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The First Part of

I did not entertain thee as thou art. 72

Tal. Be not dismay'd, fair lady; nor misconster
The mind of Talbot as you did mistake
The outward composition of his body.
What you have done hath not offended me; 76
Nor other satisfaction do I crave,
But only, with your patience, that we may
Taste of your wine and see what cates you have;
For soldiers' stomachs always serve them well.

Count. With all my heart, and think me honoured 81
To feast so great a warrior in my house. Exeunt.

Scene Four.

[London. The Temple Garden]

Enter Richard Plantagenet, Warwick, Somerset, Pole [Earl of Suffolk], and others [Vernon and a Lawyer].

Plan. Great lords, and gentlemen, what means this silence?
Dare no man answer in a case of truth?

Suf. Within the Temple hall we were too loud;
The garden here is more convenient. 4

Plan. Then say at once if I maintain'd the truth,
Or else was wrangling Somerset in th' error?

Suf. Faith, I have been a truant in the law,
And never yet could frame my will to it; 8
And therefore frame the law unto my will.

Som. Judge you, my Lord of Warwick, then, between us.


73 misconster: misconstrue
79 cates: delicacies

6 Cf. n.
7 Cf. n.