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of   this  nettle;  danger;    we   pluck   this  flower;   safety。   'The   purpose    you 

undertake   is   dangerous;   the   friends   you   have   named   uncertain;   the   time 

itself   unsorted;   and   your   whole   plot   too   light   for   the   counterpoise   of   so 

great an opposition。' Say you so; say you so? I say unto you again; you are 

a shallow; cowardly hind; and you lie。 What a lack…brain is this! By  the 

Lord; our plot is a good plot as ever was laid; our friends true and constant: 

a good plot; good friends; and full of expectation; an excellent plot; very 

good friends。 What a frosty…spirited rogue is this! Why; my Lord of York 

commends the plot and the general course of the 

       action。 Zounds; an I were now by this rascal; I could brain him with 

his lady's fan。 Is there not my father; my uncle; and myself; Lord Edmund 

Mortimer; my Lord of York; and Owen Glendower? Is there not; besides; 

the Douglas? Have I not all their letters to meet me in arms by the ninth of 

the next month; and are they not some of them set forward already? What 

a pagan rascal is this! an infidel! Ha! you shall see now; in very sincerity 

of fear and cold heart will he to the King and lay open all our proceedings。 

O; I could divide myself and go to buffets for moving such a dish of skim 

milk with so honourable an action! Hang him; let him tell the King! we are 

prepared。 I will set forward to…night。 

       Enter his Lady。 

       How now; Kate? I must leave you within these two hours。 Lady。  O 

my   good   lord;   why   are   you   thus   alone?   For   what   offence   have   I   this 

fortnight been A banish'd woman from my Harry's bed; Tell me; sweet lord; 

what is't that takes from thee Thy stomach; pleasure; and thy golden sleep? 

Why dost   thou   bend   thine  eyes   upon the  earth; And start so often   when 



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thou   sit'st   alone?   Why  hast   thou   lost   the   fresh   blood   in   thy   cheeks And 

given my treasures and my rights of thee To thick…ey'd musing and curs'd 

melancholy? In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch'd; And heard thee 

murmur tales of iron wars; Speak terms of manage to thy bounding steed; 

Cry 'Courage! to the field!' And thou hast talk'd Of sallies and retires; of 

trenches; tent; Of palisadoes; frontiers; parapets; Of basilisks; of cannon; 

culverin; Of prisoners' ransom; and of soldiers slain; And all the currents 

of a heady fight。 Thy spirit within thee hath been so at war; And thus hath 

so   bestirr'd   thee   in   thy   sleep;   That   beads   of   sweat   have   stood   upon   thy 

brow   Like   bubbles   ill   a   late…disturbed   stream;   And   in   thy   face   strange 

motions have appear'd; Such as we see when men restrain their breath On 

some great sudden hest。 O; what portents are these? Some heavy business 

hath my lord in hand; And I must know it; else he loves me not。 Hot。 What; 

ho! 

       'Enter a Servant。' 

       Is Gilliams with the packet gone? Serv。 He is; my lord; an hour ago。 

Hot。 Hath Butler brought those horses from the sheriff? Serv。 One horse; 

my lord; he brought even now。 Hot。 What horse? A roan; a crop…ear; is it 

not? Serv。 It is; my lord。 Hot。 That roan shall be my throne。 Well; I will 

back him straight。 O esperance! Bid Butler lead him forth into the park。 

'Exit   Servant。'   Lady。   But   hear   you;   my  lord。   Hot。 What   say'st   thou;   my 

lady? Lady。 What is it carries you away? Hot。 Why; my horse; my love… 

my horse! Lady。 Out; you mad…headed ape! A weasel hath not such a deal 

of spleen As you are toss'd with。 In faith; I'll know your business; Harry; 

that I will! I fear my brother Mortimer doth stir About his title and hath 

sent for you To line his enterprise; but if you go… Hot。 So far afoot; I shall 

be   weary;   love。   Lady。   Come;   come;   you   paraquito;   answer   me   Directly 

unto this question that I ask。 I'll break thy little finger; Harry; An if thou 

wilt not tell my all things true。 Hot。 Away。 Away; you trifler! Love? I love 

thee not; I care not for thee; Kate。 This is no world To play with mammets 

and to tilt with lips。 We must have bloody noses and crack'd crowns; And 

pass them current too。 Gods me; my horse! What say'st thou; Kate? What 

wouldst thou have with me? Lady。 Do you not love me? do you not indeed? 

