| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| I well allow the occasion of our Armes, | I well allow the occasion of our arms, | 2H4 I.iii.5 |
| But gladly would be better satisfied, | But gladly would be better satisfied | 2H4 I.iii.6 |
| How (in our Meanes) we should aduance our selues | How in our means we should advance ourselves | 2H4 I.iii.7 |
| To looke with forhead bold and big enough | To look with forehead bold and big enough | 2H4 I.iii.8 |
| Vpon the Power and puisance of the King. | Upon the power and puissance of the King. | 2H4 I.iii.9 |
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| Shall we go draw our numbers, and set on? | Shall we go draw our numbers and set on? | 2H4 I.iii.109 |
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| Thus do the hopes we haue in him, touch ground, | Thus do the hopes we have in him touch ground | 2H4 IV.i.17 |
| And dash themselues to pieces. | And dash themselves to pieces. | 2H4 IV.i.18.1 |
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| The iust proportion that we gaue them out. | The just proportion that we gave them out. | 2H4 IV.i.23 |
| Let vs sway-on, and face them in the field. | Let us sway on and face them in the field. | 2H4 IV.i.24 |
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| I thinke it is my Lord of Westmerland. | I think it is my Lord of Westmorland. | 2H4 IV.i.26 |
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| Why not to him in part, and to vs all, | Why not to him in part, and to us all | 2H4 IV.i.97 |
| That feele the bruizes of the dayes before, | That feel the bruises of the days before, | 2H4 IV.i.98 |
| And suffer the Condition of these Times | And suffer the condition of these times | 2H4 IV.i.99 |
| To lay a heauie and vnequall Hand vpon our Honors? | To lay a heavy and unequal hand | 2H4 IV.i.100 |
| Upon our honours? | 2H4 IV.i.101.1 |
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| What thing, in Honor, had my Father lost, | What thing, in honour, had my father lost | 2H4 IV.i.111 |
| That need to be reuiu'd, and breath'd in me? | That need to be revived and breathed in me? | 2H4 IV.i.112 |
| The King that lou'd him, as the State stood then, | The King that loved him, as the state stood then, | 2H4 IV.i.113 |
| Was forc'd, perforce compell'd to banish him: | Was force perforce compelled to banish him, | 2H4 IV.i.114 |
| And then, that Henry Bullingbrooke and hee | And then that Henry Bolingbroke and he, | 2H4 IV.i.115 |
| Being mounted, and both rowsed in their Seates, | Being mounted and both roused in their seats, | 2H4 IV.i.116 |
| Their neighing Coursers daring of the Spurre, | Their neighing coursers daring of the spur, | 2H4 IV.i.117 |
| Their armed Staues in charge, their Beauers downe, | Their armed staves in charge, their beavers down, | 2H4 IV.i.118 |
| Their eyes of fire, sparkling through sights of Steele, | Their eyes of fire sparkling through sights of steel, | 2H4 IV.i.119 |
| And the lowd Trumpet blowing them together: | And the loud trumpet blowing them together, | 2H4 IV.i.120 |
| Then, then, when there was nothing could haue stay'd | Then, then, when there was nothing could have stayed | 2H4 IV.i.121 |
| My Father from the Breast of Bullingbrooke; | My father from the breast of Bolingbroke, | 2H4 IV.i.122 |
| O, when the King did throw his Warder downe, | O, when the King did throw his warder down, | 2H4 IV.i.123 |
| (His owne Life hung vpon the Staffe hee threw) | His own life hung upon the staff he threw. | 2H4 IV.i.124 |
| Then threw hee downe himselfe, and all their Liues, | Then threw he down himself and all their lives | 2H4 IV.i.125 |
| That by Indictment, and by dint of Sword, | That by indictment and by dint of sword | 2H4 IV.i.126 |
| Haue since mis-carryed vnder Bullingbrooke. | Have since miscarried under Bolingbroke. | 2H4 IV.i.127 |
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| But hee hath forc'd vs to compell this Offer, | But he hath forced us to compel this offer, | 2H4 IV.i.145 |
| And it proceedes from Pollicy, not Loue. | And it proceeds from policy, not love. | 2H4 IV.i.146 |
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| Well, by my will, wee shall admit no Parley. | Well, by my will we shall admit no parley. | 2H4 IV.i.157 |
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| There is a thing within my Bosome tells me, | There is a thing within my bosom tells me | 2H4 IV.i.181 |
| That no Conditions of our Peace can stand. | That no conditions of our peace can stand. | 2H4 IV.i.182 |
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| I, but our valuation shall be such, | Yea, but our valuation shall be such | 2H4 IV.i.187 |
| That euery slight, and false-deriued Cause, | That every slight and false-derived cause, | 2H4 IV.i.188 |
| Yea, euery idle, nice, and wanton Reason, | Yea, every idle, nice, and wanton reason, | 2H4 IV.i.189 |
| Shall, to the King, taste of this Action: | Shall to the King taste of this action; | 2H4 IV.i.190 |
| That were our Royall faiths, Martyrs in Loue, | That, were our royal faiths martyrs in love, | 2H4 IV.i.191 |
| Wee shall be winnowed with so rough a winde, | We shall be winnowed with so rough a wind | 2H4 IV.i.192 |
| That euen our Corne shall seeme as light as Chaffe, | That even our corn shall seem as light as chaff, | 2H4 IV.i.193 |
| And good from bad finde no partition. | And good from bad find no partition. | 2H4 IV.i.194 |
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| Be it so: | Be it so. | 2H4 IV.i.221.2 |
| Heere is return'd my Lord of Westmerland. | Here is returned my Lord of Westmorland. | 2H4 IV.i.222 |
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| Your Grace of Yorke, in heauen's name then forward. | Your grace of York, in God's name then, set forward. | 2H4 IV.i.225 |
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| If not, wee readie are to trye our fortunes, | If not, we ready are to try our fortunes | 2H4 IV.ii.43 |
| To the last man. | To the last man. | 2H4 IV.ii.44.1 |
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| You wish me health in very happy season, | You wish me health in very happy season, | 2H4 IV.ii.79 |
| For I am, on the sodaine, something ill. | For I am on the sudden something ill. | 2H4 IV.ii.80 |
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| So much the worse, if your owne Rule be true. | So much the worse, if your own rule be true. | 2H4 IV.ii.86 |
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| This had been chearefull, after Victorie. | This had been cheerful after victory. | 2H4 IV.ii.88 |
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| Is this proceeding iust, and honorable? | Is this proceeding just and honourable? | 2H4 IV.ii.110 |