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throne。     And     what     say   you    to   this?    Percy;    Northumberland;         The 

Archbishop's Grace of York; Douglas; Mortimer Capitulate against us and 

are up。   But wherefore   do I   tell these   news to   thee Why;   Harry; do   I   tell 

thee of my foes; Which art my nearest and dearest enemy' Thou that art 

like enough; through vassal fear; Base inclination; and the start of spleen; 

To fight against me under Percy's pay; To dog his heels and curtsy at his 

frowns; To show how much thou art degenerate。 Prince。 Do not think so。 

You shall not find it so。 And God forgive them that so much have sway'd 

Your   Majesty's   good   thoughts   away   from   me!   I   will   redeem   all   this   on 

Percy's head And; in the closing of some glorious day; Be bold to tell you 

that I am your son; When I will wear a garment all of blood; And stain my 

favours in a bloody mask; Which; wash'd away; shall scour my shame with 

it。 And   that   shall   be   the   day;   whene'er   it   lights;   That   this   same   child   of 

honour and renown; This gallant Hotspur; this all…praised knight; And your 

unthought of Harry chance to meet。 For every honour sitting on his helm; 

Would they were multitudes; and on my head My shames redoubled! For 

the time   will   come That   I   shall   make   this   Northern   youth   exchange   His 

glorious deeds for my indignities。 Percy is but my factor; good my lord; To 

engross up glorious deeds on my behalf; And I will call hall to so strict 

account      That   he   shall  render    every   glory    up;  Yea;   even    the   slightest 

worship of his time; Or I will tear the reckoning from his heart。 This in the 

name of God I promise here; The which if he be pleas'd I shall perform; I 

do    beseech     your   Majesty     may    salve   The    long…grown      wounds      of  my 

intemperance。   If   not;   the   end   of   life   cancels   all   bands; And   I   will   die   a 

hundred thousand deaths Ere break the smallest parcel of this vow。 King。 

A    hundred     thousand     rebels   die   in  this!  Thou     shalt   have   charge    and 

sovereign trust herein。 

       Enter Blunt。 

       How now; good Blunt? Thy looks are full of speed。 Blunt。 So hath the 

business   that   I   come   to   speak   of。   Lord   Mortimer   of   Scotland   hath   sent 

word That Douglas and the English rebels met The eleventh of this month 



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at Shrewsbury。 A mighty and a fearful head they are; If promises be kept 

oil   every   hand;   As   ever   off'red   foul   play   in   a   state。   King。   The   Earl   of 

Westmoreland set forth to…day; With him my son; Lord John of Lancaster; 

For   this   advertisement   is   five   days   old。  On Wednesday  next;  Harry;   you 

shall set forward; On Thursday we ourselves will march。 Our meeting Is 

Bridgenorth;   and;   Harry;   you   shall   march   Through   Gloucestershire;   by 

which account; Our business valued; some twelve days hence Our general 

forces   at   Bridgenorth   shall   meet。   Our   hands   are   full   of   business。   Let's 

away。 Advantage feeds him fat while men delay。 Exeunt。 



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        SCENE III。 Eastcheap。 The Boar's Head Tavern。 



     Enter Falstaff and Bardolph。 

       Fal。 Bardolph; am I not fall'n away vilely since this last action? Do I 

not   bate?   Do   I   not   dwindle?   Why;   my   skin   hangs   about   me   like   an   old 

lady's loose gown! I am withered like an old apple John。 Well; I'll repent; 

and that suddenly; while I am in some liking。 I shall be out of heart shortly; 

and then I shall have no strength to repent。 An I have not forgotten what 

the inside of a church is made of; I am a peppercorn; a brewer's horse。 The 

inside of a church! Company; villanous company; hath been the spoil of 

me。 Bard。 Sir John; you are so fretful you cannot live long。 Fal。 Why; there 

is it! Come; sing me a bawdy song; make me merry。 I was as virtuously 

given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough: swore little; dic'd not 

above seven   times   a   week;   went   to   a   bawdy  house   not   above   once   in   a 

quarter… of an hour; paid money that I borrowed… three or four times; lived 

well;   and   in   good   compass;   and   now   I   live   out   of   all   order;   out   of   all 

compass。 Bard。 Why; you are so fat; Sir John; that you must needs be out 

of   all   compass…   out   of   all   reasonable   compass;   Sir   John。   Fal。   Do   thou 

amend thy face; and I'll amend my life。 Thou art our admiral; thou bearest 

the lantern in the poop… but 'tis in the nose of thee。 Thou art the Knight of 

the Burning Lamp。 Bard。 Why; Sir John; my face does you no harm。 Fal。 

No;   I'll   be   sworn。   I   make   as   good   use   of   it   as   many   a   man   doth   of   a 

death's…head   or   a   memento   mori。   I   never   see   thy   face   but   I   think   upon 

hellfire and Dives that lived in purple; for there he is in his robes; burning; 

burning。 if thou wert any way given to virtue; I would swear by thy face; 

my oath should be 'By this fire; that's God's angel。' But thou art altogether 

given over; and wert indeed; but for the light in thy face; the son of utter 

darkness。 When thou ran'st up Gadshill in the night to catch my horse; if I 

did not think thou hadst been an ignis fatuus or a ball of wildfire; there's 

no   purchase   in   money。   O;   thou   art   a   perpetual   triumph;   an   everlasting 

bonfire…light! Thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches; 

walking with thee in the night betwixt tavern and tavern; but the sack that 

thou   hast   drunk   me   would   have   bought   me   lights   as   good   cheap   at   the 

dearest chandler's in Europe。 I have maintained that salamander of yours 



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with fire any time this two…and…thirty years。 God reward me for it! Bard。 

'Sblood; I would my face were in your belly! Fal。 God…a…mercy! so should 

I be sure to be heart…burn'd。 

       Enter Hostess。 

       How now; Dame Partlet the hen? Have you enquir'd yet who pick'd 

my   pocket?   Host。  Why;   Sir   John;   what   do   you   think;   Sir   John?   Do   you 

think I keep thieves in my house? I have search'd; I have enquired; so has 

my husband; man by man; boy by boy; servant by servant。 The tithe of a 

hair was never lost in my house before。 Fal。 Ye lie; hostess。 Bardolph was 

shav'd and lost many a hair; and I'll be sworn my pocket was pick'd。 Go to; 

you are a woman; go! Host。 Who; I? No; I defy thee! God's light; I was 

never   call'd   so   in   mine   own   house   before!   Fal。   Go   to;   I   know   you   well 

enough。 Host。 No; Sir John; you do not know me; Sir John。 I know you; 

Sir   John。 You   owe   me   money;   Sir   John;   and   now   you   pick   a   quarrel   to 

beguile me of it。 I bought you a dozen of shirts to your back。 Fal。 Dowlas; 

filthy dowlas! I have given them away to bakers' wives; they have made 

bolters   of   them。   Host。   Now;   as   I   am   a   true   woman;   holland   of   eight 

shillings an ell。 You owe money here besides; Sir John; for your diet and 

by…drinkings; and money lent you; four…and…twenty pound。 Fal。 He had his 

part of it; let   him pay。 Host。 He? Alas; he is poor;   he hath nothing。  Fal。 

How? Poor? Look upon his face。 What call you rich? Let them coin his 

nose; let them coin his cheeks。 I'll not pay a denier。 What; will you make a 

younker of me? Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn but I shall have my 

pocket pick'd? I have

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