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That all the courts of France will be disturb’d
With chases. And we understand him well,
How he comes o’er us with our wilder days,
Not measuring what use we made of them.

We never valu’d this poor seat of England; [270]
And therefore, living hence, did give ourself
To barbarous licence; as ’tis ever common
That men are merriest when they are from home.

But tell the Dauphin I will keep my state,
Be like a king and show my sail of greatness [275]
When I do rouse me in my throne of France:
For that I have laid by my majesty

And plodded like a man for working-days,
But I will rise there with so full a glory
That I will dazzle all the eyes of France, [280]
Yea, strike the Dauphin blind to look on us.

And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his
Hath turn’d his balls to gun-stones; and his soul
Shall stand sore chargèd for the wasteful vengeance
That shall fly with them: for many a thousand widows [285]

Shall this his mock mock out of their dear husbands;
Mock mothers from their sons, mock castles down;
And some are yet ungotten and unborn
That shah have cause to curse the Dauphin’s scorn.

But this lies all within the will of God, [290]
To whom I do appeal; and in whose name
Tell you the Dauphin I am coming on,
To venge me as I may and to put forth

My rightful hand in a well-hallow’d cause.
So get you hence in peace; and tell the Dauphin [295]
His jest will savour but of shallow wit
When thousands weep more than did laugh at it.

Convey them with safe conduct. Fare you well.
Exeunt Ambassadors.

EXETER
This was a merry message.