392173Therefore freely and with vncurbed boldnesse

393174Tell vs the Dolphins minde.

394175Ambas. Then this in fine the Dolphin saith,

395176Whereas you clayme certaine Townes in France,

397177From your predecessor king Edward the third,

397.1178This he returnes.

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 treasure: and in lieu of this,

405183Desires to let the Dukedomes that you craue

406184Heare no more from you: This the Dolphin saith.

407185King. What treasure Vncle?

408186Exe. Tennis balles my Liege.

409187King. We are glad the Dolphin is so pleasant with vs,

410188Your message and his present we accept:

411189When we haue matched our rackets to these 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 disturbd with chases.

416194And we vnderstand him well, how he comes ore vs

417195With our wilder dayes, not measuring what vse we made

418196 of them.

419197We neuer valued this poore seate of England.

420198And therefore gaue our selues 421to barbarous licence:

199As tis common seene 422that men are merriest when they are

200 from home.

423201But tell the Dolphin we will keepe our state,

424202Be like a King, mightie and commaund,

425203When we do rowse vs in throne of France:

426204For this haue we laid by our Maiestie

427205And plodded lide a man for working dayes.

428206But we will rise 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,