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

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 1420Enters Dericke roming.  After him a Frenchman,
 1421and takes him prisoner.
 1422Dericke. O good Mounser.
 1423French man. Come, come, you villeaco.
 1424Der. O I will sir, I will.
 1425Frenchman. Come quickly you pesant.
 1426Der. I will sir, what shall I giue you?
 1427French. Marry thou shalt giue me,
 1428One, to, tre, foure, hundred Crownes.
 1429Der. Nay sir, I will giue you more,
 1430I will giue you as many crowns as wil lie on your sword.
 1431French. Wilt thou giue me as many crowns
 1432As will lie on my sword?
 1433Der. I marrie will I, I but you must lay downe your
 1434Sword, or else they will not lie on your sword.
 1435Here the Frenchman laies downe his sword, and
 1436the clowne takes it vp, and hurles him downe.
 1437Der. Thou villaine, darest thou looke vp?
 1438French. O good Mounsier comparteue.
 1439Monsieur pardon me.
 1440Der. O you villaine, now you lie at my mercie,
 1441Doest thou remember since thou lambst me in thy short el:
 1442O villaine, now I will strike off thy head.
 1443Here whiles he turnes his backe, the French
 1444man runnes his wayes.
 1445Der. What is he gone, masse I am glad of it,
 1446For if he had staid, I was afraid he wold haue sturd again,
 1447And then I should haue beene spilt,
 1448But I will away, to kill more Frenchmen.

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