Where Charles the Great, having subdued the Saxons, There left behind and settled certain French; Eight hundred five. Besides, their writers say, Of Blithild, which was daughter to King Clothair, 49. dishonest, unchaste. 57, 61, 64. The numbers and the reckoning are from Holinshed. As Rolfe pointed out, he seems to have deducted 405 from 826, instead of 426 from 805. 72. find, furnish, provide. 50 60 70 74. Convey'd himself as, stole into the position of, contrived to pass himself off as. 74. Lingare. Holinshed has 'Lingard.' Her actual name was Liutgard. Daughter to Charlemain, who was the son Daughter to Charles the foresaid duke of Lorraine : Was re-united to the crown of France. So that, as clear as is the summer's sun, 75. Charlemain, i.e. Carloman (Carlman). Historically it was Charles the Bold. So 77. Lewis the Tenth. Holinshed. Historically it was Lewis IX. 82. lineal of, directly descended from. 88. Lewis his satisfaction, Lewis's conviction, release from uncertainty. 80 90 and Theobald 'imbare,' which has been widely adopted, and forms a plausible antithesis to 'hide.' But the antithesis intended is not merely between frankness and subterfuge, but between an open and a crafty method of defence. Hence Knight properly restored 'imbar' from Ff, in the sense of bar in,' 'fortify,' secure. The French prefer to shelter themselves under a delusive 93. a net, i.e. of flimsy appeal to the Salic law, which sophistries. 94. amply to imbar. F1 F2 'imbarre'; Qq 'imbace,' brace.' Rowe read 'make bare' 'em excludes their claim as well as ours, instead of directly and unreservedly defending their title as nevertheless the better.' K. Hen. May I with right and conscience make Cant. The sin upon my head, dread sovereign! Ely. Awake remembrance of these valiant dead Exe. Your brother kings and monarchs of the earth Do all expect that you should rouse yourself, 114. cold for action, i.e. in respect of action; nearly for want of action'; not heated by taking part in the fight. West. They know your grace hath cause and means and might; So hath your highness; never king of England Whose hearts have left their bodies here in England Cant. O, let their bodies follow, my dear liege, 130 Will raise your highness such a mighty sum Bring in to any of your ancestors. K. Hen. We must not only arm to invade the French, But lay down our proportions to defend Against the Scot, who will make road upon us With all advantages. Cant. They of those marches, gracious sovereign, 140 Shall be a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers. K. Hen. We do not mean the coursing snatchers But fear the main intendment of the Scot, 126. So hath your highness; the emphasis is on 'hath'; there is no antithesis between 'highness' and 'grace.' 137. lay down our proportions, assign the number of troops requisite. 143. coursing raiders. snatchers, 150 144. the main intendment, the attack in chief; a formal Scottish invasion. 145. giddy, untrustworthy. 150. brim fulness; 'brim' from its use as an adverbial determinant in 'brimful' is here used as an adjectival determinant to fulness. Galling the gleaned land with hot assays, Hath shook and trembled at the ill neighbourhood. For hear her but exampled by herself: When all her chivalry hath been in France The King of Scots; whom she did send to France, As is the ooze and bottom of the sea Then with Scotland first begin :' For once the eagle England being in prey, To tear and havoc more than she can eat. Exe. It follows then the cat must stay at home : Yet that is but a crush'd necessity, 151. gleaned, bare of defenders. 151. assays, assaults. 155. fear'd, frightened. 161. The King of Scots, King David, taken at Neville's Cross, 1346. 162. prisoner kings; King John of France was likewise taken. 163. her chronicle; Capell's correction of Ff their chronicle.' 165. treasuries, treasures. 160 170 In 166 f. Westmoreland. In Ff the following speech is given to Exeter, in Qq to 'a lord.' Holinshed the corresponding speech is spoken by Westmoreland; hence Capell restored his name here. 173. tear. Rowe's emendation for Fftame,' Qq 'spoyle.' 175. crush'd necessity, one that is overborne, annihilated, by contrary reasons. So Ff; Qq'curst. |