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Henry V (Folio 1, 1623)
70The Life of Henry the Fift.
86Turne him to any Cause of Pollicy,
87The Gordian Knot of it he will vnloose,
88Familiar as his Garter: that when he speakes,
89The Ayre, a Charter'd Libertine, is still,
90And the mute Wonder lurketh in mens eares,
92So that the Art and Practique part of Life,
94Which is a wonder how his Grace should gleane it,
96His Companies vnletter'd, rude, and shallow,
97His Houres fill'd vp with Ryots, Banquets, Sports;
98And neuer noted in him any studie,
100From open Haunts and Popularitie.
101B.Ely. The Strawberry growes vnderneath the Nettle,
103Neighbour'd by Fruit of baser qualitie:
105Vnder the Veyle of Wildnesse, which (no doubt)
109And therefore we must needes admit the meanes,
110How things are perfected.
111B.Ely. But my good Lord:
112How now for mittigation of this Bill,
113Vrg'd by the Commons? doth his Maiestie
114Incline to it, or no?
116Or rather swaying more vpon our part,
119Vpon our Spirituall Conuocation,
120And in regard of Causes now in hand,
121Which I haue open'd to his Grace at large,
122As touching France, to giue a greater Summe,
123Then euer at one time the Clergie yet
127Saue that there was not time enough to heare,
128As I perceiu'd his Grace would faine haue done,
130Of his true Titles to some certaine Dukedomes,
131And generally, to the Crowne and Seat of France,
132Deriu'd from Edward his great Grandfather.
135Crau'd audience; and the howre I thinke is come,
136To giue him hearing: Is it foure a Clock?
137B.Ely. It is.
139Which I could with a ready guesse declare,
140Before the Frenchman speake a word of it.
141B.Ely. Ile wait vpon you, and I long to heare it.
142Exeunt.
143Enter the King, Humfrey, Bedford, Clarence,
144Warwick, Westmerland, and Exeter.
145King. Where is my gracious Lord of Canterbury?
147King. Send for him, good Vnckle.
150Before we heare him, of some things of weight,
151That taske our thoughts, concerning vs and France.
152Enter two Bishops.
154And make you long become it.
155King. Sure we thanke you.
156My learned Lord, we pray you to proceed,
158Why the Law Salike, that they haue in France,
160And God forbid, my deare and faithfull Lord,
162Or nicely charge your vnderstanding Soule,
164Sutes not in natiue colours with the truth:
165For God doth know, how many now in health,
166Shall drop their blood, in approbation
167Of what your reuerence shall incite vs to.
168Therefore take heed how you impawne our Person,
169How you awake our sleeping Sword of Warre;
170We charge you in the Name of God take heed:
171For neuer two such Kingdomes did contend,
173Are euery one, a Woe, a sore Complaint,
176Vnder this Coniuration, speake my Lord:
177For we will heare, note, and beleeue in heart,
180B.Can. Then heare me gracious Soueraign, & you Peers,
182To this Imperiall Throne. There is no barre
184But this which they produce from Pharamond,
185In terram Salicam Mulieres ne succedaul,
187Which Salike Land, the French vniustly gloze
188To be the Realme of France, and Pharamond
189The founder of this Law, and Female Barre.
190Yet their owne Authors faithfully affirme,
191That the Land Salike is in Germanie,
192Betweene the Flouds of Sala and of Elue:
193Where Charles the Great hauing subdu'd the Saxons,
194There left behind and settled certaine French:
195Who holding in disdaine the German Women,
198Should be Inheritrix in Salike Land:
199Which Salike (as I said) 'twixt Elue and Sala,
200Is at this day in Germanie, call'd Meisen.
201Then doth it well appeare, the Salike Law
202Was not deuised for the Realme of France:
204Vntill foure hundred one and twentie yeeres
205After defunction of King Pharamond,
206Idly suppos'd the founder of this Law,
207Who died within the yeere of our Redemption,
208Foure hundred twentie six: and Charles the Great
209Subdu'd the Saxons, and did seat the French
210Beyond the Riuer Sala, in the yeere
212King Pepin, which deposed Childerike,
213Did as Heire Generall, being descended
214Of Blithild, which was Daughter to King Clothair,
215Make Clayme and Title to the Crowne of France.
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