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’Sblood! an arrant traitor as any’s in the universal world, or in France, or in
England. [10]

GOWER
How now, sir! You villain!

WILLIAMS
Do you think I’ll be forsworn?

FLUELLEN
Stand away, Captain Gower: I will give treason his payment into plows, I
warrant you.

WILLIAMS
I am no traitor. [15]

FLUELLEN
That’s a lie in thy throat. I charge you in his majesty’s name, apprehend him:
he’s a friend of the Duke Alençon’s.

Enter Warwick and Gloucester.

WARWICK
How now, how now, what’s the matter?

FLUELLEN
My Lord of Warwick, here is, praised be God [20] for it! a most contagious

treason come to light, look you, as you shall desire in a summer’s day. Here
is his majesty.

Enter King [Henry] and Exeter.

KING HENRY
How now! what’s the matter?

FLUELLEN
My liege, here is a villain and a traitor, that, [25] look your grace, has struck