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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 4 of 9]

Chapter 264: FOOTNOTES:
By William Shakespeare
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This volume gathers a sequence of history plays that dramatize struggles over kingship, succession, and national identity in late medieval England. Rulers confront rebellions, papal and foreign pressure, and challenges to legitimacy, while a young prince evolves from license to wartime command. Scenes range from courtly intrigue and parliamentary deposition to battlefield councils and siege drama, intermixing solemn meditation on power and right with earthy comic relief provided by a boisterous companion. Recurring themes include the burdens of rule, honor versus expediency, the manipulation of law and ceremony, and the formation of leadership through conflict.

Mess. My lord high constable, the English lie within[5022]
 fifteen hundred paces of your tents.
Con. Who hath measured the ground?
Mess. The Lord Grandpré.
Con. A valiant and most expert gentleman. Would120
 it were day! Alas, poor Harry of England! he longs not
 for the dawning as we do.
Orl. What a wretched and peevish fellow is this King
 of England, to mope with his fat-brained followers so far[5023]
 out of his knowledge!125
Con. If the English had any apprehension, they would
 run away.
Orl. That they lack; for if their heads had any
 intellectual armour, they could never wear such heavy head-pieces.
Ram. That island of England breeds very valiant130
 creatures; their mastiffs are of unmatchable courage.
Orl. Foolish curs, that run winking into the mouth of
 a Russian bear and have their heads crushed like rotten
 apples! You may as well say, that's a valiant flea that
 dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.[5024]135
Con. Just, just; and the men do sympathize with the
 mastiffs in robustious and rough coming on, leaving their
 wits with their wives: and then give them great meals of
 beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight
 like devils.140
Orl. Ay, but these English are shrewdly out of beef.
Con. Then shall we find to-morrow they have only
 stomachs to eat and none to fight. Now is it time to arm:
 come, shall we about it?
Orl. It is now two o'clock: but, let me see, by ten[5025]145
 We shall have each a hundred Englishmen. [Exeunt.

FOOTNOTES:

[4836] Act III. Prologue.] Actus Secundus. Ff. Act II. Scene I. Rowe. Act III. Scene I. Pope.

Enter Chorus.] Flourish. Enter Chorus F1. Enter Chorus. F2 F3 F4.

[4837] In ... thought] Arranged as by Rowe. As one line in Ff.

[4838] Hampton] Theobald. Dover Ff.

[4839] fanning] Rowe. fayning F1 F2. faining F3 F4.

[4840] Borne] Blown Collier MS.

[4841] Harfleur] Rowe. Harflew Ff (and passim).

[4842] sternage] steerage Malone conj.

[4843] Either] Or Pope.

pith] pitch Rowe (ed. 1).

[4844] ordnance] F4. ordenance F1 F2 F3.

[4845] the French] France Pope.

[4846] Alarum ...] Omitted by Theobald.

chambers] cannon Pope.

[4847] them] F1 F2. him F3 F4.

[4848] eke] Pope. eech F1. ech F2 F3 F4.

[4849] Scene I.] Hanmer. Scene II. Pope.

France ... scaling-ladders.] Enter the King, Exeter, Bedford, and Gloucester. Alarum: Scaling Ladders at Harflew. Ff.

[4850] Once ... more] As in Pope. As two lines in Ff.

once more;] once more in, in; Keightley conj.

[4851] Between these lines Johnson supposes a line to have been omitted.

[4852] summon] Rowe. commune Ff.

[4853] cannon; let] F1 F2 F3. cannon, let F4. cannon let Pope.

[4854] O'erhang] O'erhand Reed (1803).

[4855] nostril] Rowe. nostrill F1 F2. nosthril F3 F4.

[4856] On, on] F1. On F2 F3 F4. Now on Pope.

noblest] F2 F3 F4. noblish F1. noble Malone. nobless Knight.

[4857] fet] fetcht Pope.

[4858] men] F4. me F1 F2 F3.

[4859] mettle] F4. mettell F1 F2. mettel F3.

[4860] Straining] Rowe. Straying Ff.

[4861] Harry, England,] Ff. Harry! England! Warburton. Harry! England Delius.

[Exeunt.] Exeunt King and Train. Theobald.

chambers ...] cannon ... Pope.

[4862] Scene II.] Hanmer. Scene III. Pope. Dyce continues the scene.

