Ke ve la?

A friend.

Discuss unto me: art thou gentleman, 930or art thou 1886common, base, and popular?

No sir, I am a gentleman of a company.

Trail'st thou the puissant pike?

Even so, sir. What are you?

As good a gentleman as the emperor.

Oh, then thou art better than the king?

The king's a bago, and a heart of gold, 937a 1893lad of life, an imp of fame, 938of parents good, of fist 1894most valiant. 939I kiss his dirty shoe, and from 1895my heartstrings 940I love the lovely bully. What is thy name?

Harry le Roy.

Leroy: a Cornishman. 943Art thou of Cornish crew?

No sir, I am a Welshman.

A Welshman. Know'st thou Flewellen?

Ay, sir, 1906he is my kinsman.

Art thou his friend?

Ay, sir.

Figa for thee, then. My name is Pistol.

It sorts well with your fierceness.

Pistol is my name.

Captain Flewellen.

In the name of Jesu, speak lower. 956It 1915is the greatest folly in the worell, when the auncient 957prerogatives of the 1916wars be not kept. 958I warrant you, if you 1918look into the wars of the Romans, 959you shall find 1919no tittle-tattle, nor bible-bable there, 1920960but you shall find 1921the cares, and the fears, 1923961and the ceremonies, to be otherwise.

Why the enemy is loud; you heard him all night.

God-so! Loud! If the enemy be an ass, and a fool, 964and a 1927prating coxcomb, is it meet that we be also a fool, 965and a prating 1928coxcomb, in your conscience now?

I'll speak lower.

I beseech you do, good Captain Gower.

Though it appear a little out of fashion, 1933970yet there's much care in this.

Is not that the morning 1937yonder?

Ay, we see the beginning; 1941974God knows whether we shall see the end or no.

Well, I think the king could wish himself 1965976up to the neck in the middle of the Thames, 977and so I would he were, 1965.1at all adventures, and I with him.

Now, masters, good morrow. What cheer?

I'faith, small cheer some of us is like to have 1941.3980ere this day end.

Why, fear nothing, man. The king is frolic.

Ay, he may be, for he hath no such cause as we.

Nay, say not so. He is a man as we are. 1953984The violet smells to him as to us, 1958985therefore if he see 1959reasons, he fears 1960as we do.

But the king 1983hath a heavy reckoning to make 987if his cause be not good, when all those souls 1984988whose bodies shall be slaughtered here 1985989shall join together at the latter day, 990and say "I 1986died at such a place," some swearing, 1987991some, their wives rawly left, 1988992some leaving their children poor behind them. 1991993Now if his cause be bad, 1992I think it will be a grievous matter to him.

Why, so you may say if a man send his servant 1998.1996as factor into another country, 1998.2997and he by any means miscarry, 2001998you may say the business of the master 999was 2002the author of his servant's misfortune. 19951000Or if a son be employed by his father, 19961001and he fall into any lewd action, 1997you may say the father 1002was the author of his son's damnation. 20031003But the master is not to answer for his servants, 20041004the father for his son, nor the king for his subjects, 20051005for they purpose not their deaths when 2006they crave their services. 20091006Some there are that have the guilt of 2010premeditated 1007murder on them; 1008others 2011the broken seal of forgery, in beguiling maidens. 20141009Now if these outstrip the law, 20161010yet they cannot escape God's punishment. 1011War is 2017God's beadle; war is God's vengeance. 20241012Every man's service is the king's, 1013but 2025every man's soul is his own. 1014Therefore I would have 2026every soldier examine himself 20271015and wash every mote out of his conscience, 20281016that in so doing he may be the readier for death, 1017or not dying, 2029why the time was well spent 1018wherein such preparation was 2030made.

I'faith, he says true: 1020every man's fault on 2035his own head. 20361021I would not have the king answer for me, 20371022yet I intend to fight lustily for him.

Well, I heard the king. He would not be ransomed.

Ay, he said so, to make us fight, 20411025but when our throats be cut, he may be ransomed 1026and we never the wiser.

If I live to see that, I'll never trust his word 2044again.

Mass, you'll pay him then. 'Tis a great displeasure 20461029that an elder-gun can do against a cannon, 20471030or a subject against a monarch. 20491031You'll ne'er take his word again! You're an ass. Go.

Your reproof is somewhat too bitter. 20521033Were it not at this time, I could be angry.

Why let it be a quarrel if thou 2054wilt.

How shall I know thee?

Here is my glove, 2064which if ever I see in thy hat, 20651037I'll challenge thee, and strike thee.

Here is likewise another of mine, 2062.11039and assure thee I'll wear it.

Thou dar'st as well be hanged.

Be friends, you fools. 1042We have French quarrels enough 2071.1in hand; 2071.21043we have no need of English broils.

'Tis no treason to cut 2077French crowns, 1045for tomorrow the King himself will 2078be a clipper. --

11.5021411049O God of battles, steel my soldiers' hearts.

11.5121421050Take from them now 2143the sense of reckoning,

11.521051That the opposed multitudes 2143.1which stand before them

11.531052May not appall their courage. 21441053Oh, not today,

11.542145Not today, O God, 1054think on the fault

11.552146My father made 1055in compassing the crown.

11.5621471056I Richard's body have interrèd new,

11.5721481057And on it hath bestowed more contrite tears

11.5821491058Than from it issued forcèd drops of blood.

11.5921501059A hundred men have I in yearly pay,

11.6021511060Which every day their withered hands hold up

11.6121521061To heaven to pardon blood,

11.6221531062And I have built two chantries; 2155more will I do,

11.6321561063Though all that I can do is all too little.

My lord.

My brother Gloucester's voice.

My lord, the army stays upon your presence.

Stay, Gloucester, stay, and I will go with thee.

11.6821631069The day, my friends, and all things stays for me.