of Henry the fifth.
895Archb. God
saue
the mightie King of England,
896My Lo
rd and mai
ster,
the mo
st Ch
ri
stian king,
897 Charles the
seuen
th,
the great & mightie king of
France,
898As a mo
st noble and Ch
ri
stian king,
899Not minding to
shed innocent bl
ood, is ra
ther content
900To y
eeld
somewhat to your vnrea
sonable demaunds,
901That if
fiftie
thou
sand crownes a yeare wi
th his daughter
902The
said Ladie
Katheren, in marriage,
903And
some crownes which he may wel
spare,
904Not hurting of his kingdome,
905He is content to y
eeld
so far to your vnrea
sonable de
sire.
906Hen.5. Why
then belike your Lo
rd and mai
ster,
907Thinks to puffe me vp wi
th fifty
thou
sand crowns a yere,
908No tell
thy Lo
rd and mai
ster,
909That all
the crownes in
France shall not
serue me,
910Except
the Crowne and kingdome it
selfe:
911And perchance hereafter I wil haue his daughter.
912He deliuereth a Tunne of Tennis balles. 913Archb. And it plea
se your Maie
stie,
914My Lo
rd P
rince
Dolphin gr
eets you well,
916He deliuereith a Tunne of Tennis Balles. 917Hen.5. What a guilded Tunne?
918I p
ray you my Lo
rd of
Yorke, l
ooke what is in it?
919Yorke. And plea
se your Grace,
920Here is a Carpet and a Tunne of Tennis balles.
921Hen.5. A Tunne of Tennis balles?
922I p
ray you g
ood my Lo
rd Archbi
shop,
923What might
the meaning
thereof be?
924Archb. And it plea
se you my Lo
rd,
925A me
ssenger you know, ought to k
eepe clo
se his me
ssage,
926And
specially an Emba
ssado
r.
927Hen.5. But I know
that you may declare your me
ssage
928To a king,
the law of Armes allowes no le
sse.
D3 Archb.