnd  «grttetl>:s  to  a  feafibke  txc\%mai\.\Qti«  \(tt«  WatWrvm^ 


Hot  all  thefe^  laid  in  b«d  majefttctl, 

Can  deep  (6  foiindly  as  the  wretched  ilave ; 

Who,  with  a  body  611'd^.  and  vacaoc  liiiiy. 

Gets  hiia  to  reft,  cramni'd  with  diftrefsfal  bread;: 

Never  fees  horrid  night,  the  chtild  o£  hell  i 

Bat,  like  a  lacquey,  from  the  rife  to  fee. 

Sweats  in  the  eye  of \Pi&dr^;y/ ;  and  all  night 

Sleeps  in  Elj^um ;  nex  t  day,  after<diwn> 

Doth  rife,  and  help  ^/m««  to  hb  h^rfe;. 

And  followt  fo  the  ever-runoing  year 

With  profitable  Uheur.  to  bis  grave : 

And  (but  for  ceremony)  foch  a  wretch,. 

Winding,  up  days  with  toil,  andnig^u  widi  dktf^. 

Hath  the  fore-hand  and  vaatagei  of  a  King :. 

The  ilave,  a  oiember  of  tl^e  coon  try's  peacey* 

Bnjoys  h ;  bot  in  ^rofs  brain  little  wots. 

What  watch  the  King  leeeps  to  maintain  the  peace;x 

Whofehottra.the  peafant  beitadvaatagei, 

EnOr  Erpihgham. 

Erp.  My  Lordi  yonr  nobles,  jealooa  of  yoojrabicBcrr 
Seek  through  your  camp  to  find  yoo. 

"Si.  Henry.  Good  old  Knigbt, 
Colleft  them  all  togfthe^at  my  tent: 
I'll  be  before  thee. 

Erf,  i  ihall  Jo't^  my  Lord;  [Exit* 

K.  Henry i  O  God  of  battles !  fled  my  foldicrs  hearts^: 
Bofiefs  them. not  wi^h  fearr  take  from  them  now  (32) 
The  fenfe  of  reckoning  j  leil  ih'  oppofed  numbers 

Pluck  thtir  hearts  from  thenu ^Not  to-day»  O  Lord>, 

€)  not  to-diiy,  think  net  upon  the  iaalt 
My  father  n^e  in  compa&ng  the  crowa« 
I  Ricbardh  body  have  iiKerre^  new, 

(3»)  —  takt  fr^tn  t$em  mnf- 

7bt  finfi  6f  Mc/ffung  of  tb^  sfpofid  numbirs ; 

BUi  tbm  bturti  frcm  ib*m,']  Thus  the  firft^^^  reads  and  pipints  thit 
|M6*age.  The  poet  m«gKt  intend,  <•  take  fronv  ihem  the  icnfe  of 
«•  reckoning  thoie  oppofed  numben;  w^ir^migbt  pluck  their  courage 
«<  from  them.*'  But  the  reiativt  not  bring  exprefs'd,  the  fenfe  is  »^ 
^fefcure)  and  the  following  verb  feems  a  petition,  in  the  imperatite 
»ood>    The  /Itgbc  coirc^oa  litate  given,  m^kci  it  clear  aiid.ejfy.. 

And. 


ikni  Ml  k  bave  beftow*4  sore  contrite  tearv 
Than  from  it  ilTiied  Ibvctd  4rop3  of  blood. 
Five  limired  poor  I  have  in  yearly  pay^ 
Who  iwice  a-oay  theu*  withea'd  hands  hold  np 
Tow*tdi  hefven  to  ^don  blood  ^  and  I  have  boitt 
Tw»  Aaiwtiies^  where  the  iad  and  ibknvo  pdefts. 
Sins  Oiy  for  i^VAm/^s  feol.    MofCwiUIdof 
Tho*'  ail  that  1-can  do»  is  nothing  worth. 
Since  that  my  penitence  come  aft£r  call  (jj),. 
Imploring  pardoa. 

BmUt  Glouceiier.. 

&ttu  My  Liege;. 

K.  Henry.  My  brother  Qk*J^€r\  voice  f  '  ; 

I  know  thy  errand^  I  will  go  with*  thee :.  , 
The  day».  my  friends^  and  all  things  iUy  Soam^^      j 

[£4rriMafW 

SCENE  changes  t%  the  trnck'  Camp. 

EfgiT  ittt  ]>a4jphifi«  Qaleana^  &amb««f s  and  Beaomoni^ 

OrL  'np  H  E  fmi  doth  gSd  our  armour  y  up»  my  Lords.. 
Jt  Dan.  Maniix  CJbeva/z  my  horie,  'vakt^  lae^ 
fMaj:  ha^ 

OrL  O  hnvt  fpirit  f 

Dau.  Via  /— — /^/  eaux  V  Ik  Urre^^    ■ 

Orf;  Rien  pnu  /  //  air  fcT  y< ji^    ■  ■  ■ 

Dau.  C/V/^  Couffn  Orkanw^'^^ 

{xi)  Sket'thai  my  ftnlHnce  comet  after  alP, 
Iki/Lrbw  farJoK,]  We  muft  obferve,  tbac  tfiwryllC  itj  rofnmiftedi 
an  irjoftice,  of  wbicb  he  aod  hit  Jm  fc»p*d  the  fruata.  But  juftke 
aad  rffbt  reafoh  telii  u»»  that  they,,  who  (hare  the  gfofttsof.  ini^iiityy 
AaU  fhafe  likewifein  the  puniftmem.  Scrigture  again  tells  os,  thac» 
when  men  have  Tmn'd,  the  grace  of  6i>d  gives  frequent  invitations  to 
atpenlMice ;  which,  in  fciiptiire  iangoage,  are  ftyled  Callsi  Thefc, 
if  they  have  been  carelefsiy  dallie<t  with,  and  negleAcd,  are  at  length 
inevocably  withdrawn  j  and  then  repentance  comes  too  late.  Thta, 
1  hope^  will  fufHciently.  vouch  for  my  cmcodatitfay.  ^nd  evplain-  what 
the  foetwooldmak«  the:  King  fay..  _    Ur.  ^r^irrfMS. 


5SZ  King  H  kv%  r,  Vl 

Novr»  my  Lord  Conftablc ! 

Con.  Hark,  how  our  fteeds  foi*  pfcfcnt  femcc  ne^. 

I>tf«K«  Motrnt  them,  and  make  ihcif^  in  theif  Hhiesf^ 
That  ihctr  hot  bbod  maf  fpin  in  Englifi  eyt^^ 
Attd  da^ftt  ehem  with  fuperftuoos  cotifage .  mi^f 

J?tfOT.  What»  wittjott  bate  them  weep  oarliorfcsblbod? 
How  ftiall  wc  then  behoid-  their  natural  tears : 

Enttr  Mifing€0^ 

Mejf,  The  EmUfi  are  embattel'd,  y^^  French  Peer»w 
Con.  To  horfe !  yoir  gatlaol  Princes,  ftrait  to  horftt 
So  but  behold  yon  poor  and  ftarved  band^ 
And  your  im  ihew  ihall  fubk  away  their  i&sl\^% 
Leaving  them  h^  the  fisaies  and  huiks  of  inenv 
Vhere  i&  not  work  cnougb  for  all  our  hands^ 
Scarce  blood  enough  in  ail  their  fickty  vein»  I 

To  ^e  each  naked-curtk-ax  a  ftain  -  I 

That  our  French  gallants  (hall  to-day  draw  ont,  | 

Andiflmah  fe»  kkok  oC  fporf»^    Let'd  but  Hl0w»  on  fiiiein» 
The  vapoar  of  pur  valour  will  o'^brtufft  them. 
'TIS  pofitive  'gainft  all  exception,  Lords,  * 

That  our  fuperfluous  lacq^oeys  and  our  peafants^  * 
Who  in  unneceiTary  a^on  fwarm 
About  our  fquares  of  battle>  were  enow. 
To  purge  this  field  of  fuch  ai  hrldin^^  foe;: 
Tho'  we,  upon  this  mountain's  ba£  by. 
Took  ftand  for  idle  fpeculacion  r 
But  that  ouE  honours  muft  not.     WhatPs  toiaylf  . 
A  very  little,  little,  let  u«df»,) 
And  all  is  done.     Tbe»  let  Hie  trumpets  foj^nd 
The  tucket  fonoance,  and  the  note  to  mount : 
For  our  approach  Avail  fo  much  dare  the  fteld^^ * 
.Hiat  Enghnd  fhall  couch  ^ma  in  fear,  and  yield.^ 

Eniir  Grandpree. 
^rand,  Wh)^do*you  itay  fo  long,  nly  Lords  of  J^ranca? 
"Von  ifland  carrioTvs,  deiiy rate  tif  tUeir  hones,,  ^ 

iUiMaKOOx'dly  become  ti^  mQimti%^^%\^v 


I 


Jting  «  B  Nn  y  V.  353 

Their  rflgged  eurtaiM  poorly  ate  let  k)oie9      % 
And  our  air  ihakes  them  paffing  fcornfoily. 
^ig  Mori  feems  bankrupt  in  their  beggar'd  holly 
And  faintly  through  aroftyhcver  peep8«        ^  ^ 

The  horfemen  fit  like  fxedcandkHickt, 
.With  torth-ftaves  in  their  hand;  and  their  poor  iadei 
Lob  down  tlieir  heads,  dropping  their  hide  aiii  hi^ : 
The  ^um  down  roping  from  their  pale  dead  eyei  \       I 
And^n  their  pale  dull  i^outh^  the  jymold  bitt 
Lies  foul  with  chawM  graft,  fUH  aird  motionlefi  i 
And  their  e>cecutor8.  At  knaviAi  crows, 
FFy  oV;thcte,Jali  impatient  for  thear  hoar. 
Defcription  cannot  fuit  itfeif  Ju  wordt,  '^ 

To  demon flrate  the  lifci  4^  ikch  a  battki  -^ 

In  live  fo  )ivele£i  aait  flks^ft  ttfelf.  *  ^ " 

Cm.  They've  faid  their  prayers,  and  they  ftay  fordeatb* 
Dau.  Shall  we  go  fend  ^m  dsoners  and  frefli  ttkn 
And  give ,^uh  hmmg  horfci  pfovcadei» 
And,  M&erp  %ht  mui  them? 

Con.  I  flay  but  for  my  g«ard :  on,  to  the  fieM  $, 
I  will  the  baattcs.ft[om  a  trumpet  take, ' 
And  ufe  it  ;fi»r  any  JuAfr    Cmdt,  come,  awtf ! 
The  fun  n-Ugil^  fttd  we  oot^wear  the  dajr.       {Extvia. 

S  C  E  N  E,    the  Engltfi  Camp. 

£«//r.Gloucefter,  Bedford,  Sxeter,  Erpingham,  'viMk  M 
$hiM9fi\  Saliil^or^  m»d  WeftmotlaAd. 

cWlT7il4Fe  ia  the  King? 

W.  .  BeJ.  TheKing  hiiftfelf  isfodeioview  their 
battk,  . 

^^.Of  fighting  men  they  have  full  threefcore  thoufand, 
Jk#;  There's  five  to  one ;  befidcs,  they  all  are  frefli* 
Sal.  God's  arm  ftrike  with  us,  'tis  a  fearful  odd^i 
God  be  wP^ou^  Princes  *11;  I'll  to  tny  charge, 
^If.  we<Ap  mor^  meet  till  we  meet  in  heav'n, , 
Tien  jf))fe6Jly,  my  noble  Lord  of  Bedfrrd^ 
My'dea#  hw^  OU*^trr  and  piy  good  LotA  Eaelcr >. 
Aad  my  kiad  UafmHt\  warriotiaUi,  sid\t\i\  V^ 


Bed.  Barewely  goodSaii/htyt  and  2^Qod.luckrgo  wtOK 
thcc/j4)! 

Exi.  to  £a/«  Farewel,  kind  Lord;  %bt  yaliaioly  to-dajt: 
And  vet  1  do  Uiee  wrosg  to  msod  tbce  of!  it^ 
For  thoa  art  framed  of:  &  bm  troth  oS  valour. 

B$d%  He  is  as  full  of  i^Iottfi.  a&^of  Uadnefa^. 
FriaorJy  in. both. 

£?r/45r  King  Henrj. 

Wijt.  Q,  tbat  we  now  had  here 
Bat  one  ten-thoofaad  of  thofc  men  lA  England^^ 
That  do  no  work  to-day  \[ 

K.  Henfy.  What'i  he,  thatwiflle^-ftf 
Ifiy  coufin  WtfimvUmif  no,  my  faur  oottfin^^ 

'  If  w&  are  mark'd  to  die»  we  are  enow 
Tadboar  oountry  lols ;  and  if  to  liv^ 
^he  fewer  men,  the  greater  fliare  of  honour. 
God's  will!  I  pray  thee,  wifii  nottone  maa mo7f». 
By  ^iKw>.I  am  not  eovetons  of  yoid;: 
Nor  ctffr  1;  whor^docb  feed  ufon  my  €00"! 
J^  y  ems  me  not,  if  men  my  garments  wear  r;  V 
Btickcmtward  tlRfigs.dwell.not  ino^  defilR^&tT   .:  ^    ^ 
Bat  if  it  be  a  fin  to  covet  hononn 
I  nm  the  moft  oflending  fool  alive.. 
No,  faith,  my  Lord;  wilh  not  a  man  fKom  Bi|f £i»/^ 

,  God's  peace»  I  woald  not  lofe  ib  great  «[|  hoinoiar» 
As  one  nMo  mom, .  mediinlu^  would  dure  &Qm  m^ 
For  the  bcft  hopes  I  have,,    jDon't  wi(b  one  more  : 
Rather  procbim  it  {IViftmwrUnd)  throu^h^myi  h<^r^ 
l%at  he^  wht^h  hath  no  (lomach  to  this^figkrt. 
Iiet  him  dej^art ; .  his  pafTport  fhall  be  i      * 


(H)  ^^^'  Jfirmve/,  ^  SalifDury)  ami  fmiUukj^miiih^lifU 

/"or  tbm  Aft  frarn4  of  the  frmtfutk.^  nftikWm         '  )■ 
T.ytt,  FsrrmeU  ^kind  Lord  zj^bt  vallarnhfU'dtyJ^ 
VfhAXl  does  lie  do  Salijlfuty  wreng,  to  wtfh'bim*  g06d  tttck  ?  ^C^a'tttftr 
iMfif  be  mdve  tU\c«i\ou«  iV^%ik-\A  iv^  CQ?'tlie  infeiiiett«  'Dt*  Tbir^y 


Iting  Hbmrt  V.  355 

An4  crowns  for  convoy  put  into  his  purfc : 

We  would  not  die  in  that  man's  company. 

That  fears  his  fellowlhip  to  die  wUh  as. 

This  day.  is  caliM  the  feaft  of  CriJ^an  :  "^ 

He  that  outlives  this  day*  and  comes  Aft  hcm^ 
Will  iland  a  tip- toe  when  this  day  is  nam'dy 

.  And  rouze  him  at  the  name  of  Oi/fiitn  : 

-He  that  (hall  Jive  this  day,  and  fte  old  age^ 
Will  yearly  on  the  vigil  ^aft  Us  netghbosrs, 
i^nd  fay,  to-morrow  is  Saint  Qri^imn: 
Then  will  he  flrip  his  fleeve,  and  (hew  Us  Icttsl 
Old  men  forget ;  yet  (hall  not  all  feigttt 
But  they'll  remember,  with  advantages. 
What  feats  the^  did  that  day.    Thea  ftall  out  nitteS;^ 
Familiar  in  their  jnooth  as  hollfil0^d  vmidf^ 
Harry  the  Xlngt  Biifird^  and  Exeter^ 
WariKuk  and  TMti^  Sidijbwy  and  Glifjiir^ 
Be  in  their  flowing  cops  frelhly  remembered* 
This  ftiory  Oiall  the  good  man  teach  his  Ton  ; 
And  Criffim  Cri/piam  flull  ne'er  go  t^,  « 

From  this  dav  to  th^  ending  of  the  worU, 
Bnc  we  in  it  fiiaU  be  reitteaibered ;  ~[    ^ 

We  few,  we  happy  few,  we  band  of  brothers  t 
For  he,  to-day  that  fbeds  hit  blood  with  me,  ^ 

Shall  be  my  brother ;  be  he  ne'er  fo  vile. 
This  day  (hall  gentle  his  condition^ 
And  gentlemen  in  MhghnSf  now  a-bed. 
Shall  think  theflsfelvesaccqrs'd,  they  were  not  hers  ^ 
And  hold  their  rau^n|K)ods  ches^,  while  any  fpei^s. 
That  fought  with  ns  upon  St.  Criffrm^%  day«  '  ^ 

Entn  SaliflNiry. 

Sal*  My  ibv'reign  I^ord,  bellow  yoorfeff  with  fpeedt 
The  French  are  bravely  in  their  battles  kx^ 
And  will  with  alf  expedience  charge  on  us. 
^    K.  Hetsry,  All  things  are  ready,  jf  0T|r  minds  be  (b#  . 
W^.  PertIK  the  man,  whofe  mind  fs  backward  now! 
K*  Htnry,  Thou  iloft  not  wllh  more  help  from  Englqnda^ 
fduSn  f  ^ 

M^.  God'i  wiU,  my  Lfege,  would  nom  ?ou^\  ^c>xv%^^  , 


35^  King  H  1  H  Jt.  T  V. 

Witkoot  nofebelf  couM  fighl  this  royal  battle  I 

K./£rji»7.  Why,M>wcbou  baftanwiihMfive  thottfand  mt  n: 
Which  likes  mc  better  than  to  wifh  us  oi\e. 
Yoa  know  yonr  places ;  God  be  with  yoa  all ! 

•     A  Tucket  Jpunds*    Emtn  Moontjoy. 

Mfmai.  Once  mote  I  come  to  know  of  thee.  King  Hanj^ 
If  for  thy  ra»ibm  cboo.  wiU  now  compound,  Ibi 

Before  thy,  inoft  a£iifed  overthrow  :  \m 

For»  certainly »  tbo«  art  fo  near  the  gulf, 
ThoQ^eeds  wank  be  eaglutted.     Thus,  in  mercy. 
The  Con  liable;  defiles  thee,  ebon  wilt  mind 
Thy  followers  of  repeatancc ;  that  their  fooh 
May  foakie  a  peactM  and  a  fweet  retir^ 
From  off  thefeMds }  wbere,  wretches,  their  poor  bodte 
Mnft  lie  and  fefterw 

K.  HeMfy.  Who  bath  (tnt  tkee  now  ? 

McMtt^  The  CtsftaUe  of  Franti. 

K.  Hewyt.  I  pray  thee,  bur  my  former  aafWer  batb* 
3id  them  atchievo  me,  and  thea  feH  my  boact. 
Good  God  !  ,iyky  iboald  they  mock  poor  fellows  tbtts^ 
The  man  that  once  did  iell  die  lion'3  ikin 
WhUe  tbe  beaftSVd,  was  itiird  with  hantiag  bim. 
-And  many, of  our  bodies  fiiall,  no  doubt, 
Fbd  native  graves ;  upon  the  which,  1  tmft. 
Shall  witnefs  live  in  brais  of  this  day^s  work. 
And  thofe  that  leave  their  vaisant  bones  in  Frofut, 
"Dyi^g^likis  men,  tho*  buried  in  your  duiifhiUs^ 
They  (hall  be  fam'di  for  there  the  fun  (ball  greet  tkem^ 
t  And  draw  jtheir  JiQn^UNJreekiA|^  up  to  heaven  ; 
'  Leaving  their  earthly  parts  to  choak  your  clime. 
The  fmell  whereof  mail  breed  a  plague  in  Frantic 
|if«rk  then  a  bounding  valour  in  our  BngUJh  (^5)  ^ 

(35)  Mark  then  ab<%fidiog  vahur  in  or  Eligliih  t]     Thus  the  ofti 
?li2i»'t«    The  4to*s  nore^crroneouily  Aiil, 

AbrA  #ixji.abunda»t— 
|ifr.  Ptpi  degraded  the  psflage  in  both  hts  e^itloef,  befeSufis,  I  pr^<tMBe> 
^e  i\^  floc  ynderftand  it.  I  corxeAed  it  feme  tione  Sgo  In  pilnt,  ^  t 
tttre  now  rrfnrm*d  the  test,  and  the  allufion  it  exceedingly  befatiful| 
comparing^  the  revival  of  the  Englifr  vaiolMr  ^  the  rAnadiil  of  ^ 
esAAon-hslls 

Thit 


King   H  B  K  R  y  V.  35^ 

That  being  cEead^  Uke  to  thr beliefs  fnfiojf, 

$reak^  out  into  a  feoond  cottle  of  mSok^C 

KJilliug  in  relapie  of  n^lnaUrf^. 

Let  me  fpeak  ptoadiy  ? *  ttU  fih«  ^OnlbUe, 

W^e  are  but  warriors  for  the  worU ng  <ky ; 

Our  gaynefsy  and  our  gilk»  are  Si  Se^fmircVil 

With  raioy  orarehittg  ia  ih^  jMnaful  AeU. 

There's  not  a  pkce  of  feather « in  our  ko(l ; 

(Good  argument,  I  hope,  we  will  not  fiy:) 

Atfed  ttaoe  hath  Worn  ti$4kiQ>'floiiF«njr7. 

B«t^  bj  the  mafs,  our  hearts  are  in  th^  tnnt  t 

Andmy.pqmMdiknteihtmi  )»st'«re  night 

They'll  be  In  freflier  robes ;  or  they  will  pluck 

The  gay  new  coatft  o*tt  the  Ff^tMch  kliicfs  headft  f 

J^nd  torn  them  out  of  iervice.     If  they  do^ 
(As,  if  God  pleafe,  they  (hall)  my  ranfom  than 

^ill  foon  be  tery?d«    Herald,  fave  thy  laboan 
Come  thou  no  more  for  r^nfont»  gentk  kcrald^ 
The^  fhall  have  noiie^  I  fwaar,  but  i^ie  ny  jobli  t^ 
Which  if  they  baire  as  I  wiU  leMr«  'em  tke»» 
Shall  yield  them  little,  tell  the  Conftabto. 
il!£mtt//I&d1,  i^ingfibrir^-  Andfo^^f^ 
Thou  never  flialt  hear  herald  any  more,  [Exit^ 

K.j^if8rr.Ifear,thou*lc  on  ve  more  come  ogaia:  for  ranf<mu 

Jjinsrr  York. 

Tori.  My  Lord,  moft  humbly  oni  my  knee  I  beg 
Theleadifig«f  4b?rvaward«  ,  [awtty. 

K.  Hmy.  'X^  »^  ^^^^ve  tiri ;  now,  foldiers,  marcb 
And  how  thou  pleafcfi,  God,  dU^of^  tbe  day  I  {E^mtiU 

S  C  E  N  E,.  the  field  of  Battle. 

Jianuf  Excurfions.   Emttr  Piijo},,  French  jQUkKyand  h^» 

4e  bonm  qualUL 

Fift.  QoiaUtT^,  (0itmy#  cifttn«<  me^  act  thon  a  gentle^ 
man  ;  what  is  thy  name  ?  difeufs, 

Fr.  SoL  O  5^i>ai^ftV»A 


}5<  King  H  1  N  It  Y  V. 

Tift.  0>  SigfiiMur  Dewe  ffluMikl  be  a  gemtemaa : 
Perpend  ny  wofdt,  O  Smueor  Dewe,  and  mark; 

0  Sigaim  Dewe,  tboa  dieft  on  ppint  of  fox. 
Except,  O  Signiettf,  cboa  do  give  lo  me 
EgregKHis  raJoBu 

^t.  Sol.'  O,  frtimm  mijmitwde^  d^ws  fitii  di  mtfk 
fift.  Moy  ihall  not  femt  I  will  kare  forty  rooys;  ifit 

1  will  fetch  thy  rym  o«t  al  thy  throat>  in  dit>ps  c^crim* 
fon  blood. 

Fr.  SoU  EJi-ii  imf^/Hk  i^  ^b^fpir  Ufira  de  t9u  trmf 

Pift.  Brafrt  car?  [bnfi? 

^Thoa  damned  and  laxarioaa  monatain  goat,  offePftait 

Fr.  SoK  O  faniotnuK  awf • 

Pift^  Say'ft  thoa  me  fo  ?  is  that  a  ton  of  moyt  i 
Come  hi|her»  boy ;  aflt  me  this  flaive  in  Fr^mb^ 
What  is  hit  name  ? 

Bof.  ^coutiKt  imnmeni  i^0s  nfms  i^pettiP 

Fr.  Sol.  Mo^fUmr  U  Fer.  ^ 

M9f*  He  fays,  his  aame  is  Mr«  Fer^ 

Pift.  Mr.  Ftrl  Pll  kr  him,  and  ferkhim^  ind  ferret 
him :  Difcufi  the  iiune  in  Frexei  unto  him.  [/iri* 

Boy.  I  d6  not  know  the  Freucb  for  fer,  zn6  fimtf  and 
.   Pift.  Bid  him  prepare,  for  I  will  cut  his  throats 

¥r.  Sol.  ^dii'ih  Mm^arf 

Boy.  //  me  ccmnumde  dt  n)oui  dire  pu  nfoms  ^f9ms  Omot 
frift  I  car  ce  foUat  icy  eft  iiffofi  tout  a  eetie  bemre  de  cmftt 
fif^ftre  gorge. 

Pifti  Owy,  cuppelle  gorge,  parmafoy,  pefant,  nnlefs 
thou  give  me  crowns,  brave  crowns :  Or  mangled  flialt 
dioo  be  by  this  my  fword. 

Fr.  Sol.  0,y>  'oeusfiifpUefourVameur  de  Dieu^  mefeff* 
denner ;  jefttis  ge/ttiliomme  de  hmie  maifom^  ^etrdix  wui  vit% 
i^Je  n/eus  donnera^  detm  cents  ^ctu. 
•    Pift.  What  arc  his  words?  ^  ^ 

Boy,  He  prays  you  to  fave  his  life,  be  is  a  gendeman 
wf  a  good  houfe,  and  for  his  ranibmhe  will  give  yoo  two 
hnndred  crowns. 

Pift.  Tell  him,  my  foiy  fluU  abate,  and  I  the  arowns 
will  take. 

Ft.  SoL  Peiit  Monfieur^  guedif-ilP 

Spy* 


iSng  HiNTiy  Y*  ^^ 

Boy.  Encort  qu*sl  eft  contre/on  juremtmt^  dt  purd^miit 
aucun prifonn'ter :  Niant mains p9ur  Us  efcus  fut  *u%us P ««rx 
brometUs^  il  eft  content  de  <V£«/  dommtr  ta  liberti,  U  fian^ 
:hi/ement*  . 

Fr.  S^I.  Smt  mes  genouxje  ^mr  Afm^  mittii  rmerciiMifUf 
\li  jf  mi  eftimt  heunux  fH^Jt/uii  t^mti  entrt  les  mams  d*un 
GlA'v alter ^  je  pe^ft^  l^,^  irmifit  ^kw/r^fn/j  H  tns  iftimi 
^ignieut  d^  AngUurre. 

Fift.  Expound  anto  tne,  boy« 

Boy.  He  gives  yoa  upon  his  knteili'tlioafand  thankti 
and  eileems  himfelf  luppy»  that  he  )iaCh  fall'n  into  the 
hands  of  one,  as  he  thiiiks,  the  noft  bntve^  valdnmsy  and 
thrice- worthy  Sigaieur  of  EnfUnd. 

fift.  As  1  fuck  bloodt  1  Will  foiiie  mercy  dieir* 
Follow  roe,  cur. 

Boy.  Smi'Vi^U  grmnd  tapitain.  y^set.  Pift.  tfWFr.  Sol. 
I  did  never  know  {o  full  a  voice  liTue  from  fo  empty  a 
heart  (|6) ;  but  the  faying  is  true,  the  empty  veiTel  makea^ 
th^^eaieft  ionnd.^  Bmrdolph  and  Him  had  ten  timet 
tBiaxt  vakur  thap  this  roaring  devil  i*lh^  old  play ;  eveijr 
ene  may' pare  hia  nails  with  a  woodefi  dagger :  yet  thef 
are4»eth  ttuig'd;  a»d  to  woold  this  be»  if  he  durft  deal 
ajiy  thing  ad vern'roolly.  I  moft  ftay  with  tlie  lacqueys» 
nirith  the  Htggiige  of  our  camp ;  the  tmiA  might  have  % 
good  |>iev  of  Of,  if  he  Imew  of  it;  for  there  is  none  t6 
guard  it  Mit  faojt.  \Exit* 


SCENE,  anptiier  part  of  the  FieM  of  Battle* 
£iifrrC6nfia^le,6rUai>SfBottrbon,Pa¥iphin4«^Ram1nmi# 

\J     Orl.  O  Signkur  !  !i  jour  eft  pe^dn^  tma  eftperdu% 
Dan.  Mof^t  dtma^uitt  all  is  counfoUnded,  all  I 
'Reproach  and  everkiliDg  Aame  ^ 

f  36)  /  du/  HeifetfncW  ft  woefufl  a  twet  ijuefr'om  Ja  empty  a  heart ;] 
Trhu  to^l^itft  |ifi^^efi|.«  blunder  of  th^.^^cond  edifioir  in^ic/b.  But 
4^X*  woe/uU T  Tf/h(.^9%  al(  hoan^  *^^  <>^^*  BeBdes,  whereas  th« 
J9niitht/it  f  we  isu^-cfttHnfy  TtaA  Vith  the  (if ft  F§iio,-^I  did  nt^er 
know  Jo  full  a  vMff— "Bot  t^eti  tht  ami  boy  immedUtelj  corrc£l^  ^^9^* 
feif  from  the  oM  lajtog,  tbi  tA^^  tfejel  makn  the  greaCefi  fiuttd. 

3  vt  Sits 


|S»  King  HtfTRY  V. 

Sits  mocluDg  im  dvr  pluftiet.  [A^Jkwt  diam% 

0  mefchamti  firtum  /^-*^do  not  ran  away. 
Cm.  Wfay,  all  trox  ranks  are  broke. 

/>««.  O  perdarable  ihatne!  let's  ftab  oarfelvei: 
Be  thefe  the  wfetehes,  that  we  playM  at  Ath  for  f 

Or/.  Is  this  the  Ring  we  fent  to  for  his  Taofom  ? 
•  Bwt.  8haine»  and  eternal  ftam^  nothing;  bvt  Aamet 
Let  us  die,  inftant :— Once  more  back  agam  (37} ; 
The  man,  that  will  not  follow  'BoufhonnG^^ 
Let  him  go  hence>  and  with  hh  cap  in  hand 
Like  a  bade  pander  hold  the  chamlir- door, 
Whilft  by  a  Have,  no  gctitler  thati  my  dog, 
His.faireft  daughter  is  contaminated. 

Con.  Diibrdery  th^rt  hath  fpoil'd  us,  friend  us  nowt 
Let  us  on  heaps  go  ofier  up  our  lives. 

Orl  We  are  enow,  yet  living  in  the  field, 
Yo  fmother  up  the  EngUJb  in  oar  throngs  y 
If  any  order  might  be  thought  upon.      ^ 
'^B^r:  The'devil  take  order  now !  I'ft'lfe'thc  ttrong} 
n^lSe  be  Aort,  eUe  (hairie  will  be  toblon^^    {JSxenMi 

Jbirm.    Enter  tU  King  mi  bU  ttfajn,  ;<ii^  :fr^aw^u 

K.^<Mfry.  Wellliave  wedone,^hric€^vafH^«t  todiitrytacttS 
But  airs  not  done;  the  Fr^^ri^  yet  keep  the  field. 
Ext,  TheOnheof  Totk  commdiids  him  tb  yodrlSf^efty. 
K*  Uinrjf*  Lives  he,  good  uncle  f  thrice  within  this  hoiir 

1  faw  him  down;  thrice  up  again,  and  fighting: , 
Fr0ai^^helmetto4ihei)iitrk}l  M6eding6^^  '      - 

E^e,  In  which  airayj  bravt  foldier,  doth  he  Jte, 
Landing  the  ftein;  iind«By4i}s  bld^  fide 
(Yoke-fellow  to  his  honour-owing  wouhds)        y^  • 
The  noble  Sari:  of  ^i^i^atrolie^  ^ 

Suffolk  firft.dy'4  and  fork,  all  hailed  over,  ^^ 
Comes  to  him  where  in  gore  he  lay  infte4^!lii»  ^ 
And  takes  him  by  the  beard ;  kiflcj  the  gaflies,    . 

(57>i:r^«f<«p,  ip^titvOndhitreiacl^ai^ttiy^^itikttit  Which 
Si  quite  ItAr  out  ia  Mtl  ftff%  k^xxxM'^^  ft^ds  itnWfeei  m  the  firft 
F#/w.    By  the  ml<Ktioii  of  a'fylftWc.  1  thf^k,  J  hate  retritvM  the 
fiet^i  ftnfc.    It  is  thus  in  the  omopy  j       '  ^ 
Le»^t  4tt  xit*eace  ttorr  balk  ^gain. 

6  That 


Hiat  bloodily  did  yawn  upon  his  /ace» 

\nd  cries  iloud',  ''tarry,  my  coufio  5^^, 

*  My  foul  (b^l  thlj^e  k^ep  jsoinpany  t^  hcav'n : 

^«  Tar/y,  fwect  foul ^  {or  mine,  then  fly  a^bneaft ; 

'*  As  in  thisrglqrio.gs  j^jQjd  welUfoughtcn  field 

'*  We  k^pt  together  in  our  chivalry. 

CJpoR  thefe  words  I  cape,  and  checr*d  him  upj 

Hfe  fmll'd  me  in  the  'face,  gave  me  his  hand. 

And  yith  ^  feeble  gripe,  fays,  **  dear  my  Lord, 

**  Commend  taf  fervice  to  my  Sovereign; 

So  did  he  turn,  and  over  ^^iSf's  neck 

He  threw  his  wounded  arni,  and  ki^  his  lips ; 

And  fo©fppu$y  10  4c?tlu^  with  blood  he' feal'dl     »  , 

A  teiiiament  of  noble- ending  iovc* 

The  pretty  and  fweet  manner  pf  it  forcM 

Thofe  waters  from  me,  which  I  would  have  ftopMj 

But  I  had  not  fo  much  of  man  in  me. 

But  all  my  mother  came  into  mine  eye«> 

And  gave  me  hp  to  teafs. 

K.  ;W5?*rj;,  I  bla?me  you  not ; 
For,  hearing  this,  I  muft  perforce  compound  (38) 
With  miflful  eyes,  or  they  will  iiTue  too.  [i^&n^^ 

But,  hark,  what  n^w  alarm  is  this  fame? 
The  FriTtch  have  re-inforc'd  their  fcattCr^d  men; 
Then  every  foldier  kill  his  prifoners. 
Give  the  word  through.  [Exm^Um 

Alarms  cominuedi  afier  nvHch,  Snter  Fluellen  and  Gowcr, 

Flu*  Kill  the  poye«  smd  the  lu|;gage !  'tis  exprefsly  a-i 
gainil  the  law  of  arms  (39) ;  'tis  as  arraunt  a  piece  of 

knavery, 

{'^%\  For i  hearing  tbhy  I muft  ptrfira  comppuni 
Wttb  oii^tfjiH  g^«,]  What  moflftcr  of  a  word  is  this  mhetfullf  The 
poet  certainly  wrote,  wj/?/«//.\i.  e.  juft  ready  to  over-run  with  teurs* 
Th«  wprd  he  too  If  ftpm  his  obfervation  of  nature:  For  juft  before 
tears  burd  out,  it  appears  as  if  there  was  a  mift  before  our  eyes.  ^ 

J  Mr,  fFarhrftn,   ' 

.(39)  JCtlhhe.  poyts  and  tbt  lu^age !  'tis  exprefsly  ^gmnft  tie  kku  of' 
armi\\  Xn  the  old  ^oiio^s,  the  4.th  aS  is  made  to  begin  here.    But  at 
the  ipatter  pf  .the.  ChQrm,  which  is  to  come  betwixt  the  4rh  and  5th 
a6ls,  wili  by  no  means  fo/t  with  the  Scenery  that  here  fallows  \  I  have 
cbofe  to  Tall  in  with  t|ie  other  regulation.    Ht,  Pife  gives  a  rCifon, 

Vol.  IV.  Ct.  .   Ncte.^ 


'kiuivery,  nark  jrou  now,  as  csn  be  dcfit'din  your C(Xh 
•^encenow,  itxtnot? 

<  Gmv:  Tis  certain,  there'motm'b^  left  alive  ;  and  tke 

<^cowasdly  raicals,  that  ran  away  6om*  the  battle,  ha*  done 

•this  daughter ;  Befidet,  they  have  bnmM  or  carried  aws^ 

all  ihat  was  in  the  King's  tetit;  wherefbit  the  King  noli 

wonhil^f  hath  caused  ev'ry  foldier  to  cat  his  pmoaeft 

'throat.    O 'tis  a  gallantiSing ! 

Flu^iJ^  he  was  porn  at  Shmnomtbg  captain  Gev;ii^ 
«what  call  you  the  town's  name^  whtrC'JkMuklir  the  pig> 
«was  bom  ? 

jG^w.  Mxsnder  die  great. 

r'Fh.  Why,  I  pray  yon,  iarnotpig,  great?  theplj;,^ 
'the  great,  or  the  mighty,  or  the  mige,*or  the  magnau- 
.nons^  are  all*  one  reckonings,  Are  the,phraft  ia  a  little 
variaifo;)s. 

G9W.  I  think,  MxanJer' the  great  was  bom  in  Jlfii^- 
./mi  ;  his  fathcrMra5  called  PJ^iUf  OfSfmce^,  as  I  take  It. 

why  this  fcene  Aottld  be  conne^ive  to  the  preceding  fceoej  but  bis 
reafi»Q,  according  to  coftom,  ii  a  imil^akea  one.    7be  vonis  of  Fk- 
aUcn,  (he  UySiYiMimAiiat^  'filkw  Ih^fi  rf  tUKmgiJMfibgfon,    tbe 
.||li8g*8  laft  words,  at  his  going  ofT,  irere  | 
Ihen  tvrf  JMtr  iUl  lis  friju 
JGive  tbt  wtrJ  lhr6ti£h* 


agataft  martial  difcipline.  Bnt  this  it  a  moft  abiard-fiippo6tioii.  Fbith 
•  'Im  iieHher  0¥er bears,  nor  replies  to,  what  the'Kiag  had  (aid  t  Kor  bci 
^kiU  the^tyfiamttbt  kiggfig4  any  reference  to  the  feldjcrs  killing  thor 
. priroi.crs.  N^y,  op  the  contryy  (as therrit  no iuitrmstof  an oB belt,) 
Jihere  moft  be  fome  little  paole  betwixt  the  King's gdngoflF,  aad/Ai« 
'  '«/2Sra*8  entering  s  (And  therefore  I  have  faid,  t^Urwa  e99timttdi)  for  wt 
find  by  G9wtp*%  ntft  fpreth,  that  the  foldiert  had  alreadycot  iheir 
cprifenera  throats,  which  re<]oir*d  ibme  tirajB  to  da.  The  ouittcf  ii 
Vhis.  The  baggage, 'during  the  battle,  (at^K.  flm  hid  no  nKn  to 
ifpare,}  was  guarded  only  hy  boys  and  lac^it^s  {  which  fome  Frtmk 
jrunawayt  getting  notice  cf,  they  came  down  upon  the  EngUJb  caibp* 
baas,  whom  they  ktird,.  and  plonderM  and  burnM  the  baggage-:  In 
•  rritntcntat'of  which  viUtiny  it  was,  that  the  King,  contrary  lo  bis 
wonted* lenity,  order*d  all  prifoners  throati  toi»rcot.  And  to  this 
▼tllainy  of  the  Fn»ek  runaways  fiuelkn  ?•  alinding,  when  hefayii 
KUi  tUifvyn  ^ni  tht  la^jro^t.  TVv^  S%et  \%  Cn  <i«t^  Qw  ||r,  |>^^rtntgbl 
iravc  obtcr vcd)  bo\\i  b^  Hall  a»^  B««RntP^aai« 


Itiog  Hbnii  V  V.  ^63 

iFk»  I  tlunk*  it  is  in  HaUd^mwhert  JlixmulerU'p^m  z 
il  tell  yotty  captain,  if  yoo  look  m  ehe  maps  6f  the  drM : 
%  warrant*  diat  yon  fall<find»  in  the  compttrHbns  bcMveeQ 
iAuufen  anil  MomnMiift  that  the  fituatioris,  look  yon, 
is  both  dike.  There-is  a  river  in  lli^#Win»,  there  is  alfo 
moreover  a  river  at  "Mmmiah:  It  is  call'd  Wje  at  ATm- 
muihf  bnt  it  is  ont  of  my  prains,  whit  is  the  same  of 
the  odier  riv^ ;  but  it  is  aU  one,  ^tis^  likt  as  my  fingers 
to  my  £nge^s,  and  there  is  JTalmons  in  both,  If  you 
mark-^/MWvi^r's  life  well,  H^fny  of  Mtnmoutk^t  life  is 
come  softer  it  indifeei^ent  well^  ror  Aiere  is  fignres  in  all 
things*  Akxandtr^  God  knows  and  yOti  know»Jii  his 
•rages*  and  his  furies,  and  his  wraths^  and  his  chblers, 
^nnd  his  moods,  and  his  Afpleafures,  andhis  indig^nations ; 
•and  alfo  bdiig  a-lktleihtoxicaces^io  his4>raiifSy  did  in  his 
ales  and  l^s  an^rs,  look  vouy  kill  his  bed  friend  Clpus. 

Gtf(u;.  Otfr£ingis«)tliicehimin  that,  benev^kiird 
any  of  hi^*fHends. 

Flu.  It  IS  not  well  ^one,  mark  you  now,  to  take  the 
tales  out  of  my  mouth,  ere  it  is  made  sind  ^ni)h'd.  I 
Tpeak  bht  in  figures,  and^omparifons  of  it ;  as  AUxandsr 
kiil'd  his  friend  C^tuu  beiiig  in  his  ales  and  his  cups  >; 
fo  aUb  Hasty  ifoMnumfit  being  In  his  right  wits  and  his 
go6a  judgments,  turned  away  tlie  fat  Knight  with  the 
great  belly-doublet;  lie  was  full  of  jefts  and  gypes,  and 
knaveries,  and  mocks :  I  have  forgot  his  name. 

<ionv,^iTjo}mFalfiqff'. 

'Flu.  That  is  he  :  I  tell  you,  there  is  good  men  porn 
^t  McMnMifb. 

Ganu.  Here  comes  his  MajeJIy. 

JUarum.     Fnter  ^ing  Ttt!nry,    nKttb  Bolui^ofn  and  other 
frifinirs\  Lmis  and  jittindattts.    Fkurijh. 

K.  Himy.  I  was  not  angry  ftnce  \  came  to  France^ 
Until  this  inftant.    Take  a  trumpet,  herald, 
•Ride  thou  unto  the  liddemen  on  yon  hill  •: 
)f  thev  win  fight  with  lis,  bid  thehi  come  ciown, 
'Or  void  the  field  ;  cbey  do  offend  our  fight. 
If  they^ll  do  ne'tcher,  we  will  cotee  to  them ; 
Amd  jDMke  tbem  Act  away,  as  fwift  a%  &otv<:^ 

'0^2  "^tvKiSt^^^ 


364  King   H  E  N  |L  Y   Vj. 

Enforced  from  the  old  /^n'an  Jlw^s:        . 
iJffides,  wc*II  cut  the  throats  of  thofe  we  ba^e; 
And  not  a  man  of  them,  thi^t  y/e  fhrtll  take. 
Shall  tafte  our  mercy.     Go,  and  tc(l  thefn  fo. 

.Efiter.MauTitjay^  i 

^xe.  Here  comes  the'  herald  of  the'Frenc^^  my  I^iege. 

G/ou^  His  ej'es  are  humbler  than /they  uVd  to  be. 

K.  Htny.  J^low  now,  what  means  ^heir  herald  ?  kpow'ft 
tbou  not, 
That  I  have  fi.n'd  thcfe  bonps  of  mine  for  ranfom? 
Com*{l  thou  again  for  ranfom?  . 

Afe^ff/.  Np,  ^reat  Kmg':'  *    . 

I  come  to  thee  fpr  cliaritable,  licence 
That  wc  may  wander  o*er  this  blbo^dy  iiel(f. 
To  book  our  dead,  and  then  to  bi^ry  them  :       , 
To  fort  our  noble?  from  pur  common  men; 
For  many  of  our  Princes  (woe,  the  while!) 
Lie  drown'd,  and  foak'd  in  mercenary  blood: 
So  do  our  vulgar  drench  their  peafant  limbs 
In  blood  of  Princes,  while  their  wounded  ftceds 
Fret  fet-lock  deep  in  gore,  and  with  wild  rage 
Yerk  out  their  armed  heels  at  th^ir  deaq  mailers» 
Killing  them  twice.     O,  give  us  leave,  great  King, 
To  view  the  field  in  fafety,  and  difpofc 
OF  their  dead  bodies.  , 

K.  Henry,  I  tell  thee  truly;  herald, 
J  know  notf  if  the  day  be  ours  or  no ; 
For  yet  a  many  of  ^oui*  horftmen  |)ecr, 
And  gallop  o'er  the  field. 

Meant.  The  day  is  yours. 

K.  Htnry,  Praifed  bc  God,  and  not  opr  ftrepgth^  forit 
What  is  this  cadle  cali'd,  that  Aaads  hard  by  ? 

Mount,  Tbey  call  it  Jgincourt. 

K.  Henry,  Then  call  we  this  the  field  of  Jgincourt^ 
Fouf^ht  on  the  day  of  Crtfpin  CH/pjanus,      ' 

fIu  Your  grandfather  of  famous  memory^  an't  plejfc 
your  Majefty,  and  your  great  uncle  td'ward  the  jplack 
Piinceof /f^/p/,  as  I  have  read  in  the  chronicles,  fought 
a  moft  prave  pau\e  Vvere  \t\  Frcmte, 


I 


T/v,  yd'urMajelty  fays  very  true:  If  ypur  Majefties 
is  remembcr'd*  of  it,  ihe  tVelJhmen  did  good  fervice  in 
a  garden  where  leeks  did  grow^  wearing  leeks  in  their 
ifomouih  caps,  which  your  Majefty  knows  to  this  hour 
fs an  honourable  padge  of  the  fervice;  and  I  do  believe, 
'our  Majelly  takes  no  fcOrn  to  wear  the  leek  upon  St. 
^iwf's  day. 

