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| Alarum, and Retreat. Enter againe Cade, and all his | Alarum and retreat. Enter again Cade and all his | | 2H6 IV.viii.1.1 | |
| rabblement. | rabblement | rabblement (n.) rabble | 2H6 IV.viii.1.2 | |
| Cade. | CADE | | | |
| Vp Fish-streete, downe Saint Magnes corner, | Up Fish Street! Down Saint Magnus' Corner! | | 2H6 IV.viii.1 | |
| kill and knocke downe, throw them into Thames: | Kill and knock down! Throw them into Thames! | | 2H6 IV.viii.2 | |
| Sound a parley. | Sound a parley | parle, parley (n.)negotiation, meeting [between enemies under a truce, to discuss terms] | 2H6 IV.viii.3 | |
| What noise is this I heare? / Dare any be so bold to | What noise is this I hear? Dare any be so bold to | | 2H6 IV.viii.3 | |
| sound Retreat or Parley / When I command them kill? | sound retreat or parley, when I command them kill? | | 2H6 IV.viii.4 | |
| Enter Buckingham, and old Clifford. | Enter Buckingham and old Clifford, attended | attend (v.)serve, follow, wait [on/upon] | 2H6 IV.viii.5 | |
| Buc. | BUCKINGHAM | | | |
| I heere they be, that dare and will disturb thee: | Ay, here they be that dare and will disturb thee; | | 2H6 IV.viii.5 | |
| Know Cade, we come Ambassadors from the King | Know, Cade, we come ambassadors from the King | | 2H6 IV.viii.6 | |
| Vnto the Commons, whom thou hast misled, | Unto the commons, whom thou hast misled; | commons (n.)common people, ordinary citizens | 2H6 IV.viii.7 | |
| And heere pronounce free pardon to them all, | And here pronounce free pardon to them all | pronounce (v.)proclaim, officially declare, announce | 2H6 IV.viii.8 | |
| | free (adj.)liberal, lavish, generous | | |
| That will forsake thee, and go home in peace. | That will forsake thee and go home in peace. | | 2H6 IV.viii.9 | |
| Clif. | CLIFFORD | | | |
| What say ye Countrimen, will ye relent | What say ye, countrymen, will ye relent | | 2H6 IV.viii.10 | |
| And yeeld to mercy, whil'st 'tis offered you, | And yield to mercy, whilst 'tis offered you, | | 2H6 IV.viii.11 | |
| Or let a rabble leade you to your deaths. | Or let a rebel lead you to your deaths? | | 2H6 IV.viii.12 | |
| Who loues the King, and will imbrace his pardon, | Who loves the King and will embrace his pardon, | embrace (v.)welcome, joyfully accept | 2H6 IV.viii.13 | |
| Fling vp his cap, and say, God saue his Maiesty. | Fling up his cap and say ‘ God save his majesty!’ | | 2H6 IV.viii.14 | |
| Who hateth him, and honors not his Father, | Who hateth him, and honours not his father, | | 2H6 IV.viii.15 | |
| Henry the fift, that made all France to quake, | Henry the Fifth, that made all France to quake, | | 2H6 IV.viii.16 | |
| Shake he his weapon at vs, and passe by. | Shake he his weapon at us and pass by. | | 2H6 IV.viii.17 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| God saue the King, God saue the King. | God save the King! God save the King! | | 2H6 IV.viii.18 | |
| Cade. | CADE | | | |
| What Buckingham and Clifford are ye so braue? | What, Buckingham and Clifford, are ye so brave? | brave (adj.)audacious, daring, bold | 2H6 IV.viii.19 | |
| And you base Pezants, do ye beleeue him, will | And you, base peasants, do ye believe him? Will | base (adj.)poor, wretched, of low quality | 2H6 IV.viii.20 | |
| you needs be hang'd with your Pardons about your | you needs be hanged with your pardons about your | | 2H6 IV.viii.21 | |
| neckes? Hath my sword therefore broke through London | necks? Hath my sword therefore broke through London | | 2H6 IV.viii.22 | |
