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The Life of Henry the Fift. 79
1265A Name that in my thoughts becomes me best;
1266If I begin the batt'rie once againe,
1267I will not leaue the halfe-atchieued Harflew,
1271In libertie of bloody hand, shall raunge
1274What is it then to me, if impious Warre,
1275Arrayed in flames like to the Prince of Fiends,
1276Doe with his smyrcht complexion all fell feats,
1279If your pure Maydens fall into the hand
1280Of hot and forcing Violation?
1281What Reyne can hold licentious Wickednesse,
1282When downe the Hill he holds his fierce Carriere?
1284Vpon th'enraged Souldiers in their spoyle,
1286Therefore, you men of Harflew,
1287Take pitty of your Towne and of your People,
1288Whiles yet my Souldiers are in my Command,
1289Whiles yet the coole and temperate Wind of Grace
1290O're-blowes the filthy and contagious Clouds
1291Of headly Murther, Spoyle, and Villany.
1292If not: why in a moment looke to see
1293The blind and bloody Souldier, with foule hand
1295Your Fathers taken by the siluer Beards,
1297Your naked Infants spitted vpon Pykes,
1298Whiles the mad Mothers, with their howles confus'd,
1299Doe breake the Clouds; as did the Wiues of Iewry,
1300At Herods bloody-hunting slaughter-men.
1301What say you? Will you yeeld, and this auoyd?
1302Or guiltie in defence, be thus destroy'd.
1303Enter Gouernour.
1305The Dolphin, whom of Succours we entreated,
1306Returnes vs, that his Powers are yet not ready,
1308We yeeld our Towne and Liues to thy soft Mercy:
1310For we no longer are defensible.
1311King. Open your Gates: Come Vnckle Exeter,
1312Goe you and enter Harflew; there remaine,
1314Vse mercy to them all for vs, deare Vnckle.
1315The Winter comming on, and Sicknesse growing
1316Vpon our Souldiers, we will retyre to Calis.
1318To morrow for the March are we addrest.
1319Flourish, and enter the Towne.
1320Enter Katherine and an old Gentlewoman.
1322le Language.
1327Kath. De Hand.
1334appelle vous le ongles?
1337Hand, de Fingres, e de Nayles.
1342Alice. D'Elbow.
1344que vous maves, apprins des a present.
1347Nayles, d'Arma, de Bilbow.
1350pelle vous le col.
1353Alice. De Chin.
1358& en peu de temps.
1361Fingre, de Maylees.
1363Kath. De Nayles, de Arme, de Ilbow.
1366pelle vous les pied & de roba.
1370pour le Dames de Honeur d'vser: Ie ne voudray pronouncer ce
1371mots deuant le Seigneurs de France, pour toute le monde, fo le
1373ensembe, d'Hand, de Fingre, de Nayles, d'Arme, d'Elbow, de
1374Nick, de Sin, de Foot, le Count.
1377Exit.
1378Enter the King of France, the Dolphin, the
1379Constable of France, and others.
1381Const. And if he be not fought withall, my Lord,
1382Let vs not liue in France: let vs quit all,
1383And giue our Vineyards to a barbarous People.
1385The emptying of our Fathers Luxurie,
1386Our Syens, put in wilde and sauage Stock,
1388And ouer-looke their Grafters?
1390Mort du ma vie, if they march along
1391Vnfought withall, but I will sell my Dukedome,
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