K.  Henry,  T  wear  it  for  a  memorable  honour  : 
For  I  am  tVetJhj  you  know,  good  countryriian. 

Flu*  All  the  water  in  IVye  cannot  wafli  your  Majefty's 
Welfl?  plood  out  of  your  pbdy,  I  can  tell  you  that:  6.od 
plefs  and  preferve  it,  as  long  as  it  pleafesi  his  Grace  and 
his  Majefty  too. 

K.  ^^arj>.  Thanks,  godd  tny  countrynian. 

•  Flu,  By  Jefhu,  I  am  your  Nfaje fly's  countryman,  I 

•  care  not  whd  krio\V  it :  I  ^i\\  confefs  it  to  all  the  orfd  ; 
Ineed  not  to  be  aihamedof  your  Majefty,  praifed  be 
Cody  fo  long  as  your  Majedy  is  an  honell  man. 

K.  a«ry.  tSod  keep  me  fo !       /  .      ,   "^  , 

Enter  ^ilWimSk. 

Ottf  hetiHs  go ipvith  him :  ''      ' 

[Exeunt  HeraUsy'  nJvitB  Mountjof'. 
Briii?  iiie  juftAotice  of  the  numbers  dead 
On  Goth  our  parts. — Call  yonder  fellow  hitherr 

Exe,  Soldier,  you  muft  come  to  the  King. 

'K,:Henry,  Soldier,why  we^r'ftrthou  that  glove  in  thy  cap^ 

WiL  And'tplrafe  your  Majefty;  'tis  the  g^geof  one^ha^ 
Ilhould  fight  withal,   if  he  be  alite.  *         .      ^ 

IL-  Henry,  An  Englijhman?  '/        '    * 

WH,  And't  pleafe  your  Majdfty,  a  rafcil  thafVw»ag- 
ger'd  with  me  laft  night;  who,  if  alive,  and  ifever.  he 
dafre  to  challenge  this  glove,  I  have  fworn  to  lalie  fiiih  a 
box  o'th*  ear  ;  or  if  I  can  fee  my  glqve  in  his  cap,  which 
he  fwore  as  he  was  a  foldier  he  Wodld  Wear,  (tf  alive)  1 
will  ftrikli  it  out  foundly.       •  ^     ^        .         •. 

K.  Henry.  What  think  yod,  taptain  M^fe/i,*^  i$  it  fit 
this  ibid ier  keep  his  oath  ?    '  '  '  '  *  ^       ^   , 

Flu,  He  is  a  craven  and  a>illdn  elfe,  aij't  pleafe  youV 
Majefty 9  in  my  confcience.  .      . 


$66:-  King   HisNUv    T; 

K^MiMiy,  It  may  be,  his  enemy  is  i.gendemittoF^ 
forr,  quite  from  the  anfwer  of  ms  d^me^ 

Flk.  Though  he  be  as  good  a  geomman  as  the  d< 
is»  as  l^ci/er  and  ^//a^Aurhiaifelf,  it-is  neceflSiry,  h 
your  Grace,,  that  he  keep  his  vow  and  Ms- oath :  If 
be  pefjur'd,  fee  you  now,. his  reputatioa  is  as  arntt 
villain  and' a  jackfawce,  as  ever  his  black  ihoe  t 
upon  God's  ground  and  his  earth,  in  my  confdenceli 

K.  Hmrjf.  Then  keep  thy  vow,  furah*  when  thoumec 
the  fellow. 

H^il  So  twil^  my  Liege,  as- 1: live*' 

K.  Ifettfy.  Who  fcrv*ft  thou  under  f 

H^il:  Under  captain  Gonver^^  my  Liege. 

FU.  G6*wer  is  a  good  captain,  and. is  good  knowlec 
and  literature  in  the  wars* 

K  Henry.  Call  him  hither,  to. me»..  foldien 

JTiV.  I  wit!,  my  Liege.  [E; 

K.  Henrj.  Here  FhelJen,  wear  thou  thts  favour 
roe,  and  ftlck  it  in  thy  cap ;. when  Alanfiu  and.  myl 
were  down  together,  1  pluckM  this  glove  from  his  he] 
if  any  man  cnkllenge.  this^  he  isa^friend  to  AUmfvtti 
an  enemy  to  our  perfon ;  if  thou  encoiinter/any.  fn 
apprehend  him. if  thou doft  love  me. 

'^lu*  Your  Grace  does  me  as  great  hxmoarsas  can 
dffir'd  in, the  hearts  of  his  fubjcds :  I. would  fain,  fte 
man,  thai  has  but  two  legs,  .that  ibali  Hnd  himfelfagrie 
aMhisgbve;  that  Is  all:  But  I  would  fain  fee.  itiOn 
an  pleaO;  God  of.  bi9  grace  that  I  might  fee.' 

K.  Henry.  Know'il  taon.Gd*?<i#jt/> 

Flu,  He  is  iny  dear  friend,  an.  pleafa  yovv 

K*  Hetrry.  Pray  thee,^.gp  feck  him,  and  bring  him 
ray  ten<t.         '" 

Flk.  I  will  fetch  hint.  [£. 

K.  He/iry,  My  Lord  of  ^^nR4;/ciand my  brother  G/a])! 
FoUow  F/f^ff.clofeJy.  ar  the  heels : 
The  glove,  wiich  I  have  given  .him  fcM*  a  favour. 
May  I  haply,  purchase  him  a.boxoW  ear« 
Itis  the  loldier'si  I  fyv  bargain^ fhould 
Wear  it  myfclf.    Fo\Ww»,^<s»^^OMfi!a  IVarivicij 
li  that  the  SA&ntx  Rnkc  \i\ia>-^&,  A  *vi,^%5r^ 


Bf  Hb }ifaml'bcariD^,.be  wOl  keep  hh  wwrti. 
Some  ^fadien  mifchief  may  arife  of  ^  ic : 
Bor  I  do  know  FiM/fr«  valiaM^ 

Andy  loudi'd  wiih^holery  hot  as  gnn-powder;; 

Aa4  f tticUy  he'll  retom^^an injaiy. 

JSoUow;  and  feer  there  be  no  hariii^JielweeBthemsr 

CoflK  yoifc wid»  jney  nacle  of;  £xettr*  [Bxeimh^ 

«       SCENE,,  before  King  /MrryVPavUioiu. 

£«/^r  GowcTiuni  Williams. 
H^L^  WaxraxU^  it  Ja  to:  Knight  yoiv  captalan^ 

F4ui  God's  wilt  and  Ms  pleafnre^. captain,  I  bcfeedTn 
yott^novr  come  apace  to  die  Kin^:  There  is  more  good! 
toward  yoo,  per«dvenlare,  than  is  in^your  knowledge  to^ 
dreaarofi 

/5^#7.  Sir,  knowiroitthls  glore?; 

Flu,  Know  the gWe ?•  I  know»  tKe*gl6ve  is  a  glore.-. 

WiL  I'know  thisy  and  thns  I  challenge  it;  {Strikesklm-. 

i^lu.  'Sbliidi  an  arrant  traitor  as  aB)?s  ia^tWuaiveriall 
world,  in  Franct  or  in  Ei^lan^l, 

G^nv.  How  nowy  Sir  ? '  VOQ  vilkin !  * 

IVti:  1^0  yon  think  IMl  be  forfworn  l 
'  /7tf.  Stand  away,  captain  Goac;fr,  I  will  g^te*^  treafdn<<r 
his  paymentinto plows,  Lwafrant  yoon 

JT/V.  I  am  no  tratlor. 

.  Flm.  That's  a  lye  inihy  throat;  rch^ge-yooih  hm 
Majefly's  natoeapprehead^hira,  he'sa^frieadof  tiePuketr 
of  Alanfof^%. 

EnUr  W^wick  and  Gloucefler, 
War,  How  now,  how  now,  what's  the  matter  ?^ 
Flu,,  My  Lprd  of  ^4r<^/Vi,  here  is,  praifed  be  God*, 
for  it, ^  a  mpft  contagious  treafon  come  to  lieht,  loojc. 
vpUt  as  yoii  (hall  deure  ina  fummer's  day.    Here  is  hi$\ 
Majefty— -r- 

Enmr  King  Henry,  and.  Ejretcr, 
K. /^/fffX' ifow  now,  what's  t\\c  maxut^ 


3^8  K?fig  H  B  N  li  Y  V.^ 

Flu.  My  Iiege»  htrt  k  at  yWhin  and  a  tnritor,  \i^, 
look  yoar  Grace,  has  ftracfc  th«  gl6vc,>  wbick  ywx  Ma- 
jelly  IS  take  out  of  the  helmet  of  Atanfik,  • 

fft'L  My  Lieger  thw  wa»  rty  gkrvc,  here  is  the  felfpw 
of  it;  and  he,  that  I  gave  it  to  in  chan^>  prbmis'dto 
wear  it  in  his  cap;  I  promised  to  ftrike  htrby  if  he  did; 
I  met  this  nan  with  my  gleve  ia  his  cap,  and  I  have 
been  as  good  as  my  word. 

Fhu  YonrMajefty  hear  now,  fantring  yiftir  Majefty's 
manhood,  what  an  arraut,  rafcally,  beggarly,  Ipwfy  knave 
it  is;  1  hope,  yonr  Majeffy  is  f ear  m^  teftimonies,  and 
witne/Ies,  and  avDUichments,  that  this  IB  the  glofe  of 
Jlanfon  that  your  Majefty  is  give  me,  in  your  confcfencc 
now. 

K.  tJetarj.  Give  me  thy  glove,'  fpl^i^^  Icwk,-^  here  iy 
the  fellow  of  it.:  *Twas-me,  indeed^  jinw  promiied'^to 
ftrike,  and  thou  haf}  gi^en  oie  mojl  bitter  terms. 

Flu.  An  pleafe  your  Majefty,  let  his  neck  anfwer  for 
it,  if  there  is  any  martial  law  iif  the  w^d.' 

K»  Henry,  How  canft  thou  make  n^e  fati^f^dioii  ? 
.      WiL  h\\  ofiences,  my  Lord,  come  ft^pia  the  beant; 
^ever  came  aay  from  mine»    that  might  offend  yottr 
-Majefiy. 

&«  lltnry,  tt  was  otfrfelf  thou  didft  abu£b. 

WiL  Your  Majefty  came  not  like'  ydarfelf  5  yoo  ap- 
pe^rM  to  me,-  but  as  a  common  man  ;  witnefs  the  night, 
your  garments,  your  lowlinefs ;  and  what  y4ur  Highncfs 
fuffer'd  under  that  (hape,  I  bcfeech  youy  tfJ^e  it  for  your 
fault  and  not  mine ;  for  had  you|;befen  asl  took  yo^  for, 
I  made  no  offence ;  therefore!  bei^h  yottr  Higlmers» 
pardon  me.  .    . 

K.  Henry.  Here,  uncle  JF^^/^r,  fill  thi&glpvewithcrowns> 
.  And  give  it  to  this  fellow.     Keep  it,  fellow  ;  - 
And  wear  it  for  an  honour  in  thy  c^^, 
Till  1  do  challenge  it.     Give  him  the  crowds : 
And,  captain,  you  muft  needs  be  ftxttii  wjth  him. 

Flu,  By  this*  day  and  this  light,'  the  ffcHow  has  mettle 
enough  in  his  peily ;  hold,  thei^is  twplve-pence  for  you; 
dadipny  yo\i  to  Cent  G^d/axxd  kfee^  fit  out  of  prawls 


KiAg   H  Birlt  y;  V.  j6> 

and  pnibble»,  and  quarrels  and  dii&ntipn«,  and,  i[  i^ar- 
rant  you,  it  is  the  better  for  you. 

Jf?/.  I  will  none  of  your  money. 

Flu,  It  is  with  a  eood  will;  lead  teli  yoa»  it  will  ferve 
you  to  mend  your  moes;  come*  wiwcefore  ihould  you  be 
lb  paibfttl;  yomr^iots  is  not  fo.good;  'tis  a  guni  filing* 
I  warrant  yoa«  6r  1  will  cbangt  it. . 

interior  aid. 

SL.  Henry.  Now,  Herald^  are  the  dead  nnmber'd  ? 

Her.  Here  is  the  number  of  thd  flaughter'd  French, 

:K.:jEKri/rjr^  Whar4>fironim  of  good  fort  are  taken,  uncle  ? 

Exe.  Charhi  Duiceiof  Orieam,  nephe>Vi  to  the  King ; 
John  DaVc  of  B^bpn^  i^d  Lord  BouthiquaJd: 
Of  other  Lords,  and  Barons,  Knights,  and  'Squires, 
Foil  fifteen  hundred,  befide^  comitidn  men. 

K.  Henry.  This  note  doth  tell  me  of  ten  thoufand  French^ 
Sldn  lii  tbe  fielth;  of  Printes  in  this  number. 
And  Nobles  bearing  banners,  there  lie  dead 
One  handrtd 'twenty -fix;  idded  to  thefe, 
Of  Knights,  Efquires,  and  gallant  gentlemen. 
Eight  thoufand  Md  four  hundred;  oif  the  which. 
Five  hundred  were  But  yefterday  dubb'd  Knights ; 
So  that  in  thefe  ten  thoufand  they  have  lofl, 
'BhtTt  are  bat  fixteen  hundred  mercenaries : 
The  reft  are  Princes,  Barons,  Lords,  Knights,  'Squires, 
And  gentlemen  of  blood  and  quality. 
The  nam^s^  of  tSofe  theiV  ndMes,  that  lie  dead, 
Charles  DeUthrefh,  high  conftal^e  of  France^ 
Jacques  of  Cbatilion,  Jldnfiral  of  France  ;  ? 

The*mii^r  of  ^lle  crofs-bbws.  Lord  Rambures; 
G  reat  maftef  of  France^  the  brave  Sir  Qmchard  Damphin  % 
John  Duke  of  Jlanfoftj  Anthafty  Duke  6i  Brabant 
The  brother  to  the  Duke  of  Burgundy^ 
And  Eduoatd  Doke  of  Bar  :  Of  luily  Earls,  *  * 

Qreiridpree  anfd  Rtuffiei  Fatdc^bridge  and  Foyesi  ■  '-    ■ 
Beaumont  vtA  Marie i  Vhudemmf^Vi^Leftr ale.'' 
Here  was'a  royil  feirowftiip  of  death  ! 
Where  is  tbe  number  of  our  Englijh  dead  ?  ^ 

JU-A  EiiwMtdilitJHVt  of  rarit>  \Yi^  IL^i^tA  ^uJ-AV^ 


370  King  If  Jt  «  k  Y  V:^- 

Sif  Itichard  KetUy^  Dav^^  G^tm^  E^iatre ; :  ,^ 

None  die  of  oame  i,  aad^^f  all  ocker  meny, 
flic  five  and  twenty. 

K.  Airr;.  O  Go4^  tky>  arm^  was  here !  - 
Aad  not  to  ns  bnft.  to  thf  arm  alooe^ . 
Afenbe  we  all.-    When,  wtthont  flralagera^. 
Bat  in  plain .  Alock  and  iev'n  pky  of.  battle. . 
Was  ever  known  fo  great,  and  little  lofs. 
On  one  party  and  on  ^' other  Ptake  it,  God^:. 
JTor  i  t  ir  only  tkinAi 
Exi.  'Tis  wonderful  \* 

K«  ^tjpij.  Come,  go  we  i»  pnocefioii  to^che  village<: 
And  he  it  death  prodaimttd  tkiau^h  our  holl, 
7o  boaft  of  this»  ortafca  that  praifefroot  God,. 
WUch  ia  hisredily. 

Flu.  h  it  notfkiwful^  a&  pleaft  yonrrMajiefly,  to  teffi 
kow  many  is  kiU'd  f* 

K.  Htnn*  Yes,  captain ;  but  with  tkis^eknowfedgniait 
That  God  foi^ht  foi*  us. 
Flu.  Yt»9  my  confcience^herdid  oe  gieat  good*. 
K.  Henry,  "Qo  we  all  holy^  rites  \- 
Let  there  be  ftmg  Iftn  nohis^  and  Te  dttmn:: 
The  dead  with  cnari^  endos'd  in^day ;; 
And  then  to  Calms;  and  to  England  then ; 
Where  neVr  ftom-Franci arriv'd  more  kapgir  men.  [£i»( 

£«/<?/- Chorus./ 
Vouchfafe  to  thofe  that  have  not  i^ead  t]se>  Aory,. 
That  I  may  prompt  them ; .  and.to  fuch  as  have,, 
f  humbly  pray  them  to  admit»th'  excufe 
Of  time,  of  numbers^  and  duecomfe  of  things  ^i 
Which  cannot  in  their  huge  and  p^roper  li£^ 
Be  here  preieated.    Now  we  bear  die  King 
Tow'rd  Caiai*  :  Grant  him  there ;  and  there  being  ieeoi^ 
Heave  him  away  upon  your,  winged  thoughta 
Athwart  the  iear  Behold,  the  £i^i(!^  beack 
Pales  in  the  Sood  witk  men^  with  wivesrand  ^boys»> . 
Whofe  (houts  and  claps  out- voice  tbe  deep-moiith!dJea; 
Which,  like  a  mighty  whiter  'fore  the  King^, 
SecAM  to  prt^e^ift  vi^^  \  ^\^\V\eo^\vcAv 


l^sSt 


Kjllg     H  B  N  R  V     V.  gftl 

mjoly  tbt  him  let  on  to  Umhn. 

a  face  Imth  thought,  that  even  noir 

'  imagine  him  opon  Black-be^tb : 

lat  his  Lorda  denre  him  to  htve  borne  ' 

fed  helmet,  and  his  bended  fword, 

im  throngh  the  city ;  he  forbids  it ;  - 

f  from  vainnefs  and  iel^lorioas  pride:  - 

nil  trophir,  fignal,  and  o^ent;  ' 

>m  himfeif  to  6od.«    Biit  now  behold, 

Mck  forM  and  working-hoofe  of  thoaghtg  <• 

tdM  doth  pour  out  her  citizens : 

yor  and  all  his  brethren  in  beft*  (brt, . 

the  Senators;  of  antique  J?«mms  • 

s  PPetianrivhantking  at  their  heels,  • 

I  and  fetch  their  conqq'ring.Ci^SKr  in; 

low,  ;bQt  loving  likenbood, . 

iw  the  General  of  oar  gracious  Emprefi  • 

ood  time  he  may)  horn  IreiaMsf  coming,^ 

r  rebellion  broached  on  his  fword  ;  > 

ay :woald  the  peaceful  city  qaxt, 

ome  himi  much  more  (and  much  more  eauief  4 

^  this  Hmtry.    Now  in  Z^«<^»  place  him^.^ 

the  lamentation  of  the  French 

he  King  of  EniUauTsMf  at  home : 

peror's^coming'in  behalf  i>f  Ffancg, « 

r  peace  between  them  ;>  and  omit  ^  ' 

)ccurrences«  whatever  chanc'd,  •  • 

^r^s  back  return  again  to /^riiifrr/ ' 

kuft  we  bring  him ;  -and  myfelf  have^layV^ 

rim,  by  rcmembringyoB,«*ti8  paft. 

ook  abridgment, '  and  Vour  eyes  advance  * 

»ur  thoughts,  ftrait  back  again  to  Fivuicr*'* 


Q*  A'X:eci 


i 


^71  Xing  H-tJu'^i  y;  Vij 


N 


A    C    T      V. 

5  C  E.N  E,  iht  BniHJh^Sitrf^y  iA  Ff^^i 

:  V  ^w/^/"  Fiiiellcn  ««/Cibwer.  , 

GOWVR. 

AV,  tliat'rf  right:  Birt^hy^earyoiiyoafleetto^ 
^  ,  day?  St.  i^tfwV/*s  day  is  pkiF. 
Fiu,  Tncrc  18  octafibns  and'  caufes  why  and  wherefore 
in  all  things ;  I  wilKtell  foa  ast  a  fHend;  captain  Convtr', 
the  rafcally,  •  (cauldy  be^g«!yi  l^vffy,  pragging  knave 
Pijiol,  which  yott  arid  yourfdt  a'rtd  all  the  i^orld  know^ 
to  be  ho  petter  than  a  fellow  (look  yon  how)  of  so 
merits ;  'he  is  come  to  me  and  pVings  me  pread  and 
fait  yefterday,  look  you,  and  bid  me  eat  my  leelc.  It 
was  in  a  place  where  1  coald  bl^ed^  po  contentions  mA 
him;  but  I  will  be  fo  pold  as  to  wear  it  iii  my  cap» 
till  I  fee  him  once  again ;  arid'  thexi'I  wil!  telf  him  ^  little 
piece  of  my  duties. 

Enter  TiAoi 

Go*w.  Why,  here  he  coines;  fwellinglikeatttrby-cock* 

flu,^T\%  no  matter  for  hi*  fwelling,  not  liis  turky- 
cocks.  God  pleffe  you,  aunchient /^i/^vVou  fcurvy 
loufy  knave,  God  pleffe  yoii. 

PW.  Hla !  art  thou  bedlam  ?  doft  thou  thirftj  bafe  ?Vv^««> 
To  have  me  ifold  vx^  Parca^s  fatitlweb? 
Hence, '/ 1  am  qualmi  ft  at  the  fmell  of  leek. 

Fiu,  I  jpefeech  you  heartily,  fcurvy  loufy  knave,  at 
my  deiires  ^nd  my  requefls  and  my  petitions,  to  eat, 
look  yoU|  this  leek :  Becaufe,  iook  you,  you  do  not 
love  it;  and  your  affections,  and  your  appetites,  and  your 
digeftions,  does  not  agree  with  it;  I  would  delire  you  to 
e^t  it. 

J^ifi,  Not  for  Cadnvallader  and  all  his  goats. 

Flu,  There  is  one  goat  for  you,  [Strikes  him. 

Njfi\\  you  be  fo  good»  fcsCld  knave,  as  eat  it? 

Pift. 


Klfig  Ha  w  It  y^  V.  J7J 

•  Pifli  BaTe  Tr§faMf  thoo  (halt  die. 
V  J"/*.  You  fay  very  true,    fcald  knave,   when  God's 
will  is :  Iiwill  defire  you  to  live  in  the  mean  time  and 

eat  your  viduafs;  come,  there  is  (awce  for  it — 

[Strikes,  him]  Yott  cali'd  she  yefterday  monntain-fqiurey 
but  I  will  make  ypii  ^to-day  d  ^iiire  of  low  degree.  I 
pray  youy  fall  to  ;^  if  yon  can^niock  a  leek,  you  can  eat 
a  leek. 

G9W.  I^piigh,'  captain  $  yoo  have  aftonilh'd  him. 

Fin,  I  fay,  I. will  make  him  eat  fome  part  of  my  leek, 
or  I  will  peat  his  pate  four  days  and  four  nights.  Pite, 
I  pray  you*;  it  is  good  for  your  green  woand  and  your 
ploody  coxcomb. 

P/V?.  Mufti  bite? 

Flu.  Yea,  out  of  doubt,  and  ont  of  qneftioni  too,  and 
ainlMgaities. 

Fifi,  By  this  leek,  I  mil  moft  horribly  revenge;  I  eat 
andfwear— 

Flu.  £at»  Ipray  yon;  will  you  have  fome  more  fawce 
to  ypur  leek  ?  there  is  npt  enough  leek  to  fwear  by. 

J^.  Quiet  thy  cudgel ;  thou  doft  fee,  I  eat. 

ffu.  Much  good  do  yoii^  fcald  knave,  heartily.  Nay, 
prav  you  throvir  none  away,  the  ikin  is  good  for  your 
proken  coxcomb  t  when  you  take  occafions  to  fee  leeks 
hereafeBT,  I  pray  you^  mock  at  'em,  that's  all. 

Pijg.  Goodw 

J/k.  Ay,  leeks  is  good ;  hold  you,  there  is  a  grcfat  t6 
heel  youjr  pate. 

Pffi.  Me  a  groat! 

F/u.  Yes,  verily,  and  in  truth,  you  fhall  take  it;  or  I 
have  another  leek  in  my  pocket,  which  you  (hall  eat. 

P^;  I  take  thy  groat  in  earncft  of  revenge. 

Fuf.  If  I  owe  yon  any  thing,  I  will  pay  you  in  cud- 
gels; you  (hall  be  a  woodmonger,  and  buy  nothing  of 
me  but  cudgels ;  God  pe  wi'  you;  and  keep  you,  and 
heal  y0ur  patb.  [Exit. 

Fift.  All  hell  fiiaU  ftir  for  this. 

Gow,  Go,  ffo,  you  are  a  counterfeit  cowardly  knave: 
Will  you  moi&  alt  an  ancient  tradition,  began  upon  an 
honourable  rei^ft,  and  worn  as  a  memorable  trophy 
.    i  of 


If4,  Bhg  HTb  wry  VI 

of  predcceaicd  Yiloar*  and  dare  not  tTOocIi  ui  yosr 
dtcdtany  of  yomt  words  9  1  luive  iben  yoo  gleeking^airi 
ftBinr  at  this  sfQileinaii  twke  or  ikxm.  Yo«  choii^hty 
oecanfe  he  could  not  fpeak  Emgiyb  in  the  native  garb,  he 
could  DOttherefbrehaiidttvan  Jii;fJ|g([fr^^  r  yoniadit 
•therwife;  and  hcocelbith  kc  n  §F<^  xamOioiti  teach 
yon  a  good  Ef^/k<»odmoa :  iaie  jfon  areiU   :     [Exiu 

Fiji.  Doth  fortane  play  the  hnfwife  with  me  now? 
News  liave  I»  that  my  JM  if  dcod  o£  mi^Udy  of  Frami  ■. 
Aid  there  my^endezTonsis  ^cite  ctttoff  :r. 
Ohi'I  do  v\^ax#  and  frommv  weary  limbs 
Hbnoar  is  cudgeU'd*.    Wel|».  bawd^wslL  I  tmn ;  ^ 
And  fomething  lean  to  cut*parie  of  quick  hand : 
To  Eitihnii  wall  I  ileal,  and  there  HI  deal ;  . 
And  patches  will  I  get  antothefe  fears, . 
And.fwear«  I  got  themip  the  GaUia^wu^*^  [£Aifo 

SCJ£NEy  the  Z'^^ff^i^  Court,  atTmi  'mChampaiffm 

Enter  at  fine  door  King  Henrys  Exeter,  Bedford,  Warwicki 
and  other  Lords  \  at  another f  the  French  King^  ^tten 
likbel,  Pnf«r//r  Catharine,*  the  DuAe  0/  Bifrgumlyf  emd  . 
other  French. 

'i.,Hinry^TyBie&^!Oit\Ai  meetiiig,  wherefore  we  aie  mcT) 
JL     Unto  our  brother  Frojvr^,  and  to  eor^fter, . 
Health  and .  firir  time  of  d«y ;  joy,  and  good  wifhes,  - 
To  our  moft  fair  and  princely  coufin  Catharine  % 
And  as  a  branch  and  member  of  this  rovalty, . 
By  whomthis  great' afTembly  is- cotttriv^d^K 
We  do  falate  yoo,'  Duke  of  Ba/fmni^. 
And,  Princes  French  and  Peers^  liealth  to  you  all*  * 

Fr.  King.  Right  j6you«>are  we  to  behold  yoar  fate;  4 
Moft  worthy  brother  EngianS,  fairly  met ! 
So  are  you,  Princes  Engltfifi^^rtrj  omti 
■    Qa I/a.  So  happy  be  the  ifTue,  Brother  Eagiand,  , 
Of  tliis  good  day,  and  of  this  gradous  meeting,  . 
As  we  are  now  glad  to  behold  your  eyes: 
Your  eyes,  which  hitherto  have  borne  in  them  * 
Again^  the  f/v«^,i  that  met^  them  in  their  beat^  . 
/  Tho^ 


K*ng\  H  jr  N  K  y  V:  37jf 

TMe  fatal  balktif  murclering  baiHifics : 

The  venom  qf  Aich  looks,  mc  fairly  bope,.. 

Haveioft  their,  qiiality ;  and  that  this  day. 

Shall  chainge  all  grieh,  aud  quarrels  into  lover 
K.  Henrj,  To  cry  jimMta  that,  thus  ive  appear. 
Q^^.^Yoa  EngU/h  Priace«  aU|  It^ofalute  yotui. 
Bwrt*  My  duty  to  yoa  botlw  on  equal. love. 

Great  Kings  o(  Eranu^  uABngUml.    That  I've  labour'd'> 

With  all  my,witSy  my  painst  and  firong  endeavoiirsA.. 

To  bring  yoor  moft  imferial  Majefties^ 

Unto  this  bar  and  royal  interview^ . 

Your  Mightpieffits  on  both  pants  can  -witnefi^x. 

Since  then  my  oiEse  hathib  far  prevaird» 

Thaty  face  to  face  aDddt>yal  eye  to  eyCi . 

You  have  congreeted.:  Jet  it  not  difgrace  me^ 

]£»  Itdemauid,  before  this  royal  view, . 

What  rub  or-  what  impediment  there  is. 

Why  that  the  nakod,  poor,  and  maDgled  peace». 

Dear  nurfe  of  arts,  plenties^  and. joy fui births. 
Should  not  in  this  bell  garden  of  the  world, 
Our  fertile. /*r«j|rf»  put  upvher  lovely^  viiiigj?  ? 
^^Uas !  (he  hath  from  France  too  long  been^chat'd  ;x 
And  all  her  hufbandry  doth  lie  on  heaps. 
Corrupting  in  its  own  fertility. 
Her  vine,  .the  merry  cbearer  of  the  heart  (4C^« : 
Unpruned  lies ;  her  hedges  even  pleach'd. 
Like  prifciners,.  wildIy>over-grow«  with  hair^v 
But  forth  difordcr'd  twigs :  her  fallow  leas 
The  darnel,  hemlook,  and  rank  fumitory 
Doth  roo^  upout;  while  that  the*c^lcej%ruils,^ 
That  fhould  deracinate  fueh  favagery :  . 
TJieeven  n(|»ead,  that  erfl  brought  fweetly  forth 
The  freckled  cowilip,  burnet,  and  green  clover. 
Wanting  the  fcythe,  all  uncorrefted,  rank^. 
Conceives  by  idlencfs  ;;  and  nothing  teems. 
But  hateful  dockis,  rough  thifltes,  keckiies,  biirs,;. 

(40)  Hir  Vint  ■  ■  "  Unptuntd.  dies :]  WcmuA  read  ss  tMr. 
9fdrhurt9ti  iotioutcd  to  xne,  I'm  .'.for  negle£l  of  piuningjdoes,not  kill 
the  vio^,  but  caufet  itta  ramify  iminoderately^  and  ^row.wild  j  kjf 
'Which  the  rc^iiite  nouxiihxncfii  is-withdrawn  from  its  fruit* 

LoHn^ 


575  KiAg  HBHk  y  V;^ 

Lofing  both  beauty  and  atility  ; 
And  all  our  vineyards,  fallowsy  meads  and  hedges, 
Dcfcftive  in  their  nurtures,  grow  to  wildnefs  (|i)." 
Even  (6  our  houfev,  and  oormves  and  children 
Have  loll,  or  do  not  learn,  for  want  of  4ime, 
The  fciences,  that  fliould  become  oilr  couiHry ; 
But  grow  like  ravages,  (as  foldiefs  will, 
'    That  nothing  do  but  raeditatte  on  blood) 
To  fwearing  and  ft^rn  looks;  difBis'd  SLttitt, 
And  every  thing  that  feems  unnatural. 
Which  to  reduce  into  our  former  favour. 
You  are  aflembied ;  and  my  fjpeeth  intreats. 
That  I  may  knOw  the  ler,  why  gende  peace 
Should  not  expel  thefe  inconveniendess 
And  blefs  us  with  her  fotmer  qualities. 

K.  Henry.  If,  Duke  of  BurgHnd/j  you  would  the  peicf, 
Whofe  want  gives  growth  to  th'  imperfeflions 
Which  you  have  cited ;  you  muft  buy  that  peace 
With  full  accord  to  all  our  juft  demands : 
Whofe  tenours  and  particular  effeds 
You  have,  enfchedul'd  briefly,  in  your  hand^. 

Burg.  The  King  hath  heard  them ;  to  the  which  as  yet 
There  is  no  ani]wer  made.  ,  . 

K.  Henry.  Well,  then  ;  the  peace, 
Which  yott  before  fo  urg'd,  lies  in  his  anfwer. . 

jFr.  King.  I  have  but  with  a  curforary  eye 
O'er-glanc'd  the  articles ;  pleafeth  your  Grace  I 

T*  appoint  fome  of  ybot  Council  prefently 
To  fit  with  us,  once  more  with  better  heed 
To  re-furvey  them  ;  we  will  fuddenly  (42) 
Pafs,  or,  accept,  and  peremptory  anfwer- 

K.Henry. 

(41)  DefeBive  in  their  natures,  grtw  to  vnid/iefs.']  Quite  ooauarj; 
they  were  not  defeflive,  but  exuberant  in  their  natures,  aod  crefci?e 
faculty  5 , Only,  Mraiiting  their  due  cultivation,  they  degenerated,  JWe 
muft  th'erefore  rCad,  tiurCurn.  '  Mr;  jyarhurteit, 

(42)  — — nve  vtUl  fuddenh^  , 

Pafsovit  accept,  d'nd  peremptory  anfwer,]  As  \fit  French  KiiJg  de6res 

xnore  time*  to  con&dex  icUbetatety  of  the  articles,  'tis  odd  and  abfuni 

for  him  ta  {ay  abfo\ute\^,  xVv^t  \vt  vniv^U  w.w'^x  ^JwmvlU    He  c«N 

taifliy  mvft  mun»  th*x  Va  t?ts>M  ^x.  ^t«.vn««w  «6.^4«VvKt-«v»x^iv 


King  H:b  N  R  Y   V!  377 

K,7/ww^.  Brother,  wefhall.     Go,  nntU  Extur, 
Atid  brother  Clarence^  and  you,  brother  Glouceftet^ 
^^arnjoick  and  Jiuntingten^  ^o  with  the  King : 
And  take  with  you  htt  pow*r  to  ratify, 
Aiigment,  oY  aker,  as  your  wtfdoms  bcft 
Shall  fee  advantageable  for  our  dignity, 
Anf  thine  in,  or  out  of,;  Our  demands; 
And  we'll  coniign  thereto.     Will  you,  fair  After, 
Go  with  the  Princes,  or  flay  here  with  us  ? 

Q^j^.  Our  gracious  brother,  I  will  go  with  them  J 
Haply,  a  woman's  voice  may  do  fome  good. 
When  articles,  too  nicely  urg*d,  be  flood  on. 

K.  Henry ^  Yet  leave  our  coufin  Catharine  here  with  tt$V 
Sbe  is  our  capital  demand,  comprised  * 

"Within  the  fore-rank  of  our  articles. 

Q^j^.  She  hath  good  leave.  [Exen^* 

Manent  King  Henry,  Catharine,  anJ  a  LaJj*' 

K.  Henry.  Fair  Catharine^  m6ft  fair, 
VtiTi  you  touchfafe  to  teach  a  foldier  t^rms, 
SucH  as  will  enter  at  a  Lady's'  ear, 
Ahi  ^lead  his  IbVe-fuit  to  her  gentle  h^art? 
^  Catb,  Your  Majefty  ffaall  mock  at  itt^  I  cannot  fpcalc 
ybi^r  England. 

K.  Henry,  O  fair  Catharine,  if  you  will  love  me  foundly 
With  your  French  heart,  I  will  be  glad  to  hear  you  confe& 
it  brokenly  with  your  Englijh  tbngue.  Do  you  like  me^ 
Kate^  -  ; 

Cath.  Parionne%  moyl  I  cannot  tell  vat  is  liie  me. 

K.  Henry.  An  angel  is  like  you,  Katef  and  you  are  lik^ 
sm  angel. 

Cath.  ^e  dit'il,  queje  fuis  femhlahU  a  les  Anges  ? 
.''  Xady,  Quy^  furityemenr^  yauf  'v$ftre £race)  ainji diiH. 

diniVd,  and  coflfign  to  fuch  as  he  approvM  of.    Our  author  ViCexfafi 

iSk  this  manner,  in  othtr  places.     K.  Jobn  $ 

But  if  you  fondiy  faft  our  ptoffer'd  love  j 

And  Othiiio  J      •  t 

Yct^  furcly,  Caffio,  I  believe,  received 
Froin  him  that  fled  fume  ftran^e  indi^tiUy, 


j7*  King  HzvupY  V. 

K.  £&«y>  I  faid  fo,  dear  CatJkarimtt  and  I  atttft  B«(t 
blttOi  to  affirm  it. 

Cath.  O  hon,  DUa  !  ki  Itmpui  Jet  bonanf$  fint  pl^mi  dit 
Uotnperies. 

K.  Hcmj.  WhaV  fays  ihCy  fats  one?,  that,  topgnes  tf 
meo  are  full  of  deceits  h 

Lady.  Ouy,  dat  de  tongjiesof  dc  mans  is  be  fail  of  de- 
ceits:  dat  U  de  Princes » 

K.  Hemj,  The  Fiiacefs  is  the  better  Emglijk  womaii.^ 
V  £aithMA^^/»  my  wooiag  is  fit  for«thy  uDderftanding;  I 
am  glad  thou  cand  fpeak  no  better  EvgUjb^  for  if  tbot: 
cbuld^ft,  thoa  wou)d!fl  find  me  fttch  a  plain  King,  tkat^ 
thoji.  would'il  (hink  I  had  fold  my  farm  to  buy  a(iy 
crown.,  }  know  no  ways  to  mince  it  in  love,  butdire^. 
to  fay,  I  love  you ;  then  if  you  tirge  mc  further  than  tor 
fay^.do  you  in  faith  ?  Iwearouit  my  fuii.  Give  me  your 
aniwf r ;  f  fiith,  do ;  and  fo  clap  hands  and  a  bargaiAf 
how  i2^y.  ypo,  Lady  ? 

Cath  SMff<voJ!re  honmew^  me  underfiaad  well. 

K-  Henry.  Marry,  if  you  would  put  me  to  y&[As^  ortOr 
dance  for  yoar  fake,  KaUt  why  yoa  undid  me ;  for  the. 
one  I  have  neither  words  nor  meafure ;  and  for  the  otbet 
1  have  no  ftrengih  in  meafure,  yet  aj-eafonable.  meafore 
ih  ftkngth.    J?  I  conld  win  a  Lady  at  leap^f^og^  or  bf, 
vaulting  iota  my  faddle  with  my  armour  on  my  back; 
utider  the  correftion  of  bragging  be  it  fpoken,  I  ihoald. 
quickly  leap  into  a  wife:,  or  if  I  might  buffet  for  my 
Ibve,  or  bound  my  horfe  for  her  favours,  I  could  lay, 
on  like  a  butcher,  and  fit  like  ajack-an-apes,.  never  off. 
Stu»  before  God;  Kaie^  J  cannot  look  greenly,  norgafp 
but  my  eloquence,  nor  have  I  cunning  in  protefiation ;, 
only  downright  .o:uhs»  which  I  never  uie  till  tirg*d,  and 
never  break  for  urging.     If  thou,  can  ft  love  a  fellow  of 
this  temper,  Kate^  whcfe  facets  not  worth  fun-barning;. 
that  never. looks  in  hisglafs  for  love  of  any  things: he  fees 
Cntrt ;  let  thine  eye  be  thy. cook.    I  fp^eak. plain  foldier ;. 
if  thou  canft  love  me  for  this,  tal^e-me ;  if  oot^  to  fay  to 
thee  that  I  (hall  die«  is  true ;  but  for  thy  love,  by  tht* 
lord,  no :  yet  1  love  thee  too.     And  while  thou  liv*ft, 
4f  ar  JEtf/ir,  take  a  fellow  of  plain  and  uncoined  cqnfUncyt 
3v  w« 


King^  H  B  >i  R»  V  V:  ^7)^; 

perforce  mail  do  thee  right,  becaufe  he  baith  DOt> 
c  to  WOO  in  Other  places-:  for  thefe  fellows  of  in-- 
;oDgiie»  that  can>  rhime  themfclves  in  Ladies  fa* 
they  do  always  reafon  themfelvea  outagain .  What  ^ 
:er  is  but  a  prater  ;  a  rhime  is  but  a  bSlad;  a  good 
I  fall,  a  ilrajght- back  wiU :  floop,  atblack  beard 
rn  white,,  a  cturd  piate  wiU  grow  bald,^  fair  faco 
ither,.  a  full  eye  will  wax  hollow ;.  bat  a  good  hearty 
is  the  fun  and  the  moon;  or  rather  the  fan  and 
imoon ;  fomt (hinesbright  and  neverchang^s,  but 
his  courfo  Kuly .  If  thou  would 'ft  hove  fuch  a  one*- 
ne;  take  a^foldier ;,  take  a  King:  and  what  fay*^ 
len  to  my  love  r  fpeak,,my*fair,  and.fairly,.I.pia](. 

h,  Uit  poffible  dat  I  fhould  love  de  enemyof  France  $ 
Henty^  No,  it  is  not  peflible  that  you  ihould  lovf 
imyoi  France^  KmU\  butin  loving  me  you  (hoold 
le  frieml  of  France ; .  for'  Move  France  fo  well,  tha|^ 
not  part  with  a  village  of  it :  I  will  have  it  vl% 
zndj^ie^  whetiFraneeris  mine  and  1:9m  yotirs>« 
oiinU  France^  ^nd  yoiLare  mine.. 
&.  I  cannot,  tell. vhatj's  dat. 
^my^  NoyK^/ef  I  will  tell  thee  in  French,  (wMchi 
lire,  will  hang  upon  ray  tongue  like  a  new  married 
bout  her  hufbapd's  neck,  hardly  to  be  (book  off) 
y.  ay  le  poj/ej/ion  de  France ^  W  quand  'wsus  a*ues  /# 
«  de  mot  (let.  me  fee,  what  then  r  St»  Dennis  b^ 
eed  \)  dene  iioftre'  efi  France y  6f  vqus  ejles  mienne* 
5  eafy  for  me,  Kate,,  to  conquer  the  kingdom,  as 
ikxfo  much  cfiore  French:  Lfhall^  never  nov^  thef 
nch,  unlefs  it  be  to  laugh  at  me. 
h.  Sauf  litfire  honneur,  U  Francois  ftu  wous.garJeZ'f 
lieur  qii  V  jinghh  lequihje  parh» 
Henry,  No  faith,,  is't  not,  J^<i/r;.  but'thy- fpeak^ 
'my  tongue  and. rthine^^    moft  truly  fali^,  muf 
be  granted  to  be  much  at  one.  But,  Kate^  dofl  thoU' 
(Idnd  thus  moieh  BfigUJk?  canft  thou  le^e  tkt  ^ 
hi  Icannot  tell. 

Henry,  Can  any  of  your  neighb(Dors  tell,  Kate?  VM 
?m..  Cbme,,I:k«ow  tKou  Ibveftmc^. and' at  night 

when. 


^O  King   H  «  N  R  Y   V. 

when  ybii  come  into  your  clofct,  you'll  qQeflion  this  gcn- 
tlev(^oman  about 'inc;  and  J  know,  Kate,  you  wiH  to 
her  difpraife  thofe  parts  in  me,  that. you  love  with  yOiif 
keart;  but  g6od  Kate  mock  me  mer,cifiil)y,  the  rather, 
^ntle  Princcfs,  bccaufe  I  love  thee  cruelly.  If  ever  thoo 
Deed  mine,  Kate,  (as  I  have  (aving  faith  Within  me,  tells 
me,  thou  (halt)  I  get  thee  with  fcambling,  and  thoo  moft 
therefore  needs  prove  a  good  fold  ier- breeder  :  fh all  not 
^fiou  and  1  between  St.  Dennis  and  St.  George,  coRiponbd 
a  boy  hzlfFre/tcb,  |ialf  Englijb,  ^th^t  ihall  go  to  Confiath 
finople  and  take  the  Turk  by  the  beard  ?  (hall  we  not^ 
^hat  fay'ft  thou,  my  fair  Flower-de-luce  (43)  ? 

Cuth*  I  do  not  know  dat.        . 

K.  Henry.  Noj  'tis  hereafter  to  know,  but  now  td 
promife;  do  but  now  promife^  Kate,  yoti  will  endea- 
vour for  your  French  part  of  fuch  a  boy ;  and  for  my 
Englifl}  moiety,  take  the  word  of  a  King  and  a  bachelor; 
How  anfwer  you,  La  plui  belle  Cdtharint  du  monJe,  mn 
tres  chere  fsf  dhuine  deejffe, 

Cath.  YovLi  Majeftee  ave  faUfc  Frenchc  enough  to,d^ 
Ceive  de  moft  fage  damoifd  dat  is  en  France* 

K»  tlemy,  Now^  fy  upon  my  hlfe  French ;  by  iri!nc 
Jionotrr,  in  trtfe  Snglijb  1  love  thee,  Kate ;  by  which  ho* 
Dour  I  dare  not  fwear  tho^  loveft  me,  yet  my  blood  be« 
gins  to  flatter  me  that  thou  doi(,  notwithftanding  the 
poor  and  untempering  effedt  of  my  vifage.  Now  be- 
Ihrew  my  father's  ambition,  he  was  thinking  of  civil  wars 
when  he  got  me  i  therefore  was  I  created  with  a  fiiabbom 
l>ut(ide,  with  an  afj^eft  bf  ir6n,  that  when  I  come  to  wo6 
Ladies  I  fright  them :  but,  in  faith,  Kate,  the  elderl  wa^r^ 
the  better  I  (hall  appear.  My  comfort  is,  that  old  a^ 
(that  ill  layer  up  of  beauty)  can  do  no  more  fpoil  upon 
my  face.  Thou  haft  me,  if  thou  haft  me,  at  the  worft ; 
and  thou  (halt  wear  me',  if  thou  wear  me^  better  and 
better;  and  therefore  tell  me^  moft  fair  C^/i^tfrm^,  Will 

{i^i)7batJbaUgfto  Conftiiitlnople,  and  take  the  Turk  by  the  beard  ?] 
The  poet  is  unwittihgly  guilty  of  an  A'nachrbnifm  iq  this  pa0age  j  for 
Ike  Tcrrii  were  not  maftersof  ConftantmopU  rill  the  year  1453,  (^<^  ^^^ 
fceginiUDgof  Mahomet  the  lid.  his  Rdgn,)  when  K.  HtntyV.  had 
.^een  dead  31  years, 

you 


K^ng  H  E  K  fi  y  Y.  j8f 

you  have  me?  put  ofF  your  maidert  bluflbes,  avouch  th^ 
thoughts  of  your  heart  with  the  looks  bf  an  E'mprefs,  take 
me  by  the  hand  and  fay,  Harry  of  Englamf,  I  am  thine  i 
which  word  thou  fhalt  no  fooher  'blefs  mine  ear  with^S 
hut  I  will  tell  thed*  it\ovt6,  JBfrgland  is  thine,  Ireland  is 
ihine,  France  is  thine,  and  Henry  Plantagenet  is  thine*; 
;ivho,  tho'  I  fpeak  it  b?forc  his  face,  if  he.be  -not  fellow 
with  the  beft  King,  thou  (halt  find  the  beftXing  of  good 
fellows.  Come,  jronr  ^nfivcr  ii)  broken  oi^fick  ;  for  thy 
voice  is  mufick,  and  thy  J?zr^/^  broken ;  therefore  Queea 
of  all,  Catharine^  break  thy  mind  to  me  in  broken  tngUJh^ 
wilt  thou  have  me? 

