The first part of Henry the Sixt.And euen these three dayes haue I watcht,
[435]
If I could see them. Now doe thou watch,For I can stay no longer.If thou spy'st any, runne and bring me word,And thou shalt finde me at the Gouernors.Exit.Boy.Father, I warrant you, take you no care,
[440]
Ile neuer trouble you, if I may spye them.Exit.Enter Salisbury and Talbot on the Turrets,
with others.
Salisb.Talbot, my life, my ioy, againe return'd?
How wert thou handled, being Prisoner?Or by what meanes got's thou to be releas'd?Discourse I prethee on this Turrets top.Talbot.
[445]
The Earle of Bedford had a Prisoner,Call'd the braue Lord
Ponton de Santrayle,
For him was I exchang'd, and ransom'd.But with a baser man of Armes by farre,Once in contempt they would haue barter'd me:
[450]
Which I disdaining, scorn'd, and craued death,Rather then I would be so pil'd esteem'd:In fine, redeem'd I was as I desir'd.But O, the trecherous
Falstaffe wounds my heart,
Whom with my bare fists I would execute,
[455]
If I now had him brought into my power.Salisb.Yec tell'st thou not, how thou wert enter
tain'd.
Tal.With scoffes and scornes, and contumelious taunts,In open Market‑place produc't they me,To be a publique spectacle to all:
[460]
Here, sayd they, is the Terror of the French,The Scar‑Crow that affrights our Children so.Then broke I from the Officers that led me,And with my nayles digg'd stones out of the ground,To hurle at the beholders of my shame.
[465]
My grisly countenance made others flye,None durst come neere, for feare of suddaine death.In Iron Walls they deem'd me not secure:So great feare of my Name 'mongst them were spread,That they suppos'd I could rend Barres of Steele,
[470]
And spurne in pieces Posts of Adamant.Wherefore a guard of chosen Shot I had,That walkt about me euery Minute while:And if I did but stirre out of my Bed,Ready they were to shoot me to the heart.Enter the Boy with a Linstock.Salisb.
[475]
I grieue to heare what torments you endur'd,But we will be reueng'd sufficiently.Now it is Supper time in Orleance:Here, through this Grate, I count each one,And view the Frenchmen how they fortifie:
[480]
Let vs looke in, the fight will much delight thee;Sir
Thomas Gargraue, and Sir
William Glansdale,
Let me haue your expresse opinions,Where is best place to make our Batt'ry next?Gargraue.I thinke at the North Gate, for there stands
Lords.
Glansdale.
[485]
And I heere, at the Bulwarke of the
Bridge.
Talb.For ought I see, this Citie must be famisht,Or with light Skirmishes enfeebled.Here they shot, and
Salisbury falls downe.
Salisb.O Lord haue mercy on vs, wretched sinners.Gargraue.O Lord haue mercy on me, wofull man.Talb.
[490]
What chance is this, that suddenly hath crost vs?Speake
Salisbury; at least, if thou canst, speake:
How far'st thou, Mirror of all Martiail men?One of thy Eyes, and thy Cheekes side struck off?Accursed Tower, accursed fatall Hand,
[495]
That hath contriu'd this wofull Tragedie.In thirteene Battailes,
Salisbury o'recame:
Henry the Fift he first trayn'd to the Warres.
Whil'st any Trumpe did sound, or Drum struck vp,His Sword did ne're leaue striking in the field.
[500]
Yet liu'st thou
Salisbury? though thy speech doth fayle,
One Eye thou hast to looke to Heauen for grace.The Sunne with one Eye vieweth all the World.Heauen be thou gracious to none aliue,If
Salisbury wants mercy at thy hands.
[505]
Beare hence his Body, I will helpe to bury it.Sir
Thomas Gargraue, hast thou any life?
Speake vnto
Talbot, nay, looke vp to him.
Salisbury cheare thy Spirit with this comfort,
Thou shalt not dye whiles‑‑‑‑
[510]
He beckens with his hand, and smiles on me:As who should say, When I am dead and gone,Remember to auenge me on the French.Plantaginet I will, and like thee,
Play on the Lute, beholding the Townes burne:
[515]
Wretched shall France be onely in my Name.Here an Alarum, and it Thunders and Lightens.What stirre is this
? what tumult's in the Heauens?
Whence commeth this Alarum, and the noyse?Enter a Messenger.Mess.My Lord, my Lord, the French haue gather'd head.The Dolphin, with one
loane de Puzel ioyn'd,
[520]
A holy Prophetesse, new risen vp,Is come with a great Power, to rayse the Siege.Here Salisbury lifteth himselfe vp, and groanes.Talb.Heare, heare, how dying
Salisbury doth groane,
It irkes his heart he cannot be reueng'd.Frenchmen, Ile be a
Salisbury to you.
