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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 gentlemen�察�And with thy 

self and those kneel at his feet�察�He straight will fold his bloody colours up�察�

And ransom shall redeem lives forfeited�察�If not�察�this day shall drink more 

English   blood�察  �Than      ere   was   buried   in   our   British   earth。   What   is   the 

answer to his proffered mercy�拭�

     PRINCE   EDWARD。   This   heaven�察  �that   covers   France�察  �contains   the 

mercy   That   draws   from   me   submissive   orizons�察  �That   such   base   breath 

should vanish from my lips�察�To urge the plea of mercy to a man�察�The Lord 

forbid��Return�察�and tell the king�察�My tongue is made of steel�察�and it shall 

beg My mercy on his coward burgonet�察�Tell him�察�my colours are as red as 

his�察�My men as bold�察�our English arms as strong�此�Return him my defiance 

in his face。 

     HERALD。 I go。 

     ��Exit。�А�

     ��Enter another Herald。�А�

     PRINCE EDWARD。 What news with thee�拭�

     HERALD。   The   Duke   of   Normandy�察  �my   Lord   &   master�察  �Pitying   thy 

youth is so ingirt with peril�察�By me hath sent a nimble jointed jennet�察�As 

swift as ever yet thou didst bestride�察�And therewithall he counsels thee to 

fly�察�Else death himself hath sworn that thou shalt die。 

     PRINCE EDWARD。 Back with the beast unto the beast that sent him� �



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Tell him  I  cannot sit a  coward's   horse�察  �Bid   him to   day  bestride   the  jade 

himself�察�For I will stain my horse quite o'er with blood�察�And double gild 

my spurs�察�but I will catch him�察�So tell the carping boy�察�and get thee gone。 

     ��Exit Herald。�А�

     ��Enter another Herald。�А�

     HERALD。   Edward           of   Wales�察  �Phillip�察  �the  second   son    To   the  most 

mighty christian king of France�察�Seeing thy body's living date expired�察�All 

full of charity and christian love�察�Commends this book�察�full fraught with 

prayers�察�To   thy  fair   hand   and   for   thy  hour of   life   Intreats thee   that   thou 

meditate   therein�察�And   arm  thy  soul   for   her   long   journey  towards Thus 

have I done his bidding�察�and return。 

     PRINCE   EDWARD。   Herald   of   Phillip�察  �greet   thy   Lord   from   me�此�All 

good that he can send�察�I can receive�察�But thinkst thou not�察�the unadvised 

boy  Hath   wronged   himself   in thus   far tendering   me�拭  �Happily  he   cannot 

pray without the book I think him no divine extemporall�察�Then render 

back    this   common      place   of  prayer�察  �To   do   himself    good    in  adversity�察�

Beside he knows not my sins' quality�察�And therefore knows no prayers for 

my avail�察�Ere night his prayer may be to pray to God�察�To put it in my heart 

to hear his prayer。 So tell the courtly wanton�察�and be gone。 

     HERALD。 I go。 

     ��Exit。�А�

     PRINCE EDWARD。 How confident their strength and number makes 

them�   �Now�察  �Audley�察  �sound   those   silver   wings   of   thine�察  �And   let   those 

milk white messengers of time Shew thy times learning in this dangerous 

time。 Thy self art bruis'd and bit with many broils�察�And stratagems forepast 

with iron pens Are texted in thine honorable face�察�Thou art a married man 

in   this   distress�察  �But   danger   woos   me   as   a   blushing   maid�此  �Teach   me   an 

answer to this perilous time。 

     AUDLEY。 To die is all as common as to live�此�The one ince´wise�察�the 

other holds in chase�察�For�察�from the instant we begin to live�察�We do pursue 

and hunt the time to die�此�First bud we�察�then we blow�察�and after seed�察�Then�察�

presently�察�we fall�察�and�察�as a shade Follows the body�察�so we follow death。 If�察�

then�察�we hunt for death�察�why do we fear it�拭�If we fear it�察�why do we follow 

it�拭�If we do fear�察�how can we shun it�拭�If we do fear�察�with fear we do but 



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aide The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner�此�If we fear not�察�then no 

resolved proffer Can overthrow the limit of our fate�察�For�察�whether ripe or 

rotten�察�drop we shall�察�As we do draw the lottery of our doom。 

     PRINCE EDWARD。 Ah�察�good old man�察�a thousand thousand armors 

These   words   of   thine   have   buckled   on   my   back�此�Ah�察  �what   an   idiot   hast 

thou   made   of   life�察  �To   seek   the   thing   it   fears�   �and   how   disgraced   The 

imperial   victory   of   murdering   death�察  �Since   all   the   lives   his   conquering 

arrows strike   Seek him�察�and   he not   them�察�to   shame   his glory�   �I   will   not 

give a penny for a life�察�Nor half a halfpenny to shun grim death�察�Since for 

to live is but to seek to die�察�And dying but beginning of new life。 Let come 

the hour when he that rules it will� �To live or die I hold indifferent。 

     ��Exeunt。�А�



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              SCENE V。 The same。 The French Camp。 



