Scene + 

I + 

Bretagne. Camp of the English. + 

Forces under the Earl of Salisbury; Salisbury’s Tent. Enter Salisbury; to him, Lord Mountford, attended, a coronet in his hand. + 

Mountford + 

My Lord of Salisbury, since by your aid + 

Mine enemy Sir Charles of Blois is slain, + 

And I again am quietly possess’d + 

In Britain’s dukedom, know that I resolve, + 

For this kind furth’rance of your king and you, + 

To swear allegiance to his majesty: + 

In sign whereof receive this coronet, + 

Bear it unto him, and, withal, mine oath, + 

Never to be but Edward’s faithful friend. + 

Salisbury + 

I take it, Mountford: thus, I hope, ere long + 

The whole dominions of the realm of France + 

Will be surrender’d to his conquering hand. Exit Mountford and Train. + 

Now, if I knew but safely how to pass, + 

I would at Calice gladly meet his grace, + 

Whither I am by letters certified + 

That he intends to have his host remov’d. + 

It shall be so: this policy will serve:⁠— + 

Ho, who’s within? Bring Villiers to me.⁠— + 

Enter Villiers. + 

Villiers, thou know’st, thou art my prisoner, + 

And that I might for ransom, if I would, + 

Require of thee a hundred thousand francs, + 

Or else retain and keep thee captive still: + 

But so it is, that for a smaller charge + 

Thou may’st be quit, and if thou wilt thyself; + 

And this it is, procure me but a passport + 

Of Charles the Duke of Normandy, that I + 

Without restraint may have recourse to Calice + 

Through all the countries where he hath to do, + 

(Which thou may’st easily obtain, I think, + 

By reason I have often heard thee say, + 

He and thyself were students once together) + 

And then thou shalt be set at liberty. + 

How say’st thou? wilt thou undertake to do it? + 

Villiers + 

I will, my lord; but I must speak with him. + 

Salisbury + 

Why, so thou shalt; take horse, and post from hence: + 

Only, before thou go’st, swear by thy faith + 

That, if thou canst not compass my desire, + 

Thou wilt return my prisoner back again; + 

And that shall be sufficient warrant for me. + 

Villiers + 

To that condition I agree, my lord, + 

And will unfeignedly perform the same. + 

Salisbury + 

Farewell, Villiers.⁠—Exit Villiers. + 

This once I mean to try a Frenchman’s faith. Exit. + 