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| Enter the two Bishops of Canterbury and | Enter the Archbishop of Canterbury and the | | H5 I.i.1.1 |
| Ely. | Bishop of Ely | | H5 I.i.1.2 |
| Bish.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| My Lord, Ile tell you, that selfe Bill is vrg'd, | My lord, I'll tell you. That self bill is urged | self (adj.)
old form: selfe same, selfsame, identical, exact | H5 I.i.1 |
| Which in th' eleuẽth yere of ye last Kings reign | Which in th' eleventh year of the last King's reign | | H5 I.i.2 |
| Was like, and had indeed against vs past, | Was like, and had indeed against us passed, | like (adj.)same, similar, alike, equal | H5 I.i.3 |
| But that the scambling and vnquiet time | But that the scambling and unquiet time | scambling (adj.)contentious, rough, quarrelsome, turbulent | H5 I.i.4 |
| Did push it out of farther question. | Did push it out of farther question. | question (n.)debating, discussion, investigation | H5 I.i.5 |
| Bish.Ely. | ELY | | |
| But how my Lord shall we resist it now? | But how, my lord, shall we resist it now? | | H5 I.i.6 |
| Bish.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| It must be thought on: if it passe against vs, | It must be thought on. If it pass against us, | | H5 I.i.7 |
| We loose the better halfe of our Possession: | We lose the better half of our possession; | | H5 I.i.8 |
| For all the Temporall Lands, which men deuout | For all the temporal lands which men devout | temporal (adj.)
old form: Temporall secular, civil, worldly | H5 I.i.9 |
| By Testament haue giuen to the Church, | By testament have given to the Church | | H5 I.i.10 |
| Would they strip from vs; being valu'd thus, | Would they strip from us; being valued thus – | | H5 I.i.11 |
| As much as would maintaine, to the Kings honor, | As much as would maintain, to the King's honour, | | H5 I.i.12 |
| Full fifteene Earles, and fifteene hundred Knights, | Full fifteen earls, and fifteen hundred knights, | | H5 I.i.13 |
| Six thousand and two hundred good Esquires: | Six thousand and two hundred good esquires; | esquire (n.)candidate for knighthood, attendant on a knight | H5 I.i.14 |
| And to reliefe of Lazars, and weake age | And, to relief of lazars and weak age, | lazar (n.)leper, diseased person | H5 I.i.15 |
| Of indigent faint Soules, past corporall toyle, | Of indigent faint souls past corporal toil, | faint (adj.)weak, fatigued, lacking in strength | H5 I.i.16 |
| A hundred Almes-houses, right well supply'd: | A hundred almshouses right well supplied; | | H5 I.i.17 |
| And to the Coffers of the King beside, | And, to the coffers of the King beside, | | H5 I.i.18 |
| A thousand pounds by th' yeere. Thus runs the Bill. | A thousand pounds by th' year. Thus runs the bill. | | H5 I.i.19 |
| Bish.Ely. | ELY | | |
| This would drinke deepe. | This would drink deep. | | H5 I.i.20.1 |
| Bish.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| 'Twould drinke the Cup and all. | 'Twould drink the cup and all. | | H5 I.i.20.2 |
| Bish.Ely. | ELY | | |
| But what preuention? | But what prevention? | | H5 I.i.21 |
| Bish.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| The King is full of grace, and faire regard. | The King is full of grace and fair regard. | | H5 I.i.22 |
| Bish.Ely. | ELY | | |
| And a true louer of the holy Church. | And a true lover of the holy Church. | | H5 I.i.23 |
| Bish.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| The courses of his youth promis'd it not. | The courses of his youth promised it not. | course (n.)habit, custom, practise, normal procedure | H5 I.i.24 |
| The breath no sooner left his Fathers body, | The breath no sooner left his father's body | | H5 I.i.25 |
| But that his wildnesse, mortify'd in him, | But that his wildness, mortified in him, | mortified (adj.)
old form: mortify'd dying to sin, put under subjection | H5 I.i.26 |
| Seem'd to dye too: yea, at that very moment, | Seemed to die too. Yea, at that very moment, | | H5 I.i.27 |
| Consideration like an Angell came, | Consideration like an angel came | consideration (n.)spiritual self-examination, meditation, personal reflection | H5 I.i.28 |
| And whipt th'offending Adam out of him; | And whipped th' offending Adam out of him, | Adam (n.)in the Bible, the first human being, who disobeyed God | H5 I.i.29 |
| Leauing his body as a Paradise, | Leaving his body as a paradise | | H5 I.i.30 |
| T'inuelop and containe Celestiall Spirits. | T' envelop and contain celestial spirits. | | H5 I.i.31 |
| Neuer was such a sodaine Scholler made: | Never was such a sudden scholar made; | | H5 I.i.32 |
| Neuer came Reformation in a Flood, | Never came reformation in a flood | | H5 I.i.33 |
| With such a heady currance scowring faults: | With such a heady currance scouring faults; | currance (n.)current, torrent, flow | H5 I.i.34 |
| | heady (adj.)violent, weighty, raging | |
| | scour (v.)