Catb*  Dat  is,  as  it  (Halt  pleafb  Urpy  mon  pere*  i 

.    K.  Henry,  Nay,  it  will  pleafe  him  well^  a^//;  it  fliall 
pleafe  him,  Kate. 

Cath.  Den  it  ftiall  alfo  content  me. 
JL.  Henry,  Upon  that  I  kifs  your  hand,  and  I  call  yoii 
xny  Queen. 

Cath.  LaiJpZj  mon  feigneur^    Ulffez^  laiffex:    ma  fey ^ 
je  fie  I'cux  point  que  'vous  abbaiffha  ^voftre  grandeur ^    en 
iai/ani  lamain  d*un  'voftre  indigne  ferviteure ;  excufez,  mty^ 
Je  vous  fupplie^  ^mon  tres-puijfant  fetpnetttr, 
K.  Henry,  Then  I- will  kifs  your  Rps,  Kate. 
Cath.  Les  dames  ^  damoi/els pour  efire  baijees  devant  leur 
nopces,  il  n*efl  pas  le  coutume  de  France, 

K.  Henry.  Madam  my  interpretej;,  what  fays  (he? 
Lady,  Dat  it  is  not  be  de  faihion  pour  les  Ladies  of 
Trance  ;  l  cannot  tell,  what  is  -batjjier  en  Englijb* 
K.  H<vry..Tokirs. 

Lady.  Your  Majefty  entendre  bettrc  que  mey. 
K.  Henry,  Is  it  not  a  faihion  for  the  maids  in  France  to 
kifs  before  they  are  married,  would  ihe  fay? 

Lady.  0«y,  vrayement, 
*  K.  Henry.  O  Kaie^  nice  cuftoms  cort'fy  to  great  Kings. 
"DeztKafey  you  and  I  cannot  be  confin'd  within  the  weak 
lifl  of  a  country's  faihion ;  we  are  the  makers  of  man- 
ners, Kate\  and  the  liberty,  that  folloi^s  our  place^» 
ftops  the  mouth  of  all  find'-faults,  as  I  will  do  yours,  for 
the  upholding  the  nice  faihion  of  your  countty  in  denying 
me  a  kifs ;  therefore  patiently  and  yielding.  IKiJ/ing  ber^ 

You 


^^2  Xing  H  E  NUV    V, 

^'oa  bate  n^tclicrAft  la  yoar  lijM,  4Cagei  thaie  is  moi^ 
eloquence  to  t  touch*  of  them,  than  in  the  tongues  of  the 
Freucb  ooancil;  and  •they  fliooki  fooner  perfuade  Hwn^ 
4>r  Englmd^  ^thaa  a  general  q^liltaa  of  monarclxs.  ^Here 
comes  your  father. 

^£nttr  fUVttw^kt'*^  attJ^uiiny^ih  Prenchmr/Englilh 

Burg.  tSod  iave  yoar  Majefty'!  my  rdyalcdofib^  teach 
iyou  our  Friiicefs  EngUjh? 

K.  Henry.  I  would  have  her  learn,  my  fair  coi£n»  hbW 
fCifcQXy  I  love  her,  and  that  is  good  Englijh. 

Burg  Ab  ihe  apt  f 

*K.  ffeufy.  Our  tongue  is  rou|rh,  and  my  jSoniitio©  is 
not  fmootfa ;  fo  that  liaving  neither  the  voice  nor  ti^ 
heart  of  flattery  abdut  me«  I  cannot  fo  conjure  nip  the 
Ipirit  oflove  in  her,  that  he  will  appearln  his  true  likc- 
ticfs  (44).  " 

Burg,  t^ardon  the  franlcnefs'of  my  mirth,  if  I  anfwer 
you  for  that.  If  yon  would  conjure  in  her,  you  muft 
make  a  circle;  ^f  conjure  Up  love  in  her  in  his  true  like- 
nefs,  he  muft  appear  naked  and  blind.  Can  .you  blame 
her  then,  being  a  maid  Vet  ros'd  Over  with  the  'virgin 
crimfon  of  modefty,  if  ihe  deny  the  appearance  of  a 
naked  blind  bpy,  in  her  naked  feeing  felw  it  were,  my 
Xord,  a  hard  condition  for  a  maid  to  con6gn  to. 

K.  Heftty,  Yet  they  do  wink  and  yield,  as  l(}ve  is  blind 
and  enfortcs. 

Burg.  They  are  then  excusM^  Iny  Lord,  "when  they 
fee  not  what  they  do, 

K.  Henry.  Then,  good  my  Lord,  teach  ycfor  coofin  to 
confcnt  to  winking. 

(44.)  Our  tongue  is  rough,  anJ  »if  coJiditioB  ntt  fmoot^^  fi  that 
having  neither  the  voice  nor  the^tnX  •/*  hatred  abeut  jn^,— -]  What 
Mock-reafoning  is  here  t  wheie  the  tODioe  n  roii§h  ami  harih,  and 
the  difpofition  rugged  too,  do  not  both  the  ▼otcc  trrd  heart  give  fofpi- 
'  cion  of  hatred,  or,  at  leaft,  tflflike  ?  If  the  late  cditor^urpofely  departed 
'  from  the  text  here,  he  fliould  have  given  us  hiv  reasons  for  it :  if  he 
did  not,  the  deviitien  is  no  great  praife  to  hit  dtlrgence  as  a  collator. 
The  old  F0/f#*t  read,-^«F/«/lff7  ihout  i»C|—— which  m^ket  all  eafjr 
and  confonant. 

Bmrg, 


*©ng  T»  E  K  ^  Y  V.  '3II3 

*Bm;g.  T  will  wink  on  Her  to  confent,  my  Xord,  if  yoa 
Mill  teach  her  to  know  my  meaning.  Maids,  well  fum- 
fnerM  and  warm  kept,  are  like  flies  at^tfr/^/Mnrov-tida, 
1>lin3»  though  they  have  their  eyes :  and  then  they  wiH 
endure  handling,  which  before  would  not  abide  lookiqg 
on. 

K.  ISemy.  This  moral  ties  me  over  to  dme,  and  a  hot 
Tttmmer ;  and  fo  I  ihall  calch  the  flie  ydm  coufin  in  the 
'latter  end»  and  (he  malt  be  blind  too. 

Bwrg,  As  love  is,  ^y  Xord,  before  it  loves. 

K.  Himy.  It  is  fe;  and  yon  may  Tome  of  yon  thank 
love  for  my  blindnefs,  who  cannot  fee  many  a  fair  Fnncb 
xity,  for  one  Kit  Trench  maid^that  ftands  in  my  way. 

Fr.  *King.  Yes,  my  Lord^  yOn  fee  them  perfpediively  $ 
the  cities  tum'd  into  a  maid ;  for  they  are  all  girdled 
^ith  maiden  walls,  that  war  hath  never  enter'd. 

"K.  Hiufy.  Shall  Kate  be  my  ^i£ci 

jFr.  Ktftg,  So  pleaife  yon. 

K.  Hemi^,  1  am  contetit,  ib  the  maiden  cities  you  talk 
of  may  wiait  on  her ;  fo  the  maid,  that  flood  in  the  way 
^lor  my  wiih,  fliallihew  me  the  way  to  my  will. 

Fr,  King.  We  have  confented  to  all  terms  of  leafdiu 

K.  ^^^*  Is't  fo,  mvXiOrds  oi^Engiand? 

Wei.  The  King  hath  granted  ever^^  article: 
'His  daaghter'fifft ;  and  then  inTequel  all, 
^According  to  -their  firm  propofed  nature. 

'JEW.  Only  he  hath  not  yet  fobfcribed  this: 
Where  your  Majefty  demands.  That  the  Kingof  Jr/z/trrr, 
^hiving  occafion  to^write  for  msttterof  grant,  (hall  name 
your  Highneirsln  this  form,  and  with,  this  addition  in 
^ttmeh  :  Seftre  tres  eker  Jlx  fktiry  Key  iPAngUterre^  ife^ 
reiierJeFrMue  :  and  thus  in  jLtf//« ;  'Prseclariffimus  fiiue 
'nofier  ItUnrkui  Rex  Jin^gt  &  b^eres  Trakttit. 

Fr,  King.  Yet  this  1  have  not  (brother)  fo  deny'd» 
But  yoer  nque&  (hatt  m^e  me  kt  it  pals. 

C  ihmy.  J  prav  you  then,  in  love  and  dear  alliance, 
•Let  that  one  af  ticle  rank  with  the  reft, 
'And  thereupon  give  me  your  daughter. 

.Fir.KingJTi^e  her,  fat#fcA|  and  from  her  blood  raifeup 

liTue 


.384  Kin^  He  n  r  v   V. 

Ifluetame;  that  thefe  cpntendiDg  Kuigdoms, 
Enpland  and  France^  whofc  ycjy  £orcs  Took  gale 
With  envy  of  each  other's  happinefs, 
'  May  ceafe  their  hatred ;  and  this  dear  conjunfiion 
Plant  neighboarhood  and  chriflianlike  accord 
In  their  fwect  breads;  that  never  war  advance  [ 

His  bleeding  .fword  'twixt  England  and  fair  Frasuce. 

Lords,  Amen ! 

K  Henry.  Now  welcome,  Kate ;  and  bear  me  witnef^aj, 
That  here  I  kifs  her,  a3  my  Sovereign  Queen.  [Flwrifi* 

Q^I/a.  God,  the  beft  maker  of  all  marriages, 
Combine  your  hearts  in  one,  yoiir  realms  in  one: 
^  As  man  and  wife,  being  two,  are  one  in  love. 
So  be  there  'twixt  your  Kingdoms  fuch  a*  fpoufal, 
That  never  may  ill  office,  or  fell  jealoufy, 
Which  troubles  oft  rbe  bed  of  bleffed  marriage, 
Thrnft  in  between  the  padion  of  thefe  Kingdoms  (45)) 
To  make  diYorce  of  their  incorporate  league  : 
Tnat  Engltjh  may  as  French^  French  Englijhmen^ 
Receive  each  other.     God  /peak  this  Amen ! 

All,  ^men. 

£.  Henry,  Prepare  we  for  our  marriage ;  on  which  day, 
My  Lord  of  Burgundy^  we'll  take  your  oath 
And  all  the  Peers,  for  furety  of  our  leagues. 
Then  ihall  I  fwear  to  Kate^  and  you  to  me. 
And  may  our  oaths  well  kept;  and  profpVous  be! 

Enter  Chorus. 

'ThM  far  with  rotigh,  and  all-unable,  pen 

Our  bending  author  bath  purfu'd  the  ^ry ; 
In  little  room  conhning  mighty  men, 

MangHng  by  fttfts  the  full  cpurfe  of  their  glory. 

(45)  *rbrufi  injetweefltbf  paflion  oftbeff  ktngdmsj  The  ol^Foli9** 
have  t,  the patUii '^  .^h  ih  -.nakes  ine  believe,  the  aothor*a  word  «>} 
p»Bkn\  t  word  snore  profyer  oa  ihe;occafion  of  a  peace  ftruidi  up* 
A  pafllion  of  two  kingdonu  for  pne  a0othrr,  is  an  odd  expreApi|«  AA 
amity  and  political  haranony  may  be  fix'4  betwixt  two  couotriet,  m^ 
yet  either  people  be  far  from  havijig  a  pftffion  for  the  other. 


King  Hhnil  Y  V. 


3*5 


timet  but,  inthatflntlU  moft  mitly  fiv V 
I  {tar  of  EwUmi.    Fartooe  made  liis  (word; 
Ich  the  world'i  beft  garden  lie  atchiev^d, 
of  it  left  Lis  ion  impeiial  Lord. 
:he  Sixth,  In  infant  bands  crown'd  King 
f  ranee  and  iw^Umi^  did  this  King  fiioceed : 
"ftate  fo  many %ad  i*  th"*  mana^ng, 
t  they  loft  iVwMVt  and  made  hu  MngUtnd  bleed : 
oft  onr  ftage  bath  fliewn ;  and,  for  their  Afce, 
r  fait  ndndt  let  this  ncocptance  take. 


L.  rv. 


Til\i 


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1   •     »l 


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TttB 


FIRST    PART 


or 


ing   HENRY    VI. 


Et 


I 

Dramatis  PcrfonaB.  V 

^INGntwjVh  ^^ 

I)^  if  Ofopceflitr^  tneltt$  tUXSkg,  'mUPHiia$r.  ■  < 

jQM<  4f  J^ifbri,  i,mck  f  the  lOngt  ^noT  RigaU  ofYnafti  \i 

Diritf  d^  Exeter. 
DttJU  §/  Somerfet. 
Earl  of  Warwick* 
^£tfr/o^  Salifburj. 
j^tfr/^/*  Suffolk. 

XorJ  Talbot.  f .   ' .     i' 

r«»«pi^  Talbot,  Wi  /wi. 

Kichard  Plaritagenct,  afitrwiriiJ>uU  ^  ^vik% 
Aioittmer  Earl  of  Mirth. 
^^M-  John  Faftolfe. 
Woodvile,  Litutenant  of  the  Tower* 
Z,ord. Mayor  of  Atoni^n.       '  ,' 

^rV  Thomas  GirgraVe. 
Sir  William  Olanfoale* 
Sir  William  Lucy* 

Vernoa,  of  the  White- tofc,  «r  York  fa8iHt» 
•BafTety  of  the  Red  rcfe,  or  Lancafter  faSiiKU 

'Charles,  Dauphin,  and  afterwards  kmgof  TnndB,^ 

Keignier,  Duke  of  Anjou,  and  titular  iGtigof  Naptessr 

^uke  of  Burgundy.  "* 

Dyke  of  Alanfon. 

Bafiard  of  Orleans. 

^(j'^trnor  of  Paris*  ♦  -    •  .  *     ^ 

Maftevgutmer  of  ^xloMU  ^   \        .     »  '        '  .:  ^ 

Soy,  bis  fort, 

^n  old  Jbepberd,  father  to  Joan  la  '^cdle* 

Margaret,  daughter  to  Reignier,  tfwJ  afterwards  Siuien  fRng  Hefli^i 

Couvtefs  of  Auvergne. 

Joan  J  a  Pucellc,  a  Maid  pretending  to  it  itifbir*ifr9m  Hto^Ott  m^.'j*f' 

'^        ting  up  fir  the  Championefs  tf  Fraii&« 
*Ftends,  atttndifig  her, 

tords,  Captains,  Soldi&s^  Meffengm,  and ftoetai  Attind^lt  hotb  on  tht 
Eagii/h  and  French. 

^/^z  S  G  E  N  E  is  partly  in  EngUnd,  andfarilj  in  Frante. 

^   i  The 


The  F  WIST  Fa  a T  of  (I )^ 

Kin^   K  EN  R  Y    VL 


A    C    T     L 

S  C  E  "N  E,,  /r?to>r-Abbejrv  ^ 

jp/tfrf  i(ftfni&;     Enter  tbb  Rimral  of  King  Henry  r*^ 
/j/?A,  atttndid  on  if  ih  Dukt  of  Bedford,  Recent 
of  France ;  ibo  Dkko  «/  Gkmcener,  Prou^or ;  //^^* 
.I>irf#  if  Exeter,    ani'tbt  Earl  of  Warwick,    tht, 
Bijbop  ^xWihchcftcr,.  and  tb^  Dttke  of  Somerfct. 

TTUhg be  the  H^av'ns  with :fa)ack,  jield  day  to  n\g\x \ 
iX  CometSy  importing. change  of  times  aiHi  ftates, 
K^ndifh  your  cjyftal  treffes  in  the  iky  ^ 
And  with  them  icooirge  the  bad  revokiog  ftars^ 

That 

CohtainM  fo  this  p^a^,  takie  in  the  corapafjf  of  above  30  years.  I  mud 
0^rve#  bpweverl  that  dUr  author^  in  the  three  p^ru  of  King  Henry  V  i « 
l^i  B^  ^ea  v^  pricffe  to  the  date  and  difpo^ticn  of  his  f^ds;  but 
ikffle^  them,  backwards  and  forwards,  out  of  time.  For  inftaiKr  ^ 
that  Lord  7a/^/  it  kllPd  at  the  end  of  the  4th  aA  of  this  play,  who 
ittresltty  <Md  not  fall  till  the  13th  af  July  145^  :  And  the  fecond  part; 
«f  H*nr^yi»  opens  ^jth  the  marrfage  of  the  KLiog*  which  wis  folcm'* 
AU^dejght .yean  bcf9f,eTa^0i's  death,  wtKeyear  1445^  Again,  in  the 


390  The  ¥  ftLZT  P^t  of 

That  have  confented  unto  Hinry^s  4^z%kk,\ 
HtmM  the  Fifth,  too  famous  to  live  Ui»g  ! 
MngLand  ne*er  loft  a  Ki>g  of 'f<>  ilvucK  WpHh. 

Gku.  EufUnd  ne'er  had  a  Kiig  nntjtl  his  \ixnt  i 
Virtue  he  had,  defervine  to  command. 
His  brandifh'd  fword  did  bliiwi^men  with  lU  beams; 
Hts  arms  fpread  wider  than  a  dragon's  wings ; 
His  rparkline  eyes,  repleat  with  awful  fire, 
JMore  dazzled  an<i  drove  back  hts^eiiteieSf 
Than  mid-<)ay  fun  fierce  bent  againft  their  faces. 
What  Aoald^  ^7  ?..  j^is  d^^  ex^d  a|ljrpeecb^^ 
He  never  lifted  up^bie  hand,  baMk>nqciend.     .\ 

Exi*  We  moorn  in  black ;  why  mourn  we  not  in  blood  t 
^<yf9fia  dead*  JUid.neiter  (hall  revive;      ~-     *         - 
Upon  a  wooden  cofBn  we  attend  : 
And  death's  difhononrablafvdlorjfr 
We  with  our  ftately  prefence  glorify. 
Like  captives,  bound  to  a  j^ri^ph wt  car. .  -     .     . 
What  ?  A^ali  we  ciipfe  the  pjavetscbi  mkhtp^  -    ' 
That  plotted  thus  our  glory's  overthrow  ? 
Or  fhall  we  think  the  fabile-wiceed  4^i^i& 
ConjVers  and  forc'rers,  that,  'afraid  .of '^Uw, 
By  magick  verfe.haye  thus  coairiv'd  hif-end/ 

Win,  He  was  a  KiBj 
Unto  the  Frencbi  the  < 
So  dreadful  wiH  nbt  T 


nS»  ^J?^.^  *«  fA^Zof  Xi»g«. 
e  df  cadG^  4i)(teftff^i**y 
be  as  was  ^18  ugh t. 

'  .hpft5;l|C  fought ; 
Eiijm  lo  |>n)i(|erqys«  • 
fjikfnottlfirrjh-dienprajfi^ 


ftceod  parr.  Dame  Effawor  (Ubbam  it  inerodocM  tp  Ji^AlU  ^%^  Bf^' 
£Mrtki  though  her  Benaace  and  banlfliWtnt  for  n^rcefy  iis^peh*d  thret 
jeart  bafore  Uut  Fiincafii  casve  ovor  ri  Eng^mif,    fcoiiM  poi&t  out 


many  other  tranfgre&ona  againft  hifiory,  at  far  as  the  order  of  timt 
18  concern'd.  Indeed,  thoug^  there  ;irc^.fe!«erJv)/m|(;r-ftrfk;ftJLBthalt 
three  playt,  which  incontci^ibly  bitr^y  Ui^  w'or£|i)^j^p  .(^f  4/b^i^>' 
jf>'earei  yet  I  am  ainioft  doo.btful,  w^et^ber  thj(y  yr^re  e^^r^o^  hi» 
W'ritjag.  And  unleia  they  %vtre  wrote  ^y,bi.iaB  y<;ry,Cj^ly«  j  piWoW 
rather  imag^ine  tbem  to  have  been  hiooj^t Jio  ifljfa  ^  AJ&t^ffi^  if 
the  Stage  I  and  fo  to  ba^  rec^eiy'd  (o.ncie^finiiilng  t^^tie|i  jit-Kishan^* 
An  accartte  obferver  will  ea.fily  fee*  tJb/Ci^ffic^Qf  f^fSUkj^s  Vfi/anM' 
lete,  and  the  ttumhers  more  mean  V^A  $rfij^km  *k^^^^%^  Sl^^^P'^f 
«f  hif  genuine  coonpofitioAi. 

■    ■    -Hi*' 


King  H'i'ir^  k  f  -ITl.  3^1 

His  thread  of  life  had  not  fo  foon  decay'd. 

X^ooe  do  you  like  burcniftemin&Ce  "Prince, 

Who(q»  h'ke  a  ifolvMil^bO)S  you  mity  dy^«.a\Ve. 

IT/*.  GWfttnf  wh8tte^>#e  lite,  thoti^art  P«rtcftoh, 

And  looked  to  covaHnc^the  foinct  atid  realih ; 

Thy  wife.it ipmidl^  fhe^okldtfr  thee  ki  ^afVc*,  '  ^ 

More  than  Gdi,  <h?  fdigiiotts  tb«i%4iv^^n'^  ftiay^.    ^        ^ 
GiipK.  N«iae90t  religion,  for  Oioi  Ibv'^ft  the  Aeih; 

And  ae'«r  thron^out  the  yei«^lb  dMiroh  th(^  go^ft,      ; 

E«oepc  it  xbe  to  pray  ff^aindU  1%  it€i.  ] 

J?//Ceafe,  ceac'theiejars,^fatfretl  yottipinds  in  peac^  \ 

J^t*a  to  the  altar:  Heralds,  waJtOaus^  :!,  t 

Ijxilead  of  geH  w^U  offer  up  oik  ajrip«^,  i    ..  r  ^ 

fisoQt  armf^  aiiail  n^  now  ihat  iktivf^  dead  I 
9^«rity  await  for  wretth«d  years, 
When  at  their  mothers  moid  eyes  bahrs  (hall  fuck ;  . 
Our  iJIe  be  made  a  nourice  of  fait  tears  (a). 
And  none  but  women  left  to  'wail  the  dead ! 
AW  the  Fifth !  thf  ghoft"  I  invwate  f 
Frtflpcr  this  realm,  keep  it  ^tt  civit  broils. 
Combat  with  adverfe  p&n^t's  in  the  Heavens  t 
A  i^r  more  glorioos  ftar.thy  ^oul  will  make  (3}^ 
Ihsok  yuUmCtefar^  or  bright        '  ■-  «. 

(i)  Our  tfit  hi  made  a  mariib  tffalt  t$ari,'i  Thxit  it  is  in  both  the 
smptcflioiis  by  fAr,Pcfet  Upon  whit  aathority*  I  cannot  f»fi  All 
the  old  copies  read,  a  nitrify  •*  tnd  confUcring  it  is  (aid  in  tbe  line 
imsQediafely  piecediag,  that  babes  fiitlX  foclL  at  th^ir  motbert  01^  ft 

Set,  itfeems  very  probtbk  that  our  «ai;lior,wroca,  aJVMirtMi  um, 
at  the  whole  ide  ibould.  btooe^ommon  HMtrfe,  or  tMtri/btrttittutt 
And  thole  be  the  nouriffunent  of  its  mi^able  sflue.    The  word)  '(tt 
true,  is  purely  FrtmcJki  hoi  it  had  been  adopted  long  be/ofe  dvati* 
lhor*s  time  into  our  tongue,  and  fre^ueatly  ufed  by  CSa9cert 
(3)  jifir  maregUrioui  Jhr  tJy  fm^l  naW  «MAe 

^a»  Julius  CaeCir,  or  hf^^t -]     Whether  tkif  wan  a  dafignfd- 

break  of  the  author*^i>  occalaoa^.d  hy  thoi«ddea  aild«bru|lt>aQMrailct 
6f  the  me0*ejigcr  I  or  whether  the  latur  ead  of  t^evarfe  W41  loft,  by 
its  »ot  heiaa  Icg'ble  to  the  firft  editors,  !#  not  ye|y  fa^nmr  jBO  de«ei>T 
Mine.  Mr.  P^  thinks  (firrhyme'fAl^c,  J  fiippoi€|^tb«crih«pooC 
might  poAbly  have  ^Pdup  the  hemiftieh  thus  \,  «  •        .  •' 

■  ■  T  ktigki  ^it  Fraacii  Drake.  « 

Bot  there  are  inore  obje^tons  than  one  to  be  made  to  this  con^eOuitft 

In  the  firft  pliice,  Sir  Francis  Jl)rak$  did  not  die  till  the  ye^c.  1591^  1 

hefere  which  time,  I  believe,  this  play  had  made  iu  appearance.  Be>- 

K  4  %>^%%> 


391  TJie  FmsT-Fm  <rf 

inter  a  Mtjtftger^ 

Mfjf  My  koBOnraWt  Losd^^  vhfealdi  to  yon.  $&jf, 
S  li  cidiaga  l^riog  I  to  y#il  ^mto£  Frmuu 
Ot  Ms,  of  {kaghugf  afi4dHcoiiifiEiijre; 
Guienne,  ^Obsmfofgih  and  Rhrimsf  tnAXirlian^ 
Paris,  Gujfirs,  P^OUr^.  aie  all  qni^  Ipft. 

Pied.  What  fay'ft  t|KNi»  in«»»  beforrdeai  Om^'s  coarfeP 
Ade9»  tlCt^|K>«t,  sii  he  flKBtkml'  tht  aai^of  JtiUk^C^at^^^  W 
fiippofed,  to  talk  fenfe  Mi^^tliecli^fC'^f  ^ti^/vtilci^tioiiiftaAce  Jo  toni^ 
sther  deified  berOj^  uA  who  bad  tiiera!eUkffwifeof  «  (|M.',Mr»Pi^ 
ptsitieinptfd  to  be  fmart  upon  m'e  forreftort^g  a  genttiae.^lJucAmt/ir 
to  oar  peet}  a«4  >4ti«  lit>«  for  lidi(tl4)|  afiitltlout  one  tipt»f  h!tt| 
\rKlcb,  I  4«re  fay,  tht  f%%  Acveronce  cvlioei?*^ iii'  bU  imtgbatioBi 
la  all  jfnachrmH/mtf  «•  in  tttbtt  licittfe^ »# f<Mr7,ltb!t  fvlc  oogbt ti)r« 
tainly  to  be  obfert'd  j  that  th«  tott  it^tt  bave  rtgtrd  to  Vit^yim»iit\di% 
Bjt  there  it  no  f^mfimlBtudt,  wbeo  ihtJn^hrsitf/m^lattt  xa  cbefioe 
of  therommoi)  peopki-  For  this  falQlood  is,  like  all  oth<r  faKKoodiif' 
rpctry    to  be  only  toleritedi  #bert  cIn  fa1Aci»d  ii  bid  under  Verirt-^ 
.'Uilitude.  No fbbea ciltSclie»wbiame#ffMfi9,7(^ inftance^ >f»tihaldii|: 
»!</•  aod  iCjMtff  coctyamtfif^.  ;(8dilliY  i^p4^i  DSAy  tejuAiMJ^ 
.iie  e:cafBple8  of  the  gKatefl  (oelatq^  Mii^atty!^    Bv^bM  Mm^l 
'STxr^iK  mcDtMin  ffamili^,'yifhAi  rf^M^hiB  \w^i  wovld  have-ihough^ 
ff  an  excofe  fior  h^tnf'for  if\t  ^Aait  ot  Hamlhdr^  tfjo*  a  forc'jiifj^ 
tiivai  tco  recent  mlhe  aiqua*i»«rj*e  df-lhepeotile}  as  "he  Ha^  fcrfi^j^ 
Vari^ together  infefled  the  ceaft  ^rf  />«^  j^^^nd  after  ibar,.  bcgmh^Ui^ 
tecoffd  Fn'rir  war  upon  them.     Tb^  c^t^  of  our  authof  4'ifhTt  in  ^\* 
tB»nAtn\n%  MachiavU  in  (bWi  of  hft  p^ys»  the  adflon  cf  which  viae 
eailiertilan  that  Jl^iefmanS  hmh.    For  Matliavel' ^2A  a' foreigner; 
wbtte'li«b,    yre  ibay  nipp«f!e,  tWc  ccwtnon   audience'  hot  (b  well 
4(^<ii!«PM'wlth^"M  bcinglir/beftiVc-tHeirtmfc,  and|  iiideed,  Verjr 
akuir  the  fim^«<*  vb*  aattto  of  ^tFrtfc^flVj-sv'    Beflles  he  having  fo  ettt-^ 
blifli'd  a  repiirationi  Ja'^betitf^e*of\J\Jt^\Jth«r,  almongfr.the  politicilitrt^ 
femgbtweil  be  fapp<(^*d''by  t4lore^'v.ho'were  not  chronolbgdrsy  toM| 
of  tosach  longer  (landing  th*iPhlf''wasi    This,  therefere,  was  withi)f 
the  rule»)Rf  Ifcenc^};  and  if  there  wis  not  chronological  trut^,  theiv* 
was  at  ieaft  ehronolo^lcal  4ikeUhoddr  Wftbdot  wbtcb>^poet  goeidv^ 
if  ble  JiAin»€^!on,  llrd  t^iat%  i^6tf  the  penally  of  the  criticic*  bswfi^ 
|)b«t««^«he^rhbf  ttiMHc'^^tb  make  upon  tb'e'tnpick  in  ttU. 
imd  ^  Ihtlt^thlf ^\ete«bei^M)bnty  ^  alf  the  b6^|gk  niakes  'thd 
yMt «(MfKtt\i  IfdAdJ^l',' f%hbfel^Ve>a1  VniarV^     i^  tiet^to  he^^ciy 
«IM^^  *«i«!thfli d«tf bf  &  editbfto  Ae«»  hlnfkVi^ Ve  Ts.;  apijio  d<Etea 
a!l  fraudvlent  tampcHng  to  <nak«  him  b'efter.  '  Butt^^fill  i]^  a  chaTni. 
by  conjodoie,  with^  ^Mr^r^mJ^  rhat  #iteS  Tenfe  out  ^f  countenance  | 
c^a'#iiihYtfbmiffiofl  to'Mr.  Pff/r^  Vuknuintf^  nee  M,  mif  co»ieM«^e 

"].  ''-'     ■  ^^--^ -•■>  '    ;  •       -  '■■•  ■■    s^tzSL 


King  H  £  N  R  Y  VI.  593. 

Speak  foftly,  or  the  Ms  of  thofe  great  towns 
Will  make  him  burft  his  lead,  and  rife  from  death. 

Ghu.  Is  Paris  loft,  and  Reajt  yielded  up? 
If  Htnrj  were  recalled  to  life  again, 
Tlkefe  news  woald  canfe  him  once  "more  yield  the  ghofti. 

Exe.  How  were  they  loft  ?  Avhat  treachery  was  us'd  ?r 

Mdffl  No  treachery,  hut  wantx>f  men  and  money. . 
Amon^ft  the  foldiers  this  is  muttered; 
That  here  you  maintain  fevVal  fadions ; . 
A)]d  whilft  a  field  ihould  be  difpatch'd  and  fought, , 
You  ace  difpuline  of  ^oor  Generals. 
One  Avoidd  h'a^e  nngring  wars  with  little  coft; . 
Abocher  would  Ar  iwift,  but  wanteth  wings : 
A  third  man  thinic^,  without  expehce  at  all, 
1^  guileful  fktr  words,  peace  may  be  obtained. . 
Awake,  awake,  Sngiijh  nobility ! ' 
liet  not  flotk  dim  your  honours,  new^begot ;.. 
CropM  are  the  Flower-de-luces  in  your  arms, . 
Of  2^£»M^  coat  one  half  is  cut  away. 

Mx€.  Were  .our  tears  wanting  tp  this  funeral, . 
Thefe  tidings  would  call  forth  their  flowing  tidesr 

Bid*  Me  they  concern.  Regent  I  am  of  France; : 
Give  Qifl  thy  fteeled  coat,  Plf  fi^ht  for  France. 
Away  with  thefe  difgracefiil,  wailing  robes; 
WouitAi  I  will  lend  the  French^  inftead  of  eyes,. 
To  weepljheir  intcrmifflwe  miferies. . 

Biar  to  tbem  another  Mtjfenger. 

2  Mejfi  Lords^  view  thefe  letters,  full  of  bad  mifchaace« 
Ftanct  is  revolted  from  the  EftgUJh  quite, 
^Bdtce^fome  petty  towns  of  no  import. 
The  feaupjiiit  €W/w  is  crowned  King  in  RUimSf 
The  baftard  Orletmi  with  him  is  joined : 
klfii>uer,  Duke  of  Anjon,  doth  take  his  part, . 
Yhel)uke  of  Aldnfon  flies  to  his  flde.        *        '      \Eki:*>. 
-   j?*^;.  The  Dauphin  crownedKiflg?  all  Bv  to  him? 
O^  wiiither  fliall  we  fly  from  this  reproach  r 

GUu  We  will  not  fly  but  to  our  enemies  throats. . 
jj/^ff/v/,  if  thou  be  flack,  ril  fight  it  out.     ' 
r  Jii4*  GWfier^'  why  doubt'ft  thou  of  jny  forwarduefa?  :  ^ 


394  T^^  ^  ^^  s  '^  ^^U  ^ 

Ad  anny  UiV  I  moftfr'd  in  my  Amtf^th 
Whermck  idffady /*r««ri^ii  ovcf-nift* 

Mfttgr  a  Third  M0e9pr. 

3  Mef.  My  gracioM  LQir<I^  f o  ada  to  ypur  lameiitsi 
Wherewith  you  now  btifif  ^ing  Hp^r^fi  be$Mfe| 
I  muft  inforin  yoa  of  a  di(ip4  %H 
Betwixt  th€  (lout  Lord  T^/^^^/  aod  t4e  ff^^' 

Hln.  What !  wherein  Tn/^^/  oyerca^  I  i&*t  fc? 

3  ilf(^.  O,  no ;  whereia  Lor^  STfl/iftfif  was  D'ertlilt)«XH 
The  ciic^imftance  Til  tell  you  cpo^e  at  large* 
The  tenth  of  Auguft  laft,  \\iU  dreadii^lXoxd 
Retiring  from  the  liege  of  Orleawf 
Having  fcarce  full  Ax  thoof^ndm  hi$  tropp^' 
By  three  and  twenty  thouf^nd  of  the  /V^ito^ 
Was  round  encompaffed  and  fet  upon. 
1^0  leifure  bad  he  to  en  rank  his  nied  i 
He  wanted  pikes  to  fet  befpre  h||  axcherp; 
In ftead  whereof,  (harp  flakes,  p^fuckt  out  of  &edge|>    . 
They  pitched  in  the  ground  confufe^ly. 
To  keep  the  horfea(ien  off  from  breaking  iiu 
More  than  three  hours  the  fight  continQed  ; 
Where  valiant  Talbot  above  human  thought 
Enadled  wonders  with  his  /word  and  lance* 
Hundreds  he  fent  to  hell,  and  none  durft  ftand  hjfD| 
Here,  there,  and  every  where,  enrag -d  he  flew* 
The  French  exclaimed,  the  dcvi^  was  in  arms  f 
A\\  the  whole  army  Hood  aga^'d  On  hiv* 
His  foldiers,  fpying  his  undaunted  fpirit, 
A  Talhot !  Talbot !  Cried  oat  amain, 
And  ru(h'd  into  the  bowels  of  the  battle. 
Here  had  the  conqucft  fully  been  feaPd  up. 
If  Sir  Jahu  Faftolfg  had  not  play'd  the  coward  (4)  j 

(4)  If  Sir  John  Falflaffe]  Mr.  Pi>f>e^  btt  tak«n  notUe,  b  a  aota 
vpofi  the  tbiid  ad  of  this  play,  «  That  Fa'/afff  is  here  iotroduc*^ 
**  agaiA,  who  Was  dead  in  Bemy  V|  the  occafion  whereof  is,  that 
•«  this  play  was  written  before  He/try  IV.  or  Uittry  V."  This  feeiri 
to  me  but  an  idle^iece  of  cjii(i(ifm«  It  is  tbte  hi^ofical  Sir  Jfbn 
Faftplfe,  (fffrfo  he  iscaJU'd  by  boih  our  chroniclers)  ibat  is  hcie  men^ 
tioo'd ;  who  was  a  lieotenant-generi^  in  the  wars  with  Frmmc$t  deputy 
KgtAt  to  iJif  Dokc  if  Mfitd  \A  ifttmandf^  and  i  iCnil^tti^hlt 

Carter  t. 


King  li^E  wii  i  Vft^  i^ 

He  being  in  the  vaward,  (pfacM  behind,  .  ' ' 

With.  P^x/pofe  to  felievc  and%lloW*  themy     '  '^ 

€krmmy  fM,  not  Having  «ftstk  xHA  ftrolfei 
Hcnce'gffeVtfie'^H'i^l  iv/arck  a(;h*d  rtaificre;/ ;  - 
Enclofcd  were  they  <«^ftSl!feeit  citeMW,       *    !     \ 
A  bafe  ^a/fi^ijrto:tv3if  Aft'IJkiJpttSlS'i^       ^    '  ^        - 
VhntHrf^Maf  wiitti  a  fpcar  into  th.c  back  ;     , 
Whow  aH  ^i^ii^r  wkh  her  chief  a(ftirtbla*ilrft»gd>   -  ^ 
Darft  not  prefume  to  Idok  6nce  in  the  fafCc.     '  ' 

£M,  Is  ral6ot  (lain  ttfen  f  1  i^ifl'fliy  rtiyW,'  '^- 

ForHt4%^Tafy  fitfHitpotttpaVrdc^;     '  *'^   '    '     '    * 


;£ 


-  Jiilft  fuch  a  worthy' f^def,  t<^ajatiil(g  aid,     •'  ; 
Unto  his  daftard  for-6idh  i^b^i^'^i.  .      •  '::  ^'[^ 

3  i^^  O  no,  he?  li^^li  biit  U  tdSk  ptiftba-;  •  ^  ;  ^ 
Attd  iord  5f«/f/  «^fc  Mm,  and  LcfrAtfuA^ty/b^i'  '*''^ 
Moft  of  the  reft  flaughter'd,  or  took  likewiie. 

Bed,  iit»  pAifMn  Weteh  ttOBebat^tihdlpa)^.?. 
I'll  hale  the  Dauphin  headlong  from  his  throne, 
Hk  cn)^ftdirbrtheiiUi(5mF«f-|^  lO  ^^^r.^ 

Four  of  their  Lord s.  I'll  4lfiii^ge  fiMr^ne  of  ours. 

Bullies  i»  Fratfce  fortj^wltji,  1  am  to  jnatce# 

To  teep  oor  great  Sfc'OV^^«'s  feaf^  witfcat. 

Ten  thoufand  ibldief*  ^ijh  tne  I  will  tafee^  /  '"".■, 

Whofe  bloody,  deed^  l^inuk^^ilJlurofeq^^ke.       r  ,^ 

3  Mej:  So  you  ha4^^.9^  1^^  ^1T^  ^  t^fi^k'^  '  .  \ 
The  EngU^  armf.45  gJJ6!WI>^«cak  aji^  laict ;  ?  •/  '♦ 
lL\ie'^zx\'otSaUfiurfQx^<^^^  .  , .  I 

And  hardly  Jteeps  KiBineiifro^  ill utitjyV  \ 

Since  they  fo  few  watcHjuph  a  ihultitude.  ,      [     r 

jE'jir^.  Remember^  ho^i^i^  your  oaths  to  Hitntj.  fworb  :^ 
Either  to  quell -the  tJauphin  "Utterly, 

#4^/V9  .•  and  n6t  the  Ci^r  t^itiebtt\^^^m  ihfrfr^^  by  <ktr 
Wthoi';  anaSfliicl^waf  k  (ireiftq^  ni^^tTypf  liU  owft  bfain.  li»*T 
*r1»*iB  h^  nAttM  him  Taljftifi,  ioTBcHfeVt,  he  hadlSfiy  iflt^ntloii  ^ 
t&c^iHiig  afJhiJT  on  ttte%iferticrty<tf  tltii  renowhetf  «1tt'wiitior.  •  Bill 
p^ia^,  ifthe  tradition  btf  trirt,  tfcat  tKfe  hirtnOfthia  cllWafter  #af| 
*t  fiTft  cahM  O/rfA/^/i  by  doV  attthcfr  5  affi  afiemtTdS  chartg'd  to  ^ff/J 
JU0e^  op^n  a  reprefeA'atioA  if^atft  to  Queeill  SJheahth ;  fome  of  the 
0&i^f  ftfirviting,  who  thooj^ht  theitildm  aggriev^^  in  that  cht^ 
raOcr  li;:ariflfrtftcf  ttHait  dP^trtt  ftmi^. 

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Or  bring  Mm  inobedicMe  i»yMr  }[^. 

To{R>abo«LB|y.|Kn^if^o^      ^^       .     {tnii^if^ 

GUm.  Vn  a  lie  j>^^  with  til  theji^I^f^B,    . 
To  view  th**arttildg;i^'amm  r.  % 

And  then  I  wilLpf9fl|UD  yiOfu% Hemy^Kh^g^y  -  \x 

£r^.  To  J|/i4w  will  I»  wheif  the  jo^mg  King  is. 
Being  ordain'<i  his  foecialgoVemor ; 
And  for  hUiafetytoere  I!l|  heft  devife.   /  lExit* 

Win,  Bach  lihtK  his  ^isam,^^ t^vi^o^^ 
t  am  left  oat:  ^r  m^  notbing^remains : 
But  long  I  will  nothe.thiu  bot  of  o)^ : 
The  King  AomJ/ziiii^t  iBteud  tpfendfr 
And  fit  at  thiefcft  ilem  lof  pnbEck  weal.  ££«& 

JaTfr  Charktf^ Akirfon^  Mrif  Reigniect^flvorvi&iiy  mtii* 

Cbar.  Ti^jfR^^s  feruembyWgi^y'n  wb  t^jj  Ifenr^iistj)^ 
IVJ.  So  in  thrcaithf  ta thw'day  isnot  fcfaowi.    i 
Late»  did  he  ihine  i^jponthe'  EngiiM^  fidte  t     ' 
.Now  wc  are  viftors,  upon  ns  h^  ra^ifts.  \ 

/lSI*at  jO#nJ  of  any^^n^^  .    " 

At  pteafafe  henc  wc  lie  ^^t  wkAn:  .  -  '   •  ^ 

Tho*  ftill  thefamiih'd  i?iuri|^  tiKft  paK  j^c^,  \ 

;^aintly  befiege  os  one  lidof  In  tf ^ttionth. 

^i{m.Theywanttheirpcxrndet»^^ 
Either  they  moii^  be  dieted,  )ub^  mules. 

And  h^ve their  proTender  ty^d  to  their  months  ; 

,.«..■-*■.■  -      ^ 

iA^\  M^mtiJKm'*'  ••fMfol'  OiMj3|0Ctlik  aii'hiiii4rea  parget  of  lii% 
^pid^s,  h«i  thew4»  ut  bit  ac^iMintai)^ ^  wi^li  Juitlaid  ^froU^r^  he  l^erc 

8rei  ot  a  fJiflfp^pf  bis  JLAo¥r)ed^iQ./^9«o«f.  The  revjlutk>a^  tf 
Q  planet  il2^  wf  u  woy  found  ootitjU  the  1>egiAnii^of  tb^  v^th  ceiM 
^liHy.  X»^,l  thiolc,  was. the fer£»p^  wbo  ^rft  {aveltj^t  tf  dif- 
C^«i7  upon  fHis  /ubje^,  frc^  the  ob6;r;vations  of  TychPfBratCt  iahm 
7rf  atife  Dg  Motibus  SiUta  Martit,  of  which  Tt?atife  I  have  (een  o« 
Okriier  edition. than  that  from  Frankjert  pubiifh'd  [a  l6c^^,^l  \e^ 
>5  ycais^  if  not  mo^,  after  th(  a^^wjinc^  of  this  ^lay«  ^ 


tf? 


King 'H'lE  >r  K  V  VT.  if^ 

Or  pitecus  tUcy  «rill  look  like  drowned  mice.         ^  ^  ; 
/^^/giv.  Let'»i«if;i  t4te  £ege:  .Whjr'lhrewe  idl)»  beteiL 
^J9/^^is  tMk^n, ;Who«  we  wctnc  to^t^?  c  V . 4  ^\. 

Remainech  xu>ii«  biivnud>bra^*d  SiUiJ^ry%^         .     ^  1 

Kor  men,  >,iior.  mjooeyv  htsh  ke  t*^  make  war.  r 

Ci^n  Soandr.  found  alarm :  We  will  rttih^on  tbem  r. 
I^ow  for  the  hoiMMir  of  the  forlorn  FmtKb  :  \ 

Him  I  forme  my  death,  diac  kiUetb  me;. 
When  he  ms  me  go  back>  one  fMf^i  or  Ay-..        {iEW^ynA 
^Hire  stiffs  j^^Mrfiiaf€»  i4^fy.th^t^%tinmthgrtat  kfu 

J^-/ff/#x;  Charlesy.  Alanfun,  ^xi/ KeigUien 

Ci&tfrv  Wbq  ever  faw  the  like  ?  what^en  have  \f 
Dogs,  cowards,  dailards !'  I  would  ne'er  bate  fled,. 
But  that  tfiey  left  me  'midft  my  enemies.. 

