 First folio
| Modern text
| Definitions
| Key line
|
| Enter Lord Bardolfe, and the Porter. | Enter the Lord Bardolph at one door | | 2H4 I.i.1.1 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| Who keepes the Gate heere hoa? | Who keeps the gate here, ho? | | 2H4 I.i.1.1 |
| Enter the Porter | keep (v.)guard, watch, tend | 2H4 I.i.1 |
| Where is the Earle? | Where is the Earl? | | 2H4 I.i.1.2 |
| Por. | PORTER | | |
| What shall I say you are? | What shall I say you are? | | 2H4 I.i.2.1 |
| Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| Tell thou the Earle | Tell thou the Earl | | 2H4 I.i.2.2 |
| That the Lord Bardolfe doth attend him heere. | That the Lord Bardolph doth attend him here. | attend (v.)await, wait for, expect | 2H4 I.i.3 |
| Por. | PORTER | | |
| His Lordship is walk'd forth into the Orchard, | His lordship is walked forth into the orchard. | orchard (n.)garden | 2H4 I.i.4 |
| Please it your Honor, knocke but at the Gate, | Please it your honour knock but at the gate, | | 2H4 I.i.5 |
| And he himselfe will answer. | And he himself will answer. | | 2H4 I.i.6.1 |
| Enter Northumberland. | Enter Northumberland | | 2H4 I.i.6 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| Heere comes the Earle. | Here comes the Earl. | | 2H4 I.i.6.2 |
| Exit Porter | | 2H4 I.i.6 |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| What newes Lord Bardolfe? Eu'ry minute now | What news, Lord Bardolph? Every minute now | | 2H4 I.i.7 |
| Should be the Father of some Stratagem; | Should be the father of some stratagem. | stratagem (n.)deed of violence, bloody act | 2H4 I.i.8 |
| The Times are wilde: Contention (like a Horse | The times are wild; contention, like a horse | contention (n.)quarrel, dispute, strife | 2H4 I.i.9 |
| Full of high Feeding) madly hath broke loose, | Full of high feeding, madly hath broke loose | | 2H4 I.i.10 |
| And beares downe all before him. | And bears down all before him. | bear down (v.)
old form: beares downe overwhelm, put down, overcome | 2H4 I.i.11.1 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| Noble Earle, | Noble Earl, | | 2H4 I.i.11.2 |
| I bring you certaine newes from Shrewsbury. | I bring you certain news from Shrewsbury. | certain (adj.)
old form: certaine reliable, trustworthy, definite | 2H4 I.i.12 |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Good, and heauen will. | Good, an God will! | and, an (conj.)if, whether | 2H4 I.i.13.1 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| As good as heart can wish: | As good as heart can wish. | | 2H4 I.i.13.2 |
| The King is almost wounded to the death: | The King is almost wounded to the death, | | 2H4 I.i.14 |
| And in the Fortune of my Lord your Sonne, | And, in the fortune of my lord your son, | fortune (n.)good fortune, success | 2H4 I.i.15 |
| Prince Harrie slaine out-right: and both the Blunts | Prince Harry slain outright; and both the Blunts | | 2H4 I.i.16 |
| Kill'd by the hand of Dowglas. Yong Prince Iohn, | Killed by the hand of Douglas; young Prince John | | 2H4 I.i.17 |
| And Westmerland, and Stafford, fled the Field. | And Westmorland and Stafford fled the field; | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | 2H4 I.i.18 |
| And Harrie Monmouth's Brawne (the Hulke Sir Iohn) | And Harry Monmouth's brawn, the hulk Sir John, | hulk (adj.)
old form: Hulke hugely ungraceful, clumsily large | 2H4 I.i.19 |
| | brawn (n.)
