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The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth (Quarto, 1598)
1060Enter the King, Prince Dolphin, and Lord 1061high Constable of France. 1062King. Now my Lo
rd high Con
stable,
1063What
say you to our Emba
ssage into England?
1064Const. And it plea
se your Maie
stie, I can
say no
thing,
1065Until my Lo
rds Emba
ssado
rs be come home,
1066But yet me
thinkes your grace ha
th done well,
1067To get your men in
so g
ood a readine
sse
E For
The famous victories
1068For feare of
the wo
rst.
1069 King. I my Lo
rd we haue
some in a readine
sse,
1070But if
the King of England make again
st vs,
1071We mu
st haue
thrice
so many moe.
1072Dolphin. Tut my Lo
rd, al
though
the King of England
1073Be y
oong and wilde headed, yet neuer
thinke he will be
so
1074Unwi
se to make battell again
st the mightie King of
1076 King. Oh my
sonne, al
though
the King of England be
1077Y
oong and wilde headed, yet neuer
thinke but he is rulde
1078By his wi
se Councello
rs.
1079Enter Archbishop of Burges. 1080Archb. God
saue
the life of my
soueraign lo
rd
the king.
1081 King. Now my g
ood Lo
rd Archbi
shop of
Burges,
1082 What newes from our b
ro
ther
the English King?
1083Archb. And plea
se your Maie
stie,
1084He is
so far from your expe
ctation,
1085That no
thing wil
serue him but
the Crowne
1086And kingdome it
selfe, be
sides, he bad me ha
ste quickly,
1087Lea
st he be
there befo
re me, and
so far as I heare,
1088He ha
th kept p
romi
se, fo
r they
say, he is alreadie landed
1089At
Kidcocks in
Normandie, vpon
the Riuer of
Sene,
1090And laid his
siege to
the Garri
son Towne of
Harflew.
1091 King. You haue made great ha
ste in
the meane time,
1093Dolphin. I p
ray you my Lo
rd, how did
the King of
1094England take my p
re
sents?
1095Archb. Truly my Lo
rd, in verie ill part,
1096Fo
r the
se your balles of lea
ther,
1097He will to
sse you balles of b
ra
sse and y
ron:
1098Tru
st me my Lo
rd, I was verie a
ffraide of him,
1099He is
such a hautie and high minded P
rince,
1100He is as
fierce as a Lyon.
1101Con. Tu
sh, we wil make him as tame as a Lambe,
Enters
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: