Besides five hundred prisoners of esteem,- When I was young, (as yet I am not old,) [Exeunt King HENRY, GLOSTER, Talbot, Ver. Now, sir, to you, that were so hot at sea, Disgracing of these colours that I wears In honour of my noble lord of York,- The envious barking of your saucy tongue ? I do remember how my father said,] The author of this play was not a very correct historian. Henry was but nine months old when his father died, and never saw him. 3-resolved,] i. e. confirmed in opinion of it. * Or been reguerdon'd-] i. e. rewarded. The word was obsolete even in the time of Shakspeare. Chaucer uses it in the Boke of Boethius. 5 these colours that I wear-] This was the badge of a rose, and not an officer's scarf Against my lord, the duke of Somerset. such, That, who so draws a sword, 'tis present death;" I may have liberty to venge this wrong; [Exeunt. ACT IV. SCENE I. The same. A Room of State. Enter King HENRY, GLOSTER, EXETER, YORK, SUFFOLK, SOMERSET, WINCHESTER, WARWICK, TALBOT, the Governour 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, governour of Paris, take your oath,[Governour kneels. That you elect no other king but him: Esteem none friends, but such as are his friends; 6 That, who so draws a sword, 'tis present death ;] i. e. with a menace in the court, or in the presence chamber. 7 intend. such as shall pretend-] To pretend is to design, to JOHNSON. Malicious practices against his state: This shall ye do, so help you righteous God! [Exeunt Gov. and his Train. Enter Sir JOHN FASTOLFe. Fast. My gracious sovereign, as I rode from Calais, To haste unto your coronation, A letter was deliver'd to my hands, Writ to your grace from the duke of Burgundy. Tal. Shame to the duke of Burgundy, and thee! I vow'd, base knight, when I did meet thee next, To tear the garter from thy craven's 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 surpriz'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. 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; Valiant, and virtuous, full of haughty courage, To tear the garter from thy craven's leg,] i. e. thy mean, dastardly leg. 9 for high. haughty courage,] Haughty is here in its original sense Such as were grown to credit by the wars; Be packing therefore, thou that wast a knight; Glo. What means his grace, that he hath chang'd What's here?-I have, upon especial cause, [Reads. Moy'd with compassion of my country's wreck, Of such as your oppression feeds upon,― And join'd with Charles, the rightful king of O monstrous treachery! Can this be so; That in alliance, amity, and oaths, There should be found such false dissembling guile? 1 in most extremes.] i. e. in greatest extremities. 2 Pretend-] To pretend seems to be here used in its Latin sense, i. e. to hold out, to stretch forward. It may mean, however, as in other places, to design. K. Hen. What! doth my uncle Burgundy revolt? And give him chastisement for this abuse:- I should have begg'd I might have been employ'd. K. Hen. Then gather strength, and march unto him straight: Let him perceive, how ill we brook his treason; Enter VERNON and BASSET. [Exit. Ver. Grant me the combat, gracious sovereign! Bas. And me, my lord, grant me the combat too! York. This is my servant; Hear him, noble prince! Som. And this is mine; Sweet Henry, favour him! K. Hen. Be patient, lords; and give them leave to speak. Say, gentlemen, What makes you thus exclaim? And wherefore crave you combat? or with whom? Ver. With him, my lord; for he hath done me wrong. Bas. And I with him; for he hath done me wrong. K. Hen. What is that wrong whereof you both complain? "I am prevented,] Prevented is here, anticipated; a Latinism. |