The king, thy sovereign, is not quite exempt To hold your slaughtering hands, and keep the From envious malice of thy swelling heart. peace. Win. Gloster, I do defy thee.-Lord's, vouch-Pray, uncle Gloster, mitigate this strife. 1 Serv. Nay, if we be Glo. You of my household, leave this peevish And set this unaccustom'd* fight aside. [broil, 1 Serv. My lord, we know your grace to be a Thou bastard of my grandfather!— Win. Ay, lordly Sir; For what are you, I Glo. Thou art reverent Touching thy spiritual function, not thy life. War. Roam thither then. Som. My lord, it were your duty to forbear. near. War. State holy, or unhallow'd, what ofthat? Is not his grace protector to the king? Plan. Plantagenet, I see, must hold his Lest it be said, Speak, sirrah, when you should; [Aside. K. Hen. Uncles of Gloster, and of Winchester, The special watchmen of our English weal; War. An uproar, I dare warrant, [A noise again; Stones! Stones! [out: Our windows are broke down in every street, man Just and upright; and, for your royal birth, And ere that we will suffer such a prince, Glo. Stay, stay, I say! And, if you love me, as you say you do, K. Hen. O, how this discord doth afflict my Can you, my lord of Winchester, behold War. My lord protector, yield ;-yield Win- Except you mean, with obstinate repulse, stoop; Or, I would see his heart out, ere the priest War. Behold, my lord of Winchester, the Glo. Here, Winchester, I offer thee my hand. That malice was a great and grievous sin; War. Sweet king!-The bishop hath a kindly For shame, my lord of Winchester ! relent; ཟ 3 Serv. And I will see what physic the ta- Which in the right of Richard Plantagenet, Glo. Well urg'd, my lord of Warwick;-for, An if your grace mark every circumstance, At Eltham-place I told your majesty. Through which our policy must make a breach: words; Talk like the vulgar sort of market-men, 1 Sold. Our sacks shall be a mean to sack And we be lords and rulers over Roüen; K. Hen. And those occasions, uncle, were Therefore we'll knock. Therefore, my loving lords, our pleasure is, War. Let Richard be restored to his bloood; K. Hen. If Richard will be true, not that| Plan. Thy humble servant vows obedience, K. Hen. Stoop then, and set your knee a- And, in reguerdon* of that duty done, Plan. And so thrive Richard, as thy foes And as my duty springs so perish they of York! Som. Perish, base prince, ignoble duke of Glo. Now will it best avail your majesty, K. Hen. When Gloster says the word, king For friendly counsel cuts off many foes. Eze. Ay, we may march in England, or in all; And Henry, born at Windsor, should lose all: [Exit. SCENE II.—France.-Before Roüen. Enter LA PUCELLE disguised, and SOLDIERS dressed like Countrymen, with Sacks upon their Backs. Puc. These are the city gates, the gates of * Recompense. [Knocks Guard. [Within.] Qui est là? corn. rung. Guard. Enter, go in; the market-bell is [Opens the Gates. Puc. Now Roiien, I'll shake thy bulwarks to the ground. [PUCELLE, &c. enter the City. Enter CHARLES, BASTARD of Orleans, ALENÇON, and Forces. Char. Saint Dennis bless this happy strata- And once again we'll sleep secure in Roiien. tisants ;* Now she is there, how will she specify Alen. By thrusting out a torch from yonder tower; Which, once discern'd, shows, that her mean- Enter LA PUCELLE on a Battlement: holding Puc. Behold, this is the happy wedding That joineth Roüen unto her countrymen: Bast. See, noble Charles! the beacon of our The burning torch in yonder turret stands. Alen. Defer no time, Delays have dangerous Enter, and cry-The Dauphin!-presently, And then do execution on the watch. [They enter. Before he'll buy again at such a rate : tezan! I trust, ere long, to choke thee with thine own, Bed. O let no words, but deeds, revenge this Puc. What will you do, good grey-beard? And run a tilt at death within a chair? Tal. Foul fiend of France, and hag of all despite, Encompass'd with thy lustful paramours! Puc. Are you so hot, Sir?-Yet, Pucelle, If Talbot do but thunder, rain will follow.