old form: Brawne fattened boar, stuffed pig [ready for eating] | |
| Is prisoner to your Sonne. O, such a Day, | Is prisoner to your son. O, such a day, | | 2H4 I.i.20 |
| (So fought, so follow'd, and so fairely wonne) | So fought, so followed, and so fairly won, | | 2H4 I.i.21 |
| Came not, till now, to dignifie the Times | Came not till now to dignify the times | | 2H4 I.i.22 |
| Since Caesars Fortunes. | Since Caesar's fortunes! | fortune (n.)good fortune, success | 2H4 I.i.23.1 |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| How is this deriu'd? | How is this derived? | | 2H4 I.i.23.2 |
| Saw you the Field? Came you from Shrewsbury? | Saw you the field? Came you from Shrewsbury? | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | 2H4 I.i.24 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| I spake with one (my L.) that came frõ thence, | I spake with one, my lord, that came from thence, | | 2H4 I.i.25 |
| A Gentleman well bred, and of good name, | A gentleman well bred, and of good name, | | 2H4 I.i.26 |
| That freely render'd me these newes for true. | That freely rendered me these news for true. | | 2H4 I.i.27 |
| Enter Trauers. | Enter Travers | | 2H4 I.i.28 |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Heere comes my Seruant Trauers, whom I sent | Here comes my servant Travers, whom I sent | | 2H4 I.i.28 |
| On Tuesday last, to listen after Newes. | On Tuesday last to listen after news. | listen after (v.)look out for, keep a watch on | 2H4 I.i.29 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| My Lord, I ouer-rod him on the way, | My lord, I over-rode him on the way, | over-ride (v.)
old form: ouer-rod outride, outstrip | 2H4 I.i.30 |
| And he is furnish'd with no certainties, | And he is furnished with no certainties | | 2H4 I.i.31 |
| More then he (haply) may retaile from me. | More than he haply may retail from me. | retail (v.)
old form: retaile recount, relate in detail, retell | 2H4 I.i.32 |
| | haply (adv.)perhaps, maybe, by chance, with luck | |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Now Trauers, what good tidings comes frõ you? | Now, Travers, what good tidings comes with you? | | 2H4 I.i.33 |
| Tra. | TRAVERS | | |
| My Lord, Sir Iohn Vmfreuill turn'd me backe | My lord, Sir John Umfrevile turned me back | | 2H4 I.i.34 |
| With ioyfull tydings; and (being better hors'd) | With joyful tidings, and, being better horsed, | | 2H4 I.i.35 |
| Out-rod me. After him, came spurring head | Out-rode me. After him came spurring hard | | 2H4 I.i.36 |
| A Gentleman (almost fore-spent with speed) | A gentleman almost forspent with speed, | forspent (adj.)
old form: fore-spent exhausted, worn out | 2H4 I.i.37 |
| That stopp'd by me, to breath his bloodied horse. | That stopped by me to breathe his bloodied horse. | breathe (v.)
old form: breath allow to breathe, rest | 2H4 I.i.38 |
| He ask'd the way to Chester: And of him | He asked the way to Chester, and of him | | 2H4 I.i.39 |
| I did demand what Newes from Shrewsbury: | I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. | | 2H4 I.i.40 |
| He told me, that Rebellion had ill lucke, | He told me that rebellion had ill luck, | ill (adj.)bad, adverse, unfavourable | 2H4 I.i.41 |
| And that yong Harry Percies Spurre was cold. | And that young Harry Percy's spur was cold. | | 2H4 I.i.42 |
| With that he gaue his able Horse the head, | With that he gave his able horse the head, | able (adj.)strong, vigorous, powerful | 2H4 I.i.43 |
| And bending forwards strooke his able heeles | And bending forward struck his armed heels | | 2H4 I.i.44 |
| Against the panting sides of his poore Iade | Against the panting sides of his poor jade | jade (n.)
old form: Iadeworn-out horse, hack, worthless nag | 2H4 I.i.45 |
| Vp to the Rowell head, and starting so, | Up to the rowel-head; and starting so | start (v.)fly off, move off | 2H4 I.i.46 |
| | rowel-head (n.)
old form: Rowell headextremity of the spur-wheel | |
| He seem'd in running, to deuoure the way, | He seemed in running to devour the way, | | 2H4 I.i.47 |
| Staying no longer question. | Staying no longer question. | question (n.)conversation, discourse, piece of talk | 2H4 I.i.48.1 |
| North. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Ha? Againe: | Ha? Again! | | 2H4 I.i.48.2 |
| Said he yong Harrie Percyes Spurre was cold? | Said he young Harry Percy's spur was cold? | | 2H4 I.i.49 |
| (Of Hot-Spurre, cold-Spurre?) that Rebellion, | Of Hotspur, Coldspur? That rebellion | | 2H4 I.i.50 |
| Had met ill lucke? | Had met ill luck? | | 2H4 I.i.51.1 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| My Lord: Ile tell you what, | My lord, I'll tell you what. | | 2H4 I.i.51.2 |
| If my yong Lord your Sonne, haue not the day, | If my young lord your son have not the day, | | 2H4 I.i.52 |
| Vpon mine Honor, for a silken point | Upon mine honour, for a silken point | point (n.)(usually plural) tagged lace [especially for attaching hose to the doublet] | 2H4 I.i.53 |
| Ile giue my Barony. Neuer talke of it. | I'll give my barony – never talk of it. | | 2H4 I.i.54 |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Why should the Gentleman that rode by Trauers | Why should that gentleman that rode by Travers | | 2H4 I.i.55 |
| Giue then such instances of Losse? | Give then such instances of loss? | | 2H4 I.i.56.1 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| Who, he? | Who, he? | | 2H4 I.i.56.2 |
| He was some hielding Fellow, that had stolne | He was some hilding fellow that had stolen | hilding (adj.)
