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Henry VI, Part 1 (Folio 1, 1623)
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The first Part of Henry the Sixt.
99 Enter to them another Messenger.
101France is reuolted from the English quite,
103The Dolphin Charles is crowned King in Rheimes:
104The Bastard of Orleance with him is ioyn'd:
105Reynold, Duke of Aniou, doth take his part,
112An Army haue I muster'd in my thoughts,
113Wherewith already France is ouer-run.
114Enter another Messenger.
116Wherewith you now bedew King Henries hearse,
118Betwixt the stout Lord Talbot, and the French.
121The circumstance Ile tell you more at large.
123Retyring from the Siege of Orleance,
125By three and twentie thousand of the French
127No leysure had he to enranke his men.
128He wanted Pikes to set before his Archers:
130They pitched in the ground confusedly,
132More then three houres the fight continued:
133Where valiant Talbot, aboue humane thought,
134Enacted wonders with his Sword and Lance.
137The French exclaym'd, the Deuill was in Armes,
138All the whole Army stood agaz'd on him.
139His Souldiers spying his vndaunted Spirit,
140A Talbot, a Talbot, cry'd out amaine,
141And rusht into the Bowels of the Battaile.
144He being in the Vauward, plac't behinde,
145With purpose to relieue and follow them,
147Hence grew the generall wrack and massacre:
148Enclosed were they with their Enemies.
150Thrust Talbot with a Speare into the Back,
154For liuing idly here, in pompe and ease,
156Vnto his dastard foe-men is betray'd.
158And Lord Scales with him, and Lord Hungerford:
161Ile hale the Dolphin headlong from his Throne,
163Foure of their Lords Ile change for one of ours.
165Bonfires in France forthwith I am to make,
166To keepe our great Saint Georges Feast withall.
167Ten thousand Souldiers with me I will take,
170The English Army is growne weake and faint:
171The Earle of Salisbury craueth supply,
172And hardly keepes his men from mutinie,
175Eyther to quell the Dolphin vtterly,
176Or bring him in obedience to your yoake.
178To goe about my preparation. Exit Bedford.
180To view th'Artillerie and Munition,
181And then I will proclayme young Henry King.
182 Exit Gloster.
184Being ordayn'd his speciall Gouernor,
187I am left out; for me nothing remaines:
188But long I will not be Iack out of Office.
189The King from Eltam I intend to send,
191 Exit.
192 Sound a Flourish.
193 Enter Charles, Alanson, and Reigneir, marching
194 with Drum and Souldiers.
196So in the Earth, to this day is not knowne.
202Faintly besiege vs one houre in a moneth.
204Eyther they must be dyeted like Mules,
205And haue their Prouender ty'd to their mouthes,
206Or pitteous they will looke, like drowned Mice.
208Talbot is taken, whom we wont to feare:
209Remayneth none but mad-brayn'd Salisbury,
210And he may well in fretting spend his gall,
211Nor men nor Money hath he to make Warre.
213Now for the honour of the forlorne French:
214Him I forgiue my death, that killeth me,
216 Here Alarum, they are beaten back by the
217 English, with great losse.
218 Enter Charles, Alanson, and Reigneir.
221But that they left me 'midst my Enemies.
223He fighteth as one weary of his life:
224The other Lords, like Lyons wanting foode,
225Doe rush vpon vs as their hungry prey.
Alans. Froy-
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