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Paris, at the palace.
[Enter KING HENRY VI, GLOUCESTER, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER, YORK, SUFFOLK,
SOMERSET, WARWICK, EXETER, VERNON BASSET, and others. To them with his
Soldiers, TALBOT]
TALBOT
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My gra|cious prince,| and hon|ora|ble peers,
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Hearing | of your | arriv|al in | this realm,
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I have | awhile given truce | unto | my wars,
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To do | my du|ty to | my sov|ereign.
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In sign | whereof,| this arm,| that hath |
reclaimed
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To your | obed|ience, fif|ty fort|resses,
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Twelve cit/ies, and | seven walled towns | of
strength,
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Beside five hund|red pris|oners of | esteem;
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Lets fall his sword | before | your high|ness'
feet:
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And with | submiss|ive loy|alty | of heart
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Ascribes | the glo|ry of | his conquest got,
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First to | my God,| and next | unto | your grace.
[Kneels]
KING HENRY VI
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Is this | the Lord | Talbot,| uncle | Gloucester,
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That hath | so long | been res|ident | in France?
GLOUCESTER
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Yes, if | it please | your maj|esty,| my liege.
KING HENRY VI
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Welcome | brave cap/tain, and | victor|ious lord.
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When I | was young |(as yet | I am | not old)
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I do | remem|ber how | my fath|er said,
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A stout|er champ|ion nev|er hand|led sword.
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Long since / we were | resolv|ed of | your truth,
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Your faith|ful serv|ice, and | your toil | in
war:
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Yet nev|er have | you tast|ed our | reward,
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Or been | reguerd|oned with | so much | as
thanks,
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Because | till now,| we nev|er saw | your face.
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Therefore | stand^up,| and for | these good |
deserts,
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We here | create | you Earl | of Shrews|bury,
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And in | our cor|ona|tion take | your place.
[Sennet. Flourish. Exeunt all but VERNON and BASSET]
VERNON
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Now* sir,| to you | that were | so hot | at sea,
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Disgra|cing of | these col|ors that | I wear,
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In hon|or of | my nob|le Lord | of York:
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Darst thou | maintain | the form|er words | thou
spakst?
BASSET
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Yes^sir,| as well | as you | dare pat/ronage
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The env|ious bark|ing of | your sau|cy tongue,
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Against | my lord | the Duke | of Som|erset.
VERNON
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Sirrah,| thy lord | I hon|or as | he is.
BASSET
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Why, what | is he?| As good | a man | as York.
VERNON
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Hark ye:| not^so:| in wit|ness take | ye that.
[Strikes him]
BASSET
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Villain,| thou knowst
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The law | of arms | is
such,
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That who|so draws | a sword,| 'tis pres|ent
death,
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Or else | this blow | should broach | thy dear|est
blood.
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But I'll | unto | his maj|esty,| and crave,
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I may | have lib|erty | to venge | this wrong,
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When thou | shalt see | I'll meet | thee to | thy
cost.
VERNON
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Well* mis|creant,| I'll be | there as soon | as
you,
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And aft|er meet | you, soon|er than | you would.
[Exeunt]