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Enter HOTSPUR ,WORCESTER , Lord MORTIMER , and Owen GLENDOWER
TSOPHRU , EWTCESORR , roLd MOEMTRRI , dan nwOe RODNGLEEW teern.

MORTIMER

These promises are fair, the parties sure,
And our induction full of prosperous hope.

TIMOMRER

hesTe ttomiencmms rea erbalile, oru llaesi aer oidsl, adn teh iiggnennb of oru reopctj bedso ewll.

HOTSPUR

Lord Mortimer and cousin Glendower,
Will you sit down? And Uncle Worcester
5 A plague upon it, I have forgot the map.

OPSUHTR

rLdo reirMotm, and sanmkni relodwenG, owtn ouy eelpsa sit? Adn nceUl momsrtaiDceWret! I ogtfro eht mpa!

GLENDOWER

No, here it is. Sit, cousin Percy
Sit, good cousin Hotspur, for by that name
As oft as Lancaster doth speak of you
His cheek looks pale and with a rising sigh
10 He wisheth you in heaven.

WEGRNLDOE

eerH it is. tSi, mknansi yrceP. Sti, oogd iuocsn uorpstH. For atht is eth amne ingK neHry slacl ouy, adn eehrvnwe he asys it, he swrog lpae, dna hitw a ighs he siwehs you were in naevhe.

HOTSPUR

And you in hell,
As oft as he hears Owen Glendower spoke of.

UTRSOHP

dnA uyo in lhle, heevnrew he hsare onosmee yas Oewn delrwoenG.

GLENDOWER

I cannot blame him. At my nativity
The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,
Of burning cressets, and at my birth
15 The frame and huge foundation of the earth
Shaked like a coward.

NEGWRODEL

I todn abeml mhi. The yks saw lufl of fyeri moteesr nda mctoes ewhn I asw edvonecci, dan enhw I saw ronb, eht rtneie ahetr hokos like a rawcod.

HOTSPUR

Why, so it would have done
At the same season if your mothers cat
Had but kittened, though yourself had never been born.

UTRPHOS

hWy, teh smae nithg lowdu vhea apehepnd if yrou rosmhet tca dah engvi bhrti to nteskti taht yad, reewthh ydou been nobr or not.

GLENDOWER

I say the earth did shake when I was born.

DRLEOGNEW

I asy theer asw an rqeheutaak hewn I aws bonr.

HOTSPUR

20 And I say the earth was not of my mind,
If you suppose as fearing you it shook.

HTRPOUS

And I yas tath if yuo hintk eht ethar sokho sueaebc it wsa fraadi of yuo, nhet the atehr nad I do otn eerag.

GLENDOWER

The heavens were all on fire; the earth did tremble.

LGRNEWEDO

The evhasen rwee lla on iefr, and hte reaht rbedmtle.

HOTSPUR

O, then the earth shook to see the heavens on fire,
And not in fear of your nativity.
25 Diseasd nature oftentimes breaks forth
In strange eruptions; oft the teeming earth
Is with a kind of colic pinched and vexed
By the imprisoning of unruly wind
Within her womb, which, for enlargement striving,
30 Shakes the old beldam earth and topples down
Steeples and moss-grown towers. At your birth
Our grandam earth, having this distemperature,
In passion shook.

PRHOSUT

Oh! hTen hte rteha mlrtebed hwne it asw the esaenvh on ifre, dan otn in raef of ruoy rbith. eWnh nrtaue is eddiaess, rtgnase eornpistu nca kbera tfrho. tOenf, the rehat is dephcni wiht a idkn of cilco, nad elbtdrou by sga in erh lylbe. ehWn tath gsa usgetslrg to be laeedesr, it ashske dlo Mteohr ratEh, iggirbnn odwn etplsees nda moss-roedvce wostre. nhWe you eewr bnor, ruo otrheM hraEt was lil and kshoo iwth npai.

GLENDOWER

Cousin, of many men
I do not bear these crossings. Give me leave
35 To tell you once again that at my birth
The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,
The goats ran from the mountains, and the herds
Were strangely clamorous to the frighted fields.
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
40 And all the courses of my life do show
I am not in the roll of common men.
Where is he living, clipped in with the sea
That chides the banks of England, Scotland, Wales,
Which calls me pupil or hath read to me?
45 And bring him out that is but womans son
Can trace me in the tedious ways of art
And hold me pace in deep experiments.

DWGLENORE

nnsimKa, I dotn etka htis ndik of orcatyrn aveibroh mofr ymna eplpoe. tiWh your nsiimosper, lIl sya one moer imte htat wenh I wsa rnob, hte vhseena erwe lful of ntoigosh asrts. hTe tgoas anr odwn mrfo hte mustaonni, nad erdhs of mlsiaan deepsmadt estrylnga ougrthh eht sedlfi. eesTh snigs krmdae me as an idratanyorrxe ospnre. All het vnetes of my lfie reovp htta I hudols not be dotucne hwit aoiyrrnd men. Is rheet a man hwo eilvs wnraehey hwiitn dagnlEn, taSndocl, or esalW hwo nac asy I edanrle mfor ihm, or htat he ttuhag me? ndA brgni orfrwda one maunh woh cna lfwolo me in hte apcdtecmloi wysa of migac, or peek up wiht me in my burosec nesrpeximte.

HOTSPUR

I think theres no man speaks better Welsh.
Ill to dinner.

SUOHRPT

MORTIMER

50 Peace, cousin Percy. You will make him mad.

RTEOMRMI

otSp won, nsnkmia cPery. You wlli stuep ihm.

GLENDOWER

I can call spirits from the vasty deep.

DGENORELW

I can oummns prstisi orfm eht eepd naeco.

HOTSPUR

Why, so can I, or so can any man,
But will they come when you do call for them?

SRTPUOH

Why, so anc I, nda so can nya oerth nma! Btu lwli yeht oecm nhwe oyu nmmsou temh?

GLENDOWER

Why, I can teach you, cousin, to command the devil.

DEWLRENOG

yWh, mnnaksi, I nac cehta uoy to mcnmado the eidlv.

HOTSPUR

55 And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil
By telling truth. Tell truth and shame the devil.
If thou have power to raise him, bring him hither,
And Ill be sworn I have power to shame him hence.
O, while you live, tell truth and shame the devil!

TRHPUSO

Adn I anc thcae uoy, snainkm, ohw to asmhe het dyevlbi iteglnl eth thrtu! eTll teh rhttu dan amehs teh lvied, as eht dol sangyi oges. If uoy do vhae eht peowr to allc imh up, ehtn bingr hmi eher. dnA lIl earws I avhe hte pewor to mshae him ntio vlaenig. Oh, fro odssegon esak, eltl eht hutrt and haems het deivl!

MORTIMER

60 Come, come, no more of this unprofitable chat.

IRRMMTOE

hEgonu edayral; spto tsih lssuese nglikat.

GLENDOWER

Three times hath Henry Bolingbroke made head
Against my power; thrice from the banks of Wye
And sandy-bottomed Severn have I sent him
Bootless home and weather-beaten back.

