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Allarum. Enter prince Edward and Artoys.Alarum. Enter Prince Edward and Artois E3 IV.vi.1.1
Art.ARTOIS 
How fares your grace, are you not shot my Lord?How fares your grace? Are you not shot, my lord?fare (v.)
get on, manage, do, cope		E3 IV.vi.1
Pri.PRINCE 
No deare Artoys, but choakt with dust and smoake,No, dear Artois, but choked with dust and smoke, E3 IV.vi.2
And stept aside for breath and fresher aire.And stepped aside for breath and fresher air. E3 IV.vi.3
Art.ARTOIS 
Breath then, and too it againe, the amazed FrenchBreathe, then, and to it again. The amazed French E3 IV.vi.4
are quite distract with gazing on the crowes,Are quite distract with gazing on the crows,distract (adj.)
confused, perplexed		E3 IV.vi.5
and were our quiuers full of shafts againe,And, were our quivers full of shafts again, E3 IV.vi.6
Your grace should see a glorious day of this,Your grace should see a glorious day of this. E3 IV.vi.7
O for more arrowes Lord, thats our want.O, for more arrows, Lord! That's our want.want (n.)
need, requirement, necessity		E3 IV.vi.8
Pri.PRINCE 
Courage Artoys, a fig for feathered shafts,Courage, Artois! A fig for feathered shafts E3 IV.vi.9
When feathered foules doo bandie on our side,When feathered fowls do bandy on our side!bandy (v.)

old form: bandie
band together, make a league, fight		E3 IV.vi.10
What need we fight, and sweate, and keepe a coile,What need we fight and sweat and keep a coilcoil (n.)

old form: coile
turmoil, disturbance, fuss		E3 IV.vi.11
When railing crowes outscolde our aduersariesWhen railing crows outscold our adversaries?railing (adj.)
abusive, derisive, haranguing		E3 IV.vi.12
Vp, vp Artoys, the ground it selfe is armd,Up, up, Artois! The ground itself is armed E3 IV.vi.13
Fire containing flint, command our bowesWith fire-containing flint. Command our bowsflint (n.)
type of hard stone, flintstone		E3 IV.vi.14
bow (n.)

old form: bowes
bowman, archer
To hurle awaie their pretie colored Ew,To hurl away their pretty-coloured yew, E3 IV.vi.15
and to it with stones, awaie Artoys, awaie,And to it with stones! Away, Artois, away! E3 IV.vi.16
My soule doth prophesie we win the daie. My soul doth prophesy we win the day. E3 IV.vi.17
Exeunt.Exeunt E3 IV.vi.17
Allarum. Enter king Iohn.Alarum. Enter King John E3 IV.vi.18.1
KING JOHN 
Our multitudes are in themselues confounded,Our multitudes are in themselves confounded,confound (v.)
amaze, dumbfound, stun		E3 IV.vi.18
Dismayed, and distraught, swift starting feareDismayed, and distraught; swift-starting fearswift-starting (adj.)

old form: swift starting
quick-spreading, rapidly moving		E3 IV.vi.19
Hath buzd a cold dismaie through all our armie,Hath buzzed a cold dismay through all our army,buzz (v.)

old form: buzd
spread, move about, send		E3 IV.vi.20
and euerie pettie disaduantage promptesAnd every petty disadvantage prompts E3 IV.vi.21
The feare possessed abiect soule to flie,The fear-possessed abject soul to fly. E3 IV.vi.22
My selfe whose spirit is steele to their dull lead,Myself, whose spirit is steel to their dull lead, E3 IV.vi.23
What with recalling of the prophesie,What with recalling of the prophecy, E3 IV.vi.24
and that our natiue stones from English armesAnd that our native stones from English arms E3 IV.vi.25
Rebell against vs, finde my selfe attaintedRebel against us, find myself attaintedattaint (v.)
affect, touch, strike		E3 IV.vi.26
With strong surprise of weake and yeelding feare.With strong surprise of weak and yielding fear.strong (adj.)
great, serious		E3 IV.vi.27
Enter Charles.Enter Charles E3 IV.vi.28
CHARLES 
Fly father flie, the French do kill the French,Fly, father, fly! The French do kill the French: E3 IV.vi.28
Some that would stand, let driue at some that flie,Some that would stand let drive at some that fly;stand (v.)
make a stand [against], fight, resist		E3 IV.vi.29
drive, let

old form: driue
shoot, strike at, aim blows at
Our drums strike nothing but discouragement,Our drums strike nothing but discouragement; E3 IV.vi.30
Our trumpets sound dishonor, and retire,Our trumpets sound dishonour and retire; E3 IV.vi.31
The spirit of feare that feareth nought but death,The spirit of fear, that feareth naught but death, E3 IV.vi.32
Cowardly workes confusion on it selfe.Cowardly works confusion on itself. E3 IV.vi.33
Enter Phillip.Enter Philip E3 IV.vi.34
PHILIP 
Plucke out your eies, and see not this daies shame,Pluck out your eyes and see not this day's shame! E3 IV.vi.34
An arme hath beate an armie, one poore DauidAn arm hath beat an army; one poor David E3 IV.vi.35
Hath with a stone foild twentie stout Goliahs,Hath with a stone foiled twenty stout Goliaths;Golias, Goliath (n.)
[pron: go'liyas] in the Bible, Goliath; a giant, seen as a model of strength		E3 IV.vi.36
Some twentie naked staruelings with small flints,Some twenty naked starvelings with small flintsstarveling (n.)

