The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth (Quarto, 1598)

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 371Hen. 5. Why then belike you meane to hang my man?
 372Iudge. I am sorrie that it falles out so.
 373Hen. 5. Why my Lord, I pray ye who am I?
 374Iud. And please your Grace, you are my Lord the yong
 375Prince, our King that shall be after the decease of our soue=
 376raigne Lord, King Henrythe fourth, whom God graunt
 377long to raigne.
 378Hen. 5. You say true my Lord:
 379And you will hang my man.
 380Iudge. And like your grace, I must needs do iustice.
 381Hen. 5. Tell me my Lord, shall I haue my man?
 382Iudge. I cannot my Lord.
 383Hen. 5. But will you not let him go?
 384Iud. I am sorie that his case is so ill.
 385Hen. 5. Tush, case me no casings, shal I haue my man?
 386Iudge. I cannot, nor I may not my Lord.
 387Hen. 5. Nay, and I shal not say & then I am answered?
 388Iudge. No.
 389Hen. 5. No: Then I will haue him.
 390He giueth him a boxe on the eare.
 391Ned. Gogs wounds my Lord, shal I cut off his head?
 392Hen. 5. No, I charge you draw not your swords,
 393But get you hence, prouide a noyse of Musitians,
 394Away, be gone.
 395Exeunt the Theefe. 
 396Iudge. Well my Lord, I am content to take it at your 
 397hands.
 398Hen. 5. Nay and you be not, you shall haue more.
 399Iudge. Why I pray you my Lord, who am I?
 400Hen. 5. You, who knowes not you?
 401Why man, you are Lord chiefe Iustice of England.
 402Iudge. Your Grace hath said truth, therfore in striking
 403me in this place, you greatly abuse me, and not me onely,
 404but also your father: whose liuely person here in this place
 405I doo represent. And therefore to teach you what preroga=
 tiues.

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