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refuse Our princely clemency at first proclaimed�察�They shall not have it
now�察 �although they would�察 �I will accept of nought but fire and sword�察�
Except�察 �within these two days�察 �six of them�察 �That are the wealthiest
merchants in the town�察 �Come naked�察 �all but for their linen shirts�察 �With
each a halter hanged about his neck�察�And prostrate yield themselves�察�upon
their knees�察 �To be afflicted�察 �hanged�察 �or what I please�察�And so you may
inform their masterships。
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��Exeunt Edward and Percy。�А�
CAPTAIN。 Why�察 �this it is to trust a broken staff�此 �Had we not been
persuaded�察 �John our King Would with his army have relieved the town�察�
We had not stood upon defiance so�此 �But now tis past that no man can
recall�察�And better some do go to wrack them all。
��Exit。�А�
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SCENE III。 Poitou。 Fields near Poitiers。 The
French camp�察�Tent of the Duke of Normandy。
��Enter Charles of Normandy and Villiers。�А�
CHARLES。 I wonder�察�Villiers�察�thou shouldest importune me For one
that is our deadly enemy。
VILLIERS。 Not for his sake�察�my gracious Lord�察�so much Am I become
an earnest advocate�察�As that thereby my ransom will be quit。
CHARLES。 Thy ransom�察�man�拭�why needest thou talk of that�拭�Art thou
not free�拭�and are not all occasions�察�That happen for advantage of our foes�察�
To be accepted of�察�and stood upon�拭�
VILLIERS。 No�察 �good my Lord�察 �except the same be just�察 �For profit
must with honor be comixt�察�Or else our actions are but scandalous。 But�察�
letting pass their intricate objections�察 �Wilt please your highness to
subscribe�察�or no�拭�
CHARLES。 Villiers�察�I will not�察�nor I cannot do it�察�Salisbury shall not
have his will so much�察�To claim a passport how it pleaseth himself。
VILLIERS。 Why�察�then I know the extremity�察�my Lord�察�I must return to
prison whence I came。
CHARLES。 Return��I hope thou wilt not�察�What bird that hath escaped
the fowler's gin�察�Will not beware how she's ensnared again�拭�Or�察�what is he�察�
so senseless and secure�察�That�察�having hardly past a dangerous gul�察�Will put
him self in peril there again�拭�
VILLIERS。 Ah�察 �but it is mine oath�察 �my gracious Lord�察 �Which I in
conscience may not violate�察�Or else a kingdom should not draw me hence。
CHARLES。 Thine oath�拭 �why�察 �tat doth bind thee to abide�此 �Hast thou
not sworn obedience to thy Prince�拭�
VILLIERS。 In all things that uprightly he commands�此 �But either to
persuade or threaten me�察 �Not to perform the covenant of my word�察 �Is
lawless�察�and I need not to obey。
CHARLES。 Why�察 �is it lawful for a man to kill�察�And not�察 �to break a
promise with his foe�拭�
VILLIERS。 To kill�察 �my Lord�察 �when war is once proclaimed�察 �So that
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our quarrel be for wrongs received�察 �No doubt�察 �is lawfully permitted us�察�
But in an oath we must be well advised�察�How we do swear�察�and�察�when we
once have sworn�察�Not to infringe it�察�though we die therefore�此�Therefore�察�
my Lord�察�as willing I return�察�As if I were to fly to paradise。
CHARLES。 Stay�察 �my Villiers�察 �thine honorable min Deserves to be
eternally admired。 Thy suit shall be no longer thus deferred�此�Give me the
paper�察 �I'll subscribe to it�察 �And�察 �wheretofore I loved thee as Villiers�察�
Hereafter I'll embrace thee as my self。 Stay�察�and be still in favour with thy
Lord。
VILLIERS。 I humbly thank you grace�察�I must dispatch�察�And send this
passport first unto the Earl�察�And then I will attend your highness pleasure。
CHARLES。 Do so�察�Villiers��and Charles�察�when he hath need�察�Be such
his soldiers�察�howsoever he speed� �
��Exit Villiers。�А�
��Enter King John。�А�
KING JOHN。 Come�察�Charles�察�and arm thee�察�Edward is entrapped�察�The
Prince of Wales is fallen into our hands�察�And we have compassed him�察�he
cannot escape。
CHARLES。 But will your highness fight to day�拭�
KING JOHN。 What else�察�my son�拭�he's scarce eight thousand strong�察�
And we are threescore thousand at the least。
CHARLES。 I have a prophecy�察�my gracious Lord�察�Wherein is written
what success is like To happen us in this outrageous war�察�It was delivered
me at Cresses field By one that is an aged Hermit there。 ��Reads。��'When