Reig^.l^diflmry  is  a  defpfrate  bomicide*. 
He  figfjtetb  a»*one  we^y  of  his  life  ;< 
The  other  Lords^.^ke  lions  wanting  food^^  ^ 

Co  rufhdiuppn  us  ^s  their  hi|ngry^  FT^X-  . 

Alan,  Frayfard^  a  countryman  of  ours,  records, 
Mngland  all  Olnftrs  and  Md*iviafids  bi'ed, 
XwiiBg  thetime  Edward  the  Third  did  re^n  f 
More  troly  now  may  this  be  yeri^d  ;  . 
i^or  nt^ne  but  ^omffiftts  and  Goliafit 
Jt  fendeth  forth  to  fldrmiih  ;  one  to  ten  f 
Lean  raw-bpn'd  rafcalsl  wbo  would  e'er  riip|Krfev 
Tbey  had  fucb  courage  and  audacity  i 

Ci^/f.Let'sleave  this  town,fortheyare  hair-braia'd  flaires» 
And  hunger  will  enforce  them  be  more  eager: 
C>f  old  1  RBOw  ihem;  rather  with  th^ir  teethe 
The  walls  they'll  tear  down,  than  forfaketle  fiege. 
^    Reig,  I  tbink,  by  fome  odd  gimmals  or  device 
Their  arms  are  fet  Uke  clocks,  ftill  to  ftrike  on  ?       ,  p 
Elfe  they  could  ne'er  bold  out  {b,  as  they  do ; 
]^  my  confenf  w^'ll  e'tpk  lelttbeni  alone» 
^   4lan.   Be  if  fo. 


I'M 


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i 


l^t  The  First  Part  af 

Smiir  tbi  Baft^Jrf  Orleaiii. 

i?i^. Where's  clii  Prince  ]>ta{>hiil  \  I  have  new^f  Ibr  hifii. 

Dau.  Baftard  of  O^leMnt^  ikrtce  welcome  to  vs. 

Baft,  Metbinks,  yoor  looks  are  fad,  your  chearappalM, 
Hath  the  late  ovtfthrow  wroa^ht  this  ofente .' 
Be  Bdt  dirftiay*d,  for  fvccow  it  at  hand : 
A  holy  maid  hkber  with  me  I  bring; 
Which  by  a  Wfton,  fcnt  to-htr  from  HeaVo, 
Ordained  is  to  raife  this  tedious  fiege^ 
And  drirc  the  MngUft>  forth  the  boonds  df  Ffoiki. 
The  fpirit  of  d^p  prophecy  (he  hath, 
Exceeding  the  hine  ^ibytli  of  dd  R»m  {hf: 
What's  peft,  and  irhat'a  to  come,  fte  can  defd-y. 
Speak,  fiiaH  I  call  her  inf  bdieve  my^words^ 
For  they  are  certain  and  infallible. 

Dau.  Go,  cail  her  in  ;  but  firft  to  try  her  fkill, 
Jteignier^  ftand  thon  as  Dauphin  in  my  plice ; 
Qneftion  her  proudly,  let  thy  looks  be  ftern  : 
By  this  means  ihali  we  foond  what  ficill  (he  ha^. 

Entit  Joan  h  Facelle*  . 

Mtig.  Fair  imtfld,  is't  thou  wilt  do  the(e  wond'rons  ftats  \ 
PuceL  Reignier^  ifi't  thoB  that  thtnkeft  to  besnile  me?* 

Where  is  the  Dauphin  ?  come,  come  from  behind^ 

1  know  thee  well,  tho*  never/feen  before. 

Be  not  amaft'd :  There'^  nothing  hid  from  me : 

in  private  will  I  talk  with  thee  apart : 

l^tSind  back,  you  Lords,  and  give  us  leare  awhile. 
Reig.  She  takes  upon  her  bravely  at  (irft  dafi»«  *• 

PuceL  Dauphin,'!  am  by  birth  a  (hephcrd's  davghtcii 

My  wit  untrained  in  any  kind  of  »t: 

Hcav'n,  and  our  Lady  gracious  hath  it  pleat'd^ 

To  (hine  on  my  contemptible  eilate. 

(6)  Excteiing  tb^  niiM.Sibylll  ^  ^^  R^pie,]  Bither  the  poet  4 
forgetful  here  of  tradition,  or  purpofcly  givei  Jiiqifelf^a  laliiutfeV' 
expreifion.  The  Cumitan  Si/jU  ii  the  only  one'fuppofed  to  Have  \iiiiti 
Jtaly\  asdl  (he  it  was,  according  toJboie  authors,  who  broo|ht  tbe 
nku  volomf t  of  SUylHtif  oracles  to  Tarquhm  Stfn^s*  Te  tlua  fsblf, 
a^4oabt,  out  aatbor  hoc  alMfi* 

Lo, 


Ring  H  £  n  K  v   VI.  §ff 

XiO,  whilfl  I  wshed  on  my  tenitt  kmbs^ 

And  to  fun's  parckittg  \keMlt4iCp\^j*d  tnj  dietbt 

Gad%  fliotlier  4^n«^  ^  *PP^^  to  me ; 

And,  in  t  Mifioii  tult  of  Miijeftjr, 

WilM  me  to  leavo  my  baifo  vocation,    - 

And  free  my  cQiiHry  ^fti  c|il$mkjt 

Her  aid  flie  piomis^d,  and  tffliir'd  IneoeA* 

In  oompleac  glory  fte  Yeveal'd  berfelf ; 

Aod»  wh^eas  I  was  biaek  and  Avart  bchrtp 

With- d^p^  clear  rays  whiith  fte  infbs'd  on  mtp  ) 

That  beauty  am  I  blefl  witb^  iwkicb  you  fee^ 

Afk  me  whlit  qaeftiea  thon  eanfl:  poflibk,  * 

And  I  will  aniWr  unpremeditated. 

M)i>oourajge  try  by  dombat,  if  than  darV» 

And  thoo  (bait  find  tbat  1  exeeed  my  fex. 

Refolve  on  this,  thou  ibalt  be  fortanate. 

If  thou  receive  me  for  thy  warlike  mate. 

Dau.  Thon  h«il  aftooiibM  me  with  thy  high  teitiKl 
Only  this  proof  I'll  of  thy  valoar  make. 
In  iingle  combat  then  ibalt  buckle  with  me; 
And  'S  tbo«i,  vanqufiheft^  thy  words  are  tme; 
Otherwife,  I  renounce  all  cOaMence. 

PueeL  I  am  preparM ;  here  if  my  keen-edg^d  Araid»^ 
Deck'd  with  fiae  ftow'r-de'lUces  on  each  fide; 
The  which,  at  Tmrain  in  St.  Catharin^i  cburdl. 
Out  of  a  deal  of  old  iron  1  chofe  fortlu 

Dau.  Then  come  o*  God's  name,  ^Gt  I  fear  no  woman* 

FuctL  And  while  I  live,  I'll  n^Vr  fly  from  a  man. 
Here  i  hey  fight  ^  and  Joan  la  Puce  Me  o*vercemei* 

Dau.  Stay,  ftay  thy  hands,  thoa  art  an  jf/nMH/tt 
And  fighteft  with  the  fword  of  Dehora, 

Pucd.  Chrift's  mother  helps  rac,  elfe  I  were  loo  weak* 

Beiu,  Who-  e'er  he! ps  thee,  'tis  thou  that  muft  help  me: 
Impatiently  I  burn  with  thy  defire, 
My  heart  and  hands  thou  haft  at  once  fubdu'di 
Excellent /^xM>f//f^  if  thy  name  be  ib,^  v    ' 

Let  me  thy  fetvant  and  not  Sovereign  be, 
'TJs  the  French  Dauphin  fueth  to  thee  thus. 

PuceL  I  muft  not  yie^d  to  any  rites  of  lovCi 
For  my  profeiiion's  facrcd  from  above ; 

6  Wli^ 


^^  Tbb  F  f ?RfS  r  F4rt  oft 

WkeQil  lave  cl^aM  adl  tky  toc9  tmxa  hbaot, 
TbcD  vMlj^^t^ipon  a  i^^wnpeooe. 

i)«#.Mean  tiq^cu Jo0k  graooiM  on  thy  proftrate  AttK 

Reig.  My  Lor4»  iDethfnks,.is  very  long  in.  talk.  .    , 

ui'/ffjv.l^^obtlfri,  .ke  Arivca^this  woman  to  iierilBOGk 
Elfe  ne'er  tcookl  lie  fq  Imti^protrafi  iiii  fpeech, 

i?f/]^.  Shall  v(g  diAorb  him»  dace  he  keeps  no  mean? 

Jhn^Ht  may  ni|e|io  mor^  th9n  we  poor  mensda know. 
Thefe  womoi  ate  flii«w4  tempteri  with  their  toogu^. 

RkHg.  K^.Xofdt.  where  are  yctoJ  whaidevift  yoUvOii 
Shall  we  giy^^  oyer  OriSMnr  prtno^ 

PsmK  Why,  ,n9p:J  lay ;  iifirttftftl  recreants  V 
Fight  till  the  laft  gafpr  ibr  I'll  be  yoqr  ffoard^ 

/}««.  What^e  %;$•  rnc9nfirm;  we%  fight  jtOQl^ 

i»«^/il  AffigiCd  I  am  to  be  tl^e  JSi^^&^/couige. 
This  night  the  i;egc  ailijrc4ly>I*ll  raife :  . 
l^xpeft  baiat  MfirtinU  fumm^rr^iUgt^M^tkyip^ 
SincQ«j  have  encjer'4,thusj«tp  thele  wara^       .  \ 

Ofory  is  like  apircl^in^the.MKater;.  i  .    I  •. 

Which  never  ceafeth  to.  enlarge  itfel^  . 
Till  by  broad,  rpreadit^g  it  dilperre.fo  nonght;*. 
With  Hetny^s  death  the  Engji^  circle  end*  i .  . 
Dijfperfed  are^tbe gloti^ it in^la^ed \     .-        ^ 
Now  am  IJika  that  proud  inA^ltipg  ihip* . 
Which ^jG^r  and  his  fortujue  bore  at oncf^  , 

Dau,  Was  AhiJifafmtinfyncd  with  a  do.^^. 
Thou  ^ith  an  eagle  art  in^ired  then.  .    ^ 

J^^i^^  thfl  naother  of  great  Cj^ 
Nor  yet  Si-  PJtHff>*s  daughters,  .were  like  t^te.-. 
Bright  (tariff  K^mi^  faU'n  down  on  the  vi^, . 
How  may  I  reverently  ^or&ipthef^-^  . 
\  jfht9^  Leave  <^  delays,  and  let  us  ra)(e  the  fiegea 
:  .iR^/^..Woinan«  <}o«what  thpucindto Tavaoorhotimili 
j)rive  them  from  OrfeoM,  nod  be  immortaljz^d* 

Dau.  PrefetitJv  try ;  €«rae,  let>  away  ahpiu  it. 
No  prophet  w^l  I  MHft^  H  ihe  pi^vei  falfe*^       £iimi 


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King  He  n  r  *  Vt  40% 

^      S  C  E  N  E,  the  7cw«r-gatcs,  in  London.      ^ 

Enter  Glbticefter,  ivith  his  fernfing-men.         ^ 

tSlbkrriKm  this  day  cOme  to  fofvejCtHc  Tower ', 

X  Sincd  Henrf%  deaths  I  fear,  there  is  convcyanC(^» 
Where  be  thefe  warders,  that  they^ wait  not  here?     » 
Open  the  gates.     'Tis  Gkucejfer  that  calls.  . 

1  l^ard.  Who^s  there,  that  knocketh  fo  fmperioofiy  t 
t  Mhn.  It  is  the  noble  Duke  of  G'louctftet.  . 

2  Ward.  Who  e^er  he  be,,  you  may  not  be  let  in*        » 
xM,an^  ViUaiRSj  ,an(Wer  you  fd  rhc  Lord  PrgK<^^A 

1  'Ward»  The  Lord  proicft  hi'm  t:  fo  wc  anfwer  him;r» 
W«  do  no  othcrwife  than  wc  arc  will'd".    - 

<^hu.  Who  willed  youi  or  whofe  will  llandi^but  mine  X' 
.There's  notie  Protc^lor  of  the  realm  bat  U  ' 

Break  iip  the  gate»,  I'll  be  yoim  warrantiBe ;  ,        ' 

Shall  I  be  floated  thus  by  dunghill' grooms  T  \ 

-  ^  &lovice§l:eT^s  men-fti/k  at  tJ^  Tomer-iaiis,  mi'^     ^ 
'  / '  ■  *       Wood  vile  the  Lieuteimm  Jfeafts  ivk^in.  '  \ 

.    Wood*  What  noife  19^  thi^  I  what  traitors  llAve  we  heref 

Ghu.  Lieutenant,  is  it  you*  whofe  voice  I  hear  f       * 
ippcij  the*  gates  ;  here's  Gio*Jier^  that  would' enter. 
,'     Wood'  Have  patience*,  noble  Duke ;  lii||iX>  npt.pgea^ 
jThe  Cafdi^af  of  ^/Vzft&i^^  forhid$ ;.  .   /        r 

From  him  I  have  exprefs  commandment^  •     \^  -^ 

That  thou,  nor  none  of  thine,  fhal^ be  leHn. 

G/i7«.,FaiWt*- hearted  Wocd^nhy  prized  him  *fore.nje?i^ 
J^txogdiVil  Winchefler^  that  haughty,  prelate. 
Whom.  Henry,  our  l^e  Sovereign,,  ne'er  could  brook?: 
.Thoujart  no  friend  to  God%  erto  the  King^:- 
'C^n  the  gate,  or  PH  Ihut  thee  out  fliorriy^ 
\   ^erv.  Open  the  gates  there  to  the  Eord'Pfote~6lor;,    • 
.We'll burft-  them  open,,  if  yoa, come  notinwckly* .    ^.  t 


¥»ut«ar 


40%  The  First  Part  of 

Xm/er  to  tin  ffttQtr  Mt  tie  T^wcr^gaUs^  WincJicAtr  and 
his  men  in  tauutrf  coats, 

WiM.^QmMm^M\AwiU%H»mfMojh^^%vitwm  tbis(7]  ? 

€/««.  PiePd  prieft)  doll  thou  command  me  be  fluUQiHi 

Win,  1  do,  thou  mod  ufurping  proditor, 
And  Bot  Pxote&or»  of  the  Kjng  or  realm. 

Glou,  Stand  back,  thoa  manifefl  confpirator ; 
Thou,  that  contrivMIl  to  murder  our  dead  Lord  ; 
Tkou,  that  giv'fl  wliores  indulgencies  to  fin  (8)  ; 
m  canvafs  thee  in  thy  broad  Cardinal's  hat^ 
If  thoo  proceed  in  this  thy  icfolcpce. 

0%r.  Najr,  (land  tl^ou  back,  I  will  not  budgC  k  foOii 
This  be  DaHtafiuti  be  thou  curfed  Cain  (9), 

(7)  'H*tv  mw,  arkbhms  omfrire,  what  means  tbh  /}  This  readlai 
kat  obit jin*d  in  all  tb«  cditiens  fince  the  fccond  foHo.  The  irrft  fiH* 
hM  it,  Umpbeir,  it  is  obieiwibic  that,  in  both,  the  word  b  4i^ 
tingui/h'd  in  Juilich,  But  why,  Uw^Wef  Or  of  what  ?  GhMttJIar  WH 
ProtcAor  of  the  realm  In  the  Ring*t  minority,  but  not  an  umpire  ia 
any  pvticular  aut^r  t^t  wa  fcoovr  of.  The  trace*  of  t%f  Ictten, 
and  the  word  being  printed  priginally  in  JltalUht  cooTiace  ma,  lint 
the  Dnke^i  chrifiian  namefurkM  under  this  corroption.  Ihave  there* 
fane  ventor'4  ti  nfint  it  ia  the  text  1  Aad  Ghtit^kr  'n  nor  firfe(« 
dom  at  fifty  times  caU*d  HumpbH^  in  jthit  and  tho  toccccdiog  pl#f • 

(8)  7bw,  tbttSgiv'JlMitbores.]  The  brothcl-houfcs,  ct/Uwumki^ 
were  of  old  licensed  on  the  BaMkfiJeztSmihwetrkt  i»ere  wuhio  ^diH 
\t\€tf  aad  under  the  jurifdiiHooi^  of  the  Bi/hop  of  WtmcMjter,  Tf 
thii  our  poet  has  again  alladed  Intht  laft  fpce^  of  bit  wibn  aai 
Creffidas 

■   ■■■    !  but  that  my  fear  fa  thia. 
Some  galled  ^s^e  of  U^tmb^er  wouia  hlfi. 
For  the  venereal  tumour,  ciird  a  Winebtper  gtefe^  dcfftv*i  Its  1 
from  that  Biihop  giving  dilpenlations  to  itrompett.  Nor  w —  ^' 

akMK  permitted  to  exercise  liheir  fiMiAion  at  xiitBMk£de\  

bawds  ware  likewife  indnlg'dto  heap  puhlick  havfifs  for  the  reWj^ 
ef  fttch  cattle.  And  thafe  becama  ia  infamous,  that  In  the  alaaeirih 
year  of  Henry  VI.  «vc  find,  a  llatete  waa  B»ade,  that  Aone,  wha 
4walt  at  the  ftevrs  in  Soutbwark,  flioold  be  impaoneird  in  juries,  asr. 
keep  any  inn,  or  tatem,  but  there.  Theie  ftews,  in  the  thTtty-ftt^d^ 
ytit  of  King  Henry  VIII.  (jfmie  ^$46)  were,  by  proclamation  aa4 
*  loand  of  trumpet,  fupprefsM  )  and  the  hoofes  let  to  people  of  repa- 
'lation>  and  honeft  cslliofi, 

(9)  T/>ii  be  Damai(cu«.y  KbouXlvm  tkC\\«^<t<^m  Damsfeut  is  a  btgb 
^ilJ,  reported  tube  tVvt  C%m\  tiii^\)Mn.^:«q?i>KfiK^\k\%\aw5««x 
Mauadr.  7r««*  p*  ly • 


iv*i  Its  aiaaii 
r  were  hail^ 
\e\  batmiii- 


king  H  c  N  R  y  VI.  40^ 

To  fl«y  thy  brother  Mel,  if  thou  wilt. 

(^ir.  I  will  not  (lay  thee,  bat  PIl  drive^  tbec  badt : 
Thy  fcarfet  robes,  as  a  cKild's  bearing  ^iM^ 
JWl  irfc  to  carry  thee  out  of  this  p^ice. 

/f7i7.  Do,  what  thou  dar'ft;  I  beard  tke^  to  t&y  fac^r* 

Giou.  y^H^  ?  am  I  dar'd,  and  beardi»^  «o  ny  ^e  ^  , 
Draw,  me.Q,  for  all  tJus  pivileged  j^ade. 
B iuf  <^^tB  to^fawmy.    Prieft,  beware  thv*  beard  ; 
I  mean  t(>  tt3^  it,  and  to  cafiT  yo«  4iinidiy. 
Under.npy  het  FH  ftamp  th^  CardinaPft  hat  t 
In  fpight  Qf  Pop^  or  dtgnitics  of  churchy 
l^ftf^i^P  cheeks  PH  drag  thee  op  a«d  down. 
fTin,  G/y^fr,  thouflt  anfwer  thir  b«f3re  the  Ft>pC!» 

\Gf9i^*  ^ificJbeJier  gooie!^  I  cry,^  a  rope,  a  rope. 
i^W  Iw^t  t^^w  heDce^  why  do  yo«  let  them  ftay  f 
Theq  I'll  clvafiB  hence,  ^uhoit  wolf  in  ftieep**  array. 
Oil,  ».wf  y  coats  j  out.  (cylet  by  pwjrite  I  ' 

Ben  QJlpucf ft^*/.«vi^  ^^<fftf  -^  Cwr^in^t ;  mijmiir  tm 
ibi  iurfy-iurfy  tie  Major  of  London,  and  bis  ^trs* 

lig^ffh  C)r,;LQr4f  I  tHatyOp,  bei»g>fo|>teme  magiftratess 
Thi^  conti^neliouilyihouid' break  the  pea^e I 
G/«jvi^eace^^or,fQr  thon.know'ft  little  of  my  wioogs  x 


One'ti^kt  mi¥  inotipns  war,  lu^d  ^ever  peace* 
0*er-charging  ypiir  free  pHi^fes  wi|J>  large  ftnfsj; 
That  ieeks  to  overthrow  religion, 
Becaafe  he  is  Pxote^lQr  of  the  r«alin  ; 
And  would  hdVe  armjp|a;  hqre  o^t  of  the  ?i<u;^> 
To  crown  himfelf  ^ing,  i^nd  liipprefs  die  Priac^ 
Ghu.  I  wiU  npt^i^^r  thee  with  word3,  bat  bk9¥». 

Major.  Nouglit  refts  for  me  in  this  tomiiltuou^  Atmn^ 
But  to  make  ppe n  prQclamatioo. 
Come,  offi^ti^  ^IpUd  a%  e'er  tho»  cdinil. 


A« 


4^4*  The  F I  R  s  t:  ^rt  of  ( 

Jftlmanmr  of  men  affemhled  here  in  arm^  this  daj%  ag^nf^ 
GoJTt  peace  and  the  Kiri^^s^'we  charge  and  command  pu^ 
ik  kh  Wghne/i^s  ndme^  to  repair  to ycur  Jeveraf-dweUing 
places 9  and  teotio*wecwi  handle,  or  uje  any  /worj,  'weflpenp^ 
or  dagger  bincefoiHvoard^  upon  pain  of  deaths 

^/tftf.CiM'diiild^  I/ll  be  tu>  hroaker  of  tbe  law : 
But  we  fhall  mect^  and  uU  oujr  miiifis  ftt^hirge. 

Win,  GUjfietf.wc'llmeot  to  thy  doar  c^y  beftut; 
Thy  heart-  blopd  I  will  i»ave  for  thit  day^si  f/fitk. 

Major,  ril  call  iof  dubft,  if-  yoa*  will  not  awiy : 
This  Cardinal  \^-  moi«  fUuglity'tt^n^tte  ji^ih 

Gleu.  Wl^yQT,  faff wel t  Thoa^loftborwhat thira tRtjr^ib; 

^MT.  Aboraioal^le  G/aV^iAT^'gaii^tliy  haadi 
Eor  t  intend  torh^ve  it^  er^bd  ^i'^.  [Skemh^  ' 

Mayfr.  See  the  coalJb.dbar'dV.sfnnheiiLWe  wilt  dentrt*. 
GoodGo^!  that  I^bles  ihoiildAKli^m^^  bear  r 
I^  myfeir  fight  k^os*  qjkc^  in  krif^yt^    «   ' '  -    .  IMtaufH^ 

Enter  thiU^f'QukiOr.if  Oileann'  untUhh  A^.  ' 

jtf.  G«f ,  Q^rra,  thou.knowfft  how  OrUamh  beficg'd,. 
'  O  AYid  how  the  Rngttfif  hatre  th*  fabnrbs  wbn*/ 

Boy.  Father,  I'l:ftow,  arid  oftha;»e.(hot  H  ihem,  ' 
How  e'er  unfortaoate  I  mifs'd  inv  aim*  •  ,     . ,        ^ 

M.Gun  fi6tii6W  thoafiialfnoV  Be  t|iiQRi.]:^'jb;inc^^ 
Chief  mafter-ratner  am  f^f  thii  town,  )    ] 

Something' Tmsft  do  to  procuf  erne  grace?    .  :     '    1 

The  Prince's  Ypials  have  informed  me,  I 

The  Englifi>i  ip  the  fu  burbs  clofe  in^iench'd,^ 
Went  thro^a  ffecret  gate  of  ireft  bars, . 
In  yonder  tow' r,  to  over*]jcer  the  ci^y;\. 
And  thesce  difcover  how,  with  mod  advaDtagc,\ 
T^ey  niay^  vex  i»,  wieb  flix)t  or  witl^  aff^alt^.-    \ . 
Ta  intercept  this'iftcoffveoience,       ^  ,  *« 

A  piece  of  ord'nimcc 'gaihllitThave -placed  ;      .  ^ 

And  fully  cv'n  tfceft  three  day^  hav<i  I  watch'd;  * 

If  I  couW  fee  lV\em»    "t^Q^^  >  ^^^  >  ^^  i^^spa.j^v«k\ 
Ho/ 1 .  can  day  no  Iw^ex  >~-^  ^ 


King   He  n  r^   yI.  ^4t>5 

tf  thou  fpy*Q^2Afy  trmMkd^hting  |^«  i»^ 
And  thpo  (halt  find  me  At  the^  Goveraoi-'i.  *  .  3  \B^li. 
£fy.  'Palter,  I  warrant  you ;  tike.y'ffanoi^9^i,   ,  ^ 
ril  nev^r  troobk  yo^,  if  I  fipa^  fpy  them.  ,  ^^   ^       ;^ 

Sai.  Tali^i^  tay1i|re,>Mr  jpy,  again  muruy^I         - 

How  i^ejt'tlioa  kand%|9^  MingptiTdner^ 

:Or  by  «irli^iRl«lns  got'ft  ^6u  to  bib  >eleas*d  ? 

I>ilcourfe,  I  pr^yt)^,  on  this  turret's  top. 
%bJ'  The  PiiidB  of  tli^/pri'}iad  a-^irifonery   ^ 

-Cdl^:  the  brave  rX^rd  ftf/tfM  ^  ^#i!«<fp« 
Porfiim  '^s^$  re)cc)f4)a^4»  jmd  ^^ 
But  with  ^  bafef  man'of  araw  by  far^  j 

.Once*  <  in  con^eoipt^  they  wotild  have  barter^  me : 

^Which  I  WQsiniri^&Mh^ds  atLi:cnyed  death,  ^  *  ^. 
]Uftl*)r  than  1  wq^d  be  fp  ylle  ,?fteeni*d. 

^  fine,  redeen^Mrw^St  afldcGr^*. 
Uflt*0,  the  'treacherous  F^oljfi  wounds  my  he^rt  1       -» 
Whom  Wifli  ii^  ^are'fi^Vl>c^d  w?c«^te, :  ^    ,     .,  /  ^ 
Jf  I  noWvh^S  ^up'J^rougHt  lojo  Wji^       '.     '  -   ' ,  .  > 

taun^ 


To  be  a  jmblif  J«:  i^ftacle  to  allc 

•Here,  ffid  thby,  u  theterrdrof  thcPrencfi:;  ^  - .  ^    - 

't'he  (c&fe^fpwt  '<h^V  ^ffnglits  our  cliil^ vn  ifo^  ,/■  '   { 

Th^\>rQp:Xrrom;i^^^                                    i  J.I ;  .y 

yo  hurl  ii%f:pj^i^^  f  ,  ^  ^: .  .^^  i* 

My  grifly  cbunt^Qan!ci^  imac(e  others  Hy ;     .  ,  j      •        f 
)4one  durft  coirfe  jijear,  Vor  fear  of  Tudden  d^idh^  ; 
In  iron  wall^  they  deem^-d  me  not  fecure:      '         "  / 
So  great  a  ft'ar  piy  n^une  ampngft  them  ijpreadr     ,  v     .: 
That  they  fnp^'^d^.I  could  jrend  b'a.rs.ojP  tteei>'     .  ,. 

WherelojTB  a  guard  of  cholen  0^qt Tha^  f  ,  ^       ,^  to  '  ' 

And*ifT<ria%u/„m^  ;    v^  .^x.  ^v 

,»f^d^cfh<^'»K^e  io  ihbot'faur  W 't^^ 


Etv\er 


4o6  The  F I  R  8  T  Part  of 


,  4(Ji.  I  gri^f ft  t6  httt  ^Iiat  tdMeiits  jctfo^dla^i^ 

Bat  we  WflPb^fVirengM  fdStientljr. 

Now  It  it  fac^-time  mHAdAsr 

Here  MmVi^jOiU  I^cii^iQaMn^My^HMfti 

And  view  the  Fremcbmen  how  they  fortify :    , 

Let  us  lode  in;  the  %ht  wiff  1i^^cli%|tiVtl|H> 

Sir  Thomas  Gargrievt,  aifd^Sit  HmtdA^VlurfdSUi 

Let  me  hate  yoor expreft  'o|jih]J6ciSi 

Where  is  beft'jdacte^to  nidte  cftti^  bat^ty  fMi  f' 

Gar.  I  MiA^zxtientfirAg)t\ti  ll^riA^^iil^iidJjDfdi. 

Clam.  And  Ihrtfl^.'  at  thtUQt^ib^iyf  tSii>fl^^^ 

Tai.  For  oagMI&^thi^  tity  ttiUtf  Ve'^A^^?/  ; 
Or  with  light  ikiniililtie^  eiiK^^feai  ^ 

rfl^/^^  t*ef  JH^;am  Sid»Bary7^//3&i. 

^tf/.  OLordf,  havetitercy  tni^uif/  Wf^tc^dTuinii^. 

G«r.  O  Lon^,'  hattjtetcy  dto  itie»  wOeful'ni&n. 

Tal.  What  chance  ir  this;  that  fuddefhly  liatK  eto!ttU 
SpuM^dillfifirvi  atla^,  if  tboti  catfft  in5eik  i 
How  far'ft  tfaddrnfiM>Airdrtniutial  tt^B  r 
On^pf  \hy  eyfctf  and^  chfc<5ft^s  fid^lfbiid^'^ir! 
Afedirf»^^>,  4eti<rfea'flti(f%iuird^ 
9hi^hat!i^c6tfMvHt  diiiw^^fiittnigc^yt' 
In  thirteen  battfdr  iiUjftMifttCkpit : 
Htnn  the  Fifth  he  firft  ntti^d^td  thft  wil*). 
Whilft any^tfinhbdid'fboild,  oirdllitt fbiitk^^^ 
His  fword'dia^e'iy  M^imti^  W^t'Wm^ 
Yet  liv'ft  tho«^'  ^4rAvi^  /' tliof  t%  fj^h'  d^h  fait; 
Oneeye  iNotrhitf  tolooV^d  liei^%  &.^iib^:  . 
The  fun  with  one  t^VMtiSi  HY'm^iiMi 
Heav'n^  be.thod]g£^iis'ct^n)iteft"ail^<i; 
If  SaUfliayvtiWi^[tkkj^\t\^ 
Bear  hence  hir  body;  I  wfinieljitotiiiy  It. 
Sir  TbommQmiihfi^  hut^thoft  att)r  U&ff  ^ 
Speak  imtoiTim^'/ iiay;  look  W to  li!^^ 
O  Salijb'fy,  thtBX^t^rfmiU^Mtt^^ 
Thoalhaltnordite;  Whllb-i^^^^     ' 
-*-*He  bed^kwitK WU^di  andihi!U 6ii':ifte;i 

As  who  ihottid  £iy,*  m^'nfk^mi^rgiiki;; 


I^iog  H  £  N  R  y  VJ»  40J5 

KememU^  to  aviBri4m  m  thi  Freadu 
Plantagenetf  I  will ;  and  ATiirv-lake* 
Play  oh  the  lute,  beholdiflg^  the  towos  baro  : 
Wretched  (hall  Tremu  be  ooly  in*  my  name. 

r  Here  an  alarm^  ^nd  it  ibmuten  sand  Ugi$mu 
Wha(  iHr  is  this  ?  what  tujauk>  b*  tke  fieav'm  ? 
Whence  coxoetb  thi^  alarum  M^  thi«  noife? 

Br0Stf «  M^^fn^ 

Mejr.Uy  Lord,  Wy  Uofd,  the /'r*«r/8' have  gattor^a%ei4i 
ThiB  DoMphiu^  with  ohe  Joan  la  F4if^/&  joinM, 
i^  hol>t  pi^tphetefs  newrifen  up» 
Is  come  wirha  great  |>dwer  td  ralf^  Hktfitgt. 

\Unt  Skllib'tirjr  lifiithhifrSetf  itf^  and  groanU 

TaL  Hear;  hear/  how  ayli)|r  SaJ0uiy  ddthgroixi ! 
It  irks  l!is  heart,  he  cannot  be  r^veifig'd. 
Freftehmen^  1*11  be  a  SdliJhurytQybxx: 
Pucelh  or  Puffllf  Dtutplkn  ox  Dog^Jh^ 
Your  hearts  1^1  llamp  out  with  ufy  hbrfts  heelsj 
And.  make  &  quagltfiw  6)F  yddr  tnlngled  brain's. 
Obitrey  brave  iiUifiwy  into  his  tent,. 
And  then  w^  <tiy  ^dX  di&kid  Fren'Smi  tkit^ 

I4kirm.     FJceuftt,  hsaring  S^tifttiry  anlj  iuk 

^homisc^  GkrfirarveHM^* 

Htre  an  alarm  again%  mid^Mbtf^/tt0fi^}tl^DMtfi^ 
and  drpvttb  kim^  i?tiii4ri»m^J«^aft'kcFMlllti  dfi^h^ 
^SaljSSbanm^JIm^^^    ^kn  enter  Talbot. 
Tal.  Where  u  irtf  ftreflg*, ,  ts$  vntotrt',  BAd  irtj^  iWrie!* 
Our  £ff^/i^  troops  retift^  I  iD«itiK}tiU/:thm^  ' 
A  womai^MtiUdtttait&dtirvchifttk^em;  ' 

£«ar?Pacellei 
Here,  here,  fliec^Wl^i.    I'ttliiv^itbtit^iflrthcrir* 

tfkM^%itt4^)niW'^<Mi'lhlBe,  thou  art  a  witch ; 
And  ftr^tway  ^vf  thvJbol^o  him  ihou.  ferv'fir 

.■::■...-■  *?^«: 


Tai.  Heavens,  cm  yoa  ftiffer  heft  fo  to  prey srH?*"' 
My  breaft  1*11  barft  with  ftraining  of  my  courag^ 
And  from  my  ihoulders  crack  my  arms  aftrnder. 
Bill  }  will  chaise  this  high-minded  ftrampet.     ' 
^'1ftrf#/.  ftftftf/,  farcwcl,  thy  hour  i«  tfotyiqtcp^ic, 
I  muft  go  vidnal  X)rkaas  forthwith.  ' ;  /  ' 

[ji  jSboft  alarm.     Th^n  enter  the  t^^i  W^p  fiUii. 
Overtake  mc  if  thot^-caiift,  I  fcoirn  Iby  ftr^^. 
Qoy  go*  chear  op  thy  hunger-ilarved  m^ 7    .    ■  ^- 
H^p  ZaViJbury  to  make  his  telbment:' 
This  day  is  ours*  as  man  jr  ftiore  fliall  W*  \]^xit  Pucdl 

fd.  My  tjiough^  are  whirled  likp  a  i^^ter's  wheel 
I  know  not  where  I  am,  nor  What  I  do  ^^ 
A  wi«eh«  hy  TCar,  not  forcci  wu^Jiarm^^lt 
Drives  1>ack  our  troops,  and  con^n^erias  Ihe  lifts* 
So  bees  with  fm'oak,  and  (loves  vmh  noirfome  ilencb^ 
Are  from  their  hifes,  and  hotiTei,  drlv^ii  away. 
71i«y  call'4  oa  for  oiir  (erceoeTl  ^9.^i!^ 
Now,  like  Aeir  whelps,  we  piyin^  rjtfti;  aw^.  »    ^ 

fA  Jhdft  alan 

Or  tear  the  lions  out  of.  $y;l4tt4t$  coat  1 
Kcno^ce  your  foil^  glY^  M^eep  in  liohs  ftekd : 
dheep  run  not  half  lb  tim^rourfrom  the  wolf, 
Pr'horfll  ol*  oten  fititm^^  tb^  leopard/ ' 
'^^^W^  %  f'Wl  your  oft.fwbdg^ 

/:  jdli  ^  •  /  i  t4&ra»%TJHrrc\i^^ 
JtwiH  nof  bf j:  Rcnijif  '^tp  YOw:^trf«che>  t . ,  n:  '  1* : 
YbWUrconfenii^.iil[tpf<j^  ^  •  v-  .-^iv 


For  none  would  ilri^(K  .aJpioke  i)^  mt  rmsoge.  ;  ^ 

Fitceiie  IS  enterd  into  TjrUetm» 

In  fpight  of  ufi,  or  ou^hc  xtuit  iste^uld  do» 

O,  jwoitld  Iwcre  to  dw  yi\t\i'Sslifiuryri  ^  »  ^"^  ,..\  ,-- 

The  ihalae  hereof  wijlmalu/ne}iidieim^^^ 

/  fucel*  Advance  oxut  ^WvEk^wAo^t^  on  the  wall»> 
Refca'd  is  OrUam  hoia  ^t  \w^^  ^^m^^\ 


Hhg  Hi^r^Y  VI.  409 

tk^yoOk  ta  Pucette  hath  pcrfbrmM  her  wor4. 
Dim.  Biyineft  crtaturc,  bright  Aftrea*s  daughter^ 
w  fliall  I  honoar  thee  for  this  faccefs  ! 
\j  proiQifes  are  like  Adotiis^  garden  (1^)9^ 

That 

16)  ^hf  'promija  are  1Skt  Adanit*  gtwdtn^l    This  ifl  t  piKe  ef    - 
tical  hiftory,  which,  I  6wn,  I  have  not  been  able  to  trace,    jilti' 
r*s  garden,  in  the  Odyjht  ^^^  fomething  in  it,  I  know,  that  might 
ntenance  this  fitmU  of  our  author.     *<  Tbire  a  perpetual  zephyr 
Mvwlngt  fime  fiuh»  hhjffhm^d,  others  were  ripen* d,  by  it,^' 
■  aX>tt  ftiX'  aiil 

t  our  poet  rpeakrhere/0rtf//|r  of  jidoms*a  garden,  as  Homer  there  doel 
/ilctn0ttt*i  i  For  which  I  cao  find  no  warrant  in  any  ancient  writer. 
i  read,  'tis  tmb,  of  'Altoft^c  it^ieoh  but  thty  v/trc  moveable  gardens 
machine,  and  not  capable  of  fuch  improvements.  In  the  feftival 
ebrated  to  the  memory  of  Adonis,  bit  Image  yas  carried  in  pomp  i 
irerealfo  certain  fiells,  or  velTels,  fiilM  with  earth,  in  which  feveral 
tt  of  grahi  and  herbs  were  fown,  efpeciaily  letrices :  Becaofe  Adonis 
9  thought  to  hive  been  laid  out  hyVetius  upon  a  bed  of  lettices. 
lis  plantation  witt  ma<ie  fo  long  before  the  feftivxl,  as  to  fprout 
tfa,  and  be  green  ^t  that  drae.  7l!>eocritus,  I  remember,  defcribin^ 
fimef  l^o&iRf*r  Qoeen,  in  Ker  'celebration  of  this  feftival,  takes 
ice  tiiat  ibe  had  prepar*d  thefe  gardens  of  Adonis  in  filver  flafkets. 
nk^  y  amUiil  kSv^  vt^XayfAhot  h  >ra\a^torxois 

ih  fpeaes  of  porfabk  gardens  In  .honour  of  Ado^iis  (a  fuperfUtionf 
It  has  been  variodfly  explainM  j)  is  mentioned  by  Tbeopbrafius.  Arif" 
%  Phto,  Paufiniitti  Atbenteas,  "Eufiatbius,  and  a  crowd  of  authors 
>ie,  who  areqooted  by  Caftellantts,  and  Meurjius  iii  his  Gracia  Feri" 
f»  To  any  other  garden  belonging  to-Adonis,  I  am  utterly  a  ftranger. 
hat  author  Our  SbA^eare  traded  with  for  this  hint,  1  cannot  pre- 
id  to  fay  t  Kore  daret,  on  the  other  hand,  alTert  that  his  mind  was 
j^c^ous,  though  his  copies  tl\  exhibit  Adonis.  A  learned  and  re- 
rend  gentleman  hkvin^  attempted  to  impeach  Dr.  Benttey  of  error» 
-  maintaining  that  there  never  was  eidftent  any  magniAcent  or  fpa- 
lus  Gtfri/ar  of  A  U9NI 8  9  an  opinion,  in  which  ithas  been  my  fortune 
fecond  the  i)o>8or  upon  this  head,  I  thought  myfeif  concerned  in 
liepattto  weigh  thofe  authorities,  which  afe  allcdg'd  by  the  OhjeSIor 
'  Adonis  having  any  feal  garden.  Pihy,  (in  the  xitth  book  of  his 
itoral  Hiftory,  trb.  iv.)  hu  thefe* words  :  Antlquitas  nihil  prim  mi- 
\a  eft  fuim  Hefperidkfn  Hc^tos,  ac  R^m  Adonidis  &  AUioni,  The 
ft  and  third  ortfaei^  fuppos^d  gardens^  It  muft  be  granted,  are  merely 
Utious  «kd  inythologlcal }  and -depend  only  on  the  teitimony  of" 
edc  Imagination:  and  therefdte  there  is  very  little  reafon  to  con« 
lii^  ^nn^the  ffaittfa^lft  meaht  any  mote  by  ildon\$*%  %vtek«txA^  \icv^^ 
^fitvflalxjrlionoor  of  hittit  and  carried  a\>out  ^\.Vv\&  fe^v*^A  •  "^V^ 
■iKatf  on  Tjhtacritus  CdJf  n^  it  was  a  cuftom  xo  fe^  vVt*x.»V»^^^^^\ 


440  The  FiAST  Part  of  * 

That  one  day  bloom'd,  and  fruitful  were  the  next* 
France,  triumph  in  thy  glorious  Prophetefs  1 
Recover'd  is  the  town  of  OrUans ; 
More  blefTed  hap  .did  ne'er  befal  our  ftate. 

Rtig.  Why  ring  not  outthe  bells  throughout  the  towti? 
Dauphin,  command  the  citizens  make  ^niiresy  . 
And  feaf!  and  banquet  in  the  open  ftreets; 
To  celebrate  the  joy,  that  God  hath  giv'n  us. 

and  other  grain.  In  the  fuburbs  of  their  towns;  (where  AdonUyin 
worfliip*d  $)  and  thefe  planted  fpots  were  cali'd  Adotwi  gardens,  and 
confecrated  to  him :  and  the  fruits  and  plants,  which  were  pioduc*d 
there,  .were  of  thofe  that  were  carried  about  an  the  cereflDonies  per* 
fornaM  to  his  woribip.  But  xt  will  not  be  pretended,  I  hope,  that  thefe 
were  gardens  cultivated  by  him$  but  barely  confecrated  to  hfs  mcmoijr. 
The  learned  Huitiui,  indeed,  in  his  Demopftrat,  EvangeiU.  mentions, 
that  the  Creds  relate  of. Alonis,  tha  he  was  exceedingly  devoted  to  the 
cnltureof  gardens  :  Jiegem  Adonidem  Hortoruin  cur^  imptnfe  Juijfi 
deditum  narranta*  But  what  does  (his  imply  more,  than  that  he  was 
-an  admirer  of  rural  pleafures  \  of  gardens,  as  well  as  lawns  and  chafes? 
Not  that  there  was  any  known  or  celebrated  garden,  formed  and 
cultivated  by  himfelf,  and  which  theiefore  carried  his  name.  Nay, 
Huttiui  was  fo  far  from  believing  any  fuch  matter,  that  he  thinks, 
the  original  of  the  fortablt  gardem  came  from  the  refemblance  of  the 
name  Aion  to  that  of  Eden:  And  that  Gan-Eden,  or  the  garden  of 
pleafure,  the  term  which  the  Tbcenician  women  gave  to  thefe  por* 
table  gardens,  in  procefa  of  time  was  changed  into  Can- Aden,  the 
gardens  of  jidtnh*  So  Gerard  Crofiutt  in  his  Homerus  Hchratis,^rti 
it  as  his  opinion,  that  whatever  the  old  fables  have  faid  of  the  Beffe' 
rides,  and  the  gardens  of  j^donis,  as  well  as  what  Homer  has  faid  of 
^^cirtous's  gardens,  have  all  rheir  foundaiion  from  the  Mofaic  EoiVi 
And  I'll  add,  that  the  Elyjian  Fields,  in  many  refpe^s,  are  a  copy 
ft  cm  the  fame  picture.— ilf^ar/ffo,  indeed,  the  Italian  poet,  has 
planted  a  fi^litioos  garden  for  Aioint ;  as  our  Spenfer  has  likewife  done 
fmce,  upon  the  other's  plan.  But  thefe  are  poetic  defcriptions,  aid 
founded  on  nobafis  of  truth  or  real  locality.  When  I  wrote  the  notCi 
to  which  I  make  this  a  fupplement,  1  obferv*d,  that  what  author 
Qur  Sbakejj^eare  traded  with  for  his  hint  about  Adonh^a  gardens,  I 
could  not  pretend  to  fay :  But  I  an)  now  cbnvinc*d»  that  he  copicci 
the  thought  of  his  Similt  from  the  following  paflage  of  Spenjern 

There  is  continual  fpring,  and  barveft  there 
Continual,  both  meeting  at  one  time  f 

For  both  the  bought  do  laughing  ^/i^mu  bear, 

And  vntbfrejb  colourt  dtck  the  wanton  prime  % 

And  eke  at  once  the  b€»vy  trees  they  climb, 

VfKich  Cftcm  x»\aL\so^  >\tk&«t  \2ci«.vc  fr^t*t  Uadt  ftc« 

F  aVr|  ^tea>  '^.  m«  ^Usil«^«  %».. «».% 


King  HfiNk  V  VI.^  41* 

jilan.  All  Franci  will  be  replete  with  mirth  and  jq/t. 
"When  they  (hall  hear  li^w  we  have  play'd  the  msJk* 

Dau,  'Tis  Joan^  not  we,  by  whom  the  day  is  won : 
For  which  I  will  divide  my  crown  with  her; 
And  all  the  priefts  and  friers' in  my  realm 
Shall  in  proceflion  fing  her  endlefs  praile. 
A  ftatelier  pyraniid  to  her  I'll  rear. 
Than  Rbodopi*s  or  Mmphis  tvtx.  was ! 
In  memory  of  her»  wheii  flic  is  dead. 
Her  aihes,  in  an  urn  more  precious 
Than  the  rich-jewePd  coffer  of  Darius  (l  i)»; 
Tranfportedrihall  be  at  high  fcftivals, 
Before  the  Kings  and  Queens  pf  France. 
No  longer  on  St.  Dennis  viiW  we  cry. 
But  Joan  la  PueelU  fliall  be  Frances  Saint. 
Com^Jn,  and  let  as  banquet  royally. 
After  this  golden  day  of  vidlory.  [Fiourijh,  Exeunt m 

(I x)  '''^Coffer  tf  Darius]  When  Altxandar  the  Great  took 

thei«ity  Caxd^  the  met^ropolis  of  BynA^  amtdft  the  other  fpoils  tod 
wealth  6f  Dariui  treafur'd  up  there,  he  found  an  exceeding  rich  an4 
beautiful  litfle  cheft,  or  ca/ket.  Having  furveyed  the  fingular  rarity 
of  if,  and  aijeed  thofe  about  him  what  thejp  thought  iitteft  to  be 
laid  up  in  it  j  When ,  they  Kad  feverally  deliverM  their  Opinionia,  he 
told  them.  He  eOeem*d  nothing  fo  worthy  to  be  prefeivM  in  it  as 
&Mwr*«  ZM«.    Vide  Tlutarcbim  in  Vita  AUxand*  Magn'u 


S  2  KCi-V 


4(tt  ^1»  T^^ ft *T  tint  (rf 


ACT     n. 

