Henry the fourth.
20141760And it proceedes from policie, not loue.
20151761West. Mowbray, you ouerweene to take it
so:
20161762This o
ffer comes from mercy, not from feare:
20171763For loe, within a ken our army lies:
20181764Vpon mine honour, all too con
fident
20191765To giue admittance to a thought of feare:
20201766Our battell is more full of names than yours,
20211767Our men more perfe
ct in the v
se of armes,
20221768Our armour all as
strong, our cau
se the be
st:
20231769Then Rea
son will our hearts
should be as good:
20241770Say you not then, our o
ffer is compelld.
20251771Mow. Well, by my will, we
shall admit no parlee.
20261772West. That argues but the
shame of your o
ffence,
20271773A rotten ca
se abides no handling.
20281774Hastings Hath the prince Iohn a full commi
ssion,
20291775In very ample vertue of his father,
20301776To heare, and ab
solutely to determine
20311777Of what conditions we
shall
stand vpon?
20321778West. That is intended in the Generalles name,
20331779I mu
se you make
so
slight a que
stion.
20341780Bishop Then take, my lord of We
stmerland, this
scedule,
20351781For this containes our generall grieuances,
20361782Each
seuerall article herein redre
st.
20371783All members of our cau
se both here and hence,
20381784That are en
sinewed to this a
ction,
20391785Acquitted by a true
sub
stantiall forme,
20401786And pre
sent execution of our willes,
20411787To vs and our purpo
ses con
finde,
20421788We come within our awefull bancks againe,
20431789And knit our powers to the arme of peace.
20441790West. This will I
shew the Generall, plea
se you Lords,
20451791In
sight of both our battells we may meete,
20461792At either end in peace, which God
so frame,
20471793Or to the place of di
ffrence call the
swords,
20481794Which mu
st decide it.
Exit Westmerland G Mow.