1963The number would confound my memorie,

1964And make a thousand millions of a taske,

1965Which briefelie is no more indeed then one,

1966These quarters, spuadrons, and these regements,

1967Before, behinde vs, and on either hand,

1968Are but a power, when we name a man,

1969His hand, his foote, his head hath seuerall strengthes,

1970And being al but one selfe instant strength,

1971Why all this many, Audely is but one,

1972And we can call it all but one mans strength:

1973He that hath farre to goe, tels it by miles,

1974If he should tell the steps, it kills his hart:

1975The drops are infinite that make a floud,

1976And yet thou knowest we call it but a Raine:

1977There is but one Fraunce, one king of Fraunce,

1978That Fraunce hath no more kings, and that same king

1979Hath but the puissant legion of one king?

1980And we haue one, then apprehend no ods,

1981For one to one, is faire equalitie.

1983Pr: What tidings messenger, be playne and briefe.

1984He: The king of Fraunce my soueraigne Lord and master,

1985Greets by me his fo, the Prince of Wals,

1986If thou call forth a hundred men of name

1987Of Lords, Knights, Esquires and English gentlemen,

1988And with thy selfe and those kneele at his feete,

1989He straight will fold his bloody collours vp,

1990And ransome shall redeeme liues forfeited:

1991If not, this day shall drinke more English blood,

1992Then ere was buried in our Bryttish earth,

1993What is the answere to his profered mercy?

1994Pr, This heauen that couers Fraunce containes the mercy

1995That drawes from me submissiue orizons,

1996That such base breath should vanish from my lips

1997To vrge the plea of mercie to a man,

1998The Lord forbid, returne and tell the king,