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| Enter King Edward and Derby with Souldiers. | Enter King Edward and Derby, with Soldiers | | E3 IV.ii.1.1 | |
| Kin. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| Since they refuse our profered league my Lord, | Since they refuse our proffered league, my lord, | league (n.) compact, alliance, treaty, bond of friendship | E3 IV.ii.1 | |
| And will not ope their gates and let vs in, | And will not ope their gates and let us in, | ope (v.)open | E3 IV.ii.2 | |
| We will intrench our selues on euery side, | We will entrench ourselves on every side, | entrench, intrench (v.)put within a trench | E3 IV.ii.3 | |
| That neithet vituals, nor supply of men, | That neither victuals nor supply of men | victual (n.)(usually plural) provisions, supplies, food and drink | E3 IV.ii.4 | |
| May come to succour this accursed towne, | May come to succour this accursed town. | succour (v.)help, assist, aid | E3 IV.ii.5 | |
| Famine shall combate where our swords are stopt. | Famine shall combat where our swords are stopped. | | E3 IV.ii.6 | |
| Enter sixe poore Frenchmen. | Enter six poor Frenchmen | | E3 IV.ii.7 | |
| Der. | DERBY | | | |
| The promised aid that made them stand aloofe, | The promised aid that made them stand aloof | | E3 IV.ii.7 | |
| Is now retirde and gone an other way: | Is now retired and gone another way: | | E3 IV.ii.8 | |
| It will repent them of their stubborne will, | It will repent them of their stubborn will. – | | E3 IV.ii.9 | |
| But what are these poore ragged slaues my Lord? | But what are these poor ragged slaves, my lord? | | E3 IV.ii.10 | |
| Ki: Edw. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| Aske what they are, it seemes they come from Callis. | Ask what they are; it seems they come from Calais. | | E3 IV.ii.11 | |
| Der. | DERBY | | | |
| You wretched patterns of dispayre and woe, | You wretched patterns of despair and woe, | pattern (n.)picture, model, specimen, example | E3 IV.ii.12 | |
| What are you liuing men, er glyding ghosts, | What are you, living men or gliding ghosts, | | E3 IV.ii.13 | |
| Crept from your graues to walke vpon the earth, | Crept from your graves to walk upon the earth? | | E3 IV.ii.14 | |
| Poore. | FIRST POOR FRENCHMAN | | | |
| No ghosts my Lord, but men that breath a life, | No ghosts, my lord, but men that breathe a life | | E3 IV.ii.15 | |
| Farre worse then is the quiet sleepe of death: | Far worse than is the quiet sleep of death. | | E3 IV.ii.16 | |
| Wee are distressed poore inhabitants, | We are distressed poor inhabitants | | E3 IV.ii.17 | |
| That long haue been deseased, sicke and lame; | That long have been diseased, sick, and lame; | | E3 IV.ii.18 | |
| And now because we are not fit to serue, | And now, because we are not fit to serve, | | E3 IV.ii.19 | |
| The Captayne of the towne hath thrust vs foorth, | The captain of the town hath thrust us forth, | | E3 IV.ii.20 | |
| That so expence of victuals may be saued. | That so expense of victuals may be saved. | victual (n.)(usually plural) provisions, supplies, food and drink | E3 IV.ii.21 | |
| K. Ed. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| A charitable deed no doubt, and worthy praise: | A charitable deed, no doubt, and worthy praise! | | E3 IV.ii.22 | |
| But how do you imagine then to speed? | But how do you imagine then to speed? | speed (v.)survive, succeed, prosper | E3 IV.ii.23 | |
| We are your enemies in such a case, | We are your enemies; in such a case | | E3 IV.ii.24 | |
| We can no lesse but put ye to the sword, | We can no less but put you to the sword, | | E3 IV.ii.25 | |
| Since when we proffered truce, it was refusde, | Since, when we proffered truce, it was refused. | | E3 IV.ii.26 | |
| So. | FIRST POOR FRENCHMAN | | | |
| And if your grace no otherwise vouchsafe, | And if your grace no otherwise vouchsafe, | vouchsafe (v.)allow, permit, grant | E3 IV.ii.27 | |
| As welcome death is vnto vs as life. | As welcome death is unto us as life. | | E3 IV.ii.28 | |
