By three and twenty thousand of the French
No leisure had he to enrank his men;
Instead whereof sharp stakes pluck'd out of hedges
To keep the horsemen off from breaking in.
Where valiant Talbot, above human thought,
Hundreds he sent to hell, and none durst stand him;
The French exclaim'd the devil was in arms;
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And rush'd into the bowels of the battle.
If Sir John Fastolfe had not play'd the coward.
With purpose to relieve and follow them-
Hence grew the general wreck and massacre.
A base Walloon, to win the Dauphin's grace,
Whom all France, with their chief assembled strength,
BEDFORD. Is Talbot slain? Then I will slay myself,
Whilst such a worthy leader, wanting aid,
THIRD MESSENGER. O no, he lives, but is took prisoner,
Most of the rest slaughter'd or took likewise.
I'll hale the Dauphin headlong from his throne;
Four of their lords I'll change for one of ours.
Bonfires in France forthwith I am to make
Ten thousand soldiers with me I will take,
THIRD MESSENGER. So you had need; for Orleans is besieg'd;
The Earl of Salisbury craveth supply
Since they, so few, watch such a multitude.
Either to quell the Dauphin utterly,
BEDFORD. I do remember it, and here take my leave
GLOUCESTER. I'll to the Tower with all the haste I can
And then I will proclaim young Henry king. Exit
Being ordain'd his special governor;
WINCHESTER. [Aside] Each hath his place and function to
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