[Stabbing him.] with a new wound in your thigh, come you along with me. [Takes HOTSPUR on his back. Re-enter Prince HENRY and Prince JOHN. P. Hen Come, brother John, full bravely hast thou flesh'd Thy maiden sword. P. John. But, soft! whom have we here? Did you not tell me, thiş fat man was dead? P. Hen. I did; I saw him dead, breathless and bleeding Upon the ground. Art thou alive? or is it phantasy That plays upon our eyesight? I pr'ythee, speak; We will not trust our eyes, without our ears: Thou art not what thou seem'st. Fal. No, that's certain; I am not a double man : but if I be not Jack Falstaff, then am I a Jack. There is Percy: [Throwing the body down.] if your father will do me any honour, so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself. I look to be either earl or duke, I can assure you. P. Hen. Why, Percy I killed myself, and saw thee dead. Fal. Didst thou? Lord, lord, how this world is given to lying!-I grant you, I was down, and out of breath; and so was he: but we rose both at an instant, and fought a long hour by Shrewsbury · clock. If I may be believed, so; if not, let them, that should reward valour, bear the sin upon their own heads. I'll take it upon my death, I gave this wound in the thigh: if the man were alive, and would deny it, I would make him eat a piece of my sword. him P. John. This is the strangest tale that e'er I: heard. P. Hen. This is the strangest fellow, brother John. Come, bring your luggage nobly on your back: [Exeunt Prince HENRY and Prince JOHN. Fal. I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, heaven reward him! If I do grow great, I'll grow less; for I'll purge, and leave sack, and live as a nobleman should do. [Exit, bearing off the Body. SCENE V. Another Part of the Field. The Trumpets sound. Enter King HENRY, Prince HENRY, Prince JOHN, WESTMORELAND, and others; with WORCESTER and VERNON, pri soners. K. Hen. Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke. If, like a christian, thou hadst truly borne Wor. What I have done, my safety urg'd me to; And I embrace this fortune patiently, Since not to be avoided it falls on me. K. Hen. Bear Worcester to the death, and Ver non too: Other offenders we will pause upon. [Exeunt WORCESTER and VERNON, guarded. How goes the field? VOL. V. P. Hen. The noble Scot, lord Douglas, when he saw The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him, K. Hen. With all my heart. P. Hen. Then, brother John of Lancaster, to you This honourable bounty shall belong : Go to the Douglas, and deliver him Up to his pleasure, ransomeless, and free: Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds, K. Hen. Then this remains, that we divide our power. You, son John, and my cousin Westmoreland, Towards York shall bend you, with your dearest speed, To meet Northumberland, and the prelate Scroop, Who, as we hear, are busily in arms: Myself, and you, son Harry, will towards Wales, To fight with Glendower, and the earl of March. Let us not leave till all our own be won. [Exeunt. KING HENRY THE FOUrth. PRINCE JOHN of Lancaster, afterwards his sons. PRINCE HUMPHREY of Gloster, afterwards (2 Henry V.) Duke of Gloster; EARL OF WARWICK; EARL OF WESTMORELAND; of the King's party. GOWER; HARCOURT; Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. A Gentleman attending on the Chief Justice. SCROOP, Archbishop of York; LORD MOWBRAY; LORD HASTINGS; enemies to the King. TRAVERS and MORTON, domestics of Northum berland. FALSTAFF, BARDOLPH, PISTOL, and Page. MOULDY, SHADOW, WART, FEEBLE, and BULL- FANG and SNARE, sheriff's officers. RUMOUR. A porter. A Dancer, speaker of the Epilogue. LADY NORTHUMBERLAND. LADY PERCY. HOSTESS QUICKLY. Lords and other Attendants; Officers, Soldiers, Messenger, Drawers, Grooms, &c. SCENE, England. |