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The Life of Henry the Fift. 89
2548porne: I tell you Captaine, if you looke in the Maps of
2550tweene Macedon & Monmouth, that the situations looke
2551you, is both alike. There is a Riuer in Macedon, & there
2552is also moreouer a Riuer at Monmouth, it is call'd Wye at
2553Monmouth: but it is out of my praines, what is the name
2554of the other Riuer: but 'tis all one, tis alike as my fingers
2555is to my fingers, and there is Salmons in both. If you
2556marke Alexanders life well, Harry of Monmouthes life is
2558things. Alexander God knowes, and you know, in his
2559rages, and his furies, and his wraths, and his chollers, and
2561and also being a little intoxicates in his praines, did in
2562his Ales and his angers (looke you) kill his best friend
2563Clytus.
2564Gow. Our King is not like him in that, he neuer kill'd
2565any of his friends.
2566Flu. It is not well done (marke you now) to take the
2569kild his friend Clytus, being in his Ales and his Cuppes; so
2570also Harry Monmouth being in his right wittes, and his
2571good iudgements, turn'd away the fat Knight with the
2572great-belly doublet: he was full of iests, and gypes, and
2573knaueries, and mockes, I haue forgot his name.
2575Flu. That is he: Ile tell you, there is good men porne
2576at Monmouth.
2578Alarum. Enter King Harry and Burbon
2579with prisoners. Flourish.
2581Vntill this instant. Take a Trumpet Herald,
2582Ride thou vnto the Horsemen on yond hill:
2583If they will fight with vs, bid them come downe,
2585If they'l do neither, we will come to them,
2589And not a man of them that we shall take,
2591Enter Montioy.
2592Exe. Here comes the Herald of the French, my Liege
2593Glou. His eyes are humbler then they vs'd to be.
2595 thou not,
2598Her. No great King:
2599I come to thee for charitable License,
2600That we may wander ore this bloody field,
2601To booke our dead, and then to bury them,
2602To sort our Nobles from our common men.
2603For many of our Princes (woe the while)
2604Lye drown'd and soak'd in mercenary blood:
2605So do our vulgar drench their peasant limbes
2606In blood of Princes, and with wounded steeds
2607Fret fet-locke deepe in gore, and with wilde rage
2608Yerke out their armed heeles at their dead masters,
2609Killing them twice. O giue vs leaue great King,
2611Of their dead bodies.
2612Kin. I tell thee truly Herald,
2613I know not if the day be ours or no,
2614For yet a many of your horsemen peere,
2615And gallop ore the field.
2616Her. The day is yours.
2619Her. They call it Agincourt.
2623your Maiesty) and your great Vncle Edward the Placke
2624Prince of Wales, as I haue read in the Chronicles, fought
2625a most praue pattle here in France.
2628is remembred of it, the Welchmen did good seruice in a
2629Garden where Leekes did grow, wearing Leekes in their
2630Monmouth caps, which your Maiesty know to this houre
2631is an honourable badge of the seruice: And I do beleeue
2633S. Tauies day.
2634King. I weare it for a memorable honor:
2635For I am Welch you know good Countriman.
2639Grace, and his Maiesty too.
2640Kin. Thankes good my Countrymen.
2642care not who know it: I will confesse it to all the Orld, I
2646Enter Williams.
2647Our Heralds go with him,
2648Bring me iust notice of the numbers dead
2649On both our parts. Call yonder fellow hither.
2652Cappe?
2657ger'd with me last night: who if aliue, and euer dare to
2658challenge this Gloue, I haue sworne to take him a boxe
2659a'th ere: or if I can see my Gloue in his cappe, which he
2660swore as he was a Souldier he would weare (if aliue) I wil
2663souldier keepe his oath.
2666King. It may bee, his enemy is a Gentleman of great
2668Flu. Though he be as good a Ientleman as the diuel is,
2670your Grace) that he keepe his vow and his oath: If hee
2671bee periur'd (see you now) his reputation is as arrant a
2673vpon Gods ground, and his earth, in my conscience law
2675the fellow.
2676Wil. So, I wil my Liege, as I liue.
Wil.