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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 French | Breathe, 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.)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 coil | coil (n.)turmoil, disturbance, fuss | E3 IV.vi.11 | |
| When railing crowes outscolde our aduersaries | When 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 bowes | With fire-containing flint. Command our bows | flint (n.)type of hard stone, flintstone | E3 IV.vi.14 | |
| | bow (n.)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 feare | Dismayed, and distraught; swift-starting fear | swift-starting (adj.)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.)spread, move about, send | E3 IV.vi.20 | |
| and euerie pettie disaduantage promptes | And 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 armes | And that our native stones from English arms | | E3 IV.vi.25 | |
| Rebell against vs, finde my selfe attainted | Rebel against us, find myself attainted | attaint (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, letshoot, 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 Dauid | An 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 flints | starveling (n.)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 men | puissant (adj.)powerful, mighty, strong | E3 IV.vi.38 | |
| Araid and fenst in al accomplements, | Arrayed and fenced in all accomplements. | fenced (adj.)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.)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 part | Make up once more with me. The twentieth part | make up (v.)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 quail | enow (adv.)enough | E3 IV.vi.49 | |
| | quail (v.)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.)opposing, opposite, other | | |
| Ch. | CHARLES | | | |
| Then charge againe, if heauen be not opposd | Then 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 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | 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 do | Even 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.)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 Edward | Good 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 blood | bravery (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 scar | scar (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 | |