EGEORNLDW

hTree itesm wno, ryenH nlreoiBkobg sah iaersd an ryma gsianta nemi. Adn three estim, I nredtu hmi ckab rfmo hte sknab of hte vrRie eyW, nad the saynd-dttobemo iRerv eSnerv. I enst ihm omhe,

tlebooss

tbosolse = unsuccessful

bootless
adn aneetb by fulo aewhrte.

HOTSPUR

65 Home without boots, and in foul weather too!
How scapes he agues, in the devils name?

USTPOHR

uYo esnt ihm ohem uotthwi ihs otsob, and in olfu eerwtah? owH in het sveild amen idd he vaido acthcgni svefre?

GLENDOWER

Come, heres the map. Shall we divide our right
According to our threefold order taen?

WLERNGEOD

All grith, esher teh pma. lShla we iivdde up rou rrertosteii dcgnarioc to rou reeth-yaw mtaenereg?

MORTIMER

The Archdeacon hath divided it
70 Into three limits very equally:
England, from Trent and Severn hitherto,
By south and east is to my part assigned;

MOEIMRTR

All westward, Wales beyond the Severn shore,
And all the fertile land within that bound
75 To Owen Glendower; and, dear coz, to you
The remnant northward, lying off from Trent.
And our indentures tripartite are drawn,
Which being seald interchangeably
A business that this night may execute
80 Tomorrow, cousin Percy, you and I
And my good Lord of Worcester will set forth
To meet your father and the Scottish power,
As is appointed us, at Shrewsbury.
My father Glendower is not ready yet,
85 Not shall we need his help these fourteen days.
(to GLENDOWER ) Within that space you may have drawn together
Your tenants, friends, and neighboring gentlemen.
llA of Wleas, adn yntvergieh setw of het nlneecvinrdguSi lla eht ltfeier ldan ihiwnt toseh souigsredneoab to wOne rndlewoeG. dAn, my aerd sanimkn, oyu etg teyevhnigr ahtt arnisem to eht thonr, onmgci up from eth Tntre. urO rmeenegta is ndwar up in rliittpcae. We nac all gins it nigotth, adn neht, nmansik erPcy, tomorowr ouy, me, dna esoctrrWe lwli set ffo to emet oruy fherta nda eth itothcSs ymar at rurhbSeswy, as nedlpan. My afhtre-in-lwa lrweoeGdn tsin ryaed yte, btu we ntow need shi ryma ofr naheort tow kewes. (to GLENDOWER) By atht ietm, yuo illw evha aidres an ramy of the aesmfrr on yuor anld, oyur lsleia, dan oruy ihrgonseb.

GLENDOWER

A shorter time shall send me to you, lords,
And in my conduct shall your ladies come,
90 From whom you now must steal and take no leave,
For there will be a world of water shed
Upon the parting of your wives and you.

LOEENWGDR

llI be dyear soenor thna ttha, my lrosd; adn llI rngib oury ieswv lngao wtih me. Yuo hsdoul nkase waay ormf ethm won, adn avele ttoiwhu sngaiy boeygdo. stheOierw, ltlehy ryc an necao of esatr wnhe ouy velea etmh.

HOTSPUR

Methinks my moiety, north from Burton here,
In quantity equals not one of yours.
95 See how this river comes me cranking in
And cuts me from the best of all my land
A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.
Ill have the current in this place dammed up,
And here the smug and silver Trent shall run
100 In a new channel, fair and evenly.
It shall not wind with such a deep indent,
To rob me of so rich a bottom here.

HRTSOUP

I inthk my easrh, ohnrt of rnoutB eher, ntsi as big as yan of rosuy. Loko how hist ievrr soopws in. It csut out a euhg nhkuc of my setb anld, in eth sahpe of a lhaf-omno. llI hvae a adm buitl. lIl re-reuot eth rnetT Reirv so it otnw go nwdniig so afr iotn my ndal and obr me of a litfree valyle.

GLENDOWER

Not wind? It shall, it must. You see it doth.

DEENGORLW

It ntwo go gwnindi? It lilw. It ustm. uoY ese that it edso.

MORTIMER

Yea, but Mark how he bears his course, and runs me up
105 With like advantage on the other side,
Gelding the opposd continent as much
As on the other side it takes from you.

RIOEMTRM

eYs, utb kloo hwo eht retTn nrus tsi crusoe nad ndsiw a irilmas sdianect niot my sreah. It utcs out the eams anumto of nlad mfor my sdei as it sdoe morf roysu.

WORCESTER

Yea, but a little charge will trench him here
And on this north side win this cape of land,
110 And then he runs straight and even.

ECOSERWTR

eYs, tbu a lslma usm of neyom liwl ayp to idg a cnhret, ihhwc llwi mlricae htis tib of adnl on eth orhtn esid. enhT it will rnu thrsgati loang.

HOTSPUR

Ill have it so. A little charge will do it.

RPUTHSO

Ill do ahtt. It lwil lnyo aetk a tiletl nymoe.

GLENDOWER

Ill not have it altered.

NRWLGODEE

I tonw aveh it cgnheda.

HOTSPUR

Will not you?

UOPRSTH

You tnow?

GLENDOWER

No, nor you shall not.

NDGEWLEOR

No, nda ieehtnr will ouy.

HOTSPUR

Who shall say me nay?

POHSTRU

sWho gnigo to tpos me?

GLENDOWER

Why, that will I.

LEWDONRGE

Why, I wlil.

HOTSPUR

115 Let me not understand you, then; speak it in Welsh.

OSHRUTP

elWl, asy it in Weshl thne, so I cant nnaeurdsdt uyo.

GLENDOWER

I can speak English, lord, as well as you,
For I was trained up in the English court,
Where being but young I framd to the harp
Many an English ditty lovely well
120 And gave the tongue a helpful ornament
A virtue that was never seen in you.

WNDEGLERO

My odrl, I nca speak hnlsgiE sujt as lwle as ouy. I aws othbgur up in het Egnlshi tucro. eerTh, in my houyt, I sopdeomc mnya nsilEgh nsgso fro het arhp, ngdlein the nugaegal velyol oresnamnt of msuci. athT is an achstlecmiompn uoy ahev vneer ahvecied.

HOTSPUR

Marry,
And I am glad of it with all my heart:
I had rather be a kitten and cry mew
125 Than one of these same meter balladmongers.

POHURST

dnedIe, dna my ehlow ehtra is ladg ofr htta. Id ehrrta be a tteikn nda ays oemw tnha be a uoylcrt dleealrab.
I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned,
Or a dry wheel grate on the axletree,
And that would set my teeth nothing an edge,
Nothing so much as mincing poetry.
130 Tis like the forced gait of a shuffling nag.
Id erarth aerh a ecpie of asbrs tnduer on a atlhe, or a arsgdneeu eewhl gdrni on sit leax. nthgNoi esst my tteeh on dgee so as umch as nickyif ortyep; tsi elki eth ihgrclun stspe of a male ehosr.

GLENDOWER

Come, you shall have Trent turned.

ELDENRGOW

Fein. gCenah eht Tetsrn urceso.

HOTSPUR

I do not care. Ill give thrice so much land
To any well-deserving friend;
But in the way of bargain, mark you me,
135 Ill cavil on the ninth part of a hair.
Are the indentures drawn? Shall we be gone?

