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The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth (Quarto, 1598)
of Henry the fifth.
1104Messen. God
saue
the mightie King of
France 1105 King. Now Me
ssenger, what newes?
1106Messen. And it plea
se your Maie
stie,
1107I come from your p
oore di
stre
ssed Towne of
Harflew,
1108Which is
so be
set on euery
side,
1109If your Maie
stie do not
send p
re
sent aide,
1110The Towne will be y
eelded to
the Engli
sh King.
1111King. Come my Lo
rds, come,
shall we
stand
still
1112Till our Country be
spoyled vnder our no
ses?
1113My Lo
rds, let
the Normanes, B
rabants, Pickardies,
1114And Danes, be
sent fo
r wi
th all
sp
eede,
1115And you my Lo
rd high Con
stable, I make Generall
1116Ouer all my whole Armie.
1117Monsieur le Colle, Mai
ster of
the Boas,
1118Signior Deuens, and all
the re
st, at your appointment.
1119Dolp. I tru
st your Maie
stie wil be
stow,
1120Some part of
the battell on me,
1121I hope not to p
re
sent any o
therwi
se
then well.
1122King. I tell
thee my
sonne,
1123Al
though I
should get
the vi
ctory, and
thou lo
se
thy life,
1124I
should
thinke my
sel
fe quite conquered,
1125And
the Engli
sh men to haue
the vi
cto
rie.
1126Dol Why my Lo
rd and fa
ther,
1127I would haue
the pettie king of England to know,
1128That I dare encounter him in any ground of
the wo
rld.
1129King. I know well my
sonne,
1130But at
this time I will haue it
thus:
1133Enters Henry the fifth, with his Lords. 1134Hen.5. Come my Lo
rds of England,
1135No doubt
this g
ood lucke of winning
this Towne,
1136Is a
signe of an honourable vi
cto
rie to come.
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