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rough all the kingdomcsthat acknowledge Chrlft,
Thrice hath this H<ppur Mars in fwathling clothes,
This infant warrisr^n his enterprifes,
Difcorafited great Douglas,tanehiraoncc,
Enlarged hini^and made a friend of him,
To fill the mouth ofdeepe defiance vp.
And dake the peace and fnfetie of our chronc,
And what fay you to this? PercyjNoithumbcrliind,
The Archbi(hops grace of Yorke, Douglas, Mortimer,
Capitulate againft vs,and are vp.
But, wherefore do I tell thefe newes to thee?
Why^arry^do I tell thee of niy foes,
Which art my ncereft and dcarcft enemy?
Thou that art like enough, through vaft.llfeai e,
Bafe inclination, and the ftart ©f (pleene,
To fight againft meander Percies pay.
To dog his heeles.and curlfie at hisfiowncs,
To fhew,how much thou art degenerate.
Vr'm. Do not thinkcfo.you rfiallnotfindeilfo.
And God forgiuc them, that fo much haue (wayd
Your Maieflies good thoughts away from roe.
I will redeemc all this on Pcrcies head,
And,in the dofing offomc glorious day.
Be bold to tell you that I am your fonne.
When I will wcarca garment all of bloud.
And ftaine ray fauorsin a bloudie maskc,
Which waflit 'away,fhall fcourc my fliamc with it.
And that fhall be the day, when e're it lights.
That this fame child of honour and rcnowiie,
This gallant Hotrpur,this all praifed knight.
And your vnthought of Hairy ,chance to mecte,
For euery honor, fitting on his helmc,
Would they were roulntudes,and on ray head
My fhames redoubled. For the time will come
That /lhall make this Northren youth exchange
His glorious dcedes, for my indignities.
Percy is but my faftor,good ray Lord,
To cngroflemy glorious deeds on my bchalfc*
And
"Henry the-foun
And I will call him to fo drift account,
That he /hall render cuery glory vp,
Yea euen the fleighteft worihip of his time.
Or 1 will tcare the reckoning from his heart.
This,in the name of God5l promifc here.
The which, if he bepleafd,! (hall performc:
I do befeech your Maieftic may faluc
The Ion" ^rownc wounds of my intemperance:
If noMhe end of life cancels all bands,
And I will die,a hundred thoufand deaths,
E re bt eake the fmalleft parcell of this vow.
limg. A hundred thoufand rebels die in this.
Thou (halt haue charge,and foueraigne truft herein.
How now ^ood Blunthhy lookes arc full offpecd.
Enter Blunt,
rBlmt. So hath the bufines,th3t / come to fpeake of
Lord Mortimer of Scotland hath fent word.
That Douglas and the Englifli rebels met.
The cleuenth of this moneih,at Shrewsbury,
A mighty^nd a fearefull head they arc,
(If proraifes be kept on cuery hand,)
As euer offred foulc play in aftatc
King. The Earle of Weftmerland fet forth to day.
With him ray (bnne,Lord lohn of Lancafter,
For this aduertlferaent is fiue daics old,
On Wcdncfday next,Harry,thou fhaltfet forward.
On Thurfday,we our felucs will march* Our meeting
/s Bridgenorth,and Harry ,you fliall march
Through Gloceftcrfliire,by which account.
Our bufincs valued (bmc twelue daics hence.
Our gencrall forces,at Bridgcnor th fliall mecte:
Our hands are full of bufincSjlet's away,
Aduantagc fecdes him fat,whilc men delay.
Enter FalfiMffe andBardo/t,
'Pal Bardoll, am I not falnc away vilely dnce this laft aftion?
do I not bate ? doe / not dwindle ? Why ray skin hangs about
roc, like an oldc Ladies loofc gowne. I am withered like an oldc
apple lohn . Well, He repent, andkhat fttddenly, while I am in
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