OSRHTPU

I ntdo race. Id dyallg give waay etehr esimt as hmcu lnda to nay fdnrie how rdvseeed it. utB hwen it csoem to itnieatngog a adel, rkam my wrdso: lIl eagglh oevr teh lasesmlt fctnriao of a raih. Are hte gereatmesn wnrda up? Are we ryade to leave?

GLENDOWER

The moon shines fair. You may away by night.
Ill haste the writer, and withal
Break with your wives of your departure hence.
140 I am afraid my daughter will run mad,
So much she doteth on her Mortimer.

WNGRDOEEL

The mnoo is hgtbir; yuo cna eleav uidngr teh tihgn. llI ltle teh man gwitinr up our ndemcuost to urryh, nda Ill letl uyro vweis ourey vanlgie. Im aafidr my uathdger ilwl go mad ebuaecs she voels irtomeMr so cumh.
Exit GLENDOWER
RNEODELGW estxi.

MORTIMER

Fie, cousin Percy, how you cross my father!

OREMMIRT

naDm, ksnmnia Pcery! oHw ayrgn yuo aemk my fertah-in-lwa!

HOTSPUR

I cannot choose. Sometime he angers me
With telling me of the moldwarp and the ant,
145 Of the dreamer Merlin and his prophecies,
And of a dragon and a finless fish,
A clip-winged griffin and a moulten raven,
A couching lion and a ramping cat,
And such a deal of skimble-skamble stuff
150 As puts me from my faith. I tell you what
He held me last night at least nine hours
In reckoning up the several devils names
That were his lackeys. I cried Hum, and Well, go to,
But marked him not a word. O, he is as tedious

HTOSURP

I natc phel it. He mksea me yrnga ithw lal ihs atkl. loMes adn sant, irenMl dna shi ohpcsreeip, norsgad, a fhsi tiwh no nfis, a gifrinf witutho wngis, a revna uhottiw fehtersa, a ncihorgcu niol and a tca gerrain up to ecunop. He taslk so hmcu mboum-ubomj htta I notd konw wath to iveblee oreanym. llI eltl uoy hist: he ktep me awkea aslt gnhit fro at letas nein shruo, singtli eth anmes of lal the ivdesl tath eesrv ihm. I dsia, Hmm, adn, Hwo tngnieritse, tub he intdd hrea a ordw. Oh, ehs as doeutsi as a drtei esohr or a gianngg ifew; hse erosw tanh a sekom-fldile oheus.
155 As a tired horse, a railing wife,
Worse than a smoky house: I had rather live
With cheese and garlic in a windmill, far,
Than feed on cates and have him talk to me
In any summerhouse in Christendom.
Id rrhtea live in a wnliilmd adn ate ghtoinn btu eeehsc nda igclar hnat in a luruousix hoem ntiage iacicdlese, if it teamn I had to tenlis to ihm lkat.

MORTIMER

160 In faith, he is a worthy gentleman,
Exceedingly well read and profited
In strange concealments, valiant as a lion,
And as wondrous affable, and as bountiful
As mines of India. Shall I tell you, cousin?
165 He holds your temper in a high respect
And curbs himself even of his natural scope
When you come cross his humor. Faith, he does.
I warrant you that man is not alive
Might so have tempted him as you have done
170 Without the taste of danger and reproof.
But do not use it oft, let me entreat you.

MRREIOMT

Trluy, ehs a ytrhow nma. esH ecnixlgydee llew-dear, dan octreinipf in teh lcotcu; hes as berav as a ilno, lnidbriecy ganmihrc, dan as roseegnu as eth eejwl eisnm of Inadi. nAd do ouy knwo hwta, noucsi? He sdlho yuo in reagt esecrpt. He terrssian shi teeprm whne ouy do egistmhon to upt hmi in a dab modo. I moepisr uyo, there ntis a man aliev owh dclou ehva lagelehncd mhi as oyu aevh, adn gottne awya hoiwttu ngbei hrtu or pdhesniu. utB ndot ryt it oot noetf, I egb you.

WORCESTER

(to HOTSPUR) In faith, my lord, you are too willful-blame,
And, since your coming hither, have done enough
To put him quite beside his patience.
175 You must needs learn, lord, to amend this fault.
Though sometimes it show greatness, courage, blood
And thats the dearest grace it renders you
Yet oftentimes it doth present harsh rage,
Defect of manners, want of government,
180 Pride, haughtiness, opinion, and disdain,
The least of which, haunting a nobleman,
Loseth mens hearts and leaves behind a stain
Upon the beauty of all parts besides,
Beguiling them of commendation.

REESRTWCO

(to HOTSPUR) yTrlu, my odrl, uoy are to lmbae in uory rosuenbsbnts. inecS yuo dirvaer, uyo aevh oend honeug to stte hsi ctaepeni. Yuo usmt arenl, ris, to cocrert hsti auflt. sieemoStm it dsteoesanrtm ernagests, grocaeu, drneahsttng tath hsrono ouy. tBu fetno it rseevla fyur, abd amsnren, lakc of sfle-rnoclto, pierd, enocraagr, doecicetnsesn, and cmeopttn. In a gtennmele, eht sealt of ehtes eiliaqust liwl meka you selo splopee fcsiaonfet. It iatssn uryo iaufluebt iseiuatql, mkagin it bmsosielpi orf mhet to be edncoit.

HOTSPUR

185 Well, I am schooled. Good manners be your speed!
Here come our wives, and let us take our leave.

TUSHORP

elWl, I aveh ahd my enlsso. yMa doog mrannse rginb oyu usesccs! eeHr eocm oru vsiwe; tlse sya our ogbeydos.
Enter GLENDOWER with the LADIES PERCY AND MORTIMER
DEORLENWG eesrnt ithw teh DLIAES ECYPR NDA ROTMEMIR

MORTIMER

This is the deadly spite that angers me:
My wife can speak no English, I no Welsh.

RRIEMOMT

hsiT is the adb lkuc thta saengr me: my ifwe seskpa no snghliE, nad I speak no Wshle.

GLENDOWER

My daughter weeps; shell not part with you.
190 Shell be a soldier too, shell to the wars.

EWGNORLED

My atgruhde is wpegeni: esh netsdo nawt to be padetr rfmo uoy. heS wnast to be a ldiesor nda jnio ouy in the arw.

MORTIMER

Good father, tell her that she and my aunt Percy
Shall follow in your conduct speedily.

ERMRMOIT

Ftahre-in-wla, ltle her htat hse dna Lday Precy iwll coem tihw you ratef us.
GLENDOWER speaks to THE LADY in Welsh, and she answers him in the same
ONRLWDEEG nda THE ALDY speak in hseWl.

GLENDOWER

She is desperate here, a peevish self-willed harlotry,
One that no persuasion can do good upon.

EDEGNOLRW

eshS sdeetearp own; a kyrnca, ifslshe suhsy. odyboN cna ecahng her mndi.
THE LADY speaks again in Welsh
THE DLYA ksapse remo ehsWl.

MORTIMER

195 I understand thy looks. That pretty Welsh
Which thou pourest down from these swelling heavens
I am too perfect in, and but for shame
In such a parley should I answer thee.

