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hundred years hath held the scepter up�此�Judge then�察�conspiratours�察�by this 



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descent�察�Which is the true borne sovereign�察�this or that。 

     PHILIP。 Father�察�range your battles�察�prate no more�察�These English fain 

would     spend    the  time   in  words�察  �That�察  �night   approaching�察    �they   might 

escape unfought。 

     KING   JOHN。   Lords   and   my   loving   Subjects�察  �now's   the   time�察  �That 

your intended force must bide the touch。 Therefore�察�my friends�察�consider 

this in brief�此�He that you fight for is your natural King�察�He against whom 

you fight�察�a foreigner�此�He that you fight for�察�rules in clemency�察�And reins 

you with a mild and gentle bit�察�He against whom you fight�察�if he prevail�察�

Will straight inthrone himself in tyranny�察�Makes slaves of you�察�and with a 

heavy hand Curtail and curb your sweetest liberty。 Then�察�to protect your 

Country   and     your   King�察   �Let  but   the  haughty    Courage     of  your   hearts 

Answer the number of your able hands�察�And we shall quickly chase these 

fugitives。 For what's this Edward but a belly god�察�A tender and lascivious 

wantoness�察�That thother day was almost dead for love�拭�And what�察�I pray 

you�察�is his goodly guard�拭�Such as�察�but scant them of their chines of beef 

And take away their downy featherbeds�察�And presently they are as resty 

stiff�察�As   twere   a   many   over   ridden   jades。   Then�察  �French   men�察  �scorn   that 

such should be your Lords�察�And rather bind ye them in captive bands。 

     ALL FRENCHMEN。 Vive le Roy��God save King John of France� �

     KING JOHN。 Now on this plain of Cressy spread your selves�察�And�察�

Edward�察�when thou darest�察�begin the fight。 

     ��Exeunt King John�察�Charles�察�Philip�察�Lorrain�察�Boheme�察�and Forces。�А�

     KING EDWARD。 We presently will meet thee�察�John of France�此�And�察�

English Lords�察�let us resolve this day�察�Either to clear us of that scandalous 

crime�察�Or be intombed in our innocence。 And�察�Ned�察�because this battle is 

the first That ever yet thou foughtest in pitched field�察�As ancient custom is 

of Martialists�察�To dub thee with the tip of chivalry�察�In solemn manner we 

will give thee arms。 Come�察�therefore�察�Heralds�察�orderly bring forth A strong 

attirement for the prince my son。 

     ��Enter four Heralds�察�bringing in a coat armour�察�ahelmet�察�a lance�察�and a 

shield。�А�

       KING EDWARD。 Edward Plantagenet�察�in the name of God�察�As with 

this armour I impale thy breast�察�So be thy noble unrelenting heart Walled 



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in with flint of matchless fortitude�察�That never base affections enter there�此�

Fight and be valiant�察�conquer where thou comest� �Now follow�察�Lords�察�and 

do him honor to。 

     DARBY。 Edward Plantagenet�察�prince of Wales�察�As I do set this helmet 

on   thy   head�察  �Wherewith   the   chamber   of   thy   brain   is   fenst�察  �So   may   thy 

temples�察 �with   Bellona's   hand�察  �Be   still   adorned   with   laurel   victory�此  �Fight 

and be valiant�察�conquer where thou comest� �

     AUDLEY。   Edward   Plantagenet�察  �prince   of   Wales�察  �Receive   this   lance 

into   thy   manly   hand�察  �Use   it   in   fashion   of   a   brazen   pen�察  �To   draw   forth 

bloody stratagems in France�察�And print thy valiant deeds in honor's book�此�

Fight and be valiant�察�vanquish where thou comest� �

     ARTOIS。 Edward Plantagenet�察�prince of Wales�察�Hold�察�take this target�察�

wear     it  on  thy   arm�察  �And    may    the  view    thereof�察  �like   Perseus'    shield�察�

Astonish   and   transform   thy   gazing   foes   To   senseless   images   of   meager 

death�此�Fight and be valiant�察�conquer where thou comest� �

     KING   EDWARD。   Now   wants   there   nought   but   knighthood�察  �which 

deferred We leave�察�till thou hast won it in the field。 

     PRINCE   EDWARD。   My   gracious   father   and   ye   forward   peers�察  �This 

honor   you     have   done    me�察   �animates   And     cheers    my   green�察   �yet  scarce 

appearing strength With comfortable good presaging signs�察�No other wise 

than did old Jacob's words�察�When as he breathed his blessings on his sons。 

These hallowed gifts of yours when I profane�察�Or use them not to glory of 

my   God�察     �To  patronage     the   fatherless   and   poor�察  �Or   for  the   benefit   of 

England's peace�察�Be numb my joints�察�wax feeble both mine arms�察�Wither 

my heart�察�that�察�like a sapless tree�察�I may remain the map of infamy。 

     KING EDWARD。 Then thus our steeled Battles shall be ranged�此�The 

leading   of   the   vaward�察  �Ned�察  �is   thine�察  �To   dignify   whose   lusty   spirit   the 

more�察  �We   temper   it   with   Audly's   gravity�察  �That�察  �courage   and   experience 

joined in one�察�Your manage may be second unto none�此�For the main battles�察�

I   will   guide   my   self�察  �And�察  �Darby�察  �in   the   rearward   march   behind�察  �That 

orderly disposed and set in ray�察�Let us to horse�察�and God grant us the day� �

     ��Exeunt。�А�



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                            SCENE IV。 The Same。 