The same. Enter ...] The same. Enter other Forces, and pass over; then Nym ... Capell.

[4863] corporal] lieutenant Capell.

[4864] God's ... die] To all and some, God's vassals feel the same Collier (Collier MS.).

[4865] As verse first by Pope. As prose in Ff.

[4866] Doth] Do Collier (ed. 2).

[4867] Arranged as by Capell. As verse first by Pope. As prose in Ff.

[4868] prevail] avail Johnson conj.

[4869] prevail with me, My ... with me] prevail, I wou'd not stay (Qq) Pope.

[4870] hie] hye F3 F4. high F1 F2. now Collier (Collier MS.).

[4871] As] And as Collier (Collier MS.).

[4872] As ... bough] As in Capell. As prose in Ff. Omitted by Pope.

[4873] Enter Fluellen.] Ff. Enter Flewellen, and beates them in. (Qq).

[4874] Up ... cullions] Got's plud!—Up to the preaches you rascals! will you not up to the preaches? Capell, from (Qq). See note (VII).

[4875] breach] Ff. preach Hanmer.

[4876] [Driving them forward.] Driving them forward with his Partizan. Capell.

[4877] As verse by Pope. As prose in Ff.

[4878] Abate thy rage, great duke!] Omitted by Pope.

[4879] wins] runs Capell conj.

[4880] [Exeunt ...] Exit. Ff. Exeunt Nym, Pistol, and Bardolph, driven in by Fluellen. Capell.

[4881] they three] the three Malone conj.

[4882] if I should] if I would Rowe. for if I should Pope.

[4883] for] om. Pope.

[4884] Re-enter ...] Steevens. Re-enter Fluellen; to him Gower. Capell. Enter Gower and Fluellen. Theobald. Enter Gower. Ff.

[4885] the war] F3 F4.

[4886] digt] dig'd Pope. dight Reed (1803).

yard] yards F4.

[4887] Flu.] Welch. Ff (and throughout the scene).

[4888] as in] as is in or as any in S. Walker conj.

[4889] Enter ...] Enter ... at a distance. Capell.

[4890] falorous] valorous F4.

[4891] Jamy.] Scot. Ff (and throughout the scene).

[4892] James] Ff. Jamy Capell.

[4893] now] how F2.

[4894] pioners] pioneers Rowe.

[4895] Mac.] Irish. Ff (and throughout the scene).

[4896] war] wars Collier (Collier MS.).

[4897] dukes] duke F4.

no] not F4.

[4898] ay'll ... ay'll ... ay'll] ayle ... Ile ... Ile Ff.

[4899] that is] om. F3 F4.

[4900] hear] Edd. (S. Walker conj.). heard Ff. ha' heard Anon. conj.

[4901] nation—] Pope. nation. Ff.

[4902] See note (VIII).

[4903] you will] you still S. Walker conj. (reading as verse).

[4904] A!] A, Ff. An, Hanmer.

[A parley sounded.] Rowe. A Parley. Ff.

[4905] war] wars Collier.

there is] there's Pope.

[Exeunt.] Rowe. Exit. Ff.

[4906] Scene III.] Hanmer. Scene IV. Pope. Scene II. Dyce.

The same ...] Governor, and Others, upon the walls; below, the English Forces. Flourish. Enter ... Capell. Enter the King and all his Traine before the Gates. Ff.

[4907] parle we will] Ff. parley weele (Qq.)

[4908] to our worst] om. Steevens conj.

for, as I am] as I'm Pope.

[4909] flowering] stowring F4.

[4910] flames] F1. games F2 F3 F4.

[4911] As ... ashore] Arranged as in Rowe. As one line in Ff.

[4912] send precepts] sends precepts Rowe (ed. 2). send our precepts Pope.

[4913] Whiles] While Pope.

[4914] O'erblows] Disperse Griffiths conj.

[4915] heady] F3 F4. headdy F2. headly F1. deadly Reed, 1803 (Capell conj.). heedless Collier conj. See note (IX).

[4916] Defile]Rowe (ed. 2). Desire Ff.

[4917] After this line the Folios have 'Enter Governour.'

[4918] whom of succours] Ff. of whom succours Rowe. whom of succour (Qq) Capell.

[4919] us that] us word (Qq).

yet not] not yet (Qq) Capell.

[4920] great] dread (Qq) Capell.

