Chapter: Scaena Quarta.


The Trumpets sound.

Enter the King, Prince of Wales, Lord Iohn of Lancaster, Earle of
Westmerland, with Worcester & Vernon Prisoners.

  King. Thus euer did Rebellion finde Rebuke.
Ill-spirited Worcester, did we not send Grace,
Pardon, and tearmes of Loue to all of you?
And would'st thou turne our offers contrary?
Misuse the tenor of thy Kinsmans trust?
Three Knights vpon our party slaine to day,
A Noble Earle, and many a creature else,
Had beene aliue this houre,
If like a Christian thou had'st truly borne
Betwixt our Armies, true Intelligence

   Wor. What I haue done, my safety vrg'd me to,
And I embrace this fortune patiently,
Since not to be auoyded, it fals on mee

   King. Beare Worcester to death, and Vernon too:
Other offenders we will pause vpon.

Exit Worcester and Vernon.

How goes the Field?
  Prin. The Noble Scot Lord Dowglas, when hee saw
The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him,
The Noble Percy slaine, and all his men,
Vpon the foot of feare, fled with the rest;
And falling from a hill, he was so bruiz'd
That the pursuers tooke him. At my Tent
The Dowglas is, and I beseech your Grace,
I may dispose of him

   King. With all my heart

   Prin. Then Brother Iohn of Lancaster,
To you this honourable bounty shall belong:
Go to the Dowglas, and deliuer him
Vp to his pleasure, ransomlesse and free:
His Valour shewne vpon our Crests to day,
Hath taught vs how to cherish such high deeds,
Euen in the bosome of our Aduersaries

   King. Then this remaines: that we diuide our Power.
You Sonne Iohn, and my Cousin Westmerland
Towards Yorke shall bend you, with your deerest speed
To meet Northumberland, and the Prelate Scroope,
Who (as we heare) are busily in Armes.
My Selfe, and you Sonne Harry will towards Wales,
To fight with Glendower, and the Earle of March.
Rebellion in this Land shall lose his way,
Meeting the Checke of such another day:
And since this Businesse so faire is done,
Let vs not leaue till all our owne be wonne.

Exeunt.


FINIS. The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death
of
HENRY Sirnamed HOT-SPVRRE.

 The next time we see Prince Hal, he's bleeding from battle wounds. His dad tells him to take a break. Hal refuses. Alone with the king, Prince Hal remarks that his little brother, Prince John, has fought bravely. He's proud of him. Then, Douglas enters and sees Henry. Douglas says he can't tell if Henry is another "counterfeit" and Henry assures him that, yep, he's the king all right and he's about to whoop up on Douglas. They fight and it's not looking good for Henry. Prince Hal runs over and saves his dad's life. Douglas runs off. King Henry says he's glad to see that Prince Hal values his life. A tender father-son moment ensues. Hal has redeemed himself in his father's eyes. King Henry exits the stage. Hotspur enters then and challenges Prince Hal. They talk a round of trash and Hal says he's going to cut the ribbons from Hotspur's helmet and make a hat out of them. They fight. Downstage, Falstaff fights with Douglas. Douglas has the upper hand so Falstaff falls down and plays dead. Meanwhile, Prince Hal mortally wounds Hotspur. Hotspur says he's less upset about dying than he is about Hal taking away all of Hotspur's "proud titles." Just as Percy begins to say he is "food for worms," he dies and Hal must finish the sentence for him. Hal stands over Hotspur's body and gives him major props for being such an honorable warrior. Just then, Hal sees Falstaff lying on the ground nearby. He says something like "bummer" and leaves his old friend in a bloody heap before exiting the stage. Falstaff then rises, seemingly, from the dead. Falstaff sees Hotspur's corpse nearby and worries the young Percy could still be alive. Falstaff stabs Hotspur's thigh and slings the corpse over his back to drag back to the king's camp. Prince Hal and Prince John enter and see Falstaff. Hal says something like, "Hey, I thought you were dead." Falstaff brags about killing Percy and Hal says, "What are you talking about? I just killed Percy." Falstaff tells Hal to stop fibbing and claims that Hotspur only appeared to be dead when Hal left him. Falstaff delivered the mortal wound. Hal knows Falstaff's lying, but the old man is so pathetic that Hal lets it go.