old form: scowring clear out, quickly remove, cleanse | |
| Nor neuer Hidra-headed Wilfulnesse | Nor never Hydra-headed wilfulness | Hydra (n.)[pron: 'hiydra] many-headed monster, the child of Typhon and Echnida; as each head was cut off, it grew again | H5 I.i.35 |
| | Hydra-headed (adj.)
old form: Hidra-headed many-headed, multifarious, manifold | |
| So soone did loose his Seat; and all at once; | So soon did lose his seat, and all at once, | | H5 I.i.36 |
| As in this King. | As in this King. | | H5 I.i.37.1 |
| Bish.Ely. | ELY | | |
| We are blessed in the Change. | We are blessed in the change. | | H5 I.i.37.2 |
| Bish.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| Heare him but reason in Diuinitie; | Hear him but reason in divinity, | | H5 I.i.38 |
| And all-admiring, with an inward wish | And all-admiring, with an inward wish, | | H5 I.i.39 |
| You would desire the King were made a Prelate: | You would desire the King were made a prelate. | | H5 I.i.40 |
| Heare him debate of Common-wealth Affaires; | Hear him debate of commonwealth affairs, | | H5 I.i.41 |
| You would say, it hath been all in all his study: | You would say it hath been all in all his study. | | H5 I.i.42 |
| List his discourse of Warre; and you shall heare | List his discourse of war, and you shall hear | discourse (n.)conversation, talk, chat | H5 I.i.43 |
| | list (v.)listen to, pay attention to | |
| A fearefull Battaile rendred you in Musique. | A fearful battle rendered you in music. | | H5 I.i.44 |
| Turne him to any Cause of Pollicy, | Turn him to any cause of policy, | cause (n.)affair, business, subject | H5 I.i.45 |
| | policy (n.)
old form: Pollicystatecraft, statesmanship, diplomacy | |
| The Gordian Knot of it he will vnloose, | The Gordian knot of it he will unloose, | Gordian knotapparently unsolvable problem, extreme difficulty | H5 I.i.46 |
| Familiar as his Garter: that when he speakes, | Familiar as his garter; that, when he speaks, | | H5 I.i.47 |
| The Ayre, a Charter'd Libertine, is still, | The air, a chartered libertine, is still, | chartered (adj.)
old form: Charter'd licensed, privileged, permitted | H5 I.i.48 |
| | libertine (n.)free spirit, unconfined wanderer | |
| And the mute Wonder lurketh in mens eares, | And the mute wonder lurketh in men's ears | | H5 I.i.49 |
| To steale his sweet and honyed Sentences: | To steal his sweet and honeyed sentences. | | H5 I.i.50 |
| So that the Art and Practique part of Life, | So that the art and practic part of life | art (n.)practical application, knowledge drawn from experience | H5 I.i.51 |
| | practic (adj.)
old form: Practique practical, pragmatic, down-to-earth | |
| Must be the Mistresse to this Theorique. | Must be the mistress to this theoric – | theoric (n.)
old form: Theoriquetheory, academic speculation | H5 I.i.52 |
| Which is a wonder how his Grace should gleane it, | Which is a wonder how his grace should glean it, | | H5 I.i.53 |
| Since his addiction was to Courses vaine, | Since his addiction was to courses vain, | course (n.)habit, custom, practise, normal procedure | H5 I.i.54 |
| | addiction (n.)inclination, leaning, bent | |
| His Companies vnletter'd, rude, and shallow, | His companies unlettered, rude, and shallow, | company (n.)companion, associate, comrade | H5 I.i.55 |
| | rude (adj.)ignorant, unlearned, uneducated | |
| His Houres fill'd vp with Ryots, Banquets, Sports; | His hours filled up with riots, banquets, sports, | sport (n.)recreation, amusement, entertainment | H5 I.i.56 |
| And neuer noted in him any studie, | And never noted in him any study, | | H5 I.i.57 |
| Any retyrement, any sequestration, | Any retirement, any sequestration, | sequestration (n.)seclusion, removal, withdrawal | H5 I.i.58 |
| | retirement (n.)
old form: retyrementwithdrawal, returning [to one's rooms] | |
| From open Haunts and Popularitie. | From open haunts and popularity. | open (adj.)public, widely frequented, fashionable | H5 I.i.59 |
| | popularity (n.)
old form: Popularitiepopulace, common people, the masses | |
| B.Ely. | ELY | | |
| The Strawberry growes vnderneath the Nettle, | The strawberry grows underneath the nettle, | | H5 I.i.60 |
| And holesome Berryes thriue and ripen best, | And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best | | H5 I.i.61 |
| Neighbour'd by Fruit of baser qualitie: | Neighboured by fruit of baser quality: | base (adj.)poor, wretched, of low quality | H5 I.i.62 |
| And so the Prince obscur'd his Contemplation | And so the Prince obscured his contemplation | | H5 I.i.63 |
| Vnder the Veyle of Wildnesse, which (no doubt) | Under the veil of wildness, which, no doubt, | | H5 I.i.64 |
| Grew like the Summer Grasse, fastest by Night, | Grew like the summer grass, fastest by night, | | H5 I.i.65 |
| Vnseene, yet cressiue in his facultie. | Unseen, yet crescive in his faculty. | crescive (adj.)