[4921] [Gates opened. Collier (Collier MS.).

[4922] all. For ... uncle,] Pope. all for ... unckle. Ff.

dear] good Capell.

[4923] we will] we'll Pope.

[4924] are we] we are Rowe.

[Flourish ...] Flourish, and enter the Towne. Ff.

[4925] Scene IV.] Capell. Scene V. Pope. Scene III. Dyce. The whole scene is put in the margin, as spurious, by Hanmer.

The ... palace.] The French Court. Theobald. Roan. A Room in the Palace. Capell. Rouen ... Malone.

Enter K. and Alice.] (Qq). Enter K., and an old Gentlewoman. Ff.

[4926] parles bien] Warburton. parte fort bon (Qq). bien parlas F1. parlois bien F2 F4. parlois F3. See note (X).

[4927] N'avez vous pas déjà] N'aue vos y desia Ff.

[4928] de mails] de maylees F1. de nayles, Madame F2 F3 F4. om. Johnson conj.

[4929] Foh!] fo F1. Il faut F2 F3 F4.

[4930] [Exeunt.] Exit. F1.

[4931] Scene V.] Capell. Scene VI. Pope. Scene IV. Hanmer.

Duke of Bourbon] Theobald. Bourbon (Qq). om. Ff. See note (XI).

[4932] And if] An if Anon. conj.

[4933] luxury] nursery Rann conj.

[4934] stock] stocks Keightley conj.

[4935] Spirt] Sprout Pope.

[4936] overlook] outgrow (Qq). overgrow Capell.

[4937] Bour.] Rowe. Bur. (Qq). Brit. Ff. See note (XI).

[4938] de] du F1.

if] if thus Rowe. an if Anon. conj.

[4939] slobbery] slobbry Ff. foggy (Qq) Pope. slabby W. N. conj. apud Long MS.

[4940] nook-shotten] short nooke (Qq). hook-shotten Rowe (ed. 2). short, nooky Pope.

[4941] where] why whence Pope.

[4942] despite] disdain (Qq).

[4943] roping] frozen (Qq) Pope.

[4944] Upon our] Upon the Steevens (1778).

houses' thatch] house-tops (Qq) Pope. house-thatch Steevens conj.

whiles a] while Pope.

[4945] gallant youth] youthful blood (Qq). gallant blood Pope.

[4946] we may call] F2 F3 F4. we call F1.

[4947] corantos] Johnson. carranto's Ff. curranto's Rowe.

[4948] More] Yet Pope.

[4949] Delabreth] De-la-bret Capell. See note (XII).

[4950] Grandpré] Steevens. Grand Pree Ff. Grandpree Rowe. Grandprée Capell.

Fauconberg] Capell (from Holinshed). Faulconbridge Ff.

[4951] Foix] Capell. Loys Ff.

[4952] lords] earls Capell conj.

knights] Pope ed. 2 (Theobald). kings Ff.

[4953] seats] states Collier MS.

[4954] Rouen] Malone. Rone (Qq). Roan Ff.

[4955] for] 'fore Staunton conj.

for ... his ransom] his achievement offer us for ransom Mason conj.

[4956] Scene VI.] Capell. Scene VII. Pope. Scene V. Hanmer.

The ... Picardy.] Malone. The English Camp. Theobald. Camp of the English Forces in Picardy. Capell.

Enter ... meeting.] Capell. Enter Gower. (Q1 Q2). Enter Gower and Flewellen. (Q3). Enter Captaines, English and Welch, Gower and Fluellen. Ff (Welch and English, F3 F4).

[4957] services] service (Qq) Capell.

[4958] life] (Qq) Rowe. live Ff.

living] livings (Qq) Capell.

[4959] power] powers (Qq) Capell.

[4960] but keeps] he is maintain (Qq) Pope.

[4961] aunchient lieutenant there] ensign (Qq) Malone. auncient there Dyce.

[4962] as gallant service.] gallant services. Pope. gallant service. (Qq) Capell. as gallant service— S. Walker conj. us gallant service. Anon. conj.

[4963] Here is] Do you not know him? Here comes (Qq) Capell.

[4964] As verse in Qq. As prose in Ff.

[4965] As irregular verse in (Qq). As prose in Ff.

[4966] And of] And Pope. Of Capell.

[4967] Arranged as in Capell. As one line in (Qq) Pope.

