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

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 The famous victories
 1207Drum. Oh the braue, the braue apparel that we shall 
 1208Haue anon, but come, and you shall see what me wil tro
 1209At the kings Drummer and Fife,
 1210Ha, me ha no good lucke, tro you.
 12113. Sol. Faith me wil tro at y^e Earle of Northumberland
 1212And my Lord a Willowby, with his great horse,
 1213Snorting, farting, oh braue horse.
 12141. Sol. Ha, bur Lady you ha reasonable good lucke,
 1215Now I wil tro at the king himselfe,
 1216Ha, me haue no good lucke.
 1217Enters a Captaine.
 1218Cap. How now what make you here,
 1219So farre from the Campe?
 12202. Sol. Shal me tel our captain what we haue done here?
 1221Drum.  Awee, awee.
 1222Exeunt Drum, and one Souldier.
 12232. Sol.  I wil tel you what whe haue doune,
 1224We haue bene troing our shance on the Dice,
 1225But none can win the king.
 1226Cap.  I thinke so, why he is left behind for me,
 1227And I haue set three or foure chaire-makers a worke,
 1228To make a new disguised chaire to set that womanly
 1229King of England in, that all the people may laugh
 1230And scoffe at him.
 12312. Soul. Oh braue Captaine.
 1232Cap. I am glad, and yet with a kinde of pitie
 1233To see the poore king:
 1234Why who euer saw a more flourishing armie in France 
 1235In one day, then here is? Are not here all the Peeres of
 1236 France? Are not here the Normans with their firie hand=
 1237Gunnes,and flaunching Curtleaxes?
 1238Are not here the Barbarians with their bard horses,
 1239And lanching speares?
 1240Are not here Pickardes with their Crosbowes & piercing
 1241Dartes.
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