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And hold fair friendship with his majesty. [140]
But that, it seems, he little purposeth,
For here he doth demand to have repaid
A hundred thousand crowns, and not demands,
On payment of a hundred thousand crowns,
To have his title live in Aquitaine - [145]
Which we much rather had depart withal,
And have the money by our father lent,
Than Aquitaine, so gelded as it is.
Dear Princess, were not his requests so far
From reason’s yielding, your fair self should make [150]
A yielding ’gainst some reason in my breast,
And go well satisfied to France again.

PRINCESS

You do the King my father too much wrong,
And wrong the reputation of your name,
In so unseeming to confess receipt [155]
Of that which hath so faithfully been paid.

KING

I do protest I never heard of it;
And if you prove it, I’ll repay it back
Or yield up Aquitaine.

PRINCESS

We arrest your word.
Boyet, you can produce acquittances [160]
For such a sum from special officers
Of Charles his father.

KING

Satisfy me so.

BOY ET

So please your grace, the packet is not come
Where that and other specialties are bound.
Tomorrow you shall have a sight of them. [165]

KING