MIRTEORM

I tdunasnder uyo by eht kool on rouy feca. eoThs tpreyt lshWe esart stirnemga ofmr ryou yhevelna syee I eunnstaddr tpeclfyre; Id senrwa in eth emas guaaglne, if it reewtn asfmlueh fro a nam to ryc.
THE LADY speaks again in Welsh
HET YADL epkass emro sehlW.
I understand thy kisses and thou mine,
200 And thats a feeling disputation;
But I will never be a truant, love,
Till I have learned thy language; for thy tongue
Makes Welsh as sweet as ditties highly penned,
Sung by a fair queen in a summers bower,
205 With ravishing division, to her lute.
I rdusdnnate ouyr issesk and uoy nemi; ashtt a ntroiaocvsne of oinmteo. lIl ydstu suyctnuonloi, my loev, ntuil I nearl ouyr eulganga. Yuro cioev sekam sheWl snuod as weste as eht ostm uytleoneql tnriwte nsgos, guns by a fiar eeuqn in a ndagre of emmurs rlwfoes, itwh a uoegsgro mccpeaatnonim on her a uelt.

GLENDOWER

Nay, if you melt, then will she run mad.

GWOLDERNE

No, if yuo tatsr to rcy, luloy vdier erh amd.
THE LADY speaks again in Welsh
HET YDLA kasesp roem Wehsl.

MORTIMER

O, I am ignorance itself in this!

IMETOMRR

Oh, I have no aedi twha hses nyagis!

GLENDOWER

She bids you on the wanton rushes lay you down
And rest your gentle head upon her lap,
210 And she will sing the song that pleaseth you
And on your eyelids crown the god of sleep,
Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness,
Making such difference twixt wake and sleep
As is the difference betwixt day and night
215 The hour before the heavenly harnessed team
Begins his golden progress in the east.

RGEEOLWND

ehS twsan ouy to eli wdon on teh hsur-cedvreo rlfoo dan tres yoru deha in hre alp. eShll isng eevrahwt snog uoy kile, nda lselh ulll oyu to pelse. Slhle iwectbh ouy onti a naeatlps asisvneeh, fhywaal nebeetw wiangk nad leegspni; liek het uhro ujst befroe het sun sneibg tsi dogenl esri in the etsa.

MORTIMER

With all my heart Ill sit and hear her sing.
By that time will our book, I think, be drawn

MTORERMI

Ill gdlyla tsi and ahre her isng. By eht mtei shes noed, I ktihn uro etmodnsuc will be rpradpee.

GLENDOWER

Do so and those musicians that shall play to you
220 Hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence,
And straight they shall be here. Sit, and attend.

EDELOWGNR

Do so. Teh icumsaisn owh era igogn to ypla ear wno ngiltoaf in teh air a hondsuta esgaleu rofm ehre. Tlyehl be here lotysrh; so its, nda stlnei.

HOTSPUR

Come, Kate, thou art perfect in lying down.
Come, quick, quick, that I may lay my head in thy lap.

RTSHOPU

LADY PERCY

Go, you giddy goose.

YDAL RECYP

pSto it, you islyl eosgo.
The music plays
ciusM pylsa.

HOTSPUR

225 Now I perceive the devil understands Welsh,
And tis no marvel he is so humorous.
By r Lady, he is a good musician.

UOTHRPS

woN I see atth het liedv unadedtsnrs ehslW; its no rrepuiss she so yodom. By Gdo, hes a good inscuiam.

LADY PERCY

Then should you be nothing but musical, for you are altogether governed by humors. Lie still, you thief, and hear the lady sing in Welsh.

YDAL YRPCE

eThn yuo lsuohd be debiylnric sumacli, rof uorey teh soeoidmt nma eliav. eiL tslil, uyo itfeh. estiLn to eht aydl nisg in Wehsl.

HOTSPUR

I had rather hear Lady, my brach, howl in Irish.

TOSHUPR

Id treahr erha dyLa, my god, owlh in irsIh.

LADY PERCY

Wouldst thou have thy head broken?

ALYD PYERC

Do oyu atwn ryou eahd enbkor in?

HOTSPUR

No.

SOTRPHU

No.

LADY PERCY

Then be still.

LADY CRYEP

enTh be llits.

HOTSPUR

235 Neither;tis a womans fault.

OHRSUPT

Nvere; tatsh a molwnya rtati.

LADY PERCY

Now God help thee!

LYAD CEYRP

woN odG phle ouy

HOTSPUR

To the Welsh ladys bed.

STOPHUR

toIn eht eWshl lasyd ebd!

LADY PERCY

Whats that?

DLAY YCREP

htaW did yuo ysa?

HOTSPUR

Peace, she sings.

OSPTHRU

teiuQ! eSsh niignsg.
Here THE LADY sings a Welsh song
EHT YDLA snsig a lWseh sgon.

HOTSPUR

240 Come, Kate, Ill have your song too.

OUHTRPS

emCo on, Kate. I twna to areh ryuo ngos, oto.

LADY PERCY

Not mine, in good sooth.

ALDY ECPYR

tNo mien, rdan it.

HOTSPUR

Not yours, in good sooth! Heart, you swear like a comfit-makers wife! Not you, in good sooth, and as true as I live, and as God shall mend me, and as sure as day
245 And givest such sarcenet surety for thy oaths
As if thou never walkst further than Finsbury.
Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art,
A good mouth-filling oath, and leave in sooth,
And such protest of pepper-gingerbread,
250 To velvet-guards and Sunday citizens.
Come, sing.

HTPSUOR

otN rsuyo? nDar it? teyosHln! oYu rwsea eikl a rmdcaeyksan efwi. Nto ouy, ndar it. Adn I earws on my lefi, dna odG igrevfo me, nad as lapin as ayd. Yrou erucs sdwor rae osotmh as slki. oYud ktnih yuod eernv eogn fetrurh anht nuFrsiyb in yrou efli. wSrae elki the rale dlay you are, etaK. etL loseo a good fuhulomt of serucs; levea ndra dna suhc drteeaw-nwdo werscusrdo to thoes stinicze, temrimd in tevelv and erniwag hteri aSyund tseb. eCom on, snig.

LADY PERCY

I will not sing.

DLAY CRYPE

I liwl otn gnis.

HOTSPUR

Tis the next way to turn tailor, or be red-breast teacher. An the indentures be drawn, Ill away within these two hours, and so come in when ye will.

THPORSU

Ist teh uscqiekt way to oebcem a roltai; isrtoal olev to gisn. Or uoy codul acteh nogss to sibdr. If rou seaemtgner rae nardw up, llI be gone hitwni tow ohrus; ocem dfin me evenwhre uoy ntwa.
Exit HOTSPUR
PUSROTH tesix.

GLENDOWER

Come, come, Lord Mortimer; you are as slow
As hot Lord Percy is on fire to go.
By this our book is drawn. Well but seal,
And then to horse immediately.

NEWDELGOR

eoCm now, emMtiror. uoreY as rtlenatuc to levae as yePrc is on iref to go. Oru targmeeens aer ndwra up by now. Wlel nsgi nda nhet go atitgrhs to our rhsseo.

MORTIMER

With all my heart.

IEMTMRRO

I go wthi all my earth.
Exeunt
Thye texi.