| Ki. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| Poore silly men, much wrongd, and more distrest, | Poor silly men, much wronged, and more distressed! | silly (adj.)helpless, defenceless, vulnerable | E3 IV.ii.29 | |
| Go Derby go, and see they be relieud, | Go, Derby, go, and see they be relieved. | | E3 IV.ii.30 | |
| Command that victuals be appoynted them, | Command that victuals be appointed them, | appoint (v.)grant, provide, assign | E3 IV.ii.31 | |
| And giue to euery one fiue Crownes a peece: | And give to every one five crowns apiece. | crown (n.)coin [usually showing a monarch's crown], English value: 5 shilllings | E3 IV.ii.32 | |
| Exeunt Derby and Frenchmen | | E3 IV.ii.32 | |
| The Lion scornes to touch the yeelding pray, | The lion scorns to touch the yielding prey, | | E3 IV.ii.33 | |
| And Edwards sword must fresh it selfe in such, | And Edward's sword must flesh itself in such | flesh (v.)plunge into the flesh | E3 IV.ii.34 | |
| As wilfull stubbornnes hath made peruerse. | As wilful stubbornness hath made perverse. | perverse (n.)obstinate, stubborn, intransigent | E3 IV.ii.35 | |
| Enter Lord Pearsie. | Enter Lord Percy | | E3 IV.ii.36 | |
| Ki. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| Lord Persie welcome: whats the newes in England: | Lord Percy, welcome! What's the news in England? | | E3 IV.ii.36 | |
| Per. | PERCY | | | |
| The Queene my Lord comes heere to your Grace, | The Queen, my lord, commends her to your grace, | commend (v.)convey greetings, present kind regards | E3 IV.ii.37 | |
| And from hir highnesse, and the Lord vicegerent, | And from her highness and the lord viceregent | vicegerent (n.)official acting in place of a ruler during his absence | E3 IV.ii.38 | |
| I bring this happie tidings of successe, | I bring this happy tidings of success: | | E3 IV.ii.39 | |
| Dauid of Scotland lately vp in armes, | David of Scotland, lately up in arms, | | E3 IV.ii.40 | |
| Thinking belike he soonest should preuaile, | Thinking belike he soonest should prevail, | belike (adv.)probably, presumably, perhaps, so it seems | E3 IV.ii.41 | |
| Your highnes being absent from the Realme, | Your highness being absent from the realm, | | E3 IV.ii.42 | |
| Is by the fruitfull seruice of your peeres, | Is, by the fruitful service of your peers | | E3 IV.ii.43 | |
| And painefull trauell of the Queene her selfe: | And painful travail of the Queen herself, | travail, travel (n.)labour, effort, exertion [often overlapping with the sense of 'travel'] | E3 IV.ii.44 | |
| | painful (adj.)painstaking, diligent, laborious | | |
| That big with child was euery day in armes, | That, big with child, was every day in arms, | | E3 IV.ii.45 | |
| Vanquisht, subdude, and taken prisoner. | Vanquished, subdued, and taken prisoner. | | E3 IV.ii.46 | |
| Ki. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| Thanks Persie for thy newes with all my hart, | Thanks, Percy, for thy news, with all my heart! | | E3 IV.ii.47 | |
| What was he tooke him prisoner in the field. | What was he took him prisoner in the field? | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | E3 IV.ii.48 | |
| Per. | PERCY | | | |
| A Esquire my Lord, Iohn Copland is his name: | A squire, my Lord; John Copland is his name, | | E3 IV.ii.49 | |
| Who since intreated by her Maiestie, | Who since, intreated by her majesty, | | E3 IV.ii.50 | |
| Denies to make surrender of his prize, | Denies to make surrender of his prize | | E3 IV.ii.51 | |
| To anie but vnto your grace alone: | To any but unto your grace alone, | | E3 IV.ii.52 | |
| Whereat the Queene is greouously displeasd. | Whereat the Queen is grievously displeased. | | E3 IV.ii.53 | |
| Ki. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| Well then wele haue a Pursiuaunt dispatch, | Well, then we'll have a pursuivant dispatched | pursuivant (n.)royal messenger, state messenger [with power to execute warrants] | E3 IV.ii.54 | |
| To summon Copland hither out of hand, | To summon Copland hither out of hand, | hand, out ofat once, immediately, straight away | E3 IV.ii.55 | |