[525]
Puzel or
Pussel, Dolphin or Dog‑fish,
Your hearts Ile stampe out with my Horses heeles,And make a Quagmire of your mingled braines.Conuey me
Salisbury into his Tent,
And then wee'le try what these dastard Frenchmen dare.Alarum. Exeunt.
[Act 1, Scene 5]
Here an Alarum againe, and Talbot pursueth the Dolphin,
and driueth him: Then enter Ioane de Puzel,
driuing Englishmen before her.
Then enter Talbot.
Talb.
[530]
Where is my strength, my valour, and my force?Our Englsh Troupes retyre, I cannot stay them,A Woman clad in Armour chaseth them.Enter Puzel.Here, here shee comes. Ile haue a bowt with thee:Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee:
[535]
Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch,And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st.Puzel.Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace
thee.
Here they fight.Talb.Heauens, can you suffer Hell so to preuayle
?My brest Ile burst with straining of my courage,
[540]
And from my shoulders crack my Armes asunder,But I will chastise this high‑minded Strumpet.They fight againe.Puzel.Talbot farwell, thy houre is not yet come,
I must goe Victuall Orleance forthwith:A short Alarum: then enter the Towne
with Souldiers.
O're
Actus Primus. Scœna Prima.
[Act 1, Scene 1]
Dead March.Enter the Funerall of King Henry the Fift, attended on by
the Duke of Bedford, Regent of France; the Duke
of Gloster, Protector; the Duke of Exeter War
wicke, the Bishop of Winchester, and
the Duke of Somerset.
Bedford.HVng be yͤ heauens with black, yield day to night;
Comets importing change of Times and States,Brandish your crystall Tresses in the Skie,And with them scourge the bad reuolting Stars,
[5]
That haue consented vnto
Henries death:
King
Henry the fift, too famous to liue long,
England ne're lost a King of so much worth.Glost.England ne're had a King vntill his time:Vertue he had, deseruing to command,
[10]
His brandisht Sword did blinde men with his beames,His Armes spred wider then a Dragons Wings:His sparkling Eyes, repleat with wrathfull fire,More dazled and droue back his Enemies,Then mid‑day Sunne, fierce bent against their faces.
[15]
What should I say? his Deeds exceed all speech:He ne're lift vp his Hand, but conquered.Exe.We mourne in black, why mourn we not in blood?Henry is dead, and neuer shall reuiue:
Vpon a Woodden Coffin we attend;
[20]
And Deaths dishonourable Victorie,We with our stately presence glorifie,Like Captiues bound to a Triumphant Carre.What? shall we curse the Planets of Mishap,That plotted thus our Glories ouerthrow?
[25]
Or shall we thinke the subtile‑witted French,Coniurers and Sorcerers, that afraid of him,By Magick Verses haue contriu'd his end.Winch.He was a King, blest of the King of Kings.Vnto the French, the dreadfull Iudgement‑Day
[30]
So dreadfull will not be, as was his sight.The Battailes of the Lord of Hosts he fought:The Churches Prayers made him so prosperous.Glost.The Church? where is it?Had not Church‑men pray'd,
[35]
His thred of Life had not so soone decay'd.None doe you like, but an effeminate Prince,Whom like a Schoole‑boy you may ouer‑awe.Winch.Gloster, what ere we like, thou art Protector,
And lookest to command the Prince and Realme.
[40]
Thy Wife is prowd, she holdeth thee in awe,More then God or Religious Church‑men may.Glost.Name not Religion, for thou lou'st the Flesh,And ne're throughout the yeere to Church thou go'st,Except it be to pray against thy foes.Bed.
[45]
Cease, cease these Iarres, & rest your minds in peace:Let's to the Altar: Heralds wayt on vs;In stead of Gold, wee'le offer vp our Armes,Since Armes auayle not, now that
Henry's dead,
Posteritie await for wretched yeeres,
[50]
When at their Mothers moistned eyes, Babes shall suck,Our Ile be made a Nourish of salt Teares,And none but Women left to wayle the dead.Henry the Fift, thy Ghost I inuocate:
Prosper this Realme, keepe it from Ciuill Broyles,
[55]
Combat with aduerse Planets in the Heauens;A farre more glorious Starre thy Soule will make,Then
Iulius Cæsar, or bright‑‑‑‑
Enter a Messenger.Mess.My honourable Lords, health to you all;Sad tidings bring I to you out of France,
[60]
Of losse, of slaughter, and discomfiture:Guyen, Champaigne, Rheimes, Orleance,Paris Guysors, Poicters, are all quite lost.Bedf.What say'st thou man, before dead
Henry's Coarse?
