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Now, Esperancè! Percy! and set on.
Sound all the lofty instruments of war,
And by that music let us all embrace;
For, heaven to earth, some of us never shall

A second time do such a courtesy. [100]
Here they embrace. The trumpets sound. [Exeunt.]

Scene III IT

The King enters with his power. Alarum to the battle. [Exeunt.] Then enter

Douglas and Sir Walter Blunt.

BLUNT
What is thy name, that in battle thus
Thou crossest me? What honour dost thou seek
Upon my head?

DOUGLAS

Know then my name is Douglas,
And I do haunt thee in the battle thus
Because some tell me that thou art a king. [5]

BLUNT
They tell thee true.

DOUGLAS
The Lord of Stafford dear to-day hath bought
Thy likeness, for instead of thee, King Harry,

This sword hath ended him. So shall it thee,
Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. [10]

BLUNT
I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot;
And thou shalt find a king that will revenge

Lord Stafford’s death.

They fight. Douglas kills Blunt. Then enter Hotspur.