old form: hielding good-for-nothing, worthless | 2H4 I.i.57 |
| The Horse he rode-on: and vpon my life | The horse he rode on, and, upon my life, | | 2H4 I.i.58 |
| Speake at aduenture. Looke, here comes more Newes. | Spoke at a venture. Look, here comes more news. | venture, at awithout proper thought, recklessly | 2H4 I.i.59 |
| Enter Morton. | Enter Morton | | 2H4 I.i.60.1 |
| Nor. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Yea, this mans brow, like to a Title-leafe, | Yea, this man's brow, like to a title-leaf, | title-leaf (n.)title-page of a book | 2H4 I.i.60 |
| | brow (n.)appearance, aspect, countenance | |
| | brow (n.)appearance, aspect, countenance | |
| Fore-tels the Nature of a Tragicke Volume: | Foretells the nature of a tragic volume. | | 2H4 I.i.61 |
| So lookes the Strond, when the Imperious Flood | So looks the strand whereon the imperious flood | imperious, emperious (adj.)imperial, majestic, sovereign | 2H4 I.i.62 |
| | flood (n.)sea, deep, waves, rushing water | |
| | strand, strond (n.)shore, land, region | |
| Hath left a witnest Vsurpation. | Hath left a witnessed usurpation. | usurpation (n.)
old form: Vsurpationencroachment, intrusion, trespass | 2H4 I.i.63 |
| | witnessed (adj.)
old form: witnest visible, evident, attested | |
| Say Morton, did'st thou come from Shrewsbury? | Say, Morton, didst thou come from Shrewsbury? | | 2H4 I.i.64 |
| Mor. | MORTON | | |
| I ran from Shrewsbury (my Noble Lord) | I ran from Shrewsbury, my noble lord, | | 2H4 I.i.65 |
| Where hatefull death put on his vgliest Maske | Where hateful death put on his ugliest mask | | 2H4 I.i.66 |
| To fright our party. | To fright our party. | fright (v.), past form frightedfrighten, scare, terrify | 2H4 I.i.67.1 |
| North. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| How doth my Sonne, and Brother? | How doth my son, and brother? | | 2H4 I.i.67.2 |
| Thou trembl'st; and the whitenesse in thy Cheeke | Thou tremblest, and the whiteness in thy cheek | | 2H4 I.i.68 |
| Is apter then thy Tongue, to tell thy Errand. | Is apter than thy tongue to tell thy errand. | apt (adj.)fit, ready, prepared | 2H4 I.i.69 |
| Euen such a man, so faint, so spiritlesse, | Even such a man, so faint, so spiritless, | | 2H4 I.i.70 |
| So dull, so dead in looke, so woe-be-gone, | So dull, so dead in look, so woe-begone, | dead (adj.)death-like, lifeless, spiritless | 2H4 I.i.71 |
| | dull (adj.)dead, lifeless, sluggish, inactive | |
| Drew Priams Curtaine, in the dead of night, | Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night | Priam (n.)[pron: 'priyam] king of Troy, husband of Hecuba; killed by Pyrrhus during the sack of Troy | 2H4 I.i.72 |
| And would haue told him, Halfe his Troy was burn'd. | And would have told him half his Troy was burnt; | Troy (n.)ancient city of W Turkey, besieged for 10 years during the Trojan Wars; also called Ilium, Ilion | 2H4 I.i.73 |
| But Priam found the Fire, ere he his Tongue: | But Priam found the fire ere he his tongue, | | 2H4 I.i.74 |
| And I, my Percies death, ere thou report'st it. | And I my Percy's death ere thou reportest it. | | 2H4 I.i.75 |
| This, thou would'st say: Your Sonne did thus, and thus: | This thou wouldst say, ‘ Your son did thus and thus; | | 2H4 I.i.76 |
| Your Brother, thus. So fought the Noble Dowglas, | Your brother thus; so fought the noble Douglas,’ | | 2H4 I.i.77 |
| Stopping my greedy eare, with their bold deeds. | Stopping my greedy ear with their bold deeds. | stop (v.)fill, cram, stuff | 2H4 I.i.78 |
| But in the end (to stop mine Eare indeed) | But in the end, to stop my ear indeed, | | 2H4 I.i.79 |
| Thou hast a Sigh, to blow away this Praise, | Thou hast a sigh to blow away this praise, | | 2H4 I.i.80 |
