The First Part of King Henry the Fourth

Scene V. Another part of the field

The trumpets sound. [Enter the King, Prince of Wales, Lord John of Lancaster,

Earl of Westmoreland, with Worcester and Vernon prisoners.  King. Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke.    Ill-spirited Worcester! did not we send grace,    Pardon, and terms of love to all of you?    And wouldst thou turn our offers contrary?    Misuse the tenour of thy kinsman's trust?    Three knights upon our party slain to-day,    A noble earl, and many a creature else    Had been alive this hour,    If like a Christian thou hadst truly borne    Betwixt our armies true intelligence.  Wor. What I have done my safety urg'd me to;    And I embrace this fortune patiently,    Since not to be avoided it fails on me.  King. Bear Worcester to the death, and Vernon too;    Other offenders we will pause upon.Exeunt Worcester and Vernon, [guarded]    How goes the field?  Prince. The noble Scot, Lord Douglas, when he saw    The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him,    The Noble Percy slain and all his men    Upon the foot of fear, fled with the rest;    And falling from a hill,he was so bruis'd    That the pursuers took him. At my tent    The Douglas is, and I beseech Your Grace    I may dispose of him.  King. With all my heart.  Prince. Then brother John of Lancaster, to you    This honourable bounty shall belong.    Go to the Douglas and deliver him    Up to his pleasure, ransomless and free.    His valour shown upon our crests today    Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds,    Even in the bosom of our adversaries.  John. I thank your Grace for this high courtesy,    Which I shall give away immediately.  King. Then this remains, that we divide our power.    You, son John, and my cousin Westmoreland,    Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed    To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scroop,    Who, as we hear, are busily in arms.    Myself and you, son Harry, will towards Wales    To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March.    Rebellion in this laud shall lose his sway,    Meeting the check of such another day;    And since this business so fair is done,    Let us not leave till all our own be won.Exeunt

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