having any occasion to write for matter of grant, shall name your highness in this form, and with this addition, in French,-Notre tres cher filz Henry roy d'Angleterre, héritier de France; and thus in Latin,— Præclarissimus filius noster Henricus, rex Angliæ, et hæres Franciæ. Fr. King. Nor this I have not, brother, so denied, But your request shall make me let it pass. K. Hen. I pray you then, in love and dear alli ance, Let that one article rank with the rest: And, thereupon, give me your daughter. Fr. King. Take her, fair son; and from her blood raise up Issue to me that the contending kingdoms : Of France and England, whose very shores look pale May cease their hatred; and this dear conjunction K. Hen. Now welcome, Kate:-and bear me witness all, That here I kiss her as my sovereign queen. [Flourish. K. Hen. Prepare we for our marriage;—on which day, My lord of Burgundy, we 'll take your oath, [Exeunt. CHORUS. Thus far, with rough and all unable pen, Our bending author hath pursued the story; Mangling by starts the full course of their glory. Henry the sixth, in infant bands crown'd king That they lost France, and made his England bleed: Which oft our stage hath shown; and, for their sake, In your fair minds let this acceptance take. END OF KING HENRY V. London :-Printed by W. CLOWES & SONS, Stamford Street. |