King Richard might create a perfect guess 88
That great Northumberland, then false to him,
Would of that seed grow to a greater falseness,
Which should not find a ground to root upon,
Unless on you.
King. Are these things then necessities? 92
Then let us meet them like necessities;
And that same word even now cries out on us.
They say the bishop and Northumberland
Are fifty thousand strong.
War. It cannot be, my lord! 96
Rumour doth double, like the voice and echo,
The numbers of the fear'd. Please it your Grace
To go to bed: upon my soul, my lord,
The powers that you already have sent forth 100
Shall bring this prize in very easily.
To comfort you the more, I have receiv'd
A certain instance that Glendower is dead.
Your majesty hath been this fortnight ill, 104
And these unseason'd hours perforce must add
Unto your sickness.
King.I will take your counsel:
And were these inward wars once out of hand,
We would, dear lords, unto the Holy Land. 108
Scene Two
[Before Justice Shallow's House in Gloucestershire]
Enter Shallow and Silence, with Mouldy, Shadow, Wart, Feeble, Bullcalf [and Servants].
Shal. Come on, come on, come on, sir; give
me your hand, sir, give me your hand, sir: an
103 instance: proof
105 unseason'd: unseasonable