Well; do not then; for since you love me not; I will not love myself。 Do 



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you not love me? Nay; tell me if you speak in jest or no。 Hot。 Come; wilt 

thou   see   me   ride? And   when   I   am  a…horseback;   I   will swear   I   love   thee 

infinitely。 But hark you。 Kate: I must not have you henceforth question me 

Whither   I   go;   nor   reason   whereabout。   Whither   I   must;   I   must;   and   to 

conclude; This evening must I leave you; gentle Kate。 I know you wise; 

but yet no farther wise Than Harry Percy's wife; constant you are; But yet 

a woman; and for secrecy; No lady closer; for I well believe Thou wilt not 

utter what thou dost   not know; And   so   far will   I   trust thee; gentle   Kate。 

Lady。 How? so far? Hot。 Not an inch further。 But hark you; Kate: Whither 

I go; thither shall you go too; To…day will I set forth; to…morrow you。 Will 

this content you; Kate;? Lady。 It must of force。 Exeunt。 



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        SCENE IV。 Eastcheap。 The Boar's Head Tavern。 



     Enter Prince and Poins。 

        Prince。 Ned; prithee come out of that fat…room and lend me thy hand 

to laugh a little。 Poins。 Where hast been; Hal? Prince;。 With three or four 

loggerheads   amongst   three   or   fourscore   hogsheads。   I   have   sounded   the 

very   bass…string   of   humility。   Sirrah;   I   am   sworn   brother   to   a   leash   of 

drawers and can call them all by their christen names; as Tom; Dick; and 

Francis。   They   take   it   already   upon   their   salvation   that;   though   I   be   but 

Prince of Wales; yet I am the king of courtesy; and tell me flatly I am no 

proud Jack like Falstaff; but a Corinthian; a lad of mettle; a good boy (by 

the   Lord;   so   they   call   me!);   and   when   I   am   King   of   England   I   shall 

command   all   the   good   lads   Eastcheap。   They   call   drinking   deep;   dying 

scarlet;   and   when   you   breathe   in   your   watering; they  cry  'hem!'   and   bid 

you play it off。 To conclude; I am so good a proficient in one quarter of an 

hour that I can drink with any tinker in his own language during my life。 I 

tell thee; Ned; thou hast lost much honour that thou wert not with me in 

this action。 But; sweet Ned… to sweeten which name of Ned; I give thee 

this   pennyworth   of   sugar;   clapp'd   even   now   into   my   hand   by   an   under… 

skinker; one that never spake other English in his life than 'Eight shillings 

and   sixpence;'   and   'You   are   welcome;'   with   this   shrill   addition;   'Anon; 

anon;  sir!   Score a   pint  of   bastard   in the   Half…moon;'   or   so…   but;   Ned;   to 

drive away the time till Falstaff come; I prithee do thou stand in some by… 

room while I question my puny drawer to what end be gave me the sugar; 

and   do   thou   never   leave   calling   'Francis!'   that   his   tale   to   me   may   be 

nothing   but   'Anon!'   Step   aside;   and   I'll   show   thee   a   precedent。   Poins。 

Francis! Prince。 Thou art perfect。 Poins。 Francis! 'Exit Poins。' 

        Enter 'Francis; a' Drawer。 

        Fran。 Anon; anon; sir。… Look down into the Pomgarnet; Ralph。 Prince。 

Come hither; 

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