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KING HENRY enters with his power. Alarum to the battle. Then enter DOUGLAS and SIR WALTER BLUNTSIR WALTER BLUNT
What is thy name, that in the battle thusEARL OF DOUGLAS
Thou crossest me? what honour dost thou seek
Upon my head?
Know then, my name is Douglas;SIR WALTER BLUNT
And I do haunt thee in the battle thus
Because some tell me that thou art a king.
They tell thee true.EARL OF DOUGLAS
The Lord of Stafford dear to-day hath boughtSIR WALTER BLUNT
Thy likeness, for instead of thee, King Harry,
This sword hath ended him: so shall it thee,
Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.
I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot;HOTSPUR
And thou shalt find a king that will revenge
Lord Stafford's death.
They fight. DOUGLAS kills SIR WALTER BLUNT. Enter HOTSPUR
O Douglas, hadst thou fought at Holmedon thus,EARL OF DOUGLAS
never had triumph'd upon a Scot.
All's done, all's won; here breathless lies the king.HOTSPUR
Where?EARL OF DOUGLAS
Here.HOTSPUR
This, Douglas? no: I know this face full well:EARL OF DOUGLAS
A gallant knight he was, his name was Blunt;
Semblably furnish'd like the king himself.
A fool go with thy soul, whither it goes!HOTSPUR
A borrow'd title hast thou bought too dear:
Why didst thou tell me that thou wert a king?
The king hath many marching in his coats.EARL OF DOUGLAS
Now, by my sword, I will kill all his coats;HOTSPUR
I'll murder all his wardrobe, piece by piece,
Until I meet the king.
Up, and away!FALSTAFF
Our soldiers stand full fairly for the day.
Exeunt
Alarum. Enter FALSTAFF, solus
Though I could 'scape shot-free at London, I fearPRINCE HENRY
the shot here; here's no scoring but upon the pate.
Soft! who are you? Sir Walter Blunt: there's honour
for you! here's no vanity! I am as hot as moulten
lead, and as heavy too: God keep lead out of me! I
need no more weight than mine own bowels. I have
led my ragamuffins where they are peppered: there's
not three of my hundred and fifty left alive; and
they are for the town's end, to beg during life.
But who comes here?
Enter PRINCE HENRY
What, stand'st thou idle here? lend me thy sword:FALSTAFF
Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff
Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies,
Whose deaths are yet unrevenged: I prithee,
lend me thy sword.
O Hal, I prithee, give me leave to breathe awhile.PRINCE HENRY
Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have
done this day. I have paid Percy, I have made him sure.
He is, indeed; and living to kill thee. I prithee,FALSTAFF
lend me thy sword.
Nay, before God, Hal, if Percy be alive, thou get'stPRINCE HENRY
not my sword; but take my pistol, if thou wilt.
Give it to me: what, is it in the case?FALSTAFF
Ay, Hal; 'tis hot, 'tis hot; there's that will sack a city.PRINCE HENRY
PRINCE HENRY draws it out, and finds it to be a bottle of sack
What, is it a time to jest and dally now?FALSTAFF
He throws the bottle at him. Exit
Well, if Percy be alive, I'll pierce him. If he do
come in my way, so: if he do not, if I come in his
willingly, let him make a carbonado of me. I like
not such grinning honour as Sir Walter hath: give me
life: which if I can save, so; if not, honour comes
unlooked for, and there's an end.
Exit FALSTAFF
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