*  S  C  E  >I  E,   befort  Qr&ww. 
Umira  Siijeant  af  a  J9W^  *nuiik^tn^§  Cuaituh^ 

'^  IRS,  talccyourplaccs,  and  be vigHant: 
1^  If  any  noife  or  ioldier  yo4  percdve 
iNear  to  the  waU|  by  fomie  apparent  ii^n 
^<^t-us  hare  kftoyvledgelM^  the  court  or  guard. 

*€*«/.  Serjeant,  yon/lhaiK    Thu$  are  poor  femtoi^ 
(^lien  otb^rs'fleep  uj^on  their  quiet  beds) 
'COiiihilih'd  to  watch  in  darkiiefs>  rain,  and  cold. 

-Entit^iShoX^  Bedford,  tmJ  Burgandy,  wth/calH^Ui^ 
liers.    ^heir  drums  heating  a  dtadmarcb^ 

Vol*  Lord  Regent,  and  redoabted  Bmrguf^ 
%y  whofe  apjiiroach  the  regidns  of  Jrtns^ 
^t^alhofif  and  P'uardt  are  friends  to  os ; 
This  happy  night  t^e  FrencMem  are  fectirey 
Hiaving  all  day  cardusM  and  banquetted. 
Embrace  we  then  thh "opportunity, 
•As  fittine  bed  to  quittance  their  deceit, 
^ontriv'd  by  art  and  baleful  forcery. 

Sid,  Coward  oVFrome ;  how  much  he  Wrd»gs  his  fiUf^ 
iDefpafftig  of  his  own  arms  fortitude. 
To  join  >Vith  witches  and  the  Kelp  of  hell ! 

Bur*  Trdftdrs  have  never  othdr  company^ 
•But  what's 'fhati^fcri^^/Zf,  whom  they  term  fo  piue? 

r*/.  A  mid,  they  fay. 

Bid.  A  maid  ?  and  be  fd  martial  ? 

'Bur.  Pray  God,  ilie  prove  not  mtfciirine  eie  long, 
ff  underneath  the  ftalndard  of  the  Fnnch 
She  carry  armoiif,  as  Ihe  hath  begun. 


King  HE'Hjty  Vt  4j»3. 

Crod  it  our  tBttrtdf  in  wbofe  conqoMng  name^         , 
Let  us  refolve  to  fcale  their  flipty  bulwark^. 

Bfii,  Afcendy  bifave  TMof,  we  will  fbllav  thee^. 

TV-  Not  all  together ;  better  far  I  gucfs, 
That  we  do  make  our  entrance  feveraf  ways : . 
That  if  it  chance  the  one  of  0$  do  fail. 
The  other  yet  may  rife  againft  their  force. . 

£ed.  Agreed  ;  1*11  to  your  corner* 

Bur.  I  to  this. 

TaL  And  here  will  Ta/^^/.moanty  or  make  his  g|raye% 
Ifow,  Salijbury!  fOr  thee^  and  for  the  right 
Of  Eug;hfi  Hinrjy  ihsll  this  night  appear 
ij[ow  much  in  dutyi  am  bound  to  both. 

CinfA^itbin^lPirmf  arm ;  theenenty  doth  make  affault^ 
y^^bi  Engliih,  JcttUt^tbc  *walljf  Cry  St,  George  !« 
^-Talbot!* 

Tbi  IPrench  /rag oVr  tbe.  lualti inibeir  Jhirts.     Ehtir,  fe* 
oferal  ways fBa&9xd,  AlwcLfonttUignicr,  balf'reaifyAs^^^^ 
Mf  unready^  - 

Man.  How  now,  my  Lords  h  wh*at  all  unfeadv  fo  f^ 

;ft^.  Unreadjr  ^  I,  and  ff ad  we  ^fcapM  fo  well. 

R(ig.  'Twas  time,  I  trow,  to  wake  and  leave  otur  beds-; 
Bearing  ahurums  at  oar  chamber  doofs* 

Alatu  Of  all  exploits,  fince  firft  t  follow *d  arms^ 
Ne'er  heard  I  of  a  warlike  enterprize 
M<Jre  venturous,  or  defperate  than  this. 

Baft,  I  think,  this  Talbot  is  ar^fiend  of  hclT)  _   . 

J?</|^  H  nbtof  hell,  die  hetivVs,  fare,  f:lvt)tir  Mfi^.. 

uf/dxr.  Hej^  cometh  Ci&«>'/f/,  I  mar\*el  how  he  fpcd^ 

Enter  Char4es  amd  Joam 

Baft*  Tut!  holy  Joam  was  hii  defenilve  gwapd^ 
Chc^,  Is  this  thy  c'uAning,  thou  deceitful  dame?^ 

Bidft  %hou  it  ^rft,  to  Matter  us  wirhal/ 

Make  us  partakers  of  a  little  gain ; 
•That  aow our lofB  m^ht  be  ten  times  as  rtvuch ?         * 
Fucd.  Wherefore  is  CAJsrZf/  impatient  with  his  frfeiCd?? 

At  all  times  will  yf)i^  have  my  pow^t  iWeitY  > 

Sl€eping,  or  wtidng^  muft  I  M\\  piceN^i:    '  "  '  ^ 


414  *Th€  First  Part  of 

Or  will  yoQ  blame  and  lay  the  fault  op  me  ?  • 

Improvident  foldiers,  had  your  watch  betn  good. 
This  fudden  mifchief  never  could  have  fal'n. 

Char»  Duke  of  AtAufon^  this  was  your  default^ 
That,  being  Captain  of  the  watch  to-night. 
Did  look  no  better  to  that  weighty  charge. 

Alan,  Had  all  your  quarters  been  as  fafely  kept,    . 
As  that  whereof  I  had  the  government. 
We  had  not  been  thus  (hamefully  furprisM* 

j?^.  Mine  was  iecure. 

Jttign,  And  fo  was  mine»  my  Lord. . 

Ckar,  And  for  myfelf,  moft  part  of  all  this  night» 
Within  her  quarter,  and  mine  own  precin6l, 
J  was  em  ploy 'd  in  pafiing  to  and  fro. 
About  relieving  of  the  centinels. 
Then  how,  or  which  way,'  (hould  they  firft  break  in  ? 

PuciU  Qneftion,  my  Lords,  no  further  of  the  cafe, 
.  How,  or  which  way ;  *tis  fure,  they  found  fbnie  part 
But  weakly  guarded,  where  the  breach  was  made: 
And  now  there  r^fts  no  other  Ihift  but  this. 
To  gather  our  foldiers,  fcatter'd  and  difperft. 
And  lay  new  platforms  to  endamage  them.        \EMniiA* 
a  -  ■   ■     -  ■   > 

SCENE,  within  tbe  Walls  pf  OrUam. 

Alarum.     Enter  a  Soldier  crying,   a  Talbot!  a  Jalbot! 
.   '^0'  jPy*  leaving  their  clothes  behind, 

^^.T'LL  be  fo  bold  to  take  what  they  have  left: 

X  The  i;,iy  of  Talbot  ferves  me  for  a  fword. 
For  I  have  loaden  me  with  many  fpoils, 
tJfing  no  other  weapon  but  his  name.  [fx//. 

J?»/^  Talbot,  Bedford,  412^  Burgundy. 

Bed,  The  day  begins  to  break,  and  night  is  fled» 
Whofe  pitchy  mantle  over  veil'd  the  earth. 
Here  found  retreat,  and  ceafe  our  hot  purfuit.    \Ritrtat* 

7i/.  Bring  forth  the  body  of  old  5/i/j^«ry> 
i4  nd  h ere  adv ance  vt  \t^  xXvc^  tRvtV^x.  ^Vwl^^ 
The  middle  tcnuc  o£  xV\^  cN»^t^  xa^xi^ 


King   Henry   VL  415 

Now  bave  I  pay'd  my  Vow  anto  his  foul : 

For  cv^ty  drop  of  blood  was  drawn  from  him. 

There  hiavc  at  Icaft  five  Frettcbmen  dy'd  to- night. 

And  that  hereafter  ages  may  behold 

What  ruin  happen'd  in  revenge  of  him. 

Within  their  chiefefttempje  I'll  ered> 

A  tomb,  wherein  his  corps  fhall  be  interred ; 

Upon  the  which,  that  every  one  may  read. 

Shall  be  engrav'd  the  fack  of  Orleans  ; 

The  treach'rous  manner  of  his  mournfui  dearh, 

And  what  a  terror  he  had  been  to  Franck, 

But,  Lords,  in  all  our  bloody  mai&cre, 

I  mufe,  we  met  not  with  the  Dauphin's  Grace, 

His  new-come  champion,  virtuous  Joan  of  Jrct 

Nor  any  of  his  falfe  confederates. 

Bed.  *Ti8  thought,  Lord  Tdhoty  when  the  fight  began, 
Rous'd  on  the  fudden  from  their  drowfy  beds. 
They  did  amongft  the  troops  of  armed  men 
Leap  o'er  the  walls,  for  refuge  in  the  field. 

Bur.  Myfelf,  as  far  as  1  could  well  difcern 
For  fmoalrand  dufky  vapours  of  the  night. 
Am  fore,  licar'd  the  Dauphin  and  his  trull : 
When,  arm  in  arm,  they  both  came  fwiftly  running,^ 
Like  to  a  pair  of  loving  turtle  doves. 
That  could  not  live  afander  day  or  night. 
After  that  things  are  fet  in  order  here^ 
We'll  follow  them  with  all  the  pow'r  wt  have* 

h$iter  m  Meffengtr* 

Meffl  All  hail,  my  Lords ;  which  of  thii  princely  train 

Call  ye  the  warlike  Talhot^  for  his  a6ls 

So  much  applauded  through  the  realm  of  France T 
TaL  Here  is  the  Talbot^  who  would  fpeak  with  him  t 
Mejf.  The  virtuous  Lady,  Countcfs  of  Awvergne^ 

With  modedy,  admiring  thy  renown. 

By  me  intreats^  great  Lord,  thou  would*ft  vouchfafe 

To  vifit  her  poor  caftle  where  (he  lies ; 

That  (he  may  boaft  (he  hath  beheld  the  man, 

Whofe  glory  fills  the  world  with  loud  rejjort*     ' 

S  4  "fe^iv. 


4i6  The  Fir  ST.  Part  oF 

Rifr.  Is  it  ev'n  fo  ?  nav,  tben»^  I  fee,  oar  waxa 
Will  torn  iiuo  a  peacefd  coinick  fport ; 
When  Ladies  crave  to  be  encounter'd  with. 
Yoa  can't,  my  Lord,  defpife  her  gentle  fuit. 

TaL  Ne^er  troft  me  then ;  for  when  a  world  of  mea 
Could  not  prevail  with  all  their  oratory. 
Yet  hath  a  woman's  kindnefs  over-rul'd : 
And  therefore  tell  her»  I  return  great  thanks  i 
And  in  fubmiffion  will  attend  on  her. 
Will  not  your  honours  bear  me  company? 

Beii.  Noy  truly,  that  is  more  than  manners  mlH 
And  I  haye  heard  it  fiid,  unbidden  gDefis 
Are  often  welcomeft  when  they  are  gone. 

Tal.  Well  then,  alone,  fince  there^s  no  rcpiicdyf 
I  mean  to  prove  th]«  Lady's  courtefy. 
Come  hither,  Captain ;  you  perceive  my  mini!,  [jyhij^i 

Capt,  \  do,  my  Lord,  ana  mean  acccfrdingly.  [^Exem 

S  C  £  N  £9  the  Ccuiiters  of  JkVirgm\  Cafile. 
Enter  the  Qimnujs^  mdJm  Forur* 

\Ceunt,Y\tit\t^  remember  what  T  gave  in  charge  ; 

Jf    And, when  yau*v«  done  fo,lxrii\g  the  keys  to«i 
Port,  Madam,  I  will.  (^ 

Count.  The  plot  i$  laid :  If  all  things  fall  out  right 
I  (hall  as  famous  be  by  this  exploU, 
As  Scjthtan  7omyris  by  CyTus'  death. 
Great  is  the  rumou/of  this  dr^cadfhl  Knight, 
And  his  atchievements  of  no  le^  account : 
Fain  \vould  Inine  eyes,  be  witneis  with  miae  ««ur8» 
To  give  their  cenfure  of  thefe  rare  leports. 

Enter  Mcjfenger  and  Talbot. 
Mejf.  Madam,  according  as  your  Lady  (hip 
By  meflage  crav'J,  fo  is  Lord  Talbot  come. 

'Count.  And  he  is  welcome i  what!  is  this  the  man? 

Mejf.  Madam,  it  is. 

Count*  Is  this  the  f^urge  of  trance? 


h  tfatl  tlie  njht  ib  muck  fear'd  abroad, 
,  Tliac  with  his  ntmethe  mothers  (UlUfadi  babe»  (iz)  ? 
Jl'fee,  report  is  fkbnioas  and  faUe. 
I  thought,  I  flkoald  hvft  (ten  Vom€  ikraJes  % , 
A\fscondHiamr,  for-hisgnm  aijped. 
And  larve  proportiM  of  hi*  ftron^  knit  linbn . 
Alas  I  ttis  is  a  child,  nJllv  dwaSr:, 
It  cannot  be,  this  weak  and  wfitUcdShiimpf/ 
Should  drike  fach  terror  in  kis  enemiesi 

Tioi.  Madam^  I kavobeen  boM to tiMkk yoin 
Bot  fince  your  Lndylbip  is  not  at  kifiuro^. 
Vdl  fort  Imne  other  timo  to  vifit  yon, 

CM«/.Whatmeans  konow  ?Goaikhl0,frkidber  befOfS^^ 

Mef.  SUy,  my  Lotd  nUa  i  for  ay^dy  cnnrea . 
To  know  the  caufe  of  your  abrupt  departwo. 

Tal.  Marry  for  that  Om'i  in  «  wiong  belief^ 
I  go  to  certify  her^  TMot'$  kere. 

Emtir  P§rtir  nmih  K^s^ 

Gaunt.  If  thou  be  he,  then  art  tkoapyiibnif.* 

Tai  Prisoner?  to  whom  ? 

Count.  To  me,  blood-thirSy  Loidt 
And  for  that  cauft  ItrainM  tkee  to  mv  houie. 
Lop|;  time  thy  fliadow  hath  been  tkraU  to  me, . 
For  m  my  gallerv.  thy  nidnff  hang9  ir^ 
But  now  i;be  fobftance  fliall  endnre  the  like, , 
And  1  will  ichatn  thefe  legs  and  arms  of  thine, « 
That  haft  by  tyranny  thcic  nanjr  years^ 
Wafted  pur  country,  llftin  odrcttizens, . 
And  fent  our  Tons  and  hnflNuids  capuvatf  « 

TaL  Ha,  ha»  ha. . 

(fi)  tbat  With  bis  Name  tht  mothtM  ftiU  their  bsbdt  ?}Thir(}?^ 
fcf;ption  of  the  terror,  which  Talhot  Atuck  into  the  frencht  feemt  to  « 
me  to  be  rldicuIM  by  Beaumont  and  Fletcher  in  their  Knight  ol  the 
Burning  PeJUf,  in  Which  fevcral  other  paflaget  ^f  our  aiithor.&ro. 
£u«errd  a^:  -/ ■'• 

9fYJI  fetr  ewr  children  witb  ^»»-| 
If  they  be  Mefver  fo  unruly,  do  but  cry^ 
Ra'ph  CMRT^s  /  Ralph  r9>;:M  /  to  them  I 
if«//-6^ 7/ *#  as  quiet  a«  Utfkb^t  -       ^ 


4i8  The  FiitsT  Pkrt  of 

Count,  Laugheft  thou,  wretch?  thy  mirth  (hall  turn  to 
-  TaL  I  laugh  to  fee  your  Lady  (hip  fo  fond,  -    [moan. 
To  think,  that  you  have  aught  but  Talbot^s  (hadow 
Whereon  to  pra£^e  your  f^efrity. 

Count.  Why  ?  art  not  thou  the  man  > 

TaL  I  ami-  indeed. 

Count.  Then  have  I  fabftance  too. 

Tal  Nd,  no,  1  am  but  (hadow  of  my  felf : 
You  are  deceivM,  my  fubftdnce  is  not  here; 
For  V*hat  yoti  fee,  is  but  the  fmalleft  part 
And  le^  proportion  of  humanity : 
]  tell  you^  Madapn^  were  the  whole  frame  here, 
•-It:is  of  *^ch  a  fpacious  lofty  pitch, 
Your  roof  were  not  fufitcient  to  contain  it.    * 

Count.  This  is  a  riddling  merchant  for  the  nonce; 
Re  will  be  here,  and  yet  he  is  not  here : 
How  can  thefe  contrarieties  ^gree  ?  . 

Tal.  That  will  I  (hew  you  pref(^ntly. 

Winds  bis  hong;    drums,  ft rike  up;    a  petd  tf  Ordnanct* 

Enter  Soldiers* 

How  fay  yon,  Midam  I  are  you  now  per(uaded. 
That  TMot  is  but  (hadow  of  himfelf  ? 
Thefe  are  his  fubflance,  finews,  arms  and  ilrengtbi 
With  which  he  yoaketh  your  rebellious  necks ; 
Razeth  your  cities,  and  fubVerts  your  towns  ; 
And  in  a-Drioment  makes  them  defolate.   . 

Count,  Viftorious  Talbot^  pardon  my  abufe ; 
1  find,  tkon  art  no  lefs  than  fame  hath  bruited. 
And  more  thati  may  be  gfatherM  by  thy  (hape. 
Let  my  prefumption  not  provoke  thy  wrath  ; 
For,  I  am  forry,  that  with  reverence  \ 

I  did  not  entertain  thee  as  thon  art. 

Tal.  Be  not  diCmayM,  fair  Lady ;  nor  mifconfirue 
T^e  mind  of  Talbot^  as  you  did  miflake 
The  outward  compofition  of  his  body. 
Wha4  you  have  done,  h«th  not  offended  me  : 
Nor  other  fatisfaftion  do  I  crave, 
£at  only  willi  yout  prntu!):.^  \W\>h^  m^'{ 


King   HtVKY  VJ.  4t^ 

l^aile  of  your  wine,  and  iee  what  eates  you  have ; 
For  foldiers  ftomachs  alwaya  ferve  them  well. 

Cou9a.  With  all  my  heart,  and  think  me  honoured 
To  fea(l  fo  great  a  warrior  in  my  hoafe.  [Exeunt. 

.'         ■  .-  \ 

SCENE  changes  to^  London,   in  the  TempU'- 

J?if//r  Richard  Plantagenet,  Warwick,  Somerfct,  Suffolk^ 
t  ,        .    amf  otbp*s* 

Plan.  ^'^Reat  Lords  and  Getttlemen,  what  means  thit/i- 
Vj  Dare  no  matt  aififwerin  acafeof  truth  ?  [Icnce  ? 

Srf.  Within  the  Temple-hall  we  were  too  loud. 
The  garden  here  i«^mor^  convenient. 

flan.  Then  fay  at  onee,  if  I  maintain'd  the  truth : 
Or  elfc  was  wrangling  Somer/et  in  th*  error? 

Suf^ Faith,  I  have  been  a  truant  in  the  law; 
I  never  yet  could  frame  my  will  to  it, 
And  therefore  frame  the  law  onto  my  will. 

Som.  Judge  you,  my  Lord  of  Pfarn^icki  then  between  us. 

War*  Between  twO  hawks,  which  flies  the  higher  pitch ; 
Between  two  dogs,  which  hath  the  deeper  mouth  ; 
Between  two  blades,  which  bears  the  better  temper ; 
Between  two  horfes,  which  doth  bear  him  bed ; 
Between  two  girls,  which  hath  the  merrieft  eye; 
I  have,  perhaps,  fome  fhallow  fpirit  of  judgment : 
But  in  thefe  nice  (harp  quillets  of  the  Law, 
Good  faith,  I  am  netwifer  than  a  daw. 

-  Plan,  Tut,  tut,  here  is  a  mannerly. forbearance. 
The  truth  appears  fo  naked  on  my  fide. 
That -any  pur- blind  eye  may  find  it  out. 

Sam.  And  on  my  fide  it  is  fo  well  apparelPd, 
So  clear,  fo  fhining,  and  fo  evident. 
That  it  will  glimmer  through  a  blind  man's  eye»> 

Plan.  Since  you  are  tongue-ty'd,  and  fo  loth  to  fp^ak/ 
In  dumb  fignificants  proclaim  your  thoughts t 
Let  him,  that  is  a  true-born  Gentleman, 
And  (taada  np«n  the  honour  of  Ki^  bialK 

&6  IS. 


4ft»  The  FifttT  Pflretf 

If  he  tmpok  Aa/t  I  fu^e  pleaded  trtith, 

Fffom  off  this  hiiar  i^i^ck  a  whke  rofe  vkiHi  mr«. 

Sim.  Ijtt  him  thai  n  do  Goward,  and  na  flatteur,. 
But  dare  maiai^a  the  f  ^ty  pf  the  trothyi. 
Pluck  a  red  rofe  from  qg  thie  thorn  with  me. 
.  fTm-.  I  love  no  cokptt ;  and  without  aU  eofov^ 
Of  bafe  infianatilig  flattery, 
I  pftt^k  this  whM^eofe  ^ilh  MnH^fpufft. 

^M/C  I  plac^  t|rfs  red  rofe  witkyooar  tmmrfi/t^ 
And  (ay  witfad>  I  thxnk,  he  held  i&e  ngl«. 

^«r.  Stay,  Lords  mk  Geademeiiy  aad  plack  no  ii0ff)i 
Till  yon  eo^clode,  thai  he,  npoii  whofe  Ihie 
The  feweft  rofes  are  crop^d  ftom  die  im^ 
Shall  yield  the  other  in  the  iMifr^funion. 

S^m.  Good  mafter  Vtrwm^  it  is  well'olijefiod'i 
If  I  have  fewel^  I  faUcribe  in  filence. 

Flan.  And  I. 

Vtr.  Then  for  the  troth  and  platMeA  of  die  ^aS^ 
I  pluck  this  pale  and  maiden  bloflbm  here, 
Giving  mv  verdift  on  the  white  rofe  fide. 

S^m,  Prick  not  yonr  fin|(er  as  yoa  plock  it  oil^ 
Left,  bleeding,  you  do  paint  the  n^ite  rofe  red|; 
And  fall  on  my  fide  fii  againft  yoar  wilL 

Vtr.  If'I»  my  Lord,  formy  e^iaioa  bleeds 
Opinion  (hall  be  fargeon  to  aty  hurt; 
And  keep  me  on  the  fide,  where  fiill  I  am* 

S^m.  Well,  well,  come  on ;  who  elfel 

Lanuyer.  Unlefs  my  ftady  and  aiy  books  be  hXfcp 
The  argument,  you  held^  was  wiwg  in  yon ;; 

[Ttf  Somerfefci 
In  fign  whereof  I  pluck  a  white  role  too. 

Plan,  Now,  Somer/ett  where  b  your  argam^t  ^ 

Som,  Here  in  my  fcabbard,  meditating  th|MI. 
Shall  die  yonr  white  rofe  to  a  bloody  red. 

Plan,  Mean  time,  your  cheeks  do  counterfeit  our  rofe^  ^ 
For  pale  Aey  look  with  fiear,  aswitneffing 
The  truth,  on  our  fide. 

Som.  No,  Plantageneit 
'Tis  apt  for  f(;^r^  but  imger,  that  thy  chedu 


K\f\g  FrEiTRvY  vr.        41B 

ndL  for  piive  ihame  to  ooaoter&it  our  xotkg ;. 
And  yec  my.  tongue  wrU  not  oonfds  thy  erron 

PAm.  Hath  not  ihy  roie  acanker^  S$9ier/et^> 
.  ^Mb  Hath  Boc&^y  refe  a  chorn,,  Eiamagifut  f 

Plam.  Ay,  fliaif  aiMkpbrciiif  to  jnamtain  his  tnuh;.- 
Whiles  thy  coofumiAg  canker  jeat»  hit  faIihoo4« 

Som.  Wellf  I'll  find  friends  to  wcftrmy  bleeding  wfti,. 
That  (hall  maintain  what  I  have  £ud  is  true. 
Where  faKc  Flantmrenai  ^tia»  not.  be  feeii. 

Plan.  Now  by  this  maiden  bloflbm  in  iny  haord^ 
f  fcorn  thee  andihy  fa^ion,  peevilh  boy  (13)4 

Suf.  Turn  not  thy  foorns  diis  way,  PloMt^^trnt. 

Bum*  Proud  PW,  I  will ;  and. Icora .both  him  and  thcfe^ 

St^,  ril  turn  my  part  thereof  into  tiny  throat* 

Som,  AwsLYf  away,,  good  IVtUiam  di  U  PcoU, 
We  grace  the  Yeoman  by  cooverfing  with  him. 

War.  Now^  by  God*s  will,  thou  wtrong'il  him,  Sdmtrjh^ 
Mis  grandfather  was  LyM§l  Duke  of  Chrenctt 
Third  fon  to  the  third  MJwaniKing  of  England: 
Spring  crefllefs  Yeomen  fron>  fo  deep  a  root? 

Plan.  He  bears  him  on  the  place's  privilege. 
Or  durft  not  fo£  his  craven  heart  fay  thus. 

Som.  By  him  that  made  me,  ril  maintain  my  wofd». 
On  any  plot  of  ground  in  Chriftendom. 
Was  not  thy^  father,  Ricbnrd^  E&rl  of  Camln'dg^,^ 
For  treafon  beaded  in  our  late  King's  days  f 
And  by  his  treafon  liand'ft  not  thou  attainted. 
Corrupted  and  exenpt  fnom  anient  gentry  L 

{1%)  t  fctrn  thet  Mnd,  thy  paflion.  peivifi  bty.l  The  old  Copif»^. 
read,  Fafihn :,  which  the  B^ithtt i^eevi^,  1  prefume^  induced  Mt»^ 
Fb^  t^  change  in'.o  Fajpon.     But  I  daro  fay,  I  have  rcf^or*d  ths^true 
word,  TaBwi  i-  \\  e.  1  fcorn  thee,  tnd  tho^  that  uphold  the««    &^ 
jMi^had  ()ii4  hot  juft  befoie,  / 

Well,  ril  find  Friends  to  near  mj  hUtdkng  ro/ei. 
Afld  PUmt0gjtiiit  {gy%  a  Jif tie  afiar  ^ 

■  this  pale  and  angry  rofe 

H^l  I  fir  ever  and  my  Faction  wear } 
Befides,  if  Faa'ua.  werd  sot  thfr t£ue  reading,  why  ihooli  Stfilk  Itfj^ 
mediately  reply, 

7urn  tifi  tky  /cprnt  tkU  vt^t  PUata^aCt  I 


422  The  First  Part  of 

His  trcfpafs  yet  lives  guilty  in  thy  blood ; 
And,  till  thoa  be  reftor'd,  thoo  art  a  yeoman. 

Plan,  My  father  was  attached,  not  attainted ; 
Condemned  to  die  for  treafoq,  but  no  tfidtor; 
And  that  Fll  prove  on  better  men  thitti  Somtr/ttt 
Were  growing  time  once  ripen'd  to  my  will.     - 
'  Por  your  partaker  Ptol^  and  you  yourfelf, 
1*11  note  you  in  my  book  of  memory. 
To  fcourge  you  for  this  reprehenfion  (14) ; 
Look  to  It  well,  and  fay,  you  are  well  warned. 

Som.  Ah,  thou  (halt  find  us  ready  for  thee  flill^ 
And.  know  us  b^  thefe  colours  for  thy  foes^ 

•  Por  thefe  my  friends,  in  fpight  of  thee,  (hall  wear. 

Plan.  And  by  my  foul,  this  pde  and  angry  rofe. 
As  cognizance  of  my  blood-drinking  hate» 
IVill  1  for  ever  and  my  fadlion  wear; 

*  Until  it  wither  with  me  to  my  grave. 
Or  flourifh  to  the  height  of  my  degree. 

Suf.  Go  forward",  and  be  choak'd  with  thy  ambition: 
And  fo  farcwel,  until  I  meet  thee  next.  [Exit. 

Som.  Have  with  thee,  Pooly  farewel,  ambitious  Hicharl 

[Exit. 

Plan.  How  I  am  brav*d,  and  muft  perforce  endure  it  J 

Jf^ar.  This  blot,  that  they  objedl  againft  your  hottfc, 
Shall'be  wipM  out  in  the  next  Parliament, 
Call'd  for  the  truce  of  IVincbefter  and  Gloucefter  z 
And  if  thou  be  not  then  created  Yorky 
I  will  not  live  to  be  accounted  War^uAck. 
Mean  time,  in  fignal  of  my  love  to  thee, 
Againft  proud  Somer/et  and  IVilUam  Poel^ 
Will  I  upon  thy  party  wear  this  rofe. 
And  here  I  prophefy  ;  this  brawl  to-day. 
Grown  to  thisjfadion.  In  the  Temple  garden^ 

(14)  to  jc9ur^ you  for  thii  np^ttYienTion,']  Tho*  this  word  p#f- 
fefles  all  the  copies,  I  arii  perfuaded,  it  did  not  ceme  from  the  «o* 
thor.  1  ha?e  vcntur  <1  to  read,  Reprebenfi^n  ;  and  Piania^enet  meant, 
that  Smerfet  had  rej^reheaded  or  rep roaciicd  bixQ  with  hii  father  chc 
£arl  of  Cambnfi^t\  treafoa*  . 


King  Henry  ,VI.  423 

Shall  fend 9  between  the  red  rofe  and  the  white, 
A  thonfand  fouls  to  death  and  deadly  night. 

Plan,  Good  mafter  Vernon^  I  am  boand  to  yoo  ? 
That  you  on  my  behalf  would  pluck  a  flower. 

Fer.  In  your  behalf  ft  ill  will  I  wear  the  fame. 

Lawyer,  And  fo  will  I. 

Plati,  Thanks,  gentle  Sir, 
Gome,  let  us  four  to  dinner;  I  dare  fay. 
This  quarrel  will  drink  blood  another  day.        [Exeuntf 

SCENE,    a  Prifon. 

Enter  Mortimer,  brought  in  a  ebair^  and  Jailor^, 

Mor.in^  ln^  keeners  of  my  weak  decaying  age  (15), 

JV.  Let  dyiijg  Mortimer  here  reft  himfclf, 
Ev'n  like  a  man  new  haled  from  the  rack. 
So  fare  my  limbs  with  long  imprifonment : 
And  thefe  grey  locks,  the  purfuivants  of  death, 
JST^^r-like  aged  in  an  age  of  care. 
Argue  the  end  of  Edmund  Mortimer, 
Thefe  eyes,  like  lamps  whofe  wafting  oil  is  fpent^ 
Wax  dim,  as  drawing  to  their  exigent. 
Weak  (boulders  over- borne  with  burthening  grief. 
And  pithlefs  arms,  like  to  a  witherM  vine 
That  droops  his  faplefs  branches  to  the  ground : 

(15)  This  Edmund  Martamr^  when  King  Richard  II.  fet  out  upon 
his  fatal  Irjjb  expedition,  was  decUred  by  that  Prince  heir  apparent  to 
the  crown :  for  which  reafon  King  Henry  IV.  and  V.  took  care  ta 
keep  him  in  prifon  during  their  whole  reigns.  Mortimer''^  preten- 
fions  to  the  crown,  by  defceot,  in  right  of  his  mother,  ftood  thus* 

King  Edward  III. 

J.yonei,  Duke  of  Clarence* 

I 

FhVif>paf  (who  married  Edmond 
^  I  Mortimer^  Bail  of  March,) 

Roger,  Earl  of  March* 

Edmund  AUrtimert 


4^4  The  Frrs  i-Part  of 

Vet  are  thcilc feet,  whofe  flrengthltrs  fta^  isiMiihi^. 

(JCfnabk  toX«|^)C>rt  thU  lump  of  clay) 

Swift  -winged  with  defire  to  get  a  grave  ; 

As  witting*.  I  ao  other  comfort  have. 

Bat  tdl  Bhef .  keeper,  will  my  nephew  come  f : 

Knp.  Richard rlantagenet 9  myLord,  will  come;: 
We  fent  onto  the.Tcmplc,  to  his  chamber ; 
And  tnfwer  wasTetumM»  that  he  will  come. 

Hbr.  Enough;  niy  foul  th^n  fliall  be  fatisfy'c^. 
floor  gentleman,  hts  wronc;  doth  equal  mine.. 
Since  Hinn  MonmBntb  firft  oc^an  to  reign,, 
(before  whofe  glory  I  was  great  in  arms,) 
Tim  tetthlbm  fi^oeft»atioa  have  I  had ; 
And^  ev'n  fince  then,  hath  jR/c/&<sr^  been  obfcarM^, 
Depriv'd  of  honour  and  ihheritancet 
But  iiow  the  arbitrator  of  deipairs/ 
fbft  death,  kind  umpire  of  men's  miferies. 
With  fweet  enlargement  doth  difmifs  me  hence. . 
I.would,  his  troilkbles  likewife  were  expir'd, 
TChBLtJo  he  might  recover  what  was  loft ! 

Enttr  Richard  Plantagenet; 

Kfif*  My  Lord,  your  loring  nephew  now  is  come/. 

Mor,  Richard  Plantagenet^  my  friend,  is-he  come?' 

Blan.  I»  noble  unole,  thus  ignobly  us'd. 
Your  nephew,  late  defpifed  Richard^  comes. 

Mor.  Dired  mine  arms,  I  may  embrace  his  neck„. 
And  in  his  bofom  fp«»d  my  latcft  gafp. 
Qh,  telljne,  when  iny  lips  do  touch  bis  cheeks ; 
That  I  may  kindly  give  one  fainting  kifs. 
And  now  declare,  fweet  ftem  from  Torkh  great  flock. 
Why  didft  thou  fay,  of  late  thou  wert  defpis'd  ? 

Plan,  Firftj  lean  thine  aged  back  againd  mine  arni». 
And  in  that  eafe  Til  tell  thee  my  difeaie. 
This  day,  in  argument  upon  a  cafe, 
Some  word s> there  grew  'twrxt^cw^r/^  and  me:- 
Amoneft  which  terms  ke  ns*d  his  lavifh  tongue, . 
And  did  upbraid  me  with  my  father's  death  j 
Wiiich  obk)C[tty  fet  b^rs  before  my  tongue. 


King:  Ft*  ntR  y  YI;  4Pt 

B^  with  the  like  I  had  ritqpted  hins 
Therefore,  good  uncle,  for  mjr  fath«r'&  fake,. 
In  honom*  of  a  tru^  Planti^ntett 
Aod  for  alliance  fake,  declare  the  cauie 
M^  father  Earl^of  Camhrid^  loll  hi«  head* 

Jlii?f*.  This  caufe,  fair  nephew,  that  iaiprUbn'4fna;. 
And  hath  detaip!d<me  all  isy  fipw'ri^^  youyik. 
Within  a  loachfom  dungeon, there  to  pia^. 
Was  carfed  inllFiimeat  of  his.deceafe* 

PUiM,  IMToovcr  more  Qt  lar^.  what  caafe  that  wafl^. 
'Sot  1  am  ignorai^  and  caanot^  guefs. . 

Mcr.Ji  will,,  if  that  my  fadiag  bfcath  peraait ;. 
And  death  abroach  not^.  ci&  a^.  tale  be  done. 
Henry  the  Fourth,  graDdfather  to  this  Kin|g[>. 
Depos'd  his.coufia  !^/Vi&ftry/,  E^fiwtrd^siom  t: 
The  firft- begotten,  aad  the  U^ful  heir 
ef  EdfumullLwf^  the  ihird  of  that  dafcdfit,. 
Paring  whofe  rei^ga  the  fyrftH  of  tke  fiorlh^ 
(iadiag  hk  ufiiu:pf^tiaa.«ioil*onj«iA> 
EndeavoarM  my  advaiuseiaeat  tb<^  tl^foaa. 
The  4«af0a4iM9v'd  ^hefa  warlike  Lordi  to  this*. . 
W^,  fQrtibflt^ou«)gjtiv^g  J^ri|»r/th«i^ 
Leaving  no  binr b^|pttea^f  hit  A^ody^ 
I.  was  tni^  next  by  birth !  Ukd  par^a^^ }. 
Mox  by  ntyinoUier  d  4eri«ed  ajp 
From  LjomlDukc  of  Clarence^  tde  third  {ba> 
1^  the  TUfd  ^ihim^,\  whftcae  Mi^ig^Mkr 
From  John  of  ^inmi  doth  Mag  hit  pedigffetK 
,  Veing  but  the  fourth  of  that  htroick  line. 
But  mark  ^  as  in  this  haugbt}^  great  attempts 
They  laboured. to  plant  the  ri^tfal  hetrj^ 
S loir  A)K  liberty,  sa^4  ^*y  ^^oi<^  ^^cs. 
iiong  after  this,  when  HfMfy  the  Fifth 
After,  hls^father  JWirV^irMb  didjirign. 
Thy  father.  Earl  of  Cemiridge,^  (ibcn  derivMi 
From  hmo\i^£dfmtnd  lautfi^t  Duke  of  Tori^ 
Marrying  my  fifiei^.  that  tliyt  mother  wasjj 
Again  in  pity  of  my  hard  diftrefs 
IfCvitd  an  lymy,  wMiun£  tia.fiisdtcmk 


4)6  The  FmsT  Hirt  of 

And  re-inft|il  me  in  the  diadem : 
Bot  as  the  reft,  fo  fell  that  noble  Earl, 
And  was  beheaded.     Thus  the  Mortimers , 
lo  whom  the  title  refted,  were  fuppreft. 

Plan.  Of  which,  my  Lord,  your  Honour  is  the  ladt. 

Mo^.  Troe ;  and  thoa  feeft,    t  hat  I  no  iflue  have ; 
And  that  my  fainting  words  do  warrant  death : 
Thou  art  my  heir ;  the  reft  1  wifli  thee  gather: 
But  yet  be  wary  in  thy  ftudious  care. 

Pian.  Thy  grave  admonifhnvents  prevail  with  me: 
But  yet,  methinkt,  my  father's  execution 
Was  nothing  lefs  than  bloody  tyranny^ 

Mor.  With  filence,  nephew,  be  thou  politick: 
Strong-fixed  is  the  hoafe  of  £«»ai^jr, 
And,  like  »  mountain,  not  to  be  removed. 
But  now  thy  uncle  is  removing  hence ; 
As  Princes^do  their  courts,  when  they  are  cloyM 
With  long  continuance  In  a  fettled  place. 

Plan.  O  uncle,  would  Tome  part  of  my  young  years 
Might  but  redeem  the  paflage  of  your  age ! 

Mor,  Thou  doft  then  wrong  me,  as  that  flaught*rer  dotbf 
Which  giveth  many  wounds  when  one  will  kllL 
Mourn  not,  except  thou  forrow  for  my  good ; 
Only  give  order  for  my  foneral  • 

And  fo  farewel;  and  fair  befal  thy  hopes  (i6) 

(i6)       and  fmr  be  tU  th  hofuA  Mortimer  knew  Ptta* 

fagenee^  hope%  were  ftir,  bat  that  the  eftabfiiliineat  of  the  L««r«- 

ftrUm  line  diuppointed  them :  fure,  he  would  wlih,  that  his  nephew*! 
fair  hopes  might  have  a  fair  ifTue}  and  this  reftitution  of  a  fingla 
letter,  which*  might  eafily  have  dropt  out  at  prefs,  will  give  os  \  at, 

'  1  am  perfuaded^  the  Poet  wrote  $  ' 

•— — ^  and  fair  hth\  dy  hopet  ? 
So,  in  Lovi4  Labour* t  /tft; 

Bir.  Now  fair  befaJ  your  ma/k  I 

Rof».  Fair  fall  tbi  face^  it  iovert  I 
And  fo  FaUonbridgt  in  King  John  j  . 

FtffV  fall  tbi  hnes,  (bat  tocdt  the  pains  far  me! 

Befidet,  the  firft  line  of  PlamagenitU  reply  to  Mortmn^  confirms  my 
toieDdation  s 


King  Henry   VI.  4117 

And  profp'rous  be  thy  life,  in  peace  and  war!       [DUsm 

Flan.  And  peace,  no  war,  befal  thy  parting  foiul 
In  prifon  haft  thou  fpent  a  pilgrimage, 
And,  like  a  hermit,  over-paft  thy  days. 
'VVell ;  I  will  lock  his  coonrelln  my/breaftj 
And  what  I  do  imagine,  let  that  reft. 
Keepers,  convey  him  hence ;  and  I  myfelf 
Win  fee  his  burial  better  than  his  life. 
Here  dies  the  dufky  torch  of  Mortimer, 
Choak'd  with  ambition  of  the  meaner  fort. 
And  for  thofe  wrongs,  thofe  bitter  injurieSf 
Which  Somer/et  hath  offerM  to  my  houfe, 
I  doubt  not  but  with  honoar  to  redrefs.        "^ 
And  therefore  hafte  I  to  the  parliament; 
Either  to  be  reftored  to  my  blood. 
Of  make  my  ill  th*» advantage  of  my  good  (17).  [£vi/. 

(17)  Or  m^e  mf  will'  th^  ad*oantagt,if  my  to^iJ] ,  So  aH  the 
printed  copies :  but  with  very  little  tegard  to  the  Poet's  mctning. 
What  wi9  Plantdganeth  vfiii,  but  to  be  re6or*d  to  his  blood?  The 
conjuoAion  disjunftive,  therefore  here  is  abfurd  and  ungramma* 
tical,.  Befidet,  I  dare  fay,  a  contraft  wai  defigned  in  the  terms, 
tslkich  is  loft  by  the  cotruptioA  of  the  text.  I  reftore,  only  throwing 
cue  a  (ingle  letter, 

Cr  make  my  111  tb*  ddvtnt^t  ^  my  good* 
Thus  we  recover  the  antitbefii  of  the  exprellion ;  and  the  disjon^tive 
becomes  proper  and  neceflary  to  the  meaning*  «  Either  I  wiU  pro- 
^  cure  the  honours  of  my  blood  to  be  reftor*d ;  or  my  misfortuM,  toy 
*'  hard/hip  in  being  refufed  thiS|  ihall  at  Itaft  gain  me  friends^  and 
«« turn  to  my  advantage**' 


\ 


4A$:  The  Fm  s  t  Paist  of^ 

ACT      III. 

S  C:  E  N  E,    th€  Parliament. 

fjwrijk.    Enter  King  Henry,  Exeter,  Gloucefter,  ^ift? 

chefler, /'Warwick,  Somerfet,  Suffolk,  «W  Ricbtrdt) 
Plantagenet ;,  Gloucefter  c^z  to  put  up^  a  Sili:  WiiK 
€j^tSier  /rtofci^ei  it,  and  tears  it. 

W  1  N  C.  il  £  S  T  B  k» 

With  written  pamphlets  iktuiloufiy  devisM  h 
Hmphrty  of  CWfiwy  if  <I»oa  €M*ft  aocuft^.  ^ 
Ort>i]ght  itxtend'A  to  lay  ui»to mj  c!iitfge>. 
Do  it  withpnt  invention  fuddenly; 
As  I  with  Todd  en  and  extemporal  tpeech 
t^urpofe  to  anfw^  what  thou  cai^ft  ocjed.  {tienief; 

GUu.  Prefamptuous  pried,  this  place  cosioB^awiaiaiJ^I^ 
9r  thou.(hoaU'ft,fifid»  ijioa  haft  difbonoui'd  tne.. 
'Ehibit  not*,  altho'  in  writiog  I  ^referM 
The  mannev^  of  thy  vilt  oatragious  cHtties, 
That  therefore  I  have  forgM,  or  am  not  i^4e 
ytrbatim  to  rehearfe  the  method  of  my  pen. 
No,  prelate,^  fvch  is  thy  audacious  Wickedne(%. 
Thy  lead,  peftiProus,  and  difTentious  granks^. 
The  very,  iofanti  prattle  of  thy  prideu. 
Thou  arc  a  mod  pcrnicioos  ufurer, 
Frdward  by  nature,,  enemy  to  peace,,  ^ 

X^fcivious,.  wanton,  iiKtt«.  than  well  befeems-  ' 

h  man  of  thy  pro/efil#»and  degree. 
And  for  thy  treaph'ry,  what's  more  man ifeft  ?: 
In  that  thou  lard'fta  trap  to  take  my.  life, 
As  well;at  London- Bridge ,  as  at  the  Tovht. 
tefide^  I  fear  mc»  \f  tVv^  \\vo>^^u  N««e  (ifted; 
The  King  iky.  Sovtw^T^  *u  uftvc^vu  ^iwwvt^  ^^^^ 


Icing  ft  E  Say  V\.  %^^ 

iFrom  eovfOtts  malice  of  thy  fweUiiig  hesut. 