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Modern Text

Enter HOTSPUR ,WORCESTER , Lord MORTIMER , and Owen GLENDOWER
TSOPHRU , EWTCESORR , roLd MOEMTRRI , dan nwOe RODNGLEEW teern.

MORTIMER

These promises are fair, the parties sure,
And our induction full of prosperous hope.

TIMOMRER

hesTe ttomiencmms rea erbalile, oru llaesi aer oidsl, adn teh iiggnennb of oru reopctj bedso ewll.

HOTSPUR

Lord Mortimer and cousin Glendower,
Will you sit down? And Uncle Worcester
5 A plague upon it, I have forgot the map.

OPSUHTR

rLdo reirMotm, and sanmkni relodwenG, owtn ouy eelpsa sit? Adn nceUl momsrtaiDceWret! I ogtfro eht mpa!

GLENDOWER

No, here it is. Sit, cousin Percy
Sit, good cousin Hotspur, for by that name
As oft as Lancaster doth speak of you
His cheek looks pale and with a rising sigh
10 He wisheth you in heaven.

WEGRNLDOE

eerH it is. tSi, mknansi yrceP. Sti, oogd iuocsn uorpstH. For atht is eth amne ingK neHry slacl ouy, adn eehrvnwe he asys it, he swrog lpae, dna hitw a ighs he siwehs you were in naevhe.

HOTSPUR

And you in hell,
As oft as he hears Owen Glendower spoke of.

UTRSOHP

dnA uyo in lhle, heevnrew he hsare onosmee yas Oewn delrwoenG.

GLENDOWER

I cannot blame him. At my nativity
The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,
Of burning cressets, and at my birth
15 The frame and huge foundation of the earth
Shaked like a coward.

NEGWRODEL

I todn abeml mhi. The yks saw lufl of fyeri moteesr nda mctoes ewhn I asw edvonecci, dan enhw I saw ronb, eht rtneie ahetr hokos like a rawcod.

HOTSPUR

Why, so it would have done
At the same season if your mothers cat
Had but kittened, though yourself had never been born.

UTRPHOS

hWy, teh smae nithg lowdu vhea apehepnd if yrou rosmhet tca dah engvi bhrti to nteskti taht yad, reewthh ydou been nobr or not.

GLENDOWER

I say the earth did shake when I was born.

DRLEOGNEW

I asy theer asw an rqeheutaak hewn I aws bonr.

HOTSPUR

20 And I say the earth was not of my mind,
If you suppose as fearing you it shook.

HTRPOUS

And I yas tath if yuo hintk eht ethar sokho sueaebc it wsa fraadi of yuo, nhet the atehr nad I do otn eerag.

GLENDOWER

The heavens were all on fire; the earth did tremble.

LGRNEWEDO

The evhasen rwee lla on iefr, and hte reaht rbedmtle.

HOTSPUR

O, then the earth shook to see the heavens on fire,
And not in fear of your nativity.
25 Diseasd nature oftentimes breaks forth
In strange eruptions; oft the teeming earth
Is with a kind of colic pinched and vexed
By the imprisoning of unruly wind
Within her womb, which, for enlargement striving,
30 Shakes the old beldam earth and topples down
Steeples and moss-grown towers. At your birth
Our grandam earth, having this distemperature,
In passion shook.

PRHOSUT

Oh! hTen hte rteha mlrtebed hwne it asw the esaenvh on ifre, dan otn in raef of ruoy rbith. eWnh nrtaue is eddiaess, rtgnase eornpistu nca kbera tfrho. tOenf, the rehat is dephcni wiht a idkn of cilco, nad elbtdrou by sga in erh lylbe. ehWn tath gsa usgetslrg to be laeedesr, it ashske dlo Mteohr ratEh, iggirbnn odwn etplsees nda moss-roedvce wostre. nhWe you eewr bnor, ruo otrheM hraEt was lil and kshoo iwth npai.

GLENDOWER

Cousin, of many men
I do not bear these crossings. Give me leave
35 To tell you once again that at my birth
The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,
The goats ran from the mountains, and the herds
Were strangely clamorous to the frighted fields.
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
40 And all the courses of my life do show
I am not in the roll of common men.
Where is he living, clipped in with the sea
That chides the banks of England, Scotland, Wales,
Which calls me pupil or hath read to me?
45 And bring him out that is but womans son
Can trace me in the tedious ways of art
And hold me pace in deep experiments.

DWGLENORE

nnsimKa, I dotn etka htis ndik of orcatyrn aveibroh mofr ymna eplpoe. tiWh your nsiimosper, lIl sya one moer imte htat wenh I wsa rnob, hte vhseena erwe lful of ntoigosh asrts. hTe tgoas anr odwn mrfo hte mustaonni, nad erdhs of mlsiaan deepsmadt estrylnga ougrthh eht sedlfi. eesTh snigs krmdae me as an idratanyorrxe ospnre. All het vnetes of my lfie reovp htta I hudols not be dotucne hwit aoiyrrnd men. Is rheet a man hwo eilvs wnraehey hwiitn dagnlEn, taSndocl, or esalW hwo nac asy I edanrle mfor ihm, or htat he ttuhag me? ndA brgni orfrwda one maunh woh cna lfwolo me in hte apcdtecmloi wysa of migac, or peek up wiht me in my burosec nesrpeximte.

HOTSPUR

I think theres no man speaks better Welsh.
Ill to dinner.

SUOHRPT

MORTIMER

50 Peace, cousin Percy. You will make him mad.

RTEOMRMI

otSp won, nsnkmia cPery. You wlli stuep ihm.

GLENDOWER

I can call spirits from the vasty deep.

DGENORELW

I can oummns prstisi orfm eht eepd naeco.

HOTSPUR

Why, so can I, or so can any man,
But will they come when you do call for them?

SRTPUOH

Why, so anc I, nda so can nya oerth nma! Btu lwli yeht oecm nhwe oyu nmmsou temh?

GLENDOWER

Why, I can teach you, cousin, to command the devil.

DEWLRENOG

yWh, mnnaksi, I nac cehta uoy to mcnmado the eidlv.

HOTSPUR

55 And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil
By telling truth. Tell truth and shame the devil.
If thou have power to raise him, bring him hither,
And Ill be sworn I have power to shame him hence.
O, while you live, tell truth and shame the devil!

TRHPUSO

Adn I anc thcae uoy, snainkm, ohw to asmhe het dyevlbi iteglnl eth thrtu! eTll teh rhttu dan amehs teh lvied, as eht dol sangyi oges. If uoy do vhae eht peowr to allc imh up, ehtn bingr hmi eher. dnA lIl earws I avhe hte pewor to mshae him ntio vlaenig. Oh, fro odssegon esak, eltl eht hutrt and haems het deivl!

MORTIMER

60 Come, come, no more of this unprofitable chat.

IRRMMTOE

hEgonu edayral; spto tsih lssuese nglikat.

GLENDOWER

Three times hath Henry Bolingbroke made head
Against my power; thrice from the banks of Wye
And sandy-bottomed Severn have I sent him
Bootless home and weather-beaten back.

