2678Will. Vnder Captaine Gower, my Liege.

2679Flu. Gower is a good Captaine, and is good know-

2680ledge and literatured in the Warres.

2681King. Call him hither to me, Souldier.

2682Will. I will my Liege. Exit.

2683King. Here Fluellen, weare thou this fauour for me, and

2684sticke it in thy Cappe: when Alanson and my selfe were

2685downe together, I pluckt this Gloue from his Helme: If

2686any man challenge this, hee is a friend to Alanson, and an

2687enemy to our Person; if thou encounter any such, appre-

2688hend him, and thou do'st me loue.

2689Flu. Your Grace doo's me as great Honors as can be

2690desir'd in the hearts of his Subiects: I would faine see

2691the man, that ha's but two legges, that shall find himselfe

2692agreefd at this Gloue; that is all: but I would faine see

2693it once, and please God of his grace that I might see.

2694King. Know'st thou Gower?

2695Flu. He is my deare friend, and please you.

2696King. Pray thee goe seeke him, and bring him to my

2697Tent.

2698Flu. I will fetch him. Exit.

2699King. My Lord of Warwick, and my Brother Gloster,

2700Follow Fluellen closely at the heeles.

2701The Gloue which I haue giuen him for a fauour,

2702May haply purchase him a box a'th'eare.

2703It is the Souldiers: I by bargaine should

2704Weare it my selfe. Follow good Cousin Warwick:

2705If that the Souldier strike him, as I iudge

2706By his blunt bearing, he will keepe his word;

2707Some sodaine mischiefe may arise of it:

2708For I doe know Fluellen valiant,

2709And toucht with Choler, hot as Gunpowder,

2710And quickly will returne an iniurie.

2711Follow, and see there be no harme betweene them.

2712Goe you with me, Vnckle of Exeter. Exeunt.

2714Will. I warrant it is to Knight you, Captaine.

2716Flu. Gods will, and his pleasure, Captaine, I beseech

2717you now, come apace to the King: there is more good

2718toward you peraduenture, then is in your knowledge to

2719dreame of.

2720Will. Sir, know you this Gloue?

2721Flu. Know the Gloue? I know the Gloue is a Gloue.

2722Will. I know this, and thus I challenge it.

2724Flu. 'Sblud, an arrant Traytor as anyes in the Vniuer-

2725sall World, or in France, or in England.

2726Gower. How now Sir? you Villaine.

2727Will. Doe you thinke Ile be forsworne?

2728Flu. Stand away Captaine Gower, I will giue Treason

2729his payment into plowes, I warrant you.

2730Will. I am no Traytor.

2731Flu. That's a Lye in thy Throat. I charge you in his

2732Maiesties Name apprehend him, he's a friend of the Duke

2733Alansons.

2735Warw. How now, how now, what's the matter?

2736Flu. My Lord of Warwick, heere is, praysed be God

2737for it, a most contagious Treason come to light, looke

2738you, as you shall desire in a Summers day. Heere is his

2740King. How now, what's the matter?

2741Flu. My Liege, heere is a Villaine, and a Traytor,

2742that looke your Grace, ha's strooke the Gloue which

2743your Maiestie is take out of the Helmet of Alan-

2744son.

2745Will. My Liege, this was my Gloue, here is the fellow

2746of it: and he that I gaue it to in change, promis'd to weare

2747it in his Cappe: I promis'd to strike him, if he did: I met

2748this man with my Gloue in his Cappe, and I haue been as

2749good as my word.

2750Flu. Your Maiestie heare now, sauing your Maiesties

2751Manhood, what an arrant rascally, beggerly, lowsie

2752Knaue it is: I hope your Maiestie is peare me testimonie

2753and witnesse, and will auouchment, that this is the Gloue

2754of Alanson, that your Maiestie is giue me, in your Con-

2755science now.

2756King. Giue me thy Gloue Souldier;

2757Looke, heere is the fellow of it:

2758'Twas I indeed thou promised'st to strike,

2759And thou hast giuen me most bitter termes.

2760Flu. And please your Maiestie, let his Neck answere

2761for it, if there is any Marshall Law in the World.

2762King. How canst thou make me satisfaction?

2763Will. All offences, my Lord, come from the heart: ne-

2764uer came any from mine, that might offend your Ma-

2765iestie.

2766King. It was our selfe thou didst abuse.

2767Will. Your Maiestie came not like your selfe: you

2768appear'd to me but as a common man; witnesse the

2769Night, your Garments, your Lowlinesse: and what

2770your Highnesse suffer'd vnder that shape, I beseech you

2771take it for your owne fault, and not mine: for had you

2772beene as I tooke you for, I made no offence; therefore I

2773beseech your Highnesse pardon me.

2774King. Here Vnckle Exeter, fill this Gloue with Crownes,

2775And giue it to this fellow. Keepe it fellow,

2776And weare it for an Honor in thy Cappe,

2777Till I doe challenge it. Giue him the Crownes:

2778And Captaine, you must needs be friends with him.

2779Flu. By this Day and this Light, the fellow ha's met-

2780tell enough in his belly: Hold, there is twelue-pence for

2781you, and I pray you to serue God, and keepe you out of

2782prawles and prabbles, and quarrels and dissentions, and I

2783warrant you it is the better for you.

2784Will. I will none of your Money.

2785Flu. It is with a good will: I can tell you it will serue

2786you to mend your shooes: come, wherefore should you

2787be so pashfull, your shooes is not so good: 'tis a good

2788silling I warrant you, or I will change it.

2790King. Now Herauld, are the dead numbred?

2791Herald. Heere is the number of the slaught'red

2792French.

2793King. What Prisoners of good sort are taken,

2794Vnckle?

2795Exe. Charles Duke of Orleance, Nephew to the King,

2796Iohn Duke of Burbon, and Lord Bouchiquald:

2797Of other Lords and Barons, Knights and Squires,

2798Full fifteene hundred, besides common men.

2799King. This Note doth tell me of ten thousand French

2800That in the field lye slaine: of Princes in this number,

2801And Nobles bearing Banners, there lye dead

2802One hundred twentie six: added to these,

2803Of Knights, Esquires, and gallant Gentlemen,

2804Eight thousand and foure hundred: of the which,

2805Fiue hundred were but yesterday dubb'd Knights.

2806So that in these ten thousand they haue lost,

2807There are but sixteene hundred Mercenaries:

2808The rest are Princes, Barons, Lords, Knights, Squires,