4.Some of them having been captured and brought to justice，Harry went into court and asked for their release.Being refused，he struck the judge on the face！He was at once sent to prison；but seeing that he had done wrong，he took the punishment quietly.When the King heard of it，he said that he was “happya Shrewsbury （Shrozeberry）.-On the Severn；county town of Shropshire.
in having a judge who did not fear to enforce the laws，and happier still in having a son willing to obey them.”
a
5.Henry died in a fit of epilepsy.
He was bold and watchful，but of a harsh temper.He ruled more by fear than by love.During his reign the Lollards were much persecuted，and several of them were burned to death at Smithfield.
PRINCE HENRY AND THE JUDGE.
6.In this reign James the First of Scotland was taken prisoner，when on a voyage to France.He was kept in England for nineteen years；but he was kindly treated and well educated.
中文阅读
1.伴随着亨利四世继位当国，兰开斯特王朝就此拉开了帷幕。通过不正当的方式继承王位之后，他发现要平复贵族们的不平之气还真不容易。他们中有些是不断跟国王扯皮抬杠，有的则是直接阴谋策划想夺取王位；但是亨利对此也明察秋毫，并且灵活应对，毕竟他对这些人的脾气秉性也比较了解。
2.在他当政期间，最大的一次叛乱是由诺森白兰伯爵和他的儿子领导的，他儿子名叫哈利·珀西，小名叫热刺。他们得到苏格兰人的暗中相助，苏格兰当时由道格拉斯伯爵统治，其人曾经是珀西的囚徒。1403年发生了史路贝利b血战，叛军大败，热刺也在此役中被杀身亡。
3.亨利执政后期，他那邪恶暴戾的不肖之子给他找了不少麻烦，其人也名亨利，但也有个绰号叫“狂人哈利”。这个年轻人尽管非常勇敢讲义气，但却喜欢和一些底层人物厮混，经常惹出祸端。有一次他竟然疯狂到跟着一帮混混到大马路上公然实施抢劫。
4.后来其中不少人被逮捕进而受审，哈利闯进法庭要求将他们全部释放。遭到拒绝后，他居然冲上去打了法官一耳光！当然也立即被抓起来投进了监狱，不过他也知道是自己做错才有此下场，因此也便默默地接受了处罚。国王知道此事后，语重心长地说他“很高兴有这样的法官敢于维护法律权威，但更高兴有这样愿意服从法律的儿子”。
a Epilepsy.-Convulsions；called also “the falling sickness，”because it seizes the patient suddenly，andcauses him to fall.
b 史路贝利：位于塞文河畔，是什罗浦郡的首府。
5.亨利于1413年死于癫痫病a发作。总体来说，亨利行事果敢，谨慎稳重，但是脾气暴躁，他对国民的统治更多是让他们产生畏惧而不是爱戴。在其执政时期，罗拉德派信众遭到迫害，其中一些人还在史密斯菲尔德被活活烧死。
6.苏格兰国王詹姆士一世在一次去往法国的航行中被亨利抓获，并被限制在英格兰整整19年。不过，享利一直对他很优待，而且让他接受了良好的教育。
a 癫痫病：英文The falling sickness，抽搐，也即羊癫疯，意为跌倒症，因为它会突然发作，导致患者跌倒。
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DEATH OF HOTSPUR
热刺之死
array，lines；army.arrayed，dressed.assailed，attacked.combatants，fighters.familiarly，commonly.
feud，quarrel；strife.hindrance，stoppage.prudent，cautious；wise.quenched，put out；ended.remarkable，worthy of note.
1.The Harry Percy who fought at Otterburn，and who was familiarly called.
Hotspur，
is a leading character in the first part of Shakespeare‘shistoricalplay of King Henry the Fourth.But Shakespeare takes the liberty of a poet，in making this gallant knight fall at Shrewsbury under the sword of Prince Henry.It was an arrow from some unknown hand that pierced the brain and quenched the fiery life of this brave Percy.
2.The throne of King Henry the Fourth，who had usurped the royal seat，was assailed by many foes，among whom his former friends the Percys were remarkable.Even the ancient Border feud was forgotten for a time，since we find a Douglas leading his Scots to this war side by side with the banners of Northumberland.There was also in the rebel array a famous Welshman，Owen Glendower，who began by being a lawyer and ended as a soldier.