Speake softly, or the losse of those great Townes
[65]
Will make him burst his Lead, and rise from death.Glost.Is Paris lost? is Roan yeelded vp?If
Henry were recall'd to life againe,
These news would cause him once more yeeld the Ghost.Exe.How were they lost? what trecherie was vs'd?Mess.
[70]
No trecherie, but want of Men and Money.Amongst the Souldiers this is muttered,That here you maintaine seuer
ll Factions:
And whil'st a Field should be dispatcht and fought,You are disputing of your Generals.
[75]
One would haue lingring Warres, with little cost;Another would flye swift, but wanteth Wings:A third thinkes, without expence at all,By guilefull faire words, Peace may be obtayn'd.Awake, awake, English Nobilitie,
[80]
Let not slouth dimme your Honors, new begot;Cropt are the Flower‑de‑Luces in your ArmesOf Englands Coat, one halfe is cut away.Exe.Were our Teares wanting to this Funerall,These Tidings would call forth her flowing Tides.Bedf.
[85]
Me they concerne, Regent I am of France:Giue me my steeled Coat, Ile fight for France.Away with these disgracefull wayling Robes;Wounds will I lend the French, in stead of Eyes,To weepe their intermissiue Miseries.Enter to them another Messenger.Mess.
[90]
Lords view these Letters, full of bad mischance.France is reuolted from the English quite,Except some petty Townes, of no import.The Dolphin
Charles is crowned King in Rheimes:
The Bastard of Orleance with him is ioyn'd:
[95]
Reynold, Duke of Aniou, doth take his part,
The Duke of Alanson flyeth to his side.Exit.Exe.The Dolphin crown'd King? all flye to him?O whither shall we flye from this reproach?Glost.We will not flye, but to our enemies throats.
[100]
Bedford, if thou be slacke, Ile fight it out.
Bed.Gloster, why doubtst thou of my forwardnesse?
An Army haue I muster'd in my thoughts,Wherewith already France is ouer‑run.Enter another Messenger.Mes.My gracious Lords, to adde to your laments,
[105]
Wherewith you now bedew King
Henries hearse,
I must informe you of a dismall fight,Betwixt the stout Lord
Talbot, and the French.
Win.What? wherein
Talbot ouercame, is't so?
3. Mes.O no: wherein Lord
Talbot was o'rethrown:
[110]
The circumstance Ile tell you more at large.The tenth of August last, this dreadfull Lord,Retyring from the Siege of Orleance,Hauing full scarce six thousand in his troupe,By three and twentie thousand of the French
[115]
Was round incompassed, and set vpon:No leysure had he to enranke his men.He wanted Pikes to set before his Archers:In stead whereof, sharpe Stakes pluckt out of HedgesThey pitched in the ground confusedly,
[120]
To keepe the Horsemen off, from breaking in.More then three houres the fight continued:Where valiant
Talbot, aboue humane thought,
Enacted wonders with his Sword and Lance.Hundreds he sent to Hell, and none durst stand him:
[125]
Here, there, and euery where enrag'd, he slew.The French exclaym'd, the Deuill was in Armes,All the whole Army stood agaz'd on him.His Souldiers spying his vndaunted Spirit,A
Talbot, a
Talbot, cry'd out amaine,
[130]
And rusht into the Bowels of the Battaile.Here had the Conquest fully been seal'd vp,If Sir
Iohn Falstaffe had not play'd the Coward.
He being in the Vauward, plac't behinde,With purpose to relieue and follow them,
[135]
Cowardly fled, not hauing struck one stroake.Hence grew the generall wrack and massacre:Enclosed were they with their Enemies.A base Wallon, to win the Dolphins grace,Thrust
Talbot with a Speare into the Back,
[140]
Whom all France, with their chiefe assembled strength,Durst not presume to looke once in the face.Bedf.Is
Talbot slaine then? I will slay my selfe,
For liuing idly here, in pompe and ease,Whil'st such a worthy Leader, wanting ayd,
[145]
Vnto his dastard foe‑men is betray'd.3. Mess.O no, he liues, but is tooke Prisoner,And Lord
Scales with him, and Lord
Hungerford:Most of the rest slaughter'd, or tooke likewise.Bedf.His Ransome there is none but I shall pay.
[150]
Ile hale the Dolphin headlong from his Throne,His Crowne shall be the Ransome of my friend:Foure of their Lords Ile change for one of ours.Farwell my Masters, to my Taske will I,Bonfires in France forthwith I am to make,
[155]
To keepe our great Saint
Georges Feast withall.
