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muft come to the King.

SCENE

OLDIER,

you

Exe. SOL. Henry, Voldier, why wear it thou that

glove in thy cap?

Will An't please your Majefty, 'tis the gage of one that I fhould fight with all, if he be alive.

K. Henry. An Englishman?

Will. An't please your Majefty, a rafcal that fwagger'd with me last night; who, if alive, and if ever he dare to challenge this glove, I have fworn to take him a box o'th'ear; or if I can see my glove in his cap, which he fwore as he was a foldier he would wear, (if alive) I will ftrike it out foundly.

K. Henry. What think you, captain Fluellen, is it fit this foldier keep his oath?

Flu. He is a craven and a villain elfe, an't please your Majefty, in my conscience.

K. Henry. It may be, his enemy is a gentleman of great fort, quite from the answer of his degree.

Flu. Though he be as good a gentleman as the devil is, as Lucifer and Belzebub himself, it is necessary, look your Grace, that he keep his vow and his oath: if he be perjur'd, fee you now, his reputation is as arrant a villain and a jackfawce, as ever his black fhoe trod upon God's ground and his earth, in my confcience law.

K. Henry. Then keep thy vow, firrah, when thou. meet'ft the fellow.

Will. So I will, my Liege, as I live.

K. Henry. Who ferv'ft thou under?
Will. Under captain Gower, my Liege.

Fiu. Gower is a good captain, and is good know

ledge and literature in the wars.

K. Henry. Call him hither to me, foldier.

Will. I will, my Liege.

[Exit.

K. Henry. Here, Fluellen, wear thou this favour for me, and ftick it in thy cap; when Alanfon and myself

were

were down together, I pluck'd this glove from his helm; if any man challenge this, he is a friend to Alanfon and an enemy to our perfon; if thou encounter any fuch, apprehend him if thou dost love me.

Flu. Your Grace does me as great honours as can be defir'd in the hearts of his fubjcts: I would fain see the man, that has but two legs, that fhall find himfelf agriev'd at this glove; that is all: but I would fain see it once an please God of his grace that I might fee.

K. Henry. Know'st thou Gower?

Flu. He is my dear friend, an please you.

K. Henry. Pray thee, go feek him, and bring him. to my tent.

Flu. I will fetch him.

[Exit. K. Henry. My lord of Warwick and my brother Follow Fluellen clofely at the heels: [Glofter, The glove, which I have given him for a favour, May, haply, purchafe him a box o' th' ear. It is the foldier's; I by bargain fhould Wear it myself. Follow, good coufin Warwick: If that the foldier ftrike him, as, I judge By his blunt bearing, he will keep his word; Some fudden mischief may arife of it: For I do know Fluellen valiant,

And, touch'd with choler, hot as gun-powder;

And quickly he'll return an injury.

Follow; and fee, there be no harm between them.

Come you with me, uncle of Exeter.

Will. I

[Exeunt.

Warrant, it is to knight you, captain.

Enter Fluellen.

Flu. God's will and his pleasure, captain, I beseech

you

you now come apace to the King: there is more good toward you, peradventure, than is in your knowledge to dream of.

Will. Sir, know you this glove?

Flu. Know the glove? I know, the glove is a glove. Will. I know this, and thus I challenge it.

Strikes him. Flu. 'Sblood, an arrant traitor as any's in the univerfal orld, in France or in England. Gower. How now, Sir? you villain! Will. Do you think I'll be forfworn?

Flu. Stand away, captain Gower, I will give treafon his payment into plows, I warrant you.

Will. I am no traitor.

Flu. That's a lie in thy throat. I charge you in his Majefty's name apprehend him, he's a friend of the Duke of Alanfon's.

Enter Warwick and Gloucester

War. How now, how now, what's the matter? Flu. My lord of Warwick, here is, praised be God for it, a moft contagious treafon come to light, look you, as you fhall defire in a fummer's day. Here is his Majefty

Enter King Henry, and Exeter.

K. Henry. How now, what's the matter?

Flu. My liege, here is a villain and a traitor, that, look your Grace, has ftruck the glove, which your Majefly is take out of the helmet of Alanfon.

Will. My Liege, this was my glove, here is the fellow of it; and he, that I gave it to in change, promis'd to wear it in his cap; I promis'd to flrike him, if he did; I met this man with my glove in his cap, and I have been as good as my word.

Flu. Your Majefty hear now, faving your Majefty's manhood, what an arrant, rafcally, beggarly, lowly, knave it is. I hope, your Majefty is pear me teftimo

nies, and witneffes, and avouchments, that this is the glove of Alanfon that your Majefty is give me, in your confcience now.

K. Henry. Give me thy glove, foldier; look, here is the fellow of it: 'twas me, indeed, thou promised'st to ftrike, and thou haft given me most bitter terms. Flu. An please your Majefty, let his neck answer for it, if there is any martial law in the orld.

K. Henry. How canft thou make me fatisfaction? Will. All Offences, my lord, come from the heart; never came any from mine, that might offend your Majefty.

K. Henry. It was ourself thou didst abuse.

Will. Your Majefty came not like yourself; you appear'd to me, but as a common man; witnefs the night, your garments, your lowlinefs; and what your Highness fuffer'd under that shape, I befeech you, take it for fault and not mine; for had your been as I took you for, I made no offence; therefore, I befeech your Highness, pardon me.

you

K. Henry. Here, uncle Exeter, fill this glove with

crowns,

And give it to this fellow. Keep it, fellow;
And wear it for an honour in thy cap,

Till I do challenge it. Give him the crowns:
And, captain, you must needs be friends with him.

Flu. By this day and this light, the fellow has mettle enough in his pelly; hold, there is twelve-pence for you; and I pray you to ferve God, and keep you out of prawls and prabbles, and quarrels and diffentions, and, I warrant you, it is the better for you. Will. I will none of your money.

Flu. It is with a good will; I can tell you, it will ferve you to mend your fhoes; come, wherefore should you be fo pafhful; your fhoes is not fo good; 'tis a good filling, I warrant you, or I will change it.

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SCENE

Enter Herald.

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K. Henry. NOW, Herald, are the dead number'd?
Here is the number of the

flaughter'd French.

K. Henry. What prisoners of good fort are taken,
uncle?

Exe. Charles Duke of Orleans, nephew to the King;
John Duke of Bourbon, and lord Bauchiqualt :
Of other Lords, and Barons, Knights, and 'Squires,
Full fifteen hundred, befides common men.

K. Henry. This note doth tell me of ten thousand
French

Slain in the field; of Princes in this number.
And nobles bearing banners, there lie dead
One hundred twenty fix ; "added to thefe,
E Of Knights, Efquires, and gallant Gentlemen,
Eight thousand and four hundred; of the which.
Five hundred were but yesterday dubb'd Knights;
So that in these ten thousand they have loft,
There are but fixteen hundred mercenaries:
The reft are Princes, Barons, Lords, Knights, 'Squires,
And gentlemen of blood and quality.

The names of those their nobles, that lie dead,
Charles Delabreth, high conftable of France;

Jaques of Chatilion, admiral of France;

The mafter of the cross-bows, lord Rambures;
Great mafter of France, the brave Sir Guichard Dauphin:
John Duke of Alanfon, Anthony Duke of Brabant
The brother to the Duke of Burgundy,
And Edward Duke of Bar: Of lufty Earls,
Grandpree and Rouffie, Faulconbridge and Foyes,
Beaumont and Marle, Vaudemont and Lefirale.
Here was a royal fellowship of death!
Where is the number of our English dead?
Exe. Edward the Duke of York, the Earl of Suffolk,
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