WARWICK

How now, how now! what's the matter?

FLUELLEN

My Lord of Warwick, here is–praised be God for it!
–a most contagious treason come to light, look
you, as you shall desire in a summer's day. Here is
his majesty.

Enter KING HENRY and EXETER

KING HENRY V

How now! what's the matter?

FLUELLEN

My liege, here is a villain and a traitor, that,
look your grace, has struck the glove which your
majesty is take out of the helmet of Alencon.

WILLIAMS

My liege, this was my glove; here is the fellow of
it; and he that I gave it to in change promised to
wear it in his cap: I promised to strike him, if he
did: I met this man with my glove in his cap, and I
have been as good as my word.

FLUELLEN

Your majesty hear now, saving your majesty's
manhood, what an arrant, rascally, beggarly, lousy
knave it is: I hope your majesty is pear me
testimony and witness, and will avouchment, that
this is the glove of Alencon, that your majesty is
give me; in your conscience, now?

KING HENRY V

Give me thy glove, soldier: look, here is the
fellow of it.
'Twas I, indeed, thou promised'st to strike;
And thou hast given me most bitter terms.

FLUELLEN

An please your majesty, let his neck answer for it,
if there is any martial law in the world.

KING HENRY V

How canst thou make me satisfaction?

WILLIAMS

All offences, my lord, come from the heart: never
came any from mine that might offend your majesty.

KING HENRY V

It was ourself thou didst abuse.

WILLIAMS

Your majesty came not like yourself: you appeared to
me but as a common man; witness the night, your
garments, your lowliness; and what your highness
suffered under that shape, I beseech you take it for
your own fault

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