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2712.1[4.8]
2713Enter Gower and Williams.
I warrant it is to knight you, captain.
God's will, and his pleasure, captain, I beseech 2717you now come apace to the king. There is more good 2718toward you, peradventure, than is in your knowledge to 2719dream of.
[To Fluellen] Sir, know you this glove?
Know the glove? I know the glove is a glove.
I know this, and thus I challenge it.
'Sblood, an arrant traitor as any's in the 2725universal world, or in France, or in England!
How now, sir? [To Williams] You villain!
Do you think I'll be forsworn?
Stand away, Captain Gower. I will give treason 2729his payment into plows, I warrant you.
I am no traitor.
That's a lie in thy throat. [To Gower] I charge you in his 2732majesty's name, apprehend him. He's a friend of the Duke 2733Alençon's.
2734Enter Warwick and Gloucester.
How now, how now, what's the matter?
My lord of Warwick, here is, praised be God 2737for it, a most contagious treason come to light, look 2738you, as you shall desire in a summer's day. Here is his 2739majesty.
4.8.13.1Enter King and Exeter.
How now, what's the matter?
My liege, here is a villain and a traitor 2742that, look your grace, has struck the glove which 2743your majesty is take out of the helmet of 2744Alençon.
My liege, this was my glove -- here is the fellow 2746of it -- and he that I gave it to in change promised to wear 2747it in his cap. I promised to strike him if he did. I met 2748this man with my glove in his cap and I have been as 2749good as my word.
Your majesty hear now, saving your majesty's 2751manhood, what an arrant, rascally, beggarly, lousy 2752knave it is. I hope your majesty is pear me testimony 2753and witness, and will avouchment, that this is the glove 2754of Alençon that your majesty is give me, in your 2755conscience now.
Give me thy glove, soldier. 2757Look, here is the fellow of it.
An't please your majesty, let his neck answer 2761for it, if there is any martial law in the world.
How canst thou make me satisfaction?
All offences, my lord, come from the heart. 2764Never came any from mine that might offend your 2765majesty.
It was ourself thou didst abuse.
Your majesty came not like yourself. You 2768appeared to me but as a common man -- witness the 2769night, your garments, your lowliness -- and what 2770your highness suffered under that shape, I beseech you 2771take it for your own fault and not mine, for had you 2772been as I took you for, I made no offense. Therefore I 2773beseech your highness pardon me.
Here, uncle Exeter, fill this glove with crowns
By this day and this light, the fellow has 2780mettle enough in his belly. -- Hold, there is twelvepence for 2781you, and I pray you to serve God and keep you out of 2782prawls, and prabbles, and quarrels, and dissensions, and I 2783warrant you it is the better for you.
I will none of your money.
It is with a good will. I can tell you it will serve 2786you to mend your shoes. Come, wherefore should you 2787be so pashful? Your shoes is not so good. 'Tis a good 2788silling, I warrant you, or I will change it.
2789Enter Herald.
Now, herald, are the dead numbered?
[Presenting a paper] Here is the number of the slaughtered 2792French.
[To Exeter] What prisoners of good sort are taken, 2794uncle?
Charles, Duke of Orléans, nephew to the king;
This note doth tell me of ten thousand French
4.8.63.1[Takes a paper]
2833Exeter
'Tis wonderful.
Come, go we in procession to the village,
Is it not lawful, an't please your majesty, to tell 2839how many is killed?
Yes, captain, but with this acknowledgement:
Yes, my conscience, he did us great good.
Do we all holy rites.
2848Exeunt.