Appears, Act I. sc. 2. sc. 3. Appears, Act II. sc. 1; FALSTAFF. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 4. Act III. sc. 1. Act IV. BARDOLPH. sc. 2; sc. 4. Act III. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 3 Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3; sc. 5. PISTOL. Appears, Act II. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 3; sc. 5. Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 4. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3; sc. 5. POINS, an attendant on Prince Henry. SHALLOW, a country justice. Appears, Act III. sc. 2. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3; sc. 5. DAVY, servant to Shallow. Appears, Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3. MOULDY, SHADOW, WART, FEEBLE, BULLCALF, recruits. Appear, Act III. sc. 2. FANG and SNARE, sheriff's officers. Rumour. A Porter. A Dancer, speaker of the epilogue. LADY NORTHUMBERLAND and LADY PERCY. Appear, Act II. sc. 3. HOSTESS QUICKLY. Appears, Act II. sc. 1; sc. 4. Act V. sc. 4. DOLL TEARSHEET. Appears, Act II. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 4. SCENE, ENGLAND. KING HENRY IV., PART II. INDUCTION. Warkworth. Before Northumberland's Castle. Making the wind my post-horse, still unfold Upon my tongues continual slanders ride; That the blunt monster with uncounted heads, Among my household? Why is Rumour here? VOL. V. K I run before king Harry's victory; Hath beaten down young Hotspur, and his troops, Even with the rebels' blood. But what mean I To noise abroad,—that Harry Monmouth fell Than they have learn'd of me: From Rumour's tongues They bring smooth comforts false, worse than true [Exit. wrongs. ACT I. SCENE I.-The same. The Porter before the Gate; Enter LORD BARDOLPH. L. Bard. Who keeps the gate here, ho?-Where is the earl? Port. What shall I say you are? L. Bard. Tell thou the earl, That the lord Bardolph doth attend him here. Port. His lordship is walk'd forth into the orchard. Please it your honour, knock but at the gate, And he himself will answer. L. Bard. Enter NORTHUMBERLAND. Here comes the earl. North. What news, lord Bardolph? every minute now Should be the father of some stratagem: a L. Bard. Noble earl, I bring you certain news from Shrewsbury. North. Good, an heaven will! L. Bard. As good as heart can wish: The king is almost wounded to the death; And, in the fortune of my lord your son, Prince Harry slain outright; and both the Blunts Kill'd by the hand of Douglas: young prince John, a Stratagem-some military movement, according to the Greek derivation of the word;-some enterprise ;-some decisive act on one part or the other, resulting from the wild times of contention. And Westmoreland, and Stafford, fled the field; North. How is this deriv'd? Saw you the field? came you from Shrewsbury? L. Bard. I spake with one, my lord, that came from thence; A gentleman well bred, and of good name, That freely render'd me these news for true. North. Here comes my servant, Travers, whom I sent On Tuesday last to listen after news. L. Bard. My lord, I over-rode him on the way; And he is furnish'd with no certainties, More than he haply may retail from me. Enter TRAVERS. North. Now, Travers, what good tidings come with you? Trav. My lord, sir John Umfrevile turn'd me back With joyful tidings; and, being better hors'd, Out-rode me. After him came, spurring hard, A gentleman almost forspent with speed, That stopp'd by me to breathe his bloodied horse : He ask'd the way to Chester; and of him I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. He told me, that rebellion had ill luck, And that young Harry Percy's spur was cold: With that, he gave his able horse the head, And, bending forward, struck his armed heels Against the panting sides of his poor jade Up to the rowel-head; and starting so, a Forspent. For, as a prefix to a verb, is used to give it intensity. |