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2482.1[4.6]
2485King Henry
Well have we done, thrice-valiant countrymen,
2486But all's not done. Yet keep the French the field.
2.1[Enter Exeter.]
2487Exeter
The Duke of York commends him to your majesty.
2488King Henry
Lives he, good uncle? Thrice within this hour
2489I saw him down, thrice up again and fighting.
2490From helmet to the spur all blood he was.
2491Exeter
In which array, brave soldier, doth he lie,
2492Larding the plain. And by his bloody side,
2493Yoke-fellow to his honor-owing wounds,
2494The noble Earl of Suffolk also lies.
2495Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled over,
2496Comes to him where in gore he lay insteeped,
2497And takes him by the beard, kisses the gashes
2498That bloodily did yawn upon his face.
2499He cries aloud, "Tarry, my cousin Suffolk.
2500My soul shall thine keep company to heaven.
2501Tarry, sweet soul, for mine, then fly abreast,
2502As in this glorious and well-foughten field
2503We kept together in our chivalry."
2504Upon these words I came and cheered him up.
2505He smiled me in the face, raught me his hand,
2506And with a feeble grip says, "Dear my lord,
2507Commend my service to my sovereign."
2508So did he turn, and over Suffolk's neck
2509He threw his wounded arm, and kissed his lips,
2510And so espoused to death, with blood he sealed
2511A testament of noble-ending love.
2512The pretty and sweet manner of it forced
2513Those waters from me which I would have stopped,
2514But I had not so much of man in me,
2515And all my mother came into mine eyes
2516And gave me up to tears.
2517King Henry
I blame you not,
2518For hearing this I must perforce compound
2519With mixtful eyes, or they will issue too.
Alarum
2520But hark, what new alarum is this same?
2521The French have reinforced their scattered men.
2522Then every soldier kill his prisoners.
2523Give the word through.
[Exeunt.]