Ten thousand Souldiers with me I will take,Whose bloody deeds shall make all Europe quake.3. Mess.So you had need, for Orleance is besieg'd,The English Army is growne weake and faint:
[160]
The Earle of Salisbury craueth supply,And hardly keepes his men from mutinie,Since they so few, watch such a multitude.Exe.Remember Lords your Oathes to
Henry sworne:
Eyther to quell the Dolphin vtterly,
[165]
Or bring him in obedience to your yoake.Bedf.I doe remember it, and here take my leaue,To goe about my preparation.Exit Bedford.Glost.Ile to the Tower with all the hast I can,To view th'Artillerie and Munition,
[170]
And then I will proclayme young
Henry King.
Exit Gloster.Exe.To Eltam will I, where the young King is,Being ordayn'd his speciall Gouernor,And for his safetie there Ile best deuise.Exit.Winch.Each hath his Place and Function to attend:
[175]
I am left out; for me nothing remaines:But long I will not be Iack out of Office,The King from Eltam I intend to send,And sit at chiefest Sterne of publique Weale.Exit.
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<l n="45">Cease, cease these Iarres, & rest your minds in peace:</l>
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<l n="59">Sad tidings bring I to you out of France,</l>
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<l n="76">Another would flye swift, but wanteth Wings:</l>
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<l n="78">By guilefull faire words, Peace may be obtayn'd.</l>
<l n="79">Awake, awake, English Nobilitie,</l>
<l n="80">Let not slouth dimme your Honors, new begot;</l>
<l n="81">Cropt are the Flower‑de‑Luces in your Armes</l>
<l n="82">Of Englands Coat, one halfe is cut away.</l>
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<l n="87">Away with these disgracefull wayling Robes;</l>
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<l n="90">Lords view these Letters, full of bad mischance.</l>
<l n="91">France is reuolted from the English quite,</l>
<l n="92">Except some petty Townes, of no import.</l>
<l n="93">The Dolphin<hi rend="italic">Charles</hi>is crowned King in Rheimes:</l>
<l n="94">The Bastard of Orleance with him is ioyn'd:</l>
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<hi rend="italic">Reynold</hi>, Duke of Aniou, doth take his part,</l>
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<sp who="#F-1h6-exe">
<speaker rend="italic">Exe.</speaker>
<l n="97">The Dolphin crown'd King? all flye to him?</l>
<l n="98">O whither shall we flye from this reproach?</l>
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<speaker rend="italic">Glost.</speaker>
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<hi rend="italic">Bedford</hi>, if thou be slacke, Ile fight it out.</l>
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<hi rend="italic">Gloster</hi>, why doubtst thou of my forwardnesse?</l>
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<l n="103">Wherewith already France is ouer‑run.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance">Enter another Messenger.</stage>
<sp who="#F-1h6-mes">
<speaker rend="italic">Mes.</speaker>
<l n="104">My gracious Lords, to adde to your laments,</l>
<l n="105">Wherewith you now bedew King<hi rend="italic">Henries</hi>hearse,</l>
<l n="106">I must informe you of a dismall fight,</l>
<l n="107">Betwixt the stout Lord<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>, and the French.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-win">
<speaker rend="italic">Win.</speaker>
<l n="108">What? wherein<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>ouercame, is't so?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-mes.3">
<speaker rend="italic">3. Mes.</speaker>
<l n="109">O no: wherein Lord<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>was o'rethrown:</l>
<l n="110">The circumstance Ile tell you more at large.</l>
<l n="111">The tenth of August last, this dreadfull Lord,</l>
<l n="112">Retyring from the Siege of Orleance,</l>
<l n="113">Hauing full scarce six thousand in his troupe,</l>
<l n="114">By three and twentie thousand of the French</l>
<l n="115">Was round incompassed, and set vpon:</l>
<l n="116">No leysure had he to enranke his men.</l>
<l n="117">He wanted Pikes to set before his Archers:</l>
<l n="118">In stead whereof, sharpe Stakes pluckt out of Hedges</l>
<l n="119">They pitched in the ground confusedly,</l>
<l n="120">To keepe the Horsemen off, from breaking in.</l>
<l n="121">More then three houres the fight continued:</l>
<l n="122">Where valiant<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>, aboue humane thought,</l>
<l n="123">Enacted wonders with his Sword and Lance.</l>
