History of Henrie the fourth

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for powder', thcilc fill a pit as well as better': tufli man, mortal!
men, mortal! men,
Wefl. ^butjfirlohn, me thinkes they arc exceeding poorg
and bare: too beggarly. ♦
Fal. Faith, for their poucrtie, I know not where they had that*
and for theirbareneffc, /atnfurcthey ncuerlearn'tthatof me,
Tru No,ilc be fwornc.vnlcfTc you call three fingers on the ribj
bare:but firra, make hafte, Percy is already in the field. Exit,
F*lf. What, is the king incamp't?
Wefl. He is, fir John, /feare we fliall ftay too long.
Fa/Jt. Well, to the latter end of a fray, and the beginnino- of a
fcaft, fits a dull fighter, and a kecne gueft. Exeunt,0
Snter HotjpurJVorceftery DonglM^nd Vcrnon*
Hot. Wee'le fight with him to night.
Wer. /t may not be.
Dougl. You giue him then aduantage.
Ver, Not a whit.
Bet. Why, fay you for lookes he notfor fupplyf
Ver, So do we.
Hot, His is certainc, ours is doubtful!.
Wor. Good coofen be aduifdc, ftir not to night:.
Ver, Do not, my Lord,
'Doug, You doe not counfcll well:
You fpeake it out of fearc, and cold heart.
Ver. Do me no flander, Douglas, by my life.
And /dare well mainraine it with my life j
7f well refpe^ed honor bid me on,
/hold as Ittdc counfell with weake fearc.
As you, my Lord, or any Scot that this day Hues:
Let be fecne to morrow in the battell, which of vs fcares*
Yea, or to night. Ver, Content.
Hot. To night,fay/.
Ver, Come^orae^tmaynotbc,
I wonder much, being men of fuch great leadingasyou arc,
That you forefee not what impediments
Drag backe our expedition: certaine horfc
Of my^coofen Vcrnons arc not yet come vp;
newy thefwrtk
Your Vncklc Worcefters horfes came but to day,
And now their pride and mcttall is aflcepe
Their courage with hard labour tame and dull,
That not a horfe is halfc the halfc of himfelfc.
Hot So arc the horfes of the encmie.
In rcnerall iourney bated and broughtlowt
Thebettcrpartof ours are fuUot reft.
mr. The number of the king execcdeth ours
For Gods fake, coofen, flay till all come in.
The trumpet founds aparley. Enter fir IValter Blunt,
Blunt. I come with gracious offers from the king,
/f you vouchfafc me hearing, and refpeft.
Hot. Welcome, fir Walter Blunt: and would to God
You were of our determination;
Some of vs loue you well, and euen thofc (bme
Enuie your great defcruings and good name,
Becaufe you are not of our qualitic.
But ftand againft vs like an cnemie.
Blmt: And God defend, but ftill I fliould (land fo>
So long as out of limit and true rule
You ftand againft anoynted MaicfHc.
But to ray charge. The king hath fent to know
The nature of your grieucs, and whereupon
You coniurc from the bread: of ciuill peace.
Such bold hoftilitie, teaching his dutiousland
Audacious crucltic. If that the king
Haue any way your good deferts forgot.
Which he confefleth to be manifold,
He bids you name your gricucs, and with all (peed,
You (hall hauc your defires with intcrcft
And pardon abfolute for your felfe, and lhe(c
Herein mifled by your (uggeftion.
Hot, The king is kind: and well we know, the king
Knowesat what time to promife, when to pay:
My father, my vnckle, and my fclfc,
Did giue him that fame royahie he wcarej,
And when he was not fixe and twentie ftrong,
Sickc in the worldcs regard, wretched and low?