PERCY. The merchants are rich enough ; BISHOP. They can and may; but how to gain their will PERCY. When that they find they must, my lord, they will : Let them but suffer awhile, and you shall see They will bestir themselves. BISHOP. Lord Percy cannot mean that we should suffer Can, if they will, defend themselves against Worthy the brave Lord Percy, and as worthy PERCY. Lord Bishop, what was rash in me, is wise In you; I dare not own the plan. Mine. Yet will I, if you please, 'Tis not Quickly to the Lord Mayor, and work him onward To this most glorious voyage; on which cast I'll set my whole estate, But we will bring these Gallic rovers under. QUEEN PHILIPPA. Thanks, brave Lord Percy; you have the thanks Of England's Queen, and will, ere long, of England. Smiles on our army, and the gallant sun DAGWORTH. Why, my Lord Audley, I don't know. AUDLEY. Ha! Ha! Sir Thomas! you but joke; DAGWORTH. Yes, fear; that made him fight so. AUDLEY. By the same reason I might say 'tis fear DAGWORTH. Mayhap you may look upon Edward's face, He is afraid: he makes us all afraid. I cannot bear the enemy at my back. Now here we are at Cressy; where to-morrow, To-morrow we shall know. I say, Lord Audley, That Edward runs away from Philip. AUDLEY. Perhaps you think the Prince too, is afraid? DAGWORTH. No; God forbid! I'm sure he is not. He is a young lion. O I have seen him fight Of battle, like the youth at morrice-play. I'm sure he's not afraid, nor Warwick, nor none None of us but me; and I am very much afraid. AUDLEY. Are you afraid, too, Sir Thomas ? I believe that as much as I believe The King's afraid; but what are you afraid of? DAGWORTH. Of having my back laid open; we turn Our backs to the fire, till we shall burn our skirts. AUDLEY. And this, Sir Thomas, you call fear? Your fear I do not think, Sir Thomas, you know what fear is. Enter Sir John Chandos. CHANDOS. Good-morrow, Generals; I give you joy; And wait for Philip. Here we stop, DAGWORTH. I hope so. AUDLEY. There, Sir Thomas; do you call that fear? DAGWORTH. I don't know; perhaps he takes it by fits. CHANDOS. Distemper, Sir Thomas, what distemper? I have not heard. DAGWORRH. Why, Chandos, you are a wise man, I know you understand me; a distemper The King caught here in France of running away. |