2127Vnder the counterfeited Zeale of Heauen,

2128The Subiects of Heauens Substitute, my Father,

2129And both against the Peace of Heauen, and him,

2130Haue here vp-swarmed them.

2131Bish. Good my Lord of Lancaster,

2132I am not here against your Fathers Peace:

2133But (as I told my Lord of Westmerland)

2134The Time (mis-order'd) doth in common sence

2135Crowd vs, and crush vs, to this monstrous Forme,

2136To hold our safetie vp. I sent your Grace

2137The parcels, and particulars of our Griefe,

2138The which hath been with scorne shou'd from the Court:

2139Whereon this Hydra-Sonne of Warre is borne,

2140Whose dangerous eyes may well be charm'd asleepe,

2141With graunt of our most iust and right desires;

2142And true Obedience, of this Madnesse cur'd,

2143Stoope tamely to the foot of Maiestie.

2144Mow. If not, wee readie are to trye our fortunes,

2145To the last man.

2146Hast. And though wee here fall downe,

2147Wee haue Supplyes, to second our Attempt:

2148If they mis-carry, theirs shall second them.

2149And so, successe of Mischiefe shall be borne,

2150And Heire from Heire shall hold this Quarrell vp,

2151Whiles England shall haue generation.

2152Iohn. You are too shallow (Hastings)

2153Much too shallow,

2154To sound the bottome of the after-Times.

2155West. Pleaseth your Grace, to answere them directly,

2156How farre-forth you doe like their Articles.

2157Iohn. I like them all, and doe allow them well:

2158And sweare here, by the honor of my blood,

2159My Fathers purposes haue beene mistooke,

2160And some, about him, haue too lauishly

2161Wrested his meaning, and Authoritie.

2162My Lord, these Griefes shall be with speed redrest:

2163Vpon my Life, they shall. If this may please you,

2164Discharge your Powers vnto their seuerall Counties,

2165As wee will ours: and here, betweene the Armies,

2166Let's drinke together friendly, and embrace,

2167That all their eyes may beare those Tokens home,

2168Of our restored Loue, and Amitie.

2169Bish. I take your Princely word, for these redresses.

2170Iohn. I giue it you, and will maintaine my word:

2171And thereupon I drinke vnto your Grace.

2172Hast. Goe Captaine, and deliuer to the Armie

2173This newes of Peace: let them haue pay, and part:

2174I know, it will well please them.

2175High thee Captaine. Exit.

2176Bish. To you, my Noble Lord of Westmerland.

2177West. I pledge your Grace:

2178And if you knew what paines I haue bestow'd,

2179To breede this present Peace,

2180You would drinke freely: but my loue to ye,

2181Shall shew it selfe more openly hereafter.

2182Bish. I doe not doubt you.

2183West. I am glad of it.

2184Health to my Lord, and gentle Cousin Mowbray.

2185Mow. You wish me health in very happy season,

2186For I am, on the sodaine, something ill.

2187Bish. Against ill Chances, men are euer merry,

2188But heauinesse fore-runnes the good euent.

2189West. Therefore be merry (Cooze) since sodaine sorrow

2190Serues to say thus: some good thing comes to morrow.

2191Bish. Beleeue me, I am passing light in spirit.

2192Mow. So much the worse, if your owne Rule be true.

2193Iohn. The word of Peace is render'd: hearke how

2194they showt.

2195Mow. This had been chearefull, after Victorie.

2196Bish. A Peace is of the nature of a Conquest:

2197For then both parties nobly are subdu'd,

2198And neither partie looser.

2199Iohn. Goe (my Lord)

2200And let our Army be discharged too:

2201And good my Lord (so please you) let our Traines

2202March by vs, that wee may peruse the men

2203Wee should haue coap'd withall.

2204Bish. Goe, good Lord Hastings:

2205And ere they be dismiss'd, let them march by. Exit.

2206Iohn. I trust (Lords) wee shall lye to night together.

2208Now Cousin, wherefore stands our Army still?

2209West. The Leaders hauing charge from you to stand,

2210Will not goe off, vntill they heare you speake.

2211Iohn. They know their duties. Enter Hastings.

2212Hast. Our Army is dispers'd:

2213Like youthfull Steeres, vnyoak'd, they tooke their course

2214East, West, North, South: or like a Schoole, broke vp,

2215Each hurryes towards his home, and sporting place.

2216West. Good tidings (my Lord Hastings) for the which,

2217I doe arrest thee (Traytor) of high Treason:

2218And you Lord Arch-bishop, and you Lord Mowbray,

2219Of Capitall Treason, I attach you both.

2220Mow. Is this proceeding iust, and honorable?

2221West. Is your Assembly so?

2222Bish. Will you thus breake your faith?

2223Iohn. I pawn'd thee none:

2224I promis'd you redresse of these same Grieuances

2225Whereof you did complaine; which, by mine Honor,

2226I will performe, with a most Christian care.

2227But for you (Rebels) looke to taste the due

2228Meet for Rebellion, and such Acts as yours.

2229Most shallowly did you these Armes commence,

2230Fondly brought here, and foolishly sent hence.

2231Strike vp our Drummes, pursue the scatter'd stray,

2232Heauen, and not wee, haue safely fought to day.

2233Some guard these Traitors to the Block of Death,

2234Treasons true Bed, and yeelder vp of breath. Exeunt.

2236Falst. What's your Name, Sir? of what Condition are

2237you? and of what place, I pray?

2238Col. I am a Knight, Sir:

2239And my Name is Colleuile of the Dale.

2240Falst. Well then, Colleuile is your Name, a Knight is

2241your Degree, and your Place, the Dale. Colleuile shall

2242still be your Name, a Traytor your Degree, and the Dun-

2243geon your Place, a place deepe enough: so shall you be

2244still Colleuile of the Dale.

2245Col. Are not you Sir Iohn Falstaffe?

2246Falst. As good a man as he sir, who ere I am: doe yee

2247yeelde sir, or shall I sweate for you? if I doe sweate, they

2248are the drops of thy Louers, and they weep for thy death,

2249therefore rowze vp Feare and Trembling, and do obser-

2250uance to my mercy.

2251Col. I thinke you are Sir Iohn Falstaffe, & in that thought

2252yeeld me.

2253Fal. I haue a whole Schoole of tongues in this belly of

2254mine, and not a Tongue of them all, speakes anie other

2255word but my name: and I had but a belly of any indiffe-

2256rencie, I were simply the most actiue fellow in Europe:

2257my wombe, my wombe, my wombe vndoes mee. Heere

2258comes our Generall.

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