| a. |
King Henry V. his Conquest of France, in
revenge for the affront offered him by the
French king in sending him, instead of the
Tribute due, a Ton of Tennis-Balls.
Printed and sold at the Printing Office in Bow
Church-Yard, London.
13. due to. |
| b. |
Title the same, with omission of the first
him and due.
Printed and sold in Aldermary Church Yard,
Bow Lane, London, st.
13. due from.
33. Low he came.
34. And when fell.
71. wanting.
74. he and you will ne'er.
103. man or widow's.
124. run. |
| c. |
Title as in b. Printed as in b.
13. due from.
31. away went.
33. Lo he.
34. And then he.
74. he and you will ne'er.
93. man or widow's.
124. run. |
| d. |
Title as in b. Imprint not given.
13. due from.
33. Low he came.
34. And when fell.
74.he and you will ne'er.
93. man or.
124. run. |
| e. |
21. Then he called on.
24. With a message from King Henry.
31. Away then went.
32. Away and away and away.
34. He fell low down.
42. of gold wanting.
43. And you must send him this.
44. you'll soon.
51, 31. tender age.
52, 82. not meet to come in.
53. So I'll send him home some.
61,2,4 as in 31,2,4.
71. my lovely.
73. what news bring you to me?
74. That I'm sure with him you'll neer agree.
83. So he's sent you here some.
92. that be.
93, 103. man nor widow's.
94. For wanting.
101,2. Then they recruited Lankashire,
Cheshire and Derby Hills so free.
104. brave for bold.
112, 132. so wanting.
113, 131. O then.
123. But we.
124. them were forsd to free.
134. Lord have mercy on [my] men and me.
141. send this.
143. fairest flower in all French land.
144. make free. |
| f. |
"Communicated by Bertram Mitford, of Mitford Castle,
in Northumberland, who wrote
it from the dictation of a very aged relative."
11. As a.
13. Those tributes due from the French king.
24. Those tributes that are due to me.
31,2, 61,2. Away, away went this lovely page,
Away and away and away went he, nearly as in e.
41,2. My master he does greet you well, He
doth greet you most heartily.
43. If you don't.
52, 82. come within.
54. And in French land he ne'er dare me see.
71. my lovely, as in e.
73. from the French king.
74. That with him I 'm sure you can ne'er agree.
84. And in French land you ne'er dare him see.
91. Go, 'cruit me.
104. jovial brave, as in e.
121. The first that fired it was the French.
124. them were forced to flee.
133. The first that spoke was the French king.
134. Lord a mercy on my poor men and me.
141,2. go and take your tributes home, Five
tons of gold I will give thee.
144. in all French land, as in e.
f was clearly derived from the same source as
e. |
| g. |
The fourth line repeated as burden.
| 2 |
O then calld he his lovely page,
His lovely page then called he,
Who, when he came before the king,
Lo, he fell down on his bended knee. |
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'Welcome, welcome, thou lovely page,
Welcome, welcome art thou here;
Go sped thee now to the king of France,
And greet us well to him so dear. |
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'And when thou comst to the king of France,
And hast greeted us to him so dear,
Thou then shall ask for the tribute due,
That has not been paid for many a year.' |
31,2. Away then went this lovely page, Away,
away, then went he.
34. Lo, he. Between 3 and 4:
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'What news, what news, thou royal page?
What news, what news dost thou bring to me?'
'I bring such news from our good king
That him and you may long agree. |
| 4 |
'My master then does greet you well,
Does greet you well and happy here,
And asks from you the tribute due,
That has not been paid this many a year.' |
61,2. Away, away went this lovely page,
Away, away, then away went he.[foot-note]
74. That he and you can ne'er agree.
After 8:
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O then in wroth rose our noble king,
In anger great then up rose he:
'I'll send such balls to the king in France
As Frenchmen ne'er before did see.' |
91. Go 'cruit me.
102,4. Tho no married man, nor no widow's son,
They recruited three thousand men and three.
Between 10 and 11:
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And when the king he did them see,
He greeted them most heartily:
'Welcome, welcome, thou trusty band,
For thou art a jolly brave company. |
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'Go now make ready our royal fleet,
Make ready soon, and get to sea;
I then will shew the king of France
When on French ground he does me see.' |
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And when our king to Southampton came,
There the ships for him did wait a while;
Sure such a sight was ne'er seen before,
By any one in this our isle. |
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Their course they then made strait for France,
With streamers gay and sails well filld;
But the grandest ship of all that went
Was that in which our good king saild. |
113,4. The Frenchmen they were so dismayd,
Such a sight they ne'er did wish to see.
