Divide our happy England into four, K. Henry. Call in the meffengers, fent from the Now are we well refolv'd; and by God's help O'er France, and all her almoft kingly Dukedoms; Enter Ambaffadors of France. Now are we well prepar'd to know the pleasure K. Henry. We are no tyrant, but a christian King, VOL. V. L Amb. Amb. Thus then, in few. Your Highnefs, lately fending into France, You cannot revel into Dukedoms there: Exe. Tennis-balls, my Liege. K. Henry. We're glad, the Dauphin is so pleasant with us. His prefent, and your pains, we thank you for. Shall ftrike his father's Crown into the hazard. And And tell the pleasant Prince, this mock of his That shall have cause to curfe the Dauphin's fcorn. When thousands weep, more than did laugh at it. K. Henry. We hope to make the fender blufh at it: Before QUICKLY's House in East-cheap. Enter Corporal Nim, and Lieutenant Bardolph. BARDOLP H. WE ELL met, Corporal Nim. Nim. Good-morrow, Lieutenant Bardolph. Bard. What, are Ancient Piftol and you friends yet? Nim. For my part, I care not: I fay little; but when time shall serve, there shall be. [+fmiles] But that fhall be as it may. I dare not fight, but I will wink and hold out mine iron; it is a fimple one; but what though? it will toaft cheese, and it will endure cold as another man's fword will; and there's an end. Bard. I will beftow a breakfaft to make you friends, and we'll be all three fworn brothers to France: let it. be fo, good corporal Nim. Nim. Faith, I will live fo long as I may, that's the certain of it; and when I cannot live any longer, I will do as I may; that is my reft, that is the ren dezvous of it. Bard. It is certain, corporal, that he is married to Nel Quickly; and certainly fhe did you wrong, for you were troth-plight to her. Nim. I cannot tell, things must be as they may; *SCENE IV.] Between this and the foregoing Scene, in all the Editions hitherto, is inferted the Chorus which I have poftponed. That Chorus manifeftly is intended to advertise the Spectators of the Change of the Scene to Southampton, and therefore ought to be placed juft before that Change, and not here, where the Scene is ftill continued in London. there fhall be fmiles] I fufpe& smiles to be a marginal Direction crept into the Text. It is natural for a Man, when he threatens, to break off abruptly, and couclude, But that shall be as it may. But this fantaftical Fellow is made to fmile difdainfully while he threatens; which Circumftance was marked for the Player's Direction in the Margin. Mr. Warburton. men men may fleep, and they may have their throats about them at that time; and some say, knives have edges: it must be as it may; tho' patience be a tir'd Dame, yet she will plod; there must be conclufions; well, I cannot tell, Enter Pistol and Quickly. Bard. Here comes ancient Pistol and his wife; good corporal, be patient here. How now, mine hoft Piftol? Pift. Bafe tyke, call'ft thou me hoft? now by this hand, I fwear, I fcorn the term; nor fhall my Nel keep lodgers. Quick. No, by my troth, not long: for we cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteen gentlewomen, that live honeftly by the prick of their needles, but it will be thought we keep a bawdy-houfe ftraight. O welliday lady, if he be not drawn! Now we shall fee wilful adultery, and murder committed. Bard. Good lieutenant, good corporal, offer nothing here. Nim. Pifh! Pift. Pifh for thee, Iland dog; thou prick-ear'd cur of Island. Quick. Good corporal Nim, fhew thy valour and put up thy fword." Nim. Will you fhog off? I would have you folus. The folus in thy moft marvellous face, The folus in thy teeth, and in thy throat, And in thy hateful lungs; yea, in thy maw, perdy; And, which is worse, within thy nafty mouth. For I can take, and Pistol's cock is up, And flashing fire will follow. Nim. I am not Barbafon, you cannot conjure me: I have an humour to knock you indifferently well; if you grow foul with me, Piftol, I will scour you with |