Henry V (Modern, Quarto)

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1. Henry V (1623 Folio version)
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 16.352522.2[Scene 16]
 25251264Enter Flewellen and Captain Gower.
 16.125261265Flewellen
 God's plood! Kill the boys and the luggage? 25271266'Tis the arrant'st piece of 2528knavery as can be desired in the worell 1267now! In your conscience now --
 16.225301268Gower
 'Tis certain there is not a boy left alive, 1269and the 2531cowardly rascals that ran from the battle 1270themselves have done 2532this slaughter. 1271Beside, they have carried away and burnt 25331272all that was in the king's tent, 1273whereupon the king 2534caused every prisoner's 25351274throat to be cut. Oh, he is a worthy king.
 16.325361275Flewellen
 Ay, he was born at Monmorth. 1276Captain Gower, 2537what call you the place where 1277Alexander the 2538Big was born?
 16.425391278Gower
 Alexander the Great.
 16.525401279Flewellen
 Why, I pray, is nat "big" great? 1280As if I say, big, or 2541great, or 2542magnanimous, 1281I hope it is all one reckoning, 1282save the phrase is a little 2543variation.
 16.625441283Gower
 I think Alexander the Great 1284was borne at 2545Macedon. 1285His father was called Philip of Macedon, 1286as I 2546take it.
 16.725471287Flewellen
 I think it was Macedon indeed where Alexander 1288was 2548born. Look you, Captain Gower, 1289and if you look into the maps of 2549the worell well, 1290you shall find little difference 2550between 1291Macedon and Monmorth. 2551Look you, there is 1292a river in Macedon, and there 2552is also a river 1293in Monmorth. The river's name at 2553Monmorth 1294is called Wye, 1295but 'tis out of my brain what is the name 2554of the other. 1296But 'tis all one; 'tis so like as my fingers 2555is to my fingers, 1297and there is salmons in both. 1298Look you, Captain Gower, an you 2556mark it, 1299you shall find our king is 2557come after Alexander. 25581300God knows, and you know, that Alexander in his 25591301bowls, and his ales, and his wrath, and his displeasures, 25621302and indignations, was kill his friend 2563Cleitus.
 16.825641303Gower
 Ay, but our king is not like him in that, 1304for he never killed 2565any of his friends.
 16.925661305Flewellen
 Look you, 'tis not well done to take the 2567tale out 1306of a man's mouth ere it is made an end and finished. 1307I speak 2568in the comparisons: as Alexander is 2569kill 1308his friend Cleitus, so 2570our king, being in his ripe 1309wits and 2571judgments, is turn away the fat knight 1310with the 2572great-belly doublet. 2573I am forget his name.
 16.1025741311Gower
 Sir John Falstaff.
 16.1125751312Flewellen
 Ay, I think it is Sir John Falstaff indeed. 1313I can tell you, there's good men born 2576at Monmorth.
 16.11.125781314Enter King and the lords[, among them an English herald].
 16.1225801315King Henry
 I was not angry since I came into France,
 16.1325811316Until this hour. -- 1317Take a trumpet, herald,
 16.1425821318And ride unto the horsemen on yon hill.
 16.1525831319If they will fight with us, bid them come down,
 16.1625841320Or leave the field. They do offend our sight.
 16.1725851321Will they do neither, we will come to them
 16.1825861322And make them skirr away as fast 1323as stones
 16.192587Enforcèd from the old Assyrian slings.
 16.2025881324Besides, we'll cut the throats of those we have,
 16.2125891325And not one alive 2590shall taste our mercy.
 16.21.125911326Enter the [French] Herald.
 16.2225941327God's will, what means this? Know'st 2595thou not
 16.2325961328That we have fined these bones of ours for ransom?
 16.2425991329Herald
 I come, great king, for charitable favor,
 16.2526021330To sort our nobles from our common men,
 16.262602.11331We may have leave to bury all our dead,
 16.272602.21332Which in the field lie spoiled and trodden on.
 16.2826121333King Henry
 I tell thee truly, herald, I do not know whether 26131334the day be ours or no, 26141335for yet a many of your French do keep the field.
 16.2926161336Herald
 The day is yours.
 26171337King Henry
 The day is yours.  Praisèd be God therefore.
