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a man。 All would not do。 A plague of all cowards! Let them speak; If they 

speak more or less than truth; they are villains and the sons of darkness。 

Prince。 Speak; sirs。 How was it? Gads。 We four set upon some dozen… Fal。 

Sixteen at least; my lord。 Gads。 And bound them。 Peto。 No; no; they were 

not bound。 Fal。 You rogue; they were bound; every man of them; or I am a 

Jew   else…   an   Ebrew   Jew。   Gads。 As   we   were   sharing;   some   six   or   seven 

fresh men sea upon us… Fal。 And unbound the rest; and then come in the 

other。 Prince。 What; fought you with them all? Fal。 All? I know not what 

you call all; but if I fought not with fifty of them; I am a bunch of radish! 

If there were not two or three and fifty upon poor old Jack; then am I no 

two…legg'd creature。 Prince。 Pray God you have not murd'red some of them。 

Fal。 Nay; that's past praying for。 I have pepper'd two of them。 Two I am 

sure I have paid; two rogues in buckram suits。 I tell thee what; Hal… if I tell 

thee a lie; spit in my face; call me horse。 Thou knowest my old ward。 Here 

I lay; and thus I bore my point。 Four rogues in buckram let drive at me。 

Prince。 What; four? Thou saidst but two even now。 Fal。 Four; Hal。 I told 

thee four。 Poins。 Ay; ay; he said four。 Fal。 These four came all afront and 

mainly thrust at me。 I made me no more ado but took all their seven points 

in my target; thus。 Prince。 Seven? Why; there were but four even now。 Fal。 

In buckram? Poins。 Ay; four; in buckram suits。 Fal。 Seven; by these hilts; 

or I am a villain else。 Prince。 'aside to Poins' Prithee let him alone。 We 

shall have more anon。 Fal。 Dost thou hear me; Hal? Prince。 Ay; and mark 

thee   too;  Jack。   Fal。   Do   so;   for   it   is   worth   the   list'ning   to。  These   nine   in 

buckram that I told thee of… Prince。 So; two more already。 Fal。 Their points 

being broken… Poins。 Down fell their hose。 Fal。 Began to give me ground; 



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but I followed me close; came in; foot and hand; and with a thought seven 

of the eleven I paid。 Prince。 O monstrous! Eleven buckram men grown out 

of two! Fal。 But; as the devil would have it; three misbegotten knaves in 

Kendal green came at my back and let drive at me; for it was so dark; Hal; 

that thou couldst not see thy hand。 Prince。 These lies are like their father 

that   begets   them…   gross   as   a   mountain;   open;   palpable。   Why;   thou   clay… 

brain'd guts; thou knotty…pated fool; thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow… 

catch… Fal。 What; art thou mad? art thou mad? Is not the truth the truth? 

Prince。 Why; how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green when it 

was   so   dark   thou   couldst   not   see   thy   hand?   Come;   tell   us   your   reason。 

What sayest thou to this? Poins。 Come; your reason; Jack; your reason。 Fal。 

What;   upon   compulsion?   Zounds;   an   I   were   at   the   strappado   or   all   the 

racks in the world; I would not tell you on compulsion。 Give you a reason 

on compulsion? If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries; I would give 

no man a reason upon compulsion; I。 Prince。 I'll be no longer guilty; of this 

sin;   this   sanguine   coward;   this   bed…presser;   this   horseback…breaker;   this 

huge   hill   of   flesh…   Fal。   'Sblood;   you   starveling;   you   elf…skin;   you   dried 

neat's…tongue; you bull's sizzle; you stockfish… O for breath to utter what is 

like thee!… you tailor's yard; you sheath; you bowcase; you vile standing 

tuck!   Prince。   Well;   breathe   awhile;   and   then   to   it   again;   and   when   thou 

hast tired thyself in base comparisons; hear me speak but this。 Poins。 Mark; 

Jack。 Prince。 We two saw you four set on four; and bound them and were 

masters of their wealth。 Mark now how a plain tale shall put you down。 

Then did we two set on you four and; with a word; outfac'd you from your 

prize;   and   have   it;   yea;   and   can   show   it   you   here   in   the   house。   And; 

Falstaff;   you   carried   your   guts   away   as   nimbly;   with   as   quick   dexterity; 

and roar'd for mercy; and still run and roar'd; as ever I heard bullcalf。 What 

a slave art thou to hack thy sword as thou hast done; and then say it was in 

fight! What trick; what device; what starting hole canst thou now find out 

to hide thee from this open and apparent shame? Poins。 Come; let's hear; 

