Have but their stings and teeth newly ta'en out;
By whofe fell working I was first advanc'd,
And by whofe power I well might lodge a fear
To be again difplac'd: which to avoid,

I cut them off; and had a purpose now
To lead out many to the Holy Land;

Lest rest, and lying ftill, might make them look
Too near unto my state. Therefore, my Harry,
Be it thy courfe, to bufy giddy minds

With foreign quarrels; that action, hence borne out,
May waste the memory of the former days.

More would I, but my lungs are wasted so,
That ftrength of fpeech is utterly denied me.
How I came by the crown, O God, forgive!
And grant it may with thee in true peace live!
P. Hen. My gracious liege,

You won it, wore it, kept it, gave it me;
Then plain, and right, must my poffeffion be:
Which I, with more than with a common pain,
'Gainst all the world will rightfully maintain.

Enter Prince JOHN of LANCASTER, WARWICK, Lords, and Others.

K. Hen. Look, look, here comes my John of Lancaster.
P. John. Health, peace, and happiness, to my royal

father!

K. Hen. Thou bring'ft me happiness, and peace, fon

John;

But health, alack, with youthful wings is flown

From this bare, wither'd trunk: upon thy fight,
My worldly business makes a period.-

Where is my lord of Warwick ?

P. Hen.

My lord of Warwick!

K, Hen.

K. Hen. Doth any name particular belong Unto the lodging where I first did swoon ? War. 'Tis call'd Jerufalem, my noble lord.

K. Hen. Laud be to God !-even there my life must end. It hath been prophefied to me many years,

I should not die but in Jerufalem;

Which vainly I fuppos'd, the Holy Land :—
But, bear me to that chamber; there I'll lie;
In that Jerufalem shall Harry die.

[Exeunt.

ACT

ACT V. SCENE I.

Gloftershire. A Hall in Shallow's House.

Enter SHALLOW, FALSTAFF, BARDOLPH, and Page.

Shal. By cock and pye, fir, you shall not away to-night. -What, Davy, I fay!

Fal. You must excufe me, mafter Robert Shallow.

Shal. I will not excuse you; you shall not be excused; excufes fhall not be admitted; there is no excufe shall ferve; you shall not be excufed.-Why, Davy!

Davy. Here, fir.

Enter DAVY.

Shal. Davy, Davy, Davy,-let me fee, Davy; let me fee :-yea, marry, William cook, bid him come hither.— Sir John, you shall not be excused.

Davy. Marry, fir, thus ;-thofe precepts cannot be ferved: and, again, fir,-Shall we fow the headland with wheat?

Shal. With red wheat, Davy. But for William cook; -Are there no young pigeons?

Davy. Yes, fir.

-Here is now the fmith's note, for fhoeing, and plough-irons.

Shal. Let it be caft, and paid :-fir John, you shall not be excufed.

Davy. Now, fir, a new link to the bucket must needs be had :-And, fir, do you mean to stop any of William's wages, about the fack he loft the other day at Hinckley fair?

Shal.

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Shal. He fhall answer it :Some pigeons, Davy ; couple of fhort-legg'd hens; a joint of mutton; and any pretty little tiny kickshaws, tell William cook.

Davy. Doth the man of war stay all night, fir?

Shal. Yes, Davy. I will ufe him well; A friend i'the court is better than a penny in purse. Use his men well, Davy; for they are arrant knaves, and will backbite.

Davy. No worse than they are back-bitten, fir; for they have marvellous foul linen.

Shal. Well conceited, Davy. About thy business, Davy. Davy. I beseech you, fir, to countenance William Vifor of Woncot against Clement Perkes of the hill.

Shal. There are many complaints, Davy, against that Vifor; that Vifor is an arrant knave, on my knowledge.

Davy. I grant your worship, that he is a knave, fir: but yet, God forbid, fir, but a knave should have fome countenance at his friend's request. An honeft man, fir, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not. I have ferv'd your worship truly, fir, this eight years; and if I cannot once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an honeft man, I have but a very little credit with your worship. The knave is mine honest friend, sir; therefore, I beseech your worship, let him be countenanced.

Shal. Go to; I fay, he fhall have no wrong. Look about, Davy. [Exit DAVY.] Where are you, fir John? Come, off with your boots.-Give me your hand, master Bardolph.

Bard. I am glad to fee your worship.

Shal. I thank thee with all my heart, kind master Bardolph-and welcome, my tall fellow. [To the Page.} Come, fir John. [Exit SHALLOW.

Fal. I'll follow you, good master Robert Shallow. Bardolph, look to our horfes. [Exeunt BARDOLPH and Page.] If I were faw'd into quantities, I should make four dozen

fuch

It is a

fuch bearded hermit's-ftaves as mafter Shallow. wonderful thing, to fee the femblable coherence of his men's fpirits and his: They, by observing him, do bear themselves like foolish justices; he, by converfing with them, is turn'd into a justice-like ferving-man: their spirits are fo married in conjunction with the participation of fociety, that they flock together in confent, like so many wild-geefe. If I had a fuit to mafter Shallow, I would humour his men, with the imputation of being near their master: if to his men, I would curry with master Shallow, that no man could better command his fervants. It is certain, that either wife bearing, or ignorant carriage, is caught, as men take diseases, one of another : therefore, let men take heed of their company. I will devife matter enough out of this Shallow, to keep prince Harry in continual laughter, the wearing-out of six fashions, (which is four terms, or two actions,) and he shall laugh without intervallums. O, it is much, that a lie, with a flight oath, and a jeft with a fad brow, will do with a fellow that never had the ache in his shoulders! O, you fhall fee him laugh, till his face be like a wet cloak ill laid up.

Sbal. [Within.] Sir John!

Fal. I come, mafter Shallow; I come, mafter Shallow. [Exit FALSTAFF.

SCENE II.

Westminster. A Room in the Palace.

Enter WARWICK, and the Lord Chief Juftice.

War, How now, my lord chief juftice? whither away? Ch. Juft. How doth the king?

War.