— [TALBOT, and the rest, consult together. God speed the parliament! who shall be the speaker? Tal. Dare ye come forth, and meet us in the field? Puc. Belike, your lordship takes us then for fools, To try if that our own be ours, or no. Tal. I speak not to that railing Hecate, Tal. Signior, hang!-base muleteers of France! Like peasant foot-boys do they keep the walls, For Talbot means no goodness, by his looks.- That we are here. Tal. And there will we be too, ere it be long, Either to get the town again, or die: VOWS. And now no more ado, brave Burgundy, Alarums; Excursions. Enter Sir JOHN FAS Cap. Whither away, Sir John Fastolfe, in Fast. Whither away? to save myself by flight; We are like to have the overthrow again. Cap. What! will you fly, and leave lord Fast. Ay, All the Talbots in the world to save my life. [Exit. Cap. Cowardly knight! ill fortune follow thee ! [Exit. Retreat: Excursions. Enter from the Town, Bed. Now, quiet soul, depart when heaven For I have seen our enemies' overthrow. [Dies, and is carried off in his Chair. Alarum: Enter TALBOT, BURGUNDY, and others. Bur. Warlike and martial Talbot, Burgundy Tal. Thanks, gentle duke. But where is I think, her old familiar is asleep : That such a valiant company are fled. Tal. But yet, before we go, let's not forget A gentler heart did never sway in court: -The Plains near SCENE III-The same. the City. Puc. Dismay not, princes, at this accident, Char. We have been guided by thee hitherto, Doubting thy birth and lawful progeny, [tion, And of thy cunning had no diffidence ; One sudden foil shall never breed distrust. Bast. Search out thy wit for secret policies, And we will make thee famous through the world. Alen. We'll set thy statute in some holy place, And have thee reverenc'd like a blessed saint; Employ thee then, sweet virgin, for our good. Puc. Then thus it must be; this doth Joan devise: By fair persuasions, mix'd with sugar'd words, France were no place for Henry's warriors; Alen. Forever should they be expuls'dt from France, And not have title to an earldom here. Who join'st thou with, but with a lordly na- Was not the Duke of Orleans thy foe? Come, come, return; return, thou wand'ring arms. Bur. Iam vanquish'd; these haughty* words of hers Puc. Your honours shall perceive how I will Have batter'd me like roaring cannon shot, work, To bring this matter to the wished end. [Drums heard. Hark! by the sound of drum, you may perceive Their powers are marching unto Paris-ward. An English March. Enter, and pass over at a distance, TALBOT and his Forces. There goes the Talbot, with his colours spread; And all the troops of English after him. A French March. Enter the duke of BURGUNDY and Forces. Now, in the rearward, comes the duke, and his; Fortune, in favour, make him lag behind. Summon a parley, we will talk with him. [A Parley sounded. Char. A parley with the duke of Burgundy. Bur. Who craves a parley with the Burgundy? Puc. The princely Charles of France, thy countryman. Bur. What say'st thou, Charles? for I am marching hence. Char. Speak, Pucelle; and enchant him with thy words. Puc. Brave Burgundy, undoubted hope of France! Stay, let thy humble handmaid speak to thee. And see the cities and the towns defac'd Or nature makes me suddenly relent. And made me almost yield upon my knees.— Forgive me, country, and sweet countrymen! And, lords, accept this hearty kind embrace: My forces and my power of men are yours ;— So, farewell, Talbot; I'll no longer trust thee. Puc. Done like a Frenchman, turn, and turn again! Char. Welcome, brave duke! thy friendship makes us fresh. Bast. And doth beget new courage in our breasts. Alen. Pucelle hath bravely played her part in this, And doth deserve a coronet of gold. Char. Now let us on, my lords, and join our powers; And seek how we may prejudice the foe. [Exeunt. SCENE IV.-Paris.