ACT V SCENE III

King Henry IV, Part I

ACT V SCENE III	Plain between the camps.
[ KING HENRY enters with his power. Alarum to the battle. Then enter DOUGLAS and SIR WALTER BLUNT ]
SIR WALTER BLUNT	What is thy name, that in the battle thus
	Thou crossest me? what honour dost thou seek
	Upon my head?
EARL OF DOUGLAS	Know then, my name is Douglas;
	And I do haunt thee in the battle thus	5
	Because some tell me that thou art a king.
SIR WALTER BLUNT	They tell thee true.
EARL OF DOUGLAS	The Lord of Stafford dear to-day hath bought
	Thy likeness, for instead of thee, King Harry,
	This sword hath ended him: so shall it thee,	10
	Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.
SIR WALTER BLUNT	I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot;
	And thou shalt find a king that will revenge
	Lord Stafford’s death.
[ They fight. DOUGLAS kills SIR WALTER BLUNT. Enter HOTSPUR ]
HOTSPUR	O Douglas, hadst thou fought at Holmedon thus,	15
	never had triumph’d upon a Scot.
EARL OF DOUGLAS	All’s done, all’s won; here breathless lies the king.
HOTSPUR	Where?
EARL OF DOUGLAS	Here.
HOTSPUR	This, Douglas? no: I know this face full well:	20
	A gallant knight he was, his name was Blunt;
	Semblably furnish’d like the king himself.
EARL OF DOUGLAS	A fool go with thy soul, whither it goes!
	A borrow’d title hast thou bought too dear:
	Why didst thou tell me that thou wert a king?	25
HOTSPUR	The king hath many marching in his coats.
EARL OF DOUGLAS	Now, by my sword, I will kill all his coats;
	I’ll murder all his wardrobe, piece by piece,
	Until I meet the king.
HOTSPUR	Up, and away!	30
	Our soldiers stand full fairly for the day.
[Exeunt]
[Alarum. Enter FALSTAFF, solus]
FALSTAFF	Though I could ‘scape shot-free at London, I fear
	the shot here; here’s no scoring but upon the pate.
	Soft! who are you? Sir Walter Blunt: there’s honour
	for you! here’s no vanity! I am as hot as moulten	35
	lead, and as heavy too: God keep lead out of me! I
	need no more weight than mine own bowels. I have
	led my ragamuffins where they are peppered: there’s
	not three of my hundred and fifty left alive; and
	they are for the town’s end, to beg during life.	40
	But who comes here?
[Enter PRINCE HENRY]
PRINCE HENRY	What, stand’st thou idle here? lend me thy sword:
	Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff
	Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies,
	Whose deaths are yet unrevenged: I prithee,	45
	lend me thy sword.
FALSTAFF	O Hal, I prithee, give me leave to breathe awhile.
	Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have
	done this day. I have paid Percy, I have made him sure.
PRINCE HENRY	He is, indeed; and living to kill thee. I prithee,	50
	lend me thy sword.
FALSTAFF	Nay, before God, Hal, if Percy be alive, thou get’st
	not my sword; but take my pistol, if thou wilt.
PRINCE HENRY	Give it to me: what, is it in the case?
FALSTAFF	Ay, Hal; ’tis hot, ’tis hot; there’s that will sack a city.	55
[ PRINCE HENRY draws it out, and finds it to be a bottle of sack ]
PRINCE HENRY	What, is it a time to jest and dally now?
[He throws the bottle at him. Exit]
FALSTAFF	Well, if Percy be alive, I’ll pierce him. If he do
	come in my way, so: if he do not, if I come in his
	willingly, let him make a carbonado of me. I like
	not such grinning honour as Sir Walter hath: give me	60
	life: which if I can save, so; if not, honour comes
	unlooked for, and there’s an end.
[Exit FALSTAFF]

Continue to Henry IV, Part I, Act 5, Scene 4