| Ending with Brother, Sonne, and all are dead. | Ending with ‘ Brother, son, and all are dead.’ | | 2H4 I.i.81 |
| Mor. | MORTON | | |
| Dowglas is liuing, and your Brother, yet: | Douglas is living, and your brother, yet; | | 2H4 I.i.82 |
| But for my Lord, your Sonne. | But, for my lord your son – | | 2H4 I.i.83.1 |
| North. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Why, he is dead. | Why, he is dead! | | 2H4 I.i.83.2 |
| See what a ready tongue Suspition hath: | See what a ready tongue suspicion hath! | | 2H4 I.i.84 |
| He that but feares the thing, he would not know, | He that but fears the thing he would not know | | 2H4 I.i.85 |
| Hath by Instinct, knowledge from others Eyes, | Hath by instinct knowledge from others' eyes | | 2H4 I.i.86 |
| That what he feard, is chanc'd. Yet speake (Morton) | That what he feared is chanced. Yet speak, Morton; | chance (v.)
old form: chanc'dhappen [to], transpire, come about | 2H4 I.i.87 |
| Tell thou thy Earle, his Diuination Lies, | Tell thou an earl his divination lies, | divination (n.)
old form: Diuination guess, conjecture, prophecy | 2H4 I.i.88 |
| And I will take it, as a sweet Disgrace, | And I will take it as a sweet disgrace | | 2H4 I.i.89 |
| And make thee rich, for doing me such wrong. | And make thee rich for doing me such wrong. | | 2H4 I.i.90 |
| Mor. | MORTON | | |
| You are too great, to be (by me) gainsaid: | You are too great to be by me gainsaid; | gainsay (v.)contradict, say the contrary, forbid | 2H4 I.i.91 |
| Your Spirit is too true, your Feares too certaine. | Your spirit is too true, your fears too certain. | spirit (n.)intuition, perception, discernment | 2H4 I.i.92 |
| North. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| Yet for all this, say not that Percies dead. | Yet, for all this, say not that Percy's dead. | | 2H4 I.i.93 |
| I see a strange Confession in thine Eye: | I see a strange confession in thine eye. | strange (adj.)reluctant, unwilling, hesitant | 2H4 I.i.94 |
| Thou shak'st thy head, and hold'st it Feare, or Sinne, | Thou shakest thy head, and holdest it fear or sin | | 2H4 I.i.95 |
| To speake a truth. If he be slaine, say so: | To speak a truth. If he be slain – | | 2H4 I.i.96 |
| The Tongue offends not, that reports his death: | The tongue offends not that reports his death; | | 2H4 I.i.97 |
| And he doth sinne that doth belye the dead: | And he doth sin that doth belie the dead, | belie (v.)
old form: belye slander, tell lies about | 2H4 I.i.98 |
| Not he, which sayes the dead is not aliue: | Not he which says the dead is not alive. | | 2H4 I.i.99 |
| Yet the first bringer of vnwelcome Newes | Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news | | 2H4 I.i.100 |
| Hath but a loosing Office: and his Tongue, | Hath but a losing office, and his tongue | office (n.)task, service, duty, responsibility | 2H4 I.i.101 |
| Sounds euer after as a sullen Bell | Sounds ever after as a sullen bell | sullen (adj.)gloomy, dismal, melancholy, mournful | 2H4 I.i.102 |
| Remembred, knolling a departing Friend. | Remembered tolling a departing friend. | | 2H4 I.i.103 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| I cannot thinke (my Lord) your son is dead. | I cannot think, my lord, your son is dead. | | 2H4 I.i.104 |
| Mor. | MORTON | | |
| I am sorry, I should force you to beleeue | I am sorry I should force you to believe | | 2H4 I.i.105 |
| That, which I would to heauen, I had not seene. | That which I would to God I had not seen; | | 2H4 I.i.106 |
| But these mine eyes, saw him in bloody state, | But these mine eyes saw him in bloody state, | | 2H4 I.i.107 |
| Rend'ring faint quittance (wearied, and out-breath'd) | Rendering faint quittance, wearied and out-breathed, | out-breathed (adj.)
