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[_WARWICK crosses to R._
If that the soldier strike him (as, I judge, By his blunt bearing, he will keep his word,) Some sudden mischief may arise of it; For I do know Fluellen valiant, And, touch'd with choler, hot as gunpowder, And quickly will return an injury: Follow,
(_GLOSTER crosses to R._)
and see there be no harm between them.--
[_WARWICK and GLOSTER exeunt R.H._
Go you with me, Uncle of Exeter.
[_Exeunt Omnes, L.H._
_Trumpets sound._
[Footnote IV.27: _Or void the field;_] i.e., avoid, withdraw from the field.]
[Footnote IV.28: _----+raught+ me his hand,_] _Raught_ is the old preterite of the verb _to reach_.]
[Footnote IV.29: _----Monmouth caps;_] Monmouth caps were formerly much worn, and Fuller, in his "Worthies of Wales," says the best caps were formerly made at Monmouth.]
[Footnote IV.30: _----great sort,_] High rank.]
[Footnote IV.31: _----quite from the answer of his degree._] A man of such station as is not bound to hazard his person to _answer_ to a challenge from one of the soldier's _low degree_.]
SCENE VI.--BEFORE KING HENRY'S PAVILION.
_Enter GOWER and WILLIAMS, R.H._
_Will._ I warrant it is to knight you, captain.
_Enter FLUELLEN, R.H._
_Flu._ Heaven's will and pleasure, captain, I peseech you now, come apace to the king: there is more goot toward you peradventure than is in your knowledge to dream of.
_Will._ Sir, know you this glove?
_Flu._ (C.) Know the glove! I know, the glove is a glove.
_Will._ (R.C.) I know this; and thus I challenge it.
[_Strikes him._
_Flu._ 'Sblud, an arrant traitor as any's in the universal 'orld, or in France, or in England!
_Gow._ (L.C.) How now, sir! you villain!
_Will._ Do you think I'll be forsworn?
_Flu._ Stand away, Captain Gower; I will give treason his payment in plows, I warrant you.
_Will._ I am no traitor.
_Flu._ That's a lie in thy throat.--I charge you in his majesty's name, apprehend him: he's a friend of the duke Alencon's.
_Enter WARWICK and GLOSTER,(P) R.H._
_Glos._ (_crosses to C._) How now, how now! what's the matter?
_Flu._ My lord of Gloster, here is (praised be Heaven for it!) a most contagious treason come to light, look you, as you shall desire in a summer's day. Here is his majesty.
_Enter KING HENRY, EXETER, and others, U.E.L.H._
_K. Hen._ (_coming down centre._) How now! what's the matter?
_Flu._ (L.H.) My liege, here is a villain and a traitor, that, look your grace, has struck the glove which your majesty is take out of the helmet of Alencon.
_Will._ (R.C.) My liege, this was my glove; here is the fellow of it; and he that I gave it to in change promised to wear it in his cap: I promised to strike him, if he did: I met this man with my glove in his cap, and I have been as good as my word.
_Flu._ Your majesty hear now (saving your majesty's manhood) what an arrant, rascally, beggarly, lowsy knave it is: I hope, your majesty is pear me testimony, and witness, and avouchments, that this is the glove of Alencon, that your majesty is give me, in your conscience, now.
_K. Hen._ Give me thy glove, soldier: Look, here is the fellow of it.
'Twas I, indeed, thou promised'st to strike; and thou hast given me most bitter terms.
[_WILLIAMS falls on his knee._
_Flu._ An please your majesty, let his neck answer for it, if there is any martial law in the 'orld.
_K. Hen._ How can'st thou make me satisfaction?
_Will._ All offences, my liege, come from the heart: never came any from mine, that might offend your majesty.
_K. Hen._ It was ourself thou didst abuse.
_Will._ Your majesty came not like yourself: you appeared to me but as a common man; witness the night, your garments, your lowliness; and what your highness suffered under that shape, I beseech you, take it for your own fault, and not mine: for had you been as I took you for, I made no offence; therefore, I beseech your highness, pardon me.
_K. Hen._ Here, uncle Exeter, fill this glove with crowns, And give it to this fellow.-- (_WILLIAMS rises._) Keep it, fellow; And wear it for an honour in thy cap Till I do challenge it.--Give him the crowns:-- And, captain, you must needs be friends with him.
[_The KING goes up the stage with EXETER, BEDFORD, and GLOSTER._
_Flu._ By this day and this light, the fellow has mettle enough in his pelly.--Hold, there is twelve pence for you; and I pray you to serve Heaven, and keep you out of prawls, and prabbles, and quarrels, and dissensions, and, I warrant you, it is the petter for you.
_Will._ I will none of your money.
_Flu._ It is with a goot will; I can tell you, it will serve you to mend your shoes: Come, wherefore should you be so pashful? your shoes is not so goot: 'tis a goot silling, I warrant you, or I will change it.
[_Exit WILLIAMS, R.H._
