Lucy.I'll bear them hence:
But from their ashes shall be rear'd 92
A phoenix that shall make all France afeard.
Char. So we be rid of them, do with 'em what thou wilt.
And now to Paris, in this conquering vein:
All will be ours now bloody Talbot's slain. 96
ACT FIFTH
Scene One
[London. A Room in the Palace]
Sennet. Enter King, Gloucester, and Exeter.
King. Have you perus'd the letters from the pope,
The emperor, and the Earl of Armagnac?
Glo. I have, my lord; and their intent is this:
They humbly sue unto your excellence 4
To have a godly peace concluded of
Between the realms of England and of France.
King. How doth your Grace affect their motion?
Glo. Well, my good lord; and as the only means 8
To stop effusion of our Christian blood,
And stablish quietness on every side.
King. Ay, marry, uncle; for I always thought
It was both impious and unnatural 12
That such immanity and bloody strife
Should reign among professors of one faith.
Glo. Beside, my lord, the sooner to effect
1, 2 Cf. n.
7 affect: incline toward
13 immanity: ferocity