old form: out-breath'dput out of breath, winded | 2H4 I.i.108 |
| | quittance (n.)resistance, retaliation, counterblow | |
| | faint (adj.)weak, fatigued, lacking in strength | |
| To Henrie Monmouth, whose swift wrath beate downe | To Harry Monmouth, whose swift wrath beat down | | 2H4 I.i.109 |
| The neuer-daunted Percie to the earth, | The never-daunted Percy to the earth, | never-daunted (adj.)
old form: neuer-daunted never dispirited, never overcome with fear | 2H4 I.i.110 |
| From whence (with life) he neuer more sprung vp. | From whence with life he never more sprung up. | | 2H4 I.i.111 |
| In few; his death (whose spirit lent a fire, | In few, his death, whose spirit lent a fire | few, in (a)in few words, in short, in brief | 2H4 I.i.112 |
| Euen to the dullest Peazant in his Campe) | Even to the dullest peasant in his camp, | | 2H4 I.i.113 |
| Being bruited once, tooke fire and heate away | Being bruited once, took fire and heat away | bruit (v.)report, announce, proclaim | 2H4 I.i.114 |
| From the best temper'd Courage in his Troopes. | From the best-tempered courage in his troops; | best-tempered (adj.)
old form: best temper'd most skilfully crafted, of the finest quality [as of metal] | 2H4 I.i.115 |
| For from his Mettle, was his Party steel'd; | For from his metal was his party steeled, | steel (v.)
old form: steel'dturn to steel, harden | 2H4 I.i.116 |
| Which once, in him abated, all the rest | Which once in him abated, all the rest | abate (v.)blunt, put an end to | 2H4 I.i.117 |
| Turn'd on themselues, like dull and heauy Lead: | Turned on themselves, like dull and heavy lead; | | 2H4 I.i.118 |
| And as the Thing, that's heauy in it selfe, | And as the thing that's heavy in itself | | 2H4 I.i.119 |
| Vpon enforcement, flyes with greatest speede, | Upon enforcement flies with greatest speed, | enforcement (n.)enforcing, propulsion | 2H4 I.i.120 |
| So did our Men, heauy in Hotspurres losse, | So did our men, heavy in Hotspur's loss, | heavy (adj.)
old form: heauy sorrowful, sad, gloomy | 2H4 I.i.121 |
| Lend to this weight, such lightnesse with their Feare, | Lend to this weight such lightness with their fear | | 2H4 I.i.122 |
| That Arrowes fled not swifter toward their ayme, | That arrows fled not swifter toward their aim | | 2H4 I.i.123 |
| Then did our Soldiers (ayming at their safety) | Than did our soldiers, aiming at their safety, | | 2H4 I.i.124 |
| Fly from the field. Then was that Noble Worcester | Fly from the field. Then was the noble Worcester | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | 2H4 I.i.125 |
| Too soone ta'ne prisoner: and that furious Scot, | So soon ta'en prisoner, and that furious Scot, | | 2H4 I.i.126 |
| (The bloody Dowglas) whose well-labouring sword | The bloody Douglas, whose well-labouring sword | | 2H4 I.i.127 |
| Had three times slaine th' appearance of the King, | Had three times slain th' appearance of the King, | appearance (n.)likeness, semblance | 2H4 I.i.128 |
| Gan vaile his stomacke, and did grace the shame | Gan vail his stomach, and did grace the shame | stomach (n.)spirit, courage, valour, will | 2H4 I.i.129 |
| | 'gan, can (v.)began | |
| | grace (v.)favour, add merit to, do honour to | |
| | vail (v.)
old form: vaile lower, bow down, cast down [as in submission] | |
| Of those that turn'd their backes: and in his flight, | Of those that turned their backs, and in his flight, | | 2H4 I.i.130 |
| Stumbling in Feare, was tooke. The summe of all, | Stumbling in fear, was took. The sum of all | sum (n.)
old form: summe summary, gist, essence | 2H4 I.i.131 |
| Is, that the King hath wonne: and hath sent out | Is that the King hath won, and hath sent out | | 2H4 I.i.132 |
| A speedy power, to encounter you my Lord, | A speedy power to encounter you, my lord, | power (n.)armed force, troops, host, army | 2H4 I.i.133 |
| Vnder the Conduct of yong Lancaster | Under the conduct of young Lancaster | | 2H4 I.i.134 |
| And Westmerland. This is the Newes at full. | And Westmorland. This is the news at full. | at (prep.)in | 2H4 I.i.135 |
| North. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| For this, I shall haue time enough to mourne. | For this I shall have time enough to mourn. | | 2H4 I.i.136 |
| In Poyson, there is Physicke: and this newes | In poison there is physic, and these news, | physic (n.)
