Henry VI, Part 2: Act 4, Scene 3

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Another part of Blackheath.

Scene Summary

Cade's rebels encounter and kill Sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother in a brief skirmish. Cade is emboldened.

Alarums to the fight, wherein SIR HUMPHREY and WILLIAM STAFFORD are slain. Enter CADE and the rest

CADE

Where's Dick, the butcher of Ashford?

DICK

Here, sir.

CADE

They fell before thee like sheep and oxen, and thou

behavedst thyself as if thou hadst been in thine own

slaughter-house: therefore thus will I reward thee,

the Lent shall be as long again as it is; and thou

shalt have a licence to kill for a hundred lacking

one.

DICK

I desire no more.

CADE

And, to speak truth, thou deservest no less. This

monument of the victory will I bear;

Putting on SIR HUMPHREY'S brigandine

and the bodies shall be dragged at my horse' heels

till I do come to London, where we will have the

mayor's sword borne before us.

DICK

If we mean to thrive and do good, break open the

gaols and let out the prisoners.

CADE

Fear not that, I warrant thee. Come, let's march

towards London.

Exeunt