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| Enter Constable, Orleance, Burbon, Dolphin, | Enter the Constable, Orleans, Bourbon, Dauphin, | | H5 IV.v.1.1 | |
| and Ramburs. | and Rambures | | H5 IV.v.1.2 | |
| Con. | CONSTABLE | | | |
| O Diable. | O diable! | diable (n.) devil [Click on this word for a link to a translation of the French in this scene.] | H5 IV.v.1 | |
| Orl. | ORLEANS | | | |
| O signeur le iour et perdia, toute et perdie. | O Seigneur! Le jour est perdu, tout est perdu! | | H5 IV.v.2 | |
| Dol. | DAUPHIN | | | |
| Mor Dieu ma vie, all is confounded all, | Mort Dieu! Ma vie! All is confounded, all! | confound (v.)destroy, overthrow, ruin | H5 IV.v.3 | |
| Reproach, and euerlasting shame | Reproach and everlasting shame | | H5 IV.v.4 | |
| Sits mocking in our Plumes. O meschante Fortune, | Sits mocking in our plumes. O méchante fortune! | | H5 IV.v.5 | |
| A short Alarum. | A short alarum | | H5 IV.v.6 | |
| do not runne away. | Do not run away! | | H5 IV.v.6.1 | |
| Con. | CONSTABLE | | | |
| Why all our rankes are broke. | Why, all our ranks are broke. | | H5 IV.v.6.2 | |
| Dol, | DAUPHIN | | | |
| O perdurable shame, let's stab our selues: | O perdurable shame! Let's stab ourselves. | perdurable (adj.)everlasting, long-lasting, enduring | H5 IV.v.7 | |
| Be these the wretches that we plaid at dice for? | Be these the wretches that we played at dice for? | | H5 IV.v.8 | |
| Orl. | ORLEANS | | | |
| Is this the King we sent too, for his ransome? | Is this the King we sent to for his ransom? | | H5 IV.v.9 | |
| Bur. | BOURBON | | | |
| Shame, and eternall shame, nothing but shame, | Shame, and eternal shame, nothing but shame! | | H5 IV.v.10 | |
| Let vs dye in once more backe againe, | Let's die in honour! Once more back again! | | H5 IV.v.11 | |
| And he that will not follow Burbon now, | And he that will not follow Bourbon now, | | H5 IV.v.12 | |
| Let him go hence, and with his cap in hand | Let him go hence, and with his cap in hand, | | H5 IV.v.13 | |
| Like a base Pander hold the Chamber doore, | Like a base pander, hold the chamber door | pander, pandar (n.)pimp, procurer, go-between | H5 IV.v.14 | |
| | base (adj.)dishonourable, low, unworthy | | |
| Whilst a base slaue, no gentler then my dogge, | Whilst by a slave, no gentler than my dog, | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | H5 IV.v.15 | |
| His fairest daughter is contaminated. | His fairest daughter is contaminated. | | H5 IV.v.16 | |
| Con. | CONSTABLE | | | |
| Disorder that hath spoyl'd vs, friend vs now, | Disorder that hath spoiled us, friend us now! | spoil (v.)ruin, destroy, bring to an end | H5 IV.v.17 | |
| | friend (v.)befriend, sustain, assist | | |
| Let vs on heapes go offer vp our liues. | Let us on heaps go offer up our lives. | | H5 IV.v.18 | |
| Orl. | ORLEANS | | | |
| We are enow yet liuing in the Field, | We are enow yet living in the field | enow (adv.)enough | H5 IV.v.19 | |
| | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | | |
| To smother vp the English in our throngs, | To smother up the English in our throngs, | | H5 IV.v.20 | |
| If any order might be thought vpon. | If any order might be thought upon. | | H5 IV.v.21 | |
| Bur. | BOURBON | | | |
| The diuell take Order now, Ile to the throng; | The devil take order now! I'll to the throng. | | H5 IV.v.22 | |
| Let life be short, else shame will be too long. | Let life be short, else shame will be too long. | | H5 IV.v.23 | |
| Exit. | Exeunt | | H5 IV.v.23 | |