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Before, I loved thee as a brother, John; But now, I do respect thee as my soul. King. I saw him hold Lord Percy at the point, With lustier maintenance than I did look for Of such an ungrown warrior.

Prince.

Lends mettle to us all!

Enter Douglas.

O, this boy.

[Exit.

Doug. Another king! they grow like Hydra's heads:

I am the Douglas, fatal to all those

That wear those colors on them: what art thou,
That counterfeit'st the person of a king?

K. Hen. The king himself; who, Douglas, grieves at heart

So many of his shadows thou hast met
And not the very king. I have two boys
Seek Percy and thyself about the field:
But, seeing thou fall'st on me so luckily,
I will assay thee: so, defend thyself.

Doug. I fear thou art another counterfeit;

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And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king:
But mine I am sure thou art, whoe'er thou be,
And thus I win thee.

[They fight; the King being in danger,

Re-enter Prince of Wales.

21. "hold at the point"; i. e. parry his attacks.-C. H. H. 38. "And thus I win thee"; the matter is thus delivered by Holinshed: "This battell lasted three long houres, with indifferent fortune on both parts, till at length the king, crieng saint George, victorie, brake the arraie of his enemies, and adventured so farre, that (as some write) the earle Dowglas strake him downe, and at

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Prince. Hold up thy head, vile Scot, or thou art like

Never to hold it up again! the spirits

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Of valiant Shirley, Stafford, Blunt, art in my

arms:

It is the Prince of Wales that threatens thee; Who never promiseth but he means to pay. [They fight: Douglas flies.

Cheerly, my lord: how fares your grace? Sir Nicholas Gawsey hath for succor sent, And so hath Clifton: I'll to Clifton straight. King. Stay, and breathe awhile:

Thou hast redeem'd thy lost opinion,

And show'd thou makest some tender of my life,

In this fair rescue thou hast brought to me. 50 Prince. O God! they did me too much injury That ever said I hearken'd for your death. If it were so, I might have let alone The insulting hand of Douglas over you, Which would have been as speedy in your As all the poisonous potions in the world, And saved the treacherous labor of your son King. Make up to Clifton: I'll to Sir Nicholas Gawsey. [Exit.

Enter Hotspur.

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that instant slue sir Walter Blunt and three others, apparalled in the king's sute and clothing, saieng, I marvell to see so many kings thus suddenlie arise, one in the necke of another. The king indeed was raised, and did that daie manie a noble feat of armes; for, as it is written, he slue that daie with his owne hands six and thirtie persons of his enemies."-H. N. H.

49. "makest some tender of"; hast some regard for.-C. H. H.

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Hot. If I mistake not, thou art Harry Mon

mouth.

Prince. Thou speak'st as if I would deny my

name.

Hot. My name is Harry Percy.
Prince.

Why, then I see
A very valiant rebel of the name.

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I am the Prince of Wales; and think not, Percy,
To share with me in glory any more:

Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere;
Nor can one England brook a double reign,
Of Harry Percy and the Prince of Wales.
Hot. Nor shall it, Harry; for the hour is come
To end the one of us; and would to God
Thy name in arms were now as great as mine!
Prince. I'll make it greater ere I part from thee;

And all the budding honors on thy crest

I'll crop, to make a garland for my head. Hot. I can no longer brook thy vanities.

Enter Falstaff.

Fal. Well said, Hal! to it, Hal! Nay, you shall find no boy's play here, I can tell you.

Re-enter Douglas; he fights with Falstaff, who falls down as if he were dead, and exit Douglas. Hotspur is wounded, and falls.

Hot. O, Harry, thou hast robb'd me of my youth! I better brook the loss of brittle life

65. "sphere"; orbit.-C. H. H.

75. "Well said"; that is, "well done, Hal!"-H. N. H.