old form: cressiue growing, increasing, developing | H5 I.i.66 |
| | faculty (n.)
old form: facultiefunction, power, capability | |
| B.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| It must be so; for Miracles are ceast: | It must be so, for miracles are ceased; | | H5 I.i.67 |
| And therefore we must needes admit the meanes, | And therefore we must needs admit the means | | H5 I.i.68 |
| How things are perfected. | How things are perfected. | | H5 I.i.69.1 |
| B.Ely. | ELY | | |
| But my good Lord: | But, my good lord, | | H5 I.i.69.2 |
| How now for mittigation of this Bill, | How now for mitigation of this bill | | H5 I.i.70 |
| Vrg'd by the Commons? doth his Maiestie | Urged by the Commons? Doth his majesty | | H5 I.i.71 |
| Incline to it, or no? | Incline to it, or no? | | H5 I.i.72.1 |
| B.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| He seemes indifferent: | He seems indifferent, | indifferent (adj.)impartial, unbiased, neutral | H5 I.i.72.2 |
| Or rather swaying more vpon our part, | Or rather swaying more upon our part | | H5 I.i.73 |
| Then cherishing th'exhibiters against vs: | Than cherishing th' exhibiters against us; | exhibiter, exhibitor (n.)proposer, introducer, mover | H5 I.i.74 |
| For I haue made an offer to his Maiestie, | For I have made an offer to his majesty – | | H5 I.i.75 |
| Vpon our Spirituall Conuocation, | Upon our spiritual Convocation, | convocation (n.)
old form: Conuocationassembly, gathering, parliament | H5 I.i.76 |
| And in regard of Causes now in hand, | And in regard of causes now in hand, | | H5 I.i.77 |
| Which I haue open'd to his Grace at large, | Which I have opened to his grace at large | large, atat length, in full, thoroughly | H5 I.i.78 |
| As touching France, to giue a greater Summe, | As touching France – to give a greater sum | touch (v.)affect, concern, regard, relate to | H5 I.i.79 |
| Then euer at one time the Clergie yet | Than ever at one time the clergy yet | | H5 I.i.80 |
| Did to his Predecessors part withall. | Did to his predecessors part withal. | | H5 I.i.81 |
| B.Ely. | ELY | | |
| How did this offer seeme receiu'd, my Lord? | How did this offer seem received, my lord? | | H5 I.i.82 |
| B.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| With good acceptance of his Maiestie: | With good acceptance of his majesty, | | H5 I.i.83 |
| Saue that there was not time enough to heare, | Save that there was not time enough to hear, | | H5 I.i.84 |
| As I perceiu'd his Grace would faine haue done, | As I perceived his grace would fain have done, | fain (adv.)
old form: faine gladly, willingly | H5 I.i.85 |
| The seueralls and vnhidden passages | The severals and unhidden passages | passage (n.)passing on, extending, line of descent | H5 I.i.86 |
| | several (n.)
old form: seueralls (plural) details, particulars, individual points | |
| | unhidden (adj.)
old form: vnhidden clear-cut, undisputed, manifest | |
| Of his true Titles to some certaine Dukedomes, | Of his true titles to some certain dukedoms, | title (n.)[legal] right, claim, entitlement | H5 I.i.87 |
| And generally, to the Crowne and Seat of France, | And generally to the crown and seat of France, | seat (n.)throne | H5 I.i.88 |
| Deriu'd from Edward, his great Grandfather. | Derived from Edward, his great-grandfather. | | H5 I.i.89 |
| B.Ely. | ELY | | |
| What was th'impediment that broke this off? | What was th' impediment that broke this off? | | H5 I.i.90 |
| B.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| The French Embassador vpon that instant | The French ambassador upon that instant | | H5 I.i.91 |
| Crau'd audience; and the howre I thinke is come, | Craved audience, and the hour, I think, is come | crave (v.)
old form: Crau'd beg, entreat, request | H5 I.i.92 |
| To giue him hearing: Is it foure a Clock? | To give him hearing. Is it four o'clock? | | H5 I.i.93 |
| B.Ely. | ELY | | |
| It is. | It is. | | H5 I.i.94 |
| B.Cant. | CANTERBURY | | |
| Then goe we in, to know his Embassie: | Then go we in to know his embassy; | embassy (n.)
old form: Embassiemessage [especially via an ambassador] | H5 I.i.95 |
| Which I could with a ready guesse declare, | Which I could with a ready guess declare | | H5 I.i.96 |
| Before the Frenchman speake a word of it. | Before the Frenchman speak a word of it. | | H5 I.i.97 |
| B.Ely. | ELY | | |
| Ile wait vpon you, and I long to heare it. | I'll wait upon you, and I long to hear it. | | H5 I.i.98 |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | H5 I.i.98 |