 16.3026181338What castle call you that?
 26191339Herald
 What castle call you that?  We call it Agincourt.
 16.3126201340King Henry
 Then call we this the field of Agincourt,
 16.3226211341Fought on the day of Crispin, Crispin.
 16.3326221342Flewellen
 Your grandfather of famous memory, 2622.11343if your grace be remembered, 26251344is do good service in France.
 16.3426261345King Henry
 'Tis true, Flewellen.
 26271346Flewellen
 Your majesty says very true. 2627.11347An it please your majesty, 26281348the Welshmen there was do good service 1349in a 2629garden where leeks did grow. 26311350And I think 2632your majesty will take no scorn 1351to wear a leek in your cap upon 2633Saint Davy's day.
 16.3626351352King Henry
 No, Flewellen, for I am Welsh as well as you.
 16.3726361353Flewellen
 All the water in Wye will not wash your 2637Welsh 1354blood out of you. 2638God keep it, and preserve it, 1355to his 2639grace's will and pleasure.
 16.3826401356King Henry
 Thanks, good countryman.
 16.3926411357Flewellen
 By Jesus, I am your majesty's countryman. 1358I 2642care not who know it, 2644so long as your majesty is an honest man.
 16.4026451359King Henry
 God keep me so. -- 2647Our herald go with him, 26481360and bring us the number of the scattered French.
 16.40.12648.11361Exit [French and English] heralds[, and Gower]. [Enter Second Soldier].
 26491362Call yonder soldier hither.
 16.4126501363Flewellen
 You, fellow, come to the king.
 16.4226511364King Henry
 Fellow, why dost thou wear that glove in thy hat?
 16.43265613652 Soldier
 An't please your majesty, 'tis a rascal's that 2657swaggered 1366with me the other day, and he hath one of mine, 26611367which if ever I see, I have sworn to strike him. 2661.11368So hath he sworn the like to me.
 16.4426621369King Henry
 How think you, Flewellen, is it lawful 2663he keep his oath?
 16.452663.11370Flewellen
 An it please your majesty, 'tis lawful he keep his vow. 2663.21371If he be perjured once, he is as arrant a beggarly knave 26721372as treads upon two black shoes.
 16.4626661373King Henry
 His enemy may be a gentleman of worth.
 16.4726681374Flewellen
 And if he be as good a gentleman as Lucifer, 26691375and Belzebub, and the devil himself, 26701376'tis meet he keep his vow.
 16.4826741377King Henry
 Well, sirrah, keep your word. 26771378Under what captain servest thou?
 16.49267813792 Soldier
 Under Captain Gower.
 16.5026791380Flewellen
 Captain Gower is a good captain, 1381and hath good 2680lit'rature in the wars.
 16.5126811382King Henry
 Go call him hither.
 16.52268213832 Soldier
 I will, my lord. 
 16.52.1Exit Soldier.
 16.5326841384King Henry
 Captain Flewellen, when Alençon and I was 26851385down together, I took this glove off from his helmet. 26831386Here, Flewellen, wear it. [Gives him 2 Soldier's glove] If 2686any do challenge it, 1387he is a friend of Alençon's, 1388and an 2687enemy to me.
 16.5426891389Flewellen
 Your majesty doth me as great a favor 1390as can be 2690desired in the hearts of his subjects. 1391I would see 2691that man now that should 2692challenge this glove, 26931392an it please God of his grace. I would but see him, 1393that is all.
 16.5526941394King Henry
 Flewellen, know'st thou Captain Gower?
 16.5626951395Flewellen
 Captain Gower is my friend, 1396and if it like your majesty, I know him very well.
 16.5726961397King Henry
 Go call him hither.
 16.5826981398Flewellen
 I will, an it shall please your majesty.
 16.5927001399King Henry
 [To the lords] Follow Flewellen closely at the heels,
 16.6027011400The glove he wears, 2703it was the soldier's.
 16.6127071401It may be there will be harm between them,
 16.6227081402For I do know Flewellen valiant,
 16.6327091403And being touched, as hot as gunpowder,
 16.6427101404And quickly will return an injury.
 16.6527111405Go see there be no harm between them.
 16.65.1[Exeunt.]
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