The Prince of Wales from such a field as this, 12 That ever said I hearken'd for your death. 52 Doug. I fear thou art another counterfeit; And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king: But mine I am sure thou art, whoe'er thou be, And thus I win thee. [They fight. KING HENRY being in danger, re-enter the PRINCE. Prince. Hold up thy head, vile Scot, or thou art like Never to hold it up again! the spirits 40 If it were so, I might have let alone Fal. Well said, Hal! to it, Hal! Nay, you shall find no boy's play here, I can tell you. 76 Re-enter DOUGLAS; he fights with FALSTAFF, who falls down as if he were dead, and exit DOUGLAS. HOTSPUR is wounded, and falls. Hot. O, Harry! thou hast robb'd me of my youth. Of valiant Shirley, Stafford, Blunt, are in my I better brook the loss of brittle life Than those proud titles thou hast won of me; my flesh: 80 But thought's the slave of life, and life time's 89 We will not trust our eyes without our ears: Thou art not what thou seem'st. When that this body did contain a spirit, Bears not alive so stout a gentleman. 92 96 I should not make so dear a show of zeal: 140 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. Prince. Why, Percy I killed myself, and saw thee dead. 147 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 104 death, I gave him this wound in the thigh: if the man were alive and would deny it, 'zounds, I would make him eat a piece of my sword. 157 Lanc. This is the strangest tale that e'er I heard. [He spies FALSTAFF on the ground. [Exit. Fal. [Rising.] Embowelled! if thou embowel me to-day, I'll give you leave to powder me and eat me too, to-morrow. 'Sblood! 'twas time to counterfeit, or that hot termagant Scot had paid me scot and lot too. Counterfeit? I lie, I am no counterfeit: to die, is to be a counterfeit; for he is but the counterfeit of a man, who hath not the life of a man; but to counterfeit dying, when a man thereby liveth, is to be no counterfeit, but the true and perfect image of life indeed. The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part, I have saved my life. 'Zounds! I am afraid of this gunpowder Percy though he be dead: how, if he should counterfeit too and rise? By my faith I am afraid he would prove the better counterfeit. Therefore I'll make him sure; yea, and I'll swear I killed him. Why may not he rise as well as I? Nothing confutes me but eyes, and nobody sees me: therefore, sirrah [stabbing him], with a new wound in your thigh come you along with me. [He takes HOTSPUR on his back. Re-enter the PRINCE and JOHN OF LANCASTER. Lanc. Prince. I did; I saw him dead, Breathless and bleeding on the ground. 136 If like a Christian, thou hadst truly borne That plays upon our eyesight? I prithee, speak; i TRAVERS and MORTON, Retainers of Northum- Lords and Attendants; Officers, Soldiers, Mesberland. senger, Drawers, Beadles, Grooms, &c. SCENE.-England. INDUCTION. Warkworth. Before NORTHUMBERLAND's Castle. Enter RUMOUR, painted full of tongues Rum. Open your ears; for which of you will stop 4 The vent of hearing when loud Rumour speaks? 8 Even with the rebels' blood. But what mean I 12 32 North. Now, Travers, what good tidings come with you? Tra. My lord, Sir John Umfrevile turn'd me With joyful tidings; and, being better hors'd, He ask'd the way to Chester; and of him I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. 40 North. Ha! Again: Said he young Harry Percy's spur was cold? Of Hotspur, Coldspur? that rebellion Had met ill luck? 48 If my young lord your son have not the day, 52 Upon mine honour, for a silken point I'll give my barony: never talk of it. North. Why should the gentleman that rode by Travers Give then such instances of loss? |