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

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 of Henry the fifth.
 1521I would not vouchsafe so much as one looke,
 1522Untill you had related all these vnreasonable demands.
 1523Hen.5. Tush Kate, I know thou wouldst not vse me so
 1524Hardly: But tell me, canst thou loue the king of England?
 1525 Kate. How should I loue him, that hath dealt so hardly 
 1526With my father.
 1527Hen.5. But ile deale as easily with thee,
 1528As thy heart can imagine, or tongue can require,
 1529How saist thou, what will it be?
 1530 Kate. If I were of my owne direction, 
 1531I could giue you answere:
 1532But seeing I stand at my fathers direction,
 1533I must first know his will.
 1534Hen.5. But shal I haue thy good wil in the mean season?
 1535 Kate. Whereas I can put your grace in no assurance,
 1536I would be loth to put you in any dispaire.
 1537Hen.5. Now before God, it is a sweete wench.
 1538She goes aside, and speakes as followeth.
 1539 Kat. I may thinke my selfe the happiest in the world,
 1540That is beloued of the mightie king of England.
 1541Hen.5. Well Kate, are you at hoast with me?
 1542Sweete Kate, tel thy father from me,
 1543That none in the world could sooner haue perswaded me to
 1544It then thou, and so tel thy father from me.
 1545 Kat. God keepe your Maiestie in good health.
 1546Exit. Kat.
 1547Hen.5. Far wel sweet Kate, in faith, it is a sweet wench, 
 1548But if I knew I could not haue her fathers good wil,
 1549I would so rowse the Towers ouer his eares,
 1550That I would make him be glad to bring her me,
 1551Upon his hands and knees
 1552Exit King.
 1553Enters Dericke, with his girdle full of shooes.
 1554Der. How now? Sownes it did me good to see how
 1555I did triumph ouer the French men.
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