| gates, that you should leaue me at the White-heart | gates, that you should leave me at the White Hart | | 2H6 IV.viii.23 | |
| in Southwarke. I thought ye would neuer haue giuen out | in Southwark? I thought ye would never have given out | give out (v.)surrender, give up, stop using | 2H6 IV.viii.24 | |
| these Armes til you had recouered your ancient Freedome. | these arms till you had recovered your ancient freedom. | ancient, aunchient (adj.)former, earlier, past | 2H6 IV.viii.25 | |
| But you are all Recreants and Dastards, and delight to liue | But you are all recreants and dastards, and delight to live | recreant (n.)deserter, renegade, villain | 2H6 IV.viii.26 | |
| | dastard (n.)coward, sissy, runaway, traitor | | |
| in slauerie to the Nobility. Let them breake your backes with | in slavery to the nobility. Let them break your backs with | | 2H6 IV.viii.27 | |
| burthens, take your houses ouer your heads, rauish your | burdens, take your houses over your heads, ravish your | | 2H6 IV.viii.28 | |
| Wiues and Daughters before your faces. For me, I will | wives and daughters before your faces. For me, I will | | 2H6 IV.viii.29 | |
| make shift for one, and so Gods Cursse light vppon you | make shift for one, and so God's curse light upon you | shift (n.)expedient, measure, arrangement [especially as 'make shift' = contrive] | 2H6 IV.viii.30 | |
| all. | all! | | 2H6 IV.viii.31 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| Wee'l follow Cade, Wee'l follow Cade. | We'll follow Cade! We'll follow Cade! | | 2H6 IV.viii.32 | |
| Clif. | CLIFFORD | | | |
| Is Cade the sonneof Henry the fift, | Is Cade the son of Henry the Fifth, | | 2H6 IV.viii.33 | |
| That thus you do exclaime you'l go with him. | That thus you do exclaim you'll go with him? | | 2H6 IV.viii.34 | |
| Will he conduct you through the heart of France, | Will he conduct you through the heart of France, | | 2H6 IV.viii.35 | |
| And make the meanest of you Earles and Dukes? | And make the meanest of you earls and dukes? | meanest (n.)lowest ranking, least eminent | 2H6 IV.viii.36 | |
| Alas, he hath no home, no place to flye too: | Alas, he hath no home, no place to fly to; | | 2H6 IV.viii.37 | |
| Nor knowes he how to liue, but by the spoile, | Nor knows he how to live but by the spoil, | spoil (n.)plundering, pillaging, despoiling | 2H6 IV.viii.38 | |
| Vnlesse by robbing of your Friends, and vs. | Unless by robbing of your friends and us. | | 2H6 IV.viii.39 | |
| Wer't not a shame, that whilst you liue at iarre, | Were't not a shame, that whilst you live at jar, | jar / jars, atin / into conflict, in / into a state of dissension | 2H6 IV.viii.40 | |
| The fearfull French, whom you late vanquished | The fearful French, whom you late vanquished, | fearful (adj.)timid, timorous, frightened, full of fear | 2H6 IV.viii.41 | |
| Should make a start ore-seas, and vanquish you? | Should make a start o'er seas and vanquish you? | start (n.)outburst, eruption, fit, reaction | 2H6 IV.viii.42 | |
| Me thinkes alreadie in this ciuill broyle, | Methinks already in this civil broil | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | 2H6 IV.viii.43 | |
| | broil (n.)quarrel, row, disturbance | | |
| | civil (adj.)of civil war | | |
| I see them Lording it in London streets, | I see them lording it in London streets, | | 2H6 IV.viii.44 | |
| Crying Villiago vnto all they meete. | Crying ‘ Villiago!’ unto all they meet. | villiago (n.)villain, scoundrel, rogue | 2H6 IV.viii.45 | |
