| ACT III SCENE IV | Paris. The palace. | |
| | Enter KING HENRY VI, GLOUCESTER, BISHOP OFWINCHESTER, YORK, SUFFOLK, SOMERSET, WARWICK,EXETER, VERNON BASSET, and others. To themwith his Soldiers, TALBOT | |
| TALBOT | My gracious prince, and honourable peers, | |
| | Hearing of your arrival in this realm, | |
| | I have awhile given truce unto my wars, | |
| | To do my duty to my sovereign: | 5 |
| | In sign, whereof, this arm, that hath reclaim'd | |
| | To your obedience fifty fortresses, | |
| | Twelve cities and seven walled towns of strength, | |
| | Beside five hundred prisoners of esteem, | |
| | Lets fall his sword before your highness' feet, | 10 |
| | And with submissive loyalty of heart | |
| | Ascribes the glory of his conquest got | |
| | First to my God and next unto your grace. | |
| | Kneels | |
| KING HENRY VI | Is this the Lord Talbot, uncle Gloucester, | |
| | That hath so long been resident in France? | 15 |
| GLOUCESTER | Yes, if it please your majesty, my liege. | |
| KING HENRY VI | Welcome, brave captain and victorious lord! | |
| | When I was young, as yet I am not old, | |
| | I do remember how my father said | |
| | A stouter champion never handled sword. | 20 |
| | Long since we were resolved of your truth, | |
| | Your faithful service and your toil in war; | |
| | Yet never have you tasted our reward, | |
| | Or been reguerdon'd with so much as thanks, | |
| | Because till now we never saw your face: | 25 |
| | Therefore, stand up; and, for these good deserts, | |
| | We here create you Earl of Shrewsbury; | |
| | And in our coronation take your place. | |
| | Sennet. Flourish. Exeunt all but VERNON and BASSET | |
| VERNON | Now, sir, to you, that were so hot at sea, | |
| | Disgracing of these colours that I wear | 30 |
| | In honour of my noble Lord of York: | |
| | Darest thou maintain the former words thou spakest? | |
| BASSET | Yes, sir; as well as you dare patronage | |
| | The envious barking of your saucy tongue | |
| | Against my lord the Duke of Somerset. | 35 |
| VERNON | Sirrah, thy lord I honour as he is. | |
| BASSET | Why, what is he? as good a man as York. | |
| VERNON | Hark ye; not so: in witness, take ye that. | |
| | Strikes him | |
| BASSET | Villain, thou know'st the law of arms is such | |
| | That whoso draws a sword, 'tis present death, | 40 |
| | Or else this blow should broach thy dearest blood. | |
| | But I'll unto his majesty, and crave | |
| | I may have liberty to venge this wrong; | |
| | When thou shalt see I'll meet thee to thy cost. | |
| VERNON | Well, miscreant, I'll be there as soon as you; | 45 |
| | And, after, meet you sooner than you would. | |
| | Exeunt | |
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