Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
You men of Angiers, and as I take it my loyal Subjects, I have summoned you to the walls: to dispute on my right, were to think you doubtful therein, which I am persuaded you are not. In few words, our Brother's Son, backed with the King of France, have beleaguered your Town upon a false pretended title to the same: in defence whereof I your liege Lord have brought our power to fence you from the Usurper, to free your intended servitude, and utterly to supplant the foemen, to my right & your rest. Say then, who who keep you the Town for? For our lawful King. I was no less persuaded: then in God's name open your gates, and let me enter. And it please your Highness we control not your title, neither will we rashly admit your entrance: if you be lawful King, with all obedience we keep it to your use, if not King, our rashness to be impeached for yielding, without more considerate trial: we answer not as men lawless, but to the behoof of him that proves lawful. I shall not come in then? No my Lord, till we know more. Then hear me speak in the behalf of Arthur Son of Geffrey elder Brother to Iohn, his title manifest without contradiction to the Crown and Kingdom of England, with Angiers and divers Towns on this side the sea: will you acknowledge him your liege Lord, who speaketh in my word to entertain you with all favours as bescemeth a King to his subjects, or a friend to his well-willers: or stand to the peril of your contempt, when his title is proved by the sword. We answer as before till you have proved one right, we acknowledge none right, he that tries himself our Sovereign, to him will we remain firm subjects, and for him, and in his right we hold our Town as desirous to know the truth as loath to subscribe before we know? More than this we cannot say and more than this we dare not do. Then Iohn I defy thee in the name and behalf of Arthur Plantagenet thy King and cousin, whose right and patrimony thou detainest, as I doubt not ere the day end in a set battle make thee confess; whereunto with a zeal to right I challenge thee. I accept the challenge, and turn the defiance to thy throat. And art thou gone, misfortune haunt thy steps, And chill cold fear assail thy times of rest. Morpheus leave here thy silent Eban cave, Besiege his thoughts with dismal fantasies. And ghastly objects of pale threatening Mors. Affright him every minute with stern looks, Let shadow temper terror in his thoughts, And let the terror make the coward mad, And in his madness let him fear pursuit, And so in frenzy let the peasant die. Here is the ransom that alleys his rage, The first freehold that Richard left his son: With which I shall surprise his living foes, As Hector's statue did the fainting Greeks'. Exit.
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You men of Angiers, and as I take it my loyall Subiects, I haue ſummoned you to the walls: to diſpute on my right, were to thinke you doubtfull therein, which I am perſwaded you are not. In few words, our Brothers Sonne, backt with the King of Fraunce, haue beleagred your Towne vpon a falſe pretended title to the ſame: in defence whereof I your liege Lord haue brought our power to fence you from the Vſurper, to free your intended ſeruitude, and vtterly to ſupplant the foemen, to my right & your reſt. Say then, who who keepe you the Towne for? For our lawfull King. I was no leſſe perſwaded: then in Gods name open your gates, and let me enter. And it pleaſe your Highnes we comptroll not your title, neither will we raſhly admit your entrance: if you bee lawfull King, with all obedience we keepe it to your vſe, if not King, our raſhnes to be impeached for yeelding, without more conſiderate triall: we anſwere not as men lawles, but to the behoofe of him that prooues lawfull. I ſhall not come in then? No my Lord, till we know more. Then heare me ſpeake in the behalfe of Arthur Sonne of Geffrey elder Brother to Iohn, his title manifeſt without contradiction to the Crowne and Kingdome of England, with Angiers and diuers Townes on this ſide the ſea: will you acknowledge him your liege Lord, who ſpeaketh in my word to intertaine you with all fauours as beſcemeth a King to his ſubiects, or a friend to his wel-willers: or ſtand to the perill of your contempt, when his title is prooued by the ſword. We anſwere as before till you haue prooued one right, we acknowledge none right, he that tries himſelfe our Soueraigne, to him will we remaine firme ſubiects, and for him, and in his right we hold our Towne as deſirous to know the truth as loath to ſubſcribe before we knowe? More than this we cannot ſay and more than this we dare not doo. Then Iohn I defe thee in the name and behalfe of Arthur Plantaginet thy King and couſin, whoſe right and patrimonie thou detaineſt, as I doubt not ere the day ende in a ſet battell make thee confeſſe; whereunto with a zeale to right I challenge thee. I accept the challenge, and turne the defiance to thy throate. And art thou gone, miſfortune haunt thy ſteps, And chill colde feare aſſaile thy times of reſt. Morpheus leaue here thy ſilent Eban caue, Beſiedge his thoughts with diſmall fantaſies. And ghaſtly obiects of pale threatning Mors. Affright him euery minute with ſteare lookes, Let ſhadowe temper terror in his thoughts, And let the terror make the coward mad, And in his madnes let him feare purſute, And ſo in frenzie let the peaſant die. Here is the ranſome that allayes his rage, The firſt freehold that Richard left his ſonne: With which I ſhall ſurprize his liuing foes, As Hectors ſtatue did the fainting Greekes. Exit.