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140 The king falls sick immediately after his victory at Shrewsbury, and is afflicted by spectres of Conscience and Death. He commands

Horror so overwhelms the king that he swoons—

The king revives, summons the prince, and says:

The prince replies:

The king dies praying that virtuous deeds and the holy wars of his son may atone for his own sins.

In this crude play Prince Hal is twice committed to prison, once by the Lord Mayor for rioting in the streets after a merry evening at the tavern in Eastcheap, and once by the Lord Chief Justice for giving him 'a box on the ear' upon his refusal to pardon one of the prince's companions who has been convicted of highway robbery. 