Jack。 What trick hast thou now? Fal。 By the Lord; I knew ye as well as he 

that made ye。 Why; hear you; my masters。 Was it for me to kill the heir 

apparent? Should I turn upon the true prince? Why; thou knowest I am as 

valiant as Hercules; but beware instinct。 The lion will not touch the true 



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prince。 Instinct is a great matter。 I was now a coward on instinct。 I shall 

think the better of myself; and thee; during my life… I for a valiant lion; and 

thou   for   a   true   prince。   But;   by   the   Lord;   lads;   I   am   glad   you   have   the 

money。      Hostess;     clap   to   the  doors。    Watch     to…night;    pray    to…morrow。 

Gallants; lads; boys; hearts of gold; all the titles of good fellowship come 

to you! What; shall we be merry? Shall we have a play extempore? Prince。 

Content… and the argument shall be thy running away。 Fal。 Ah; no more of 

that; Hal; an thou lovest me! 

       Enter Hostess。 

       Host。   O   Jesu;   my   lord   the   Prince!   Prince。   How   now;   my   lady   the 

hostess?      What    say'st   thou    to  me?    Host。    Marry;    my    lord;   there   is  a 

nobleman of the court at door would speak with you。 He says he comes 

from your father。 Prince。 Give him as much as will make him a royal man; 

and send him back again to my mother。 Fal。 What manner of man is he? 

Host。 An old man。 Fal。 What doth gravity out of his bed at midnight? Shall 

I give him his   answer? Prince。 Prithee do; Jack。 Fal。  Faith; and I'll   send 

him  packing。   Exit。   Prince。   Now;   sirs。   By'r   Lady;   you   fought   fair;   so   did 

you;   Peto;   so   did   you;   Bardolph。 You   are   lions   too;   you   ran   away   upon 

instinct; you will not touch the true prince; no… fie! Bard。 Faith; I ran when 

I   saw   others   run。   Prince。   Tell   me   now   in   earnest;   how   came   Falstaff's 

sword   so   hack'd?   Peto。   Why;   he   hack'd   it   with   his   dagger;   and   said   he 

would swear truth out of England but he would make you believe it was 

done in fight; and persuaded us to do the like。 Bard。 Yea; and to tickle our 

noses   with   speargrass   to   make   them   bleed;   and   then   to   beslubber   our 

garments with it and swear it was the blood of true men。 I did that I did not 

this seven year before… I blush'd to hear his monstrous devices。 Prince。 O 

villain! thou stolest a cup of sack eighteen years ago and wert taken with 

the manner; and ever since thou hast blush'd extempore。 Thou hadst fire 

and sword on thy side; and yet thou ran'st away。 What instinct hadst thou 

for   it?   Bard。   My   lord;   do   you   see   these   meteors?   Do   you   behold   these 

exhalations? Prince。 I do。 Bard。 What think you they portend? Prince。 Hot 

livers and cold purses。 Bard。 Choler; my lord; if rightly taken。 Prince。 No; 

if rightly taken; halter。 

       Enter Falstaff。 



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       Here   comes   lean Jack;   here   comes   bare…bone。   How   now;   my   sweet 

creature of bombast? How long is't ago; Jack; since thou sawest thine own 

knee? Fal。 My own knee? When I was about thy years; Hal; I was not an 

eagle's talent in the waist; I could have crept into any alderman's thumb… 

ring。  A  plague   of   sighing   and   grief!   It   blows   a   man   up   like   a   bladder。 

There's villanous news abroad。 Here was Sir John Bracy from your father。 

You must to the court in the morning。 That same mad fellow of the North; 

Percy; and he of Wales that gave Amamon the bastinado; and made Lucifer 

cuckold; and swore the devil his true liegeman upon the cross of a Welsh 

hook…   what   a   plague   call   you    him?   Poins。   O;   Glendower。   Fal。   Owen; 

Owen… the same; and his son…in…law Mortimer; and old Northumberland; 

and that sprightly Scot of Scots; Douglas; that runs a…horseback up a hill 

perpendicular… Prince。 He that rides at high speed and with his pistol kills 

a sparrow flying。 Fal。 You have hit it。 Prince。 So did he never the sparrow。 

Fal。 Well; that rascal hath good metal in him; he will not run。 Prince。 Why; 

what a rascal art thou then; to praise him so for running! Fal。 A…horseback; 

ye   cuckoo!   but   afoot   he   will   not   budge   a   foot。   Prince。   Yes;

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