Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.77 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
We are glad the Dolphin is so pleasant with us, Your message and his present we accept: When we have matched our rackets to these balls, We will by God's grace play such a set, Shall strike his father's crown into the hazard. Tell him he hath made a match with such a wrangler, That all the Courts of France shall be disturbed with chases. And we understand him well, how he comes o'er us With our wilder days, not measuring what use we made of them. We never valued this poor seat of England. And therefore gave ourselves to barbarous licence: As 'tis common seen that men are merriest when they are from home. But tell the Dolphin we will keep our state, Be like a King, mighty and command, When we do rouse us in throne of France: For this have we laid by our Majesty And plodded lied a man for working days. But we will rise there with so full of glory, That we will dazzle all the eyes of France, I strike the Dolphin blind to look on us, And tell him this, his mock hath turned his balls to gun stones, And his soul shall sit sore charge for the wasteful vengeance That shall fly from them. For this his mock Shall mock many a wife out of their dear husbands. Mock mothers from their sons, mock Castles down, I some are yet ungotten and unborn, That shall have cause to curse the Dolphin's scorn. But this lies all within the will of God, to whom we do appeal, And in whose name tell you the Dolphin we are coming on To venge us as we may, and to put forth our hand In a rightful cause: so get you hence, and tell your Prince, His lest will savour but of shallow wit, When thousands weep, more than did laugh at it. Convey them with safe conduct: see them hence. This was a merry message. We hope to make the sender blush at it: Therefore let our collection for the wars be soon provided: For God before, we'll check the Dolphin at his father's door. Therefore let every man now task his thought, That this fair action may on foot be brought. Godmorrow Corporal Nim. Godmorrow Lieutenant Bardolfe. What is ancient Pistol and thee friends yet? I cannot tell, things must be as they may: I dare not fight, but I will wink and hold out mine Iron: It is a simple one, but what tho; it will serve to toast cheese, And it will endure cold as an other man's sword will, And there's the humour of it. I'faith mistress quickly did thee great wrong, For thou wert troth plight to her. I must do as I may, though patience be a tired mare Yet she'll plod, and some say knives have edges, And men may sleep and have their throats about them At that time, and there is the humour of it.
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We are glad the Dolphin is so pleasant with vs, Your message and his present we accept: When we haue matched our rackets to these balles, We will by Gods grace play such a set, Shall strike his fathers crowne into the hazard. Tell him he hath made a match with such a wrangler, That all the Courts of France shall be disturbd with chases. And we vnderstand him well, how he comes ore vs With our wilder dayes, not measuring what vse we made of them. We neuer valued this poore seate of England. And therefore gaue our selues to barbarous licence: As tis common seene that men are merriest when they are from home. But tell the Dolphin we will keepe our state, Be like a King, mightie and commaund, When we do rowse vs in throne of France: For this haue we laid by our Maiestie And plodded lide a man for working dayes. But we will rise there with so full of glory, That we will dazell all the eyes of France, I strike the Dolphin blinde to looke on vs, And tell him this, his mock hath turnd his balles to gun stones, And his soule shall sit sore charge for the wastfull vengeance That shall flye from them. For this his mocke Shall mocke many a wife out of their deare husbands. Mocke mothers from their sonnes, mocke Castles downe, I some are yet vngotten and vnborne, That shall haue cause to curse the Dolphins scorne. But this lyes all within the will of God, to whom we doo appeale, And in whose name tel you the Dolphin we are com̄ing on To venge vs as we may, and to put forth our hand In a rightfull cause: so get you hence, and tell your Prince, His lest will sauour but of shallow wit, When thousands weepe, more then did laugh at it. Conuey them with safe conduct: see them hence. This was a merry message. We hope to make the sender blush at it: Therfore let our collectiō for the wars be soone prouided: For God before, weell check the Dolphin at his fathers doore. Therefore let euery man now taske his thought, That this faire action may on foote be brought. Godmorrow Corporall Nim. Godmorrow Lieftenant Bardolfe. What is antient Pistoll and thee friends yet? I cannot tell, things must be as they may: I dare not fight, but I will winke and hold out mine Iron: It is a simple one, but what tho; it will serue to toste cheese, And it will endure cold as an other mans sword will, And theres the humor of it. Yfaith mistresse quickly did thee great wrong, For thou weart troth plight to her. I must do as I may, tho patience be a tyred mare Yet sheel plod, and some say kniues haue edges, And men may sleepe and haue their throtes about them At that time, and there is the humour of it.