3.The armies of Henry and his foe met about three miles from Shrewsbury.
Old Northumberland was not there，being sick；but his son Hotspur led theccharge with great vigour，shouting，“Esperance，Percy，”in reply to the “SaintGeorge for us”of the royal soldiers.He and Douglas tried hard to find the King；but that prudent monarch had a number of his captains arrayed in armour exactly like his own，so that he escaped the danger of such a duel.
4.The story goes that Owen Glendower had reached the opposite bank of the Severn before the battle began；but that he was not able to ford thea Hotspur.-Percy was so called on account of his fiery temper.
b Shakespeare.-The greatest of English dramatic poets；born at Stratford-on-Avon in 1564，and died there in 1616.
c Esperance.-That is，Hope！the battle-cry of Percy.
river，which was swollen with rain.Vexed to the last degree at this hindrance of his march，he is said to have climbed to the top of a tall oak tree，whose gray-mossed shell is still to be seen，and from that perch to have watched the progress of the fight.
5.He may have heard，too，amid the roar of battle and the fierce shouting of the combatants，some faint sound of that despairing cry which rose from the rebel lines when the fatal news of Hotspur’s death spread from rank to rank.The arrow which killed Percy gave the victory to the prudent King.
中文阅读
1.热刺a是哈利·珀西的小名，早期他在奥特伯恩战斗的故事在莎士比亚b的历史剧《亨利四世》中占据了很大篇幅。但是莎士比亚是以诗人的文学笔调进行阐述，将故事情节设定为英勇的骑士珀西于史路贝利之战中倒在了亨利王子的剑下。而实际上是一支冷箭刺穿了他的头部，让勇敢的珀西结束了热情似火的生命。
2.由于亨利四世的王位是经篡夺而来，因此饱受各路政敌的攻击，这其中尤以珀西家族为甚。即使长久以来已被搁置的领土争端，如今也开始被提及，道格拉斯领导他的苏格兰部众与诺森白兰的军队挑起事端并肩战斗，所用的就是这个理由。在反叛队伍中，有一个著名的威尔士人叫欧文·格兰道尔，此人最早是一名律师，最后却成了一名战士。
3.1403年，亨利的军队在离史路贝利3英里的地方与敌人相遇。上了年纪的诺森白兰伯爵当时称病没有亲征，由他的儿子热刺行使指挥权。这时热刺高声大叫“希望c珀西获胜”，以回应英军“圣乔治保佑我们”的呼吁。他与道格拉斯想尽办法想找到国王，但是精明的亨利和他的一帮将领全部戴上了同样的盔甲，让人完全无法辨别，于是就从这场战争中死里逃生。
4.故事还没完呢，当战争开始之前，欧文·格兰道尔就已经来到了塞文河的对岸；但由于当时倾盆大雨，无法过河。这行军路上最后一道障碍让他心急如焚，据说他最后爬上了一棵很高的橡树顶上，这棵长满灰色苔藓的老树至今还在，他就在那上面一直关注着战事进展。
5.他也许听到了战场上的咆哮声，那里面有叛军的士兵们知道热刺已死的绝望呼喊，这致命的一箭给精明的亨利国王带来了最终的胜利。
a 热刺：英文为Hotspur，意为粗鲁野蛮之人。珀西之所以得此绰号乃是因为其极端暴虐的性格。
b 莎士比亚：英国最伟大的历史剧作家与诗人，1564年生于埃文河畔的斯特拉特福，并于1616年卒于此。他的历史剧有《约翰王》《理查德二世》《亨利四世》（分为两部）《亨利五世》《亨利六世》（分为三部）《理查德三世》《亨利八世》，构成了一个完整而连续的系列。
c 希望：指希望获胜，是珀西的宣战呼声。
69
THE ROYAL PRISONER OF WINDSOR
温莎囚徒
captivity，being kept in prison.
captured，seized.
chaplet，wreath；garland.customary，common.decked，dressed；adorned.deputed，appointed.
1.A boat once left the little fishing village of Northaimprisonment，being kept in prison.residence，dwelling-place.splendid，grand；showy.
suspect，believe；imagine.
translated，turned into English.
Berwick
and rowed out