01fi.  Glol/ier^  I  do  defy  thee.    Lords,  voucMafe 
To  give  me  hearing  what  I  (hall  reply. 
If  I  were  coTetotis,  perverfe»  imbitiou^ 
As  he  will  have  mq;  how  abi  I  fo  poor  ? 
^ow  haps  it  then,  I  feck  not  td  advance 
Or  raife  my  fclf?  but  keep  liiy  wonted  Scallin^ 
And  for  diflentiooy  who.  preferreth  peace 
^More  than  I  do  ?  except  I  be'provok'd. 
K09  iiiy  good  Lords,  it  is  not  that  offliimk's 
It  is  not  that,  which  hath  incens'd  the  Duke: 
It  is,  becauft  no  one  ihoold  fway  hiit  he; 
^o  one,  but  he,  fhould  be  stbout  the  Kiug^ 
And  that  Engenders  thbnder  in  his  hre^ft,  ^ 
And  makes  hiih  roar  thefeaccu&tions  ibrtln 
^at  he  Ihall  know  I  am  as  gi|od<«-^^^ 

G/w.  As^food^? 
Thou  baftard  of  my  grandfather  1 

fFin.  Ay,  lordly  Sir;.  Jos  wbat are  you,  I  pray, 
%ut  one  imperiojas  in  asothi^r's  throne  I 

Glou,  Am  nott  th^'Proteftor,  fawcy  priefl? 
Win.  And  &xn  no^I  ^  pr4ate  6f  ^the  church  ? 
Glou,  Yes,  as  ah  out- law  ina  caftle  keeps^ 
And  ufeth  it  to  patronage  hi^  th^t* 
Win.  UnrevVend  Glo%r! 
Glou.  Thott  art  reverend 
Touching  thy. fpiritual  fnn^on^  not  thy life. 
Win.  This  Rm$  fliall  rcinedy* 
'War.  Roam  thither  then.    . 
SoM.  My  Lord,  it  were  your  duty  to  forbear* 
War.  Ay,  fee,  the  biihop  be  not  over-bo'tne^ 
,    ^tffff.  Methinks,  my  Lord  fhould  be  religious) 
^nd  know  the  QffipethAthe)9ng3.tp,fuc]i«    * 

War.  Methiqks,  his  Lordfliip. fhould  be  htUnUort^eO^ 
Xt  £tteth  not  aprclate  fp  to  plead.   .  .         ^ 

Sovh  Yes,  when  his  holy  ftate  is  toticHM  fo>aear«^ 
War.  State,  lioly  or  iinhallow'd,  what  o£  that  1 
)s  not  his  Grace  Prptedor  to  the  King  ? 

^cb.  PlaniagMftetf  I  fee^  muft  hold'  his  toagiie  \ 


430  The  First  Part  of 

Left  It  be  Aid,  <  Speak,  firrah,  when  yoa  ihoald; 
«  Muft  yoar  l>oId  verdid  enter  talk  with  Lords  V 
Eife  would  I  have  a  fling  at  Winchefler. 

K.  Henry,  Uncks  of  Glo'ftfr,  and  of  Winchefter^ 
The  fpecial  watchmen  of  our  Englifi  weal ; 
1  would  prevail,  if  prayers  might  ^revailj 
To  join  your  hearts  in  love  and  amity. 
Oh,  what  a  fcandal  is  it  to  our  crown. 
That  two  fiich  noble  peers,  as  ye,  (hould  jar! 
Believe  me.  Lords,  my  tender  years  can  tell. 
Civil  diflention  is  a  vip'rous  worm. 
That  gnaws  the  bowels  of  the  common  wealth. 

\A  noife  luithin ;  Down  with  th<j  tawny  coats. 

K.  Henry.  What  tumult^s  this? 

W^,  An  uproar,  I  dare  warrant. 
Begun  thro*  malice  of  the  biihop^s  men. 

[A  noije  again.  Stones,  Stones* 

Enter  May»r. 

Mayor,  O,  my  good  Lords,  and  virtuous  Henrys 
Pity  the  city  of  London^  pity  us ; 
The  Bifliop  and  the  Duke  of  Glo'Jler*^  men. 
Forbidden  late  to  carry  any  weapon. 
Have  fill'd  their  pockets  full  of  pebble  flones^ 
And,  banding  themfelves  in  contrary  parts. 
Do  pelt  fo  faft  at  one  another's  pates. 
That  many  have  their  giddy  brains  knockM  out^ 
Our  windows  are  broke  down  in  t\i*ry  flreet, 
And  we  for  fear  compell'd  to  ihut  our  ihops. 

Enter,  injkirmijhf  *with  ilecdjf  pateu 

K.  Henry.  We  charge  you  on  allegiance  to  ourfelves. 
To  hold  your  flaughf^rin^  hands,  and  keep  the  peace : 
Pray,  uncle  Glo^fer,  mitigate  this  ftrife. 

^  1  ^imt.  Nay,  if  we  are  forbidden  ftoaes,  weil  fall  to  it 
with  our  teeth. 
2  ^eru.  Do  what  ye  dare,  we  are  as  refolute. 

-6  \J^kirmiJh  again. 


King  He  n  r  y   VI.         .    4^1 

Ciou*  You  of  ihy  houfliold,  leave  this  peevifh  broil ; 
Jlnd  fet  this  unaccixftoin'd  fight  afide. 

^  Serv.  M/  Lord,  we  know  your  prace  to  be  a  maa 
Juft  and  upright ;  and  for  your  royal  birth 
Inferior  to  none  but  to  his  Majefty  : 
And  ere  that  we  will  fufFer  fnch  a  Prince, 
So  kind  a  father  of  the  •common-weal,  , 

To  be  diigraced  by  an  inkhorn  mate ; 
We,  and  our  wives,  and  children,  all  will  fight: 
And  have  our  bodies  flaughter'd  hj  thy  foes. 

I  Stm/m  Ay,  and  the  veiy  paringa  of  our  nails 
Shdl  pitdi  a  field,  'when  we  are  dead*        [Begin  agam* 

Qfouk  Stay,  Jftay,  I  lay; 
And  if  you  love  ihe,  as  you  fay  you  do, 
Let  me  perfoade  yen  to  forbear  a  while. 

K.  He^.  O,  how  this  dtfcord  doth  afflifl  my  foul!' 
Can  you,  my  Lord  of  Wincbefter^  behold  , 

My  iishs  attd  tears,  and  will  not  once  relent  ? 
Who  uioald  be  pitiful,  if  yon  be  not  ? 
Or  who  Aiottld  ftudy  to  prefer  a  peace, ' 
li  holy  churchmen  take  delight  m  broils  ? 

War.  My  Lord  ProtCiftor,  yield:  yield,  Winchtftit\ 
£xcept  you  mean  with  obftinate  repulfe 
l^o  jlay  your  Sovereign,  and  deftroy  the  Realm. 
Vou  (ee,  what  mifchi^,  and  what  murder  tOQ^ 
Hath  been  ena&ed  thro'  your  enmity : 
Then  be  at  peace,  except  ye  thirft  for  blood« 

Win,  He  (hall  fubmit,  6r  I  will  never  yield. 
.  i^lou,  Compaffioh  on  the  King  commands  me  ftoop; 
Or  I  would  fee  his  heart  out,  ere  the  prieft 
Should  ever  get  that  privilege  of  me. 

War,  Behold,  my  Lord  of  Wincbefltr^  the  Duke 
Hdth  banifh'd  moody  difcon tented  raiy. 
As  by  his  finoothed  brows  it  doth  appear. 
Why  look  you  ftiU  ib  ftern  and  tragical? 

Glou,  Here  Winchefter,  I  offer  thee  my  hand. 

K.  Henr^,  Fy,  mitWBtarfort :  I  have  heard  yoa  preachy 
That  malice  was  a  great  and  grievous  fin : 
And  will  not  yen  maintain  the  thing  yo\i  tt«^^li^ 


S^TjV  the  -T I  R'S  T  PAt  trf 

%ot  prenre  a  tiiief  dflhrder  in  the  fame  ? 

liT^r^  Sweet'King  !  die  bifiiop  hatfar  a  kindly "^iM  t 
'For  (hAine,  ny  Lor^t  of  fVincbtfttr^  relent ; 
"What,  ftiall  t  child  iifftrttA^  yoirwhat  to  do^ 

Win.  Well,  Duke  of  ^by?*r,  I  Will  yield  fco'iJittl 
^ve  for  thy  love^  and  hand  for  band  I  give. 

Glou,  Ay,  but  I  feslr  me  with  a  hollow  heart* 
'See  here,  my  friends  and  lovinr  count^'ftienv 
.This  tokcni  ^reth  for  a  fli^  of  trace 
betwixt  oarfehrea,  sLnd  all  ddr  fblldwefsr: 
^o  help  no  God,  as  iditfemblrnot! 
'    Win.  [4^.|;Sohelp.me69d,  aslinttoditnot^ 

K.  Hinrv.  Ol6ving  uocle,  ^H^  Dukttbf  QU^prj^ 
'How  joyra!  am  I  made  by  this  contract! 
Away,  my  mailers,  troable  oa  no  more ; 
'But  join 'in  friendfliip,  at  your  Lofds^  have  "^ne* 

1  Smrv.  Content,  Pll  to  the  fttrgeon^s. 

2  Ser^f.  So  will  I. 

3  &r<v.  AhdPllfte^wliat'phyficKtheF'iiavejttafibrds. 

War.  Accept  this  fcrowU  moiVgjfadous  Sovereign! 
Which  in  the  right  of  Richard  Plmt^mH 
We  do  exhibit  to  your  ^)(a^€i%, 

GUu.  Welliirg'd,myLordof^^mviVihfbr»fweetPrincff^ 
An  if  yduR  Qraoe  nfark  ev^ry  dreumftasce, 
Vou  have  great  reafontodo'J^fi^iwWTXghtt 
Efpecially^  fbrthciboocafions 
At  Eltbam-^lMA^S  xxM  jovlt^  Bfoje^.   , 

K.  Himy*  AxA  thofe  oMAata^  nncle,  wete  of  force  t 
Therefore,  myWingLords,  our  pleafare  ia» 
That  Richard  be  reflored  to  hit  Uoodi 

Wop.  J^tliViiiarWbereftoiied'to^hiablodd^ 
So  (hall  his  fathers  wnifeqg^beiecoinpensf^d. 

ITin   As  willthereft^  fo  wiileth^PiaciMb'* 

Y;^  Henry.  V  RiikardvAYLh^txtit^  tioc  ttat  aloiiey 
But  all  the  whole  iidieritnce  I  |ivei 
That  doth  belong  unto  the  hooto  of:  iTonf,; 
From  whence  yea  %riag  by  lineal' defcent. 

Rich.  Tb«M«iAfti«iHiBXtf9jii%5AK^ 


King  Henry  V|.  433 

And  faiA&l  fenrice,  till  4he  point  of  death.. 

K.  Tieufy*  Stoop  then»  luid  fet  your  knee  agaiDft  my  foot. 
And  in  regutrdon  of  that  duty  done, 
1  gird  thee  ivith  the  valiant  fwrord  of  Ttrk. 
•Rife,  Richard^  like  ft  troe  Tlanmgeneti 
And  rifexrettied  princely  Dnke  of  foA. 

Rich.  And  ib  thnve  RiebmJ,  as  thy  foes  may  fall ! 
And  as  my  duty  fprings.  To  perith  they« 
That  grudge  one  thonght  «gainft  your  Majefty ! 

^//.Welcome,  hi^hPjrincey  the  migh«v  Duke  of  Tori/ 

Som.  Pctiilv,  bafe  rrince,  ignoble  Duke  of  f^rkf 

Clnt.  Noi|v  will  it  beft  avail  yonr  Majeily 
To  cro{6  the  feas,  and  to  be  crown*d  in  FrsMCi  .* 
The  prefeflce  of  a  King  engenders  love 
Amoneft  his  ft^bjedd  ami  his  loyal  friends, 
As  it  wfanimates  his  enemies. 

K.Henry.  When  Glo^fter  fays  the  word.  King  Htnry  goes ; 
For  friendly  coviifel  cuts  off  many  foes. 

<^Io9u  Vour  flitps  already  are  in  readinefi.        [Exeunt. 

Mantt  ExttST. 

^xi.  Ay,  we  may  march  in  England  or  in  France^ 
Not  feeing  what  is  likely  to  enfue  % 
This  late  diflention,  grown  betwixt  the  Peers, 
Burns  under  feigned  aflies  of  forgM  love ; 
And  will  at  laft  oreak  oat  into  a  flame. 
As  fefter'cf  members  rot  but  by  degrees. 
Till  bones,  and  lleih,  and  iinews,  fall  away ; 
So  will  this  bafe  and  envious  difcord  breed. 
And  now  1  fear  that  fatal  prophecy. 
Which  in  the  time  of  Henrj^  namM  the  Fifth, 
Was  in  the  month  of  evVy  fucking  babe; 
~  That  Hemy^  born  at  Monmouth^  flioald  win  all ; 
And  Himty^  horn  at  PTind/or,  fliould  lofe  all : 
Whicb  is  fo  plain,  that  Exeur  doth  wifti. 
His  days  may  finiih  ere  that  kaplefs  time.  [Exii. 


Vol,  IV.  T  ^C^^^ 


,434  Tlic  F  JUS -r  Part, cf 

S  C  E  1^  E   changes  to' Rgan  in  Franci. 

Entir  Joan  la  Pacclle  difguifed^  ok^  fom^^Soldiits  nuith 
facks  upon  their  hacks. 

Piffr/.^TpHcfe'are  tke  cttf -j^aooi^  the  Mtea  of  Rnth 

X     ^**^*  whkh^Ov  policy  mtitt  mak^a^itacii. 
Take  heed»  be  wary,  bow  you  place  ypur  wofds;       \ 
Talk  like  tlHs  vulgar  fart.of  aarket-imn, 
That  come  to  gatSer  money  for  tkeir'cpr9« 
]f  wehaveeotratite,  (a6>  I  bope«.we^^I ;). 
And  that  we  find  the  Hothfiil  watch  but  weak, 
ril  by  a  fign  give  floMe  (Oomr  Mends  r    . 
That  Cbarin  theDauphin may  enconnier  theai. 

SoL  Oar  facks  fiiall  be  a  mean  to  Tack  tke  city» 
And  we  be  lords  and  rulers  over %R^m^ 
Therefore  we'll  knock.  JKi/Kk* 

VvLCtl.  Pai/afrs9  fauwif  ,gi/is  Ji  France. 
•Poor  nrarketrfetks,  thai  epme  to^fell  their  coi^.    .  , 
Ifatch,  Enter,  go  in»  the  market-bell  is  rung. 
Pkcel.NoWf  Rea»i  Hl^ake  thy  bulwarks  to  the  groand. 

,  f  «/^r.Daaphin»  Baftardi  atfd  Alanfen. 

Dau.  it.  tknuis  blefs  this  happy  ilratagem  I 
And  once  again  we*ll  fleep  fecure  in  kitaa. 

Baft,  Here  enter'd  Pucetley  an^  her  pradiiaats : 
Now  ihe  is  there,  how  will  fhe  fp^cify 
Where  is  the  beft  and  fafeft  pa/tage  in  ?    \ 

Reig.  By  thruiling  out  a  torch  from  yonder  towV, 
Which,  once  ^tfcern'dy  ihews,  that  her  oieaiiing  is. 
No  Y^ay  to  that  (for  4veaknefs}  which  flie  enteir'dv 

EnNr  Joan  la  Ptecelle  en  the  19^  fbrmfifng  okf  a^Mti 

bufmng.  *  '   •       '» • 

Pfuil.  Behold,  this  is  the  happy  wfddillgtorc^> 
^h^tjoinethi?tftf«  unto  heVcduntr/ineiiv         ^      '   ' 
kat  burning  fatal  to  the  Talhefkeu 

t 


K 


Xing  iHtt  H  n  Y  -V9.  ^4j^ 

Baft.  See,  noble  Charhsi  the  beacoif  of  oilf  iHtpd«  • 
l^Jbtf  biA'ninjg  torch  iii  yoader  mniet  ftasd*. 

Dan.  Now  fivinca  it  like  a  comet  of  re?ieilg<^ 
A  prophet  to  the  fall  of  ill  osf  fbei.*  >  ^ 

Riig.  'Dtht  no  tioie,  delay 9  have  dafrgetoiiflf  ends  ;   ^ 
Enter  and  cry »  fbtJkwfbm!  pre^ntly, 
And  then  do  exeoatkm  on  the  watch;  •     ^ 

;         •  [Ju alarm;  TA\hot itt^m exear/^m. 

Tal.  FroHit^  thou  (halt  rne  this  ireafoii  with*4hy  teaii» 
^^alhtySKsX  fanrive  thy  treachery. 
FwnlUf  that  witch^  that  damned  ^orctrth^  - 
Ha^  wrotigbtthia  helBfii  mifchtef  unawares ; 
^iMt  hardiy jp^euefea^'d  the priae  of  Frtf^r^  {li)*  [Exiti 

Jin  alarm:  Excurfians^  ^  Bedford .jr«fr^/  '^.fai%  in  a 
tbair.  Enter  iTalbot  W  Burgundy,  nvi4hcut\  njukhht, 
Joan  la  Pucelle,  Dauphin,  ^Ballard^  a«i/ Reignieri  v.0» 
the  nvalh.  .   \ 

TVnNf.  Good'ttorrciw;  gallants,  .want  y^  com  for  tread  ? 
I  think,,  the^Duke of  :5ir/w*//F  ^\t(kft,  {  ;    / 

Before  he'll  blrjr  a|ahi  atiucha  rdte,         ^'      '       - 
»Twai  fell  of  darnel  y  d6  jo^  Itke  the  taft^  ?  .     ' 

j8«r^.  ^coff  oti,  vile ifiehd^  attd  (Haideleft  cnrtisiah^* 
:  f  itjroil,  ere  Jong  to  choalf  thfee  with  fbine  own ;  ^'  " 
.  Aod  make  thee  curfe  the  harveft  of  that  corti. 

Dau.Yow  Grace  may  ^ar^e»  perh^p^^  beftrc  thW  time. 

Bid.  Oh,  let  not  words,  baedeeds,  rerengfc  this  treafot ! 

/'»rf/.What  wttl  you  do,gd€kl|;rey^bcarc>H>rcak  aj^ce, 

( tS)  That  b»iiy  VH  tfcMp^d  «br  pride ^f^rmHot :]  ^, AH  ttM^fOfnes 
co-'cur  in  this  reading;  bar  it  feetns.to  be  an  abOiid  tv^  ^Ikiaeaoing 
one.     The  beft  conflrufVton,  that  can  arKe/rpm  efcaphtg  t)»e  ^rUf  tf 
France,  it,  efcmping  the  proud  French  :  which'  would  come  very  im- 
properly from  *Ta  hot's  mouth.     I   hive  ren^orcd  to  fijjtpofc,    6ur 
Author  wrote,  the  prissi:  u  «•  We  havdiy  «fcftp*d  being  Jtks^d  hy, 
becoming  the  pr^^of  tht  FrtiKff,  :  Sq  '%a  ^h^4  the  Illd*'   \    ,", 
.  A fbfatryjpvainin^,  ?md,diflM«ied  wi^/^  ..    ^    ^  ,  .• 
■  Ev'n  the  afternoon  9f  her  heft  days,.,  ^,         -7  '-.     t^ 
■^adc  ^fefrand'nOr^hafc6?^hl$'ivarito«i'eve,  V,    *  *     _ 
So  likeWifo  in^  the  ^htniB  tongue.  Id  pfife,  -H^^iie^' tlit^fitiiurt.  or 
«>^«bMii/fiiX0f;aflyihii^;  tc^ellasthetiaaj/da^  il^'/  .  v^ 

•     ri  T  t  And 


*36  Tflic  FiRSt  Part  of 

An4  rw(i  a  At  at  death  within  a  chair  ? 

7W.  Foul  fiend  of  Frgutce,  and  hag  of  alf  defpighti 
Incompa^'d  with  thy  Inft^l  patamonfs. 
Becomes  it  thee  to  tannt  his  valiant  a^ 
And  twit  with  cowardice  a  nan  half  doui  ? 
Damfcl,  ril  have  a  bont  with  ^ on  again. 
Or  elfe  let  Talht  perifli  with  his  fliaaie. 

PuciL  Are  yoo  io  hot^  yet,  PueelU^  hold  thy  t>eace; 
If  TalUi  do  but  thunder,  rain  will  follow. 

\Thej^  nubifper  tegaAer  in  wmnfL 
God  fpeed  the  parliament  I  who  (hall  be  the  fpeaker  \ 

Tal.  Dare  ye  come  forth,  and  meet  as  in  the  field  f 

Ph€tL  Belike,  your  Lordihip  takes  os  then  for  iool^ 
To  try  if  that  pur  own  be  oun,  or  no. 

9W.  I  fpeak  not  to  that  railing  Hecate^ 
Bat  unto  thee,  Jlanfin^  and  the  reft. 
Will  ye,  like  foldiers,  come  and  fight  it  out? 

Jtmm.  Seignior,  no. 

Tai.  Seignior,  hang : — bafe  muleteers  of  Fratuef 
Like  peafanc  foot-lH>ys  do  they  keep  the  walls, 
And  dare  not  take  up  arms  like  gentlemen. 

PufeL  Captains,  away  $  let's  get  ui  from  the  walls, 
For  TmlUt  means  no  gqodnefs  by  his  looks. 
God  be  wi'  you,  my  Lord :  we  came,  Sir,  but  to  tell  yoa 
That  we  are  here.   ^      ^  [Exeunt  from  tbe*waib, 

^iJ,  And  there  will  we  be  too  ere  it  be  long. 
Or  elie  reproach  be  TalSot'a  greateft  fame ! 
Vow,  Burgiaufyt  by  honour  of  thy  hoqfe, 
Prick'd  on  by  publick  wrbngs  fuftain'd  in  France^ 
Either  to  get  the  town  again,  or  die. 
And  I,  as  fore  as  Englijh  Henry  lives. 
And  as  his  father  here  was  conqueror. 
As  fure  as  in  this  late  beti;ayed  town 
Great  QaurdilUn*%  heart  was  buried  ; 
So  fure  I  fwear,  to  get  the  town,  or  dk. 

Burg,  My  ¥Ows  are  equal  partners  with  thy  vows. 

7W.  But  ere  we  go,  regard  this  dying  Prince, 
.^The  valiant  Duke  of  Bedford:  tome,  my  Lord,    ' 
tVe  Will  bcAow  you  in  fojiie  better  pla^ ; 

Jitter 


King  H  E  v^K  Y  VI.  437 

Fitter  for  ficknefs,  and  for  crazy  age. 

Beif,  Lord  TalBot^  do  not  fo  difhononr  mc: 
Here  I  will  fit  before  the  walls  of  Roan^ 
And  will  be  partner  of  your  weal  and  wOe.  , 

Burg,  Courageous  Btdford^  let  us  now  perfiiiad^  you. 

Bid.  Not  to  be  gone  from  hence  ?  for  once  I  read. 
That  ftout  Pendragont  in  his  litter  fick. 
Came  to  the  field,  and  vanquifhed  his  foes. 
Methinksy  I  (hould  revive  the  foldiers  hearts; 
Becanie  I  ever  found  them  as  my felf. 

7W.  Undaunted  (pirit  in  a  dying  bread  \ 
Then,  be  it  fo :  heavens  keep  old  Bedford  fafe ! 
And  now  no  more  ado,  brave  Burgundy^ 
But  gather  we  our  forces  out  of  hand. 
And  fet  upoii  our  boafiing  enemy.  [Exii. 

4n  alarm  i  Excwrfam:  Enur  Sir  John  Fafiolfe,  and  a 
Caftam. 

Cap.  Whither  away,  SxtJ^hn  Faftolfe,  in  fuch  haflc? 
*  Faft.  Whither  away !  to  fave  my  felf  by  flight. 
We  are  like  to  have  the  overthrow  again. 

Cff/.  What!  will  you  fly,  and  leave  Lord  Talbot? 
Faft.  Ay,  all  the  Talbot  $  in  the  world  to  fave  my  life. 

{Exit, 
Cap.  Cowardly  Knight,  ill  fortune  follow  thee!  \Exit. 
Retrtat:  Excurfiens,    Pucelle,  Alanfon,  <Mr^  Dauphin  y?^. 
Bid.  Now,  qtiiet  foul,  depart  when  heav'n  fiiall  pleafe  ; 
For  I  have  feen  our  enemies  overthrow. 
What  is  the  tr uft  or  ftren?th  of  foolifh  man  ? 
They,  that  of  late  were  daring  with  their  feoffs. 
Are  glad  and  fain  by  flight  to  fave  then^felves.' 

[Diis^  and  is  carried  vff  in  Bit  €ha!r. 

SCENE,  within  the  Walls  of  Roan. 

AnjUarmi  £«irr  Talbot,  Burgundy,  aadiherifi. 

Tai.  T    Oft  and  recovered  in  a  day  again  ? 
■I  ^  This  is  a  noble  honour  Burgundy ; 
Yet  heav'ns  have  glory  for  this  viftory  I 

T  J  ^v«^- 


43%,  Tfie  F  I  Jt  s  T  rPart  ot 

Bur.  Warlike  and  fpar^al  Taiioe,,  Burgnndf 
Inihrioes  thee  in  his  heart ;  and  there  ere&s 
Thy  noble  deeds,  as  valour's  fnonunients*         . 

Tal.  Thanks,  gentle  Duj^e;  but.wherfti&JV'//'^<>wi 
I  thinkj  her  old  famtliar  is  aileep*  ^.       ,   , 

Now  Where's  the  bailard'b  braves,  and  Chdrhs  his  ^Kkfs  ^ 
What,  alla-jiiort?  Rom  hangs  her  head  for  grief  j.,^ 
That  fach  a  valiant  company  are  fled.  '  '*    - 

Now  we  will  take  Tome  order  in  the  town* 
Placing  therein  fome  expert  officers. 
And  then  depart  to /'tfrf.r  to  the  King ; 
For  there  young  Henry  with  his  nobles  lies. 

Burg.  What  wills  Lord  TalhtU',  pleafeth^#r^«»f^* 

TaL  But  yet  before  we  gOj^  let's  not  forge;  _         ,   \ 
The  noble  Unkc  of  Betifordy  late  deceased  i  ;; 

But  fee  his  exequies  fulfilled  in  Bgan. 
A  braver fbldier  never  cottchcd  lanee,  .     V    ... 

A  gentler  heart  did  never  fway  ki  court. 
Sut  Kings  and  nughtieU  potentates  o^juil  <Ue»  .     , 

For  that's  the  end  of  human  miffry.  {S^fiiMf^^ 

fa/#rDaqphin,  Bafiard,  Alanfoa,  andjoz^  fa  PttCtlj^' 

Pufd.  Difmay  not.  Princes^  at  this  accident^ 
iF^or  grieve  that  R§an  is  To  recovered. 
Care  is  Do  cnre,  bat  rather  a)rrofivi^ 
For  things  that  are  not  to  be  remtdy'd.         . 
let  franttck  Talh^t  triumph  for  a  while  ;  . 

And»  like  a  peacock,  fwcep  along  his  tail: 
We'll  pall  his  pluases  and  tfkc  aw#y  ^is  traiSf 
,  If  Dauphin  and  the  lett  «|«H  be  but  rul'd. 

Z>tfa.  We  have  heea|indcd  ^  thee  htthertqt^  ^ 

An,d  pf  thy  cunojog  hajil  i|o  difidenee. 
One  fudden  foil  (hall  never  breed  di^ruft. 

Bafi,  Search  ont  thy  «wit>  for  fecret  poltciea. 
And  we  will  make  thee  famous  through  the  world. 

JUui.  WeHl  fat  ttiy  AtttueAi  fome  h^y^^iap. 
And  have  thee  reverenced  Jibe  a  ble&d  Saint* 
Employ  thee  then,  fweet  virgin,  for  our  goojk       « 

PuceL  Then  thus  it  muft  be«  thia  doth  joan  devlfe :   - 


N  R  y   VI.  439 

By  fair  perfoafions,  njiixt  with  fogarM  wordi» 

Wc  will  entice  the  ^oke  of  Bmrgundf  \ 

To  leave  the  TMoti  and  to  follow  us. 

Dau,  Ay 9  marry,  fweeting,  if  we  coold  do  thatf 
France  weieno  place  for  Henry* s  warriors; 
Nor  (hall  tbai  nation  boaft  it  fo  with  as/ 
But  be  extirped  from  our  provinces. 

jilmm.  For  ever  fhoold  they  be  expals'd  from  France 
And  not  have  title  of  aa  Earldom  here. 
'   PiueLYoar  honours  ftiall  perceive  bow  I  will  work. 
To  bring  this  mauer  to  the  wiihed  end. 

[Drum  hats  affar  cf, 
Harky  by  the  (bund  oT  drum  yon  may  perceive 
Their  powers  are  marchiag  tinto  /^ar//-ward.    ' 

[/£r/^a/inK  Engltfh  cviirr/k 
THiere  goes  the  TMoi  with  his  colours  fpread, 
And  all  the  troops  of  £4r//r>d^  after  him.  [French  march. 
Now,  in.  tha  rfrewardy  coaows  tbe  ]>ttkaand  his  i    ' 
Fortone,  ia  favour,  nukes^lnm  lag  bthtiild. 
SaauBon  a  parley,  we  will  talk  with  him. 

[Trumpeis  found  a  park;^ 

Sutirtii Duii 0/ BiirguT\dy  marcit/^. 
Dim.  A  parley  with  the  Doke  of  Burgundy, --'^^  ■■   - 
Burg*  Who  craves  a  parley  with  the 'J?«r/»ff<^^ 
l^ar«f.  The  pnncely^iivJlr/ of /*raar#,  thy  c6u«trymair.r 
Burg.  What  ia/ft  thou,  Ckm^s  f  for  I  am  mafchiajK 
»';     hence*  -       •       -  - 
Doar.  Speak,  PiRn/b^^aad  enchant  him  with  thy  wordsi 
fuai.  Brave  Burgumfy,  aodoabied  hope  of  Fraace  f  ' 
Stay,  let  thy  humble  hand-maid  fpcak  to  thee.  > 

Bur.  SMak  on,  but  be  not  «ver*tedioas« 
Pucd.  Look  on  thfcoanary^  look  oa  fertile  Frdka% ' 
And  fee  the  citieit  and  fthe  towns,  defaced  ^ 

By  waftinff  aoin  of  the  cruel  i^. ...  ^ 

As  looks  die  mother  on  her  lowly  babe. 
When  death  doth  clofe  his  tender  dying  eyes } 
See,  fee  the  pining  malady  of  France.  ' 

Behold  the  wounds,  the  moil  uni^atVal  wounds, 

T  4  ^\:vk 


440  The  First  Fi«r  of 

Which  tho|i  thfttM  h3(l  giv'n  her  w>^M  brea^. 
Oh,  turn  thy  edzc4  (word  an6th«r  way; 
Scr^ethofe,  rhirl^r^;  apnd^ bart not chofe,  datheTp: 
One  drop  of  bloody  draWn  froih  thy  cottn try's  bofoa, 
Shouid  grieve  thee  mo^d  fhan  ftreams  of  eommou  gore> 
Reroro  thee,  thi^ftfo^eV^tth  a  flood  of  tcars^ 
^  And  wafh  away  thy  country's  ftained  ^ts. 

Burg,  J^Ker  file  balk  ISewitcli'd  mt  wkH  ber  wordsir 
Or  n aiare  makes. ^e  fj^deidy.  relent* 

PiUiL  BeiicfM,  all  Frenfi  ,af  d  Fnmte  exclaim  on  Ah} 
Doubting  thy  birth,  and  lawful  progeny* 
Whom  join'ft  tboii  with,  but  with  a  lordly  nation 
That  w:ill  not  tmftttte^  but  fer'siyofit's  hkti 
When  Tal^i  k^h'ict'^ting  Hbcc  in  Frame, 
And  fafhion'd  tbetf  that  ihfttument  of  ill  ; 
Who  then  but  EjigU^  Hefi^\9rtlbe  Lord^ 
A  nd  thou  be  thri»ft  oik  Uk«  a  fa^itive  } 
Call  we  to  mind,  apd  r^r k*  but  this  for  *^roof^ 
Was  not  theDiik««f  Orkain  ihf^fotl 
And  was  not  he  id  EnghiaJ p6fentr  ^  , 
Bitt  wlen  tb^y  beai^  he  was  thine  eneror. 
They  fet  him  free  'without  his  ranfom  paid  j 
In  fpight  of  Burgundy^  and  all  his  friends. 
Stt  then  thou  fighc^ft  agaiHft  thy  couAtrymeo  $  ' 
And  join'fl  with  them,  wtU  be  thy  daughter- raem 
Come,  come,  return  i  seturn,  thou  wand'ring  Lord  ^ 
i^rkst  aiui  t)|e  hII  will  taJte  tkeeia  tbeic  arms. 

Burg,  Vm  vanqai(hed.     Thefe  haughty  words  of  heift 
Have  hatterM  inf»  like  loaringj  eaondfi^ftiot/ 
And  made  me  almoil  yield  upon  My  knees. 
Forgive  me,  country,  aad  fweet  conntryroeir ; 
And,  Lords,  accept  this  keaity  kt»d  embrace* 
X)y  forces  4iid  my  piw'r  of  men  arc  yottrs.. 
So  farewel  7«/^<?/,  TJ I  na  longer  troA  tbee* 

/'iy.Done,like  dJnncbmoH  i  Uirf)>aBd  torn  again  (19)  tr— 
,  .  Daw. 

(19)  DMe  like  a  Frenchman  :  htrn^  and  tupii  ageU,^  I  m»ke  na 
dnubt  but  this  was  a  ftcret  wipe  on  Hetiry  IVth  of  France,  who  To 
on  tura'd  his  TtVi^iotif  «•  the  exigencies  of  ftatc  re^if^ii :  j^iid  whoTe 
'  M 


King  H  t  N  R  Y  VI.  441 

Dii. Welcome,  bravef)oke!  thy  friendikip makes  us  frtfk.. 

Baft.  Aim!  doth  beget  new  courage  in  our  breails. 

Alan.  Fucelli  hath  bravely  played  her  part  in  dii«. 
And  doth  deferve  a  coronet  of  edd. 

Dau.  Now  let  us  on,  m^  Lords,  and  join  our  powers ; 
And  feek  how  we  may  prejudice  the  foe.  lExatm. 

^   SCENE  changea  to  Paris. , 

Enter  King  Henry,  Gloncefter,  Winchefter,  York,  Suffolk, 
Somer&t,  Warwick,  Exeter,  f5fr.  To  $him  Talbot» 
nvtth  bis  foldieru 

TaL  IV /f  Y  gracious  Prince,  and  hcoionrable  peers 

XYX  Hearing^of  your  arrival  in  this  realm, 
I  have  a  while  giv'n  truce  unto,  my  wars. 
To  do  my  duty,  to  my  Sovereign, 
lu  fign  whereof,  this  arm  (that  hath  reclaimed 
*ro  yx>ur  obedience  ikfxy  fortrefles. 
Twelve  cities,  and  fev'n  walled  towns  of  ftrengthf 
Befide  five  hundred  priibners  of  efteem ;) 
Lets  fall  the  fword  before  your  Highnefs'  feet : 
And  with  fubmifllve  loyalty  of  heart 
Afcribes  the  glory  of  his  conqueft  got, 
Firil  to  my  God,  and  ncixt  unto  your  Grace. 

K.  Henry.  Is  this  the  fam'd  Lord  Talbot,  uncle  Gh^fter^ 
That  hath  fo  long  been  refident  ^n  Trance  f 

Glotu  Yes,  if  at  pleafe  your  Majefty,  my  Liege. 

K.  Henry  Welcome,  brave  captain,  and  vidorious  lord.^^ 
When  I  was  young,  (as  yet  I  am  not  old) 

^aft  turn,  which  was  in  the  year  1593,  when  he  reconciled  hiinfclf 
to  the  Church  of  Honu,  was  lb  ungrateful  to  his  eld  faft  friend 
'  Qaeen  EiiKtketb,  that  it  thif  w  her  into  a  kind  of  melanchcly  r  in 
the  pomp  and  parade  of  which,  ihe  is  faid  to  have  pafa^d  fome  of 
lier  time  in  tranflating  Boetius  de  CtnfiJatiati  Pbil^opbia.  Our  au- 
thor could  not  have  paid  his  court  with  more  addreft  to  his  royal 
niilxefs's  refentment,  than  by  the  facrifice  of  this  pi-rce  of  fatire  on 
Htnry  of  t^a^^'arn  for  his  apoflacy  from  the  reformed  church. 

Ts  I 


44ft  The  f  lit  S4^Vm  of 

t  do  rtmtnhtrioiw  my  iktherfidd  (m), 

A  floMer'tlMUbpionDeyer  handled  fword. 

LODg^iict  w^  fvier^^eiblfKd^of  yoiir*  truth,  - 

Your  faithful  fervice  and -yoor toil  ih  war;  \ 

Yet  n^tof  hive  yotti  ufled  oar  reward,        ••   ■" 

^Or  bi^  regoetdoo'd  wttE  To  hiuch^iii  fhankiy ' 

Becaufe  till  now  we  never  faw  your  face:^ 

Tberefort  ftand  op,  «aDd  for  thdfe  good  defertSf 

We  here  create  you  Earl  of  Sbrt'u^fy, 

^nd  in  ^or  cognation  tfike  your  place*    .  [M^f^^ 

Kfamnt  Vernon  and  Baflet 

y&^fkmr  Sif >  td  you.  that  were  lb  hot  at  fea^ 
DifgriKiiig.of  thefet colours  thfti  wear 
In  honour  of  my  aohlc  Lord  of  Tork; 
VtiT^at  thou  maiotain  the  former  words  thon  fpak'A? 

£a/.  Yes,  Sir,,  as  well  as  you  dare  patronage 
The  envious  barking  of  your  fawcy  toagoo 
Againll  my  Jiurdf  the  Duke  of  ^onurfit. 

Ftr,  Sirrah^  thy  Lord  I  honour  as  he  is. 

Baf.  Why,  what  is  he  ?  as  |^ood  a  mais  at  IVi. 

Vir.  Hark  ye ;  not  fo :  in  witnefs,  take  yon  that. 

[SiriAej  him* 
>  Baf.  ViUaio>  thoa  know'ft,  the  laws  of  arms  is  fncbi 

(to)  Id§  rmtmker  k^m  wy  ftihtr  fridt]  Bot  HtMry  Vh  was  bot 
nine  ipontbs  old,  when  hit  fairer  dy'b-;  We  have  thtt  tviice  from 
this  o\fh  mouth,  in  the  two  iubfeqoent  parti  of  this  hiftorj. 
*     2  Henri  Yl.  Aft  4. 

Wo  fooner  was  I  crept  o«t  of  my  cradle. 

But  I  was  made  a  King  at  nlmi  mnuht  old* 
^  Henry  Vl,Aa,  3. 

I  was  anointed  King  at  n'mt  months  old* 
A  forgetfttlnefty  tbcrefcre,  -of  thii  pitch,  (careleft  ts  oar  aothor  wil 
in  Tome  rer^ftt,)  coitld  hardly  come  froA  bim,  had  theiii  plays  been 
hta  tn  the  iirft  concodion  :  however  he  might  paft  fuch  an  abfurd 
c'r<am/faoce  inadvertently,  while  he  was  only  putting  the  iiaiihiAg 
'  hand  to  them.  Contradiftiont  of  fo  grofi  a  ftamp  pot  me  in  mind 
•f  Sir  AftfftM  Marr^'aPt  (tn«:2)rj|iirji,)  who  fayt,  ««  he  wat  born,  at 
«•  CamhriJft\  and  he  remembers  ic  as  peifcdly  as  if  it  were  but  yef* 
«*  ttrday.*' 

That, 


That,  whofo  draws  a  fword,  'ds  prefent  Anth  {2 1}  $ 
Or  elk  this  blow  (hould, broach  th;  4'6AAPft  bIpoijU       ..^ 
-Sat  I'll  wrto  hts  Maj«ily>  and  crk^  -^    •'  ■    .    .^        ^    i>- 
I  may  have  liberty  to  venge  this  wrong ; 
When  thou  ihalt  fee,  Til  meet  ik^e  to  thy  coft 

Fer.  Well,  mifcr^ant,  PU  be  tlierras  ioon  as  yoa  ; 
And,  after,  meet  yoa  fooner  than  yoa  would.    [£,mr»«^ 

(a  I )  '■  tbe  law  of  arm  h  fttch, 

TiiUt  vbofo  draws  a  fward  ^tis  J>rejent  diath.\  We  %x^  not  pi  tiA^fir* 
ftaod  this,  #i(h  regiUct  to  aay  penart^fbr  drawing  ifwotd in  thepA* 
^lencty  or  witk!»  the.v«fee  ot  tho  royal  fakct  I  ti^eitberca^^bf  poet 
neaiiy  that  by  the  law  of  armi  in  general  it<VM  jd<^  t#^4Q^w  a 
JWord.  Why  then  does  Baffit  (ay,  he*ll  crave  liberty  of  the  Kinf 
«p  revenge  his  wrong»>  \,ti  us  hear  what  the  King  fays  afiefwardt| 
WhcA  both  parties  coifie  b  aik  his  Irar^  ^f  the  combat* 

■  ■     ;   'ramemhtr,  whertwtAfiy  '  .      ^       f 
f  tafrinct,amfi£filaj!ckfiv;av*iwgn4ti9nt^, 

^  Jf  tbey  fereehve  dijfenim  in  our  Uoki, 

<^  And  tbatnmtbfn  ourfehvti  '01$  difagrlte,  '^  **    *         .  , 

Btnt^wili  tlkirgruhiiir  /l9ma€biUfr9mk^4i  ■'  \  ^  '  • 
ro'unlfuidifibfdkmei  andttkiUf  >'  m  •  n  .  I 
*Tie  probablo  therefore^  that  tbe  Kiiig>  cadkdetiiii  hlmAlfy  wk  it 
were,  in  an  eoemy*t  copotry,  and  fearful  of  ill  coa^t^e^ip^  frOtat'oHy 
bf  his  own  Ibbjieds  bandying  tad  quarrelling  tbari  with  one  another, 
bad  made  it  a  capital  offence  by  the  martial  law  for  any  of  hit  peo* 
pie  to  draw  a  weapon  opos  one  another  y  And,  this  granted,  there*^ 
■ibme  reafon,  why  thefe  combatjtots  could  not  canre  for  their  own 
Mvenge^  without  firft  obtaining  a  di^nlEition  i^oiQ  tl^i  AritH  ordir : 
ood  why  they  coul'd  oo  mete  drayr  their  fwof^a  ia  *noUi«f  piake^ 
thaa  ia  the/r^di(#|  widioot  ItcciiBC  gfaated  ihcm. 


'*t%  •^^'-  ■■  ■Iwt:'^ 


444  Thi  1^ lit  s  T  Part  of  | 

ACT      IV. 

'J^ur  Kjpg  Hcary,  ClbucedeE,  WincHcftct,  York,  Sot 
)  )  fbll^  iSomerfeCy  Waswkk*  Talbat,  Exeies,  and  Gi- 
»  »  n)0mw  rf  Paris- 

'  ^      '  CxkOUCB8.T  ER- 

10  R  I>BHhopy  fet  the  crown  upon  hia  head;^ 
V  ^//i.  Gddfave  King  /ftitr^  of  t^  name  the  fixth! 
GIou^  Now,  governor  of  Patis^  take  yomr  oath*. 
That  you  ele^'  no  other  King  but  him  ^ 
Efteem  none  friends,  boc  (bck  as-arehiiinend»;: 
9  An  d  none  jom  fbc^»>  but  fuch^  at  (hall  pretend 
\  Malrciofi9  pra^Hces  againft  his  ftate* 
Thh  flialf  ye  de,  fo  help  yow  righteous  God  !* 

-B«/fr  Faftolfe. 

Fafi,  My  graeioos  Sovereign,,  as  I  f«de  £bom  Calais^ 
Tq  h^lle  unco  yonr  coronation  ;^ 
A  letter  was  t§cltver*d  to  my  hands. 
Writ  to  your  Grace  from  th*^  Duke  of  Burguntfyj 

TaL  Shame  to  the  Duke  of  Burgundy  and  thee  h 
1  vow'd,  bafe  Kaigh't,  when,  l  did  meet  thee  nejO^i. 
To  tear  the  garter  fcom  ^y  craven  leg, 
Y/hich  1  have  done ;  becauib  unworthfly 
^Fhctt  wait  inilaUed  rn  that  hrgh  degree. 
TPar^OD^  my  Princely  Uinry^,  and  the  reftr. 
This  dallard,  at  the  battle  of  PoiQstriy. 
Whei^  but  in  all  I  was  fix  thoufand  ftrong,« 
And  that  the  Fnmb  were  almoft  ten  to  one^ 
Btfofc  we  met,,  or  that  a  firoke  was  given. 
Like  to  .a  trolly  Yqutre,  did  run  away. 
dU  vihich  afi^uk  we  (oil  twelve  hundred  men  ; 


.   King   He  n  r  y   Vtl  445 

Mffelf  and  divers  gentlemen  befide 
M^rc  there  ftrrpriz'd,  and  taken  prtfoners. 
Then  j«dge,  great  Lt>rds,  if  I  have  done  aimA; 
6r  whether  that  fuch  cowards  otrght  to  Wear 
This  ornament  of  knigklhood,  yea  or  no  ? 

G/ou.  To  fay  the  trcrth,  this  fadi  was  infamous^ 
And  ill  befeemtng  any  common  man  ; 
Mock  more  a  koight,  a  captain,  and  a  leaden 

Ti/.^When  firft  this  order  was  ordatn'd,  my  Lords^ 
'  Knights  of  the  Garter  were  of  noble  birth ;  l 

Valiant  and  vtrtuos$,  fbH  of  haughty  courage  ; 
Sach  as  were  grown  to  credit  by  me  wars  ; 
Not  fearing  death,  nor  fhrinkitfg  for  diftrefi^ 
But  always  refoltfte  in  moft  extremes.  ^ 
He  then>  that  is  not  ftrrnr^'d  in  this  A>rr, 
Dotk  bnt  ufurp  the  (acred  name  of  Ksight* 
Prophantog  this  moft  honourable  Order ; 
And  fhoatd,  if  }  were  worthy  to  be  jodge. 
Be  quite  degraded,  like  a  hedge- bom  fwain 
That  doth  prefiune  to  boaft  bf  gentle  blood. 

K  Ntn.Stzin  to>rtiy  coanirymen  I*  thou  hear'ft  Ay  doom  % 
Be  packing  therefore,  thou  that  waft  a  knight; 
Henceforth  we  baniih  thee  On  pain  0f  death. 

[£»// FafloMe* 
And  now,  my  Lord  Proteftor,  view  the  letter 
Sent  from  our  uncle  Duke  of  Burgutufy. 

G/tftt.What  meai^isGrace,  that  he  hath  chang'd  his  ftile? 
No  more  bat  plain  and  bluntly,  9'o  she  King,   [Rea^it^. 
Hath  he  forgot,  he  is  his  Sovereign  ? 
Or  doch  this  chttrlifh  fuperfcription 
Portend  fome  alteration  in  good  wiD? 
What's  here  ? '  /  Bave  up§n  efpedat  cauji^  [Reads,. 