[4968] stone—] Rowe. stone. Ff.

[4969] painted blind,] painted plinde (Qq). painted Warburton.]

afore her] Capell. before her (Qq) Rowe. afore his Ff.

[4970] mutability, and variation] variation; and mutabilities (Qq). mutabilities and variations Pope. variations, and mutabilities Capell.

[4971] in ... excellent] surely, the poet is make an excellent (Qq) Capell.

[4972] of it: Fortune is] of Fortune; Fortune, look you, is (Qq) Capell.

[4973] Arranged as in Capell. As verse in (Qq). As prose in Ff. Warburton prints 37-39 Fortune ... death! as prose.

[4974] pax] Ff. packs (Qq). pix Theobald (from Holinshed).

[4975] A] (Qq). a F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

[4976] execution ... discipline] executions ... disciplines (Qq) Pope.

[4977] and figo] Ff. and figa (Q1 Q2). a fig (Q3). and fico Collier.

[4978] a'] a Ff. he Pope.

[4979] And] om. Pope.

[4980] perfect] (Qq). perfit Ff.

the] om. (Qq) Capell.

[4981] perfectly] (Qq). perfitly Ff.

the] om. (Qq) Capell.

[4982] new-tuned] new-turned Pope. new-coined Collier (Collier MS.).

[4983] suit] sute Ff. shout (Qq) Capell.

[4984] [Drum heard] Capell.

[4985] from the pridge] om. Pope.

[4986] Drum and Colours.] Ff. om. Capell.

Enter ...] Malone. Enter King, Clarence, Gloster, and others. (Qq). Enter the King and his poore Souldiers. Ff.

[4987] Scene VIII. Pope. Scene VI. Hanmer.

[4988] reasonable] very reasonably (Qq) Johnson. very reasonable Pope.

[4989] like to be] om. Rann (Malone conj.).

[4990] bubukles] Ff. pumples (Qq). pupuncles Capell.

[4991] o' fire] Dyce. a fire Ff. of fire Pope. afire Anon. conj.

[4992] As verse in (Qq) and Pope. See note (XIII).

[4993] lenity] (Qq) Rowe. Leniti F1. Levity F2 F3 F4.

[4994] As verse in Qq and Pope. See note (XIV).

[4995] did] bid F2. om. Long MS.

[4996] our cue] our kue (Qq). our Q. Ff.

[4997] health] Ff. heart (Qq).

[4998] [Giving a chain. Collier (Collier MS.).

[4999] Nor] Yet Pope.

[5000] [Exit.] Rowe. om. Ff.

[5001] Scene VII.] Hanmer. Scene IX. Pope. Scene VI. Dyce.

The ... Agincourt.] Theobald.

[5002] Would it were day!] Omitted by Pope.

[5003] armour?] Ff. armour,— Capell.

[5004] pasterns] F2 F3 F4. postures F1.

Ça, ha!] Theobald. Ch' ha: Ff. om. Pope. Ha, ha! Rann.

[5005] he bounds ... hairs] Transposed after feu! by Theobald.

hairs] air Collier MS. eyries Long MS.

[5006] le cheval ... feu!] Omitted by Pope.

[5007] chez] Theobald. ches Ff. qu'il a Rowe. qui a Capell. voyez Heath conj. Ch' ha! Anon. conj.

[5008] the nutmeg] a nutmeg Rowe (ed. 2).

[5009] jades ... beasts] beasts ... jades Warburton.

[5010] theme] threame F2.

[5011] unknown] known Capell.

[5012] Dau.] Well. F2.

[5013] Nay, for methought yesterday] Methought yesterday Pope. Ma foi! the other day, methought, (Qq) Steevens.

[5014] your] you F3 F4.

strossers] trossers Theobald. troussers Hanmer.

[5015] his] her (Qq) Pope.

[5016] truie] Rowe. levye Ff.

[5017] a many] many Pope.

[5018] to hazard] hazard F3 F4.

[5019] prisoners] English prisoners (Qq) Pope.

[5020] morning] the morning Keightley conj.

[5021] He needs ... overshot] Put in the margin by Pope.

[5022] Scene X. Pope. Scene VIII. Hanmer.

[5023] followers] fellowers F2.

[5024] dare eat] dare to eat F3 F4. dares eat Pope.

[5025] It is now two] 'Tis two Pope.