2588Arch. Hie, good Sir Michell, beare this sealed Briefe

2589With winged haste to the Lord Marshall,

2590This to my Cousin Scroope, and all the rest

2591To whom they are directed.

2592If you knew how much they doe import,

2593You would make haste.

2594Sir Mich. My good Lord, I guesse their tenor.

2595Arch. Like enough you doe.

2596To morrow, good Sir Michell, is a day,

2597Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men

2598Must bide the touch. For Sir, at Shrewsbury,

2599As I am truly giuen to vnderstand,

2600The King, with mightie and quick-raysed Power,

2601Meetes with Lord Harry: and I feare, Sir Michell,

2602What with the sicknesse of Northumberland,

2603Whose Power was in the first proportion;

2604And what with Owen Glendowers absence thence,

2605Who with them was rated firmely too,

2606And comes not in, ouer-rul'd by Prophecies,

2607I feare the Power of Percy is too weake,

2608To wage an instant tryall with the King.

2609Sir Mich. Why, my good Lord, you need not feare,

2610There is Dowglas, and Lord Mortimer.

2611Arch. No, Mortimer is not there.

2612Sir Mic. But there is Mordake, Vernon, Lord Harry Percy,

2613And there is my Lord of Worcester,

2614And a Head of gallant Warriors,

2615Noble Gentlemen.

2616Arch. And so there is, but yet the King hath drawne

2617The speciall head of all the Land together:

2618The Prince of Wales, Lord Iohn of Lancaster,

2619The Noble Westmerland, and warlike Blunt;

2620And many moe Corriuals, and deare men

2621Of estimation, and command in Armes.

2622Sir M. Doubt not my Lord, he shall be well oppos'd

2623Arch. I hope no lesse? Yet needfull 'tis to feare,

2624And to preuent the worst, Sir Michell speed;

2625For if Lord Percy thriue not, ere the King

2626Dismisse his power, he meanes to visit vs:

2627For he hath heard of our Confederacie,

2628And, 'tis but Wisedome to make strong against him:

2629Therefore make hast, I must go write againe

2630To other Friends: and so farewell, Sir Michell.