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Henry the Fifth, IV. vii

is necessary, look your Grace, that he keep his

vow and his oath. If he be perjured, see you

now, his reputation is as arrant a villain and a

Jack-sauce as ever his black shoe trod upon

God's ground and his earth, in my conscience,

la!

K. Hen. Then keep thy vow, sirrah, when

thou meetest the fellow.

Will. So I will, my liege, as I live.

K. Hen. Who servest thou under?

Will. Under Captain Gower, my liege.

Flu. Gower is a goot captain, and is good

knowledge and literatured in the wars.

K. Hen. Call him hither to me, soldier.

Will. I will, my liege.

K. Hen. Here, Fluellen; wear thou this favour

for me and stick it in thy cap. When Alençon

and myself were down together I plucked this

glove from his helm: if any man challenge this,

he is a friend to Alençon, and an enemy to our

person; if thou encounter any such, apprehend

him, and thou dost me love.

Flu. Your Grace does me as great honours as

can be desired in the hearts of his subjects: I

would fain see the man that has but two legs

that shall find himself aggriefed at this glove,

that is all; but I would fain see it once, and

please God of his grace that I might see.

K. Hen. Knowest thou Gower?

Flu. He is my dear friend, an 't please you.

K. Hen. Pray thee, go seek him, and bring

him to my tent.

Flu. I will fetch him.

 149 Jack-sauce: impudent rascal

167 love: an act of kindness 