ENGLISH. HENRY THE FIFTH, KING OF ENGLAND DUKE OF GLOSTER DUKE OF BEDFORD DUKE OF EXETER EARL OF WESTMORELAND BISHOP OF ELY EARL OF CAMBRIDGE LORD SCROOP SIR THOMAS GREY SIR THOMAS ERPINGHAM GOWER FLUELLEN WILLIAMS BATES NYM BARDOLPH PISTOL Boy MRS. QUICKLY Mr. Kemble. Mr. C. Kemble. Mr. Claremont. Mr. Creswell. Mr. Emery. Mr. Beverly. Mr. Wilde. Mr. Davenport. Mr. Simmons. Master Benson. Mrs. Davenport. FRENCH. OF} Mr. Murray. CHARLES THE SIXTH, KING OF FRANCE THE DAUPHIN DUKE OF BURGUNDY CONSTABLE OF FRANCE BOURBON GOVERNOR OF HARFLEUR ISABEL, QUEEN OF FRANCE PRINCESS KATHARINE LORDS, HERALDS, MESSENGERS, CITIZENS, FRENCH and ENGLISH ARMIES, and ATTENDANTS. The SCENE, at the beginning of the Play, lies in Eng land; but afterwards wholly in France. KING HENRY V. ACT THE FIRST. SCENE I. An Antechamber in the English Court. Enter the ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, and the BISHOP OF ELY. Can. My lord, I'll tell you,-That self bill is urg'd, Which, in the eleventh year o' the last king's reign, Was like, and had indeed against us pass'd, But that the scambling and unquiet time Ely. But how, my lord, shall we resist it now? We lose the better half of our possession; For all the temporal lands, which men devout Would they strip from us. Ely. But what prevention? Can. The king is full of grace, and fair regard. Can. The courses of his youth promis'd it not. And whipp'd the offending Adam out of him; To envelope and contain celestial spirits. So soon did lose his seat, and all at once, Ely. We're blessed in the change. Can. Hear him but reason in divinity, You would desire the king were made a prelate; The gordian knot of it he will unloose, •Must be the mistress to this theoric: Which is a wonder, how his grace should glean it, His companies unletter'd, rude, and shallow; Any retirement, any sequestration From open haunts, and popularity. Ely. The strawberry grows underneath the nettle, And wholesome berries thrive, and ripen best, How now for mitigation of this bill, Urg'd by the commons? Doth his majesty Can. He is rather swaying more upon our part lord? Ely. How did this offer seem receiv'd, my Of his true titles to some certain dukedoms, Ely. What was the impediment that broke this off? Can. Then go we in, to know his embassy. [Exeunt. SCENE II. The Audience Chamber. Flourish of Drums and Trumpets. KING HENRY discovered on his Throne. GLOSTER, BEDFORD, EXETER, WESTMORELAND, CAMBRIDGE, SCROOP, GREY, HERALDS, &c. attending. K. Hen. Where is my gracious lord of Canterbury? Bed. Not here in presence. K. Hen. Send for him, good brother. [Exit a HERALD. West. Shall we call in the embassador, my liege ? K. Hen. Not yet, my cousin : we would be resolv'd, Before we hear him, of some things of weight, That task our thoughts, concerning us and France. Enter HERALD, with the ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, and the BISHOP OF ELY. Can. Heav'n and his angels, guard your sacred throne, And make you long become it! K. Hen. Sure we thank you. My learned lord, we pray you to proceed; Why the law Salique, that they have in France, Or nicely charge your understanding soul With opening titles miscreate, whose right |