feathered foul shall make thine army tremble�察�And flint stones rise and
break the battle ray�察�Then think on him that doth not now dissemble�察�For
that shall be the hapless dreadful day�此�Yet�察�in the end�察�thy foot thou shalt
advance As far in England as thy foe in France。'
KING JOHN。 By this it seems we shall be fortunate�此 �For as it is
impossible that stones Should ever rise and break the battle ray�察�Or airy
foul make men in arms to quake�察�So is it like�察�we shall not be subdued�此�Or
say this might be true�察�yet in the end�察�Since he doth promise we shall drive
him hence And forage their Country as they have done ours�察 �By this
revenge that loss will seem the less。 But all are frivolous fancies�察�toys�察�and
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dreams�此�Once we are sure we have ensnared the son�察�Catch we the father
after how we can。
��Exeunt。�А�
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SCENE IV。 The same。 The English Camp。
��Enter Prince Edward�察�Audley�察�and others。�А�
PRINCE EDWARD。 Audley�察�the arms of death embrace us round�察�And
comfort have we none�察�save that to die We pay sower earnest for a sweeter
life。 At Cressey field out Clouds of Warlike smoke Choked up those
French mouths & dissevered them�察�But now their multitudes of millions
hide�察�Masking as twere�察�the beauteous burning Sun�察�Leaving no hope to us�察�
but sullen dark And eyeless terror of all ending night。
AUDLEY。 This sudden�察 �mighty�察 �and expedient head That they have
made�察 �fair prince�察 �is wonderful。 Before us in the valley lies the king�察�
Vantaged with all that heaven and earth can yield�察 �His party stronger
battled than our whole�此 �His son�察 �the braving Duke of Normandy�察 �Hath
trimmed the Mountain on our right hand up In shining plate�察�that now the
aspiring hill Shews like a silver quarry or an orb�察 �Aloft the which the
Banners�察�bannarets�察�And new replenished pendants cuff the air And beat
the winds�察�that for their gaudiness Struggles to kiss them��on our left hand
lies Phillip�察�the younger issue of the king�察�Coating the other hill in such
array�察�That all his guilded upright pikes do seem Straight trees of gold�察�the
pendants leaves�察 �And their device of Antique heraldry�察 �Quartered in
colours�察 �seeming sundry fruits�察 �Makes it the Orchard of the Hesperides�此�
Behind us too the hill doth bear his height�察�For like a half Moon�察�opening
but one way�察 �It rounds us in�察 �there at our backs are lodged The fatal
Crossbows�察�and the battle there Is governed by the rough Chattillion。 Then
thus it stands��the valley for our flight The king binds in�察�the hills on either
hand Are proudly royalized by his sons�察�And on the Hill behind stands
certain death In pay and service with Chattillion。
PRINCE EDWARD。 Death's name is much more mighty than his
deeds�察 �Thy parcelling this power hath made it more。 As many sands as
these my hands can hold�察�Are but my handful of so many sands�察�Then�察�all
the world�察 �and call it but a power�察 �Easily ta'en up�察 �and quickly thrown
away�此 �But if I stand to count them sand by sand�察 �The number would
confound my memory�察�And make a thousand millions of a task�察 �Which
briefly is no more�察�indeed�察�than one。 These quarters�察�squadrons�察�and these
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regiments�察�Before�察�behind us�察�and on either hand�察�Are but a power。When
we name a man�察�His hand�察�his foot�察�his head hath several strengths�察�And
being all but one self instant strength�察�Why�察�all this many�察�Audley�察�is but
one�察�And we can call it all but one man's strength。 He that hath far to go�察�
tells it by miles�察�If he should tell the steps�察�it kills his heart�此�The drops are
infinite�察�that make a flood�察�And yet�察�thou knowest�察�we call it but a Rain。
There is but one France�察�one king of France�察�That France hath no more
kings�察�and that same king Hath but the puissant legion of one king�察�And
we have one��then apprehend no odds�察�For one to one is fair equality。
��Enter an Herald from King John。�А�
PRINCE EDWARD。 What tidings�察�messenger�拭�be plain and brief。
HERALD。 The king of France�察�my sovereign Lord and master�察�Greets
by me his foe�察 �the Prince of Wales�此 �If thou call forth a hundred men of
name�察�Of Lords�察�Knights�察�Squires�察�and English gentl
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