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truly which thou wouldest truly know。 What a devil hast thou to do with 

the time of the day; Unless hours were cups of sack; and minutes capons; 

and   clocks   the   tongues   of   bawds;   and   dials   the   signs   of   leaping   houses; 

and the blessed sun himself a fair hot wench in flame…coloured taffeta; I 

see no reason why thou shouldst be so superfluous to demand the time of 

the day。 Fal。 Indeed you come near me now; Hal; for we that take purses 

go    by  the   moon    And    the   seven   stars;  and   not   by  Phoebus;     he;  that 

wand'ring knight so fair。 And I prithee; sweet wag; when thou art king; as; 

God save thy Grace…Majesty I should say; for grace thou wilt have none… 

Prince。 What; none? Fal。 No; by my troth; not so much as will serve to be 

prologue   to   an   egg   and   butter。   Prince。   Well;   how   then?   Come;   roundly; 

roundly。 Fal。 Marry; then; sweet wag; when thou art king; let not us that 

are squires of the night's body be called thieves of the day's beauty。 Let us 

be Diana's Foresters; Gentlemen of the Shade; Minions of the Moon; and 

let men say we be men of good government; being governed as the sea is; 

by our noble and chaste mistress the moon; under whose countenance we 

steal。 Prince。 Thou sayest well; and it holds well too; for the fortune of us 

that are the moon's men doth ebb and flow like the sea; being governed; as 

the sea is; by the moon。 As; for proof now: a purse of gold most resolutely 

snatch'd on Monday night and most dissolutely spent on Tuesday morning; 

got with swearing 'Lay by;' and spent with crying 'Bring in'; now ill as low 

an ebb as the foot of the ladder; and by…and…by in as high a flow as the 

ridge of the gallows。 Fal。 By the Lord; thou say'st true; lad… and is not my 

hostess of the tavern a most sweet wench? Prince。 As the honey of Hybla; 

my   old   lad   of   the   castle…   and   is   not   a   buff   jerkin   a   most   sweet   robe   of 

durance? Fal。 How now; how now; mad wag? What; in thy quips and thy 

quiddities? What a plague have I to do with a buff jerkin? Prince。 Why; 

what a pox have I to do with my hostess of the tavern? Fal。 Well; thou hast 



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call'd her to a reckoning many a time and oft。 Prince。 Did I ever call for 

thee to pay thy part? Fal。 No; I'll give thee thy due; thou hast paid all there。 

Prince。 Yea; and elsewhere; so far as my coin would stretch; and where it 

would not; I have used my credit。 Fal。 Yea; and so us'd it that; were it not 

here apparent that thou art heir apparent… But I prithee; sweet wag; shall 

there be gallows standing in England when thou art king? and resolution 

thus fubb'd as it is with the rusty curb of old father antic the law? Do not 

thou; when thou art king; hang a thief。 Prince。 No; thou shalt。 Fal。 Shall I? 

O   rare!   By   the   Lord;   I'll   be   a   brave   judge。   Prince。   Thou   judgest   false 

already。 I mean; thou shalt have the hanging of the thieves and so become 

a rare hangman。 Fal。 Well; Hal; well; and in some sort it jumps with my 

humour       as  well   as   waiting    in  the   court;   I  can   tell  you。   Prince。    For 

obtaining of suits? Fal。 Yea; for obtaining of suits; whereof the hangman 

hath   no   lean   wardrobe。   'Sblood;   I   am   as   melancholy   as   a   gib…cat   or   a 

lugg'd bear。 Prince。 Or an old lion; or a lover's lute。 Fal。 Yea; or the drone 

of   a   Lincolnshire   bagpipe。   Prince。   What   sayest   thou   to   a   hare;   or   the 

melancholy   of   Moor   Ditch?   Fal。  Thou   hast   the   most   unsavoury   similes; 

and art indeed the most comparative; rascalliest; sweet young prince。 But; 

