Never sees horrid night, the child of hell; And, but for ceremony, such a wretch, The slave, a member of the country's peace, What watch the king keeps to maintain the peace, Enter ERPINGHAM. Erp. My lord, your nobles, jealous of your ab K. Hen. O God of battles! steel my soldiers' hearts! Possess them not with fear; take from them now The sense of reckoning, if the opposed numbers Pluck their hearts from them!-Not to day, O Lord, O not to-day, think not upon the fault My father made in compassing the crown! Glo. My liege! K. Hen. Enter GLOSTer. My brother Gloster's voice?-Ay; I know thy errand, I will go with thee: The day, my friends, and all things stay for me. [Exeunt. SCENE II. The French Camp. Enter Dauphin, ORLEANS, RAMBURES, and others. Orl. The sun doth gild our armour; up, my lords. Dau. Montex a cheval:-My horse! valet! lacquay! ha! Orl. O brave spirit! Dau. Via 49!-les eaux et la terre Orl. Rien puis? l'air et le feu Enter Constable. Now, my lord Constable! Con. Hark, how our steeds for present service neigh. Dau. Mount them, and make incision in their hides; That their hot blood may spin in English eyes, And dout them 50 with superfluous courage: Ha! Ram. What, will you have them weep our horses' blood? How shall we then behold their natural tears? Enter a Messenger. Mess. The English are embattled, you French peers. Con. To horse, you gallant princes! straight to Do but behold yon poor and starved band, That our French gallants shall to-day draw out, 'Tis positive 'gainst all exceptions, lords, That our superfluous lackeys, and our peasants,— But that our honours must not. What's to say? And all is done. Then let the trumpets sound The tucket-sonuance 52, and the note to mount: For our approach shall so much dare the field, That England shall couch down in fear, and yield. Enter GRANDpre'. Grand. Why do you stay so long, my lords of Yon island carrions, desperate of their bones, With torch-staves in their hand 53: and their poor jades Lob down their heads, dropping the hides and hips; The gum down-roping from their pale dead eyes; And in their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit 54 Lies foul with chew'd grass, still and motionless; And their executors, the knavish crows, Fly o'er them all, impatient for their hour. Con. They have said their prayers, and they stay for death. Dau. Shall we go send them dinners, and fresh suits, And give their fasting horses provender, And after fight with them? Con. I stay but for my guard; On, to the field: I will the banner from a trumpet take, And use it for my haste. Come, come away! The sun is high, and we outwear the day. [Exeunt. SCENE III. The English Camp. Enter the English Host; GLOSTER, BEDFORD, EXETER, SALISBURY, and WESTMORELAND. Glo. Where is the king? Bed. The king himself is rode to view their battle. West. Of fighting men they have full threescore thousand. Exe. There's five to one; besides, they all are fresh. Sal. God's arm strike with us! 'tis a fearful odds. God be wi' you, princes all; I'll to my charge: If we no more meet, till we meet in heaven, |