Arch.
Hie, good Sir Michael ^note; bear this sealed brief
With winged haste to the lord marshal ^note;
This to my cousin Scroop, and all the rest
To whom they are directed. If you knew
How much they do import ^note, you would make haste.

Sir M.
My good lord ^note,
I guess their tenour ^note.

Arch.
Like enough you do ^note.
To-morrow, good Sir Michael, is a day
Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men
Must bide the touch; for, sir, at Shrewsbury,
As I am truly given to understand,
The king with mighty and quick-raised power
Meets with Lord Harry: and, I fear, Sir Michael,
What with the sickness of Northumberland,
Whose power was in the first proportion,
And what with ^note Owen Glendower's absence thence,
Who with them was a rated sinew ^note too
And comes not in, o'er-ruled ^note by prophecies,
I fear the power of Percy is too weak
To wage an instant trial with the king.

Sir M.
Why, my good lord, you need not fear ^note;
There is ^note Douglas ^note and Lord ^note Mortimer.

Arch.
No, Mortimer is not there ^note.

Sir M.
But there is Mordake, Vernon, Lord ^note Harry Percy,
And there is ^note my Lord of Worcester and a head
Of gallant warriors, noble gentlemen ^note.

Arch.
And so there is: but yet the king hath drawn
The special head of all the land together:
The Prince of Wales, Lord John of Lancaster,
The noble Westmoreland and warlike Blunt;

And many moe ^note corrivals ^note and dear men
Of estimation and command in arms.

Sir M.
Doubt not, my lord, they ^note shall be well opposed.

Arch.
I hope no less, yet needful 'tis to fear;
And, to prevent the worst, Sir Michael, speed:
For if Lord Percy thrive not, ^note ere the king
Dismiss his power, he means to visit us,
For he hath heard of ^note our confederacy,
And 'tis but wisdom to make strong against him:
Therefore make haste. I must go write again
To other friends; and so farewell, Sir Michael. [Exeunt.

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