121. The first that fired it was the French,
as in f.
133. The first that spoke was the French king,
as in f.
134. Lo yonder comes proud King Henry.
After 13:
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'Our loving cousin, we greet you well,
From us thou now hast naught to fear;
We seek from you our tribute due,
That has not been paid for this many a year.' |
141,2. 'O go and take your tributes home,
Five tons of gold I will give to thee,'
as in f.
143. And the fairest flower in all French land,
as in e, f. |
| h. |
"The author, to whom the following Song of
Agincourt has been familiar from his childhood,
cannot refrain from inserting it here."
11. musing wanting.
12. All musing at the hour of prime: "conjectural."
13. He bethought him of the king of France.
14. And tribute due for so long a time.
23,4, 33. king in.
After 2:
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Tell him to send me my tribute home,
Ten ton of gold that is due to me;
Unless he send me my tribute home,
Soon in French land I will him see. |
31,2, 61,2. Away then goes this lovely page,
As fast, as fast as he could hie.
42. gold is due to me.
53. send him home some.
74. That you and he can.
82. come up to.
83. He has sent you home some.
After 8:
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Oh! then bespoke our noble king,
A solemn vow then vowed he:
I'll promise him such English balls
As in French lands he ne'er did see. |
Cf. g.
91. Go! call up.
93, 103. But neither ... nor.
94. For wanting.
101. They called up.
After 10:
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He called unto him his merry men all,
And numbered them by three and three,
Until their number it did amount
To thirty thousand stout men and three. |
Cf. g 103,4.
111. Away then marched they.
112, 132. and fifes.
121. The first that fired it was the French,
as in f, g.
131. Then marched they on to.
143. due from me.
143. the very best flower. |
| i. |
From the singing of a Yorkshire minstrel,
with "one or two verbal corrections" from
a modern broadside.
21,2, 31, 61. trusty for lovely.
After 2:
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And tell him of my tribute due,
Ten ton of gold that 's due to me;
That he must send me my tribute home,
Or in French land he soon will me see. |
32, 62. Away and away and away,
as in e, f.
After 8:
Oh! then, etc., as in h,
but tennis-balls in line three.
91. Go call up, as in h.
101. They called up, as in h.
124. And the rest of them they were forced to flee,
nearly as in f.
134. Lord have mercy on my poor men and me,
as in f.
143. And the fairest flower that is in our French land:
cf. e, f, g.
144. shall go free, as in g. |
| j. |
A Scottish version of the broadside from recitation
of the beginning of this century: of slight value.
12. On his bed lay musing he:
for the ee rhyme.
After 2 (cf. g, h, i):
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Ye gae on to the king of France,
Ye greet him well and speedily,
And ye bid him send the tributes due,
Or in French lands he'll soon see me. |
53, 83. some tennis.
54. may play him merrilie.
61. Away, away went
74. him an you.
84. may play fu merrilie.
91, 101. Chester and Lincolnshire.
112. wi drum an pipe.
12 wanting.
132. wi pipe an drum.
134. God hae mercie on my poor men and me:
cf. f, i.
14 wanting. |
| k. |
Received, 1886, from Mr. Alexander Kirk,
Inspector of Poor, Dairy, Kirkcudbrightshire,
who learned it many years ago from
David Rae, Barlay, Balmaclellan.
31,2, 61,2. Away, away ... Away, away, and away:
cf. e, f, g, i.
73,4. No news, no news, ... But just what my two eyes did see:
cf. No 114, A 11, B 10, F 10.
After 3 (cf. g, h, i):
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Go call to me my merry men all,
All by thirties and by three,
And I will send him such tennis-balls
As on French ground he did never see. |
12 wanting.
131. But when they came to the palace-gates. |
| l. |
'Henry V and King of France.'
23,4, 33. king in.
52. come unto.
74. him and you.
32. come to.
111. Then they.
134. Have mercy, Lord. |
| m. |
'The Two Kings.'
| 3, 4. |
When he came to the king of France,
He fell down on his bended knee:
'My master greets you, noble sir,
For a tribute that is due to he.' |
52, 32. come to.
53. send him home ten.
| 6, 7. |
When he came to our noble king,
He fell low on his bended knee:
'What news, what news, my lovely page?
What news have ye brought unto me?' |
83. He's sent you hame ten.
After 8:
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Out then spake our noble king,
A solemn vow then vowed he:
'I shall prepare such English balls
That in French land he ne'er did see.' |
91. You do recruit.
101. They did recruit.
11 wanting.
124. The rest of them were forced to flee.
131. As we came in at the palace-gates.
134. Have mercy on my men and me.
143. The fairest flower in a' French land. |