old form: Physickemedicine, healing, treatment | 2H4 I.i.137 |
| (Hauing beene well) that would haue made me sicke, | Having been well, that would have made me sick, | | 2H4 I.i.138 |
| Being sicke, haue in some measure, made me well. | Being sick, have in some measure made me well. | | 2H4 I.i.139 |
| And as the Wretch, whose Feauer-weakned ioynts, | And as the wretch whose fever-weakened joints, | | 2H4 I.i.140 |
| Like strengthlesse Hindges, buckle vnder life, | Like strengthless hinges, buckle under life, | life (n.)living being, person | 2H4 I.i.141 |
| Impatient of his Fit, breakes like a fire | Impatient of his fit, breaks like a fire | fit (n.)fever, attack, seizure | 2H4 I.i.142 |
| Out of his keepers armes: Euen so, my Limbes | Out of his keeper's arms, even so my limbs, | keeper (n.)nurse, carer | 2H4 I.i.143 |
| (Weak'ned with greefe) being now inrag'd with greefe, | Weakened with grief, being now enraged with grief, | enraged (adj.)
old form: inrag'd inflamed, heated, roused | 2H4 I.i.144 |
| | grief (n.)
old form: greefepain, torment, distress | |
| Are thrice themselues. Hence therefore thou nice crutch, | Are thrice themselves. Hence, therefore, thou nice crutch! | nice (adj.)foolish, stupid | 2H4 I.i.145 |
| A scalie Gauntlet now, with ioynts of Steele | A scaly gauntlet now with joints of steel | scaly (adj.)
old form: scalie plated, armoured | 2H4 I.i.146 |
| | gauntlet (n.)armoured glove protecting the hand and wrist | |
| Must gloue this hand. And hence thou sickly Quoife, | Must glove this hand. And hence, thou sickly coif! | sickly (adj.)of sickness, invalid | 2H4 I.i.147 |
| | coif, quoif (n.)
old form: Quoifeclose-fitting cap, nightcap | |
| Thou art a guard too wanton for the head, | Thou art a guard too wanton for the head | wanton (adj.)feminine; or: child-like | 2H4 I.i.148 |
| | guard (n.)trimming, trapping, adornment | |
| Which Princes, flesh'd with Conquest, ayme to hit. | Which princes, fleshed with conquest, aim to hit. | fleshed (adj.)
old form: flesh'd well used to bloodshed, hardened | 2H4 I.i.149 |
| Now binde my Browes with Iron and approach | Now bind my brows with iron, and approach | brow (n.)
old form: Browes forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | 2H4 I.i.150 |
| The ragged'st houre, that Time and Spight dare bring | The ragged'st hour that time and spite dare bring | ragged (adj.)
old form: ragged'st rough, harsh | 2H4 I.i.151 |
| To frowne vpon th' enrag'd Northumberland. | To frown upon th' enraged Northumberland! | | 2H4 I.i.152 |
| Let Heauen kisse Earth: now let not Natures hand | Let heaven kiss earth! Now let not Nature's hand | | 2H4 I.i.153 |
| Keepe the wilde Flood confin'd: Let Order dye, | Keep the wild flood confined! Let order die! | | 2H4 I.i.154 |
| And let the world no longer be a stage | And let this world no longer be a stage | | 2H4 I.i.155 |
| To feede Contention in a ling'ring Act: | To feed contention in a lingering act; | lingering (adj.)
old form: ling'ring long-drawn-out, protracted, lengthy | 2H4 I.i.156 |
| | contention (n.)quarrel, dispute, strife | |
| But let one spirit of the First-borne Caine | But let one spirit of the first-born Cain | Cain (n.)[pron: kayn] in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, killer of his brother Abel | 2H4 I.i.157 |
| Reigne in all bosomes, that each heart being set | Reign in all bosoms, that, each heart being set | bosom (n.)