old form: staruelings
starved individual, emaciated being		E3 IV.vi.37
flint (n.)
type of hard stone, flintstone
Hath driuen backe a puisant host of men,Hath driven back a puissant host of menpuissant (adj.)

old form: puisant
powerful, mighty, strong		E3 IV.vi.38
Araid and fenst in al accomplements,Arrayed and fenced in all accomplements.fenced (adj.)

old form: fenst
fortified, furnished, equipped		E3 IV.vi.39
accomplement (n.)
equipment, military trappings
Ioh.KING JOHN 
Mordiu they quait at vs, and kill vs vp,Mort Dieu! They quoit at us and kill us up.quoit (v.)

old form: quait
throw, pitch, chuck [like a quoit]		E3 IV.vi.40
No lesse than fortie thousand wicked elders,No less than forty thousand wicked elders E3 IV.vi.41
Haue fortie leane slaues this daie stoned to death.Have forty lean slaves this day stoned to death. E3 IV.vi.42
Ch.CHARLES 
O that I were some other countryman,O that I were some other countryman!countryman (n.)
native of a country		E3 IV.vi.43
This daie hath set derision on the French,This day hath set derision on the French, E3 IV.vi.44
and all the world wilt blurt and scorne at vs.And all the world will blurt and scorn at us.blurt (v.)
mouthe in contempt, scoff, mock		E3 IV.vi.45
Kin.KING JOHN 
What is there no hope left?What, is there no hope left? E3 IV.vi.46
Pr.PHILIP 
No hope but death to burie vp our shame,No hope but death, to bury up our shame. E3 IV.vi.47
Ki.KING JOHN 
Make vp once more with me the twentith partMake up once more with me. The twentieth partmake up (v.)

old form: vp
advance to the front, move forward, press on		E3 IV.vi.48
Of those that liue, are men inow to quaile,Of those that live are men enow to quailenow (adv.)

old form: inow
enough		E3 IV.vi.49
quail (v.)

old form: quaile
daunt, dishearten, intimidate
The feeble handfull on the aduerse part.The feeble handful on the adverse part.part (n.)
side, camp, party		E3 IV.vi.50
adverse (adj.)

old form: aduerse
opposing, opposite, other
Ch.CHARLES 
Then charge againe, if heauen be not opposdThen charge again. If heaven be not opposed, E3 IV.vi.51
We cannot loose the daie.We cannot lose the day. E3 IV.vi.52.1
Kin.KING JOHN 
On awaie. On, away! E3 IV.vi.52.2
ExeuntExeunt E3 IV.vi.52
Enter Audley wounded, & rescued by two squirs.Enter Audley, wounded, and rescued by two esquires E3 IV.vi.53
Esq.FIRST ESQUIRE 
How fares my Lord;How fares my lord? E3 IV.vi.53.1
Aud.AUDLEY 
Euen as a man may doEven as a man may do E3 IV.vi.53.2
That dines at such a bloudie feast as this.That dines at such a bloody feast as this. E3 IV.vi.54
Esq.SECOND ESQUIRE 
I hope my Lord that is no mortall scarre,I hope, my lord, that is no mortal scar.scar (n.)

old form: scarre
wound, cut, injury		E3 IV.vi.55
Aud.AUDLEY 
No matter if it be, the count is cast,No matter if it be; the count is cast,count (n.)
account, reckoning		E3 IV.vi.56
cast (v.)
calculate, reckon, estimate
and in the worst ends but a mortall man,And, in the worst, ends but a mortal man. E3 IV.vi.57
Good friends conuey me to the princely EdwardGood friends, convey me to the princely Edward, E3 IV.vi.58
That in the crimson brauerie of my bloud,That in the crimson bravery of my bloodbravery (n.)
finery, fine clothes, rich dress		E3 IV.vi.59
I may become him with saluting him,I may become him with saluting him.become (v.)
grace, honour, dignify		E3 IV.vi.60
Ile smile and tell him that this open scarre,I'll smile and tell him that this open scarscar (n.)
wound, cut, injury		E3 IV.vi.61
Doth end the haruest of his Audleys warre. Doth end the harvest of his Audley's war. E3 IV.vi.62
Ex.Exeunt E3 IV.vi.62
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