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Enter Bastard and Hubert, seuerally.Enter the Bastard and Hubert, severally KJ V.vi.1
Hub. BASTARD 
Whose there? Speake hoa, speake quickely, or I shoote.Who's there? Speak, ho! Speak quickly, or I shoot. KJ V.vi.1
Bast. HUBERT 
A Friend. What art thou?A friend. What art thou? KJ V.vi.2.1
Hub. BASTARD 
Of the part of England.Of the part of England.part (n.)
side, camp, party		KJ V.vi.2.2
Bast. HUBERT 
Whether doest thou go?Whither dost thou go? KJ V.vi.3
Hub. BASTARD 
What's that to thee?What's that to thee? KJ V.vi.4.1
HUBERT 
Why may not I demandWhy may not I demand KJ V.vi.4.2
of thine affaires, / As well as thou of mine?Of thine affairs as well as thou of mine? KJ V.vi.5
Bast. BASTARD 
Hubert, I thinke.Hubert, I think. KJ V.vi.6.1
Hub. HUBERT 
Thou hast a perfect thought:Thou hast a perfect thought.perfect (adj.)
certain, definite, positive		KJ V.vi.6.2
I will vpon all hazards well beleeueI will upon all hazards well believehazards, upon all
against any odds		KJ V.vi.7
Thou art my friend, that know'st my tongue so well:Thou art my friend, that knowest my tongue so well.tongue (n.)
speech, expression, language, words, voice		KJ V.vi.8
Who art thou?Who art thou? KJ V.vi.9.1
Bast. BASTARD 
Who thou wiIt: and if thou pleaseWho thou wilt; and if thou please, KJ V.vi.9.2
Thou maist be-friend me so much, as to thinkeThou mayst befriend me so much as to think KJ V.vi.10
I come one way of the Plantagenets.I come one way of the Plantagenets. KJ V.vi.11
Hub. HUBERT 
Vnkinde remembrance: thou, & endles night,Unkind remembrance! Thou and endless nightendless (adj.)

old form: endles
boundless, universal, impenetrable		KJ V.vi.12
night (n.)
darkness, blackness
remembrance (n.)
memory, bringing to mind, recollection
Haue done me shame: Braue Soldier, pardon me,Have done me shame. Brave soldier, pardon mebrave (adj.)

old form: Braue
noble, worthy, excellent		KJ V.vi.13
That any accent breaking from thy tongue,That any accent breaking from thy tongueaccent (n.)
talk, speech, utterance, words		KJ V.vi.14
Should scape the true acquaintance of mine eare.Should 'scape the true acquaintance of mine ear.scape, 'scape (v.)
escape, avoid		KJ V.vi.15
Bast. BASTARD 
Come, come: sans complement, What newes abroad?Come, come! Sans compliment, what news abroad?sans (prep.)
without		KJ V.vi.16
compliment, complement (n.)

old form: complement
ceremony, etiquette, protocol
Hub. HUBERT 
Why heere walke I, in the black brow of nightWhy, here walk I in the black brow of nightbrow (n.)
appearance, aspect, countenance		KJ V.vi.17
To finde you out.To find you out. KJ V.vi.18.1
Bast. BASTARD 
Brcefe then: and what's the newes?Brief, then; and what's the news? KJ V.vi.18.2
Hub. HUBERT 
O my sweet sir, newes fitting to the night,O my sweet sir, news fitting to the night –  KJ V.vi.19
Blacke, fearefull, comfortlesse, and horrible.Black, fearful, comfortless, and horrible. KJ V.vi.20
Bast. BASTARD 
Shew me the very wound of this ill newes,Show me the very wound of this ill news;ill (adj.)
bad, adverse, unfavourable		KJ V.vi.21
wound (n.)
incision, most painful part
I am no woman, Ile not swound at it.I am no woman, I'll not swound at it.swound (v.)
faint, swoon		KJ V.vi.22
Hub. HUBERT 
The King I feare is poyson'd by a Monke,The King, I fear, is poisoned by a monk; KJ V.vi.23
I left him almost speechlesse, and broke outI left him almost speechless, and broke outbreak out (v.)
rush out, come out		KJ V.vi.24
To acquaint you with this euill, that you mightTo acquaint you with this evil, that you might KJ V.vi.25
The better arme you to the sodaine time,The better arm you to the sudden timesudden (adj.)

old form: sodaine
unexpected, unpredictable, unlooked for		KJ V.vi.26
Then if you had at leisure knowne of this.Than if you had at leisure known of this. KJ V.vi.27
Bast. BASTARD 
How did he take it? Who did taste to him?How did he take it? Who did taste to him?taste (v.)
act as taster, make trial [as if by taste]		KJ V.vi.28
Hub. HUBERT 
A Monke I tell you, a resolued villaineA monk, I tell you, a resolved villain,resolved (adj.)

old form: resolued
determined, settled, decided		KJ V.vi.29
Whose Bowels sodainly burst out: The KingWhose bowels suddenly burst out. The King KJ V.vi.30
Yet speakes, and peraduenture may recouer.Yet speaks, and peradventure may recover.peradventure (adv.)

old form: peraduenture
perhaps, maybe, very likely		KJ V.vi.31
Bast. BASTARD 
Who didst thou leaue to tend his Maiesty?Who didst thou leave to tend his majesty? KJ V.vi.32
Hub. HUBERT 
Why know you not? The Lords are all come backe,Why, know you not? The lords are all come back, KJ V.vi.33
And brought Prince Henry in their companie,And brought Prince Henry in their company, KJ V.vi.34
At whose request the king hath pardon'd them,At whose request the King hath pardoned them, KJ V.vi.35
And they are all about his Maiestie.And they are all about his majesty. KJ V.vi.36
Bast. BASTARD 
With-hold thine indignation, mighty heauen,Withhold thine indignation, mighty heaven, KJ V.vi.37
And tempt vs not to beare aboue our power.And tempt us not to bear above our power!bear (v.), past forms bore, borne

old form: beare
behave, look, conduct [oneself]		KJ V.vi.38
Ile tell thee Hubert, halfe my power this nightI'll tell thee, Hubert, half my power this night,power (n.)
armed force, troops, host, army		KJ V.vi.39
Passing these Flats, are taken by the Tide,Passing these flats, are taken by the tide –  KJ V.vi.40
These Lincolne-Washes haue deuoured them,These Lincoln Washes have devoured them;Washes (n.)
the Wash; shallow inlet of the North Sea on E coast of England		KJ V.vi.41
My selfe, well mounted, hardly haue escap'd.Myself, well mounted, hardly have escaped.hardly (adv.)
with great difficulty, only with difficulty		KJ V.vi.42
Away before: Conduct me to the king,Away before! Conduct me to the King; KJ V.vi.43
I doubt he will be dead, or ere I come. I doubt he will be dead or ere I come.doubt (v.)
fear, be afraid [for], feel anxious [for]		KJ V.vi.44
ExeuntExeunt KJ V.vi.45
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