the country to resist the earl and his power, coming to Grimbaut Brigges beside Knaresborough, there to stop them the passage; but they returning aside, got to Weatherby, and so to Tadcaster, and finally came forward unto Branham Moor, near to Hayselwood, where they chose their ground meet to fight upon. The sheriff was as ready to give battle as the earl to receive it, and so with a standard of St. George spread, set fiercely upon the earl, who, under a standard of his own arms, encountered his adversaries with great manhood. There was a sore encounter and cruel conflict betwixt the parties, but in the end the victory fell to the sheriff. The Earl of Northumberland was slain in the field, and the Lord Bardolf was taken, but sore wounded, so that he shortly after died of the hurts.

Der von Sh. mit beiden Ereignissen in zeitliche Nähe gerückte Tod des Königs hatte erst im Jahre 1413 Statt. Zu den letzten Verhandlungen zwischen dem König und seinem Sohn fand Sh. die Grundzüge in Holinshed's Bericht von den Ereignissen, die dem Tode Heinrichs IV. vorangingen: In this fourteenth and last year of King Henry's reign, a council was holden in the White Friars in London, at the which, among other things, order was taken for ships and galleys to he builded and made ready, and all other things necessary to be provided, for a voyage which he meant to make into the Holy Land, there to recover the city of Jerusalem from the infidels. He held his Christmas this year at Eltham, being sore vexed with sickness, so that it was thought sometime that he had been dead, notwithstanding it pleased God that he somewhat recovered his strength again, and so passed that Christmas with as much joy as he might. The morrow after Candlemas-day, began a Parliament which he had called at London; but he departed this life before the same Parliament was ended: for now that his provisions were ready, and that he was furnished with all things necessary for such a royal journey as he pretended to take into the Holy Land, he was eftsoones taken with a sore sickness, which was not a leprosy stricken by the hand of God, (saith Master Hall), as foolish friars imagined, but a very apoplexy. During this, his last sickness, he caused his crown (as some write) to be set on a pillow at his bed's-head, and suddenly his pangs so sore troubled him, that he lay as though all his vital spirits had been from him departed. Such as were about him, thinking verily that he had been departed, covered his face with a linen cloth. The prince his son being hereof advertised, entered into the chamber, took away the crown, and departed. The father being suddenly revived out of that trance, quickly perceived the lack of his crown, and having knowledge that the prince his son had taken it away, caused him to come before his presence, requiring of him what he meant so to misuse himself: the prince with a good audacity answered, Sir, to mine, and all men's judgements, you seemed dead in this world; wherefore I, as your next heir apparent, took that as mine own,

and not as yours. Well, fair son, said the king (with a great sigh), what right I had to it, God knoweth. Well, quoth the prince, if you die king, I will have the garland, and trust to keep it with the sword against all mine enemies, as you have done. Then, said the king, I commit all to God, and remember you to do well; and with that turned himself in his bed, and shortly after departed to God, in a chamber of the Abbots of Westminster called Jerusalem. We find, that he was taken with his last sickness, while he was making his prayers at Saint Edward's shrine, there as it were to take his leave, and so to proceed forth on his journey: he was so suddenly and grievously taken, that such as were about him feared lest he would have died presently; wherefore, to relieve him, if it were possible, they bare him into a chamber that was next at hand belonging to the Abbot of Westminster, where they laid him on a pallet before the fire, and used all remedies to revive him: at length he recovered his speech and understanding, and perceiving himself in a strange place which he knew not, he willed to know if the chamber had any particular name, whereunto answer was made, that it was called Jerusalem. Then said the king, laudes be given to the Father of Heaven, for now I know that I shall die here in this chamber, according to the prophesy of me declared, that I should depart this life in Jerusalem.

Zu A. 5, Sc. 2. Von der Sinnesänderung, welche Heinrich V. bei seiner Thronbesteigung beurkundete, sagt Holinshed: Such great hope and good expectation was had of this man's fortunate success to follow, that within tree days after his father's decease, divers noble men and honourable personages did to him homage and sware to him due obedience, which had not been seen done to any of his predecessors kings of this realm, till they had been possessed of the crown. He was crowned the ninth of April, being Passion Sunday, But this king even at first appointing with himself to shew that in his person princely honours should change public manners, he determined to put on him the shape of a new `man. For whereas aforetime he had made himself a companion unto misruly mates of dissolute or der and life, he now banished them all from his presence (but not unrewarded, or else unpreferred) inhibiting them, upon a great pain, not once to approach, lodge or sojourn within ten miles of his court or presence; and in their places he chose men of gravity, wit, and high policy, by whose wise counsel he might at all times rule to his honour and dignity; calling to mind how once to high offence of the king his father, he had with his fist stricken the chief justice for sending one of his minions (upon desert) to prison, when the justice stoutly commanded himself also straight to ward, and he (then prince) obeyed.

In dem alten Drama The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth, von dem bereits in der Einleitung zum First Part of King Henry IV.

die Rede war, sind die letzten Augenblicke des Königs, sein Tod, die Thronbesteigung Heinrich's V. und die Abfertigung seiner bisherigen Gesellen folgendermassen dargestellt:

Enter the King with his Lords.

Henry 4. Come my Lords, I see it boots

Ambo. And please your grace the crown is taken away.

Henry 4. The crowne taken away,

mee not to take any physike, for all the Phy-Good my Lord of Oxford, go see who hath sitians in the world cannot cure mee, no not

done this deed:

one. But good my Lords, remember my last No doubt 'tis some wilde traytor that hath done it, Will and Testament concerning my sonne, for To deprive my sonne, they that would doe it now, truely my Lords, I do not thinke but he will Would seeke to scrape and scrawle for it after prove as valiant and victorious a King, as ever raigned in England.

my death.