old form: bosomesheart, inner person | 2H4 I.i.158 |
| On bloody Courses, the rude Scene may end, | On bloody courses, the rude scene may end, | rude (adj.)violent, harsh, unkind | 2H4 I.i.159 |
| | course (n.)course of action, way of proceeding | |
| And darknesse be the burier of the dead. | And darkness be the burier of the dead! | | 2H4 I.i.160 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| This strained passion doth you wrong, my lord. | passion (n.)passionate outburst, emotional passage | 2H4 I.i.161 |
| | strained (adj.)unnatural, excessive, exorbitant | |
| Mor. | MORTON | | |
| Sweet Earle, diuorce not wisedom from your Honor. | Sweet earl, divorce not wisdom from your honour; | | 2H4 I.i.162 |
| The liues of all your louing Complices | The lives of all your loving complices | complice (n.)accomplice, confederate, associate | 2H4 I.i.163 |
| Leane-on your health, the which if you giue-o're | Lean on your health, the which, if you give o'er | | 2H4 I.i.164 |
| To stormy Passion, must perforce decay. | To stormy passion, must perforce decay. | perforce (adv.)of necessity, with no choice in the matter | 2H4 I.i.165 |
| You cast th' euent of Warre (my Noble Lord) | You cast th' event of war, my noble lord, | event (n.)
old form: euentoutcome, issue, consequence | 2H4 I.i.166 |
| | cast (v.)calculate, reckon, estimate | |
| And summ'd the accompt of Chance, before you said | And summed the account of chance before you said | | 2H4 I.i.167 |
| Let vs make head: It was your presurmize, | ‘ Let us make head.’ It was your presurmise | presurmise (n.)
old form: presurmizesuspicion beforehand, thought in advance | 2H4 I.i.168 |
| | head (n.)fighting force, army, body of troops | |
| That in the dole of blowes, your Son might drop. | That in the dole of blows your son might drop. | dole (n.)delivery, distribution, dealing out | 2H4 I.i.169 |
| You knew he walk'd o're perils, on an edge | You knew he walked o'er perils, on an edge, | edge (n.)high and narrow ridge | 2H4 I.i.170 |
| More likely to fall in, then to get o're: | More likely to fall in than to get o'er. | | 2H4 I.i.171 |
| You were aduis'd his flesh was capeable | You were advised his flesh was capable | advise, avise (v.)
old form: aduis'd inform, be aware, apprise | 2H4 I.i.172 |
| | capable of
old form: capeableopen to, subject to, susceptible to | |
| Of Wounds, and Scarres; and that his forward Spirit | Of wounds and scars, and that his forward spirit | forward (adj.)spirited, eager, lively | 2H4 I.i.173 |
| Would lift him, where most trade of danger rang'd, | Would lift him where most trade of danger ranged. | trade (n.)traffic, passage, coming and going | 2H4 I.i.174 |
| Yet did you say go forth: and none of this | Yet did you say ‘ Go forth;’ and none of this, | | 2H4 I.i.175 |
| (Though strongly apprehended) could restraine | Though strongly apprehended, could restrain | | 2H4 I.i.176 |
| The stiffe-borne Action: What hath then befalne? | The stiff-borne action. What hath then befallen, | stiff-borne (adj.)
old form: stiffe-borne obstinately followed, stubbornly pursued | 2H4 I.i.177 |
| | befall (v.), past forms befallen, befell
old form: befalnehappen, occur, take place, turn out | |
| Or what hath this bold enterprize bring forth, | Or what hath this bold enterprise brought forth, | | 2H4 I.i.178 |
| More then that Being, which was like to be? | More than that being which was like to be? | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | 2H4 I.i.179 |
| L.Bar. | LORD BARDOLPH | | |
| We all that are engaged to this losse, | We all that are engaged to this loss | engage toinvolve in, associate with | 2H4 I.i.180 |
| Knew that we ventur'd on such dangerous Seas, | Knew that we ventured on such dangerous seas | | 2H4 I.i.181 |
| That if we wrought out life, was ten to one: | That if we wrought out life 'twas ten to one; | work out (v.)preserve to the end, manage to maintain | 2H4 I.i.182 |
| And yet we ventur'd for the gaine propos'd, | And yet we ventured for the gain proposed, | venture, venter (v.)
old form: ventur'd run a risk, take a chance, dare to act | 2H4 I.i.183 |
| Choak'd the respect of likely perill fear'd, | Choked the respect of likely peril feared, | respect (n.)consideration, factor, circumstance | 2H4 I.i.184 |
| And since we are o're-set, venture againe. | And since we are o'erset, venture again. | overset (v.)