-A Room in the Palace. Enter King HENRY, GLOSTER, and other Lords, VERNON, BASSET, &c. To them TALBOT, and some of his Officers. Tal. My gracious prince,-and honourable peers, Hearing of your arrival in this realm, ter, That hath so long been resident in France? Glo, Yes, if it please your majesty, my liege. K. Hen. Welcome, brave captain, and vic torious lord! When I was young, (as yet I am not old,) *Elevated. Confirmed in opinion. Rewarded. Therefore, stand up; and, for these good de serts, We here create you earl of Shrewsbury; [Exeunt King HENRY, GLOSTER, TALBOT, Ver. Now, Sir, to you, that were so hot at Disgracing of these colours, that I wear [sea, In honour of my noble lord of York,— Dar'st thou maintain the former words thou spak'st? Bas. Yes, Sir; as well as you dare patronage The envious barking of your saucy tongue Against my lord the duke of Somerset. Ver. Sirrah, thy lord I honour as he is. Glo. To say the truth, this fact was infamous, And ill beseeming any common man ; Much more a knight, a captain, and a leader. Tal. When first this order was ordain'd, my lords, Knights of the garter were of noble birth; Bas. Why, what is he? as good a man as That doth presume to boast of gentle blood. Ver. Hark ye; not so: in witness, take ye that. [Strikes him. Bas. Villain, thou know'st, the law of arms is such, That, who so draws a sword, 'tis present death; Or else this blow should broach thy dearest But I'll unto his majesty, and crave, [blood. I may have liberty to 'venge this wrong; When thou shalt see, I'll meet thee to thy cost. Ver. Well, miscreant, I'll be there as soon as you; And, after, meet you sooner than you would. [Exeunt. ACT IV. SCENE I-The same.-A Room of State. Enter King HENRY, GLOSTER, Exeter, York, SUFFOLK, SOMERSET, WINCHESTER, WARWICK, TALBOT, the GOVRENOR of Paris, and others. Glo. Lord bishop, set the crown upon his head. Win. God save king Henry, of that name the sixth! Glo. Now, governor of Paris, take your oath, That you elect no other king but him: Enter Sir JOHN FASTOLFE. [next, I vow'd, base knight, when I did meet thee To tear the garter from thy craven'st leg, [Plucking it off. (Which I have done) because unworthily Thou wast installed in that high degree.Pardon me, princely Henry, and the rest: This dastard, at the battle of Patay, When but in all I was six thousand strong, And that the French were almost ten to one,Before we met, or that a stroke was given, Like to a trusty squire, did run away; In which assault we lost twelve hundred men ; Myself, and divers gentlemen beside, Were there surpris'd, and taken prisoners. Then judge, great lords, if I have done amiss; Or whether that such cowards ought to wear This ornament of knighthood, yea, or no. K. Hen. Stain to thy countrymen! thou hear'st thy doom: Be packing therefore, thou that wast a knight; Henceforth we banish thee, on pain of death.— [Exit FASTOLFE. And now, my lord protector, view the letter Sent from our uncle duke of Burgundy. Glo. What means his grace, that he hath chang'd his style? [Viewing the superscription. No more but, plain and bluntly,-To the king? Hath he forgot, he is his sovereign? Or doth this churlish superscription Pretend‡ some alteration in good will? What's here?-I have, upon especial cause,[Reads. Mov'd with compassion of my country's wreck, Together with the pitiful complaints Of such as your oppression feeds upon,― Forsaken your pernicious faction, [France. And join'd with Charles, the rightful king of O monstrous treachery! Can this be so; That in aliance, amity, and oaths, [guile? There should be found such false dissembling K. Hen. What! doth my uncle Burgundy revolt? Glo. He doth, my lord; and is become your foe. K. Hen. Is that the worst, this letter doth contain ? Glo. It is the worst, and all, my lord, he writes. K. Hen. Why then, lord Talbot there shall talk with him, And give him chastisement for this abuse:My lord, how say you? are not you content? Tal. Content, my liege? Yes; but that I am prevented, [ploy'd. I should have begg'd I might have been emK. Hen. Then gather strength, and march unto him straight: [son; Let him perceive, how ill we brook his treaAnd what offence it is, to flout his friends. Tal. I go, my lord; in heart desiring still, You may behold confusion of your foes [Exit. Enter VERNON and BASSET. Ver. Grant me the combat, gracious sovereign! Bas. And me, my lord, grant me the com |