Mo'u'd  iJoUh  compaffioft  of  my  country* i  wraci^  » 

Together  wih  the  pttiful  complainti  ' 

Of /tub  as  your  oppreffion  feeds  upon, 
Forfaken  yomr  permckus  faSionfy 

•  Jnd  joined  njoith  Charks,  the  righlfut king  ef  Finance* 
O  monilrous  treachery !  can  this  be  fo  ? 
That  in  alliance,  amity,  and  oaths. 


446  The  First  Part  of 

Tbere  Oionld  be  found  fiioh  AUe  diffeHOiling  gHSc  h 
K.  Hnny.  What!  ^oth  my  vacle  BmrgmMdf  revolt f 
G/Mr<  He  dotb,  my  Lord»  aad  is  become  yoor  foe. , 
K.  Hemy.  It  thai  th«  wosft  thU  letter  doth  contain  f 
GUu*  It  is  the  worft,  and  all»  my  Lofd,  he  writes. 
K.  Hm.yfhy  then  Lord  7Wi«<  there  Aall  talk  with  hiffl» 

And  give  him  chaftiiement  §or  this  abaie. 

My  Lord,  how  £iy  yon,  are  yon  not  content? 
Smt*  Conteo^  my  Liege?  yes:  but  that  Pm  prevented, 

I  ihould  have  begg*d  I  might  have  been  employ 'd. 
K.H^m.  Then  gather  Arength,s^id  march  unt&faimftndt; 

Let  him  perceive  how  ill  we ,  brook  his  treafoau 

And  what.o^nce  it  is  to  flout  hia  friends. 
7W/.  I  go,  my  Lord,  in  heart  defiring  ftin 

Yoo  may  behold  eoofufion  of  your  foes.    [Ixii  Talbot. 

Enttr  Vernon,  iuui  Baflet. 

IVr.  Grant  me  the  cpmbi^>  gracious  SorereigfU 

jBa/,  And  me^  my  Lord;  grant  me  the  combat  po^ 

York.  This  is  my  fervant;  hearhim»  noble  Prince. 
I      Urn.  And  this  is  mine;  fweet&aryi  favour  him. 

K.  ihn.  Be  patient,  Lords,  and  give  them  leave  to  fpeak< 
Say,  gentlemen^  what  makes  you  thus  exclaim^ 
.  And  wherefore  crave  yon  combat  ?  or  with  whom  I 

Ver.  With  him,  my  Lord,  for  he  hath  doneipie  wrong. 

Ba/»  And  I  with  him,  for  he  hath  done  me  wrong. 

K.  Him.  What  is  the  wrong  whereon  you  both  complaia  ? 
jPitft  let  me  know,  and  then  TU  anfwer  you. 

j?tf/'Crofling  the  fea  from  EngUwii  into  tranu. 
This  fellow  here,  with  envious,  carping  tongue. 
Upbraided  me  about  the  rofe  I  we^r ; 
Sayij^g,  the  faoguine  colour  of  the  leaves 
Did  reprefent  my  mailer's  blqiliing  cheeks; 
When  ftttbbornly  he  did  J:epugn  the  truth 
About  a  certain  qu^ion  in  the  law, 
Ai^gu'd  betwixt  the  Duke  of  fork  and  him  i 
Wxdi  other  vile  apd  ignominious  terms. 
In  confutati  n  of  whicn  rude  reproach. 
And  in  defeiice  oi^my  Lord's  lyorthin^. 


I  crave  the  benefit  of  Itw  of  arms. 

Fgr»  And  that  is  >my  ttetitiORt  noble  LorAi  ^ 
For  tbottgh  he'f^n  witii  forged  quaint  conceil 
To  fet  a  glofs  upoci>  bis  bold  intent^  r 

Yet  know,  my  Lofd,  1  was  provok'd  bjrbiaa'^  , 
And  he  firil  too4ex^eptionratilbis  bad|r,f  .       ._ 
Pronouncing,  that  thepafenefs^f  this  Spw'c 
BewrayM  the  faintnefs  of  my  ma^r's  heart, 

yori,  y^li  not  this  malice,  SMur/it,  be  It&l 

Som.  Your  private  grudge,  my  Lord  of  2Vi^  wiB  put. 
Though  ne'er  ib  cunningly  yoo  fmother  it« 

K.  tf.Good  Lohi !  what  madnefs  rules  in  taum^klRQll  ( 
When,  for  fo  (Ughi  and  frivolous  a  caufe^  v 

Such  factious  emulatioftb  ibalhariie  I 
Good  coufitis^bocb  of  Tork  and  Smtrfit^. 
Quiet  yourfelves^  I  pray,  and  be  at  peace, 

Tork.  Let  this  diflention  firft  be  try*d  by  ^1^ 
And  then'  your  Highnefs  ikall  command  a  peace. 

Somt  The  quarrd  touCheih  none  but  us  alone  f 
Betwixt  ourfelyes  let  us  decide  it  then. 

York.  There  is  ttkf  pledge ;  accept  it,  ^ifm;feU 

Vtr,  Najv  let  it  reft,  where  it  began  at  firft. 

BaJ,  Confirm  it  (b,  mine  honour  Ale  Lord. 

Ghu.  Confirm  it  ib  ?  confounded  be  your^rifey 
And  perifh  ye  with  your  audacious  prate  }^^ 
Prefump^uous  va^als !  are  you  not  afhamM  ^ 

With  this  immodeft  clamorous  outrage 
To  tDDuble  and  difturb  the  King,  and  us  f 
And  you,  my  Lord*,  methinks,  yoiidonotwett       > 
To  bear  with  their  perterie  ofaje^ions :  ^    ^ 
Much  lefs  to  take  occafion  from  their  momha 
To  raife  a  mutiny  betwixt  yourfelves ;  . 

Let  me  periuade  you  take  a  better  ^onrie.  •    < 

Exe.  It  grieves  his  Highnefs:  aood  my  Lords^  be.frien|I$« 

K.  Htnry,  Come  hither-you,  that  vyould  he  combatanlB  : 

Henceforth  I  ctharge  you,  as  you  love  our  favour. 

Quite  to  forjjet  thi^  qt^arrel  and  the  cauf^. 

And  you,  isi^  Lords ;  remember  Where  we  arej 

tn  France^  amongft  a idde  wavering  nadoji \  .  .  -.i 

6  «         .  ^^ 


448  The  F 1  R  s  t  Ptrt  *f 

^f  riiey  perceive  dii&iidon  in  oar  looks^ 
And  that  ^rithrn  ourielvef  we  difagreCy 
How  will  their  grudging  ftoinach»  be  profok'd 
To  wilfal  difobedieoce*  and  rebell  k 
Befide»  y^luit  ii^fainy  will  tbere  arife, 
When  foreiga  princes,  fliall  be  certifyMp 
That  for  a  toy,  a  thing  of  no  regard* 
King  Hemrft  peeri  and  chief  nobility 
Deftro^d  themfelves,  and  loft  the  realm*  of  JTr^/ic^  ^ 
.  O,  think  upon  the  conqueft  of  nay  father. 
My  tender  yeart»  and  let  us  not  forego 
That  for  a  trifle,  which  was  bought  with  blood. 
Let  me  be  umpire  in  this  doubtful  flrife: 
I  fee  no  reafon^  if  i  wear  this  ro(e» 
That  any  one  ihoold  therefore  be  fufpicious 
I  more  incline  to* Somer/et^  th^n  Tork, 
Both  alk'e  my  kinfmen,  and  I  love  them  both. 
As  well  they  may  upbraid  me  with  my  crown, 
Becau&t  forfooth»  the  King  of  Scots  is  crown*d* 
But  your  difcretions  better  can  perfnade. 
Than  1  am  able  to  indru^l  or  teaph  : 
And  therefore,  as  we  hither  came  in  peace> 
So  let  us  ftill  continue  peace  and  love. 
Coufifi  of  Tprkt  we  inliitute  your  Grace 
To  be  our  regent  in  thefe  parts  of  Fraiue  : 
Andy  good  iny  Lord  of  Somer/etf  unite 
Your^roops  of  horfemen  with  his  bands  of  foot ;      ,. 
And  like  triifc  fubjefts,  fons  of  your  progenitors. 
Go  cliearfully  together,  and  digeft 
Your  angry  choler  on  your  enemies.  ^ 

Oarfe)f»  my  Lord  Protedor,  and  the  reft. 
After  fome'refpite,  will  return  to  CsJah  ;, 
From  thence  to  Englatuli  where  I  hope  ere  long 
"To  be  prefentcd  by  your  vidlories, 
'Vf'ixYk  CharUsp  Alan/on,  and  that  traitorous  rout. 

[Flourijb,  Excimt* 

ManintTioiV,^  Warwick,  Exeter,  andVtrnon. 
War.  My  Lprd  oiTork,  I  p/«mife  you,  the  King 

Prettily, 


,  King   H  E  N:  R  V   VL  449 

FiettiFy^  mcthought,  did  play  the  orator. 

TorL  And  fo  he^id  ;  but  yet  I  like  it  not» 
lo  that  he  «^ears  the  badge  of  Somerfet> 

War.  Tufb,  that  was  but  his  fancy,  blame  hiia  not i 
I  dare  preHRne,  fw^ect  Prince,  he  iKouglit  ao  harcfh. 

Tork.  An  if  I  wis,  he  did.— But  let  u  reft  (22)  ; 
Other  aiairs  muft  now  be  managed..  [Exeutth 

Manet  Exeter. 

Exe,  Wefl  didft  thoii,  Ricbarjy  to  fupprcfo  thy  voice: 
For  had  the  paffions  Of  thy  heart  burft  out> 
1  fear,  we  (hould  have  fecn  decyphet'd  there 
^ore  rancVous  Cpaghr,  noore  furious  raging  broils^ 
Than  yet  can  be  imagln'd  of  fupposM^ 
But  howfoe*er,^  no  fimple  mam  that  fee& 
This  jarring  difcord  of  nobility, 
Thii  fiioald'ring  of  each  other  in  the  courts 
This  fad^ious  bandying  of  their  favourites ; 
But  that  he  doth  prefage.  fome  ill  event.  ^ 

*Tis  Biiich,  when  fcepters  axe  in  cbildrcns  hand$; 
But  more,,v/hen  envy  breeds  unkind  divifion  : 
There  conies  the  ruiaj  there  bcgin&  cosfufion.  *  [RxiH 
*  ■      •  «•. 

SCENE,  before  the  Walb  etBtmrdeaux. 

Bnter  Talbot  wth  trumfitt,  and  drvm. 

€al.^^  O  to  the  gates  of  Bowrd^aux;  trumpeter, 

VJ  Summon  their  geikeral  anto  the  Wall*  \^iiundt^ 

(ai)  Andiflwiftk  ht  did.']  Thutthe  edition* hate  Hjgh'ly corrupt- 
€d  thii  paflTage.  By  the  pwntinp  reform*d,  aad  »  fingle  letter  ex- 
rong*d,  1  have  reft«sed  the  text  to  in  purity.  And  tf  I  wit.  be  </«f» 
—  The  fenfe  is  this,  Pf^arwick  had  f^id,  thr  King  meant  no  haroi 
in  weating 5Mur/'4rf*s  role:  to  which  York itf^ily  roplie*  j  •*  Nay,  if 
•*  I  think  right,  or  know  any  thr»g  of  the  matter,  he  did  tbinit 
^  harm.**  To  wU  and  wi/f,  (frona  the  Saxon  word  «r^fl/r,  c»g^ 
wfcerei)  U  a  word  &e<)uent  in  this  fenps,  both  with  Chaucer  and 
S^nfir,  Nor  it  thii  the  only  place,  in  which  it  occult  tii  our  author. 

MuhardUh  Ae  t . 

I  wis,  yov  gf  andam  had  a  worfer  match. 
ilr.  fo^t^  in  his  la^  ediclojv  ^*  emhtaccs  my  coricAion. 

Enttt 


45^  The  First  Part  of 

Mviir  GituriJ^  aloft. 

Enghjh  Jphm  TMtt,  Captatns*  calls  yoQ  fortb,^ 
Servant  in  arms  to  Harrj  Kiog  of  England; 
And  tlius  he  would.— Open  youf  city-gat6s. 
Be  humbled  to  us»  call  mv  Sovereign  yours. 
And  do. him  homage  as  obedient  fubjedls, 
And  I'll  withdraw  me  and  my  bloody  powV. 
But  if  you  frown  upon  this  profierM  peace, 
¥ou  tempt  the  fury  of  my  three  attendants. 
Lean  famine,  quartering  fteel,  and  climbing  fire  ; 
Who  in  a  moment  even  with  the  earth 
Shall  lav  your  (lately  and  air-braving  tow'^s* 
If  you  rorfake  the  oiFer  of  their  love* 

Geti.  Thou  ominbns  and  fearful  owl  of  deiatb. 
Our  nation's  terror,  and  their  bloody  feourgc  t 
The  period  of  thy  tyranny  a]^proachellw 
On  us  thoa  taaft  not  enter,  bot  by  dea^  r 
For,  1  proteft,  we  are  well  fortifyM; 
And  ffrong  enongh  to  iffue  out  and  ight* 
If  thou  redre,  the  Banphin,  well  appoiiitejl*^ ' 
Stands  with  the  (ktres  of  war  ta  tangle  thee. 
On  either  hand  thee»  there  are  ftpaorons  pitdi'd 
To  wall  thee  from  the  liberty  c^  flight ;    ' 
And  no  wavr  caaft  thoa  turn  thee  for  redrefs : 
Bat  death  dot&  ftont  dieewith  apparent  fpoit.^ 
And  pale  deftniffion  meets  thee  m  the  face; 
Ten  thodftnd  Fnati  have  ta*en  tke  ftcnunenl^ 

^  ^o  rive  their  dmigerons  artillery 
Upon  no  chriftian  Ibnl  but  i?s;g4^  7ai!i#/. 
Lo  I  there  tiiou  iland'ft,  a  breathing  valiant  nan^ 

•  Of  an  invincible  nnconquer^d  (pirit ; 
This  is  the  latcft  glory  of  thy  ipik. 
That  I  thy  enemy  due  thee  witiial  f 
for  ere  the  glafs,  that  now  begins  tonin» 

Tiniih  the  procefs  of  his  fandy  houry 
Thefe  eyei,  that  fee  t^e  now  welt  CQlotti'*'d> 
S4iall  fee  thee  withered,  bloody,  pale  and  dead. 


[Drum  mfar  offT 
HarSf 


King;  H  «  VK  Y  VU  45* 

Hark  f  hark  1  the  Dauphin's  draai»  a  warning  bell* 
Sings  heavy  mafic  to  thy  timorous  foul ; 
Ai^diBi;ne  Aall  ring  thy  dire  departure  oot 

'  [£xii  frim  tht  ^kSki 

TaL  He  fables  not.    I  hear  the  eneny  : 
Oot  fome  light  horfemen,  and  perufe  their  wiogjk, 
O,  negligent  and  heedlefs  diAriplfne  I 
HoW  are  we  parkM  and  fooonded  ia  a  pale  ^ 
A  little,  herd  of  EnglatuTi  tim'rous  deer, 
Maz?d  with  a  yelping  kennel  of  French  curs». 
J  f  we  be  MMgU/h  dietr^  be  thea  im  blood  f 
Not  rafeal  like  to/all  down  with  a  pinch». 
But  rather  moody,^  iiiad»  and  defperate  fiagi. 
Tarn  on  the  blaody  bottstds  with  neadaof  fteef^ 
And  make  the  cowards  ftand  aloof  at  bay.    . 
Sell  every  man  his  Kfe  as  itar  as  mine, 
Aad  they-'ihal^  find  dear  Atex  of  us*  my  fnends* 
God  tmi  SuCitfrfi,  Tkt$9ii  aad  Enghmd^M  righty. 
Profper  our  colours  in  ihjs  daagerous  fight !      [Efcm^ 

t  '-'-•'  -  ■■...- 

=8  C  E  N  E,  anoAcr  Fart  of  FtMu. 

SMr  a  Ufffif^iT^  iiai  imets  Ydrli.    EmUr  York,  voiti^ 
«  irmMf^if  and  ftum^  filiitrtm 

2Vri.    A  B  B  not  the  fpeed)r  fcouts  returned  mxn^ 

x\.  That  ctogg'd  the  mighty  army  of  the  Dapphinf 

MeJ:  They  are  returned,  my  Lord,  aad  girc  it  out 
That  he  is  march'd  to  B$ur^eaux  with  his  pow'r. 
To  fight  with  Talht ;  as  he  marchM  along, 
B^  yoar  efpj^als  were'diibov^red 
TwQ  pijghtter  troops  than  that  the  Dauphia  led, 
WKtch  joinM  witKhioMod  made  th^ir  m»xchksBwduiM^ 

Tori.  A  plague  upon  that  villain  Somtrfet^ 
That  tbiif  delays  my  promifed  ftrpply 
Of  horfemen,  that  were  levied  for  this  fiege  \ 
Renowned  Tafttf  doth  ^pca  my  aid. 
And  I  am  lowted  by  i|  Iraitor  villaia. 
And  paniiot  help  the  noble  Chevalnrr 
God  comfort  him  ia  this  necefitf  | 
VM^  mifc»rry,  farewcl  wars  ia  Fr«»cc» 


45^  The  F  i  r  s  t  *Part  of 

Enter  Sir  William  Lucy^ 

Litey.  Thou'princely  leader  of  our  EfigiijSb  flrengtlr. 
Never  To  needful  on  the  earth  of  France^ 
Spur  to  the  refcne  of  the  noble  TaJ6of  ; 
Who  now  is  girdled  with  a  wafte  of.  iron»  |  < 

And  heniM  about  with  grim  deilrudion  :  I 

To  Biurdeaux^  warlike  Doke ;  to  Bourdeduxt  York  h.  | 

filfe  farewcl  Talbot^  France^  and  England^s  honour.  \ 

Tork,  O  God  !  that  Samer/ft^  who  in  proad  heart  | 

Doth  flop  my  cornets,  were  m  Talhet^  place  I  \ 

So  ihould  we  fave  a  valiant  gentleman,  \ 

By  forfeiting  a  traitor  and  a  coward  :  .  1 

Mad  ire, /and  wrathful  fury,  makes  we  weep. 
That  thus  we  die,  while  remifs  traitors  ileep*  I 

Lucy,  O,  fend  i'ome  fnccour  to  the  diftrefs'd  Lord.  | 

Tork.  He  dies,  w«  lofe  ;  I  break. my  warlike  word : 
Wc  mourn,  France  (miles  :  we  lofe,  they  daily  ^  : 
All  long  of  this  vile  traitor  Somer/ei. 

Lucy,  Then  God  take  mercy  on  brave  7nlM%  fool. 
And  on  his  fon  young  Jph^  !  who,  two  hcmrs;^n€ey 
I  met  in  travel  towards  his  warlike  father; 
This  fev'n  years  did  not  fathot  fee  his  fon. 
And  now  they  meet,  where  both  their  lives  are  done* 

York,  Alas !  what  joy  ihall  noble  Talbeit  ha¥e. 
To  bid  his  young  fon  welcome  to  his  erave  I 
Away!  vexation  almoft  flo^s  my  breatn. 
That  fundred  friends  greet  in  the  hour  of  death.  .    ^    - 
Lucyy  farewel;  no  more  my  fortune  can> 
But  curfe  the  caufe ;  I  cgnnot  aid  the  mao* 
Maine^  Bloys,  Po^iers^  and  Tours  are  won  a^iyay^ 
X«ong  dl\  ofSomerJitj  and  his  delay  ^  [£^* 

Lucy.  Thus  while  the  vulture  of  fedltioji 
Feeds  in  the  bdfom  of  fuch  great  commanders^  .. 
Sleeping  negledion  doth  betray  to  lofe  \ 

The  conquefts  of  our  fcarce-col4  conquerof  ^  j 

That  ever-living  man  of  memory,  ,  -    / 

Henry  the  Fifth. !-TW,hile  they  each  otijcr  ciofs*. , .     ^    ', 
Lives,  honours.  Iands>  and  all,  hurry  to  Ipfs*       X^^ 

SCEHE 


King  H  E  M  R  t   VI.  453 

SCENE,  another  part  of  IPranct. 

En/er  SomerftU  njoith  his  army. 

Som.  T  ^  ^s  ^^^  ^^^  <  ^  cannot  feiKLtheni  now : 
X  This  expedition  wa«  by  JTcrA  and  Taiiot 
Too  raihiy  plotted.    All  our  genial  force 
Might  with  a  Tally  of  the  very  town 
Be  Dtickled  with.     The  overTdaring  TaUof 
Hath  fullied  all  his  glofs  of  former  honour* 
Bv this  ttiiheedfal,  4iefp'rate,  wild, adventure: 
Jerk  fet  him  on  to  fighr»  and  die  in  (hame. 
That,  TaJ60i  de|id|  great  TorJk  might  bear  the  name» 

Ci^i.  Here  is  Sir  JViiUam  Lucy,  who  with  me 
Set  from  our  o*er-match'd  forces  forth  for  aid. 

Entef  Sir  William  Lucy, 

Stm.  How  now.  Sir Wii lit am^  whither  were  you  fentf 
L«.Whither>myLord?from  bought  and  fold  LordTalion 

Wha»  ringM  about  with  bold  adverfity, 

Cries  out  for  noble  TorA  and  Somer/et^ 

To  beat  aflailing  death  from  his  weak  legions* 

And  while  the  honourable  Captain  there 

Drops  bloody  fweat  from  his  war- wearied  limbs^ 

Andy  in  advantage  ling'ring,.  looks  for  refcue  ; 

You,  his  falie  hopesj  the  trod  of  Eng^Iand^^  honour^ 

Keep  off  aloof  with  worthlefs  emulation. 

Let  oot  your  private  difcord  keep  away 

The  levied  fncoours,  that  ihould  lend  him  aid^ 

While  he,  renowned  noble  gentleman,.  ^ 

Yields  up  his  life  vnto  a  wcirld  of  odds. 

Orieiuts  th€  Ba/hrd,  C6arh*t  2tkd  Burgwufyp 

Alanfim^  Rdgmer^  compafs  him  about; 

And  TM9t  periAMch  by  your  default. 

Stm.  Y^rk  let  him  on,  Ymk  ihould  have  ient  him  aid* 
Z«rf.  And  Yhrk  as  Ikft  npon  your  Grace  exclaims  |. 

Swearing,  that  y^awith*hohi  hit  levied  hofif 

CoikAiilbrthis  expedidoA, 


4^5^  The  F  titsT  PafMrf 

SoM,  Tori  lies :  he  might  have  fent,  and  had  thehorfe: 
I  owe  hin  little  d«(y,  and  le£i  Ipfe,.  :     *  .^^    j 
And  uke  fosl  fcorn  to  fawn  on  hiin  \iy  fending* 

Lmey.  The  fraud  of  EmgUM^,  nottV  %cc  of  FrMci, 
Hath  now  entrapt  the  noble-minded  Tallot  «* 
Never  ip  EMgland  (hall  he  bM*  hit  life ;   '        -1      ^ 
But  dies,  betray'd  to  foriimc  by  yoiir  firifc. 

Som.  Come;  go ;  I  will  difpattb  the  horiettieb  %w% 
Within  fix  hoars  they  will  be  at  his  aid. 

Luty,  Too  late  comes  reftoe :  hie  is^taVn,  orHi^';^ 
For  fly  he  coald  not,  if  he  wo«ld hav<e 4M :  '^ 

And  fly  would  Talbot  neve!-,  though  he  might; 

Som,  If  he  be  dead,  brave  TWtti^i  UiAv  4dkii  t 

'tucy.  His  fafl:ie  live»  in  the  w^Hd,  \A  4kiuni  in^yoi. 

S  C  E  N  £,  a  Field  of  3«tde  lurar  Bourdeaux. 

Cuter  TaHibt,  ami  his  fin. 

Td.r\\ow^Jobntdhf»,\m.k!DAU^  ' 

\/  To  tutor  thee  in  ftratae^mf  of  war);.  j 

That  YMot\  name  might  be  in  Mtt  revivM^ 
When  faplefs  age«  and  weak  unable  limhiS» 
Should  biing  thy  father  to  Ms  drdqung^chaic,  . 
But,  O  malignant  and  ill-boading  ftarsl 
New  mt  ihon  <6me  unto  a  feaft  ol  deaths- 
A  terrible  and  unavoided'dahg«^     : 
Therefore,  dear  boy,  iBonnton  myfipifif|jeftrhories 
And  I^  dire^  tboe  how  thou  ftalt'eiin^    : 
By  fudden  flight.    Come,  daily>  lioefrhe  gonei 

John.  Is  my  name  TMotf  and  am' I  your  foa 
And  fliall  I  fly  ?  Ol  'if  yoaJoi^  my  tfother^ 
DifliODOur  not  iier  honoaaabie^tmrne, 
To  make  a  baftard,  and  «flaveb£«il.. . .  ^     : 

^heWbrld^iilfay^  haisiiidf  ^^li^^fsi  hle4d^\  ,^ 
ThHtafely  fledv>  whefi  MUe^ni^Avf^ltaod.  A  v 

TaU  JTl^  to^e^cage  m/d6ath»  If  1  be  flaiiK    .     \ 
John.  He  that  flies  fo,.4f91he!erif^tiini  a|;aifK     * 


K^ing  HftNuy  VI.  455 

TmI.  If  we  both  ftay,  we  both  are  Am  to  die. 
.y^hn.  Then  let  ne  iay*  and,  i«ther»  doyoo  flf«    - 
Vour  I0&  is  great.  To  your  regard  iiould  be; 
My  worth  unknown,  no  lofs  is  known  in  nc. 
Upon  lay  death  the  Ftvxk^  can  little  boafi  1  , 

In  yours  they  will,  in  yon  all  hopes  are  loft, 
flight  cannot  ftain  the  honour  you  liave  woii'4 , 
Bu?snine  it  will,  that  410  exploit  have  done.    ' 
You  fled  for  vantage,  ev^  one  will  fwear  ; 
But  if  I  bow,  they'll  /ay,  it  was  for  fear. 
There  is  no  hope  that  ever  I  will  day. 
If  the  firft  hour  I  (brink,  and  run  away. 
Here,  on  my  knee,  I  beg  mortality, 
^Rather  thati  life  prcfcrv'd  with  infamy. 

TaL  Shall  all  thy  tnotHer*s  hopes  lie  in  one  tomb  ? 

yohn.  Ay,  rather  than  I*U  (faame  my  mother's  womlk 

Tal.  ITpon  my  bleffing  I  command  thee  go. 

yohn.  To  fight  I  will,  but  not  to  Jy  the  foe. 

TaL  Part  oT  thy  father  may  be  favM  in  thee. 

^oifn.  No  part  of  him,  but  will  be  Jhame  in  me. ' 

TaL  Thou  never  hadft  renown,  nor  canft  not  lofe  if. 

?ohn..  Yes,  your  renowned  namb ;  fhall  fUght  abufe  it? 
aL  Thy  fathei-'s  charge  (hall  clear  thee  from  Chat  ftaiir 

y^hn»  Ybu  cannot  witnefs  for  me,  being  (Iain. 
If  death  be  fo  apparent,  then  both  fly. 

7W.  A|id  leave  my  followers  here  to  fight,  attd  die  } 
My  age  was  never  tainted  with  fuch'fliame. 

y^hn.  And  (hall  my  ycmth  be  guilty  of  fu^h  blamed 
No  more  can  I  be  fcverM  from  your  fide. 
Than  can  yourfdfyourfelf  in  twain  divide: 
Stay^  go,  do  what  you  i^l,  the  like  do  I ; 
For  live  I  will  not;  if  my  father  die. 

Tai.  Then  here  I  take  my  leave  of  thee,  fair  fon^ 
Born  toeclipfe  thy  Kfe  this  afteroooh: 
Come,  fidcbyiide,  together  live  and  die;         ^        . 
And  foul  with  foul  &om  Frainci  to  heaven  &y,     l^iceukti 


JDarmi 


"45^  The  F 1  R  ff  T  Part  of 

jtbrm  :  Exatrfinsj  'wbenin  Talbot*/ y&«  is  hemm^id  aiouf^ 
^ki  Tjtlbot  re/cuts  him. 

Tal.  St.  X2e9rge^  and  viaorjr  \  fight>  foldicrs,  fight: 
The  regent  hath  with  Talhot  broke  his  word. 
And  left  us  to  the  rage  of  Franah  fword. 
Where  is  John  TMot?  paafe,  and  take  thy  breatli ; 
I  gave  thee  life^  acd  re(cu^d  thee  from  death. 

j0bn.  O,  twice  any  father!  twice  am  I  thy  ion  : 
The  life,  thou  gav'ft  me  firft  was  loft  and  iione ; 
Till  with  thy.  warlike  fword,  defpight  of  fate. 
To  my  determined  time  thou  gav'ift  new  date. 

To/.  When  from  theDauphin'screfi  thy  ^ord  ftruck  £r^ 
It  warmed  thy  father's  heart  with  proud  defire 
Of  bold-fac*d  viflory.     Then  leaden  age, 
QuickenM  with  youthful  fpleen  and  warlike  r^e^    '. 
Beat  down  Alan/otij  Orleam^  B^trovmiy^ 
And  from  the  pride  of  Gallia  refcu'd  thtf^. 
The  ireful  baftard  Orkansy  that  drew  blood 
From  thee,  my  boy,  and  had  the  maidenhood 
Q^  thy  firft  £ght,  1  foOn  encountered ; 
And,  iflterchan^in?  blows,  1  quickly  Aied 
Some  of  his  baftard  blood  ;  and  ,in  di (grace 
Befpoke  him  thus  :  Contaminated,  bate. 
And  roif-be|;otten  blood  I  fpill  of  thine. 
Mean  and  right  poor,  for  that  pure  blood  of  mine,    : 
Which  thou  didfl  force  from  Talhot^  my  brave  boy-«« 
Here,  purpofing  the  badard  to  deftroy, 
Came  to  ftrong  refcue.     Speak,  thy  father's  care. 
Art  not  thou  weary,  John  ?  how  doft  thoo  fare  i 
Wilt  thou  yet  leave  the  battle,  bo^,  and  fly. 
Now  thou  art  feal'd  the  Ton  of  Chivalry  ? 
Fly,  to  revenge  my  death,  when  I  am  dead  ; 
The  help  of  one  ftands  me  in  little  dead. 
Oh,  too  much  folly  is  it,  well  I  wpt. 
To  hazard  all  our  litres  in  Gtt  fmall  boat. 
If  I  today  die  not  with  Frencbmin^s  ragp^ 
To-morrow  I  fiiall  die  with  mickle  age. 


Kiftg  He  n  II  V  tl,  457 

ty  me  they  nochinc  g»in ;  and;  if  I  ftay^ 

^s  but  the  fiiortmn|:  of  my  life  one  day. 

[ft  thee  thy  mother  dfe»,  oftr  honftiold's  natne« 

My  deatK^5  reveiige>  thy  yooth,  and  iSiK^ltifii'i  fame: 

All  thefe,  and  morev  we  ha^rd  by  thy  iUy  $ 

All  thefe.are  fav'^,  if  thou  wih  fly  away. 

y^bn.  The  fv/ord  of  *0rkan}  hath  not  made  fne  unan» 
Thefe  woilds  of  ydiiirs  draw  li^blood  TrOih  thy  heai't* 
lOut  on  that  vanU|;e  bon^ht  with  &ch  a  fliame  '(^j), 
^o  lav©  a  paltry  life,  and  ilay  -brieht  famel     • 
Before  youne  Ta/ht  from  old  TalSot&p 
7fae -coward  horfe,  thatb^ar^  me»  lall  and  die! 
And  lOce  me  to  the  peafant  boys  of  PrAncff 
To  be^me^  fcorn,  and^  fabjed  of  mifchance* 
Sufclyt  by  all  the  glory-  yoa  have  v/oh^ 
An  if  i  fly »  1  am  not  T^aligf^s  <bn : 
Then  talk  noviore  of  flight,  it  is  no  boot^ 
If  fon  to  Talict,  4ie  at  falict\  foot. 

Td*  Then  foiled  Thoa  thy  defpVate  Sire  of  Cm^t 
Then  Icams  !  liiy  life  to  rte  is  fweet : 
if  tbott  wilt  fight,  «ght  by  thy  father's  fide ; 
And,  commendable  prov VI,  let^i  die  in  pride.  {Bxcunt^^ 

Alarm*    JExeurfiont*    Enter  old  Talbot,  M, 

7iA  Where  i^  my  other  life?  m!ne  oWn  is  gone,       r 
O !  Where's  young  ^aliot  f  \vhere  is  vzlUntJobk  ? 
Triumphant  dea»,  fmear'd  with  captivity  1 
Voung  TaUM*%  valdat  mak^s  me  iimle  at  thee. 
tt^hen  he  perceiv'd  me  (hrbk,  and  on  my  knee. 
His  bloody  IWord  he  btandifii'd  over  me ; 

(ft))  On  that  ttdvctaagt^  houAt  Hbltb  fu(b  s  fiame^ 

V«  AKTf  tf  ftbhf  tif€f  and  fin  bright  fame ! 

Btfert  young  Talbdt  y^om  wTslbot  j^, 

Tbt  eowoflbtrfe^  thai  keUrt  me,  fattand  die,} 
tliii  f  afla^  (cemt  to  lie  obfAii^,  and  di<}oimed»  Ketther  the 
Grammar  is  to  be  Joftified  i  nor  it  the  fesiCsmeot  better.  I  hare 
ventured  at  a  i)fgbt  alteration,  which  departs  fo  little  from  the  read> 
zing  which  haa  obtained,  but  fo  much  raifes  the  fenfe,  as  well  as 
takes  away  the  obfcniity,  that  I  am  willing  to  think  it  reftores  the 
author's  meaning. 

Vol.  IV.  IS  And 


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458  Tbe  F I  R.  s  X  fut  of 

And,  like  a  hungry  Uoot  didrODipfKPce 
Roogh  deeds  of  rage,  9^  fttm  mpatieiK«  t 
But  when  Qny  aP^  gt^^fdiiM  ftpod  akm, 
Tendring  ttiv  rum,  ^  aflail'd  ofi  iVQne, 
Dmy-eyM.fqry^  a^^  grei^  ngfc  of  heart 
Suddenly  niadeViin  m^B  ipy  fide  to  ftirt. 
Into  the  cluftring  ba^l^  of  thf  Frimek:^ 
And,  in  that  Tea  of  b](H>4,  in^  b#3r4id  dltodi 
HW  over-mounting  fipirit;  ^  Abcu-e  dy'd 
My'/rorir// ,xny  b^lfpm^  Jlis  pdd^l 

^«rrr  Jdhu  Talbo^,  ,^^^*  : 

f.fr<cr.  O  tny  dear  Lord!  Id  I  whefe  yovr  (on  it:  tbrae. 
7«/.  Thou 'an  tick  deaths  wb^cb  ^lugh^fllif  hereto  ftom, 
Anon,  from  thy  infuliinig  ^yifaiin^i  ' ..       .  i*^ 

Coupled  in  bond^  of  ncrp^ti^iry,    -  \.  tc  1  ^      »  - 
Two  7W&// winged  through  the  l^er  ikf*   '    ' 
In  thy  defpight,  thajl  Toipe  iQprialiq^  . 
O  thouy  whofe^ptinds  ^coyie  haid^jGnrooi'd  ^feads 
Sperik  to  thy  father,  ere  thoii^yi^d  th](  br^tli. . 
^rave  death  hy  fpeaklng,  whf  tjhpr.  kp  will  oi  jm  : 
Imagine,  hiih  a  FnMrci&i7i^%  an4  thy  f^e* 
Poor  boy !  he  frntles,  metbinlcs,  as  whq  (hould  Qiy, 
*'  Had  dea^h  boei  JVyik^,  theii  ^detth  had  died  to-day." 
Come^  come*  andlay  him ii  has  fiitlitt^  arms;    ^ 
My  fpirit  can  no  loiter-  hw  fiicft  harpni.  /    "'] 
Soldiers,  adieu  :  I  h^irciwhkatlanoaidlnnpv^     * ''  '.  ' 
jNow  my  old  aoi^l  ii^ffig9^pim9!^MitH ^n^m.  f  0ifr/. 


A^T 


Kin^  ^  g^  ^  R  y  VJ}  45J 

SLQ  {^"N  E,  eontmiies  near  BourdiauM. 
£HterX^izr\t%^  Alanfea^  Bbrgtiady,  i^i^^4^  « ;r^  Pucelle, 

6  H  A  H  1/  E  «• 

HAD  Tofi  an4  &»^f>i// b^ 
We  (bouJS  h^e  foUnd  a  Moody  dav  of  tWs. 

Baft.  Hb^  the  young  ^telp  of  Ttf/^^rs  raoiog  brood 
Did  flefti  his  puny  fWord  ill  Frenchmen' &  blpodl 

PuceL  Once  I  eucoiliitet'd  him,  and  thus  I  faid : 
*•  Thou  maid^en  youtfc,  be  yanquifh'd  by  a  inai4.'* 
But  with  aproudy  maj^ftical,  hieh  fcorn    , 
He  an^Wd^a  tljiu^  t  *•  Voua^  t'alhhiwz^  not  borjj    \      - 
**  To  be  the  pillage  of  3^  giglot  wench."' 
So,  ruihii^  in  the  bowels  ot  the  French^ 
He  left  me  proudly^  as  unwdrthy  fight. 

Bur.  Do^bcIer$,  ^e  would  hav^  made  4  noble  Knight  t 
See,  where  he  lies  inherfedin  the  arms 
Of  the  moft  blood[y  nurfer  of  his  harms. 

Baft.  Hew  th^  to  pieces,,  hack  their  bones  afqi^der ; 
Whoft  HTe  Was  ingland^s  glo-ry,  GaJlia^s  wonder. 

Cbar.  Q)ii  no :  forbeai* :  for  that  which  we  have  fled^ 
During  ihe  Ufei  let  us  not  wrong  it  dead. 

£ff//^  ^/r  William  Lucy. 

^Lttcy.  Condu6;  me  to  the  jPlaMphin's  tent,  to  know 
Who  hath  obtained  the  glory  of  the  day. ,     . 
Char.  On. what, fubmuffiye  OAelTage  art  them  fent  t 
Lucy,  SuDmiflipn,  Dauphip  ?  'tis'  a  mer^  French  word  i 
Wc  ^«g/^  warriors  wot  not,  wjiat  it  means. 
I^o^xe  to  know  what  prifoners  thou  hall  ta'en» 

U  X  ^^^ 


45o  The  Pi  It « 1^  frart  tf 

kni  to  hmy  ibe  bodies  o^  the' dead. 

Giar.  for  prifoQJBrt  tik*ft  ckoo  f  hdf  oar  pnfom  ll« 
BotcellfliewJMmclMwrcek^il?  I   J 

£«r^.  Where  if  t!he  great  ^/r/^  of  tiie  fieU>  I   i 

Valiant  Lord  Taliai,  £arl  of  Sbrihxfmiy  f 
Created*  for  his  rare  facceft  ia  anns» 
Great  Earl  of  Waflfftrd,  ^«r#f/^i^ahd  P'hUna^ 
Lord  Ttf/k/  of  Gaodrig  and  Urdnt^md ; 
Lord  Staai^  of  Bitukmere^  Lord  rm^n  of  j«f^0i#^. 
Lord  CrmnutlltA  iVimgfieU,  Lord  Fm-Mmli^  Siffiel^ 
The  thrice  viftoriou^  Lctd  of  FaUomhidgt^ 
Kniglft  of  the  noble  Order  of  St.  'Qe9rge^ 
Worthy  St.  MicbaeK  and  the  GobUnFiieci^ 
Great  Mtfihal  to  our  Ring  Anrr^p  the  Sixth  1   1 

Of  all  his  "wars  tvithin  the  ^ealm  of  ^rmtet.  ] 

TmhU  Here  is  a  filly,  ftately,  ftile,  indeed  t 
The  Tttrk^  that  two  and  fifty  kingdoms  hath» 
Writes  Hot  fo  tedions  a  ilile  as  this.  1    ' 

Hira  that  ttiOo  maffnify'ft  with  an  theft  titles^ 
Stinking,  andflv-blown,  lies  here  at  oar  feet. 

tmn*  Is  TMqI  flain,  the  Trencbm€pf%  only  fcbnrgei 
ITdor  kihgdomU  terror  and  black  Nimtfis  f 
Qh,  were  mine  ^r«balls  into  ballets  ttirnM, 
That  I  in  tage  nnght  ihoot  them  at  your  faces ! 
Oh,  that  I  conld  but  call  thefe  dead  to  life* 
It  were  eno'|]igh  to  ftieht  the  realm  of  Franai 
Were  but  his  piQure  left  aino^g  yon  here> 
It  would  amaze  the  p^ouileA:  ofyctL  all* 
diVe  me  their  bodies,  ^that  I  ihJiy  bear  ibein  kenciti 
And  give  them  bnrial,  as  befeems  their  worth. , 

Pit&i  I  think  this  upftart  is  old  T'^^at^s  gHoft  ; 
iFJe  fpeaks  with  fnch  a  proud  commanding  ipirit': 
For  God's  fake,  let  him  hare  *ero ;  to  keep  them  herev  < 

They  wo^ld  bnt  ftinkj  and  putrify  the  air^  i 

Clar.  Go,  ta^kt  their  bbdie)  hence. 

Jlyry.  ril  ^ar  thelRi  hence; 
int  from  their  afiiei,  &aaphin,  fliall  be  reiar'^ 
A  Pheenix,  that  fhall  make  all  France  afearM. 

Citar.  So  we  be  iid  of  Wkctnj  do  what  (iiou  wilt :  ^ 


King  HtMRY  YI.  4^1 

And  now  to  Furhr  >n  this  conqji'rin^  vein  ;  > 

AU  will  be  oors,,  now  blpodjf  fsMt^s  iUia*      (f ;ifiKii|ik 

SCENE  changes  lo  Rnghnii  - 

X.  Hriir^.  TTAvr  yoit  penis'd  die  ktter$  ffom  tb«  F^ope^ 
X  J.  The  Emperor,  and  the  Earl  of  .^A'WMr^jsriicf 
G&».  I  have  my  Liord ;  and  their  iateotiitbu  ji«- 
They  hombly  Aie  onto  your  Excellencies 
fo  have  a  godly  peace  concluded  of. 
Between  tM  realms  of  England  and  oS  Fpomct. 
K-  i^«^«  Bow  doth  voor  Grace  aSeft  thk  morion  ^ 
Glm.  WeiU  my  food  Lord ;  and  as  the  only  meaoa 
To  Hop  effbfion  of  our  Chriftiao  blbo^ 
And  (lablilh  quietnefs  on  ev^ry  fi<ie* 

K.  JStmry.  Ay,  marry,,  nn^,  for  I  alwayt  Aoughi 
It  was  both  impious  and  annati|ral»  . 
That  fuch  immanity  and  bloody  ftrife 
Should  reign  among  profeilbrs  of  one  faith* 

GIO10.  Rrade,  m^  lord*  the  fooner  to  tScSk 
And  furer  bind  tfats  knot  of  aa)ity» 
The  Earl  of  jA-mutgnact^  aeaf  kin  10  CJM^h 
A  man  of  great  authority  in  FKomif. 
Froiftrs  his  only  daughter  to  Your  Grace  .  .    :«•    : 
In  marriage^  with  a  Targe  and  fmptnotts  dowr^r.. 

K.  tt»ry^  Marriage  ?  iuai  I  in^  yfafs  are  yet  too  young  : 
And  fitter  is  mv  ftudy  ^d  my  book9» 
.  Than  wanton  dalliance  with  a  paramoiut. 
Yet  call  th*  AmbafTadors;  and,  as  yo»pleale» 
So  let  them  have  their  anfwer?  ev'sy  ^m^ 
I  (hall  be  weh  content  with  any  choice^ 
Tenda  to  God*s  glory»  and  my  country'*  weal* 

Entir  Winckefter»  arndthm  AnAaffadvrt^ 

iMf.  What,  is  mv  Lord  c^  ITtnebefiir  inftaU'd^ 
And  calPd  unto  a  Cardinal^  demt> 
Tkeu  Jpatctift  tkat  wUl  be  vtniY^d^  .^_ 


]Mf«n^  the  Fiftbdid  foinetime  prophefy  : 

•*  4i  once  he  come  to  be  a  Cardinal, 

•*  He'il  make  kis  cap  coequai  with  the  crown. ^* 

K.  Hfnty,  My  Lords  Amba^adors,  your  fey'ral  faiti 
Have  beenconfidex'd  find^ieMtedjPii ; 
Yoar  purpofe  is  both  good  and  /eafonable ; 
And  therefofc  are  ym'cefumiy  ftiaifi'd      . .         ^ 
To  draw  conditions  of  a  friendly  peace,. 
Which  by  my  Lord  of  Whithejhr  w%  mean 
fihall  be  tranff>Ofted  pfefemly  tb  franti.  .^^ 

G/i^  Aad  ioT  th«  proflfer  of  iny  Lord  ycuT  mafte^   ^ 
J  have  inforin'd  ^his  Highnds  fo  at  large ; 
As,  liking  of  the  Lady*s  virttion?  gifts. 
Her  beauty  and  ilfe» value  of  hcfr  qdwer,  * 

H^  doth  intead  ihe'lblll  Iwf  JF»^&A^£  Qgern.  \ 

iL.  Utfuy*  In  argttihent  aDdjproof  of  which  contfa^ir 
Bear  her  this  jewel,  pledge  of  my  afFe^bb.  ^^ 

And  fo,  my  Lord  Piotf»ft0r,  ht  them'  guaj'ded, 
Amd  faMy  brought  to  D^eri  where,  inlhipp'd^      "  r 
Commit  them  to  the  feitone  of  the  fea.  < 

[Exeunr  King  Ani  Trtfi*, 

Win.  Stay^aiy  Loid  I/^ij/f,  yoa  ftiall  i5rR  ticAit .  ^ 
The  fum  ot  moiieyv  swhk^  I  pt^iiaikt-d  '  '  i^ 

Should  bedeliver'd  tc»  M«  Hefinefs,  \y 

For  cloathing  me  i«  tkf^ ^rave  ornamennr.  \.  ..\ 

Legale.  I  will  attend  tipon'^ our  Lordihip^s  leifure,    ^^ 

Hitt.  Now  Winthtfter  will  Ac^  fttbmit>  1  trow,  ' 

Or  be  inferior  to  the  pr6iid<!^'  Peer.  ' 
hvaphv^^fi.  G^f^r^  thoo  crfs^w^H  ptrcehne;'-     *;  ^  • 
That  nor  in  birth,  oir  for  iUWhoitt)^         -  ^^  ''""     '  ^  i  , 
TheBilhop  willbeo%^r4bbrne*y  niee:  ';'/'*'' 

111  either  {Bkiot  thee  fUiop»  >nd  ^eod  thy  knee;,'     ^^  '   *, 
Or  fack  this  country  wilh  «  metiny.  ]^^J^^\ 


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I 


1     \^:.^ 

SCENE 


tonfe  H^  HRY  vr.        4^i^ 

SCENE   changes  to  Frai$cii  ^ 

^Mter  Danphitii  Burg undy,  AhoCoft ^Ba/anf,  Ktiffukr^ 
.  and  Jaan  U  Pttcdle* 

^      ■   •  •  ,         ■-.•':. 
I>tf«y  I  ^Hcfc  BCW8,  my  Lords,  may  cheer  our  drooping 
X     'Tis  fkid,^  f he  flout  /'tfrr/^0«ido:fevok9|%lfics  ^ 
And  turn  ajgain  unto  the  warlike  Fnncfjt-  ^• 

u^/tf».  TTien  march  to  Pflrw,  roj^^J  Clnstht^i  frmu^f 
And  keep  not  back  yOur  pow'rs  la  daU^ivfie^ 

Fucil.  Peace  be  ^mpngft  them,,; if  they  tm»  M  w,      : 
Elfe  ruin  combat  With  their  Palaces  I 

Fnier  Scout.  *  .       ! 

