SCENE III. The Rebel Camp near Shrewsbury. Enter HOTSPUR, WOR CESTER, DOUGLAS, and VERNON. Hot. We'll fight with him to-night. Wor. It may not be. Doug. You give him then advantage. Ver. Not a whit. Hot. Why say you so ? looks he not for supply? Ver. So do we. Hot. His is certain, ours is doubtful. Wor. Good cousin, be advis'd; stir not to-night. Doug. You do not counsel well; You speak it out of fear, and cold heart. Ver. Do me no slander, Douglas: by my life, Doug. Yea, or to-night. Ver. Content. Hot. To-night, say I. Ver. Come, come, it may not be. I wonder much, being men of such great leading, Drag back our expedition: Certain horse Of my cousin Vernon's are not yet come up: In general, journey-bated, and brought low; Wor. The number of the king exceedeth ours : For God's sake, cousin, stay till all come in. [The trumpet sounds a parley. Enter Sir WALTER BLUNT. Blunt. I come with gracious offers from the king, If you vouchsafe me hearing, and respect. [6] Such conduct, such experience in martia! business. JOHNSON. Hot. Welcome, sir Walter Blunt; And, 'would to God, You were of our determination ! Some of us love you well: and even those some But stand against us like an enemy. Blunt. And God defend, but still I should stand so, But, to my charge.-The king hath sent to know Have any way your good deserts forgot,- He bids you name your griefs; and, with all speed, And pardon absolute for yourself, and these, Herein misled by your suggestion. Hot. The king is kind; and, well we know, the king Knows at what time to promise, when to pay. My father, and my uncle, and myself, Did give him that same royalty he wears : 8 To sue his livery, and beg his peace; With tears of innocency, and terms of zeal,- Laid gifts before him, proffer'd him their oaths, [7] i. e. grievances. MALONE. [8] This is a law phrase belonging to the feudal tenures; meaning, to sue out the delivery or possession of his lands from those persons who on the death of any of the tenants of the crown, seized their lands, till the heir sued out his livery STEEVENS. Gave him their heirs; as pages follow'd him, In short time after, he depos'd the king; Soon after that, depriv'd him of his life; And, in the neck of that, task'd the whole state :' To make that worse, suffer'd his kinsman March In rage dismiss'd my father from the court; Broke oath on oath, committed wrong on wrong: This head of safety ; and, withal, to pry Into his title, the which we find Too indirect for long continuance. Blunt. Shall I return this answer to the king? Go to the king; and let there be impawn'd Some surety for a safe return again, And in the morning early shall mine uncle [9] In this whole speech he alludes again to some passages in Richard the second. [1] Task'd is here used for tar'd. STEEVENS. [2] This army, from which I hope for protection. 16 VOL. V. JOHNSON. JOHNSON. L Bring him our purposes: and so farewell. Blunt. I would, you would accept of grace and love. SCENE IV. [Exeunt. York. A Room in the Archbishop's House. Enter the Archbishop of York, and a Gentleman. Arch. Hie, good sir Michael; bear this sealed brief,' With winged haste, to the lord mareshal; This to my cousin Scroop; and all the rest To whom they are directed: if you knew How much they do import, you would make haste. Gent. My good lord, I guess their tenor. Arch. Like enough, you do. To-morrow, good sir Michael, is a day, The king, with mighty and quick-raised power, And comes not in, o'er-rul'd by prophecies,)— I fear, the power of Percy is too weak To wage an instant trial with the king. Gent. Why, good my lord, you need not fear; there's Douglas, And Mortimer. Arch. No, Mortimer's not there. Gent. But there is Mordake, Vernon, lord Harry Percy, And there's my lord of Worcester; and a head Of gallant warriors, noble gentlemen. Arch. And so there is: but yet the king hath drawn The special head of all the land together ;- [3] A brief is simply a letter. JOHNSON. [4] Whose quota was larger than that of any other man in the confederacy. JOHNSON And many more cor-rivals, and dear men Gent. Doubt not, my lord, they shall be well oppos'd. And, to prevent the worst, sir Michael, speed: [Exeunt severally. ACT V. SCENE I.-The King's Camp near Shrewsbury. Enter K. Hen. How bloodily the sun begins to peer P. Hen. The southern wind Doth play the trumpet to his purposes ;* K. Hen. Then with the losers let it sympathize; Trumpet. Enter WORCESTER and VERNON. [4] i. e. To the sun's, to that which the sun portends by his unusual appearance. JOHNSON. |