<l n="124">Hundreds he sent to Hell, and none durst stand him:</l>
<l n="125">Here, there, and euery where enrag'd, he slew.</l>
<l n="126">The French exclaym'd, the Deuill was in Armes,</l>
<l n="127">All the whole Army stood agaz'd on him.</l>
<l n="128">His Souldiers spying his vndaunted Spirit,</l>
<l n="129">A<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>, a<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>, cry'd out amaine,</l>
<l n="130">And rusht into the Bowels of the Battaile.</l>
<l n="131">Here had the Conquest fully been seal'd vp,</l>
<l n="132">If Sir<hi rend="italic">Iohn Falstaffe</hi>had not play'd the Coward.</l>
<l n="133">He being in the Vauward, plac't behinde,</l>
<l n="134">With purpose to relieue and follow them,</l>
<l n="135">Cowardly fled, not hauing struck one stroake.</l>
<l n="136">Hence grew the generall wrack and massacre:</l>
<l n="137">Enclosed were they with their Enemies.</l>
<l n="138">A base Wallon, to win the Dolphins grace,</l>
<l n="139">Thrust<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>with a Speare into the Back,</l>
<l n="140">Whom all France, with their chiefe assembled strength,</l>
<l n="141">Durst not presume to looke once in the face.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-bed">
<speaker rend="italic">Bedf.</speaker>
<l n="142">Is<hi rend="italic">Talbot</hi>slaine then? I will slay my selfe,</l>
<l n="143">For liuing idly here, in pompe and ease,</l>
<l n="144">Whil'st such a worthy Leader, wanting ayd,</l>
<l n="145">Vnto his dastard foe‑men is betray'd.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-mes.3">
<speaker rend="italic">3. Mess.</speaker>
<l n="146">O no, he liues, but is tooke Prisoner,</l>
<l n="147">And Lord<hi rend="italic">Scales</hi>with him, and Lord<hi rend="italic">Hungerford:</hi>
</l>
<l n="148">Most of the rest slaughter'd, or tooke likewise.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-bed">
<speaker rend="italic">Bedf.</speaker>
<l n="149">His Ransome there is none but I shall pay.</l>
<l n="150">Ile hale the Dolphin headlong from his Throne,</l>
<l n="151">His Crowne shall be the Ransome of my friend:</l>
<l n="152">Foure of their Lords Ile change for one of ours.</l>
<cb n="2"/>
<l n="153">Farwell my Masters, to my Taske will I,</l>
<l n="154">Bonfires in France forthwith I am to make,</l>
<l n="155">To keepe our great Saint<hi rend="italic">Georges</hi>Feast withall.</l>
<l n="156">Ten thousand Souldiers with me I will take,</l>
<l n="157">Whose bloody deeds shall make all Europe quake.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-mes.3">
<speaker rend="italic">3. Mess.</speaker>
<l n="158">So you had need, for Orleance is besieg'd,</l>
<l n="159">The English Army is growne weake and faint:</l>
<l n="160">The Earle of Salisbury craueth supply,</l>
<l n="161">And hardly keepes his men from mutinie,</l>
<l n="162">Since they so few, watch such a multitude.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-exe">
<speaker rend="italic">Exe.</speaker>
<l n="163">Remember Lords your Oathes to<hi rend="italic">Henry</hi>sworne:</l>
<l n="164">Eyther to quell the Dolphin vtterly,</l>
<l n="165">Or bring him in obedience to your yoake.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-1h6-bed">
<speaker rend="italic">Bedf.</speaker>
<l n="166">I doe remember it, and here take my leaue,</l>
<l n="167">To goe about my preparation.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic rightJustified" type="exit">Exit Bedford.</stage>
<sp who="#F-1h6-glo">
<speaker rend="italic">Glost.</speaker>
<l n="168">Ile to the Tower with all the hast I can,</l>
<l n="169">To view th'Artillerie and Munition,</l>
<l n="170">And then I will proclayme young<hi rend="italic">Henry</hi>King.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic rightJustified" type="exit">Exit Gloster.</stage>
<sp who="#F-1h6-exe">
<speaker rend="italic">Exe.</speaker>
<l n="171">To Eltam will I, where the young King is,</l>
<l n="172">Being ordayn'd his speciall Gouernor,</l>
<l n="173">And for his safetie there Ile best deuise.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic" type="exit">Exit.</stage>
<sp who="#F-1h6-win">
<speaker rend="italic">Winch.</speaker>
<l n="174">Each hath his Place and Function to attend:</l>
<l n="175">I am left out; for me nothing remaines:</l>
<l n="176">But long I will not be Iack out of Office,</l>
<l n="177">The King from Eltam I intend to send,</l>
<l n="178">And sit at chiefest Sterne of publique Weale.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic rightJustified" type="exit">Exit.</stage>
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