of Henrie the fourth.
24862267Your Vncle Worce
sters hor
ses came but to day,
24872268And now their pride and mettall is a
sleepe,
24882269Their courage with hard labour tame and dull,
24892270That not a hor
se is halfe the halfe of him
selfe.
24902271Hot. So are the hor
ses of the enemie
24912272In generall iourney bated and brought low,
24922273The better part of ours are full of re
st.
24932274Wor. The number of the King exceedeth our,
24942275For Gods
sake coo
sen
stay till all come in.
24952276The trumpet sounds a parley. Enter sir Walter Blunt. 24972277Blunt. I come with gracious o
ffers from the king,
24982278If you vouch
safe me hearing and re
spe
ct.
24992279Hot. Welcome
sir Walter Blunt: and would to God
25012281Some of vs loue you well, and euen tho
se
some
25022282Enuy your great de
seruings and good name,
25032283Becau
se you are not of our qualitie,
25042284But
stand again
st vs like an enemie.
25052285Blunt. And God defend but
still I
should
stand
so,
25062286So long as out of limit and true rule
25072287You
stand again
st annointed Maie
stie.
25082288But to my charge. The king hath
sent to know
25102289The nature of your griefes and whereupon
25112290You coniure from the brea
st of ciuill peace
25122291Such bold ho
stilitie: teaching his dutious land
25132292Audacious crueltie.
If that the king
25142293Haue any way your good de
serts forgot
25152294Which he confe
sseth to be manifold,
25162295He bids you name your griefes, and with all
speede,
25172296You
shall haue your de
sires with intere
st 25182297And pardon ab
solute for your
selfe, and the
se
25192298Herein mi
sled by your
sugge
stion.
25202299Hot. The king is kind, and well we know the king
25222300Knowes at what time to promi
se, when to pay:
25232301My father, and my vncle, and my
selfe,
25242302Did giue him that
same royaltie he weares,
25252303And when he was not
sixe and twentie
strong,
25262304Sicke in the worlds regard, wretched and low,
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