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not be de fashion pour le ladies of France… I cannot tell vat is baiser en
Anglish。 KING HENRY。 To kiss。 ALICE。 Your Majestee entendre bettre
que moi。 KING HENRY。 It is not a fashion for the maids in France to kiss
before they are married； would she say？ ALICE。 Oui； vraiment。 KING
HENRY。 O Kate； nice customs curtsy to great kings。 Dear Kate； you and I
cannot be confin'd within the weak list of a country's fashion； we are the
makers of manners； Kate； and the liberty that follows our places stops the
mouth of all find…faults… as I will do yours for upholding the nice fashion
of your country in denying me a kiss； therefore； patiently and yielding。
＇Kissing her＇ You have witchcraft in your lips； Kate： there is more
eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of the
French council； and they should sooner persuade Henry of England
than a general petition of monarchs。 Here comes your father。
Enter the FRENCH POWER and the ENGLISH LORDS
BURGUNDY。 God save your Majesty！ My royal cousin； Teach you
our princess English？ KING HENRY。 I would have her learn； my fair
cousin； how perfectly I love her； and that is good English。 BURGUNDY。
Is she not apt？ KING HENRY。 Our tongue is rough； coz； and my condition
is not smooth； so that； having neither the voice nor the heart of flattery
about me； I cannot so conjure up the spirit of love in her that he will
appear in his true likeness。 BURGUNDY。 Pardon the frankness of my
mirth； if I answer you for that。 If you would conjure in her； you must make
a circle； if conjure up love in her in his true likeness； he must appear naked
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and blind。 Can you blame her； then； being a maid yet ros'd over with the
virgin crimson of modesty； if she deny the appearance of a naked blind
boy in her naked seeing self？ It were； my lord； a hard condition for a maid
to consign to。 KING HENRY。 Yet they do wink and yield； as love is blind
and enforces。 BURGUNDY。 They are then excus'd； my lord； when they
see not what they do。 KING HENRY。 Then； good my lord； teach your
cousin to consent winking。 BURGUNDY。 I will wink on her to consent；
my lord； if you will teach her to know my meaning； for maids well
summer'd and warm kept are like flies at Bartholomew…tide； blind； though
they have their eyes； and then they will endure handling； which before
would not abide looking on。 KING HENRY。 This moral ties me over to
time and a hot summer； and so I shall catch the fly； your cousin； in the
latter end； and she must be blind too。 BURGUNDY。 As love is； my lord；
before it loves。 KING HENRY。 It is so； and you may； some of you； thank
love for my blindness； who cannot see many a fair French city for one fair
French maid that stands in my way。 FRENCH KING。 Yes； my lord； you
see them perspectively； the cities turned into a maid； for they are all
girdled with maiden walls that war hath never ent'red。 KING HENRY。
Shall Kate be my wife？ FRENCH KING。 So please you。 KING HENRY。 I
am content； so the maiden cities you talk of may wait on her； so the maid
that stood in the way for my wish shall show me the way to my will。
FRENCH KING。 We have consented to all terms of reason。 KING
HENRY。 Is't so； my lords of England？ WESTMORELAND。 The king hath
granted every article： His daughter first； and then in sequel； all； According
to their firm proposed natures。 EXETER。 Only he hath not yet subscribed
this： Where your Majesty demands that the King of France； having any
occasion to write for matter of grant； shall name your Highness in this
form and with this addition； in French； Notre tres cher fils Henri； Roi
d'Angleterre； Heritier de France； and thus in Latin； Praeclarissimus filius
noster Henricus； Rex Angliae et Haeres Franciae。 FRENCH KING。 Nor
this I have not； brother； so denied But our request shall make me let it pass。
KING HENRY。 I pray you； then； in love and dear alliance； Let that one
article rank with the rest； And thereupon give me your daughter。 FRENCH
KING。 Take her； fair son； and from her blood raise up Issue to me； that the
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contending kingdoms Of France and England； whose very shores look
pale With envy of each other's happiness； May cease their hatred； and this
dear conjunction Plant neighbourhood and Christian…like accord In their
sweet bosoms； that never war advance His bleeding sword 'twixt England
and fair France。 LORDS。 Amen！ KING HENRY。 Now； welcome； Kate；
and bear me witness all； That here I kiss her as my sovereign queen。
＇Flourish＇ QUEEN ISABEL。 God； the best maker of all marriages；
Combine your hearts in one； your realms in one！ As man and wife； being
two； are one in love； So be there 'twixt your kingdoms such a spousal That
never may ill office or fell jealousy； Which troubles oft the bed of blessed
marriage； Thrust in between the paction of these kingdoms； To make
divorce of their incorporate league； That English may as French； French
Englishmen； Receive each other。 God speak this Amen！ ALL。 Amen！
KING HENRY。 Prepare we for our marriage； on which day； My Lord of
Burgundy； we'll take your oath； And all the peers'； for surety of our leagues。
Then shall I swear to Kate； and you to me； And may our oaths well kept
and prosp'rous be！ Sennet。 Exeunt
EPILOGUE EPILOGUE。
Enter CHORUS
CHORUS。 Thus far； with rough and all…unable pen； Our bending
author hath pursu'd the story； In little room confining mighty men；
Mangling by starts the full course of their glory。 Small time； but； in that
small； most greatly lived This star of England。 Fortune made his sword；
By which the world's best garden he achieved； And of it left his son
imperial lord。 Henry the Sixth； in infant bands crown'd king Of France and
England； did this king succeed； Whose state so many had the managing
That they lost France and made his England bleed； Which oft our stage
hath shown； and； for their sake； In your fair minds let this acceptance take。
Exit
THE END
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