| Better ten thousand base-borne Cades miscarry, | Better ten thousand base-born Cades miscarry | miscarry (v.)come to harm, perish, meet death | 2H6 IV.viii.46 | |
| | base-born (adj.)of low birth, low-born, plebeian | | |
| Then you should stoope vnto a Frenchmans mercy. | Than you should stoop unto a Frenchman's mercy. | stoop (v.)kneel, submit, bow down | 2H6 IV.viii.47 | |
| To France, to France, and get what you haue lost: | To France! To France! And get what you have lost; | | 2H6 IV.viii.48 | |
| Spare England, for it is your Natiue Coast: | Spare England, for it is your native coast. | | 2H6 IV.viii.49 | |
| Henry hath mony, you are strong and manly: | Henry hath money; you are strong and manly; | | 2H6 IV.viii.50 | |
| God on our side, doubt not of Victorie. | God on our side, doubt not of victory. | | 2H6 IV.viii.51 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| A Clifford, a Clifford, / Wee'l follow the King, and | À Clifford! À Clifford! We'll follow the King and | | 2H6 IV.viii.52 | |
| Clifford. | Clifford. | | 2H6 IV.viii.53 | |
| Cade. | CADE | | | |
| (aside) | | 2H6 IV.viii.54 | |
| Was euer Feather so lightly blowne too & fro, | Was ever feather so lightly blown to and fro | | 2H6 IV.viii.54 | |
| as this multitude? The name of Henry the fift, hales | as this multitude? The name of Henry the Fifth hales | hale (v.)drag, pull, haul | 2H6 IV.viii.55 | |
| them to an hundred mischiefes, and makes them leaue mee | them to an hundred mischiefs and makes them leave me | | 2H6 IV.viii.56 | |
| desolate. I see them lay their heades together to surprize | desolate. I see them lay their heads together to surprise | surprise (v.)attack, capture, seize | 2H6 IV.viii.57 | |
| | lay (v.)apply, place, put | | |
| me. My sword make way for me, for heere is | me. My sword make way for me, for here is | | 2H6 IV.viii.58 | |
| no staying: in despight of the diuels and hell, haue | no staying. – In despite of the devils and hell, have | have (v.)[said at the start of a confrontation or attack; more usually: have at] I come | 2H6 IV.viii.59 | |
| through the verie middest of you, and heauens and | through the very midst of you! And heavens and | | 2H6 IV.viii.60 | |
| honor be witnesse, that no want of resolution in mee, but | honour be witness that no want of resolution in me, but | | 2H6 IV.viii.61 | |
| onely my Followers base and ignominious treasons, makes | only my followers' base and ignominious treasons, makes | base (adj.)dishonourable, low, unworthy | 2H6 IV.viii.62 | |
| me betake mee to my heeles. | me betake me to my heels. | betake (v.)go, take oneself off, make one's way | 2H6 IV.viii.63 | |
| Exit | Exit | | 2H6 IV.viii.63 | |
| Buck. | BUCKINGHAM | | | |
| What, is he fled? Go some and follow him, | What, is he fled? Go some and follow him; | | 2H6 IV.viii.64 | |
| And he that brings his head vnto the King, | And he that brings his head unto the King | | 2H6 IV.viii.65 | |
| Shall haue a thousand Crownes for his reward. | Shall have a thousand crowns for his reward. | crown (n.)coin [usually showing a monarch's crown], English value: 5 shilllings | 2H6 IV.viii.66 | |
| Exeunt some of them. | Exeunt some of them | | 2H6 IV.viii.66 | |
| Follow me souldiers, wee'l deuise a meane, | Follow me, soldiers; we'll devise a mean | mean (n.)means, way, method | 2H6 IV.viii.67 | |
| To reconcile you all vnto the King. | To reconcile you all unto the King. | | 2H6 IV.viii.68 | |
| Exeunt omnes. | Exeunt | | 2H6 IV.viii.68 | |