th Scotland let vs first begin,
By which we are vpon the North inclos'd,
And lockt with vs, one Continent within,
Then first let Scotland be by vs dispos'd,
And with more ease, yee spatious France may winne,
Else of our selues, ere we our Ships can cleere,
To land in France; they will inuade vs here.

[Stanza 27: _The Duke of Excester the Kings own vnckle._]

Not so braue Neuill, Excester replies,
For that of one two labours were to make,
For Scotland wholly vpon France relies;
First, Conquer France, and Scotland yee may take,
Tis the French pay, the Scot to them that tyes,
That stopt, asunder quickly yee shall shake
The French and Scots; to France then first say I,
First, first, to France, then all the Commons cry.

[Stanza 28: _The first breach with France._]

And instantly an Embassy is sent,
To Charles of France, to will him to restore
Those Territories, of whose large extent,
The English Kings were owners of before;
Which if he did not, and incontinent,
The King would set those English on his Shore,
That in despight of him, and all his might,
Should leaue their liues there, or redeeme his right.

[Stanza 29: _The Countries demanded by the King of England._]

First Normandy, in his demand he makes,
With Aquitane, a Dutchy no lesse great,
Aniou, and Mayne, with Gascoyne which he takes
Cleerely his owne, as any English seat;
With these proud France, he first of all awakes,
For their deliuery, giuing power to treat;
For well he knew, if Charles should these restore,
No King of France was euer left so poore.

[Stanza 30: _The King and Daulphine of France, deriding the King of
England._]

The King, and Daulphin, to his proud demand,
That he might see they no such matter ment,
As a thing fitter for his youthfull hand;
A Tunne of Paris Tennis balls him sent,
Better himselfe to make him vnderstand,
Deriding his ridiculous intent:
And that was all the answere he could get,
Which more, the King doth to this Conquest whet.

[Stanza 31: _Henry the fift answered for the Tennis Balls._]

[_The language of Tennis._]

That answering the Ambassadour, quoth he,
Thanks for my Balls, to Charles your Soueraigne giue,
And thus assure him, and his sonne from me,
I'le send him Balls and Rackets if I liue,
That they such Racket shall in Paris see,
When ouer lyne with Bandies I shall driue,
As that before