CHRONICLE HISTORY O F HENRY the Fift. With his BATTELL fought at AGIN COURT in FRANCE. Together with ANCIENT PISTOL L. As it hath bene fundry Times playd By the Right Honourable the LORD CHAMBERLAINE his Seruants. Printed for T. P. 1608. This Play was writ (as appears. from a Pas fage in the Chorus to the Fifth Act) at the Time of the Earl of Effex's commanding the Forces in Ireland, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth; and not till after Henry the Sixth had been play'd; as may be seen by the Conclufion of the Play. Mr. POPE. The First Scene was added fince the Edition of 1608, which is much short of the present Editions, wherein the Speeches are generally enlarged and raised: feveral whole Scenes befides, and all the Chorus's also were fince added by Shakespear. Ibid. There was no perfect Edition of this Play printed before that in the First Folio. Enter king Henry, Exeter, two Bishops, Clarence, and other Attendants. Exeter. S HALL I call in th' ambaffadors my liege? King. Sure we thanke you: and good my lord proceed Of what your reuerence shall incite vs too. Therefore take heede how you impawne our perfon, How you awake the fleeping fword of warre: And we will iudge, note, and beleeue in heart, As fin in baptifme. Bifb. Then heare me gracious foueraigne, and you peeres, Which owe your liues, your faith, and feruices To this imperiall throne: There is no bar to stay your highneffe claime to France, But one; which they produce from Faramount: No female shall fucceed in Salique land; Which Salique land, the French vniustly gloze To be the realme of France, And Faramount the founder of this law and female barre. That the land Salique lyes in Germany, Betweene the floods of Sabeck and of Elme, Where Charles the fift hauing fubdude the Saxons When |