INDUCTIO N. Enter Rumour, painted full of Tongues. you will ftop Rum. Open your ears; For which of Make fearful musters, and prepar'd defence; That the blunt monfter with uncounted heads, a The vent of hearing,]-The paffage which admits found. Hath Hath beaten down young Hotspur, and his troops, Even with the rebels' blood. But what mean I с And this worm-eaten hold of ragged stone, Where Hotspur's father, old Northumberland, Than they have learn'd of me; From Rumour's tongues They bring smooth comforts false, worse than true wrongs. [Exit. worm-eaten bold of ragged ftone,]—this ruinous castle. PERSONS KING HENRY THE FOURTH. HENRY, Prince of Wales, afterwards King, FALSTAFF, POINS, BARDOLPH, PISTOL, PETO, and PAGE. SHALLOW, and SILENCE, Country Juftices. DAVY, Servant to SHALLOW. PHANG and SNARE, two Serjeants. THIS Second Part comprises the tranfactions of about nine years, commencing with an account of Hotspur's defeat and death, and clofing with the demife of Henry IV. and the coronation of Henry V. SECOND SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV. ACT I. SCENE I. Northumberland's Caftle, at Warkworth. The Porter at the gate; enter Lord Bardolph. Bard. Who keeps the gate here, ho?-Where is the ear] ? Port. What shall I fay you are? Bard. 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. e Enter Northumberland. Bard. Here comes the earl. North. What news, lord Bardolph? every minute now Should be the father of fome stratagem: The times are wild; contention, like a horfe • Should be the father of some firatagem: ]-Should produce fome great event. VOL. III. "What stratagems "This deadly quarrel daily dotb beget?" |