old form: o're-setoverthrow, overcome, defeat | 2H4 I.i.185 |
| Come, we will all put forth; Body, and Goods, | Come, we will all put forth, body and goods. | put forth (v.)set out [from], leave | 2H4 I.i.186 |
| Mor. | MORTON | | |
| 'Tis more then time: And (my most Noble Lord) | 'Tis more than time. And, my most noble lord, | | 2H4 I.i.187 |
| I heare for certaine, and do speake the truth: | I hear for certain, and do speak the truth, | | 2H4 I.i.188 |
| The gentle Arch-bishop of Yorke is vp | The gentle Archbishop of York is up | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | 2H4 I.i.189 |
| | up (adv.)
old form: vpup in arms, in rebellion, in revolt | |
| With well appointed Powres: he is a man | With well-appointed powers. He is a man | power (n.)
old form: Powresarmed force, troops, host, army | 2H4 I.i.190 |
| | well-appointed (adj.)
old form: well appointed well-equipped, properly fitted out | |
| Who with a double Surety bindes his Followers. | Who with a double surety binds his followers. | surety (n.)guarantee, ratification, warrant | 2H4 I.i.191 |
| My Lord (your Sonne) had onely but the Corpes, | My lord, your son had only but the corpse, | corpse (n.)
old form: Corpesbody of a man, physical being | 2H4 I.i.192 |
| But shadowes, and the shewes of men to fight. | But shadows and the shows of men, to fight; | shadow (n.)image, likeness, portrait, semblance | 2H4 I.i.193 |
| | show (n.)
old form: shewes appearance, exhibition, display | |
| For that same word (Rebellion) did diuide | For that same word ‘rebellion' did divide | | 2H4 I.i.194 |
| The action of their bodies, from their soules, | The action of their bodies from their souls. | | 2H4 I.i.195 |
| And they did fight with queasinesse, constrain'd | And they did fight with queasiness, constrained, | | 2H4 I.i.196 |
| As men drinke Potions; that their Weapons only | As men drink potions, that their weapons only | potion (n.)medicine | 2H4 I.i.197 |
| Seem'd on our side: but for their Spirits and Soules, | Seemed on our side; but, for their spirits and souls, | | 2H4 I.i.198 |
| This word (Rebellion) it had froze them vp, | This word – ‘ rebellion ’ – it had froze them up | | 2H4 I.i.199 |
| As Fish are in a Pond. But now the Bishop | As fish are in a pond. But now the Bishop | | 2H4 I.i.200 |
| Turnes Insurrection to Religion, | Turns insurrection to religion; | | 2H4 I.i.201 |
| Suppos'd sincere, and holy in his Thoughts: | Supposed sincere and holy in his thoughts, | suppose (v.)
old form: Suppos'd consider, regard, deem | 2H4 I.i.202 |
| He's follow'd both with Body, and with Minde: | He's followed both with body and with mind, | | 2H4 I.i.203 |
| And doth enlarge his Rising, with the blood | And doth enlarge his rising with the blood | enlarge (v.)enhance, promote, enrich | 2H4 I.i.204 |
| Of faire King Richard, scrap'd from Pomfret stones, | Of fair King Richard, scraped from Pomfret stones; | Pomfret (n.)Pontefract, West Yorkshire; site of a castle in which Richard II was imprisoned; later, a Lancastrian stronghold | 2H4 I.i.205 |
| Deriues from heauen, his Quarrell, and his Cause: | Derives from heaven his quarrel and his cause; | | 2H4 I.i.206 |
| Tels them, he doth bestride a bleeding Land, | Tells them he doth bestride a bleeding land, | bestride (v.)stand over, protect, safeguard | 2H4 I.i.207 |
| Gasping for life, vnder great Bullingbrooke, | Gasping for life under great Bolingbroke; | | 2H4 I.i.208 |
| And more, and lesse, do flocke to follow him. | And more and less do flock to follow him. | more and less
old form: lessemen of high and low rank | 2H4 I.i.209 |
| North. | NORTHUMBERLAND | | |
| I knew of this before. But to speake truth, | I knew of this before, but, to speak truth, | | 2H4 I.i.210 |
| This present greefe had wip'd it from my minde. | This present grief had wiped it from my mind. | | 2H4 I.i.211 |
| Go in with me, and councell euery man | Go in with me, and counsel every man | | 2H4 I.i.212 |
| The aptest way for safety, and reuenge: | The aptest way for safety and revenge. | | 2H4 I.i.213 |
| Get Posts, and Letters, and make Friends with speed, | Get posts and letters, and make friends with speed – | make (v.)raise, acquire, procure | 2H4 I.i.214 |
| | post (n.)express messenger, courier | |
| Neuer so few, nor neuer yet more need. | Never so few, and never yet more need. | | 2H4 I.i.215 |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | 2H4 I.i.215 |