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- $Unique_ID{SSP00065}
- $Title{King Henry VI, Part I: Act III, Scene IV}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*00050.txt}
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- Portions copyright (c) CMC ReSearch, Inc., 1989
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- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- KING HENRY VI PART I
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- ACT III
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- SCENE IV: Paris. The palace.
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- {Enter KING HENRY VI, GLOUCESTER, BISHOP OF
- WINCHESTER, YORK, SUFFOLK, SOMERSET, WARWICK,
- EXETER, VERNON: BASSET, and others. To them
- with his Soldiers, TALBOT.}
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- TALBOT: My gracious prince, and honorable peers,
- Hearing of your arrival in this realm,
- I have awhile given truce unto my wars,
- To do my duty to my sovereign:
- In sign, whereof, this arm, that hath reclaim'd
- To your obedience fifty fortresses,
- Twelve cities and seven walled towns of strength,
- Beside five hundred prisoners of esteem,
- Lets fall his sword before your highness' feet,
- And with submissive loyalty of heart 10
- Ascribes the glory of his conquest got
- First to my God and next unto your grace.
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- [Kneels.]
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- KING HENRY VI: Is this the Lord Talbot, uncle Gloucester,
- That hath so long been resident in France?
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- GLOUCESTER: Yes, if it please your majesty, my liege.
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- KING HENRY VI: Welcome, brave captain and victorious lord!
- When I was young, as yet I am not old,
- I do remember how my father said
- A stouter champion never handled sword.
- Long since we were resolved of your truth, 20
- Your faithful service and your toil in war;
- Yet never have you tasted our reward,
- Or been reguerdon'd with so much as thanks,
- Because till now we never saw your face:
- Therefore, stand up; and, for these good deserts,
- We here create you Earl of Shrewsbury;
- And in our coronation take your place.
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- [Sennet. Flourish. Exeunt all but VERNON and
- BASSET.]
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- VERNON: Now, sir, to you, that were so hot at sea,
- Disgracing of these colors that I wear
- In honor of my noble Lord of York: 30
- Darest thou maintain the former words thou spakest?
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- BASSET: Yes, sir; as well as you dare patronage
- The envious barking of your saucy tongue
- Against my lord the Duke of Somerset.
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- VERNON: Sirrah, thy lord I honor as he is.
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- BASSET: Why, what is he? as good a man as York.
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- VERNON: Hark ye; not so: in witness, take ye that.
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- [Strikes him.]
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- BASSET: Villain, thou know'st the law of arms is such
- That whoso draws a sword, 'tis present death,
- Or else this blow should broach thy dearest blood. 40
- But I'll unto his majesty, and crave
- I may have liberty to venge this wrong;
- When thou shalt see I'll meet thee to thy cost.
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- VERNON: Well, miscreant, I'll be there as soon as you;
- And, after, meet you sooner than you would.
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- [Exeunt.]
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