| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Thus (after greeting) speakes the King of France, | Thus, after greeting, speaks the King of France, | KJ I.i.2 |
| In my behauiour to the Maiesty, | In my behaviour, to the majesty, | KJ I.i.3 |
| The borrowed Maiesty of England heere. | The borrowed majesty, of England here. | KJ I.i.4 |
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| Philip of France, in right and true behalfe | Philip of France, in right and true behalf | KJ I.i.7 |
| Of thy deceased brother, Geffreyes sonne, | Of thy deceased brother Geoffrey's son, | KJ I.i.8 |
| Arthur Plantaginet, laies most lawfull claime | Arthur Plantagenet, lays most lawful claim | KJ I.i.9 |
| To this faire Iland, and the Territories: | To this fair island and the territories, | KJ I.i.10 |
| To Ireland, Poyctiers, Aniowe, Torayne, Maine, | To Ireland, Poictiers, Anjou, Touraine, Maine, | KJ I.i.11 |
| Desiring thee to lay aside the sword | Desiring thee to lay aside the sword | KJ I.i.12 |
| Which swaies vsurpingly these seuerall titles, | Which sways usurpingly these several titles, | KJ I.i.13 |
| And put the same into yong Arthurs hand, | And put the same into young Arthur's hand, | KJ I.i.14 |
| Thy Nephew, and right royall Soueraigne. | Thy nephew and right royal sovereign. | KJ I.i.15 |
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| The proud controle offierce and bloudy warre, | The proud control of fierce and bloody war, | KJ I.i.17 |
| To inforce these rights, so forcibly with-held, | To enforce these rights so forcibly withheld. | KJ I.i.18 |
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| Then take my Kings defiance from my mouth, | Then take my King's defiance from my mouth, | KJ I.i.21 |
| The farthest limit of my Embassie. | The farthest limit of my embassy. | KJ I.i.22 |
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| Then turne your forces from this paltry siege, | Then turn your forces from this paltry siege | KJ II.i.54 |
| And stirre them vp against a mightier taske: | And stir them up against a mightier task. | KJ II.i.55 |
| England impatient of your iust demands, | England, impatient of your just demands, | KJ II.i.56 |
| Hath put himselfe in Armes, the aduerse windes | Hath put himself in arms. The adverse winds, | KJ II.i.57 |
| Whose leisure I haue staid, haue giuen him time | Whose leisure I have stayed, have given him time | KJ II.i.58 |
| To land his Legions all as soone as I: | To land his legions all as soon as I. | KJ II.i.59 |
| His marches are expedient to this towne, | His marches are expedient to this town, | KJ II.i.60 |
| His forces strong, his Souldiers confident: | His forces strong, his soldiers confident. | KJ II.i.61 |
| With him along is come the Mother Queene, | With him along is come the Mother-Queen, | KJ II.i.62 |
| An Ace stirring him to bloud and strife, | An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife; | KJ II.i.63 |
| With her her Neece, the Lady Blanch of Spaine, | With her her niece, the Lady Blanche of Spain; | KJ II.i.64 |
| With them a Bastard of the Kings deceast, | With them a bastard of the King's deceased. | KJ II.i.65 |
| And all th'vnsetled humors of the Land, | And all th' unsettled humours of the land – | KJ II.i.66 |
| Rash, inconsiderate, fiery voluntaries, | Rash, inconsiderate, fiery voluntaries, | KJ II.i.67 |
| With Ladies faces, and fierce Dragons spleenes, | With ladies' faces and fierce dragons' spleens – | KJ II.i.68 |
| Haue sold their fortunes at their natiue homes, | Have sold their fortunes at their native homes, | KJ II.i.69 |
| Bearing their birth-rights proudly on their backs, | Bearing their birthrights proudly on their backs, | KJ II.i.70 |
| To make a hazard of new fortunes heere: | To make a hazard of new fortunes here. | KJ II.i.71 |
| In briefe, a brauer choyse of dauntlesse spirits | In brief, a braver choice of dauntless spirits | KJ II.i.72 |
| Then now the English bottomes haue waft o're, | Than now the English bottoms have waft o'er | KJ II.i.73 |
| Did neuer flote vpon the swelling tide, | Did never float upon the swelling tide | KJ II.i.74 |
| To doe offence and scathe in Christendome: | To do offence and scathe in Christendom. | KJ II.i.75 |
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| The interruption of their churlish drums | The interruption of their churlish drums | KJ II.i.76 |
| Cuts off more circumstance, they are at hand, | Cuts off more circumstance. They are at hand – | KJ II.i.77 |
| To parlie or to fight, therefore prepare. | To parley or to fight! Therefore prepare! | KJ II.i.78 |