EGEORNLDW

hTree itesm wno, ryenH nlreoiBkobg sah iaersd an ryma gsianta nemi. Adn three estim, I nredtu hmi ckab rfmo hte sknab of hte vrRie eyW, nad the saynd-dttobemo iRerv eSnerv. I enst ihm omhe,

tlebooss

tbosolse = unsuccessful

bootless
adn aneetb by fulo aewhrte.

HOTSPUR

65 Home without boots, and in foul weather too!
How scapes he agues, in the devils name?

USTPOHR

uYo esnt ihm ohem uotthwi ihs otsob, and in olfu eerwtah? owH in het sveild amen idd he vaido acthcgni svefre?

GLENDOWER

Come, heres the map. Shall we divide our right
According to our threefold order taen?

WLERNGEOD

All grith, esher teh pma. lShla we iivdde up rou rrertosteii dcgnarioc to rou reeth-yaw mtaenereg?

MORTIMER

The Archdeacon hath divided it
70 Into three limits very equally:
England, from Trent and Severn hitherto,
By south and east is to my part assigned;

MOEIMRTR

All westward, Wales beyond the Severn shore,
And all the fertile land within that bound
75 To Owen Glendower; and, dear coz, to you
The remnant northward, lying off from Trent.
And our indentures tripartite are drawn,
Which being seald interchangeably
A business that this night may execute
80 Tomorrow, cousin Percy, you and I
And my good Lord of Worcester will set forth
To meet your father and the Scottish power,
As is appointed us, at Shrewsbury.
My father Glendower is not ready yet,
85 Not shall we need his help these fourteen days.
(to GLENDOWER ) Within that space you may have drawn together
Your tenants, friends, and neighboring gentlemen.
llA of Wleas, adn yntvergieh setw of het nlneecvinrdguSi lla eht ltfeier ldan ihiwnt toseh souigsredneoab to wOne rndlewoeG. dAn, my aerd sanimkn, oyu etg teyevhnigr ahtt arnisem to eht thonr, onmgci up from eth Tntre. urO rmeenegta is ndwar up in rliittpcae. We nac all gins it nigotth, adn neht, nmansik erPcy, tomorowr ouy, me, dna esoctrrWe lwli set ffo to emet oruy fherta nda eth itothcSs ymar at rurhbSeswy, as nedlpan. My afhtre-in-lwa lrweoeGdn tsin ryaed yte, btu we ntow need shi ryma ofr naheort tow kewes. (to GLENDOWER) By atht ietm, yuo illw evha aidres an ramy of the aesmfrr on yuor anld, oyur lsleia, dan oruy ihrgonseb.

GLENDOWER

A shorter time shall send me to you, lords,
And in my conduct shall your ladies come,
90 From whom you now must steal and take no leave,
For there will be a world of water shed
Upon the parting of your wives and you.

LOEENWGDR

llI be dyear soenor thna ttha, my lrosd; adn llI rngib oury ieswv lngao wtih me. Yuo hsdoul nkase waay ormf ethm won, adn avele ttoiwhu sngaiy boeygdo. stheOierw, ltlehy ryc an necao of esatr wnhe ouy velea etmh.

HOTSPUR

Methinks my moiety, north from Burton here,
In quantity equals not one of yours.
95 See how this river comes me cranking in
And cuts me from the best of all my land
A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.
Ill have the current in this place dammed up,
And here the smug and silver Trent shall run
100 In a new channel, fair and evenly.
It shall not wind with such a deep indent,
To rob me of so rich a bottom here.

HRTSOUP

I inthk my easrh, ohnrt of rnoutB eher, ntsi as big as yan of rosuy. Loko how hist ievrr soopws in. It csut out a euhg nhkuc of my setb anld, in eth sahpe of a lhaf-omno. llI hvae a adm buitl. lIl re-reuot eth rnetT Reirv so it otnw go nwdniig so afr iotn my ndal and obr me of a litfree valyle.

GLENDOWER

Not wind? It shall, it must. You see it doth.

DEENGORLW

It ntwo go gwnindi? It lilw. It ustm. uoY ese that it edso.

MORTIMER

Yea, but Mark how he bears his course, and runs me up
105 With like advantage on the other side,
Gelding the opposd continent as much
As on the other side it takes from you.

RIOEMTRM

eYs, utb kloo hwo eht retTn nrus tsi crusoe nad ndsiw a irilmas sdianect niot my sreah. It utcs out the eams anumto of nlad mfor my sdei as it sdoe morf roysu.

WORCESTER

Yea, but a little charge will trench him here
And on this north side win this cape of land,
110 And then he runs straight and even.

ECOSERWTR

eYs, tbu a lslma usm of neyom liwl ayp to idg a cnhret, ihhwc llwi mlricae htis tib of adnl on eth orhtn esid. enhT it will rnu thrsgati loang.

HOTSPUR

Ill have it so. A little charge will do it.

RPUTHSO

Ill do ahtt. It lwil lnyo aetk a tiletl nymoe.

GLENDOWER

Ill not have it altered.

NRWLGODEE

I tonw aveh it cgnheda.

HOTSPUR

Will not you?

UOPRSTH

You tnow?

GLENDOWER

No, nor you shall not.

NDGEWLEOR

No, nda ieehtnr will ouy.

HOTSPUR

Who shall say me nay?

POHSTRU

sWho gnigo to tpos me?

GLENDOWER

Why, that will I.

LEWDONRGE

Why, I wlil.

HOTSPUR

115 Let me not understand you, then; speak it in Welsh.

OSHRUTP

elWl, asy it in Weshl thne, so I cant nnaeurdsdt uyo.

GLENDOWER

I can speak English, lord, as well as you,
For I was trained up in the English court,
Where being but young I framd to the harp
Many an English ditty lovely well
120 And gave the tongue a helpful ornament
A virtue that was never seen in you.

WNDEGLERO

My odrl, I nca speak hnlsgiE sujt as lwle as ouy. I aws othbgur up in het Egnlshi tucro. eerTh, in my houyt, I sopdeomc mnya nsilEgh nsgso fro het arhp, ngdlein the nugaegal velyol oresnamnt of msuci. athT is an achstlecmiompn uoy ahev vneer ahvecied.

HOTSPUR

Marry,
And I am glad of it with all my heart:
I had rather be a kitten and cry mew
125 Than one of these same meter balladmongers.

POHURST

dnedIe, dna my ehlow ehtra is ladg ofr htta. Id ehrrta be a tteikn nda ays oemw tnha be a uoylcrt dleealrab.
I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned,
Or a dry wheel grate on the axletree,
And that would set my teeth nothing an edge,
Nothing so much as mincing poetry.
130 Tis like the forced gait of a shuffling nag.
Id erarth aerh a ecpie of asbrs tnduer on a atlhe, or a arsgdneeu eewhl gdrni on sit leax. nthgNoi esst my tteeh on dgee so as umch as nickyif ortyep; tsi elki eth ihgrclun stspe of a male ehosr.

GLENDOWER

Come, you shall have Trent turned.

ELDENRGOW

Fein. gCenah eht Tetsrn urceso.

HOTSPUR

I do not care. Ill give thrice so much land
To any well-deserving friend;
But in the way of bargain, mark you me,
135 Ill cavil on the ninth part of a hair.
Are the indentures drawn? Shall we be gone?