     ��Alarum。Enter a many French men flying。After them Prince Edward�察�

running。Then enter King John and Duke of Lorrain。�А�

    KING      JOHN。     Oh�察 �Lorrain�察  �say�察 �what   mean    our  men    to  fly�拭 �Our 

number is far greater than our foes。 

    LORRAIN。 The garrison of Genoaes�察�my Lord�察�That came from Paris 

weary with their march�察�Grudging to be so suddenly imployd�察�No sooner 

in the forefront took their place�察�But�察�straight retiring�察�so dismayed the rest�察�

As likewise they betook themselves to flight�察�In which�察�for haste to make a 

safe escape�察�More in the clustering throng are pressed to death�察�Than by 

the enemy�察�a thousand fold。 

    KING  JOHN。   O   hapless   fortune��Let us   yet   assay�察  �If  we   can   counsel 

some of them to stay。 

       ��Exeunt。�А�



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                            SCENE V。 The Same。 



     ��Enter King Edward and Audley。�А�

    KING EDWARD。 Lord Audley�察�whiles our son is in the chase�察�With 

draw our powers unto this little hill�察�And here a season let us breath our 

selves。 

    AUDLEY。 I will�察�my Lord。 

     ��Exit。Sound Retreat。�А�

    KING EDWARD。 Just dooming heaven�察�whose secret providence To 

our   gross   judgement    is  inscrutable�察  �How    are  we   bound   to  praise  thy 

wondrous works�察�That hast this day given way unto the right�察�And made 

the wicked stumble at them selves� �

     ��Enter Artois。�А�

    ARTOIS。 Rescue�察�king Edward� �rescue for thy son� �

    KING EDWARD。 Rescue�察�Artois�拭�what�察�is he prisoner�察�Or by violence 

fell beside his horse�拭�

    ARTOIS。        Neither�察  �my     Lord��but    narrowly     beset   With     turning 

Frenchmen�察�whom he did pursue�察�As tis impossible that he should scape�察�

Except your highness presently descend。 

    KING EDWARD。 Tut�察�let him fight�察�we gave him arms to day�察�And he 

is laboring for a knighthood�察�man。 

     ��Enter Derby。�А�

    DARBY。 The Prince�察�my Lord�察�the Prince� �oh�察�succour him� �He's close 

incompast with a world of odds� �

    KING   EDWARD。   Then   will   he   win   a   world   of   honor   too�察  �If   he   by 

valour can redeem him thence�察�If not�察�what remedy�拭�we have more sons 

Than one�察�to comfort our declining age。 

     ��Enter Audley。�А�

    Renowned Edward�察�give me leave�察�I pray�察�To lead my soldiers where I 

may relieve Your Grace's son�察�in danger to be slain。 The snares of French�察�

like Emmets on a bank�察�Muster about him�察�whilest he�察�Lion like�察�Intangled 

in the net of their assaults�察�Franticly wrends�察�and bites the woven toil�察�But 

all in vain�察�he cannot free him self。 

    KING EDWARD。 Audley�察�content�察�I will not have a man�察�On pain of 



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death�察�sent forth to succour him�此�This is the day�察�ordained by destiny�察�To 

season his courage with those grievous thoughts�察�That�察�if he breaketh out�察�

Nestor's years on earth Will make him savor still of this exploit。 

     DARBY。 Ah�察�but he shall not live to see those days。 

     KING EDWARD。 Why�察�then his Epitaph is lasting praise。 

    AUDLEY。   Yet�察  �good   my   Lord�察  �tis   too   much   willfulness�察  �To   let   his 

blood be spilt�察�that may be saved。 

     KING EDWARD。 Exclaim no more�察�for none of you can tell Whether 

a borrowed aid will serve�察�or no�察�Perhaps he is already slain or ta'en。 And 

dare a Falcon when she's in her flight�察�And ever after she'll be haggard like�此�

Let Edward be delivered by our hands�察�And still�察�in danger�察�he'll expect the 

like�察�But if himself himself redeem from thence�察�He will have vanquished 

cheerful death and fear�察�And ever after dread their force no more Than if 

they were but babes or Captive slaves。 

    AUDLEY。 O cruel Father��Farewell�察�Edward�察�then� �

     DARBY。 Farewell�察�sweet Prince�察�the hope of chivalry� �

    ARTOIS。 O�察�would my life might ransom him from death� �

     KING EDWARD。 But soft�察�me thinks I hear 

     ��Retreat sounded。�А�

     The dismal charge of Trumpets' loud retreat。 All are not slain�察�I hope�察�

that went with him�察�Some will return with tidings�察�good or bad。 

     ��Enter   Prince   Edward   in   triumph�察  �bearing   in   his   hands   his   chivered 

Lance�察    �and    the  King    of   Boheme�察     �borne    before�察  �wrapped     in   the 

Colours。They run and imbrace him。�А�

    AUDLEY。 O joyful sight� �victorious Edward lives� �

     DERBY。 Welcome�察�brave Prince� �

     KING EDWARD。 Welcome�察�Plantagenet� �

     PRINCE EDWARD。 

     ��Kneels and kisses his father'
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