| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Lead me to the Reuolts of England heere. | Lead me to the revolts of England here. | KJ V.iv.7 |
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| Fly Noble English, you are bought and sold, | Fly, noble English, you are bought and sold. | KJ V.iv.10 |
| Vnthred the rude eye of Rebellion, | Unthread the rude eye of rebellion, | KJ V.iv.11 |
| And welcome home againe discarded faith, | And welcome home again discarded faith. | KJ V.iv.12 |
| Seeke out King Iohn, and fall before his feete: | Seek out King John and fall before his feet; | KJ V.iv.13 |
| For if the French be Lords of this loud day, | For if the French be lords of this loud day, | KJ V.iv.14 |
| He meanes to recompence the paines you take, | He means to recompense the pains you take | KJ V.iv.15 |
| By cutting off your heads: Thus hath he sworne, | By cutting off your heads. Thus hath he sworn, | KJ V.iv.16 |
| And I with him, and many moe with mee, | And I with him, and many more with me, | KJ V.iv.17 |
| Vpon the Altar at S. Edmondsbury, | Upon the altar at Saint Edmundsbury; | KJ V.iv.18 |
| Euen on that Altar, where we swore to you | Even on that altar where we swore to you | KJ V.iv.19 |
| Deere Amity, and euerlasting loue. | Dear amity and everlasting love. | KJ V.iv.20 |
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| Haue I not hideous death within my view, | Have I not hideous death within my view, | KJ V.iv.22 |
| Retaining but a quantity of life, | Retaining but a quantity of life, | KJ V.iv.23 |
| Which bleeds away, euen as a forme of waxe | Which bleeds away, even as a form of wax | KJ V.iv.24 |
| Resolueth from his figure 'gainst the fire? | Resolveth from his figure 'gainst the fire? | KJ V.iv.25 |
| What in the world should make me now deceiue, | What in the world should make me now deceive, | KJ V.iv.26 |
| Since I must loose the vse of all deceite? | Since I must lose the use of all deceit? | KJ V.iv.27 |
| Why should I then be false, since it is true | Why should I then be false, since it is true | KJ V.iv.28 |
| That I must dye heere, and liue hence, by Truth? | That I must die here, and live hence by truth? | KJ V.iv.29 |
| I say againe, if Lewis do win the day, | I say again, if Lewis do win the day, | KJ V.iv.30 |
| He is forsworne, if ere those eyes of yours | He is forsworn if e'er those eyes of yours | KJ V.iv.31 |
| Behold another day breake in the East: | Behold another daybreak in the east. | KJ V.iv.32 |
| But euen this night, whose blacke contagious breath | But even this night, whose black contagious breath | KJ V.iv.33 |
| Already smoakes about the burning Crest | Already smokes about the burning crest | KJ V.iv.34 |
| Of the old, feeble, and day-wearied Sunne, | Of the old, feeble, and day-wearied sun, | KJ V.iv.35 |
| Euen this ill night, your breathing shall expire, | Even this ill night, your breathing shall expire, | KJ V.iv.36 |
| Paying the fine of rated Treachery, | Paying the fine of rated treachery | KJ V.iv.37 |
| Euen with a treacherous fine of all your liues: | Even with a treacherous fine of all your lives, | KJ V.iv.38 |
| If Lewis, by your assistance win the day. | If Lewis by your assistance win the day. | KJ V.iv.39 |
| Commend me to one Hubert, with your King; | Commend me to one Hubert, with your King. | KJ V.iv.40 |
| The loue of him, and this respect besides | The love of him, and this respect besides, | KJ V.iv.41 |
| (For that my Grandsire was an Englishman) | For that my grandsire was an Englishman, | KJ V.iv.42 |
| Awakes my Conscience to confesse all this. | Awakes my conscience to confess all this. | KJ V.iv.43 |
| In lieu whereof, I pray you beare me hence | In lieu whereof, I pray you bear me hence | KJ V.iv.44 |
| From forth the noise and rumour of the Field; | From forth the noise and rumour of the field, | KJ V.iv.45 |
| Where I may thinke the remnant of my thoughts | Where I may think the remnant of my thoughts | KJ V.iv.46 |
| In peace: and part this bodie and my soule | In peace, and part this body and my soul | KJ V.iv.47 |
| With contemplation, and deuout desires. | With contemplation and devout desires. | KJ V.iv.48 |