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King Henry the Sixth, I. i

Ten thousand soldiers with me I will take,

Whose bloody deeds shall make all Europe quake.

Third Mess. So you had need; for Orleans is besieg'd;

The English army is grown weak and faint;

The Earl of Salisbury craveth supply,

And hardly keeps his men from mutiny,

Since they, so few, watch such a multitude.

Exe. Remember, lords, your oaths to Henry sworn,

Either to quell the Dauphin utterly,

Or bring him in obedience to your yoke.

Bed. I do remember it; and here take my leave,

To go about my preparation.

Glo. I'll to the Tower with all the haste I can,

To view the artillery and munition;

And then I will proclaim young Henry king.

Exe. To Eltham will I, where the young king is,

Being ordain'd his special governor;

And for his safety there I'll best devise.

Win. Each hath his place and function to attend:

I am left out; for me nothing remains.

But long I will not be Jack-out-of-office.

The king from Eltham I intend to steal,

And sit at chiefest stern of public weal.

 162 your oaths; cf. n.

163 quell: destroy

170 Eltham; cf. n.

177 at chiefest stern: in supreme control 