by the name of Hotspur, who was one of the bravest knights of the age.
17. These noblemen had a quarrel with the king, and wanted to depose him; but he gained a victory over them in a battle fought near Shrewsbury, where Hotspur was killed. These events are not of much importance, but I tell them because when you hear any celebrated characters spoken of, you ought to know who they were, and when they lived.
18. The prince of Wales, afterwards Henry the Fifth, was also celebrated for his valour, but not for his good behaviour in his youth; for his conduct was sometimes so disgraceful that his father was quite ashamed of him, and nobody would have supposed he was the son of a king.
19. One thing he used to do was to go out at night, with some idle companions, and rob people on the highway, for amusement; yet he had not a bad disposition, for once one of the judges sent him to prison for trying to rescue one of his wicked companions; and he not only submitted to the punishment, but when he came to be king, he treated that judge with great respect and attention, because he knew he was a just man, and would punish the rich as well as the poor, if they did wrong. King Henry
