I'll purge, and leave sack, and live cleanly as a nobleman should do. [Exit, bearing off the body. SCENE V. Another part of the field. The trumpets sound. Enter King HENRY, Prince HENRY, Prince JOHN, WESTMORELAND, and others, with WORCESTER and VERNON prisoners. K. Hen. Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke. Ill-spirited Worcester! did we not send grace, Pardon, and terms of love to all of you? And wouldst thou turn our offers contrary? Misuse the tenour of thy kinsman's trust? Had been alive this hour, If, like a Christian, thou hadst truly borne Betwixt our armies true intelligence. Wor. What I have done my safety urg'd me to; And I embrace this fortune patiently, Since not to be avoided it falls on me. K. Hen. Bear Worcester to the death, and Vernon too: Other offenders we will pause upon. How goes the field? [Exeunt Worcester and Vernon, guarded. P. Hen. The noble Scot, Lord Douglas, when he saw The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him, The noble Percy slain, and all his men Upon the foot of fear, fled with the rest; And falling from a hill, he was so bruis'd K. Hen. With all my heart. P. Hen. Then, brother John of Lancaster, to you This honourable bounty shall belong: Go to the Douglas, and deliver him Up to his pleasure, ransomless and free: His valour, shown upon our crests to-day, K. Hen. Then this remains, that we divide our power.You, son John, and my cousin Westmoreland, Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed, To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scroop, Who, as we hear, are busily in arms: Myself, and you, son Harry, will towards Wales, -- To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March. [Exeunt. Lords and Attendants; Porter, Drawers, Beadles, Grooms, &c. Rumour, the Presenter. A Dancer, speaker of the epilogue. SCENE England. INDUCTION. Warkworth. Before Northumberland's castle. Rum. Open your ears; for which of you will stop That the blunt monster with uncounted heads, Among my household? Why is Rumour here? Hath beaten down young Hotspur and his troops, Even with the rebels' blood. But what mean I Between that royal field of Shrewsbury Than they have learn'd of me: from Rumour's tongues [Exit. ACT I. SCENE I. The same. Enter Lord BARDOLPH. L. Bard. Who keeps the gate here, ho? Enter Porter, above. Port. What shall I say you are? L. Bard. Where is the earl? Tell thou the earl That the Lord Bardolph doth attend him here. Port. His lordship is walk'd forth into the orchard: Please it your honour, knock but at the gate, And he himself will answer. L. Bard. Here comes the earl. [Exit Porter above. Enter NORTHUMBERLAND. North. What news, Lord Bardolph? every minute now Should be the father of some stratagem: The times are wild; contention, like a horse Full of high feeding, madly hath broke loose, L. Bard. Noble earl, I bring you certain news from Shrewsbury. As good as heart can wish: L. Bard. |