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The First Part of King Henry the Fourth. 71
2865 Enter a Messenger.
2866Mes. My Lord, heere are Letters for you.
2867Hot. I cannot reade them now.
2868O Gentlemen, the time of life is short;
2870If life did ride vpon a Dials point,
2871Still ending at the arriuall of an houre,
2872And if we liue, we liue to treade on Kings:
2873If dye; braue death, when Princes dye with vs.
2874Now for our Consciences, the Armes is faire,
2875When the intent for bearing them is iust.
2876 Enter another Messenger.
2877Mes. My Lord prepare, the King comes on apace.
2878Hot. I thanke him, that he cuts me from my tale:
2879For I professe not talking: Onely this,
2880Let each man do his best. And heere I draw a Sword,
2882With the best blood that I can meete withall,
2883In the aduenture of this perillous day.
2885Sound all the lofty Instruments of Warre,
2886And by that Musicke, Iet vs all imbrace:
2889 They embrace, the trumpets sound, the King entereth
2890with his power, alarum vnto the battell. Then enter
2891Dowglas, and Sir Walter Blunt.
2894Dow. Know then my name is Dowglas,
2895And I do haunt thee in the battell thus,
2897Blunt. They tell thee true.
2902Blu. I was not borne to yeeld, thou haughty Scot,
2904Lords Staffords death.
2905 Fight, Blunt is slaine, then enters Hotspur.
2907I neuer had triumphed o're a Scot.
2908Dow. All's done, all's won, here breathles lies the king
2909Hot. Where?
2910Dow. Heere.
2911Hot. This Dowglas? No, I know this face full well:
2912A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt,
2915A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.
2916Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?
2917Hot. The King hath many marching in his Coats.
2918Dow. Now by my Sword, I will kill all his Coates,
2919Ile murder all his Wardrobe peece by peece,
2920Vntill I meet the King.
2921Hot. Vp, and away,
2922Our Souldiers stand full fairely for the day.
Exeunt
2923 Alarum, and enter Falstaffe solus.
2926who are you? Sir Walter Blunt, there's Honour for you:
2927here's no vanity, I am as hot as molten Lead, and as hea-
2928uy too; heauen keepe Lead out of mee, I neede no more
2929weight then mine owne Bowelles. I haue led my rag of
2930Muffins where they are pepper'd: there's not three of my
2931150. left aliue, and they for the Townes end, to beg du-
2932ring life. But who comes heere?
2933 Enter the Prince.
2936Vnder the hooues of vaunting enemies,
2938Fal. O Hal, I prethee giue me leaue to breath awhile:
2939Turke Gregory neuer did such deeds in Armes, as I haue
2940done this day. I haue paid Percy, I haue made him sure.
2941Prin. He is indeed, and liuing to kill thee:
2942I prethee lend me thy sword.
2944Sword; but take my Pistoll if thou wilt.
2946Fal. I Hal, 'tis hot: There's that will Sacke a City.
2947 The Prince drawes out a Bottle of Sacke.
2949 Throwes it at him.
2950Fal. If Percy be aliue, Ile pierce him: if he do come in
2951my way, so: if he do not, if I come in his (willingly) let
2952him make a Carbonado of me. I like not such grinning
2953honour as Sir Walter hath: Giue mee life, which if I can
2955end. Exit
2956Scena Tertia.
2957 Alarum, excursions, enter the King, the Prince,
2958Lord Iohn of Lancaster, and Earle
2959of Westmerland.
2964Least you retirement do amaze your friends.
2966My Lord of Westmerland leade him to his Tent.
2967West. Come my Lord, Ile leade you to your Tent.
2968Prin. Lead me my Lord? I do not need your helpe;
2971Where stain'd Nobility lyes troden on,
2972And Rebels Armes triumph in massacres.
2974Our duty this way lies, for heauens sake come.
2977Before, I lou'd thee as a Brother, Iohn;
2980With lustier maintenance then I did looke for
2981Of such an vngrowne Warriour.
2983 Enter Dowglas.
2984Dow. Another King? They grow like Hydra's heads:
2985I am the Dowglas, fatall to all those
2986That weare those colours on them. What art thou
So