19311774Through all the kingdoms that acknowledge Christ,

19321775Thrice hath this Hotspur Mars in swathling cloaths,

19331776This infant warrier in his enterprises,

19341777Discomfited great Dowglas, tane him once,

19351778Enlargd him, and made a friend of him,

19361779To fill the mouth of deepe defiance vp,

19371780And shake the peace and safety of our throne,

19381781And what say you to this? Percy, Northumberland,

19391782The Archbishops grace of York, Dowglas, Mortimer,

19401783Capitulate against vs, and are vp.

19411784But wherefore do I tel these newes to thee?

19421785Why Harry do I tell thee of my foes,

19431786Which art my nearest and dearest enemy?

19441787Thou that art like enough through vassall feare,

19451788Base inclination, and the start of spleene,

19461789To fight against me vnder Percies pay,

19471790To dog his heeles, and curtsie at his frownes,

19481791To shew how much thou art degenerate.

19491792Prin. Do not thinke so, you shal not find it so,

19501793And God forgiue them that so much haue swaide

19511794Your maiesties good thoughts away from me.

19521795I will redeeme all this on Percies head,

19531796And in the closing of some glorious day

19541797Be bold to tell you that I am your sonne,

19551798When I will weare a garment all of bloud,

19561799And staine my fauors in a bloudy maske,

19571800Which washt away shall scoure my shame with it,

19581801And that shal be the day when ere it lights,

19591802That this same child of honour and renowne,

19601803This gallant Hotspur, this all praised knight,

19611804And your vnthought of Harry chance to meet,

19621805For euery honor sitting on his helme

19631806Would they were multitudes, and on my head

19641807My shames redoubled. For the time will com

19651808That I shal make this Northren youth exchange

19661809His glorious deedes for my indignities.

19671810Percy is but my factor, good my Lord,

19681811To engrosse vp glorious deeds on my behalfe.