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King Henry V of England: Tell us the Dauphin's mind.
Duke of Berri French Ambassador: Thus, then, in few. Your highness, lately sending into France, did claim some certain dukedoms, in the right of your great predecessor, King Edward the Third. In answer of which claim, the prince our master says that you savour too much of your youth. He therefore sends you, fitter for your study, this tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this, desires you let the dukedoms that you claim hear no more of you. This the Dauphin speaks.
King Henry V of England: What treasure, Uncle.
Duke of Exeter: Tennis balls, my liege.
King Henry V of England: We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us; his present and your pains we thank you for: when we have march'd our rackets to these balls, We will, in France, by God's grace, play a set shall strike his father's crown into the hazards. Tell him he hath made a match with such a wrangler that all the courts of France will be disturbed with chaces. And we understand him well, how he comes o'er us with our wilder days, not measuring what use we made of them. But tell the Dauphin I will keep our state, be like a king and show my sail of greatness when I do rouse me in my throne of France. And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his hath turn'd his balls to gun-stones; and his soul shall stand sore charged for the wasteful vengeance that shall fly with them: for many a thousand widows shall this his mock mock out of their dear husbands; mock mothers from their sons, mock castles down!
Duke of Berri French Ambassador: Thus, then, in few. Your highness, lately sending into France, did claim some certain dukedoms, in the right of your great predecessor, King Edward the Third. In answer of which claim, the prince our master says that you savour too much of your youth. He therefore sends you, fitter for your study, this tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this, desires you let the dukedoms that you claim hear no more of you. This the Dauphin speaks.
King Henry V of England: What treasure, Uncle.
Duke of Exeter: Tennis balls, my liege.
King Henry V of England: We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us; his present and your pains we thank you for: when we have march'd our rackets to these balls, We will, in France, by God's grace, play a set shall strike his father's crown into the hazards. Tell him he hath made a match with such a wrangler that all the courts of France will be disturbed with chaces. And we understand him well, how he comes o'er us with our wilder days, not measuring what use we made of them. But tell the Dauphin I will keep our state, be like a king and show my sail of greatness when I do rouse me in my throne of France. And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his hath turn'd his balls to gun-stones; and his soul shall stand sore charged for the wasteful vengeance that shall fly with them: for many a thousand widows shall this his mock mock out of their dear husbands; mock mothers from their sons, mock castles down!
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Far off the Dauphin's meaning and our embassy
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We are no tyrant but a Christian king
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Therefore with frank and with uncurb d plainness tell us the Dauphin's mind
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Thus then in few
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Your Highness lately sending into France did claim some certain dukedoms
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In the right of your great predecessor King Edward the Third
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In answer to which claim the Prince our master says
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That you savour too much of your youth
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He therefore sends you fitter for your study
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This tun of treasure
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And in lieu of this
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Desires you let the dukedoms that you claim hear no more of you
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This the Dauphin speaks
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What treasure uncle
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Tennis balls my liege
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We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us
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His present and your pains we thank you for
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When we match our rackets to these balls we will in France by God's grace
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Play a set shall strike his father's crown into the hazard
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Tell him he hath made a match with such a wrangler
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That all the courts of France will be disturbed with chases
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And we understand him well how he comes o'er us with our wilder days
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Not measuring what use we made of them
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But tell the Dauphin we will keep our state
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Be like a king and show our sail of greatness
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When we do rouse us in our throne of France
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And tell the pleasant prince
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This mock of his hath turned these balls to gunstones
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His soul will stand sore charg d for the wasteful vengeance that flies with them
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For many a thousand widows shall this his mock
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Mock out of their dear husbands Mock mothers from their sons
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Mock castles down
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Movie Summary
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.