     ��Enter King John and Charles。�А�

    KING JOHN。 A sudden darkness hath defaced the sky�察�The winds are 

crept into their caves for fear�察�The leaves move not�察�the world is hushed 

and still�察�The birds cease singing�察�and the wandering brooks Murmur no 

wonted      greeting   to  their   shores�察  �Silence   attends    some    wonder     and 

expecteth That heaven should pronounce some prophesy�此�Where�察�or from 

whom�察�proceeds this silence�察�Charles�拭�

     CHARLES。   Our   men�察  �with   open   mouths   and   staring   eyes�察  �Look   on 

each   other�察  �as   they   did   attend   Each   other's   words�察  �and   yet   no   creature 

speaks�察�A tongue´tied fear hath made a midnight hour�察�And speeches sleep 

through all the waking regions。 

    KING   JOHN。   But   now   the   pompous   Sun�察  �in   all   his   pride�察  �Looked 

through his golden coach upon the world�察�And�察�on a sudden�察�hath he hid 

himself�察�That now the under earth is as a grave�察�Dark�察�deadly�察�silent�察�and 

uncomfortable。 

     ��A clamor of ravens。�А�

    Hark�察�what a deadly outery do I hear�拭�

     CHARLES。 Here comes my brother Phillip。 

    KING JOHN。 All dismayed�此�

     ��Enter Phillip。�А�

    What fearful words are those thy looks presage�拭�

    PHILLIP。 A flight�察�a flight� �

    KING JOHN。 Coward�察�what flight�拭�thou liest�察�there needs no flight。 

    PHILLIP。 A flight。 

    KING JOHN。 Awake thy craven powers�察�and tell on The substance of 

that very fear in deed�察�Which is so ghastly printed in thy face�此�What is the 

matter�拭�

    PHILLIP。 A flight of ugly ravens Do croak and hover o'er our soldiers' 

heads�察�And keep in triangles and cornered squares�察�Right as our forces are 

embattled�察  �With   their   approach   there   came   this   sudden   fog�察 �Which   now 

hath hid the airy floor of heaven And made at noon a night unnatural Upon 

the quaking and dismayed world�此�In brief�察�our soldiers have let fall their 



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arms�察  �And   stand   like   metamorphosed   images�察  �Bloodless   and   pale�察  �one 

gazing on another。 

     KING JOHN。 Aye�察�now I call to mind the prophesy�察�But I must give no 

entrance to a fear。 Return�察�and hearten up these yielding souls�此�Tell them�察�

the   ravens�察  �seeing   them   in   arms�察  �So   many   fair   against   a   famished   few�察�

Come but to dine upon their handy work And prey upon the carrion that 

they kill�此�For when we see a horse laid down to die�察�Although he be not 

dead�察  �the   ravenous   birds   Sit   watching   the   departure   of   his   life�察  �Even   so 

these ravens for the carcasses Of those poor English�察�that are marked to 

die�察�Hover about�察�and�察�if they cry to us�察�Tis but for meat that we must kill 

for them。 Away�察�and comfort up my soldiers�察�And sound the trumpets�察�and 

at once dispatch This little business of a silly fraud。 

     ��Exit Phillip。�А�

     ��Another noise。Salisbury brought in by a French Captain。�А�

     CAPTAIN。 Behold�察�my liege�察�this knight and forty mo'�察�Of whom the 

better part are slain and fled�察�With all endeavor sought to break our ranks�察�

And make their way to the encompassed prince�此�Dispose of him as please 

your majesty。 

     KING JOHN。 Go�察�& the next bough�察�soldier�察�that thou seest�察�Disgrace 

it with his body presently�察�For I do hold a tree in France too good To be 

the gallows of an English thief。 

     SALISBURY。 My  Lord of   Normandy�察�I have   your pass And   warrant 

for my safety through this land。 

       CHARLES。 Villiers procured it for thee�察�did he not�拭�

     SALISBURY。 He did。 

     CHARLES。 And it is current�察�thou shalt freely pass。 

     KING JOHN。 Aye�察�freely to the gallows to be hanged�察�Without denial 

or impediment。 Away with him� �

     CHARLES。 I hope your highness will not so disgrace me�察�And dash 

the   virtue   of   my   seal   at   arms�此  �He   hath   my   never   broken   name   to   shew�察�

Charactered with this princely hand of mine�此�And rather let me leave to be 

a prince Than break the stable verdict of a prince�此�I do beseech you�察�let 

him pass in quiet。 

     KING JOHN。 Thou and thy word lie both in my command�察�What canst 



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thou promise that I cannot break�拭�Which of these twain is greater infamy�察�

To disobey thy father or thy self�拭�Thy word�察�nor no mans�察�may exceed his 

power�察�Nor that same man doth never break his word�察�That keeps it to the 

utmost   of   his   power。   The   breach   of   faith   dwells   in   the   soul's   consent�此�

Which if thy self without consent do break�察�Thou art not charged with the 

breach of faith。 Go�察�hang him��for thy license lies in me�察�And 
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