| And with him he shall bring his prisoner king. | And with him he shall bring his prisoner king. | | E3 IV.ii.56 | |
| Per. | PERCY | | | |
| The Queene my Lord her selfe by this at Sea, | The Queen's, my lord, herself by this at sea, | | E3 IV.ii.57 | |
| And purposeth as soone as winde will serue, | And purposeth, as soon as wind will serve, | | E3 IV.ii.58 | |
| To land at Callis, and to visit you, | To land at Calais, and to visit you. | | E3 IV.ii.59 | |
| Ki. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| She shall be welcome, and to wait her comming, | She shall be welcome; and to wait her coming | | E3 IV.ii.60 | |
| Ile pitch my tent neere to the sandy shore. | I'll pitch my tent near to the sandy shore. | | E3 IV.ii.61 | |
| Enter a Captayne. | Enter a French Captain | | E3 IV.ii.62 | |
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| The Burgesses of Callis mighty king, | The burgesses of Calais, mighty prince, | | E3 IV.ii.62 | |
| Haue by a counsell willingly decreed, | Have by a council willingly decreed | | E3 IV.ii.63 | |
| To yeeld the towne and Castle to your hands, | To yield the town and castle to your hands, | | E3 IV.ii.64 | |
| Vpon condition it will please your grace, | Upon condition it will please your grace | | E3 IV.ii.65 | |
| To graunt them benefite of life and goods. | To grant them benefit of life and goods. | | E3 IV.ii.66 | |
| K. Ed. | KING EDWARD | | | |
| They wil so: Then belike they may command, | They will so? Then, belike, they may command, | belike (adv.)probably, presumably, perhaps, so it seems | E3 IV.ii.67 | |
| Dispose, elect, and gouerne as they list, | Dispose, elect, and govern as they list! | list (v.)wish, like, please | E3 IV.ii.68 | |
| No sirra, tell them since they did refuse, | No, sirrah, tell them, since they did refuse | sirrah (n.)sir [commanding, insulting, or familiar, depending on context] | E3 IV.ii.69 | |
| Our princely clemencie at first proclaymed, | Our princely clemency at first proclaimed, | | E3 IV.ii.70 | |
| They shall not haue it now although they would, | They shall not have it now, although they would. | | E3 IV.ii.71 | |
| Will accept of nought but fire and sword, | I will accept of naught but fire and sword, | | E3 IV.ii.72 | |
| Except within these two daies sixe of them | Except, within these two days, six of them, | | E3 IV.ii.73 | |
| That are the welthiest marchaunts in the towne, | That are the wealthiest merchants in the town, | | E3 IV.ii.74 | |
| Come naked all but for their linnen shirts, | Come naked, all but for their linen shirts, | | E3 IV.ii.75 | |
| With each a halter hangd about his necke, | With each a halter hanged about his neck, | | E3 IV.ii.76 | |
| And prostrate yeeld themselues vpon their knees, | And prostrate yield themselves, upon their knees, | | E3 IV.ii.77 | |
| To be afflicted, hanged, or what I please, | To be afflicted, hanged, or what I please; | afflict (v.)be made to suffer, torment, persecute | E3 IV.ii.78 | |
| And so you may informe their masterships. | And so you may inform their masterships. | mastership (n.)[ironic use] senior citizen, leading light | E3 IV.ii.79 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt Edward and Percy | | E3 IV.ii.79 | |
| Cap. | CAPTAIN | | | |
| Why this it is to trust a broken staffe. | Why, this it is to trust a broken staff. | | E3 IV.ii.80 | |
| Had we not been perswaded Iohn our King, | Had we not been persuaded John our King | | E3 IV.ii.81 | |
| Would with his armie haue releeud the towne, | Would with his army have relieved the town, | | E3 IV.ii.82 | |
| We had not stood vpon defiance so: | We had not stood upon defiance so. | stand (v.)continue, remain, wait, stay put | E3 IV.ii.83 | |
| But now tis past that no man can recall, | But now 'tis past that no man can recall, | | E3 IV.ii.84 | |
| And better some do go to wrack then all. | And better some do go to wrack, than all. | wrack (n.)destruction, ruin | E3 IV.ii.85 | |
| Exit, | Exit | | E3 IV.ii.85 | |