Enter Lord of Oxford with the Prince.
Oxford. Here and please your Grace,
Is my Lord the yong Prince with the Crowne.
Henry 4. Why how now my sonne,

I had thought the last time I had you in schooling,
I had given you a lesson for all,
And do you now begin againe?
Why tell me my sonne,

Doest thou thinke the time so long,

That thou wouldest have it before the
Breath be out of my mouth.

Henry 5. Most soveraigne Lord, and well-
beloved father,

Henry 5. Ah Harry, thrice unhappy, that hath neglect so long from visiting of thy sicke father, I will goe, nay but why doe I not goe to the chamber of my sicke father, to comfort I came into your chamber to comfort the methe melancholy soule of his body, his soule

lancholy

said I, heere is his body, but his soule is, Soule of your body, and finding you at that

wheras it needs no bodie. Now thrice accursed

time

Harry, that hath offended thy father so much, Past all recovery, and dead to my thinking, and could not I crave pardon for all. Oh my God is my witnesse, and what should I do, dying father curst be the day wherein I was But with weeping teares lament the death of borne, and accursed be the houre wherin I

you my father,

was begotten, but what shall I doe? if weeping And after that, seeing the crowne I tooke it: leares which come too late, may suffice the And tell me my father, who might better take negligence neglected to some, I will weepe day

it then I,

and night untill the fountaine be drie with After your death, but seeing you live, weeping. [Exit I most humbly render it into your majesties

Enter Lord of Exeter and Oxford. Exeter. Come easily my Lord, for waking of the King.

Now my Lords.

Henry 4.
Oxford. How doth your Grace feele your selfe?
Henry 4. Somewhat better after my sleepe,
But good my Lord take off my crowne,

hands,

And the happiest man alive, that my father live:

And live my Lord and father for ever.

Henry 4. Stand up my sonne,
Thine answere hath sounded well in mine eares,
For I must needs confesse that I was in a
very sound sleepe,

Remove my chayre a little backe, and set me right. And altogether unmindfull of thy comming:

But come neare my sonne,

I will see and I can get any thing of them,

And let mee put thee in possession whilst I live, For olde acquaintance.
That none deprive thee of it after my death.
Henry 5. Well may I take it at your
majesties hands,

But it shal never touch my head, so long as
my father lives.

Henry 4.

[He taketh the crowne. God give thee joy my sonne, God blesse thee, and make thee his servant, And send thee a prosperous raigne.

For God knowes my sonne, how hardly I came

by it,

And how hardly I have maintained it.

Enter Knights raunging.

Tom. Gogs wounds the King is dead.
Jockey. Dead, then gogs blood, wee shall
be all kings.

Ned. Gogs wounds, I shall be Lord Chiefe
Justice of England.

Tom. Why, how are you broken out of
prison?

Ned. Gogs wounds, how the villaine stinkes?
Jockey. Why what will become of thee now?

Henry 5. Howsoever you came by it, I Fye upon him, how the rascall stinkes.

know not,

And now I have it from you, and from you
I wil keepe it:

And he that seekes to take the crown from my
head,

Let him looke that his armour be thicker then

mine,

Or I will pearce him to the heart,

Were it harder then brasse or bollion.

Theefe. Marry I will goe and serve my maister againe.

Tom. Gogs blood, doest think that he will have any such

Scabd knave as thou art? What man he is a king now.

Ned. Hold thee, heres a couple of Angels for thee,

And get thee gone, for the King will not be
long

Henry 4. Nobly spoken, and like a King.
Now trust me my Lords, I feare not but my Before he come this way:

sonne

And hereafter I will tell the King of thee.

Did you not see with what grace embassage into France, to tell the French king

That Harry of England hath sent for the crowne,

And Harry of England will have it.

Tom. But 'twas but a little to make the people believe,

That the old King was dead, he was glad to That hee was sorrie for his fathers death.

let me go,

For feare of my Lord the young Prince:
But here comes some of his companions,

[The trumpets sownds. Ned. Gogs wounds, the King comes, Lets all stand aside.

Enter the King with the Archbishop and
the Lord of Oxford.

Jockey. How doo you my Lord?
Ned. How now Harry?

Tut my Lord, put away these dumpes,

You are a King, and all the Realme is yours:
What man? do you not remember the old
sayings,

You know I must be lord Chiefe Justice of
England.

Trust mee my Lord, me thinks you are very
much changed:

And 'tis but with a little sorrowing, to make folkes believe

The death of your father grieves you,

And 'tis nothing so.

Henry 5. I prethee Ned mend thy manners, And be more modester in thy tearmes,

| And dissembling talke, thou sayest I am changed,
So I am indeed, and so must thou be and
that quickly,

Or else I must cause thee to be chaunged.
Jockey. Gogs wounds how like you this?
Sounds, 'tis not so sweet as musicke.
Tom. I trust we have not offended your
Grace no way.

Henry 5. Ah Tom, your former life
grieves me,

And makes me to abandon and abolish your company for ever,

And therefore not upon pain of death to ap-
proch my presence

By ten miles space, then if I heare well of you,
It may bee I will doe somewhat for you,
Otherwise looke for no more favour at my hands,
Then at any other mans: and therefore be
gone,

For my unfeined griefe is not to be ruled by We have other matters to talke on.

thy flattering

[Exeunt Knights.