The Chronicle Historie
392173Therefore freely and with vncurbed boldne
sse
393174Tell vs the Dolphins minde.
394175Ambas. Then this in
fine the Dolphin
saith,
395176Whereas you clayme certaine Townes in
France,
397177From your predece
ssor king
Edward the third,
399179He
saith, theres nought in
France that can be with a nimble
401180Galliard wonne: you cannot reuel into Dukedomes there:
403181Therefore he
sendeth meeter for your
study,
404182This tunne of trea
sure: and in lieu of this,
405183De
sires to let the Dukedomes that you craue
406184Heare no more from you: This the Dolphin
saith.
407185King. What trea
sure Vncle?
408186Exe. Tennis balles my Liege.
409187King. We are glad the Dolphin is
so plea
sant with vs,
410188Your me
ssage and his pre
sent we accept:
411189When we haue matched our rackets to the
se balles,
412190We will by Gods grace play
such a
set,
413191Shall
strike his fathers crowne into the hazard.
414192Tell him he hath made a match with
such a wrangler,
415193That all the Courts of
France shall be di
sturbd with cha
ses.
416194And we vnder
stand him well, how he comes ore vs
417195With our wilder dayes, not mea
suring what v
se we made
419197We neuer valued this poore
seate of England.
420198And therefore gaue our
selues
421to barbarous licence:
199As tis common
seene
422that men are merrie
st when they are
423201But tell the Dolphin we will keepe our
state,
424202Be like a King, mightie and commaund,
425203When we do row
se vs in throne of
France: 426204For this haue we laid by our Maie
stie
427205And plodded lide a man for working dayes.
428206But we will ri
se there with
so full of glory,
429207That we will dazell all the eyes of
France,
430208I
strike the Dolphin blinde to looke on vs,
431209And tell him this, his mock hath turnd his balles to gun
(stones, And