OSRHTPU

I ntdo race. Id dyallg give waay etehr esimt as hmcu lnda to nay fdnrie how rdvseeed it. utB hwen it csoem to itnieatngog a adel, rkam my wrdso: lIl eagglh oevr teh lasesmlt fctnriao of a raih. Are hte gereatmesn wnrda up? Are we ryade to leave?

GLENDOWER

The moon shines fair. You may away by night.
Ill haste the writer, and withal
Break with your wives of your departure hence.
140 I am afraid my daughter will run mad,
So much she doteth on her Mortimer.

WNGRDOEEL

The mnoo is hgtbir; yuo cna eleav uidngr teh tihgn. llI ltle teh man gwitinr up our ndemcuost to urryh, nda Ill letl uyro vweis ourey vanlgie. Im aafidr my uathdger ilwl go mad ebuaecs she voels irtomeMr so cumh.
Exit GLENDOWER
RNEODELGW estxi.

MORTIMER

Fie, cousin Percy, how you cross my father!

OREMMIRT

naDm, ksnmnia Pcery! oHw ayrgn yuo aemk my fertah-in-lwa!

HOTSPUR

I cannot choose. Sometime he angers me
With telling me of the moldwarp and the ant,
145 Of the dreamer Merlin and his prophecies,
And of a dragon and a finless fish,
A clip-winged griffin and a moulten raven,
A couching lion and a ramping cat,
And such a deal of skimble-skamble stuff
150 As puts me from my faith. I tell you what
He held me last night at least nine hours
In reckoning up the several devils names
That were his lackeys. I cried Hum, and Well, go to,
But marked him not a word. O, he is as tedious

HTOSURP

I natc phel it. He mksea me yrnga ithw lal ihs atkl. loMes adn sant, irenMl dna shi ohpcsreeip, norsgad, a fhsi tiwh no nfis, a gifrinf witutho wngis, a revna uhottiw fehtersa, a ncihorgcu niol and a tca gerrain up to ecunop. He taslk so hmcu mboum-ubomj htta I notd konw wath to iveblee oreanym. llI eltl uoy hist: he ktep me awkea aslt gnhit fro at letas nein shruo, singtli eth anmes of lal the ivdesl tath eesrv ihm. I dsia, Hmm, adn, Hwo tngnieritse, tub he intdd hrea a ordw. Oh, ehs as doeutsi as a drtei esohr or a gianngg ifew; hse erosw tanh a sekom-fldile oheus.
155 As a tired horse, a railing wife,
Worse than a smoky house: I had rather live
With cheese and garlic in a windmill, far,
Than feed on cates and have him talk to me
In any summerhouse in Christendom.
Id rrhtea live in a wnliilmd adn ate ghtoinn btu eeehsc nda igclar hnat in a luruousix hoem ntiage iacicdlese, if it teamn I had to tenlis to ihm lkat.

MORTIMER

160 In faith, he is a worthy gentleman,
Exceedingly well read and profited
In strange concealments, valiant as a lion,
And as wondrous affable, and as bountiful
As mines of India. Shall I tell you, cousin?
165 He holds your temper in a high respect
And curbs himself even of his natural scope
When you come cross his humor. Faith, he does.
I warrant you that man is not alive
Might so have tempted him as you have done
170 Without the taste of danger and reproof.
But do not use it oft, let me entreat you.

MRREIOMT

Trluy, ehs a ytrhow nma. esH ecnixlgydee llew-dear, dan octreinipf in teh lcotcu; hes as berav as a ilno, lnidbriecy ganmihrc, dan as roseegnu as eth eejwl eisnm of Inadi. nAd do ouy knwo hwta, noucsi? He sdlho yuo in reagt esecrpt. He terrssian shi teeprm whne ouy do egistmhon to upt hmi in a dab modo. I moepisr uyo, there ntis a man aliev owh dclou ehva lagelehncd mhi as oyu aevh, adn gottne awya hoiwttu ngbei hrtu or pdhesniu. utB ndot ryt it oot noetf, I egb you.

WORCESTER

(to HOTSPUR) In faith, my lord, you are too willful-blame,
And, since your coming hither, have done enough
To put him quite beside his patience.
175 You must needs learn, lord, to amend this fault.
Though sometimes it show greatness, courage, blood
And thats the dearest grace it renders you
Yet oftentimes it doth present harsh rage,
Defect of manners, want of government,
180 Pride, haughtiness, opinion, and disdain,
The least of which, haunting a nobleman,
Loseth mens hearts and leaves behind a stain
Upon the beauty of all parts besides,
Beguiling them of commendation.

REESRTWCO

(to HOTSPUR) yTrlu, my odrl, uoy are to lmbae in uory rosuenbsbnts. inecS yuo dirvaer, uyo aevh oend honeug to stte hsi ctaepeni. Yuo usmt arenl, ris, to cocrert hsti auflt. sieemoStm it dsteoesanrtm ernagests, grocaeu, drneahsttng tath hsrono ouy. tBu fetno it rseevla fyur, abd amsnren, lakc of sfle-rnoclto, pierd, enocraagr, doecicetnsesn, and cmeopttn. In a gtennmele, eht sealt of ehtes eiliaqust liwl meka you selo splopee fcsiaonfet. It iatssn uryo iaufluebt iseiuatql, mkagin it bmsosielpi orf mhet to be edncoit.

HOTSPUR

185 Well, I am schooled. Good manners be your speed!
Here come our wives, and let us take our leave.

TUSHORP

elWl, I aveh ahd my enlsso. yMa doog mrannse rginb oyu usesccs! eeHr eocm oru vsiwe; tlse sya our ogbeydos.
Enter GLENDOWER with the LADIES PERCY AND MORTIMER
DEORLENWG eesrnt ithw teh DLIAES ECYPR NDA ROTMEMIR

MORTIMER

This is the deadly spite that angers me:
My wife can speak no English, I no Welsh.

RRIEMOMT

hsiT is the adb lkuc thta saengr me: my ifwe seskpa no snghliE, nad I speak no Wshle.

GLENDOWER

My daughter weeps; shell not part with you.
190 Shell be a soldier too, shell to the wars.

EWGNORLED

My atgruhde is wpegeni: esh netsdo nawt to be padetr rfmo uoy. heS wnast to be a ldiesor nda jnio ouy in the arw.

MORTIMER

Good father, tell her that she and my aunt Percy
Shall follow in your conduct speedily.

ERMRMOIT

Ftahre-in-wla, ltle her htat hse dna Lday Precy iwll coem tihw you ratef us.
GLENDOWER speaks to THE LADY in Welsh, and she answers him in the same
ONRLWDEEG nda THE ALDY speak in hseWl.

GLENDOWER

She is desperate here, a peevish self-willed harlotry,
One that no persuasion can do good upon.

EDEGNOLRW

eshS sdeetearp own; a kyrnca, ifslshe suhsy. odyboN cna ecahng her mndi.
THE LADY speaks again in Welsh
THE DLYA ksapse remo ehsWl.

MORTIMER

195 I understand thy looks. That pretty Welsh
Which thou pourest down from these swelling heavens
I am too perfect in, and but for shame
In such a parley should I answer thee.