ScoMtr  ^uccefs  unto  our  valiant  General, 
And  happinefs  to  his  accomplices !  \ 

Daif.  What  ti(}ings  fend  our  fcouts  .M  pr'ythef,  fpeaiu^ 

^f««/.  The  £«|^/(/»  army,  that  divide^  ^W  ,     .  '- 

Into  two  parts,  is  now  c6njoin'd  in  one  ;  ■  \  -     \ 

Atid  means  to  give  yop  battle  prefently,  ,    . 

Dav*  Somewhat  too  fttddcn»  Sirs,  the  warning  is  i       ' 
But  we  will  prefently  provide  fpr  them. 

Bitrg*  J,  truft,  tke  ghoft  of  Tali&t  is  not  theM ;  i 

Now  he  IS  gone,  my  Lor4,  you  need  not  fear.  v 

Piyi^/.  Of,  all  bafe  paflions  fear  is  lifioftaccurft. ',  .1 
Comtxland  the  toni^u^ft,  Charles^  it  (hail  be  thine  : 
Xti  Hei^jf  fret,  aod.all  the  wOf  Id  lepine.^  J  \      i 

Dau.  Then  on,  my  liOrdi ;  asd  Frma  be  fortunate. 

JUrm:  Exeurjtons.,    Enter 'J02Ln  la  PiKcHe. 

JPuceL  The  Regent  conquers,  and.the  FtxfKimemSy.    . 
Now  help,  ye  charming  fp^lU  and  periapts;  ,     ? 

Andyechbice  fpirits,  thai  ^dmonifh  m^,  ■. . 
And  giye  n^e  iigns  of  fumre  accideintfi ;  [Thmdtr^ 

You  Ipeedy  helpers,  that  are  fubftitutea 
Under  the  lordly  Monarch  of  the  Norjh,  •_      ;  ,4 

Appefi^f  and  aid  me  in  this  enterprise. 

U  4  Eatif 


4^4  ^^^  f  » *  s  T  Part  of 

Eftf^  Fkstdh 
This  tpttdy  quick  appearaoce  argues  proof 
Of  your  accuiloin'd  diUgeoccto  me. 
^0W>  yt  familf Af  fpiritis,  fhali  afe  culPd 
Oiu  of  the  pow'rfui  regions  under  earth, 
Helj^  me  this  oner,  that  Fran^i  may  get  the  field. 

[Theyi  *walAt  and  J^ak  no^ 
Oh^  hioU  sve  nol  with  fitexice  orer  long ; 
Where  I  was.  wott  to  fted  ]^oa  i^kh  my  blood» 
III  )s>f  a  member  o9»  upd  give  it  ^oii  ^ 
}b  earneft  of  a  Ibrthev  l^nefit : 
So  yoa  4o  tMdeicesid  t0  help  me  now. 

No  hope  to  have  rcdfffif  ndir  bd<jy  (hall 
Pay  iecompence»  if  yoi  wiU  griior  my  Aftit. 

;  '  V  i^ka  J^ati  tine  iauf^ 

Cannot  my  body^  ndr  bfooi^-l^t^tiiice, 
Uureat  yot»  to  yoor  wottted.  fiirtl^erance  ^ 
Then*  take  my  fBofi'myM^y^  foul  and  aH> 
ScfOfe  that  EnghnJpMt  the  /r/nr^  the  foil.  [Th^  difafh. 
See»  they  ^uke  me.     Mow  the  time  is  €ome». 
That  FraKci  mufl  vail  her  lofty  plumed  creft» 
And  let  her  head  fall  \mxo. En^faft£%  la|b 
My  ant  tent  incantations  are  too  weak,, 
i^nd  hcU  too  ftrong  for  n>e  to  buckle  with  t 
Mow»  Ftmci%  Ihy  glory  droopeth  to  the  duft.        [tMh, 

Mxcurfipm.    PuceUe  and  York  Mk  hand  u  haad*    Pu^^ 
ceUeii/tfi^    7^  French;^. 
To^k.  Damfel  of  Francit  1  thtak>  1  have  yoa  faft. 

Unchain  yoar  fpirits  now  with  fpeHing  charms^ 

And  trv  if  they  can  gain  your  libeity. 

A  goodly  priie,  fit ^  the  devilS  grace! 

See,  how  the  agly  witch  ioiA^  bend  her  brow9„ 

As  if,,  with  Cira^  (he  woiUd  change  my  fhape. 
Fmtth  Cbang'd  to  a  worftr  fhape  thou  canft  not  feek 
Tori.  Oh,  Charles  the  Daiqphin  is  a  proper  man| 

No  ibape^  but  his,  can  pteafe  youx  damty  eye. 

P«c«ft. 


Kbg  Hb^nr  Y  VI.  4«5 

^ucii.  A  phgttiag  mifchief  Ii|;lit  on  GhirAsf  ani  ibee  I 
And  itiaj  ye  both  be  foddeidf  lorprii'd 
B/  bloody  hands,  in  fleepbg  on  yoiir  bedsl 

JVi*  Pe^h  bannti^  hag !  inchaatrels»iiold  thy  tongaow 
FuceL  I  pr^ythee,  give  me  leave  to  curie  a>  while:. 
•  York.  Corfei  nifcveant,  wbeft  (boa  comefi  to  che^  ftalce. 

£jBA'/MI|f« 

Jk^m.    Enter  Snffblk^  nwMI  teijf  Margaret  m  ^r  bani. 

Suff  Be  what  thou  wilt»  thoo  art  ny  prifener. 

iGaxu  0K  Arfk 
'Oh,  fairefl  beanty,  do  not  fear»  80r  fly ; 
For  I  will  tench  thee  bat  with  reverend  bands : 
I  ktTs  thefe  fingers  for  eternal  peace,. 
And  lay  them  gently  on  thy  tender  fide,  .  f 

Who  art  thou?  fay ;  that  I  may  honour  thee. 

Mar.  MargarHf  my  name ;  and  daughter  to  a  Kings 
The  King  of  Nafks;  whofoeVr  thou  art. 

Suf.  An  Earl  1  am,  and  SttfiU  am  I  cali'd. 
Be  not  offended,  nature's  miracle. 
Thou  art  allotted  to  be  ta'en  by  me : 
So  doth  the  fwan  her  downv  cignets  fave. 
Keeping  them  prisoners  underneath  her  wings. 
Yet  if  this  fervile  ufage  once  offend. 
Go  and  be  free  again,,  as  SuJhWs  friend.     [SJhe  it  goings 
Oh,  ftay !  I  have  no  pow'r  to  let  her  pafs : 
My  hand  would  free  her,  but  my  heart  fays,  no^ 
As  plays  the  fun  upon  the  glafly  ilream, 
Twinkling  another  counterfeited  beam. 
So  feems  this  gorgeous  beauty  to  mine  eyes. 
Fain  would  I  woo  her,  yet  I  dare  not  fpeak : 
PH  call  for  pen  and  ink,  and  write  my  mind* 
Fy,  Dt  la  Pole,  difable  not  thyfelf : 
Haft  not  a  tongue  ?  is  (he  here  thy  prisoner  ? 
Wilt  thou  be  daunted  at  a  woman's  fight  I 
Ay ;  beauty's  princely  majefty  is  fuch. 
Confounds  the  tongue,  and  makes  the  fenfes  rough* 

,  Mar,  Say,  Earl  of  SuJblJt,  if  thy  lUme  be  fo. 
What  ranfom  muH  I  pay  before  I  pafs  ?  ' 

U  5  ^^> 


Fpr,  I  pcrcewe,rl  ^.ip  xky  i)^ft?wr..  .  ^ 

Suf,  How  canff  ihou  jcrU,.r(U$5  will  depy  it^yUj 


Belore  thou  makp  Vtri^lpX^hipr  lov^>^ 

A/^r.  WbyTpeik'It  t)Tou;nptii  wJbajtrapfQnainuft]^ 

^m/.  She's  bcaiitiful.;  ao4[  l5)fJjr«/oce  ip^i^i)oeiJ;  .  , 
She.  lb  a  woman  ;  iherefprc  ipbcL«(P)a*  ;       '  .  _.  _» jv^^^^^f • 

A/<ir.  VVilc  ihou  accept  of  ranTom,  yea,  or  no  ? 

Suf.  Fond  man  ?  remember,  that  thou  baft  a  wife; 
Thiu  how  ^fi  Mm-gareth^^^  fSLXMOui  f        '    [j^HM^ 

Mar.  'Twerc  belt  to  l^av£  him,  fo^r  l>e  will  nx>e  bi^K* 

Suf,  There  ^ilJ  his  man  d ;  there  lies  a  cooling  card. 

liar.  lie  talks  ai  raodom^  fure,  f he  man  is  mad.  , 

tfft/".  And  yet  a  difpeni^iou  may  be  had. 

Mar.  And  yet  1  wouJd,  that  you  wo uW  aofwer  ine«    : 

Su/.^  V\\  win  thi^a  tady  M^rgar^,     For  whom  ? 
Why,  for  my  JRijig  :  lufb,  that's  a  wjooden  ihiag* 

Mar,  He  lalkt  oi"  vvogd :  it  is  ftw  ca^|xentc#. 

i^.  Yet  fo  my  fancy  nxj>y.  be  fatisfy'il. 
And  peace  eRabliflied  bi^ween  tbefe  realms. 
But  there  remains  a  fcruple  in  that  too:       _  ^ 

For  though  her  father  be  the  King  ©f  Hapks^ 
Duke  of  Anjou  ap.d  Maiut  jet  he  is  poor ; 
And  our  Nojjility  will  fcorn  the  m^tcb.     ^         JJ^W^* 

Mar,  Hear  ye  me,  Captain  ?  are  ye  not  at  leisure?- 
^j^.  It  fhall  be  fo,  difdain  they  ne'er  {o  much: 
Henrj  is  youthful,  and  will  quickly  yield. 
Macfom,  I  have  a  fecret  to  reveali 

,  Mar,  What  tho*  1  be  iothrall'd,  he  feems  ^  Knight, 
A«d  will  not  any  way  difhonour  me.  \^Jlftdt^' 

tttf.  Lady,  vouchfafe  to  liileu  what  I  fay. 
Mar,  Perhaps,  I  (hall  be  refcu'd  by  thp  French  i  ; 

And  then  I  need  not  crave  his  courtefy.  »  [Afid$*> 

Sid/,  Sweet  Madam,  give  me  bearing  in  a  oaufe. 

Mar,  Tttih,  women  have  been  captivate  ere  now.  [Aji^^^ 

(»4)  Hotf  catCfi  thou  tetl,  &c.]    This  inatteaticn  of  Suffolk  to 
Margaret y  whiJe  he  is  lumifiatiog  to  himfelf,  is  pfaftitM  btior^  by" 
our  author,  (aod  with  infinitely  moie  RialKiry,  and  humour})  i»* 
liis  fecbnd  part  of  Kii^iMetry  the  iVch.  in  a  icene  betwkt  the  Lord 
a#r/  Ju/iiit  and  Sir  3Vi*  Falfieffu 


king  Henry   Vl.        ^    467 

Su/,LvLdy,  v/herefore  tg]k  yoa  fo  f 

Mar.  I  cry  you  m€rty/*til  but  §*iV  for  ;5?^% 

Su/,  Say,  gentle  Friocefs,  wou{d  you  not  fuppofc      ; 

Vour  bondage  happy,  to  be  made  a  (^ecn  ? .     r^ 
Mar,  To  b^  a  Queen  in  bondage,  js  more  vil«    '  ' 

Than  is  a  flairc  in  btfc  fervilitf  ; 

por  Piinces  (hould  be  free, '  ,        - 

^v/l  And  ib  (hall  you,  \ 

If  happy  EnglamPs  Royal  Kin^  be  free. 

M^r,  Why,  what  concerns  bis  freedom  unto  inf  ^ 
£iy/l  ril  undertake  to  make  tbee  Henry i  Qucen> 

To  put  a  golden  rcej>ter  in  thy  hand. 

And  fet  a  precious  cK>wn  upon  thy  he^d»  .        . 

If  thou  wiltcoAdefcend  toi>e  my— »--9 
Jlf^r.  What? 
Suf,  His  love. 

Mar.  1  am  unworthy  to  be  ffenryh  wife.  ^ 

Su/.'SOf  gentle  Madam;  1  unwofthy  am 

To  woo  Jo  fair  a  dame  to  bcliis  wife ;  ;     ^ 

And  have  no  portion  in  the  choice  my(e]f. 

How  fay  you»  Madam,  are  you  fo  content? 
Mar.  An  if  my  father  pleafe,  1  am  content* 
Su/.  Then  call  our  Captains  and  our  colours  fortli. 

And,  Madam,  at  your  father's  caftle^walis, 

Wc*ll  crave  a  parley,  to  confer  with  him. 

SeunJ.     Enter  Kt\gv\tY  on  the  nxjaJtu 

&^.  See,  i?«;f»/Vir,  .fee  thy  daughter  prifoner*     .         * 

Reig.  To  whom  I         •  -  .  y 

Suf.  To  me. 

J^^.  ^i^/if,  what  remedy? 
I  am  a  foldier  and  unapt  to  weep, 
Or  to  exclaim  on  fortune's  fickleHeft. 

Sitf>  Ycfj  there  is  remedy  enough,  myX>Qrd: 
Coii4ent,«and  for  thy  honour  give  con^t,.  •        * 

Thy  daughter  (hall  be  wedde<i  to  my  King;  • 
Whom  I  with  pain  have  woo'd  and  won  thereto | :   ^    '  * 
And  this  hereafyheM  imprifonment  - 
Hatb  gainM  thy  dauffbtcr  princely  liberty*  ^ ,. 

fyff.  Speaks.  SuJfoSk  as  he  thinks  ?  -T 


A 


4^8  The  FifcST  Part  U 

Si/:  furMtapmiiktiowSf. 
That  SmfiJk  dotE  not  flattcs,  hxc^  or  ftio. 

Rtif.Upon  ihjf  prmccly  warrant  I  defi:ettd 
To  give  thee aaiweiof  th; jail demand.^ 

Sm/.  And  here  I  win  expcft  thy  comingk . 

Tritmfits  found,    Siuer  JLeignier* 

f^ig.  Wekome^  brave  Earl».  into  ouc  territories-^ 
Command  in  Awjom  what  yoor  Honour  pleafes^ 

Suf:  Thanks,  Ritigmir^.  happy  in  fo  Mveetachild^ 
Fit  to  be  made  companion  ox  a  King;: 
What  anfwer  makes  yotir  G^ace  uatomy  fuit  ? 

Rag.  Since  thou  doft  ddcn  to  woo  her  Uttk  worthy. 
To  be  the  princely  bride  of  fiich  a  Loid ;; 
Uj;>oa  condition  I  may  qnietly 
Enjoy  mine  own,  the  country  Maine  ^nA  Jnioup, 
Free  from  oppreffion.ox  the  ftroke  of  war. 
My  daotfhter  ihall  be  Henrj^  i£  he  pleafe* 

St^jf:  That  W  her  ranfom^  X  deliver  her ;, 
And  thoie  two  counties,  f  will  undertake*. 
Your  Grace  (kali  well  and  quietly  enjoy.. 

Mjjig'  And  I  again  in  i&nfyfi  lloyal  name,, 
Asy&pttfy  'ttnto  that  gracious  King,, 
Give  thee  her  hand  for  fign  of  plighted  itdth*. 

.9u/.  Beifftisr  of  France^.  I  give  thea  kingly  thankst. 
S^iaTc  th,u  is  in  traAck  of  a  King. 
Andiyft/mtthinks,,  I  could  bawelLconten|(:(5} 
To  Ik  xmne  own  auorney  la  this  cafe.  [^^^^ 

^  •  •  lit 

^     ^tft$>  «— -  1  ronA/ ^«  tnrZr.  r0«f All 

*^f9$g  ttunt^xmm  attorney  intth  caftA   u  e.  I  could^like  Co  aft  in  mj^ 

nUh%t§  iii^ tius  a&Uj  to  nq^buate  {atmykkf.    So,  before,  ia- 


Xa*  Ht,  tliat  arc  our  ntw  grc.t  4^ty  ^ 
«.••  ii%  me,  who  ad  fai  mykif^  in  my  own  ri^t^  Tho*  this  kind 
of  eflpieAoD,  10  Str/Stnch  of  ienie,,or  languaf  e,  may  not  lie  fo  joai- 
Aabtt  I  ye|  thrf  ate  citiier  of  them  vetj  infeUtgiUe  hy  iw^Hcaihm  ^• 
and  theio  aie  many  authorities  in  our  autbnr,  and  olliet  |K>ett«  to 
keep  them.lii  countenance,  where  there  ia  fucb.a  contradiAion  in 
tie  tcxnos,  that  thej  cannot  he  reconciled  but  by  hei^g  explained 
iaio  a  fiacwiag.    To  ioAtace  ia.a  few  laflagcaj;- 


King  Henry  VI.  469 

TH  over  then  to  Eniland  with  this  newt» 
And  make  this  marriage  ta  be  fokmnit^'d  t 


7W0  CntlcilMO  of  r«r0iitf  ; 

It  it  mme  eye,  or  ytUntino^t  praife> 

Her  itue  ^ife^eii,  or  my  falfe  xmi^Hhi^ 

Thit  makes  me  tuafonlefi^  to  rtafta.  thus  > 
So  liktwife  in  HtfiMAtf  1 

■    ■  Try  what  r^tutanct  can  {i 

Yet  what  r»n  tf,  when  one  MMor  refftut  f 
Mer  are  esamf^et  of  thst  fort  iKantiag  in  Bwtmou  and  fXtfdkr» 
Qitui  uf  CnJMi 

Come,  we  flMft  do  tMe  «Mic»al^ofiMi  f 

Wt  »»ft  fce  i^  n»y  jtcmdi* 
ISm;  and  «•  Xiiy  ; 

Thinky  bow  thit  want  o£  grtef  diKtediti  you» 

And  yoA  wUi  «m^,  bocaoie  yoii  cJUMr  ev^//. 

Thofe  moo>  Wl^  thmfihM9t  allow  ao  Mif  A^eorK 
S  have  pfoducOd  tkefe  aathorkiet^  in  lepiy  to  a  crkidfoi^  of  MPh. 
Pi^*s  iy  becaufo,  ia.  the  gaiety  o^  hb  «o(  aod  pod  humour,  he  waa 
ple«i^4  to  he  very  ^rt  upon  mc^  at  he  thoofht,  for  a  line,  uk 
a  poflhtm9tu  f\xy  of  oor  aoihor't  whieb  I  brought  upon  the  ftago. 
DuuhleFalilMwd: 

Nought,  hi^hfJfi  eaa.helCt|MwolSr/» 
k  is  fpokeo  of  an.aaion  fo  enormoot*.  that  the  poet  meant,,  it  had. 
■A  eqoal  upoo  re^d.  X  have  tfbewa  from  exampleij,  that  fuch  a. 
Ucence  in  expreftoo  was  praais*d  ki  oar  Bmglifi  writers :  Til  fubjbi^ 
^few  snilancta  of  the  fame  liberty,  taken  by  the  heft  J&b«MO  chfics^ 
1.      —  lam  confoU*  ^  alfut  ego. 

Flaut.  to.  Afflphitf^ 
^—  m9io  Jormof/fwua  mfiutf 
Jkm  jmftmi^  jam  vir,  jam.  k  formofior  ipfo. 

Ovid.  AUtam^ 
—  ^uitrh  Akidsrparem  ? 
Nemo  ej^  ni/f  i pfe^  ^  Senec.  Birc.  fku. 

froasmus  /mm.  Egomet  mihi*.  TcreM*  Andria* 

— —  CratSf  qmldgitmkmkwMii 
9kt  advoiuta,  fuid prgm  itMomitom  doont  ^ 

Sencc.  TMaUL, 
Tatriam  ptitndo ferJi^t  »#j^tua» 
yU  iffe  nullam  ?  Idem  iAuf* 

Sed  vetooie  Fmut  fimd  noa  potoeif  vetare. 

,  Ovid  Metam» 

tMnomf  fome  learned  men.  have  fnfpeAcd  the  pointing  of  this  lad 
nailanBi  aad  cia^^'d  the  latter  pan  of  the  hcniftich  to  agree  with  a, 

fubOS^ueat. 


47C^  T*l^  F I R  I  T  Pait  of 

So  fireweU  Reignier;  fet  this  diamond  fsife 

In  golden  palaces,  as  ic  becomes.  ^ 

Meig,  I  do  embrace  thee,  as  I  would  embrace 
The  Chriflian  Priiice  King  Henty^  were  he  here. 

Mar.  l^arewel,  my  LorJ:  good  wiihes,  pjraife  and  pray Vs 
Shall  SnJbU^vtT  have  of  Margarita  [SJ^  isgnng. 

$yf.  FarewelyiWeet  Madam  |  bark  yoo,  Margarai 
No  princely  commendations  to  my  Kiag^f  " 

Mar.  Such  .commendation I  as  become  a  ma!d«  - 
A  virgin  and  his  fervant,  fay  to  him. 

Suf.  Words  fweetly  placed,  and  modeflI)»  dlK^lod*     ' 
But,  Madam,  I  moft  trouble  yt) a  again. 
No  loving  token  to  his  Majeity  ?  ^  ';, 

Mar.ytSt  my  good  Lord,  a  pmr«  npfpotted  heart/    " 
Never  yet  taint  with  love,  I  fe^ci  the  King. 

52i/.  And  this  withal.  [Kifis  hm 

Mar,  That  for  thy fctf  *-*-.!  will  wbr'lbfprcfume. 
To  fend  foch  peevif!j  tokens  toa  King*  •  * 

Suf,  O,  wert  thou  fof  myfelf !  —  hxit/  Stiffblk^  fyif*  *  . 
^hou  may'il  not  wander  ifi  th^t  labyrinth; 
There  minotaurs,  and  ugly  treafons,  lark,  j 
Sollicit  Henry  with' her  WlD^d'rOtfs  praJfcV 
Bethink  thee  on 'her  virtues  that  furmount. 
Her  nat'ral  graces  that  extinguifli  art;     - 
Jf^^peat  their  femblance  often  on  the  feas  ;  .   . 

That,  when  «bou  cony'il  to  kn«€^  at  Henrys  fcct» 
Thou  may'fl  brt-eave  him  of  his  wits  with  wonder. 

<    ,  '•         [Exeunt. 

Snter  York,  W^rfkk^aShffterJ,  ^WFucelle. 

Tork*  Bring  forth- that  forcerefs,  condemned  to  burn. 

Shep.  Ah,  Joan  ?  this  kiils  thy  fathcr*s  heart  outright.: 
Have  I  fought  ev'ry  country  fa|-  and  near, 
A'fld  aOfw  U  U  my  chance  to  £nd  thee  out, 
Muft  1  behold  thy  timeless,  xrael,  death  ! 

•     *  <» 

fubfequent  liije  there.    But,  I>h'nk,'dhe  vcrfeis  pethB^y  OvyUi^  >  ' 
fts  ic  is,  aod  nesini  this ;  But  the  farentt  forbad  wkt  tbey^  <oulJ  n9i 
hinder.  ~  Pot  n/it0irt  fi^ni(5cs>  probibtrt  iUlii  &  fa&Uf  fti  MgriU^ 
Wilts  tells  ur.  '     .  .      . 

'  Ah,. 


Rmg  ;H  E  M  E  .y'  Vi.T  4711, 

Ab,  Jaan^  fw^  daittiifer,  I  will  die  widi  tliee. 

PuceU  D«trcfiit  miler !  baiib  ignoble  wretch  ! 
1  am  defcended  of  a  girntler  blood,    i  ^* 
Thou  art  noJatker,  oior  bo  frkud^of  :imii« 
•   Shep,  Out,  out  Ir-r-tn^Lbtils,  an^^le^fe  yoii^  ^fifr  BOt/#;l 
]  did  beget  her,  all  the;partlkJctiowst  \^'     .    ft 
Her  mother,  living  ^t^  Ofo  te^fy^  »  "  t 

She  was  the  i/ft^A-uixW  liiy  baefa'lorfliip.     ' 

ffar-  GrmtdoA,:  wilt  thou  deny*xky  papentogaf         <' 

TorJ^.  This  arfoesy  what  her  kind  of  li^  hm  bc«ii^ 
Wickeci  amif  vsle*f  ^and  fo  her  death  concludes. 

SJbep.  Fy,  yoM,  that  thoo  wilt  be,&  oblbaQtet  •         * 
God  knows,  thou  4rt  a  colldp  of  jDy  Aeibj  r: 

And  for  thy  fake  hay«I  fiied  ma^yatear; 
Deny  me  not,  i  ptky  thee,  gentle  J^hm^      \    ^  \ 

PvciL  Peafant,  awLHot!  You  have  fobom'd  tii|^  nua  * 
Of  purpofe  toMprbfcwcnjiy  noble  birth*  ^  ^* 

Sbep.  *Tis  true,  i  gave  a  noble  to  the  pirieft^  I 

The  morn  thiu.lwas^weddrd  toiler  mothers. 
Kneel  down  and  take  jny  bleffiag,  good  iny^girl. 
Wilt  thou  not  ibiopl  .now  curfed  be  the  tia^a 
Of  thy  natbrity  !  I  w^uld,.  the  niilk. 
Thy  mother  gave  ^bee  when  thoa  fuck'dft  her  bfcaft^     t 
Had  boev  a  little  ratfbane  for  thy  faie  : 
Or  elfe,  when  thpo  didil  keep  my  lambs  at  fields  ! 

1  wifby  fome  rav'noQs  wolf  had  eaten  thee* 
Doft  thou  djcny  thy  father,  curfed  drab  I  I 

O,  b)»ra  her,  burn  her ;  haBc;ing  is  too  good.  ■    ^[Exit^ 

York.  Take  her  away,  for  flie  hathiliv'd  too  long. 
To  fill  the  wbkid  with  vidoas  ^alities. 

Pucel.  Firft,  let  me  teli;  you,  whom  ^ou  have  condemned  >I 
Not  me  begot  ten  of  a  fhepherd  fwam^ 
But  ifftt'd  from  the  progeny, of  Kings;.  ' 

Virtuous  and  holy,  chofen  from  above,  .      j. 

By  infpiradoa  of  cebedial  grace, 
Xb'WOrk  escceeding  miracles  on  earth  \  ..  .\ 

I  never  had  to  do  wttb  wicked  fpirits.  ') 

But  you,  that  are  poiJuted  with  your  Ittfts, 
StainM  with  the  giiUclefs  'bloc^  ^  iaao(ei^%  : 

.'6  Corrupt 


47^  The  F I  a  s  T  Part  of 

Cormpt  tmA  taioted  widi  a  dionlaftd  vioet» 
Bccaufe  you  want  tke  ftace,  Hiat  othcn  hife^ 
Yoo  judge  it  freight  a.  thrag  impoftble 
To  compaft  «ironirn,  bat  bjc  kelp  of  derili* 
^o»  ntlbon^tived  ^Mr  of  ^m  hath  been 
A  virgto  from  her  tender  safaacYr 
Cbafte  aad  immJKruUte  w  ver|r  toovghr; 
WhoTe  maiden  blood,  th««  rtg'rodfy  eff«a*d; 
Will  cty  for  vcBgeaace  at  the  gatet  of  heavV^^ 

lark.  Aft  ay  ;  away  witb  her  to  exe^mion. 

)f«r.  And  hark  ye.  Sirs  t  becaoTe  iii  it «  atU^ 
Spare  for  nafiiggottr  let  there  be  enow  : 
Place  pitchy  bamb  on  the  fetal  iake^ 
That  K>  her  torture  inay  be  fiK>rteMd. 

Pucil.  Will  nothing  tarn  yoor  anrefendog  hearts  I J 
Then*  ycoMf  dHcover  thine  ufirmky  ; 
That  wajrraouth  by  law  to  be  thy  jmrilege. 
I  am  with  !chtl4»  ye  bloody  homicides : 
Murder  not  then  the  £ratt  within  my  womb^ 
AI  though  ye  hale  me  to  a  iriolent  death.    ^ 

Tori.  Now»  heav^  forefend !  the  h^y  maid  n^th  dlild? 

ITar.  The  ^reateft  miracle  that  ere  ^ron  wrought : 
Is  aUi  your  in€t  prectieoefs  come  to  this  ? 

Tori.  She  and  the  Dauphin  have  been  jrUggling  i 
I  did  imagine,  what  would  be  her  refuge. 

^ar.  Well,  go  to ;  we  wQl  have  no  baftardt  live  ; 
Efpecially,  iince  Ckdrks  muff  father  it. 

Piuel.  You  are  decetv'd»  my  child  is  none  of  his  ;. 
It  was  Alanfom^  that  enjoy 'd  my  love. 

York.  Aian/on!  that  notorious  Afocifo'av/// 
It  dies*  an  if  it  had  a  thouiaad  lives. 

Pucti.  0»  give  me  leave,  I  have  deluded  you^ 
Twas  neither  CbaxUsy  nor  yet  the  Duke  I  nam*d» 
But  Res^nUr^  K\n9  of  IfapUs^  that  prevailM. 

fTar.  A  married  man  L  that's  moft  intolerable. 

Tori.  Why»  heK*s  a  girl ;  I  think,  ifae  knows  not  welt^ 
(There  were  fo  many)  whom  (he  may  accuie. 

iTar.  It'i  ftgn,  (he  hath  been  liberal  and  frte^ 

TorL  And  yet,  forfooth,  fhe  is  a  \iTpB  pure. 

Strumpet 


King  HiNfeY  VR  4n 

Struoipet,  Uiy  wQFdfr  coudemn  tby  brat  anil  thee : 
Ufe  no  intreaty,  for  it  is  in  vain. 

fiueJ.  Then  lead  me  hence;  with  whom  Ilcave  my  Corfta 
May  never  glof  k)u&  fan  r«flex  his  beams 
Upon  the  coontry  where  yott  make  abode  i 
But  darknefs  aod  the  gloomy  (hade  of  death 
Inviron  you«  t^ill  mifchief  and  defp^ir 
Drive  you  to  bxeak  your  necks,  or  kaag  yourfelves  ? 

[ExitfguardeJ^ 

York,  Break  thou  in  piece  Sj^  and  confujx^  to  aihjCA^ 
Thott:  £)u]  accursed  miniller  of  hell  1 

Exter  Cardinal  cf^inche^tf  9. 

Car,  Lord  Regent,  I  d»  gpeet  your  Excellence 
With  letters  of  commi^on  from  the  King. 
For  knoii%  my  i«.ords,  the  fVates  of  Chriftendonu 
MovM  with  remocfe  of  thefe  oHtr:)geoas  bfoilSf. 
Have  earneflly  inpln^'d  a  ges'ra^  peace 
Betwixt  oiisr  nationiand  th''  afpxring  Jrencb ;; 
iliid  fee  at  hand  the  Daoohin,  and  hit  traina, 
Approachfn^  to  confer  aoont  foxtie  matters. 

Tairk.  Is  all  onr  travel  mrn'd  to  this  cffcft  i  .^ 

After  the  /laughter  of  fo  many  Peers, 
So  many  cap^^ns,  gentlemen  an4  foldiers,. 
That  in  this  qnarrefhavebeeiv  overthrown, 
And  ibid  their,  bodies  for  their  country's  benefi^,, 
Shall  we  at  laft  conclude  effeminate  peace  ? 
Hare  we  npt  loft  moft  part  of  alt  the  towns» 
By  treafon^  falftood»  and  by  tiieachery». 
Oar  greajl  progenitors  had  conquered  } 
Oh>  JVanwickt  ^tfroviV^ .'- J  fovelbe  with  griief 
The  utter  lofs  of  all  the  realm  of  France.  • 

J#W.  Be  patient,  Tork:  if  we  conclude  a  peace>, 
]l  fliall  be  with  fii(h  ilri£t  and  icver^  co.venants» 
As  little  fliall  the  Erenchmft>  gak  thereby. 

Eniir  Charfef,^  Alan/bn^  t^ftard^  tfWReignirK 
€har.  Since^  Lords  of  hnghnd^  it  is  thus  agreed*. 
That  peacefol  trt^e  &ail  be  proclaim*dini'r«iir« ; 


474  '^^  F 1 R  I T  Part  of 

Wc  come  tQ  be  infonned  by  Yoarfelves, 

What  the  cooditiont'of  that  league  moil  be»  ^' 

2Vi.  Speak,  M?«^i^^ ;  for  boiling  chokr  choked 
The  hollow  pafikge  of  my  pfiibn'd  voice. 
By  fight  of  tbefe  oor  halefiil  enemies. 

fFin.  Cbarki  and  the  reil,  it  is  enaAed  thisa  : 
That  in  regard  Ki«g  Htnry  gives  confent^ 
Of  mere  comp aipi^ils  and  of  fenity,  ^ 

To  eafe  your  country  of  diftrefsful  war. 
And  fuffer  you  to  bi^jlthe  in  fruitful  peace  ; 
You  (hall  become  true  liegemen  to  hia  crowit.  ' 

And»  Charles i  upon  condition  thou  wilt  fwear 
To  pay  him  tribute  and  fubmit  thyfelf. 
Thou  ihalt  be  plac'-d  as  Viceroy  under  him  t 
And  ftill  enjoy  thy  reeal  dignity. 

jflan^  Muft  he  be  then  a  fliadow  of  bio^lf  ^ 
Adorn  his  temples  with  a  Coronet^  ' 

And  yet  io  fubftance  and  authority 
Retain  but  privilege  of  a  private  man  I 
This  paoier  ia  abfitrd  and  realoalcfiK 

Char,  *Ti8  known,  already  that  I  am  poiet 
Of  more  than  half  the  GaUian  territoriesi 
And  therein  rev'renc'd  for  their  lawfnl  King. 
Shall  I,  for  lucre  of  the  reft  nn-yanquifli'd. 
Detract  fo  much  from  that  prerogativet 
As  to  be  caird  but  Viceroy  of  the  whole  f 
No,  Lord  AmbafTador^  TU  rather  keep 
That  which , I  have,  than,  coveting  for  moxe^« 
Be  caft  from  pofiibility  of  ail.  '  ^ 

I       forJ^.  Infulting  Charles,  haft  thou  by  fecrct  meuit       \ 
Us*d  ittterceffion  to  obtain  a  league ;     ^  \ 

And  now  the  matter  grows  to  compromrie^ 
Stand^ft  thou  aloof  upon  comparifon  ?  . 

Either  accept  the  title  thou  ufarp'fly  . 

Of  benefit  proceeding  from  our  King^  * 

And  not  of  any  challenge  of  de(ert,       

Or  we  firiU  plagnct:thee  with  incefTant  «^ars. 

•^^/k-  My  Lord,  you  do  not  weU  in  obftinaej 
To  (avil  kk  the  coutb  ^Cxk^t  caft<raift> 


King  Hi  N  R  T  VI.  475 

If  once  it  be  negle^ed,  ten  to  9De, 
We  /hall  not  find  like  opportunity ^ 

JloH,  To  fay  the  truth,  it  is  ypur  policy,^ 
To  fave  your  fubjefts  from  fucb  maiTaiQrc, 
.  And  ruthlefs  daughters,  as  are  daily  feen      , 
By  our  proceeding  in  hoftiljty.   .         ...    -         . 
And  therefore  take  this  com^a£l  of  atruce»  , 

Although' you  break  it,  when  yoWr  pleafure  ferves. 

[J/idii  to  the  DAMfkim^ 

tFar.Ho^  fay'ft  thou,  C^ar/ri  f  ihallouf  cottdiUoa  ft^dl 

Ciar.  It  (hall :  .  .        .\ .        .   J 

Only  referv'd»  )^ou  claim  no  interefl ; 
In  any  of  our  towns  of  garrifon.^ 

Tork\  Then  fwear  allegiance  to  his  Ma|efty«  , 

As  thou  art  Knight,  never  to  difobey, 
Nor  be  rd>ellious  to  the  Crown  of  England:      .    ^     .  \ 
Thou,  nor  thy  Nobles,  to  the  Crown  of  England. 
So  now  difmils  your  army,  when  you  pletfe : 
Hang  up  your  enfign^,^  let  your  dr^ms  be  fliU» 
For  he/e  we  entertain  a  fokmii  f^t.  [£;ir<iM^ 

SCENE   change!  to  E^knd.  i 

Ettit  Sofiblk,  in  eonftrimci  nvith  King  Henry  |  Qftttt 
ce^r,  nW  Exciter,  ^[ 

K«J7ifav}r.^i^Ourwond'r0ua^rarrdercr}ption,^b1eEar)^ 
I    Ofbeiluteottsit£zf;^ar^hath^aftoniIb'dmeT 

Her  virtues,  grao^  with  external  gifts,                  *    '  \ 
Do  breed  love'»  Settled  paffions  m  my  heart;     • 
And,  like  as  rigour  of  tempeHuous  g\ifts          '     * 

Provokes  the  mightieil  hulk  again  ft  the  tide^  ^ 

So  am  I  driv'n  by  breath  of  her  renown,             '  i 
Eitllet  to  iisffer  Aiipwfack,  or  arrive                      *' 

Where  I  may  have  fruition  of  hei"  love.  '     ■^'  '  ;     •  ^ 

•Z^^  Teft,  ray  good  Lord,  this  fuptfi-ficia!  tile  *  ^ 

Is  but  a  prefab  t6  her  worthy  praHe ;                        '  \ 

The  chief  jlei4fti<Ms  of  that  lovely  dame^   '          V  - 
(Had  I  fufRcient  &ill  (x^  utter  them,)  ' 


47<  The  Fiftat  Fwi  eil^ 

Wovid  make  %  rolume  of  inticiog  liaes» 

^ble  to  raviih  any  d^l  conceit. 

Aody  which  Is  inoif»  (ke  is  not  fo  diviivp^ 

So  fall  replete  with  choice  of  aU  debgbcs^  -' 

Bat  with  as  humble  lowliDefsof  misd 

She  is  content  lo  be  at  your  command  :.  J 

Command^  t  meao^t  of  virtooas  chafl:e  wteats^  ] 

To  love  and  honoar  HfJ^fy  as  her  Lord.  .     | 

K*  Henty.  And  otherwife.  wUI  Htnrj^fkt^er  prefumiS  \ 

Therefore,  my  t.ord  Prorc£lor,  give  confent. 
That  Marg*rit  may  be  England's  Royal  Qijeen. 

Clou.  So  jhould  I  give  con  fen  t  to  flatter  fin. 
You  kno(v»  my  Lora»  yoor  Highnefs  is  betrotb'di 
Unto  another  Lady  of  efleem  : 
How  (hall  we  then  dtfpenfe  with  that  contra^^ 
And  n,ot  deface  your  hoBOiu  with  reproach  I  * 

Suf.  As  doth  a  rtiler  vvkh  unlawful  oaths  | 
Or  one>  that,  at  a  trromph  having  vow*d 
To  try  his  ftrerigth,  fb#fakeih  yet  the  UHs 
By  reafoB  of  his  adverfary's  odds. 
A  poor  EarPs  daughter  is  uneqoal  odds  $ 
And  therefore  may  be  broke  without  oSenee. 

Glcu.  Whpr^  what,  I  pray,  is  Mur^m  mote  than  that  I 
Her  father  is  no  better  than  an  £an,, 
Although  in  glorioAs  titles  he  excel. 

Sif.Ye$t  my  good  Lord,  her  father  it4;]Uag» 
The  King  of  N^es^tnd  ^ertffulim  % 
And  of  fuch  great  authority  in  Fr$m€i^ 
That  his  alliance  will  con&rm  our  peace  {. 
And  keep  the  Frernhmn  in  allegiance. 

Clw.  And  &>  the  Earl  of  Arwu^gnac  may  do^ 
Xecaufe  he  is  near  kiniinaa  unto  Cfeor/r/. 

JLr#.  Befide,  his  wealth  dock  warrant  lib*nd  d«w% 
While  Reignur  fooner  will  receive,  th^n  give. 

5i/i  A.:dow%  my  Lardt  \  di&racc  not  to  jnwt  %Jm%% 
That  he  (hould  be  lo  abjedl,  bate  aad  poor. 
To  chafe  for  wealth,  and  not  lor  perim  lonw 
Mtnn  18  able  to  ctvticVk  Yi\%  Q^wt^ti  \ 
A«d  «^t  to  fcek  a  CJuetn^  \ft  TOS»>ttSkitf^  ^^ 


Ring  iKt  E  N  it  V  VL  jgig 

Qo  Worthlefs  peafancs  bargain  for  their  wlvei^ 
As  mark'et-mea  for  oxen,  (heep  or  horf '^ 
But  maMage  is  a  niafter  of  ihore  W0rdl» 
^han  to  be  dealt  tn  by  Htcmiejrihip : 
Not  whom  we  will;  but  whotn  hit  XSrite  afled%* 
^aft  be  coapinton  of  hb  mipdal  bed. 
And  therefore^  Lotds^  fince  he  aiffe^i  her  mofl^ 
It  nofi  of  all  thvfe  itafon^  Undeth  lil. 
In  oor  opinions  (he  Ihotild  be  jpfvf^M ) 
For  what  i«  wcfdlock  foited,  but  a  helh 
An  a^  of  difcord  and  C(Alttt^al  ilrife  ? 
Whereat  tihe  contrary  brin^ethibrthblifs^    < 
And  it  a  pi'ttttn  of  celeftial  peace*     .       . 
Whota  fronM  ^k  match  with  ffehy^  b^itig  a  Kin^ 
kntJI({tr^'fVf»  th4t  ii  daughter  to  a  King  ? 
'  Her  peerieG  feaittit,  joined  with  her  birth^ 
Appfovct  her  fit  Ibl' llldllek  but  for  a  Kin^. 
,    Her  Taliant  'eoarage»  alA  Imdaunted  fpirit^ 
(More  thain  in  woman  Commonly  it  feen, ) 
Anfwer  oar  hope  in  iBtie  of  a  Kti^ : 
tor.  Hmtjf  ton  «nto  a  ConqoerOo 
U  likely  to  beget  more  Oonqnerorr  ^ 
If  with  a  Lady  of  lb  high  tefOlve> 
At  it  fair  Mur^rk.  he  be  linked  in  Iot^» 
Then  yield*  my  Lords^  and  hcsre  conclnde  frith  jie^ 
That  Margaret  (hall  be  Qiieett»  ^nd  hone  but  (he. 

SL.  Hemy.  Whether  it  be  through  force  of  your  tetoH^ 
lHy  noble  Loid  of  SijfhU ;  6r  for  that 
My  tender  youth  was  never^  yet  attaint 
Vith  any  pamon  of  rnRamingTloVr, 
X  cannot  teit ;  bat  this  1  atn  afToi^d, 
I  feel  fnch  (harp  diflentibn  in  my  breaft* 
Such  fierce  alArmt  both  bf  hop);  and  fea)*. 
As  I  am  fick  with  working  of  my  thoUghtt* 
^nke  therefore  flipping;  poft^  my  Lord^  tOpfMtvii 
Agree  to  any  covenants  ;  and  prticdrci 
'ithat  Lady  hUrf^ni  do  Voachfafe  to  cohie 
To  crofs  the  feas  to  Erf  land  i  and  be  crbwn'd 


i>7^        THl*F?R§V>aVt'or,'W   .      - 

For  3rourexpencQ»^d  lufficMnt  charge,         . 

Among  the  peopU^gaUicf  up'^  t^tb*^ 

Be  gone,  I  fay ;  Tot  ^Jl-yQ»^4p|t^»rPf 
I  am  pci^c«^wM^  a  t;^9»^fM»d  CMPS.     . 

And  yoO,  godcf  unfle^  :)?Rnift  all  q^w^^l     v     c.  : 

If  you  dorccgf^ri  ^tt^  by^wWyo?  W^ff..        .  .   ; 
Not  whit  you  are,  iJc^Wr  M  W^^  ^^s^Cjife    : 
This  fudderi  execji|k|i^  ^^y,  >^}U.  •      '     \. 

And  fo  condnd  nif,  vfh^f!^  fn^o^-pinraapy 
I  may  revolve  ancl  rgpif ^  my  g^lS^  LSW^ 

i^/pn.  Ay ;  griefr  JE  feur  RH^y  Poit]^  a^  fis^  apdO^ 

^^/-Thf*^ *!rf«*  Ml  priy^Ol'rf^.lMftd  (tv*^ jQ«^ 
As  did-the yonthftl Papi4  p^^  tQ^ Grfiffmi     •^ ^       " '  v  .^ 
With  hope  to^Jp4tl^c^kc»veatj^la¥f;>  .  i 

But  profper  better  *»»  tjif  ^r^i^jJMt  ^ 
Margaret  (hall  Aow^oe  QyeeoKi  apd  ruje  U|^  $li^g;: 
Bat  1  will  rufe^t>9U«]^s^  t)»e  Ii4i«f  a«L4  r^ilfm    Ig^fi^^ 


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