Shakespeare, William · published 1598 · first performed or written 1597 [c.1596-1597] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T42 English historical figures: a mixed clus typicality 0.88 · 516 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T42: harry, percy, lord, king, god, falstalffe, frances, mowbray, life, mortimer.
Do not think so, you shall not find it so, And God forgive them that so much have swayed Your majesties good thoughts away from me. I will redeem all this on Percies head, And in the closing of some glorious day Be bold to tell you that I am your son, When I will wear a garment all of blood, And stain my favours in a bloody mask, Which washed away shall scour my shame with it, And that shall be the day when ere it lights, That this same child of honour and renown, This gallant Hotspur, this all praised knight, And your unthought of Harry chance to meet, For every honour sitting on his helm Would they were multitudes, and on my head My shames redoubled. For the time will come That I shall make this Northern youth exchange His glorious deeds for my indignities. Percy is but my factor, good my Lord, To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. And I will call him to so strict account, That he shall render every glory up, Yea, even the slightest worship of his time, Or I will tear the reckoning from his heart. This in the name of God I promise here, The which if he be pleased I shall perform: I do beseech your majesty may salve The long grown wounds of my intemperance, If not, the end of life cancels all bands, And I will die a hundred thousand deaths Ere break the smallest parcel of this vow. A hundred thousand rebels die in this, Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein. How now good blunt thy looks are full of speed. So hath the business that I come to speak of. Lord Mortimer of Scotland hath sent word, That Dowglas and the English Rebels met The eleventh of this month at Shrewsbury, A mighty and a fearful head they are, If promises be kept on every hand, As ever offered foul play in a state. The Earl of Westmoreland set forth to day, With him my son Lord Iohn of Lancaster, For this advertisement is five days old. On Wednesday next, Harry you shall set forward, On thursday we ourselves will march. Our meeting Is Bridgenorth, and Harry, you shall march Through Glocestershire, by which account Our business valued some twelve days hence, Our general forces at Bridgenorth shall meet: Our hands are full of business, let's away, Advantage feeds him fat while men delay. Bardoll, am I not fallen away vilely since this last action? do I not bate? do I not dwindle? Why, my skin hangs about me like an old Ladies lose gown. I am withered like an old apple Iohn. Well, i'll repent and that suddenly, while I am in some liking, I shall be out of heart shortly, and then I shall have no strength to repent. And I have not forgotten what the inside of a Church is made of, I am a Pepper come, a brewer's Horse, the inside of a Church Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me.
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Do not thinke so, you shal not find it so, And God forgiue them that so much haue swaide Your maiesties good thoughts away from me. I will redeeme all this on Percies head, And in the closing of some glorious day Be bold to tell you that I am your sonne, When I will weare a garment all of bloud, And staine my fauors in a bloudy maske, Which washt away shall scoue my shame with it, And that shal be the day when ere it lights, That this same child of honour and renowne, This gallant Hotspur, this all praised knight, And your vnthought of Harry chance to meet, For euery honor sitting on his helme Would they were multitudes, and on my head My shames redoubled. For the time will com That I shall make this Northren youth exchange His glorious deedes for my indignities. Percy is but my factor, good my Lord, To engrosse vp glorious deeds on my behalfe. And I will call him to so strickt account, That he shall render euery glory vp, Yea, euen the sleightest worship of his time, Or I will teare the reckoning from his heart. This in the name of God I promise heere, The which if he be pleasd I shall performe: I do beseech your maiesty may salue The long grown wounds of my intemperance, If not, the end of life cancels all bands, And I will die a hundred thousand deaths Ere breake the smallest parcell of this vow. A hundred thousand rebels die in this, Thou shalt haue charge and soueraine trust herein. How now good blunt thy lookes are full of speed. So hath the businesse that I come to speake of. Lord Mortimer of Scotland hath sent word, That Dowglas and the English Rebels met The eleuenth of this month at Shrewsbury, A mighty and a fearefull head they are, If promises be kept on euery hand, As euer offred foule play in a state. The Earle of Westmerland set forth to day, With him my sonne Lord Iohn of Lancaster, For this aduertisement is fiue daies old. On Wednesday next, Harry you shall set forward, On thursday we our selues will march. Our meeting Is Bridgenorth, and Harry, you shall march Through Glocestershire, by which account Our businesse valued some twelue daies hence, Our general forces at Bridgenorth shall meet: Our hands are full of businesse, lets away, Aduantage feedes him fat while men delay. Bardoll, am I not falne away vilely since this last action? do I not bate? do I not dwindle? Why, my skinne hangs about me like an old Ladies loose gowne. I am withered like an oulde apple Iohn. Well, ile repent and that suddainly, while I am in some liking, I shall be▪ out of heart shortly, and then I shall haue no strength to repent. And I haue not forgotten what the inside of a Church is made of, I am a Pepper come, a brewers Horse, the inside of a Church Company, villainous company, hath been the spoile of me.