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  • Title: The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth (Quarto, 1598)
  • Editors: Karen Sawyer Marsalek, Mathew Martin
  • Coordinating editor: Janelle Jenstad

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    The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth (Quarto, 1598)

    of Henry the fifth.
    Theefe. By my Lord the young Prince, or by my selfe
    whether you will.
    Enter the young Prince, with Ned and Tom.
    Hen. 5. Come away my lads, Gogs wounds ye villain,
    340what make you heere? I must goe about my businesse my
    selfe, and you must stand loytering here.
    Theefe. Why my Lord, they haue bound me, and will
    not let me goe.
    Hen. 5. Haue they bound thee villain, why how now my
    345Lord?
    Iudge. I am glad to see your grace in good health.
    Hen. 5. Why my Lord, this is my man,
    Tis maruell you knew him not long before this,
    I tell you he is a man of his hands.
    350Theefe. I Gogs wounds that I am, try me who dare
    Iudge. Your Grace shal finde small credit by acknow
    ledging him to be your man.
    Hen. 5. Why my Lord, what hath he done?
    Iud. And it please your Maiestie, he hath robbed a poore Carrier.
    355Der. Heare you sir, marry it was one Dericke,
    Goodman Hoblings man of Kent.
    Hen. 5. What wast you butten-breech?
    Of my word my Lord, he did it but in iest.
    Der. Heare you sir, is it your mans qualitie to rob folks
    360in iest? In faith, he shall be hangd in earnest
    Hen. 5. Well my Lord, what do you meane to do with
    my man?
    Iudg. And please your grace, the law must passe on him,
    According to iustice, then he must be executed.
    365Der. Heare you sir, I pray you, is it your mans quality
    to rob folkes in iest? In faith he shall be hangd in iest
    Hen. 5. Well my Lord, what meane you to do with my
    man?
    Iudg. And please your grace the law must passe on him,
    370According to iustice, then he must be executed.
    B3 Hen.