bill, fhall rob thofe men that we have already waylaid; your felf and I will not be there; and when they have the booty, if you and I do not rob them, cut this head from off my shoulders. P. Henry. But how fhall we part with them in setting forth? Poins. Why, we will fet forth before or after them; and appoint them a place of meeting, wherein it is at our pleasure to fail'; and then will they adventure upon the exploit themselves, which they shall have no foonet atchiev'd, but we'll fet upon them. P. Henry. Ay; but, 'tis like, they will know us byr our horfes, by our habits, and by every other appointment, to be our felves. Poins. Tut, our horfes they fhall not fee, I'll tye them in the wood; our vizors we will change after we leave them; and, firrah, I have cafes of buckram for the nonce, to immask our noted outward garments. P. Henry. But, I doubt, they will be too hard for us.' Poins. Well, for two of them, I know them to be as true-bred cowards as ever turn'd Back; and for the third, if he fight longer than he fees reafon, I'll forfwear arms. The virtue of this jeft will be, the incomprehenfible lies that this fame fat rogue will tell us when we meet at fupper; how thirty at least he fought with, what wards, what blows, what extremities he endured; and, in the reproof of this, lies the jeft. P. Henry. Well, I'll go with thee; provide us all lower. So that the Four to be concern'd are Falstaff, Bardolfe, Peto, and Gads-hill. Accordingly, the Robbery is committed: and the Pace and Poins afterwards rob them Four. When the Matter comes to an Examination in the Boar'sHead Tavern, the Prince rallies Peto and Bardolfe for their running away; who confess the Charge. Upon the Evidence now is it not plain, that Bardolfe and Peto were two of the four Robbers? And who then can doubt, but Harvey and Roffil were the Names of the Actors that perform'd those two Parts; and by Miftake, in the old Play-houfe Books, put instead of the Names of the Characters to be reprefented by them? things neceffary, and meet me to morrow night in Eaficheap, there I'll fup. Farewel. Poins. Farewel, my lord. [Exit Poins. P. Henry. I know you all, and will a while uphold 'The unyok'd humour of your idleness; Yet herein will I imitate the Sun, Who doth permit the bafe contagious clouds SCENE changes to an Apartment in the Palace. Enter King Henry, Northumberland, Worcester, Hotfpur, Sir Walter Blunt, and others. Y blood hath been too cold and tem K. Henry. MY perate, Unapt to ftir at these indignities; And you have found me; for accordingly And And therefore loft that title of Respect, Which the proud foul ne'er pays, but to the proud. Wor. Our House, my fovereign Liege, little deferves The scourge of Greatness to be used on it; And that fame Greatness too, which our own hands Have help'd to make fo portly. North. My good lord, K. Henry. Worcester, get thee gone; for I do fee Danger and disobedience in thine eye. O Sir, your prefence is too bold and peremptory; Your ufe and counfel, we shall fend for you. You were about to speak. North. Yes, my good lord. When we need [Exit Worcester. [To Northumberland. Thofe prifoners, in your Highness' name demanded, Were, as he fays, not with fuch strength deny'd Or Envy therefore, or Mifprifion, Is guilty of this fault, and not my fon. Hot. My Liege, I did deny no prifoners; And 'twixt his finger and his thumb, he held He gave his nofe and took't away again; Who, therewith angry, when it next came there, He call'd them untaught knaves, unmannerly, E 4 With With many holiday and lady terms He question'd me: amongst the reft, demanded I, then all-fmarting with my wounds being cold, Out of my Grief, and my impatience, Of guns, and drums, and wounds; (God fave the mark!) And telling me, the fovereign'ft thing on earth This villainous falt petre fhould be digg'd Betwixt my love and your high Majefty. Blunt. The circumftance confider'd, good my lord, Whatever Harry Percy then had faid, To fuch a person, and, in fuch a place, K. Henry. Why, yet he doth deny his prisoners, That we at our own charge fhall ranfom ftrait Hath Hath lately marry'd. Shall our coffers then Shall we buy treafon ? and indent with fears, Hot. Revolted Mortimer? He never did fall off, my fovereign Liege, In fingle oppofition, hand to hand, He did confound the best part of an hour Three times they breath'd, and three times did they drink, Upon agreement, of swift Severn's flood; Who then affrighted with their bloody looks, Colour her working with fuch deadly wounds; Receive fo many, and all willingly. Then let him not be flander'd with Revolt. K. Henry. Thou doft belie him, Percy, thou belieft him; He never did encounter with Glendower; He durft as well have met the Devil alone, As Owen Glendower for an enemy. Art not asham'd? but, firrah, from this hour Send me your prifoners with the speedieft means, As will difpleafe you My Lord Northumberland, Send |