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Somerset。 VERNON。 Nay； let it rest where it began at first。 BASSET。
Confirm it so； mine honourable lord。 GLOUCESTER。 Confirm it so？
Confounded be your strife； And perish ye； with your audacious prate！
Presumptuous vassals； are you not asham'd With this immodest clamorous
outrage To trouble and disturb the King and us？ And you； my lords…
methinks you do not well To bear with their perverse objections； Much
less to take occasion from their mouths To raise a mutiny betwixt
yourselves。 Let me persuade you take a better course。 EXETER。 It grieves
his Highness。 Good my lords； be friends。 KING HENRY。 Come hither；
you that would be combatants： Henceforth I charge you； as you love our
favour； Quite to forget this quarrel and the cause。 And you； my lords；
remember where we are： In France； amongst a fickle wavering nation； If
they perceive dissension in our looks And that within ourselves we
disagree； How will their grudging stomachs be provok'd To wilful
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disobedience； and rebel！ Beside； what infamy will there arise When
foreign princes shall be certified That for a toy； a thing of no regard； King
Henry's peers and chief nobility Destroy'd themselves and lost the realm of
France！ O； think upon the conquest of my father； My tender years； and let
us not forgo That for a trifle that was bought with blood！ Let me be umpire
in this doubtful strife。 I see no reason； if I wear this rose； ＇Putting on a red
rose＇ That any one should therefore be suspicious I more incline to
Somerset than York： Both are my kinsmen； and I love them both。 As well
they may upbraid me with my crown； Because； forsooth； the King of Scots
is crown'd。 But your discretions better can persuade Than I am able to
instruct or teach； And； therefore； as we hither came in peace； So let us still
continue peace and love。 Cousin of York； we institute your Grace To be
our Regent in these parts of France。 And； good my Lord of Somerset； unite
Your troops of horsemen with his bands of foot； And like true subjects；
sons of your progenitors； Go cheerfully together and digest Your angry
choler on your enemies。 Ourself； my Lord Protector； and the rest； After
some respite will return to Calais； From thence to England； where I hope
ere long To be presented by your victories With Charles； Alencon； and that
traitorous rout。 Flourish。 Exeunt all but YORK； WARWICK； EXETER；
VERNON WARWICK。 My Lord of York； I promise you； the King Prettily；
methought； did play the orator。 YORK。 And so he did； but yet I like it not；
In that he wears the badge of Somerset。 WARWICK。 Tush； that was but
his fancy； blame him not； I dare presume； sweet prince； he thought no
harm。 YORK。 An if I wist he did…but let it rest； Other affairs must now be
managed。 Exeunt all but EXETER EXETER。 Well didst thou； Richard； to
suppress thy voice； For had the passions of thy heart burst out； I fear we
should have seen decipher'd there More rancorous spite； more furious
raging broils； Than yet can be imagin'd or suppos'd。 But howsoe'er； no
simple man that sees This jarring discord of nobility； This shouldering of
each other in the court； This factious bandying of their favourites； But that
it doth presage some ill event。 'Tis much when sceptres are in children's
hands； But more when envy breeds unkind division： There comes the ruin；
there begins confusion。 Exit
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SCENE 2。
France。 Before Bordeaux
Enter TALBOT； with trump and drum
TALBOT。 Go to the gates of Bordeaux； trumpeter； Summon their
general unto the wall。
Trumpet sounds a parley。 Enter； aloft； the GENERAL OF THE
FRENCH； and others
English John Talbot； Captains； calls you forth； Servant in arms to
Harry King of England； And thus he would open your city gates； Be
humble to us； call my sovereignvours And do him homage as obedient
subjects； And I'll withdraw me and my bloody power； But if you frown
upon this proffer'd peace； You tempt the fury of my three attendants； Lean
famine； quartering steel； and climbing fire； Who in a moment even with
the earth Shall lay your stately and air braving towers； If you forsake the
offer of their love。 GENERAL OF THE FRENCH。 Thou ominous and
fearful owl of death； Our nation's terror and their bloody scourge！ The
period of thy tyranny approacheth。 On us thou canst not enter but by death；
For； I protest； we are well fortified； And strong enough to issue out and
fight。 If thou retire； the Dauphin； well appointed； Stands with the snares of
war to tangle thee。 On either hand thee there are squadrons pitch'd To wall
thee from the liberty of flight； And no way canst thou turn thee for redress
But death doth front thee with apparent spoil And pale destruction meets
thee in the face。 Ten thousand French have ta'en the sacrament To rive
their dangerous artillery Upon no Christian soul but English Talbot。 Lo；
there thou stand'st； a breathing valiant man； Of an invincible unconquer'd
spirit！ This is the latest glory of thy praise That I； thy enemy； due thee
withal； For ere the glass that now begins to run Finish the process of his
sandy hour； These eyes that see thee now well coloured Shall see thee
withered； bloody； pale； and dead。 ＇Drum afar off＇ Hark！ hark！ The
Dauphin's drum； a warning bell； Sings heavy music to thy timorous soul；
And mine shall ring thy dire departure out。 Exit TALBOT。 He fables not； I
hear the enemy。 Out； some light horsemen； and peruse their wings。 O；
negligent and heedless discipline！ How are we park'd and bounded in a
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pale A little herd of England's timorous deer； Maz'd with a yelping kennel
of French curs！ If we be English deer； be then in blood； Not rascal…like to
fall down with a pinch； But rather； moody…mad