Hal; I prithee trouble me no more with vanity。 I would to God thou and I 

knew where a commodity of good names were to be bought。 An old lord 

of   the   Council   rated   me   the   other   day  in   the   street   about   you;   sir;   but   I 

mark'd him not; and yet he talked very wisely; but I regarded him not; and 

yet   he   talk'd   wisely;   and   in   the   street   too。   Prince。   Thou   didst   well;   for 

wisdom cries out in the streets; and no man regards it。 Fal。 O; thou hast 

damnable iteration; and art indeed able to corrupt a saint。 Thou hast done 

much harm upon me; Hal… God forgive thee for it! Before I knew thee; Hal; 

I knew  nothing;   and   now  am  I;  if a   man   should   speak   truly;   little   better 

than one of the wicked。 I must give over this life; and I will give it over! 

By the Lord; an I do not; I am a villain! I'll be damn'd for never a king's 

son in Christendom。 Prince。 Where shall we take a purse tomorrow; Jack? 

Fal。   Zounds;   where   thou   wilt;   lad!   I'll   make   one。  An   I   do   not;   call   me 

villain and baffle me。 Prince。 I see a good amendment of life in thee… from 

praying to purse…taking。 Fal。 Why; Hal; 'tis my vocation; Hal。 'Tis no sin 

for a man to labour in his vocation。 



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       Enter Poins。 

       Poins! Now shall we know if Gadshill have set a match。 O; if men 

were   to   be   saved   by  merit;   what   hole   in   hell   were   hot   enough   for   him? 

This is the most omnipotent villain that ever cried 'Stand!' to a true man。 

Prince。  Good   morrow;  Ned。   Poins。  Good   morrow;   sweet   Hal。 What   says 

Monsieur Remorse? What 

       says Sir John Sack and Sugar? Jack; how agrees the devil and thee 

about   thy   soul;   that   thou   soldest   him   on   Good   Friday   last   for   a   cup   of 

Madeira and a cold capon's leg? Prince。 Sir John stands to his word; the 

devil shall have his bargain; for he was never yet a breaker of proverbs。 

He will give the devil his due。 Poins。 Then art thou damn'd for keeping thy 

word   with   the   devil。   Prince。   Else   he   had   been   damn'd   for   cozening   the 

devil。 Poins。 But; my lads; my lads; to…morrow morning; by four o'clock 

early;    at  Gadshill!    There    are   pilgrims    gong    to   Canterbury     with    rich 

offerings; and traders riding to London with fat purses。 I have vizards for 

you all; you have horses for yourselves。 Gadshill lies to…night in Rochester。 

I   have   bespoke   supper   to…morrow   night   in   Eastcheap。   We   may   do   it   as 

secure as sleep。 If you will go; I will stuff your purses full of crowns; if 

you will not; tarry at home and be hang'd! Fal。 Hear ye; Yedward: if I tarry 

at home and go not; I'll hang you for going。 Poins。 You will; chops? Fal。 

Hal; wilt thou make one? Prince。 Who; I rob? I a thief? Not I; by my faith。 

Fal。 There's   neither   honesty;   manhood;   nor   good   fellowship   in   thee;   nor 

thou cam'st not of the blood royal if thou darest not stand for ten shillings。 

Prince。 Well then; once in my days I'll be a madcap。 Fal。 Why; that's well 

said。 Prince。 Well; come what will; I'll tarry at home。 Fal。 By the Lord; I'll 

be a traitor then; when thou art king。 Prince。 I care not。 Poins。 Sir John; I 

prithee; leave the Prince and me alone。 I will lay him down such reasons 

for this adventure that he shall go。 Fal。 Well; God give thee the spirit of 

persuasion   and   him   the   ears   of   profiting;   that   what   thou   speakest   may 

move   and   what   he   hears   may  be   believed;   that   the   true   prince   may   (for 

recreation sake) prove a false thief; for the poor abuses of the time want 

countenance。 Farewell; you shall find me in Eastcheap。 Prince。 Farewell; 

thou    latter   spring!   farewell;   All…hallown   summer!   Exit   Falstaff。   Poins。 

Now; my good sweet honey lord; ride with us to…morrow。 I have a jest to 



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