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| Enter Richmond, Oxford, Blunt, Herbert, | Enter Richmond, Oxford, Sir James Blunt, Sir | | R3 V.ii.1.1 | |
| and others, with drum and colours. | Walter Herbert, and others, with drum and colours | colours (n.) colour-ensigns, standard-bearers | R3 V.ii.1.2 | |
| Richm | RICHMOND | | | |
| Fellowes in Armes, and my most louing Frends | Fellows in arms, and my most loving friends | | R3 V.ii.1 | |
| Bruis'd vnderneath the yoake of Tyranny, | Bruised underneath the yoke of tyranny, | | R3 V.ii.2 | |
| Thus farre into the bowels of the Land, | Thus far into the bowels of the land | | R3 V.ii.3 | |
| Haue we marcht on without impediment; | Have we marched on without impediment; | | R3 V.ii.4 | |
| And heere receiue we from our Father Stanley | And here receive we from our father Stanley | | R3 V.ii.5 | |
| Lines of faire comfort and encouragement: | Lines of fair comfort and encouragement. | | R3 V.ii.6 | |
| The wretched, bloody, and vsurping Boare, | The wretched, bloody, and usurping boar, | | R3 V.ii.7 | |
| (That spoyl'd your Summer Fields, and fruitfull Vines) | That spoiled your summer fields and fruitful vines, | | R3 V.ii.8 | |
| Swilles your warm blood like wash, & makes his trough | Swills your warm blood like wash, and makes his trough | swill (v.)drink greedily, gulp down | R3 V.ii.9 | |
| | wash (n.)kitchen swill, hogwash | | |
| In your embowel'd bosomes: This foule Swine | In your embowelled bosoms – this foul swine | embowelled (adj.)disembowelled, emptied, drained | R3 V.ii.10 | |
| Is now euen in the Centry of this Isle, | Is now even in the centre of this isle, | | R3 V.ii.11 | |
| Ne're to the Towne of Leicester, as we learne: | Near to the town of Leicester, as we learn; | | R3 V.ii.12 | |
| From Tamworth thither, is but one dayes march. | From Tamworth thither is but one day's march. | | R3 V.ii.13 | |
| In Gods name cheerely on, couragious Friends, | In God's name cheerly on, courageous friends, | | R3 V.ii.14 | |
| To reape the Haruest of perpetuall peace, | To reap the harvest of perpetual peace | | R3 V.ii.15 | |
| By this one bloody tryall of sharpe Warre. | By this one bloody trial of sharp war. | | R3 V.ii.16 | |
| Oxf. | OXFORD | | | |
| Euery mans Conscience is a thousand men, | Every man's conscience is a thousand men, | | R3 V.ii.17 | |
| To fight against this guilty Homicide. | To fight against this guilty homicide. | | R3 V.ii.18 | |
| Her. | HERBERT | | | |
| I doubt not but his Friends will turne to vs. | I doubt not but his friends will turn to us. | | R3 V.ii.19 | |
| Blunt. | BLUNT | | | |
| He hath no friends, but what are friends for fear, | He hath no friends but what are friends for fear, | | R3 V.ii.20 | |
| Which in his deerest neede will flye from him. | Which in his dearest need will fly from him. | dear (adj.)dire, grievous, hard | R3 V.ii.21 | |
| Richm. | RICHMOND | | | |
| All for our vantage, then in Gods name march, | All for our vantage. Then in God's name march! | vantage (n.)advantage, benefit, advancement, profit | R3 V.ii.22 | |
| True Hope is swift, and flyes with Swallowes wings, | True hope is swift and flies with swallow's wings; | | R3 V.ii.23 | |
| Kings it makes Gods, and meaner creatures Kings. | Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. | | R3 V.ii.24 | |
| Exeunt Omnes. | Exeunt | | R3 V.ii.24 | |