1336Enters King of England, and his Lords. 1337Hen.5. Come my Lo
rds come, by
this time our
1338Swo
rds are almo
st d
runke wi
th French bl
ood,
1339But my Lo
rds, which of you can tell me how many of our
1340Army be
slaine in
the battell?
1341Oxf. And it plea
se your Maie
stie,
1342There are of
the French armie
slaine,
1343Aboue ten
thou
sand, twentie sixe hund
red,
1344Whereof are Princes and Nobles bearing banners:
1345Be
sides, all
the Nobilitie of
France are taken p
ri
soners.
F Of
The famous victories
1346Of your Maie
sties Armie, are
slaine none but
the g
ood
1347Duke of
Yorke, and not aboue
fiue o
r six and twentie
1349Hen.5. Fo
r the g
ood Duke of
Yorke my vnckle,
1350I am heartily
so
rie, and greatly lament his mi
sfo
rtune,
1351Yet
the honourable vi
cto
rie which
the Lo
rd ha
th giuen vs,
1352Do
th make me much reioyce. But
staie,
1353Here comes ano
ther French me
ssage.
1355Enters a Herald and kneeleth. 1356Her. God
saue
the life of
the mo
st mightie Conquero
r,
1357The honourable king of England.
1358Hen.5. Now Herald, me
thinks
the wo
rld is changed
1359Wi
th you now, what I am
sure it is a great di
sgrace fo
r a
1360Herald to kn
eele to
the king of England,
1362Her. My Lo
rd & mai
ster,
the conquered king of
France,
1363Sends
thee long heal
th, wi
th heartie gr
eeting.
1364Hen.5. Herald, his gr
eetings are welcome,
1365But I
thanke God fo
r my heal
th:
1367Herald. He ha
th sent me to de
sire your Maie
stie,
1368To giue him leaue to go into
the
field to view his p
oore
1369Country men,
that
they may all be honourably buried.
1370Hen.5. Why Herald, do
th thy Lo
rd and mai
ster
1371Send to me to burie
the dead?
1372Let him bury
them a Gods name.
1373But I p
ray
thee Herald, where is my Lo
rd hie Con
stable,
1374And
tho
se
that would haue had my ran
some?
1375Herald. And it plea
se your maie
stie,
1376He was
slaine in
the battell.
1377Hen.5. Why you may
see, you will make your
selues
1378Sure befo
re
the vi
cto
rie be wonne, but Herald,
1379What Ca
stle is
this
so n
eere adioyning to our Campe?
1380Herald. And it plea
se your Maie
stie,
Tis
of Henry the fifth.
1381Tis cald
the Ca
stle of
Agincourt.
1382Hen.5. Well
then my lo
rds of England,
1383For
the mo
re honour of our Engli
sh men,
1384I will
that
this be fo
r euer cald
the battell of
Agincourt.
1385Herald. And it plea
se your Maie
stie,
1386I haue a fur
ther me
ssage to deliuer to your Maie
stie.
1387Hen.5. What is
that Herald?
say on.
1388Her. And it plea
se your Maie
stie, my Lo
rd and mai
ster,
1389Craues to parley wi
th your Maie
stie.
1390Hen.5. Wi
th a g
ood will,
so
some of my Nobles
1391Uiew
the place fo
r feare of trecherie and trea
son.
1392Herald. Your grace n
eeds not to doubt
that.
1394Hen.5. Well, tell him
then, I will come.
1395Now my lo
rds, I will go into
the
field my
selfe,
1396To view my Country men, and to haue
them honourably
1397Buried, fo
r the French King
shall neuer
surpa
sse me in
1398Curte
sie, whiles I am
Harry King of England.
Famous Victories of Henry V