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I doubt not but to die a fair death for all this； if I scape hanging for killing
that rogue。 I have forsworn his company hourly any time this two…and…
twenty years； and yet I am bewitch'd with the rogue's company。 If the
rascal have not given me medicines to make me love him； I'll be hang'd。 It
could not be else。 I have drunk medicines。 Poins！ Hal！ A plague upon you
both！ Bardolph！ Peto！ I'll starve ere I'll rob a foot further。 An 'twere not as
good a deed as drink to turn true man and to leave these rogues； I am the
veriest varlet that ever chewed with a tooth。 Eight yards of uneven ground
is threescore and ten miles afoot with me； and the stony…hearted villains
know it well enough。 A plague upon it when thieves cannot be true one to
another！ （They whistle。） Whew！ A plague upon you all！ Give me my horse；
you rogues！ give me my horse and be hang'd！ Prince。 ＇comes forward＇
Peace； ye fat…guts！ Lie down； lay thine ear close to the ground； and list if
thou canst hear the tread of travellers。 Fal。 Have you any levers to lift me
up again； being down？ 'Sblood； I'll not bear mine own flesh so far afoot
again for all the coin in thy father's exchequer。 What a plague mean ye to
colt me thus？ Prince。 Thou liest； thou art not colted； thou art uncolted。 Fal。
I prithee； good Prince Hal； help me to my horse； good king's son。 Prince。
Out； ye rogue！ Shall I be your ostler？ Fal。 Go hang thyself in thine own
heir…apparent garters！ If I be ta'en； I'll peach for this。 An I have not ballads
made on you all； and sung to filthy tunes； let a cup of sack be my poison。
When a jest is so forward… and afoot too… I hate it。
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Enter Gadshill； ＇Bardolph and Peto with him＇。
Gads。 Stand！ Fal。 So I do； against my will。 Poins。 ＇comes fortward＇ O；
'tis our setter。 I know his voice。 Bardolph； what news？ Bar。 Case ye； case
ye！ On with your vizards！ There's money of the King's coming down the
hill； 'tis going to the King's exchequer。 Fal。 You lie； ye rogue！ 'Tis going to
the King's tavern。 Gads。 There's enough to make us all。 Fal。 To be hang'd。
Prince。 Sirs； you four shall front them in the narrow lane； Ned Poins and I
will walk lower。 If they scape from your encounter； then they light on us。
Peto。 How many be there of them？ Gads。 Some eight or ten。 Fal。 Zounds；
will they not rob us？ Prince。 What； a coward； Sir John Paunch？ Fal。
Indeed； I am not John of Gaunt； your grandfather； but yet no coward； Hal。
Prince。 Well； we leave that to the proof。 Poins。 Sirrah Jack； thy horse
stands behind the hedge。 When thou need'st him； there thou shalt find him。
Farewell and stand fast。 Fal。 Now cannot I strike him； if I should be hang'd。
Prince。 ＇aside to Poins＇ Ned； where are our disguises？ Poins。 ＇aside to
Prince＇ Here； hard by。 Stand close。 ＇Exeunt Prince and Poins。＇ Fal。 Now；
my masters； happy man be his dole； say I。 Every man to his business。
Enter the Travellers。
Traveller。 Come； neighbour。 The boy shall lead our horses down the
hill； We'll walk afoot awhile and ease our legs。 Thieves。 Stand！ Traveller。
Jesus bless us！ Fal。 Strike！ down with them！ cut the villains' throats！ Ah；
whoreson caterpillars！ bacon…fed knaves！ they hate us youth。 Down with
them！ fleece them！ Traveller。 O； we are undone； both we and ours for ever！
Fal。 Hang ye； gorbellied knaves； are ye undone？ No； ye fat chuffs； I would
your store were here！ On； bacons on！ What； ye knaves！ young men must
live。 You are grandjurors； are ye？ We'll jure ye； faith！ Here they rob and
bind them。 Exeunt。
Enter the Prince and Poins ＇in buckram suits＇。
Prince。 The thieves have bound the true men。 Now could thou and I
rob the thieves and go merrily to London； it would be argument for a week；
laughter for a month； and a good jest for ever。 Poins。 Stand close！ I hear
them coming。 ＇They stand aside。＇
Enter the Thieves again。
Fal。 Come； my masters； let us share； and then to horse before day。 An
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the Prince and Poins be not two arrant cowards； there's no equity stirring。
There's no more valour in that Poins than in a wild duck。
＇As they are sharing； the Prince and Poins set upon them。 THey all
run away； and Falstaff； after a blow or two； runs awasy too； leaving the
booty behind them。＇
Prince。 Your money！ Poins。 Villains！
Prince。 Got with much ease。 Now merrily to horse。 The thieves are
scattered； and possess'd with fear So strongly that they dare not meet each
other。 Each takes his fellow for an officer。 Away； good Ned。 Falstaff
sweats to death And lards the lean earth as he walks along。 Were't not for
laughing； I should pity him。 Poins。 How the rogue roar'd！ Exeunt。
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SCENE III。 Warkworth Castle。
Enter Hotspur solus； reading a letter。
Hot。 'But； for mine own part； my lord； I could be well contented to be
there； in respect of the love I bear your house。' He could be contented…
why is he not then？ In respect of the love he bears our house！ He shows in
this he loves his own barn better than he loves our house。 Let me see some
more。 'The purpose you undertake is dangerous'… Why； that's certain！ 'Tis
dangerous to take a cold； to sleep； to drink； but I tell you； my lord fool； out
of this nettle； danger； we pluck this flower； safety。 'The purpose you
undertake is dangerous； the friends you have named uncertain； the time
itself unsorted； and your whole plot too light for the counterpoise of so
great an opposition。' Say you so； say you so？ I say unto you again； you are
a shallow； cowardly hind； and you lie。 What a lack…brain is this！ By the
Lord； our plot is a good plot as ever was laid； our friends true and constant：
a good plot； good friends； and full of expectation； an excellent plot； very
good friends。 What a frosty…spirited rogue is this！ Why； my Lord of York
commends the plot and the general course of the
action。 Zounds； an I were now by this rascal； I could brain him with
his lady's fan。 Is there not my father； my uncle； and myself； Lord Edmund
Mortimer； my Lord of York； and Owen Glendower？ Is there not； besides；
the Douglas？ Have I not all their letters to meet me in arms by the ninth of
the next month； and are they not some of them s