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King Henry the Fourth, II. ii
29

flesh so far afoot again for all the coin in thy
father's exchequer. What a plague mean ye to
colt me thus?

Prince. Thou liest: thou art not colted; thou
art uncolted. 45

Fal. I prithee, good Prince Hal, help me to
my horse, good king's son.

Prince. Out, you rogue! shall I be your ostler?

Fal. Go, hang thyself in thine own heir appa-
rent garters! If I be ta'en I'll peach for this. An
I have not ballads made on you all, and sung to
filthy tunes, let a cup of sack be my poison: when
a jest is so forward, and afoot too! I hate it. 53

Enter Gadshill [and Bardolph].

Gads. Stand.

Fal. So I do, against my will.

Poins. O! 'tis our setter: I know his voice.
Bardolph, what news? 57

Bard. Case ye, case ye; on with your vizards:
there's money of the king's coming down the
hill; 'tis going to the king's exchequer. 60

Fal. You lie, you rogue; 'tis going to the
king's tavern.

Gads. There's enough to make us all.

Fal. To be hanged. 64

Prince. Sirs, you four shall front them in the
narrow lane; Ned Poins and I will walk lower:
if they 'scape from your encounter then they
light on us. 68

Peto. How many be there of them?

Gads. Some eight or ten.


43 colt: make a fool of
50 peach: turn informer
53 forward: bold
56 setter: the one who set the match; cf. I. ii. 118
58 Case ye: put on your masks