HENRY THE FOURTH PART 1

Act 5 Scene 5

(The trumpets sound. Enter King Henry, Prince Harry, Lord John of Lancaster, the Earl of Westmorland, with the Earl of Worcester and Sir Richard Vernon, prisoners, and soldiers)
l1l	King Henry	 Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke.
l2l		Ill-spirited Worcester, did not we send grace,
l3l		Pardon, and terms of love to all of you?
l4l		And wouldst thou turn our offers contrary,
l5l		Misuse the tenor of thy kinsman’s trust?
l6l		Three knights upon our party slain today,
l7l		A noble earl, and many a creature else,
l8l		Had been alive this hour
l9l		If like a Christian thou hadst truly borne
l10l		Betwixt our armies true intelligence.
l11l	Worcester	What I have done my safety urged me to,
l12l		And I embrace this fortune patiently,
l13l		Since not to be avoided it falls on me.
l14l	King Henry	Bear Worcester to the death, and Vernon too.
l15l		Other offenders we will pause upon.
		(Exeunt Worcester and Vernon, guarded)
l16l		How goes the field?
l17l	Prince Harry	The noble Scot Lord Douglas, when he saw
l18l		The fortune of the day quite turned from him,
l19l		The noble Percy slain, and all his men
l20l		Upon the foot of fear, fled with the rest#
l21l		And falling from a hill he was so bruised
l22l		That the pursuers took him. At my tent
l23l		The Douglas is, and I beseech your grace
l24l		I may dispose of him.
l25l	King Henry	With all my heart.
l26l	Prince Harry	Then, brother John of Lancaster,
l27l		To you this honourable bounty shall belong.
l28l		Go to the Douglas, and deliver him
l29l		Up to his pleasure ransomless and free.
l30l		His valours shown upon our crests today
l31l		Have taught us how to cherish such high deeds
l32l		Even in the bosom of our adversaries.
l33l	John Of Lancaster	I thank your grace for this high courtesy,
l34l		Which I shall give away immediately.
l35l	King Henry	Then this remains, that we divide our power.
l36l		You, son John, and my cousin Westmorland,
l37l		Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed
l38l		To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scrope,
l39l		Who, as we hear, are busily in arms.
l40l		Myself and you, son Harry, will towards Wales,
l41l		To fight with Glyndwr and the Earl of March.
l42l		Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,
l43l		Meeting the check of such another day#
l44l		And since this business so fair is done,
l45l		Let us not leave till all our own be won.
		(Exeunt the King, the Prince, and their power at one door, Lancaster, Westmorland, and their power at another door)