2113 Enter Talbot and his Sonne. 2114 Tal. O yong
Iohn Talbot, I did
send for thee
2115To tutor thee in
stratagems of Warre,
2116That
Talbots name might be in thee reuiu'd,
2117When
saple
sse Age, and weake vnable limbes
2118Should bring thy Father to his drooping Chaire.
2119But O malignant and ill-boading Starres,
2120Now thou art come vnto a Fea
st of death,
2121A terrible and vnauoyded danger:
2122Therefore deere Boy, mount on my
swifte
st hor
se,
2123And Ile dire
ct thee how thou
shalt e
scape
2124By
sodaine
flight. Come, dally not, be gone.
2125 Iohn. Is my name
Talbot? and am I your Sonne?
2126And
shall I
flye? O, if you loue my Mother,
2127Di
shonor not her Honorable Name,
2128To make a Ba
stard, and a Slaue of me:
2129The World will
say,
he is not
Talbots blood,
2130That ba
sely
fled,
when Noble
Talbot stood.
2131 Talb. Flye,
to reuenge my death,
if I be
slaine.
2132 Iohn. He that
flyes
so,
will ne're returne againe.
2133 Talb. If we both
stay,
we both are
sure to dye.
2134 Iohn. Then let me
stay,
and Father doe you
flye:
2135Your lo
sse is great,
so your regard
should be;
2136My worth vnknowne,
no lo
sse is knowne in me.
2137Vpon my death, the French can little boa
st;
2138In yours they will,
in you all hopes are lo
st.
2139Flight cannot
stayne the Honor you haue wonne,
2140But mine it will,
that no Exploit haue done.
2141You
fled for Vantage,
euery one will
sweare:
2142But if I bow,
they'le
say it was for feare.
2143There is no hope that euer I will
stay,
2144If the
fir
st howre I
shrinke and run away:
2145Here on my knee I begge Mortalitie,
2146Rather then Life,
pre
seru'd with Infamie.
2147 Talb. Shall all thy Mothers hopes lye in one Tombe?
2148 Iohn. I, rather then Ile
shame my Mothers Wombe.
2149 Talb. Vpon my Ble
ssing I command thee goe.
2150 Iohn. To
fight I will,
but not to
flye the Foe.
2151 Talb. Part of thy Father may be
sau'd in thee.
2152 Iohn. No part of him,
but will be
shame in mee.
2153 Talb. Thou neuer had
st Renowne,
nor can
st not lo
se it.
2154 Iohn. Yes,
your renowned Name:
shall
flight abu
se it?
2155 Talb. Thy Fathers charge
shal cleare thee from
yt staine.
2156 Iohn. You cannot witne
sse for me,
being
slaine.
2157If Death be
so apparant,
then both
flye.
2158 Talb. And leaue my followers here to
fight and dye
? 2159My Age was neuer tainted with
such
shame.
2160 Iohn. And
shall my Youth be guiltie of
such blame
? 2161No more can I be
seuered from your
side,
2162Then can your
selfe,
your
selfe in twaine diuide:
2163Stay,
goe,
doe what you will,
the like doe I;
2164For liue I will not,
if my Father dye.
2165 Talb. Then here I take my leaue of thee,
faire Sonne,
2166Borne to eclip
se thy Life this afternoone:
2167Come,
side by
side, together liue and dye,
2168And Soule with Soule from France to Heauen
flye.
Exit.