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96  K. Hen. Thanks, good my countryman.

Flu. By Jeshu, I am your majesty's country-

man, I care not who know it; I will confess it to

all the 'orld: I need not be ashamed of your

majesty, praised be God, so long as your majesty

is an honest man.

K. Hen. God keep me so!

Our heralds go with him:

Bring me just notice of the numbers dead

On both our parts. Call yonder fellow hither.

[Exeunt Heralds with Montjoy.]

Exe. Soldier, you must come to the king.

K. Hen. Soldier, why wear'st thou that glove in

thy cap?

Will. An 't please your majesty, 'tis the gage

of one that I should fight withal, if he be alive.

K. Hen. An Englishman?

Will. An 't please your majesty, a rascal that

swaggered with me last night; who, if a' live and

ever dare to challenge this glove, I have sworn to

take him a box o' the ear: or, if I can see my

glove in his cap,—which he swore as he was a

soldier he would wear if alive,—I will strike it

out soundly.

K. Hen. What think you, Captain Fluellen?

is it fit this soldier keep his oath?

Flu. He is a craven and a villain else, an 't

please your majesty, in my conscience.

K. Hen. It may be his enemy is a gentleman

of great sort, quite from the answer of his degree.

Flu. Though he be as good a gentleman as

the devil is, as Lucifer and Belzebub himself, it

 123 just notice: exact information

124 parts: sides

143 great sort: high rank

from degree: above answering the challenge of one of his rank 