PERSONS REPRESENTED. KING HENRY THE FOURTH. THOMAS, Duke of Clarence; EARL OF WESTMORELAND; GOWER; HARCOURT; his Sons. of the King's Party. Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. A Gentleman attending on the Chief Justice. SCROOP, Archbishop of York; LORD MOWBRAY; LORD HASTINGS; Enemies to the LORD BARDOLPH SIR JOHN COLEVILE: King. TRAVERS and MORTON, Domesticks of Northumberland. FALSTAFF, BARDOLPH, PISTOI., and Page. POINS and PETO, Attendants on Prince Henry. SHALLOW and SILENCE, Country Justices. DAVY, Servant to Shallow. MOULDY, SHADOW, WART, FEEBLE, and BULLCALF, Recruits. FANG and SNARE, Sheriff's Officers. RUMOUR. A Porter. A Dancer, Speaker of the Epilogue. LADY NORTHUMBERLAND. LADY PERCY. Lords and other Attendants; Officers, Soldiers, SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV. INDUCTION. Warkworth. Before Northumberland's Castle. Enter RUMOUR, painted full of Tongues. Rum. OPEN your ears; For which of you will stop The vent of hearing, when loud Rumour speaks? That the blunt monster with uncounted heads, Among my household? Why is Rumour here? Quenching the flame of bold rebellion Even with the rebels' blood. But what mean I To speak so true at first? my office is They bring smooth comforts false, worse than true wrongs. ACT I. [Exit. SCENE I. The same. The Porter before the Gate. Enter LORD BARDOLPH. Bard. Who keeps the gate here, ho?-Where is the earl? Port. What shall I say you are? Bard. Tell thou the earl, That the Lord Bardolph doth attend him here. Port. His lordship is walk'd forth into the orchard 15 Please it your honour, knock but at the gate, And he himself will answer. Bard. Enter NORTHUMBERLAND. Here comes the earl. North. What news, Lord Bardolph ? every minute now Should be the father of some stratagem; Bard. Noble earl, I bring you certain news from Shrewsbury. North. Good, an heaven will! Bard. As good as heart can wish : The king is almost wounded to the death; |