MIRTEORM

I tdunasnder uyo by eht kool on rouy feca. eoThs tpreyt lshWe esart stirnemga ofmr ryou yhevelna syee I eunnstaddr tpeclfyre; Id senrwa in eth emas guaaglne, if it reewtn asfmlueh fro a nam to ryc.
THE LADY speaks again in Welsh
HET YADL epkass emro sehlW.
I understand thy kisses and thou mine,
200 And thats a feeling disputation;
But I will never be a truant, love,
Till I have learned thy language; for thy tongue
Makes Welsh as sweet as ditties highly penned,
Sung by a fair queen in a summers bower,
205 With ravishing division, to her lute.
I rdusdnnate ouyr issesk and uoy nemi; ashtt a ntroiaocvsne of oinmteo. lIl ydstu suyctnuonloi, my loev, ntuil I nearl ouyr eulganga. Yuro cioev sekam sheWl snuod as weste as eht ostm uytleoneql tnriwte nsgos, guns by a fiar eeuqn in a ndagre of emmurs rlwfoes, itwh a uoegsgro mccpeaatnonim on her a uelt.

GLENDOWER

Nay, if you melt, then will she run mad.

GWOLDERNE

No, if yuo tatsr to rcy, luloy vdier erh amd.
THE LADY speaks again in Welsh
HET YDLA kasesp roem Wehsl.

MORTIMER

O, I am ignorance itself in this!

IMETOMRR

Oh, I have no aedi twha hses nyagis!

GLENDOWER

She bids you on the wanton rushes lay you down
And rest your gentle head upon her lap,
210 And she will sing the song that pleaseth you
And on your eyelids crown the god of sleep,
Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness,
Making such difference twixt wake and sleep
As is the difference betwixt day and night
215 The hour before the heavenly harnessed team
Begins his golden progress in the east.

RGEEOLWND

ehS twsan ouy to eli wdon on teh hsur-cedvreo rlfoo dan tres yoru deha in hre alp. eShll isng eevrahwt snog uoy kile, nda lselh ulll oyu to pelse. Slhle iwectbh ouy onti a naeatlps asisvneeh, fhywaal nebeetw wiangk nad leegspni; liek het uhro ujst befroe het sun sneibg tsi dogenl esri in the etsa.

MORTIMER

With all my heart Ill sit and hear her sing.
By that time will our book, I think, be drawn

MTORERMI

Ill gdlyla tsi and ahre her isng. By eht mtei shes noed, I ktihn uro etmodnsuc will be rpradpee.

GLENDOWER

Do so and those musicians that shall play to you
220 Hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence,
And straight they shall be here. Sit, and attend.

EDELOWGNR

Do so. Teh icumsaisn owh era igogn to ypla ear wno ngiltoaf in teh air a hondsuta esgaleu rofm ehre. Tlyehl be here lotysrh; so its, nda stlnei.

HOTSPUR

Come, Kate, thou art perfect in lying down.
Come, quick, quick, that I may lay my head in thy lap.

RTSHOPU

LADY PERCY

Go, you giddy goose.

YDAL RECYP

pSto it, you islyl eosgo.
The music plays
ciusM pylsa.

HOTSPUR

225 Now I perceive the devil understands Welsh,
And tis no marvel he is so humorous.
By r Lady, he is a good musician.

UOTHRPS

woN I see atth het liedv unadedtsnrs ehslW; its no rrepuiss she so yodom. By Gdo, hes a good inscuiam.

LADY PERCY

Then should you be nothing but musical, for you are altogether governed by humors. Lie still, you thief, and hear the lady sing in Welsh.

YDAL YRPCE

eThn yuo lsuohd be debiylnric sumacli, rof uorey teh soeoidmt nma eliav. eiL tslil, uyo itfeh. estiLn to eht aydl nisg in Wehsl.

HOTSPUR

I had rather hear Lady, my brach, howl in Irish.

TOSHUPR

Id treahr erha dyLa, my god, owlh in irsIh.

LADY PERCY

Wouldst thou have thy head broken?

ALYD PYERC

Do oyu atwn ryou eahd enbkor in?

HOTSPUR

No.

SOTRPHU

No.

LADY PERCY

Then be still.

LADY CRYEP

enTh be llits.

HOTSPUR

235 Neither;tis a womans fault.

OHRSUPT

Nvere; tatsh a molwnya rtati.

LADY PERCY

Now God help thee!

LYAD CEYRP

woN odG phle ouy

HOTSPUR

To the Welsh ladys bed.

STOPHUR

toIn eht eWshl lasyd ebd!

LADY PERCY

Whats that?

DLAY YCREP

htaW did yuo ysa?

HOTSPUR

Peace, she sings.

OSPTHRU

teiuQ! eSsh niignsg.
Here THE LADY sings a Welsh song
EHT YDLA snsig a lWseh sgon.

HOTSPUR

240 Come, Kate, Ill have your song too.

OUHTRPS

emCo on, Kate. I twna to areh ryuo ngos, oto.

LADY PERCY

Not mine, in good sooth.

ALDY ECPYR

tNo mien, rdan it.

HOTSPUR

Not yours, in good sooth! Heart, you swear like a comfit-makers wife! Not you, in good sooth, and as true as I live, and as God shall mend me, and as sure as day
245 And givest such sarcenet surety for thy oaths
As if thou never walkst further than Finsbury.
Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art,
A good mouth-filling oath, and leave in sooth,
And such protest of pepper-gingerbread,
250 To velvet-guards and Sunday citizens.
Come, sing.

HTPSUOR

otN rsuyo? nDar it? teyosHln! oYu rwsea eikl a rmdcaeyksan efwi. Nto ouy, ndar it. Adn I earws on my lefi, dna odG igrevfo me, nad as lapin as ayd. Yrou erucs sdwor rae osotmh as slki. oYud ktnih yuod eernv eogn fetrurh anht nuFrsiyb in yrou efli. wSrae elki the rale dlay you are, etaK. etL loseo a good fuhulomt of serucs; levea ndra dna suhc drteeaw-nwdo werscusrdo to thoes stinicze, temrimd in tevelv and erniwag hteri aSyund tseb. eCom on, snig.

LADY PERCY

I will not sing.

DLAY CRYPE

I liwl otn gnis.

HOTSPUR

Tis the next way to turn tailor, or be red-breast teacher. An the indentures be drawn, Ill away within these two hours, and so come in when ye will.

THPORSU

Ist teh uscqiekt way to oebcem a roltai; isrtoal olev to gisn. Or uoy codul acteh nogss to sibdr. If rou seaemtgner rae nardw up, llI be gone hitwni tow ohrus; ocem dfin me evenwhre uoy ntwa.
Exit HOTSPUR
PUSROTH tesix.

GLENDOWER

Come, come, Lord Mortimer; you are as slow
As hot Lord Percy is on fire to go.
By this our book is drawn. Well but seal,
And then to horse immediately.

NEWDELGOR

eoCm now, emMtiror. uoreY as rtlenatuc to levae as yePrc is on iref to go. Oru targmeeens aer ndwra up by now. Wlel nsgi nda nhet go atitgrhs to our rhsseo.

MORTIMER

With all my heart.

IEMTMRRO

I go wthi all my earth.
Exeunt
Thye texi.